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<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">©</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">symbol</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008250a"><!--s008250a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>copyright.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">derm- <span class="bodyi">or</span> derma- <span class="bodyi">or</span> dermat- <span class="bodyi">or</span> dermo- <span class="bodyi">or</span> dermato-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016173a"><!--s016173a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: the skin [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">derm-, dermo-</span>, from <span class="bodyi">dermat-</span>, <span class="bodyi">derma</span> skin, from <span class="bodyi">derein</span> to skin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chide</span><small><span class="eSynop">/chied/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> chided chid /chid/) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> chided chidden /ʹchid(ə)n/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010302a"><!--s010302a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to rebuke or scold (somebody) angrily</p><p><span class="bodyb">chider</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">chidingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">cīdan</span> to quarrel, chide, from <span class="bodyi">cīd</span> strife].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blameworthy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005889a"><!--s005889a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>deserving blame</p><p><span class="bodyb">blameworthiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alpenstock</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹalpənstok/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001481a"><!--s001481a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a long staff with an iron point, used in hill climbing </p><p><i></i></p><p>He carried in his hand a long alpenstock, the sharp point of which he thrust into everything he approached – the flower beds, the garden-benches, the trains of the ladies’ dresses</p> — Henry James [German <span class="bodyi">Alpenstock</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Alpen</span> Alps + <span class="bodyi">Stock</span> staff].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkyooəri·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014712a"><!--s014712a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015283b"><!--s015283b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>eager to investigate and learn.</p></div><a name="s015284b"><!--s015284b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>inquisitive or nosy.</p></div><a name="s015285b"><!--s015285b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>strange, novel, or odd.</p></div><a name="s015286b"><!--s015286b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">euphem</span> said of books: erotic or pornographic</p><p><span class="bodyb">curiously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">curiousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">curiosus</span> careful, inquisitive, from <span class="bodyi">cura</span> care].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colloquialism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011773a"><!--s011773a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012057b"><!--s012057b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a colloquial expression.</p></div><a name="s012058b"><!--s012058b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>colloquial style.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arrears</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹriəz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002951a"><!--s002951a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002900b"><!--s002900b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an unpaid or overdue debt.</p></div><a name="s002901b"><!--s002901b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an unfinished duty ✱ <span class="bodyb">in arrears</span> behind in the payment of a debt or the discharge of an obligation.</p></div><a name="s002902b"><!--s002902b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>of rent or wages: paid at the end of a particular period <span class="bodyb">arrearage</span> /-rij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">arrere</span> behind, backwards, via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">ad</span> to + <span class="bodyi">retro</span> backwards].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barbecue<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbahbikyooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004420a"><!--s004420a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004469b"><!--s004469b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an outdoor, often portable fireplace over which meat and fish are roasted or grilled.</p></div><a name="s004470b"><!--s004470b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a meal or social gathering in the open air at which barbecued food is served.</p></div><a name="s004471b"><!--s004471b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>meat roasted or grilled on a barbecue</p><p>American Spanish <span class="bodyi">barbacoa</span>, prob from Taino, an extinct Caribbean language. The word orig meant a wooden frame for drying and storing meat or fish or for sleeping on</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corneous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawni·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013242a"><!--s013242a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> like horn in texture [Latin <span class="bodyi">corneus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">cornu</span> horn].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">capital ship</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008832a"><!--s008832a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a warship, e.g. a battleship, of the first rank in size and importance.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bridleway</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007359a"><!--s007359a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bridle_path/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bridle path</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-a-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000021a"><!--s000021a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meaning: replacing carbon, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a ring </p><p><i></i></p><p>aza-</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arrest<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹrest/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002952a"><!--s002952a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002903b"><!--s002903b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to seize or capture (somebody), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to take or keep (somebody) in custody by authority of law.</p></div><a name="s002904b"><!--s002904b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to catch and fix or hold (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The design arrests the attention</p>.</div><a name="s002905b"><!--s002905b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000604c"><!--s000604c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to bring (something) to a stop.</p></div><a name="s000605c"><!--s000605c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to make (somebody or something) inactive</p><p><span class="bodyb">arrester</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">arrestor</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">aresten</span> via Old French from assumed vulgar Latin <span class="bodyi">arrestare</span> to rest, stop].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chief<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/cheef/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010303a"><!--s010303a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010613b"><!--s010613b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the head of a body of people or an organization; a leader </p><p><i></i></p><p>the chief of police</p>.</div><a name="s010614b"><!--s010614b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the upper third of a heraldic <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/field1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">field 1</span></span></a> (surface on which coat of arms is displayed), or a broad horizontal band across the top of a shield</p><p><span class="bodyb">chiefdom</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English from Old French, head, chief, from Latin <span class="bodyi">caput</span> head].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blanch</span><small><span class="eSynop">/blahnch/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005890a"><!--s005890a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005955b"><!--s005955b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make or become pale.</p></div><a name="s005956b"><!--s005956b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001354c"><!--s001354c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to take the colour out of (something).</p></div><a name="s001355c"><!--s001355c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to make (a growing plant) pale by excluding light.</p></div></div><a name="s005957b"><!--s005957b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to scald or parboil (e.g. almonds or food for freezing) in water or steam in order to remove the skin from them, whiten them, or stop enzymatic action.</p></div><a name="s005958b"><!--s005958b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to prepare (vegetables), e.g. for freezing, by plunging them briefly in boiling water.</p></div><a name="s005959b"><!--s005959b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to make (somebody or something) ashen or pale </p><p><i></i></p><p>Fear blanched her cheeks</p> <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</div><a name="s005960b"><!--s005960b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to become white or pale </p><p><i></i></p><p>He blanched when he heard the news</p><p><span class="bodyb">blancher</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">blaunchen</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">blanchir</span>, from Old French <span class="bodyi">blanche</span> white].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colloquium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹlohkwi·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> colloquiums colloquia /-kwi·ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011774a"><!--s011774a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a conference or seminar [Latin <span class="bodyi">colloquium</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/colloquy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">colloquy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dernier cri</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌdeəniay ʹkree (<span class="bodyi">French</span> dɛrnje kri)/ /ˌdeəniay ʹkree/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016183a"><!--s016183a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the latest fashion [French <span class="bodyi">dernier cri</span> last cry].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corner<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawnə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013243a"><!--s013243a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013927b"><!--s013927b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003492c"><!--s003492c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the point where converging lines, edges, or sides meet; an angle.</p></div><a name="s003493c"><!--s003493c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the place of intersection of two streets or roads.</p></div></div><a name="s013928b"><!--s013928b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003494c"><!--s003494c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the area of a playing field or court near the intersection of the sideline and the goal line or baseline.</p></div><a name="s003495c"><!--s003495c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any of the four angles of a boxing or wrestling ring, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one in which a fighter rests between rounds.</p></div></div><a name="s013929b"><!--s013929b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s003496c"><!--s003496c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a private, secret, or remote place </p><p><i></i></p><p>a quiet corner of the town</p>.</div><a name="s003497c"><!--s003497c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a difficult, dangerous, or embarrassing situation; a position from which retreat is difficult </p><p><i></i></p><p>in a tight corner</p>.</div></div><a name="s013930b"><!--s013930b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/corner_kick/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">corner kick</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s013931b"><!--s013931b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a contestant's group of supporters or adherents.</p></div><a name="s013932b"><!--s013932b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s003498c"><!--s003498c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/corner_kick/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">corner kick</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s003499c"><!--s003499c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/corner_hit/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">corner hit</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s013933b"><!--s013933b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>in economics, control or ownership of enough of the available supply of a commodity to allow manipulation of the price.</p></div><a name="s013934b"><!--s013934b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>a triangular cut of gammon or ham from the top of the hind leg.</p></div><a name="s013935b"><!--s013935b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) on or suitable for a corner </p><p><i></i></p><p>a corner cupboard</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">in somebody's corner</span>.</p></div><a name="s013936b"><!--s013936b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>on somebody's side ✱ <span class="bodyb">round/around the corner</span> imminent [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">cornere</span>, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">cornu</span> horn, corner].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alpha<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹalfə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001482a"><!--s001482a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001499b"><!--s001499b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the first letter of the Greek alphabet (A, α), equivalent to and transliterated as roman a.</p></div><a name="s001500b"><!--s001500b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a grade given to students showing the highest standard of work.</p></div><a name="s001501b"><!--s001501b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) in astronomy, relating to or denoting the chief or brightest star of a constellation </p><p><i></i></p><p>Alpha Centauri</p> [Middle English via Latin from Greek, of Semitic origin; related to Hebrew <span class="bodyi">āleph</span>, first letter of the Hebrew alphabet].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Brie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bree/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007360a"><!--s007360a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large round cream-coloured soft cheese that becomes runny as it ripens [named after <span class="bodyi">Brie</span>, district in France where it was orig made].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">capital sum</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008833a"><!--s008833a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lump sum of money, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> payable under an insurance policy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkyooəri·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014713a"><!--s014713a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a radioactive metallic chemical element produced by bombarding plutonium with high speed particles: symbol Cm, atomic number 96 [scientific Latin, named after Pierre and Marie <span class="bodyi">Curie</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/curie/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">curie</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barbecue<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (barbecues, barbecued, barbecuing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004421a"><!--s004421a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to roast or grill (food) on a barbecue.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Å</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">symbol</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000015a"><!--s000015a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>angstrom.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arrest<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002953a"><!--s002953a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002906b"><!--s002906b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act of taking or keeping somebody in custody by authority of law.</p></div><a name="s002907b"><!--s002907b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a stoppage or cessation, e.g. of the function of an organ </p><p><i></i></p><p>a cardiac arrest</p> <p><i></i></p><p>arrest of growth</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">arrest of judgment</span>.</div><a name="s002908b"><!--s002908b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the suspension of court proceedings after the verdict in a criminal trial because of irregularities in the trial ✱ <span class="bodyb">under arrest</span> in legal custody.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blancmange</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bləʹmonj, bləʹmonzh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005891a"><!--s005891a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a usu sweetened and flavoured dessert made from gelatinous or starchy substances, e.g. cornflour, and milk [Middle English <span class="bodyi">blancmanger</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">blanc manger</span> white food].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chief<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010304a"><!--s010304a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010615b"><!--s010615b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of the highest rank or office; head </p><p><i></i></p><p>the chief librarian</p>.</div><a name="s010616b"><!--s010616b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of greatest importance or influence; main </p><p><i></i></p><p>The chief reason for holidaying abroad is the weather</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colloquy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoləkwi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> colloquies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011775a"><!--s011775a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012059b"><!--s012059b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a formal conversation or dialogue.</p></div><a name="s012060b"><!--s012060b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a religious conference [Latin <span class="bodyi">colloquium</span>, from <span class="bodyi">colloqui</span> to converse, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/col/3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">col-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">loqui</span> to speak].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">derogate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹderəgayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">formal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016184a"><!--s016184a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016817b"><!--s016817b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(+ from) to take away a desirable aspect or feature; to detract.</p></div><a name="s016818b"><!--s016818b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ from) to deviate or go astray from (e.g. a principle or standard) <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">formal</span>.</p></div><a name="s016819b"><!--s016819b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to criticize or disparage (something or somebody)</p><p><span class="bodyb">derogation</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s016820b"><!--s016820b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to reduce the applicability of (a law or regulation) <span class="bodyb">derogative</span> /diʹrogətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">derogatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">derogare</span> to annul (a law), detract, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">rogare</span> to ask, propose (a law)].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barbed</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bahbd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004422a"><!--s004422a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004472b"><!--s004472b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having barbs.</p></div><a name="s004473b"><!--s004473b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>characterized by pointed and biting criticism or sarcasm </p><p><i></i></p><p>engaging in barbed banter with his opponent</p> — Daily Telegraph.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curl<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kuhl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014714a"><!--s014714a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015287b"><!--s015287b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to form (<span class="bodyi">esp</span> hair) into waves or coils.</p></div><a name="s015288b"><!--s015288b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to form, adopt, or grow in (something) into a curved, twisted, or spiral shape.</p></div><a name="s015289b"><!--s015289b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in weight-training, to lift (a weight) using only the hands, wrists, and forearms <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s015290b"><!--s015290b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s003816c"><!--s003816c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of hair: to grow in coils or spirals.</p></div><a name="s003817c"><!--s003817c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to form curls or twists.</p></div></div><a name="s015291b"><!--s015291b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to move or progress in curves or spirals </p><p><i></i></p><p>The smoke curled up into the sky</p>.</div><a name="s015292b"><!--s015292b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to play the game of curling ✱ <span class="bodyb">curl one's lip</span> to lift the corner of one's mouth in a sneer; to sneer ✱ <span class="bodyb">make one's hair curl</span> to horrify one </p><p><i></i></p><p>stories that would make your hair curl</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">curlen</span>, from <span class="bodyi">crul</span> curly, from early Dutch <span class="bodyi">krul</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corner<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (cornered, cornering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013244a"><!--s013244a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s013937b"><!--s013937b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003500c"><!--s003500c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to drive (a person or animal) into a corner.</p></div><a name="s003501c"><!--s003501c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to detain (somebody), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to force them into conversation.</p></div></div><a name="s013938b"><!--s013938b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to gain control of (an economic market) by acquiring a substantial supply of a commodity <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s013939b"><!--s013939b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to go round a corner.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alpha<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001483a"><!--s001483a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001502b"><!--s001502b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>alphabetical </p><p><i></i></p><p>in alpha order</p>.</div><a name="s001503b"><!--s001503b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>dominant; most powerful or admired </p><p><i></i></p><p>the alpha female in the gang</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">capital transfer tax</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008834a"><!--s008834a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Britain, between 1975 and 1986, a tax levied on the estate of a dead person: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/death_duty/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">death duty</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inheritance_tax/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inheritance tax</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brief<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/breef/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007361a"><!--s007361a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007653b"><!--s007653b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>short in duration or extent.</p></div><a name="s007654b"><!--s007654b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>expressed in few words; concise</p><p><span class="bodyb">briefly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">briefness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bref, breve</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">brevis</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-a</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000022a"><!--s000022a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting: oxide </p><p><i></i></p><p>thoria</p> <p><i></i></p><p>alumina</p> [scientific Latin, from <span class="bodyi">-a</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/magnesia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">magnesia</span></span></a>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arrestable offence</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002954a"><!--s002954a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a serious offence for which an arrest can be made without a warrant.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Blanco</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹblangkoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005892a"><!--s005892a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a substance used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the armed forces to whiten or colour belts and webbing</p><p><span class="bodyb">blanco</span> <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">blanc</span> white, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">collotype</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkolətiep/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011776a"><!--s011776a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012061b"><!--s012061b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a process for printing illustrations directly from a hardened film of gelatin.</p></div><a name="s012062b"><!--s012062b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a print made by collotype.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barbed wire</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004423a"><!--s004423a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>twisted wires armed with sharp points set at intervals along it.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">derogation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/derəʹgaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016185a"><!--s016185a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016821b"><!--s016821b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>exemption from a regulation; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> exemption granted by the European Community to a member state.</p></div><a name="s016822b"><!--s016822b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>disparagement; debasement.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cornerback</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013245a"><!--s013245a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in American football, a defensive back who plays outside the linebacker and is chiefly responsible for covering the wide receiver of the opposing team.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alpha and omega</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹohmigə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001484a"><!--s001484a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001504b"><!--s001504b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the beginning and ending.</p></div><a name="s001505b"><!--s001505b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000388c"><!--s000388c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the beginning and ending.</p></div><a name="s000389c"><!--s000389c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the first and last, used by Christians to denote the eternity of God or as a title for Jesus.</p></div></div><a name="s001506b"><!--s001506b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the most vital part of something [from the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brief<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007362a"><!--s007362a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007655b"><!--s007655b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001878c"><!--s001878c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a set of instructions outlining what is required, and usu setting limits to one's powers, e.g. in negotiating.</p></div><a name="s001879c"><!--s001879c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a statement of a client's case drawn up for the instruction of legal counsel.</p></div><a name="s001880c"><!--s001880c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a case given to a barrister.</p></div><a name="s001881c"><!--s001881c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a barrister or solicitor assigned to somebody.</p></div><a name="s001882c"><!--s001882c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>a synopsis or summary.</p></div></div><a name="s007656b"><!--s007656b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a papal directive, less binding than a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bull2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bull 2</span></span></a> ✱ <span class="bodyb">hold a brief for</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to be retained as counsel for (somebody) ✱ <span class="bodyb">in brief</span> in a few words; briefly [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bref</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">bref</span> summary, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">brevis</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brief1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brief 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curl<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014715a"><!--s014715a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015293b"><!--s015293b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a curled lock of hair.</p></div><a name="s015294b"><!--s015294b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something with a spiral or winding form; a coil.</p></div><a name="s015295b"><!--s015295b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a curling movement </p><p><i></i></p><p>a curl of the lip</p>.</div><a name="s015296b"><!--s015296b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a weightlifting manoeuvre using only the hands, wrists, and forearms.</p></div><a name="s015297b"><!--s015297b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in mathematics, a function of the vector expressing the rotation of the vector field.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">capitate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹcapitayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008835a"><!--s008835a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">capitate bone</span>) the largest of the bones of the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/carpus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">carpus</span></span></a> (wrist), which articulates with the central bone of the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/metacarpus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">metacarpus</span></span></a> (bones between wrist and fingers) at the base of the hand [Latin <span class="bodyi">capitatus</span> headed, from <span class="bodyi">capit-, caput</span> head].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">a<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ə; <span class="bodyi">strong</span> ay/ an /ən; <span class="bodyi">strong</span> an/ <i><span class="bodyi">indefinite article</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000016a"><!--s000016a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000010b"><!--s000010b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>used before a singular noun to denote a person or thing not previously specified.</p></div><a name="s000011b"><!--s000011b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used before a singular noun to denote a person or thing not previously specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>a book about birds</p>.</div><a name="s000012b"><!--s000012b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>one single </p><p><i></i></p><p>a third</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a quarter of an hour</p>.</div><a name="s000013b"><!--s000013b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>used before a verbal noun or a noun formed from a verb to denote an instance of an activity </p><p><i></i></p><p>We heard a crashing of gears</p> <p><i></i></p><p>He had a little grumble</p>.</div><a name="s000014b"><!--s000014b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s000004c"><!--s000004c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>used before a proper name to denote a member of a class or type </p><p><i></i></p><p>His sister-in-law is a Campbell</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a Daniel come to judgment</p>.</div><a name="s000005c"><!--s000005c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a person named but not otherwise known </p><p><i></i></p><p>A Mrs Jones is on the phone</p>.</div></div><a name="s000015b"><!--s000015b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>every; per </p><a name="sb00000018"><!--sb00000018--></a><p><i></i></p><p>once a week</p> [Old English <span class="bodyi">ān</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/one1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">one 1</span></span></a>]<div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">a</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">an</span>? The rule is that <span class="bodyi">an</span> should be used instead of <span class="bodyi">a</span> in front of all words beginning with a vowel sound. These include all words whose first letter is <span class="bodyi">a</span> or<span class="bodyi">i</span>, most words beginning with <span class="bodyi">e</span>, <span class="bodyi">o</span>, and <span class="bodyi">u</span>, and a few beginning with<span class="bodyi">h</span>: <span class="bodyi">an ace</span>; <span class="bodyi">an interesting evening</span>. The exceptions among words spelt with an initial vowel are as follows. When <span class="bodyi">u</span> is pronounced <span class="bodyi">yoo</span>, it is preceded by <span class="bodyi">a</span>: <span class="bodyi">a unit</span>; <span class="bodyi">a useful tool</span>. Words beginning with <span class="bodyi">eu</span> (also pronounced <span class="bodyi">yoo</span>) take <span class="bodyi">a</span>: <span class="bodyi">a eucalyptus tree</span>; <span class="bodyi">a European</span>. <span class="bodyi">One</span> and words beginning with the same sound take <span class="bodyi">a</span>: <span class="bodyi">a one-off</span>; <span class="bodyi">a once mighty empire</span>. Words spelt with an initial <span class="bodyi">h</span> that is not pronounced take <span class="bodyi">an</span>: <span class="bodyi">an hour</span>; <span class="bodyi">an honour</span>. Most modern authorities recommend that other words beginning with <span class="bodyi">h</span> should be preceded by <span class="bodyi">a</span>: <span class="bodyi">a hacker</span>, <span class="bodyi">a horse</span>, <span class="bodyi">a historian</span>, <span class="bodyi">a hotel</span>. It is not strictly incorrect, however, to write <span class="bodyi">an hotel</span> or <span class="bodyi">an heroic achievement</span>,and in speaking it may seem less awkward to say <span class="bodyi">an (h)otel</span> than <span class="bodyi">a hotel</span>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chief constable</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010305a"><!--s010305a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the principal officer of a British police force.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arresting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002955a"><!--s002955a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>catching the attention; striking</p><p><span class="bodyb">arrestingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">collude</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹloohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011777a"><!--s011777a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) to cooperate with, or give support or approval to, somebody in secret; to conspire or plot</p><p><span class="bodyb">colluder</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">colludere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/col/3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">col-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ludere</span> to play, from <span class="bodyi">ludus</span> game].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blanco</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹblangkoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (blancoes, blancoed, blancoing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005893a"><!--s005893a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to whiten or colour (e.g. a belt or webbing) with Blanco.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barbel<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbahbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004424a"><!--s004424a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a European freshwater fish with four barbels (tactile organs; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/barbel2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">barbel 2</span></span></a>) on its upper jaw: <span class="bodyi">Barbus barbus</span> [Middle English via Old French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">barbellus</span>, dimin. of Latin <span class="bodyi">barbus</span> barbel, from <span class="bodyi">barba</span> beard].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cornered</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013246a"><!--s013246a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">used in combinations</span>) having a specified number of corners </p><p><i></i></p><p>a three-cornered hat</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brief<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007363a"><!--s007363a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007657b"><!--s007657b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to provide (somebody) with final instructions or necessary information </p><p><i></i></p><p>It was my job to brief journalists about the situation</p>.</div><a name="s007658b"><!--s007658b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to retain (a barrister) as legal counsel.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">derogatory</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹrogət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016186a"><!--s016186a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>expressing a low opinion; insulting or disparaging</p><p><span class="bodyb">derogatorily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curler</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014716a"><!--s014716a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015298b"><!--s015298b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small cylinder on which hair is wound for curling; a roller.</p></div><a name="s015299b"><!--s015299b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person who plays the game of curling.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">A1</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000023a"><!--s000023a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000025b"><!--s000025b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a ship: having the highest classification of seaworthiness for insurance purposes.</p></div><a name="s000026b"><!--s000026b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> of the finest quality; first-rate.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">capitation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kapiʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008836a"><!--s008836a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a payment or charge based on a fixed amount per person [late Latin <span class="bodyi">capitation-, capitatio</span> poll tax, from Latin <span class="bodyi">capit-, caput</span> head].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Chief Executive</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010306a"><!--s010306a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010617b"><!--s010617b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the most senior executive of a business organization, etc.</p></div><a name="s010618b"><!--s010618b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002623c"><!--s002623c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the chief officer of an executive body, e.g. the governor of a state.</p></div><a name="s002624c"><!--s002624c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> the president of the United States.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arrhythmia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹridhmi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002956a"><!--s002956a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an abnormal alteration in rhythm of the heartbeat</p><p><span class="bodyb">arrhythmic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">arrhythmical</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">arrhythmically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">arrhythmia</span> lack of rhythm, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">rhythmos</span> rhythm].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alphabet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹalfəbet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001485a"><!--s001485a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001507b"><!--s001507b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a set of letters used to write a language, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when arranged in a conventional order</p><p>Our Roman alphabet derives from the one introduced into Greece in the 1st millennium BC, which was adapted from the Phoenician alphabet. Precursors of the earliest Phoenician inscriptions have been found in several Middle Eastern locations from c.1500 BC. But who first created the signs and ordered them, and why, and whether the invention happened more than once, is unknown — Professor David Crystal</p></div><a name="s001508b"><!--s001508b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a system of signs and signals that can be used in place of letters, e.g. a phonetic alphabet.</p></div><a name="s001509b"><!--s001509b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a set of basic principles about a subject </p><p><i></i></p><p>learning the electronic alphabet</p><p><span class="bodyb">alphabetize</span> <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">alphabete</span> via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">alphabētos</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/alpha1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">alpha 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">bēta</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/beta/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">beta</span></span></a> , the first two letters of the Greek alphabet].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">collusion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹloohzh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011778a"><!--s011778a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>secret agreement or cooperation for an illegal or deceitful purpose <span class="bodyb">collusive</span> /-siv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">collusively</span> /-sivli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">collusion-, collusio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">colludere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/collude/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">collude</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bland</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bland/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005894a"><!--s005894a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005961b"><!--s005961b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001356c"><!--s001356c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>smooth or soothing </p><p><i></i></p><p>a bland smile</p>.</div><a name="s001357c"><!--s001357c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>showing no emotion or anxiety; unperturbed </p><p><i></i></p><p>a bland confession of guilt</p>.</div></div><a name="s005962b"><!--s005962b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001358c"><!--s001358c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>not irritating or stimulating; mild </p><p><i></i></p><p>a bland diet</p>.</div><a name="s001359c"><!--s001359c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>without character or excitement; dull or insipid </p><p><i></i></p><p>bland stories with little plot or action</p>.</div><a name="s001360c"><!--s001360c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>of food: with little flavour or texture</p><p><span class="bodyb">blandly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">blandness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">blandus</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barbel<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004425a"><!--s004425a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a slender tactile projecting organ on the lips of certain fishes, e.g. catfish, used in locating food [early French, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">barbe</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/barb1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">barb 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">a-<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000018a"><!--s000018a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming adjectives and adverbs, with the meanings:</p><a name="s000022b"><!--s000022b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>on; in; at; to </p><p><i></i></p><p>abed</p> <p><i></i></p><p>ajar</p>.</div><a name="s000023b"><!--s000023b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in the specified state or manner </p><p><i></i></p><p>ablaze</p> <p><i></i></p><p>aloud</p>.</div><a name="s000024b"><!--s000024b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in the specified act or process </p><p><i></i></p><p>gone a-hunting</p> <p><i></i></p><p>atingle</p> [Old English].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">briefcase</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007364a"><!--s007364a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a flat rectangular case for carrying papers or books.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corner hit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013247a"><!--s013247a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in hockey or shinty, a free hit awarded to the attacking side when a member of the defending side has sent the ball over his or her own goal line.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arrière-pensée</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌarieə ʹponsay (<span class="bodyi">French</span> arjɛ:r pɔse)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002957a"><!--s002957a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a thought, motive, or reservation not revealed to others [French <span class="bodyi">arrière-pensée</span>, from <span class="bodyi">arrière</span> behind + <span class="bodyi">pensée</span> thought].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">derrick</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹderik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016187a"><!--s016187a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016823b"><!--s016823b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a hoisting apparatus employing a tackle rigged at the end of a beam.</p></div><a name="s016824b"><!--s016824b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a framework over an oil well or similar hole, for supporting drilling tackle [orig meaning ‘a hangman, the gallows’: from <span class="bodyi">Derrick</span>, surname of 17th-cent. English hangman].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">capitol</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkapitl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008837a"><!--s008837a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009219b"><!--s009219b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Capitol</span>) the building in which the US Congress meets in Washington DC.</p></div><a name="s009220b"><!--s009220b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a building in which a US state legislative body meets [Latin <span class="bodyi">Capitolium</span>, temple of Jupiter on the Capitoline hill in Rome].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curlew</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkuhlyooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> curlews <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> curlew)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014717a"><!--s014717a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various brownish migratory wading birds with long legs and a long slender down-curved bill: <span class="bodyi">Numenius arquata</span> and others [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">corlieu</span>,of imitative origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alphabetical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/alfəʹbetikl/ alphabetic <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001486a"><!--s001486a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001510b"><!--s001510b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or using an alphabet </p><p><i></i></p><p>alphabetical order</p>.</div><a name="s001511b"><!--s001511b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in the order of the letters of the alphabet </p><p><i></i></p><p>The list of names is alphabetical</p><p><span class="bodyb">alphabetically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blandishment</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹblandishmənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005895a"><!--s005895a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005963b"><!--s005963b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a coaxing or flattering act or utterance.</p></div><a name="s005964b"><!--s005964b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an enticement or attraction </p><p><i></i></p><p>I was … proof against the blandishments of the small bottle which she held up … to enforce her persuasions</p> — Dickens [<span class="bodyi">blandish</span> from Middle English <span class="bodyi">blandishen</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">blandiss-</span>, stem of <span class="bodyi">blandir</span> to coax or flatter].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">collyrium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹliri·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> collyriums collyria /-ri·ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011779a"><!--s011779a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an eye lotion [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">kollyrion</span> pessary, eye salve, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">kollyra</span> roll of bread].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Chief Executive Officer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010307a"><!--s010307a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chief_executive/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Chief Executive</span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">briefing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007365a"><!--s007365a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a meeting to give out final instructions or necessary information, or the instructions or information given out.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barbell</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbahbel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004426a"><!--s004426a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bar with adjustable weighted discs attached to each end that is used for exercise and in weight-lifting: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dumbbell/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dumbbell</span></span></a> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bar1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bar 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dumbbell/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dumbbell</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">A<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> a</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> A's As <span class="bodyi">or</span> a's)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000013a"><!--s000013a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000001b"><!--s000001b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000001c"><!--s000001c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the first letter of the English alphabet.</p></div><a name="s000002c"><!--s000002c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a written character or design denoting this letter.</p></div><a name="s000003c"><!--s000003c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the sound represented by this letter, one of the English vowels.</p></div></div><a name="s000002b"><!--s000002b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an item designated as A, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the first in a series.</p></div><a name="s000003b"><!--s000003b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a mark or grade rating a student's work as excellent.</p></div><a name="s000004b"><!--s000004b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in music, the sixth note of the diatonic scale of C major.</p></div><a name="s000005b"><!--s000005b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in the ABO system of human blood classification, a type containing the A antigen ✱ <span class="bodyb">from A to Z</span> from beginning to end.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arris</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaris/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> arris arrises)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002958a"><!--s002958a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the sharp ridge or prominent angle formed by the meeting of two surfaces, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in mouldings [prob modification of early French <span class="bodyi">areste</span>, literally ‘fishbone’, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">arista</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ar%C3%AAte/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">arête</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">capitula</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹpityoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008838a"><!--s008838a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/capitulum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">capitulum</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alphabetize <span class="bodyi">or</span> alphabetise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹalfəbetiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001487a"><!--s001487a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to arrange (a list or sequence) in alphabetical order <span class="bodyb">alphabetization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">collywobbles</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoliwoblz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011780a"><!--s011780a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012063b"><!--s012063b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> <span class="bodyb">the collywobbles</span>) pain or discomfort in the stomach.</p></div><a name="s012064b"><!--s012064b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> <span class="bodyb">the collywobbles</span>) a nervous or anxious feeling; butterflies [prob alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/colic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">colic</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wobble2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wobble 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curlicue <span class="bodyi">or</span> curlycue</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkuhlikyooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014718a"><!--s014718a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a decorative curve or flourish, e.g. in handwriting [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/curly/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">curly</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cue3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cue 3</span></span></a>, in the sense ‘braid of hair’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blank<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/blangk/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005896a"><!--s005896a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005965b"><!--s005965b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001361c"><!--s001361c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>with nothing marked, written, printed, or recorded on it </p><p><i></i></p><p>blank paper</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a blank tape</p>.</div><a name="s001362c"><!--s001362c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>not filled in; with spaces to be filled in </p><p><i></i></p><p>a blank form</p>.</div></div><a name="s005966b"><!--s005966b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001363c"><!--s001363c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>dazed or nonplussed </p><p><i></i></p><p>He stared in blank dismay</p>.</div><a name="s001364c"><!--s001364c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>expressionless </p><p><i></i></p><p>a blank stare</p>.</div><a name="s001365c"><!--s001365c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>temporarily without thought, memory, or understanding </p><p><i></i></p><p>My mind went blank</p>.</div></div><a name="s005967b"><!--s005967b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>absolute or unqualified </p><p><i></i></p><p>a blank refusal</p>.</div><a name="s005968b"><!--s005968b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s001366c"><!--s001366c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>lacking interest, variety, or change </p><p><i></i></p><p>a blank prospect</p>.</div><a name="s001367c"><!--s001367c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>having a plain or undecorated surface, or an unbroken surface where an opening is usual </p><p><i></i></p><p>a blank wall</p><p><span class="bodyb">blankly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">blankness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English in the sense ‘white’, from Old French <span class="bodyi">blanc</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corner kick</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013248a"><!--s013248a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in football, a free kick that is taken from the corner of the field and is awarded to the attacking team when a member of the defending team has sent the ball behind his or her own goal line.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">derrière</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹderi·eə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016188a"><!--s016188a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">euphem or humorous</span> the buttocks [French <span class="bodyi">derrière</span> hinder, behind, from Latin <span class="bodyi">de retro</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">retro</span> back].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chief inspector</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010308a"><!--s010308a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a British police officer ranking between an inspector and a superintendent.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">briefs</span><small><span class="eSynop">/breefs/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007366a"><!--s007366a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>short underpants for men or women.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barber<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbahbə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004427a"><!--s004427a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a man,a person who cuts and styles men's hair and shaves or trims beards [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">barba</span> beard].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arrival</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹrievl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002959a"><!--s002959a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002909b"><!--s002909b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or time of arriving.</p></div><a name="s002910b"><!--s002910b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody or something that has arrived.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">a<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000017a"><!--s000017a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000016b"><!--s000016b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>acceleration.</p></div><a name="s000017b"><!--s000017b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>acre.</p></div><a name="s000018b"><!--s000018b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>are (unit of area).</p></div><a name="s000019b"><!--s000019b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>arrives (used in timetables).</p></div><a name="s000020b"><!--s000020b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> away (used of sports fixtures).</p></div><a name="s000021b"><!--s000021b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>atto-.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">capitular</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹpityoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008839a"><!--s008839a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of a cathedral chapter [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">capitularis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">capitulum</span> chapter, dimin. of Latin <span class="bodyi">capit-</span>, <span class="bodyi">caput</span> head].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Colo.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011781a"><!--s011781a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Colorado.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curling</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014719a"><!--s014719a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a game in which two teams of four players each slide heavy round flat-bottomed stones over ice towards a target circle marked on the ice [verbal noun from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/curl1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">curl 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blank<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005897a"><!--s005897a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005969b"><!--s005969b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an empty space, e.g. one to be filled in on a form.</p></div><a name="s005970b"><!--s005970b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001368c"><!--s001368c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an empty space, e.g. one to be filled in on a form.</p></div><a name="s001369c"><!--s001369c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a form, etc with blanks to be filled in.</p></div></div><a name="s005971b"><!--s005971b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s001370c"><!--s001370c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a void, without thought, memory, or understanding </p><p><i></i></p><p>My mind was a blank</p>.</div><a name="s001371c"><!--s001371c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a vacant or uneventful period.</p></div></div><a name="s005972b"><!--s005972b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a dash substituted for an omitted word.</p></div><a name="s005973b"><!--s005973b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s001372c"><!--s001372c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a piece of material prepared to be made into something, e.g. a key or coin, by a further operation.</p></div><a name="s001373c"><!--s001373c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blank_cartridge/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blank cartridge</span></span></a> ✱ <span class="bodyb">draw a blank</span> to obtain no positive results.</p></div></div><a name="s005974b"><!--s005974b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to draw a raffle or lottery ticket that does not win.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">derring-do</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌdering ʹdooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016189a"><!--s016189a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or literary</span> daring action </p><p><i></i></p><p>deeds of derring-do</p><p>alteration of Middle English <span class="bodyi">dorring don</span> daring to do, from <span class="bodyi">dorring</span> (noun from <span class="bodyi">dorren</span> to dare) + <span class="bodyi">don</span> to do. The phrase appeared as <span class="bodyi">derrynge do</span> in a 15th-cent. manuscript; the poet Edmund Spenser took this to mean ‘manhood, chivalry’, and used it in <span class="bodyi">The Shephearde's Calendar</span> (1579) and later in the <span class="bodyi">Faerie Queen</span>. Sir Walter Scott revived it in <span class="bodyi">Ivanhoe</span> (1820), using it to mean ‘desperate courage’</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corner shop</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013249a"><!--s013249a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a small shop selling food, household supplies, and sometimes newspapers and magazines.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chief justice</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010309a"><!--s010309a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the presiding judge of a supreme court of justice, e.g. the US Supreme Court.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brier<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> briar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrie·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007367a"><!--s007367a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any plant with woody and thorny or prickly stems, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a wild plant of the rose family</p><p><span class="bodyb">briery</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">brēr</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alphabet soup</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001488a"><!--s001488a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a confused, confusing, or unrelated mixture of things [so called because of a type of soup that contains pieces of pasta in the shapes of letter of the alphabet].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barber<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (barbered, barbering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004428a"><!--s004428a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to cut or trim (a man's hair or beard).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">A<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000014a"><!--s000014a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000006b"><!--s000006b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>ampere.</p></div><a name="s000007b"><!--s000007b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>answer.</p></div><a name="s000008b"><!--s000008b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>Austria (international vehicle registration).</p></div><a name="s000009b"><!--s000009b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a blood type of the ABO system, containing the A antigen.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arrive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹriev/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002960a"><!--s002960a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002911b"><!--s002911b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to reach a destination.</p></div><a name="s002912b"><!--s002912b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to come </p><p><i></i></p><p>The moment has arrived</p>.</div><a name="s002913b"><!--s002913b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to achieve success ✱ <span class="bodyb">arrive at</span> to reach (something) by effort or thought </p><p><i></i></p><p>I have arrived at a decision</p><p><span class="bodyb">arriver</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">ariven</span> to reach the shore, from Old French <span class="bodyi">arriver</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ar/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ar-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">ripa</span> shore].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chiefly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010310a"><!--s010310a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010619b"><!--s010619b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>most importantly; principally or especially.</p></div><a name="s010620b"><!--s010620b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>for the most part; mostly or mainly.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colobus monkey</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoləbəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011782a"><!--s011782a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of long-tailed African monkeys that lives in trees, eats leaves, and hasve long silky fur, and have no thumb, or only a vestigial thumb, on their paws: genera <span class="bodyi">Colobus</span> and <span class="bodyi">Procolobus</span> [Latin genus name, from Greek <span class="bodyi">kolobos</span> docked, mutilated; from its rudimentary thumb].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curling iron</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014720a"><!--s014720a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/curling_tongs/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">curling tongs</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">capitulate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹpityoolayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008840a"><!--s008840a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009221b"><!--s009221b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to surrender, often after negotiation of terms.</p></div><a name="s009222b"><!--s009222b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cease resisting; to acquiesce</p><p><span class="bodyb">capitulation</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">capitulator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">capitulatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">capitulare</span> to distinguish by heads or chapters, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">capitulum</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/capitular/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">capitular</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blank<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005898a"><!--s005898a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to keep (an opposing team) from scoring.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">derringer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹderinjə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016190a"><!--s016190a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a short-barrelled pistol of large calibre [named after Henry <span class="bodyi">Deringer</span> d.1868, US gunsmith, who invented it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brier<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> briar</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007368a"><!--s007368a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/heath/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">heath</span></span></a> (plant) of S Europe with a root used for making pipes: <span class="bodyi">Erica arborea</span> [French <span class="bodyi">bruyère</span> heath, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">brucus</span> heather, of Celtic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cornerstone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013250a"><!--s013250a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013940b"><!--s013940b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a block of stone forming a part of a corner or angle in a wall, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one forming the base of a corner and often laid ceremonially to mark the beginning of construction.</p></div><a name="s013941b"><!--s013941b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the most basic element of something; a foundation </p><p><i></i></p><p>This Declaration of Right … is the cornerstone of our constitution</p><p> Edmund Burke.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alpha blocker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001489a"><!--s001489a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various drugs that inhibits the type of nervous stimulation that causes constriction of the blood vessels, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in combating high blood pressure.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">a-<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> an-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000019a"><!--s000019a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meaning: not; without </p><p><i></i></p><p>asexual</p> <p><i></i></p><p>anaesthetic</p> [via Latin from Greek].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barberry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbahb(ə)ri, ʹbahberi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> barberries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004429a"><!--s004429a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of shrubs having that has spines, yellow flowers, and oval red berries: genus <span class="bodyi">Berberis</span> [by folk etymology from Middle English <span class="bodyi">barbere</span> via French from Arabic <span class="bodyi">barbārīs</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arrivederci</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌariveʹdeəchi/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002961a"><!--s002961a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>goodbye [Italian <span class="bodyi">arrivederci</span>, till seeing again].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chief of staff</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010311a"><!--s010311a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010621b"><!--s010621b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the senior officer of an armed forces staff that servinges a commander.</p></div><a name="s010622b"><!--s010622b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the senior officer of a branch of the armed forces.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cornerwise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013251a"><!--s013251a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>diagonally.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blank cartridge</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005899a"><!--s005899a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cartridge loaded with powder but no bullet.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">derris</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹderis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016191a"><!--s016191a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016825b"><!--s016825b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a tropical climbing plant of the pea family, that is a source of poisons and insecticides: genus <span class="bodyi">Derris</span>.</p></div><a name="s016826b"><!--s016826b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a preparation of the derris roots and stems of a tropical climbing plant, used as an insecticide [Latin genus name, from Greek <span class="bodyi">derein</span> to skin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">capitulation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəˌpityooʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008841a"><!--s008841a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009223b"><!--s009223b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act of capitulating.</p></div><a name="s009224b"><!--s009224b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an agreement setting out terms of surrender.</p></div><a name="s009225b"><!--s009225b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a set of terms or articles constituting an agreement between governments, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in former times.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cologne</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹlohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011783a"><!--s011783a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>scented toilet water [named after <span class="bodyi">Cologne</span>, city in Germany, where it was first made].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curling irons</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014721a"><!--s014721a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/curling_tongs/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">curling tongs</span></span></a> </p><p><i></i></p><p>She got out her curling irons and lighted the gas and went to work repairing the ravages</p><p> O Henry.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Brig.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007372a"><!--s007372a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007659b"><!--s007659b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>brigade.</p></div><a name="s007660b"><!--s007660b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>brigadier.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alpha decay</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001490a"><!--s001490a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the process of radioactive decay that causes the emission of alpha particles.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">a-<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000020a"><!--s000020a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arriviste</span><small><span class="eSynop">/areeʹveest/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002962a"><!--s002962a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who puts self-advancement above scruple; a climber or careerist <span class="bodyb">arrivisme</span> /areeʹveezm(ə)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">arriviste</span> from <span class="bodyi">arriver</span> to arrive].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chief petty officer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010312a"><!--s010312a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a non-commissioned officer in the Royal Navy and US Navy ranking above a petty officer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cornet<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawnit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013252a"><!--s013252a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013942b"><!--s013942b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a brass musical instrument with finger-operated valves to vary the pitch. It resembles a trumpet but has a shorter tube and less brilliant tone.</p></div><a name="s013943b"><!--s013943b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> an ice cream cone</p><p><span class="bodyb">cornetist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">cornettist</span> /ʹkawnitist, kawʹnetist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">cornu</span> horn].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">derv</span><small><span class="eSynop">/duhv/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016192a"><!--s016192a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>fuel oil for diesel engines [acronym from <span class="bodyi">diesel-engined road vehicle</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brig<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/brig/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007369a"><!--s007369a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a two-masted square-rigged sailing ship [short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brigantine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brigantine</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curling tongs</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014722a"><!--s014722a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rod-shaped instrument with a hinged clamp, operated like scissors, that is heated to curl so that locks of hair can be wound round it to be curled.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Colombian</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011784a"><!--s011784a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Colombia in S America</p><p><span class="bodyb">Colombian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">capitulum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹpityooləm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> capitula /-lə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008842a"><!--s008842a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009226b"><!--s009226b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a rounded or flattened cluster of stalkless flowers, often simulating one larger flower.</p></div><a name="s009227b"><!--s009227b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a rounded enlarged part on the end of an anatomical structure, e.g. a bone [via scientific Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">capitulum</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/capitular/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">capitular</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alpha-fetoprotein</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌalfəˌfeetohʹprohteen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001491a"><!--s001491a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a protein that a human fetus produces and is present in the amniotic fluid. If it is detected in abnormally high or low levels, it may indicate the presence of certain congenital disorders, such as spina bifida and Down's syndrome.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barbershop</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004430a"><!--s004430a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>unaccompanied vocal harmonizing of popular songs, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by a male quartet [from former custom of men in barbers’ shops forming quartets for impromptu singing].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blank cheque</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005900a"><!--s005900a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005975b"><!--s005975b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a signed cheque with the amount unspecified.</p></div><a name="s005976b"><!--s005976b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>complete freedom of action or control; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/carte_blanche/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">carte blanche</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chief superintendent</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010313a"><!--s010313a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an officer in the British police ranking next above superintendent.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">A3</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000024a"><!--s000024a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a size of paper 297 × 420mm (about 11¾ × 16½ in.).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arrogant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹarəg(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002963a"><!--s002963a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having a feeling of superiority over others, as revealed in a haughty overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims</p><p><span class="bodyb">arrogance</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">arrogantly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">arrogant-, arrogans</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">arrogare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/arrogate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">arrogate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dervish</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹduhvish/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016193a"><!--s016193a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of a Muslim religious order noted for devotional exercises, e.g. bodily movements leading to a trance [Turkish <span class="bodyi">derviş</span> beggar, from Persian <span class="bodyi">darvēsh</span> poor; from the vow of poverty made by dervishes].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cornet<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013253a"><!--s013253a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>formerly, the fifth commissioned officer of a British cavalry troop who carried the standard</p><p>early French <span class="bodyi">cornette</span> type of headdress, standard, standard-bearer, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">cornu</span> horn, point. The word orig meant a woman's headdress such as that worn by the Sisters of Charity, which had large stiff wings or horns. It later came to mean a flap or strip of lace hanging down from a woman's headdress, hence the standard of a cavalry troop (orig a long tapering pennon), and the standard-bearer</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alpha-hydroxy acid</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001492a"><!--s001492a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an organic acid containing a hydroxyl group adjacent to a carboxylic acid group, a compound used in the manufacture of products used to exfoliate the skin.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barber's pole</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004431a"><!--s004431a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a red and white striped pole traditionally fixed to the front of a barber's shop.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brig<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007370a"><!--s007370a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a prison in the US Navy [orig a detention cell on a warship; prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brig1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brig 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caplet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaplit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008843a"><!--s008843a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a medicinal tablet, usu oval in shape, with a hard smooth soluble outer coating [blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/capsule/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">capsule</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tablet/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tablet</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blanket<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹblangkit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005901a"><!--s005901a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005977b"><!--s005977b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a large thick usu rectangular piece of fabric used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a bed covering, or a similar piece of fabric used as a body covering, e.g. for a horse.</p></div><a name="s005978b"><!--s005978b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a thick covering or layer </p><p><i></i></p><p>a blanket of snow</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">born on the wrong side of the blanket</span>.</div><a name="s005979b"><!--s005979b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> illegitimate [Middle English in the sense ‘undyed woollen cloth’, from Old French <span class="bodyi">blankete</span>, from <span class="bodyi">blanc</span> white, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (curlier, curliest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014723a"><!--s014723a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>tending to curl; having curls</p><p><span class="bodyb">curliness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colón</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohʹlohn, kohʹlon/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> colones /-nays/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011785a"><!--s011785a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the basic monetary unit of Costa Rica and El Salvador [Spanish <span class="bodyi">colón</span>, named after Cristóbal <span class="bodyi">Colón</span> (Christopher Colombus) d.1506, Italian navigator].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chieftain</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹcheeftən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010314a"><!--s010314a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chief, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a band, tribe, or clan</p><p><span class="bodyb">chieftaincy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">chieftainship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">chieftaine</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">chevetain</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">capitaneus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/captain1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">captain 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">desalinate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹsalinayt/ desalinize desalinise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016194a"><!--s016194a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to remove salt from (<span class="bodyi">esp</span> sea water) <span class="bodyb">desalination</span> /-ʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/saline1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">saline 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ate4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ate 4</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">A4</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000025a"><!--s000025a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a size of paper 297 × 210mm (about 11¾ × 8¼ in.).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cornett</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kawʹnet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013254a"><!--s013254a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Renaissance woodwind musical instrument with a cup-shaped mouthpiece like a trumpet and a tapered tube with finger holes like a recorder [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cornette, cornet</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alphameric</span><small><span class="eSynop">/alfəʹmerik/ alphamerical <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001493a"><!--s001493a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>alphanumeric</p><p><span class="bodyb">alphamerically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/alphabet/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">alphabet</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/numerical/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">numerical</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curlycue</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkuhlikyooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014724a"><!--s014724a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/curlicue_or_curlycue/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">curlicue</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barbette</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bahʹbet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004432a"><!--s004432a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004474b"><!--s004474b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a mound of earth or a protected platform from which guns fire over a parapet.</p></div><a name="s004475b"><!--s004475b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the armour protection of a turret on a warship [French <span class="bodyi">barbette</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">barbe</span> headdress].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colon<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohlon/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011786a"><!--s011786a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the part of the large intestine that extends from the caecum to the rectum <span class="bodyb">colonic</span> /kəʹlonik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">kolon</span> colon].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blanket<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (blanketed, blanketing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005902a"><!--s005902a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005980b"><!--s005980b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cover (something) with a heavy layer of something blanket or with something like a blanket </p><p><i></i></p><p>New grass blankets the slope</p>.</div><a name="s005981b"><!--s005981b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to obscure, suppress, extinguish, or stifle (something) as if with a blanket.</p></div><a name="s005982b"><!--s005982b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cover (an area, target group, etc).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arrogate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹarəgayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002964a"><!--s002964a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to claim or take (something) without justification, on behalf of oneself or another </p><p><i></i></p><p>She had arrogated to herself the role of moral arbiter</p> <a name="sb00000057"><!--sb00000057--></a><p><i></i></p><p>The effect would have been to arrogate constitutional powers to the trade unions</p> <span class="bodyb">arrogation</span> /-ʹgaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">arrogatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">arrogare</span> to claim as one's own, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ar/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ar-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">rogare</span> to ask]<div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">arrogate</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">abrogate</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/abrogate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">abrogate</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caplin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaplin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008844a"><!--s008844a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/capelin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">capelin</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brig<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007371a"><!--s007371a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Scot</span> a bridge.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">desalt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹsawlt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016195a"><!--s016195a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to desalinate (sea water).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corn exchange</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013255a"><!--s013255a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a building in which corn was formerly traded.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chieftaincy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹcheeftənsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> chieftaincies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010315a"><!--s010315a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010623b"><!--s010623b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the rank, dignity, office, or rule of a chieftain.</p></div><a name="s010624b"><!--s010624b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a region or a people ruled by a chief.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">A5</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000026a"><!--s000026a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a size of paper 210 × 148mm (about 8¼ × 5⅞ in.).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arrondissement</span><small><span class="eSynop">/arənʹdeesmənt (<span class="bodyi">French</span> arɔdismã)/ /arənʹdeesmənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002965a"><!--s002965a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002914b"><!--s002914b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an administrative district of some large French cities, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> Paris.</p></div><a name="s002915b"><!--s002915b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a parliamentary division of a French department [French <span class="bodyi">arrondissement</span> from <span class="bodyi">arrondir</span> to make round].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barbican</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbahbikən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004433a"><!--s004433a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a defensive structure, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a tower at a gate or bridge </p><p><i></i></p><p>Within the barbican a Porter sate, day and night duely keeping watch and ward</p> — Spenser [Middle English via Old French from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">barbacana</span>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curly endive</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014725a"><!--s014725a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a variety of endive with curled leaves: <span class="bodyi">Cichorium endivia</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brigade<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/briʹgayd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007373a"><!--s007373a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007661b"><!--s007661b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a large section of an army usu composed of a headquarters, several fighting units, e.g. infantry battalions or armoured regiments, and supporting units.</p></div><a name="s007662b"><!--s007662b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a group of people who have a particular point of view </p><p><i></i></p><p>the anti-abortion brigade</p>.</div><a name="s007663b"><!--s007663b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an organized or uniformed group of people, e.g. firefighters [French <span class="bodyi">brigade</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">brigata</span>, from <span class="bodyi">brigare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brigand/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brigand</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">capo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkapoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> capos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008845a"><!--s008845a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a movable bar attached to the fingerboard of a guitar or similar musical instrument to raise the pitch of all the strings uniformly [short for <span class="bodyi">capotasto</span>, from Italian <span class="bodyi">capotasto</span>, literally ‘head of fingerboard’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alphanumeric</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌalfənyoohʹmerik/ alphanumerical <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001494a"><!--s001494a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001512b"><!--s001512b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>consisting of or using both letters and numbers, and sometimes other symbols.</p></div><a name="s001513b"><!--s001513b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a letter, number, or symbol: belonging to an alphanumeric system.</p></div><a name="s001514b"><!--s001514b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>able to display or use alphanumeric characters</p><p><span class="bodyb">alphanumeric</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">alphanumerically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/alphabet/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">alphabet</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/numerical/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">numerical</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blanket<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005903a"><!--s005903a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>applicable in all instances or to all members of a group or class </p><p><i></i></p><p>a blanket condemnation of terrorism</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colon<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011787a"><!--s011787a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012065b"><!--s012065b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a punctuation mark (:) used chiefly to introduce a quotation, a or list of items, or an expansion or explanation of words earlier in the sentence to direct attention to matter that follows.</p></div><a name="s012066b"><!--s012066b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the sign (:) used in various technical contexts, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to show a ratio, e.g. 4:1 = ‘four to one’ [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">kōlon</span> limb, part of a strophe].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">descale</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹskayl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016196a"><!--s016196a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to remove scale deposits from (pipes, kettles, etc).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cornflakes</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013256a"><!--s013256a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>toasted flakes of maize eaten as a breakfast cereal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chief technician</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010316a"><!--s010316a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a non-commissioned officer in the Royal Air Force ranking below a flight sergeant.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colonel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkuhnl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011788a"><!--s011788a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an officer in the army or US air force ranking below brigadier or brigadier general, often in overall command of a regiment in the British army <span class="bodyb">colonelcy</span> /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [alteration of <span class="bodyi">coronel</span> from early French, modification of Old Italian <span class="bodyi">colonnello</span> column of soldiers, colonel, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">colonna</span> column, from Latin <span class="bodyi">columna</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/column/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">column</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">AA</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000027a"><!--s000027a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000027b"><!--s000027b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Alcoholics Anonymous.</p></div><a name="s000028b"><!--s000028b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>anti-aircraft.</p></div><a name="s000029b"><!--s000029b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>Automobile Association.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barbie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbahbi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004434a"><!--s004434a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Aus, informal</span> a barbecue [by shortening and alteration].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">capoeira</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kapoohʹayrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008846a"><!--s008846a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Brazilian martial art and dance form which originated among slaves of African descent <span class="bodyb">capoeirista</span> /kapoo·iʹreestə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Portuguese, possibly from an African language].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curmudgeon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹmujən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014726a"><!--s014726a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a crusty ill-tempered or miserly person, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an old man </p><p><i></i></p><p>a tight-fisted old curmudgeon</p> <p><span class="bodyb">curmudgeonly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brigade<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007374a"><!--s007374a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to form or unite (people) into a brigade.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alpha particle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001495a"><!--s001495a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a positively charged nuclear particle, identical with the nucleus of a helium atom, that is ejected at high speed from the nucleus of some radioactive substances when they decay: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/beta_particle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">beta particle</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arrow<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaroh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002966a"><!--s002966a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002916b"><!--s002916b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a projectile shot from a bow, usu having a slender shaft, a pointed head, and feathers at the end.</p></div><a name="s002917b"><!--s002917b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something shaped like an arrow; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a mark or sign indicating direction [Old English <span class="bodyi">arwe</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blanket bath</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005904a"><!--s005904a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wash given to a bedridden person.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">descant<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdeskant/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016197a"><!--s016197a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a counterpoint superimposed on a simple melody and usu sung by some or all of the sopranos [Middle English <span class="bodyi">dyscant</span> via Old French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">discantus</span>, from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">cantus</span> song].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cornflour</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013257a"><!--s013257a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a finely ground flour made from maize, rice, etc and used as a thickening agent in cooking.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chiffchaff</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchifchaf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010317a"><!--s010317a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small greenish European warbler: <span class="bodyi">Phylloscopus collybita</span> [imitative].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alpha ray</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001496a"><!--s001496a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a continuous narrow stream of alpha particles.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arrow<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002967a"><!--s002967a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002918b"><!--s002918b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to mark or indicate (something) with an arrow </p><p><i></i></p><p>The location is arrowed on the map</p> <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</div><a name="s002919b"><!--s002919b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to move with speed and precision </p><p><i></i></p><p>The header arrowed its way into the net</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brigadier</span><small><span class="eSynop">/brigəʹdiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007375a"><!--s007375a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an officer in the British Army and the Royal Marines ranking below a major general [French <span class="bodyi">brigadier</span>, from <span class="bodyi">brigade</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brigade1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brigade 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">currach <span class="bodyi">or</span> curragh /ʹkurə, ʹkurəkh/</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014727a"><!--s014727a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a coracle [Scottish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">curach</span> and Irish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">currach</span> small boat].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bar billiards</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004435a"><!--s004435a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a form of billiards sometimes played in public houses, using a small table with holes in the playing area instead of side pockets and obstacles in the form of small upright pegs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Colonel Blimp</span><small><span class="eSynop">/blimp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011789a"><!--s011789a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pompous person with out-of-date or extreme conservative views; a reactionary</p><p><span class="bodyb">Colonel Blimpism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [named after <span class="bodyi">Colonel Blimp</span>, cartoon character created by David Low d.1963, Brit cartoonist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blanket bog</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005905a"><!--s005905a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a peat bog covering a very wide area, found in cold wet climates and notable for its high acid content.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">capon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaypən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008847a"><!--s008847a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a castrated male chicken fattened for eating </p><p><i></i></p><p>and then the justice, in fair round belly with good capon lined</p><p> Shakespeare [Old English <span class="bodyi">capūn</span>, prob via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">capon-, capo</span>; related to Greek <span class="bodyi">koptein</span> to cut].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">AAA</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000028a"><!--s000028a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000030b"><!--s000030b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Amateur Athletic Association.</p></div><a name="s000031b"><!--s000031b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>American Automobile Association.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">descant<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/desʹkant, disʹkant/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016198a"><!--s016198a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016827b"><!--s016827b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to sing or play a descant.</p></div><a name="s016828b"><!--s016828b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ on/upon) to talk or write at considerable length </p><p><i></i></p><p>He descanted to his heart's content on his favourite topic</p><p> George Bernard Shaw.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cornflower</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013258a"><!--s013258a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of European plants with narrow leaves and delicate blue, purple, or white flowers that resemble daisies: <span class="bodyi">Centaurea</span> <span class="bodyi">cyanus</span> and other species.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arrowgrass</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002968a"><!--s002968a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a grass-like marsh plant with thin fleshy leaves and a slender spike of inconspicuous flowers: <span class="bodyi">Triglochin palustris</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chiffon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshifon, shiʹfon/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010318a"><!--s010318a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sheer fabric of silk, etc [French <span class="bodyi">chiffon</span> from <span class="bodyi">chiffe</span> old rag, alteration of early French <span class="bodyi">chipe</span> from Middle English <span class="bodyi">chip</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chip1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chip 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alpha-receptor</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001497a"><!--s001497a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a receptor on the surface of a cell to which neurotransmitters (such as adrenalin) attach themselves, stimulating the sympathetic nervous system.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brigadier general</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007376a"><!--s007376a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an officer in the US army, air force, and marines ranking below a major general.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">AAAS</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000029a"><!--s000029a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>American Association for the Advancement of Science.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curragh</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkurə, ʹkurəkh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014728a"><!--s014728a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Ireland and the Isle of Man, a marshy area [Irish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">corrach</span>, Manx <span class="bodyi">curragh</span> bog, marsh, fen].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colones</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohʹlonays, kohʹlohnays/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011790a"><!--s011790a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/col%C3%B3n/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">colón</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blanket finish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005906a"><!--s005906a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a finish to a race in which many competitors cross the finishing line very close together.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barbital</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbahbital/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004436a"><!--s004436a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/barbitone/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">barbitone</span></span></a> [<span class="bodyi">barbituric</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/barbituric_acid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">barbituric acid</span></span></a>) + <span class="bodyi">-al</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/veronal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Veronal</span></span></a> , an alternative name].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caponize <span class="bodyi">or</span> caponise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaypəniez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008848a"><!--s008848a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to castrate (a male chicken) and fatten it for eating.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">descant recorder</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016199a"><!--s016199a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> the member of the recorder family with a range of two octaves above the C above middle C.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cornice</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawnis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013259a"><!--s013259a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013944b"><!--s013944b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an ornamental projecting piece that forms the top edge of a building, pillar, etc.</p></div><a name="s013945b"><!--s013945b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an ornamental plaster moulding between the wall and ceiling of a room.</p></div><a name="s013946b"><!--s013946b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s003502c"><!--s003502c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an ornamental projecting piece that forms the top edge of a building, pillar, etc, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the top projecting part of the entablature of a classical building.</p></div><a name="s003503c"><!--s003503c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an ornamental plaster moulding between the wall and ceiling of a room.</p></div></div><a name="s013947b"><!--s013947b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a decorative band of metal or wood used to conceal curtain fixtures.</p></div><a name="s013948b"><!--s013948b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>an overhanging mass of snow or ice on a mountain</p><p><span class="bodyb">corniced</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cornicing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">cornice</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">cornice</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alpha rhythm <span class="bodyi">or</span> alpha wave</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001498a"><!--s001498a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a variation in a record of the electrical activity of the brain of a frequency of about 10Hz, often associated with states of waking relaxation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blanket stitch</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005907a"><!--s005907a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a widely spaced loop stitch used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> round the edges of thick fabrics, e.g. blankets, instead of hemming in order to prevent fraying.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chiffonier</span><small><span class="eSynop">/shifəʹniə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010319a"><!--s010319a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010625b"><!--s010625b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a high narrow chest of drawers.</p></div><a name="s010626b"><!--s010626b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a low sideboard often with a shelf or shelves above it [French <span class="bodyi">chiffonnier</span>, from <span class="bodyi">chiffon</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chiffon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chiffon</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arrowhead</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002969a"><!--s002969a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002920b"><!--s002920b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the pointed front part of an arrow.</p></div><a name="s002921b"><!--s002921b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something shaped like an arrowhead.</p></div><a name="s002922b"><!--s002922b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>any of several related aquatic plants with leaves shaped like arrowheads.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brigalow</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrigəloh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007377a"><!--s007377a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus</span> any of several species of acacia forming thick scrub: genus <span class="bodyi">Acacia</span> [Aboriginal name in Australia].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">AAM</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000030a"><!--s000030a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>air-to-air missile.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colonial<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹlohni·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011791a"><!--s011791a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012067b"><!--s012067b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or characteristic of a colony.</p></div><a name="s012068b"><!--s012068b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Colonial</span>) made or prevailing in America before 1776 </p><p><i></i></p><p>colonial architecture</p>.</div><a name="s012069b"><!--s012069b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>possessing or composed of colonies </p><p><i></i></p><p>Britain's colonial empire</p> <p><span class="bodyb">colonially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">capote</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹpoht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008849a"><!--s008849a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a long hooded cloak or overcoat [French <span class="bodyi">capote</span> from <span class="bodyi">cape</span> cloak, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">cappa</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">descend</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹsend/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016200a"><!--s016200a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016829b"><!--s016829b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004231c"><!--s004231c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to pass from a higher to a lower level.</p></div><a name="s004232c"><!--s004232c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to incline, lead, or extend downwards </p><p><i></i></p><p>The road descends to the river</p>.</div></div><a name="s016830b"><!--s016830b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to pass, move, or extend down, or down along (something).</p></div><a name="s016831b"><!--s016831b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ from) to derive or come from; to have as an ancestor </p><p><i></i></p><p>We are descended from apes</p>.</div><a name="s016832b"><!--s016832b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to pass by inheritance </p><p><i></i></p><p>The house descended to her when her aunt died</p>.</div><a name="s016833b"><!--s016833b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s004233c"><!--s004233c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(+ on/upon) to make a sudden attack or be suddenly inflicted on somebody </p><p><i></i></p><p>The plague descended on their people</p>.</div><a name="s004234c"><!--s004234c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly humorous</span> (+ on/upon) to make a sudden disconcerting visit or appearance </p><p><i></i></p><p>The starving hordes descended upon the kitchen</p>.</div></div><a name="s016834b"><!--s016834b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s004235c"><!--s004235c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to proceed from higher to lower in a sequence or gradation.</p></div><a name="s004236c"><!--s004236c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to pass from the general to the particular.</p></div></div><a name="s016835b"><!--s016835b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>(+ to) to sink in status or dignity; to stoop </p><p><i></i></p><p>I couldn't descend to such abusive language</p> <p><span class="bodyb">descender</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s016836b"><!--s016836b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to pass, move, or extend down, or down along (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She descended the steps</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">descenden</span> via Old French <span class="bodyi">descendre</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">descendere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">scandere</span> to climb].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">currant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkurənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014729a"><!--s014729a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015300b"><!--s015300b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small seedless type of dried grape used in cookery.</p></div><a name="s015301b"><!--s015301b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="sb000000116"><!--sb000000116--></a><p>a shrub of the gooseberry family bearing a redcurrant, blackcurrant, or similar acid edible fruit, or the fruit it bears [Middle English <span class="bodyi">raison of Coraunte</span> raisin of <span class="bodyi">Corinth</span>, region and city of Greece]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">currant</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">current</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/current1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">current 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barbitone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbahbitohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004437a"><!--s004437a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a barbiturate formerly widely used in sleeping pills [<span class="bodyi">barbituric</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/barbituric_acid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">barbituric acid</span></span></a>) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/one/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-one</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corniche</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kawʹneesh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013260a"><!--s013260a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a road built along a coast, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> along the face of a cliff [French <span class="bodyi">cornice, corniche</span> cornice].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blankety</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹblangkiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005908a"><!--s005908a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal, euphem</span> a substitute for any adjectival swearword </p><p><i></i></p><p>That's him and his blankety lawnmower again!</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chigger</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchigə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010320a"><!--s010320a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chigoe/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chigoe</span></span></a> [by alteration].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alpha-test</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001500a"><!--s001500a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to subject (computer software) to an alpha test.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arrowroot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002970a"><!--s002970a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002923b"><!--s002923b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a tropical American plant with fleshy roots which yield a nutritive starch that is used as a thickening agent in cooking.</p></div><a name="s002924b"><!--s002924b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a tropical American plant with fleshy roots: <span class="bodyi">Maranta arundinacea</span>.</p></div><a name="s002925b"><!--s002925b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a nutritive starch obtained from this plant, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a thickening agent in cooking [alteration of Arawak <span class="bodyi">aru-aru</span> meal of meals, under the influence of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/arrow1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">arrow 1</span></span></a> and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/root1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">root 1</span></span></a>, its tubers being used by Native Americans to heal wounds from poisoned arrows].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">descendant</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">descendent</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016201a"><!--s016201a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody or something descended or deriving from somebody or something else [via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">descendent-, descendens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">descendere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/descend/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">descend</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barbiturate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bahʹbityoorət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004438a"><!--s004438a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004476b"><!--s004476b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a salt or ester of barbituric acid.</p></div><a name="s004477b"><!--s004477b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of several derivatives of barbituric acid, e.g. thiopentone and phenobarbitone, that are used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the treatment of epilepsy and were formerly widely used in sleeping pills.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cappuccino</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kapooʹcheenoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cappuccinos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008850a"><!--s008850a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>frothy coffee made with espresso and steamed milk [Italian <span class="bodyi">cappuccino</span> Capuchin; from the likeness of its colour to that of a Capuchin's habit].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colonial<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011792a"><!--s011792a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member or inhabitant of a colony.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">A and E</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000031a"><!--s000031a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>accident and emergency (hospital department).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">currawong</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkurəwong/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014730a"><!--s014730a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of three species of an Australian songbird similar to a crow, with black, grey, and white plumage: genus <span class="bodyi">Strepera</span> [Aboriginal].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brigand</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrigənd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007378a"><!--s007378a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who lives by plunder, usu as a member of a gang of marauding thieves; a bandit</p><p><span class="bodyb">brigandage</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">brigandry</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">brigaunt</span> via Old French <span class="bodyi">brigand</span> from Old Italian <span class="bodyi">brigante</span>, from <span class="bodyi">brigare</span> to fight, of Celtic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cornish<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawnish/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013261a"><!--s013261a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the Celtic language of Cornwall [Middle English, from the first element of <span class="bodyi">Cornwall</span> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ish/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ish</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blank off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005909a"><!--s005909a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to block (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>They blanked off the tunnel</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alpha test</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001499a"><!--s001499a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a test of a piece of computer software that its manufacturer completes before the more demanding <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/beta_test/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">beta test</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">alpha-test</span> <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">A and M</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000032a"><!--s000032a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>ancient and modern (hymns).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colonialism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011793a"><!--s011793a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012070b"><!--s012070b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>control by a state over a dependent area or people.</p></div><a name="s012071b"><!--s012071b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a policy based on this</p><p><span class="bodyb">colonialist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chignon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsheenyon/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010321a"><!--s010321a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a smooth knot of hair worn <span class="bodyi">esp</span> at the nape of the neck [French <span class="bodyi">chignon</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">chaignon</span> chain, collar, nape].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">capriccio</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹprichioh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> capriccios)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008851a"><!--s008851a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an instrumental piece in free form, usu lively in tempo [Italian <span class="bodyi">capriccio</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/caprice/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">caprice</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barbituric acid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bahbiʹtyooərik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004439a"><!--s004439a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an organic acid used in the manufacture of barbiturate drugs and plastics: formula C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>4</sub>N<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub></p><p>part translation of German <span class="bodyi">Barbitursäure</span>, from the name <span class="bodyi">Barbara</span> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/uric/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">uric</span></span></a> + German <span class="bodyi">Säure</span> acid. Of the various reasons put forward to explain the name <span class="bodyi">Barbara</span>, the most likely is that the substance was discovered on St Barbara's Day</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">descender</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016202a"><!--s016202a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016837b"><!--s016837b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the part of a lower-case letter, e.g. ‘p’, that descends below the main body of the letter.</p></div><a name="s016838b"><!--s016838b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a letter that has such a part: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ascender/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ascender</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">currency</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkurənsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> currencies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014731a"><!--s014731a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015302b"><!--s015302b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a system of money that is in circulation as a medium of exchange.</p></div><a name="s015303b"><!--s015303b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003818c"><!--s003818c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a system of money, usu in the form of coins and bank notes, that is in circulation as a medium of exchange </p><p><i></i></p><p>no longer legal currency</p> <p><i></i></p><p>stronger world currencies</p>.</div><a name="s003819c"><!--s003819c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a figurative medium of exchange.</p></div></div><a name="s015304b"><!--s015304b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>general use or acceptance, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of language </p><p><i></i></p><p>Now that I am sixty, I see why the idea of elder wisdom has passed from currency</p><p> John Updike ✱ <span class="bodyb">in currency</span>.</p></div><a name="s015305b"><!--s015305b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of coins or notes: in circulation.</p></div><a name="s015306b"><!--s015306b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in vogue.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arrow worm</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002971a"><!--s002971a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small transparent worm-like sea animal found in plankton, with prehensile bristles on its head that grip its prey. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chaetognath/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chaetognath</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brigantine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrigənteen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007379a"><!--s007379a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a two-masted square-rigged sailing ship differing from a brig in not carrying a square mainsail [Old French <span class="bodyi">brigantin</span> from Old Italian <span class="bodyi">brigantino</span>, from <span class="bodyi">brigante</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brigand/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brigand</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cornish<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013262a"><!--s013262a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or from Cornwall or the Cornish language</p><p><span class="bodyb">Cornishman</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">Cornishwoman</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blank out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005910a"><!--s005910a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005983b"><!--s005983b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to erase (something, e.g. a memory) from one's mind.</p></div><a name="s005984b"><!--s005984b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (something) blank.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">A and R</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000033a"><!--s000033a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>artists and repertoire, a division of a recording company responsible for discovering and recruiting new musical talent.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alpha wave</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001501a"><!--s001501a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/alpha_rhythm_or_alpha_wave/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">alpha rhythm</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arroyo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹroh·yoh, əʹroyoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> arroyos) <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002972a"><!--s002972a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002926b"><!--s002926b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a gully or channel carved by running water.</p></div><a name="s002927b"><!--s002927b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a stream in a very dry region [Spanish <span class="bodyi">arroyo</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colonic irrigation</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011794a"><!--s011794a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the injection of fluid into the colon via the anus as a cleansing or therapeutic operation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cornish pasty</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013263a"><!--s013263a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a pasty consisting of a circular piece of pastry folded over a savoury filling of meat, potato, and vegetables.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Barbour</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbahbə / <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004440a"><!--s004440a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a waxed cotton jacket or coat [named after John <span class="bodyi">Barbour</span>, English clothier].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">current<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkurənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014732a"><!--s014732a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015307b"><!--s015307b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>occurring now or belonging to the present time.</p></div><a name="s015308b"><!--s015308b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003820c"><!--s003820c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>elapsing now </p><p><i></i></p><p>during the current week</p>.</div><a name="s003821c"><!--s003821c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>occurring in or belonging to the present time </p><p><i></i></p><p>the current president</p> <p><i></i></p><p>my current job</p> <p><i></i></p><p>current events</p>.</div></div><a name="s015309b"><!--s015309b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>valid as a medium of exchange </p><p><i></i></p><p>current coins</p>.</div><a name="s015310b"><!--s015310b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>generally accepted, used, or practised at the moment </p><p><i></i></p><p>Only two senses of the word are still current</p> <p><i></i></p><p>current treatments</p> <p><span class="bodyb">currently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><a name="sb000000117"><!--sb000000117--></a><p><span class="bodyb">currentness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">curraunt</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">curant</span>,present part. of <span class="bodyi">courre</span> to run, from Latin <span class="bodyi"><span class="bodyi">currere</span></span>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">current</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">currant</span>? <span class="bodyi">Current</span> with an <span class="bodyi">e</span> has a wide range of meanings: <span class="bodyi">current affairs</span>; <span class="bodyi">the current month</span>; also <span class="bodyi">electric current</span>; <span class="bodyi">strong currents make swimming dangerous</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/current2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">current 2</span></span></a>). <span class="bodyi">Currant</span> with an <span class="bodyi">a</span> is a fresh or dried berry: <span class="bodyi">redcurrants</span>; <span class="bodyi">currants</span> <span class="bodyi">and</span> <span class="bodyi">raisins</span>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">capriccioso</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəprichiʹohzoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008852a"><!--s008852a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a piece of music: to be performed in a free and lively manner [Italian <span class="bodyi">capriccioso</span> from <span class="bodyi">capriccio</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/caprice/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">caprice</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chigoe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchigoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010322a"><!--s010322a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010627b"><!--s010627b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a tropical flea, the female of which burrows under the skin: <span class="bodyi">Tunga penetrans</span>.</p></div><a name="s010628b"><!--s010628b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/harvest_mite/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">harvest mite</span></span></a> [of Cariban origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">descent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹsent/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016203a"><!--s016203a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016839b"><!--s016839b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or process of descending.</p></div><a name="s016840b"><!--s016840b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a downward inclination; a slope.</p></div><a name="s016841b"><!--s016841b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s004237c"><!--s004237c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a downward inclination; a slope.</p></div><a name="s004238c"><!--s004238c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a descending way, e.g. a staircase.</p></div></div><a name="s016842b"><!--s016842b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a downward step, e.g. in status or value.</p></div><a name="s016843b"><!--s016843b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s004239c"><!--s004239c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + from) derivation from an ancestor; birth or lineage </p><p><i></i></p><p>of French descent</p>.</div><a name="s004240c"><!--s004240c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + from) a transmission from a usu earlier source; a derivation.</p></div></div><a name="s016844b"><!--s016844b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + on) a sudden hostile raid or attack.</p></div><a name="s016845b"><!--s016845b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>the transmission of an estate by inheritance [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">descente</span>, from <span class="bodyi">descendre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/descend/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">descend</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Brig.-Gen.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007380a"><!--s007380a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>brigadier general.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blank verse</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005911a"><!--s005911a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>unrhymed verse, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in iambic pentameters.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aardvark</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahdvahk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000034a"><!--s000034a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large burrowing nocturnal African mammal with that has that has a long extendable tongue, large ears, and a heavy tail and that feeds on ants and termites: <span class="bodyi">Orycteropus afer</span> [obsolete Afrikaans <span class="bodyi">aardvark</span>, from <span class="bodyi">aard</span> earth + <span class="bodyi">vark</span> pig].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alphorn</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹalphawn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001502a"><!--s001502a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/alpenhorn/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">alpenhorn</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colonise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoləniez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011795a"><!--s011795a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/colonize_or_colonise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">colonize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arse<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">Brit, coarse slang</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002973a"><!--s002973a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002928b"><!--s002928b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the buttocks.</p></div><a name="s002929b"><!--s002929b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the anus ✱ <span class="bodyb">move one's arse</span> to move away or leave promptly ✱ <span class="bodyb">not know one's arse from one's elbow</span> to be ignorant or incompetent [Old English <span class="bodyi">ærs, ears</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Corn Laws</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013264a"><!--s013264a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a series of laws in force in Britain before 1846 restricting the importing of foreign grain.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caprice</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹprees/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008853a"><!--s008853a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009228b"><!--s009228b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sudden and seemingly unmotivated change of mind.</p></div><a name="s009229b"><!--s009229b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002217c"><!--s002217c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a sudden and seemingly unmotivated change of mind.</p></div><a name="s002218c"><!--s002218c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a disposition to change one's mind impulsively.</p></div></div><a name="s009230b"><!--s009230b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a sudden and unpredictable change or series of changes </p><p><i></i></p><p>the caprices of the weather</p>.</div><a name="s009231b"><!--s009231b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/capriccio/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">capriccio</span></span></a> [French <span class="bodyi">caprice</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">capriccio</span>, literally ‘head with hair standing on end’, later ‘a sudden start’, from <span class="bodyi">capo</span> head (from Latin <span class="bodyi">caput</span>) + <span class="bodyi">riccio</span> hedgehog, from Latin <span class="bodyi">ericius</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barbule</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbahbyoohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004441a"><!--s004441a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of the small outgrowths that fringe the barbs of a feather [Latin <span class="bodyi">barbula</span> little beard].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">current<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014733a"><!--s014733a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015311b"><!--s015311b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003822c"><!--s003822c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the part of a body of water, air, etc gas or liquid that moves continuously in a certain direction.</p></div><a name="s003823c"><!--s003823c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the swiftest part of a stream.</p></div><a name="s003824c"><!--s003824c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a movement of lake, sea, or ocean water.</p></div></div><a name="s015312b"><!--s015312b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003825c"><!--s003825c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a flow of electricity resulting from the movement in a certain direction of electrically charged particles.</p></div><a name="s003826c"><!--s003826c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a quantity, usu measured in amperes, representing the rate of such flow.</p></div></div><a name="s015313b"><!--s015313b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a tendency to follow a certain or specified course </p><p><i></i></p><p>an increasing current of radicalism</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Chihuahua</span><small><span class="eSynop">/chiʹwahwə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010323a"><!--s010323a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a breed of very small dog of a very small breed of Mexican origin with a round head and large ears [Mexican Spanish, named after <span class="bodyi">Chihuahua</span>, state and city in Mexico].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bright</span><small><span class="eSynop">/briet/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007381a"><!--s007381a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007664b"><!--s007664b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001883c"><!--s001883c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>radiating or reflecting light; shining.</p></div><a name="s001884c"><!--s001884c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>radiant with happiness, animation, or good fortune </p><p><i></i></p><p>bright faces</p>.</div></div><a name="s007665b"><!--s007665b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a colour: of high saturation or brilliance.</p></div><a name="s007666b"><!--s007666b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s001885c"><!--s001885c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>quick to learn or understand; intelligent.</p></div><a name="s001886c"><!--s001886c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>lively and charming </p><p><i></i></p><p>Be bright and jovial among your guests</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div><a name="s001887c"><!--s001887c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>successful, or promising success or good fortune </p><p><i></i></p><p>a bright future ahead of them</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">bright and early</span> very early in the morning ✱ <span class="bodyb">bright spark</span> an intelligent person</p><p><span class="bodyb">bright</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">brightly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">brightness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">beorht</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">describe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹskrieb/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016204a"><!--s016204a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016846b"><!--s016846b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to give an account of (something) in words.</p></div><a name="s016847b"><!--s016847b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to trace the outline of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The footsteps described a perfect circle on the ground</p> <p><span class="bodyb">describable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">describer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">describere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">scribere</span> to write].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blanquette</span><small><span class="eSynop">/blongʹket/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005912a"><!--s005912a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a stew of white meat, e.g. veal, in a white sauce [French <span class="bodyi">blanquette</span>, from <span class="bodyi">blanc</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blanket1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blanket 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alpine<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹalpien/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001503a"><!--s001503a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various plants that grow naturally in mountainous or northern parts of the northern hemisphere.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aardwolf</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahdwoolf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> aardwolves /ʹahdwoolvz/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000035a"><!--s000035a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a striped African mammal that resembles the hyenas and eats chiefly carrion and insects: <span class="bodyi">Proteles cristatus</span> [Afrikaans <span class="bodyi">aardwolf</span>, from <span class="bodyi">aard</span> earth + <span class="bodyi">wolf</span> wolf].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corn marigold</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013265a"><!--s013265a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a European plant of the daisy family that has golden-yellow flowers and is a weed of cornfields: <span class="bodyi">Chrysanthemum segetum</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brighten</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrietn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans and trans</span></i> (brightened, brightening)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007382a"><!--s007382a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to become, or make (something or somebody), bright or brighter</p><p><span class="bodyb">brightener</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">beorhtnian</span>, from <span class="bodyi">beorht</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bright/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bright</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barcarole <span class="bodyi">or</span> barcarolle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bahkəʹrohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004442a"><!--s004442a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Venetian boat song with a moderate beat in duple or quadruple compound time suggesting a rowing rhythm, or a piece of music in this style [French <span class="bodyi">barcarolle</span> via Italian from late Latin <span class="bodyi">barca</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/barque/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">barque</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chilblain</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchilblayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010324a"><!--s010324a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an inflammatory sore, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on the feet or hands, caused by exposure to cold</p><p><span class="bodyb">chilblained</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chill3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chill 3</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blain/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blain</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colonist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkolənist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011796a"><!--s011796a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012072b"><!--s012072b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member or inhabitant of a colony.</p></div><a name="s012073b"><!--s012073b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody who colonizes or settles in a new country.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arse<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">Brit, coarse slang</span> ✱ <span class="bodyb">arse about/around</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002974a"><!--s002974a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to fool around or waste time ✱ <span class="bodyb">can't be arsed</span> cannot be bothered; to have no interest in doing something.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">capricious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹprishəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008854a"><!--s008854a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>governed or characterized by caprice; apt to change suddenly or unpredictably</p><p><span class="bodyb">capriciously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">capriciousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blare<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bleə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005913a"><!--s005913a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005985b"><!--s005985b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to emit loud and harsh sound <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s005986b"><!--s005986b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to sound (a horn, etc) loudly and usu harshly.</p></div><a name="s005987b"><!--s005987b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to proclaim (something) loudly or sensationally </p><p><i></i></p><p>Headlines blared his defeat</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bleren</span>; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">blætan</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bleat1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bleat 1</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">current account</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014734a"><!--s014734a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a bank account against which cheques may be drawn and on which interest is usu not payable: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/deposit_account/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">deposit account</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">description</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹskripsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016205a"><!--s016205a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016848b"><!--s016848b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an account intended to convey a mental image of something experienced.</p></div><a name="s016849b"><!--s016849b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a kind or sort </p><p><i></i></p><p>people of every description</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">descripcioun</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">description-, descriptio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">describere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/describe/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">describe</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alpine<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001504a"><!--s001504a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001515b"><!--s001515b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Alpine</span>) of or relating to the Alps </p><p><i></i></p><p>the Alpine scenery</p>.</div><a name="s001516b"><!--s001516b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000390c"><!--s000390c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>of or relating to any high mountains.</p></div><a name="s000391c"><!--s000391c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>growing in high mountain areas above the tree line.</p></div></div><a name="s001517b"><!--s001517b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Alpine</span>) said of competitive ski events: featuring slalom and downhill racing: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/nordic1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Nordic 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Aaron's beard</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeərənz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000036a"><!--s000036a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various plants having flower parts or other structures resembling hair, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the rose of Sharon or Saint John's wort [from the reference to the beard of Aaron, brother of Moses, in Psalms 133:2].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bright lights</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007383a"><!--s007383a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the bright lights</span>) an urban area offering a variety of entertainments, or the false gaiety and allure of such an area.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cornmeal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013266a"><!--s013266a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>meal made from maize.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BArch</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004443a"><!--s004443a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Bachelor of Architecture.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">child</span><small><span class="eSynop">/chield/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> children /ʹchildrən/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010325a"><!--s010325a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010629b"><!--s010629b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a young person, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> between infancy and youth.</p></div><a name="s010630b"><!--s010630b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an unborn or recently born person.</p></div><a name="s010631b"><!--s010631b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a son or daughter.</p></div><a name="s010632b"><!--s010632b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s002625c"><!--s002625c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a son or daughter.</p></div><a name="s002626c"><!--s002626c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or literary</span>(+ of) a descendant </p><p><i></i></p><p>the Children of David</p>.</div></div><a name="s010633b"><!--s010633b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a childlike or childish person.</p></div><a name="s010634b"><!--s010634b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(+ of) a person who is strongly influenced by another or by a place or state of affairs </p><p><i></i></p><p>a child of the depression years</p>.</div><a name="s010635b"><!--s010635b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>(+ of) a product or result </p><p><i></i></p><p>… dreams; which are the children of an idle brain</p><p> Shakespeare ✱ <span class="bodyb">with child</span>.</p></div><a name="s010636b"><!--s010636b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>said of a woman: <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pregnant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pregnant</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">childless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">childlessness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">cild</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Capricorn</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaprikawn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008855a"><!--s008855a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009232b"><!--s009232b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">Capricornus</span>) in astronomy, a constellation (the Goat) depicted as a creature resembling a goat with the tail of a fish.</p></div><a name="s009233b"><!--s009233b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in astrology, the tenth sign of the zodiac or a person born under this sign.</p></div><a name="s009234b"><!--s009234b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002219c"><!--s002219c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in astrology, the tenth sign of the zodiac.</p></div><a name="s002220c"><!--s002220c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a person born under this sign <span class="bodyb">Capricornian</span> /-ʹkawni·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">Capricorne</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">Capricornus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">caper</span> goat + <span class="bodyi">cornu</span> horn].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">current assets</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014735a"><!--s014735a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>cash itself, or assets that will convert to cash in the current year: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fixed_assets/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fixed assets</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arsehole</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">Brit, coarse slang</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002975a"><!--s002975a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002930b"><!--s002930b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the anus.</p></div><a name="s002931b"><!--s002931b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a foolish or stupid person.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">descriptive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹskriptiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016206a"><!--s016206a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016850b"><!--s016850b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>serving to describe, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> vividly </p><p><i></i></p><p>a descriptive account</p>.</div><a name="s016851b"><!--s016851b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>characterized by description </p><p><i></i></p><p>the descriptive basis of science</p>.</div><a name="s016852b"><!--s016852b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s004241c"><!--s004241c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in grammar, said of a modifier: expressing the quality, kind, or condition of what is denoted by the modified term; not limiting or demonstrative.</p></div><a name="s004242c"><!--s004242c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in grammar, said of a clause or phrase: non-restrictive.</p></div></div><a name="s016853b"><!--s016853b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in linguistics, serving to describe the structure of a language at a particular time without making value judgments and usu excluding historical and comparative data</p><p><span class="bodyb">descriptively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">descriptiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blare<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005914a"><!--s005914a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a loud harsh sound.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colonize <span class="bodyi">or</span> colonise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoləniez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011797a"><!--s011797a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012074b"><!--s012074b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to establish a colony in (a place) or extend colonial control over (an indigenous people) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Those people who were once colonized by the [English] language are now rapidly remaking it, domesticating it, becoming more and more relaxed about the way they use it</p><p> Salman Rushdie.</p></div><a name="s012075b"><!--s012075b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of plants and animals: to begin to live and breed in (a new area or environment).</p></div><a name="s012076b"><!--s012076b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">often humorous</span> to take over and occupy (e.g. a room, building, or area) <span class="bodyb">colonization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">colonizer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alpinism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹalpiniz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001505a"><!--s001505a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Alpinism</span>) the climbing of high mountains, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the Alps</p><p><span class="bodyb">alpinist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Aaron's rod</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000037a"><!--s000037a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plant of the foxglove family with long tall stems and spikes of yellow flowers: <span class="bodyi">Verbascum thapsus</span> [from the rod belonging to Aaron which miraculously blossomed (Numbers 17:1–8)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">child abuse</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010326a"><!--s010326a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the sexual or violent mistreatment of children by those who have responsibility for their welfare.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bright's disease</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbriets/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007384a"><!--s007384a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a kidney disease marked by albumin in the urine [named after Richard <span class="bodyi">Bright</span> d.1858, English physician who first described it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curricle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkurikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014736a"><!--s014736a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a light, open carriage drawn by two horses harnessed side by side </p><p><i></i></p><p>She found herself with Henry in the curricle, as happy a being as ever existed</p><p> Jane Austen [Latin <span class="bodyi">curriculum</span> racing chariot].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bar chart</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004444a"><!--s004444a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bar_graph/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bar graph</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corn oil</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013267a"><!--s013267a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>oil obtained from maize, used in cooking.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">descry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹskrie/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (descries, descried, descrying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016207a"><!--s016207a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to notice or see (something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> at a distance [Middle English <span class="bodyi">descrien</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">descrier</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/decry/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">decry</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caprine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaprien/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008856a"><!--s008856a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or resembling a goat [Latin <span class="bodyi">caprinus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">capr-, caper</span> goat].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colonnade</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koləʹnayd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011798a"><!--s011798a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a row of columns placed at regular intervals, usu supporting an entablature and often a roof</p><p><span class="bodyb">colonnaded</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">colonnade</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">colonnato</span>, from <span class="bodyi">colonna</span> column, from Latin <span class="bodyi">columna</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/column/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">column</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arsenal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahsənl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002976a"><!--s002976a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002932b"><!--s002932b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a store of weapons and ammunition.</p></div><a name="s002933b"><!--s002933b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000606c"><!--s000606c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a store of weapons and ammunition.</p></div><a name="s000607c"><!--s000607c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an establishment for the manufacture or storage of arms and military equipment; an armoury.</p></div></div><a name="s002934b"><!--s002934b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a store or repertory </p><p><i></i></p><p>Once roused he could draw on a well-stocked arsenal of invective</p> [Italian <span class="bodyi">arsenale</span>, modification of Arabic <span class="bodyi">dāṛ sinā‘ah</span> house of manufacture].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blarney<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹblahni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005915a"><!--s005915a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005988b"><!--s005988b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>smooth wheedling talk; flattery.</p></div><a name="s005989b"><!--s005989b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>nonsense [named after the <span class="bodyi">Blarney Stone</span>, a stone in Blarney Castle, near Cork, Eire, held to give skill in talking to those who kiss it].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">already</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awlʹredi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001506a"><!--s001506a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001518b"><!--s001518b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>before now or before a particular time </p><p><i></i></p><p>He had already left</p> <p><i></i></p><p>There are already four candidates for the post</p>.</div><a name="s001519b"><!--s001519b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>previously </p><p><i></i></p><p>I had seen the film already</p>.</div><a name="s001520b"><!--s001520b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>before the expected time </p><p><i></i></p><p>Surely you're not leaving already?</p>.</div><a name="s001521b"><!--s001521b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> used as an intensifier or to express irritation, impatience, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>Enough already!</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">al redy</span> from <span class="bodyi">al redy</span> (adj) wholly ready, from <span class="bodyi">al</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/all1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">all 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">redy</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ready1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ready 1</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">AB</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000038a"><!--s000038a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000032b"><!--s000032b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>able seaman.</p></div><a name="s000033b"><!--s000033b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Alberta (Canadian postal abbreviation).</p></div><a name="s000034b"><!--s000034b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> Bachelor of Arts.</p></div><a name="s000035b"><!--s000035b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a blood type of the ABO system, containing the A and B antigens [(sense 3) from Latin <span class="bodyi">artium baccalaureus</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brightwork</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrietwuhk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007385a"><!--s007385a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>polished or plated metalwork, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the exposed and often decorative metal parts of ships and motor vehicles.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">childbearing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010327a"><!--s010327a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act or process of giving birth to children.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bar code</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004445a"><!--s004445a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a code printed on the label of a product for sale, e.g. a food item or book, consisting of parallel lines of varying thickness that indicate price, make, etc and can be read by an electronic scanner to automatically register a price on a cash register or for automatic stock control.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curricula</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹrikyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014737a"><!--s014737a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/curriculum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">curriculum</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corn pone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/pohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013268a"><!--s013268a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a bread made with maize and baked or fried [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/corn1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">corn 1</span></span></a> + obsolete <span class="bodyi">pone</span> bread, of Algonquian origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">capriole<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkapriohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008857a"><!--s008857a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a vertical leap made by a trained horse with a backward kick of the hind legs at the height of the leap [early French <span class="bodyi">capriole</span> from Old Italian <span class="bodyi">capriola</span>, from <span class="bodyi">capriolo</span> roebuck, from Latin <span class="bodyi">capreolus</span> goat, roebuck, from <span class="bodyi">capr-, caper</span> he-goat].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arsenic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahsənik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002977a"><!--s002977a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002935b"><!--s002935b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a steel-grey metalloid chemical element that forms many poisonous compounds: symbol As, atomic number 33.</p></div><a name="s002936b"><!--s002936b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an extremely poisonous trioxide of arsenic, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as an insecticide <span class="bodyb">arsenic</span> /ahʹsenik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">arsenical</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">arsenide</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via Old French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">arsenikon, arrhenikon</span> yellow orpiment, from Syriac <span class="bodyi">zarnīg</span>, of Iranian origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alright</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awlʹriet/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv, adj, and interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001507a"><!--s001507a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="sb00000035"><!--sb00000035--></a><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/all_right1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">all right 1</span></span></a></p><div class="sidebar"><p>The spelling <span class="bodyi">alright</span>, although fairly common, is still considered by many users of English, especially traditionalists, to be an incorrect spelling of <span class="bodyi">all right</span>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">desecrate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdesikrayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016208a"><!--s016208a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016854b"><!--s016854b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to violate the sanctity of (something sacred).</p></div><a name="s016855b"><!--s016855b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to treat (a sacred place) irreverently or contemptuously <span class="bodyb">desecration</span> /-ʹkraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">desecrator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-secrate</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/consecrate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">consecrate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colonoscope</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹlonəskohp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011799a"><!--s011799a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a long medical instrument with which the colon can be examined and operated upon <span class="bodyb">colonoscopy</span> /-ʹnoskəpi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blarney<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (blarneys, blarneyed, blarneying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005916a"><!--s005916a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s005990b"><!--s005990b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to flatter (somebody) or try to wheedle something from them <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s005991b"><!--s005991b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to speak flatteringly or coaxingly.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ab-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000039a"><!--s000039a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000036b"><!--s000036b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>from, away, or off </p><p><i></i></p><p>aberrant</p>.</div><a name="s000037b"><!--s000037b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>forming words, with the meaning: from; away; off </p><p><i></i></p><p>abaxial</p> <p><i></i></p><p>abduct</p> [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">ab-</span>, <span class="bodyi">abs-</span>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">childbed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010328a"><!--s010328a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/childbirth/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">childbirth</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curricula vitae</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹveetie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014738a"><!--s014738a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/curriculum_vitae/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">curriculum vitae</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brill<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bril/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> brill)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007386a"><!--s007386a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a European flatfish related to the turbot: <span class="bodyi">Scophthalmus rhombus</span> [perhaps from Cornish <span class="bodyi">brẏthel</span> mackerel].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Alsatian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/alʹsaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001508a"><!--s001508a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001522b"><!--s001522b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a large dog of a wolflike breed originating in Germany, having with a dense brownish or blackish coat and often used as a guard dog or as a guide dog for blind people. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/german_shepherd/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">German shepherd</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s001523b"><!--s001523b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person from Alsace in eastern France</p><p><span class="bodyb">Alsatian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p>medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">Alsatia</span> Alsace, region of France (formerly of Germany). The German shepherd was first called Alsatian during World War I to avoid the association with Germany; it did not originate in Alsace</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colony</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoləni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> colonies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011800a"><!--s011800a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012077b"><!--s012077b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003135c"><!--s003135c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a body of settlers living in a new territory, often already occupied by an indigenous people, that is subject to control by the settlers’ parent state.</p></div><a name="s003136c"><!--s003136c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the territory settled or controlled in this way.</p></div></div><a name="s012078b"><!--s012078b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003137c"><!--s003137c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a group of individuals with common interests or origins living close together </p><p><i></i></p><p>an artists’ colony</p>.</div><a name="s003138c"><!--s003138c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the area occupied by such a group.</p></div></div><a name="s012079b"><!--s012079b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a group of people segregated from the general public </p><p><i></i></p><p>a leper colony</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a penal colony</p>.</div><a name="s012080b"><!--s012080b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a distinguishable localized population within a species </p><p><i></i></p><p>a colony of termites</p>.</div><a name="s012081b"><!--s012081b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s003139c"><!--s003139c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a mass of micro-organisms, usu growing in or on a solid medium.</p></div><a name="s003140c"><!--s003140c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>all the units of a compound animal, e.g. a coral.</p></div></div><a name="s012082b"><!--s012082b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s003141c"><!--s003141c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the colonies</span>) all Britain's former territorial possessions overseas collectively.</p></div><a name="s003142c"><!--s003142c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the colonies</span>) the thirteen established areas of British settlement in North America that became the original United States after independence [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">colonia</span> settlement, farm, from <span class="bodyi">colere</span> to cultivate].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blasé</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹblahzay/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005917a"><!--s005917a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>indifferent to pleasure or excitement as a result of real or pretended over-familiarity [French <span class="bodyi">blasé</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">blaser</span> to exhaust by indulgence].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arsenic acid</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002978a"><!--s002978a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a poisonous white soluble crystalline solid that is weakly acidic and is used in the production of insecticides: formula H<sub>3</sub>AsO<sub>4</sub></p><p><span class="bodyb">arsenate</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cornrows</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawnrohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013269a"><!--s013269a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hairstyle formed by tightly plaiting the hair in parallel rows.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">capriole<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008858a"><!--s008858a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a horse: to perform a capriole.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aba</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹbah, ahʹbah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000041a"><!--s000041a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a loose sleeveless outer garment worn by Arabs [Arabic ‘<span class="bodyi">abā</span>‘].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bard<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bahd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004446a"><!--s004446a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004478b"><!--s004478b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or literary</span> somebody, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a Celtic poet-singer, who composed, sang, or recited verses about heroes and their deeds.</p></div><a name="s004479b"><!--s004479b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any poet, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one recognized or honoured at an eisteddfod.</p></div><a name="s004480b"><!--s004480b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Bard</span>) an epithet for Shakespeare <span class="bodyb">bardic</span> /ʹbahdik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English from Scottish Gaelic and early Irish <span class="bodyi">bard</span> and Welsh <span class="bodyi">bardd</span> poet].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">desegregate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹsegrigayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016209a"><!--s016209a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to eliminate racial segregation in (e.g. a school) <span class="bodyb">desegregation</span> /-ʹgaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">child benefit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010329a"><!--s010329a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a state allowance paid weekly or monthly to a parent for each child in the family.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brill<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007387a"><!--s007387a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> excellent [short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brilliant1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brilliant 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">capri pants</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹpree / <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008859a"><!--s008859a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>tight-fitting trousers that taper down to the ankle, worn by women [named after the Italian island of <span class="bodyi">Capri</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deselect</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deesiʹlekt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016210a"><!--s016210a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016856b"><!--s016856b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to drop (somebody) from a team or group.</p></div><a name="s016857b"><!--s016857b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a constituency political party in Britain: to refuse to readopt (somebody) as a parliamentary candidate</p><p><span class="bodyb">deselection</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curriculum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹrikyooləm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> curricula /-lə/ curriculums)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014739a"><!--s014739a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the courses offered by an educational institution or followed by an individual or group</p><p><span class="bodyb">curricular</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">curriculum</span> running, course, from <span class="bodyi">currere</span> to run].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bard<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> barde</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004447a"><!--s004447a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a strip of pork fat, bacon, etc for covering lean meat before roasting: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lardon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lardon</span></span></a> [early French <span class="bodyi">barde</span> armour or ornamental covering for a horse, via Old Spanish from Arabic <span class="bodyi">barda'ah</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blaspheme</span><small><span class="eSynop">/blasʹfeem/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005918a"><!--s005918a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to speak of, address, or use the name of (God or something sacred) with impiety or in profanity</p><p><span class="bodyb">blasphemer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">blasfemen</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">blasphemare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blame1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blame 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alsike</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹalsik, ʹalsiek/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001509a"><!--s001509a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a European perennial clover used as animal feed: <span class="bodyi">Trifolium hybridum</span> [named after <span class="bodyi">Alsike</span>, town in Sweden where Linnaeus noted the plant growing].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ABA</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000040a"><!--s000040a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000038b"><!--s000038b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Amateur Boxing Association.</p></div><a name="s000039b"><!--s000039b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>American Bar Association.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arsenopyrite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌahsənohʹpie·əriet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002979a"><!--s002979a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a metallic mineral that consists of a sulphide of iron and arsenic, and is a principal ore of arsenic.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colophon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoləfon/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011801a"><!--s011801a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012083b"><!--s012083b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a statement at the end of a book or manuscript, giving facts about its production.</p></div><a name="s012084b"><!--s012084b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an identifying symbol used by a printer or publisher [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">kolophōn</span> summit, finishing touch].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corn salad</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013270a"><!--s013270a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lamb_s_lettuce/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lamb's lettuce</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bard<sup>3</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> barde</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004448a"><!--s004448a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to cover (meat to be roasted) with bards strips of pork fat or bacon to add flavour and seal in moisture.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">childbirth</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010330a"><!--s010330a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the action or process of giving birth to a child or children.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caps.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008860a"><!--s008860a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009235b"><!--s009235b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>capital letters.</p></div><a name="s009236b"><!--s009236b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>capsule.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">desensitize <span class="bodyi">or</span> desensitise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹsensətiez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016211a"><!--s016211a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016858b"><!--s016858b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (somebody) less sensitive or responsive to feelings or situations, e.g. to the suffering of others.</p></div><a name="s016859b"><!--s016859b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (somebody previously sensitive) insensitive or nonreactive to a sensitizing agent.</p></div><a name="s016860b"><!--s016860b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s004243c"><!--s004243c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to make (somebody) less sensitive or responsive to feelings or situations, e.g. to the suffering of others.</p></div><a name="s004244c"><!--s004244c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to make (somebody previously sensitive) insensitive or nonreactive to a sensitizing agent.</p></div></div><a name="s016861b"><!--s016861b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to make (a photographic material) less sensitive or completely insensitive to radiation <span class="bodyb">desensitization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">desensitizer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curriculum vitae</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹveetie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> curricula vitae)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014740a"><!--s014740a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a summary of somebody's career and qualifications, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as relevant to a job application [Latin <span class="bodyi">curriculum vitae</span> course of (one's) life].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blasphemy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹblasfəmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> blasphemies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005919a"><!--s005919a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005992b"><!--s005992b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>contempt or lack of reverence for God or something sacred, or an action or speech that shows this.</p></div><a name="s005993b"><!--s005993b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something considered disrespectful to God or sacred things </p><p><i></i></p><p>All great truths begin as blasphemies</p> — George Bernard Shaw<p><span class="bodyb">blasphemous</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">blasphemously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">blasphemousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abaca</span><small><span class="eSynop">/abəʹkah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000042a"><!--s000042a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000040b"><!--s000040b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a banana plant native to the Philippines that is the source of Manila hemp: <span class="bodyi">Musa textilis</span>.</p></div><a name="s000041b"><!--s000041b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/manila_or_manilla/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Manila</span></span></a> (1) [Spanish <span class="bodyi">abacá</span> from Tagalog <span class="bodyi">abaká</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arses</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahseez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002980a"><!--s002980a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/arsis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">arsis</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brilliant<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrilyənt, ʹbrili·ənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007388a"><!--s007388a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007667b"><!--s007667b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>very bright, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> sparkling or glittering with light.</p></div><a name="s007668b"><!--s007668b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001888c"><!--s001888c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>having great intellectual ability </p><p><i></i></p><p>a brilliant scholar</p>.</div><a name="s001889c"><!--s001889c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>strikingly impressive or distinctive </p><p><i></i></p><p>a brilliant example</p>.</div></div><a name="s007669b"><!--s007669b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> of high quality; good </p><p><i></i></p><p>The food was brilliant</p> <p><span class="bodyb">brilliance</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">brilliancy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">brilliantly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">brillant</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">briller</span> to shine, via Italian from Latin <span class="bodyi">beryllus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/beryl/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">beryl</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corn silk</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013271a"><!--s013271a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the silky tuft at the top of an ear of maize.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colophony</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koʹlofəni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011802a"><!--s011802a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/rosin1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">rosin 1</span></span></a> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">colophonie</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">colophonia resina</span> resin from <span class="bodyi">Colophon</span>, an Ionian city].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">also</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawlsoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001510a"><!--s001510a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>as well; additionally; besides </p><p><i></i></p><p>You should also take a torch</p> [Old English <span class="bodyi">eallswā</span>, from <span class="bodyi">eall</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/all1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">all 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">swā</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/so1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">so 1</span></span></a>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bardolatry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bahʹdolətri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004449a"><!--s004449a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>extreme or excessive admiration of Shakespeare</p><p><span class="bodyb">bardolater</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [the <span class="bodyi">Bard (of Avon</span>), epithet of William Shakespeare d.1616, English poet and dramatist + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/idolatry/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">idolatry</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Capsian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkapsi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008861a"><!--s008861a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of a Palaeolithic culture of N Africa and S Europe [French <span class="bodyi">capsien</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">Capsa</span> Gafsa, oasis in Tunisia where traces of this culture were found].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">childcare</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010331a"><!--s010331a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the care and supervision of children.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arsine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahseen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002981a"><!--s002981a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a colourless flammable extremely poisonous gas with a smell like garlic, produced by the reaction of certain arsenic compounds with acids, used in warfare as a poison gas and in electronics to dope transistors: formula AsH<sub>3</sub> [from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/arsenic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">arsenic</span></span></a> , on the model of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amine</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abaci</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹabakie, -sie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000043a"><!--s000043a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/abacus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">abacus</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brilliant<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007389a"><!--s007389a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a gem, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a diamond, cut with numerous facets for maximum brilliance.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corn snake</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013272a"><!--s013272a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a long harmless snake found in N American cornfields: <span class="bodyi">Elaphe guttata</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">color</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkulə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb and noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011803a"><!--s011803a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/colour1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">colour 1</span></span></a> and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/colour2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">colour 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">currish</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkuhrish/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014741a"><!--s014741a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015314b"><!--s015314b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>bad-tempered; snappish.</p></div><a name="s015315b"><!--s015315b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>ignoble</p><p><span class="bodyb">currishly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [literally ‘like a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cur/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cur</span></span></a> ’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-blast</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005924a"><!--s005924a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting:</p><a name="s006012b"><!--s006012b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>formative cell; cell layer </p><p><i></i></p><p>erythroblast</p>.</div><a name="s006013b"><!--s006013b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>formative unit, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of living matter [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">blastos</span> bud, shoot].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">desert<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdezət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016212a"><!--s016212a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016862b"><!--s016862b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004245c"><!--s004245c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a barren region incapable of supporting much life.</p></div><a name="s004246c"><!--s004246c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an uninhabited place; a place of solitude; a wilderness </p><p><i></i></p><p>‘Sometimes I have been in the humour of wishing to retire to a desert.’ ‘Sir, you have desert enough in Scotland.’</p><p> Dr Johnson.</p></div></div><a name="s016863b"><!--s016863b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an area or place that is deprived of or devoid of something important </p><p><i></i></p><p>a cultural desert</p> <a name="sb000000133"><!--sb000000133--></a><p>[Middle English via Old French and late Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">desertum</span>, neuter past part. of <span class="bodyi">deserere</span> to desert, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">serere</span> to join together]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">desert</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">dessert</span>? <span class="bodyi">Dessert</span> is a noun meaning ‘the sweet course in a meal’. The stress in <span class="bodyi">dessert</span> is on the second syllable. A barren wilderness is a <span class="bodyi">desert</span> (a noun, with stress on the first syllable). The verb to <span class="bodyi">desert</span> (stress on the second syllable) means to ‘abandon (somebody or something)’ or to ‘absent oneself from military duty without leave’ (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/desert3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">desert<sup>3</sup></span></span></a>) (2b). To <span class="bodyi">get one's just deserts</span> (plural noun, with stress on the second syllable) is to ‘be treated as one deserves’ (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/desert2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">desert 2</span></span></a>).</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">also-ran</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001511a"><!--s001511a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001524b"><!--s001524b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an entrant that finishes outside the first three places in a race, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a horse.</p></div><a name="s001525b"><!--s001525b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person of no distinction or achievement.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">capsicum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkapsikəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008862a"><!--s008862a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009237b"><!--s009237b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a many-seeded fleshy fruit of a tropical plant of the nightshade family, used as a vegetable.</p></div><a name="s009238b"><!--s009238b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of a genus of tropical plants and shrubs of the nightshade family bearing fruit with many seeds and fleshy walls, e.g. the hot pepper and sweet pepper: genus <span class="bodyi">Capsicum</span>.</p></div><a name="s009239b"><!--s009239b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a fruit of this plant, which comes in a variety of colours and is used as a vegetable, for flavouring, etc; a pepper [from the Latin genus name, perhaps from Latin <span class="bodyi">capsa</span> case, chest, from <span class="bodyi">capere</span> to take].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bare<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/beə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004450a"><!--s004450a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004481b"><!--s004481b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>lacking a natural, usual, or appropriate covering, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> clothing.</p></div><a name="s004482b"><!--s004482b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>open to view; exposed.</p></div><a name="s004483b"><!--s004483b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>unfurnished or empty.</p></div><a name="s004484b"><!--s004484b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s000907c"><!--s000907c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a cupboard, etc: unfurnished or empty.</p></div><a name="s000908c"><!--s000908c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + of) devoid or completely lacking in.</p></div></div><a name="s004485b"><!--s004485b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s000909c"><!--s000909c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>having nothing left over or added; mere </p><p><i></i></p><p>the bare necessities</p>.</div><a name="s000910c"><!--s000910c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>not disguised or embellished in any way </p><p><i></i></p><p>the bare facts</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">with one's bare hands</span> without tools or weapons<p><span class="bodyb">bareness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">bær</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arsis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> arses /ʹahseez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002982a"><!--s002982a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a stressed syllable in a metrical foot in Greek or Latin verse: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/thesis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">thesis</span></span></a> (4) [late Latin <span class="bodyi">arsis</span> raising of the voice, accented part of metrical foot, from Greek <span class="bodyi">arsis</span> act of lifting, from <span class="bodyi">aeirein, airein</span> to lift].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colorable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkul(ə)rəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011804a"><!--s011804a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/colourable/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">colourable</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alstroemeria</span><small><span class="eSynop">/alstrəʹmiəri·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001512a"><!--s001512a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plant of the daffodil family with tuberous roots, cultivated for its brightly coloured trumpet-shaped flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Alstroemeria</span> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">Alstroemeria</span>, genus name, named after Baron von <span class="bodyi">Alstroemer</span> d.1794, Swedish botanist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Childe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/chield/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010332a"><!--s010332a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a young man of noble birth [variant of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/child/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">child</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cornstarch</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013273a"><!--s013273a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cornflour/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cornflour</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blast<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/blahst/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005920a"><!--s005920a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005994b"><!--s005994b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001374c"><!--s001374c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an explosion or violent detonation.</p></div><a name="s001375c"><!--s001375c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a violent wave of increased atmospheric pressure produced by such an explosion or detonation.</p></div></div><a name="s005995b"><!--s005995b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a violent gust of wind.</p></div><a name="s005996b"><!--s005996b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span>an outburst of fierce criticism; a rebuke.</p></div><a name="s005997b"><!--s005997b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span>an enjoyable or exciting experience or event.</p></div><a name="s005998b"><!--s005998b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the sound produced by air blown through a wind instrument or whistle.</p></div><a name="s005999b"><!--s005999b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s001376c"><!--s001376c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a stream of air or gas forced through a hole.</p></div><a name="s001377c"><!--s001377c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the continuous draught forced through a blast furnace.</p></div></div><a name="s006000b"><!--s006000b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s001378c"><!--s001378c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a sudden pernicious influence or effect.</p></div><a name="s001379c"><!--s001379c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a plant disease that causes withering ✱ <span class="bodyb">full blast/at full blast</span> at top speed, full capacity, etc [Old English <span class="bodyi">blǣst</span>; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">blāwan</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blow1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blow 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brilliant cut</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007390a"><!--s007390a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cut for gems, consisting of two pyramids with numerous facets joined at the base.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curry<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkuri/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (curries, curried, currying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014742a"><!--s014742a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015316b"><!--s015316b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to groom dress the coat of (a horse) with a currycomb.</p></div><a name="s015317b"><!--s015317b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to dress (tanned leather) ✱ <span class="bodyb">curry favour</span> to seek to gain favour by flattery or attention; to ingratiate oneself</p><p><span class="bodyb">currier</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">currayen</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">correer</span> to prepare, curry, from (assumed) vulgar Latin <span class="bodyi">conredare</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + prehistoric Germanic word].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aback</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹbak/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000044a"><!--s000044a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a sail: in a position to catch the wind on what is normally the leeward side ✱ <span class="bodyb">taken aback</span> surprised or shocked [orig an 18th-cent. nautical term used to describe a ship that is prevented from moving forward by a headwind pressing the sails against the mast] [Middle English <span class="bodyi">abak</span> back, backwards, from Old English <span class="bodyi">on</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/on1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">on 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">bæc</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/back1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">back 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">desert<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹzuht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016213a"><!--s016213a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016864b"><!--s016864b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) deserved reward or punishment </p><p><i></i></p><p>She got her just deserts</p>.</div><a name="s016865b"><!--s016865b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the quality or fact of deserving reward or punishment [Middle English <span class="bodyi">deserte</span> from Old French, fem past part. of <span class="bodyi">deservir</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/deserve/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">deserve</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">capsid<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkapsid/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008863a"><!--s008863a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a large family of bugs that are mostly plant-feeding and cause damage to crops: family Miridae. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mirid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mirid</span></span></a> [derivative of Greek <span class="bodyi">kapsis</span> gulping, from <span class="bodyi">kaptein</span> to gulp down].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bare<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004451a"><!--s004451a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to reveal (something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> body parts normally covered up, or thoughts or feelings normally kept private) ✱ <span class="bodyb">bare one's teeth</span> to draw back the lips and show the teeth, e.g. in a snarl.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arson</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahsən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002983a"><!--s002983a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the criminal act of setting fire to property in order to cause destruction</p><p><span class="bodyb">arsonist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">ardēre</span> to burn].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">childhood</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010333a"><!--s010333a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the state or period of being a child.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alt.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001513a"><!--s001513a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001526b"><!--s001526b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>alternate.</p></div><a name="s001527b"><!--s001527b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>altitude.</p></div><a name="s001528b"><!--s001528b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>alto.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brilliantine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrilyənteen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007391a"><!--s007391a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> a scented oil for making men's hair glossy and smooth.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cornu</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawnyooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cornua /ʹkawnyoohə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013274a"><!--s013274a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a horn-shaped anatomical structure</p><p><span class="bodyb">cornual</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">cornu</span> horn].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blast<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005921a"><!--s005921a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006001b"><!--s006001b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to produce loud harsh sounds.</p></div><a name="s006002b"><!--s006002b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001380c"><!--s001380c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to use an explosive.</p></div><a name="s001381c"><!--s001381c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to shoot.</p></div></div><a name="s006003b"><!--s006003b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to shrivel or wither <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s006004b"><!--s006004b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s001382c"><!--s001382c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to shatter, remove, or open (something) with an explosive or in any similar way </p><p><i></i></p><p>They blasted a new course for the stream</p>.</div><a name="s001383c"><!--s001383c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to destroy (hopes, etc).</p></div></div><a name="s006005b"><!--s006005b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s001384c"><!--s001384c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to denounce vigorously </p><p><i></i></p><p>Judge blasts police methods</p>.</div><a name="s001385c"><!--s001385c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to curse or damn (somebody or something).</p></div></div><a name="s006006b"><!--s006006b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to hit (e.g. a ball) vigorously and effectively.</p></div><a name="s006007b"><!--s006007b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to cause (a plant) to shrivel or wither.</p></div><a name="s006008b"><!--s006008b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s001386c"><!--s001386c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to hit (e.g. a ball) vigorously and effectively.</p></div><a name="s001387c"><!--s001387c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to defeat (e.g. an opponent) decisively </p><p><i></i></p><p>They blasted the home team six-nil</p>.</div></div><a name="s006009b"><!--s006009b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to injure (something) by the action of wind or in any similar way.</p></div><a name="s006010b"><!--s006010b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>to cause (somebody or something) to blast off </p><p><i></i></p><p>Tomorrow they will blast themselves from the moon's surface</p>.</div><a name="s006011b"><!--s006011b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>to apply a forced draught to (something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">blaster</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">blasting</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">desert<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹzuht/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016214a"><!--s016214a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016866b"><!--s016866b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to leave (somebody or something), usu without intending to return.</p></div><a name="s016867b"><!--s016867b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to abandon or forsake (somebody).</p></div><a name="s016868b"><!--s016868b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s004247c"><!--s004247c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to abandon or forsake (somebody) <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in time of need.</p></div><a name="s004248c"><!--s004248c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to abandon (military service) without leave </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was shot for deserting his post</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s016869b"><!--s016869b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to quit one's post, military service, etc without leave or justification</p><p><span class="bodyb">deserter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">desertion</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">déserter</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">desertare</span>, from <span class="bodyi">desertus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">deserere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/desert1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">desert 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abacus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹabəkəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> abaci /-kie, -sie/ abacuses)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000045a"><!--s000045a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000042b"><!--s000042b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an instrument for performing calculations by sliding beads as counters along rods or in grooves.</p></div><a name="s000043b"><!--s000043b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in architecture, a slab that forms the uppermost part of the capital of a column</p><p>via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">abak-, abax</span> slab. The original abacus was a slab of wood strewn with dust on which to write or add up figures.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Colorado beetle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koləʹrahdoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011805a"><!--s011805a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a black-and-yellow striped beetle that feeds on the leaves of the potato plant: <span class="bodyi">Leptinotarsa decemlineata</span> [named after <span class="bodyi">Colorado</span>, state of USA].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curry<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> curries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014743a"><!--s014743a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a food or dish seasoned with a mixture of spices or curry powder [Tamil-Malayalam <span class="bodyi">karī</span> sauce].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">capsid<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008864a"><!--s008864a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the outer protein shell of a virus particle [Latin <span class="bodyi">capsa</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/capsicum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">capsicum</span></span></a>) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/id2/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-id 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bareback <span class="bodyi">or</span> barebacked</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004452a"><!--s004452a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>on the bare back of a horse without a saddle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">childish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010334a"><!--s010334a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010637b"><!--s010637b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or befitting a child or childhood.</p></div><a name="s010638b"><!--s010638b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>marked by or suggestive of immaturity </p><p><i></i></p><p>a childish tantrum</p> <p><span class="bodyb">childishly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">childishness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blast<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005922a"><!--s005922a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> used to express annoyance.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abaft<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹbahft/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000046a"><!--s000046a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>towards or at the stern of a ship [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 1</span></span></a> + archaic <span class="bodyi">baft</span> aft].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brim<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/brim/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007392a"><!--s007392a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007670b"><!--s007670b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the edge or rim of something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a container.</p></div><a name="s007671b"><!--s007671b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the projecting rim of a hat</p><p><span class="bodyb">brimless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">brimme</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cornucopia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kawnyooʹkohpi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013275a"><!--s013275a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013949b"><!--s013949b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a goat's horn overflowing with flowers, fruit, and corn, used to symbolize abundance.</p></div><a name="s013950b"><!--s013950b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an inexhaustible store; an abundance </p><p><i></i></p><p>The States always had that image of the cornucopia of goodies and pleasurable things, with no whiff of European austerity and rationing</p><p> Daily Telegraph.</p></div><a name="s013951b"><!--s013951b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a container shaped like a horn or cone</p><p><span class="bodyb">cornucopian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">cornucopia</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">cornu copiae</span> horn of plenty].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arsphenamine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahsʹfenəmeen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002984a"><!--s002984a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a synthetic arsenic compound formerly used in the treatment of syphilis [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/arsenic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">arsenic</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/phen_or_pheno/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">phen-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amine</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">desert boot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdezət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016215a"><!--s016215a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an ankle-high laced suede boot with a rubber sole.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Alta.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001514a"><!--s001514a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Alberta.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">capsize</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kapʹsiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008865a"><!--s008865a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009240b"><!--s009240b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cause (a boat) to overturn <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s009241b"><!--s009241b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a boat: to overturn [origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coloration</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">Brit</span> also <span class="bodyb">colouration</span>) /kuləʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011806a"><!--s011806a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012085b"><!--s012085b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>colouring or complexion </p><p><i></i></p><p>the dark coloration of his skin</p>.</div><a name="s012086b"><!--s012086b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>use or choice of colours, e.g. by an artist.</p></div><a name="s012087b"><!--s012087b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an arrangement or range of colours </p><p><i></i></p><p>the brilliant coloration of a butterfly's wing</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curry<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (curries, curried, currying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014744a"><!--s014744a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to flavour or cook (food) with curry powder or sauce.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bareback sex <span class="bodyi">or</span> barebacking</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004453a"><!--s004453a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">slang</span> sexual intercourse without the use of a condom, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when one of the participants is HIV-positive and there is therefore a high risk of the virus being transmitted to their sexual partner.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">childlike</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010335a"><!--s010335a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>marked by the innocence and trust associated with children </p><p><i></i></p><p>a childlike devotion</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">desertification</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diˌzuhtifiʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016216a"><!--s016216a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the reduction of fertile land to barren land or desert, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a result of overuse and poor irrigation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blasted</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹblahstid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005925a"><!--s005925a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006014b"><!--s006014b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> infuriating or detestable </p><p><i></i></p><p>Confound this blasted weather</p>.</div><a name="s006015b"><!--s006015b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001388c"><!--s001388c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>withered.</p></div><a name="s001389c"><!--s001389c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>damaged by an explosive, lightning, or the wind, or in a similar way or to a similar extent.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brim<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (brimmed, brimming)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007393a"><!--s007393a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to be full to the brim.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coloratura</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkolərəʹtyooərə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011807a"><!--s011807a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012088b"><!--s012088b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>elaborate embellishment in vocal music.</p></div><a name="s012089b"><!--s012089b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a singer who uses such embellishment [Italian <span class="bodyi">coloratura</span> literally ‘colouring’ ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">colorare</span> to colour, from <span class="bodyi">color</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/colour1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">colour 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corny</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawni/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (cornier, corniest) <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013276a"><!--s013276a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013952b"><!--s013952b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>tiresomely simple and sentimental; trite.</p></div><a name="s013953b"><!--s013953b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>unoriginal and overused; hackneyed</p><p><span class="bodyb">cornily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">corniness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/corn1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">corn 1</span></span></a>, orig in the sense ‘appealing to country folk’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">art.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002987a"><!--s002987a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002942b"><!--s002942b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>article.</p></div><a name="s002943b"><!--s002943b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>artificial.</p></div><a name="s002944b"><!--s002944b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>artillery.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abaft<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000047a"><!--s000047a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in a ship, nearer the stern than (a given position) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The wind was abaft the beam</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">capstan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkapstən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008866a"><!--s008866a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009242b"><!--s009242b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a mechanical device consisting of an upright drum round which a rope, cable, etc is wound, used for moving or raising heavy weights.</p></div><a name="s009243b"><!--s009243b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a rotating shaft that drives tape at a constant speed in a tape recorder [Middle English via Old Provençal from Latin <span class="bodyi">capistrum</span> halter, from <span class="bodyi">capere</span> to seize].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Altaic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/alʹtayik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001515a"><!--s001515a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to, denoting, or belonging to a language family that includes Turkic, Tungusic, and Mongolian</p><p><span class="bodyb">Altaic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [the <span class="bodyi">Altai</span> mountains in central Asia].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">currycomb</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014745a"><!--s014745a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a metal comb with rows of teeth or serrated ridges, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to clean grooming brushes or to curry horses.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">childminder</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010336a"><!--s010336a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a person who looks after other people's children, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in their own home, when the parents are at work</p><p><span class="bodyb">childminding</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colored</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkul(ə)rd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011808a"><!--s011808a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/coloured1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">coloured 1</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/coloured2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">coloured 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bare bones</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004454a"><!--s004454a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the barest essentials, facts, or elements.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abalone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/abəʹlohni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000048a"><!--s000048a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an edible rock-clinging invertebrate, animal related to the snails and limpets, with that has a flattened ear-shaped shell lined with a type of mother-of-pearl used in jewellery: genus <span class="bodyi">Haliotis</span> [American Spanish <span class="bodyi">abulón</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blast furnace</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005926a"><!--s005926a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a furnace, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for converting iron ore into iron, in which combustion is forced by a current of air under pressure.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brimful</span><small><span class="eSynop">/brimʹfool/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007394a"><!--s007394a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>full to the brim, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> about to overflow.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-art</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002988a"><!--s002988a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ard_or_art/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ard</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">capstan lathe</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008867a"><!--s008867a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lathe with a rotatable holder for mounting a number of tools to be used in succession.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">desertion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹzuhsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016217a"><!--s016217a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the abandonment of a post or relationship and the moral and legal obligations attached to it </p><p><i></i></p><p>She sued for divorce on grounds of desertion</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">altar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawltə, ʹoltə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001516a"><!--s001516a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001529b"><!--s001529b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a table on which the bread and wine used at communion are consecrated in Christian churches.</p></div><a name="s001530b"><!--s001530b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any table-like structure that serves as a centre of worship or ritual, e.g. one on which sacrifices are offered or incense is burned in worship ✱ <span class="bodyb">get/lead somebody to the altar</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to succeed in marrying somebody [Old English <span class="bodyi">altar</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">altare</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corolla</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹrolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013277a"><!--s013277a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in botany, the petals of a flower collectively, constituting the inner floral envelope [Latin <span class="bodyi">corolla</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">corona</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crown1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crown 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curry powder</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014746a"><!--s014746a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a condiment consisting of several pungent ground spices, e.g. cayenne pepper, fenugreek, and turmeric.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">childproof</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010337a"><!--s010337a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>not liable to damage or misuse by children; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> designed to be impossible for children to open </p><p><i></i></p><p>a childproof lock</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abandon<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹband(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (abandoned, abandoning)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000049a"><!--s000049a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000044b"><!--s000044b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to give (something) up completely, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with the intention of never resuming or reclaiming it.</p></div><a name="s000045b"><!--s000045b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to leave or desert (somebody or something), often in the face of danger, or in spite of a duty or obligation </p><p><i></i></p><p>Was she now to endure the ignominy of his abandoning her?</p> — D H Lawrence.</div><a name="s000046b"><!--s000046b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">abandon oneself to</span>) to yield completely to a feeling or emotion ✱ <span class="bodyb">abandon ship</span> said of passengers and crew: to leave a ship at sea when it is sinking</p><p><span class="bodyb">abandonment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">abandounen</span> to control, to leave to somebody else's control, from early French <span class="bodyi">abandoner</span>, from <span class="bodyi">a bandon</span> in one's power].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-blastic</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005927a"><!--s005927a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming adjectives, with the meaning: having the number or type of buds, cells, or cell layers specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>megaloblastic</p> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blast/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-blast</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ic1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ic 1</span></span></a>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colorful</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkul(ə)rf(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011809a"><!--s011809a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/colourful/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">colourful</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">desert island</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016218a"><!--s016218a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a remote tropical island; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that is uninhabited.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">capstone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkapstohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008868a"><!--s008868a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/copingstone/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">copingstone</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">art<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/aht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002985a"><!--s002985a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002937b"><!--s002937b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000608c"><!--s000608c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the conscious use of skill and creative imagination, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the production of aesthetic objects.</p></div><a name="s000609c"><!--s000609c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>paintings, sculptures, and other works produced using skill and creative imagination.</p></div><a name="s000610c"><!--s000610c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>any of the fine arts or graphic arts.</p></div></div><a name="s002938b"><!--s002938b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000611c"><!--s000611c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a skill acquired by experience, study, or observation.</p></div><a name="s000612c"><!--s000612c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an activity which requires a combination of practical knowledge, judgment, and imagination.</p></div></div><a name="s002939b"><!--s002939b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Arts</span>) the humanities as contrasted with science.</p></div><a name="s002940b"><!--s002940b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>decorative or illustrative elements in books and other printed matter; artwork.</p></div><a name="s002941b"><!--s002941b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) devised with artistry or intended for artistic purposes [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">art-, ars</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brimmed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007395a"><!--s007395a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">used in combinations</span>) having a brim of the kind specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>wide-brimmed</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curse<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kuhs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014747a"><!--s014747a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015318b"><!--s015318b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003827c"><!--s003827c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an appeal to a deity that invokes harm or injury on another; an imprecation.</p></div><a name="s003828c"><!--s003828c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a swearword or other offensive expression used in anger </p><p><i></i></p><p>The ringing of the telephone occasioned another string of curses</p>.</div></div><a name="s015319b"><!--s015319b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an influence for evil or misfortune that comes or seems to come in or as if in response to imprecation or as retribution </p><p><i></i></p><p>There seemed to be a curse on the family</p>.</div><a name="s015320b"><!--s015320b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a cause of misfortune </p><p><i></i></p><p>Extreme conscientiousness can be more of a curse than an advantage</p>.</div><a name="s015321b"><!--s015321b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the curse</span>) <span class="bodyi">informal, dated</span> menstruation [Old English <span class="bodyi">curs</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barefaced</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004455a"><!--s004455a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lacking scruples; shameless </p><p><i></i></p><p>Well! Of all the artful and designing orphans that ever I see, Oliver, you are one of the most bare-facedest.</p> — Dickens <span class="bodyb">barefacedly</span> /beəʹfaystli, -sidli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i><p><span class="bodyb">barefacedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [originally ‘having no beard’ or ‘with the face uncovered’, then ‘undisguised’ or ‘blatant’ in unfavourable contexts of villainy or tyranny].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corollary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹroləri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> corollaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013278a"><!--s013278a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013954b"><!--s013954b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in logic, a direct conclusion from a proved proposition.</p></div><a name="s013955b"><!--s013955b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that naturally follows or accompanies something else</p><p><span class="bodyb">corollary</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">corolarie</span> via late Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">corollarium</span> money paid for a garland, gratuity, from <span class="bodyi">corolla</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/corolla/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">corolla</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">altar boy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001517a"><!--s001517a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a boy who helps a priest during a service in a Christian church.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">children</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchildrən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010338a"><!--s010338a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/child/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">child</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">capsulated</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkapsyoolaytid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008869a"><!--s008869a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>enclosed in a capsule.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colorific</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kuləʹrifik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011810a"><!--s011810a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>producing or capable of giving colour.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brim over</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007396a"><!--s007396a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to be so full as to overflow.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blasto-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005928a"><!--s005928a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blast_or_blasto/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blast-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barefoot <span class="bodyi">or</span> barefooted</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004456a"><!--s004456a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>without any covering on the feet.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curse<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014748a"><!--s014748a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015322b"><!--s015322b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to call upon divine or supernatural power to cause harm or injury to (somebody or something); to doom or damn (somebody or something).</p></div><a name="s015323b"><!--s015323b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to use profanely insolent language against (somebody).</p></div><a name="s015324b"><!--s015324b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) ; to afflict (somebody) with something unwelcome </p><p><i></i></p><p>am cursed with poor eyesight</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s015325b"><!--s015325b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to utter curses; to swear.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abandon<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000050a"><!--s000050a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>freedom from constraint or inhibitions </p><p><i></i></p><p>They danced with gay abandon</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">desert rat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdezət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016219a"><!--s016219a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016870b"><!--s016870b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a jerboa found in the deserts of N Africa: <span class="bodyi">Jaculus orientalis</span>.</p></div><a name="s016871b"><!--s016871b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a soldier of the British 7th Armoured Division who served in the N African desert campaign during World War II.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corona<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹrohnə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> coronas coronae /-nee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013279a"><!--s013279a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013956b"><!--s013956b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003504c"><!--s003504c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a usu coloured circle of usu diffracted light seen round and close to a luminous celestial body, e.g. the sun or moon.</p></div><a name="s003505c"><!--s003505c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the tenuous outermost part of the atmosphere of the sun and other stars appearing as a halo round the moon's black disc during a total eclipse of the sun.</p></div></div><a name="s013957b"><!--s013957b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the upper portion of a bodily part, e.g. a tooth or the skull.</p></div><a name="s013958b"><!--s013958b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in botany, a circular appendage on the inner side of the corolla in the daffodil, jonquil, and similar flowers.</p></div><a name="s013959b"><!--s013959b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a circular chandelier, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a church.</p></div><a name="s013960b"><!--s013960b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the concave moulding on the upper part of the cornice on a classical building [Latin <span class="bodyi">corona</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crown1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crown 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">altarpiece</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001518a"><!--s001518a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a work of art that decorates the space above and behind an altar.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">art<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002986a"><!--s002986a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>archaic second person sing. present of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/be/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">be</span></span></a> [Old English <span class="bodyi">eart</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colorimeter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kuləʹrimitə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011811a"><!--s011811a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an instrument used for chemical analysis by comparison of a liquid's colour with standard colours <span class="bodyb">colorimetric</span> /-ʹmetrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">colorimetry</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Children of Israel</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010339a"><!--s010339a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Children of Israel</span>) the Jewish people.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blastoderm</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹblastəduhm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005929a"><!--s005929a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a disc-shaped layer of cells formed on top of the yolk in an egg such as a bird's egg and subsequently developing into an embryo.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">art deco</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ah(t) ʹdekoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002989a"><!--s002989a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002945b"><!--s002945b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a decorative style of the 1920s and 1930s characterized by bold geometric shapes, bright contrasting colours, and the use of new materials, e.g. plastic.</p></div><a name="s002946b"><!--s002946b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">Art Deco</span>) a decorative style of the 1920s and 1930s characterized by bold geometric shapes, bright contrasting colours, and the use of new materials, e.g. plastic [French <span class="bodyi">Art Déco</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs</span>, an exhibition of decorative arts held in Paris in 1925].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corona<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013280a"><!--s013280a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a long straight-sided cigar of uniform thickness [<span class="bodyi">La Corona</span>, orig a trademark, from Spanish <span class="bodyi">corona</span> crown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cursed</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkuhsid, kuhst/ curst /kuhst/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014749a"><!--s014749a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015326b"><!--s015326b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal, dated</span> under or deserving a curse </p><p><i></i></p><p>those cursed hounds</p>.</div><a name="s015327b"><!--s015327b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">curst</span>) <span class="bodyi">archaic</span> vicious, cantankerous, or contrary </p><p><i></i></p><p>God sends a curst cow short horns</p><p> Shakespeare <span class="bodyb">cursedly</span> /ʹkuhsidli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">cursedness</span> /ʹkuhsidnis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">capsule</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkapsyoohl, ʹkapsyool/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008870a"><!--s008870a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009244b"><!--s009244b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a gelatin shell enclosing a drug for swallowing.</p></div><a name="s009245b"><!--s009245b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a detachable pressurized compartment, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a spacecraft or aircraft, containing crew and controls.</p></div><a name="s009246b"><!--s009246b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a compact usu rounded container.</p></div><a name="s009247b"><!--s009247b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a dry fruit composed of two or more carpels (female reproductive organs; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/carpel/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">carpel</span></span></a>) that burst open spontaneously when mature to release their seeds.</p></div><a name="s009248b"><!--s009248b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s002221c"><!--s002221c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a detachable pressurized compartment, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a spacecraft or aircraft, containing crew and controls.</p></div><a name="s002222c"><!--s002222c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a spacecraft.</p></div></div><a name="s009249b"><!--s009249b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a membrane or sac enclosing a body part.</p></div><a name="s009250b"><!--s009250b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s002223c"><!--s002223c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a dry fruit composed of two or more carpels (female reproductive organs; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/carpel/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">carpel</span></span></a>) that burst open spontaneously when mature to release their seeds.</p></div><a name="s002224c"><!--s002224c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the spore-producing sac of a moss.</p></div></div><a name="s009251b"><!--s009251b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>a metal, wax, or plastic covering that encloses the top of a bottle, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of wine, and protects the cork.</p></div><a name="s009252b"><!--s009252b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) brief or compact </p><p><i></i></p><p>capsule criticism</p> <p><span class="bodyb">capsular</span> /ʹkapsyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">capsulate</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">capsule</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">capsula</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">capsa</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/case2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">case 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">desert varnish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016220a"><!--s016220a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hard, dark-coloured surface coating of oxides that forms on exposed rock surfaces in deserts.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barehanded</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004457a"><!--s004457a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004486b"><!--s004486b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>without gloves.</p></div><a name="s004487b"><!--s004487b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>without tools or weapons </p><p><i></i></p><p>Not many would take on a crocodile barehanded</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abandoned</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000051a"><!--s000051a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000047b"><!--s000047b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>forsaken or deserted </p><p><i></i></p><p>an abandoned car</p>.</div><a name="s000048b"><!--s000048b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>wholly free from restraint </p><p><i></i></p><p>The dancing became more abandoned</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">altazimuth</span><small><span class="eSynop">/alʹtaziməth/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001519a"><!--s001519a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001531b"><!--s001531b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a type of mounting for an astronomical telescope that allows rotation about a vertical axis and a horizontal axis.</p></div><a name="s001532b"><!--s001532b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an instrument with this type of mounting for measuring heights and angles in surveying [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/altitude/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">altitude</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/azimuth/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">azimuth</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brimstone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrimstohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007397a"><!--s007397a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007672b"><!--s007672b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sulphur1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sulphur<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (1).</p></div><a name="s007673b"><!--s007673b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a yellow butterfly common in Britain and N Europe: <span class="bodyi">Gonepteryx rhamni</span> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">brinston</span>, prob from <span class="bodyi">birnan</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/burn1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">burn 1</span></span></a>) + <span class="bodyi">ston</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stone1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stone 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">child's play</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010340a"><!--s010340a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an extremely simple task or act.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coloring</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkul(ə)ring/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011812a"><!--s011812a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/colouring/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">colouring</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">artefact <span class="bodyi">or</span> artifact</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahtifakt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002990a"><!--s002990a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002947b"><!--s002947b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a product of human workmanship, e.g. a tool or a pot, often as a subject of archaeological study.</p></div><a name="s002948b"><!--s002948b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a feature or structure that is not normally present, e.g. in a biological specimen, but is introduced during a process of preparation for scientific investigation <span class="bodyb">artefactual</span> /-ʹfaktyooəl, -chooəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">arte</span> by means of skill (from <span class="bodyi">art-, ars</span> skill) + <span class="bodyi">factum</span> something made, past part. of <span class="bodyi">facere</span> to make, do].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blast-off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005931a"><!--s005931a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act, action, or time of blasting off.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cursive<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkuhsiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014750a"><!--s014750a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of handwriting: having executed in flowing strokes with the characters joined in each word</p><p><span class="bodyb">cursive</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cursively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cursiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">cursif</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">cursivus</span> running, from Latin <span class="bodyi">currere</span> to run].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brindled</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrind(ə)ld/ brindle /ʹbrind(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007398a"><!--s007398a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of an animal: having dark streaks or flecks on a grey or tawny background [alteration of archaic <span class="bodyi">brinded</span> from Middle English <span class="bodyi">brende, brended</span>; prob related to Old English <span class="bodyi">brand</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brand1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brand 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coronach</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkorənəkh, -nək/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013281a"><!--s013281a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Scottish or Irish funeral song [Scottish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">corranach</span> and Irish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">coránach</span>, from early Irish <span class="bodyi">comh</span>- together + <span class="bodyi">rànach</span> outcry, weeping].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawltə, ʹoltə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (altered, altering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001520a"><!--s001520a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s001533b"><!--s001533b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (something) or become different, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a way that involves only a slight change.</p></div><a name="s001534b"><!--s001534b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, euphem</span> to castrate or spay (an animal) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s001535b"><!--s001535b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to become different</p><p><span class="bodyb">alterable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">alterably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">alteration</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">alterative</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">alteren</span> via French from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">alterare</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">alter</span> other (of two)].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">capsulize <span class="bodyi">or</span> capsulise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkapsyooliez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008871a"><!--s008871a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to formulate or state (information) in a brief or compact way.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abase</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹbays/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000052a"><!--s000052a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to bring down (<span class="bodyi">esp</span> oneself) to a position lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem </p><p><i></i></p><p>He would atone for his sins … and abase himself like a worm before the injured damsel</p> — Louisa M Alcott<p><span class="bodyb">abasement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">abassen</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">abaisser</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + (assumed) vulgar Latin <span class="bodyi">bassiare</span> to lower].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deserve</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹzuhv/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016221a"><!--s016221a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to be worthy of or suitable for (some recompense or treatment) </p><p><i></i></p><p>At 50, everyone has the face he deserves</p><p> George Orwell <span class="bodyb">deservedly</span> /-vidli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">deservedness</span> /-vidnis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">deserven</span> via Old French <span class="bodyi">deservir</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">deservire</span> to serve zealously, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">servire</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/serve1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">serve 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bareheaded</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004458a"><!--s004458a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>without a hat or other covering for the head.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">artel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahʹtel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002991a"><!--s002991a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a workers’ or peasants’ cooperative in Russia and other parts of the former USSR [Russian <span class="bodyi">artel’</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">artieri</span>, pl of <span class="bodyi">artiere</span> artisan, from <span class="bodyi">arte</span> art, from Latin <span class="bodyi">art-</span>, <span class="bodyi">ars</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colorist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkul(ə)rist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011813a"><!--s011813a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/colourist/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">colourist</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Chilean</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchili·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010341a"><!--s010341a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Chile in S America</p><p><span class="bodyb">Chilean</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blast off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005930a"><!--s005930a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of rocket-propelled missiles and vehicles: to leave the ground or launch-pad; to take off</p><p><span class="bodyb">blast-off</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coronae</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹrohnee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013282a"><!--s013282a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/corona1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">corona 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brine<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/brien/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007399a"><!--s007399a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007674b"><!--s007674b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a solution of water and common salt.</p></div><a name="s007675b"><!--s007675b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>sea water.</p></div><a name="s007676b"><!--s007676b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the sea itself [Old English <span class="bodyi">brẏne</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deserving</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016222a"><!--s016222a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>meriting something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> financial aid</p><p><span class="bodyb">deservingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">deservingness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Capt.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008872a"><!--s008872a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>captain.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cursive<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014751a"><!--s014751a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>cursive writing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bare-knuckle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004459a"><!--s004459a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004488b"><!--s004488b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>without wearing boxing gloves </p><p><i></i></p><p>a bare-knuckle fight</p>.</div><a name="s004489b"><!--s004489b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in an aggressive, unrestrained way.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abash</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹbash/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000053a"><!--s000053a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>) to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (somebody); to disconcert (somebody)</p><p><span class="bodyb">abashment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">abaishen</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">esbair</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">baer</span> to yawn, from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">batare</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alteration</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awltəʹraysh(ə)n, ʹol-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001521a"><!--s001521a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001536b"><!--s001536b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a change, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a slight one.</p></div><a name="s001537b"><!--s001537b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act of changing </p><p><i></i></p><p>Love is not love which alters when it alteration finds</p> — Shakespeare.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coronagraph</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹrohnəgrahf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013283a"><!--s013283a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/coronograph_or_coronagraph/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">coronograph</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blastomere</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹblastəmiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005932a"><!--s005932a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cell produced during the cleavage of an egg <span class="bodyb">blastomeric</span> /-ʹmerik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blasto/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blasto-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-mere</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">meros</span> part].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Chile pine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchili/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010342a"><!--s010342a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/monkey_puzzle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">monkey-puzzle</span></span></a> [named after<span class="bodyi">Chile</span>, country in S America, where it originated].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coloristic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kul(ə)ʹristik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011814a"><!--s011814a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/colouristic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">colouristic</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹbayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000054a"><!--s000054a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000049b"><!--s000049b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to decrease, or to reduce (something), in amount, intensity, or degree.</p></div><a name="s000050b"><!--s000050b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to decrease in force or intensity </p><p><i></i></p><p>The wind has abated</p> <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</div><a name="s000051b"><!--s000051b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in law, to put an end to or abolish (a nuisance).</p></div><a name="s000052b"><!--s000052b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to reduce (something) in amount, intensity, or degree; to moderate (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>abate a tax</p><p><span class="bodyb">abatement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">abaten</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">abattre</span> to beat down, slaughter].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barely</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004460a"><!--s004460a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004490b"><!--s004490b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>only just; hardly </p><p><i></i></p><p>I could barely speak</p>.</div><a name="s004491b"><!--s004491b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in a meagre manner; scantily </p><p><i></i></p><p>He showed me into a barely furnished room</p>.</div><a name="s004492b"><!--s004492b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>not quite; hardly.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brine<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007400a"><!--s007400a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to pickle (something, e.g. meat) with brine.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">captain<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaptin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008873a"><!--s008873a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009253b"><!--s009253b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002225c"><!--s002225c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a person in command of a ship or boat.</p></div><a name="s002226c"><!--s002226c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a pilot of a civil aircraft.</p></div></div><a name="s009254b"><!--s009254b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002227c"><!--s002227c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in the Royal Navy and US Navy, an officer ranking below a commodore and above a commander.</p></div><a name="s002228c"><!--s002228c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in the army, marines, and some air forces, an officer ranking below a major and above a lieutenant.</p></div></div><a name="s009255b"><!--s009255b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a leader of a team, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a sports team.</p></div><a name="s009256b"><!--s009256b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a dominant figure </p><p><i></i></p><p>captains of industry</p>.</div><a name="s009257b"><!--s009257b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a fire or police officer <span class="bodyb">captaincy</span> /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">captainship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">capitane</span> via Old French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">capitaneus</span> chief, from Latin <span class="bodyi">capit-, caput</span> head].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alterative</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawltərətiv, ʹol-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001522a"><!--s001522a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001538b"><!--s001538b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>likely to produce alteration.</p></div><a name="s001539b"><!--s001539b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a drug: able to make people better</p><p><span class="bodyb">alterative</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cursor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkuhsə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014752a"><!--s014752a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015328b"><!--s015328b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a movable pointer, usu pulsing on and off, on a visual display unit, radar screen, etc for indicating the specific position that will be immediately affected by input.</p></div><a name="s015329b"><!--s015329b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a transparent slide with a reference hairline for precisely locating marks on a scientific instrument, e.g. a slide rule [Middle English, in the sense ‘runner’, from Latin, from <span class="bodyi">currere</span> to run].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">artemisia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahtəʹmizi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002992a"><!--s002992a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of strong-smelling herbs or shrubs, e.g. wormwood: genus <span class="bodyi">Artemisia</span> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">artemisia</span>, genus name, ultimately from Greek].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">desex</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹseks/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016223a"><!--s016223a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016872b"><!--s016872b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to castrate or spay (an animal).</p></div><a name="s016873b"><!--s016873b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to desexualize (somebody).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coronal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkorənl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013284a"><!--s013284a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013961b"><!--s013961b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of a corona or crown.</p></div><a name="s013962b"><!--s013962b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>lying in the direction of the coronal suture.</p></div><a name="s013963b"><!--s013963b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>relating to or in the region of the coronal plane.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barf</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bahf/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004461a"><!--s004461a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004493b"><!--s004493b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> to vomit <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s004494b"><!--s004494b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to vomit (something) up [prob imitative].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bring</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bring/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> brought) (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> brought /brawt/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007401a"><!--s007401a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007677b"><!--s007677b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to carry or convey to a place or person.</p></div><a name="s007678b"><!--s007678b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause to reach a particular condition </p><p><i></i></p><p>Bring the water to the boil.</p>.</div><a name="s007679b"><!--s007679b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to force (oneself) to do something.</p></div><a name="s007680b"><!--s007680b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to cause to occur; to lead to </p><p><i></i></p><p>Winter brings snow and ice.</p>.</div><a name="s007681b"><!--s007681b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to present or initiate ✱ <span class="bodyb">bring to bear</span> to apply or put to use.</p></div><a name="s007682b"><!--s007682b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to carry or convey (something or somebody) to a place or person </p><p><i></i></p><p>Will you bring me some tea?</p>.</div><a name="s007683b"><!--s007683b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to reach or result in a particular condition </p><p><i></i></p><p>Bring the water to the boil</p>.</div><a name="s007684b"><!--s007684b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to force or compel (oneself) to do something </p><p><i></i></p><p>I cannot bring myself to speak to him</p>.</div><a name="s007685b"><!--s007685b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to occur; to lead to (a result) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Winter will bring snow and ice</p>.</div><a name="s007686b"><!--s007686b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>to initiate (an action, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in law).</p></div><a name="s007687b"><!--s007687b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>to prefer (a charge).</p></div><a name="s007688b"><!--s007688b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>to offer or present (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Did they have an argument to bring?</p>.</div><a name="s007689b"><!--s007689b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>to sell for (a price) ✱ <span class="bodyb">bring to bear</span> to apply (something); to put (something) to use </p><p><i></i></p><p>He wanted her to bring her vast knowledge to bear on the problem</p>.</div><a name="s007690b"><!--s007690b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><p>to exert (pressure)</p><p><span class="bodyb">bringer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">bringan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">altercate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawltəkayt, ʹol-/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001523a"><!--s001523a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to quarrel in a heated way.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colorless</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkul(ə)rləs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011815a"><!--s011815a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/colourless/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">colourless</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Chile saltpetre</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010343a"><!--s010343a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>naturally occurring sodium nitrate.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">desexualize <span class="bodyi">or</span> desexualise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹseksyoo(ə)liez, -shəliez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016224a"><!--s016224a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to deprive (somebody) of sexuality, sexual power, or the qualities appropriate to one or other sex <span class="bodyb">desexualization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">captain<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008874a"><!--s008874a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to be captain of (something).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cursorial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kuhʹsawri·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014753a"><!--s014753a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of an animal, etc or a part of one: adapted to running </p><p><i></i></p><p>cursorial birds</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blast- <span class="bodyi">or</span> blasto-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005923a"><!--s005923a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns or their derivatives, denoting: bud; embryo; germ </p><p><i></i></p><p>blastocyst</p> <p><i></i></p><p>blastula</p> [German <span class="bodyi">blast-</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">blastos</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blast/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-blast</span></span></a>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arterial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahʹtiəri·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002993a"><!--s002993a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002949b"><!--s002949b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or located in an artery.</p></div><a name="s002950b"><!--s002950b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>denoting the bright red blood contained in an artery.</p></div><a name="s002951b"><!--s002951b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>denoting a main road linking large cities and towns</p><p><span class="bodyb">arterially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abatis <span class="bodyi">or</span> abattis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹabətis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> abatis abatises <span class="bodyi">or</span> abattis <span class="bodyi">or</span> abattises)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000055a"><!--s000055a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a defensive obstacle made of barbed wire or, in former times, of felled trees with sharpened branches positioned facing the enemy [French <span class="bodyi">abatis</span> from <span class="bodyi">abattre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/abate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">abate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barfly</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbahflie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> barflies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004462a"><!--s004462a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> somebody who frequents bars.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coronal plane</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013285a"><!--s013285a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in anatomy, the frontal plane that passes through the long axis of the body and divides it into front and back parts.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">altercation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awltəʹkaysh(ə)n, ʹol-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001524a"><!--s001524a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an angry discussion or quarrel [Middle English <span class="bodyi">altercacioun</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">altercation-, altercatio</span> from <span class="bodyi">altercari</span> to quarrel, dispute, ultimately from <span class="bodyi">alter</span> other (of two)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colossal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹlos(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011816a"><!--s011816a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012090b"><!--s012090b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of very great size or degree </p><p><i></i></p><p>a colossal building</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a colossal blunder</p>.</div><a name="s012091b"><!--s012091b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a statue: twice life size or larger: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/heroic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">heroic</span></span></a> (4).</p></div><a name="s012092b"><!--s012092b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of columns of a particular architectural order: extending over more than one storey of a building</p><p><span class="bodyb">colossally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">colossal</span> from <span class="bodyi">colosse</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">colossus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/colossus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">colossus</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bring about</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007402a"><!--s007402a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007691b"><!--s007691b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to happen.</p></div><a name="s007692b"><!--s007692b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to take place; to effect (something).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chili</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchili/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010344a"><!--s010344a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chilli/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chilli</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cursory</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkuhsəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014754a"><!--s014754a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>rapid and often superficial; hasty </p><p><i></i></p><p>a cursory glance</p> <p><span class="bodyb">cursorily</span> /ʹkuhs(ə)rəli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cursoriness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">cursorius</span> of running, from Latin <span class="bodyi">currere</span> to run].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abattoir</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹabətwah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000056a"><!--s000056a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/slaughterhouse/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">slaughterhouse</span></span></a> [French <span class="bodyi">abattoir</span> from <span class="bodyi">abattre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/abate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">abate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">déshabillé</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dayzaʹbeeay/ deshabille /-ʹbeel, disəʹbeel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016225a"><!--s016225a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the state of being only partially or carelessly dressed [French <span class="bodyi">déshabillé</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">déshabiller</span> to undress, from <span class="bodyi">dés</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">habiller</span> to dress].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caption<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkapsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008875a"><!--s008875a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009258b"><!--s009258b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a comment or description accompanying a pictorial illustration.</p></div><a name="s009259b"><!--s009259b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a heading or title, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of an article or a legal document.</p></div><a name="s009260b"><!--s009260b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a subtitle or other piece of textual information on a film or television screen</p><p>Middle English <span class="bodyi">capcioun</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">caption-, captio</span> act of taking, from <span class="bodyi">capere</span> to take. Caption orig meant ‘arrest’ or ‘an arrest warrant’, later the statement of when, where, and by whose authority the warrant was issued, hence a heading or title</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blastula</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹblastyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> blastulas blastulae /-lee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005933a"><!--s005933a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the embryo of a metazoan animal at the stage in its development succeeding the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/morula/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">morula</span></span></a> (ball of cells) stage, typically having the form of a hollow fluid-filled cavity bounded by a single layer of cells: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gastrula/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gastrula</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/morula/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">morula</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">blastular</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">blastulation</span> /-ʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">blastos</span> bud, shoot].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arterialize <span class="bodyi">or</span> arterialise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002994a"><!--s002994a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to transform (venous blood) into arterial blood by oxygenation <span class="bodyb">arterialization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bargain<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbahgən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004463a"><!--s004463a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004495b"><!--s004495b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an advantageous purchase, or something bought at an advantageous, often reduced price.</p></div><a name="s004496b"><!--s004496b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an agreement between parties concerning the terms of a transaction between them or the course of action each pursues in respect to the other </p><p><i></i></p><p>A bargain had been struck</p>.</div><a name="s004497b"><!--s004497b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a transaction, situation, or event regarded in the light of its good or bad results </p><p><i></i></p><p>You have to make the best of a bad bargain</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">into the bargain</span>.</div><a name="s004498b"><!--s004498b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in addition; what is more.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coronal suture</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013286a"><!--s013286a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in anatomy, the join between the parietal and frontal bones extending across the top of the skull.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bring and buy sale</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007403a"><!--s007403a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007693b"><!--s007693b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a sale of donated goods, held to raise money for charity.</p></div><a name="s007694b"><!--s007694b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a sale of goods donated by members of the community, usu held to raise money for charity.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colosseum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koləʹsee·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011817a"><!--s011817a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/coliseum_or_colosseum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">coliseum</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curst</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kuhst/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014755a"><!--s014755a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cursed/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cursed</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abaxial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/abʹaksi·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000057a"><!--s000057a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>situated outside or directed away from the axis of an organ, plant part, or organism: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/adaxial/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">adaxial</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chiliad</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkiliad/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010345a"><!--s010345a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010639b"><!--s010639b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a group of 1000.</p></div><a name="s010640b"><!--s010640b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a period of 1000 years [late Latin <span class="bodyi">chiliad-, chilias</span> from Greek, from <span class="bodyi">chilioi</span> thousand].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bargain<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004464a"><!--s004464a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004499b"><!--s004499b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) to negotiate over the terms of a purchase, agreement, or contract.</p></div><a name="s004500b"><!--s004500b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to come to terms; to agree ✱ <span class="bodyb">bargain for</span> to be prepared for (something) ✱ <span class="bodyb">bargain on</span> to expect (something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">bargainer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bargainen</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">bargaignier</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caption<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (captioned, captioning)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008876a"><!--s008876a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to supply a caption or captions for (something).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blatant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹblayt(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005934a"><!--s005934a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006016b"><!--s006016b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>completely or crassly obvious, conspicuous, or obtrusive, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a crass or offensive manner.</p></div><a name="s006017b"><!--s006017b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>unashamed.</p></div><a name="s006018b"><!--s006018b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>noisy, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a vulgar or offensive manner <span class="bodyb">blatancy</span> /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><a name="sb00000069"><!--sb00000069--></a><p><span class="bodyb">blatantly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [perhaps from Latin <span class="bodyi">blatire</span> to chatter. The word is first recorded in the phrase ‘blatant beast’, referring to a thousand-tongued monster, in Edmund Spenser's poem <span class="bodyi">The Faerie</span> <span class="bodyi">Queene</span> (1596)]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">blatant</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">flagrant</span>? These two words are close together in meaning, both indicating that something is openly outrageous. There is a difference of emphasis, however. <span class="bodyi">Blatant</span> emphasizes the obviousness of an offence: <span class="bodyi">It was such a blatant attempt at emotional blackmail that not even his doting mother could fail to see it</span>. <span class="bodyi">Flagrant</span>, on the other hand, emphasizes the offence's brazenly shocking or outrageous nature: <span class="bodyi">If they fail to condemn such a flagrant breach of the regulations, will they ever condemn anything at all?</span> Both words are spelt with two <span class="bodyi">a</span>‘s.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alter ego</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌaltə ʹeegoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> alter egos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001525a"><!--s001525a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001540b"><!--s001540b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a side of somebody's character that is different from their usual character.</p></div><a name="s001541b"><!--s001541b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a close and trusted friend [Latin <span class="bodyi">alter ego</span>, literally ‘another I’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">desiccate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdesikayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016226a"><!--s016226a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016874b"><!--s016874b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to dry (something) up.</p></div><a name="s016875b"><!--s016875b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to preserve (a food) by drying; to dehydrate</p><p><span class="bodyb">desiccant</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">desiccation</span> /-ʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">desiccative</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">desiccator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">desiccatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">desiccare</span> to dry up, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">siccare</span> to dry, from <span class="bodyi">siccus</span> dry].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arteriography</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahˌtiəriʹogrəfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002995a"><!--s002995a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the X-ray examination of an artery performed after the injection of a substance opaque to radiation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coronary<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkorən(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013287a"><!--s013287a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or in the region of the arteries and veins that supply and encircle the heart [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/corona1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">corona 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ary2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ary 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kuht/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014756a"><!--s014756a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>characterized by rude or peremptory shortness; brusque </p><p><i></i></p><p>a curt manner</p> <p><i></i></p><p>curt comments</p> <p><span class="bodyb">curtly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">curtness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">curtus</span> shortened].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abaya</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹbay·yə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000058a"><!--s000058a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a loose-fitting full-length outer garment worn by Arabs and some non-Arab Muslims [Arabic <span class="bodyi">‘abāya</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colossus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹlosəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> colossuses colossi /-sie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011818a"><!--s011818a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012093b"><!--s012093b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a statue of gigantic size, often in particular reference to the Colossus of Rhodes of antiquity, erroneously believed to bestride the harbour </p><p><i></i></p><p>Why man, he doth bestride the narrow world like a Colossus, and we petty men walk under his huge legs</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div><a name="s012094b"><!--s012094b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody or something remarkably preeminent [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">kolossos</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bring around</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007404a"><!--s007404a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bring_round/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bring round</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bargain basement</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004465a"><!--s004465a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a section of a shop where merchandise is sold at reduced prices.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arteriole</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahʹtiəriohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002996a"><!--s002996a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small branch of an artery connecting it with capillaries <span class="bodyb">arteriolar</span> /-ʹohlə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">artériole</span>, prob from modern Latin <span class="bodyi">arteriola</span>, dimin. of Latin <span class="bodyi">arteria</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/artery/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">artery</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">desiderata</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diˌzidəʹrahtə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016227a"><!--s016227a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/desideratum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">desideratum</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blather<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbladhə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005935a"><!--s005935a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>foolish voluble talk [Old Norse <span class="bodyi">blathr</span> nonsense, from <span class="bodyi">blathra</span> to talk nonsense].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alternate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/awlʹtuhnət, ʹol-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001526a"><!--s001526a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001542b"><!--s001542b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of two things: occurring by turns </p><p><i></i></p><p>a day of alternate sunshine and rain</p>.</div><a name="s001543b"><!--s001543b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>arranged one above or alongside the other; forming an alternating series.</p></div><a name="s001544b"><!--s001544b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000392c"><!--s000392c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>arranged one above or alongside the other; forming an alternating series </p><p><i></i></p><p>alternate layers of brick and stone</p>.</div><a name="s000393c"><!--s000393c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of plant parts: arranged singly first on one side and then on the other at a different height or point along the stem, etc: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/opposite1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">opposite<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (4).</p></div></div><a name="s001545b"><!--s001545b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>every other; every second </p><p><i></i></p><p>open on alternate days</p>.</div><a name="s001546b"><!--s001546b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/alternative1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">alternative<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (2)</p><a name="sb00000036"><!--sb00000036--></a><p><span class="bodyb">alternately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">alternatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">alternare</span> to alternate, from <span class="bodyi">alternus</span> every other, from <span class="bodyi">alter</span> other (of two)]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">alternate</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">alternative</span>? In British English there is a clear distinction between these two words:<span class="bodyi">alternate</span> is an adjective and a verb, <span class="bodyi">alternative</span> is an adjective and a noun. <span class="bodyi">Alternate</span> means ‘every other’ (<span class="bodyi">Meetings take place on alternate Wednesdays</span>) or ‘occurring by turns’ (<span class="bodyi">alternate layers of stone and brick</span>). To <span class="bodyi">alternate</span> is ‘to do something by turns’: <span class="bodyi">They alternated between urging us to go faster and telling us to slow down</span>. An <span class="bodyi">alternative</span> is ‘another different person or thing that could act as a replacement’: <span class="bodyi">an alternative venue</span>; <span class="bodyi">As an alternative to buying a new system, we could try to update the old one</span>. In American English, however, <span class="bodyi">alternate</span> is widely used as an adjective in the sense of <span class="bodyi">alternative</span> (<span class="bodyi">an alternate venue</span>) and as a noun to mean ‘a deputy or substitute’.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chiliasm</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkiliaz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010346a"><!--s010346a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= millenarianism (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/millenarian/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">millenarian</span></span></a>) <span class="bodyb">chiliast</span> /-ast/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">chiliastic</span> /-ʹastik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">chiliasmus</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">chiliastes</span> those who believe in chiliasm, from <span class="bodyi">chilias</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chiliad/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chiliad</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">captious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkapshəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008877a"><!--s008877a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having or showing an ill-natured inclination to find fault and raise objections</p><p><span class="bodyb">captiously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">captiousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">capcious</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">captiosus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">caption-, captio</span> act of taking, deception, from <span class="bodyi">capere</span> to take].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coronary<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> coronaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013288a"><!--s013288a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/coronary_thrombosis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">coronary thrombosis</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colostomy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹlostəmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> colostomies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011819a"><!--s011819a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the surgical formation of an artificial anus in the wall of the abdomen after a shortening of the colon, or the artificial anus so formed [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/colon1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">colon 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-stomy</span> from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stoma/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stoma</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curtail</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kuhʹtayl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014757a"><!--s014757a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to cut (something) short; to limit </p><p><i></i></p><p>Art is allowed … indecent license … but the privileges of literature in this respect have been sharply curtailed</p><p> Mark Twain</p><p><span class="bodyb">curtailer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">curtailment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [alteration of obsolete <span class="bodyi">curtal</span> to dock an animal's tail, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">curtus</span> shortened, short].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bring down</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007405a"><!--s007405a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007695b"><!--s007695b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to reduce (e.g. a price).</p></div><a name="s007696b"><!--s007696b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (a government) to lose power.</p></div><a name="s007697b"><!--s007697b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to fall or come down.</p></div><a name="s007698b"><!--s007698b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to reduce (something, e.g. a price).</p></div><a name="s007699b"><!--s007699b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>) to cause (somebody) to be in a depressed state.</p></div><a name="s007700b"><!--s007700b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to cause (a government) to lose power.</p></div><a name="s007701b"><!--s007701b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to kill (an animal) by shooting it.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blather<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (blathered, blathering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005936a"><!--s005936a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to talk foolishly or volubly.</p><p><span class="bodyb">blatherer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chill<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/chil/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010347a"><!--s010347a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010641b"><!--s010641b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002627c"><!--s002627c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to make or become (somebody or something) cold or less warm.</p></div><a name="s002628c"><!--s002628c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to make (food or drink) cool, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> without freezing.</p></div></div><a name="s010642b"><!--s010642b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002629c"><!--s002629c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to frighten or horrify.</p></div><a name="s002630c"><!--s002630c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to dispirit.</p></div></div><a name="s010643b"><!--s010643b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to dispirit or frighten (somebody).</p></div><a name="s010644b"><!--s010644b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to harden the surface of (metal) by sudden cooling <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s010645b"><!--s010645b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to become cold.</p></div><a name="s010646b"><!--s010646b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chill_out/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chill out</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">chillingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">chillen</span>, from <span class="bodyi">chile</span> cold, frost, from Old English <span class="bodyi">cele</span>; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">ceald</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cold1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cold 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barge<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bahj/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004466a"><!--s004466a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004501b"><!--s004501b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a flat-bottomed boat used chiefly for the transport of goods on inland waterways or between ships and the shore.</p></div><a name="s004502b"><!--s004502b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a long, flat-bottomed, usu brightly decorated boat used on canals and rivers as a pleasure craft or sometimes as a dwelling.</p></div><a name="s004503b"><!--s004503b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000911c"><!--s000911c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a flat-bottomed boat used chiefly for the transport of goods on inland waterways or between ships and the shore.</p></div><a name="s000912c"><!--s000912c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a long, flat-bottomed, usu brightly decorated boat used on canals and rivers as a pleasure craft or sometimes as a dwelling.</p></div><a name="s000913c"><!--s000913c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a flat-bottomed coastal sailing vessel with leeboards (flat boards attached to a ship's hull; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/leeboard/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">leeboard</span></span></a>) instead of a keel.</p></div></div><a name="s004504b"><!--s004504b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s000914c"><!--s000914c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a large naval motorboat used by flag officers.</p></div><a name="s000915c"><!--s000915c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an ornate carved vessel used on ceremonial occasions [Middle English via Old French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">barca</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Abba</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹabə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000059a"><!--s000059a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000053b"><!--s000053b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in the New Testament, God the father.</p></div><a name="s000054b"><!--s000054b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in the Syrian, Coptic, and Ethiopian Churches, a title given to bishops and patriarchs.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">captivate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaptivayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008878a"><!--s008878a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to fascinate or charm (somebody) irresistibly </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was captivated by her beauty</p> <p><span class="bodyb">captivating</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">captivatingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">captivation</span> /-ʹvaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arteriosclerosis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahˌtiəriohskləʹrohsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002997a"><!--s002997a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>abnormal thickening and hardening of the arterial walls <span class="bodyb">arteriosclerotic</span> /-ʹrotik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">desiderate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹzidərayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016228a"><!--s016228a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to harbour or express a wish to have or attain (something) <span class="bodyb">desideration</span> /-ʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">desiderative</span> /-ərətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [from Latin <span class="bodyi">desideratus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">desiderare</span> to desire].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alternate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawltənayt, ʹol-/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001527a"><!--s001527a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001547b"><!--s001547b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000394c"><!--s000394c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) of two things or people: to occur or do something by turns.</p></div><a name="s000395c"><!--s000395c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to interchange (one person or thing) with another.</p></div></div><a name="s001548b"><!--s001548b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) to interchange (somebody or something) with somebody or something else in turn </p><p><i></i></p><p>Alternate a book of the Old Testament with a book of the New</p> — Somerset Maugham <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</div><a name="s001549b"><!--s001549b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) said of two things: to occur by turns </p><p><i></i></p><p>Joy alternated with despair</p>.</div><a name="s001550b"><!--s001550b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + between) to change repeatedly from one state or action to another </p><p><i></i></p><p>The mood alternated between calmness and hysteria</p> <span class="bodyb">alternation</span> /-ʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colostrum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹlostrəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011820a"><!--s011820a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the milk that is secreted for a few days after giving birth and is characterized by high protein and antibody content</p><p><span class="bodyb">colostral</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">colostrum</span> beastings].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coronary artery</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013289a"><!--s013289a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of two arteries, one on the right and one on the left of the heart, that arise from the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aorta/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aorta</span></span></a> (large artery carrying blood away from the heart) and supply blood to the tissues of the heart itself.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curtain<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkuht(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014758a"><!--s014758a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015330b"><!--s015330b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a hanging fabric screen that can usu be drawn back or up, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one used at a window or to separate the stage from the auditorium of a theatre.</p></div><a name="s015331b"><!--s015331b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the ascent or opening of a stage curtain or its descent or closing.</p></div><a name="s015332b"><!--s015332b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s003829c"><!--s003829c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the curtain</span>) the movable screen separating the stage from the auditorium of a theatre.</p></div><a name="s003830c"><!--s003830c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the ascent or opening, e.g. at the beginning of a play, of a stage curtain or its descent or closing.</p></div></div><a name="s015333b"><!--s015333b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal (<span class="bodyi">in pl</span></span>)disaster or death.</p></div><a name="s015334b"><!--s015334b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a device or agency that conceals or acts as a barrier: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/iron_curtain/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Iron Curtain</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s015335b"><!--s015335b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s003831c"><!--s003831c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a castle wall between two neighbouring bastions.</p></div><a name="s003832c"><!--s003832c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an exterior wall that carries no load [Middle English <span class="bodyi">curtine</span> via Old French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">cortina</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">cohort-, cohors</span> enclosure, court].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barge<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004467a"><!--s004467a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004505b"><!--s004505b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to move in a headlong or clumsy fashion.</p></div><a name="s004506b"><!--s004506b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ in/into) to intrude, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> noisily or clumsily [from the slow heavy motion of a barge].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abbacy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹabəsee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> abbacies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000060a"><!--s000060a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the office, jurisdiction, or tenure of an abbot or abbess [Middle English <span class="bodyi">abbatie</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">abbatia</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/abbey/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">abbey</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">desideratum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diˌzidəʹrahtəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> desiderata /-tə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016229a"><!--s016229a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> something desired as necessary [Latin <span class="bodyi">desideratum</span>, neuter past part. of <span class="bodyi">desiderare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/desire1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">desire 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">artery</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahtəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> arteries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002998a"><!--s002998a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002952b"><!--s002952b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of the branching elastic-walled blood vessels that carry blood from the heart to the lungs and through the body: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/capillary1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">capillary 1</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vein1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">vein 1</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s002953b"><!--s002953b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a main channel of transport or communication, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a road, railway line, or river [Middle English <span class="bodyi">arterie</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">artēria</span> tube, artery].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">captive<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaptiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008879a"><!--s008879a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009261b"><!--s009261b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002229c"><!--s002229c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>taken and held prisoner, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by an enemy in war.</p></div><a name="s002230c"><!--s002230c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>kept within bounds; confined.</p></div><a name="s002231c"><!--s002231c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>held under control.</p></div></div><a name="s009262b"><!--s009262b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in a situation that makes departure or inattention difficult </p><p><i></i></p><p>a captive audience</p> <p><span class="bodyb">captivity</span> /kapʹtiviti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">captivus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">captus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">capere</span> to take].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blatherskite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbladhəskiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005937a"><!--s005937a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006019b"><!--s006019b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who blathers a lot.</p></div><a name="s006020b"><!--s006020b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blather1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blather 1</span></span></a> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blather1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blather 1</span></span></a> + Scots dialect <span class="bodyi">skate</span> a contemptible person].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chill<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010348a"><!--s010348a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010647b"><!--s010647b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002631c"><!--s002631c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a disagreeable sensation of coldness.</p></div><a name="s002632c"><!--s002632c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a feverish cold, causing shivering, etc.</p></div></div><a name="s010648b"><!--s010648b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a moderate but disagreeable degree of cold.</p></div><a name="s010649b"><!--s010649b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>coldness of manner </p><p><i></i></p><p>He felt the chill of his opponent's stare</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alternate<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/awlʹtuhnət, ʹol-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001528a"><!--s001528a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001551b"><!--s001551b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> somebody who takes the place of or alternates with somebody else; a deputy.</p></div><a name="s001552b"><!--s001552b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a substitute or deputy.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bring forth</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">formal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007406a"><!--s007406a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007702b"><!--s007702b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001890c"><!--s001890c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to bear (produce).</p></div><a name="s001891c"><!--s001891c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to give birth to (offspring).</p></div></div><a name="s007703b"><!--s007703b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to offer or present <span class="bodyi">formal</span>.</p></div><a name="s007704b"><!--s007704b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to bear (produce) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The tree brought forth fruit</p>.</div><a name="s007705b"><!--s007705b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to give birth to (offspring).</p></div><a name="s007706b"><!--s007706b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to offer or present (something).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coronary thrombosis</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013290a"><!--s013290a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the blocking of an coronary artery of the heart by a blood clot, usu causing death of heart muscle tissue.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colotomy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹlotəmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> colotomies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011821a"><!--s011821a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an incision into the colon.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abbatial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹbaysh(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000061a"><!--s000061a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to an abbey, abbess, or abbot.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">artesian well</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahʹteezi·ən, -zh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002999a"><!--s002999a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a well sunk perpendicularly into sloping strata receiving water from a higher level than that of the well, so that the water reaches the surface under its own pressure, with little or no pumping [French <span class="bodyi">artésien</span>, literally ‘of Artois’, from Old French <span class="bodyi">Arteis</span> Artois, region of France, where such wells were sunk in the 18th cent.].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">captive<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008880a"><!--s008880a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who is taken and held prisoner.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chill<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010349a"><!--s010349a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chilly/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chilly</span></span></a> (1), <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chilly/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chilly</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">design<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹzien/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016230a"><!--s016230a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016876b"><!--s016876b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004249c"><!--s004249c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to conceive and plan (something) out in the mind.</p></div><a name="s004250c"><!--s004250c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to devise (something) for a specific function or end </p><p><i></i></p><p>It was designed as a school textbook</p>.</div></div><a name="s016877b"><!--s016877b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004251c"><!--s004251c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to draw the plans for (e.g. a building).</p></div><a name="s004252c"><!--s004252c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to create or execute (something) according to a plan <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s016878b"><!--s016878b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to conceive or execute a plan.</p></div><a name="s016879b"><!--s016879b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to draw, lay out, or prepare a design [early French <span class="bodyi">designer</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">designare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">signare</span> to mark, mark out, from <span class="bodyi">signum</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sign1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sign 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curtain<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014759a"><!--s014759a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015336b"><!--s015336b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to furnish (a window or opening) with curtains </p><p><i></i></p><p>a curtained recess</p>.</div><a name="s015337b"><!--s015337b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to veil (something) or shut it off with, or as if with, a curtain </p><p><i></i></p><p>keep one's private life curtained from the public gaze</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alternate angles</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001529a"><!--s001529a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in mathematics, two equal angles formed on opposite sides and at opposite ends of a line that intersects two parallel lines, e.g. the angles in the letter Z.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blaze<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/blayz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005938a"><!--s005938a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006021b"><!--s006021b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001390c"><!--s001390c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an intensely burning flame or sudden fire.</p></div><a name="s001391c"><!--s001391c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>intense direct light, often accompanied by heat </p><p><i></i></p><p>the blaze of noon</p>.</div></div><a name="s006022b"><!--s006022b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001392c"><!--s001392c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a dazzling display </p><p><i></i></p><p>a blaze of flowers</p>.</div><a name="s001393c"><!--s001393c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>brilliance </p><p><i></i></p><p>the blaze of the jewels</p>.</div></div><a name="s006023b"><!--s006023b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a sudden outburst </p><p><i></i></p><p>a blaze of fury</p>.</div><a name="s006024b"><!--s006024b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) a euphemism for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hell/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hell</span></span></a> </p><p><i></i></p><p>Tell him to go to blazes</p> <p><i></i></p><p>What the blazes are you doing?</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">like blazes</span>.</div><a name="s006025b"><!--s006025b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> very hard, fast, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>Run like blazes!</p> [Old English <span class="bodyi">blæse</span> torch].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bargeboard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004468a"><!--s004468a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an often ornamented board attached to the sloping edge of a gabled roof [origin of <span class="bodyi">barge</span> unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bring forward</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007407a"><!--s007407a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007707b"><!--s007707b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to schedule for an earlier time.</p></div><a name="s007708b"><!--s007708b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to propose (an idea or plan) for consideration.</p></div><a name="s007709b"><!--s007709b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to schedule (something) for an earlier time.</p></div><a name="s007710b"><!--s007710b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in bookkeeping, to carry (a total) forward, e.g. to the top of the next page.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coronation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/korəʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013291a"><!--s013291a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act or ceremony of crowning a sovereign or his or her consort [Middle English <span class="bodyi">coronacion</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">coronation</span>, from <span class="bodyi">coroner</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crown2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crown 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colour<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">color</span>) /ʹkulə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011822a"><!--s011822a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012095b"><!--s012095b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003143c"><!--s003143c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a visual sensation, e.g. of redness, blueness, etc, caused by the wavelength of perceived light.</p></div><a name="s003144c"><!--s003144c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the property of objects and light sources that enables them to be described as green, yellow, brown, etc.</p></div></div><a name="s012096b"><!--s012096b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003145c"><!--s003145c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a hue, e.g. red or blue, or such hues in general, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as opposed to black, white, and grey.</p></div><a name="s003146c"><!--s003146c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a substance, e.g. a pigment used in painting, that gives colour when applied to an object.</p></div></div><a name="s012097b"><!--s012097b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the use or combination of colours, e.g. by painters.</p></div><a name="s012098b"><!--s012098b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s003147c"><!--s003147c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the skin pigmentation characteristic of a particular race.</p></div><a name="s003148c"><!--s003148c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>skin pigmentation other than white.</p></div></div><a name="s012099b"><!--s012099b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the tint characteristic of good health.</p></div><a name="s012100b"><!--s012100b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>)</p><a name="s003149c"><!--s003149c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an identifying badge or flag, e.g. of a ship or regiment.</p></div><a name="s003150c"><!--s003150c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>coloured clothing distinguishing somebody, e.g. as a member of a usu specified group, e.g. a sports team, or as a representative of a usu specified person or thing.</p></div></div><a name="s012101b"><!--s012101b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>any of the five principal heraldic tinctures, i.e. azure, vert, sable, gules, and purpure.</p></div><a name="s012102b"><!--s012102b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>vitality or interest.</p></div><a name="s012103b"><!--s012103b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>tonal quality in music.</p></div><a name="s012104b"><!--s012104b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>an outward often deceptive show; an appearance, e.g. of authenticity.</p></div><a name="s012105b"><!--s012105b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) the award made to a regular member of a team.</p></div><a name="s012106b"><!--s012106b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>in physics, each of three properties of quarks (hypothetical particles; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/quark1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">quark 1</span></span></a>) called blue, green, and red ✱ <span class="bodyb">nail one's colours to the mast</span> to make one's beliefs or intentions completely plain, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a defiant manner [from the idea of a commander nailing up his colours so that they could not be lowered in surrender] ✱ <span class="bodyb">sail under false colours</span> to assume a false identity or character in order to deceive ✱ <span class="bodyb">show (oneself in) one's true colours</span> to reveal one's true nature or character ✱ <span class="bodyb">with flying colours</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flying1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flying 1</span></span></a> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">colour</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">color</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">captor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaptə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008881a"><!--s008881a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who takes and holds another captive [late Latin <span class="bodyi">captor</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">captus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/captive1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">captive 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Artex</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahteks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003000a"><!--s003000a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a type of plaster applied to walls and ceiling to give a textured effect [blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/art1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">art 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/texture1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">texture 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chiller</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010350a"><!--s010350a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010650b"><!--s010650b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something that chills something or somebody </p><p><i></i></p><p>a wine chiller</p>.</div><a name="s010651b"><!--s010651b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a terrifying film or story, usu with a supernatural element; a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/spine_chiller/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">spine-chiller</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abbé</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹabay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000062a"><!--s000062a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>often used as a title: a member of the French secular clergy in major or minor orders [French <span class="bodyi">abbé</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">abbat-, abbas</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/abbot/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">abbot</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curtain call</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014760a"><!--s014760a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an appearance by a performer on stage after the end final curtain of a play, opera, etc in response to the applause of the audience.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bring in</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007408a"><!--s007408a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007711b"><!--s007711b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to earn (an amount of income).</p></div><a name="s007712b"><!--s007712b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to introduce (a measure).</p></div><a name="s007713b"><!--s007713b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to produce or earn (income).</p></div><a name="s007714b"><!--s007714b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to introduce (a measure or procedure).</p></div><a name="s007715b"><!--s007715b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to pronounce (a verdict) in court.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bargee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bahʹjee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004469a"><!--s004469a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> somebody who works on a barge </p><p><i></i></p><p>our Deputy Commissioner, who had the manners of a bargee and the tact of a horse</p> — Kipling.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coronation chicken</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013292a"><!--s013292a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dish of cold cooked chicken in a spicy mayonnaise sauce [created in 1953 in honour of the coronation of Elizabeth II].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alternating current</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001530a"><!--s001530a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an electric current that reverses its direction at regularly recurring intervals. The voltage can be changed by a transformer: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/direct_current/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">direct current</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">design<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016231a"><!--s016231a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016880b"><!--s016880b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a drawing, plan, or pattern showing the details of how something is to be constructed.</p></div><a name="s016881b"><!--s016881b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act of producing such a plan.</p></div><a name="s016882b"><!--s016882b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a decorative pattern.</p></div><a name="s016883b"><!--s016883b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the arrangement of the elements of a work of art or artefact.</p></div><a name="s016884b"><!--s016884b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s004253c"><!--s004253c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a particular purpose held in view.</p></div><a name="s004254c"><!--s004254c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>deliberate purposeful planning </p><p><i></i></p><p>more by accident than by design</p>.</div></div><a name="s016885b"><!--s016885b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a mental plan or scheme.</p></div><a name="s016886b"><!--s016886b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>, + on) dishonest, hostile, or acquisitive intent.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blaze<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005939a"><!--s005939a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006026b"><!--s006026b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001394c"><!--s001394c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to burn intensely </p><p><i></i></p><p>a blazing fire</p>.</div><a name="s001395c"><!--s001395c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to shine brightly </p><p><i></i></p><p>The sun blazed overhead</p>.</div></div><a name="s006027b"><!--s006027b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to be conspicuously brilliant or resplendent.</p></div><a name="s006028b"><!--s006028b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to quickly become very angry </p><p><i></i></p><p>He suddenly blazed with anger</p>.</div><a name="s006029b"><!--s006029b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(+ away) to shoot rapidly and repeatedly </p><p><i></i></p><p>They blazed away at the target</p><p><span class="bodyb">blazingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colour<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">color</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011823a"><!--s011823a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012107b"><!--s012107b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to give colour to.</p></div><a name="s012108b"><!--s012108b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003151c"><!--s003151c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to give colour to (something).</p></div><a name="s003152c"><!--s003152c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to change the colour of (something).</p></div></div><a name="s012109b"><!--s012109b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s003153c"><!--s003153c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to misrepresent or distort (something).</p></div><a name="s003154c"><!--s003154c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to influence or affect (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He didn't let it colour his judgment</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s012110b"><!--s012110b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to take on or impart colour; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> to blush</p><p><span class="bodyb">colourant</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">art form</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003001a"><!--s003001a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a recognized form or medium of artistic expression.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">capture<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkapchə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008882a"><!--s008882a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009263b"><!--s009263b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act of gaining control or possession.</p></div><a name="s009264b"><!--s009264b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody or something that has been captured.</p></div><a name="s009265b"><!--s009265b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in physics, the acquisition by an atom, molecule, ion, or nucleus of an additional elementary particle, often with associated emission of radiation.</p></div><a name="s009266b"><!--s009266b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the collection and storing of data by computer [French <span class="bodyi">capture</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">captura</span>, from <span class="bodyi">captus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/captive1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">captive 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chilli</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">chili</span>) /ʹchili/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> chillies) (<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> chilies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010351a"><!--s010351a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010652b"><!--s010652b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the pod of a hot pepper used either whole or ground as a pungent condiment: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cayenne_pepper/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cayenne pepper</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/paprika/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">paprika</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s010653b"><!--s010653b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chilli_powder/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chilli powder</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s010654b"><!--s010654b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chilli_con_carne/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chilli con carne</span></span></a> [Spanish <span class="bodyi">chile</span> from Nahuatl <span class="bodyi">chilli</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alternation of generations</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001531a"><!--s001531a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the occurrence of two or more forms in the life cycle of a plant or animal, usually involving the regular alternation of a generation produced by sexual reproduction and a generation produced by asexual means.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bring off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007409a"><!--s007409a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007716b"><!--s007716b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to achieve (something) successfully.</p></div><a name="s007717b"><!--s007717b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to achieve or conclude (something) successfully.</p></div><a name="s007718b"><!--s007718b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span> to give (somebody) an orgasm.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curtain lecture</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014761a"><!--s014761a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">humorous, archaic</span> a litany of complaints delivered by a wife to her husband in the privacy of the curtained bed.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abbess</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹabes/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000063a"><!--s000063a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the superior of an abbey of nuns [Middle English <span class="bodyi">abbesse</span> via Old French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">abbatissa</span>, fem of <span class="bodyi">abbat-</span>, <span class="bodyi">abbas</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/abbot/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">abbot</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bargepole</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004470a"><!--s004470a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a long thick pole for propelling a barge ✱ <span class="bodyb">he/she etc wouldn't touch (something or somebody) with a bargepole</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> he, she, etc wouldn't have anything to do with something or somebody under any circumstances.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">designate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdezignayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016232a"><!--s016232a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016887b"><!--s016887b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to nominate (somebody) for a specified purpose, office, or duty.</p></div><a name="s016888b"><!--s016888b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to call (somebody or something) by a distinctive name or title.</p></div><a name="s016889b"><!--s016889b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to indicate or point (something) out</p><p><span class="bodyb">designator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coroner</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkorənə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013293a"><!--s013293a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a public officer whose principal duty is to enquire into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose might not be due to natural causes [Middle English, in the sense ‘an officer of the crown’, via Anglo-French from Latin <span class="bodyi">corona</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crown1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crown 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blaze<sup>3</sup></span></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005940a"><!--s005940a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>✱ <span class="bodyb">blaze abroad</span> to make (something) public or conspicuous [Middle English <span class="bodyi">blasen</span> from early Dutch <span class="bodyi">blāsen</span> to blow].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">artful</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahtf(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003002a"><!--s003002a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>clever in attaining an end, often by deceitful or indirect means; crafty </p><p><i></i></p><p>the engaging, half-artful, half-artless ways of schoolgirls</p> — Ralph Waldo Emerson<p><span class="bodyb">artfully</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">artfulness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">capture<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008883a"><!--s008883a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009267b"><!--s009267b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to take (a person, animal, or place) captive.</p></div><a name="s009268b"><!--s009268b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to represent or preserve (something) in words, pictures, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>how well the scene was captured on film</p>.</div><a name="s009269b"><!--s009269b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to remove (e.g. a chess piece) from the playing board according to the rules of a game.</p></div><a name="s009270b"><!--s009270b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in physics, to bring about the capture of (an elementary particle).</p></div><a name="s009271b"><!--s009271b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to store (data) in a computer.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colourable</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">colorable</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011824a"><!--s011824a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012111b"><!--s012111b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>seemingly valid or genuine; plausible.</p></div><a name="s012112b"><!--s012112b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>able to be coloured</p><p><span class="bodyb">colourably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alternative<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/awlʹtuhnətiv, ʹol-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001532a"><!--s001532a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001553b"><!--s001553b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>providing a choice, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> between two options; able to be used instead of something else </p><p><i></i></p><p>Is there an alternative route?</p>.</div><a name="s001554b"><!--s001554b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>constituting an alternative </p><p><i></i></p><p>We will adopt your alternative suggestion</p>.</div><a name="s001555b"><!--s001555b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>of or relating to an activity or procedure that differs from the conventional forms </p><p><i></i></p><p>alternative technology</p> <p><i></i></p><p>alternative theatre</p><a name="sb00000037"><!--sb00000037--></a><p><span class="bodyb">alternatively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">alternative</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">alternate</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/alternate1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">alternate 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curtain-raiser</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014762a"><!--s014762a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015338b"><!--s015338b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a short play presented before the main full-length drama.</p></div><a name="s015339b"><!--s015339b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a short preliminary to a main event.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coronet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkorənit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013294a"><!--s013294a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013964b"><!--s013964b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small crown.</p></div><a name="s013965b"><!--s013965b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an ornamental wreath or band for the head.</p></div><a name="s013966b"><!--s013966b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the lower part of a horse's foot between the fetlock and the hoof, where the horn ends in skin.</p></div><a name="s013967b"><!--s013967b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a knob of bone at the base of a deer's antler [early French <span class="bodyi">coronete</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">corone</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crown1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crown 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chilli con carne</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kon ʹkahni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010352a"><!--s010352a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a spiced Mexican stew of minced beef and beans, strongly seasoned with chillies or chilli powder [Spanish <span class="bodyi">chile con carne</span> chilli with meat].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blaze<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005941a"><!--s005941a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006030b"><!--s006030b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a broad white mark on the face of an animal, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a horse.</p></div><a name="s006031b"><!--s006031b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a trail marker, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a mark made on a tree by cutting off a piece of the bark [German <span class="bodyi">Blas</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bring on</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007410a"><!--s007410a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007719b"><!--s007719b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cause (a feeling or symptom) to occur.</p></div><a name="s007720b"><!--s007720b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to help (somebody or something) to make progress.</p></div><a name="s007721b"><!--s007721b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cause (a feeling or symptom) to occur.</p></div><a name="s007722b"><!--s007722b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to help (somebody or something) to develop or make better progress.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bar graph</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004471a"><!--s004471a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a graph or diagram in which the frequency with which an item occurs is represented by the length of a vertical bar.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Abbevillian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ab(ə)ʹvilyən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000064a"><!--s000064a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of the earliest Palaeolithic culture in Europe, characterized <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by crudely chipped stone axes [<span class="bodyi">Abbeville</span>, town in France where remains of this culture were discovered].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">designate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdezignət, -nayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016233a"><!--s016233a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>chosen for an office but not yet installed </p><p><i></i></p><p>ambassador designate</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">designatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">designare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/design1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">design 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">art history</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003003a"><!--s003003a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the academic study of the development of the fine arts or of all the visual arts</p><p><span class="bodyb">art historian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">art historical</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curtain wall</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014763a"><!--s014763a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/curtain1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">curtain<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (5).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alternative<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001533a"><!--s001533a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001556b"><!--s001556b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>another different person or thing that could act as a replacement.</p></div><a name="s001557b"><!--s001557b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an opportunity to choose between two or more possibilities </p><p><i></i></p><p>I had no alternative but to report him to the police</p>.</div><a name="s001558b"><!--s001558b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>one of two or more possibilities between which a choice is to be made.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">capuchin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹpyoohchin, -shin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008884a"><!--s008884a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009272b"><!--s009272b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Capuchin</span>) a member of a strict branch of the Franciscan order of missionary friars.</p></div><a name="s009273b"><!--s009273b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a hooded cloak worn by women in former times.</p></div><a name="s009274b"><!--s009274b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>any of several species of S American monkeys with hair on their its crown shaped like a monk's cowl: genus <span class="bodyi">Cebus</span>.</p></div><a name="s009275b"><!--s009275b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a domestic fancy pigeon of a breed with head and neck feathers resembling a monk's cowl [early French <span class="bodyi">capuchin</span> from Old Italian <span class="bodyi">cappuccino</span>, from <span class="bodyi">cappuccio</span> hood, from <span class="bodyi">cappa</span> cowl, cloak, from late Latin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chilli powder</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010353a"><!--s010353a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a reddish powder made from ground chillies mixed with other spices, used as a flavouring.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colouration</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kuləʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011825a"><!--s011825a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/coloration/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">coloration</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">designation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dezigʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016234a"><!--s016234a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016890b"><!--s016890b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a distinguishing name or title.</p></div><a name="s016891b"><!--s016891b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act of indicating or identifying.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blaze<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005942a"><!--s005942a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to mark (e.g. a trail) with blazes ✱ <span class="bodyb">blaze a trail</span> to lead or be a pioneer in some activity.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abbey</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹabi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> abbeys)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000065a"><!--s000065a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000055b"><!--s000055b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a religious community governed by an abbot or abbess.</p></div><a name="s000056b"><!--s000056b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the buildings, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the church, of a monastery or a former monastery </p><p><i></i></p><p>Westminster Abbey</p> [Middle English via Old French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">abbatia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">abbat-, abbas</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/abbot/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">abbot</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bring out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007411a"><!--s007411a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007723b"><!--s007723b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to publish or market (a new publication or product).</p></div><a name="s007724b"><!--s007724b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to encourage (somebody) to be less reticent.</p></div><a name="s007725b"><!--s007725b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make (something) more clearly visible or noticeable.</p></div><a name="s007726b"><!--s007726b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to emphasize (something).</p></div><a name="s007727b"><!--s007727b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to make (something) more clearly visible or noticeable.</p></div><a name="s007728b"><!--s007728b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to publish (something) or make it public.</p></div><a name="s007729b"><!--s007729b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>(+ in) to cause (somebody) to be afflicted with a rash or other visible symptoms of illness.</p></div><a name="s007730b"><!--s007730b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to encourage (somebody) to be less reticent.</p></div><a name="s007731b"><!--s007731b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to utter (something).</p></div><a name="s007732b"><!--s007732b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> to instruct or cause (workers) to strike.</p></div><a name="s007733b"><!--s007733b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to introduce (a young woman) formally to society.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baric</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbayrik, ʹbarik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004472a"><!--s004472a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or containing barium.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coronograph <span class="bodyi">or</span> coronagraph</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹrohnəgrahf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013295a"><!--s013295a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a telescope for observing the sun's coronas.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">art house</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003004a"><!--s003004a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cinema specializing in films that do not have mass appeal, e.g. artistic or experimental films.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alternative birth</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001534a"><!--s001534a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a method of giving birth that does not rely on conventional hospital procedures.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curtal-axe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkuhtl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014764a"><!--s014764a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/curtle_axe_or_curtal_axe/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">curtle-axe</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colour bar</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011826a"><!--s011826a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a social or legal barrier that prevents non-white people from participating with white people in various activities or restricts their opportunities.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">designedly</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹzienidli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016235a"><!--s016235a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>on purpose.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abbot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹabət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000066a"><!--s000066a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the superior of a community an abbey of monks [Middle English <span class="bodyi">abbod</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">abbat-</span>, <span class="bodyi">abbas</span>, ultimately from Aramaic <span class="bodyi">abbā</span> father].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">capybara</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kapiʹbahrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> capybaras)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008885a"><!--s008885a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mainly aquatic S American rodent with no tail that resembles a large guinea pig: <span class="bodyi">Hydrocherus hydrochaeris</span> [Portuguese <span class="bodyi">capibara</span>, from Tupi].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barilla</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹrilə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004473a"><!--s004473a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004507b"><!--s004507b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>either of two European saltwort plants or a related Algerian plant: genera <span class="bodyi">Salsola</span> and <span class="bodyi">Halogeton</span>.</p></div><a name="s004508b"><!--s004508b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an impure form of sodium carbonate obtained from barilla ashes and formerly used in making soap and glass [Spanish <span class="bodyi">barrilla</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Corp.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013296a"><!--s013296a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013968b"><!--s013968b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Corporal.</p></div><a name="s013969b"><!--s013969b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> Corporation.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chill out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010354a"><!--s010354a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to relax.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blazer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹblayzə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005943a"><!--s005943a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a jacket, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with patch pockets, that is worn for casual wear or as part of a school uniform [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blaze2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blaze 2</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/er2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-er 2</span></span></a>. So called because of the bright colours of early sporting blazers].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bring round</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">bring around</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007412a"><!--s007412a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007734b"><!--s007734b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to persuade (somebody) to adopt a particular opinion.</p></div><a name="s007735b"><!--s007735b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to revive (somebody) who has been unconscious.</p></div><a name="s007736b"><!--s007736b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to persuade (somebody) to adopt a particular opinion or course of action.</p></div><a name="s007737b"><!--s007737b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to revive (somebody) who has been unconscious.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arthralgia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahʹthraljə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003006a"><!--s003006a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pain in a joint.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curtana</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kuhʹtahnə, kuhʹtaynə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014765a"><!--s014765a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sword without a point, carried at the coronation of English monarchs as a symbol of mercy [Middle English via Anglo-French from Old French <span class="bodyi">cortain</span>, name of the broken sword of the legendary hero Roland, from <span class="bodyi">cort</span> short, from Latin <span class="bodyi">curtus</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alternative comedy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001535a"><!--s001535a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a form of comedy that does not rely on old stereotypes about race, sexual politics, relationships within society, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abbreviate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹbreeviayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000067a"><!--s000067a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make (something) briefer, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to reduce (a written word or phrase) to a shorter form intended to stand for the whole [Middle English <span class="bodyi">abbreviaten</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">abbreviatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">abbreviare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/abridge/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">abridge</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colour-blind</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011827a"><!--s011827a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>unable or partially unable to distinguish one or more colours</p><p><span class="bodyb">colour blindness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">designer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016236a"><!--s016236a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016892b"><!--s016892b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who designs; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> somebody who creates the design of a manufactured object (e.g. a garment).</p></div><a name="s016893b"><!--s016893b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>)</p><a name="s004255c"><!--s004255c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>made by a well-known fashion designer </p><p><i></i></p><p>designer jeans</p>.</div><a name="s004256c"><!--s004256c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>worn or used by people who want to seem fashionable </p><p><i></i></p><p>designer stubble</p>.</div></div><a name="s016894b"><!--s016894b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) altered by genetic engineering </p><p><i></i></p><p>a designer virus that attacks caterpillars</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blaze up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005944a"><!--s005944a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006032b"><!--s006032b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to begin to burn fiercely.</p></div><a name="s006033b"><!--s006033b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to quickly become very angry.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barista</span><small><span class="eSynop">/baʹristə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004474a"><!--s004474a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who serves coffee in a coffee bar or coffee shop [from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bar1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bar 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ista/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ista</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bring to</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007413a"><!--s007413a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007738b"><!--s007738b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bring_round/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bring round</span></span></a> (1).</p></div><a name="s007739b"><!--s007739b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bring_round/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bring round</span></span></a> (2).</p></div><a name="s007740b"><!--s007740b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cause (a boat) to lie to or stop moving.</p></div><a name="s007741b"><!--s007741b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to cause (a boat) to lie to or come to a standstill.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corpora</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawpərə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013297a"><!--s013297a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/corpus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">corpus</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">car</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008886a"><!--s008886a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009276b"><!--s009276b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a usu four-wheeled motor vehicle designed for transporting a small number of people and typically propelled by an internal-combustion engine.</p></div><a name="s009277b"><!--s009277b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a railway carriage, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one used for a specific purpose </p><p><i></i></p><p>the buffet car</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a sleeping car</p>.</div><a name="s009278b"><!--s009278b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the passenger compartment of an airship or balloon.</p></div><a name="s009279b"><!--s009279b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly literary</span> a chariot of war or of triumph </p><p><i></i></p><p>like captives bound to a triumphant car</p><p> Shakespeare <span class="bodyb">carful</span> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> carfuls)<i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">carre</span> from Anglo-French, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">carrus</span>, of Celtic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chillum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchiləm / <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010355a"><!--s010355a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pipe used for smoking cannabis [Hindi <span class="bodyi">cilam</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arthritic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahʹthritik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003007a"><!--s003007a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or affected with arthritis</p><p><span class="bodyb">arthritic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">arthritically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abbreviation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əˌbreeviʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000068a"><!--s000068a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="sb00000019"><!--sb00000019--></a><a name="sb00000020"><!--sb00000020--></a><p>a shortened form of a written word or phrase, e.g. <span class="bodyi">dept</span> for <span class="bodyi">department</span> and <span class="bodyi">Tues.</span> for <span class="bodyi">Tuesday</span></p><div class="sidebar"><p>In abbreviations made up of the initial letters of a number of words the usual modern practice is to omit full stops: <span class="bodyi">BBC</span>, <span class="bodyi">UN</span>, <span class="bodyi">USA</span>. In British, but not in American English, it is also becoming increasingly common to omit the full stop after an abbreviation containing the first and last letters of a word (<span class="bodyi">Dr</span>, <span class="bodyi">Ltd</span>, <span class="bodyi">St</span>).</p></div><div class="sidebar"><p>Practice differs greatly with regard to the use of full stops in abbreviations: the general trend, however, is to use full stops less and less. In abbreviations made up of the initial letters of a number of words the usual modern practice is to omit them: <span class="bodyi">BBC</span>, <span class="bodyi">UN</span>, <span class="bodyi">USA</span>. It is not incorrect to write <span class="bodyi">B</span>.<span class="bodyi">B</span>.<span class="bodyi">C</span>. etc., but it is not necessary to do so. In an acronym, a string of initial letters that is pronounced as a word (<span class="bodyi">BUPA</span>, <span class="bodyi">NATO, Aids</span>), the use of full stops is even less necessary. In British English, it is becoming increasingly common to omit the full stop after an abbreviation containing the first and last letters of a word (<span class="bodyi">Dr</span>, <span class="bodyi">Ltd</span>, <span class="bodyi">St</span>). In American English, however, the full stops after such abbreviations are more likely to be retained.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alternative energy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001536a"><!--s001536a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>energy produced by methods that do not harm the environment, e.g. by using water or wind power.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carabineer <span class="bodyi">or</span> carabinier</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkarəbiʹniə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008887a"><!--s008887a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a soldier armed with a carbine [French <span class="bodyi">carabinier</span>, from <span class="bodyi">carabine</span> carbine, from early French <span class="bodyi">carabin</span> carabineer].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">designer baby</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016237a"><!--s016237a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a baby conceived for a special purpose by in-vitro fertilization.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curtilage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkuhtəlij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014766a"><!--s014766a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a piece of ground within the fence surrounding a house [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">cortillage</span>,from <span class="bodyi">cortil</span> courtyard, from <span class="bodyi">cort</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/court1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">court 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blazing</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹblayzing/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005945a"><!--s005945a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> very intense or very angry </p><p><i></i></p><p>a blazing row</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chilly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (chillier, chilliest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010356a"><!--s010356a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010655b"><!--s010655b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>noticeably cold, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> unpleasantly so.</p></div><a name="s010656b"><!--s010656b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>lacking warmth of feeling; distant or unfriendly </p><p><i></i></p><p>The atmosphere in the office was distinctly chilly</p>.</div><a name="s010657b"><!--s010657b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>tending to arouse fear or apprehension </p><p><i></i></p><p>I didn't want to dwell on the chilly details of the murder</p> <p><span class="bodyb">chilliness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colour-code</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011829a"><!--s011829a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to mark or colour (something) according to a colour code.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bring up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007414a"><!--s007414a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007742b"><!--s007742b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to educate and look after (a child) until adulthood.</p></div><a name="s007743b"><!--s007743b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to educate or rear (a child) to adulthood.</p></div><a name="s007744b"><!--s007744b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to mention (something).</p></div><a name="s007745b"><!--s007745b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to vomit (something).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arthritis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahʹthrietis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003008a"><!--s003008a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an illness causing painful inflammation and stiffness of the joints [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">arthritis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">arthron</span> joint + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/itis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-itis</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbariet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004475a"><!--s004475a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= see<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/barytes/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">barytes</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corpora allata</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹlaytə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013298a"><!--s013298a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/corpus_allatum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">corpus allatum</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carabiner</span><small><span class="eSynop">/karəʹbeenə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008888a"><!--s008888a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/karabiner_or_carabiner/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">karabiner</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ABC<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> ABC's ABCs)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000069a"><!--s000069a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000057b"><!--s000057b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the alphabet </p><p><i></i></p><p>She's learning her ABC</p>.</div><a name="s000058b"><!--s000058b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the rudiments of a subject </p><p><i></i></p><p>the ABC of photography</p>.</div><a name="s000059b"><!--s000059b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an alphabetical guide or manual </p><p><i></i></p><p>the ABC of allergies</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">designer drug</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016238a"><!--s016238a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a synthetic drug that has effects similar to those of an illegal narcotic but can be made legally.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arthro-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003009a"><!--s003009a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/arthr_or_arthro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">arthr-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colour code</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011828a"><!--s011828a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a system of colours, used as a way of identifying something, e.g. wires or papers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alternative medicine</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001537a"><!--s001537a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a range of medical treatments that are not generally considered to be part of the conventional system of medicine, such as homoeopathy or shiatsu. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/complementary_medicine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">complementary medicine</span></span></a></p><p>Also referred to as complementary medicine when used in conjunction with orthodox medicine, alternative medicine encompasses a wide range of treatments and therapies that are not generally considered to be part of the conventional medical system. Alternative medicine, which includes homeopathy, shiatsu, acupuncture and osteopathy, focuses on the relationship between mind and body. ‘Energy flow’ and ‘vital energy’, known in some forms as ‘Ki’ or ‘Chi’, are central concepts of many alternative practices, which often claim to treat the person as opposed to the illness — Dr John Cormack</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brinjal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrinjəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007415a"><!--s007415a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Indian, SAfr</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aubergine1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aubergine 1</span></span></a> [Portuguese <span class="bodyi">bringella, beringela</span> via Arabic <span class="bodyi">bādhinjan</span> from Persian <span class="bodyi">bādingān</span>. Compare with <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aubergine1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aubergine 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baritone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbaritohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004476a"><!--s004476a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004509b"><!--s004509b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a male singer having a voice between base and tenor.</p></div><a name="s004510b"><!--s004510b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a male singing voice between bass and tenor, or a singer with this voice.</p></div><a name="s004511b"><!--s004511b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) denoting a musical instrument having a range below that of tenor </p><p><i></i></p><p>a baritone horn</p><p><span class="bodyb">baritone</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">baryton</span> or Italian <span class="bodyi">baritono</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">barytonos</span> deep sounding, from <span class="bodyi">barys</span> heavy + <span class="bodyi">tonos</span> tone].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corpora callosa</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹlohsə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013299a"><!--s013299a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/corpus_callosum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">corpus callosum</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blazon<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹblayz(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005946a"><!--s005946a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006034b"><!--s006034b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/coat_of_arms/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">coat of arms</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s006035b"><!--s006035b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the proper formal description of heraldic arms or charges [Middle English <span class="bodyi">blason</span>, from early French].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curtle-axe <span class="bodyi">or</span> curtal-axe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkuhtl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014767a"><!--s014767a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a broad slashing sword </p><p><i></i></p><p>a gallant curtle-axe upon my thigh</p><p> Shakespeare [alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cutlass/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cutlass</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Chiltern Hundreds</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchiltən/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010357a"><!--s010357a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a nominal office for which an MP applies in order to resign his or her their seat</p><p>named after the <span class="bodyi">Chiltern Hundreds</span>, district of Buckinghamshire, England. An MP is not normally allowed to resign before the next General Election, but must do so if he or she accepts an office of profit under the Crown. Stewardship of the Chiltern Hundreds, while purely nominal, is technically such an office. Once an MP has been appointed to the stewardship and vacated the Parliamentary seat, he or she then resigns the stewardship so that it is available for the next MP who wishes to leave Parliament</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ABC<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000070a"><!--s000070a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000060b"><!--s000060b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>American Broadcasting Company.</p></div><a name="s000061b"><!--s000061b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Australian Broadcasting Corporation.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carabinier</span><small><span class="eSynop">/karəbiʹniə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008889a"><!--s008889a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/carabineer_or_carabinier/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">carabineer</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coloured<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">colored</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011830a"><!--s011830a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012113b"><!--s012113b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having colour.</p></div><a name="s012114b"><!--s012114b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>marked by exaggeration or bias.</p></div><a name="s012115b"><!--s012115b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">offensive</span></p><a name="s003155c"><!--s003155c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>of a race other than white; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/black1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">black<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (2).</p></div><a name="s003156c"><!--s003156c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Coloured</span>) said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of S Africans: of mixed race.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">designing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016239a"><!--s016239a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>crafty or scheming.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arthrodesis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahʹthrodisis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> arthrodeses /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003010a"><!--s003010a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the surgical immobilization of a joint so that the articulating bones fuse together, used in cases of severe arthritis [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/arthro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">arthro-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">desis</span> binding, from <span class="bodyi">dein</span> to bind].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbeəri·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004477a"><!--s004477a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a silver-white soft metallic chemical element of the alkaline-earth group: symbol Ba, atomic number 56 [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">barium</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bar_or_baro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bar-</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blazon<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (blazoned, blazoning)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005947a"><!--s005947a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006036b"><!--s006036b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + forth) to proclaim (something) widely.</p></div><a name="s006037b"><!--s006037b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to describe (heraldic arms or charges) in technical terms</p><p><span class="bodyb">blazoner</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">blazoning</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alternative society</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001538a"><!--s001538a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the alternative society</span>) a group of people who reject conventional social institutions, practices, and values in favour of a lifestyle based <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on communal ownership and self-sufficiency: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/counterculture/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">counterculture</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corpora cavernosa</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kavəʹnohsə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013300a"><!--s013300a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/corpus_cavernosum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">corpus cavernosum</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brink</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bringk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007416a"><!--s007416a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007746b"><!--s007746b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an edge, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the edge at the top of a steep place.</p></div><a name="s007747b"><!--s007747b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the point at which something is about to happen; the verge </p><p><i></i></p><p>We are on the brink of war</p> <p>[Middle English, prob of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chimaera</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kiʹmiərə, kie-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010358a"><!--s010358a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010658b"><!--s010658b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">pl</span> <span class="bodyb">chimaeras</span> <span class="bodyi">or collectively</span> <span class="bodyb">chimaera</span>) any of a family of marine cartilaginous fishes with a tapering tail: family Chimaeridae.</p></div><a name="s010659b"><!--s010659b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">pl</span> <span class="bodyb">chimaeras</span>) see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chimera_or_chimaera/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chimera</span></span></a> [(sense 1) scientific Latin genus name <span class="bodyi">Chimaera</span>, from Latin: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chimera_or_chimaera/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chimera</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curtsy<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> curtsey</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkuhtsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> curtsies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014768a"><!--s014768a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015340b"><!--s015340b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a gesture of respect performed by a woman or girl by putting one leg behind the other, flexing the knees, and dropping the head.</p></div><a name="s015341b"><!--s015341b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a woman's brief sinking movement, the equivalent of a man's bow, performed by putting one leg behind the other and flexing the knees, at the same time dropping the head, formerly as a general gesture of respect, now chiefly used in greeting royalty; a bob [alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/courtesy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">courtesy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abdicate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹabdikayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000071a"><!--s000071a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000062b"><!--s000062b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a monarch: to renounce the a throne <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s000063b"><!--s000063b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to relinquish (sovereign power) formally </p><p><i></i></p><p>The king abdicated the throne</p>.</div><a name="s000064b"><!--s000064b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to renounce (a responsibility or right) <span class="bodyb">abdication</span> /-ʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">abdicator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">abdicatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">abdicare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ab/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ab-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">dicare</span> to proclaim].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coloured<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">colored</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011831a"><!--s011831a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="sb00000092"><!--sb00000092--></a><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Coloured</span>) <span class="bodyi">offensive</span> a person of mixed descent</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">Negro</span>, <span class="bodyb">black</span>, <span class="bodyi">and</span> <span class="bodyb">coloured</span>. See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/black2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">black 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carabiniere</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkarəbiʹnyeəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> carabinieri /-ri/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008890a"><!--s008890a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of the Italian national police force [Italian <span class="bodyi">carabiniere</span> from French <span class="bodyi">carabinier</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/carabineer_or_carabinier/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">carabineer</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chimb</span><small><span class="eSynop">/chiem, chim/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010359a"><!--s010359a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chime3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chime 3</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arthropod</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahthrəpod/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003011a"><!--s003011a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002954b"><!--s002954b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of a phylum of invertebrate animals, including the insects, arachnids (e.g. scorpions and spiders), and crustaceans (e.g. crabs and lobsters), that have a jointed body and limbs and usu a hard outer skin that is moulted at intervals: phylum Arthropoda.</p></div><a name="s002955b"><!--s002955b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an invertebrate animal with a jointed body and limbs and usu an outer skin made of chitin, such as an insect, spider, or crustacean [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">Arthropoda</span> from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/arthro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">arthro-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">pod-, pous</span> foot].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barium meal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004478a"><!--s004478a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a solution of barium sulphate swallowed by a patient to make the stomach or intestines visible in X-ray pictures.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brinkmanship</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbringkmənship/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007417a"><!--s007417a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the art of going to the very brink of conflict, danger, etc before drawing back, as a tactic to intimidate an enemy into conceding or backing down.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alternative therapy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001539a"><!--s001539a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/alternative_medicine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">alternative medicine</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">desirable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹzie·ərəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016240a"><!--s016240a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016895b"><!--s016895b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>worth seeking or doing as advantageous or, beneficial, or wise </p><p><i></i></p><p>Legislation is desirable</p>.</div><a name="s016896b"><!--s016896b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>causing desire; attractive, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> sexually <span class="bodyb">desirability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">desirableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">desirably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curtsy<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> curtsey</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (curtsies, curtsied, curtsying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014769a"><!--s014769a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make a curtsy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blazonry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹblayz(ə)nri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005948a"><!--s005948a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006038b"><!--s006038b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>dazzling display.</p></div><a name="s006039b"><!--s006039b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001396c"><!--s001396c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>heraldic arms or charges.</p></div><a name="s001397c"><!--s001397c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the art of describing or painting heraldic arms or charges.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corporal<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawp(ə)rəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013301a"><!--s013301a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013970b"><!--s013970b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a non-commissioned officer in the British and US armies, Royal Air Force, Royal Marines, and US Marines, ranking below a sergeant.</p></div><a name="s013971b"><!--s013971b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a petty officer in the Royal Navy [early French <span class="bodyi">corporal</span>, lowest non-commissioned officer, alteration of <span class="bodyi">caporal</span>, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">caput</span> head].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abdomen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹabdəmən, əbʹdohmən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000072a"><!--s000072a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000065b"><!--s000065b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis, or the cavity of this part containing the liver, gut, etc.</p></div><a name="s000066b"><!--s000066b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in an insect or other arthropod, the rear part of the body behind the thorax <span class="bodyb">abdominal</span> /əbʹdomin(ə)l, ab-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">abdomen</span> from Latin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colourfast</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011832a"><!--s011832a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having colour that will not fade or run</p><p><span class="bodyb">colourfastness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chime<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/chiem/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010360a"><!--s010360a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010660b"><!--s010660b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002633c"><!--s002633c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a bell or musically tuned set of bells.</p></div><a name="s002634c"><!--s002634c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a set of objects, e.g. hanging metal bars or tubes, that sound like bells when struck.</p></div><a name="s002635c"><!--s002635c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>apparatus for chiming a bell or set of bells.</p></div></div><a name="s010661b"><!--s010661b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the sound of a bell, e.g. on a clock.</p></div><a name="s010662b"><!--s010662b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>)</p><a name="s002636c"><!--s002636c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the sound of a set of bells.</p></div><a name="s002637c"><!--s002637c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a musical sound like that of bells [Middle English in the sense of ‘cymbal’, via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">cymbalum</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">desire<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹzie·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016241a"><!--s016241a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016897b"><!--s016897b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to long or hope for (something).</p></div><a name="s016898b"><!--s016898b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to express a wish for (something).</p></div><a name="s016899b"><!--s016899b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to want sexual relations with (somebody).</p></div><a name="s016900b"><!--s016900b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or formal</span> to express a wish to (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She desires you to wait outside</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">desiren</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">desiderare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">sider-, sidus</span> star].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">briny<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrieni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007418a"><!--s007418a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the briny</span>) <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> sea water, or the sea itself.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curule</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkyooəroohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014770a"><!--s014770a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in ancient Rome, denoting the authority of an aedile, consul, or praetor, who were entitled to use the <span class="bodyi">sella curulis</span>, a folding stool [Latin <span class="bodyi">curulis</span> from <span class="bodyi">currus</span> chariot, in reference to the carriage conveying the senior magistrate to the seat of office, from <span class="bodyi">currere</span> to run].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arthr- <span class="bodyi">or</span> arthro-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003005a"><!--s003005a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: a joint </p><p><i></i></p><p>arthritis</p> <p><i></i></p><p>arthropod</p> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">arthron</span> joint].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bark<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bahk/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004479a"><!--s004479a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004512b"><!--s004512b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make the short loud cry characteristic of a dog, or a sound similar to or in imitation of it.</p></div><a name="s004513b"><!--s004513b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to speak in a curt, loud, and usu angry tone; to snap loudly <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s004514b"><!--s004514b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to say (something) in a curt, loud, and usu angry tone ✱ <span class="bodyb">be barking up the wrong tree</span> to be following a wrong or mistaken line of thought or course of action [an image from raccoon hunting, which is conducted in the dark. Dogs are trained to mark the tree in which there is a raccoon, but they can choose the wrong tree in the dark.]</p><p><span class="bodyb">barker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">beorcan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alternator</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawltənaytə, ʹol-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001540a"><!--s001540a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an electric generator for producing alternating current.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bldg</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005949a"><!--s005949a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>building.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abdominals</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əbʹdomin(ə)lz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000073a"><!--s000073a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>abdominal muscles.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corporal<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013302a"><!--s013302a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or affecting the body </p><p><i></i></p><p>corporal punishment</p> <p><span class="bodyb">corporality</span> /-ʹraliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">corporally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">corporalis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">corpor-</span>, <span class="bodyi">corpus</span> body].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caracal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkarəkal/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008891a"><!--s008891a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a medium-sized wild cat of Africa and Asia that has long legs and sharply pointed ears with black tufts: <span class="bodyi">Felis caracal</span> [French <span class="bodyi">caracal</span> via Spanish from Turkish <span class="bodyi">karakulak</span>, literally ‘black-ear’, from <span class="bodyi">kara</span> black + <span class="bodyi">kulak</span> ear].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chime<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010361a"><!--s010361a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010663b"><!--s010663b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002638c"><!--s002638c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to make a musical ringing sound.</p></div><a name="s002639c"><!--s002639c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to signal or indicate (the time) by chiming.</p></div></div><a name="s010664b"><!--s010664b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make the sounds of a chime.</p></div><a name="s010665b"><!--s010665b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + together/with) to be or act in accord </p><p><i></i></p><p>The music and the mood chimed well together</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s010666b"><!--s010666b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to cause (a bell) to chime.</p></div><a name="s010667b"><!--s010667b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to signal or indicate (the time) by chiming </p><p><i></i></p><p>The clock chimed midnight</p> <p><span class="bodyb">chimer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colour filter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011833a"><!--s011833a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/filter1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">filter<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (3b).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">desire<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016242a"><!--s016242a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016901b"><!--s016901b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a longing or craving; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a sexual longing.</p></div><a name="s016902b"><!--s016902b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a formal request or petition.</p></div><a name="s016903b"><!--s016903b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something desired </p><p><i></i></p><p>It was my heart's desire</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abduct</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əbʹdukt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000074a"><!--s000074a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000067b"><!--s000067b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to carry (somebody) off secretly or by force: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kidnap/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">kidnap</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s000068b"><!--s000068b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a muscle: to draw away (a limb etc.) from a position near or parallel to the main part of the body: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/adduct1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">adduct 1</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">abduction</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">abductor</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">abductus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">abducere</span> to lead away, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ab/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ab-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ducere</span> to lead].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curvaceous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kuhʹvayshəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014771a"><!--s014771a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a woman: having a pleasingly well-developed figure with attractive curves.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">briny<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (brinier, briniest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007419a"><!--s007419a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of brine; salty</p><p><span class="bodyb">brininess</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arthroscope</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahthrəskohp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003012a"><!--s003012a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an instrument for examining or operating on the interior of a joint</p><p><span class="bodyb">arthroscopic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">arthroscopy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bark<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004480a"><!--s004480a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004515b"><!--s004515b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the sound made by a barking dog, or a similar or imitative sound.</p></div><a name="s004516b"><!--s004516b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a short sharp peremptory utterance ✱ <span class="bodyb">his/her etc bark is worse than his/her etc bite</span> he/, she, etc is less fierce than he/, she, etc seems.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corporal<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013303a"><!--s013303a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a linen cloth on which the bread and wine are placed during a Communion service [Middle English via French and medieval Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">corporalis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">corpus</span> body; from the doctrine that the bread of the Eucharist becomes or represents the body of Christ].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bleach<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bleech/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005950a"><!--s005950a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006040b"><!--s006040b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to remove colour or stains from (e.g. fabric).</p></div><a name="s006041b"><!--s006041b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make or become (something) whiter or lighter, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by the physical or chemical removal of colour <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s006042b"><!--s006042b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to grow white or lose colour</p><p><span class="bodyb">bleachable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bleacher</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">blǣcean</span>; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">blāc</span> pale: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bleak1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bleak 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caracara</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kahrəʹkahrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> caracaras)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008892a"><!--s008892a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of large mostly S American birds of prey that have long legs and bare faces and feed on carrion: family Falconidae [via Spanish or Portuguese from Tupi <span class="bodyi">caracará</span>, of imitative origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">althaea</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">althea</span>) /alʹthee·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001541a"><!--s001541a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of plants that have tall spikes of flowers, e.g. the hollyhock and marshmallow: genus <span class="bodyi">Althaea</span> [Latin <span class="bodyi">althaea</span> marshmallow, from Greek <span class="bodyi">althaia</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chime<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/chiem, chim/ chimb <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010362a"><!--s010362a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the projecting rim of a barrel [Middle English <span class="bodyi">chimbe</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colourful</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">colorful</span>) /ʹkuləf(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011834a"><!--s011834a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012116b"><!--s012116b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having striking colours.</p></div><a name="s012117b"><!--s012117b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>full of variety or interest.</p></div><a name="s012118b"><!--s012118b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of language: coarse or vulgar</p><p><span class="bodyb">colourfully</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">colourfulness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">desirous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹzie·ərəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016243a"><!--s016243a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> (<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + of/to) eagerly wanting; desiring </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was desirous of fame</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curvature</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkuhvəchə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014772a"><!--s014772a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015342b"><!--s015342b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003833c"><!--s003833c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the circumstance of being curved.</p></div><a name="s003834c"><!--s003834c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the degree to which something is curved </p><p><i></i></p><p>The curvature can be measured</p>.</div></div><a name="s015343b"><!--s015343b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an abnormal curving, e.g. of the spine.</p></div><a name="s015344b"><!--s015344b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s003835c"><!--s003835c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an abnormal curving, e.g. of the spine.</p></div><a name="s003836c"><!--s003836c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">greater curvature, lesser curvature</span>) the left and right curved sides of the stomach [Latin <span class="bodyi">curvatura</span>, from <span class="bodyi">c</span> <span class="bodyi">urvare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/curve1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">curve 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bark<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004481a"><!--s004481a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the tough exterior covering of a woody root or stem</p><p><span class="bodyb">barkless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">bark-, börkr</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brio</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbreeoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007420a"><!--s007420a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>enthusiasm and liveliness; verve [Italian <span class="bodyi">brio</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bleach<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005951a"><!--s005951a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006043b"><!--s006043b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a strong chemical substance used in bleaching.</p></div><a name="s006044b"><!--s006044b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the degree of whiteness obtained by bleaching.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abeam</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹbeem/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000075a"><!--s000075a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>on a line at right angles to the length of a ship or aircraft [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/beam1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">beam 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">althorn</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹalt·hawn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001542a"><!--s001542a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a brass musical instrument of the saxhorn family [German <span class="bodyi">Althorn</span>, from <span class="bodyi">alt</span> alto + <span class="bodyi">Horn</span> horn].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corporal punishment</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013304a"><!--s013304a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>physical punishment, e.g. caning.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caracole<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkarəkohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008893a"><!--s008893a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in dressage, a half turn to the right or left executed by a horse and rider [via French from Spanish <span class="bodyi">caracol</span> snail, spiral stair, caracole].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Arthurian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahʹth(y)ooəriən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003013a"><!--s003013a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to the legend of King Arthur and his royal court.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chime in</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010363a"><!--s010363a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010668b"><!--s010668b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) to break into a conversation or discussion, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in order to express an opinion </p><p><i></i></p><p>At this point David chimed in with his version of the story</p>.</div><a name="s010669b"><!--s010669b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) to combine harmoniously with a person or policy.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">desist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹzist/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016244a"><!--s016244a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> (<span class="bodyi">often</span> + from) to cease to proceed or act </p><p><i></i></p><p>They were asked to desist from playing loud music late at night</p> <p>[early French <span class="bodyi">desister</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">desistere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">sistere</span> to stand, stop].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bark<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004482a"><!--s004482a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004517b"><!--s004517b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to scrape the skin of (a part of the body, e.g. the knee or shin) by accident.</p></div><a name="s004518b"><!--s004518b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to remove some or all of the bark from (a tree).</p></div><a name="s004519b"><!--s004519b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to tan or dye (something) using substances such as tannin obtained from bark.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colouring</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">coloring</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011835a"><!--s011835a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012119b"><!--s012119b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003157c"><!--s003157c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the application or combination of colours.</p></div><a name="s003158c"><!--s003158c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the effect produced by combining or applying colours.</p></div></div><a name="s012120b"><!--s012120b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that produces colour.</p></div><a name="s012121b"><!--s012121b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the natural colour of the hair, skin, and eyes, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the complexion.</p></div><a name="s012122b"><!--s012122b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an influence or bias.</p></div><a name="s012123b"><!--s012123b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a timbre or quality.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curve<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kuhv/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014773a"><!--s014773a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015345b"><!--s015345b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to have or cause to make a turn, change, or deviation from a straight line without sharp breaks or angularity <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s015346b"><!--s015346b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to curve [Latin <span class="bodyi">curvare</span> from <span class="bodyi">curvus</span> curved].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brioche</span><small><span class="eSynop">/breeʹosh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007421a"><!--s007421a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a light, slightly sweet bread roll made with a rich yeast dough [French <span class="bodyi">brioche</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">brier</span> to knead, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abed</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹbed/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000076a"><!--s000076a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> in bed </p><p><i></i></p><p>She meant to lie abed tomorrow morning for a good long rest</p> — Dickens.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caracole<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008894a"><!--s008894a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to perform a caracole.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">artic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahtik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003014a"><!--s003014a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> an articulated lorry.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bleachers</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbleechəz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005952a"><!--s005952a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> <span class="bodyb">the bleachers</span>) <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a usu uncovered stand of tiered planks providing inexpensive seating for spectators, e.g. at a sports event [from its being usu unprotected from the sun].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">although</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awlʹdhoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">conj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001543a"><!--s001543a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001559b"><!--s001559b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in spite of the fact or possibility that; though </p><p><i></i></p><p>I let them do it, although I didn't approve</p>.</div><a name="s001560b"><!--s001560b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>but </p><p><i></i></p><p>She continued reading, although not to the end</p>.</div><a name="s001561b"><!--s001561b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>even if or even though </p><p><i></i></p><p>Prices did fall, although not by much</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">although</span>, from <span class="bodyi">al</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/all1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">all 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/though1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">though 1</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corpora lutea</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹloohti·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013305a"><!--s013305a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/corpus_luteum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">corpus luteum</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bark<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004483a"><!--s004483a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004520b"><!--s004520b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/barque/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">barque</span></span></a> </p><p><i></i></p><p>The only other vessel in port was the Russian government bark, from Asitka, mounting eight guns</p> — R H Dana.</div><a name="s004521b"><!--s004521b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> a boat of any kind [Middle English via Old French and Old Provençal from late Latin <span class="bodyi">barca</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curve<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014774a"><!--s014774a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015347b"><!--s015347b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a curving line or surface.</p></div><a name="s015348b"><!--s015348b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something curved, e.g. a curving line of the human body.</p></div><a name="s015349b"><!--s015349b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a representation on a graph of a varying quantity, e.g. speed, force, or weight.</p></div><a name="s015350b"><!--s015350b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">curve ball</span>) in baseball, a delivery by the pitcher that causes the ball to swerve away from a straight line</p><p><span class="bodyb">curvy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colourist</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">colorist</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011836a"><!--s011836a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a painter, who colours or deals with colour.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caracul</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkarəkl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008895a"><!--s008895a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/karakul_or_caracul/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">karakul</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">briquette <span class="bodyi">or</span> briquet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/briʹket/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007422a"><!--s007422a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a compacted block, e.g. a block of coal-dust used as fuel for a barbecue [French <span class="bodyi">briquette</span>,dimin. of <span class="bodyi">brique</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brick1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brick 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chimenea</span><small><span class="eSynop">/chimiʹneeə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010364a"><!--s010364a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a round, somewhat pear-shaped, open-fronted, wood-burning clay stove or fireplace with a chimney, orig from Mexico [Spanish <span class="bodyi">chimenea</span> chimney, fireplace, hearth].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">desk</span><small><span class="eSynop">/desk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016245a"><!--s016245a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016904b"><!--s016904b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004257c"><!--s004257c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a table with a sloping or horizontal surface and often drawers and compartments, designed <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for writing and reading.</p></div><a name="s004258c"><!--s004258c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a table, counter, or booth at which cashiers, clerks, etc work.</p></div><a name="s004259c"><!--s004259c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a music stand, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as shared by two players in an orchestra, or the position shared by two such players.</p></div><a name="s004260c"><!--s004260c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a church lectern.</p></div></div><a name="s016905b"><!--s016905b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a division of an organization specializing in a usu specified type or phase of activity, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a section of the editorial staff of a newspaper or news programme </p><p><i></i></p><p>And now, over to our sports desk for the football results</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">deske</span> via medieval Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">discus</span> dish, disc].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">altimeter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaltimeetə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001544a"><!--s001544a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an instrument used for measuring altitude, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an aneroid barometer that measures height by detecting changes in atmospheric pressure <span class="bodyb">altimetry</span> /alʹtimətri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">altus</span> high + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/meter1/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-meter 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corpora spongiosa</span><small><span class="eSynop">/spunjiʹohsə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013306a"><!--s013306a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/corpus_spongiosum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">corpus spongiosum</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bleaching powder</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005953a"><!--s005953a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a white powder consisting chiefly of calcium hydroxide, calcium chloride, and calcium hypochlorite, used as a bleach, disinfectant, or deodorant.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Aberdeen Angus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌabədeen ʹanggəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000077a"><!--s000077a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an animal of a breed of black hornless beef cattle, originating in Scotland [named after <span class="bodyi">Aberdeen</span> and <span class="bodyi">Angus</span>, former counties in Scotland where the breed originated].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">artichoke</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahtichohk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003015a"><!--s003015a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002956b"><!--s002956b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">globe artichoke</span>) the flower head of a tall thistle-like plant, used as a vegetable.</p></div><a name="s002957b"><!--s002957b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000613c"><!--s000613c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a tall composite plant like a thistle, cultivated for its partly edible flower head.</p></div><a name="s000614c"><!--s000614c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">globe artichoke</span>) the flower head of the artichoke, used as a vegetable.</p></div></div><a name="s002958b"><!--s002958b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jerusalem_artichoke/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Jerusalem artichoke</span></span></a> [Italian dialect <span class="bodyi">articiocco</span>, from Arabic <span class="bodyi">al-khurshūf</span> the artichoke].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bark beetle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004484a"><!--s004484a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of beetles that bore under the bark of trees both as larva and adult: family Scolytidae.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brisk</span><small><span class="eSynop">/brisk/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007423a"><!--s007423a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007748b"><!--s007748b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>energetic and fast </p><p><i></i></p><p>a brisk pace</p>.</div><a name="s007749b"><!--s007749b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>fresh and invigorating </p><p><i></i></p><p>brisk weather</p>.</div><a name="s007750b"><!--s007750b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>keenly alert; lively </p><p><i></i></p><p>Wearing a flower in his button-hole, and carrying a jaunty little cane in his hand – brisk, rosy, smiling, perfumed – the Captain's appearance brightened the dreary room</p><p> Wilkie Collins.</p></div><a name="s007751b"><!--s007751b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>sharp in tone or manner </p><p><i></i></p><p>I found her a little too brisk for my liking</p> <p><span class="bodyb">briskly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">briskness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [prob modification of French <span class="bodyi">brusque</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brusque/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brusque</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deskbound</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016246a"><!--s016246a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>working or involving work in an office rather than travelling.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carafe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹrahf, kəʹraf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008896a"><!--s008896a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a glass container, typically with a flaring lip and open top, used to hold water or wine, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> at table [French <span class="bodyi">carafe</span> via Italian from Arabic <span class="bodyi">gharrāfah</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colouristic</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">coloristic</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011837a"><!--s011837a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012124b"><!--s012124b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>involving or relating to the use of colour or special colour effects.</p></div><a name="s012125b"><!--s012125b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in music, relating to or involving the use of tone colour for expressive purposes.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">altitude</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaltityoohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001545a"><!--s001545a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001562b"><!--s001562b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the height of an object, e.g. an aircraft, or a place, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> above sea level.</p></div><a name="s001563b"><!--s001563b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) a high place or region.</p></div><a name="s001564b"><!--s001564b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the angular distance of a planet, etc, above the horizon, used with the azimuth to fix the exact position of the planet, etc; elevation.</p></div><a name="s001565b"><!--s001565b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the perpendicular distance from the base of a geometrical figure to the vertex or the side parallel to the base <span class="bodyb">altitudinal</span> /-ʹtyoohdinl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">altitudo</span> height, depth, from <span class="bodyi">altus</span> high, deep].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bleak<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bleek/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005954a"><!--s005954a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006045b"><!--s006045b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>exposed, barren, and often windswept.</p></div><a name="s006046b"><!--s006046b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>cold or raw </p><p><i></i></p><p>in the bleak mid-winter</p> — Christina Rossetti.</div><a name="s006047b"><!--s006047b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s001398c"><!--s001398c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>lacking in warmth or kindness.</p></div><a name="s001399c"><!--s001399c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>not hopeful or encouraging </p><p><i></i></p><p>a bleak outlook</p>.</div></div><a name="s006048b"><!--s006048b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>severely simple or austere</p><p><span class="bodyb">bleakish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bleakly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bleakness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bleke</span> pale, from Old English <span class="bodyi">blāc</span> pale and Old Norse <span class="bodyi">bleikr</span> bleak].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chimera <span class="bodyi">or</span> chimaera</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kiʹmiərə, kie-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> chimeras chimaeras)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010365a"><!--s010365a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010670b"><!--s010670b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Chimera, Chimaera</span>) in Greek mythology, a fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail.</p></div><a name="s010671b"><!--s010671b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an illusion or fabrication of the mind, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an unrealizable dream.</p></div><a name="s010672b"><!--s010672b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an organism with tissues from various genetic sources.</p></div><a name="s010673b"><!--s010673b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s002640c"><!--s002640c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Chimera, Chimaera</span>) in Greek mythology, a fire-breathing female monster that had a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail.</p></div><a name="s002641c"><!--s002641c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an imaginary monster made up of incongruous parts.</p></div></div><a name="s010674b"><!--s010674b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s002642c"><!--s002642c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an illusion or fabrication of the mind, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an unrealizable dream </p><p><i></i></p><p>There is no chimera vainer than the hope that one human heart shall find sympathy in another</p><p> Edward Bulwer-Lytton.</p></div><a name="s002643c"><!--s002643c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a terror that exists only in the mind.</p></div></div><a name="s010675b"><!--s010675b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>an individual, organ, or part consisting of tissues of diverse genetic constitution, occurring <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in plants and most frequently at a graft union <span class="bodyb">chimeric</span> /kiʹmerik, kie-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">chimerical</span> /kiʹmerikl, kie-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">chimerically</span> /kiʹmerikli, kie-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">chimaera</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">chimaira</span> she-goat, chimera].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">article<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahtikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003016a"><!--s003016a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002959b"><!--s002959b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a particular or separate object or thing, often viewed as a member of a class of things.</p></div><a name="s002960b"><!--s002960b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a piece of non-fictional prose, usu forming an independent part of a magazine, newspaper, etc.</p></div><a name="s002961b"><!--s002961b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a separate clause, item, provision, or point in a text, document, etc.</p></div><a name="s002962b"><!--s002962b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>)</p><a name="s000615c"><!--s000615c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a written agreement specifying conditions of apprenticeship.</p></div><a name="s000616c"><!--s000616c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a period of work with a firm undertaken by a trainee solicitor, architect, accountant, or surveyor.</p></div></div><a name="s002963b"><!--s002963b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>an item of business; a matter.</p></div><a name="s002964b"><!--s002964b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a word or affix, e.g. <span class="bodyi">a, an</span>, and <span class="bodyi">the</span>, used with nouns to specify indefiniteness or definiteness: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/definite_article/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">definite article</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/indefinite_article/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">indefinite article</span></span></a> ✱ <span class="bodyb">article of faith</span> a strongly held belief [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">articulus</span> joint, division, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">artus</span> joint].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corporate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawp(ə)rət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013307a"><!--s013307a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013972b"><!--s013972b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to companies or the people, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the executives, who work in them.</p></div><a name="s013973b"><!--s013973b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in law, forming a company; incorporated.</p></div><a name="s013974b"><!--s013974b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>of or belonging to a unified body of individuals</p><p><span class="bodyb">corporately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">corporatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">corporare</span> to make into a body, from <span class="bodyi">corpor-</span>, <span class="bodyi">corpus</span> body].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curveball</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014775a"><!--s014775a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> in baseball, a slow or medium-paced pitch which swings to the left or right ✱ <span class="bodyb">throw somebody a curveball</span> <span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> to present somebody with something unexpected or difficult to deal with.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Aberdonian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/abəʹdohni·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000078a"><!--s000078a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Aberdeen, in NE Scotland</p><p><span class="bodyb">Aberdonian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">Aberdonia</span> Aberdeen].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barkeeper <span class="bodyi">or</span> barkeep</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004485a"><!--s004485a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/barman_or_barmaid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">barman</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brisket</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbriskit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007424a"><!--s007424a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a joint of beef cut from the breast [Middle English <span class="bodyi">brusket</span>; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">brēost</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/breast1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">breast 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chimney</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchimni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> chimneys)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010366a"><!--s010366a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010676b"><!--s010676b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a vertical structure incorporated into a building and enclosing a flue or flues for carrying off smoke; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the part of such a structure extending above a roof.</p></div><a name="s010677b"><!--s010677b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a structure through which smoke and gases, e.g. from a furnace or steam engine, are discharged.</p></div><a name="s010678b"><!--s010678b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a glass tube shielding, usu of glass, placed round a flame, e.g. of an oil lamp, to serve as a shield.</p></div><a name="s010679b"><!--s010679b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a narrow cleft, vent, etc, e.g. in rock [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">cheminée</span>, via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">kaminos</span> furnace, fireplace].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">altitude sickness</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001546a"><!--s001546a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a disorder affecting people, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> climbers, who breathe air at high altitudes with low oxygen concentrations. The symptoms are nausea, hyperventilation, dizziness, headache, and exhaustion. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mountain_sickness/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mountain sickness</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">desk editor</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016247a"><!--s016247a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an editor in a publishing company whose responsibility it is to copy-edit and proofread manuscripts for publication, texts received from printers, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carambola</span><small><span class="eSynop">/karəmʹbohlə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008897a"><!--s008897a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009280b"><!--s009280b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a greenish yellow fruit with a sweet-sour taste and a distinctive lobed appearance that gives it a star-shaped cross-section. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/starfruit/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">starfruit</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s009281b"><!--s009281b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the E Indian tree of the wood-sorrel family that bears this fruit: <span class="bodyi">Averrhoa carambola</span> [Portuguese <span class="bodyi">carambola</span> from Marathi <span class="bodyi">karambal</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aberrant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹberənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000079a"><!--s000079a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000069b"><!--s000069b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of behaviour: deviating from the right or usual way what is right, usual, or natural.</p></div><a name="s000070b"><!--s000070b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>diverging from the usual or natural type</p><p><span class="bodyb">aberrance</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">aberrancy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">aberrant-</span>, <span class="bodyi">aberrans</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">aberrare</span> to go astray, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ab/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ab-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">errare</span> to wander, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/err/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">err</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colourless</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">colorless</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011838a"><!--s011838a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012126b"><!--s012126b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>lacking colour.</p></div><a name="s012127b"><!--s012127b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>dull or uninteresting</p><p><span class="bodyb">colourlessly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">colourlessness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">article<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003017a"><!--s003017a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to bind (somebody) by articles, e.g. of apprenticeship </p><p><i></i></p><p>articled apprentices</p> <p><i></i></p><p>He was articled to a firm of solicitors</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curvet<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kuhʹvet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014776a"><!--s014776a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015351b"><!--s015351b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a prancing leap of a horse in which all legs are in the air at once, the forelegs being raised first.</p></div><a name="s015352b"><!--s015352b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a graceful leap [Italian <span class="bodyi">corvetta</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">corva</span>, earlier <span class="bodyi">curva</span> a curve, from Latin <span class="bodyi">curvus</span> bent].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corporate hospitality</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013308a"><!--s013308a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>entertainment offered by a business to valuable clients and associates, e.g. at a prestigious cultural or sporting event.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bleak<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005955a"><!--s005955a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small European river fish of the carp family, with silvery-green scales from which a pigment used in making artificial pearls is obtained: <span class="bodyi">Alburnus lucidus</span> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bleke</span>, prob from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">bleikja</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barkentine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbahkənteen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004486a"><!--s004486a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/barquentine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">barquentine</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brisling</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrizling, ʹbrisling/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> brislings <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> brisling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007425a"><!--s007425a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small herring that resembles a sardine and is processed in the same way: <span class="bodyi">Clupea sprattus</span> [Norwegian <span class="bodyi">brisling</span> from Low German <span class="bodyi">bretling</span>, from <span class="bodyi">bret</span> broad; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">brād</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/broad1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">broad 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caramel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkarəməl, ʹkarəmel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008898a"><!--s008898a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009282b"><!--s009282b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a dark brown substance obtained by heating sugar and used as a colouring and flavouring agent.</p></div><a name="s009283b"><!--s009283b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a chewy soft toffee [French <span class="bodyi">caramel</span> via Spanish from Portuguese <span class="bodyi">caramelo</span> icicle, caramel, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">calamellus</span> small reed].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">de-skill</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹskil/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016248a"><!--s016248a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016906b"><!--s016906b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to remove or diminish the element of skill in (a job) by the introduction of automation.</p></div><a name="s016907b"><!--s016907b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to deprive (a worker) of a chance to use their skill, through changes in manufacturing patterns or processes.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chimney breast</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010367a"><!--s010367a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the wall that encloses a chimney and projects into a room.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Alt key</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001547a"><!--s001547a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in computing, a keyboard key that is used in conjunction with another key or keys to give extra functions or special features [shortening of <span class="bodyi">Alternative key</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blear<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bliə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005956a"><!--s005956a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006049b"><!--s006049b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (the eyes) bleary.</p></div><a name="s006050b"><!--s006050b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to blur (something) [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bleren</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">articled clerk</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003018a"><!--s003018a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a trainee solicitor.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curvet<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (curvetted, curvetting, <span class="bodyi">NAmer also</span> curveted) (curveting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014777a"><!--s014777a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015353b"><!--s015353b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of horse: to make a curvet.</p></div><a name="s015354b"><!--s015354b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to prance, caper, or leap about gracefully.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colour scheme</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011839a"><!--s011839a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a systematic combination of colours </p><p><i></i></p><p>the colour scheme of a room</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aberration</span><small><span class="eSynop">/abəʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000080a"><!--s000080a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000071b"><!--s000071b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a departure from a normal state or moral standard.</p></div><a name="s000072b"><!--s000072b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000006c"><!--s000006c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>departure from a normal state or moral standard.</p></div><a name="s000007c"><!--s000007c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>something unusual or deviating from normal.</p></div></div><a name="s000073b"><!--s000073b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an unsoundness or disorder of the mind, or an instance of this.</p></div><a name="s000074b"><!--s000074b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the failure of a mirror, lens, etc to produce an exact correspondence between an object and its image</p><p><span class="bodyb">aberrational</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s000075b"><!--s000075b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in astronomy, a small periodic change of apparent position in celestial bodies due to the combined effect of the speed of light and the motion of the observer [Latin <span class="bodyi">aberratus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">aberrare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aberrant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aberrant</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004487a"><!--s004487a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who stands outside a circus, fair, etc and shouts to encourage people to go in.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corporate identity</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013309a"><!--s013309a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the way that a business or other organization presents itself, e.g. in its choice of logo, vehicle livery, and letterheads.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bristle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrisl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007426a"><!--s007426a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007752b"><!--s007752b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a short stiff coarse hair or filament.</p></div><a name="s007753b"><!--s007753b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a material consisting of natural rather than synthetic filaments, used to make artists’ brushes [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bristil</span>, from <span class="bodyi">brust</span> bristle, from Old English <span class="bodyi">byrst</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">desk job</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016249a"><!--s016249a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a clerical or administrative job, requiring that one spend one's time working at a desk.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caramelize <span class="bodyi">or</span> caramelise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkarəməliez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008899a"><!--s008899a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009284b"><!--s009284b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to change (sugar or the sugar content of a food) into caramel <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s009285b"><!--s009285b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to change to caramel <span class="bodyb">caramelization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blear<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005957a"><!--s005957a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bleary/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bleary</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">articular</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahʹtikyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003019a"><!--s003019a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to a joint </p><p><i></i></p><p>articular cartilage</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">articuler</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">articularis</span> from <span class="bodyi">articulus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/article1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">article 1</span></span></a>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corporate manslaughter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013310a"><!--s013310a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>manslaughter caused by the gross negligence and failure of duty of care of the senior management of a company.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alto</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaltoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> altos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001548a"><!--s001548a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001566b"><!--s001566b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000396c"><!--s000396c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a low female singing voice, or a singer with this voice a range below that of a soprano.</p></div><a name="s000397c"><!--s000397c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an adult male singing voice above tenor, or a singer with this voice a range above that of a tenor; a countertenor.</p></div></div><a name="s001567b"><!--s001567b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) denoting a musical instrument having a range below that of a soprano.</p></div><a name="s001568b"><!--s001568b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the second highest part in conventional four-part harmony</p><p><span class="bodyb">alto</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Italian <span class="bodyi">alto</span> high, from Latin <span class="bodyi">altus</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹbet/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (abetted, abetting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000081a"><!--s000081a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to give active encouragement or approval to (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was aided and abetted in the crime by his wife</p><p><span class="bodyb">abetment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">abetter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">abettor</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">abetten</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">abeter</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">beter</span> to bait, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barking <span class="bodyi">or</span> barking mad</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004488a"><!--s004488a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> completely mad.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curvilinear</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kuhviʹlini·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014778a"><!--s014778a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>consisting of or bounded by curved lines <span class="bodyb">curvilinearity</span> /-ʹariti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">curvilinearly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">curvus</span> curved + <span class="bodyi">linea</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/line1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">line 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chimneypiece</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010368a"><!--s010368a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mantelpiece_or_mantlepiece/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mantelpiece</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colour sergeant</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011840a"><!--s011840a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012128b"><!--s012128b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the senior sergeant in a British infantry company.</p></div><a name="s012129b"><!--s012129b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a non-commissioned officer of the highest rank in the Royal Marines [because the sergeant is responsible for the regimental colours on ceremonial occasions].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bristle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007427a"><!--s007427a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007754b"><!--s007754b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001892c"><!--s001892c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to rise and stand stiffly erect </p><p><i></i></p><p>Notice how its quills bristle in all directions</p>.</div><a name="s001893c"><!--s001893c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of an animal: to raise the bristles, e.g. in anger.</p></div></div><a name="s007755b"><!--s007755b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to take on an aggressive attitude or appearance, e.g. in response to an insult or criticism.</p></div><a name="s007756b"><!--s007756b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ with) to be filled or thickly covered with something suggestive of bristles </p><p><i></i></p><p>The rooftops bristled with chimneys</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s007757b"><!--s007757b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to provide (something, e.g. a brush) with bristles.</p></div><a name="s007758b"><!--s007758b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to ruffle (something) or make it bristly.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carapace</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkarəpays/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008900a"><!--s008900a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hard case, e.g. of chitin, covering the back or part of the back of a turtle, crab, etc [French <span class="bodyi">carapace</span> from Spanish <span class="bodyi">carapacho</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">articulate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahʹtikyoolət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003020a"><!--s003020a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002965b"><!--s002965b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>expressing oneself readily, clearly, or effectively.</p></div><a name="s002966b"><!--s002966b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of speech or writing: clearly and intelligibly expressed.</p></div><a name="s002967b"><!--s002967b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>having the power of speech.</p></div><a name="s002968b"><!--s002968b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>having joints <span class="bodyb">articulacy</span> /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">articulately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">articulateness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">articulatus</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">articulus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/article1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">article 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">desktop<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016250a"><!--s016250a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016908b"><!--s016908b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the working surface of a desk.</p></div><a name="s016909b"><!--s016909b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a desktop computer.</p></div><a name="s016910b"><!--s016910b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the visible screen produced on a VDU by computer software, on which icons, the cursor, etc are displayed.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corporate raider</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013311a"><!--s013311a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who pursues a strategy of making or threatening to make takeover bids for companies.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bleary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbliəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (blearier, bleariest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005958a"><!--s005958a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006051b"><!--s006051b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of the eyes or vision: dull or dimmed, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from fatigue or sleep.</p></div><a name="s006052b"><!--s006052b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>poorly outlined or defined</p><p><span class="bodyb">blear</span> <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">blearily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bleariness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colour supplement</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011841a"><!--s011841a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> an illustrated colour magazine published as a supplement to a newspaper.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alto clef</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001549a"><!--s001549a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in music, a C clef that places middle C on the third line of the stave.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bristletail</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007428a"><!--s007428a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of wingless insects, e.g. the silverfish, with two or three slender bristles at the rear end of the body: orders Thysanura and Diplura.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chimney pot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010369a"><!--s010369a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pipe, usu made of earthenware, at the top of a chimney.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abeyance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹbayəns/</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000082a"><!--s000082a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>✱ <span class="bodyb">in abeyance</span> temporarily suspended or out of use; in law, denoting a property or title lacking a legal holder or claimant [early French <span class="bodyi">abeance</span> expectation, from <span class="bodyi">abaer</span> to desire, from <span class="bodyi">a-</span> to, towards + <span class="bodyi">baer</span> to yawn, from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">batare</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barley</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbahli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -eys) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> barleys)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004489a"><!--s004489a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a widely cultivated cereal grass whose seed is used to make malt, in foods, e.g. breakfast cereals and soups, and to feed cattle: <span class="bodyi">Hordeum vulgare</span> [Old English <span class="bodyi">bærlic</span> (adj), from <span class="bodyi">bere</span>, <span class="bodyi">bær</span> barley].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cuscus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkuskəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cuscuses)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014779a"><!--s014779a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several tree-dwelling New Guinea phalangers (small marsupials with prehensile tails; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/phalanger/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">phalanger</span></span></a>): <span class="bodyi">esp Spilocuscus maculatus</span> [via French and Dutch from a native name in New Guinea].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkarət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008901a"><!--s008901a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009286b"><!--s009286b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a unit of weight used for precious stones equal to 200mg.</p></div><a name="s009287b"><!--s009287b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">NAmer chiefly</span> <span class="bodyb">karat</span>) a unit of fineness for gold equal to one twenty-fourth part of pure gold in an alloy [French <span class="bodyi">carat</span>, prob via medieval Latin from Arabic <span class="bodyi">qīrāt</span> bean pod, a small weight, from Greek <span class="bodyi">keration</span> carob bean, a small weight, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">kerat-, keras</span> horn; referring to the long seed pod of the carob].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">articulate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahʹtikyoolayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003021a"><!--s003021a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002969b"><!--s002969b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000617c"><!--s000617c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to say (words) clearly and distinctly.</p></div><a name="s000618c"><!--s000618c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to express (an idea) clearly and effectively </p><p><i></i></p><p>They have not articulated their grievances</p>.</div></div><a name="s002970b"><!--s002970b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to unite (a body part) with a joint <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s002971b"><!--s002971b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to utter meaningful sounds.</p></div><a name="s002972b"><!--s002972b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of two bones: to fit together or interconnect to form a joint </p><p><i></i></p><p>where the clavicle articulates with the sternum</p><p><span class="bodyb">articulation</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">articulable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">articulative</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">articulator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">articulatory</span> /-lət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">articulatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">articulare</span> from <span class="bodyi">articulus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/article1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">article 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corporate social responsibility</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013312a"><!--s013312a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a company's responsibility towards those who are affected by its decisions and activities, and the consequent need to audit these.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">altocumulus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/altohʹkyoohmyooləs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> altocumuli /-lie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001550a"><!--s001550a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cloud formation consisting of large whitish globular cloud formation occurring at medium altitude, higher than cumulus cloud, between about 2000 and 7000m (about 6500 and 23,000ft) [Latin <span class="bodyi">altus</span> high + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/o/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-o-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cumulus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cumulus</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chimney stack</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010370a"><!--s010370a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010680b"><!--s010680b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a chimney made of masonry, brickwork, etc, rising above a roof and usu containing several flues.</p></div><a name="s010681b"><!--s010681b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a tall usu circular chimney, typically of circular section, serving a factory, power station, etc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">desktop<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016251a"><!--s016251a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016911b"><!--s016911b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of a compact size suitable for use on a desk or table.</p></div><a name="s016912b"><!--s016912b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of or using a compact computer system that can fit on a desk, usu comprising a keyboard, VDU, microcomputer, and printer, as opposed e.g. to a laptop or hand-held portable computer.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cusec</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkyoohsek/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014780a"><!--s014780a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of flow used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for water, equal to one cubic foot per second [shortened from <span class="bodyi">cubic foot per second</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bleary-eyed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005959a"><!--s005959a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>with blurred vision, from having a weakness of the eyes or from having just wakened.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barleycorn</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004490a"><!--s004490a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004522b"><!--s004522b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000916c"><!--s000916c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a grain of barley.</p></div><a name="s000917c"><!--s000917c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>barley grain.</p></div></div><a name="s004523b"><!--s004523b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> an old measurement of length equal to ⅓ of an inch (about 0.85 cm).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colourwash</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011842a"><!--s011842a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a coloured distemper.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ABH</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000083a"><!--s000083a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>actual bodily harm.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bristly</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrisli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (bristlier, bristliest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007429a"><!--s007429a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007759b"><!--s007759b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001894c"><!--s001894c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>consisting of or resembling bristles.</p></div><a name="s001895c"><!--s001895c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>thickly covered with bristles.</p></div></div><a name="s007760b"><!--s007760b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>tending to bristle easily; belligerent.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caravan<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkarəvan/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008902a"><!--s008902a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009288b"><!--s009288b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002232c"><!--s002232c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> an enclosed or covered vehicle designed to be towed by a car or horse and to serve as a dwelling when parked.</p></div><a name="s002233c"><!--s002233c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a covered truck.</p></div></div><a name="s009289b"><!--s009289b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> an enclosed or covered vehicle designed to be towed by a car or horse and to serve as a dwelling when parked.</p></div><a name="s009290b"><!--s009290b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002234c"><!--s002234c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a company of travellers, often with pack animals, on a journey through desert or hostile regions.</p></div><a name="s002235c"><!--s002235c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a group of vehicles travelling together</p><p><span class="bodyb">caravanner</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">caravanning</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Italian <span class="bodyi">caravana</span> from Persian <span class="bodyi">kārwān</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">desktop publishing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016252a"><!--s016252a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the production of printed material by a desktop system essentially comprising a personal computer, software, and a laser printer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">articulated</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahʹtikyoolaytid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003022a"><!--s003022a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002973b"><!--s002973b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having joints; connected by joints.</p></div><a name="s002974b"><!--s002974b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> denoting a commercial vehicle with a tractor and trailer linked by a bar with a pivoting joint </p><p><i></i></p><p>an articulated lorry</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corporate state</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013313a"><!--s013313a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a state in which government is by elected representatives from businesses and other organizations, rather than from geographical areas.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chimney sweep</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010371a"><!--s010371a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody whose occupation is cleaning soot from chimney flues.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barley sugar</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004491a"><!--s004491a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a brittle semi-transparent amber-coloured sweet made of boiled sugar [because it was formerly made by boiling sugar in a decoction of barley].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bristol board</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbristl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007430a"><!--s007430a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>fine cardboard with a smooth surface used by artists [named after <span class="bodyi">Bristol</span>, city and port in S W England].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cushat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkushət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014781a"><!--s014781a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Scot</span> a woodpigeon [Old English <span class="bodyi">cūscote</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">altogether<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/awltəʹgedhə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001551a"><!--s001551a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001569b"><!--s001569b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>completely; thoroughly; in every way </p><p><i></i></p><p>That is an altogether different problem</p>.</div><a name="s001570b"><!--s001570b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>with everything taken into account </p><p><i></i></p><p>Altogether it was a good holiday</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">altogedere</span>, from <span class="bodyi">al</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/all1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">all 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">togedere</span> together].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abhor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əbʹ(h)aw/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (abhorred, abhorring)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000084a"><!--s000084a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to regard (something or somebody) with extreme repugnance; to loathe</p><p><span class="bodyb">abhorrer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">abhorren</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">abhorrēre</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ab/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ab-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">horrēre</span> to shudder].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colourway</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011843a"><!--s011843a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/colour_scheme/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">colour scheme</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bleat<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bleet/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005960a"><!--s005960a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006053b"><!--s006053b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make the cry characteristic of a sheep or goat or any similar sound.</p></div><a name="s006054b"><!--s006054b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001400c"><!--s001400c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to talk complainingly or with a whine.</p></div><a name="s001401c"><!--s001401c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to blather <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s006055b"><!--s006055b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to utter (something) in a bleating manner</p><p><span class="bodyb">bleater</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bleating</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bleatingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">blǣtan</span>; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">bellan</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bell3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bell 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caravan<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (caravanned, caravanning, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> caravaned) (caravaning)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008903a"><!--s008903a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to have a holiday in a caravan</p><p><span class="bodyb">caravanner</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">caravanning</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">desman</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdesmən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> desmans)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016253a"><!--s016253a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of two aquatic insect-eating mammals resembling moles with long tails and long snouts, found in Russia and the Pyrenees: <span class="bodyi">Desmana moschata</span> and <span class="bodyi">Galemys pyrenaicus</span> [short for Swedish <span class="bodyi">desmansråtta</span>, from <span class="bodyi">desman</span> musk + <span class="bodyi">råtta</span> rat].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">articulation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahˌtikyooʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003023a"><!--s003023a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002975b"><!--s002975b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000619c"><!--s000619c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the verbal expression of thoughts and feelings.</p></div><a name="s000620c"><!--s000620c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the act or manner of uttering speech sounds.</p></div></div><a name="s002976b"><!--s002976b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000621c"><!--s000621c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a movable joint between plant or animal parts.</p></div><a name="s000622c"><!--s000622c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the state or manner of being jointed or interrelated.</p></div></div><a name="s002977b"><!--s002977b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/occlusion/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">occlusion</span></span></a> (meeting together) of the teeth of the upper and lower jaw.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bristol fashion</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007431a"><!--s007431a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal, dated</span> in good order; spick-and-span.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abhorrent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əbʹ(h)orənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000085a"><!--s000085a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000076b"><!--s000076b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>causing horror; repugnant </p><p><i></i></p><p>These acts are abhorrent to every right-minded person</p>.</div><a name="s000077b"><!--s000077b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ to) opposed or contrary to (something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">abhorrence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">abhorrent-</span>, <span class="bodyi">abhorrens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">abhorrēre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/abhor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">abhor</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">altogether<sup>2</sup></span></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001552a"><!--s001552a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>✱ <span class="bodyb">in the altogether</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> in a naked state.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barley water</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004492a"><!--s004492a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a non-alcoholic drink made by boiling barley in water, often flavoured with fruit.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cushing's disease</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkooshingz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014782a"><!--s014782a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cushing_s_syndrome/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Cushing's syndrome</span></span></a> when caused by a tumour of the pituitary gland.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chimp</span><small><span class="eSynop">/chimp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010372a"><!--s010372a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chimpanzee/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chimpanzee</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bleat<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005961a"><!--s005961a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006056b"><!--s006056b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the characteristic cry of a sheep or goat or any similar sound.</p></div><a name="s006057b"><!--s006057b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a feeble whining complaint.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corporation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kawpəʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013314a"><!--s013314a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013975b"><!--s013975b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a body made up of more than one person which is formed and authorized by law to act as a single person with its own legal identity, rights, and duties.</p></div><a name="s013976b"><!--s013976b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the municipal authorities of a British town or city.</p></div><a name="s013977b"><!--s013977b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> a paunch.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caravanserai</span><small><span class="eSynop">/karəʹvansərie/ (<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">caravansary</span> /-səri/) <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> caravanserais caravansaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008904a"><!--s008904a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009291b"><!--s009291b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a large inn in Eastern countries that is built round a courtyard and used as a resting place for travellers and their animals.</p></div><a name="s009292b"><!--s009292b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a group of travellers; a caravan [Persian <span class="bodyi">kārwānsarāī</span>, from <span class="bodyi">kārwān</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/caravan1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">caravan 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">sarāī</span> palace, inn].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colporteur</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkolpawtə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011844a"><!--s011844a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a seller of religious books [French <span class="bodyi">colporteur</span>, alteration of early French <span class="bodyi">comporteur</span>, from <span class="bodyi">comporter</span> to bear, peddle, from Latin <span class="bodyi">comportare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/com_or_col_or_con_or_cor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">com-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">portare</span> to carry].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">desolate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdesələt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016254a"><!--s016254a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016913b"><!--s016913b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>deserted; uninhabited.</p></div><a name="s016914b"><!--s016914b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>barren; lifeless </p><p><i></i></p><p>a desolate landscape</p>.</div><a name="s016915b"><!--s016915b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>devastated; laid waste.</p></div><a name="s016916b"><!--s016916b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>forsaken, forlorn or, hopeless; extremely unhappy.</p></div><a name="s016917b"><!--s016917b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>sad; giving no comfort or hope </p><p><i></i></p><p>desolate memories</p> <p><span class="bodyb">desolately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">desolateness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">desolat</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">desolatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">desolare</span> to abandon, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">solus</span> alone].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bristols</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007432a"><!--s007432a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, slang, dated</span> a woman's breasts [rhyming slang <span class="bodyi">Bristol (City</span>) titty].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abide</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹbied/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (abided abode /əʹbohd/) (abiding)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000086a"><!--s000086a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s000078b"><!--s000078b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> <span class="bodyb">cannot abide</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">could not abide</span>) to bear (somebody or something) patiently; to tolerate </p><p><i></i></p><p>Don't be a booby, boy! I cannot abide a booby</p> — Will Self <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</div><a name="s000079b"><!--s000079b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to remain stable or fixed in a state </p><p><i></i></p><p>The uncertainty remains, the mystery abides</p> — Mark Twain.</div><a name="s000080b"><!--s000080b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to live or dwell </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was … grateful for the shelter of Mr Evarts's house … where he abode in safety and content till he found rooms</p> — Henry Adams ✱ <span class="bodyb">abide by</span>.</div><a name="s000081b"><!--s000081b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to comply with (a rule or law).</p></div><a name="s000082b"><!--s000082b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to remain true to (one's word or a decision)</p><p><span class="bodyb">abidance</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">abider</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">ābīdan</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">bīdan</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bide/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bide</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cushing's syndrome</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014783a"><!--s014783a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>obesity, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of the face, and muscular weakness, caused by an excess of corticosteroid hormone, often resulting from prolonged therapeutic administration [named after Harvey <span class="bodyi">Cushing</span> d.1939, US surgeon].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">artifact</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahtifakt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003024a"><!--s003024a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/artefact_or_artifact/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">artefact</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caravel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkarəvel/ carvel /ʹkahvl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008905a"><!--s008905a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small Spanish and Portuguese ship of the 15th and 16th cents with broad bows, a high narrow <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/poop1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">poop 1</span></span></a> (superstructure at stern), and triangular sails [French <span class="bodyi">caravelle</span> from Old Portuguese <span class="bodyi">caravela</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">altostratus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/altohʹstrahtəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> altostrati /-tie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001553a"><!--s001553a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cloud formation consisting of a continuous dark layer occurring at medium altitude, between about 2000 and 7000m (about 6500 and 23,000ft) [Latin <span class="bodyi">altus</span> high + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/o/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-o-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stratus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stratus</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chimpanzee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/chimpanʹzee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010373a"><!--s010373a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an anthropoid ape of equatorial Africa with predominantly black coloration: <span class="bodyi">Pan troglodytes</span> and <span class="bodyi">Pan paniscus</span> [Kongo <span class="bodyi">chimpenzi</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bleb</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bleb/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005962a"><!--s005962a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006058b"><!--s006058b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small blister.</p></div><a name="s006059b"><!--s006059b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an air bubble [perhaps alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blob1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blob 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barley wine</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004493a"><!--s004493a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a type of strong sweet ale.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colposcope</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkolpəskohp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011845a"><!--s011845a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an instrument for examining the cervix and vagina <span class="bodyb">colposcopy</span> /kolʹposkəpi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">kolpos</span> womb + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/scope/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-scope</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corporation tax</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013315a"><!--s013315a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>tax levied on the profits of companies.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">desolate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdesəlayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016255a"><!--s016255a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016918b"><!--s016918b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to deprive (a place) of inhabitants.</p></div><a name="s016919b"><!--s016919b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to lay waste to (a place).</p></div><a name="s016920b"><!--s016920b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make (somebody) feel forlorn, forsaken, or extremely unhappy</p><p><span class="bodyb">desolation</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">desolated</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">desolatingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">desolator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Brit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/brit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007433a"><!--s007433a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a British person.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abiding</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000087a"><!--s000087a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>enduring for a long time </p><p><i></i></p><p>an abiding interest in nature</p><p><span class="bodyb">abidingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bar line</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004494a"><!--s004494a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a vertical line across a musical staff after the last beat of a bar.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">altricial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/alʹtrish(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001554a"><!--s001554a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001571b"><!--s001571b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a bird: hatched in an immature and helpless condition and needing care for some time after birth: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/precocial/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">precocial</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s001572b"><!--s001572b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having altricial young [Latin <span class="bodyi">altric-, altrix</span>, fem of <span class="bodyi">altor</span> one who nourishes, from <span class="bodyi">alere</span> to nourish].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">artifice</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahtifis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003025a"><!--s003025a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002978b"><!--s002978b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an artful device, expedient, or stratagem; a trick.</p></div><a name="s002979b"><!--s002979b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>clever or artful skill; ingenuity [early French from Latin <span class="bodyi">artificium</span>, from <span class="bodyi">art-, ars</span> skill + <span class="bodyi">facere</span> to make, do].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bleed<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bleed/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> bled /bled/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005963a"><!--s005963a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006060b"><!--s006060b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001402c"><!--s001402c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to emit or lose blood.</p></div><a name="s001403c"><!--s001403c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in old-fashioned medicine, to remove or draw blood from.</p></div></div><a name="s006061b"><!--s006061b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ for) to feel anguish, pain, or sympathy.</p></div><a name="s006062b"><!--s006062b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>of colour, dye, etc: to flow over onto an adjoining area.</p></div><a name="s006063b"><!--s006063b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to be printed so as to run off an edge of a page after trimming.</p></div><a name="s006064b"><!--s006064b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s001404c"><!--s001404c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to extort money from.</p></div><a name="s001405c"><!--s001405c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to drain the vitality or lifeblood from.</p></div></div><a name="s006065b"><!--s006065b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to let out some or all of a liquid or gas from a container <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s006066b"><!--s006066b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s001406c"><!--s001406c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to emit or lose blood </p><p><i></i></p><p>If you prick us, do we not bleed?</p> — Shakespeare.</div><a name="s001407c"><!--s001407c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to die or be wounded, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in battle </p><p><i></i></p><p>Scots wha hae wi’ Wallace bled</p> — Burns.</div></div><a name="s006067b"><!--s006067b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>(+ for) to feel anguish, pain, or sympathy </p><p><i></i></p><p>heart bleeds for these poor people</p>.</div><a name="s006068b"><!--s006068b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><a name="s001408c"><!--s001408c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to lose some constituent (e.g. sap or dye) by exuding it or by diffusion.</p></div><a name="s001409c"><!--s001409c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of sap, dye, etc: to ooze or flow out.</p></div></div><a name="s006069b"><!--s006069b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>to be printed so as to run off an edge of a page after trimming <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s006070b"><!--s006070b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>to remove or draw blood from (somebody).</p></div><a name="s006071b"><!--s006071b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>to extort money from (somebody).</p></div><a name="s006072b"><!--s006072b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>to draw sap from (a tree).</p></div><a name="s006073b"><!--s006073b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><a name="s001410c"><!--s001410c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to extract or let out some or all of (a liquid or gas) from a container, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>They bled the air from the central-heating system</p>.</div><a name="s001411c"><!--s001411c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to extract or let out some or all of a liquid or gas from (a container system) </p><p><i></i></p><p>bleed the brakes</p>.</div></div><a name="s006074b"><!--s006074b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">15</span><br/><a name="s001412c"><!--s001412c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to cause (e.g. a printed illustration) to bleed.</p></div><a name="s001413c"><!--s001413c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to trim (e.g. a page) so that some of the printing bleeds.</p></div></div><a name="s006075b"><!--s006075b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">16</span><br/><p>to extract or drain the vitality or lifeblood from (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>High taxes are bleeding private enterprise</p> [Old English <span class="bodyi">blēdan</span>, from <span class="bodyi">blōd</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blood1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blood 1</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caraway</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkarəway/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008906a"><!--s008906a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009293b"><!--s009293b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the seeds of an aromatic plant of the carrot family with white flowers, used in cookery and pungent seeds used for flavouring food: <span class="bodyi">Carum carvi</span>.</p></div><a name="s009294b"><!--s009294b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the seeds of this plant used in cookery [Middle English via medieval Latin from Arabic <span class="bodyi">karawyā</span>, prob from Greek <span class="bodyi">karon</span> cumin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Chin.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010376a"><!--s010376a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Chinese.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corporatise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawp(ə)rətiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013316a"><!--s013316a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/corporatize_or_corporatise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">corporatize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">desolation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/desəʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016256a"><!--s016256a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016921b"><!--s016921b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>devastation; ruin.</p></div><a name="s016922b"><!--s016922b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>misery; wretchedness </p><p><i></i></p><p>He knew the hopelessness of the search for work and the desolation which is harder to bear than hunger</p><p> Somerset Maugham.</p></div><a name="s016923b"><!--s016923b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a barren wasteland.</p></div><a name="s016924b"><!--s016924b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of desolating.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cushion<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoosh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014784a"><!--s014784a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015355b"><!--s015355b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a soft pillow or padded bag, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one used for sitting, leaning reclining, or kneeling on.</p></div><a name="s015356b"><!--s015356b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a pad of springy rubber along the inside of the rim of a billiard table off which balls bounce.</p></div><a name="s015357b"><!--s015357b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something serving to mitigate the effects of disturbances or disorders </p><p><i></i></p><p>a cushion against fluctuation in demand</p> <p><span class="bodyb">cushiony</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cusshin</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">coissin</span>,ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">coxa</span> hip].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohlt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011846a"><!--s011846a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012130b"><!--s012130b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a young male horse that is sexually immature or that has not attained a particular age.</p></div><a name="s012131b"><!--s012131b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a novice; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a player in a junior team [Old English; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">cild</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/child/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">child</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Brit.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007434a"><!--s007434a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007761b"><!--s007761b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Britain.</p></div><a name="s007762b"><!--s007762b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>British.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ability</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> abilities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000088a"><!--s000088a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000083b"><!--s000083b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000008c"><!--s000008c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>being able, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the physical, mental, or legal power to do something </p><p><i></i></p><p>I doubted their ability to walk so far</p>.</div><a name="s000009c"><!--s000009c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>natural or acquired competence in doing something; skill </p><p><i></i></p><p>a man of great ability</p>.</div></div><a name="s000084b"><!--s000084b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a natural talent; aptitude </p><p><i></i></p><p>The team needs a player of your abilities</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">abilite</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">habilitat-, habilitas</span>, from <span class="bodyi">habilis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/able/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">able</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barm</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bahm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004495a"><!--s004495a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>yeast formed during the fermenting of beer [Old English <span class="bodyi">beorma</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">altruism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaltroohiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001555a"><!--s001555a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>unselfish regard for or devotion to the welfare of others</p><p><span class="bodyb">altruist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">altruistic</span> /-ʹistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">altruistically</span> /-ʹistikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">altruisme</span> from <span class="bodyi">autrui</span> other people, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">alter</span> other (of two)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carb</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kahb/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008907a"><!--s008907a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/carburettor_or_carburetter/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">carburettor</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bleed<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005964a"><!--s005964a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an act or instance of bleeding, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by a haemophiliac.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">artificer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahʹtifisə, ʹah-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003026a"><!--s003026a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002980b"><!--s002980b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a skilled or artistic worker or designer.</p></div><a name="s002981b"><!--s002981b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a military or naval mechanic.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohltə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011847a"><!--s011847a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/coulter/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">coulter</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corporatism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013317a"><!--s013317a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the organization of a society into corporations serving as organs of political representation, e.g. in Fascist Italy</p><p><span class="bodyb">corporatist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">desorb</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹsawb/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016257a"><!--s016257a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to free (a substance) from an absorbed or adsorbed state <span class="bodyb">desorption</span> /deeʹsawpsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-sorb</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/absorb/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">absorb</span></span></a> and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/adsorb/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">adsorb</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cushion<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014785a"><!--s014785a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015358b"><!--s015358b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to furnish (something) with a cushion or cushions.</p></div><a name="s015359b"><!--s015359b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003837c"><!--s003837c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to mitigate the effects of (something unpleasant).</p></div><a name="s003838c"><!--s003838c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to protect (somebody or something) against force or shock.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chin<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/chin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010374a"><!--s010374a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the lower portion of the face lying below the lower lip and including the prominence of the lower jaw ✱ <span class="bodyb">keep one's chin up</span> to remain cheerful in trying circumstances ✱ <span class="bodyb">take it on the chin</span> to accept (a difficult situation) bravely or stoically [Old English <span class="bodyi">cinn</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Britannia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/briʹtanyə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007435a"><!--s007435a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Great Britain or the British Empire personified in the form of a seated female figure wearing a helmet and carrying a trident [poetic name for Great Britain, from Latin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ability <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ibility</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000089a"><!--s000089a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns from verbs, denoting: capacity, suitability, or tendency to act or be acted on in the specified way </p><p><i></i></p><p>readability</p> <p><i></i></p><p>credibility</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">-abilite, -ibilite</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">-abilitas, -ibilitas</span>, from <span class="bodyi">-abilis</span>, <span class="bodyi">-ibilis</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/able_or_ible/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-able</span></span></a>) + <span class="bodyi">-tas</span> -ty].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carbamate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahbəmayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008909a"><!--s008909a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a salt or ester of carbamic acid.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ALU</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001556a"><!--s001556a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in computing, arithmetic logic unit.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barman <span class="bodyi">or</span> barmaid</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> barmen barmaids)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004496a"><!--s004496a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who serves drinks in a bar.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corporative</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawp(ə)rətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013318a"><!--s013318a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013978b"><!--s013978b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of corporatism </p><p><i></i></p><p>a corporative state</p>.</div><a name="s013979b"><!--s013979b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of a corporation.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chin<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (chinned, chinning)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010375a"><!--s010375a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010682b"><!--s010682b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to hit on bring (something) to or hold (something) with the chin </p><p><i></i></p><p>He chinned his violin and began to play</p>.</div><a name="s010683b"><!--s010683b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>e.g. in gymnastics, to raise one's chin to the level of (e.g. a bar) by pulling oneself up with one's arms.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coltish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011848a"><!--s011848a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012132b"><!--s012132b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>frisky or playful.</p></div><a name="s012133b"><!--s012133b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of or resembling a colt</p><p><span class="bodyb">coltishly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">coltishness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">despair<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹspeə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016258a"><!--s016258a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + of) to lose all hope or confidence </p><p><i></i></p><p>We began to despair of winning</p> <p><span class="bodyb">despairing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">despairingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">despeiren</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">desperare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">sperare</span> to hope].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bleeder</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005965a"><!--s005965a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006076b"><!--s006076b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person or thing regarded as a nuisance, worthless, or objectionable.</p></div><a name="s006077b"><!--s006077b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a haemophiliac.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">artificial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahtiʹfish(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003027a"><!--s003027a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002982b"><!--s002982b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>made by human skill and labour, often to a natural model; synthetic; fake </p><p><i></i></p><p>an artificial limb</p> <p><i></i></p><p>no artificial colouring</p>.</div><a name="s002983b"><!--s002983b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of somebody's manner: lacking in natural quality; affected or insincere </p><p><i></i></p><p>bright artificial smiles</p> <span class="bodyb">artificiality</span> /-shiʹaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i><p><span class="bodyb">artificially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">artificialis</span> from <span class="bodyi">artificium</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/artifice/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">artifice</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Britannia metal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007436a"><!--s007436a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a silver-white alloy of tin, antimony, and copper.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cushitic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kooʹshitik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014786a"><!--s014786a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family comprising various languages of E Africa, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> Ethiopia and Somalia</p><p><span class="bodyb">Cushitic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [named after <span class="bodyi">Cush</span> (Kush), ancient country of NE Africa].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ab initio</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ab iʹnishioh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000090a"><!--s000090a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>from the beginning [Latin <span class="bodyi">ab initio</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaləm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001557a"><!--s001557a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001573b"><!--s001573b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sulphate of aluminium with potassium, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as an emetic and astringent: formula K<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub>·Al(SO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub>·24H<sub>2</sub>O.</p></div><a name="s001574b"><!--s001574b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of various double salts with a similar chemical formula and crystal structure to this [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">alum, alun</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">alumen</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coltsfoot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> coltsfoots)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011849a"><!--s011849a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a composite plant with yellow flower heads that appear early in spring before the leaves: <span class="bodyi">Tussilago farfara</span> [from the shape of the leaves].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">artificial horizon</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003028a"><!--s003028a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a navigational instrument based on a gyroscope, designed to indicate an aircraft's position in relation to the horizontal plane.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">despair<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016259a"><!--s016259a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016925b"><!--s016925b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>utter loss of hope.</p></div><a name="s016926b"><!--s016926b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the despair of</span>) a cause of hopelessness or great exasperation </p><p><i></i></p><p>That child is the despair of his parents</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Barmecidal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bahmiʹsiedl/ Barmecide /ʹbahməsied/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004497a"><!--s004497a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>providing only the illusion of plenty or abundance </p><p><i></i></p><p>a Barmecidal feast</p> [named after <span class="bodyi">Barmecide</span>, a wealthy Persian, who, in a tale of <span class="bodyi">The Arabian Nights</span>, invited a beggar to a feast of imaginary food].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">china</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchienə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010377a"><!--s010377a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010684b"><!--s010684b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>porcelain.</p></div><a name="s010685b"><!--s010685b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>crockery.</p></div><a name="s010686b"><!--s010686b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002644c"><!--s002644c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>porcelain.</p></div><a name="s002645c"><!--s002645c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>vitreous porcelain ware, e.g. dishes and vases, for domestic use.</p></div></div><a name="s010687b"><!--s010687b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bone_china/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bone china</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s010688b"><!--s010688b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s002646c"><!--s002646c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chinaware/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chinaware</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s002647c"><!--s002647c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>crockery [Persian <span class="bodyi">chīnī</span> Chinese porcelain].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corporatize <span class="bodyi">or</span> corporatise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kawp(ə)rətiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013319a"><!--s013319a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to turn (an organization, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a government department) into a corporation <span class="bodyb">corporatization</span> /-tiezaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bleeding</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005966a"><!--s005966a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bloody1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bloody 1</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bloody3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bloody 3</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carbamic acid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kahʹbamik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008910a"><!--s008910a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an acid occurring in the form of salts and esters in the blood and urine of mammals: formula NH<sub>2</sub>COOH [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/carb_or_carbo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">carb-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amide/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amide</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ic1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ic 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Britannia silver</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007437a"><!--s007437a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>silver of at least 95.84% purity.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cushy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkooshi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (cushier, cushiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014787a"><!--s014787a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> entailing little hardship or effort; easy </p><p><i></i></p><p>a cushy job</p> <p><span class="bodyb">cushiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Hindi <span class="bodyi">khush</span> pleasant, from Persian <span class="bodyi">khūsh</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abiogenesis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌaybieohʹjenisis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000091a"><!--s000091a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the supposed spontaneous origination of living organisms directly from lifeless matter. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/spontaneous_generation/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">spontaneous generation</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">abiogenic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">abiogenesis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bio_or_bi/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bio-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">genesis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/genesis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">genesis</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alumina</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹl(y)oohminə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001558a"><!--s001558a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aluminium_oxide/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aluminium oxide</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">despatch<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹspach/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016260a"><!--s016260a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dispatch1_or_despatch/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dispatch 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corporeal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kawʹpawri·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013320a"><!--s013320a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013980b"><!--s013980b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having, consisting of, or relating to a physical material body; not spiritual.</p></div><a name="s013981b"><!--s013981b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not immaterial or intangible; substantial <span class="bodyb">corporeality</span> /-ʹaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">corporeally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">corporeus</span> of the body, from <span class="bodyi">corpor-, corpus</span> body].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">china clay</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010378a"><!--s010378a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kaolin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">kaolin</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colubrid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹloohbrid, -ʹlyoohbrid/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011850a"><!--s011850a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a large family of nonvenomous snakes found in many parts of the world, including the grass snake and the whip snake: family Colubridae</p><p><span class="bodyb">colubrid</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [from Latin <span class="bodyi">coluber, colubra</span> snake + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/id1/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-id 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">artificial insemination</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003029a"><!--s003029a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>introduction of semen into the uterus or vagina by other than natural means.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bar mitzvah <span class="bodyi">or</span> Bar Mitzvah</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bah ʹmitsvə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004498a"><!--s004498a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004524b"><!--s004524b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the religious ceremony marking a Jewish boy's reaching the age of 13, when adult religious duties and responsibilities are assumed.</p></div><a name="s004525b"><!--s004525b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a Jewish boy who undergoes this ceremony [Hebrew <span class="bodyi">bar miṣwāh</span> son of the (divine) law].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bleeding edge</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005967a"><!--s005967a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the very forefront, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of technological advance [after <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cutting_edge/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cutting edge</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/leading_edge/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">leading edge</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carbaryl</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahbəril/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008911a"><!--s008911a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a synthetic insecticide used to kill head lice, fleas, and plant pests [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/carbamate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">carbamate</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/yl/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-yl</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cusp</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kusp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014788a"><!--s014788a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015360b"><!--s015360b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>either horn of a crescent moon.</p></div><a name="s015361b"><!--s015361b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a pointed projection formed by or arising from the intersection of two arcs, e.g. in Gothic tracery: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/foil1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">foil<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (4a).</p></div><a name="s015362b"><!--s015362b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s003839c"><!--s003839c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a pointed projection formed by or arising from the intersection of two arcs in Gothic tracery: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/foil1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">foil<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (4a).</p></div><a name="s003840c"><!--s003840c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in mathematics, a point at which a curve is sharply reversed.</p></div></div><a name="s015363b"><!--s015363b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a point on the grinding surface of a tooth.</p></div><a name="s015364b"><!--s015364b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a fold or flap of a valve, in the heart or a blood vessel.</p></div><a name="s015365b"><!--s015365b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>the initial point of an astrological house ✱ <span class="bodyb">on the cusp</span> in transition between one state and another <span class="bodyb">cuspate</span> /ʹkuspit, ʹkuspayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">cuspis</span> point].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abiotic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aybieʹotik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000092a"><!--s000092a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>not involving or produced by living organisms.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Britannic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/briʹtanik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007438a"><!--s007438a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> British </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her Britannic Majesty</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">despatch<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016261a"><!--s016261a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dispatch2_or_despatch/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dispatch 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chinagraph</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchienəgrahf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010379a"><!--s010379a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pencil that will write on china or glass.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abject</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹabjekt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000093a"><!--s000093a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000085b"><!--s000085b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>showing utter hopelessnessin the worst degree; wretched; miserable; degraded </p><p><i></i></p><p>abject poverty</p>.</div><a name="s000086b"><!--s000086b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>despicable; degraded </p><p><i></i></p><p>an abject coward</p>.</div><a name="s000087b"><!--s000087b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>very humble, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to the point of self-abasement or servility.</p></div><a name="s000088b"><!--s000088b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>humble and undignified </p><p><i></i></p><p>an abject apology</p> <span class="bodyb">abjection</span> /əbʹjeksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i><p><span class="bodyb">abjectly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">abjectness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">abjectus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">abicere</span> to cast off, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ab/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ab-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">jacere</span> to throw].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aluminate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹl(y)oohminayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001559a"><!--s001559a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chemical compound formed from aluminium oxide and another metal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">artificial intelligence</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003030a"><!--s003030a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a branch of computer science concerned with machines or programs that can emulate human behaviour, reasoning, understanding, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cuspid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkuspid/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014789a"><!--s014789a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tooth with a single point; a canine tooth <span class="bodyb">cuspidate</span> /-dayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">cuspid-, cuspis</span> point, apex].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barmy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbahmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (barmier, barmiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004499a"><!--s004499a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004526b"><!--s004526b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> foolish or slightly mad</p><p><span class="bodyb">barmily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">barminess</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s004527b"><!--s004527b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>frothy with barm.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corposant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawpəz(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013321a"><!--s013321a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> an instance of St Elmo's fire [Portuguese <span class="bodyi">corpo-santo</span> holy body].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bleeding heart</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005968a"><!--s005968a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006078b"><!--s006078b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal derog</span> somebody who is considered to show excessive sympathy for e.g. victims of injustice or ill-treatment.</p></div><a name="s006079b"><!--s006079b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of several species of plants of the fumitory family with usu red or pink heart-shaped flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Dicentra</span>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carbide</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahbied/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008912a"><!--s008912a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chemical compound of carbon usu with a metallic element.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">britches</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrichiz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007439a"><!--s007439a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>breeches.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colubrine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoləbrin, -brien/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011851a"><!--s011851a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or resembling a snake [Latin <span class="bodyi">colubrinus</span> from <span class="bodyi">coluber, colubra</span> snake].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">desperado</span><small><span class="eSynop">/despəʹrahdoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -oes -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> desperadoes desperados)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016262a"><!--s016262a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> a bold, reckless, or violent person, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a criminal [alteration, by association with Spanish words ending in <span class="bodyi">-ado</span>, of obsolete <span class="bodyi">desperate</span> desperado, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/desperate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">desperate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aluminise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹlyoohminiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001560a"><!--s001560a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aluminize_or_aluminise_or_ise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aluminize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barn<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bahn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004500a"><!--s004500a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004528b"><!--s004528b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a large farm building for storage, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of feed, harvested grain etc, or for housing livestock.</p></div><a name="s004529b"><!--s004529b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an unusually large and usu bare building </p><p><i></i></p><p>a great barn of a house</p> [Old English <span class="bodyi">bereærn</span>, from <span class="bodyi">bere</span> barley + <span class="bodyi">ærn</span> place].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">artificial respiration</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003031a"><!--s003031a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the rhythmic forcing of air into and out of the lungs of somebody whose breathing has stopped.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abjure</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əbʹjooə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000094a"><!--s000094a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to renounce (<span class="bodyi">esp</span> a claim, opinion, or allegiance) on oath, solemnly, or formally </p><p><i></i></p><p>As solemnly as I took his name, I now abjure it</p> — Mary Wollstonecraft <span class="bodyb">abjuration</span> /abjəʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i><p><span class="bodyb">abjurer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">abjuren</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">abjurare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ab/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ab-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">jurare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jury1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jury 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chinagraph pencil</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010380a"><!--s010380a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chinagraph/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chinagraph</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cuspidor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkuspidaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014790a"><!--s014790a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a spittoon [Portuguese <span class="bodyi">cuspidouro</span> place for spitting, from <span class="bodyi">cuspir</span> to spit, from Latin <span class="bodyi">conspuere</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/com_or_col_or_con_or_cor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">com-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">spuere</span> to spit].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corps</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> corps /kawz/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013322a"><!--s013322a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013982b"><!--s013982b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) an army unit usu consisting of two or more divisions organized for a particular purpose.</p></div><a name="s013983b"><!--s013983b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a body of people engaged in a specific activity </p><p><i></i></p><p>the diplomatic corps</p> <p>[French <span class="bodyi">corps</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">corpus</span> body].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carbine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahbien/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008913a"><!--s008913a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009295b"><!--s009295b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a short light automatic or semiautomatic rifle.</p></div><a name="s009296b"><!--s009296b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a short light rifle or musket orig carried by cavalry [French <span class="bodyi">carabine</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">carabin</span> carabineer].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">columbarium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koləmʹbeəri·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> columbaria /-ri·ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011852a"><!--s011852a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a structure, e.g. in a crematorium, lined with recesses for urns containing ashes of those who have been cremated [Latin <span class="bodyi">columbarium</span> dovecote, from <span class="bodyi">columba</span> dove].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bleep<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bleep/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005969a"><!--s005969a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006080b"><!--s006080b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a short high-pitched sound, e.g. from electronic equipment.</p></div><a name="s006081b"><!--s006081b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bleeper/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bleeper</span></span></a> [imitative].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Briticism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbritisiz(ə)m/ Britishism /ʹbritishiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007440a"><!--s007440a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a characteristic feature of British English [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/british1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">British 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-icism</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gallicism/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Gallicism</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">desperate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdesp(ə)rət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016263a"><!--s016263a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016927b"><!--s016927b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in despair because beyond or almost beyond hope.</p></div><a name="s016928b"><!--s016928b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004261c"><!--s004261c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>reckless because of despair.</p></div><a name="s004262c"><!--s004262c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>undertaken as a last resort </p><p><i></i></p><p>desperate remedies</p>.</div></div><a name="s016929b"><!--s016929b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + for) suffering extreme need or anxiety.</p></div><a name="s016930b"><!--s016930b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>fraught with extreme danger or impending disaster </p><p><i></i></p><p>a desperate situation</p>.</div><a name="s016931b"><!--s016931b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>violent or dangerous </p><p><i></i></p><p>desperate criminals</p>.</div><a name="s016932b"><!--s016932b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> said of the weather, etc: very bad; severe</p><p><span class="bodyb">desperateness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">desperatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">desperare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">sperare</span> to hope].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aluminium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/alyooʹmini·əm/ (<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">aluminum</span> /əʹloohminəm/) <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001561a"><!--s001561a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a silver-white metallic chemical element that is light and easily shaped, conducts heat and electricity well, is resistant to rusting, and is used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in kitchen utensils and lightweight alloys: symbol Al, atomic number 13 [scientific Latin from <span class="bodyi">alumina</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/alum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">alum</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barn<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004501a"><!--s004501a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of area equal to 10<sup>−28</sup> square metres, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in nuclear physics for measuring the cross-sections of the nuclei of atoms [from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/barn1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">barn 1</span></span></a>; from its having been considered ‘as big as a barn door’ for the purposes of nuclear bombardment].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">artillery</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahʹtiləri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> artilleries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003032a"><!--s003032a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002984b"><!--s002984b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>large-calibre mounted firearms, e.g. guns, howitzers, and missile launchers.</p></div><a name="s002985b"><!--s002985b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a branch of an army armed with artillery [Middle English <span class="bodyi">artillerie</span> military equipment, missile-throwing weapons, from Old French, prob from an alteration of <span class="bodyi">atirier</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/attire2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">attire 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">columbine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoləmbien/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011853a"><!--s011853a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of plants of the buttercup family with showy spurred flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Aquilegia</span>. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aquilegia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aquilegia</span></span></a> [Middle English via medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">columbina herba</span> dovelike plant, from Latin <span class="bodyi">columba</span> dove; because the flower is supposed to resemble a group of doves].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abl.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000095a"><!--s000095a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>ablative.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corps de ballet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkaw də ʹbalay, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> baʹlay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> corps de ballet /ˌkaw/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013323a"><!--s013323a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the members of a ballet company [French <span class="bodyi">corps de ballet</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">British<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbritish/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007441a"><!--s007441a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the British</span>) (<span class="bodyi">treated as pl</span>) the people of Britain [Old English <span class="bodyi">Brettisc</span>, of Celtic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cuss<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kus/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014791a"><!--s014791a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015366b"><!--s015366b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a curse.</p></div><a name="s015367b"><!--s015367b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a fellow </p><p><i></i></p><p>a harmless old cuss</p> <p>[alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/curse1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">curse 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chinaman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> chinamen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010381a"><!--s010381a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010689b"><!--s010689b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Chinaman</span>) <span class="bodyi">dated</span> a native of China.</p></div><a name="s010690b"><!--s010690b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in cricket, a ball bowled by a slow left-hander that breaks from the off to the leg side on bouncing as viewed by a right-handed batsman [(sense 2) perhaps from bowling of this type by Ellis Achong d.1986, Chinese-born West Indian cricketer].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carbo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008914a"><!--s008914a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/carb_or_carbo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">carb-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bleep<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005970a"><!--s005970a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006082b"><!--s006082b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to call (somebody) by means of a bleeper.</p></div><a name="s006083b"><!--s006083b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + out) to replace (recorded words) with a bleep or other sound </p><p><i></i></p><p>All the obscenities were bleeped out</p> <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</div><a name="s006084b"><!--s006084b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to emit a bleep.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">desperately</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016264a"><!--s016264a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016933b"><!--s016933b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in a desperate manner; in despair or desperation.</p></div><a name="s016934b"><!--s016934b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> extremely </p><p><i></i></p><p>I was desperately unhappy at school</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">artiodactyl</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌahtiohʹdaktil/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003033a"><!--s003033a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of an order of hoofed mammals, including the pig, camel, and ox, that have an even number of functional toes on each foot: order Artiodactyla</p><p><span class="bodyb">artiodactyl</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">artios</span> fitting, even-numbered + <span class="bodyi">daktylos</span> finger, toe].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aluminium oxide</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001562a"><!--s001562a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chemical compound that occurs naturally as corundum and in bauxite, used to produce aluminium, as an abrasive, and as an electrical insulator: formula Al<sub>2</sub>O. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/alumina/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">alumina</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ablate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹblayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000096a"><!--s000096a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000089b"><!--s000089b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to remove (something) by ablation <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s000090b"><!--s000090b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to be removed by ablation [Latin <span class="bodyi">ablatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">auferre</span> to remove, from <span class="bodyi">au-</span> away + <span class="bodyi">ferre</span> to carry].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">desperation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/despəʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016265a"><!--s016265a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016935b"><!--s016935b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>loss of hope and surrender to despair </p><p><i></i></p><p>The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation</p><p> Henry David Thoreau.</p></div><a name="s016936b"><!--s016936b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>extreme recklessness caused by hopelessness.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barnacle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbahnəkl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004502a"><!--s004502a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004530b"><!--s004530b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of numerous species of marine crustaceans that are is free-swimming as a larvae but fixed to rocks or floating objects as an adults: class Cirripedia.</p></div><a name="s004531b"><!--s004531b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>often used figuratively to convey tenacious attachment </p><p><i></i></p><p>From that hour I clove to Queequeg like a barnacle</p> — Herman Melville<p><span class="bodyb">barnacled</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p>from the former belief held from at least the 12th cent. to the 17th cent. that barnacle geese hatched from barnacles growing on trees or attached to waterlogged timbers. The mistake probably partly arose from the mystery of the goose's origin (it was not known that they breed in the Arctic). The name of the bird was therefore transferred to the marine animal in the 16th cent</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">columella</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kolyooʹmelə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> columellae /-li/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011854a"><!--s011854a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012134b"><!--s012134b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003159c"><!--s003159c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the bony or partly cartilaginous rod connecting the eardrum with the inner ear in birds and in many reptiles and amphibians.</p></div><a name="s003160c"><!--s003160c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the bony central axis of the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cochlea/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cochlea</span></span></a> (spirally coiled hearing organ) of the ear.</p></div></div><a name="s012135b"><!--s012135b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the central column or axis of a spiral shell (e.g. of a snail).</p></div><a name="s012136b"><!--s012136b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the axis of the spore-bearing capsule in mosses and some liverworts</p><p><span class="bodyb">columellar</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">columellate</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">columella</span>, from Latin, dimin of <span class="bodyi">columna</span> column].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">china stone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010382a"><!--s010382a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010691b"><!--s010691b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a form of partially decomposed kaolinized granite with unaltered feldspar, that is pulverized and used in the manufacture of certain types of porcelain.</p></div><a name="s010692b"><!--s010692b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a type of smooth-textured, fine-grained limestone.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">British<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007442a"><!--s007442a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of Britain, its people, or the variety of the English language that they speak</p><p><span class="bodyb">Britishness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cuss<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014792a"><!--s014792a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015368b"><!--s015368b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to curse (somebody or something) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s015369b"><!--s015369b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to curse.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carbohydrate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kahbəʹhiedrayt, kahboh-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008915a"><!--s008915a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various compounds of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, e.g. sugars, starches, and celluloses, often formed by plants and constituting a major class of energy-providing animal foods.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bleeper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005971a"><!--s005971a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a portable radio receiver that emits a bleep as a signal that the wearer is required.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corpse<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kawps/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013324a"><!--s013324a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dead body, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a dead human body [Middle English <span class="bodyi">corps</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">corpus</span> body].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aluminize <span class="bodyi">or</span> aluminise <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹlyoohminiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001563a"><!--s001563a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to treat or coat (something) with aluminium.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">artisan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahtizan, ahtiʹzan/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003034a"><!--s003034a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a skilled manual worker, e.g. a carpenter, plumber, or tailor [early French <span class="bodyi">artisan</span> from Old Italian <span class="bodyi">artigiano</span> from <span class="bodyi">arte</span> art, from Latin <span class="bodyi">art-, ars</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">despicable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹspikəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016266a"><!--s016266a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>morally contemptible </p><p><i></i></p><p>The dress of a clergymen should be in order, and nothing is more despicable than conceited attempts at avoiding the appearance of the clerical order</p><p> James Boswell</p><p><span class="bodyb">despicableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">despicably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">despicabilis</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">despicari</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/despise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">despise</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">column</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoləm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011855a"><!--s011855a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012137b"><!--s012137b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a pillar that usu consists of a round shaft, a capital, and a base.</p></div><a name="s012138b"><!--s012138b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a rod or shaft used to control the operations of a machine or vehicle.</p></div><a name="s012139b"><!--s012139b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s003161c"><!--s003161c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>something resembling a column in form, position, or function </p><p><i></i></p><p>a column of water</p>.</div><a name="s003162c"><!--s003162c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a rod or shaft used to control the operations of a machine or vehicle.</p></div></div><a name="s012140b"><!--s012140b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a long narrow formation of soldiers, vehicles, etc in rows.</p></div><a name="s012141b"><!--s012141b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s003163c"><!--s003163c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a vertical arrangement of items or a vertical section of printing on a page.</p></div><a name="s003164c"><!--s003164c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a special and usu regular feature in a newspaper or periodical</p><p><span class="bodyb">columnar</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">columned</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">columne</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">columna</span>, from <span class="bodyi">columen</span> top].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barnacle goose</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004503a"><!--s004503a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a European goose with a white face and black neck that breeds in the Arctic: <span class="bodyi">Branta leucopsis</span> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">barnakille</span>, alteration of <span class="bodyi">bernake</span>, from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">bernaca</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carbolic acid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kahʹbolik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008916a"><!--s008916a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/phenol/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">phenol</span></span></a> (1) [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/carb_or_carbo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">carb-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ic1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ic 1</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">oleum</span> oil].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cussed</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkusid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014793a"><!--s014793a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> obstinate; cantankerous</p><p><span class="bodyb">cussedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cussedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corpse<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013325a"><!--s013325a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to stifle laughter with difficulty, e.g. on a solemn occasion or while acting in a play.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Britisher</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007443a"><!--s007443a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> a British person.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ablation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹblaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000097a"><!--s000097a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000091b"><!--s000091b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the wearing away of something by abrasion, erosion, melting, or vaporization.</p></div><a name="s000092b"><!--s000092b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the surgical removal of a body part or tissue.</p></div><a name="s000093b"><!--s000093b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the wearing away of something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span>:</p><a name="s000010c"><!--s000010c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the outside of the nose cone of a rocket, by melting or vaporization.</p></div><a name="s000011c"><!--s000011c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>rock, by abrasion or erosion.</p></div><a name="s000012c"><!--s000012c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>snow, ice, or water from a glacier.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">China syndrome</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010383a"><!--s010383a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hypothetical disastrous consequence of the meltdown of a nuclear reactor, in which the molten nuclear core burns its way deep into the earth's crust [So called because China lies on the side of the earth opposite to a reactor in the US].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blemish<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹblemish/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005972a"><!--s005972a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006085b"><!--s006085b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a noticeable imperfection; a flaw, stain, or disfiguring mark.</p></div><a name="s006086b"><!--s006086b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a defect of character.</p></div><a name="s006087b"><!--s006087b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s001414c"><!--s001414c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a defect of character.</p></div><a name="s001415c"><!--s001415c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a wrong or blameworthy act </p><p><i></i></p><p>There are no blemishes on her record</p>.</div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aluminosilicate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əˌl(y)oominohʹsilikət, -kayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001564a"><!--s001564a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a silicate mineral in which some of the silicon is replaced by aluminium.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">artist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahtist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003035a"><!--s003035a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002986b"><!--s002986b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who practises an imaginative art such as painting or sculpture, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> professionally.</p></div><a name="s002987b"><!--s002987b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a skilled performer.</p></div><a name="s002988b"><!--s002988b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>somebody whose work requires creativity and imagination, as well as practical skill.</p></div><a name="s002989b"><!--s002989b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> somebody who is proficient in a specified and usu dubious activity; an expert </p><p><i></i></p><p>a rip-off artist</p>.</div><a name="s002990b"><!--s002990b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NAmer, informal</span> a fellow or character, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a specified sort [French <span class="bodyi">artiste</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">artista</span>, from <span class="bodyi">arte</span> art].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">columnar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoləmnə, kəʹlumnə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011856a"><!--s011856a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012142b"><!--s012142b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or characterized by columns.</p></div><a name="s012143b"><!--s012143b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>denoting, relating to, or composed of tall narrow cylindrical epithelial cells.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">custard</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkustəd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014794a"><!--s014794a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015370b"><!--s015370b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a semisolid baked mixture or pouring sauce made with milk and eggs or a commercial preparation of coloured cornflour, usu sweetened with sugar.</p></div><a name="s015371b"><!--s015371b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a semisolid, sweetened, and often baked mixture made with milk and eggs.</p></div><a name="s015372b"><!--s015372b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a sweet sauce made with milk and eggs or a commercial preparation of coloured cornflour [Middle English <span class="bodyi">custarde, crustade</span>, a kind of pie, prob from Old French <span class="bodyi">crouste</span> crust, from Latin <span class="bodyi">crusta</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corpulent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawpyoolənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013326a"><!--s013326a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>excessively fat; obese</p><p><span class="bodyb">corpulence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">corpulency</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">corpulence</span> (noun) from Latin <span class="bodyi">corpulentia</span>, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">corpus</span> body].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aluminous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹl(y)oohminəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001565a"><!--s001565a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>containing alum or aluminium.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">despise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹspiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016267a"><!--s016267a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016937b"><!--s016937b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to regard (somebody) with contempt or distaste.</p></div><a name="s016938b"><!--s016938b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to regard (something) as negligible or worthless, or as contemptible or distasteful</p><p><span class="bodyb">despiser</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">despisen</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">despicere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">specere</span> to look].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barn dance</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004504a"><!--s004504a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004532b"><!--s004532b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a country dance, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a round dance or a square dance with called instructions.</p></div><a name="s004533b"><!--s004533b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a social gathering for such dances.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blemish<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005973a"><!--s005973a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to spoil the perfection or appearance of (something); to make (something) flawed [Middle English verb <span class="bodyi">blemisshen</span>, from early French <span class="bodyi">blesmiss-</span>, stem of <span class="bodyi">blesmir</span> to make pale, wound, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">car bomb</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008917a"><!--s008917a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an explosive device concealed in a motor vehicle, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one intended for use against people or property in the vicinity of the vehicle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Britishism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007444a"><!--s007444a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/briticism/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Briticism</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ablative<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹablətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000098a"><!--s000098a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>denoting a grammatical case typically expressing separation, source, cause, or instrument</p><p><span class="bodyb">ablative</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">ablativus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">ablatus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ablate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ablate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">China tea</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010384a"><!--s010384a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a kind ofsmoke-cured tea that is made from a tea plant grown in China and is smoke-cured.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">artiste</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahʹteest/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003036a"><!--s003036a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a skilled public performer, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a musical or theatrical entertainer [French <span class="bodyi">artiste</span> artist: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/artist/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">artist</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">custard apple</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014795a"><!--s014795a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015373b"><!--s015373b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a large tropical fruit with sweet yellow pulp.</p></div><a name="s015374b"><!--s015374b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of several species of chiefly tropical American trees or shrubs bearing this fruit: genus <span class="bodyi">Annona</span>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aluminum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹloohminəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001566a"><!--s001566a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aluminium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aluminium</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blench</span><small><span class="eSynop">/blench/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005974a"><!--s005974a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to draw back or flinch from lack of courage [Old English <span class="bodyi">blencan</span> to deceive, influenced in Middle English by <span class="bodyi">blink</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">column inch</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011857a"><!--s011857a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of measure for printed matter one column wide and one inch deep.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cor pulmonale</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkaw poolmoʹnahli, -ʹnayli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013327a"><!--s013327a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>disease of the heart characterized by an increase in size and volume of the right-hand <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ventricle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ventricle</span></span></a> (lower chamber of the heart), resulting from disease of the lungs or their blood vessels [Latin <span class="bodyi">cor pulmonale</span>, literally ‘pulmonary heart’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carbon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahb(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008918a"><!--s008918a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009297b"><!--s009297b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a non-metallic chemical element occurring naturally as diamond, graphite, etc or forming a constituent of coal, petroleum, limestone and other carbonates, and organic compounds: symbol C, atomic number 6.</p></div><a name="s009298b"><!--s009298b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002236c"><!--s002236c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/carbon_paper/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">carbon paper</span></span></a> (2).</p></div><a name="s002237c"><!--s002237c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/carbon_copy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">carbon copy</span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div><a name="s009299b"><!--s009299b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a piece of carbon used as a component of a battery [French <span class="bodyi">carbone</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">carbon-, carbo</span> ember, charcoal].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ablative<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000099a"><!--s000099a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the ablative case or a word in this case.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">despite<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹspiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016268a"><!--s016268a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016939b"><!--s016939b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>notwithstanding; in spite of </p><p><i></i></p><p>She ran despite her injury</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">despite oneself</span>.</p></div><a name="s016940b"><!--s016940b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in spite of one's intentions, wishes, character, etc [short for <span class="bodyi">in despite of</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/despite2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">despite 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barn door</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004505a"><!--s004505a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004534b"><!--s004534b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the door of a barn.</p></div><a name="s004535b"><!--s004535b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a movable flap on a light in a theatre or on a film set, used to control the shape of the beam.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">artistic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahʹtistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003037a"><!--s003037a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002991b"><!--s002991b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>concerning or characteristic of art or artists.</p></div><a name="s002992b"><!--s002992b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>showing imaginative skill in arrangement or execution</p><p><span class="bodyb">artistically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">British Summer Time</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007445a"><!--s007445a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>time one hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time that is used in Britain during the summer and is the same as Central European Time: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/daylight_saving_time/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">daylight saving time</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Chinatown</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010385a"><!--s010385a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the Chinese quarter of a city.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">custard pie</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014796a"><!--s014796a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015375b"><!--s015375b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an open pastry case containing baked egg custard.</p></div><a name="s015376b"><!--s015376b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>this type of pie or an artificial substitute used in slapstick comedy for throwing at somebody's or applying forcefully to their face.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alumna</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹlumnə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> alumnae /-nee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001567a"><!--s001567a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a former female student of a particular school, college, or university [Latin <span class="bodyi">alumna</span>, fem form of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/alumnus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">alumnus</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">columnist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoləmnist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011858a"><!--s011858a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who writes a newspaper or magazine column.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barnet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbahnit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004506a"><!--s004506a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a person's hair [rhyming slang from <span class="bodyi">Barnet Fair</span>, a horse fair held in Barnet, a borough in outer London].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blend<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/blend/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> blended blent /blent/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005975a"><!--s005975a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s006088b"><!--s006088b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to mix or mingle (something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to combine or associate separate constituents so that they cannot be distinguished.</p></div><a name="s006089b"><!--s006089b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to prepare (e.g. tea or whisky) by thoroughly intermingling different varieties or grades of it <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s006090b"><!--s006090b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s001416c"><!--s001416c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to mix or intermingle thoroughly.</p></div><a name="s001417c"><!--s001417c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to combine into an integrated whole.</p></div><a name="s001418c"><!--s001418c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>said of colours: to shade into one another.</p></div></div><a name="s006091b"><!--s006091b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s001419c"><!--s001419c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + in) to produce a harmonious effect.</p></div><a name="s001420c"><!--s001420c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to fit in well [Middle English <span class="bodyi">blenden</span>, modification of Old Norse <span class="bodyi">blanda</span>; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">blandan</span> to mix].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">despite<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">formal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016269a"><!--s016269a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016941b"><!--s016941b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>harm or injury; disservice or disadvantage </p><p><i></i></p><p>I know of no government which stands to its obligations, even in its own despite, more solidly</p><p> Winston Churchill.</p></div><a name="s016942b"><!--s016942b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>active opposition </p><p><i></i></p><p>I hate fox-hunting. My entire life has been lived in its despite</p>.</div><a name="s016943b"><!--s016943b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> the feeling or attitude of despising; contempt.</p></div><a name="s016944b"><!--s016944b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> malice or spite ✱ <span class="bodyb">in despite of</span> <span class="bodyi">archaic</span> in spite of [Middle English <span class="bodyi">despite</span> contempt, defiance, via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">despectus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">despectus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">despicere</span> : see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/despise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">despise</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corpus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawpəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> corpora /ʹkawpərə/ corpuses)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013328a"><!--s013328a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013984b"><!--s013984b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a collection or body of writings or works, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a particular kind or on a particular subject.</p></div><a name="s013985b"><!--s013985b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a body of spoken or written language for linguistic study.</p></div><a name="s013986b"><!--s013986b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s003506c"><!--s003506c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a collection or body of writings or works, e.g. of one author or artist, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a particular kind or on a particular subject.</p></div><a name="s003507c"><!--s003507c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a body of spoken or written language for linguistic study.</p></div></div><a name="s013987b"><!--s013987b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in anatomy, the main body or corporeal substance of a thing, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the main part of a bodily structure or organ </p><p><i></i></p><p>the corpus of the uterus</p> <p>[Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">corpus</span> body].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ablative absolute</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000100a"><!--s000100a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a grammatical construction in Latin in which a noun or pronoun and a participle or adjective, both in the ablative case, together form an adverbial phrase.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carbon 14</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008919a"><!--s008919a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a radioactive carbon isotope of mass number 14, used in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/carbon_dating/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">carbon dating</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">British thermal unit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007446a"><!--s007446a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1lb of water by 1°F under standard conditions.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">artistry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahtistri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003038a"><!--s003038a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>artistic quality or ability.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chinaware</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchienəweə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010386a"><!--s010386a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>tableware made of china.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">custodial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kuʹstohdi·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014797a"><!--s014797a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015377b"><!--s015377b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a sentence imposed by a judge: involving detention, usu in prison.</p></div><a name="s015378b"><!--s015378b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to guardianship or custody.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">despoil</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹspoyl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016270a"><!--s016270a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to plunder or pillage (a place)</p><p><span class="bodyb">despoiler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">despoilment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">despoylen</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">despoliare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">spoliare</span> to strip, rob].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corpus allatum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹlaytəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> corpora allata /-tə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013329a"><!--s013329a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of a pair of organs that lie behind the brain of many insects and secrete <span class="bodyi">esp</span> juvenile hormones [Latin <span class="bodyi">corpus allatum</span>, literally ‘applied body’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barney<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbahni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -eys) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> barneys)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004507a"><!--s004507a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a quarrel or row [perhaps from the name <span class="bodyi">Barney</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carbonaceous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kahbəʹnayshəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008920a"><!--s008920a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to, resembling, or containing carbon.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colure</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹlyooə, ʹkohlyooə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011859a"><!--s011859a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the great circle on the celestial sphere passing through the poles and either the equinoxes or solstices [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">kolouroi</span>, pl of <span class="bodyi">kolouros</span> stump-tailed, from <span class="bodyi">kolos</span> docked + <span class="bodyi">oura</span> tail; from the lower part being cut off from sight by the horizon].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chincherinchee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/chinchəʹrinchee, -rinʹchee, chingkə-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010387a"><!--s010387a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plant of the lily family of S African origin with long fleshy leaves and tall stems carrying many white, cream, or yellow flowers: <span class="bodyi">Ornithogalum thyrsoides</span> [imitative of the sound of the flower-stalks rubbing together in the wind].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blend<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005976a"><!--s005976a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006092b"><!--s006092b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a mixture, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a harmonious one.</p></div><a name="s006093b"><!--s006093b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an act or product of blending </p><p><i></i></p><p>our own blend of tea</p>.</div><a name="s006094b"><!--s006094b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a word produced by combining other words or parts of words, e.g. <span class="bodyi">smog</span> from <span class="bodyi">smoke</span> and <span class="bodyi">fog</span>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Briton</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrit(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007447a"><!--s007447a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007763b"><!--s007763b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Britain.</p></div><a name="s007764b"><!--s007764b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a member of any of the peoples inhabiting Britain before the Anglo-Saxon invasions [Middle English <span class="bodyi">Breton</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">Briton-</span>, <span class="bodyi">Brito</span>, of Celtic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ablaut</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹablowt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000101a"><!--s000101a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a systematic variation of vowels in the same root, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the Indo-European languages, usu accompanied by differences in use or meaning, e.g. in <span class="bodyi">sing, sang, sung, song</span> [German <span class="bodyi">Ablaut</span>, from <span class="bodyi">ab</span> away from + <span class="bodyi">Laut</span> sound].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alumnus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹlumnəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> alumni /-ni/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001568a"><!--s001568a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a former male student of a particular school, college, or university [Latin <span class="bodyi">alumnus</span> foster son, pupil, from <span class="bodyi">alere</span> to nourish].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">artless</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahtlis/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003039a"><!--s003039a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002993b"><!--s002993b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>free from artificiality or affectation; natural.</p></div><a name="s002994b"><!--s002994b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>free from deceit or artifice.</p></div><a name="s002995b"><!--s002995b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>clumsy </p><p><i></i></p><p>an artless remark</p><p><span class="bodyb">artlessly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">artlessness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carbonade</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahbənayd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008921a"><!--s008921a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/carbonnade_or_carbonade/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">carbonnade</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">custodian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kuʹstohdi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014798a"><!--s014798a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who guards and protects or maintains; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the a curator of a public building</p><p><span class="bodyb">custodianship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chinchilla</span><small><span class="eSynop">/chinʹchilə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010388a"><!--s010388a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010693b"><!--s010693b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002648c"><!--s002648c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>aeither of two species of S American rodents the size of a large squirrel: genus <span class="bodyi">Chinchilla</span>.</p></div><a name="s002649c"><!--s002649c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>its soft pearly-grey fur.</p></div></div><a name="s010694b"><!--s010694b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002650c"><!--s002650c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a breed of domestic rabbit with long white or greyish fur.</p></div><a name="s002651c"><!--s002651c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a breed of cat with similar fur.</p></div><a name="s002652c"><!--s002652c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the fur of the chinchilla rabbit [Spanish <span class="bodyi">chinchilla</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">despoliation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diˌspohliʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016271a"><!--s016271a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act or an instance of plundering or being plundered [Late Latin <span class="bodyi">despoliation-, despoliatio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">despoliare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/despoil/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">despoil</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barney<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (barneys, barneyed, barneying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004508a"><!--s004508a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to quarrel or have a row.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corpus callosum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹlohs(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> corpora callosa /-sə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013330a"><!--s013330a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wide band of nerve fibres joining the cerebral hemispheres in the brains of humans and other higher mammals [Latin <span class="bodyi">corpus callosum</span>, literally ‘callous body’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blende</span><small><span class="eSynop">/blend/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005977a"><!--s005977a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sphalerite/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sphalerite</span></span></a> [German <span class="bodyi">Blende</span>, from <span class="bodyi">blenden</span> to blind, deceive; so called because it often resembles galena, but yields no lead].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Britpop</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbritpop/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007448a"><!--s007448a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pop music typical of a style produced by some British groups in the mid 1990s.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colza</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkolzə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011860a"><!--s011860a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012144b"><!--s012144b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>rape or another <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cole/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cole</span></span></a> (plant of the cabbage family) whose seed is used as a source of oil.</p></div><a name="s012145b"><!--s012145b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/rapeseed/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">rapeseed</span></span></a> [French <span class="bodyi">colza</span> from Dutch <span class="bodyi">koolzaad</span>, from early Dutch <span class="bodyi">coolsaet</span>, from <span class="bodyi">coole</span> cabbage + <span class="bodyi">saet</span> seed].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alveolar<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/alviʹohlə, alʹvee·ələ/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001569a"><!--s001569a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001575b"><!--s001575b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of, resembling, or having alveoli or an alveolus.</p></div><a name="s001576b"><!--s001576b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a consonant: articulated with the tip of the tongue touching or near the ridge of flesh behind the front teeth.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">art nouveau</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌah(t) noohʹvoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003040a"><!--s003040a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Art Nouveau</span>) a decorative style of late 19th-cent. origin, characterized by flattened curves and plant motifs [French <span class="bodyi">art nouveau</span>, new art].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ablaze</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹblayz/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000102a"><!--s000102a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000094b"><!--s000094b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>burning strongly.</p></div><a name="s000095b"><!--s000095b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>radiant with light or bright colour.</p></div><a name="s000096b"><!--s000096b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) showing strong emotion </p><p><i></i></p><p>His eyes were ablaze with anger</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carbonado</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kahbəʹnaydoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> carbonados)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008922a"><!--s008922a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an opaque dark-coloured diamond used as an abrasive [Portuguese <span class="bodyi">carbonado</span>, literally ‘carbonated’, from <span class="bodyi">carbone</span> carbon, from French: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/carbon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">carbon</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">custody</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkustədi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014799a"><!--s014799a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015379b"><!--s015379b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the state of being cared for or guarded; guardianship.</p></div><a name="s015380b"><!--s015380b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>imprisonment; detention.</p></div><a name="s015381b"><!--s015381b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s003841c"><!--s003841c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the state of being cared for or guarded; guardianship </p><p><i></i></p><p>archives in the custody of the County Record Office</p>.</div><a name="s003842c"><!--s003842c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>imprisonment; detention </p><p><i></i></p><p>remain in custody</p> <p><i></i></p><p>deaths in police custody</p>.</div></div><a name="s015382b"><!--s015382b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the act or right of caring for a minor, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when granted by a court of law; guardianship </p><p><i></i></p><p>regain custody of one's child</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">custodie</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">custodia</span> guarding, from <span class="bodyi">custod-, custos</span> guardian].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">despond<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹspond/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016272a"><!--s016272a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or literary</span> to become despondent [Latin <span class="bodyi">despondēre</span> to give up, become discouraged, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">spondēre</span> to promise solemnly].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barn owl</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004509a"><!--s004509a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an owl with a distinctive heart-shaped face that nests <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in barns and other buildings and that is found in most parts of the world: <span class="bodyi">Tyto alba</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blender</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005978a"><!--s005978a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006095b"><!--s006095b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an electric appliance for grinding or mixing; a liquidizer.</p></div><a name="s006096b"><!--s006096b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any person or thing that blends something.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">COM</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011861a"><!--s011861a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>computer output on microfilm.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alveolar<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001570a"><!--s001570a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an alveolar consonant, e.g. <span class="bodyi">d</span>, <span class="bodyi">s</span>, or <span class="bodyi">t</span> in English.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chin-chin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌchin ʹchin/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010389a"><!--s010389a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> used as an informal greeting, farewell, or toast [Chinese (Pekingese) <span class="bodyi">qing, qingqing</span> phrase of salutation].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corpus cavernosum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawpəs kavəʹnohsəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> corpora cavernosa /kawpərə kavəʹnohsə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013331a"><!--s013331a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in anatomy, a section of erectile tissue in the penis or the clitoris: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/corpus_spongiosum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">corpus spongiosum</span></span></a> [Latin <span class="bodyi">corpus</span> body + cavernosum, neuter of <span class="bodyi">cavernosus</span> containing hollows].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arts and crafts</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003041a"><!--s003041a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002996b"><!--s002996b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>decorative craftwork and design.</p></div><a name="s002997b"><!--s002997b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Arts and Crafts</span>) a late 19th-cent. movement in building and design aimed at reviving the skilled craftsmanship associated with the medieval guilds.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brittle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbritl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007449a"><!--s007449a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007765b"><!--s007765b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>easily broken or cracked.</p></div><a name="s007766b"><!--s007766b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>liable not to survive setbacks or upsets; fragile </p><p><i></i></p><p>A brittle glory shineth in that face; as brittle as the glory is the face</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div><a name="s007767b"><!--s007767b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>light and thin in tone; sharp </p><p><i></i></p><p>a brittle sound</p>.</div><a name="s007768b"><!--s007768b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>lacking warmth or depth of feeling </p><p><i></i></p><p>brittle gaiety</p> <p><span class="bodyb">brittlely</span> /ʹbritl·li/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">brittleness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">brittly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">britil</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">able</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaybl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (abler, ablest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000103a"><!--s000103a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000097b"><!--s000097b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(+ to) having sufficient power, skill, or means to do something </p><p><i></i></p><p>With more money I would be better able to help</p>.</div><a name="s000098b"><!--s000098b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having adequate skill or competence</p><p><span class="bodyb">ably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">habilis</span> apt, from <span class="bodyi">habēre</span> to have].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carbonara</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kahbəʹnahrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008923a"><!--s008923a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pasta dish served with a sauce containing ham, cheese, cream, and eggs [Italian <span class="bodyi">carbonara</span>, from <span class="bodyi">alla carbonara</span> on the charcoal grill].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">custom<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkustəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014800a"><!--s014800a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015383b"><!--s015383b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003843c"><!--s003843c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an established socially accepted practice </p><p><i></i></p><p>It is a custom more honoured in the breach than the observance</p>.</div><a name="s003844c"><!--s003844c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>long-established practice having the force of law.</p></div><a name="s003845c"><!--s003845c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the usual practice of an individual </p><p><i></i></p><p>sleeping within my orchard, my custom always of the afternoon</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div><a name="s003846c"><!--s003846c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>the usages that regulate social life.</p></div></div><a name="s015384b"><!--s015384b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>)</p><a name="s003847c"><!--s003847c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>duties or tolls imposed on imports or exports.</p></div><a name="s003848c"><!--s003848c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the agency, establishment, or procedure for collecting such duties customs.</p></div></div><a name="s015385b"><!--s015385b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> business patronage </p><p><i></i></p><p>threaten to withdraw one's custom</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">custume</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">consuetudin-, consuetudo</span>,from <span class="bodyi">consuescere</span> to accustom, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">suescere</span> to become accustomed].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coma<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> comas)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011863a"><!--s011863a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a state of deep unconsciousness caused by disease, injury, etc [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">kōma</span> deep sleep].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barnstorm</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004510a"><!--s004510a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004536b"><!--s004536b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to tour rural districts staging usu one-night theatrical performances.</p></div><a name="s004537b"><!--s004537b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to travel from place to place making brief stops, e.g. in the course of a political campaign.</p></div><a name="s004538b"><!--s004538b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to pilot an aeroplane on sightseeing flights or in exhibition stunts, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in rural districts <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s004539b"><!--s004539b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to travel across (an area) while barnstorming</p><p><span class="bodyb">barnstormer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/barn1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">barn 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/storm2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">storm 2</span></span></a>; from itinerant actors performing in barns].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alveolate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/alʹvee·ələt, -layt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001571a"><!--s001571a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having regularly arranged deep pits like a honeycomb <span class="bodyb">alveolation</span> /-ʹlayshən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Blenheim Orange</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹblenim/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005979a"><!--s005979a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an eating apple with a golden-red skin [named after <span class="bodyi">Blenheim</span> Palace in Oxfordshire, England].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">despond<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016273a"><!--s016273a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> despondency.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Corpus Christi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkristi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013332a"><!--s013332a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Christian feast in honour of the Eucharist, observed on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday [Middle English from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">corpus Christi</span>, literally ‘body of Christ’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brittle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007450a"><!--s007450a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sweet made with caramelized sugar and nuts </p><p><i></i></p><p>peanut brittle</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">artsy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahtsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (artsier, artsiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003042a"><!--s003042a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/arty/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">arty</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Chindit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchindit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010390a"><!--s010390a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of an Allied force fighting behind Japanese lines in Burma (now Myanmar) during WWII [Burmese <span class="bodyi">chinthé</span>, a fabulous lionlike animal].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">able-bodied</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000105a"><!--s000105a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>physically strong and healthy; fit.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carbonate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahbənət, -nayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008924a"><!--s008924a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a salt or ester of carbonic acid.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">custom<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014801a"><!--s014801a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> made to personal order or specifications </p><p><i></i></p><p>custom clothes</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">despondent</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016274a"><!--s016274a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>feeling extreme discouragement or dejection <span class="bodyb">despondency</span> /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">despondently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">despondent-, despondens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">despondēre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/despond1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">despond 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coma<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> comae /ʹkohmee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011864a"><!--s011864a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012146b"><!--s012146b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the head of a comet, usu containing a nucleus.</p></div><a name="s012147b"><!--s012147b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an optical aberration in which the image of a point source becomes a comet-shaped blur.</p></div><a name="s012148b"><!--s012148b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a tuft of hairs attached to a seed <span class="bodyb">comatic</span> /kohʹmatik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">komē</span> hair].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alveolus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/alviʹohləs, alʹvee·ələs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> alveoli /-lie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001572a"><!--s001572a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001577b"><!--s001577b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small cavity or pit, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a part of the body.</p></div><a name="s001578b"><!--s001578b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000398c"><!--s000398c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a socket for a tooth.</p></div><a name="s000399c"><!--s000399c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an air cell of the lungs.</p></div><a name="s000400c"><!--s000400c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a socket from which a bristle or hair grows.</p></div></div><a name="s001579b"><!--s001579b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a socket for a tooth.</p></div><a name="s001580b"><!--s001580b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an air cell of the lungs [Latin <span class="bodyi">alveolus</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">alveus</span> cavity, hollow, from <span class="bodyi">alvus</span> belly].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barnyard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004511a"><!--s004511a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/farmyard/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">farmyard</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">art union</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003043a"><!--s003043a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ</span> an officially sanctioned lottery for prizes other than cash [from the circumstance that the prizes were orig pictures].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abled</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaybld/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000106a"><!--s000106a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000101b"><!--s000101b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having unimpaired physical and mental abilities; able-bodied.</p></div><a name="s000102b"><!--s000102b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having physical or mental abilities as specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>differently abled</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brittle bone disease</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007451a"><!--s007451a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/osteoporosis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">osteoporosis</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blenny</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbleni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> blennies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005980a"><!--s005980a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous usu small and elongated and often scaleless sea fishes with long spiny fins, mostly found in coastal waters: families Blennidae (scaleless), Clinidae (with scales) [Latin <span class="bodyi">blennius</span>, a sea fish, from Greek <span class="bodyi">blennos</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corpuscle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawpəsl, ʹkawpusl, kawʹpusl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013333a"><!--s013333a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013988b"><!--s013988b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a living cell, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a blood cell.</p></div><a name="s013989b"><!--s013989b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of various very small multicellular parts of an organism.</p></div><a name="s013990b"><!--s013990b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a minute particle <span class="bodyb">corpuscular</span> /kawʹpuskyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">corpusculum</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">corpus</span> body].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carbonate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahbənayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008925a"><!--s008925a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009300b"><!--s009300b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to convert (something) into a carbonate.</p></div><a name="s009301b"><!--s009301b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to impregnate (a drink) with carbon dioxide <span class="bodyb">carbonation</span> /-ʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chine<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010391a"><!--s010391a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010695b"><!--s010695b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002653c"><!--s002653c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the backbone, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of an animal.</p></div><a name="s002654c"><!--s002654c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a cut of meat including the whole or part of the backbone </p><p><i></i></p><p>a prodigious chine of roasted bear's meat</p><p> J Fenimore Cooper.</p></div></div><a name="s010696b"><!--s010696b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a mountain ridge.</p></div><a name="s010697b"><!--s010697b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the intersection of the bottom and sides of a boat [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">eschine</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">customary</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014802a"><!--s014802a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>established by or according to custom; usual</p><p><span class="bodyb">customarily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">customariness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Comanche</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹmanchi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Comanches <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> Comanche)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011865a"><!--s011865a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012149b"><!--s012149b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a Native American people who live over an area ranging from Wyoming and Nebraska into New Mexico and NW Texas.</p></div><a name="s012150b"><!--s012150b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the language of this people [Spanish <span class="bodyi">Comanche</span> from Ute, a Native American language of Utah and New Mexico)].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">always</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawlwayz/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001573a"><!--s001573a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001581b"><!--s001581b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000401c"><!--s000401c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>at all times; continuously </p><p><i></i></p><p>I have always lived here</p>.</div><a name="s000402c"><!--s000402c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in all cases </p><p><i></i></p><p>It's always better to be honest</p>.</div></div><a name="s001582b"><!--s001582b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>on every occasion; repeatedly </p><p><i></i></p><p>We always go to Spain</p> <p><i></i></p><p>He's always complaining</p>.</div><a name="s001583b"><!--s001583b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>forever; perpetually </p><p><i></i></p><p>I will always love you</p>.</div><a name="s001584b"><!--s001584b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>as a last resort </p><p><i></i></p><p>You could always ask your parents to help you</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">alway, alwayes</span> from Old English <span class="bodyi">ealne weg</span>, literally ‘all the way’].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baro-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004512a"><!--s004512a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bar_or_baro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bar-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ableism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaybliz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000107a"><!--s000107a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>discrimination against disabled people</p><p><span class="bodyb">ableist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brittle star</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007452a"><!--s007452a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a subclass or class of starfish that have slender flexible arms: class Ophiuroidea.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">despot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdespot/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016275a"><!--s016275a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016945b"><!--s016945b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a ruler with absolute power.</p></div><a name="s016946b"><!--s016946b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person exercising power abusively or tyrannically <span class="bodyb">despotic</span> /diʹspotik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">despotically</span> /diʹspotikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">despotism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">despote</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">despotēs</span> master, absolute ruler].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corpus delicti</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹlikti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013334a"><!--s013334a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in law, the body of facts showing that a breach of the law has taken place, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the body of the victim in a case of murder [Latin <span class="bodyi">corpus delicti</span> body of the crime].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">artwork</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003044a"><!--s003044a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002998b"><!--s002998b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>paintings, drawings, and other works of art collectively.</p></div><a name="s002999b"><!--s002999b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the pictures and illustrations in a printed text.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/blent/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005981a"><!--s005981a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or literary</span> past tense and past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blend1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blend 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carbon black</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008926a"><!--s008926a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various black substances consisting of very small particles of carbon that are obtained usu as soot and are used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as pigments.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chine<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010392a"><!--s010392a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to separate the backbone from the ribs of (a joint of meat) , or to cut through the backbone of (a carcass).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">custom-built</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014803a"><!--s014803a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>built to individual specifications.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-able <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ible</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000104a"><!--s000104a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000099b"><!--s000099b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>forming adjectives from verbs, with the meaning: fit for, able to, liable to, or worthy to act or be acted on in the specified way </p><p><i></i></p><p>breakable</p> <p><i></i></p><p>reliable</p> <p><i></i></p><p>credible</p> <p><i></i></p><p>get-at-able</p>.</div><a name="s000100b"><!--s000100b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>forming adjectives from nouns, with the meaning: marked by, providing, or possessing the quality or attribute specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>knowledgeable</p> <p><i></i></p><p>comfortable</p><p><span class="bodyb">-ably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i> [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">-abilis, -ibilis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">-bilis</span> capable or worthy of].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">comatose</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohmətohs, -tohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011866a"><!--s011866a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012151b"><!--s012151b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in a state of coma.</p></div><a name="s012152b"><!--s012152b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>characterized by lethargy and sluggishness; torpid </p><p><i></i></p><p>a comatose economy</p> <p>[French <span class="bodyi">comateux</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">kōmat-, kōma</span> deep sleep].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">despotism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdespətiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016276a"><!--s016276a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016947b"><!--s016947b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>rule by a despot; absolutism </p><p><i></i></p><p>If despotism failed for want of a capable benevolent despot, what chance has democracy, which requires a whole population of capable voters</p><p> George Bernard Shaw.</p></div><a name="s016948b"><!--s016948b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>despotic exercise of power.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corpus luteum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹloohti·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> corpora lutea /-ti·ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013335a"><!--s013335a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a reddish yellow mass of hormone-secreting tissue that forms in the ovary of a mammal after ovulation and quickly returns to its original state if the ovum is not fertilized [Latin <span class="bodyi">corpus luteum</span> yellowish body].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chine<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/chien/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010393a"><!--s010393a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a steep-sided ravine, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in Dorset or the Isle of Wight [Old English <span class="bodyi">cine</span>, <span class="bodyi">cinu</span> crack, chasm].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barograph</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbarəgrahf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004513a"><!--s004513a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a barometer that records its readings, e.g. as a line on a graph <span class="bodyb">barographic</span> /-ʹgrafik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BRN</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007453a"><!--s007453a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Brunei (international vehicle registration).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arty</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahti/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (artier, artiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003045a"><!--s003045a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>showily or pretentiously artistic </p><p><i></i></p><p>arty lighting and photography</p><p><span class="bodyb">artily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">artiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">always-on</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001574a"><!--s001574a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>denoting a permanent connection to the Internet that obviates the need to dial up and log on at the beginning of each session.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carbon copy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008927a"><!--s008927a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009302b"><!--s009302b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a copy made with carbon paper.</p></div><a name="s009303b"><!--s009303b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a duplicate or exact replica </p><p><i></i></p><p>He is a carbon copy of his father</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blepharitis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/blefəʹrietis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005983a"><!--s005983a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>inflammation of the eyelids [scientific Latin, from <span class="bodyi">blephar</span> + <span class="bodyi">-itis</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">customer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkustəmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014804a"><!--s014804a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015386b"><!--s015386b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who purchases a commodity or service.</p></div><a name="s015387b"><!--s015387b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an individual, usu having some specified distinctive trait </p><p><i></i></p><p>a tough customer</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">custumer</span>,from <span class="bodyi">custume</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/custom1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">custom 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">able seaman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000108a"><!--s000108a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a seaman ranking above ordinary seaman and below leading seaman in the Royal Navy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corpus spongiosum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawpəs spunjiʹohsəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> corpora spongiosa /kawpərə spunjiʹohsə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013336a"><!--s013336a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in anatomy, part of the tissue making up the erectile tissue in the penis: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/corpus_cavernosum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">corpus cavernosum</span></span></a> [Latin <span class="bodyi">corpus spongiosum</span> porous body].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">comb<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011867a"><!--s011867a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012153b"><!--s012153b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003165c"><!--s003165c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a toothed instrument used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for arranging, untangling, or holding the hair.</p></div><a name="s003166c"><!--s003166c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a structure resembling a comb; <span class="bodyi"><span class="bodyi">esp</span></span> any of several toothed devices used in separating or ordering textile fibres.</p></div></div><a name="s012154b"><!--s012154b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/currycomb/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">currycomb</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s012155b"><!--s012155b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a fleshy crest on the head of a domestic fowl or a related bird.</p></div><a name="s012156b"><!--s012156b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a honeycomb</p><p><span class="bodyb">combed</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">camb</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">desquamate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdeskwəmayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016277a"><!--s016277a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">technical</span> said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of the outer layer of skin: to peel off in scales <span class="bodyb">desquamation</span> /-ʹmaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">desquamatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">desquamare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">squama</span> scale].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barometer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹromitə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004514a"><!--s004514a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004540b"><!--s004540b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an instrument for determining the pressure of the atmosphere and hence for assisting in predicting the weather or measuring the height of an ascent.</p></div><a name="s004541b"><!--s004541b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that registers fluctuations, e.g. in public opinion <span class="bodyb">barometric</span> /-ʹmetrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">barometrical</span> /-ʹmetrikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">barometrically</span> /-ʹmetrikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">barometry</span> /-tri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Chinese</span><small><span class="eSynop">/chieʹneez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Chinese)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010394a"><!--s010394a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010698b"><!--s010698b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of China.</p></div><a name="s010699b"><!--s010699b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a group of related Sino-Tibetan languages spoken by of the people of China, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> Mandarin</p><p><span class="bodyb">Chinese</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyi">China</span>, country in Asia. Words from Chinese that are well established in English include <span class="bodyi">kowtow, tea, tycoon, typhoon</span>, and <span class="bodyi">yen</span>. More recent borrowings, often reflecting western interest in Chinese cookery, medicine, and philosophy, include <span class="bodyi">chop suey, ginseng, wok, yang</span>, and <span class="bodyi">yin</span></p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bro.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007454a"><!--s007454a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>brother.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arty-crafty</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌahti ʹkrahfti/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003046a"><!--s003046a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> arty, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> affectedly simple or rustic in style [from the phrase <span class="bodyi">arts and crafts</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alyssum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹalisəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001575a"><!--s001575a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of Eurasian and African plants of the cabbage family that are is grown in gardens for their its clusters of small white or yellow flowers: genera <span class="bodyi">Alyssum</span> and <span class="bodyi">Lobularia</span> [scientific Latin, from Greek <span class="bodyi">alysson</span> plant believed to cure rabies, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">lyssa</span> rabies].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blepharo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005984a"><!--s005984a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blephar_or_blepharo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blephar-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">customhouse</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014805a"><!--s014805a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/customshouse_or_customhouse/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">customshouse</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carbon cycle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008928a"><!--s008928a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the cycle of carbon in living things in which carbon dioxide from the air is processed by plants during photosynthesis to form organic nutrients and is ultimately restored to the inorganic state by respiration and rotting.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abloom</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹbloohm/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000109a"><!--s000109a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> in flower.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corral<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹrahl, kəʹral/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013337a"><!--s013337a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013991b"><!--s013991b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a pen or enclosure for confining livestock.</p></div><a name="s013992b"><!--s013992b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>formerly, a ring of covered wagons around a camp to provide protection against potential attack [Spanish <span class="bodyi">corral</span>, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">currus</span> cart].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">des res</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016278a"><!--s016278a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>desirable residence.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Chinese cabbage</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010395a"><!--s010395a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of two Asian varieties of cabbage widely used in oriental cookery: <span class="bodyi">Brassica pekinensis</span> and <span class="bodyi">Brassica chinensis</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baron</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbarən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004515a"><!--s004515a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004542b"><!--s004542b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000918c"><!--s000918c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a member of the lowest rank of the peerage in Britain.</p></div><a name="s000919c"><!--s000919c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a European nobleman of similar rank.</p></div><a name="s000920c"><!--s000920c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>formerly, a feudal tenant who received his rights and title directly from the sovereign in return for military or other honourable service.</p></div></div><a name="s004543b"><!--s004543b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a man of great power or influence in a specified field of activity </p><p><i></i></p><p>He frequently complained about the power of the press barons</p> [Middle English from Old French, of Germanic origin].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">comb<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011868a"><!--s011868a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012157b"><!--s012157b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to draw a comb through (the hair) for the purpose of arranging or untangling it.</p></div><a name="s012158b"><!--s012158b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to prepare (e.g. wool or cotton) for use in manufacturing by cleaning and arranging its fibres with a comb.</p></div><a name="s012159b"><!--s012159b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to search or examine (something) systematically <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s012160b"><!--s012160b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of a wave: to roll over or break into foam.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arty-farty</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003047a"><!--s003047a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> arty [alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/arty_crafty/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">arty-crafty</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carbon dating</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008929a"><!--s008929a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the determination of the age of ancient organic material, e.g. wood or fossil bones, by recording the deterioration of carbon 14 in the material.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">broach<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/brohch/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007455a"><!--s007455a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007769b"><!--s007769b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to open up (a subject) for discussion.</p></div><a name="s007770b"><!--s007770b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to pierce (a container, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a cask or bottle) prior to using the contents; to tap.</p></div><a name="s007771b"><!--s007771b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s001896c"><!--s001896c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to pierce (a container, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a cask or bottle) prior to using the contents.</p></div><a name="s001897c"><!--s001897c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to open up or break into (e.g. a store or stock of something) and start to use it [Middle English <span class="bodyi">broche</span> from Old French, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">broccus</span> projecting].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Alzheimer's disease</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹalts·hieməz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001576a"><!--s001576a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a progressive disease involving the blood vessels of the brain and leading to premature senile dementia [named after Alois <span class="bodyi">Alzheimer</span> d.1915, German neurologist, who identified it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blephar- <span class="bodyi">or</span> blepharo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005982a"><!--s005982a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: eyelid </p><p><i></i></p><p>blepharitis</p> [scientific Latin from Greek, from <span class="bodyi">blepharon</span> eyelid].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">customize <span class="bodyi">or</span> customise <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014806a"><!--s014806a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015388b"><!--s015388b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to build, fit, or alter (something) according to individual specifications.</p></div><a name="s015389b"><!--s015389b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to program (computer keys) to perform some dedicated task.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ablution</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹbloohsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000110a"><!--s000110a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000103b"><!--s000103b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) the washing of the body.</p></div><a name="s000104b"><!--s000104b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the washing of the hands, sacred vessels, etc in a ritual purification.</p></div><a name="s000105b"><!--s000105b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) a place with washing and toilet facilities <span class="bodyb">ablutionary</span> /-(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">ablution-, ablutio</span> from <span class="bodyi">abluere</span> to wash away, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ab/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ab-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">lavere</span> to wash].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corral<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (corralled, corralling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013338a"><!--s013338a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013993b"><!--s013993b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> to enclose (livestock) in a corral.</p></div><a name="s013994b"><!--s013994b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to arrange (wagons) so as to form a corral.</p></div><a name="s013995b"><!--s013995b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to collect (people) together.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">combat<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkombat/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011869a"><!--s011869a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012161b"><!--s012161b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a fight or contest between individuals or groups.</p></div><a name="s012162b"><!--s012162b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>active fighting in a war.</p></div><a name="s012163b"><!--s012163b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s003167c"><!--s003167c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>active fighting in a war </p><p><i></i></p><p>He died in combat</p>.</div><a name="s003168c"><!--s003168c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) of or for combat </p><p><i></i></p><p>combat troops</p> <p>[early French <span class="bodyi">combattre</span>, ultimately from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/com_or_col_or_con_or_cor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">com-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">battuere</span> to beat, of Celtic origin].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">broach<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007456a"><!--s007456a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007772b"><!--s007772b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001898c"><!--s001898c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a metal-cutting hand tool for smoothing the inside of holes.</p></div><a name="s001899c"><!--s001899c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a tool for tapping casks.</p></div></div><a name="s007773b"><!--s007773b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a spit for roasting meat.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blesbok</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹblesbok/ blesbuck /ʹblesbuk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> blesboks blesbucks <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> blesbok blesbuck)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005985a"><!--s005985a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a S African antelope that has a large white spot on the face and lyre-shaped horns and that is closely related to the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bontebok/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bontebok</span></span></a> : <span class="bodyi">Damaliscus dorcas phillipsi</span> [Afrikaans <span class="bodyi">blesbok</span>, from <span class="bodyi">bles</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blaze4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blaze 4</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">bok</span> male antelope].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">am</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əm, m; <span class="bodyi">strong</span> am/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001579a"><!--s001579a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>first person sing. present of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/be/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">be</span></span></a> [Old English <span class="bodyi">eom</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Chinese chequers</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">Chinese checkers</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010396a"><!--s010396a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing.</span>) a board game for two to six players in which each player tries to be the first to transfer a set of pegs or marbles across from a home point to the opposite point of a star-shaped board by single moves or jumps.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">des. res.</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌdez ʹrez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016279a"><!--s016279a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a house with desirable characteristics [short for <span class="bodyi">desirable residence</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">custom-made</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014807a"><!--s014807a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>made to individual specifications </p><p><i></i></p><p>a custom-made suit</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baronage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbarənij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">used as sing. or pl</span>)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004516a"><!--s004516a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004544b"><!--s004544b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>barons collectively.</p></div><a name="s004545b"><!--s004545b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the nobility; the peerage.</p></div><a name="s004546b"><!--s004546b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>)</p><a name="s000921c"><!--s000921c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>barons collectively.</p></div><a name="s000922c"><!--s000922c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the nobility; the peerage.</p></div></div><a name="s004547b"><!--s004547b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the rank of baron.</p></div><a name="s004548b"><!--s004548b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a list of barons, or of peers.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carbon dioxide</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008930a"><!--s008930a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a heavy colourless gas that does not support combustion, is formed <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by the burning and decomposition of organic substances, and is absorbed from the air by plants in photosynthesis: formula CO<sub>2</sub>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arugula</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹroohgyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003048a"><!--s003048a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/rocket3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">rocket 3</span></span></a> [via Italian dialect <span class="bodyi">arucula</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">rucola</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">ruca</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/rocket3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">rocket 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ably</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000111a"><!--s000111a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/able_or_ible/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-able</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">correct<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹrekt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013339a"><!--s013339a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013996b"><!--s013996b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>true or right </p><p><i></i></p><p>Is that the correct time?</p>.</div><a name="s013997b"><!--s013997b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>conforming to an approved or conventional standard </p><p><i></i></p><p>the correct way of addressing a bishop</p>.</div><a name="s013998b"><!--s013998b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>conforming to a specified ideology </p><p><i></i></p><p>politically correct</p> <p><span class="bodyb">correctly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">correctness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">correctus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">corrigere</span> to make straight, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cor/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cor-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">regere</span> to guide].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">combat<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkombat, kəmʹbat/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (combated combatted) (combating combatting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011870a"><!--s011870a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s012164b"><!--s012164b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to engage in combat; to fight <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s012165b"><!--s012165b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to struggle against (something); <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to strive to reduce or eliminate (something) (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>strategies to combat inflation</p>.</div><a name="s012166b"><!--s012166b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to fight with (an individual or group); to battle.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">broach<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007457a"><!--s007457a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007774b"><!--s007774b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(+ to) said of a boat: to change direction dangerously, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> so as to lie broadside to the waves <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s007775b"><!--s007775b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (a boat) to broach [perhaps from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/broach1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">broach 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bless</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bles/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> blessed blest /blest/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005986a"><!--s005986a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006097b"><!--s006097b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to hallow or consecrate (someone or something) by a religious rite, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by making the sign of the cross.</p></div><a name="s006098b"><!--s006098b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to invoke divine care for (someone or something).</p></div><a name="s006099b"><!--s006099b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to praise or glorify (God).</p></div><a name="s006100b"><!--s006100b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s001421c"><!--s001421c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to praise or glorify (God) </p><p><i></i></p><p>We bless Your holy name</p>.</div><a name="s001422c"><!--s001422c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + for) to speak gratefully of (somebody or something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>They blessed him for his kindness</p>.</div></div><a name="s006101b"><!--s006101b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s001423c"><!--s001423c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) to confer prosperity or happiness on (someone).</p></div><a name="s001424c"><!--s001424c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(+ with) to endow (somebody) with a talent, asset, advantage, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>She has been blessed with a beautiful voice</p>.</div></div><a name="s006102b"><!--s006102b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>used in exclamations chiefly to express mild or good-humoured surprise </p><p><i></i></p><p>Bless my cotton socks, what's happened now?</p>.</div><a name="s006103b"><!--s006103b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to protect or preserve (somebody or something) ✱ <span class="bodyb">bless you!/God bless you!</span> words traditionally said to somebody who has just sneezed.</p></div><a name="s006104b"><!--s006104b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>an exclamation of surprise, thanks, etc ✱ <span class="bodyb">Well, I'm blessed!</span> an exclamation of surprise [Old English <span class="bodyi">blēdsian</span>, from <span class="bodyi">blōd</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blood1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blood 1</span></span></a>; from the use of blood in consecration in pre-Christian rites].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">a.m.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001581a"><!--s001581a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>ante meridiem, used to indicate the time between midnight and midday.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeərəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003049a"><!--s003049a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of Old World plants with tiny, densely packed flowers enclosed in a large fleshy <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/spathe/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">spathe</span></span></a> (leaflike sheath), e.g. a cuckoopint: family Araceae [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">arum</span>, genus name, ultimately from Greek <span class="bodyi">aron</span> cuckoopint].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Chinese gooseberry</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010397a"><!--s010397a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kiwi_fruit/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">kiwi fruit</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baroness</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbarənes, barəʹnes/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004517a"><!--s004517a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004549b"><!--s004549b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the wife or widow of a baron.</p></div><a name="s004550b"><!--s004550b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a woman having the rank of a baron in her own right.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carbon disulphide</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008931a"><!--s008931a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a colourless flammable poisonous liquid, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a solvent for rubber: formula CS<sub>2</sub>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dessert</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹzuht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016280a"><!--s016280a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="sb000000134"><!--sb000000134--></a><p>a sweet course or dish served at the end of a meal</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">dessert</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">desert</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/desert1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">desert 1</span></span></a>.</p></div><p>French <span class="bodyi">dessert</span>, from <span class="bodyi">desservir</span> to clear the table, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">servir</span> to serve, from Latin <span class="bodyi">servire</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/serve1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">serve 1</span></span></a>. Dessert was orig dishes of fruit and nuts put out after the table was cleared at the end of the meal. See also usage note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/desert1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">desert 1</span></span></a></p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">customshouse <span class="bodyi">or</span> customhouse</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014808a"><!--s014808a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a building where customs are collected and where vessels are cleared for entry.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ABM</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000112a"><!--s000112a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>antiballistic missile.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">correct<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013340a"><!--s013340a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013999b"><!--s013999b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003508c"><!--s003508c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to make or set (something) right; to amend.</p></div><a name="s003509c"><!--s003509c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to alter or adjust (something) so as to remove an error or imperfection.</p></div></div><a name="s014000b"><!--s014000b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to point out the faults in (a piece of writing).</p></div><a name="s014001b"><!--s014001b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to punish (e.g. a child) with a view to reforming or improving them </p><p><i></i></p><p>Could you bear to be corrected for your faults?</p><p> Charles Lamb</p><p><span class="bodyb">correctable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">correction</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">corrector</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">AM</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001577a"><!--s001577a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001585b"><!--s001585b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Albert Medal.</p></div><a name="s001586b"><!--s001586b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>amplitude modulation.</p></div><a name="s001587b"><!--s001587b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>Assembly Member, i.e. member of the National Assembly for Wales or member of the London Assembly.</p></div><a name="s001588b"><!--s001588b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>associate member.</p></div><a name="s001589b"><!--s001589b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> Master of Arts [(sense 5) from Latin <span class="bodyi">artium magister</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blessed</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹblesid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005987a"><!--s005987a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006105b"><!--s006105b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001425c"><!--s001425c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Blessed</span>) holy; venerated </p><p><i></i></p><p>the Blessed Sacrament</p>.</div><a name="s001426c"><!--s001426c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Blessed</span>) used as a title for a beatified person </p><p><i></i></p><p>Blessed Oliver Plunket</p>.</div></div><a name="s006106b"><!--s006106b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001427c"><!--s001427c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>bringing pleasure or contentment </p><p><i></i></p><p>The news came as a blessed relief</p>.</div><a name="s001428c"><!--s001428c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>used to express annoyance as an intensifier </p><p><i></i></p><p>No one gave us a blessed penny</p>.</div></div><a name="s006107b"><!--s006107b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>/blest/ enjoying the bliss of heaven.</p></div><a name="s006108b"><!--s006108b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>worthy of respect</p><p><span class="bodyb">blessedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">blessedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">combatant<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkombətənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011871a"><!--s011871a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person, nation, etc that is engaged in or prepared for combat.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abnegate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹabnigayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000113a"><!--s000113a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to relinquish or renounce (something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as an act of self-denial <span class="bodyb">abnegation</span> /-ʹgaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">abnegator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [back-formation from <span class="bodyi">abnegation</span>, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">abnegation-, abnegatio</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">abnegare</span> to refute, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ab/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ab-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">negare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/negate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">negate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dessertspoon</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016281a"><!--s016281a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016949b"><!--s016949b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a spoon intermediate in size between a teaspoon and a tablespoon and used for eating dessert.</p></div><a name="s016950b"><!--s016950b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a dessertspoonful <span class="bodyb">dessertspoonful</span> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dessertspoonfuls)<i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">B-road</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007461a"><!--s007461a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a road of a lower standard than an A-road.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Chinese lantern</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010398a"><!--s010398a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010700b"><!--s010700b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a collapsible lantern of thin coloured paper.</p></div><a name="s010701b"><!--s010701b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a widely cultivated plant, related to the nightshade and petunia, with which has thin-walled seed cases bulbous calyxes (outer part of flower; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/calyx/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">calyx</span></span></a>) that are a brilliant orange-red when mature: <span class="bodyi">Physalis alkekengi</span>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arum lily</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003050a"><!--s003050a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lily-like African plant with a large <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/spathe/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">spathe</span></span></a> (leaflike sheath) : <span class="bodyi">Zantedeschia aethiopica</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baronet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/barəʹnet, ʹbarənit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004518a"><!--s004518a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the holder of a rank of honour below a baron and above a knight</p><p><span class="bodyb">baronetcy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carbon fibre</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008932a"><!--s008932a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a strong lightweight material made from filaments of pure carbon.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">customs union</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014809a"><!--s014809a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an agreement between two or more states to allow free trade between themselves but to impose a common external tariff on imports from non-member states.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">correction</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹreksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013341a"><!--s013341a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014002b"><!--s014002b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an amendment made to remove an error.</p></div><a name="s014003b"><!--s014003b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> something written, substituted in place of what is wrong.</p></div><a name="s014004b"><!--s014004b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a quantity added or subtracted in order to improve accuracy, e.g. in adjusting an instrument.</p></div><a name="s014005b"><!--s014005b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer or dated</span> punishment.</p></div><a name="s014006b"><!--s014006b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of correcting something.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blessing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005988a"><!--s005988a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006109b"><!--s006109b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001429c"><!--s001429c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the invocation of God's favour upon a person </p><p><i></i></p><p>The congregation stood for the blessing</p>.</div><a name="s001430c"><!--s001430c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the words used in such an invocation.</p></div></div><a name="s006110b"><!--s006110b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>approval </p><p><i></i></p><p>The chairman has given his blessing to the project</p>.</div><a name="s006111b"><!--s006111b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something conducive to happiness or welfare.</p></div><a name="s006112b"><!--s006112b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>grace said at a meal ✱ <span class="bodyb">a blessing in disguise</span> an apparent misfortune that is found in the end to be beneficial.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">combatant<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011872a"><!--s011872a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>actively participating in combat.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dessert wine</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016282a"><!--s016282a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sweet wine often served with dessert.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Am</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001578a"><!--s001578a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chemical symbol for americium.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baronetage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbarənətij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004519a"><!--s004519a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004551b"><!--s004551b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the whole body of baronets.</p></div><a name="s004552b"><!--s004552b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a list of baronets.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Chinese leaf</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010399a"><!--s010399a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) an Asiatic type of cabbage widely used in oriental cookery: <span class="bodyi">Brassica chinensis</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arvo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahvoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> arvos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003051a"><!--s003051a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ, informal</span> the afternoon [alteration of <span class="bodyi">af</span> in <span class="bodyi">afternoon</span> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/o1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-o 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cut<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kut/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (cutting, <span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> cut) (cutting, <span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> cut)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014810a"><!--s014810a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015390b"><!--s015390b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003849c"><!--s003849c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to penetrate or make an opening in (something) with a sharp object.</p></div><a name="s003850c"><!--s003850c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to injure or wound in this way.</p></div></div><a name="s015391b"><!--s015391b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to shorten, divide, or detach by cutting.</p></div><a name="s015392b"><!--s015392b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make or shape something by cutting.</p></div><a name="s015393b"><!--s015393b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to be able to cut or to be cut easily </p><p><i></i></p><p>Cheese cuts easily</p>.</div><a name="s015394b"><!--s015394b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s003851c"><!--s003851c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to reduce the amount of something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of money </p><p><i></i></p><p>to cut taxes</p>.</div><a name="s003852c"><!--s003852c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to shorten or edit (a piece of writing).</p></div></div><a name="s015395b"><!--s015395b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to break or interrupt (a flow, supply, etc).</p></div><a name="s015396b"><!--s015396b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>of a line: to cut or intersect (another line).</p></div><a name="s015397b"><!--s015397b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to divide (a pack of cards) into two parts.</p></div><a name="s015398b"><!--s015398b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to ignore (an acquaintance) deliberately or spitefully.</p></div><a name="s015399b"><!--s015399b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>to switch off an engine or machine.</p></div><a name="s015400b"><!--s015400b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><a name="s003853c"><!--s003853c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to stop filming or recording.</p></div><a name="s003854c"><!--s003854c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to change from one sound or image to another.</p></div></div><a name="s015401b"><!--s015401b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><a name="s003855c"><!--s003855c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to move swiftly </p><p><i></i></p><p>The yacht cut through the water</p>.</div><a name="s003856c"><!--s003856c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to go by a shorter route.</p></div></div><a name="s015402b"><!--s015402b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to dilute (a drink) ✱ <span class="bodyb">cut and run</span> to make a speedy or undignified escape from an awkward situation ✱ <span class="bodyb">cut a tooth</span> of a baby: to produce a new tooth ✱ <span class="bodyb">cut both ways</span> of a statement: to be equally valid for and against an argument.</p></div><a name="s015403b"><!--s015403b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><p>of a procedure: to have advantages and disadvantages ✱ <span class="bodyb">cut corners</span> to do something cheaply or quickly by making risky economies ✱ <span class="bodyb">cut it fine</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fine1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fine 1</span></span></a> ✱ <span class="bodyb">cut no ice</span> to fail to impress or make a difference ✱ <span class="bodyb">cut one's teeth</span> to get early experience of an activity ✱ <span class="bodyb">cut short</span> to interrupt (a speaker) <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s015404b"><!--s015404b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">15</span><br/><a name="s003857c"><!--s003857c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to penetrate or make an opening in (something or somebody) with a sharp instrument or object.</p></div><a name="s003858c"><!--s003858c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to injure (oneself or a part of the body) in this way.</p></div><a name="s003859c"><!--s003859c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to trim or pare (something).</p></div></div><a name="s015405b"><!--s015405b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">16</span><br/><a name="s003860c"><!--s003860c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to hurt the feelings of (somebody).</p></div><a name="s003861c"><!--s003861c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to ignore (an acquaintance) deliberately or spitefully.</p></div></div><a name="s015406b"><!--s015406b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">17</span><br/><a name="s003862c"><!--s003862c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to shorten or edit (a piece of writing, stage performance, etc) by making omissions.</p></div><a name="s003863c"><!--s003863c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to reduce (expenditure, costs, etc).</p></div><a name="s003864c"><!--s003864c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> to dilute (a drink) or adulterate (a drug).</p></div></div><a name="s015407b"><!--s015407b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">18</span><br/><a name="s003865c"><!--s003865c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to mow or reap (grass, hay, etc).</p></div><a name="s003866c"><!--s003866c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to fell or hew (timber).</p></div></div><a name="s015408b"><!--s015408b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">19</span><br/><a name="s003867c"><!--s003867c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to divide (e.g. food) into parts with an edged instrument.</p></div><a name="s003868c"><!--s003868c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to slice or separate (a piece) from a whole with a knife, etc.</p></div><a name="s003869c"><!--s003869c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to divide (something) into segments.</p></div></div><a name="s015409b"><!--s015409b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">20</span><br/><p>said of a line, etc: to intersect (another line, etc).</p></div><a name="s015410b"><!--s015410b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">21</span><br/><p>to break or interrupt (a flow, supply, etc) </p><p><i></i></p><p>They cut our supply lines</p>.</div><a name="s015411b"><!--s015411b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">22</span><br/><a name="s003870c"><!--s003870c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to divide (a pack of cards) into two portions.</p></div><a name="s003871c"><!--s003871c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to draw (a card) from the pack.</p></div></div><a name="s015412b"><!--s015412b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">23</span><br/><a name="s003872c"><!--s003872c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to strike (a ball) so as to impart backspin; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chop1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chop<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (3a).</p></div><a name="s003873c"><!--s003873c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in cricket, to play a horizontal stroke to the off at (a ball) or at the bowling of (a bowler).</p></div></div><a name="s015413b"><!--s015413b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">24</span><br/><p>to stop (a motor) by opening a switch.</p></div><a name="s015414b"><!--s015414b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">25</span><br/><p>to stop or interrupt the filming of (a scene).</p></div><a name="s015415b"><!--s015415b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">26</span><br/><p>to make, shape, or fashion (an article) with or as if with an edged tool, scissors, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>a place where diamonds are cut</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a well-cut suit</p>.</div><a name="s015416b"><!--s015416b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">27</span><br/><p>to record sounds on (a recording medium).</p></div><a name="s015417b"><!--s015417b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">28</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span></p><a name="s003874c"><!--s003874c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to stop or cease (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Cut the nonsense</p>.</div><a name="s003875c"><!--s003875c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to absent oneself from (a class) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s015418b"><!--s015418b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">29</span><br/><a name="s003876c"><!--s003876c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of an instrument or object: to have the capacity to penetrate or make an opening.</p></div><a name="s003877c"><!--s003877c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to be able to be separated, divided, or marked with a sharp instrument </p><p><i></i></p><p>Cheese cuts easily</p>.</div><a name="s003878c"><!--s003878c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to perform the operation of dividing, severing, incising, or intersecting.</p></div></div><a name="s015419b"><!--s015419b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">30</span><br/><p>to make a stroke with a whip, sword, etc.</p></div><a name="s015420b"><!--s015420b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">31</span><br/><p>in cricket, to play a cut.</p></div><a name="s015421b"><!--s015421b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">32</span><br/><p>to cause constriction or chafing </p><p><i></i></p><p>The garters cut into our thighs</p>.</div><a name="s015422b"><!--s015422b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">33</span><br/><p>to have a telling effect, influence, or significance </p><p><i></i></p><p>an analysis that cuts deep</p>.</div><a name="s015423b"><!--s015423b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">34</span><br/><a name="s003879c"><!--s003879c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to divide a pack of cards, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in order to decide who deals.</p></div><a name="s003880c"><!--s003880c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to draw a card from the pack.</p></div></div><a name="s015424b"><!--s015424b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">35</span><br/><a name="s003881c"><!--s003881c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to move swiftly </p><p><i></i></p><p>The yacht cut through the water</p>.</div><a name="s003882c"><!--s003882c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to move in a direct course </p><p><i></i></p><p>The fox cut across the field</p>.</div><a name="s003883c"><!--s003883c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to change sharply in direction; to swerve </p><p><i></i></p><p>Another car cut in front of us</p>.</div><a name="s003884c"><!--s003884c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to change from one sound or image to another in film, radio, or television </p><p><i></i></p><p>cut to the garden scene</p>.</div></div><a name="s015425b"><!--s015425b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">36</span><br/><p>to stop filming or recording ✱ <span class="bodyb">cut a caper</span> to skip or frolic in a playful manner ✱ <span class="bodyb">cut a dash</span> to look smart or handsome ✱ <span class="bodyb">cut a fine/poor figure</span> to look impressive or pathetic ✱ <span class="bodyb">cut and run</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to make a speedy and undignified escape [a naval metaphor referring to sailors cutting the anchor cable and allowing the ship to run before the wind] ✱ <span class="bodyb">cut a tooth</span> said of a baby: to produce a new tooth ✱ <span class="bodyb">cut both ways</span> said of a statement, etc: to be equally valid for and against an argument.</p></div><a name="s015426b"><!--s015426b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">37</span><br/><p>said of a procedure: to have disadvantages as well as advantages ✱ <span class="bodyb">cut corners</span> to do something cheaply or quickly by making risky economies ✱ <span class="bodyb">cut from the same cloth</span> having similar qualities or character ✱ <span class="bodyb">cut in line</span> <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to jump a queue ✱ <span class="bodyb">cut it fine</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fine1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fine 1</span></span></a> ✱ <span class="bodyb">cut no ice</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to fail to impress; to have no importance or influence ✱ <span class="bodyb">cut one's teeth</span> to get early practice or initiation in an activity ✱ <span class="bodyb">cut somebody dead</span> to ignore somebody deliberately ✱ <span class="bodyb">cut something short</span> to abbreviate something.</p></div><a name="s015427b"><!--s015427b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">38</span><br/><p>to interrupt (a speaker or speech) ✱ <span class="bodyb">cut the mustard</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to come up to standard [the image is of something hot implying intensity (compare <span class="bodyi">keen as mustard</span> and <span class="bodyi">hot stuff</span>); probably not connected with <span class="bodyi">muster</span> (an army rollcall) as in <span class="bodyi">pass muster</span>, since ‘cutting muster’ would have a contrary meaning] ✱ <span class="bodyb">cut to the chase</span> <span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> to get to the point [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cutten</span>, probably of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">broad<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/brawd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007458a"><!--s007458a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007776b"><!--s007776b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001900c"><!--s001900c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>large in size or extent from side to side or between limits </p><p><i></i></p><p>broad shoulders</p>.</div><a name="s001901c"><!--s001901c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>of a specified size in width </p><p><i></i></p><p>a path ten feet broad</p>.</div></div><a name="s007777b"><!--s007777b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>widely applicable or applied; general </p><p><i></i></p><p>in broad terms</p>.</div><a name="s007778b"><!--s007778b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>relating to main points or features rather than to details </p><p><i></i></p><p>broad outlines</p>.</div><a name="s007779b"><!--s007779b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>easily understood or noticed; obvious </p><p><i></i></p><p>a broad hint</p>.</div><a name="s007780b"><!--s007780b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>extending far and wide; vast </p><p><i></i></p><p>the broad plains</p>.</div><a name="s007781b"><!--s007781b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>dialectal, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in pronunciation.</p></div><a name="s007782b"><!--s007782b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>said of a vowel: open.</p></div><a name="s007783b"><!--s007783b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>marked by lack of restraint or delicacy; coarse </p><p><i></i></p><p>broad jokes</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">broad daylight</span>.</p></div><a name="s007784b"><!--s007784b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>full daylight</p><p><span class="bodyb">broadly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">broadness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">brād</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">correctional</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013342a"><!--s013342a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> relating to prisons or other places or methods of punishment </p><p><i></i></p><p>a correctional facility</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carbon footprint</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008933a"><!--s008933a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the harmful effect on the environment of the emission of carbon dioxide caused by the activities of an individual, organization, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abnormal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/abʹnawməl, əb-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000114a"><!--s000114a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>deviating significantly from the normal or average</p><p><span class="bodyb">abnormally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [alteration of earlier <span class="bodyi">anormal</span> via French from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">anormalis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + late Latin <span class="bodyi">normalis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/normal1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">normal 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blest</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005989a"><!--s005989a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense and past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bless/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bless</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">combat fatigue</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011873a"><!--s011873a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/shell_shock/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">shell shock</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">destabilize <span class="bodyi">or</span> destabilise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹstaybəliez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016283a"><!--s016283a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make (a government or the economy of a country, etc) unstable <span class="bodyb">destabilization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Chinese puzzle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010400a"><!--s010400a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an intricate or ingenious puzzle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">correction fluid</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013343a"><!--s013343a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a white or coloured liquid used to cover an error in writing or typing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Am.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001580a"><!--s001580a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001590b"><!--s001590b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>America.</p></div><a name="s001591b"><!--s001591b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>American.</p></div><a name="s001592b"><!--s001592b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>Amos (book of the Bible).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abnormality</span><small><span class="eSynop">/abnawʹmaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> abnormalities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000115a"><!--s000115a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000106b"><!--s000106b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an abnormal state.</p></div><a name="s000107b"><!--s000107b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an abnormal situation or circumstance.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carbonic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kahʹbonik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008934a"><!--s008934a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of, containing, or derived from relating to carbon or carbon dioxide.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cut<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014811a"><!--s014811a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015428b"><!--s015428b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something cut or cut off.</p></div><a name="s015429b"><!--s015429b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a piece from a meat carcass.</p></div><a name="s015430b"><!--s015430b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a share.</p></div><a name="s015431b"><!--s015431b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s003885c"><!--s003885c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a length of cloth of a required length.</p></div><a name="s003886c"><!--s003886c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the yield of products cut, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> during one harvest.</p></div><a name="s003887c"><!--s003887c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a piece from a meat carcass or a fish, or a slice cut from it.</p></div><a name="s003888c"><!--s003888c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a share of something divided.</p></div></div><a name="s015432b"><!--s015432b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s003889c"><!--s003889c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an opening made with an edged instrument.</p></div><a name="s003890c"><!--s003890c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a gash or wound.</p></div><a name="s003891c"><!--s003891c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a surface or outline left by cutting.</p></div></div><a name="s015433b"><!--s015433b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a reduction or paring.</p></div><a name="s015434b"><!--s015434b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a sharp blow or stroke.</p></div><a name="s015435b"><!--s015435b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s003892c"><!--s003892c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a stroke or blow with the edge of something sharp.</p></div><a name="s003893c"><!--s003893c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a gesture or expression that offends.</p></div><a name="s003894c"><!--s003894c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a reduction in an amount.</p></div><a name="s003895c"><!--s003895c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a cutting of playing cards, or the result of this.</p></div></div><a name="s015436b"><!--s015436b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><a name="s003896c"><!--s003896c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a sharp downward blow or stroke.</p></div><a name="s003897c"><!--s003897c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>backspin.</p></div><a name="s003898c"><!--s003898c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>in cricket, an attacking stroke played with the bat held horizontally, sending the ball on the off side.</p></div></div><a name="s015437b"><!--s015437b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>an abrupt transition from one sound or image to another in film, radio, or television.</p></div><a name="s015438b"><!--s015438b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>the style in which something is cut or shaped, e.g. a garment or the hair.</p></div><a name="s015439b"><!--s015439b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>a version of an edited film.</p></div><a name="s015440b"><!--s015440b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><a name="s003899c"><!--s003899c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the style in which something is cut or shaped </p><p><i></i></p><p>with eyes severe and beard of formal cut</p><p> Shakespeare </p><p><i></i></p><p>clothes of a good cut</p>.</div><a name="s003900c"><!--s003900c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a pattern or type.</p></div><a name="s003901c"><!--s003901c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a haircut </p><p><i></i></p><p>have a cut and blow-dry</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">a cut above</span> superior to or of higher quality or rank than (somebody or something else).</p></div></div><a name="s015441b"><!--s015441b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><p>superior; of higher quality or rank ✱ <span class="bodyb">cut and thrust</span> a competitive and stimulating environment.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blether<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbledhə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (blethered, blethering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005990a"><!--s005990a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006113b"><!--s006113b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to talk nonsense or talk volubly; to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blather2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blather 2</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s006114b"><!--s006114b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Scot, informal</span> to have a friendly chat with somebody</p><p><span class="bodyb">blether</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bletherer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Scots variant of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blather2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blather 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baronetcy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbarənətsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> baronetcies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004520a"><!--s004520a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the rank of baronet.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ary<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003052a"><!--s003052a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, with the meanings:</p><a name="s003000b"><!--s003000b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>belonging to or connected with something </p><p><i></i></p><p>ovary</p>.</div><a name="s003001b"><!--s003001b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a place or repository for something </p><p><i></i></p><p>library</p> <p><i></i></p><p>aviary</p>.</div><a name="s003002b"><!--s003002b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>somebody belonging to, connected with, or engaged in something </p><p><i></i></p><p>functionary</p> <p><i></i></p><p>missionary</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">-arie</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">-arius, -aria, -arium</span>, from <span class="bodyi">-arius</span>, adj suffix].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">broad<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007459a"><!--s007459a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007785b"><!--s007785b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the broad part </p><p><i></i></p><p>The broad of his back took the full impact</p>.</div><a name="s007786b"><!--s007786b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> a woman.</p></div><a name="s007787b"><!--s007787b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> <span class="bodyb">the Broads</span>) a large area of fresh water formed by the broadening of a river, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> such stretches of water found in E England </p><p><i></i></p><p>the Norfolk Broads</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">combative</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkombətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011874a"><!--s011874a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>marked by eagerness to fight or contend</p><p><span class="bodyb">combatively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">combativeness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corrective</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹrektiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013344a"><!--s013344a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>intended to correct </p><p><i></i></p><p>corrective lenses</p> <p><i></i></p><p>corrective punishment</p> <p><span class="bodyb">corrective</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">correctively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">destination</span><small><span class="eSynop">/destiʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016284a"><!--s016284a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a place which is set for the end of a journey or to which something is sent.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blether<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005991a"><!--s005991a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006115b"><!--s006115b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who talks nonsense; a bletherer.</p></div><a name="s006116b"><!--s006116b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Scot, informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) nonsense.</p></div><a name="s006117b"><!--s006117b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Scot, informal</span> a friendly chat.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Chinese wall</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010401a"><!--s010401a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010702b"><!--s010702b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an apparently insurmountable barrier, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a serious obstacle to understanding.</p></div><a name="s010703b"><!--s010703b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a code of practice prohibiting the exchange of sensitive information among different departments of a financial institution in order to avoid conflicts of interest and insider dealing [probably with reference to the <span class="bodyi">Great Wall of China</span>, a defensive wall built in the third cent. <span class="bodysc">bc</span> between China and Mongolia].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ary<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003053a"><!--s003053a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming adjectives, with the meaning: relating to or connected with something </p><p><i></i></p><p>budgetary</p> <p><i></i></p><p>military</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">-arie</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">-arius</span>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carbonic acid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kahʹbonik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008935a"><!--s008935a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a weak acid that is a solution of carbon dioxide in water: formula H<sub>2</sub>CO<sub>3</sub>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">AMA</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001582a"><!--s001582a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001593b"><!--s001593b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>American Medical Association.</p></div><a name="s001594b"><!--s001594b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Australian Medical Association.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baronial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹrohni·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004521a"><!--s004521a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004553b"><!--s004553b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or befitting a baron or the baronage.</p></div><a name="s004554b"><!--s004554b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>stately and spacious </p><p><i></i></p><p>a baronial hall</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abnormal psychology</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000116a"><!--s000116a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the psychology of mental disorder.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cut and dried</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014812a"><!--s014812a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a situation: completely decided; not open to further discussion</p><p>in early use also <span class="bodyi">cut and dry</span>: a metaphor from herbalists’ language, cut and dried herbs being those prepared for use as distinct from those still growing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">broad<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007460a"><!--s007460a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> in a broad manner; fully </p><p><i></i></p><p>They were broad awake</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">combat trousers</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011875a"><!--s011875a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>loose-fitting trousers, usu made of strong cotton, with patch pockets on the back and on the legs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amadavat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹamədəvat/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001583a"><!--s001583a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/avadavat/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">avadavat</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">correlate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkorilayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013345a"><!--s013345a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014007b"><!--s014007b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to have a reciprocal or mutual relationship <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s014008b"><!--s014008b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to establish a mutual or reciprocal relation between (things).</p></div><a name="s014009b"><!--s014009b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in mathematics, to relate (variables) so that each member of one set or series has a corresponding member of another set or series assigned to it.</p></div><a name="s014010b"><!--s014010b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to bring (things) together for the purposes of comparison </p><p><i></i></p><p>correlating the research findings of several groups</p> <p>[back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/correlation/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">correlation</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">destine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdestin/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016285a"><!--s016285a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016951b"><!--s016951b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(+ for) to designate or dedicate (something or somebody) in advance; to set (something or somebody) (them or it) apart for a specified purpose or goal </p><p><i></i></p><p>She believed she was destined for great things</p>.</div><a name="s016952b"><!--s016952b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + for) to direct (something) to a place </p><p><i></i></p><p>At the harbour there was freight destined for various English ports</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">destinen</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">destinare</span> to make firm, establish].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blew</span><small><span class="eSynop">/blooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005992a"><!--s005992a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blow1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blow 1</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blow4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blow 4</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carboniferous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kahbəʹnif(ə)rəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008936a"><!--s008936a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009304b"><!--s009304b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>producing or containing carbon or coal.</p></div><a name="s009305b"><!--s009305b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Carboniferous</span>) relating to or dating from a geological period, of the fifth geological period of the Palaeozoic era, lasting from about 363 million to about 290 million years ago, and marked by the formation of coal deposits</p><p><span class="bodyb">Carboniferous</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Aryan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeəri·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003054a"><!--s003054a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003003b"><!--s003003b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000623c"><!--s000623c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a member of a people speaking an Indo-European language, who appeared as invaders in N India in the second millennium <span class="bodysc">bc</span>.</p></div><a name="s000624c"><!--s000624c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a member of any of the peoples supposedly descended from this people.</p></div><a name="s000625c"><!--s000625c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the language of this people.</p></div></div><a name="s003004b"><!--s003004b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in Nazi ideology, a white non-Jewish person, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of European origin, held to be racially superior</p><p><span class="bodyb">Aryan</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">ārya</span> noble].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Chinese whispers</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010402a"><!--s010402a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a game in which a message is whispered round a circle of people, becoming distorted in the process until it returns transformed to the originator.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Abo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaboh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Abos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000117a"><!--s000117a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, usu derog</span> an Australian Aborigine</p><p><span class="bodyb">Abo</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [by shortening].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">combe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koohm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011876a"><!--s011876a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/coomb_or_coombe_or_combe/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">coomb</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baron of beef</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004522a"><!--s004522a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cut of beef consisting of two sirloins joined at the backbone [origin unknown; perhaps associated with the false understanding of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sirloin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sirloin</span></span></a> as <span class="bodyi">Sir Loin</span>, supposedly a joint knighted by an English king].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">broad arrow</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007462a"><!--s007462a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007788b"><!--s007788b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an arrow with a flat barbed head.</p></div><a name="s007789b"><!--s007789b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a mark like a broad arrow that identifies government property, including clothing formerly worn by convicts.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cut and paste</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014813a"><!--s014813a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in word-processing, to delete a portion of text and insert it in a different position</p><p><span class="bodyb">cut-and-paste</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amadou</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹamədooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001584a"><!--s001584a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/punk3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">punk 3</span></span></a> [French <span class="bodyi">amadou</span>, from Provençal, literally ‘lover’, from Latin <span class="bodyi">amator</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amateur1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amateur 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">correlate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkorilayt, -lət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013346a"><!--s013346a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in philosophy, either of two things related in such a way that one directly implies the other, e.g. husband and wife.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Chinese white</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010403a"><!--s010403a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a white zinc oxide pigment.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carbonize <span class="bodyi">or</span> carbonise <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008937a"><!--s008937a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009306b"><!--s009306b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to convert (something) into carbon or a carbon-containing residue <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s009307b"><!--s009307b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to become carbonized <span class="bodyb">carbonization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">destiny</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdestini/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> destinies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016286a"><!--s016286a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016953b"><!--s016953b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the power or agency held to determine the course of events; fate.</p></div><a name="s016954b"><!--s016954b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something to which a person or thing is destined; their fate or fortune.</p></div><a name="s016955b"><!--s016955b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a predetermined course of events [Middle English <span class="bodyi">destinee</span> from French, fem past part. of <span class="bodyi">destiner</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/destine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">destine</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barony</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbarəni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> baronies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004523a"><!--s004523a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004555b"><!--s004555b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the domain or rank of a baron.</p></div><a name="s004556b"><!--s004556b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000923c"><!--s000923c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in Ireland, a division of a county.</p></div><a name="s000924c"><!--s000924c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in Scotland, a large estate or manor.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aryl</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaril/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003055a"><!--s003055a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a radical, e.g. phenyl, derived from an aromatic hydrocarbon by the removal of one hydrogen atom [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aromatic1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aromatic 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/yl/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-yl</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">comber</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011877a"><!--s011877a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012167b"><!--s012167b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a long heavy wave; a roller.</p></div><a name="s012168b"><!--s012168b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody or something that combs.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blewits</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹblooh·its/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> blewits)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005993a"><!--s005993a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an edible mushroom that has a lilac-coloured cap and stem when young: <span class="bodyi">Tricholoma saevum</span> [prob irreg from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blue1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blue 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aboard</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹbawd/ <i><span class="bodyi">prep and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000118a"><!--s000118a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>on, onto, or within (a ship, aircraft, train, or road vehicle) </p><p><i></i></p><p>climb aboard</p> <p><i></i></p><p>aboard a plane bound for Rome</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">abord</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">bord</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/board1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">board 1</span></span></a>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cutaneous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kyoohʹtayni·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014814a"><!--s014814a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or affecting the skin [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">cutaneus</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">cutis</span> skin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">broadband</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrawdband/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007463a"><!--s007463a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several telecommunications systems that allow the user a permanent connection to the Internet and are capable of transmitting digital data at significantly higher speeds than traditional dial-up modem connections</p><p><span class="bodyb">broadband</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amah</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹamə, ʹahmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001585a"><!--s001585a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a female servant in the Far East, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a Chinese nursemaid [Portuguese <span class="bodyi">ama</span> wet nurse, from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">amma</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">correlation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koriʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013347a"><!--s013347a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014011b"><!--s014011b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a mutual or reciprocal relationship between things.</p></div><a name="s014012b"><!--s014012b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in statistics, an association between two variables such that a change in one implies a proportionate change in the other.</p></div><a name="s014013b"><!--s014013b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of correlating two things</p><p><span class="bodyb">correlational</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">correlation-, correlatio</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cor/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cor-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">relation-</span>, <span class="bodyi">relatio</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/relation/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">relation</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">combination</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kombiʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011878a"><!--s011878a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012169b"><!--s012169b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an act or the process of combining.</p></div><a name="s012170b"><!--s012170b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a result or product of combining.</p></div><a name="s012171b"><!--s012171b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s003169c"><!--s003169c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a result or product of combining.</p></div><a name="s003170c"><!--s003170c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a group of people working as a team.</p></div></div><a name="s012172b"><!--s012172b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in mathematics, any of the different sets of a specified number of individuals that can be chosen from a group and are considered without regard to order within the set: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/permutation/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">permutation</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s012173b"><!--s012173b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the sequence of letters or numbers that will open a combination lock.</p></div><a name="s012174b"><!--s012174b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) a one-piece undergarment for the upper and lower parts of the body and legs</p><p><span class="bodyb">combinational</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Chinglish</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchingglish/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010404a"><!--s010404a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span>a variety of English used by Chinese speakers, incorporating Chinese vocabulary and grammatical constructions</p><p><span class="bodyb">Chinglish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carbon monoxide</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008938a"><!--s008938a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a very toxic gas with no colour or odour, formed as a product of the incomplete combustion of carbon: formula CO.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arytenoid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ariʹteenoyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003056a"><!--s003056a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003005b"><!--s003005b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>denoting either of a pair of small cartilages in the larynx, to which the vocal cords are attached.</p></div><a name="s003006b"><!--s003006b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>denoting any of three small muscles in the larynx that narrow the space between the vocal cords</p><p><span class="bodyb">arytenoid</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">arytaenoides</span> ladle-shaped, from Greek <span class="bodyi">arytaina</span> ladle + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/oid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-oid</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amalgam</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹmalgəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001586a"><!--s001586a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001595b"><!--s001595b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an alloy of mercury with another metal, e.g. silver, that is solid or liquid at room temperature according to the proportion of mercury present, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in making dental fillings.</p></div><a name="s001596b"><!--s001596b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a mixture of different elements [Middle English <span class="bodyi">amalgame</span>, via French from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">amalgama</span>, prob derivative of Greek <span class="bodyi">malagma</span> emollient, from <span class="bodyi">malassein</span> to soften].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baroque<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹrok/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004524a"><!--s004524a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004557b"><!--s004557b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of a style of art, architecture, and music prevalent <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the 17th cent. that is marked by extravagant forms and elaborate and sometimes grotesque ornamentation</p><p>Baroque is the term, originally derogatory, for an architectural style at its peak in 17th- and early 18th-cent. Europe, which developed the Classicism of the Renaissance towards greater extravagance and drama. Its innovations included greater freedom from the conventions of the Orders, much interplay of concave and convex forms, and a preference for the single visual sweep — Simon Bradley</p></div><a name="s004558b"><!--s004558b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>extravagantly intricate or recherché </p><p><i></i></p><p>the arriviste's tie, complete with baroque coat of arms for the nouveau landowner</p> — Esquire<p><span class="bodyb">baroquely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">baroque</span> irregular from Portuguese <span class="bodyi">barroco</span> or Spanish <span class="bodyi">barrueco</span> pearl].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">broad bean</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007464a"><!--s007464a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007790b"><!--s007790b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a large flat seed of a leguminous plant, used as a vegetable.</p></div><a name="s007791b"><!--s007791b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a Eurasian leguminous plant widely cultivated for its large flat edible seeds: <span class="bodyi">Vicia faba</span>.</p></div><a name="s007792b"><!--s007792b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a seed of this plant, used as a vegetable.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">destitute</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdestityooht/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016287a"><!--s016287a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016956b"><!--s016956b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>lacking the basic necessities of life; extremely poor.</p></div><a name="s016957b"><!--s016957b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ of) lacking something necessary or desirable </p><p><i></i></p><p>Hers was a heart destitute of feeling</p> <p><span class="bodyb">destitution</span> /-ʹtyoohsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">destitutus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">destituere</span> to abandon, deprive, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">statuere</span> to set up].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abode<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹbohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000119a"><!--s000119a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> a home or residence [Middle English <span class="bodyi">abod</span> from <span class="bodyi">abiden</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/abide/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">abide</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blight<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bliet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005994a"><!--s005994a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006118b"><!--s006118b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001431c"><!--s001431c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a disease of plants resulting in withering, cessation of growth, and death of parts without rotting.</p></div><a name="s001432c"><!--s001432c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an organism that causes this such a disease.</p></div></div><a name="s006119b"><!--s006119b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that impairs, frustrates, or destroys.</p></div><a name="s006120b"><!--s006120b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a condition of disorder or decay </p><p><i></i></p><p>urban blight</p> [origin unknown].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cutaway</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014815a"><!--s014815a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having parts cut away or absent </p><p><i></i></p><p>a cutaway coat</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">correlation coefficient</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013348a"><!--s013348a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in statistics, a number or function that indicates the degree of correlation between two sets of data or between two variables.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">combination lock</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011879a"><!--s011879a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lock with a mechanism operated by the selection of a specific combination of letters or numbers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amalgamate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹmalgəmayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001587a"><!--s001587a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001597b"><!--s001597b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to unite (two or more things) in a mixture; to combine (different things) into a single body.</p></div><a name="s001598b"><!--s001598b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to combine or alloy (a metal) with mercury</p><p><span class="bodyb">amalgamation</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">amalgamator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baroque<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004525a"><!--s004525a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the baroque style in art, architecture, and music.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carbonnade <span class="bodyi">or</span> carbonade</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kahbəʹnayd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008939a"><!--s008939a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rich beef stew made with beer [orig in the sense ‘meat or fish cooked on hot coals’; French <span class="bodyi">carbonnade</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">carbon-</span>, <span class="bodyi">carbo</span> ember, charcoal].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blight<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005995a"><!--s005995a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006121b"><!--s006121b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to affect (e.g. a plant) with blight.</p></div><a name="s006122b"><!--s006122b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to impair, frustrate, or destroy (something) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s006123b"><!--s006123b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to suffer from or become affected with blight.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">as-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003063a"><!--s003063a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cutback</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014816a"><!--s014816a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a reduction or decrease.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">destrier</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdestri·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016288a"><!--s016288a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a war-horse or charger [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">dextra</span>, fem of <span class="bodyi">dexter</span> right; because when it was not being ridden on by the knight, the destrier was led by the squire on the right of his own horse].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Chink</span><small><span class="eSynop">/chingk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010405a"><!--s010405a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">offensive or derog</span> a Chinese person [alteration of <span class="bodyi">Chinese</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abode<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000120a"><!--s000120a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/abide/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">abide</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">broad-brush</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007465a"><!--s007465a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>dealing with main elements rather than details; general </p><p><i></i></p><p>a broad-brush strategy for electoral reform</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">correlative<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹrelətiv, ko-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013349a"><!--s013349a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014014b"><!--s014014b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>naturally related; corresponding.</p></div><a name="s014015b"><!--s014015b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of words or parts of words: grammatically related and regularly used together, e.g. <span class="bodyi">neither</span> and <span class="bodyi">nor</span></p><p><span class="bodyb">correlatively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">correlativity</span> /-tiviti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">combinative</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkombinətiv, -naytiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011880a"><!--s011880a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012175b"><!--s012175b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>tending or able to combine.</p></div><a name="s012176b"><!--s012176b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>resulting from combination.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carbon-neutral</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008940a"><!--s008940a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of human activity: not involving an increase in the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere</p><p>Carbon-neutrality is about achieving a balance between producing and using carbon. It often refers to balancing the emission and absorption of carbon dioxide, which is one of the main climate change gases. This can be done by reducing carbon dioxide emissions or by the controversial method called ‘offsetting’ – compensating for the emission of carbon in one place by buying reductions in it elsewhere – Professor Andrew Dobson</p> <span class="bodyb">carbon-neutrality</span> /-ʹtraliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amalgamation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əˌmalgəʹmaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001588a"><!--s001588a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001599b"><!--s001599b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the process of amalgamating or being amalgamated.</p></div><a name="s001600b"><!--s001600b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a consolidation or merger.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abolish</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹbolish/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000121a"><!--s000121a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to do away with (something, e.g. a law or custom) wholly; to annul</p><p><span class="bodyb">abolishable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">abolisher</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">abolishment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">abolisshen</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">abolēre</span>, prob back-formation from <span class="bodyi">abolescere</span> to disappear, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ab/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ab-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-olescere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/adult1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">adult 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chink<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/chingk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010406a"><!--s010406a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010704b"><!--s010704b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small slit or fissure </p><p><i></i></p><p>They could see in through a chink in the curtain</p>.</div><a name="s010705b"><!--s010705b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a means of evasion or escape; a loophole </p><p><i></i></p><p>He found a chink in the law</p> <p>[prob alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chine3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chine 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">destroy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹstroy/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016289a"><!--s016289a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016958b"><!--s016958b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to demolish or ruin (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The nation that destroys its soil destroys itself</p><p> Franklin D Roosevelt.</p></div><a name="s016959b"><!--s016959b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004263c"><!--s004263c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to put an end to (somebody); to kill.</p></div><a name="s004264c"><!--s004264c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to kill (an animal) humanely.</p></div></div><a name="s016960b"><!--s016960b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make (something) ineffective; to neutralize.</p></div><a name="s016961b"><!--s016961b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to defeat (somebody) overwhelmingly [Middle English <span class="bodyi">destroyen</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">destruere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">struere</span> to build].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">AS</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003057a"><!--s003057a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003007b"><!--s003007b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>airspeed.</p></div><a name="s003008b"><!--s003008b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Anglo-Saxon.</p></div><a name="s003009b"><!--s003009b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>antisubmarine.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bar- <span class="bodyi">or</span> baro-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004405a"><!--s004405a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: weight or pressure </p><p><i></i></p><p>barometer</p> [Greek <span class="bodyi">baros</span>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cut back</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014817a"><!--s014817a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015442b"><!--s015442b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to reduce expenditure.</p></div><a name="s015443b"><!--s015443b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to prune (a plant).</p></div><a name="s015444b"><!--s015444b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to shorten or prune (a plant).</p></div><a name="s015445b"><!--s015445b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to reduce (costs or expenditure) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s015446b"><!--s015446b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to economize.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">broadcast<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> broadcast) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> broadcast broadcasted)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007466a"><!--s007466a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s007793b"><!--s007793b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to transmit (a television or radio programme) , or make (something) known by featuring it in such a programme.</p></div><a name="s007794b"><!--s007794b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (something) widely known.</p></div><a name="s007795b"><!--s007795b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to scatter or sow (seed) over a broad area <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s007796b"><!--s007796b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to transmit a broadcast.</p></div><a name="s007797b"><!--s007797b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to speak or perform on a broadcast programme</p><p><span class="bodyb">broadcaster</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blighter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹblietə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005996a"><!--s005996a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> a person or thing regarded as irritating, troublesome, or pitiable [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blight2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blight 2</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/er2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-er 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">correlative<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013350a"><!--s013350a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a correlative word.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">combinatorial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkombinəʹtawri·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011881a"><!--s011881a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or relating to the ordering and arrangement of discrete mathematical elements within finite sets </p><p><i></i></p><p>combinatorial mathematics</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abolition</span><small><span class="eSynop">/abəʹlish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000122a"><!--s000122a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act or process of abolishing something.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amanuensis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əˌmanyooʹensis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> amanuenses /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001589a"><!--s001589a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody employed to write from dictation or to copy a manuscript [Latin <span class="bodyi">amanuensis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">(servus</span>) <span class="bodyi">a manu</span> (slave) with secretarial duties, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ab/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ab-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">manus</span> hand, handwriting + <span class="bodyi">-ensis</span> belonging to].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baroreceptor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbarohriseptə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004526a"><!--s004526a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sense organ, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the wall of a large artery, that is sensitive to changes in pressure, e.g. of the blood.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chink<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010407a"><!--s010407a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a short sharp metallic sound [imitative].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carbon offsetting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008941a"><!--s008941a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>action, such as funding the planting of trees, taken to offset carbon emissions created by some other action, such as air travel.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">destroyer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016290a"><!--s016290a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016962b"><!--s016962b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody or something that destroys.</p></div><a name="s016963b"><!--s016963b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a fast multi-purpose warship smaller than a cruiser.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">As</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003058a"><!--s003058a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chemical symbol for arsenic.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">broadcast<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007467a"><!--s007467a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a single radio or television programme.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blighty</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹblieti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> blighties) <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005997a"><!--s005997a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006124b"><!--s006124b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by British soldiers in World War I:</p><a name="s001433c"><!--s001433c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> <span class="bodyb">Blighty</span>) Britain.</p></div><a name="s001434c"><!--s001434c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">blighty one</span>) a wound that allows or forces a soldier to be sent home to Britain.</p></div></div><a name="s006125b"><!--s006125b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>leave [Hindi <span class="bodyi">bilāyatī, wilāyatī</span> foreign country, England, from Arabic <span class="bodyi">wilāyat</span> province, country].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cut down</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014818a"><!--s014818a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015447b"><!--s015447b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (something growing) fall by cutting through it.</p></div><a name="s015448b"><!--s015448b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to reduce or restrict an activity, expenditure, etc.</p></div><a name="s015449b"><!--s015449b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make (something, esp something growing) fall by cutting through it.</p></div><a name="s015450b"><!--s015450b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to kill or incapacitate (somebody) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s015451b"><!--s015451b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + on) to reduce or restrict an activity, expenditure, etc ✱ <span class="bodyb">cut down to size</span> to expose somebody's excessive self-importance.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">correspond</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koriʹspond/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013351a"><!--s013351a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014016b"><!--s014016b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003510c"><!--s003510c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + to/with) to conform or be compatible; to match.</p></div><a name="s003511c"><!--s003511c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + to/with) to be equivalent or similar.</p></div></div><a name="s014017b"><!--s014017b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + with) to communicate by exchanging letters [early French <span class="bodyi">correspondre</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">correspondēre</span> to respond together, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cor/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cor-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">respondēre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/respond1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">respond 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abolitionist</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000123a"><!--s000123a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who advocates the abolishing of something, e.g. capital punishment or (formerly) slavery</p><p><span class="bodyb">abolitionism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">combine<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəmʹbien/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011882a"><!--s011882a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012177b"><!--s012177b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003171c"><!--s003171c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to bring (people or things) together; to unite, mix, or merge.</p></div><a name="s003172c"><!--s003172c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to unite or cause (substances) to unite into a chemical compound.</p></div></div><a name="s012178b"><!--s012178b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to possess (certain qualities) in combination <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s012179b"><!--s012179b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to act together.</p></div><a name="s012180b"><!--s012180b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to become one.</p></div><a name="s012181b"><!--s012181b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s003173c"><!--s003173c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to become one by joining or merging.</p></div><a name="s003174c"><!--s003174c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of substances: to unite to form a chemical compound</p><p><span class="bodyb">combinable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">combinen</span> via French <span class="bodyi">combiner</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">combinare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/com_or_col_or_con_or_cor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">com-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">bini</span> two by two].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cute</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kyooht/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014819a"><!--s014819a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015452b"><!--s015452b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> attractive or pretty, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a dainty or delicate way.</p></div><a name="s015453b"><!--s015453b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>sexually attractive.</p></div><a name="s015454b"><!--s015454b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>shrewd; knowing </p><p><i></i></p><p>And then, these exchanges, they don't answer when you have cute jockeys to deal with</p><p> George Eliot</p><p><span class="bodyb">cutely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cuteness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/acute1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">acute 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carbon paper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008942a"><!--s008942a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009308b"><!--s009308b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>thin paper coated on one side with dark pigment that is placed between two sheets of paper to make a copy, the pigment being transferred by the pressure of writing or typing on the upper sheet.</p></div><a name="s009309b"><!--s009309b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a sheet of this paper.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chink<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010408a"><!--s010408a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010706b"><!--s010706b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make a sharp light metallic or ringing sound <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s010707b"><!--s010707b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to make such a sound.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">as<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əz; <span class="bodyi">strong</span> az/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003059a"><!--s003059a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to the same degree or amount; equally; so </p><p><i></i></p><p>It's like an orange but not as large</p> [Old English <span class="bodyi">eallswā</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/also/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">also</span></span></a>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blimey</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbliemi/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005998a"><!--s005998a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> used to express surprise [short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gorblimey/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gorblimey</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">broadcast<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007468a"><!--s007468a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of seed: cast or scattered in all directions.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">destruct<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹstrukt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016291a"><!--s016291a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to destroy (something or somebody, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a missile or rocket of one's own, e.g. on grounds of safety) <span class="bodyb">destructibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">destructible</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">destructor</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/destruction/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">destruction</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">correspondence</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013352a"><!--s013352a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014018b"><!--s014018b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>letters, or communication by letter </p><p><i></i></p><p>Nor can [I] form the remotest conjecture of the position of New South Wales, or Van Diemen's Land. Yet I do hold a correspondence with a very dear friend in the first-named of these two Terrae Incognitae</p><p> Charles Lamb.</p></div><a name="s014019b"><!--s014019b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003512c"><!--s003512c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the agreement of things with one another.</p></div><a name="s003513c"><!--s003513c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a particular similarity.</p></div><a name="s003514c"><!--s003514c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>in mathematics, an association of one or more members of one set with each member of another set.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barouche</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹroohsh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004527a"><!--s004527a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with a high driver's seat at the front and a folding top over the rear seats [German <span class="bodyi">Barutsche</span> via Italian from late Latin <span class="bodyi">birotus</span> two-wheeled].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amaranth</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaməranth/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001590a"><!--s001590a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001601b"><!--s001601b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of a genus of herbaceous plants, some of which are grown in gardens for their its showy purple flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Amaranthus</span>.</p></div><a name="s001602b"><!--s001602b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a dark reddish purple colour.</p></div><a name="s001603b"><!--s001603b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a red dye used to colour medicines and foodstuffs.</p></div><a name="s001604b"><!--s001604b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly literary</span> an imaginary flower that never fades <span class="bodyb">amaranthine</span> /-ʹranthin, -thien/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">amarantus</span>, a flower, from Greek <span class="bodyi">amaranton</span>, neuter of <span class="bodyi">amarantos</span> unfading, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">marainein</span> to waste away].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cutes</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkyoohteez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014820a"><!--s014820a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cutis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cutis</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Chinkie <span class="bodyi">or</span> Chinky</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchingki/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Chinkies) <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010409a"><!--s010409a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010708b"><!--s010708b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">offensive or derog</span> a Chinese person.</p></div><a name="s010709b"><!--s010709b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span></p><a name="s002655c"><!--s002655c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a Chinese meal, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a takeaway meal.</p></div><a name="s002656c"><!--s002656c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a restaurant or takeaway where one can buy a Chinese meal.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abomasum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/abəʹmays(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> abomasa /-sə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000124a"><!--s000124a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the fourth or true digestive stomach of a ruminant mammal [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">abomasum</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ab/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ab-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">omasum</span> tripe of a bullock].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">broadcast<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007469a"><!--s007469a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to or over a broad area.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">combine<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkombien/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011883a"><!--s011883a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012182b"><!--s012182b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a combination of people or organizations, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in industry or commerce, to further their interests.</p></div><a name="s012183b"><!--s012183b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/combine_harvester/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">combine harvester</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">as<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">conj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003060a"><!--s003060a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003010b"><!--s003010b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>used in comparisons </p><p><i></i></p><p>as deaf as a post</p> <p><i></i></p><p>as many as 100</p>.</div><a name="s003011b"><!--s003011b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used to give a reason </p><p><i></i></p><p>As it's raining, we'll stay indoors</p>.</div><a name="s003012b"><!--s003012b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in accordance with </p><p><i></i></p><p>Do as I say</p>.</div><a name="s003013b"><!--s003013b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>used to indicate an action occurring at the same time </p><p><i></i></p><p>As we turned the corner, a wheel fell off</p>.</div><a name="s003014b"><!--s003014b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to the same degree that </p><p><i></i></p><p>I thought as much</p>.</div><a name="s003015b"><!--s003015b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>used to introduce a comparison </p><p><i></i></p><p>as black as night</p> <p><i></i></p><p>She lives in the same building as my brother</p>.</div><a name="s003016b"><!--s003016b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>used to emphasize an amount </p><p><i></i></p><p>as many as 250</p> <p><i></i></p><p>as long ago as 1930</p>.</div><a name="s003017b"><!--s003017b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>used after <span class="bodyi">so</span> to introduce a result </p><p><i></i></p><p>They were so clearly guilty as to leave no doubt</p>.</div><a name="s003018b"><!--s003018b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>used after <span class="bodyi">so</span> to introduce the idea of purpose </p><p><i></i></p><p>He hid so as not to get caught</p>.</div><a name="s003019b"><!--s003019b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>in the way that </p><p><i></i></p><p>Do as I say, not as I do</p>.</div><a name="s003020b"><!--s003020b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>in accordance with what </p><p><i></i></p><p>They were late, as usual</p> <p><i></i></p><p>She is ill, as you can see</p>.</div><a name="s003021b"><!--s003021b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>while or when </p><p><i></i></p><p>She spilt the milk as she got up</p>.</div><a name="s003022b"><!--s003022b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>though </p><p><i></i></p><p>Naked as I was, I rushed out</p>.</div><a name="s003023b"><!--s003023b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><p>for the reason that </p><p><i></i></p><p>As it's raining, let's stay at home</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">as and when</span>.</div><a name="s003024b"><!--s003024b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">15</span><br/><p>at the time when </p><p><i></i></p><p>We'll deal with that possibility as and when it crops up</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">as is</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> in the present condition without modification <p><i></i></p><p>She bought the clock at an auction as is</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">as it is</span> in the actual circumstances; really ✱ <span class="bodyb">as it were</span> in a manner of speaking; so to speak.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barque</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">bark</span>) /bahk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004528a"><!--s004528a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004559b"><!--s004559b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sailing vessel with the rearmost of usu three masts fore-and-aft rigged and the others square-rigged.</p></div><a name="s004560b"><!--s004560b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> a boat [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bark</span> via Old French and Old Provençal from late Latin <span class="bodyi">barca</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">destruct<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016292a"><!--s016292a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016964b"><!--s016964b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the deliberate destruction of a device, e.g. one's own missile or rocket.</p></div><a name="s016965b"><!--s016965b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) used for destroying a device </p><p><i></i></p><p>Something's gone wrong! Press the destruct button</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carbon sink</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008943a"><!--s008943a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a forest or any other area of land or sea rich in the plant life that absorbs large amounts of the carbon dioxide produced by the burning of fossil fuels.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">correspondence course</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013353a"><!--s013353a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a course of study in which students send and receive material by post.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amaretti</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aməʹreti/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001591a"><!--s001591a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>small crisp Italian biscuits flavoured with almonds [from Italian <span class="bodyi">amaro</span> bitter].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blimp</span><small><span class="eSynop">/blimp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005999a"><!--s005999a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006126b"><!--s006126b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a non-rigid airship.</p></div><a name="s006127b"><!--s006127b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> <span class="bodyb">Blimp</span>) a pompous person with out-of-date or extremely conservative views. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/colonel_blimp/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Colonel Blimp</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s006128b"><!--s006128b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a soundproof cover for a film camera.</p></div><a name="s006129b"><!--s006129b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal, offensive</span> a very fat person</p><p><span class="bodyb">blimpish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">blimpishly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">blimpishness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [prob based on <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/limp3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">limp 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cutesy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkyoohtsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (cutesier, cutesiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014821a"><!--s014821a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>odiously sweet or cute.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barquentine</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">barkentine</span>) /ʹbahkənteen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004529a"><!--s004529a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a three-masted sailing vessel with the foremast square-rigged and the other masts fore-and-aft rigged [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/barque/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">barque</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-entine</span>, alteration of <span class="bodyi">-antine</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brigantine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brigantine</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">A-bomb</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000125a"><!--s000125a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/atom_bomb_or_atomic_bomb/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">atom bomb</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">correspondence principle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013354a"><!--s013354a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in physics, the principle that states that there must be agreement in the predictions of quantum and classical mechanics in the limit of very large quantum numbers (number describing an elementary particle; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/quantum_number/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">quantum number</span></span></a>).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amaretto</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aməʹretoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> amaretti /-ti/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001592a"><!--s001592a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an Italian liqueur flavoured with almonds [Italian <span class="bodyi">amaretto</span> from <span class="bodyi">amaro</span> bitter].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">combine harvester</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011884a"><!--s011884a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a harvesting machine that cuts, threshes, and cleans grain while moving over a field.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chinless</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010410a"><!--s010410a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal, derog</span> lacking firmness of purpose; ineffectual.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Broad Church</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007470a"><!--s007470a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to a liberal form of Anglicanism that flourished in the late 19th cent.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">as<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003061a"><!--s003061a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003025b"><!--s003025b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in the capacity, role, character, state, etc of (a certain class of person or thing) </p><p><i></i></p><p>speaking as your solicitor</p> <p><i></i></p><p>They dressed him as a girl</p> <p><i></i></p><p>It came as a shock</p> <p><i></i></p><p>using books as doorstops</p>.</div><a name="s003026b"><!--s003026b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used with certain verbs of regarding and describing </p><p><i></i></p><p>It was dismissed as an aberration</p> <p><i></i></p><p>They regard her as clever but wayward</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">destruction</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹstruksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016293a"><!--s016293a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016966b"><!--s016966b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of destroying or being destroyed.</p></div><a name="s016967b"><!--s016967b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a cause of ruin or downfall [Middle English <span class="bodyi">destruccioun</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">destruction-, destructio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">destruere</span> to destroy].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carbon steel</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008944a"><!--s008944a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a steel with characteristics determined by the amount of carbon it contains.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blind<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bliend/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006000a"><!--s006000a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006130b"><!--s006130b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001435c"><!--s001435c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>unable to see; sightless.</p></div><a name="s001436c"><!--s001436c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>of or for sightless people.</p></div></div><a name="s006131b"><!--s006131b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001437c"><!--s001437c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + to) unable or unwilling to perceive things clearly or judge them rationally </p><p><i></i></p><p>Love is blind</p> — Shakespeare <p><i></i></p><p>blind to all arguments</p>.</div><a name="s001438c"><!--s001438c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>acting or done without control or judgment </p><p><i></i></p><p>a blind swipe</p>.</div></div><a name="s006132b"><!--s006132b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s001439c"><!--s001439c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>not based on reason, evidence, or knowledge </p><p><i></i></p><p>blind faith</p>.</div><a name="s001440c"><!--s001440c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>acting without reason or purpose </p><p><i></i></p><p>blind forces</p>.</div></div><a name="s006133b"><!--s006133b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s001441c"><!--s001441c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>completely insensible </p><p><i></i></p><p>in a blind stupor</p>.</div><a name="s001442c"><!--s001442c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> drunk.</p></div></div><a name="s006134b"><!--s006134b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>without sight or knowledge of anything that could serve for guidance beforehand.</p></div><a name="s006135b"><!--s006135b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>said of an aircraft's landing: performed solely by the use of its instruments, without vision of the ground.</p></div><a name="s006136b"><!--s006136b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s001443c"><!--s001443c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>hidden from sight; concealed </p><p><i></i></p><p>a blind stitch</p>.</div><a name="s001444c"><!--s001444c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>unable to be seen round </p><p><i></i></p><p>a blind corner</p>.</div></div><a name="s006137b"><!--s006137b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>having only one opening or outlet </p><p><i></i></p><p>a blind alley</p>.</div><a name="s006138b"><!--s006138b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> the slightest.</p></div><a name="s006139b"><!--s006139b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>having no opening for light or passage </p><p><i></i></p><p>a blind wall</p>.</div><a name="s006140b"><!--s006140b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>blocked up </p><p><i></i></p><p>a blind door</p>.</div><a name="s006141b"><!--s006141b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>used as an intensifier </p><p><i></i></p><p>not a blind bit of use</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">(as) blind as a bat</span>.</div><a name="s006142b"><!--s006142b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>completely, or almost totally, blind ✱ <span class="bodyb">turn a blind eye</span> to overlook or condone another's mistake or wrongdoing [associated with the action of Lord Nelson at the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801, in putting a telescope to his blind eye in order to avoid seeing a signal commanding him to discontinue the action]</p><p><span class="bodyb">blindly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">blindness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">blind</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cutesy-pie</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014822a"><!--s014822a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cutesy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cutesy</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barrack<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbarək/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004530a"><!--s004530a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004561b"><!--s004561b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a set or area of buildings providing accommodation for soldiers.</p></div><a name="s004562b"><!--s004562b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a large building characterized by extreme plainness or dreary uniformity with others [French <span class="bodyi">baraque</span> hut, from Catalan <span class="bodyi">barraca</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abominable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹbominəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000126a"><!--s000126a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000108b"><!--s000108b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>worthy of or causing disgust or hatred; detestable.</p></div><a name="s000109b"><!--s000109b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> very disagreeable or unpleasant </p><p><i></i></p><p>What abominable weather!</p><p><span class="bodyb">abominably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p>Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">abominabilis</span> from <span class="bodyi">abominari</span>, literally ‘to deprecate as an ill-omen’, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ab/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ab-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">omin-, omen</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/omen1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">omen 1</span></span></a>. It is a very old etymological misconception that this word derives from Latin <span class="bodyi">ab homine</span> (literally ‘from the man’, suggesting ‘inhuman, unnatural’). This notion produced the form <span class="bodyi">abhominable</span> in early French, which was borrowed into English in the 14th cent. and was the normal spelling until the 17th cent.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">combing wool</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohming/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011885a"><!--s011885a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>wool with long fibres suitable for combing, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the manufacture of worsteds.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chinless wonder</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010411a"><!--s010411a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal, derog</span> a person, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a male of the upper classes, who is weak and foolish.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">as<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/as/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> asses /ʹaseez, ʹasiz/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003062a"><!--s003062a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bronze coin of ancient Rome, or the unit of value represented by it [Latin <span class="bodyi">as</span> a unit].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carbon tax</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008946a"><!--s008946a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tax on fossil fuels, intended to restrict the emission of carbon dioxide consequent on their use.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">destructive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹstruktiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016294a"><!--s016294a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016968b"><!--s016968b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004265c"><!--s004265c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>causing destruction.</p></div><a name="s004266c"><!--s004266c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>designed or tending to destroy.</p></div></div><a name="s016969b"><!--s016969b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of criticism, etc: pointing out faults and failings without offering ideas for improvement; not constructive</p><p><span class="bodyb">destructively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">destructiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">correspondent<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013355a"><!--s013355a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014020b"><!--s014020b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who contributes news or comment to a publication or radio or television network </p><p><i></i></p><p>a war correspondent</p>.</div><a name="s014021b"><!--s014021b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person who communicates with another by letter.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">broadcloth</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007471a"><!--s007471a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a twilled napped woollen or worsted fabric with a smooth lustrous finish and dense texture.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blind<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006001a"><!--s006001a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006143b"><!--s006143b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (somebody) blind.</p></div><a name="s006144b"><!--s006144b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + to) to rob (somebody) of judgment or discernment.</p></div><a name="s006145b"><!--s006145b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to dazzle (somebody) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s006146b"><!--s006146b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to swear </p><p><i></i></p><p>cursing and blinding</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">blind with science</span>/<span class="bodyb">blind (somebody) with science</span> to impress or overwhelm (somebody) with a display of usu technical knowledge.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amaryllis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aməʹrilis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001593a"><!--s001593a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001605b"><!--s001605b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an African plant of the daffodil family that grows from bulbs and has bright reddish or white lily-like flowers: <span class="bodyi">Amaryllis belladonna</span>.</p></div><a name="s001606b"><!--s001606b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of a genus of tropical S American plants: genus <span class="bodyi">Hippeastrum</span> [scientific Latin, genus name, from the name of a shepherdess in Latin pastoral poetry].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cut glass</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014823a"><!--s014823a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>glass ornamented with patterns cut into its surface by an abrasive wheel and then polished.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abominable snowman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000127a"><!--s000127a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Abominable Snowman</span>) a large hairy manlike animal reported as existing high in the Himalayas. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/yeti/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">yeti</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barrack<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004531a"><!--s004531a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to accommodate (<span class="bodyi">esp</span> soldiers) in barracks.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chinned</span><small><span class="eSynop">/chind/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010412a"><!--s010412a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">used in combinations</span>) having a chin of the kind specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>double-chinned</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">broaden</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i> (broadened, broadening)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007472a"><!--s007472a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to become broad or broader, or make (something) broad or broader.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">destructive distillation</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016295a"><!--s016295a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>decomposition of a substance, e.g. wood, coal, or oil, by heating in a closed container and collecting the volatile products.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">combining form</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011886a"><!--s011886a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in grammar, a linguistic form, e.g. <span class="bodyi">Franco</span>-, that cannot stand alone but forms compounds with other forms.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">correspondent<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013356a"><!--s013356a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014022b"><!--s014022b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>similar.</p></div><a name="s014023b"><!--s014023b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>conforming to something or agreeing with it.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carbon tax</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008945a"><!--s008945a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tax on fossil fuels, e.g. petrol, with the aim of reducing their use in order to protect the environment.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blind<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006002a"><!--s006002a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006147b"><!--s006147b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a flexible screen for covering a window, e.g. a strip of cloth mounted on a roller.</p></div><a name="s006148b"><!--s006148b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a cover or subterfuge.</p></div><a name="s006149b"><!--s006149b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the blind</span>) people who are blind </p><p><i></i></p><p>In the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king</p> — H G Wells.</div><a name="s006150b"><!--s006150b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s001445c"><!--s001445c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a flexible screen for covering a window, e.g. a strip of cloth mounted on a roller.</p></div><a name="s001446c"><!--s001446c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/venetian_blind/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">venetian blind</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s006151b"><!--s006151b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> an awning.</p></div><a name="s006152b"><!--s006152b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s001447c"><!--s001447c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>anything that hinders sight or keeps out light.</p></div><a name="s001448c"><!--s001448c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a cover or subterfuge.</p></div></div><a name="s006153b"><!--s006153b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hide2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hide 2</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s006154b"><!--s006154b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">blinder</span>) <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a drinking session.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amass</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹmas/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001594a"><!--s001594a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001607b"><!--s001607b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to collect (something) for oneself; to accumulate </p><p><i></i></p><p>She managed to amass a great fortune</p>.</div><a name="s001608b"><!--s001608b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to bring (something) together into a mass</p><p><span class="bodyb">amasser</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">amasser</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">masser</span> to gather into a mass, from Latin <span class="bodyi">massa</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mass2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mass 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ASA</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003064a"><!--s003064a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003027b"><!--s003027b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Advertising Standards Authority.</p></div><a name="s003028b"><!--s003028b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Amateur Swimming Association.</p></div><a name="s003029b"><!--s003029b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>American Standards Association.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cuticle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkyoohtikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014824a"><!--s014824a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015455b"><!--s015455b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>dead or horny skin; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the skin surrounding the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail.</p></div><a name="s015456b"><!--s015456b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the thick or horny epidermis of an animal.</p></div><a name="s015457b"><!--s015457b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a thin fatty film on the external surface of a many higher plants.</p></div><a name="s015458b"><!--s015458b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the outer layer of a hair <span class="bodyb">cuticular</span> /kyoohʹtikyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">cuticula</span>,dimin. of <span class="bodyi">cutis</span> skin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abominate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹbominayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000128a"><!--s000128a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to hate or loathe (something or somebody) intensely and unremittingly; to abhor </p><p><i></i></p><p>There is nothing I so abominate for young people as a long engagement</p> — Jane Austen<p><span class="bodyb">abominator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">abominatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">abominari</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/abominable/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">abominable</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barrack<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004532a"><!--s004532a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004563b"><!--s004563b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> to jeer or scoff, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> at (a player or performer).</p></div><a name="s004564b"><!--s004564b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Aus, NZ</span> (<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + for) to root or cheer, e.g. for a team <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s004565b"><!--s004565b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> to shout at (somebody, e.g. a player) derisively.</p></div><a name="s004566b"><!--s004566b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Aus, NZ</span> to support (e.g. a sports team), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by shouting encouragement</p><p><span class="bodyb">barracker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [prob from N Irish dialect <span class="bodyi">barrack</span> to brag].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blind<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006003a"><!--s006003a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006155b"><!--s006155b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to the point of insensibility </p><p><i></i></p><p>blind drunk</p>.</div><a name="s006156b"><!--s006156b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>without seeing outside an aircraft </p><p><i></i></p><p>They had to fly blind</p>.</div><a name="s006157b"><!--s006157b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>used as an intensifier </p><p><i></i></p><p>He swore blind he wouldn't escape</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">bake blind</span>.</div><a name="s006158b"><!--s006158b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to bake (a pastry case) without a filling, but partly filled with beads, dried peas, etc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">comb jelly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011887a"><!--s011887a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012184b"><!--s012184b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a marine animal resembling a jellyfish that uses comblike plates of fused filaments (cilia; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cilium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cilium</span></span></a>) for propulsion.</p></div><a name="s012185b"><!--s012185b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ctenophore/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ctenophore</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">broad gauge</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007473a"><!--s007473a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a size of railway track that is wider than the standard.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Chino-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010414a"><!--s010414a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meaning: Chinese; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sino/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Sino-</span></span></a> </p><p><i></i></p><p>Chino-Japanese</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amateur<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹamətə, -chə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001595a"><!--s001595a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001609b"><!--s001609b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who does something as a pastime rather than as a profession, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a sportsman or sportswoman who does not compete for payment.</p></div><a name="s001610b"><!--s001610b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody who practises an art or science unskilfully; a dabbler.</p></div><a name="s001611b"><!--s001611b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ of) somebody who is fond of something</p><p><span class="bodyb">amateurism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">amateur</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">amator</span> lover, from <span class="bodyi">amare</span> to love].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">destructor</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016296a"><!--s016296a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016970b"><!--s016970b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an incinerator for refuse.</p></div><a name="s016971b"><!--s016971b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a device for destroying a missile or rocket.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corresponding</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013357a"><!--s013357a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014024b"><!--s014024b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003515c"><!--s003515c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>agreeing in some respect, e.g. kind, degree, position, or function.</p></div><a name="s003516c"><!--s003516c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>related or accompanying.</p></div></div><a name="s014025b"><!--s014025b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>participating at a distance and by post </p><p><i></i></p><p>a corresponding member of the society</p> <p><span class="bodyb">correspondingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">asafoetida</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">asafetida</span>) /asəʹfetidə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003065a"><!--s003065a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the fetid gum resin of various oriental plants of the carrot family. It is used in cookery, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in India and the Middle East, to add flavour and aid digestion [Middle English <span class="bodyi">asafetida</span> via medieval Latin, from Persian <span class="bodyi">azā</span> mastic + Latin <span class="bodyi">foetida</span>, fem of <span class="bodyi">foetidus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fetid_or_foetid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fetid</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cutie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkyoohti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cuties)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014825a"><!--s014825a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an attractive person.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carbon tetrachloride</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tetrəʹklawried/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008947a"><!--s008947a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a colourless non-flammable poisonous liquid used as an industrial solvent and a starting material for making other organic compounds: formula CCl<sub>4</sub>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abomination</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əˌbomiʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000129a"><!--s000129a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000110b"><!--s000110b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something or somebody abominable, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a detestable or shameful action.</p></div><a name="s000111b"><!--s000111b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>extreme disgust and hatred; loathing [Middle English <span class="bodyi">abominacioun</span> via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">abomination-, abominatio</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">abominari</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/abominable/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">abominable</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blind alley</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006004a"><!--s006004a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006159b"><!--s006159b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cul_de_sac/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cul-de-sac</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s006160b"><!--s006160b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a fruitless or mistaken course or direction.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barrack-room lawyer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004533a"><!--s004533a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an opinionated person who persistently and pettily argues over details without having the knowledge or authority to do so.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">broad-leaved</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrawdleevd/ broadleaf <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007474a"><!--s007474a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having broad leaves, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> not coniferous.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cut-in</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014828a"><!--s014828a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an edited-in shot in a film sequence.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">combo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkomboh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> combos) <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011888a"><!--s011888a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012186b"><!--s012186b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small jazz or dance band.</p></div><a name="s012187b"><!--s012187b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> any combination [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/combination/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">combination</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/o1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-o 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">desuetude</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdeswityoohd, diʹsyooh·ityoohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016297a"><!--s016297a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> discontinuance from use; disuse </p><p><i></i></p><p>The rules of life which he had drawn about himself fell into desuetude</p><p> James Joyce [French <span class="bodyi">désuétude</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">desuetudo</span>, from <span class="bodyi">desuetus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">desuescere</span> to become unaccustomed, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">suescere</span> to become accustomed].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corrida</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koʹreedhə, -də/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013358a"><!--s013358a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bullfight [Spanish <span class="bodyi">corrida de toros</span> running of bulls].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chino</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹcheenoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> chinos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010413a"><!--s010413a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010710b"><!--s010710b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a cotton twill fabric, usu khaki-coloured.</p></div><a name="s010711b"><!--s010711b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) trousers made of chino [American Spanish <span class="bodyi">chino</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amateur<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001596a"><!--s001596a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001612b"><!--s001612b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or for amateurs rather than professionals.</p></div><a name="s001613b"><!--s001613b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not professional; inexpert </p><p><i></i></p><p>It was a fairly amateur attempt</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">asana</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahsənə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> asanas)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003066a"><!--s003066a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of the positions used in hatha yoga [Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">āsana</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carbon trading</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008948a"><!--s008948a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the selling by a country or company that produces comparatively low quantities of carbon dioxide emissions of part of its emissions entitlement to a country or company with a higher level of emissions.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aboriginal<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/abəʹrijin(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000130a"><!--s000130a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000112b"><!--s000112b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>growing or living in a particular place from the earliest times.</p></div><a name="s000113b"><!--s000113b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>originating, growing, or living naturally in a particular region or environment.</p></div><a name="s000114b"><!--s000114b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Aboriginal</span>) of Australian Aborigines</p><p><span class="bodyb">aboriginally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blind date</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006005a"><!--s006005a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006161b"><!--s006161b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a date between people who have not previously met.</p></div><a name="s006162b"><!--s006162b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>either of the a participants in such a meeting.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barrack square</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004534a"><!--s004534a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an area for drill practice near a barracks.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">a.s.a.p.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003067a"><!--s003067a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>as soon as possible.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">broadloom</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007475a"><!--s007475a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a carpet woven on a wide loom.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cutin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkyoohtin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014826a"><!--s014826a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a water-repellent substance containing waxes and fats, that becomes impregnated into plant cell walls and forms a continuous layer on the external surface of plants [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cutis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cutis</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in1/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-in 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amateurish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001597a"><!--s001597a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>not having or showing professional skill; done badly or carelessly</p><p><span class="bodyb">amateurishly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">amateurishness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chinoiserie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sheeʹnwahzəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010415a"><!--s010415a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010712b"><!--s010712b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a style in art and interior design that copies Chinese features or motifs.</p></div><a name="s010713b"><!--s010713b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an object or a decoration in this style [French <span class="bodyi">chinoiserie</span>, from <span class="bodyi">chinois</span> Chinese, from <span class="bodyi">Chine</span> China].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carbonyl</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahbənil/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008949a"><!--s008949a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chemical group occurring in aldehydes, ketones and carboxylic acids: formula CO, valency 2.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">desulphurize <span class="bodyi">or</span> desulphurise</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">desulfurize</span>) /deeʹsulfəriez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016298a"><!--s016298a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to remove sulphur or sulphur compounds from (e.g. petroleum products) <span class="bodyb">desulphurization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">desulphurizer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corridor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoridaw, -də/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013359a"><!--s013359a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014026b"><!--s014026b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a passage, e.g. in a hotel or railway carriage, onto which compartments or rooms open.</p></div><a name="s014027b"><!--s014027b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a narrow strip of land through foreign-held territory.</p></div><a name="s014028b"><!--s014028b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a restricted path for air traffic.</p></div><a name="s014029b"><!--s014029b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a strip of land that by geographical characteristics is distinct from its surroundings ✱ <span class="bodyb">the corridors of power</span> the highest levels of administration in government, business, etc [French <span class="bodyi">corridor</span> from early Italian <span class="bodyi">corridore</span>, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">currere</span> to run].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aboriginal<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000131a"><!--s000131a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000115b"><!--s000115b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an aboriginal person, animal, or plant.</p></div><a name="s000116b"><!--s000116b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="sb00000021"><!--sb00000021--></a><p>(<span class="bodyb">Aboriginal</span>) = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aborigine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aborigine</span></span></a> (2)</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">Aboriginal <span class="bodyi">or</span></span> <span class="bodyb">Aborigine</span>? It is correct to refer to the indigenous people of Australia either as <span class="bodyi">Aborigines</span> or as <span class="bodyi">Aboriginals</span>.<span class="bodyi">Aboriginals</span> is slightly more formal. The singular form <span class="bodyi">Aborigine</span> is standard.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">combover</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohmohvə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011889a"><!--s011889a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> long hair combed across the head to disguise baldness.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blinder</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbliendə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006006a"><!--s006006a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006163b"><!--s006163b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> something outstanding, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an outstanding piece of play in cricket or football.</p></div><a name="s006164b"><!--s006164b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blind3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blind<sup>3</sup></span></span></a> (6).</p></div><a name="s006165b"><!--s006165b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blinker1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blinker<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (3) [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blind2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blind 2</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/er2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-er 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">broadly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007476a"><!--s007476a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in general terms; overall </p><p><i></i></p><p>The problem is broadly one of organization</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barracouta</span><small><span class="eSynop">/barəʹkoohtə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> barracoutas <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> barracouta)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004535a"><!--s004535a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large food fish of Pacific seas: <span class="bodyi">Thyrsites atun</span> [modification of American Spanish <span class="bodyi">barracuda</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ASB</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003068a"><!--s003068a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Alternative Service Book.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cut in</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014827a"><!--s014827a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015459b"><!--s015459b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to interrupt.</p></div><a name="s015460b"><!--s015460b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to pull in too closely after overtaking a vehicle.</p></div><a name="s015461b"><!--s015461b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>of a device: to start functioning automatically.</p></div><a name="s015462b"><!--s015462b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to include (somebody) in a deal or payment.</p></div><a name="s015463b"><!--s015463b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to interrupt abruptly.</p></div><a name="s015464b"><!--s015464b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to pull in too closely after overtaking another vehicle.</p></div><a name="s015465b"><!--s015465b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>said of a motor or device: to start operating, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> after an automatic connection <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s015466b"><!--s015466b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to include (somebody) in a deal or payment.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">desultory</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdesəlt(ə)ri, ʹdez-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016299a"><!--s016299a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016972b"><!--s016972b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>passing aimlessly from one subject or activity to another.</p></div><a name="s016973b"><!--s016973b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>random; haphazard; happening on and off </p><p><i></i></p><p>There has been desultory guerrilla warfare in the region for years</p> <p><span class="bodyb">desultorily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">desultoriness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">desultorius</span> superficial, literally ‘leaping off’, from <span class="bodyi">desilire</span> to leap down, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">salire</span> to leap].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blindfold<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006007a"><!--s006007a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006166b"><!--s006166b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cover the eyes of (somebody or something) with a piece of material to prevent them from seeing.</p></div><a name="s006167b"><!--s006167b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to hinder (somebody) from perceiving or understanding things clearly [Middle English <span class="bodyi">blindfellen, blindfelden</span> to strike blind, blindfold, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blind1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blind 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">fellen</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fell2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fell 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corrie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkori/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013360a"><!--s013360a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Scot</span> a steep-sided glacially excavated hollow in the side of a mountain; a cwm or cirque [Scottish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">coire</span> kettle].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">car boot sale</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008950a"><!--s008950a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a sale of miscellaneous secondhand articles from usu from the boots of the sellers’ cars parked on a designated site.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aborigine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/abəʹrijinee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000132a"><!--s000132a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000117b"><!--s000117b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an indigenous inhabitant, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as contrasted with colonists.</p></div><a name="s000118b"><!--s000118b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Aborigine</span>)</p><a name="s000013c"><!--s000013c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a member of the indigenous people of Australia. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aboriginal2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aboriginal 2</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s000014c"><!--s000014c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any of the languages of this people. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aboriginal2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aboriginal 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s000119b"><!--s000119b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="sb00000022"><!--sb00000022--></a><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the original fauna and flora of an area [Latin <span class="bodyi">aborigines</span> (pl), from <span class="bodyi">ab origine</span> from the beginning]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">Aborigine</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">Aboriginal</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aboriginal2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aboriginal 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">combust</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəmʹbust/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011890a"><!--s011890a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to burn (something) or be burned [Latin <span class="bodyi">combustus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">comburere</span> to burn up, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/com_or_col_or_con_or_cor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">com-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">urere</span> to burn].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amative</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹamətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001598a"><!--s001598a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amorous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amorous</span></span></a> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">amativus</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">amatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">amare</span> to love].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Chinook</span><small><span class="eSynop">/chiʹnoohk, chiʹnook/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Chinooks <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> Chinook)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010416a"><!--s010416a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010714b"><!--s010714b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a Native American people of Oregon.</p></div><a name="s010715b"><!--s010715b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the language of this people</p><p><span class="bodyb">Chinook</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Salish <span class="bodyi">Tsinúk</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">broad-minded</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007477a"><!--s007477a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007798b"><!--s007798b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>tolerant of varied views, unconventional behaviour, etc; liberal.</p></div><a name="s007799b"><!--s007799b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not easily shocked or offended, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in relation to aspects of sex</p><p><span class="bodyb">broad-mindedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">broad-mindedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barracuda</span><small><span class="eSynop">/barəʹkyoohdə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> barracudas <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> barracuda)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004536a"><!--s004536a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of predatory fishes of warm seas that include excellent food fishes as well as forms regarded as poisonous: genus <span class="bodyi">Sphyraena</span> [American Spanish <span class="bodyi">barracuda</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Det.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016300a"><!--s016300a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Detective.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carb- <span class="bodyi">or</span> carbo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008908a"><!--s008908a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: carbon </p><p><i></i></p><p>carbide</p> <p><i></i></p><p>carbohydrate</p> <p>[French <span class="bodyi">carbone</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/carbon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">carbon</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">asbestos</span><small><span class="eSynop">/azʹbestos, as-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003069a"><!--s003069a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several minerals composed of thin flexible fibres, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chrysotile/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chrysotile</span></span></a> (white asbestos), <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amosite/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amosite</span></span></a> (brown asbestos), and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crocidolite/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crocidolite</span></span></a> (blue asbestos), used to make non-combustible, non-conducting, or chemically resistant materials [Middle English <span class="bodyi">albestron</span> mineral supposed to be inextinguishable when set on fire, ultimately from Greek <span class="bodyi">asbestos</span> inextinguishable].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">combustible<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəmʹbustəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011891a"><!--s011891a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012188b"><!--s012188b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>capable of being set on fire.</p></div><a name="s012189b"><!--s012189b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>easily excited <span class="bodyb">combustibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cutis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkyoohtis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cutes /ʹkyoohteez/ cutises)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014829a"><!--s014829a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the true skin; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dermis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dermis</span></span></a> [Latin <span class="bodyi">cutis</span> skin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blindfold<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006008a"><!--s006008a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a piece of cloth tied around the head that to prevent a person seeings sight or obscures vision or awareness.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corrigendum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koriʹjendəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> corrigenda /-də/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013361a"><!--s013361a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an error in a printed work [Latin <span class="bodyi">corrigendum</span>, from <span class="bodyi">corrigere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/correct1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">correct 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chinook</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010417a"><!--s010417a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010716b"><!--s010716b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a warm moist southwesterly wind of the NW coast of the USA.</p></div><a name="s010717b"><!--s010717b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a warm dry westerly wind of the E slopes of the Rocky Mountains [named after the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chinook/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Chinook</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amatory</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹamət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001599a"><!--s001599a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or expressing sexual love or desire </p><p><i></i></p><p>Moved by amatory curiosity, she turned her eyes critically upon him</p> — Hardy.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abort<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹbawt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000133a"><!--s000133a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000120b"><!--s000120b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000015c"><!--s000015c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to induce the abortion of (a foetus).</p></div><a name="s000016c"><!--s000016c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to expel a premature nonviable foetus.</p></div></div><a name="s000121b"><!--s000121b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to end prematurely.</p></div><a name="s000122b"><!--s000122b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to fail to develop completely; to shrink away.</p></div><a name="s000123b"><!--s000123b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to induce the abortion of (a fetus).</p></div><a name="s000124b"><!--s000124b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to end (an enterprise) prematurely <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s000125b"><!--s000125b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to fail to develop completely; to shrink away.</p></div><a name="s000126b"><!--s000126b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to expel a premature nonviable fetus [Latin <span class="bodyi">abortare</span> from <span class="bodyi">abortus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">aboriri</span> to miscarry, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ab/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ab-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">oriri</span> to rise, be born].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">broadsheet</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007478a"><!--s007478a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007800b"><!--s007800b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a large-format newspaper, technically one with a page depth the full size of a rotary press plate: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tabloid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tabloid</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s007801b"><!--s007801b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a large sheet of paper printed on one side only, or something, e.g. an advertisement, printed on a broadsheet.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barrage<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbarahzh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004537a"><!--s004537a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004567b"><!--s004567b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a wide-ranging bombardment of intensive artillery fire, intended to hinder enemy action.</p></div><a name="s004568b"><!--s004568b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a rapid and overwhelming series of questions or complaints.</p></div><a name="s004569b"><!--s004569b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> an artificial dam placed in a watercourse or estuary [French <span class="bodyi">barrage</span>, from <span class="bodyi">barrer</span> to bar].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">detach</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹtach/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016301a"><!--s016301a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016974b"><!--s016974b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to separate (something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from a larger mass and usu without causing damage.</p></div><a name="s016975b"><!--s016975b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to separate (something) from a parent organization or larger group for a special purpose </p><p><i></i></p><p>A ship was detached from the fleet and sent to intercept the destroyer</p>.</div><a name="s016976b"><!--s016976b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + from) to keep (oneself) emotionally detached from something <span class="bodyb">detachability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">detachable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">detachably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">détacher</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">destachier</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-tachier</span> as in <span class="bodyi">atachier</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/attach/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">attach</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Carborundum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kahbəʹrundəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008951a"><!--s008951a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> any of various abrasive materials [blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/carbon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">carbon</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/corundum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">corundum</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">asbestosis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/azbesʹtohsis, as-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003070a"><!--s003070a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a disease of the lungs caused by the inhalation of asbestos particles [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">asbestosis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/asbestos/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">asbestos</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amaurosis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/amawʹrohsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> amauroses /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001600a"><!--s001600a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>decay of sight, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> due to neurological disease, without obvious change or damage to the eye <span class="bodyb">amaurotic</span> /-ʹrotik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">amaurōsis</span>,literally ‘dimming’, from <span class="bodyi">amauroun</span> to dim, from <span class="bodyi">amauros</span> dim].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Chinook Jargon</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010418a"><!--s010418a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mixture of Chinook and other Native American languages, French, and English, formerly used as a lingua franca in the NW USA and in W Canada and Alaska.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blindfold<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006009a"><!--s006009a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006168b"><!--s006168b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>wearing a blindfold.</p></div><a name="s006169b"><!--s006169b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>without careful thought.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corrigible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkorijəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013362a"><!--s013362a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>capable of being corrected <span class="bodyb">corrigibility</span> /-əʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via French from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">corrigibilis</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">corrigere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/correct1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">correct 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abort<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000134a"><!--s000134a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the premature termination of a mission or procedure, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one involving a military aircraft or spacecraft.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">combustible<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011892a"><!--s011892a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a substance that is capable of being set on fire.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">broadside<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007479a"><!--s007479a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007802b"><!--s007802b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001902c"><!--s001902c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the simultaneous firing of all the guns on one side of a ship, or the bank of guns itself.</p></div><a name="s001903c"><!--s001903c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a forceful verbal or written attack.</p></div></div><a name="s007803b"><!--s007803b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the side of a ship above the waterline.</p></div><a name="s007804b"><!--s007804b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/broadsheet/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">broadsheet</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cutlass</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkutləs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014830a"><!--s014830a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a short curved sword, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as used formerly by sailors [early French <span class="bodyi">coutelas</span>,augmentative of <span class="bodyi">coutel</span> knife, from Latin <span class="bodyi">cultellus</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">culter</span> knife, ploughshare].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barrage<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004538a"><!--s004538a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to overwhelm (somebody) with questions or complaints.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">detached</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016302a"><!--s016302a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016977b"><!--s016977b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a house: standing by itself; not sharing any wall with another building.</p></div><a name="s016978b"><!--s016978b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a person: free from prejudice or emotional involvement; aloof.</p></div><a name="s016979b"><!--s016979b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>separate; not connected.</p></div><a name="s016980b"><!--s016980b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of the retina of the eye: having become separated from the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/choroid1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">choroid 1</span></span></a> (tissue behind the retina), so causing loss of vision in the affected part</p><p><span class="bodyb">detachedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">detachedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carboxyl</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kahʹboksil/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008952a"><!--s008952a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chemical group that is typical of acidic organic chemical compounds: formula COOH [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/carb_or_carbo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">carb-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/oxygen/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">oxygen</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/yl/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-yl</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amaze</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹmayz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001601a"><!--s001601a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to fill (somebody) with wonder; to astound</p><p><span class="bodyb">amazement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">āmasian</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 1</span></span></a> + (assumed) <span class="bodyi">masian</span> to confuse].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ASBO</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹazboh/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003071a"><!--s003071a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in the UK, an Antisocial Behaviour Order, a court order requiring that a person desist from behaviour that has caused harassment or distress to other people.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">broadside<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007480a"><!--s007480a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>with the broadside or broader side towards a given object or point; sideways.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chintz</span><small><span class="eSynop">/chints/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010419a"><!--s010419a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a printed plain-weave fabric, usu of glazed cotton [earlier <span class="bodyi">chints</span>, pl of <span class="bodyi">chint</span>, from Hindi <span class="bodyi">chīt</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corroborant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹrobərənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013363a"><!--s013363a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> said of a medicine: having an invigorating effect [Latin <span class="bodyi">corroborant-, corroborans</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">corroborare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/corroborate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">corroborate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abortifacient<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əˌbawtiʹfayshənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000135a"><!--s000135a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>inducing abortion.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blind gut</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006010a"><!--s006010a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/caecum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">caecum</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">combustion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəmʹbuschən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011893a"><!--s011893a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012190b"><!--s012190b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an act of burning.</p></div><a name="s012191b"><!--s012191b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a chemical reaction, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an oxidation, in which light and heat are produced; the process of burning </p><p><i></i></p><p>The cook hung over her crucibles in a frame of body and mind threatening spontaneous combustion</p><p> Charlotte Brontë <span class="bodyb">combustive</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cutler</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkutlə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014831a"><!--s014831a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who deals in, makes, or repairs cutlery [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">coutelier</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">cultellus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cutlass/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cutlass</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barrage balloon</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004539a"><!--s004539a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large tethered balloon used to support wires or nets to prevent the approach of low-flying enemy aircraft.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">detachment</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016303a"><!--s016303a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016981b"><!--s016981b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004267c"><!--s004267c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>freedom from bias or emotional involvement.</p></div><a name="s004268c"><!--s004268c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>indifference to worldly concerns.</p></div></div><a name="s016982b"><!--s016982b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a body of troops, ships, etc separated from the main body for a special mission.</p></div><a name="s016983b"><!--s016983b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of detaching; separation.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carboxylate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kahʹboksilayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008953a"><!--s008953a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a salt or ester of a carboxylic acid.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">broadsword</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrawdsawd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007481a"><!--s007481a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sword with a broad blade for cutting rather than thrusting.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amazement</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001602a"><!--s001602a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>great astonishment.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abortifacient<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000136a"><!--s000136a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a drug or other agent that induces abortion.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ascarid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaskərid/ ascaris /-ris/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003072a"><!--s003072a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a family of nematodes, e.g. the common roundworm, parasitic in the human intestine: family Ascaridae [late Latin <span class="bodyi">ascarid-, ascaris</span> intestinal worm, from Greek <span class="bodyi">askarid-, askaris</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">combustion chamber</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011894a"><!--s011894a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chamber, e.g. in a boiler furnace or an internal-combustion engine, in which combustion occurs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cutlery</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkutləri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014832a"><!--s014832a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015467b"><!--s015467b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>edged or cutting tools; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> implements, e.g. knives, forks, and spoons, for cutting and eating food.</p></div><a name="s015468b"><!--s015468b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the business of a cutler.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corroborate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹrobərayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013364a"><!--s013364a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to support (e.g. a claim or an opinion) with evidence or authority <span class="bodyb">corroboration</span> /-ʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">corroborative</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">corroborator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">corroboratory</span> /-ət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">corroboratus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">corroborare</span> to give added strength, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cor/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cor-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">robor-, robur</span> strength].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barramundi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/barəʹmoondi/ barramunda /-də/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> barramundis barramundies <span class="bodyi">or</span> barramundas <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> barramundi barramunda)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004540a"><!--s004540a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an Australian freshwater fish used for food: <span class="bodyi">Lates calcarifer</span> [native name in Australia].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chintzy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (chintzier, chintziest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010420a"><!--s010420a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010718b"><!--s010718b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>made or decorated with, or as if with, chintz.</p></div><a name="s010719b"><!--s010719b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>gaudy; cheap</p><p><span class="bodyb">chintziness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">detail<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdeetayl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016304a"><!--s016304a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016984b"><!--s016984b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004269c"><!--s004269c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a part considered separately from the whole.</p></div><a name="s004270c"><!--s004270c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) an individual relevant part or fact </p><p><i></i></p><p>Can you let me have the details by tonight, please?</p>.</div><a name="s004271c"><!--s004271c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a small and subordinate part; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> part of a work of art considered or reproduced in isolation.</p></div></div><a name="s016985b"><!--s016985b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>extended treatment of or attention to particular items </p><p><i></i></p><p>attention to detail</p>.</div><a name="s016986b"><!--s016986b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a small military detachment selected for a particular task.</p></div><a name="s016987b"><!--s016987b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s004272c"><!--s004272c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a small military detachment selected for a particular task.</p></div><a name="s004273c"><!--s004273c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the task to be performed by a military detail ✱ <span class="bodyb">in detail</span> item by item; thoroughly [French <span class="bodyi">détail</span>, from Old French, literally ‘slice, piece’, from <span class="bodyi">détaillier</span> to cut up, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">taillier</span> to cut].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blinding<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbliending/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006011a"><!--s006011a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>material, e.g. sand or gravel, used to fill crevices, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a new road [from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blind2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blind 2</span></span></a> in the sense ‘to fill gaps in, clog’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carboxylic acid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kahbokʹsilik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008954a"><!--s008954a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an organic acid, e.g. acetic acid, containing one or more carboxyl groups.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">broadtail</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007482a"><!--s007482a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a very young karakul lamb with fur that resembles moiré silk, or the fur from such a lamb.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ascend</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹsend/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003073a"><!--s003073a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003030b"><!--s003030b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to move or slope gradually upwards; to rise.</p></div><a name="s003031b"><!--s003031b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000626c"><!--s000626c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to rise from a lower level or degree </p><p><i></i></p><p>He ascended through the ranks to become managing director</p>.</div><a name="s000627c"><!--s000627c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to go back in time or in order of genealogical succession <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s003032b"><!--s003032b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to go or move up (something, e.g. a slope).</p></div><a name="s003033b"><!--s003033b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to rise from a lower level or degree.</p></div><a name="s003034b"><!--s003034b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to rise in pitch ✱ <span class="bodyb">ascend the throne</span> to become queen or king [Middle English <span class="bodyi">ascenden</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">ascendere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">scandere</span> to climb].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corroboree</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹrobəree, -ʹree/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013365a"><!--s013365a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014030b"><!--s014030b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an Australian Aboriginal ceremony with songs and symbolic dances to celebrate important events.</p></div><a name="s014031b"><!--s014031b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus</span></p><a name="s003517c"><!--s003517c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a noisy party.</p></div><a name="s003518c"><!--s003518c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a commotion or uproar [native name in New South Wales, Australia].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cutlet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkutlit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014833a"><!--s014833a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015469b"><!--s015469b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small slice of meat from the neck of lamb, mutton, or veal, or a burger or croquette of minced food in this shape.</p></div><a name="s015470b"><!--s015470b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a cross-sectional slice from between the head and centre of a large fish: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/steak/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">steak</span></span></a> (3) [French <span class="bodyi">côtelette</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">costelette</span>,dimin. of <span class="bodyi">coste</span> rib, side, from Latin <span class="bodyi">costa</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Comdr</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011895a"><!--s011895a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Commander.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abortion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹbawsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000137a"><!--s000137a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000127b"><!--s000127b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000017c"><!--s000017c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the induced expulsion of a fetus in order to terminate for the purpose of terminating a pregnancy.</p></div><a name="s000018c"><!--s000018c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the spontaneous expulsion of a nonviable fetus before it is able to survive independently.</p></div></div><a name="s000128b"><!--s000128b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in biology, an arrest of development of a part, process, etc, or the result of this.</p></div><a name="s000129b"><!--s000129b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the failure or abandonment of an enterprise.</p></div><a name="s000130b"><!--s000130b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a monstrosity</p><p><span class="bodyb">abortionist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barrator <span class="bodyi">or</span> barrater</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbarətə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004541a"><!--s004541a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who engages in barratry.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amazing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001603a"><!--s001603a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used as a generalized term of approval </p><p><i></i></p><p>She has the most amazing collection of bottles</p><p><span class="bodyb">amazingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">detail<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016305a"><!--s016305a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016988b"><!--s016988b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to report (something) in detail.</p></div><a name="s016989b"><!--s016989b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to assign (somebody) to a particular task or place.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chinwag</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010421a"><!--s010421a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a conversation or chat </p><p><i></i></p><p>I had a good chinwag with my sister</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carboy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahboy/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008955a"><!--s008955a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large usu spherical container for corrosive liquids, often in a protective frame [Persian <span class="bodyi">qarāba</span> from Arabic <span class="bodyi">qarrābah</span> demijohn].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blinding<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006012a"><!--s006012a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006170b"><!--s006170b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of light: so bright as to make seeing difficult or impossible.</p></div><a name="s006171b"><!--s006171b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span></p><a name="s001449c"><!--s001449c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>outstanding or extraordinary, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in showing supreme skill; dazzling.</p></div><a name="s001450c"><!--s001450c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>extremely obvious; glaring</p><p><span class="bodyb">blindingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ascendance <span class="bodyi">or</span> ascendence</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹsend(ə)ns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003074a"><!--s003074a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ascendancy_or_ascendency/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ascendancy</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corrode</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹrohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013366a"><!--s013366a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014032b"><!--s014032b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to eat or wear (<span class="bodyi">esp</span> metal) away gradually by chemical action.</p></div><a name="s014033b"><!--s014033b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to weaken or destroy (something) gradually, as if by chemical action <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s014034b"><!--s014034b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to undergo corroding</p><p><span class="bodyb">corrosion</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">corrodible</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">corroden</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">corrodere</span> to gnaw to pieces, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cor/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cor-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">rodere</span> to gnaw].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cutline</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014834a"><!--s014834a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015471b"><!--s015471b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a horizontal line marked about 1.8m (6ft) from the floor on the front wall of a squash court, above which the ball must be hit when serving.</p></div><a name="s015472b"><!--s015472b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a caption under a photograph, cartoon, illustration, etc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Comdt</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011896a"><!--s011896a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Commandant.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abortive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹbawtiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000138a"><!--s000138a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000131b"><!--s000131b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>fruitless; unsuccessful </p><p><i></i></p><p>an abortive attempt</p>.</div><a name="s000132b"><!--s000132b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of an organ or organism: imperfectly formed or developed</p><p><span class="bodyb">abortively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chip<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/chip/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010422a"><!--s010422a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010720b"><!--s010720b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small thin flat piece, e.g. of wood or stone, cut or flaked off.</p></div><a name="s010721b"><!--s010721b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002657c"><!--s002657c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a small thin flat piece, e.g. of wood or stone, cut, struck, or flaked off.</p></div><a name="s002658c"><!--s002658c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a small thin slice or piece of chocolate, etc.</p></div></div><a name="s010722b"><!--s010722b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a flaw left after a chip is removed.</p></div><a name="s010723b"><!--s010723b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s002659c"><!--s002659c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a strip of potato fried in deep fat.</p></div><a name="s002660c"><!--s002660c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, Aus</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crisp2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crisp 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s010724b"><!--s010724b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a counter used as a token for money in gambling games.</p></div><a name="s010725b"><!--s010725b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>an integrated circuit or the small piece of semiconductor, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> silicon, on which it is constructed.</p></div><a name="s010726b"><!--s010726b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s002661c"><!--s002661c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chip_shot/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chip shot</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s002662c"><!--s002662c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in football, rugby, etc, a kick in which the ball is lifted into the air and travels over a short distance.</p></div></div><a name="s010727b"><!--s010727b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>a thin strip of wood or similar material used for weaving baskets, hats, etc ✱ <span class="bodyb">a chip off the old block</span> a person who resembles either of their parents ✱ <span class="bodyb">have a chip on one's shoulder</span> to be openly resentful or embittered [said to have originated in an American custom of issuing a challenge by placing a chip on one's shoulder which was knocked off to accept the challenge] ✱ <span class="bodyb">have had one's chips</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to be beaten, doomed, dead, etc ✱ <span class="bodyb">when the chips are down</span> when the crucial or critical point has been reached [Middle English, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">detailed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016306a"><!--s016306a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>marked by abundant detail or thorough treatment </p><p><i></i></p><p>He gave a detailed account of the battle</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Amazon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaməz(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001604a"><!--s001604a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">amazon</span>) a tall strong or athletic woman</p><p>Middle English via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">Amazōn</span>, one of a mythological race of female warriors. The Greeks claimed that <span class="bodyi">Amazōn</span> came from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">mazos</span> breast, from the belief that Amazons cut off the right breast in order to wield weapons more easily; the word's true origin is unknown</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Brobdingnagian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/brobdingʹnagi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007483a"><!--s007483a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of colossal size; towering [<span class="bodyi">Brobdingnag</span>, imaginary country inhabited by giants in <span class="bodyi">Gulliver's Travels</span> by Jonathan Swift d.1745, Irish satirist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carbs</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kahbz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008956a"><!--s008956a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> carbohydrates.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barratry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbarətri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> barratries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004542a"><!--s004542a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004570b"><!--s004570b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a fraudulent breach of duty by the master or crew of a ship </p><p><i></i></p><p>The insurers were obliged to answer for the barratry of the master</p> — Nicolas Magens.</div><a name="s004571b"><!--s004571b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>persistent litigation.</p></div><a name="s004572b"><!--s004572b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>formerly, the buying or selling of church offices</p><p><span class="bodyb">barratrous</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">barratrie</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">baraterie</span> deception, from <span class="bodyi">barater</span> to deceive, exchange].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blindman's buff</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌbliendmanz ʹbuf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006013a"><!--s006013a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a group game in which a blindfolded player tries to catch and identify any of the other players [<span class="bodyi">buff</span> blow, buffet, from Middle English <span class="bodyi">buffe</span>, from early French, of imitative origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ascendancy <span class="bodyi">or</span> ascendency</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹsend(ə)nsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003075a"><!--s003075a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + over) controlling influence; domination.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corrosion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹrohzh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013367a"><!--s013367a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014035b"><!--s014035b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the action or process of corroding.</p></div><a name="s014036b"><!--s014036b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a corroded part or area.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cutoff</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014835a"><!--s014835a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015473b"><!--s015473b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the process of cutting something, e.g. a supply, off, or a device for doing this.</p></div><a name="s015474b"><!--s015474b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often before a noun</span>) a stopping-point or limit for something treatment, etc, or the point, date, or period for this </p><p><i></i></p><p>Where's the cutoff point?</p>.</div><a name="s015475b"><!--s015475b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) shorts made from a pair of jeans by cutting the legs off at the thigh.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">come<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kum/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> came) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> come) (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> came /kaym/) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> come)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011897a"><!--s011897a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012192b"><!--s012192b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to move in a direction towards the speaker.</p></div><a name="s012193b"><!--s012193b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to arrive or occur </p><p><i></i></p><p>The time has come</p>.</div><a name="s012194b"><!--s012194b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to happen </p><p><i></i></p><p>No harm will come to you</p>.</div><a name="s012195b"><!--s012195b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s003175c"><!--s003175c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to become </p><p><i></i></p><p>The knot came loose</p>.</div><a name="s003176c"><!--s003176c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to reach a certain position or limit </p><p><i></i></p><p>The dress came down to her ankles</p> <p><i></i></p><p>He came third in the final</p>.</div></div><a name="s012196b"><!--s012196b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to be available in a specified form </p><p><i></i></p><p>It comes in a range of colours</p>.</div><a name="s012197b"><!--s012197b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to have an orgasm ✱ <span class="bodyb">come across</span> to produce a specified impression </p><p><i></i></p><p>His ideas didn't come across very well</p>.</div><a name="s012198b"><!--s012198b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to meet or find by chance ✱ <span class="bodyb">come by</span> to manage to get ✱ <span class="bodyb">come clean</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to admit everything ✱ <span class="bodyb">come into</span> to inherit (money or property) ✱ <span class="bodyb">come of</span> to result from ✱ <span class="bodyb">come off it</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> an expression of disbelief ✱ <span class="bodyb">come over</span> to affect (somebody) suddenly and strangely ✱ <span class="bodyb">come to</span> to recover consciousness.</p></div><a name="s012199b"><!--s012199b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to reach a total </p><p><i></i></p><p>The cost comes to £100</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">come to pass</span> <span class="bodyi">literary</span> to happen ✱ <span class="bodyb">come upon</span> to meet (somebody) by chance <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s012200b"><!--s012200b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><a name="s003177c"><!--s003177c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to move towards somebody or something nearer, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> towards the speaker; to approach.</p></div><a name="s003178c"><!--s003178c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to accompany somebody in an activity </p><p><i></i></p><p>Can we come sailing?</p>.</div></div><a name="s012201b"><!--s012201b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><a name="s003179c"><!--s003179c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to reach a specified position in a progression </p><p><i></i></p><p>Now we come to the section on health</p>.</div><a name="s003180c"><!--s003180c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to arrive, appear, or occur </p><p><i></i></p><p>The time has come</p>.</div><a name="s003181c"><!--s003181c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>used in the subjunctive mood before an expression of future time </p><p><i></i></p><p>a year ago come March</p>.</div></div><a name="s012202b"><!--s012202b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><a name="s003182c"><!--s003182c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + to) to approach or fulfil a specified condition </p><p><i></i></p><p>You'll come to no harm</p> <p><i></i></p><p>He came to his senses</p>.</div><a name="s003183c"><!--s003183c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to happen to or affect somebody or something </p><p><i></i></p><p>No harm will come to you</p>.</div></div><a name="s012203b"><!--s012203b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><a name="s003184c"><!--s003184c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>used to express arrival at a specified condition </p><p><i></i></p><p>came to regard him as a friend</p>.</div><a name="s003185c"><!--s003185c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>used to express a chance occurrence </p><p><i></i></p><p>How did you come to be invited?</p>.</div></div><a name="s012204b"><!--s012204b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><a name="s003186c"><!--s003186c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to extend or reach </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her dress came to her ankles</p>.</div><a name="s003187c"><!--s003187c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to amount </p><p><i></i></p><p>That comes to £20 exactly</p>.</div></div><a name="s012205b"><!--s012205b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><a name="s003188c"><!--s003188c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to fall within the specified limits, scope, or jurisdiction </p><p><i></i></p><p>This comes within the terms of the treaty</p>.</div><a name="s003189c"><!--s003189c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(+ from) to issue or originate </p><p><i></i></p><p>Comedy comes from conflict, from hatred</p><p> Warren Mitchell.</p></div></div><a name="s012206b"><!--s012206b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">15</span><br/><a name="s003190c"><!--s003190c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to be available or turn out, usu as specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>This model comes in several sizes</p> <p><i></i></p><p>The holiday didn't come cheap</p>.</div><a name="s003191c"><!--s003191c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to occur or belong in a specified place or relation </p><p><i></i></p><p>The address comes above the date</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Monday comes after Sunday</p>.</div></div><a name="s012207b"><!--s012207b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">16</span><br/><a name="s003192c"><!--s003192c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to reach a specified state </p><p><i></i></p><p>The string came loose</p> <p><i></i></p><p>It all came right in the end</p>.</div><a name="s003193c"><!--s003193c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to take form </p><p><i></i></p><p>The story won't come</p>.</div></div><a name="s012208b"><!--s012208b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">17</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to have a sexual orgasm <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s012209b"><!--s012209b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">18</span><br/><p>to move nearer by traversing (a specified distance) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He has come several miles</p>.</div><a name="s012210b"><!--s012210b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">19</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to take on the aspect of (somebody); to play the role of </p><p><i></i></p><p>Don't come the old soldier with me</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">as it comes</span>.</p></div><a name="s012211b"><!--s012211b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">20</span><br/><p>without stipulated additions </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'll take my whisky as it comes</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">come across</span> to meet with or find (somebody or something) by chance ✱ <span class="bodyb">come again?</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> used as a request for a remark to be repeated ✱ <span class="bodyb">come by</span> to get possession of (something); to acquire </p><p><i></i></p><p>Good jobs are hard to come by</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">come clean</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to tell the whole story; to confess ✱ <span class="bodyb">come into</span> to acquire (something) as a possession or inheritance </p><p><i></i></p><p>He came into a fortune</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">come it</span> <span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> to act with bold disrespect </p><p><i></i></p><p>Don't come it with me</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">come of</span> to be descended from (e.g. a family or line).</p></div><a name="s012212b"><!--s012212b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">21</span><br/><p>to result from (something) ✱ <span class="bodyb">come off it</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> an expression of disbelief at what somebody has said ✱ <span class="bodyb">come over</span> to affect (somebody) suddenly and strangely </p><p><i></i></p><p>What's come over you?</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">come somebody's way</span> to fall to somebody's lot ✱ <span class="bodyb">come through</span> to survive (an illness, etc) ✱ <span class="bodyb">come to</span> to recover consciousness.</p></div><a name="s012213b"><!--s012213b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">22</span><br/><p>to be a question of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'm hopeless when it comes to arithmetic</p>.</div><a name="s012214b"><!--s012214b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">23</span><br/><p>to total (an amount) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The bill came to over £50</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">come to oneself</span> to recover consciousness or self-control ✱ <span class="bodyb">come to pass</span> <span class="bodyi">formal or literary</span> to happen ✱ <span class="bodyb">come upon</span> to meet with or find (somebody or something) by chance ✱ <span class="bodyb">have it coming to one</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to deserve what one is going to get ✱ <span class="bodyb">not know whether one is coming or going</span> to be in a state of frantic disorder and bewilderment ✱ <span class="bodyb">to come</span> in the future; coming </p><p><i></i></p><p>in years to come</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">where somebody is coming from</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span>what their viewpoint or motivation is [Old English <span class="bodyi">cuman</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brocade</span><small><span class="eSynop">/brəʹkayd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007484a"><!--s007484a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rich usu silk fabric woven with raised patterns often in gold or silver thread</p><p><span class="bodyb">brocaded</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Spanish <span class="bodyi">brocado</span> via Catalan from Italian <span class="bodyi">broccato</span>, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">broccus</span> projecting].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">detain</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹtayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016307a"><!--s016307a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016990b"><!--s016990b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to delay (somebody) or hold them back.</p></div><a name="s016991b"><!--s016991b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to hold or retain (somebody) in custody or care</p><p><span class="bodyb">detainer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">detainable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">detainment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">deteynen</span> via Old French <span class="bodyi">detenir</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">detinēre</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">tenēre</span> to hold].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blind side</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006014a"><!--s006014a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006172b"><!--s006172b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the side on which one cannot see danger, etc.</p></div><a name="s006173b"><!--s006173b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in rugby, the side nearer to the touchline.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ABO system</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000139a"><!--s000139a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the system of classifying human blood into four blood groups, A, B, AB, or O, on the basis of the presence or absence of either or both of two antigens.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Amazonian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aməʹzohni·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001605a"><!--s001605a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001614b"><!--s001614b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">amazonian</span>) said of a woman: masculine or aggressive.</p></div><a name="s001615b"><!--s001615b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of the Amazon river or its valley.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chip<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (chipped, chipping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010423a"><!--s010423a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s010728b"><!--s010728b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002663c"><!--s002663c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to cut or hew (something) with an edged tool.</p></div><a name="s002664c"><!--s002664c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + off/away) to cut or break (a small piece) from something.</p></div><a name="s002665c"><!--s002665c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to break off in small pieces.</p></div><a name="s002666c"><!--s002666c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to cut or break a fragment from (something).</p></div></div><a name="s010729b"><!--s010729b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to kick or hit (a ball, pass, etc) in a short high arc.</p></div><a name="s010730b"><!--s010730b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to cut (potatoes) into chips <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s010731b"><!--s010731b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to break off in small pieces.</p></div><a name="s010732b"><!--s010732b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to play a chip shot.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carbuncle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahbungkl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008957a"><!--s008957a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009310b"><!--s009310b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a painful boil-like inflammation of the skin and deeper tissues with several openings for the discharge of pus </p><p><i></i></p><p>What is proposed [as an extension to the National Gallery] is like a monstrous carbuncle on the face of a much-loved and elegant friend</p><p> Charles, Prince of Wales.</p></div><a name="s009311b"><!--s009311b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a red gemstone, usu a garnet, cut in a domed shape without facets <span class="bodyb">carbuncular</span> /kahʹbungkyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">carbunculus</span> small coal, carbuncle, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">carbon-, carbo</span> charcoal, ember].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barre</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004543a"><!--s004543a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a horizontal handrail used by ballet dancers while exercising [French <span class="bodyi">barre</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bar1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bar 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ascendant<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> ascendent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹsend(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003076a"><!--s003076a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003035b"><!--s003035b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the degree of the zodiac that rises above the eastern horizon at any moment, e.g. at one's birth.</p></div><a name="s003036b"><!--s003036b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a state or position of dominant power or importance </p><p><i></i></p><p>The Labour Party was then in the ascendant</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">ascendent</span> via medieval Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">ascendent-</span>, <span class="bodyi">ascendens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">ascendere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ascend/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ascend</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corrosive<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹrohsiv, -ziv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013368a"><!--s013368a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014037b"><!--s014037b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>causing corrosion </p><p><i></i></p><p>corrosive acids</p> <p><i></i></p><p>corrosive action</p>.</div><a name="s014038b"><!--s014038b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>harmful or destructive, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> insidiously so </p><p><i></i></p><p>This priest … took it absurdly amiss that I should point out to him the corrosive effect which modern science must have on his beliefs</p><p> Conan Doyle</p><p><span class="bodyb">corrosively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">corrosiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cut off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014836a"><!--s014836a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015476b"><!--s015476b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to remove by cutting.</p></div><a name="s015477b"><!--s015477b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to stop the supply of.</p></div><a name="s015478b"><!--s015478b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to block access to (a place).</p></div><a name="s015479b"><!--s015479b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to disconnect (somebody) during a telephone call.</p></div><a name="s015480b"><!--s015480b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to disinherit.</p></div><a name="s015481b"><!--s015481b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to remove (something) by cutting.</p></div><a name="s015482b"><!--s015482b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to stop the passage of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Supplies were cut off</p>.</div><a name="s015483b"><!--s015483b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to separate or restrict (somebody or something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>A line of trees cut off the view</p> <p><i></i></p><p>He cut himself off from his family</p>.</div><a name="s015484b"><!--s015484b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to cause the untimely death of (somebody).</p></div><a name="s015485b"><!--s015485b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>to disinherit (an heir).</p></div><a name="s015486b"><!--s015486b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>to stop the operation of (a motor).</p></div><a name="s015487b"><!--s015487b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>to disconnect (somebody) during a telephone call.</p></div><a name="s015488b"><!--s015488b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>to deprive (somebody) of a supply of something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> gas or electricity.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">detainee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deetayʹnee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016308a"><!--s016308a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person held in custody, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for political reasons.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ambassador</span><small><span class="eSynop">/amʹbasədə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001606a"><!--s001606a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001616b"><!--s001616b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a top-ranking diplomat sent to a foreign country as a resident representative of a government or sovereign, or appointed for a special diplomatic assignment.</p></div><a name="s001617b"><!--s001617b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody who represents or promotes a quality, activity, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>Yet I have not seen so likely an ambassador of love</p> — Shakespeare <span class="bodyb">ambassadorial</span> /-ʹdawri·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i><p><span class="bodyb">ambassadorship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">ambassadour</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">ambassadeur</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">come<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011898a"><!--s011898a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used to express encouragement or to urge reconsideration </p><p><i></i></p><p>Come, come, it's not as bad as that</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carburation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kahbyooʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008958a"><!--s008958a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the process of mixing air with fuel in a carburettor to produce an explosive mixture for an internal-combustion engine.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blind spot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006015a"><!--s006015a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006174b"><!--s006174b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001451c"><!--s001451c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the point in the retina where the optic nerve enters and that is not sensitive to light.</p></div><a name="s001452c"><!--s001452c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a part of a visual field that cannot be seen or inspected </p><p><i></i></p><p>The car has a bad blind spot</p>.</div></div><a name="s006175b"><!--s006175b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an area in which one lacks knowledge, understanding, or discrimination.</p></div><a name="s006176b"><!--s006176b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a locality in which radio reception is markedly poorer than in the surrounding area.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chip and PIN</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010424a"><!--s010424a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a method of making payments with a credit or debit card using a device which reads the card's chip and in which the cardholder keys a personal identification number to authorize the payment.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barrel<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbarəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004544a"><!--s004544a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004573b"><!--s004573b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an approximately cylindrical container, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for liquids, with bulging sides and flat ends constructed from wooden staves bound together with hoops.</p></div><a name="s004574b"><!--s004574b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a unit of volume variously reckoned at between 30 and 40 gallons (135 and 180l), e.g. a barrel of oil is 35 gallons (159l), and a barrel of beer 36 gallons (164l).</p></div><a name="s004575b"><!--s004575b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000925c"><!--s000925c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the amount, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of liquid, contained in a barrel.</p></div><a name="s000926c"><!--s000926c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a unit of volume variously reckoned at between 30 and 40 gallons (135 and 180l), depending on the industry. For example, a barrel of oil is 35 gallons (159l), a barrel of beer 36 gallons (164l).</p></div></div><a name="s004576b"><!--s004576b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the tube of a gun, from which the bullet, etc is fired.</p></div><a name="s004577b"><!--s004577b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the cylindrical part of a pen containing the ink.</p></div><a name="s004578b"><!--s004578b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a cylindrical or tubular part of a machine, e.g. a piece of optical equipment.</p></div><a name="s004579b"><!--s004579b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>the trunk of a four-legged animal, e.g. a horse ✱ <span class="bodyb">over a barrel</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> at a disadvantage or in a position of helplessness <span class="bodyb">barrelful</span> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> barrelfuls)<i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">barrelled</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">barel</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">baril</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">broccoli</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrokəli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007485a"><!--s007485a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007805b"><!--s007805b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a green or purplish flower head of a plant of the cabbage family, used as a vegetable.</p></div><a name="s007806b"><!--s007806b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a plant of the cabbage family widely cultivated for its clusters of edible green or purplish flower heads that are cooked and eaten before the buds have opened: <span class="bodyi">Brassica oleracea italica</span>.</p></div><a name="s007807b"><!--s007807b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a flower head of this plant, used as a vegetable [Italian <span class="bodyi">broccoli</span>, pl of <span class="bodyi">broccolo</span> flowering top of a cabbage, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">brocco</span> small nail, sprout, from Latin <span class="bodyi">broccus</span> projecting].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aboulia <span class="bodyi">or</span> abulia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ayʹboohli·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000140a"><!--s000140a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in psychiatry, a pathological loss of willpower [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">aboulia</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">boulē</span> will].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ascendant<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> ascendent</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003077a"><!--s003077a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003037b"><!--s003037b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>rising.</p></div><a name="s003038b"><!--s003038b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>superior or dominant</p><p><span class="bodyb">ascendantly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corrosive<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013369a"><!--s013369a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a substance, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an acid, that causes corrosion.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">detainer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016309a"><!--s016309a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016992b"><!--s016992b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the withholding from the rightful owner of something which has lawfully come into the possession of the holder.</p></div><a name="s016993b"><!--s016993b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>detention in custody, or a writ authorizing it [Anglo-French <span class="bodyi">detener</span>, from Old French <span class="bodyi">detenir</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/detain/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">detain</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ambassador-at-large</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> ambassadors-at-large)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001607a"><!--s001607a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a diplomat or minister who represents a government for a special purpose, but is not assigned to a particular foreign country.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ascendence</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹsend(ə)ns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003078a"><!--s003078a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ascendance_or_ascendence/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ascendance</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cutout</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014837a"><!--s014837a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015489b"><!--s015489b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something cut out </p><p><i></i></p><p>a cardboard cutout of the President</p>.</div><a name="s015490b"><!--s015490b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a device that cuts out; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that is operated automatically by an excessive electric current.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chipboard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010425a"><!--s010425a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a board made from compressed wood chips and glue, used e.g. for flooring.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abound</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹbownd/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000141a"><!--s000141a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000133b"><!--s000133b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to be present in large numbers or in great quantity </p><p><i></i></p><p>Wild animals abound in the forest</p>.</div><a name="s000134b"><!--s000134b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ in/with) to have a large number or amount of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The old edition abounded in coloured pictures</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">abounden</span> via early French <span class="bodyi">abonder</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">abundare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ab/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ab-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">unda</span> wave].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barrel<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (barrelled, barrelling, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> barreled) (barreling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004545a"><!--s004545a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004580b"><!--s004580b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to put or pack (something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a liquid) in a barrel.</p></div><a name="s004581b"><!--s004581b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> to move at a high speed.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carburet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahbyooret/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (carburetted, carburetting, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> carbureted) (carbureting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008959a"><!--s008959a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to combine or enrich (e.g. a gas) with carbon or carbon compounds [obsolete <span class="bodyi">carburet</span> carbide].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blind trust</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006016a"><!--s006016a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a trust that manages the financial affairs of a person in public office without that person knowing the details of its financial dealings, so that any possible conflict of interest can be avoided.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corrugate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkorəgayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013370a"><!--s013370a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to fold (something) or become folded into alternating ridges and grooves </p><p><i></i></p><p>The remnants of last week's blizzard had frozen into corrugated patches of ice in the car park</p><p> David Lodge</p><p><span class="bodyb">corrugated</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">corrugation</span> /-ʹgaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">corrugatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">corrugare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cor/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cor-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">rugare</span> to wrinkle].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">broch</span><small><span class="eSynop">/brok, brokh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007486a"><!--s007486a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an ancient fortified circular tower found in the N and W of Scotland and adjacent islands [Scottish <span class="bodyi">broch, bruch</span> borough, from Middle English (Scottish) <span class="bodyi">brugh</span>, alteration of Middle English <span class="bodyi">burgh</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/borough/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">borough</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">come<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011899a"><!--s011899a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> semen.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">detect</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹtekt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016310a"><!--s016310a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016994b"><!--s016994b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to discover the existence or discern the presence of (something or somebody).</p></div><a name="s016995b"><!--s016995b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to discover (a crime or criminal) <span class="bodyb">detectability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">detectable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">detection</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">detecten</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">detectus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">detegere</span> to uncover, detect, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">tegere</span> to cover].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chip in</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010426a"><!--s010426a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010733b"><!--s010733b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to contribute </p><p><i></i></p><p>Everyone chipped in for the gift</p>.</div><a name="s010734b"><!--s010734b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to interrupt or add a comment to a conversation between other people <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s010735b"><!--s010735b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to contribute (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She chipped in £5 for the gift</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ambassadress</span><small><span class="eSynop">/amʹbasədris/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001608a"><!--s001608a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001618b"><!--s001618b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a female ambassador.</p></div><a name="s001619b"><!--s001619b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the wife of an ambassador.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">about<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹbowt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000142a"><!--s000142a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000135b"><!--s000135b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000019c"><!--s000019c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>on or to all sides; round.</p></div><a name="s000020c"><!--s000020c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>here and there </p><p><i></i></p><p>running about</p>.</div></div><a name="s000136b"><!--s000136b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in succession or rotation; alternately </p><p><i></i></p><p>turn and turn about</p>.</div><a name="s000137b"><!--s000137b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>approximately </p><p><i></i></p><p>The wine cost about £5</p>.</div><a name="s000138b"><!--s000138b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>almost </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'm about ready</p>.</div><a name="s000139b"><!--s000139b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in the vicinity </p><p><i></i></p><p>There was nobody about</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">about to</span>.</div><a name="s000140b"><!--s000140b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>on the verge of </p><p><i></i></p><p>about to join the army</p>.</div><a name="s000141b"><!--s000141b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>used in the negative to express intention or determination </p><a name="sb00000023"><!--sb00000023--></a><p><i></i></p><p>The prime minister is not about to quit</p> [Old English <span class="bodyi">abūtan</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 1</span></span></a>+ <span class="bodyi">būtan</span> outside]<div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">about, around</span>, <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">round</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/around1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">around 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blindworm</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006017a"><!--s006017a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/slowworm/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">slowworm</span></span></a> [because of its small eyes].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barrel-chested</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004546a"><!--s004546a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having a large rounded chest.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corrugated iron</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkorəgaytid/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013371a"><!--s013371a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>sheet iron or sheet steel shaped into straight parallel regular and equally curved alternate ridges and grooves.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cut out<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014838a"><!--s014838a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015491b"><!--s015491b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make by cutting from a larger piece.</p></div><a name="s015492b"><!--s015492b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to eliminate or exclude.</p></div><a name="s015493b"><!--s015493b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to stop doing (something).</p></div><a name="s015494b"><!--s015494b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>of an engine: to stop operating ✱ <span class="bodyb">cut it out</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to stop doing something.</p></div><a name="s015495b"><!--s015495b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to form or shape (something) by cutting, erosion, etc.</p></div><a name="s015496b"><!--s015496b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to eliminate or exclude (somebody or something) from a process or activity </p><p><i></i></p><p>cut out the middleman</p>.</div><a name="s015497b"><!--s015497b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to stop doing (something).</p></div><a name="s015498b"><!--s015498b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s003902c"><!--s003902c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to remove or exclude (somebody or something).</p></div><a name="s003903c"><!--s003903c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to make (an engine, etc) inoperative <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s015499b"><!--s015499b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>said of an engine: to cease operating.</p></div><a name="s015500b"><!--s015500b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to swerve out from a lane of traffic.</p></div><a name="s015501b"><!--s015501b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to leave ✱ <span class="bodyb">cut it out</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> stop it.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ascendency</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹsend(ə)nsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003079a"><!--s003079a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ascendancy_or_ascendency/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ascendancy</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">come about</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011900a"><!--s011900a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012215b"><!--s012215b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to occur; to take place.</p></div><a name="s012216b"><!--s012216b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a ship: to change course turn onto a new tack.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carburettor <span class="bodyi">or</span> carburetter</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">carburetor</span>) /kahbyooʹretə, kahbəʹretə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008960a"><!--s008960a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an apparatus for supplying an internal-combustion engine with a fixed quantity of vaporized fuel mixed with air in an explosive mixture.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brochette</span><small><span class="eSynop">/broʹshet, brohʹshet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007487a"><!--s007487a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a skewer of roasted or grilled food [French <span class="bodyi">brochette</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">broche</span> pointed tool: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/broach2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">broach 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">detective<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹtektiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016311a"><!--s016311a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016996b"><!--s016996b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a police officer or other person engaged in investigating crimes, detecting lawbreakers, etc.</p></div><a name="s016997b"><!--s016997b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody involved in or good at getting information that is not readily accessible.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">about<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000143a"><!--s000143a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000142b"><!--s000142b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>with regard to or concerning (something or somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>a story about rabbits</p>.</div><a name="s000143b"><!--s000143b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>carried by or associated with (a person) </p><p><i></i></p><p>There's a genuine charm about her</p>.</div><a name="s000144b"><!--s000144b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in different parts of (a place) </p><p><i></i></p><p>lying about the house</p>.</div><a name="s000145b"><!--s000145b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>surrounding (a place) ✱ <span class="bodyb">know what one is about</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to act sensibly and wisely.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chipmunk</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchipmungk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010427a"><!--s010427a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous species of small striped American squirrels: genera <span class="bodyi">Tamias</span> and <span class="bodyi">Eutamius</span> [alteration of earlier <span class="bodyi">chitmunk</span>, of Algonquian origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">come across</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011901a"><!--s011901a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012217b"><!--s012217b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to produce a specified impression </p><p><i></i></p><p>His ideas didn't come across very well</p>.</div><a name="s012218b"><!--s012218b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (+ with) to provide something demanded or expected, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> money or sexual favours.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amber</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹambə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001609a"><!--s001609a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001620b"><!--s001620b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a hard yellow to brown translucent substance that is the fossilized resin of some extinct trees, used chiefly for ornaments and jewellery.</p></div><a name="s001621b"><!--s001621b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a yellowish brown colour.</p></div><a name="s001622b"><!--s001622b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a yellow traffic light that shows between red and green and warns drivers to prepare to stop or go</p><p><span class="bodyb">amber</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">ambre</span> via French from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">ambra</span>, from Arabic <span class="bodyi">‘anbar</span> ambergris].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bling-bling<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌbling-ʹbling/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">slang</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006018a"><!--s006018a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006177b"><!--s006177b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">bling</span>) bright or conspicuously extravagant jewellery, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of platinum encrusted with diamonds or false diamonds.</p></div><a name="s006178b"><!--s006178b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a lavish, ostentatious, supposedly status-enhancing lifestyle [perhaps from the sound of pieces of metallic jewellery hitting lightly against each other].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barrelhouse</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004547a"><!--s004547a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a style of jazz characterized by a heavy beat and simultaneous improvisation by players [<span class="bodyi">barrelhouse</span> a cheap drinking and dancing establishment].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corrupt<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹrupt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013372a"><!--s013372a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014039b"><!--s014039b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003519c"><!--s003519c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>open to or characterized by bribery or other improper conduct.</p></div><a name="s003520c"><!--s003520c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>morally degenerate and perverted; depraved.</p></div></div><a name="s014040b"><!--s014040b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003521c"><!--s003521c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of computer data: damaged in a way that may make the program, file, etc unusable.</p></div><a name="s003522c"><!--s003522c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a text: containing errors.</p></div></div><a name="s014041b"><!--s014041b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> tainted</p><p><span class="bodyb">corruptly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">corrumpere</span> to spoil, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cor/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cor-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">rumpere</span> to break].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carcajou</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahkəjooh, -zhooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008961a"><!--s008961a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wolverine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wolverine</span></span></a> [Canadian French <span class="bodyi">carcajou</span>, of Native American origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brochure</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrohshə, brohʹshooə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007488a"><!--s007488a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small pamphlet, typically printed on glossy paper, containing advertising or promotional material [French <span class="bodyi">brochure</span>, from <span class="bodyi">brocher</span> to sew, from Old French <span class="bodyi">brochier</span> from <span class="bodyi">broche</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/broach2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">broach 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cut out<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014839a"><!--s014839a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in negative contexts</span>) naturally fitted or suited </p><p><i></i></p><p>He is not cut out to be an actor</p> <p><i></i></p><p>I'm not cut out for teaching</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ascendent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹsend(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003080a"><!--s003080a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ascendant1_or_ascendent/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ascendant 1</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ascendant2_or_ascendent/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ascendant 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">detective<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016312a"><!--s016312a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016998b"><!--s016998b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of detectives or their work </p><p><i></i></p><p>a detective novel</p> <p><i></i></p><p>After a bit of detective work, I discovered I was related to the Archbishop of Canterbury</p>.</div><a name="s016999b"><!--s016999b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used in detecting something.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chipolata</span><small><span class="eSynop">/chipəʹlahtə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010428a"><!--s010428a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small sausage [French <span class="bodyi">chipolata</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">cipollata</span>, fem of <span class="bodyi">cipollato</span> with onions, from <span class="bodyi">cipolla</span> onion, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">cepa</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">about-turn<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">about-face</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000144a"><!--s000144a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000146b"><!--s000146b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a 180° turn to the right, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a military drill movement.</p></div><a name="s000147b"><!--s000147b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a reversal of direction, policy, or opinion </p><p><i></i></p><p>a massive about-turn on the Stock Exchange</p> — Daily Mirror [from the military command <span class="bodyi">about turn</span>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ambergris</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹambəgrees, -gris/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001610a"><!--s001610a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a waxy substance found floating in tropical waters, which originates in the intestines of the sperm whale and is used in perfumery as a fixative [Middle English <span class="bodyi">ambregris</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">ambre gris</span> grey amber (as distinct from <span class="bodyi">ambre</span> <span class="bodyi">jaune</span>, literally ‘yellow amber’, the resin)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">come along</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011902a"><!--s011902a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012219b"><!--s012219b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to appear unexpectedly or by chance.</p></div><a name="s012220b"><!--s012220b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in imperative</span>) to hurry.</p></div><a name="s012221b"><!--s012221b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to progress or develop.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barrel organ</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004548a"><!--s004548a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a musical instrument consisting of a revolving cylinder studded with pegs that open a series of valves to admit air from a bellows to a set of pipes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carcass <span class="bodyi">or</span> carcase</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahkəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008962a"><!--s008962a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009312b"><!--s009312b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a dead body, <span class="bodyi"><span class="bodyi">esp</span></span> the body of an animal slaughtered for meat.</p></div><a name="s009313b"><!--s009313b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the decaying or worthless remains of a structure </p><p><i></i></p><p>the half-submerged carcass of a wrecked vessel</p>.</div><a name="s009314b"><!--s009314b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a framework, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the framework of a tyre as distinct from the tread.</p></div><a name="s009315b"><!--s009315b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">humorous or derog</span> a living human body </p><p><i></i></p><p>Shift your carcass!</p> <p>[French <span class="bodyi">carcasse</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">carcois</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brock</span><small><span class="eSynop">/brok/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007489a"><!--s007489a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> used as a name: a badger [Old English <span class="bodyi">broc</span>, of Celtic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bling-bling<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">slang</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006019a"><!--s006019a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006179b"><!--s006179b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of jewellery: bright or conspicuously extravagant.</p></div><a name="s006180b"><!--s006180b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a person's lifestyle: ostentatiously lavish and extravagant.</p></div><a name="s006181b"><!--s006181b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>sexy, stylish, etc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ascender</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003081a"><!--s003081a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the part of a lower-case letter, e.g. ‘b’, that rises above the main body of the letter, or a letter that has such a part: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/descender/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">descender</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cut-price</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014840a"><!--s014840a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>selling or sold at a discount.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corrupt<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013373a"><!--s013373a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014042b"><!--s014042b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (somebody or something) corrupt.</p></div><a name="s014043b"><!--s014043b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003523c"><!--s003523c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to alter (a manuscript, text, etc) from the original or correct form or version.</p></div><a name="s003524c"><!--s003524c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to damage (computer data).</p></div></div><a name="s014044b"><!--s014044b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to taint (something) or make it putrid</p><p><span class="bodyb">corrupter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">corruptibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">corruptible</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">corruption</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">corruptibly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">corruptive</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">detector</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016313a"><!--s016313a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017000b"><!--s017000b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a device used to detect the presence of radiation, particles, or physical substances or objects.</p></div><a name="s017001b"><!--s017001b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a part of an electrical circuit used in extracting the audio or visual information from a radio wave; a demodulator.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Chippendale</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchipəndayl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010429a"><!--s010429a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of an 18th-cent. English furniture style characterized by graceful outline and fine ornamentation [named after Thomas <span class="bodyi">Chippendale</span> d.1779, English cabinetmaker and designer].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">about-turn<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">about-face</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000145a"><!--s000145a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make an about-turn.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Brocken spectre</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrokən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007490a"><!--s007490a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a phenomenon in which a person's shadow is cast by the sun onto a bank of mist, seen <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on the top of a hill or mountain [a mountain in the Harz Mountains, Germany].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amberjack</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹambəjak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001611a"><!--s001611a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of large fishes found in warm and tropical seas, often hunted for sport: genus <span class="bodyi">Seriola</span> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amber/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amber</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jack1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jack 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ascension</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹsensh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003082a"><!--s003082a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003039b"><!--s003039b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or process of ascending.</p></div><a name="s003040b"><!--s003040b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> <span class="bodyb">Ascension</span>) in Christianity, Jesus Christ's ascent to heaven after rising from the dead [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">ascension-, ascensio</span> from <span class="bodyi">ascendere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ascend/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ascend</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corruption</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹrupsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013374a"><!--s013374a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014045b"><!--s014045b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003525c"><!--s003525c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>inducement by bribery to do wrong.</p></div><a name="s003526c"><!--s003526c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>bribery or dishonesty of any kind.</p></div></div><a name="s014046b"><!--s014046b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>impairment of integrity, virtue, or moral principle.</p></div><a name="s014047b"><!--s014047b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>decay or decomposition.</p></div><a name="s014048b"><!--s014048b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an alteration, e.g. to a manuscript.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blini <span class="bodyi">or</span> bliny /ʹblini, ʹblee-/ <span class="bodyi">or</span> blinis</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006020a"><!--s006020a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Russian cooking, small pancakes made with yeast and buckwheat flour, usu served with sour cream [Russian <span class="bodyi">blini</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carcinogen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kahʹsinəjən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008963a"><!--s008963a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something, e.g. a chemical compound, that causes cancer <span class="bodyb">carcinogenesis</span> /-ʹjenəsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">carcinogenic</span> /-ʹjenik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">carcinogenicity</span> /ˌkahsinəjəʹnisiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">karkinos</span> crab, cancer + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gen/3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-gen</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cutpurse</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014841a"><!--s014841a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a purse-stealer; a pickpocket </p><p><i></i></p><p>cutpurse quick of hand</p><p> Shakespeare [with reference to the theft of purses by cutting the strings attaching them to the belt].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barrel roll</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004549a"><!--s004549a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a manoeuvre in which an aeroplane moves in a spiral path by turning over sideways while continuing to fly in a straight line.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">comeback</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011903a"><!--s011903a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012222b"><!--s012222b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a return to a former state or condition.</p></div><a name="s012223b"><!--s012223b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a means of redress.</p></div><a name="s012224b"><!--s012224b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s003194c"><!--s003194c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a means of redress.</p></div><a name="s003195c"><!--s003195c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a retrospective criticism of a decision.</p></div></div><a name="s012225b"><!--s012225b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a sharp or witty reply; a retort.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">detent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹtent/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016314a"><!--s016314a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a device that locks or unlocks one mechanical part in relation to another, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a clock [French <span class="bodyi">détente</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">destente</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">tendre</span> to stretch, from Latin <span class="bodyi">tendere</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chipper</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchipə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010430a"><!--s010430a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> cheerful; bright </p><p><i></i></p><p>She, Rosie, was game for anything, but poor Carlo hadn't been feeling exactly chipper</p><p> John Mortimer [prob from northern English dialect <span class="bodyi">kipper</span> lively].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">above<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹbuv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000146a"><!--s000146a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000148b"><!--s000148b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000021c"><!--s000021c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in or to a higher place.</p></div><a name="s000022c"><!--s000022c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>higher on the same or an earlier page.</p></div></div><a name="s000149b"><!--s000149b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000023c"><!--s000023c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in the sky overhead.</p></div><a name="s000024c"><!--s000024c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in or to heaven.</p></div></div><a name="s000150b"><!--s000150b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in or to a higher rank or number.</p></div><a name="s000151b"><!--s000151b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in or to a higher place.</p></div><a name="s000152b"><!--s000152b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>higher on the same or an earlier page </p><p><i></i></p><p>see above</p>.</div><a name="s000153b"><!--s000153b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>in or to a higher rank or number </p><p><i></i></p><p>30 and above</p> [Old English <span class="bodyi">abufan</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">bufan</span> above, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/be/3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">be-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ufan</span> above].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brocket</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrokit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007491a"><!--s007491a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of small S American deer with unbranched horns: genus <span class="bodyi">Mazama</span> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">broket</span>, prob modification of early French <span class="bodyi">brocard, brockart</span> fallow deer one year old].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cutter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014842a"><!--s014842a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015502b"><!--s015502b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003904c"><!--s003904c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a person whose work is cutting or involves cutting, e.g. of cloth or film.</p></div><a name="s003905c"><!--s003905c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an instrument or, machine, machine part, or tool that cuts.</p></div></div><a name="s015503b"><!--s015503b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003906c"><!--s003906c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a ship's boat for carrying stores or passengers.</p></div><a name="s003907c"><!--s003907c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a light fast boat.</p></div><a name="s003908c"><!--s003908c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>formerly, a fore-and-aft rigged sailing boat with a single mast and two foresails.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ambi-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001612a"><!--s001612a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meaning: both or two </p><p><i></i></p><p>ambivalent</p> <p><i></i></p><p>ambiguous</p> [Latin <span class="bodyi">ambi-, amb-</span> both, around].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barrel vault</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004550a"><!--s004550a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an arched roof, ceiling, etc having the form of a half cylinder unbroken by joins.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">come back</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011904a"><!--s011904a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012226b"><!--s012226b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to return to memory.</p></div><a name="s012227b"><!--s012227b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to regain a former position or reputation.</p></div><a name="s012228b"><!--s012228b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to reply or retort.</p></div><a name="s012229b"><!--s012229b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of past events: to be gradually recalled.</p></div><a name="s012230b"><!--s012230b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to regain a former condition or position.</p></div><a name="s012231b"><!--s012231b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to reply or retort.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corsage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kawʹsahzh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013375a"><!--s013375a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014049b"><!--s014049b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an arrangement of flowers worn by a woman, pinned to a dress or a lapel.</p></div><a name="s014050b"><!--s014050b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the bodice of an evening dress [French <span class="bodyi">corsage</span> bust, bodice, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">corpus</span> body].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ascension Day</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003083a"><!--s003083a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the Thursday 40 days after Easter observed by Christians in commemoration of Christ's Ascension.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carcinoma</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kahsiʹnohmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> carcinomas carcinomata /-mətə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008964a"><!--s008964a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cancerous tumour originating in the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epithelium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epithelium</span></span></a> (tissue covering an external surface or lining a body cavity) <span class="bodyb">carcinomatous</span> /-mətəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">karkinōma</span> cancer, from <span class="bodyi">karkinos</span> crab, cancer].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blink<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/blingk/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006021a"><!--s006021a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006182b"><!--s006182b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to close and open the eyes involuntarily.</p></div><a name="s006183b"><!--s006183b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + at) to look at something with half-shut eyes.</p></div><a name="s006184b"><!--s006184b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to shine intermittently.</p></div><a name="s006185b"><!--s006185b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s001453c"><!--s001453c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(+ at) to condone or ignore a wrongdoing, injustice, etc.</p></div><a name="s001454c"><!--s001454c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(+ at) to look with surprise or dismay at something <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s006186b"><!--s006186b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to cause (one's eyes) to blink.</p></div><a name="s006187b"><!--s006187b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(+ away/back) to remove or stop (something) by blinking </p><p><i></i></p><p>He blinked back his tears</p>.</div><a name="s006188b"><!--s006188b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to condone or ignore (something) [Middle English <span class="bodyi">blinken</span> to open one's eyes, from <span class="bodyi">blenk</span>, Scots variant of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blench/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blench</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chipping</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchiping/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010431a"><!--s010431a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a fragment of stone used in surfacing roads.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">détente <span class="bodyi">or</span> detente /dayʹtonht/</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016315a"><!--s016315a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a relaxation of strained relations, e.g. between ideologically opposed nations [French <span class="bodyi">détente</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/detent/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">detent</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">above<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000147a"><!--s000147a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000154b"><!--s000154b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>higher than the level of (something or somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>rise above the clouds</p> <p><i></i></p><p>shout above the noise</p>.</div><a name="s000155b"><!--s000155b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>more than (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She values safety above excitement</p> <p><i></i></p><p>nothing above £5</p>.</div><a name="s000156b"><!--s000156b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>beyond or transcending.</p></div><a name="s000157b"><!--s000157b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s000025c"><!--s000025c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>beyond or transcending (something or somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>above criticism</p>.</div><a name="s000026c"><!--s000026c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>too difficult for (somebody) to understand </p><p><i></i></p><p>The lecture was above me</p>.</div></div><a name="s000158b"><!--s000158b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s000027c"><!--s000027c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>superior to (somebody), e.g. in rank.</p></div><a name="s000028c"><!--s000028c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>too proud or honourable to stoop to (doing something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He is not above fiddling his taxes</p>.</div></div><a name="s000159b"><!--s000159b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>upstream from (a place) ✱ <span class="bodyb">above all</span> before every other consideration; especially ✱ <span class="bodyb">get above oneself</span> to become excessively self-satisfied self-confident.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">broderie anglaise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌbrohdəri ʹongglez, ongʹglez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007492a"><!--s007492a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007808b"><!--s007808b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>openwork embroidery, usu in white thread, on white fine cloth.</p></div><a name="s007809b"><!--s007809b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>cloth embroidered with broderie anglaise [French <span class="bodyi">broderie anglaise</span> English embroidery].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">car coat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008965a"><!--s008965a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a short coat orig designed for car drivers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ambiance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹambi·əns (<span class="bodyi">French</span> ãbiãs)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001613a"><!--s001613a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ambience/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ambience</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cutthroat<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014843a"><!--s014843a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> a murderous thug.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Comecon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkomikon/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011905a"><!--s011905a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an economic organization (1949–91) formed by the countries of the Soviet bloc to coordinate their economies and promote mutual aid [acronym from <span class="bodyi">Council for Mutual Economic Assistance</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blink<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006022a"><!--s006022a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006189b"><!--s006189b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a glimmer or sparkle.</p></div><a name="s006190b"><!--s006190b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a usu involuntary shutting and opening of the eye.</p></div><a name="s006191b"><!--s006191b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/iceblink/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">iceblink</span></span></a> (glare in the sky above ice) ✱ <span class="bodyb">on the blink</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> not working properly </p><p><i></i></p><p>The light switch is on the blink</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corsair</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawseə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013376a"><!--s013376a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pirate, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a privateer of the Barbary coast [early French <span class="bodyi">corsaire</span> pirate, from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">cursus</span> a raid, plunder, from Latin: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/course1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">course 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aboveboard <span class="bodyi">or</span> above board</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000148a"><!--s000148a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>free from all traces of deceit or dishonesty [from the difficulty of cheating at cards when the hands are above the table].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chippy<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchipi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> chippies) <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010432a"><!--s010432a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010736b"><!--s010736b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a shop selling fish and chips.</p></div><a name="s010737b"><!--s010737b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a carpenter.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barren</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbarən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004551a"><!--s004551a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004582b"><!--s004582b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>incapable of producing offspring.</p></div><a name="s004583b"><!--s004583b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said e.g. of a tree: habitually failing to fruit.</p></div><a name="s004584b"><!--s004584b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of land: not productive, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> producing inferior or scanty vegetation.</p></div><a name="s004585b"><!--s004585b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(+ of) lacking in or devoid of (a quality, etc).</p></div><a name="s004586b"><!--s004586b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>lacking interest, information, or charm</p><p><span class="bodyb">barrenly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">barrenness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bareine</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">baraine</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ascent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹsent/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003084a"><!--s003084a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003041b"><!--s003041b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000628c"><!--s000628c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act of going, climbing, or travelling up.</p></div><a name="s000629c"><!--s000629c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a way up; an upward slope or path.</p></div></div><a name="s003042b"><!--s003042b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an advance in social status or reputation; progress </p><p><i></i></p><p>the ascent of women</p> [from <span class="bodyi">ascend</span>, by analogy with <span class="bodyi">descend</span>: <span class="bodyi">descent</span>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">detention</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹtensh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016316a"><!--s016316a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017002b"><!--s017002b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of detaining or being detained, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in custody.</p></div><a name="s017003b"><!--s017003b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> the act or an instance of keeping in a pupil after school hours as a punishment [via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">detention-</span>, <span class="bodyi">detentio</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">detinēre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/detain/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">detain</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brogue<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/brohg/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007493a"><!--s007493a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a stout shoe characterized by decorative perforations on the uppers [Irish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">bróg</span> and Scottish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">bròg</span>, ultimately from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">brōk</span> leg covering; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">brōc</span> leg covering].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">card<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kahd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008966a"><!--s008966a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009316b"><!--s009316b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>thin cardboard or stiff paper.</p></div><a name="s009317b"><!--s009317b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002238c"><!--s002238c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>thin cardboard or stiff paper.</p></div><a name="s002239c"><!--s002239c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a piece of card, usu small and rectangular in shape, used for any of various purposes </p><p><i></i></p><p>an identity card</p> <p><i></i></p><p>an index card</p>.</div></div><a name="s009318b"><!--s009318b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002240c"><!--s002240c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a postcard.</p></div><a name="s002241c"><!--s002241c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a greetings card.</p></div><a name="s002242c"><!--s002242c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a visiting card.</p></div></div><a name="s009319b"><!--s009319b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s002243c"><!--s002243c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a playing card.</p></div><a name="s002244c"><!--s002244c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl, but treated as sing. or pl</span>) a game played with cards.</p></div></div><a name="s009320b"><!--s009320b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a rectangular piece of plastic issued by a bank or other organization, usu having machine-readable information about the holder and used to obtain credit, withdraw cash, etc.</p></div><a name="s009321b"><!--s009321b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a programme, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one for a sporting event.</p></div><a name="s009322b"><!--s009322b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a valuable asset, advantage, or right for use in negotiations.</p></div><a name="s009323b"><!--s009323b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the official documents relating to an employee's income tax, national insurance, etc, held by their employer.</p></div><a name="s009324b"><!--s009324b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an amusing or eccentric person ✱ <span class="bodyb">a card up one's sleeve</span> a secret plan or asset kept in reserve until needed ✱ <span class="bodyb">get/ask for one's cards</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to be dismissed or resign from employment ✱ <span class="bodyb">mark somebody's card</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span>to reprimand, warn, or threaten somebody [In horseracing, a tipster marks a punter's racecard to show the favoured runners] ✱ <span class="bodyb">on the cards</span> quite possible; likely to occur ✱ <span class="bodyb">put/lay one's cards on the table</span> to divulge or declare one's intentions, position, resources, etc [Middle English <span class="bodyi">carde</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">carte</span>, prob from Old Italian <span class="bodyi">carta</span> leaf of paper, from Latin <span class="bodyi">charta</span> leaf of papyrus, from Greek <span class="bodyi">chartēs</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kaws/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013377a"><!--s013377a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a corpse [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cors</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">cors</span> body].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ambidextrous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ambiʹdekstrəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001614a"><!--s001614a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001623b"><!--s001623b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>able to use either hand with equal ease.</p></div><a name="s001624b"><!--s001624b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>unusually skilful or versatile <span class="bodyb">ambidexterity</span> /-ʹsteriti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">ambidextrously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">ambidextrousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">ambidexter</span>, from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ambi/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ambi-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">dexter</span> on the right, skilful].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cutthroat<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014844a"><!--s014844a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015504b"><!--s015504b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>murderous; cruel.</p></div><a name="s015505b"><!--s015505b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>ruthless; unprincipled </p><p><i></i></p><p>cutthroat competition</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Abp</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000149a"><!--s000149a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>archbishop.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">detention centre</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016317a"><!--s016317a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an institution for the detention of young offenders for short periods.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blinker<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006023a"><!--s006023a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006192b"><!--s006192b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a warning or signalling light that flashes on and off.</p></div><a name="s006193b"><!--s006193b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) something that restricts understanding or awareness.</p></div><a name="s006194b"><!--s006194b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) an obstruction to sight or discernment.</p></div><a name="s006195b"><!--s006195b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> either of two flaps, one on each side of a horse's bridle, allowing only frontal vision.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chippy<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (chippier, chippiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010433a"><!--s010433a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>touchy; sensitive.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ascertain</span><small><span class="eSynop">/asəʹtayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003085a"><!--s003085a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to find out or learn (something) with certainty</p><p><span class="bodyb">ascertainable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">ascertainment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">acertainen</span> to make certain, from early French <span class="bodyi">acertainer</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">comedian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹmeedi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011906a"><!--s011906a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012232b"><!--s012232b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a professional entertainer, who aims to be amusing.</p></div><a name="s012233b"><!--s012233b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an actor who plays comic roles [French <span class="bodyi">comédien</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">comedie</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/comedy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">comedy</span></span></a> ; <span class="bodyi">comedienne</span> from French <span class="bodyi">comédienne</span>, fem of <span class="bodyi">comédien</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barrette</span><small><span class="eSynop">/baʹret/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004552a"><!--s004552a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a hair-slide [French <span class="bodyi">barrette</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">barre</span> bar].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brogue<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007494a"><!--s007494a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dialect or regional pronunciation, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an Irish accent [perhaps from Irish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">barróg</span> wrestling hold, bond (as in <span class="bodyi">barróg teangan</span> lisp, literally ‘hold of the tongue’)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">card<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008967a"><!--s008967a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an implement or machine for carding fibres or raising a nap on cloth [Middle English <span class="bodyi">carde</span> via Old French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">cardus</span> thistle, from Latin <span class="bodyi">carduus</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ambience</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹambi·əns/ ambiance <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001615a"><!--s001615a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a surrounding or pervading atmosphere that is characteristic of a place [French <span class="bodyi">ambiance</span> from <span class="bodyi">ambiant</span> surrounding, from Latin <span class="bodyi">ambient-, ambiens</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ambient/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ambient</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corselet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaws(ə)lit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013378a"><!--s013378a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014051b"><!--s014051b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/corslet_or_corselet/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">corslet</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s014052b"><!--s014052b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/corselette/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">corselette</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹtuh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (deterred, deterring)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016318a"><!--s016318a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017004b"><!--s017004b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + from) to discourage or prevent (somebody) from acting.</p></div><a name="s017005b"><!--s017005b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to prevent (something) happening; to discourage people from doing (something) [Latin <span class="bodyi">deterrēre</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">terrēre</span> to frighten].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abracadabra</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌabrəkəʹdabrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000150a"><!--s000150a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used as an exclamation to accompany conjuring tricks: a magical charm or incantation [late Latin <span class="bodyi">abracadabra</span>, a mystical word thought to ward off the plague].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chip shot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010434a"><!--s010434a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a short shot in golf that lofts the ball to the green and allows it to roll.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barricade<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbarikayd, -ʹkayd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004553a"><!--s004553a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004587b"><!--s004587b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an obstruction thrown up across a passage, often a street, to hold back a perceived enemy.</p></div><a name="s004588b"><!--s004588b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any barrier or obstacle [French <span class="bodyi">barricade</span>, from early French <span class="bodyi">barriquer</span> to barricade, from <span class="bodyi">barrique</span> barrel, because barrels were often used to build barricades].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ascesis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹseesis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003086a"><!--s003086a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>severe self-discipline as a regular way of life [Greek <span class="bodyi">askēsis</span> training].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">comedic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹmeedik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011907a"><!--s011907a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of comedy </p><p><i></i></p><p>comedic talent</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cutthroat razor</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014845a"><!--s014845a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a razor with a rigid steel cutting blade hinged to a case that forms a handle when the razor is open for use.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blinker<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (blinkered, blinkering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006024a"><!--s006024a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006196b"><!--s006196b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to put blinkers on (e.g. a horse).</p></div><a name="s006197b"><!--s006197b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to restrict or lessen the understanding, discernment, or awareness of (somebody)</p><p><span class="bodyb">blinkered</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">broil</span><small><span class="eSynop">/broyl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007495a"><!--s007495a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007810b"><!--s007810b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to grill (food) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s007811b"><!--s007811b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to become extremely hot [Middle English <span class="bodyi">broilen</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">bruler</span> to burn, from Latin <span class="bodyi">ustulare</span> to singe].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">card<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008968a"><!--s008968a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to cleanse and disentangle (fibres) with a toothed implement or machine preparatory to spinning</p><p><span class="bodyb">carder</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ambient</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹambi·ənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001616a"><!--s001616a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001625b"><!--s001625b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to the immediate surroundings </p><p><i></i></p><p>the ambient temperature</p>.</div><a name="s001626b"><!--s001626b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> surrounding on all sides [Latin <span class="bodyi">ambient-, ambiens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">ambire</span> to go round, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ambi/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ambi-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ire</span> to go].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">detergent<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹtuhj(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016319a"><!--s016319a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cleansing agent; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> any of various synthetic water-soluble compounds that are chemically different from soaps but have similar cleansing properties [French <span class="bodyi">détergent</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">detergent-, detergens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">detergēre</span> to wipe off, cleanse, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">tergēre</span> to wipe].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corselette</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kawsəʹlet/ corselet /ʹkawslit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013379a"><!--s013379a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a one-piece undergarment combining girdle and bra [orig a trademark; from French <span class="bodyi">corselet</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/corslet_or_corselet/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">corslet</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">broiler</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbroylə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007496a"><!--s007496a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007812b"><!--s007812b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a bird suitable for grilling, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a young chicken.</p></div><a name="s007813b"><!--s007813b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a grill.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blinking</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006025a"><!--s006025a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, euphem</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bloody1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bloody 1</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bloody3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bloody 3</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chiral</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkierəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010436a"><!--s010436a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a crystal or molecule: not able to be superimposed on its mirror image <span class="bodyb">chirality</span> /kieʹraliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chir_or_chiro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chir-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/al1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-al 1</span></span></a>, literally ‘handed’, i.e. asymmetric].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barricade<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004554a"><!--s004554a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004589b"><!--s004589b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to block off or defend (a place) with a barricade.</p></div><a name="s004590b"><!--s004590b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to prevent access to (a place) by means of a barricade.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">comedienne</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəmeediʹen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011908a"><!--s011908a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012234b"><!--s012234b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a woman, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a professional entertainer, who aims to be amusing.</p></div><a name="s012235b"><!--s012235b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an actress who plays comic roles.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abrade</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹbrayd/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000151a"><!--s000151a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to roughen or wear away (something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by friction</p><p><span class="bodyb">abrader</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">abradere</span> to scrape off, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ab/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ab-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">radere</span> to scrape].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cardamom</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahdəməm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008969a"><!--s008969a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009325b"><!--s009325b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an the aromatic fruit of a plant of the ginger family, containing seeds used as a spice or condiment.</p></div><a name="s009326b"><!--s009326b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the E Indian plant of the ginger family that bears this fruit: <span class="bodyi">Elettaria cardamomum</span> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">kardamōmon</span>, blend of <span class="bodyi">kardamon</span> peppergrass and <span class="bodyi">amōmon</span>, an Indian spice plant].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cutting<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014846a"><!--s014846a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015506b"><!--s015506b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something cut off or out.</p></div><a name="s015507b"><!--s015507b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a part of a plant stem, leaf, root, etc capable of developing into a new plant.</p></div><a name="s015508b"><!--s015508b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an excavation or cut, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> through high ground, for a canal, road, etc.</p></div><a name="s015509b"><!--s015509b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> an item cut out of a publication </p><p><i></i></p><p>press cuttings</p>.</div><a name="s015510b"><!--s015510b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a gramophone record; a disc.</p></div><a name="s015511b"><!--s015511b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a harvesting.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ascetic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹsetik/ ascetical <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003087a"><!--s003087a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003043b"><!--s003043b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>practising strict self-denial as a spiritual discipline.</p></div><a name="s003044b"><!--s003044b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>austere in appearance, manner, or attitude</p><p><span class="bodyb">ascetic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">ascetically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">asceticism</span> /-siz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">askētikos</span> from <span class="bodyi">askētēs</span> a person that exercises, hermit, from <span class="bodyi">askein</span> to work, to exercise].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">detergent<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016320a"><!--s016320a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>cleaning or cleansing </p><p><i></i></p><p>a substance with strong detergent properties</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">asci</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaskie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003088a"><!--s003088a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ascus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ascus</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corset</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawsit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013380a"><!--s013380a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014053b"><!--s014053b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a stiffened or elasticated supporting undergarment for women, extending from beneath the bust to below the hips, designed to give shape to the figure.</p></div><a name="s014054b"><!--s014054b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a similar garment worn by men and women to give support in cases of injury, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to the back.</p></div><a name="s014055b"><!--s014055b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a close-fitting outer garment covering the torso, worn in the Middle Ages</p><p><span class="bodyb">corseted</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">corsetry</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">corset</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">cors</span> body, from Latin <span class="bodyi">corpus</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ambient music</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001617a"><!--s001617a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>music played in the background in supermarkets, restaurants, etc, with the intention of creating to create a pleasant atmosphere.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Chi-Rho</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkie ʹroh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Chi-Rhos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010437a"><!--s010437a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Christian monogram and symbol formed from the first two letters, χ and ρ, of the Greek word for <span class="bodyi">Christ</span> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chi1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chi 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/rho/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">rho</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abrasion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹbrayzh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000152a"><!--s000152a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000160b"><!--s000160b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a process of wearing, grinding, or rubbing away by friction.</p></div><a name="s000161b"><!--s000161b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an abraded area, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of the skin [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">abrasion-, abrasio</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">abrasus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">abradere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/abrade/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">abrade</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barrier</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbari·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004555a"><!--s004555a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004591b"><!--s004591b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a fence, bar, or other object that separates, demarcates, or serves as a barricade.</p></div><a name="s004592b"><!--s004592b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something immaterial that impedes or separates </p><p><i></i></p><p>There was no getting past barriers of reserve</p>.</div><a name="s004593b"><!--s004593b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a factor that tends to restrict the free movement or interacting of individuals or populations [Middle English <span class="bodyi">barrere</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">barriere</span>, from <span class="bodyi">barre</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bar1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bar 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cardboard<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008970a"><!--s008970a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a thick stiff material made from the same ingredients as paper and used for boxes, packaging, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bliny</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹblini, ʹblee-/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006026a"><!--s006026a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blini_or_bliny_blini_blee_or_blinis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blini</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">broke<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/brohk/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007497a"><!--s007497a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/break1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">break 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">comedo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkomidoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> comedones /-ʹdohneez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011909a"><!--s011909a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blackhead/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blackhead</span></span></a></p><p>scientific Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">comedo</span> glutton, from <span class="bodyi">comedere</span> to eat up, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/com_or_col_or_con_or_cor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">com-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">edere</span> to eat. The word was orig applied to a kind of parasitic worm; the current sense comes from the wormlike material that can be squeezed from a blackhead</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cutting<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014847a"><!--s014847a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015512b"><!--s015512b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>designed for cutting; sharp or; edged </p><p><i></i></p><p>a cutting tool</p>.</div><a name="s015513b"><!--s015513b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a remark: likely to wound the feelings of another; sarcastic.</p></div><a name="s015514b"><!--s015514b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of wind: strong and piercingly cold</p><p><span class="bodyb">cuttingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deteriorate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹtiəri·ərayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016321a"><!--s016321a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017006b"><!--s017006b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to grow worse <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s017007b"><!--s017007b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (something) worse <span class="bodyb">deterioration</span> /-ʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">deteriorative</span> /-rətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">deterioratus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">deteriorare</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">deterior</span> worse].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ambiguity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ambiʹgyooh·iti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> ambiguities) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001618a"><!--s001618a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001627b"><!--s001627b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the state of being ambiguous or imprecise in meaning.</p></div><a name="s001628b"><!--s001628b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an ambiguous or imprecise word or expression.</p></div><a name="s001629b"><!--s001629b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>uncertainty of meaning or significance </p><p><i></i></p><p>the basic ambiguity of her political stance</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abrasive<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹbraysiv, -ziv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000153a"><!--s000153a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000162b"><!--s000162b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>denoting a substance that may be having a rough surface used for grinding away, smoothing, cleaning, or polishing; rough.</p></div><a name="s000163b"><!--s000163b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>causing irritation; rude or unpleasant </p><p><i></i></p><p>an abrasive personality</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ascidian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹsidi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003089a"><!--s003089a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of invertebrate sea animals including the sea squirt: class Ascidiacea [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">Ascidia</span>, genus name, from Greek <span class="bodyi">askidion</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">askos</span> wineskin, bladder].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cardboard<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008971a"><!--s008971a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009327b"><!--s009327b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>made of cardboard.</p></div><a name="s009328b"><!--s009328b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>unreal or insubstantial </p><p><i></i></p><p>The story has too many cardboard characters</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blip<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/blip/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006027a"><!--s006027a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006198b"><!--s006198b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a bleep.</p></div><a name="s006199b"><!--s006199b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an image on a radar screen.</p></div><a name="s006200b"><!--s006200b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a brief, and sometimes unwelcome, deviation from the norm; an aberration [imitative].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barrier cream</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004556a"><!--s004556a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various creams for protecting the skin, e.g. from intensive sunlight or chemicals that cause irritation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">broke<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007498a"><!--s007498a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> with no money at all; penniless [Middle English, alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/broken2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">broken 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corsetière</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkawsetiʹeə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013381a"><!--s013381a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a woman who makes, fits, or sells corsets [French <span class="bodyi">corsetière</span>, from <span class="bodyi">corset</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/corset/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">corset</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">comedown</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011910a"><!--s011910a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012236b"><!--s012236b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a striking descent in rank or dignity.</p></div><a name="s012237b"><!--s012237b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a disappointment.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chiro-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010438a"><!--s010438a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chir_or_chiro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chir-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cutting and shutting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014848a"><!--s014848a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> the illegal practice of welding together two halves of different cars.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">determinable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹtuhminəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016322a"><!--s016322a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017008b"><!--s017008b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>capable of being determined, definitely ascertained, or decided upon.</p></div><a name="s017009b"><!--s017009b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in law, liable to be terminated; terminable.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ambiguous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/amʹbigyoo·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001619a"><!--s001619a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001630b"><!--s001630b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>capable of more than one interpretation.</p></div><a name="s001631b"><!--s001631b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>vague, indistinct, or difficult to classify</p><p><span class="bodyb">ambiguously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">ambiguousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">ambiguus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">ambigere</span> to wander about, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ambi/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ambi-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">agere</span> to drive].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corsetry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawsitri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013382a"><!--s013382a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>undergarments, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> women's undergarments, that give support or shape.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ASCII</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaski/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003090a"><!--s003090a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a computer code consisting of 128 seven-bit characters that is used for representing characters as binary numbers storable in a computer memory [acronym from <span class="bodyi">American Standard Code for Information Interchange</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">broken<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrohkən/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007499a"><!--s007499a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/break1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">break 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barrier method</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004557a"><!--s004557a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the use of a mechanical barrier, e.g. a condom or diaphragm, to prevent conception.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abrasive<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000154a"><!--s000154a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an abrasive substance, e.g. emery, that is used for cleaning or smoothing a surface by rubbing or grinding it.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blip<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (blipped, blipping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006028a"><!--s006028a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to deviate briefly from the norm.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chirography</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kieʹrogrəfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010439a"><!--s010439a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>handwriting; penmanship</p><p><span class="bodyb">chirographer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">chirographic</span> /-ʹgrafik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">chirographical</span> /-ʹgrafikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">come down</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011911a"><!--s011911a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012238b"><!--s012238b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of prices, values, etc: to decrease.</p></div><a name="s012239b"><!--s012239b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of e.g. an aircraft: to land or crash.</p></div><a name="s012240b"><!--s012240b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to formulate and express an opinion or decision one way or the other </p><p><i></i></p><p>They came down in favour of the proposal</p>.</div><a name="s012241b"><!--s012241b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to be passed down from an earlier generation.</p></div><a name="s012242b"><!--s012242b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to return to normal after taking a narcotic drug.</p></div><a name="s012243b"><!--s012243b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to return from a university.</p></div><a name="s012244b"><!--s012244b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>of a price, etc: to decrease.</p></div><a name="s012245b"><!--s012245b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>of an aircraft: to land or crash.</p></div><a name="s012246b"><!--s012246b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to express a specified opinion ✱ <span class="bodyb">come down to</span> to amount to or be reduced to (something).</p></div><a name="s012247b"><!--s012247b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>to amount to in the end ✱ <span class="bodyb">come down on</span> to criticize or punish (somebody).</p></div><a name="s012248b"><!--s012248b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>to criticize or punish ✱ <span class="bodyb">come down with</span> to become affected by (an ailment).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">determinant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹtuhminənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016323a"><!--s016323a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017010b"><!--s017010b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something that determines, fixes, or conditions.</p></div><a name="s017011b"><!--s017011b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that is inherited and produces a genetic effect, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a gene.</p></div><a name="s017012b"><!--s017012b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in mathematics:</p><a name="s004274c"><!--s004274c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an array of symbols or numbers written in the form of a square matrix bordered on either side by a vertical line.</p></div><a name="s004275c"><!--s004275c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a value assigned to a determinant obtained by manipulating its elements according to a certain rule</p><p><span class="bodyb">determinant</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cutting edge</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014849a"><!--s014849a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the most advanced point, where important action is taken </p><p><i></i></p><p>at the cutting edge of new technology</p> <p><span class="bodyb">cutting-edge</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cardboard city</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008972a"><!--s008972a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a place where many homeless people sleep in makeshift shelters, e.g. cardboard boxes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ambisexual</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ambiʹseks(yoo)əl, -sh(yoo)əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001620a"><!--s001620a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001632b"><!--s001632b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in biology, relating to, denoting, or affecting both sexes.</p></div><a name="s001633b"><!--s001633b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a person: having or showing both male and female characteristics; <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/androgynous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">androgynous</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">ambisexually</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ambi/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ambi-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sexual/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sexual</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">broken<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007500a"><!--s007500a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007814b"><!--s007814b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>violently separated into parts; shattered.</p></div><a name="s007815b"><!--s007815b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having undergone or been subjected to fracture </p><p><i></i></p><p>a broken leg</p>.</div><a name="s007816b"><!--s007816b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>not in working order; defective.</p></div><a name="s007817b"><!--s007817b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>cut off or disconnected </p><p><i></i></p><p>a broken transmission</p>.</div><a name="s007818b"><!--s007818b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>not fulfilled; violated </p><p><i></i></p><p>a broken promise</p>.</div><a name="s007819b"><!--s007819b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>discontinuous; having gaps, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> at regular intervals </p><p><i></i></p><p>a broken line</p>.</div><a name="s007820b"><!--s007820b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>adversely affected or disrupted by marital separation or divorce.</p></div><a name="s007821b"><!--s007821b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s001904c"><!--s001904c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>subdued completely; crushed </p><p><i></i></p><p>a broken spirit</p>.</div><a name="s001905c"><!--s001905c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>made weak or infirm.</p></div></div><a name="s007822b"><!--s007822b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>said of a land surface: irregular, interrupted, or full of obstacles.</p></div><a name="s007823b"><!--s007823b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>lacking fluency </p><p><i></i></p><p>broken English</p> <p><span class="bodyb">brokenly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">brokenness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">brocen</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">brecan</span> to break].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Corsican</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawsikən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013383a"><!--s013383a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014056b"><!--s014056b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Corsica, an island off the W coast of Italy.</p></div><a name="s014057b"><!--s014057b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the language of Corsica</p><p><span class="bodyb">Corsican</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">determinate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹtuhminət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016324a"><!--s016324a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017013b"><!--s017013b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>fixed; established.</p></div><a name="s017014b"><!--s017014b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>conclusively determined; definitive.</p></div><a name="s017015b"><!--s017015b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a flowering plant: cymose (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cyme/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cyme</span></span></a>) <span class="bodyb">determinacy</span> /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">determinately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">determinateness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">determinatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">determinare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/determine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">determine</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blipvert</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006029a"><!--s006029a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a brief television advertisement [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blip1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blip 1</span></span></a>+<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/advert1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">advert 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chiromancy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkierəmansi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010440a"><!--s010440a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/palmistry/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">palmistry</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">chiromancer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [prob from early French <span class="bodyi">chiromancie</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">chiromantia</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">cheir-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chiro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chiro-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-manteia</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mancy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-mancy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cuttlebone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkutlbohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014850a"><!--s014850a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the internal shell of the cuttlefish used in the form of a powder for polishing or as a mineral supplement for to the diet of cage birds [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cotul</span> cuttlefish (from Old English <span class="bodyi">cudele</span>) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bone1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bone 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abreaction</span><small><span class="eSynop">/abriʹaksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000155a"><!--s000155a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in psychoanalysis, the release of tension due to a repressed emotion by reliving the situation in which it first occurred [part translation of German <span class="bodyi">Abreagierung</span>, from <span class="bodyi">ab</span> away from + <span class="bodyi">Reagierung</span> reaction].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">card-carrying</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008973a"><!--s008973a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009329b"><!--s009329b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>being a fully paid-up member, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a political party or trade union.</p></div><a name="s009330b"><!--s009330b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>dedicated or committed to a cause [from the assumption that such a person carries a membership card].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barrier reef</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004558a"><!--s004558a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a coral reef roughly parallel to a shore and separated from it by a lagoon.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">comedy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkomədi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> comedies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011912a"><!--s011912a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012249b"><!--s012249b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a play, film, etc of light and amusing character, typically with a happy ending.</p></div><a name="s012250b"><!--s012250b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003196c"><!--s003196c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a play, film, etc of light and amusing character, typically with a happy ending.</p></div><a name="s003197c"><!--s003197c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the genre of dramatic literature dealing with comic or serious subjects in a light or satirical manner, or a work in this genre: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tragedy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tragedy</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s003198c"><!--s003198c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>entertainment intended to make people laugh.</p></div></div><a name="s012251b"><!--s012251b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a ludicrous or farcical event or series of events.</p></div><a name="s012252b"><!--s012252b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the comic aspect of something [Middle English via Old French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">kōmōidia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">kōmos</span> revel + <span class="bodyi">aeidein</span> to sing].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ascites</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹsieteez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> ascites)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003091a"><!--s003091a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the accumulation of fluid in the abdomen <span class="bodyb">ascitic</span> /əʹsitik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">aschytes</span> via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">askitēs</span> from <span class="bodyi">askos</span> wineskin, bladder].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ambisonics</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹambisoniks/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001621a"><!--s001621a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing.</span>) a system of broadcasting high-fidelity sound that uses four loudspeakers to give the effect of sounds coming from spatially distinguishable sources</p><p><span class="bodyb">ambisonic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ambi/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ambi-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sonic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sonic</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corslet <span class="bodyi">or</span> corselet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawslit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013384a"><!--s013384a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a piece of armour that covers the torso but usu not the arms or legs [early French <span class="bodyi">corselet</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">cors</span> body, bodice, from Latin <span class="bodyi">corpus</span> body].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">broken chord</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007501a"><!--s007501a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/arpeggio/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">arpeggio</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bliss</span><small><span class="eSynop">/blis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006030a"><!--s006030a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006201b"><!--s006201b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>complete happiness </p><p><i></i></p><p>Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive</p> — Wordsworth.</div><a name="s006202b"><!--s006202b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>paradise or heaven</p><p><span class="bodyb">blissful</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">blissfully</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">blissfulness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">bliss</span>;related to Old English <span class="bodyi">blīthe</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blithe/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blithe</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chiropody</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kiʹropədi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010441a"><!--s010441a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the care and treatment of the human foot in health and disease</p><p><span class="bodyb">chiropodist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chiro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chiro-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pod_or_pode/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-pod</span></span></a> , from its original concern with both hands and feet].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barring</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbahring/ <i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004559a"><!--s004559a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/except1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">except 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">determination</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diˌtuhmiʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016325a"><!--s016325a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017016b"><!--s017016b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004276c"><!--s004276c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>firm intention.</p></div><a name="s004277c"><!--s004277c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the ability to make and act on firm decisions; resoluteness.</p></div></div><a name="s017017b"><!--s017017b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of determining something.</p></div><a name="s017018b"><!--s017018b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a judicial decision settling a dispute.</p></div><a name="s017019b"><!--s017019b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in law, the terminating of a contract, right, etc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">comedy of manners</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011913a"><!--s011913a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a comedy that portrays satirically the manners and fashions of a particular class or set of people.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abreast</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹbrest/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000156a"><!--s000156a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000164b"><!--s000164b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>side by side and facing in the same direction </p><p><i></i></p><p>columns of men five abreast</p>.</div><a name="s000165b"><!--s000165b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ of) up-to-date with (trends, developments, news, etc) [Middle English <span class="bodyi">abrest</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">brest</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/breast1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">breast 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cuttlefish</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkutlfish/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cuttlefishes <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> cuttlefish)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014851a"><!--s014851a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several genera of ten-armed marine <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cephalopod/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cephalopod</span></span></a> molluscs differing from the related to the squids in , having ten arms and a hard internal shell: genus <span class="bodyi">Sepia</span> and other genera [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cotul</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cuttlebone/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cuttlebone</span></span></a>) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fish1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fish 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ascomycete</span><small><span class="eSynop">/askəʹmieseet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003092a"><!--s003092a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a class of higher fungi, e.g. yeast, in which the spores are formed in an <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ascus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ascus</span></span></a> (membranous spore sac): class Ascomycetes <span class="bodyb">ascomycetous</span> /-ʹseetəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [derivative of Greek <span class="bodyi">askos</span> wineskin, bladder + <span class="bodyi">mykēt-, mykēs</span> fungus].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cardiac<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahdiak/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008975a"><!--s008975a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009333b"><!--s009333b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or in the region of the heart.</p></div><a name="s009334b"><!--s009334b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to or in the region of the part of the stomach into which the oesophagus opens [via scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">kardiakos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">kardia</span> heart].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ambit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹambit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001622a"><!--s001622a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001634b"><!--s001634b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a limiting range or distance </p><p><i></i></p><p>within an ambit of four metres</p>.</div><a name="s001635b"><!--s001635b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the bounds or limits of a place; the precincts.</p></div><a name="s001636b"><!--s001636b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a sphere of influence; scope [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">ambitus</span> from <span class="bodyi">ambire</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ambient/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ambient</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cortège <span class="bodyi">or</span> cortege</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kawʹtezh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013385a"><!--s013385a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014058b"><!--s014058b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a procession, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a funeral procession.</p></div><a name="s014059b"><!--s014059b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a train of attendants; a retinue [French <span class="bodyi">cortège</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">corteggio</span>, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">cohort-, cohors</span> court, retinue].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">broken-down</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007502a"><!--s007502a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007824b"><!--s007824b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in a state of disrepair; dilapidated.</p></div><a name="s007825b"><!--s007825b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>spiritually or physically ill or exhausted.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blissed out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006031a"><!--s006031a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> completely happy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abridge</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹbrij/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000157a"><!--s000157a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000166b"><!--s000166b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to shorten (a book or other piece of writing) by reducing the number of words used; to condense.</p></div><a name="s000167b"><!--s000167b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to reduce or curtail (a right or privilege) </p><p><i></i></p><p>attempts to abridge the right of free speech</p><p><span class="bodyb">abridgeable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">abridgement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">abridger</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">abridgment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">abregen</span> via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">abbreviare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">brevis</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brief1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brief 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barrio</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbahrioh, ʹba-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> barrios)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004560a"><!--s004560a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004594b"><!--s004594b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a Spanish-speaking neighbourhood in a city or town in the USA, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the Southwest.</p></div><a name="s004595b"><!--s004595b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in a Spanish-speaking country, a quarter or district of a city or town [Spanish <span class="bodyi">barrio</span> from Arabic <span class="bodyi">barrī</span> of the open country, from <span class="bodyi">barr</span> outside, open country].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chiropractic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kierəʹpraktik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010442a"><!--s010442a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a system of healing disease that employs manipulation and adjustment of body structures, e.g. the spinal column <span class="bodyb">chiropractor</span> /ʹkie-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chiro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chiro-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">praktikos</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/practical1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">practical 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ambition</span><small><span class="eSynop">/amʹbish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001623a"><!--s001623a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a strong drive to do or achieve something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to attain status, wealth, or power [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">ambition-, ambitio</span> going round (later, going round canvassing for votes) from <span class="bodyi">ambire</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ambient/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ambient</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cardiac<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008976a"><!--s008976a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody suffering from heart disease.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">determinative<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹtuhminətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016326a"><!--s016326a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>serving to determine</p><p><span class="bodyb">determinatively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cut up<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014852a"><!--s014852a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015515b"><!--s015515b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cut into pieces.</p></div><a name="s015516b"><!--s015516b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to criticize harshly.</p></div><a name="s015517b"><!--s015517b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> of a driver: to swerve in front of (another driver) ✱ <span class="bodyb">cut up rough</span> to behave aggressively.</p></div><a name="s015518b"><!--s015518b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to cut (something) into parts or pieces.</p></div><a name="s015519b"><!--s015519b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to criticize (somebody) severely or hostilely.</p></div><a name="s015520b"><!--s015520b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>said of a driver: to swerve in front of (another driver) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s015521b"><!--s015521b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> to behave in a comic or unruly manner ✱ <span class="bodyb">cut up rough</span> to behave aggressively or vindictively.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ascorbate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹskawbayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003093a"><!--s003093a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a salt of ascorbic acid.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">come-hither</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011914a"><!--s011914a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> sexually inviting </p><p><i></i></p><p>that come-hither look in his eyes</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cortex</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawteks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cortices /ʹkawtiseez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013386a"><!--s013386a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014060b"><!--s014060b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in anatomy, the outer part of an organ of the body, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the outer layer of grey matter of the brain.</p></div><a name="s014061b"><!--s014061b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in botany, the layer of tissue between the inner vascular tissue and the outer epidermal tissue of a green plant [Latin <span class="bodyi">cortic-, cortex</span> bark].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brokenhearted</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007503a"><!--s007503a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>overcome by sorrow or grief.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blister<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹblistə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006032a"><!--s006032a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006203b"><!--s006203b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a raised part of the outer skin containing watery liquid.</p></div><a name="s006204b"><!--s006204b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a bubble or raised spot, e.g. in paint or, wallpaper, etc, resembling a blister.</p></div><a name="s006205b"><!--s006205b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a disease of plants marked by large swollen patches on the leaves.</p></div><a name="s006206b"><!--s006206b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>any of various structures that bulge out </p><p><i></i></p><p>an aircraft's radar blister</p><p><span class="bodyb">blistery</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">blostre</span> boil or Middle Dutch <span class="bodyi">bluyster</span> blister; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">blǣst</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blast1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blast 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barrister</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbaristə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004561a"><!--s004561a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004596b"><!--s004596b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">barrister-at-law</span>) <span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a lawyer who has the right to plead as an advocate in an English or Welsh superior court: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/solicitor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">solicitor</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s004597b"><!--s004597b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Can</span> a lawyer who pleads in any court [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bar1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bar 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-ister</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/minister1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">minister 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abridgment <span class="bodyi">or</span> abridgement</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000158a"><!--s000158a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a shortened form of a book or other piece of writing retaining the sense and unity of the original.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chiropteran<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kieʹroptərən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010443a"><!--s010443a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bat3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bat<sup>3</sup></span></span></a> (1) [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chiro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chiro-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pteran/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-pteran</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cardie <span class="bodyi">or</span> cardy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahdi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cardies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008977a"><!--s008977a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a cardigan [by shortening and alteration].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ambitious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/amʹbishəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001624a"><!--s001624a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001637b"><!--s001637b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>acting from or showing ambition.</p></div><a name="s001638b"><!--s001638b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>motivated by a strong ambition and therefore difficult to achieve </p><p><i></i></p><p>an ambitious attempt</p><p><span class="bodyb">ambitiously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">ambitiousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cut up<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014853a"><!--s014853a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> deeply distressed; grieved.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">determinative<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016327a"><!--s016327a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017020b"><!--s017020b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something serving to determine.</p></div><a name="s017021b"><!--s017021b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/determiner/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">determiner</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ascorbic acid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹskawbik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003094a"><!--s003094a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a compound occurring in citrus fruits and green vegetables that is essential in the diet for the maintenance of healthy connective tissue, a deficiency being the cause of scurvy. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vitamin_c/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">vitamin C</span></span></a> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">scorbutus</span> scurvy].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cortical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawtikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013387a"><!--s013387a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014062b"><!--s014062b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or consisting of a cortex.</p></div><a name="s014063b"><!--s014063b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>involving or resulting from the action or condition of the cerebral cortex.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blister<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (blistered, blistering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006033a"><!--s006033a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s006207b"><!--s006207b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make or become affected with a blister or blisters <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s006208b"><!--s006208b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to raise a blister or blisters on (e.g. the skin, paint).</p></div><a name="s006209b"><!--s006209b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to attack (somebody) harshly.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">broken home</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007504a"><!--s007504a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a family that has been adversely affected or disrupted by marital separation or divorce.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">come in</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011915a"><!--s011915a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012253b"><!--s012253b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to function as specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>This will come in handy</p>.</div><a name="s012254b"><!--s012254b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of news, etc: to become known.</p></div><a name="s012255b"><!--s012255b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>of income: to be received.</p></div><a name="s012256b"><!--s012256b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>of a competitor: to finish as specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>He came in last.</p>.</div><a name="s012257b"><!--s012257b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s003199c"><!--s003199c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to be useful, or to function as specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>This will come in handy</p>.</div><a name="s003200c"><!--s003200c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to assume a role or function </p><p><i></i></p><p>That's where you come in</p>.</div></div><a name="s012258b"><!--s012258b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s003201c"><!--s003201c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of news, etc: to be circulated or become known.</p></div><a name="s003202c"><!--s003202c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of income: to be received.</p></div><a name="s003203c"><!--s003203c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>said of a radio signal: to be received as specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was coming in loud and clear</p>.</div></div><a name="s012259b"><!--s012259b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>said of a competitor: to finish in a specified position </p><p><i></i></p><p>His horse came in last</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">come in for</span>.</p></div><a name="s012260b"><!--s012260b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to become subject to (something unwelcome, e.g. criticism).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barroom</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004562a"><!--s004562a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/broken1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">BROKEN<sup>1</sup></span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abroad</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹbrawd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000159a"><!--s000159a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000168b"><!--s000168b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>beyond the boundaries of one's country </p><p><i></i></p><p>We're going abroad on holiday</p>.</div><a name="s000169b"><!--s000169b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>over a wide area; widely </p><p><i></i></p><p>scattered abroad</p>.</div><a name="s000170b"><!--s000170b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in wide circulation; about </p><p><i></i></p><p>The idea has got abroad</p>.</div><a name="s000171b"><!--s000171b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> away from one's home; out of doors </p><p><i></i></p><p>There are few people abroad at this hour</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">abrood</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">brood</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/broad1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">broad 1</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chiropteran<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010444a"><!--s010444a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to bats.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cardigan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahdigən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008978a"><!--s008978a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a knitted garment with sleeves for the upper body that opens down the front and is usu fastened with buttons</p><p>named after James Thomas Brudenell, seventh Earl of <span class="bodyi">Cardigan</span> d.1868, English soldier. Cardigan's troops wore jackets resembling this garment while serving in the Crimea</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ambivalence</span><small><span class="eSynop">/amʹbivələns/ ambivalency /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001625a"><!--s001625a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001639b"><!--s001639b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the state of having two opposing and contradictory attitudes or feelings towards an object, person, etc.</p></div><a name="s001640b"><!--s001640b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>uncertainty or indecisiveness in making a choice</p><p><span class="bodyb">ambivalent</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">ambivalently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ambi/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ambi-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">valence</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/equivalence/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">equivalence</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">determine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹtuhmin/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016328a"><!--s016328a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017022b"><!--s017022b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004278c"><!--s004278c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to fix (something) conclusively or authoritatively.</p></div><a name="s004279c"><!--s004279c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to settle or decide (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>You have to determine the rights and wrongs of the case</p>.</div></div><a name="s017023b"><!--s017023b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004280c"><!--s004280c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to fix (something) beforehand.</p></div><a name="s004281c"><!--s004281c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to regulate (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Demand determines the price</p>.</div><a name="s004282c"><!--s004282c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>in mathematics, to specify the value, position, or form of (a quantity, a point, a figure, etc).</p></div></div><a name="s017024b"><!--s017024b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to ascertain the intent, nature, or scope of</p><p><span class="bodyb">determinable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s017025b"><!--s017025b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s004283c"><!--s004283c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to ascertain the intent, nature, or scope of (something).</p></div><a name="s004284c"><!--s004284c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to set an end to (an estate, etc).</p></div></div><a name="s017026b"><!--s017026b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in law, to put or set an end to (something); to terminate (a contract, etc) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s017027b"><!--s017027b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to come to a decision </p><p><i></i></p><p>He determined to ask her out</p>.</div><a name="s017028b"><!--s017028b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> in law, to come to an end or become void [Middle English <span class="bodyi">determinen</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">determinare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">terminare</span> to limit, from <span class="bodyi">terminus</span> limit, end].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cutwater</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014854a"><!--s014854a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the foremost part of a ship's bow.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">broken wind</span><small><span class="eSynop">/wind/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007505a"><!--s007505a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chronic respiratory disease of horses marked by a persistent cough and heaving of the flanks</p><p><span class="bodyb">broken-winded</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corticate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawtikət, -kayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013388a"><!--s013388a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in botany, having a cortex.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ascribe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹskrieb/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003095a"><!--s003095a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003045b"><!--s003045b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(+ to) to refer or attribute (something) to a supposed cause or source </p><p><i></i></p><p>The doctor ascribed her symptoms to a lack of fresh air</p>.</div><a name="s003046b"><!--s003046b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to attribute (a quality) to a person or thing </p><p><i></i></p><p>the healing properties ascribed to this plant</p>.</div><a name="s003047b"><!--s003047b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to attribute (a work of art or literature) to somebody </p><p><i></i></p><p>The painting known as ‘The Bravo’ is ascribed variously to Titian and Giorgione</p><p><span class="bodyb">ascribable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">ascription</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">ascriven</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">ascribere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">scribere</span> to write].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">comely</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkumli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (comelier, comeliest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011916a"><!--s011916a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of pleasing appearance; not plain</p><p><span class="bodyb">comeliness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">comly</span>, alteration of Old English <span class="bodyi">cẏmlic</span> glorious, from <span class="bodyi">cẏme</span> lovely, fine].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blister copper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006034a"><!--s006034a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>copper that has a black blistered surface, is almost pure, and occurs as an intermediate product in copper refining.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barrow<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbaroh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004563a"><!--s004563a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004598b"><!--s004598b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a cart with a shallow box body, two wheels, and shafts for pushing it, used e.g. by street and market traders.</p></div><a name="s004599b"><!--s004599b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wheelbarrow/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wheelbarrow</span></span></a> [Old English <span class="bodyi">bearwe</span>; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">beran</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bear2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bear 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chir- <span class="bodyi">or</span> chiro-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010435a"><!--s010435a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: hand </p><p><i></i></p><p>chiropractic</p> <p>[via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">cheir-, cheiro-</span>, from <span class="bodyi">cheir</span> hand].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abrogate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹabrəgayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000160a"><!--s000160a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="sb00000024"><!--sb00000024--></a><p>to abolish (a law or agreement) by authoritative action; to annul or repeal <span class="bodyb">abrogation</span> /-ʹgaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">abrogatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">abrogare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ab/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ab-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">rogare</span> to ask, propose a law]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">abrogate</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">arrogate</span>? These two formal verbs are sometimes confused. To <span class="bodyi">abrogate</span> something such as a treaty or a right is to ‘annul’ or ‘abolish’ it. To <span class="bodyi">arrogate</span> is to ‘claim or seize something without justification’ – it is related to <span class="bodyi">arrogant</span> and usually occurs in the form <span class="bodyi">arrogate something to oneself</span>: <span class="bodyi">She has recently arrogated to herself the role of decision-maker for the whole group.</span></p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cardinal<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahdinl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008979a"><!--s008979a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009335b"><!--s009335b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a body of high officials of the Roman Catholic Church whose powers include the election of a new pope.</p></div><a name="s009336b"><!--s009336b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a deep scarlet colour.</p></div><a name="s009337b"><!--s009337b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>any of several species of finches of the USA, the male of which has bright red plumage: subfamily Cardinalinae <span class="bodyb">cardinalate</span> /-dinələt, -dinəlayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cardinalship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">cardinalis</span> of a hinge, from <span class="bodyi">cardin-</span>, <span class="bodyi">cardo</span> hinge; (senses 2, 3) from the colour of a cardinal's robes].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ambivert</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹambivuht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001626a"><!--s001626a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person with both extroverted and introverted characteristics <span class="bodyb">ambiversion</span> /-ʹvuhsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ambi/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ambi-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-vert</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/introvert1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">introvert 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">determined</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016329a"><!--s016329a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017029b"><!--s017029b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>decided; resolved </p><p><i></i></p><p>I was determined to learn to drive</p>.</div><a name="s017030b"><!--s017030b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>firm; resolute </p><p><i></i></p><p>a very determined woman</p> <p><span class="bodyb">determinedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">determinedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cutwork</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014855a"><!--s014855a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a type of embroidery or lace with parts cut out, the edges being decoratively oversewn.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">broker<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrohkə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007506a"><!--s007506a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007826b"><!--s007826b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an agent who negotiates contracts of purchase and sale, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the financial and insurance sectors.</p></div><a name="s007827b"><!--s007827b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody who acts as an intermediary, e.g. in a business deal or political negotiation [Middle English in the sense ‘negotiator’, from Anglo-French <span class="bodyi">brocour</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cortices</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawtiseez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013389a"><!--s013389a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cortex/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cortex</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blistering</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006035a"><!--s006035a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006210b"><!--s006210b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>extremely intense or severe </p><p><i></i></p><p>a blistering attack on corruption</p> <p><i></i></p><p>blistering heat</p>.</div><a name="s006211b"><!--s006211b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of speed: extremely fast</p><p><span class="bodyb">blisteringly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ascription</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹskripsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003096a"><!--s003096a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act of ascribing; attribution [late Latin <span class="bodyi">ascription-, ascriptio</span> written addition, from Latin <span class="bodyi">ascribere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ascribe/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ascribe</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chirp<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/chuhp/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010445a"><!--s010445a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010738b"><!--s010738b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a small bird or insect: to make a short shrill sound.</p></div><a name="s010739b"><!--s010739b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make a sound or speak in a tone resembling the short shrill sound of a small bird or insect <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s010740b"><!--s010740b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to say (something) in a lively or cheerful chirping manner [imitative].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barrow<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004564a"><!--s004564a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large mound of earth or stones over an ancient grave; a tumulus [Old English <span class="bodyi">beorg</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">come off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011917a"><!--s011917a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012261b"><!--s012261b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to succeed.</p></div><a name="s012262b"><!--s012262b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to finish in a specified way </p><p><i></i></p><p>to come off best</p>.</div><a name="s012263b"><!--s012263b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to become detached.</p></div><a name="s012264b"><!--s012264b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> said of a plan, etc: to succeed.</p></div><a name="s012265b"><!--s012265b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to finish or emerge from something in a specified condition </p><p><i></i></p><p>You came off best</p>.</div><a name="s012266b"><!--s012266b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to become detached.</p></div><a name="s012267b"><!--s012267b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to have an orgasm.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amble<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹambl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001627a"><!--s001627a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to move at a leisurely pace</p><p><span class="bodyb">ambler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">amblen</span> via early French <span class="bodyi">ambler</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">ambulare</span> to walk].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cardinal<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008980a"><!--s008980a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of primary importance; fundamental</p><p><span class="bodyb">cardinally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abrupt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹbrupt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000161a"><!--s000161a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000172b"><!--s000172b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000029c"><!--s000029c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>occurring without warning; unexpected </p><p><i></i></p><p>an abrupt change in the weather</p>.</div><a name="s000030c"><!--s000030c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>unceremoniously curt.</p></div></div><a name="s000173b"><!--s000173b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>rising or dropping sharply; steep.</p></div><a name="s000174b"><!--s000174b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in botany, ending as if sharply cut off; truncated</p><p><span class="bodyb">abruptly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">abruptness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">abruptus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">abrumpere</span> to break off, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ab/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ab-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">rumpere</span> to break].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">determiner</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016330a"><!--s016330a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017031b"><!--s017031b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something or somebody that determines.</p></div><a name="s017032b"><!--s017032b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a word that limits the meaning of a noun and comes before a descriptive adjective modifying the same noun, e.g. <span class="bodyi">his</span> in ‘his new car’.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cutworm</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014856a"><!--s014856a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of chiefly nocturnal caterpillars that feeds on plant stems near ground level: family Noctuidae.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blister pack</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006036a"><!--s006036a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pack for small manufactured items, consisting of a transparent covering fastened to a larger usu cardboard backing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ascus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaskəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> asci /ʹaskie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003097a"><!--s003097a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the membranous oval or tubular spore sac of an <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ascomycete/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ascomycete</span></span></a> (class of fungi) [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">askos</span> wineskin, bladder].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cortico-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013390a"><!--s013390a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meaning: cortex </p><p><i></i></p><p>corticosteroid</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barrow boy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004565a"><!--s004565a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a man or boy who sells goods, e.g. fruit or vegetables, from a barrow.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cardinal flower</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008981a"><!--s008981a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a N American lobelia with bright scarlet flowers: <span class="bodyi">Lobelia cardinalis</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">come-on</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011919a"><!--s011919a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012274b"><!--s012274b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an instance of sexually provocative enticement.</p></div><a name="s012275b"><!--s012275b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an attraction or enticement, e.g. in sales promotion, to induce an action.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chirp<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010446a"><!--s010446a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the short shrill sound of a small bird or insect, or a sound resembling this.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amble<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001628a"><!--s001628a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001641b"><!--s001641b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a leisurely pace and motion.</p></div><a name="s001642b"><!--s001642b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a leisurely stroll.</p></div><a name="s001643b"><!--s001643b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an easy gait of a horse, in which the legs on each side of the body move together.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">broker<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verbtrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007507a"><!--s007507a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to negotiate or settle (e.g. a deal) as a broker.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abs</span><small><span class="eSynop">/abz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000163a"><!--s000163a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> abdominal muscles.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cuvée</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkyoohvay (<span class="bodyi">French</span> kyve)/ /ʹkyoohvay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014857a"><!--s014857a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a blend or batch of wine, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> champagne [French <span class="bodyi">cuvée</span> vatful, from <span class="bodyi">cuve</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cuvette/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cuvette</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">determinism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016331a"><!--s016331a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017033b"><!--s017033b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a doctrine that all phenomena are determined by preceding occurrences, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the doctrine that all human acts, choices, etc are causally determined and that free will is illusory.</p></div><a name="s017034b"><!--s017034b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a belief in predestination</p><p><span class="bodyb">determinist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">deterministic</span> /-ʹnistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">deterministically</span> /-ʹnistikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blithe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bliedh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006037a"><!--s006037a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006212b"><!--s006212b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>light-hearted, merry or cheerful </p><p><i></i></p><p>Hail to thee, blithe Spirit</p> — Shelley.</div><a name="s006213b"><!--s006213b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>casual or heedless </p><p><i></i></p><p>blithe unconcern</p><p><span class="bodyb">blithely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">blitheness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">blīthe</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amblyopia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ambliʹohpi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001629a"><!--s001629a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>poor sight without obvious change or damage to the eye, associated <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with poisoning or a deficiency of essential nutrients in the diet <span class="bodyb">amblyopic</span> /-pik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">amblyōpia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">amblys</span> blunt, dull + <span class="bodyi">-ōpia</span> from <span class="bodyi">ops</span> eye].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">asdic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹazdik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003098a"><!--s003098a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an echo-sounding device for detecting submarines: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sonar/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sonar</span></span></a> [acronym from <span class="bodyi">Anti-Submarine Detection Investigation Committee</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ABS</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000162a"><!--s000162a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>anti-lock braking system.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cardinal number</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008982a"><!--s008982a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a number, e.g. one, two, three, that is used in simple counting and that indicates how many items there are in a set: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ordinal_number/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ordinal number</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corticosteroid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkawtikohʹstiəroyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013391a"><!--s013391a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014064b"><!--s014064b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several steroids, e.g. cortisone, produced by the cortex of the adrenal gland.</p></div><a name="s014065b"><!--s014065b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a synthetic drug with actions similar to those of natural corticosteroids.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brokerage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrohk(ə)rij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007508a"><!--s007508a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007828b"><!--s007828b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the business of a broker.</p></div><a name="s007829b"><!--s007829b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the fee or commission for transacting business as a broker.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chirpy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (chirpier, chirpiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010447a"><!--s010447a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> lively; cheerful</p><p><span class="bodyb">chirpily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">chirpiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bar sinister</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004566a"><!--s004566a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004600b"><!--s004600b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bend_sinister/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bend sinister</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s004601b"><!--s004601b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the condition of being of illegitimate birth.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">come on</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011918a"><!--s011918a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012268b"><!--s012268b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to advance or begin by degrees </p><p><i></i></p><p>Darkness came on</p>.</div><a name="s012269b"><!--s012269b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make an entrance, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on a stage.</p></div><a name="s012270b"><!--s012270b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to begin or become established </p><p><i></i></p><p>as winter came on</p>.</div><a name="s012271b"><!--s012271b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>used to express encouragement or conviction </p><p><i></i></p><p>Come on, you can do it</p>.</div><a name="s012272b"><!--s012272b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in imperative</span>) to hurry.</p></div><a name="s012273b"><!--s012273b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to make an entrance, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on a stage ✱ <span class="bodyb">come on to</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to make a sexual proposal to (somebody).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deterrent<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹterənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016332a"><!--s016332a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something that deters; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a weapon, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a nuclear weapon, that is held in readiness by one nation or alliance in order to deter another from attacking [Latin <span class="bodyi">deterrent-, deterrens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">deterrēre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/deter/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">deter</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cuvette</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kyoohʹvet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014858a"><!--s014858a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small transparent laboratory vessel, <span class="bodyi">specif</span> for holding samples in a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/spectrophotometer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">spectrophotometer</span></span></a> (instrument for measuring light absorption) [French <span class="bodyi">cuvette</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">cuve</span> tub, from Latin <span class="bodyi">cupa</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ambo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹamboh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> ambos ambones /amʹbohneez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001630a"><!--s001630a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a raised platform used as a pulpit in an early Christian church [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">ambon-, ambo</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">ambōn</span> rim].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ase</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003099a"><!--s003099a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting: an enzyme </p><p><i></i></p><p>protease</p> [French <span class="bodyi">-ase</span>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cardinal point</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008983a"><!--s008983a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of the four principal compass points: north, south, east, and west.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deterrent<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016333a"><!--s016333a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>serving to deter</p><p><span class="bodyb">deterrence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">deterrently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chirr<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/chuh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010448a"><!--s010448a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a grasshopper, etc: to make a characteristic trilled sound [imitative].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corticosterone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkawtikohʹsterohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013392a"><!--s013392a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a steroid hormone produced by the outer part of the adrenal gland, which regulates the synthesis and breakdown of proteins and carbohydrates: formula C<sub>21</sub>H<sub>30</sub>O<sub>4</sub>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abscess</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹabses, -sis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000164a"><!--s000164a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an accumulation of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue</p><p><span class="bodyb">abscessed</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">abscessus</span>, literally ‘act of going away’, from <span class="bodyi">abscedere</span> to go away, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ab/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ab-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">cedere</span> to go, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cede/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cede</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bart</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004567a"><!--s004567a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>baronet.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blithering</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹblidhəring/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006038a"><!--s006038a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006214b"><!--s006214b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>stupid </p><p><i></i></p><p>You blithering idiot!</p>.</div><a name="s006215b"><!--s006215b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>talking nonsense; babbling [from <span class="bodyi">blither</span>, alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blather1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blather 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">broker-dealer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007509a"><!--s007509a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person or firm combining the functions of stockbroker and stockjobber.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">come out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011920a"><!--s011920a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012276b"><!--s012276b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to be published or become known.</p></div><a name="s012277b"><!--s012277b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003204c"><!--s003204c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(+ in favour of/against) to support or oppose (a person, proposal, etc) publicly.</p></div><a name="s003205c"><!--s003205c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to present oneself openly as homosexual.</p></div></div><a name="s012278b"><!--s012278b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to end up as specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>It will all come out right</p>.</div><a name="s012279b"><!--s012279b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of a photograph: to appear satisfactory or as specified.</p></div><a name="s012280b"><!--s012280b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to go on strike.</p></div><a name="s012281b"><!--s012281b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, dated</span> to make one's first appearance in society as a debutante.</p></div><a name="s012282b"><!--s012282b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to be published or made public.</p></div><a name="s012283b"><!--s012283b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to declare oneself in favour of or opposed to something.</p></div><a name="s012284b"><!--s012284b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>of a photograph: to appear satisfactory or as specified.</p></div><a name="s012285b"><!--s012285b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>to end up as specified.</p></div><a name="s012286b"><!--s012286b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>to declare one's homosexuality.</p></div><a name="s012287b"><!--s012287b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, dated</span> to make one's first appearance in society as a debutante ✱ <span class="bodyb">come out in</span> of the skin: to be covered in (a rash, spots, etc) ✱ <span class="bodyb">come out in</span> said of skin: to show or be covered with (<span class="bodyi">esp</span> spots) ✱ <span class="bodyb">come out with</span> to say (something) surprising or unexpected ✱ <span class="bodyb">come out with</span> to utter or say (something), usu unexpectedly.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CV</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014859a"><!--s014859a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>curriculum vitae.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amboyna <span class="bodyi">or</span> amboina</span><small><span class="eSynop">/amʹboynə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001631a"><!--s001631a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001644b"><!--s001644b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an Asian tree of the pea family: <span class="bodyi">Ptercarpus indicus</span>.</p></div><a name="s001645b"><!--s001645b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the reddish mottled wood of this tree used in cabinetmaking [Indonesian <span class="bodyi">Amboina</span>, from the island of Ambon].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chirr<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010449a"><!--s010449a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the trilled sound of a grasshopper, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">detest</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹtest/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016334a"><!--s016334a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to feel intense dislike for (something or somebody)</p><p><span class="bodyb">detester</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">detesten</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">detestari</span>, literally ‘to curse while calling a deity to witness’, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">testari</span> to call to witness].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cardinal red</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008984a"><!--s008984a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cardinal1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cardinal<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ASEAN</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹasian/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003100a"><!--s003100a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Association of South-East Asian Nations.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bartender</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004568a"><!--s004568a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/barman_or_barmaid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">barman</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CVO</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014860a"><!--s014860a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Commander of the Royal Victorian Order.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abscisic acid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/abʹsisik, abʹsizik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000165a"><!--s000165a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plant hormone that typically promotes <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/abscission/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">abscission</span></span></a> (natural separation) of dead leaves and dormancy of seeds and buds [<span class="bodyi">abscision</span> (variant of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/abscission/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">abscission</span></span></a>) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ic1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ic 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blithesome</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbliedhs(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006039a"><!--s006039a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> merry; light-hearted</p><p><span class="bodyb">blithesomely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">come over</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011921a"><!--s011921a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012288b"><!--s012288b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make a casual visit.</p></div><a name="s012289b"><!--s012289b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to change from one side or opinion to another.</p></div><a name="s012290b"><!--s012290b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to be affected by a feeling </p><p><i></i></p><p>She came over all peculiar</p>.</div><a name="s012291b"><!--s012291b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to produce a specified impression.</p></div><a name="s012292b"><!--s012292b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to make a casual visit.</p></div><a name="s012293b"><!--s012293b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to change from one side or opinion to an opposing one.</p></div><a name="s012294b"><!--s012294b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to be affected by a feeling </p><p><i></i></p><p>She came over all peculiar</p>.</div><a name="s012295b"><!--s012295b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to produce a specified impression.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">broking</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007510a"><!--s007510a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brokerage/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brokerage</span></span></a> (1) [from present part. of <span class="bodyi">broke</span> to negotiate, prob back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/broker1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">broker 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corticotrophin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkawtikohʹtrohfin/ corticotropin /-ʹtrohpin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013393a"><!--s013393a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/adrenocorticotrophic_hormone/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">adrenocorticotrophic hormone</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ambrosia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/amʹbrohzi·ə, -zh(y)ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001632a"><!--s001632a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001646b"><!--s001646b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the food of the Greek and Roman gods.</p></div><a name="s001647b"><!--s001647b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something extremely pleasing to eat or smell.</p></div><a name="s001648b"><!--s001648b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/beebread/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">beebread</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">ambrosial</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">ambrosia</span> immortality, from <span class="bodyi">ambrotos</span> immortal].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barter<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbahtə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (bartered, bartering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004569a"><!--s004569a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s004602b"><!--s004602b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to trade by exchanging one commodity for another (commodities) without the use of money.</p></div><a name="s004603b"><!--s004603b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to bargain or haggle <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s004604b"><!--s004604b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to exchange (something) by, or as if by, bartering.</p></div><a name="s004605b"><!--s004605b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + away) to part with (something) unwisely or for an unworthy return </p><p><i></i></p><p>The soul is a terrible reality. It can be bought, and sold, and bartered away</p> — Oscar Wilde<p><span class="bodyb">barterer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bartren</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">barater</span> to exchange, deceive].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chirrup<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchirəp/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (chirruped, chirruping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010450a"><!--s010450a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a bird: to chirp</p><p><span class="bodyb">chirrupy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [imitative].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cardinal virtue</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008985a"><!--s008985a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of the four traditionally defined natural virtues, i.e. prudence, justice, temperance, and fortitude; <span class="bodyi">broadly</span> any important moral quality.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cortisol</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawtisol, -zol/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013394a"><!--s013394a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hydrocortisone/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hydrocortisone</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BLitt</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006040a"><!--s006040a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Bachelor of Letters [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">baccalaureus litterarum</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">asepsis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ayʹsepsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003101a"><!--s003101a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003048b"><!--s003048b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the condition of being aseptic.</p></div><a name="s003049b"><!--s003049b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a procedure for making or keeping something aseptic.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abscissa</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əbʹsisə, ab-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> abscissas abscissae /-see/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000166a"><!--s000166a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in mathematics, the coordinate of a point in a Cartesian coordinate system obtained by measuring the distance from the y-axis parallel to the x-axis: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ordinate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ordinate</span></span></a> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">abscissa</span> from Latin, fem of <span class="bodyi">abscissus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">abscindere</span> to cut off, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ab/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ab-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">scindere</span> to cut].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">detestable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹtestəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016335a"><!--s016335a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>arousing or deserving intense dislike; hateful</p><p><span class="bodyb">detestably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brolga</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrolgə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007511a"><!--s007511a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large grey Australian bird that is a species of crane: <span class="bodyi">Grus rubicunda</span> [native name in Australia].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">comer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkumə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011922a"><!--s011922a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012296b"><!--s012296b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used in combinations</span>) somebody who comes or arrives </p><p><i></i></p><p>a newcomer to the town</p>.</div><a name="s012297b"><!--s012297b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> somebody making rapid progress or showing promise.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CVS</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014861a"><!--s014861a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>chorionic villus sampling, a test for foetal abnormality.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ambry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹambri/ aumbry /ʹawmbri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> ambries aumbries /-breez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001633a"><!--s001633a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001649b"><!--s001649b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a recess in a church wall for holding the cup, plate, etc used in communion.</p></div><a name="s001650b"><!--s001650b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, archaic</span> a pantry or cupboard [Middle English <span class="bodyi">armarie</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">armarium</span> cabinet, cupboard, from <span class="bodyi">arma</span> weapons].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barter<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004570a"><!--s004570a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the carrying on of trade by bartering.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chirrup<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010451a"><!--s010451a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chirp.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cardinal vowel system</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008986a"><!--s008986a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a set of standard reference points for describing or classifying the vowel sounds of any language according to the shape of the mouth and the position of the tongue.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aseptic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ayʹseptik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003102a"><!--s003102a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003050b"><!--s003050b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>preventing infection </p><p><i></i></p><p>aseptic techniques</p>.</div><a name="s003051b"><!--s003051b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>free or freed from disease-causing micro-organisms </p><p><i></i></p><p>an aseptic operating theatre</p><p><span class="bodyb">aseptically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">detestation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deetesʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016336a"><!--s016336a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>extreme dislike; abhorrence.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ambulance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹambyooləns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001634a"><!--s001634a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a vehicle equipped for transporting injured or sick people to and from hospital [French <span class="bodyi">ambulance</span> field hospital, from <span class="bodyi">ambulant</span> itinerant, from Latin <span class="bodyi">ambulant-, ambulans</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">ambulare</span> to walk].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brolly</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbroli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> brollies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007512a"><!--s007512a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> an umbrella [by shortening and alteration].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abscission</span><small><span class="eSynop">/abʹsish(ə)n, əb-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000167a"><!--s000167a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the natural separation of flowers, leaves, etc from plants [Latin <span class="bodyi">abscission-, abscissio</span> from <span class="bodyi">abscissus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/abscissa/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">abscissa</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cortisone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawtisohn, -zohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013395a"><!--s013395a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a steroid hormone that is produced by the cortex of the adrenal gland and is often used, in synthetic form, as a treatment for various conditions, e.g. skin disorders [alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/corticosterone/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">corticosterone</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">come round</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011923a"><!--s011923a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012298b"><!--s012298b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to recover consciousness.</p></div><a name="s012299b"><!--s012299b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to be persuaded to adopt a particular opinion.</p></div><a name="s012300b"><!--s012300b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>of a date or time: to approach again.</p></div><a name="s012301b"><!--s012301b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to recover consciousness.</p></div><a name="s012302b"><!--s012302b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to be persuaded to adopt a particular opinion or course of action.</p></div><a name="s012303b"><!--s012303b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>said of a recurring date or time: to be approaching again.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cwlth</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014862a"><!--s014862a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Commonwealth.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blitz<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/blits/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006041a"><!--s006041a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006216b"><!--s006216b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a period of intensive action </p><p><i></i></p><p>I need to have a blitz on my unpaid bills</p>.</div><a name="s006217b"><!--s006217b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001455c"><!--s001455c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an intensive aerial bombardment.</p></div><a name="s001456c"><!--s001456c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Blitz</span>) the bombardment of British cities by the German air force in 1940 and 1941.</p></div></div><a name="s006218b"><!--s006218b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s001457c"><!--s001457c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blitzkrieg/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blitzkrieg</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s001458c"><!--s001458c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an intensive attack on or campaign against somebody or something </p><p><i></i></p><p>a blitz against the unions</p>.</div></div><a name="s006219b"><!--s006219b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in American football, a concerted charge on the quarterback of the opposing team [abbr of German <span class="bodyi">Blitzkrieg</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blitzkrieg/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blitzkrieg</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bartizan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbahtiz(ə)n, -ʹzan/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004571a"><!--s004571a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a corner turret, parapet, etc projecting from a building </p><p><i></i></p><p>A bartizan, or projecting gallery before the windows … was crowded with flowers of different kinds</p> — Scott [early 19th-cent. modification by Scott of Middle English <span class="bodyi">bretasinge</span> from <span class="bodyi">bretasce</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brattice/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brattice</span></span></a>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brom-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007513a"><!--s007513a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bromo_or_brom/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bromo-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">card-index</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008988a"><!--s008988a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make a card index of (something).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dethrone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹthrohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016337a"><!--s016337a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017035b"><!--s017035b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to depose (a monarch).</p></div><a name="s017036b"><!--s017036b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to depose or remove (somebody) from a position of power or authority</p><p><span class="bodyb">dethronement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blitz<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006042a"><!--s006042a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006220b"><!--s006220b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to deal with (something) in a short, intensive period of action </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'm going home to blitz the housework.</p>.</div><a name="s006221b"><!--s006221b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to attack (somebody or somewhere) in an intensive aerial bombardment.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">asexual</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ayʹseksyooəl, ayʹseksh(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003103a"><!--s003103a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003052b"><!--s003052b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having no sex organs, or apparently without sex.</p></div><a name="s003053b"><!--s003053b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>produced without sexual action or differentiation.</p></div><a name="s003054b"><!--s003054b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>without expression of or reference to sexual interest</p><p><span class="bodyb">asexuality</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">asexually</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abscond</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əbʹskond/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000168a"><!--s000168a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to leave secretly or hurriedly, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to avoid discovery or arrest</p><p><span class="bodyb">absconder</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">abscondere</span> to hide away, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ab/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ab-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">condere</span> to store up, conceal].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chisel<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchizl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010452a"><!--s010452a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a metal tool with a cutting edge at the end of a blade, used in dressing, shaping, or working wood, stone, or metal [Middle English from early French, prob alteration of <span class="bodyi">chisoir</span> goldsmith's chisel, from (assumed) vulgar Latin <span class="bodyi">caesorium</span> cutting instrument, from Latin <span class="bodyi">caesus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">caedere</span> to cut].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ambulance chaser</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001635a"><!--s001635a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> a lawyer who specializes in cases that seek damages for personal injury</p><p><span class="bodyb">ambulance chasing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">comestible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹmestəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011924a"><!--s011924a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> (<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) food [early French <span class="bodyi">comestible</span> edible, via medieval Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">comestus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">comedere</span> to eat up, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/com_or_col_or_con_or_cor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">com-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">edere</span> to eat].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corundum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹrundəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013396a"><!--s013396a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a very hard natural or synthetic mineral that consists of aluminium oxide, exists in various colours, and is used as an abrasive and a gemstone [Tamil <span class="bodyi">kuruntam</span> from Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">kuruvinda</span> ruby].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cwm</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koohm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014863a"><!--s014863a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a basin-shaped hollow in a mountain, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in Wales; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cirque/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cirque</span></span></a> (1) [Welsh <span class="bodyi">cwm</span> valley].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">card index</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008987a"><!--s008987a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a filing or cataloguing system in which each item is entered on a separate card.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baryon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbari·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004572a"><!--s004572a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a group of elementary particles, e.g. a neutron, that are fermions (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fermion/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fermion</span></span></a>) and have a mass equal to or greater than that of the proton <span class="bodyb">baryonic</span> /-ʹonik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">barys</span> heavy + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/on2/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-on 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blitzkrieg</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹblitskreeg/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006043a"><!--s006043a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a violent swift surprise campaign conducted by coordinated air and ground forces [German <span class="bodyi">Blitzkrieg</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Blitz</span> lightning + <span class="bodyi">Krieg</span> war].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bromeliad</span><small><span class="eSynop">/brohʹmeeliad/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007514a"><!--s007514a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a family of chiefly tropical American plants including the pineapple and various ornamental plants with fleshy spiky leaves: family Bromeliaceae [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">Bromelia</span>, genus of tropical American plants, named after Olaf <span class="bodyi">Bromelius</span> d.1705, Swedish botanist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chisel<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (chiselled, chiselling, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> chiseled) (chiseling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010453a"><!--s010453a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s010741b"><!--s010741b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cut or work (something) with, or as if with, a chisel.</p></div><a name="s010742b"><!--s010742b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span></p><a name="s002667c"><!--s002667c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to trick or cheat (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He's chiselled me out of my prize</p>.</div><a name="s002668c"><!--s002668c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to obtain (something) by cheating </p><p><i></i></p><p>He chiselled £100 out of them</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s010743b"><!--s010743b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to trick or cheat</p><p><span class="bodyb">chiseller</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abseil</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹabsayl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000169a"><!--s000169a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to descend a vertical surface by sliding down a rope secured from above and wound round the body [German <span class="bodyi">abseilen</span>, from <span class="bodyi">ab</span>- down + <span class="bodyi">Seil</span> rope].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">comet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkomit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011925a"><!--s011925a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a celestial body that typically follows a highly elliptical orbit round the sun and consists of an icy nucleus surrounded by a cloud of gas and dust, some of which trails away from the sun to form long tails</p><p><span class="bodyb">cometary</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">cometa</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">komētēs</span>, literally ‘long-haired’, from <span class="bodyi">komē</span> hair].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">detinue</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdetinyooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016338a"><!--s016338a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the unlawful detention of a piece of personal property [Middle English <span class="bodyi">detenewe</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">detenue</span> detention, past part. of <span class="bodyi">detenir</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/detain/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">detain</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">asexual reproduction</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003104a"><!--s003104a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>reproduction, e.g. by cell division or spore formation, without the union of individuals or gametes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ambulant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹambyoolənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001636a"><!--s001636a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001651b"><!--s001651b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> said of a patient: not confined to bed; able to walk.</p></div><a name="s001652b"><!--s001652b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>moving about [Latin <span class="bodyi">ambulant-, ambulans</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ambulance/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ambulance</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coruscate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkorəskayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013397a"><!--s013397a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> to give off flashes of light; to sparkle; to scintillate </p><p><i></i></p><p>a coruscating radiance of glance</p><p> Charlotte Brontë </p><p><i></i></p><p>coruscating wit</p> <p><span class="bodyb">coruscation</span> /-ʹskaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">coruscatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">coruscare</span> to flash].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cwo</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014864a"><!--s014864a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>cash with order.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cardio-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008989a"><!--s008989a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cardi_or_cardio/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cardi-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blizzard</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹblizəd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006044a"><!--s006044a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006222b"><!--s006222b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001459c"><!--s001459c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a severe snowstorm.</p></div><a name="s001460c"><!--s001460c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an intensely strong cold wind filled with fine snow.</p></div></div><a name="s006223b"><!--s006223b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an overwhelming rush or deluge </p><p><i></i></p><p>We expect the usual blizzard of mail at Christmas</p><p><span class="bodyb">blizzardy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baryta</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹrietə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004573a"><!--s004573a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004606b"><!--s004606b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>barium hydroxide.</p></div><a name="s004607b"><!--s004607b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>barium oxide [scientific Latin: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/barytes/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">barytes</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">as far as</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">conj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003105a"><!--s003105a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to the extent or degree that </p><p><i></i></p><p>He's OK, as far as I know</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bromide</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrohmied/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007515a"><!--s007515a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007830b"><!--s007830b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a chemical compound of bromine with another element or radical, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> any of various bromides, for example potassium bromide, formerly used as sedatives.</p></div><a name="s007831b"><!--s007831b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> a compound such as potassium bromide, formerly used as a sedative.</p></div><a name="s007832b"><!--s007832b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in publishing, a page proof photographed and reproduced on paper coated with silver bromide emulsion, giving a high-quality image.</p></div><a name="s007833b"><!--s007833b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a commonplace or hackneyed statement or notion, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one calculated to avoid giving a critical response </p><p><i></i></p><p>Not for him the inane bromides of lesser managers</p><p> The Economist.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chiselled</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">chiseled</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010454a"><!--s010454a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>sharply defined; clear-cut </p><p><i></i></p><p>chiselled features</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">absence</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹabsəns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000170a"><!--s000170a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000175b"><!--s000175b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the state of being absent </p><p><i></i></p><p>When I came back to Dublin I was courtmartialled in my absence and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence</p> — Brendan Behan.</div><a name="s000176b"><!--s000176b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the period of time that somebody or something is absent.</p></div><a name="s000177b"><!--s000177b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ of) a lack of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>an absence of detail</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">detonate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdetənayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016339a"><!--s016339a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017037b"><!--s017037b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cause (a bomb, etc) to explode with sudden violence <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s017038b"><!--s017038b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a bomb, etc: to explode</p><p><span class="bodyb">detonation</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">detonative</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">detonatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">detonare</span> to thunder down, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">tonare</span> to thunder].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">come through</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011926a"><!--s011926a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012304b"><!--s012304b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to survive.</p></div><a name="s012305b"><!--s012305b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of a radio signal, etc: to be received clearly.</p></div><a name="s012306b"><!--s012306b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to survive danger or difficulty.</p></div><a name="s012307b"><!--s012307b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of a radio signal, etc: to be received clearly.</p></div><a name="s012308b"><!--s012308b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>said of a person: to fulfil hopes or expectations.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corvée</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawvay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013398a"><!--s013398a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014066b"><!--s014066b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>unpaid labour that under a feudal system was due to a lord from a tenant.</p></div><a name="s014067b"><!--s014067b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>labour exacted in lieu of taxes by public authorities, e.g. for road construction [Middle English <span class="bodyi">corvee</span>, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">corrogare</span> to collect, requisition, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cor/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cor-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">rogare</span> to beg].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CWS</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014865a"><!--s014865a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Cooperative Wholesale Society.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ambulate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹambyoolayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001637a"><!--s001637a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal or technical</span> to walk or move around; to wander <span class="bodyb">ambulation</span> /-ʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">ambulant-</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ambulance/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ambulance</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bloat<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bloht/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006045a"><!--s006045a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006224b"><!--s006224b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make or become swollen with gas or liquid.</p></div><a name="s006225b"><!--s006225b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to enlarge beyond the normal or necessary size</p><p><span class="bodyb">bloated</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s006226b"><!--s006226b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s001461c"><!--s001461c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to make (something) swollen with gas or liquid.</p></div><a name="s001462c"><!--s001462c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to enlarge (something) beyond the normal or necessary size.</p></div></div><a name="s006227b"><!--s006227b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to cure (a herring or mackerel) in smoke <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s006228b"><!--s006228b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to become swollen with gas or liquid [<span class="bodyi">bloat</span> swollen, perhaps from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">blautr</span> soft, soaked].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">as for</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003106a"><!--s003106a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>concerning or in regard to (somebody or something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>As for the others, they'll arrive later</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cardiogram</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahdiəgram/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008990a"><!--s008990a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the curve or tracing made by a cardiograph.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">detonator</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016340a"><!--s016340a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017039b"><!--s017039b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a device used for detonating a high explosive.</p></div><a name="s017040b"><!--s017040b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a device, clipped onto a railway line, that detonates as a train passes to warn of <span class="bodyi">esp</span> fog or emergency.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chi-square test</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kie/ chi-squared test <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010455a"><!--s010455a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a statistical test that indicates the agreement between a set of observed values and a set of values derived from a theoretical model.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bromide paper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007516a"><!--s007516a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>photographic paper coated with silver bromide emulsion.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">come up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011927a"><!--s011927a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012309b"><!--s012309b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a circumstance, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an unwelcome one: to arise or occur unexpectedly.</p></div><a name="s012310b"><!--s012310b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to rise in rank or status.</p></div><a name="s012311b"><!--s012311b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to be improved as specified, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> after cleaning </p><p><i></i></p><p>The table came up like new</p>.</div><a name="s012312b"><!--s012312b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>of a situation, difficulty, etc: to arise or occur unexpectedly ✱ <span class="bodyb">come up against</span> to encounter (a difficulty) ✱ <span class="bodyb">come up against</span> to encounter (a difficulty) ✱ <span class="bodyb">come up roses</span> to happen in the most desirable or enjoyable way </p><p><i></i></p><p>Everything's coming up roses</p><p> Stephen Sondheim ✱ <span class="bodyb">come up with</span> to produce (something needed) ✱ <span class="bodyb">come up with</span> to produce (something needed), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to resolve a lack or difficulty.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cwt</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014866a"><!--s014866a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>hundredweight.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ambulatory<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹambyoolət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001638a"><!--s001638a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001653b"><!--s001653b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or adapted for walking.</p></div><a name="s001654b"><!--s001654b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>moving or movable from place to place; not fixed.</p></div><a name="s001655b"><!--s001655b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ambulant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ambulant</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s001656b"><!--s001656b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s000403c"><!--s000403c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ambulant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ambulant</span></span></a> (1).</p></div><a name="s000404c"><!--s000404c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>of or for a person who is able to walk </p><p><i></i></p><p>ambulatory treatment</p> [Latin <span class="bodyi">ambulatorius</span>, from <span class="bodyi">ambulare</span> to walk].</div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corves</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kawvz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013399a"><!--s013399a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/corf/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">corf</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">absent<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹabs(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000171a"><!--s000171a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000178b"><!--s000178b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not present or attending; missing.</p></div><a name="s000179b"><!--s000179b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not existing; lacking.</p></div><a name="s000180b"><!--s000180b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>not paying attention; preoccupied</p><p><span class="bodyb">absently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">absent-</span>, <span class="bodyi">absens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">abesse</span> to be away, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ab/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ab-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">esse</span> to be].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barytes</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹrieteez/ baryte barite /ʹbariet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004574a"><!--s004574a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>naturally occurring barium sulphate [Greek <span class="bodyi">barytēs</span> weight, from <span class="bodyi">barys</span> heavy].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bloat<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006046a"><!--s006046a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a digestive disturbance of domestic animals, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> cattle, caused by excessive accumulation of gas in the stomach and resulting in bloating of the abdomen.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bromine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrohmeen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007517a"><!--s007517a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a non-metallic chemical element of the halogen group, usu occurring as a deep red corrosive toxic liquid with a pungent, often irritating vapour: symbol Br, atomic number 35 [French <span class="bodyi">brome</span> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ine2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ine 2</span></span></a> (from Greek <span class="bodyi">brōmos</span> bad smell)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">as from</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003107a"><!--s003107a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>not earlier or later than (e.g. a date) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The change takes effect as from July 1st</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ambulatory<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> ambulatories)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001639a"><!--s001639a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sheltered place for walking, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a passage at the east end of a church.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chit<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/chit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010456a"><!--s010456a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an immature, often disrespectful, young woman, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one of slight build </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'm not going to be ordered about by a mere chit of a girl</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">chitte</span> kitten, cub; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CY</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014867a"><!--s014867a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Cyprus (international vehicle registration).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">comeuppance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kumʹup(ə)ns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011928a"><!--s011928a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a deserved rebuke or punishment </p><p><i></i></p><p>He'll get his comeuppance in the end</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cardiograph</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahdi·əgrahf, -graf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008991a"><!--s008991a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an instrument that registers movements of the heart in the form of a graph <span class="bodyb">cardiographer</span> /-ʹogrəfə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">cardiographic</span> /-ʹgrafik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">cardiography</span> /-ʹogrəfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corvette</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kawʹvet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013400a"><!--s013400a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014068b"><!--s014068b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small highly manoeuvrable armed escort ship.</p></div><a name="s014069b"><!--s014069b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a small sailing warship with a single tier of guns [French <span class="bodyi">corvette</span> from Dutch <span class="bodyi">korf</span> basket, small ship, from Latin <span class="bodyi">corbis</span> basket].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">absent<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əbʹsent/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000172a"><!--s000172a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + from) to take or keep (oneself) away.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">detour<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdeetooə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016341a"><!--s016341a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017041b"><!--s017041b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a roundabout way that is an alternative to a shorter or planned route.</p></div><a name="s017042b"><!--s017042b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a deviation from a course or procedure; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a way that is an alternative to a shorter or planned route [French <span class="bodyi">détour</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">destor</span>, from <span class="bodyi">destorner</span> to divert, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">torner</span> to turn, from Latin <span class="bodyi">tornare</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">basal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbays(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004575a"><!--s004575a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004608b"><!--s004608b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of, situated at, or forming the base.</p></div><a name="s004609b"><!--s004609b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of the foundation, base, or essence of something; fundamental</p><p><span class="bodyb">basally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bloated</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006047a"><!--s006047a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006229b"><!--s006229b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001463c"><!--s001463c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>swollen with liquid or gas.</p></div><a name="s001464c"><!--s001464c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>unpleasantly full or distended from eating too much.</p></div></div><a name="s006230b"><!--s006230b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>much larger than is warranted </p><p><i></i></p><p>a bloated estimate</p>.</div><a name="s006231b"><!--s006231b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>puffed up with pride.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chit<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010457a"><!--s010457a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small slip of paper with writing on it, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an order for goods or a note of money owed [Hindi <span class="bodyi">ciṭṭhī</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ambuscade<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ambooʹskayd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001640a"><!--s001640a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an ambush </p><p><i></i></p><p>On the land side stretches a dreary marsh, covered with tall grass and bushes; a fit place for the ambuscade of four thousand Indians</p> — Charles Kingsley [early French <span class="bodyi">embuscade</span>, modification of Old Italian <span class="bodyi">imboscata</span>, from <span class="bodyi">imboscare</span> to place in ambush, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">bosco</span> forest, perhaps of Germanic origin].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">detour<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016342a"><!--s016342a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017043b"><!--s017043b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make a detour <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s017044b"><!--s017044b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to send (somebody or something) by a roundabout route.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bromo- <span class="bodyi">or</span> brom-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007518a"><!--s007518a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: bromine [prob from French <span class="bodyi">brome</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bromine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bromine</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corvine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawvien/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013401a"><!--s013401a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014070b"><!--s014070b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or related to crows.</p></div><a name="s014071b"><!--s014071b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of or resembling a crow [Latin <span class="bodyi">corvinus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">corvus</span> raven].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-cy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014868a"><!--s014868a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns from nouns and adjectives, denoting:</p><a name="s015522b"><!--s015522b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an action or practice of </p><p><i></i></p><p>mendicancy</p> <p><i></i></p><p>piracy</p>.</div><a name="s015523b"><!--s015523b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a rank or office of </p><p><i></i></p><p>baronetcy</p> <p><i></i></p><p>papacy</p>.</div><a name="s015524b"><!--s015524b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a body or class of </p><p><i></i></p><p>magistracy</p>.</div><a name="s015525b"><!--s015525b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a quality or state of </p><p><i></i></p><p>accuracy</p> <p><i></i></p><p>bankruptcy</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">-cie</span>,via Old French <span class="bodyi">-cie</span>, <span class="bodyi">-tie</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">-cia</span>, <span class="bodyi">-tia</span> and Greek <span class="bodyi">-ti(e)ia</span>, <span class="bodyi">t(e)ia</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">comfit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkumfit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011929a"><!--s011929a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a sweet consisting of a nut, seed, piece of fruit, etc coated and preserved with sugar [Middle English <span class="bodyi">confit</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">confit</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">confire</span> to prepare, from Latin <span class="bodyi">conficere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/confect/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">confect</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ASH</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003108a"><!--s003108a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Action on Smoking and Health.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cardioid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahdioyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008992a"><!--s008992a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a heart-shaped curve traced by a point on the circumference of a circle as it rolls completely round a fixed circle of equal radius.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">absentee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/abs(ə)nʹtee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000173a"><!--s000173a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000181b"><!--s000181b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who is absent.</p></div><a name="s000182b"><!--s000182b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) not personally living in a place </p><p><i></i></p><p>an absentee landlord</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bloater</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹblohtə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006048a"><!--s006048a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large herring or mackerel lightly salted and briefly smoked.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">basal metabolic rate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004576a"><!--s004576a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the rate at which heat is given off by an organism at complete rest.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">detox<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdeetoks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016343a"><!--s016343a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> detoxification, or a detoxification centre </p><p><i></i></p><p>He's been in detox three times</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ash<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ash/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003109a"><!--s003109a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003055b"><!--s003055b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several species of tall pinnate-leaved trees of the olive family: genus <span class="bodyi">Fraxinus</span> with tough elastic wood.</p></div><a name="s003056b"><!--s003056b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the tough elastic wood of this tree.</p></div><a name="s003057b"><!--s003057b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the ligature <span class="bodyi">æ</span> used in Old English to represent a low front vowel [Old English <span class="bodyi">æsc</span>; (sense 3) Old English <span class="bodyi">æsc</span>, name of the corresponding runic letter].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ambuscade<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001641a"><!--s001641a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001657b"><!--s001657b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to ambush (somebody) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s001658b"><!--s001658b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to lie in wait.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blob<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/blob/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006049a"><!--s006049a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006232b"><!--s006232b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small drop of liquid or of a viscous substance.</p></div><a name="s006233b"><!--s006233b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something ill-defined or amorphous.</p></div><a name="s006234b"><!--s006234b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s001465c"><!--s001465c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a small drop of liquid </p><p><i></i></p><p>a blob of ink</p>.</div><a name="s001466c"><!--s001466c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a small drop or lump of something viscous or thick.</p></div></div><a name="s006235b"><!--s006235b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s001467c"><!--s001467c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a spot or patch </p><p><i></i></p><p>a blob of colour</p>.</div><a name="s001468c"><!--s001468c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>something ill-defined or amorphous</p><p><span class="bodyb">blobby</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English: earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chital</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹcheetl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010458a"><!--s010458a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/axis_deer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">axis deer</span></span></a> [Hindi <span class="bodyi">cītal</span> from Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">citrala</span> variegated, from <span class="bodyi">citra</span> spotted, bright].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cyan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsiean, ʹsie·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014869a"><!--s014869a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a greenish blue colour [Greek <span class="bodyi">kyanos</span> dark blue].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bronch-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007519a"><!--s007519a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/broncho_or_bronch/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">broncho-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">basal metabolism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004577a"><!--s004577a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the rate at which energy is used in a fasting and resting organism using energy solely to maintain vital cellular activity, respiration, and circulation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corybantic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koriʹbantik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013402a"><!--s013402a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>wildly ecstatic [Latin <span class="bodyi">Corybantes</span>, the attendants or priests of the goddess Cybele in classical mythology, noted for orgiastic processions and rites, from Greek <span class="bodyi">Korybant-, Korybas</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">comfort<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkumfət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011930a"><!--s011930a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012313b"><!--s012313b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>consolation or encouragement in time of trouble or worry, or somebody or something that provides this.</p></div><a name="s012314b"><!--s012314b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>contented well-being; physical ease </p><p><i></i></p><p>a life of comfort</p> <p><span class="bodyb">comfortless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cardiology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kahdiʹoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008993a"><!--s008993a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the branch of medical science concerned with the heart, its diseases, and their treatment <span class="bodyb">cardiological</span> /-ʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cardiologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">absenteeism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000174a"><!--s000174a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>persistent and deliberate absence from work, school, duty, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">detox<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016344a"><!--s016344a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017045b"><!--s017045b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/detoxify/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">detoxify</span></span></a> <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s017046b"><!--s017046b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to be detoxified.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ash<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003110a"><!--s003110a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003058b"><!--s003058b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the solid residue left when material is thoroughly burned or oxidized.</p></div><a name="s003059b"><!--s003059b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000630c"><!--s000630c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the solid residue left when material is thoroughly burned or oxidized.</p></div><a name="s000631c"><!--s000631c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the fine-grained material ejected from a volcanic crater.</p></div></div><a name="s003060b"><!--s003060b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>)</p><a name="s000632c"><!--s000632c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the remains of something destroyed by fire </p><p><i></i></p><p>a new city built on the ashes of the old</p>.</div><a name="s000633c"><!--s000633c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the remains of a dead body after cremation or disintegration ✱ <span class="bodyb">rise from the ashes</span> to come back into being after apparent destruction</p><p><span class="bodyb">ashless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">asce</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cyanamide</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sieʹanəmied/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014871a"><!--s014871a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015529b"><!--s015529b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>calcium cyanamide.</p></div><a name="s015530b"><!--s015530b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a caustic organic acid whose calcium salt is calcium cyanamide [blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cyanogen/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cyanogen</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amide/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amide</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">basalt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbasawlt, bəʹsawlt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004578a"><!--s004578a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dense to fine-grained dark igneous rock consisting essentially of a feldspar and usu pyroxene, low in silica but high in minerals containing iron and magnesium <span class="bodyb">basaltic</span> /bəʹsawltik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">basaltes</span>, variant of <span class="bodyi">basanites</span> touchstone, via Greek from Egyptian <span class="bodyi">b</span> <span class="bodyi">ḥnw</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bronchi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrongki, ʹbrongkie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007520a"><!--s007520a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bronchus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bronchus</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chitchat<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchitchat/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010459a"><!--s010459a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> small talk; gossip [reduplication of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chat1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chat 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">absentminded</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000175a"><!--s000175a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000183b"><!--s000183b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>lost in thought and unaware of one's surroundings or actions; forgetful, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> habitually.</p></div><a name="s000184b"><!--s000184b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>forgetful, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> habitually</p><p><span class="bodyb">absentmindedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">absentmindedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ambush<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹamboosh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001642a"><!--s001642a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001659b"><!--s001659b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to attack (somebody) from a hidden position <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s001660b"><!--s001660b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to lie in wait; to lurk [Middle English <span class="bodyi">embushen</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">embuschier</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_2_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 2</span></span></a> in (from Latin <span class="bodyi">in</span>) + <span class="bodyi">busche</span> stick of firewood].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blob<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (blobbed, blobbing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006050a"><!--s006050a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to apply (a liquid such as paint) in the form of blobs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cardiopulmonary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kahdiohʹpulmən(ə)ri, -ʹpoolmən(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008994a"><!--s008994a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or in the region of the heart and lungs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">comfort<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011931a"><!--s011931a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012315b"><!--s012315b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cheer (somebody) up.</p></div><a name="s012316b"><!--s012316b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to ease the grief, trouble, or anxiety of (somebody); to console or reassure (somebody)</p><p><span class="bodyb">comforting</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">comfortingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">comforten</span> via Old French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">confortare</span> to strengthen greatly, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/com_or_col_or_con_or_cor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">com-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">fortis</span> strong].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corymb</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkorim(b)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013403a"><!--s013403a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in botany, any kind of flower that grows in the form of a flat-topped cluster; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> one in which the flower stalks are attached at different levels on the main axis <span class="bodyb">corymbose</span> /-bohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">corymbe</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">corymbus</span> cluster of fruit or flowers, from Greek <span class="bodyi">korymbos</span> cluster].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">detoxicate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹtoksikayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016345a"><!--s016345a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/detoxify/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">detoxify</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">detoxicant</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">detoxication</span> /-ʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">toxicum</span> poison].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bascule</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbaskyool, ʹbaskyoohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004579a"><!--s004579a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004610b"><!--s004610b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a counterbalancing apparatus.</p></div><a name="s004611b"><!--s004611b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">bascule bridge</span>) a bridge with sections that are raised and lowered using counterweights on the principle of the seesaw [French <span class="bodyi">bascule</span> seesaw].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ashamed</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹshaymd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003111a"><!--s003111a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003061b"><!--s003061b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>feeling shame, guilt, or disgrace.</p></div><a name="s003062b"><!--s003062b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>restrained by fear of shame </p><p><i></i></p><p>I was ashamed to ask</p> <span class="bodyb">ashamedly</span> /-midli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">āscamod</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">āscamian</span> to shame, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">scamian</span> to shame, from <span class="bodyi">scamu</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/shame1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">shame 1</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chitchat<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (chitchatted, chitchatting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010460a"><!--s010460a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to make small talk; to gossip.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">absinthe <span class="bodyi">or</span> absinth</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹabsinth (<span class="bodyi">French</span> absɛẽt)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000176a"><!--s000176a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000185b"><!--s000185b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wormwood/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wormwood</span></span></a> (1).</p></div><a name="s000186b"><!--s000186b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a green liqueur flavoured with wormwood or a substitute, and aniseed, and other aromatics [French <span class="bodyi">absinthe</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">apsinthion</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ambush<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001643a"><!--s001643a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001661b"><!--s001661b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the concealment of a military force or other group in order to carry out a surprise attack from a hidden position.</p></div><a name="s001662b"><!--s001662b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a surprise attack carried out by such a force.</p></div><a name="s001663b"><!--s001663b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000405c"><!--s000405c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the concealment of a military force or other group in order to carry out a surprise attack from a hidden position.</p></div><a name="s000406c"><!--s000406c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a surprise attack carried out by such a force.</p></div></div><a name="s001664b"><!--s001664b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a force waiting in ambush, or their position in ambush.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cardi- <span class="bodyi">or</span> cardio-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008974a"><!--s008974a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s009331b"><!--s009331b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>heart; cardiac </p><p><i></i></p><p>cardiogram</p> <p><i></i></p><p>cardiology</p>.</div><a name="s009332b"><!--s009332b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>cardiac and </p><p><i></i></p><p>cardiovascular</p> <p>[Greek <span class="bodyi">kardi-, kardio-</span>, from <span class="bodyi">kardia</span> heart].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cyanic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sieʹanik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014872a"><!--s014872a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015531b"><!--s015531b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or containing <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cyanogen/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cyanogen</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s015532b"><!--s015532b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of a blue or bluish colour.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bloc</span><small><span class="eSynop">/blok/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006051a"><!--s006051a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a permanent or temporary combination of individuals, parties, or nations for a common purpose [French <span class="bodyi">bloc</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/block1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">block 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bronchial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrongki·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007521a"><!--s007521a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or in the region of the bronchi or the smaller tubes branching off them in the lungs</p><p><span class="bodyb">bronchially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">comfortable</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011932a"><!--s011932a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012317b"><!--s012317b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003206c"><!--s003206c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>providing or enjoying physical comfort </p><p><i></i></p><p>a comfortable armchair</p>.</div><a name="s003207c"><!--s003207c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>providing or enjoying contentment and security </p><p><i></i></p><p>a comfortable income</p>.</div></div><a name="s012318b"><!--s012318b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003208c"><!--s003208c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>causing no worry or doubt </p><p><i></i></p><p>comfortable assumptions that require no thought</p>.</div><a name="s003209c"><!--s003209c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>free from stress or tension </p><p><i></i></p><p>a comfortable routine</p>.</div></div><a name="s012319b"><!--s012319b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>easy </p><p><i></i></p><p>a comfortable win</p> <p><span class="bodyb">comfortably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coryphée</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koriʹfay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013404a"><!--s013404a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a leading dancer in the corps de ballet of a ballet company [French <span class="bodyi">coryphée</span> via Latin <span class="bodyi">coryphaeus</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">koryphaios</span> leader, from <span class="bodyi">koryphē</span> summit].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">detoxification centre</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeˌtoksifiʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016346a"><!--s016346a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a place, e.g. a clinic, where patients are treated for alcoholism or drug addiction.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ash blonde <span class="bodyi">or</span> ash blond</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003112a"><!--s003112a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of hair: of a pale or silvery blonde colour.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chitin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkietin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010461a"><!--s010461a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a horny substance <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/polysaccharide/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">polysaccharide</span></span></a> (type of carbohydrate) that forms part of the hard outer covering of <span class="bodyi">esp</span> insects and crustaceans</p><p><span class="bodyb">chitinous</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">chitine</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">chitōn</span> chiton, tunic].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">base<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bays/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004580a"><!--s004580a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004612b"><!--s004612b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000927c"><!--s000927c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the bottom of something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a support or foundation.</p></div><a name="s000928c"><!--s000928c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the lower part of a wall, pier, or column considered as a separate architectural feature.</p></div><a name="s000929c"><!--s000929c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a side or face of a geometrical figure on which it is regarded as standing.</p></div><a name="s000930c"><!--s000930c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>that part of an organ by which it is attached to another structure nearer the centre of a living organism.</p></div></div><a name="s004613b"><!--s004613b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the fundamental part of something; a basis on which other activities or institutions depend </p><p><i></i></p><p>a financial base</p>.</div><a name="s004614b"><!--s004614b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000931c"><!--s000931c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a centre from which a start is made in an activity or from which operations proceed.</p></div><a name="s000932c"><!--s000932c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a line in a survey which serves as the origin for statistical calculations.</p></div><a name="s000933c"><!--s000933c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the locality or installations on which a military force relies for supplies or from which it starts operations.</p></div><a name="s000934c"><!--s000934c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>the number with reference to which a number system is constructed.</p></div><a name="s000935c"><!--s000935c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>a number with reference to which logarithms are computed.</p></div><a name="s000936c"><!--s000936c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">f</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/root1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">root<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (4).</p></div></div><a name="s004615b"><!--s004615b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s000937c"><!--s000937c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a main ingredient.</p></div><a name="s000938c"><!--s000938c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a supporting or carrying ingredient.</p></div></div><a name="s004616b"><!--s004616b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s000939c"><!--s000939c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the starting place or goal in various games.</p></div><a name="s000940c"><!--s000940c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any of the stations at each of the four corners of the inner part of a baseball field to which a batter must run in turn in order to score a run.</p></div></div><a name="s004617b"><!--s004617b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>the middle region of a transistor between the emitter and the collector.</p></div><a name="s004618b"><!--s004618b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>any of various typically water-soluble and acrid or salty-tasting chemical compounds that are capable of taking up a hydrogen ion from or donating an unshared pair of electrons to an acid to form a salt: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/alkali/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">alkali</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/acid2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">acid 2</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s004619b"><!--s004619b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/base_component/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">base component</span></span></a> [Middle English via Old French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">basis</span> step, base, from <span class="bodyi">bainein</span> to go].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bronchiectasis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/brongkiʹektəsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007522a"><!--s007522a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>abnormal dilation of the bronchial tubes, often as a result of infection [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">bronchiectasis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/broncho_or_bronch/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">broncho-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">ectasis</span> dilatation].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cardiovascular</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkahdiohʹvaskyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008995a"><!--s008995a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or in the region of the heart and blood vessels.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">block<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/blok/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006052a"><!--s006052a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006236b"><!--s006236b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a quantity or section of things dealt with as a unit.</p></div><a name="s006237b"><!--s006237b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a large building divided into separate units.</p></div><a name="s006238b"><!--s006238b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a rectangular area in a town enclosed by streets and usu occupied by buildings.</p></div><a name="s006239b"><!--s006239b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a large rectangular piece of hard material with flat surfaces.</p></div><a name="s006240b"><!--s006240b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s001469c"><!--s001469c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a large building divided into separate units.</p></div><a name="s001470c"><!--s001470c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a part of a building or group of buildings devoted to a particular use.</p></div></div><a name="s006241b"><!--s006241b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s001471c"><!--s001471c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a usu more or less rectangular area, e.g. in a town, enclosed by streets and usu occupied by buildings.</p></div><a name="s001472c"><!--s001472c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> the distance along one side of such an area.</p></div></div><a name="s006242b"><!--s006242b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s001473c"><!--s001473c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a quantity, number, or section of things dealt with as a unit </p><p><i></i></p><p>a block of seats</p>.</div><a name="s001474c"><!--s001474c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) comprising or relating to a quantity of things dealt with as a unit </p><p><i></i></p><p>a block booking</p>.</div></div><a name="s006243b"><!--s006243b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>a compact usu solid piece of substantial material such as wood or stone, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when specially shaped to serve a particular purpose, e.g. for chopping or for executions by beheading.</p></div><a name="s006244b"><!--s006244b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a thick pad of paper.</p></div><a name="s006245b"><!--s006245b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><a name="s001475c"><!--s001475c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an obstacle or blockage.</p></div><a name="s001476c"><!--s001476c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a psychological factor that prevents normal functioning, reactions, etc.</p></div><a name="s001477c"><!--s001477c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a wedge or other object for stopping movement, e.g. of a wheel.</p></div></div><a name="s006246b"><!--s006246b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><a name="s001478c"><!--s001478c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>interruption of the normal physiological functioning of a body tissue or organ, e.g. transmission of nerve impulses.</p></div><a name="s001479c"><!--s001479c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a psychological factor that prevents normal functioning, reactions, etc.</p></div></div><a name="s006247b"><!--s006247b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>an action or movement intended to obstruct or halt an opponent's manoeuvre in sports, e.g. the action of checking the progress of an opponent in American football by using the body.</p></div><a name="s006248b"><!--s006248b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>the metal casting that contains the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine.</p></div><a name="s006249b"><!--s006249b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><p>a wooden or metal case enclosing one or more pulleys.</p></div><a name="s006250b"><!--s006250b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">15</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> the head.</p></div><a name="s006251b"><!--s006251b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">16</span><br/><p>a heartless, unfeeling, or unemotional person.</p></div><a name="s006252b"><!--s006252b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">17</span><br/><p>the standard unit for allocating and transferring data on magnetic disk or tape.</p></div><a name="s006253b"><!--s006253b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">18</span><br/><p>a piece of e.g. wood or metal with an engraved or etched design on its surface from which impressions are printed.</p></div><a name="s006254b"><!--s006254b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">19</span><br/><a name="s001480c"><!--s001480c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a solid toe in a ballet shoe on which a dancer can stand on points.</p></div><a name="s001481c"><!--s001481c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a ballet shoe with such a toe.</p></div></div><a name="s006255b"><!--s006255b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">20</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/starting_block/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">starting block</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s006256b"><!--s006256b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">21</span><br/><p>a mould or form on which articles, such as hats, are shaped or displayed.</p></div><a name="s006257b"><!--s006257b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">22</span><br/><p>a length of railway track governed by a signal that will allow only one train to pass along it at a time.</p></div><a name="s006258b"><!--s006258b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">23</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ</span></p><a name="s001482c"><!--s001482c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an area of land for some purpose.</p></div><a name="s001483c"><!--s001483c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a plot of land in a town with a building on it ✱ <span class="bodyb">do one's block</span> <span class="bodyi">Aus, informal</span> to become excited and irrational, e.g. through anger [Middle English <span class="bodyi">blok</span> via early French <span class="bodyi">bloc</span> from early Dutch <span class="bodyi">blok</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">comforter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011933a"><!--s011933a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012320b"><!--s012320b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who gives consolation or reassurance.</p></div><a name="s012321b"><!--s012321b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a baby's dummy.</p></div><a name="s012322b"><!--s012322b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> a knitted scarf.</p></div><a name="s012323b"><!--s012323b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a quilt or eiderdown.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">absolute<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹabsəlooht/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000177a"><!--s000177a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000187b"><!--s000187b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>complete; perfect </p><p><i></i></p><p>absolute bliss</p>.</div><a name="s000188b"><!--s000188b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000031c"><!--s000031c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>having no restriction or qualification.</p></div><a name="s000032c"><!--s000032c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>completely free from constitutional or other restraint.</p></div></div><a name="s000189b"><!--s000189b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>not relative, independent of external references or comparisons.</p></div><a name="s000190b"><!--s000190b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>complete or perfect; outright </p><p><i></i></p><p>absolute bliss</p> <p><i></i></p><p>an absolute lie</p>.</div><a name="s000191b"><!--s000191b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>free from restraint or limitation </p><p><i></i></p><p>absolute ownership</p>.</div><a name="s000192b"><!--s000192b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>in grammar, standing apart from a usual syntactic relation with other words or sentence elements </p><p><i></i></p><p>an absolute construction</p>.</div><a name="s000193b"><!--s000193b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>free of external references or relationships </p><p><i></i></p><p>an absolute term in logic</p><p><span class="bodyb">absoluteness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">absolut</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">absolutus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">absolvere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/absolve/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">absolve</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coryza</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹriezə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013405a"><!--s013405a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a short-lasting infectious inflammation of the upper respiratory tract, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the common cold [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">koryza</span> nasal mucus].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cyanic acid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sieʹanik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014873a"><!--s014873a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a strongly acidic, colourless, poisonous, and volatile liquid, HOCN.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">AMD</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001644a"><!--s001644a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>age-related macular disease.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ashcan</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003113a"><!--s003113a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a dustbin.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chiton</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkiet(o)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010462a"><!--s010462a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010744b"><!--s010744b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of a class of marine molluscs with a shell of many plates: class Polyplacophora.</p></div><a name="s010745b"><!--s010745b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a knee-length woollen tunic worn in ancient Greece [Latin genus name of one genus of the class, from Greek <span class="bodyi">chitōn</span> tunic, of Semitic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">detoxify</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹtoksifie/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (detoxifies, detoxified, detoxifying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016347a"><!--s016347a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017047b"><!--s017047b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to remove a poison or toxin from (something or somebody).</p></div><a name="s017048b"><!--s017048b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to treat (somebody) for dependency on alcohol or drugs <span class="bodyb">detoxification</span> /diˌtoksifiʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bronchiole</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrongkiohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007523a"><!--s007523a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a minute thin-walled branch of a bronchus <span class="bodyb">bronchiolar</span> /-ʹohlə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">bronchiolum</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">bronchia</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/broncho_or_bronch/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">broncho-</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cardoon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kahʹdoohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008996a"><!--s008996a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large plant of the daisy family that is related to the globe artichoke and cultivated for its edible root and leafstalks: <span class="bodyi">Cynara cardunculus</span> [French <span class="bodyi">cardon</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">cardon-, cardo</span> thistle, from Latin <span class="bodyi">carduus</span> thistle, artichoke].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cos<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəz; <span class="bodyi">strong</span> koz/ <i><span class="bodyi">conj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013406a"><!--s013406a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> because [by shortening and alteration].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">base<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004581a"><!--s004581a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004620b"><!--s004620b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make, form, or serve as a base for (something).</p></div><a name="s004621b"><!--s004621b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + on/upon) to use (something) as a base or basis for (something); to found (something).</p></div><a name="s004622b"><!--s004622b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + in/at) to have (a place) as an operational base.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">absolute<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000178a"><!--s000178a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000194b"><!--s000194b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something that is absolute, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> something independent of human perception or valuation </p><p><i></i></p><p>talking in absolutes</p>.</div><a name="s000195b"><!--s000195b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> <span class="bodyb">Absolute</span>) the transcendent or underlying unity of spirit and matter.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cyanide</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsie·ənied/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014874a"><!--s014874a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an extremely poisonous salt of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hydrocyanic_acid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hydrocyanic acid</span></span></a> or a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/nitrile/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">nitrile</span></span></a> (organic compound), containing the univalent chemical radical -CN [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cyanogen/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cyanogen</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ide_or_id/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ide</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">block<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006053a"><!--s006053a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006259b"><!--s006259b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001484c"><!--s001484c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to make or be a barrier that obstructs (a passage, road, pipe, etc).</p></div><a name="s001485c"><!--s001485c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to hinder the movement or progress of (something) by putting an obstruction in its way.</p></div></div><a name="s006260b"><!--s006260b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to shut (something) off from view </p><p><i></i></p><p>The canopy of leaves was blocking the sun</p>.</div><a name="s006261b"><!--s006261b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in various games, to stop or obstruct (an opponent or ball) with one's body.</p></div><a name="s006262b"><!--s006262b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to prevent the normal functioning of (something).</p></div><a name="s006263b"><!--s006263b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to arrange (a timetable or other list) in groups.</p></div><a name="s006264b"><!--s006264b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to prohibit or limit the use of funds or their conversion into foreign exchange.</p></div><a name="s006265b"><!--s006265b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to shape (something such as a hat) by means of a block.</p></div><a name="s006266b"><!--s006266b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to make (two or more lines of writing or type) flush at the left or at both margins.</p></div><a name="s006267b"><!--s006267b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to stamp lettering or a design on (the cover of a book).</p></div><a name="s006268b"><!--s006268b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>to secure or mount (something) on a block or provide it with a block</p><p><span class="bodyb">blocker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">comfort food</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011934a"><!--s011934a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>food taken for solace when stressed, depressed, or emotionally upset.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">AMDG</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001645a"><!--s001645a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to the greater glory of God [Latin <span class="bodyi">ad majorem Dei gloriam</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ashen<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹash(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003114a"><!--s003114a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>made from the wood of the ash tree.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">base<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004582a"><!--s004582a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>constituting or serving as a base.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">absolutely</span><small><span class="eSynop">/absəʹloohtli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000179a"><!--s000179a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000196b"><!--s000196b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>often used alone to express emphatic agreement: totally, completely </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'm absolutely exhausted</p>.</div><a name="s000197b"><!--s000197b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in an absolute manner </p><p><i></i></p><p>The president ruled absolutely for ten years</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chitterling</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchitəling/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010463a"><!--s010463a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a section of the smaller intestines of pigs, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when prepared as food [Middle English <span class="bodyi">chiterling</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cyano-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014875a"><!--s014875a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cyan_or_cyano/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cyan-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blockade<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bləʹkayd, bloʹkayd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006054a"><!--s006054a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006269b"><!--s006269b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the surrounding or blocking of a particular enemy area, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a port, to prevent passage of people or supplies.</p></div><a name="s006270b"><!--s006270b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an obstruction.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cardsharp</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008997a"><!--s008997a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who habitually cheats at cards.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bronchitis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/brongʹkietis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007524a"><!--s007524a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>acute or chronic inflammation of the bronchial tubes accompanied by a cough and catarrh <span class="bodyb">bronchitic</span> /brongʹkitik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DETR</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016348a"><!--s016348a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> formerly, Department of the Environment, Transport, and the Regions.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ameba</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹmeebə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001646a"><!--s001646a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amoeba/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amoeba</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">comfort station</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011935a"><!--s011935a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, euphem</span> a public toilet.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cos<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/koz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013407a"><!--s013407a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">cos lettuce</span>) a crisp long-leaved variety of lettuce [<span class="bodyi">Cos</span>, Greek island where it was first grown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ashen<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003115a"><!--s003115a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003063b"><!--s003063b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>deadly pale; blanched </p><p><i></i></p><p>His face was ashen with fear</p>.</div><a name="s003064b"><!--s003064b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> resembling ashes in colour.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">base<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004583a"><!--s004583a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004623b"><!--s004623b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000941c"><!--s000941c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>lacking higher values; degrading </p><p><i></i></p><p>being free from money-craving, with all its base hopes and temptations</p> — George Eliot.</div><a name="s000942c"><!--s000942c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>lacking or showing a lack of moral values such as honour, chivalry, or loyalty.</p></div></div><a name="s004624b"><!--s004624b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000943c"><!--s000943c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a metal: of comparatively low value and having relatively inferior properties, e.g. poor resistance to corrosion: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/noble1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">noble<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (7) </p><p><i></i></p><p>gold, silver, and base lead</p> — Shakespeare.</div><a name="s000944c"><!--s000944c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a coin: containing a larger than usual proportion of base metals.</p></div></div><a name="s004625b"><!--s004625b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>morally unworthy </p><p><i></i></p><p>Men are singularly base</p> — Henry James <p><i></i></p><p>their base ingratitude to my poor old grandmother</p> — Frederick Douglass.</div><a name="s004626b"><!--s004626b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> lowly </p><p><i></i></p><p>his parents base of stock</p> — Marlowe<p><span class="bodyb">basely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">baseness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bas</span> short, low, bass, via Old French from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">bassus</span> short, low].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cyanoacrylate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌsie·ənohʹakrilayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014876a"><!--s014876a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several liquid acrylate monomers (unit of a polymer; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/monomer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">monomer</span></span></a>) that are used as very rapidly setting strong adhesives in industry and medicine.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bronchodilator</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌbrongkohdieʹlaytə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007526a"><!--s007526a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any drug that relieves the symptoms of asthma and bronchitis by relaxing the bronchial muscles and so dilating the bronchial tubes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blockade<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006055a"><!--s006055a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006271b"><!--s006271b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to subject (somebody or something) to a blockade.</p></div><a name="s006272b"><!--s006272b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to block or obstruct (something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">blockader</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">absolute magnitude</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000180a"><!--s000180a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the intrinsic brightness of a star or other celestial body.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cos<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/koz/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013408a"><!--s013408a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>cosine.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">comfrey</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkumfri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -eys) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> comfreys)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011936a"><!--s011936a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of tall plants of the borage family, with coarse hairy leaves that are much used in herbal medicine: genus <span class="bodyi">Symphytum</span> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cumfirie</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">conferva</span> a water plant, from <span class="bodyi">confervēre</span> to boil together, heal, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">fervēre</span> to boil].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ameer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹmiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001647a"><!--s001647a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/emir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">emir</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chitty</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> chitties)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010464a"><!--s010464a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chit2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chit 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cardsharper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008998a"><!--s008998a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cardsharp/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cardsharp</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">detract</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹtrakt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016349a"><!--s016349a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(+ from) to take away something desirable from something; to make something less valuable, desirable, interesting, etc</p><p><span class="bodyb">detraction</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">detracten</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">detractus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">detrahere</span> to withdraw, disparage, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">trahere</span> to draw].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ashes</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹashiz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003116a"><!--s003116a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Ashes</span>) a trophy played for in a series of cricket Test matches between England and Australia</p><p>from a jesting reference to the ashes of the dead body of English cricket after an Australian victory in 1882. The newspaper <span class="bodyi">Sporting Times</span> published a mock obituary of English cricket stating that ‘The body will be cremated and the ashes taken to Australia’. When an English touring team beat Australia in the following winter, some Australian ladies jokingly presented the English captain, Ivo Bligh, with a small terracotta urn containing the ashes of (allegedly) a bail or stump. Ever since, matches between the two countries have been played for this nominal trophy, which remains at Lord's cricket ground and is not physically possessed by the winning side</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baseball</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004584a"><!--s004584a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004627b"><!--s004627b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a game played, chiefly in North America, with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players each on a large field centring on four bases arranged in a diamond that mark the course a batter must run to score.</p></div><a name="s004628b"><!--s004628b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the ball used in baseball.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blockage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹblokij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006056a"><!--s006056a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006273b"><!--s006273b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an act or instance of blocking, or the state of being blocked </p><p><i></i></p><p>a blockage in the pipe</p>.</div><a name="s006274b"><!--s006274b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that causes e.g. a pipe to be blocked </p><p><i></i></p><p>I used a garden cane to remove the blockage</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cosa Nostra</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohzə ʹnostrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013409a"><!--s013409a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the N American branch of the Mafia organization [Italian <span class="bodyi">cosa nostra</span>, literally ‘our thing’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">broncho- <span class="bodyi">or</span> bronch-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007525a"><!--s007525a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meaning: bronchial tube or bronchial </p><p><i></i></p><p>bronchitis</p> <p><i></i></p><p>bronchodilator</p> <p>[late Latin <span class="bodyi">bronch-</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">bronchus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bronchus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bronchus</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ameliorate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹmeelyərayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001648a"><!--s001648a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001665b"><!--s001665b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to make or become better or more tolerable.</p></div><a name="s001666b"><!--s001666b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to make (something) better or more tolerable <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s001667b"><!--s001667b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to become better or more tolerable <span class="bodyb">amelioration</span> /-ʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">ameliorative</span> /-rətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">ameliorator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/meliorate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">meliorate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">comfy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkumfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (comfier, comfiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011937a"><!--s011937a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> comfortable [by shortening and alteration].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chivalrous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshiv(ə)lrəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010465a"><!--s010465a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010746b"><!--s010746b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002669c"><!--s002669c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>honourable; generous.</p></div><a name="s002670c"><!--s002670c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>graciously courteous and considerate, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to women.</p></div></div><a name="s010747b"><!--s010747b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having the characteristics of a knight, e.g. valour or gallantry.</p></div><a name="s010748b"><!--s010748b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>of or characteristic of knight-errantry</p><p><span class="bodyb">chivalrously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">chivalrousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">chevalereus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">chevalier</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chevalier/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chevalier</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">absolute majority</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000181a"><!--s000181a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a number of votes greater than half the total cast or exceeding the total of votes for all other candidates.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">detraction</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹtraksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016350a"><!--s016350a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>belittling; disparagement <span class="bodyb">detractive</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cyanobacterium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌsie·ənohbakʹtiəri·&amp;schwam/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cyanobacteria /-riə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014877a"><!--s014877a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a group division of blue-pigmented micro-organisms capable of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/photosynthesis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">photosynthesis</span></span></a> (using light to synthesize organic compounds, as plants do) and formerly regarded as algae; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blue_green_alga/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blue-green alga</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">card vote</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008999a"><!--s008999a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/block_vote/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">block vote</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ashet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹashit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003117a"><!--s003117a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Scot, N English</span> a large meat plate [French <span class="bodyi">assiette</span> plate].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">block and tackle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006057a"><!--s006057a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an arrangement of pulley blocks with associated rope or cable for hoisting or hauling.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baseball cap</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004585a"><!--s004585a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a close-fitting round cap of light material with a large peak.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cosec</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohsek/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013410a"><!--s013410a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>cosecant.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cardy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahdi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009000a"><!--s009000a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cardie_or_cardy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cardie</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bronchopneumonia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌbrongkohnyooʹmohni·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007527a"><!--s007527a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pneumonia affecting many widely scattered but small areas of lung tissue.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahʹmen, ayʹmen/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001649a"><!--s001649a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used at the end of a prayer with the meaning ‘so be it’, or to express a solemn avowal or approval [Old English via late Latin and Greek from Hebrew <span class="bodyi">āmēn</span> certainly].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ashkenazi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ashkəʹnahzi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Ashkenazim /-ʹnazim/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003118a"><!--s003118a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Yiddish-speaking Jewish person from central Europe or with central European ancestry: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sephardi/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Sephardi</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">Ashkenazic</span> /-ʹnazik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Hebrew <span class="bodyi">Ashkĕnāzī</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Ashkenaz</span>, grandson of Japeth, one of the sons of Noah (Genesis 10:3)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">absolute pitch</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000182a"><!--s000182a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000198b"><!--s000198b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the pitch of a note determined by its rate of vibration.</p></div><a name="s000199b"><!--s000199b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the ability to recognize the pitch of a note or to produce a note of a given pitch.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">detractor</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016351a"><!--s016351a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who denigrates somebody or their ideas or beliefs </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her detractors were more vociferous than her supporters</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">comic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkomik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011938a"><!--s011938a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012324b"><!--s012324b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or marked by comedy.</p></div><a name="s012325b"><!--s012325b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>causing laughter or amusement; funny [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">kōmikos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">kōmos</span> revel].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chivalry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshiv(ə)lri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010466a"><!--s010466a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010749b"><!--s010749b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the system, spirit, or customs of medieval knighthood.</p></div><a name="s010750b"><!--s010750b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002671c"><!--s002671c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the qualities, e.g. courage, integrity, and consideration, of an ideal knight; chivalrous conduct.</p></div><a name="s002672c"><!--s002672c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>courteous behaviour, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> towards women </p><p><i></i></p><p>I admit it is more fun to punt than be punted, and that a desire to have all the fun is nine-tenths of the law of chivalry</p><p> Dorothy L Sayers.</p></div></div><a name="s010751b"><!--s010751b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> (<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>)</p><a name="s002673c"><!--s002673c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>knights.</p></div><a name="s002674c"><!--s002674c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>mounted men-at-arms <span class="bodyb">chivalric</span> /shiʹvalrik, ʹshiv-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">chivalrie</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">chevalerie</span>, from <span class="bodyi">chevalier</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chevalier/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chevalier</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cyanocobalamin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌsie·ənohkohʹbaləmin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014878a"><!--s014878a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a water-soluble vitamin B containing cobalt, that occurs <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in liver, is essential for normal blood formation and nerve function, and whose lack or malabsorption results in pernicious anaemia; vitamin B<sub>12</sub> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cyano/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cyano-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cobalt/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cobalt</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vitamin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">vitamin</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baseboard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004586a"><!--s004586a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/skirting_board/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">skirting board</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blockboard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006058a"><!--s006058a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>material made of parallel wooden strips glued edge to edge and finished on top and underneath with thin wooden sheets.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">care<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/keə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009001a"><!--s009001a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009338b"><!--s009338b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002245c"><!--s002245c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>anxiety </p><p><i></i></p><p>a face lined with care</p>.</div><a name="s002246c"><!--s002246c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a cause for anxiety </p><p><i></i></p><p>without a care in the world</p>.</div></div><a name="s009339b"><!--s009339b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>close attention; effort </p><p><i></i></p><p>She took care over the drawing</p>.</div><a name="s009340b"><!--s009340b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002247c"><!--s002247c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>charge; supervision </p><p><i></i></p><p>under the doctor's care</p>.</div><a name="s002248c"><!--s002248c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> legal responsibility for or guardianship of children by a local authority </p><p><i></i></p><p>taken into care</p>.</div><a name="s002249c"><!--s002249c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a sense of loving protectiveness or solicitude </p><p><i></i></p><p>a father's care</p>.</div><a name="s002250c"><!--s002250c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>attention to or provision for the welfare, maintenance, etc of somebody or something </p><p><i></i></p><p>the care of the elderly</p>.</div></div><a name="s009341b"><!--s009341b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>somebody or something that is an object of attention, anxiety, or solicitude </p><p><i></i></p><p>The flower garden was her special care</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">care of</span>.</p></div><a name="s009342b"><!--s009342b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>at the address of ✱ <span class="bodyb">take care</span> to be careful or watchful; to exercise caution or prudence ✱ <span class="bodyb">take care of</span> to attend to (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>We'll take care of the catering</p>.</div><a name="s009343b"><!--s009343b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to deal with (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>If there are any troublemakers, I'll take care of them</p>.</div><a name="s009344b"><!--s009344b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to look after (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>As she became older, she was no longer able to take care of herself</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">caru</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/chiev/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010467a"><!--s010467a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a perennial plant related to the onion whose long thin leaves are used to flavour and garnish food: <span class="bodyi">Allium schoenoprasum</span> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">cepa</span> onion].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bronchoscope</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrongkəskohp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007528a"><!--s007528a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tubular, usu flexible, illuminated instrument used for inspecting or passing instruments into the bronchi.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amenable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹmeenəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001650a"><!--s001650a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001668b"><!--s001668b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>easily persuaded to yield or agree; tractable.</p></div><a name="s001669b"><!--s001669b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>accountable for one's behaviour; answerable </p><p><i></i></p><p>citizens amenable to the law</p>.</div><a name="s001670b"><!--s001670b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>capable of being judged or tested <span class="bodyb">amenability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">amenableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">amenably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [derivative of Old French <span class="bodyi">amener</span> to lead up, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">mener</span> to lead, from Latin <span class="bodyi">minare</span> to drive cattle, from <span class="bodyi">minari</span> to threaten].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ash key</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003119a"><!--s003119a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> the winged fruit of the ash tree, growing in clusters that resemble bunches of keys.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">absolute temperature</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000183a"><!--s000183a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>temperature measured on a scale that has absolute zero as its lower reference point.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">comic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011939a"><!--s011939a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012326b"><!--s012326b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a comedian.</p></div><a name="s012327b"><!--s012327b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a magazine consisting mainly of strip cartoon stories.</p></div><a name="s012328b"><!--s012328b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer (<span class="bodyi">in pl</span></span>) comic strips.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">detrain</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹtrayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016352a"><!--s016352a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017049b"><!--s017049b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to alight from a railway train <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s017050b"><!--s017050b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to remove (somebody or something) from a train</p><p><span class="bodyb">detrainment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cosecant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohʹseek(ə)nt, kohʹsek(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013411a"><!--s013411a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in mathematics, the trigonometric function that is the reciprocal of the sine [Latin <span class="bodyi">cosecant-, cosecans</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/co/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">co-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">secant-, secans</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/secant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">secant</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cyanogen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sieʹanəjən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014879a"><!--s014879a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a colourless inflammable extremely poisonous gas made from hydrogen cyanide [French <span class="bodyi">cyanogène</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cyano/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cyano-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">gène</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gen/3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-gen</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blockbuster</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹblokbustə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006059a"><!--s006059a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006275b"><!--s006275b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody or something particularly outstanding or effective.</p></div><a name="s006276b"><!--s006276b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a huge high-explosive demolition bomb</p><p><span class="bodyb">blockbusting</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baseborn</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004587a"><!--s004587a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004629b"><!--s004629b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of humble or illegitimate birth.</p></div><a name="s004630b"><!--s004630b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> dishonourable or ignoble [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/base4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">base 4</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ashlar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹashlə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003120a"><!--s003120a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003065b"><!--s003065b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>hewn or squared stone, or masonry consisting of such stone.</p></div><a name="s003066b"><!--s003066b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a thin squared and dressed stone for facing a wall of rubble or brick [Middle English <span class="bodyi">asheler</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">axis</span> transverse beam, alteration of <span class="bodyi">assis</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amend</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹmend/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001651a"><!--s001651a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001671b"><!--s001671b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to revise or make corrections to (a law, document, etc).</p></div><a name="s001672b"><!--s001672b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to put (something) right</p><p><span class="bodyb">amendable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><a name="sb00000038"><!--sb00000038--></a><p><span class="bodyb">amender</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">amenden</span> via Old French <span class="bodyi">amender</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">emendare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">menda</span> fault]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">amend</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">emend</span>? These two words are sometimes confused. To <span class="bodyi">amend</span> is a general word meaning to ‘correct and improve’: <span class="bodyi">She did her best to amend her behaviour</span>. It also has a specific meaning in relation to pieces of legislation, to ‘alter or add to and improve’ (<span class="bodyi">the Act of 1978 as amended in 1993</span>). <span class="bodyi">Emend</span> has a more limited use. It is used exclusively in relation to texts and means ‘to remove errors or irregularities from’ (<span class="bodyi">emended the text to bring it into line with modern spelling conventions</span>).</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">absolute value</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000184a"><!--s000184a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in mathematics, the numerical magnitude of a real number irrespective of its sign, indicated by a vertical line on each side of the number.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">comical</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011940a"><!--s011940a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>causing laughter, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> because of a startlingly or unexpectedly humorous impact </p><p><i></i></p><p>He thought her hat was comical</p> <p><span class="bodyb">comically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chivvy <span class="bodyi">or</span> chivy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchivi/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (chivvies chivies) (chivvied chivied) (chivvying chivying) <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010468a"><!--s010468a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010752b"><!--s010752b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to tease or harass (somebody) persistently.</p></div><a name="s010753b"><!--s010753b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up/along) to harass or pester rouse (somebody) to get them to start doing something or go faster activity [prob from English dialect <span class="bodyi">Chevy Chase</span> chase, confusion, the title of a ballad celebrating a battle in the Cheviot Hills in 1388].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">detriment</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdetrimənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016353a"><!--s016353a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>injury or damage, or a cause of this [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">detrimentum</span>, from <span class="bodyi">deterere</span> to wear away, impair, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">terere</span> to rub].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cyan- <span class="bodyi">or</span> cyano-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014870a"><!--s014870a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s015526b"><!--s015526b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>dark blue; blue </p><p><i></i></p><p>cyanosis</p>.</div><a name="s015527b"><!--s015527b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>denoting cyanide </p><p><i></i></p><p>cyanogen</p>.</div><a name="s015528b"><!--s015528b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>containing a cyanide group </p><p><i></i></p><p>cyanobenzene</p> <p>[German <span class="bodyi">cyan-</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">kyan-, kyano-</span>,from <span class="bodyi">kyanos</span> dark blue].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bronchus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrongkəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bronchi /ʹbrongki, ʹbrongkie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007529a"><!--s007529a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of the two main branches of the windpipe that lead into the lungs [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">bronchos</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cosech</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohsech/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013412a"><!--s013412a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>hyperbolic cosecant.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">care<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009002a"><!--s009002a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009345b"><!--s009345b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002251c"><!--s002251c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to be concerned about (something or somebody).</p></div><a name="s002252c"><!--s002252c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to feel trouble or anxiety </p><p><i></i></p><p>She doesn't care if she hurts people's feelings</p>.</div></div><a name="s009346b"><!--s009346b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to have a liking or taste for </p><p><i></i></p><p>I don't care for brandy</p>.</div><a name="s009347b"><!--s009347b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to give care </p><p><i></i></p><p>caring for the sick</p>.</div><a name="s009348b"><!--s009348b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to wish (to do something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>if you care to go</p>.</div><a name="s009349b"><!--s009349b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s002253c"><!--s002253c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to feel trouble or anxiety </p><p><i></i></p><p>She doesn't care if she hurts people's feelings</p>.</div><a name="s002254c"><!--s002254c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + about) to feel interest or concern </p><p><i></i></p><p>He doesn't care about politics</p>.</div></div><a name="s009350b"><!--s009350b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to give care </p><p><i></i></p><p>They care for the sick</p>.</div><a name="s009351b"><!--s009351b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>(+ for) to have a liking or taste for (something or somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I don't care for brandy</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s009352b"><!--s009352b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to be concerned about (something or somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Nobody cares what I do</p>.</div><a name="s009353b"><!--s009353b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to wish (to do something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>if you care to go</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">block capitals</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006060a"><!--s006060a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>plain capital letters, printed without serifs or written separately and without embellishment.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">base component</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004588a"><!--s004588a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>that part of transformational grammar that consists of rules and a lexicon and that generates the deep structures of a language.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amendment</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001652a"><!--s001652a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001673b"><!--s001673b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act of amending something.</p></div><a name="s001674b"><!--s001674b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an alteration to a document, law, etc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">detrimental</span><small><span class="eSynop">/detriʹmentl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016354a"><!--s016354a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>harmful, damaging</p><p><span class="bodyb">detrimentally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">absolute zero</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000185a"><!--s000185a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the lowest temperature theoretically possible, equivalent to about -273.15°C or 0°K, at which the particles whose motion constitutes heat are at rest.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ashore</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹshaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003121a"><!--s003121a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>on or to the shore.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bronco</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrongkoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> broncos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007530a"><!--s007530a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wild or partially broken horse of western N America, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a mustang [Mexican Spanish <span class="bodyi">bronco</span> from Spanish <span class="bodyi">bronco</span> rough, wild].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coseismal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohʹsiezməl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013413a"><!--s013413a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of points: simultaneously affected by the same phase of seismic shock during an earthquake.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cyanosis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sie·əʹnohsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014880a"><!--s014880a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>bluish or purplish discoloration of the skin due to deficient oxygenation of the blood <span class="bodyb">cyanotic</span> /-ʹnotik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">kyanōsis</span> dark blue colour, from <span class="bodyi">kyanos</span> dark blue].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">careen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹreen/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009003a"><!--s009003a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009354b"><!--s009354b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cause (e.g. a boat) to lean over to one side.</p></div><a name="s009355b"><!--s009355b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to clean, caulk, or repair (a boat) in this position <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s009356b"><!--s009356b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a boat: to lean over to one side; to heel over.</p></div><a name="s009357b"><!--s009357b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/career2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">career 2</span></span></a> [French <span class="bodyi">carène</span> keel, via Old Italian from Latin <span class="bodyi">carina</span>, literally ‘nutshell’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chlamydia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kləʹmidi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> chlamydia chlamydiae /-ee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010469a"><!--s010469a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of micro-organisms that is an are intracellular parasites causing infections of the eye and the urinogenital system: genus <span class="bodyi">Chlamydia</span> [Latin genus name, from Latin <span class="bodyi">chlamyd-, chlamys</span> mantle].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">comic opera</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011941a"><!--s011941a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>opera with humorous episodes and usu some spoken dialogue and a sentimental plot.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">block diagram</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006061a"><!--s006061a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a diagram, e.g. of a system, process, or computer program, in which labelled shapes, such as rectangles, and interconnecting lines represent the relationship of parts.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">base hit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004589a"><!--s004589a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in baseball, a hit that allows the batter to run to the next base safely.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">detrition</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹtrish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016355a"><!--s016355a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act or an instance of wearing away, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by rubbing [Latin <span class="bodyi">detrition-, detritio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">deterere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/detriment/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">detriment</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brontosaurus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/brontəʹsawrəs/ brontosaur /ʹbrontəsaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007531a"><!--s007531a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> an apatosaurus [former genus name, from Greek <span class="bodyi">brontē</span> thunder + <span class="bodyi">sauros</span> lizard].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">absolution</span><small><span class="eSynop">/absəʹloohsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000186a"><!--s000186a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act of absolving; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a declaration of forgiveness of sins pronounced by a priest.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ashoura</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003122a"><!--s003122a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see ASHURA.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cyber-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014881a"><!--s014881a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: information technology, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the Internet </p><p><i></i></p><p>cybercafé</p> <p>[back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cybernetics/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cybernetics</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chlamydomonas</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌklamidəʹmohnəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010470a"><!--s010470a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a single-celled green alga that has two flagella (whip-like extensions; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flagellum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flagellum</span></span></a>) and is common in soil and fresh water: genus <span class="bodyi">Chlamydomonas</span> [Latin genus name, from Latin <span class="bodyi">chlamyd-, chlamys</span> mantle + <span class="bodyi">monas</span> monad].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">career<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹriə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009004a"><!--s009004a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009358b"><!--s009358b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a field of employment in which one expects to spend a significant part of one's working life, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a field requiring special qualifications or training and having opportunities for advancement.</p></div><a name="s009359b"><!--s009359b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) of or engaged in an occupation that offers a long-term series of opportunities for advancement, usu within some specified organization or business.</p></div><a name="s009360b"><!--s009360b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002255c"><!--s002255c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the course of somebody's working life or a specified part of it </p><p><i></i></p><p>Churchill's career as a politician</p>.</div><a name="s002256c"><!--s002256c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a field of employment in which one expects to spend a significant part of one's working life, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a field requiring special qualifications or training and having opportunities for advancement.</p></div><a name="s002257c"><!--s002257c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) of or engaged in an occupation that offers a long-term series of opportunities for advancement, usu within some specified organization or business </p><p><i></i></p><p>a career diplomat</p>.</div><a name="s002258c"><!--s002258c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a course or path through history.</p></div><a name="s002259c"><!--s002259c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>a headlong course or path ✱ <span class="bodyb">in full career</span> at full speed; in headlong progress </p><p><i></i></p><p>The Earl of Chester's horse … came in full career at him</p><p> Keats [French <span class="bodyi">carrière</span> via Old Provençal <span class="bodyi">carriera</span> street, from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">carraria</span> road for vehicles, from Latin <span class="bodyi">carrus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/car/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">car</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amends</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹmendz/</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001653a"><!--s001653a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>✱ <span class="bodyb">make amends</span> to compensate for a loss or injury [Middle English <span class="bodyi">amendes</span> from Old French, pl of <span class="bodyi">amende</span> reparation, from <span class="bodyi">amender</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amend/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amend</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">comic strip</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011942a"><!--s011942a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a strip cartoon.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blockhead</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006062a"><!--s006062a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an extremely dull or stupid person </p><p><i></i></p><p>No man but a blockhead ever wrote, except for money</p> — Dr Johnson<p><span class="bodyb">blockheaded</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coset</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohset/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013414a"><!--s013414a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in mathematics, a subset of a mathematical group that consists of all the products obtained by multiplying, either on the right or on the left, a fixed element of the group by each of the elements of a given subgroup.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">base hospital</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004590a"><!--s004590a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Australia, a hospital that serves a large rural area.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">detritus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹtrietəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016356a"><!--s016356a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017051b"><!--s017051b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>loose material, e.g. rock fragments or organic particles, produced by disintegration.</p></div><a name="s017052b"><!--s017052b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>debris or waste material </p><p><i></i></p><p>The floods carry along the waste and detritus of a large population</p> <p><span class="bodyb">detrital</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">détritus</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">detritus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">deterere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/detriment/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">detriment</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bronx cheer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/brongks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007532a"><!--s007532a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rude sound made by sticking the tongue out and blowing noisily; a raspberry [<span class="bodyi">the Bronx</span>, a borough in New York City].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cyber-bully</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (cyber-bullies cyber-bullied cyber-bullying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014882a"><!--s014882a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to publish anonymously on the Internet degrading or offensive material, especially images, relating to (a person in authority)</p><p><span class="bodyb">cyber-bully</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cyber-bullies).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coming<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkuming/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011943a"><!--s011943a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act or an instance of arriving </p><p><i></i></p><p>comings and goings</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chloral</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklawrəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010472a"><!--s010472a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chloral_hydrate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chloral hydrate</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">absolutism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000187a"><!--s000187a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>government by an absolute ruler or authority, or the theory favouring this</p><p><span class="bodyb">absolutist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">career<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009005a"><!--s009005a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to move swiftly in an uncontrolled fashion </p><p><i></i></p><p>The car careered off the road</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ashpan</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003123a"><!--s003123a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tray fitted under the grate in a fire to contain falling ashes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cosh<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kosh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013415a"><!--s013415a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a short heavy rod often enclosed in a softer material and used as a hand weapon [perhaps from Romany <span class="bodyi">kosh</span> stick].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blockhouse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹblok·hows/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006063a"><!--s006063a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006277b"><!--s006277b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an observation post built to withstand heat, blast, radiation, etc.</p></div><a name="s006278b"><!--s006278b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a small fort.</p></div><a name="s006279b"><!--s006279b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a building made of heavy timbers with loopholes for firing through, observation, etc, formerly used as a fort.</p></div><a name="s006280b"><!--s006280b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a building built with logs or squared timber.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amenity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹmeeniti, əʹmen-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> amenities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001654a"><!--s001654a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001675b"><!--s001675b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) something, e.g. a public facility, that provides or enhances material comfort.</p></div><a name="s001676b"><!--s001676b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) something, e.g. a courteous social gesture, conducive to pleasantness and ease of conversation on a social occasion.</p></div><a name="s001677b"><!--s001677b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> pleasantness, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of an environment [Middle English <span class="bodyi">amenite</span> pleasantness, from Latin <span class="bodyi">amoenitat-, amoenitas</span> from <span class="bodyi">amoenus</span> pleasant].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">base-jumping</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004591a"><!--s004591a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">BASE jumping</span>) parachuting from fixed objects such as buildings, bridges, and mountains</p><p><span class="bodyb">base-jumper</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [from <span class="bodyi">b</span>uilding, <span class="bodyi">a</span>ntenna, <span class="bodyi">s</span>pan, and <span class="bodyi">e</span>arth, these being the four categories of fixed object from which base-jumpers jump].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">de trop</span><small><span class="eSynop">/də ʹtroh (<span class="bodyi">French</span> də tro)/ /də ʹtroh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016357a"><!--s016357a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>not wanted or needed; superfluous [French <span class="bodyi">de trop</span> excessive].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bronze<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bronz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007533a"><!--s007533a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007834b"><!--s007834b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of various copper-base alloys, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one containing a high proportion of tin.</p></div><a name="s007835b"><!--s007835b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a sculpture or artefact made of bronze.</p></div><a name="s007836b"><!--s007836b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a yellowish brown colour</p><p><span class="bodyb">bronze</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s007837b"><!--s007837b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a bronze medal </p><p><i></i></p><p>He won a bronze in the 100 metres</p> <p><span class="bodyb">bronzy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">bronze</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">bronzo</span>, perhaps from Persian <span class="bodyi">birinj</span>, <span class="bodyi">pirinj</span> copper].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">careerist</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009006a"><!--s009006a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who is intent on advancing their career, often at the expense of personal integrity</p><p><span class="bodyb">careerism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cybercafé</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsiebəkafay, -fi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014883a"><!--s014883a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a café that offers the public access to information technology, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the Internet, for a fee.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chloral hydrate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010473a"><!--s010473a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a synthetic drug used as a sedative and hypnotic.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coming<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011944a"><!--s011944a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012329b"><!--s012329b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>immediately due in sequence or development; next </p><p><i></i></p><p>the coming year</p>.</div><a name="s012330b"><!--s012330b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>gaining in importance; up-and-coming </p><p><i></i></p><p>It's the coming thing</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">absolve</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əbʹzolv/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000188a"><!--s000188a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000200b"><!--s000200b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + of/from) to set (somebody) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt </p><p><i></i></p><p>that these United Colonies … are absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown</p> — Thomas Jefferson.</div><a name="s000201b"><!--s000201b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000033c"><!--s000033c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to declare (somebody) forgiven for a sin by absolution.</p></div><a name="s000034c"><!--s000034c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to declare (a sin) forgiven by absolution</p><p><span class="bodyb">absolver</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">absolven</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">absolvere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ab/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ab-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">solvere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/solve/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">solve</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amenity bed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001655a"><!--s001655a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a hospital bed that provides extra privacy, sometimes available for an additional payment.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baseless</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004592a"><!--s004592a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>not supported by evidence or fact; unfounded</p><p><span class="bodyb">baselessly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">baselessness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ashram</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹashrəm, ʹashram/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003124a"><!--s003124a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003067b"><!--s003067b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a religious retreat or sanctuary, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the retreat of a Hindu sage.</p></div><a name="s003068b"><!--s003068b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the religious retreat of a Hindu sage.</p></div><a name="s003069b"><!--s003069b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>any religious retreat or sanctuary [Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">āśrama</span>, from <span class="bodyi">ā</span> towards + <span class="bodyi">śrama</span> religious exercise].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">block in</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006064a"><!--s006064a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006281b"><!--s006281b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to sketch the outlines of (something) in a design.</p></div><a name="s006282b"><!--s006282b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to keep (somebody or something) in a place by means of a barrier or obstruction.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cosh<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013416a"><!--s013416a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to strike (somebody) with a cosh.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">detumescence</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deetyoohʹmes(ə)ns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016358a"><!--s016358a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>subsidence or diminution of swelling</p><p><span class="bodyb">detumescent</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bronze<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007534a"><!--s007534a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007838b"><!--s007838b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>made of bronze.</p></div><a name="s007839b"><!--s007839b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of a yellowish brown colour.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">career woman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009007a"><!--s009007a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a woman who puts advancement in her career or profession before marriage or motherhood </p><p><i></i></p><p>Birth rates soared and career women sank in prestige to the level of drop-outs</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cyberchondriac</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siebəʹkondriak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014884a"><!--s014884a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who having consulted a medical self-diagnosis site on the Internet goes to a doctor complaining of an ailment or ailments they have convinced themselves they are suffering from [from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cyber/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cyber-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hypochondriac/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hypochondriac</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amenorrhoea</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">amenorrhea</span>) /əmenəʹriə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001656a"><!--s001656a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>abnormal absence of menstruation</p><p><span class="bodyb">amenorrhoeic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">mēn</span> month + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/o/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-o-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-rrhoea</span> discharge from Greek <span class="bodyi">rhoia</span> flow].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Comintern</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkomintuhn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011945a"><!--s011945a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an international Socialist organization operating from 1919 to 1943 [Russian <span class="bodyi">Komintern</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Kommunisticheskiĭ Internatsional</span> Communist International].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chloramphenicol</span><small><span class="eSynop">/klawramʹfenikol/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010474a"><!--s010474a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an antibiotic that is effective against a wide range of micro-organisms and is used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to treat typhoid fever [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chlor_or_chloro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chlor-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amid-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/phen_or_pheno/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">phen-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/nitr_or_nitro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">nitr-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/glycol/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">glycol</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blockish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006065a"><!--s006065a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006283b"><!--s006283b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>stupid or lacking in imagination.</p></div><a name="s006284b"><!--s006284b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>dull or lacking in energy.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">absorb</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əbʹzawb, əbʹsawb/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000189a"><!--s000189a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000202b"><!--s000202b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000035c"><!--s000035c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to soak or take in (a liquid or other substance).</p></div><a name="s000036c"><!--s000036c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to learn (information, ideas, etc).</p></div></div><a name="s000203b"><!--s000203b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to take in (something or somebody) and make them part of an existing whole; to incorporate </p><p><i></i></p><p>absorb new entrants easily into school life</p> — H C Dent.</div><a name="s000204b"><!--s000204b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to engage or occupy (somebody) wholly.</p></div><a name="s000205b"><!--s000205b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to receive and transform (sound, radiant energy, etc) without reflecting or transmitting it <span class="bodyb">absorbability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">absorbable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">absorber</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">absorption</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">absorber</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">absorbēre</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ab/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ab-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">sorbēre</span> to suck up].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baseline</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004593a"><!--s004593a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004631b"><!--s004631b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a line serving as a base, e.g. from which measurements can be made.</p></div><a name="s004632b"><!--s004632b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a basis or starting point for measurements or comparisons.</p></div><a name="s004633b"><!--s004633b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the back line at each end of a court in tennis, badminton, etc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">detune</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verbtrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016359a"><!--s016359a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017053b"><!--s017053b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cause (a musical instrument) to be out of tune.</p></div><a name="s017054b"><!--s017054b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to adjust (the engine of a motor vehicle) so that performance and efficiency are reduced.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cosh<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013417a"><!--s013417a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>hyperbolic cosine [shortening of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cosine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cosine</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">h</span> for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hyperbolic2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hyperbolic 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ashtray</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003125a"><!--s003125a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a receptacle for tobacco ash and cigar and cigarette ends.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bronze<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007535a"><!--s007535a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007840b"><!--s007840b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to give the appearance of bronze to (something).</p></div><a name="s007841b"><!--s007841b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (somebody) brown or suntanned.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carefree</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009008a"><!--s009008a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>free from anxiety or responsibility </p><p><i></i></p><p>carefree holidays</p> <p><span class="bodyb">carefreeness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">comity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkomiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> comities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011946a"><!--s011946a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012331b"><!--s012331b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a loose widespread community.</p></div><a name="s012332b"><!--s012332b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/comity_of_nations/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">comity of nations</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s012333b"><!--s012333b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> harmony or fellowship [Latin <span class="bodyi">comitat-, comitas</span> courtesy, from <span class="bodyi">comis</span> courteous].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">block letters</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006066a"><!--s006066a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/block_capitals/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">block capitals</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">basement</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbaysmənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004594a"><!--s004594a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the part of a building that is wholly or partly below ground level.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cyber-crime</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014885a"><!--s014885a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>computer-based crime such as computer hacking, financial fraud and the dissemination of illegal pornography through the Internet.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ament</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaymənt, əʹment/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001657a"><!--s001657a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a catkin <span class="bodyb">amentaceous</span> /-ʹtaysi·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">amentum</span> thong, strap].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cosignatory <span class="bodyi">or</span> co-signatory</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohʹsignət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cosignatories)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013418a"><!--s013418a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a joint signer of a document or treaty.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ashura <span class="bodyi">or</span> Ashoura</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹshooərə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003126a"><!--s003126a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Muslim festival held on the tenth day of Muharram (see MUHARRAM), observed as a day of fasting by many Sunni Muslims, but by Shiites observed as a commemoration of the death of Hussein, the grandson of Muhammad, in 680 at the battle of Karbala [Arabic <span class="bodyi">‘āshūrā’</span> ten].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">careful</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkeəf(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009009a"><!--s009009a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009361b"><!--s009361b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>exercising or taking care </p><p><i></i></p><p>a careful driver</p>.</div><a name="s009362b"><!--s009362b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002260c"><!--s002260c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>marked by attentive concern.</p></div><a name="s002261c"><!--s002261c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>cautious; prudent </p><p><i></i></p><p>Be careful of the horses</p> <p><span class="bodyb">carefully</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">carefulness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bronze Age</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007536a"><!--s007536a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Bronze Age</span>) the period of human history characterized by the use of bronze or copper tools and weapons, coming between the Stone Age and the Iron Age</p><p>The Bronze Age is the period of antiquity in the Old World in which bronze became the primary material for tools and weapons. Bronze is a combination of copper and (usually) tin, metals which do not normally occur in proximity to each other, and the resulting rise in trade led to considerable differentiation of status, power, and wealth. In Europe the period conventionally spans the period from 2000 to about 700 BC, while in the Far East it is of similar or later date — Dr Paul Bahn</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deuce</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dyoohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016360a"><!--s016360a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017055b"><!--s017055b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a playing card or the face of a dice representing the number two.</p></div><a name="s017056b"><!--s017056b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a tie in a game, e.g. tennis, after which a side must score two consecutive clear points to win.</p></div><a name="s017057b"><!--s017057b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">formerly used as an interjection or intensive</span>)</p><a name="s004285c"><!--s004285c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the deuce</span>) the devil; the dickens.</p></div><a name="s004286c"><!--s004286c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>something very bad or remarkable of its kind </p><p><i></i></p><p>a deuce of a mess</p> <p>[early French <span class="bodyi">deus</span> two, from Latin <span class="bodyi">duo</span>; (sense 3) prob from Low German <span class="bodyi">duus</span> deuce, the worst throw with a pair of dice].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chlorate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklawrayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010475a"><!--s010475a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a salt containing the radical ClO<sub>3</sub>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">absorbance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əbʹzawb(ə)ns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000190a"><!--s000190a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in physics, the ability of a substance to absorb radiation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">base metal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004595a"><!--s004595a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a common and relatively cheap metal such as iron or copper, as opposed to e.g. gold and silver.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">block off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006067a"><!--s006067a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to prevent access to or passage through (a place) with a barrier or obstruction.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amentia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹmenshə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001658a"><!--s001658a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> severe mental deficiency, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when present from birth [Latin <span class="bodyi">amentia</span> madness, from <span class="bodyi">ament-, amens</span> mad, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ab/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ab-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ment-, mens</span> mind].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">comity of nations</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011947a"><!--s011947a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the courtesy and friendship of nations, marked <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by recognition of each other's laws.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bronzed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007537a"><!--s007537a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>with pale skin made attractively dark by exposure to the sun; tanned.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cyberflirtation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsiebəfluhtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014886a"><!--s014886a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>flirtation via the Internet.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caregiver</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009010a"><!--s009010a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a person who looks after a child or somebody who is ill, elderly, or disabled, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the home.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ash Wednesday</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003127a"><!--s003127a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the first day of Lent [from the Christian custom of sprinkling ashes on penitents’ heads].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deuced<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdyoohsid, dyoohst/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016361a"><!--s016361a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> damned or confounded <span class="bodyb">deucedly</span> /ʹdyoohsidli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">absorbed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000191a"><!--s000191a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>engrossed or preoccupied in an activity.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cosine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohsien/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013419a"><!--s013419a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in mathematics, the trigonometric function that for an acute angle in a right-angled triangle is the ratio between the side adjacent to the angle and the hypotenuse: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sine</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tangent1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tangent 1</span></span></a> [Latin <span class="bodyi">cosinus</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/co/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">co-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">sinus</span> curve, sine].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chlordane</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklawdayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010476a"><!--s010476a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chlorinated insecticide [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chlor_or_chloro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chlor-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">indane</span>, an oily cyclic hydrocarbon].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">basenji</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹsenji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> basenjis)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004596a"><!--s004596a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of an African breed of small compact curly-tailed dogs that seldom bark [of Bantu origin; related to Lingala <span class="bodyi">basenji</span>, pl of <span class="bodyi">mosenji</span> native].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ashy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹashi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (ashier, ashiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003128a"><!--s003128a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003070b"><!--s003070b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of ashes.</p></div><a name="s003071b"><!--s003071b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ashen2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ashen<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (1) <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ashen2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ashen 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">block out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006068a"><!--s006068a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006285b"><!--s006285b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to prevent the passage of (light, sound, etc).</p></div><a name="s006286b"><!--s006286b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to exclude (a memory) from one's consciousness.</p></div><a name="s006287b"><!--s006287b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to sketch the outlines of (something) in a design.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deuced<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dyoohst/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016362a"><!--s016362a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>deucedly </p><p><i></i></p><p>It's deuced good of you to help</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cybernated</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsiebənaytid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014887a"><!--s014887a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>involving <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cybernation/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cybernation</span></span></a> </p><p><i></i></p><p>a cybernated bakery</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cosmetic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kozʹmetik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013420a"><!--s013420a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a preparation designed to be applied to the skin or hair to improve its appearance or texture.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bronze medal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007538a"><!--s007538a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a medal of bronze awarded to somebody who comes third in a competition, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in athletics or other sports</p><p><span class="bodyb">bronze medallist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Amer.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001659a"><!--s001659a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001678b"><!--s001678b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>America.</p></div><a name="s001679b"><!--s001679b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>American.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">comma</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkomə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011948a"><!--s011948a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012334b"><!--s012334b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a punctuation mark (,) used to separate parts of principally as a mark of separation within a sentence or list.</p></div><a name="s012335b"><!--s012335b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a butterfly with a silvery comma-shaped mark on the underside of the hind wing: <span class="bodyi">Polygonia c-album</span> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">comma</span>, via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">komma</span> segment, clause, from <span class="bodyi">koptein</span> to cut].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chlorella</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kləʹrelə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> chlorellas chlorellae /-ee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010477a"><!--s010477a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a single-celled green alga: genus <span class="bodyi">Chlorella</span> [Latin genus name, from Greek <span class="bodyi">chlōros</span> greenish yellow].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">absorbent<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000192a"><!--s000192a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>able to absorb a liquid, gas, etc.</p><p><span class="bodyb">absorbency</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">absorbent</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">absorbent-</span>, <span class="bodyi">absorbens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">absorbēre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/absorb/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">absorb</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">care label</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009011a"><!--s009011a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a label attached to a garment, bearing instructions for washing, ironing, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Asian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹayzh(ə)n, ʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003129a"><!--s003129a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or characteristic of the continent of Asia or its people</p><p><span class="bodyb">Asian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">base rate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004597a"><!--s004597a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the rate of interest, set by the Bank of England, used by major British clearing banks (major banks that issue cheques: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/clearing_bank/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">clearing bank</span></span></a>) as a basis for calculating charges on loans and interest on deposits.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cosmetic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013421a"><!--s013421a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014072b"><!--s014072b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or intended to improve beauty, e.g. of the hair or complexion.</p></div><a name="s014073b"><!--s014073b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>intended to improve the outward appearance only, often in order to conceal underlying or fundamental shortcomings</p><p><span class="bodyb">cosmetically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">kosmētikos</span> skilled in adornment, from <span class="bodyi">kosmein</span> to arrange, adorn, from <span class="bodyi">kosmos</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cosmos/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cosmos</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deus ex machina</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌdayəs eks ʹmakinə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dei ex machina /ʹdayee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016363a"><!--s016363a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody or something, e.g. in fiction or drama, that appears or is introduced suddenly and unexpectedly and provides a contrived solution to an apparently insoluble difficulty </p><p><i></i></p><p>The beast is evidently as much of a pawn as Jonah; its providential appearance just as the sailors are tossing Jonah overboard smacks far too heavily of a deus ex machina</p><p> Julian Barnes</p><p>In Greek theatre actors representing gods were suspended above the stage on a kind of crane, by which they could be lowered to intervene in the action and bring about the denouement</p><p>Latin <span class="bodyi">deus ex machina</span> a god from a machine, translation of Greek <span class="bodyi">theos ek mēchanēs</span>. In Greek theatre actors representing gods were suspended above the stage on a kind of crane, by which they could be lowered to intervene in the action and bring about the denouement</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">block plane</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006069a"><!--s006069a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small carpenter's plane with the blade mounted at an acute angle, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for planing across the grain of wood.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">command<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹmahnd/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011949a"><!--s011949a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012336b"><!--s012336b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to direct (somebody) authoritatively; to order.</p></div><a name="s012337b"><!--s012337b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003210c"><!--s003210c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to be able to ask for and receive (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He commands a high fee</p> <p><i></i></p><p>She commands a great deal of respect</p>.</div><a name="s003211c"><!--s003211c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to overlook or dominate (something) from or as if from a strategic position.</p></div><a name="s003212c"><!--s003212c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to have military command of (troops) as senior officer <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s012338b"><!--s012338b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to be commander; to be supreme [Middle English <span class="bodyi">comanden</span> via Old French <span class="bodyi">comander</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">commendare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/commend/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">commend</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brooch</span><small><span class="eSynop">/brohch/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007539a"><!--s007539a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an ornament worn on clothing and fastened by means of a pin [Middle English <span class="bodyi">broche</span> pointed tool, brooch: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/broach2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">broach 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chloride</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklawried/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010478a"><!--s010478a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a compound of chlorine with another element or radical, <span class="bodyi"><span class="bodyi">esp</span></span> a salt or ester of hydrochloric acid [German <span class="bodyi">Chlorid</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chlor_or_chloro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chlor-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-id</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ide_or_id/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ide</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Amerasian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aməʹraysh(ə)n, -zh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001660a"><!--s001660a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person of mixed American and Asian parentage, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> somebody with an American father and an Asian mother</p><p><span class="bodyb">Amerasian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">absorbent<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000193a"><!--s000193a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an absorbent substance.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">careless</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009012a"><!--s009012a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009363b"><!--s009363b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not taking care </p><p><i></i></p><p>a careless workman</p>.</div><a name="s009364b"><!--s009364b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>unstudied; spontaneous </p><p><i></i></p><p>careless grace</p>.</div><a name="s009365b"><!--s009365b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002262c"><!--s002262c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>negligent or slovenly </p><p><i></i></p><p>writing that is careless and full of errors</p>.</div><a name="s002263c"><!--s002263c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>unstudied; spontaneous </p><p><i></i></p><p>careless grace</p>.</div></div><a name="s009366b"><!--s009366b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s002264c"><!--s002264c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>free from care; untroubled </p><p><i></i></p><p>careless days</p>.</div><a name="s002265c"><!--s002265c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>indifferent; unconcerned </p><p><i></i></p><p>careless of the consequences</p> <p><span class="bodyb">carelessly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">carelessness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cybernation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siebəʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014888a"><!--s014888a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the automatic control of a process or operation, e.g. in manufacturing, by means of computers</p><p><span class="bodyb">cybernated</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cybernetics/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cybernetics</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ation/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ation</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Asiatic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ayziʹatik, ayzhi-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003130a"><!--s003130a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or belonging to Asia.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bases<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbaysiz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004598a"><!--s004598a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/base1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">base 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Deut.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016364a"><!--s016364a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Deuteronomy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">command<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011950a"><!--s011950a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012339b"><!--s012339b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003213c"><!--s003213c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an authoritative order.</p></div><a name="s003214c"><!--s003214c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) done on command or request </p><p><i></i></p><p>a command performance</p>.</div></div><a name="s012340b"><!--s012340b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003215c"><!--s003215c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an electrical signal that actuates a device, e.g. a control mechanism in a spacecraft, or the activation of a device by means of such a signal.</p></div><a name="s003216c"><!--s003216c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a computer instruction that actuates the performance of a function.</p></div></div><a name="s012341b"><!--s012341b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s003217c"><!--s003217c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the ability or power to control; mastery.</p></div><a name="s003218c"><!--s003218c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the authority or right to command </p><p><i></i></p><p>the officer in command</p>.</div><a name="s003219c"><!--s003219c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>facility in use </p><p><i></i></p><p>a good command of French</p>.</div></div><a name="s012342b"><!--s012342b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the unit, personnel, etc under a commander.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cosmetician</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kozmiʹtish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013422a"><!--s013422a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a person who is professionally trained in the use of cosmetics.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brood<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/broohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007540a"><!--s007540a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007842b"><!--s007842b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>young birds, insects, etc hatched or cared for at one time.</p></div><a name="s007843b"><!--s007843b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">humorous or derog</span> the children in one family.</p></div><a name="s007844b"><!--s007844b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s001906c"><!--s001906c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>young birds, insects, etc hatched or cared for at one time.</p></div><a name="s001907c"><!--s001907c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">humorous or derog</span> the children in one family.</p></div></div><a name="s007845b"><!--s007845b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a group of similar or related people or things [Old English <span class="bodyi">brōd</span>;related to Old English <span class="bodyi">beorma</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/barm/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">barm</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amerce</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹmuhs/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001661a"><!--s001661a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to punish (somebody), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by a fine</p><p><span class="bodyb">amercement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">amerciable</span> /-shəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">amercien</span>, from Anglo-French <span class="bodyi">amercier</span>, from Old French <span class="bodyi">a merci</span> at (one's) mercy].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cybernetics</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siebəʹnetiks/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014889a"><!--s014889a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the comparative study of the automatic control systems formed by the nervous system and brain and by mechanical-electrical communication systems</p><p><span class="bodyb">cybernetic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">kybernētēs</span> pilot, governor (from <span class="bodyi">kybernan</span> to steer, govern) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ics/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ics</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chlorinate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklawrinayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010479a"><!--s010479a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to treat (something) or cause (something) to combine with chlorine or a compound of chlorine <span class="bodyb">chlorination</span> /-ʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">chlorinator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">block release</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006070a"><!--s006070a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a short course of full-time study for which a worker is released by his or her employer: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/day_release/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">day release</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">A-side</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003133a"><!--s003133a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the main side of a pop or rock single featuring the song or piece of music that is specifically being marketed.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009013a"><!--s009013a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a person who looks after somebody who is ill, elderly, or disabled, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the home.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">absorbing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000194a"><!--s000194a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>engaging one's full attention; engrossing</p><p><span class="bodyb">absorbingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bases<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbayseez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004599a"><!--s004599a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/basis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">basis</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deuter-<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> deutero-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016365a"><!--s016365a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meaning: second or secondary </p><p><i></i></p><p>deuterium</p> <p>[Greek <span class="bodyi">deuteros</span> second].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cosmetology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kosmiʹtoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013423a"><!--s013423a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the cosmetic treatment of the skin, hair, and nails</p><p><span class="bodyb">cosmetologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">cosmétologie</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caress<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹres/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009014a"><!--s009014a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009367b"><!--s009367b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a gentle or loving touch or stroke.</p></div><a name="s009368b"><!--s009368b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a kiss [French <span class="bodyi">caresse</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">carezza</span>,from <span class="bodyi">caro</span> dear, from Latin <span class="bodyi">carus</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brood<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007541a"><!--s007541a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007846b"><!--s007846b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a bird: to sit on eggs in order to hatch them.</p></div><a name="s007847b"><!--s007847b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to dwell gloomily on, or worry over or about something.</p></div><a name="s007848b"><!--s007848b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s001908c"><!--s001908c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(+ on/over/about) to dwell gloomily on, or worry over or about something.</p></div><a name="s001909c"><!--s001909c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to be in a state of depression.</p></div></div><a name="s007849b"><!--s007849b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to hover or seem to hover menacingly </p><p><i></i></p><p>the brooding hills</p> <p><span class="bodyb">broodingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cyberphobia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siebəʹfohbi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014890a"><!--s014890a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>fear or distrust of computers and information technology, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the Internet <span class="bodyb">cyberphobe</span> /ʹsie-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">cyberphobic</span> /ʹfohbik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">block system</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006071a"><!--s006071a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a system whereby a railway line is divided into short sections controlled by signals that do not allow a train into a section until it is completely clear.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">absorption</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əbʹzawpsh(ə)n, əbʹsawpsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000195a"><!--s000195a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000206b"><!--s000206b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the process of absorbing or being absorbed: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/adsorption/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">adsorption</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s000207b"><!--s000207b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>total involvement of the mind </p><p><i></i></p><p>Their absorption in their work is remarkable</p><p><span class="bodyb">absorptive</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">absorption</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">absorption-, absorptio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">absorbēre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/absorb/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">absorb</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chlorine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklawreen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010480a"><!--s010480a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a gaseous chemical element of the halogen group that is isolated as a pungent dense greenish yellow gas: symbol Cl, atomic number 17 [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chlor_or_chloro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chlor-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ine2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ine 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commandant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/komənʹdant/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011951a"><!--s011951a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a commanding officer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">American</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹmerikən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001662a"><!--s001662a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001680b"><!--s001680b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of N America (or, less often, S or Central America).</p></div><a name="s001681b"><!--s001681b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of the USA.</p></div><a name="s001682b"><!--s001682b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the form of English used in the USA</p><p><span class="bodyb">American</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [modern Latin <span class="bodyi">Americanus</span> from <span class="bodyi">Americus</span> Vespucius (Amerigo Vespucci) d.1512, Italian navigator, who explored the east coast of S America and was among the first to identify the new continent].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aside<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹsied/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003131a"><!--s003131a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003072b"><!--s003072b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to or towards the side </p><p><i></i></p><p>He stepped aside to let her pass</p>.</div><a name="s003073b"><!--s003073b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>out of the way </p><p><i></i></p><p>I encouraged him to put his work aside</p>.</div><a name="s003074b"><!--s003074b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in reserve for future use </p><p><i></i></p><p>They had money set aside for emergencies</p>.</div><a name="s003075b"><!--s003075b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>leaving a certain thing out of the argument for the moment </p><p><i></i></p><p>Taste aside, are you sure it's safe to drink?</p> [Middle English, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/side1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">side 1</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deuter-<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> deutero-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016366a"><!--s016366a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meaning: deuterium; containing deuterium </p><p><i></i></p><p>deuterate</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bash<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bash/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004600a"><!--s004600a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004634b"><!--s004634b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + in/up) to strike (something or somebody) violently, or to injure (somebody) or damage (something) by striking.</p></div><a name="s004635b"><!--s004635b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to make a violent physical attack on (somebody)</p><p><span class="bodyb">basher</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [prob imitative].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brood<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007542a"><!--s007542a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of an animal: kept for breeding </p><p><i></i></p><p>a brood mare</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cosmic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkozmik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013424a"><!--s013424a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014074b"><!--s014074b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of the universe in contrast to the earth alone.</p></div><a name="s014075b"><!--s014075b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to the region of space that lies outside the earth's atmosphere</p><p><span class="bodyb">cosmical</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s014076b"><!--s014076b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>great in extent, intensity, or comprehensiveness</p><p><span class="bodyb">cosmically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">kosmikos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">kosmos</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cosmos/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cosmos</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caress<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009015a"><!--s009015a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009369b"><!--s009369b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to touch or stroke (somebody or something) lightly and lovingly.</p></div><a name="s009370b"><!--s009370b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to touch or affect (something or somebody) gently or soothingly </p><p><i></i></p><p>music that caresses the ear</p> <p><span class="bodyb">caressingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">command economy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011952a"><!--s011952a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/planned_economy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">planned economy</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">absorption costing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000196a"><!--s000196a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a method of costing a product or undertaking that allows full recovery of overheads.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chlorite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklawriet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010481a"><!--s010481a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a salt containing the radical ClO<sub>2</sub> [prob from French, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chlor_or_chloro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chlor-</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Americana</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əˌmeriʹkahnə/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001663a"><!--s001663a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>artefacts or ideas associated with N America, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with the USA.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">block vote</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006072a"><!--s006072a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a single vote cast by a representative of a large group and, e.g. a trade union delegate at a trades union congress, given a relative value in the total vote that is proportional to the number of people in that group. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/card_vote/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">card vote</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aside<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003132a"><!--s003132a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003076b"><!--s003076b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an utterance meant to be inaudible; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an actor's speech supposedly not heard by other characters on stage.</p></div><a name="s003077b"><!--s003077b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a digression.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cyberpunk</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsiebəpungk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014891a"><!--s014891a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015533b"><!--s015533b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a genre of science fiction which envisages a bleak and violent future society in which the world is controlled by a computer network.</p></div><a name="s015534b"><!--s015534b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a creator or devotee of cyberpunk.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deuteranopia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌdyoohtərəʹnohpi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016367a"><!--s016367a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a form of colour blindness resulting in the inability to distinguish between greens, reds, and yellows. It is caused by insensitivity to green light: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/protanopia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">protanopia</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tritanopia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tritanopia</span></span></a> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/deuter_1_or_deutero/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">deuter- 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">an-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/opia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-opia</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bash<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004601a"><!--s004601a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004636b"><!--s004636b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a forceful blow.</p></div><a name="s004637b"><!--s004637b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> (<span class="bodyi">often</span> + at) an attempt </p><p><i></i></p><p>Have a bash at it</p>.</div><a name="s004638b"><!--s004638b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a party.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brooder</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007543a"><!--s007543a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a heated house or other structure used for raising young birds.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commandeer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/komənʹdiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011953a"><!--s011953a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012343b"><!--s012343b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to seize (something) for military purposes.</p></div><a name="s012344b"><!--s012344b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to take arbitrary or forcible possession of (something) [Afrikaans <span class="bodyi">kommandeer</span> via French <span class="bodyi">commander</span> to command, from Latin <span class="bodyi">commendare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/commend/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">commend</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cosmical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkozmikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013425a"><!--s013425a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cosmic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cosmic</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chloro-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010482a"><!--s010482a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chlor_or_chloro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chlor-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caret</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkarət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009016a"><!--s009016a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mark (^) or (⁁) used on written or printed matter to indicate an insertion to be made [Latin <span class="bodyi">caret</span> it is lacking, from <span class="bodyi">carēre</span> to lack, be without].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aside from</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003134a"><!--s003134a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/apart_from/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">apart from</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abstain</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əbʹstayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000197a"><!--s000197a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000208b"><!--s000208b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(+ from) to refrain from something deliberately, and often with an effort of self-denial, from something </p><p><i></i></p><p>He resolved to abstain from intoxicating liquor</p>.</div><a name="s000209b"><!--s000209b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to refrain from casting a vote</p><p><span class="bodyb">abstainer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">absteinen</span> via early French <span class="bodyi">abstenir</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">abstinēre</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ab/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ab-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">tenēre</span> to hold].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cybersex</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsiebəseks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014892a"><!--s014892a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>sexual activity on the Internet involving the use of pornographic websites, sexual titillation in chat rooms, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blog</span><small><span class="eSynop">/blog/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006073a"><!--s006073a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/weblog/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">weblog</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">blogger</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">blogging</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">American aloe</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001664a"><!--s001664a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/century_plant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">century plant</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deuterate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdyoohtərayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016368a"><!--s016368a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to introduce deuterium into (a compound) <span class="bodyb">deuteration</span> /-ʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bashful</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbashf(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004602a"><!--s004602a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004639b"><!--s004639b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>socially shy or timid.</p></div><a name="s004640b"><!--s004640b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>characterized by, showing, or resulting from extreme sensitiveness or self-consciousness</p><p><span class="bodyb">bashfully</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bashfulness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [obsolete <span class="bodyi">bash</span> to be abashed, from Middle English <span class="bodyi">basshen</span>, short for <span class="bodyi">abasshen, abaishen</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/abash/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">abash</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">broody</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (broodier, broodiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007544a"><!--s007544a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007850b"><!--s007850b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a hen or other female fowl: being in a state of readiness to brood eggs.</p></div><a name="s007851b"><!--s007851b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> said of a woman: feeling a strong desire or urge to be a mother.</p></div><a name="s007852b"><!--s007852b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>tending to be occupied with thoughts, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> dwelling on depressing thoughts; introspective</p><p><span class="bodyb">broodily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">broodiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cosmic dust</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013426a"><!--s013426a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>very fine particles of solid matter in any part of the universe.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commander</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011954a"><!--s011954a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012345b"><!--s012345b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a commanding officer.</p></div><a name="s012346b"><!--s012346b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the presiding officer of a society or organization.</p></div><a name="s012347b"><!--s012347b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an officer in the Royal Navy or the US Navy ranking below a captain</p><p><span class="bodyb">commandership</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cyberspace</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsiebəspays/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014893a"><!--s014893a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the notional environment in which on-line communication takes place.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">as if</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">conj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003135a"><!--s003135a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003078b"><!--s003078b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>as it would be if </p><p><i></i></p><p>It was as if he had lost his best friend</p>.</div><a name="s003079b"><!--s003079b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>as one would do if </p><p><i></i></p><p>He shook his head as if to say no</p>.</div><a name="s003080b"><!--s003080b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>that </p><p><i></i></p><p>It's not as if she's poor</p>.</div><a name="s003081b"><!--s003081b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>used in emphatic repudiation of a notion </p><p><i></i></p><p>As if I cared!</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">American Dream</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001665a"><!--s001665a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the American Dream</span>) the ideals of democracy, freedom, and equality, material prosperity, and social welfare to which the USA aspires.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abstemious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əbʹsteemi·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000198a"><!--s000198a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>sparing, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in eating or drinking; marked by abstinence</p><p><span class="bodyb">abstemiously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">abstemiousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">abstemius</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ab/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ab-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">temetum</span> mead, strong drink].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caretaker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009017a"><!--s009017a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009371b"><!--s009371b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who takes care of the house or land of an owner, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> during their absence.</p></div><a name="s009372b"><!--s009372b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person who looks after a usu large public building, e.g. a school, attending to maintenance, cleaning, security, etc.</p></div><a name="s009373b"><!--s009373b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>somebody or something temporarily installed in office </p><p><i></i></p><p>a caretaker government</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chlorofluorocarbon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌklawrohˌflooərohʹkahbən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010483a"><!--s010483a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various compound methane-based gases containing chlorine and fluorine that are used as a refrigerants and as or a propellant gases in aerosol cans,. Chlorofluorocarbons are greenhouse gases and have been held responsible for damage to the earth's ozone layer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deuteride</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdyoohtəried/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016369a"><!--s016369a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various compounds containing deuterium in place of hydrogen.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">basho</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbashoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bashos basho)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004603a"><!--s004603a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sumo-wrestling tournament [Japanese <span class="bodyi">basho</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bloke</span><small><span class="eSynop">/blohk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006074a"><!--s006074a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> a man [perhaps from Shelta].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brook<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/brook/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007545a"><!--s007545a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a usu small freshwater stream</p><p><span class="bodyb">brooklet</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">brōc</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cosmic ray</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013427a"><!--s013427a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a stream of high energy radiation reaching the earth from outer space.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commander-in-chief</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> commanders-in-chief)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011955a"><!--s011955a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an officer who is in supreme command of an armed force.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cybersquatter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsiebəskwotə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014894a"><!--s014894a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who registers an Internet domain name that is likely to be wanted by another person, a business organization, etc or other body in the hope of selling it to them at a profit.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BASIC</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbaysik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004604a"><!--s004604a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a high-level computer language designed for teaching programming to beginners [acronym from <span class="bodyi">B</span>eginner's <span class="bodyi">A</span>ll-purpose <span class="bodyi">S</span>ymbolic <span class="bodyi">I</span>nstruction <span class="bodyi">C</span>ode].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">careworn</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009018a"><!--s009018a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>showing the effects of grief or anxiety </p><p><i></i></p><p>a careworn face</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">American football</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001666a"><!--s001666a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a football game resembling rugby. It is played with an oval ball between teams of eleven players who wear heavy padding and helmets, and involves, involving kicking and running with the ball and forward passing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chloroform<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklorəfawm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010484a"><!--s010484a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a colourless volatile liquid used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a solvent and formerly as a general anaesthetic [French <span class="bodyi">chloroforme</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chloro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chloro-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">formyle</span> formyl, the chemical group HCO, from its having been regarded as a trichloride of this radical].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abstention</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əbʹstensh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000199a"><!--s000199a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000210b"><!--s000210b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + from) abstaining </p><p><i></i></p><p>abstention from smoking</p>.</div><a name="s000211b"><!--s000211b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an instance of abstaining from voting [late Latin <span class="bodyi">abstention-, abstentio</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">abstinēre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/abstain/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">abstain</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blokeish <span class="bodyi">or</span> blokish</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹblohkish/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006075a"><!--s006075a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> typical or supposedly typical of menstereotypically male, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of men in all-male company; hearty and boisterous, inclined to show off, etc and interested mainly in sport, drinking, cars, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cosmic string</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013428a"><!--s013428a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a string of matter of infinite thinness but immense mass and length, postulated by some physicists to explain the formation of galaxies at the beginning of time.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deuterium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dyoohʹtiəri·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016370a"><!--s016370a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the hydrogen isotope that is twice the mass of ordinary hydrogen: symbol D: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hydrogen/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hydrogen</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/protium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">protium</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tritium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tritium</span></span></a> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">deuterium</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/deuter_1_or_deutero/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">deuter- 1</span></span></a>; because it is the second of the series of possible hydrogen isotopes].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">asinine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹasinien/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003136a"><!--s003136a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lacking intelligence or common sense; stupid</p><p><span class="bodyb">asininely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">asininity</span> /-ʹniniti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">asininus</span> of or like an ass, from <span class="bodyi">asinus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ass1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ass 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brook<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007546a"><!--s007546a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span>(<span class="bodyi">in negative contexts</span>) to tolerate (something unwelcome) </p><p><i></i></p><p>They will brook no interference</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">brūcan</span> to use, enjoy].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commanding</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011956a"><!--s011956a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012348b"><!--s012348b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having command; being in charge </p><p><i></i></p><p>a commanding officer</p>.</div><a name="s012349b"><!--s012349b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>deserving or expecting respect and obedience </p><p><i></i></p><p>a commanding voice</p>.</div><a name="s012350b"><!--s012350b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>dominating or having priority </p><p><i></i></p><p>a commanding view</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a commanding lead</p> <p><span class="bodyb">commandingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cyberstalking</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsiebəˌstawking/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014895a"><!--s014895a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>obsessive or threatening communication with a person by email</p><p><span class="bodyb">cyberstalker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">basic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004605a"><!--s004605a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004641b"><!--s004641b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000945c"><!--s000945c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>of or forming the base or essence; fundamental.</p></div><a name="s000946c"><!--s000946c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>simple; elementary.</p></div></div><a name="s004642b"><!--s004642b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000947c"><!--s000947c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>constituting or serving as the minimum basis or starting point.</p></div><a name="s000948c"><!--s000948c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>simple; without embellishment; of a low but acceptable standard.</p></div></div><a name="s004643b"><!--s004643b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000949c"><!--s000949c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>of, containing, or having the character of a chemical base.</p></div><a name="s000950c"><!--s000950c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>having an alkaline reaction; being an alkali.</p></div></div><a name="s004644b"><!--s004644b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of rock: containing relatively little silica.</p></div><a name="s004645b"><!--s004645b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>relating to or made by a steelmaking process in which the furnace is lined with material containing relatively little silica</p><p><span class="bodyb">basically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chloroform<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010485a"><!--s010485a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to administer chloroform to(somebody), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to make them unconscious.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cargo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahgoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -oes -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cargoes cargos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009019a"><!--s009019a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the goods conveyed in a ship, aircraft, or vehicle; freight [Spanish <span class="bodyi">cargo</span> load, charge, from <span class="bodyi">cargar</span> to load, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">carricare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/charge1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">charge 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deutero-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016371a"><!--s016371a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/deuter_1_or_deutero/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">deuter- 1</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/deuter_2_or_deutero/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">deuter- 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">American Indian</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001667a"><!--s001667a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="sb00000039"><!--sb00000039--></a><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> a member of any of the indigenous peoples of N, S, or Central America</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyi">American Indian</span> has been largely replaced by <span class="bodyi">Native American</span> as the preferred general name for a member of one of the indigenous peoples of, especially, North America. The terms <span class="bodyi">Indian</span> and <span class="bodyi">American Indian</span> are not considered intrinsically disrespectful, however, and are still quite frequently used by Native Americans themselves. See also note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/native_american/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Native American</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abstinence</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹabstinəns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000200a"><!--s000200a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000212b"><!--s000212b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + from) voluntary forbearance, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from indulgence of appetite or from eating some foods drinking alcohol.</p></div><a name="s000213b"><!--s000213b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>habitual abstaining from alcoholic drinks </p><p><i></i></p><p>total abstinence</p><p><span class="bodyb">abstinent</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">abstinently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">abstinens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">abstinēre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/abstain/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">abstain</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-asis</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003137a"><!--s003137a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/iasis_or_asis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-iasis</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cosmo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013429a"><!--s013429a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: the world or the universe </p><p><i></i></p><p>cosmology</p> <p>[Greek <span class="bodyi">kosmos</span> order, universe].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blond<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/blond/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006076a"><!--s006076a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006288b"><!--s006288b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001486c"><!--s001486c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of hair: of a flaxen, golden, light auburn, or pale yellowish brown colour.</p></div><a name="s001487c"><!--s001487c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>having blond hair and usu a fairly pale skin </p><p><i></i></p><p>a handsome blond youth</p>.</div></div><a name="s006289b"><!--s006289b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of a light yellowish brown to dark greyish yellow colour</p><a name="sb00000070"><!--sb00000070--></a><p><span class="bodyb">blondish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">blond</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">blondus</span>, <span class="bodyi">blundus</span> yellow]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">blond</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">blonde</span>? The two spellings, which are both correct, derive from the masculine (<span class="bodyi">blond</span>) and feminine (<span class="bodyi">blonde</span>) forms of the word in French. English tends to retain the distinction, at least to the extent of preferring the form <span class="bodyi">blonde</span> for women, about whom the word is most often used: <span class="bodyi">She's gone blonde</span>; <span class="bodyi">Gentlemen Prefer Blondes</span> (novel by Anita Loos). On this basis, it would be logical to write <span class="bodyi">He is blond</span> and <span class="bodyi">She has blonde hair</span> and to use <span class="bodyi">blond</span> in neutral contexts such as <span class="bodyi">blond-coloured wood</span>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">command language</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011957a"><!--s011957a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in computing, a simplified language that enables the operator to enter sets of commands.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brooklime</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007547a"><!--s007547a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of two plants with blue flowers that are varieties of speedwell, found in wet areas of Europe, Asia, and N America: <span class="bodyi">Veronica americana</span> or <span class="bodyi">Veronica beccabunga</span> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brook1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brook 1</span></span></a> + Old English <span class="bodyi">hleomoce</span> brooklime].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cyberterrorism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsiebəterəriz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014896a"><!--s014896a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>politically motivated disruptive or destructive attacks on computer systems and databases via the Internet.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">basic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004606a"><!--s004606a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) something basic; a fundamental.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Chloromycetin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌklawrohmieʹseetin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010486a"><!--s010486a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chloramphenicol/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chloramphenicol</span></span></a> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chloro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chloro-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">myket-, mykes</span> fungus + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in1/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-in 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Deutschmark</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdoychmahk/ Deutsche Mark /ʹdoychə mahk/ (<span class="bodyi">German</span> /ʹdɔɪtʧə mark)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016372a"><!--s016372a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the former basic monetary unit of Germany, divided into 100 pfennig(replaced by the euro in 2002) [German <span class="bodyi">Deutschmark</span> German mark].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ask</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahsk/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003138a"><!--s003138a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003082b"><!--s003082b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000634c"><!--s000634c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to call on (somebody) for an answer </p><p><i></i></p><p>I asked him about his trip</p>.</div><a name="s000635c"><!--s000635c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to put or frame (a question) </p><p><i></i></p><p>We have some questions to ask of you</p>.</div><a name="s000636c"><!--s000636c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to put a question about (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I asked his whereabouts</p>.</div></div><a name="s003083b"><!--s003083b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000637c"><!--s000637c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to make a request of (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She asked her teacher for help</p>.</div><a name="s000638c"><!--s000638c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to make a request for (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She asked help from her teacher</p>.</div></div><a name="s003084b"><!--s003084b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ to) to behave in such a way as to provoke (an unpleasant response) </p><p><i></i></p><p>They were just asking to be sacked</p>.</div><a name="s003085b"><!--s003085b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + for) to set (something) as a price </p><p><i></i></p><p>She asked £1500 for the car</p>.</div><a name="s003086b"><!--s003086b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to invite (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Why don't you ask him to dinner?</p> <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</div><a name="s003087b"><!--s003087b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + for) to make a request or seek information </p><p><i></i></p><p>You only have to ask</p> <p><i></i></p><p>I asked for guidance</p>.</div><a name="s003088b"><!--s003088b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>(+ after) to enquire about somebody's welfare </p><p><i></i></p><p>He always remembers to ask after my mother</p>.</div><a name="s003089b"><!--s003089b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>(+ for) to behave in a way likely to cause something undesirable </p><p><i></i></p><p>You're asking for trouble</p> <p><i></i></p><p>They always ask for it</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">a big ask</span>.</div><a name="s003090b"><!--s003090b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ, informal</span> a steep demand; a tall order ✱ <span class="bodyb">for the asking</span> with little or no outlay or effort </p><p><i></i></p><p>The job's yours for the asking</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">I ask you!</span> an expression of indignation or outrage<p><span class="bodyb">asker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">āscian</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blond<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006077a"><!--s006077a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006290b"><!--s006290b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody with blond hair and often a light complexion and blue or grey eyes.</p></div><a name="s006291b"><!--s006291b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a light yellowish brown to dark greyish yellow colour.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cargo cult</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009020a"><!--s009020a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a movement of the SW Pacific characterized by a belief in the imminent arrival of divine benefactors in ships or aircraft bringing an abundance of goods.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">broom</span><small><span class="eSynop">/broohm, broom/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007548a"><!--s007548a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007853b"><!--s007853b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a long-handled brush for sweeping, orig one consisting of a bundle of broom twigs, now usu composed of bristles or nylon fibres.</p></div><a name="s007854b"><!--s007854b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of several species of shrubs of the pea family with long slender branches, small leaves, and usu showy yellow flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Cytisus</span>, <span class="bodyi">Genista</span>, and other genera [Old English <span class="bodyi">brōm</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cosmogony</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kozʹmogəni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cosmogonies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013430a"><!--s013430a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the study of the creation or origin of the universe, or of a particular part of it <span class="bodyb">cosmogonic</span> /-ʹgonik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">cosmogonical</span> /-ʹgonikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cosmogonist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">kosmogonia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">kosmos</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cosmos/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cosmos</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">gonos</span> offspring].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abstract<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹabstrakt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000201a"><!--s000201a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000214b"><!--s000214b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>theoretical rather than practical </p><p><i></i></p><p>an abstract science</p>.</div><a name="s000215b"><!--s000215b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of art: having little or no element of pictorial representation.</p></div><a name="s000216b"><!--s000216b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a noun: naming a quality, state, or action rather than a thing; not concrete.</p></div><a name="s000217b"><!--s000217b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>detached from any specific instance or object </p><p><i></i></p><p>an abstract entity.</p><p>Abstraction has been a prominent mode in 20th-cent. art, in various diverse forms – splashily painterly, tightly geometric, and so forth. But it is disputable how abstract that abstraction actually is. Within the most resolutely non-objective images some reference to landscape or figure often lurks. It may be impossible to construct a work of art which does not echo some aspect of the world — Martin Gayford</p><p><span class="bodyb">abstractly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">abstractness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">abstractus</span> from Latin, past part. of <span class="bodyi">abstrahere</span> to draw away, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ab/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ab-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">trahere</span> to draw].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commandment</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011958a"><!--s011958a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something commanded; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> any of the biblical Ten Commandments.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">basically</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004607a"><!--s004607a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004646b"><!--s004646b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000951c"><!--s000951c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>essentially; fundamentally </p><p><i></i></p><p>The plan is basically sound</p>.</div><a name="s000952c"><!--s000952c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in fact </p><p><i></i></p><p>That's basically all there is to it</p>.</div><a name="s000953c"><!--s000953c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> generally; without being specific </p><p><i></i></p><p>We were basically thinking of some time in March</p>.</div></div><a name="s004647b"><!--s004647b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in a simple or unsophisticated way.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cyborg</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsiebawg/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014897a"><!--s014897a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an unemotional fictional character that is part human and part machine [short for <span class="bodyi">cybernetic organism</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Americanise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹmerikəniez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001668a"><!--s001668a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/americanize_or_americanise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Americanize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chlorophyll</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> also <span class="bodyb">chlorophyl</span>) /ʹklorəfil/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010487a"><!--s010487a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010756b"><!--s010756b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the green photosynthetic colouring matter of plants.</p></div><a name="s010757b"><!--s010757b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a waxy green substance containing chlorophyll, extracted from green plants and used as a colouring agent or deodorant <span class="bodyb">chlorophyllous</span> /-ʹfiləs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">chlorophylle</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chloro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chloro-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">phyllon</span> leaf].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blonde</span><small><span class="eSynop">/blond/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006078a"><!--s006078a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="sb00000071"><!--sb00000071--></a><p>used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for or in relation to women; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blond1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blond 1</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blond2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blond 2</span></span></a> [French <span class="bodyi">blonde</span>, fem of <span class="bodyi">blond</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blond1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blond 1</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">blonde</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">blond</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blond1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blond 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">askance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹskahns/</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003139a"><!--s003139a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>✱ <span class="bodyb">look askance at</span> to regard (something or somebody) with disapproval or distrust </p><p><i></i></p><p>Every householder looked askance at such a woman and child inquiring for accommodation in the gloom</p> — Hardy [perhaps from Italian <span class="bodyi">a scancio</span> obliquely].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deutzia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdyoohtsi·ə, ʹdoytsi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016373a"><!--s016373a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an ornamental shrub of the saxifrage family with white or pink flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Deutzia</span> [Latin genus name, named after Jean <span class="bodyi">Deutz</span> d.1784?, Dutch patron of botanical research].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Carib</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkarib/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Caribs Carib)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009021a"><!--s009021a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009374b"><!--s009374b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a Native American people of northern S America and the Lesser Antilles.</p></div><a name="s009375b"><!--s009375b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the language of the Caribs [modern Latin <span class="bodyi">Caribes</span> (pl), via Spanishfrom Arawakan <span class="bodyi">Carib</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">command module</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011959a"><!--s011959a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a part of a spacecraft designed to carry the crew, the main communication equipment, and the equipment for re-entry.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">broomrape</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbroohmrayp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007549a"><!--s007549a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plant that grows as a parasite on the roots of other plants: genus <span class="bodyi">Orobanche</span> [part translation of late Latin <span class="bodyi">rapum genistae</span> broom tuber, from the parasitic growth of one species on the roots of broom].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abstract<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000202a"><!--s000202a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000218b"><!--s000218b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a summary of the main points, e.g. of a piece of writing; an epitome </p><p><i></i></p><p>Let them [the players] be well us'd; for they are the abstract and brief chronicles of our time</p> — Shakespeare.</div><a name="s000219b"><!--s000219b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an abstract concept or state.</p></div><a name="s000220b"><!--s000220b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an abstract composition or creation ✱ <span class="bodyb">in the abstract</span> in general; without being specific [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">abstractus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/abstract1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">abstract 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cosmography</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kozʹmogrəfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cosmographies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013431a"><!--s013431a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014077b"><!--s014077b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the branch of science dealing with the constitution of the universe, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of the solar system.</p></div><a name="s014078b"><!--s014078b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a general description of the world or the universe</p><p><span class="bodyb">cosmographer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">cosmographic</span> /-ʹgrafik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">cosmographical</span> /-ʹgrafikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cosmographie</span> via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">kosmographia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">kosmos</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cosmos/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cosmos</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-graphia</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/graphy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-graphy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chloroplast</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklawrohplast/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010488a"><!--s010488a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chlorophyll-containing <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/organelle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">organelle</span></span></a> (part of cell) that is the site of photosynthesis and starch formation in plant cells.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Basic English</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004608a"><!--s004608a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a simplified version of English with a vocabulary of 850 words designed for teaching and international communication, developed in the 1920s by Charles K Ogden d. 1957, British writer and linguist.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cycad</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsiekad/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014898a"><!--s014898a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of tropical gymnospermous (producing seeds not encased in an ovary; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gymnosperm/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gymnosperm</span></span></a>) trees resembling palms: genus <span class="bodyi">Cycas</span> [Latin genus name, ultimately from Greek <span class="bodyi">koix</span> Egyptian palm].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Americanism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aʹmerikəniz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001669a"><!--s001669a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001683b"><!--s001683b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a custom, belief, word, etc characteristic of the USA or of its citizens, culture, or language.</p></div><a name="s001684b"><!--s001684b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>adherence or attachment to the USA and its culture.</p></div><a name="s001685b"><!--s001685b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000407c"><!--s000407c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>adherence or attachment to the USA and its culture.</p></div><a name="s000408c"><!--s000408c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the promotion of the political policies of the USA.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blood<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/blud/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006079a"><!--s006079a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006292b"><!--s006292b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the red fluid that circulates in the arteries and veins of a vertebrate animal, carrying nourishment and oxygen to all parts of the body.</p></div><a name="s006293b"><!--s006293b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001488c"><!--s001488c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the usu red fluid that circulates in the heart, arteries, capillaries, and veins of a vertebrate animal, carrying nourishment and oxygen to, and bringing away waste products from, all parts of the body.</p></div><a name="s001489c"><!--s001489c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a comparable fluid in the body of an invertebrate animal.</p></div></div><a name="s006294b"><!--s006294b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>people or ideas of a specified, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> innovative, kind </p><p><i></i></p><p>need some fresh blood in the organization</p>.</div><a name="s006295b"><!--s006295b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s001490c"><!--s001490c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>lifeblood; life.</p></div><a name="s001491c"><!--s001491c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>bloodshed; murder.</p></div></div><a name="s006296b"><!--s006296b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s001492c"><!--s001492c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>human lineage, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the royal lineage </p><p><i></i></p><p>a prince of the blood</p>.</div><a name="s001493c"><!--s001493c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>descent from parents, family background, or ancestors.</p></div></div><a name="s006297b"><!--s006297b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s001494c"><!--s001494c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>temper or passion.</p></div><a name="s001495c"><!--s001495c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in medieval physiology, the one of the four humours (bodily fluids) that was believed to cause optimism or cheerfulness.</p></div></div><a name="s006298b"><!--s006298b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a dashing lively <span class="bodyi">esp</span> young man; a rake </p><p><i></i></p><p>a young blood</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">after/out for somebody's blood</span>.</div><a name="s006299b"><!--s006299b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>wanting revenge on somebody ✱ <span class="bodyb">in one's blood</span> being an inherent or supposedly inherited part of a person's character or life ✱ <span class="bodyb">make one's blood boil</span> to make one very angry ✱ <span class="bodyb">make one's blood run cold</span> to horrify one ✱ <span class="bodyb">one's blood is up</span> one is ready for a fight [Old English <span class="bodyi">blōd</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">devaluate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹvalyoohayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016374a"><!--s016374a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/devalue/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">devalue</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">askari</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹskahri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> askaris askari)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003140a"><!--s003140a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an East African soldier or police officer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">broomstick</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbroohmstik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007550a"><!--s007550a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the long thin handle of a broom, or the whole broom when ridden by a witch in children's stories.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abstract<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əbʹstrakt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000203a"><!--s000203a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000221b"><!--s000221b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + from) to remove, separate, or extract (something).</p></div><a name="s000222b"><!--s000222b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to consider (something) in the abstract.</p></div><a name="s000223b"><!--s000223b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to summarize (a piece of writing).</p></div><a name="s000224b"><!--s000224b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">euphem</span> to steal or purloin (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>John Homer, a plumber, was accused of having abstracted it from the lady's jewel-case</p> — Conan Doyle<p><span class="bodyb">abstractor</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commando</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹmahndoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> commandos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011960a"><!--s011960a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012351b"><!--s012351b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a soldier trained to carry out surprise raids.</p></div><a name="s012352b"><!--s012352b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a unit of such soldiers [Afrikaans <span class="bodyi">kommando</span> via Dutch from Spanish <span class="bodyi">comando</span>, from <span class="bodyi">comandar</span> to command, from French <span class="bodyi">commander</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/commandeer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">commandeer</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cosmological</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kozməʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013432a"><!--s013432a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or relating to cosmology.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blood<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006080a"><!--s006080a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006300b"><!--s006300b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to stain or wet (somebody or something) with blood, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to mark the face of (an inexperienced fox hunter) with the blood of the fox.</p></div><a name="s006301b"><!--s006301b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to give an initiating experience to (somebody new to a particular field of activity, e.g. battle).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Caribbean</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kariʹbee·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009022a"><!--s009022a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009376b"><!--s009376b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of the Caribbean Sea and its islands, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the W Indies.</p></div><a name="s009377b"><!--s009377b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of the Caribs or their language [modern Latin <span class="bodyi">Caribbaeus</span> from <span class="bodyi">Caribes</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/carib/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Carib</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cycladic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹkladik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014900a"><!--s014900a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>denoting the Bronze-Age culture and artefacts of the Cyclades, islands of the S Aegean Sea, in the period 3000–1050 <span class="bodysc">bc</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chloroquine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklawrohkween/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010489a"><!--s010489a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an antimalarial drug [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chloro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chloro-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/quinoline/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">quinoline</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Americanize <span class="bodyi">or</span> Americanise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹmerikəniez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001670a"><!--s001670a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001686b"><!--s001686b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (a country or people) conform to American customs or institutions.</p></div><a name="s001687b"><!--s001687b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (something) American in form or character </p><p><i></i></p><p>Americanize the text for the US market</p> <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</div><a name="s001688b"><!--s001688b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to become American in character <span class="bodyb">Americanization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">basic industry</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004609a"><!--s004609a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of the industries that are central to the economy of a particular country.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">devaluation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeˌvalyooʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016375a"><!--s016375a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017058b"><!--s017058b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a reduction in the exchange value of a currency.</p></div><a name="s017059b"><!--s017059b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a lessening, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of status or stature.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blood-and-thunder</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006081a"><!--s006081a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> violently melodramatic.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">command paper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011961a"><!--s011961a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a government report laid before Parliament at the command of the Crown.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">askew</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹskyooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003141a"><!--s003141a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>out of line; awry [prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 1</span></span></a>+ <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/skew3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">skew 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brose</span><small><span class="eSynop">/brohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007552a"><!--s007552a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Scot</span> a porridge made with boiling milk, water, or other liquid and oatmeal [perhaps alteration of Scottish <span class="bodyi">bruis</span> broth, from Old French <span class="bodyi">broez</span>, ultimately of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caribou</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaribooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> caribous <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> caribou)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009023a"><!--s009023a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of large N American deer that hasve broad branching antlers and is are related to the reindeer: genus <span class="bodyi">Rangifer</span> [Canadian French <span class="bodyi">caribou</span>, of Algonquian origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">basicity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bayʹsisiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> basicities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004610a"><!--s004610a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004648b"><!--s004648b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in chemistry, the fact or condition of being a base.</p></div><a name="s004649b"><!--s004649b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000954c"><!--s000954c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a base: the number of molecules of acid required to neutralize one molecule of the base.</p></div><a name="s000955c"><!--s000955c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of an acid: the number of hydrogen atoms that are replaceable by a base.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abstracted</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əbʹstraktid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000204a"><!--s000204a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>preoccupied or absentminded</p><p><span class="bodyb">abstractedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">americium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aməʹrisi·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001671a"><!--s001671a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a radioactive metallic chemical element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons: symbol Am, atomic number 95 [scientific Latin, from <span class="bodyi">America</span>, where it was first produced].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chlor- <span class="bodyi">or</span> chloro-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010471a"><!--s010471a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s010754b"><!--s010754b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>green </p><p><i></i></p><p>chlorophyll</p> <p><i></i></p><p>chlorosis</p>.</div><a name="s010755b"><!--s010755b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>chlorine </p><p><i></i></p><p>chloride</p> <p><i></i></p><p>chlorpromazine</p> <p>[scientific Latin from Greek, from <span class="bodyi">chlōros</span> greenish yellow].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cosmological constant</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013433a"><!--s013433a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in astronomy, a constant used in theoretical models of the universe, orig used by Einstein in equations of general relativity.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cyclamate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsikləmayt, ʹsie-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014901a"><!--s014901a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a synthetic compound used, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> formerly, as an artificial sweetener [<span class="bodyi">cyclohexyl</span> (from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cyclohexane/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cyclohexane</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/yl/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-yl</span></span></a>) + <span class="bodyi">sulphamate</span> (from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sulphur1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sulphur 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amide/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amide</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ate1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ate 1</span></span></a>)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">devalue</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹvalyooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016376a"><!--s016376a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017060b"><!--s017060b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to reduce the exchange value of (money).</p></div><a name="s017061b"><!--s017061b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to lessen the value or reputation of (something or somebody) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s017062b"><!--s017062b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to institute devaluation.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">command performance</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011962a"><!--s011962a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a performance of a play, film, etc for a member of the royal family.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">asking price</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahsking/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003142a"><!--s003142a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the price set by the seller.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bros. <span class="bodyi">or</span> Bros.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007551a"><!--s007551a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>brothers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">basic slag</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004611a"><!--s004611a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a slag formed in the basic process of steelmaking and useful as a fertilizer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caricature<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkarikətyooə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009024a"><!--s009024a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009378b"><!--s009378b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>exaggeration of personal features or characteristics, often to a ludicrous or grotesque degree.</p></div><a name="s009379b"><!--s009379b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a representation, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in literature or art, that makes use of such exaggeration for comic or satirical effect.</p></div><a name="s009380b"><!--s009380b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002266c"><!--s002266c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>exaggeration of personal features or characteristics, often to a ludicrous or grotesque degree.</p></div><a name="s002267c"><!--s002267c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a representation, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in literature or art, that makes use of such exaggeration for comic or satirical effect.</p></div></div><a name="s009381b"><!--s009381b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an imitation or distortion so gross or inferior as to seem like a caricature </p><p><i></i></p><p>I've got to take under my wing, tra-la, a most unattractive old thing, tra-la, with a caricature of a face</p><p> W S Gilbert</p><p><span class="bodyb">caricatural</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">caricaturist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Italian <span class="bodyi">caricatura</span> from <span class="bodyi">caricare</span> to load, exaggerate, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">carricare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/charge1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">charge 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Amerindian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aməʹrindi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001672a"><!--s001672a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/native_american/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Native American</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">Amerind</span> /ʹamərind/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">Amerindian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">Amerindic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cyclamen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsikləmən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cyclamen cyclamens)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014902a"><!--s014902a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of plants of the primrose family with drooping pink, red, or white flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Cyclamen</span> [Latin genus name, from Greek <span class="bodyi">kyklaminos</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cosmological principle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013434a"><!--s013434a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in astronomy, the theory that the universe appears the same no matter where the observer stands.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chlorosis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/klawʹrohsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010490a"><!--s010490a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010758b"><!--s010758b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an iron-deficiency anaemia of young girls characterized by a greenish colour of the skin.</p></div><a name="s010759b"><!--s010759b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a diseased condition in green plants marked by yellowing or blanching <span class="bodyb">chlorotic</span> /klawʹrotik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abstract expressionism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000205a"><!--s000205a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>art in which the artist attempts to express attitudes and emotions spontaneously through non-representational means.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blood bank</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006082a"><!--s006082a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a place for storage of blood or plasma until required for medical use.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Devanagari</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dayvəʹnahg(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016377a"><!--s016377a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the alphabet used for writing Sanskrit and various modern languages of India [Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">devanāgarī</span>, from <span class="bodyi">deva</span> divine + <span class="bodyi">nāgarī</span> script of the city].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">command post</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011963a"><!--s011963a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the headquarters of a military unit in the field.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ask out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003143a"><!--s003143a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to invite (somebody) to accompany one somewhere socially, usually as the first step in forming a romantic or sexual relationship on a date.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">broth</span><small><span class="eSynop">/broth/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007553a"><!--s007553a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007855b"><!--s007855b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001910c"><!--s001910c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the stock in which meat, fish, cereal grains, or vegetables have been cooked.</p></div><a name="s001911c"><!--s001911c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a thin soup made from stock.</p></div></div><a name="s007856b"><!--s007856b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a liquid medium for culturing <span class="bodyi">esp</span> bacteria [Old English <span class="bodyi">broth</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amethyst</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aʹməthist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001673a"><!--s001673a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001689b"><!--s001689b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a clear purple or violet variety of quartz that is much used as a gemstone.</p></div><a name="s001690b"><!--s001690b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the colour of amethyst <span class="bodyb">amethystine</span> /-ʹthistin/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p>Middle English <span class="bodyi">amatiste</span>, via Old French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">amethystos</span>, literally ‘remedy against drunkenness’, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">methyein</span> to be drunk, from <span class="bodyi">methy</span> wine. It was widely believed that the stone prevented drunkenness</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">basic wage</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004612a"><!--s004612a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the amount that a worker earns before overtime or bonus payments have been added.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">devastate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdevəstayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016378a"><!--s016378a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017063b"><!--s017063b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to reduce (a place) to ruin.</p></div><a name="s017064b"><!--s017064b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>; to overwhelm (somebody)with grief or horror <span class="bodyb">devastation</span> /-ʹstaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">devastator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">devastatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">devastare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">vastare</span> to lay waste].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caricature<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009025a"><!--s009025a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make a caricature of (somebody or something).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cycle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsiekl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014903a"><!--s014903a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015537b"><!--s015537b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003909c"><!--s003909c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a series of related events happening in a regularly repeated order, or the time needed to complete it </p><p><i></i></p><p>the cycle of reproduction</p>.</div><a name="s003910c"><!--s003910c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>one complete performance of a periodic process, e.g. a vibration or electrical oscillation.</p></div></div><a name="s015538b"><!--s015538b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a group of poems, plays, novels, operas, or songs on a central theme </p><p><i></i></p><p>the Ring Cycle</p>.</div><a name="s015539b"><!--s015539b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a bicycle, motorcycle, tricycle, etc [French <span class="bodyi">cycle</span> via late Latin <span class="bodyi">cyclus</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">kyklos</span> circle, wheel, cycle].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abstraction</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əbʹstraksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000206a"><!--s000206a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000225b"><!--s000225b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000037c"><!--s000037c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an abstract idea or term.</p></div><a name="s000038c"><!--s000038c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the act or process of abstracting something.</p></div><a name="s000039c"><!--s000039c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the quality of being abstract.</p></div></div><a name="s000226b"><!--s000226b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an abstract idea or term without its concrete manifestations.</p></div><a name="s000227b"><!--s000227b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000040c"><!--s000040c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or process of abstracting something.</p></div><a name="s000041c"><!--s000041c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the quality of being abstract.</p></div></div><a name="s000228b"><!--s000228b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>preoccupation or absentmindedness.</p></div><a name="s000229b"><!--s000229b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>an abstract composition or creation</p><p><span class="bodyb">abstractive</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cosmology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kozʹmoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cosmologies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013435a"><!--s013435a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014079b"><!--s014079b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the branch of astronomy dealing with the origin, structure, and space-time relationships of the universe.</p></div><a name="s014080b"><!--s014080b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a theoretical account of the nature of the universe</p><p><span class="bodyb">cosmological</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cosmologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">cosmologia</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">kosmos</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cosmos/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cosmos</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">-logia</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/logy_or_ology/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-logy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chlorous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklawrəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010491a"><!--s010491a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or obtained from trivalent chlorine.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commedia dell'arte</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəˌmaydi·ə del ʹahti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011964a"><!--s011964a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Italian comedy of the 16th–18th cents, improvised from standardized situations and stock characters [Italian <span class="bodyi">commedia dell'arte</span> comedy of art].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bloodbath</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006083a"><!--s006083a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a great slaughter; a massacre.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ask over <span class="bodyi">or</span> ask round</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003144a"><!--s003144a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to invite (somebody) to one's house for a social visit.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Amex</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹameks/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001674a"><!--s001674a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001691b"><!--s001691b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> American Express.</p></div><a name="s001692b"><!--s001692b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>American Stock Exchange.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cosmonaut</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkozmənawt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013436a"><!--s013436a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Russian astronaut [partial translation of Russian <span class="bodyi">kosmonavt</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">kosmos</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cosmos/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cosmos</span></span></a> + Russian <span class="bodyi">-navt</span> as in <span class="bodyi">aeronavt</span> aeronaut].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brothel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbroth(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007554a"><!--s007554a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a premises in which the services of prostitutes can be bought [Middle English in the senses ‘worthless person’, ‘prostitute’, ultimately from Old English <span class="bodyi">brēothan</span> to waste away].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">devastating</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdevəstayting/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016379a"><!--s016379a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017065b"><!--s017065b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>causing great destruction.</p></div><a name="s017066b"><!--s017066b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>shocking; horrifying.</p></div><a name="s017067b"><!--s017067b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>overwhelming with e.g. grief or horror </p><p><i></i></p><p>devastating news</p>.</div><a name="s017068b"><!--s017068b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> extremely attractive or impressive </p><p><i></i></p><p>You look absolutely devastating, my darling</p> <p><span class="bodyb">devastatingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">basidia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹsidi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004613a"><!--s004613a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/basidium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">basidium</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cycle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014904a"><!--s014904a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015540b"><!--s015540b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to ride a cycle; to bicycle.</p></div><a name="s015541b"><!--s015541b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003911c"><!--s003911c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to pass through a cycle.</p></div><a name="s003912c"><!--s003912c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to recur in cycles</p><p><span class="bodyb">cycling</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abstractionism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000207a"><!--s000207a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the principles or practice of creating abstract art</p><p><span class="bodyb">abstractionist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CARICOM</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkarikom/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009026a"><!--s009026a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Caribbean Community and Common Market.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">comme il faut</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkom eel ʹfoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011965a"><!--s011965a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>conforming to accepted standards; proper </p><p><i></i></p><p>Our house is very far from the center [of Venice] but the little canal is very comme il faut</p><p> Henry James [French <span class="bodyi">comme il faut</span> as it should be].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blood brother</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006084a"><!--s006084a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of two men pledged to mutual loyalty, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by a ceremonial mingling of each other's blood</p><p><span class="bodyb">blood brotherhood</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chlorpromazine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/klawʹprohməzeen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010492a"><!--s010492a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a derivative of phenothiazine used widely as a tranquillizer, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to suppress disturbed behaviour, e.g. in the treatment of schizophrenia [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chlor_or_chloro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chlor-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/propyl/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">propyl</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/methyl/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">methyl</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/phenothiazine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">phenothiazine</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ASL</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003145a"><!--s003145a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>American Sign Language.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Amhara</span><small><span class="eSynop">/amʹharə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Amharas <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> Amhara)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001675a"><!--s001675a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of an indigenous people inhabiting central Ethiopia [named after <span class="bodyi">Amhara</span>, a region and former kingdom in northwest Ethiopia].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cosmopolitan<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kozməʹpolit(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013437a"><!--s013437a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014081b"><!--s014081b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>composed of people, constituents, or elements from many parts of the world.</p></div><a name="s014082b"><!--s014082b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>marked by a sophistication that comes from wide and often international experience </p><p><i></i></p><p>It is surely nothing less than martyrdom to a man of cosmopolitan sympathies to absorb in silent resignation the news of a county town</p><p> Wilkie Collins.</p></div><a name="s014083b"><!--s014083b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>having worldwide rather than provincial scope or bearing.</p></div><a name="s014084b"><!--s014084b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of a plant or animal: found in most parts of the world and under varied ecological conditions</p><p><span class="bodyb">cosmopolitanism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">cosmopolites</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cosmopolite/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cosmopolite</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commemorate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹmemərayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011966a"><!--s011966a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012353b"><!--s012353b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to mark or formally remember (an event or a person) by some ceremony or observation.</p></div><a name="s012354b"><!--s012354b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a plaque, monument, etc: to serve as a memorial of (somebody or something) <span class="bodyb">commemoration</span> /-ʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">commemorative</span> /-rətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">commemoratus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">commemorare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/com_or_col_or_con_or_cor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">com-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">memorare</span> to remind of, from <span class="bodyi">memor</span> mindful].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brothel creepers</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007555a"><!--s007555a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> men's shoes, usu of suede, with a thick crepe sole, popular in the 1950s: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/creeper/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">creeper</span></span></a> [because the wearer can walk silently].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">basidiomycete</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəˌsidiohʹmieseet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004614a"><!--s004614a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a large class of higher fungi bearing spores on a basidium and including rusts, mushrooms, and puffballs: class Basidiomycetes <span class="bodyb">basidiomycetous</span> /-ʹseetəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/basidium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">basidium</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">mykēt-, mykēs</span> fungus].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cyclic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsiklik, ʹsieklik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014905a"><!--s014905a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015542b"><!--s015542b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or belonging to a cycle.</p></div><a name="s015543b"><!--s015543b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a chemical compound, e.g. benzene: containing a ring of atoms.</p></div><a name="s015544b"><!--s015544b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>of a figure whose vertices lie on the circumference of a circle.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abstract of title</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000208a"><!--s000208a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a statement summarizing the events and facts, e.g. successive conveyances, on which a person's legal title to a piece of land rests.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blood count</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006085a"><!--s006085a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the number of blood cells in a definite volume of blood, or the determination of this.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caries</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkeəreez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> caries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009027a"><!--s009027a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>progressive decay of a tooth or bone, caused by micro-organisms [Latin <span class="bodyi">caries</span> decay].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CHM</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010493a"><!--s010493a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Chinese Herbal Medicine.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">develop</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹveləp/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (developed, developing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016380a"><!--s016380a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s017069b"><!--s017069b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004287c"><!--s004287c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to go through a process of natural growth, differentiation, or evolution by successive changes.</p></div><a name="s004288c"><!--s004288c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to evolve; to grow.</p></div></div><a name="s017070b"><!--s017070b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004289c"><!--s004289c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to promote the growth of (something).</p></div><a name="s004290c"><!--s004290c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to build on or change the use of (a tract of land).</p></div></div><a name="s017071b"><!--s017071b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to grow, mature, or increase.</p></div><a name="s017072b"><!--s017072b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to become gradually visible or apparent.</p></div><a name="s017073b"><!--s017073b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in chess, to move one's pieces to positions providing more opportunity for effective use <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s017074b"><!--s017074b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s004291c"><!--s004291c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to unfold (an idea) gradually or in detail.</p></div><a name="s004292c"><!--s004292c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to show signs of (an illness).</p></div><a name="s004293c"><!--s004293c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to subject (exposed photographic material) to chemicals, in order to produce a visible image, or to make it visible by such a method.</p></div><a name="s004294c"><!--s004294c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to elaborate (a musical theme) by the working out of rhythmic and harmonic changes.</p></div></div><a name="s017075b"><!--s017075b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to bring out the possibilities of (something).</p></div><a name="s017076b"><!--s017076b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s004295c"><!--s004295c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to promote the growth of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She developed her muscles</p>.</div><a name="s004296c"><!--s004296c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to make (resources, etc) more available or usable.</p></div><a name="s004297c"><!--s004297c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to build on or change the use of (a tract of land).</p></div><a name="s004298c"><!--s004298c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to move (a chess piece) to a position providing more opportunity for effective use.</p></div></div><a name="s017077b"><!--s017077b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to grow, mature, or increase.</p></div><a name="s017078b"><!--s017078b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>to acquire (something) gradually </p><p><i></i></p><p>He developed a taste for good wine</p> <p><span class="bodyb">developable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">développer</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">desvoloper</span> to unwrap, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">voloper</span> to wrap].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aslant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹslahnt/ <i><span class="bodyi">prep, adv, and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003146a"><!--s003146a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in a slanting direction, or over or across (something) in a slanting direction.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Amharic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/amʹharik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001676a"><!--s001676a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the Semitic language of the people of Ethiopia</p><p><span class="bodyb">Amharic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [named after the <span class="bodyi">Amhara</span>, a people of central Ethiopia].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cosmopolitan<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013438a"><!--s013438a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cosmopolitan person, plant, or animal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brother<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrudhə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007556a"><!--s007556a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007857b"><!--s007857b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a male having the same parents as another person.</p></div><a name="s007858b"><!--s007858b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> a black man.</p></div><a name="s007859b"><!--s007859b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">pl</span> <span class="bodyb">brothers</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">brethren /ʹbredhrin/</span>) a male who shares a common tie or interest, e.g. a fellow member of a trade union or fellow member of an all-male club or society.</p></div><a name="s007860b"><!--s007860b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">pl</span> <span class="bodyb">brothers</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">brethren</span>) a member of a men's religious order who is not in holy orders </p><p><i></i></p><p>a lay brother</p>.</div><a name="s007861b"><!--s007861b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">pl</span> <span class="bodyb">brothers</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">brethren</span>) used as a title in some evangelical denominations: a fellow male member of the Christian Church</p><p><span class="bodyb">brotherly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">brōthor</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commence</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹmens/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011967a"><!--s011967a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to start or begin (something) [Middle English <span class="bodyi">comencen</span> from Old French, ultimately from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/com_or_col_or_con_or_cor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">com-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">initiare</span> to begin: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/initiate1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">initiate 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ChM</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010494a"><!--s010494a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Master of Surgery [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">Chirurgiae Magister</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">developed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016381a"><!--s016381a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a country: having achieved a high economic level of industrialization and a high standard of living.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amiable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaymi·əbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001677a"><!--s001677a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having a friendly and pleasant manner <span class="bodyb">amiability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">amiableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><a name="sb00000040"><!--sb00000040--></a><p><span class="bodyb">amiably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via Old French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">amicabilis</span> friendly, from Latin <span class="bodyi">amicus</span> friend]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">amiable</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">amicable</span>? <span class="bodyi">Amiable</span>, meaning‘friendly and pleasant’, is used mainly to describe people and their manner: <span class="bodyi">He seems a very amiable sort of fellow</span>. <span class="bodyi">Amicable</span>, meaning ‘characterized by friendly goodwill’, refers chiefly to relationships and dealings between people: <span class="bodyi">reached an amicable settlement</span>; <span class="bodyi">Their relationship became more amicable once they had agreed the terms of the divorce.</span></p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bloodcurdling</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006086a"><!--s006086a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>arousing horror </p><p><i></i></p><p>bloodcurdling screams</p><p><span class="bodyb">bloodcurdlingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carillon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹrilyən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009028a"><!--s009028a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009382b"><!--s009382b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a set of tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard.</p></div><a name="s009383b"><!--s009383b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a tune played on such a set of bells [French <span class="bodyi">carillon</span>, alteration of Old French <span class="bodyi">quarregnon</span> peal of four bells,from late Latin <span class="bodyi">quaternion-, quaternio</span> set of four].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cyclical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsiklikl, ʹsieklikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014906a"><!--s014906a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cyclic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cyclic</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">basidiospore</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹsidiohspaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004615a"><!--s004615a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/spore1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">spore 1</span></span></a> (reproductive body) that is produced by and borne on a basidium and that grows to form a new fungus [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/basidium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">basidium</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/o/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-o-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/spore1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">spore 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">asleep</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹsleep/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003147a"><!--s003147a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003091b"><!--s003091b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in a state of sleep.</p></div><a name="s003092b"><!--s003092b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a limb: lacking sensation; numb.</p></div><a name="s003093b"><!--s003093b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> dead </p><p><i></i></p><p>and the earth shall restore those that are asleep in her</p> — Apocrypha.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abstruse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əbʹstroohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000209a"><!--s000209a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>difficult to understand; recondite</p><p><span class="bodyb">abstrusely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">abstruseness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">abstrusus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">abstrudere</span> to conceal, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ab/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ab-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">trudere</span> to push].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cosmopolite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kozʹmopəliet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013439a"><!--s013439a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cosmopolitan person [Latin <span class="bodyi">cosmopolites</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">kosmopolitēs</span>, from <span class="bodyi">kosmos</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cosmos/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cosmos</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">politēs</span> citizen].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brother<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007557a"><!--s007557a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used to express surprise, despair, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">developer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016382a"><!--s016382a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017079b"><!--s017079b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a chemical used to develop exposed photographic materials.</p></div><a name="s017080b"><!--s017080b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person who develops real estate, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> somebody who improves and subdivides land and builds and sells houses on it.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carina</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹreenə, kəʹrienə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> carinas carinae /-nee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009029a"><!--s009029a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a keel-shaped part, e.g. on a bird's breastbone [Latin <span class="bodyi">carina</span> keel].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cycling shorts</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014907a"><!--s014907a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015545b"><!--s015545b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>tight-fitting Lycra shorts reaching to mid-thigh or just above the knee and having a padded seat, worn for cycling.</p></div><a name="s015546b"><!--s015546b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a similar garment without padding, for casual wear.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commencement</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹmensment/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011968a"><!--s011968a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012355b"><!--s012355b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a beginning.</p></div><a name="s012356b"><!--s012356b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a day on which degrees or diplomas are conferred by a school or college.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amianthus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/amiʹanthəs/ amiantus /-təs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001678a"><!--s001678a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fine silky asbestos [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">amiantos</span>, literally ‘unpolluted’, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">miainein</span> to pollute].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">absurd</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əbʹsuhd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000210a"><!--s000210a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000230b"><!--s000230b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>blatantly or ridiculously unreasonable or incongruous; silly.</p></div><a name="s000231b"><!--s000231b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>lacking order or value; meaningless</p><p><span class="bodyb">absurdity</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">absurdly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">absurdness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">absurde</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">absurdus</span>, literally ‘out of tune’, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ab/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ab-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">surdus</span> deaf, stupid].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chocaholic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/chokəʹholik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010495a"><!--s010495a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chocoholic_or_chocaholic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chocoholic</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">basidium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹsidi·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> basidia /-ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004616a"><!--s004616a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a specialized cell on a basidiomycete bearing usu four basidiospores</p><p><span class="bodyb">basidial</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">basidium</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">basis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/basis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">basis</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brotherhood</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007558a"><!--s007558a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007862b"><!--s007862b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the quality or state of being brothers.</p></div><a name="s007863b"><!--s007863b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001912c"><!--s001912c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an association, e.g. a religious body, founded for a particular purpose.</p></div><a name="s001913c"><!--s001913c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>fellowship between all human beings, or the idea of it </p><p><i></i></p><p>universal brotherhood</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">brotherhede</span>, <span class="bodyi">brotherhod</span>, alteration of <span class="bodyi">brotherrede</span>, from Old English <span class="bodyi">brōthorrǣden</span>, from <span class="bodyi">brōthor</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brother1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brother 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">rǣden</span> condition].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cosmos</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkozmos/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013440a"><!--s013440a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014085b"><!--s014085b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the universe, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when regarded as an orderly system: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chaos/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chaos</span></span></a> (2).</p></div><a name="s014086b"><!--s014086b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of a genus of tropical American plants of the daisy family grown for their yellow or red flower heads: genus <span class="bodyi">Cosmos</span> [Greek <span class="bodyi">kosmos</span> order, universe, ornamentation; (sense 2) from Greek <span class="bodyi">kosmos</span> in the sense ‘ornamentation’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Aslef</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹazlef/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003148a"><!--s003148a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blood donor</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006087a"><!--s006087a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who donates blood, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for blood transfusion.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carinate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkarinayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009030a"><!--s009030a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having a carina, keel, or ridge </p><p><i></i></p><p>a carinate sepal</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commend</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹmend/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011969a"><!--s011969a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012357b"><!--s012357b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to praise or express approval of (somebody or something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She did commend my yellow stockings of late</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div><a name="s012358b"><!--s012358b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to recommend (something or somebody) as worthy of confidence or notice.</p></div><a name="s012359b"><!--s012359b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ to) to entrust (something) to somebody for care or preservation.</p></div><a name="s012360b"><!--s012360b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(+ to) to pass on the good wishes of (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Please commend me to your father</p> <p><span class="bodyb">commendable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">commendably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">commendation</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">commendatory</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">commenden</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">commendare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/com_or_col_or_con_or_cor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">com-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">mandare</span> to entrust].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">developing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016383a"><!--s016383a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a country: underdeveloped.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blood doping</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006088a"><!--s006088a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the (illegal) practice of re injecting an athlete with a quantity of specially oxygenated his or her own blood, previously removed and oxygenated, just before an event in an attempt to improve performance.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">absurdism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000211a"><!--s000211a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the belief, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in 20th-cent. thought, that human beings exist in an irrational and meaningless universe, in which life has no significance beyond itself</p><p><span class="bodyb">absurdist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amicable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹamikəbl, əʹmik-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001679a"><!--s001679a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>characterized by friendly goodwill; peaceable <span class="bodyb">amicability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">amicableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><a name="sb00000041"><!--sb00000041--></a><p><span class="bodyb">amicably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English from late Latin <span class="bodyi">amicabilis</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">amicus</span> friend]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">amicable</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">amiable</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amiable/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amiable</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">AS level</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003149a"><!--s003149a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an examination at an advanced level below that of A level, or a pass in such an examination [abbr of <span class="bodyi">Advanced Subsidiary level</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">basil</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbaz(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004617a"><!--s004617a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of aromatic plants of the mint family, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> sweet basil, whose leaves are widely used as a herb in cooking: genus <span class="bodyi">Ocimum</span> [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">basile</span> via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">basilikon</span>, neuter of <span class="bodyi">basilikos</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/basilica/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">basilica</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brother-in-law</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> brothers-in-law)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007559a"><!--s007559a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007864b"><!--s007864b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the brother of one's husband or wife.</p></div><a name="s007865b"><!--s007865b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the husband of one's sister.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cyclise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsiekliez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014908a"><!--s014908a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cyclize_or_cyclise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cyclize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">choc-ice</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchok ies/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010496a"><!--s010496a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a bar of ice cream covered in chocolate [short for <span class="bodyi">chocolate ice</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cossack</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkosak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013441a"><!--s013441a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014087b"><!--s014087b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a people of S Russia and the Ukraine famous for their horseriding skill.</p></div><a name="s014088b"><!--s014088b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a member of a unit of Cossack cavalrymen who fought under the Russian tsars [Russian <span class="bodyi">kazak</span> and Ukrainian <span class="bodyi">kozak</span> from Turkish <span class="bodyi">kazak</span> free person].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carinated</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkarinaytid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009031a"><!--s009031a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/carinate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">carinate</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commendable</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011970a"><!--s011970a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>deserving praise or approval</p><p><span class="bodyb">commendably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blooded</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">used in combinations</span>)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006089a"><!--s006089a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006302b"><!--s006302b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having blood (of the stated type) </p><p><i></i></p><p>warm-blooded</p>.</div><a name="s006303b"><!--s006303b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having a (certain type of) character or nature </p><p><i></i></p><p>cold-blooded</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">development</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016384a"><!--s016384a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017081b"><!--s017081b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004299c"><!--s004299c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of developing or being developed.</p></div><a name="s004300c"><!--s004300c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the result of this, e.g. an innovation or new product.</p></div></div><a name="s017082b"><!--s017082b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something which changes a situation </p><p><i></i></p><p>There's been a new development and the strike has been called off</p>.</div><a name="s017083b"><!--s017083b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an area of new building </p><p><i></i></p><p>There's going to be a major housing development here</p>.</div><a name="s017084b"><!--s017084b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in music, the treatment of previously heard themes and phrases, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the central section of a musical movement written in sonata form <span class="bodyb">developmental</span> /-ʹmentl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">developmentally</span> /-ʹmentəli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aslope</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹslohp/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003150a"><!--s003150a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in a sloping or slanting position or direction.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ABTA</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹabtə/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000212a"><!--s000212a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Association of British Travel Agents.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cosset</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkosit/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (cosseted, cosseting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013442a"><!--s013442a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to treat (a person or animal) with great or excessive indulgence and protection [obsolete <span class="bodyi">cosset</span> pet lamb, perhaps from Old English <span class="bodyi">cotsæta</span> cottager].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">AMICE</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001680a"><!--s001680a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Associate Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cyclist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsieklist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014909a"><!--s014909a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who rides a bicycle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chock<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/chok/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010497a"><!--s010497a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wedge or block placed under a door, barrel, wheel, etc to prevent movement [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">basilar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbasilə, ʹbazilə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004618a"><!--s004618a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or situated at the base of something, e.g. the skull [irreg from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/basis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">basis</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brotherly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007560a"><!--s007560a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007866b"><!--s007866b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating or appropriate to brothers, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in feeling or showing platonic affection.</p></div><a name="s007867b"><!--s007867b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>based on feelings of brotherhood with others; compassionate </p><p><i></i></p><p>brotherly love</p> <p><span class="bodyb">brotherliness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caring</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkeəring/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009032a"><!--s009032a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009384b"><!--s009384b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>showing concern for others </p><p><i></i></p><p>a caring partner</p>.</div><a name="s009385b"><!--s009385b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>involved with the welfare of others </p><p><i></i></p><p>the caring professions</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commendation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/komənʹdaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011971a"><!--s011971a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something, e.g. a formal citation, that commends somebody or something <span class="bodyb">commendatory</span> /kəʹmendət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">developmental disorder</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016385a"><!--s016385a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a psychological disorder that develops during infancy and childhood and is characterized by a delay in the development in one or more mental functions that develop during that period.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brougham</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrooh(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007561a"><!--s007561a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007868b"><!--s007868b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a light closed four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage in which the driver sits high up at the front </p><p><i></i></p><p>A brougham and pair of grays, under the glare of a gas-lamp, stood before the doctor's door</p><p> Conan Doyle.</p></div><a name="s007869b"><!--s007869b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a large car with an open compartment for the driver [named after Henry Peter <span class="bodyi">Brougham</span> d.1868, Scottish jurist, who designed it].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abulia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ayʹboohli·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000213a"><!--s000213a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aboulia_or_abulia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aboulia</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ASM</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003151a"><!--s003151a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003094b"><!--s003094b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>air-to-surface missile.</p></div><a name="s003095b"><!--s003095b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>assistant stage manager.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blood feud</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006090a"><!--s006090a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a murderous feud between clans or families.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chock<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010498a"><!--s010498a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010760b"><!--s010760b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to stop (something) or make (something) secure with, or as if with, chocks; to provide (something) with chocks or something similar.</p></div><a name="s010761b"><!--s010761b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to raise or support (a boat, etc) on blocks.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cyclize <span class="bodyi">or</span> cyclise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsiekliez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014910a"><!--s014910a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make (a chemical compound) form one or more rings in the molecular structure <span class="bodyb">cyclization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cossie <span class="bodyi">or</span> cozzie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkozi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013443a"><!--s013443a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a swimming costume [by shortening and alteration].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carioca</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kariʹohkə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009033a"><!--s009033a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009386b"><!--s009386b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Carioca</span>) a native or inhabitant of Rio de Janeiro.</p></div><a name="s009387b"><!--s009387b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a dance resembling the samba, or the music for this dance [Portuguese <span class="bodyi">carioca</span>, from Tupi].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amice</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹamis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001681a"><!--s001681a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a vestment made of an oblong piece of white cloth, worn by a priest round the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb [Middle English <span class="bodyi">amis</span>, prob from early French, pl of <span class="bodyi">amit</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">amictus</span> cloak, from <span class="bodyi">amicire</span> to wrap round, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ambi/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ambi-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">jacere</span> to throw].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">basilar membrane</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004619a"><!--s004619a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a membrane in the cochlea of the inner ear that vibrates in response to sound waves.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commensal<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹmens(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011972a"><!--s011972a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>living in a state of commensalism [Middle English from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">commensalis</span>, from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/com_or_col_or_con_or_cor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">com-</span></span></a> + late Latin <span class="bodyi">mensalis</span> of the table, from Latin <span class="bodyi">mensa</span> table].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chock-a-block</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010499a"><!--s010499a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>tightly packed; in a very crowded condition [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chock1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chock 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 1</span></span></a> on + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/block1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">block 1</span></span></a>, orig the position of a tackle when both blocks are together].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">development area</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016386a"><!--s016386a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> an area of high unemployment where government encouragement is given to new industries.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brought</span><small><span class="eSynop">/brawt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007562a"><!--s007562a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense and past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bring/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bring</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">as much as</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003152a"><!--s003152a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">so much as</span>) (<span class="bodyi">used in negative contexts</span>) even </p><p><i></i></p><p>They went without as much as a goodbye</p> <p><i></i></p><p>not so much as a phonecall in three whole years</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blood fluke</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006091a"><!--s006091a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/schistosome/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">schistosome</span></span></a> (parasitic flatworm).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cyclo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014911a"><!--s014911a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cycl_or_cyclo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cycl-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abundance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹbund(ə)ns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000214a"><!--s000214a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000232b"><!--s000232b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a large quantity of something; a profusion.</p></div><a name="s000233b"><!--s000233b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>wealth or prosperity.</p></div><a name="s000234b"><!--s000234b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the relative plentifulness of a living organism, substance, etc in an area or sample.</p></div><a name="s000235b"><!--s000235b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in solo whist, a bid to win at least nine tricks.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cariogenic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkeəriohʹjenik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009034a"><!--s009034a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>causing caries, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> tooth decay.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cost<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kost/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013444a"><!--s013444a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014089b"><!--s014089b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the price paid or charged for something.</p></div><a name="s014090b"><!--s014090b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the expenditure, e.g. of effort or sacrifice, made to achieve an objective.</p></div><a name="s014091b"><!--s014091b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the loss or penalty incurred in gaining something.</p></div><a name="s014092b"><!--s014092b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) expenses incurred in litigation, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> those ordered by the court to be paid to the successful party ✱ <span class="bodyb">at all costs</span> regardless of the price or difficulties ✱ <span class="bodyb">at any cost</span> regardless of the price or difficulties ✱ <span class="bodyb">at cost</span> at the price paid by the retailer ✱ <span class="bodyb">to one's cost</span> to one's disadvantage or loss.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commensal<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011973a"><!--s011973a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an organism living in a state of commensalism.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">basilica</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹzilikə, bəʹsi-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004620a"><!--s004620a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004650b"><!--s004650b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an oblong building used in ancient Rome as a place of assembly or as a lawcourt and usu ending in an apse.</p></div><a name="s004651b"><!--s004651b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an early Christian church similar to a Roman basilica.</p></div><a name="s004652b"><!--s004652b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a Roman Catholic church given certain ceremonial privileges</p><p><span class="bodyb">basilican</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">basilikē</span>, fem of <span class="bodyi">basilikos</span> royal, from <span class="bodyi">basileus</span> king].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amicus curiae</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əˌmeekəs ʹkyooəri·ee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> amici curiae /əˌmeekie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001682a"><!--s001682a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who advises a court of law on a particular point concerning a legal action but is not a party to that action [Latin <span class="bodyi">amicus curiae</span>, literally ‘friend of the court’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deviant<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdeevi·ənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016387a"><!--s016387a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017085b"><!--s017085b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>deviating, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from a norm.</p></div><a name="s017086b"><!--s017086b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>characterized by deviation</p><p><span class="bodyb">deviance</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">deviancy</span> /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chocker</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchokə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010500a"><!--s010500a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010762b"><!--s010762b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>absolutely full; chock-a-block.</p></div><a name="s010763b"><!--s010763b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> annoyed; fed up.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abundant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹbund(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000215a"><!--s000215a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000236b"><!--s000236b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having or providing plenty of something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> resources.</p></div><a name="s000237b"><!--s000237b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ in) amply supplied with or abounding in (something).</p></div><a name="s000238b"><!--s000238b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>occurring in large quantities.</p></div><a name="s000239b"><!--s000239b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(+ in) amply supplied with</p><p><span class="bodyb">abundantly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">abundant-</span>, <span class="bodyi">abundans</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">abundare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/abound/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">abound</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brouhaha</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbroohhahhah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007563a"><!--s007563a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a scene of noisy confusion or protest; an uproar [French <span class="bodyi">brouhaha</span>, prob imitative].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commensalism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011974a"><!--s011974a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the association of two species whereby one species obtains benefits, e.g. food or protection, from the association without the other species being harmed.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blood group</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006092a"><!--s006092a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of the classes into which human beings can be separated on the basis of the presence or absence of specific antigens in their blood. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blood_type/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blood type</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cycloalkane</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sieklohʹalkayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014912a"><!--s014912a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a group of saturated chemical compounds of the general formula C<sub>n</sub>H<sub>2n</sub> that contain only carbon and hydrogen atoms arranged in rings.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">asocial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ayʹsohsh(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003153a"><!--s003153a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003096b"><!--s003096b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>avoiding the company of, or interaction with, other people.</p></div><a name="s003097b"><!--s003097b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="sb00000058"><!--sb00000058--></a><p>behaving in a manner inconsiderate of other people</p><div class="sidebar"><p>See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/antisocial/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">antisocial</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cariole</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkariohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009035a"><!--s009035a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/carriole_or_cariole/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">carriole</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹmid/ <i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001683a"><!--s001683a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001693b"><!--s001693b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> in or to the middle of (something); among.</p></div><a name="s001694b"><!--s001694b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>during (something) [Middle English <span class="bodyi">amidde</span>, from Old English <span class="bodyi">onmiddan</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/on1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">on 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">midde</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mid1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mid 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">basilisk</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbasilisk, ʹbazilisk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004621a"><!--s004621a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004653b"><!--s004653b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a mythical reptile whose breath and glance were fatal </p><p><i></i></p><p>The stranger turned on him a scowl, into which it seemed as if he would willingly have thrown the power of the fabled basilisk</p> — Scott.</div><a name="s004654b"><!--s004654b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a crested tropical American lizard related to the iguanas: genus <span class="bodyi">Basiliscus</span> [Middle English via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">basiliskos</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">basileus</span> king].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cost<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> cost)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013445a"><!--s013445a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014093b"><!--s014093b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to have a price of (a specified amount).</p></div><a name="s014094b"><!--s014094b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to have a high price for (somebody).</p></div><a name="s014095b"><!--s014095b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cause (somebody) to pay, suffer, or lose something </p><p><i></i></p><p>Frequent absences cost him his job</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Your suggestion would cost us too much time</p>.</div><a name="s014096b"><!--s014096b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> <span class="bodyb">costed</span>) to estimate or set the cost of (something) [Middle English <span class="bodyi">costen</span> via early French <span class="bodyi">coster</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">constare</span> to stand firm, to cost, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">stare</span> to stand].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deviant<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016388a"><!--s016388a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person whose behaviour differs markedly from the norm, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with regard to their sexual or social behaviour.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abuse<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹbyoohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000216a"><!--s000216a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000240b"><!--s000240b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to put (something) to a wrong or improper use </p><p><i></i></p><p>You must not abuse the privilege of your position</p>.</div><a name="s000241b"><!--s000241b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to attack (somebody) in words; to revile.</p></div><a name="s000242b"><!--s000242b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to harm or injure (a person or animal) by wrong or cruel treatment; to maltreat </p><p><i></i></p><p>This dog was abused by its previous owner</p><a name="sb00000025"><!--sb00000025--></a><p><span class="bodyb">abuser</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">abusen</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">abusus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">abuti</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ab/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ab-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">uti</span> to use]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">abuse</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">misuse</span>? There is a subtle distinction between these two words, which are generally similar in meaning both as nouns and as verbs. <span class="bodyi">Abuse</span> usually suggests morally improper treatment, often involving a breach of trust: <span class="bodyi">to abuse somebody's hospitality</span>; <span class="bodyi">child abuse</span>. <span class="bodyi">Misuse</span>, on the other hand, may refer simply to incorrect use (<span class="bodyi">to misuse a word</span>), though it often has with suggestions of moral disapproval as well: <span class="bodyi">a misuse of taxpayers’ money</span>. Unlike <span class="bodyi">abuse</span>, <span class="bodyi">misuse</span> does not normally refer to the treatment of people.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chock-full</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010501a"><!--s010501a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>as full as possible [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chock1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chock 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amide</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹamied, ʹamid/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001684a"><!--s001684a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an organic compound containing the -CONH<sub>2</sub> group. Amides are white crystalline solids: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/imide/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">imide</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">amidic</span> /əʹmidik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ammonia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ammonia</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ide_or_id/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ide</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commensurable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹmensh(ə)rəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011975a"><!--s011975a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with/to) having a common measure; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> divisible by a common unit an integral number of times <span class="bodyb">commensurability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">commensurably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blood heat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006093a"><!--s006093a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a temperature approximating to that of the human body, about 37°C or 98.4°F.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">as of</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003154a"><!--s003154a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/as_from/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">as from</span></span></a> </p><p><i></i></p><p>The arrangement is in force as of today</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cyclo-cross</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsiekloh kros/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014913a"><!--s014913a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the sport of racing bicycles on cross-country courses that usu require contestants to carry their bicycles at some stage.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">basin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbays(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004622a"><!--s004622a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004655b"><!--s004655b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000956c"><!--s000956c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a round open usu metal or ceramic vessel with a greater width than depth and sides that slope or curve inwards to the base, used typicallya rounded open fairly shallow container, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for holding water for washing.</p></div><a name="s000957c"><!--s000957c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a bowl with a greater depth than width used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for holding, mixing, or cooking food.</p></div><a name="s000958c"><!--s000958c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the contents of a basin.</p></div></div><a name="s004656b"><!--s004656b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a partly enclosed area of water providing shelter for ships; a dock.</p></div><a name="s004657b"><!--s004657b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000959c"><!--s000959c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a dock built in a tidal river or harbour.</p></div><a name="s000960c"><!--s000960c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a partly enclosed area of water providing shelter for ships.</p></div></div><a name="s004658b"><!--s004658b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s000961c"><!--s000961c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a depression in the surface of the land or ocean floor.</p></div><a name="s000962c"><!--s000962c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the region drained by a river and its tributaries.</p></div></div><a name="s004659b"><!--s004659b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>an area of the earth in which the strata dip from the sides towards the centre</p><p><span class="bodyb">basinal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">basined</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">basinful</span> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> basinfuls)<i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via Old French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">bacchinon</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkeəri·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009036a"><!--s009036a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a tooth or bone: affected with caries; decayed [Latin <span class="bodyi">cariosus</span>,from <span class="bodyi">caries</span> decay].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brow</span><small><span class="eSynop">/brow/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007564a"><!--s007564a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007870b"><!--s007870b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001914c"><!--s001914c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the forehead.</p></div><a name="s001915c"><!--s001915c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an eyebrow.</p></div></div><a name="s007871b"><!--s007871b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the face, or the expression on it </p><p><i></i></p><p>a troubled brow</p>.</div><a name="s007872b"><!--s007872b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the top or edge of a hill, cliff, etc [Old English <span class="bodyi">brū</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deviate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdeeviayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016389a"><!--s016389a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to stray, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from a topic, principle, or accepted norm, or from a straight course</p><p><span class="bodyb">deviator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">deviatory</span> /-ət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">deviatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">deviare</span>, from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">via</span> way].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">costa</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkostə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> costae /ʹkostee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013446a"><!--s013446a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014097b"><!--s014097b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in botany and zoology, a rib or riblike part.</p></div><a name="s014098b"><!--s014098b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the front vein of an insect wing or other part that resembles a rib</p><p><span class="bodyb">costal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">costate</span> /ʹkostayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">costa</span> rib, side].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abuse<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹbyoohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000217a"><!--s000217a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000243b"><!--s000243b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>improper use or treatment; misuse or an instance of misuse </p><p><i></i></p><p>drug abuse</p>.</div><a name="s000244b"><!--s000244b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>vehemently expressed condemnation or disapproval </p><p><i></i></p><p>He greeted them with a torrent of abuse</p>.</div><a name="s000245b"><!--s000245b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>physical maltreatment, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> sexual assault of a person </p><p><i></i></p><p>child abuse</p>.</div><a name="s000246b"><!--s000246b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a corrupt practice or custom.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chocoholic <span class="bodyi">or</span> chocaholic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/chokəʹholik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010502a"><!--s010502a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who is addicted to or extremely fond of chocolate [blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chocolate1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chocolate 1</span></span></a> and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/alcoholic1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">alcoholic 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amidships</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹmidships/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001685a"><!--s001685a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001695b"><!--s001695b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in or towards the part of a ship midway between the bow and the stern.</p></div><a name="s001696b"><!--s001696b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in or towards the middle of something.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deviate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdeevi·ət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016390a"><!--s016390a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/deviant2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">deviant 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blood horse</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006094a"><!--s006094a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a thoroughbred.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commensurate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹmenshərət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011976a"><!--s011976a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012361b"><!--s012361b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + with) equal or approximately equal in measure or extent; coextensive.</p></div><a name="s012362b"><!--s012362b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + to/with) corresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree; proportionate </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was given a job commensurate with his abilities</p> <p><span class="bodyb">commensurately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">commensuration</span> /-ʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">commensuratus</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/com_or_col_or_con_or_cor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">com-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">mensuratus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">mensurare</span> to measure, from Latin <span class="bodyi">mensura</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/measure1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">measure 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carjacking</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009037a"><!--s009037a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act or an instance of hijacking a car</p><p><span class="bodyb">carjacker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cost accounting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013447a"><!--s013447a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the systematic recording and analysis of the costs of material, labour, and overheads of a particular business</p><p><span class="bodyb">cost accountant</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cyclohexane</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sieklohʹheksayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014914a"><!--s014914a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cyclic hydrocarbon found in petroleum and used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a solvent and in organic synthesis.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">browbeat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrowbeet/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> browbeat) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> browbeaten)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007565a"><!--s007565a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to intimidate, coerce, or bully (somebody) by a persistently threatening or dominating manner </p><p><i></i></p><p>They were browbeaten into accepting a cut in salary</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">basis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbaysis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bases /ʹbayseez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004623a"><!--s004623a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004660b"><!--s004660b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a physical or intellectual foundation, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a principle governing a course of action.</p></div><a name="s004661b"><!--s004661b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a support or principle on which something is established or constructed </p><p><i></i></p><p>has no basis for these beliefs</p>.</div><a name="s004662b"><!--s004662b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a basic principle or way of proceeding </p><p><i></i></p><p>receives counselling on a regular basis</p>.</div><a name="s004663b"><!--s004663b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the principal component of something.</p></div><a name="s004664b"><!--s004664b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a foundation or support [Latin <span class="bodyi">basis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/base1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">base 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abusive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹbyoohsiv, -ziv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000218a"><!--s000218a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000247b"><!--s000247b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000042c"><!--s000042c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>involving verbal abuse; insulting.</p></div><a name="s000043c"><!--s000043c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>involving or inflicting physical abuse.</p></div></div><a name="s000248b"><!--s000248b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>characterized by wrong or improper use or action; corrupt </p><p><i></i></p><p>abusive financial practices</p><p><span class="bodyb">abusively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">abusiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">asp</span><small><span class="eSynop">/asp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003155a"><!--s003155a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003098b"><!--s003098b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">asp viper</span>) a small viper that has an upturned snout: <span class="bodyi">Vipera aspis</span>.</p></div><a name="s003099b"><!--s003099b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a small African cobra: <span class="bodyi">Naja haje</span> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">aspis</span> via Latin from Greek].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chocolate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchoklət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010503a"><!--s010503a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010764b"><!--s010764b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a paste, powder, or solid block of food prepared from ground roasted cacao seeds, usu sweetened or flavoured: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cocoa/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cocoa</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s010765b"><!--s010765b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a sweet made or coated with chocolate.</p></div><a name="s010766b"><!--s010766b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a beverage made by mixing chocolate with hot water or milk.</p></div><a name="s010767b"><!--s010767b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>dark brown</p><p><span class="bodyb">chocolatey</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">chocolaty</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Spanish <span class="bodyi">chocolate</span> from Nahuatl <span class="bodyi">xocoatl</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deviation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeviʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016391a"><!--s016391a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017087b"><!--s017087b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>departure from accepted norms of behaviour, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> sexual or social behaviour.</p></div><a name="s017088b"><!--s017088b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>departure from an established party line.</p></div><a name="s017089b"><!--s017089b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the difference between a value in a frequency distribution and a fixed number.</p></div><a name="s017090b"><!--s017090b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of deviating.</p></div><a name="s017091b"><!--s017091b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>deflection of a compass needle caused by local magnetic influences</p><p><span class="bodyb">deviationism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">deviationist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amidst</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹmidst/ <i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001686a"><!--s001686a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amid</span></span></a> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">amiddes</span>, from <span class="bodyi">amidde</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amid</span></span></a>) + <span class="bodyi">-es</span>, -s adv suffix].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">costae</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkosti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013448a"><!--s013448a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/costa/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">costa</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cycloid<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsiekloyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014915a"><!--s014915a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a curve resembling a series of arches traced by a point on the circumference of a circle that is rolling along a straight line <span class="bodyb">cycloidal</span> /sieʹkloydl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">cycloïde</span>,from Greek <span class="bodyi">kykloeidēs</span> circular, from <span class="bodyi">kyklos</span> circle].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">comment<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoment/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011977a"><!--s011977a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012363b"><!--s012363b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an observation or remark expressing an opinion or attitude.</p></div><a name="s012364b"><!--s012364b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003220c"><!--s003220c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an observation or remark expressing an opinion or attitude.</p></div><a name="s003221c"><!--s003221c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a judgment expressed indirectly </p><p><i></i></p><p>This film is a comment on current moral standards</p>.</div></div><a name="s012365b"><!--s012365b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a note explaining or criticizing the meaning of a piece of writing.</p></div><a name="s012366b"><!--s012366b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>discussion, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a topical issue [Middle English via late Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">commentum</span> invention, neuter past part. of <span class="bodyi">comminisci</span> to invent, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/com_or_col_or_con_or_cor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">com-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-minisci</span> (related to <span class="bodyi">ment-, mens</span> mind)].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">browed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007566a"><!--s007566a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">used in combinations</span>) having a brow or brows of the kind specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>beetle-browed</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bask</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bahsk/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004624a"><!--s004624a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004665b"><!--s004665b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to lie in, or expose oneself to, a enjoying pleasant warmth or atmosphere sunshine.</p></div><a name="s004666b"><!--s004666b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + in) to enjoy somebody's favour or approval [Middle English <span class="bodyi">basken</span> from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">bathask</span>, reflexive of <span class="bodyi">batha</span> to bathe; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">bæth</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bath1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bath 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cark</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kahk/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009038a"><!--s009038a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009388b"><!--s009388b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to be anxious <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s009389b"><!--s009389b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to cause (somebody) to be anxious </p><p><i></i></p><p>Clym had passed from the dullness of sorrow to the fluctuation of carking incertitude</p><p> Hardy</p><p><span class="bodyb">carking</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">carken</span> to load, burden, via early French <span class="bodyi">carquier</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">carricare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/charge1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">charge 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">asparagine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹsparəjeen, -jin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003156a"><!--s003156a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an amino acid that is an amide of aspartic acid and found in most proteins [French <span class="bodyi">asparagine</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">asparagus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/asparagus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">asparagus</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abut</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹbut/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (abutted, abutting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000219a"><!--s000219a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s000249b"><!--s000249b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(+ on/upon) said of an area: to touch (another area) along a boundary; to border </p><p><i></i></p><p>Our land abuts on theirs</p>.</div><a name="s000250b"><!--s000250b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000044c"><!--s000044c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(+ on/against) to terminate at a point of contact with (something); to be adjacent to </p><p><i></i></p><p>The town hall abuts on the church</p>.</div><a name="s000045c"><!--s000045c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(+ on/upon) to lean on (something) for support </p><p><i></i></p><p>Their shed abuts on our wall</p> <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</div></div><a name="s000251b"><!--s000251b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to abut on or against (something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">abutter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">abutten</span>; partly from Old French <span class="bodyi">aboter</span> to border on, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">bout</span> blow, end, from <span class="bodyi">boter</span> to strike; partly from Old French <span class="bodyi">abuter</span> to come to an end, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">but</span> end, aim, both of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chocolate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010504a"><!--s010504a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>dark brown.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bloodhound</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006095a"><!--s006095a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large powerful hound of European origin remarkable for its acuteness of smell and poor sight.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">device</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹvies/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016392a"><!--s016392a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017092b"><!--s017092b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a piece of equipment or a mechanism designed for a special purpose or function.</p></div><a name="s017093b"><!--s017093b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a scheme to trick or deceive.</p></div><a name="s017094b"><!--s017094b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something elaborate or intricate in design.</p></div><a name="s017095b"><!--s017095b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s004301c"><!--s004301c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a piece of equipment or a mechanism designed for a special purpose or function.</p></div><a name="s004302c"><!--s004302c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a scheme to trick or deceive.</p></div><a name="s004303c"><!--s004303c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>something, e.g. a figure of speech or a dramatic convention, designed to achieve a particular artistic effect.</p></div><a name="s004304c"><!--s004304c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>something elaborate or intricate in design.</p></div></div><a name="s017096b"><!--s017096b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s004305c"><!--s004305c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an emblematic design with a motto used as a heraldic bearing: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/charge2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">charge<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (7).</p></div><a name="s004306c"><!--s004306c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a motto ✱ <span class="bodyb">leave somebody to their own devices</span> to leave somebody alone to do as they please [Middle English <span class="bodyi">devis, devise</span> division, intention, from Old French from <span class="bodyi">deviser</span> to divide, regulate, tell, from Latin <span class="bodyi">dividere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/divide1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">divide 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amigo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹmeegoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> amigos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001687a"><!--s001687a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> a friend, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in Spanish-speaking communities [Spanish <span class="bodyi">amigo</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">amicus</span> friend].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cycloid<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014916a"><!--s014916a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>circular; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> arranged or progressing in circles.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">basket</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbahskit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004625a"><!--s004625a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004667b"><!--s004667b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a rigid receptacle for carrying e.g. shopping or produce made of interwoven strips of wicker or wood, or of plastic or wire mesh.</p></div><a name="s004668b"><!--s004668b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000963c"><!--s000963c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a rigid or semirigid receptacle made of interwoven material, traditionally wicker or rattan.</p></div><a name="s000964c"><!--s000964c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any of various lightweight usu wood containers.</p></div><a name="s000965c"><!--s000965c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the contents of a basket.</p></div></div><a name="s004669b"><!--s004669b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something that resembles a basket, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in shape or use.</p></div><a name="s004670b"><!--s004670b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s000966c"><!--s000966c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a net, open at the bottom and suspended from a metal ring, that constitutes the goal in basketball.</p></div><a name="s000967c"><!--s000967c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a goal scored in basketball.</p></div></div><a name="s004671b"><!--s004671b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a collection or group </p><p><i></i></p><p>a basket of world currencies</p>.</div><a name="s004672b"><!--s004672b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, euphem</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bastard1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bastard<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (2) <span class="bodyb">basketful</span> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> basketfuls)<i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English, prob ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">bascauda</span>, of Celtic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bloodless</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006096a"><!--s006096a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006304b"><!--s006304b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>deficient in or free from blood.</p></div><a name="s006305b"><!--s006305b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not accompanied by the shedding of blood </p><p><i></i></p><p>a bloodless victory</p>.</div><a name="s006306b"><!--s006306b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>lacking in spirit or vitality.</p></div><a name="s006307b"><!--s006307b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>lacking in human feeling </p><p><i></i></p><p>bloodless statistics</p><p><span class="bodyb">bloodlessly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bloodlessness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">browlift</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007567a"><!--s007567a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cosmetic operation to raise the position of low eyebrows.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">asparagus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹsparəgəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003157a"><!--s003157a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003100b"><!--s003100b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a spike-shaped shoot of a plant of the lily family, used as a vegetable.</p></div><a name="s003101b"><!--s003101b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a tall plant of the lily family widely cultivated for its edible young shoots: <span class="bodyi">Asparagus officinalis</span>.</p></div><a name="s003102b"><!--s003102b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the tender spike-shaped shoots of this plant, used as a vegetable [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">asparagus</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">asparagos</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abutment</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹbutmənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000220a"><!--s000220a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000252b"><!--s000252b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the place at which two things abut on each other.</p></div><a name="s000253b"><!--s000253b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the part of a structure that directly receives thrust or pressure, e.g. from an arch.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">comment<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011978a"><!--s011978a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012367b"><!--s012367b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + on/upon) to make a comment.</p></div><a name="s012368b"><!--s012368b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + on/upon) to explain or interpret something by comment.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">devil<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdevl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016393a"><!--s016393a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017097b"><!--s017097b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> <span class="bodyb">the Devil</span>) the supreme spirit of evil in Jewish and Christian belief.</p></div><a name="s017098b"><!--s017098b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a malignant spirit; a demon.</p></div><a name="s017099b"><!--s017099b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an extremely cruel or wicked person; a fiend.</p></div><a name="s017100b"><!--s017100b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a high-spirited or, reckless, or energetic person.</p></div><a name="s017101b"><!--s017101b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a person of the specified type </p><p><i></i></p><p>a lucky devil</p>.</div><a name="s017102b"><!--s017102b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s004307c"><!--s004307c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the devil</span>) <span class="bodyi">informal</span> something provoking, difficult, or trying.</p></div><a name="s004308c"><!--s004308c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>used as an interjection or intensive </p><p><i></i></p><p>What the devil is that?</p>.</div></div><a name="s017103b"><!--s017103b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s004309c"><!--s004309c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated, informal</span> a junior legal counsel working without payment to gain experience.</p></div><a name="s004310c"><!--s004310c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/printer_s_devil/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">printer's devil</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s017104b"><!--s017104b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>any of various machines or devices, e.g. a paper shredder ✱ <span class="bodyb">between the devil and the deep blue sea</span> faced with two equally unwelcome alternatives ✱ <span class="bodyb">give the devil his due</span> to give desired credit to an opponent or an unpleasant person ✱ <span class="bodyb">go to the devil</span> to fail completely; to be ruined.</p></div><a name="s017105b"><!--s017105b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to become depraved.</p></div><a name="s017106b"><!--s017106b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>said in anger, rejection, etc: to go away ✱ <span class="bodyb">like the devil</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> with great speed, intensity, etc ✱ <span class="bodyb">play the devil with</span> to cause damage or disruption to (something) ✱ <span class="bodyb">speak/talk of the devil</span> said when a person just spoken of appears unexpectedly [from the proverb <span class="bodyi">talk of the devil and he's sure to appear</span>] ✱ <span class="bodyb">the devil to pay</span> a lot of trouble [probably connected with medieval notions of a person making a pact with Satan, as in the Faust story.] [Old English <span class="bodyi">dēofol</span> via late Latin <span class="bodyi">diabolus</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">diabolos</span>, literally ‘slanderer’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carline</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahlin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009040a"><!--s009040a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009390b"><!--s009390b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">carling</span>) a fore-and-aft timber supporting a ship's deck or framing a deck opening.</p></div><a name="s009391b"><!--s009391b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Scot</span> an old woman or witch [Middle English <span class="bodyi">kerling</span> from Old Norse, from <span class="bodyi">karl</span> man, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/carl_or_carle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">carl</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">co-star<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoh stah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013449a"><!--s013449a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a star who has equal billing with another leading performer in a film or play.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹameen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001688a"><!--s001688a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various usu organic chemical compounds that is a base are bases derived from ammonia by replacement of hydrogen by one or more carbon- and hydrogen-containing groups with a valency of one <span class="bodyb">aminic</span> /əʹminik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ammonia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ammonia</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ine2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ine 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chocolate-box</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010505a"><!--s010505a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>superficially pretty or sentimental </p><p><i></i></p><p>a chocolate-box painting of a farmhouse</p> <p>[from the pictures commonly seen on boxes of chocolates].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cyclometer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sieʹklomitə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014917a"><!--s014917a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a device designed to record the revolutions of a wheel and often the distance travelled traversed by a wheeled vehicle, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a bicycle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">basketball</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004626a"><!--s004626a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004673b"><!--s004673b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an indoor court game between two teams of five players each who try to score goals by tossing a large ball through a raised basket.</p></div><a name="s004674b"><!--s004674b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the ball used in basketball.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bloodletting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006097a"><!--s006097a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006308b"><!--s006308b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bloodshed/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bloodshed</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s006309b"><!--s006309b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/phlebotomy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">phlebotomy</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">devil<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (devilled, devilling, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> deviled) (deviling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016394a"><!--s016394a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s017107b"><!--s017107b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to season (food) highly, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with peppery condiments </p><p><i></i></p><p>devilled kidneys</p>.</div><a name="s017108b"><!--s017108b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> to tease or annoy (somebody) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s017109b"><!--s017109b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to serve or function as a legal devil.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brown<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/brown/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007568a"><!--s007568a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007873b"><!--s007873b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of the colour of wood or soil, between red and yellow in hue.</p></div><a name="s007874b"><!--s007874b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of dark or tanned complexion.</p></div><a name="s007875b"><!--s007875b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of foodstuffs: partially or wholly unrefined, or made with such ingredients.</p></div><a name="s007876b"><!--s007876b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of bread: made with wholemeal or wheatmeal flour, or a mixture of either of these and a proportion of white flour</p><p><span class="bodyb">brownness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">brūn</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abuzz</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹbuz/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000221a"><!--s000221a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + with) said of a place: filled with excitement, conversation, or activity </p><p><i></i></p><p>abuzz with rumours</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">asparagus fern</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003158a"><!--s003158a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of plants with decorative feathery foliage, related to asparagus: genus <span class="bodyi">Asparagus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commentary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkomənt(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> commentaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011979a"><!--s011979a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012369b"><!--s012369b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a systematic series of explanations or interpretations, e.g. of a piece of writing.</p></div><a name="s012370b"><!--s012370b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a series of spoken remarks and comments used as a broadcast description of some event </p><p><i></i></p><p>a running commentary on the match</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">co-star<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (co-starred) (co-starring)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013450a"><!--s013450a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s014099b"><!--s014099b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to appear as a co-star in a film or play <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s014100b"><!--s014100b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to feature (an actor) as a co-star.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carload</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009041a"><!--s009041a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a load that fills a car, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a number of people so transported.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Choctaw</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchoktaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Choctaws <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> Choctaw)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010506a"><!--s010506a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010768b"><!--s010768b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a Native American people of Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana.</p></div><a name="s010769b"><!--s010769b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the language of this people.</p></div><a name="s010770b"><!--s010770b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002675c"><!--s002675c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a member of a Native American people of Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana.</p></div><a name="s002676c"><!--s002676c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the language of this people.</p></div></div><a name="s010771b"><!--s010771b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">choctaw</span>) a half turn in ice-skating from either edge of one foot to the opposite edge of the other foot: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mohawk/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Mohawk</span></span></a> [Choctaw <span class="bodyi">Chahta</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amino</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹmeenoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001689a"><!--s001689a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or containing the chemical group NH<sub>2</sub> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amine</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cyclone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsieklohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014918a"><!--s014918a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015547b"><!--s015547b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a storm or system of winds that rotates about a centre of low atmospheric pressure, advances at high speeds, and often brings abundant rain.</p></div><a name="s015548b"><!--s015548b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a tornado.</p></div><a name="s015549b"><!--s015549b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a region of low atmospheric pressure; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/low2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">low<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (2) <span class="bodyb">cyclonic</span> /sieʹklonik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">cyclonically</span> /sieʹklonikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">kyklōma</span> wheel, coil, from <span class="bodyi">kykloun</span> to go round, from <span class="bodyi">kyklos</span> circle].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">basket case</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004627a"><!--s004627a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004675b"><!--s004675b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who has had all four limbs amputated.</p></div><a name="s004676b"><!--s004676b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody or something regarded as worn out, incapacitated, or useless </p><p><i></i></p><p>India was the world's basket case in the 1960s</p> — The Economist.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bloodline</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006098a"><!--s006098a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a group of related individuals, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with distinctive characteristics.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abysm</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹbizəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000222a"><!--s000222a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> an abyss [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">abisme</span>, modification of late Latin <span class="bodyi">abyssus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/abyss/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">abyss</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amino acid</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001690a"><!--s001690a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an organic acid containing the amino group NH<sub>2</sub> and a carboxyl group, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> any of the amino acids that are the chief components of proteins and are synthesized by living cells or are obtained as essential components of the diet</p><p>Amino acids possess both an acidic (COO<sup>-</sup>) and a basic (NH<sub>2+</sub>) group. Each of the 20 naturally occurring amino acids can exist in two optically isomeric forms, only one of which, (-), is found in living organisms. Combined in long chains by linking the NH<sub>2+</sub> of one with the terminal CH group of a second (peptide bonds) they constitute proteins — Professor Steven Rose</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">devilfish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> devilfishes <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> devilfish)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016395a"><!--s016395a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017110b"><!--s017110b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anglerfish/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anglerfish</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s017111b"><!--s017111b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/manta_ray/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">manta ray</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s017112b"><!--s017112b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a large octopus, squid, or similar creature.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brown<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007569a"><!--s007569a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007877b"><!--s007877b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a brown colour.</p></div><a name="s007878b"><!--s007878b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the colour of wood or soil, between red and yellow in hue</p><p><span class="bodyb">brownish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">browny</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">choice<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/choys/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010507a"><!--s010507a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010772b"><!--s010772b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act of choosing; selection</p><p>To choose is to select one option in preference to others, and to do so for a reason. Rational choice, in this sense, is commonly held to be the product of two things: how much one wants something and one's estimation of the chances of getting it. Social choice is a matter of how the rational choice for a group is determined by the individual rational choices of its members. Choosing is not picking. Choice requires reasons — Professor Jonathan Dancy</p></div><a name="s010773b"><!--s010773b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the power of choosing; option </p><p><i></i></p><p>Marriages would in general be as happy, and often more so, if they were all made by the Lord Chancellor … without the parties having any choice in the matter</p><p> Dr Johnson.</p></div><a name="s010774b"><!--s010774b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002677c"><!--s002677c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>somebody or something chosen </p><p><i></i></p><p>The first candidate would be my choice</p>.</div><a name="s002678c"><!--s002678c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the best part; the elite.</p></div></div><a name="s010775b"><!--s010775b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a sufficient number and variety to choose among </p><p><i></i></p><p>I was looking for new shoes, but there wasn't much choice</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">chois</span> from Old French, from <span class="bodyi">choisir</span> to choose, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carl <span class="bodyi">or</span> carle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kahl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009039a"><!--s009039a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a man of the common people [Old English from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">karl</span> man, carl; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">ceorl</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/churl/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">churl</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commentate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoməntayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011980a"><!--s011980a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + on) to act as a commentator; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to give a broadcast commentary [back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/commentator/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">commentator</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Costa Rican</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kostə ʹreekən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013451a"><!--s013451a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Costa Rica in Central America</p><p><span class="bodyb">Costa Rican</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cyclopaedia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siekləʹpeedi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014919a"><!--s014919a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cyclopedia_or_cyclopaedia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cyclopedia</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aspartame</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹspahtaym/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003159a"><!--s003159a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an artificial sweetener prepared from aspartic acid and phenylalanine.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">basket chair</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004628a"><!--s004628a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wickerwork armchair.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bloodlust</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006099a"><!--s006099a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an intense desire to shed blood or kill.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abysmal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹbizməl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000223a"><!--s000223a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000254b"><!--s000254b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>deplorably bad </p><p><i></i></p><p>abysmal ignorance</p>.</div><a name="s000255b"><!--s000255b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> immeasurably deep</p><p><span class="bodyb">abysmally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cyclopean</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siekləʹpee·ən, sieʹklohpiən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014920a"><!--s014920a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015550b"><!--s015550b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>ofrelating to or resembling a Cyclops.</p></div><a name="s015551b"><!--s015551b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>huge; massive </p><p><i></i></p><p>the cyclopean wall of granite cliff which forms the western side of Lundy</p><p> Charles Kingsley.</p></div><a name="s015552b"><!--s015552b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>denoting a style of masonry of ancient typical in Greece during the Mycenaean period, using massive blocks of undressed stone.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brown<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007570a"><!--s007570a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make (e.g. meat) brown by cooking, or to become brown.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amir</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹmiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001691a"><!--s001691a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/emir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">emir</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">devilish<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016396a"><!--s016396a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or characteristic of a devil; wicked </p><p><i></i></p><p>devilish tricks</p> <p><span class="bodyb">devilishly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">devilishness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Carlovingian<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kahlohʹvinji·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009042a"><!--s009042a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/carolingian1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Carolingian 1</span></span></a> [French <span class="bodyi">carlovingien</span>, prob from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">Carlus</span> Charles + French <span class="bodyi">-ovingien</span> as in <span class="bodyi">mérovingien</span> Merovingian].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cost-benefit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013452a"><!--s013452a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>involving an assessment of the cost of an enterprise weighed against its potential benefits.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">choice<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010508a"><!--s010508a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010776b"><!--s010776b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of high quality </p><p><i></i></p><p>choice meat</p>.</div><a name="s010777b"><!--s010777b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>selected with care; well chosen.</p></div><a name="s010778b"><!--s010778b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of language, etc: vulgar; rude; obscene</p><p><span class="bodyb">choicely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">choiceness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aspartic acid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹspahtik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003160a"><!--s003160a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an amino acid found in most proteins</p><p><span class="bodyb">aspartate</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [irreg from Latin <span class="bodyi">asparagus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/asparagus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">asparagus</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commentator</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011981a"><!--s011981a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who provides a commentary; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> somebody who reports and discusses news or sports events on radio or television.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">basketry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbahskitri/ basketwork <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004629a"><!--s004629a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004677b"><!--s004677b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the art or craft of making baskets or objects woven like baskets, or the woven objects themselves.</p></div><a name="s004678b"><!--s004678b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>baskets collectively.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blood money</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006100a"><!--s006100a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006310b"><!--s006310b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>money paid obtained at the cost of another's life, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for murder.</p></div><a name="s006311b"><!--s006311b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>money paid to the next of kin of a person who has been killed.</p></div><a name="s006312b"><!--s006312b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>money given for information about a murder or murderer.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abyss</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹbis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000224a"><!--s000224a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000256b"><!--s000256b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an immeasurably deep chasm or void.</p></div><a name="s000257b"><!--s000257b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an irrecoverably bad state or situation.</p></div><a name="s000258b"><!--s000258b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the abyss</span>) a catastrophic situation seen as imminent or unavoidable [Middle English <span class="bodyi">abissus</span> via late Latin <span class="bodyi">abyssus</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">abyssos</span>, literally ‘bottomless’, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">byssos</span> depth].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cyclopedia <span class="bodyi">or</span> cyclopaedia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siekləʹpeedi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014921a"><!--s014921a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> an encyclopedia <span class="bodyb">cyclopedic</span> /-dik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [shortening].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Amish</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahmish, ʹamish/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001692a"><!--s001692a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the members of a strict Mennonite sect established in America in the 18th cent.</p><p><span class="bodyb">Amish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [prob from German <span class="bodyi">amisch</span>, from the name of Jacob <span class="bodyi">Amman</span> or <span class="bodyi">Amen</span> 17th-cent. Swiss Mennonite bishop].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">devilish<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016397a"><!--s016397a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated, informal</span> very or extremely </p><p><i></i></p><p>He's devilish handsome</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cost-effective</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013453a"><!--s013453a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>economically worthwhile</p><p><span class="bodyb">cost-effectively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cost-effectiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Carlovingian<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009043a"><!--s009043a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/carolingian2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Carolingian 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brown ale</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007571a"><!--s007571a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a sweet, dark, heavily malted beer, usu sold in bottles.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commerce</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkomuhs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011982a"><!--s011982a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012371b"><!--s012371b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the exchange or buying and selling of commodities, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on a large scale.</p></div><a name="s012372b"><!--s012372b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sexual_intercourse/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sexual intercourse</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s012373b"><!--s012373b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> the exchange of ideas, etc; social interaction [early French <span class="bodyi">commerce</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">commercium</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/com_or_col_or_con_or_cor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">com-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">merc-, merx</span> merchandise].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">basket weave</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004630a"><!--s004630a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a textile weave resembling the chequered pattern of a plaited basket.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aspect</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaspekt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003161a"><!--s003161a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003103b"><!--s003103b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000639c"><!--s000639c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a particular feature of a situation, plan, or point of view.</p></div><a name="s000640c"><!--s000640c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>appearance to the eye or mind.</p></div><a name="s000641c"><!--s000641c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary or archaic</span> a person's face or expression </p><p><i></i></p><p>his grim aspect</p> — Shakespeare.</div></div><a name="s003104b"><!--s003104b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000642c"><!--s000642c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a position facing a particular direction </p><p><i></i></p><p>The house has a southern aspect</p>.</div><a name="s000643c"><!--s000643c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the side of a building facing a particular direction </p><p><i></i></p><p>the western aspect</p>.</div><a name="s000644c"><!--s000644c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the position of planets or stars with respect to one another, held by astrologers to influence human affairs.</p></div><a name="s000645c"><!--s000645c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>the apparent position of a body in the solar system with respect to the sun.</p></div><a name="s000646c"><!--s000646c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>the manner of presentation of an aerofoil, hydrofoil, etc to a gas or liquid through which it is moving.</p></div></div><a name="s003105b"><!--s003105b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a set of inflected verb forms that indicate the nature of an action in terms of its beginning, duration, completion, or repetition, e.g. in <span class="bodyi">I swim</span> and <span class="bodyi">I am swimming</span> <span class="bodyb">aspectual</span> /aʹspekchooəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">aspectus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">aspicere</span> to look at, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/as/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">as-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">specere</span> to look].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blood orange</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006101a"><!--s006101a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a type of eating orange that has red and orange flesh and a reddish skin.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">choir</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kwie·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010509a"><!--s010509a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010779b"><!--s010779b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>)</p><a name="s002679c"><!--s002679c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an organized group of singers.</p></div><a name="s002680c"><!--s002680c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a group of instruments of the same type playing together.</p></div></div><a name="s010780b"><!--s010780b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the part of a church occupied by the singers or the clergy; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> the part of the chancel of a church between the sanctuary and the nave [Middle English <span class="bodyi">quer</span> via Old French <span class="bodyi">cuer</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">chorus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chorus1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chorus 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">abyssal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹbis(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000225a"><!--s000225a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>at or of the bottom or deepest part of the ocean.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cyclops</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsieklops/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Cyclopses Cyclopes /-peez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014922a"><!--s014922a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015553b"><!--s015553b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in Greek mythology, a member of a race of savage giants with a single eye in the centre of the forehead.</p></div><a name="s015554b"><!--s015554b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">cyclops</span>) any of several species of a tiny predatory crustacean <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crustacean/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crustacean</span></span></a> with a cylindrical body and a single eye: genus <span class="bodyi">Cyclops</span> and other genera [Greek <span class="bodyi">Kyklops</span> round-eyed].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">devil-may-care</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016398a"><!--s016398a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>heedless of authority or convention.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amiss</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹmis/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001693a"><!--s001693a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001697b"><!--s001697b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>wrong; not in order </p><p><i></i></p><p>Something was clearly amiss</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">not come/go amiss</span>.</div><a name="s001698b"><!--s001698b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to be appropriate or welcome ✱ <span class="bodyb">take it/something amiss</span> to be offended or upset by something [Middle English <span class="bodyi">amis</span> (adv), from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">mis</span> mistake, wrong].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aspect ratio</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003162a"><!--s003162a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003106b"><!--s003106b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the ratio of an aerofoil's span to its mean <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chord2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chord 2</span></span></a> (distance between leading and trailing edges).</p></div><a name="s003107b"><!--s003107b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the ratio of the width to the height of a screen or image, e.g. in television or the cinema.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Carmelite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahməliet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009044a"><!--s009044a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of a Roman Catholic order of mendicant friars founded in the 12th cent. or a corresponding order of nuns founded in the 15th cent</p><p><span class="bodyb">Carmelite</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">carmelita</span>,named after Mount <span class="bodyi">Carmel</span>, Palestine, where the order was founded].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brown algae</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007572a"><!--s007572a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a large class of algae that are predominantly brown in colour, most of which are seaweeds: class Phaeophyceae.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commercial<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹmuhsh(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011983a"><!--s011983a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012374b"><!--s012374b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or characteristic of commerce.</p></div><a name="s012375b"><!--s012375b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>engaged in work to be sold.</p></div><a name="s012376b"><!--s012376b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s003222c"><!--s003222c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>having or being a good financial prospect.</p></div><a name="s003223c"><!--s003223c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a chemical: supplied in bulk and average or inferior in quality.</p></div><a name="s003224c"><!--s003224c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>producing work to a standard determined only by market criteria.</p></div></div><a name="s012377b"><!--s012377b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s003225c"><!--s003225c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>viewed with regard to profit </p><p><i></i></p><p>a commercial success</p>.</div><a name="s003226c"><!--s003226c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>designed for a large market.</p></div></div><a name="s012378b"><!--s012378b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>supported by advertisers </p><p><i></i></p><p>commercial TV</p> <p><span class="bodyb">commercially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">costermonger</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkostəmunggə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013454a"><!--s013454a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, dated</span> a person who sells articles, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> fruit or vegetables, from a street barrow or stall [alteration of obsolete <span class="bodyi">costardmonger</span>, from <span class="bodyi">costard</span> a kind of large apple + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/monger/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-monger</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">choirboy <span class="bodyi">or</span> choirgirl</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010510a"><!--s010510a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a boy or girl singer in a choir, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in church.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Abyssinian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/abiʹsini·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000226a"><!--s000226a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000259b"><!--s000259b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in former times, a native or inhabitant of Abyssinia.</p></div><a name="s000260b"><!--s000260b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">Abyssinian cat</span>) a small slender cat of a breed originating in Africa, having with short brownish hair flecked with darker colouring</p><p><span class="bodyb">Abyssinian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<span class="bodyi">Abyssinia</span>, the former name for Ethiopia].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blood plasma</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006102a"><!--s006102a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/plasma/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">plasma</span></span></a> (1b).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">basketwork</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004631a"><!--s004631a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/basketry/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">basketry</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cyclorama</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siekləʹrahmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cycloramas)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014923a"><!--s014923a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015555b"><!--s015555b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a scene painted on the interior wall of a cylindrical room, appearing in natural perspective to a central observer.</p></div><a name="s015556b"><!--s015556b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in the theatre, a cloth or wall curved in an arc at the back of the stage, often painted to represent the sky [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cyclo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cyclo-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">horama</span> spectacle, modelled on <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/panorama/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">panorama</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amitosis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/amiʹtohsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001694a"><!--s001694a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>cell division by simple splitting of the nucleus and division of the cytoplasm without the appearance of chromosomes <span class="bodyb">amitotic</span> /-ʹtotik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">amitotically</span> /-ʹtotikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [scientific Latin, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mitosis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mitosis</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">devilment</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016399a"><!--s016399a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>wild mischief.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carminative<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kahʹminətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009045a"><!--s009045a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>causing expulsion of gas from the digestive tract to relieve flatulence</p><p>French <span class="bodyi">carminatif</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">carminatus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">carminare</span> to card, from <span class="bodyi">carmin-, carmen</span> card, from <span class="bodyi">carrere</span> to card. The connection with carding comes from the idea of ‘combing out’ the bad humours that produce the gas</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aspen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaspən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003163a"><!--s003163a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of poplars with leaves that flutter in the lightest wind: genus <span class="bodyi">Populus</span> [Old English <span class="bodyi">æspe</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commercial<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011984a"><!--s011984a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an advertisement broadcast on radio or television.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brown bagging</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007573a"><!--s007573a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007879b"><!--s007879b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>taking a packed lunch to work.</p></div><a name="s007880b"><!--s007880b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>taking one's own alcoholic drink to a restaurant or other establishment that is not licensed to sell alcohol.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">choir organ</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010511a"><!--s010511a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a keyboard and related stops of an organ having mostly soft stops.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blood platelet</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006103a"><!--s006103a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of the minute discs in the blood of vertebrates that assist in blood clotting.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">costive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkostiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013455a"><!--s013455a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>affected with constipation</p><p><span class="bodyb">costiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">costivé</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">costiver</span> to constipate, from Latin <span class="bodyi">constipare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/constipate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">constipate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">basking shark</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbahsking/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004632a"><!--s004632a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large species of shark that often lies near the water surface, feeding on plankton: <span class="bodyi">Cetorhinus maximus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cycl- <span class="bodyi">or</span> cyclo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014899a"><!--s014899a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s015535b"><!--s015535b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>denoting a circle </p><p><i></i></p><p>cyclorama</p> <p><i></i></p><p>cyclometer</p>.</div><a name="s015536b"><!--s015536b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having a cyclic molecular structure </p><p><i></i></p><p>cyclamate</p> <p><i></i></p><p>cyclohexane</p> <p>[Greek <span class="bodyi">kykl-, kyklo-</span>,from <span class="bodyi">kyklos</span> circle].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ac</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000228a"><!--s000228a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chemical symbol for actinium.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amitriptyline</span><small><span class="eSynop">/amiʹtriptəleen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001695a"><!--s001695a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a drug used as a mild tranquillizer to treat depression [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amine</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tryptamine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tryptamine</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/methyl/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">methyl</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ine2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ine 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">devil ray</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016400a"><!--s016400a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/manta_ray/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">manta ray</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">costly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (costlier, costliest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013456a"><!--s013456a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014101b"><!--s014101b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>expensive or valuable.</p></div><a name="s014102b"><!--s014102b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>made at great expense or with considerable sacrifice</p><p><span class="bodyb">costliness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blood poisoning</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006104a"><!--s006104a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/septicaemia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">septicaemia</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commercial art</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011985a"><!--s011985a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>graphic art put to commercial use, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in advertising</p><p><span class="bodyb">commercial artist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carminative<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009046a"><!--s009046a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a carminative drug.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Asperger's syndrome</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaspuhjəz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003164a"><!--s003164a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a slight psychiatric disorder related to autism, characterized by difficulty with social interaction and rather narrow preoccupations [named after Hans <span class="bodyi">Asperger</span> d.1980, Austrian psychiatrist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">choir school</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010512a"><!--s010512a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a school primarily intended for the boys of a cathedral choir.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">basmati rice</span><small><span class="eSynop">/basʹmati, baz-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004633a"><!--s004633a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>long-grain rice of high quality with a delicate flavour, originally grown in northern India and Pakistan [Hindi <span class="bodyi">bāsmatī</span> fragrant].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ac</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000231a"><!--s000231a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000270b"><!--s000270b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>forming nouns, denoting: a person affected with something </p><p><i></i></p><p>maniac</p> <p><i></i></p><p>haemophiliac</p>.</div><a name="s000271b"><!--s000271b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>forming adjectives, with the meaning: of or relating to the thing specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>cardiac</p> <p><i></i></p><p>iliac</p> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">-acus</span> of or relating to, from Greek <span class="bodyi">-akos</span>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brown bear</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007574a"><!--s007574a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large and fierce bear that is predominantly brown in colour, found in the forests of Europe, Asia, and N America: <span class="bodyi">Ursus arctos</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cyclosis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sieʹklohsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014924a"><!--s014924a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the slow, usu circular, movement of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cytoplasm/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cytoplasm</span></span></a> within a living cell [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">kyklōsis</span> encirclement, from <span class="bodyi">kykloun</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cyclone/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cyclone</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹamiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> amities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001696a"><!--s001696a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>friendship, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> friendly relations between nations </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was soon led … to take the child out of her arms with all the unceremoniousness of perfect amity</p> — Jane Austen [Middle English <span class="bodyi">amite</span> via Old French and medieval Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">amicus</span> friend].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">devilry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdevlri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> devilries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016401a"><!--s016401a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017113b"><!--s017113b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>mischief, or an act of mischief.</p></div><a name="s017114b"><!--s017114b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>action performed with the help of the devil; witchcraft.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aspergilli</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aspəʹjilie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003165a"><!--s003165a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aspergillus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aspergillus</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blood pressure</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006105a"><!--s006105a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pressure that is exerted by the blood on the walls of the blood vessels, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> arteries, and that varies with the age and health of the individual.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carmine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahmin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009047a"><!--s009047a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009392b"><!--s009392b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a rich crimson or scarlet pigment.</p></div><a name="s009393b"><!--s009393b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a vivid red colour [French <span class="bodyi">carmin</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">carminium</span>, from Arabic <span class="bodyi">qirmiz</span> kermes + Latin <span class="bodyi">minium</span> red lead].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ac-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000230a"><!--s000230a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commercial break</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011986a"><!--s011986a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a break in a television or radio programme, or between programmes, for advertisements.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">costmary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkostmeəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> costmaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013457a"><!--s013457a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plant of the daisy family that resembles tansy and is used as a herb and was formerly used in place of hops for flavouring beer: <span class="bodyi">Balsamita major</span> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">costmarie</span>, from <span class="bodyi">coste</span> costmary (ultimately from Greek <span class="bodyi">kostos</span> a fragrant root) + <span class="bodyi">Marie</span> the Virgin Mary, because it was formerly used medicinally].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brown belt</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007575a"><!--s007575a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rating of expertise below that of a black belt in judo, karate, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cyclosporin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sieklohʹspawrin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014925a"><!--s014925a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a drug that produced by certain fungi, which suppresses the immune response and is used to prevent rejection after transplant surgery [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">Cyclosporinae</span>, class of brown algae from which it is obtained].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">basophil</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbaysəfil/ basophile /-fiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004634a"><!--s004634a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a white blood cell with basophilic granules: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/agranulocyte/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">agranulocyte</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eosinophil/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eosinophil</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/granulocyte/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">granulocyte</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">choke<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/chohk/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010513a"><!--s010513a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010781b"><!--s010781b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002681c"><!--s002681c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to stop normal breathing by compressing or obstructing the windpipe, or by poisoning available air.</p></div><a name="s002682c"><!--s002682c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to become unable to breathe e.g. because of an obstruction in the windpipe.</p></div></div><a name="s010782b"><!--s010782b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to stop the normal breathing of (a person or an animal) by compressing or obstructing the windpipe, or by poisoning available air.</p></div><a name="s010783b"><!--s010783b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002683c"><!--s002683c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + back/down) to stop or suppress (something, e.g. tears) or prevent the expression of (something, e.g. emotion).</p></div><a name="s002684c"><!--s002684c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to silence (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The government issued a ban designed to choke discussion</p>.</div><a name="s002685c"><!--s002685c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> + up) to make or become (somebody) speechless with emotion.</p></div></div><a name="s010784b"><!--s010784b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s002686c"><!--s002686c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to restrain the growth or activity of (a plant, etc) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The flowers were choked by the weeds</p>.</div><a name="s002687c"><!--s002687c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to obstruct or become obstructed (something) by filling it up or clogging it </p><p><i></i></p><p>Leaves choked the drain</p>.</div><a name="s002688c"><!--s002688c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to fill (something) completely so as to block or jam it.</p></div></div><a name="s010785b"><!--s010785b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to enrich the fuel mixture of (a petrol engine) by partially shutting off the air intake of the carburettor <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s010786b"><!--s010786b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to become unable to breathe e.g. because of an obstruction in the windpipe.</p></div><a name="s010787b"><!--s010787b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s002689c"><!--s002689c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to become obstructed or checked.</p></div><a name="s002690c"><!--s002690c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> + up) to become speechless or incapacitated, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from strong emotion.</p></div></div><a name="s010788b"><!--s010788b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to lose one's composure and fail to perform effectively in a critical situation [Old English <span class="bodyi">acēocian</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ammeter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹameetə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001697a"><!--s001697a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an instrument for measuring electric current in amperes [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ampere/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ampere</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/meter2/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-meter 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">devil's advocate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016402a"><!--s016402a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017115b"><!--s017115b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who champions the less accepted or approved cause, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for the sake of argument.</p></div><a name="s017116b"><!--s017116b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>formerly, the Roman Catholic official who presented the possible objections to a deceased person's claims to canonization or to the title ‘Blessed’ [translation of Latin <span class="bodyi">advocatus diaboli</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aspergillosis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌaspəjiʹlosis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003166a"><!--s003166a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a condition caused usu by the inhalation of spores from mouldy hay, affecting the lungs and other tissues. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/farmer_s_lung/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">farmer's lung</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blood red</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006106a"><!--s006106a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of the colour of blood.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commercialise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011987a"><!--s011987a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/commercialize_or_commercialise_or_ise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">commercialize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ammo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹamoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001698a"><!--s001698a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> ammunition [by shortening].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">basophilic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/baysəʹfilik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004635a"><!--s004635a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>staining readily with dyes that are chemical bases </p><p><i></i></p><p>Some blood cells contain basophilic granules</p> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/base1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">base 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/o/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-o-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/philic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-philic</span></span></a>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">choke<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010514a"><!--s010514a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010789b"><!--s010789b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or sound of choking.</p></div><a name="s010790b"><!--s010790b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a valve in the carburettor of a petrol engine for controlling the amount of air in a fuel-air mixture.</p></div><a name="s010791b"><!--s010791b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inductor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inductor</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carnage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahnij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009048a"><!--s009048a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>great slaughter, e.g. in battle [French <span class="bodyi">carnage</span> flesh of slain animals or men, from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">carnaticum</span> tribute consisting of animals or meat, from Latin <span class="bodyi">carn-, caro</span> flesh].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">AC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000227a"><!--s000227a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000261b"><!--s000261b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>air conditioning.</p></div><a name="s000262b"><!--s000262b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>aircraftman.</p></div><a name="s000263b"><!--s000263b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>alternating current.</p></div><a name="s000264b"><!--s000264b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>appellation contrôlée.</p></div><a name="s000265b"><!--s000265b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>athletic club.</p></div><a name="s000266b"><!--s000266b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>before Christ.</p></div><a name="s000267b"><!--s000267b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>Companion of the Order of Australia. [(sense 4) from Latin <span class="bodyi">ante Christum</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cyclostome</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsiekləstohm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014926a"><!--s014926a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a class of primitive fishlike vertebrates, including the hagfishes and lampreys, that have a round sucking mouth: class Cyclostomata [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cyclo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cyclo-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">stoma</span> mouth].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cost of living</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013458a"><!--s013458a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the cost of purchasing those goods and services that are regarded as necessary for maintaining an acceptable standard of living.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">devil's coach horse</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016403a"><!--s016403a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large predatory <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/rove_beetle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">rove beetle</span></span></a> : <span class="bodyi">Staphylinus olens</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brown coal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007576a"><!--s007576a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lignite/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lignite</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aspergillus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aspəʹjiləs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> aspergilli /-lie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003167a"><!--s003167a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of fungi including many common moulds: genus <span class="bodyi">Aspergillus</span> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">aspergillus</span>, genus name, from <span class="bodyi">aspergillum</span> brush for sprinkling water, from Latin <span class="bodyi">aspergere</span> to sprinkle].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blood relation</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006107a"><!--s006107a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person related by birth or descent, as opposed to by marriage.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Basque</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bask, bahsk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004636a"><!--s004636a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004679b"><!--s004679b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a people inhabiting the W Pyrenees.</p></div><a name="s004680b"><!--s004680b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the language of the Basques, not known to be related to any other language</p><p><span class="bodyb">Basque</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">Basque</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">Vasco</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">a/c</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000229a"><!--s000229a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000268b"><!--s000268b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>account.</p></div><a name="s000269b"><!--s000269b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>air conditioning.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cyclostyle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsiekləstiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014927a"><!--s014927a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a machine for making multiple copies that uses a stencil cut by a pen whose tip is a small <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/rowel1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">rowel 1</span></span></a> (toothed wheel) [origa trademark; from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cyclo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cyclo-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/style1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">style 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commercialism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011988a"><!--s011988a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012379b"><!--s012379b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>commercial spirit, institutions, or methods.</p></div><a name="s012380b"><!--s012380b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>excessive emphasis on profit.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ammonia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹmohni·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001699a"><!--s001699a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001699b"><!--s001699b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a pungent colourless gas that is a chemical compound of nitrogen and hydrogen, is very soluble in water, forming an alkaline solution, and is used in the manufacture of fertilizers, synthetic fibres, and explosives: formula NH<sub>3</sub>.</p></div><a name="s001700b"><!--s001700b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a solution of ammonia in water used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a cleaning fluid</p><p><span class="bodyb">ammoniacal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [modern Latin, from Latin <span class="bodyi">sal ammoniacus</span> sal ammoniac, literally ‘salt of Ammon’ from Greek <span class="bodyi">ammōniakos</span> of (Zeus) Ammon, an Egyptian god near whose temple it was prepared].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brown dwarf</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007577a"><!--s007577a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cool faint star with a mass less than about one tenth of that of the sun.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">devil's food cake</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016404a"><!--s016404a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a type of rich dark chocolate cake.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cost-of-living index</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013459a"><!--s013459a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/retail_price_index/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">retail price index</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">choke<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010515a"><!--s010515a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the inedible fibrous central part of a globe artichoke [back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/artichoke/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">artichoke</span></span></a> , prob by confusion with <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/choke2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">choke 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carnal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahnl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009049a"><!--s009049a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009394b"><!--s009394b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or given to physical, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> sexual, pleasures and appetites.</p></div><a name="s009395b"><!--s009395b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>temporal; worldly <span class="bodyb">carnality</span> /kahʹnaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">carnally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">carnalis</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">carn-, caro</span> flesh].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">asperity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹsperiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> asperities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003168a"><!--s003168a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003108b"><!--s003108b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>roughness of manner or temper; harshness.</p></div><a name="s003109b"><!--s003109b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>roughness of surface; unevenness.</p></div><a name="s003110b"><!--s003110b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>rigour or hardship [Middle English <span class="bodyi">asprete</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">asper</span> rough].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blood relative</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006108a"><!--s006108a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blood_relation/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blood relation</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">basque</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004637a"><!--s004637a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004681b"><!--s004681b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the lower part of a bodice, that extends a little below the waist.</p></div><a name="s004682b"><!--s004682b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a close-fitting bodice for women </p><p><i></i></p><p>She appeared in a … skirt of black paper muslin, a black velvet … basque</p> — David Graham Phillips [French <span class="bodyi">basque</span>, ultimately from Old Provençal <span class="bodyi">basta</span> seam].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acacia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkaysh(y)ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000232a"><!--s000232a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of woody plants a tree or shrub of the pea family, of warm regions, with white or yellow flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Acacia</span> [from the Latin genus name, ultimately from Greek <span class="bodyi">akakia</span>, a tree].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ammoniac</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹmohni·ak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001700a"><!--s001700a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an aromatic gum resin obtained from an Asian plant of the carrot family and used formerly in medicine as a stimulant and expectorant: <span class="bodyi">Dorema ammoniacum</span> [Middle English via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">ammōniakon</span>, neuter of <span class="bodyi">ammōniakos</span> of Ammon. The resin was first taken from plants found near an Egyptian temple of Zeus Ammon].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cost-plus</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013460a"><!--s013460a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of pricing: calculated on the basis of a fixed fee or a percentage added to actual cost.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commercialize <span class="bodyi">or</span> commercialise <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011989a"><!--s011989a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012381b"><!--s012381b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (something) commercial.</p></div><a name="s012382b"><!--s012382b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to exploit (somebody or something) for profit <span class="bodyb">commercialization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chokeberry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchohkb(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> chokeberries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010516a"><!--s010516a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010792b"><!--s010792b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a shrub of the rose family that has brilliant autumn foliage: genus <span class="bodyi">Aronia</span>.</p></div><a name="s010793b"><!--s010793b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the small astringent berry of this shrub.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cyclostyle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014928a"><!--s014928a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make multiple copies of (something) by using a cyclostyle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">browned-off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007578a"><!--s007578a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> annoyed or disheartened; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fed_up/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fed up</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deviltry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdevltri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> deviltries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016405a"><!--s016405a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> devilry.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">asperse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹspuhs/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003169a"><!--s003169a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or literary</span> to attack the reputation of (somebody or something); to defame </p><p><i></i></p><p>Their friend's character hath been falsely and injuriously aspersed</p> — Henry Fielding [Latin <span class="bodyi">aspersus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">aspergere</span> to sprinkle].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blood serum</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006109a"><!--s006109a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006313b"><!--s006313b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the watery portion of the blood excluding the blood cells.</p></div><a name="s006314b"><!--s006314b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>blood plasma from which the fibrin has been removed.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carnal knowledge</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009050a"><!--s009050a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a legal term: sexual intercourse </p><p><i></i></p><p>He had carnal knowledge of his brother's wife</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bas-relief</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbas rileef, ʹbahs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004638a"><!--s004638a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>sculptural relief in which the design projects very slightly from the surrounding surface: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/high_relief/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">high relief</span></span></a> [French <span class="bodyi">bas relief</span>, from <span class="bodyi">bas</span> low + <span class="bodyi">relief</span> raised work].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">academia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/akəʹdeemi·ə/ academe /ʹakədeem/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000233a"><!--s000233a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the academic environment, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of colleges and universities, or an academic community [Latin <span class="bodyi">academia</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/academy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">academy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ammoniacal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aməʹnie·əkl/ ammoniac /əˌmohniak/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001701a"><!--s001701a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of, containing, or having the properties of ammonia.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commercial paper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011990a"><!--s011990a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>short-term negotiable instruments, e.g. cheques and bills of exchange, usu sold by one company to another for immediate cash needs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cost price</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013461a"><!--s013461a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the price paid by a retailer for an article of merchandise to be resold.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brown fat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007579a"><!--s007579a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a heat-producing tissue that is present in significant amounts in hibernating mammals, human infants, and adults acclimatized to cold.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aspersion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹspuhsh(ə)n/</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003170a"><!--s003170a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>✱ <span class="bodyb">cast aspersions on</span> to attack the reputation of (somebody or something); to defame </p><p><i></i></p><p>the aspersions cast upon me through the organs of the Free Church of Scotland</p> — Frederick Douglass.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cyclothymia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sieklohʹthiemi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014929a"><!--s014929a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> a condition marked by abnormal swings between elated and depressed moods <span class="bodyb">cyclothymic</span> /-mik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">cyclothymia</span> from German <span class="bodyi">Zyklothymie</span>,from <span class="bodyi">zykl-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cyclo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cyclo-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-thymie</span> -thymia].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">devious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdeevi·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016406a"><!--s016406a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017117b"><!--s017117b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a person: not straightforward or wholly sincere.</p></div><a name="s017118b"><!--s017118b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>tortuously underhand </p><p><i></i></p><p>by devious means</p>.</div><a name="s017119b"><!--s017119b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>roundabout or circuitous </p><p><i></i></p><p>We went by a rather devious route</p> <p><span class="bodyb">deviously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">deviousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">devius</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">via</span> way].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bass<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bas/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> basses <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> bass)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004639a"><!--s004639a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous edible spiny-finned marine and freshwater fishes: families Centrarchidae, Serranidae [Middle English <span class="bodyi">base</span>, alteration of Old English <span class="bodyi">bærs</span>; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">byrst</span> bristle].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">choke chain</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010517a"><!--s010517a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chain collar that may be tightened as a noose and is used in training and controlling dogs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bloodshed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006110a"><!--s006110a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006315b"><!--s006315b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the shedding of blood.</p></div><a name="s006316b"><!--s006316b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the taking of life.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">academic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/akəʹdemik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000234a"><!--s000234a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000272b"><!--s000272b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to formal study or education; scholarly.</p></div><a name="s000273b"><!--s000273b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000046c"><!--s000046c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>theoretical with no practical or useful bearing </p><p><i></i></p><p>an academic question</p>.</div><a name="s000047c"><!--s000047c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>very learned and unconcerned or inexperienced in practical matters.</p></div></div><a name="s000274b"><!--s000274b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>conventional; formal.</p></div><a name="s000275b"><!--s000275b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> relating to liberal rather than technical or vocational studies</p><p><span class="bodyb">academically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carnassial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kahʹnasi·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009051a"><!--s009051a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or being the large long cutting teeth of a carnivore [French <span class="bodyi">carnassier</span> carnivorous, from Latin <span class="bodyi">carn-, caro</span> flesh].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ammoniate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹmohniayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001702a"><!--s001702a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001701b"><!--s001701b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to combine or impregnate (a substance) with ammonia or an ammonium compound.</p></div><a name="s001702b"><!--s001702b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to subject (a substance) to decomposition by ammonification <span class="bodyb">ammoniation</span> /-ʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commercial traveller</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011991a"><!--s011991a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, dated</span> a travelling sales representative.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cost-push</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013462a"><!--s013462a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an increase or upward trend in production costs, sometimes considered to result in increased consumer prices irrespective of the level of demand.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brownfield</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007580a"><!--s007580a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or located in urban areas where buildings previously existed and have since been demolished </p><p><i></i></p><p>brownfield developments</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">asphalt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹasfalt; <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> ʹasfawlt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003171a"><!--s003171a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003111b"><!--s003111b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a brown to black bituminous substance found in natural beds and also obtained as a residue in petroleum or coal tar refining.</p></div><a name="s003112b"><!--s003112b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an asphaltic composition used for surfacing roads and footpaths <span class="bodyb">asphaltic</span> /asʹfaltik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">aspalt</span> via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">asphaltos</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bass<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bays/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004640a"><!--s004640a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004683b"><!--s004683b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a male singer with a voice of the lowest range.</p></div><a name="s004684b"><!--s004684b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the lowest adult male singing voice, or a singer with this voice.</p></div><a name="s004685b"><!--s004685b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) a musical instrument having the lowest range </p><p><i></i></p><p>a bass trombone</p>.</div><a name="s004686b"><!--s004686b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a double bass or bass guitar.</p></div><a name="s004687b"><!--s004687b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the lowest singing part in conventional four-part harmony.</p></div><a name="s004688b"><!--s004688b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>the lower portion of the audio frequency range considered <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in relation to its electronic reproduction</p><p><span class="bodyb">bassist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bas</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/base4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">base 4</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">devise<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹviez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016407a"><!--s016407a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017120b"><!--s017120b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004311c"><!--s004311c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to formulate (an idea or plan) in the mind.</p></div><a name="s004312c"><!--s004312c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to plan or plot (something).</p></div></div><a name="s017121b"><!--s017121b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to give or leave (real property) by will: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bequeath/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bequeath</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">devisable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">deviser</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">devisen</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">divisus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">dividere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/divide1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">divide 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ammonification</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əˌmohnifiʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001703a"><!--s001703a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001703b"><!--s001703b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the process of ammonifying.</p></div><a name="s001704b"><!--s001704b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>decomposition, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of nitrogen-containing organic matter by bacteria, with production of ammonia or ammonium compounds.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bloodshot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006111a"><!--s006111a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of an eye: having the white part tinged with red.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">choked</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010518a"><!--s010518a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010794b"><!--s010794b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> angry or resentful.</p></div><a name="s010795b"><!--s010795b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>emotionally moved; touched </p><p><i></i></p><p>in a choked voice</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cyclotron</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsieklətron/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014930a"><!--s014930a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a particle accelerator in which protons, ions, etc are propelled by an alternating electric field in a constant magnetic field [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cyclo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cyclo-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tron/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-tron</span></span></a> ;from the circular movement of the particles].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">academic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000235a"><!--s000235a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of the teaching staff or a research student at an institution of higher learning.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commercial vehicle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011992a"><!--s011992a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a vehicle designed for carrying goods or fare-paying passengers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carnation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kahʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009052a"><!--s009052a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009396b"><!--s009396b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a cultivated variety of the clove pink with fragrant typically red, pink, or white flowers.</p></div><a name="s009397b"><!--s009397b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002268c"><!--s002268c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>any of numerous cultivated varieties of the clove pink with fragrant typically red, pink, or white flowers: <span class="bodyi">Dianthus caryophyllus</span>.</p></div><a name="s002269c"><!--s002269c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a flower of this plant.</p></div></div><a name="s009398b"><!--s009398b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a light red or pink colour [French <span class="bodyi">carnation</span> from Old Italian <span class="bodyi">carnagione</span>,from <span class="bodyi">carne</span> flesh, from Latin <span class="bodyi">carn-, caro</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">costume<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkostyoohm, ʹkostyoom/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013463a"><!--s013463a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014103b"><!--s014103b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a set of garments belonging to a specific time, place, or character, worn in order to assume a particular role, e.g. in a play or as fancy dress.</p></div><a name="s014104b"><!--s014104b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a swimming costume.</p></div><a name="s014105b"><!--s014105b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, dated</span> a matching jacket and skirt [French <span class="bodyi">costume</span> via Italian from Latin <span class="bodyi">consuetudin-, consuetudo</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/custom1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">custom 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">devise<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016408a"><!--s016408a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017122b"><!--s017122b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a devising act or clause.</p></div><a name="s017123b"><!--s017123b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>property devised by will.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">asphodel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹasfədel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003172a"><!--s003172a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003113b"><!--s003113b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several species of Old World plants of the lily family with long spikes of flowers: genera <span class="bodyi">Asphodelus</span> and <span class="bodyi">Asphodeline</span>.</p></div><a name="s003114b"><!--s003114b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> an everlasting flower growing in the Elysian fields [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">asphodelos</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brown goods</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007581a"><!--s007581a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>electrical consumer goods, e.g. television sets, hi-fi systems, and home computers, that are chiefly used for recreation: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/white_goods/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">white goods</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bass<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bays/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004641a"><!--s004641a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004689b"><!--s004689b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of low pitch.</p></div><a name="s004690b"><!--s004690b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>deep or grave in tone.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">academicals</span><small><span class="eSynop">/akəʹdemiklz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000236a"><!--s000236a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the cap and gown worn as formal academic dress.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blood sport</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006112a"><!--s006112a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">derog</span> a field sport, e.g. fox-hunting or beagling, in which animals are killed.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ammonify</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹmohnifei/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (ammonifies, ammonified, ammonifying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001704a"><!--s001704a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to treat or impregnate (something) with ammonia or an ammonia compound</p><p><span class="bodyb">ammonifier</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkomi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011993a"><!--s011993a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal, derog</span> a communist [by shortening and alteration].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carnauba</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kahʹnowbə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009053a"><!--s009053a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009399b"><!--s009399b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a Brazilian palm with an edible root and fan-shaped leaves that yield a wax used in polishes: <span class="bodyi">Copernicia cerifera</span>.</p></div><a name="s009400b"><!--s009400b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a hard brittle wax obtained from the leaves of this tree [Portuguese <span class="bodyi">carnauba</span>, from Tupi].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chokedamp</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010519a"><!--s010519a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a nonexplosive gas containing carbon dioxide that occurs in mines and is incapable of supporting animal life or a flame.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cyder</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsiedə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014931a"><!--s014931a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, archaic</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cider/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cider</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">costume<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013464a"><!--s013464a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014106b"><!--s014106b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to provide (somebody) with a costume.</p></div><a name="s014107b"><!--s014107b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to design costumes for (a play, film, or other performance).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">devisee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/divieʹzee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016409a"><!--s016409a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody to whom a devise of property is made.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Brownian motion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrowni·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007582a"><!--s007582a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a random movement of microscopic particles suspended in liquids or gases resulting from the impact of molecules of the liquid or gas surrounding the particles [named after Robert <span class="bodyi">Brown</span> d.1858, Scottish botanist who first described the motion].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ammonite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaməniet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001705a"><!--s001705a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001705b"><!--s001705b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of various extinct marine molluscs that was were common during the Mesozoic era.</p></div><a name="s001706b"><!--s001706b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a flat spirally-coiled fossil shell of one of these molluscs <span class="bodyb">ammonitic</span> /-ʹnitik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">ammonites</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">cornu Ammonis</span>, literally ‘horn of Ammon’, from the fossil's resemblance to the ram's horn associated with Zeus Ammon].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">asphyxia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹsfiksi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003173a"><!--s003173a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lack of oxygen in the body, usu caused by an interruption of breathing, resulting in unconsciousness or death. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/apnoea/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">apnoea</span></span></a> [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">asphyxia</span> stopping of the pulse, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">sphyzein</span> to throb].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bloodstain</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006113a"><!--s006113a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a discoloration caused by blood.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bass<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bas/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004642a"><!--s004642a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a coarse tough fibre from palm trees [alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bast/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bast</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">choker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010520a"><!--s010520a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010796b"><!--s010796b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a short necklace or decorative band that fits closely round the throat.</p></div><a name="s010797b"><!--s010797b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a high stiff collar, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a clerical collar.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commination</span><small><span class="eSynop">/komiʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011994a"><!--s011994a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a warning of vengeance; a denunciation <span class="bodyb">comminatory</span> /ʹkominət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">commination-, comminatio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">comminari</span> to threaten severely, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/com_or_col_or_con_or_cor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">com-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">minari</span> to threaten].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carnelian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kahʹneeli·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009054a"><!--s009054a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cornelian/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cornelian</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">costume drama</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013465a"><!--s013465a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a film or television drama set in a particular historical period.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">academician</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əˌkadəʹmish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000237a"><!--s000237a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of an academy for the advancement of the arts or sciences.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cygnet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsignit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014932a"><!--s014932a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a young swan [Middle English <span class="bodyi">sygnett</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">cygne</span> swan, via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">kyknos</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">devisor</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016410a"><!--s016410a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who devises property in a will.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brownie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrowni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007583a"><!--s007583a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007881b"><!--s007881b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Brownie</span>) a member of the most junior section of the Guide movement for girls aged from seven to ten.</p></div><a name="s007882b"><!--s007882b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a small square or rectangle of rich chocolate cake containing nuts.</p></div><a name="s007883b"><!--s007883b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a good-natured goblin believed to perform household chores at night [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brown1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brown 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">asphyxiate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹsfiksi·ayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans and trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003174a"><!--s003174a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to suffer or cause (somebody) to suffer a lack of oxygen in the body, e.g. by obstruction of breathing, and become unconscious or die as a result <span class="bodyb">asphyxiation</span> /əˌsfiksi·ʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bass clef</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bays/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004643a"><!--s004643a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in musical notation, a clef placing the F below middle C on the fourth line of the staff.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commingle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koʹming·gl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011995a"><!--s011995a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> to combine or mix (something).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carnet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahnay (<span class="bodyi">French</span> karnɛ)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009055a"><!--s009055a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009401b"><!--s009401b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a customs document permitting free movement of a vehicle across a frontier or temporary duty-free importation, e.g. of goods en route to another country.</p></div><a name="s009402b"><!--s009402b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a book of tickets, usu at a discount, e.g. for use on public transport [French <span class="bodyi">carnet</span> notebook, via early French <span class="bodyi">quernet</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">quaterni</span> set of four].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">costume jewellery</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013466a"><!--s013466a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>inexpensive jewellery, orig of a kind typically worn attached to clothing rather than on the body.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bloodstained</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006114a"><!--s006114a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006317b"><!--s006317b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>stained with blood.</p></div><a name="s006318b"><!--s006318b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>involved with slaughter; guilty of bloodshed </p><p><i></i></p><p>We all have bloodstained hands</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ammonium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹmohni·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001706a"><!--s001706a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an ion, NH<sub>4+</sub>, or a chemical group, NH<sub>4</sub>, derived from ammonia by combination with a hydrogen ion or atom [scientific Latin, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ammonia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ammonia</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chokey <span class="bodyi">or</span> choky</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> chokeys chokies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010521a"><!--s010521a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, slang</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/prison/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">prison</span></span></a> [Hindi <span class="bodyi">caukī</span> shed, lock-up].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cylinder</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsilində/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014933a"><!--s014933a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015557b"><!--s015557b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003913c"><!--s003913c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a three-dimensional shape or surface traced by a straight line moving in a circle parallel to a fixed straight line and passing through all the points of a circle in other closed curves.</p></div><a name="s003914c"><!--s003914c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the space bounded by a cylinder and two parallel planes that cross it.</p></div><a name="s003915c"><!--s003915c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a hollow or solid object with the shape of a cylinder and a circular or oval cross-section.</p></div></div><a name="s015558b"><!--s015558b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003916c"><!--s003916c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the piston chamber in a steam or internal-combustion engine.</p></div><a name="s003917c"><!--s003917c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any of various rotating parts, e.g. in printing presses.</p></div><a name="s003918c"><!--s003918c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a metal container for gas under pressure [early French <span class="bodyi">cylindre</span> via Latinfrom Greek <span class="bodyi">kylindros</span> roller, from <span class="bodyi">kylindein</span> to roll].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">academicism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/akəʹdemisiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000238a"><!--s000238a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>purely speculative thought and attitudes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">devitalize <span class="bodyi">or</span> devitalise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹvietəliez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016411a"><!--s016411a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to deprive (somebody) of life, vigour, or effectiveness</p><p><span class="bodyb">devitalization</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Brownie Guide</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007584a"><!--s007584a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brownie/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brownie</span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aspic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaspik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003175a"><!--s003175a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a clear savoury jelly, e.g. of fish or meat stock, used as a garnish or to make a mould [French <span class="bodyi">aspic</span> asp, because the colours of the jelly were thought to resemble the snake].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bloodstock</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006115a"><!--s006115a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) thoroughbred horses, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when used for racing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carnival</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahnivl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009056a"><!--s009056a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009403b"><!--s009403b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a period or instance of public merrymaking or feasting, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one just before Lent in some Roman Catholic countries.</p></div><a name="s009404b"><!--s009404b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002270c"><!--s002270c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an exhibition or organized programme of entertainment; a festival.</p></div><a name="s002271c"><!--s002271c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a travelling circus or funfair [Italian <span class="bodyi">carnevale</span>,alteration of <span class="bodyi">carnelevare</span>,literally ‘removal of meat’, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">carn-, caro</span> flesh + <span class="bodyi">levare</span> to raise, remove].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bass drum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bays/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004644a"><!--s004644a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large drum with two heads that gives a low booming sound.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">academy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkadəmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> academies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000239a"><!--s000239a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000276b"><!--s000276b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000048c"><!--s000048c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a college in which special subjects or skills are taught </p><p><i></i></p><p>an academy of music</p>.</div><a name="s000049c"><!--s000049c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>used in names: a secondary school, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a private high school.</p></div></div><a name="s000277b"><!--s000277b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a society of learned people organized to promote the arts or sciences.</p></div><a name="s000278b"><!--s000278b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Academy</span>) the school of philosophy founded by Plato</p><p>Latin <span class="bodyi">academia</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">Akadēmeia</span>, name of the gymnasium where Plato taught, from <span class="bodyi">Akadēmos</span> Attic mythological hero; (senses 1 and 2) largely via French <span class="bodyi">académie</span> university. Plato's gymnasium was on land formerly dedicated to Akadēmos.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">comminute</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkominyooht/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011996a"><!--s011996a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to reduce (something) to minute particles; to pulverize <span class="bodyb">comminution</span> /-ʹnyoohsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">comminutus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">comminuere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/com_or_col_or_con_or_cor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">com-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">minuere</span> to lessen].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ammonium chloride</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001707a"><!--s001707a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a white chemical compound that vaporizes readily and is used in dry-cell batteries and as a medicine to clear phlegm from the chest or lungs: formula NH<sub>4</sub>Cl.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">costumier</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koʹstyoohmi·ə/ (<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">costumer</span> /ʹkostyoohmə/) <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013467a"><!--s013467a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who deals in or makes costumes, e.g. for theatrical productions [French <span class="bodyi">costumier</span>, from <span class="bodyi">costume</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/costume1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">costume 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">choko</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchohkoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> chokos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010522a"><!--s010522a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ</span> the a succulent green or white pear-shaped fruit of a tropical American vine that tastes like cucumber and is used as a vegetable [American Spanish <span class="bodyi">chocho</span> from Nahuatl <span class="bodyi">chayotli</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cylinder block</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014934a"><!--s014934a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the metal moulding that contains the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/block1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">block<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (10).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">devoice</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹvoys/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016412a"><!--s016412a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to pronounce (a sometimes or formerly voiced sound) without vibration of the vocal cords.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brownie point</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007585a"><!--s007585a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a mark of merit gained in the eyes of somebody else for having done something helpful or kind.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aspidistra</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aspiʹdistrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003176a"><!--s003176a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an Asiatic plant of the lily family with large leaves, often grown as a house plant: genus <span class="bodyi">Aspidistra</span> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">aspidistra</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">aspid-, aspis</span> shield, from the shape of the leaves].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bloodstone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006116a"><!--s006116a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a translucent green quartz gemstone sprinkled with red spots.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">basset</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbasit/ basset hound <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004645a"><!--s004645a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004691b"><!--s004691b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a hunting dog of a short-legged breed with a long body and very long ears.</p></div><a name="s004692b"><!--s004692b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of a breed of short-legged hunting dogs with long bodies and very long ears [French from Old French <span class="bodyi">basset</span> short, from <span class="bodyi">bas</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/base4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">base 4</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cosy<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">cozy</span>) /ʹkohzi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (cosier, cosiest, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> cozier) (coziest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013468a"><!--s013468a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014108b"><!--s014108b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>enjoying or affording warmth and comfort; snug.</p></div><a name="s014109b"><!--s014109b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>marked by the intimacy of the family or a close group.</p></div><a name="s014110b"><!--s014110b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s003527c"><!--s003527c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal, derog</span> suggesting close association or connivance </p><p><i></i></p><p>a cosy agreement</p>.</div><a name="s003528c"><!--s003528c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>complacent </p><p><i></i></p><p>cosy morality</p> <p><span class="bodyb">cosily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cosiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [prob of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carnivore</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahnivaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009057a"><!--s009057a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009405b"><!--s009405b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of an order of flesh-eating mammals: order Carnivora.</p></div><a name="s009406b"><!--s009406b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any animal or plant that feeds on flesh or animal tissue [Latin <span class="bodyi">carnivorus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/carnivorous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">carnivorous</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cylinder head</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014935a"><!--s014935a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the top cover of the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cylinder_block/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cylinder block</span></span></a> of an internal-combustion engine, providing a gas-tight seal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Academy Award</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000240a"><!--s000240a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/oscar/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Oscar</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">choky</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchohki/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010523a"><!--s010523a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chokey_or_choky/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chokey</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkomi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> commis /ʹkomi/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011997a"><!--s011997a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) a junior or assistant in a hotel, catering establishment, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>a commis chef</p> <p>[French <span class="bodyi">commis</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">commettre</span> to commit, entrust, from Latin <span class="bodyi">committere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/commit/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">commit</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">browning</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007586a"><!--s007586a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a substance, e.g. caramelized sugar, used to give a brown colour to soups and gravies.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">devoid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹvoyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016413a"><!--s016413a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(+ of) not having or using; lacking </p><p><i></i></p><p>I am dotingly fond of music … and my friends tell me I am not entirely devoid of taste</p><p> Jane Austen [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">desvoidier</span> to empty out, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">vuidier</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/void3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">void 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aspirate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaspirət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003177a"><!--s003177a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pronounced with an /h/ sound or a forceful exhalation of breath [Latin <span class="bodyi">aspiratus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">aspirare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aspire/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aspire</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ammonoid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹamənoyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001708a"><!--s001708a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ammonite/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ammonite</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bloodstream</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006117a"><!--s006117a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the flowing blood in a circulatory system.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bass guitar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bays/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004646a"><!--s004646a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a usu electric guitar that has four strings tuned like those of a double bass.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cylinder seal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014936a"><!--s014936a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a barrel-shaped stone seal incised with cuneiform characters, of a kind used in ancient Mesopotamia.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aspirate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaspirayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003178a"><!--s003178a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003115b"><!--s003115b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to pronounce (a vowel, consonant, or word) with a forceful exhalation of breath.</p></div><a name="s003116b"><!--s003116b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to draw or remove (e.g. blood) by suction.</p></div><a name="s003117b"><!--s003117b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">technical</span> to inhale.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">devoir</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdevwah, dəvʹwah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016414a"><!--s016414a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017124b"><!--s017124b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> duty; responsibility.</p></div><a name="s017125b"><!--s017125b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or literary</span> (<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) respects; compliments </p><p><i></i></p><p>We must of course call on them to pay our devoirs</p> <p>[Middle English, alteration of <span class="bodyi">dever</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">deveir</span>, from <span class="bodyi">devoir, deveir</span> to owe, be obliged, from Latin <span class="bodyi">debēre</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cosy<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">cozy</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cosies) (<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> cozies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013469a"><!--s013469a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cover, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for a teapot, designed to keep the contents hot.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brown-nose<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007587a"><!--s007587a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007884b"><!--s007884b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> to behave in a servile and flattering manner towards (somebody) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s007885b"><!--s007885b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> to be obsequious; to crawl.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Acadian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkaydi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000241a"><!--s000241a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000279b"><!--s000279b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an inhabitant of Acadia, a former French colony on the NE seaboard of N America.</p></div><a name="s000280b"><!--s000280b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a French-speaking descendant of the early Acadians</p><p><span class="bodyb">Acadian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<span class="bodyi">Acadia</span>, from French <span class="bodyi">Acidie</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cholangiography</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəˌlanjiʹogrəfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010525a"><!--s010525a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>X-ray photography of the bile ducts <span class="bodyb">cholangiogram</span> /kəʹlanji·əgram/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chol_or_chole_or_cholo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chol-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/angio/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">angio-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/graphy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-graphy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commiserate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹmizərayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011998a"><!--s011998a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(+ with) to feel or express sympathy; to condole </p><p><i></i></p><p>I commiserated with them over their hard luck</p> <p><span class="bodyb">commiseration</span> /-ʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">commiserative</span> /-rətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">commiseratus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">commiserari</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/com_or_col_or_con_or_cor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">com-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">miserari</span> to pity, from <span class="bodyi">miser</span> wretched].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ammunition</span><small><span class="eSynop">/amyooʹnish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001709a"><!--s001709a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001707b"><!--s001707b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>projectiles that can be fired from a weapon, e.g. bullets or shells, or a collection or supply of these.</p></div><a name="s001708b"><!--s001708b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000409c"><!--s000409c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>projectiles that can be fired from a weapon, e.g. bullets or shells, or a collection or supply of these.</p></div><a name="s000410c"><!--s000410c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any object containing explosives, chemicals, etc that can be used as a weapon.</p></div></div><a name="s001709b"><!--s001709b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>arguments and information used to defend or attack a point of view [obsolete French <span class="bodyi">amunition</span>, alteration (by incorrect division) of <span class="bodyi">la</span> <span class="bodyi">munition</span> the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/munition/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">munition</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carnivorous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kahʹniv(ə)rəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009058a"><!--s009058a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009407b"><!--s009407b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of an animal: feeding on flesh; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> belonging to the order Carnivora.</p></div><a name="s009408b"><!--s009408b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a plant: feeding on nutrients obtained from animal tissue, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> insects</p><p><span class="bodyb">carnivorously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">carnivorousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">carnivorus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">carn-, caro</span> flesh + <span class="bodyi">-vorus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vorous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-vorous</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bloodsucker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006118a"><!--s006118a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006319b"><!--s006319b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who extorts money from another.</p></div><a name="s006320b"><!--s006320b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an animal or insect that sucks blood, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a leech</p><p><span class="bodyb">bloodsucking</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bassi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbasee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004647a"><!--s004647a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/basso/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">basso</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cylindric</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹlindrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014937a"><!--s014937a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>=see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cylindrical/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cylindrical</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">devolution</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deevəʹloohsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016415a"><!--s016415a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017126b"><!--s017126b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the surrender of functions and powers to regional or local authorities by a central government</p><p>Devolution is literally a handing down from a superior to an inferior. In politics, it may be defined as consisting of three elements: the transfer to a subordinate body; on a geographical basis; of functions exercised by the legislature or by ministers. Devolution offers a way of transferring power without undermining the basis of the unitary state — Professor Vernon Bogdanor</p></div><a name="s017127b"><!--s017127b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>delegation or conferral to a subordinate.</p></div><a name="s017128b"><!--s017128b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the passage of rights, property, etc to a successor</p><p><span class="bodyb">devolutionary</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">devolutionist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">devolution-, devolutio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">devolvere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/devolve/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">devolve</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cosy up</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">cozy up</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (cosies, cosied, cosying, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> cozies) (cozied, cozying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013470a"><!--s013470a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + to) to attempt to gain friendship or intimacy, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in an ingratiating and self-serving way </p><p><i></i></p><p>The government has been cosying up to opposition leaders</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aspirate<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaspirət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003179a"><!--s003179a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003118b"><!--s003118b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an independent /h/ sound, or the character representing this sound.</p></div><a name="s003119b"><!--s003119b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an aspirated consonant, e.g. the <span class="bodyi">p</span> of <span class="bodyi">pit</span>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commissar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/komiʹsahr/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011999a"><!--s011999a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012383b"><!--s012383b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a Communist party official assigned to a military unit to teach party principles and ideals.</p></div><a name="s012384b"><!--s012384b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the head of a government department in the Soviet Union until 1946 [Russian <span class="bodyi">komissar</span> from German <span class="bodyi">Kommissar</span>, from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">commissarius</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">committere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/commit/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">commit</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acai <span class="bodyi">or</span> assai</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahsahʹee, əʹsie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000242a"><!--s000242a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000281b"><!--s000281b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the small dark-purple grapelike fruit of a S American tree, <span class="bodyi">Euterpe oleracea</span>.</p></div><a name="s000282b"><!--s000282b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the highly nutritious and health-promoting pulp or juice of this fruit [Brazilian Portuguese <span class="bodyi">açaí</span>, from Tupi <span class="bodyi">yasaí</span> the crying fruit].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brown-nose<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007588a"><!--s007588a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> a servile and flattering person; a crawler.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blood sugar</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006119a"><!--s006119a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the glucose, or the amount of glucose, in the blood.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chole-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010526a"><!--s010526a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chol_or_chole_or_cholo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chol-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carnosaur</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahnəsaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009059a"><!--s009059a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a group of large flesh-eating dinosaurs of a group that walked on two legs, including tyrannosaurus and allosaurus [Latin <span class="bodyi">carn-, caro</span> flesh + <span class="bodyi">sauros</span> lizard].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bassinet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/basiʹnet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004648a"><!--s004648a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a baby's basketlike cradle, e.g. of wickerwork or plastic, often with a hood over one end [prob modification of French <span class="bodyi">barcelonnette</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">berceau</span> cradle].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amnesia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/amʹneezyə, -zh(y)ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001710a"><!--s001710a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a partial or total loss of memory, often due to brain injury <span class="bodyb">amnesiac</span> /-ak/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">amnesic</span> /-zik, -zhik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">amnestic</span> /amʹnestik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">amnēsia</span> forgetfulness, prob alteration of <span class="bodyi">amnēstia</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amnesty1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amnesty 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cylindrical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹlindrikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014938a"><!--s014938a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of, or in the form of,having the shape of a cylinder</p><p><span class="bodyb">cylindrically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">devolve</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹvolv/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016416a"><!--s016416a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017129b"><!--s017129b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + on/upon/to) to transfer (property or a responsibility or duty) from one person to another.</p></div><a name="s017130b"><!--s017130b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + on/upon/to) to surrender (power) by devolution <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s017131b"><!--s017131b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + on/upon/to) to pass by transmission or succession.</p></div><a name="s017132b"><!--s017132b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + on/upon/to) to fall or be passed, usu as an obligation or responsibility [Middle English <span class="bodyi">devolven</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">devolvere</span> to roll down, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">volvere</span> to roll].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acanthus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkanthəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> acanthuses acanthi /-thie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000243a"><!--s000243a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000283b"><!--s000283b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of a genus of large prickly plants or shrubs, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of the Mediterranean region, with spiny leaves and white or purple flower spikes: genus <span class="bodyi">Acanthus</span>.</p></div><a name="s000284b"><!--s000284b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an ornamental device representing the leaves of the acanthus, e.g. on a Corinthian column [from the Latin genus name, from Greek <span class="bodyi">akanthos</span>, a hellebore, from <span class="bodyi">akantha</span> thorn].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aspirated</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaspiraytid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003180a"><!--s003180a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aspirate1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aspirate 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carob</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkarəb/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009060a"><!--s009060a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009409b"><!--s009409b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a Mediterranean evergreen tree of the pea family with red flowers: <span class="bodyi">Ceratonia siliqua</span>.</p></div><a name="s009410b"><!--s009410b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the edible dark-coloured pod of this a Mediterranean evergreen tree, used for animal fodder and as the source of a chocolate substitute [Old French <span class="bodyi">carobe</span> via medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">carrubium</span> from Arabic <span class="bodyi">kharrūbah</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commissariat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/komiʹseəri·ət, -at/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012000a"><!--s012000a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012385b"><!--s012385b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the department of an army that organizes food supplies.</p></div><a name="s012386b"><!--s012386b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a government department in the Soviet Union until 1946 [modern Latin <span class="bodyi">commissariatus</span>, from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">commissarius</span> person in charge, from Latin <span class="bodyi">committere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/commit/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">commit</span></span></a> ; (sense 2) Russian <span class="bodyi">komissariat</span> via German <span class="bodyi">Kommissariat</span>, from modern Latin <span class="bodyi">commissariatus</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cot<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kot/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013471a"><!--s013471a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014111b"><!--s014111b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a small bed for a baby or young child, with high enclosing sides consisting of vertical bars.</p></div><a name="s014112b"><!--s014112b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a small or narrow bed for occasional use.</p></div><a name="s014113b"><!--s014113b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a camp bed.</p></div><a name="s014114b"><!--s014114b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a hammock on a ship [Hindi <span class="bodyi">khāṭ</span> bedstead, from Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">kha</span> <span class="bodyi">tvā</span>, of Dravidian origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amnesty<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹamnəsti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> amnesties)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001711a"><!--s001711a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001710b"><!--s001710b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a pardon granted to a large group of individuals, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for political offences.</p></div><a name="s001711b"><!--s001711b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a suspension of a law for a fixed period during which no official action will be taken against people who admit to having broken the law, provided they satisfy certain conditions.</p></div><a name="s001712b"><!--s001712b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000411c"><!--s000411c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a suspension of a law for a fixed period during which no official action will be taken against people who admit to having broken the law, provided they satisfy certain conditions </p><p><i></i></p><p>a drugs amnesty</p>.</div><a name="s000412c"><!--s000412c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the period during which this type of suspension of a law is in force [Greek <span class="bodyi">amnēstia</span> forgetfulness, from <span class="bodyi">amnēstos</span> forgotten, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">mnasthai</span> to remember].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cholecalciferol</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkohlikalʹsifərol/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010527a"><!--s010527a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the main naturally occurring vitamin D (vitamin D<sub>3</sub>), found in most fish liver oils and, formed in the skin of human beings on exposure to sunlight, and essential for the deposition of calcium in bones; vitamin D<sub>3</sub>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bassist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbaysist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004649a"><!--s004649a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a musician who plays the double bass or bass guitar.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cymbal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsimbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014939a"><!--s014939a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a percussion instrument consisting of a concave brass plate that produces a clashing tone when struck with a drumstick or against another cymbal</p><p><span class="bodyb">cymbalist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English, from Old English <span class="bodyi">cymbal</span> and early French <span class="bodyi">cymbale</span>,both via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">kymbalon</span>,from <span class="bodyi">kymbē</span> bowl].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blood test</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006120a"><!--s006120a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a test of a person's or animal's blood, e.g. to ascertain the nature of an infection, to detect leukaemia, or to test for illegal substances.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brown-noser</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007589a"><!--s007589a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brown_nose2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brown-nose 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Devonian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deʹvohni·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016417a"><!--s016417a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017133b"><!--s017133b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of Devon.</p></div><a name="s017134b"><!--s017134b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>ofrelating to or dating from a geological period, the fourth geological period of the Palaeozoic era, lasting from about 409 million to about 363 million years ago, and marked by the first appearance of insects and amphibians</p><p><span class="bodyb">Devonian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<span class="bodyi">Devon</span>, county in England; (sense 2) from the large formation of rocks of this period centred in Devon].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aspiration</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aspiʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003181a"><!--s003181a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003120b"><!--s003120b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a strong desire to achieve something important; an ambition.</p></div><a name="s003121b"><!--s003121b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000647c"><!--s000647c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a strong desire to achieve something important; an ambition.</p></div><a name="s000648c"><!--s000648c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the object of this desire.</p></div></div><a name="s003122b"><!--s003122b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the pronunciation or addition of an aspirate.</p></div><a name="s003123b"><!--s003123b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the action of aspirating.</p></div><a name="s003124b"><!--s003124b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a drawing of something in, out, up, or through by or as if by suction, e.g. the act of breathing or the withdrawal of fluid from the body</p><p><span class="bodyb">aspirational</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carol<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkarəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009061a"><!--s009061a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a popular seasonal song or ballad, usu a religious one, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a Christmas song or hymn [Middle English <span class="bodyi">carole</span> via Old French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">choraula</span> choral song, ultimately from Greek <span class="bodyi">choraulēs</span> choral accompanist,from <span class="bodyi">choros</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chorus1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chorus 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">aulein</span> to play a reed instrument].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">a cappella <span class="bodyi">or</span> a capella</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌah kəʹpelə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000244a"><!--s000244a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a piece of music, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> sacred choral music: to be performed without instrumental accompaniment [Italian <span class="bodyi">a cappella</span> in chapel style].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cot<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013472a"><!--s013472a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014115b"><!--s014115b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a small house or cottage.</p></div><a name="s014116b"><!--s014116b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a shelter for sheep, birds, etc; a cote [Old English].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brownout</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007590a"><!--s007590a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a temporary dimming of electric lights, e.g. in a city, caused by a reduction of power.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commissary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkomis(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> commissaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012001a"><!--s012001a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012387b"><!--s012387b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an officer in charge of military supplies.</p></div><a name="s012388b"><!--s012388b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a bishop's deputy.</p></div><a name="s012389b"><!--s012389b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a restaurant, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on a military base or in a film studio.</p></div><a name="s012390b"><!--s012390b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a store selling equipment and food supplies [Middle English <span class="bodyi">commissarie</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">commissarius</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">committere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/commit/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">commit</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cymbidium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/simʹbidi·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014940a"><!--s014940a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tropical <span class="bodyi">esp</span> Asian and Australasian orchid with showy boat-shaped flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Cymbidium</span> [Latin genus name, from Latin <span class="bodyi">cymba</span> boat, from Greek <span class="bodyi">kymbē</span> bowl, boat].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">choler</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010528a"><!--s010528a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010798b"><!--s010798b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> anger; irascibility </p><p><i></i></p><p>He had the choler of the obese, easily roused and as easily calmed</p><p> Somerset Maugham.</p></div><a name="s010799b"><!--s010799b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/yellow_bile/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">yellow bile</span></span></a> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">coler</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">cholera</span> bilious disease, from Greek <span class="bodyi">cholē</span> bile].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">basso</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbasoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bassos bassi /ʹbasee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004650a"><!--s004650a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bass voice or singer [Italian <span class="bodyi">basso</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">bassus</span> short, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/base4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">base 4</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bloodthirsty</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006121a"><!--s006121a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006321b"><!--s006321b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>eager for or taking pleasure in bloodshed.</p></div><a name="s006322b"><!--s006322b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>containing much bloodshed and violence </p><p><i></i></p><p>a bloodthirsty tale</p><p><span class="bodyb">bloodthirstily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bloodthirstiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">devoré</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dəʹvawray/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016418a"><!--s016418a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a velvet fabric having a pattern etched with acid [French <span class="bodyi">dévoré</span> devoured, past part. of <span class="bodyi">dévorer</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/devour/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">devour</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amnesty<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (amnesties, amnestied, amnestying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001712a"><!--s001712a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to grant (somebody) an amnesty.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aspirational</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aspiʹraysh(ə)nəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003182a"><!--s003182a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>aspiring to or involving high social status, success, or achievement.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acariasis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/akəʹrie·əsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000245a"><!--s000245a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>infestation with or disease caused by mites [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">acariasis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Acarus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/acarid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">acarid</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commission<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹmish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012002a"><!--s012002a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012391b"><!--s012391b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an authorization or command to perform a prescribed act or task, e.g. to produce a work of art.</p></div><a name="s012392b"><!--s012392b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a group of people directed to perform some duty.</p></div><a name="s012393b"><!--s012393b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s003227c"><!--s003227c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a group of people directed to perform some duty.</p></div><a name="s003228c"><!--s003228c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Commission</span>)(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a government agency </p><p><i></i></p><p>Commission for Racial Equality</p>.</div></div><a name="s012394b"><!--s012394b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a fee, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a percentage, paid to an agent or employee for transacting a piece of business or performing a service.</p></div><a name="s012395b"><!--s012395b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s003229c"><!--s003229c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a formal warrant granting various powers.</p></div><a name="s003230c"><!--s003230c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>military rank above a certain level, or a certificate conferring such rank.</p></div></div><a name="s012396b"><!--s012396b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>an act of committing something, e.g. a crime.</p></div><a name="s012397b"><!--s012397b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>authority to act as agent for another, or something to be done by an agent ✱ <span class="bodyb">in commission</span> said of a ship, machine, etc: in use or ready for use ✱ <span class="bodyb">on commission</span> with commission serving as partial or full pay for work done ✱ <span class="bodyb">out of commission</span> said of a ship, machine, etc: out of use or working order [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">commission-, commissio</span> act of bringing together, from <span class="bodyi">committere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/commit/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">commit</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cyme</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siem/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014941a"><!--s014941a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an inflorescence in which all floral axes end in a single flower and the main stem axis bears the central and first-opening flower with subsequent flowers developing from side shoots: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/raceme/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">raceme</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">cymose</span> /ʹsiemohs, ʹsiemohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">cymosely</span> /ʹsie-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">cyma</span> cabbage sprout, from Greek <span class="bodyi">kyma</span> swell, wave, cabbage sprout, from <span class="bodyi">kyein</span> to be pregnant].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carol<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (carolled, carolling, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> caroled) (caroling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009062a"><!--s009062a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s009411b"><!--s009411b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to sing (something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> joyfully <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s009412b"><!--s009412b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to sing, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> joyfully.</p></div><a name="s009413b"><!--s009413b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to sing carols, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> at Christmas</p><p><span class="bodyb">caroller</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cholera</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkolərə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010529a"><!--s010529a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an often fatal infectious epidemic disease caused by a bacterium and marked by severe gastrointestinal disorders, or any of several similar diseases of human beings and domestic animals <span class="bodyb">choleraic</span> /-ʹrayik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">colera</span> bile, from Latin <span class="bodyi">cholera</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/choler/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">choler</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brown owl</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007591a"><!--s007591a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007886b"><!--s007886b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Brown Owl</span>) <span class="bodyi">informal</span> the leader of a pack of Brownies.</p></div><a name="s007887b"><!--s007887b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a tawny owl.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aspirator</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaspiraytə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003183a"><!--s003183a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an apparatus for aspirating fluid, tissue, etc from the body.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amnia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹamni·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001713a"><!--s001713a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amnion/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amnion</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bassoon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹsoohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004651a"><!--s004651a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large woodwind musical instrument with a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/double_reed/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">double reed</span></span></a> (two flat pieces of cane that vibrate to make the sound when blown across) double reed and a usual range two octaves lower than the oboe</p><p><span class="bodyb">bassoonist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">basson</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">bassone</span>, from <span class="bodyi">basso</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/basso/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">basso</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blood type</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006122a"><!--s006122a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blood_group/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blood group</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">devote</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹvoht/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016419a"><!--s016419a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017135b"><!--s017135b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(+ to) to set (something) apart for a special purpose; to dedicate (a thing) to something.</p></div><a name="s017136b"><!--s017136b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ to) to give (oneself) over wholly to something or somebody [Latin <span class="bodyi">devotus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">devovēre</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">vovēre</span> to vow].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cot<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013473a"><!--s013473a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>cotangent.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commission<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012003a"><!--s012003a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012398b"><!--s012398b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003231c"><!--s003231c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to order or, appoint, or assign (somebody) to perform a task or function </p><p><i></i></p><p>His grandson was commissioned to write his biography</p>.</div><a name="s003232c"><!--s003232c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to order (a task) to be done </p><p><i></i></p><p>She has commissioned a portrait</p>.</div></div><a name="s012399b"><!--s012399b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to confer a formal commission on (a member of the armed forces).</p></div><a name="s012400b"><!--s012400b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make (a ship) ready for active service.</p></div><a name="s012401b"><!--s012401b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to put (equipment or machinery) into working order.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acaricide</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkarisied/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000246a"><!--s000246a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a substance, e.g. a dust or spray, used to control or kill mites, ticks, etc [Greek <span class="bodyi">akari</span> mite + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cide/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-cide</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cymric</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkimrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014942a"><!--s014942a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> denoting the Welsh language or Welsh culture [Welsh <span class="bodyi">Cymry</span> Brythonic Celts, Welshmen, pl of <span class="bodyi">Cymro</span> Welshman].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brown rat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007592a"><!--s007592a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the common domestic rat: <span class="bodyi">Rattus norvegicus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">choleric</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkolərik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010530a"><!--s010530a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> angry; irate.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">basso profundo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/prəʹfoondoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> basso profundos bassi profundi /-di/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004652a"><!--s004652a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a singer with an exceptionally low bass singing voice, or a singer with this voice [Italian <span class="bodyi">basso profundo</span>, literally ‘deep bass’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blood vessel</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006123a"><!--s006123a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of the tubes through which blood circulates in an animal; a vein, artery, or capillary.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Caroline</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkarəlien/ Carolean /-ʹlee·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009063a"><!--s009063a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with reference to the reigns of Charles I (1625–49) and Charles II (1660–85) of England: of or relating to Charles [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">Carolus</span> Charles].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">devoted</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016420a"><!--s016420a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017137b"><!--s017137b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> + to) very loving </p><p><i></i></p><p>a devoted mother</p>.</div><a name="s017138b"><!--s017138b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> + to) loyally attached </p><p><i></i></p><p>a devoted friend</p>.</div><a name="s017139b"><!--s017139b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + to) giving a lot of time, effort, etc to something; dedicated </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was devoted to his garden</p> <p><span class="bodyb">devotedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amniocentesis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌamniohsenʹteesis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> amniocenteses /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001714a"><!--s001714a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the insertion of a hollow needle into the uterus of a pregnant female, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to obtain amniotic fluid from which various abnormalities in the developing fetus can be detected [scientific Latin, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amnion/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amnion</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">centesis</span> puncture, from Greek <span class="bodyi">kentesis</span> from <span class="bodyi">kentein</span> to prick].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acarid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹakərid/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000247a"><!--s000247a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of an order of invertebrate animals related to the spiders and scorpions, including the mites and ticks: order Acarina [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">Acarida</span> from <span class="bodyi">Acarus</span>, genus name, from Greek <span class="bodyi">akari</span> mite].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cotangent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohʹtanj(ə)nt, ʹkoh-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013474a"><!--s013474a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in mathematics, the trigonometric function that is the reciprocal of the tangent [Latin <span class="bodyi">cotangent-, cotangens</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/co/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">co-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">tangent-, tangens</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tangent1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tangent 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aspire</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹspie·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003184a"><!--s003184a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + to) to seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal </p><p><i></i></p><p>She aspired to a career in medicine</p> <span class="bodyb">aspirant</span> /ʹaspirənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i><p><span class="bodyb">aspirer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">aspiring</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">aspiren</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">aspirare</span>, literally ‘to breathe upon’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cynic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsinik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014943a"><!--s014943a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015559b"><!--s015559b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003919c"><!--s003919c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a person who doubts the existence of human sincerity or of any motive other than self-interest </p><p><i></i></p><p>‘What is a cynic?’ ‘A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing’</p><p> Oscar Wilde.</p></div><a name="s003920c"><!--s003920c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a person who is habitually pessimistic or sardonic.</p></div></div><a name="s015560b"><!--s015560b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Cynic</span>) an adherent of an ancient Greek school of philosophers who held that virtue is the highest good and that its essence lies in masteringy over one's desires and wants</p><p>The Cynics of ancient Greece, among whom Diogenes is most famous, taught that the only way to attain peace of mind is to reject the ordinary amenities of life and to live simply and austerely. It is probably because they disdained all conventions and attempted to live naturally, like animals, that they were called ‘cynic’, literally ‘doglike’ — Dr Anthony Grayling</p><p><span class="bodyb">cynical</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cynically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">cynicism</span> /-siz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">cynique</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">kynikos</span>, literally ‘like a dog’ from <span class="bodyi">kyn-, kyōn</span> dog, which became a nickname for a Cynic].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commissionaire</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəˌmishəʹneə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012004a"><!--s012004a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a uniformed attendant at a cinema, theatre, office, etc [French <span class="bodyi">commissionnaire</span>, from <span class="bodyi">commission</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/commission1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">commission 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brown rice</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007593a"><!--s007593a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>rice that has been hulled but not polished, so that it retains the germ and bran.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">basso-rilievo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌbasoh riʹlyayvoh/ basso-relievo /riʹleevoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> basso-rilievos basso-relievos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004653a"><!--s004653a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bas_relief/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bas-relief</span></span></a> [Italian, from <span class="bodyi">basso</span> low + <span class="bodyi">rilievo</span> raised work].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cholesteric</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹlesterik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010531a"><!--s010531a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or being the form of a liquid crystal characterized by the arrangement of the molecules in layers with the long axes of the molecules parallel to the plane of the layers: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/nematic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">nematic</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/smectic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">smectic</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bloodworm</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006124a"><!--s006124a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006323b"><!--s006323b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several genera of reddish segmented worms often used as bait for fish: phylum Annelida.</p></div><a name="s006324b"><!--s006324b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the red aquatic larva of some midges: family Chironomidae.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Carolingian<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/karəʹlinji·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009064a"><!--s009064a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of a medieval Frankish dynasty, named after Charles Martel, that ruled in France (751–987), Germany (752–911), and Italy (744–961)</p><p><span class="bodyb">Carolingian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">carolingien</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">karolingi</span> French people, ultimately from Old High German <span class="bodyi">Karl</span> Charles].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amnion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹamni·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> amnions amnia /-ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001715a"><!--s001715a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a thin membrane forming a closed sac around the embryos of reptiles, birds, and mammals, and containing a watery fluid in which the embryo is immersed <span class="bodyb">amniotic</span> /-ʹotik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">amnion</span> caul, prob dimin. of <span class="bodyi">amnos</span> lamb].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ACAS</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaykas/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000248a"><!--s000248a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Advisory, Conciliation, and Arbitration Service.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">devotee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/devəʹtee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016421a"><!--s016421a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017140b"><!--s017140b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a keen follower or supporter; an enthusiast </p><p><i></i></p><p>a devotee of opera</p>.</div><a name="s017141b"><!--s017141b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a deeply religious person.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aspirin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹasprin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> aspirin aspirins)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003185a"><!--s003185a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003125b"><!--s003125b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the compound acetylsalicylic acid used in the form of a tablet for relief of pain and fever.</p></div><a name="s003126b"><!--s003126b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a tablet containing this compound [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/acetyl/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">acetyl</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">spiraeic acid</span> (former name of salicylic acid), from scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">Spiraea</span>, genus of shrubs].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cot death</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013475a"><!--s013475a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> the death of a baby or very young child during sleep, from no apparent disease.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cynical</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014944a"><!--s014944a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015561b"><!--s015561b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>sceptical about the existence of altruism; believing that people are motivated by self-interest.</p></div><a name="s015562b"><!--s015562b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>manifesting this kind of motivation </p><p><i></i></p><p>the cynical exploitation of cheap labour</p> <p><i></i></p><p>the kind of inferior work you'd expect from a cynical clock-watcher</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commissioner</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹmish(ə)nə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012005a"><!--s012005a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012402b"><!--s012402b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member or the head of a commission.</p></div><a name="s012403b"><!--s012403b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the government representative in a district, province, etc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brown sauce</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007594a"><!--s007594a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007888b"><!--s007888b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sauce usu made from a roux (a mixture of flour and fat heated together) combined with meat stock: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/white_sauce/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">white sauce</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s007889b"><!--s007889b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a commercially prepared condiment with a dark brown colour and a strong taste of vinegar.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cholesterol</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹlestərol/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010532a"><!--s010532a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a steroid, that is present in animal and plant cells, that and is a possible factor in hardening of the arteries [French <span class="bodyi">cholésterine</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chole/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chole-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">stereos</span> solid].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">asp viper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003186a"><!--s003186a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/asp/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">asp</span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bloody<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (bloodier, bloodiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006125a"><!--s006125a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006325b"><!--s006325b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> used as an intensifier <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to express annoyance.</p></div><a name="s006326b"><!--s006326b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>smeared with, stained with, or containing blood </p><p><i></i></p><p>Under the bludgeonings of chance my head is bloody, but unbowed</p> — W E Henley.</div><a name="s006327b"><!--s006327b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>accompanied by or involving bloodshed.</p></div><a name="s006328b"><!--s006328b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s001496c"><!--s001496c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>murderous or bloodthirsty.</p></div><a name="s001497c"><!--s001497c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> unkind or unpleasant.</p></div><a name="s001498c"><!--s001498c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>merciless or cruel</p><p><span class="bodyb">bloodily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bloodiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p>Old English <span class="bodyi">blōdig</span>, from <span class="bodyi">blōd</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blood1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blood 1</span></span></a>. The use of <span class="bodyi">bloody</span> as an intensifier dates back to the 17th cent., but its original connotations are obscure. Since the two earliest uses are both of <span class="bodyi">bloody drunk</span>, it has been suggested that this meant ‘as drunk as a blood’ (sense 6 of blood). Alternatively, it may be that the early combinations <span class="bodyi">bloody drunk</span>, <span class="bodyi">bloody angry</span>, <span class="bodyi">bloody passionate</span> all indicate a state in which there may be literally a rush of blood to the face. The oaths <span class="bodyi">God's blood</span>, <span class="bodyi">sblood</span>, <span class="bodyi">blood</span> may also have contributed to the sense, but there is no evidence to support the popular belief that it is a corruption of the oath <span class="bodyi">by our Lady</span></p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">devotion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹvohsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016422a"><!--s016422a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017142b"><!--s017142b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004313c"><!--s004313c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> + to) great love, affection, or dedication.</p></div><a name="s004314c"><!--s004314c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + to) the act or an instance of devoting or being devoted.</p></div></div><a name="s017143b"><!--s017143b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004315c"><!--s004315c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>religious zeal; piety.</p></div><a name="s004316c"><!--s004316c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a special act of prayer or supplication</p><p><span class="bodyb">devotional</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bass viol</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bays/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004654a"><!--s004654a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/viola_da_gamba/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">viola da gamba</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Carolingian<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009065a"><!--s009065a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of the Carolingian dynasty.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amniotic fluid</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001716a"><!--s001716a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the fluid surrounding the fetus in the uterus.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cynosure</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsinəzyooə, ʹsie-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014945a"><!--s014945a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a centre of attraction, interest, or attention </p><p><i></i></p><p>where perhaps some beauty lies, the cynosure of neighbouring eyes</p><p> Milton</p><p>French <span class="bodyi">cynosure</span> Ursa Minor, guide, via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">kynosoura</span>,from <span class="bodyi">kynos oura</span> dog's tail. Ursa Minor contains the pole star, used as a guide by navigators and therefore the centre of their attention</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commissioner for oaths</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012006a"><!--s012006a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a solicitor authorized to administer oaths or affirmations or to take affidavits.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acausal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaykawzl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000249a"><!--s000249a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>not governed by the laws of cause and effect.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cote</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013476a"><!--s013476a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a shed or coop for small domestic animals, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> pigeons [Old English <span class="bodyi">cote</span> cottage].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Brownshirt</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007595a"><!--s007595a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007890b"><!--s007890b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a Nazi stormtrooper.</p></div><a name="s007891b"><!--s007891b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a member of any fascist party, or a Nazi sympathizer [translation of German <span class="bodyi">Braunhemd</span>; from the uniform worn by Nazi stormtroopers].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">asquint</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹskwint/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003187a"><!--s003187a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>from the corner of the eye, in a secretive or conspiratorial way.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">choli</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchohli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cholis)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010533a"><!--s010533a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a short-sleeved close-fitting bodice worn under a sari [Hindi <span class="bodyi">colī</span> from Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">cola, coḍa</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bloody<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (bloodies, bloodied, bloodying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006126a"><!--s006126a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make (something) bloody.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carol-singing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009066a"><!--s009066a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the singing of Christmas carols, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a group outdoors or going from house to house to raise money</p><p><span class="bodyb">carol-singer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brownstone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrownstohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007596a"><!--s007596a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a building, usu an apartment block, made of a reddish brown sandstone, or this kind of sandstone itself.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bast</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bast/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004655a"><!--s004655a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004693b"><!--s004693b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/phloem/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">phloem</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s004694b"><!--s004694b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a strong woody fibre obtained chiefly from the phloem of certain plants, used for making ropes and mats [Old English <span class="bodyi">bæst</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cynthia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsinthi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014946a"><!--s014946a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> the moon personified [Latin <span class="bodyi">Cynthia</span>, goddess of the moon, fem of <span class="bodyi">Cynthius</span> of <span class="bodyi">Cynthus</span>,mountain on Delos, Greek island, where she was born].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">devour</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹvowə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016423a"><!--s016423a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017144b"><!--s017144b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to eat (food) greedily or ravenously.</p></div><a name="s017145b"><!--s017145b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> to consume or overwhelm (a large structure) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The house was devoured by the fire</p>.</div><a name="s017146b"><!--s017146b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>) said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a feeling: to preoccupy or absorb (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>preyed upon by a devouring curiosity to be informed of all I had seen and heard</p><p> Dickens.</p></div><a name="s017147b"><!--s017147b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to read or absorb (a book, information, etc) eagerly</p><p><span class="bodyb">devourer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">devouren</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">devorer</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">devorare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">vorare</span> to devour].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coterie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohtəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013477a"><!--s013477a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small and usu exclusive group of people with a unifying common interest or purpose </p><p><i></i></p><p>And he did not join the intellectual coterie in the afternoon, as he usually did</p><p> Kate Chopin [French <span class="bodyi">côterie</span>, orig ‘a group of tenants’, ultimately from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">cotarius</span> tenant of a cottage, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acc.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000250a"><!--s000250a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000285b"><!--s000285b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>according to.</p></div><a name="s000286b"><!--s000286b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>account.</p></div><a name="s000287b"><!--s000287b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>accusative.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amoeba</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">ameba</span>) /əʹmeebə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> amoebas amoebae /-bee/) (<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> amebas amebae)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001717a"><!--s001717a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a single-celled organism that has pseudopodia (temporary finger-like extensions of protoplasm; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pseudopod/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pseudopod</span></span></a>) with which it feeds and moves, and is widely distributed in water and wet places: genus <span class="bodyi">Amoeba</span></p><p><span class="bodyb">amoeban</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">amoebic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">amoeboid</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">Amoeba</span>, genus name, from Greek <span class="bodyi">amoibē</span> change, from <span class="bodyi">ameibein</span> to change].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commissure</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkomisyooə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012007a"><!--s012007a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012404b"><!--s012404b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the place where two parts are joined.</p></div><a name="s012405b"><!--s012405b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a connecting band of nerve tissue in the brain or spinal cord <span class="bodyb">commissural</span> /-ʹsyooərəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">commissura</span> a joining, from <span class="bodyi">committere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/commit/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">commit</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">choline</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohleen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010534a"><!--s010534a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a naturally occurring substance that is a vitamin of the vitamin B complex essential to liver function [Greek <span class="bodyi">cholē</span> bile + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ine2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ine 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">devout</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹvowt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016424a"><!--s016424a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017148b"><!--s017148b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>devoted to religion; pious.</p></div><a name="s017149b"><!--s017149b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>sincere; genuine </p><p><i></i></p><p>a devout hope</p> <p><span class="bodyb">devoutly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">devoutness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">devot</span> via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">devotus</span>, from Latin, past part. of <span class="bodyi">devovēre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/devote/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">devote</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">as regards</span><small><span class="eSynop">/riʹgahdz/ <i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003188a"><!--s003188a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>with respect to or in regard to (somebody or something).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brown study</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007597a"><!--s007597a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> an absent-minded or daydreaming state; a reverie.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cypher<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsiefə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014947a"><!--s014947a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cipher1_or_cypher/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cipher 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bastard<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbahstəd, ʹbastəd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004656a"><!--s004656a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004695b"><!--s004695b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">offensive or archaic</span> an illegitimate child.</p></div><a name="s004696b"><!--s004696b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span></p><a name="s000968c"><!--s000968c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an offensive or disagreeable person, often used as a general term of abuse.</p></div><a name="s000969c"><!--s000969c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a person of a specified type </p><p><i></i></p><p>lucky bastard</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Poor old bastard</p>.</div></div><a name="s004697b"><!--s004697b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something spurious, irregular, inferior, or of questionable origin</p><p><span class="bodyb">bastardly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">bastart, bastard</span>, perhaps from <span class="bodyi">fils de bast</span>, literally ‘son of the barn’ or ‘son of the packsaddle’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carom<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkarəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009067a"><!--s009067a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cannon1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cannon<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (3) [by shortening and alteration from obsolete <span class="bodyi">carambole</span>,from Spanish <span class="bodyi">carambola</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bloody<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006127a"><!--s006127a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> used as an intensifier </p><p><i></i></p><p>Not bloody likely!</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accede</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əkʹseed/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + to)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000251a"><!--s000251a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000288b"><!--s000288b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + to) to express approval of or give consent to (something), often in response to urging </p><p><i></i></p><p>She acceded to the suggestion of bouillon</p> — Kate Chopin.</div><a name="s000289b"><!--s000289b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + to) to take up enter on (an office or position, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the thronemonarchy) </p><p><i></i></p><p>accede to the throne</p>.</div><a name="s000290b"><!--s000290b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + to) to become a party to (something, e.g. a treaty) [Middle English <span class="bodyi">acceden</span> to approach, from Latin <span class="bodyi">accedere</span> to go to, be added, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">cedere</span> to go, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cede/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cede</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amoebic dysentery</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001718a"><!--s001718a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a short-lived serious intestinal disease of human beings caused by an amoeba and marked by dysentery, griping pain, and erosion of the intestinal wall.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coterminous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohʹtuhminəs/ conterminous <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013478a"><!--s013478a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014117b"><!--s014117b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having the same boundaries </p><p><i></i></p><p>coterminous states</p>.</div><a name="s014118b"><!--s014118b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having the same scope or lasting the same time </p><p><i></i></p><p>coterminous interests</p> <p><span class="bodyb">coterminously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [alteration of obsolete <span class="bodyi">conterminous</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">conterminous</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">terminus</span> boundary].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹmit/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (committed, committing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012008a"><!--s012008a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012406b"><!--s012406b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to carry out (a crime, sin, etc).</p></div><a name="s012407b"><!--s012407b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003233c"><!--s003233c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to obligate or bind (oneself or somebody else) to a course of action or a set of beliefs </p><p><i></i></p><p>a committed Christian</p>.</div><a name="s003234c"><!--s003234c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to assign (somebody or something) to some particular course or use </p><p><i></i></p><p>All available troops were committed to the attack</p>.</div></div><a name="s012408b"><!--s012408b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s003235c"><!--s003235c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + to) to entrust (something or somebody) to somebody's care.</p></div><a name="s003236c"><!--s003236c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to place (somebody) in a prison or psychiatric hospital.</p></div><a name="s003237c"><!--s003237c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to transfer or consign (something) to a place or a process </p><p><i></i></p><p>He refused to commit anything to paper</p>.</div><a name="s003238c"><!--s003238c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to refer (e.g. a legislative bill) to a committee</p><p><span class="bodyb">committable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">committer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">committen</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">committere</span> to connect, entrust, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/com_or_col_or_con_or_cor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">com-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">mittere</span> to send].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cholo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010535a"><!--s010535a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chol_or_chole_or_cholo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chol-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ass<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/as/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003189a"><!--s003189a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003127b"><!--s003127b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>either of two species of long-eared hardy gregarious mammals related to and smaller than the horse: genus <span class="bodyi">Equus</span>.</p></div><a name="s003128b"><!--s003128b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/donkey/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">donkey</span></span></a> (1).</p></div><a name="s003129b"><!--s003129b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a stupid, or obstinate, or perverse person or thing </p><p><i></i></p><p>The law is an ass</p> [Old English <span class="bodyi">assa</span>, perhaps via Old Irish <span class="bodyi">asan</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">asinus</span>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DEW</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016425a"><!--s016425a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>distant early warning.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brown sugar</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007598a"><!--s007598a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007892b"><!--s007892b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>unrefined or partially refined sugar.</p></div><a name="s007893b"><!--s007893b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>refined sugar having crystals that are covered with a film of brown syrup.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cypher<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014948a"><!--s014948a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cipher2_or_cypher/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cipher 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carom<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (caromed, caroming)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009068a"><!--s009068a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cannon2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cannon<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accelerando</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əkseləʹrandoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000252a"><!--s000252a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a piece of music: to be performed with increasing speed [Italian <span class="bodyi">accelerando</span>, literally ‘accelerating’, from Latin <span class="bodyi">accelerandum</span>, verbal noun from <span class="bodyi">accelerare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/accelerate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">accelerate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amoeboid</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">ameboid</span>) /əʹmeeboyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001719a"><!--s001719a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>like an amoeba, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in changing shape or in moving by means of protoplasmic flow.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bastard<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004657a"><!--s004657a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004698b"><!--s004698b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">offensive or archaic</span> illegitimate.</p></div><a name="s004699b"><!--s004699b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of an inferior or less typical type, stock, or form.</p></div><a name="s004700b"><!--s004700b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>lacking genuineness or authority; false.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coth</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koth/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013479a"><!--s013479a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>hyperbolic cotangent.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bloody Mary</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Bloody Marys)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006128a"><!--s006128a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cocktail consisting chiefly of vodka and tomato juice [prob from <span class="bodyi">Bloody Mary</span>, nickname of Mary I of England d.1558; from its red colour].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commitment</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012009a"><!--s012009a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012409b"><!--s012409b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003239c"><!--s003239c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an agreement or pledge to do something in the future.</p></div><a name="s003240c"><!--s003240c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>something pledged; an engagement or obligation.</p></div><a name="s003241c"><!--s003241c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>loyalty to a system of thought or action.</p></div></div><a name="s012410b"><!--s012410b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an act of committing to a charge or trust.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chol- <span class="bodyi">or</span> chole- <span class="bodyi">or</span> cholo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010524a"><!--s010524a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: bile; gall </p><p><i></i></p><p>cholesterol</p> <p>[Greek <span class="bodyi">chol-, cholē-, cholo-</span>, from <span class="bodyi">cholē, cholos</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ass<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003190a"><!--s003190a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/arse1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">arse 1</span></span></a> ✱ <span class="bodyb">kick (some) ass</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span>to behave in a forceful or aggressive manner [by alteration].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dew<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dyooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016426a"><!--s016426a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017150b"><!--s017150b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>moisture that condenses on the surfaces of cool bodies, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> at night.</p></div><a name="s017151b"><!--s017151b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any minute droplets of moisture, e.g. tears or sweat [Old English <span class="bodyi">dēaw</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carotene</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkarəteen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009069a"><!--s009069a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several orange or red plant pigments, found <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in carrots, that are converted to vitamin A in the body [late Latin <span class="bodyi">carota</span> carrot].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accelerant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əkʹselərənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000253a"><!--s000253a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/accelerator/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">accelerator</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amok <span class="bodyi">or</span> amuck</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹmuk/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001720a"><!--s001720a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001713b"><!--s001713b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in a frenzied or confused state ✱ <span class="bodyb">run amok</span> to rush about in a wild frenzy.</p></div><a name="s001714b"><!--s001714b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to get completely out of control </p><p><i></i></p><p>House prices started to run amok</p> [Malay <span class="bodyi">amok</span> frenzied rush].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brown trout</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007599a"><!--s007599a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a speckled trout which is the common native species in Europe, widely fished and used for food: <span class="bodyi">Salmo trutta</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cypress</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsieprəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014949a"><!--s014949a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015563b"><!--s015563b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several species of evergreen gymnospermous trees with aromatic overlapping leaves resembling scales: <span class="bodyi">Cupressus sempervirens</span> and other species.</p></div><a name="s015564b"><!--s015564b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the wood of any of these trees [Middle English via Old French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">kyparissos</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bloody-minded</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006129a"><!--s006129a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>deliberately obstructive or unhelpful</p><p><span class="bodyb">bloody-mindedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bloody-mindedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">committal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹmitl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012010a"><!--s012010a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012411b"><!--s012411b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the sending of somebody to prison or a psychiatric hospital, or for trial.</p></div><a name="s012412b"><!--s012412b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the burial of a body.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chomp<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/chomp/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010536a"><!--s010536a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to chew (something) noisily</p><p><span class="bodyb">chomp</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [by alteration from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/champ1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">champ 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bastardize <span class="bodyi">or</span> bastardise <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004658a"><!--s004658a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004701b"><!--s004701b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to declare (somebody) illegitimate.</p></div><a name="s004702b"><!--s004702b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to debase (something) <span class="bodyb">bastardization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cotidal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohʹtiedl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013480a"><!--s013480a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>indicating equality in the tides or a coincidence in the time of high or low tide.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">assagai</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹasigie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003191a"><!--s003191a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/assegai_or_assagai/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">assegai</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">committee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹmiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012011a"><!--s012011a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012413b"><!--s012413b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a body of people delegated to organize or administrate a society, event, etc.</p></div><a name="s012414b"><!--s012414b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a body of people delegated to report on or investigate some matter.</p></div><a name="s012415b"><!--s012415b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>formerly, somebody entrusted with the charge of a mentally ill or mentally handicapped person [Middle English in the sense ‘a person to whom a charge is committed’, from <span class="bodyi">committen</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/commit/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">commit</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dew<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016427a"><!--s016427a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> to cover (something) with dew or other beads of moisture.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accelerate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əkʹselərayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000254a"><!--s000254a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000291b"><!--s000291b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000050c"><!--s000050c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to move faster; to gain speed.</p></div><a name="s000051c"><!--s000051c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to increase the speed of (something).</p></div></div><a name="s000292b"><!--s000292b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to move faster; to gain speed.</p></div><a name="s000293b"><!--s000293b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to increase more rapidly <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s000294b"><!--s000294b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to happen, or to cause (something) to happen at an earlier time</p><p><span class="bodyb">acceleration</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s000295b"><!--s000295b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to increase the speed of (something).</p></div><a name="s000296b"><!--s000296b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to hasten the progress or development of (something) <span class="bodyb">accelerative</span> /-rətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj.</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">acceleratus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">accelerare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">celer</span> swift].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cyprinid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsiprinid/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014950a"><!--s014950a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a family of bony fishes that includes the carp, dace, and tench: family Cyprinidae [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">Cyprinidae</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">kyprinos</span> carp].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bloom<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bloohm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006130a"><!--s006130a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006329b"><!--s006329b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001499c"><!--s001499c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a flower.</p></div><a name="s001500c"><!--s001500c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the state of having flowers </p><p><i></i></p><p>in bloom</p>.</div></div><a name="s006330b"><!--s006330b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a time of beauty, freshness, and vigour.</p></div><a name="s006331b"><!--s006331b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s001501c"><!--s001501c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a time of beauty, freshness, and vigour </p><p><i></i></p><p>the bloom of youth</p>.</div><a name="s001502c"><!--s001502c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a time or state of perfection; prime </p><p><i></i></p><p>in full bloom</p>.</div></div><a name="s006332b"><!--s006332b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a rosy or healthy appearance, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on the cheeks.</p></div><a name="s006333b"><!--s006333b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a delicate powdery coating on some fruits and leaves.</p></div><a name="s006334b"><!--s006334b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s001503c"><!--s001503c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>cloudiness on a film of varnish or lacquer.</p></div><a name="s001504c"><!--s001504c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a mottled surface that appears on chocolate, often due to incorrect temperatures in manufacture or storage.</p></div></div><a name="s006335b"><!--s006335b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>an excessive growth of algae, e.g. on a pond</p><p><span class="bodyb">bloomy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">blome</span>, from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">blom</span>; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">blōwan</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blow4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blow 4</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carotenoid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹrotənoyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009070a"><!--s009070a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a carotene or similar pigment occurring in plants and some animal tissues.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chomp<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010537a"><!--s010537a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bite or chew.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bastard wing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004659a"><!--s004659a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the projecting part of a bird's wing corresponding to a mammal's thumb and bearing a few short feathers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">among</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹmung/ amongst /əʹmungst/ <i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001721a"><!--s001721a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001715b"><!--s001715b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in or through the midst of; surrounded by (a number of things) </p><p><i></i></p><p>wandering among the trees</p>.</div><a name="s001716b"><!--s001716b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in company or association with (a group of people) </p><p><i></i></p><p>living among artists</p>.</div><a name="s001717b"><!--s001717b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>by or through the whole group of (people) </p><p><i></i></p><p>discontent among the poor</p>.</div><a name="s001718b"><!--s001718b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in the number or class of (things) </p><p><i></i></p><p>among his many talents</p>.</div><a name="s001719b"><!--s001719b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>denoting a division involving three or more people or things </p><p><i></i></p><p>His estate was divided among his heirs</p> [Old English <span class="bodyi">on gemonge</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/on1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">on 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">gemong</span> crowd].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">browse<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/browz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007600a"><!--s007600a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007894b"><!--s007894b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to read or search idly through a book or mass of things, e.g. in a shop, in the hope of finding something interesting.</p></div><a name="s007895b"><!--s007895b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of animals: to nibble at leaves, grass, or other vegetation <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s007896b"><!--s007896b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in computing, to look at (the contents of a file, disk, directory, or website)</p><p><span class="bodyb">browsable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s007897b"><!--s007897b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to nibble at (vegetation) [French <span class="bodyi">broster</span> from Old Saxon <span class="bodyi">brustian</span> to sprout].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cotillion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹtilyən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013481a"><!--s013481a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014119b"><!--s014119b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an elaborate 18th-cent. French dance with frequent changing of partners.</p></div><a name="s014120b"><!--s014120b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a quadrille.</p></div><a name="s014121b"><!--s014121b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a formal ball [French <span class="bodyi">cotillon</span>, literally ‘petticoat’, from early French <span class="bodyi">cote</span> coat, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">assai<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/aʹsie/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003192a"><!--s003192a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used with a tempo direction in music: very </p><p><i></i></p><p>allegro assai</p> [Italian <span class="bodyi">assai</span> very much].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Committee of the Whole House</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012012a"><!--s012012a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Britain, the whole membership of the House of Commons operating as a committee under informal rules.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dewan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹwahn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016428a"><!--s016428a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an Indian official, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the prime minister or finance minister of an Indian state [Hindi <span class="bodyi">dīwān</span> from Persian, account book].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cotinga</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹtingə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013482a"><!--s013482a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous species of brightly coloured birds with hooked beaks, found in the tropical regions of Central and S America: genus <span class="bodyi">Cotinga</span> [Latin genus name, from Tupi <span class="bodyi">cutinga</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bloom<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006131a"><!--s006131a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006336b"><!--s006336b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001505c"><!--s001505c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to produce or yield flowers.</p></div><a name="s001506c"><!--s001506c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to support abundant plant life </p><p><i></i></p><p>They are setting out to make the desert bloom</p>.</div></div><a name="s006337b"><!--s006337b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to flourish.</p></div><a name="s006338b"><!--s006338b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s001507c"><!--s001507c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to flourish </p><p><i></i></p><p>blooming with health</p>.</div><a name="s001508c"><!--s001508c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to reach maturity; to blossom </p><p><i></i></p><p>Their friendship bloomed over the weeks</p>.</div></div><a name="s006339b"><!--s006339b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of a body of water: to become densely populated with micro-organisms, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> plankton.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bastardy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbahstədi, ʹba-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004660a"><!--s004660a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal or archaic</span> the quality or state of being a bastard; illegitimacy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acceleration</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əkˌseləʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000255a"><!--s000255a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>increase in speed or velocity; the rate of this change.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cypriot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsipri·ət/ Cypriote /-oht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014951a"><!--s014951a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015565b"><!--s015565b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Cyprus in the eastern Mediterranean.</p></div><a name="s015566b"><!--s015566b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the form of Greek spoken on Cyprus</p><p><span class="bodyb">Cypriot</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">cypriote</span>, ultimately from Greek <span class="bodyi">Kypriōtēs</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Kypros</span> Cyprus].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Chomskyan<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> Chomskian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchomski·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010538a"><!--s010538a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>characteristic of the work or theories of Noam Chomsky (b.1928), US linguist who argues that the structure of language depends on the structure of the human mind and that linguistics is an integral part of psychology and philosophy</p><p><span class="bodyb">Chomskyan</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">Chomskian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amontillado</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əˌmontiʹlahdoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> amontillados)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001722a"><!--s001722a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pale fairly dry sherry [Spanish <span class="bodyi">amontillado</span>, from <span class="bodyi">a</span> to + <span class="bodyi">montilla</span> wine from Montilla, town in Spain].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carotid<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹrotid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009071a"><!--s009071a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or being either of the pair of arteries that supply the head with blood [French <span class="bodyi">carotide</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">karōtides</span> carotid arteries, from <span class="bodyi">karoun</span> to stupefy; from the belief that pressure on these arteries causes stupor].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">browse<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007601a"><!--s007601a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007898b"><!--s007898b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>tender shoots, twigs, and leaves of trees and shrubs that provide food for animals, e.g. deer.</p></div><a name="s007899b"><!--s007899b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a period of time spent browsing </p><p><i></i></p><p>I had a good browse in the library</p> <p>[prob modification of early French <span class="bodyi">brouts</span>, pl of <span class="bodyi">brout</span> sprout, from Old French <span class="bodyi">brost</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">assai<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003193a"><!--s003193a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see ACAI.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bloom<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006132a"><!--s006132a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a thick bar of hammered or rolled iron or steel [Old English <span class="bodyi">blōma</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dewar flask</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdyooh·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016429a"><!--s016429a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a glass or metal vacuum flask that is used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in laboratories for storing liquefied gases [named after Sir James <span class="bodyi">Dewar</span> d.1923, Scots chemist and physicist, who invented it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cypriot Greek</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014952a"><!--s014952a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cypriot/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Cypriot</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">committee stage</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012013a"><!--s012013a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the stage in British parliamentary procedure between the second reading and the third reading, when a bill is discussed in detail in committee.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baste<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bayst/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004661a"><!--s004661a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to sew (something) temporarily; to tack</p><p><span class="bodyb">baster</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">basting</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">basten</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">bastir</span>, of Germanic origin; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">bæst</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bast/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bast</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Chomskyan<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> Chomskian</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010539a"><!--s010539a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a supporter of Noam Chomsky and his linguistic theories.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accelerator</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əkʹseləraytə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000256a"><!--s000256a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000297b"><!--s000297b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a pedal in a motor vehicle that controls the speed of the engine.</p></div><a name="s000298b"><!--s000298b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/accelerant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">accelerant</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s000299b"><!--s000299b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in physics, an apparatus for giving high velocities to charged particles, e.g. electrons.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carotid<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009072a"><!--s009072a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the carotid artery or arteries.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amoral</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ayʹmorəl, a-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001723a"><!--s001723a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001720b"><!--s001720b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>lying outside the sphere of moral principles or ethical judgments: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/immoral/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">immoral</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s001721b"><!--s001721b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a person: having no understanding of or concern with morals</p><p><span class="bodyb">amoralism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">amoralist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">amorality</span> /ayməʹraliti, amə-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><a name="sb00000042"><!--sb00000042--></a><p><span class="bodyb">amorally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">amoral</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">immoral</span>? An <span class="bodyi">immoral</span> person is one who breaks accepted standards of right and wrong. To be <span class="bodyi">amoral</span> means that one rejects the whole concept of morality or does not know or cannot know right from wrong. Babies, animals, and robots could be said to be <span class="bodyi">amoral</span>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cotoneaster</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəˌtohniʹastə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013483a"><!--s013483a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a flowering shrub of the rose family, with small white flowers followed by red or black berries: genus <span class="bodyi">Cotoneaster</span> [Latin genus name, from <span class="bodyi">cotoneum</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/quince/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">quince</span></span></a>) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aster/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-aster</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">browser</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007602a"><!--s007602a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007900b"><!--s007900b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a customer in a shop who is merely browsing, not intending to buy.</p></div><a name="s007901b"><!--s007901b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an animal that browses.</p></div><a name="s007902b"><!--s007902b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a computer program used for finding and viewing information on the World Wide Web. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/web_browser/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">web browser</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">assail</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹsayl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003194a"><!--s003194a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003130b"><!--s003130b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to attack (somebody) violently with blows or words.</p></div><a name="s003131b"><!--s003131b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of a feeling: to prey on (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was assailed by doubts</p><p><span class="bodyb">assailable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">assailen</span> via Old French and late Latin <span class="bodyi">assilire</span> to leap upon, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/as/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">as-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">salire</span> to leap].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chondrite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkondriet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010540a"><!--s010540a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a type of stony meteorite containing chondrules <span class="bodyb">chondritic</span> /konʹdritik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">chondros</span> grain + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ite1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ite 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bloomer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006133a"><!--s006133a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006340b"><!--s006340b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a stupid or embarrassing blunder.</p></div><a name="s006341b"><!--s006341b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a large longish glazed loaf baked at the bottom of the oven and marked with diagonal cuts across the top.</p></div><a name="s006342b"><!--s006342b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a plant or person that blooms, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> at a specified time </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was very much a late bloomer</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accelerometer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əkˌseləʹromitə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000257a"><!--s000257a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an instrument for measuring acceleration [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/acceleration/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">acceleration</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/o/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-o-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/meter2/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-meter 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amoretto</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aməʹretoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> amoretti /-ti/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001724a"><!--s001724a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a representation of a cupid or cherub, used in art as a conventional symbol of love [Italian <span class="bodyi">amoretto</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">amore</span> cupid, love].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baste<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004662a"><!--s004662a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to moisten (e.g. meat) at intervals with melted butter, dripping, etc during cooking, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> roasting</p><p><span class="bodyb">baster</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">basting</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cypripedium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sipriʹpeedi·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014953a"><!--s014953a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of orchids with large showy drooping flowers including the lady's slipper: genus <span class="bodyi">Cypripedium</span> [Latin genus name, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">Cypris</span>,a name for Venus, goddess of love and beauty + Greek <span class="bodyi">pedilon</span> sandal].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BRS</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007603a"><!--s007603a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>British Road Services.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cotswold</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkotswohld, ʹkotswəld/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013484a"><!--s013484a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an animal of a breed of large sheep with long wool, originating in England [named after the <span class="bodyi">Cotswold</span> Hills, England, where the breed originated].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commode</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹmohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012014a"><!--s012014a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012416b"><!--s012416b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a boxlike structure or chair with a removable seat covering a chamber pot.</p></div><a name="s012417b"><!--s012417b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a low chest of drawers.</p></div><a name="s012418b"><!--s012418b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a washstand [French <span class="bodyi">commode</span> suitable, convenient, from Latin <span class="bodyi">commodus</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/com_or_col_or_con_or_cor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">com-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">modus</span> measure].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dewberry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdyoohb(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dewberries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016430a"><!--s016430a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017152b"><!--s017152b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several species of shrubs resembling the blackberry: genus<span class="bodyi">Rubus</span>.</p></div><a name="s017153b"><!--s017153b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the berry of a shrub resembling the blackberry the dewberry.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carousal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹrowzl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009073a"><!--s009073a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/carouse2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">carouse 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bloomers</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbloohməz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006134a"><!--s006134a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006343b"><!--s006343b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> knickers.</p></div><a name="s006344b"><!--s006344b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a costume worn formerly by women and children, consisting of a short skirt and long loose trousers gathered closely about the ankles.</p></div><a name="s006345b"><!--s006345b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>full loose knickers gathered at the knee, formerly worn by women.</p></div><a name="s006346b"><!--s006346b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s001509c"><!--s001509c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>full loose trousers gathered at the knee, formerly worn by women, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for athletics.</p></div><a name="s001510c"><!--s001510c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an undergarment of similar design [orig in sense 2: named after Amelia <span class="bodyi">Bloomer</span> d.1894, US feminist, who advocated similar dress].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chondrule</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkondroohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010541a"><!--s010541a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rounded stony granule often found embedded in meteorites and sometimes in marine sediments [Greek <span class="bodyi">chondros</span> grain].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">assailant</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003195a"><!--s003195a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who carries out a physical attack on another.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commodious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹmohdi·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012015a"><!--s012015a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> comfortably or conveniently spacious; roomy </p><p><i></i></p><p>The two gentlemen … sent for a hackney coach, and in this commodious vehicle they rolled comfortably downtown</p><p> Henry James</p><p><span class="bodyb">commodiously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">commodiousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English, in the sense ‘useful’, via French from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">commodiosus</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">commodum</span> convenience, neuter of <span class="bodyi">commodus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/commode/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">commode</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cotta</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkotə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013485a"><!--s013485a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a waist-length surplice worn by members of a choir and some Roman Catholic priests and servers [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">cotta</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carouse<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹrowz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009074a"><!--s009074a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009414b"><!--s009414b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to take part in a drinking spree or drunken revel </p><p><i></i></p><p>If that death were so near, he would not banquet and carouse and swill amongst the students, as even now he doth</p><p> Marlowe</p><p><span class="bodyb">carouser</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s009415b"><!--s009415b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to drink alcoholic beverages heavily or freely [early French <span class="bodyi">carrousse</span>,from <span class="bodyi">carous</span> completely, all out, in <span class="bodyi">boire carous</span> to empty the cup, from German <span class="bodyi">gar aus trinken</span> to drink all out].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dewclaw</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016431a"><!--s016431a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a vestigial digit not reaching to the ground on the foot of a mammal, or a claw or hoof at the end of this</p><p><span class="bodyb">dewclawed</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amorist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹamərist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001725a"><!--s001725a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who is in love or who writes about love <span class="bodyb">amoristic</span> /-ʹristik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accent<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaksənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000258a"><!--s000258a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000300b"><!--s000300b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a distinctive manner of expression; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a distinctive pattern of pronunciation and intonation that is characteristic of a geographical area or social class.</p></div><a name="s000301b"><!--s000301b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000052c"><!--s000052c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>prominence given to one syllable over others by stress or a change in pitch.</p></div><a name="s000053c"><!--s000053c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>greater stress given to one musical note.</p></div><a name="s000054c"><!--s000054c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>rhythmically significant stress on certain syllables of a verse.</p></div></div><a name="s000302b"><!--s000302b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000055c"><!--s000055c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a mark added to a letter, e.g. in <span class="bodyi">à</span>, <span class="bodyi">ñ</span>, <span class="bodyi">ç</span>, to indicate how it should be pronounced.</p></div><a name="s000056c"><!--s000056c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a symbol used to indicate musical stress.</p></div></div><a name="s000303b"><!--s000303b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>special concern or attention; emphasis </p><p><i></i></p><p>The accent this year is on youth</p><p><span class="bodyb">accentual</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">accent</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">accentus</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">cantus</span> song, from <span class="bodyi">canere</span> to sing, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chant1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chant 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brucellosis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/broohsəʹlohsis, -siz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007604a"><!--s007604a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a serious long-lasting infectious disease affecting cattle, often causing miscarriage in pregnant cattle, and humans, causing fever, pain, and swelling of the joints [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">Brucella</span>, a genus of bacteria, named after Sir David <span class="bodyi">Bruce</span> d.1931, Scottish bacteriologist, who identified the bacterium that causes it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baste<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004663a"><!--s004663a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to thrash or beat (somebody) severely</p><p><span class="bodyb">basting</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [prob from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">beysta</span>; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">bēatan</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/beat1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">beat 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cypsela</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsipsələ/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cypselae /-lee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014954a"><!--s014954a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a one-seeded fruit, e.g. that of the daisy, formed by fusion of two carpels (female reproductive organs; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/carpel/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">carpel</span></span></a>) and surrounded by a tubular <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/calyx/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">calyx</span></span></a> (circle of leaflike structures supporting a flower) [via scientific Latin, from Greek <span class="bodyi">kypselē</span> vessel, box].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chook</span><small><span class="eSynop">/chook/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010542a"><!--s010542a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ</span> a chicken or fowl [imitative].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cottage<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkotij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013486a"><!--s013486a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014122b"><!--s014122b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small simple house, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the country.</p></div><a name="s014123b"><!--s014123b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a public lavatory considered as a venue for homosexual activity</p><p><span class="bodyb">cottagey</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cotage</span> from Anglo-French <span class="bodyi">cotage</span> or Anglo-Latin <span class="bodyi">cotagium</span>, both of Germanic origin, related to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cot2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cot 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commodity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹmoditi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> commodities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012016a"><!--s012016a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012419b"><!--s012419b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something that can be bought and sold.</p></div><a name="s012420b"><!--s012420b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003242c"><!--s003242c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>something that can be bought and sold.</p></div><a name="s003243c"><!--s003243c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an article of trade or commerce, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when delivered for shipment.</p></div></div><a name="s012421b"><!--s012421b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something useful or valuable [Middle English <span class="bodyi">commoditee</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">commoditat-</span>, <span class="bodyi">commoditas</span>, from <span class="bodyi">commodus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/commode/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">commode</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brucite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbroohsiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007605a"><!--s007605a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mineral consisting essentially of magnesium hydroxide: formula Mg(OH)<sub>2</sub> [named after Archibald <span class="bodyi">Bruce</span> d.1818, US mineralogist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dewdrop</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016432a"><!--s016432a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a drop of dew.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carouse<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009075a"><!--s009075a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a drunken revel.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accent<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əkʹsent/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000259a"><!--s000259a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000304b"><!--s000304b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000057c"><!--s000057c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to stress (a vowel, syllable, or word).</p></div><a name="s000058c"><!--s000058c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to mark (a word or letter) with a written or printed accent.</p></div></div><a name="s000305b"><!--s000305b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (something) more prominent or emphasize it.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cyrenaic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌsie·ərinayik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014955a"><!--s014955a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to a hedonistic (regarding pleasure as the greatest good; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hedonism/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hedonism</span></span></a>) school of philosophy founded by Aristippus of Cyrene in about 400 <span class="bodysc">bc</span> [<span class="bodyi">Cyrene</span>, ancient Greek city in N Africa].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amoroso<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/aməʹrohzoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> amorosos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001726a"><!--s001726a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dark sweet sherry [Spanish <span class="bodyi">amoroso</span>, literally ‘amorous’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bastinado<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bastiʹnaydoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -oes) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bastinadoes)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004664a"><!--s004664a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a form of punishment or torture by beating the soles of the feet with a stick</p><p><span class="bodyb">bastinado</span> <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> [Spanish <span class="bodyi">bastonada</span>, from <span class="bodyi">bastón</span> stick, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">bastum</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Assamese</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003196a"><!--s003196a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003132b"><!--s003132b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Assam, a state in NE India.</p></div><a name="s003133b"><!--s003133b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an Indic language spoken in Assam, Bhutan, and Bangladesh</p><p><span class="bodyb">Assamese</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blooming<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006135a"><!--s006135a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006347b"><!--s006347b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>flourishing.</p></div><a name="s006348b"><!--s006348b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, euphem</span> used as a generalized intensifier, usu expressing annoyance </p><p><i></i></p><p>You blooming idiot!</p><p><span class="bodyb">blooming</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [(sense 2) prob euphemism for <span class="bodyi">bloody</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">choose</span><small><span class="eSynop">/choohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> chose /chohz/) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> chosen /ʹchohz(ə)n/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010543a"><!--s010543a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010800b"><!--s010800b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to decide on and take (somebody or something) when offered several alternatives <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s010801b"><!--s010801b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to decide on and take (somebody or something) when offered several alternatives.</p></div><a name="s010802b"><!--s010802b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to wish or decide (to do something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>We chose to go by train</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s010803b"><!--s010803b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> + between) to make a selection; to decide.</p></div><a name="s010804b"><!--s010804b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to wish to do something </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'll go if I choose</p> <p><span class="bodyb">chooser</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">cēosan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cottage<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013487a"><!--s013487a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> said of men: to engage in homosexual activity in a public toilet</p><p><span class="bodyb">cottaging</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bruin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrooh·in/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007606a"><!--s007606a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used as a name: a bear [Dutch <span class="bodyi">bruin</span>, name of the bear in the medieval poem <span class="bodyi">Reynard the Fox</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blooming<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006136a"><!--s006136a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, euphem</span> used as a generalized intensifier </p><p><i></i></p><p>It was blooming marvellous!</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accented</span><small><span class="eSynop">/akʹsentid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000260a"><!--s000260a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>spoken or pronounced with an accent, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a regional or foreign accent.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commodore</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkomədaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012017a"><!--s012017a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012422b"><!--s012422b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the senior captain of a merchant shipping line.</p></div><a name="s012423b"><!--s012423b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the chief officer of a yacht club [prob modification of Dutch <span class="bodyi">komandeur</span> commander, from French <span class="bodyi">commandeur</span>, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">commendere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/commend/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">commend</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amoroso<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001727a"><!--s001727a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a piece of music: to be performed in a tender manner [Italian, from Latin <span class="bodyi">amorosus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">amor</span> love].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dewey decimal classification</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdyooh·i/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016433a"><!--s016433a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a book classification whereby main classes are shown by a three-digit number and subdivisions by numbers after a decimal point [named after Melvil <span class="bodyi">Dewey</span> d.1931, US librarian, who devised the system].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carousel <span class="bodyi">or</span> carrousel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/karəʹsel, -ʹzel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009076a"><!--s009076a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009416b"><!--s009416b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a merry-go-round.</p></div><a name="s009417b"><!--s009417b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a rotating stand or delivery system, e.g. for slides in a projector or for baggage at an airport [French <span class="bodyi">carrousel</span> tournament for horsemen, from Italian <span class="bodyi">carosello</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">assassin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹsasin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003197a"><!--s003197a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003134b"><!--s003134b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a murderer, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a political or religious leader.</p></div><a name="s003135b"><!--s003135b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Assassin</span>) any of a secret order of Muslims who committed secret murders at the time of the Crusades</p><p>medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">assassinus</span> from Arabic <span class="bodyi">ḥashshāshīn</span>, pl of <span class="bodyi">ḥashshāsh</span> one who smokes or chews hashish. The original Assassins were members of a heterodox branch, called the Isma‘īlites, of the Shiite sect of Islam. Founded at the end of the 11th cent., they were active in Iran and Syria until the 13th cent. The word <span class="bodyi">assassin</span> was brought to Europe by crusaders. It was used in Latin texts by English writers as early as the 13th cent., and by the early 17th cent. was used in English in both its original and extended senses</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cyrillic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹrilik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014956a"><!--s014956a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>denoting an alphabet used for writing various Slavic languages, e.g. Old Church Slavonic, Russian, and Bulgarian</p><p><span class="bodyb">Cyrillic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [named after St <span class="bodyi">Cyril</span> d.869, apostle of the Slavs, reputed inventor of the Cyrillic alphabet].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bastinado<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (bastinadoes, bastinadoed, bastinadoing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004665a"><!--s004665a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to punish or torture (somebody) with a bastinado.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">choosy <span class="bodyi">or</span> choosey</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchoohzi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (choosier, choosiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010544a"><!--s010544a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>fastidiously selective; particular</p><p><span class="bodyb">choosily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">choosiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cottage cheese</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013488a"><!--s013488a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a soft white mild-tasting cheese made from the curds of skimmed milk.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blooper</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbloohpə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006137a"><!--s006137a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> an embarrassing public blunder [<span class="bodyi">bloop</span> a grating or howling sound, of imitative origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bruise<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/broohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007607a"><!--s007607a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007903b"><!--s007903b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the skin.</p></div><a name="s007904b"><!--s007904b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an injury to plant tissue involving underlying damage and discoloration without a break in the skin.</p></div><a name="s007905b"><!--s007905b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s001916c"><!--s001916c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the skin.</p></div><a name="s001917c"><!--s001917c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an injury to plant tissue involving underlying damage and discoloration without a break in the skin.</p></div></div><a name="s007906b"><!--s007906b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an injury to the feelings.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dewfall</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016434a"><!--s016434a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> the time when dew forms.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amorous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹamərəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001728a"><!--s001728a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001722b"><!--s001722b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or relating to love.</p></div><a name="s001723b"><!--s001723b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>moved by, inclined to, or indicative of love or desire</p><p><span class="bodyb">amorously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">amorousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via Old French from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">amorosus</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">amor</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amour/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amour</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">assassinate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹsasinayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003198a"><!--s003198a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to kill (somebody, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a political or religious leader) suddenly or secretly <span class="bodyb">assassination</span> /-ʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-carp</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009080a"><!--s009080a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting:</p><a name="s009420b"><!--s009420b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>part of a fruit </p><p><i></i></p><p>mesocarp</p>.</div><a name="s009421b"><!--s009421b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>fruit </p><p><i></i></p><p>schizocarp</p> <p>[via Latinfrom Greek <span class="bodyi">-karpion</span>,from <span class="bodyi">karpos</span> fruit].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chop<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/chop/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (chopped, chopping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010545a"><!--s010545a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s010805b"><!--s010805b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002691c"><!--s002691c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + off/down) to cut into or sever (something), usu by a blow or repeated blows of a sharp instrument </p><p><i></i></p><p>They chopped down the tree</p>.</div><a name="s002692c"><!--s002692c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to cut (something) into pieces </p><p><i></i></p><p>First chop an onion</p>.</div></div><a name="s010806b"><!--s010806b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to dispense with ruthlessly or reduce drastically (something) or to limit its extent, force, or amount.</p></div><a name="s010807b"><!--s010807b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002693c"><!--s002693c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to strike (a ball) so as to impart backspin.</p></div><a name="s002694c"><!--s002694c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to strike (an opponent, etc) with a short, sharp blow, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with the side of the hand.</p></div></div><a name="s010808b"><!--s010808b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to subject (a beam of light) to the action of a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chopper/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chopper</span></span></a> (6) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s010809b"><!--s010809b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to make a quick stroke or repeated strokes with, or as if with, a sharp instrument [Middle English <span class="bodyi">chappen</span>, <span class="bodyi">choppen</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-cyst</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014959a"><!--s014959a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting: a bladder or sac </p><p><i></i></p><p>blastocyst</p> <p>[scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">-cystis</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">kystis</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accentor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əkʹsentaw, -tə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000261a"><!--s000261a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of birds with drab plumage resembling sparrows, e.g. the dunnock: genus <span class="bodyi">Prunella</span> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">accentor</span> from medieval Latin, one who sings with another, from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">cantor</span> singer, from <span class="bodyi">canere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/accent1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">accent 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cottage garden</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013489a"><!--s013489a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a garden of a type supposedly common round country cottages in the 19th and early 20th cents, devoted mainly to vegetables, herbs, and informal borders of flowers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bastion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbasti·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004666a"><!--s004666a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004703b"><!--s004703b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a projecting part of a fortification.</p></div><a name="s004704b"><!--s004704b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a fortified area or position.</p></div><a name="s004705b"><!--s004705b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something or somebody considered as providing defence or protection; a stronghold </p><p><i></i></p><p>a bastion of press freedom</p> <p><i></i></p><p>the Académie Française, bastion of French culture</p><p><span class="bodyb">bastioned</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">bastion</span>, from <span class="bodyi">bastille</span> fortress, ultimately from Old Provençal <span class="bodyi">bastir</span> to build, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">common<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkomən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012018a"><!--s012018a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012424b"><!--s012424b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003244c"><!--s003244c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>occurring or appearing frequently; familiar.</p></div><a name="s003245c"><!--s003245c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>of the familiar kind </p><p><i></i></p><p>common salt</p>.</div></div><a name="s012425b"><!--s012425b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003246c"><!--s003246c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>widespread or general </p><p><i></i></p><p>common knowledge</p>.</div><a name="s003247c"><!--s003247c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>characterized by a lack of privilege or special status </p><p><i></i></p><p>the common people</p>.</div><a name="s003248c"><!--s003248c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>simply satisfying accustomed criteria and no more; elementary </p><p><i></i></p><p>common decency</p>.</div></div><a name="s012426b"><!--s012426b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>lacking refinement.</p></div><a name="s012427b"><!--s012427b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>belonging to or shared by two or more individuals or by all members of a group </p><p><i></i></p><p>a common acquaintance</p>.</div><a name="s012428b"><!--s012428b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>of the community at large; public </p><p><i></i></p><p>for the common good</p>.</div><a name="s012429b"><!--s012429b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>in grammar, belonging to a gender that includes masculine and feminine.</p></div><a name="s012430b"><!--s012430b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>in mathematics, belonging to more than one quantity </p><p><i></i></p><p>a common multiple</p>.</div><a name="s012431b"><!--s012431b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>said of a syllable: able to be short or long ✱ <span class="bodyb">common or garden</span> ordinary or everyday ✱ <span class="bodyb">make common cause with</span> to unite with (somebody) in a shared objective</p><p><span class="bodyb">commonly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><a name="sb00000093"><!--sb00000093--></a><p><span class="bodyb">commonness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">commun</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">communis</span>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">common, mutual</span>, <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">reciprocal</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mutual/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mutual</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blossom<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹblosəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006138a"><!--s006138a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006349b"><!--s006349b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the flower of a plant, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the flower that produces edible fruits.</p></div><a name="s006350b"><!--s006350b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001511c"><!--s001511c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the mass of flowers on a single plant, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a tree or shrub.</p></div><a name="s001512c"><!--s001512c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the state of having flowers </p><p><i></i></p><p>in blossom</p>.</div></div><a name="s006351b"><!--s006351b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a high point or stage of development</p><p><span class="bodyb">blossomy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">blōstm</span>;related to Old English <span class="bodyi">blōwan</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blow4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blow 4</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bruise<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007608a"><!--s007608a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007907b"><!--s007907b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to inflict a bruise on (somebody, or a part of somebody's body).</p></div><a name="s007908b"><!--s007908b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to crush (e.g. leaves or berries) by pounding.</p></div><a name="s007909b"><!--s007909b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to wound (somebody) emotionally or psychologically <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s007910b"><!--s007910b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to be damaged by a bruise </p><p><i></i></p><p>Tomatoes bruise easily</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">brusen</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">bruisier</span> to break and Old English <span class="bodyi">brẏsan</span> to harm by hitting].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dewlap</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016435a"><!--s016435a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hanging fold of skin under the neck of an animal, e.g. a cow.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chop<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010546a"><!--s010546a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010810b"><!--s010810b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a forceful, usu slanting, blow or stroke with, or as if with, an axe or cleaver or with the side of the hand.</p></div><a name="s010811b"><!--s010811b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a small cut of meat often including part of a rib.</p></div><a name="s010812b"><!--s010812b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the chop</span>) <span class="bodyi">informal</span> an abrupt dismissal or discontinuation.</p></div><a name="s010813b"><!--s010813b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an uneven motion of the sea, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when wind and tide are opposed ✱ <span class="bodyb">get the chop</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to be dismissed or brought to an abrupt end </p><p><i></i></p><p>I think this project is going to get the chop</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">give somebody/something the chop</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to dismiss (somebody); to bring (something) to an abrupt end.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">assault<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹsawlt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003199a"><!--s003199a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003136b"><!--s003136b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a violent physical or verbal attack.</p></div><a name="s003137b"><!--s003137b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000649c"><!--s000649c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in law, an attempt to do or immediate threat of doing unlawful personal violence.</p></div><a name="s000650c"><!--s000650c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>rape or other physical attack of a sexual nature.</p></div></div><a name="s003138b"><!--s003138b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an attempt to attack a fortification by a sudden rush [Middle English <span class="bodyi">assaut</span> via Old French, ultimately from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/as/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">as-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">salire</span> to leap].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cottage hospital</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013490a"><!--s013490a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a small hospital without resident doctors.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cyst</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014957a"><!--s014957a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015567b"><!--s015567b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a closed sac, e.g. of watery liquid or gas, with a distinct membrane, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one developing abnormally in a plant or animal.</p></div><a name="s015568b"><!--s015568b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003921c"><!--s003921c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a micro-organism in a resting or spore stage, or a capsule formed about it.</p></div><a name="s003922c"><!--s003922c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a resistant cover formed about a parasite when inside the host <span class="bodyb">cystoid</span> /ʹsistoyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">cystis</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">kystis</span> bladder, pouch].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accentual</span><small><span class="eSynop">/akʹsentyoo·əl, -choo·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000262a"><!--s000262a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000306b"><!--s000306b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or characterized by accent.</p></div><a name="s000307b"><!--s000307b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of metre in poetry: based on the stress patterns of syllables rather than their length: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/quantitative/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">quantitative</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">accentually</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">accentus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/accent1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">accent 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amorphous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹmawfəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001729a"><!--s001729a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001724b"><!--s001724b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having no definite form; shapeless.</p></div><a name="s001725b"><!--s001725b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000413c"><!--s000413c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>having no definite form; shapeless.</p></div><a name="s000414c"><!--s000414c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>without definite character; unclassifiable.</p></div></div><a name="s001726b"><!--s001726b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of rocks, etc: not crystalline</p><p><span class="bodyb">amorphism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">amorphously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">amorphousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">amorphos</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">morphē</span> form].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carp<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kahp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> carps <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> carp)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009077a"><!--s009077a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009418b"><!--s009418b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a large soft-finned freshwater fish often farmed for food: <span class="bodyi">Cyprinus carpio</span>.</p></div><a name="s009419b"><!--s009419b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of various similar or related fishes [Middle English <span class="bodyi">carpe</span> via Old French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">carpa</span>,prob of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">common<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012019a"><!--s012019a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012432b"><!--s012432b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003249c"><!--s003249c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an more or less treeless expanse of undeveloped land available to all for recreation.</p></div><a name="s003250c"><!--s003250c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>undivided land used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for pasture.</p></div></div><a name="s012433b"><!--s012433b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a religious service suitable for any of various festivals.</p></div><a name="s012434b"><!--s012434b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> common sense.</p></div><a name="s012435b"><!--s012435b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a religious service suitable for any of various festivals.</p></div><a name="s012436b"><!--s012436b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">right of common</span>) in law, a right which somebody has on another person's land.</p></div><a name="s012437b"><!--s012437b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>✱ <span class="bodyb">in common</span> said of interests, attitudes, or experience: shared together.</p></div><a name="s012438b"><!--s012438b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>used jointly ✱ <span class="bodyb">in common with</span> like; as well as.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">basuco</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹsoohkoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004667a"><!--s004667a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cheap impure form of cocaine [South American Spanish].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blossom<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (blossomed, blossoming)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006139a"><!--s006139a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006352b"><!--s006352b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to bloom.</p></div><a name="s006353b"><!--s006353b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to come into one's own; to develop in a promising or satisfying way </p><p><i></i></p><p>a blossoming talent</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dew point</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016436a"><!--s016436a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the temperature of the air at which dew begins to be deposited.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cottage industry</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013491a"><!--s013491a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an industry with a work force consisting of family units working at home with their own equipment.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chop<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (chopped, chopping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010547a"><!--s010547a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of the wind: to change direction ✱ <span class="bodyb">chop and change</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to keep changing one's mind, plans, etc ✱ <span class="bodyb">chop logic</span> to argue with minute oversubtle distinctions [Old English <span class="bodyi">cēapian</span> to barter].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bruiser</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007609a"><!--s007609a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a large burly person, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a man, orig a boxer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commonable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkomənəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">Brit</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012020a"><!--s012020a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012439b"><!--s012439b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of land, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> formerly: jointly owned and used.</p></div><a name="s012440b"><!--s012440b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of an animal, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> formerly: allowed to be put on a common.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amortize <span class="bodyi">or</span> amortise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹmawtiez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001730a"><!--s001730a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001727b"><!--s001727b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to pay off (a mortgage, debt, etc) gradually, usu by periodic instalments or contributions to a sinking fund.</p></div><a name="s001728b"><!--s001728b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to write off the initial cost of (an asset, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in business) over an agreed period.</p></div><a name="s001729b"><!--s001729b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> to transfer (land, etc) in mortmain</p><p><span class="bodyb">amortizable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">amortization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">amortisen</span> to deaden, alienate in mortmain, modification of early French <span class="bodyi">amortiss-</span>, stem of <span class="bodyi">amortir</span>, ultimately from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">mort-, mors</span> death].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bat<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bat/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004668a"><!--s004668a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004706b"><!--s004706b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a usu wooden implement used for hitting the ball in cricket, baseball, table tennis, etc.</p></div><a name="s004707b"><!--s004707b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000970c"><!--s000970c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a batsman or batswoman.</p></div><a name="s000971c"><!--s000971c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a turn at batting in cricket, baseball, etc.</p></div></div><a name="s004708b"><!--s004708b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a hand-held implement shaped like a table-tennis bat for guiding aircraft when landing or taxiing.</p></div><a name="s004709b"><!--s004709b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a stout solid stick; a club.</p></div><a name="s004710b"><!--s004710b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a sharp blow ✱ <span class="bodyb">off one's own bat</span> through one's own efforts, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> without being prompted [Old English <span class="bodyi">batt</span>, prob of Celtic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">assault<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003200a"><!--s003200a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003139b"><!--s003139b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make an assault on (somebody).</p></div><a name="s003140b"><!--s003140b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to rape or sexually attack (somebody)</p><p><span class="bodyb">assaulter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">assaultive</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accentuate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əkʹsentyooayt, -chooayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000263a"><!--s000263a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to accent or emphasize (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Brilliant rays penetrated to earth, but … they only served to accentuate the Stygian blackness of the jungle's depths</p> — Edgar Rice Burroughs <span class="bodyb">accentuation</span> /-ʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">accentuatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">accentuare</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">accentus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/accent1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">accent 1</span></span></a>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carp<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009078a"><!--s009078a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (+ at) to find fault or complain querulously and often unnecessarily</p><p><span class="bodyb">carper</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">carpen</span>,of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cystectomy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹtektəmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cystectomies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014960a"><!--s014960a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015571b"><!--s015571b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>surgical removal of the urinary bladder, the gall bladder, or a diseased cyst.</p></div><a name="s015572b"><!--s015572b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>surgical removal of:</p><a name="s003923c"><!--s003923c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the urinary bladder.</p></div><a name="s003924c"><!--s003924c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the gall bladder.</p></div><a name="s003925c"><!--s003925c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a diseased cyst.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blot<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/blot/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006140a"><!--s006140a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006354b"><!--s006354b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a soiling or disfiguring mark; a spot, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a spot of ink or other liquid.</p></div><a name="s006355b"><!--s006355b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a fault or bad act.</p></div><a name="s006356b"><!--s006356b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a blemish.</p></div><a name="s006357b"><!--s006357b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s001513c"><!--s001513c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a cause for reproach; a fault or bad act.</p></div><a name="s001514c"><!--s001514c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a defect of character [Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dew pond</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016437a"><!--s016437a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a shallow, usu artificial, pond thought to be filled by the condensation of dew.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chop<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010548a"><!--s010548a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, archaic</span> a seal or official stamp such as was formerly used in China or India, or a licence validated by such a seal ✱ <span class="bodyb">not much chop</span> <span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ, informal</span> not very good [Hindi <span class="bodyi">chāp</span> stamp].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bruit<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/brooht/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007610a"><!--s007610a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> (<span class="bodyi">often</span> + abroad) to spread (a report or rumour) ; to noise (something) abroad </p><p><i></i></p><p>These acts of justice and benevolence were bruited abroad</p><p> Scott </p><p><i></i></p><p>This dark tale, whispered at first, was now bruited far and wide</p><p> Nathaniel Hawthorne.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accept</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əkʹsept/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000264a"><!--s000264a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000308b"><!--s000308b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000059c"><!--s000059c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to agree to receive (something offered).</p></div><a name="s000060c"><!--s000060c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to agree to (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>They accepted her invitation</p>.</div><a name="s000061c"><!--s000061c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to be able or be designed to take or hold (something applied or inserted) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The machine accepts only coins</p>.</div></div><a name="s000309b"><!--s000309b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to give admittance or approval to (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>They accepted her as one of the group</p>.</div><a name="s000310b"><!--s000310b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000062c"><!--s000062c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to endure (something) without protest; to accommodate oneself to (a situation) </p><p><i></i></p><p>They have to accept poor living conditions</p>.</div><a name="s000063c"><!--s000063c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to regard (something) as proper, normal, or inevitable.</p></div><a name="s000064c"><!--s000064c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to recognize (something) as true, factual, or adequate </p><p><i></i></p><p>He refused to accept my explanation</p>.</div></div><a name="s000311b"><!--s000311b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to undertake (an obligation or responsibility)</p><p><span class="bodyb">acceptance</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">acceptor</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">accepten</span> via early French from Latin <span class="bodyi">acceptare</span>, from <span class="bodyi">accipere</span> to receive, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">capere</span> to take].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amosite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹəmosiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001731a"><!--s001731a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a brown asbestos mineral that is an iron-rich <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amphibole/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amphibole</span></span></a> (silicate constituent of rocks) [abbr of <span class="bodyi">Asbestos Mines of South Africa</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cottage loaf</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013492a"><!--s013492a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a loaf of bread with a distinctive shape formed by placing a small round mass of dough on top of a larger one.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commonage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkomənij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012021a"><!--s012021a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012441b"><!--s012441b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>community land.</p></div><a name="s012442b"><!--s012442b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the right to use such land, e.g. to pasture animals.</p></div><a name="s012443b"><!--s012443b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the common people.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bat<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (batted, batting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004669a"><!--s004669a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s004711b"><!--s004711b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to strike or hit (something or somebody) with, or as if with, a bat <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s004712b"><!--s004712b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to strike a ball with a bat.</p></div><a name="s004713b"><!--s004713b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to take one's turn at batting, e.g. in cricket or baseball.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blot<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (blotted, blotting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006141a"><!--s006141a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s006358b"><!--s006358b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to spot or, stain <span class="bodyi">esp</span>, or spatter (something) with ink a discolouring substance.</p></div><a name="s006359b"><!--s006359b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to dry or remove (e.g. ink or spilt liquid) with an absorbing agent such as blotting paper.</p></div><a name="s006360b"><!--s006360b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to spoil (e.g. one's reputation) by committing an error or wrongdoing <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s006361b"><!--s006361b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to make a blot or blots.</p></div><a name="s006362b"><!--s006362b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to become marked with a blot or blots ✱ <span class="bodyb">blot one's copybook</span> to mar one's previously good record or standing.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cysteine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsisti·een, ʹsistayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014961a"><!--s014961a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sulphur-containing amino acid found in many proteins and readily convertible to cystine <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cystine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cystine</span></span></a> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cystine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cystine</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-ein</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in1/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-in 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carpaccio</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kahʹpachioh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009081a"><!--s009081a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an Italian delicacy comprising thin slices of raw meat or fish served with a dressing [Italian <span class="bodyi">carpaccio</span>, named after Vittore <span class="bodyi">Carpaccio</span> d.1525, Italian painter, noted for his use of red pigments resembling raw meat].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">assault and battery</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003201a"><!--s003201a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the crime of attacking somebody physically and causing them bodily harm.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dewy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (dewier, dewiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016438a"><!--s016438a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>moist with dew, or as if with dew</p><p><span class="bodyb">dewily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dewiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chop-chop</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv and interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010549a"><!--s010549a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> without delay; quickly [Pidgin English, reduplication of <span class="bodyi">chop</span> fast, from Chinese (Cantonese) <span class="bodyi">gap</span> urgent].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bruit<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrooh·ee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007611a"><!--s007611a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007911b"><!--s007911b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an abnormal sound, e.g. a heart murmur, that can be detected in a medical examination.</p></div><a name="s007912b"><!--s007912b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span></p><a name="s001918c"><!--s001918c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a loud noise, or a loud protest or outcry </p><p><i></i></p><p>according to the French proverb … Much bruit little fruit</p><p> Bacon.</p></div><a name="s001919c"><!--s001919c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a report or rumour </p><p><i></i></p><p>The bruit is Hector's slain, and by Achilles</p><p> Shakespeare [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">bruit</span> noise].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acceptable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əkʹseptəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000265a"><!--s000265a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000312b"><!--s000312b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>capable or worthy of being accepted; satisfactory.</p></div><a name="s000313b"><!--s000313b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>welcome or pleasing to the receiver </p><p><i></i></p><p>Compliments are always acceptable</p>.</div><a name="s000314b"><!--s000314b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>tolerable <span class="bodyb">acceptability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">acceptableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">acceptably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commonality</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koməʹnaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> commonalities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012022a"><!--s012022a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012444b"><!--s012444b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>possession of common features or attributes or of some degree of standardization; commonness.</p></div><a name="s012445b"><!--s012445b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a common feature or attribute.</p></div><a name="s012446b"><!--s012446b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the commonality</span>) = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/commonalty/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">commonalty</span></span></a> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">communalitie</span>, alteration of <span class="bodyi">communalte</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/commonalty/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">commonalty</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amount<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹmownt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001732a"><!--s001732a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001730b"><!--s001730b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(+ to) to be equal in number or quantity to (something).</p></div><a name="s001731b"><!--s001731b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ to) to be equivalent in significance to (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>acts that amount to treason</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">amounten</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">amonter</span> from <span class="bodyi">amont</span> upwards, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">mont</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mountain/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mountain</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carpal<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahpl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009082a"><!--s009082a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or forming part of the wrist [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">carpalis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">carpus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/carpus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">carpus</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">assault course</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003202a"><!--s003202a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an obstacle course on which soldiers are trained for action.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bat<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004670a"><!--s004670a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004714b"><!--s004714b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of an order of nocturnal flying mammals with forelimbs modified to form wings: order Chiroptera.</p></div><a name="s004715b"><!--s004715b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">old bat</span>) <span class="bodyi">derog</span> a foolish or disagreeable old woman ✱ <span class="bodyb">have bats in the belfry</span> to be mad or eccentric [alteration of Middle English <span class="bodyi">bakke</span>, prob of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dewy-eyed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016439a"><!--s016439a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>naively credulous or trusting.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blotch<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bloch/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006142a"><!--s006142a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006363b"><!--s006363b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an imperfection or blemish.</p></div><a name="s006364b"><!--s006364b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an irregular spot or mark, e.g. of colour or ink</p><p><span class="bodyb">blotchily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">blotchy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [prob partly alteration (influenced by <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blot1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blot 1</span></span></a>) of <span class="bodyi">botch</span> swelling from Old French <span class="bodyi">boce</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/boss4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">boss 4</span></span></a>, and partly from Old French <span class="bodyi">bloche</span> clod of earth].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cottage pie</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013493a"><!--s013493a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a shepherd's pie <span class="bodyi">esp</span> made with minced beef: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/shepherd_s_pie/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">shepherd's pie</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cystic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014962a"><!--s014962a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015573b"><!--s015573b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of, composed of, or containing a cyst or cysts.</p></div><a name="s015574b"><!--s015574b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of the urinary or gall bladder.</p></div><a name="s015575b"><!--s015575b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>enclosed in a cyst.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chophouse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchophows/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010550a"><!--s010550a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a restaurant specializing in meat dishes, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> chops or steaks.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brumby</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrumbi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> brumbies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007612a"><!--s007612a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus</span> a wild or unbroken horse [prob native name in Queensland, Australia].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commonalty</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkomənəlti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012023a"><!--s012023a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the commonalty</span>) the common people, or the political estate formed by them [Middle English <span class="bodyi">communalte</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">comunalté</span>, from <span class="bodyi">comunal</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/communal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">communal</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blotch<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006143a"><!--s006143a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006365b"><!--s006365b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make a blotch or blotches with (something) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s006366b"><!--s006366b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to get blotches; to become blotchy </p><p><i></i></p><p>You have to work very carefully as this paint blotches easily</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bat<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (batted, batting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004671a"><!--s004671a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004716b"><!--s004716b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to blink (an eye), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in surprise or emotion </p><p><i></i></p><p>He never batted an eyelid</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">not bat an eyelid</span>.</div><a name="s004717b"><!--s004717b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not to be at all surprised or disconcerted [prob alteration of <span class="bodyi">bate</span> to beat wings, from Middle English <span class="bodyi">baten</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">batre</span> to beat].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acceptance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əkʹsept(ə)ns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000266a"><!--s000266a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000315b"><!--s000315b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act of accepting or being accepted.</p></div><a name="s000316b"><!--s000316b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>favourable reception; approval.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amount<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001733a"><!--s001733a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001732b"><!--s001732b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a collection of something considered as a unit; a quantity </p><p><i></i></p><p>She has an enormous amount of energy</p>.</div><a name="s001733b"><!--s001733b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the total of two or more quantities </p><p><i></i></p><p>The amount for the repairs was higher than I expected</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">any amount of</span>.</div><a name="s001734b"><!--s001734b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>plenty of (something) ✱ <span class="bodyb">no amount of</span> even a great deal of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>No amount of persuasion could convince her</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carpal<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009083a"><!--s009083a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a carpal bone.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cystic fibrosis</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014963a"><!--s014963a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a common, often fatal, hereditary disease appearing in early childhood and marked <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by faulty digestion and difficulty in breathing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">assay<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹsay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003203a"><!--s003203a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003141b"><!--s003141b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>analysis of an ore, drug, etc to determine the presence, absence, or quantity of one or more components.</p></div><a name="s003142b"><!--s003142b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a substance to be analysed in this way [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">essai</span>, <span class="bodyi">assai</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/essay1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">essay 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cottager</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013494a"><!--s013494a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who lives in a cottage.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dexedrine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdeksədreen, -drin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016440a"><!--s016440a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a preparation of the stimulatory drug dextroamphetamine sulphate [prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dextr_or_dextro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dextr-</span></span></a> , modelled on <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/benzedrine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Benzedrine</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chopper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010551a"><!--s010551a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010814b"><!--s010814b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a short-handled axe or cleaver.</p></div><a name="s010815b"><!--s010815b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002695c"><!--s002695c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>somebody or something that chops.</p></div><a name="s002696c"><!--s002696c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a short-handled axe or cleaver.</p></div></div><a name="s010816b"><!--s010816b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a helicopter.</p></div><a name="s010817b"><!--s010817b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) teeth.</p></div><a name="s010818b"><!--s010818b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a customized motorcycle, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one with high handlebars.</p></div><a name="s010819b"><!--s010819b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span> a man's penis.</p></div><a name="s010820b"><!--s010820b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a device that interrupts an electric current or a beam of radiation, e.g. light, at short regular intervals.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">common carrier</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012024a"><!--s012024a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an individual or company undertaking to transport people or goods for payment.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brume</span><small><span class="eSynop">/broohm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007613a"><!--s007613a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> mist or fog <span class="bodyb">brumous</span> /ʹbroohməs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">brume</span> fog, winter, from Latin <span class="bodyi">bruma</span> winter solstice, winter, from <span class="bodyi">brevis</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brief1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brief 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blot out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006144a"><!--s006144a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006367b"><!--s006367b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to obscure or eclipse (something); to cover over </p><p><i></i></p><p>Clouds blotted out the sun</p>.</div><a name="s006368b"><!--s006368b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to shut out from one's consciousness (something unwanted, such as a painful memory).</p></div><a name="s006369b"><!--s006369b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make one inclined to forgive or ignore (a wrongdoing) </p><p><i></i></p><p>This one good act blots out his many bad ones</p>.</div><a name="s006370b"><!--s006370b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to destroy (something) totally.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amour</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹmaw, əʹmooə/(<span class="bodyi">French</span> /amur/) <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001734a"><!--s001734a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a love affair, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an illicit one [Middle English <span class="bodyi">amour</span> love, affection, via Old French and Old Provençal from Latin <span class="bodyi">amor</span>, from <span class="bodyi">amare</span> to love].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acceptation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aksepʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000267a"><!--s000267a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the accepted meaning of a word or concept.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">choppy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (choppier, choppiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010552a"><!--s010552a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of the sea or other expanse of water: rough with small waves</p><p><span class="bodyb">choppiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chop3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chop 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">batch<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bach/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004672a"><!--s004672a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004718b"><!--s004718b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a quantity of goods produced or prepared, e.g. baked, at one time.</p></div><a name="s004719b"><!--s004719b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a group of jobs to be run on a computer at one time with the same program.</p></div><a name="s004720b"><!--s004720b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a group of people or things; a lot [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bache</span>; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">bacan</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bake1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bake 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cystine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsisteen, ʹsistin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014964a"><!--s014964a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an oxidized dimeric form of cysteine [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cyst_or_cysto/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cyst-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ine2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ine 2</span></span></a> from its discovery in bladder stones].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dexter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdekstə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016441a"><!--s016441a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or on the right-hand side of a heraldic shield from the bearer's point of view: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sinister/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sinister</span></span></a> (3) [Latin <span class="bodyi">dexter</span> of or on the right].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">assay<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003204a"><!--s003204a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003143b"><!--s003143b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000651c"><!--s000651c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to analyse (an ore, etc) for one or more valuable components.</p></div><a name="s000652c"><!--s000652c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to determine the purity of (gold, silver, or another precious metal).</p></div></div><a name="s003144b"><!--s003144b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to judge the worth or quality of (a person or thing).</p></div><a name="s003145b"><!--s003145b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to attempt (something) or try (to do something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I would assay, proud queen, to make thee blush</p> — Shakespeare<p><span class="bodyb">assayer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cottar <span class="bodyi">or</span> cotter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkotə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013495a"><!--s013495a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Scotland and Ireland formerly, a person occupying a cottage, sometimes with a small holding of land, usu in return for services [Middle English, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cot2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cot 2</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ar2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ar 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carpal tunnel syndrome</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009084a"><!--s009084a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a condition caused by pressure on the nerve passing through the wrist and resulting in pain and tingling in the hand and fingers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">common chord</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012025a"><!--s012025a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/triad/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">triad</span></span></a> (1b).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Brummagem</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbruməjim/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007614a"><!--s007614a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>cheap, inferior, or showy [<span class="bodyi">Brummagem</span>, alteration of <span class="bodyi">Birmingham</span> city in England, formerly famed for cheap manufactured goods].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amour propre</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹproprə (<span class="bodyi">French</span> prɔpr)/ /ʹproprə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001735a"><!--s001735a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>self-esteem </p><p><i></i></p><p>Vanity and amour propre played a greater role in her policies than in those of any other ruler of the period</p> — M S Anderson [French <span class="bodyi">amour-propre</span>, literally ‘love of oneself’].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accepted</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000268a"><!--s000268a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>generally approved or used; customary.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cotter pin</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013496a"><!--s013496a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014124b"><!--s014124b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a pin for fastening parts of a machine or other mechanism together.</p></div><a name="s014125b"><!--s014125b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a split pin that passes through the holes in two or more parts and is spread open at its ends to secure the fastening [origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">car park</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009085a"><!--s009085a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> an area or building set aside for parking cars.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blotter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹblotə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006145a"><!--s006145a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a piece of blotting paper.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">assay office</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003205a"><!--s003205a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003146b"><!--s003146b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an office at which ores are assayed.</p></div><a name="s003147b"><!--s003147b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> an institution that awards a hallmark on articles of gold, silver, or platinum.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chops</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010553a"><!--s010553a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010821b"><!--s010821b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>jaws, or the fleshy covering of the jaws </p><p><i></i></p><p>The hungry dog licked his chops</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">lick one's chops</span>.</p></div><a name="s010822b"><!--s010822b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to show that one is looking forward to something with great pleasure [alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chap4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chap 4</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dexterity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dekʹsteriti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016442a"><!--s016442a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017154b"><!--s017154b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>skill and ease in using the hands.</p></div><a name="s017155b"><!--s017155b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>physical or mental nimbleness or agility </p><p><i></i></p><p>O most wicked speed, to post with such dexterity to incestuous sheets!</p><p> Shakespeare [via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">dexteritat-, dexteritas</span>, from <span class="bodyi">dexter</span> right].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cystitis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹstietəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014965a"><!--s014965a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>inflammation of the urinary bladder, causing frequency of urination, accompanied by a burning sensation [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">cystitis</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">common cold</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012026a"><!--s012026a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>inflammation of the mucous membranes of the nose, throat, mouth, etc caused by a virus and lasting for a short time.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">batch<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004673a"><!--s004673a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to gather (things) together or process as a batch, or process them as a batch.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Brummy<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> Brummie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrumi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Brummies) <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007615a"><!--s007615a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007913b"><!--s007913b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Birmingham</p><p><span class="bodyb">Brummie</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">Brummy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s007914b"><!--s007914b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the dialect or accent of Birmingham [by shortening and alteration from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brummagem/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Brummagem</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amp</span><small><span class="eSynop">/amp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001737a"><!--s001737a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001735b"><!--s001735b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ampere/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ampere</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s001736b"><!--s001736b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amplifier/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amplifier</span></span></a> (1a).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acceptor</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000269a"><!--s000269a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000317b"><!--s000317b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who accepts something.</p></div><a name="s000318b"><!--s000318b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in electronics, an impurity that is added to a semiconductor to change its conduction properties.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dexterous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdekst(ə)rəs/ dextrous /ʹdekstrəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016443a"><!--s016443a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017156b"><!--s017156b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>skilful with the hands.</p></div><a name="s017157b"><!--s017157b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>mentally adroit</p><p><span class="bodyb">dexterously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">dexter</span> dextral, skilful; because for most people the right hand is more skilful].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">assegai <span class="bodyi">or</span> assagai</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹasigie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> assegais assagais)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003206a"><!--s003206a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a slender hardwood spear with an iron tip used by tribal societies in southern Africa [alteration, via French or Portuguese, of Arabic <span class="bodyi">az-zaghāya</span> the assegai].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blotting paper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006146a"><!--s006146a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a spongy unsized paper used to absorb ink.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cysto-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014966a"><!--s014966a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cyst_or_cysto/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cyst-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cotton</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkot(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013497a"><!--s013497a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014126b"><!--s014126b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a soft usu white fibrous substance composed of the hairs surrounding the seeds of a tropical and subtropical plant.</p></div><a name="s014127b"><!--s014127b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003529c"><!--s003529c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a soft usu white fibrous substance composed of the hairs surrounding the seeds of the cotton plant.</p></div><a name="s003530c"><!--s003530c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a freely branching tropical and subtropical plant that produces these seeds: genus <span class="bodyi">Gossypium</span>.</p></div></div><a name="s014128b"><!--s014128b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s003531c"><!--s003531c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>fabric made of cotton.</p></div><a name="s003532c"><!--s003532c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>yarn spun from cotton.</p></div><a name="s003533c"><!--s003533c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> cotton wool</p><p><span class="bodyb">cottony</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">coton</span> via French from Arabic <span class="bodyi">quṭn</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carpe diem</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kahpay ʹdee·em/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009086a"><!--s009086a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>enjoy the pleasures of the moment without concern for the future [Latin <span class="bodyi">carpe diem</span>, literally ‘seize the day’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chopstick</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010554a"><!--s010554a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of two slender sticks held between thumb and fingers, used chiefly in oriental countries to lift food to the mouth [Pidgin English, from <span class="bodyi">chop</span> fast (of Chinese origin: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chop_chop/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chop-chop</span></span></a>) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stick1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stick 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">batch file</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004674a"><!--s004674a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a computer file that containings a series of commands that are to be processed by a computer in sequence consecutively just as if they were keyed in consecutively on the keyboard.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">common denominator</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012027a"><!--s012027a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012447b"><!--s012447b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in mathematics, a number into which the denominators of several fractions can be divided with no remainder.</p></div><a name="s012448b"><!--s012448b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a common trait or theme.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Brummy<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> Brummie</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007616a"><!--s007616a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> belonging or relating to Birmingham.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">AMP</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001736a"><!--s001736a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>adenosine monophosphate, a chemical compound that is a mononucleotide of adenine and that is reversibly converted in cells to the energy-storing compounds ADP and ATP: formula C<sub>10</sub>H<sub>12</sub>N<sub>5</sub>O<sub>3</sub>H<sub>2</sub>Po<sub>4</sub>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">access<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹakses/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000270a"><!--s000270a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000319b"><!--s000319b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000065c"><!--s000065c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>freedom to approach, or reach, or make use of somebody or something </p><p><i></i></p><p>access to classified information</p>.</div><a name="s000066c"><!--s000066c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a means of access, e.g. a doorway or channel.</p></div><a name="s000067c"><!--s000067c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the state of being readily reached or obtained </p><p><i></i></p><p>The building is not easy of access</p>.</div></div><a name="s000320b"><!--s000320b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000068c"><!--s000068c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the ability to look at or make use of something.</p></div><a name="s000069c"><!--s000069c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in computing, the ability to retrieve data from.</p></div></div><a name="s000321b"><!--s000321b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ of) a fit of tense feeling; an outburst </p><p><i></i></p><p>an access of rage</p>.</div><a name="s000322b"><!--s000322b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) devised by or intended for the general public and not specially qualified people </p><p><i></i></p><p>an access course in computing</p> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">accessus</span> approach, from <span class="bodyi">accedere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/accede/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">accede</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cotton bud</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013498a"><!--s013498a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a short plastic stick with a small wad of cotton wool on each end, used for cleaning ears, etc and for removing make-up.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cystocarp</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsistəkahp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014967a"><!--s014967a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the fruiting structure, containing spores borne on filaments, produced in red algae after fertilization.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blotto</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹblotoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006147a"><!--s006147a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> extremely drunk [prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blot2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blot 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chop suey</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsooh·i/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> chop sueys)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010555a"><!--s010555a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Chinese-style dish of shredded meat or chicken with bean sprouts and other vegetables, usu served with rice and soy sauce [Chinese (Cantonese) <span class="bodyi">jaahp seui</span> odds and ends, from <span class="bodyi">jaahp</span> various + <span class="bodyi">seui</span> bits].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dextral<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdekstrəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016445a"><!--s016445a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017158b"><!--s017158b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or inclined to the right.</p></div><a name="s017159b"><!--s017159b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>right-handed.</p></div><a name="s017160b"><!--s017160b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s004317c"><!--s004317c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>right-handed.</p></div><a name="s004318c"><!--s004318c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of the shell of a gastropod mollusc: having whorls that turn in an anticlockwise direction from the top to the bottom: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sinistral1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sinistral 1</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">dextrality</span> /dekʹstraliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dextrally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">assemblage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹsemblij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003207a"><!--s003207a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003148b"><!--s003148b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a collection of people or things; a gathering or accumulation </p><p><i></i></p><p>Here was grouped a chaotic assemblage of articles</p> — Hardy.</div><a name="s003149b"><!--s003149b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an artistic work, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of the 1960s, consisting of a three-dimensional collage made from scraps, junk, and or odds and ends, e.g. of cloth, wood, and stone.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carpel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahpl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009087a"><!--s009087a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the female reproductive organ of a flowering plant, which usu forms the innermost part of a flower and consists of an ovary attached to a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stigma/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stigma</span></span></a> (pollen-receiving structure) by a thin tubular <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/style1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">style 1</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">carpellary</span> /-ləri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">carpellum</span>,from Greek <span class="bodyi">karpos</span> fruit].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Common Entrance</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012028a"><!--s012028a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> an examination taken by children, usu at the age of 13, for admission to a public school.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ampelopsis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ampiʹlopsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> ampelopsis)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001738a"><!--s001738a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of two species of a genus of deciduous climbing plants with twisting tendrils, native to America and Asia: genus <span class="bodyi">Ampelopsis</span> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">ampelopsis</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">ampelos</span> vine + <span class="bodyi">opsis</span> appearance].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">batch processing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004675a"><!--s004675a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a method of processing data in which operations are collected together in batches and run on a computer when time permits.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brunch</span><small><span class="eSynop">/brunch/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007617a"><!--s007617a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a meal, usu taken in the middle of the morning, that combines a late breakfast and an early lunch [blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/breakfast1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">breakfast 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lunch1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lunch 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">access<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000271a"><!--s000271a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to gain access to (something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> data).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cyst- <span class="bodyi">or</span> cysto-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014958a"><!--s014958a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting:</p><a name="s015569b"><!--s015569b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>denoting a bladder or sac </p><p><i></i></p><p>cystectomy</p> <p><i></i></p><p>cystitis</p> <p><i></i></p><p>cystoscope</p>.</div><a name="s015570b"><!--s015570b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>sac </p><p><i></i></p><p>cystocarp</p> <p>[French <span class="bodyi">cyst-</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">kyst-, kysto-</span>,from <span class="bodyi">kystis</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">choral<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawrəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010556a"><!--s010556a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>accompanied with or designed for singing, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by a choir</p><p><span class="bodyb">chorally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">choral</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">choralis</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">chorus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chorus1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chorus 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blouse<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/blowz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006148a"><!--s006148a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006371b"><!--s006371b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a usu loose-fitting woman's upper garment that resembles a shirt or smock and is waist-length or longer.</p></div><a name="s006372b"><!--s006372b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a battledress jacket [French <span class="bodyi">blouse</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amperage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹamp(ə)rij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001739a"><!--s001739a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the strength of an electric current expressed in amperes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004676a"><!--s004676a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004721b"><!--s004721b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to reduce (something) in bulk, amount, force, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>These griefs and losses have so bated me that I shall hardly spare a pound of flesh tomorrow to my bloody creditors</p> — Shakespeare ✱ <span class="bodyb">with bated breath</span>.</div><a name="s004722b"><!--s004722b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>with the breath held in anticipation; in agitated suspense </p><p><i></i></p><p>With parted lips and bated breath the audience hung upon his words</p> — Mark Twain.</div><a name="s004723b"><!--s004723b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in hushed tones </p><p><i></i></p><p>hang down my head and speak with bated breath</p> — Frederick Douglass [Middle English <span class="bodyi">baten</span>, short for <span class="bodyi">abaten</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/abate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">abate</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dextral<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016446a"><!--s016446a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a right-handed person.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cotton cake</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013499a"><!--s013499a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cottonseed_cake/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cottonseed cake</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commoner</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012029a"><!--s012029a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012449b"><!--s012449b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of the common people; somebody not of noble rank.</p></div><a name="s012450b"><!--s012450b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a student, e.g. at Oxford, who is not supported by the college endowments.</p></div><a name="s012451b"><!--s012451b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>somebody who has a right on another person's land.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carpenter<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahpintə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009088a"><!--s009088a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a woodworker, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one who builds or repairs large-scale structural woodwork: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/joiner/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">joiner</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">carpentry</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via Frenchfrom Latin <span class="bodyi">carpentarius</span> carriage-maker, from <span class="bodyi">carpentum</span> carriage, of Celtic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bruneian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/brooʹnieən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007618a"><!--s007618a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Brunei</p><p><span class="bodyb">Bruneian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accessary<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əkʹses(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000272a"><!--s000272a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/accessory1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">accessory 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">assemble</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹsembl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003208a"><!--s003208a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003150b"><!--s003150b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to bring together (a group of people or a collection of things) in a particular place or for a particular purpose </p><p><i></i></p><p>He had assembled his voluminous notes</p> — George Eliot.</div><a name="s003151b"><!--s003151b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to fit together the parts of (a kit, model, etc) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s003152b"><!--s003152b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to gather together; to convene.</p></div><a name="s003153b"><!--s003153b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to fit together the parts of (a kit, model, etc) [Middle English <span class="bodyi">assemblen</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">assembler</span>, ultimately from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">simul</span> together].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cystoscope</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsistəskohp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014968a"><!--s014968a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an instrument that is passed through the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/urethra/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">urethra</span></span></a> (tube that discharges urine from the bladder) for the visual examination of the bladder and the introduction of instruments into the bladder under visual control</p><p><span class="bodyb">cystoscopic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cystoscopy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blouse<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006149a"><!--s006149a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006373b"><!--s006373b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to fall in folds <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s006374b"><!--s006374b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (e.g. part of a piece of clothing) fall in folds.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">choral<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹrahl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010557a"><!--s010557a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chorale/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chorale</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ampere</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹampeə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001740a"><!--s001740a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the basic SI unit of electric current. It is equal to a constant current that, when maintained in two straight parallel conductors one metre apart in a vacuum, produces between the conductors a force equal to 2 x 10<sup>-7</sup> newton per metre of length [named after André M <span class="bodyi">Ampère</span> d.1836, French physicist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bate<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> bait</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004677a"><!--s004677a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a rage or temper [perhaps back-formation from <span class="bodyi">baited</span> harassed, tormented, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bait2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bait 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dextran</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdekstrən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016447a"><!--s016447a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017161b"><!--s017161b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of numerous polysaccharides (chemicals whose molecules consist of chains of sugar molecules: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/polysaccharide/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">polysaccharide</span></span></a>) that yield only glucose on hydrolysis.</p></div><a name="s017162b"><!--s017162b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a compound obtained from dextran and used as a plasma substitute [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dextr_or_dextro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dextr-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/an3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-an 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carpenter<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (carpentered, carpentering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009089a"><!--s009089a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s009422b"><!--s009422b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to follow the trade of a carpenter <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s009423b"><!--s009423b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (something) by or as if by carpentry.</p></div><a name="s009424b"><!--s009424b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to put (something) together, often in a rough-and-ready manner.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cotton candy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013500a"><!--s013500a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> candy floss.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brunette<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">brunet</span>) /broohʹnet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007619a"><!--s007619a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a girl or woman with dark brown hair [French <span class="bodyi">brunet</span> (masc) and <span class="bodyi">brunette</span> (fem) via Old French <span class="bodyi">brun</span> brown, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">brunus</span>, of Germanic origin; related to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brown1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brown 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">assembler</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003209a"><!--s003209a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003154b"><!--s003154b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person or device that assembles.</p></div><a name="s003155b"><!--s003155b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000653c"><!--s000653c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in computing, a program that translates instructions from a low-level symbolic code into <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/machine_code/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">machine code</span></span></a> (information in a form directly usable by the computer).</p></div><a name="s000654c"><!--s000654c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the low-level code itself; <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/assembly_language/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">assembly language</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Common Era</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012030a"><!--s012030a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the Christian era, used with cultural neutrality to indicate dates that are <span class="bodysc">bc</span> in Christian reckoning.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accessary<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000273a"><!--s000273a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/accessory2_or_accessary/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">accessory 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blouson</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbloohzon/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006150a"><!--s006150a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a short loose jacket or blouse usu closely fitted at the waist [French, from <span class="bodyi">blouse</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blouse1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blouse 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-cyte</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014970a"><!--s014970a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting: a cell </p><p><i></i></p><p>leucocyte</p> <p>[scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">-cyta</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">kytos</span> hollow vessel].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chorale</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹrahl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010558a"><!--s010558a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010823b"><!--s010823b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a traditional hymn or psalm, usu German, for singing in church, or the music composed for one.</p></div><a name="s010824b"><!--s010824b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> (<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a chorus or choir [German <span class="bodyi">Choral</span>, short for <span class="bodyi">Choralgesang</span> choral song].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bateau</span><small><span class="eSynop">/baʹtoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bateaux /baʹtoh(z)/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004678a"><!--s004678a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a light flat-bottomed river boat used in N America, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> Canada [Canadian French <span class="bodyi">bateau</span>, ultimately from Old English <span class="bodyi">bāt</span> boat].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ampere-hour</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001741a"><!--s001741a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit quantity of electricity equal to the quantity carried past any point of a circuit by a steady current of one ampere flowing for one hour.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accessible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əkʹsesəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000274a"><!--s000274a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000323b"><!--s000323b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a place: capable of being reached </p><p><i></i></p><p>The town is accessible by rail</p>.</div><a name="s000324b"><!--s000324b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + to) of or in a form that can be readily grasped intellectually </p><p><i></i></p><p>making opera accessible to a wide audience</p>.</div><a name="s000325b"><!--s000325b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ to) able to be influenced by (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>accessible to persuasion</p> <span class="bodyb">accessibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i><p><span class="bodyb">accessibly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brunette<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007620a"><!--s007620a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of hair: dark brown.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cotton gin</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013501a"><!--s013501a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a machine for separating the seeds, seed cases, and waste material from cotton.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carpenter trousers</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009090a"><!--s009090a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>loose-fitting trousers with many pockets and loops for holding tools down the legs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">common fraction</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012031a"><!--s012031a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fraction in which both the numerator and denominator are expressed as numbers and are separated by a horizontal or slanted line: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/decimal2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">decimal 2</span></span></a>. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/simple_fraction/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">simple fraction</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">assembly</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹsembli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> assemblies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003210a"><!--s003210a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003156b"><!--s003156b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a company of people gathered together for a particular purpose; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a regular gathering of staff and pupils of a school for announcements, etc.</p></div><a name="s003157b"><!--s003157b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Assembly</span>) a legislative or deliberative body.</p></div><a name="s003158b"><!--s003158b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the process of assembling or of being assembled.</p></div><a name="s003159b"><!--s003159b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a signal for troops to assemble or fall in.</p></div><a name="s003160b"><!--s003160b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s000655c"><!--s000655c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the fitting together of manufactured parts into a complete machine, structure, etc.</p></div><a name="s000656c"><!--s000656c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the collection of parts to be so assembled, or the finished structure.</p></div></div><a name="s003161b"><!--s003161b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>in computing, the translation of assembly language into <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/machine_code/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">machine code</span></span></a> (information in a form directly usable by a computer).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dextrin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdekstrin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016448a"><!--s016448a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various soluble gummy polysaccharides (chemicals whose molecules consist of chains of sugar molecules: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/polysaccharide/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">polysaccharide</span></span></a>) used as adhesives and as sizes for paper and textiles [French <span class="bodyi">dextrine</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dextr_or_dextro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dextr-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ine2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ine 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ampersand</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹampəsand/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001742a"><!--s001742a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sign (&amp;) standing for the word <span class="bodyi">and</span> [alteration of <span class="bodyi">and</span> (&amp;) <span class="bodyi">per se and</span>, ‘and (the character &amp;) by itself (is the word) <span class="bodyi">and</span>‘, chanted by children learning the alphabet. The ampersand appeared at the end of the alphabet in children's primers].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blow<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bloh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> blew /blooh/) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> blown /blohn/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006151a"><!--s006151a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s006375b"><!--s006375b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of air, wind, etc: to move perceptibly or audibly </p><p><i></i></p><p>The wind of change is blowing through this continent</p> — Harold Macmillan <p><i></i></p><p>Dust storms had been blowing all night</p>.</div><a name="s006376b"><!--s006376b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to move or be carried by the wind or a current of air </p><p><i></i></p><p>Litter was blowing along the street</p>.</div><a name="s006377b"><!--s006377b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to send a current of air through the mouth or nose.</p></div><a name="s006378b"><!--s006378b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s001515c"><!--s001515c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to force air through (a musical instrument) to produce a sound.</p></div><a name="s001516c"><!--s001516c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>of a wind instrument: to make a sound.</p></div></div><a name="s006379b"><!--s006379b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s001517c"><!--s001517c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to make a sound by means of air or other gas passing through </p><p><i></i></p><p>They heard the whistle blow</p>.</div><a name="s001518c"><!--s001518c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a wind or brass instrument: to make a sound.</p></div></div><a name="s006380b"><!--s006380b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>said of a whale: to expel air and moisture through its blowhole.</p></div><a name="s006381b"><!--s006381b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>said of a tyre: to lose the air inside it through a spontaneous rupture of the casing.</p></div><a name="s006382b"><!--s006382b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>said of an electric fuse or a valve: to melt or break when overloaded.</p></div><a name="s006383b"><!--s006383b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><a name="s001519c"><!--s001519c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to explode or detonate.</p></div><a name="s001520c"><!--s001520c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to burst or destroy (something) with explosives.</p></div></div><a name="s006384b"><!--s006384b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to explode or detonate.</p></div><a name="s006385b"><!--s006385b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to leave.</p></div><a name="s006386b"><!--s006386b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> to boast <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s006387b"><!--s006387b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><a name="s001521c"><!--s001521c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to set (air or other gas or vapour) in motion.</p></div><a name="s001522c"><!--s001522c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + away/in/off) to act on (something) with, or as if with, a current of air or other gas or vapour </p><p><i></i></p><p>The wind was blowing the curtains</p> <p><i></i></p><p>They blew the dust off the shelves</p>.</div></div><a name="s006388b"><!--s006388b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><p>to force air through (a musical instrument) to produce a sound.</p></div><a name="s006389b"><!--s006389b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">15</span><br/><p>to force a strong current of air through (the nose) to clear it of mucus.</p></div><a name="s006390b"><!--s006390b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">16</span><br/><p>to produce or shape (e.g. glass or bubbles) by the action of blown or injected air or other gas.</p></div><a name="s006391b"><!--s006391b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">17</span><br/><p>to burst or destroy (something) with explosives.</p></div><a name="s006392b"><!--s006392b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">18</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to lose (a chance of success, etc) by failing to use an opportunity.</p></div><a name="s006393b"><!--s006393b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">19</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to spend (money) extravagantly.</p></div><a name="s006394b"><!--s006394b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">20</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to disregard (a difficulty) </p><p><i></i></p><p>blow the expense</p>.</div><a name="s006395b"><!--s006395b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">21</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to reveal (a secret or disguise).</p></div><a name="s006396b"><!--s006396b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">22</span><br/><p>said of an insect: to deposit eggs or larvae on or in (e.g. meat).</p></div><a name="s006397b"><!--s006397b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">23</span><br/><a name="s001523c"><!--s001523c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to make (a horse) out of breath with exertion.</p></div><a name="s001524c"><!--s001524c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to let (a horse) pause to catch its breath.</p></div></div><a name="s006398b"><!--s006398b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">24</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> + out) to cause (a fuse or valve) to blow.</p></div><a name="s006399b"><!--s006399b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">25</span><br/><p>to rupture (something) by excessive pressure </p><p><i></i></p><p>We've blown a gasket</p>.</div><a name="s006400b"><!--s006400b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">26</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to leave (a place) hurriedly.</p></div><a name="s006401b"><!--s006401b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">27</span><br/><p>to remove the liquid contents of (an egg) by blowing through it ✱ <span class="bodyb">blow hot and cold</span> to vary unpredictably in one's enthusiasm or support for something; to vacillate [with allusion to Aesop's fable about a satyr who afforded hospitality to a traveller: the traveller blew on his cold hands to warm them and then blew on his hot food to cool it, whereupon the satyr threw him out because he blew hot and cold with the same breath.] ✱ <span class="bodyb">blow one's lid/stack</span> <span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> to lose one's temper ✱ <span class="bodyb">blow one's own trumpet</span> to praise oneself; to boast ✱ <span class="bodyb">blow one's top</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to lose one's temper ✱ <span class="bodyb">blow somebody's mind</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to amaze (somebody).</p></div><a name="s006402b"><!--s006402b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">28</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to cause (somebody) to hallucinate ✱ <span class="bodyb">blow the gaff</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit, slang</span> to reveal a secret, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> something discreditable ✱ <span class="bodyb">blow the whistle on</span>/<span class="bodyb">blow the whistle on somebody/something</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to reveal (something secret, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a wrongdoing).</p></div><a name="s006403b"><!--s006403b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">29</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to inform against (somebody) ✱ <span class="bodyb">I'll be blowed/I'm blowed</span> an expression of surprise or refusal [Old English <span class="bodyi">blawan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">common ground</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012032a"><!--s012032a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an area of agreement, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> between people with different opinions, attitudes, beliefs, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chord<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kawd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010559a"><!--s010559a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a combination of notes sounded together [alteration of Middle English <span class="bodyi">cord</span>, short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/accord2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">accord 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dextro-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016449a"><!--s016449a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dextr_or_dextro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dextr-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accession<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əkʹsesh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000275a"><!--s000275a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000326b"><!--s000326b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act of entering on a high office, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as monarch.</p></div><a name="s000327b"><!--s000327b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something acquired or added; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a book added to a library.</p></div><a name="s000328b"><!--s000328b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the act by which a nation becomes party to an agreement already in force.</p></div><a name="s000329b"><!--s000329b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s000070c"><!--s000070c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an increase due to something added.</p></div><a name="s000071c"><!--s000071c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>acquisition of property by addition to existing property.</p></div></div><a name="s000330b"><!--s000330b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> assent or agreement</p><p><span class="bodyb">accessional</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cytidine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsietədeen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014971a"><!--s014971a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/nucleoside/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">nucleoside</span></span></a> containing <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cytosine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cytosine</span></span></a> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cytosine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cytosine</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ide_or_id/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ide</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ine2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ine 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cotton grass</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013502a"><!--s013502a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sedge with tufted spikes: genus <span class="bodyi">Eriophorum</span>. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bog_cotton/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bog cotton</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Batesian mimicry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbaytsi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004679a"><!--s004679a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the resemblance of a harmless species of animal to another having repellent qualities, e.g. unpalatability, that protect it from predators: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/m%C3%BCllerian_mimicry/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Müllerian mimicry</span></span></a> [named after Henry Walter <span class="bodyi">Bates</span> d. 1892, English naturalist who discovered it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carpentry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahpintri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009091a"><!--s009091a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009425b"><!--s009425b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the art or trade of a carpenter; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> the art of shaping and assembling structural woodwork.</p></div><a name="s009426b"><!--s009426b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>woodwork produced by a carpenter.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">assembly language</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003211a"><!--s003211a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a low-level computer language that is a close approximation to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/machine_code/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">machine code</span></span></a> (information in a form directly usable by a computer) and in which each instruction typically corresponds to a single instruction in machine code.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brunt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/brunt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007621a"><!--s007621a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the principal force, e.g. of an attack or a blow </p><p><i></i></p><p>The town bore the brunt of the tornado</p> <p>[Middle English in the senses ‘blow’, ‘attack’; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blow<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006152a"><!--s006152a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006404b"><!--s006404b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a strong wind or windy storm.</p></div><a name="s006405b"><!--s006405b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an act or instance of blowing or being blown.</p></div><a name="s006406b"><!--s006406b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a walk or other outing in the fresh air.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amph-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001743a"><!--s001743a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amphi_or_amph/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amphi-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dextr- <span class="bodyi">or</span> dextro-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016444a"><!--s016444a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meaning: on or towards the right; right </p><p><i></i></p><p>dextral</p> <p>[late Latin, from Latin <span class="bodyi">dexter</span> right].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">common law</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012033a"><!--s012033a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012452b"><!--s012452b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the body of uncodified English law that forms the basis of the English legal system: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/equity/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">equity</span></span></a> (2), <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/statute_law/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">statute law</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s012453b"><!--s012453b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) recognized in law without solemnization of marriage </p><p><i></i></p><p>his common law wife</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chord<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010560a"><!--s010560a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010825b"><!--s010825b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cord1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cord<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (2).</p></div><a name="s010826b"><!--s010826b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a straight line joining two points on the circumference of a circle.</p></div><a name="s010827b"><!--s010827b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an individual emotion or disposition </p><p><i></i></p><p>touched the right chord</p>.</div><a name="s010828b"><!--s010828b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the straight line joining the leading and trailing edges of an aerofoil.</p></div><a name="s010829b"><!--s010829b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in building either of the two outside members of a truss<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/truss1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">truss 1</span></span></a> (wooden or metal framework used as a structural support) ✱ <span class="bodyb">strike/touch a chord</span> produce a sympathetic or emotional response in somebody [alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cord1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cord 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cotton on</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013503a"><!--s013503a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">often</span> + to) to become aware of something, usu after initially not realizing it.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cyto-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014972a"><!--s014972a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cyt_or_cyto/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cyt-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">assembly line</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003212a"><!--s003212a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003162b"><!--s003162b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in a factory, an arrangement of factory machines and equipment by means of which work passes through successive stages and operations until the product is assembled.</p></div><a name="s003163b"><!--s003163b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a process for turning out a finished product in a mechanically efficient but often cursory or impersonal manner.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bruschetta</span><small><span class="eSynop">/brooʹsketə, -ʹshetə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007622a"><!--s007622a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>thick slices of bread flavoured with garlic and olive oil and toasted [Italian <span class="bodyi">bruschetta</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accession<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000276a"><!--s000276a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to record (e.g. books) in order of acquisition.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bath<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bahth/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004680a"><!--s004680a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004724b"><!--s004724b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a vessellarge open container for bathing in, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that is permanently fixed in a bathroom.</p></div><a name="s004725b"><!--s004725b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000972c"><!--s000972c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a washing or soaking in water, or steam, of all or part of the body in water or steam.</p></div><a name="s000973c"><!--s000973c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>water used for bathing.</p></div></div><a name="s004726b"><!--s004726b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a liquid used for a special purpose, e.g. developing photographic film, or the vat or tank holding it.</p></div><a name="s004727b"><!--s004727b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s000974c"><!--s000974c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a specified type of liquid used for a special purpose, e.g. the developing of photographic film, or the vat or tank holding it.</p></div><a name="s000975c"><!--s000975c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a washing or soaking in such a liquid.</p></div></div><a name="s004728b"><!--s004728b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>)</p><a name="s000976c"><!--s000976c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a building containing a room or series of rooms designed for bathing.</p></div><a name="s000977c"><!--s000977c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/swimming_pool/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">swimming pool</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s000978c"><!--s000978c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/spa/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">spa</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s004729b"><!--s004729b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bathroom/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bathroom</span></span></a> ✱ <span class="bodyb">take a bath</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span>to suffer a serious financial or political setback ✱ <span class="bodyb">take an early bath</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span>said of an undertaking: to fail or be defeated [With reference to a player in baseball or other sports being sent off the pitch for an infringement of the rules] [Old English <span class="bodyi">bæth</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carpet<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahpit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009092a"><!--s009092a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009427b"><!--s009427b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a floor covering made of a heavy woven or felted material used as a floor covering, or a floor covering made of this material.</p></div><a name="s009428b"><!--s009428b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a covering that resembles a carpet </p><p><i></i></p><p>a carpet of leaves</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">on the carpet</span>.</p></div><a name="s009429b"><!--s009429b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>before an authority for censure or reprimand [Middle English via Old Frenchfrom Old Italian <span class="bodyi">carpita</span>, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">carpere</span> to pluck].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blow<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006153a"><!--s006153a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006407b"><!--s006407b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a hard hit delivered with a part of the body, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the hand or fist, or with a weapon, tool, or other object.</p></div><a name="s006408b"><!--s006408b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a shock or misfortune.</p></div><a name="s006409b"><!--s006409b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a forcible or sudden act or effort </p><p><i></i></p><p>We shall strike a blow for freedom</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">at one blow</span>.</div><a name="s006410b"><!--s006410b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in a single action ✱ <span class="bodyb">come to blows</span> to start fighting; to end up as a fight [Middle English (northern) <span class="bodyi">blaw</span>; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cytoarchitectonics</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌsitoh·ahkitekʹtoniks/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014973a"><!--s014973a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing.</span>) = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cytoarchitecture/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cytoarchitecture</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">common logarithm</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012034a"><!--s012034a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a logarithm whose base is ten.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amphetamine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/amʹfetəmeen, -min/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001744a"><!--s001744a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001737b"><!--s001737b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a synthetic drug that is a powerful stimulant of the central nervous system and that can be strongly addictive if abused.</p></div><a name="s001738b"><!--s001738b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of various derivatives of amphetamine that have similar properties and uses and have also been used in the treatment of obesity [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/alpha1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">alpha 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">methyl</span> (from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/methylene/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">methylene</span></span></a>) + obsolete <span class="bodyi">phene</span> benzone + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ethyl/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ethyl</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amine</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carpet<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (carpeted, carpeting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009093a"><!--s009093a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009430b"><!--s009430b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cover (something) with a carpet or as if with a carpet </p><p><i></i></p><p>Bluebells carpeted the ground</p>.</div><a name="s009431b"><!--s009431b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to reprimand (somebody).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dextrorotary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dekstrohʹroht(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016450a"><!--s016450a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dextrorotatory/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dextrorotatory</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accessorize <span class="bodyi">or</span> accessorise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əkʹsesəriez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000277a"><!--s000277a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to furnish (e.g. an outfit or a room) with accessories.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cotton-picking</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013504a"><!--s013504a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> used to express irritation or anger [prob because cotton picking is a hard menial task].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chord<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010561a"><!--s010561a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to add notes to (a melody) to form chords.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">assent<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹsent/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003213a"><!--s003213a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + to) to agree to something </p><p><i></i></p><p>She willingly assented to our proposal</p><p><span class="bodyb">assenter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">assentor</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">assenten</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">assenter</span>, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">assentire</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">sentire</span> to feel].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bath<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004681a"><!--s004681a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004730b"><!--s004730b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to take or give (somebody) a bath <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s004731b"><!--s004731b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to take a bath.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brush<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/brush/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007623a"><!--s007623a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007915b"><!--s007915b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an implement composed of filaments of hair, bristle, nylon, or wire set into a firm piece of material and used for grooming hair, painting, sweeping, or scrubbing.</p></div><a name="s007916b"><!--s007916b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an act of brushing.</p></div><a name="s007917b"><!--s007917b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a quick light touch or momentary contact in passing.</p></div><a name="s007918b"><!--s007918b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a conductor, e.g. a piece of carbon or braided copper wire, that makes electrical contact between a stationary and a moving part.</p></div><a name="s007919b"><!--s007919b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the bushy tail of a fox [Middle English <span class="bodyi">brusshe</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">broce</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blow<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> blew /blooh/) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> blown /blohn/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006154a"><!--s006154a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to cause (e.g. flowers or blossom) to open out, usu just before dropping </p><p><i></i></p><p>These roses are blown</p> [Old English <span class="bodyi">blōwan</span>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">common market</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012035a"><!--s012035a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012454b"><!--s012454b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an economic unit formed to remove trade barriers among its members.</p></div><a name="s012455b"><!--s012455b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Common Market</span>) an informal name for the European Economic Community (now the European Union).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accessory<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əkʹsesəri/ accessary <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> accessories accessaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000278a"><!--s000278a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000331b"><!--s000331b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an inessential object or device that adds to the attractiveness, convenience, or effectiveness of something else </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fashion accessory</p>.</div><a name="s000332b"><!--s000332b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person involved in or privy to a crime, but not present when it is committed <span class="bodyb">accessorial</span> /akseʹsawri·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English from late Latin <span class="bodyi">accessorius</span> additional thing, from Latin <span class="bodyi">access-, accedere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/accede/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">accede</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carpetbag</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009094a"><!--s009094a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a travelling bag made of carpet-like fabric, common in the 19th cent.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cytoarchitecture</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sietohʹahkitektchə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014974a"><!--s014974a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015578b"><!--s015578b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the structure of cells.</p></div><a name="s015579b"><!--s015579b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the arrangement of cells in tissue.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amphibian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/amʹfibi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001746a"><!--s001746a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001741b"><!--s001741b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of a class of amphibious organisms, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> frogs, toads, newts, or other members a frog, toad, newt, or other member of a class of cold-blooded vertebrates intermediate in many characteristics between fishes and reptiles and having gilled aquatic larvae and air-breathing adults: class Amphibia.</p></div><a name="s001742b"><!--s001742b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an aeroplane, tank, etc adapted to operate on both land and water</p><p><span class="bodyb">amphibian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">amphibion</span> amphibious being, neuter of <span class="bodyi">amphibios</span>, literally ‘having a double life’, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amphi_or_amph/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amphi-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">bios</span> life].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dextrorotatory</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dekstrohʹrohtət(ə)ri, -ʹtaytəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016451a"><!--s016451a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>turning clockwise or towards the right, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> rotating the plane of polarization of light towards the right: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/laevorotatory/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">laevorotatory</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">dextrorotation</span> /-ʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cottonseed cake</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013505a"><!--s013505a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a compressed mass of cotton seeds used for feeding cattle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">assent<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003214a"><!--s003214a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act of agreeing; formal agreement or approval.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chordal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010562a"><!--s010562a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010830b"><!--s010830b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or suggesting a chord.</p></div><a name="s010831b"><!--s010831b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to music characterized more by harmony than by counterpoint.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blow<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006155a"><!--s006155a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bloom1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bloom<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (1b) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The lilacs are in full blow</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brush<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007624a"><!--s007624a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007920b"><!--s007920b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001920c"><!--s001920c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to apply a brush to (something, e.g. hair).</p></div><a name="s001921c"><!--s001921c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to apply (something, e.g. paint) with a brush.</p></div></div><a name="s007921b"><!--s007921b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ away/off) to remove (something) with sweeping strokes </p><p><i></i></p><p>She brushed the dirt off her coat</p>.</div><a name="s007922b"><!--s007922b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to touch or pass lightly over or across (something) or touch gently against it in passing.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bath bun</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004683a"><!--s004683a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sweet yeast-leavened bun containing dried fruit, e.g. raisins and sultanas, and topped with sugar crystals [named after <span class="bodyi">Bath</span>, city in England where it was first made].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">common noun</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012036a"><!--s012036a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a noun that designates any one of a class of beings or things, e.g. <span class="bodyi">teacher</span>, <span class="bodyi">city</span>: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/proper_noun/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">proper noun</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accessory<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> accessary</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000279a"><!--s000279a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000333b"><!--s000333b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>aiding or contributing in a secondary way; supplementary or subordinate.</p></div><a name="s000334b"><!--s000334b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>involved in or privy to a crime, but not present when it is committed.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dextrorse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdekstraws/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016452a"><!--s016452a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a plant: twining spirally upwards round an axis from left to right: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sinistrorse/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sinistrorse</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">dextrorsely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">dextrorsus</span> towards the right, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dextr_or_dextro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dextr-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">versus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">vertere</span> to turn].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chordate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawdayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010563a"><!--s010563a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a large phylum of animals, including the vertebrates, that have at some stage of development a notochord <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/notochord/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">notochord</span></span></a> (supporting skeleton-like rod), a central nervous system along the back, and gill clefts: phylum Chordata</p><p><span class="bodyb">chordate</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [derivative of Latin <span class="bodyi">chorda</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cord1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cord 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cytochrome</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsietəkrohm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014975a"><!--s014975a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several enzymes that function in intracellular energy generation as transporters of electrons, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to oxygen, by undergoing successive oxidation and reduction.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bath chair</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004684a"><!--s004684a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Bath chair</span>) an old-fashioned usu hooded wheelchair </p><p><i></i></p><p>being pushed about the grounds by the gardener in a Bath chair</p> — Conan Doyle [<span class="bodyi">Bath</span>, city in England where many invalids went to bathe in hot springs].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carpetbagger</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009095a"><!--s009095a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009432b"><!--s009432b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in the USA in former times, a Northerner who went to the South after the American Civil War in search of personal gain.</p></div><a name="s009433b"><!--s009433b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a non-resident who meddles in the politics of a locality, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> somebody seeking election to public office.</p></div><a name="s009434b"><!--s009434b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an opportunist [from their carrying all their belongings in carpetbags].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brush<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007625a"><!--s007625a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(+ by/past) to move lightly, heedlessly, or rudely [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bruschen</span> to rush, from Old French <span class="bodyi">brosser</span> to dash through underbrush].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">assert</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹsuht/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003215a"><!--s003215a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003164b"><!--s003164b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to state or declare (something), often forcefully.</p></div><a name="s003165b"><!--s003165b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to give positive demonstration of (a quality or attribute).</p></div><a name="s003166b"><!--s003166b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to insist on (a right or claim) ✱ <span class="bodyb">assert oneself</span> to compel recognition of one's individuality, authority, position, or rights</p><p><span class="bodyb">asserter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">assertor</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">assertus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">asserere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/as/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">as-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">serere</span> to join].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blow away</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006156a"><!--s006156a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006411b"><!--s006411b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to kill (somebody) with a gun.</p></div><a name="s006412b"><!--s006412b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to defeat or beat (somebody) thoroughly.</p></div><a name="s006413b"><!--s006413b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to impress (somebody).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cotton swab</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013506a"><!--s013506a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a cotton bud.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amphibious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/amʹfibi·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001747a"><!--s001747a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001743b"><!--s001743b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>able to live both on land and in water.</p></div><a name="s001744b"><!--s001744b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>involving or trained for coordinated action of land, sea, and air forces organized for invasion.</p></div><a name="s001745b"><!--s001745b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000415c"><!--s000415c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>relating to or adapted for both land and water </p><p><i></i></p><p>amphibious vehicles</p>.</div><a name="s000416c"><!--s000416c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>involving or trained for coordinated action of land, sea, and air forces organized for invasion </p><p><i></i></p><p>an amphibious assault</p><p><span class="bodyb">amphibiously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">amphibiousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commonplace<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012037a"><!--s012037a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>routinely found; ordinary or unremarkable </p><p><i></i></p><p>Depend upon it, there is nothing so unnatural as the commonplace</p><p> Conan Doyle</p><p><span class="bodyb">commonplaceness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [translation of Latin <span class="bodyi">locus communis</span> widely applicable argument, translation of Greek <span class="bodyi">koinos topos</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">access road</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000280a"><!--s000280a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a road that provides access to a particular area.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dextrose</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdekstrohz, ʹdekstrohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016453a"><!--s016453a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a form ofdextrorotatory glucose.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chordate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010564a"><!--s010564a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to the chordates.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cytogenetics</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌsitohjiʹnetiks/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014976a"><!--s014976a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a branch of genetics that investigates the structure of chromosomes in relation to heredity and variation</p><p><span class="bodyb">cytogenetic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blowback</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006157a"><!--s006157a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006414b"><!--s006414b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a flow of gases through a system in the opposite direction to the one normally taken.</p></div><a name="s006415b"><!--s006415b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the escape to the rear of gases formed while a weapon is being fired.</p></div><a name="s006416b"><!--s006416b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the action of a firearm in which expanding gases of the propellant push back the bolt and so reload the weapon.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carpet beetle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009096a"><!--s009096a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of small beetles whose larvae feed on fabrics and woollen goods: genus <span class="bodyi">Anthrenus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bathe<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/baydh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004685a"><!--s004685a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004732b"><!--s004732b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000979c"><!--s000979c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to take a bath.</p></div><a name="s000980c"><!--s000980c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to bath (somebody).</p></div></div><a name="s004733b"><!--s004733b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> to swim, e.g. in the sea or a river, for pleasure.</p></div><a name="s004734b"><!--s004734b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to wash, moisten, or clean with water or other liquid, e.g. a liquid medicament.</p></div><a name="s004735b"><!--s004735b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to suffuse, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with light.</p></div><a name="s004736b"><!--s004736b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to wash or soak (something) in water or other liquid.</p></div><a name="s004737b"><!--s004737b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to moisten (something).</p></div><a name="s004738b"><!--s004738b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to apply water or a liquid medicament to (a diseased or injured part of the body).</p></div><a name="s004739b"><!--s004739b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to suffuse (something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with light.</p></div><a name="s004740b"><!--s004740b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to bath (somebody) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s004741b"><!--s004741b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>to take a bath.</p></div><a name="s004742b"><!--s004742b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> to swim, e.g. in the sea or a river, for pleasure.</p></div><a name="s004743b"><!--s004743b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>to become immersed or absorbed</p><p><span class="bodyb">bather</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">bathian</span>; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">bæth</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bath1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bath 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">access time</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000281a"><!--s000281a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the time lag between the request for and delivery of stored information, e.g. in a computer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cottontail</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013507a"><!--s013507a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rather small N American rabbit that is sandy brown in colour with a white fluffy tail: genus <span class="bodyi">Sylvilagus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">assertion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹsuhsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003216a"><!--s003216a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003167b"><!--s003167b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a declaration or positive statement.</p></div><a name="s003168b"><!--s003168b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act of asserting </p><p><i></i></p><p>assertion of one's rights</p>.</div><a name="s003169b"><!--s003169b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">self-assertion</span>) confidence and firmness in dealing with others; assertiveness.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brush<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007626a"><!--s007626a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007923b"><!--s007923b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>scrub vegetation, or land covered with it.</p></div><a name="s007924b"><!--s007924b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, Aus</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brushwood/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brushwood</span></span></a> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">brusch</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">broce</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commonplace<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012038a"><!--s012038a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012456b"><!--s012456b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an obvious or trite observation.</p></div><a name="s012457b"><!--s012457b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something taken for granted.</p></div><a name="s012458b"><!--s012458b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an item in a commonplace book.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amphibole</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹamfibohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001748a"><!--s001748a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a group of silicate minerals, e.g. hornblende, that are is an important constituents of many rocks [French via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">amphibolos</span> ambiguous, from <span class="bodyi">amphiballein</span> to throw round, doubt, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amphi_or_amph/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amphi-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ballein</span> to throw].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dextrous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdekstrəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016454a"><!--s016454a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dexterous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dexterous</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chore</span><small><span class="eSynop">/chaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010565a"><!--s010565a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010832b"><!--s010832b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a routine task or job, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a household one.</p></div><a name="s010833b"><!--s010833b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a difficult, disagreeable, or boring, task [alteration of <span class="bodyi">chare</span>, from Middle English <span class="bodyi">char</span> turn, piece of work, from Old English <span class="bodyi">cierr</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cytokinesis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌsietohkiʹneesis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014977a"><!--s014977a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the cleavage of the cytoplasm of a cell into daughter cells following division of the nucleus [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">cytokinesis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cyt_or_cyto/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cyt-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">kinēsis</span> motion].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blow-by-blow</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006158a"><!--s006158a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>minutely detailed </p><p><i></i></p><p>a blow-by-blow account</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commonplace book</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012039a"><!--s012039a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a notebook into which somebody copies memorable writings or sayings.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bathe<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004686a"><!--s004686a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> an act of bathing, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the sea.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cottonwood</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013508a"><!--s013508a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a poplar tree of N America that has a tuft of cottony hairs on the seed and is often cultivated for its rapid growth and luxuriant foliage: <span class="bodyi">Populus deltoides</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brush<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007627a"><!--s007627a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a brief antagonistic encounter or skirmish </p><p><i></i></p><p>I had a brush with authority</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">brusche</span> rush, hostile collision, from <span class="bodyi">bruschen</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brush3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brush 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carpet bomb</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009097a"><!--s009097a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to drop bombs on (an area) so as to cause extensive uniform damage.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DF</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016455a"><!--s016455a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017163b"><!--s017163b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Defender of the Faith.</p></div><a name="s017164b"><!--s017164b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>direction finder [(sense 1) medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">defensor fidei</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amphibolite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/amʹfibəliet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001749a"><!--s001749a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a coarse-grained usu metamorphic rock consisting essentially of amphibole <span class="bodyb">amphibolitic</span> /-ʹlitik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acciaccatura</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əˌchakəʹtooərə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000282a"><!--s000282a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grace_note/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grace note</span></span></a> (musical note added as ornament) sounded with or immediately before a principal note or chord and quickly released: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/appoggiatura/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">appoggiatura</span></span></a> [Italian <span class="bodyi">acciaccatura</span> crushing, from <span class="bodyi">acciaccare</span> to crush].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">assertive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹsuhtiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003217a"><!--s003217a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003170b"><!--s003170b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>characterized by bold assertion; dogmatic.</p></div><a name="s003171b"><!--s003171b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">self-assertive</span>) self-confident and firm in dealing with others and getting one's way</p><p><span class="bodyb">assertively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">assertiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chorea</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koʹree·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010566a"><!--s010566a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a nervous disorder marked by spasmodic movements of limbs and facial muscles and by lack of coordination [scientific Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">chorea</span> dance, from Greek <span class="bodyi">choreia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">choros</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chorus1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chorus 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cytokinin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sietohʹkienin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014978a"><!--s014978a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various plant-growth hormones that promote cell division and are concerned with a variety of developmental processes, e.g. initiation of shoot formation and seed germination [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cyt_or_cyto/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cyt-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kinin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">kinin</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blow-dry<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (blow-dries) (blow-dried) (blow-drying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006159a"><!--s006159a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006417b"><!--s006417b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to dry and style (the hair) with a hairdrier.</p></div><a name="s006418b"><!--s006418b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to blow warm air over, through, or onto (e.g. the hair) until it is dry</p><p><span class="bodyb">blow-drier</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">blow-dry</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cotton wool</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013509a"><!--s013509a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014129b"><!--s014129b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> fluffy fabric in balls or pads, orig made from raw cotton and now made from bleached cotton, often with a proportion of synthetic fibre, used for cleaning wounds, removing make-up, etc.</p></div><a name="s014130b"><!--s014130b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> raw cotton.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bathetic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹthetik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004687a"><!--s004687a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>characterized by bathos</p><p><span class="bodyb">bathetically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">common room</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012040a"><!--s012040a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a room or set of rooms in a school or college for the recreational use of the staff or students.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carpeting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009098a"><!--s009098a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>carpets, or material for carpets.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amphibology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/amfiʹboləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> amphibologies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001750a"><!--s001750a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001746b"><!--s001746b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>ambiguity of sentence construction (as in <span class="bodyi">Are the children safe at home?</span>).</p></div><a name="s001747b"><!--s001747b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a sentence or phrase of this kind [Middle English from late Latin <span class="bodyi">amphibologia</span>, ultimately from Greek <span class="bodyi">amphibolos</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ambiguous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ambiguous</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">assertiveness training</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003218a"><!--s003218a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>instruction in how to become more assertive and confident without being aggressive.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brush aside</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007628a"><!--s007628a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brush_off/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brush off</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cytology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sieʹtoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014979a"><!--s014979a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the biology of the structure, function, multiplication, pathology, etc of cells <span class="bodyb">cytological</span> /-ʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">cytologically</span> /-ʹlojikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cytologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">choreograph</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoriəgrahf, -graf/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010567a"><!--s010567a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to compose or arrange the steps and dances for (a ballet or piece of music) <span class="bodyb">choreographer</span> /-ʹogrəfə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accidence</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaksid(ə)ns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000283a"><!--s000283a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the part of grammar that deals with the changes in form that words undergo to mark distinctions in tense, person, number, gender, etc [Latin <span class="bodyi">accidentia</span> inflections of words, non-essential qualities, pl of <span class="bodyi">accident-, accidens</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/accident/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">accident</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DFC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016456a"><!--s016456a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Distinguished Flying Cross.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blow-dry<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> blow-dries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006160a"><!--s006160a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an act of drying the hair, usu into a particular style, with a hairdrier </p><p><i></i></p><p>a cut and blow-dry</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cotyledon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kotiʹleed(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013510a"><!--s013510a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in botany, the first leaf or either of the first pair of leaves developed by the embryo of a seed plant</p><p><span class="bodyb">cotyledonal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cotyledonary</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">cotyledonous</span> /-nəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">kotylēdōn</span> cup-shaped hollow, from <span class="bodyi">kotylē</span> cup].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bathhouse</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004688a"><!--s004688a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a building equipped for people to take baths.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">asses</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹasiz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003219a"><!--s003219a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/as4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">as 4</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ass1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ass 1</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ass2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ass 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carpet shark</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009099a"><!--s009099a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of sharks with mottled skin found in shallow waters of the Pacific Ocean: family Orectolobidae.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commons</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkomənz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012041a"><!--s012041a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012459b"><!--s012459b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Commons</span>) the House of Commons.</p></div><a name="s012460b"><!--s012460b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the common people, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> thought of as a political group.</p></div><a name="s012461b"><!--s012461b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> shared food or provisions shared jointly by all members of an institution; rations </p><p><i></i></p><p>short commons</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amphimictic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/amfiʹmiktik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001751a"><!--s001751a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>capable of interbreeding freely and of producing fertile offspring</p><p><span class="bodyb">amphimictically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amphi_or_amph/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amphi-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">miktos</span> blended, from <span class="bodyi">mignynai</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">choreography</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koriʹogrəfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010568a"><!--s010568a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010834b"><!--s010834b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the composition and arrangement of a ballet or other dance for the stage.</p></div><a name="s010835b"><!--s010835b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>stage dancing as distinguished from social or ballroom dancing.</p></div><a name="s010836b"><!--s010836b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the art of representing dance steps and sequences in symbols <span class="bodyb">choreographic</span> /-ʹgrafik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">choreographically</span> /-ʹgrafikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">chorégraphie</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">choreia</span> dance (from <span class="bodyi">choros</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chorus1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chorus 1</span></span></a>) + French <span class="bodyi">-graphie</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/graphy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-graphy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cytolysis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sieʹtolisis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014980a"><!--s014980a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the dissolution or disintegration of cells, usu associated with disease <span class="bodyb">cytolytic</span> /-ʹlitik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blower</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006161a"><!--s006161a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006419b"><!--s006419b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody or something that blows or is blown.</p></div><a name="s006420b"><!--s006420b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a device for producing a current of air or gas.</p></div><a name="s006421b"><!--s006421b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> the telephone.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accident</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaksid(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000284a"><!--s000284a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000335b"><!--s000335b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000072c"><!--s000072c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an event, usu of an unfortunate nature, occurring by chance or arising from unknown causes.</p></div><a name="s000073c"><!--s000073c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>lack of intention or necessity; chance </p><p><i></i></p><p>We met by accident rather than by design</p>.</div></div><a name="s000336b"><!--s000336b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an unexpected happening causing loss or injury.</p></div><a name="s000337b"><!--s000337b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a non-essential property or condition of something.</p></div><a name="s000338b"><!--s000338b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an irregularity of a surface, e.g. of the moon [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">accident-</span>, <span class="bodyi">accidens</span> non-essential quality, chance, present part. of <span class="bodyi">accidere</span> to happen, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> +<span class="bodyi">cadere</span> to fall].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DfEE</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016457a"><!--s016457a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>formerly, Department for Education and Employment.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coucal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkookəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013511a"><!--s013511a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous species of ground-dwelling birds found in Africa, S Asia, and Australia: genera <span class="bodyi">Centropus</span> and <span class="bodyi">Coua</span> [French <span class="bodyi">coucal</span>, perhaps a blend of <span class="bodyi">coucou</span> cuckoo and <span class="bodyi">alouette</span> lark].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bathing beauty</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbaydhing/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004689a"><!--s004689a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a woman in a swimming costume who is a contestant in a beauty contest.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brush discharge</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007629a"><!--s007629a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an undirected electrical discharge that takes place when a low potential difference prevents a spark or arc from being formed.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carpet slipper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009100a"><!--s009100a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a slipper for indoor wear [from the uppers being orig made of carpet-like fabric].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">assess</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹses/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003220a"><!--s003220a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003172b"><!--s003172b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to determine the rate or amount of (a tax, claim for damages, etc).</p></div><a name="s003173b"><!--s003173b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make an official valuation of (property or income) for the purposes of taxation </p><p><i></i></p><p>Their flat was assessed at over £100,000</p>.</div><a name="s003174b"><!--s003174b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to estimate the quality, nature, or worth of (a person or thing); to evaluate</p><p><span class="bodyb">assessable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">assessment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">assessor</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">assessen</span>, prob from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">assess-</span>, past part. stem of <span class="bodyi">assidēre</span> to sit beside, assist in the office of a judge, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/as/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">as-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">sedēre</span> to sit].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">common salt</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012042a"><!--s012042a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>salt; sodium chloride.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amphimixis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/amfiʹmiksis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> amphimixes /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001752a"><!--s001752a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the union of reproductive cells in sexual reproduction: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/apomixis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">apomixis</span></span></a> [scientific Latin, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amphi_or_amph/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amphi-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">mixis</span> mingling, from <span class="bodyi">mignynai</span> to mix].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bathing cap</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbaydhing/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004690a"><!--s004690a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/swimming_cap/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">swimming cap</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">choric</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkorik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010569a"><!--s010569a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or being in the style of a chorus, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a Greek chorus.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blowfish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006162a"><!--s006162a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/globefish/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">globefish</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cytomegalic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌsietohmiʹgalik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014981a"><!--s014981a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>characterized by or producing enlarged cells [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">cytomegalia</span> condition of having enlarged cells (from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cyt_or_cyto/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cyt-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/megal_or_megalo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">megal-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ia1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ia 1</span></span></a>) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ic1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ic 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brushed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007630a"><!--s007630a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007925b"><!--s007925b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a fabric: with the nap raised to give a softer texture </p><p><i></i></p><p>brushed cotton</p>.</div><a name="s007926b"><!--s007926b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of metal: having a surface that does not reflect light.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">couch<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kowch/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013512a"><!--s013512a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014131b"><!--s014131b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a long upholstered piece of furniture for sitting or lying on, either with a back and armrests or with a low back and raised head-end.</p></div><a name="s014132b"><!--s014132b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a long upholstered seat with a headrest for patients to lie on during medical examination or psychoanalysis.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DfES</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016458a"><!--s016458a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Department for Education and Skills.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">assessment</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003221a"><!--s003221a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003175b"><!--s003175b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of assessing.</p></div><a name="s003176b"><!--s003176b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an amount assessed.</p></div><a name="s003177b"><!--s003177b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in Britain, an evaluation made of a student's work, e.g. on a module or assignment.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accidental<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/aksiʹdentl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000285a"><!--s000285a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000339b"><!--s000339b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000074c"><!--s000074c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>occurring unexpectedly or by chance.</p></div><a name="s000075c"><!--s000075c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>happening without intent or through carelessness and often with unfortunate results.</p></div></div><a name="s000340b"><!--s000340b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>arising incidentally; non-essential</p><p><span class="bodyb">accidentally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carpet sweeper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009101a"><!--s009101a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a manual device with a revolving brush used to clean household carpets.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commonsense</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012043a"><!--s012043a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>showing sound and prudent judgment.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amphi- <span class="bodyi">or</span> amph-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001745a"><!--s001745a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s001739b"><!--s001739b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>on both sides; round </p><p><i></i></p><p>amphitheatre</p>.</div><a name="s001740b"><!--s001740b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of both kinds; both </p><p><i></i></p><p>amphibian</p> [Latin <span class="bodyi">amphi-</span> round, on both sides, from Greek <span class="bodyi">amphi-, amph-</span>, from <span class="bodyi">amphi</span>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bathing costume</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbaydhing/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004691a"><!--s004691a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/swimming_costume/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">swimming costume</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blowfly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> blowflies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006163a"><!--s006163a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various two-winged flyies that deposits their eggs or maggots <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on meat or in wounds, <span class="bodyi"><span class="bodyi">esp</span></span> a bluebottle: family Calliphoridae.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brush-off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007632a"><!--s007632a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a quietly curt or disdainful dismissal; a rebuff.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">couch<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013513a"><!--s013513a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014133b"><!--s014133b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to phrase (something) in a specified manner </p><p><i></i></p><p>The letter was couched in hostile terms</p>.</div><a name="s014134b"><!--s014134b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>formerly, to treat (a cataract) by displacing the lens of the eye.</p></div><a name="s014135b"><!--s014135b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to lower (a weapon) to an attacking position.</p></div><a name="s014136b"><!--s014136b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to embroider (a design) by attaching a thread to a fabric using small regularly spaced stitches <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s014137b"><!--s014137b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>said of an animal: to lie down to sleep.</p></div><a name="s014138b"><!--s014138b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> to lie in ambush [Middle English via Old French <span class="bodyi">coucher</span> to lie down, from Latin <span class="bodyi">collocare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/collocate1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">collocate 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">assessment centre</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003222a"><!--s003222a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a centre where juvenile offenders and young people in need of care or protection are sent temporarily while their situation is assessed and longer-term accommodation is found for them.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chorion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawri·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010570a"><!--s010570a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the outer embryonic membrane of higher vertebrates <span class="bodyb">chorionic</span> /-ʹonik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">chorion</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cytomegalovirus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌsietohmegəlohʹvie·ərəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014982a"><!--s014982a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a large group of highly species-specific DNA-containing viruses that are widely distributed in human beings and that cause affect <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the salivary glands and kidney, causing enlargement of the infected cells.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accidental<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000286a"><!--s000286a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000341b"><!--s000341b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in music, a sharp, flat, or natural sign placed before a note that is not in the key indicated by a key signature.</p></div><a name="s000342b"><!--s000342b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000076c"><!--s000076c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in music, a sharp, flat, or natural sign placed before a note that is not in the key indicated by a key signature.</p></div><a name="s000077c"><!--s000077c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a note altered in this way.</p></div></div><a name="s000343b"><!--s000343b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a non-essential property or condition of something.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DFM</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016459a"><!--s016459a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Distinguished Flying Medal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">common sense</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012044a"><!--s012044a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>sound and prudent judgment</p><p><span class="bodyb">commonsensical</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">car phone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009102a"><!--s009102a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cellular phone for use in a motor vehicle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amphioxus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/amfiʹoksəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> amphioxi /-sie/ amphioxuses)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001753a"><!--s001753a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of lancelets, used as a food fish in parts of Asia: genus <span class="bodyi">Branchiostoma</span> [scientific Latin, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amphi_or_amph/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amphi-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">oxys</span> sharp].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bathing hut</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbaydhing/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004692a"><!--s004692a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hut for bathers to undress in.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blowgun</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006164a"><!--s006164a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blowpipe/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blowpipe</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brush off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007631a"><!--s007631a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007927b"><!--s007927b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to reject (somebody) in an offhand way.</p></div><a name="s007928b"><!--s007928b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to dismiss (something, e.g. a criticism) swiftly and with nonchalant ease.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">common time</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012045a"><!--s012045a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the musical metre marked by four crotchets per bar.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">assessor</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003223a"><!--s003223a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003178b"><!--s003178b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who makes an assessment.</p></div><a name="s003179b"><!--s003179b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a specialist who is called in to advise a court.</p></div><a name="s003180b"><!--s003180b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an official who assesses property for taxation.</p></div><a name="s003181b"><!--s003181b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a person who investigates and determines the amount of insurance claims.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carpi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahpie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009103a"><!--s009103a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/carpus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">carpus</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accident-prone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000287a"><!--s000287a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>tending to have more accidents than is usual.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chorister</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoristə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010571a"><!--s010571a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a singer in a choir; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a choirboy or choirgirl [Middle English <span class="bodyi">querister</span> via Anglo-French <span class="bodyi">cueristre</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">chorista</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">chorus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chorus1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chorus 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">couch<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkowch, ʹkoohch/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013514a"><!--s013514a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/couch_grass/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">couch grass</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dg</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016461a"><!--s016461a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>decigram.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amphipod</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹamfipod/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001754a"><!--s001754a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various small shrimplike invertebrate animals, e.g. the sandhopper, with a body flattened sideways</p><p><span class="bodyb">amphipod</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amphi_or_amph/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amphi-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">pod-, pous</span> foot: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/foot1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">foot 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blowhard<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006165a"><!--s006165a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> a braggart.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cytoplasm</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsietohplaz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014983a"><!--s014983a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the substance of a plant or animal cell outside the organelles, e.g. the nucleus and mitochondria <span class="bodyb">cytoplasmic</span> /-ʹplazmik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">cytoplasmically</span> /-ʹplazmikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bathing machine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbaydhing/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004693a"><!--s004693a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>formerly, a bathing hut on wheels that was pulled to the water's edge, for bathing from for the convenience of the bather.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brushtail</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007633a"><!--s007633a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an Australian possum with a long prehensile tail.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commonweal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkomənweel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">archaic</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012046a"><!--s012046a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012462b"><!--s012462b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the general welfare.</p></div><a name="s012463b"><!--s012463b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a commonwealth.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carpo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009104a"><!--s009104a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/carp_or_carpo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">carp-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blowhard<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006166a"><!--s006166a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>boastful.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amphiprostyle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/amfiʹprohstiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001755a"><!--s001755a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a classical building, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a temple: having columns at each end but not at the sides [via Latin from Greek<span class="bodyi">amphiprostylos</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amphi_or_amph/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amphi-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">prostylos</span> having pillars in front, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pro_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pro- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">stylos</span> pillar].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chorizo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/chəʹreezoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> chorizos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010572a"><!--s010572a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dried pork sausage that is highly seasoned with paprika, pimientos, garlic, and spices [Spanish <span class="bodyi">chorizo</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bathing suit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbaydhing/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004694a"><!--s004694a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/swimming_costume/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">swimming costume</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">couchant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkowch(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013515a"><!--s013515a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">used after a noun</span>) in heraldry, said of an animal: lying down with the head up </p><p><i></i></p><p>a lion couchant</p> <p>[Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">couchant</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">coucher</span> to lie down, from Latin <span class="bodyi">collocare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/collocate1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">collocate 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accidie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaksidi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000288a"><!--s000288a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a condition of hopeless listlessness; spiritual apathy </p><p><i></i></p><p>There is nothing before you but sloth and apathy, accidie, which is a lingering suicide</p> — H G Wells [Middle English via Old French from Middle Latin <span class="bodyi">accidia</span>, alteration of late Latin <span class="bodyi">acedia</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/acedia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">acedia</span></span></a>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">asset</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003224a"><!--s003224a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003182b"><!--s003182b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000657c"><!--s000657c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the total property of a person, company, or institution, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> that part which can be used to pay debts.</p></div><a name="s000658c"><!--s000658c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a single item of property.</p></div></div><a name="s003183b"><!--s003183b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an advantage or resource.</p></div><a name="s003184b"><!--s003184b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the items on a balance sheet showing the book value of property owned [back-formation from <span class="bodyi">assets</span> sufficient property to pay debts and legacies, from Anglo-French <span class="bodyi">asetz</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">assez</span> enough, from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/as/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">as-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">satis</span> enough].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DG</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016460a"><!--s016460a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017165b"><!--s017165b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>by the grace of God.</p></div><a name="s017166b"><!--s017166b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>director-general.</p></div><a name="s017167b"><!--s017167b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>Thanks be to God [(sense 1) late Latin <span class="bodyi">Dei gratia</span>; (sense 3) late Latin <span class="bodyi">Deo gratias</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brush turkey</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007634a"><!--s007634a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a flightless bird that is native to Australia and New Guinea and is known for its habit of building mounds of earth: <span class="bodyi">Alectura lathami</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cyt- <span class="bodyi">or</span> cyto-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014969a"><!--s014969a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting:</p><a name="s015576b"><!--s015576b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>denoting a cell </p><p><i></i></p><p>cytology</p>.</div><a name="s015577b"><!--s015577b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>cytoplasm </p><p><i></i></p><p>cytokinesis</p> <p>[German <span class="bodyi">zyt-, zyto-</span>,from Greek <span class="bodyi">kytos</span> hollow vessel].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commonwealth</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012047a"><!--s012047a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012464b"><!--s012464b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an independent state; a republic.</p></div><a name="s012465b"><!--s012465b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Commonwealth</span>) a loose association of autonomous states under a common allegiance; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> an association consisting of Britain and states that were formerly British colonies.</p></div><a name="s012466b"><!--s012466b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Commonwealth</span>) the British state from 1649 to 1660.</p></div><a name="s012467b"><!--s012467b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a formal title of certain states of the USA.</p></div><a name="s012468b"><!--s012468b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the federal union of Australian states.</p></div><a name="s012469b"><!--s012469b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the commonwealth</span>) <span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a political unit founded on law and united by agreement of the people for the common good</p><p>A commonwealth is defined by Locke (1632–1704) in his second treatise, On Government, as ‘an independent Community’. Today, however, the term means a collection of communities, or rather a community of free and independent states, as opposed to an empire, a form of government in which dependent peoples are ruled by a superior — Professor Vernon Bogdanor</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">commen wealthe</span>, from <span class="bodyi">commen, commun</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/common1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">common 1</span></span></a>) + <span class="bodyi">wealthe, welthe</span> welfare: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wealth/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wealth</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carpology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kahʹpoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009105a"><!--s009105a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a branch of botany dealing with the study of fruit and seeds.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amphisbaena</span><small><span class="eSynop">/amfisʹbeenə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001756a"><!--s001756a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001748b"><!--s001748b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">amphisbaenian</span>) any of a family of modified wormlike burrowing reptiles that live in warm or tropical countries: family Amphisbaenidae.</p></div><a name="s001749b"><!--s001749b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a mythological serpent with a head at each end, capable of moving in either direction [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">amphisbaina</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amphi_or_amph/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amphi-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">bainein</span> to walk, go].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blowhole</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006167a"><!--s006167a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006422b"><!--s006422b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a nostril in the top of the head of a whale, porpoise, or dolphin.</p></div><a name="s006423b"><!--s006423b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a hole in the ice to which aquatic mammals, e.g. seals, come to breathe.</p></div><a name="s006424b"><!--s006424b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an opening for letting out air or other gas.</p></div><a name="s006425b"><!--s006425b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a hole in rock or the ground through which air, gas, water etc is forced or released.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">asset-stripping</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003225a"><!--s003225a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the practice of taking over an unsuccessful company and selling its assets separately at a profit.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bath mat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004695a"><!--s004695a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004744b"><!--s004744b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a usu washable mat, often of absorbent material, placed beside a bath.</p></div><a name="s004745b"><!--s004745b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a mat of non-slip material, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> rubber, placed in a bath to prevent the bather from slipping.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">choroid<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawroyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010573a"><!--s010573a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a membrane of the eye containing large pigment cells that lies between the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/retina/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">retina</span></span></a> (inner membrane) and the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sclera/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sclera</span></span></a> (outer coating) [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">choroides</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">chorioeidēs</span> resembling the chorion, from <span class="bodyi">chorion</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chorion/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chorion</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brushup</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007635a"><!--s007635a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a smartening of one's appearance </p><p><i></i></p><p>He went off for a quick wash and brushup</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">couchette</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koohʹshet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013516a"><!--s013516a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014139b"><!--s014139b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a railway carriage that has seats which convert into bunks.</p></div><a name="s014140b"><!--s014140b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a bunk in a railway carriage [French <span class="bodyi">couchette</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">couche</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/couch2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">couch 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cytosine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsietəseen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014984a"><!--s014984a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chemical compound pyrimidine base that is one of the four bases whose order in a DNA or RNA chain codes genetic information: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/adenine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">adenine</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/guanine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">guanine</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/thymine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">thymine</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/uracil/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">uracil</span></span></a> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cyt_or_cyto/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cyt-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ose2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ose 2</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ine2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ine 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accipiter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əkʹsipitə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000289a"><!--s000289a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of medium-sized hawks that have short wings and long legs, e.g. the sparrow hawk: genus <span class="bodyi">Accipiter</span> <span class="bodyb">accipitrine</span> /-treen/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [from the Latin genus name, from Latin <span class="bodyi">accipiter</span> hawk].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DH</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016462a"><!--s016462a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Department of Health.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Commonwealth of Nations</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012048a"><!--s012048a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/commonwealth/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">commonwealth</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carp- <span class="bodyi">or</span> carpo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009079a"><!--s009079a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: fruit or seed </p><p><i></i></p><p>carpology</p> <p>[via French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">karp-, karpo-</span>,from <span class="bodyi">karpos</span> fruit].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blow-in</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006169a"><!--s006169a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ, informal</span> somebody who has recently or unexpectedly arrived.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amphitheatre</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">amphitheater</span>) /ʹamfithiətə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001757a"><!--s001757a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001750b"><!--s001750b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an arena, of the kind used in ancient Greece and Rome <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for contests and public spectacles.</p></div><a name="s001751b"><!--s001751b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a semicircular gallery in a theatre [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">amphitheatron</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amphi_or_amph/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amphi-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">theatron</span> theatre].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">batho-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004696a"><!--s004696a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bath_or_batho/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bath-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acclaim<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹklaym/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000290a"><!--s000290a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000344b"><!--s000344b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to applaud or praise (somebody or something).</p></div><a name="s000345b"><!--s000345b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to hail (somebody as something) by acclamation </p><p><i></i></p><p>They acclaimed her queen</p><p><span class="bodyb">acclaimer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">acclamare</span> to shout at, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">clamare</span> to shout].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">asseverate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹsevərayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003226a"><!--s003226a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to affirm (something) solemnly </p><p><i></i></p><p>The man again asseverated that he had let no intruder pass</p> — G K Chesterton <span class="bodyb">asseveration</span> /-ʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">asseverative</span> /-rətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">asseveratus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">asseverare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/as/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">as-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">severus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/severe/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">severe</span></span></a>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commotion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹmohsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012049a"><!--s012049a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012470b"><!--s012470b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a disturbance or tumult.</p></div><a name="s012471b"><!--s012471b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>noisy confusion and bustle.</p></div><a name="s012472b"><!--s012472b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a state of civil unrest or insurrection [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">commotion-, commotio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">commovēre</span> to agitate, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/com_or_col_or_con_or_cor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">com-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">movēre</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/move1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">move 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">choroid<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010574a"><!--s010574a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to the choroid.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dhal <span class="bodyi">or</span> dal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dahl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016463a"><!--s016463a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017168b"><!--s017168b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a plant of the pea family that is cultivated in India and the tropics: <span class="bodyi">Cajanus cajan</span>.</p></div><a name="s017169b"><!--s017169b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a puree made <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from the seeds of a this plant of the pea family [Hindi <span class="bodyi">dāl</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brush up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007636a"><!--s007636a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007929b"><!--s007929b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + on) to renew one's skill in (something) or refresh one's memory of it </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'll have to brush up on my French</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s007930b"><!--s007930b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to tidy one's clothes, hair, etc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cytosol</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsietohsol/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014985a"><!--s014985a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the portion of the cytoplasm excluding the organelles (parts with a special function; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/organelle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">organelle</span></span></a>).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">couch grass</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kowch, koohch/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013517a"><!--s013517a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of grasses that spreads rapidly by long creeping underground stems and are difficult to eradicate: genus <span class="bodyi">Elymus</span> [alteration of <span class="bodyi">quitch grass</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/quitch/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">quitch</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carport</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009106a"><!--s009106a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an open-sided shelter for cars, attached to a house.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blow in</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006168a"><!--s006168a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006426b"><!--s006426b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to arrive casually or unexpectedly.</p></div><a name="s006427b"><!--s006427b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to break inwards because of an explosion <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s006428b"><!--s006428b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make (e.g. a window) break inwards because of an explosion.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">batholith</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbathəlith/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004697a"><!--s004697a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large dome-shaped mass of igneous rock formed at a great depth below the earth's surface from molten material that forced its way into spaces between existing rocks and later solidified <span class="bodyb">batholithic</span> /-ʹlithik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/batho/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">batho-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">lithos</span> stone].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acclaim<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000291a"><!--s000291a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/acclamation/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">acclamation</span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">choroid coat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010575a"><!--s010575a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/choroid1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">choroid 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amphora</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹamfərə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> amphorae /-ree, -rie/ amphoras)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001758a"><!--s001758a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a two-handled oval jar or vase with a narrow neck and base, orig used by the ancient Greeks and Romans for holding oil or wine: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ampulla/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ampulla</span></span></a> [Latin <span class="bodyi">amphora</span>, modification of Greek <span class="bodyi">amphoreus, amphiphoreus</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amphi_or_amph/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amphi-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">phoreus</span> bearer, from <span class="bodyi">pherein</span> to bear].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">asshole</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹas·hohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003227a"><!--s003227a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, coarse slang</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/arsehole/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">arsehole</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dhansak</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdunsahk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016464a"><!--s016464a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an Indian dish <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of chicken or lamb, cooked in a thick sauce with lentils and spices [Gujarati <span class="bodyi">dhansak</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brushwood</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007637a"><!--s007637a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007931b"><!--s007931b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>twigs or small branches, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when cut or broken.</p></div><a name="s007932b"><!--s007932b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a thicket of shrubs and small trees.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cytotoxin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sietohʹtoksin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014986a"><!--s014986a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a substance with a toxic effect on cells <span class="bodyb">cytotoxic</span> /-sik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">cytotoxicity</span> /-ʹsisiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">communal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkomyoonl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012050a"><!--s012050a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012473b"><!--s012473b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>shared or used in common by members of a group or community </p><p><i></i></p><p>communal changing rooms</p>.</div><a name="s012474b"><!--s012474b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of a community </p><p><i></i></p><p>communal riots</p>.</div><a name="s012475b"><!--s012475b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>of a commune or communes <span class="bodyb">communality</span> /-ʹnaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">communally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">communal</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">communalis</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">communis</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/common1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">common 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">couch potato</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013518a"><!--s013518a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an inactive person, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> somebody who spends a lot of time watching television.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-carpous</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009107a"><!--s009107a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming adjectives, with the meaning: having (such) fruit or (so many) fruits </p><p><i></i></p><p>polycarpous</p> <p>[scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">-carpus</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">-karpos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">karpos</span> fruit].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blow-job</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006170a"><!--s006170a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">slang</span> an act of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fellatio/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fellatio</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bathometer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹthomitə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004698a"><!--s004698a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an instrument for measuring depths in water.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acclamation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/akləʹmaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000292a"><!--s000292a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000346b"><!--s000346b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a loud expression of praise, goodwill, or assent.</p></div><a name="s000347b"><!--s000347b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an overwhelming affirmative vote by cheers or applause rather than by ballot </p><p><i></i></p><p>The motion was carried by acclamation</p> [Latin <span class="bodyi">acclamation-, acclamatio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">acclamare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/acclaim1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">acclaim 1</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dharma</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdahmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016465a"><!--s016465a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Hinduism and Buddhism, the fundamental concept of law, both natural and moral, based on the principle of everything in the universe acting according to its essential nature or proper station [Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">dharma</span> decree, custom, from <span class="bodyi">dhārayati</span> he holds].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brushwork</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrushwuhk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007638a"><!--s007638a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the technique of applying paint with a brush, or a particular artist's use of the brush in painting or as visible in a painting.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CZ</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014987a"><!--s014987a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Czech Republic (international vehicle registration).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">choropleth</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkorohpleth, ʹkorəpleth/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010576a"><!--s010576a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a map presenting the subject under study in terms of average value per unit area within specific boundaries, e.g. density of population per square kilometre shown within local, regional, or national administrative areas, often using a range of colours or shading to show orders of density [Greek <span class="bodyi">chōros</span> place + <span class="bodyi">plēthos</span> quantity].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amphoteric</span><small><span class="eSynop">/amfəʹterik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001759a"><!--s001759a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>capable of reacting chemically as both an acid and a base [Greek <span class="bodyi">amphoteros</span> each of two, from <span class="bodyi">amphō</span> both].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">communalise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkomyoonəliez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012051a"><!--s012051a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/communalize_or_communalise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">communalize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">assibilate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹsibilayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003228a"><!--s003228a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003185b"><!--s003185b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to pronounce (a speech sound) with, or as, a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sibilant2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sibilant 2</span></span></a> (a sound resembling /s/ or /sh/) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s003186b"><!--s003186b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a speech sound: to undergo alteration to a sibilant. <span class="bodyb">assibilation</span> /-ʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">assībilātus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">assībilāre</span> to hiss at, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/as/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">as-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">sībilāre</span> to hiss].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carpus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahpəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> carpi /ʹkahpie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009108a"><!--s009108a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the wrist, or the bones that form the wrist [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">carpus</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">karpos</span> wrist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coudé</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoohday, koohʹday/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013519a"><!--s013519a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a telescope: constructed so that light is reflected to a focus at a fixed place where the holder for a photographic plate, spectrograph, etc may be mounted [French <span class="bodyi">coudé</span> bent like an elbow, from <span class="bodyi">coude</span> elbow, from Latin <span class="bodyi">cubitum</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bath- <span class="bodyi">or</span> batho-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004682a"><!--s004682a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: depth </p><p><i></i></p><p>bathometer</p> [Greek <span class="bodyi">bathos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">bathys</span> deep].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">communalism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012052a"><!--s012052a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>social organization on a communal basis</p><p><span class="bodyb">communalist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">communalistic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blowlamp</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006171a"><!--s006171a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small portable burner that produces an intense flame and has a pressurized fuel tank.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brusque</span><small><span class="eSynop">/broosk, broohsk/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007639a"><!--s007639a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>blunt or abrupt in manner or speech, often to the point of rudeness</p><p><span class="bodyb">brusquely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">brusqueness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">brusque</span> via Italian <span class="bodyi">brusco</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">bruscus</span> butcher's-broom].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dharuk</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdurook/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016466a"><!--s016466a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an Aboriginal language, now extinct, of New South Wales.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">czar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/zah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014988a"><!--s014988a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tsar_or_czar_or_tzar/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tsar</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cougar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoohgə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cougars <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> cougar)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013520a"><!--s013520a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a puma [French <span class="bodyi">couguar</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">cuguacuarana</span>,from Tupi <span class="bodyi">suasuarana</span>,literally ‘deer-like’ from <span class="bodyi">suasu</span> deer + <span class="bodyi">rana</span> resembling].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acclimate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaklimayt, əʹkliemət/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000293a"><!--s000293a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to acclimatize (somebody or oneself) <span class="bodyb">acclimation</span> /akliʹmaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">acclimater</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">climat</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/climate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">climate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ampicillin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ampiʹsilin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001760a"><!--s001760a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a type of penicillin used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in treating respiratory infections [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amino/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amino</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/penicillin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">penicillin</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carrack</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkarak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009109a"><!--s009109a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large square-rigged trading vessel of the 14th to 17th cents that was sometimes equipped for warfare [Middle English <span class="bodyi">carrake</span> via Old French and Old Spanish from Arabic <span class="bodyi">qarāqīr</span>,pl of <span class="bodyi">qurqūr</span> merchant ship].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chortle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchawtl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010577a"><!--s010577a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to laugh or chuckle, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in satisfaction or exultation </p><p><i></i></p><p>‘O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!’ he chortled in his joy</p><p> Lewis Carroll </p><p><i></i></p><p>‘Ah well,’ he chortled. ‘In Tonga we hear things a little late.’</p><p> Simon Winchester</p><p><span class="bodyb">chortle</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">chortler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chuckle1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chuckle 1</span></span></a> and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/snort1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">snort 1</span></span></a>, portmanteau word invented by Lewis Carroll].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">assiduity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/asiʹdyoohiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003229a"><!--s003229a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003187b"><!--s003187b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>persistent application; diligence </p><p><i></i></p><p>I found Mr Micawber plying his pen with great assiduity</p> — Dickens.</div><a name="s003188b"><!--s003188b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>solicitous or obsequious attention to a person.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bathos</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbaythos/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004699a"><!--s004699a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004746b"><!--s004746b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sudden descent from something serious or high-minded to something commonplace or trivial</p><p><span class="bodyb">bathetic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bathetically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s004747b"><!--s004747b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>exceptional commonplaceness; triteness [Greek <span class="bodyi">bathos</span>, literally ‘depth’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">communalize <span class="bodyi">or</span> communalise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkomyoonəliez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012053a"><!--s012053a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make (something) the property of a community <span class="bodyb">communalization</span> /-lieʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blown<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/blohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006172a"><!--s006172a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blow1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blow 1</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blow4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blow 4</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dhobi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdohbi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dhobis)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016467a"><!--s016467a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an Indian washerman or washerwoman [Hindi <span class="bodyi">dhobī</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Brussels carpet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbruslz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007640a"><!--s007640a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a carpet with a looped woollen pile fixed onto a strong linen base [named after <span class="bodyi">Brussels</span>, city in Belgium].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ample</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹampl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (ampler, amplest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001761a"><!--s001761a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001752b"><!--s001752b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>enough or more than enough </p><p><i></i></p><p>They had ample money for the trip</p>.</div><a name="s001753b"><!--s001753b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>large or extensive </p><p><i></i></p><p>a house with an ample garden</p>.</div><a name="s001754b"><!--s001754b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">euphem</span> buxom; portly </p><p><i></i></p><p>her ample figure</p><p><span class="bodyb">ampleness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">ample</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">amplus</span> large, spacious].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">assiduous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹsidyoo·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003230a"><!--s003230a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>showing careful unremitting attention or persistent application; sedulous </p><p><i></i></p><p>I was very assiduous in recording his conversation</p> — James Boswell<p><span class="bodyb">assiduously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">assiduousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">assiduus</span> from <span class="bodyi">assidēre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/assess/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">assess</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acclimatize <span class="bodyi">or</span> acclimatise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkliemətiez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000294a"><!--s000294a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000348b"><!--s000348b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + to) to cause (somebody or oneself) to adapt to a new climate or situation </p><p><i></i></p><p>It took me a while to become acclimatized to the heat in Spain</p> <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</div><a name="s000349b"><!--s000349b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to adapt to a new climate or situation <span class="bodyb">acclimatization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cough<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kof/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013521a"><!--s013521a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014141b"><!--s014141b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to expel air from the lungs suddenly with an explosive noise.</p></div><a name="s014142b"><!--s014142b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make a noise like that of coughing.</p></div><a name="s014143b"><!--s014143b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to reveal information </p><p><i></i></p><p>We questioned him, but he didn't cough</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s014144b"><!--s014144b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to utter (something) with a cough or by coughing [Middle English <span class="bodyi">coughen</span>, of imitative origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chortle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010578a"><!--s010578a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a laugh or chuckle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carrageenan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/karəʹgeenən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009111a"><!--s009111a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a carbohydrate extracted <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from carrageen and used e.g. as an emulsifying agent in foods.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">czardas <span class="bodyi">or</span> csardas</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchahdash/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> czardas csardas /ʹchahdash/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014989a"><!--s014989a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Hungarian dance in which the dancers start slowly and finish rapidly [Hungarian <span class="bodyi">csárdás</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blown<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006173a"><!--s006173a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006429b"><!--s006429b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>swollen.</p></div><a name="s006430b"><!--s006430b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flyblown/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flyblown</span></span></a> (1) [past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blow1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blow 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">communard</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkomyoonahd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012054a"><!--s012054a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012476b"><!--s012476b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Communard</span>) a person who participated in the Commune of Paris in 1871.</p></div><a name="s012477b"><!--s012477b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person who lives in a commune [French <span class="bodyi">communard</span>, from <span class="bodyi">commune</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/commune1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">commune 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Brussels lace</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007641a"><!--s007641a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various fine laces, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with appliqué floral designs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dhol</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016468a"><!--s016468a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a barrel-shaped or cylindrical, usu double-headed, drum played in Indian music [Hindi].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bathrobe</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004700a"><!--s004700a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a loose usu absorbent robe, e.g. made of towelling, worn before and after having a bath.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chorus<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawrəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010579a"><!--s010579a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010837b"><!--s010837b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002697c"><!--s002697c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) an organized company of singers who sing in concert; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> the a body of singers who sing the choral parts of a work, e.g. ia n opera.</p></div><a name="s002698c"><!--s002698c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a group of dancers and singers supporting the featured players in a musical or revue </p><p><i></i></p><p>a chorus girl</p>.</div><a name="s002699c"><!--s002699c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a composition sung by a chorus.</p></div></div><a name="s010838b"><!--s010838b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a section of a song or hymn repeated at intervals, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> after each verse.</p></div><a name="s010839b"><!--s010839b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002700c"><!--s002700c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a part of a song or hymn recurring at intervals.</p></div><a name="s002701c"><!--s002701c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a composition sung by a chorus.</p></div></div><a name="s010840b"><!--s010840b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>something performed, sung, or uttered simultaneously by a number of people or animals.</p></div><a name="s010841b"><!--s010841b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s002702c"><!--s002702c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a character, e.g. in Elizabethan drama, who comments on the action, or the part spoken by this character.</p></div><a name="s002703c"><!--s002703c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a group of singers and dancers, e.g. in Greek drama, who comment on the action, or the part sung by them ✱ <span class="bodyb">in chorus</span> in unison [Latin <span class="bodyi">chorus</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">choros</span> ring dance, chorus].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acclivity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkliviti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> acclivities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000295a"><!--s000295a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an ascending slope </p><p><i></i></p><p>I pushed up the acclivity and soon gained its summit</p> — Herman Melville<p><span class="bodyb">acclivitous</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">acclivitas</span> from <span class="bodyi">acclivis</span> ascending, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">clivus</span> slope].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">czarevich</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹzahrəvich/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014990a"><!--s014990a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tsarevich_or_tsarevitch_or_czarevich_or_tzarevich/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tsarevich</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amplexus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/amʹpleksəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001762a"><!--s001762a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the mating embrace of frogs or toads during which eggs are shed into the water and fertilized there [scientific Latin, from Latin <span class="bodyi">amplexus</span> embrace, past part. of <span class="bodyi">amplecti</span> to entwine, embrace, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ambi/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ambi-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">plectere</span> to plait].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carrageen <span class="bodyi">or</span> carragheen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkarəgeen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009110a"><!--s009110a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dark purple branching edible seaweed found on the coasts of N Europe and N America: <span class="bodyi">Chondrus crispus</span> [named after <span class="bodyi">Carragheen</span>, town near Waterford, Eire].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">assign<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹsien/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003231a"><!--s003231a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003189b"><!--s003189b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000659c"><!--s000659c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to allot (a task, place, accommodation, etc) to somebody.</p></div><a name="s000660c"><!--s000660c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to appoint (somebody) to a particular task, post, duty, etc.</p></div></div><a name="s003190b"><!--s003190b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to transfer (property) to another person, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in trust or for the benefit of creditors.</p></div><a name="s003191b"><!--s003191b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to specify or fix authoritatively (a date for a future event, etc).</p></div><a name="s003192b"><!--s003192b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to ascribe (something) as a motive or reason</p><p><span class="bodyb">assignable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">assigner</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">assignor</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">assignen</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">assignare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/as/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">as-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">signare</span> to mark, from <span class="bodyi">signum</span> mark, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sign1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sign 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cough<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013522a"><!--s013522a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014145b"><!--s014145b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a condition marked by repeated or frequent coughing.</p></div><a name="s014146b"><!--s014146b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an act or sound of coughing</p><p><span class="bodyb">cougher</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blow off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006174a"><!--s006174a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006431b"><!--s006431b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to lose one's temper suddenly.</p></div><a name="s006432b"><!--s006432b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to break wind noisily <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s006433b"><!--s006433b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to decline or withdraw from (a commitment).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commune<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkomyoohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012055a"><!--s012055a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012478b"><!--s012478b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an often rural community of unrelated individuals or families organized on a communal basis.</p></div><a name="s012479b"><!--s012479b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the smallest administrative district of a number of European countries [French <span class="bodyi">commune</span>, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">communis</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/common1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">common 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Brussels sprout <span class="bodyi">or</span> Brussel sprout</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007642a"><!--s007642a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007933b"><!--s007933b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a bud of a plant of the cabbage family, used as a vegetable.</p></div><a name="s007934b"><!--s007934b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a plant of the cabbage family widely cultivated for its small edible buds: <span class="bodyi">Brassica oleracea gemmifera</span>.</p></div><a name="s007935b"><!--s007935b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a bud of this plant, used as a vegetable.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dhoti</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdohti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dhotis)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016469a"><!--s016469a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a loincloth worn by Hindu men [Hindi <span class="bodyi">dhotī</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">assign<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003232a"><!--s003232a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/assignee/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">assignee</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accolade</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹakəlayd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000296a"><!--s000296a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000350b"><!--s000350b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000078c"><!--s000078c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a mark of acknowledgment or honour; an award.</p></div><a name="s000079c"><!--s000079c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an expression of strong praise.</p></div></div><a name="s000351b"><!--s000351b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a ceremony marking the conferral of knighthood, in which each of the candidate's shoulders is touched with a sword.</p><p>French <span class="bodyi">accolade</span> from <span class="bodyi">accoler</span> to embrace, ultimately from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">collum</span> neck. Knighthoods were orig conferred with an embrace.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cough drop</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013523a"><!--s013523a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cough sweet.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bathroom</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004701a"><!--s004701a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004748b"><!--s004748b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a room containing a bath or shower and usu a washbasin and toilet.</p></div><a name="s004749b"><!--s004749b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">orig euphem</span> <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a toilet.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chorus<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i> (choruses, chorused, chorusing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010580a"><!--s010580a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to sing or utter (something) in chorus.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">czarina</span><small><span class="eSynop">/zahʹreenə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014991a"><!--s014991a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tsarina_or_czarina_or_tzarina/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tsarina</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carragheen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkarəgeen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009112a"><!--s009112a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/carrageen_or_carragheen/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">carrageen</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amplification</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌamplifiʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001763a"><!--s001763a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001755b"><!--s001755b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an act, example, or product of amplifying.</p></div><a name="s001756b"><!--s001756b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000417c"><!--s000417c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the particulars used to expand a statement.</p></div><a name="s000418c"><!--s000418c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an expanded statement.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blowout</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006175a"><!--s006175a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006434b"><!--s006434b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a large meal or other lavish or extravagant entertainment.</p></div><a name="s006435b"><!--s006435b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a bursting of e.g. a tyre or anything else containing air or gas by pressure of the contents on a weak spot.</p></div><a name="s006436b"><!--s006436b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an uncontrolled eruption of an oil or gas well.</p></div><a name="s006437b"><!--s006437b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the melting of a fuse.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commune<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹmyoohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012056a"><!--s012056a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012480b"><!--s012480b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + with) to communicate intimately </p><p><i></i></p><p>communing with nature</p>.</div><a name="s012481b"><!--s012481b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to receive Communion [Middle English <span class="bodyi">communen</span> to converse, administer Communion, via French and late Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">communicare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/communicate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">communicate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brut</span><small><span class="eSynop">/brooht (<span class="bodyi">French</span> bryt)/ /brooht/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007643a"><!--s007643a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of champagne: very dry [French <span class="bodyi">brut</span>, literally ‘rough’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dhow</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dow/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016470a"><!--s016470a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an Arab lateen-rigged (with triangular sail set at an angle: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lateen/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lateen</span></span></a>) boat, usu having a long overhanging bow and a high poop [Arabic <span class="bodyi">dāwa</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cough mixture</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013524a"><!--s013524a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> any of various medicated liquids used to relieve coughing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chorus girl</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010581a"><!--s010581a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a young woman who sings or dances in the chorus of a musical, cabaret, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accommodate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkomədayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000297a"><!--s000297a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000352b"><!--s000352b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000080c"><!--s000080c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to have or make adequate room for (somebody or something).</p></div><a name="s000081c"><!--s000081c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to provide (somebody) with lodgings; to house (somebody).</p></div></div><a name="s000353b"><!--s000353b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to bring (people or things) into agreement or concord; to reconcile.</p></div><a name="s000354b"><!--s000354b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ to) to make (something or somebody) fit, suitable for, or appropriate to (something or somebody else) </p><p><i></i></p><p>We must accommodate ourselves to changing circumstances</p>.</div><a name="s000355b"><!--s000355b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to oblige or give help to (somebody) or consideration to.</p></div><a name="s000356b"><!--s000356b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to give consideration to (somebody or something); to allow for [Latin <span class="bodyi">accommodatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">accommodare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">commodare</span> to make fit, from <span class="bodyi">commodus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/commode/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">commode</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amplifier</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹamplifie·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001764a"><!--s001764a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001757b"><!--s001757b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an electronic device that makes sounds louder.</p></div><a name="s001758b"><!--s001758b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an electronic device used to increase voltage, current, or power.</p></div><a name="s001759b"><!--s001759b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000419c"><!--s000419c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an electronic device that makes sounds louder.</p></div><a name="s000420c"><!--s000420c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an electronic device used to increase voltage, current, or power.</p></div></div><a name="s001760b"><!--s001760b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a person or thing that amplifies something.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Czech</span><small><span class="eSynop">/chek/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014992a"><!--s014992a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015580b"><!--s015580b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of the former country of Czechoslovakia or of the Czech Republic; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a Slav of the former W Czechoslovakia.</p></div><a name="s015581b"><!--s015581b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Slavonic language of the Czechs</p><p><span class="bodyb">Czech</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p>Czech <span class="bodyi">Čech</span>. Czech words that have passed into English include <span class="bodyi">howitzer, pistol, polka</span>, and <span class="bodyi">robot</span></p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">assignation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/asigʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003233a"><!--s003233a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003193b"><!--s003193b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of assigning.</p></div><a name="s003194b"><!--s003194b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a meeting, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a secret one with a lover </p><p><i></i></p><p>returned from an assignation with his mistress</p> — W B Yeats<p><span class="bodyb">assignational</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">communicable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹmyoohnikəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012057a"><!--s012057a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a disease: able to be communicated or transmitted to others <span class="bodyb">communicability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">communicably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carrel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkarəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009113a"><!--s009113a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a partitioned area or cubicle used for individual study, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a library [alteration of Middle English <span class="bodyi">carole</span> in the old senses ‘round dance’, ‘ring’: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/carol1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">carol 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blow out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006176a"><!--s006176a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006438b"><!--s006438b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to extinguish or be become extinguished by a breath or gust of air.</p></div><a name="s006439b"><!--s006439b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to break outwards because of an explosion.</p></div><a name="s006440b"><!--s006440b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of an oil or gas well: to erupt out of control <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s006441b"><!--s006441b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to extinguish (e.g. a flame) with the breath or a gust of air.</p></div><a name="s006442b"><!--s006442b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>said of a storm: to dissipate (itself) by blowing.</p></div><a name="s006443b"><!--s006443b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to cause (e.g. a window) to break outwards because of an explosion.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bath salts</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004702a"><!--s004702a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a usu coloured compound for perfuming or softening bathwater.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brutal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbroohtl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007644a"><!--s007644a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007936b"><!--s007936b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>cruel and cold-blooded </p><p><i></i></p><p>a brutal attack</p>.</div><a name="s007937b"><!--s007937b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>harsh or severe </p><p><i></i></p><p>brutal weather</p>.</div><a name="s007938b"><!--s007938b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>unpleasantly accurate and incisive </p><p><i></i></p><p>brutal truth</p> <p><span class="bodyb">brutalism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">brutality</span> /broohʹtaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">brutally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cough sweet</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013525a"><!--s013525a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a medicated sweet sucked to relieve coughing and soothe a sore throat.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DHSS</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016471a"><!--s016471a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> formerly, Department of Health and Social Security.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accommodating</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkomədayting/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000298a"><!--s000298a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>helpful or obliging</p><p><span class="bodyb">accommodatingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Czechoslovak</span><small><span class="eSynop">/chekəʹslohvak/ Czechoslovakian /-vakiən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014993a"><!--s014993a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of the former country of Czechoslovakia, separated since 1993 into the two independent countries of the Czech Republic and Slovakia</p><p><span class="bodyb">Czechoslovakian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chose</span><small><span class="eSynop">/chohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010582a"><!--s010582a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/choose/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">choose</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">assignee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/asieʹnee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003234a"><!--s003234a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003195b"><!--s003195b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person to whom property or a right is legally transferred.</p></div><a name="s003196b"><!--s003196b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person appointed to act for another.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blow over</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006177a"><!--s006177a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006444b"><!--s006444b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a storm: to pass by; to stop.</p></div><a name="s006445b"><!--s006445b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a difficulty: to pass by without lasting ill-effects; to be forgotten.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bathtub</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004703a"><!--s004703a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004750b"><!--s004750b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a bath:</p><a name="s000981c"><!--s000981c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> one not permanently fixed in a bathroom.</p></div><a name="s000982c"><!--s000982c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> one permanently fixed in a bathroom.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carriage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkarij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009114a"><!--s009114a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009435b"><!--s009435b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a railway passenger vehicle; a coach.</p></div><a name="s009436b"><!--s009436b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a wheeled vehicle, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a horse-drawn passenger vehicle.</p></div><a name="s009437b"><!--s009437b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a movable part of a machine that supports some other part.</p></div><a name="s009438b"><!--s009438b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s002272c"><!--s002272c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act of carrying or conveying something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> items of merchandise.</p></div><a name="s002273c"><!--s002273c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the price or cost of this.</p></div></div><a name="s009439b"><!--s009439b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the manner of bearing the body; posture [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cariage</span> from early French, from <span class="bodyi">carier</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/carry1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">carry 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amplify</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹamplifie/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (amplifies, amplified, amplifying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001765a"><!--s001765a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s001761b"><!--s001761b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to increase the volume of (sound) using an amplifier.</p></div><a name="s001762b"><!--s001762b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000421c"><!--s000421c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to make (something) larger or greater.</p></div><a name="s000422c"><!--s000422c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to increase the volume of (sound) using an amplifier.</p></div></div><a name="s001763b"><!--s001763b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to increase the magnitude of (an electronical signal or other input of power).</p></div><a name="s001764b"><!--s001764b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to expand (e.g. a statement) or make it clearer by the use of detail, illustration, etc</p><p><span class="bodyb">amplification</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s001765b"><!--s001765b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + on) to expand on one's remarks or ideas [Middle English <span class="bodyi">amplifien</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">amplificare</span>, from <span class="bodyi">amplus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ample/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ample</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">communicant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹmyoohnikənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012058a"><!--s012058a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012482b"><!--s012482b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a church member who receives or is entitled to receive Communion.</p></div><a name="s012483b"><!--s012483b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> an informant.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brutalise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007645a"><!--s007645a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brutalize_or_brutalise_or_ise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brutalize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cough up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013526a"><!--s013526a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014147b"><!--s014147b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to expel (e.g. mucus) by coughing.</p></div><a name="s014148b"><!--s014148b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to produce or hand over (e.g. money or information) unwillingly <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s014149b"><!--s014149b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to produce or hand something over.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dhurrie <span class="bodyi">or</span> durrie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹduri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016472a"><!--s016472a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an Indian woven rug, typically of thick coarse cotton yarn [Hindi <span class="bodyi">darī</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accommodation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əˌkoməʹdaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000299a"><!--s000299a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000357b"><!--s000357b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a building or space in which a person or group of people may live or carry on business.</p></div><a name="s000358b"><!--s000358b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000082c"><!--s000082c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an adaptation or adjustment, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to new circumstances.</p></div><a name="s000083c"><!--s000083c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a settlement or agreement.</p></div><a name="s000084c"><!--s000084c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the automatic adjustment of the eye, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by changes in the amount by which the lens bends light, for seeing at different distances, or the range of this.</p></div></div><a name="s000359b"><!--s000359b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something needed or desired for convenience; a facility.</p></div><a name="s000360b"><!--s000360b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="sb00000026"><!--sb00000026--></a><p>the endorsement of a bank loan or bill of exchange</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyi">Accommodation</span> is often misspelt. It has two <span class="bodyi">c</span>'s and two <span class="bodyi">m</span>‘s.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">d</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014997a"><!--s014997a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015595b"><!--s015595b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>daughter.</p></div><a name="s015596b"><!--s015596b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>day(s).</p></div><a name="s015597b"><!--s015597b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>deci-.</p></div><a name="s015598b"><!--s015598b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>departs (used in timetables).</p></div><a name="s015599b"><!--s015599b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>diameter.</p></div><a name="s015600b"><!--s015600b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>died.</p></div><a name="s015601b"><!--s015601b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> pence (before decimalization).</p></div><a name="s015602b"><!--s015602b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> penny (before decimalization).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chosen<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchohz(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010583a"><!--s010583a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/choose/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">choose</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">assignment</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003235a"><!--s003235a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003197b"><!--s003197b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000661c"><!--s000661c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a position, post, or job to which one is assigned.</p></div><a name="s000662c"><!--s000662c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a specified task or amount of work assigned by somebody in authority, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a teacher or tutor.</p></div></div><a name="s003198b"><!--s003198b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the legal transfer of property or a document putting this into effect.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carriage clock</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009115a"><!--s009115a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small clock enclosed in a glass-sided metal frame, usu with a handle at the top.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">communicate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹmyoohnikayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012059a"><!--s012059a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012484b"><!--s012484b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to convey knowledge of or information about (something); to make (something) known.</p></div><a name="s012485b"><!--s012485b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to pass from one person to another <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s012486b"><!--s012486b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to transmit information, thought, or feeling so that it is satisfactorily received or understood.</p></div><a name="s012487b"><!--s012487b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of rooms: to give access to each other; to connect.</p></div><a name="s012488b"><!--s012488b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to receive Communion</p><p><span class="bodyb">communicator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">communicatory</span> /-kət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">communicatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">communicare</span> to impart, participate, from <span class="bodyi">communis</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/common1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">common 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amplitude</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹamplityoohd, -choohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001766a"><!--s001766a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001766b"><!--s001766b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>largeness of dimensions or scope; abundance </p><p><i></i></p><p>Such was his amplitude of learning, and such his copiousness of communication, that it may be doubted whether a day now passes, in which I have not some advantage from his friendship</p> — Dr Johnson.</div><a name="s001767b"><!--s001767b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the extent of a vibration or oscillation measured from the average position to a maximum.</p></div><a name="s001768b"><!--s001768b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000423c"><!--s000423c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the extent of a vibration or oscillation measured from the average position to a maximum.</p></div><a name="s000424c"><!--s000424c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the maximum departure of the value of an alternating current or wave, e.g. a radio wave, from the average value.</p></div></div><a name="s001769b"><!--s001769b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the position of the horizon between the true east or west point and the foot of a vertical circle passing through any star or object [Latin <span class="bodyi">amplitudo</span>, from <span class="bodyi">amplus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ample/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ample</span></span></a> + -<span class="bodyi">tudo</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tude/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-tude</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blowpipe</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006178a"><!--s006178a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006446b"><!--s006446b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small tube for blowing air, oxygen, etc into a flame to direct and increase the heat.</p></div><a name="s006447b"><!--s006447b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a tube for propelling a projectile, e.g. a dart, by blowing.</p></div><a name="s006448b"><!--s006448b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a long metal tube used to shape glass by a glassblower, on which glass is shaped by blowing.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bathy-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004704a"><!--s004704a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s004751b"><!--s004751b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>deep; depth </p><p><i></i></p><p>bathymeter</p>.</div><a name="s004752b"><!--s004752b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>deep-sea </p><p><i></i></p><p>bathysphere</p> [Greek <span class="bodyi">bathys</span> deep].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brutalism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbroohtəliz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007646a"><!--s007646a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a style of modern architecture characterized by massiveness and lack of ornamentation</p><p><span class="bodyb">brutalist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">could</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəd, <span class="bodyi">strong</span> kood/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb aux</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013527a"><!--s013527a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the past tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/can1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">can 1</span></span></a>, used:</p><a name="s014150b"><!--s014150b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to express possibility in the past </p><p><i></i></p><p>He realized he could go</p>.</div><a name="s014151b"><!--s014151b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to express a condition </p><p><i></i></p><p>He said he would go if he could</p>.</div><a name="s014152b"><!--s014152b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to express a possibility </p><p><i></i></p><p>You could be right</p>.</div><a name="s014153b"><!--s014153b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>as a polite form in the present </p><p><i></i></p><p>Could you do this for me?</p>.</div><a name="s014154b"><!--s014154b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to express expectation or obligation </p><p><i></i></p><p>You could at least apologize</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">coude</span> from Old English <span class="bodyi">cuthe</span>, past tense of <span class="bodyi">cunnan</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/can1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">can 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DI</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016473a"><!--s016473a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017170b"><!--s017170b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Detective Inspector.</p></div><a name="s017171b"><!--s017171b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>donor insemination.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accommodation address</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000300a"><!--s000300a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an address to which letters may be sent to somebody who does not have or does not wish to give a permanent address.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">‘d</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">contraction</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014999a"><!--s014999a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015603b"><!--s015603b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>had.</p></div><a name="s015604b"><!--s015604b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>would.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carriage return</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009116a"><!--s009116a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mechanism or key used to start a new line on a typewriter or computer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chosen<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010584a"><!--s010584a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>selected or marked for favour or special privilege </p><p><i></i></p><p>This is a privilege granted only to a chosen few</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blowsy <span class="bodyi">or</span> blowzy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹblowzi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (blowsier blowzier) (blowsiest blowziest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006179a"><!--s006179a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006449b"><!--s006449b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having a coarse ruddy complexion.</p></div><a name="s006450b"><!--s006450b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a woman: slovenly in appearance and usu fat</p><p><span class="bodyb">blowsily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">blowsiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [English dialect <span class="bodyi">blowse, blowze</span> wench, slattern, of unknown origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">communication</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəˌmyoohniʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012060a"><!--s012060a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012489b"><!--s012489b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the exchange of information, or the use of a common system of symbols, signs, behaviour, etc for this.</p></div><a name="s012490b"><!--s012490b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a verbal or written message.</p></div><a name="s012491b"><!--s012491b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>)</p><a name="s003251c"><!--s003251c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a system, e.g. of telephones, for communicating.</p></div><a name="s003252c"><!--s003252c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a system of routes for moving troops, supplies, etc.</p></div></div><a name="s012492b"><!--s012492b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl, but treated as sing. or pl</span>) techniques for the effective transmission of information, ideas, etc</p><p><span class="bodyb">communicational</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">assimilate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹsimilayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003236a"><!--s003236a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003199b"><!--s003199b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000663c"><!--s000663c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to take in or absorb (a substance), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as nourishment.</p></div><a name="s000664c"><!--s000664c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to absorb and understand (facts or information) with complete comprehension.</p></div></div><a name="s003200b"><!--s003200b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000665c"><!--s000665c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + to/with) to make (one thing) similar to another; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> to make (a consonant) similar in sound to a following one.</p></div><a name="s000666c"><!--s000666c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + to/with) to absorb (e.g. immigrants) into a cultural tradition <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s003201b"><!--s003201b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to become assimilated</p><p><span class="bodyb">assimilable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">assimilation</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">assimilative</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">assimilator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">assimilatory</span> /-lət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">assimilatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">assimilare</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">assimulare</span> to make similar, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/as/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">as-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">simulare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/simulate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">simulate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">couldn't</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoodnt/ <i><span class="bodyi">contraction</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013528a"><!--s013528a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>could not.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amplitude modulation</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001767a"><!--s001767a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001770b"><!--s001770b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a modulation of the amplitude of a wave, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a radio carrier wave, by the characteristics of the signal carried.</p></div><a name="s001771b"><!--s001771b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a method of transmitting using this: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/frequency_modulation/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">frequency modulation</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/phase_modulation/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">phase modulation</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bathymeter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/baʹthimətə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004705a"><!--s004705a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an instrument used to measure the depth of oceans, seas, and lakes <span class="bodyb">bathymetric</span> /-ʹmetrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bathymetry</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">di-<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016474a"><!--s016474a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s017172b"><!--s017172b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>twice; twofold; double </p><p><i></i></p><p>dicotyledon</p> <p><i></i></p><p>dichromatic</p>.</div><a name="s017173b"><!--s017173b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>containing two atoms, groups, or chemical equivalents in the molecular structure </p><p><i></i></p><p>dichloride</p> <p>[Middle English via French and Latin from Greek].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brutalize <span class="bodyi">or</span> brutalise <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007647a"><!--s007647a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007939b"><!--s007939b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (somebody) brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman </p><p><i></i></p><p>They are a people brutalized by poverty and disease</p>.</div><a name="s007940b"><!--s007940b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to treat (somebody) brutally <span class="bodyb">brutalization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accommodation ladder</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000301a"><!--s000301a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a ladder hung over the side of a ship to provide access from and to small boats.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">d’</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">contraction</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014998a"><!--s014998a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>do </p><p><i></i></p><p>D'you know what the time is?</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carriage trade</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009117a"><!--s009117a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>trade from rich people.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chosen<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010585a"><!--s010585a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the chosen</span>) people who are the object of divine favour.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">assimilation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əˌsiməʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003237a"><!--s003237a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003202b"><!--s003202b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000667c"><!--s000667c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of assimilating.</p></div><a name="s000668c"><!--s000668c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the process of assimilating or being assimilated.</p></div></div><a name="s003203b"><!--s003203b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the incorporation or conversion of nutrients into living matter. In animals, this process follows digestion and absorption, and in plants it involves both photosynthesis and absorption of water and minerals from the soil by the roots.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bathyscaphe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbathiskayf, -skaf/ bathyscaph /ʹbathiskaf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004706a"><!--s004706a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a navigable submersible ship for deep-sea exploration [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bathy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bathy-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">skaphē</span> light boat].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amply</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹampli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001768a"><!--s001768a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>generously; more than adequately </p><p><i></i></p><p>amply rewarded</p> <p><i></i></p><p>amply proportioned</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">di-<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016475a"><!--s016475a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dia_or_di/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dia-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coulee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoohli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013529a"><!--s013529a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a deep ravine [Canadian French <span class="bodyi">coulée</span> from French <span class="bodyi">coulée</span>, flowing, flow of lava, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">colum</span> sieve].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">communication cord</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012061a"><!--s012061a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a device, e.g. a chain or handle, in a railway carriage that may be pulled in an emergency to sound an alarm.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accompaniment</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkump(ə)nimənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000302a"><!--s000302a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000361b"><!--s000361b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a subordinate instrumental or vocal part supporting or complementing a principal voice or instrument.</p></div><a name="s000362b"><!--s000362b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an addition intended to complete something; a complement.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blowtorch</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006180a"><!--s006180a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blowlamp/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blowlamp</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brute<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/brooht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007648a"><!--s007648a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007941b"><!--s007941b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a brutal person.</p></div><a name="s007942b"><!--s007942b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an animal, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when its animal qualities are contrasted to human qualities</p><p><span class="bodyb">brutish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">brutishly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">brutishness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">brutus</span> stupid, heavy].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">D<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> d</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> D's Ds <span class="bodyi">or</span> d's)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014994a"><!--s014994a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015582b"><!--s015582b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the fourth letter of the English alphabet.</p></div><a name="s015583b"><!--s015583b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003926c"><!--s003926c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the fourth letter of the English alphabet.</p></div><a name="s003927c"><!--s003927c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a written character or design denoting this letter.</p></div><a name="s003928c"><!--s003928c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the sound represented by this letter, one of the English consonants.</p></div></div><a name="s015584b"><!--s015584b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an item designated as D, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the fourth in a series.</p></div><a name="s015585b"><!--s015585b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a mark or grade rating a student's work as below average.</p></div><a name="s015586b"><!--s015586b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in music, the second note of the diatonic scale of C major.</p></div><a name="s015587b"><!--s015587b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>the Roman numeral for 500.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dia.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016476a"><!--s016476a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>diameter.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carriageway</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009118a"><!--s009118a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> the part of a road used by vehicular traffic, often consisting of several lanes; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lane/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lane</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bathysphere</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbathisfiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004707a"><!--s004707a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a strongly built diving sphere for deep-sea observation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chough</span><small><span class="eSynop">/chuf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010586a"><!--s010586a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of birds of the crow family found in Europe and Asia that hasve red legs and glossy black plumage: genus <span class="bodyi">Pyrrhocorax</span> [Middle English, probably imitative of its call].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ampoule</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">ampul</span>)(ampule) /ʹampooh, -pyoohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001769a"><!--s001769a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small sealed bulbous glass vessel that is used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to hold a sterile solution for hypodermic injection [Middle English <span class="bodyi">ampulle</span> flask, Old English <span class="bodyi">ampulle</span> and Old French <span class="bodyi">ampoule</span>, both from Latin <span class="bodyi">ampulla</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ampulla/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ampulla</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brute<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007649a"><!--s007649a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007943b"><!--s007943b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>purely physical </p><p><i></i></p><p>brute strength</p>.</div><a name="s007944b"><!--s007944b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001922c"><!--s001922c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>cruel or savage.</p></div><a name="s001923c"><!--s001923c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>not working by reason; mindless </p><p><i></i></p><p>brute instinct</p>.</div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">assist<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹsist/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003238a"><!--s003238a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003204b"><!--s003204b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to help (somebody) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s003205b"><!--s003205b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to help or give support.</p></div><a name="s003206b"><!--s003206b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> (<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + at) to be present at a ceremony, etc, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a helper </p><p><i></i></p><p>The curate sometimes assisted at weddings and christenings</p><p><span class="bodyb">assister</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">assistere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/as/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">as-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">sistere</span> to cause to stand].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coulibiac <span class="bodyi">or</span> koulibiac</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koohliʹbyak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013530a"><!--s013530a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Russian dish of meat or fish, e.g. salmon, baked in pastry [Russian <span class="bodyi">kulebyaka</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">communication satellite <span class="bodyi">or</span> communications satellite</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012062a"><!--s012062a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an artificial satellite used to relay telephone, radio, and television signals.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accompanist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkumpənist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000303a"><!--s000303a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a player of a musical accompaniment, e.g. on a piano.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blow up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006182a"><!--s006182a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006454b"><!--s006454b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to shatter or destroy (something) by an explosion.</p></div><a name="s006455b"><!--s006455b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to build up or exaggerate (something) to an unreasonable extent.</p></div><a name="s006456b"><!--s006456b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to inflate (something) with air or gas.</p></div><a name="s006457b"><!--s006457b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to make an enlargement of (a photograph).</p></div><a name="s006458b"><!--s006458b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to reprimand (somebody) angrily <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s006459b"><!--s006459b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s001525c"><!--s001525c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to explode.</p></div><a name="s001526c"><!--s001526c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to be disrupted or destroyed (e.g. by an explosion).</p></div></div><a name="s006460b"><!--s006460b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to become violently angry.</p></div><a name="s006461b"><!--s006461b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s001527c"><!--s001527c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to become filled with air or gas.</p></div><a name="s001528c"><!--s001528c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to become expanded to unreasonable proportions.</p></div></div><a name="s006462b"><!--s006462b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><a name="s001529c"><!--s001529c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a storm or wind: to start to develop or strengthen.</p></div><a name="s001530c"><!--s001530c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to arise or develop unexpectedly ✱ <span class="bodyb">blow up in one's face</span> said of an action or plan: to fail disastrously with adverse effects for its originator</p><p><span class="bodyb">blowup</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">D<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014995a"><!--s014995a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015588b"><!--s015588b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> Democrat.</p></div><a name="s015589b"><!--s015589b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> Democratic.</p></div><a name="s015590b"><!--s015590b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>depth (of an object).</p></div><a name="s015591b"><!--s015591b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>Deutschland (international vehicle registration for Germany).</p></div><a name="s015592b"><!--s015592b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>dimensional (used after a number).</p></div><a name="s015593b"><!--s015593b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>dimensions (used after a number).</p></div><a name="s015594b"><!--s015594b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>drawn (used in tables of match results).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carrick bend</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkarik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009119a"><!--s009119a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a knot used to join the ends of two large ropes [prob from obsolete <span class="bodyi">carrick</span>, from Middle English <span class="bodyi">carrake</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/carrack/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">carrack</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diabetes</span><small><span class="eSynop">/die·əʹbeetis, -teez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016478a"><!--s016478a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various abnormal conditions characterized by the secretion and excretion of excessive amounts of urine, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> diabetes mellitus<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/diabetes_mellitus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">diabetes mellitus</span></span></a></p><p>There are two main types, both with genetic predisposition. Type 1 is due to deficiency of the hormone insulin, and occurs when the body's immune system attacks the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas (an autoimmune disease). Type 2 (85% of diabetes) is characterized by defective insulin action (‘insulin resistance’), exacerbated by lifestyle factors and associated with obesity – Professor Leonard C Harrison</p> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">diabētēs</span>, from <span class="bodyi">diabainein</span> to go through, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dia_or_di/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dia-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">bainein</span> to go; so called because of the thirst and excessive urination associated with diabetes].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ampulla</span><small><span class="eSynop">/amʹpoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> ampullae /-lee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001770a"><!--s001770a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001772b"><!--s001772b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an ancient Roman flask of glass or earthenware with two handles, used to hold ointment, perfume, or wine: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amphora/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amphora</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s001773b"><!--s001773b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a bottle for consecrated oil, wine, etc.</p></div><a name="s001774b"><!--s001774b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a bag-like widening of an anatomical duct or canal</p><p><span class="bodyb">ampullar</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">ampulle</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">ampulla</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">amphora</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amphora/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amphora</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">communicative</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹmyoohnikətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012063a"><!--s012063a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012493b"><!--s012493b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>tending to communicate; talkative.</p></div><a name="s012494b"><!--s012494b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of communication</p><p><span class="bodyb">communicatively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">choux pastry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/shooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010587a"><!--s010587a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a light pastry made with an egg-enriched dough, used for profiteroles, eclairs, etc [French <span class="bodyi">choux</span>, pl of <span class="bodyi">chou</span>, literally ‘cabbage’, denoting a round cake of choux pastry filled with cream, from Latin <span class="bodyi">caulis</span> stalk].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coulis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kooʹlee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> coulis)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013531a"><!--s013531a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a thin sauce made from puréed fruit or vegetables [French <span class="bodyi">coulis</span> from <span class="bodyi">couler</span> to flow, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">colum</span> sieve].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blowup <span class="bodyi">or</span> blow-up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006181a"><!--s006181a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006451b"><!--s006451b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an explosion.</p></div><a name="s006452b"><!--s006452b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an outburst of temper.</p></div><a name="s006453b"><!--s006453b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a photographic enlargement.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">batik</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbatik, bəʹteek/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004708a"><!--s004708a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an orig Indonesian method of hand-printing by coating with wax the parts to be left undyed, or a fabric or design printed using this method [via Malay from Javanese <span class="bodyi">batik</span> painted].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accompany</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkump(ə)ni/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (accompanies, accompanied, accompanying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000304a"><!--s000304a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s000363b"><!--s000363b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to go with (somebody) as an escort or companion.</p></div><a name="s000364b"><!--s000364b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to perform an accompaniment for (a singer or musician).</p></div><a name="s000365b"><!--s000365b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000085c"><!--s000085c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(+ with) to supplement (one thing) with another </p><p><i></i></p><p>He accompanied his advice with a warning</p>.</div><a name="s000086c"><!--s000086c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to happen or exist with (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>the pictures that accompany the text</p> <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</div></div><a name="s000366b"><!--s000366b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to perform a musical accompaniment [Middle English <span class="bodyi">accompanien</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">acompaignier</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">compaing</span> companion, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">companio</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/companion1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">companion 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bruxism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbruksiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007650a"><!--s007650a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the habit of unconsciously gritting or grinding the teeth, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in situations of stress or during sleep [Greek <span class="bodyi">brychein</span> to gnash the teeth + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ism/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ism</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">assist<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003239a"><!--s003239a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> in baseball and other games, the action of a player who by throwing the ball enables a teammate to put an opponent out or score a goal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">D<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014996a"><!--s014996a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chemical symbol for deuterium.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amputate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹampyootayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001771a"><!--s001771a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to remove (all or part of a limb, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a damaged or diseased one) surgically <span class="bodyb">amputation</span> /-ʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">amputator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">amputatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">amputare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ambi/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ambi-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">putare</span> to cut, prune].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carrier</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkari·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009120a"><!--s009120a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009440b"><!--s009440b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a bearer or messenger.</p></div><a name="s009441b"><!--s009441b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an individual or organization that undertakes to transport goods, messages, people, etc for payment.</p></div><a name="s009442b"><!--s009442b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002274c"><!--s002274c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a container for carrying something.</p></div><a name="s002275c"><!--s002275c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/carrier_bag/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">carrier bag</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s002276c"><!--s002276c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a device or mechanism that carries something.</p></div></div><a name="s009443b"><!--s009443b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a bearer and transmitter of a causative agent of disease, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a person or animal that is immune to the disease.</p></div><a name="s009444b"><!--s009444b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s002277c"><!--s002277c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a usu inactive accessory substance </p><p><i></i></p><p>a carrier for a drug</p>.</div><a name="s002278c"><!--s002278c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a substance, e.g. a catalyst, by means of which some element or group is transferred from one chemical compound to another.</p></div></div><a name="s009445b"><!--s009445b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a radio or electrical wave of relatively high frequency that can be modulated to carry a signal representing sound, vision, or other information, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in order to transmit that signal. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/carrier_wave/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">carrier wave</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s009446b"><!--s009446b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>in physics, a mobile electron or <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hole1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hole 1</span></span></a> (vacancy resulting from the absence of an electron) capable of carrying an electric charge in a semiconductor.</p></div><a name="s009447b"><!--s009447b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aircraft_carrier/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aircraft carrier</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diabetes insipidus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹsipidəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016479a"><!--s016479a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a disorder of the pituitary gland characterized by intense thirst and by the excretion of large amounts of urine [Latin <span class="bodyi">diabetes insipidus</span> insipid diabetes].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">batiste</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹteest/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004709a"><!--s004709a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fine soft sheer fabric of plain weave made of various fibres [French <span class="bodyi">batiste</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blowy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (blowier, blowiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006183a"><!--s006183a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>windy </p><p><i></i></p><p>a blowy March day</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">assistance</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003240a"><!--s003240a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act of assisting or the help supplied; aid.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">couloir</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoohlwah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013532a"><!--s013532a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a gorge in a mountainside [French <span class="bodyi">couloir</span> gully, literally ‘strainer’, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">colum</span> sieve].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DA</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015000a"><!--s015000a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015605b"><!--s015605b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> district attorney.</p></div><a name="s015606b"><!--s015606b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> duck's arse (hairstyle).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accomplice</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkumplis, əʹkom-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000305a"><!--s000305a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who collaborates with another, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in wrongdoing [alteration (by incorrect division of <span class="bodyi">a complice</span>) of archaic <span class="bodyi">complice</span> associate, via Middle English and French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">complic-, complex</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/com_or_col_or_con_or_cor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">com-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">plicare</span> to fold].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bryology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/brieʹoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007651a"><!--s007651a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a branch of botany that deals with mosses and liverworts <span class="bodyb">bryological</span> /-ʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bryologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">bryon</span> moss + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/logy_or_ology/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-logy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">communion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹmyoohnyən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012064a"><!--s012064a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012495b"><!--s012495b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Communion</span>) the religious service celebrating the Eucharist in Protestant churches, the act of receiving the Eucharist, or the consecrated elements of the Eucharist.</p></div><a name="s012496b"><!--s012496b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>intimate fellowship or rapport </p><p><i></i></p><p>communion with nature</p>.</div><a name="s012497b"><!--s012497b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a body of Christians having a common faith and discipline [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">communion-, communio</span> mutual participation, from <span class="bodyi">communis</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/common1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">common 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chow<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/chow/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010588a"><!--s010588a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> food [perhaps from Chinese (Pekingese) <span class="bodyi">jiao</span> meat dumpling].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amputee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ampyooʹtee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001772a"><!--s001772a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who has had all or part of a limb amputated.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carrier bag</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009121a"><!--s009121a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a usu disposable bag of plastic or thick paper used for carrying goods, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> shopping.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blowzy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹblowzi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006184a"><!--s006184a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blowsy_or_blowzy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blowsy</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">batman</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbatmən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> batmen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004710a"><!--s004710a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a British officer's servant</p><p><span class="bodyi">bat</span> pack-saddle, luggage, from Old French. A batman was orig an orderly responsible for the horse that carried the officer's baggage</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">D/A</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015001a"><!--s015001a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in electronics, digital to analogue.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">assistant</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003241a"><!--s003241a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003207b"><!--s003207b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who assists; a helper.</p></div><a name="s003208b"><!--s003208b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">shop assistant</span>) a person who serves customers in a shop, etc.</p></div><a name="s003209b"><!--s003209b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) denoting a subordinate post in job titles </p><p><i></i></p><p>an assistant professor</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coulomb</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoohlom, ʹkoohlohm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013533a"><!--s013533a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the SI unit of electric charge, equal to the charge transported in one second by a current of one ampere [named after Charles A de <span class="bodyi">Coulomb</span> d.1806, French physicist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chow<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> chow chow</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010589a"><!--s010589a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dog of a breed having a blue-black tongue, a heavy coat, and a broad head [from a Chinese dialect word related to Cantonese <span class="bodyi">kau</span> dog].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bryony</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrie·əni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bryonies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007652a"><!--s007652a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of climbing plants of the cucumber family with large leaves and red or black fruit: genus <span class="bodyi">Bryonia</span> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">bryōnia</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diabetes mellitus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmelitəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016480a"><!--s016480a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a form of diabetes disorder of the process by which the body uses sugars and other carbohydrates in which not enough insulin is produced or there is increased resistance to its action, and which is characterized typically by abnormally great amounts of sugar in the blood and urine [Latin <span class="bodyi">diabetes mellitus</span> honey-sweet diabetes].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">communiqué</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹmyoohnikay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012065a"><!--s012065a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an official announcement; a bulletin [French <span class="bodyi">communiqué</span>, from past part. of <span class="bodyi">communiquer</span> to communicate, from Latin <span class="bodyi">communicare</span> to impart, participate].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amt</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001773a"><!--s001773a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>amount.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accomplish</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkumplish, əʹkom-/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000306a"><!--s000306a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000367b"><!--s000367b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to bring (something) to a successful conclusion; to achieve.</p></div><a name="s000368b"><!--s000368b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to manage to complete (an undertaking) [Middle English <span class="bodyi">accomplisshen</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">acompliss-</span>, stem of <span class="bodyi">acomplir</span>, ultimately from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">complēre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/complete1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">complete 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carrier pigeon</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009122a"><!--s009122a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a homing pigeon used to carry messages.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BLT</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006185a"><!--s006185a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bat mitzvah <span class="bodyi">or</span> Bat Mitzvah</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bat ʹmitsvə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004711a"><!--s004711a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004753b"><!--s004753b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the religious ceremony marking a Jewish girl's reaching the age of 13, when religious responsibilities are assumed.</p></div><a name="s004754b"><!--s004754b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a Jewish girl who undergoes this ceremony [Hebrew <span class="bodyi">bath miṣwāh</span> daughter of the (divine) law].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">assistant referee</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003242a"><!--s003242a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an official who assists the referee in various games.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accomplished</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000307a"><!--s000307a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000369b"><!--s000369b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>fully effected; completed </p><p><i></i></p><p>an accomplished fact</p>.</div><a name="s000370b"><!--s000370b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000087c"><!--s000087c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>skilled or proficient </p><p><i></i></p><p>an accomplished dancer</p>.</div><a name="s000088c"><!--s000088c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>having many social accomplishments.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">da<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015002a"><!--s015002a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, dialect</span> an affectionate name for one's father [imitating baby talk].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amu</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001774a"><!--s001774a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>atomic mass unit.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diabetic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/die·əʹbetik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016481a"><!--s016481a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017176b"><!--s017176b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of diabetes or diabetics </p><p><i></i></p><p>diabetic chocolate</p>.</div><a name="s017177b"><!--s017177b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>affected with diabetes.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">communise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkomyooniez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012066a"><!--s012066a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/communize_or_communise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">communize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Coulomb's law</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013534a"><!--s013534a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in physics, a law stating that the mutual force, e.g. attraction or repulsion, exerted by one electrostatic point charge on another is proportional to the product of the charges and is inversely proportional to the square of their separation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bryophyte</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrie·əfiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007653a"><!--s007653a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a division of nonflowering plants comprising the mosses and liverworts <span class="bodyb">bryophytic</span> /-ʹfitik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">bryon</span> moss + <span class="bodyi">phyton</span> plant].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chow-chow</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010590a"><!--s010590a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Chinese preserve of ginger, fruits, and peel in heavy syrup [Pidgin English <span class="bodyi">chow-chow</span> mixture].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carrier wave</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009123a"><!--s009123a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/carrier/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">carrier</span></span></a> (6).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blub</span><small><span class="eSynop">/blub/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (blubbed, blubbing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006186a"><!--s006186a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blubber2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blubber 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baton</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbat(ə)n, ʹbaton, bəʹton (<span class="bodyi">French</span> batɔ)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004712a"><!--s004712a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004755b"><!--s004755b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a wand small stick with which a conductor directs a band or orchestra.</p></div><a name="s004756b"><!--s004756b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a stick or hollow cylinder passed by the runners in a relay team each member of a relay team to the succeeding runner.</p></div><a name="s004757b"><!--s004757b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a short stick carried as a symbol of rank, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by a senior military officer.</p></div><a name="s004758b"><!--s004758b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a police officer's truncheon.</p></div><a name="s004759b"><!--s004759b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the long metal rod that is twirled by a drum major or a majorette [French <span class="bodyi">bâton</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">bastum</span> stick].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">assisted</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003243a"><!--s003243a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">used in combinations</span>) enhanced or aided in the manner specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>power-assisted steering</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">da<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015003a"><!--s015003a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>deca-.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accomplishment</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000308a"><!--s000308a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000371b"><!--s000371b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>completion; fulfilment.</p></div><a name="s000372b"><!--s000372b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an achievement.</p></div><a name="s000373b"><!--s000373b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an acquired ability or social skill.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">communism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkomyooniz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012067a"><!--s012067a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012498b"><!--s012498b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003253c"><!--s003253c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a theory advocating elimination of private property.</p></div><a name="s003254c"><!--s003254c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a system in which goods are held in common and are available to all as needed.</p></div></div><a name="s012499b"><!--s012499b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Communism</span>) a doctrine based on revolutionary Marxian socialism and Marxism-Leninism that was the official ideology of the former Soviet Union</p><p><span class="bodyb">communist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">communistic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s012500b"><!--s012500b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Communism</span>)</p><a name="s003255c"><!--s003255c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a doctrine based on revolutionary Marxian socialism and Marxism-Leninism that was the official ideology of the former Soviet Union.</p></div><a name="s003256c"><!--s003256c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a totalitarian system of government in which a single party controls state-owned means of production [French <span class="bodyi">communisme</span>, from <span class="bodyi">commun</span> common, from Latin <span class="bodyi">communus</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coulter</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">colter</span>) /ʹkohltə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013535a"><!--s013535a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a blade or sharp disc attached to the beam of a plough that makes a vertical cut in the ground in front of the ploughshare [Middle English <span class="bodyi">colter</span> via Frenchfrom Latin <span class="bodyi">culter</span> ploughshare].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diabetic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016482a"><!--s016482a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person affected with diabetes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bryozoan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/brie·əʹzoh·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007654a"><!--s007654a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a phylum of aquatic invertebrate animals that reproduces by budding and usu form colonies that lives permanently attached to rocks, seaweed, etc: phylum Bryozoa [from the Latin phylum name, from Greek <span class="bodyi">bryon</span> moss + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/zoa/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-zoa</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blubber<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹblubə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006187a"><!--s006187a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006463b"><!--s006463b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the fat of large marine mammals, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> whales.</p></div><a name="s006464b"><!--s006464b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> body fat</p><p><span class="bodyb">blubbery</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bluber</span> bubble, foam, prob of imitative origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amuck</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹmuk/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001775a"><!--s001775a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amok_or_amuck/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amok</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carriole <span class="bodyi">or</span> cariole</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkariohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009124a"><!--s009124a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009448b"><!--s009448b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Can</span> a light sleigh drawn by dogs or horses.</p></div><a name="s009449b"><!--s009449b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in former times, a small open horse-drawn carriage with two wheels.</p></div><a name="s009450b"><!--s009450b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a covered cart [French <span class="bodyi">carriole</span> from Old Provençal <span class="bodyi">carriola</span> two-wheeled carriage, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">carrus</span> vehicle].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chowder</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchowdə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010591a"><!--s010591a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a thick soup or stew made with clams or other seafood [French <span class="bodyi">chaudière</span> kettle, contents of a kettle, from Latin <span class="bodyi">caldaria</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cauldron_or_caldron/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cauldron</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baton charge</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbat(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004713a"><!--s004713a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a charge by police or troops wielding batons.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">assisted place</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003244a"><!--s003244a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Britain, a place at an independent school for a pupil whose fees are supported by a grant from the state.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">communist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkomyoonist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012068a"><!--s012068a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012501b"><!--s012501b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Communist</span>) an adherent or advocate of communism.</p></div><a name="s012502b"><!--s012502b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a left-wing revolutionary</p><p><span class="bodyb">communist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">communistic</span> /-ʹnistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blubber<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (blubbered, blubbering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006188a"><!--s006188a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s006465b"><!--s006465b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to weep noisily <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s006466b"><!--s006466b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to say (something) while weeping [Middle English <span class="bodyi">blubren</span> to make a bubbling sound, from <span class="bodyi">bluber</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blubber1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blubber 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amulet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹamyoolit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001776a"><!--s001776a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a natural object such as a stone or piece of jewellery, often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol, that is believed to protect a person from harm [Latin <span class="bodyi">amuletum</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chow mein</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010592a"><!--s010592a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Chinese-style dish of fried noodles usu mixed with shredded meat or poultry and vegetables [Chinese (Pekingese) <span class="bodyi">chao</span> <span class="bodyi">mian</span>, from <span class="bodyi">chao</span> to fry + <span class="bodyi">mian</span> dough].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diablerie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹahbləri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016483a"><!--s016483a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>diabolical power; sorcery; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/black_magic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">black magic</span></span></a> </p><p><i></i></p><p>The very diablerie of the woman, while it horrified and repelled, attracted in an even greater degree</p><p> H Rider Haggard [French <span class="bodyi">diablerie</span> via Old French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">diabolus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/devil1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">devil 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accord<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkawd/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000309a"><!--s000309a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000374b"><!--s000374b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to grant or concede (something) to somebody </p><p><i></i></p><p>The council accorded them permission to proceed with their plans</p>.</div><a name="s000375b"><!--s000375b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to give or award (something) to somebody </p><p><i></i></p><p>The audience accorded her a warm welcome</p> <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</div><a name="s000376b"><!--s000376b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ with) to be consistent with something </p><p><i></i></p><p>His actions do not accord with his socialist principles</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">accorden</span> to reconcile, agree, from Old French <span class="bodyi">acorder</span>, ultimately from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">cord-, cor</span> heart].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carrion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkari·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009125a"><!--s009125a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009451b"><!--s009451b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also used before a noun</span>) dead and putrefying flesh </p><p><i></i></p><p>You'll ask me why I rather choose to have a weight of carrion flesh than to receive three thousand ducats</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div><a name="s009452b"><!--s009452b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something corrupt or rotten [Middle English <span class="bodyi">caroine</span> from Anglo-French, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">carn-, caro</span> flesh].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Brythonic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/briʹthonik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007655a"><!--s007655a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the group of the Celtic languages comprising Welsh, Cornish, and Breton: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/goidelic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Goidelic</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">Brythonic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Welsh <span class="bodyi">Brython</span> Britons].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coumarin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoohmərin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013536a"><!--s013536a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chemical compound with the smell of vanilla, obtained from plants or made synthetically and used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in perfumery: formula C<sub>9</sub>H<sub>6</sub>O<sub>2</sub> [French <span class="bodyi">coumarine</span>,from <span class="bodyi">coumarou</span> tonka bean tree, via Spanish or Portuguese from Tupi <span class="bodyi">cumarú</span> tonka bean].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DAB</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015004a"><!--s015004a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>digital audio broadcasting.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baton round</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbat(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004714a"><!--s004714a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/plastic_bullet/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">plastic bullet</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">assisted suicide</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003245a"><!--s003245a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a consensual arrangement by which a seriously ill person is helped by a doctor or carer to commit suicide.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BS</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007656a"><!--s007656a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007945b"><!--s007945b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> Bachelor of Science.</p></div><a name="s007946b"><!--s007946b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Bachelor of Surgery.</p></div><a name="s007947b"><!--s007947b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>Bahamas (international vehicle registration).</p></div><a name="s007948b"><!--s007948b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>British Standard.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CHP</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010593a"><!--s010593a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>combined heat and power.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bludge<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bluj/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ, informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006189a"><!--s006189a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006467b"><!--s006467b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ, informal</span> to scrounge (something) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ, informal</span>.</p></div><a name="s006468b"><!--s006468b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to avoid a task, etc.</p></div><a name="s006469b"><!--s006469b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ on) to scrounge something from somebody</p><p><span class="bodyb">bludger</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [back-formation from slang <span class="bodyi">bludger</span> pimp].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amuse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹmyoohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001777a"><!--s001777a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001775b"><!--s001775b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to appeal to the sense of humour of (somebody).</p></div><a name="s001776b"><!--s001776b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to entertain or interest (somebody)</p><p><span class="bodyb">amused</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">amusedly</span> /əʹmyoozidli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">amuser</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">muser</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/muse1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">muse 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">communitarian<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəˌmyoohniʹteəri·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012069a"><!--s012069a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or based on social organization in small communes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dab<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dab/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (dabbed, dabbing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015005a"><!--s015005a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s015607b"><!--s015607b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to touch (a surface) lightly and repeatedly, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with a cloth, brush, etc.</p></div><a name="s015608b"><!--s015608b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to apply (a liquid or powder) with light strokes </p><p><i></i></p><p>She dabbed powder on her cheeks</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s015609b"><!--s015609b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to pat something gently </p><p><i></i></p><p>dabbing ineffectually at the cut with a tissue</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accord<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000310a"><!--s000310a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000377b"><!--s000377b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000089c"><!--s000089c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>agreement; conformity.</p></div><a name="s000090c"><!--s000090c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a formal treaty of agreement </p><p><i></i></p><p>a peace accord</p>.</div></div><a name="s000378b"><!--s000378b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>balanced interrelationship, e.g. of colours or sounds; harmony ✱ <span class="bodyb">of one's own accord</span> on one's own initiative; voluntarily ✱ <span class="bodyb">with one accord</span> with everyone's agreement or involvement [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">acort</span>, from <span class="bodyi">acorder</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/accord1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">accord 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coumarone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoohmərohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013537a"><!--s013537a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chemical compound obtained from coal tar and used to make resins for varnishes, printing inks, etc: formula C<sub>8</sub>H<sub>6</sub>O [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/coumarin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">coumarin</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/one/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-one</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diabolic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/die·əʹbolik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016484a"><!--s016484a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017178b"><!--s017178b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or characteristic of the devil; fiendish.</p></div><a name="s017179b"><!--s017179b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>dreadful; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/diabolical/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">diabolical</span></span></a> (2)</p><p><span class="bodyb">diabolically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">diabolicness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">deabolik</span> via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">diabolicus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">diabolus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/devil1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">devil 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carrion crow</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009126a"><!--s009126a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the common European black crow: <span class="bodyi">Corvus corone</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">batrachian<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹtrayki·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004715a"><!--s004715a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a frog, toad, or other vertebrate amphibian animal</p><p><span class="bodyb">batrachian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">batrachos</span> frog].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">assize</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹsiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003246a"><!--s003246a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) the periodical sessions of the superior courts formerly held in every English county for trial of civil and criminal cases [Middle English <span class="bodyi">assise</span> via Old French, session, settlement, from <span class="bodyi">asseoir</span> to seat, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">assidēre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/assess/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">assess</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bludge<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ, informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006190a"><!--s006190a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006470b"><!--s006470b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an easy task; a doddle.</p></div><a name="s006471b"><!--s006471b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a period of idleness.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">communitarian<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012070a"><!--s012070a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a supporter of social organization in small collectivist communities</p><p><span class="bodyb">communitarianism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dab<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015006a"><!--s015006a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015610b"><!--s015610b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small amount of something soft or moist </p><p><i></i></p><p>a dab of paint</p>.</div><a name="s015611b"><!--s015611b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a gentle touch or stroke, e.g. with a sponge; a pat.</p></div><a name="s015612b"><!--s015612b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) fingerprints [Middle English <span class="bodyi">dabbe</span>, prob of imitative origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BSC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007657a"><!--s007657a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007949b"><!--s007949b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>British Steel Corporation.</p></div><a name="s007950b"><!--s007950b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>British Sugar Corporation.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accordance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkawd(ə)ns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000311a"><!--s000311a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>agreement or conformity </p><p><i></i></p><p>in accordance with a rule</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Chr.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010594a"><!--s010594a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010842b"><!--s010842b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Christ.</p></div><a name="s010843b"><!--s010843b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Christian.</p></div><a name="s010844b"><!--s010844b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>relating to the Bible: Chronicles.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amusement</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001778a"><!--s001778a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001777b"><!--s001777b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of amusing, or the state of being amused.</p></div><a name="s001778b"><!--s001778b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a means of entertaining or occupying somebody; a pleasurable diversion.</p></div><a name="s001779b"><!--s001779b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a mechanical device or stall for entertainment at a fair, e.g. a roundabout or coconut shy.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carrot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkarət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009127a"><!--s009127a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009453b"><!--s009453b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a long orange root of a plant with feathery leaves, used as a vegetable.</p></div><a name="s009454b"><!--s009454b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a reward or advantage promised as an inducement (often contrasted with the <span class="bodyi">stick</span> of punishment)</p><p><span class="bodyb">carroty</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s009455b"><!--s009455b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002279c"><!--s002279c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a plant with feathery leaves widely cultivated for its long orange tapering or conical edible root: <span class="bodyi">Daucus carota</span>.</p></div><a name="s002280c"><!--s002280c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the root of this plant, used as a vegetable.</p></div></div><a name="s009456b"><!--s009456b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a promised and often illusory reward or advantage </p><p><i></i></p><p>He offered them the carrot of promotion</p> <p>[early French <span class="bodyi">carotte</span> via late Latinfrom Greek <span class="bodyi">karōton</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diabolical</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016485a"><!--s016485a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017180b"><!--s017180b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of the devil.</p></div><a name="s017181b"><!--s017181b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> dreadful; appalling </p><p><i></i></p><p>It's diabolical the way he treats his wife</p> <p><span class="bodyb">diabolically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">diabolicalness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">batrachian<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004716a"><!--s004716a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to tailless amphibians such as frogs and toads.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Coun.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013538a"><!--s013538a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>councillor.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">assoc.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003247a"><!--s003247a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>association.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chrestomathy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kreʹstoməthi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> chrestomathies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010595a"><!--s010595a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an anthology of passages of texts, compiled as an aid to learning a language [Latin <span class="bodyi">chrestomathia</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">chrēstomatheia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">chrēstos</span> useful + <span class="bodyi">manthanein</span> to learn].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accordant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkawd(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000312a"><!--s000312a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) in agreement or conformity.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bludgeon<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹblujən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006191a"><!--s006191a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a short club used as a weapon [perhaps modification of Old French <span class="bodyi">bougeon</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">bouge, bolge</span> club].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">community</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹmyoohniti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> communities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012071a"><!--s012071a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012503b"><!--s012503b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>)</p><a name="s003257c"><!--s003257c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a group of people living in a particular area.</p></div><a name="s003258c"><!--s003258c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>all the interacting populations of various living organisms in a particular area.</p></div><a name="s003259c"><!--s003259c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a group of individuals with some common characteristic, e.g. profession, religion, or status.</p></div><a name="s003260c"><!--s003260c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a body of people or nations having a common history or common interests </p><p><i></i></p><p>the international community</p>.</div></div><a name="s012504b"><!--s012504b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>society in general.</p></div><a name="s012505b"><!--s012505b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s003261c"><!--s003261c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>joint ownership or participation.</p></div><a name="s003262c"><!--s003262c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>common character; likeness </p><p><i></i></p><p>They were bound by community of interests</p>.</div><a name="s003263c"><!--s003263c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>social ties; fellowship [Middle English <span class="bodyi">comunete</span> via French <span class="bodyi">comuneté</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">communitat-, communitas</span>, from <span class="bodyi">communis</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/common1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">common 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BSc</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007658a"><!--s007658a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Bachelor of Science.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">council</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkownsl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013539a"><!--s013539a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014155b"><!--s014155b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003534c"><!--s003534c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) an elected or appointed body with administrative, legislative, or advisory powers.</p></div><a name="s003535c"><!--s003535c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a locally-elected body having power over a district, county, parish, etc.</p></div></div><a name="s014156b"><!--s014156b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit (<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span></span>) provided and often subsidized by a local authority </p><p><i></i></p><p>council housing</p> <a name="sb000000110"><!--sb000000110--></a><p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">counceil</span> via early French <span class="bodyi">concile</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">concilium</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">calare</span> to call]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">council</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">counsel</span>? These two words, which are pronounced the same, are sometimes confused. A <span class="bodyi">council</span> is an administrative, advisory, or executive body of people: <span class="bodyi">She</span> <span class="bodyi">stood</span> <span class="bodyi">for election to the local council</span>; <span class="bodyi">council workers</span>. A member of a <span class="bodyi">council</span> is a <span class="bodyi">councillor</span>. <span class="bodyi">Counsel</span> is a formal word for advice (<span class="bodyi">He always gave wise counsel</span>), and also means a lawyer or group of lawyers (<span class="bodyi">the counsel for the prosecution</span>). <span class="bodyi">Counsel</span> is also used as a verb meaning to give help with psychological, social, or personal problems, and a person who gives such help is a <span class="bodyi">counsellor</span>: <span class="bodyi">Friends of the murdered teenager are receiving help from counsellors</span>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amusement arcade</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001779a"><!--s001779a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a covered area with coin-operated games machines for recreation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dab<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015007a"><!--s015007a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of common brown flatfish found <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the North Atlantic: genus <span class="bodyi">Limanda</span> [Anglo-French <span class="bodyi">dabbe</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carroty</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009128a"><!--s009128a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of hair: bright orange-red in colour.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bats</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bats/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004717a"><!--s004717a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> mad; crazy [prob from the phrase <span class="bodyi">to have bats in the belfry</span> to be crazy].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diabolism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dieʹabəliz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016486a"><!--s016486a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>dealings with, possession by, or worship of the devil</p><p><span class="bodyb">diabolist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">associable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹsohsh(y)əbl, -si·əbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003248a"><!--s003248a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>capable of being associated, joined, or connected in thought <span class="bodyb">associability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">according</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkawding/</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000313a"><!--s000313a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>✱ <span class="bodyb">according as</span> depending on how or whether </p><p><i></i></p><p>Everyone contributed according as they were able</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">according to</span> in a way corresponding to, determined by, or in proportion to <p><i></i></p><p>according to the rules</p> <p><i></i></p><p>according to this book</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bludgeon<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006192a"><!--s006192a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006472b"><!--s006472b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to hit or beat (somebody) with a bludgeon.</p></div><a name="s006473b"><!--s006473b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> + into) to force or persuade (somebody) to do something by aggressive argument.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BSE</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007659a"><!--s007659a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>bovine spongiform encephalopathy, a fatal disease of cattle affecting their central nervous system, causing them to become agitated and stagger violently.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chrism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkriz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010596a"><!--s010596a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>consecrated oil used in Greek and Roman Catholic churches, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in baptism, confirmation, and ordination [Old English <span class="bodyi">crisma</span> via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">chrisma</span> chrism, ointment, from <span class="bodyi">chriein</span> to anoint].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amusement park</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001780a"><!--s001780a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an enclosed park where various amusements, e.g. roundabouts and sideshows, are permanently set up.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dabber</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdabə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015008a"><!--s015008a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in printing, a pad used to ink type or engraving plates.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carrousel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/karəʹsel, -ʹzel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009129a"><!--s009129a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/carousel_or_carrousel/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">carousel</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diabolo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹabəloh, dee-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> diabolos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016487a"><!--s016487a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017182b"><!--s017182b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a game in which a two-headed top is balanced and spun on a string stretched between two sticks.</p></div><a name="s017183b"><!--s017183b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the two-headed top used in the game of diabolo</p><p><span class="bodyb">diabolist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Italian <span class="bodyi">diabolo</span> devil].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">councillor</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">councilor</span>) /ʹkowns(ə)lə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013540a"><!--s013540a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of a council</p><p><span class="bodyb">councillorship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">associate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹsohsiayt, -shiayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003249a"><!--s003249a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003210b"><!--s003210b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) to involve (a person or group) with another, typically more powerful one, e.g. as a business partner or ally.</p></div><a name="s003211b"><!--s003211b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often in passive, often</span> + with) to involve or connect (somebody or something) with a particular thing, quality, feeling, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>He began to associate exams with failure</p> <p><i></i></p><p>the rituals associated with getting married</p> <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</div><a name="s003212b"><!--s003212b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) to come together as partners, or mix socially as friends or companions </p><p><i></i></p><p>She didn't want him associating with drug-takers</p>.</div><a name="s003213b"><!--s003213b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) to combine or join with other parts; to unite </p><p><i></i></p><p>Cells typically associate with cells of their own class</p> <span class="bodyb">associatory</span> /-ət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">associat</span> associated, from Latin <span class="bodyi">associatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">associare</span> to unite, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/as/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">as-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">sociare</span> to join, from <span class="bodyi">socius</span> companion].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">batsman</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbatsmən/ batswoman /ʹbatswoomən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> batsmen batswomen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004718a"><!--s004718a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who bats or is batting, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in cricket</p><p><span class="bodyb">batsmanship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">community care</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012072a"><!--s012072a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the provision of care, e.g. nursing, to enable people to stay in their own community rather than in a hospital or institution.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accordingly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000314a"><!--s000314a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000379b"><!--s000379b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in an appropriate or corresponding way.</p></div><a name="s000380b"><!--s000380b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>consequently; so.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">councilman</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkownslmən/ councilwoman <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> councilmen councilwomen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013541a"><!--s013541a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a man or woman who is a member of a town or city council.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amusing</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹmyoohzing/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001781a"><!--s001781a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>entertaining, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in way that makes one laugh; comical; funny</p><p><span class="bodyb">amusingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chrisom</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkriz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010597a"><!--s010597a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a white cloth or robe put on a child at baptism as a symbol of innocence and formerly also used as a shroud for infants [Middle English <span class="bodyi">crisom</span>, short for <span class="bodyi">crisom cloth</span>, from <span class="bodyi">crisom</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chrism/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chrism</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cloth/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cloth</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BSI</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007660a"><!--s007660a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007951b"><!--s007951b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>British Standards Institution.</p></div><a name="s007952b"><!--s007952b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Building Societies Institute.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carry<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkari/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (carries, carried, carrying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009130a"><!--s009130a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009457b"><!--s009457b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to move or transport from one place to another.</p></div><a name="s009458b"><!--s009458b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to wear or have on one's person.</p></div><a name="s009459b"><!--s009459b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to support the weight of.</p></div><a name="s009460b"><!--s009460b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to bear or transmit (a disease).</p></div><a name="s009461b"><!--s009461b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to accept (blame or responsibility).</p></div><a name="s009462b"><!--s009462b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to have as a consequence or attribute </p><p><i></i></p><p>The offence carries a heavy penalty</p>.</div><a name="s009463b"><!--s009463b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to hold (oneself) in a specified manner </p><p><i></i></p><p>He carries himself well</p>.</div><a name="s009464b"><!--s009464b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to maintain (a plan or undertaking) by personal effort.</p></div><a name="s009465b"><!--s009465b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><a name="s002281c"><!--s002281c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to win acceptance of (a proposal).</p></div><a name="s002282c"><!--s002282c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to persuade (somebody) to accept something.</p></div></div><a name="s009466b"><!--s009466b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>to develop (an idea) to a particular point.</p></div><a name="s009467b"><!--s009467b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>to broadcast or publish (a feature or story).</p></div><a name="s009468b"><!--s009468b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>of sounds: to be audible at a distance ✱ <span class="bodyb">be/get carried away</span> to become emotional or lose self-control ✱ <span class="bodyb">carry all before one</span> to win against all opposition ✱ <span class="bodyb">carry the can</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to accept blame or responsibility ✱ <span class="bodyb">carry the day</span> to win or prevail <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s009469b"><!--s009469b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>to move or transport (something) from one place to another.</p></div><a name="s009470b"><!--s009470b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><p>to support (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>A thick beam carries the weight of the upper storeys</p>.</div><a name="s009471b"><!--s009471b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">15</span><br/><p>to wear or have (something) on one's person </p><p><i></i></p><p>I never carry much money</p>.</div><a name="s009472b"><!--s009472b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">16</span><br/><p>to be pregnant with (an unborn child).</p></div><a name="s009473b"><!--s009473b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">17</span><br/><p>to have (something) as a mark or attribute </p><p><i></i></p><p>She will carry the scars of this incident for a very long time</p>.</div><a name="s009474b"><!--s009474b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">18</span><br/><p>to bear or transmit (a disease).</p></div><a name="s009475b"><!--s009475b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">19</span><br/><p>to lead or influence (people), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by appealing to their emotions.</p></div><a name="s009476b"><!--s009476b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">20</span><br/><p>in arithmetic, to transfer (a digit corresponding to a multiple of ten) to the next higher power of ten.</p></div><a name="s009477b"><!--s009477b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">21</span><br/><p>to have (something) as a consequence </p><p><i></i></p><p>The crime carried a heavy penalty</p>.</div><a name="s009478b"><!--s009478b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">22</span><br/><p>to hold (oneself) in a specified manner </p><p><i></i></p><p>He carries himself well</p>.</div><a name="s009479b"><!--s009479b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">23</span><br/><p>to sing (a tune) with reasonable correctness of pitch.</p></div><a name="s009480b"><!--s009480b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">24</span><br/><p>to keep (goods) in stock for sale.</p></div><a name="s009481b"><!--s009481b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">25</span><br/><p>to maintain (something) through financial support or personal effort </p><p><i></i></p><p>She carried the project from beginning to end</p>.</div><a name="s009482b"><!--s009482b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">26</span><br/><p>to make up for the poor performance of (a member of a team) by performing well oneself.</p></div><a name="s009483b"><!--s009483b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">27</span><br/><p>to extend or apply (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>You can carry a principle too far</p>.</div><a name="s009484b"><!--s009484b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">28</span><br/><p>to broadcast or publish (a feature or story) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Later editions carried the full budget speech</p>.</div><a name="s009485b"><!--s009485b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">29</span><br/><a name="s002283c"><!--s002283c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to win acceptance of (a proposal).</p></div><a name="s002284c"><!--s002284c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to win a majority of votes in (a state or district etc).</p></div></div><a name="s009486b"><!--s009486b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">30</span><br/><p>said of a ship: to have (a sail or sails) hoisted <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s009487b"><!--s009487b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">31</span><br/><p>to act as a bearer.</p></div><a name="s009488b"><!--s009488b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">32</span><br/><p>to be transported, conveyed, or transmitted to a distance </p><p><i></i></p><p>Their voices carry well</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">carry all before one</span>.</p></div><a name="s009489b"><!--s009489b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">33</span><br/><p>to win wide support or approval ✱ <span class="bodyb">carry a torch for somebody</span> to remain in love with somebody, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> without reciprocation ✱ <span class="bodyb">carry the can</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to bear the responsibility or blame [orig forces’ slang, referring to the ‘can’ or keg of beer which a soldier was appointed to carry for himself and his comrades] ✱ <span class="bodyb">carry the day</span> to win or prevail [Middle English <span class="bodyi">carien</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">carier</span> to transport in a vehicle, from <span class="bodyi">car</span> vehicle, from Latin <span class="bodyi">carrus</span>, of Celtic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dabble</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdabl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015009a"><!--s015009a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015613b"><!--s015613b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to dip (the fingers or toes) in water and move them about <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s015614b"><!--s015614b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a water bird: to reach with the beak to the bottom of shallow water to obtain food.</p></div><a name="s015615b"><!--s015615b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + in) to work or concern oneself casually or superficially </p><p><i></i></p><p>She dabbles in art</p> <p><span class="bodyb">dabbler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [perhaps frequentative of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dab1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dab 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diachronic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/die·əʹkronik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016488a"><!--s016488a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or dealing with the historical development of phenomena, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> language: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/synchronic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">synchronic</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">diachronically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">diachrony</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">associate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹsohsi·ət, -shi·ət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003250a"><!--s003250a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003214b"><!--s003214b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>sharing a function or office with another </p><p><i></i></p><p>an associate producer</p>.</div><a name="s003215b"><!--s003215b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having secondary or subordinate status </p><p><i></i></p><p>associate membership of a society</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blue<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/blooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006193a"><!--s006193a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006474b"><!--s006474b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of the colour of a clear sky, between green and indigo in the spectrum.</p></div><a name="s006475b"><!--s006475b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>discoloured through cold, anger, bruising, or fear.</p></div><a name="s006476b"><!--s006476b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s001531c"><!--s001531c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>bluish grey </p><p><i></i></p><p>a blue cat</p>.</div><a name="s001532c"><!--s001532c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>having blue or patches of blue as a distinguishing feature </p><p><i></i></p><p>a blue tit</p>.</div></div><a name="s006477b"><!--s006477b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s001533c"><!--s001533c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>low in spirits.</p></div><a name="s001534c"><!--s001534c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>depressing or dismal.</p></div></div><a name="s006478b"><!--s006478b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s001535c"><!--s001535c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>obscene or pornographic </p><p><i></i></p><p>a blue film</p>.</div><a name="s001536c"><!--s001536c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>off-colour or risqué </p><p><i></i></p><p>blue jokes</p>.</div></div><a name="s006479b"><!--s006479b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> supporting the Conservative Party ✱ <span class="bodyb">once in a blue moon</span> very rarely [originally in the sense ‘never’: the moon has a blue appearance when it is the second full moon in a month, which occurs occasionally.] ✱ <span class="bodyb">until one is blue in the face</span> unsuccessfully for ever </p><p><i></i></p><p>You can complain until you're blue in the face but no one will listen</p><p><span class="bodyb">bluely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">blueness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">blou</span>,of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">battalion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹtali·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">also in pl, but treated as sing. or pl</span>)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004719a"><!--s004719a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004760b"><!--s004760b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a large body of organized troops.</p></div><a name="s004761b"><!--s004761b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a military unit composed of a headquarters and two or more companies.</p></div><a name="s004762b"><!--s004762b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a large group or number of troops, people, or things [Old French <span class="bodyi">bataillon</span> via Old Italian from late Latin <span class="bodyi">battalia</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/battle1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">battle 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">community centre</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012073a"><!--s012073a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a building or group of buildings for the educational and recreational activities of a community.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accordion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkawdi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000315a"><!--s000315a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a portable musical instrument of the reed organ family in which wind is forced past free steel reeds by means of a hand-operated bellows and notes are produced by pressing keys or buttons</p><p><span class="bodyb">accordionist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [German <span class="bodyi">Akkordion</span> from <span class="bodyi">Akkord</span> chord, from French <span class="bodyi">accord</span>, from Old French <span class="bodyi">acort</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/accord2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">accord 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Council of Ministers</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013542a"><!--s013542a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the group of senior government ministers who form the Prime Minister's advisory body; the cabinet.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Christ<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kriest/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010598a"><!--s010598a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/messiah/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">messiah</span></span></a> (1); a title given by Christians to Jesus</p><p><span class="bodyb">Christlike</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">Crist</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">Christos</span> anointed, from <span class="bodyi">chriein</span> to anoint].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blue<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006194a"><!--s006194a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006480b"><!--s006480b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the a blue colour of a clear sky, between green and indigo in the spectrum.</p></div><a name="s006481b"><!--s006481b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a blue preparation used to whiten clothes in laundering.</p></div><a name="s006482b"><!--s006482b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s001537c"><!--s001537c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a blue pigment or dye.</p></div><a name="s001538c"><!--s001538c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a blue preparation used to whiten clothes in laundering.</p></div></div><a name="s006483b"><!--s006483b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>blue clothing </p><p><i></i></p><p>dressed in blue</p>.</div><a name="s006484b"><!--s006484b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the sky.</p></div><a name="s006485b"><!--s006485b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s001539c"><!--s001539c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the far distance.</p></div><a name="s001540c"><!--s001540c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the sea.</p></div></div><a name="s006486b"><!--s006486b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>any of numerous small chiefly blue butterflies.</p></div><a name="s006487b"><!--s006487b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Blue</span>) <span class="bodyi">Brit</span>an award given to somebody who has played in a sporting contest between Oxford and Cambridge universities, or somebody who has been given such an award.</p></div><a name="s006488b"><!--s006488b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a supporter of the Conservative Party.</p></div><a name="s006489b"><!--s006489b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ, informal</span> a quarrel or row ✱ <span class="bodyb">out of the blue</span> without warning; unexpectedly.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carry<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> carries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009131a"><!--s009131a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009490b"><!--s009490b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or a method of carrying.</p></div><a name="s009491b"><!--s009491b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002285c"><!--s002285c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the range of a gun or projectile.</p></div><a name="s002286c"><!--s002286c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the distance travelled by a struck ball, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in golf.</p></div></div><a name="s009492b"><!--s009492b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/portage1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">portage<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amygdalin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹmigdəlin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001782a"><!--s001782a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/glucoside/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">glucoside</span></span></a> (chemical compound derived from sugar) found <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in bitter almonds and used as an expectorant [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">Amygdalus</span>, genus name, via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">amygdalos</span> almond tree].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">B-side</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007661a"><!--s007661a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the less important side of a vinyl record that features a song or piece of music regarded as less important than the song or music on the A-side.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diaconal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dieʹakənəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016489a"><!--s016489a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of a deacon or deaconess [late Latin <span class="bodyi">diaconalis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">diaconus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/deacon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">deacon</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">batten<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbat(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004720a"><!--s004720a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004763b"><!--s004763b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a thin narrow strip of squared timber, plastic, or metal.</p></div><a name="s004764b"><!--s004764b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000983c"><!--s000983c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a thin strip of wood, plastic, etc, inserted into a sail to keep it flat and taut.</p></div><a name="s000984c"><!--s000984c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a slat used to secure the tarpaulins and hatch covers of a ship.</p></div></div><a name="s004765b"><!--s004765b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a strip holding a row of floodlights in a theatre [French <span class="bodyi">bâton</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/baton/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">baton</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dabchick</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015010a"><!--s015010a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several small grebes, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the little grebe [prob irreg from obsolete <span class="bodyi">dop</span> to dive + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chick/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chick</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">community charge</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012074a"><!--s012074a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a tax formerly levied on individuals, in place of domestic rates, to pay for local government expenditure.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">associate<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹsohsi·ət, -shi·ət, -ayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003251a"><!--s003251a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003216b"><!--s003216b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a fellow worker; a partner or colleague.</p></div><a name="s003217b"><!--s003217b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a companion or comrade.</p></div><a name="s003218b"><!--s003218b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something closely connected with or accompanying another thing.</p></div><a name="s003219b"><!--s003219b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a person admitted to a subordinate degree of membership </p><p><i></i></p><p>an associate of the Royal Academy</p><p><span class="bodyb">associateship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accost</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkost/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000316a"><!--s000316a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000381b"><!--s000381b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to approach and speak to (somebody, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a stranger), usu boldly or challengingly.</p></div><a name="s000382b"><!--s000382b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a prostitute: to solicit (a prospective client) [early French <span class="bodyi">accoster</span> to lie or go alongside, ultimately from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">costa</span> rib, side].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">councilor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkowns(ə)la, -silə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013543a"><!--s013543a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/councillor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">councillor</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Christ<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010599a"><!--s010599a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an exclamation of surprise, horror, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blue<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (blues, blued, blueing bluing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006195a"><!--s006195a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s006490b"><!--s006490b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to turn blue <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s006491b"><!--s006491b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (something) turn blue.</p></div><a name="s006492b"><!--s006492b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to whiten (laundry) with a blue substance.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amyl</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹamil/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001783a"><!--s001783a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001780b"><!--s001780b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the former name for the pentyl group C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>11</sub>, derived from pentane by the removal of a hydrogen atom.</p></div><a name="s001781b"><!--s001781b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amyl_nitrite/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amyl nitrite</span></span></a> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amyl_or_amylo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amyl-</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diaconate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dieʹakənit, -nayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016490a"><!--s016490a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017184b"><!--s017184b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the office of a deacon or deaconess, or their period of office.</p></div><a name="s017185b"><!--s017185b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the body of deacons or deaconesses.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carryall</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkariawl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009132a"><!--s009132a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/holdall/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">holdall</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dab hand</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015011a"><!--s015011a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a person who is skilful at something; an expert [<span class="bodyi">dab</span> perhaps alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/adept1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">adept 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BSL</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007662a"><!--s007662a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>British Sign Language.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accouchement</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkoohshmənt, -monh (<span class="bodyi">French</span> akushmã)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000317a"><!--s000317a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> confinement for childbirth or the act of giving birth </p><p><i></i></p><p>She heard Madame Ratignolle relating … the harrowing story of one of her accouchements, withholding no intimate detail</p> — Kate Chopin [French <span class="bodyi">accouchement</span> from <span class="bodyi">accoucher</span> to deliver a child, from Old French <span class="bodyi">accouchier</span> to lie down].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">community chest</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012075a"><!--s012075a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a general fund accumulated from subscriptions to pay for social welfare requirements in a community.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">batten<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (battened, battening)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004721a"><!--s004721a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + down) to provide or fasten (an opening, etc) with battens ✱ <span class="bodyb">batten down the hatches</span> to prepare for a difficult or challenging time [A ship's hatches (the means of access to the compartments below decks) have to be covered with tarpaulins held down by battens when rough weather is imminent.].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">association</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əˌsohsiʹaysh(ə)n, -shiʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003252a"><!--s003252a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003220b"><!--s003220b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an organization of people having a common interest; a society or league.</p></div><a name="s003221b"><!--s003221b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a link in memory, thought, or imagination with a thing or person; a connotation </p><p><i></i></p><p>a room with melancholy associations</p>.</div><a name="s003222b"><!--s003222b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>associating or being associated; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> the formation of mental connections between sensations, ideas, memories, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>Words being arbitrary must owe their powers to association</p> — Dr Johnson.</div><a name="s003223b"><!--s003223b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the formation of polymers by loose chemical linkage, e.g. through hydrogen bonds.</p></div><a name="s003224b"><!--s003224b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>an ecological community with two or more dominant species uniformly distributed </p><p><i></i></p><p>a plant association</p><p><span class="bodyb">associational</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">council tax</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013544a"><!--s013544a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tax based on the value of property, paid by householders in Britain as a way of funding the provision of services by their local authority.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Christadelphian<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kristəʹdelfiən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010600a"><!--s010600a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of a millenarian and fundamentalist Christian sect that claims to follow the practices of the earliest disciples, interprets the Bible literally, and holds that only the righteous will finally have eternal life, whilst the wicked are to be completely obliterated and the ignorant and unconverted not raised from the dead</p><p><span class="bodyb">Christadelphian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<span class="bodyi">Christ</span> + Greek <span class="bodyi">adelphos</span> brother].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blue<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (blues, blued, blueing bluing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006196a"><!--s006196a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to spend (money) lavishly and wastefully [prob from <span class="bodyi">blew</span>, past tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blow1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blow 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amylaceous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/amiʹlayshəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001785a"><!--s001785a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>containing or having the characteristics of starch; starchy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carry away</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009133a"><!--s009133a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>) to cause (somebody) to become over-emotional or lose self-control.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">counsel<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkownsl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013545a"><!--s013545a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014157b"><!--s014157b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003536c"><!--s003536c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>advice, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when given following consultation.</p></div><a name="s003537c"><!--s003537c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> deliberation or consultation itself </p><p><i></i></p><p>Here thou, great Anna! whom three realms obey, dost sometimes counsel take – and sometimes tea</p><p> Pope.</p></div></div><a name="s014158b"><!--s014158b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003538c"><!--s003538c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">pl</span> <span class="bodyb">counsel</span>) a barrister engaged in the trial of a case in court.</p></div><a name="s003539c"><!--s003539c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><a name="sb000000111"><!--sb000000111--></a><p>(<span class="bodyi">pl</span> <span class="bodyb">counsel</span>) a lawyer appointed to advise a client ✱ <span class="bodyb">keep one's own counsel</span> to keep one's thoughts or intentions to oneself [Middle English <span class="bodyi">conseil</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">consilium</span>,from <span class="bodyi">consulere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/consult/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">consult</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">counsel</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">council</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/council/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">council</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">community home</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012076a"><!--s012076a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a centre for housing young offenders and other young people requiring similar care.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diacritic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/die·əʹkritik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016491a"><!--s016491a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mark near or through an orthographic or phonetic character or combination of characters indicating a changed phonetic value</p><p><span class="bodyb">diacritical</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Association Football</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003253a"><!--s003253a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>football played by teams of eleven players using a round ball which may be kicked and passed to another player but not handled, except by the goalkeepers [so called because it is played according to rules formulated by the Football Association in the 1860s].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DAC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015012a"><!--s015012a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in electronics, digital to analogue converter.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Christadelphian<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010601a"><!--s010601a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to the Christadelphians.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BST</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007663a"><!--s007663a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007953b"><!--s007953b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>bovine somatotrophin (an additive in cattle feed).</p></div><a name="s007954b"><!--s007954b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>British Summer Time.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">batten<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (battened, battening)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004722a"><!--s004722a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(+ on/upon) to thrive or grow prosperous, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> at the expense of somebody or something </p><p><i></i></p><p>The press of the United States? It is a parasitic growth that battens on the capitalist class</p> — Jack London [orig meaning to improve, grow fat, thrive; prob from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">batna</span> to improve].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accoucheur</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əkoohʹshuh (<span class="bodyi">French</span> akuʧœːr)/ accoucheuse /-ʹshuhz (<span class="bodyi">French</span> akuʧœːz)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000318a"><!--s000318a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a man or woman who assists at a birth [French <span class="bodyi">accoucheur</span> from <span class="bodyi">accoucher</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/accouchement/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">accouchement</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blue baby</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006197a"><!--s006197a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a baby born with skin of a bluish tint, usu from a congenital heart defect.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amyl alcohol</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001786a"><!--s001786a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of eight related alcohols used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as solvents and in the manufacture of esters, or a mixture of these.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carrycot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009134a"><!--s009134a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a small lightweight boxlike bed with two handles, in which a baby can be carried.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">community language</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012077a"><!--s012077a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a language spoken by a minority ethnic community.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diacritic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016492a"><!--s016492a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/diacritical/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">diacritical</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">associationism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003254a"><!--s003254a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a theory that explains mental life in terms of the association of ideas.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BT</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007664a"><!--s007664a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>British Telecommunications.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">da capo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dah ʹkahpoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015013a"><!--s015013a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used as a direction in music: repeat or repeated from the beginning: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dal_segno/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dal segno</span></span></a> [Italian <span class="bodyi">da capo</span> from the head].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">battenberg</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbatənbuhg/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004723a"><!--s004723a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an oblong sponge cake covered in marzipan with having a cross-section of pink and yellow squares covered in marzipan [thought to be named after Battenberg, a town in Germany].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">account<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkownt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000319a"><!--s000319a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000383b"><!--s000383b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a statement or description of facts or events.</p></div><a name="s000384b"><!--s000384b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000091c"><!--s000091c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a record of debits and credits relating to a particular item, person, or business.</p></div><a name="s000092c"><!--s000092c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a list of items of expenditure to be balanced against income.</p></div><a name="s000093c"><!--s000093c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a facility whereby customers may purchase goods on credit subject to payment of bills presented periodically.</p></div><a name="s000094c"><!--s000094c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a statement listing purchases made on such an account and sums due.</p></div></div><a name="s000385b"><!--s000385b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a business arrangement whereby money is deposited in, and may be withdrawn from, a bank or other financial institution.</p></div><a name="s000386b"><!--s000386b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>business or patronage, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a commission to carry out a particular business operation, e.g. an advertising campaign, given by one company to another.</p></div><a name="s000387b"><!--s000387b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s000095c"><!--s000095c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>value or importance </p><p><i></i></p><p>a person of no account</p>.</div><a name="s000096c"><!--s000096c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>profit or advantage </p><p><i></i></p><p>turned his wit to good account</p>.</div></div><a name="s000388b"><!--s000388b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>careful thought; consideration </p><p><i></i></p><p>left nothing out of account</p>.</div><a name="s000389b"><!--s000389b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a version or rendering, e.g. of music ✱ <span class="bodyb">by all accounts</span> according to what one hears or is told ✱ <span class="bodyb">give a good account of (oneself</span>) to acquit (oneself) well ✱ <span class="bodyb">on account of</span> due to; because of ✱ <span class="bodyb">on no account/not on any account</span> under no circumstances ✱ <span class="bodyb">on one's own account</span> on one's own behalf.</p></div><a name="s000390b"><!--s000390b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>at one's own risk ✱ <span class="bodyb">on somebody's account</span> for somebody's sake </p><p><i></i></p><p>Please don't go on my account</p>.</div><a name="s000391b"><!--s000391b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>✱ <span class="bodyb">take something into account/take account of something</span> to make allowances for something; to consider it as a factor, e.g. when making a decision.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">christen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkris(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (christened, christening)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010602a"><!--s010602a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010845b"><!--s010845b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/baptize_or_baptise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">baptize</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s010846b"><!--s010846b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002704c"><!--s002704c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/baptize_or_baptise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">baptize</span></span></a> (1), <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/baptize_or_baptise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">baptize</span></span></a> (2).</p></div><a name="s002705c"><!--s002705c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to name (somebody) at baptism.</p></div></div><a name="s010847b"><!--s010847b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to name or dedicate (a ship, bell, etc) by a ceremony suggestive of baptism.</p></div><a name="s010848b"><!--s010848b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to give a name to, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to name at baptism (something or somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He christened his car ‘Thunderball’</p>.</div><a name="s010849b"><!--s010849b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to use (something) for the first time [Old English <span class="bodyi">cristnian</span> from <span class="bodyi">cristen</span> Christian, via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">christianos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">christos</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/christ1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Christ 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">counsel<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (counselled, counselling, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> counseled) (counseling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013546a"><!--s013546a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014159b"><!--s014159b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to advise (somebody).</p></div><a name="s014160b"><!--s014160b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to give (somebody) help with psychological, social, or personal problems</p><p><span class="bodyb">counselling</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bluebeard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006198a"><!--s006198a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a man who marries and kills one wife after another</p><p><span class="bodyi">Bluebeard</span>,a folklore character. Bluebeard forbade his wives to look into a certain room, and killed them when they disobeyed. The room held the remains of his earlier wives</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amylase</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹamilayz, -lays/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001787a"><!--s001787a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a number of enzymes that accelerates the breakdown of starch and glycogen, or their products, into simple sugars.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">associative</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹsohsi·ətiv, -shi·ətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003255a"><!--s003255a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003225b"><!--s003225b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>involving, dependent on, or acquired by association.</p></div><a name="s003226b"><!--s003226b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>denoting a mathematical operation that gives the same result regardless of the order of the elements </p><p><i></i></p><p>Addition is associative since (a + b) + c = a + (b + c)</p><p><span class="bodyb">associatively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">associativity</span> /-ʹtiviti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carry forward</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009135a"><!--s009135a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009493b"><!--s009493b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in accounting, to transfer a total to a new column or account.</p></div><a name="s009494b"><!--s009494b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in accounting:</p><a name="s002287c"><!--s002287c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to transfer (a total) to the next column, page, or book relating to the same account.</p></div><a name="s002288c"><!--s002288c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to apply (a loss or an unused credit) to the taxable income of a subsequent period.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">community order</span></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012078a"><!--s012078a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>=<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/community_sentence/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">community sentence</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diacritical</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016493a"><!--s016493a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017186b"><!--s017186b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a mark or sign: serving as a diacritic.</p></div><a name="s017187b"><!--s017187b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>serving to distinguish; distinctive [Greek <span class="bodyi">diakritikos</span> separative, from <span class="bodyi">diakrinein</span> to distinguish, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dia_or_di/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dia-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">krinein</span> to separate].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bt</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007665a"><!--s007665a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Baronet.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">batter<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbatə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (battered, battering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004724a"><!--s004724a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s004766b"><!--s004766b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to beat (somebody or something) persistently or hard so as to bruise, injure, shatter, or demolish them.</p></div><a name="s004767b"><!--s004767b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to wear or damage (something) by hard usage or blows </p><p><i></i></p><p>a battered old hat</p> <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</div><a name="s004768b"><!--s004768b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ on/at) to strike heavily and repeatedly; to break or damage with heavy persistent blows beat </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was battering at the door but nobody was in</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bateren</span>, prob frequentative of <span class="bodyi">batten</span> to bat, from <span class="bodyi">bat</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bat1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bat 1</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bluebell</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006199a"><!--s006199a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006493b"><!--s006493b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several species of plants of the lily family bearing blue bell-shaped flowers, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wild_hyacinth/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wild hyacinth</span></span></a> : genus <span class="bodyi">Endymion</span> and other genera.</p></div><a name="s006494b"><!--s006494b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Scot</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/harebell/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">harebell</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dace</span><small><span class="eSynop">/days/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dace)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015014a"><!--s015014a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small slender freshwater European fish: <span class="bodyi">Leuciscus leuciscus</span> [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">dars</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dart1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dart 1</span></span></a>; from the way it darts around in the water].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amyl nitrite</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001788a"><!--s001788a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a yellowish liquid used as a treatment for angina and sometimes inhaled as a recreational drug.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Christendom</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkris(ə)ndəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010603a"><!--s010603a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the community of people or nations professing Christianity [Old English <span class="bodyi">cristendōm</span>, from <span class="bodyi">cristen</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/christen/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">christen</span></span></a>) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dom/3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-dom</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">account<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000320a"><!--s000320a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000392b"><!--s000392b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to consider or think of (somebody or something) in a certain way </p><p><i></i></p><p>He accounts himself lucky</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">account for</span>.</div><a name="s000393b"><!--s000393b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to give an explanation or reason for (something).</p></div><a name="s000394b"><!--s000394b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to be the sole or primary explanation for (something).</p></div><a name="s000395b"><!--s000395b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to bring about the defeat, death, or destruction of (somebody) [Middle English <span class="bodyi">accounten</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">acompter</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">compter</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/count1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">count 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">counsellor</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">counselor</span>) /ʹkownsl·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013547a"><!--s013547a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014161b"><!--s014161b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who gives professional advice or guidance </p><p><i></i></p><p>a marriage guidance counsellor</p>.</div><a name="s014162b"><!--s014162b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a senior diplomatic officer.</p></div><a name="s014163b"><!--s014163b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a person who has supervisory duties at a summer camp for children.</p></div><a name="s014164b"><!--s014164b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, Irish</span> a lawyer; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a barrister.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">assonance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹasənəns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003256a"><!--s003256a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003227b"><!--s003227b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>resemblance of sound in words or syllables.</p></div><a name="s003228b"><!--s003228b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>repetition of the vowel sounds in two or more words, e.g. in <span class="bodyi">stony</span> and <span class="bodyi">holy</span>, or the consonant sounds, e.g. in <span class="bodyi">stand</span> and <span class="bodyi">stoned</span>, as an alternative to rhyme: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/consonance/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">consonance</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">assonant</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">assonance</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">assonare</span> to answer with the same sound, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/as/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">as-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">sonare</span> to sound].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carrying-on</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> carryings-on)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009136a"><!--s009136a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> rowdy, excited, or improper behaviour, or an instance of this.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">community policing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012079a"><!--s012079a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>policing by officers who are familiar with the community in which they serve.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">christening</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010604a"><!--s010604a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010850b"><!--s010850b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the ceremony of baptizing and naming a child.</p></div><a name="s010851b"><!--s010851b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any ceremony or event in which something is given a name or used for the first time christened.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diadelphous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/die·əʹdelfəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016494a"><!--s016494a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of stamens: united so as to form two sets [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/di_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">di- 1</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">adelphos</span> brother].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">counsel of perfection</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013548a"><!--s013548a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a piece of excellent but impracticable advice.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dacha <span class="bodyi">or</span> datcha</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdahchə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dachas datchas)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015015a"><!--s015015a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Russian country cottage, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one used as a second or holiday home [Russian <span class="bodyi">dacha</span> gift, grant of land; because it was often the gift of a ruler].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amylo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001789a"><!--s001789a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amyl_or_amylo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amyl-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">batter<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004725a"><!--s004725a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004769b"><!--s004769b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a mixture that consists essentially of flour, egg, and milk or water, used for coating fish, making pancakes, etc, and is thin enough to pour or drop from a spoon: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dough/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dough</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s004770b"><!--s004770b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>batter mixture, e.g. the kind used for coating fish, when cooked [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bater</span>, prob from <span class="bodyi">bateren</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/batter1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">batter 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blueberry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbloohb(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> blueberries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006200a"><!--s006200a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006495b"><!--s006495b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an edible blue or blackish soft fruit produced by a shrub of the heath family.</p></div><a name="s006496b"><!--s006496b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of several species of shrubs of the heath family that bear this fruit: genus <span class="bodyi">Vaccinium</span>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BTh</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007666a"><!--s007666a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Bachelor of Theology.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accountable</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000321a"><!--s000321a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000396b"><!--s000396b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + to/for) responsible; answerable.</p></div><a name="s000397b"><!--s000397b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>able to be explained; explicable <span class="bodyb">accountability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">accountably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">as soon as</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">conj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003257a"><!--s003257a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>immediately at or just after the time that </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'll come as soon as you call</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carry off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009137a"><!--s009137a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009495b"><!--s009495b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to take away, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by force.</p></div><a name="s009496b"><!--s009496b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to perform (something) successfully.</p></div><a name="s009497b"><!--s009497b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>of a disease: to cause the death of.</p></div><a name="s009498b"><!--s009498b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of a disease: to cause the death of (somebody).</p></div><a name="s009499b"><!--s009499b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to do perform (something) easily or successfully.</p></div><a name="s009500b"><!--s009500b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to gain possession or control of (something); to win or capture (a prize, etc).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diadem</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdie·ədem/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016495a"><!--s016495a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017188b"><!--s017188b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a crown; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a headband worn as a badge of royalty.</p></div><a name="s017189b"><!--s017189b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>regal power or dignity [Middle English <span class="bodyi">diademe</span> via French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">diadēma</span>, from <span class="bodyi">diadein</span> to bind round, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dia_or_di/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dia-</span></span></a> +<span class="bodyi">dein</span> to bind].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">community sentence</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012080a"><!--s012080a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sentence by which a convicted offender performs community service and is supervised and if necessary treated for drug or alcohol dependence.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Christian<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrischən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010605a"><!--s010605a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010852b"><!--s010852b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002706c"><!--s002706c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an adherent of Christianity.</p></div><a name="s002707c"><!--s002707c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a member of a Christian denomination, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by baptism.</p></div></div><a name="s010853b"><!--s010853b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a good or kind person regardless of religion [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">christianos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Christos</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/christ1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Christ 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accountancy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkownt(ə)nsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000322a"><!--s000322a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the profession or practice of accounting.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bluebird</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006201a"><!--s006201a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of three species of small N American songbird with blue plumage on its their head, back, and tail: genus <span class="bodyi">Sialia</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BTO</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007667a"><!--s007667a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>British Trust for Ornithology.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dachshund</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdaksənd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015016a"><!--s015016a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dog of a breed originating in Germany, having a long body, short legs, and long drooping ears [German <span class="bodyi">Dachshund</span> from <span class="bodyi">Dachs</span> badger + <span class="bodyi">Hund</span> dog; because the dogs were orig bred to hunt badgers].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amyloid<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹamiloyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001790a"><!--s001790a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a firm waxy substance consisting of protein and polysaccharides deposited in body organs affected by disease and under other abnormal conditions.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">batter<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004726a"><!--s004726a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in baseball, etc, the player who is batting.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">assort</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹsawt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003258a"><!--s003258a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to distribute (things) into groups of a like kind; to classify ✱ <span class="bodyb">assort well/ill with</span> to fit in well, or not to fit in well, with (a group of things or people)</p><p><span class="bodyb">assortative</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">assorter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old French <span class="bodyi">assortir</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">sorte</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sort1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sort 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">counselor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkownsl·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013549a"><!--s013549a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/counsellor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">counsellor</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carry-on</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009139a"><!--s009139a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a fuss or to-do.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Christian<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010606a"><!--s010606a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010854b"><!--s010854b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or consistent with Christianity or Christians.</p></div><a name="s010855b"><!--s010855b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> commendably decent or generous </p><p><i></i></p><p>She has a very Christian concern for others</p> <p><span class="bodyb">Christianize</span> <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">Christianise</span> <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">Christianly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accountant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkownt(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000323a"><!--s000323a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who practises accounting.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">community service</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012081a"><!--s012081a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>unpaid work undertaken for the benefit of the community, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by a convicted person as an alternative to a prison term.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">assorted</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003259a"><!--s003259a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003229b"><!--s003229b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>consisting of various kinds mixed together.</p></div><a name="s003230b"><!--s003230b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>classified into groups.</p></div><a name="s003231b"><!--s003231b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used in combinations</span>) suited to the specified degree by nature, character, or design; matched </p><p><i></i></p><p>They seemed an ill-assorted pair</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">count<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kownt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013550a"><!--s013550a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014165b"><!--s014165b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to find the total number of (something).</p></div><a name="s014166b"><!--s014166b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to include (somebody or something) in a tallying and reckoning </p><p><i></i></p><p>There are about 100 copies if you count the damaged ones</p>.</div><a name="s014167b"><!--s014167b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to be thought of or think of (somebody or something) as having a particular quality or fulfil a particular role </p><p><i></i></p><p>Count yourself lucky</p>.</div><a name="s014168b"><!--s014168b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to include or exclude (somebody) as if by counting </p><p><i></i></p><p>You can count me in</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s014169b"><!--s014169b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to name the numbers in order by units or groups.</p></div><a name="s014170b"><!--s014170b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to have value or significance </p><p><i></i></p><p>These are the people who really count</p>.</div><a name="s014171b"><!--s014171b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to be thought of as having a particular quality or fulfilling a particular role </p><p><i></i></p><p>Does dancing count as a sport?</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">count on</span>.</p></div><a name="s014172b"><!--s014172b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to look forward to (something) as certain.</p></div><a name="s014173b"><!--s014173b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to rely on (somebody) ✱ <span class="bodyb">count one's blessings</span> to remind oneself of the good things in one's life</p><p><span class="bodyb">countable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">counten</span> via early French <span class="bodyi">compter</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">computare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/compute/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">compute</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diaeresis</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">dieresis</span> /dieʹerisis/) <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> diaereses /-seez/) (<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> diereses)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016496a"><!--s016496a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017190b"><!--s017190b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a mark (¨) placed over a vowel to indicate pronunciation as a separate syllable, e.g. in <span class="bodyi">naïve</span>, or for any other purpose.</p></div><a name="s017191b"><!--s017191b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the break in a verse caused by the coincidence of the end of a foot with the end of a word <span class="bodyb">diaeretic</span> /-ʹretik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">diairesis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">diairein</span> to divide, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dia_or_di/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dia-</span></span></a> +<span class="bodyi">hairein</span> to take].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dacite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdaysiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015017a"><!--s015017a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fine-grained volcanic rock containing quartz</p><p><span class="bodyb">dacitic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<span class="bodyi">Dacia</span>, a Roman province + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ite1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ite 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">batter<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans and trans</span></i> (battered, battering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004727a"><!--s004727a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to slope or cause (e.g. a wall) to slope upwards and backwards [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amyloid<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001791a"><!--s001791a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>resembling starch.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Btu <span class="bodyi">or</span> BTU</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007668a"><!--s007668a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>British thermal unit.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blue-black</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006202a"><!--s006202a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>dark blue.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carry on</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009138a"><!--s009138a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009501b"><!--s009501b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to conduct or manage (an business or undertaking) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s009502b"><!--s009502b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to continuein an one's course or activity, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in spite of obstacles or discouragement.</p></div><a name="s009503b"><!--s009503b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to behave in a rowdy, excited, or improper manner.</p></div><a name="s009504b"><!--s009504b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + with) to flirt or have a love affair with somebody.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Christian era</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010607a"><!--s010607a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Christian era</span>) the period dating from the birth of Christ.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dacoit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dəʹkoyt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015018a"><!--s015018a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in India and Myanmar (formerly Burma), a member of an armed gang of robbers [Hindi <span class="bodyi">ḍakait</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">community warden</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012082a"><!--s012082a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a local official whose function is to improve the quality of life in a community by patrolling it and identifying important local concerns.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accounting</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkownting/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000324a"><!--s000324a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the recording, analysis, and verification of business and financial transactions.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">assortment</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003260a"><!--s003260a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mixed collection of various kinds of things or people.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blue blood</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006203a"><!--s006203a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>high or noble birth</p><p><span class="bodyb">blue-blooded</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">count<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013551a"><!--s013551a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014174b"><!--s014174b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003540c"><!--s003540c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or process of counting.</p></div><a name="s003541c"><!--s003541c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a total obtained by counting.</p></div></div><a name="s014175b"><!--s014175b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003542c"><!--s003542c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in law, an allegation in an indictment </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was found guilty on all counts</p>.</div><a name="s003543c"><!--s003543c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a specific point under consideration; an issue </p><p><i></i></p><p>They disagreed on several counts</p>.</div></div><a name="s014176b"><!--s014176b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in boxing, the calling out of the seconds from one to ten when a boxer has been knocked down.</p></div><a name="s014177b"><!--s014177b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>any of various measures of the fineness of a textile yarn ✱ <span class="bodyb">out for the count</span> in boxing, having been knocked down and staying down for a count of ten.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bub</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bub/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007671a"><!--s007671a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> used to address a boy or man [prob by shortening and alteration from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brother1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brother 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">batter<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004728a"><!--s004728a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the slope of the outer face of a structure that slopes upwards and backwards.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amyloidosis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌamiloyʹdohsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001792a"><!--s001792a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pathological condition in which amyloid is deposited in organs or tissues.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diag.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016497a"><!--s016497a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>diagram.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dacron</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdakron/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015019a"><!--s015019a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, trademark</span> a synthetic polyester textile fibre.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carryout</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkariowt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009140a"><!--s009140a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009505b"><!--s009505b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Scot</span> alcoholic drink bought to be consumed off the premises.</p></div><a name="s009506b"><!--s009506b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer &amp; Scot</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/takeaway2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">takeaway 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">asst</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003261a"><!--s003261a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>assistant.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">communize <span class="bodyi">or</span> communise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkomyooniez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012083a"><!--s012083a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012506b"><!--s012506b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (something) communal or public.</p></div><a name="s012507b"><!--s012507b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (a person or a country) communist <span class="bodyb">communization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Christianise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkristi·əniez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010608a"><!--s010608a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/christianize_or_christianise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Christianize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">battered<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbatəd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004729a"><!--s004729a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of food: fried in batter </p><p><i></i></p><p>battered cod</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diagnose</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdie·əgnohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016498a"><!--s016498a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017192b"><!--s017192b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to recognize (a disease, etc) by signs and symptoms <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s017193b"><!--s017193b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make a diagnosis <span class="bodyb">diagnosable</span> /-ʹnohzəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [back-formation from <span class="bodyi">diagnosis</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bubble<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbubl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007672a"><!--s007672a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007955b"><!--s007955b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a usu small body of gas within a liquid or solid.</p></div><a name="s007956b"><!--s007956b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a thin, spherical, usu transparent, film of liquid inflated with air or vapour.</p></div><a name="s007957b"><!--s007957b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a transparent dome.</p></div><a name="s007958b"><!--s007958b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s001924c"><!--s001924c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a usu small body of gas within a liquid or solid.</p></div><a name="s001925c"><!--s001925c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a thin, spherical, usu transparent, film of liquid inflated with air or vapour.</p></div><a name="s001926c"><!--s001926c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a transparent dome.</p></div></div><a name="s007959b"><!--s007959b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>something that resembles a bubble in shape, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the circle enclosing the words or thoughts of characters in comics.</p></div><a name="s007960b"><!--s007960b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>something that lacks firmness or reality, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an unreliable or speculative scheme.</p></div><a name="s007961b"><!--s007961b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a sound like that of bubbling [Middle English, prob imitative of the noise of bubbling].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">count<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013552a"><!--s013552a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a European nobleman corresponding in rank to a British earl [early French <span class="bodyi">comte</span> via late Latin <span class="bodyi">comit-, comes</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">comes</span> companion, member of the imperial court].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amylopsin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/amiʹlopsin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001793a"><!--s001793a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an enzyme in pancreatic juice that converts starch into sugar [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amyl_or_amylo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amyl-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-psin</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pepsin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pepsin</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accoutre</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">accouter</span>) /əʹkoohtə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000325a"><!--s000325a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to provide (somebody) with equipment, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the form of military costume and trappings; to fit out </p><p><i></i></p><p>Fergus was attended … by about three hundred of his clan, well armed, and accoutred in their best fashion</p> — Scott [French <span class="bodyi">accoutrer</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">acoustrer</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">cousture</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/couture/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">couture</span></span></a>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blue book</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006204a"><!--s006204a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an official parliamentary report or document [from colour of cover].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dactyl</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdaktil/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015020a"><!--s015020a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a metrical foot consisting of one long and two short, or one stressed and two unstressed, syllables, e.g. in <span class="bodyi">tenderly</span></p><p><span class="bodyb">dactylic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">dactile</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">daktylos</span> finger; from the first of the three syllables being the longest, like the joints of the finger].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carry out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009141a"><!--s009141a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009507b"><!--s009507b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to perform or implement (an idea or task).</p></div><a name="s009508b"><!--s009508b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to put (a plan or idea) into execution.</p></div><a name="s009509b"><!--s009509b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to bring (something) to a successful conclusion; to complete or accomplish (something).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">assuage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹswayj/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003262a"><!--s003262a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003232b"><!--s003232b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to ease or lessen the intensity of (suffering, discomfort, etc).</p></div><a name="s003233b"><!--s003233b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to put an end to (thirst, desire, etc) by satisfying; to appease or quench</p><p><span class="bodyb">assuagement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">aswagen</span> via Old French from (assumed) vulgar Latin <span class="bodyi">assuaviare</span>, from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/as/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">as-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">suavis</span> sweet].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commutate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkomyootayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012084a"><!--s012084a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to reverse the direction of (an electric current); <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to convert (alternating current) to direct current [back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/commutation/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">commutation</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">battered<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004730a"><!--s004730a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004771b"><!--s004771b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of an object: old and damaged or worn.</p></div><a name="s004772b"><!--s004772b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a person: injured by repeated violent abuse.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bubble<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007673a"><!--s007673a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007962b"><!--s007962b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to form or produce bubbles.</p></div><a name="s007963b"><!--s007963b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make a sound like the bubbles rising in liquid </p><p><i></i></p><p>A brook bubbled over rocks</p>.</div><a name="s007964b"><!--s007964b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to be highly excited or overflowing with a feeling </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was bubbling over with happiness</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bluebottle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006205a"><!--s006205a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006497b"><!--s006497b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a blowfly whose body is iridescent blue and which makes a loud buzzing noise in flight: <span class="bodyi">Calliphora vomitoria</span>.</p></div><a name="s006498b"><!--s006498b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cornflower/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cornflower</span></span></a> (1).</p></div><a name="s006499b"><!--s006499b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a police officer.</p></div><a name="s006500b"><!--s006500b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ, informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/portuguese_man_of_war/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Portuguese man-of-war</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Christianity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kristiʹaniti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010609a"><!--s010609a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010856b"><!--s010856b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ and the Bible</p><p>Christianity is a religion claiming that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth are the most complete revelation of the nature of God, and that the actions of Jesus were the actions of God and are a means by which individuals can know themselves to be accepted as God's children and become members of the Church — Professor John Rogerson</p></div><a name="s010857b"><!--s010857b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>conformity to the Christian religion, or a branch of it </p><p><i></i></p><p>I do not ask whether this is Christianity or morality, I ask whether it is decency</p><p> Thomas Paine.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accoutrement</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkoohtrəmənt/ (<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">accouterment</span> /-təmənt/) <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000326a"><!--s000326a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000398b"><!--s000398b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) an item of equipment, dress, etc.</p></div><a name="s000399b"><!--s000399b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) a soldier's outfit excluding clothes and weapons [early French <span class="bodyi">accoutrement</span>, from <span class="bodyi">accoutrer</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/accoutre/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">accoutre</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diagnosis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/die·əgʹnohsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> diagnoses /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016499a"><!--s016499a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017194b"><!--s017194b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the art or act of identifying a disease from its signs and symptoms, or a statement resulting from this.</p></div><a name="s017195b"><!--s017195b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the investigation of the cause or nature of a problem or phenomenon, or a statement resulting from this [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">diagnōsis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">diagignōskein</span> to distinguish, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dia_or_di/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dia-</span></span></a> +<span class="bodyi">gignōskein</span> to know].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">countdown</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013553a"><!--s013553a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014178b"><!--s014178b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a continuous counting backwards to zero of the time remaining before an event, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the launching of a rocket.</p></div><a name="s014179b"><!--s014179b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the remaining time before an important event </p><p><i></i></p><p>the countdown to lift-off</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amyl- <span class="bodyi">or</span> amylo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001784a"><!--s001784a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: starch </p><p><i></i></p><p>amylase</p> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">amyl-</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">amylon</span>, neuter of <span class="bodyi">amylos</span> not ground at the mill].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dactylic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dakʹtilik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015021a"><!--s015021a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or containing dactyls.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bubble and squeak</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007674a"><!--s007674a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a dish consisting of usu leftover potato, cabbage, and sometimes meat, fried together [from the noise of frying].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">assume</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹsyoohm/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003263a"><!--s003263a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003234b"><!--s003234b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to take (a supposition or hypothesis) as granted or true; to suppose (something) for the sake of argument.</p></div><a name="s003235b"><!--s003235b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000669c"><!--s000669c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to take (a role etc) upon oneself; to undertake (a task or duty).</p></div><a name="s000670c"><!--s000670c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to invest oneself formally with (an office or its symbols) </p><p><i></i></p><p>They assumed the trappings of power</p>.</div></div><a name="s003236b"><!--s003236b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000671c"><!--s000671c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to feign (a certain attitude) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She assumed an air of calm</p>.</div><a name="s000672c"><!--s000672c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to adopt (a new name, identity, etc).</p></div></div><a name="s003237b"><!--s003237b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to acquire or grow to have (e.g. significance).</p></div><a name="s003238b"><!--s003238b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to seize or usurp (power or authority)</p><p><span class="bodyb">assumable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><a name="sb00000059"><!--sb00000059--></a><p><span class="bodyb">assumably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">assumen</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">assumere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/as/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">as-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">sumere</span> to take]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">assume</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">presume</span>? <span class="bodyi">Assume</span> and <span class="bodyi">presume</span> are almost interchangeable in the meaning ‘suppose’. <span class="bodyi">Presume</span> is rather more formal, tends to suggest that a supposition is made on the basis of a deduction or a reasonable likelihood, and has a slightly unfavourable tinge, possibly picked up from its other meaning (‘to take liberties’): <span class="bodyi">Dr Livingstone, I presume?</span> (who else could it be?); <span class="bodyi">From what you said yesterday, I presumed that you'd already made up your mind</span>. <span class="bodyi">Assume</span> is, however, definitely the word to choose if something is being put forward as a basis for argument: <span class="bodyi">In drawing up your pension forecast, I assumed that interest rates would remain at about 5%</span>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carry-over</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009143a"><!--s009143a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009515b"><!--s009515b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or process of carrying over.</p></div><a name="s009516b"><!--s009516b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something carried over.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diagnostic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/die·əgʹnostik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016500a"><!--s016500a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or involving diagnosis</p><p><span class="bodyb">diagnostically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Christianize <span class="bodyi">or</span> Christianise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kristi·əniez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010610a"><!--s010610a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make (somebody or something) Christian <span class="bodyb">Christianization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">Christianizer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accredit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkredit/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (accredited, accrediting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000327a"><!--s000327a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000400b"><!--s000400b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000097c"><!--s000097c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to give official authorization to or approval of (somebody or something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>an accredited practitioner</p>.</div><a name="s000098c"><!--s000098c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to send (somebody, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an envoy) somewhere with credentials.</p></div><a name="s000099c"><!--s000099c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to recognize or vouch for (something or somebody) as conforming to a standard </p><p><i></i></p><p>an accredited dairy herd</p>.</div></div><a name="s000401b"><!--s000401b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000100c"><!--s000100c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(+ with) to credit (somebody) with something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a saying.</p></div><a name="s000101c"><!--s000101c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(+ to) to attribute (something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a saying) to somebody.</p></div></div><a name="s000402b"><!--s000402b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NZ</span> to pass (somebody) for university entrance without examination <span class="bodyb">accreditation</span> /-ʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">accréditer</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">crédit</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/credit1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">credit 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">count down</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013554a"><!--s013554a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to count backwards to zero, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to show the time remaining before the launch of a rocket.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commutation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/komyooʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012085a"><!--s012085a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012508b"><!--s012508b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an act or the process of commuting; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the substitution by executive authority of a legal penalty less severe than that imposed judicially.</p></div><a name="s012509b"><!--s012509b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the process of converting an alternating current to a direct current.</p></div><a name="s012510b"><!--s012510b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a replacement; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a substitution of one form of payment or charge for another [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">commutation-, commutatio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">commutare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/commute/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">commute</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blue cheese</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006206a"><!--s006206a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>cheese marked with veins of greenish blue mould.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">battering ram</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004731a"><!--s004731a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large wooden beam with a head of iron, formerly used for beating down walls.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amylose</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹamilohz, -lohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001794a"><!--s001794a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001782b"><!--s001782b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of various polysaccharides (complex carbohydrates; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/polysaccharide/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">polysaccharide</span></span></a>) such as starch or cellulose.</p></div><a name="s001783b"><!--s001783b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a component of starch characterized by its straight chains of glucose units and by the tendency of its aqueous solutions to set to a stiff gel.</p></div><a name="s001784b"><!--s001784b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>any of various chemical compounds of the general formula (C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>10</sub>O<sub>5</sub>)<sub>n</sub>, obtained by the breakdown of starch.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dactylic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015022a"><!--s015022a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) verse containing dactyls.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">assumed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003264a"><!--s003264a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a name: adopted, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for purposes of deception; false.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diagnostic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016501a"><!--s016501a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl, but treated as sing. or pl</span>) the art or practice of diagnosis <span class="bodyb">diagnostician</span> /-ʹstish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bubble bath</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007675a"><!--s007675a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a perfumed, usu liquid or granular preparation that produces foam when added to water.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commutative</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹmyoohtətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012086a"><!--s012086a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012511b"><!--s012511b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>denoting the combination of elements in a mathematical operation that produces a result that is independent of the order in which the elements are taken </p><p><i></i></p><p>Addition of the positive integers is commutative</p>.</div><a name="s012512b"><!--s012512b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of or showing commutation.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carry over</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009142a"><!--s009142a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009510b"><!--s009510b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to postpone.</p></div><a name="s009511b"><!--s009511b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/carry_forward/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">carry forward</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s009512b"><!--s009512b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to postpone (something).</p></div><a name="s009513b"><!--s009513b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to hold over (goods) for use, sale, etc in the future <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s009514b"><!--s009514b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to persist from one stage or sphere of activity to another </p><p><i></i></p><p>The aggressiveness he shows on screen sometimes carries over into his private life</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Christian name</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010611a"><!--s010611a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010858b"><!--s010858b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a name given at christening or confirmation.</p></div><a name="s010859b"><!--s010859b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a forename.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accrete</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkreet/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000328a"><!--s000328a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000403b"><!--s000403b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to grow or become attached by accretion <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s000404b"><!--s000404b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (parts or things) to accrete [back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/accretion/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">accretion</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">battery</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbat(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> batteries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004732a"><!--s004732a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004773b"><!--s004773b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>two or more cells connected together to provide an electric current.</p></div><a name="s004774b"><!--s004774b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000985c"><!--s000985c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + of) a number of similar articles, items, or devices arranged,things connected, or used together; a set or series.</p></div><a name="s000986c"><!--s000986c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a series of cages or compartments for housing, raising, or fattening animals, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> poultry.</p></div><a name="s000987c"><!--s000987c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + of) an impressive or imposing group; an array.</p></div></div><a name="s004775b"><!--s004775b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the unlawful application of any degree of force to a person without their consent.</p></div><a name="s004776b"><!--s004776b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s000988c"><!--s000988c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + of) a grouping of similar artillery guns, e.g. for tactical purposes.</p></div><a name="s000989c"><!--s000989c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a fortified gun emplacement.</p></div></div><a name="s004777b"><!--s004777b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s000990c"><!--s000990c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act of battering somebody.</p></div><a name="s000991c"><!--s000991c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the unlawful application of any degree of force to a person without their consent.</p></div></div><a name="s004778b"><!--s004778b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + of) a grouping of similar artillery guns, e.g. for tactical purposes.</p></div><a name="s004779b"><!--s004779b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a tactical and administrative army artillery unit equivalent to an infantry company [early French <span class="bodyi">batterie</span> from Old French, from <span class="bodyi">battre</span> to beat, from Latin <span class="bodyi">battuere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/battle1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">battle 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">countenance<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkownt(ə)nəns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013555a"><!--s013555a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014180b"><!--s014180b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person's face, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as an indication of mood, emotion, or character </p><p><i></i></p><p>A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance</p><p> Bible.</p></div><a name="s014181b"><!--s014181b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> moral support or approval ✱ <span class="bodyb">keep one's countenance</span> to keep calm and composed.</p></div><a name="s014182b"><!--s014182b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>composure </p><p><i></i></p><p>She kept her countenance</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">contenance</span> via Old French and medieval Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">continentia</span> restraint, ultimately from <span class="bodyi">continēre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/contain/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">contain</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amylum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹamiləm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> amylums)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001795a"><!--s001795a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>vegetable starch [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">amylon</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amyl_or_amylo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amyl-</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blue chip</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006207a"><!--s006207a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a high-quality stock regarded as a very sound investment, usu one issued by a substantial well-established company that enjoys public confidence in its worth and stability</p><p><span class="bodyb">blue-chip</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [from high-valued gambling chips being blue].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dad</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dad/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015023a"><!--s015023a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an affectionate name for one's father [prob imitating baby talk].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bubble car</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007676a"><!--s007676a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a small usu three-wheeled car with a domed, often transparent roof, popular in the 1960s.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blue-collar</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006208a"><!--s006208a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>belonging or relating to the class of manual wage-earning employees whose duties often call for the wearing of work clothes or protective clothing: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/white_collar/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">white-collar</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">assumption</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹsum(p)sh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003265a"><!--s003265a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003239b"><!--s003239b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000673c"><!--s000673c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the supposition that something is true.</p></div><a name="s000674c"><!--s000674c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a fact or statement, e.g. a proposition, axiom, or postulate, taken for granted.</p></div></div><a name="s003240b"><!--s003240b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act of assuming </p><p><i></i></p><p>the assumption of a false name</p>.</div><a name="s003241b"><!--s003241b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the act of laying claim to or taking possession of something.</p></div><a name="s003242b"><!--s003242b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Assumption</span>) 15 August, observed by Christians in commemoration of the taking up of the Virgin Mary into heaven.</p></div><a name="s003243b"><!--s003243b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> arrogance or presumption [Middle English from late Latin <span class="bodyi">assumption-, assumptio</span> taking up, from Latin <span class="bodyi">assumere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/assume/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">assume</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carry through</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009144a"><!--s009144a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009517b"><!--s009517b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to complete (a task).</p></div><a name="s009518b"><!--s009518b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/carry_out/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">carry out</span></span></a> <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s009519b"><!--s009519b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to survive or persist.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diagonal<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dieʹag(ə)nl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016502a"><!--s016502a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017196b"><!--s017196b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a line: running in an oblique direction from a reference line, e.g. the vertical.</p></div><a name="s017197b"><!--s017197b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>joining two nonadjacent angles of a polygon or polyhedron</p><p><span class="bodyb">diagonally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">diagonalis</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">diagōnios</span> from angle to angle, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dia_or_di/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dia-</span></span></a> +<span class="bodyi">gōnia</span> angle].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amyotrophic lateral sclerosis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ami·əʹtrofik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001796a"><!--s001796a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a disorder of the nervous system in which the neurons that control muscle movements degenerate, causing the muscles to weaken and atrophy. Death generally results from the atrophying of the muscles of the organs of respiration. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lou_gehrig_s_disease/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Lou Gehrig's disease</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">batting</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbating/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004733a"><!--s004733a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>layers or sheets of raw cotton or wool, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for lining quilts [verbal noun from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bat2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bat 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commutator</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkomyootaytə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012087a"><!--s012087a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a device for reversing the direction of an electric current; <span class="bodyi"><span class="bodyi">esp</span></span> a device on a motor or generator that converts alternating current to direct current.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Christian Science</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010612a"><!--s010612a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a religion founded by Mary Baker Eddy d.1910, that includes a practice of spiritual healing</p><p><span class="bodyb">Christian Scientist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accretion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkreesh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000329a"><!--s000329a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000405b"><!--s000405b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>increase in size caused by natural growth or the external adhesion or addition of matter.</p></div><a name="s000406b"><!--s000406b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something added or stuck on extraneously.</p></div><a name="s000407b"><!--s000407b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000102c"><!--s000102c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an increase in size caused by natural growth or the external adhesion or addition of matter.</p></div><a name="s000103c"><!--s000103c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>something added or stuck on extraneously.</p></div></div><a name="s000408b"><!--s000408b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the growth of separate particles or parts, e.g. of a plant, into one; concretion <span class="bodyb">accretive</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">accretion-, accretio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">accrescere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/accrue/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">accrue</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">countenance<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013556a"><!--s013556a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to consider or allow (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Perhaps the most audacious thing about this exhibition is that the British Museum should have countenanced it at all</p><p> Economist.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dada</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdahdah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015024a"><!--s015024a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an early 20th-cent. movement in art and literature based on deliberate irrationality and negation of traditional artistic values. Dada was one of the main influences on surrealism</p><p>Dada was not a style. It was, as André Breton (1896–1966) said, a state of mind. Born during World War I in Zurich, it took the utter bankruptcy of conventional society, art, literature and thought as its starting point. Instead, it inculcated anti-art and unreason through ironic and anarchic gestures (which paradoxically often proved a fertile inspiration for later art) — Martin Gayford</p><p><span class="bodyb">Dadaism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">Dadaist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">Dadaistic</span> /-ʹistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">dada</span> hobbyhorse, title of a review; said to have been chosen because it sounded meaningless or childish].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bubble chamber</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007677a"><!--s007677a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chamber in which the path of an ionizing particle is made visible by a track of bubbles, usu in liquid hydrogen.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">batting average</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004734a"><!--s004734a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004780b"><!--s004780b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in cricket, the average score of a batsman's runs per completed innings: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bowling_average/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bowling average</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s004781b"><!--s004781b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in baseball, the batter's average score of safe hits per times at bat.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kahs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009145a"><!--s009145a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Scot</span> low fertile land beside a river [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cars, kerss</span>, perhaps of Old Norse origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diagonal<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016503a"><!--s016503a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017198b"><!--s017198b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a diagonal straight line or plane.</p></div><a name="s017199b"><!--s017199b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a diagonal direction.</p></div><a name="s017200b"><!--s017200b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a diagonal row.</p></div><a name="s017201b"><!--s017201b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/solidus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">solidus</span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">assumptive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹsum(p)tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003266a"><!--s003266a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>taken for granted; unsupported by evidence.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Blue Ensign</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006209a"><!--s006209a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a blue flag with the union jack in the top inner corner, flown chiefly by auxiliary vessels of the Royal Navy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">christie <span class="bodyi">or</span> christy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkristi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> christies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010613a"><!--s010613a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a skiing turn used for stopping or for changing direction during descent, and executed, usu at high speed, by shifting the body weight forwards and swinging round with skis parallel [by shortening and alteration from <span class="bodyi">christiania</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Christiania</span>, former name of Oslo in Norway].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">commute</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹmyooht/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012088a"><!--s012088a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012513b"><!--s012513b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to travel back and forth regularly, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> between home and work.</p></div><a name="s012514b"><!--s012514b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of two mathematical operators: to give a commutative result <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s012515b"><!--s012515b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + to) to exchange (a penalty) for another less severe </p><p><i></i></p><p>He had his death sentence commuted to life imprisonment</p>.</div><a name="s012516b"><!--s012516b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + into/for) to convert (e.g. a payment) into another form</p><p><span class="bodyb">commutable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">commuter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">commutare</span> to change, exchange, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/com_or_col_or_con_or_cor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">com-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">mutare</span> to change].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">daddy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdadi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> daddies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015025a"><!--s015025a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an affectionate name for one's father [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dad/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dad</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/y4_or_ie/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-y 4</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accrue</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkrooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (accrues, accrued, accruing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000330a"><!--s000330a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000409b"><!--s000409b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000104c"><!--s000104c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + to) to come as an increase or addition.</p></div><a name="s000105c"><!--s000105c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to be periodically accumulated <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s000410b"><!--s000410b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + to) to come as an increase or addition; to arise as a growth or result </p><p><i></i></p><p>advantages that have accrued to society from the freedom of the press</p>.</div><a name="s000411b"><!--s000411b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to be periodically accumulated </p><p><i></i></p><p>Interest has accrued over the year</p> <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</div><a name="s000412b"><!--s000412b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to collect or accumulate (something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">accrual</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">acreuen</span>, prob from early French <span class="bodyi">acreue</span> increase, from <span class="bodyi">acreistre</span> to increase, from Latin <span class="bodyi">accrescere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">crescere</span> to grow].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">amyotrophy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/amiʹotrəfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001797a"><!--s001797a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>atrophy of muscles <span class="bodyb">amyotrophic</span> /ami·əʹtrofik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/my_or_myo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">my-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/trophic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">trophic</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">counter-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013562a"><!--s013562a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s014197b"><!--s014197b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003546c"><!--s003546c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>opposing or retaliatory </p><p><i></i></p><p>counteroffensive</p>.</div><a name="s003547c"><!--s003547c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in the opposite direction </p><p><i></i></p><p>counterpoise</p> <p><i></i></p><p>countermarch</p>.</div></div><a name="s014198b"><!--s014198b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>complementary or corresponding </p><p><i></i></p><p>counterpart</p>.</div><a name="s014199b"><!--s014199b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>duplicate or substitute </p><p><i></i></p><p>counterfoil</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">contre-</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">contre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/counter3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">counter 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bubble gum</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007678a"><!--s007678a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>chewing gum that can be blown into large bubbles.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">battle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbatl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004735a"><!--s004735a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004782b"><!--s004782b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a general hostile encounter between armies, warships, aircraft, etc.</p></div><a name="s004783b"><!--s004783b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a combat between two people.</p></div><a name="s004784b"><!--s004784b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an extended contest, struggle, or controversy </p><p><i></i></p><p>the battle against cancer</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">batel</span> via Old French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">battalia</span> combat, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">battuere</span> to beat, of Celtic origin].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carsick</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahsik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009146a"><!--s009146a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>suffering from motion sickness caused by travelling in a motor vehicle</p><p><span class="bodyb">carsickness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Christingle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkristinggl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010614a"><!--s010614a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an orange stuck with a lighted candle and pieces of fruit that is held by children at a Protestant religious service during the Advent symbolizing or Christmas period as a symbol of the world, Christ as the light of the world, and the fruits of the earth [prob modification of German <span class="bodyi">Christkindl</span> Christ child].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diagram<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdie·əgram/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016504a"><!--s016504a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017202b"><!--s017202b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a line drawing made for mathematical or scientific purposes.</p></div><a name="s017203b"><!--s017203b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a drawing or design that shows the arrangement and relations, e.g. of parts <span class="bodyb">diagrammatic</span> /-grəʹmatik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">diagrammatically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">diagramma</span>, from <span class="bodyi">diagraphein</span> to mark out by lines, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dia_or_di/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dia-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">graphein</span> to write].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blue-eyed boy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006210a"><!--s006210a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">often derog</span> a favourite </p><p><i></i></p><p>Who's teacher's blue-eyed boy, then?</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">daddy longlegs</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlonglegz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> daddy longlegs)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015026a"><!--s015026a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015616b"><!--s015616b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crane_fly/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crane fly</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s015617b"><!--s015617b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/harvestman/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">harvestman</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">assurance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹshawrəns, əʹshooərəns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003267a"><!--s003267a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003244b"><!--s003244b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act of assuring; a positive declaration that something is the case.</p></div><a name="s003245b"><!--s003245b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000675c"><!--s000675c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act of assuring; a positive declaration that something is the case.</p></div><a name="s000676c"><!--s000676c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a pledge or guarantee.</p></div></div><a name="s003246b"><!--s003246b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000677c"><!--s000677c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the quality or state of being sure or certain; freedom from doubt.</p></div><a name="s000678c"><!--s000678c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>confidence of mind or manner; excessive self-confidence </p><p><i></i></p><p>Thou hast a most agreeable assurance, girl</p> — John Gay.</div></div><a name="s003247b"><!--s003247b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> insurance in which it is certain that the insurer will have to pay out money at some time, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> life insurance.</p></div><a name="s003248b"><!--s003248b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="sb00000060"><!--sb00000060--></a><p>something that inspires or tends to inspire confidence</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">assurance</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">insurance</span>? British English uses the term <span class="bodyi">assurance</span> to refer to a form of insurance in which money is bound to be paid out at the end of a fixed period of time or on the death of the insured person: <span class="bodyi">life assurance</span>. <span class="bodyi">Insurance</span> is the general term covering all instances where money will only be paid in particular circumstances: <span class="bodyi">house contents insurance</span>; <span class="bodyi">travel insurance</span>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acct</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000331a"><!--s000331a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>account.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">com- <span class="bodyi">or</span> col- <span class="bodyi">or</span> con- <span class="bodyi">or</span> cor-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011862a"><!--s011862a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meaning: with, together or jointly </p><p><i></i></p><p>commingle</p> <p><i></i></p><p>collinear</p> <p><i></i></p><p>concentrate</p> <p><i></i></p><p>correlation</p> <p>[Middle English via Old French from Latin, with, together, thoroughly: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/co/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">co-</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bubble memory</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007679a"><!--s007679a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in computing, a kind of memory formerly used to permit a large amount of information to be stored as tiny areas of magnetization in a semiconductor.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">counter<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013557a"><!--s013557a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014183b"><!--s014183b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a level surface, e.g. a table, over which transactions are conducted or food is served or on which goods are displayed.</p></div><a name="s014184b"><!--s014184b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a kitchen work top.</p></div><a name="s014185b"><!--s014185b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a small disc of metal, plastic, etc used in counting or in games.</p></div><a name="s014186b"><!--s014186b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>something of value in bargaining; an asset.</p></div><a name="s014187b"><!--s014187b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a person or machine that counts, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a device that detects ionizing particles </p><p><i></i></p><p>a Geiger counter</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">over the counter</span>.</p></div><a name="s014188b"><!--s014188b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>bought directly, e.g. without a medical prescription.</p></div><a name="s014189b"><!--s014189b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>through a broker's office rather than through a stock exchange ✱ <span class="bodyb">under the counter</span> by surreptitious means, often in an illicit and private manner [Middle English <span class="bodyi">countour</span> via early French <span class="bodyi">comptouer</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">computatorium</span> computing place, from Latin <span class="bodyi">computare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/compute/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">compute</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Amytal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹamitl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001798a"><!--s001798a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a barbiturate occurring as a white crystalline powder, used as a sedative and to induce sleep.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">battle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004736a"><!--s004736a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004785b"><!--s004785b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to fight vigorously.</p></div><a name="s004786b"><!--s004786b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to try with great energy and determination to do something; to struggle.</p></div><a name="s004787b"><!--s004787b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + against/with) to engage in battle; to fight.</p></div><a name="s004788b"><!--s004788b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + against/with) to contend with full strength or resources; to struggle </p><p><i></i></p><p>battling against the elements</p> <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</div><a name="s004789b"><!--s004789b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to fight against (somebody).</p></div><a name="s004790b"><!--s004790b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to force (e.g. one's way) by battling </p><p><i></i></p><p>She battled her way to the front of the crowd</p><p><span class="bodyb">battler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Christmas</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrisməs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010615a"><!--s010615a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010860b"><!--s010860b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a festival of the Christian Church commemorating the birth of Christ and usu observed as a public holiday, celebrated on 25 December.</p></div><a name="s010861b"><!--s010861b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the festival season from Christmas Eve till the Epiphany on 6 January</p><p><span class="bodyb">Christmassy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">Cristes mæsse</span> Christ's mass].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">comp.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012091a"><!--s012091a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012523b"><!--s012523b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>comparative.</p></div><a name="s012524b"><!--s012524b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>compare.</p></div><a name="s012525b"><!--s012525b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>compiled.</p></div><a name="s012526b"><!--s012526b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>composer.</p></div><a name="s012527b"><!--s012527b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>composition.</p></div><a name="s012528b"><!--s012528b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>comprehensive.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">assure</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹshaw, əʹshooə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003268a"><!--s003268a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003249b"><!--s003249b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to inform (somebody) positively that something is the case.</p></div><a name="s003250b"><!--s003250b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to give confidence to (somebody); to reassure.</p></div><a name="s003251b"><!--s003251b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to guarantee the happening or attainment of (something); to ensure </p><p><i></i></p><p>A word in the right place would assure her promotion</p>.</div><a name="s003252b"><!--s003252b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>) to make (something) safe; to insure (life, safety, etc)</p><a name="sb00000061"><!--sb00000061--></a><p><span class="bodyb">assurer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">assuren</span> via early French <span class="bodyi">assurer</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">assecurare</span>, from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/as/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">as-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">securus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/secure1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">secure 1</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">assure, ensure</span>, <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">insure</span>? These three words are sometimes confused. The most common meaning of the verb to<span class="bodyi">assure</span> is ‘to inform (somebody) positively’: <span class="bodyi">I assured her that she had nothing to worry about</span>. <span class="bodyi">Assure</span> can also mean ‘to make certain or safe’ – but in this sense it is mainly found in the passive or adjectival form: <span class="bodyi">Their success is assured</span>; <span class="bodyi">Rest assured that we will do all we can to help you</span>. The verb generally used in the active form to mean ‘to make (something) certain’ is <span class="bodyi">ensure</span> (often spelt <span class="bodyi">insure</span> in American English): <span class="bodyi">Our first duty is to ensure the safety of the passengers</span>. <span class="bodyi">Insure</span> refers simply to making arrangements to obtain financial compensation in the event of accident or loss: <span class="bodyi">The painting should be insured for at least a million pounds</span>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bluefish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bluefishes <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> bluefish)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006211a"><!--s006211a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an active voracious blue-coloured fish that is found in all warm seas and is popular as a game fish: <span class="bodyi">Pomatomus saltatrix</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cart<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kaht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009147a"><!--s009147a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009520b"><!--s009520b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a heavy two-wheeled or four-wheeled vehicle used for transporting loads.</p></div><a name="s009521b"><!--s009521b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a lightweight two-wheeled vehicle drawn by a horse, pony, or dog.</p></div><a name="s009522b"><!--s009522b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a small wheeled vehicle.</p></div><a name="s009523b"><!--s009523b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a supermarket trolley ✱ <span class="bodyb">in the cart</span> in a difficult situation ✱ <span class="bodyb">put the cart before the horse</span> to do things in the reverse of the normal order [Middle English, prob from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">kartr</span>; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">cradol</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cradle1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cradle 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dado</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdaydoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os -oes) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dados dadoes)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015027a"><!--s015027a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015618b"><!--s015618b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the lower part of an interior wall when decorated or faced differently from the upper part.</p></div><a name="s015619b"><!--s015619b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in architecture, the part of a pedestal or plinth between the base and the cornice.</p></div><a name="s015620b"><!--s015620b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a rectangular groove made across the grain of a piece of wood, so that another piece can be fitted to form a joint [Italian <span class="bodyi">dado</span> die, plinth].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diagram<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (diagrammed, diagramming, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> diagramed) (diagraming)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016505a"><!--s016505a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to represent (something) in the form of a diagram.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">an-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001803a"><!--s001803a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ana_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ana-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bubble pack</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007680a"><!--s007680a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blister_pack/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blister pack</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">counter<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (countered, countering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013558a"><!--s013558a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s014190b"><!--s014190b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to act in opposition to (something or somebody) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s014191b"><!--s014191b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to meet attacks or arguments with defensive or retaliatory steps.</p></div><a name="s014192b"><!--s014192b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in boxing or fencing, to attack while warding off a blow.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">battle-axe</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004737a"><!--s004737a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004791b"><!--s004791b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a large axe with a broad head, used formerly in warfare.</p></div><a name="s004792b"><!--s004792b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a quarrelsome domineering woman.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acculturate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkulchərayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000332a"><!--s000332a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to assimilate to or adopt the values of a different culture <span class="bodyb">acculturation</span> /-ʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/culture1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">culture 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ate4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ate 4</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Christmas box</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010616a"><!--s010616a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a small gift, usu of money, given at Christmas to e.g. people such as postmen or tradespeople refuse collectors for their services throughout the year.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Blue Flag</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006212a"><!--s006212a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plain blue flag awarded to a coastal resort as a sign that its beaches reach the standard of cleanliness and safety prescribed by the European Union.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">assured<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹshawd, əʹshooəd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003269a"><!--s003269a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003253b"><!--s003253b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>characterized by self-confidence and expertise.</p></div><a name="s003254b"><!--s003254b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>characterized by certainty; guaranteed <span class="bodyb">assuredly</span> /-ridli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">assuredness</span> /-ridnis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dial.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016508a"><!--s016508a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>dialect.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bubble wrap</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007681a"><!--s007681a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>wrapping material in the form of sheets of plastic with air pockets at regular intervals.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">counter<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013559a"><!--s013559a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(+ to) in an opposite, contrary, or wrong direction </p><p><i></i></p><p>values that run counter to those of established society</p> <p>[Middle English via early French <span class="bodyi">contre</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">contra</span> against, opposite].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dado rail</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015028a"><!--s015028a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a decorative moulding attached to an interior wall, usu at the height of the windowsills.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accumulate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkyoohmyoolayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000333a"><!--s000333a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000413b"><!--s000413b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to collect (things) together gradually; to amass <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s000414b"><!--s000414b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to increase in quantity or number</p><p><span class="bodyb">accumulative</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">accumulatively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">accumulatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">accumulare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">cumulare</span> to heap up, from <span class="bodyi">cumulus</span> mass].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">an<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/(ə)n; <span class="bodyi">strong</span> an/ <i><span class="bodyi">indefinite article</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001799a"><!--s001799a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used in place of <span class="bodyi">a</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a1_or_a/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a 1</span></span></a>) before words with an initial vowel sound </p><p><i></i></p><p>an oak</p> <a name="sb00000043"><!--sb00000043--></a><p><i></i></p><p>twice an hour</p> [Old English <span class="bodyi">ān</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/one1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">one 1</span></span></a>]<div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">an</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">a</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a1_or_a/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">comp<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/komp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012089a"><!--s012089a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012517b"><!--s012517b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a competition.</p></div><a name="s012518b"><!--s012518b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a comprehensive school.</p></div><a name="s012519b"><!--s012519b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a compositor.</p></div><a name="s012520b"><!--s012520b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a complimentary ticket.</p></div><a name="s012521b"><!--s012521b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>compensation.</p></div><a name="s012522b"><!--s012522b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a musical accompaniment.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">battle bus</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004738a"><!--s004738a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a bus used by a politician as a mobile base during a political campaign.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cart<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009148a"><!--s009148a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009524b"><!--s009524b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to carry or convey (something or somebody) in or as if in a cart.</p></div><a name="s009525b"><!--s009525b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (+ off) to take or drag (somebody) away without ceremony or by force </p><p><i></i></p><p>They carted him off to jail</p>.</div><a name="s009526b"><!--s009526b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to carry (<span class="bodyi">esp</span> something heavy) by hand </p><p><i></i></p><p>I had to cart my suitcase up three flights of stairs</p> <p><span class="bodyb">carter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Christmas cactus</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010617a"><!--s010617a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a branching S American cactus with flat stems, short joints, and showy red flowers, commonly grown as a winter-flowering house plant: <span class="bodyi">Schlumbergera truncata</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blue funk</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006213a"><!--s006213a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006501b"><!--s006501b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a state of great fear or panic.</p></div><a name="s006502b"><!--s006502b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> a state of depression.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">assured<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> assured)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003270a"><!--s003270a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an insured person.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dial<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/die·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016506a"><!--s016506a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017204b"><!--s017204b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the graduated face of a timepiece.</p></div><a name="s017205b"><!--s017205b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004319c"><!--s004319c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a face on which some measurement is registered, usu by means of numbers and a pointer.</p></div><a name="s004320c"><!--s004320c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a sometimes disc-shaped control or indicator on an electrical or mechanical device </p><p><i></i></p><p>a telephone dial</p>.</div></div><a name="s017206b"><!--s017206b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a sundial.</p></div><a name="s017207b"><!--s017207b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a person's face [Middle English, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">dies</span> day].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">counter<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013560a"><!--s013560a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014193b"><!--s014193b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something that counters something else.</p></div><a name="s014194b"><!--s014194b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an overhanging stern of a ship or boat.</p></div><a name="s014195b"><!--s014195b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s003544c"><!--s003544c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in boxing or fencing, the making of an attack while warding one off.</p></div><a name="s003545c"><!--s003545c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a blow given in this way.</p></div></div><a name="s014196b"><!--s014196b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in printing, an area within a piece of type, e.g. for the letter O, which is hollow and does not print.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">daemon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdeemən/ daimon /ʹdiemohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015029a"><!--s015029a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015621b"><!--s015621b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a supernatural being of Greek mythology; a demigod.</p></div><a name="s015622b"><!--s015622b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an attendant power or spirit; a genius </p><p><i></i></p><p>The fairest fortune that can befall a man is to be guided by his daemon to that which is truly his own</p><p> Ralph Waldo Emerson.</p></div><a name="s015623b"><!--s015623b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/demon1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">demon<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (1) <span class="bodyb">daemonic</span> /deeʹmonik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">daemon</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/demon1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">demon 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cartage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahtij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009149a"><!--s009149a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act of conveying goods by cart or the charge for this.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">comp<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012090a"><!--s012090a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to play (music) as an accompaniment.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">an’<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">conj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001800a"><!--s001800a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/and/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">and</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accumulation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əˌkyoohmyooʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000334a"><!--s000334a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000415b"><!--s000415b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>increase or growth caused <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by repeated or continuous addition.</p></div><a name="s000416b"><!--s000416b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that has accumulated </p><p><i></i></p><p>an accumulation of tartar on the teeth</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bubbly<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (bubblier, bubbliest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007682a"><!--s007682a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007965b"><!--s007965b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>full of bubbles.</p></div><a name="s007966b"><!--s007966b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>overflowing with good spirits or liveliness; vivacious </p><p><i></i></p><p>a bubbly personality</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bluegrass</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006214a"><!--s006214a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006503b"><!--s006503b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a type of country music played on unamplified stringed instruments.</p></div><a name="s006504b"><!--s006504b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of several species of bluish green meadow grass used as fodder and for lawns both in North America and Europe: genus <span class="bodyi">Poa</span> [(sense 1) from <span class="bodyi">Bluegrass</span> State, nickname of Kentucky, USA, where such music prob originated].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">battle cruiser</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004739a"><!--s004739a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large heavily-armed warship faster than a battleship.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Christmas cake</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010618a"><!--s010618a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rich fruit cake covered in almond paste and icing, eaten at Christmas.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">assurer <span class="bodyi">or</span> assuror</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003271a"><!--s003271a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person or firm that assures; an insurer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dial<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (dialled, dialling, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> dialed) (dialing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016507a"><!--s016507a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s017208b"><!--s017208b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to operate a dial so as to select (a telephone number, etc).</p></div><a name="s017209b"><!--s017209b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to indicate or, control, etc (something) by means of a dial <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s017210b"><!--s017210b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make a call on a dial telephone.</p></div><a name="s017211b"><!--s017211b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to manipulate a dial</p><p><span class="bodyb">dialler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">counter<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013561a"><!--s013561a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>opposite, or showing opposition.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carte blanche</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkaht ʹblonhsh (<span class="bodyi">French</span> kart blãʧ)/ /ˌkaht ʹblonhsh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009150a"><!--s009150a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>full discretionary power </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was given carte blanche to furnish the house</p> <p>[French <span class="bodyi">carte blanche</span> blank document].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compact<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəmʹpakt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012092a"><!--s012092a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012529b"><!--s012529b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having parts or units closely packed or joined.</p></div><a name="s012530b"><!--s012530b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>succinct or terse </p><p><i></i></p><p>a compact statement</p>.</div><a name="s012531b"><!--s012531b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>occupying a small volume because of efficient use of space </p><p><i></i></p><p>a compact camera</p>.</div><a name="s012532b"><!--s012532b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> (+ of) composed</p><p><span class="bodyb">compactly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">compactness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English, in the sense ‘firmly put together’, from Latin <span class="bodyi">compactus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">compingere</span> to put together, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/com_or_col_or_con_or_cor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">com-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">pangere</span> to fasten].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blue-green alga</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006215a"><!--s006215a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cyanobacterium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cyanobacterium</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-an<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ean <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ian</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001804a"><!--s001804a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting:</p><a name="s001785b"><!--s001785b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who comes from, belongs to, supports, etc a specified place, thing, or person </p><p><i></i></p><p>Mancunian</p> <p><i></i></p><p>republican</p>.</div><a name="s001786b"><!--s001786b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody skilled in or specializing in the subject specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>phonetician</p> [<span class="bodyi">-an</span> and <span class="bodyi">-ian</span> from Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">-annus</span>, <span class="bodyi">-ianus</span>; <span class="bodyi">-ean</span> from such words as <span class="bodyi">Mediterranean, European</span>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accumulative</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkyoohmyoolətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000335a"><!--s000335a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>increasing by successive additions; cumulative</p><p><span class="bodyb">accumulatively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">daff</span><small><span class="eSynop">/daf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015030a"><!--s015030a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a daffodil.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bubbly<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007683a"><!--s007683a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> champagne, or any sparkling wine.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Assyrian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹsiri·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003272a"><!--s003272a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003255b"><!--s003255b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of an ancient Semitic kingdom and people of Mesopotamia.</p></div><a name="s003256b"><!--s003256b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the form of Akkadian used by the Assyrians</p><p><span class="bodyb">Assyrian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">battledress</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004740a"><!--s004740a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the uniform worn by soldiers in battle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Christmas Eve</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010619a"><!--s010619a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the day before Christmas day; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> the evening of that day.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dialect</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdie·əlekt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016509a"><!--s016509a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017212b"><!--s017212b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a regional, social, or subordinate variety of a language, usu differing distinctively in grammar and vocabulary from the standard language.</p></div><a name="s017213b"><!--s017213b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004321c"><!--s004321c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a regional, social, or subordinate variety of a language, usu differing distinctively in grammar and vocabulary from the standard language.</p></div><a name="s004322c"><!--s004322c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>such varieties collectively.</p></div></div><a name="s017214b"><!--s017214b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a variant of a computer programming language <span class="bodyb">dialectal</span> /-ʹlektl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">dialecte</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">dialektos</span> conversation, dialect, from <span class="bodyi">dialegesthai</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dialogue/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dialogue</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">counteract</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013563a"><!--s013563a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to lessen or neutralize the usu ill effects of (something) by an opposing action</p><p><span class="bodyb">counteraction</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">counteractive</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cartel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kahʹtel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009151a"><!--s009151a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an association of independent commercial enterprises designed to limit competition, e.g. by regulating prices [French <span class="bodyi">cartel</span> letter of defiance, from Old Italian <span class="bodyi">cartello</span> placard, from <span class="bodyi">carta</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/card1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">card 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Assyriology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əˌsiriʹoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003273a"><!--s003273a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the study of the history, language, and antiquities of ancient Assyria and Babylonia <span class="bodyb">Assyriological</span> /-ʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">Assyriologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accumulator</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000336a"><!--s000336a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000417b"><!--s000417b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the part of a computer where numbers are added or stored.</p></div><a name="s000418b"><!--s000418b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a rechargeable secondary electric cell, or a connected set of these.</p></div><a name="s000419b"><!--s000419b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a bet whereby the winnings from one of a series of events are staked on the next event.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blue gum</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006216a"><!--s006216a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of Australian eucalyptuses grown for their wood: genus <span class="bodyi">Eucalyptus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">daffodil</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdafədil/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015031a"><!--s015031a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of bulb-producing plants with flowers that have a large typically yellow flowers that have corona elongated trumpet-shaped centres into a trumpet shape: genus <span class="bodyi">Narcissus</span> [prob from Dutch <span class="bodyi">de affodil</span> the asphodel, via early French <span class="bodyi">afrodille</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">asphodelos</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compact<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəmʹpakt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012093a"><!--s012093a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012533b"><!--s012533b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to press (something or its component parts) together; to compress or consolidate.</p></div><a name="s012534b"><!--s012534b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + of) to make (something) up by connecting or combining elements; to compose <span class="bodyb">compaction</span> /-sh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">compactor</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">battlefield detainee</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004742a"><!--s004742a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> an enemy combatant taken prisoner in time of war but not granted the status or rights of a prisoner of war.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Christmas pudding</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010620a"><!--s010620a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rich steamed pudding containing dried fruit, candied peel, spices, brandy, etc, traditionally eaten at Christmas.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bubo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbyoohboh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -oes) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> buboes)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007684a"><!--s007684a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an inflamed swelling of a lymph gland, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the groin or armpit <span class="bodyb">bubonic</span> /byoohʹbonik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">bubon-</span>, <span class="bodyi">bubo</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">boubōn</span> groin, gland, bubo].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">an’<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">conj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001802a"><!--s001802a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/an2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">an 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dialectic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/die·əʹlektik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016510a"><!--s016510a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017215b"><!--s017215b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl, but treated as sing. or pl</span>) a systematic reasoning, exposition, or argument that juxtaposes opposed or contradictory ideas and seeks to resolve their conflict.</p></div><a name="s017216b"><!--s017216b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the dialectical tension or opposition between two interacting forces or elements.</p></div><a name="s017217b"><!--s017217b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl, but treated as sing. or pl</span>) development through the stages of thesis, antithesis, and synthesis in accordance with Hegel's logic or systems derived from it</p><p><span class="bodyb">dialectic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dialectical</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dialectically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">dialetik</span> intellectual investigation by means of dialogue, via French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">dialektikē</span>, from <span class="bodyi">dialektos</span> conversation, from <span class="bodyi">dialegesthai</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dialogue/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dialogue</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">counterattack<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> counter-attack</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkowntərətak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013564a"><!--s013564a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an attack made in reply to an enemy's attack.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cartesian<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kahʹteezhən, -zyən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009152a"><!--s009152a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or used in relating to the philosophy of René Descartes (d.1650)</p><p><span class="bodyb">Cartesianism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">cartesianus</span>,from Renatus <span class="bodyi">Cartesius</span>, the Latin name of René Descartes d.1650, French philosopher].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">AST</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003274a"><!--s003274a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Atlantic Standard Time (time zone).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">daffodil yellow</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015032a"><!--s015032a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of a bright yellow colour</p><p><span class="bodyb">daffodil yellow</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">an<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> an’</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">conj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001801a"><!--s001801a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> if [Middle English <span class="bodyi">an</span>, alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/and/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">and</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Christmas rose</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010621a"><!--s010621a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a European plant of the buttercup family that flowers in winter and has white or purplish flowers: <span class="bodyi">Helleborus niger</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blue heeler</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹheelə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006217a"><!--s006217a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dog of an Australian breed with a blue-speckled coat mainly used for controlling cattle [from the fact that the dog snaps at the heels of the animals to drive or control them].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accurate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹakyoorət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000337a"><!--s000337a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000420b"><!--s000420b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>free from error, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as the result of care </p><p><i></i></p><p>an accurate estimate</p>.</div><a name="s000421b"><!--s000421b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>conforming precisely to truth or a measurable standard; exactfree from error </p><p><i></i></p><p>accurate instruments</p>.</div><a name="s000422b"><!--s000422b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>hitting the intended target <span class="bodyb">accuracy</span> /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">accurately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">accuratus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">accurare</span> to take care of, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">cura</span> care].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dialectic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016511a"><!--s016511a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dialectical/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dialectical</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bubonic plague</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007685a"><!--s007685a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a highly infectious and fatal form of plague characterized by the formation of buboes: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/plague1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">plague 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">battlefield <span class="bodyi">or</span> battleground</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004741a"><!--s004741a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a piece of ground where a battle is fought.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">counterattack<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> counter-attack</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013565a"><!--s013565a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make a counterattack.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compact<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkompakt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012094a"><!--s012094a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small slim case for face powder.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cartesian<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009153a"><!--s009153a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a follower of René Descartes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">astable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ayʹstaybl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003275a"><!--s003275a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of an electrical circuit: having no permanently stable state.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">daffy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdafi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (daffier, daffiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015033a"><!--s015033a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> crazy or foolish</p><p><span class="bodyb">daffiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [obsolete <span class="bodyi">daff</span> fool, coward].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buccal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbukl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007686a"><!--s007686a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">technical</span> relating to or in the region of the cheeks or the cavity of the mouth [Latin <span class="bodyi">bucca</span> cheek].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Christmastide</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrisməstied/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010622a"><!--s010622a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/christmas/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Christmas</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blueish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006218a"><!--s006218a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bluish_or_blueish/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bluish</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-an<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ean <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ian</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001805a"><!--s001805a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming adjectives, with the meanings:</p><a name="s001787b"><!--s001787b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or belonging to </p><p><i></i></p><p>American</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Christian</p>.</div><a name="s001788b"><!--s001788b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>characteristic of; resembling </p><p><i></i></p><p>Mozartean</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Shavian</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cartesian coordinate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009154a"><!--s009154a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) any of a set of numbers fixing the position of a point by its distance from each of two or three lines or planes at right angles to one another.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dialectical</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016512a"><!--s016512a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or in accordance with dialectic</p><p><span class="bodyb">dialectically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">battlement</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbatlmənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004743a"><!--s004743a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a parapet with indentations that surmounts a wall and is used for defence or decoration</p><p><span class="bodyb">battlemented</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">batelment</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">bataille</span> fortifying tower].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accursed</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkuhst, əʹkuhsid/ accurst /əʹkuhst/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000338a"><!--s000338a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000423b"><!--s000423b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> under a curse; ill-fated.</p></div><a name="s000424b"><!--s000424b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> detestable; irritating <span class="bodyb">accursedly</span> /-sidli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">accursedness</span> /-sidnis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">acursed</span>, from past part. of <span class="bodyi">acursen</span> to consign to destruction with a curse, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">cursen</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/curse1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">curse 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compact<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkompakt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012095a"><!--s012095a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an agreement or contract [Latin <span class="bodyi">compactum</span>, neuter of <span class="bodyi">compactus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">compacisci</span> to make an agreement, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/com_or_col_or_con_or_cor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">com-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">pacisci</span> to contract].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">counterattraction <span class="bodyi">or</span> counter-attraction</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013566a"><!--s013566a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an attraction that competes with another.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">astatic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹstatik, ay-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003276a"><!--s003276a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003257b"><!--s003257b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not stable or steady.</p></div><a name="s003258b"><!--s003258b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in physics, etc, not tending to take a fixed or definite position or direction </p><p><i></i></p><p>an astatic needle</p><p><span class="bodyb">astatically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">astaticism</span> /-siz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">daft</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dahft/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015034a"><!--s015034a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015624b"><!--s015624b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>silly or foolish.</p></div><a name="s015625b"><!--s015625b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ about) fanatically enthusiastic or infatuated [Old English <span class="bodyi">gedæfte</span> mild, gentle].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Christmastime</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrisməstiem/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010623a"><!--s010623a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the Christmas season.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-an<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001806a"><!--s001806a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting:</p><a name="s001789b"><!--s001789b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an unsaturated carbon compound </p><p><i></i></p><p>furan</p>.</div><a name="s001790b"><!--s001790b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a polymeric anhydride of the carbohydrate specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>dextran</p> [alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ene/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ene</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ine1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ine 1</span></span></a>, and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/one/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-one</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buccaneer<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bukəʹniə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007687a"><!--s007687a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007967b"><!--s007967b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a pirate, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one preying on Spanish ships and settlements in the W Indies in the 17th cent.</p></div><a name="s007968b"><!--s007968b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an unscrupulous adventurer, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in politics or business</p><p><span class="bodyb">buccaneering</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [orig referring to French hunters in the Caribbean; French <span class="bodyi">boucanier</span>, from <span class="bodyi">boucaner</span> to smoke meat on a grid over a fire, ultimately from Tupi].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">astatine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹastəteen, -tin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003277a"><!--s003277a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a radioactive chemical element of the halogen group, similar to iodine and formed by radioactive decay or made artificially: symbol At, atomic number 85 [Greek <span class="bodyi">astatos</span> unsteady, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a>+ <span class="bodyi">statos</span> standing, from <span class="bodyi">histanai</span> to cause to stand].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bluejacket</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006219a"><!--s006219a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a sailor in the navy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Carthaginian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kahthəʹjini·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009155a"><!--s009155a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of the ancient city of Carthage in N Africa on the Bay of Tunis</p><p><span class="bodyb">Carthaginian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compact disc</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkompakt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012096a"><!--s012096a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small plastic aluminium-coated disc on which sound or information is stored in digital form in microscopic pits that can be read by a laser beam.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accusation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/akyooʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000339a"><!--s000339a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000425b"><!--s000425b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a charge of wrongdoing; an allegation.</p></div><a name="s000426b"><!--s000426b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>accusing or being accused.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dialectical materialism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016513a"><!--s016513a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the Marxist theory that the material basis of a reality constantly changes in a dialectical process that is independent of thought.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">battle royal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> battles royal battle royals)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004744a"><!--s004744a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004793b"><!--s004793b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a fight or contest between more than two opponents, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> until only the winner remains on their feet or in the ring.</p></div><a name="s004794b"><!--s004794b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a violent struggle or heated dispute.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">counterbalance<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013567a"><!--s013567a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014200b"><!--s014200b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a weight that balances another.</p></div><a name="s014201b"><!--s014201b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a force or influence that offsets or checks an opposing force.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dag<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dag/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015035a"><!--s015035a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ</span> a piece of matted or manure-coated wool on a sheep's hindquarters ✱ <span class="bodyb">rattle one's dags</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to hurry up [Middle English <span class="bodyi">dagge</span> a part hanging down; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Christmas tree</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010624a"><!--s010624a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an evergreen or artificial tree decorated with lights, tinsel, etc at Christmas.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buccaneer<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007688a"><!--s007688a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to act unscrupulously or boldly like a buccaneer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carthorse</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009156a"><!--s009156a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large strong horse bred or used for pulling heavy loads.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aster</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹastə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003278a"><!--s003278a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of composite plants, often with a showy heads and leafy stems, that blooming chiefly in the autumn: genus <span class="bodyi">Aster</span> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">Aster</span>, genus name, via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">aster-, astēr</span> star, aster].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compadre</span><small><span class="eSynop">/komʹpahdray/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012097a"><!--s012097a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> a companion [Spanish <span class="bodyi">compadre</span>, literally ‘godfather’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accusative<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkyoohzətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000340a"><!--s000340a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>denoting a grammatical case expressing the direct object of a verb or of some prepositions</p><p><span class="bodyb">accusative</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">accusativus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">accusare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/accuse/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">accuse</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blue jay</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006220a"><!--s006220a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a North American bird of the jay family with a blue back and crest: <span class="bodyi">Cyanocitta cristata</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Anabaptism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anəʹbaptiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001809a"><!--s001809a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001794b"><!--s001794b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the Anabaptist movement or its doctrine or practices.</p></div><a name="s001795b"><!--s001795b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">anabaptism</span>) the baptism of somebody who was previously baptized [via Latin from late Greek <span class="bodyi">anabaptismos</span> rebaptism, from <span class="bodyi">anabaptizein</span> to rebaptize, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ana_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ana-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">baptizein</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/baptize_or_baptise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">baptize</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">counterbalance<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013568a"><!--s013568a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to oppose or balance (something) with an equal weight or force.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dialectician</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌdie·əlekʹtish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016514a"><!--s016514a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who is skilled in or practises dialectic.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">battleship</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004745a"><!--s004745a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the largest and most heavily armed and armoured type of warship [short for <span class="bodyi">line-of-battle ship</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dag<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (dagged, dagging)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015036a"><!--s015036a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ</span> to remove dags from (a sheep).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Christo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010625a"><!--s010625a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: Christ </p><p><i></i></p><p>Christology</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accusative<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000341a"><!--s000341a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the accusative case or a word in this case, e.g. <span class="bodyi">me</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buccinator</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbuksinaytə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007689a"><!--s007689a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of the flat thin muscles of the cheeks that are used for chewing [Latin <span class="bodyi">buccina</span> trumpet].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Carthusian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kahʹthyoohzyən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009157a"><!--s009157a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of an austere contemplative order of monks or nuns founded by St Bruno in 1084</p><p><span class="bodyb">Carthusian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">Cartusiensis</span>,from <span class="bodyi">Carthusia</span>, Latin name of <span class="bodyi">Chartreuse</span>,mother house of the order, near Grenoble, town in France].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blue john</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006221a"><!--s006221a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a blue form of fluorite found only in Derbyshire, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for jewellery and ornaments [from the name <span class="bodyi">John</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">battue</span><small><span class="eSynop">/baʹt(y)ooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004746a"><!--s004746a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004795b"><!--s004795b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the beating of woods and bushes to flush game for hunters.</p></div><a name="s004796b"><!--s004796b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a hunt using this method [French <span class="bodyi">battue</span>, from <span class="bodyi">battre</span> to beat: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/battery/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">battery</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">companion<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəmʹpanyən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012098a"><!--s012098a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012535b"><!--s012535b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who accompanies or spends time with another.</p></div><a name="s012536b"><!--s012536b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something belonging to a pair or set of matching things.</p></div><a name="s012537b"><!--s012537b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a person employed to live with and provide company and service for somebody.</p></div><a name="s012538b"><!--s012538b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a member of the lowest rank of certain orders of knighthood.</p></div><a name="s012539b"><!--s012539b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a guide or handbook on a subject</p><p><span class="bodyb">companionship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">compainoun</span> via Old French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">companion-</span>, <span class="bodyi">companio</span>, from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/com_or_col_or_con_or_cor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">com-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">panis</span> bread, food].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Anabaptist</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001810a"><!--s001810a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of a Protestant movement that was established in Zurich in 1524. Its chief distinguishing feature was its insistence on baptism or rebaptism of adult believers</p><p><span class="bodyb">Anabaptist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dialectology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌdie·əlekʹtoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016515a"><!--s016515a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the study of dialect <span class="bodyb">dialectological</span> /-ʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dialectologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">counterblast</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013569a"><!--s013569a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>often as the title of a militant writing: an energetic and often vociferous reaction or response </p><p><i></i></p><p>Besides, we must get through another chapter of ‘A Counterblast to Agnosticism’ before we turn in</p><p> Hardy </p><p><i></i></p><p>The Female Nude by Lynda Nead … promises to be a counterblast to Kenneth Clark's classic</p><p> The Art Newspaper.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-aster</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003279a"><!--s003279a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns from nouns, denoting: an inferior, worthless, or false kind of exponent of the art specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>poetaster</p> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">-aster</span>, suffix denoting partial resemblance].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dag<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015037a"><!--s015037a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ, informal</span> an eccentric or socially awkward person [prob from English slang <span class="bodyi">dagen</span> artful criminal, from <span class="bodyi">dagen, degen</span> sword, from German <span class="bodyi">Degen</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Christology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kriʹstoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Christologies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010626a"><!--s010626a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010862b"><!--s010862b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the branch of theology concerned with the person, character, and role of Christ.</p></div><a name="s010863b"><!--s010863b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any particular theological description of the person, character, and role of Christ <span class="bodyb">Christological</span> /kristəʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accusatorial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əˌkyoohzəʹtawri·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000342a"><!--s000342a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000427b"><!--s000427b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>containing an accusation or expressing accusation; accusatory.</p></div><a name="s000428b"><!--s000428b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a system of criminal procedure: in which the judge is impartial and there is also a prosecutor: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inquisitorial/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inquisitorial</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cartilage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahtilij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009158a"><!--s009158a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a translucent firm elastic tissue that makes up most of the skeleton of very young vertebrates and becomes mostly converted into bone in adult higher vertebrates, e.g. mammals, remaining in structures such as the external ear and the larynx <span class="bodyb">cartilaginous</span> /-ʹlajinəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">cartilagin-, cartilago</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">counterchange<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013570a"><!--s013570a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> to design or decorate (something) with contrasting colours.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blue law</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006222a"><!--s006222a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a law prohibiting certain types of activity on a Sunday, e.g. the sale of alcohol [from the blue paper on which the puritanical laws of early New England states were printed].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">companion<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012099a"><!--s012099a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012540b"><!--s012540b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a companionway, or a covering at the top of one.</p></div><a name="s012541b"><!--s012541b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a raised frame allowing light to reach the windows of a lower deck [by folk etymology from Dutch <span class="bodyi">kampanje</span> poop deck].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">batty</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbati/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (battier, battiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004747a"><!--s004747a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> mentally unstable; crazy</p><p><span class="bodyb">battiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bat3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bat 3</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/y1_or_ey/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-y 1</span></span></a>. Compare with <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bats/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bats</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dagestanian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dagiʹstahniən, -ʹstaniən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015038a"><!--s015038a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015626b"><!--s015626b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Dagestan in SW Russia.</p></div><a name="s015627b"><!--s015627b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the NE Caucasian language of the people of Dagestan</p><p><span class="bodyb">Dagestanian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buck<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/buk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007690a"><!--s007690a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007969b"><!--s007969b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001927c"><!--s001927c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a male animal, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a male deer, antelope, rabbit, or rat.</p></div><a name="s001928c"><!--s001928c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">SAfr</span> an antelope.</p></div></div><a name="s007970b"><!--s007970b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a dandy.</p></div><a name="s007971b"><!--s007971b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a man, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a young and virile, spirited, or impudent man [Old English <span class="bodyi">bucca</span> stag, he-goat].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">asterisk<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹastərisk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003280a"><!--s003280a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the sign (*) used as a reference mark, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to denote the omission of letters, to show that something is doubtful, or to link a word to a footnote [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">asteriskos</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">aster-, astēr</span> star].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anabas</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanəbəs, -bas/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001811a"><!--s001811a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of freshwater fishes of Africa and Asia that can breathe air, live out of water, and move across land, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the climbing perch: genus <span class="bodyi">Anabas</span> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">Anabas</span>, genus name, from Greek <span class="bodyi">anabainein</span> to go up or inland, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ana_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ana-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">bainein</span> to go].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dialling code</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016516a"><!--s016516a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the part of a telephone number that refers to an exchange rather than an individual subscriber.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">christy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkristi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> christies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010627a"><!--s010627a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/christie_or_christy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">christie</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accusatory</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkyoohzət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000343a"><!--s000343a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>containing an accusation or expressing accusation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cartilaginous fish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009159a"><!--s009159a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a major group of fishes comprising all those with a cartilaginous rather than a bony skeleton, and including the sharks, dogfishes, and rays: class Chondrichthyes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">companionable</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012100a"><!--s012100a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>marked by, conducive to, or suggestive of companionship; sociable </p><p><i></i></p><p>a companionable silence</p> <p><span class="bodyb">companionableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">companionably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">counterchange<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013571a"><!--s013571a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a reversal or transposition.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buck<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007691a"><!--s007691a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007972b"><!--s007972b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a horse or mule: to spring into the air with the back curved and come down with the forelegs stiff and the head lowered.</p></div><a name="s007973b"><!--s007973b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to refuse to agree or cooperate; to balk.</p></div><a name="s007974b"><!--s007974b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> to move or react jerkily <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s007975b"><!--s007975b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to throw (e.g. a rider) by bucking.</p></div><a name="s007976b"><!--s007976b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to fight against or refuse to comply with (a system or tendency).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baubee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bawʹbee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004748a"><!--s004748a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bawbee_or_baubee/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bawbee</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blue mould</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006223a"><!--s006223a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several genera of fungi that form a bluish mildew on decaying food or other matter: genus <span class="bodyi">Penicillium</span> and other genera.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anabasis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹnabəsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> anabases /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001812a"><!--s001812a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001796b"><!--s001796b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an expedition such as a military advance, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one from the coast inland.</p></div><a name="s001797b"><!--s001797b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a difficult and dangerous military retreat [Greek <span class="bodyi">anabasis</span> inland march, from <span class="bodyi">anabainein</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anabas/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anabas</span></span></a> ; (sense 2) from the retreat of Greek mercenaries in Asia Minor in 401 <span class="bodysc">bc</span> described in the <span class="bodyi">Anabasis</span> by Xenophon d.<span class="bodyi">c</span>.355 <span class="bodysc">bc</span>, Greek historian who led the retreat].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dagga</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdahkhə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015039a"><!--s015039a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly SAfr</span> cannabis [Afrikaans <span class="bodyi">dagga</span> from Khoikhoi <span class="bodyi">dachab</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accuse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkyoohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000344a"><!--s000344a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + of) to charge (somebody) with a fault or crime; to blame</p><p><span class="bodyb">accuser</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">accusing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">accusingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">accusen</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">accusare</span> to call to account, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">causa</span> lawsuit, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cause1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cause 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dialling tone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016517a"><!--s016517a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sound heard over a telephone indicating that a number may be dialled.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">asterisk<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003281a"><!--s003281a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to mark (a word, passage, etc) with an asterisk.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chroma</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrohmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010629a"><!--s010629a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a quality of colour combining hue and saturation [Greek <span class="bodyi">chrōma</span> colour].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cartload</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009160a"><!--s009160a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the quantity that a cart can hold.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">companionate marriage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəmʹpanyənət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012101a"><!--s012101a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a proposed form of marriage in which the partners would be treated as equals. Birth control would be used, divorce permitted for childless couples by mutual consent, and no financial or economic claim could be made by one party on the other.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">countercharge</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013572a"><!--s013572a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a charge made to counter another charge or to oppose an accuser.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chromakey</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrohməkee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010630a"><!--s010630a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a digital technique by which a block of a particular colour in a video image can be replaced by another colour or image.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blue murder</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006224a"><!--s006224a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a scene of noisy commotion ✱ <span class="bodyb">cry/scream/yell blue murder</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to make a loud noise of fear, pain, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dialog</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016518a"><!--s016518a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dialogue/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dialogue</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bauble</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbawbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004749a"><!--s004749a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004797b"><!--s004797b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a trinket or trifle </p><p><i></i></p><p>I value this bauble of a coronet as little as you can, or any philosopher on earth</p> — Scott.</div><a name="s004798b"><!--s004798b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a jester's staff [Middle English <span class="bodyi">babel</span> from Old French].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buck<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007692a"><!--s007692a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, Aus, NZ, informal</span> a dollar [perhaps short for <span class="bodyi">buckskin</span>, regarded as a unit of exchange in early N American commerce].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">asterism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹastəriz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003282a"><!--s003282a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003259b"><!--s003259b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a pattern of stars within a constellation.</p></div><a name="s003260b"><!--s003260b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000679c"><!--s000679c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a pattern of stars within a constellation.</p></div><a name="s000680c"><!--s000680c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a small group of stars.</p></div></div><a name="s003261b"><!--s003261b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a star-shaped figure visible in some crystals under reflected or transmitted light.</p></div><a name="s003262b"><!--s003262b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>three asterisks arranged in the form of a triangle, used in a text to direct attention to a following passage [Greek <span class="bodyi">asterismos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">asterizein</span> to arrange in constellations, from <span class="bodyi">aster-, astēr</span> star].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dagger</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdagə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015040a"><!--s015040a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015628b"><!--s015628b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a short sharp pointed weapon used for stabbing </p><p><i></i></p><p>I will speak daggers to her but use none</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div><a name="s015629b"><!--s015629b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in printing, a sign (†) used as a reference mark or to indicate a death date; an obelus ✱ <span class="bodyb">at daggers drawn</span> in bitter conflict ✱ <span class="bodyb">look daggers at</span> to look angrily at (somebody) [Middle English, prob from obsolete <span class="bodyi">dag</span> to stab, pierce].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anabatic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anəʹbatik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001813a"><!--s001813a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a wind or air current: moving upwards: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/katabatic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">katabatic</span></span></a> [Greek <span class="bodyi">anabatos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">anabainein</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anabas/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anabas</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cartogram</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahtəgram/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009161a"><!--s009161a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a map showing statistical information presented in diagrammatic form [French <span class="bodyi">cartogramme</span>, from <span class="bodyi">carte</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/card1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">card 1</span></span></a>) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/o/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-o-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-gramme</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gram/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-gram</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accused</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000345a"><!--s000345a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the accused</span>) the defendant or defendants in a criminal case.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">companionway</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012102a"><!--s012102a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a ship's stairway from one deck to another.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chromate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrohmayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010632a"><!--s010632a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a salt or ester of chromic acid [French <span class="bodyi">chromate</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">chrōma</span> colour].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blue note</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006225a"><!--s006225a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a flattened third or seventh note used in a chord <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in jazz and blues in a chord where a major unflattened interval would be expected.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">counterclaim<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013573a"><!--s013573a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014202b"><!--s014202b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an opposing claim.</p></div><a name="s014203b"><!--s014203b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in law, an opposing claim made by a defendant against somebody who is claiming against him or her.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">daggy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdagi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (daggier, daggiest) <span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ, informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015041a"><!--s015041a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015630b"><!--s015630b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>slovenly.</p></div><a name="s015631b"><!--s015631b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>dowdy or unfashionably dressed [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dag3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dag 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baud</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bawd, bohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> baud bauds)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004750a"><!--s004750a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several units of data transmission speed; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> one equal to one bit of data per second [French <span class="bodyi">baud</span>, named after J M E <span class="bodyi">Baudot</span> d.1903, French inventor of a code for data transmission].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cartography</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kahʹtogrəfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009162a"><!--s009162a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the art, science, or technology of drawing or compiling maps and charts</p><p><span class="bodyb">cartographer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">cartographic</span> /-ʹgrafik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">cartographical</span> /-ʹgrafikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">cartographie</span>,from <span class="bodyi">carte</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/card1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">card 1</span></span></a>) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/o/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-o-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-graphie</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/graphy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-graphy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accustom</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkust(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (accustomed, accustoming)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000346a"><!--s000346a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(+ to) to make (oneself, somebody else, or something) used to (something) through use or experience; to habituate </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her eyes gradually became accustomed to the dark</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">accustomen</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">acostumer</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">costume</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/costume1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">costume 1</span></span></a>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anabiosis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌanəbieʹohsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> anabioses /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001814a"><!--s001814a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a state of suspended animation induced in some organisms, e.g. by desiccation during a drought, and from which they can be revived <span class="bodyb">anabiotic</span> /-ʹotik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">anabiōsis</span> return to life, from <span class="bodyi">anabioun</span> to return to life, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ana_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ana-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">bios</span> life].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">company<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkump(ə)ni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> companies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012103a"><!--s012103a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012542b"><!--s012542b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) an association of people for carrying on a commercial or industrial enterprise.</p></div><a name="s012543b"><!--s012543b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003264c"><!--s003264c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>friendly association with another; fellowship </p><p><i></i></p><p>I enjoy her company</p>.</div><a name="s003265c"><!--s003265c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>companions or associates </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'm not happy with the company he keeps</p>.</div><a name="s003266c"><!--s003266c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) visitors or guests </p><p><i></i></p><p>We're having company for dinner</p>.</div></div><a name="s012544b"><!--s012544b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>)</p><a name="s003267c"><!--s003267c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a group of people or things </p><p><i></i></p><p>a company of horsemen</p>.</div><a name="s003268c"><!--s003268c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a unit of soldiers composed usu of two or more platoons.</p></div><a name="s003269c"><!--s003269c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>an organization of musical or dramatic performers.</p></div><a name="s003270c"><!--s003270c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>the officers and crew of a ship.</p></div><a name="s003271c"><!--s003271c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a unit of Guides ✱ <span class="bodyb">keep company with</span> to associate or spend time with (somebody) on a regular basis ✱ <span class="bodyb">keep somebody company</span> to accompany or spend time with somebody so that they will not be lonely, bored, etc [Middle English <span class="bodyi">companie</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">compagnie</span>, from <span class="bodyi">compain</span> companion, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">companio</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/companion1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">companion 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buck<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007693a"><!--s007693a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007977b"><!--s007977b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an object formerly used in poker to mark the next player to deal.</p></div><a name="s007978b"><!--s007978b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>anything that serves as a reminder ✱ <span class="bodyb">pass the buck</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to shift a responsibility to somebody else ✱ <span class="bodyb">the buck stops here</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> the responsibility cannot be shifted to somebody else [short for earlier <span class="bodyi">buckhorn knife</span>, used as a buck in poker].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">astern</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹstuhn/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003283a"><!--s003283a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003263b"><!--s003263b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>behind or towards the stern of a ship or aircraft.</p></div><a name="s003264b"><!--s003264b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>behind the stern; to the rear.</p></div><a name="s003265b"><!--s003265b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>at or towards the stern of a ship.</p></div><a name="s003266b"><!--s003266b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>backwards </p><p><i></i></p><p>full speed astern</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dialog box</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016519a"><!--s016519a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dialogue_box/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dialogue box</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chromatic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/krohʹmatik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010633a"><!--s010633a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010866b"><!--s010866b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to colour sensation or intensity of colour.</p></div><a name="s010867b"><!--s010867b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002708c"><!--s002708c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>of or giving all the notes of the chromatic scale.</p></div><a name="s002709c"><!--s002709c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>characterized by frequent use of intervals or notes outside the diatonic scale</p><p><span class="bodyb">chromatically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">chromaticism</span> /-siz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">chrōmatikos</span> from <span class="bodyi">chrōmat-, chrōma</span> skin, colour, modified tone].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blue-pencil</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006226a"><!--s006226a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to edit (a manuscript, film, etc), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by altering or deleting parts considered indecent or otherwise unacceptable; to censor.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dago</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdaygoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os -oes) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dagos dagoes)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015042a"><!--s015042a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal, offensive</span> a person of Italian, Spanish, or Portuguese birth or descent [alteration of <span class="bodyi">diego</span>, from the Spanish first name <span class="bodyi">Diego</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">accustomed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000347a"><!--s000347a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000429b"><!--s000429b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>customary or habitual </p><p><i></i></p><p>in their accustomed manner</p>.</div><a name="s000430b"><!--s000430b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ to) in the habit of or used to (doing something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>accustomed to making decisions</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cartomancy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahtəmansi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009163a"><!--s009163a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the telling of fortunes by the use of playing cards [French <span class="bodyi">cartomancie</span>,from <span class="bodyi">carte</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/card1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">card 1</span></span></a>) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/o/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-o-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">mancie</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mancy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-mancy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bauhaus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbowhows/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004751a"><!--s004751a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004799b"><!--s004799b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>characteristic of a German school of design, established in 1919, noted for synthesizing technology, craftsmanship, and design aesthetics.</p></div><a name="s004800b"><!--s004800b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>denoting a German school of design established in 1919 and noted <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for a programme that synthesized technology, craftsmanship, and design aesthetics</p><p>The Bauhaus was a hugely influential German school of modernist art and design which existed in Weimar, then Dessau, and finally Berlin until 1933, when it was closed down by the Nazis. Like the English Arts and Crafts movement before it, the Bauhaus aimed to reform the making of everyday objects. But the Bauhaus, rather than rejecting the machine, embraced the functional aesthetic of industrial production — Martin Gayford</p></div><a name="s004801b"><!--s004801b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>characteristic of this school [German <span class="bodyi">Bauhaus</span>, ‘architecture house’, academy founded in Weimar, Germany].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dialogic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/die·əʹlojik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016520a"><!--s016520a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or characterized by dialogue </p><p><i></i></p><p>dialogic writing</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">company<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (companies, companied, companying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012104a"><!--s012104a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> to accompany or keep company with (somebody).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buck<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007694a"><!--s007694a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plunging leap by a horse or mule.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anabolic steroid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anəʹbolik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001815a"><!--s001815a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several synthetic steroid hormones that causes a rapid increase in the size and weight of skeletal muscle. They are used legitimately in medicine and illegally to enhance the performance of athletes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">counterclaim<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013574a"><!--s013574a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in law, to make a counterclaim.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">asteroid<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹastəroyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003284a"><!--s003284a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003267b"><!--s003267b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of thousands of small planets in the form of a rocky bodyies mostly between Mars and Jupiter.</p></div><a name="s003268b"><!--s003268b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a starfish: class Asteroidea <span class="bodyb">asteroidal</span> /-ʹroydl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">asteroeidēs</span> starlike, from <span class="bodyi">aster-, astēr</span> star].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chromatic aberration</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010634a"><!--s010634a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>distortion in an optical image caused by the differences in refraction of the different colours of the spectrum and characterized by coloured outlines round an image.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Blue Peter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006227a"><!--s006227a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a blue signal flag with a white square in the centre, used to indicate that a merchant vessel is ready to sail [from the name <span class="bodyi">Peter</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">daguerreotype <span class="bodyi">or</span> daguerrotype</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dəʹgerətiep/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015043a"><!--s015043a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an early photograph produced on a silver or a silver-covered copper plate [French <span class="bodyi">daguerréotype</span>, named after L J M <span class="bodyi">Daguerre</span> d.1851, French painter and physicist who invented it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carton</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaht(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009164a"><!--s009164a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a box or container made of cardboard, plastic, etc [French <span class="bodyi">carton</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">cartone</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cartoon1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cartoon 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">company car</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012105a"><!--s012105a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a car provided by a company for the use of an employee.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anabolism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹnabəliz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001816a"><!--s001816a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an organism's synthesizing of proteins, fats, and other complex molecules from simpler molecules, with the accompanying storage of energy: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/catabolism_or_katabolism/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">catabolism</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">anabolic</span> /anəʹbolik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ana_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ana-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-bolism</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/metabolism/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">metabolism</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dialogical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/die·əʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016521a"><!--s016521a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dialogic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dialogic</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">counterclockwise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013575a"><!--s013575a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> anticlockwise.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baulk<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/baw(l)k/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004752a"><!--s004752a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/balk1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">balk 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">AC/DC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000348a"><!--s000348a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000431b"><!--s000431b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>alternating current/direct current.</p></div><a name="s000432b"><!--s000432b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bisexual1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bisexual<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (1b).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">asteroid<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003285a"><!--s003285a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003269b"><!--s003269b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>starlike.</p></div><a name="s003270b"><!--s003270b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of or like a starfish.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buckbean</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007695a"><!--s007695a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bogbean/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bogbean</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chromaticity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/krohməʹtisiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010635a"><!--s010635a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a quality of a colour in terms of its purity and dominant or complementary wavelength.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blue pointer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006228a"><!--s006228a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Aus</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mako1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mako 1</span></span></a> (a type of shark).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dah</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015044a"><!--s015044a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dash2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dash<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (2) [imitative].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anachronism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹnakrəniz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001817a"><!--s001817a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001798b"><!--s001798b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the placing of people, events, objects, or customs in a period to which they do not belong.</p></div><a name="s001799b"><!--s001799b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person or thing that belongs or seems to belong to an older time <span class="bodyb">anachronistic</span> /-ʹnistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">anachronistically</span> /-ʹnistikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [prob from early Greek <span class="bodyi">anachronismos</span>, ultimately from late Greek <span class="bodyi">anachronizein</span> to be late, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ana_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ana-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">chronos</span> time].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cartoon<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kahʹtoohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009165a"><!--s009165a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009527b"><!--s009527b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a satirical drawing commenting on public and usu political matters.</p></div><a name="s009528b"><!--s009528b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/strip_cartoon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">strip cartoon</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s009529b"><!--s009529b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a film that creates the illusion of movement by photographing successive positional changes, e.g. characters in drawings.</p></div><a name="s009530b"><!--s009530b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/animated_cartoon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">animated cartoon</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s009531b"><!--s009531b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a preparatory design, drawing, or painting, e.g. for a fresco [Italian <span class="bodyi">cartone</span> pasteboard, cartoon, augmentative of <span class="bodyi">carta</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/card1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">card 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ace<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ays/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000349a"><!--s000349a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000433b"><!--s000433b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a playing card, face of a dice, or domino marked with one spot.</p></div><a name="s000434b"><!--s000434b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a shot, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a service in tennis, that an opponent fails to reach.</p></div><a name="s000435b"><!--s000435b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000106c"><!--s000106c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a playing card, face of a dice, or domino marked with one spot or pip.</p></div><a name="s000107c"><!--s000107c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the single spot or pip on any of these.</p></div></div><a name="s000436b"><!--s000436b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s000108c"><!--s000108c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a shot, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a service in tennis, that an opponent fails to reach.</p></div><a name="s000109c"><!--s000109c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a point scored by such a shot.</p></div></div><a name="s000437b"><!--s000437b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s000110c"><!--s000110c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an expert or leading performer in a specified field.</p></div><a name="s000111c"><!--s000111c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a combat pilot who has brought down five or more enemy aircraft.</p></div></div><a name="s000438b"><!--s000438b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> in golf, a hole in one (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hole1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hole 1</span></span></a>) ✱ <span class="bodyb">ace in the hole</span> <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> an effective argument or resource held in reserve [a term in stud poker for an ace dealt face down so that its value is concealed] ✱ <span class="bodyb">ace up one's sleeve</span> an effective argument or resource held in reserve ✱ <span class="bodyb">hold all the aces</span> to have all the advantages or initiative ✱ <span class="bodyb">within an ace of</span> on the point of; very near to [Middle English <span class="bodyi">as</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">as</span> a unit, a copper coin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baulk<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004753a"><!--s004753a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/balk2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">balk 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buckboard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007696a"><!--s007696a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a four-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle with the seat mounted on a sprung platform fixed between the front and back wheels [obsolete <span class="bodyi">buck</span> body of a wagon + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/board1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">board 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">company officer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012106a"><!--s012106a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an army officer of the rank of second lieutenant, lieutenant, or captain.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">counterculture</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013576a"><!--s013576a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a way of life with values that run counter to established social norms: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/alternative_society/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">alternative society</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chromatic scale</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010636a"><!--s010636a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a musical scale consisting entirely of semitones.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">asthenia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əsʹtheeni·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003286a"><!--s003286a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lack or loss of strength; debility <span class="bodyb">asthenic</span> /əsʹthenik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">astheneia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">asthenēs</span> weak, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">sthenos</span> strength].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dialogue</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">dialog</span>) /ʹdie·əlog/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016522a"><!--s016522a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017218b"><!--s017218b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a conversation between two or more people or between a person and a computer.</p></div><a name="s017219b"><!--s017219b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004323c"><!--s004323c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a conversation between two or more people or between a person and a computer.</p></div><a name="s004324c"><!--s004324c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an exchange of ideas and opinions.</p></div></div><a name="s017220b"><!--s017220b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the conversational element of literary or dramatic composition.</p></div><a name="s017221b"><!--s017221b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>discussion or negotiation between two nations, factions, groups, etc with conflicting interests.</p></div><a name="s017222b"><!--s017222b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a literary work in conversational form [early French <span class="bodyi">dialogue</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">dialogos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">dialegesthai</span> to converse, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dia_or_di/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dia-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">legein</span> to speak].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blueprint<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006229a"><!--s006229a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006505b"><!--s006505b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001541c"><!--s001541c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a photographic print in white on a bright blue ground, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for copying maps and plans.</p></div><a name="s001542c"><!--s001542c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a design plan.</p></div></div><a name="s006506b"><!--s006506b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a photographic print in white on a bright blue ground, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for copying maps and plans.</p></div><a name="s006507b"><!--s006507b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a detailed programme of action </p><p><i></i></p><p>a blueprint for victory</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dahlia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdayli·ə, ʹdaylyə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015045a"><!--s015045a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any ornamental gardenof a genus of Mexican composite plants with showy flower heads and roots that form tubers, including many ornamental garden plants: genus <span class="bodyi">Dahlia</span> [named after Anders <span class="bodyi">Dahl</span> d.1789, Swedish botanist who discovered the genus].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anacoluthon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌanəkəʹloohthon/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> anacolutha /-thə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001818a"><!--s001818a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001800b"><!--s001800b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>grammatical inconsistency in the way in which words are put together to form phrases, sentences, etc, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the shift from one construction to another within a sentence, e.g. in <span class="bodyi">You really ought</span> — <span class="bodyi">well, do it your own way</span>.</p></div><a name="s001801b"><!--s001801b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a grammatical construction or sentence, etc of this kind <span class="bodyb">anacoluthic</span> /-thik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">anacoluthically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [via late Latin from late Greek <span class="bodyi">anakolouthon</span> inconsistency in logic, neuter of Greek <span class="bodyi">anakolouthos</span> inconsistent, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">an-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">akolouthos</span> following, from <span class="bodyi">ha-, a-</span> together + <span class="bodyi">keleuthos</span> path].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cartoon<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009166a"><!--s009166a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009532b"><!--s009532b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to draw a cartoon of (something or somebody) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s009533b"><!--s009533b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to draw cartoons</p><p><span class="bodyb">cartoonist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bauxite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbawksiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004754a"><!--s004754a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mineral that is an impure mixture of earthy hydrous aluminium oxides and hydroxides, and is the principal ore of aluminium <span class="bodyb">bauxitic</span> /bawkʹsitik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">bauxite</span>, named after Les <span class="bodyi">Baux</span>, village near Arles, France, near where it was first discovered].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ace<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000350a"><!--s000350a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> excellent.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">counterespionage <span class="bodyi">or</span> counter-espionage</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013577a"><!--s013577a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>activities directed towards detecting and thwarting enemy espionage.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">company secretary</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012107a"><!--s012107a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a senior officer of a company with chief responsibility for its financial and legal aspects.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blueprint<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006230a"><!--s006230a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006508b"><!--s006508b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make a blueprint of (a plan, etc).</p></div><a name="s006509b"><!--s006509b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to plan out (a programme of action).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chromatid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrohmətid/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010637a"><!--s010637a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of the paired strands of a chromosome.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">asthenosphere</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əsʹtheenəsfiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003287a"><!--s003287a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a zone of the earth beneath the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lithosphere/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lithosphere</span></span></a> (outer rocky zone of the earth's crust), within which the material is believed to yield readily under stress [Greek <span class="bodyi">asthenēs</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/asthenia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">asthenia</span></span></a>) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/o/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-o-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sphere1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sphere 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dialogue box</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">dialog box</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016523a"><!--s016523a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small window on a computer screen that prompts a response from the user.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bucket<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbukit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007697a"><!--s007697a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007979b"><!--s007979b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a large open container, usu round, with tapering sides, a flat bottom, and a semicircular handle on top, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for holding or carrying liquids.</p></div><a name="s007980b"><!--s007980b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the amount contained in a bucket; a bucketful.</p></div><a name="s007981b"><!--s007981b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s001929c"><!--s001929c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the scoop of an excavating machine.</p></div><a name="s001930c"><!--s001930c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any of the scooped-out blades on the rim of a waterwheel.</p></div><a name="s001931c"><!--s001931c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>any of the vanes of a turbine rotor.</p></div></div><a name="s007982b"><!--s007982b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) large quantities <span class="bodyb">bucketful</span> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bucketfuls)<i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via Anglo-French <span class="bodyi">buket</span> from Old English <span class="bodyi">būc</span> pitcher, belly].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">daikon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdiek(ə)n, ʹdiekon/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015046a"><!--s015046a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mooli/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mooli</span></span></a> [Japanese <span class="bodyi">daikon</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anaconda</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anəʹkondə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001819a"><!--s001819a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of large semiaquatic S American snakes of the boa family that crush their prey in their coils: <span class="bodyi">Eunectes murinus</span> crushes its prey in its coils [prob modification of Sinhalese <span class="bodyi">henakandayā</span> a slender green Sri Lankan snake to which the name was first applied].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cartouche</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kahʹtoohsh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009167a"><!--s009167a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009534b"><!--s009534b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a scroll-shaped ornamental tablet, drawing, or architectural feature.</p></div><a name="s009535b"><!--s009535b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an ornate frame.</p></div><a name="s009536b"><!--s009536b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an oval or oblong outline, e.g. on ancient Egyptian monuments, enclosing a ruler's name [French <span class="bodyi">cartouche</span> cartridge with paper case, from Italian <span class="bodyi">cartoccio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">carta</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/card1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">card 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bavarian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹveəri·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004755a"><!--s004755a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004802b"><!--s004802b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Bavaria, a region in S Germany.</p></div><a name="s004803b"><!--s004803b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the High German dialect of the people of Bavaria</p><p><span class="bodyb">Bavarian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-acea</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000351a"><!--s000351a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting: members of a class or order of animals </p><p><i></i></p><p>Crustacea</p> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">-acea</span> from Latin, neuter pl of <span class="bodyi">-aceus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aceous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-aceous</span></span></a>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">company sergeant major</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012108a"><!--s012108a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the senior non-commissioned officer of a company.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">counterexample</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013578a"><!--s013578a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an example that disproves a theorem, proposition, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chromatin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrohmətin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010638a"><!--s010638a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a complex of DNA with proteins that forms the chromosomes in the cell nucleus and is readily stained.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blue riband</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006231a"><!--s006231a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blue_ribbon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blue ribbon</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bucket<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (bucketed, bucketing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007698a"><!--s007698a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to move about jerkily or recklessly.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">asthma</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹas(th)mə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003288a"><!--s003288a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an allergic condition marked by attacks of laboured breathing with wheezing, coughing, and a sense of constriction in the chest</p><p><span class="bodyb">asthmatic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">asma</span> via medieval Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">asthma</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dáil</span><small><span class="eSynop">/doyl, diel/ Dáil Éireann /ʹeərən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015047a"><!--s015047a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the lower house of parliament in the Republic of Ireland: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/seanad_%C3%A9ireann/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Seanad Éireann</span></span></a> [Irish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">dáil</span> assembly].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dial tone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016524a"><!--s016524a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dialling_tone/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dialling tone</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cartridge</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahtrij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009168a"><!--s009168a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009537b"><!--s009537b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a tube containing the charge and a bullet or shot for a firearm or an explosive charge for blasting.</p></div><a name="s009538b"><!--s009538b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a case holding magnetic tape, photographic film, etc, or a quantity of ink, designed for easy insertion into a device.</p></div><a name="s009539b"><!--s009539b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002289c"><!--s002289c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a tube of metal, paper, etc containing the charge and often the bullet or shot for a firearm.</p></div><a name="s002290c"><!--s002290c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a case containing an explosive charge for blasting.</p></div></div><a name="s009540b"><!--s009540b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a container of usu consumable material for insertion into a larger apparatus, e.g.:</p><a name="s002291c"><!--s002291c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a case containing a reel of magnetic tape, photographic film, etc, designed for easy insertion.</p></div><a name="s002292c"><!--s002292c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a replaceable container of ink or a similar substance for insertion into a pen, printer, etc.</p></div></div><a name="s009541b"><!--s009541b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the part of the arm of a record player holding the stylus and the mechanism that converts movements of the stylus into electrical signals [alteration of <span class="bodyi">cartage</span>,modification of French <span class="bodyi">cartouche</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cartouche/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cartouche</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chromato-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010639a"><!--s010639a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chromat_or_chromato/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chromat-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anacrusis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anəʹkroohsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> anacruses /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001820a"><!--s001820a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001802b"><!--s001802b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in poetry, one or more unstressed syllables at the beginning of a line.</p></div><a name="s001803b"><!--s001803b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in music, one or more notes preceding the first downbeat of a phrase [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">anakrousis</span> beginning of a song, from <span class="bodyi">anakrouein</span> to begin a song: from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ana_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ana-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">krouein</span> to strike].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-aceae</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000352a"><!--s000352a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting: members of a plant family </p><p><i></i></p><p>Rosaceae</p> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">-aceae</span> from Latin, fem pl of <span class="bodyi">-aceus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aceous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-aceous</span></span></a>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compar.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012109a"><!--s012109a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>comparative.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">asthmatic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/as(th)ʹmatik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003289a"><!--s003289a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>associated with or suffering from asthma.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bavarois</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bavəʹwah/ bavaroise /-ʹwahz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004756a"><!--s004756a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cold dessert made from rich custard set with gelatin in a mould [French <span class="bodyi">bavarois</span> Bavarian].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">daily<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdayli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015048a"><!--s015048a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015632b"><!--s015632b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or occurring every day or every weekday.</p></div><a name="s015633b"><!--s015633b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a newspaper: issued every weekday [Old English <span class="bodyi">dæglīc</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dial up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016525a"><!--s016525a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to connect to the Internet by means of a modem</p><p><span class="bodyb">dial-up</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bucket down</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007699a"><!--s007699a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> said of rain: to fall heavily.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">counterfactual</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kowntəʹfaktyooəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013579a"><!--s013579a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in philosophy, denoting a statement expressing something that is not the case.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blue ribbon</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006232a"><!--s006232a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a ribbon of blue fabric worn as an honour or award, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by members of the Order of the Garter.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cartridge belt</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009169a"><!--s009169a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a belt with a series of loops for holding cartridges for firearms.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anadromous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹnadrəməs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001821a"><!--s001821a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a fish: ascending rivers from the sea for breeding: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/catadromous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">catadromous</span></span></a> </p><p><i></i></p><p>Salmon are anadromous</p> [Greek <span class="bodyi">anadromos</span> running upwards, from <span class="bodyi">anadramein</span> to run upwards, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ana_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ana-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">dramein</span> to run].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">asthmatic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003290a"><!--s003290a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who suffers from asthma.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">counterfeit<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkowntəfit, -feet/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013580a"><!--s013580a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014204b"><!--s014204b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>made in imitation of something else with intent to deceive or defraud.</p></div><a name="s014205b"><!--s014205b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> insincere or feigned </p><p><i></i></p><p>counterfeit sympathy</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">countrefet</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">contrefait</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">contrefaire</span> to imitate, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/contra/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">contra-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">facere</span> to make].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acedia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹseedyə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000353a"><!--s000353a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/accidie/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">accidie</span></span></a> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">acedia</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">akēdeia</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + kēdos care, grief].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bawbee <span class="bodyi">or</span> baubee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bawʹbee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004757a"><!--s004757a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Scot</span> a halfpenny [orig a 16th-cent. Scottish coin; prob named after Alexander Orrok fl.1541, laird of <span class="bodyi">Sillebawby</span> and master of the mint].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bucketful</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbukitf(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bucketfuls)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007700a"><!--s007700a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>as much as a bucket will hold.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">daily<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015049a"><!--s015049a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>every day.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chromatography</span><small><span class="eSynop">/krohməʹtogrəfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010640a"><!--s010640a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the separation of chemicals from a mixture by passing the mixture as a solution or vapour over or it through a substance, e.g. paper, which adsorbs the chemicals to differing extents <span class="bodyb">chromatograph</span> /-ʹmatəgrahf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">chromatographic</span> /-matəʹgrafik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dialysate</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">dialyzate</span>) /dieʹalizayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016526a"><!--s016526a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the material that passes through the membrane in dialysis, or the liquid into which this material passes [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dialysis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dialysis</span></span></a> or <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dialyse/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dialyse</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ate1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ate 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blues</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> blues)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006233a"><!--s006233a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006510b"><!--s006510b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the blues</span>) (<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) low spirits; melancholy.</p></div><a name="s006511b"><!--s006511b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001543c"><!--s001543c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">the blues</span>) (<span class="bodyi">usu treated as sing.</span>) a melancholy style of music which originated among American blacks in the early 20th cent. and is characterized by usu twelve-bar three-line stanzas in which the words of the second line repeat those of the first and by blue notes (flattened thirds or sevenths; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blue_note/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blue note</span></span></a>) in melody and harmony </p><p><i></i></p><p>Blues is easy to play, but hard to feel</p> — Jimi Hendrix.</div><a name="s001544c"><!--s001544c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a song or piece of music in this style.</p></div><a name="s001545c"><!--s001545c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) written or performing in the style of the blues </p><p><i></i></p><p>a blues number</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a blues band</p><p>Blues is a vocal music, developed by African-Americans in the early 20th cent. that has continuously evolved through many stages of both instrumental and vocal development while remaining essentially and recognizably the same; it also denotes a musical chorus structure of 12 bars, consistently repeated, although open to constant variation through improvisation — Richard Cook</p><p><span class="bodyb">bluesy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">comparable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkomp(ə)rəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012110a"><!--s012110a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012545b"><!--s012545b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with/to) capable of or suitable for comparison.</p></div><a name="s012546b"><!--s012546b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>approximately equivalent; similar </p><p><i></i></p><p>fabrics of comparable quality</p> <p><span class="bodyb">comparability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">comparably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cartridge paper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009170a"><!--s009170a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>thick paper with a rough surface, e.g. for drawing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">as though</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">conj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003291a"><!--s003291a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/as_if/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">as if</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anaemia</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">anemia</span>) /əʹneemi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001822a"><!--s001822a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001804b"><!--s001804b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, haemoglobin, or total volume, which results in pallor and a lack of energy.</p></div><a name="s001805b"><!--s001805b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>lack of vitality </p><p><i></i></p><p>She is dying piecemeal of a sort of emotional anaemia</p> — Ezra Pound [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">anaimia</span> bloodlessness, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">haima</span> blood].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">counterfeit<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013581a"><!--s013581a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a forgery.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bawd</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bawd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004758a"><!--s004758a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a woman who keeps a house of prostitution </p><p><i></i></p><p>As a bawd to a Whore, I grant you, he is to us of great Convenience</p> — John Gay [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bawde</span>, ultimately from Old French <span class="bodyi">baud</span> bold, merry, shameless].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bucket seat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007701a"><!--s007701a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in a sports car, aeroplane, etc, an individual seat in a vehicle with a rounded back and sides that extend slightly forward to give extra sideways support when cornering or banking.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-aceous</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000354a"><!--s000354a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming adjectives, denoting:</p><a name="s000439b"><!--s000439b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>characteristics or content </p><p><i></i></p><p>herbaceous</p> <p><i></i></p><p>farinaceous</p>.</div><a name="s000440b"><!--s000440b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a group of animals characterized by the form or feature specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>cetaceous</p>.</div><a name="s000441b"><!--s000441b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a specified plant family </p><p><i></i></p><p>rosaceous</p> [Latin -<span class="bodyi">aceus</span>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chromat- <span class="bodyi">or</span> chromato-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010631a"><!--s010631a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meaning: colour </p><p><i></i></p><p>chromaticity</p> <p>[Greek <span class="bodyi">chrōmat-, chrōma</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">comparative<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəmʹparətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012111a"><!--s012111a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012547b"><!--s012547b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>considered as if in comparison to something else as a standard; relative </p><p><i></i></p><p>a comparative stranger</p>.</div><a name="s012548b"><!--s012548b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>involving comparison between different branches of a subject </p><p><i></i></p><p>comparative anatomy</p>.</div><a name="s012549b"><!--s012549b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in grammar, of or constituting the degree of comparison expressing increase in quality, quantity, or relation: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/superlative1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">superlative<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (2) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The comparative form of ‘hot’ is ‘hotter’</p> <p><span class="bodyb">comparatively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blue shift</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006234a"><!--s006234a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a shift in the wavelengths of the light or other electromagnetic radiations emitted by a celestial body when seen from a distant point, e.g. the earth, from their normal positions in the spectrum towards shorter wavelengths. This is a consequence of the Doppler effect or of the gravity of the body: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/red_shift/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">red shift</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dialyse</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">dialyze</span>) /ʹdie·əliez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016527a"><!--s016527a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017223b"><!--s017223b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to subject (a person, blood, etc) to dialysis <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s017224b"><!--s017224b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to undergo dialysis</p><p><span class="bodyb">dialysable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">dialysation</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dialyser</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">daily<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dailies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015050a"><!--s015050a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015634b"><!--s015634b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a newspaper published daily from Monday to Saturday.</p></div><a name="s015635b"><!--s015635b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, dated</span> a cleaning woman who works on a daily basis.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cartwheel</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009171a"><!--s009171a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009542b"><!--s009542b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sideways handspring with arms and legs extended.</p></div><a name="s009543b"><!--s009543b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a wheel of a cart.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anaemic</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">anemic</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001823a"><!--s001823a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001806b"><!--s001806b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>suffering from anaemia.</p></div><a name="s001807b"><!--s001807b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>with an unhealthily pale complexion.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">astigmatic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/astigʹmatik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003292a"><!--s003292a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>affected with, relating to, or correcting astigmatism</p><p><span class="bodyb">astigmatically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">counterfeit<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013582a"><!--s013582a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to imitate or copy (something) closely, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with intent to deceive or defraud</p><p><span class="bodyb">counterfeiter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bucket shop</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007702a"><!--s007702a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007983b"><!--s007983b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a small-scale business, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a travel agent selling low-priced air tickets, that operates on the edge of the law and may default on its commitments to its customers.</p></div><a name="s007984b"><!--s007984b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a dishonest stockbroking firm that speculates and gambles on stocks and commodities using the funds of its clients [orig a shady establishment where small quantities of liquor were dispensed in buckets].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blue-sky</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006235a"><!--s006235a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006512b"><!--s006512b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having little or no real value </p><p><i></i></p><p>blue-sky securities</p>.</div><a name="s006513b"><!--s006513b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having no specific practical application; pure or theoretical </p><p><i></i></p><p>blue-sky research</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bawdry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbawdri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004759a"><!--s004759a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bawdy2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bawdy 2</span></span></a> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bawderie</span>, from <span class="bodyi">bawde</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bawd/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bawd</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dialysis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dieʹalisis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dialyses /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016528a"><!--s016528a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the separation of substances in solution by means of their unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes, <span class="bodyi"><span class="bodyi">esp</span></span> the purification of blood by such means <span class="bodyb">dialytic</span> /-ʹlitik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">dialysis</span> separation, from <span class="bodyi">dialyein</span> to dissolve, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dia_or_di/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dia-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">lyein</span> to loosen].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-chrome</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010643a"><!--s010643a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns and adjectives, with the meanings:</p><a name="s010872b"><!--s010872b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>coloured; coloured thing </p><p><i></i></p><p>polychrome</p>.</div><a name="s010873b"><!--s010873b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>colouring matter </p><p><i></i></p><p>urochrome</p> <p>[medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">-chromat-, -chroma</span> coloured thing, from Greek <span class="bodyi">chrōmat-</span>, <span class="bodyi">chrōma</span> colour].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">daimio</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdiemyoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015051a"><!--s015051a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/daimyo_or_daimio/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">daimyo</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acephalous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹsefələs, ay-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000355a"><!--s000355a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lacking a head or having the head reduced [Greek <span class="bodyi">akephalos</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">kephalē</span> head].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">comparative<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012112a"><!--s012112a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the comparative degree or form in a language.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cartwright</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahtriet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009172a"><!--s009172a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who makes and repairs carts.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">astigmatism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹstigmətiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003293a"><!--s003293a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a defect of an optical system, e.g. a lens or the eye, in which rays from a single point fail to meet in a focal point, resulting in patchy blurring of the image</p><p><span class="bodyb">astigmatic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a>+ Greek <span class="bodyi">stigmat-, stigma</span> mark].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chrome<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/krohm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010641a"><!--s010641a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010868b"><!--s010868b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>chromium, or a pigment formed from it.</p></div><a name="s010869b"><!--s010869b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a plating of chromium, or something with such a plating [French <span class="bodyi">chrome</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">chrōma</span> colour; because of the bright colours of some chromium compounds].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">counterfoil</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013583a"><!--s013583a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> the part of a cheque, ticket, etc that is kept as a record or receipt.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anaerobe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanərohb, əʹneərohb/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001824a"><!--s001824a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an organism, e.g. a bacterium, that lives without or only in the absence of oxygen [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">an-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aerobe/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aerobe</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">daimon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdiemohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015052a"><!--s015052a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/daemon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">daemon</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blue state</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006236a"><!--s006236a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a state that usually returns a Democratic candidate: compare<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/red_state/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">red state</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/swing_state/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">swing state</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dialyze</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016529a"><!--s016529a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dialyse/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dialyse</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bawdy<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbawdi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (bawdier, bawdiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004760a"><!--s004760a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>boisterously or humorously indecent</p><p><span class="bodyb">bawdily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bawdiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buckeye</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007703a"><!--s007703a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of N American trees and or shrubs with large red or white flowers and sticky buds: genus <span class="bodyi">Aesculus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaysə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000356a"><!--s000356a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of trees or shrubs that have ornamental tree or shrub of the maple family with brightly coloured leaves with five pointed lobes; an ornamental maple: genus <span class="bodyi">Acer</span> [from the Latin genus name, from Latin <span class="bodyi">acer</span> maple].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caruncle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkarəngkl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009173a"><!--s009173a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009544b"><!--s009544b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a naked fleshy outgrowth, e.g. the comb or wattle of a domestic fowl.</p></div><a name="s009545b"><!--s009545b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an outgrowth near the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/micropyle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">micropyle</span></span></a> (opening through which pollen enters) of a seed <span class="bodyb">caruncular</span> /kəʹrungkyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [obsolete French <span class="bodyi">caruncule</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">caruncula</span> little piece of flesh, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">caro</span> flesh].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">comparator</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəmʹparətə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012113a"><!--s012113a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in engineering, a device for comparing something with a similar thing or with a standard measure.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">astilbe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹstilbi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003294a"><!--s003294a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plant of the saxifrage family grown in gardens for its showy white or purple flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Astilbe</span> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">Astilbe</span>, genus name, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">stilbē</span>, fem of <span class="bodyi">stilbos</span> glistening].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bluestocking</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006237a"><!--s006237a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">derog</span> a woman with intellectual or literary interests</p><p><span class="bodyi">Bluestocking</span> Society, 18th-cent. literary club in London. Male members wore blue worsted stockings rather than formal black silk ones; women members became known as <span class="bodyi">bluestocking ladies</span></p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diam.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016530a"><!--s016530a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>diameter.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acerbic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹsuhbik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000357a"><!--s000357a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000442b"><!--s000442b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>bitter or sour in taste.</p></div><a name="s000443b"><!--s000443b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>sharp or vitriolic in speech, temper, or manner </p><p><i></i></p><p>acerbic wit</p><p><span class="bodyb">acerbically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">acerbity</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">acerbe</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">acerbus</span> from <span class="bodyi">acer</span> sharp].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anaerobic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anəʹrohbik, aneə-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001825a"><!--s001825a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001808b"><!--s001808b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>living, active, or occurring in the absence of oxygen </p><p><i></i></p><p>anaerobic bacteria</p>.</div><a name="s001809b"><!--s001809b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of or induced by anaerobes </p><p><i></i></p><p>The process works by the anaerobic breakdown of organic matter</p><p><span class="bodyb">anaerobically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">daimyo <span class="bodyi">or</span> daimio</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdiemyoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015053a"><!--s015053a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Japanese feudal baron [Japanese <span class="bodyi">daimyo</span>, from <span class="bodyi">dai</span> great + <span class="bodyi">myō</span> name].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">counterinsurgency <span class="bodyi">or</span> counter-insurgency</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013584a"><!--s013584a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>organized military activity designed to suppress rebellion.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chrome<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010642a"><!--s010642a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010870b"><!--s010870b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to treat (something) with a compound of chromium, e.g. in dyeing.</p></div><a name="s010871b"><!--s010871b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to plate (something) with chromium.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bawdy<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004761a"><!--s004761a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>suggestive, coarse, or obscene language [prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bawdy1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bawdy 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buckhorn</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007704a"><!--s007704a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>horn from a buck used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for knife-handles.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carve</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kahv/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009174a"><!--s009174a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009546b"><!--s009546b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002293c"><!--s002293c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to cut (e.g. wood or stone) so as to shape it.</p></div><a name="s002294c"><!--s002294c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to produce (a statue, design, etc) by cutting </p><p><i></i></p><p>He carved his initials in the soft sandstone</p>.</div></div><a name="s009547b"><!--s009547b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + out) to make or acquire (a career, reputation, etc) through one's own efforts </p><p><i></i></p><p>She carved out a place for herself in the firm</p>.</div><a name="s009548b"><!--s009548b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cut (food, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> meat) into pieces or slices</p><p><span class="bodyb">carving</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s009549b"><!--s009549b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to cut up and serve meat.</p></div><a name="s009550b"><!--s009550b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to work as a sculptor or engraver [Old English <span class="bodyi">ceorfan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compare<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəmʹpeə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012114a"><!--s012114a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012550b"><!--s012550b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + to) to represent (something or somebody) as similar to another thing or person; to liken </p><p><i></i></p><p>Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div><a name="s012551b"><!--s012551b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + to/with) to examine the character or qualities of (something or somebody) in order to discover resemblances or differences </p><p><i></i></p><p>We compared the two paintings</p> <p><i></i></p><p>I compared her signature with the one on the letter</p>.</div><a name="s012552b"><!--s012552b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in grammar, to inflect or modify (an adjective or adverb) according to the degrees of comparison <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s012553b"><!--s012553b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(+ with) to be similar, or different in a specified way </p><p><i></i></p><p>This year's sales figures compare favourably with last year's</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">compare notes</span>.</p></div><a name="s012554b"><!--s012554b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="sb00000094"><!--sb00000094--></a><p>to exchange information or opinions [Middle English <span class="bodyi">comparen</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">comparare</span> to couple, compare, from <span class="bodyi">compar</span> like, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/com_or_col_or_con_or_cor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">com-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">par</span> equal]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">compare to</span> <span class="bodyi">and</span> <span class="bodyb">compare with</span>. Both prepositions, <span class="bodyi">to</span> and <span class="bodyi">with</span>, can be used following <span class="bodyi">compare</span>. Neither is more correct than the other, but a slight distinction can be made in meaning. <span class="bodyi">To</span> has traditionally been preferred when the similarity between two things is the point of the comparison and <span class="bodyi">compare</span> means ‘liken’: <span class="bodyi">I hesitate to compare my own works to those of someone like Dickens. With</span>, on the other hand, suggests that the differences between two things are as important as, if not more important than, the similarities: <span class="bodyi">We compared the facilities available to most city-dwellers with those available to people living in the country</span>; <span class="bodyi">to compare like with like</span>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">astir</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹstuh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003295a"><!--s003295a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003271b"><!--s003271b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in a state of bustle or excitement.</p></div><a name="s003272b"><!--s003272b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>out of bed; up [Scots <span class="bodyi">asteer</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">steer</span>, variant of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stir1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stir 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diamagnet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdie·əmagnit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016531a"><!--s016531a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a diamagnetic substance [back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/diamagnetic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">diamagnetic</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">counterintelligence <span class="bodyi">or</span> counter-intelligence</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013585a"><!--s013585a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>organized activity designed to block an enemy's sources of information; counterespionage.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acet-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000358a"><!--s000358a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aceto_or_acet/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aceto-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carvel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahvl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009175a"><!--s009175a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/caravel/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">caravel</span></span></a> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">carvile</span> via early French <span class="bodyi">caravelle, carvelle</span> from Portuguese <span class="bodyi">caravela</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bluestone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006238a"><!--s006238a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bluish grey sandstone, used as a building material.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chrome yellow</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010644a"><!--s010644a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a yellow pigment consisting essentially of lead chromate.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compare<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012115a"><!--s012115a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>comparison </p><p><i></i></p><p>beauty beyond compare</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Asti spumante</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌasti spooʹmanti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003296a"><!--s003296a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an Italian sparkling white wine [Italian <span class="bodyi">Asti spumante</span>, literally ‘sparkling Asti’, from <span class="bodyi">Asti</span>, province in Italy where it is made].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anaesthesia</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">anesthesia</span>) /anəsʹtheezhə, -zyə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001826a"><!--s001826a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001810b"><!--s001810b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>loss of sensation of pain, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> induced artificially, e.g. through the injection of drugs or the inhalation of gases.</p></div><a name="s001811b"><!--s001811b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>loss of sensation in a part of the body, resulting either from injury or a disorder of the nerves [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">anaisthēsia</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">aisthēsia</span> feeling, from <span class="bodyi">aisthanesthai</span> to perceive].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dainty<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdaynti/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (daintier, daintiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015054a"><!--s015054a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015636b"><!--s015636b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>delicately beautiful.</p></div><a name="s015637b"><!--s015637b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>graceful or elegant.</p></div><a name="s015638b"><!--s015638b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>fastidious, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> about food</p><p><span class="bodyb">daintily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">daintiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buckjumper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007705a"><!--s007705a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ</span> an often untamed horse given to bucking.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bawl<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bawl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004762a"><!--s004762a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004804b"><!--s004804b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to yell or bellow.</p></div><a name="s004805b"><!--s004805b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cry or wail</p><p><span class="bodyb">bawl</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s004806b"><!--s004806b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to yell or bellow (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>‘Shut up!’ he bawled</p><p><span class="bodyb">bawler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">baulen</span>, prob of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diamagnetic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌdie·əmagʹnetik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016532a"><!--s016532a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or being a substance that in a magnetic field is slightly attracted towards points of lower field intensity <span class="bodyb">diamagnetism</span> /-ʹmagnitiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carvel-built</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009176a"><!--s009176a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a boat: built with the planks meeting flush at the seams: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/clinker_built/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">clinker-built</span></span></a> [prob from Dutch <span class="bodyi">karveel</span> caravel, from early French <span class="bodyi">carvelle</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/carvel/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">carvel</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chromic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrohmik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010645a"><!--s010645a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or derived from trivalent chromium.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">comparison</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəmʹparis(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012116a"><!--s012116a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012555b"><!--s012555b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003272c"><!--s003272c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the representing of one thing or person as similar to or like another.</p></div><a name="s003273c"><!--s003273c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an examination of two or more items to establish similarities and dissimilarities.</p></div></div><a name="s012556b"><!--s012556b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>identity or similarity of features </p><p><i></i></p><p>There are several points of comparison between the two authors</p>.</div><a name="s012557b"><!--s012557b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in grammar, the modification of an adjective or adverb to denote different levels of quality, quantity, or relation [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">comparation-, comparatio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">comparare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/compare1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">compare 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">counterintuitive <span class="bodyi">or</span> counter-intuitive</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013586a"><!--s013586a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>going against common sense or what one might expect</p><p><span class="bodyb">counterintuitively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blue tit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006239a"><!--s006239a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a widely distributed European tit that has a bright blue crown and a mostly yellow underside: <span class="bodyi">Parus caeruleus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acetabulum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/asiʹtabyooləm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> acetabulums acetabula /-lə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000359a"><!--s000359a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000444b"><!--s000444b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the cup-shaped socket in the hipbone into which the head of the thighbone fits.</p></div><a name="s000445b"><!--s000445b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a round sucker of a leech or other invertebrate animal [Latin <span class="bodyi">acetabulum</span>, literally ‘vinegar cup’, from <span class="bodyi">acetum</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aceto_or_acet/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aceto-</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buckle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbukl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007706a"><!--s007706a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fastening consisting of a rigid rim, usu with a hinged pin, used to join together two loose ends, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a belt or strap, or for decoration [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bocle</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">buccula</span> cheek strap of a helmet, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">bucca</span> cheek].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anaesthesiology</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">anesthesiology</span>) /ˌanəsˌtheeziʹoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001827a"><!--s001827a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anaesthetics/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anaesthetics</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">anaesthesiologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dainty<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dainties)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015055a"><!--s015055a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something pleasant to eat; a delicacy [Middle English <span class="bodyi">deinte</span> via Old Frenchfrom Latin <span class="bodyi">dignitat-</span>, <span class="bodyi">dignitas</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dignity/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dignity</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">as to</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003297a"><!--s003297a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003273b"><!--s003273b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with questions and speculations:</p><a name="s000681c"><!--s000681c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>with regard or reference to (something or somebody); about.</p></div><a name="s000682c"><!--s000682c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/as_for/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">as for</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s003274b"><!--s003274b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>by or according to (some means of classification) </p><p><i></i></p><p>They've been graded as to size and colour</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bawl<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004763a"><!--s004763a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a loud prolonged cry.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diamanté</span><small><span class="eSynop">/die·əʹmanti, dee·əʹmontay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016533a"><!--s016533a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017225b"><!--s017225b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>sparkling particles, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> powdered crystal, or cloth or other material decorated with these.</p></div><a name="s017226b"><!--s017226b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) decorated with diamanté </p><p><i></i></p><p>a diamanté necklace</p> <p>[French <span class="bodyi">diamanté</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">diamanter</span> to set with diamonds, from <span class="bodyi">diamant</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/diamond1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">diamond 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carven</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahvən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009177a"><!--s009177a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or literary</span> wrought or ornamented by carving; carved </p><p><i></i></p><p>A casement high and triple-arched there was, all garlanded with carven imag'ries</p><p> Keats.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chrominance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrohminəns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010646a"><!--s010646a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the colour information in a colour television signal [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chrom_or_chromo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chrom-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/luminance/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">luminance</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compartment<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəmʹpahtmənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012117a"><!--s012117a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012558b"><!--s012558b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of the parts into which an enclosed space is divided.</p></div><a name="s012559b"><!--s012559b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a separate division or section <span class="bodyb">compartmental</span> /kompahtʹmentl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">compartmentally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">compartiment</span> via Italian from late Latin <span class="bodyi">compartiri</span> to share out, from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/com_or_col_or_con_or_cor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">com-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">partiri</span> to share, from <span class="bodyi">part-, pars</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/part1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">part 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">counterirritant</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013587a"><!--s013587a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something applied to the skin locally to produce surface inflammation with the object of reducing inflammation in tissue underneath.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acetal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹasital/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000360a"><!--s000360a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various chemical compounds containing the group C(OR)<sub>2</sub>, formed by adding alcohol to an aldehyde or a ketone [German <span class="bodyi">Azetal</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Azet-</span> acetic + <span class="bodyi">Alkohol</span> alcohol].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anaesthetic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">anesthetic</span>) /anəsʹthetik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001828a"><!--s001828a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a substance that produces anaesthesia, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a drug or gas administered so that surgery can be carried out painlessly.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buckle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007707a"><!--s007707a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007985b"><!--s007985b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to fasten (something, e.g. a belt) with a buckle.</p></div><a name="s007986b"><!--s007986b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (something, e.g. metal) to bend, give way, or crumple <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s007987b"><!--s007987b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to bend or warp </p><p><i></i></p><p>The pavement buckled in the heat</p>.</div><a name="s007988b"><!--s007988b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to give up a struggle or abandon resistance; to yield </p><p><i></i></p><p>He buckled under the pressure and said that she could go</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bawl out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004764a"><!--s004764a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> to reprimand (somebody) loudly or severely </p><p><i></i></p><p>The teacher bawled her out for not doing her homework</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">daiquiri</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdakiri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> daiquiris)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015056a"><!--s015056a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cocktail made of rum, lime juice, and sugar [named after <span class="bodyi">Daiquirí</span>, town in Cuba where rum was produced].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blue vitriol</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006240a"><!--s006240a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">no longer in technical use</span> a hydrated copper sulphate.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">astonish</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹstonish/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003298a"><!--s003298a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to affect (somebody) with sudden wonder or surprise</p><p><span class="bodyb">astonished</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">astonishing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">astonishingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">astonishment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [prob alteration of earlier <span class="bodyi">astony</span>, from Middle English <span class="bodyi">astonen, astonien</span> via Old French <span class="bodyi">estoner</span> from assumed vulgar Latin <span class="bodyi">extonare</span> to leave thunderstruck, from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">tonare</span> to thunder].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diamantiferous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌdie·əmənʹtifərəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016534a"><!--s016534a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>yielding diamonds.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carver</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009178a"><!--s009178a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009551b"><!--s009551b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002295c"><!--s002295c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a long sharp knife used for carving meat.</p></div><a name="s002296c"><!--s002296c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) a knife and fork used for carving and serving meat.</p></div></div><a name="s009552b"><!--s009552b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a chair with armrests forming part of a set of dining-room chairs.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chromite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrohmiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010647a"><!--s010647a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mineral that consists of a magnetic oxide of iron and chromium [German <span class="bodyi">Chromit</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chrom_or_chromo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chrom-</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">countermand<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kowntəʹmahnd/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013588a"><!--s013588a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014206b"><!--s014206b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to revoke (a command) by a contrary order.</p></div><a name="s014207b"><!--s014207b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to order back (e.g. troops) by a superseding contrary order [Middle English <span class="bodyi">countermaunden</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">contremander</span>,from <span class="bodyi">contre-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/counter/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">counter-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">mander</span> to command].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compartment<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012118a"><!--s012118a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012560b"><!--s012560b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to put (things) into compartments.</p></div><a name="s012561b"><!--s012561b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to divide (something) into compartments.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buckle<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007708a"><!--s007708a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bulge or similar distorted formation caused by buckling.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acetaldehyde</span><small><span class="eSynop">/asiʹtaldihied/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000361a"><!--s000361a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a colourless volatile liquid <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aldehyde/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aldehyde</span></span></a> (chemical compound) used chiefly in the synthesis of other organic chemical compounds: formula CH<sub>3</sub>CHO [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/acetic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">acetic</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aldehyde/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aldehyde</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dairy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdeəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dairies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015057a"><!--s015057a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015639b"><!--s015639b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a place room, building, etc where milk is processed and butter or cheese is made.</p></div><a name="s015640b"><!--s015640b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an establishment for the sale or distribution of milk and milk products: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/creamery/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">creamery</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s015641b"><!--s015641b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) of relating to or containing milk, butter, or cheese </p><p><i></i></p><p>dairy produce</p>.</div><a name="s015642b"><!--s015642b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) involved in the production of milk</p><p><span class="bodyb">dairying</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">deyerie</span>,from <span class="bodyi">deye</span> dairymaid, female servant, from Old English <span class="bodyi">dǣge</span> kneader of bread].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anaesthetic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">anesthetic</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001829a"><!--s001829a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or capable of producing anaesthesia</p><p><span class="bodyb">anaesthetically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bay<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004765a"><!--s004765a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004807b"><!--s004807b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an wide curving inlet of a sea, or lake, etc, usu smaller than a gulf.</p></div><a name="s004808b"><!--s004808b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a land formation resembling this [Middle English <span class="bodyi">baye</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">baie</span> from Spanish <span class="bodyi">bahia</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blue whale</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006241a"><!--s006241a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a slate-blue-coloured whale, related to the rorquals, that is the largest living animal and is found <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in northern European waters: <span class="bodyi">Sibbaldus musculus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">astound</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹstownd/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003299a"><!--s003299a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to affect (somebody) with bewilderment and wonder</p><p><span class="bodyb">astounded</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">astounding</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">astoundingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [prob orig adj; from Middle English <span class="bodyi">astoned</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">astonen</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/astonish/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">astonish</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diameter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dieʹamitə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016535a"><!--s016535a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017227b"><!--s017227b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a line passing through the centre of a geometrical figure or body.</p></div><a name="s017228b"><!--s017228b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the length of a straight line through the centre of an object, e.g. a circle.</p></div><a name="s017229b"><!--s017229b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the thickness or width of something round, e.g. a pole or hole</p><p><span class="bodyb">diametral</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">diametre</span> via French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">diametros</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dia_or_di/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dia-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">metron</span> measure].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carvery</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahvəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> carveries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009179a"><!--s009179a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a buffet-style restaurant where the customers’ choice of roast meat is carved in their presence.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chromium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrohmi·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010648a"><!--s010648a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a blue-white metallic chemical element found naturally only in combination and used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in alloys and in electroplating: symbol Cr, atomic number 24 [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">chromium</span> from French <span class="bodyi">chrome</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chrome1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chrome 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">countermand<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013589a"><!--s013589a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a contrary order revoking an earlier one.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compartmentalize <span class="bodyi">or</span> compartmentalise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kompahtʹment(ə)liez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012119a"><!--s012119a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to separate (things) into isolated compartments or categories </p><p><i></i></p><p>compartmentalized knowledge</p> <p><span class="bodyb">compartmentalization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buckle down</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007709a"><!--s007709a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to apply oneself vigorously </p><p><i></i></p><p>It's about time she buckled down to her work</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anaesthetics</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001830a"><!--s001830a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> (<span class="bodyi">treated as sing.</span>) the branch of medical science dealing with anaesthesia and anaesthetic substances.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acetanilide</span><small><span class="eSynop">/asiʹtanilied/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000362a"><!--s000362a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chemical compound derived from aniline that is used in the synthesis of other chemical compounds: formula C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>5</sub>NHCOCH<sub>3</sub> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/acetic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">acetic</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aniline/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aniline</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ide_or_id/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ide</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dairymaid</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015058a"><!--s015058a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a woman employed in a dairy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diametric</span><small><span class="eSynop">/die·əʹmetrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016536a"><!--s016536a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017230b"><!--s017230b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>completely opposed or opposite.</p></div><a name="s017231b"><!--s017231b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of or constituting a diameter</p><p><span class="bodyb">diametrically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">astr.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003300a"><!--s003300a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003275b"><!--s003275b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>astronomer.</p></div><a name="s003276b"><!--s003276b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>astronomy.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bluey</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹblooh·i/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> blueys)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006242a"><!--s006242a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus</span> a bundle carried by a bushman; swag [from the blue blanket commonly used to wrap the bundle].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bay<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004766a"><!--s004766a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004809b"><!--s004809b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small evergreen Mediterranean tree of the laurel family with leaves used for flavour in cooking.</p></div><a name="s004810b"><!--s004810b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of several shrubs or trees resembling the laurel.</p></div><a name="s004811b"><!--s004811b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) an honorary garland or crown, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of laurel, given for victory or excellence [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">baie</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">baca</span> berry].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carve-up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009181a"><!--s009181a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009555b"><!--s009555b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a competitive event in which the result has been illegally decided beforehand.</p></div><a name="s009556b"><!--s009556b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a division into parts, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the sharing out of loot.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chromo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010650a"><!--s010650a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chrom_or_chromo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chrom-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compass<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkumpəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012120a"><!--s012120a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012562b"><!--s012562b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003274c"><!--s003274c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an instrument that indicates directions, typically by having a needle that points to magnetic north.</p></div><a name="s003275c"><!--s003275c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) an instrument for drawing circles or transferring measurements that consists of two legs joined at one end by a pivot.</p></div></div><a name="s012563b"><!--s012563b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>range or scope.</p></div><a name="s012564b"><!--s012564b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s003276c"><!--s003276c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a boundary or circumference </p><p><i></i></p><p>within the compass of the city walls</p>.</div><a name="s003277c"><!--s003277c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>range or scope </p><p><i></i></p><p>the compass of a voice</p>.</div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">countermarch<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013590a"><!--s013590a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a movement in marching by which a unit of troops reverses direction while keeping the same order.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buckler</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007710a"><!--s007710a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small round shield held by a handle at arm's length </p><p><i></i></p><p>He took possession of the city in the name … of the Catholic sovereigns, and would maintain and defend the same with sword and buckler</p><p> William Hickling Prescott [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bocler</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">bocler</span> shield with a boss].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anaesthetise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹneesthətiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001831a"><!--s001831a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anaesthetize_or_anaesthetise_or_ise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anaesthetize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dairyman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dairymen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015059a"><!--s015059a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a man who runs a dairy farm or who works in a dairy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">astr-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003301a"><!--s003301a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/astro_or_astr/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">astro-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bluff<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bluf/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006243a"><!--s006243a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006514b"><!--s006514b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to deceive (somebody) by pretence or an outward appearance of strength, confidence, etc.</p></div><a name="s006515b"><!--s006515b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to deceive (an opponent) in cards by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s006516b"><!--s006516b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to bluff somebody</p><p><span class="bodyb">bluffer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [prob from Dutch <span class="bodyi">bluffen</span> to boast].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diametrical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/die·əʹmetrikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016537a"><!--s016537a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/diametric/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">diametric</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carve up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009180a"><!--s009180a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009553b"><!--s009553b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to divide (something) into parts or shares </p><p><i></i></p><p>They carved up the inheritance between them</p>.</div><a name="s009554b"><!--s009554b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to overtake (a vehicle or its driver) in an aggressive manner.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bay<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004767a"><!--s004767a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004812b"><!--s004812b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a special area, division, or compartment within a larger structure </p><p><i></i></p><p>a loading bay</p>.</div><a name="s004813b"><!--s004813b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000992c"><!--s000992c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a structure projecting from the wall of a building.</p></div><a name="s000993c"><!--s000993c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bay_window/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bay window</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s000994c"><!--s000994c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a section of wall between two columns or buttresses.</p></div></div><a name="s004814b"><!--s004814b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a division of a building or of part of a building, e.g. a recess with a bay window or an area used for a particular purpose.</p></div><a name="s004815b"><!--s004815b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a division of a structure; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a compartment in the fuselage of an aircraft </p><p><i></i></p><p>the forward instrument bay</p> [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">baée</span> opening, fem past part. of <span class="bodyi">baer</span> to gape, yawn, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">batare</span>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">countermarch<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013591a"><!--s013591a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to reverse direction in marching.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acetate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹasitayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000363a"><!--s000363a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000446b"><!--s000446b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">no longer in technical use</span> a salt or ester of acetic acid.</p></div><a name="s000447b"><!--s000447b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000112c"><!--s000112c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cellulose_acetate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cellulose acetate</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s000113c"><!--s000113c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a textile fibre made from cellulose acetate.</p></div><a name="s000114c"><!--s000114c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>an audio recording disc coated with cellulose acetate.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buckle to</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007711a"><!--s007711a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to brace oneself or gather up one's strength to put effort into work </p><p><i></i></p><p>We must buckle to and get on with the job</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compass<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">archaic</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012121a"><!--s012121a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012565b"><!--s012565b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to devise or contrive (something), often with craft or skill; to plot.</p></div><a name="s012566b"><!--s012566b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003278c"><!--s003278c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to encompass (something).</p></div><a name="s003279c"><!--s003279c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to travel entirely round (a place) </p><p><i></i></p><p>compass the earth</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">compassen</span> via Old French from (assumed) vulgar Latin <span class="bodyi">compassare</span> to pace off, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/com_or_col_or_con_or_cor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">com-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">passus</span> pace].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chromo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrohmoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> chromos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010649a"><!--s010649a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chromolithograph/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chromolithograph</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anaesthetist</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">anesthetist</span>) /əʹneesthətist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001832a"><!--s001832a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a doctor or, in the USA, other qualified person, who is specially trained in administering anaesthetics.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dais</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹday·is/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015060a"><!--s015060a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a raised platform in a hall or large room, e.g. for a speaker using a lectern [Middle English <span class="bodyi">deis</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">discus</span> dish, quoit, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/disc/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">disc</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">carving</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009182a"><!--s009182a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009557b"><!--s009557b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act, art, or craft of somebody who carves.</p></div><a name="s009558b"><!--s009558b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a carved object or design.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bluff<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006244a"><!--s006244a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an act or instance of bluffing ✱ <span class="bodyb">call somebody's bluff</span> to challenge (somebody) to prove a claim one believes to be untrue.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diamond<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdiemənd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016538a"><!--s016538a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017232b"><!--s017232b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a very hard crystalline carbon, or a piece of it, which is highly valued as a precious stone and used industrially as an abrasive and in rock drills </p><p><i></i></p><p>I never hated a man enough to give him diamonds back</p><p> Zsa Zsa Gabor.</p></div><a name="s017233b"><!--s017233b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a square or rhombus orientated so that the diagonals are horizontal and vertical.</p></div><a name="s017234b"><!--s017234b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s004325c"><!--s004325c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a playing card marked with one or more red diamond-shaped figures.</p></div><a name="s004326c"><!--s004326c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl, but treated as sing. or pl</span>) the suit comprising cards identified by this figure.</p></div></div><a name="s017235b"><!--s017235b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the entire playing field or the area enclosed by the bases in baseball <span class="bodyb">diamondiferous</span> /-ʹdif(ə)rəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">diamaunde</span> via early French <span class="bodyi">diamant</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">diamant-, diamas</span>, alteration of Latin <span class="bodyi">adamant-, adamas</span>, hardest metal, diamond, ultimately from Greek].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Buckley's</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbukliz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007712a"><!--s007712a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ, informal</span> a remote chance [perhaps from William <span class="bodyi">Buckley</span> d.1856, escaped convict who lived among Aboriginals].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acetic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹseetik, əʹsetik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000364a"><!--s000364a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">no longer in technical use</span> of or producing acetic acid or vinegar [prob via French <span class="bodyi">acétique</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">acetum</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aceto_or_acet/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aceto-</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compass card</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012122a"><!--s012122a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a circular rotating card in a compass showing the 32 points of the compass.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bay<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004768a"><!--s004768a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a horse: reddish brown [Middle English via Old French <span class="bodyi">bai</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">badius</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">astragal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹastrəgl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003302a"><!--s003302a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003277b"><!--s003277b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in architecture, a narrow half-round moulding.</p></div><a name="s003278b"><!--s003278b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a wooden bar between window panes [Latin <span class="bodyi">astragalus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/astragalus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">astragalus</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">countermeasure</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013592a"><!--s013592a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a measure designed to counter another action or state of affairs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chromolithograph</span><small><span class="eSynop">/krohmohʹlithəgrahf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010651a"><!--s010651a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a picture printed in colours from a series of stones prepared by the lithographic process <span class="bodyb">chromolithographer</span> /-liʹthogrəfə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">chromolithographic</span> /-ʹgrafik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">chromolithography</span> /-ʹthogrəfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anaesthetize <span class="bodyi">or</span> anaesthetise <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ise</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">anesthetize</span>) /əʹneesthətiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001833a"><!--s001833a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to administer an anaesthetic to (somebody) <span class="bodyb">anaesthetization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">daisy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdayzi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> daisies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015061a"><!--s015061a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015643b"><!--s015643b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a common short European plant bearing flowers with yellow centres and white rays with a yellow disc and white or pink ray flowers: <span class="bodyi">Bellis perennis</span>.</p></div><a name="s015644b"><!--s015644b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used in the names of various other similar plants, e.g. the Michaelmas daisy or oxeye daisy ✱ <span class="bodyb">pushing up (the) daisies</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> dead and in one's grave [Old English <span class="bodyi">dægesēage</span>, from <span class="bodyi">dæg</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/day/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">day</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ēage</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eye1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eye 1</span></span></a>; because the flower opens in daylight].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diamond<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016539a"><!--s016539a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of a 60th or, less often, 75th anniversary </p><p><i></i></p><p>They're celebrating their diamond wedding</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bluff<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006245a"><!--s006245a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006517b"><!--s006517b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>good-naturedly frank and outspoken.</p></div><a name="s006518b"><!--s006518b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>rising steeply with a broad, flat, or rounded front</p><p><span class="bodyb">bluffly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bluffness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [obsolete Dutch <span class="bodyi">blaf</span> flat].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bay<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004769a"><!--s004769a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004816b"><!--s004816b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a horse with a reddish brown body and black mane, tail, and points.</p></div><a name="s004817b"><!--s004817b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a reddish brown colour.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compassion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəmʹpash(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012123a"><!--s012123a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>sympathetic awareness of others’ distress together with a desire to alleviate it [Middle English via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">compassion-, compassio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">compati</span> to sympathize, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/com_or_col_or_con_or_cor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">com-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">pati</span> to bear, suffer].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anaglyph</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanəglif/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001834a"><!--s001834a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001812b"><!--s001812b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a moving or still picture in which two images in contrasting colours are superimposed to produce a three-dimensional effect when viewed through filters of the same colours.</p></div><a name="s001813b"><!--s001813b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an embossed ornament in low relief <span class="bodyb">anaglyphic</span> /-ʹglifik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">anaglyphos</span> embossed, from <span class="bodyi">anaglyphein</span> to emboss, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ana_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ana-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">glyphein</span> to carve].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">car wash</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009183a"><!--s009183a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009559b"><!--s009559b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an automatic machine for washing cars, usu consisting of large revolving brushes through which water and soap are sprayed.</p></div><a name="s009560b"><!--s009560b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an area or establishment containing such a machine or machines.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">astragalus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aʹstragələs, ə-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> astragali /-lie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003303a"><!--s003303a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bone corresponding to the human anklebone in a bird, mammal, etc [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">astragalos</span> anklebone, moulding].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">countermove</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013593a"><!--s013593a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a move designed to counter another move.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chrom- <span class="bodyi">or</span> chromo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010628a"><!--s010628a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s010864b"><!--s010864b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>chromium </p><p><i></i></p><p>chromate</p>.</div><a name="s010865b"><!--s010865b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>colour; coloured </p><p><i></i></p><p>chromolithograph</p> <p>[French <span class="bodyi">chrom-</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">chrōma</span> colour].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acetic acid</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000365a"><!--s000365a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">no longer in technical use</span> a pungent liquid acid that is the major acid in vinegar: formula CH<sub>3</sub>COOH.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buckminsterfullerene</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌbukminstəʹfooləreen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007713a"><!--s007713a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a form of carbon in which the 60 carbon atoms form pentagonal and hexagonal rings arranged in a spherical shape [named after Richard <span class="bodyi">Buckminster Fuller</span> d.1983, US architect who invented the geodesic dome structure of buildings, which the molecule resembles].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">daisy-chain</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015063a"><!--s015063a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in computing, to connect (hardware) in a linear series using cables.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diamondback</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016540a"><!--s016540a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017236b"><!--s017236b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>either of two species of large and deadly rattlesnakes of the southern USA with diamond-shaped markings on their back: genus <span class="bodyi">Crotalus</span>.</p></div><a name="s017237b"><!--s017237b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a terrapin with diamond-shaped markings on its shell, found on the western and Gulf coasts of the USA: genus <span class="bodyi">Malaclemys</span> [from the diamond-shaped markings].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bluff<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006246a"><!--s006246a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a high steep bank; a cliff.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bay<sup>6</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004770a"><!--s004770a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004818b"><!--s004818b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of dogs and wolves: to bark fiercely.</p></div><a name="s004819b"><!--s004819b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ for) to demand insistently </p><p><i></i></p><p>baying for his blood</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">at bay</span>.</div><a name="s004820b"><!--s004820b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>trapped and forced to confront danger head on ✱ <span class="bodyb">hold/keep at bay</span> to prevent from coming close to or overwhelming one.</p></div><a name="s004821b"><!--s004821b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of dogs and wolves: to bark with prolonged tones [Middle English <span class="bodyi">baien, abaien</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">abaiier</span>, of imitative origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compassionate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəmʹpash(ə)nət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012124a"><!--s012124a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012567b"><!--s012567b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having or showing compassion; sympathetic.</p></div><a name="s012568b"><!--s012568b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>granted because of unusual distressing circumstances affecting an individual </p><p><i></i></p><p>compassionate leave</p> <p><span class="bodyb">compassionately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">astrakhan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/astrəʹkan/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003304a"><!--s003304a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003279b"><!--s003279b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Astrakhan</span>) karakul sheep wool of Russian origin.</p></div><a name="s003280b"><!--s003280b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a woollen fabric with curled and looped pile [<span class="bodyi">Astrakhan</span>, city in Russia, from which the fleeces were exported].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chromosome</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrohməsohm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010652a"><!--s010652a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of the gene-carrying bodies that contain DNA and protein and are found in the cell nucleus <span class="bodyb">chromosomal</span> /-ʹsohml/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chromo/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chromo-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/some3/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-some 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">counteroffensive</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013594a"><!--s013594a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a military offensive undertaken from a previously defensive position.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acetify</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹseetifie, əʹset-/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i> (acetifies, acetified, acetifying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000366a"><!--s000366a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to form or turn into acetic acid or vinegar <span class="bodyb">acetification</span> /-fiʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caryatid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kariʹatid/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> caryatids caryatides /-deez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009184a"><!--s009184a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an architectural column in the form of a draped female figure used to support an entablature: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/atlas/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">atlas</span></span></a> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">karyatides</span> priestesses of Artemis at Caryae, caryatids, from <span class="bodyi">Karyai</span> Caryae, town in Greece].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">daisy chain</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015062a"><!--s015062a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015645b"><!--s015645b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a string of linked daisies threaded together through their stalks.</p></div><a name="s015646b"><!--s015646b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a series of linked events, people, or things.</p></div><a name="s015647b"><!--s015647b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in computing, a way of linking hardware in a linear series using cables.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Anaglypta</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anəʹgliptə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001835a"><!--s001835a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a heavy usu white wallpaper with an embossed pattern [Greek <span class="bodyi">anaglypta</span> work in low relief, ultimately from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ana_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ana-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">glyphein</span> to carve].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bucko</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbukoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> buckoes buckos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007714a"><!--s007714a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Irish, informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">often as a form of address</span>) a young fellow; a lad </p><p><i></i></p><p>How the hell are ye, me young bucko?</p><p> Iain Banks [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/buck1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">buck<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (2) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/o1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-o 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diamorphine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/die·əʹmawfeen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016541a"><!--s016541a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>heroin [contraction of <span class="bodyi">diacetylmorphine</span>, scientific name of heroin, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/di_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">di- 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/acetyl/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">acetyl</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/morphine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">morphine</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bluish <span class="bodyi">or</span> blueish</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹblooh·ish/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006247a"><!--s006247a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having a tinge of blue; rather blue</p><p><span class="bodyb">bluishness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bay<sup>7</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004771a"><!--s004771a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004822b"><!--s004822b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the position of an animal or person unable to retreat and forced to face a foe or danger </p><p><i></i></p><p>The hunter brought his quarry to bay</p>.</div><a name="s004823b"><!--s004823b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the position of somebody or something kept off or repelled with difficulty </p><p><i></i></p><p>The police kept the rioters at bay</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bay, abay</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">abai</span>, from <span class="bodyi">abaiier</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bay6/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bay 6</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">astral</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹastrəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003305a"><!--s003305a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003281b"><!--s003281b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or consisting of stars.</p></div><a name="s003282b"><!--s003282b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to or consisting of a spiritual substance held to be the material of which a person's supposed second body is made up, visible to specially gifted people</p><p><span class="bodyb">astrally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">astralis</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">astrum</span> star, from Greek <span class="bodyi">astron</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">counterpane</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013595a"><!--s013595a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> a bedspread</p><p>alteration of Middle English <span class="bodyi">countrepointe</span>,modification of early French <span class="bodyi">coute pointe</span>,literally ‘embroidered quilt’. The spelling changed by association with <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pane/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pane</span></span></a> in an old sense ‘piece of cloth’</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chromosphere</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrohməsfiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010653a"><!--s010653a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the lower layer of the sun's atmosphere that is immediately above the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/photosphere/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">photosphere</span></span></a> (luminous surface) , or a similar part of the atmosphere of any star <span class="bodyb">chromospheric</span> /-ʹsferik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compassion fatigue</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012125a"><!--s012125a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>growing public reluctance to help people in need as prolonged exposure to their plight breeds indifference.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buckram</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbukrəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007715a"><!--s007715a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fabric stiffened for use as an interlining in garments, a stiffening in hats, and in bookbinding [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bukeram</span> via Old French from Old Provençal <span class="bodyi">bocaran</span>, named after <span class="bodyi">Bokhara</span>, city in central Asia].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caryopsis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kariʹopsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> caryopses /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009185a"><!--s009185a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dry fruit, e.g. of grasses, in which the fruit and seed are fused together in a single grain [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">caryopsis</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">karyon</span> nut + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/opsis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-opsis</span></span></a> appearance].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anagram</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanəgram/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001836a"><!--s001836a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a word or phrase made by rearranging the letters of another, e.g. <span class="bodyi">ladies</span> is an anagram of <span class="bodyi">ideals</span> <span class="bodyb">anagrammatic</span> /-grəʹmatik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">anagrammatical</span> /-grəʹmatikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">anagrammatically</span> /-grəʹmatikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [prob from early French <span class="bodyi">anagramme</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">anagrammatismos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">anagrammatizein</span> to transpose letters, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ana_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ana-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">gramma</span> letter].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dianthus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dieʹanthəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dianthuses dianthi /-thie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016542a"><!--s016542a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pink3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pink 3</span></span></a> [Latin <span class="bodyi">dianthus</span>, genus name, from Greek <span class="bodyi">dios</span> heavenly + <span class="bodyi">anthos</span> flower].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acetone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹasitohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000368a"><!--s000368a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">no longer in technical use</span> a volatile fragrant liquid <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ketone/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ketone</span></span></a> (organic chemical compound) used as a solvent, e.g. in varnishes, and in organic chemical synthesis: formula CH<sub>3</sub>COCH<sub>3</sub> [German <span class="bodyi">Azeton</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">acetum</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aceto_or_acet/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aceto-</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">daisy-cutter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015064a"><!--s015064a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in cricket and baseball, a ball that is bowled or hit along the ground or that keeps low on pitching.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blunder<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹblundə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (blundered, blundering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006248a"><!--s006248a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s006519b"><!--s006519b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to move unsteadily or confusedly.</p></div><a name="s006520b"><!--s006520b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001546c"><!--s001546c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to make a blunder.</p></div><a name="s001547c"><!--s001547c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to mismanage (something).</p></div></div><a name="s006521b"><!--s006521b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make a blunder <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s006522b"><!--s006522b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to handle or manage (something) badly</p><p><span class="bodyb">blunderer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">blunderingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">blundren</span>, probably of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bay leaf</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004772a"><!--s004772a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the leaf of the European laurel used dried in cooking.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">astray</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹstray/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003306a"><!--s003306a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003283b"><!--s003283b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>off the right path or route.</p></div><a name="s003284b"><!--s003284b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in error; away from a proper or desirable course or development ✱ <span class="bodyb">go astray</span> to become lost [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">estraié</span> wandering, from <span class="bodyi">estraier</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stray1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stray 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">counterpart</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013596a"><!--s013596a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014208b"><!--s014208b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person or thing with the same function or characteristics as another; an equivalent.</p></div><a name="s014209b"><!--s014209b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in law, a duplicate of a legal document.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dia- <span class="bodyi">or</span> di-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016477a"><!--s016477a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s017174b"><!--s017174b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>through </p><p><i></i></p><p>diapositive</p> <p><i></i></p><p>dielectric</p>.</div><a name="s017175b"><!--s017175b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>across </p><p><i></i></p><p>diameter</p> <p>[Middle English via Old French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">dia</span> through, apart].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Casanova</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kasəʹnohvə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009186a"><!--s009186a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a promiscuous and unscrupulous male lover </p><p><i></i></p><p>One doesn't need much literary skill to be the Casanova of Tulse Hill</p><p> Wendy Cope [named after Giacomo Girolamo <span class="bodyi">Casanova</span> d.1798, Italian adventurer who wrote memoirs describing his sexual and other exploits].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compass rose</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012126a"><!--s012126a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a graduated, often decorated, circle printed on a chart, usu showing both magnetic and true directions.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anagrammatize <span class="bodyi">or</span> anagrammatise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001837a"><!--s001837a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to form (a word) into an anagram</p><p><span class="bodyb">anagrammatization</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blunder<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006249a"><!--s006249a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a gross error or mistake resulting from stupidity, ignorance, or carelessness </p><p><i></i></p><p>Youth is a blunder; manhood a struggle; old age a regret</p> — Disraeli.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bucks</span><small><span class="eSynop">/buks/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007716a"><!--s007716a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Buckinghamshire.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chromous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrohməs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010654a"><!--s010654a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or derived from bivalent chromium.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aceto- <span class="bodyi">or</span> acet-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000367a"><!--s000367a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: acetic acid </p><p><i></i></p><p>acetyl</p> [via French <span class="bodyi">acét-</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">acet-</span> from <span class="bodyi">acetum</span> vinegar, from <span class="bodyi">acēre</span> to be sour, from <span class="bodyi">acer</span> sharp].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">daisy wheel</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015065a"><!--s015065a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a device in a typewriter or printer that carries the letter type to be printed. It is shaped like a wheel with a different character at the end of each spoke.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bayonet<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bayəʹnet, ʹbay-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004773a"><!--s004773a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a blade attached to the muzzle of a firearm and used in hand-to-hand combat [French <span class="bodyi">baïonnette</span>, named after <span class="bodyi">Bayonne</span>, city in France, where they were first made].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">astride<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹstried/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003307a"><!--s003307a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>with the legs wide apart.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">casbah</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkazbah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009187a"><!--s009187a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kasbah_or_casbah/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">kasbah</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">counterpoint<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013597a"><!--s013597a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014210b"><!--s014210b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003548c"><!--s003548c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the combination of two or more independent melodies into a single harmonic texture.</p></div><a name="s003549c"><!--s003549c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>one or more independent melodies added above or below a given melody.</p></div></div><a name="s014211b"><!--s014211b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003550c"><!--s003550c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the use of contrast or interplay of elements in a work of art.</p></div><a name="s003551c"><!--s003551c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a complementing or contrasting idea [early French <span class="bodyi">contrepoint</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">contrapunctum</span> or <span class="bodyi">cantus</span> <span class="bodyi">contrapunctus</span> song pricked or marked against (the original melody),from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/contra/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">contra-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">punctus</span> point, musical note, from Latin <span class="bodyi">pungere</span> to prick; the notes of the second melody being marked against or underneath the notes of the original].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diapason</span><small><span class="eSynop">/die·əʹpays(ə)n, -z(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016543a"><!--s016543a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017238b"><!--s017238b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a principal organ stop extending through the range of the instrument.</p></div><a name="s017239b"><!--s017239b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a full deep burst of harmonious sound.</p></div><a name="s017240b"><!--s017240b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s004327c"><!--s004327c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a principal organ stop extending through the range of the instrument.</p></div><a name="s004328c"><!--s004328c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a full deep burst of harmonious sound.</p></div></div><a name="s017241b"><!--s017241b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the entire range of musical tones.</p></div><a name="s017242b"><!--s017242b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>range, scope [Middle English via Latin from Greek (<span class="bodyi">hē</span>) <span class="bodyi">dia pasōn</span> (<span class="bodyi">chordōn symphōnia</span>) the concord through all the notes].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compass saw</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012127a"><!--s012127a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a saw with a narrow blade for cutting curves.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buck's fizz</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌbuks ʹfiz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007717a"><!--s007717a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a drink of champagne mixed with orange juice [named after <span class="bodyi">Buck's</span> Club in Mayfair, London, where it was concocted].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blunderbuss</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹblundəbus/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006250a"><!--s006250a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an obsolete short firearm with a large bore and usu a flaring muzzle [by folk etymology from obsolete Dutch <span class="bodyi">donderbus</span>,from Dutch <span class="bodyi">donder</span> thunder + obsolete Dutch <span class="bodyi">bus</span> gun].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaynl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001838a"><!--s001838a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001814b"><!--s001814b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or in the region of the anus.</p></div><a name="s001815b"><!--s001815b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in psychoanalysis, relating to or deriving from the stage of psychosexual development during which the child is particularly concerned with its anal region and faeces, such fixation being linked to personality traits that include fussiness, etc: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/genital/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">genital</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/oral1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">oral 1</span></span></a>; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anal_retentive/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anal retentive</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">anality</span> /ayʹnaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">anally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acetous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹasitəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000369a"><!--s000369a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000448b"><!--s000448b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or producing acetic acid or vinegar.</p></div><a name="s000449b"><!--s000449b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>sour or vinegary.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dak.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015066a"><!--s015066a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Dakota.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Chron.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010655a"><!--s010655a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Chronicles (books of the Bible).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bayonet<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (bayoneted, bayoneting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004774a"><!--s004774a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to stab (somebody) with a bayonet.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">astride<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003308a"><!--s003308a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003285b"><!--s003285b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>on or above (something) and with one leg on each side of it.</p></div><a name="s003286b"><!--s003286b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>extending over or across (something); spanning (something).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cascade<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kasʹkayd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009188a"><!--s009188a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009561b"><!--s009561b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a steep small fall of water, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one of a series of such falls.</p></div><a name="s009562b"><!--s009562b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a series or succession of stages, processes, etc in which each item derives from, is triggered by, or acts on the product of the one before.</p></div><a name="s009563b"><!--s009563b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an arrangement of fabric, e.g. lace, that falls in a wavy or zigzag line.</p></div><a name="s009564b"><!--s009564b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>something falling or rushing forth in profusion </p><p><i></i></p><p>a cascade of coins</p> <p>[French <span class="bodyi">cascade</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">cascata</span>, from <span class="bodyi">cascare</span> to fall, from Latin <span class="bodyi">casus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">cadere</span> to fall].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buckshee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bukʹshee/ /ʹbukshee/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007718a"><!--s007718a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> without charge; free [Hindi <span class="bodyi">bakhśiś</span> gratuity, gift, from Persian <span class="bodyi">bakhshīsh</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/baksheesh/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">baksheesh</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compatible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəmʹpatəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012128a"><!--s012128a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012569b"><!--s012569b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) capable of existing or living together in harmony.</p></div><a name="s012570b"><!--s012570b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of equipment: able to be used in combination without modification.</p></div><a name="s012571b"><!--s012571b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>consistent <span class="bodyb">compatibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">compatibly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">compatible</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">compatibilis</span> sympathetic, from <span class="bodyi">compati</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/compassion/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">compassion</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diapause</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdie·əpawz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016544a"><!--s016544a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a period of arrested development between periods of activity, e.g. in an insect [Greek <span class="bodyi">diapausis</span> pause, from <span class="bodyi">diapauein</span> to pause, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dia_or_di/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dia-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">pauein</span> to stop].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bayonet fitting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004775a"><!--s004775a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fitting in which a device, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a light bulb, is held fast by being pushed in and twisted to one side.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blunge</span><small><span class="eSynop">/blunj/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006251a"><!--s006251a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to mix water and (clay or something similar) to form a paste for pottery</p><p><span class="bodyb">blunger</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blend1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blend 1</span></span></a> and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/plunge1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">plunge 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">counterpoint<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013598a"><!--s013598a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014212b"><!--s014212b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to compose or arrange (a musical work) in counterpoint.</p></div><a name="s014213b"><!--s014213b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to set off or emphasize (something) by contrast or juxtaposition.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dakota</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dəʹkohtə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Dakotas <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> Dakota)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015067a"><!--s015067a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015648b"><!--s015648b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a Native American people of the N Mississippi valley.</p></div><a name="s015649b"><!--s015649b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Siouan language of this people</p><p><span class="bodyb">Dakotan</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [the Dakotan name of the people, literally ‘allies’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acetyl</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹasitil, -tiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000370a"><!--s000370a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chemical group that is characteristic of acetic acid: formula CH<sub>3</sub>CO.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anal.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001839a"><!--s001839a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001816b"><!--s001816b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>analogous.</p></div><a name="s001817b"><!--s001817b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>analogy.</p></div><a name="s001818b"><!--s001818b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>analysis.</p></div><a name="s001819b"><!--s001819b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>analytic.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chronic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkronik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010657a"><!--s010657a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010874b"><!--s010874b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002710c"><!--s002710c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of an illness: marked by long duration or frequent recurrence: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/acute1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">acute 1</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s002711c"><!--s002711c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>suffering from a chronic disease </p><p><i></i></p><p>a chronic alcoholic</p>.</div></div><a name="s010875b"><!--s010875b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002712c"><!--s002712c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>always present or encountered, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> constantly troubling </p><p><i></i></p><p>chronic financial difficulties</p>.</div><a name="s002713c"><!--s002713c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>habitual; persistent </p><p><i></i></p><p>a chronic grumbler</p>.</div></div><a name="s010876b"><!--s010876b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> bad; terrible </p><p><i></i></p><p>His singing is absolutely chronic</p> <p><span class="bodyb">chronically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">chronicity</span> /kroʹnisiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">chronique</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">chronikos</span> of time, from <span class="bodyi">chronos</span> time].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">astringent<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹstrinj(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003309a"><!--s003309a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003287b"><!--s003287b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a lotion or other application: having a contracting and firming effect on the soft tissues of the body.</p></div><a name="s003288b"><!--s003288b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of wit or remarks: showing little sentiment or sympathy; dry or caustic.</p></div><a name="s003289b"><!--s003289b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>sharply refreshing <span class="bodyb">astringency</span> /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">astringently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [prob via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">astringent-, astringens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">astringere</span> to bind fast, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/as/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">as-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">stringere</span> to bind tight].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cascade<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009189a"><!--s009189a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to fall or pour in a cascade, or as if in a cascade.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buckshot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007719a"><!--s007719a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a coarse lead shot used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for shooting large animals.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acetylcholine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌasitilʹkohleen, -lin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000371a"><!--s000371a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chemical compound that is released at many nerve endings and transmits nerve impulses [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/acetyl/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">acetyl</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">choline</span>, ultimately from Greek <span class="bodyi">cholē</span> bile].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compatriot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəmʹpatri·ət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012129a"><!--s012129a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person from the same country </p><p><i></i></p><p>But I have always found that a true Scot resents your admiration of his compatriot [Burns], even more than he would your contempt of him</p><p> Charles Lamb [French <span class="bodyi">compatriote</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">compatriota</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/com_or_col_or_con_or_cor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">com-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">patriota</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/patriot/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">patriot</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">analects</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanəlekts/ analecta /-ʹlektə/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001840a"><!--s001840a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>selected extracts from miscellaneous writings [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">analecta</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">analekta</span>, neuter pl of <span class="bodyi">analektos</span> gathered together, from <span class="bodyi">analegein</span> to collect, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ana_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ana-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">legein</span> to gather].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diaper<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdie·əpə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016545a"><!--s016545a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017243b"><!--s017243b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a nappy.</p></div><a name="s017244b"><!--s017244b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a soft, usu white, linen or cotton fabric used for tablecloths or towels.</p></div><a name="s017245b"><!--s017245b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an ornamental pattern consisting of one or more small repeated units of design, e.g. geometric figures [Middle English <span class="bodyi">diapre</span> via French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">diaspros</span> completely white, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dia_or_di/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dia-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">aspros</span> white].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chronic fatigue syndrome</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010658a"><!--s010658a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a condition, whose cause is unknown, characterized by extreme and long-lasting tiredness that is not alleviated by bed rest and is made worse by any physical or mental exertion, often accompanied by muscle and joint pains, weakness, slight fever, sore throat, and depression. The cause is unknown and it can last for years.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bayou</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbie·ooh, ʹbie·oh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bayous)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004776a"><!--s004776a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sluggish marshy tributary of a river or lake, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the southern USA [Louisiana French <span class="bodyi">bayou</span> from Choctaw <span class="bodyi">bayuk</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">astringent<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003310a"><!--s003310a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an astringent liquid.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blunt<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/blunt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006252a"><!--s006252a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006523b"><!--s006523b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001548c"><!--s001548c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>having an edge or point that is not sharp.</p></div><a name="s001549c"><!--s001549c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>without an edge or point.</p></div></div><a name="s006524b"><!--s006524b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001550c"><!--s001550c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>aggressively outspoken.</p></div><a name="s001551c"><!--s001551c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>direct or straightforward.</p></div></div><a name="s006525b"><!--s006525b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>insensitive; dull</p><p><span class="bodyb">bluntly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bluntness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English, perhaps of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cascara</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kasʹkahrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009190a"><!--s009190a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009565b"><!--s009565b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a buckthorn tree or shrub of the Pacific coast of the USA: <span class="bodyi">Rhamnus purshiana</span>. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cascara_buckthorn/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cascara buckthorn</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s009566b"><!--s009566b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the dried bark of this a buckthorn tree or shrub of the Pacific coast of the USA, used as a mild laxative. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cascara_sagrada/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cascara sagrada</span></span></a> [Spanish <span class="bodyi">cáscara</span> bark, from <span class="bodyi">cascar</span> to crack, break, from Latin <span class="bodyi">quassare</span> to shake, break; (sense 2) American Spanish <span class="bodyi">cascara sagrada</span> sacred bark].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">counterpoise<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013599a"><!--s013599a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014214b"><!--s014214b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a force, influence, etc that acts as a counterbalance.</p></div><a name="s014215b"><!--s014215b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a state of balance; equilibrium.</p></div><a name="s014216b"><!--s014216b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a counterbalance [Middle English <span class="bodyi">countrepeis</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">contrepeis, contrepois</span>, from <span class="bodyi">contre-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/counter/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">counter-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">peis</span>, <span class="bodyi">pois</span> weight].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">daks</span><small><span class="eSynop">/daks/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015068a"><!--s015068a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, informal</span> trousers [from proprietary name Daks].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buckskin</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007720a"><!--s007720a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007989b"><!--s007989b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a soft pliable usu suede-finished leather.</p></div><a name="s007990b"><!--s007990b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>thick heavy cotton or woollen fabric with a smooth finish.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compeer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkompiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012130a"><!--s012130a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> an equal or peer [modification of Latin <span class="bodyi">compar</span>, from <span class="bodyi">compar</span> (adj) like: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/compare1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">compare 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">counterpoise<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013600a"><!--s013600a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to balance (something) or act as a contrast to it.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">astrobiology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/astrohbieʹoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003312a"><!--s003312a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the scientific discipline that includes the study of the origins and evolution of life in the universe, the search for life-forms beyond Earth, and consideration of the possible future development of life on Earth and in space</p><p><span class="bodyb">astrobiologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">analeptic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/anəʹleptik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001841a"><!--s001841a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a medicine: stimulating the central nervous system; restorative [Greek <span class="bodyi">analēptikos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">analambanein</span> to take up, restore, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ana_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ana-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">lambanein</span> to take].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bay rum</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004777a"><!--s004777a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fragrant cosmetic and medicinal liquid from the oil of the leaves of a W Indian tree of the myrtle family [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bay2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bay 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diaper<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (diapered, diapering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016546a"><!--s016546a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017246b"><!--s017246b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to put a diaper on (a baby).</p></div><a name="s017247b"><!--s017247b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to ornament (something) with diaper designs.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dal<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dahl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015069a"><!--s015069a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dhal_or_dal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dhal</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chronicle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkronikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010659a"><!--s010659a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010877b"><!--s010877b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a continuous and detailed historical account of events arranged chronologically without analysis or interpretation.</p></div><a name="s010878b"><!--s010878b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a narrative [Middle English from Anglo-French <span class="bodyi">cronicle</span>, alteration of Old French <span class="bodyi">chronique</span>, via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">chronika</span>, neuter pl of <span class="bodyi">chronikos</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chronic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chronic</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blunt<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006253a"><!--s006253a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006526b"><!--s006526b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (a knife, etc) less sharp.</p></div><a name="s006527b"><!--s006527b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (something) less forceful sharp or severe.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acetylene</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹsetileen, -lin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000372a"><!--s000372a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a colourless inflammable gas used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a fuel, e.g. in oxyacetylene torches, and in the synthesis of organic chemical compounds: formula C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>2</sub>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cascara buckthorn</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009191a"><!--s009191a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cascara/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cascara</span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">counterproductive</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013601a"><!--s013601a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having effects that are the opposite to those intended.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəmʹpel/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (compelled, compelling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012131a"><!--s012131a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012572b"><!--s012572b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to drive or force (somebody) irresistibly to do something </p><p><i></i></p><p>Poverty compelled him to work</p>.</div><a name="s012573b"><!--s012573b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to occur by overwhelming pressure </p><p><i></i></p><p>Exhaustion of ammunition compelled their surrender</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">compellen</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">compellere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/com_or_col_or_con_or_cor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">com-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">pellere</span> to drive].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dal<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015070a"><!--s015070a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>decalitre(s).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diaphanous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dieʹafənəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016547a"><!--s016547a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of fabrics: so fine as to be almost transparent</p><p><span class="bodyb">diaphanously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">diaphanēs</span>, from <span class="bodyi">diaphainein</span> to show through, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dia_or_di/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dia-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">phainein</span> to show].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">analeptic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001842a"><!--s001842a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an analeptic medicine.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buckthorn</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007721a"><!--s007721a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of often thorny trees or shrubs with berries that were formerly used as a laxative: genus <span class="bodyi">Rhamnus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bay window</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004778a"><!--s004778a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a window or series of windows projecting outwards from the wall [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bay3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bay 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">astrochemistry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/astrohʹkemistri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003313a"><!--s003313a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the branch of chemistry that deals with heavenly bodies and interstellar space.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blur<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bluh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006254a"><!--s006254a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006528b"><!--s006528b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a smear or stain.</p></div><a name="s006529b"><!--s006529b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something vague or indistinct</p><p><span class="bodyb">blurriness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">blurry</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [perhaps related to Middle English <span class="bodyi">bleren</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blear1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blear 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acetylsalicylic acid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌasitilˌsaliʹsilik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000373a"><!--s000373a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chemical name for aspirin [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/acetyl/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">acetyl</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">salicylic</span> (from French <span class="bodyi">salicyle</span> the radical of the acid) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/acid2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">acid 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chronicle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010660a"><!--s010660a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to record (events) in or as if in a chronicle</p><p><span class="bodyb">chronicler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cascara sagrada</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009192a"><!--s009192a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cascara/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cascara</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Counter-Reformation</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013602a"><!--s013602a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the reform movement in the Roman Catholic Church in the 16th and 17th cents, in response to the Protestant Reformation <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/reformation/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">reformation</span></span></a> (16th-cent. religious movement rejecting papal authority and advocating reform).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compellable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/komʹpeləbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012132a"><!--s012132a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a witness: able to be forced to give evidence or appear as a witness.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bazaar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹzah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004779a"><!--s004779a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004824b"><!--s004824b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a market, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the Middle East, consisting of rows of shops or stalls selling miscellaneous goods.</p></div><a name="s004825b"><!--s004825b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a fair for the sale of miscellaneous articles, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for charitable purposes [Persian <span class="bodyi">bāzār</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Achaean</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkeeən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000374a"><!--s000374a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000450b"><!--s000450b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Achaea in ancient Greece.</p></div><a name="s000451b"><!--s000451b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> an ancient Greek</p><p><span class="bodyb">Achaean</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">Achaeus</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">Akhaios</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anal fin</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001843a"><!--s001843a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a central unpaired fin of a fish situated behind the anus on the lower side of the body.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diaphoresis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌdie·əfəʹreesis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016548a"><!--s016548a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>sweating, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> profuse sweating brought about by artificial means [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">diaphorēsis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">diaphorein</span> to perspire, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dia_or_di/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dia-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">pherein</span> to carry].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bucktooth</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007722a"><!--s007722a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large projecting front tooth</p><p><span class="bodyb">buck-toothed</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blur<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (blurred, blurring)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006255a"><!--s006255a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s006530b"><!--s006530b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to obscure or blemish (something) by smearing.</p></div><a name="s006531b"><!--s006531b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make or become (one's memory, perception, etc) indistinct or confused <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s006532b"><!--s006532b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to become vague, indistinct, or confused</p><p><span class="bodyb">blurringly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">case<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kays/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009193a"><!--s009193a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009567b"><!--s009567b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002297c"><!--s002297c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a set of circumstances or conditions; a situation.</p></div><a name="s002298c"><!--s002298c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a situation or object requiring investigation or action.</p></div></div><a name="s009568b"><!--s009568b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a form of a noun, pronoun, or adjective indicating its grammatical relation to other words.</p></div><a name="s009569b"><!--s009569b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002299c"><!--s002299c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a suit or action that reaches a court of law.</p></div><a name="s002300c"><!--s002300c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the evidence supporting a conclusion.</p></div><a name="s002301c"><!--s002301c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>an argument, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that is convincing </p><p><i></i></p><p>made a good case</p>.</div></div><a name="s009570b"><!--s009570b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s002302c"><!--s002302c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an instance that directs attention to a situation or exhibits it in action; an example </p><p><i></i></p><p>a case of mistaken identity</p>.</div><a name="s002303c"><!--s002303c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a patient suffering from a specific condition.</p></div><a name="s002304c"><!--s002304c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>an instance of disease or injury, or a patient suffering from a specific condition </p><p><i></i></p><p>three cases of food poisoning</p>.</div><a name="s002305c"><!--s002305c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a person or family receiving the attention or services of a social worker.</p></div></div><a name="s009571b"><!--s009571b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a peculiar person; a character ✱ <span class="bodyb">case in point</span> a relevant example ✱ <span class="bodyb">in any case</span> without regard to or in spite of other considerations ✱ <span class="bodyb">in case</span> as a precaution in a particular eventuality ✱ <span class="bodyb">on/off somebody's case</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span>criticizing or censuring somebody, or no longer doing so [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cas</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">casus</span> fall, chance, past part. of <span class="bodyi">cadere</span> to fall].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">counterrevolution <span class="bodyi">or</span> counter-revolution</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013603a"><!--s013603a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a revolution directed towards overthrowing the system established by a previous revolution</p><p><span class="bodyb">counterrevolutionary</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dalai Lama</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌdalie ʹlahmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015071a"><!--s015071a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism and, until 1959, the ruler of Tibet [Mongolian <span class="bodyi">dalai lama</span> ocean lama, so called because he is said to be an ocean of compassion].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Chronicles</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010661a"><!--s010661a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) either of two historical books of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">astrodome</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹastrədohm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003314a"><!--s003314a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003290b"><!--s003290b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a transparent dome in the roof of an aircraft, through which astronomical observations can be made.</p></div><a name="s003291b"><!--s003291b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a sports stadium with a domed roof.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compelling</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012133a"><!--s012133a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having an irresistible power of attraction</p><p><span class="bodyb">compellingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bazooka</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹzoohkə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004780a"><!--s004780a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004826b"><!--s004826b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a short-range antitank rocket launcher.</p></div><a name="s004827b"><!--s004827b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, coarse slang</span>(in pl)a woman's breasts [origa crude musical instrument made of pipes and a funnel; prob of imitative origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ache<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ayk/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000375a"><!--s000375a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000452b"><!--s000452b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000115c"><!--s000115c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to suffer a dull persistent pain.</p></div><a name="s000116c"><!--s000116c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + for) to feel anguish or distress </p><p><i></i></p><p>His heart ached for her</p>.</div></div><a name="s000453b"><!--s000453b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to yearn or long to do something </p><p><i></i></p><p>I ached to go home</p><p><span class="bodyb">aching</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">achingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">acan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buck up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007723a"><!--s007723a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007991b"><!--s007991b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to become encouraged or more cheerful.</p></div><a name="s007992b"><!--s007992b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to hurry up <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s007993b"><!--s007993b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to raise the morale or spirits of (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The news bucked her up no end</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">buck up one's ideas</span>.</p></div><a name="s007994b"><!--s007994b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to take a more serious and positive approach.</p></div><a name="s007995b"><!--s007995b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to improve or smarten (something) [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/buck2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">buck 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">counterscarp</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013604a"><!--s013604a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the outer wall or slope of a ditch in a fortification [early French <span class="bodyi">countrescarpe</span>, from <span class="bodyi">contre-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/counter/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">counter-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">escarpe</span> scarp].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">analgesia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anəlʹjeezh(y)ə, -zyə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001844a"><!--s001844a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>insensibility to pain without loss of consciousness [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">analgēsia</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">algesia</span> sense of pain, ultimately from <span class="bodyi">algos</span> pain].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dalasi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dahʹlahsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dalasis dalasi)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015072a"><!--s015072a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the basic monetary unit of the Gambia, divided into 100 butut [local name in the Gambia].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blurb</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bluhb/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006256a"><!--s006256a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a short publicity notice, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on a book cover [coined by Gelett Burgess d.1951, US humorist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">astrol.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003315a"><!--s003315a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003292b"><!--s003292b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>astrologer.</p></div><a name="s003293b"><!--s003293b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>astrological.</p></div><a name="s003294b"><!--s003294b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>astrology.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">case<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009194a"><!--s009194a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009572b"><!--s009572b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a box or receptacle for holding something.</p></div><a name="s009573b"><!--s009573b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a suitcase.</p></div><a name="s009574b"><!--s009574b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a box together with its contents </p><p><i></i></p><p>a case of champagne</p>.</div><a name="s009575b"><!--s009575b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an outer covering.</p></div><a name="s009576b"><!--s009576b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a box or receptacle for holding something, e.g.:</p><a name="s002306c"><!--s002306c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a suitcase.</p></div><a name="s002307c"><!--s002307c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a glass-panelled box for the display of specimens, e.g. in a museum.</p></div></div><a name="s009577b"><!--s009577b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a box together with its contents </p><p><i></i></p><p>a case of wine</p>.</div><a name="s009578b"><!--s009578b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s002308c"><!--s002308c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an outer covering </p><p><i></i></p><p>a pastry case</p>.</div><a name="s002309c"><!--s002309c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a stiff book cover that is made apart from the book and glued onto it.</p></div></div><a name="s009579b"><!--s009579b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>a shallow divided tray for holding printing type [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cas</span> via early French <span class="bodyi">casse</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">capsa</span> chest, case, from <span class="bodyi">capere</span> to take].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diaphoretic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌdie·əfəʹretik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016549a"><!--s016549a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a drug: causing sweating [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">diaphorētikos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">diaphorein</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/diaphoresis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">diaphoresis</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chrono-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010662a"><!--s010662a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chron_or_chrono/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chron-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compendia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəmʹpendi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012134a"><!--s012134a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/compendium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">compendium</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BB</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004781a"><!--s004781a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004828b"><!--s004828b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Boys’ Brigade.</p></div><a name="s004829b"><!--s004829b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used on lead pencils: double black.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ache<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000376a"><!--s000376a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dull persistent pain.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buckwheat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007724a"><!--s007724a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007996b"><!--s007996b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an Asian plant of the dock family that has pinkish white flowers and triangular edible seeds used to make flour: genus <span class="bodyi">Fagopyrum</span>.</p></div><a name="s007997b"><!--s007997b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the seed of this plant, used as a cereal grain and for flour [Dutch <span class="bodyi">boekweit</span> from early Dutch <span class="bodyi">boecweit</span> literally ‘beech wheat’, from <span class="bodyi">boec-</span> beech + <span class="bodyi">weit</span> wheat. So called because its grains resemble beech mast].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compendious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəmʹpendi·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012135a"><!--s012135a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> comprehensive but relatively brief</p><p><span class="bodyb">compendiously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">compendiousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">astrolabe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹastrəlayb/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003316a"><!--s003316a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an instrument formerly used to show the positions of the planets and bright stars at any date and time [Middle English via Old French and medieval Latin from late Greek <span class="bodyi">astrolabion</span>, dimin. of Greek <span class="bodyi">astrolabos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">astron</span> star + <span class="bodyi">lambanein</span> to take].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dale</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dayl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015073a"><!--s015073a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a vale or valley [Old English <span class="bodyi">dæl</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">countershading</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkowntəshayding/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013605a"><!--s013605a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pattern of coloration on an animal in which the upper surface normally exposed to light is darker in colour than those parts normally in shadow, giving the body a uniform appearance.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">case<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009195a"><!--s009195a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009580b"><!--s009580b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to enclose (something) in a case.</p></div><a name="s009581b"><!--s009581b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to inspect or study (e.g. a house), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with intent to rob it.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">analgesic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/anəlʹjeezik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001845a"><!--s001845a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a drug that relieves pain; a painkiller.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chronograph</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrohnəgrahf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010663a"><!--s010663a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an instrument for accurately measuring and recording time intervals <span class="bodyb">chronographic</span> /-ʹgrafik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diaphragm</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdie·əfram/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016550a"><!--s016550a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017248b"><!--s017248b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the partition separating the chest and abdominal cavities in mammals.</p></div><a name="s017249b"><!--s017249b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a dividing membrane or thin partition, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a tube.</p></div><a name="s017250b"><!--s017250b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a partition in a plant or the body or shell of an invertebrate animal.</p></div><a name="s017251b"><!--s017251b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dutch_cap/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Dutch cap</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s017252b"><!--s017252b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a device that limits the amount of light entering an optical system.</p></div><a name="s017253b"><!--s017253b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a thin flexible disc that is free to vibrate, e.g. in an earphone <span class="bodyb">diaphragmatic</span> /-fragʹmatik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">diafragma</span> via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">diaphragma</span>, from <span class="bodyi">diaphrassein</span> to barricade, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dia_or_di/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dia-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">phrassein</span> to enclose].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BBC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004782a"><!--s004782a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>British Broadcasting Corporation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blurt out</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bluht/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006257a"><!--s006257a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to utter (something) abruptly and impulsively [prob imitative].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">achene</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkeen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000377a"><!--s000377a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small dry one-seeded fruit that does not split open at maturity [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">achaenium</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">chainein</span> to yawn].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buckyball</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbukibawl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007725a"><!--s007725a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> in chemistry, a spherical molecule of carbon, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> buckminsterfullerene.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compendium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəmʹpendi·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> compendiums compendia /-di·ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012136a"><!--s012136a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012574b"><!--s012574b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge; an abstract.</p></div><a name="s012575b"><!--s012575b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a collection of indoor games and puzzles [Latin <span class="bodyi">compendium</span> saving, shortcut, from <span class="bodyi">compendere</span> to weigh together, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/com_or_col_or_con_or_cor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">com-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">pendere</span> to weigh].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">astrology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹstroləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003317a"><!--s003317a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the art or practice of determining the supposed influences of the planets and their motions on human affairs and human disposition</p><p><span class="bodyb">astrologer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">astrological</span> /astrəʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">astrologically</span> /-ʹlojikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">astrologie</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">astrologia</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">astron</span> star + <span class="bodyi">-logia</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/logy_or_ology/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-logy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dalek</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdahlek/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015074a"><!--s015074a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fictional creature with a tinny monotonous voice, protected by a distinctive metallic shell containing its life-support system [name of creatures in television science-fiction series ‘Dr Who’, said to have been taken from an encyclopedia volume covering the alphabetic sequence <span class="bodyi">dal-</span> to <span class="bodyi">-lek</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chronologic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kronəʹlojik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010664a"><!--s010664a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chronological/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chronological</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">countershaft</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013606a"><!--s013606a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a machine shaft that is driven by a main shaft and transmits motion to a working part.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">casebook</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009196a"><!--s009196a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a book containing records of illustrative cases for reference, e.g. in law or medicine.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BBFC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004783a"><!--s004783a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>British Board of Film Classification.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">analgesic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001846a"><!--s001846a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relieving pain; painkilling.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Acheulian <span class="bodyi">or</span> Acheulean</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹshoohli·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000378a"><!--s000378a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of a Lower Palaeolithic culture that followed the Abbevillian in Europe and was characterized by two-faced tools with round cutting edges [French <span class="bodyi">Acheuléen</span>, from St <span class="bodyi">Acheul</span>, near Amiens in France, where objects from this culture were found].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blush<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/blush/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006258a"><!--s006258a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006533b"><!--s006533b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to become red in the face, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from shame, modesty, or embarrassment </p><p><i></i></p><p>Man is the only animal that blushes. Or needs to</p> — Mark Twain.</div><a name="s006534b"><!--s006534b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to feel shame or embarrassment</p><p><span class="bodyb">blushingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">blyscan</span> to redden, from <span class="bodyi">blẏsa</span> flame].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buckytube</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbukityoohb/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007726a"><!--s007726a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> in chemistry, a cylinder of carbon atoms.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diaphysis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dieʹafisis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> diaphyses /-iseez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016551a"><!--s016551a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the shaft of a long bone, e.g. the tibia: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epiphysis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epiphysis</span></span></a> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">diaphysis</span> spinous process of the tibia, from <span class="bodyi">diaphyesthai</span> to grow between].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compensate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkompənsayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012137a"><!--s012137a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012576b"><!--s012576b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + for) to make amends to (somebody), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by appropriate payment </p><p><i></i></p><p>She compensated her neighbour for damage to his property</p>.</div><a name="s012577b"><!--s012577b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to have an equal and opposite effect to (something); to counterbalance <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s012578b"><!--s012578b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ for) to supply an equivalent </p><p><i></i></p><p>He compensated for his bad memory by taking plenty of notes</p> <p><span class="bodyb">compensative</span> /-sətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">compensator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">compensatory</span> /-ʹsayt(ə)ri, kəmʹpensət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">compensatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">compensare</span>, from <span class="bodyi">compensus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">compendere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/compendium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">compendium</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">astron.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003318a"><!--s003318a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003295b"><!--s003295b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>astronomer.</p></div><a name="s003296b"><!--s003296b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>astronomical.</p></div><a name="s003297b"><!--s003297b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>astronomy.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chronological</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kronəʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010665a"><!--s010665a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or arranged in or according to the order of time </p><p><i></i></p><p>chronological tables of British history</p> <p><span class="bodyb">chronologically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">casebound</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaysbownd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009197a"><!--s009197a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a book: being a hardback.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">analog<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanəlog/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001847a"><!--s001847a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001820b"><!--s001820b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a computer, etc: using data supplied in a stream of numbers represented by directly measurable quantities, e.g. voltages or mechanical rotations: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/digital/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">digital</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s001821b"><!--s001821b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a clock or watch, etc: using a pointer or hands rather than having an electronic display of numbers: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/digital/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">digital</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s001822b"><!--s001822b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>converting sound waves into a continuous electrical wave form to record sound: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/digital/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">digital</span></span></a> [French <span class="bodyi">analogue</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">analogos</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/analogous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">analogous</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">countersign<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013607a"><!--s013607a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to add one's signature to (a document) as a witness of another signature</p><p><span class="bodyb">countersignature</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BBQ</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004784a"><!--s004784a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>barbecue.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compensation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kompenʹsaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012138a"><!--s012138a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012579b"><!--s012579b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a recompense; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> payment for damage or loss.</p></div><a name="s012580b"><!--s012580b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003280c"><!--s003280c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>increased functioning or development of one organ to compensate for a defect in another.</p></div><a name="s003281c"><!--s003281c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the alleviation of feelings of inferiority, frustration, failure, etc in one field by increased endeavour in another</p><p><span class="bodyb">compensational</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blush<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006259a"><!--s006259a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006535b"><!--s006535b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a reddening of the face, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from shame, confusion, or embarrassment.</p></div><a name="s006536b"><!--s006536b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a red or rosy tint ✱ <span class="bodyb">at first blush</span> when first seen; as a first impression ✱ <span class="bodyb">spare somebody's blushes</span> to avoid or refrain from embarrassing (somebody), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by not praising them publicly</p><p><span class="bodyb">blushful</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">achieve</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹcheev/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000379a"><!--s000379a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000454b"><!--s000454b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to accomplish (something) successfully.</p></div><a name="s000455b"><!--s000455b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to obtain (something) by effort; to win</p><p><span class="bodyb">achievable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">achiever</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">acheven</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">achever</span> to finish, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">chief</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chief1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chief 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bucolic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/byoohʹkolik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007727a"><!--s007727a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007998b"><!--s007998b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to shepherds; pastoral.</p></div><a name="s007999b"><!--s007999b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to or typical of the countryside, or rural life, or its lack of sophistication </p><p><i></i></p><p>the bucolic confusion between the functions of knives and forks</p><p> Harold Frederic</p><p><span class="bodyb">bucolically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">boukolikos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">boukolos</span> cowherd, from <span class="bodyi">bous</span> head of cattle].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dalesman</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdaylzmən/ daleswoman <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dalesmen daleswomen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015075a"><!--s015075a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person living in the Yorkshire Dales in N England.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">astronaut</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹastrənawt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003319a"><!--s003319a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person trained to travel in space [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/astro_or_astr/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">astro-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-naut</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aeronaut/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aeronaut</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diapositive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/die·əʹpozətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016552a"><!--s016552a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a transparent photographic positive; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/slide2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">slide 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cased</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kayst/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009198a"><!--s009198a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/casebound/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">casebound</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chronology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/krəʹnoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> chronologies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010666a"><!--s010666a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010879b"><!--s010879b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a method for setting past events in order of occurrence, or the scientific study or use of such a method.</p></div><a name="s010880b"><!--s010880b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an arrangement in order of occurrence; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> such an arrangement presented in tabular or list form</p><p><span class="bodyb">chronologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">chronologia</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chrono/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chrono-</span></span></a> +<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/logy_or_ology/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-logy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">analog<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001848a"><!--s001848a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/analogue1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">analogue 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">countersign<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013608a"><!--s013608a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a password or secret signal in response to one spoken by a military guard.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bud<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bud/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007728a"><!--s007728a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008000b"><!--s008000b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small protuberance on the stem of a plant that develops into a flower, leaf, or shoot.</p></div><a name="s008001b"><!--s008001b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an outgrowth of an organism, e.g. a yeast, that becomes a new individual.</p></div><a name="s008002b"><!--s008002b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s001932c"><!--s001932c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an incompletely opened flower.</p></div><a name="s001933c"><!--s001933c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an outgrowth of an organism that becomes a new individual.</p></div></div><a name="s008003b"><!--s008003b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>anything that is not yet mature or fully developed [Middle English <span class="bodyi">budde</span>; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blusher</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006260a"><!--s006260a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cream or powder for adding colour to the cheeks.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">achievement</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000380a"><!--s000380a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000456b"><!--s000456b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something accomplished, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by resolve, persistence, or courage; a feat.</p></div><a name="s000457b"><!--s000457b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>successful completion or accomplishment.</p></div><a name="s000458b"><!--s000458b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>performance in a test or academic course.</p></div><a name="s000459b"><!--s000459b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in heraldry, a coat of arms with its formal accompaniments, e.g. helm, crest, and supporters.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BBS</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004785a"><!--s004785a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in computing, bulletin board system.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Daliesque</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dahliʹesk/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015076a"><!--s015076a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in the surrealist, dream-like style of Salvador Dali [Salvador <span class="bodyi">Dali</span> d.1989, Spanish artist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">comper</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkompə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012139a"><!--s012139a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> somebody who enters many competitions, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a hobby.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">astronautics</span><small><span class="eSynop">/astrəʹnawtiks/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003320a"><!--s003320a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the science of the construction and operation of vehicles for travel in space</p><p><span class="bodyb">astronautic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">astronautical</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">astronautically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diapsid<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dieʹapsid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016553a"><!--s016553a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to reptiles, e.g. crocodiles, lizards, snakes, and dinosaurs, having two pairs of openings in the bones of the skull that cover the temples [from <span class="bodyi">Diapsida</span>, Latin name of subclass, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/di_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">di- 1</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">hapsid-, hapsis</span> arch].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chronometer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/krəʹnomitə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010667a"><!--s010667a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an instrument for measuring time, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one designed to keep time with great accuracy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">case-harden</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (case-hardened) (case-hardening)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009199a"><!--s009199a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009582b"><!--s009582b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to harden the surface of (iron or steel).</p></div><a name="s009583b"><!--s009583b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (somebody) callous</p><p><span class="bodyb">case-hardened</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">analogical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anəʹlojikl/ analogic <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001849a"><!--s001849a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001823b"><!--s001823b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or based on analogy.</p></div><a name="s001824b"><!--s001824b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>expressing or implying an analogy</p><p><span class="bodyb">analogically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">countersink</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> countersunk /-sungk/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013609a"><!--s013609a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014217b"><!--s014217b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to enlarge (a hole), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by bevelling, so that the head of a bolt, screw, etc will fit below or level with the surface.</p></div><a name="s014218b"><!--s014218b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to set the head of (e.g. a screw) below or level with the surface.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004786a"><!--s004786a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004830b"><!--s004830b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>used after a date: before Christ </p><p><i></i></p><p>75 BC</p>.</div><a name="s004831b"><!--s004831b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="sb00000065"><!--sb00000065--></a><p>British Columbia</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">BC</span> <span class="bodyi">and</span> <span class="bodyb">AD</span>. See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">AD</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bud<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (budded, budding)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007729a"><!--s007729a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s008004b"><!--s008004b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a plant: to produce buds.</p></div><a name="s008005b"><!--s008005b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to begin to grow or develop.</p></div><a name="s008006b"><!--s008006b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to reproduce asexually by forming buds that develop into new individuals <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s008007b"><!--s008007b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to graft a bud into (a plant of another kind), usu in order to propagate a desired variety.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bluster<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹblustə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (blustered, blustering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006261a"><!--s006261a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006537b"><!--s006537b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to talk or act in a noisily self-assertive or boastful manner.</p></div><a name="s006538b"><!--s006538b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to blow in stormy gusts</p><p><span class="bodyb">blusterer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">blusteringly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">blustren</span>,prob from early Low German <span class="bodyi">blüsteren</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Achilles’ heel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkileez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000381a"><!--s000381a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a single weak or vulnerable point</p><p><span class="bodyi">Achilles</span>, legendary Greek warrior, reputedly vulnerable only in the heel. As a child he was dipped in the River Styx by his mother to make him invulnerable, but the heel by which she held him did not touch the water.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compere<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkompeə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012140a"><!--s012140a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> the presenter of a radio or television programme, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a light entertainment programme, or a variety show [French <span class="bodyi">compère</span>, literally ‘godfather’, from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">compater</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/com_or_col_or_con_or_cor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">com-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">pater</span> father].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">astronomer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹstronəmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003321a"><!--s003321a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who is skilled in or practises astronomy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">case history</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009200a"><!--s009200a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a record of history, environment, and relevant details, e.g. of individual behaviour or condition, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for use in analysis, illustration, or diagnosis.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diapsid<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016554a"><!--s016554a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a diapsid animal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">countertenor</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013610a"><!--s013610a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a male singer having a singing voice higher than tenor, or a singer with this voice [Middle English <span class="bodyi">countretenour</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">contreteneur</span>, from <span class="bodyi">contre</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/counter/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">counter-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">teneur</span> tenor].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chronometry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/krəʹnomətri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010668a"><!--s010668a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the science of accurate time measurement <span class="bodyb">chronometric</span> /kronəʹmetrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">chronometrical</span> /kronəʹmetrikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">chronometrically</span> /kronəʹmetrikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dalit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdahlit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015077a"><!--s015077a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in India, a member of the lowest caste in the traditional caste system: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/scheduled_caste/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">scheduled caste</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/untouchable2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">untouchable 2</span></span></a> [Hindi <span class="bodyi">Dalit</span> from Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">dalita</span> oppressed].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">analogise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹnaləjiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001850a"><!--s001850a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/analogize_or_analogise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">analogize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BCD</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004787a"><!--s004787a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>binary-coded decimal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Buddha</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboodə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007730a"><!--s007730a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008008b"><!--s008008b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who has attained the perfect enlightenment sought in Buddhism.</p></div><a name="s008009b"><!--s008009b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a statue, painting, or other representation of Gautama Buddha [Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">buddha</span> enlightened].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Achilles tendon</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000382a"><!--s000382a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the strong tendon joining the muscles in the calf to the heelbone.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compere<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012141a"><!--s012141a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to present or introduce (a show).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bluster<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006262a"><!--s006262a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006539b"><!--s006539b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>loudly boastful or empty threatening talk.</p></div><a name="s006540b"><!--s006540b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a violent blowing; a strong wind</p><p><span class="bodyb">blusterous</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">blustery</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">casein</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaysin, ʹkayseen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009201a"><!--s009201a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a protein in milk that is precipitated by lactic acid or rennet, is the chief constituent of cheese, and is used in making paints or plastics [prob via French <span class="bodyi">caséine</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">caseus</span> cheese].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">astronomical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/astrəʹnomikl/ astronomic <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003322a"><!--s003322a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003298b"><!--s003298b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or relating to astronomy.</p></div><a name="s003299b"><!--s003299b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> extremely or excessively large </p><p><i></i></p><p>They charged us an astronomical sum for the repair</p><p><span class="bodyb">astronomically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Buddhism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboodiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007731a"><!--s007731a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a religion or philosophy that developed in India in the fifth and sixth cents <span class="bodysc">bc</span> out of the teaching of Gautama Buddha, maintaining that one can be liberated from the suffering inherent in life by ridding oneself of desire and self-delusion</p><p>A term of relatively recent coinage used to describe the various Asian traditions that derive inspiration and authority from the stories about and teachings of an itinerant Indian teacher of the 5th cent. BCE known as the Buddha (‘Awakened One’). Although the Buddha wrote nothing and scholars debate what he did and did not teach, myriad doctrines have been ascribed to him over the centuries — Professor Donald Lopez</p><p><span class="bodyb">Buddhist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">countertrade</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkowntətrayd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013611a"><!--s013611a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a form of international trading in which goods are exchanged for other goods or services rather than for money.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diarchy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdieahki/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> diarchies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016555a"><!--s016555a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dyarchy_or_diarchy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dyarchy</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chron- <span class="bodyi">or</span> chrono-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010656a"><!--s010656a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: time </p><p><i></i></p><p>chronology</p> <p>[Greek <span class="bodyi">chron-</span> from <span class="bodyi">chronos</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BCE</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004788a"><!--s004788a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>before the Common Era, used with cultural neutrality to indicate dates that are <span class="bodysc">bc</span> in Christian reckoning.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dally</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdali/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (dallies, dallied, dallying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015078a"><!--s015078a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015650b"><!--s015650b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to waste time; to dawdle.</p></div><a name="s015651b"><!--s015651b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003929c"><!--s003929c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(+ with) to act playfully or flirtatiously with somebody.</p></div><a name="s003930c"><!--s003930c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(+ with) to take a passing interest in something</p><p><span class="bodyb">dalliance</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">dalyen</span> from Anglo-French <span class="bodyi">dalier</span> to chat].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">analogist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹnaləjist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001851a"><!--s001851a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who searches for or reasons from analogies.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">achlorhydria</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ayklawʹhiedri·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000383a"><!--s000383a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>abnormal absence of hydrochloric acid from the digestive liquid in the stomach [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chlorine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chlorine</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hydrogen/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hydrogen</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blvd</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006263a"><!--s006263a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in street names, boulevard.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chrysalid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrisəlid/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010670a"><!--s010670a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chrysalis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chrysalis</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diarist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdie·ərist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016556a"><!--s016556a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who keeps a diary.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">astronomical clock</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003323a"><!--s003323a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003300b"><!--s003300b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a clock that shows astronomical data in addition to normal time.</p></div><a name="s003301b"><!--s003301b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a 24-hour clock based on the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sidereal_day/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sidereal day</span></span></a> (day equal in duration to one complete rotation of the earth).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compete</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəmʹpeet/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012142a"><!--s012142a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) to strive against others for an objective; to be in a state of rivalry </p><p><i></i></p><p>The boy is competing with his sister for his mother's attention</p> <p>[late Latin <span class="bodyi">competere</span> to seek together, from Latin <span class="bodyi">competere</span> to come together, agree, be suitable, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/com_or_col_or_con_or_cor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">com-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">petere</span> to go to, seek].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">analogize <span class="bodyi">or</span> analogise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹnaləjiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001852a"><!--s001852a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001825b"><!--s001825b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to describe or explain (something) using analogy <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s001826b"><!--s001826b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to use analogy in argumentation, explanation, etc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">budding</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbuding/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007732a"><!--s007732a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in an early and usu promising stage of development </p><p><i></i></p><p>a budding playwright</p> <p><i></i></p><p>There is a budding morrow in midnight</p><p> Keats.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">case law</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009202a"><!--s009202a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>law established by previous judicial decisions.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dalmatian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dalʹmaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015079a"><!--s015079a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015652b"><!--s015652b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a large dog of a breed having a white short-haired coat with black or brown spots.</p></div><a name="s015653b"><!--s015653b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Dalmatia</p><p><span class="bodyb">Dalmatian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [(sense 1) from the supposed origin of the breed in <span class="bodyi">Dalmatia</span>, region of Croatia].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BCG vaccine</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004789a"><!--s004789a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a vaccine used to protect people against tuberculosis [abbr of <span class="bodyi">bacillus Calmette-Guérin</span>, named after Albert <span class="bodyi">Calmette</span> d.1933, and Camille <span class="bodyi">Guérin</span> d.1961, French bacteriologists, who developed the vaccine].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">countervail</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kowntəʹvayl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013612a"><!--s013612a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to counterbalance the effect of (something); to offset [Middle English <span class="bodyi">countrevailen</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">contrevaloir</span>,from <span class="bodyi">contre-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/counter/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">counter-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">valoir</span> to be worth].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">achondroplasia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ayˌkondrəʹplayzi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000384a"><!--s000384a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the failure of normal development of cartilage in humans, resulting in dwarfism <span class="bodyb">achondroplastic</span> /-ʹplastik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">chondros</span> cartilage + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/plasia_or_plasy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-plasia</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BM</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006264a"><!--s006264a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006541b"><!--s006541b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Bachelor of Medicine.</p></div><a name="s006542b"><!--s006542b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>British Medal.</p></div><a name="s006543b"><!--s006543b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>British Museum.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chrysalis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrisəlis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> chrysalises chrysalides /kriʹsalideez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010671a"><!--s010671a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010881b"><!--s010881b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a pupa, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a butterfly or moth, or the case enclosing it.</p></div><a name="s010882b"><!--s010882b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a sheltered state or stage of being or growth </p><p><i></i></p><p>ready to emerge from the chrysalis of adolescence</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">chrysallid-, chrysallis</span> gold-coloured pupa of a butterfly, from Greek <span class="bodyi">chrysos</span> gold, of Semitic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buddleia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbudli·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007733a"><!--s007733a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of shrubs or trees with showy clusters of usu yellow or violet flowers, many of which are attractive to butterflies: genus <span class="bodyi">Buddleia</span> [from the Latin genus name; named after Adam <span class="bodyi">Buddle</span> d.1715, English botanist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">astronomical unit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003324a"><!--s003324a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of length used in astronomy, equal to the mean distance of the earth from the sun, or about 149 million km (about 93 million mi).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">analogous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹnaləgəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001853a"><!--s001853a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001827b"><!--s001827b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + to/with) similar in some respects </p><p><i></i></p><p>a kind of numbing affect analogous to the paralysing influence of fear</p> — Roger Fry.</div><a name="s001828b"><!--s001828b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of plant or animal parts: similar in function but having evolved separately and distinctly. The wings of insects and the wings of birds are analogous structures: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/homologous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">homologous</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">analogously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">analogousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">analogos</span> proportionate, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ana_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ana-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">logos</span> reason, ratio].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diarrhoea</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">diarrhea</span>) /die·əʹriə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016557a"><!--s016557a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>abnormally frequent intestinal evacuations with more or less fluid faeces</p><p><span class="bodyb">diarrhoeal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">diarrhoeic</span> /-ʹreeik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">diaria</span> via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">diarrhoia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">diarrhein</span> to flow through, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dia_or_di/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dia-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">rhein</span> to flow].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">competence</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkompit(ə)ns/ competency /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> competences competencies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012143a"><!--s012143a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012581b"><!--s012581b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the quality or state of being competent.</p></div><a name="s012582b"><!--s012582b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in linguistics, the innate human capacity to acquire, use, and understand language: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/performance/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">performance</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s012583b"><!--s012583b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> a sufficiency of income for the necessities and conveniences of life.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dalmatic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dalʹmatik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015080a"><!--s015080a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a long outer garment with slit sides and wide sleeves, of a kind worn by deacons or prelates, and by a king or queen at a coronation [late Latin <span class="bodyi">dalmatica</span>, fem of <span class="bodyi">dalmaticus</span> Dalmatian, from <span class="bodyi">Dalmatia</span>; because they were orig made of Dalmatian wool].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BD</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004790a"><!--s004790a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004832b"><!--s004832b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Bachelor of Divinity.</p></div><a name="s004833b"><!--s004833b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Bangladesh (international vehicle registration).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">case load</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009203a"><!--s009203a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the number of cases handled in a particular period, e.g. by a court or clinic.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">countervailing duty</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kowntəʹvayling/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013613a"><!--s013613a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an import tax on goods, e.g. those that are produced cheaply or subsidized in their country of origin, imposed to protect domestic producers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">achromat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹakrohmat/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000385a"><!--s000385a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an achromatic lens.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BMA</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006265a"><!--s006265a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>British Medical Association.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chrysanthemum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kriʹzanthiməm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010672a"><!--s010672a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a gardenny of various species of plants with a brightly coloured often double flower heads: genera <span class="bodyi">Chrysanthemum</span> and <span class="bodyi">Dendranthema</span> [Latin genus name, from Greek <span class="bodyi">chrysanthemon</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chrys_or_chryso/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chrys-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">anthemon</span> flower].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">competent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkompit(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012144a"><!--s012144a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012584b"><!--s012584b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003282c"><!--s003282c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>having requisite or adequate ability </p><p><i></i></p><p>a competent electrician</p>.</div><a name="s003283c"><!--s003283c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>showing clear signs of production by a competent person, e.g. a worker or writer </p><p><i></i></p><p>a competent novel</p>.</div></div><a name="s012585b"><!--s012585b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>legally qualified to deal with a particular matter</p><p><span class="bodyb">competently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English, in the sense ‘suitable’, via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">competent-, competens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">competere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/compete/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">compete</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdie·əri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> diaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016558a"><!--s016558a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017254b"><!--s017254b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a book containing a daily record of personal experiences or observations, or a book containing such a record </p><p><i></i></p><p>I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train</p><p> Oscar Wilde.</p></div><a name="s017255b"><!--s017255b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a book with dates marked in which memoranda can be noted [Latin <span class="bodyi">diarium</span>, from <span class="bodyi">dies</span> day].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bdellium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdeli·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004791a"><!--s004791a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a gum resin similar to myrrh, obtained from various trees of the E Indies and Africa [Middle English via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">bdellion</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">astronomy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹstronəmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003325a"><!--s003325a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the scientific study of the stars, planets, and other bodies of the universe [Middle English <span class="bodyi">astronomie</span> via Old French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">astronomia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">astron</span> star + <span class="bodyi">nemein</span> to order, arrange, distribute].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buddy<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbudi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> buddies) <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007734a"><!--s007734a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008010b"><!--s008010b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> a friend, colleague, or partner.</p></div><a name="s008011b"><!--s008011b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> used as a familiar form of address to a man.</p></div><a name="s008012b"><!--s008012b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a volunteer who acts as a companion and helper to a person with Aids [prob childish alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brother1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brother 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">analogue<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">analog</span>) /ʹanəlog/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001854a"><!--s001854a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001829b"><!--s001829b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something that is analogous to something else.</p></div><a name="s001830b"><!--s001830b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an organ or body part similar in function to that of another animal or plant but different in structure and origin: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/homologue/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">homologue</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s001831b"><!--s001831b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a chemical compound structurally similar to another but differing often by a single chemical element of the same valency and group of the periodic table as the element it replaces: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/homologue/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">homologue</span></span></a> [French <span class="bodyi">analogue</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">analogos</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/analogous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">analogous</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dal segno</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dal ʹsenyoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015081a"><!--s015081a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used as a direction in music: return to the sign that marks the beginning of a section to be repeated: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/da_capo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">da capo</span></span></a> [Italian <span class="bodyi">dal segno</span> from the sign].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">counterweight</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013614a"><!--s013614a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a counterbalance.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">casemate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009204a"><!--s009204a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fortified position or chamber, or an armoured enclosure on a warship, from which guns are fired [early French <span class="bodyi">casemate</span> from Old Italian <span class="bodyi">casamatta</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">achromatic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/akrohʹmatik, akrə-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000386a"><!--s000386a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000460b"><!--s000460b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>transmitting light without dispersing it into its constituent colours </p><p><i></i></p><p>an achromatic lens</p>.</div><a name="s000461b"><!--s000461b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>possessing no hue; neutral </p><p><i></i></p><p>Grey is an achromatic colour</p>.</div><a name="s000462b"><!--s000462b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in music, having no sharps or flats</p><p><span class="bodyb">achromatically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">achromaticity</span> /əˌkrohməʹtisiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">achromatism</span> /əʹkrohmətiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">achromatique</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">achromatos</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">chromat-, chroma</span> colour].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BMC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006266a"><!--s006266a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>British Medical Council.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chryselephantine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kriseliʹfantin/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010673a"><!--s010673a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of classical Greek sculpture: made of, overlaid with, or decorated with gold and ivory [Greek <span class="bodyi">chryselephantinos</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chrys_or_chryso/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chrys-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">elephantinos</span> made of ivory, from <span class="bodyi">elephant-, elephas</span> ivory, elephant].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">competition</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kompəʹtish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012145a"><!--s012145a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012586b"><!--s012586b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or process of competing; rivalry.</p></div><a name="s012587b"><!--s012587b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an organized test of comparative skill, performance, etc.</p></div><a name="s012588b"><!--s012588b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the competing of two or more parties to do business with another</p><p>In economic analysis, competition comes in several forms, each sometimes defined by the degree of power companies have to change market prices by changing their output. More pure competition implies each company is a smaller part of its market, and has less power to determine its own prices. This is held to promote short-run benefits (such as lower consumer prices) and more significant long-run advantages (such as enhancing incentives for innovation); although some forms of so-called ‘imperfect competition’ can promote wasteful and spurious product distinctions — Evan Davis</p></div><a name="s012589b"><!--s012589b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) others competing in a race, in business, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>keeping ahead of the competition</p>.</div><a name="s012590b"><!--s012590b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>competing demand by two or more organisms or kinds of organisms for some environmental resource in short supply [late Latin <span class="bodyi">competition-, competitio</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">competitus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">competere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/compete/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">compete</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Diaspora</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dieʹaspərə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016559a"><!--s016559a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017256b"><!--s017256b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004329c"><!--s004329c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Diaspora</span>)(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the Jews living outside Palestine or modern Israel.</p></div><a name="s004330c"><!--s004330c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the settling, or area of settlement, of Jews outside Palestine after the Babylonian exile.</p></div></div><a name="s017257b"><!--s017257b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">diaspora</span>) a dispersion or migration, e.g. of people orig coming from the same country or having a common culture, or the people who have dispersed </p><p><i></i></p><p>The American diaspora</p> <p>[Greek <span class="bodyi">diaspora</span> dispersion, from <span class="bodyi">diaspeirein</span> to scatter, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dia_or_di/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dia-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">speirein</span> to sow].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">analogue<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001855a"><!--s001855a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/analog1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">analog 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">astro- <span class="bodyi">or</span> astr-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003311a"><!--s003311a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: stars or the heavens; outer space </p><p><i></i></p><p>astrophysics</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">astro-</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">astr-, astro-</span> from Greek, from <span class="bodyi">astron</span> star].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buddy<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (buddies, buddied, buddying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007735a"><!--s007735a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to act as a friend.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BDS</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004792a"><!--s004792a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004834b"><!--s004834b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Bachelor of Dental Surgery.</p></div><a name="s004835b"><!--s004835b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Barbados (international vehicle registration).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">casement</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009205a"><!--s009205a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a window that opens on hinges at the side [Middle English in the sense ‘hollow moulding’, prob from early French <span class="bodyi">encassement</span> frame, from <span class="bodyi">encasser</span> to enshrine, frame, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">casse</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/case2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">case 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BMI</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006267a"><!--s006267a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>body-mass index.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">countess</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkowntis, ʹkowntes/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013615a"><!--s013615a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014219b"><!--s014219b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the wife or widow of an earl or count.</p></div><a name="s014220b"><!--s014220b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a woman who has the rank of earl or count in her own right.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dalton</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdawlt(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015082a"><!--s015082a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/atomic_mass_unit/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">atomic mass unit</span></span></a> [named after John <span class="bodyi">Dalton</span> d.1844, English chemist and physicist who laid the foundations of modern atomic theory].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">achy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹayki/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (achier, achiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000387a"><!--s000387a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>suffering from aches.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chryso-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010674a"><!--s010674a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chrys_or_chryso/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chrys-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">competitive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəmʹpetitiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012146a"><!--s012146a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012591b"><!--s012591b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to, characterized by, or based on competition.</p></div><a name="s012592b"><!--s012592b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of wages and prices: at least as good as those offered by rivals.</p></div><a name="s012593b"><!--s012593b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>inclined or desiring to compete</p><p><span class="bodyb">competitively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">competitiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diastalsis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/die·əʹstalsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> diastalses /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016560a"><!--s016560a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a downward wave of contraction that occurs in the intestine during the digestion of food <span class="bodyb">diastaltic</span> /-ʹstaltik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dia_or_di/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dia-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-stalsis</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/peristalsis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">peristalsis</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BDSM</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004793a"><!--s004793a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>bondage, discipline, sadism, and masochism.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buddy movie</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007736a"><!--s007736a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a film that centres on the relationship between two friends.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">astrophysics</span><small><span class="eSynop">/astrohʹfiziks/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003326a"><!--s003326a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a branch of astronomy dealing with the physical nature of astronomical bodies and phenomena</p><p><span class="bodyb">astrophysical</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">astrophysicist</span> /-sist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">analogy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹnaləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> analogies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001856a"><!--s001856a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001832b"><!--s001832b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000425c"><!--s000425c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an explanation or illustration of something that uses a comparison with something similar.</p></div><a name="s000426c"><!--s000426c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + between) comparison for the purposes of explanation or illustration.</p></div></div><a name="s001833b"><!--s001833b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000427c"><!--s000427c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>resemblance in some respects; similarity.</p></div><a name="s000428c"><!--s000428c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>something regarded as comparable in this way.</p></div></div><a name="s001834b"><!--s001834b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>correspondence in function between anatomical parts of different structure and origin: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/homology/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">homology</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">analogical</span> /anəʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">analogically</span> /-ʹlojikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [prob from Greek <span class="bodyi">analogia</span> mathematical proportion, correspondence, from <span class="bodyi">analogos</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/analogous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">analogous</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BMJ</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006268a"><!--s006268a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>British Medical Journal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caseous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaysi·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009206a"><!--s009206a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or like cheese [Latin <span class="bodyi">caseus</span> cheese].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">countinghouse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkowntinghows/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013616a"><!--s013616a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>formerly, a building, room, or office used for keeping account books and transacting business.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acid<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹasid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000388a"><!--s000388a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000463b"><!--s000463b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000117c"><!--s000117c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>sour or sharp to the taste.</p></div><a name="s000118c"><!--s000118c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>sharp, or biting, or sour in speech, manner, or disposition; caustic </p><p><i></i></p><p>an acid wit</p>.</div></div><a name="s000464b"><!--s000464b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000119c"><!--s000119c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>of or containing an acid.</p></div><a name="s000120c"><!--s000120c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>of substances: having a pH of less than seven.</p></div></div><a name="s000465b"><!--s000465b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>of, containing, or being an acid </p><p><i></i></p><p>acid soil</p>.</div><a name="s000466b"><!--s000466b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of substances: having a pH of less than seven.</p></div><a name="s000467b"><!--s000467b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>said of rock: rich in quartz.</p></div><a name="s000468b"><!--s000468b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>said of a colour: piercingly intense </p><p><i></i></p><p>acid yellow</p> <span class="bodyb">acidity</span> /əʹsiditi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i><p><span class="bodyb">acidly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">acidness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">acide</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">acidus</span> from <span class="bodyi">acēre</span> to be sour, from <span class="bodyi">acer</span> sharp].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">daltonism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdawltəniz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015083a"><!--s015083a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/protanopia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">protanopia</span></span></a> [named after John <span class="bodyi">Dalton</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dalton/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dalton</span></span></a>), who suffered from and studied colour blindness].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chrysoberyl</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrisəberil/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010675a"><!--s010675a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a yellow or pale green mineral consisting of beryllium aluminium oxide, used as a gem [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">chrysobēryllos</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chrys_or_chryso/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chrys-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">bēryllos</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/beryl/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">beryl</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">competitor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəmʹpetitə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012147a"><!--s012147a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody or something that competes; a contestant or rival.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diastase</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdie·əstayz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016561a"><!--s016561a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>amylase, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a mixture of amylases from malt <span class="bodyb">diastasic</span> /-ʹstayzik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">diastase</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">diastasis</span> separation, interval, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dia_or_di/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dia-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">stasis</span> placing].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BE</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004794a"><!--s004794a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>bill of exchange.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">AstroTurf</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹastrətuhf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003327a"><!--s003327a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> an artificial grasslike surface that is used for sports fields [from the name of the <span class="bodyi">Astrodome</span>, indoors arena in Houston, Texas, where it was first used, + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/turf1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">turf 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">countless</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013617a"><!--s013617a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>too numerous to be counted; innumerable.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">budge</span><small><span class="eSynop">/buj/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">usu in negative contexts</span>)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007737a"><!--s007737a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008013b"><!--s008013b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to move or make (somebody or something) move </p><p><i></i></p><p>The donkey would not budge</p>.</div><a name="s008014b"><!--s008014b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to change an opinion or abandon a standpoint </p><p><i></i></p><p>In spite of the opinion polls the minister is refusing to budge on this issue</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">usu in negative contexts</span>).</p></div><a name="s008015b"><!--s008015b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make (somebody or something) move.</p></div><a name="s008016b"><!--s008016b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to change or make (somebody) change an opinion or abandon a standpoint [French <span class="bodyi">bouger</span>, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">bullire</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/boil1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">boil 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">case-sensitive</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009207a"><!--s009207a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in computing, sensitive to the difference between upper-case and lower-case letters.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anal retentive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/riʹtentiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001857a"><!--s001857a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in psychoanalysis, a person who has personality traits, such as meticulousness or over-fussiness, considered to originate in the anal stage of psychosexual development</p><p><span class="bodyb">anal retention</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">anal-retentive</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">anal retentiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">B-movie</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006269a"><!--s006269a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a low-budget film shown, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> formerly, as a supporting item in a cinema programme, usu made with a relatively low budget and often with a lower standard of story line and acting than the main film.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dam<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dam/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015084a"><!--s015084a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015654b"><!--s015654b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a barrier built across a watercourse to hold back and raise the level of the water, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to form a reservoir.</p></div><a name="s015655b"><!--s015655b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a barrier built by a beaver in a stream for the construction of a lodge.</p></div><a name="s015656b"><!--s015656b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> in dentistry, a rubber sheet used as a barrier for saliva in the mouth [Middle English, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acid<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000389a"><!--s000389a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000469b"><!--s000469b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sour, typically water-soluble compound with a pH of less than seven that turns litmus paper red and is capable of reacting with an alkali or other chemical base to form a salt: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/alkali/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">alkali</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/base1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">base<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (7).</p></div><a name="s000470b"><!--s000470b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000121c"><!--s000121c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>any of various sour typically water-soluble compounds that have a pH of less than seven, turn litmus paper red, and are capable of reacting with an alkali or other chemical base to form a salt: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/alkali/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">alkali</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/base1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">base<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (7).</p></div><a name="s000122c"><!--s000122c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any sour substance.</p></div></div><a name="s000471b"><!--s000471b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">slang</span> the hallucinogenic drug LSD.</p></div><a name="s000472b"><!--s000472b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/acid_house/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">acid house</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">acidic</span> /əʹsidik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compilation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kompiʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012148a"><!--s012148a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012594b"><!--s012594b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or process of compiling.</p></div><a name="s012595b"><!--s012595b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something compiled from a number of different sources.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chrysolite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrisəliet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010676a"><!--s010676a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/olivine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">olivine</span></span></a> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">crisolite</span> via Old French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">chrysolithos</span> from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chryso/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chryso-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-lithos</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lite/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-lite</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diastole</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dieʹastəli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016562a"><!--s016562a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rhythmically recurrent expansion; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the dilation of the cavities of the heart during which they fill with blood: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/systole/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">systole</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">diastolic</span> /-ʹstolik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">diastolē</span> dilatation, from <span class="bodyi">diastellein</span> to expand, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dia_or_di/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dia-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">stellein</span> to send].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Be</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004795a"><!--s004795a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chemical symbol for beryllium.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">astute</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹstyooht/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003328a"><!--s003328a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>shrewd and perceptive</p><p><span class="bodyb">astutely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">astuteness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">astutus</span> from <span class="bodyi">astus</span> cunning].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">budge over</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007738a"><!--s007738a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/budge_up/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">budge up</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">count noun</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013618a"><!--s013618a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in grammar, a noun, e.g. <span class="bodyi">bean</span> or <span class="bodyi">sheet</span>, that forms a plural and can be used with a number or the indefinite article: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mass_noun/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mass noun</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BMus</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006270a"><!--s006270a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Bachelor of Music.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dam<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (dammed, damming)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015085a"><!--s015085a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015657b"><!--s015657b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to build a dam across (a river or lake).</p></div><a name="s015658b"><!--s015658b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to block or stop (e.g. a flow of water).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">case shot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009208a"><!--s009208a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an artillery projectile consisting of a number of balls or metal fragments enclosed in a case.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acid drop</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000390a"><!--s000390a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hard sharp-tasting sweet made with sugar and tartaric acid.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">analysand</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹnalisand/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001858a"><!--s001858a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who is undergoing psychoanalysis.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compile</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəmʹpiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012149a"><!--s012149a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012596b"><!--s012596b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to collect (material) into one work.</p></div><a name="s012597b"><!--s012597b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to compose (a book, record, etc) out of materials from other sources.</p></div><a name="s012598b"><!--s012598b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in computing, to translate (e.g. a program) using a compiler [Middle English <span class="bodyi">compilen</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">compilare</span> to plunder].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chrysoprase</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrisəprayz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010677a"><!--s010677a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an apple-green variety of chalcedony that is used as a gemstone [Middle English <span class="bodyi">crisopace</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">chrysoprasus</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">chrysoprasos</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chryso/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chryso-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">prason</span> leek].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diastrophism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dieʹastrəfiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016563a"><!--s016563a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the process of deformation of the earth's crust that produces continents, ocean basins, mountains, etc <span class="bodyb">diastrophic</span> /-ʹstrofik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">diastrophically</span> /-ʹstrofikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">diastrophē</span> twisting, from <span class="bodyi">diastrephein</span> to distort, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dia_or_di/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dia-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">strephein</span> to twist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">be</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bi; <span class="bodyi">strong</span> bee/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">first person sing. present tense</span> am /əm; <span class="bodyi">strong</span> am/) (<span class="bodyi">second person sing. present tense</span> are /ə; <span class="bodyi">strong</span> ah/) (<span class="bodyi">third person sing. present tense</span> is /z; <span class="bodyi">strong</span> iz/) (<span class="bodyi">pl present tense</span> are) (<span class="bodyi">present subjunctive</span> be) (<span class="bodyi">present part.</span> being /ʹbee·ing/) (<span class="bodyi">first and third person sing. past tense</span> was /wəz; <span class="bodyi">strong</span> woz/) (<span class="bodyi">second person sing. past tense and pl past tense</span> were /wə; <span class="bodyi">strong</span> wuh/) (<span class="bodyi">past subjunctive</span> were) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> been /bin; <span class="bodyi">strong</span> been/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004796a"><!--s004796a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s004836b"><!--s004836b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to exist or be present; to have a particular location </p><p><i></i></p><p>Your mother is in the garden</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Where is the dog?</p>.</div><a name="s004837b"><!--s004837b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to be equal or equivalent to something stated as a complement </p><p><i></i></p><p>Paris is the capital of France</p> <p><i></i></p><p>God is love</p> <p><i></i></p><p>The first person I saw was your husband</p>.</div><a name="s004838b"><!--s004838b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to occur in time </p><p><i></i></p><p>The concert was last night</p>.</div><a name="s004839b"><!--s004839b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to have a specified state, function, or value </p><p><i></i></p><p>The leaves are green</p> <p><i></i></p><p>This is for you</p> <p><i></i></p><p>The book is £25</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Why are you angry?</p>.</div><a name="s004840b"><!--s004840b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>used with <span class="bodyi">it</span> or <span class="bodyi">there</span> to introduce general statements </p><p><i></i></p><p>It is time we went</p> <p><i></i></p><p>There are only three minutes left</p>.</div><a name="s004841b"><!--s004841b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>used instead of <span class="bodyi">go</span> or <span class="bodyi">come</span> in the perfect tense </p><p><i></i></p><p>I've been to New York</p> <p><i></i></p><p>I have only been to New York once</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Has the postman been?</p> <i><span class="bodyi">verb aux.</span></i>.</div><a name="s004842b"><!--s004842b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>used with the present participle to form continuous or progressive tenses </p><p><i></i></p><p>He is reading</p> <p><i></i></p><p>I have been sleeping</p> <p><i></i></p><p>We are leaving tomorrow</p>.</div><a name="s004843b"><!--s004843b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>used with the past participle of transitive verbs to form the passive voice </p><p><i></i></p><p>The children were found safe and well</p> <p><i></i></p><p>The house is being built on the side of a hill</p>.</div><a name="s004844b"><!--s004844b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>used with the past participle of certain intransitive verbs:</p><a name="s000995c"><!--s000995c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to form perfect tenses </p><p><i></i></p><p>The wheel is come full circle</p> — Shakespeare.</div><a name="s000996c"><!--s000996c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to form perfect tenses in which the emphasis is on the resulting state rather than the action </p><p><i></i></p><p>The guests are all gone</p> <p><i></i></p><p>The job is not quite finished</p>.</div></div><a name="s004845b"><!--s004845b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>used with <span class="bodyi">to</span> and an infinitive to express future action, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to describe destiny, commitment, possibility, or obligation or a command </p><p><i></i></p><p>They are to marry next month</p> <p><i></i></p><p>You are not to worry</p> <p><i></i></p><p>He was to become famous</p> <p><i></i></p><p>They were to have been married</p> <p><i></i></p><p>I am to interview him today</p> <p><i></i></p><p>It was nowhere to be found</p> <p><i></i></p><p>You are not to smoke</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">be oneself</span>.</div><a name="s004846b"><!--s004846b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>to behave normally or naturally ✱ <span class="bodyb">not be oneself</span> to feel unwell or not in one's normal frame of mind.</p></div><a name="s004847b"><!--s004847b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>to behave abnormally ✱ <span class="bodyb">-to-be</span> in the future, about to be </p><p><i></i></p><p>She brought along her husband-to-be</p> [Old English <span class="bodyi">bēon</span>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">asunder</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹsundə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyi">literary</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003329a"><!--s003329a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003302b"><!--s003302b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>into parts </p><p><i></i></p><p>The hull broke asunder</p> — Lew Wallace.</div><a name="s003303b"><!--s003303b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>apart from each other in position </p><p><i></i></p><p>The high banks might have been a hundred feet asunder</p> — J Fenimore Cooper.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">budgerigar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbuj(ə)rigah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007739a"><!--s007739a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small Australian bird that belongs to the same family as the parrots and is often kept in captivity, typically light green with yellow and black markings: <span class="bodyi">Melopsittacus undulatus</span> [native name in Australia].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BMX</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006271a"><!--s006271a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006544b"><!--s006544b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the sport of cross-country or stunt riding on a specially designed bicycle.</p></div><a name="s006545b"><!--s006545b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a bicycle with a strong frame and small wheels designed for use in BMX [the initials of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bicycle1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bicycle 1</span></span></a> and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/motocross/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">motocross</span></span></a> + X, symbol for <span class="bodyi">cross</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">count palatine</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> counts palatine)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013619a"><!--s013619a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014221b"><!--s014221b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an earl or other lord of a county palatine in England or Ireland.</p></div><a name="s014222b"><!--s014222b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a count of the Holy Roman Empire with imperial powers in his own domain.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">case study</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009209a"><!--s009209a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an analysis of a person, institution, or community based on details concerning development, environment, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">analyse</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">analyze</span>) /ʹanəliez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001859a"><!--s001859a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001835b"><!--s001835b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make a close examination of (something) in order to determine its nature, content, or structure; to break (something) down into its components, characteristics, etc.</p></div><a name="s001836b"><!--s001836b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000429c"><!--s000429c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to determine the chemical components of (a mixture or compound).</p></div><a name="s000430c"><!--s000430c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to determine the factors or elements of (a mathematical formula, equation, etc).</p></div></div><a name="s001837b"><!--s001837b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/psychoanalyse/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">psychoanalyse</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s001838b"><!--s001838b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to break (a sentence) down into its grammatical elements</p><p><span class="bodyb">analysable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">analyser</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/analysis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">analysis</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diathermanous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/die·əʹthuhmənəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016564a"><!--s016564a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>transmitting infrared radiation <span class="bodyb">diathermancy</span> /-ʹthuhmənsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compiler</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012150a"><!--s012150a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012599b"><!--s012599b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a computer program that translates instructions written in a high-level symbolic language into machine code.</p></div><a name="s012600b"><!--s012600b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person who compiles a book, etc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dam<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015086a"><!--s015086a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a female parent of a domestic animal [Middle English <span class="bodyi">dam</span>, <span class="bodyi">dame</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dame/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dame</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">be-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004797a"><!--s004797a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004848b"><!--s004848b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>forming verbs from verbs, with the meaning: on; round; all over </p><p><i></i></p><p>besmear</p>.</div><a name="s004849b"><!--s004849b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>forming verbs from verbs, with the meaning: to a great or greater degree; thoroughly </p><p><i></i></p><p>befuddle</p>.</div><a name="s004850b"><!--s004850b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>forming adjectives from adjectives, with the meaning: wearing (a specified article) </p><p><i></i></p><p>bespectacled</p>.</div><a name="s004851b"><!--s004851b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>forming verbs from verbs, with the meaning: about; to; at; upon; against; across </p><p><i></i></p><p>bestride</p>.</div><a name="s004852b"><!--s004852b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>forming verbs from adjectives and nouns, with the meaning: to make; to cause to be; to treat as </p><p><i></i></p><p>belittle</p>.</div><a name="s004853b"><!--s004853b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>forming verbs from nouns, with the meaning: to affect, afflict, provide, or cover with, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> excessively </p><p><i></i></p><p>bedevil</p> [Old English <span class="bodyi">bi-, be-</span>; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">bī</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/by1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">by 1</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acid house</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000391a"><!--s000391a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a style of very fast dance music with a lively beat that originated in the late 1980s [prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/acid2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">acid<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (2) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/house_music/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">house music</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">as well</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003330a"><!--s003330a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003304b"><!--s003304b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in addition; also </p><p><i></i></p><p>The Victorians expected every building, like every painting, to tell a story, and preferably to point to a moral as well</p> — Hugh Casson.</div><a name="s003305b"><!--s003305b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>with an effect that is the same or preferable </p><p><i></i></p><p>The dead might as well speak to the living as the old to the young</p> — Willa Cather ✱ <span class="bodyb">as well as</span>.</div><a name="s003306b"><!--s003306b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in addition to </p><p><i></i></p><p>They brought a bottle of wine as well as food</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chrys- <span class="bodyi">or</span> chryso-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010669a"><!--s010669a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meaning: gold; yellow </p><p><i></i></p><p>chrysolite</p> <p>[Greek <span class="bodyi">chrys-</span> from <span class="bodyi">chrysos</span> gold, of Semitic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">budget<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbujit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007740a"><!--s007740a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008017b"><!--s008017b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a statement of a financial position for a definite period of time, e.g. for the following year, based on estimates of expenditures and proposals for financing them.</p></div><a name="s008018b"><!--s008018b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Budget</span>) a statement of the British government's financial position presented annually to the British parliament by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, including proposals for financing planned expenditure.</p></div><a name="s008019b"><!--s008019b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a plan of how money will be spent or allocated </p><p><i></i></p><p>a weekly budget</p>.</div><a name="s008020b"><!--s008020b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the amount of money available for,or required for, or assigned to a particular purpose.</p></div><a name="s008021b"><!--s008021b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) designed or suitable for people with a limited income or a limited amount of money to spend </p><p><i></i></p><p>budget holidays</p>.</div><a name="s008022b"><!--s008022b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a bundle, package, or letter, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as bringing news </p><p><i></i></p><p>The Thursday produced a second budget of news from Penelope</p><p> Wilkie Collins ✱ <span class="bodyb">on a budget</span>.</p></div><a name="s008023b"><!--s008023b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>having, using, or requiring only a small amount of money ✱ <span class="bodyb">open one's budget</span> <span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to speak one's mind <span class="bodyb">budgetary</span> -t(ə)ri <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p>Middle English <span class="bodyi">bowgette</span> pouch, wallet, via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">bulga</span> leather bag, of Gaulish origin. In the 18th cent. the Chancellor of the Exchequer was said to ‘open the budget’ (wallet) when presenting his statement, and the word came to mean the statement itself, and later any financial plan or provision</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bn</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006272a"><!--s006272a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006546b"><!--s006546b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Baron.</p></div><a name="s006547b"><!--s006547b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Battalion.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">countrified <span class="bodyi">or</span> countryfied</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkuntrified/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013620a"><!--s013620a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>rural in style or manner, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> lacking the sophistication of the city [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/country/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">country</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-fied</span> as in <span class="bodyi">glorified</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">casework</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009210a"><!--s009210a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>social work involving direct consideration of the problems of individual people or families</p><p><span class="bodyb">caseworker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beach<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/beech/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004798a"><!--s004798a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the shore of a sea or lake, often gently sloping and usu covered by sand or pebbles [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dam<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015087a"><!--s015087a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>decametre(s).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">comping</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkomping/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012151a"><!--s012151a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> the practice or hobby of entering competitions.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acidify</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹsidifie/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i> (acidifies, acidified, acidifying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000392a"><!--s000392a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000473b"><!--s000473b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to form or convert (something) into an acidic solution.</p></div><a name="s000474b"><!--s000474b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make or become acid <span class="bodyb">acidification</span> /əˌsidifiʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chrysotile</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrisətiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010678a"><!--s010678a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a type of fibrous silky asbestos [German <span class="bodyi">Chrysotil</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chryso/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chryso-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-til</span> fibre, from Greek <span class="bodyi">tillein</span> to pluck].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diathermic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/die·əʹthuhmik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016565a"><!--s016565a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017258b"><!--s017258b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>transmitting heat.</p></div><a name="s017259b"><!--s017259b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to diathermy.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">analysis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹnaləsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> analyses /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001860a"><!--s001860a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001839b"><!--s001839b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the examination and identification of the constituents of a complex whole and their relationship to one another.</p></div><a name="s001840b"><!--s001840b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000431c"><!--s000431c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the examination and identification of the constituents of a complex whole and their relationship to one another.</p></div><a name="s000432c"><!--s000432c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the determination of the chemical components of a mixture or compound or their relative amounts.</p></div><a name="s000433c"><!--s000433c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a statement of such an analysis.</p></div></div><a name="s001841b"><!--s001841b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the act or process of breaking something up into its constituent elements: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/synthesis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">synthesis</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s001842b"><!--s001842b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/psychoanalysis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">psychoanalysis</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s001843b"><!--s001843b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a branch of mathematics concerned with the rigorous treatment of the ideas of limits, functions, calculus, etc.</p></div><a name="s001844b"><!--s001844b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a method in philosophy of resolving complex expressions into simpler or more basic ones ✱ <span class="bodyb">in the final/last analysis</span> when everything else has been duly considered; ultimately [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">analysis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">analyein</span> to break up, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ana_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ana-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">lyein</span> to loosen].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bn</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006273a"><!--s006273a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>billion.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">budget<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (budgeted, budgeting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007741a"><!--s007741a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s008024b"><!--s008024b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to plan or provide for the use of (e.g. money, time, or personnel) in detail <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s008025b"><!--s008025b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to arrange or plan a budget.</p></div><a name="s008026b"><!--s008026b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ for) to allocate money for some purpose </p><p><i></i></p><p>We haven't budgeted for a holiday this year</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">country</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkuntri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> countries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013621a"><!--s013621a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014223b"><!--s014223b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a political state or nation or its territory.</p></div><a name="s014224b"><!--s014224b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>rural as opposed to urban areas; countryside.</p></div><a name="s014225b"><!--s014225b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an indefinite usu extended expanse of land; a region </p><p><i></i></p><p>inhospitable hill country</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">go to the country</span>.</p></div><a name="s014226b"><!--s014226b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to dissolve Parliament and have a general election [Middle English <span class="bodyi">contree</span> via early French <span class="bodyi">contrée</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">contrata terra</span> land lying opposite,from Latin <span class="bodyi">contra</span> against, on the opposite side].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">as yet</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003331a"><!--s003331a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>up to now, or up to the time mentioned.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cash<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kash/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009211a"><!--s009211a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009584b"><!--s009584b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>money in the form of notes and coins, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when immediately available; ready money.</p></div><a name="s009585b"><!--s009585b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>money or its equivalent paid promptly at the time of purchase</p><p><span class="bodyb">cashable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s009586b"><!--s009586b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) of or involving cash </p><p><i></i></p><p>a cash transaction</p> <p><span class="bodyb">cashless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">casse</span> money box, from Old Italian <span class="bodyi">cassa</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">capsa</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/case2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">case 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acid jazz</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000393a"><!--s000393a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a kind of dance music containing features of jazz and soul music.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">budget account</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007742a"><!--s007742a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008027b"><!--s008027b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> an account with a large shop that allows a customer to buy goods on credit up to an agreed limit and pay for them in monthly instalments.</p></div><a name="s008028b"><!--s008028b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a bank account for the payment of household bills, being credited with regular or equal monthly payments from the customer's current account.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">damage<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdamij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015088a"><!--s015088a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015659b"><!--s015659b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>loss or harm resulting from injury to somebody or something person, property, or reputation.</p></div><a name="s015660b"><!--s015660b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) compensation in money imposed by law for loss or injury ✱ <span class="bodyb">what's the damage?</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> what does it cost? [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">damnum</span> damage, loss, fine].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beach<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004799a"><!--s004799a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004854b"><!--s004854b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to run or drive (a boat) ashore.</p></div><a name="s004855b"><!--s004855b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to strand (a whale) on a beach.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chthonian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹthohni·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010679a"><!--s010679a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chthonic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chthonic</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">complacency</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəmʹplays(ə)nsi/ complacence <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012152a"><!--s012152a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>self-satisfaction accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies </p><p><i></i></p><p>Nothing is to me more distasteful than that entire complacency and satisfaction which beam in the countenances of a new-married couple</p><p> Charles Lamb.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">analyst</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanəlist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001861a"><!--s001861a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001845b"><!--s001845b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who analyses or is skilled in analysis.</p></div><a name="s001846b"><!--s001846b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a psychoanalyst.</p></div><a name="s001847b"><!--s001847b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a systems analyst.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">country and western</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013622a"><!--s013622a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>country music.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diathermy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdie·əthuhmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016566a"><!--s016566a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the generation of heat in tissue by electric currents for medical or surgical purposes [Latin <span class="bodyi">diathermia</span>, from Greek <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dia_or_di/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dia-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">thermē</span> heat].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">asylum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹsieləm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003332a"><!--s003332a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003307b"><!--s003307b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>protection from arrest and extradition given by a nation to political refugees.</p></div><a name="s003308b"><!--s003308b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a place of retreat and security, or the refuge provided by it.</p></div><a name="s003309b"><!--s003309b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> an institution for the care of the destitute or afflicted, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the mentally ill [Middle English via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">asylon</span>, neuter of <span class="bodyi">asylos</span> inviolable, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">sylon</span> right of seizure or reprisal].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BO</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌbee ʹoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006274a"><!--s006274a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a disagreeable smell, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of stale perspiration, given off by a person's body [short for <span class="bodyi">body odour</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beachcomber</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbeechkohmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004800a"><!--s004800a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who searches along a shore for useful or saleable flotsam and jetsam; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> somebody who earns a living by doing this.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acidophilic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌasidohʹfilik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000394a"><!--s000394a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000475b"><!--s000475b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a cell: staining readily with acid dyes.</p></div><a name="s000476b"><!--s000476b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a plant: preferring or thriving in an acid environment.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">damage<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015089a"><!--s015089a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015661b"><!--s015661b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cause damage to (something) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s015662b"><!--s015662b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to become damaged</p><p><span class="bodyb">damaging</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">damagingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">budge up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007743a"><!--s007743a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to move along, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> so that somebody else can sit down.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chthonic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹthonik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010680a"><!--s010680a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of the underworld; infernal </p><p><i></i></p><p>chthonic deities</p> <p>[Greek <span class="bodyi">chthon-, chthōn</span> earth].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diathesis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dieʹathəsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> diatheses /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016567a"><!--s016567a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a constitutional predisposition towards an abnormality or disease [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">diathesis</span> arrangement, from <span class="bodyi">diatithenai</span> to arrange, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dia_or_di/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dia-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">tithenai</span> to set].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">analytical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anəʹlitikl/ analytic <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001862a"><!--s001862a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001848b"><!--s001848b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or produced by analysis.</p></div><a name="s001849b"><!--s001849b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>skilled in or using analysis, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in reasoning </p><p><i></i></p><p>a keenly analytical mind</p>.</div><a name="s001850b"><!--s001850b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in logic, self-evidently true or false by virtue of the words used </p><p><i></i></p><p>‘All women are female’ is an analytic truth</p>.</div><a name="s001851b"><!--s001851b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of languages: using word order and grammatical words, not inflection, to indicate grammatical structure and relations.</p></div><a name="s001852b"><!--s001852b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>psychoanalytical</p><p><span class="bodyb">analytically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">analyticity</span> /ʹtisiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">analytikos</span> from <span class="bodyi">analyein</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/analysis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">analysis</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/boh/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006275a"><!--s006275a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/boo1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">boo 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">asymmetric</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aysiʹmetrik/ asymmetrical <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003333a"><!--s003333a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003310b"><!--s003310b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not symmetrical.</p></div><a name="s003311b"><!--s003311b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of an atom or group: bonded to several different atoms or groups</p><p><span class="bodyb">asymmetrically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">asymmetry</span> /ayʹsimətri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">asymmetria</span> lack of proportion, from <span class="bodyi">asymmetros</span> ill-proportioned, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">symmetros</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/symmetry/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">symmetry</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">country club</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013623a"><!--s013623a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sporting or social club set in a rural area.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">complacent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəmʹplays(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012153a"><!--s012153a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>self-satisfied </p><p><i></i></p><p>a complacent smile</p> <a name="sb00000095"><!--sb00000095--></a><p><span class="bodyb">complacently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">complacent-, complacens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">complacēre</span> to please greatly, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/com_or_col_or_con_or_cor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">com-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">placēre</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/please1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">please 1</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">complacent</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">complaisant</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/complaisant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">complaisant</span></span></a></p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cash<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009212a"><!--s009212a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to pay or obtain cash for (a cheque, money order, etc).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beachhead</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbeechhed/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004801a"><!--s004801a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an area on a hostile shore occupied to secure further landing of troops and supplies.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acidophilus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/asiʹdofiləs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000395a"><!--s000395a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bacterium used to make yogurt that has a beneficial effect on the digestive system: <span class="bodyi">Lactobacillus acidophilus</span> [Latin <span class="bodyi">acidophilus</span> acidophilic].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">analytical geometry</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001863a"><!--s001863a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the study of geometric properties by means of algebraic operations on coordinates in a coordinate system.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">budgie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbuji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007744a"><!--s007744a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a budgerigar [by shortening and alteration].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Damascene<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdaməseen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015090a"><!--s015090a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Damascus, capital of Syria.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">country cousin</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013624a"><!--s013624a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who is unaccustomed to or confused by the bustle and sophistication of city life.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chub</span><small><span class="eSynop">/chub/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> chubs <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> chub)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010681a"><!--s010681a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010883b"><!--s010883b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a European freshwater fish of the carp family: <span class="bodyi">Leuciscus cephalus</span>.</p></div><a name="s010884b"><!--s010884b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of several species of similar marine or freshwater fish: family Cyprinidae [Middle English <span class="bodyi">chubbe</span>; previous history unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boa</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboh·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006276a"><!--s006276a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006548b"><!--s006548b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several species of large snakes, e.g. the boa constrictor, anaconda, or python, that crushes its prey: family Boidae.</p></div><a name="s006549b"><!--s006549b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a long fluffy scarf of fur, feathers, or delicate fabric [Latin <span class="bodyi">boa</span>, a water snake].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">complain</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəmʹplayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012154a"><!--s012154a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012601b"><!--s012601b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to express feelings of discontent.</p></div><a name="s012602b"><!--s012602b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to announce that one has a pain or symptom </p><p><i></i></p><p>He complained of toothache</p> <p><span class="bodyb">complainer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">complainingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">compleynen</span> via Old French <span class="bodyi">complaindre</span> from (assumed) vulgar Latin <span class="bodyi">complangere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/com_or_col_or_con_or_cor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">com-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">plangere</span> to lament].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">asymmetric bars</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003334a"><!--s003334a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pair of parallel wooden bars, one higher than the other, used in gymnastics.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beach-la-mar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌbeech lə ʹmah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004802a"><!--s004802a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/b%C3%AAche_de_mer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bêche-de-mer</span></span></a> (2) [by folk etymology].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diatom</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdie·ətəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016568a"><!--s016568a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a minute single-celled alga with a hard shell-like skeleton composed of silica: class Bacillariophyceae <span class="bodyb">diatomaceous</span> /-ʹmayshəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">diatomos</span> cut in half, from <span class="bodyi">diatemnein</span> to cut through, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dia_or_di/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dia-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">temnein</span> to cut].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cash<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cash)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009213a"><!--s009213a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Chinese or Indian coin of low monetary value [Portuguese <span class="bodyi">caixa</span> from Tamil <span class="bodyi">kācu</span>, a small copper coin, from Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">karsa</span>,a weight of gold or silver].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acidosis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/asiʹdohsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000396a"><!--s000396a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a disorder in which the blood, tissues, etc are unusually acid <span class="bodyb">acidotic</span> /-ʹdotik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">analytical philosophy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001864a"><!--s001864a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a philosophical method which seeks to solve or eliminate philosophical problems by the careful analysis of the words used in formulating them.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buff<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/buf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007745a"><!--s007745a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008029b"><!--s008029b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a pale yellowish brown colour.</p></div><a name="s008030b"><!--s008030b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a strong supple oil-tanned leather produced chiefly from cattle hides.</p></div><a name="s008031b"><!--s008031b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a device, e.g. a stick or pad, with a soft absorbent surface used for polishing something.</p></div><a name="s008032b"><!--s008032b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> somebody who has a keen interest in and wide knowledge of a specified subject; an enthusiast </p><p><i></i></p><p>a film buff</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">in the buff</span>.</p></div><a name="s008033b"><!--s008033b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> naked [French <span class="bodyi">buffle</span> wild ox, from Old Italian <span class="bodyi">bufalo</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/buffalo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">buffalo</span></span></a> ; (sense 4) earlier ‘someone who is enthusiastic about going to see fires’, from the buff overcoats worn by volunteer firemen in New York City around 1820].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">damascene<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015091a"><!--s015091a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to ornament (e.g. iron or steel) with wavy patterns like those of watered silk or with inlaid work of precious metals [from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/damascene2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Damascene 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Chubb</span><small><span class="eSynop">/chub/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010682a"><!--s010682a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a type of lock with a device for jamming the bolt if an attempt is made to pick it [named after Charles <span class="bodyi">Chubb</span> d.1846, English locksmith].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">complainant</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012155a"><!--s012155a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in law, the party in a legal action or proceeding who makes a complaint; a plaintiff.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cash-and-carry<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009214a"><!--s009214a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of goods sold wholesale: paid for immediately and taken away by the purchaser.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">asymptomatic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ayˌsimptəʹmatik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003335a"><!--s003335a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a patient or a disorder: showing or producing no symptoms of disease</p><p><span class="bodyb">asymptomatically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/symptom/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">symptom</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diatomic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/die·əʹtomik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016569a"><!--s016569a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>consisting of two atoms.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boa constrictor</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006277a"><!--s006277a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tropical American boa that reaches a length of 3m (about 10ft) or more: <span class="bodyi">Boa constrictor</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beacon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbeekən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004803a"><!--s004803a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004856b"><!--s004856b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a signal fire commonly on a hill, tower, or pole.</p></div><a name="s004857b"><!--s004857b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a high conspicuous hill suitable for, or used in the past for, such a fire.</p></div><a name="s004858b"><!--s004858b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000997c"><!--s000997c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a signal mark used to guide shipping.</p></div><a name="s000998c"><!--s000998c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a radio transmitter emitting signals for the guidance of aircraft.</p></div></div><a name="s004859b"><!--s004859b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a source of light or inspiration </p><p><i></i></p><p>He ended by saying that the prospect of a Labour government was a beacon of hope for millions of striving and oppressed people throughout the world</p> — Independent.</div><a name="s004860b"><!--s004860b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a high conspicuous hill [Old English <span class="bodyi">bēacen</span> sign].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acid peel</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000397a"><!--s000397a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a beauty treatment involving exfoliation of the skin by means of any of a number of mild acids such as lactic acid or glycolic acid: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/peel2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">peel<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">country dance</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013625a"><!--s013625a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various folk dances typically arranged in square or circular figures or in two long rows with dancers facing their partners.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">analyze</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanəliez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001865a"><!--s001865a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/analyse/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">analyse</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buff<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007746a"><!--s007746a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of a pale yellowish brown colour.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chubby</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchubi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (chubbier, chubbiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010683a"><!--s010683a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>plump </p><p><i></i></p><p>a chubby boy</p> <p><span class="bodyb">chubbiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chub/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chub</span></span></a> (because of its short thick body) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/y1_or_ey/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-y 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">asymptote</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹasim(p)toht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003336a"><!--s003336a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a straight line that is approached more and more closely by a curve but not met by it <span class="bodyb">asymptotic</span> /-ʹtotik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">asymptotically</span> /-ʹtotikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">asymptōtos</span> not meeting, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">syn</span> together + <span class="bodyi">ptōtos</span> apt to fall, from <span class="bodyi">piptein</span> to fall].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">complaint</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəmʹplaynt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012156a"><!--s012156a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012603b"><!--s012603b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an expression of discontent.</p></div><a name="s012604b"><!--s012604b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003284c"><!--s003284c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>something that is the cause or subject of protest or outcry.</p></div><a name="s003285c"><!--s003285c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a minor illness or disease.</p></div></div><a name="s012605b"><!--s012605b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a formal allegation by the plaintiff in a civil action [Middle English <span class="bodyi">compleynte</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">complainte</span>, from <span class="bodyi">complaindre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/complain/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">complain</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">damascene<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015093a"><!--s015093a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the characteristic markings of damascened steel.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/baw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006278a"><!--s006278a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006550b"><!--s006550b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001552c"><!--s001552c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an uncastrated male pig.</p></div><a name="s001553c"><!--s001553c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the male of any of several mammals, e.g. a guinea pig or badger.</p></div></div><a name="s006551b"><!--s006551b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Old World wild pig from which most domestic pigs derive; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wild_boar/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wild boar</span></span></a> : <span class="bodyi">Sus scrofa</span></p><p><span class="bodyb">boarish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">bār</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">countryfied</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkuntrified/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013626a"><!--s013626a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/countrified_or_countryfied/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">countrified</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diatomite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dieʹatəmiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016570a"><!--s016570a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a light crumbly material derived from diatom remains and used as a filter and for thermal insulation: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kieselguhr_or_kieselgur/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">kieselguhr</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cash-and-carry<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009215a"><!--s009215a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009587b"><!--s009587b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a system by which the purchaser pays for goods at wholesale rate and takes them away immediately.</p></div><a name="s009588b"><!--s009588b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a shop selling goods on a cash-and-carry basis, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one selling goods in bulk to the retail trade.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bead<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/beed/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004804a"><!--s004804a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004861b"><!--s004861b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small ball, e.g. of wood or glass, pierced for threading on a string or wire.</p></div><a name="s004862b"><!--s004862b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>)</p><a name="s000999c"><!--s000999c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a rosary.</p></div><a name="s001000c"><!--s001000c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a series of prayers and meditations made with a rosary.</p></div></div><a name="s004863b"><!--s004863b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a small ball-shaped body, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a drop of liquid.</p></div><a name="s004864b"><!--s004864b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a small metal knob on a firearm used as a front sight.</p></div><a name="s004865b"><!--s004865b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a projecting rim, band, or moulding, e.g. on a door ✱ <span class="bodyb">draw a bead on</span> to take aim at</p><p><span class="bodyb">beaded</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">beading</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p>Middle English <span class="bodyi">bede</span> prayer, prayer bead, from Old English <span class="bodyi">bed, gebed</span> prayer; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">biddan</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bid1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bid 1</span></span></a>. The development of this word has taken it a long way from its original meaning ‘prayer’, a sense now surviving only in the compounds <span class="bodyi">beadsman</span> and <span class="bodyi">beadroll</span>. In the 14th cent. it was transferred to one of the small balls on a string that were used for counting prayers; in the 15th cent. the meaning was broadened to include ornamental beads, and various extended uses, e.g. a drop of liquid, followed</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acid rain</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000398a"><!--s000398a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>rain containing high levels of acid, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> sulphuric and nitric acid, caused by the release of pollution from burning fuel into the atmosphere.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anamnesis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anəmʹneesis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> anamneses /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001866a"><!--s001866a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001853b"><!--s001853b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in psychology and psychoanalysis, the recalling to mind of past events and experiences, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the patient's own words.</p></div><a name="s001854b"><!--s001854b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in medicine, a patient's case history <span class="bodyb">anamnestic</span> /-ʹnestik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">anamnēsis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">anamimnēskesthai</span> to remember, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ana_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ana-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">mimnēskesthai</span> to call to mind].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buff<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007747a"><!--s007747a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008034b"><!--s008034b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to polish or shine (something).</p></div><a name="s008035b"><!--s008035b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to give a velvety surface like that of buff to (leather).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">asynchronism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ayʹsingkrəniz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003337a"><!--s003337a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/asynchrony/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">asynchrony</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chuck<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/chuk/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010684a"><!--s010684a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010885b"><!--s010885b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to pat or tap (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He chucked her under the chin</p>.</div><a name="s010886b"><!--s010886b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span></p><a name="s002714c"><!--s002714c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + away) to toss or throw (something).</p></div><a name="s002715c"><!--s002715c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + out/away) to discard (something).</p></div></div><a name="s010887b"><!--s010887b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal (+ in/up</span>) to leave or give up (something or somebody) ; to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/give_up/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">give up</span></span></a> </p><p><i></i></p><p>He chucked his job after a couple of weeks</p>.</div><a name="s010888b"><!--s010888b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to pat or tap ✱ <span class="bodyb">chuck it down</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to rain heavily [perhaps from early French <span class="bodyi">chuquer</span>, <span class="bodyi">choquer</span> to knock].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Damascene<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015092a"><!--s015092a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015663b"><!--s015663b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or relating to Damascus.</p></div><a name="s015664b"><!--s015664b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of or like the conversion of St Paul, which occurred on the road to Damascus.</p></div><a name="s015665b"><!--s015665b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>of or relating to Damascus steel.</p></div><a name="s015666b"><!--s015666b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>relating to the art of damascening metal [Latin <span class="bodyi">Damascenus</span> (adj) of <span class="bodyi">Damascus</span>, city in Syria formerly famous for steelworking and silk].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">complaisant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəmʹplays(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012157a"><!--s012157a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having or marked by an inclination to please or comply </p><p><i></i></p><p>Miss Crawford, complaisant as a sister, was careless as a woman and a friend</p><p> Jane Austen</p><a name="sb00000096"><!--sb00000096--></a><p><span class="bodyb">complaisance</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">complaisant</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">complaire</span> to gratify, acquiesce, from Latin <span class="bodyi">complacēre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/complacent/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">complacent</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">complaisant</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">complacent</span>? The two words are both about pleasing people: <span class="bodyi">complacent</span> is the more common word and is about feeling pleased with oneself; take care to use <span class="bodyi">complaisant</span> when you mean ‘ready to please others’</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cashback</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009216a"><!--s009216a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009589b"><!--s009589b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an arrangement by which customers can obtain cash from a shop when paying for their purchases by debit card, or the cash so obtained.</p></div><a name="s009590b"><!--s009590b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a discount or cash refund offered as an incentive to purchase </p><p><i></i></p><p>mortgages with cashback</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bead<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004805a"><!--s004805a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004866b"><!--s004866b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to adorn or cover (clothing, etc) with beads or beading </p><p><i></i></p><p>a beaded dress</p>.</div><a name="s004867b"><!--s004867b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to string (things) together like beads <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s004868b"><!--s004868b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to form into a bead.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acid rock</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000399a"><!--s000399a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>rock music marked by long passages of electronic musical effects intended to convey the atmosphere of drug-induced hallucinations.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">board<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bawd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006279a"><!--s006279a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006552b"><!--s006552b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001554c"><!--s001554c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a usu long thin narrow piece of sawn timber.</p></div><a name="s001555c"><!--s001555c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the boards</span>) the stage.</p></div></div><a name="s006553b"><!--s006553b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose, e.g. for playing board games or for use as a blackboard or notice-board.</p></div><a name="s006554b"><!--s006554b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used as sing. or pl</span>) a group of people having managerial or investigatory powers.</p></div><a name="s006555b"><!--s006555b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s001556c"><!--s001556c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a flat usu rectangular piece of material designed or marked for a special purpose, e.g. for playing chess, ludo, backgammon, etc or for use as a blackboard or noticeboard.</p></div><a name="s001557c"><!--s001557c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any similar object with a flat surface.</p></div></div><a name="s006556b"><!--s006556b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s001558c"><!--s001558c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a group of people having managerial, supervisory, or investigatory powers </p><p><i></i></p><p>board of directors</p>.</div><a name="s001559c"><!--s001559c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an official body </p><p><i></i></p><p>the gas board</p>.</div></div><a name="s006557b"><!--s006557b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s001560c"><!--s001560c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>any of various wood pulps or composition materials formed into stiff flat rectangular sheets.</p></div><a name="s001561c"><!--s001561c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cardboard1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cardboard 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s006558b"><!--s006558b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>daily meals, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when provided in return for payment.</p></div><a name="s006559b"><!--s006559b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s001562c"><!--s001562c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>daily meals, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when provided in return for payment </p><p><i></i></p><p>board and lodgings</p>.</div><a name="s001563c"><!--s001563c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a table spread with a meal.</p></div></div><a name="s006560b"><!--s006560b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><a name="s001564c"><!--s001564c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the side of a ship.</p></div><a name="s001565c"><!--s001565c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the distance that a sailing vessel makes on one tack ✱ <span class="bodyb">go by the board</span> to be neglected; to go out of use [orig of a ship's mast, meaning ‘to break and fall overboard’] ✱ <span class="bodyb">on board</span> aboard ✱ <span class="bodyb">take something on board</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to apprehend, grasp, accept, or take account of (an idea, etc)</p><p><span class="bodyb">boardlike</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">bord</span> piece of sawn lumber, border, ship's side].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">country house</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013627a"><!--s013627a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a house, mansion, or estate in the country.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diatonic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/die·əʹtonik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016571a"><!--s016571a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to a major or minor musical scale of eight notes to the octave without chromatic deviation [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">diatonikos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">diatonos</span> stretching, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dia_or_di/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dia-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">teinein</span> to stretch].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anamorphic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anəʹmawfik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001867a"><!--s001867a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a lens or the image produced by it: producing or having a different image magnification in each of two perpendicular directions, thereby either compressing wide-screen gauge to fit 35mm film or expanding 35mm film to fill a wide screen</p><p><span class="bodyb">anamorphosis</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">anamorphosis</span> distorted optical image, from late Greek <span class="bodyi">anamorphoun</span> to transform, from Greek <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ana_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ana-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">morphē</span> form].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buffalo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbufəloh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> buffaloes <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> buffalo)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007748a"><!--s007748a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008036b"><!--s008036b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a large shaggy N American wild ox with short horns, heavy forequarters, and a large muscular hump: <span class="bodyi">Bison bison</span>. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bison/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bison</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s008037b"><!--s008037b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a large African ox with a short mane and large horns that curve outwards and backwards: <span class="bodyi">Synceros caffer</span>.</p></div><a name="s008038b"><!--s008038b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a water buffalo [Italian <span class="bodyi">bufalo</span> and Spanish <span class="bodyi">búfalo</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">boubalos</span> African gazelle, from <span class="bodyi">bous</span> head of cattle].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">asynchronous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ayʹsingkrənəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003338a"><!--s003338a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>not synchronous; proceeding at its own pace; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> relating to or denoting a computing operation that does not wait for a communication to end before processing</p><p><span class="bodyb">asynchronously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chuck<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010685a"><!--s010685a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010889b"><!--s010889b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a pat or nudge under the chin.</p></div><a name="s010890b"><!--s010890b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a throw.</p></div><a name="s010891b"><!--s010891b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the chuck</span>) <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span></p><a name="s002716c"><!--s002716c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>dismissal.</p></div><a name="s002717c"><!--s002717c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>rejection by a partner in a relationship ✱ <span class="bodyb">get the chuck</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to be dismissed or rejected, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from a relationship ✱ <span class="bodyb">give somebody the chuck</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to dismiss or reject somebody, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from a relationship.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compleat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/komʹpleet/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012158a"><!--s012158a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> complete, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> having a complete range of relevant qualities </p><p><i></i></p><p>the compleat conductor</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cashbook</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009217a"><!--s009217a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a book in which a record is kept of all money received and paid out.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beading</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004806a"><!--s004806a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004869b"><!--s004869b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>material adorned with or consisting of beads.</p></div><a name="s004870b"><!--s004870b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001001c"><!--s001001c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a narrow moulding of rounded, often semicircular, cross section, e.g. on a door.</p></div><a name="s001002c"><!--s001002c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a moulding that resembles a string of beads.</p></div></div><a name="s004871b"><!--s004871b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a narrow openwork insertion or trimming, e.g. on lingerie.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">countryman <span class="bodyi">or</span> countrywoman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> countrymen countrywomen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013628a"><!--s013628a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014227b"><!--s014227b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a man or woman who lives in the country or has country ways.</p></div><a name="s014228b"><!--s014228b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a man or woman who comes from the same country as oneself; a compatriot.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acid test</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000400a"><!--s000400a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a severe or crucial test, e.g. of value or suitability [from use of nitric acid to test for gold].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">board<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006280a"><!--s006280a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006561b"><!--s006561b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to go aboard (e.g. a ship, train, aircraft, or bus).</p></div><a name="s006562b"><!--s006562b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to come up against or alongside (a ship), usu in order to attack it.</p></div><a name="s006563b"><!--s006563b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ over/up) to cover with boards </p><p><i></i></p><p>We'll need to board up that broken window</p>.</div><a name="s006564b"><!--s006564b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to provide with regular meals and usu lodging for a fixed price <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s006565b"><!--s006565b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to take one's meals, usu as a paying customer.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buffalo grass</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007749a"><!--s007749a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008039b"><!--s008039b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a low-growing grass that is native to the plains of N America: <span class="bodyi">Stenotaphrum americanum</span>.</p></div><a name="s008040b"><!--s008040b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a grass that is widely grown in Australia and New Zealand: <span class="bodyi">Stenotaphrum secundatum</span>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diatribe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdie·ətrieb/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016572a"><!--s016572a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lengthy piece of bitter and abusive criticism [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">diatribē</span> pastime, discourse, from <span class="bodyi">diatribein</span> to spend (time), wear away, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dia_or_di/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dia-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">tribein</span> to rub].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Damascus steel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dəʹmaskəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015094a"><!--s015094a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>damascened steel used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for sword blades.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ana- <span class="bodyi">or</span> an-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001807a"><!--s001807a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s001791b"><!--s001791b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>up or upwards </p><p><i></i></p><p>anabasis</p>.</div><a name="s001792b"><!--s001792b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>back or backwards </p><p><i></i></p><p>anapaest</p>.</div><a name="s001793b"><!--s001793b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>again </p><p><i></i></p><p>anabaptism</p> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">ana-</span>, up, back, again, from <span class="bodyi">ana</span> up].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">asynchrony</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ayʹsingkrəni/ asynchronism <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003339a"><!--s003339a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an absence or lack of concurrence in time.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">complement<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkomplimənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012159a"><!--s012159a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012606b"><!--s012606b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003286c"><!--s003286c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>something that completes a whole, or adds extra features to enhance it.</p></div><a name="s003287c"><!--s003287c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the quantity required to make something complete.</p></div><a name="s003288c"><!--s003288c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>either of two mutually completing parts; a counterpart.</p></div></div><a name="s012607b"><!--s012607b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in grammar, an added word or phrase by which a predicate is made complete, e.g. <span class="bodyi">president</span> in the sentence <span class="bodyi">They elected him president</span>.</p></div><a name="s012608b"><!--s012608b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the protein in blood serum that in combination with antibodies causes the destruction of antigens, e.g. bacteria.</p></div><a name="s012609b"><!--s012609b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="sb00000097"><!--sb00000097--></a><p>in geometry, an angle or arc that when added to a given angle or arc equals 90° <span class="bodyb">complemental</span> /-ʹmentl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">complementum</span>, from <span class="bodyi">complēre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/complete1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">complete 1</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">complement</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">supplement</span>? Both these words convey the idea of adding something. If one thing <span class="bodyi">complements</span> another, however, it goes well with it and enhances it when they are put together: <span class="bodyi">A hat should complement the rest of one's outfit, not draw attention to itself.</span> If one thing <span class="bodyi">supplements</span> another, it adds to it and reinforces it: <span class="bodyi">She supplements her income by giving private music lessons</span>. A good wine may be a <span class="bodyi">complement</span> to a meal, but a person might need a dietary <span class="bodyi">supplement</span> if some essential element is lacking from the food they normally eat. Note that neither of these words is spelt with an <span class="bodyi">i</span>. See also note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/compliment1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">compliment 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cash card</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009218a"><!--s009218a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a card that is issued by a bank or building society and allows the holder to operate a cash dispenser.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chuck<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010686a"><!--s010686a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010892b"><!--s010892b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a cut of beef that includes most of the neck and the area about the shoulder blade.</p></div><a name="s010893b"><!--s010893b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a device for holding a workpiece, e.g. for turning on a lathe, or a tool, e.g. in a drill [English dialect <span class="bodyi">chuck</span> lump, log, prob variant of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chock1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chock 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beadle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbeedl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004807a"><!--s004807a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a minor parish official whose duties include ushering and preserving order at church services [Old English <span class="bodyi">bydel</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ana <span class="bodyi">or</span> -iana</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001808a"><!--s001808a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming pl nouns, denoting: collected objects or information relating to or characteristic of the topic, period, place, or individual specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>Victoriana</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Johnsoniana</p> [Latin <span class="bodyi">-ana</span>, <span class="bodyi">-iana</span>, neuter pl of <span class="bodyi">-anus</span>, <span class="bodyi">-ianus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/an1_or_ean_or_ian/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-an 1</span></span></a>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">damask<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdaməsk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015095a"><!--s015095a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015667b"><!--s015667b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a reversible lustrous fabric having a plain background woven with patterns.</p></div><a name="s015668b"><!--s015668b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003931c"><!--s003931c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a reversible lustrous fabric, e.g. of linen, cotton, or silk, having a plain background woven with patterns.</p></div><a name="s003932c"><!--s003932c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a tablecloth made from such a fabric.</p></div></div><a name="s015669b"><!--s015669b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/damascus_steel/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Damascus steel</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s015670b"><!--s015670b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the colour of a damask rose, a greyish pink [Middle English <span class="bodyi">damaske</span> via medieval Latinfrom Latin <span class="bodyi">Damascus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/damascene2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Damascene 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diazepam</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dieʹazəpam/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016573a"><!--s016573a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a synthetic tranquillizer that is also used as a sedative and muscle relaxant, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> before surgical operations. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/valium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Valium</span></span></a> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/di_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">di- 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/az_or_azo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">az-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epoxide/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epoxide</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amide/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amide</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">country music</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013629a"><!--s013629a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>music derived from or imitating the folk style of the southern or western USA, typically featuring acoustic guitars, simple melodies, and narrative, often sentimental lyrics.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acidulate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹsidyoolayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000401a"><!--s000401a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">no longer in technical use</span> to make (something) slightly acid <span class="bodyb">acidulation</span> /-ʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">acidulus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/acidulous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">acidulous</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boarder</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006281a"><!--s006281a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006566b"><!--s006566b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a lodger.</p></div><a name="s006567b"><!--s006567b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a resident pupil at a boarding school.</p></div><a name="s006568b"><!--s006568b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>somebody who boards a ship, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in an attack.</p></div><a name="s006569b"><!--s006569b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>= SNOWBOARDER</p><p><span class="bodyb">boarding</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">asyndeton</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹsindəton/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> asyndeta /-tə/ asyndetons)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003340a"><!--s003340a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the omission of <span class="bodyi">and</span>, <span class="bodyi">or</span>, or other coordinating conjunction, as a feature of rhetorical or poetic style, as in <span class="bodyi">I came, I saw, I conquered</span> <span class="bodyb">asyndetic</span> /asinʹdetik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">asyndeton</span>, neuter of <span class="bodyi">asyndetos</span> unconnected, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a>+ <span class="bodyi">syndetos</span> bound together, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/syn_or_syl_or_sym/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">syn-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">dein</span> to bind].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buffer<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbufə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007750a"><!--s007750a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008041b"><!--s008041b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of various devices for reducing the effect of an impact, <span class="bodyi"><span class="bodyi">esp</span></span> a spring-loaded metal disc on a railway vehicle or at the end of a railway track.</p></div><a name="s008042b"><!--s008042b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a device that serves to protect something, or to cushion against shock.</p></div><a name="s008043b"><!--s008043b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a person who shields another, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from annoying routine matters.</p></div><a name="s008044b"><!--s008044b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a chemical substance capable in solution of neutralizing both acids and bases and thereby maintaining original acidity or basicity, or a solution containing this substance.</p></div><a name="s008045b"><!--s008045b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a temporary storage area in a computer, <span class="bodyi"><span class="bodyi">esp</span></span> one that accepts information at one rate and delivers it at another [obsolete <span class="bodyi">buff</span> to react like a soft body when struck, of imitative origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">complement<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkompliment/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012160a"><!--s012160a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to be complementary to (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The flower complemented her dress</p> <p><i></i></p><p>He found her a flower that would complement her dress</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beady</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (beadier, beadiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004808a"><!--s004808a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of eyes: small, round, and shiny with interest or greed.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anapaest</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">anapest</span>) /ʹanəpest, -peest/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001868a"><!--s001868a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a metrical foot consisting of two short syllables followed by one long, or two unstressed syllables followed by one stressed <span class="bodyb">anapaestic</span> /-ʹpestik, -ʹpeestik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">anapaistos</span>, literally ‘struck back’ (i.e. a dactyl reversed), ultimately from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ana_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ana-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">paiein</span> to strike].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">damask<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015096a"><!--s015096a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of the colour of a damask rose;, a greyish pink.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">board game</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006282a"><!--s006282a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any game that is played by moving pieces on a specially patterned board, e.g. chess, draughts, or snakes and ladders.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chuck<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010687a"><!--s010687a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dialect</span> a term of endearment </p><p><i></i></p><p>Be innocent of the knowledge, dearest chuck, till thou applaud the deed</p><p> Shakespeare [Middle English <span class="bodyi">chuk</span>, from <span class="bodyi">chukken</span> to make a clucking noise, of imitative origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diazo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dieʹazoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016574a"><!--s016574a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017260b"><!--s017260b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or containing a radical composed of two nitrogen atoms united to a single carbon atom.</p></div><a name="s017261b"><!--s017261b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of or containing a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/diazonium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">diazonium</span></span></a> ion.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cash cow</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009219a"><!--s009219a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a business or product from which liquid assets can be easily and consistently derived.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buffer<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (buffered, buffering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007751a"><!--s007751a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008046b"><!--s008046b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to lessen the shock of (something).</p></div><a name="s008047b"><!--s008047b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to add a buffer to (e.g. a solution), or to buffer a solution of (a substance).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">country seat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013630a"><!--s013630a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mansion or estate in the country that is the hereditary property of one family.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acidulous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹsidyooləs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000402a"><!--s000402a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somewhat acid in taste or manner; caustic </p><p><i></i></p><p>The acidulous humour with which the American treated the Church of England disconcerted him</p> — Somerset Maugham <span class="bodyb">acidulosity</span> /-ʹlositi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">acidulus</span> sourish, from <span class="bodyi">acidus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/acid1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">acid 1</span></span></a>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">asystole</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹsistəli, ay-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003341a"><!--s003341a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the cessation of contractions in the heart muscle, resulting in the absence of a heartbeat; cardiac arrest <span class="bodyb">asystolic</span> /asiʹstolik, ay-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">complementary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kompliʹment(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012161a"><!--s012161a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012610b"><!--s012610b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>serving to complete or enhance something.</p></div><a name="s012611b"><!--s012611b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>mutually supplying each other's lack.</p></div><a name="s012612b"><!--s012612b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>using or relating to complementary medicine</p><p><span class="bodyb">complementarily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><a name="sb00000098"><!--sb00000098--></a><p><span class="bodyb">complementariness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">complementarity</span> /-ʹtariti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">complementary</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">complimentary</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/complimentary/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">complimentary</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beagle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbeegl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004809a"><!--s004809a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hound of a breed with short legs and a smooth coat [Middle English <span class="bodyi">begle</span>; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chuckle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchukl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010688a"><!--s010688a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to laugh inwardly or quietly [prob frequentative of <span class="bodyi">chuck</span> to make a clucking noise, of imitative origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">damask rose</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015097a"><!--s015097a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large fragrant greyish pink rose cultivated <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a source of attar of roses: <span class="bodyi">Rosa damascena</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diazonium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/die·əʹzohni·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016575a"><!--s016575a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an ion that is composed of two nitrogen atoms united to one carbon atom and usu exists in salts that are used in the manufacture of azo dyes [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/diazo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">diazo</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ammonium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ammonium</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">at.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003346a"><!--s003346a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>atomic.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boarding card</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006283a"><!--s006283a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/boarding_pass/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">boarding pass</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buffer<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007752a"><!--s007752a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a silly or ineffectual man [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">countryside</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013631a"><!--s013631a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rural area.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anaphase</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanəfayz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001869a"><!--s001869a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the stage of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mitosis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mitosis</span></span></a> and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/meiosis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">meiosis</span></span></a> (cell division) in which the chromosomes move towards the poles of the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/spindle1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">spindle 1</span></span></a> (stick-shaped cell structure): compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/metaphase/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">metaphase</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/prophase/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">prophase</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">anaphasic</span> /-ʹfayzik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acinus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹasinəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> acini /ʹasini/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000403a"><!--s000403a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000477b"><!--s000477b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of the small sacs lined with secreting cells found in certain glands, e.g. the pancreas.</p></div><a name="s000478b"><!--s000478b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of the small individual fruits that make up a raspberry, blackberry, etc</p><p><span class="bodyb">acinous</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">acinus</span> from Latin, berry, berry seed].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cash crop</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009220a"><!--s009220a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a crop, e.g. cotton or sugar beet, produced for sale rather than for use by the grower.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">complementary angle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012162a"><!--s012162a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of two angles that have the sum of 90°.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boarding house</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006284a"><!--s006284a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lodging house that supplies meals </p><p><i></i></p><p>Any two meals at a boarding house are together less than two square meals</p> — Stephen Leacock.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beagling</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004810a"><!--s004810a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>hunting on foot with beagles</p><p><span class="bodyb">beagler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dibasic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dieʹbaysik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016576a"><!--s016576a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017262b"><!--s017262b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of an acid: having two replaceable hydrogen atoms.</p></div><a name="s017263b"><!--s017263b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a base or a basic salt: having two <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hydroxyl/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hydroxyl</span></span></a> groups <span class="bodyb">dibasicity</span> /-ʹsisiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">country-wide</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkuntriwied/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013632a"><!--s013632a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>nationwide.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cash desk</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009221a"><!--s009221a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a desk, e.g. in a shop, where payment for purchases is made.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chuckle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010689a"><!--s010689a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an inward or quiet laugh.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buffer solution</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007753a"><!--s007753a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/buffer1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">buffer<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (4).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anaphora</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹnafərə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001870a"><!--s001870a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001855b"><!--s001855b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the use of a grammatical substitute, e.g. a pronoun, to refer to a preceding word or phrase, e.g. the word <span class="bodyi">it</span> in the sentence <span class="bodyi">She bought some salmon because it was specially reduced</span>: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cataphora/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cataphora</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s001856b"><!--s001856b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in rhetoric, the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for effect: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epistrophe/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epistrophe</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">anaphoric</span> /anəʹforik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">anaphorically</span> /-ʹforikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [via late Latin and late Greek from Greek <span class="bodyi">anaphora</span> act of carrying back, reference, from <span class="bodyi">anapherein</span> to carry back, refer, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ana_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ana-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">pherein</span> to carry].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dame</span><small><span class="eSynop">/daym/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015098a"><!--s015098a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015671b"><!--s015671b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Dame</span>) in the UK, a title given to a woman who has been awarded an order of knighthood, e.g. the Order of the British Empire.</p></div><a name="s015672b"><!--s015672b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> an elderly woman.</p></div><a name="s015673b"><!--s015673b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a comic ill-tempered old woman in a pantomime, usu played by a male actor.</p></div><a name="s015674b"><!--s015674b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> a woman [Middle English <span class="bodyi">dam</span>, <span class="bodyi">dame</span> lady, dam, via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">domina</span>,fem of <span class="bodyi">dominus</span> master].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">at-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003347a"><!--s003347a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-acious</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000404a"><!--s000404a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming adjectives denoting: inclined to; having as a characteristic </p><p><i></i></p><p>audacious</p> <p><i></i></p><p>capacious</p> [Latin <span class="bodyi">-ax</span>, <span class="bodyi">-ac</span> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ous</span></span></a>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">complementary colour</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012163a"><!--s012163a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of a pair of contrasting colours that produce a neutral colour when combined.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dibber</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdibə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016577a"><!--s016577a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dibble [by alteration].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chucklehead</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010690a"><!--s010690a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a stupid person <span class="bodyb">chuckleheaded</span> /-ʹhedid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [obsolete <span class="bodyi">chuckle</span> lumpish (prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chuck3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chuck 3</span></span></a>) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/head1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">head 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boarding pass</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006285a"><!--s006285a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a document given to a passenger, usu in exchange for a ticket, that enables him or her to board an aircraft or ship.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beak</span><small><span class="eSynop">/beek/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004811a"><!--s004811a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004872b"><!--s004872b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the rigid projecting mouth structures of birds and some animals, e.g. a turtle.</p></div><a name="s004873b"><!--s004873b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a metal-tipped beam projecting from the bow of an ancient galley for ramming an enemy ship.</p></div><a name="s004874b"><!--s004874b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s001003c"><!--s001003c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the bill of a bird.</p></div><a name="s001004c"><!--s001004c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any of various rigid projecting mouth structures, e.g. of a turtle or dolphin.</p></div><a name="s001005c"><!--s001005c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the long sucking mouth of some insects.</p></div></div><a name="s004875b"><!--s004875b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s001006c"><!--s001006c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a metal-tipped beam projecting from the bow of an ancient galley for ramming an enemy ship.</p></div><a name="s001007c"><!--s001007c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the pouring spout of a vessel.</p></div></div><a name="s004876b"><!--s004876b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> the human nose.</p></div><a name="s004877b"><!--s004877b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span></p><a name="s001008c"><!--s001008c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a magistrate.</p></div><a name="s001009c"><!--s001009c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a schoolteacher</p><p><span class="bodyb">beaked</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bec</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">beccus</span>, of Gaulish origin].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anaphrodisiac<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/aˌnafrəʹdiziak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001871a"><!--s001871a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a drug that tends to lessen sexual desire [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">anaphrodisia</span> lack of sexual desire, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">aphrodisios</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aphrodisiac1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aphrodisiac 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cash dispenser</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009222a"><!--s009222a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an electronic machine, usu on the exterior of a bank, supermarket, etc, from which cash can be withdrawn by inserting a cash card or credit card and keying in a personal identification number.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buffer state</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007754a"><!--s007754a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small neutral state lying between two larger potentially rival powers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">AT</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003342a"><!--s003342a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>appropriate technology.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">county</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkownti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> counties)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013633a"><!--s013633a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014229b"><!--s014229b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a territorial division of Britain and Ireland constituting the chief unit for administrative, judicial, and political purposes.</p></div><a name="s014230b"><!--s014230b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the largest local government unit in various countries, e.g. the USA.</p></div><a name="s014231b"><!--s014231b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> (<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) characteristic of or belonging to the English landed gentry </p><p><i></i></p><p>a county accent</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">counte</span> via French and medieval Latin from late Latin <span class="bodyi">comitatus</span> office of a count, from <span class="bodyi">comes</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/count3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">count 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dame school</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015099a"><!--s015099a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>formerly, a school in which reading and writing were taught by a woman in her home.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-acity</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000405a"><!--s000405a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns corresponding to adjectives ending in <span class="bodyi">-acious</span> </p><p><i></i></p><p>audacity</p> <p><i></i></p><p>capacity</p> [French <span class="bodyi">-acité</span> or Latin <span class="bodyi">-acitas</span>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">complementary DNA</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012164a"><!--s012164a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a strand of DNA paired precisely with a strand of RNA so that the sequence of bases on one strand determines that on the other.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dibble<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdibl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016578a"><!--s016578a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small pointed hand implement used to make holes in the ground for plants, seeds, or bulbs [Middle English <span class="bodyi">debylle</span>; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boarding school</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006286a"><!--s006286a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a school at which meals and lodging are provided.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chuck out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010691a"><!--s010691a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to eject (somebody) from a place or an office</p><p><span class="bodyb">chucker-out</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">At</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003343a"><!--s003343a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chemical symbol for astatine.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anaphrodisiac<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001872a"><!--s001872a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lessening sexual desire.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cashew</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkashooh, kəʹshooh, kaʹshooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009223a"><!--s009223a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009591b"><!--s009591b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the edible kidney-shaped nut of a tropical American tree.</p></div><a name="s009592b"><!--s009592b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the tree, belonging to the sumach family, that bears this nut: <span class="bodyi">Anacardium occidentale</span> [Portuguese <span class="bodyi">acajú, cajú</span>,from Tupi <span class="bodyi">acajú</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">county borough</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013634a"><!--s013634a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a borough of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland which until 1974 had the local government powers of a county.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beaker</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbeekə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004812a"><!--s004812a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004878b"><!--s004878b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a large drinking vessel with a wide mouth, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a tall plastic one without a handle.</p></div><a name="s004879b"><!--s004879b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a cylindrical flat-bottomed vessel, usu with a pouring lip, that is used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by chemists and pharmacists [Middle English <span class="bodyi">biker</span> from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">bikarr</span>, prob from Old Saxon <span class="bodyi">bikeri</span> from a prehistoric West Germanic word borrowed from late Latin <span class="bodyi">bicarius</span> beaker, from Greek <span class="bodyi">bikos</span> earthen jug].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ack-ack</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹakak/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000406a"><!--s000406a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>anti-aircraft [signallers’ terms for <span class="bodyi">AA</span> from <span class="bodyi">anti-aircraft</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dibble<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016579a"><!--s016579a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017264b"><!--s017264b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to plant (seeds, etc) with a dibble.</p></div><a name="s017265b"><!--s017265b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make holes in (soil) with, or as if with, a dibble.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buffer stock</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007755a"><!--s007755a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a stock of a basic commodity, e.g. tin, that is built up when supply is plentiful and prices are relatively low, and distributed when the supply is less plentiful, thus offsetting fluctuations in the availability of the commodity and stabilizing its price.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dame's violet</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015100a"><!--s015100a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Eurasian plant of the mustard family widely cultivated for its spikes of fragrant white or purple flowers: <span class="bodyi">Hesperis matronalis</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">complementary medicine</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012165a"><!--s012165a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/alternative_medicine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">alternative medicine</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">board out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006287a"><!--s006287a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to arrange for (somebody or an animal) to receive regular board and usu lodging away from home </p><p><i></i></p><p>They boarded the cat out while they were on holiday</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">at<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ət; <span class="bodyi">strong</span> at/ <i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003344a"><!--s003344a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003312b"><!--s003312b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>used to indicate position in or movement towards a place </p><p><i></i></p><p>at the station</p>.</div><a name="s003313b"><!--s003313b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used to indicate a time </p><p><i></i></p><p>at midnight</p>.</div><a name="s003314b"><!--s003314b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>used to indicate a rate or value </p><p><i></i></p><p>estimated at 5,000</p>.</div><a name="s003315b"><!--s003315b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>used to express the object of an action </p><p><i></i></p><p>Look at them!</p>.</div><a name="s003316b"><!--s003316b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>used to indicate a state </p><p><i></i></p><p>at risk</p>.</div><a name="s003317b"><!--s003317b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>used to indicate presence or occurrence in, on, or near a place </p><p><i></i></p><p>stops at Derby</p>.</div><a name="s003318b"><!--s003318b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>used to indicate the direction of an action or motion </p><p><i></i></p><p>smiled at me</p> <p><i></i></p><p>aim at the target</p>.</div><a name="s003319b"><!--s003319b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>used to indicate the time when something happens </p><p><i></i></p><p>starts at nine</p> <p><i></i></p><p>at weekends</p>.</div><a name="s003320b"><!--s003320b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><a name="s000683c"><!--s000683c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>used to indicate position in front of or facing something </p><p><i></i></p><p>sitting at the table</p>.</div><a name="s000684c"><!--s000684c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>used to indicate occupation or employment </p><p><i></i></p><p>at the controls</p>.</div><a name="s000685c"><!--s000685c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>used in indicating level of competence in any activity </p><p><i></i></p><p>an expert at chess</p>.</div></div><a name="s003321b"><!--s003321b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>used to indicate a situation or condition </p><p><i></i></p><p>at risk</p>.</div><a name="s003322b"><!--s003322b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>used to indicate response or reaction </p><p><i></i></p><p>laughs at their jokes</p>.</div><a name="s003323b"><!--s003323b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>used to indicate position on a scale, e.g. of cost, speed, or age </p><p><i></i></p><p>driving at 90 mph</p>.</div><a name="s003324b"><!--s003324b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>used with certain verbs of violence to indicate superficial or incomplete effect </p><p><i></i></p><p>clawing and tearing at the ferns</p> — John Steinbeck ✱ <span class="bodyb">at a</span>.</div><a name="s003325b"><!--s003325b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><p>using no more than a single effort, occasion etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>He ran up the stairs two at a time</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">at it</span> busy doing something <p><i></i></p><p>I've been hard at it all day</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">at that</span> used to emphasize some striking aspect; too <p><i></i></p><p>got a bonus, and a large one at that</p>.</div><a name="s003326b"><!--s003326b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">15</span><br/><p>in reaction to something just said or done </p><p><i></i></p><p>At that they walked out</p>.</div><a name="s003327b"><!--s003327b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">16</span><br/><p>just there, without attempting to investigate, etc further </p><p><i></i></p><p>let it go at that</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">where it's at</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/where2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">where 2</span></span></a> [Old English <span class="bodyi">æt</span>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chuck steak</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010692a"><!--s010692a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chuck3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chuck<sup>3</sup></span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cash flow</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009224a"><!--s009224a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009593b"><!--s009593b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the flow of money into and out of a business; the pattern of income and expenditure.</p></div><a name="s009594b"><!--s009594b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a record, assessment, or forecast of this.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anaphylactic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌanəfiʹlaktik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001873a"><!--s001873a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or causing anaphylaxis </p><p><i></i></p><p>anaphylactic shock</p><p><span class="bodyb">anaphylactically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">county council</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013635a"><!--s013635a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an elected government body responsible for the administration of a county</p><p><span class="bodyb">county councillor</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ackee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹakee, aʹkee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000407a"><!--s000407a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000479b"><!--s000479b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a tropical tree bearing a red fruit: <span class="bodyi">Blighia sapida</span>.</p></div><a name="s000480b"><!--s000480b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the a red pear-shaped tropical fruit of this tree, which is edible when fully ripe and cooked [Kru <span class="bodyi">ā-kee</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">complementation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkomplimənʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012166a"><!--s012166a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012613b"><!--s012613b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in mathematics, the determination of the complement of a given set.</p></div><a name="s012614b"><!--s012614b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the production of a normal organism from the mating of two mutant organisms.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buffet<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboofay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007756a"><!--s007756a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008048b"><!--s008048b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a meal set out on tables or a sideboard for diners to help themselves.</p></div><a name="s008049b"><!--s008049b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a counter for refreshments.</p></div><a name="s008050b"><!--s008050b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a self-service restaurant or snack bar.</p></div><a name="s008051b"><!--s008051b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a buffet car.</p></div><a name="s008052b"><!--s008052b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>/ʹboofay, ʹbufit/ a sideboard or cupboard often used for the display of tableware [French <span class="bodyi">buffet</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dibs</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dibz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016580a"><!--s016580a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017266b"><!--s017266b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> money, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in small amounts.</p></div><a name="s017267b"><!--s017267b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> (+ on) the right to have first choice </p><p><i></i></p><p>If there's only one chocolate cookie, I've got dibs on it</p> <p>[prob short for <span class="bodyi">dibstones</span> jacks, from obsolete <span class="bodyi">dib</span> to dab].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Beaker Folk</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004813a"><!--s004813a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a prehistoric people living in Europe in the early Bronze Age whose culture was characterized by finely decorated beakers buried with their dead.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">damfool<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/damʹfoohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015101a"><!--s015101a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal, dated</span> extremely foolish or stupid [alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/damn3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">damn 3</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fool1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fool 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boardroom</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006288a"><!--s006288a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a room in which the meetings of a board of directors are held.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">at<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/aht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> at)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003345a"><!--s003345a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of currency in Laos, worth 100th of a kip [Thai <span class="bodyi">at</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chuck up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verbintrans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010693a"><!--s010693a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010894b"><!--s010894b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to vomit.</p></div><a name="s010895b"><!--s010895b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to discontinue or give up.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">complete<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəmʹpleet/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012167a"><!--s012167a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012615b"><!--s012615b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having all necessary parts, elements, or steps </p><p><i></i></p><p>a complete set</p>.</div><a name="s012616b"><!--s012616b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>whole or concluded </p><p><i></i></p><p>two complete revolutions about the sun</p>.</div><a name="s012617b"><!--s012617b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s003289c"><!--s003289c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>fully carried out; thorough </p><p><i></i></p><p>a complete renovation</p>.</div><a name="s003290c"><!--s003290c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>total or absolute </p><p><i></i></p><p>complete silence</p>.</div></div><a name="s012618b"><!--s012618b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>thoroughly competent; highly proficient </p><p><i></i></p><p>the complete interviewer</p> <p><span class="bodyb">completely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">completeness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">complet</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">completus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">complēre</span> to fill up, complete, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/com_or_col_or_con_or_cor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">com-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">plēre</span> to fill].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buffet<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbufit/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (buffeted, buffeting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007757a"><!--s007757a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008053b"><!--s008053b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to strike (something) repeatedly; to batter </p><p><i></i></p><p>The waves buffeted the shore</p>.</div><a name="s008054b"><!--s008054b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to treat (somebody) roughly or unpleasantly </p><p><i></i></p><p>He had been buffeted by life</p>.</div><a name="s008055b"><!--s008055b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to strike (somebody) sharply, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with the hand [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">buffet</span> (noun), dimin. of <span class="bodyi">buffe</span> a blow, of imitative origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anaphylaxis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌanəfiʹlaksis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> anaphylaxes /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001874a"><!--s001874a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sometimes fatal reaction to drugs, insect venom, etc caused by hypersensitivity resulting from earlier contact [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">anaphylaxis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ana_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ana-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">phylaxis</span> guarding].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">county court</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013636a"><!--s013636a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a local civil court in England which is presided over by a judge and deals with relatively minor claims.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">be-all and end-all</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004814a"><!--s004814a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the be-all and end-all</span>) the chief factor; the essential element </p><p><i></i></p><p>Passing exams is not the be-all and end-all of education</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cashier<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kaʹshiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009225a"><!--s009225a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person employed to handle cash or deal with payment and receipts in a shop, bank, etc [Dutch <span class="bodyi">kassier</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">cassier</span>,from <span class="bodyi">casse</span> money box: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/case2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">case 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acknowledge</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əkʹnolij/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000408a"><!--s000408a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000481b"><!--s000481b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to admit knowledge of (something); to concede (something) to be true, valid, or real.</p></div><a name="s000482b"><!--s000482b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000123c"><!--s000123c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to express gratitude or obligation for (a service or kindness).</p></div><a name="s000124c"><!--s000124c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to show recognition of (somebody or their presence), e.g. by smiling or nodding.</p></div><a name="s000125c"><!--s000125c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to confirm receipt of (a letter).</p></div></div><a name="s000483b"><!--s000483b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to recognize the status or claims of (somebody)</p><p><span class="bodyb">acknowledgeable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [ultimately from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/knowledge/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">knowledge</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">damfool<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015102a"><!--s015102a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal, dated</span> a foolish or stupid person.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boardsailing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006289a"><!--s006289a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wind_surfing/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wind-surfing</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dice<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dies/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dice)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016581a"><!--s016581a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017268b"><!--s017268b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small cube that is marked on each face with from one to six spots used to determine arbitrary values in various games.</p></div><a name="s017269b"><!--s017269b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004331c"><!--s004331c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a small cube that is marked on each face with from one to six spots used to determine arbitrary values in various games.</p></div><a name="s004332c"><!--s004332c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a gambling game played with dice.</p></div></div><a name="s017270b"><!--s017270b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="sb000000135"><!--sb000000135--></a><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) small cubical pieces of food ✱ <span class="bodyb">no dice</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> of no avail; no use [Middle English <span class="bodyi">dyce</span>, plural of <span class="bodyi">dee</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/die2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">die 2</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">dice</span> <span class="bodyi">and</span> <span class="bodyb">die</span>. Strictly and historically speaking, <span class="bodyi">dice</span> is the plural of <span class="bodyi">die</span>. The use of <span class="bodyi">dice</span> to mean a single small cube is, however, long established and perfectly acceptable. <span class="bodyi">Dice</span> therefore is both the singular and plural form: <span class="bodyi">to throw the dice</span> could refer to one or more cubes.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">at all</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003348a"><!--s003348a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003328b"><!--s003328b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>used for emphasis with negatives or in questions </p><p><i></i></p><p>They don't communicate at all</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">not at all</span>.</div><a name="s003329b"><!--s003329b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used in answer to thanks or to an apology.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cashier<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009226a"><!--s009226a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to dismiss (somebody), usu with dishonour, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from service in the armed forces [Dutch <span class="bodyi">casseren</span> from French <span class="bodyi">casser</span> to discharge, annul].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">county palatine</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> counties palatine)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013637a"><!--s013637a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a county in England or Ireland over which an earl or other lord formerly had royal powers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buffet<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbufit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007758a"><!--s007758a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008056b"><!--s008056b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/buffeting/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">buffeting</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s008057b"><!--s008057b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> a blow, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with the hand </p><p><i></i></p><p>I began instead to rain kicks and buffets on the door</p><p> Stevenson.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anaptyxis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anapʹtiksis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> anaptyxes /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001875a"><!--s001875a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the development of a vowel between two consonants, e.g. the second <span class="bodyi">a</span> in <span class="bodyi">thataway</span></p><p><span class="bodyb">anaptyctic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">anaptyxis</span> act of unfolding, from <span class="bodyi">anaptyssein</span> to unfold, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ana_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ana-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ptyssein</span> to fold].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chuck wagon</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010694a"><!--s010694a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a wagon carrying a stove and provisions for cooking, e.g. on a ranch [English dialect <span class="bodyi">chuck</span> food].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">damn<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dam/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015103a"><!--s015103a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015675b"><!--s015675b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to condemn (somebody) to a punishment or fate, <span class="bodyi">esp</span>, in some beliefs, to eternal punishment.</p></div><a name="s015676b"><!--s015676b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to condemn (somebody or something) as a failure by public criticism </p><p><i></i></p><p>a play damned by the critics</p>.</div><a name="s015677b"><!--s015677b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to bring ruin on (somebody).</p></div><a name="s015678b"><!--s015678b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to curse (somebody or something) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s015679b"><!--s015679b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to curse or swear ✱ <span class="bodyb">damn with faint praise</span> to praise (somebody or something) in a feeble or ambiguous way that seems like criticism ✱ <span class="bodyb">I'll be damned</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> used to express astonishment ✱ <span class="bodyb">I'll be damned if</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> used to express firm refusal </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'll be damned if I'll go</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">dampnen</span> via Old Frenchfrom Latin <span class="bodyi">damnare</span>,from <span class="bodyi">damnum</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/damage1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">damage 1</span></span></a>, loss, fine].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acknowledgment <span class="bodyi">or</span> acknowledgement</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000409a"><!--s000409a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000484b"><!--s000484b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>acknowledging or being acknowledged.</p></div><a name="s000485b"><!--s000485b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something done or given in recognition of something received.</p></div><a name="s000486b"><!--s000486b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a declaration or avowal of a fact.</p></div><a name="s000487b"><!--s000487b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a list of people to whom an author is indebted, usu appearing at the front of a book.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beam<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/beem/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004815a"><!--s004815a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004880b"><!--s004880b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001010c"><!--s001010c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a long piece of heavy timber suitable for use in building.</p></div><a name="s001011c"><!--s001011c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a bar for balancing on in gymnastic exercises.</p></div></div><a name="s004881b"><!--s004881b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001012c"><!--s001012c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the width of a ship at its widest part.</p></div><a name="s001013c"><!--s001013c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>used in indicating position: the side of a ship </p><p><i></i></p><p>on the starboard beam</p>.</div></div><a name="s004882b"><!--s004882b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s001014c"><!--s001014c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a long piece of heavy, often squared, timber suitable for use in construction.</p></div><a name="s001015c"><!--s001015c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any of the principal horizontal supporting members of a building or across a ship.</p></div><a name="s001016c"><!--s001016c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the width of a ship at its widest part.</p></div><a name="s001017c"><!--s001017c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>the bar of a balance from which scales hang.</p></div><a name="s001018c"><!--s001018c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>an oscillating lever joining an engine piston rod to a crank, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a type of stationary steam engine </p><p><i></i></p><p>a beam engine</p>.</div></div><a name="s004883b"><!--s004883b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s001019c"><!--s001019c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a ray or shaft of radiation, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> light.</p></div><a name="s001020c"><!--s001020c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a collection of nearly parallel rays, e.g. X-rays, or of particles, e.g. electrons, moving in nearly parallel paths </p><p><i></i></p><p>an electron beam</p>.</div></div><a name="s004884b"><!--s004884b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s001021c"><!--s001021c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a radio signal transmitted continuously in one direction as an aircraft navigation aid.</p></div><a name="s001022c"><!--s001022c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the course indicated by this ✱ <span class="bodyb">broad in the beam</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> having wide hips ✱ <span class="bodyb">off beam/off the beam</span> wrong or irrelevant </p><p><i></i></p><p>The estimate was way off beam</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">on her beam-ends</span> of a ship: about to capsize ✱ <span class="bodyb">on the beam</span> proceeding or operating correctly [Old English <span class="bodyi">bēam</span> tree, beam].</div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boardwalk</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006290a"><!--s006290a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a walk often constructed of planking, usu beside the sea.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">complete<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012168a"><!--s012168a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012619b"><!--s012619b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to bring (something) to an end; to finish doing (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I have completed my painting</p>.</div><a name="s012620b"><!--s012620b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003291c"><!--s003291c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to make (something) whole or perfect.</p></div><a name="s003292c"><!--s003292c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to mark the end of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>A rousing chorus completes the show</p>.</div><a name="s003293c"><!--s003293c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to execute or fulfil (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>They completed the contract</p>.</div><a name="s003294c"><!--s003294c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to enter information on (a form) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s012621b"><!--s012621b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to carry out all the legal requirements for transfer of a property <span class="bodyb">completion</span> /kəmʹpleesh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dice<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016582a"><!--s016582a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017271b"><!--s017271b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cut (food) into small cubes.</p></div><a name="s017272b"><!--s017272b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004333c"><!--s004333c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to cut (food) into small cubes.</p></div><a name="s004334c"><!--s004334c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to ornament (something) with square markings.</p></div></div><a name="s017273b"><!--s017273b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to gamble (money) using dice </p><p><i></i></p><p>He diced his money away</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s017274b"><!--s017274b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to play games with dice ✱ <span class="bodyb">dice with death</span> to take a big risk</p><p><span class="bodyb">dicer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">dycen</span>, from <span class="bodyi">dyce</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dice1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dice 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ataractic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/atəʹraktik/ ataraxic /-ʹraksik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003349a"><!--s003349a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a drug: having a tranquillizing effect [Greek <span class="bodyi">ataraktos</span> calm, unexcited, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">tarassein</span> to disturb].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">county seat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013638a"><!--s013638a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/county_town/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">county town</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cash in</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009227a"><!--s009227a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009595b"><!--s009595b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to convert (something) into cash </p><p><i></i></p><p>He cashed in all his bonds</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s009596b"><!--s009596b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + on) to exploit (a financial or other advantage) </p><p><i></i></p><p>cashing in on the success of recent peace initiatives</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buffet car</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboofay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007759a"><!--s007759a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a railway carriage with a counter at which snacks and drinks can be bought.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anarchic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aʹnahkik/ anarchical /-kikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001876a"><!--s001876a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001857b"><!--s001857b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>advocating anarchy or likely to bring about anarchy </p><p><i></i></p><p>anarchic violence</p>.</div><a name="s001858b"><!--s001858b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not adhering to conventions, standards, or expectations </p><p><i></i></p><p>anarchic experiments in lifestyle</p> — George Steiner <span class="bodyb">anarchically</span> /-kli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chuddar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchudə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010695a"><!--s010695a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chador_or_chadar_or_chuddar_chud%C9%99/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chador</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boart</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboh·ət, bawt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006291a"><!--s006291a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bort_or_boart/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bort</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
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<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">damn<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015104a"><!--s015104a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in negative contexts</span>) the slightest bit </p><p><i></i></p><p>I couldn't give a damn</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dicey</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (dicier, diciest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016583a"><!--s016583a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> risky; unpredictable.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ataractic<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> ataraxic</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003350a"><!--s003350a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tranquillizing drug.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beam<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004816a"><!--s004816a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004885b"><!--s004885b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to smile with joy.</p></div><a name="s004886b"><!--s004886b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to emit (light etc) in beams or as a beam.</p></div><a name="s004887b"><!--s004887b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to aim (a broadcast) by directional aerials.</p></div><a name="s004888b"><!--s004888b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to emit (light, etc) in beams or as a beam <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s004889b"><!--s004889b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to smile with joy.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">completist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəmʹpleetist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012169a"><!--s012169a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who has an obsession with collecting everything belonging to a particular set, e.g. all the recordings made by an artist.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">county town</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013639a"><!--s013639a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a town that is the seat of the government of a county.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cashmere</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kashʹmiə, ʹkashmiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009228a"><!--s009228a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009597b"><!--s009597b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>fine wool from the undercoat of the Kashmir goat.</p></div><a name="s009598b"><!--s009598b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>yarn or fabric made from this [from <span class="bodyi">Cashmere</span>, variant of <span class="bodyi">Kashmir</span>, region of the Indian subcontinent].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chuff<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/chuf/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010696a"><!--s010696a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to produce or move with the a sound made by, or as if by, a steam engine releasing steam regularly</p><p><span class="bodyb">chuff</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [imitative].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boast<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bohst/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006292a"><!--s006292a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006570b"><!--s006570b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an act of boasting.</p></div><a name="s006571b"><!--s006571b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a cause for pride</p><p><span class="bodyb">boastful</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">boastfully</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">boastfulness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">boost</span>; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ataraxia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/atəʹraksiə/ ataraxy /ʹatəraksi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003351a"><!--s003351a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>mental calmness or tranquillity; imperturbability [Greek <span class="bodyi">ataraxia</span> serenity, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">tarassein</span> to disturb].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aclinic line</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹklinik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000410a"><!--s000410a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/magnetic_equator/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">magnetic equator</span></span></a> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a>+ <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cline/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-cline</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buffeting</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbufiting/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007760a"><!--s007760a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the shaking or vibrating of an aircraft or part of an aircraft caused by irregular air currents.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anarchism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanəkiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001877a"><!--s001877a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001859b"><!--s001859b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a political theory holding that all forms of governmental authority are undesirable and advocating a society based on voluntary cooperation</p><p>Anarchism is split into two distinct branches: one regards individuals as highly egoistic and attempts to release them from the constraints of government to pursue their own concerns; the other deems people to be so socially inclined that mutual cooperation may be attained without state regulation. Either way, it is optimistic about the possibility of life without centralized politics — Professor Michael Freeden</p></div><a name="s001860b"><!--s001860b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the attacking of the established social order or laws; rebellion.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">complex<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkompleks/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012170a"><!--s012170a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012622b"><!--s012622b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>composed of two or more parts.</p></div><a name="s012623b"><!--s012623b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>hard to separate, analyse, or solve; intricate </p><p><i></i></p><p>a complex problem</p>.</div><a name="s012624b"><!--s012624b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in mathematics, of or being a complex number <span class="bodyb">complexity</span> /komʹpleksiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">complexly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">complexus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">complecti</span> to embrace, comprise (a multitude of objects), from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/com_or_col_or_con_or_cor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">com-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">plectere</span> to braid].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dichloride</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dieʹklawried/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016585a"><!--s016585a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a compound containing two atoms of chlorine combined with an element or radical.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beam-ends</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004817a"><!--s004817a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> buttocks ✱ <span class="bodyb">on her beam-ends</span> said of a ship: about to capsize ✱ <span class="bodyb">on one's beam-ends</span> near the end of one's financial resources.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">damn<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015105a"><!--s015105a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015680b"><!--s015680b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> used as an intensive </p><p><i></i></p><p>It's a damn nuisance</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">damn all</span>.</p></div><a name="s015681b"><!--s015681b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> nothing at all ✱ <span class="bodyb">damn well</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> beyond doubt or question; certainly </p><p><i></i></p><p>better damn well marry that boy</p><p> Spare Rib.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coup<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> coups /koohz/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013640a"><!--s013640a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014232b"><!--s014232b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/coup_d_%C3%A9tat/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">coup d’état</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s014233b"><!--s014233b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a brilliant, sudden, and usu highly successful stroke or act [French <span class="bodyi">coup</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cope1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cope 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cash on delivery</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009229a"><!--s009229a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>payment for merchandise at the time of delivery.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chuff<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010697a"><!--s010697a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the sound of a steam engine releasing steam regularly.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ataraxic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/atəʹraksik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003352a"><!--s003352a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ataractic1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ataractic 1</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ataractic2_or_ataraxic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ataractic 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boast<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006293a"><!--s006293a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006572b"><!--s006572b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + of/about) to praise oneself; to talk with excessive pride about one's abilities, achievements, etc <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s006573b"><!--s006573b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to speak of or assert (something) with excessive pride.</p></div><a name="s006574b"><!--s006574b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to have or display (something that is considered notable or a source of pride) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The library boasts a copy of the First Folio</p><p><span class="bodyb">boaster</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">boasting</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">boastingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anarchist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanəkist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001878a"><!--s001878a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who believes in or promotes anarchism, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by attacking the established social order or laws; a revolutionary</p><p><span class="bodyb">anarchist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">anarchistic</span> /-ʹkistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">anarchistically</span> /-kli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acme</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹakmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000411a"><!--s000411a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the highest point or stage, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a perfect representative of a specified class or thing </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was the acme of courtesy</p> [Greek <span class="bodyi">akmē</span> point, highest point].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beamer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbeemə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004818a"><!--s004818a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in cricket, an intimidatory delivery of the ball that passes or hits the batsman at above waist height before it bounces.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">complex<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012171a"><!--s012171a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012625b"><!--s012625b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a whole made up of interrelated parts </p><p><i></i></p><p>a shopping complex</p>.</div><a name="s012626b"><!--s012626b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003295c"><!--s003295c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a group of repressed related desires and memories that usu adversely affects personality and behaviour </p><p><i></i></p><p>a persecution complex</p>.</div><a name="s003296c"><!--s003296c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an exaggerated reaction to or anxiety about something </p><p><i></i></p><p>She has a complex about flying</p>.</div></div><a name="s012627b"><!--s012627b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in chemistry, a substance or compound in which the constituents are more intimately associated than in a simple mixture.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buffi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboofi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007761a"><!--s007761a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/buffo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">buffo</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">damn<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015106a"><!--s015106a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> used to express annoyance.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dieˌklawrohdieˌfeenieltrieˌklawrohʹeethayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016586a"><!--s016586a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ddt/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">DDT</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coup<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kowp/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013641a"><!--s013641a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Scot</span> to overturn or upset (something) [Middle English <span class="bodyi">coupen</span> to strike, from French <span class="bodyi">couper</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cope1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cope 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cashpoint</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009230a"><!--s009230a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cash_dispenser/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cash dispenser</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chuffed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010698a"><!--s010698a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> pleased [English dialect <span class="bodyi">chuff</span> fat, proud, happy].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acne</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹakni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000412a"><!--s000412a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a skin disorder characterized by inflammation of the skin glands and hair follicles and causing red pustules, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on the face and neck</p><p><span class="bodyb">acned</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">aknē</span> eruption of the face, a misreading of <span class="bodyi">akmē</span> highest point].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ataraxy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹatəraksi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003353a"><!--s003353a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ataraxia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ataraxia</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boast<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006294a"><!--s006294a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a usu defensive shot in squash made from a rear corner of the court and hitting a side wall before the front wall [prob from French <span class="bodyi">bosse</span> protuberance, place where the ball hits the wall].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anarchy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanəki/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001879a"><!--s001879a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001861b"><!--s001861b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000434c"><!--s000434c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>absence of government, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a utopian society with complete freedom.</p></div><a name="s000435c"><!--s000435c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a state of lawlessness or political disorder owing to the absence of governmental authority.</p></div></div><a name="s001862b"><!--s001862b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anarchism/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anarchism</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s001863b"><!--s001863b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>any state of confusion, disorder or chaos [via medieval Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">anarchia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">anarchos</span> having no ruler, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">archos</span> ruler].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dicho-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016587a"><!--s016587a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dich_or_dicho/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dich-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">damnable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdamnəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015107a"><!--s015107a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015682b"><!--s015682b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>very bad; detestable </p><p><i></i></p><p>damnable weather</p>.</div><a name="s015683b"><!--s015683b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>deserving damnation</p><p><span class="bodyb">damnably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coup de foudre</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkooh də ʹfoohdrə (<span class="bodyi">French</span> fudr)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> coups de foudre)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013642a"><!--s013642a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an unexpected overwhelming happening [French <span class="bodyi">coup de foudre</span>, literally ‘stroke of lightning’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">complex fraction</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012172a"><!--s012172a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fraction that has fractions for the numerator, the denominator, or both.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beamy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbeemi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004819a"><!--s004819a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a ship: broad at its widest part.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bufflehead</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbuflhed/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007762a"><!--s007762a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small N American diving duck, the male of which has a black and white head: <span class="bodyi">Bucephala albeola</span> [archaic <span class="bodyi">buffle</span> buffalo + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/head1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">head 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cash register</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009231a"><!--s009231a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a machine with a drawer for cash that is used in shops etc to record and display the amount of a sale and the money received.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chug<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/chug/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (chugged, chugging)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010699a"><!--s010699a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to move or go with the a repetitive dull explosive sound made by, or as if by, a labouring engine</p><p><span class="bodyb">chug</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [imitative].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">atavism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹatəviz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003354a"><!--s003354a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003330b"><!--s003330b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the recurrence in an organism of a form typical of ancestors more remote than the parents.</p></div><a name="s003331b"><!--s003331b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000686c"><!--s000686c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the recurrence in an organism of a form typical of ancestors more remote than the parents.</p></div><a name="s000687c"><!--s000687c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the recurrence of primitive characteristics from the remote past.</p></div></div><a name="s003332b"><!--s003332b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>reversion to an earlier type.</p></div><a name="s003333b"><!--s003333b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an individual or character manifesting atavism; a throwback <span class="bodyb">atavistic</span> /-ʹvistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">atavistically</span> /-ʹvistikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">atavisme</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">atavus</span> ancestor].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boat<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/boht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006295a"><!--s006295a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006575b"><!--s006575b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small open vessel or craft for travelling across water.</p></div><a name="s006576b"><!--s006576b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a usu small ship </p><p><i></i></p><p>She left England on the Calais boat</p>.</div><a name="s006577b"><!--s006577b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a boat-shaped utensil or dish </p><p><i></i></p><p>a gravy boat</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">in the same boat</span>.</div><a name="s006578b"><!--s006578b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in the same situation or predicament [Old English <span class="bodyi">bāt</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acolyte</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹakəliet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000413a"><!--s000413a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000488b"><!--s000488b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who attends or assists another; a follower.</p></div><a name="s000489b"><!--s000489b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an assistant performing minor duties in a service of worship [Middle English <span class="bodyi">acolite</span> via Old French and medieval Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">akolouthos</span> follower, from <span class="bodyi">a-, ha-</span> (related to Greek <span class="bodyi">homos</span> same) + <span class="bodyi">keleuthos</span> path].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dich- <span class="bodyi">or</span> dicho-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016584a"><!--s016584a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meaning: in two; apart </p><p><i></i></p><p>dichotomy</p> <p>[late Latin from Greek, from <span class="bodyi">dicha</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">damnation<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/damʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015108a"><!--s015108a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>condemnation to hell </p><p><i></i></p><p>Were't not for gold and women, there would be no damnation</p><p> Cyril Tourneur.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">complexion</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012173a"><!--s012173a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012628b"><!--s012628b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the appearance of the skin, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of the face.</p></div><a name="s012629b"><!--s012629b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the overall aspect or character of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>That puts a different complexion on things</p> <p><span class="bodyb">complexional</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">complexioned</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via French from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">complexion-, complexio</span> physical constitution, from Latin <span class="bodyi">complecti</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/complex1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">complex 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cash up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009232a"><!--s009232a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to add up the day's takings at the close of business.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coup de grâce</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkooh də ʹgrahs, ʹgras (<span class="bodyi">French</span> ku də gras)/ /ˌkooh də ʹgrahs, ʹgras/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> coups de grâce)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013643a"><!--s013643a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014234b"><!--s014234b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a fatal blow or shot administered to end the suffering of a mortally wounded person or animal.</p></div><a name="s014235b"><!--s014235b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a decisive finishing stroke [French <span class="bodyi">coup de grâce</span> stroke of mercy].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Anasazi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anəʹsahzi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Anasazis Anasazi)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001880a"><!--s001880a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of an ancient Native American people of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah [Navajo, = ‘ancient one’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bean</span><small><span class="eSynop">/been/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004820a"><!--s004820a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004890b"><!--s004890b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a seed of a climbing plant, growing in a pod and used as a vegetable.</p></div><a name="s004891b"><!--s004891b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001023c"><!--s001023c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>any of several species of erect or climbing leguminous plants widely cultivated for their usu edible seeds: genus <span class="bodyi">Phaseolus</span> and other genera.</p></div><a name="s001024c"><!--s001024c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a seed of any of these plants, often used as a vegetable.</p></div><a name="s001025c"><!--s001025c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a bean pod, used when immature as a vegetable.</p></div><a name="s001026c"><!--s001026c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>any of various seeds or fruits that resemble beans or bean pods </p><p><i></i></p><p>coffee beans</p>.</div><a name="s001027c"><!--s001027c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>a plant producing these.</p></div></div><a name="s004892b"><!--s004892b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span></p><a name="s001028c"><!--s001028c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the smallest possible amount of money </p><p><i></i></p><p>I gave up my job and haven't a bean</p>.</div><a name="s001029c"><!--s001029c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a valueless item </p><p><i></i></p><p>It's not worth a bean</p>.</div></div><a name="s004893b"><!--s004893b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal, dated</span> somebody's head ✱ <span class="bodyb">full of beans</span> full of vigour; very energetic [originally with reference to a healthy horse fed on good beans] [Old English <span class="bodyi">bēan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buffo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboofoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> buffi /ʹboofi/ buffos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007763a"><!--s007763a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a male singer of comic roles in opera, or the comic role itself [Italian <span class="bodyi">buffo</span>, from <span class="bodyi">buffone</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/buffoon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">buffoon</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chug<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010700a"><!--s010700a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dull repetitive explosive sound made by e.g. an engine labouring.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ataxia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹtaksi·ə/ ataxy /əʹtaksi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003355a"><!--s003355a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an inability to coordinate voluntary muscular movements that is symptomatic of some nervous disorders <span class="bodyb">ataxic</span> /əʹtaksik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">ataxia</span> disorder, confusion, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">tassein</span> to put in order].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aconite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹakəniet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000414a"><!--s000414a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000490b"><!--s000490b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of a genus of poisonous plants of the buttercup family bearing spikes of usu white, bluish, or purplish flowers, e.g. monkshood: genus <span class="bodyi">Aconitum</span>.</p></div><a name="s000491b"><!--s000491b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the dried tuberous root of monkshood or a related plant that yields a drug formerly used to reduce fever.</p></div><a name="s000492b"><!--s000492b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/winter_aconite/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">winter aconite</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">aconitic</span> /-ʹnitik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">aconite</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">akoniton</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boat<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006296a"><!--s006296a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to use a boat, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for recreation</p><p><span class="bodyb">boating</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">damnation<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015109a"><!--s015109a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used to express annoyance.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">complex number</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012174a"><!--s012174a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a number containing both real and imaginary parts.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">casing</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaysing/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009233a"><!--s009233a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009599b"><!--s009599b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an outer cover or shell, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for protection, or material for encasing.</p></div><a name="s009600b"><!--s009600b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an enclosing frame, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> round a door or window opening.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beanbag</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004821a"><!--s004821a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004894b"><!--s004894b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small fabric bag that is filled with beans, and used in games or as a toy.</p></div><a name="s004895b"><!--s004895b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a large, loosely stuffed cushion usu containing granules or fragments of plastic foam, used as an informal low chair.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dichotomize <span class="bodyi">or</span> dichotomise <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dieʹkotəmiez / <i><span class="bodyi">verbtrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016588a"><!--s016588a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to divide (something) into two usu mutually exclusive parts or groups.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anastigmat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹnastigmat, anəʹstigmat/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001881a"><!--s001881a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lens that is not <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/astigmatic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">astigmatic</span></span></a> (with light rays not converging at a focal point) <span class="bodyb">anastigmatic</span> /-ʹmatik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [German <span class="bodyi">Anastigmat</span>, back-formation from <span class="bodyi">anastigmatisch</span> anastigmatic, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/astigmatic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">astigmatic</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buffoon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹfoohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007764a"><!--s007764a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008058b"><!--s008058b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who behaves ludicrously in order to amuse others; a clown.</p></div><a name="s008059b"><!--s008059b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a noisy, clumsy, or incompetent fool</p><p><span class="bodyb">buffoonery</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">bouffon</span> from Old Italian <span class="bodyi">buffone</span>, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">bufo</span> toad].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chukar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/chuʹkah/ chukor /chuʹkaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> chukar chukors <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> chukar chukor)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010701a"><!--s010701a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a largely grey-and-black Indian partridge: <span class="bodyi">Alectoris chukar</span> [Hindi <span class="bodyi">cakor</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coup de main</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkooh də ʹmanh (<span class="bodyi">French</span> də mε)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> coups de main)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013644a"><!--s013644a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sudden forceful attack [French <span class="bodyi">coup de main</span> stroke of the hand].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ATB</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003356a"><!--s003356a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003334b"><!--s003334b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Advanced Technology Bomber.</p></div><a name="s003335b"><!--s003335b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>all-terrain bicycle.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acorn</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaykawn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000415a"><!--s000415a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the nut of the oak, a smooth hard oval fruit in a cuplike base [Old English <span class="bodyi">æcern</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boatbill</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006297a"><!--s006297a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small heron, native to Central and South America, with a broad flattened bill and a black crest: <span class="bodyi">Cochlearius cochlearius</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">complex sentence</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012175a"><!--s012175a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sentence that consists of a main clause and one or more subordinate clauses.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">damnatory</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdamnət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015110a"><!--s015110a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>expressing or causing condemnation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">casino</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹseenoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> casinos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009234a"><!--s009234a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a building or room used for gambling [Italian <span class="bodyi">casino</span>, from <span class="bodyi">casa</span> house, from Latin <span class="bodyi">casa</span> cabin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chukka</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchukə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010702a"><!--s010702a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010896b"><!--s010896b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chukker_or_chukka/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chukker</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s010897b"><!--s010897b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">chukka boot</span>) an ankle-length leather boot worn for playing polo.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dichotomy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dieʹkotəmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dichotomies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016589a"><!--s016589a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017275b"><!--s017275b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a division into two mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or things, or a contrast between them.</p></div><a name="s017276b"><!--s017276b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in botany, a repeated branching into two parts</p><p><span class="bodyb">dichotomous</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dichotomously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">dichotomia</span> from <span class="bodyi">dichotomos</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dicho/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dicho-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tomy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-tomy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coup d’état</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkooh dayʹtah (<span class="bodyi">French</span> deta)/ /ˌkooh dayʹtah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> coups d’état)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013645a"><!--s013645a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the violent overthrow of an existing government by a small group of rebels [French <span class="bodyi">coup d’état</span>, literally ‘stroke of state’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bug<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bug/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007765a"><!--s007765a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008060b"><!--s008060b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">technical</span> any of an order of insects with mouthparts that enable themit to pierce and suck: order Hemiptera.</p></div><a name="s008061b"><!--s008061b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any creeping or crawling insect commonly considered unpleasant or a pest, e.g. a bedbug.</p></div><a name="s008062b"><!--s008062b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> any micro-organism, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a disease-producing bacterium, or a disease caused by it.</p></div><a name="s008063b"><!--s008063b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an unexpected defect or imperfection.</p></div><a name="s008064b"><!--s008064b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a fault in a computer program.</p></div><a name="s008065b"><!--s008065b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a temporary enthusiasm; a craze.</p></div><a name="s008066b"><!--s008066b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a concealed listening device [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bugge</span> spectre, goblin, of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">at-bat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003357a"><!--s003357a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> in baseball, a player's official turn to bat.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anastomose</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹnastəmohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001882a"><!--s001882a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001864b"><!--s001864b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to interconnect by anastomosis <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s001865b"><!--s001865b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to join (parts, e.g. blood vessels) by anastomosis [prob back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anastomosis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anastomosis</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beancounter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004822a"><!--s004822a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal, often derog</span> an accountant.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acorn barnacle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000416a"><!--s000416a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a marine barnacle that forms an incrustation on coastal rocks: <span class="bodyi">Balanus balanoides</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boat deck</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006298a"><!--s006298a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the deck of a ship on which its lifeboats are carried.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">damned</span><small><span class="eSynop">/damd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (damnedest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015111a"><!--s015111a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> used as an intensive </p><p><i></i></p><p>I can't get my damned shoe on</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bean curd</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004823a"><!--s004823a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a soft cheeselike food that is much used in Eastern cooking and is prepared from soya-bean milk.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cask</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kahsk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009235a"><!--s009235a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009601b"><!--s009601b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a barrel-shaped container, usu for holding liquids.</p></div><a name="s009602b"><!--s009602b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a cask and its contents, or the quantity contained in a cask [French <span class="bodyi">casque</span> helmet, from Spanish <span class="bodyi">casco</span> potsherd, skull, helmet, from <span class="bodyi">cascar</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cascara/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cascara</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compliance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəmʹplie·əns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012176a"><!--s012176a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012630b"><!--s012630b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or process of complying with the wishes of others.</p></div><a name="s012631b"><!--s012631b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a disposition to yield to others.</p></div><a name="s012632b"><!--s012632b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in physics, the ability of an object to yield elastically when a force is applied, or a measure of this</p><p><span class="bodyb">compliant</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">compliantly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chukker <span class="bodyi">or</span> chukka</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchukə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010703a"><!--s010703a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of the periods of play in a polo game [Hindi <span class="bodyi">cakkar</span> circular course, from Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">cakra</span> wheel, circle].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dichroism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdiekrohiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016590a"><!--s016590a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017277b"><!--s017277b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the property of certain crystals differing in colour when viewed in the direction of two different axes.</p></div><a name="s017278b"><!--s017278b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the property of a surface of reflecting light of one colour and transmitting light of other colours <span class="bodyb">dichroic</span> /dieʹkrohik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">dichroos</span> two-coloured, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/di_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">di- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">chrōs</span> colour].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ATC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003358a"><!--s003358a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003336b"><!--s003336b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>air traffic control.</p></div><a name="s003337b"><!--s003337b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Air Training Corps.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bug<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (bugged, bugging)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007766a"><!--s007766a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008067b"><!--s008067b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to bother or annoy (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The noise was beginning to bug me</p>.</div><a name="s008068b"><!--s008068b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to plant a concealed listening device in (a place).</p></div><a name="s008069b"><!--s008069b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s001934c"><!--s001934c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to plant a concealed listening device in (a place).</p></div><a name="s001935c"><!--s001935c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to eavesdrop on (somebody) by means of a concealed listening device.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acorn worm</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000417a"><!--s000417a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a burrowing wormlike marine animal with an acorn-shaped proboscis: class Enteropneusta.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coup de théâtre</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkooh də tayʹahtr(ə)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> coups de théâtre)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013646a"><!--s013646a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014236b"><!--s014236b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sudden sensational turn of events, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a play.</p></div><a name="s014237b"><!--s014237b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a spectacular piece of staging or stagecraft [French <span class="bodyi">coup de théâtre</span> stroke of theatre].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anastomosis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əˌnastəʹmohsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> anastomoses /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001883a"><!--s001883a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001866b"><!--s001866b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the interconnecting of parts or branches of streams, leaf veins, blood vessels, etc.</p></div><a name="s001867b"><!--s001867b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the surgical joining of two hollow organs, e.g. the rejoining of the gut after part has been removed <span class="bodyb">anastomotic</span> /-ʹmotik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">anastomōsis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">anastomoun</span> to provide with an outlet, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ana_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ana-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">stoma</span> mouth].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boatel <span class="bodyi">or</span> botel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bohʹtel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006299a"><!--s006299a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a waterside hotel with berths to accommodate people travelling by boat [blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/boat1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">boat 1</span></span></a> and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hotel/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hotel</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">damnedest</span></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015112a"><!--s015112a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>✱ <span class="bodyb">do one's damnedest</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to try one's best to do something.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beanfeast</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004824a"><!--s004824a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a festivity or celebration.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bugaboo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbugəbooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bugaboos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007767a"><!--s007767a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a source of often imaginary fear or anxiety; a bogey [prob of Celtic origin and related to Welsh <span class="bodyi">bwcibo</span> the Devil, Cornish <span class="bodyi">buccaboo</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chukor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/chuʹkaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010704a"><!--s010704a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chukar/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chukar</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">casket</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahskit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009236a"><!--s009236a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009603b"><!--s009603b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small chest or box, usu ornamental, e.g. for jewels.</p></div><a name="s009604b"><!--s009604b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a coffin [Middle English, modification of Old French <span class="bodyi">cassette</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">casse</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/case2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">case 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acoustic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkoohstik/ acoustical /-kl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000418a"><!--s000418a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000493b"><!--s000493b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of sound, the sense of hearing, or acoustics.</p></div><a name="s000494b"><!--s000494b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>denoting a musical instrument having sound that is not electronically amplified.</p></div><a name="s000495b"><!--s000495b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>deadening or absorbing sound </p><p><i></i></p><p>acoustic panelling</p><p><span class="bodyb">acoustically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">akoustikos</span> of hearing, from <span class="bodyi">akouein</span> to hear].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/et, ayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003359a"><!--s003359a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eat/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eat</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anastrophe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹnastrəfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001884a"><!--s001884a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rhetorical device involving the reversal of the usual order of words, e.g. in <span class="bodyi">Never have I been so embarrassed</span> instead of <span class="bodyi">I have never been so embarrassed</span>, often used for emphasis [via medieval Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">anastrophē</span>, literally ‘turning back’, from <span class="bodyi">anastrephein</span> to turn back, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ana_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ana-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">strephein</span> to turn].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">complicate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkomplikayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012177a"><!--s012177a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012633b"><!--s012633b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (something) complex or difficult </p><p><i></i></p><p>Then, to complicate matters, his ex-wife turned up at the wedding</p>.</div><a name="s012634b"><!--s012634b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to combine (things), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in an involved or inextricable manner [Latin <span class="bodyi">complicatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">complicare</span> to fold together, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/com_or_col_or_con_or_cor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">com-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">plicare</span> to fold].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coup d'oeil</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkooh ʹduh·i (<span class="bodyi">French</span> dœːj)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> coups d'oeil)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013647a"><!--s013647a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a glance </p><p><i></i></p><p>We … endeavour now to present to the reader a coup d'oeil of the whole suite of apartments</p><p> Edward Bulwer-Lytton [French <span class="bodyi">coup d'oeil</span> stroke of the eye].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dichromate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dieʹkrohmayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016591a"><!--s016591a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an orange-to-red chromium salt containing two atoms of chromium in the molecule.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boater</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbohtə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006300a"><!--s006300a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a stiff straw hat with a shallow flat crown and a brim [orig worn while boating].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">damnify</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdamnifie/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (damnifies, damnified, damnifying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015113a"><!--s015113a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in law, to cause loss or injury to (somebody) <span class="bodyb">damnification</span> /-fiʹkayshən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old French <span class="bodyi">damnifier</span>, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">damnificus</span> injurious, from <span class="bodyi">damnum</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/damage1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">damage 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beanie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbeeni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004825a"><!--s004825a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small round tight-fitting hat covering the head [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bean/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bean</span></span></a> in the sense ‘head’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bugbear</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007768a"><!--s007768a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008070b"><!--s008070b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a source of persistent dread, concern, or difficulty </p><p><i></i></p><p>Inflation was the national bugbear</p>.</div><a name="s008071b"><!--s008071b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in folklore, a hobgoblin, traditionally one in the form of a bear [prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bug1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bug 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bear1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bear 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anat.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001885a"><!--s001885a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001868b"><!--s001868b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>anatomical.</p></div><a name="s001869b"><!--s001869b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>anatomy.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">casque</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kask/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009237a"><!--s009237a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009605b"><!--s009605b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a helmet.</p></div><a name="s009606b"><!--s009606b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in zoology, a structure resembling a helmet, e.g. on the bill of a hornbill [French <span class="bodyi">casque</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cask/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cask</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acoustic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000419a"><!--s000419a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/acoustics/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">acoustics</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dichromatic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diekrohʹmatik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016592a"><!--s016592a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017279b"><!--s017279b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having or using two colours.</p></div><a name="s017280b"><!--s017280b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of e.g. a bird species: having two colour varieties or colour phases independent of age or sex </p><p><i></i></p><p>Female cuckoos are dichromatic</p> <p><span class="bodyb">dichromatism</span> /dieʹkrohmətiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boathook</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006301a"><!--s006301a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pole with a hook at one end, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for fending off or holding boats alongside.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003360a"><!--s003360a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting:</p><a name="s003338b"><!--s003338b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the product of a specified process </p><p><i></i></p><p>distillate</p> <p><i></i></p><p>condensate</p>.</div><a name="s003339b"><!--s003339b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a chemical compound or complex <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anion/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anion</span></span></a> (negatively charged atom or group of atoms) derived from a specified compound or element </p><p><i></i></p><p>ferrate</p>.</div><a name="s003340b"><!--s003340b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the salt or ester of a specified acid with a name ending in <span class="bodyi">-ic</span> and not beginning with <span class="bodyi">hydro-</span> </p><p><i></i></p><p>sulphate</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">-at</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">-atus, -atum</span>, masc and neuter endings of past part.; (sense 2) scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">-atum</span>, from Latin].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coupe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koohp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013649a"><!--s013649a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014240b"><!--s014240b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small shallow dish with a stem.</p></div><a name="s014241b"><!--s014241b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a cold dessert of fruit and ice cream served in a coupe [French <span class="bodyi">coupe</span> cup, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">cuppa</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chum<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/chum/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010705a"><!--s010705a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal, dated</span> a close friend; a mate [perhaps by shortening and alteration from <span class="bodyi">chamber fellow</span> roommate].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beano</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbeenoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> beanos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004826a"><!--s004826a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a beanfeast [by shortening and alteration].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">complicated</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012178a"><!--s012178a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012635b"><!--s012635b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>difficult to analyse, understand, or explain.</p></div><a name="s012636b"><!--s012636b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>consisting of parts intricately combined</p><p><span class="bodyb">complicatedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">damning</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdaming/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015114a"><!--s015114a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>attesting to or suggesting guilt or error </p><p><i></i></p><p>The witness presented some damning evidence</p> <p><span class="bodyb">damningly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anathema</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹnathəmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001886a"><!--s001886a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001870b"><!--s001870b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody or something despised or unacceptable </p><p><i></i></p><p>opinions that are anathema to us</p>.</div><a name="s001871b"><!--s001871b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a ban or curse solemnly pronounced by ecclesiastical authority and accompanied by excommunication, or the person or thing that is the object of such a ban or curse.</p></div><a name="s001872b"><!--s001872b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000436c"><!--s000436c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a ban or curse solemnly pronounced by ecclesiastical authority and accompanied by excommunication, or the person or thing that is the object of such a ban or curse.</p></div><a name="s000437c"><!--s000437c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a vigorous denunciation; a curse </p><p><i></i></p><p>Thereupon Dan Cullen sat up on his crazy couch and pronounced anathema upon her and all her breed</p> — Jack London [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">anathema</span> thing devoted to evil, curse, from <span class="bodyi">anatithenai</span> to dedicate, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ana_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ana-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">tithenai</span> to put].</div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bug-eyed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007769a"><!--s007769a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>with eyes that protrude.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cassandra</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹsandrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009238a"><!--s009238a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who predicts misfortune or disaster</p><p>named after <span class="bodyi">Cassandra</span>, daughter of King Priam of Troy in Greek legend. Cassandra was given the gift of prophecy by Apollo, but he later decreed that she should never be believed</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chum<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (chummed, chumming)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010706a"><!--s010706a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Scot, informal</span> to accompany (somebody) as a friend.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003361a"><!--s003361a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting:</p><a name="s003341b"><!--s003341b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the office, function, or rank, period of office, etc, of the official or title-bearer specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>consulate</p> <p><i></i></p><p>doctorate</p>.</div><a name="s003342b"><!--s003342b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an individual or group of people holding a specified office or rank or having the function specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>electorate</p> <p><i></i></p><p>magistrate</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">-at</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">-atus</span>, noun suffix from <span class="bodyi">-atus</span>, past part. ending].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">damosel <span class="bodyi">or</span> damozel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdaməzel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015115a"><!--s015115a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a damsel [Old French <span class="bodyi">dameisele</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/damsel/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">damsel</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boathouse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboht·hows/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006302a"><!--s006302a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a shed for boats.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">complication</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kompliʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012179a"><!--s012179a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012637b"><!--s012637b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003297c"><!--s003297c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>intricacy or complexity.</p></div><a name="s003298c"><!--s003298c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of making something difficult, involved, or intricate.</p></div><a name="s003299c"><!--s003299c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a complex or intricate feature or element.</p></div><a name="s003300c"><!--s003300c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a factor or issue that occurs unexpectedly and changes existing plans, methods, or attitudes.</p></div></div><a name="s012638b"><!--s012638b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a secondary disease or condition developing in the course of a primary disease or condition </p><p><i></i></p><p>Eclampsia is a serious complication of pregnancy</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coupé</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoohpay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013648a"><!--s013648a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014238b"><!--s014238b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a two-door car that has a fixed roof and a sloping rear.</p></div><a name="s014239b"><!--s014239b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage for two passengers with an outside seat for the driver [French <span class="bodyi">coupé</span>,from past part. of <span class="bodyi">couper</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cope1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cope 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dichromic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dieʹkrohmik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016593a"><!--s016593a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dichromatic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dichromatic</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acoustic impedance</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000420a"><!--s000420a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/impedance/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">impedance</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beanpole</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004827a"><!--s004827a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004896b"><!--s004896b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a stick used to support a bean plant.</p></div><a name="s004897b"><!--s004897b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a very tall thin person.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anathematize <span class="bodyi">or</span> anathematise <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001887a"><!--s001887a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001873b"><!--s001873b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to curse (somebody or something).</p></div><a name="s001874b"><!--s001874b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to proclaim an anathema on (somebody or something).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bugger<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbugə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007770a"><!--s007770a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008072b"><!--s008072b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001936c"><!--s001936c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a disagreeable or contemptible person, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a man or boy.</p></div><a name="s001937c"><!--s001937c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a person of a specified kind </p><p><i></i></p><p>You poor bugger</p>.</div></div><a name="s008073b"><!--s008073b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a cause of annoyance or difficulty </p><p><i></i></p><p>It's a bugger of a thing to move</p>.</div><a name="s008074b"><!--s008074b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a man who has anal intercourse</p><p>Old French <span class="bodyi">bougre</span> heretic, sodomite, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">Bulgarus</span> Bulgarian. Bulgarians belonging to the Orthodox Church were regarded as heretics by the Catholic Church; heretics were traditionally suspected of forbidden sexual practices</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chummy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (chummier, chummiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010707a"><!--s010707a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> friendly; intimate</p><p><span class="bodyb">chummily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">chumminess</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cassata</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹsahtə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009239a"><!--s009239a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>ice cream containing fruit and nuts [Italian].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">complicit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəmʹplisit/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012180a"><!--s012180a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>participating in a wrongful act.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ate<sup>3</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ated</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003362a"><!--s003362a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming adjectives, with the meanings:</p><a name="s003343b"><!--s003343b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>being in or brought to the state specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>passionate</p> <p><i></i></p><p>inanimate</p>.</div><a name="s003344b"><!--s003344b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>characterized by having the thing specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>craniate</p> <p><i></i></p><p>loculated</p>.</div><a name="s003345b"><!--s003345b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>resembling or having the shape of the thing specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>pinnate</p> <p><i></i></p><p>foliate</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">-at</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">-atus</span>, past part. ending].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">couple<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkupl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013650a"><!--s013650a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014242b"><!--s014242b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>two things considered together; a pair.</p></div><a name="s014243b"><!--s014243b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) two people paired together; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> two people who are married or living together.</p></div><a name="s014244b"><!--s014244b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an indefinite small number; a few.</p></div><a name="s014245b"><!--s014245b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in mechanics, two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines and cause rotation</p><p><span class="bodyb">coupledom</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English, in the sense ‘pair, bond’ via early French <span class="bodyi">cople</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">copula</span> bond].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acoustics</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000421a"><!--s000421a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000496b"><!--s000496b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the science of sound </p><p><i></i></p><p>Acoustics is a branch of physics</p>.</div><a name="s000497b"><!--s000497b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the properties of a room, hall, etc that govern the quality of sound heard </p><p><i></i></p><p>The room has good acoustics</p> <span class="bodyb">acoustician</span> /akoohʹstish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">damp<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/damp/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015116a"><!--s015116a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>slightly or moderately wet</p><p><span class="bodyb">dampish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">damply</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dampness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bean sprouts</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004828a"><!--s004828a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the sprouts of bean seeds, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of the mung bean, used as a vegetable.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boatie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbohti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006303a"><!--s006303a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ</span> a person who enjoys going boating.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Anatolian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anəʹtohli·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001888a"><!--s001888a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001875b"><!--s001875b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Anatolia, which forms the greater part of Turkey.</p></div><a name="s001876b"><!--s001876b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a branch of the Indo-European language family consisting of a group of extinct languages of ancient Anatolia, including Hittite</p><p><span class="bodyb">Anatolian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dick</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016594a"><!--s016594a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017281b"><!--s017281b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span> the penis.</p></div><a name="s017282b"><!--s017282b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span> a contemptible person.</p></div><a name="s017283b"><!--s017283b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, dated, informal</span> a detective [<span class="bodyi">Dick</span>, nickname for <span class="bodyi">Richard</span>; (sense 3) prob by shortening and alteration].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bugger<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (buggered, buggering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007771a"><!--s007771a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span></p><a name="s008075b"><!--s008075b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to damage or ruin (something), usu because of incompetence.</p></div><a name="s008076b"><!--s008076b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to exhaust (somebody).</p></div><a name="s008077b"><!--s008077b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> (+ around/about) to cause (somebody) problems, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by being deliberately evasive or misleading </p><p><i></i></p><p>Don't bugger me about</p>.</div><a name="s008078b"><!--s008078b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to have anal intercourse with (somebody).</p></div><a name="s008079b"><!--s008079b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>used interjectionally to express contempt or annoyance </p><p><i></i></p><p>Bugger Tom! We'll go without him</p>.</div><a name="s008080b"><!--s008080b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to have anal intercourse with (somebody) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s008081b"><!--s008081b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, coarse slang</span> (+ around/about) to fool around, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by dithering or being indecisive.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chump</span><small><span class="eSynop">/chump/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010708a"><!--s010708a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010898b"><!--s010898b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a cut of lamb, mutton, or pork meat taken from between the loin and hindleg, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a lamb, mutton, or pork carcass.</p></div><a name="s010899b"><!--s010899b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a fool; a stupid person </p><p><i></i></p><p>Chumps always make the best husbands. When you marry, Sally, grab a chump</p><p> P G Wodehouse ✱ <span class="bodyb">off one's chump</span>.</p></div><a name="s010900b"><!--s010900b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, slang</span> crazy; mad [perhaps blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chunk/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chunk</span></span></a> and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lump1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lump 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ate<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003363a"><!--s003363a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming verbs, with the meanings:</p><a name="s003346b"><!--s003346b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to act in a specified way </p><p><i></i></p><p>pontificate</p> <p><i></i></p><p>remonstrate</p>.</div><a name="s003347b"><!--s003347b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to act in the way specified upon (somebody or something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>insulate</p> <p><i></i></p><p>assassinate</p>.</div><a name="s003348b"><!--s003348b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to change the state or status of (somebody or something) to that specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>activate</p> <p><i></i></p><p>metricate</p>.</div><a name="s003349b"><!--s003349b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to provide (somebody or something) with the thing specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>pollinate</p> <p><i></i></p><p>populate</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">-aten</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">-atus</span>, past part. ending].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">complicity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəmʹplisiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012181a"><!--s012181a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>association or participation in a wrongful act [French <span class="bodyi">complicité</span>, from <span class="bodyi">complice</span> accomplice, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">complic-, complex</span> partner, from Latin <span class="bodyi">complicare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/complicate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">complicate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acquaint</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkwaynt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000422a"><!--s000422a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(+ with) to cause (oneself or somebody else) to know something; to make (somebody) familiar with something </p><p><i></i></p><p>I went out … every day … to acquaint myself with what the island produced</p> — Defoe [Middle English <span class="bodyi">aquainten</span> via Old French <span class="bodyi">acointier</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">accognitare</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">accognoscere</span> to know perfectly, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">cognoscere</span> to know].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">couple<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013651a"><!--s013651a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014246b"><!--s014246b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to unite or link (one thing) with another </p><p><i></i></p><p>He coupled his praise with a request</p>.</div><a name="s014247b"><!--s014247b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to fasten (railway carriages or pieces of equipment) together <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s014248b"><!--s014248b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to copulate</p><p><span class="bodyb">coupler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s014249b"><!--s014249b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to come together to form a unit; to join.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cassava</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹsahvə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009240a"><!--s009240a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009607b"><!--s009607b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several species of tropical plants of the spurge family: genus <span class="bodyi">Manihot</span>.</p></div><a name="s009608b"><!--s009608b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the fleshy edible rootstock of a tropical plant of the spurge family, used as food this plant, which yields a nutritious starch [Spanish <span class="bodyi">cazabe</span> cassava bread, from Taino <span class="bodyi">caçábi</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bear<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/beə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bears <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> bear)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004829a"><!--s004829a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004898b"><!--s004898b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of a family of large heavy mammals with long shaggy hair and a short tail that feed largely on fruit and insects as well as on flesh: family Ursidae.</p></div><a name="s004899b"><!--s004899b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a surly, uncouth, or shambling person.</p></div><a name="s004900b"><!--s004900b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a person who sells securities or commodities in expectation of a fall in price: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bull1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bull 1</span></span></a> [Old English <span class="bodyi">bera</span>; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">brūn</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brown1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brown 1</span></span></a>; (sense 3) prob from proverbial phrase <span class="bodyi">selling the bearskin before catching the bear</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anatomical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anəʹtomikl/ anatomic <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001889a"><!--s001889a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of anatomy </p><p><i></i></p><p>an anatomical treatise</p><p><span class="bodyb">anatomically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boating</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006304a"><!--s006304a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the recreative activity of rowing and sailing in boats.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dickens</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdikinz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016595a"><!--s016595a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the dickens</span>) <span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">used as an interjection or intensive</span>) devil; deuce </p><p><i></i></p><p>What the dickens is going on?</p> <p>[euphemism].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">damp<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015117a"><!--s015117a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015684b"><!--s015684b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>moisture or humidity.</p></div><a name="s015685b"><!--s015685b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> (<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) moist air.</p></div><a name="s015686b"><!--s015686b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> discouragement [early Dutch or German <span class="bodyi">damp</span> vapour].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bugger all</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007772a"><!--s007772a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, coarse slang</span> nothing </p><p><i></i></p><p>There's bugger all else to do</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chum up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (chummed, chumming)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010709a"><!--s010709a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) to form a close friendship.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ated</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003364a"><!--s003364a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ate3_or_ated/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ate 3</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boatload</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006305a"><!--s006305a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the quantity of cargo or passengers that a boat is carrying or can carry </p><p><i></i></p><p>That boatload of people founded Dawson City</p> — Willa Cather.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compliment<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkomplimənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012182a"><!--s012182a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012639b"><!--s012639b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an expression of esteem, affection, or admiration; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a flattering remark </p><p><i></i></p><p>That is one great difference between us. Compliments always take you by surprise, and me never</p><p> Jane Austen.</p></div><a name="s012640b"><!--s012640b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) best wishes; regards </p><p><i></i></p><p>with the compliments of the management</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">return the compliment</span>.</p></div><a name="s012641b"><!--s012641b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="sb00000099"><!--sb00000099--></a><p>to respond with a compliment or favour to one received (also used ironically) [French <span class="bodyi">compliment</span> via Italian from Spanish <span class="bodyi">cumplimiento</span>, from <span class="bodyi">cumplir</span> to be courteous]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">compliment</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">complement</span>? These two words are easily confused. An expression of admiration is a <span class="bodyi">compliment</span>: <span class="bodyi">My compliments to the chef</span>; <span class="bodyi">The remark was intended as a compliment</span>. A <span class="bodyi">complement</span> is an accompaniment to something that sets off its good qualities (<span class="bodyi">Wine is the perfect complement to a good meal</span>), the full number of something (<span class="bodyi">The baby</span> <span class="bodyi">had the usual complement of arms and legs</span>), or a word or expression that completes a predicate. The verbs <span class="bodyi">compliment</span> and <span class="bodyi">complement</span> work in the same way: <span class="bodyi">May I compliment you on your cooking</span>?; <span class="bodyi">Their characters may be different, but they complement each other well.</span> See also note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/complement1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">complement 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bear<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> bore /baw/) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> borne /bawn/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004830a"><!--s004830a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004901b"><!--s004901b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to carry or transport.</p></div><a name="s004902b"><!--s004902b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to show (a feeling).</p></div><a name="s004903b"><!--s004903b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to conduct (oneself) in a particular way </p><p><i></i></p><p>She bore herself with dignity.</p>.</div><a name="s004904b"><!--s004904b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to have or show as a feature </p><p><i></i></p><p>He bears the scars of a failed marriage</p>.</div><a name="s004905b"><!--s004905b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to have (a name).</p></div><a name="s004906b"><!--s004906b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s001030c"><!--s001030c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to give birth to.</p></div><a name="s001031c"><!--s001031c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>of a plant or tree: to produce (fruit or flowers).</p></div></div><a name="s004907b"><!--s004907b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s001032c"><!--s001032c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to support the weight of.</p></div><a name="s001033c"><!--s001033c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to tolerate.</p></div><a name="s001034c"><!--s001034c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to sustain or incur </p><p><i></i></p><p>to bear the cost</p>.</div></div><a name="s004908b"><!--s004908b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to go in a specified direction </p><p><i></i></p><p>to bear right</p>.</div><a name="s004909b"><!--s004909b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>(+ on) to be relevant to something.</p></div><a name="s004910b"><!--s004910b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>to produce fruit.</p></div><a name="s004911b"><!--s004911b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>(+ with) to show patience or indulgence towards somebody </p><p><i></i></p><p>Bear with me a little longer.</p> <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</div><a name="s004912b"><!--s004912b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><a name="s001035c"><!--s001035c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to carry or transport (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>People came bearing gifts</p>.</div><a name="s001036c"><!--s001036c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to carry or own (something) as equipment </p><p><i></i></p><p>the right to bear arms</p>.</div><a name="s001037c"><!--s001037c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to entertain (a feeling) mentally </p><p><i></i></p><p>I bear no malice towards him</p>.</div><a name="s001038c"><!--s001038c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to behave or conduct (oneself) </p><p><i></i></p><p>bore himself with dignity at all times</p>.</div><a name="s001039c"><!--s001039c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>to have or show (something) as a feature </p><p><i></i></p><p>bears the scars of a failed marriage</p>.</div><a name="s001040c"><!--s001040c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">f</span><br/><p>to give (something) as testimony </p><p><i></i></p><p>Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour</p> — Bible.</div><a name="s001041c"><!--s001041c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">g</span><br/><p>to have (a name) as an identification.</p></div></div><a name="s004913b"><!--s004913b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><a name="s001042c"><!--s001042c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to give birth to (a baby).</p></div><a name="s001043c"><!--s001043c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to produce (fruit or flowers) as yield.</p></div></div><a name="s004914b"><!--s004914b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><a name="s001044c"><!--s001044c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to support the weight of (something).</p></div><a name="s001045c"><!--s001045c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to tolerate or accept the presence of (something or somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>could hardly bear the pain</p>.</div><a name="s001046c"><!--s001046c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to sustain or incur (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The company will bear the cost</p>.</div><a name="s001047c"><!--s001047c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to allow or admit of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>It won't bear repeating</p> <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</div></div><a name="s004915b"><!--s004915b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">15</span><br/><p>said of a path or road: to go or extend in a specified direction.</p></div><a name="s004916b"><!--s004916b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">16</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + on) to become directed </p><p><i></i></p><p>brought guns to bear on the target</p>.</div><a name="s004917b"><!--s004917b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">17</span><br/><p>(+ on) to apply or have relevance to something </p><p><i></i></p><p>the facts bearing on the situation</p>.</div><a name="s004918b"><!--s004918b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">18</span><br/><p>to produce fruit; to yield.</p></div><a name="s004919b"><!--s004919b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">19</span><br/><p>(+ with) to show patience or indulgence towards somebody ✱ <span class="bodyb">bear fruit</span> to have good results.</p></div><a name="s004920b"><!--s004920b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">20</span><br/><p>said of work or efforts: to be productive or have good results ✱ <span class="bodyb">bring to bear</span> to make use of.</p></div><a name="s004921b"><!--s004921b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">21</span><br/><p>to aim a gun</p><p><span class="bodyb">bearable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bearably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">beran</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coupler</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013652a"><!--s013652a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014250b"><!--s014250b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something that couples two things.</p></div><a name="s014251b"><!--s014251b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a device on a keyboard instrument by which keyboards or keys are connected to play together.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">damp<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015118a"><!--s015118a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015687b"><!--s015687b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make dampen (something).</p></div><a name="s015688b"><!--s015688b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + down) to restrain or control (an activity, condition, etc).</p></div><a name="s015689b"><!--s015689b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + down) to reduce the air supply to (a fire) so that it becomes less intense.</p></div><a name="s015690b"><!--s015690b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in physics, to decrease the amplitude of (an oscillation or wave) progressively.</p></div><a name="s015691b"><!--s015691b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in music, to decrease the vibration of (the strings of an instrument).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dickensian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹkenzi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016596a"><!--s016596a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017284b"><!--s017284b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>characteristic of the novels of Charles Dickens (d.1870), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in relation to the social conditions of the Victorian age they describe.</p></div><a name="s017285b"><!--s017285b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of Charles Dickens d.1870, English novelist who wrote about contemporary social problems, or his novels.</p></div><a name="s017286b"><!--s017286b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>of or suggestive of aspects of Victorian England, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> urban squalor or conviviality.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anatomise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹnatəmiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001890a"><!--s001890a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anatomize_or_anatomise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anatomize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">casserole<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkasərohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009241a"><!--s009241a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009609b"><!--s009609b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a heatproof covered dish in which food may be cooked, usu slowly in an oven, and served.</p></div><a name="s009610b"><!--s009610b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the savoury food cooked and served in a casserole [French <span class="bodyi">casserole</span> saucepan, from early French <span class="bodyi">casse</span> ladle, dripping pan, ultimately from Greek <span class="bodyi">kyathos</span> ladle].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bugger off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007773a"><!--s007773a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, coarse slang</span> to go away.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acquaintance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkwaynt(ə)ns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000423a"><!--s000423a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000498b"><!--s000498b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) personal knowledge; familiarity.</p></div><a name="s000499b"><!--s000499b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody one knows slightly.</p></div><a name="s000500b"><!--s000500b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000126c"><!--s000126c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>somebody one knows but who is not a particularly close friend.</p></div><a name="s000127c"><!--s000127c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the people with whom one is acquainted ✱ <span class="bodyb">make the acquaintance of</span> to meet or come to know (somebody)</p><p><span class="bodyb">acquaintanceship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chunder</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchundə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (chundered, chundering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010710a"><!--s010710a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Aus, informal</span> to vomit [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">atelier</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹteliay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003365a"><!--s003365a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an artist's or designer's studio or workroom [French <span class="bodyi">atelier</span> workshop].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boatman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> boatmen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006306a"><!--s006306a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who works with, looks after, or hires out boats, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> pleasure boats</p><p><span class="bodyb">boatmanship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">boatsmanship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compliment<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkompliment/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012183a"><!--s012183a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012642b"><!--s012642b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + on) to pay a compliment to (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She complimented him on his singing</p>.</div><a name="s012643b"><!--s012643b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> (<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) to present (somebody) with a token of esteem </p><p><i></i></p><p>He complimented her with a bouquet of flowers</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anatomist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹnatəmist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001891a"><!--s001891a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001877b"><!--s001877b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who studies or is an expert in anatomy.</p></div><a name="s001878b"><!--s001878b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody who analyses something minutely and critically </p><p><i></i></p><p>an anatomist of modern society</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">damp course</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015119a"><!--s015119a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a horizontal damp-resistant layer near the ground in a masonry wall.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acquaintance rape</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000424a"><!--s000424a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>rape committed by a person known to the victim.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">couplet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkuplit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013653a"><!--s013653a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of two successive, usu rhyming, lines of verse [early French <span class="bodyi">coplet</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">cople</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/couple1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">couple 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chunk</span><small><span class="eSynop">/chungk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010711a"><!--s010711a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010901b"><!--s010901b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a lump, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one of a firm or hard material, e.g. wood.</p></div><a name="s010902b"><!--s010902b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a fairly large quantity </p><p><i></i></p><p>He put a sizable chunk of money on the race</p> <p>[perhaps alteration of English dialect <span class="bodyi">chuck</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chuck3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chuck 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">casserole<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009242a"><!--s009242a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to cook (food) slowly in a casserole.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dicker<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdikə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (dickered, dickering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016597a"><!--s016597a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017287b"><!--s017287b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to bargain or haggle.</p></div><a name="s017288b"><!--s017288b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to hesitate or dither</p><p><span class="bodyb">dickerer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bearable</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004831a"><!--s004831a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>able to be borne or tolerated</p><p><span class="bodyb">bearably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buggery</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007774a"><!--s007774a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>anal intercourse.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">a tempo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ah ʹtempoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003366a"><!--s003366a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a piece of music: to be performed in the original time [Italian <span class="bodyi">a tempo</span>, literally ‘in time’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boat people</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006307a"><!--s006307a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>refugees, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from Vietnam, who set sail in boats to find a country that is willing to admit them.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anatomize <span class="bodyi">or</span> anatomise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹnatəmiez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001892a"><!--s001892a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001879b"><!--s001879b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to dissect (a corpse).</p></div><a name="s001880b"><!--s001880b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to analyse (something) minutely and critically.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">complimentary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kompliʹment(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012184a"><!--s012184a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012644b"><!--s012644b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>expressing or containing a compliment </p><p><i></i></p><p>a complimentary remark</p>.</div><a name="s012645b"><!--s012645b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>given free as a courtesy or favour </p><p><i></i></p><p>complimentary tickets</p> <a name="sb000000100"><!--sb000000100--></a><p><span class="bodyb">complimentarily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">complimentary</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">complementary</span>? There is the same difference in meaning between <span class="bodyi">complimentary</span> and <span class="bodyi">complementary</span> as between their respective nouns. A <span class="bodyi">complimentary</span> remark is flattering and expresses admiration. A <span class="bodyi">complimentary</span> ticket or <span class="bodyi">complimentary</span> copy of a book is given free. <span class="bodyi">Complementary</span>, on the other hand, refers to the relationship between things or people that go well together: <span class="bodyi">complementary colours</span>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dampen</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (dampened, dampening)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015120a"><!--s015120a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015692b"><!--s015692b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (something) damp.</p></div><a name="s015693b"><!--s015693b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to reduce the strength or intensity of (feelings) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Nothing could dampen his spirits</p>.</div><a name="s015694b"><!--s015694b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to decrease the vibration or oscillation of (sound waves)</p><p><span class="bodyb">dampener</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acquainted</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000425a"><!--s000425a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) said of people: having met one another socially; on familiar but not intimate terms.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chunky</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (chunkier, chunkiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010712a"><!--s010712a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010903b"><!--s010903b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>broad and heavy; stocky.</p></div><a name="s010904b"><!--s010904b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>filled with chunks </p><p><i></i></p><p>chunky marmalade</p>.</div><a name="s010905b"><!--s010905b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of materials, clothes, etc: thick and heavy</p><p><span class="bodyb">chunkiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coupling</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013654a"><!--s013654a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent parts or objects, e.g. electrical circuits or railway carriages.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cassette</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹset/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009243a"><!--s009243a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009611b"><!--s009611b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small case containing magnetic tape that can be inserted into a recording or playback device.</p></div><a name="s009612b"><!--s009612b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a lightproof container holding film that can be inserted into a camera [French <span class="bodyi">cassette</span> casket, dimin. of early French <span class="bodyi">casse</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/case2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">case 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dicker<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016598a"><!--s016598a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017289b"><!--s017289b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of bargaining or haggling.</p></div><a name="s017290b"><!--s017290b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something got by bargaining or haggling.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Buggins's turn <span class="bodyi">or</span> Buggins’ turn</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbuginz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007775a"><!--s007775a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> the system or principle of awarding an appointment or promotion to the person next in line according to seniority, length of service, etc, regardless of merit [</p><p>from the name <span class="bodyi">Buggins</span>, which occurs in Trollope and other 19th-cent. literature; the phrase first appears in print in a letter or Admiral Fisher during the First World War: ‘Some day the Empire will go down because it is Buggins's turn</p>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bearbaiting</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbeəbayting/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004832a"><!--s004832a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the practice of setting dogs on a captive bear, which was formerly a popular entertainment.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boat race</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006308a"><!--s006308a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006579b"><!--s006579b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a race between rowing crews.</p></div><a name="s006580b"><!--s006580b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Boat Race</span>) the annual race between the rowing eights of Oxford and Cambridge Universities, held on the River Thames between Putney and Mortlake in London.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Athabaskan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹathəʹbaskən/ Athapaskan /-ʹpaskən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003367a"><!--s003367a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003350b"><!--s003350b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a language of a family of the Na-Dené group of N America.</p></div><a name="s003351b"><!--s003351b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a member of a people speaking an Athabaskan language</p><p><span class="bodyb">Athabaskan</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Cree <span class="bodyi">Athap-askaw</span>, an Athabaskan people, literally ‘grass or reeds here and there’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anatomy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹnatəmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> anatomies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001893a"><!--s001893a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001881b"><!--s001881b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000438c"><!--s000438c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the branch of biology or medicine that deals with the structure of people, animals, and plants.</p></div><a name="s000439c"><!--s000439c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the process of separating the parts of people, animals, and plants in order to ascertain their position, relations, structure, and function; dissection.</p></div></div><a name="s001882b"><!--s001882b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>structural make-up, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of an organism or part of it.</p></div><a name="s001883b"><!--s001883b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a detailed analysis of any kind </p><p><i></i></p><p>The anatomy of British society</p><p><span class="bodyb">anatomical</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">anatomically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">anatomist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s001884b"><!--s001884b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> the human body [Middle English via French and late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">anatomē</span> dissection, from <span class="bodyi">anatemnein</span> to dissect, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ana_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ana-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">temnein</span> to cut].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compliment slip <span class="bodyi">or</span> compliments slip</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012185a"><!--s012185a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a slip of paper bearing a company's name and address, sent with goods in place of a covering letter.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">damper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015121a"><!--s015121a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015695b"><!--s015695b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in music, a small felted block which prevents or stops the vibration of a piano string.</p></div><a name="s015696b"><!--s015696b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a device, e.g. a shock absorber, designed to reduce vibration or bring a mechanism to rest with minimum oscillation.</p></div><a name="s015697b"><!--s015697b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a valve or plate in the flue of a furnace for regulating the draught.</p></div><a name="s015698b"><!--s015698b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Aus, NZ</span> a loaf or scone of unleavened bread made with flour and water and baked in the ashes of a fire ✱ <span class="bodyb">put a damper on</span> to have a dulling or restraining influence on (somebody or something).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acquiesce</span><small><span class="eSynop">/akweeʹes/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000426a"><!--s000426a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + in) to submit or comply tacitly or passively </p><p><i></i></p><p>Mr Trotter acquiesced in this agreeable proposal</p> — Dickens<p><span class="bodyb">acquiescence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">acquiescent</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">acquiescer</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">acquiescere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">quiescere</span> to be quiet, from <span class="bodyi">quies</span> quiet, rest].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Chunnel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchunl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010713a"><!--s010713a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Chunnel</span>) <span class="bodyi">informal</span> the railway tunnel under the English Channel linking England and France [blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/channel1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">channel 1</span></span></a> and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tunnel1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tunnel 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cassia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkasi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009244a"><!--s009244a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009613b"><!--s009613b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/senna/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">senna</span></span></a> (1).</p></div><a name="s009614b"><!--s009614b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a coarse cinnamon bark obtained from a tropical Asian tree [Old English via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">kassia</span>, of Semitic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coupon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoohpon/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013655a"><!--s013655a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014252b"><!--s014252b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a ticket or voucher that entitles the holder to something, e.g. a free gift, discount or a share in rationed food, etc.</p></div><a name="s014253b"><!--s014253b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a voucher that entitles the holder to a share in rationed food, clothing, etc.</p></div><a name="s014254b"><!--s014254b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a part of a printed advertisement to be cut off for use as an order or enquiry form.</p></div><a name="s014255b"><!--s014255b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a printed entry form for a competition, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the football pools.</p></div><a name="s014256b"><!--s014256b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s003552c"><!--s003552c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a part of a bond, stating how much and when interest is due, that is detached and presented for the payment of this interest.</p></div><a name="s003553c"><!--s003553c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the rate of interest paid upon a fixed-interest stock or bond [French <span class="bodyi">coupon</span>, literally ‘piece cut off’, from <span class="bodyi">couper</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cope1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cope 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Athanasian Creed</span><small><span class="eSynop">/athəʹnayzh(ə)n, -sh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003368a"><!--s003368a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Christian statement of belief originating in Europe about <span class="bodysc">ad</span> 430 that defines the threefold nature of God in the Trinity and the Incarnation of God as Jesus Christ [named after St <span class="bodyi">Athanasius</span> d.373, Greek theologian, formerly believed to have written it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boatswain <span class="bodyi">or</span> bosun <span class="bodyi">or</span> bo's’n</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbohs(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006309a"><!--s006309a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a petty officer on a merchant vessel or warrant officer in the navy who supervises all work done on deck and is responsible <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for routine maintenance of the ship's structure [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bootswein</span>,from <span class="bodyi">boot</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/boat1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">boat 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">swein</span> boy, servant, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/swain/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">swain</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dickeybird</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016600a"><!--s016600a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017293b"><!--s017293b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>used by or to children: a small bird.</p></div><a name="s017294b"><!--s017294b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> so much as a single word </p><p><i></i></p><p>I never said a dickeybird</p> <p>[<span class="bodyi">Dicky</span>, nickname for <span class="bodyi">Richard</span>; (sense 2) rhyming slang <span class="bodyi">dickeybird</span> word].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anatomy art</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001894a"><!--s001894a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001885b"><!--s001885b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a form of sculpture in which preserved human and animal bodies are exhibited in such a way as to show their structure, muscles, and internal organs: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/plastination/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">plastination</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s001886b"><!--s001886b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>painting that illustrates the structure of human or animal bodies in a creative and artistic way.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beard<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/biəd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004833a"><!--s004833a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004922b"><!--s004922b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the hair that grows on the lower part of a man's face, usu excluding the moustache.</p></div><a name="s004923b"><!--s004923b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a hairy or bristly appendage or tuft, e.g. on a goat's chin or an ear of barley</p><p><span class="bodyb">bearded</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">beardless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">beard</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buggy<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbugi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> buggies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007776a"><!--s007776a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008082b"><!--s008082b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a lightweight foldable pushchair.</p></div><a name="s008083b"><!--s008083b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a motor vehicle of basic design, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one for use on beaches or a lunar exploration vehicle.</p></div><a name="s008084b"><!--s008084b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a light one-horse carriage </p><p><i></i></p><p>Go get your horse and buggy and we'll go tonight!</p><p> Emily Dickinson [origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compline</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkomplin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012186a"><!--s012186a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012646b"><!--s012646b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the last of the daily religious services making up the Divine Office, said before retiring at night.</p></div><a name="s012647b"><!--s012647b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the last of the canonical hours, said before retiring at night [Middle English <span class="bodyi">complie, compline</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">complie</span>, modification of late Latin <span class="bodyi">completa</span>, fem past part. of <span class="bodyi">complēre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/complete1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">complete 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">damping</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdamping/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015122a"><!--s015122a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015699b"><!--s015699b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in physics, a decrease of amplitude of oscillation, e.g. caused by friction or resistance.</p></div><a name="s015700b"><!--s015700b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a method for decreasing amplitude of oscillation.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acquire</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkwie·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000427a"><!--s000427a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000501b"><!--s000501b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to gain or come into possession of (something), often by unspecified means.</p></div><a name="s000502b"><!--s000502b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to gain (something) as a new characteristic or ability ✱ <span class="bodyb">acquired taste</span> something one likes increasingly over time</p><p><span class="bodyb">acquirable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">acquirement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">acquirer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">aqueren</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">acquirere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">quaerere</span> to seek, obtain].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chunter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchuntə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (chuntered, chuntering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010714a"><!--s010714a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">often</span> + on) to talk or mutter incessantly and usu complainingly irrelevantly [prob imitative].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cassis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kaʹsees/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009245a"><!--s009245a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sweet purple liqueur made from blackcurrants [French <span class="bodyi">cassis</span> blackcurrant, from Latin <span class="bodyi">cassia</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boatswain's chair</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006310a"><!--s006310a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a support suspended by ropes and pulleys and used for work high on the side of a ship, tall building, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anatto</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹnatoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001895a"><!--s001895a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/annatto_or_anatto/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">annatto</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dickey bow <span class="bodyi">or</span> dicky bow</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016601a"><!--s016601a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a bow tie [see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dickey_or_dicky/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dickey</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beard<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004834a"><!--s004834a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to confront and oppose (somebody) with boldness, resolution, and often effrontery; to defy (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was resolved … at all hazards to retrace his steps and beard the enemy again in his capital</p> — William Hickling Prescott [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/beard1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">beard 1</span></span></a>; from the idea of facing an opponent].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Athapaskan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹathəʹpaskən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003369a"><!--s003369a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/athabaskan/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Athabaskan</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">courage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkurij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013656a"><!--s013656a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>mental or moral strength to confront and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty; bravery ✱ <span class="bodyb">have the courage of one's convictions</span> to be brave enough to do what one thinks is right, irrespective of the obstacles in one's way ✱ <span class="bodyb">take courage</span> to summon up the necessary courage to do something difficult or dangerous [Middle English <span class="bodyi">corage</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">cor</span> heart].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seacock</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054176a"><!--s054176a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a valve in the hull of a vessel through which water may be let in or pumped out.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">smithy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsmidhi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> smithies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056908a"><!--s056908a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the workshop of a smith; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a blacksmith's forge.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sporozoite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/spawrəʹzoh·iet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058274a"><!--s058274a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an infectious form of some sporozoans that is a product of sporogony and initiates an asexual cycle in the new host [Latin <span class="bodyi">Sporozoa</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sporozoan/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sporozoan</span></span></a>) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ite1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ite 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tercentenary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tuhsənʹteenəri, -ʹtenəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> tercentenaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062373a"><!--s062373a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a 300th anniversary or its celebration</p><p><span class="bodyb">tercentenary</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">tercentennial</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stopple<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059640a"><!--s059640a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to seal (a bottle or other container) with a stopper; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stopper2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stopper 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">whoredom</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069202a"><!--s069202a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the practice of prostitution.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shipwreck<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055542a"><!--s055542a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059196b"><!--s059196b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cause (somebody or a ship) to undergo shipwreck.</p></div><a name="s059197b"><!--s059197b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to ruin (somebody or something).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">toplofty</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063738a"><!--s063738a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> haughty or condescending.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Upanishad</span><small><span class="eSynop">/oohʹpanishad/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066470a"><!--s066470a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a collection of philosophical treatises on the nature of the universe, the deity, and humankind, which form part of Hindu scriptures [Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">upaniṣad</span>, literally ‘act of sitting down near’, from <span class="bodyi">upa</span> near to + <span class="bodyi">ni</span> down + <span class="bodyi">sīdati</span> he sits, from the idea of sitting at the feet of a master].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turbocharger</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065104a"><!--s065104a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a compressor device, usu powered by a turbine driven by exhaust gases, that is used to supercharge an internal-combustion engine.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">voicemail</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067836a"><!--s067836a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a system for storing telephone messages in digitalized form so that they can be retrieved at a later time at the user's convenience.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swash<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/swosh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061006a"><!--s061006a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s065887b"><!--s065887b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of water: to move with a splashing sound.</p></div><a name="s065888b"><!--s065888b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to swagger [prob imitative].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sea cow</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054177a"><!--s054177a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of two aquatic plant-eating mammals, the dugong or the manatee.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sporran</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsporən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058275a"><!--s058275a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a leather pouch sometimes trimmed with fur, that is worn hanging in front of the kilt with men's traditional Highland dress [Scottish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">sporan</span> purse].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">smitten</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsmit(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056909a"><!--s056909a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/smite/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">smite</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">voice-over</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067837a"><!--s067837a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073523b"><!--s073523b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the voice of an unseen narrator in a film or television programme.</p></div><a name="s073524b"><!--s073524b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the voice of a visible character in a film or television programme indicating their thoughts.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">whorehouse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhawhows/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069203a"><!--s069203a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a brothel.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tercentennial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tuhsənʹteni·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062374a"><!--s062374a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tercentenary</p><p><span class="bodyb">tercentennial</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upas</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹyoohpəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066471a"><!--s066471a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072090b"><!--s072090b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a tall Asiatic and E Indian evergreen tree of the fig family with a poisonous milky juice that acts on the heart and is used as an arrow poison: <span class="bodyi">Antiaris toxicaria</span>.</p></div><a name="s072091b"><!--s072091b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a poisonous concentrate of the juice of a upas tree [Malay <span class="bodyi">pohon upas</span> poison tree].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">topmast</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtopmahst, ʹtopməst/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063739a"><!--s063739a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mast fixed on top of the section of mast that rises from the deck.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shipwright</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshipriet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055543a"><!--s055543a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person skilled in ship construction and repair.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stop press</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059641a"><!--s059641a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064302b"><!--s064302b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>late news added to a newspaper after printing has begun.</p></div><a name="s064303b"><!--s064303b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the space reserved for this.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turbofan</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065105a"><!--s065105a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070518b"><!--s070518b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s019336c"><!--s019336c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a fan that is directly connected to and driven by a turbine and is used to supply air for cooling, ventilation, or combustion.</p></div><a name="s019337c"><!--s019337c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an extra large fan of this kind in front of the main compressor of a jet engine.</p></div></div><a name="s070519b"><!--s070519b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a jet engine with a turbine-driven fan that forces air into the exhaust gases to increase thrust turbofan.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sea cucumber</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054178a"><!--s054178a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sea animal any of several species of holothurians (sea animals with a long flexible muscular body; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/holothurian/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">holothurian</span></span></a>), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one whose body is cucumber-shaped, some species of which are used as food: class Holothuroidea.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swash<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061007a"><!--s061007a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s065889b"><!--s065889b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a body of splashing water, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> seawater rushing up a beach when a wave breaks.</p></div><a name="s065890b"><!--s065890b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a dashing of water against or on something.</p></div><a name="s065891b"><!--s065891b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a narrow channel of water lying within a sandbank or between a sandbank and the shore.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sport<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/spawt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058276a"><!--s058276a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062513b"><!--s062513b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s017176c"><!--s017176c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an activity or game requiring physical skill and having a set of rules, engaged in by individuals or teams for exercise or recreation or as a profession.</p></div><a name="s017177c"><!--s017177c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>such activities collectively.</p></div></div><a name="s062514b"><!--s062514b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the activities of hunting, shooting, or fishing; the catch or kill from these </p><p><i></i></p><p>Boat anglers enjoyed good sport with cod, a few dogfish and rays</p><p> Anglers’ Mail.</p></div><a name="s062515b"><!--s062515b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a source of diversion or recreation; a pastime </p><p><i></i></p><p>to have his fireside enlivened by the sports and nonsense … of a child</p><p> Jane Austen </p><p><i></i></p><p>The transition to the sport of window-breaking … was easy and natural</p><p> Dickens.</p></div><a name="s062516b"><!--s062516b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> sexual play </p><p><i></i></p><p>When the blood is made dull with the act of sport</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div><a name="s062517b"><!--s062517b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span>(+ of) something tossed about like a plaything </p><p><i></i></p><p>Men are the sport of circumstances, when the circumstances seem the sport of men</p><p> Byron.</p></div><a name="s062518b"><!--s062518b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a generous-minded and sociable person who takes criticism or teasing well.</p></div><a name="s062519b"><!--s062519b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a laughing stock </p><p><i></i></p><p>A single woman, with a very narrow income, must be a ridiculous, disagreeable old maid, the proper sport of boys and girls</p><p> Jane Austen.</p></div><a name="s062520b"><!--s062520b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s017178c"><!--s017178c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>entertainment or pleasure, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from a sport such as hunting.</p></div><a name="s017179c"><!--s017179c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a source of pleasure or amusement.</p></div></div><a name="s062521b"><!--s062521b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a playboy or gambler.</p></div><a name="s062522b"><!--s062522b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ, informal</span> used as a form of familiar address, chiefly to men.</p></div><a name="s062523b"><!--s062523b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>a biological individual, or a part of one, exhibiting a sudden deviation from type beyond the normal limits of variation, usu as a result of mutation; a freak of nature ✱ <span class="bodyb">in sport</span> for fun; in fun </p><p><i></i></p><p>I know there is a proverb, ‘Love me, love my dog’: but that is not always so very practicable … if the dog be set upon you to … snap at you in sport</p><p> Charles Lamb ✱ <span class="bodyb">make sport of/at</span> <span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to make fun of (somebody or something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>If I suspect without cause, why then make sport at me, then let me be your jest</p><p> Shakespeare </p><p><i></i></p><p>He may, indeed, love to make sport of people by vexing their vanity</p><p> James Boswell ✱ <span class="bodyb">the sport of kings</span> horse racing</p><p><span class="bodyb">sportful</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">sportfully</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">sportfulness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">sporte</span> via Anglo-French from Old French <span class="bodyi">desport</span> pastime, recreation, sport, from <span class="bodyi">se desporter</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sport2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sport 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">voice part</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067838a"><!--s067838a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/voice1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">voice<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (3e).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">terce <span class="bodyi">or</span> Terce</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tuhs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062371a"><!--s062371a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the third of the canonical hours, daily religious service making up the Divine Office, observed at 9 a.m [Middle English, in the senses ‘third, terce’: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tierce/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tierce</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">smock<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/smok/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056910a"><!--s056910a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s060899b"><!--s060899b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a protective outer garment worn e.g. by artists.</p></div><a name="s060900b"><!--s060900b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s016587c"><!--s016587c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a protective outer garment worn e.g. by artists.</p></div><a name="s016588c"><!--s016588c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a garment resembling a long loose shirt or dress gathered into a yoke and decorated with smocking, formerly worn by farm labourers.</p></div><a name="s016589c"><!--s016589c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a similar garment worn <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by pregnant women.</p></div></div><a name="s060901b"><!--s060901b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s016590c"><!--s016590c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a light loose garment resembling this, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in being gathered into a yoke, worn by pregnant women.</p></div><a name="s016591c"><!--s016591c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> a garment of this kind [Old English <span class="bodyi">smoc</span> woman's loose undergarment].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swash<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/swosh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061008a"><!--s061008a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in printing, said of a letter: having strokes ending in a flourish [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">whoremaster</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069204a"><!--s069204a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a man who consorts with prostitutes or is given to lechery.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upbeat<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066472a"><!--s066472a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an unaccented beat in a musical bar, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the last beat of the bar.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sea dog</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054179a"><!--s054179a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a veteran sailor.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">topmost</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtopmohst/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063740a"><!--s063740a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>highest of all.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turbojet</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065106a"><!--s065106a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070520b"><!--s070520b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a jet engine in which a compressor, driven by power from a turbine, supplies compressed air to the combustion chamber and in which thrust is derived from the rearward expulsion of hot gases.</p></div><a name="s070521b"><!--s070521b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an aircraft powered by engines of this kind.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stop signal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059642a"><!--s059642a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stop_light/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stop light</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shipyard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055544a"><!--s055544a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a yard, place, or enclosure where ships are built or repaired.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sport<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058277a"><!--s058277a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062524b"><!--s062524b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to wear (something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> something distinctive) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was sporting a bright yellow tie</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s062525b"><!--s062525b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> to play about happily; to frolic </p><p><i></i></p><p>lambs sporting in the meadow</p>.</div><a name="s062526b"><!--s062526b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) to dally or trifle amorously </p><p><i></i></p><p>to sport with Amaryllis in the shade, or with the tangles of Neaera's hair</p><p> Milton.</p></div><a name="s062527b"><!--s062527b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in biology, to deviate or vary abruptly from type, e.g. by bud variation; to mutate</p><p><span class="bodyb">sporter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">sporten</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">se desporter</span> to divert or amuse oneself, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">portare</span> to carry].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">voiceprint</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067839a"><!--s067839a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a graph of sound frequencies and amplitudes in the voice that is hypothetically distinctive for each person [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/voice1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">voice 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-print</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fingerprint1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fingerprint 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tercet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtuhsit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062375a"><!--s062375a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit or group of three lines of verse [Italian <span class="bodyi">terzetto</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">terzo</span> third, from Latin <span class="bodyi">tertius</span> third].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swashbuckler</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹswoshbuklə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061009a"><!--s061009a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a swaggering adventurer or daredevil</p><p><span class="bodyb">swashbuckling</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/swash1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">swash 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/buckler/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">buckler</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sea eagle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054180a"><!--s054180a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of fish-eating eagles that live near the sea: genus <span class="bodyi">Haliaeetus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">smock<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056911a"><!--s056911a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to decorate (e.g. a garment) with smocking.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">top-notch</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063741a"><!--s063741a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> of the highest quality</p><p><span class="bodyb">top-notcher</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upbeat<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066473a"><!--s066473a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> optimistic, cheerful.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">whoremonger</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhawmunggə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069205a"><!--s069205a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a whoremaster.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sportif</span><small><span class="eSynop">/spawʹteef/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058278a"><!--s058278a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062528b"><!--s062528b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>fond of sports; athletic; sporty.</p></div><a name="s062529b"><!--s062529b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of clothes: informal, casual, or suitable as sportswear </p><p><i></i></p><p>She describes her style as sportif for work, more dressy when she's with family or friends</p><p> Daily Telegraph [French <span class="bodyi">sportif</span> relating to sport, sporty].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turboprop</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065107a"><!--s065107a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070522b"><!--s070522b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a jet engine with a turbine-driven propeller.</p></div><a name="s070523b"><!--s070523b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an aircraft powered by a propeller of this kind.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stop up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059643a"><!--s059643a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064304b"><!--s064304b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to block (a hole, passage, etc).</p></div><a name="s064305b"><!--s064305b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to delay going to bed until late <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s064306b"><!--s064306b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> not to go to bed.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Shiraz</span><small><span class="eSynop">/shiʹraz, shiəʹrahz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055545a"><!--s055545a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059198b"><!--s059198b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a variety of grape used in the production of dark full-bodied red wine, or the wine produced from it.</p></div><a name="s059199b"><!--s059199b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a wine produced from this grape [named after <span class="bodyi">Shiraz</span>, city in Iran, from where the vine is said to have originated].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">void<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/voyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067840a"><!--s067840a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073525b"><!--s073525b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>containing nothing; unoccupied.</p></div><a name="s073526b"><!--s073526b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>vain; useless.</p></div><a name="s073527b"><!--s073527b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>of no legal effect.</p></div><a name="s073528b"><!--s073528b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s020093c"><!--s020093c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(+ of) devoid </p><p><i></i></p><p>a nature void of all malice</p>.</div><a name="s020094c"><!--s020094c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>having no members or examples.</p></div><a name="s020095c"><!--s020095c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>said of a suit of cards: having no cards represented in a particular hand.</p></div><a name="s020096c"><!--s020096c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>said of a card-player: having no cards of a particular suit.</p></div></div><a name="s073529b"><!--s073529b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> having no holder or occupant; vacant </p><p><i></i></p><p>a void bishopric</p> <p><span class="bodyb">voidness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">voide</span> from Old French, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">vacuus</span> empty, void].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">terebene</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹterəbeen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062376a"><!--s062376a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mixture of terpenes from oil of turpentine [French <span class="bodyi">térébène</span>, from early French <span class="bodyi">térébinthe</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/terebinth/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">terebinth</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swastika</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹswostikə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061010a"><!--s061010a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s065892b"><!--s065892b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an ancient symbol in the shape of a cross with the ends of the arms extended at right angles in a clockwise or anticlockwise direction.</p></div><a name="s065893b"><!--s065893b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>this symbol with arms extended clockwise as the emblem of the German Nazi Party and Third Reich [Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">svastika</span>, from <span class="bodyi">svasti</span> welfare, from <span class="bodyi">su-</span> well + <span class="bodyi">asti</span> he is].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">smock frock</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056912a"><!--s056912a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/smock1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">smock<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (1b).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sea-ear</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054181a"><!--s054181a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/abalone/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">abalone</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upbraid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/upʹbrayd/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066474a"><!--s066474a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to scold or reproach (somebody) severely</p><p><span class="bodyb">upbraider</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">ūpbregdan</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">top off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063742a"><!--s063742a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to finish (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>We topped off the evening with a meal at a restaurant</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turboshaft</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065108a"><!--s065108a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a gas turbine engine in which the power is used to drive a shaft other than a propeller shaft, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in helicopter rotors and pumps.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">whoreson</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhaws(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069206a"><!--s069206a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a contemptible person; a scoundrel.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shire</span><small><span class="eSynop">/shie·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055546a"><!--s055546a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059200b"><!--s059200b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an English county, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one with a name ending in -<span class="bodyi">shire</span>.</p></div><a name="s059201b"><!--s059201b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> <span class="bodyb">the Shires</span>) an English district consisting chiefly of Leicestershire and Northamptonshire.</p></div><a name="s059202b"><!--s059202b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s015985c"><!--s015985c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an administrative subdivision; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> an English county, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one with a name ending in -<span class="bodyi">shire</span>.</p></div><a name="s015986c"><!--s015986c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> <span class="bodyb">the Shires</span>) an English rural district consisting chiefly of Leicestershire and Northamptonshire.</p></div></div><a name="s059203b"><!--s059203b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/shire_horse/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">shire horse</span></span></a> [Old English <span class="bodyi">scīr</span> office, shire].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">void<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067841a"><!--s067841a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073530b"><!--s073530b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>empty space; vacuum.</p></div><a name="s073531b"><!--s073531b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an opening or gap.</p></div><a name="s073532b"><!--s073532b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s020097c"><!--s020097c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>empty space; vacuum.</p></div><a name="s020098c"><!--s020098c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an opening or gap.</p></div></div><a name="s073533b"><!--s073533b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a feeling of lack, want, or emptiness.</p></div><a name="s073534b"><!--s073534b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(+ in) a lack of cards of a particular suit </p><p><i></i></p><p>a void in clubs</p>.</div><a name="s073535b"><!--s073535b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of voiding.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sporting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058279a"><!--s058279a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062530b"><!--s062530b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>concerned with sport </p><p><i></i></p><p>sporting activities</p>.</div><a name="s062531b"><!--s062531b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>fond of or taking part in sports </p><p><i></i></p><p>sporting nations</p>.</div><a name="s062532b"><!--s062532b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>like a good sport; generous-minded </p><p><i></i></p><p>It's very sporting of you to let us kip down here</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">a sporting chance</span>.</p></div><a name="s062533b"><!--s062533b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a reasonable chance of success, victory, or recovery</p><p><span class="bodyb">sportingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stop volley</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059644a"><!--s059644a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in tennis, a volley played close to the net and only partially followed through, so that the ball drops just over the net.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">terebinth</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹterəbinth/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062377a"><!--s062377a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small European tree of the sumach family that was formerly a source of turpentine: <span class="bodyi">Pistacia</span> <span class="bodyi">terebinthus</span> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">terebynt</span> via early French <span class="bodyi">terebinthe</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">terebinthus</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swat<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/swot/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (swatted, swatting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061011a"><!--s061011a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to hit (e.g. an insect) with a sharp slapping blow [N English and US alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/squat1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">squat 1</span></span></a>, the original sense].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">smocking</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056913a"><!--s056913a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a decorative effect, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on a garment, made by gathering cloth in regularly spaced tucks held in place with ornamental stitching that often forms a diamond or honeycomb effect.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upbringing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066475a"><!--s066475a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>early training, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a particular way of bringing up a child </p><p><i></i></p><p>He had a strict Calvinist upbringing</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turbot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtuhbət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> turbots <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> turbot)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065109a"><!--s065109a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070524b"><!--s070524b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a large European flatfish that has a brownish upper surface scattered with knobbly tubercles instead of scales, that. It is a highly valued food fish: <span class="bodyi">Scophthalmus maximus</span>.</p></div><a name="s070525b"><!--s070525b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of various similar flatfish [Middle English via early French <span class="bodyi">tourbot</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">turbo</span> a spinning top, because it was thought to resemble the shape of a top].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sea elephant</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054182a"><!--s054182a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/elephant_seal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">elephant seal</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">terebinthine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/terəʹbinthien/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062378a"><!--s062378a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>consisting of or resembling turpentine [Latin <span class="bodyi">terebinthinus</span> of the terebinth, from <span class="bodyi">terebinthus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/terebinth/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">terebinth</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">topographic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/topəʹgrafik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063743a"><!--s063743a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/topographical/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">topographical</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">whorl</span><small><span class="eSynop">/wuhl, wawl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069207a"><!--s069207a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075155b"><!--s075155b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an arrangement of similar parts, e.g. leaves, in a circle round a point on an axis, e.g. a stem.</p></div><a name="s075156b"><!--s075156b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something spiral in form or movement </p><p><i></i></p><p>whorls of smoke</p>.</div><a name="s075157b"><!--s075157b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a single turn of a spiral, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on a shell.</p></div><a name="s075158b"><!--s075158b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a fingerprint in which the central ridges turn through at least one complete circle</p><p><span class="bodyb">whorled</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">wharle, whorle</span> small pulley in a spinning machine, prob alteration of <span class="bodyi">whirle</span>,from <span class="bodyi">whirlen</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/whirl1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">whirl 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">void<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067842a"><!--s067842a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073536b"><!--s073536b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s020099c"><!--s020099c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to make (something) empty or vacant.</p></div><a name="s020100c"><!--s020100c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to remove (something) from a container, etc.</p></div></div><a name="s073537b"><!--s073537b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to nullify or annul (a contract, transaction, etc).</p></div><a name="s073538b"><!--s073538b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to discharge or emit (urine, excrement, etc) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s073539b"><!--s073539b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to empty something</p><p><span class="bodyb">voidable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">voidance</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">voider</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">voiden</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">vuidier</span>, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">vacuus</span> empty, void].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sportive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹspawtiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058280a"><!--s058280a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> frolicsome; playful </p><p><i></i></p><p>I am not in a sportive humour now</p><p> Shakespeare</p><p><span class="bodyb">sportively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">sportiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stopwatch</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059645a"><!--s059645a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a watch with a hand that can be started and stopped at will for exact timing of races, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shire horse</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055547a"><!--s055547a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an animal of a British breed of large heavy draught horses with long hair on their fetlocks [because the breed originated in the Shires].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swat<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061012a"><!--s061012a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s065894b"><!--s065894b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a quick crushing blow.</p></div><a name="s065895b"><!--s065895b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a swatter.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">smog</span><small><span class="eSynop">/smog/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056914a"><!--s056914a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fog made heavier and darker by smoke and chemical fumes</p><p><span class="bodyb">smoggy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/smoke1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">smoke 1</span></span></a> and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fog1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fog 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upcast<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066476a"><!--s066476a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072092b"><!--s072092b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something cast up, e.g. by digging.</p></div><a name="s072093b"><!--s072093b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a shaft or passage through which air returns to the surface from a mine: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/downcast2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">downcast 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sea fan</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054183a"><!--s054183a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various corals with a fan-shaped skeleton: genus <span class="bodyi">Gorgonis</span> and other genera.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">teredo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/təʹraydoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> teredos teredines /təʹredineez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062379a"><!--s062379a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/shipworm/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">shipworm</span></span></a> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">terēdōn</span>; related to Greek <span class="bodyi">tetrainein</span> to bore].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turbulence</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtuhbyooləns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065110a"><!--s065110a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070526b"><!--s070526b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a commotion or a confused state; disorderliness.</p></div><a name="s070527b"><!--s070527b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>irregular atmospheric motion, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when characterized by strong currents of rising and falling air.</p></div><a name="s070528b"><!--s070528b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>departure from a smooth flow in a gas or liquid.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">whortleberry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwuhtlb(ə)ri, -beri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> whortleberries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069208a"><!--s069208a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bilberry/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bilberry</span></span></a> [alteration of <span class="bodyi">hurtleberry</span>,from Old English <span class="bodyi">horte</span> whortleberry + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/berry1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">berry 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">storage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstawrij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059646a"><!--s059646a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064307b"><!--s064307b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of storing.</p></div><a name="s064308b"><!--s064308b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s017485c"><!--s017485c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the safekeeping of goods in a depository such as a warehouse.</p></div><a name="s017486c"><!--s017486c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the fee paid for warehousing property.</p></div></div><a name="s064309b"><!--s064309b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>space available for storing things.</p></div><a name="s064310b"><!--s064310b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of storing data in a computer memory or on disk.</p></div><a name="s064311b"><!--s064311b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the production, by means of electric energy, of chemical reactions that when allowed to reverse themselves generate electricity again without serious loss.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">voila</span><small><span class="eSynop">/vwuʹlah/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067843a"><!--s067843a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>there it is; there you are [French <span class="bodyi">voilà</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shirk<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/shuhk/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055548a"><!--s055548a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to evade or dodge (a duty, responsibility, etc)</p><p><span class="bodyb">shirker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [orig in the sense ‘to trick, swindle’, prob ultimately from German <span class="bodyi">Schurke</span> scoundrel].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">topographical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/topəʹgrafikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063744a"><!--s063744a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s068925b"><!--s068925b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or concerned with topography.</p></div><a name="s068926b"><!--s068926b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of or concerned with the artistic representation of a particular locality </p><p><i></i></p><p>a topographical poem</p> <p><i></i></p><p>topographical painting</p> <p><span class="bodyb">topographically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sports bar</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058281a"><!--s058281a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a public bar where customers can watch non-stop televised sport.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">smoke<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/smohk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056915a"><!--s056915a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s060902b"><!--s060902b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the gaseous products of burning, made visible by the presence of small particles of carbon.</p></div><a name="s060903b"><!--s060903b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s016592c"><!--s016592c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the gaseous products of burning carbon-containing materials, made visible by the presence of small particles of carbon.</p></div><a name="s016593c"><!--s016593c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a suspension of particles in a gas.</p></div></div><a name="s060904b"><!--s060904b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>fumes or vapour resembling smoke.</p></div><a name="s060905b"><!--s060905b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>something of little substance, permanence, or value.</p></div><a name="s060906b"><!--s060906b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>something that obscures.</p></div><a name="s060907b"><!--s060907b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s016594c"><!--s016594c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an act or spell of smoking, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> tobacco.</p></div><a name="s016595c"><!--s016595c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> something, e.g. a cigarette, that is smoked.</p></div></div><a name="s060908b"><!--s060908b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/big_smoke/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Big Smoke</span></span></a> ✱ <span class="bodyb">go up in smoke</span> said of plans, activities, etc: to come to nothing; to vanish ✱ <span class="bodyb">smoke and mirrors</span> an elaborate and misleading explanation, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in order to disguise the truth [with allusion to the use of smoke and mirrors as special effects by conjurors] [Old English <span class="bodyi">smoca</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swatch</span><small><span class="eSynop">/swoch/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061013a"><!--s061013a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s065896b"><!--s065896b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sample piece of fabric or other material.</p></div><a name="s065897b"><!--s065897b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a collection of sample pieces bound together [origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seafarer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹseefeərə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054184a"><!--s054184a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057515b"><!--s057515b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sailor.</p></div><a name="s057516b"><!--s057516b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person who travels by sea [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sea/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sea</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fare2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fare 2</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/er2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-er 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upcast<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> upcast)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066477a"><!--s066477a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to throw or cast (something) upwards.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">terete</span><small><span class="eSynop">/təʹreet/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062380a"><!--s062380a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a plant or animal part: approximately cylindrical with a smooth surface [Latin <span class="bodyi">teret-, teres</span> well turned, rounded].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">storage battery</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059647a"><!--s059647a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a battery used for storing electrical energy; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/accumulator/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">accumulator</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">topography</span><small><span class="eSynop">/toʹpografi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063745a"><!--s063745a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s068927b"><!--s068927b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s018831c"><!--s018831c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the configuration of a land surface, including its relief and the position of its natural and man-made features.</p></div><a name="s018832c"><!--s018832c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the art or practice of making detailed maps or charts of a region.</p></div></div><a name="s068928b"><!--s068928b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the physical or natural features of an object or entity and their structural relationships</p><p><span class="bodyb">topographer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">topographic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">topographical</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">topographie</span> via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">topographia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">topographein</span> to describe a place, from <span class="bodyi">topos</span> place + <span class="bodyi">graphein</span> to write].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swath</span><small><span class="eSynop">/swoth/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061014a"><!--s061014a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/swathe1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">swathe 1</span></span></a> [Old English <span class="bodyi">swæth</span> footstep, trace].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turbulent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtuhbyoolənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065111a"><!--s065111a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070529b"><!--s070529b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>characterized by agitation or tumult; stormy </p><p><i></i></p><p>the turbulent years of the revolution</p>.</div><a name="s070530b"><!--s070530b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> said of a person: fomenting unrest or disorder </p><p><i></i></p><p>Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?</p><p> Henry II.</p></div><a name="s070531b"><!--s070531b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>relating to or denoting irregular atmospheric motion.</p></div><a name="s070532b"><!--s070532b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">technical</span> relating to or denoting departure from a smooth flow</p><p><span class="bodyb">turbulently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">turbulentus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">turba</span> confusion, crowd].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shirk<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055549a"><!--s055549a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a person who shirks.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">who's</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hoohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">contraction</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069209a"><!--s069209a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075159b"><!--s075159b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>who is.</p></div><a name="s075160b"><!--s075160b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="sb000000486"><!--sb000000486--></a><p>who has</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">who's</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">whose</span>? These two words are pronounced the same, but it is important to distinguish between them in writing, especially in questions. <span class="bodyi">Who's</span> is the shortened form of <span class="bodyi">who is</span> or <span class="bodyi">who has</span>: <span class="bodyi">Who's that? – It's only me</span>; <span class="bodyi">Who's done the washing-up?</span> <span class="bodyi">Whose</span> is the possessive form of <span class="bodyi">who</span>: <span class="bodyi">Whose is that?</span> (‘Who owns that?’); <span class="bodyi">Whose turn is it to do the washing-up?</span></p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">smoke<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056916a"><!--s056916a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s060909b"><!--s060909b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to emit smoke, often excessively or faultily.</p></div><a name="s060910b"><!--s060910b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s016596c"><!--s016596c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to inhale and exhale the fumes of tobacco, cannabis, heroin, etc.</p></div><a name="s016597c"><!--s016597c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to use cigarettes, cigars, a pipe, etc, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> habitually <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s060911b"><!--s060911b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to inhale and exhale the smoke of (e.g. a cigarette or drug).</p></div><a name="s060912b"><!--s060912b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to smoke cigarettes, cigars, a pipe, etc, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> habitually.</p></div><a name="s060913b"><!--s060913b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to cure (e.g. meat or fish) by exposure to smoke, traditionally from wood or peat.</p></div><a name="s060914b"><!--s060914b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to colour or darken (e.g. glass) with or as if with smoke.</p></div><a name="s060915b"><!--s060915b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s016598c"><!--s016598c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to fumigate (a place).</p></div><a name="s016599c"><!--s016599c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to drive (something or somebody) out or away by smoke </p><p><i></i></p><p>smoke a fox from its den</p> <p><span class="bodyb">smokable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">smokeable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">smoked</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">smoking</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">voile</span><small><span class="eSynop">/voyl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067844a"><!--s067844a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fine soft sheer fabric used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for women's summer clothing or curtains [French <span class="bodyi">voile</span> veil, from Latin <span class="bodyi">vela</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/veil1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">veil 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sports car</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058282a"><!--s058282a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a low fast motor car, usu having seats for two people.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seafaring<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹseefeəring/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054185a"><!--s054185a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>travel by sea, <span class="bodyi"><span class="bodyi">esp</span></span> the occupation of a sailor.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">terga</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtuhgə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062381a"><!--s062381a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tergum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tergum</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upchuck</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066478a"><!--s066478a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to vomit.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swathe<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/swoth, swawth, swaydh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061015a"><!--s061015a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s065898b"><!--s065898b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a row of cut grain or grass left by a scythe or mowing machine.</p></div><a name="s065899b"><!--s065899b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a long broad strip.</p></div><a name="s065900b"><!--s065900b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a space cleared as if by a scythe </p><p><i></i></p><p>The article cut a swathe through all the intricate arguments</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">storage cell</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059648a"><!--s059648a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/storage_battery/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">storage battery</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shirr</span><small><span class="eSynop">/shuh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (shirred, shirring)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055550a"><!--s055550a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059204b"><!--s059204b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to gather draw (e.g. cloth) by drawing up the material along two or more parallel lines of stitching or by stitching in rows of elastic thread or an elastic webbing together by means of shirring.</p></div><a name="s059205b"><!--s059205b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> to bake (eggs removed from the shell) in a small dish until set [origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">VoIP</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067845a"><!--s067845a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Voice over Internet Protocol, Internet technology that allows telephone calls to be made by means of a broadband Internet connection instead of a conventional telephone line.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">whose<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hoohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069210a"><!--s069210a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of whom or which, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as possessor or possessors, agent or agents, or object or objects of an action </p><p><i></i></p><p>Whose hat is this?</p> <p><i></i></p><p>the factory in whose construction they were involved</p> <a name="sb000000487"><!--sb000000487--></a><p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">hwaes</span>, genitive of <span class="bodyi">hwā</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/who/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">who</span></span></a>, <span class="bodyi">hwaet</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/what1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">what 1</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">whose</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">who's</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/who/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">who's</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">smokehouse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsmohkhows/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056917a"><!--s056917a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a building or room where meat, fish, etc is smoked cured in a dense wood smoke.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Turcoman</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtuhkəmən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065113a"><!--s065113a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/turkoman_or_turcoman/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Turkoman</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sportscast</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058283a"><!--s058283a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a news broadcast reporting on sport</p><p><span class="bodyb">sportscaster</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/broadcast2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">broadcast 2</span></span></a>, on the pattern of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/newscast/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">newscast</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">topology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/toʹpoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063746a"><!--s063746a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s068929b"><!--s068929b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a branch of mathematics that deals with geometric properties which are unaltered by elastic deformation, e.g. stretching or twisting.</p></div><a name="s068930b"><!--s068930b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the way in which the various parts or features of something are interrelated; configuration </p><p><i></i></p><p>the topology of a molecule</p> <p><i></i></p><p>the topology of a magnetic field</p> <p><span class="bodyb">topological</span> /-ʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">topologically</span> /-ʹlojikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">topologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">topos</span> place + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/logy_or_ology/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-logy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seafaring<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054186a"><!--s054186a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>frequently travelling by sea, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> while working as a sailor.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tergiversate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtuhjivəsayt, ʹtuhgi-/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">formal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062382a"><!--s062382a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067507b"><!--s067507b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to change sides or loyalties; to become a renegade.</p></div><a name="s067508b"><!--s067508b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to act evasively or equivocally </p><p><i></i></p><p>Wyatt was examined again and again, and wavered and tergiversated a good deal</p><p> Charlotte M Yonge <span class="bodyb">tergiversation</span> /-ʹsaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">tergiversator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">tergiversatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">tergiversari</span> to turn the back, shuffle, from <span class="bodyi">tergum</span> back + <span class="bodyi">versare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/versatile/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">versatile</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upcoming</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066479a"><!--s066479a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> about to happen; forthcoming.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swathe<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/swaydh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061016a"><!--s061016a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s065901b"><!--s065901b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to bind or wrap (something) with a bandage or strip of material.</p></div><a name="s065902b"><!--s065902b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to envelop (something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">swather</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">swathian</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vol.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067846a"><!--s067846a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073540b"><!--s073540b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>volcano.</p></div><a name="s073541b"><!--s073541b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>volume.</p></div><a name="s073542b"><!--s073542b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>volunteer.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shirring</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshuhring/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055551a"><!--s055551a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a decorative gathering, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in cloth, made by drawing up the material along two or more parallel lines of stitching or rows of elastic thread.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">toponym</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtopənim, ʹtoh-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063747a"><!--s063747a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a place name, or a name or word derived from a place name</p><p><span class="bodyb">toponymic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">toponymy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/toponymy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">toponymy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">whose<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pronoun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> whose)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069211a"><!--s069211a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used without a following noun as a pronoun equivalent in meaning to the adjective <span class="bodyi">whose</span> </p><p><i></i></p><p>Tell me whose it was</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">storage heater</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059649a"><!--s059649a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> an electric device that is used for storing heat when electricity is cheaply available, e.g. at night, and for radiating heat when electricity is expensive, e.g. in the daytime.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Turco- <span class="bodyi">or</span> Turko-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065112a"><!--s065112a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meaning: Turkey or Turkish people, culture, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">smokeless</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056918a"><!--s056918a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>producing little or no smoke </p><p><i></i></p><p>smokeless fuel</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sports coat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058284a"><!--s058284a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sports_jacket/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sports jacket</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seafood</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054187a"><!--s054187a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>edible marine fish, shellfish, crustaceans, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swathe<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061017a"><!--s061017a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s065903b"><!--s065903b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a band used in swathing.</p></div><a name="s065904b"><!--s065904b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that envelops.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upcountry<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066480a"><!--s066480a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072094b"><!--s072094b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or characteristic of an inland, upland, or outlying region.</p></div><a name="s072095b"><!--s072095b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly derog</span> not socially or culturally sophisticated</p><p><span class="bodyb">upcountry</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tergum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtuhgəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> terga /ʹtuhgə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062383a"><!--s062383a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the plate forming the back surface of a segment of an insect, spider, crab, etc</p><p><span class="bodyb">tergal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">tergum</span> back].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">whosesoever</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069212a"><!--s069212a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> of whomsoever.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">smokeless zone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056919a"><!--s056919a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a designated neighbourhood where the emission of smoke, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from domestic coal fires, is forbidden or where only the use of smokeless fuel may be used is the only fuel allowed.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">storax</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstawraks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059650a"><!--s059650a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064312b"><!--s064312b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s017487c"><!--s017487c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an aromatic gum resin used in incense, perfumery, and medicine.</p></div><a name="s017488c"><!--s017488c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/liquidambar/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">liquidambar</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s064313b"><!--s064313b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of several species of tree yielding storax, with clusters of white flowers: <span class="bodyi">Styrax officinalis</span> and other species [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">storax</span>, alteration of <span class="bodyi">styrax</span>, from Greek].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shirt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/shuht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055552a"><!--s055552a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a garment for the upper body, usu one that opens the full length of the centre front and has sleeves and a collar ✱ <span class="bodyb">have/take the shirt off somebody's back</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to take somebody's last remaining possessions ✱ <span class="bodyb">keep one's shirt on</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to remain calm; not to lose one's temper ✱ <span class="bodyb">lose one's shirt</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to lose a large amount of money or everything one has, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in gambling ✱ <span class="bodyb">put one's shirt on</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to bet all the money one has on (something)</p><p>Old English <span class="bodyi">scyrte</span>, related to Old Norse <span class="bodyi">skyrta</span> shirt, kirtle, ancestor of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/skirt1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">skirt 1</span></span></a>. Both prob come from the same prehistoric Germanic word as <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/short1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">short 1</span></span></a>, literally meaning ‘short garment’</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turd</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tuhd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065114a"><!--s065114a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070533b"><!--s070533b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a piece of excrement.</p></div><a name="s070534b"><!--s070534b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a contemptuous term for an obnoxious person [Old English <span class="bodyi">tord</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">toponymic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/topəʹnimik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063748a"><!--s063748a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of toponyms or toponymy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">volant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvohlənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067847a"><!--s067847a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073543b"><!--s073543b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>capable of flying or gliding.</p></div><a name="s073544b"><!--s073544b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in heraldry, having the wings extended as if in flight [early French from Latin <span class="bodyi">volant-, volans</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">volare</span> to fly].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sports jacket</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058285a"><!--s058285a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a man's jacket for informal wear, usu made of tweed or other thick fabric.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seafront</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054188a"><!--s054188a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the part of a seaside town immediately beside the sea.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">whoso</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pronoun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069213a"><!--s069213a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> whoever.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">smoke out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056920a"><!--s056920a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s060916b"><!--s060916b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to drive (something or somebody) out or away by smoke.</p></div><a name="s060917b"><!--s060917b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to bring (something) to public view or knowledge.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upcountry<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066481a"><!--s066481a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to or towards an upcountry region, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> inland.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swatter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061018a"><!--s061018a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flyswatter/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flyswatter</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sportsman <span class="bodyi">or</span> sportswoman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> sportsmen sportswomen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058286a"><!--s058286a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062534b"><!--s062534b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a man or woman who engages in sports.</p></div><a name="s062535b"><!--s062535b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a man or woman who is fair, a good loser, and a gracious winner</p><p><span class="bodyb">sportsmanlike</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">sportsmanly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">sportsmanship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tureen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tyooʹreen, təʹreen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065115a"><!--s065115a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a deep bowl, often with a lid, from which food such as soup is served [French <span class="bodyi">terrine</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/terrine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">terrine</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">store<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/staw/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059651a"><!--s059651a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064314b"><!--s064314b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to supply (a place) with a store of something for future use.</p></div><a name="s064315b"><!--s064315b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up/away) to keep or accumulate (something) as a reserve supply.</p></div><a name="s064316b"><!--s064316b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to place (property, furniture, etc) in a warehouse, etc for later use or disposal.</p></div><a name="s064317b"><!--s064317b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to enter (data) in a computer memory, on a diskette, etc, for future access.</p></div><a name="s064318b"><!--s064318b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to have storage room for (goods, data, etc) ✱ <span class="bodyb">be stored with something</span> to have a rich supply of something</p><p><span class="bodyb">storable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">storer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via Old French <span class="bodyi">estorer</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">instaurare</span> to renew, restore].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shirting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055553a"><!--s055553a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>fabric suitable for shirts.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-teria</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062384a"><!--s062384a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting: a self-service establishment </p><p><i></i></p><p>washeteria</p> <p>[from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cafeteria/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cafeteria</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sea-girt</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054189a"><!--s054189a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> surrounded by the sea.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">toponymy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/toʹponəmi, toh-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063749a"><!--s063749a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the study of place names [Greek <span class="bodyi">topos</span> place + <span class="bodyi">onyma, onoma</span> name].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">volar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvohlə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067848a"><!--s067848a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot [Latin <span class="bodyi">vola</span> palm of the hand, sole of the foot].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">whosoever</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pronoun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069214a"><!--s069214a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> whoever.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">smoker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056921a"><!--s056921a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s060918b"><!--s060918b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who regularly or habitually smokes tobacco.</p></div><a name="s060919b"><!--s060919b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a railway carriage or compartment in which smoking is allowed.</p></div><a name="s060920b"><!--s060920b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an informal gathering for men only.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sway<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/sway/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061019a"><!--s061019a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s065905b"><!--s065905b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to move or make (something) move slowly and rhythmically back and forth or from side to side.</p></div><a name="s065906b"><!--s065906b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to walk in a swaying manner.</p></div><a name="s065907b"><!--s065907b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to move gently from an upright to a leaning position.</p></div><a name="s065908b"><!--s065908b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to change the opinions of (somebody), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by eloquence or argument.</p></div><a name="s065909b"><!--s065909b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to fluctuate or alternate between one attitude or position and another <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s065910b"><!--s065910b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to make (something) swing, rock, or oscillate.</p></div><a name="s065911b"><!--s065911b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s017879c"><!--s017879c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to exert a controlling influence on (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He had been too much swayed by ambition</p>.</div><a name="s017880c"><!--s017880c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to change the opinions of (somebody), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by eloquence or argument </p><p><i></i></p><p>She couldn't sway the hostile crowd</p>.</div></div><a name="s065912b"><!--s065912b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> to rule or govern (somebody) [Middle English <span class="bodyi">sweyen</span> to go down, fall, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">update<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/upʹdayt, ʹupdayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066482a"><!--s066482a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to bring (somebody or something) up-to-date</p><p><span class="bodyb">updatable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turf<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/tuhf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> turfs turves /tuhvz/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065116a"><!--s065116a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070535b"><!--s070535b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s019338c"><!--s019338c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>grass and the soil that is bound to its roots, forming a thick mat.</p></div><a name="s019339c"><!--s019339c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a piece of this that has been cut from the ground.</p></div></div><a name="s070536b"><!--s070536b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the turf</span>) the sport or business of horse racing.</p></div><a name="s070537b"><!--s070537b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the turf</span>)</p><a name="s019340c"><!--s019340c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the sport or business of horse racing.</p></div><a name="s019341c"><!--s019341c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>racecourses in general.</p></div></div><a name="s070538b"><!--s070538b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span></p><a name="s019342c"><!--s019342c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an area regarded as the domain of a particular person or group, e.g. a part of a city in which a gang conducts illegal activities.</p></div><a name="s019343c"><!--s019343c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a person's sphere of interest, knowledge, or control</p><p><span class="bodyb">turfy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">store<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059652a"><!--s059652a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064319b"><!--s064319b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a quantity of things kept for future use.</p></div><a name="s064320b"><!--s064320b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) in the armed forces, etc, a supply of food, equipment, ammunition, etc.</p></div><a name="s064321b"><!--s064321b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a collection or accumulation.</p></div><a name="s064322b"><!--s064322b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>storage </p><p><i></i></p><p>furniture kept in store</p>.</div><a name="s064323b"><!--s064323b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">department store</span>) a large shop selling a variety of goods.</p></div><a name="s064324b"><!--s064324b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s017489c"><!--s017489c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">department store</span>) a large shop selling a variety of goods.</p></div><a name="s017490c"><!--s017490c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a shop.</p></div></div><a name="s064325b"><!--s064325b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a young meat animal suitable for fattening ✱ <span class="bodyb">in store</span> awaiting one in the future ✱ <span class="bodyb">set store by something</span> to put faith in something or regard something it as important and worthwhile [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">estore</span>, from <span class="bodyi">estorer</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/store1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">store 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">volatile<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvolətiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067849a"><!--s067849a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073545b"><!--s073545b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a substance: capable of being readily vaporized at a relatively low temperature.</p></div><a name="s073546b"><!--s073546b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s020101c"><!--s020101c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>characterized by rapid change.</p></div><a name="s020102c"><!--s020102c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a situation: dangerously unstable.</p></div></div><a name="s073547b"><!--s073547b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>of a person: frivolously changeable; fickle.</p></div><a name="s073548b"><!--s073548b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s020103c"><!--s020103c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a person: frivolously changeable; fickle.</p></div><a name="s020104c"><!--s020104c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>light-hearted; lively.</p></div></div><a name="s073549b"><!--s073549b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>lasting only a short time </p><p><i></i></p><p>the volatile joys of love</p>.</div><a name="s073550b"><!--s073550b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>said of a computer memory: not retaining stored data when the power supply is cut off <span class="bodyb">volatility</span> /-ʹtiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">volatilis</span> winged, flying, from <span class="bodyi">volare</span> to fly].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sportsmanship</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058287a"><!--s058287a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>conduct becoming to a sportsperson.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">teriyaki</span><small><span class="eSynop">/teriʹyahki/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062385a"><!--s062385a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Japanese dish consisting of pieces of meat or fish marinated in a mixture of soy sauce, sugar, and rice wine and grilled [Japanese <span class="bodyi">teriyaki</span>, literally ‘glaze grill’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seagoing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054190a"><!--s054190a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or designed for travel on the sea.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shirt-lifter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055554a"><!--s055554a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, slang, derog</span> a male homosexual.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">top out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063750a"><!--s063750a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s068931b"><!--s068931b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to complete the basic structure of (a building) by putting on a cap or uppermost section <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s068932b"><!--s068932b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to reach a peak or its highest level </p><p><i></i></p><p>The business-investment boom has topped out</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">who's who</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069215a"><!--s069215a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a collection of short biographical sketches of prominent people, usu in a specified field </p><p><i></i></p><p>a who's who of sports figures</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">smoke screen</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056922a"><!--s056922a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s060921b"><!--s060921b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a screen of smoke to hinder observation of a military force, area, or activity.</p></div><a name="s060922b"><!--s060922b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something said or done in order to conceal, confuse, or deceive.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turf<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065117a"><!--s065117a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to cover (an area) with turf.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">store card</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059653a"><!--s059653a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a credit card issued by a chain store, etc, that allows customers to purchase goods and services for which they pay by monthly account.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">volatile<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067850a"><!--s067850a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a volatile substance.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sports medicine</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058288a"><!--s058288a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the branch of medicine specializing in the treatment of injuries and medical disorders related to sport, and to the assessment and enhancement of fitness.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sway<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061020a"><!--s061020a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s065913b"><!--s065913b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>swaying or being swayed.</p></div><a name="s065914b"><!--s065914b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s017881c"><!--s017881c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>controlling influence or power; dominance.</p></div><a name="s017882c"><!--s017882c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>rule or dominion ✱ <span class="bodyb">hold sway</span> to have influence or power.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">topper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063751a"><!--s063751a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s068933b"><!--s068933b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/top_hat/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">top hat</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s068934b"><!--s068934b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal, dated</span> a very agreeable person.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">update<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹupdayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066483a"><!--s066483a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072096b"><!--s072096b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an act of updating.</p></div><a name="s072097b"><!--s072097b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that has been updated.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sea gooseberry</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054191a"><!--s054191a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ctenophore/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ctenophore</span></span></a> (jellyfish-like sea creature) with a transparent, more or less spherical body and two long sticky tentacles: <span class="bodyi">Pleurobrachia pileus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shirtsleeve</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055555a"><!--s055555a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the sleeve of a shirt ✱ <span class="bodyb">in shirtsleeves</span> said of a man: not wearing a jacket over his shirt</p><p><span class="bodyb">shirt-sleeved</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">term<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/tuhm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062386a"><!--s062386a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067509b"><!--s067509b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s018385c"><!--s018385c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a word or expression with a precise meaning, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one used mainly in a particular field </p><p><i></i></p><p>legal terms</p>.</div><a name="s018386c"><!--s018386c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) words or a mode of expression of a specified kind </p><p><i></i></p><p>spoke in flattering terms</p>.</div></div><a name="s067510b"><!--s067510b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) provisions relating to an agreement </p><p><i></i></p><p>terms of sale</p>.</div><a name="s067511b"><!--s067511b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a limited or definite extent of time; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the time for which something lasts </p><p><i></i></p><p>in the longer term</p>.</div><a name="s067512b"><!--s067512b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s018387c"><!--s018387c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>any of the usu three periods of instruction into which an academic year is divided.</p></div><a name="s018388c"><!--s018388c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any one of the periods of the year during which the courts are in session.</p></div></div><a name="s067513b"><!--s067513b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s018389c"><!--s018389c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an end or termination, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a time fixed as the end of something or on which something falls due.</p></div><a name="s018390c"><!--s018390c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the time at which a pregnancy of normal length ends </p><p><i></i></p><p>at full term</p>.</div></div><a name="s067514b"><!--s067514b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s018391c"><!--s018391c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a mathematical expression connected to another by a plus or minus sign.</p></div><a name="s018392c"><!--s018392c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an expression that forms part of a fraction or proportion or of a series or sequence.</p></div></div><a name="s067515b"><!--s067515b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a concept, word, or phrase appearing as subject or predicate in a logical proposition.</p></div><a name="s067516b"><!--s067516b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>an estate or interest held for a limited period of time.</p></div><a name="s067517b"><!--s067517b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/terminus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">terminus</span></span></a> (3) ✱ <span class="bodyb">be on good/bad terms with</span> to have a friendly/unfriendly relationship with (somebody) ✱ <span class="bodyb">come to terms</span> (+ with) to accept or resign oneself to something sad or unpleasant.</p></div><a name="s067518b"><!--s067518b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>to reach an agreement ✱ <span class="bodyb">in terms of</span> as expressed by; in relation to ✱ <span class="bodyb">on terms</span> on an equal footing, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> having the same or nearly the same score in a game</p><p><span class="bodyb">termly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">terme</span> boundary, end, via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">terminus</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">whump<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/wump/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069216a"><!--s069216a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a thump or thud [imitative].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">smokestack</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056923a"><!--s056923a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chimney or funnel through which smoke and gases are discharged, e.g. from a locomotive, ship, or factory.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turf accountant</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065118a"><!--s065118a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, formal</span> a bookmaker.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">storefront</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059654a"><!--s059654a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064326b"><!--s064326b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/shopfront/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">shopfront</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s064327b"><!--s064327b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>one or more rooms on the ground floor of a commercial building facing onto the street and used as a shop.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sportsperson</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> sportspeople sportspersons)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058289a"><!--s058289a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sportsman or sportswoman.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">updraught</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">updraft</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066484a"><!--s066484a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an upward movement of air or other gas.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">term<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062387a"><!--s062387a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to apply a particular term to (somebody or something) ; to call </p><p><i></i></p><p>I wouldn't term it difficult</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">topping<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063752a"><!--s063752a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something that forms a top; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a garnish or edible decoration on top of a food </p><p><i></i></p><p>pizza toppings</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sea-green</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054192a"><!--s054192a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of a light bluish green colour</p><p><span class="bodyb">sea green</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">whump<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069217a"><!--s069217a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to bang or thump (somebody or something).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shirt-sleeve <span class="bodyi">or</span> shirt-sleeved</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055556a"><!--s055556a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059206b"><!--s059206b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not wearing a jacket, or consisting of people in shirtsleeves </p><p><i></i></p><p>a shirt-sleeve audience</p>.</div><a name="s059207b"><!--s059207b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>marked by informality and directness </p><p><i></i></p><p>shirt-sleeve diplomacy</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">volatilize <span class="bodyi">or</span> volatilise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/vəʹlatiliez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067851a"><!--s067851a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073551b"><!--s073551b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to evaporate or cause to evaporate as vapour <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s073552b"><!--s073552b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to evaporate as vapour</p><p><span class="bodyb">volatilizable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">volatilization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swayback</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061021a"><!--s061021a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the abnormal condition, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in horses, of having a sagging back</p><p><span class="bodyb">swaybacked</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">smoking gun</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056924a"><!--s056924a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an indisputable item of incriminating evidence.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turfman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> turfmen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065119a"><!--s065119a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a devotee of horse racing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">storehouse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstawhows/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059655a"><!--s059655a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064328b"><!--s064328b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a warehouse.</p></div><a name="s064329b"><!--s064329b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an abundant supply or source; a treasury </p><p><i></i></p><p>This is memory, which is as it were the storehouse of our ideas</p><p> John Locke.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upend</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066485a"><!--s066485a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072098b"><!--s072098b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to stand on end.</p></div><a name="s072099b"><!--s072099b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to affect (somebody) to the point of being very upset.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">topping<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063753a"><!--s063753a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal, dated</span> excellent or very enjoyable.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Swazi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹswahzi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Swazis <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> Swazi)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061022a"><!--s061022a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s065915b"><!--s065915b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Swaziland in southern Africa.</p></div><a name="s065916b"><!--s065916b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a member of a people inhabiting Swaziland and parts of South Africa.</p></div><a name="s065917b"><!--s065917b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the Nguni language of the Swazis this people</p><p><span class="bodyb">Swazi</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<span class="bodyi">Mswati</span>, a 19th-cent. Swazi king].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shirtwaister</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">shirtwaist</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055557a"><!--s055557a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fitted dress that fastens down the centre front to just below the waist or to the hem.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sea gull</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054193a"><!--s054193a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gull1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gull 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vol-au-vent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvol oh vonh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067852a"><!--s067852a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a round case of puff pastry filled with meat, vegetables, etc in a thick sauce [French <span class="bodyi">vol-au-vent</span>, literally ‘flight in the wind’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sportster</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹspawtstə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058290a"><!--s058290a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sports car.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">termagant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtuhməgənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062388a"><!--s062388a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067519b"><!--s067519b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an overbearing or nagging woman </p><p><i></i></p><p>the ill treatment which he had received from a clergyman's wife, who was a noted termagant</p><p> James Boswell.</p></div><a name="s067520b"><!--s067520b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Termagant</span>) a violent character in English miracle plays representing an Islamic deity [Middle English <span class="bodyi">Termagant</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">whup</span><small><span class="eSynop">/wup/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (whupped, whupping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069218a"><!--s069218a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> to beat or thrash (somebody or something) [variant of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/whip1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">whip 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">smoking jacket</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056925a"><!--s056925a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a man's loosely fitting usu velvet jacket formerly worn while smoking, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> at home after a meal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turf out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065120a"><!--s065120a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070539b"><!--s070539b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to force (somebody) to leave </p><p><i></i></p><p>The bouncers turfed the drunks out of the club</p>.</div><a name="s070540b"><!--s070540b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to get rid of.</p></div><a name="s070541b"><!--s070541b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to dismiss, reject, or discard (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>They turfed out our proposal</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swear</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sweə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> swore /swaw/) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> sworn /swawn/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061023a"><!--s061023a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s065918b"><!--s065918b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to use profane or obscene language.</p></div><a name="s065919b"><!--s065919b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to utter or take (an oath) solemnly.</p></div><a name="s065920b"><!--s065920b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to assert (something) as true, often under oath </p><p><i></i></p><p>a sworn affidavit</p>.</div><a name="s065921b"><!--s065921b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to promise (something) emphatically or earnestly </p><p><i></i></p><p>She swore not to be late</p>.</div><a name="s065922b"><!--s065922b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to administer an oath to (somebody).</p></div><a name="s065923b"><!--s065923b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to bind (somebody) by an oath </p><p><i></i></p><p>I swore him to secrecy</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s065924b"><!--s065924b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to use profane or obscene language </p><p><i></i></p><p>Money doesn't talk, it swears</p><p> Bob Dylan.</p></div><a name="s065925b"><!--s065925b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to take an oath ✱ <span class="bodyb">swear by</span> to place great confidence in (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He swore by garlic as a remedy for colds</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">swear off</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to vow to abstain from (something) ✱ <span class="bodyb">swear to</span> to express certainty about (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She couldn't swear to his being the same man</p> <p><span class="bodyb">swearer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">swerian</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">topple</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtopl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063754a"><!--s063754a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s068935b"><!--s068935b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to fall down or over, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> through being top-heavy.</p></div><a name="s068936b"><!--s068936b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to be or seem unsteady <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s068937b"><!--s068937b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to topple.</p></div><a name="s068938b"><!--s068938b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to overthrow (e.g. a government) [frequentative of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/top2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">top 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upfield</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066486a"><!--s066486a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/downfield/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">downfield</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">storekeeper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059656a"><!--s059656a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064330b"><!--s064330b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who keeps and records stock, e.g. in a warehouse.</p></div><a name="s064331b"><!--s064331b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a shopkeeper.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shirty</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (shirtier, shirtiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055558a"><!--s055558a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> bad-tempered or annoyed</p><p><span class="bodyb">shirtily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">shirtiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [from the obsolete phrase <span class="bodyi">to get someone's shirt out</span> to cause somebody to lose his or her temper, probably from the idea of stripping off the shirt in preparation for a fight].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">volcanic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/volʹkanik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067853a"><!--s067853a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073553b"><!--s073553b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s020105c"><!--s020105c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>of or produced by a volcano.</p></div><a name="s020106c"><!--s020106c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>characterized by volcanoes.</p></div></div><a name="s073554b"><!--s073554b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>explosively violent; volatile </p><p><i></i></p><p>volcanic emotions</p> <p><span class="bodyb">volcanically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sports utility</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058291a"><!--s058291a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a powerful four-wheel-drive vehicle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">terminable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtuhminəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062389a"><!--s062389a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>capable of being terminated</p><p><span class="bodyb">terminableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English, from <span class="bodyi">terminen</span> to terminate, via Old French <span class="bodyi">terminer</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">terminare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/terminate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">terminate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sea hare</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054194a"><!--s054194a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various large shell-less molluscs with tentacles that project like rabbit ears: genus <span class="bodyi">Aplysia</span> and other genera.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">why<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/wie/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069219a"><!--s069219a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>for what cause, reason, or purpose? ✱ <span class="bodyb">why not</span> used in making a suggestion </p><p><i></i></p><p>Why not boil them?</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">hwī</span>, <span class="bodyi">hwy</span> instrumental case of <span class="bodyi">hwæt</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/what1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">what 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">smoko</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsmohkoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> smokos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056926a"><!--s056926a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ, informal</span> a short rest period from work, e.g. for a cup of tea, a cigarette, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>Many stevedores don't leave the hold during smoko; they just curl up on the softest bit of cargo they can find and go to sleep</p><p> John Morrison.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turgescent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tuhʹjes(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065121a"><!--s065121a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">technical</span> becoming or appearing to be swollen or distended</p><p><span class="bodyb">turgescence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">turgescent-, turgescens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">turgescere</span> to begin to swell, from <span class="bodyi">turgēre</span> to swell].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">up-front<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066487a"><!--s066487a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072100b"><!--s072100b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>paid or done in advance or at the beginning.</p></div><a name="s072101b"><!--s072101b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> uninhibitedly honest; candid.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swear in</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061024a"><!--s061024a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to induct (somebody) into office by administration of an oath.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tops<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063755a"><!--s063755a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> <span class="bodyb">the tops</span>) <span class="bodyi">informal</span> somebody or something excellent, important, or popular </p><p><i></i></p><p>She's the tops</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">storeman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> storemen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059657a"><!--s059657a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a person who is employed to organize and handle stored goods or parts, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in industry.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">why<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">conj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069220a"><!--s069220a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075161b"><!--s075161b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the cause, reason, or purpose for which </p><p><i></i></p><p>That's why I'm so tired</p>.</div><a name="s075162b"><!--s075162b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>on which grounds </p><p><i></i></p><p>That's the reason why I left</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">terminal<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtuhminl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062390a"><!--s062390a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067521b"><!--s067521b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>forming an end, extremity, boundary, or terminus.</p></div><a name="s067522b"><!--s067522b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s018393c"><!--s018393c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>forming an end, extremity, boundary, or terminus.</p></div><a name="s018394c"><!--s018394c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>growing at the end of a branch or stem </p><p><i></i></p><p>a terminal bud</p>.</div></div><a name="s067523b"><!--s067523b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>occurring during a term or each term in a school, college, etc.</p></div><a name="s067524b"><!--s067524b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s018395c"><!--s018395c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a disease: likely to cause death.</p></div><a name="s018396c"><!--s018396c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>relating to or suffering from a terminal disease.</p></div></div><a name="s067525b"><!--s067525b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> extreme or irreversible </p><p><i></i></p><p>terminal lethargy</p> <p><span class="bodyb">terminally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">terminalis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">terminus</span> boundary, end].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shish kebab</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshish kiˌbab/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055559a"><!--s055559a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a kebab cooked on a skewer [Turkish <span class="bodyi">şiş kebap</span>, from <span class="bodyi">şiş</span> skewer + <span class="bodyi">kebap</span> roast meat].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">volcanic bomb</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067854a"><!--s067854a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rounded mass of lava exploded from a volcano.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sea holly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054195a"><!--s054195a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a European coastal plant of the carrot family with bluish spiny leaves and pale blue flowers: <span class="bodyi">Eryngium maritimum</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sportswear</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058292a"><!--s058292a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>clothes worn for sport or for casual wear, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> out of doors.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">smoky</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (smokier, smokiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056927a"><!--s056927a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s060923b"><!--s060923b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>emitting smoke, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in large quantities </p><p><i></i></p><p>a smoky fire</p>.</div><a name="s060924b"><!--s060924b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s016600c"><!--s016600c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>having the characteristics or appearance of smoke.</p></div><a name="s016601c"><!--s016601c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>suggestive of smoke, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in flavour, smell, or colour.</p></div></div><a name="s060925b"><!--s060925b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>filled with smoke.</p></div><a name="s060926b"><!--s060926b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s016602c"><!--s016602c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>filled with smoke.</p></div><a name="s016603c"><!--s016603c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>made black or grimy by smoke</p><p><span class="bodyb">smokily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">smokiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">up-front<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066488a"><!--s066488a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in advance or at the beginning.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turgid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtuhjid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065122a"><!--s065122a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070542b"><!--s070542b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>swollen or distended.</p></div><a name="s070543b"><!--s070543b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s019344c"><!--s019344c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>swollen or distended.</p></div><a name="s019345c"><!--s019345c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a cell: exhibiting turgor.</p></div></div><a name="s070544b"><!--s070544b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of language, a speech, a piece of writing, etc: pompous or bombastic and lacking any liveliness of style <span class="bodyb">turgidity</span> /tuhʹjiditi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">turgidly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">turgidness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">turgidus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">turgēre</span> to swell].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swear out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061025a"><!--s061025a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to procure (a warrant for arrest) by making a sworn accusation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shit<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/shit/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i> (shitting, <span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> shitted shit <span class="bodyi">or</span> shat /shat/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055560a"><!--s055560a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059208b"><!--s059208b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span> to defecate on or in (something) ✱ <span class="bodyb">shit oneself</span> <span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span> to defecate in one's clothing.</p></div><a name="s059209b"><!--s059209b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span> to be extremely frightened or anxious [Middle English <span class="bodyi">shiten</span>, prob from Old English <span class="bodyi">bescītan</span> to smear with excrement].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tops<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063756a"><!--s063756a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> at the most </p><p><i></i></p><p>We were doing 40 tops when we skidded</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">store of value</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059658a"><!--s059658a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in economics, the function of money that enables goods and services to be paid for some time after they have been acquired or made use of.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sea horse</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054196a"><!--s054196a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057517b"><!--s057517b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of numerous species of small fishes with a head and body shaped like the head and neck of a horse. Their bodies are covered in rings of bony plates and end in curled tails. Sea horses swim in an upright position, and are notable in that, when breeding, it is the males that carry the eggs until they hatch: genus Hippocampus.</p></div><a name="s057518b"><!--s057518b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a mythical creature that is half horse and half fish.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">smolder<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsmohldə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056928a"><!--s056928a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/smoulder1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">smoulder 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">volcanic glass</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067855a"><!--s067855a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>natural glass produced by the rapid cooling of molten lava.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sportswoman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058293a"><!--s058293a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sportsman_or_sportswoman/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sportsman</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">why<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> whys)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069221a"><!--s069221a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a reason or cause </p><p><i></i></p><p>He wants to know all the whys and wherefores</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">terminal<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062391a"><!--s062391a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067526b"><!--s067526b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s018397c"><!--s018397c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the end of a transport route, with its associated buildings and facilities.</p></div><a name="s018398c"><!--s018398c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a building at an airport with facilities for arriving and departing passengers.</p></div></div><a name="s067527b"><!--s067527b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a device attached to the end of a wire or cable or to an electrical apparatus for convenience in making connections.</p></div><a name="s067528b"><!--s067528b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a device through which a user can communicate with a computer.</p></div><a name="s067529b"><!--s067529b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an industrial installation where raw materials are stored and processed, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an onshore installation receiving oil or gas through a pipeline.</p></div><a name="s067530b"><!--s067530b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/terminus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">terminus</span></span></a> (3).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upgrade<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/upʹgrayd, ʹupgrayd/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066489a"><!--s066489a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072102b"><!--s072102b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to raise or improve the grade, standard, value, performance, etc of (something).</p></div><a name="s072103b"><!--s072103b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to promote advance (somebody) to a job requiring a higher level of skill or greater responsibility</p><p><span class="bodyb">upgradable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">upgradeable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swearword</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061026a"><!--s061026a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a profane or obscene oath or word.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sporty</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (sportier, sportiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058294a"><!--s058294a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062536b"><!--s062536b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a person: fond of sport and athletic activities.</p></div><a name="s062537b"><!--s062537b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of clothes: designed for sporting activities or casual wear.</p></div><a name="s062538b"><!--s062538b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a car: like a sports car in appearance or performance</p><p><span class="bodyb">sportily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">sportiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">smolder<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056929a"><!--s056929a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/smoulder2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">smoulder 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">storeroom</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059659a"><!--s059659a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a place for the storing of goods or supplies.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turgor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtuhgə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065123a"><!--s065123a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the normal state of firmness and tension of a living cell, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the normal rigid condition of a plant cell in which the cell wall is distended by the pressure of the liquid contents [scientific Latin, from Latin <span class="bodyi">turgēre</span> to swell].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sea-island cotton</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054197a"><!--s054197a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057519b"><!--s057519b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a tropical American variety of cotton plant with fine long-staple fibres: <span class="bodyi">Gossypium barbadense</span>.</p></div><a name="s057520b"><!--s057520b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the cotton fibre from this plant.</p></div><a name="s057521b"><!--s057521b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>fabric woven from this fibre [named after the Sea Islands, a chain of islands off the coast of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, where it is grown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">why<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069222a"><!--s069222a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used to express mild surprise, hesitation, approval, disapproval, or anger </p><p><i></i></p><p>Why, here's what I was looking for</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">topsail</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtopsayl, ʹtopsl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063757a"><!--s063757a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s068939b"><!--s068939b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the sail next above the lowest sail on a mast in a square-rigged ship.</p></div><a name="s068940b"><!--s068940b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the sail set above and sometimes on the gaff in a fore-and-aft rigged ship.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">terminal velocity</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062392a"><!--s062392a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the constant maximum velocity attained by an object falling through a fluid under gravity when resistance prevents any further acceleration.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shit<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055561a"><!--s055561a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059210b"><!--s059210b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>faeces.</p></div><a name="s059211b"><!--s059211b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an act of defecation.</p></div><a name="s059212b"><!--s059212b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s015987c"><!--s015987c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>nonsense or foolishness.</p></div><a name="s015988c"><!--s015988c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a despicable person.</p></div></div><a name="s059213b"><!--s059213b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a narcotic drug, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> cannabis ✱ <span class="bodyb">be in the shit</span> <span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span> to be in serious trouble ✱ <span class="bodyb">be up shit creek (without a paddle</span>) <span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span> to be in a very difficult situation ✱ <span class="bodyb">not to give a shit</span> <span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span> to be totally unconcerned ✱ <span class="bodyb">when the shit hits the fan</span> <span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span> when the real trouble begins, e.g. when somebody in authority finds out about a mistake, or its disastrous consequences make themselves felt [Old English <span class="bodyi">scitte</span> diarrhoea].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">volcanicity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/volkəʹnisiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067856a"><!--s067856a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>volcanic power or action.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upgrade<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹupgrayd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066490a"><!--s066490a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072104b"><!--s072104b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s019664c"><!--s019664c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or process or an instance of upgrading something or somebody.</p></div><a name="s019665c"><!--s019665c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an upgraded version, e.g. of computer software.</p></div></div><a name="s072105b"><!--s072105b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> an upward gradient or slope ✱ <span class="bodyb">on the upgrade</span> improving, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in health, status, profitability, etc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sporulate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹspor(y)oolayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058295a"><!--s058295a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to form spores.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Turing machine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtooəring/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065124a"><!--s065124a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hypothetical computing machine that performs according to a prescribed set of logical rules and is a concept used in theories of computability and automata [named after Alan <span class="bodyi">Turing</span> d.1954, British mathematician, who invented the concept of a computing machine and investigated artificial intelligence].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sweat<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/swet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061027a"><!--s061027a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s065926b"><!--s065926b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the fluid excreted from the sweat glands of the skin; perspiration.</p></div><a name="s065927b"><!--s065927b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>moisture issuing from or gathering in drops on a surface.</p></div><a name="s065928b"><!--s065928b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a state of anxiety or impatience.</p></div><a name="s065929b"><!--s065929b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> hard work; drudgery ✱ <span class="bodyb">break sweat</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to make a great physical effort </p><p><i></i></p><p>He finished first without breaking sweat</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">by the sweat of one's brow</span> by one's own hard work ✱ <span class="bodyb">in a cold sweat</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> in a state of anxiety ✱ <span class="bodyb">no sweat</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> not a problem or difficulty </p><p><i></i></p><p>I can do that all right, no sweat!</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">swāt</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">smolt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/smohlt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> smolts <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> smolt)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056930a"><!--s056930a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a young salmon or trout that is about two years old and is assuming a the silvery colour before of the adult in anticipation of its first migration from fresh water to the sea [Middle English (Scots); earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">whydah <span class="bodyi">or</span> whyda /ʹwidə/</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069223a"><!--s069223a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of mostly black and white African weaverbirds: genus <span class="bodyi">Vidua</span> [alteration (influenced by <span class="bodyi">Whydah</span>, a town in Dahomey) of <span class="bodyi">widow bird</span>; from its dark plumage suggesting a widow's dress].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">storey</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">story</span>) /ʹstawri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -eys <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> storeys <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> stories)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059660a"><!--s059660a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064332b"><!--s064332b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a horizontal division or level of a building.</p></div><a name="s064333b"><!--s064333b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the set of rooms occupying one level of a building [Middle English from late Latin <span class="bodyi">historia</span> picture, in Anglo-Latin ‘storey of a building’, perhaps from the architectural device of decorating a façade with tiers of sculptures].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">terminate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtuhminayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062393a"><!--s062393a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067531b"><!--s067531b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s018399c"><!--s018399c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to bring (something) to an end.</p></div><a name="s018400c"><!--s018400c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to take action to end (a pregnancy) prematurely.</p></div></div><a name="s067532b"><!--s067532b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to serve as an ending, limit, or boundary of (something).</p></div><a name="s067533b"><!--s067533b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, euphem</span> to kill or assassinate (somebody).</p></div><a name="s067534b"><!--s067534b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to dismiss (somebody) from employment <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s067535b"><!--s067535b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to go or extend only as far as a particular point and then stop; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to reach a terminus </p><p><i></i></p><p>This train terminates at Glasgow</p>.</div><a name="s067536b"><!--s067536b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + in) to come to an end, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in time </p><p><i></i></p><p>The coalition terminated with the election</p> <p><span class="bodyb">termination</span> /-ʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">terminator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">terminatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">terminare</span> to end, from <span class="bodyi">terminus</span> end, boundary].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">top secret</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063758a"><!--s063758a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s068941b"><!--s068941b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>demanding the greatest secrecy.</p></div><a name="s068942b"><!--s068942b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>containing information whose unauthorized disclosure could result in exceptionally grave danger to the nation.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sea kale</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054198a"><!--s054198a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057522b"><!--s057522b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a fleshy European plant of the mustard family used as a herb in cooking: <span class="bodyi">Crambe maritima</span>.</p></div><a name="s057523b"><!--s057523b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chard/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chard</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shit<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055562a"><!--s055562a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span> used to express annoyance or impatience.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">volcanism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvolkəniz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067857a"><!--s067857a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/volcanicity/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">volcanicity</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upgrowth</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066491a"><!--s066491a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the process or result of growing upwards.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sporulation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/spor(y)ooʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058296a"><!--s058296a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062539b"><!--s062539b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the formation of spores.</p></div><a name="s062540b"><!--s062540b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>division into many small spores <span class="bodyb">sporulative</span> /ʹspor(y)oolətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">sporula</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sporule/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sporule</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Turing test</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065125a"><!--s065125a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a test for artificial intelligence, e.g. of a computer, that involves replacing one person by the machine under test, e.g. in a situation where two or more people are communicating with each other through computer terminals. If the machine is intelligent, the other person or people will be unaware of the change [named after Alan <span class="bodyi">Turing</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/turing_machine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Turing machine</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sweat<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> sweated <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> sweat)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061028a"><!--s061028a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s065930b"><!--s065930b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to excrete (moisture) in visible quantities through the openings of the sweat glands, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a result of heat, exertion, or anxiety.</p></div><a name="s065931b"><!--s065931b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to emit or exude moisture.</p></div><a name="s065932b"><!--s065932b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s017883c"><!--s017883c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to emit or exude moisture </p><p><i></i></p><p>Cheese sweats in ripening</p>.</div><a name="s017884c"><!--s017884c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to gather surface moisture in beads as a result of condensation.</p></div></div><a name="s065933b"><!--s065933b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to exert oneself so as to cause perspiration; to work hard </p><p><i></i></p><p>She had been sweating over her letter of application for hours</p>.</div><a name="s065934b"><!--s065934b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to undergo mental or emotional tension or anxiety </p><p><i></i></p><p>I thought I'd leave him to sweat for a while</p>.</div><a name="s065935b"><!--s065935b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>said of vegetables: to cook gently in melted fat until the juices run out <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s065936b"><!--s065936b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to emit (sweat) from pores.</p></div><a name="s065937b"><!--s065937b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to cause (a person or animal) to sweat.</p></div><a name="s065938b"><!--s065938b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to cook (vegetables) gently in melted fat until the juices run out.</p></div><a name="s065939b"><!--s065939b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><a name="s017885c"><!--s017885c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to melt (e.g. solder) by heating so as to cause a flow, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> between surfaces to join them.</p></div><a name="s017886c"><!--s017886c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to join (surfaces) by such means.</p></div><a name="s017887c"><!--s017887c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to heat (metal) so as to extract a constituent that will melt easily.</p></div></div><a name="s065940b"><!--s065940b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> to worry about (something) ✱ <span class="bodyb">sweat blood</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to work or worry intensely [Old English <span class="bodyi">swǣtan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">smooch<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/smoohch/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056931a"><!--s056931a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s060927b"><!--s060927b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to kiss and cuddle.</p></div><a name="s060928b"><!--s060928b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to dance slowly, holding one's partner in a close embrace</p><p><span class="bodyb">smooch</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">smoocher</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">smoochy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [alteration of English dialect <span class="bodyi">smouch</span> to kiss loudly, of imitative origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/shiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun and interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055563a"><!--s055563a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, coarse slang</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/shit2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">shit 2</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/shit3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">shit 3</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">terminator</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062394a"><!--s062394a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067537b"><!--s067537b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody or something that terminates something or somebody.</p></div><a name="s067538b"><!--s067538b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the dividing line between the illuminated and the unilluminated part of the moon or other celestial body.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">storeyed</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">storied</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059661a"><!--s059661a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">used in combinations</span>) having the number of storeys specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>a two-storeyed house</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">volcano</span><small><span class="eSynop">/volʹkaynoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -oes -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> volcanoes volcanos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067858a"><!--s067858a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073555b"><!--s073555b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an outlet in a planet's crust from which molten or hot rock and steam issue, or a hill or mountain surrounding it.</p></div><a name="s073556b"><!--s073556b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s020107c"><!--s020107c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a dynamic or violently creative person.</p></div><a name="s020108c"><!--s020108c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a situation liable to become violent </p><p><i></i></p><p>All civilization has from time to time become a thin crust over a volcano of revolution</p><p> Havelock Ellis [Italian <span class="bodyi">vulcano</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">Volcanus, Vulcanus</span> Vulcan, Roman god of fire and metalworking].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upheaval</span><small><span class="eSynop">/upʹheevl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066492a"><!--s066492a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072106b"><!--s072106b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an instance of great disturbance or radical change.</p></div><a name="s072107b"><!--s072107b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an upward displacement of something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> part of the earth's crust.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">WI</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069224a"><!--s069224a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075163b"><!--s075163b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>West Indies.</p></div><a name="s075164b"><!--s075164b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Wisconsin (US postal abbreviation).</p></div><a name="s075165b"><!--s075165b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Women's Institute.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sea kale beet</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054199a"><!--s054199a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chard/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chard</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">top-shelf</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063759a"><!--s063759a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of magazines, etc: having adult or pornographic content and kept on a nrwsagent top shelf, out of the reach of children.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sporule</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsporyoohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058297a"><!--s058297a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a very small spore [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">sporula</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">spora</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/spore1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">spore 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sweatband</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061029a"><!--s061029a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a band of material worn round the head or wrist or inserted in a hat or cap to absorb sweat.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹt(y)oori·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065126a"><!--s065126a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a scaly shoot that detaches from an aquatic plant and sinks to the bottom of the river, lake, etc, where it remains dormant until the spring, when it may produce a new plant [French <span class="bodyi">turion</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">turion-, turio</span> a shoot].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">storiated</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstawriaytid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059662a"><!--s059662a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>ornamented with elaborate designs [late Latin <span class="bodyi">historiatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">historiare</span> to relate, to tell a story in pictures, via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">historia</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/history/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">history</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">smooch<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056932a"><!--s056932a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> the act or an instance of smooching.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shit-eating</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055564a"><!--s055564a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, coarse slang</span> complacent or smug </p><p><i></i></p><p>a shit-eating grin</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upheave</span><small><span class="eSynop">/upʹheev/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066493a"><!--s066493a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072108b"><!--s072108b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to heave or thrust (something) upwards <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s072109b"><!--s072109b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to move upwards, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with power.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Wicca</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwikə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069225a"><!--s069225a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an ancient religion of the Celtic people, revived as modern witchcraft</p><p><span class="bodyb">Wiccan</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">wicca</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/witch1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">witch 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">terminator technology</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062395a"><!--s062395a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/genetic_use_restriction_technology/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">genetic use restriction technology</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">topside<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063760a"><!--s063760a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s068943b"><!--s068943b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a lean boneless cut of beef from the inner part of a round.</p></div><a name="s068944b"><!--s068944b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the sides of a ship above the waterline.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seal<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/seel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054200a"><!--s054200a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057524b"><!--s057524b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s015363c"><!--s015363c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a closure, e.g. a strip of paper over the cork or cap of a bottle or jar, or a wax seal on a document, that must be broken in order to give access, and so when unbroken guarantees that the item so closed has not been opened or tampered with.</p></div><a name="s015364c"><!--s015364c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a tight and effective closure, e.g. against the passage of air, water, etc.</p></div><a name="s015365c"><!--s015365c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the water in a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/trap1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">trap 1</span></span></a> (water-filled bend) in a pipe that prevents foul-smelling gases coming out of the pipe.</p></div></div><a name="s057525b"><!--s057525b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s015366c"><!--s015366c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>something that confirms, ratifies, or makes secure; a guarantee or assurance </p><p><i></i></p><p>a seal of authenticity</p>.</div><a name="s015367c"><!--s015367c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an emblem or word impressed or stamped on a document as a mark of authenticity.</p></div><a name="s015368c"><!--s015368c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a device used to impress such a word or emblem, e.g. on wax or moist clay.</p></div><a name="s015369c"><!--s015369c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a disc, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of wax, bearing such an impression.</p></div><a name="s015370c"><!--s015370c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>an ornamental adhesive stamp that may be used to close a letter or package.</p></div></div><a name="s057526b"><!--s057526b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a seal that is a symbol of authority or mark of office </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was appointed Keeper of the Seals</p>.</div><a name="s057527b"><!--s057527b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the seal, the seal of confession, the seal of the confessional</span>) the obligation a priest is under never to reveal what is said in a person's confession ✱ <span class="bodyb">set/put one's seal on/to something</span> to seal something with one's personal seal.</p></div><a name="s057528b"><!--s057528b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to give one's approval and endorsement to something ✱ <span class="bodyb">set/put the/a seal on something</span> to conclude a deal, confirm an arrangement or fact, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>His death merely set a seal on the fact that he had never existed</p><p> Hannah Arendt ✱ <span class="bodyb">under seal</span> with an authenticating seal attached [Middle English <span class="bodyi">seel</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">sigillum</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">signum</span> sign, seal].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spot<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/spot/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058298a"><!--s058298a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062541b"><!--s062541b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small roundish area different in colour or texture from the surrounding surface.</p></div><a name="s062542b"><!--s062542b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a dirty mark or stain.</p></div><a name="s062543b"><!--s062543b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a pimple or small blemish on the skin.</p></div><a name="s062544b"><!--s062544b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> a small amount; a bit </p><p><i></i></p><p>a spot of bother</p>.</div><a name="s062545b"><!--s062545b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a place or area </p><p><i></i></p><p>a nice spot for a picnic</p>.</div><a name="s062546b"><!--s062546b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a noteworthy feature or aspect of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>a high spot of the holiday</p>.</div><a name="s062547b"><!--s062547b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a place allocated to a person on a broadcast programme or show; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/slot1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">slot<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (2).</p></div><a name="s062548b"><!--s062548b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span>a pip on a playing card, domino, or dice.</p></div><a name="s062549b"><!--s062549b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) on-the-spot </p><p><i></i></p><p>spot coverage of the news</p>.</div><a name="s062550b"><!--s062550b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) denoting a system of trading in which goods are paid for and delivered immediately after sale </p><p><i></i></p><p>a spot sale</p>.</div><a name="s062551b"><!--s062551b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used in combinations</span>) a location, aspect, or point </p><p><i></i></p><p>the city's nightspots</p>.</div><a name="s062552b"><!--s062552b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often before a noun</span>) a brief space between broadcast television or radio programmes used for an announcement or advertising </p><p><i></i></p><p>spot announcements</p>.</div><a name="s062553b"><!--s062553b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/spotlight1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">spotlight<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (1).</p></div><a name="s062554b"><!--s062554b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the spot</span>) in football, = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/penalty_spot/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">penalty spot</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s062555b"><!--s062555b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">15</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/spot_board/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">spot board</span></span></a> ✱ <span class="bodyb">change one's spots</span> (<span class="bodyi">usu in negative contexts</span>) to alter one's character for the better [based on Jeremiah 13:23 ‘Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or a leopard his spots? Then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.’] ✱ <span class="bodyb">hit the spot</span> said to be just what one needs ✱ <span class="bodyb">in a spot/in a tight spot</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> in difficulties ✱ <span class="bodyb">on the spot</span> immediately; at once.</p></div><a name="s062556b"><!--s062556b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">16</span><br/><p>at the place of action </p><p><i></i></p><p>We had no doctor on the spot</p>.</div><a name="s062557b"><!--s062557b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">17</span><br/><p>in one place, without progressing </p><p><i></i></p><p>running on the spot</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">put somebody on the spot</span> to place somebody in a situation calling for an immediate response [Middle English, in the sense ‘speck, stain’, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">volcanology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/volkəʹnoləji/ vulcanology /vulkəʹnoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067859a"><!--s067859a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a branch of science that deals with volcanoes and volcanic phenomena <span class="bodyb">volcanologic</span> /-ʹlojik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">volcanological</span> /-ʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">volcanologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Turk</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tuhk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065127a"><!--s065127a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070545b"><!--s070545b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Turkey.</p></div><a name="s070546b"><!--s070546b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person who speaks any of the Turkic languages.</p></div><a name="s070547b"><!--s070547b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a member of any of various ancient peoples who lived around the eastern Mediterranean.</p></div><a name="s070548b"><!--s070548b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a member, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a Muslim, of the Ottoman Empire.</p></div><a name="s070549b"><!--s070549b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a tyrannical or violent person [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">Turcus</span>, from Persian <span class="bodyi">turk</span>, perhaps from early Turkish <span class="bodyi">türk</span> strong].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">storied<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstawrid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">literary</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059663a"><!--s059663a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064334b"><!--s064334b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>celebrated in story or history </p><p><i></i></p><p>Of all the world's storied thoroughfares, it must be confessed that none produces quite the effect of Hollywood Boulevard</p><p> S J Perelman.</p></div><a name="s064335b"><!--s064335b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>ornamented with historical scenes or inscribed with a memorial record </p><p><i></i></p><p>Can storied urn or animated bust back to its mansion call the fleeting breath?</p><p> Gray.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">topside<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063761a"><!--s063761a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>on deck.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seal<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054201a"><!--s054201a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057529b"><!--s057529b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s015371c"><!--s015371c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to close (something) so as to prevent anything getting in or out, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to make it airtight or watertight.</p></div><a name="s015372c"><!--s015372c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to close (a document, envelope, bottle, etc), with or without a seal, e.g. to prevent anybody opening it or tampering with the contents.</p></div><a name="s015373c"><!--s015373c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to roast the outer surface of (meat) very rapidly and briefly so that the meat's juices remain in the meat when it is cooking.</p></div><a name="s015374c"><!--s015374c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to cover (something porous, e.g. a plaster wall) with a coating of a nonporous substance.</p></div><a name="s015375c"><!--s015375c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>to fix (something) in position or close breaks in it with a filling, e.g. of plaster.</p></div><a name="s015376c"><!--s015376c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">f</span><br/><p>to stick (one thing) fast to another </p><p><i></i></p><p>But ah! she gave me never a look, for her eyes were sealed to the holy book</p><p> Matthew Arnold.</p></div></div><a name="s057530b"><!--s057530b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to confirm (an arrangement, etc) or make it secure by or as if by a seal.</p></div><a name="s057531b"><!--s057531b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s015377c"><!--s015377c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to set or affix an authenticating seal to (e.g.something such as a document).</p></div><a name="s015378c"><!--s015378c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to authenticate or ratify (something).</p></div><a name="s015379c"><!--s015379c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to mark (something) with a stamp or seal, e.g. as evidence of size, weight, capacity, or quality.</p></div></div><a name="s057532b"><!--s057532b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to determine (something) irrevocably </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her answer sealed our fate</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">my lips are sealed</span>.</p></div><a name="s057533b"><!--s057533b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>I can be trusted to be discreet</p><p><span class="bodyb">sealable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Wick.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069229a"><!--s069229a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Wicklow.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spot<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (spotted, spotting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058299a"><!--s058299a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s062558b"><!--s062558b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to notice or detect (somebody or something hidden or difficult to find).</p></div><a name="s062559b"><!--s062559b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to single out or identify (somebody or something promising).</p></div><a name="s062560b"><!--s062560b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to watch for and record the sighting of (wildlife species, trains, etc).</p></div><a name="s062561b"><!--s062561b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to locate (the enemy's position, etc) accurately.</p></div><a name="s062562b"><!--s062562b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to mark (a material, etc) with spots </p><p><i></i></p><p>spotted with mould</p>.</div><a name="s062563b"><!--s062563b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to sully (somebody's reputation).</p></div><a name="s062564b"><!--s062564b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>in billiards, to place (the ball) on its starting point.</p></div><a name="s062565b"><!--s062565b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to lend (somebody) money.</p></div><a name="s062566b"><!--s062566b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to allow (a rival competitor or team) an advantage in a game <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s062567b"><!--s062567b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>to be susceptible to leaving or receiving stains or discoloration.</p></div><a name="s062568b"><!--s062568b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span>(<span class="bodyi">with ‘<span class="bodyi">it’</span> as subject</span>) to fall lightly in scattered drops.</p></div><a name="s062569b"><!--s062569b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>said of an aircraft or pilot: to locate targets</p><p><span class="bodyb">spottable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">spotted</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English, in the sense ‘to mark, stain’; (senses 1–4) from a 19th-cent. sense ‘to mark or note somebody as a criminal’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shit-hot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055565a"><!--s055565a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span> really good or brilliant.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sweated</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061030a"><!--s061030a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>ofdone or produced under a sweatshop system </p><p><i></i></p><p>sweated labour</p> <p><i></i></p><p>sweated goods</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">termini</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtuhminie, -nee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062396a"><!--s062396a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/terminus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">terminus</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vole</span><small><span class="eSynop">/vohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067860a"><!--s067860a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous species of small plant-eating rodents usu with a stout body, blunt nose, and short ears: genus <span class="bodyi">Microtus</span> and other genera [earlier <span class="bodyi">vole-mouse</span>, from Norwegian <span class="bodyi">vollmus</span> field mouse].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">smoodge <span class="bodyi">or</span> smooge</span><small><span class="eSynop">/smoohj/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ, informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056933a"><!--s056933a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s060929b"><!--s060929b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to kiss and cuddle.</p></div><a name="s060930b"><!--s060930b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to try to ingratiate oneself [prob alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/smooch1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">smooch 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upheld</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066494a"><!--s066494a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense and past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/uphold/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">uphold</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turkey<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtuhki/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> turkeys <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> turkey)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065128a"><!--s065128a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070550b"><!--s070550b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a large domesticated game bird, orig native to N America, that has a heavy rounded body, lustrous black or bronze plumage, a bald head, and, in the male, distinctive red wattles.</p></div><a name="s070551b"><!--s070551b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s019346c"><!--s019346c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a large often domesticated game bird, orig native to N America, that has a heavy rounded body, lustrous black or bronze plumage, a bald head, and, in the male, distinctive red wattles: <span class="bodyi">Meleagris gallopavo</span>.</p></div><a name="s019347c"><!--s019347c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the flesh of a turkey used as food.</p></div></div><a name="s070552b"><!--s070552b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a film or play, that is considered to be an utter failure.</p></div><a name="s070553b"><!--s070553b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an ineffectual or stupid person ✱ <span class="bodyb">talk turkey</span> <span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> to have a frank and open discussion, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that relates to business [from an earlier meaning ‘to talk agreeably about pleasant things’, prob connected with the tradition of American families getting round the table to eat a turkey dinner on Thanksgiving Day (23 November)]</p><p>shortened from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/turkey_cock/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">turkey-cock</span></span></a> or <span class="bodyi">turkeyhen</span>, a name applied to a type of African guinea fowl imported via Turkey and later erroneously also applied to the American bird</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">storied<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059664a"><!--s059664a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/storeyed/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">storeyed</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">topsoil</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063762a"><!--s063762a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>surface soil, usu including the organic layer in which plants form roots and which is turned over in ploughing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sweater</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061031a"><!--s061031a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s065941b"><!--s065941b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jumper1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jumper<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (1).</p></div><a name="s065942b"><!--s065942b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person who causes sweating; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> an employer in a sweatshop [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sweat2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sweat 2</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/er2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-er 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seal<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> seals <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> seal)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054202a"><!--s054202a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057534b"><!--s057534b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of numerous marine carnivorous mammals chiefly of cold regions with limbs modified into webbed flippers for swimming: families Otariidae, Phocidae.</p></div><a name="s057535b"><!--s057535b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>sealskin [Old English <span class="bodyi">seolh</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">volitant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvolitənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067861a"><!--s067861a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>flying, or able to fly [Latin <span class="bodyi">volitant-, volitans</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">volitare</span>, frequentative of <span class="bodyi">volare</span> to fly].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shitless</span></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055566a"><!--s055566a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>✱ <span class="bodyb">be scared shitless</span> <span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span> to be extremely scared.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wick<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/wik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069226a"><!--s069226a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cord or, strip, or cylinder of loosely woven material through which a liquid, e.g. paraffin, oil, or melted wax, is drawn by capillary action to the top for burning in a candle, lamp, oil stove, etc ✱ <span class="bodyb">dip one's wick</span> <span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span> said of a man: to have sexual intercourse ✱ <span class="bodyb">get on somebody's wick</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to annoy or irritate somebody [Old English <span class="bodyi">wēoce</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spot ball</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058300a"><!--s058300a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in billiards, the one of a pair of white cue balls that is marked with two black spots.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">smooth<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/smoohdh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056934a"><!--s056934a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s060931b"><!--s060931b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s016604c"><!--s016604c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>having a continuous even surface.</p></div><a name="s016605c"><!--s016605c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>free from hair or hairlike projections.</p></div><a name="s016606c"><!--s016606c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>said of liquid: of an even consistency; free from lumps.</p></div><a name="s016607c"><!--s016607c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>giving no resistance to sliding; frictionless.</p></div></div><a name="s060932b"><!--s060932b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>free from difficulties or obstructions.</p></div><a name="s060933b"><!--s060933b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>even and uninterrupted in movement or flow </p><p><i></i></p><p>a smooth ride</p>.</div><a name="s060934b"><!--s060934b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s016608c"><!--s016608c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>equable; composed </p><p><i></i></p><p>a smooth disposition</p>.</div><a name="s016609c"><!--s016609c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>urbane; courteous.</p></div><a name="s016610c"><!--s016610c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>excessively and often artfully suave; ingratiating </p><p><i></i></p><p>a smooth salesman</p>.</div></div><a name="s060935b"><!--s060935b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>not sharp or acid </p><p><i></i></p><p>a smooth sherry</p> <p><span class="bodyb">smoothly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">smoothness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">smōth</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">uphill<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/upʹhil/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066495a"><!--s066495a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>upwards on a hill or incline.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">terminology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tuhmiʹnoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> terminologies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062397a"><!--s062397a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the technical terms used in a particular subject <span class="bodyb">terminological</span> /-ʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">terminologically</span> /-ʹlojikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">terminus</span> term, expression (from Latin, boundary, limit) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/o/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-o-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/logy_or_ology/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-logy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stork</span><small><span class="eSynop">/stawk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059665a"><!--s059665a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various species of large wading bird that has as of Europe, Asia, and Africa that have long stout bills and typically black and white plumage, and are related to the ibises and herons: <span class="bodyi">Ciconia ciconia</span> and other species [Old English <span class="bodyi">storc</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shitlist</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055567a"><!--s055567a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, coarse slang</span> a list of people or things that one dislikes or intends to harm.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">topspin</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063763a"><!--s063763a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rotary motion imparted to a ball that causes it to rotate forwards in the direction of its travel: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/backspin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">backspin</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">volition</span><small><span class="eSynop">/vəʹlish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067862a"><!--s067862a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073557b"><!--s073557b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a free choice or decision, or the act of making such a choice or decision </p><p><i></i></p><p>I went of my own volition</p>.</div><a name="s073558b"><!--s073558b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the power of choosing or determining; will</p><p><span class="bodyb">volitional</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">volition</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">volition-, volitio</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">vol-</span>, <span class="bodyi">velle</span> to will, wish].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turkey<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i> (turkeys, turkeyed, turkeying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065129a"><!--s065129a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">slang</span> to withdraw, or cause (somebody) to withdraw, from an addictive drug, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> heroin: see also <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cold_turkey/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cold turkey</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seal<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054203a"><!--s054203a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to hunt seal</p><p><span class="bodyb">sealing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sweat gland</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061032a"><!--s061032a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tubular gland in the skin that secretes fluid through a minute pore on the surface of the skin.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wick<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069227a"><!--s069227a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used in place names: a village or hamlet [Old English <span class="bodyi">wīc</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">uphill<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹuphil/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066496a"><!--s066496a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072110b"><!--s072110b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>situated on high or higher ground.</p></div><a name="s072111b"><!--s072111b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>going up; ascending.</p></div><a name="s072112b"><!--s072112b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>difficult; laborious </p><p><i></i></p><p>an uphill struggle</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spot board</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058301a"><!--s058301a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in building work, etc, a board on which to mix and work plaster before applying it.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">smooth<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056935a"><!--s056935a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s060936b"><!--s060936b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make or become (something) smooth.</p></div><a name="s060937b"><!--s060937b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + out) to press (something) flat.</p></div><a name="s060938b"><!--s060938b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + down) to cause (e.g. hair) (something) to lie evenly and in order </p><p><i></i></p><p>He smoothed down his hair</p>.</div><a name="s060939b"><!--s060939b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + away/over) to dispel or alleviate (e.g. enmity or perplexity).</p></div><a name="s060940b"><!--s060940b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to free (something) from obstruction or difficulty </p><p><i></i></p><p>smooth the way</p>.</div><a name="s060941b"><!--s060941b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to free (something) from what is harsh or disagreeable <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s060942b"><!--s060942b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to become smooth</p><p><span class="bodyb">smoother</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">term insurance</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062398a"><!--s062398a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067539b"><!--s067539b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>insurance for a specified period.</p></div><a name="s067540b"><!--s067540b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> life insurance under which payment is made only if the insured dies within a specified period.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">storksbill</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059666a"><!--s059666a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plant of the geranium family with elongated pointed fruits: genus <span class="bodyi">Erodium</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shitload</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055568a"><!--s055568a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span> a very large number or quantity.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">topstitch</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063764a"><!--s063764a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make a line of stitching on the outside of (a garment) close to a seam or finished edge</p><p><span class="bodyb">topstitching</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turkey buzzard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065130a"><!--s065130a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/turkey_vulture/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">turkey vulture</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">uphill<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹuphil/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066497a"><!--s066497a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>rising ground; an upward incline.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">terminus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtuhminəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> termini /-nie, -nee/ terminuses)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062399a"><!--s062399a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067541b"><!--s067541b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the end of a transport line or travel route, or the station or town at which it ends.</p></div><a name="s067542b"><!--s067542b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a finishing point; an end.</p></div><a name="s067543b"><!--s067543b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in architecture, a square post whose top is carved into an armless human bust or an animal figure [Latin <span class="bodyi">terminus</span> boundary, end].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spot-check</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058303a"><!--s058303a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to sample or investigate (something) on the spot and usu at random.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wick<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069228a"><!--s069228a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to absorb or draw (liquid) by capillary action.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">smooth<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056936a"><!--s056936a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s060943b"><!--s060943b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a smooth or agreeable side or aspect </p><p><i></i></p><p>take the rough with the smooth</p>.</div><a name="s060944b"><!--s060944b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of smoothing.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">volitive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvolətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067863a"><!--s067863a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> of the will.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sea-lane</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054204a"><!--s054204a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an established sea route.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sweating sickness</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061033a"><!--s061033a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an epidemic fever characterized by profuse sweating and rapid death that appeared in Britain in the 15th and 16th cents.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">storm<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/stawm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059667a"><!--s059667a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064336b"><!--s064336b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a violent disturbance of the weather marked by high winds and usu by rain, snow, hail, sleet, or thunder and lightning.</p></div><a name="s064337b"><!--s064337b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a heavy fall of rain, snow, or hail.</p></div><a name="s064338b"><!--s064338b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a wind having a speed of 103–117km/h (about 64–72mph).</p></div><a name="s064339b"><!--s064339b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a violent shower of objects, e.g. missiles.</p></div><a name="s064340b"><!--s064340b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a tumultuous outburst </p><p><i></i></p><p>a storm of abuse</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a storm of weeping</p>.</div><a name="s064341b"><!--s064341b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a violent assault on a defended position ✱ <span class="bodyb">go down a storm</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> said of a performance, etc: to be rapturously received ✱ <span class="bodyb">storm and stress</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sturm_und_drang/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Sturm und Drang</span></span></a> ✱ <span class="bodyb">storm in a teacup</span> a disproportionate fuss about something relatively minor ✱ <span class="bodyb">take by storm</span> said of troops: to capture (a position, stronghold, etc) by a sudden violent attack.</p></div><a name="s064342b"><!--s064342b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to bowl over (an audience, etc) </p><p><i></i></p><p>a novel that took the world by storm</p> <p>[Old English].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">topsy-turvy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌtopsi ʹtuhvi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063765a"><!--s063765a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s068945b"><!--s068945b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>upside down.</p></div><a name="s068946b"><!--s068946b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in utter confusion or disorder</p><p><span class="bodyb">topsy-turvily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">topsy-turviness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [prob derivative of <span class="bodyi">tops</span> (pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/top1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">top 1</span></span></a>) + obsolete <span class="bodyi">terve</span> to turn upside down, from Middle English <span class="bodyi">terven</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shit-scared</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055569a"><!--s055569a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span> completely terrified.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turkey-cock</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065131a"><!--s065131a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a male turkey.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spot check</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058302a"><!--s058302a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a random check made to test overall quality, accuracy, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">uphold</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> upheld /-ʹheld/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066498a"><!--s066498a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072113b"><!--s072113b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to give support to or maintain (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>uphold standards</p>.</div><a name="s072114b"><!--s072114b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to support or defend (something) against opposition or challenge </p><p><i></i></p><p>uphold the ruling of the lower court</p> <p><span class="bodyb">upholder</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sweat off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061034a"><!--s061034a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to lose (weight) by exercise or sweating.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">volk</span><small><span class="eSynop">/folk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067864a"><!--s067864a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">SAfr</span> the Afrikaner people [Afrikaans <span class="bodyi">volk</span> people].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">smooth<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056937a"><!--s056937a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> in a smooth manner; without irregularities or difficulties.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wicked</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwikid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069230a"><!--s069230a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075166b"><!--s075166b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>morally bad; evil.</p></div><a name="s075167b"><!--s075167b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>disposed to mischief; roguish </p><p><i></i></p><p>a wicked grin</p>.</div><a name="s075168b"><!--s075168b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>very unpleasant, vicious, or dangerous </p><p><i></i></p><p>a wicked waste</p>.</div><a name="s075169b"><!--s075169b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> extremely stylish or, skilful;, or good </p><p><i></i></p><p>We had a wicked night out</p> <p><span class="bodyb">wickedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">wickedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English, alteration of <span class="bodyi">wicke</span>, perhaps from Old English <span class="bodyi">wicca</span> wizard].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">storm<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059668a"><!--s059668a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064343b"><!--s064343b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to shout angrily; to rage </p><p><i></i></p><p>Why look you, how you storm!</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div><a name="s064344b"><!--s064344b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to rush furiously.</p></div><a name="s064345b"><!--s064345b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of troops: to move in a sudden assault or attack.</p></div><a name="s064346b"><!--s064346b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to be stormy <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s064347b"><!--s064347b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to attack or take (a fortified place, etc) by storm.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sealant</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054205a"><!--s054205a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sealing agent for closing, waterproofing, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">terminus ad quem</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌtuhminəs ad ʹkwem/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062400a"><!--s062400a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067544b"><!--s067544b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a finishing point in time.</p></div><a name="s067545b"><!--s067545b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a goal, objective, or destination [Latin <span class="bodyi">terminus ad quem</span>, literally ‘limit to which’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shitty</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (shittier, shittiest) <span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055570a"><!--s055570a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059214b"><!--s059214b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s015989c"><!--s015989c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>nasty or unpleasant.</p></div><a name="s015990c"><!--s015990c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>contemptible.</p></div></div><a name="s059215b"><!--s059215b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>covered in excrement.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upholster</span><small><span class="eSynop">/upʹhohlstə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (upholstered, upholstering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066499a"><!--s066499a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to fit or provide (e.g. a chair or sofa) with upholstery</p><p><span class="bodyb">upholsterer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/upholsterer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">upholsterer</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">top-up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063767a"><!--s063767a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s068949b"><!--s068949b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an amount added to make something up to the full quantity, capacity, or amount.</p></div><a name="s068950b"><!--s068950b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) used to increase a sum of money set aside for a specific purpose </p><p><i></i></p><p>top-up fees</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turkey oak</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> turkey oaks <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> turkey oak)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065132a"><!--s065132a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an oak tree of southern Europe that has leaves with deeply jagged lobes and almost stalkless acorn cups that are covered by long green curling scales: <span class="bodyi">Quercus cerris</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wicker</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwikə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069231a"><!--s069231a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>interlaced osiers, twigs, canes, or rods used to make baskets, furniture, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>a wicker basket</p> <p><span class="bodyb">wickerwork</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">wiker</span>,of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">volley<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvoli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -eys) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> volleys)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067865a"><!--s067865a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073559b"><!--s073559b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s020109c"><!--s020109c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a flight of arrows, bullets, or other missiles.</p></div><a name="s020110c"><!--s020110c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>simultaneous discharge of a number of missile weapons.</p></div><a name="s020111c"><!--s020111c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a burst or emission of many things at once or in rapid succession </p><p><i></i></p><p>a volley of oaths</p>.</div></div><a name="s073560b"><!--s073560b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s020112c"><!--s020112c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the course or flight of a ball, shuttle, etc before striking the ground.</p></div><a name="s020113c"><!--s020113c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a return or succession of returns made by hitting a ball, shuttle, etc before it touches the ground: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ground_stroke/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ground stroke</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s020114c"><!--s020114c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a kick of the ball in football before it touches the ground [early French <span class="bodyi">volee</span> flight, from <span class="bodyi">voler</span> to fly, from Latin <span class="bodyi">volare</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stormbound</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059669a"><!--s059669a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>confined or delayed by a storm or its effects </p><p><i></i></p><p>The little bay was full of stormbound ships</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spot height</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058304a"><!--s058304a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the height of a point above sea level, e.g. as recorded on a map.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">smoothbore</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056938a"><!--s056938a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a firearm: lacking spiral grooves in its barrel; not rifled.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">terminus ante quem</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌtuhminəs ˌanti ʹkwem/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062401a"><!--s062401a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the latest possible date [Latin <span class="bodyi">terminus ante quem</span>, literally ‘limit before which’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sweat out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061035a"><!--s061035a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s065943b"><!--s065943b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cure or relieve (an illness) by sweating.</p></div><a name="s065944b"><!--s065944b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to endure (something unpleasant).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sea lavender</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054206a"><!--s054206a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chiefly maritime plant with bluish purple flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Limonium</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Shiva</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsheevə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055571a"><!--s055571a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/siva_or_shiva/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Siva</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">volley<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (volleys, volleyed, volleying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067866a"><!--s067866a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s073561b"><!--s073561b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to discharge (something) in a volley, or as if in a volley.</p></div><a name="s073562b"><!--s073562b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to propel (an object, e.g. a ball, that has not yet hit the ground) with an implement or the hand or foot.</p></div><a name="s073563b"><!--s073563b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s020115c"><!--s020115c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to propel (an object, e.g. a ball, that has not yet hit the ground) with an implement or the hand or foot.</p></div><a name="s020116c"><!--s020116c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in tennis, to play a volley against (an opponent).</p></div></div><a name="s073564b"><!--s073564b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to say (something) vehemently <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s073565b"><!--s073565b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to be discharged in or as if in a volley.</p></div><a name="s073566b"><!--s073566b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to make a volley</p><p><span class="bodyb">volleyer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Turkey red</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065133a"><!--s065133a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bright red dye obtained from madder or alizarin, used for colouring fabric.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upholsterer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066500a"><!--s066500a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who upholsters furniture as an occupation [Middle English <span class="bodyi">upholdester</span> dealer in small articles, upholsterer, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/uphold/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">uphold</span></span></a> in the obsolete sense ‘to keep something in repair’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">top up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063766a"><!--s063766a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s068947b"><!--s068947b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to increase (something) to its full quantity or capacity by adding to it.</p></div><a name="s068948b"><!--s068948b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to fill or replenish (a container).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sweatpants</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061036a"><!--s061036a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>loose-fitting trousers worn by athletes or for leisure.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spot kick</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058305a"><!--s058305a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in football, a penalty kick.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wickerwork</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069232a"><!--s069232a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>work consisting of wicker.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sealed-beam</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054207a"><!--s054207a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of an electric light, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a car headlight: having a light-emitting filament, a reflector, and often a lens, contained in one sealed unit.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">smoothen</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i> (smoothened, smoothening)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056939a"><!--s056939a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/smooth2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">smooth 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">terminus a quo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌtuhminəs ah ʹkwoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062402a"><!--s062402a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067546b"><!--s067546b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a starting point in time.</p></div><a name="s067547b"><!--s067547b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a point of departure or origin [Latin <span class="bodyi">terminus a quo</span>, literally ‘limit from which’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">storm centre</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059670a"><!--s059670a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064348b"><!--s064348b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the point of lowest pressure at the centre of a cyclonic storm.</p></div><a name="s064349b"><!--s064349b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the place, thing, etc at the centre of a row, disturbance, or trouble </p><p><i></i></p><p>Chicago had always been the storm-centre of the conflict between labor and capital</p><p> Jack London </p><p><i></i></p><p>The unfortunate Deplis … found himself … once more the storm-centre of a furious controversy</p><p> Saki.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shivaree</span><small><span class="eSynop">/shivəʹree/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055572a"><!--s055572a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/charivari/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">charivari</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">volleyball</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067867a"><!--s067867a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a game between two teams of usu six players who volley a ball over a high net in the centre of a court using only their hands and arms.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">toque</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tohk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063768a"><!--s063768a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s068951b"><!--s068951b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a woman's small soft brimless hat.</p></div><a name="s068952b"><!--s068952b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a tall white hat worn by a chef [early French <span class="bodyi">toque</span> soft hat with a narrow brim worn in the 16th cent., from Old Spanish <span class="bodyi">toca</span> headdress].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turkey trot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065134a"><!--s065134a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a ragtime dance, popular during the 1920s, characterized by bouncy walking steps with the feet well apart and shuddering up and down shoulder movements.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sweats</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061037a"><!--s061037a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> a sweatsuit or sweatpants.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sealed road</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054208a"><!--s054208a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ</span> a road with a solid surface, e.g. of bitumen.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">terminus post quem</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌtuhminəs ˌpohst ʹkwem/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062403a"><!--s062403a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the earliest possible date [Latin <span class="bodyi">terminus post quem</span>, literally ‘limit after which’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upholstery</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066501a"><!--s066501a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072115b"><!--s072115b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>materials, e.g. fabric, padding, and springs, used to make a soft covering, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for a seat.</p></div><a name="s072116b"><!--s072116b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the art, work, or occupation of upholstering furniture.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">smooth hound</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056940a"><!--s056940a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of two species of small sharks of shallow N Atlantic waters: genus <span class="bodyi">Mustelus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spotlamp</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058306a"><!--s058306a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/spotlight1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">spotlight<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">storm cloud</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059671a"><!--s059671a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064350b"><!--s064350b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a heavy dark cloud bringing rain or presaging a storm.</p></div><a name="s064351b"><!--s064351b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a build-up of circumstances likely to lead to trouble or conflict.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wicket</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwikit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069233a"><!--s069233a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075170b"><!--s075170b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in cricket, either of the two sets of stumps at which the ball is bowled and which the batsman defends.</p></div><a name="s075171b"><!--s075171b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s020476c"><!--s020476c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in cricket, either of the two sets of stumps set 20.12m (22yd) apart, at which the ball is bowled and which the batsman defends.</p></div><a name="s020477c"><!--s020477c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the area 3.66m (12ft) wide bounded by these wickets.</p></div><a name="s020478c"><!--s020478c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a terminated innings of a batsman.</p></div><a name="s020479c"><!--s020479c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a partnership between two batsmen who are in at the same time.</p></div></div><a name="s075172b"><!--s075172b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a small gate or door, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one forming part of or placed near a larger one.</p></div><a name="s075173b"><!--s075173b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> an opening like a window, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one a grilled or grated window through which business is transacted, e.g. at a bank.</p></div><a name="s075174b"><!--s075174b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a small gate for emptying the chamber of a canal lock or regulating the amount of water passing through a channel.</p></div><a name="s075175b"><!--s075175b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a croquet hoop ✱ <span class="bodyb">a sticky wicket</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> a difficult or awkward situation [Middle English <span class="bodyi">wiket</span> a small gate or grille, from early French, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shiver<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshivə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (shivered, shivering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055573a"><!--s055573a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to tremble, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with cold or fever [Middle English <span class="bodyi">shiveren</span>, of unknown origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">volplane<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvolplayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067868a"><!--s067868a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073567b"><!--s073567b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to glide to earth in an aeroplane with the engine shut down.</p></div><a name="s073568b"><!--s073568b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to glide to earth [French <span class="bodyi">vol plané</span> gliding flight].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/taw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063769a"><!--s063769a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a high rock or rocky mound [Old English <span class="bodyi">torr</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turkey vulture</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065135a"><!--s065135a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an American vulture with blackish brown plumage and a bald red wrinkly head and neck: <span class="bodyi">Cathartes aura</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">termitarium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tuhmiʹteəri·əm, tuhmie-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> termitaria /-ri·ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062404a"><!--s062404a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a termites’ nest [scientific Latin, from Latin <span class="bodyi">termit-, termes</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/termite/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">termite</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sweatshirt</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061038a"><!--s061038a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a loose collarless pullover of heavy cotton jersey.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">smoothie <span class="bodyi">or</span> smoothy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsmoohdhi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> smoothies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056941a"><!--s056941a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s060945b"><!--s060945b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a person who behaves with suave self-assurance, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a man with an ingratiating manner.</p></div><a name="s060946b"><!--s060946b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a non-alcoholic drink made from fresh fruit purée mixed with milk, yoghurt, or ice cream.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upkeep</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066502a"><!--s066502a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072117b"><!--s072117b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or process of maintaining something in good condition.</p></div><a name="s072118b"><!--s072118b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the cost of such maintenance.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wicketkeeper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069234a"><!--s069234a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in cricket, the fielder who is stationed behind the wicket to catch balls missed by the batsman or hit with the edge of the bat</p><p><span class="bodyb">wicketkeeping</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spotless</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058307a"><!--s058307a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062570b"><!--s062570b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>free from dirt or stains; immaculate.</p></div><a name="s062571b"><!--s062571b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>pure or unblemished </p><p><i></i></p><p>a spotless reputation</p> <p><span class="bodyb">spotlessly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">spotlessness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stormcock</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059672a"><!--s059672a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mistle_thrush_or_missel_thrush/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mistle thrush</span></span></a> [from the belief that its singing heralds a storm].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sea legs</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054209a"><!--s054209a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>bodily adjustment to the motion of a ship, indicated <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by ability to walk steadily and by freedom from seasickness.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shiver<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055574a"><!--s055574a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059216b"><!--s059216b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an instance of shivering; a tremor.</p></div><a name="s059217b"><!--s059217b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the shivers</span>) a fit of shivering</p><p><span class="bodyb">shivery</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Turki</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtuhki/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Turkis <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> Turki)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065136a"><!--s065136a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070554b"><!--s070554b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of the Turkic languages, particularly those of the eastern group.</p></div><a name="s070555b"><!--s070555b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a speaker of any of these languages</p><p><span class="bodyb">Turki</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Persian <span class="bodyi">turkī</span> (adj) from <span class="bodyi">turk</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/turk/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Turk</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">volplane<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067869a"><!--s067869a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act or an instance of volplaning; a glide without power.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">termite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtuhmiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062405a"><!--s062405a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous species of often destructive insects with a pale-coloured soft bodyies that lives in colonies and feeds on wood: order Isoptera [late Latin <span class="bodyi">termit-</span>, <span class="bodyi">termes</span> a worm that eats wood, alteration of Latin <span class="bodyi">tarmes</span> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/arium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-arium</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sweatshop</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061039a"><!--s061039a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a place of work in which people are employed for long hours at low wages and under poor conditions.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Torah</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtawrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063770a"><!--s063770a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s068953b"><!--s068953b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the Pentateuch.</p></div><a name="s068954b"><!--s068954b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Jewish Scripture and other sacred Jewish literature and oral tradition.</p></div><a name="s068955b"><!--s068955b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s018833c"><!--s018833c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the Pentateuch.</p></div><a name="s018834c"><!--s018834c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>Jewish Scripture and other sacred Jewish literature and oral tradition.</p></div></div><a name="s068956b"><!--s068956b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a leather or parchment scroll of the Pentateuch used in a synagogue [Hebrew <span class="bodyi">tōrāh</span> instruction, law].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wickiup</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwikiup/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069235a"><!--s069235a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Native American hut made of reeds, grass, or brushwood [Fox <span class="bodyi">wikiyap</span> dwelling].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">smoothing iron</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056942a"><!--s056942a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an old-fashioned type of iron for pressing clothes, etc, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that was heated on a fire or on top of a stove.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spotlight<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058308a"><!--s058308a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062572b"><!--s062572b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a lamp projecting a narrow intense beam of light focused on and brightly illuminating <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an actor on stage.</p></div><a name="s062573b"><!--s062573b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s017180c"><!--s017180c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a narrow intense beam of light focused on and brightly illuminating a thing or person, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an actor or other performer on stage.</p></div><a name="s017181c"><!--s017181c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the lamp from which such a beam is projected.</p></div></div><a name="s062574b"><!--s062574b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the spotlight</span>) full public attention </p><p><i></i></p><p>Their domestic tragedy suddenly thrust them into the media spotlight</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shiver<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055575a"><!--s055575a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of the small pieces that result from the shattering of something brittle [Middle English <span class="bodyi">schivre</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">storm cone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059673a"><!--s059673a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Britain, a tarred canvas cone hoisted by coastguards as a gale warning, the number and position of the cones conveying information about the direction and strength of the wind.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sea leopard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054210a"><!--s054210a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/leopard_seal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">leopard seal</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upland</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066503a"><!--s066503a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072119b"><!--s072119b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) an area of high land, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when inland or some distance from the sea.</p></div><a name="s072120b"><!--s072120b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) of, being, or found in such an area.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Turkic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtuhkik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065137a"><!--s065137a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the branch of the Altaic family of languages that includes Turkish, Azerbaijani, and Tatar</p><p><span class="bodyb">Turkic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/turk/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Turk</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ic2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ic 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vols</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067870a"><!--s067870a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>volumes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">storm cuff</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059674a"><!--s059674a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a close-fitting or elasticated inner cuff, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on an anorak or waterproof jacket.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">termless</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062406a"><!--s062406a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067548b"><!--s067548b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having no term or end; boundless, unending.</p></div><a name="s067549b"><!--s067549b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>unconditioned or unconditional.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">smooth muscle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056943a"><!--s056943a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>muscle tissue that is made up of elongated cells in thin sheets and performs involuntary functions, e.g. in abdominal structures of vertebrate animals: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/striated_muscle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">striated muscle</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sealer<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054211a"><!--s054211a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057536b"><!--s057536b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a coat, e.g. of size, applied to prevent subsequent coats of paint, varnish, or wallpaper paste from being too readily absorbed.</p></div><a name="s057537b"><!--s057537b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> an official who certifies conformity to a standard of correctness [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/seal1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">seal 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sweatsuit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061040a"><!--s061040a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a loose-fitting suit made up of a sweatshirt and sweatpants.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spotlight<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (spotlighting, <span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> spotlighted spotlit /ʹspotlit/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058309a"><!--s058309a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062575b"><!--s062575b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to illuminate (somebody or something) by focusing a spotlight on them.</p></div><a name="s062576b"><!--s062576b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to direct public attention towards (somebody or something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The incident had spotlighted a major flaw in the system</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shiver<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i> (shivered, shivering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055576a"><!--s055576a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to break or cause to break into many small fragments, or to cause (something) to do this.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">widdershins</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwidəshinz/ withershins /ʹwidh-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069236a"><!--s069236a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in a left-handed, wrong, or contrary direction; in the direction that is apparently contrary to the path of the sun; anticlockwise [early Low German <span class="bodyi">weddersinnes</span> from early High German <span class="bodyi">widersinnes</span>, from <span class="bodyi">widersinnen</span> to go back, from <span class="bodyi">wider</span> back, against, again + <span class="bodyi">sinnen</span> to go].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">uplift<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/upʹlift/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066504a"><!--s066504a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072121b"><!--s072121b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s019666c"><!--s019666c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to raise or elevate (something).</p></div><a name="s019667c"><!--s019667c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to cause (a part of the earth's surface) to be raised above adjacent areas.</p></div></div><a name="s072122b"><!--s072122b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to improve the spiritual, social, moral, or intellectual condition of (something or somebody)</p><p><span class="bodyb">uplifter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">uplifting</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">torch<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/tawch/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063772a"><!--s063772a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s068957b"><!--s068957b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a small portable electric lamp powered by batteries.</p></div><a name="s068958b"><!--s068958b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">esp</span> formerly, a burning stick of resinous wood or twist of tow used to give light.</p></div><a name="s068959b"><!--s068959b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a gas-burning implement providing a hot flame, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for welding.</p></div><a name="s068960b"><!--s068960b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>something, e.g. wisdom or knowledge, that gives enlightenment or guidance ✱ <span class="bodyb">carry a torch for</span> to be in love with (somebody who does not return one's love) ✱ <span class="bodyb">put to the torch/put a torch to</span> to destroy (something) by burning it [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">torche</span> twist of material for burning, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">torques</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/torc_or_torque/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">torc</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Turkish</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtuhkish/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065138a"><!--s065138a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the national language of the people of Turkey, belonging to the Turkic branch of Altaic languages and written in the Roman alphabet</p><p><span class="bodyb">Turkish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p>Words of Turkish origin that have passed into English include <span class="bodyi">bosh, janissary, kebab, shagreen</span>, and <span class="bodyi">yogurt</span>. In addition, Turkish has been the medium through which a number of Arabic and Persian words have spread to Europe and eventually into English; these include <span class="bodyi">coffee, dervish, divan, kiosk, sherbet</span>, and <span class="bodyi">turban</span></p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">volt<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/vohlt, volt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067871a"><!--s067871a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the SI unit of electrical potential difference and electromotive force equal to the difference of potential between two points in a conducting wire carrying a constant current of one ampere when the power dissipated between these two points is equal to one watt [named after Alessandro <span class="bodyi">Volta</span> d.1827, Italian physicist, who invented the voltaic pile].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">storm door</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059675a"><!--s059675a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a door placed outside an ordinary external door for protection against severe weather.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">terms of reference</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062407a"><!--s062407a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the precise definition of the scope allowed to an individual or a body such as a committee.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">smooth snake</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056944a"><!--s056944a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a European nonpoisonous snake that is reddish brown in colour and has smooth scales: <span class="bodyi">Coronella austriaca</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sweaty</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (sweatier, sweatiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061041a"><!--s061041a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s065945b"><!--s065945b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>covered with or smelling of sweat.</p></div><a name="s065946b"><!--s065946b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>causing sweating</p><p><span class="bodyb">sweatily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">sweatiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shmear</span><small><span class="eSynop">/shmiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055577a"><!--s055577a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/schmear_or_schmeer_or_shmear_or_shmeer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">schmear</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">uplift<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹuplift/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066505a"><!--s066505a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072123b"><!--s072123b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s019668c"><!--s019668c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or result of uplifting something </p><p><i></i></p><p>a bra that gives uplift</p>.</div><a name="s019669c"><!--s019669c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the uplifting of part of the earth's surface, or an uplifted mass of land.</p></div><a name="s019670c"><!--s019670c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>support and lifting for the breasts provided by a bra, etc.</p></div></div><a name="s072124b"><!--s072124b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a spiritually or morally improving quality or effect.</p></div><a name="s072125b"><!--s072125b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a spiritual, social, moral, or intellectual improvement, or something causing this.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sealer<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054212a"><!--s054212a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person or ship engaged in hunting seals.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">torch<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063773a"><!--s063773a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to set fire to (something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as an act of arson.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">widdle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwidl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069237a"><!--s069237a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to urinate [prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wee_wee2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wee-wee 2</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/piddle1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">piddle 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spot-on <span class="bodyi">or</span> spot on</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058310a"><!--s058310a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062577b"><!--s062577b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>absolutely correct or accurate </p><p><i></i></p><p>Your diagnosis was spot on</p>.</div><a name="s062578b"><!--s062578b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>exactly right </p><p><i></i></p><p>Thanks for the spot-on birthday present</p> <p><span class="bodyb">spot on</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Turkish bath</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065139a"><!--s065139a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070556b"><!--s070556b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a type of therapeutic or relaxing treatment that involves sitting in hot steam followed by a rubdown, massage, and cold shower.</p></div><a name="s070557b"><!--s070557b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) a room or building where this is available.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">volt<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/volt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067872a"><!--s067872a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/volte_or_volt/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">volte</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">storm drain</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059676a"><!--s059676a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a drain built to take away the extra water during a particularly heavy downfall.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Swede</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sweed/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061042a"><!--s061042a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Sweden [Low German or obsolete Dutch <span class="bodyi">Swēde</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shmeer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/shmiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055578a"><!--s055578a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/schmear_or_schmeer_or_shmear_or_shmeer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">schmear</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">torchbearer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063774a"><!--s063774a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody in the forefront of a campaign or movement.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">terms of trade</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062408a"><!--s062408a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the ratio of an index of export prices to the index of import prices.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">smooth-talking</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056945a"><!--s056945a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>ingratiating and persuasive in speech</p><p><span class="bodyb">smooth-talk</span> <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">smooth-talker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spotted</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058311a"><!--s058311a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062579b"><!--s062579b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>marked or patterned with spots.</p></div><a name="s062580b"><!--s062580b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> sullied or tarnished </p><p><i></i></p><p>He inherited a spotted name</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">uplighter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066506a"><!--s066506a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lamp source of light, e.g. a wall light, designed or positioned to throw its light upwards.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">widdle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069238a"><!--s069238a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075176b"><!--s075176b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an act of passing urine.</p></div><a name="s075177b"><!--s075177b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>urine.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sea level</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054213a"><!--s054213a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the mean level of the surface of the sea midway between high and low tide.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Turkish coffee</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065140a"><!--s065140a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a strong usu sweetened coffee made from very finely ground beans.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">voltage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvohltij, ʹvoltij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067873a"><!--s067873a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an electric potential difference; electromotive force measured in volts.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stormer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059677a"><!--s059677a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> something that is remarkably impressive.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shmo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/shmoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055579a"><!--s055579a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/schmo_or_schmoe_or_shmo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">schmo</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tern</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tuhn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062409a"><!--s062409a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous water birds that has are smaller than the related gulls and have a black cap, a white body, and a often forked tails: genus <span class="bodyi">Sterna</span> and other genera [prob ultimately from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">therna</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">smooth-tongued</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056946a"><!--s056946a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/smooth_talking/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">smooth-talking</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spotted dick</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058312a"><!--s058312a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a steamed or boiled sweet suet pudding containing dried fruit, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> currants [arbitrary use of <span class="bodyi">Dick</span>, nickname for <span class="bodyi">Richard</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Turkish delight</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065141a"><!--s065141a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a jellylike confection, usu flavoured with flower essences, cut in cubes, and dusted with icing sugar.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sea lily</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054214a"><!--s054214a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crinoid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crinoid</span></span></a> (marine invertebrate related to starfish and sea urchins) with long frond-like tentacles, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that remains attached to the sea bottom by means of a stalk throughout its life: class Crinoidea.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">voltaic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/volʹtayik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067874a"><!--s067874a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to the production of a direct current of electricity by chemical action, e.g. in a battery; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/galvanic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">galvanic</span></span></a> [named after Alessandro <span class="bodyi">Volta</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/volt1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">volt 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">torchère</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tawʹsheə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063775a"><!--s063775a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tall stand for a candlestick or candelabrum [French <span class="bodyi">torchère</span> from <span class="bodyi">torche</span> torch].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upload<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066507a"><!--s066507a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in computing, to transfer (a program or data) from a smaller to a larger or more central computer</p><p><span class="bodyb">uploader</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swede</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sweed/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061043a"><!--s061043a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s065947b"><!--s065947b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a Eurasian plant with a cultivated for its bulbous yellow-fleshed root used as a vegetable: <span class="bodyi">Brassica napobrassica</span>.</p></div><a name="s065948b"><!--s065948b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a root of this plant, used as a vegetable and for cattle fodder [from its having been introduced into Scotland from Sweden].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-wide</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069242a"><!--s069242a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming adjectives from nouns, with the meaning: over or throughout (the distance, area, or extent specified); throughout (the area or scope specified) </p><p><i></i></p><p>nationwide</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shmooze<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/shmoohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055580a"><!--s055580a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/schmooze1_or_shmooze/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">schmooze 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">storm flap</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059678a"><!--s059678a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a flap attached to a tent opening, or the opening of a coat or jacket, to protect it from rain.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spotted dog</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058313a"><!--s058313a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062581b"><!--s062581b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dalmatian/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Dalmatian</span></span></a> (1).</p></div><a name="s062582b"><!--s062582b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/spotted_dick/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">spotted dick</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ternary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtuhnəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062410a"><!--s062410a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067550b"><!--s067550b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>made up of three parts.</p></div><a name="s067551b"><!--s067551b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>using three as the base </p><p><i></i></p><p>a ternary logarithm</p>.</div><a name="s067552b"><!--s067552b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>third in order or rank [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">ternarius</span>, from <span class="bodyi">terni</span> three each, from <span class="bodyi">ter</span> three times].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Turkish towel</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065142a"><!--s065142a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a towel made of cotton cloth with a rough pile of uncut loops.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seal in</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054215a"><!--s054215a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057538b"><!--s057538b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to prevent (somebody or something) getting out, being affected by outside conditions, etc, by putting them in something and sealing it tightly </p><p><i></i></p><p>Once we're sealed in, we can take our breathing apparatus off</p>.</div><a name="s057539b"><!--s057539b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to prevent (something) coming through to the surface, e.g. of a wall or ceiling, by covering it with a coat of sealer, etc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">smoothy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056947a"><!--s056947a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/smoothie_or_smoothy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">smoothie</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wide<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/wied/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069239a"><!--s069239a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075178b"><!--s075178b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having great horizontal extent; vast </p><p><i></i></p><p>a wide area</p>.</div><a name="s075179b"><!--s075179b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having a specified width </p><p><i></i></p><p>63 metres wide</p>.</div><a name="s075180b"><!--s075180b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>having great much extent between the sides; broad </p><p><i></i></p><p>a wide doorway</p>.</div><a name="s075181b"><!--s075181b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>fully opened </p><p><i></i></p><p>wide eyes</p>.</div><a name="s075182b"><!--s075182b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>embracing much; comprehensive </p><p><i></i></p><p>wide experience</p>.</div><a name="s075183b"><!--s075183b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>extending or fluctuating over a considerable range </p><p><i></i></p><p>a wide variation</p>.</div><a name="s075184b"><!--s075184b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>distant or deviating from a target or from something specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>His remark was wide of the truth</p> <p><span class="bodyb">widely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">wideness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">widish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">wīd</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Swedish</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsweedish/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061044a"><!--s061044a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the N Germanic language of spoken in Sweden and parts of Finland</p><p><span class="bodyb">Swedish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyi">Sweden</span>, country of NW Europe. Modern Swedish words that have passed into English include <span class="bodyi">gauntlet</span> (in ‘run the gauntlet’), <span class="bodyi">moped, ombudsman, orienteering</span>, and <span class="bodyi">tungsten</span></p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">voltaic cell</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067875a"><!--s067875a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/primary_cell/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">primary cell</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">torch song</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063776a"><!--s063776a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a popular song of unrequited love</p><p><span class="bodyb">torch singer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upload<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066508a"><!--s066508a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072126b"><!--s072126b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in computing, the act or process of uploading a program or data.</p></div><a name="s072127b"><!--s072127b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a copy of the program or data uploaded.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wide<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069240a"><!--s069240a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075185b"><!--s075185b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>over a great horizontal distance or extent; widely </p><p><i></i></p><p>They searched far and wide</p>.</div><a name="s075186b"><!--s075186b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>so as to leave much space or distance between </p><p><i></i></p><p>legs wide apart</p>.</div><a name="s075187b"><!--s075187b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>so as to miss or clear a point by a considerable distance </p><p><i></i></p><p>The bullet went wide</p>.</div><a name="s075188b"><!--s075188b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to the fullest extent; completely or fully </p><p><i></i></p><p>wide awake</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spotted fever</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058314a"><!--s058314a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062583b"><!--s062583b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a bacterial infection transmitted by ticks, accompanied by a fever and skin rash.</p></div><a name="s062584b"><!--s062584b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of various other severe feverish illnesses accompanied by a skin rash.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shmooze<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055581a"><!--s055581a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/schmooze2_or_shmooze/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">schmooze 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">storm glass</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059679a"><!--s059679a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>formerly, a sealed tube containing a solution which was supposed to change in appearance when storms were approaching.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">torc <span class="bodyi">or</span> torque</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tawk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063771a"><!--s063771a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a twisted collar or neck chain, usu made of metal, worn by the ancient Gauls, Germans, and Britons [French <span class="bodyi">torque</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">torques</span>, from <span class="bodyi">torquēre</span> to twist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sweep<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/sweep/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> swept /swept/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061045a"><!--s061045a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s065949b"><!--s065949b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to clean by brushing.</p></div><a name="s065950b"><!--s065950b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s017888c"><!--s017888c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to clean (something) by brushing </p><p><i></i></p><p>He swept the kitchen floor</p>.</div><a name="s017889c"><!--s017889c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to remove (something) by brushing </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was sweeping up the leaves</p>.</div></div><a name="s065951b"><!--s065951b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to remove or take (something) with a single forceful action </p><p><i></i></p><p>He swept the books off the desk</p>.</div><a name="s065952b"><!--s065952b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to move drive or carry along (somebody or something) with irresistible force </p><p><i></i></p><p>They were swept into office by the wave of protest</p>.</div><a name="s065953b"><!--s065953b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to move through or along (a place) with overwhelming speed or violence </p><p><i></i></p><p>A new craze is sweeping the country</p>.</div><a name="s065954b"><!--s065954b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(+ away) to destroy (something) completely; to wipe out.</p></div><a name="s065955b"><!--s065955b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to cover the entire range of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>His eyes swept the horizon</p>.</div><a name="s065956b"><!--s065956b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to move lightly over (something) with a rapid continuous movement </p><p><i></i></p><p>His fingers swept the keyboard</p>.</div><a name="s065957b"><!--s065957b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to trace or describe the path or extent of (e.g. a line or circle).</p></div><a name="s065958b"><!--s065958b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to win an overwhelming victory in (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>They swept the polls</p>.</div><a name="s065959b"><!--s065959b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>in cricket, to play a sweep at (a ball) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s065960b"><!--s065960b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>to clean a surface by brushing.</p></div><a name="s065961b"><!--s065961b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>to move swiftly, forcefully, or devastatingly </p><p><i></i></p><p>Fire swept through the business quarter</p>.</div><a name="s065962b"><!--s065962b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><p>to go with stately or sweeping movements </p><p><i></i></p><p>She swept out of the room</p>.</div><a name="s065963b"><!--s065963b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">15</span><br/><p>to move or extend in a wide curve </p><p><i></i></p><p>The hills sweep down to the sea</p>.</div><a name="s065964b"><!--s065964b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">16</span><br/><p>in cricket, to play a sweep ✱ <span class="bodyb">sweep somebody off their feet</span> to cause somebody to fall in love with one ✱ <span class="bodyb">sweep something under the carpet</span> to conceal something in the hope that it will be ignored ✱ <span class="bodyb">sweep the board</span> to win everything in a contest [Middle English <span class="bodyi">swepen</span> from Old English <span class="bodyi">swāpan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Turkish Van</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065143a"><!--s065143a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cat of a long-haired breed having white fur with ginger markings on the head and tail, and distinctive pale reddish brown eyes [named after <span class="bodyi">Van</span>, a town in Turkey].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">up-market<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066509a"><!--s066509a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>denoting, relating to, producing, or dealing in goods designed to appeal to the more prosperous or higher-status section of a market.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ternary form</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062411a"><!--s062411a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a common musical structure, e.g. for a movement in a sonata or symphony, in which a first section is followed by a related second section that is followed in turn by a repetition of the first.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sealing wax</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054216a"><!--s054216a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a resinous composition that becomes soft when heated and is used for sealing letters, parcels, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">voltaic couple</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067876a"><!--s067876a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>two dissimilar metals immersed in an electrolyte, with a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/potential_difference/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">potential difference</span></span></a> (difference in voltage between two points) between them created by chemical action.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">smorgasbord</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsmawgəsbawd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056948a"><!--s056948a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s060947b"><!--s060947b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s016611c"><!--s016611c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a variety of foods and dishes, e.g. hors d'oeuvres, hot and cold meat or fish, cheeses, salads, etc.</p></div><a name="s016612c"><!--s016612c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a meal or buffet at which this is served.</p></div></div><a name="s060948b"><!--s060948b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a wide range or variety of things [Swedish <span class="bodyi">smörgåsbord</span>, from <span class="bodyi">smörgås</span> open sandwich + <span class="bodyi">bord</span> table].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wide<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069241a"><!--s069241a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in cricket, a bowled ball that is out of reach of the batsman in the normal position and counts as one run.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shmuck</span><small><span class="eSynop">/shmuk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055582a"><!--s055582a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/schmuck_or_shmuck/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">schmuck</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">up-market<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066510a"><!--s066510a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to or towards the more prosperous or higher-status section of a market </p><p><i></i></p><p>The shop has moved up-market</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spotted gum</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058315a"><!--s058315a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an Australian eucalyptus tree, the bark of which peels off in patches, presenting a mottled appearance, and is used for shipbuilding, making railway sleepers, etc: <span class="bodyi">Eucalyptus maculata</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">storming</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059680a"><!--s059680a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> said usu of a sporting or musical performance: wonderfully fast and furious.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sea lion</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054217a"><!--s054217a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several large species of seals found in the Pacific Ocean that hasve visible external ears, short coarse fur, and large flippers by means of which it they can move around on land: family Otariidae.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">voltaic pile</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067877a"><!--s067877a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pile1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pile<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (5).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Turkmen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtuhkmen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Turkmens <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> Turkmen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065144a"><!--s065144a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070558b"><!--s070558b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a group of peoples inhabiting parts of Turkmenistan and Afghanistan.</p></div><a name="s070559b"><!--s070559b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Turkic language spoken by these peoples [Persian <span class="bodyi">Turkmāen</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Tūkmen</span>, the Turkish name for these peoples].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tore</span><small><span class="eSynop">/taw/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063777a"><!--s063777a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tear1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tear 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">smorzando</span><small><span class="eSynop">/smawtʹsandoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056949a"><!--s056949a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a piece of music: to be performed with gradually decreasing intensity of tone, so that the sound dies away [Italian <span class="bodyi">smorzando</span>, literally ‘extinguishing’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ternate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtuhnayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062412a"><!--s062412a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067553b"><!--s067553b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>arranged in threes.</p></div><a name="s067554b"><!--s067554b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>composed of three leaflets or subdivisions</p><p><span class="bodyb">ternately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">ternatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">ternare</span> to treble, from Latin <span class="bodyi">terni</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ternary/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ternary</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sweep<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061046a"><!--s061046a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s065965b"><!--s065965b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an act of sweeping.</p></div><a name="s065966b"><!--s065966b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a chimney sweep.</p></div><a name="s065967b"><!--s065967b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s017890c"><!--s017890c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a curving or circular course or line.</p></div><a name="s017891c"><!--s017891c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a broad extent of land.</p></div><a name="s017892c"><!--s017892c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the extent of a sweeping movement; scope.</p></div><a name="s017893c"><!--s017893c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a historical event or movement of great range and force.</p></div></div><a name="s065968b"><!--s065968b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>deviation from parallelism or perpendicularity with respect to a reference line </p><p><i></i></p><p>the sweep of an aeroplane wing</p>.</div><a name="s065969b"><!--s065969b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in electronics, the movement of an electron beam across the surface of a cathode-ray tube.</p></div><a name="s065970b"><!--s065970b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a sweepstake.</p></div><a name="s065971b"><!--s065971b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> an overwhelming victory.</p></div><a name="s065972b"><!--s065972b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>a windmill sail.</p></div><a name="s065973b"><!--s065973b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>a long oar.</p></div><a name="s065974b"><!--s065974b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>a long pole or timber pivoted on a tall post and used to raise and lower a bucket in a well.</p></div><a name="s065975b"><!--s065975b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>in cricket, an attacking stroke played on bended knee with a horizontal bat designed to send the ball behind the batsman on the leg side and usu played against slower bowlers.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wide-angle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069243a"><!--s069243a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a lens: having an angle of view wider than a standard lens.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Shoah</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshohə / <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055583a"><!--s055583a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Jewish name for the Holocaust [Hebrew, literally ‘catastrophe’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upmost</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066511a"><!--s066511a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/uppermost/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">uppermost</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spotter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058316a"><!--s058316a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062585b"><!--s062585b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used in combinations</span>)</p><a name="s017182c"><!--s017182c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a person who makes a hobby of watching for and recording the occurrence of things of a certain class </p><p><i></i></p><p>trainspotters</p>.</div><a name="s017183c"><!--s017183c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a person on the lookout for a certain thing </p><p><i></i></p><p>a talent-spotter</p>.</div></div><a name="s062586b"><!--s062586b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often used before a noun</span>) a pilot or aircraft detailed to spot enemy positions </p><p><i></i></p><p>a spotter plane</p>.</div><a name="s062587b"><!--s062587b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in the army, a member of a battery who advises on the adjustment of the line of fire.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Turko-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065145a"><!--s065145a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/turco_or_turko/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Turco-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">storm lantern</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059681a"><!--s059681a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hurricane_lamp/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hurricane lamp</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wide area network</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069244a"><!--s069244a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a communications system where the various computer terminals are far apart and linked by radio, satellite, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">terne</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tuhn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062413a"><!--s062413a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067555b"><!--s067555b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an alloy consisting of about four parts lead to one part tin.</p></div><a name="s067556b"><!--s067556b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/terneplate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">terneplate</span></span></a> [prob from French <span class="bodyi">terne</span> dull, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">voltameter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/vohlʹtamitə, vol-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067878a"><!--s067878a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an apparatus for measuring the quantity of electricity passed through a conductor by the amount of electrolysis produced <span class="bodyb">voltametric</span> /voltəʹmetrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/voltaic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">voltaic</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/meter2/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-meter 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sea loch</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054218a"><!--s054218a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a loch connecting with the sea.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">toreador</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtori·ədaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063778a"><!--s063778a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bullfighter, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one on horseback [Spanish <span class="bodyi">toreador</span> from <span class="bodyi">torear</span> to fight bulls, from <span class="bodyi">toro</span> bull, from Latin <span class="bodyi">taurus</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sweepback</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061047a"><!--s061047a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the backward slant of an aircraft wing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">smote</span><small><span class="eSynop">/smoht/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056950a"><!--s056950a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/smite/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">smite</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shoal<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/shohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055584a"><!--s055584a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059218b"><!--s059218b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an underwater sandbank, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one exposed at low tide.</p></div><a name="s059219b"><!--s059219b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an area of shallow water [alteration of Middle English <span class="bodyi">shold, shoald</span>, from Old English <span class="bodyi">sceald</span> shallow].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹpon/ <i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066512a"><!--s066512a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly formal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/on1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">on 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Turkoman <span class="bodyi">or</span> Turcoman</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtuhkəmən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Turkomans Turcomans)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065146a"><!--s065146a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/turkmen/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Turkmen</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">storm petrel</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059682a"><!--s059682a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small sooty black and white petrel frequenting the N Atlantic and Mediterranean, whose appearance was formerly thought to presage bad weather: <span class="bodyi">Hydrobates pelagicus</span> and other species.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wideawake</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwiedəwayk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069245a"><!--s069245a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wide-brimmed, soft felt hat with a low crown.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">terneplate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtuhnplayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062414a"><!--s062414a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>sheet iron or steel plated with terne.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seal off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054219a"><!--s054219a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to close or surround (something) securely, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in order to prevent movement in or out </p><p><i></i></p><p>Troops sealed off the airport</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spotting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058317a"><!--s058317a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">used in combinations</span>) the activity of watching out for something </p><p><i></i></p><p>trainspotting</p> <p><i></i></p><p>talent-spotting</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sweeper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061048a"><!--s061048a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s065976b"><!--s065976b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person or thing that sweeps.</p></div><a name="s065977b"><!--s065977b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in soccer, a defensive player who plays behind the backs as a last line of defence before the goalkeeper.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">smother<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsmudhə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (smothered, smothering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056951a"><!--s056951a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s060949b"><!--s060949b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s016613c"><!--s016613c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to kill (somebody or something) by covering the nose and mouth in order to cut off the supply of air.</p></div><a name="s016614c"><!--s016614c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to overcome or cause discomfort to (somebody) through or as if through lack of air.</p></div><a name="s016615c"><!--s016615c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to extinguish suppress (a fire) by excluding oxygen.</p></div></div><a name="s060950b"><!--s060950b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s016616c"><!--s016616c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to suppress or conceal (a feeling or action).</p></div><a name="s016617c"><!--s016617c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to prevent the growth or development of (something or somebody).</p></div><a name="s016618c"><!--s016618c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to cause (somebody) to feel overwhelmed or oppressed.</p></div></div><a name="s060951b"><!--s060951b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cover thickly.</p></div><a name="s060952b"><!--s060952b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s016619c"><!--s016619c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to cover (something) thickly.</p></div><a name="s016620c"><!--s016620c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to cover or overwhelm (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She smothered him with kisses</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s060953b"><!--s060953b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to become smothered [Old English <span class="bodyi">smorian</span> to suffocate].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">voltammeter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/vohlʹtamitə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067879a"><!--s067879a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an apparatus that can measure both <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/potential_difference/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">potential difference</span></span></a> (difference in voltage between two points) in volts and electric current in amps [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/volt1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">volt 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ammeter/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ammeter</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">torero</span><small><span class="eSynop">/toʹreəroh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> toreros)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063779a"><!--s063779a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bullfighter, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one on foot [Spanish <span class="bodyi">torero</span> from <span class="bodyi">toro</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/toreador/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">toreador</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shoal<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055585a"><!--s055585a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of water: to become shallow or less deep.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Turk's cap lily</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065147a"><!--s065147a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/martagon_lily/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">martagon lily</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upper<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹupə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066513a"><!--s066513a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072128b"><!--s072128b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>higher in physical position, rank, or order.</p></div><a name="s072129b"><!--s072129b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s019671c"><!--s019671c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>higher in physical position, rank, or order.</p></div><a name="s019672c"><!--s019672c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>farther inland </p><p><i></i></p><p>the upper Thames</p>.</div></div><a name="s072130b"><!--s072130b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Upper</span>) relating to or denoting a later division of the specified geological period, system of rocks, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>Upper Carboniferous</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">have/get the upper hand</span>.</p></div><a name="s072131b"><!--s072131b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to have or gain a position of superiority, control, advantage, etc [Middle English, from <span class="bodyi">uppe</span> up + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/er1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-er 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wide-awake</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069246a"><!--s069246a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075189b"><!--s075189b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>fully awake.</p></div><a name="s075190b"><!--s075190b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>alert and watchful, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for advantages or opportunities.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">storm sail</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059683a"><!--s059683a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a substitute sail for stormy weather, of smaller size and tougher fabric than the normal one.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Sea Lord</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054220a"><!--s054220a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of two senior naval officers who are members of the Admiralty Board of the Ministry of Defence.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">toreutics</span><small><span class="eSynop">/təʹroohtiks/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063780a"><!--s063780a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing.</span>) the art of working in metal, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by embossing or chasing</p><p><span class="bodyb">toreutic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<span class="bodyi">toreutic</span> (adj) from Greek <span class="bodyi">toreutikos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">toreuein</span> to bore through, chase, from <span class="bodyi">toreus</span> boring tool].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">volt-ampere</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067880a"><!--s067880a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of electrical power in a circuit using alternating current, equal to the power required for one amp of current to flow in a circuit driven by a potential difference of one volt: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/watt/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">watt</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sweeping</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061049a"><!--s061049a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s065978b"><!--s065978b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>extending in a wide curve or over a wide area.</p></div><a name="s065979b"><!--s065979b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s017894c"><!--s017894c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>extensive; wide-ranging </p><p><i></i></p><p>sweeping reforms</p>.</div><a name="s017895c"><!--s017895c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>of a statement: marked by wholesale and indiscriminate inclusion </p><p><i></i></p><p>sweeping generalities</p> <p><span class="bodyb">sweepingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">sweepingness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">terotechnology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌterohtekʹnoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062415a"><!--s062415a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a branch of technology that deals with the efficient installation and operation of equipment [Greek <span class="bodyi">tērein</span> to watch over + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/o/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-o-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/technology/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">technology</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shoal<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055586a"><!--s055586a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large group, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of fish [Old English <span class="bodyi">scolu</span> multitude].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">smother<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056952a"><!--s056952a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s060954b"><!--s060954b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a dense cloud of gas, smoke, dust, etc.</p></div><a name="s060955b"><!--s060955b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a confused mass of things</p><p><span class="bodyb">smothery</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spotty</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (spottier, spottiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058318a"><!--s058318a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062588b"><!--s062588b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s017184c"><!--s017184c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>marked with spots.</p></div><a name="s017185c"><!--s017185c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a person or a part of the body: having spots.</p></div></div><a name="s062589b"><!--s062589b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> lacking evenness or regularity, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in quality </p><p><i></i></p><p>spotty attendance</p> <p><span class="bodyb">spottily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">spottiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upper<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066514a"><!--s066514a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the parts of a shoe or boot above the sole ✱ <span class="bodyb">on one's uppers</span> at the end of one's resources, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> penniless.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">storm sewer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059684a"><!--s059684a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/storm_drain/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">storm drain</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tori</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtawrie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063781a"><!--s063781a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/torus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">torus</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Turk's head</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065148a"><!--s065148a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an ornamental turban-shaped knot used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> at the end of a rope to prevent it slipping through an eyelet, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seal ring</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054221a"><!--s054221a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a signet ring engraved with a seal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">volte-face</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌvolt ʹfas/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> volte-face volte-faces /ʹfas(iz)/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067882a"><!--s067882a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073571b"><!--s073571b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sudden reversal of attitude or policy; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/about_turn1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">about-turn<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (2).</p></div><a name="s073572b"><!--s073572b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a turn so as to be facing in the opposite direction [French <span class="bodyi">volte-face</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">voltafaccia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">voltare</span> to turn + <span class="bodyi">faccia</span> face].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">terpene</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtuhpeen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062416a"><!--s062416a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various hydrocarbons present in essential oils, e.g. from conifers, and used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as solvents and in organic synthesis <span class="bodyb">terpenic</span> /tuhʹpeenik, tuhʹpenik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">terpenoid</span> /ʹtuhpənoyd, tuhʹpeenoyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> [<span class="bodyi">terp-</span> from German <span class="bodyi">terpentin</span> turpentine (ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">terebinthina resina</span> resin of the terebinth) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ene/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ene</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wide ball</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069247a"><!--s069247a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wide3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wide 3</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shock<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/shok/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055587a"><!--s055587a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059220b"><!--s059220b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s015991c"><!--s015991c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a sudden or violent disturbance of a person's thoughts or emotions.</p></div><a name="s015992c"><!--s015992c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>something that causes a disturbance of this kind </p><p><i></i></p><p>The news was a terrible shock</p>.</div></div><a name="s059221b"><!--s059221b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a state in which most bodily functions temporarily cease to operate as normal, that is associated with reduced blood volume and pressure and caused usu by severe injuries, bleeding, burns, or psychological trauma.</p></div><a name="s059222b"><!--s059222b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>sudden stimulation of the nerves and convulsive contraction of the muscles caused by the passage of electricity through the body.</p></div><a name="s059223b"><!--s059223b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s015993c"><!--s015993c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a violent impact or collision.</p></div><a name="s015994c"><!--s015994c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a violent shaking or jarring </p><p><i></i></p><p>an earthquake shock</p>.</div></div><a name="s059224b"><!--s059224b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/shock_absorber/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">shock absorber</span></span></a> [early French <span class="bodyi">choc</span> from <span class="bodyi">choquer</span> to strike against, from Old French <span class="bodyi">choquier</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sweepings</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061050a"><!--s061050a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>refuse or, rubbish, etc collected by sweeping.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">smothered mate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056953a"><!--s056953a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in chess, a situation in which a king is checkmated by a knight and unable to move because all adjoining squares are occupied.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spot-weld</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058319a"><!--s058319a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to join together (metal parts) with small circular welds, executed at scattered points using electrical heat and pressure.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upper<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066515a"><!--s066515a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a stimulant drug, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an amphetamine [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/up3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">up 3</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/er2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-er 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">storm trooper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059685a"><!--s059685a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064352b"><!--s064352b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of the Nazi militia, the SA (<span class="bodyi">Sturmabteilung</span>).</p></div><a name="s064353b"><!--s064353b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a member of a force of shock troops <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/shock_troops/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">shock troops</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turmeric</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtuhmərik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065149a"><!--s065149a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070560b"><!--s070560b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an Asian plant of the ginger family with a large rhizome: <span class="bodyi">Curcuma longa</span>.</p></div><a name="s070561b"><!--s070561b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a bright yellow aromatic powder obtained from the rhizome of this plant, used for flavouring and as a colouring agent, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in Asian cookery.</p></div><a name="s070562b"><!--s070562b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a yellow dye made from this powder, formerly used for colouring fabrics [prob via early French <span class="bodyi">terre mérite</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">terra merita</span>, literally ‘deserving earth’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">toric</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtorik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063782a"><!--s063782a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>shaped like a torus or part of a torus </p><p><i></i></p><p>a toric lens</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">terpsichorean</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌtuhpsikəʹree·ən, -ʹkawri·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062417a"><!--s062417a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to dancing [from <span class="bodyi">Terpsichore</span>, the muse of dancing and choral song in Greek and Latin mythology].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sealskin<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054222a"><!--s054222a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057540b"><!--s057540b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the skin of a seal, or leather made from it.</p></div><a name="s057541b"><!--s057541b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a garment made of sealskin.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shock<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055588a"><!--s055588a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059225b"><!--s059225b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s015995c"><!--s015995c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to cause (somebody) to feel sudden surprise, terror, horror, or offence.</p></div><a name="s015996c"><!--s015996c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to cause (somebody) to undergo a physical or nervous shock.</p></div></div><a name="s059226b"><!--s059226b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (e.g. an animal) to experience an electric shock.</p></div><a name="s059227b"><!--s059227b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to impel (somebody) by or as if by a shock </p><p><i></i></p><p>His expression shocked her into realizing her selfishness</p> <p><span class="bodyb">shockable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">shockproof</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wide-body</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069248a"><!--s069248a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of an aircraft: having a wide fuselage.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">smoulder<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">smolder</span>) /ʹsmohldə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (smouldered, smouldering, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> smoldered) (smoldering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056954a"><!--s056954a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s060956b"><!--s060956b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to burn feebly with little flame and often much smoke.</p></div><a name="s060957b"><!--s060957b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to exist in a state of suppressed ferment </p><p><i></i></p><p>Resentment smouldered in her</p>.</div><a name="s060958b"><!--s060958b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to show suppressed anger, hate, jealousy, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>eyes smouldering with hate</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">smolder</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spousal<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹspowzl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058320a"><!--s058320a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer or archaic or literary</span> relating to marriage or to a spouse </p><p><i></i></p><p>spousal embraces</p><p> Milton </p><p><i></i></p><p>They may also have benefited from spousal comfort</p><p> David E Stannard</p><p><span class="bodyb">spousally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upper-case</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066517a"><!--s066517a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a letter: capital.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sweepstake</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061051a"><!--s061051a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) a lottery or other form of gambling, e.g. on a horse race, in which all the stakes are awarded to one winner or divided among the winners [Middle English <span class="bodyi">swepestake</span> somebody who wins all the stakes in a game, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sweep1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sweep 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stake4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stake 4</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">volte <span class="bodyi">or</span> volt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/volt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067881a"><!--s067881a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073569b"><!--s073569b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in fencing, a leaping movement to avoid a thrust.</p></div><a name="s073570b"><!--s073570b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s020117c"><!--s020117c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a movement in dressage in which a horse going sideways traces a complete circle.</p></div><a name="s020118c"><!--s020118c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a circle traced by a horse in this movement [French <span class="bodyi">volte</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">volta</span> turn, from <span class="bodyi">voltare</span> to turn, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">volvere</span> to roll].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">storm troops</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059686a"><!--s059686a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/shock_troops/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">shock troops</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shock<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055589a"><!--s055589a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pile of sheaves of grain or stalks of maize set upright in a field [Middle English, prob from early Dutch or early Low German <span class="bodyi">schok</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turmoil</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtuhmoyl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065150a"><!--s065150a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an extremely confused or agitated state [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wide boy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069249a"><!--s069249a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a man who is involved in petty crime or who uses unscrupulous methods to earn a living.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spousal<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058321a"><!--s058321a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or literary</span> (<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) the marriage ceremony; a nuptial </p><p><i></i></p><p>My nobler fate shall knit our spousals with a tie, too strong for Roman laws to break</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Terr.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062418a"><!--s062418a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067557b"><!--s067557b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in street names, terrace.</p></div><a name="s067558b"><!--s067558b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>territory.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">torii</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtawri·ee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> torii)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063783a"><!--s063783a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Japanese gateway, commonly built at the approach to a Shinto shrine [Japanese <span class="bodyi">torii</span>, literally ‘a perch for birds’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">voltmeter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvohltmeetə, ʹvolt-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067883a"><!--s067883a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an instrument for measuring in volts the differences of potential between different points of an electrical circuit.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">smoulder<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">smolder</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056955a"><!--s056955a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a slow burning fire or thick smoke coming from it.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sealskin<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054223a"><!--s054223a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>made of sealskin.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upper case</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066516a"><!--s066516a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072132b"><!--s072132b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>capital letters</p><p><span class="bodyb">upper-case</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s072133b"><!--s072133b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a printer's tray holding the type for capitals and usu small capitals, fractions, symbols, and accents [from the compositor's practice of keeping capital letters in the upper of a pair of type cases].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sweet<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/sweet/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061052a"><!--s061052a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s065980b"><!--s065980b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>being or inducing a taste similar to that of sugar, one of the four basic taste sensations: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bitter1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bitter 1</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/salt3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">salt 3</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sour1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sour 1</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s065981b"><!--s065981b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s017896c"><!--s017896c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>not sour, rancid, decaying, or stale.</p></div><a name="s017897c"><!--s017897c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>not salt or salted.</p></div><a name="s017898c"><!--s017898c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>free from noxious gases or other pollutants.</p></div><a name="s017899c"><!--s017899c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>free from excess of acid, sulphur, or corrosive salts </p><p><i></i></p><p>sweet petroleum</p>.</div><a name="s017900c"><!--s017900c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>having a pleasant smell or taste.</p></div></div><a name="s065982b"><!--s065982b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s017901c"><!--s017901c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>delightful or charming.</p></div><a name="s017902c"><!--s017902c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>marked by gentle good humour or kindliness.</p></div><a name="s017903c"><!--s017903c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>pleasing to the ear or eye.</p></div></div><a name="s065983b"><!--s065983b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>much loved; dear.</p></div><a name="s065984b"><!--s065984b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>working or moving smoothly.</p></div><a name="s065985b"><!--s065985b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>said of jazz: performed with little improvisation and at a steady rhythm.</p></div><a name="s065986b"><!--s065986b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> used as a form of address </p><p><i></i></p><p>sweet sir</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">keep somebody sweet</span>.</p></div><a name="s065987b"><!--s065987b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to keep somebody happy and cooperative ✱ <span class="bodyb">sweet on somebody</span> <span class="bodyi">informal, dated</span> in love with somebody</p><p><span class="bodyb">sweetish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">sweetly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">sweetness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">swēte</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stormwater</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059687a"><!--s059687a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>surface water produced by heavy rain or snow.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shock<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055590a"><!--s055590a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to arrange (sheaves of grain) in shocks.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turn<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/tuhn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065151a"><!--s065151a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070563b"><!--s070563b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to move round or cause to move round on an axis, or so as to be facing the opposite direction.</p></div><a name="s070564b"><!--s070564b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to take or cause to take a different position, state, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>The weather has turned cold</p> <p><i></i></p><p>She turned the dog loose</p> <p><i></i></p><p>The fairy turned him into a frog</p>.</div><a name="s070565b"><!--s070565b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to change colour.</p></div><a name="s070566b"><!--s070566b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to pass or go round </p><p><i></i></p><p>to turn a corner</p>.</div><a name="s070567b"><!--s070567b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to go beyond in space or time </p><p><i></i></p><p>It has turned midnight</p>.</div><a name="s070568b"><!--s070568b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to affect or be affected with nausea or revulsion.</p></div><a name="s070569b"><!--s070569b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to make (a specified profit).</p></div><a name="s070570b"><!--s070570b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to sprain (an ankle).</p></div><a name="s070571b"><!--s070571b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to make or form using a lathe.</p></div><a name="s070572b"><!--s070572b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>of milk: to become sour ✱ <span class="bodyb">turn against</span> to become hostile towards ✱ <span class="bodyb">turn to</span> to apply oneself to a task </p><p><i></i></p><p>We must turn to and get the job done</p>.</div><a name="s070573b"><!--s070573b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>to have recourse to (somebody) for help or support.</p></div><a name="s070574b"><!--s070574b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>to make (something) move round an axis or face the opposite direction.</p></div><a name="s070575b"><!--s070575b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>to make (something) change course, position, or direction.</p></div><a name="s070576b"><!--s070576b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><a name="s019348c"><!--s019348c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to go past round (a point, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a corner).</p></div><a name="s019349c"><!--s019349c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to reach or go beyond (something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an age or time) </p><p><i></i></p><p>It's just turned midnight</p>.</div></div><a name="s070577b"><!--s070577b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">15</span><br/><p>to perform (an acrobatic manoeuvre) by rotating.</p></div><a name="s070578b"><!--s070578b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">16</span><br/><p>to make or form (something) using a lathe.</p></div><a name="s070579b"><!--s070579b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">17</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + into/to) to make (something, somebody, or oneself) into a different form, type, shape, etc.</p></div><a name="s070580b"><!--s070580b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">18</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + to/towards) to direct (the mind, attention, thoughts, etc) to a specified topic, etc.</p></div><a name="s070581b"><!--s070581b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">19</span><br/><p>to cause something or somebody to change form, position, or condition<span class="bodyi">esp</span>:</p><a name="s019350c"><!--s019350c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to cause (milk, etc) to become sour.</p></div><a name="s019351c"><!--s019351c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to cause (leaves) to change colour.</p></div><a name="s019352c"><!--s019352c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to give (words, etc) an elegant form.</p></div><a name="s019353c"><!--s019353c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to cause (the stomach) to be affected with nausea or revulsion.</p></div></div><a name="s070582b"><!--s070582b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">20</span><br/><p>to bring (soil) from a lower position to the surface.</p></div><a name="s070583b"><!--s070583b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">21</span><br/><p>in cricket, to give (a bowled ball) spin.</p></div><a name="s070584b"><!--s070584b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">22</span><br/><p>to sprain (an ankle).</p></div><a name="s070585b"><!--s070585b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">23</span><br/><p>to make (a specified profit) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s070586b"><!--s070586b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">24</span><br/><p>to move round on an axis or so as to face an opposite direction.</p></div><a name="s070587b"><!--s070587b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">25</span><br/><a name="s019354c"><!--s019354c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to move into or take a different position, condition, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>The weather has turned cold</p>.</div><a name="s019355c"><!--s019355c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of leaves: to change colour.</p></div><a name="s019356c"><!--s019356c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>said of milk, etc: to become sour.</p></div></div><a name="s070588b"><!--s070588b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">26</span><br/><p>(+ to) to consult or seek support from (somebody or something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I always turn to you for advice</p>.</div><a name="s070589b"><!--s070589b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">27</span><br/><p>to become giddy or dizzy; to reel.</p></div><a name="s070590b"><!--s070590b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">28</span><br/><p>said of a person's stomach: to feel nauseated ✱ <span class="bodyb">turn against</span> to become hostile towards (somebody or something) ✱ <span class="bodyb">turn colour</span> to change colour; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to grow pale or red ✱ <span class="bodyb">turn loose</span> to release (somebody or something) from constraint or captivity</p><p><span class="bodyb">turnable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">tyrnian</span> via Old French <span class="bodyi">torner</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">tornare</span> to turn on a lathe, from <span class="bodyi">tornus</span> a lathe, from Greek <span class="bodyi">tornos</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">terra</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹterə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062419a"><!--s062419a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>land, earth, or territory [Latin <span class="bodyi">terra</span> earth].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wide-eyed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069250a"><!--s069250a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075191b"><!--s075191b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>amazed or astonished.</p></div><a name="s075192b"><!--s075192b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>marked by uncritical acceptance or admiration; naive </p><p><i></i></p><p>wide-eyed innocence</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spousal equivalent</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058322a"><!--s058322a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a partner who is the equivalent of one's husband or wife, including a same-sex partner, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with regard to tax and benefits.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">torment<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtawment/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063784a"><!--s063784a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s068961b"><!--s068961b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>extreme pain or anguish of body or mind.</p></div><a name="s068962b"><!--s068962b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a source of vexation or pain [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">tormentum</span> torture, from <span class="bodyi">torquēre</span> to twist].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">SMP</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056956a"><!--s056956a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>statutory maternity pay.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seal up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054224a"><!--s054224a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to close or enclose (something) tightly.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">voluble</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvolyoobl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067884a"><!--s067884a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073573b"><!--s073573b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>talking a great deal.</p></div><a name="s073574b"><!--s073574b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>spoken at great length <span class="bodyb">volubility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">volubleness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">volubly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">voluble</span> variable, rotating, from Latin <span class="bodyi">volubilis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">volvere</span> to roll].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sweet<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061053a"><!--s061053a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s065988b"><!--s065988b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a small piece of confectionery prepared with sugar or chocolate, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one made chiefly of boiled and crystallized sugar.</p></div><a name="s065989b"><!--s065989b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a pudding or dessert.</p></div><a name="s065990b"><!--s065990b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>used as a form of address: a darling or sweetheart.</p></div><a name="s065991b"><!--s065991b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) pleasures; delights.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upper chamber</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066518a"><!--s066518a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/upper_house/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">upper house</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">storm window</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059688a"><!--s059688a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> an extra window fitted to the outside of a window frame for protection from stormy or wintry weather.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shock<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055591a"><!--s055591a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a thick bushy mass, usu of hair [perhaps from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/shock3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">shock 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turn<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065152a"><!--s065152a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070591b"><!--s070591b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an act of turning.</p></div><a name="s070592b"><!--s070592b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s019357c"><!--s019357c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a bend or curve in a path, road, river, etc.</p></div><a name="s019358c"><!--s019358c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a place where a road divides; turning.</p></div><a name="s019359c"><!--s019359c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>in cricket, deviation of the ball after a bounce.</p></div><a name="s019360c"><!--s019360c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a single coil, e.g. of rope or wire wound round an object.</p></div><a name="s019361c"><!--s019361c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>something that revolves round a centre, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a lathe.</p></div></div><a name="s070593b"><!--s070593b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s019362c"><!--s019362c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a point at which events or circumstances change </p><p><i></i></p><p>a turn for the better</p>.</div><a name="s019363c"><!--s019363c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a point at the beginning or end of a century or other period.</p></div></div><a name="s070594b"><!--s070594b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an opportunity or obligation to do something occurring in succession or rotation </p><p><i></i></p><p>It's your turn to drive</p>.</div><a name="s070595b"><!--s070595b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>an opportunity or obligation to do something occurring in succession or rotation </p><p><i></i></p><p>your turn to go</p>.</div><a name="s070596b"><!--s070596b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s019364c"><!--s019364c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a shock </p><p><i></i></p><p>gave me a turn</p>.</div><a name="s019365c"><!--s019365c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a spell or attack of illness, faintness, dizziness, etc.</p></div></div><a name="s070597b"><!--s070597b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s019366c"><!--s019366c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a complete transaction involving a purchase and sale of securities.</p></div><a name="s019367c"><!--s019367c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a profit from such a transaction.</p></div></div><a name="s070598b"><!--s070598b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>a musical ornament based on a note and consisting of the note itself and the notes above and below.</p></div><a name="s070599b"><!--s070599b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>a short act or performance, e.g. in a variety show.</p></div><a name="s070600b"><!--s070600b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>a short walk or drive taken for pleasure ✱ <span class="bodyb">at every turn</span> on every occasion; constantly or continually ✱ <span class="bodyb">by turns</span> alternately or successively </p><p><i></i></p><p>We are all rovers and all fixtures by turns</p><p> Ralph Waldo Emerson ✱ <span class="bodyb">do somebody a good turn</span> to do a favour for somebody ✱ <span class="bodyb">in turn</span> in the correct order of succession ✱ <span class="bodyb">on the turn</span> at the point of turning ✱ <span class="bodyb">out of turn</span> not in the correct order of succession.</p></div><a name="s070601b"><!--s070601b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>at a wrong time or place; imprudently or unwisely ✱ <span class="bodyb">take turns/take it in turns</span> to do something alternatively or successively ✱ <span class="bodyb">to a turn</span> perfectly; to the required degree ✱ <span class="bodyb">turn and turn about</span> <span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> one after another.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">SMS</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056957a"><!--s056957a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Short Message (or Messaging) Service, a system that permits the sending of text messages of up to 160 characters to and from mobile telephones.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spouse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/spows, spowz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058323a"><!--s058323a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a married person; a husband or wife [Middle English via Old French <span class="bodyi">espous</span> (masc), <span class="bodyi">espouse</span> (fem), from Latin <span class="bodyi">sponsus</span> betrothed man, groom, and <span class="bodyi">sponsa</span> betrothed woman, bride, from <span class="bodyi">sponsus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">spondēre</span> to promise, betroth].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">terra alba</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹalbə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062420a"><!--s062420a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several earthy white mineral substances, such as gypsum or kaolin [scientific Latin, literally ‘white earth’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">torment<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/tawʹment/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063785a"><!--s063785a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s068963b"><!--s068963b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cause severe usu persistent distress of body or mind to (somebody).</p></div><a name="s068964b"><!--s068964b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to tease (somebody) unkindly</p><p><span class="bodyb">tormented</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">tormentor</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sweet-and-sour</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061054a"><!--s061054a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>seasoned with a sauce containing sugar and vinegar or lemon juice </p><p><i></i></p><p>sweet-and-sour pork</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">widen</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans and trans</span></i> (widened, widening)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069251a"><!--s069251a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to become or make (something) wider</p><p><span class="bodyb">widener</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Sealyham terrier</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹseeli·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054225a"><!--s054225a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a terrier of a breed originating in Wales, having a wiry, usu white, coat and short legs [named after <span class="bodyi">Sealyham</span>, estate in Pembrokeshire, SW Wales, where it was first bred].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">volume</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvolyoom/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067885a"><!--s067885a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073575b"><!--s073575b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s020119c"><!--s020119c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a book, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one of a set or one forming one part of a large work </p><p><i></i></p><p>Anybody can write a three-volume novel. It merely requires a complete ignorance of both life and literature</p><p> Oscar Wilde.</p></div><a name="s020120c"><!--s020120c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a series of printed sheets bound typically in book form.</p></div><a name="s020121c"><!--s020121c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a series of issues of a periodical for a given period of time, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one year.</p></div><a name="s020122c"><!--s020122c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>formerly, a roll of parchment or papyrus.</p></div></div><a name="s073576b"><!--s073576b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s020123c"><!--s020123c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>space occupied as measured in cubic units; cubic capacity.</p></div><a name="s020124c"><!--s020124c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the amount of a substance occupying a particular volume.</p></div></div><a name="s073577b"><!--s073577b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s020125c"><!--s020125c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an amount.</p></div><a name="s020126c"><!--s020126c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a bulk or large mass.</p></div><a name="s020127c"><!--s020127c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) a considerable quantity; a great deal.</p></div></div><a name="s073578b"><!--s073578b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the degree of loudness or the intensity of a sound.</p></div><a name="s073579b"><!--s073579b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s020128c"><!--s020128c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the degree of loudness or the intensity of a sound.</p></div><a name="s020129c"><!--s020129c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a control on a radio, etc by means of which the loudness of the sound can be adjusted.</p></div></div><a name="s073580b"><!--s073580b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>mass in art or architecture, or the representation of it</p><p><span class="bodyb">volumed</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">volumen</span> roll, scroll, from <span class="bodyi">volvere</span> to roll: senses 2–5 from sense 1, via an absolute sense ‘size or extent of a book’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stormy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (stormier, stormiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059689a"><!--s059689a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064354b"><!--s064354b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>wild, windy, characterized by thunderstorms, or in a state or of an appearance associated with storms </p><p><i></i></p><p>a stormy day</p> <p><i></i></p><p>stormy seas</p>.</div><a name="s064355b"><!--s064355b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>full of turmoil or fury </p><p><i></i></p><p>a stormy marriage</p> <p><span class="bodyb">stormily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">storminess</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upper-class</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066520a"><!--s066520a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or characteristic of the upper class.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shock absorber</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055592a"><!--s055592a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a device for absorbing the energy of sudden jolts or shocks, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> fitted to a motor vehicle to give a smoother ride.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turnabout</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065153a"><!--s065153a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a change or reversal of direction, trend, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">terrace<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹterəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062421a"><!--s062421a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067559b"><!--s067559b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a relatively level paved or planted area adjoining a building.</p></div><a name="s067560b"><!--s067560b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a horizontal ridge cut, usu as one of a series, into a hillside and used for farming.</p></div><a name="s067561b"><!--s067561b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a level usu narrow and steep-fronted area bordering a river, sea, etc.</p></div><a name="s067562b"><!--s067562b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a row of similar houses joined by common dividing walls.</p></div><a name="s067563b"><!--s067563b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span></p><a name="s018401c"><!--s018401c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a row of similar houses joined by common dividing walls, or a street lined by a row of houses of this type.</p></div><a name="s018402c"><!--s018402c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a row of houses or flats on raised ground or a sloping site.</p></div></div><a name="s067564b"><!--s067564b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a series of shallow steps providing standing accommodation for spectators, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> formerly at a football ground [early French <span class="bodyi">terrasse</span> pile of earth, platform, terrace, from Old Provençal <span class="bodyi">terrassa</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">terra</span> earth, land].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">smudge<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/smuj/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056958a"><!--s056958a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s060959b"><!--s060959b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s016621c"><!--s016621c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to smear or daub (something).</p></div><a name="s016622c"><!--s016622c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to make (e.g. writing) indistinct.</p></div></div><a name="s060960b"><!--s060960b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to soil (something) with or as if with a smudge.</p></div><a name="s060961b"><!--s060961b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to disinfect or protect (something) by means of smoke <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s060962b"><!--s060962b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to make a smudge.</p></div><a name="s060963b"><!--s060963b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to become smudged [Middle English <span class="bodyi">smogen</span>; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spouse equivalent</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058324a"><!--s058324a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/spousal_equivalent/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">spousal equivalent</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tormentil</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtawməntil/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063786a"><!--s063786a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a common Eurasian plant of the rose family with yellow flowers and a root used in tanning and dyeing: <span class="bodyi">Potentilla erecta</span> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">turmentill</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">tormentilla</span>, prob from Latin <span class="bodyi">tormentum</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/torment1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">torment 1</span></span></a>) from its use in allaying pain].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sweetbread</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061055a"><!--s061055a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the pancreas or thymus of a young animal, e.g. a calf, used for food.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upper class</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066519a"><!--s066519a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the class occupying the highest position in a society, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the aristocracy</p><p><span class="bodyb">upper-class</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wide receiver</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069252a"><!--s069252a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in American football, a player positioned to the side of the offensive formation to catch passes from the quarterback.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stormy petrel</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059690a"><!--s059690a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064356b"><!--s064356b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/storm_petrel/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">storm petrel</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s064357b"><!--s064357b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person who is fond of arguing.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">volumetric</span><small><span class="eSynop">/volyooʹmetrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067886a"><!--s067886a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073581b"><!--s073581b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or involving the measurement of volume.</p></div><a name="s073582b"><!--s073582b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to volumetric analysis</p><p><span class="bodyb">volumetrically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shocker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055593a"><!--s055593a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059228b"><!--s059228b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something horrifying or offensive, e.g. a sensational work of fiction or drama.</p></div><a name="s059229b"><!--s059229b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an incorrigible or naughty person.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seam<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/seem/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054226a"><!--s054226a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057542b"><!--s057542b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a line of stitching joining two pieces of fabric, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> along their edges </p><p><i></i></p><p>I never cared for fashion much, amusing little seams and witty little pleats</p><p> David Bailey.</p></div><a name="s057543b"><!--s057543b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s015380c"><!--s015380c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a line, groove, or ridge formed at the meeting of two edges.</p></div><a name="s015381c"><!--s015381c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a layer or stratum of coal, rock, etc.</p></div><a name="s015382c"><!--s015382c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a scar left by a cut or wound.</p></div><a name="s015383c"><!--s015383c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a wrinkle.</p></div></div><a name="s057544b"><!--s057544b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the space between adjacent planks or plates of a ship ✱ <span class="bodyb">be bursting/bulging at the seams</span> to be as full as somebody or something can be ✱ <span class="bodyb">come/fall apart at the seams</span> to break up, disintegrate, fail, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>After the first act, the play just fell apart at the seams</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">sēam</span>; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">sīwian</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sew/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sew</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turnaround</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065154a"><!--s065154a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070602b"><!--s070602b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the process of unloading an aircraft, ship, lorry, etc, reloading it, and making it ready for its next trip.</p></div><a name="s070603b"><!--s070603b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s019368c"><!--s019368c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or process of unloading cargo or passengers from an aircraft, ship, lorry, etc at the end of a journey, reloading it and making it ready for its next trip.</p></div><a name="s019369c"><!--s019369c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the time this takes.</p></div></div><a name="s070604b"><!--s070604b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the act or process of completing a task something, or the time this takes.</p></div><a name="s070605b"><!--s070605b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/turnabout/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">turnabout</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s070606b"><!--s070606b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a place where vehicles can turn.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">terrace<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062422a"><!--s062422a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067565b"><!--s067565b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cut terraces in (a slope).</p></div><a name="s067566b"><!--s067566b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (an area of ground) into a terrace.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">smudge<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056959a"><!--s056959a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s060964b"><!--s060964b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a blurry spot or streak.</p></div><a name="s060965b"><!--s060965b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an indistinct mass; a blur </p><p><i></i></p><p>Soon the boat was just a smudge on the horizon</p>.</div><a name="s060966b"><!--s060966b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a smouldering smoky fire lit on the windward side of a crop for protection, e.g. from frost or insects</p><p><span class="bodyb">smudgily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">smudginess</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">smudgy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">volumetric analysis</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067887a"><!--s067887a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073583b"><!--s073583b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the determination of the amount of a substance present in a liquid by measuring the amount of the liquid required to react with a solution of known volume and concentration.</p></div><a name="s073584b"><!--s073584b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>analysis of gases by volume.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spout<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/spowt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058325a"><!--s058325a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062590b"><!--s062590b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to eject (liquid, etc) or be forced out in a copious stream.</p></div><a name="s062591b"><!--s062591b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span></p><a name="s017186c"><!--s017186c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to speak or utter (<span class="bodyi">esp</span> something platitudinous) in a strident or pompous manner.</p></div><a name="s017187c"><!--s017187c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to declaim or recite (poetry, etc) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s062592b"><!--s062592b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to issue with force or in a jet; to spurt.</p></div><a name="s062593b"><!--s062593b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to eject material, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> liquid, in a jet.</p></div><a name="s062594b"><!--s062594b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to discourse, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> pompously; to speechify</p><p><span class="bodyb">spouter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English from early Dutch <span class="bodyi">spouten</span> to spout, of imitative origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">torn</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tawn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063787a"><!--s063787a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tear1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tear 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wide-screen</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069253a"><!--s069253a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075193b"><!--s075193b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a format of cinema film: having a projected picture that is substantially wider than the standard one.</p></div><a name="s075194b"><!--s075194b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s020480c"><!--s020480c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a television broadcast: transmitted in a format that fills the width of a standard television screen, but leaves a gap at the top and bottom of it.</p></div><a name="s020481c"><!--s020481c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a television set: having a screen that is wider than a standard screen.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seam<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054227a"><!--s054227a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057545b"><!--s057545b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to join with a seam (something) by sewing or as if by sewing.</p></div><a name="s057546b"><!--s057546b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to mark (something) with a seam, furrow, or scar.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shock-headed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055594a"><!--s055594a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having a thick bushy mass of hair.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upper crust</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066521a"><!--s066521a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the upper crust</span>) <span class="bodyi">informal</span>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the highest social class</p><p>the image is of the top part of a loaf or pie. A glossary of Northamptonshire words from the 1850s records ‘Mrs Upper Crust’ as a name for anybody who assumes superior airs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">story<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstawri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> stories)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059691a"><!--s059691a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064358b"><!--s064358b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an account of incidents or events.</p></div><a name="s064359b"><!--s064359b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a statement of the facts of a situation in question </p><p><i></i></p><p>according to their story</p>.</div><a name="s064360b"><!--s064360b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an anecdote; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an amusing one.</p></div><a name="s064361b"><!--s064361b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/short_story/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">short story</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s064362b"><!--s064362b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the plot of a literary or dramatic work.</p></div><a name="s064363b"><!--s064363b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a rumour.</p></div><a name="s064364b"><!--s064364b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>used to children: a lie; a falsehood.</p></div><a name="s064365b"><!--s064365b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>a legend or romance.</p></div><a name="s064366b"><!--s064366b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>a news article or broadcast ✱ <span class="bodyb">the same old story</span> the familiar scenario, unsatisfactory as ever ✱ <span class="bodyb">the story goes</span> they say; apparently ✱ <span class="bodyb">the story of one's life</span> something that has befallen one all too frequently ✱ <span class="bodyb">to cut a long story short</span> to get quickly to the point [Middle English, in the sense ‘true narrative’, via Old French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">historia</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/history/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">history</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turn around</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065155a"><!--s065155a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/turn_round/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">turn round</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sweetbrier <span class="bodyi">or</span> sweetbriar</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061056a"><!--s061056a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wild rose with stout prickles and white or pink flowers: <span class="bodyi">Rosa rubiginosa</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">terraced house</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062423a"><!--s062423a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a house in a continuous row of dwellings connected by common dividing walls.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">smug</span><small><span class="eSynop">/smug/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (smugger, smuggest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056960a"><!--s056960a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s060967b"><!--s060967b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>looking or feeling excessively pleased or satisfied with oneself or one's actions; self-satisfied and complacent.</p></div><a name="s060968b"><!--s060968b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>highly self-satisfied and complacent </p><p><i></i></p><p>the constant prying and peeping, the hypocritical lectures, the heavy doses of smug morality</p><p> David Graham Phillips </p><p><i></i></p><p>Some say that only people can think, and that computers cannot be people; they then sit back and look smug</p><p> K Eric Drexler</p><p><span class="bodyb">smugly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">smugness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [prob from Low German <span class="bodyi">smuck</span> neat, from early Low German <span class="bodyi">smucken</span> to dress].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">voluminous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/vəʹl(y)oohminəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067888a"><!--s067888a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073585b"><!--s073585b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s020130c"><!--s020130c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>having or containing a large volume or quantity; very large.</p></div><a name="s020131c"><!--s020131c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a piece of clothing: very full; having a lot of material </p><p><i></i></p><p>a voluminous ball gown</p>.</div></div><a name="s073586b"><!--s073586b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s020132c"><!--s020132c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>consisting of, filling, or being enough to fill, a large volume or several volumes </p><p><i></i></p><p>It took ten years to publish her voluminous correspondence</p>.</div><a name="s020133c"><!--s020133c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>writing much or at great length <span class="bodyb">voluminosity</span> /-ʹnositi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">voluminously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">voluminousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">voluminosus</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">volumin-, volumen</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/volume/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">volume</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">uppercut<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066522a"><!--s066522a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a swinging blow directed upwards with a bent arm.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spout<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058326a"><!--s058326a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062595b"><!--s062595b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a projecting tube, e.g. on a teapot or kettle, or lip, e.g. on a jug, to facilitate pouring.</p></div><a name="s062596b"><!--s062596b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a downpipe conveying water from a roof gutter.</p></div><a name="s062597b"><!--s062597b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a chute for conveying grain.</p></div><a name="s062598b"><!--s062598b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a sudden downpour, or a forceful gush or jet of liquid water; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/waterspout/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">waterspout</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s062599b"><!--s062599b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>formerly, a lift at a pawnbroker's, for taking pawned goods up to a storage room ✱ <span class="bodyb">up the spout</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> ruined or scuppered.</p></div><a name="s062600b"><!--s062600b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span>said of a woman: pregnant.</p></div><a name="s062601b"><!--s062601b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>said of a cartridge or bullet: in the barrel ready to fire.</p></div><a name="s062602b"><!--s062602b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> in the keeping of a pawnbroker; pawned </p><p><i></i></p><p>Please to put that up the spout, ma'am, with my pins, and rings, and watch and chain, and things</p><p> Thackeray [a spout was formerly a lift at a pawnbroker's, for taking pawned goods up to a storage room]</p><p><span class="bodyb">spouted</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">spoutless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seaman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> seamen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054228a"><!--s054228a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sailor or mariner</p><p><span class="bodyb">seamanlike</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">seamanly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">seamanship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turn away</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065156a"><!--s065156a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070607b"><!--s070607b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to reject or dismiss (somebody).</p></div><a name="s070608b"><!--s070608b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to start to leave or change direction.</p></div><a name="s070609b"><!--s070609b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to change the direction of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He turned his face away</p>.</div><a name="s070610b"><!--s070610b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s019370c"><!--s019370c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to reject, dismiss, or send (somebody or something) away.</p></div><a name="s019371c"><!--s019371c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to refuse to allow (somebody) entrance to a place <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s070611b"><!--s070611b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to start to go away; to depart.</p></div><a name="s070612b"><!--s070612b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to change direction.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tornado</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tawʹnaydoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -oes -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> tornadoes tornados)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063788a"><!--s063788a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a violent or destructive whirlwind, usu progressing in a narrow path over the land and accompanied by a funnel-shaped cloud <span class="bodyb">tornadic</span> /tawʹnadik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [modification of Spanish <span class="bodyi">tronada</span> thunderstorm, from <span class="bodyi">tronar</span> to thunder, from Latin <span class="bodyi">tonāre</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">widespread</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069254a"><!--s069254a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075195b"><!--s075195b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>widely extended or spread out.</p></div><a name="s075196b"><!--s075196b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>widely diffused or prevalent </p><p><i></i></p><p>In view of the silliness of the majority of mankind, a widespread belief is more likely to be foolish than sensible</p><p> Bertrand Russell.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">story<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> stories)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059692a"><!--s059692a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/storey/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">storey</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sweet cherry</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061057a"><!--s061057a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s065992b"><!--s065992b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a large sweet cherry.</p></div><a name="s065993b"><!--s065993b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the white-flowered Eurasian tree that bears this fruit: <span class="bodyi">Prunus avium</span>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shocking</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055595a"><!--s055595a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059230b"><!--s059230b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>giving cause for indignation or offence.</p></div><a name="s059231b"><!--s059231b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> very bad </p><p><i></i></p><p>She had a shocking cold</p> <p><span class="bodyb">shockingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">terracotta</span><small><span class="eSynop">/terəʹkotə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062424a"><!--s062424a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067567b"><!--s067567b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an unglazed brownish red fired clay used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for statuettes and vases and as a building material.</p></div><a name="s067568b"><!--s067568b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a brownish orange colour [Italian <span class="bodyi">terra cotta</span>, literally ‘baked earth’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">smuggle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsmugl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056961a"><!--s056961a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s060969b"><!--s060969b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to import or export (goods) secretly and, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> illegally, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in order to avoid paying duties.</p></div><a name="s060970b"><!--s060970b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to convey or introduce (something) surreptitiously and illicitly </p><p><i></i></p><p>He smuggled his notes into the examination</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s060971b"><!--s060971b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to import or export goods in violation of the law, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> customs laws</p><p><span class="bodyb">smuggler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">smuggling</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Low German <span class="bodyi">smuggeln</span> and Dutch <span class="bodyi">smokkelen</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spp.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058327a"><!--s058327a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>species (pl).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">voluntarism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvoləntəriz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067889a"><!--s067889a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073587b"><!--s073587b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the principle of relying on voluntary action rather than on compulsion.</p></div><a name="s073588b"><!--s073588b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s020134c"><!--s020134c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the principle of relying on voluntary action rather than on compulsion.</p></div><a name="s020135c"><!--s020135c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the principle of relying on voluntary support for churches, schools, etc rather than relying on state aid.</p></div></div><a name="s073589b"><!--s073589b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a philosophical theory that conceives the human will to be the dominant or most basic element in experience or in the world</p><p><span class="bodyb">voluntarist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">voluntaristic</span> /-ʹristik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shocking pink</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055596a"><!--s055596a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of a striking, vivid, bright, or intense pink colour</p><p><span class="bodyb">shocking pink</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">storyboard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059693a"><!--s059693a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a series of drawings or photographs showing the shots planned for a television or cinema film.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">uppercut<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (uppercutting, <span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> uppercut)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066523a"><!--s066523a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s072134b"><!--s072134b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to hit (somebody) with an uppercut <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s072135b"><!--s072135b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to deliver an uppercut.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sweet cicely</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061058a"><!--s061058a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s065994b"><!--s065994b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a European plant of the carrot family with a strong aniseed smell: <span class="bodyi">Myrrhis odorata</span>.</p></div><a name="s065995b"><!--s065995b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the leaves of this plant, used as a herb [<span class="bodyi">cicely</span> by folk etymology from <span class="bodyi">seseli</span> a genus of perennial herbs, via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">seselis</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seam bowling</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054229a"><!--s054229a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in cricket, fast bowling in which the ball is made to bounce on its seam and thereby deviate from a straight line</p><p><span class="bodyb">seam bowler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turn back</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065157a"><!--s065157a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070613b"><!--s070613b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to return or go in the opposite direction.</p></div><a name="s070614b"><!--s070614b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to prevent from advancing.</p></div><a name="s070615b"><!--s070615b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to go in the reverse direction; to return <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s070616b"><!--s070616b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to drive (somebody or something) back or away.</p></div><a name="s070617b"><!--s070617b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to prevent (somebody or something) from going any further.</p></div><a name="s070618b"><!--s070618b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to fold (something, e.g. a collar, page of a book, etc) back.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">toroid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtawroyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063789a"><!--s063789a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a doughnut-shaped figure; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a surface or solid generated by a plane closed curve, e.g. an ellipse or circle, rotated about a line that lies in the same plane as the curve but does not intersect it</p><p><span class="bodyb">toroidal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">torus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/torus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">torus</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/oid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-oid</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">widgeon</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069255a"><!--s069255a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wigeon_or_widgeon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wigeon</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">terra firma</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfuhmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062425a"><!--s062425a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>dry land; solid ground [Latin <span class="bodyi">terra firma</span>, literally ‘solid land’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">smut<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/smut/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056962a"><!--s056962a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s060972b"><!--s060972b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a particle of soot or other matter that soils or blackens something.</p></div><a name="s060973b"><!--s060973b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a destructive fungal disease, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of cereals, marked by a transformation of plant organs into dark masses of spores.</p></div><a name="s060974b"><!--s060974b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s016623c"><!--s016623c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>any of various destructive fungal diseases, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of cereal grasses, marked by a transformation of plant organs, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> cereal ears, into dark masses of spores.</p></div><a name="s016624c"><!--s016624c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a parasitic fungus causing such a disease: order Ustilaginales.</p></div></div><a name="s060975b"><!--s060975b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>indecent language, writing, pictures, etc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">SPQR</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058328a"><!--s058328a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>senatus populusque Romanus [Latin, the Senate and the people of Rome].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">voluntary<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvolənt(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067890a"><!--s067890a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073590b"><!--s073590b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>acting without compulsion and without payment.</p></div><a name="s073591b"><!--s073591b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s020136c"><!--s020136c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>proceeding from free choice or consent; done without compulsion and without payment; spontaneous.</p></div><a name="s020137c"><!--s020137c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>doing or involving unpaid work </p><p><i></i></p><p>voluntary workers</p> <p><i></i></p><p>voluntary organizations</p>.</div></div><a name="s073592b"><!--s073592b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>intentional </p><p><i></i></p><p>voluntary manslaughter</p>.</div><a name="s073593b"><!--s073593b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>of, subject to, or controlled by the will </p><p><i></i></p><p>voluntary behaviour</p> <p><i></i></p><p>voluntary muscles</p>.</div><a name="s073594b"><!--s073594b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s020138c"><!--s020138c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>having power of free choice.</p></div><a name="s020139c"><!--s020139c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in law, acting or done of one's own free will without legal obligation or regard to the financial consequences <span class="bodyb">voluntarily</span> /-t(ə)rəli, -ʹterəli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">voluntariness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">voluntarius</span>, from <span class="bodyi">voluntas</span> will, from <span class="bodyi">vol-, velle</span> to will, wish].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seamer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054230a"><!--s054230a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057547b"><!--s057547b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in cricket, a seam bowler.</p></div><a name="s057548b"><!--s057548b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in cricket, a delivery bowled by a seam bowler.</p></div><a name="s057549b"><!--s057549b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a person or machine that seams clothing, etc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upper house</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066524a"><!--s066524a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in a legislature consisting of two houses or chambers, the branch that is usu more restricted in membership, possesses greater traditional prestige, and is often less powerful.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">widget</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwijit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069256a"><!--s069256a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> any small usu mechanical device whose name is unknown or irrelevant [alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gadget/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gadget</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">terraform</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹterəfawm/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062426a"><!--s062426a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">esp</span> in fiction, to transform (a planet) so that it is more like the earth and can support life [from Latin <span class="bodyi">terra</span> earth + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/form2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">form 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shock jock</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055597a"><!--s055597a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> a radio disc jockey or chat show host noted for the offensive or provocative nature of their comments or opinions.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">storybook</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059694a"><!--s059694a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064367b"><!--s064367b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a book of children's stories, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> fairy tales.</p></div><a name="s064368b"><!--s064368b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) denoting romance of the kind associated with fairy tales; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fairy_tale/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fairy tale</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sweet corn</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061059a"><!--s061059a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s065996b"><!--s065996b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a variety of maize with cultivated for its kernels that, which contain a high percentage of sugar, used as a vegetable.</p></div><a name="s065997b"><!--s065997b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the kernels of young tender ears of sweet corn, used as a vegetable.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turnbuckle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065158a"><!--s065158a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a device that connects and pulls together the ends of a wire, stay, etc to make it taut.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">toroidal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/toʹroydl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063790a"><!--s063790a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or shaped like a torus or toroid; ring-shaped </p><p><i></i></p><p>a toroidal resistance coil</p> <p><span class="bodyb">toroidally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">voluntary<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> voluntaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067891a"><!--s067891a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073595b"><!--s073595b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an organ piece played before or after a religious service.</p></div><a name="s073596b"><!--s073596b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a musical piece, often improvised, coming before the main work.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">smut<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (smutted, smutting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056963a"><!--s056963a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s060976b"><!--s060976b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to mark or taint (something) with smuts.</p></div><a name="s060977b"><!--s060977b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to affect (a crop or plant) with smut <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s060978b"><!--s060978b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to become affected by smut [Middle English <span class="bodyi">smotten</span> to defile, corrupt, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">SPR</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058329a"><!--s058329a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Society for Psychical Research.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">uppermost</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066525a"><!--s066525a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in or into the highest or most prominent position.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sweeten</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (sweetened, sweetening)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061060a"><!--s061060a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s065998b"><!--s065998b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make or become (something) sweet or sweeter.</p></div><a name="s065999b"><!--s065999b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to improve the mood or attitude of (somebody).</p></div><a name="s066000b"><!--s066000b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make (something) less painful or trying.</p></div><a name="s066001b"><!--s066001b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to free (something) from something undesirable, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to remove sulphur compounds from it <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s066002b"><!--s066002b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to become sweet.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sea mile</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054231a"><!--s054231a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of length that is used in sea and air navigation, being the length of one <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/minute1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">minute 1</span></span></a> (angular distance) of a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/great_circle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">great circle</span></span></a> (theoretical circle on surface of earth). The length varies with latitude, from about 1842m at the equator to 1861m at the North and South Poles: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/nautical_mile/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">nautical mile</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">terrain</span><small><span class="eSynop">/təʹrayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062427a"><!--s062427a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067569b"><!--s067569b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an area of land, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with respect to its physical features.</p></div><a name="s067570b"><!--s067570b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an environment or milieu [French <span class="bodyi">terrain</span> land, ground, from Latin <span class="bodyi">terrenum</span>, neuter of <span class="bodyi">terrenus</span> of earth, from <span class="bodyi">terra</span> earth].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">torpedo<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/tawʹpeedoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -oes) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> torpedoes)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063791a"><!--s063791a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s068965b"><!--s068965b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a self-propelling cigar-shaped underwater explosive projectile used by submarines, aircraft, etc for attacking ships.</p></div><a name="s068966b"><!--s068966b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a small firework that explodes when thrown against a hard object.</p></div><a name="s068967b"><!--s068967b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a charge of explosive enclosed in a container or case.</p></div><a name="s068968b"><!--s068968b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an electric ray</p><p><span class="bodyb">torpedo-like</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin<span class="bodyi">torpedo</span>, literally ‘stiffness, numbness’, from <span class="bodyi">torpēre</span> to be stiff or numb; from the paralysing effect of the electric ray's sting].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">story editor</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059695a"><!--s059695a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an editor who advises on the content of film and television scripts.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shockproof</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055598a"><!--s055598a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>resistant to shock; constructed so as to absorb shock without damage </p><p><i></i></p><p>a shockproof watch</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">widow<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwidoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069257a"><!--s069257a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075197b"><!--s075197b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a woman whose husband has died and who has not remarried.</p></div><a name="s075198b"><!--s075198b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a woman whose husband spends much time away from her, pursuing a specified activity.</p></div><a name="s075199b"><!--s075199b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s020482c"><!--s020482c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a woman whose husband has died and who has not remarried.</p></div><a name="s020483c"><!--s020483c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a woman whose husband spends much time away from her, pursuing a specified activity </p><p><i></i></p><p>a golf widow</p>.</div></div><a name="s075200b"><!--s075200b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an extra hand of cards dealt face down and usu placed at the disposal of the highest bidder.</p></div><a name="s075201b"><!--s075201b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a single usu short last line, e.g. of a paragraph, at the top of a printed page or column [Old English <span class="bodyi">wuduwe</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turncoat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065159a"><!--s065159a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who switches from one party, cause, etc to an opposing one.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">smutty</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (smuttier, smuttiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056964a"><!--s056964a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s060979b"><!--s060979b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>marked with smut; dirty.</p></div><a name="s060980b"><!--s060980b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>lewd or indecent</p><p><span class="bodyb">smuttily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">smuttiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">voluntary-aided</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067892a"><!--s067892a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Britain, denoting a voluntary school that receives part of its funding from the local education authority.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Spr</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058330a"><!--s058330a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Sapper.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">torpedo<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (torpedoes, torpedoed, torpedoing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063792a"><!--s063792a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s068969b"><!--s068969b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to hit or destroy (e.g. a ship) by torpedo.</p></div><a name="s068970b"><!--s068970b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to destroy or nullify (e.g. a plan).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upper regions</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066526a"><!--s066526a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> the sky; the heavens.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">terra incognita</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inkogʹneetə, inʹkognitə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> terrae incognitae /ˌteree inkogʹneetee, inʹkognitee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062428a"><!--s062428a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an unexplored territory country or field of knowledge [Latin <span class="bodyi">terra incognita</span>, literally ‘unknown land’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">storyline</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059696a"><!--s059696a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the plot of a novel, play, film, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">widow<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069258a"><!--s069258a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to cause (a woman) to become a widow</p><p><span class="bodyb">widowed</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seamless</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054232a"><!--s054232a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057550b"><!--s057550b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>without seams.</p></div><a name="s057551b"><!--s057551b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>without breaks, gaps, or discontinuities.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shock therapy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055599a"><!--s055599a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a treatment for some serious mental disorders that involves artificially inducing a coma or convulsions.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turndown</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065160a"><!--s065160a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>worn, or designed to be worn, folded down </p><p><i></i></p><p>a turndown collar</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sweetener</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061061a"><!--s061061a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066003b"><!--s066003b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a substance added to food or drink to sweeten it, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one used instead of sugar.</p></div><a name="s066004b"><!--s066004b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> a bribe.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">SN</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056965a"><!--s056965a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Senegal (international vehicle registration).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">voluntary arrangement</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067893a"><!--s067893a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a procedure, often carried out after a court order, by which an insolvent company makes arrangements with its creditors to resolve its financial difficulties.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">torpedo boat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063793a"><!--s063793a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small fast warship armed primarily with torpedoes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">terrane</span><small><span class="eSynop">/təʹrayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062429a"><!--s062429a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the area or surface over which a particular rock or group of rocks is prevalent [alteration of <span class="bodyi">terrain</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upper school</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066527a"><!--s066527a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072136b"><!--s072136b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a secondary school for students aged 14 or upwards.</p></div><a name="s072137b"><!--s072137b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the section of a school consisting of older students.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turn down</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065161a"><!--s065161a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070619b"><!--s070619b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to reduce the strength or intensity of (volume level, etc) by using a control.</p></div><a name="s070620b"><!--s070620b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to decline to accept.</p></div><a name="s070621b"><!--s070621b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to reduce the intensity of (a volume level, etc) by adjusting a control.</p></div><a name="s070622b"><!--s070622b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to decline to accept (an offer, etc).</p></div><a name="s070623b"><!--s070623b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to fold (bedclothes, etc) over <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s070624b"><!--s070624b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to be capable of being folded down.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seamount</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054233a"><!--s054233a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an undersea mountain.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Sprachgefühl</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshprahkhgəfoohl (<span class="bodyi">German</span> ʧprɑːxgəfyːl)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058331a"><!--s058331a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an instinctive aptitude for a language and understanding of its typical usage [German <span class="bodyi">Sprachgefühl</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Sprache</span> language + <span class="bodyi">Gefühl</span> feeling].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">widow bird</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069259a"><!--s069259a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/whydah_or_whyda_wid%C9%99/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">whydah</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sweet Fanny Adams</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061062a"><!--s061062a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fanny_adams_or_sweet_fanny_adams/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Fanny Adams</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shock treatment</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055600a"><!--s055600a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/shock_therapy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">shock therapy</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">storyteller</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059697a"><!--s059697a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064369b"><!--s064369b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a relater of tales or anecdotes.</p></div><a name="s064370b"><!--s064370b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a liar.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Sn</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056966a"><!--s056966a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chemical symbol for tin [Latin <span class="bodyi">stannum</span> tin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turned-on</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065162a"><!--s065162a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> keenly aware of and responsive to what is new and fashionable.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">torpedo tube</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063794a"><!--s063794a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tube in a submarine or ship from which torpedoes are fired.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">voluntary-controlled</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067894a"><!--s067894a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Britain, denoting a voluntary school that receives all of its funding from the local education authority.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spraddle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹspradl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058332a"><!--s058332a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, W Indian</span> to spread (one's legs) out wide [orig in sense ‘sprawl’, perhaps from <span class="bodyi">sprad</span>, dialect past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/spread1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">spread 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">widower</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069260a"><!--s069260a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a man whose wife has died and who has not remarried [Old English <span class="bodyi">wuduwa</span> widower].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shock troops</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055601a"><!--s055601a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>troops trained and selected for assault.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upper works</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066528a"><!--s066528a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the parts of a fully laden ship or boat that are above the waterline.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sea mouse</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054234a"><!--s054234a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large broad marine worm with a broad segmented body covered on the back with hairlike bristles: genus <span class="bodyi">Aphrodite</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sweet flag</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061063a"><!--s061063a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a marsh plant of the arum family with long leaves and an aromatic root: <span class="bodyi">Acorus calamus</span>. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/calamus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">calamus</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">terrapin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹterəpin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062430a"><!--s062430a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of small edible freshwater reptiles that are related and similar to the tortoises but adapted for swimming: family Emydidae and other families [of Algonquian origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/stot, stoht/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (stotted, stotting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059698a"><!--s059698a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s064371b"><!--s064371b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Scot, informal</span> to bounce (a ball, etc) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">Scot, informal</span>.</p></div><a name="s064372b"><!--s064372b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to bounce.</p></div><a name="s064373b"><!--s064373b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to walk bouncily.</p></div><a name="s064374b"><!--s064374b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to stagger drunkenly [origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snack<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/snak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056967a"><!--s056967a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a light meal; food eaten between regular meals.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">torpid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtawpid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063795a"><!--s063795a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s068971b"><!--s068971b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>lacking energy or vigour, and slow and heavy when moving or functioning; sluggish.</p></div><a name="s068972b"><!--s068972b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a hibernating animal: dormant = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dormant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dormant</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s068973b"><!--s068973b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>having temporarily lost the power of movement or feeling; numb <span class="bodyb">torpidity</span> /tawʹpiditi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">torpidly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">torpidus</span> from <span class="bodyi">torpēre</span> to be stiff or numb].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">widowhood</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069261a"><!--s069261a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the state or period of being a widow.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">uppish</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹupish/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066529a"><!--s066529a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/uppity/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">uppity</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">uppishly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">uppishness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turner</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065163a"><!--s065163a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who forms articles on a lathe</p><p><span class="bodyb">turnery</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seamstress</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹseemstris/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054235a"><!--s054235a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a woman whose occupation is sewing [fem of <span class="bodyi">seamster</span> a person who sews, from Middle English <span class="bodyi">semester, semster</span>, from Old English <span class="bodyi">sēamestre</span> seamstress, tailor, from <span class="bodyi">sēam</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/seam1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">seam 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">voluntaryism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067895a"><!--s067895a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/voluntarism/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">voluntarism</span></span></a> (1)</p><p><span class="bodyb">voluntaryist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sweet gale</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061064a"><!--s061064a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bog_myrtle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bog myrtle</span></span></a> [Old English <span class="bodyi">gagel</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shock wave</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055602a"><!--s055602a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059232b"><!--s059232b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blast1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blast<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (1b).</p></div><a name="s059233b"><!--s059233b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a compressional wave formed whenever the speed of a body, e.g. an aircraft, relative to a medium, e.g. the air, exceeds that at which the medium can transmit sound.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stotin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/stoʹteen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059699a"><!--s059699a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of currency in Slovenia, worth 100th of a tolar [Slovene <span class="bodyi">stotin</span>, literally ‘one hundredth’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sprag</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sprag/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058333a"><!--s058333a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062603b"><!--s062603b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a pointed stake or steel bar for locking the wheel of a stationary vehicle.</p></div><a name="s062604b"><!--s062604b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a timber support in the workings of a coalmine; a pit prop (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/prop1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">prop<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (1)) [perhaps of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">terrarium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/təʹreəri·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> terraria /-ri·ə/ terrariums)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062431a"><!--s062431a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067571b"><!--s067571b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an enclosure, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a glass-fronted case, for small land-dwelling animals.</p></div><a name="s067572b"><!--s067572b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a transparent often globe-shaped container in which plants are grown indoors [Latin <span class="bodyi">terra</span> earth + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/arium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-arium</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snack<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056968a"><!--s056968a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to eat a snack [Middle English <span class="bodyi">snaken</span> to bite, prob from early Dutch <span class="bodyi">snacken</span> to snap at, bite].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">torpor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtawpə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063796a"><!--s063796a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s068974b"><!--s068974b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a state of sleepy inactivity or slow, heavy functioning; sluggishness; apathy.</p></div><a name="s068975b"><!--s068975b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility [Latin <span class="bodyi">torpor</span> from <span class="bodyi">torpēre</span> to be stiff or numb].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stotinka</span><small><span class="eSynop">/stoʹtingkə, stoh-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> stotinki /-kee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059700a"><!--s059700a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of currency in Bulgaria, worth 100th of a lev [Bulgarian <span class="bodyi">stotinka</span>, literally ‘one hundredth’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">widow's cruse</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069262a"><!--s069262a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small source or supply of something that, despite being used, is never exhausted [from the widow whose cruse of oil was made unfailing <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/widow_s_cruse/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">widow's cruse</span></span></a> (1)(Kings 17:14–16)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Turner's syndrome</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtuhnəz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065164a"><!--s065164a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a genetically determined condition in women that is associated with the presence of only one X chromosome. It is characterized by a stocky physique and underdevelopment of the sex organs [named after Henry Hubert <span class="bodyi">Turner</span> d.1970, US physician, who first described it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">uppity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹupiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066530a"><!--s066530a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072138b"><!--s072138b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>putting on airs of superiority; supercilious.</p></div><a name="s072139b"><!--s072139b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>excessively self-assertive [prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/up2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">up 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-ity</span> (arbitrary suffix)].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snaffle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsnafl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056969a"><!--s056969a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a simple usu jointed bit for a bridle [prob from Low German or Dutch].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">terra sigillata</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sijiʹlahtə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062432a"><!--s062432a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067573b"><!--s067573b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a reddish brown clay found on the Greek islands of Lemnos or Samos that is used to make pottery and, formerly, as an astringent.</p></div><a name="s067574b"><!--s067574b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>pottery made with this clay [Middle English from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">terra sigillata</span>, literally ‘sealed earth’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seamy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (seamier, seamiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054236a"><!--s054236a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>unpleasant; sordid </p><p><i></i></p><p>This book reveals the seamy side of the building trade</p> <p><span class="bodyb">seaminess</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/seam1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">seam 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/y1_or_ey/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-y 1</span></span></a>; orig in the sense of having the rough side of the seam showing].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">voluntary muscle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067896a"><!--s067896a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>muscle, e.g. most striated muscle, under voluntary control.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shod</span><small><span class="eSynop">/shod/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055603a"><!--s055603a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense and past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/shoe2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">shoe 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sweet gum</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061065a"><!--s061065a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066005b"><!--s066005b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a N American tree of the witch hazel family with corky branches and hard wood: <span class="bodyi">Liquidambar styraciflua</span>.</p></div><a name="s066006b"><!--s066006b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/heartwood/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">heartwood</span></span></a> (older harder non-living wood in a tree trunk) of the sweet gum or a reddish brown timber prepared from it.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sprain<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/sprayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058334a"><!--s058334a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to wrench or twist (a joint) violently so as to stretch or tear the ligaments and cause swelling and bruising [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">torque<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/tawk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063797a"><!--s063797a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s068976b"><!--s068976b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion </p><p><i></i></p><p>A car engine delivers torque to the drive shaft</p>.</div><a name="s068977b"><!--s068977b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a measure of the effectiveness of such a force [Latin <span class="bodyi">torquēre</span> to twist].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snaffle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056970a"><!--s056970a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to steal (something) by devious means [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stoup</span><small><span class="eSynop">/stoohp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059701a"><!--s059701a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064375b"><!--s064375b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a basin for holy water at the entrance of a church.</p></div><a name="s064376b"><!--s064376b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a flagon or large drinking mug or glass [Middle English, in the senses ‘cask’, ‘pail’, from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">staup</span> cup].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shoddy<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshodi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (shoddier, shoddiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055604a"><!--s055604a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059234b"><!--s059234b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>hastily or poorly done; inferior.</p></div><a name="s059235b"><!--s059235b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>cheaply imitating things of better quality, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a vulgarly pretentious way.</p></div><a name="s059236b"><!--s059236b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>discreditable or despicable</p><p><span class="bodyb">shoddily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">shoddiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">widow's mite</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069263a"><!--s069263a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small gift, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of money, ungrudgingly given by somebody who can little afford it [from the widow who cast two mites (a farthing) into the temple treasury (Mark 12:42)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">voluntary school</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067897a"><!--s067897a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Britain, a school built by an independent, usu religious, body but maintained wholly or largely by a local education authority.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turn in</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065165a"><!--s065165a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070625b"><!--s070625b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to hand (somebody) over to the authorities.</p></div><a name="s070626b"><!--s070626b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to go to bed for the night.</p></div><a name="s070627b"><!--s070627b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to hand (somebody or something) over to the authorities.</p></div><a name="s070628b"><!--s070628b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to provide or produce (work, etc) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s070629b"><!--s070629b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to go to bed for the night.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upraise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066531a"><!--s066531a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to raise or lift (something) up.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sprain<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058335a"><!--s058335a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062605b"><!--s062605b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of spraining a joint.</p></div><a name="s062606b"><!--s062606b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a sprained condition.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sweetheart</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061066a"><!--s061066a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066007b"><!--s066007b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person that one loves; a darling.</p></div><a name="s066008b"><!--s066008b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used as an affectionate form of address.</p></div><a name="s066009b"><!--s066009b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) relating to or constituting an agreement or transaction between two parties that has benefits for both of them but is disadvantageous to an unrepresented third party.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Seanad Éireann</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌshanəd ʹeərən, ˌshanədh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054237a"><!--s054237a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the upper house of parliament in the Republic of Ireland: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/d%C3%A1il/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Dáil</span></span></a> [Irish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">Seanad Éireann</span> Irish senate].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">terrazzo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/teʹrahtsoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062433a"><!--s062433a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mosaic flooring made by embedding and polishing small pieces of marble or granite in mortar [Italian <span class="bodyi">terrazzo</span> terrace, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">terra</span> earth].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">torque<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063798a"><!--s063798a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/torc_or_torque/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">torc</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">volunteer<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/volənʹtiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067898a"><!--s067898a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073597b"><!--s073597b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who undertakes a service of their own free will, e.g.:</p><a name="s020140c"><!--s020140c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a person who does something without being under any legal or moral obligation to do so.</p></div><a name="s020141c"><!--s020141c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a person who enters into military service voluntarily.</p></div></div><a name="s073598b"><!--s073598b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) being a volunteer; consisting of or engaged in by volunteers </p><p><i></i></p><p>a volunteer army</p> <p><i></i></p><p>volunteer activities to help the homeless</p>.</div><a name="s073599b"><!--s073599b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s020142c"><!--s020142c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) said of a plant or crop: growing spontaneously without direct human control, cultivation, or supervision, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from seeds dropped from a previous crop.</p></div><a name="s020143c"><!--s020143c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a volunteer plant or crop [obsolete French <span class="bodyi">voluntaire</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">voluntarius</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/voluntary1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">voluntary 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stour</span><small><span class="eSynop">/stooə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059702a"><!--s059702a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Scot</span> dust rising in a cloud or deposited in a thick layer</p><p><span class="bodyb">stoury</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English, perhaps from Anglo-French <span class="bodyi">estur</span> turmoil].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snafu<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/snaʹfooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056971a"><!--s056971a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> a state of total confusion</p><p><span class="bodyb">snafu</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [short for <span class="bodyi">situation normal all fucked up</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spraing</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sprayng/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058336a"><!--s058336a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a viral disease of potatoes characterized by arc-shaped lesions in the flesh of the tuber and ring-shaped marks on the leaves [orig Scots in the sense ‘streak’, ‘stripe’, prob of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">uprate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066532a"><!--s066532a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to raise (something or somebody) in rank, status, size, power, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turning</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065166a"><!--s065166a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070630b"><!--s070630b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s019372c"><!--s019372c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a road, path, river, etc, that branches off another road, etc.</p></div><a name="s019373c"><!--s019373c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a place on a road, etc where it branches; a junction.</p></div></div><a name="s070631b"><!--s070631b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s019374c"><!--s019374c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act, process, or skill of using a lathe.</p></div><a name="s019375c"><!--s019375c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) waste parts formed in the process of using a lathe.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shoddy<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055605a"><!--s055605a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fabric, often of inferior quality, manufactured wholly or partly from reclaimed wool </p><p><i></i></p><p>When you have nothing else to wear but cloth of gold and satins rare, for cloth of gold you cease to care – up goes the price of shoddy</p><p> W S Gilbert.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">terrene</span><small><span class="eSynop">/teʹreen, təʹreen/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062434a"><!--s062434a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067575b"><!--s067575b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or living on dry land.</p></div><a name="s067576b"><!--s067576b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> mundane or earthly [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">terrenus</span> of earth, from <span class="bodyi">terra</span> earth].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sweetheart neckline</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061067a"><!--s061067a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a low heart-shaped neckline on a woman's dress or top.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">widow's peak</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069264a"><!--s069264a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a point formed by the downward growth of the hairline in the middle of the forehead [from the belief that a woman with such a hairline would be widowed].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">séance <span class="bodyi">or</span> seance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsayons, ʹsayonhs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054238a"><!--s054238a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a meeting at which people attempt to communicate with the dead [French <span class="bodyi">séance</span> from <span class="bodyi">seoir</span> to sit, from Latin <span class="bodyi">sedēre</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snafu<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (snafus, snafued, snafuing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056972a"><!--s056972a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> to bring (something) into a state of total confusion.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">torque converter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063799a"><!--s063799a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a device for transmitting and amplifying torque, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by hydraulic means.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turning circle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065167a"><!--s065167a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the smallest circle in which a vehicle or vessel can turn without having to reverse.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stoush<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/stowsh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059703a"><!--s059703a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ, informal</span> to hit or fight (somebody) [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">volunteer<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067899a"><!--s067899a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073600b"><!--s073600b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to offer oneself as a volunteer.</p></div><a name="s073601b"><!--s073601b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to communicate (something) voluntarily.</p></div><a name="s073602b"><!--s073602b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s020144c"><!--s020144c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to offer (help, etc) voluntarily </p><p><i></i></p><p>Is anyone going to volunteer their services?</p>.</div><a name="s020145c"><!--s020145c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to say that (somebody else) will be willing to do something </p><p><i></i></p><p>My wife volunteered me to be Santa Claus at a kids’ Christmas party</p>.</div></div><a name="s073603b"><!--s073603b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to communicate (something) voluntarily </p><p><i></i></p><p>Tell them if you have to, but don't volunteer the information</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s073604b"><!--s073604b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to offer oneself as a volunteer.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sprang</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sprang/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058337a"><!--s058337a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/spring1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">spring 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upright<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066533a"><!--s066533a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072140b"><!--s072140b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s019673c"><!--s019673c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>perpendicular; vertical.</p></div><a name="s019674c"><!--s019674c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>erect in carriage or posture.</p></div><a name="s019675c"><!--s019675c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>having the vertical dimension or dimensions greater than the horizontal </p><p><i></i></p><p>an upright freezer</p>.</div><a name="s019676c"><!--s019676c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>having the main part perpendicular.</p></div></div><a name="s072141b"><!--s072141b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>characterized by strong moral correctness; honest or honourable</p><p><span class="bodyb">uprightly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">uprightness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">widow's weeds</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069265a"><!--s069265a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>black mourning clothes worn by a widow.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sweetie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsweeti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061068a"><!--s061068a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066010b"><!--s066010b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> used by or to children: a sweet.</p></div><a name="s066011b"><!--s066011b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used as a term of endearment.</p></div><a name="s066012b"><!--s066012b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a pleasing or attractive person or animal.</p></div><a name="s066013b"><!--s066013b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a variety of grapefruit with a green skin and a sweet taste.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">terreplein</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹteəplayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062435a"><!--s062435a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the level space behind the parapet of a rampart where guns are mounted [early French <span class="bodyi">terreplein</span> via Old Italian from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">terraplenum</span>, neuter of <span class="bodyi">terra plenus</span> filled with earth].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shoe<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/shooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055606a"><!--s055606a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059237b"><!--s059237b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s015997c"><!--s015997c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an outer covering for the human foot that does not extend above the ankle and has a thick or stiff sole and often an attached heel.</p></div><a name="s015998c"><!--s015998c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a metal plate or rim for the hoof of an animal.</p></div></div><a name="s059238b"><!--s059238b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something resembling a shoe in shape or function.</p></div><a name="s059239b"><!--s059239b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the part of a vehicle braking system that presses on the brake drum ✱ <span class="bodyb">be in somebody's shoes</span> to be in somebody else's situation or position ✱ <span class="bodyb">dead men's shoes</span> a situation in which a job, position, or property can only be obtained through the death or voluntary withdrawal of somebody else [Old English <span class="bodyi">scōh</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sea otter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054239a"><!--s054239a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rare large marine otter of N Pacific coasts that feeds largely on shellfish: <span class="bodyi">Enhydra lutris</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snafu<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056973a"><!--s056973a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> utterly confused or awry.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">voluptuary<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/vəʹluptyoo(ə)ri, -chəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> voluptuaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067900a"><!--s067900a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person whose chief interest is luxury and sensual pleasure </p><p><i></i></p><p>the voluptuary who disguises sheer sensuality under a sentimental veil</p><p> Mary Wollstonecraft [Latin <span class="bodyi">voluptuarius</span>, from <span class="bodyi">voluptas</span> pleasure].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upright<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066534a"><!--s066534a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in an upright position.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">torque wrench</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063800a"><!--s063800a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wrench with a gauge attached that shows when adequate torque is reached.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turning point</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065168a"><!--s065168a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a point at which a significant change occurs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shoe<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (shoes, shoed, shoeing, <span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> shod)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055607a"><!--s055607a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059240b"><!--s059240b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to fit (e.g. a horse) with a shoe.</p></div><a name="s059241b"><!--s059241b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to protect or reinforce (something) with a usu metal shoe.</p></div><a name="s059242b"><!--s059242b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>) to equip (somebody) with shoes.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stoush<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059704a"><!--s059704a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ, informal</span> a fight or quarrel.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sprat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sprat/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058338a"><!--s058338a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062607b"><!--s062607b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several species of small sea fishes of the herring family; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brisling/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brisling</span></span></a> : <span class="bodyi">Sprattus sprattus</span> and other species.</p></div><a name="s062608b"><!--s062608b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> any young or small fish, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a herring ✱ <span class="bodyb">a sprat to catch a mackerel</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a small outlay made, or minor risk taken, in the hope of attracting a major catch [Old English <span class="bodyi">sprott</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sweetie pie</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061069a"><!--s061069a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066014b"><!--s066014b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>used as a term of endearment.</p></div><a name="s066015b"><!--s066015b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a pleasing or attractive person.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">terrestrial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/təʹrestri·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062436a"><!--s062436a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067577b"><!--s067577b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to the planet earth or its inhabitants.</p></div><a name="s067578b"><!--s067578b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s018403c"><!--s018403c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>relating to land as distinct from air or water.</p></div><a name="s018404c"><!--s018404c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of organisms: living on or in land or soil.</p></div></div><a name="s067579b"><!--s067579b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a planet: like the earth in density, composition, etc.</p></div><a name="s067580b"><!--s067580b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of a television system or service: not transmitting programmes via a satellite.</p></div><a name="s067581b"><!--s067581b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>mundane or prosaic</p><p><span class="bodyb">terrestrial</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">terrestrially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English in the sense ‘worldly, temporal’, from Latin <span class="bodyi">terrestris</span>, from <span class="bodyi">terra</span> earth].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sea pen</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054240a"><!--s054240a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous colonial sea invertebrates related to the corals, many of which have a feathery form: order Pennatulacea.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">width</span><small><span class="eSynop">/witth, width/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069266a"><!--s069266a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075202b"><!--s075202b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s020484c"><!--s020484c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the measurement taken at right angles to the length.</p></div><a name="s020485c"><!--s020485c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the lesser of two dimensions or the least of three dimensions.</p></div></div><a name="s075203b"><!--s075203b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>largeness of extent or scope.</p></div><a name="s075204b"><!--s075204b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a measured and cut piece of material</p><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wide1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wide 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-th</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/breadth/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">breadth</span></span></a> . In his <span class="bodyi">Dictionary</span> (1755), Samuel Johnson labels <span class="bodyi">width</span> ‘a low word’. His objection was etymological: <span class="bodyi">width</span> was a word formed artificially in the 17th cent. on the model of the much earlier <span class="bodyi">breadth</span> and <span class="bodyi">length</span>. Even by Johnson's time, however, it was in reputable use, replacing the more natural form <span class="bodyi">wideness</span></p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snag<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/snag/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056974a"><!--s056974a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s060981b"><!--s060981b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a concealed or unexpected difficulty or obstacle </p><p><i></i></p><p>The snag is, there's no train on Sundays</p>.</div><a name="s060982b"><!--s060982b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a sharp or jagged projecting part.</p></div><a name="s060983b"><!--s060983b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an irregular tear or flaw made by or as if by catching on a snag </p><p><i></i></p><p>a snag in her tights</p>.</div><a name="s060984b"><!--s060984b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s016625c"><!--s016625c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a stub or stump remaining after a branch has been chopped or torn off.</p></div><a name="s016626c"><!--s016626c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a tree or branch embedded in a lake or stream bed and constituting a hazard to navigation</p><p><span class="bodyb">snaggy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">voluptuary<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067901a"><!--s067901a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or providing luxury and sensual pleasure.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">torr</span><small><span class="eSynop">/taw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> torr)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063801a"><!--s063801a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of pressure equal to 133.32 pascals [named after Evangelista <span class="bodyi">Torricelli</span> d.1647, Italian mathematician and physicist, who invented the barometer and defined atmospheric pressure].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upright<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066535a"><!--s066535a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072142b"><!--s072142b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something that stands upright, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a vertical support.</p></div><a name="s072143b"><!--s072143b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an upright piano with a vertical frame and strings.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shoeblack</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055608a"><!--s055608a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bootblack/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bootblack</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stout<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/stowt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059705a"><!--s059705a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064377b"><!--s064377b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>heavily built; corpulent; fat.</p></div><a name="s064378b"><!--s064378b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>strong and thick; sturdily made </p><p><i></i></p><p>stout walking boots</p>.</div><a name="s064379b"><!--s064379b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>bold and brave; stalwart; not easily daunted </p><p><i></i></p><p>a stout fighter</p>.</div><a name="s064380b"><!--s064380b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>firm; resolute </p><p><i></i></p><p>They put up a stout resistance</p> <p><span class="bodyb">stoutish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">stoutly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">stoutness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">estout</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sweeting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061070a"><!--s061070a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066016b"><!--s066016b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sweet apple.</p></div><a name="s066017b"><!--s066017b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> sweetheart; darling </p><p><i></i></p><p>Trip no further, pretty sweeting</p><p> Shakespeare [Middle English <span class="bodyi">sweting</span>, from <span class="bodyi">swete</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sweet1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sweet 1</span></span></a> + -<span class="bodyi">ing</span> of (such) a kind, from Old English <span class="bodyi">-ing, -ung</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sprauncy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsprawnsi/ sproncy /ʹspronsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (sprauncier sproncier) (spraunciest spronciest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058339a"><!--s058339a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> smart, stylish, or showy </p><p><i></i></p><p>She's bought new sprauncy clothes for the children and herself</p><p> L P Hartley [prob related to dialect <span class="bodyi">sprouncey</span> cheerful].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turnip</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtuhnip/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065169a"><!--s065169a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070632b"><!--s070632b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>thea plant of the cabbage family widely cultivated for its large yellowish or white edible root of a plant of the cabbage family, used as a vegetable and livestock fodder: <span class="bodyi">Brassica rapa</span>.</p></div><a name="s070633b"><!--s070633b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the root of this plant, used as a vegetable and livestock fodder</p><p><span class="bodyb">turnipy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/neep/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">neep</span></span></a> + a first element of unknown origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sea-pink</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054241a"><!--s054241a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a variety of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/thrift/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">thrift</span></span></a> (coast and mountain plant): <span class="bodyi">Armeria maritima</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">widthways</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwitthwayz, ʹwidthwayz/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069267a"><!--s069267a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in the direction of the width; crosswise.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">terrestrial telescope</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062437a"><!--s062437a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a telescope used for viewing objects on earth rather than in space, with an extra lens or a prism to produce an uninverted image.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snag<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (snagged, snagging)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056975a"><!--s056975a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s060985b"><!--s060985b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to catch (something) on or as if on a snag.</p></div><a name="s060986b"><!--s060986b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to clear (e.g. a river) of snags.</p></div><a name="s060987b"><!--s060987b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> to halt or impede (something).</p></div><a name="s060988b"><!--s060988b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> to catch or obtain (something) by quick action </p><p><i></i></p><p>I snagged a taxi</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s060989b"><!--s060989b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to become snagged.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">voluptuous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/vəʹluptyooəs, -chooəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067902a"><!--s067902a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073605b"><!--s073605b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>causing delight or pleasure to the senses; conducive to, occupied with, or arising from luxury and sensual gratification </p><p><i></i></p><p>a voluptuous dance</p>.</div><a name="s073606b"><!--s073606b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>suggestive of sensual pleasure </p><p><i></i></p><p>a voluptuous mouth</p>.</div><a name="s073607b"><!--s073607b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>sexually attractive, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> owing to shapeliness</p><p><span class="bodyb">voluptuously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">voluptuousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">voluptuosus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">voluptas</span> pleasure].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">torrent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtorənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063802a"><!--s063802a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s068978b"><!--s068978b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a violent stream of water, lava, etc.</p></div><a name="s068979b"><!--s068979b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a raging tumultuous flow </p><p><i></i></p><p>The stranger attempted, once or twice, to stem the torrent of words, but in vain, so he bowed his head and suffered it flow on</p><p> Washington Irving [French <span class="bodyi">torrent</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">torrent-, torrens</span> burning, seething, rushing, present part. of <span class="bodyi">torrēre</span> to parch, burn].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sweetmeal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061071a"><!--s061071a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> sweetened wholemeal flour.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upright piano</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066536a"><!--s066536a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a piano with a vertical frame and strings.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sprawl<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/sprawl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058340a"><!--s058340a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062609b"><!--s062609b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to lie or sit with arms and legs spread out carelessly or awkwardly </p><p><i></i></p><p>sprawling in an armchair</p>.</div><a name="s062610b"><!--s062610b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to spread or develop irregularly over a landscape, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>The city sprawls all over the hillside</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s062611b"><!--s062611b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + out) to cause (one's limbs or body) to spread out </p><p><i></i></p><p>She glowered at the rows of feckless bodies that lay sprawled in the chairs</p><p> Willa Cather</p><p><span class="bodyb">sprawling</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">sprawlingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">sprawly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">sprēawlian</span> to move convulsively].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turnkey<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> turnkeys)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065170a"><!--s065170a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a jailer; a prison warder.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stout<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059706a"><!--s059706a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dark sweet heavy-bodied beer brewed with roasted malt or barley [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stout1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stout 1</span></span></a>; prob short for <span class="bodyi">stout ale</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">widthwise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwitthwiez, ʹwidthwiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069268a"><!--s069268a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/widthways/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">widthways</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seaplane</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054242a"><!--s054242a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an aeroplane designed to take off from and land on the water, with floats or skis in place of wheels.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">volute<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/vəʹl(y)ooht, volʹyoot/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067903a"><!--s067903a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073608b"><!--s073608b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a form that is shaped like a spiral or curled over on itself like a scroll.</p></div><a name="s073609b"><!--s073609b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an ornament characteristic of classical architecture that is shaped like a roll of material or a scroll.</p></div><a name="s073610b"><!--s073610b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s020146c"><!--s020146c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>any of various marine gastropod molluscs: family Volutidae.</p></div><a name="s020147c"><!--s020147c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the short-spined thick shell of any of these molluscs</p><p><span class="bodyb">voluted</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">voluta</span>, fem past part. of <span class="bodyi">volvere</span> to roll].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snag<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056976a"><!--s056976a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, informal</span> a sausage [prob from English dialect <span class="bodyi">snag</span> morsel, snack].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shoehorn</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055609a"><!--s055609a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a curved piece of metal, plastic, etc used to ease the heel into the back of a shoe.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">terret</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹterit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062438a"><!--s062438a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of the rings on the top of a driving saddle through which the reins pass [Middle English <span class="bodyi">teret</span>, alteration of Old French <span class="bodyi">toret</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">tour</span> ring: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tour1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tour 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">torrential</span><small><span class="eSynop">/təʹrensh(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063803a"><!--s063803a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of, caused by, or resembling a torrent </p><p><i></i></p><p>torrential rains</p> <p><span class="bodyb">torrentially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">uprise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/upʹriez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> uprose /upʹrohz/) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> uprisen /upʹriz(ə)n/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066537a"><!--s066537a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic, literary</span> to rise up or to a higher position </p><p><i></i></p><p>Whisper of gongs and trumpets uprose</p><p> James Hilton.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turnkey<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065171a"><!--s065171a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070634b"><!--s070634b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a product, service, etc: supplied, installed, built, etc complete and ready for immediate use.</p></div><a name="s070635b"><!--s070635b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a contract: involving no subcontractors.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sweetmeat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061072a"><!--s061072a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a crystallized fruit, sugar-coated nut, or other sweet or delicacy rich in sugar.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stouthearted</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059707a"><!--s059707a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>courageous; valiant</p><p><span class="bodyb">stoutheartedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sprawl<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058341a"><!--s058341a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062612b"><!--s062612b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sprawling position </p><p><i></i></p><p>She landed in an undignified sprawl</p>.</div><a name="s062613b"><!--s062613b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an irregular spreading mass or group </p><p><i></i></p><p>the sprawl of holiday chalets</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wield</span><small><span class="eSynop">/weeld/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069269a"><!--s069269a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075205b"><!--s075205b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to handle (a tool or weapon) effectively </p><p><i></i></p><p>wielding a sword</p>.</div><a name="s075206b"><!--s075206b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to exert or exercise (power or influence)</p><p><span class="bodyb">wielder</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">wieldan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">volute<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067904a"><!--s067904a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>voluted; spiral.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shoe-horn</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055610a"><!--s055610a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to force (somebody or something) into a limited space </p><p><i></i></p><p>They were shoe-horning passengers into the trains</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seaport</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054243a"><!--s054243a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a port, harbour, or town accessible to seagoing ships.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snaggle-toothed</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsnag(ə)lˌtootht/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056977a"><!--s056977a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a person or animal: having irregular, broken, or prominently projecting teeth [frequentative of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/snag2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">snag 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">torrid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtorid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063804a"><!--s063804a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s068980b"><!--s068980b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s018835c"><!--s018835c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>parched with heat, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the heat of the sun </p><p><i></i></p><p>torrid sands</p>.</div><a name="s018836c"><!--s018836c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>giving off intense heat.</p></div></div><a name="s068981b"><!--s068981b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>ardent or passionate </p><p><i></i></p><p>torrid love letters</p>.</div><a name="s068982b"><!--s068982b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>very uncomfortable or unpleasant </p><p><i></i></p><p>The examiners gave her a rather torrid time</p> <p><span class="bodyb">torridity</span> /təʹriditi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">torridly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">torridness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">torridus</span> from <span class="bodyi">torrēre</span> to parch, burn].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">terre verte</span><small><span class="eSynop">/teə ʹveət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062439a"><!--s062439a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a greyish green pigment used in paints, made from the mineral glauconite [French <span class="bodyi">terre verte</span>, literally ‘green earth’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">uprising</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹupriezing/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066538a"><!--s066538a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a usu localized rebellion, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> against an established government.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stove<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/stohv/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059708a"><!--s059708a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064381b"><!--s064381b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an enclosed appliance that burns fuel or uses electricity to provide heat chiefly for domestic purposes.</p></div><a name="s064382b"><!--s064382b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a cooker.</p></div><a name="s064383b"><!--s064383b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s017491c"><!--s017491c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an enclosed appliance that burns fuel or uses electricity to provide heat chiefly for domestic purposes.</p></div><a name="s017492c"><!--s017492c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a cooker.</p></div></div><a name="s064384b"><!--s064384b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a hothouse [Middle English, in the sense ‘heated room, steam room’, from early Dutch or early Low German <span class="bodyi">stove</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turn-off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065173a"><!--s065173a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070643b"><!--s070643b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s019378c"><!--s019378c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a road, path, etc that branches off another road, etc.</p></div><a name="s019379c"><!--s019379c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a place on a road, etc where it branches; a junction.</p></div></div><a name="s070644b"><!--s070644b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> somebody or something that a person finds repulsive or boring </p><p><i></i></p><p>Hairy backs are such a turn-off</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sweet pea</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061073a"><!--s061073a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of garden plants of the pea family with slender climbing stems and colourful fragrant flowers: <span class="bodyi">Lathyrus odoratus</span> and other species.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wieldy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (wieldier, wieldiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069270a"><!--s069270a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>easy to use or wield [<span class="bodyi">wieldy</span> easily wielded or handled, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wield/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wield</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/y1_or_ey/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-y 1</span></span></a>; in recent use back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/unwieldy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">unwieldy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sea purse</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054244a"><!--s054244a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the horny egg case of skates and some sharks.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snail</span><small><span class="eSynop">/snayl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056978a"><!--s056978a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s060990b"><!--s060990b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of numerous species of invertebrate animals that live on land or in freshwater and hasve a soft body enclosed by an external spiral shell: class Gastropoda.</p></div><a name="s060991b"><!--s060991b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a slow-moving or sluggish person or thing [Old English <span class="bodyi">snægl</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shoelace</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055611a"><!--s055611a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lace or string for fastening a shoe.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">terrible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹterəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062440a"><!--s062440a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067582b"><!--s067582b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span></p><a name="s018405c"><!--s018405c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>of very poor quality; awful.</p></div><a name="s018406c"><!--s018406c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>highly unpleasant </p><p><i></i></p><p>had a terrible journey</p>.</div></div><a name="s067583b"><!--s067583b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> extreme or very great </p><p><i></i></p><p>went to terrible trouble</p>.</div><a name="s067584b"><!--s067584b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span></p><a name="s018407c"><!--s018407c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>very unwell.</p></div><a name="s018408c"><!--s018408c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>very upset or guilty </p><p><i></i></p><p>felt terrible about leaving them</p>.</div></div><a name="s067585b"><!--s067585b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>causing intense fear; terrifying.</p></div><a name="s067586b"><!--s067586b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s018409c"><!--s018409c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>causing intense fear; terrifying.</p></div><a name="s018410c"><!--s018410c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>formidable or intimidating </p><p><i></i></p><p>a terrible responsibility</p> <p><span class="bodyb">terribleness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">terribilis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">terrēre</span> to frighten].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">volution</span><small><span class="eSynop">/vəʹl(y)oohsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067905a"><!--s067905a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073611b"><!--s073611b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> a rolling or revolving motion.</p></div><a name="s073612b"><!--s073612b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a spiral turn; a twist [Latin <span class="bodyi">volution-, volutio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">volvere</span> to roll].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">torrid zone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063805a"><!--s063805a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the belt of the earth between the tropics.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spray<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/spray/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058342a"><!--s058342a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062614b"><!--s062614b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to discharge, disperse, or apply (a fluid) as a spray </p><p><i></i></p><p>He sprayed paint on the wall</p>.</div><a name="s062615b"><!--s062615b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to direct a spray of something onto (a surface) or throughout (a place) </p><p><i></i></p><p>We sprayed the wall with paint</p> <p><i></i></p><p>They sprayed the room with machine-gun fire</p>.</div><a name="s062616b"><!--s062616b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a male cat: to mark out its territory by urinating throughout (an area) or over (an object) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s062617b"><!--s062617b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to be dispersed in the form of a spray </p><p><i></i></p><p>White foam sprayed into the air each time a wave broke</p> <p><span class="bodyb">sprayer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early Dutch <span class="bodyi">spra(e)yen</span> to sprinkle].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upriver</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066539a"><!--s066539a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>towards or at a point nearer the source of a river.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stove<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059709a"><!--s059709a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064385b"><!--s064385b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to force (plants) in a hothouse.</p></div><a name="s064386b"><!--s064386b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to treat (metalwork, ceramics, etc) by heating in a stove.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snail mail</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056979a"><!--s056979a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> the ordinary postal system as opposed to email.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wiener</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹweenə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069271a"><!--s069271a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075207b"><!--s075207b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a frankfurter.</p></div><a name="s075208b"><!--s075208b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span> a man's penis [short for German <span class="bodyi">Wienerwurst</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Wiener</span> of Vienna + <span class="bodyi">Wurst</span> sausage].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turn off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065172a"><!--s065172a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070636b"><!--s070636b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to stop from working or flowing by operating a switch or tap.</p></div><a name="s070637b"><!--s070637b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (somebody) to lose interest.</p></div><a name="s070638b"><!--s070638b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to leave one road and join another.</p></div><a name="s070639b"><!--s070639b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to stop (something) from working or flowing by means of a switch, tap, etc.</p></div><a name="s070640b"><!--s070640b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span></p><a name="s019376c"><!--s019376c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to bore or disconcert (somebody).</p></div><a name="s019377c"><!--s019377c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to cause (somebody) to lose sexual interest <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s070641b"><!--s070641b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to leave a straight course or depart from a main road.</p></div><a name="s070642b"><!--s070642b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to lose interest or stop paying attention.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">terribly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062441a"><!--s062441a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067587b"><!--s067587b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> very </p><p><i></i></p><p>terribly lucky</p>.</div><a name="s067588b"><!--s067588b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>very badly.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vomer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvohmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067906a"><!--s067906a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bone of the skull of most vertebrate animals that in human beings forms part of the division between the nostrils [Latin <span class="bodyi">vomer</span> ploughshare; from its shape].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sweet pepper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061074a"><!--s061074a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066018b"><!--s066018b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a large mild thick-skinned capsicum fruit.</p></div><a name="s066019b"><!--s066019b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a pepper plant bearing this fruit.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shoemaker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055612a"><!--s055612a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody whose occupation is making or repairing footwear.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">uproar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹupraw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066540a"><!--s066540a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072144b"><!--s072144b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a noisy commotion or violent disturbance </p><p><i></i></p><p>He moves from point to point with as little uproar as a jellyfish</p><p> P G Wodehouse.</p></div><a name="s072145b"><!--s072145b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a noisy or violent protest [by folk etymology from Dutch <span class="bodyi">oproer</span>, from early Dutch <span class="bodyi">op</span> up + <span class="bodyi">roer</span> motion].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spray<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058343a"><!--s058343a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062618b"><!--s062618b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>fine droplets of water blown or falling through the air.</p></div><a name="s062619b"><!--s062619b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a jet of vapour or finely divided liquid.</p></div><a name="s062620b"><!--s062620b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a device of various kinds for spraying liquid.</p></div><a name="s062621b"><!--s062621b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a substance, e.g. paint or insecticide, for spraying.</p></div><a name="s062622b"><!--s062622b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s017188c"><!--s017188c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the action of spraying or of applying a spray.</p></div><a name="s017189c"><!--s017189c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a substance, e.g. paint or insecticide, applied by spraying.</p></div></div><a name="s062623b"><!--s062623b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a shower of small flying objects </p><p><i></i></p><p>a spray of bullets</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">SEAQ</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsee·ak/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054245a"><!--s054245a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Stock Exchange Automated Quotations.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stove<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059710a"><!--s059710a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a past tense and past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stave2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stave 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">torsi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtawsee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063806a"><!--s063806a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/torso/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">torso</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snail's pace</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056980a"><!--s056980a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a very slow speed or rate of progress.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sweet potato</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061075a"><!--s061075a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066020b"><!--s066020b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a tropical climbing plant of the bindweed family with a purplish flowers that is cultivated for its large sweet tubers used as a vegetable: <span class="bodyi">Ipomoea batatas</span>.</p></div><a name="s066021b"><!--s066021b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a tuber of this plant, used as a vegetable.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Wiener schnitzel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹveenə shnitsəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069272a"><!--s069272a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a thin slice of veal coated in breadcrumbs and fried [German <span class="bodyi">Wiener Schnitzel</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Wiener</span> of Vienna + <span class="bodyi">Schnitzel</span> cutlet].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">uproarious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/upʹrawri·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066541a"><!--s066541a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072146b"><!--s072146b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>characterized by noise and disorder.</p></div><a name="s072147b"><!--s072147b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>extremely funny </p><p><i></i></p><p>an uproarious comedy</p> <p><span class="bodyb">uproariously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">uproariousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">terricolous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/teʹrikələs, tə-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062442a"><!--s062442a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>living on or in the ground [Latin <span class="bodyi">terricola</span> earth-dweller, from <span class="bodyi">terra</span> earth + <span class="bodyi">colere</span> to inhabit].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shoeshine</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055613a"><!--s055613a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an act of polishing shoes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spray<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058344a"><!--s058344a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062624b"><!--s062624b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a flowering branch or shoot of a plant.</p></div><a name="s062625b"><!--s062625b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a bouquet of cut flowers and foliage.</p></div><a name="s062626b"><!--s062626b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a small decorative arrangement of flowers and leaves, e.g. for attaching to a wedding outfit; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/corsage/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">corsage</span></span></a> (1).</p></div><a name="s062627b"><!--s062627b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a brooch resembling a spray [Middle English, developed from Old English (<span class="bodyi">e</span>) <span class="bodyi">sprei</span> found in personal and place names].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turn-on</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065175a"><!--s065175a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> somebody or something that a person finds attractive, exciting, interesting, or sexually stimulating </p><p><i></i></p><p>The way the lead singer struts across the stage is a real turn-on</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vomit<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvomit/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i> (vomited, vomiting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067907a"><!--s067907a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073613b"><!--s073613b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to disgorge (the contents of the stomach) through the mouth.</p></div><a name="s073614b"><!--s073614b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to eject (something) violently or abundantly</p><p><span class="bodyb">vomiter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">vomitus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">vomere</span> to vomit].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stove enamel</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059711a"><!--s059711a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a type of enamel treated in a stove to make it heatproof.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">torsion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtawsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063807a"><!--s063807a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s068983b"><!--s068983b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s018837c"><!--s018837c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or process of twisting or turning something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by forces exerted on one end while the other is fixed or twisted in the opposite direction.</p></div><a name="s018838c"><!--s018838c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the state of being twisted.</p></div></div><a name="s068984b"><!--s068984b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the equal and opposite torque that an elastic solid exerts by reason of being under torsion.</p></div><a name="s068985b"><!--s068985b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the twisting of a body organ on its own axis</p><p><span class="bodyb">torsional</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">torsionally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">torsion, tortio</span> twisting, from Latin <span class="bodyi">torquēre</span> to twist].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seaquake</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054246a"><!--s054246a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an underwater earthquake [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sea/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sea</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-quake</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/earthquake/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">earthquake</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snake<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/snayk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056981a"><!--s056981a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s060992b"><!--s060992b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of numerous limbless scaly reptile havings with a long tapering body and with salivary glands often modified to producinge venom that is injected through grooved or tubular fangs: suborder Ophidia.</p></div><a name="s060993b"><!--s060993b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a sly treacherous person.</p></div><a name="s060994b"><!--s060994b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something long, slender, and flexible; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a flexible rod for clearing blocked pipes.</p></div><a name="s060995b"><!--s060995b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in former times, a system in which the values of the currencies of countries in the European Union were allowed to vary against each other within narrow limits ✱ <span class="bodyb">snake in the grass</span> a secretly treacherous friend or associate [Old English <span class="bodyi">snaca</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wife</span><small><span class="eSynop">/wief/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> wives /wievz/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069273a"><!--s069273a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075209b"><!--s075209b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a married woman, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in relation to her husband </p><p><i></i></p><p>What man thinks of changing himself to suit his wife?</p><p> Trollope.</p></div><a name="s075210b"><!--s075210b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in combinations</span>) a woman acting or working in a specified capacity </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fishwife</p>.</div><a name="s075211b"><!--s075211b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or dialect</span> a woman </p><p><i></i></p><p>an old wives’ tale</p> <p><span class="bodyb">wifehood</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">wifeless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">wīf</span> woman].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shoestring</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055614a"><!--s055614a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059243b"><!--s059243b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/shoelace/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">shoelace</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s059244b"><!--s059244b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an amount of money inadequate or barely adequate to meet one's needs </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was trying to run a business on a shoestring</p> <p>[(sense 2) because shoestrings were a typical item sold by pedlars].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">terrier<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹteri·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062443a"><!--s062443a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067589b"><!--s067589b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a usu small dog belonging to any of various breeds, orig used by hunters to drive out small furred game from underground.</p></div><a name="s067590b"><!--s067590b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> <span class="bodyb">Terrier</span>) <span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a member of the Territorial Army [(sense 1) French (<span class="bodyi">chien</span>) <span class="bodyi">terrier</span> earth dog, from <span class="bodyi">terrier</span> of earth, from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">terrarius</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">terra</span> earth; (sense 2) by shortening and alteration].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sweetsop</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061076a"><!--s061076a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066022b"><!--s066022b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a custard apple with a thick green skin and sweet edible pulp.</p></div><a name="s066023b"><!--s066023b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the tropical American evergreen tree that bears this fruit: <span class="bodyi">Annona squamosa</span>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">uproot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066542a"><!--s066542a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072148b"><!--s072148b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to pull up by the roots.</p></div><a name="s072149b"><!--s072149b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s019677c"><!--s019677c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to pull (something) up by the roots.</p></div><a name="s019678c"><!--s019678c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to remove (something) as if by uprooting it.</p></div></div><a name="s072150b"><!--s072150b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to displace (somebody) from their home, country, or habitual environment.</p></div><a name="s072151b"><!--s072151b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to destroy or eradicate (something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">uprooter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">torsion balance</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063808a"><!--s063808a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an instrument used to measure minute forces, e.g. magnetic attraction and repulsion, by the torsion of a wire or filament.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stovepipe</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059712a"><!--s059712a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>metal piping used as a stove chimney or to connect a stove with a flue </p><p><i></i></p><p>Near one wall there was a black cast-iron stove, its stovepipe going straight up through the ceiling</p><p> John Steinbeck.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snake<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056982a"><!--s056982a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s060996b"><!--s060996b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to wind (e.g. one's way) in the manner of a snake <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s060997b"><!--s060997b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to move or extend silently, secretly, or windingly </p><p><i></i></p><p>The path snaked down to the sea</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turn on</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065174a"><!--s065174a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070645b"><!--s070645b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cause to start working or flowing by operating a switch or tap.</p></div><a name="s070646b"><!--s070646b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (somebody) interested or excited, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> sexually.</p></div><a name="s070647b"><!--s070647b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to start working or flowing by means of a switch, tap, etc.</p></div><a name="s070648b"><!--s070648b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to produce (an agreeable aspect) as required.</p></div><a name="s070649b"><!--s070649b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span></p><a name="s019380c"><!--s019380c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to cause (somebody) to become excited or stimulated, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> sexually.</p></div><a name="s019381c"><!--s019381c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to cause (somebody) to experience the effects of a drug, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a hallucinogenic one <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s070650b"><!--s070650b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to become excited or stimulated, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> sexually.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spraycan</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058345a"><!--s058345a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an aerosol container.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vomit<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067908a"><!--s067908a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073615b"><!--s073615b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>vomited matter.</p></div><a name="s073616b"><!--s073616b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s020148c"><!--s020148c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of vomiting.</p></div><a name="s020149c"><!--s020149c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>vomited matter </p><p><i></i></p><p>To write a diary … is like returning to one's own vomit</p><p> Enoch Powell.</p></div></div><a name="s073617b"><!--s073617b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> an emetic.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sear<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/siə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054247a"><!--s054247a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057552b"><!--s057552b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to burn or scorch (somebody or something) with a sudden application of intense heat.</p></div><a name="s057553b"><!--s057553b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to brown the surface of (meat) by frying it quickly in hot fat.</p></div><a name="s057554b"><!--s057554b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s015384c"><!--s015384c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to burn, scorch, or injure (somebody or something) with a sudden application of intense heat.</p></div><a name="s015385c"><!--s015385c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to brown the surface of (meat) by frying it quickly in hot fat.</p></div></div><a name="s057555b"><!--s057555b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s015386c"><!--s015386c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to mark (something) with a branding iron.</p></div><a name="s015387c"><!--s015387c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to fix (something) in a person's mind as if with a branding iron </p><p><i></i></p><p>It was a sight which was seared on my memory for ever</p>.</div></div><a name="s057556b"><!--s057556b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to make (somebody) callous or insensitive </p><p><i></i></p><p>Their consciences had been seared by the violence of their environment</p>.</div><a name="s057557b"><!--s057557b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to make (a plant, etc) withered and dried up [Old English <span class="bodyi">sēarian</span> to become withered, from <span class="bodyi">sēar</span> withered, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sere1_or_sear/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sere 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wifely</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069274a"><!--s069274a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or befitting a good wife</p><p><span class="bodyb">wifeliness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shoetree</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055615a"><!--s055615a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a roughly foot-shaped device made of wood or plastic and metal, inserted in a shoe to keep it in shape when not being worn.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sear<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054248a"><!--s054248a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mark or scar left by burning or scorching.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spraydeck</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058346a"><!--s058346a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>on a kayak, a cover fitted to the opening in the deck so as to make a waterproof seal round the canoeist's waist.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stovepipe hat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059713a"><!--s059713a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tall silk hat of the mid-to-late 19th cent., similar to a top hat but considerably taller.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sweet-talk</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061078a"><!--s061078a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to persuade (somebody) to do something by flattering them.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">torsion bar</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063809a"><!--s063809a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a steel bar that is part of the suspension of a vehicle and that acts as a torsional spring.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turnout</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065176a"><!--s065176a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070651b"><!--s070651b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the number of people attending or taking part in an event </p><p><i></i></p><p>There was a good turnout at the meeting</p>.</div><a name="s070652b"><!--s070652b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a widened place on a road where vehicles can overtake or park.</p></div><a name="s070653b"><!--s070653b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a junction.</p></div><a name="s070654b"><!--s070654b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> a carriage, the horse or horses pulling it, and all its equipment.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vomitive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvomitiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067909a"><!--s067909a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>causing vomiting.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">uprose</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066543a"><!--s066543a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/uprise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">uprise</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">terrier<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062444a"><!--s062444a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in former times, a register of land ownership [Old French <span class="bodyi">terrier</span> via medieval Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">terra</span> earth].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snakebird</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056983a"><!--s056983a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/darter/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">darter</span></span></a> [from its snakelike neck].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wife-swapping</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069275a"><!--s069275a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> the temporary exchange of sexual partners by two or more married couples.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shofar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshohfah, ʹshohfə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> shofars shofroth /shohʹfrohth, -ʹfroht/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055616a"><!--s055616a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a ram's-horn trumpet used in synagogues before and during Rosh Hashanah and at the conclusion of Yom Kippur [Hebrew <span class="bodyi">shōphār</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stovies</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstohviz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059714a"><!--s059714a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Scot</span> a dish of stewed potatoes with onions [Scot <span class="bodyi">stove</span> to stew].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spray-dry</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058347a"><!--s058347a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to produce a powdered form of (a liquid substance, e.g. milk or other foodstuffs, ceramic materials, fertilizers, etc), by spraying it into a flow of hot air.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sweet talk</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061077a"><!--s061077a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> flattery.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">uprush</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066544a"><!--s066544a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072152b"><!--s072152b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an upward rush or flow of gas, liquid, etc.</p></div><a name="s072153b"><!--s072153b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an upward rush of feeling or emotion from the unconscious or subconscious.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">terrific</span><small><span class="eSynop">/təʹrifik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062445a"><!--s062445a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067591b"><!--s067591b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> extraordinarily large or intense.</p></div><a name="s067592b"><!--s067592b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> excellent, wonderful, or highly enjoyable.</p></div><a name="s067593b"><!--s067593b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span></p><a name="s018411c"><!--s018411c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>excellent, wonderful, or highly enjoyable.</p></div><a name="s018412c"><!--s018412c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in very good health or spirits.</p></div></div><a name="s067594b"><!--s067594b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>arousing fear or awe</p><p><span class="bodyb">terrifically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">terrificus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">terrēre</span> to frighten].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vomitorium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/vomiʹtawri·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> vomitoria /-ʹtawri·ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067910a"><!--s067910a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vomitory2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">vomitory<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (2) [late Latin <span class="bodyi">vomitorium</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vomitory2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">vomitory 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turn out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065177a"><!--s065177a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070655b"><!--s070655b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cause (an electric light) to stop working by operating a switch or tap.</p></div><a name="s070656b"><!--s070656b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to empty (a room, pocket, etc).</p></div><a name="s070657b"><!--s070657b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to produce (work, etc).</p></div><a name="s070658b"><!--s070658b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to prove ultimately to be in a specified condition </p><p><i></i></p><p>The play turned out to be a success</p>.</div><a name="s070659b"><!--s070659b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to cause (an electric light) to stop working by operating a switch.</p></div><a name="s070660b"><!--s070660b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to expel or evict (somebody).</p></div><a name="s070661b"><!--s070661b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s019382c"><!--s019382c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to empty (something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a pocket).</p></div><a name="s019383c"><!--s019383c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to clean (a room) thoroughly, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by removing its contents.</p></div></div><a name="s070662b"><!--s070662b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to produce (something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> mechanically or in large quantities.</p></div><a name="s070663b"><!--s070663b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to equip, dress, or finish (somebody or something) in a specified way </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was nicely turned out in a suit and tie</p>.</div><a name="s070664b"><!--s070664b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>to transfer (something) from a receptacle, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by inverting.</p></div><a name="s070665b"><!--s070665b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>to call (a guard or a company) out from rest or shelter and into formation <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s070666b"><!--s070666b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>to leave one's home for a special purpose.</p></div><a name="s070667b"><!--s070667b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>to prove ultimately to be in a specified condition, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>Everything turned out happily</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sear<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054249a"><!--s054249a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sere1_or_sear/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sere 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snakebite</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056984a"><!--s056984a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s060998b"><!--s060998b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the bite of a snake, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a venomous snake.</p></div><a name="s060999b"><!--s060999b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a drink consisting of cider mixed with an equal quantity of lager.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Wi-Fi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwiefie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069276a"><!--s069276a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a system of radio communication between computers that allows wireless access to the Internet [from <span class="bodyi">wireless</span> <span class="bodyi">fidelity</span>, based on <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hi_fi/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hi-fi</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">torsk</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tawsk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063810a"><!--s063810a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large edible marine fish of the N Atlantic related to the cod: <span class="bodyi">Brosme brosme</span> [Norwegian <span class="bodyi">torsk</span> from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">thorskr</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shogun</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshohgən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055617a"><!--s055617a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a line of Japanese military governors who effectively ruled the country before the revolution of 1867–68 <span class="bodyb">shogunate</span> /-nayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Japanese <span class="bodyi">shōgun</span> general].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stow</span><small><span class="eSynop">/stoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059715a"><!--s059715a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064387b"><!--s064387b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to put (something) away or into store </p><p><i></i></p><p>Stow the camping gear in the attic</p>.</div><a name="s064388b"><!--s064388b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to pack away (something) in an orderly fashion in an enclosed space </p><p><i></i></p><p>Stow the sails</p>.</div><a name="s064389b"><!--s064389b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to fill (a ship's hold, etc) with cargo</p><p><span class="bodyb">stowage</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s064390b"><!--s064390b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (+ away) to cram in (food) </p><p><i></i></p><p>We stowed away a huge dinner</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">stow it!</span>.</p></div><a name="s064391b"><!--s064391b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> shut up! [Old English <span class="bodyi">stōwigan</span> to retain, from <span class="bodyi">stōw</span> place].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spray gun</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058348a"><!--s058348a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an apparatus resembling a gun for dispensing a substance, e.g. paint or insecticide, in the form of a spray.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turnover</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065178a"><!--s065178a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070668b"><!--s070668b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s019384c"><!--s019384c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the amount of money taken by a business in a particular period.</p></div><a name="s019385c"><!--s019385c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the amount of business transacted in a particular period.</p></div><a name="s019386c"><!--s019386c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the rate at which a business loses and replaces its staff.</p></div><a name="s019387c"><!--s019387c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>the rate at which a business, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a shop, sells and replaces stock.</p></div></div><a name="s070669b"><!--s070669b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act or result of turning over, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an unexpected upset.</p></div><a name="s070670b"><!--s070670b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an individual pie made by folding a circle of pastry in half and sealing it to enclose a filling </p><p><i></i></p><p>an apple turnover</p>.</div><a name="s070671b"><!--s070671b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> in sports, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> American football and basketball, the loss of possession of the ball.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upsadaisy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹupsədayzi/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066545a"><!--s066545a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/upsydaisy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">upsydaisy</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snake charmer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056985a"><!--s056985a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an entertainer who exhibits the power to controls venomous snakes supposedly by magic, usu using music and rhythmical movements.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sweet tooth</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061079a"><!--s061079a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fondness for sweet food.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wig<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/wig/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069277a"><!--s069277a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a manufactured covering of natural or synthetic hair for the head, worn e.g. to cover baldness, by a judge, lawyer, etc as part of professional dress, or as a disguise</p><p><span class="bodyb">wigged</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">wigless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/periwig/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">periwig</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">search<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/suhch/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054250a"><!--s054250a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057558b"><!--s057558b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + for) to look or enquire carefully or thoroughly.</p></div><a name="s057559b"><!--s057559b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s015388c"><!--s015388c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + for) to look through or over (something) carefully or thoroughly in order to find or discover something </p><p><i></i></p><p>The police searched the house for clues</p>.</div><a name="s015389c"><!--s015389c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to examine (a person) for concealed articles, e.g. weapons or drugs.</p></div><a name="s015390c"><!--s015390c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to examine (one's conscience, etc), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in order to discover intention or nature </p><p><i></i></p><p>She searched her heart for her true motives</p>.</div><a name="s015391c"><!--s015391c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to make a thorough scrutiny of (public records, etc) to check on or find information.</p></div><a name="s015392c"><!--s015392c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>to investigate (a computer file, database, etc) to find certain information.</p></div></div><a name="s057560b"><!--s057560b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cover (an area) with gunfire <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s057561b"><!--s057561b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + for) to look or enquire carefully or thoroughly </p><p><i></i></p><p>She searched for the relevant papers</p>.</div><a name="s057562b"><!--s057562b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + into) to make painstaking investigation or examination </p><p><i></i></p><p>We searched into the matter very thoroughly</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">search me!</span>.</p></div><a name="s057563b"><!--s057563b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> used to express ignorance of the answer to a question</p><p><span class="bodyb">searchable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">searcher</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cerchen</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">cerchier</span> to go about, survey, search, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">circare</span> to go about, from Latin <span class="bodyi">circum</span> round about].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">torso</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtawsoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> torsos torsi /ʹtawsee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063811a"><!--s063811a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s068986b"><!--s068986b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the human trunk.</p></div><a name="s068987b"><!--s068987b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s018839c"><!--s018839c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the human trunk.</p></div><a name="s018840c"><!--s018840c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a sculptured representation of the trunk.</p></div></div><a name="s068988b"><!--s068988b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something, e.g. a piece of writing, that is mutilated or left unfinished [Italian <span class="bodyi">torso</span>, literally ‘stalk’, from Latin <span class="bodyi">thyrsus</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vomitory<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvomit(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067911a"><!--s067911a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>causing vomiting.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Shona</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshohnə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Shonas <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> Shona)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055618a"><!--s055618a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059245b"><!--s059245b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a group of peoples inhabiting parts of southern Africa.</p></div><a name="s059246b"><!--s059246b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of the Bantu languages of the Shona</p><p><span class="bodyb">Shona</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [a Bantu name].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">terrify</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹterifie/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (terrifies, terrified, terrifying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062446a"><!--s062446a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067595b"><!--s067595b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to fill (somebody) with terror or great apprehension.</p></div><a name="s067596b"><!--s067596b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + into) to drive or impel (somebody) to do something through threats or fear</p><p><span class="bodyb">terrifying</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">terrifyingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">terrificare</span>, from <span class="bodyi">terrificus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/terrific/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">terrific</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stowage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstowij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059716a"><!--s059716a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064392b"><!--s064392b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the action of stowing something or the process of being stowed </p><p><i></i></p><p>The mate … has the charge of the stowage … of the cargo</p><p> R H Dana.</p></div><a name="s064393b"><!--s064393b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>storage capacity.</p></div><a name="s064394b"><!--s064394b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a place for storage.</p></div><a name="s064395b"><!--s064395b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>goods in storage or to be stowed.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sprayskirt</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058349a"><!--s058349a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/spraydeck/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">spraydeck</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turn over</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065179a"><!--s065179a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070672b"><!--s070672b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to put or be put the other way up; to invert.</p></div><a name="s070673b"><!--s070673b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s019388c"><!--s019388c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to cause (an engine) to revolve and fire.</p></div><a name="s019389c"><!--s019389c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>of an engine: to revolve at low speed.</p></div></div><a name="s070674b"><!--s070674b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to do business to a specified amount.</p></div><a name="s070675b"><!--s070675b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to think about (a matter, problem, etc).</p></div><a name="s070676b"><!--s070676b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to search roughly through (a place).</p></div><a name="s070677b"><!--s070677b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to deliver or pass (somebody or something) to the proper authority.</p></div><a name="s070678b"><!--s070678b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>of a person's stomach: to heave with nausea.</p></div><a name="s070679b"><!--s070679b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to rotate or invert (something).</p></div><a name="s070680b"><!--s070680b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to cause (an internal-combustion engine) to revolve and fire.</p></div><a name="s070681b"><!--s070681b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><a name="s019390c"><!--s019390c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to search through (e.g. clothes or papers) by moving them one by one.</p></div><a name="s019391c"><!--s019391c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to ransack (a room, house, etc), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when looking for something.</p></div><a name="s019392c"><!--s019392c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to think over (a matter, problem, etc).</p></div></div><a name="s070682b"><!--s070682b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>to deliver or pass (somebody or something) to the proper authority.</p></div><a name="s070683b"><!--s070683b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>said of a business:</p><a name="s019393c"><!--s019393c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to receive and dispose of (stock or merchandise).</p></div><a name="s019394c"><!--s019394c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to do business to the amount of (a specified sum) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s070684b"><!--s070684b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>to be rotated or inverted; to go the other way up.</p></div><a name="s070685b"><!--s070685b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><p>said of an internal-combustion engine: to run at low speed.</p></div><a name="s070686b"><!--s070686b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">15</span><br/><a name="s019395c"><!--s019395c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of the stomach: to heave with nausea.</p></div><a name="s019396c"><!--s019396c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of the heart: to seem to leap or lurch convulsively with sudden fright.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">search<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054251a"><!--s054251a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057564b"><!--s057564b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of searching, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an organized act of searching.</p></div><a name="s057565b"><!--s057565b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an exercise of the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/right_of_search/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">right of search</span></span></a> (right to stop and search ships) ✱ <span class="bodyb">in search of</span> looking for (something).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snake eyes</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056986a"><!--s056986a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing.</span>) in a game of chance using a pair of dice, a throw in which both dice show one spot each ✱ <span class="bodyb">come up snake eyes</span> to be a complete failure; to have the worst possible outcome.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upscale</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066546a"><!--s066546a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/up_market1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">up-market 1</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/up_market2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">up-market 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sweet william</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwilyəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061080a"><!--s061080a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a widely cultivated Eurasian plant of the pink family with small white to deep red or purple flowers, often mottled or striped: <span class="bodyi">Dianthus barbatus</span> [from the name <span class="bodyi">William</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/shon/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055619a"><!--s055619a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense and past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/shine1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">shine 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">terrigenous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/təʹrijənəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062447a"><!--s062447a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067597b"><!--s067597b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>denoting or relating to sediment on the sea floor derived directly from erosion of the land surface.</p></div><a name="s067598b"><!--s067598b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>denoting or relating to sedimentary inorganic deposits laid down on a land surface, e.g. blown sand [Latin <span class="bodyi">terrigena</span> earthborn, from <span class="bodyi">terra</span> earth + <span class="bodyi">gignere</span> to beget].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tort</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tawt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063812a"><!--s063812a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in law, a wrongful act, other than breach of contract, for which a civil action for damages may be brought [Middle English via French and late Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">tortum</span> wrong, injustice, neuter past part. of <span class="bodyi">torquēre</span> to twist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wig<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (wigged, wigging)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069278a"><!--s069278a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal, dated</span> to chastise or rebuke (somebody) severely [perhaps from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wig1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wig 1</span></span></a> and influenced by <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bigwig/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bigwig</span></span></a>, with the idea of being rebuked by somebody in authority].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vomitory<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> vomitories)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067912a"><!--s067912a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073618b"><!--s073618b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something that causes vomiting.</p></div><a name="s073619b"><!--s073619b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an entrance in the middle of a bank of seats in an ancient Roman amphitheatre, stadium, etc [late Latin <span class="bodyi">vomitorium</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">vomitus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">vomere</span> to vomit; from its disgorging the spectators].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stow away</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059717a"><!--s059717a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to hide oneself aboard a vehicle, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a ship, as a means of travelling without payment or escaping from a place undetected.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spread<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/spred/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (spreading, <span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> spread)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058350a"><!--s058350a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s062628b"><!--s062628b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + out) to open or extend (something contracted or folded).</p></div><a name="s062629b"><!--s062629b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s017190c"><!--s017190c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to distribute (something) over an area.</p></div><a name="s017191c"><!--s017191c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to be distributed over, or cover, an ever-widening area.</p></div></div><a name="s062630b"><!--s062630b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make (something) cover an area.</p></div><a name="s062631b"><!--s062631b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) to cover (a surface) with an even layer of something.</p></div><a name="s062632b"><!--s062632b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + out) to divide out (work, etc) over a period or among a number of people.</p></div><a name="s062633b"><!--s062633b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to prepare (a table) for a meal.</p></div><a name="s062634b"><!--s062634b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to communicate (e.g. information), or be communicated, to an ever-widening group.</p></div><a name="s062635b"><!--s062635b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to extend the range or incidence of (an infectious disease, etc).</p></div><a name="s062636b"><!--s062636b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>said of a locomotive, etc: to force (rails, etc) apart <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s062637b"><!--s062637b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>to be distributed over, or cover, an area </p><p><i></i></p><p>The fire spread rapidly</p>.</div><a name="s062638b"><!--s062638b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>to be communicated to more and more people.</p></div><a name="s062639b"><!--s062639b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>to be applicable in a thin layer.</p></div><a name="s062640b"><!--s062640b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>said of rails: to be forced apart by pressure or weight ✱ <span class="bodyb">spread oneself too thin</span> to take on too many tasks or activities, doing none of them effectively <span class="bodyb">spreadability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">spreadable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">sprædan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turnpike</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065180a"><!--s065180a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070687b"><!--s070687b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a road on which a toll is payable, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an expressway or other major road.</p></div><a name="s070688b"><!--s070688b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s019397c"><!--s019397c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>formerly, a toll gate.</p></div><a name="s019398c"><!--s019398c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>formerly, a road on which a toll was payable.</p></div><a name="s019399c"><!--s019399c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a spiked obstruction formerly placed across a road to prevent attacks, or a similar obstruction that could be lifted to allow passage when a toll had been paid.</p></div></div><a name="s070689b"><!--s070689b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a major road on which tolls are payable, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an expressway [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/turn1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">turn 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pike2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pike 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shoo<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/shooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055620a"><!--s055620a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used in frightening away an animal [Middle English <span class="bodyi">schowe</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snakehead</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056987a"><!--s056987a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member, or the leader, of a Chinese gang involved in smuggling illegal Chinese immigrants into other countries.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upsell</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066547a"><!--s066547a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make an additional sale of a product or service to a client or customer who has already purchased a form of it: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cross_sell/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cross-sell</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wigeon <span class="bodyi">or</span> widgeon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwijin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> wigeons <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> wigeon)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069279a"><!--s069279a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of freshwater dabbling ducks, the males of which hasve a chestnut head: genus <span class="bodyi">Anas</span> [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">search engine</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054252a"><!--s054252a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>software that searches the Internet for information, or a service that uses such software.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">torte</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtawtə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> torten /ʹtawtən/ tortes /ʹtawtəz/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063813a"><!--s063813a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a gateau, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a flat one topped with fruit, cream, etc [German <span class="bodyi">Torte</span>, prob via Italian <span class="bodyi">torta</span> cake, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">torta</span> round loaf of bread].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">terrine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/təʹreen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062448a"><!--s062448a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067599b"><!--s067599b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an earthenware baking dish.</p></div><a name="s067600b"><!--s067600b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a food, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> pâté, cooked in a terrine [French <span class="bodyi">terrine</span> large earthenware pot, fem of <span class="bodyi">terrin</span> of earth, from Latin <span class="bodyi">terra</span> earth].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">voodoo<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvoohdooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> voodoos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067913a"><!--s067913a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073620b"><!--s073620b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a set of beliefs and practices, mainly of W African origin, practised chiefly in Haiti and characterized by communication by trance with deities.</p></div><a name="s073621b"><!--s073621b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s020150c"><!--s020150c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a person who practises voodoo; a person who is skilled in voodoo spells and necromancy.</p></div><a name="s020151c"><!--s020151c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a voodoo spell or charm</p><p><span class="bodyb">voodooism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">voodooist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Louisiana French <span class="bodyi">voudou</span> from Kwa <span class="bodyi">vodu</span> tutelary deity, demon].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swell<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/swel/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> swelled) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> swollen /ʹswohlən/) (swelled)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061081a"><!--s061081a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s066024b"><!--s066024b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s017904c"><!--s017904c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to expand gradually beyond a normal or original limit </p><p><i></i></p><p>The population of the town has swelled</p>.</div><a name="s017905c"><!--s017905c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to be distended or puffed up </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her ankle was already swelling</p>.</div><a name="s017906c"><!--s017906c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to curve outwards or upwards; to bulge.</p></div></div><a name="s066025b"><!--s066025b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to become charged with emotion </p><p><i></i></p><p>His heart swelled with pride</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s066026b"><!--s066026b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to increase the size, number, volume, or intensity of (something) [Old English <span class="bodyi">swellan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stowaway<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059718a"><!--s059718a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who stows away, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on a ship.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spread<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058351a"><!--s058351a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062641b"><!--s062641b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the distribution or expansion of something, or the extent of it.</p></div><a name="s062642b"><!--s062642b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s017192c"><!--s017192c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the distance between two points; a gap or span.</p></div><a name="s017193c"><!--s017193c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a range of things.</p></div></div><a name="s062643b"><!--s062643b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an expanse or stretch of something.</p></div><a name="s062644b"><!--s062644b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the two facing pages forming an opening in a newspaper or magazine, or the matter occupying them, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> if continuous across the fold.</p></div><a name="s062645b"><!--s062645b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a wide obstacle for a horse to jump.</p></div><a name="s062646b"><!--s062646b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, dialect</span> a ranch.</p></div><a name="s062647b"><!--s062647b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a food product for spreading, e.g. on bread.</p></div><a name="s062648b"><!--s062648b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a sumptuous meal; a feast.</p></div><a name="s062649b"><!--s062649b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used in combinations</span>) a cloth cover </p><p><i></i></p><p>a bedspread</p>.</div><a name="s062650b"><!--s062650b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><a name="s017194c"><!--s017194c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the distance between two points; a gap or span.</p></div><a name="s017195c"><!--s017195c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the difference between the buying price and selling price of shares or products.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turnround</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065181a"><!--s065181a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/turnaround/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">turnaround</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snakeroot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056988a"><!--s056988a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous plants that have roots believed to cure snakebites: <span class="bodyi">Cimieifuga</span> <span class="bodyi">racemosa</span>, <span class="bodyi">Polygala senega</span>, and others.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wigging</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwiging/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069280a"><!--s069280a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal, dated</span> a severe scolding.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upset<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/upʹset/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (upsetting, <span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> upset)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066548a"><!--s066548a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s072154b"><!--s072154b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to knock (something) over.</p></div><a name="s072155b"><!--s072155b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (somebody) sad, disappointed, or anxious.</p></div><a name="s072156b"><!--s072156b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to throw (something) into disorder; to disrupt (a situation or process).</p></div><a name="s072157b"><!--s072157b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to make (somebody or something) physically unwell or slightly ill.</p></div><a name="s072158b"><!--s072158b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to thicken and shorten (e.g. a heated iron bar) by hammering on the end <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s072159b"><!--s072159b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to become overturned</p><p><span class="bodyb">upsetter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">upsetting</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">upsettingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">searching</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054253a"><!--s054253a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>trying to find information, e.g. about somebody's opinions, feelings, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>a searching gaze</p> <p><span class="bodyb">searchingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shoo<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (shoos, shooed, shooing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055621a"><!--s055621a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to drive (an animal) away by crying ‘Shoo!’.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">voodoo<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (voodoos, voodooed, voodooing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067914a"><!--s067914a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to bewitch (somebody) by or as if by means of voodoo.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tortellini</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tawtəʹleeni/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063814a"><!--s063814a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) pasta cut into small rounds, folded over a savoury filling, and boiled [Italian <span class="bodyi">tortellini</span>, pl of <span class="bodyi">tortellino</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">tortello</span> small cake, fritter, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">torta</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/torte/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">torte</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stowaway<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059719a"><!--s059719a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>designed to be dismantled or folded for storage </p><p><i></i></p><p>stowaway tables and chairs</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spread betting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058352a"><!--s058352a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the laying of bets on the number of points, etc to be scored, rather than on the simple outcome of a contest, winnings being calculated according to the margin of difference between the spread of points quoted by the bookmaker and those represented in the result.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">territorial<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/teriʹtawri·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062449a"><!--s062449a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067601b"><!--s067601b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s018413c"><!--s018413c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>relating to territory or land.</p></div><a name="s018414c"><!--s018414c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>relating to the ownership of territory or land.</p></div></div><a name="s067602b"><!--s067602b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s018415c"><!--s018415c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>restricted to a particular area or district.</p></div><a name="s018416c"><!--s018416c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>relating to the natural instinct of an animal or bird to mark out and defend its own territory </p><p><i></i></p><p>territorial behaviour</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Cats are territorial animals</p> <p><span class="bodyb">territoriality</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">territorially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swell<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061082a"><!--s061082a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066027b"><!--s066027b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a rounded protuberance or bulge.</p></div><a name="s066028b"><!--s066028b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act or process of swelling.</p></div><a name="s066029b"><!--s066029b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s017907c"><!--s017907c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a gradual increase and decrease of the volume in music.</p></div><a name="s017908c"><!--s017908c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a device used in an organ for controlling volume of sound.</p></div></div><a name="s066030b"><!--s066030b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a surging or undulating movement of water, often continuing beyond or after its cause.</p></div><a name="s066031b"><!--s066031b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal, dated</span> a person of fashion or high social position.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turn round</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065182a"><!--s065182a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070690b"><!--s070690b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to complete the handling or processing of (goods or work) in a specified time.</p></div><a name="s070691b"><!--s070691b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to reform (a failing concern) so that it becomes successful.</p></div><a name="s070692b"><!--s070692b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to complete the processing of (goods or work) in a specified time.</p></div><a name="s070693b"><!--s070693b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to reform (a failing concern, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a commercial business) so that it becomes profitable.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snakes and ladders</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056989a"><!--s056989a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing.</span>) a board game in which players move counters along numbered squares on a chequered board, sometimes advancing rapidly up a ladder or being forced backward down a snake.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">searchlight</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054254a"><!--s054254a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an apparatus for projecting a movable beam of light, or the beam of light itself.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swell<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061083a"><!--s061083a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066032b"><!--s066032b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal, dated</span> excellent.</p></div><a name="s066033b"><!--s066033b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> stylish or socially prominent.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spread-eagle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058353a"><!--s058353a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062651b"><!--s062651b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cause (somebody) to be stretched out with the arms and legs at an angle to the trunk into the position of a spread-eagle.</p></div><a name="s062652b"><!--s062652b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to defeat or rout (an opponent) utterly <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s062653b"><!--s062653b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in skating, to perform a spread-eagle.</p></div><a name="s062654b"><!--s062654b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to stand or lie with arms and legs stretched out wide; to sprawl.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upset<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹupset/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066549a"><!--s066549a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072160b"><!--s072160b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a minor physical disorder </p><p><i></i></p><p>a stomach upset</p>.</div><a name="s072161b"><!--s072161b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an emotional disturbance.</p></div><a name="s072162b"><!--s072162b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an unexpected defeat, e.g. in politics, a sporting competition, etc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wiggle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwigl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans and trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069281a"><!--s069281a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to move or cause (something) to move from side to side, up and down, or round and round with short smooth or jerky movements </p><p><i></i></p><p>He wiggled his toes</p> <p><span class="bodyb">wiggler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">wiglen</span>,from early Dutch or early Low German <span class="bodyi">wiggelen</span> to totter].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tortfeasor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtawtfeezə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063815a"><!--s063815a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in law, somebody who commits a tort [French <span class="bodyi">tortfaiseur</span>, from <span class="bodyi">tort</span> wrong (from Latin <span class="bodyi">tortum</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tort/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tort</span></span></a>) + <span class="bodyi">faiseur</span> doer, maker].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Voortrekker</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfawtrekə, ʹfooə-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067915a"><!--s067915a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073622b"><!--s073622b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a S African pioneer of Dutch descent who moved north from the Cape of Good Hope in 1838 to evade British rule.</p></div><a name="s073623b"><!--s073623b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a member of an Afrikaner youth movement [Afrikaans <span class="bodyi">Voortrekker</span>, from <span class="bodyi">voor</span> before, in front + <span class="bodyi">trekker</span> emigrant, from <span class="bodyi">trek</span> to pull, move, emigrate, from Dutch].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">STP</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059720a"><!--s059720a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064396b"><!--s064396b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>professor of sacred theology.</p></div><a name="s064397b"><!--s064397b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>short-term potentiation.</p></div><a name="s064398b"><!--s064398b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>standard temperature and pressure [(sense 1) Latin <span class="bodyi">Sanctae Theologiae Professor</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shoo-in</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055622a"><!--s055622a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> somebody, e.g. a contestant, who is a certain and easy winner.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">territorial<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> Territorial</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062450a"><!--s062450a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of a territorial army, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the Territorial Army and Volunteer Reserve.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turnsole</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtuhnsohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065183a"><!--s065183a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070694b"><!--s070694b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s019400c"><!--s019400c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a Mediterranean plant with flowers that are said to keep facing the sun as it crosses the sky: <span class="bodyi">Chrozophora tinctoria</span>.</p></div><a name="s019401c"><!--s019401c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a purple dye formerly obtained from this plant.</p></div></div><a name="s070695b"><!--s070695b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of various other plants, e.g. the heliotrope, with flowers that follow the direction of the sun [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">tournesol</span>, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">tornare</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/turn1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">turn 1</span></span></a>) + <span class="bodyi">sole</span> sun].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">search out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054255a"><!--s054255a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to uncover, find, or ascertain (something) by investigation or searching </p><p><i></i></p><p>We could hunt through old newspapers to search out the relevant facts</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snake's head</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056990a"><!--s056990a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a European plant of the lily family that grows in damp meadowland and has a purple-and-white chequered bell-shaped flower on a slender drooping stem: <span class="bodyi">Fritillaria meleagris</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">torticollis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tawtiʹkolis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063816a"><!--s063816a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a permanent twisting of the neck resulting in an abnormal position of the head [Latin <span class="bodyi">torticollis</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">tortus</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/torture1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">torture 1</span></span></a>) + <span class="bodyi">collum</span> neck].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spread-eagle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058354a"><!--s058354a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062655b"><!--s062655b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a representation of an eagle with wings raised and legs extended, used as a symbol of the USA.</p></div><a name="s062656b"><!--s062656b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a skating movement executed with the skates heel to heel in a straight line.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swell box</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061084a"><!--s061084a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chamber in an organ containing a set of pipes and having shutters that open or shut to regulate the volume of sound.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shook<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/shook/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055623a"><!--s055623a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/shake1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">shake 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">territorial army</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062451a"><!--s062451a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a voluntary force organized by a country or locality to provide a trained army reserve that can be mobilized in an emergency.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upset<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/upʹset/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066550a"><!--s066550a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072163b"><!--s072163b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>/upʹset/ mentally or emotionally troubled; sad, disappointed, anxious, etc.</p></div><a name="s072164b"><!--s072164b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>/ʹupset/ physically disturbed or disordered </p><p><i></i></p><p>an upset stomach</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">str.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059721a"><!--s059721a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064399b"><!--s064399b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>strait.</p></div><a name="s064400b"><!--s064400b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used in rowing: stroke.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turnspit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065184a"><!--s065184a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070696b"><!--s070696b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>formerly, a small dog that turned a spit by running on a treadmill.</p></div><a name="s070697b"><!--s070697b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>formerly, a servant whose job was to turn a spit by hand.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wiggle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069282a"><!--s069282a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075212b"><!--s075212b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a wiggling movement.</p></div><a name="s075213b"><!--s075213b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a wavy line; a squiggle</p><p><span class="bodyb">wiggly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">voracious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/vəʹrayshəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067916a"><!--s067916a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073624b"><!--s073624b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having a huge appetite; ravenous.</p></div><a name="s073625b"><!--s073625b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>excessively eager; insatiable </p><p><i></i></p><p>a voracious reader</p> <p><span class="bodyb">voraciously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">voraciousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">voracity</span> /vəʹrasiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">vorac-, vorax</span>, from <span class="bodyi">vorare</span> to devour].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snakeskin</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056991a"><!--s056991a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the skin of a snake or leather made from this.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turnstile</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065185a"><!--s065185a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a gate with arms pivoted on the top that turns to admit one person at a time, used e.g. at sports grounds.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upset price</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹupset/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066551a"><!--s066551a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/reserve_price/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">reserve price</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tortilla</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tawʹteeyə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063817a"><!--s063817a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a round thin maize pancake, usu eaten hot with a filling of meat or cheese [American Spanish <span class="bodyi">tortilla</span>, dimin. of Spanish <span class="bodyi">torta</span> cake, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">torta</span> round loaf of bread].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swelling</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061085a"><!--s061085a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066034b"><!--s066034b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something swollen; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> an abnormal bodily protuberance or enlargement.</p></div><a name="s066035b"><!--s066035b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the condition of being swollen.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Territorial Army and Volunteer Reserve</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062452a"><!--s062452a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067603b"><!--s067603b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in Britain, a voluntary force organized to provide a trained army reserve for emergencies.</p></div><a name="s067604b"><!--s067604b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the present-day British territorial army.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spreader</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058355a"><!--s058355a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062657b"><!--s062657b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in sailing, a bar fixed to the mast to spread the angle of the upper rigging.</p></div><a name="s062658b"><!--s062658b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any device for spreading something, e.g. a machine for distributing manure over an area, or for keeping things apart, e.g. a bar on which to space out the parallel wires of a multiwire antenna.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shook<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055624a"><!--s055624a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a set of wooden staves and end pieces for making a hogshead, cask, or barrel [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wight</span><small><span class="eSynop">/wiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069283a"><!--s069283a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or dialect</span> a person, usu of a specified kind </p><p><i></i></p><p>an unfortunate wight</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">wiht</span> a thing or creature].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strabismus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/strəʹbizməs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059722a"><!--s059722a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the condition of having a squint in one's eye <span class="bodyb">strabismic</span> /-mik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">strabismos</span> condition of squinting, from <span class="bodyi">strabizein</span> to squint].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">search party</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054256a"><!--s054256a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a group of people organized to search for a missing person, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-vore</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067917a"><!--s067917a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, with the meaning: an individual eating or feeding on </p><p><i></i></p><p>carnivore</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">-vorus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vorous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-vorous</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snaky</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (snakier, snakiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056992a"><!--s056992a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061000b"><!--s061000b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>formed of or entwined with snakes </p><p><i></i></p><p>the Gorgon with the snaky hair</p><p> Joseph Addison.</p></div><a name="s061001b"><!--s061001b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>resembling a snake or snakes; serpentine.</p></div><a name="s061002b"><!--s061002b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>slyly venomous or treacherous </p><p><i></i></p><p>oiliness and snaky insinuation</p><p> De Quincey.</p></div><a name="s061003b"><!--s061003b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>full of snakes.</p></div><a name="s061004b"><!--s061004b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ</span> bad-tempered or angry</p><p><span class="bodyb">snakily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">snakiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tortious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtawchəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063818a"><!--s063818a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in law, implying or involving a tort</p><p><span class="bodyb">tortiously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shoot<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/shooht/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> shot /shot/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055625a"><!--s055625a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s059247b"><!--s059247b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s015999c"><!--s015999c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to strike and wound or kill (a person or an animal) with a bullet from a gun, arrow from a bow, or similar missile.</p></div><a name="s016000c"><!--s016000c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to fire (a gun) or release an arrow from (a bow).</p></div><a name="s016001c"><!--s016001c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to fire (bullets, blanks, arrows) from a gun or bow.</p></div></div><a name="s059248b"><!--s059248b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to move or cause to move suddenly or swiftly forward.</p></div><a name="s059249b"><!--s059249b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to drive (e.g. a ball or puck) <span class="bodyi">esp</span> towards a goal or hole, by striking it.</p></div><a name="s059250b"><!--s059250b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s016002c"><!--s016002c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to hunt (game) with a firearm or bow for food or sport.</p></div><a name="s016003c"><!--s016003c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to hunt over (an area) with a gun or bow.</p></div><a name="s016004c"><!--s016004c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to remove or destroy (something) firing a bullet or arrow at it.</p></div></div><a name="s059251b"><!--s059251b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s016005c"><!--s016005c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to move suddenly or swiftly forward.</p></div><a name="s016006c"><!--s016006c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to throw (somebody or something) off or out, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with force </p><p><i></i></p><p>The horse shot its rider out of the saddle</p>.</div><a name="s016007c"><!--s016007c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + out) to thrust (something) forwards; to stick (something) out </p><p><i></i></p><p>The toad shot out its tongue</p>.</div><a name="s016008c"><!--s016008c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to emit (e.g. light or flame) suddenly and rapidly.</p></div></div><a name="s059252b"><!--s059252b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s016009c"><!--s016009c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to drive (e.g. a ball or puck) <span class="bodyi">esp</span> towards a goal or hole, by striking it with the arm, hand, foot, or an implement.</p></div><a name="s016010c"><!--s016010c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to engage in (a sport or game that involves shooting) </p><p><i></i></p><p>shoot pool</p> <p><i></i></p><p>shoot a round of golf</p>.</div><a name="s016011c"><!--s016011c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to score (something) by shooting.</p></div></div><a name="s059253b"><!--s059253b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s016012c"><!--s016012c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to utter (e.g. words or sounds) rapidly, suddenly, or violently </p><p><i></i></p><p>shooting staccato inquiries</p><p> Angus Wilson.</p></div><a name="s016013c"><!--s016013c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to direct (e.g. a glance) at somebody with suddenness or intensity </p><p><i></i></p><p>She shot a look of anger at him</p>.</div></div><a name="s059254b"><!--s059254b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to photograph or film (somebody or something).</p></div><a name="s059255b"><!--s059255b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to push or slide (e.g. the bolt of a door or lock) into or out of a fastening.</p></div><a name="s059256b"><!--s059256b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><a name="s016014c"><!--s016014c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to photograph or film (somebody or something).</p></div><a name="s016015c"><!--s016015c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to make (a film, videotape, etc).</p></div></div><a name="s059257b"><!--s059257b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><a name="s016016c"><!--s016016c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to push or slide (e.g. the bolt of a door or lock) into or out of a fastening.</p></div><a name="s016017c"><!--s016017c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to pass (a shuttle) through the warp threads in weaving.</p></div></div><a name="s059258b"><!--s059258b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><a name="s016018c"><!--s016018c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a boat: to pass swiftly by, over, or along (a bridge, waterfall, or rapids).</p></div><a name="s016019c"><!--s016019c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span>said of a vehicle or driver: to pass through (a road junction or traffic lights) without slowing down or stopping.</p></div></div><a name="s059259b"><!--s059259b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>to produce a piercing sensation that moves rapidly through part of the body </p><p><i></i></p><p>Pain shot up his arm</p>.</div><a name="s059260b"><!--s059260b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">slang</span> to take (a drug) by hypodermic needle.</p></div><a name="s059261b"><!--s059261b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">15</span><br/><p>to plane (e.g. the edge of a board) straight or true.</p></div><a name="s059262b"><!--s059262b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">16</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to place or offer (a bet) on the result of casting dice <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s059263b"><!--s059263b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">17</span><br/><a name="s016020c"><!--s016020c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to cause a weapon to discharge a missile, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to fire a gun.</p></div><a name="s016021c"><!--s016021c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to use a firearm or bow for sport or hunting.</p></div></div><a name="s059264b"><!--s059264b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">18</span><br/><a name="s016022c"><!--s016022c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to propel an object, e.g. a ball, in a particular way.</p></div><a name="s016023c"><!--s016023c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to drive the ball or puck in football, hockey, etc towards the goal.</p></div></div><a name="s059265b"><!--s059265b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">19</span><br/><a name="s016024c"><!--s016024c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to move or to be emitted or ejected rapidly or violently </p><p><i></i></p><p>Sparks were shooting up from the burning timbers</p> <p><i></i></p><p>His feet shot out from under him</p>.</div><a name="s016025c"><!--s016025c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to stream out suddenly; to spurt </p><p><i></i></p><p>Blood shot from the wound</p>.</div><a name="s016026c"><!--s016026c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to produce a piercing sensation that moves rapidly through part of the body </p><p><i></i></p><p>Pain shot up his arm</p>.</div><a name="s016027c"><!--s016027c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to slide into or out of a fastening.</p></div></div><a name="s059266b"><!--s059266b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">20</span><br/><a name="s016028c"><!--s016028c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to record a series of visual images, e.g. on cinefilm or videotape; to make a film or videotape.</p></div><a name="s016029c"><!--s016029c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to operate a camera or set cameras in operation; to film.</p></div></div><a name="s059267b"><!--s059267b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">21</span><br/><p>to grow or sprout by putting out shoots.</p></div><a name="s059268b"><!--s059268b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">22</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + out) to protrude or project.</p></div><a name="s059269b"><!--s059269b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">23</span><br/><p>to throw dice ✱ <span class="bodyb">shoot a line</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to lie about something, or to embroider an account of it in romantic or boastful detail ✱ <span class="bodyb">shoot craps</span> to play a game of craps ✱ <span class="bodyb">shoot one's cuffs</span> to pull one's shirt cuffs down ✱ <span class="bodyb">shoot oneself in the foot</span> to act inadvertently to one's own disadvantage; to bring about one's own downfall ✱ <span class="bodyb">shoot one's mouth off</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to talk foolishly or indiscreetly ✱ <span class="bodyb">shoot the breeze</span> <span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> to chat ✱ <span class="bodyb">the whole shooting match</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> everything [Old English <span class="bodyi">scēotan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turnstone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065186a"><!--s065186a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>aeither of two species of wading birds of the sandpiper family with a stubby wedge-shaped bill that they used for turning over pebbles on the shore to find small crustaceans, insects, etc it feeds on: genus <span class="bodyi">Arenaria</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spreadsheet</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058356a"><!--s058356a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a software system in which large groups of numerical data can be displayed on a VDU in a set format, e.g. in rows and columns, and rapid automatic calculations and adjustments can be made.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upshot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹupshot/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066552a"><!--s066552a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the final result; the outcome [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/up2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">up 2</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/shot1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">shot 1</span></span></a>, orig referring to the final shot in an archery contest].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">territoriality</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌteritawriʹaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062453a"><!--s062453a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the pattern of behaviour in animals and birds associated with the defence of a territory.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wigwag</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwigwag/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (wigwagged, wigwagging)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069284a"><!--s069284a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s075214b"><!--s075214b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> to send a signal by waving a flag or light according to a code <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span>.</p></div><a name="s075215b"><!--s075215b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to signal (something) by wigwagging.</p></div><a name="s075216b"><!--s075216b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to wave (a flag or light) as a signal [English dialect <span class="bodyi">wig</span> to move + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wag1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wag 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swell organ</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061086a"><!--s061086a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a division of an organ in which the pipes are enclosed in a swell box.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">search warrant</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054257a"><!--s054257a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a warrant authorizing a search of premises by police officers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Strad</span><small><span class="eSynop">/strad/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059723a"><!--s059723a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stradivarius/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Stradivarius</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-vorous</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067918a"><!--s067918a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming adjectives, with the meaning: eating; feeding on </p><p><i></i></p><p>herbivorous</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">-vorus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">vorare</span> to devour].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snap<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/snap/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (snapped, snapping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056993a"><!--s056993a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061005b"><!--s061005b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make a sudden closing of the jaws; to seize something sharply with the mouth <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s061006b"><!--s061006b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s016627c"><!--s016627c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to make a sudden closing of the jaws; to seize something sharply with the mouth </p><p><i></i></p><p>fish snapping at the bait</p>.</div><a name="s016628c"><!--s016628c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to grasp or snatch at something eagerly </p><p><i></i></p><p>snap at any chance</p>.</div></div><a name="s061007b"><!--s061007b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to utter sharp biting words; to give an irritable retort </p><p><i></i></p><p>He snapped at his wife</p>.</div><a name="s061008b"><!--s061008b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s016629c"><!--s016629c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to make or cause to make a sharp or cracking sound.</p></div><a name="s016630c"><!--s016630c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to break or cause to break suddenly, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with such a sharp cracking sound.</p></div><a name="s016631c"><!--s016631c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to close or fit in place with an abrupt movement or sharp sound </p><p><i></i></p><p>The catch snapped shut</p>.</div></div><a name="s061009b"><!--s061009b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to collapse under strain or lose self-control, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> suddenly <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s061010b"><!--s061010b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to seize (something) with or as if with a sudden closing of the jaws.</p></div><a name="s061011b"><!--s061011b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>(+ up) to take possession or advantage of (something) suddenly or eagerly </p><p><i></i></p><p>shoppers snapping up bargains</p>.</div><a name="s061012b"><!--s061012b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to take a snapshot of; to photograph.</p></div><a name="s061013b"><!--s061013b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to utter (something) curtly or abruptly </p><p><i></i></p><p>He snapped an answer</p>.</div><a name="s061014b"><!--s061014b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><a name="s016632c"><!--s016632c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to make a snapping sound </p><p><i></i></p><p>She snapped her fingers</p>.</div><a name="s016633c"><!--s016633c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to cause to break suddenly, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with a sharp cracking sound </p><p><i></i></p><p>I snapped the end off the twig</p>.</div><a name="s016634c"><!--s016634c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to put (something) into a particular position with a sudden movement or sharp sound </p><p><i></i></p><p>snap the lid shut</p>.</div></div><a name="s061015b"><!--s061015b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><a name="s016635c"><!--s016635c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to take (a picture) with a camera.</p></div><a name="s016636c"><!--s016636c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to photograph (somebody or something).</p></div></div><a name="s061016b"><!--s061016b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>in American football, to put (the ball) into play with a backward movement ✱ <span class="bodyb">snap out of something</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to free oneself from a mood, habit, etc by an effort of will</p><p><span class="bodyb">snappingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Dutch or Low German <span class="bodyi">snappen</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tortoise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtawtəs, ʹtawtoys/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063819a"><!--s063819a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s068989b"><!--s068989b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of numerous species of land, freshwater, or and marine reptiles with a toothless horny beak and a bony shell which encloses the trunk and into which the head, limbs, and tail may be withdrawn: family Testudinidae.</p></div><a name="s068990b"><!--s068990b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/testudo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">testudo</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s068991b"><!--s068991b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>somebody or something that moves very slowly or lags behind [Middle English <span class="bodyi">tortu, tortuce</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">tortue</span> and Spanish <span class="bodyi">tortuga</span>, both from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">tortuca</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turntable</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065187a"><!--s065187a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070698b"><!--s070698b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the platform on which a gramophone record is rotated while being played.</p></div><a name="s070699b"><!--s070699b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a circular platform for turning wheeled vehicles, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> railway engines.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">territorial waters</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062454a"><!--s062454a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the waters under the sovereign jurisdiction of a nation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shoot<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055626a"><!--s055626a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059270b"><!--s059270b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a stem or branch with its leaves, buds, etc, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when not yet mature.</p></div><a name="s059271b"><!--s059271b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s016030c"><!--s016030c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a stem or branch with its leaves, buds, etc, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when not yet mature.</p></div><a name="s016031c"><!--s016031c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/offshoot/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">offshoot</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s059272b"><!--s059272b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s016032c"><!--s016032c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a shooting trip or party.</p></div><a name="s016033c"><!--s016033c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>land over which somebody holds the right to shoot game.</p></div><a name="s016034c"><!--s016034c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a shooting match.</p></div></div><a name="s059273b"><!--s059273b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chute/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chute</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s059274b"><!--s059274b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s016035c"><!--s016035c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a rush of water down a descent in a stream.</p></div><a name="s016036c"><!--s016036c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chute/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chute</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s059275b"><!--s059275b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a session during which a photographer takes photographs or a film or video is shot.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vortex</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvawteks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> vortices /ʹvawtiseez/ vortexes)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067919a"><!--s067919a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073626b"><!--s073626b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a mass of whirling water, air, etc that tends to form a cavity or vacuum in the centre of the circle, into which material is drawn, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a whirlpool or whirlwind.</p></div><a name="s073627b"><!--s073627b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s020152c"><!--s020152c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a mass of whirling water, air, etc that tends to form a cavity or vacuum in the centre of the circle, into which material is drawn, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a whirlpool or whirlwind.</p></div><a name="s020153c"><!--s020153c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a region within a body of fluid in which the fluid is rotating.</p></div></div><a name="s073628b"><!--s073628b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something that resembles a whirlpool in violent activity or in engulfing or overwhelming <span class="bodyb">vortical</span> /ʹvawtikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">vorticity</span> /vawʹtisiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">vertex, vortex</span> whirlpool].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swelter<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsweltə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (sweltered, sweltering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061087a"><!--s061087a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat [Middle English <span class="bodyi">sweltren</span>, frequentative of <span class="bodyi">swelten</span> to die, be overcome by heat, from Old English <span class="bodyi">sweltan</span> to die].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wigwam</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwigwam/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069285a"><!--s069285a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dwelling made from a conical or dome-shaped framework of poles covered with bark, rush mats, or hides, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as used formerly by Native Americans [Abnaki and Massachuset <span class="bodyi">wīkwām</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Sprechgesang</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshprekhgəzang (<span class="bodyi">German</span> ʧpreçgəzaɳ)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058357a"><!--s058357a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a voice delivery halfway between speaking and singing [German <span class="bodyi">Sprechgesang</span> speaking song, from <span class="bodyi">sprechen</span> to speak + <span class="bodyi">Gesang</span> song].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">straddle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstradl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059724a"><!--s059724a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064401b"><!--s064401b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to stand, sit, or be astride (something).</p></div><a name="s064402b"><!--s064402b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to bracket (a target) with missiles, e.g. shells or bombs.</p></div><a name="s064403b"><!--s064403b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to be on land on either side of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The village straddles the frontier</p>.</div><a name="s064404b"><!--s064404b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to come down in favour of both sides of (the thing at issue) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s064405b"><!--s064405b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to stand or <span class="bodyi">esp</span> sit with the legs wide apart </p><p><i></i></p><p>A great pile of living embers diffused a strong and ruddy glow from the arched chimney. Before this straddled Dom Nicolas</p><p> Stevenson</p><p><span class="bodyb">straddler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [alteration of English dialect <span class="bodyi">striddle</span>, ultimately from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stride1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stride 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upside</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066553a"><!--s066553a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072165b"><!--s072165b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an upward trend, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in economics.</p></div><a name="s072166b"><!--s072166b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the favourable or advantageous aspect of something.</p></div><a name="s072167b"><!--s072167b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the upper side, surface, or part.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">searing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054258a"><!--s054258a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057566b"><!--s057566b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>very hot </p><p><i></i></p><p>the searing heat of the desert</p>.</div><a name="s057567b"><!--s057567b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>very strong, angry, forceful, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>a searing indictment of the government's policies</p> <p><span class="bodyb">searingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snap<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056994a"><!--s056994a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061017b"><!--s061017b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an abrupt closing, e.g. of the mouth in biting.</p></div><a name="s061018b"><!--s061018b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of snapping seizing something abruptly; a sudden bite or snatch.</p></div><a name="s061019b"><!--s061019b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a sound made by snapping.</p></div><a name="s061020b"><!--s061020b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a brief usu curt retort.</p></div><a name="s061021b"><!--s061021b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s016637c"><!--s016637c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a sound made by snapping.</p></div><a name="s016638c"><!--s016638c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a sudden sharp breaking of something thin or brittle.</p></div></div><a name="s061022b"><!--s061022b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a sudden spell of harsh weather </p><p><i></i></p><p>a cold snap</p>.</div><a name="s061023b"><!--s061023b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a thin brittle biscuit </p><p><i></i></p><p>a ginger snap</p>.</div><a name="s061024b"><!--s061024b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>a catch or fastening that closes with a click.</p></div><a name="s061025b"><!--s061025b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/snapshot/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">snapshot</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s061026b"><!--s061026b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>vigour; energy.</p></div><a name="s061027b"><!--s061027b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>a card game in which each player tries to be the first to shout ‘<span class="bodyi">snap</span>‘ when two cards of identical value are laid successively.</p></div><a name="s061028b"><!--s061028b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dialect</span></p><a name="s016639c"><!--s016639c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a small meal or snack, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> elevenses.</p></div><a name="s016640c"><!--s016640c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>food, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> food taken to eat at work.</p></div></div><a name="s061029b"><!--s061029b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> something that is easy and presents no problems; a cinch.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tortoiseshell</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtawtəshel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063820a"><!--s063820a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s068992b"><!--s068992b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the mottled horny substance of the shell of some marine turtles used in inlaying and in making various ornamental articles.</p></div><a name="s068993b"><!--s068993b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of several species of butterflyies with striking orange, yellow, brown, and black coloration: family Nymphalidae.</p></div><a name="s068994b"><!--s068994b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a breed of cat of a breed with black, brown, and yellow markings.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turntable ladder</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065188a"><!--s065188a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large power-operated ladder mounted on a revolving platform, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on a fire engine.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swelter<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061088a"><!--s061088a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a state of oppressive heat.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shoot down</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055627a"><!--s055627a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059276b"><!--s059276b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s016037c"><!--s016037c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to kill or incapacitate (somebody) by shooting them.</p></div><a name="s016038c"><!--s016038c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to bring down (an aircraft or missile) by shooting.</p></div></div><a name="s059277b"><!--s059277b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to dismiss or reject (a proposal or the person making it).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">territory</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹterit(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> territories)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062455a"><!--s062455a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067605b"><!--s067605b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s018417c"><!--s018417c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a geographical area under the jurisdiction of a government.</p></div><a name="s018418c"><!--s018418c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an administrative subdivision of a country, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a part of the USA not included within any state but with a separate legislature.</p></div></div><a name="s067606b"><!--s067606b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s018419c"><!--s018419c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an indeterminate geographical area, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one having a specific characteristic.</p></div><a name="s018420c"><!--s018420c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a field of knowledge or interest.</p></div></div><a name="s067607b"><!--s067607b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s018421c"><!--s018421c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an assigned area; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one in which an agent, sales representative, or distributor operates.</p></div><a name="s018422c"><!--s018422c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an area, often including a nesting site or den, occupied and defended by an animal or group of animals [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">territorium</span> land round a town, from <span class="bodyi">terra</span> land + <span class="bodyi">-torium</span> as in <span class="bodyi">dormitorium</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dormitory/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dormitory</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sea room</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054259a"><!--s054259a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>room for a ship to manoeuvre at sea.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vorticella</span><small><span class="eSynop">/vawtiʹselə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> vorticellas vorticellae /-lee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067920a"><!--s067920a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a freshwater bell-shaped single-celled organism that has a ring of cilia (small hairlike structures; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cilium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cilium</span></span></a>) round the mouth and a long elastic stalk by which it is attached to rocks: genus <span class="bodyi">Vorticella</span> [scientific Latin, from Latin <span class="bodyi">vortic-, vortex</span> whirlpool].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">straddle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059725a"><!--s059725a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064406b"><!--s064406b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a straddling stance or position.</p></div><a name="s064407b"><!--s064407b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a financial contract or option giving the holder the double privilege of selling securities to or buying securities from the maker of the contract.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Sprechstimme</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshprekhshtimə (<span class="bodyi">German</span> ʧpreçʧtimə)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058358a"><!--s058358a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062659b"><!--s062659b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the kind of voice delivery used in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sprechgesang/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Sprechgesang</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s062660b"><!--s062660b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sprechgesang/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Sprechgesang</span></span></a> [German <span class="bodyi">Sprechstimme</span> speaking voice, from <span class="bodyi">sprechen</span> to speak + <span class="bodyi">Stimme</span> voice].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wiki</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwiki, ʹweekee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069286a"><!--s069286a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a website or system that permits any Internet user to create or edit material [from Hawaiian <span class="bodyi">wikiwiki</span> quick].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upside down</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066554a"><!--s066554a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072168b"><!--s072168b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>with the upper and the lower parts reversed; inverted.</p></div><a name="s072169b"><!--s072169b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in or into great disorder or confusion </p><p><i></i></p><p>She turned the room upside down, looking for her glasses</p> <p>[alteration of Middle English <span class="bodyi">up so doun</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/up1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">up 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/so1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">so 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">doun</span> down].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snap<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056995a"><!--s056995a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061030b"><!--s061030b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>used in the card game snap when two cards of identical value are laid successively.</p></div><a name="s061031b"><!--s061031b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used to draw attention to an identity or similarity </p><p><i></i></p><p>Snap! You're reading the same book as me</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tortricid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtawtrisid/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063821a"><!--s063821a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a family of small stout-bodied moths many of whose larvae live in nests formed by rolling up plant leaves: family Tortricidae</p><p><span class="bodyb">tortricid</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin family name, from <span class="bodyi">Tortric-, Tortrix</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tortrix/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tortrix</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turn to</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065189a"><!--s065189a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to apply oneself to work; to act vigorously </p><p><i></i></p><p>We must turn to and get the job done</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sweltering</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061089a"><!--s061089a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>oppressively hot</p><p><span class="bodyb">swelteringly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seascape</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹseeskayp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054260a"><!--s054260a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a picture representing a view of the sea.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">terror</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹterə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062456a"><!--s062456a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067608b"><!--s067608b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a state of intense fear.</p></div><a name="s067609b"><!--s067609b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody or something that inspires fear.</p></div><a name="s067610b"><!--s067610b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/reign_of_terror/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">reign of terror</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s067611b"><!--s067611b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>acts of terrorism, e.g. the planting of bombs.</p></div><a name="s067612b"><!--s067612b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an annoying or appalling person or thing; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a naughty child [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">terror</span>, from <span class="bodyi">terrēre</span> to frighten].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Stradivarius</span><small><span class="eSynop">/stradiʹveəri·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Stradivariuses)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059726a"><!--s059726a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a violin made by the Italian violin-maker Antonio Stradivari (d.1737) or his family or followers [Latinized form of <span class="bodyi">Stradivari</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snap<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056996a"><!--s056996a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>with a snap or the sound of a snap.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Wikipedia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/wikiʹpeedi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069287a"><!--s069287a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> an online encyclopedia consisting of entries created and edited by Internet users [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wiki/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wiki</span></span></a> +<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/encyclopedia_or_encyclopaedia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">encyclopedia</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upside-down cake</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066555a"><!--s066555a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cake inverted after baking so that fruit etc cooked at the base of the mixture becomes the topping of the cake.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spree<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/spree/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058359a"><!--s058359a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062661b"><!--s062661b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used in combinations</span>) a bout of unrestrained indulgence in an activity </p><p><i></i></p><p>a spending spree</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a drinking spree</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">go on the spree</span>.</p></div><a name="s062662b"><!--s062662b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> to indulge in a spell of wild behaviour; to go out on the town.</p></div><a name="s062663b"><!--s062663b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> to have a bout of unrestrained drinking</p><p>origin uncertain. It has been suggested that <span class="bodyi">spree</span> is an alteration of Scots <span class="bodyi">spreath</span> cattle raid, foray, from Scottish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">spréidh</span> cattle, from Latin <span class="bodyi">praeda</span> booty, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/prey1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">prey 1</span></span></a></p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tortrix</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtawtriks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> tortrices /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063822a"><!--s063822a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tortricid moth [Latin <span class="bodyi">Tortric-, Tortrix</span>, genus of moths, from <span class="bodyi">torquēre</span> to twist; from its habit of twisting or rolling leaves to make a nest].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shooter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055628a"><!--s055628a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059278b"><!--s059278b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person empowered to score goals in netball.</p></div><a name="s059279b"><!--s059279b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in combination</span>) a repeating pistol </p><p><i></i></p><p>a six-shooter</p>.</div><a name="s059280b"><!--s059280b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>somebody who uses a gun.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vortices</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvawtiseez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067921a"><!--s067921a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vortex/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">vortex</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turn-up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">Brit</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065191a"><!--s065191a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070710b"><!--s070710b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a hem, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on a pair of trousers, that is folded up over itself on the outside.</p></div><a name="s070711b"><!--s070711b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) a pair of trousers with such hems.</p></div><a name="s070712b"><!--s070712b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an unexpected or surprising event or outcome.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swept</span><small><span class="eSynop">/swept/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061090a"><!--s061090a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense and past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sweep1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sweep 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Sea Scout</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054261a"><!--s054261a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of a Scout troop that specializes in sea and water activities.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snap<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056997a"><!--s056997a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061032b"><!--s061032b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>performed suddenly, unexpectedly, or without deliberation </p><p><i></i></p><p>a snap judgment</p>.</div><a name="s061033b"><!--s061033b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>shutting or fastening with a click.</p></div><a name="s061034b"><!--s061034b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> very easy or simple </p><p><i></i></p><p>a snap course</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strafe<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/strahf, strayf/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059727a"><!--s059727a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to rake (ground troops, etc) with fire at close range, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with machine-gun fire from low-flying aircraft</p><p><span class="bodyb">strafer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [German <span class="bodyi">Gott strafe England</span> God punish England, slogan of the Germans in World War I].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upsides</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066556a"><!--s066556a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> (+ with) so as to be even or equal with (somebody or something).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">terrorise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062457a"><!--s062457a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/terrorize_or_terrorise_or_ise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">terrorize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vorticism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvawtisiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067922a"><!--s067922a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an English art movement active from about 1912 and related to cubism and futurism</p><p><span class="bodyb">vorticist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">vortic-, vortex</span> whirlpool; from the characteristic use of forms arranged in arcs or whirls around a central point].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shooting box</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055629a"><!--s055629a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a small country house used by a shooting party.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turn up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065190a"><!--s065190a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070700b"><!--s070700b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to appear unexpectedly, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> after being lost.</p></div><a name="s070701b"><!--s070701b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to arrive or occur.</p></div><a name="s070702b"><!--s070702b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to find or discover.</p></div><a name="s070703b"><!--s070703b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to increase the strength or intensity of (volume level, etc) by using a control.</p></div><a name="s070704b"><!--s070704b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to find or discover (somebody or something).</p></div><a name="s070705b"><!--s070705b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to increase the intensity of (a volume level) by adjusting a control.</p></div><a name="s070706b"><!--s070706b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to fold and attach (a strip of material, etc) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s070707b"><!--s070707b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to be found unexpectedly or after being lost.</p></div><a name="s070708b"><!--s070708b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to appear or become known.</p></div><a name="s070709b"><!--s070709b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>to happen or occur unexpectedly, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to one's advantage<i></i></p><p>Something may turn up</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spree<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (sprees, spreed, spreeing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058360a"><!--s058360a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> to indulge in a spree.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swept-back</span><small><span class="eSynop">/swept/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061091a"><!--s061091a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of an aircraft wing: slanting backwards.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tortuous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtawtyoo·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063823a"><!--s063823a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s068995b"><!--s068995b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns.</p></div><a name="s068996b"><!--s068996b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s018841c"><!--s018841c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>marked by devious or indirect tactics.</p></div><a name="s018842c"><!--s018842c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>circuitous or involved <span class="bodyb">tortuosity</span> /-ʹositi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">tortuously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">tortuousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">tortuosus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">tortus</span> twist, from <span class="bodyi">torquēre</span> to twist].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wilco</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwilkoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069288a"><!--s069288a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in radio and signalling to indicate that a received message will be complied with [short for <span class="bodyi">will comply</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sea serpent</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054262a"><!--s054262a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large sea monster resembling a serpent, often reported to have been seen but never proved to exist.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upsilon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹupsilon, upʹsielən, ʹyoohp-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066557a"><!--s066557a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the 20th letter of the Greek alphabet (ϒ, υ), equivalent to and transliterated as roman u [Middle Greek <span class="bodyi">y psilon</span>, literally ‘simple <span class="bodyi">y</span>‘ from the desire to distinguish it from the diphthong <span class="bodyi">oi</span>, which was pronounced the same in later Greek].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strafe<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059728a"><!--s059728a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act or an instance of strafing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snapdragon</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056998a"><!--s056998a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a garden plant of the foxglove family with attractive white, red, or yellow two-lipped flowers: <span class="bodyi">Antirrhinum majus</span> [from the fancied resemblance of the flowers to the face of a dragon].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shooting brake</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055630a"><!--s055630a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, dated</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/estate_car/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">estate car</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">terrorism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062458a"><!--s062458a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the systematic use of terror, violence, and intimidation for political ends </p><p><i></i></p><p>the subtle terrorism of words</p><p> Hugh Gaitskell</p><p>Terrorism is the pursuit of political goals through the use of violence against non-combatants in order to dissuade them from doing what they have a lawful right to. Terrorism varies with the historical context and with the development of new technologies. Groups as diverse as the mercenaries who sacked Rome in the 16th cent., pirates who menaced the Caribbean in the 17th cent., native Americans who attacked colonists in the 18th cent., anarchists in the 19th cent., and national liberation groups in the 20th cent. were all terrorists, although their objectives and methods varied widely – Professor Philip Bobbitt</p><p><span class="bodyb">terrorist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">terroristic</span> /-ʹristik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vostro account</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvostroh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067923a"><!--s067923a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bank account that a foreign bank holds with a British bank, usu in sterling: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/nostro_account/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">nostro account</span></span></a> [Italian <span class="bodyi">vostro</span> your].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">torture<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtawchə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063824a"><!--s063824a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s068997b"><!--s068997b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the infliction of intense physical or mental suffering as a means of punishment, coercion, or sadistic gratification.</p></div><a name="s068998b"><!--s068998b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>anguish of body or mind, or something causing this [Middle English via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">tortura</span> twisting, torment, from Latin <span class="bodyi">tortus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">torquēre</span> to twist].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wild<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/wield/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069289a"><!--s069289a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075217b"><!--s075217b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>living or growing in a natural state; not tame, or domesticated, or cultivated </p><p><i></i></p><p>a wild duck</p>.</div><a name="s075218b"><!--s075218b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>growing or produced without the aid and care of humans </p><p><i></i></p><p>wild honey</p>.</div><a name="s075219b"><!--s075219b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>related to or resembling a corresponding cultivated or domesticated organism </p><p><i></i></p><p>wild strawberries</p>.</div><a name="s075220b"><!--s075220b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of land: not inhabited or cultivated.</p></div><a name="s075221b"><!--s075221b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>said of scenery: desolate.</p></div><a name="s075222b"><!--s075222b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>free from restraint or regulation; uncontrolled or unruly </p><p><i></i></p><p>a wild mob</p>.</div><a name="s075223b"><!--s075223b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>haphazard </p><p><i></i></p><p>a wild guess</p>.</div><a name="s075224b"><!--s075224b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> passionately eager or enthusiastic </p><p><i></i></p><p>is wild about jazz</p>.</div><a name="s075225b"><!--s075225b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> very angry; infuriated.</p></div><a name="s075226b"><!--s075226b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>marked by extreme emotion or agitation </p><p><i></i></p><p>wild with grief</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a wild frenzy</p>.</div><a name="s075227b"><!--s075227b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>stormy </p><p><i></i></p><p>a wild night</p>.</div><a name="s075228b"><!--s075228b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>going beyond reasonable bounds; fantastic </p><p><i></i></p><p>beyond my wildest dreams</p>.</div><a name="s075229b"><!--s075229b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>uncivilized or barbaric.</p></div><a name="s075230b"><!--s075230b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> fashionably outrageous </p><p><i></i></p><p>That shirt is really wild</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">wild and woolly</span>.</p></div><a name="s075231b"><!--s075231b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">15</span><br/><p>lacking refinement; uncivilized </p><p><i></i></p><p>a wild and woolly town</p>.</div><a name="s075232b"><!--s075232b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">16</span><br/><p>impractical or not properly thought out </p><p><i></i></p><p>wild and woolly ideas</p> <p><span class="bodyb">wildish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">wildly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">wildness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">wilde</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sprezzatura</span><small><span class="eSynop">/spretsəʹtooərə, -ʹtyooərə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058361a"><!--s058361a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a deliberately cultivated appearance of well-bred insouciance or <span class="bodyi">esp</span>, in artistic or literary performance, of careless assurance [Italian <span class="bodyi">sprezzatùra</span> unconcern, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">spretion-, spretio</span> disdain, from <span class="bodyi">spernere</span> to disdain].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swept-wing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061092a"><!--s061092a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of an aircraft: having swept-back wings.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turpentine<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtuhpəntien/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065192a"><!--s065192a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070713b"><!--s070713b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a thick oily resinous secretion obtained from certain conifer trees and distilled to make rosin and oil of turpentine. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gum_turpentine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gum turpentine</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s070714b"><!--s070714b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of various colourless volatile oils distilled from this, used as solvents for paints and varnishes and as medicinal liniments. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/oil_of_turpentine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">oil of turpentine</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/spirits_of_turpentine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">spirits of turpentine</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s070715b"><!--s070715b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s019402c"><!--s019402c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a thick sticky yellow or brown <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/oleoresin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">oleoresin</span></span></a> (natural oily secretion) obtained from certain conifer trees and distilled to make rosin and oil of turpentine. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gum_turpentine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gum turpentine</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s019403c"><!--s019403c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any of various colourless volatile oils distilled from this, used as solvents for paints and varnishes and as medicinal liniments. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/oil_of_turpentine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">oil of turpentine</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/spirits_of_turpentine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">spirits of turpentine</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s070716b"><!--s070716b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a name loosely applied to any of various paint and varnish thinners derived from other sources; white spirit [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">ter(e)bentine</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">ter(e)binthina resina</span> resin of the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/terebinth/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">terebinth</span></span></a> tree].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sea shanty</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054263a"><!--s054263a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/shanty2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">shanty 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upstage<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066558a"><!--s066558a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072170b"><!--s072170b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>at or towards the rear of a theatrical stage.</p></div><a name="s072171b"><!--s072171b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>away from a film or television camera.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snap fastener</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s056999a"><!--s056999a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/press_stud/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">press-stud</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shooting gallery</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055631a"><!--s055631a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a usu covered range equipped with targets for practice in shooting with firearms.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">votary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvohtəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> votaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067924a"><!--s067924a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073629b"><!--s073629b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a staunch admirer, worshipper, or advocate; a devotee.</p></div><a name="s073630b"><!--s073630b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person, e.g. a monk or nun, who has taken vows to dedicate themselves to religion</p><p><span class="bodyb">votarist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">votum</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vow1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">vow 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turpentine<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065193a"><!--s065193a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to apply turpentine to (something).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">straggle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstragl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059729a"><!--s059729a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064408b"><!--s064408b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to lag behind or stray away from the main body, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from a line of march.</p></div><a name="s064409b"><!--s064409b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to move or spread untidily away from the main body of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>straggling branches</p> <p><span class="bodyb">straggler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">straggly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">straglen</span>, of unknown origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">torture<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063825a"><!--s063825a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s068999b"><!--s068999b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to subject (a person or animal) to torture.</p></div><a name="s069000b"><!--s069000b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause intense suffering to (a person or animal).</p></div><a name="s069001b"><!--s069001b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to twist or wrench (something) out of shape</p><p><span class="bodyb">torturer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sprig<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/sprig/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058362a"><!--s058362a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062664b"><!--s062664b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small shoot or twig.</p></div><a name="s062665b"><!--s062665b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an ornament in the form of a sprig, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a moulded decoration for applying to a pot before firing.</p></div><a name="s062666b"><!--s062666b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a small headless nail.</p></div><a name="s062667b"><!--s062667b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly derog, informal</span> a young offspring; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a youth</p><p><span class="bodyb">spriggy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">sprigge</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swerve<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/swuhv/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061093a"><!--s061093a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066036b"><!--s066036b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to turn aside or make (something) turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course; to deviate <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s066037b"><!--s066037b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (something) turn aside or deviate</p><p><span class="bodyb">swerver</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">sweorfan</span> to wipe, turn away].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">terrorize <span class="bodyi">or</span> terrorise <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062459a"><!--s062459a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067613b"><!--s067613b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to fill (somebody) with terror or anxiety.</p></div><a name="s067614b"><!--s067614b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + into) to coerce (somebody) by threats or violence <span class="bodyb">terrorization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seashell</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054264a"><!--s054264a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the empty shell of a sea mollusc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wild<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069290a"><!--s069290a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075233b"><!--s075233b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sparsely inhabited or uncultivated region; a wilderness.</p></div><a name="s075234b"><!--s075234b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the wild</span>) a wild, free, or natural state or existence </p><p><i></i></p><p>living in the wild</p>.</div><a name="s075235b"><!--s075235b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the wilds</span>) remote country </p><p><i></i></p><p>the wilds of Norfolk</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upstage<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066559a"><!--s066559a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072172b"><!--s072172b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or at the rear of a stage.</p></div><a name="s072173b"><!--s072173b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> haughty; aloof.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sprig<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (sprigged, sprigging)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058363a"><!--s058363a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to decorate (pottery) with sprigs</p><p><span class="bodyb">sprigger</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vote<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/voht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067925a"><!--s067925a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073631b"><!--s073631b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the usu formal act or process of expressing one's opinion or will in response to a proposed decision.</p></div><a name="s073632b"><!--s073632b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s020154c"><!--s020154c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the usu formal act or process of expressing one's opinion or will in response to a proposed decision, e.g. by raising a hand or marking a special card or paper, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one given as an indication of approval or disapproval of a proposal, motion, or candidate for election.</p></div><a name="s020155c"><!--s020155c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an individual person's or group's response in such a process </p><p><i></i></p><p>no votes against the proposal</p>.</div><a name="s020156c"><!--s020156c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a means or method of voting.</p></div><a name="s020157c"><!--s020157c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>an expression of opinion or preference forming part of a wider set of opinions.</p></div></div><a name="s073633b"><!--s073633b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s020158c"><!--s020158c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the total number of expressions of opinion made known at a single time, e.g. at an election.</p></div><a name="s020159c"><!--s020159c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the collective opinion or verdict of a body of people expressed by voting.</p></div></div><a name="s073634b"><!--s073634b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> <span class="bodyb">the vote</span>) the right to cast a vote, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the right of voting in parliamentary and other elections.</p></div><a name="s073635b"><!--s073635b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a group of voters with some common and identifying characteristics </p><p><i></i></p><p>the Labour vote</p>.</div><a name="s073636b"><!--s073636b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> support for a proposal or plan.</p></div><a name="s073637b"><!--s073637b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span></p><a name="s020160c"><!--s020160c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a proposition to be voted on, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a legislative money item.</p></div><a name="s020161c"><!--s020161c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a sum of money voted for a special use ✱ <span class="bodyb">vote of confidence/no confidence</span> a vote expressing continuing support for, or loss of faith in, a leader or controlling body</p><p><span class="bodyb">voteless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English (Scots) from Latin <span class="bodyi">votum</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vow1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">vow 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">torturous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtawchərəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063826a"><!--s063826a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or involving torture </p><p><i></i></p><p>We spent several torturous hours looking at his holiday snaps</p> <p><span class="bodyb">torturously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turpentine tree</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065194a"><!--s065194a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070717b"><!--s070717b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of various trees, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the terebinth, that yield a resin from which oil of turpentine was formerly distilled.</p></div><a name="s070718b"><!--s070718b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of various Australian trees, e.g. some eucalyptuses, that yield an oily resinous liquid: <span class="bodyi">Syncarpia laurifolia</span> and others.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">terror-stricken</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062460a"><!--s062460a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>overcome by uncontrollable terror.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">straggle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059730a"><!--s059730a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a straggling group, e.g. of people or objects </p><p><i></i></p><p>a little straggle of mourners</p><p> Elizabeth Bowen.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snapper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057000a"><!--s057000a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061035b"><!--s061035b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">pl</span> snappers<span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyi">or collectively</span> <span class="bodyb">snapper</span>) any of numerous species of flesh-eating fishes of warm seas caught for food or sport: chiefly in family Lutjanidae.</p></div><a name="s061036b"><!--s061036b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/snapping_turtle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">snapping turtle</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s061037b"><!--s061037b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>somebody or something that snaps.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seashore</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054265a"><!--s054265a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057568b"><!--s057568b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>land next to the sea.</p></div><a name="s057569b"><!--s057569b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in law, land between the high- and low-water marks.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shooting star</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055632a"><!--s055632a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a meteor appearing as a temporary streak of light in the night sky.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swerve<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061094a"><!--s061094a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act or an instance of swerving </p><p><i></i></p><p>from swerve of shore to bend of bay</p><p> James Joyce.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wild<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069291a"><!--s069291a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in a wild manner </p><p><i></i></p><p>rhododendrons growing wild</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upstage<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066560a"><!--s066560a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072174b"><!--s072174b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of an actor: to force (another actor) to face away from the audience by moving to or speaking from an upstage position.</p></div><a name="s072175b"><!--s072175b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to steal attention from (somebody).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vote<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067926a"><!--s067926a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073638b"><!--s073638b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + for/against) to express one's views by means of a vote, e.g. by raising one's hand or marking a special card or paper.</p></div><a name="s073639b"><!--s073639b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s020162c"><!--s020162c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + for/against) to express one's views by means of a vote, e.g. by raising one's hand or marking a special card or paper </p><p><i></i></p><p>I never vote for anyone. I always vote against</p><p> W C Fields.</p></div><a name="s020163c"><!--s020163c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + for) to give one's support to a political party, candidate, etc in an election.</p></div></div><a name="s073640b"><!--s073640b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to express an opinion or make a choice <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s073641b"><!--s073641b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s020164c"><!--s020164c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to bring about a result regarding (somebody) by voting </p><p><i></i></p><p>The party was voted out of office</p>.</div><a name="s020165c"><!--s020165c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to authorize or award (a result or benefit) by vote.</p></div></div><a name="s073642b"><!--s073642b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to adjudge or declare (somebody or something) to be something by general agreement </p><p><i></i></p><p>The concert was voted a flop</p>.</div><a name="s073643b"><!--s073643b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to offer (something) as a suggestion </p><p><i></i></p><p>I vote we all go home</p> <p><span class="bodyb">voter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">votable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">voteable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turpitude</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtuhpityoohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065195a"><!--s065195a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> baseness, depravity, or wickedness </p><p><i></i></p><p>moral turpitude</p> <p>[early French <span class="bodyi">turpitude</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">turpitudo</span>,from <span class="bodyi">turpis</span> vile, base].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">straggly</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstragli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (stragglier, straggliest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059731a"><!--s059731a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>loosely spread out or scattered irregularly </p><p><i></i></p><p>a straggly beard</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sprigged</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058364a"><!--s058364a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a fabric or wallpaper: patterned with sprigs of flowers or leaves </p><p><i></i></p><p>Wore my sprigged muslin robe with blue trimmings</p><p> Jane Austen.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seasick</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054266a"><!--s054266a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>suffering from the motion sickness associated with travelling by ship, boat, or hovercraft</p><p><span class="bodyb">seasickness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snapping turtle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057001a"><!--s057001a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large American turtle that has powerful jaws: <span class="bodyi">Chelydra serpentina</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">terror-struck</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062461a"><!--s062461a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/terror_stricken/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">terror-stricken</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wild boar</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069292a"><!--s069292a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Eurasian wild pig, having a bristly greyish coat and prominent tusks: <span class="bodyi">Sus scrofa</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">torula</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtoryoolə, ʹtawyələ/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> torulae /-lee/ torulas)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063827a"><!--s063827a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various fungi, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> yeasts, that lack sexual spores and do not produce alcoholic fermentations [Latin <span class="bodyi">torula</span> from <span class="bodyi">torus</span> protuberance].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shooting stick</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055633a"><!--s055633a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a spiked stick with a handle that opens out into a seat.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">SWG</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061095a"><!--s061095a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> standard wire gauge.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upstage<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066561a"><!--s066561a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the part of a stage that is farthest from the audience or camera.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vote down</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067927a"><!--s067927a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to defeat (a proposal or a person making a proposal) by voting against them.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turps</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tuhps/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065196a"><!--s065196a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> turpentine [contraction of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/turpentine1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">turpentine 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snappish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057002a"><!--s057002a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061038b"><!--s061038b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s016641c"><!--s016641c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>given to curt irritable speech.</p></div><a name="s016642c"><!--s016642c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>arising from annoyance or irritability </p><p><i></i></p><p>a snappish reply</p>.</div></div><a name="s061039b"><!--s061039b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a dog: inclined to snap or bite</p><p><span class="bodyb">snappishly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">snappishness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">straight<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/strayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059732a"><!--s059732a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064410b"><!--s064410b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s017493c"><!--s017493c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>extending in one direction without bends or curves.</p></div><a name="s017494c"><!--s017494c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in geometry, said of a line: lying on the shortest path between any two points on it.</p></div><a name="s017495c"><!--s017495c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>said of hair: not wavy or curly.</p></div><a name="s017496c"><!--s017496c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>said of a course, route, aim, etc: going direct to its destination or target.</p></div><a name="s017497c"><!--s017497c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>said of a garment, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a skirt: not gathered or flared.</p></div></div><a name="s064411b"><!--s064411b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s017498c"><!--s017498c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>level, upright, or symmetrically positioned; not skew.</p></div><a name="s017499c"><!--s017499c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in a proper or tidy state.</p></div></div><a name="s064412b"><!--s064412b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s017500c"><!--s017500c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>honest or fair </p><p><i></i></p><p>straight dealing</p>.</div><a name="s017501c"><!--s017501c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>accurately sorted out; correct </p><p><i></i></p><p>Get your facts straight</p>.</div></div><a name="s064413b"><!--s064413b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>simple or straightforward </p><p><i></i></p><p>straight thinking</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a straight answer</p>.</div><a name="s064414b"><!--s064414b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>said of successes: following consecutively or uninterruptedly </p><p><i></i></p><p>their seventh straight win</p>.</div><a name="s064415b"><!--s064415b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>said of an alcoholic drink: unmixed; neat.</p></div><a name="s064416b"><!--s064416b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s017502c"><!--s017502c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in the theatre, denoting a conventional play as distinct from e.g. a farce or musical.</p></div><a name="s017503c"><!--s017503c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> conventional in appearance, habits, opinions, etc; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/square2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">square 2</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s017504c"><!--s017504c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> not using or under the influence of drugs.</p></div><a name="s017505c"><!--s017505c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> heterosexual ✱ <span class="bodyb">keep a straight face</span> to refrain from laughing ✱ <span class="bodyb">set somebody straight on something</span> to give somebody the facts about something and clear up any misunderstanding</p><p><span class="bodyb">straightish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">straightly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">straightness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English, old past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stretch1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stretch 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sprightly <span class="bodyi">or</span> spritely</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsprietli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (sprightlier spritelier) (sprightliest spriteliest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058365a"><!--s058365a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said usu of an elderly person: full of vitality and liveliness; spirited</p><p><span class="bodyb">sprightliness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [obsolete <span class="bodyi">spright</span>, variant of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sprite/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sprite</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">torus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtawrəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> tori /ʹtawrie/ toruses)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063828a"><!--s063828a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069002b"><!--s069002b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in geometry, a ring-shaped surface generated by a circle rotated about an axis in its plane that does not intersect the circle.</p></div><a name="s069003b"><!--s069003b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in architecture, a large convex semicircular moulding, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on the base of a column, pedestal, etc.</p></div><a name="s069004b"><!--s069004b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something ring-shaped.</p></div><a name="s069005b"><!--s069005b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/receptacle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">receptacle</span></span></a> (2) [Latin <span class="bodyi">torus</span> protuberance, bulge].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swift<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/swift/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061096a"><!--s061096a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066038b"><!--s066038b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>moving or capable of moving at great speed </p><p><i></i></p><p>a swift horse</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a swift gallop</p>.</div><a name="s066039b"><!--s066039b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>occurring suddenly or lasting a very short time </p><p><i></i></p><p>a swift visit</p>.</div><a name="s066040b"><!--s066040b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>quick to respond; ready </p><p><i></i></p><p>a swift temper</p> <p><i></i></p><p>The government was swift to act</p> <p><span class="bodyb">swiftly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">swiftness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">terry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹteri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> terries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062462a"><!--s062462a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067615b"><!--s067615b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an absorbent fabric with uncut loops on both faces, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for towels.</p></div><a name="s067616b"><!--s067616b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a baby's nappy made of this</p><p><span class="bodyb">terry</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [perhaps modification of French <span class="bodyi">tiré</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">tirer</span> to draw].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seaside</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054267a"><!--s054267a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>land bordering the sea, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a holiday resort or beach beside the sea.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upstair</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066562a"><!--s066562a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/upstairs2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">upstairs 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wild card</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069293a"><!--s069293a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075236b"><!--s075236b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a playing card able to represent any card designated by the holder.</p></div><a name="s075237b"><!--s075237b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person or team selected to take part in a tournament despite not having qualified to participate through previous performances.</p></div><a name="s075238b"><!--s075238b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>ansomething or somebody irregular or unpredictable person or thing.</p></div><a name="s075239b"><!--s075239b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in computing, a character that can be used, e.g. in searching for files, to represent any character or string of characters.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shoot-out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055634a"><!--s055634a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059281b"><!--s059281b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a usu decisive battle fought with handguns or rifles.</p></div><a name="s059282b"><!--s059282b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in football, a method of deciding the winner of a drawn match, in which players from each team alternatively try to score a goal with a penalty kick.</p></div><a name="s059283b"><!--s059283b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/penalty_shoot_out/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">penalty shoot-out</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turquoise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtuhkwoyz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065197a"><!--s065197a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070719b"><!--s070719b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a blue, bluish green, or greenish grey mineral consisting of a hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium, which that takes a high polish and is valued as a semiprecious gemstone.</p></div><a name="s070720b"><!--s070720b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a light greenish blue colour</p><p><span class="bodyb">turquoise</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">turqueise</span> Turkish (stone)].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">voter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067928a"><!--s067928a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who votes or has the legal right to vote, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a political election.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spring<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/spring/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (springing, <span class="bodyi">past tense</span> sprang /sprang/) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> sprung /sprung/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058366a"><!--s058366a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s062668b"><!--s062668b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to move suddenly with a jumping action upwards or forwards.</p></div><a name="s062669b"><!--s062669b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to move by elastic force </p><p><i></i></p><p>The lid sprang shut</p>.</div><a name="s062670b"><!--s062670b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of planking, etc: to become warped or split.</p></div><a name="s062671b"><!--s062671b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of an arch: to begin its curve from its vertical side support.</p></div><a name="s062672b"><!--s062672b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to issue suddenly; to well up </p><p><i></i></p><p>Tears sprang into her eyes</p>.</div><a name="s062673b"><!--s062673b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) said of plants or buildings: to appear suddenly.</p></div><a name="s062674b"><!--s062674b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + from) to appear or arise suddenly or unexpectedly </p><p><i></i></p><p>the lethargy which springs from despair</p><p> Conan Doyle.</p></div><a name="s062675b"><!--s062675b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or literary</span> said of the dawn or day: to break </p><p><i></i></p><p>ere day began to spring</p><p> Dryden.</p></div><a name="s062676b"><!--s062676b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>(+ up) said of a wind: to begin to blow.</p></div><a name="s062677b"><!--s062677b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, Aus, informal</span>(+ for) to pay for something <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s062678b"><!--s062678b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>to cause (a spring mechanism, e.g. a trap) to operate.</p></div><a name="s062679b"><!--s062679b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>to manoeuvre (something) into position by pressing and bending.</p></div><a name="s062680b"><!--s062680b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>) to provide (furniture, etc) with springs, or impart elasticity to (a wooden floor).</p></div><a name="s062681b"><!--s062681b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><p>to cause (a game bird) to rise from cover.</p></div><a name="s062682b"><!--s062682b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">15</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to contrive the release or escape of (a prisoner) ✱ <span class="bodyb">spring something/a surprise on somebody</span> to amaze somebody with unexpected news [Old English <span class="bodyi">springan</span> to jump].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shoot through</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055635a"><!--s055635a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ, informal</span> to leave; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> to make a hasty departure.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Tory</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtawri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Tories)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063829a"><!--s063829a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069006b"><!--s069006b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s018843c"><!--s018843c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a supporter of a Conservative party, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the British Conservative Party.</p></div><a name="s018844c"><!--s018844c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a member of a major British political group of the 18th and early 19th cents favouring at first the Stuarts and later royal authority and the established Church and seeking to preserve the traditional political structure and defeat parliamentary reform: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/whig/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Whig</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s069007b"><!--s069007b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an American upholding the cause of the crown during the American Revolution</p><p><span class="bodyb">Tory</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">Toryism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p>Irish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">tóraidhe</span> pursuer, robber, from early Irish <span class="bodyi">tóir</span> pursuit. The word was orig applied to dispossessed Irish Royalists in the 17th cent., then to those who upheld James II's claim to the throne, later to supporters of the Established Church: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/whig/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Whig</span></span></a></p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snappy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (snappier, snappiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057003a"><!--s057003a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061040b"><!--s061040b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/snappish/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">snappish</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s061041b"><!--s061041b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s016643c"><!--s016643c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>brisk, sharp, or concise </p><p><i></i></p><p>a snappy slogan</p>.</div><a name="s016644c"><!--s016644c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>quickly or hurriedly made or performed.</p></div><a name="s016645c"><!--s016645c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>lively; animated </p><p><i></i></p><p>snappy repartee</p>.</div><a name="s016646c"><!--s016646c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>stylish; smart </p><p><i></i></p><p>a snappy dresser</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">make it snappy!</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> be quick!; hurry up!</p><p><span class="bodyb">snappily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">snappiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wild carrot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069294a"><!--s069294a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an Eurasian plant of the carrot family that is probably the ancestor of the cultivated carrot and has an acrid unpleasant-tasting root: <span class="bodyi">Daucus carota</span>. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/queen_anne_s_lace/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Queen Anne's lace</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sea slug</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054268a"><!--s054268a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc: order Nudibranchia.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upstairs<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/upʹsteəz/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066563a"><!--s066563a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072176b"><!--s072176b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>up the stairs; to or on a higher floor.</p></div><a name="s072177b"><!--s072177b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to or at a higher position, usu with less responsibility.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">terse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tuhs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062463a"><!--s062463a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067617b"><!--s067617b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>using few words; concise.</p></div><a name="s067618b"><!--s067618b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>brusque or curt</p><p><span class="bodyb">tersely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">terseness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p>Latin <span class="bodyi">tersus</span> clean, neat, past part. of <span class="bodyi">tergēre</span> to wipe off. Orig in the senses ‘trim, neat’, of language ‘polished, polite’, hence ‘to the point, concise, brusque’</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swift<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061097a"><!--s061097a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>swiftly </p><p><i></i></p><p>a swift-flowing river</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">straight<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059733a"><!--s059733a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064417b"><!--s064417b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>upright </p><p><i></i></p><p>Sit up straight</p>.</div><a name="s064418b"><!--s064418b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>directly; in a straight line </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was looking straight at me</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Go straight on</p>.</div><a name="s064419b"><!--s064419b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>without delay or hesitation; immediately </p><p><i></i></p><p>straight after breakfast</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Go straight home</p>.</div><a name="s064420b"><!--s064420b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> at once </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'll be with you straight</p>.</div><a name="s064421b"><!--s064421b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>honestly; without evasion </p><p><i></i></p><p>I tell you straight</p>.</div><a name="s064422b"><!--s064422b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>clearly; accurately </p><p><i></i></p><p>I couldn't think straight</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">go straight</span>.</p></div><a name="s064423b"><!--s064423b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to leave one's life of crime and live honestly ✱ <span class="bodyb">straight off/out</span> without hesitation </p><p><i></i></p><p>She gave me his number straight off</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">straight up</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> honestly </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'm telling you it's all right. Straight up</p>.</div><a name="s064424b"><!--s064424b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> neat; unmixed </p><p><i></i></p><p>bourbon straight up</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turret</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹturit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065198a"><!--s065198a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070721b"><!--s070721b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a little tower, often at the corner of a larger building, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a castle.</p></div><a name="s070722b"><!--s070722b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an armoured structure, typically revolving, on warships, forts, tanks, aircraft, etc in which guns are mounted.</p></div><a name="s070723b"><!--s070723b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a rotatable holder, e.g. for a tool or die, in a lathe, milling machine, etc</p><p><span class="bodyb">turreted</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">torete</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">tour, tur</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tower1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tower 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spring<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058367a"><!--s058367a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062683b"><!--s062683b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a source of supply; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a source of water issuing from the ground.</p></div><a name="s062684b"><!--s062684b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the season of new growth between winter and summer, in the N hemisphere the months of March, April, and May.</p></div><a name="s062685b"><!--s062685b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s017196c"><!--s017196c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the season between winter and summer, in which new growth appears.</p></div><a name="s017197c"><!--s017197c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in astronomy, the period in the N hemisphere extending from the March equinox to the June solstice.</p></div><a name="s017198c"><!--s017198c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) denoting a cereal crop sown in the spring and harvested the same year as sown </p><p><i></i></p><p>spring barley</p>.</div></div><a name="s062686b"><!--s062686b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s017199c"><!--s017199c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a source of supply; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a source of water issuing from the ground.</p></div><a name="s017200c"><!--s017200c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) a place where water with specific properties, e.g. medicinal, rises naturally to the ground surface.</p></div><a name="s017201c"><!--s017201c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the sources of energy, motivation, inspiration, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>When old age approaches … the springs of life dry up</p><p> Encyclopaedia Britannica.</p></div></div><a name="s062687b"><!--s062687b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a mechanical device of bent or coiled metal, which recovers its original shape when released.</p></div><a name="s062688b"><!--s062688b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>the mechanism of springing back to normal position when tension is released.</p></div><a name="s062689b"><!--s062689b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>capacity for springing; resilience or bounce.</p></div><a name="s062690b"><!--s062690b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of springing; a jump or bound.</p></div><a name="s062691b"><!--s062691b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>in architecture, the point at which an arch begins its curve from its vertical side support; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/springing/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">springing</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s062692b"><!--s062692b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>a mooring line</p><p><span class="bodyb">springless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">springlike</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">spring</span> source, well].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">voting machine</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067929a"><!--s067929a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mechanical device for recording votes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">straight<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059734a"><!--s059734a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064425b"><!--s064425b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the straight</span>) a straight line or arrangement </p><p><i></i></p><p>Keep it on the straight</p>.</div><a name="s064426b"><!--s064426b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a straight part or piece of something, e.g. the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/home_straight/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">home straight</span></span></a> on a race course.</p></div><a name="s064427b"><!--s064427b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a poker hand containing five cards in sequence but not of the same suit.</p></div><a name="s064428b"><!--s064428b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span></p><a name="s017506c"><!--s017506c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a conventional person.</p></div><a name="s017507c"><!--s017507c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a heterosexual ✱ <span class="bodyb">the straight and narrow</span> a strictly honest or moral way of life [ultimately from the New Testament account of the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 7:14), where Christ says: ‘Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat. Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it’. <span class="bodyi">Strait</span> here means ‘narrow’ (contrasted with the wide gate that leads to ruin). It has the variant spelling <span class="bodyi">straight</span>, and has therefore been confused with the more familiar word <span class="bodyi">straight</span> in the sense ‘following a direct course, without deviating’; this is now the usual spelling in the phrase.].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shoot up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055636a"><!--s055636a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059284b"><!--s059284b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to grow or increase rapidly.</p></div><a name="s059285b"><!--s059285b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to inject a narcotic drug into a vein.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snap roll</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057004a"><!--s057004a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an aircraft manoeuvre in which a plane quickly turns a complete circle about its longitudinal axis while flying horizontally.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sea snail</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054269a"><!--s054269a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057570b"><!--s057570b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a creeping spiral-shelled marine gastropod mollusc: subclass Prosobranchia.</p></div><a name="s057571b"><!--s057571b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of numerous species of small slimy marine fishes that are found in cold seas and that usu have the pelvic fins modified to form a sucker: genus <span class="bodyi">Liparis</span>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tertian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtuhsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062464a"><!--s062464a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of malarial fever: recurring at approximately 48-hour intervals [Middle English <span class="bodyi">tercian</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">tertianus</span> of the third, from <span class="bodyi">tertius</span> third, the fever recurring roughly every third day].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wildcat<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> wildcats <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> wildcat)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069295a"><!--s069295a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075240b"><!--s075240b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a cat that resembles but is heavier in build than the domestic cat and is held to be among its ancestors.</p></div><a name="s075241b"><!--s075241b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s020486c"><!--s020486c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>either of two cats that resemble but are heavier in build than the domestic cat and are usu held to be among its ancestors: <span class="bodyi">Felis sylvestris</span> and <span class="bodyi">Felis ocreata</span>.</p></div><a name="s020487c"><!--s020487c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any of various small or medium-sized cats, e.g. the lynx or ocelot.</p></div></div><a name="s075242b"><!--s075242b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a savage quick-tempered person.</p></div><a name="s075243b"><!--s075243b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a wildcat oil or gas well.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tosa</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtohsə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063830a"><!--s063830a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a breed of dog that is a cross between a mastiff and a Great Dane, orig developed for dogfighting [named after <span class="bodyi">Tosa</span>, a former Japanese province].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upstairs<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹupsteəz, upʹsteəz/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066564a"><!--s066564a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>situated on an upper floor.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swift<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061098a"><!--s061098a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066041b"><!--s066041b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of numerous dark-coloured birds noted for its their fast darting flight in pursuit of insects. They have long narrow pointed wings and a forked tail and spend most of their lives on the wing: family Apodidae.</p></div><a name="s066042b"><!--s066042b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of several lizards that run swiftly: <span class="bodyi">esp</span> genus <span class="bodyi">Sceloporus</span>.</p></div><a name="s066043b"><!--s066043b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a reel for winding yarn or thread.</p></div><a name="s066044b"><!--s066044b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>any of the large cylinders that carry forward the material in a carding machine.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turret lathe</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065199a"><!--s065199a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/capstan_lathe/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">capstan lathe</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">votive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvohtiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067930a"><!--s067930a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073644b"><!--s073644b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>offered or performed in fulfilment of a vow and often in gratitude or devotion.</p></div><a name="s073645b"><!--s073645b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>consisting of or expressing a religious vow, wish, or desire</p><p><span class="bodyb">votively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">votiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">votivus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">votum</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vow1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">vow 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snapshot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057005a"><!--s057005a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a casual photograph taken quickly typically by an amateur with a simple camera and without regard to technique.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tosh<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/tosh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063831a"><!--s063831a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> sheer nonsense [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spring balance</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058368a"><!--s058368a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a device using a spiral spring for measuring weight or force.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swiftlet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹswiftlit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061099a"><!--s061099a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small cave-dwelling swift of SE Asia and Australasia: genera <span class="bodyi">Collocalia</span> and <span class="bodyi">Aerodramus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shop<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/shop/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055637a"><!--s055637a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059286b"><!--s059286b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a building or room for the retail sale of merchandise or for the sale of services.</p></div><a name="s059287b"><!--s059287b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a place or part of a factory where a particular manufacturing or repair process takes place.</p></div><a name="s059288b"><!--s059288b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the jargon or subject matter peculiar to an occupation or sphere of interest.</p></div><a name="s059289b"><!--s059289b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an act of shopping ✱ <span class="bodyb">talk shop</span> to talk about one's business or profession, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> outside working hours [Old English <span class="bodyi">sceoppa</span> booth].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tertiary<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtuhshəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062465a"><!--s062465a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067619b"><!--s067619b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of third rank, importance, or value.</p></div><a name="s067620b"><!--s067620b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s018423c"><!--s018423c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> relating to higher education.</p></div><a name="s018424c"><!--s018424c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>denoting or relating to service industries: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/primary1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">primary 1</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/secondary1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">secondary 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s067621b"><!--s067621b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Tertiary</span>) of relating to or dating from a geological period, the first geological period of the Cenozoic era, lasting from about 65 million to about 1.6 million years ago, and marked by the dominance of mammals and the evolution of modern plants.</p></div><a name="s067622b"><!--s067622b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>occurring in or being a third stage</p><p><span class="bodyb">Tertiary</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">tertiarius</span> of or containing a third, from <span class="bodyi">tertius</span> third].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wildcat<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069296a"><!--s069296a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075244b"><!--s075244b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>operating, produced, or carried on outside the bounds of standard or legitimate business practices </p><p><i></i></p><p>a wildcat insurance scheme</p>.</div><a name="s075245b"><!--s075245b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>ofrelating to or denoting an oil or gas well drilled in territory not known to be productive.</p></div><a name="s075246b"><!--s075246b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>of a strike: initiated by a group of workers without formal union approval or in violation of a contract </p><p><i></i></p><p>a wildcat strike</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turtle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtuht(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065200a"><!--s065200a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070724b"><!--s070724b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several species of marine and freshwater reptiles with a bony or leathery shell, resembling the related tortoises, but with limbs adapted for swimming.</p></div><a name="s070725b"><!--s070725b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s019404c"><!--s019404c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>any of several species of marine and freshwater reptiles that resemble the related tortoises, having a bony or leathery shell but with limbs adapted for swimming: families Cheloniidae and Dermmochelyidae.</p></div><a name="s019405c"><!--s019405c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the flesh of a sea turtle used as food.</p></div></div><a name="s070726b"><!--s070726b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in computer graphics, a small on-screen shape used as a drawing tool that is easily manipulated, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by children learning basic computing skills ✱ <span class="bodyb">turn turtle</span> said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a boat: to capsize or overturn [prob an alteration of French <span class="bodyi">tortue</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tortoise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tortoise</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sea snake</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054270a"><!--s054270a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057572b"><!--s057572b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sea_serpent/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sea serpent</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s057573b"><!--s057573b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of several species of often highly poisonous aquatic snakes of the Pacific regions with a tail shaped like an oar: subfamily Hydrophiinae.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">straight angle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059735a"><!--s059735a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an angle of 180°.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upstairs<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹupsteəz, upʹsteəz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066565a"><!--s066565a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the part of a building above the ground floor.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">votive mass</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067931a"><!--s067931a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in the Roman Catholic Church, a mass celebrated for a special intention, e.g. for a wedding or funeral, in place of the mass of the day.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snap shot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057006a"><!--s057006a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a quick shot, e.g. in football, hockey, or rifle-shooting.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tosh<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063832a"><!--s063832a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> used as a familiar term of address: a man, a chap [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swig<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/swig/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061100a"><!--s061100a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a quantity drunk in one swallow </p><p><i></i></p><p>An’ I'll get a swig in hell from Gunga Din!</p><p> Kipling [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tertiary<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> tertiaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062466a"><!--s062466a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody belonging to a monastic third order.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turtle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065201a"><!--s065201a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a turtledove [Old English <span class="bodyi">turtla</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">turtur</span>, an imitation of the bird's soft call].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wildcat<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (wildcatted, wildcatting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069297a"><!--s069297a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to prospect for oil or gas, usu by drilling an experimental well</p><p><span class="bodyb">wildcatter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">straight-arm</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059736a"><!--s059736a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to ward (a person) off or push away (an obstacle) with a stiffly outstretched arm: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stiff_arm/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stiff-arm</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shop<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (shopped, shopping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055638a"><!--s055638a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s059290b"><!--s059290b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to visit a shop or shops in order to buy goods <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s059291b"><!--s059291b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to inform on (somebody) to the authorities</p><p><span class="bodyb">shopping</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upstanding</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066566a"><!--s066566a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072178b"><!--s072178b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>erect; upright.</p></div><a name="s072179b"><!--s072179b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>characterized by integrity; honest and respectable ✱ <span class="bodyb">be upstanding</span> used to ask or order all present, e.g. in a court of law or at a formal occasion such as a dinner or wedding, etc, to rise to their feet.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Spring Bank Holiday</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058369a"><!--s058369a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/spring_holiday/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Spring Holiday</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">season<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹseez(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054271a"><!--s054271a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057574b"><!--s057574b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s015393c"><!--s015393c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>any of the four parts, often quarters, into which the year is commonly divided according to the prevailing weather conditions, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>season of mists and mellow fruitfulness</p><p> Keats.</p></div><a name="s015394c"><!--s015394c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a period characterized by a particular kind of weather </p><p><i></i></p><p>the dry season</p>.</div><a name="s015395c"><!--s015395c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a period of the year characterized by or associated with a particular activity or phenomenon </p><p><i></i></p><p>the holiday season</p>.</div><a name="s015396c"><!--s015396c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a time when an animal, bird, or fish may, or may not, legally be caught or killed.</p></div><a name="s015397c"><!--s015397c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>a series of performances of works by a playwright, composer, etc, films by a given director or with a particular star, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>a Hitchcock season</p>.</div><a name="s015398c"><!--s015398c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">f</span><br/><p>the time of year when a place is most frequented </p><p><i></i></p><p>at the height of the season</p>.</div><a name="s015399c"><!--s015399c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">g</span><br/><p>the time of a major holiday; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> the Christmas season </p><p><i></i></p><p>Season's Greetings</p>.</div></div><a name="s057575b"><!--s057575b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> an indefinite length of time </p><p><i></i></p><p>We are here for a season, and then gone for ever</p>.</div><a name="s057576b"><!--s057576b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> an appropriate time </p><p><i></i></p><p>To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose</p><p> Bible ✱ <span class="bodyb">in season</span>.</p></div><a name="s057577b"><!--s057577b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of food: readily available and in the best condition for eating.</p></div><a name="s057578b"><!--s057578b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>said of game: legally available to be hunted or caught.</p></div><a name="s057579b"><!--s057579b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>said of a female animal: on heat; ready to mate and produce offspring.</p></div><a name="s057580b"><!--s057580b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of advice: given when most needed or most welcome </p><p><i></i></p><p>a word in season</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">out of season</span> not in season [Middle English via Old French <span class="bodyi">saison</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">sation-, satio</span> action of sowing, from <span class="bodyi">serere</span> to sow].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vouch</span><small><span class="eSynop">/vowch/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067932a"><!--s067932a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073646b"><!--s073646b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(+ for) to give or act as a guarantee for somebody or something.</p></div><a name="s073647b"><!--s073647b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ for) to supply supporting evidence or personal assurance for somebody or something <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s073648b"><!--s073648b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to testify to the truth of (something).</p></div><a name="s073649b"><!--s073649b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to verify (a business transaction, etc) by examining documentary evidence [Middle English <span class="bodyi">vochen, vouchen</span> to assert, call to witness, via French <span class="bodyi">vocher</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">vocare</span> to call, summon].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snare<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/sneə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057007a"><!--s057007a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061042b"><!--s061042b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s016647c"><!--s016647c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a trap, often consisting of a noose that pulls tight, for catching birds or small animals.</p></div><a name="s016648c"><!--s016648c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>something designed or intended to trap or deceive.</p></div></div><a name="s061043b"><!--s061043b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of the catgut strings or metal spirals placed over the skin of a snare drum to produce a rattling sound.</p></div><a name="s061044b"><!--s061044b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a surgical instrument consisting usu of a wire loop constricted by a mechanism in the handle and used for removing tissue masses, e.g. tonsils, polyps, etc [Old English <span class="bodyi">sneare</span> from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">snara</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">toss<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/tos/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063833a"><!--s063833a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069008b"><!--s069008b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s018845c"><!--s018845c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to throw (something) with a quick, light, or careless motion </p><p><i></i></p><p>They were just tossing a ball around for catching practice</p>.</div><a name="s018846c"><!--s018846c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to throw (something or somebody) up in the air.</p></div></div><a name="s069009b"><!--s069009b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to move or move (something) violently and repeatedly to and fro or up and down </p><p><i></i></p><p>a ship tossed by waves</p>.</div><a name="s069010b"><!--s069010b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to shake or lift (one's head, hair, mane, etc) with a sudden jerking motion </p><p><i></i></p><p>She tossed her head angrily</p>.</div><a name="s069011b"><!--s069011b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to mix (food) lightly with a tossing motion; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to mix (a salad) lightly until well coated with a dressing.</p></div><a name="s069012b"><!--s069012b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to flip (a coin) to decide an issue according to which face lands uppermost.</p></div><a name="s069013b"><!--s069013b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s018847c"><!--s018847c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to flip (a coin) to decide an issue according to which face lands uppermost.</p></div><a name="s018848c"><!--s018848c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to toss a coin to decide an issue with (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'll toss you for who goes first</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s069014b"><!--s069014b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to move restlessly or turbulently; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to twist and turn repeatedly </p><p><i></i></p><p>I tossed sleeplessly all night</p>.</div><a name="s069015b"><!--s069015b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to decide an issue by flipping a coin </p><p><i></i></p><p>Let's toss for it</p> <p>[prob of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tertiary consumer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062467a"><!--s062467a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a carnivore that eats another carnivore: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/primary_consumer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">primary consumer</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/secondary_consumer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">secondary consumer</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swig<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (swigged, swigging)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061101a"><!--s061101a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to drink (something) in long draughts</p><p><span class="bodyb">swigger</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wild cherry</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069298a"><!--s069298a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gean/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gean</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">springboard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058370a"><!--s058370a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062693b"><!--s062693b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a flexible board on which a diver or gymnast springs to gain extra height before a dive or vault.</p></div><a name="s062694b"><!--s062694b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that provides an initial stimulus or impetus </p><p><i></i></p><p>She could be seeing this gig as the springboard to a comeback</p>.</div><a name="s062695b"><!--s062695b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, Can</span> a platform secured to a tree trunk for the use of a lumberjack working well above the ground.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shopaholic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/shopəʹholik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055639a"><!--s055639a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> somebody who shops obsessively.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">straightaway <span class="bodyi">or</span> straight away</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059737a"><!--s059737a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>without hesitation or delay; immediately.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turtledove</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065202a"><!--s065202a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of small wild doves with a distinctive soft cooing call,. They are noted for being particularly affectionate towards its mate their mates: genus <span class="bodyi">Streptopelia</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">season<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (seasoned, seasoning)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054272a"><!--s054272a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057581b"><!--s057581b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s015400c"><!--s015400c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to give (food) more flavour by adding seasoning.</p></div><a name="s015401c"><!--s015401c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to make (something) less harsh or unpleasant.</p></div><a name="s015402c"><!--s015402c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to enliven (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>conversation seasoned with wit</p>.</div></div><a name="s057582b"><!--s057582b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s015403c"><!--s015403c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to treat or expose (timber) over a period so as to prepare it for use.</p></div><a name="s015404c"><!--s015404c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to make (somebody) fit or expert by experience </p><p><i></i></p><p>a seasoned veteran</p> <p><span class="bodyb">seasoner</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">sesounen</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">assaisoner</span> to ripen, season, from Old French <span class="bodyi">as-</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a>) + <span class="bodyi">saison</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/season1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">season 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">voucher</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067933a"><!--s067933a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073650b"><!--s073650b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a documentary record of a business transaction.</p></div><a name="s073651b"><!--s073651b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s020166c"><!--s020166c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a documentary record of a business transaction.</p></div><a name="s020167c"><!--s020167c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a written certificate or authorization.</p></div></div><a name="s073652b"><!--s073652b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a ticket that can be exchanged for specific goods or services.</p></div><a name="s073653b"><!--s073653b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a person who vouches [early French <span class="bodyi">vocher, voucher</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vouch/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">vouch</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upstart</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹupstaht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066567a"><!--s066567a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072180b"><!--s072180b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who has risen suddenly, e.g. from a low position to wealth or power, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> somebody who behaves with unwarranted arrogance or self-importance.</p></div><a name="s072181b"><!--s072181b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) denoting, relating to, or characteristic of such a person </p><p><i></i></p><p>a little upstart, vulgar being, with her Mr. E., and her caro sposo … and all her airs of pert pretension and underbred finery</p><p> Jane Austen.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snare<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057008a"><!--s057008a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061045b"><!--s061045b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to capture with or as if with a snare.</p></div><a name="s061046b"><!--s061046b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s016649c"><!--s016649c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to capture (something or somebody) by or as if by a snare.</p></div><a name="s016650c"><!--s016650c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to gain (something) by artful or skilful actions </p><p><i></i></p><p>snare a top job</p>.</div></div><a name="s061047b"><!--s061047b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to entangle or hold (something or somebody) as if in a snare</p><p><span class="bodyb">snarer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">toss<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063834a"><!--s063834a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069016b"><!--s069016b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an act or instance of tossing, e.g.:</p><a name="s018849c"><!--s018849c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an abrupt upward or sideways movement.</p></div><a name="s018850c"><!--s018850c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a throw or pitch.</p></div></div><a name="s069017b"><!--s069017b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an act of tossing a coin to decide something </p><p><i></i></p><p>We won the toss and chose to field first</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">not give/care a toss</span>.</p></div><a name="s069018b"><!--s069018b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> not to care at all; to be totally indifferent ✱ <span class="bodyb">take a toss</span> to fall off a horse.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wild dog</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069299a"><!--s069299a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wild member of the dog family, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a dingo.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swill<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/swil/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061102a"><!--s061102a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066045b"><!--s066045b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> (<span class="bodyi">often</span> + out) to wash (something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by flushing with water.</p></div><a name="s066046b"><!--s066046b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to drink (something) greedily <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s066047b"><!--s066047b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to drink or eat freely or greedily</p><p><span class="bodyb">swiller</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">swillan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shop around</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055640a"><!--s055640a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to investigate a market or situation in search of the best buy or alternative.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turtleneck</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065203a"><!--s065203a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070727b"><!--s070727b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span></p><a name="s019406c"><!--s019406c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a high close-fitting neck on a garment.</p></div><a name="s019407c"><!--s019407c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a jumper, T-shirt, etc with a neck of this kind.</p></div></div><a name="s070728b"><!--s070728b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/polo_neck/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">polo neck</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">springbok</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹspringbok/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> springboks <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> springbok)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058371a"><!--s058371a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062696b"><!--s062696b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a swift and graceful southern African gazelle noted for its habit of springing lightly and suddenly into the air: <span class="bodyi">Antidorcas marsupialis</span>.</p></div><a name="s062697b"><!--s062697b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Springbok</span>) a sportsman or sportswoman representing S Africa in an international match or tour abroad [Afrikaans <span class="bodyi">springbok</span>, from Dutch <span class="bodyi">springen</span> to jump + <span class="bodyi">bok</span> antelope, goat].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seasonable</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054273a"><!--s054273a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057583b"><!--s057583b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>suitable to the season or circumstances.</p></div><a name="s057584b"><!--s057584b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> occurring in good or proper time; opportune</p><p><span class="bodyb">seasonableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">seasonably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upstate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/upʹstayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066568a"><!--s066568a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to or in the usu northerly part of a US state that is away from metropolitan areas.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snare drum</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057009a"><!--s057009a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small double-headed drum with one or more snares stretched across its lower head.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vouchsafe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/vowchʹsayf/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067934a"><!--s067934a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073654b"><!--s073654b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to grant (something) as a special privilege or in a gracious or condescending manner.</p></div><a name="s073655b"><!--s073655b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to condescend or deign (to do something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">vouchsafement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [orig in the construction <span class="bodyi">to vouch something safe on somebody</span> ‘to vouch for the certain granting of something to somebody’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">straightbred</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059738a"><!--s059738a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>produced from a single breed, strain, or type: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crossbred/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crossbred</span></span></a> </p><p><i></i></p><p>a straightbred Angus heifer</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tertiary syphilis</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062468a"><!--s062468a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the third stage of syphilis, marked by ulcers and tumours of the skin and usu skeletal, cardiovascular, and nervous disorders, e.g. locomotor ataxia: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/primary_syphilis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">primary syphilis</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/secondary_syphilis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">secondary syphilis</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/syphilis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">syphilis</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tosser</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063835a"><!--s063835a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, coarse slang</span> an ineffective or despicable person [from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/toss_off/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">toss off</span></span></a> in the sense ‘to masturbate’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swill<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061103a"><!--s061103a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066048b"><!--s066048b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a semiliquid food for animals such as pigs, composed of edible refuse mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk.</p></div><a name="s066049b"><!--s066049b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a swig.</p></div><a name="s066050b"><!--s066050b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> disgusting food or drink.</p></div><a name="s066051b"><!--s066051b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>rubbish; waste.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">turves</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tuhvz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065204a"><!--s065204a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/turf1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">turf 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spring chicken</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058372a"><!--s058372a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a young and tender chicken suitable for the table, orig only available in the spring ✱ <span class="bodyb">be no spring chicken</span> <span class="bodyi">humorous</span> said of a person: to be no longer young.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shop assistant</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055641a"><!--s055641a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> somebody employed to sell goods in a retail shop.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wildebeest</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwildəbeest, ʹvil-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> wildebeests <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> wildebeest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069300a"><!--s069300a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gnu/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gnu</span></span></a> [Afrikaans <span class="bodyi">wildebees</span> (pl <span class="bodyi">wildebeeste</span>), from <span class="bodyi">wilde</span> wild + <span class="bodyi">bees</span> ox, beast].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snarl<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/snahl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057010a"><!--s057010a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061048b"><!--s061048b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a tangle, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of hair or thread; a knot.</p></div><a name="s061049b"><!--s061049b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a confused or complicated situation;, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a snarl-up</p><p><span class="bodyb">snarly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">snarle</span>, prob dimin. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/snare1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">snare 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upstate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹupstayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066569a"><!--s066569a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the upstate part of a US state</p><p><span class="bodyb">upstater</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seasonal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054274a"><!--s054274a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057585b"><!--s057585b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of, occurring, or produced at a particular season </p><p><i></i></p><p>seasonal rainfall</p>.</div><a name="s057586b"><!--s057586b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>determined by seasonal need or availability </p><p><i></i></p><p>seasonal employment</p> <p><span class="bodyb">seasonality</span> /-ʹnaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">seasonally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">voussoir</span><small><span class="eSynop">/voohʹswah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067935a"><!--s067935a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in architecture, any of the wedge-shaped blocks forming an arch or vault [French, ultimately from <span class="bodyi">volsus</span>, past part. of Latin <span class="bodyi">volvere</span> to roll].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">straight chain</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059739a"><!--s059739a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an open chain of atoms having no side chains.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tertium quid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌtuhshi·əm ʹkwid, ˌtuhti·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062469a"><!--s062469a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an unknown factor distinct from, but related to, two known ones, often a middle course or intermediate element [late Latin <span class="bodyi">tertium quid</span>, literally ‘third something’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">toss off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063836a"><!--s063836a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069019b"><!--s069019b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to accomplish, produce, or write (something) hastily or easily.</p></div><a name="s069020b"><!--s069020b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to consume (a drink) quickly or, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a single draught.</p></div><a name="s069021b"><!--s069021b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, coarse slang</span> to masturbate (somebody) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s069022b"><!--s069022b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, coarse slang</span> to masturbate.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swim<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/swim/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (swimming, <span class="bodyi">past tense</span> swam /swam/) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> swum /swum/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061104a"><!--s061104a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s066052b"><!--s066052b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to propel the body in water by bodily movements, e.g. of the limbs, fins, or tail.</p></div><a name="s066053b"><!--s066053b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to float on a liquid.</p></div><a name="s066054b"><!--s066054b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to be immersed in or flooded with a liquid </p><p><i></i></p><p>The sausages were swimming in gravy</p>.</div><a name="s066055b"><!--s066055b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to have a floating, whirling, or dizzy effect or sensation </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her head was swimming</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s066056b"><!--s066056b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s017909c"><!--s017909c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to cross (a stretch of water) by swimming.</p></div><a name="s017910c"><!--s017910c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to use (a stroke) in swimming.</p></div></div><a name="s066057b"><!--s066057b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to cause (a person or animal) to swim or float ✱ <span class="bodyb">swim against the tide</span> to move counter to the prevailing or popular trend</p><p><span class="bodyb">swimmer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">swimman</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shopfitter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055642a"><!--s055642a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who equips a shop with fittings, e.g. shelves</p><p><span class="bodyb">shopfitting</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upstream</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066570a"><!--s066570a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in the direction opposite to the flow of a stream.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Tuscan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtuskən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065205a"><!--s065205a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070729b"><!--s070729b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Tuscany in N Italy.</p></div><a name="s070730b"><!--s070730b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s019408c"><!--s019408c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the dialect of the Italian language spoken in Tuscany.</p></div><a name="s019409c"><!--s019409c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the standard Italian language, regarded as based on the dialect of Florence and Tuscany.</p></div></div><a name="s070731b"><!--s070731b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an order of classical architecture that is a modification of the Greek Doric but plainer in style</p><p><span class="bodyb">Tuscan</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">tuscanus</span> of Etruria, from <span class="bodyi">Tusci</span> Etruscans].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wilder</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwieldə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (wildered, wildering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069301a"><!--s069301a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">archaic</span></p><a name="s075247b"><!--s075247b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to lead (somebody) astray.</p></div><a name="s075248b"><!--s075248b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to bewilder or perplex (somebody) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s075249b"><!--s075249b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to move at random; to wander [prob irreg from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wilderness/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wilderness</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spring-clean<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058373a"><!--s058373a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062698b"><!--s062698b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to give a thorough cleaning to (a house or furnishings), typically in the springtime</p><p><span class="bodyb">spring-clean</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s062699b"><!--s062699b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to put (an organization, etc) into a proper or more satisfactory order <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s062700b"><!--s062700b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to spring-clean a house [back-formation from <span class="bodyi">spring-cleaning</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vow<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/vow/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067936a"><!--s067936a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a solemn and often religiously binding promise or assertion; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> one by which somebody binds themselves to an act, service, or condition [Middle English <span class="bodyi">vowe</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">votum</span> vow, wish, neuter past part. of <span class="bodyi">vovēre</span> to vow].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">straight-cut</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059740a"><!--s059740a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of tobacco: cut lengthways into long fibres.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snarl<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057011a"><!--s057011a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061050b"><!--s061050b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to make or cause (something) to become tangled, knotted, or and intertwined.</p></div><a name="s061051b"><!--s061051b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to make or become (something) excessively confused or complicated.</p></div><a name="s061052b"><!--s061052b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to decorate (metal) by hammering a tool against the underside to form raised shapes on the upper surface <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s061053b"><!--s061053b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to become snarled</p><p><span class="bodyb">snarler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seasonal affective disorder</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054275a"><!--s054275a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tendency to depression and lethargy during the winter months, apparently brought on by biochemical changes caused by lack of sunlight: also called <span class="bodysc">winter blues</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tervalent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tuhʹvaylənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062470a"><!--s062470a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/trivalent/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">trivalent</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tosspot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063837a"><!--s063837a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> used as a general term of abuse: a drunkard or sot.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Tuscarora</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tuskəʹrawrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Tuscaroras <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> Tuscarora)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065206a"><!--s065206a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070732b"><!--s070732b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a nativen indigenous N American people orig inhabiting North Carolina, and later New York State and Ontario.</p></div><a name="s070733b"><!--s070733b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the extinct Iroquois language of this people [from the name in various Iroquois languages for this people, literally ‘hemp gatherers’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spring-clean<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058374a"><!--s058374a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act or an instance of spring-cleaning.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swim<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061105a"><!--s061105a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066058b"><!--s066058b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an act or period of swimming.</p></div><a name="s066059b"><!--s066059b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an area frequented by fish ✱ <span class="bodyb">in the swim</span> active or involved in activities, current affairs, etc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shopfloor</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055643a"><!--s055643a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059292b"><!--s059292b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> the area in which machinery or workbenches are located in a factory or mill, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> considered as a place of work.</p></div><a name="s059293b"><!--s059293b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the workers in an establishment as distinct from the management.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vow<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067937a"><!--s067937a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073656b"><!--s073656b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to swear or promise (something) solemnly.</p></div><a name="s073657b"><!--s073657b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to dedicate or consecrate (something) by a vow <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s073658b"><!--s073658b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make a vow</p><p><span class="bodyb">vower</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seasoning</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054276a"><!--s054276a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something such as salt, pepper, a spice, or a herb, added to food primarily for the savour that it imparts.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">straightedge</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059741a"><!--s059741a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064429b"><!--s064429b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a piece of wood, metal, etc with an accurate straight edge for testing surfaces, drawing straight lines, etc.</p></div><a name="s064430b"><!--s064430b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a piece of one of the straight sides of a jigsaw puzzle.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wilderness</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwildənis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069302a"><!--s069302a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075250b"><!--s075250b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a region or area that is uncultivated and uninhabited by human beings.</p></div><a name="s075251b"><!--s075251b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s020488c"><!--s020488c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a region or area that is uncultivated and uninhabited by human beings.</p></div><a name="s020489c"><!--s020489c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an empty or pathless area or region </p><p><i></i></p><p>the remote wildernesses of space</p>.</div><a name="s020490c"><!--s020490c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a part of a garden or nature reserve devoted to wild growth.</p></div></div><a name="s075252b"><!--s075252b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a confusing multitude or mass.</p></div><a name="s075253b"><!--s075253b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the state of exclusion from office or power ✱ <span class="bodyb">a voice in the wilderness</span> a plea for something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> reform, that is ignored.</p></div><a name="s075254b"><!--s075254b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the person or group making such a plea [Old English <span class="bodyi">wilddēoren</span> of wild beasts, from <span class="bodyi">wilde</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wild1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wild 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">dēor</span> wild animal, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/deer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">deer</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ness/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ness</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Terylene</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹterəleen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062471a"><!--s062471a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a synthetic polyester textile fibre [from syllables of its chemical name, <span class="bodyi">polyethylene terephthalate</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upstroke</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066571a"><!--s066571a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an upward stroke.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snarl<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057012a"><!--s057012a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061054b"><!--s061054b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to growl with bared teeth.</p></div><a name="s061055b"><!--s061055b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to speak in a vicious or bad-tempered manner</p><p><span class="bodyb">snarl</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s061056b"><!--s061056b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to utter or express (something) with a snarl or in a snarling manner</p><p><span class="bodyb">snarler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">snarly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">snarling</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">snarlingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [frequentative of obsolete <span class="bodyi">snar</span> to growl, of imitative origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">toss-up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063838a"><!--s063838a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069023b"><!--s069023b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the tossing of a coin.</p></div><a name="s069024b"><!--s069024b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an even chance or choice </p><p><i></i></p><p>It was an absolute toss-up whether that book [Das Kapital] caught on or not</p><p> Independent.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">springe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sprinj, sprinzh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058375a"><!--s058375a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a snare for catching small animals </p><p><i></i></p><p>Why, as a woodcock to mine own springe … I am justly kill'd with mine own treachery</p><p> Shakespeare [Middle English <span class="bodyi">sprenge, springe</span>; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">springan</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/spring1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">spring 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">season ticket</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054277a"><!--s054277a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a ticket sold, usu at a reduced price, for an unlimited number of trips over the same route during a limited period, admittance to a series of events, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">straight-eight</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059742a"><!--s059742a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an internal-combustion engine with eight cylinders in line.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tush<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/tush/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065207a"><!--s065207a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or humorous</span> used to express disapproval, irritation, contempt, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>‘Tush! Foolery!’ interposed the beadle</p><p> Dickens.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snarl<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057013a"><!--s057013a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act or sound of snarling.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shopfront</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055644a"><!--s055644a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the front side of a shop facing the street.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">terza rima</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌtuhtsə ʹreemə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062472a"><!--s062472a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a verse form consisting of three-line stanzas, usu in iambic pentameter, in which the first and third lines of each stanza rhyme together and the second line rhymes with the first and third lines of the following stanza [Italian <span class="bodyi">terza rima</span>, literally ‘third rhyme’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swim bladder</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061106a"><!--s061106a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the air bladder of a fish that serves as a buoyancy mechanism.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wild-eyed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069303a"><!--s069303a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>glaring wildly.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vow<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067938a"><!--s067938a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to avow or declare (something) [Middle English <span class="bodyi">vowen</span>, short for <span class="bodyi">avowen</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/avow/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">avow</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upsurge</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066572a"><!--s066572a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rapid or sudden rise.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tot<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/tot/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063839a"><!--s063839a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069025b"><!--s069025b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small child; a toddler.</p></div><a name="s069026b"><!--s069026b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a small amount or allowance of alcoholic drink </p><p><i></i></p><p>a tot of rum</p> <p>[origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">springer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹspringə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058376a"><!--s058376a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062701b"><!--s062701b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/springer_spaniel/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">springer spaniel</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s062702b"><!--s062702b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in architecture, the lowest of the stones in the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/springing/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">springing</span></span></a> (initial curve) of an arch.</p></div><a name="s062703b"><!--s062703b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a cow that is about to calve.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">straighten</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (straightened, straightening)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059743a"><!--s059743a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s064431b"><!--s064431b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(+ up) to sit or stand.</p></div><a name="s064432b"><!--s064432b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ up) said of a vehicle, ship, etc: to stop turning and travel in a straight line <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s064433b"><!--s064433b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ up) to set (something) straight.</p></div><a name="s064434b"><!--s064434b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s017508c"><!--s017508c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> + out) to make (something) smooth or tidy.</p></div><a name="s017509c"><!--s017509c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(+ out) to sort out (a difficulty, etc)</p><p><span class="bodyb">straightener</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sea squill</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054278a"><!--s054278a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/squill/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">squill</span></span></a> (1a).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upswept</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066573a"><!--s066573a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>swept, curved, or brushed upwards.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">TES</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062473a"><!--s062473a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Times Educational Supplement.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snarl-up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057014a"><!--s057014a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a state of confusion, disorder, or obstruction; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a traffic jam.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swimmable</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061107a"><!--s061107a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>capable of being swum.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vowel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/vowl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067939a"><!--s067939a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073659b"><!--s073659b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of a class of speech sounds, e.g. /ee/ or /i/, characterized by lack of closure in the breath channel or lack of audible friction.</p></div><a name="s073660b"><!--s073660b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a letter or character representing such a sound [Middle English via French <span class="bodyi">vouel</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">vocalis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vocal1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">vocal 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shopkeeper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055645a"><!--s055645a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who runs a retail shop</p><p><span class="bodyb">shopkeeping</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wildfire</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069304a"><!--s069304a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075255b"><!--s075255b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in former times, an incendiary substance used in warfare, e.g. Greek fire.</p></div><a name="s075256b"><!--s075256b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a phosphorescent glow, e.g. will-o’-the-wisp ✱ <span class="bodyb">spread like wildfire</span> to spread very rapidly.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tush<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/tush/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065208a"><!--s065208a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a long pointed tooth, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a canine tooth of a male horse [Old English <span class="bodyi">tūsc</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tusk1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tusk 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tot<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (totted, totting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063840a"><!--s063840a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s069027b"><!--s069027b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + up) to add (figures or amounts) together <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s069028b"><!--s069028b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span>(+ up) to increase by additions; to mount [short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/total3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">total 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">straight-faced</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059744a"><!--s059744a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>betraying no amusement.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upswing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066574a"><!--s066574a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072182b"><!--s072182b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an upward swing, trend, or movement.</p></div><a name="s072183b"><!--s072183b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a marked increase or rise.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snatch<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/snach/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057015a"><!--s057015a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061057b"><!--s061057b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + at) to attempt to seize something suddenly </p><p><i></i></p><p>snatch at a rope</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s061058b"><!--s061058b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to seize or grab (something or somebody) suddenly and usu forcibly, wrongfully, or with difficulty.</p></div><a name="s061059b"><!--s061059b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to take or grasp (something) abruptly or hastily </p><p><i></i></p><p>snatch a quick glance</p> <p><span class="bodyb">snatcher</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">snacchen</span> to give a sudden snap, seize, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sea squirt</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054279a"><!--s054279a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various small primitive sea animals that exists as a free-swimming tadpole-like larvae but as an adult is as are potato-shaped creatures with a tough outer membrane and is are permanently attached to a surface, such as a rock: class Ascidiacea.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">springer spaniel</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058377a"><!--s058377a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small spaniel of either of two breeds that was once used chiefly for finding and flushing small game [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/spring1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">spring 1</span></span></a> in the sense ‘to flush game’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">TESL</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062474a"><!--s062474a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>teaching English as a second language.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swimmeret</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹswiməret/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061108a"><!--s061108a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a series of small unspecialized appendages under the abdomen of many crustaceans that are used for swimming or carrying eggs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vowel gradation</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067940a"><!--s067940a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>systematic vowel variation in the forms of a root word that conveys grammatical information, e.g. <span class="bodyi">sing, sang, sung</span>; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ablaut/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ablaut</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shoplift</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055646a"><!--s055646a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to steal (something) from a shop</p><p><span class="bodyb">shoplifter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">shoplifting</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/shoplifter/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">shoplifter</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wildfowl</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> wildfowl)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069305a"><!--s069305a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wild duck, goose, or other game bird, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a waterfowl</p><p><span class="bodyb">wildfowler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">wildfowling</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tush<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/toosh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065209a"><!--s065209a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> a person's buttocks [Yiddish <span class="bodyi">tokhes</span> from Hebrew <span class="bodyi">tahat</span> below].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">total<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtohtl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063841a"><!--s063841a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069029b"><!--s069029b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>comprising or constituting a whole; entire.</p></div><a name="s069030b"><!--s069030b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>complete or absolute </p><p><i></i></p><p>a total success</p> <p><span class="bodyb">totally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via French and late Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">totus</span> whole, entire].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upsydaisy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹupsidayzi/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066575a"><!--s066575a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used to express comfort and reassurance, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to a small child after a fall or while being lifted lifting a child up [alteration of <span class="bodyi">up-a-day</span>, literally ‘up to the day’, expressing surprise].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">straight fight</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059745a"><!--s059745a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a contest, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an election contest, between two candidates only.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snatch<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057016a"><!--s057016a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061060b"><!--s061060b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an act of snatching at or of something.</p></div><a name="s061061b"><!--s061061b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s016651c"><!--s016651c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a brief period of time or activity </p><p><i></i></p><p>snatches of sleep</p>.</div><a name="s016652c"><!--s016652c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>asomething fragment, e.g. of music or conversationary or hurried </p><p><i></i></p><p>I caught a brief snatch of their conversation</p>.</div></div><a name="s061062b"><!--s061062b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a robbery.</p></div><a name="s061063b"><!--s061063b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in weight-lifting, a lift in which the weight is raised from the floor directly to an overhead position.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swimming</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061109a"><!--s061109a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act, skill, or sport of somebody who swims.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sea stack</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054280a"><!--s054280a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stack1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stack<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (10).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tesla</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹteslə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062475a"><!--s062475a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the SI unit of magnetic flux density [named after Nikola <span class="bodyi">Tesla</span> d.1943, US electrician and inventor].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shoplifter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055647a"><!--s055647a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who steals from a shop while pretending to be a customer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wild-goose chase</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069306a"><!--s069306a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hopeless pursuit after something unattainable.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spring fever</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058378a"><!--s058378a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a feeling of restlessness, excitement, or desire for adventure and novelty, felt in spring.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vowel harmony</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067941a"><!--s067941a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a restriction in certain languages, e.g. Turkish, as to the permissible combinations of vowels in the successive syllables of a word, e.g. all the vowels of a word must be either front vowels or back vowels.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tushy <span class="bodyi">or</span> tushie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtooshi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> tushies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065210a"><!--s065210a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> a person's buttocks [from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tush3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tush 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">total<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063842a"><!--s063842a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069031b"><!--s069031b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an amount that is the end product of adding two or more smaller amounts together.</p></div><a name="s069032b"><!--s069032b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an entire quantity.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">uptake</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066576a"><!--s066576a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072184b"><!--s072184b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or extent of accepting, starting to use, or absorbing something.</p></div><a name="s072185b"><!--s072185b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s019679c"><!--s019679c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act, process, or extent of accepting or taking up something.</p></div><a name="s019680c"><!--s019680c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the act or process of physically absorbing and incorporating something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the uptake of food, nutrients, oxygen, etc by a living organism.</p></div></div><a name="s072186b"><!--s072186b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a ventilating shaft leading upwards ✱ <span class="bodyb">quick/slow on the uptake</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> quick or slow to understand or learn.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">straight flush</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059746a"><!--s059746a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a poker hand containing five cards of the same suit in sequence.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snatchy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (snatchier, snatchiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057017a"><!--s057017a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>marked by breaks in continuity; spasmodic</p><p><span class="bodyb">snatchily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seat<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/seet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054281a"><!--s054281a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057587b"><!--s057587b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s015405c"><!--s015405c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a piece of furniture, e.g. a chair, stool, or bench, for sitting in or on.</p></div><a name="s015406c"><!--s015406c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the part of something on which one rests when sitting.</p></div><a name="s015407c"><!--s015407c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the buttocks, or the part of an item of clothing that covers the buttocks.</p></div><a name="s015408c"><!--s015408c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a place for sitting </p><p><i></i></p><p>took his seat next to her</p>.</div><a name="s015409c"><!--s015409c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>a unit of seating accommodation, or a ticket for this.</p></div></div><a name="s057588b"><!--s057588b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s015410c"><!--s015410c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a special chair, e.g. a throne, of somebody in authority, or the status symbolized by it.</p></div><a name="s015411c"><!--s015411c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a right of sitting, e.g. in parliament or on an elected committee.</p></div><a name="s015412c"><!--s015412c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a parliamentary constituency.</p></div></div><a name="s057589b"><!--s057589b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s015413c"><!--s015413c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a place where something is established or practised </p><p><i></i></p><p>a seat of learning</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a seat of learning</p>.</div><a name="s015414c"><!--s015414c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a place from which authority is exercised </p><p><i></i></p><p>the seat of government</p> <p><i></i></p><p>the seat of government</p>.</div></div><a name="s057590b"><!--s057590b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a large country mansion </p><p><i></i></p><p>a country seat</p>.</div><a name="s057591b"><!--s057591b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a bodily part in which a particular function, disease, etc is centred.</p></div><a name="s057592b"><!--s057592b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s015415c"><!--s015415c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a part at or forming the base of something.</p></div><a name="s015416c"><!--s015416c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a part or surface on or in which another part or surface rests </p><p><i></i></p><p>a valve seat</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a valve seat</p>.</div></div><a name="s057593b"><!--s057593b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>posture in or a way of sitting on horseback [Middle English <span class="bodyi">sete</span> from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">sæti</span>; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">sittan</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sit1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sit 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wild hyacinth</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069307a"><!--s069307a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a common European woodland plant of the hyacinth family with spikes of blue drooping flowers; a bluebell: <span class="bodyi">Hyacinthoides nonscripta</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">TESOL</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌtee ee es oh ʹel, ʹteesol/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062476a"><!--s062476a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067623b"><!--s067623b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages.</p></div><a name="s067624b"><!--s067624b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>teaching English to speakers of other languages.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shopper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055648a"><!--s055648a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059294b"><!--s059294b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who is shopping.</p></div><a name="s059295b"><!--s059295b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a bag used for shopping, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a square bag on wheels that can be pulled along.</p></div><a name="s059296b"><!--s059296b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a bicycle that has small wheels and a basket.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swimming bath</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061110a"><!--s061110a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> (<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) an indoor swimming pool.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tusk<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/tusk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065211a"><!--s065211a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070734b"><!--s070734b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a very long tapering tooth, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one of a pair belonging to an elephant, walrus, boar, etc, that is visible when the animal's mouth is closed. It is used for digging for food or as a weapon.</p></div><a name="s070735b"><!--s070735b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something resembling a tusk, e.g. a pointed projection</p><p><span class="bodyb">tusked</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">tūsc</span>, prob from early Frisian <span class="bodyi">tusk</span> a tooth].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spring greens</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058379a"><!--s058379a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a young green cabbage that is picked before the heart has fully developed.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vowelize <span class="bodyi">or</span> vowelise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvowəliez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067942a"><!--s067942a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vocalize_or_vocalise_or_ise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">vocalize</span></span></a> (4).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">total<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (totalled, totalling, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> totaled) (totaling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063843a"><!--s063843a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069033b"><!--s069033b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to amount to (a figure) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The bill totalled £200</p>.</div><a name="s069034b"><!--s069034b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to add (something) up </p><p><i></i></p><p>He totalled their scores</p>.</div><a name="s069035b"><!--s069035b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to demolish (something) completely.</p></div><a name="s069036b"><!--s069036b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, slang</span> to maim or kill (somebody).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">straightforward</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059747a"><!--s059747a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064435b"><!--s064435b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a person: truthful; frank; easy to deal with.</p></div><a name="s064436b"><!--s064436b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>free from evasiveness or ambiguity; direct; candid </p><p><i></i></p><p>a straightforward account</p>.</div><a name="s064437b"><!--s064437b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>presenting no hidden difficulties </p><p><i></i></p><p>a perfectly straightforward case</p>.</div><a name="s064438b"><!--s064438b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of language: simple; clear-cut; precise</p><p><span class="bodyb">straightforwardly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">straightforwardness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">up-tempo</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066577a"><!--s066577a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a piece of music, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> jazz: to be performed at a fast-moving tempo.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snazzy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsnazi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (snazzier, snazziest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057018a"><!--s057018a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> stylishly or flashily attractive [perhaps blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/snappy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">snappy</span></span></a> and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jazzy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jazzy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seat<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054282a"><!--s054282a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057594b"><!--s057594b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s015417c"><!--s015417c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to cause (somebody) to sit or assist them in finding a seat.</p></div><a name="s015418c"><!--s015418c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to provide seats for (a specified number of people).</p></div><a name="s015419c"><!--s015419c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to put (oneself or another person) in a sitting position.</p></div></div><a name="s057595b"><!--s057595b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>) to place or settle (something) somewhere</p><p><span class="bodyb">seating</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s057596b"><!--s057596b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to fit (something) to or with a seat.</p></div><a name="s057597b"><!--s057597b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to install (somebody) in a position of authority <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s057598b"><!--s057598b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>said of a garment: to become baggy in the area covering the buttocks.</p></div><a name="s057599b"><!--s057599b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to fit correctly on a seat</p><p><span class="bodyb">seater</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wilding</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwielding/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069308a"><!--s069308a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075257b"><!--s075257b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a plant, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a wild apple or crab apple, growing uncultivated in the wild, either as a native plant or as a cultivated plant that has run wild.</p></div><a name="s075258b"><!--s075258b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the fruit of such a plant [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wild1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wild 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-ing</span> one belonging to or descended from such a kind, from Old English].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shopping</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055649a"><!--s055649a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059297b"><!--s059297b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act of purchasing goods from shops.</p></div><a name="s059298b"><!--s059298b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>goods purchased on a shopping trip.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vowel mutation</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067943a"><!--s067943a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>change of a vowel sound caused by a following vowel sound; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/umlaut/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">umlaut</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tusk<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065212a"><!--s065212a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to gash, gore, or wound (a person or animal) with a tusk.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">TESSA</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtesə/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062477a"><!--s062477a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Tax-Exempt Special Savings Account, a former interest-earning account in a bank or building society that was free from tax subject to certain conditions.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">springhaas</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹspringhahs/ springhare /ʹspringheə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> springhase <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> springhaas /ʹspringhahzə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058380a"><!--s058380a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a nocturnal burrowing rodent of E and S Africa, of kangaroo-like appearance, having long hind legs, a long bushy tail, and rabbit-like head: <span class="bodyi">Pedetes capensis</span> [Afrikaans <span class="bodyi">springhaas</span> jumping hare, from Dutch <span class="bodyi">springen</span> to jump + <span class="bodyi">haas</span> hare].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swimming cap</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061111a"><!--s061111a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tight-fitting rubber cap worn when swimming to cover the hair.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upthrow</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066578a"><!--s066578a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an upward displacement, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a body of rock on one side of a fault.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">total eclipse</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063844a"><!--s063844a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an eclipse in which one celestial body is completely obscured by another.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">straightjacket<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059748a"><!--s059748a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/straitjacket1_or_straightjacket/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">straitjacket 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sneak<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/sneek/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> sneaked <span class="bodyi">NAmer informal</span> snuck /snuk/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057019a"><!--s057019a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s061064b"><!--s061064b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to go stealthily or furtively; to slink </p><p><i></i></p><p>boys sneaking over the orchard wall</p>.</div><a name="s061065b"><!--s061065b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to behave in a furtive or servile manner.</p></div><a name="s061066b"><!--s061066b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to tell somebody in authority of another's wrongdoing </p><p><i></i></p><p>sneak on your classmates</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s061067b"><!--s061067b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to put, bring, or take (something) in a furtive or artful manner </p><p><i></i></p><p>She sneaked a glance at the report</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">sneak up on</span>.</p></div><a name="s061068b"><!--s061068b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to approach (somebody or something) stealthily [prob from English dialect <span class="bodyi">snike</span>, from Old English <span class="bodyi">snīcan</span> to sneak along].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seat belt</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054283a"><!--s054283a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an arrangement of straps designed to secure a person in a seat in an aeroplane, vehicle, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wildlife</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069309a"><!--s069309a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the wild animals and plants of a region collectively, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the wild animals.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vowel point</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067944a"><!--s067944a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mark that is placed below or above a consonant in some languages, e.g. Hebrew, and represents the vowel sound that precedes or follows the consonant.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shopping centre</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055650a"><!--s055650a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a group of retail shops and service establishments of different types, often designed to serve a community or neighbourhood.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swimming costume</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061112a"><!--s061112a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a close-fitting garment worn for swimming.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tusker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065213a"><!--s065213a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an animal, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a male elephant or wild boar, with two prominent tusks.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Spring Holiday</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058381a"><!--s058381a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the last Monday in May, observed as a public holiday in England, Wales, and N Ireland.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">straightjacket<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059749a"><!--s059749a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/straitjacket2_or_straightjacket/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">straitjacket 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tessellate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtesəlayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062478a"><!--s062478a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067625b"><!--s067625b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to construct, pave, or decorate (something) with mosaic.</p></div><a name="s067626b"><!--s067626b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cover (a surface) with shapes that tessellate <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s067627b"><!--s067627b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of geometric shapes: to fit together exactly leaving no spaces</p><p><span class="bodyb">tessellated</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">tessellation</span> /-ʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">tessellatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">tessellare</span> to pave with tesserae, from Latin <span class="bodyi">tessella</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">tessera</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tessera/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tessera</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">total internal reflection</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063845a"><!--s063845a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in physics, the inability of a light ray to pass from one medium, e.g. glass, into another less dense medium, e.g. air, if it meets the interface between the two media at an angle greater than the critical angle, and the reflection of all its light back into the denser medium.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upthrust</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066579a"><!--s066579a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an upward thrust, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an upheaval of part of the earth's surface.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sneak<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057020a"><!--s057020a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061069b"><!--s061069b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s016653c"><!--s016653c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of sneaking.</p></div><a name="s016654c"><!--s016654c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) done stealthily, furtively, or without warning </p><p><i></i></p><p>a sneak attack</p>.</div></div><a name="s061070b"><!--s061070b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody who acts in a stealthy or furtive manner.</p></div><a name="s061071b"><!--s061071b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> somebody, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a schoolchild, who informs on others.</p></div><a name="s061072b"><!--s061072b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) done stealthily, furtively, or without warning</p><p><span class="bodyb">sneakily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">sneakiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">sneaky</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vow of stability</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067945a"><!--s067945a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stability/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stability</span></span></a> (6).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-seater</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054284a"><!--s054284a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns and adjectives, with the meaning: designed to seat the number specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>a 200-seater airliner</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wildling</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwieldling/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069310a"><!--s069310a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wilding/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wilding</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">straightlaced</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059750a"><!--s059750a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/straitlaced_or_straightlaced/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">straitlaced</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">uptight</span><small><span class="eSynop">/upʹtiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066580a"><!--s066580a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072187b"><!--s072187b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>tense or nervous.</p></div><a name="s072188b"><!--s072188b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>angry or indignant.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tusk shell</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065214a"><!--s065214a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tooth_shell/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tooth shell</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tessera</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtesərə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> tesserae /-ree/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062479a"><!--s062479a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067628b"><!--s067628b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small square piece of marble, glass, etc used in mosaic: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mosaic1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mosaic 1</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s067629b"><!--s067629b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a piece of bone or wood used as a dice, ticket, or token in ancient Greece and Rome [Latin <span class="bodyi">tessera</span>, prob from Greek <span class="bodyi">tessares</span> four, because it has four corners].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">totalisator</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtohtəliesaytə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063846a"><!--s063846a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/totalizator_or_totalisator/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">totalizator</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swimmingly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061113a"><!--s061113a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> very well; splendidly </p><p><i></i></p><p>Everything went swimmingly</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shopping mall</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055651a"><!--s055651a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large enclosed shopping centre, usu with space for car parking.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">springing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058382a"><!--s058382a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in architecture, the incipient curvature of an arch or vault as it rises out of its vertical side support.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sneaker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057021a"><!--s057021a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> (<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a soft casual or sports shoe; a trainer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vox angelica</span><small><span class="eSynop">/voks anʹjelikə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067946a"><!--s067946a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various organ stops having a delicate refined trembling tone [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">vox angelica</span>, literally ‘angelic voice’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wild oat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069311a"><!--s069311a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wild grass that is common in meadows and grows as a weed on arable land: <span class="bodyi">Avena fatua</span> ✱ <span class="bodyb">sow one's wild oats</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sow2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sow 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spring line</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058383a"><!--s058383a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/spring2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">spring<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (8).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seating</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054285a"><!--s054285a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057600b"><!--s057600b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s015420c"><!--s015420c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of providing with seats.</p></div><a name="s015421c"><!--s015421c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the arrangement of seats, e.g. in a theatre.</p></div></div><a name="s057601b"><!--s057601b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s015422c"><!--s015422c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>material for upholstering seats.</p></div><a name="s015423c"><!--s015423c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a base on or in which something rests </p><p><i></i></p><p>a valve seating</p>.</div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">straight-line</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059751a"><!--s059751a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in finance, spread uniformly or spreading accumulation or payments uniformly, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in equal parts, over a given term </p><p><i></i></p><p>straight-line depreciation</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">totalise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063847a"><!--s063847a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/totalize_or_totalise_or_ise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">totalize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shopping therapy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055652a"><!--s055652a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>shopping undertaken as a release from the stresses and strains of everyday life.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tussah</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtusə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065215a"><!--s065215a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tussore/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tussore</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swimming pool</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061114a"><!--s061114a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an artificial pool for people to swim in.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sneaking</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057022a"><!--s057022a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061073b"><!--s061073b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not openly expressed; secret.</p></div><a name="s061074b"><!--s061074b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>instinctively felt but unverified.</p></div><a name="s061075b"><!--s061075b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>furtive; underhand.</p></div><a name="s061076b"><!--s061076b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>mean; contemptible.</p></div><a name="s061077b"><!--s061077b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s016655c"><!--s016655c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>not openly expressed; secret </p><p><i></i></p><p>a sneaking desire for publicity</p>.</div><a name="s016656c"><!--s016656c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>instinctively felt but unverified </p><p><i></i></p><p>a sneaking suspicion</p> <p><span class="bodyb">sneakingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">uptime</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066581a"><!--s066581a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the time during which a piece of equipment, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a computer, is functioning or able to function.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tessitura</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tesəʹt(y)ooərə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062480a"><!--s062480a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the part of the register in which most of the notes of a melody or voice part lie, or in which a voice or instrument naturally sounds its best [Italian <span class="bodyi">tessitura</span> texture, from Latin <span class="bodyi">textura</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/texture1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">texture 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vox humana</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hyoohʹmahnə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067947a"><!--s067947a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an organ stop of reed pipes that imitates the human voice [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">vox humana</span>, literally ‘human voice’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wild rice</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069312a"><!--s069312a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tall aquatic N American grass that yields an edible purplish black grain: <span class="bodyi">Zizania aquatica</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spring-loaded</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058384a"><!--s058384a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>loaded or secured by means of spring tension or compression </p><p><i></i></p><p>a spring-loaded bolt</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">totaliser</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063848a"><!--s063848a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/totalizer_or_totaliser/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">totalizer</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sneak thief</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057023a"><!--s057023a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a thief who steals opportunistically and without using violence or breaking into buildings.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">SEATO</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹseetoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054286a"><!--s054286a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Southeast Asia Treaty Organization.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">straight man</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059752a"><!--s059752a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a straight actor serving as foil to a clown or comedian; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stooge1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stooge 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">up-to-date</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066582a"><!--s066582a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072189b"><!--s072189b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>extending up to the present time; including the latest information.</p></div><a name="s072190b"><!--s072190b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>abreast of the times; modern.</p></div><a name="s072191b"><!--s072191b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>fully informed of the latest developments</p><p><span class="bodyb">up-to-dateness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shopsoiled</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055653a"><!--s055653a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> soiled, faded, or in less than perfect condition through excessive handling or display in a shop.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Test.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062484a"><!--s062484a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Testament.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vox pop</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹpop/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067948a"><!--s067948a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073661b"><!--s073661b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vox_populi/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">vox populi</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s073662b"><!--s073662b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an interview with one or more members of the public, e.g. in the street, to determine public opinion.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swimming trunks</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061115a"><!--s061115a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>shorts worn for swimming by men or boys.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tussie-mussie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtusimusi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065216a"><!--s065216a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small bouquet of flowers or bunch of aromatic herbs [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wild silk</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069313a"><!--s069313a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>silk produced by wild silkworms that is coarser and stronger than cultivated silk.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spring lock</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058385a"><!--s058385a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lock whose bolt is spring-loaded, so that it locks automatically and a key is required only to open it.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">totalitarian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tohˌtaliʹteəri·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063849a"><!--s063849a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069037b"><!--s069037b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or constituting a political regime based on subordination of the individual to the state and strict control over all aspects of the life and productive capacity of the nation.</p></div><a name="s069038b"><!--s069038b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>authoritarian or dictatorial</p><p><span class="bodyb">totalitarianism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sneck<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/snek/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057024a"><!--s057024a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NEng, Scot, dialect</span> a latch [Middle English <span class="bodyi">snekke</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sea trout</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054287a"><!--s054287a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a European and N African fish related to the salmon that migrates into fresh water to spawn: <span class="bodyi">Salmo trutta trutta</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">up-to-the-minute</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066583a"><!--s066583a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>completely up-to-date.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">straight-out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059753a"><!--s059753a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064439b"><!--s064439b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>forthright; blunt </p><p><i></i></p><p>a straight-out answer</p>.</div><a name="s064440b"><!--s064440b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>outright; thoroughgoing </p><p><i></i></p><p>a straight-out Democrat</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shop steward</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055654a"><!--s055654a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a union member elected to represent usu manual workers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swimsuit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061116a"><!--s061116a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/swimming_costume/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">swimming costume</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vox populi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹpopyoolie, -lee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067949a"><!--s067949a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the opinion of the general public [Latin <span class="bodyi">vox populi</span> voice of the people].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">test<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/test/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062481a"><!--s062481a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067630b"><!--s067630b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a means of assessing the quality, capabilities, reliability, or endurance of somebody or something; a trial.</p></div><a name="s067631b"><!--s067631b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a series of questions or exercises for measuring the knowledge, intelligence, ability, etc of an individual or group.</p></div><a name="s067632b"><!--s067632b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a real-life situation that reveals the worth or quality of something or somebody by subjecting them to stress, difficulties, etc.</p></div><a name="s067633b"><!--s067633b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a chemical or physical procedure or reaction, or a chemical reagent, used to identify or test for the presence of a substance or constituent.</p></div><a name="s067634b"><!--s067634b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s018425c"><!--s018425c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a chemical or physical procedure or reaction, or a chemical reagent, used to identify or test for the presence of a substance or constituent.</p></div><a name="s018426c"><!--s018426c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a procedure used to diagnose a medical disorder.</p></div></div><a name="s067635b"><!--s067635b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a basis for assessment; a criterion.</p></div><a name="s067636b"><!--s067636b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/test_match/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">test match</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s067637b"><!--s067637b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cupel1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cupel 1</span></span></a> ✱ <span class="bodyb">put to the test</span> to take action to determine whether (somebody or something) has the required qualities [Middle English in the sense ‘cupel’, via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">testum</span> earthen vessel, variant of <span class="bodyi">testa</span> jug, shell: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/test3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">test 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tussive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtusiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065217a"><!--s065217a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">technical</span> relating to or involved in coughing [Latin <span class="bodyi">tussis</span> cough + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ive1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ive 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wild type</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069314a"><!--s069314a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in genetics, the typical form of an organism as ordinarily encountered in nature, in contrast to atypical individuals resulting from a change in the chromosomes or genes in the cells.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spring onion</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058386a"><!--s058386a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> an onion with a small mild-flavoured thin-skinned bulb and long green shoots that is chiefly eaten raw in salads.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">totality</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tohʹtaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063850a"><!--s063850a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069039b"><!--s069039b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an entire amount; a whole.</p></div><a name="s069040b"><!--s069040b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the quality or state of being total; wholeness.</p></div><a name="s069041b"><!--s069041b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a period during which one body is completely obscured by another during an eclipse.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sneck<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057025a"><!--s057025a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NEng, Scot, dialect</span> to close or fasten (a door or window) with a sneck.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swimwear</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061117a"><!--s061117a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>clothing suitable for swimming.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shopwalker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055655a"><!--s055655a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> somebody employed in a large shop to oversee the shop assistants and aid customers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tussle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtusl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065218a"><!--s065218a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to struggle or fight roughly [Middle English, prob from dialect <span class="bodyi">touse</span> to handle roughly].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sea urchin</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054288a"><!--s054288a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/echinoderm/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">echinoderm</span></span></a> (sea creatures including starfish) usu with a thin spherical shell covered with movable spines: class Echinoidea.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">test<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062482a"><!--s062482a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067638b"><!--s067638b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to subject (something or somebody) to a test in order to ascertain quality, capabilities, etc, to measure knowledge or intelligence, or for medical purposes.</p></div><a name="s067639b"><!--s067639b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + for) to use a chemical procedure to ascertain whether or not a substance or constituent is present in (something).</p></div><a name="s067640b"><!--s067640b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to subject (something) to severe strain </p><p><i></i></p><p>His obtuseness tested my patience to the limit.</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s067641b"><!--s067641b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + for) to apply a test as a means of analysis, assessment, or diagnosis </p><p><i></i></p><p>We use this exercise to test for mechanical aptitude</p>.</div><a name="s067642b"><!--s067642b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + for) to produce a specified result, usu positive or negative, in a medical or chemical test </p><p><i></i></p><p>She tested negative for HIV.</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">test the water</span>.</p></div><a name="s067643b"><!--s067643b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to find out what people's opinions or feelings about a matter are</p><p><span class="bodyb">testable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Wild West</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069315a"><!--s069315a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the western USA in its frontier period.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">straight razor</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059754a"><!--s059754a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cutthroat_razor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cutthroat razor</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">voyage<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvoyij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067950a"><!--s067950a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a considerable course or period of travelling by other than land routes; a long journey, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by sea or air [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">voiage</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">viaticum</span> provisions for a journey, later ‘journey’, neuter of <span class="bodyi">viaticus</span> of a journey, from <span class="bodyi">via</span> way].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">totalizator <span class="bodyi">or</span> totalisator</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtohtəliezaytə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063851a"><!--s063851a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069042b"><!--s069042b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a machine for registering bets and calculating winnings in the tote betting system.</p></div><a name="s069043b"><!--s069043b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tote2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tote 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">uptown<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/upʹtown/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066584a"><!--s066584a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072192b"><!--s072192b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to or in the residential part of a town or city.</p></div><a name="s072193b"><!--s072193b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>denoting or characteristic of the more affluent neighbourhoods or people of a town or city or of the people who live there</p><p><span class="bodyb">uptown</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sneer<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/sniə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057026a"><!--s057026a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061078b"><!--s061078b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to smile or laugh with a curl of the lips to express scorn or contempt.</p></div><a name="s061079b"><!--s061079b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to smile or speak or write in a scornfully jeering manner <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s061080b"><!--s061080b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to utter (something) with a sneer</p><p><span class="bodyb">sneerer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">sneering</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">sneeringly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English, prob of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spring peeper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058387a"><!--s058387a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/peeper2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">peeper 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shopwindow</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055656a"><!--s055656a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059299b"><!--s059299b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a usu large window in which a shop displays merchandise.</p></div><a name="s059300b"><!--s059300b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a place where something or somebody can be exhibited to best advantage; a showcase.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swindle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹswindl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061118a"><!--s061118a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066060b"><!--s066060b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to take money or property from (somebody) by fraud or deceit.</p></div><a name="s066061b"><!--s066061b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to obtain (money or property) by fraud or deceit</p><p><span class="bodyb">swindler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [earliest as <span class="bodyi">swindler</span>, from German <span class="bodyi">Schwindler</span> giddy person, cheat, from <span class="bodyi">schwindeln</span> to be dizzy, from Old High German <span class="bodyi">swintilōn</span>, frequentative of <span class="bodyi">swintan</span> to diminish, vanish].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">uptown<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹuptown/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066585a"><!--s066585a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> the upper part of a town or city, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the residential district</p><p><span class="bodyb">uptowner</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tussle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065219a"><!--s065219a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070736b"><!--s070736b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a physical contest or rough fight.</p></div><a name="s070737b"><!--s070737b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a struggle, controversy, or argument.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">test<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062483a"><!--s062483a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an external hard or firm covering of an invertebrate, e.g. the shell of a mollusc [Latin <span class="bodyi">testa</span> shell, earthenware pot: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/test1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">test 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">straight ticket</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059755a"><!--s059755a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a ballot cast for the candidates of one party: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/split_ticket/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">split ticket</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wildwood</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069316a"><!--s069316a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>woodland in its natural uncultivated state.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seawall</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054289a"><!--s054289a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wall or embankment to protect the shore from erosion or to act as a breakwater.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">voyage<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067951a"><!--s067951a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073663b"><!--s073663b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make a voyage <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s073664b"><!--s073664b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make a voyage over (the sea, etc) </p><p><i></i></p><p>We voyaged the Seven Seas</p> <p><span class="bodyb">voyager</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">voyager</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">voiage</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/voyage1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">voyage 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sneer<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057027a"><!--s057027a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sneering expression or remark.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">totalize <span class="bodyi">or</span> totalise <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063852a"><!--s063852a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069044b"><!--s069044b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to add (something) up.</p></div><a name="s069045b"><!--s069045b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to express (something) as a whole; to summarize</p><p><span class="bodyb">totalization</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spring roll</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058388a"><!--s058388a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Chinese cuisine, a small thin pancake filled with bamboo shoots, prawns, meat, etc rolled into a cylinder and deep-fried.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shopworn</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055657a"><!--s055657a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/shopsoiled/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">shopsoiled</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wile<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/wiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069317a"><!--s069317a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a deceitful or beguiling trick or stratagem [Middle English <span class="bodyi">wil</span>, prob of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swindle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061119a"><!--s061119a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an act of fraud or deceit.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">testa</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtestə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> testae /ʹtestee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062485a"><!--s062485a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the hard external coat of a seed [Latin <span class="bodyi">testa</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/test3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">test 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">straightway</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059756a"><!--s059756a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> immediately; forthwith </p><p><i></i></p><p>Faithful … straightway was carried up through the clouds</p><p> Bunyan.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tussock</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtusək/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065220a"><!--s065220a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a compact tuft of grass, sedge, etc</p><p><span class="bodyb">tussocky</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">voyage charter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067952a"><!--s067952a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chartering of a ship or aircraft for a specified voyage or number of voyages: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/time_charter/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">time charter</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upturn<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/upʹtuhn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066586a"><!--s066586a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072194b"><!--s072194b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to turn (something) up or upside down over.</p></div><a name="s072195b"><!--s072195b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to direct (something) upwards </p><p><i></i></p><p>with upturned faces</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s072196b"><!--s072196b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to turn upwards.</p></div><a name="s072197b"><!--s072197b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to turn upside down.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sneeze<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/sneez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057028a"><!--s057028a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make a sudden violent involuntary audible expiration of breath from the nose and mouth, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a result of irritation to the nasal passages ✱ <span class="bodyb">sneeze at</span> to make light of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The idea is not to be sneezed at</p> <p><span class="bodyb">sneezer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">sneezy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">fnēosan</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seaward</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹseewəd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054290a"><!--s054290a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057602b"><!--s057602b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>facing or directed towards the sea.</p></div><a name="s057603b"><!--s057603b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>coming in off the sea </p><p><i></i></p><p>a seaward wind</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">totalizer <span class="bodyi">or</span> totaliser</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063853a"><!--s063853a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something that totalizes, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a totalizator.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">springtail</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058389a"><!--s058389a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various small primitive wingless insects with a springlike organ enabling it to leap: order Collembola.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shoran</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshawran/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055658a"><!--s055658a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a system of short-range aircraft navigation in which radar signals are sent out and returned by two ground stations of known position [contraction of <span class="bodyi">short-range navigation</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/swien/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061120a"><!--s061120a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066062b"><!--s066062b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">pl</span> <span class="bodyb">swine</span>) <span class="bodyi">formal or NAmer</span> a pig.</p></div><a name="s066063b"><!--s066063b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">pl</span> <span class="bodyb">swine</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">swines</span>) <span class="bodyi">informal</span> a contemptible person.</p></div><a name="s066064b"><!--s066064b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> something unpleasant </p><p><i></i></p><p>It was a swine of a job</p> <p><span class="bodyb">swinish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">swinishly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">swinishness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">swīn</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">testaceous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/teʹstayshəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062486a"><!--s062486a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067644b"><!--s067644b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having a shell or testa.</p></div><a name="s067645b"><!--s067645b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>reddish brown in colour [Latin <span class="bodyi">testaceus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">testa</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/test3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">test 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upturn<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹuptuhn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066587a"><!--s066587a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an upward turn, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> towards better conditions or higher prices.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wile<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069318a"><!--s069318a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to lure or entice (somebody).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tussock grass</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065221a"><!--s065221a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various grasses or sedges that typically grow in tussocks: <span class="bodyi">Deschampsia cespitosa</span> and other species.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seawards <span class="bodyi">or</span> seaward</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054291a"><!--s054291a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>towards the sea.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">total quality management</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063854a"><!--s063854a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a management approach based on the continuous improvement of standards and the reduction of costs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strain<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/strayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059757a"><!--s059757a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064441b"><!--s064441b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s017510c"><!--s017510c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to exert (a part of one's body) to the maximum.</p></div><a name="s017511c"><!--s017511c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to wrench or sprain (a part of one's body) through over-exertion.</p></div></div><a name="s064442b"><!--s064442b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make great or excessive demands on (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>a story that strains one's credulity</p>.</div><a name="s064443b"><!--s064443b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to stretch (fabric, etc) to maximum extension and tautness.</p></div><a name="s064444b"><!--s064444b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to pass (a liquid) through a sieve or filter.</p></div><a name="s064445b"><!--s064445b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> to hug (somebody) tightly </p><p><i></i></p><p>Eliza … strained the child closer to her bosom</p><p> Harriet Beecher Stowe.</p></div><a name="s064446b"><!--s064446b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s017512c"><!--s017512c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to pass (a liquid) through a sieve or filter.</p></div><a name="s017513c"><!--s017513c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(+ off) to separate or drain off (liquid) by this means.</p></div><a name="s017514c"><!--s017514c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(+ out/out of) to remove (solid matter) from liquid by this means <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s064447b"><!--s064447b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to make strenuous efforts to do something; to strive.</p></div><a name="s064448b"><!--s064448b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + at) to pull violently.</p></div><a name="s064449b"><!--s064449b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to labour or struggle.</p></div><a name="s064450b"><!--s064450b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>to contract the muscles strenuously in attempting to pass faeces</p><p><span class="bodyb">strainable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via Old French <span class="bodyi">estreindre</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">stringere</span> to bind or draw tight, press together].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">voyage policy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067953a"><!--s067953a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a marine insurance policy that covers only a specified voyage: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/time_policy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">time policy</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sneeze<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057029a"><!--s057029a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>anthe act or sound of sneezing </p><p><i></i></p><p>I like to write when I feel spiteful; it's like having a good sneeze</p><p> D H Lawrence.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">springtide</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058390a"><!--s058390a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> springtime </p><p><i></i></p><p>and spread rich odors through our springtide air</p><p> Oscar Wilde.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shore<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/shaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055659a"><!--s055659a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059301b"><!--s059301b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the land bordering the sea or another large body of water.</p></div><a name="s059302b"><!--s059302b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>land as distinguished from the sea</p><p><span class="bodyb">shorewards</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s059303b"><!--s059303b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in law, coastland that lies between ordinary high- and low-water marks [Middle English from early Dutch or early Low German <span class="bodyi">schōre</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swine fever</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061121a"><!--s061121a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a highly infectious often fatal viral disease of pigs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">testament</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtestəmənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062487a"><!--s062487a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067646b"><!--s067646b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Testament</span>) either of the two main divisions of the Bible.</p></div><a name="s067647b"><!--s067647b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Testament</span>)</p><a name="s018427c"><!--s018427c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>either of the two main divisions of the Bible.</p></div><a name="s018428c"><!--s018428c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a copy of the Bible or of the Old or New Testament.</p></div></div><a name="s067648b"><!--s067648b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + to) a tangible proof of or tribute to something </p><p><i></i></p><p>a testament to their hard work</p>.</div><a name="s067649b"><!--s067649b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a will.</p></div><a name="s067650b"><!--s067650b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a covenant between God and humanity <span class="bodyb">testamentary</span> /-ʹment(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">testamentum</span> last will, from <span class="bodyi">testari</span> to be a witness, call to witness, make a will, from <span class="bodyi">testis</span> witness, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/testis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">testis</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">UPU</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066588a"><!--s066588a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Universal Postal Union.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tote<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/toht/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063855a"><!--s063855a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to carry (something) by hand or on the person [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tussock moth</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065222a"><!--s065222a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various mainly grey or brown woodland moths whose caterpillars are covered in prominent clumps of bristly hairs, which can sometimes cause severe irritation if handled: family Lymantriidae.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wilful</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">willful</span>) /ʹwilf(əl)/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069319a"><!--s069319a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075259b"><!--s075259b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>done deliberately; intentional.</p></div><a name="s075260b"><!--s075260b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>obstinately and often perversely self-willed</p><p><span class="bodyb">wilfully</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">wilfulness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/will2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">will 2</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ful1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ful 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strain<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059758a"><!--s059758a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064451b"><!--s064451b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a force being exerted on something.</p></div><a name="s064452b"><!--s064452b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in physics, the deformation of a material body subjected to stress, or the amount of such deformation.</p></div><a name="s064453b"><!--s064453b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s017515c"><!--s017515c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in physics, the deformation of a material body subjected to stress.</p></div><a name="s017516c"><!--s017516c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in physics, the amount of such deformation, usu equal to the change in a dimension, e.g. length or volume, divided by the original dimension.</p></div></div><a name="s064454b"><!--s064454b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s017517c"><!--s017517c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>mental or emotional stress or tension, or something that causes this.</p></div><a name="s017518c"><!--s017518c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a wrench, sprain, or other bodily injury caused by excessive tension, effort, or use.</p></div></div><a name="s064455b"><!--s064455b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) a tune, air, or passage of music.</p></div><a name="s064456b"><!--s064456b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s017519c"><!--s017519c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) a tune, air, or passage of music </p><p><i></i></p><p>That strain again! It had a dying fall</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div><a name="s017520c"><!--s017520c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the tone, manner, or content of an utterance </p><p><i></i></p><p>continued in that strain for some time</p>.</div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">voyageur</span><small><span class="eSynop">/vwah·yahʹzhuh, ʹvoyizhə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067954a"><!--s067954a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in NW Canada, formerly, a guide or boatman employed, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by a fur company, to take goods and passengers to and from remote trading stations [Canadian French from French <span class="bodyi">voyageur</span> traveller, from <span class="bodyi">voyager</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/voyage2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">voyage 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seaway</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054292a"><!--s054292a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057604b"><!--s057604b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the sea as a route for travel.</p></div><a name="s057605b"><!--s057605b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a deep inland waterway that admits ocean shipping.</p></div><a name="s057606b"><!--s057606b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a ship's progress.</p></div><a name="s057607b"><!--s057607b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a moderate or rough sea.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shore<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055660a"><!--s055660a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to support (something) with a beam or prop, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to prevent it sinking or sagging [Middle English <span class="bodyi">shoren</span> from early Dutch or early Low German <span class="bodyi">shore</span> prop].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sneezewort</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057030a"><!--s057030a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a strong-scented Eurasian plant of the daisy family found in damp and shady places that has clusters of small white flowers and long greyish green leaves that induce sneezing when dried and powdered: <span class="bodyi">Achillea ptarmica</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spring tide</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058391a"><!--s058391a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tide of maximum height occurring at new and full moon.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swineherd</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061122a"><!--s061122a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who tends pigs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">testate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtestayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062488a"><!--s062488a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having made a valid will [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">testatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">testari</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/testament/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">testament</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">UPVC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066589a"><!--s066589a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>unplasticized polyvinyl chloride.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tussore</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtusaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065223a"><!--s065223a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a type of coarse silk produced by the larvae of various moths, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the tussore moth, or a fabric made from this [Hindi <span class="bodyi">tasar</span> from Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">tasara</span> a shuttle].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strain<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059759a"><!--s059759a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064457b"><!--s064457b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s017521c"><!--s017521c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a breed, race, or variety of an animal or plant </p><p><i></i></p><p>a high-yielding strain of winter wheat</p>.</div><a name="s017522c"><!--s017522c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a particular type of a bacterium or virus </p><p><i></i></p><p>a new and distinct strain of Asian flu</p>.</div></div><a name="s064458b"><!--s064458b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an inherited but not dominant characteristic, quality, or disposition </p><p><i></i></p><p>a strain of madness in the family</p>.</div><a name="s064459b"><!--s064459b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a variation on something such as a philosophy, movement, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>a slightly different strain of logical positivism</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">strēon</span> gain, acquisition, in Middle English ‘offspring, progeny’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">will<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/wil/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">third person sing. present tense</span> will) (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> would /wəd/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069320a"><!--s069320a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb aux</span></i></p><a name="s075261b"><!--s075261b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>used to express an action or state in the future </p><p><i></i></p><p>Tomorrow morning I will wake up in this first-class hotel suite</p><p> Tennessee Williams.</p></div><a name="s075262b"><!--s075262b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used to express intention or determination </p><p><i></i></p><p>I will go, whatever they do</p> <p><i></i></p><p>You will do as I say</p>.</div><a name="s075263b"><!--s075263b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>used to express willingness or consent </p><p><i></i></p><p>Is there no one who will help us?</p>.</div><a name="s075264b"><!--s075264b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>used to express a request or invitation </p><p><i></i></p><p>Will you please stop talking</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Will you have some tea?</p>.</div><a name="s075265b"><!--s075265b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>used to express likelihood or probability </p><p><i></i></p><p>Accidents will happen</p> <p><i></i></p><p>That will be the postman</p>.</div><a name="s075266b"><!--s075266b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>used with emphatic stress to express annoyance </p><p><i></i></p><p>He will call the radio the ‘wireless’</p>.</div><a name="s075267b"><!--s075267b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>used to express capability </p><p><i></i></p><p>The back seat will hold three passengers</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s075268b"><!--s075268b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal, literary</span> to wish or desire </p><p><i></i></p><p>We shall do it whether they will or no</p>.</div><a name="s075269b"><!--s075269b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to be about to go </p><p><i></i></p><p>Thither will I then</p><a name="sb000000488"><!--sb000000488--></a><p> Scott [Old English <span class="bodyi">wyllan</span> to wish, intend, or be going to do]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">will</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">shall</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/shall/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">shall</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seaweed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054293a"><!--s054293a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057608b"><!--s057608b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an alga growing in the sea, typically having thick slimy fronds.</p></div><a name="s057609b"><!--s057609b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an abundant growth of this plant.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tote<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063856a"><!--s063856a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">the tote</span>) <span class="bodyi">informal</span> a betting system in which winners are paid a proportion of the total amount staked, less tax, based on the size of their stake, using a totalizator to calculate payouts.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">voyeur</span><small><span class="eSynop">/vwahʹyuh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067955a"><!--s067955a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073665b"><!--s073665b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who obtains sexual gratification by looking at other people's sexual organs, sexual acts, etc.</p></div><a name="s073666b"><!--s073666b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a prying observer who gets excitement from witnessing other people's suffering or distress </p><p><i></i></p><p>There are some disasters that are so ghastly that even the voyeur averts the eyes</p><p> Guardian <span class="bodyb">voyeurism</span> /ʹvwahyəriz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">voyeuristic</span> /-ʹristik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">voyeuristically</span> /-ʹristikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">voyeur</span>, literally ‘one who sees’, from <span class="bodyi">voir</span> to see, from Latin <span class="bodyi">vidēre</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">testate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062489a"><!--s062489a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who dies testate.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snick<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/snik/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057031a"><!--s057031a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061081b"><!--s061081b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cut (something) slightly.</p></div><a name="s061082b"><!--s061082b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in cricket, to hit (the ball) with the edge of the bat [prob from obsolete <span class="bodyi">snick or snee</span> to engage in cut-and-thrust fighting, alteration of earlier <span class="bodyi">steake or snye</span>, from Dutch <span class="bodyi">steken</span> to stab and <span class="bodyi">snijden</span> to cut].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">springtime</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058392a"><!--s058392a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062704b"><!--s062704b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the season of spring.</p></div><a name="s062705b"><!--s062705b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> one's youth </p><p><i></i></p><p>And bitter is my misery to think that in the springtime of my being, I must leave this pleasant land</p><p> William Cullen Bryant.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swing<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/swing/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> swung /swung/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061123a"><!--s061123a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s066065b"><!--s066065b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s017911c"><!--s017911c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to move or cause to move freely to and fro when suspended or as if suspended.</p></div><a name="s017912c"><!--s017912c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to hang freely from a support.</p></div></div><a name="s066066b"><!--s066066b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s017913c"><!--s017913c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to move in or cause to move in describe a circle or arc.</p></div><a name="s017914c"><!--s017914c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to turn on, or as if on, a hinge or pivot; to move in a gentle curve.</p></div><a name="s017915c"><!--s017915c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to turn and face the opposite direction.</p></div></div><a name="s066067b"><!--s066067b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to move into a new position by grasping a fixed support.</p></div><a name="s066068b"><!--s066068b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in cricket, said of a bowled ball: to deviate from a straight path before reaching the batsman.</p></div><a name="s066069b"><!--s066069b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to be executed by hanging.</p></div><a name="s066070b"><!--s066070b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to throw (a punch) with a sweeping arm movement.</p></div><a name="s066071b"><!--s066071b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + out) to hit or aim at somebody or something with a sweeping arm movement.</p></div><a name="s066072b"><!--s066072b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to fluctuate from one condition, position, or object of attention to another </p><p><i></i></p><p>He swings between optimism and pessimism</p>.</div><a name="s066073b"><!--s066073b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to influence (something) decisively.</p></div><a name="s066074b"><!--s066074b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to succeed in doing or having (something).</p></div><a name="s066075b"><!--s066075b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>to play music or sing with a lively compelling rhythm.</p></div><a name="s066076b"><!--s066076b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><a name="s017916c"><!--s017916c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of music: to have a steady pulsing rhythm.</p></div><a name="s017917c"><!--s017917c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to play or sing with a lively compelling rhythm; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> to play swing.</p></div></div><a name="s066077b"><!--s066077b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><a name="s017918c"><!--s017918c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to move along rhythmically </p><p><i></i></p><p>I saw her swinging down the street</p>.</div><a name="s017919c"><!--s017919c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to start up in a smooth vigorous manner </p><p><i></i></p><p>We were ready to swing into action</p>.</div></div><a name="s066078b"><!--s066078b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to be lively and exciting.</p></div><a name="s066079b"><!--s066079b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">15</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to be sexually promiscuous, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by swapping sexual partners <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s066080b"><!--s066080b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">16</span><br/><a name="s017920c"><!--s017920c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to move (something) from one point to another by suspension </p><p><i></i></p><p>The cranes swing cargo over the ship's side</p>.</div><a name="s017921c"><!--s017921c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to suspend (something) between two points so that it can sway or turn.</p></div></div><a name="s066081b"><!--s066081b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">17</span><br/><a name="s017922c"><!--s017922c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to cause (a hammer, axe, etc) to move vigorously through a wide curve or circle.</p></div><a name="s017923c"><!--s017923c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to sway or pivot.</p></div></div><a name="s066082b"><!--s066082b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">18</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to face or move in another direction </p><p><i></i></p><p>I swung the car into a side road</p>.</div><a name="s066083b"><!--s066083b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">19</span><br/><p>in cricket, to make (a delivery of a ball) deviate from a straight path.</p></div><a name="s066084b"><!--s066084b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">20</span><br/><p>to deliver (a punch) with a sweeping arm movement.</p></div><a name="s066085b"><!--s066085b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">21</span><br/><a name="s017924c"><!--s017924c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to bring (somebody) round by influence.</p></div><a name="s017925c"><!--s017925c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to influence (a decision, vote, etc) decisively.</p></div><a name="s017926c"><!--s017926c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to succeed in achieving or obtaining (something) ✱ <span class="bodyb">swing the lead</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to neglect one's work, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by inventing excuses; to malinger [referring to the weight at the end of a line used to determine the depth of water; ‘swinging’ the lead would distort the reading.] [Old English <span class="bodyi">swingan</span> to beat, fling oneself, rush].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shore<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055661a"><!--s055661a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a beam or prop used to shore something</p><p><span class="bodyb">shoring</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upward<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹupwəd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066590a"><!--s066590a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>moving or extending upwards; ascending </p><p><i></i></p><p>an upward movement</p> <p><span class="bodyb">upwardly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">will<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069321a"><!--s069321a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075270b"><!--s075270b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s020491c"><!--s020491c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a mental power by which one controls one's wishes, choices, intentions, etc or initiates action </p><p><i></i></p><p>As men's prayers are a disease of the will, so are their creeds a disease of the intellect</p><p> Ralph Waldo Emerson.</p></div><a name="s020492c"><!--s020492c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an inclination to act in a particular way </p><p><i></i></p><p>the will to live</p> <p><i></i></p><p>the will to believe</p>.</div><a name="s020493c"><!--s020493c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a specified attitude towards others </p><p><i></i></p><p>ill will</p> <p><i></i></p><p>ill will</p>.</div></div><a name="s075271b"><!--s075271b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a desire, wish, intention, or inclination.</p></div><a name="s075272b"><!--s075272b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a desire or intention.</p></div><a name="s075273b"><!--s075273b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>willpower; self-control </p><p><i></i></p><p>has an iron will</p>.</div><a name="s075274b"><!--s075274b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a legal declaration of the manner in which a person wishes to have their property disposed of after their death ✱ <span class="bodyb">at will</span> as one wishes; as or when it pleases or suits oneself ✱ <span class="bodyb">with a will</span> enthusiastically and energetically ✱ <span class="bodyb">with the best will in the world</span> no matter how good one's intentions are [Old English <span class="bodyi">willa</span> will, desire].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strained</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059760a"><!--s059760a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064460b"><!--s064460b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>done or produced with excessive effort; not spontaneous </p><p><i></i></p><p>a strained smile</p>.</div><a name="s064461b"><!--s064461b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>tense; uneasy </p><p><i></i></p><p>strained relations</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a strained silence</p>.</div><a name="s064462b"><!--s064462b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>showing the effects of strain </p><p><i></i></p><p>a strained expression</p>.</div><a name="s064463b"><!--s064463b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said e.g. of an instance or example cited: far-fetched.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tote bag</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063857a"><!--s063857a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large bag for carrying articles, e.g. shopping or personal possessions.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tussore moth</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065224a"><!--s065224a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various moths whose larvae produce a strong coarse brown or yellowish silk: <span class="bodyi">Antheraea paphia</span> and other species.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seaworthy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054294a"><!--s054294a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a ship: fit or safe for a sea voyage</p><p><span class="bodyb">seaworthiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shore<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055662a"><!--s055662a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or Aus, NZ</span> past tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/shear1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">shear 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">VP</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067956a"><!--s067956a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073667b"><!--s073667b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>verb phrase.</p></div><a name="s073668b"><!--s073668b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>vice-president.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">testator</span><small><span class="eSynop">/teʹstaytə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062490a"><!--s062490a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who makes a will or leaves a valid will after his or her death [Middle English <span class="bodyi">testatour</span> via Anglo-French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">testator</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">testari</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/testament/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">testament</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snick<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057032a"><!--s057032a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061083b"><!--s061083b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small cut; a nick.</p></div><a name="s061084b"><!--s061084b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in cricket, a blow with the edge of the bat or the resulting deflection of the ball.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swing<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061124a"><!--s061124a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066086b"><!--s066086b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a suspended seat on which a person can swing to and fro.</p></div><a name="s066087b"><!--s066087b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an act or the motion of swinging, e.g.:</p><a name="s017927c"><!--s017927c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a stroke or blow delivered with a sweeping movement.</p></div><a name="s017928c"><!--s017928c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a sweeping or rhythmic movement of the body or a body part.</p></div><a name="s017929c"><!--s017929c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the regular movement of a freely suspended object, e.g. a pendulum, to and fro along an arc.</p></div><a name="s017930c"><!--s017930c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>the arc or range through which something swings.</p></div><a name="s017931c"><!--s017931c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>a curving course or outline.</p></div></div><a name="s066088b"><!--s066088b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in cricket, deviation of the ball from a straight path while travelling through the air before reaching the batsman.</p></div><a name="s066089b"><!--s066089b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a shift from one condition or state to another, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a change in public opinion or political preference </p><p><i></i></p><p>a 10% swing to Labour</p>.</div><a name="s066090b"><!--s066090b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>jazz played with a steady lively rhythm and simple harmony ✱ <span class="bodyb">get into the swing of things</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to accustom oneself to a situation or undertaking ✱ <span class="bodyb">go with a swing</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to be enjoyable and successful ✱ <span class="bodyb">in full swing</span> at the height of activity ✱ <span class="bodyb">swings and roundabouts</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a situation in which a loss or disadvantage is balanced by a gain or advantage of another kind.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">springy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹspringi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (springier, springiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058393a"><!--s058393a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having an elastic or bouncy quality; resilient </p><p><i></i></p><p>She walks with a springy step</p> <p><i></i></p><p>The turf was dry and springy</p> <p><span class="bodyb">springily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">springiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upward<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066591a"><!--s066591a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/upwards/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">upwards</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">will<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069322a"><!--s069322a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075275b"><!--s075275b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(+ to) to bequeath (property) to somebody </p><p><i></i></p><p>He willed all his worldly goods to his daughter</p>.</div><a name="s075276b"><!--s075276b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s020494c"><!--s020494c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to determine (something) deliberately.</p></div><a name="s020495c"><!--s020495c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to decree or ordain (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Providence wills it</p>.</div><a name="s020496c"><!--s020496c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to cause or attempt to cause (something) by exercise of the will </p><p><i></i></p><p>I willed her to go away</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s075277b"><!--s075277b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to exercise the will.</p></div><a name="s075278b"><!--s075278b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to choose</p><p><span class="bodyb">willer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">VPL</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067957a"><!--s067957a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>visible panty line.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snicker<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsnikə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (snickered, snickering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057033a"><!--s057033a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061085b"><!--s061085b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to snigger.</p></div><a name="s061086b"><!--s061086b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a horse: to whinny [imitative].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strainer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059761a"><!--s059761a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a device, e.g. a sieve, to retain solid pieces while a liquid passes through </p><p><i></i></p><p>a tea-strainer</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">testatrix</span><small><span class="eSynop">/teʹstaytriks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> testatrices /-seez/ testatrixes)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062491a"><!--s062491a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> a female testator.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tut<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/tut; <span class="bodyi">or clicked</span> t/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065225a"><!--s065225a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used to express disapproval or impatience.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sebaceous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹbayshəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054295a"><!--s054295a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or secreting sebum or other fatty material [Latin <span class="bodyi">sebaceus</span> made of tallow, from <span class="bodyi">sebum</span> tallow].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shore leave</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055663a"><!--s055663a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>time granted to members of a ship's crew to go ashore.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sprinkle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹspringkl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058394a"><!--s058394a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062706b"><!--s062706b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to scatter (a liquid) in fine drops or (a substance) in the form of a powder or fine particles.</p></div><a name="s062707b"><!--s062707b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to scatter a liquid or fine particles over (a surface).</p></div><a name="s062708b"><!--s062708b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>) to dot (something) here and there </p><p><i></i></p><p>meadows sprinkled with flowers</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s062709b"><!--s062709b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to rain lightly in scattered drops [Middle English <span class="bodyi">sprenklen, sprinclen</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swingbin</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061125a"><!--s061125a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a rubbish bin with a lid that is pushed open and swings shut.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">totem</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtohtəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063858a"><!--s063858a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069046b"><!--s069046b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s018851c"><!--s018851c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a natural object serving as the emblem of a family or clan.</p></div><a name="s018852c"><!--s018852c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a carved or painted representation of this.</p></div></div><a name="s069047b"><!--s069047b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that serves as an emblem or revered symbol <span class="bodyb">totemic</span> /tohʹtemik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Ojibwa <span class="bodyi">ototeman</span> his totem].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upwardly mobile</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066592a"><!--s066592a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>moving, to or having the ambition to move, to a higher social status or a better economic class</p><p><span class="bodyb">upward mobility</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">willed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069323a"><!--s069323a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">used in combinations</span>) having a will of a specified kind </p><p><i></i></p><p>strong-willed</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">VPRC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067958a"><!--s067958a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Video Packaging Review Committee.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strain gauge</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059762a"><!--s059762a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/extensometer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">extensometer</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tut<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (tutted, tutting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065226a"><!--s065226a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to express disapproval or impatience by uttering ‘tut’ or ‘tut-tut’.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swing bridge</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061126a"><!--s061126a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bridge that can be swung aside to let ships through.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snicker<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057034a"><!--s057034a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061087b"><!--s061087b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a snigger.</p></div><a name="s061088b"><!--s061088b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a whinny.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upward mobility</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066593a"><!--s066593a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>movement towards a higher social standing or a better economic class.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">test ban</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062492a"><!--s062492a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a self-imposed ban on the testing of nuclear weapons.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sprinkle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058395a"><!--s058395a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062710b"><!--s062710b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an instance of sprinkling.</p></div><a name="s062711b"><!--s062711b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a light fall of rain.</p></div><a name="s062712b"><!--s062712b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a light covering; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sprinkling/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sprinkling</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s062713b"><!--s062713b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> (<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) small thin sugar strands that are used as a decoration on iced cakes, ice cream, etc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">totemism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063859a"><!--s063859a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the belief in a mystical relationship between a group or individual and a totem</p><p><span class="bodyb">totemist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sebaceous cyst</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054296a"><!--s054296a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fatty swelling in a sebaceous gland.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shoreline</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055664a"><!--s055664a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059304b"><!--s059304b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the line where a body of water and the shore meet.</p></div><a name="s059305b"><!--s059305b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the strip of land along this line.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">willet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwilət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> willets <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> willet)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069324a"><!--s069324a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large N American sandpiper with greyish plumage: <span class="bodyi">Catoptrophorus</span> <span class="bodyi">semipalmatus</span> [imitative of its call, <span class="bodyi">pill-will-willet</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">VR</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067959a"><!--s067959a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073669b"><!--s073669b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Queen Victoria.</p></div><a name="s073670b"><!--s073670b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>variant reading.</p></div><a name="s073671b"><!--s073671b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>virtual reality.</p></div><a name="s073672b"><!--s073672b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>Volunteer Reserve [(sense 1) Latin <span class="bodyi">Victoria Regina</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tutee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tyoohʹtee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065227a"><!--s065227a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who is being tutored [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tutor2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tutor 2</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ee1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ee 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strait<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/strayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059763a"><!--s059763a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> narrow </p><p><i></i></p><p>Strait is the gate … which leadeth unto life</p><p> Bible</p><p><span class="bodyb">straitly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">straitness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via Old French <span class="bodyi">estreit</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">strictus</span> constricted, past part. of <span class="bodyi">stringere</span> to bind tightly].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">test bed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062493a"><!--s062493a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a piece of equipment for testing a component separately from its intended working environment.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swing door</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061127a"><!--s061127a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a door that can be pushed open from either side and that swings closed when released.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">willful</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069325a"><!--s069325a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wilful/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wilful</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upwards</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066594a"><!--s066594a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072198b"><!--s072198b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s019681c"><!--s019681c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>from a lower to a higher place, condition, or level; in the opposite direction from down.</p></div><a name="s019682c"><!--s019682c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>so as to expose a particular surface </p><p><i></i></p><p>face upwards</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Hold out your hand, palm upwards</p>.</div></div><a name="s072199b"><!--s072199b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to an indefinitely greater amount, price, age, rank, etc.</p></div><a name="s072200b"><!--s072200b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s019683c"><!--s019683c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to an indefinitely greater amount, price, age, rank, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>from £5 upwards</p>.</div><a name="s019684c"><!--s019684c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>towards a higher number, degree, or rate ✱ <span class="bodyb">upwards/upward of</span> more than; in excess of </p><p><i></i></p><p>They cost upwards of £25</p>.</div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sprinkler</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058396a"><!--s058396a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062714b"><!--s062714b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of the series of nozzles in a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sprinkler_system/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sprinkler system</span></span></a> that release water in a spray in response to heat or smoke.</p></div><a name="s062715b"><!--s062715b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an apparatus for watering a lawn by spraying</p><p><span class="bodyb">sprinklered</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sebaceous gland</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054297a"><!--s054297a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a gland in the skin that secretes sebum. Sebaceous glands are found on all parts of the body except the soles of the feet and the palms of the hands. Blockage of the gland outlets is a cause of acne.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shorewards</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshawwədz/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055665a"><!--s055665a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>towards the shore.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">totem pole</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063860a"><!--s063860a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069048b"><!--s069048b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a pole carved and painted with a series of totemic symbols erected by some Native American peoples.</p></div><a name="s069049b"><!--s069049b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> an order of rank; a hierarchy.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snide</span><small><span class="eSynop">/snied/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057035a"><!--s057035a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061089b"><!--s061089b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>slyly disparaging; insinuating </p><p><i></i></p><p>snide remarks</p>.</div><a name="s061090b"><!--s061090b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> mean; low </p><p><i></i></p><p>a snide trick</p>.</div><a name="s061091b"><!--s061091b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>counterfeit; bogus</p><p><span class="bodyb">snidely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">snideness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">snidey</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">VRML</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067960a"><!--s067960a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>virtual reality modelling language, used to display three-dimensional data in web pages.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strait<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059764a"><!--s059764a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064464b"><!--s064464b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) a narrow channel connecting two large bodies of water </p><p><i></i></p><p>the Straits of Messina</p>.</div><a name="s064465b"><!--s064465b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) a situation of difficulty or distress </p><p><i></i></p><p>in dire straits</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">test card</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062494a"><!--s062494a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a geometric pattern or fixed picture broadcast by a television transmitting station to facilitate the testing or adjustment of receivers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tutelage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtyoohtilij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065228a"><!--s065228a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070738b"><!--s070738b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>guardianship.</p></div><a name="s070739b"><!--s070739b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the state or period of being under a guardian or tutor.</p></div><a name="s070740b"><!--s070740b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>instruction; tuition [Latin <span class="bodyi">tutela</span> protection, guardian, from <span class="bodyi">tueri</span> to look at, guard, + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/age/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-age</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swinge</span><small><span class="eSynop">/swinj/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061128a"><!--s061128a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> to beat or punish (somebody) [Old English <span class="bodyi">swengan</span> to move violently, shake].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seborrhoea</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">seborrhea</span>) /sebəʹriə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054298a"><!--s054298a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>excessive discharge of sebum, e.g. on the scalp [scientific Latin, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sebum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sebum</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/rrhoea/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-rrhoea</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sprinkler system</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058397a"><!--s058397a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fire-extinguishing system consisting of a series of nozzles installed in the ceilings of a building that release water in response to the presence of smoke or a rise in temperature.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">upwind</span><small><span class="eSynop">/upʹwind/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066595a"><!--s066595a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in the direction from which the wind is blowing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">willie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwili/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069326a"><!--s069326a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/willies/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">willy</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sniff<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/snif/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057036a"><!--s057036a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061092b"><!--s061092b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to draw air audibly up the nose, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for smelling or for clearing the nasal passages <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s061093b"><!--s061093b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to smell or inhale (something) through the nose.</p></div><a name="s061094b"><!--s061094b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ out) to detect or become aware of (something) by or as if by smelling ✱ <span class="bodyb">sniff at</span> to regard or treat (something) with contempt or disdain </p><p><i></i></p><p>The offer is not to be sniffed at</p> <p><span class="bodyb">sniffer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">sniffen</span>, of imitative origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shoring</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055666a"><!--s055666a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059306b"><!--s059306b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act of supporting with or as if with shores.</p></div><a name="s059307b"><!--s059307b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a system or quantity of shores.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">t'other <span class="bodyi">or</span> tother</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtudhə/ <i><span class="bodyi">pronoun and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063861a"><!--s063861a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly dialect</span> the other [Middle English <span class="bodyi">tother</span>, alteration, by incorrect division, of <span class="bodyi">thet other</span> the other].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vroom</span><small><span class="eSynop">/vroom, vroohm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067961a"><!--s067961a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a noise of an engine revving up or of a high-speed vehicle [imitative].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">straiten</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (straitened, straitening) <span class="bodyi">archaic</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059765a"><!--s059765a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064466b"><!--s064466b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>) to subject (somebody) to severely restricting difficulties, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a financial kind </p><p><i></i></p><p>a woman straitened both in means and in reputation</p><p> Hardy.</p></div><a name="s064467b"><!--s064467b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to restrict (something) in range or scope </p><p><i></i></p><p>those natural dilations of the youthful spirit, which circumstances cannot straiten</p><p> Charles Lamb.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">test case</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062495a"><!--s062495a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in law, a representative case whose outcome is likely to serve as a precedent.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tutelary<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtyoohtiləri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065229a"><!--s065229a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070741b"><!--s070741b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having the guardianship of somebody or something </p><p><i></i></p><p>a tutelary deity</p>.</div><a name="s070742b"><!--s070742b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to or denoting a guardian [Latin <span class="bodyi">tutelarius</span>, from <span class="bodyi">tutela</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tutelage/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tutelage</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sniff<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057037a"><!--s057037a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061095b"><!--s061095b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>anthe act or sound of sniffing.</p></div><a name="s061096b"><!--s061096b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a quantity that is sniffed </p><p><i></i></p><p>a good sniff of sea air</p>.</div><a name="s061097b"><!--s061097b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a trace or hint.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">willies</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwiliz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069327a"><!--s069327a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the willies</span>) <span class="bodyi">informal</span> a feeling of nervousness or fear </p><p><i></i></p><p>Walking home through the cemetery gives me the willies</p> <p>[origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">totter<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtotə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (tottered, tottering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063862a"><!--s063862a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069050b"><!--s069050b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s018853c"><!--s018853c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to tremble or rock as if about to fall.</p></div><a name="s018854c"><!--s018854c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to become unstable; to threaten to collapse </p><p><i></i></p><p>He now saw all his long cherished hopes in danger of final destruction, and suddenly cast upon the brink of a precipice, where, while he struggled to protect them from falling, his eyes were dazzled by beholding them totter.</p><p> Fanny Burney.</p></div></div><a name="s069051b"><!--s069051b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to move unsteadily; to stagger</p><p><span class="bodyb">totterer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">toteren</span> to swing, from early Dutch <span class="bodyi">touteren</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sebum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹseebəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054299a"><!--s054299a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>fatty lubricant matter secreted by the sebaceous glands of the skin [Latin <span class="bodyi">sebum</span> tallow, grease].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ur-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066596a"><!--s066596a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meaning: original; primitive </p><p><i></i></p><p>Urtext</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Ursprache</p> <p>[German <span class="bodyi">Ur-</span>, from Old High German <span class="bodyi">ir-, ur-</span> thoroughly].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swingeing</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹswinjing/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061129a"><!--s061129a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> severe or drastic </p><p><i></i></p><p>They have made swingeing cuts in public expenditure</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shorn</span><small><span class="eSynop">/shawn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055667a"><!--s055667a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/shear1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">shear 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sprinkling</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058398a"><!--s058398a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small quantity or number, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> falling in scattered drops or particles or distributed randomly </p><p><i></i></p><p>a sprinkling of snow</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vrou</span><small><span class="eSynop">/froh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067962a"><!--s067962a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">SAfr</span> an Afrikaner woman [Afrikaans <span class="bodyi">vrou</span> from Dutch <span class="bodyi">vrouw</span> from early Dutch <span class="bodyi">vrouwe</span> lady, woman].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">straitened</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059766a"><!--s059766a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> denoting poverty-stricken circumstances in which severe economies must be made.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">SEC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054300a"><!--s054300a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Securities and Exchange Commission.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">test-drive</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> test-drove) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> test-driven)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062496a"><!--s062496a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to drive (a motor vehicle) before buying it in order to evaluate its suitability</p><p><span class="bodyb">test drive</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tutelary<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> tutelaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065230a"><!--s065230a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tutelary power, e.g. a deity.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sniffer dog</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057038a"><!--s057038a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a police dog trained to detect drugs or explosives by smell.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">willie wagtail</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069328a"><!--s069328a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/willy_wagtail_or_willie_wagtail/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">willy wagtail</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">short<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/shawt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055668a"><!--s055668a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059308b"><!--s059308b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having little or insufficient length or height.</p></div><a name="s059309b"><!--s059309b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not extended in time; brief </p><p><i></i></p><p>a short vacation</p>.</div><a name="s059310b"><!--s059310b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>limited in distance </p><p><i></i></p><p>a short walk</p>.</div><a name="s059311b"><!--s059311b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s016039c"><!--s016039c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>not coming up to a measure or requirement </p><p><i></i></p><p>in short supply</p>.</div><a name="s016040c"><!--s016040c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>not reaching far enough </p><p><i></i></p><p>The throw was short by five metres</p>.</div><a name="s016041c"><!--s016041c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + of) insufficiently supplied </p><p><i></i></p><p>short of cash</p>.</div></div><a name="s059312b"><!--s059312b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s016042c"><!--s016042c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>not lengthy or protracted; concise.</p></div><a name="s016043c"><!--s016043c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>made briefer; abbreviated </p><p><i></i></p><p>Sue is short for Susan</p>.</div></div><a name="s059313b"><!--s059313b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s016044c"><!--s016044c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>abrupt or curt.</p></div><a name="s016045c"><!--s016045c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>quickly provoked </p><p><i></i></p><p>a short temper</p>.</div></div><a name="s059314b"><!--s059314b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s016046c"><!--s016046c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a speech sound: having a relatively short duration.</p></div><a name="s016047c"><!--s016047c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of one of a pair of similarly spelt vowel sounds: shorter in duration than the other.</p></div><a name="s016048c"><!--s016048c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>said of a syllable in verse: of relatively brief duration.</p></div><a name="s016049c"><!--s016049c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>said of a syllable in verse: unstressed.</p></div></div><a name="s059315b"><!--s059315b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>said of odds in betting: almost even.</p></div><a name="s059316b"><!--s059316b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>payable at an early date; short-term.</p></div><a name="s059317b"><!--s059317b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><a name="s016050c"><!--s016050c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a seller: not yet possessing the goods or property that he or she has contracted to sell because their price is expected to fall before the delivery date.</p></div><a name="s016051c"><!--s016051c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>relating to the sale of securities or commodities that the seller does not possess or has not contracted for at the time of the sale.</p></div></div><a name="s059318b"><!--s059318b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>said of pastry: crisp and easily broken owing to the presence of fat; crumbly.</p></div><a name="s059319b"><!--s059319b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>in cricket:</p><a name="s016052c"><!--s016052c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>denoting or occupying a fielding position near the batsman.</p></div><a name="s016053c"><!--s016053c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a bowled ball: bouncing relatively far from the batsman ✱ <span class="bodyb">get/have somebody by the short and curlies</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to have somebody totally at one's mercy ✱ <span class="bodyb">in short order</span> quickly ✱ <span class="bodyb">in the short run</span> for the immediate future ✱ <span class="bodyb">make short work of something</span> to get through something quickly ✱ <span class="bodyb">short and sweet</span> brief and not too unpleasant </p><p><i></i></p><p>Let's keep the meeting short and sweet</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">short for</span> an abbreviation for ✱ <span class="bodyb">short on</span> not having much of</p><p><span class="bodyb">shortish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">shortness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">scort</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">VS</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067963a"><!--s067963a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>veterinary surgeon.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swinger</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹswing·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061130a"><!--s061130a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066091b"><!--s066091b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> a lively or fashionable person.</p></div><a name="s066092b"><!--s066092b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person who engages freely in sex, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in swapping sexual partners.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">totter<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063863a"><!--s063863a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an unsteady gait</p><p><span class="bodyb">tottery</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">uracil</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹyooərəsil/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066598a"><!--s066598a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chemical compound that is one of the four bases whose order in the molecular chain of RNA codes genetic information: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/adenine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">adenine</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cytosine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cytosine</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/guanine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">guanine</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/thymine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">thymine</span></span></a> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ur/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ur-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/acetic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">acetic</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/il/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-il</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sprint<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/sprint/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058399a"><!--s058399a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062716b"><!--s062716b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to run at top speed, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> over a short distance in competitive athletics.</p></div><a name="s062717b"><!--s062717b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to run; to dash </p><p><i></i></p><p>Sprint round to the chemist's</p> <p><span class="bodyb">sprinter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">sprinting</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">straitjacket<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> straightjacket</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059767a"><!--s059767a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064468b"><!--s064468b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a cover or outer garment of strong material used to bind the body and <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the arms closely, in restraining a violent prisoner or psychiatric patient.</p></div><a name="s064469b"><!--s064469b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that restricts or confines like a straitjacket </p><p><i></i></p><p>the straitjacket of convention</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sec.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054303a"><!--s054303a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057610b"><!--s057610b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>secant.</p></div><a name="s057611b"><!--s057611b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>second.</p></div><a name="s057612b"><!--s057612b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>secondary.</p></div><a name="s057613b"><!--s057613b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>secretary.</p></div><a name="s057614b"><!--s057614b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>section.</p></div><a name="s057615b"><!--s057615b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>sector.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">short<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055669a"><!--s055669a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059320b"><!--s059320b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in an abrupt manner; suddenly </p><p><i></i></p><p>The car stopped short</p>.</div><a name="s059321b"><!--s059321b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>before reaching a specified or intended point or target </p><p><i></i></p><p>The shells fell short</p>.</div><a name="s059322b"><!--s059322b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in a curt manner.</p></div><a name="s059323b"><!--s059323b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of a financial deal: by a short sale ✱ <span class="bodyb">be taken/caught short</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to feel a sudden embarrassing need to defecate or urinate ✱ <span class="bodyb">bring/pull somebody up short</span> to make somebody stop or pause suddenly ✱ <span class="bodyb">short of</span> less than </p><p><i></i></p><p>Nothing short of a miracle can save them now</p>.</div><a name="s059324b"><!--s059324b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>before reaching (an extreme) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He stopped short of murder</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tested</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062497a"><!--s062497a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu used in combinations</span>) subjected to or qualified through testing </p><p><i></i></p><p>time-tested principles</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sniffle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsnifl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057039a"><!--s057039a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to sniff repeatedly, e.g. when crying or when suffering from a cold</p><p><span class="bodyb">sniffler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [frequentative of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sniff1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sniff 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">totting</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtoting/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063864a"><!--s063864a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> the occupation of scavenging refuse for saleable goods, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> illicitly</p><p><span class="bodyb">totter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [obsolete <span class="bodyi">tot</span> bone, something salvaged from refuse, of unknown origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sprint<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058400a"><!--s058400a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062718b"><!--s062718b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of sprinting.</p></div><a name="s062719b"><!--s062719b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a running race of no more than 400m.</p></div><a name="s062720b"><!--s062720b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s017202c"><!--s017202c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a short fast swimming or cycling race.</p></div><a name="s017203c"><!--s017203c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a burst of speed </p><p><i></i></p><p>He found the energy for a final sprint</p>.</div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">uraei</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yooʹreeie/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066599a"><!--s066599a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/uraeus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">uraeus</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vs.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067964a"><!--s067964a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073673b"><!--s073673b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>verse.</p></div><a name="s073674b"><!--s073674b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>versus.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tutor<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtyoohtə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065231a"><!--s065231a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070743b"><!--s070743b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person employed as a private teacher, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one who teaches individuals or small groups, often giving extra instruction or remedial help.</p></div><a name="s070744b"><!--s070744b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a university or college teacher who teaches a small group, often also having responsibility for students’ welfare.</p></div><a name="s070745b"><!--s070745b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s019410c"><!--s019410c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a university or college teacher who teaches a small group, often also having responsibility for students’ welfare.</p></div><a name="s019411c"><!--s019411c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a junior university or college teacher, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one without <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tenure/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tenure</span></span></a> (secure employment status).</p></div></div><a name="s070746b"><!--s070746b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> an instruction book <span class="bodyb">tutorage</span> /-rij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">tutorship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">tutor</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">tueri</span> to look at or guard].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">willing</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwiling/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069329a"><!--s069329a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075279b"><!--s075279b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>inclined or favourably disposed in mind; ready </p><p><i></i></p><p>willing to work</p>.</div><a name="s075280b"><!--s075280b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>done, borne, or given without reluctance </p><p><i></i></p><p>willing help</p>.</div><a name="s075281b"><!--s075281b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>prompt to act or respond </p><p><i></i></p><p>a willing horse</p> <p><span class="bodyb">willingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">willingness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swinging</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹswinging/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061131a"><!--s061131a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066093b"><!--s066093b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>lively and exciting.</p></div><a name="s066094b"><!--s066094b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>sexually liberated [present part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/swing1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">swing 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">straitjacket<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> straightjacket</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (straitjacketed straightjacketed) (straitjacketing straightjacketing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059768a"><!--s059768a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to restrain (a person, their spirit, etc) with or as if with a straitjacket </p><p><i></i></p><p>old straitjacketing teaching methods that don't allow for diversity</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sec<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/sek/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054301a"><!--s054301a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a second or moment </p><p><i></i></p><p>Hang on a sec!</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tester<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062498a"><!--s062498a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067651b"><!--s067651b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person or device that carries out tests.</p></div><a name="s067652b"><!--s067652b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a sample of a product, such as a cosmetic, for a prospective customer to try.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">short<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055670a"><!--s055670a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059325b"><!--s059325b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a drink of spirits; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> such a drink as opposed to beer.</p></div><a name="s059326b"><!--s059326b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a brief film, often a documentary or educational film.</p></div><a name="s059327b"><!--s059327b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s016054c"><!--s016054c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a short syllable or vowel.</p></div><a name="s016055c"><!--s016055c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a short sound or signal, e.g. in Morse code.</p></div></div><a name="s059328b"><!--s059328b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/short_circuit/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">short circuit</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s059329b"><!--s059329b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s016056c"><!--s016056c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>somebody who operates on the short side of the market.</p></div><a name="s016057c"><!--s016057c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) short-term bonds.</p></div></div><a name="s059330b"><!--s059330b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) a by-product of wheat milling that includes the germ, bran, and some flour ✱ <span class="bodyb">for short</span> as an abbreviation ✱ <span class="bodyb">in short</span> by way of summary; briefly.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">v.s.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067965a"><!--s067965a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see above [Latin <span class="bodyi">vide supra</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sniffle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057040a"><!--s057040a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061098b"><!--s061098b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>anthe act or sound of sniffling.</p></div><a name="s061099b"><!--s061099b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) a head cold marked by a runny discharge from the nose </p><p><i></i></p><p>He's got the sniffles</p> <p><span class="bodyb">sniffly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">uraemia</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">uremia</span>) /yooʹreemi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066600a"><!--s066600a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the accumulation in the blood of poisonous substances normally excreted in the urine <span class="bodyb">uraemic</span> /-mik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">williwaw</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwiliwaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069330a"><!--s069330a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075282b"><!--s075282b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sudden strong gust of cold air blowing offshore along a mountainous coast.</p></div><a name="s075283b"><!--s075283b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a violent commotion; a tumult [origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swingle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹswing·gl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061132a"><!--s061132a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wooden instrument like a large knife that is used for beating and cleaning flax [Middle English <span class="bodyi">swingel</span> from early Dutch <span class="bodyi">swinghel</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">totting-up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063865a"><!--s063865a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a legal procedure whereby accumulating a certain number of penalty points from convictions for traffic offences within a particular period disqualifies one from driving.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sprit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sprit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058401a"><!--s058401a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a spar that crosses a four-cornered fore-and-aft sail diagonally to support the peak [Old English <span class="bodyi">sprēot</span> pole, spear].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">straitlaced <span class="bodyi">or</span> straightlaced</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059769a"><!--s059769a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>excessively strict in manners or morals.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tutor<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (tutored, tutoring)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065232a"><!--s065232a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s070747b"><!--s070747b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to act as a tutor to (a person or group) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s070748b"><!--s070748b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to work as a tutor.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sec<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054302a"><!--s054302a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of wine: not sweet; dry [French <span class="bodyi">sec</span> dry, from Latin <span class="bodyi">siccus</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tester<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062499a"><!--s062499a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the canopy over a bed, pulpit, or altar [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">testiere</span> headpiece, head covering, from <span class="bodyi">teste</span> head].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">short<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055671a"><!--s055671a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to short-circuit or cause (something) to short-circuit.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">uraeus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yooʹree·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> uraei /yooʹreeie/ uraeuses)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066601a"><!--s066601a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a representation of a small cobra on the headdress of ancient Egyptian rulers, symbolizing absolute sovereignty [via Latin from late Greek <span class="bodyi">ouraios</span> a snake].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sniffy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (sniffier, sniffiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057041a"><!--s057041a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> having or expressing a haughty attitude; supercilious</p><p><span class="bodyb">sniffily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">sniffiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swingle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061133a"><!--s061133a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to clean (flax) by beating it with a swingle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">will-o’-the-wisp</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌwil ə dhə ʹwisp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069331a"><!--s069331a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075284b"><!--s075284b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a phosphorescent light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground and often caused by the combustion of gas from decomposed organic matter.</p></div><a name="s075285b"><!--s075285b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an enticing but elusive goal.</p></div><a name="s075286b"><!--s075286b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an unreliable or elusive person [<span class="bodyi">Will</span>, nickname for <span class="bodyi">William</span> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/of/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">of</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/the1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">the 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wisp/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wisp</span></span></a> in the sense ‘bundle of straw etc burnt as a torch’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strake</span><small><span class="eSynop">/strayk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059770a"><!--s059770a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064470b"><!--s064470b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a continuous band of hull planking or plates running from stem to stern on a ship, or the width of this.</p></div><a name="s064471b"><!--s064471b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a projecting ridge added to an aircraft or other vehicle to increase stability.</p></div><a name="s064472b"><!--s064472b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>any of the metal plates forming the rim of a wooden tyre [Middle English from late Latin <span class="bodyi">straca</span>, <span class="bodyi">stracus</span> rim, prob. related to Old English <span class="bodyi">streccan</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stretch1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stretch 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">secant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹseekənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054304a"><!--s054304a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057616b"><!--s057616b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a straight line cutting a curve at two or more points.</p></div><a name="s057617b"><!--s057617b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the trigonometric function that is the reciprocal of the cosine [Latin <span class="bodyi">secant-, secans</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">secare</span> to cut].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tutorial<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/tyoohʹtawri·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065233a"><!--s065233a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070749b"><!--s070749b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a session of tuition given by a university or college tutor.</p></div><a name="s070750b"><!--s070750b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in computing, a teaching aid, often a series of on-screen interactive exercises, designed to familiarize a new user with a particular piece of software, equipment, etc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sprite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/spriet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058402a"><!--s058402a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062721b"><!--s062721b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a fairy or elf, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one associated with water.</p></div><a name="s062722b"><!--s062722b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a computer graphic that can be manipulated as a unit on screen.</p></div><a name="s062723b"><!--s062723b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a red flash seen in the upper atmosphere above a thunderstorm [Middle English <span class="bodyi">sprit</span>, contraction of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/spirit1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">spirit 1</span></span></a>, or via Old French <span class="bodyi">esprit</span>, <span class="bodyi">espirit</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">spiritus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/spirit1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">spirit 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">V sign</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067966a"><!--s067966a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a gesture made by raising the index and middle fingers in a V. With the palm outward it signifies victory; with the palm inward it signifies insult or contempt.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">testes</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtesteez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062500a"><!--s062500a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/testis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">testis</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">totty</span><small><span class="eSynop">/toti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> totties) <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal, offensive</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063866a"><!--s063866a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069052b"><!--s069052b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a girl or woman, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one who is attractive or sexually available.</p></div><a name="s069053b"><!--s069053b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>women collectively, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when viewed as sexual objects [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tot1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tot 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">short-acting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055672a"><!--s055672a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a drug: effective for a short time.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ural-Altaic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌyooərəl alʹtayik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066602a"><!--s066602a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hypothetical superfamily of languages formerly thought of as comprising the Uralic and Altaic language families</p><p><span class="bodyb">Ural-Altaic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snifter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsniftə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057042a"><!--s057042a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061100b"><!--s061100b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small drink of spirits.</p></div><a name="s061101b"><!--s061101b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/balloon_glass/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">balloon glass</span></span></a> [English dialect <span class="bodyi">snift</span> to sniff, snort, of imitative origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stramash</span><small><span class="eSynop">/strəʹmash/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059771a"><!--s059771a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Scot</span> a row or commotion [prob imitative].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swingletree</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061134a"><!--s061134a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> the pivoted swinging bar to which the traces of a harness are attached and by which a vehicle or plough is drawn [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/swingle1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">swingle 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tree1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tree 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">secateurs</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsekətuhz, -ʹtuhz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054305a"><!--s054305a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> small pruning shears [French <span class="bodyi">sécateur</span> cutter, from Latin <span class="bodyi">secare</span> to cut].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spritely</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058403a"><!--s058403a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sprightly_or_spritely/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sprightly</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">willow</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwiloh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069332a"><!--s069332a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075287b"><!--s075287b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of numerous species of trees or shrubs bearing catkins of flowers with no petals, sometimes including some grown for its their pliant branches used in basketry or for its whitish wood: genus <span class="bodyi">Salix</span>.</p></div><a name="s075288b"><!--s075288b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the whitish wood of this tree.</p></div><a name="s075289b"><!--s075289b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an object made of willow wood, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a cricket bat [Middle English <span class="bodyi">wilghe, wilowe</span> from Old English <span class="bodyi">welig</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">testicle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtestikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062501a"><!--s062501a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a testis, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> either of the two oval sperm-producing organs of a male mammal, usu with its enclosing structures, e.g. the scrotum <span class="bodyb">testicular</span> /teʹstikyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">testicule</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">testiculus</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">testis</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/testis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">testis</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">VSO</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067967a"><!--s067967a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073675b"><!--s073675b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Very Special Old (brandy).</p></div><a name="s073676b"><!--s073676b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Voluntary Service Overseas.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shortage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshawtij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055673a"><!--s055673a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lack or deficit.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tutorial<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065234a"><!--s065234a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070751b"><!--s070751b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or denoting a tutor or the work of a tutor.</p></div><a name="s070752b"><!--s070752b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to or involving special or private tuition.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">toucan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtoohkən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063867a"><!--s063867a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of fruit-eating birds of tropical America with brilliant colouring and a very large but light beak: genera <span class="bodyi">Ramphastos</span> and <span class="bodyi">Andigera</span> [French <span class="bodyi">toucan</span> via Portuguese from Tupi <span class="bodyi">tucan</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Uralian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yooʹrayli·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066603a"><!--s066603a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/uralic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Uralic</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">Uralian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snig</span><small><span class="eSynop">/snig/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (snigged, snigging)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057043a"><!--s057043a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ</span> to drag (logs) with chains or ropes [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stramonium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/strəʹmohni·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059772a"><!--s059772a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a medicine prepared from the leaves and poisonous seeds of the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/thorn_apple/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">thorn apple</span></span></a>, used e.g. to treat nervous disorders [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">stramonium</span>, perhaps coined from Tartar <span class="bodyi">turman</span> a medicine for horses].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">short back and sides</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055674a"><!--s055674a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a man's hairstyle in which the hair round the ears and at the neck is cut very short.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swingometer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/swingʹomitə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061135a"><!--s061135a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a device for representing statistical movements, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the electoral support of a political party, by means of an adjustable pointer attached to a dial.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">willowherb</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069333a"><!--s069333a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous species of plants of the evening primrose family, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> rosebay willowherb <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/rosebay_willowherb/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">rosebay willowherb</span></span></a> : genus <span class="bodyi">Epilobium</span> and other genera.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tutsan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtutsən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065235a"><!--s065235a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Eurasian woodland plant with yellow flowers and red berries that turn black when ripe. Its large stalkless leaves have antiseptic properties and were formerly used in treating wounds: <span class="bodyi">Hypericum androsaemum</span> [Anglo-French <span class="bodyi">toute-saine</span>, literally ‘all healthy’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">VSOP</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067968a"><!--s067968a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Very Special Old Pale (brandy).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">touch<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/tuch/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063868a"><!--s063868a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069054b"><!--s069054b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to bring the hand or other part of the body in contact with (something).</p></div><a name="s069055b"><!--s069055b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to be in contact.</p></div><a name="s069056b"><!--s069056b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to come close; to verge.</p></div><a name="s069057b"><!--s069057b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to tap or push (somebody or something) lightly.</p></div><a name="s069058b"><!--s069058b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to grasp or move (something) in any way or degree </p><p><i></i></p><p>Don't touch anything</p>.</div><a name="s069059b"><!--s069059b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in negative contexts</span>) to harm (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He swears he never touched the child</p>.</div><a name="s069060b"><!--s069060b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to be briefly in contact with something else </p><p><i></i></p><p>She touched a match to the wick</p>.</div><a name="s069061b"><!--s069061b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to meet or adjoin (something) without overlapping or penetrating.</p></div><a name="s069062b"><!--s069062b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to reach (e.g. a certain level) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The speedometer needle touched 80</p>.</div><a name="s069063b"><!--s069063b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in negative contexts</span>) to use or accept (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He never touches alcohol</p> <p><i></i></p><p>I wouldn't touch any job they offered me</p>.</div><a name="s069064b"><!--s069064b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>to concern or affect (somebody).</p></div><a name="s069065b"><!--s069065b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><a name="s018855c"><!--s018855c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to leave a mark or impression on (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Few reagents will touch gold</p>.</div><a name="s018856c"><!--s018856c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to harm (something) slightly by contact </p><p><i></i></p><p>fruit touched by frost</p>.</div></div><a name="s069066b"><!--s069066b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>to give a delicate tint or expression to (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>A smile touched her lips</p>.</div><a name="s069067b"><!--s069067b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><p>to move (somebody) to sympathetic feeling </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was touched by the loyalty of his friends</p>.</div><a name="s069068b"><!--s069068b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">15</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span>(<span class="bodyi">usu in negative contexts</span>) to rival (something or somebody) in ability or value </p><p><i></i></p><p>When it comes to dancing, nobody can touch her</p>.</div><a name="s069069b"><!--s069069b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">16</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to induce (somebody) to give or lend money <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s069070b"><!--s069070b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">17</span><br/><p>to be in contact.</p></div><a name="s069071b"><!--s069071b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">18</span><br/><p>to come close; to verge.</p></div><a name="s069072b"><!--s069072b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">19</span><br/><p>(+ on/upon) to have a bearing; to relate.</p></div><a name="s069073b"><!--s069073b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">20</span><br/><p>(+ on/upon) to treat a topic in a brief or casual manner </p><p><i></i></p><p>He touched upon many points</p>.</div><a name="s069074b"><!--s069074b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">21</span><br/><p>(+ at) said of a ship: to make a brief or incidental stop at a port, etc ✱ <span class="bodyb">touch wood</span> with luck [based on the superstitious belief in tree spirits, which could give protection against evil]</p><p><span class="bodyb">touchable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">toucher</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">touchen</span> via Old French <span class="bodyi">tochier</span> from (assumed) vulgar Latin <span class="bodyi">toccare</span> to knock, strike a bell, touch, of imitative origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">testiculate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/teʹstikyoolət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062502a"><!--s062502a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of the tubers of some orchids: oval in shape.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">secede</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹseed/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054306a"><!--s054306a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to withdraw from an organization, federation, etc</p><p><span class="bodyb">seceder</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">secedere</span>, from <span class="bodyi">sed-, se-</span> apart + <span class="bodyi">cedere</span> to go].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Uralic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yooʹralik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066604a"><!--s066604a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a language family comprising the Finno-Ugric and Samoyedic branches</p><p><span class="bodyb">Uralic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [named after the <span class="bodyi">Ural</span> mountains in NW Asia].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spritsail</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsprits(ə)l, ʹspritsayl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058404a"><!--s058404a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sail extended by a sprit.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snigger<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsnigə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (sniggered, sniggering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057044a"><!--s057044a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to laugh in a partly suppressed and often derisive manner</p><p><span class="bodyb">sniggerer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">sniggering</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> [alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/snicker1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">snicker 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strand<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/strand/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059773a"><!--s059773a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064473b"><!--s064473b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to run, drive, or cause (a ship) to drift onto a shore.</p></div><a name="s064474b"><!--s064474b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to leave (a person) in a strange or unfavourable place, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> without funds or means to depart.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shortbread</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055675a"><!--s055675a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a thick crumbly biscuit made from flour, sugar, and fat.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">willow pattern</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069334a"><!--s069334a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>china tableware decorated with a blue-and-white design of oriental style that usu tells a story [from the large willow tree in the design].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">touch<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063869a"><!--s063869a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069075b"><!--s069075b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a light stroke, tap, or push.</p></div><a name="s069076b"><!--s069076b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act or fact of touching.</p></div><a name="s069077b"><!--s069077b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the sense of feeling, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as exercised deliberately with the hands, feet, or lips</p><p>One of the five senses, touch is the sense by which we are made aware of the solids, liquids, and gases that surround us when they come into contact with receptors in the skin and mucous membranes. A certain minimum level of stimulation is required to produce the sensation of touch and this level varies in different areas of the body. Most sensitive are the tongue, lips, genitalia, and fingertips. Hairs present on the skin increase the level of sensitivity, owing to sensory receptors located at the base of the follicle — Dr John Cormack</p></div><a name="s069078b"><!--s069078b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a specified sensation produced by touching something; a feel.</p></div><a name="s069079b"><!--s069079b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>mental or moral sensitivity, responsiveness, or tact.</p></div><a name="s069080b"><!--s069080b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>the testing of gold or silver on a touchstone.</p></div><a name="s069081b"><!--s069081b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s018857c"><!--s018857c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a light attack </p><p><i></i></p><p>a touch of fever</p>.</div><a name="s018858c"><!--s018858c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a small amount; a trace or dash </p><p><i></i></p><p>a touch of spring in the air</p>.</div><a name="s018859c"><!--s018859c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">a touch</span>) a bit; a little </p><p><i></i></p><p>a touch too late</p>.</div></div><a name="s069082b"><!--s069082b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s018860c"><!--s018860c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a manner or method of touching or striking something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the keys of a keyboard instrument.</p></div><a name="s018861c"><!--s018861c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the relative resistance to pressure of the keys of a keyboard.</p></div></div><a name="s069083b"><!--s069083b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>an effective and appropriate detail; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one used in creating or improving an artistic composition </p><p><i></i></p><p>applied the finishing touches</p>.</div><a name="s069084b"><!--s069084b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>a distinctive or characteristic manner, trait, or quality </p><p><i></i></p><p>a personal touch</p>.</div><a name="s069085b"><!--s069085b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>the state or fact of being in contact or communication </p><p><i></i></p><p>had lost touch with us</p>.</div><a name="s069086b"><!--s069086b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><a name="s018862c"><!--s018862c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in football and hockey, the area outside the touchlines.</p></div><a name="s018863c"><!--s018863c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in rugby, the area outside and including the touchlines.</p></div></div><a name="s069087b"><!--s069087b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>a set of changes in bell-ringing that is shorter than a peal.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">uran-<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> urano-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066605a"><!--s066605a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: sky; heaven </p><p><i></i></p><p>uranography</p> <p>[via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">ouran-, ourano-</span>, from <span class="bodyi">ouranos</span> sky, heaven].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Tutsi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtoohtsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Tutsis <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> Tutsi)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065236a"><!--s065236a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of a Bantu-speaking people inhabiting Rwanda and Burundi where they are one of the minority ethnic groups: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hutu/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Hutu</span></span></a> [the local name for this people in several Bantu languages].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spritz<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/sprits/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058405a"><!--s058405a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to squirt or spray (something) briefly [German <span class="bodyi">spritzen</span> to squirt].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">secession</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹsesh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054307a"><!--s054307a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act or an instance of seceding</p><p><span class="bodyb">secessionism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">secessionist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">secession-, secessio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">secedere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/secede/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">secede</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swing shift</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061136a"><!--s061136a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a shift worked from afternoon to late evening, before the night shift.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">testify</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtestifie/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (testifies, testified, testifying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062503a"><!--s062503a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s067653b"><!--s067653b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to give evidence under oath as a witness in a court.</p></div><a name="s067654b"><!--s067654b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + to) to serve as evidence or proof.</p></div><a name="s067655b"><!--s067655b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make a statement based on personal knowledge or belief <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s067656b"><!--s067656b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s018429c"><!--s018429c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to affirm the truth of (something).</p></div><a name="s018430c"><!--s018430c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to serve as evidence of (something).</p></div></div><a name="s067657b"><!--s067657b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to make known (a personal conviction).</p></div><a name="s067658b"><!--s067658b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to declare (something) under oath</p><p><span class="bodyb">testifier</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">testifien</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">testificari</span>, from <span class="bodyi">testis</span> witness, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/testis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">testis</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snigger<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057045a"><!--s057045a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>anthe act or sound of sniggering.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">VT</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067969a"><!--s067969a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Vermont (US postal abbreviation).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strand<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059774a"><!--s059774a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> a shore or beach [Old English, of unknown origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shortcake</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055676a"><!--s055676a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059331b"><!--s059331b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/shortbread/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">shortbread</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s059332b"><!--s059332b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a thick short cake resembling biscuit that is usu sandwiched with a layer of fruit and cream and eaten as a dessert.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">touch and go</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063870a"><!--s063870a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a situation or outcome: precarious or finely balanced</p><p>based on an earlier sense describing a casual encounter, in which one person is regarded as touching another and then passing on quickly. Other theories associate the phrase with the movement of vehicles and boats that accidentally touch one another or touch some other surface, e.g. when a boat caught in shallow water is swung round the moment it touches the bottom to get it back into deeper or safer water.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">uran-<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> urano-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066606a"><!--s066606a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: uranium </p><p><i></i></p><p>uraninite</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spritz<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058406a"><!--s058406a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a brief spray or squirt of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>a spritz of soda water</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">willow warbler</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069335a"><!--s069335a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of small warblers of Europe, Asia, and Africa with dull greenish plumage: genus <span class="bodyi">Phylloscopus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snip<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/snip/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057046a"><!--s057046a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061102b"><!--s061102b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s016657c"><!--s016657c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a small piece, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one snipped off; a fragment or bit.</p></div><a name="s016658c"><!--s016658c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a cut or notch made by snipping.</p></div><a name="s016659c"><!--s016659c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>anthe act or sound of snipping.</p></div></div><a name="s061103b"><!--s061103b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a bargain.</p></div><a name="s061104b"><!--s061104b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> something easy to do; a cinch.</p></div><a name="s061105b"><!--s061105b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) shears used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for cutting sheet metal by hand [from Dutch and Low German <span class="bodyi">snip</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sech</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sesh, sech, shek, sekʹaych/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054308a"><!--s054308a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hyperbolic secant: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hyperbolic_function/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hyperbolic function</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tutti</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtooti/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065237a"><!--s065237a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a piece of music: to be performed by all the instruments of the orchestra or all the voices of the choir [Italian <span class="bodyi">tutti</span>, pl of <span class="bodyi">tutto</span> all, from Latin <span class="bodyi">totus</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swing state</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061137a"><!--s061137a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a state in which voters are equally likely to return a Democratic or Republican candidate: compare<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blue_state/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blue state</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/red_state/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">red state</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">testimonial<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/testiʹmohni·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062504a"><!--s062504a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067659b"><!--s067659b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a letter of recommendation.</p></div><a name="s067660b"><!--s067660b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an expression of appreciation or esteem, e.g. in the form of a gift.</p></div><a name="s067661b"><!--s067661b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a sports match arranged in honour of and to raise money for a particular player.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Vt</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067970a"><!--s067970a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Vermont.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strand<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059775a"><!--s059775a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064475b"><!--s064475b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of the threads, strings, or wires twisted or laid parallel to make a cord, rope, or cable.</p></div><a name="s064476b"><!--s064476b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s017523c"><!--s017523c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>any of the threads, strings, or wires twisted or laid parallel to make a cord, rope, or cable.</p></div><a name="s017524c"><!--s017524c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>something, e.g. a molecular chain, resembling this.</p></div></div><a name="s064477b"><!--s064477b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a string of beads </p><p><i></i></p><p>a strand of pearls</p>.</div><a name="s064478b"><!--s064478b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>any of the elements interwoven in a complex whole </p><p><i></i></p><p>follow the strands of the story</p> <p>[Middle English; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shortchange</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055677a"><!--s055677a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059333b"><!--s059333b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to give less than the correct amount of change to (somebody).</p></div><a name="s059334b"><!--s059334b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to cheat (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>If the author doesn't show a mastery of psychological theory and trace the murderer's little foibles back to problems with toilet-training, the reader feels short-changed</p><p> Daily Telegraph.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">touchdown</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063871a"><!--s063871a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069088b"><!--s069088b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the moment when an aircraft or spacecraft makes contact with the ground in landing.</p></div><a name="s069089b"><!--s069089b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in rugby, the act of touching down a ball.</p></div><a name="s069090b"><!--s069090b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in American football, the act of receiving or having possession of the ball across the opponents’ goal line, or the six-point score awarded for this.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spritzer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058407a"><!--s058407a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a long drink consisting of wine diluted with soda water, sparkling water, or lemonade [German <span class="bodyi">Spritzer</span> a splash].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snip<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (snipped, snipping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057047a"><!--s057047a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s061106b"><!--s061106b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + off) to cut (something) with, or as if with, shears or scissors, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with short rapid strokes </p><p><i></i></p><p>I snipped off a corner of the fabric</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s061107b"><!--s061107b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make a short rapid cut with, or as if with, shears or scissors </p><p><i></i></p><p>snipping away at her hair</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Uranian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yooʹrayniən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066607a"><!--s066607a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>from or relating to the planet Uranus.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tutti-frutti</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌtoohti ʹfroohti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> tutti-fruttis)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065238a"><!--s065238a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a type of ice cream or confectionery containing a mixture of chopped, dried, or candied fruits [Italian <span class="bodyi">tutti-frutti</span>, literally ‘all fruits’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swing voter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061138a"><!--s061138a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person whose voting intentions are undecided before an election and who may be influenced by the candidates’ campaigns</p><p><span class="bodyb">swing vote</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">VTOL</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹveetol/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067971a"><!--s067971a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>vertical takeoff and landing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">testimonial<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062505a"><!--s062505a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067662b"><!--s067662b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or constituting testimony.</p></div><a name="s067663b"><!--s067663b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>expressive of appreciation, gratitude, or esteem </p><p><i></i></p><p>a testimonial dinner</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seclude</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹkloohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054309a"><!--s054309a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057618b"><!--s057618b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to remove or separate (oneself or another person) from contact with others.</p></div><a name="s057619b"><!--s057619b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (something) hidden from view [Middle English <span class="bodyi">secluden</span> to keep away, from Latin <span class="bodyi">secludere</span> to separate, seclude, from <span class="bodyi">se-</span> apart + <span class="bodyi">claudere</span> to close].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strand<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059776a"><!--s059776a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064479b"><!--s064479b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to break a strand of (a rope) accidentally.</p></div><a name="s064480b"><!--s064480b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to form (a rope) by winding strands together</p><p><span class="bodyb">stranded</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">willowy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069336a"><!--s069336a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075290b"><!--s075290b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>full of or shaded by willows.</p></div><a name="s075291b"><!--s075291b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of a person: gracefully tall and slender.</p></div><a name="s075292b"><!--s075292b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s020497c"><!--s020497c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a person: gracefully tall and slender.</p></div><a name="s020498c"><!--s020498c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>supple or pliant.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">short-circuit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (short-circuited) (short-circuiting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055679a"><!--s055679a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059335b"><!--s059335b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to apply a short circuit to or cause a short circuit in (something) so as to render it inoperative.</p></div><a name="s059336b"><!--s059336b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to bypass or circumvent (something).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snipe<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/sniep/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> snipes <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> snipe)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057048a"><!--s057048a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of wading bird with as that have long slender straight bills and inhabit <span class="bodyi">esp</span> marshy areas: genus <span class="bodyi">Gallinago</span> [Middle English, of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">touch down</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063872a"><!--s063872a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069091b"><!--s069091b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in rugby, to score by placing (the ball) on the ground over an opponent's goal line <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s069092b"><!--s069092b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of an aircraft or spacecraft: to reach the ground in landing.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">testimony</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtestiməni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> testimonies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062506a"><!--s062506a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067664b"><!--s067664b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sworn statement or the evidence given by a witness in a court.</p></div><a name="s067665b"><!--s067665b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + of/to) an outward sign; evidence </p><p><i></i></p><p>His success is testimony of his abilities</p>.</div><a name="s067666b"><!--s067666b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>first-hand authentication of a fact [Middle English, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">testimonium</span> evidence, witness, from <span class="bodyi">testis</span> witness, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/testis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">testis</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swing-wing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061139a"><!--s061139a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of an aircraft: having movable wings giving the best angles of sweepback for both low and high speeds</p><p><span class="bodyb">swing-wing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">uraninite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yooʹraniniet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066608a"><!--s066608a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a brownish black radioactive mineral that is the chief source of uranium, consisting mainly of uranium dioxide [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/uranium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">uranium</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ite1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ite 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">VTR</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067972a"><!--s067972a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>videotape recorder.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sprocket</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsprokit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058408a"><!--s058408a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062724b"><!--s062724b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a tooth or projection on the rim of a wheel, shaped so as to engage the links of a chain.</p></div><a name="s062725b"><!--s062725b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a wheel or cylinder having sprockets, e.g. to engage a bicycle chain [origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">secluded</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054310a"><!--s054310a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057620b"><!--s057620b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>screened or hidden from view.</p></div><a name="s057621b"><!--s057621b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>living in seclusion</p><p><span class="bodyb">secludedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">secludedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">willpower</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069337a"><!--s069337a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>self-control or resoluteness.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strange</span><small><span class="eSynop">/straynj/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059777a"><!--s059777a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064481b"><!--s064481b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not native to or naturally belonging in a place; of external origin, kind, or character </p><p><i></i></p><p>strange species</p>.</div><a name="s064482b"><!--s064482b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not known, heard, seen, or visited before </p><p><i></i></p><p>a strange man at the door</p> <p><i></i></p><p>strange places</p>.</div><a name="s064483b"><!--s064483b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>exciting wonder or surprise </p><p><i></i></p><p>strange doings</p>.</div><a name="s064484b"><!--s064484b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> (+ to) lacking experience or acquaintance of something; unaccustomed to it </p><p><i></i></p><p>We were strange to the experience</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">strange to say/tell</span>.</p></div><a name="s064485b"><!--s064485b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>it is odd that; surprisingly</p><p><span class="bodyb">strangely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via Old French <span class="bodyi">estrange</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">extraneus</span> foreign, external, from <span class="bodyi">extra</span> outside, fem. of <span class="bodyi">exter</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/exterior1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">exterior 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tut-tut<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌtut ʹtut/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065239a"><!--s065239a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tut1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tut 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">short circuit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055678a"><!--s055678a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the accidental or deliberate joining of two parts of an electric circuit by a conductor of less resistance that allows an excessive current to flow, usu blowing a fuse.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snipe<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057049a"><!--s057049a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061108b"><!--s061108b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + at) to shoot at exposed individuals usu from a hiding place at long range.</p></div><a name="s061109b"><!--s061109b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + at) to aim a snide or obliquely critical attack at somebody</p><p><span class="bodyb">sniper</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [from the sense ‘to shoot or hunt snipe’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">uranium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yooʹrayni·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066609a"><!--s066609a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a silvery radioactive metallic chemical element that occurs naturally in several minerals, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> pitchblende and uraninite, and is used as fuel in nuclear reactors: symbol U, atomic number 92 [named after the planet Uranus, which was discovered just before the element: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/neptunium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">neptunium</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/plutonium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">plutonium</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">touché</span><small><span class="eSynop">/toohʹshay/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063873a"><!--s063873a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used to acknowledge a hit in fencing or the success of an argument, accusation, or witty point [French <span class="bodyi">touché</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">toucher</span> to touch, from Old French <span class="bodyi">tochier</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/touch1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">touch 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">testis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtestis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> testes /ʹtesteez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062507a"><!--s062507a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a male reproductive gland that produces sperm [Latin <span class="bodyi">testis</span> witness, testis; perhaps from its being evidence of virility].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seclusion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹkloohzh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054311a"><!--s054311a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057622b"><!--s057622b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of secluding or being secluded.</p></div><a name="s057623b"><!--s057623b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a secluded or isolated place <span class="bodyb">seclusive</span> /-siv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">seclusively</span> /-sivli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">seclusiveness</span> /-sivnis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">seclusion-, seclusio</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">secludere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/seclude/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">seclude</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">V-type engine</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067973a"><!--s067973a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an internal-combustion engine with two cylinder blocks which form a V: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/v8/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">V8</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/v6/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">V6</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strangeness</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059778a"><!--s059778a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064486b"><!--s064486b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the state or fact of being strange.</p></div><a name="s064487b"><!--s064487b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in physics, the quantum property that explains the unexpectedly long lifetime possessed by certain elementary particles, e.g. kaons.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sprog<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/sprog/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">Brit</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058409a"><!--s058409a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062726b"><!--s062726b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a baby.</p></div><a name="s062727b"><!--s062727b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">slang</span> an army recruit; a tyro [orig World War II RAF slang, perhaps a perversion of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/frogspawn/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">frogspawn</span></span></a>, or from obsolete <span class="bodyi">sprag</span> a young cod or salmon, a lively youngster, of unknown origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tut-tut<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (tut-tutted) (tut-tutting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065240a"><!--s065240a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tut2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tut 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swipe<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/swiep/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061140a"><!--s061140a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066095b"><!--s066095b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to strike or hit out with a sweeping motion <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s066096b"><!--s066096b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to strike (something) with a sweeping motion.</p></div><a name="s066097b"><!--s066097b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to steal (something).</p></div><a name="s066098b"><!--s066098b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to pass (a card) through a machine that can read information encoded in its magnetic strip</p><p><span class="bodyb">swiper</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [prob alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sweep1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sweep 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shortcoming</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055680a"><!--s055680a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a deficiency or defect </p><p><i></i></p><p>They felt his shortcomings made him unsuited to management</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">willy-nilly</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌwili ʹnili/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069339a"><!--s069339a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075293b"><!--s075293b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>by compulsion; without choice.</p></div><a name="s075294b"><!--s075294b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in a haphazard or random manner </p><p><i></i></p><p>She distributed the gifts willy-nilly among the crowd</p> <p>[alteration of <span class="bodyi">will I nill I</span>, literally ‘I am willing, I am not willing’, or <span class="bodyi">will ye nill ye</span> or <span class="bodyi">will he nill he</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snipefish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> snipefishes <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> snipefish)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057050a"><!--s057050a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fish that lives in temperate and tropical seas and has a long thin snout: family Macrorhamphosidae.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">urano-<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066610a"><!--s066610a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/uran_1_or_urano/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">uran- 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">test match</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062508a"><!--s062508a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a series of international matches, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> cricket matches.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strange particle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059779a"><!--s059779a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an elementary particle, e.g. a kaon, with a strangeness quantum number different from zero.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">touched</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063874a"><!--s063874a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069093b"><!--s069093b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>emotionally moved, e.g. with gratitude.</p></div><a name="s069094b"><!--s069094b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> slightly unbalanced mentally.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vug <span class="bodyi">or</span> vugg <span class="bodyi">or</span> vugh</span><small><span class="eSynop">/vug/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067974a"><!--s067974a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small cavity in an ore seam or in rock, usu lined with crystals</p><p><span class="bodyb">vuggy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Cornish <span class="bodyi">vooga</span> underground chamber, from Latin <span class="bodyi">fovea</span> small pit].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tutu<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtoohtooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065241a"><!--s065241a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a very short projecting stiff skirt worn by a ballerina [French <span class="bodyi">cucu</span> backside, a children's alteration of <span class="bodyi">cul</span> buttocks, from Latin <span class="bodyi">culus</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shortcrust pastry</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055681a"><!--s055681a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a basic pastry used for pies, flans, and tarts and made with half as much fat as flour.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snippet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsnipit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057051a"><!--s057051a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small part, piece, or item, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a fragment of writing or conversation</p><p><span class="bodyb">snippety</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [dimin. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/snip1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">snip 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swipe<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061141a"><!--s061141a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066099b"><!--s066099b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a strong sweeping blow.</p></div><a name="s066100b"><!--s066100b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an unexpected criticism.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sprog<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (sprogged, sprogging)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058410a"><!--s058410a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> said of a woman: to have a baby.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Seconal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsekənal/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054312a"><!--s054312a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a barbiturate drug used as a sedative.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">willy <span class="bodyi">or</span> willie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwili/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> willies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069338a"><!--s069338a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a penis [<span class="bodyi">Willy</span>, nickname for <span class="bodyi">William</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">urano-<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066611a"><!--s066611a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/uran_2_or_urano/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">uran- 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shortcut</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055682a"><!--s055682a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a route or procedure quicker and more direct than one customarily followed.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">testosterone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tesʹtostərohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062509a"><!--s062509a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a male steroid hormone, produced by the testes or made synthetically, that induces and maintains male secondary sex characteristics [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/testis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">testis</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-sterone</span>, blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sterol/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sterol</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ketone/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ketone</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vulcanian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/vulʹkayni·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067975a"><!--s067975a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073677b"><!--s073677b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>volcanic.</p></div><a name="s073678b"><!--s073678b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of a highly explosive volcanic eruption in which blocks of extremely viscous or already solidified lava are thrown out, together with a usu large cloud of dust, ash, and gas.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">touchhole</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063875a"><!--s063875a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the hole in early cannon or firearms through which the charge was ignited.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sproncy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹspronsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058411a"><!--s058411a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sprauncy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sprauncy</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">second<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsekənd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054313a"><!--s054313a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057624b"><!--s057624b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s015424c"><!--s015424c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>denoting a person or thing having the position in a sequence corresponding to the number two </p><p><i></i></p><p>A bride at her second marriage does not wear a veil. She wants to see what she is getting</p><p> Helen Rowland.</p></div><a name="s015425c"><!--s015425c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>next to the first in value, quality, or degree.</p></div><a name="s015426c"><!--s015426c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(+ to) inferior; subordinate </p><p><i></i></p><p>was second to none</p>.</div><a name="s015427c"><!--s015427c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>standing next below the top in authority or importance </p><p><i></i></p><p>second mate</p>.</div></div><a name="s057625b"><!--s057625b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>alternate; other </p><p><i></i></p><p>every second year</p>.</div><a name="s057626b"><!--s057626b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>another; one more </p><p><i></i></p><p>drank a second cup</p>.</div><a name="s057627b"><!--s057627b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>resembling or suggesting a prototype </p><p><i></i></p><p>a second Napoleon</p>.</div><a name="s057628b"><!--s057628b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in music, denoting one of two parts for the same instrument or voice, usu lower in pitch or subordinate to the first part </p><p><i></i></p><p>the second violins</p>.</div><a name="s057629b"><!--s057629b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>denoting the second forward gear of a motor vehicle ✱ <span class="bodyb">at second hand</span> from or through an intermediary </p><p><i></i></p><p>heard the news at second hand</p> <p>[Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">secundus</span> second, following, favourable, from <span class="bodyi">sequi</span> to follow].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tutu<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065242a"><!--s065242a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a New Zealand shrub with poisonous black berries: <span class="bodyi">Coriaria arborea</span> [Maori <span class="bodyi">tutu</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stranger</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059780a"><!--s059780a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064488b"><!--s064488b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who is unknown or with whom one is unacquainted </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was a stranger to me</p>.</div><a name="s064489b"><!--s064489b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person unfamiliar in the place in question; a foreigner or alien.</p></div><a name="s064490b"><!--s064490b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ to) a person who is ignorant of or unacquainted with something </p><p><i></i></p><p>a stranger to books</p>.</div><a name="s064491b"><!--s064491b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in Britain, a person who is not a member or official of the House of Commons </p><p><i></i></p><p>the Strangers’ Gallery</p> <p>[Middle English via Old French <span class="bodyi">estrangier</span> foreign, foreigner, from Latin <span class="bodyi">extraneus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/strange/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">strange</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">willy wagtail <span class="bodyi">or</span> willie wagtail</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069340a"><!--s069340a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a common flycatcher of Australia and Asia with black-and-white plumage: <span class="bodyi">Rhipidura leucophrys</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snippy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsnipi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (snippier, snippiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057052a"><!--s057052a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> abrupt, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a rude way</p><p><span class="bodyb">snippily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">snippiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/snip1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">snip 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swipe card</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061142a"><!--s061142a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plastic card containing a magnetic strip encoded with information that can be read when the card is passed through a special machine.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">uranography</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yooərəʹnogrəfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066612a"><!--s066612a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> the branch of astronomy that deals with the description and mapping of the heavens and celestial bodies</p><p><span class="bodyb">uranographer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">uranographic</span> /-ʹgrafik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">ouranographia</span> description of the heavens, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/urano_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">urano- 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/graphy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-graphy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">test pilot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062510a"><!--s062510a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pilot who specializes in putting new or experimental aircraft through manoeuvres designed to test them their strength, performance, etc, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in abnormal conditions.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Tuvaluan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/toovəʹlooh·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065243a"><!--s065243a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070753b"><!--s070753b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Tuvalu, a country in the southwest Pacific comprising several coral islands.</p></div><a name="s070754b"><!--s070754b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Austronesian language of the people of Tuvalu</p><p><span class="bodyb">Tuvaluan</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">touching<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063876a"><!--s063876a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>capable of arousing tenderness or compassion</p><p><span class="bodyb">touchingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">short-dated</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055683a"><!--s055683a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a stock or bond: having a short time to run before redemption.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">willy-willy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwili wili/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> willy-willies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069341a"><!--s069341a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus</span> a whirlwind [from Yindjibarndi, an Aboriginal language of W Australia].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strangle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstranggl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059781a"><!--s059781a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064492b"><!--s064492b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to choke (a person or animal), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to death, by compressing their throat; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/throttle2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">throttle 2</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s064493b"><!--s064493b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to suppress (a groan, cry, etc) </p><p><i></i></p><p>a strangled sob</p>.</div><a name="s064494b"><!--s064494b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to hinder the development of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The boarding-school ethic tended to strangle initiative</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s064495b"><!--s064495b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to die from or as if from being strangled</p><p><span class="bodyb">strangler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">strangulare</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">strangalan</span>, from <span class="bodyi">strangalē</span> halter].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swirl<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/swuhl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061143a"><!--s061143a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066101b"><!--s066101b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a whirling mass or motion.</p></div><a name="s066102b"><!--s066102b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a twisting shape, mark, or pattern</p><p><span class="bodyb">swirly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English (Scottish) in the sense ‘whirlpool’, prob of Low German or Dutch origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vulcanicity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/vulkəʹnisiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067976a"><!--s067976a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/volcanicity/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">volcanicity</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">second<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054314a"><!--s054314a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057630b"><!--s057630b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s015428c"><!--s015428c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>somebody or something that is next after the first in rank, order, time, position, authority, or precedence.</p></div><a name="s015429c"><!--s015429c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a Cub Scout or Brownie Guide second in rank to a sixer.</p></div></div><a name="s057631b"><!--s057631b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person who aids, supports, or stands in for another, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the assistant of a duellist or boxer.</p></div><a name="s057632b"><!--s057632b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in Britain, a second-class honours degree.</p></div><a name="s057633b"><!--s057633b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s015430c"><!--s015430c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a place next below the first in a contest or examination.</p></div><a name="s015431c"><!--s015431c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in Britain, a second-class honours degree.</p></div></div><a name="s057634b"><!--s057634b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the second forward gear of a motor vehicle.</p></div><a name="s057635b"><!--s057635b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a slightly flawed or inferior article, e.g. of merchandise.</p></div><a name="s057636b"><!--s057636b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) a second helping of food or second course of a meal.</p></div><a name="s057637b"><!--s057637b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>in music, an interval of two degrees of a diatonic scale, or the combination of two notes at such an interval.</p></div><a name="s057638b"><!--s057638b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><a name="s015432c"><!--s015432c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in music, an interval of two degrees of a diatonic scale, or the combination of two notes at such an interval.</p></div><a name="s015433c"><!--s015433c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/supertonic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">supertonic</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s057639b"><!--s057639b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>a speech seconding a motion.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sprout<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/sprowt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058412a"><!--s058412a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062728b"><!--s062728b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a shoot, etc: to grow or, spring up, or come forth.</p></div><a name="s062729b"><!--s062729b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a plant: to send out shoots or new growth <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s062730b"><!--s062730b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a plant: to send out (shoots, leaves, new growth, etc).</p></div><a name="s062731b"><!--s062731b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to develop or grow (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The boy has sprouted a few hairs on his chin</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">sprouten</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/snit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057053a"><!--s057053a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, Aus, NZ, informal</span> a bad or sulky mood </p><p><i></i></p><p>She's been in a snit all day</p> <p>[origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">urate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹyooərayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066613a"><!--s066613a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various chemical salts formed by the combination of uric acid and a metal atom or other chemical group <span class="bodyb">uratic</span> /yooʹratik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">test tube</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062511a"><!--s062511a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a thin glass tube closed at one end and used in chemistry, biology, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">touching<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063877a"><!--s063877a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> in reference to; concerning.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">second<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054315a"><!--s054315a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/secondly/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">secondly</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">short-day</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055684a"><!--s055684a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>producing flowers on exposure to short periods of daylight.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wilt<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/wilt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069342a"><!--s069342a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075295b"><!--s075295b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a plant: to lose freshness and become limp; to droop.</p></div><a name="s075296b"><!--s075296b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a person: to grow weak, tired, or faint; to languish <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s075297b"><!--s075297b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cause (a plant or person) to wilt</p><p>alteration of dialect <span class="bodyi">welk</span> to become stale, of Low German origin. Although <span class="bodyi">wilt</span> was in use in British dialect at least as long ago as the 17th cent., it did not gain general currency in British English until the second half of the 19th cent.; it was then reintroduced from American English, where it had long been widespread</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stranglehold</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059782a"><!--s059782a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064496b"><!--s064496b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a grip round the neck that can lead to strangulation.</p></div><a name="s064497b"><!--s064497b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a total control or monopoly of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>The corporation was acquiring a stranglehold over the market</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tu-whit tu-whoo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tə ˌwit tə ʹwooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065244a"><!--s065244a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the conventional representation of an owl's cry [imitative].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snitch<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/snich/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057054a"><!--s057054a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061110b"><!--s061110b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to inform on somebody <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s061111b"><!--s061111b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to steal (something) [prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/snitch2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">snitch 2</span></span></a>; verb trans prob influenced by <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/snatch1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">snatch 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sprout<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058413a"><!--s058413a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062732b"><!--s062732b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a shoot, e.g. from a seed or root.</p></div><a name="s062733b"><!--s062733b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brussels_sprout_or_brussel_sprout/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Brussels sprout</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vulcanise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvulkəniez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067977a"><!--s067977a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vulcanize_or_vulcanise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">vulcanize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swirl<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans and trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061144a"><!--s061144a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to move or cause (something) to move in eddies or whirls.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">urban</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹuhbən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066614a"><!--s066614a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or constituting a city or town: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/rural/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">rural</span></span></a> [Latin <span class="bodyi">urbanus</span> urban, elegant, sophisticated, from <span class="bodyi">urbs</span> city].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">test-tube baby</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062512a"><!--s062512a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a baby conceived by fertilization of an ovum outside the mother's body.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">touch judge</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063878a"><!--s063878a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in rugby, = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/linesman/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">linesman</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spruce<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/sproohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058414a"><!--s058414a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous species of evergreen coniferous trees with a conical head of dense foliage and soft light wood: genus <span class="bodyi">Picea</span> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">Spruce</span> Prussia, Prussian, alteration of <span class="bodyi">Pruce</span>, from Old French].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">short division</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055685a"><!--s055685a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>arithmetic division in which the successive steps can be worked out mentally.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tux</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tuks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065245a"><!--s065245a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> a tuxedo.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vulcanism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvulkəniz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067978a"><!--s067978a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/volcanicity/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">volcanicity</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">second<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054316a"><!--s054316a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057640b"><!--s057640b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a 60th part of a minute of time or of a minute of angular measure.</p></div><a name="s057641b"><!--s057641b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s015434c"><!--s015434c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a 60th part of a minute of time or of a minute of angular measure.</p></div><a name="s015435c"><!--s015435c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the basic SI unit of time, equal to the duration of 9,192,631,770 periods of vibration of a specific radiation of a particular caesium isotope, caesium-133.</p></div></div><a name="s057642b"><!--s057642b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a moment </p><p><i></i></p><p>The bird, meanwhile, had become a fireball … and next second there was nothing but a smouldering pile of ash on the floor</p><p> J K Rowling [Middle English <span class="bodyi">secunde</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">secunda</span>, fem of Latin <span class="bodyi">secundus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/second1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">second 1</span></span></a>; because it is the second sexagesimal division of a unit, as a minute is the first].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wilt<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069343a"><!--s069343a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a disease of plants marked by wilting.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swish<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/swish/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061145a"><!--s061145a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066103b"><!--s066103b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sharp hissing or brushing sound.</p></div><a name="s066104b"><!--s066104b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s017932c"><!--s017932c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a sharp hissing or rushing sound </p><p><i></i></p><p>the swish of a whip</p>.</div><a name="s017933c"><!--s017933c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a light sweeping or brushing sound </p><p><i></i></p><p>the swish of long skirts on the ground</p>.</div></div><a name="s066105b"><!--s066105b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a movement causing either of these sounds</p><p><span class="bodyb">swishy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [imitative].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strangles</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059783a"><!--s059783a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu treated as sing.</span>) a contagious feverish disease of horses, with nasal discharge, inflammation, and abscesses between the jawbones.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snitch<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057055a"><!--s057055a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an informer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">urban district</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066615a"><!--s066615a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Britain in former times, any of various administrative divisions of counties that had urban communities at their centres and that elected their own councils for administering housing and environmental services.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">testudo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/teʹstyoohdoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> testudines /-dineez/ testudos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062513a"><!--s062513a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an overhead cover of overlapping shields or a movable roofed shelter used by the ancient Romans to protect an attacking force [Latin <span class="bodyi">testudin-, testudo</span>, literally ‘tortoise, tortoise shell’, from <span class="bodyi">testa</span> shell].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">touchline</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063879a"><!--s063879a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in rugby and football, either of the lines that bound the sides of the field of play.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shorten</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (shortened, shortening)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055686a"><!--s055686a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059337b"><!--s059337b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make or become (something) short or shorter.</p></div><a name="s059338b"><!--s059338b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to add fat to (e.g. pastry dough).</p></div><a name="s059339b"><!--s059339b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to reduce the area or amount of (sail that is set).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spruce<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058415a"><!--s058415a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>neat or smart in dress or appearance; trim </p><p><i></i></p><p>his spruce black coat and his bowler hat</p><p> Somerset Maugham</p><p><span class="bodyb">sprucely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">spruceness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p>perhaps from obsolete <span class="bodyi">Spruce leather</span> leather imported from Prussia: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/spruce1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">spruce 1</span></span></a>. Spruce leather was a fashionable leather imported in the 16th cent</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vulcanite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvulkəniet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067979a"><!--s067979a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hard vulcanized rubber. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ebonite/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ebonite</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tuxedo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tukʹseedoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> tuxedos tuxedoes) <span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065246a"><!--s065246a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070755b"><!--s070755b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a man's formal tailless dinner jacket.</p></div><a name="s070756b"><!--s070756b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a formal evening suit with this type of jacket</p><p><span class="bodyb">tuxedoed</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [named after the country club, <span class="bodyi">Tuxedo</span> Park, in New York State, USA, where it was first worn].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wilt<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069344a"><!--s069344a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>archaic second person sing. present tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/will1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">will 1</span></span></a> </p><p><i></i></p><p>Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law</p><p> Aleister Crowley.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">urbane</span><small><span class="eSynop">/uhʹbayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066616a"><!--s066616a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072204b"><!--s072204b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>notably polite or smooth in manner; suave.</p></div><a name="s072205b"><!--s072205b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>elegant or sophisticated</p><p><span class="bodyb">urbanely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">urbanus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/urban/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">urban</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">testy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtesti/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (testier, testiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062514a"><!--s062514a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>impatient or ill-humoured</p><p><span class="bodyb">testily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">testiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English in the sense ‘headstrong’, from Anglo-French <span class="bodyi">testif</span>, from Old French <span class="bodyi">teste</span> head].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strangulate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstranggyoolayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059784a"><!--s059784a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064498b"><!--s064498b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu as past part.</span>) to constrict or compress (a blood vessel, loop of intestine, etc) in a way that interrupts the ability to act as a passage </p><p><i></i></p><p>a strangulated hernia</p>.</div><a name="s064499b"><!--s064499b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to strangle (somebody) <span class="bodyb">strangulation</span> /-ʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">strangulatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">strangulare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/strangle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">strangle</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">second<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054317a"><!--s054317a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057643b"><!--s057643b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to give support or encouragement to (somebody).</p></div><a name="s057644b"><!--s057644b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to endorse (a motion or nomination)</p><p><span class="bodyb">seconder</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">secundare</span>, from <span class="bodyi">secundus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/second1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">second 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swish<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans and trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061146a"><!--s061146a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to move or cause (something) to move with a swish </p><p><i></i></p><p>The horse swished its tail</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">touchmark</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063880a"><!--s063880a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an identifying maker's mark impressed on pewter.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snivel<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsnivl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (snivelled, snivelling, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> sniveled) (sniveling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057056a"><!--s057056a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061112b"><!--s061112b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to have a runny nose.</p></div><a name="s061113b"><!--s061113b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to sniff mucus up the nose audibly.</p></div><a name="s061114b"><!--s061114b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to complain in a whining way</p><p><span class="bodyb">snivel</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s061115b"><!--s061115b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to speak or act in a whining, tearful, or weakly emotional manner</p><p><span class="bodyb">sniveller</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">snivelling</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">snivelen</span>, from (assumed) Old English <span class="bodyi">snyflan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shortening</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055687a"><!--s055687a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an edible fat, e.g. butter or lard, used to shorten pastry, biscuits, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spruce<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058416a"><!--s058416a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062734b"><!--s062734b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(+ up) to make (oneself or another person) spruce <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s062735b"><!--s062735b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ up) to make oneself spruce </p><p><i></i></p><p>Better spruce up for dinner</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tetanic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/teʹtanik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062515a"><!--s062515a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or tending to produce tetanus or tetany</p><p><span class="bodyb">tetanically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tuyère</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtweeyeə (<span class="bodyi">French</span> tyijɛːr)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065247a"><!--s065247a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a nozzle through which a blast of air is delivered to a forge or furnace [French <span class="bodyi">tuyère</span>, from early French <span class="bodyi">tuyau</span> pipe].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snivel<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057057a"><!--s057057a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act or instance of snivelling.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">urban guerrilla</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066617a"><!--s066617a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a terrorist who operates in towns and cities.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Wilton</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwilt(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069345a"><!--s069345a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075298b"><!--s075298b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a carpet weave in which a pattern is woven into a carpet in loops of cut or uncut pile, rather than being inserted in a backing: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/axminster/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Axminster</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s075299b"><!--s075299b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a carpet woven in this way [named after <span class="bodyi">Wilton</span>, town in Wiltshire, England, where such carpets were made].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vulcanize <span class="bodyi">or</span> vulcanise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvulkəniez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067980a"><!--s067980a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to treat (rubber or similar material) chemically in order to give it elasticity, strength, stability, etc <span class="bodyb">vulcanization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">Vulcanus</span> Vulcan, Roman god of fire; from the high temperature used in the process].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">touch-me-not</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063881a"><!--s063881a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Eurasian balsam plant with spotted bright yellow flowers and seedpods that, when ripe, burst open on being touched: <span class="bodyi">Impatiens noli-tangere</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">second<sup>6</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹkond/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054318a"><!--s054318a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> to release (a teacher, businessman, military officer, etc) from a regularly assigned position for temporary duty with another organization or at another post <span class="bodyb">secondee</span> /-ʹdee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">secondment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">second</span> second position, from <span class="bodyi">second</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/second1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">second 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swish<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061147a"><!--s061147a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> smart and fashionable [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strangury</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstranggyoori/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059785a"><!--s059785a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>slow and painful urination [Middle English via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">strangouria</span>, from <span class="bodyi">strang-</span>, <span class="bodyi">stranx</span> drop squeezed out + <span class="bodyi">ouron</span> urine].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shortfall</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055688a"><!--s055688a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/deficit/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">deficit</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spruce<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058417a"><!--s058417a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062736b"><!--s062736b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, dated, informal</span> to pretend or feign, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to malinger or feign illness <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s062737b"><!--s062737b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to deceive (somebody)</p><p><span class="bodyb">sprucer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">TV</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065248a"><!--s065248a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>television.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snob</span><small><span class="eSynop">/snob/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057058a"><!--s057058a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061116b"><!--s061116b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who tends to patronize or avoid those regarded as social inferiors.</p></div><a name="s061117b"><!--s061117b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody who blatantly attempts to cultivate or imitate those admired as social superiors </p><p><i></i></p><p>Tom had no handkerchief, and he looked on boys who had, as snobs</p><p> Mark Twain.</p></div><a name="s061118b"><!--s061118b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>somebody who has an air of smug superiority in matters of knowledge or taste </p><p><i></i></p><p>a cultural snob</p>.</div><a name="s061119b"><!--s061119b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a lowly person of vulgar tastes </p><p><i></i></p><p>my impression being that your family are, in the aggregate, impertinent snobs; and, in detail, unmitigated ruffians</p><p> Dickens</p><p><span class="bodyb">snobbery</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">snobbish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">snobbishly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">snobbishness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">snobbism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">snobby</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p>origin unknown; often said to be from <span class="bodyi">s.nob.</span>, short for Latin <span class="bodyi">sine nobilitate</span> without nobility, used in various contexts to distinguish persons not of noble birth, but there is no evidence to link such an abbreviation with the word <span class="bodyi">snob</span>. This originally meant a shoemaker, later any member of the lower classes; hence somebody who despises their own class and aspires to membership of a higher one</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Wilts</span><small><span class="eSynop">/wilts/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069346a"><!--s069346a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Wiltshire.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vulcanology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/vulkəʹnoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067981a"><!--s067981a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/volcanology/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">volcanology</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tetanus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtet(ə)nəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062516a"><!--s062516a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067667b"><!--s067667b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an infectious disease characterized by spasms of voluntary muscles, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of the jaw, or the bacterium that produces this.</p></div><a name="s067668b"><!--s067668b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>prolonged contraction of a muscle resulting from rapidly repeated motor impulses</p><p><span class="bodyb">tetanize</span> <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> [Middle English via Latin <span class="bodyi">tetanus</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">tetanos</span> muscular spasm, from <span class="bodyi">teinein</span> to stretch].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">touch off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063882a"><!--s063882a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069095b"><!--s069095b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to explode by touching it with a naked flame.</p></div><a name="s069096b"><!--s069096b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to release (something) with sudden intensity </p><p><i></i></p><p>The incident touched off a storm of protest</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Swiss</span><small><span class="eSynop">/swis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Swiss)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061148a"><!--s061148a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Switzerland in central Europe</p><p><span class="bodyb">Swiss</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">Suisse</span>,from early High German <span class="bodyi">Swīzer</span>,from <span class="bodyi">Swīz</span> Switzerland].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strap<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/strap/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059786a"><!--s059786a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064500b"><!--s064500b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a strip of leather, cloth, or other flexible material used for fastening, securing, carrying, or holding on to.</p></div><a name="s064501b"><!--s064501b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a narrow strip forming part of a garment and holding it in position on the body.</p></div><a name="s064502b"><!--s064502b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a band, plate, or loop of metal for binding objects together or for clamping an object in position.</p></div><a name="s064503b"><!--s064503b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a strip of wood screwed into a wall to take the weight of a hanging fixture such as a cupboard.</p></div><a name="s064504b"><!--s064504b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the strap</span>) punishment by beating with a leather strap.</p></div><a name="s064505b"><!--s064505b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Irish, informal, derog</span> an immoral or immodest woman</p><p><span class="bodyb">strapless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">strappy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [variant of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/strop1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">strop 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">urbanise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066618a"><!--s066618a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/urbanize_or_urbanise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">urbanize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">secondary<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsekənd(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054319a"><!--s054319a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057645b"><!--s057645b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of second rank or importance.</p></div><a name="s057646b"><!--s057646b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>immediately derived from something primary or basic; derivative.</p></div><a name="s057647b"><!--s057647b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s015436c"><!--s015436c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>of second rank or importance </p><p><i></i></p><p>secondary streams</p>.</div><a name="s015437c"><!--s015437c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>of or constituting the second strongest degree of stress in speech: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/primary1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">primary 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s057648b"><!--s057648b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s015438c"><!--s015438c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>immediately derived from something primary or basic; derivative </p><p><i></i></p><p>secondary sources</p>.</div><a name="s015439c"><!--s015439c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>of or being the induced current or its circuit in an induction coil or transformer </p><p><i></i></p><p>a secondary coil</p> <p><i></i></p><p>secondary voltage</p>.</div></div><a name="s057649b"><!--s057649b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s015440c"><!--s015440c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>not first in order of occurrence or development.</p></div><a name="s015441c"><!--s015441c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>of the second order or stage in a series or sequence.</p></div></div><a name="s057650b"><!--s057650b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>of a level of education between primary and tertiary </p><p><i></i></p><p>a secondary school</p>.</div><a name="s057651b"><!--s057651b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>of or being a manufacturing industry: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/primary1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">primary 1</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tertiary1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tertiary 1</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s057652b"><!--s057652b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>of the second segment of the wing of a bird or the feathers growing on it: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/primary1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">primary 1</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s057653b"><!--s057653b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>produced away from a growing point by the activity of plant formative tissue, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> cambium </p><p><i></i></p><p>secondary growth</p> <p><i></i></p><p>secondary phloem</p>.</div><a name="s057654b"><!--s057654b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><a name="s015442c"><!--s015442c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>characterized by or resulting from the replacement of two atoms or chemical groups in a molecule by other atoms or groups.</p></div><a name="s015443c"><!--s015443c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>of or containing a carbon atom united to two other carbon atoms </p><p><i></i></p><p>a secondary compound</p>.</div><a name="s015444c"><!--s015444c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>of a chemical group attached to a secondary carbon atom.</p></div><a name="s015445c"><!--s015445c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>said of an amine: having the nitrogen atom attached to two carbon atoms and one hydrogen atom; containing the group NH</p><p><span class="bodyb">secondarily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">secondariness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shorthand</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055689a"><!--s055689a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059340b"><!--s059340b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a method of rapid writing that substitutes symbols and abbreviations for letters, words, or phrases.</p></div><a name="s059341b"><!--s059341b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a system or instance of rapid or abbreviated communication </p><p><i></i></p><p>verbal shorthand</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spruce beer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058418a"><!--s058418a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an alcoholic drink flavoured with spruce; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one made from spruce twigs and needles boiled with molasses or sugar and fermented with yeast.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">SNOBOL</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsnohbol/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057059a"><!--s057059a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a high-level computer language for handling strings of symbols [short for <span class="bodyi">string oriented symbolic language</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">TV dinner</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065249a"><!--s065249a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pre-packaged meal that only needs to be heated, in a conventional oven or microwave oven, before serving.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wily</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwieli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (wilier, wiliest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069347a"><!--s069347a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>full of wiles; crafty</p><p><span class="bodyb">wilily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">wiliness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Vulg.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067982a"><!--s067982a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Vulgate.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shorthanded</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055690a"><!--s055690a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>short of the usual or requisite number of staff; understaffed.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tetany</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtet(ə)ni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062517a"><!--s062517a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>muscle spasm usu associated with deficient secretion of parathyroid hormones [from Latin <span class="bodyi">tetanus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tetanus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tetanus</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Swiss ball</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061149a"><!--s061149a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>=<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stability_ball/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stability ball</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">touch pad</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063883a"><!--s063883a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in computing, an input device used instead of a keyboard or to control a program; consisting of a plastic pad on which the user touches the area required.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">urbanite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹuhbəniet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066619a"><!--s066619a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who lives in a town or city.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">secondary<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> secondaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054320a"><!--s054320a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057655b"><!--s057655b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s015446c"><!--s015446c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>somebody or something that is secondary.</p></div><a name="s015447c"><!--s015447c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>somebody who occupies a subordinate or auxiliary position; a deputy.</p></div></div><a name="s057656b"><!--s057656b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a malignant tumour at a site that is distant from the original tumour.</p></div><a name="s057657b"><!--s057657b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a secondary electrical circuit or coil.</p></div><a name="s057658b"><!--s057658b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>any of the main feathers of the forearm of a bird: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/primary2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">primary 2</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s057659b"><!--s057659b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s015448c"><!--s015448c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the fainter component of a double star.</p></div><a name="s015449c"><!--s015449c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a heavenly body that orbits another body: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/primary2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">primary 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strap<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (strapped, strapping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059787a"><!--s059787a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064506b"><!--s064506b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to secure (something) with or attach it by means of a strap.</p></div><a name="s064507b"><!--s064507b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> + up) to support (a sprained joint, etc) with overlapping strips of adhesive plaster.</p></div><a name="s064508b"><!--s064508b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to beat (somebody) with a strap.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sprue<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/sprooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058419a"><!--s058419a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chronic disease suffered by visitors to the tropics, with diarrhoea, ulceration of the mouth, and other symptoms of food malabsorption and vitamin deficiency [Dutch <span class="bodyi">spruw</span> thrush].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">TVEI</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065250a"><!--s065250a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Training and Vocational Education Initiative.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shorthand typist</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055691a"><!--s055691a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who takes shorthand notes, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from dictation, then transcribes them using a typewriter.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tetchy <span class="bodyi">or</span> techy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtechi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (tetchier, tetchiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062518a"><!--s062518a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>irritably or peevishly sensitive</p><p><span class="bodyb">tetchily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">tetchiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [prob from Middle English <span class="bodyi">tecche, tache</span> fault, bad habit, from early French <span class="bodyi">teche, tache</span> stain, spot, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">WIMP</span><small><span class="eSynop">/wimp/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069348a"><!--s069348a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075300b"><!--s075300b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in physics, weakly interacting massive particle.</p></div><a name="s075301b"><!--s075301b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in computing, window, icon, mouse, pointer; denoting software and hardware devices designed for ease of use.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snoek</span><small><span class="eSynop">/snoohk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> snoeks <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> snoek)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057060a"><!--s057060a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">SAfr</span> any of several vigorous active marine fishes, e.g. the barracouta or barracuda [via Afrikaans from Dutch <span class="bodyi">snoek</span> pike].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">straphanger</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059788a"><!--s059788a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a passenger in a train, bus, etc who has to hold a strap or handle for support while standing</p><p><span class="bodyb">straphanging</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Swiss chard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061150a"><!--s061150a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chard/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chard</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">secondary cell</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054321a"><!--s054321a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an electric cell that converts chemical energy into electrical energy by reversible chemical reactions and that may be recharged by the passing of an appropriate current.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vulg.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067983a"><!--s067983a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073679b"><!--s073679b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>vulgar.</p></div><a name="s073680b"><!--s073680b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>vulgarly.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">urbanity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/uhʹbaniti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> urbanities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066620a"><!--s066620a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072206b"><!--s072206b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the state or quality of being urbane.</p></div><a name="s072207b"><!--s072207b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) urbane acts or conduct; civilities.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">touchpaper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063884a"><!--s063884a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>paper impregnated with a substance, e.g. potassium nitrate, that burns slowly and is used for the ignition of fireworks or for firing gunpowder.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sprue<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058420a"><!--s058420a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062738b"><!--s062738b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the hole through which molten metal or plastic enters a mould.</p></div><a name="s062739b"><!--s062739b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a piece of metal or plastic that has solidified in such a hole [origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">TVP</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065251a"><!--s065251a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> textured vegetable protein.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">short haul</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055692a"><!--s055692a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the transport of goods or passengers over relatively short distances.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tête-à-tête<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌtet ah ʹtet, ˌtayt ah ʹtayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062519a"><!--s062519a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in private; private and intimate [French <span class="bodyi">tête-à-tête</span>, literally ‘head to head’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">secondary colour</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054322a"><!--s054322a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a colour formed by mixing primary colours in equal or equivalent quantities.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wimp</span><small><span class="eSynop">/wimp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069349a"><!--s069349a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a weak, ineffectual, or cowardly person </p><p><i></i></p><p>Lunch is for wimps</p><p> Oliver Stone</p><p><span class="bodyb">wimpish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">wimpishly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">wimpy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [perhaps from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/whimper1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">whimper 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snog<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/snog/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (snogged, snogging)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057061a"><!--s057061a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to kiss and cuddle [perhaps alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/snug2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">snug 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Swiss cheese plant</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061151a"><!--s061151a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an evergreen climbing plant of the arum family that has large dark green leaves with deep notches and many perforations and is widely cultivated as a houseplant: <span class="bodyi">Monstera deliciosa</span> [from the holes in the leaves resembling those in some Swiss cheeses].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">touch screen</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063885a"><!--s063885a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in computing, a system which enables the operator to touch part of the screen physically instead of using a mouse to select menu items.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">urbanize <span class="bodyi">or</span> urbanise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066621a"><!--s066621a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072208b"><!--s072208b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s019685c"><!--s019685c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to take on urban characteristics.</p></div><a name="s019686c"><!--s019686c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to make (e.g. a rural area) more built-up, industrialized, developed, etc.</p></div></div><a name="s072209b"><!--s072209b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s019687c"><!--s019687c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to impart an urban way of life to (somebody).</p></div><a name="s019688c"><!--s019688c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to cause (e.g. rural dwellers) to migrate to towns and cities <span class="bodyb">urbanization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vulgar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvulgə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067984a"><!--s067984a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073681b"><!--s073681b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s020168c"><!--s020168c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>lacking in cultivation, breeding, or taste; coarse.</p></div><a name="s020169c"><!--s020169c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>ostentatious or excessive in expenditure or display; pretentious.</p></div></div><a name="s073682b"><!--s073682b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>lewdly or profanely indecent; obscene.</p></div><a name="s073683b"><!--s073683b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>generally used, applied, or accepted.</p></div><a name="s073684b"><!--s073684b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s020170c"><!--s020170c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>generally current; public </p><p><i></i></p><p>vulgar opinion</p>.</div><a name="s020171c"><!--s020171c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>generally used, applied, or accepted.</p></div><a name="s020172c"><!--s020172c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> of or being the common people; plebeian <span class="bodyb">vulgarity</span> /vulʹgariti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">vulgarly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">vulgaris</span> of the mob, vulgar, from <span class="bodyi">volgus, vulgus</span> mob, common people].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strap hinge</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059789a"><!--s059789a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hinge with long flat extensions for screwing onto the surface of a door, gate, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spruik</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsproohk, ʹsprooh·ik/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058421a"><!--s058421a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, informal</span> to give a public harangue, e.g. advertising a show</p><p><span class="bodyb">spruiker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">short head</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055693a"><!--s055693a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in horse racing, a distance less than the length of a horse's head.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Twa</span><small><span class="eSynop">/twah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Twas <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> Twa)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065252a"><!--s065252a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of an indigenous pygmy people inhabiting Rwanda, Burundi, and Zaire</p><p><span class="bodyb">Twa</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [the local name for this people, literally ‘foreigner’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snog<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057062a"><!--s057062a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> anthe act or an instance or period of snogging.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tête-à-tête<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062520a"><!--s062520a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067669b"><!--s067669b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a private conversation between two people.</p></div><a name="s067670b"><!--s067670b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an S-shaped sofa, designed for two people to sit facing each other.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Swiss roll</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061152a"><!--s061152a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a thin sheet of sponge cake spread with jam, cream, etc and rolled up.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wimple<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwimpl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069350a"><!--s069350a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cloth covering worn over the head and round the neck and chin by women in the late medieval period and by some nuns [Old English <span class="bodyi">wimpel</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">secondary consumer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054323a"><!--s054323a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a carnivore that eats herbivores: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/primary_consumer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">primary consumer</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tertiary_consumer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tertiary consumer</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vulgar fraction</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067985a"><!--s067985a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a fraction in which both the denominator and numerator are explicitly present and are separated by a horizontal or slanted line.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strapline</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059790a"><!--s059790a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a secondary heading or caption in a newspaper, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">urban legend</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066622a"><!--s066622a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/urban_myth/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">urban myth</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spruit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sprayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058422a"><!--s058422a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">SAfr</span> a small watercourse that is usu dry except in the rainy season [Afrikaans <span class="bodyi">spruit</span> small stream, tributary, from Dutch <span class="bodyi">spruit</span> offshoot, scion, sprig].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">touchstone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063886a"><!--s063886a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069097b"><!--s069097b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a black flintlike siliceous stone that when rubbed by gold or silver shows a streak of colour, formerly used to test the purity of these metals.</p></div><a name="s069098b"><!--s069098b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a test or criterion for determining the genuineness of something.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shorthold</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055694a"><!--s055694a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in English law, of or being a tenancy for a fixed period of between one and five years.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tête-bêche</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tet ʹbesh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062521a"><!--s062521a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a pair of stamps: inverted in relation to one another [French <span class="bodyi">tête-bêche</span> pair of inverted stamps, from <span class="bodyi">tête</span> head + <span class="bodyi">-bêche</span>, alteration of early French <span class="bodyi">bechevet</span> double bedhead].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sprung<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058423a"><!--s058423a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/spring1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">spring 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snood</span><small><span class="eSynop">/snoohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057063a"><!--s057063a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061120b"><!--s061120b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a net or fabric bag worn at the back of a woman's head to hold the hair, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in former times.</p></div><a name="s061121b"><!--s061121b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Scot</span> a hair ribbon or band formerly worn by unmarried women.</p></div><a name="s061122b"><!--s061122b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a broad tubular knitted garment worn as a hood or scarf [Old English <span class="bodyi">snōd</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twaddle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtwodl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065253a"><!--s065253a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> trivial or nonsensical speech or writing; drivel [alteration of English dialect <span class="bodyi">twattle</span>, of unknown origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vulgarian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/vulʹgeəri·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067986a"><!--s067986a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a vulgar person, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one who is rich.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">urban myth</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066623a"><!--s066623a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a usu amusing, bizarre, or horrific tale in general circulation that is alleged to be the personal experience of somebody indirectly related to or acquainted with the teller.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">secondary emission</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054324a"><!--s054324a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the emission of electrons from a surface as a result of bombardment of the surface by particles, e.g. electrons or ions, from another source.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">touch-tone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063887a"><!--s063887a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of a telephone: having or using dialling buttons that generate a particular pitch when pressed </p><p><i></i></p><p>a touch-tone phone</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">switch<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/swich/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061153a"><!--s061153a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066106b"><!--s066106b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a device for making, breaking, or changing the connections in an electrical circuit.</p></div><a name="s066107b"><!--s066107b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a sudden shift or change, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a sudden one.</p></div><a name="s066108b"><!--s066108b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a slender flexible twig or rod.</p></div><a name="s066109b"><!--s066109b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a set of railway points.</p></div><a name="s066110b"><!--s066110b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a tress of hair attached to augment a hairstyle.</p></div><a name="s066111b"><!--s066111b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a tuft of long hairs at the end of the tail of an animal, e.g. a cow [perhaps from early Dutch <span class="bodyi">swijch</span> twig].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wimple<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069351a"><!--s069351a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075302b"><!--s075302b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cover (the head) with a wimple.</p></div><a name="s075303b"><!--s075303b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (e.g. a veil) to fall or lie in folds <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s075304b"><!--s075304b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to ripple.</p></div><a name="s075305b"><!--s075305b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to fall or lie in folds.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strappado</span><small><span class="eSynop">/straʹpahdoh, straʹpaydoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> strappadoes strappados)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059791a"><!--s059791a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a former method of torture in which the victim was hoisted by a rope and then dropped almost to the ground [modification of Italian <span class="bodyi">strappata</span>, literally ‘sharp pull’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shorthorn</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055695a"><!--s055695a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an animal of a breed of beef cattle with short horns originating in the N of England and including good milk-producing strains.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tether<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtedhə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062522a"><!--s062522a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rope, chain, etc by which an animal is fastened so that it can move only within a set radius ✱ <span class="bodyb">at the end of one's tether</span> having come to the end of one's patience, resources, or ability to cope [Middle English <span class="bodyi">tethir</span> from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">tjōthr</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sprung<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/sprung/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058424a"><!--s058424a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>fitted with springs, or possessed of springiness </p><p><i></i></p><p>a sprung mattress</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a well-sprung floor</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">switch<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061154a"><!--s061154a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066112b"><!--s066112b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make a sudden change in (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>They had to switch the venue at the last minute</p>.</div><a name="s066113b"><!--s066113b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to exchange (things) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Can I switch places with you?</p>.</div><a name="s066114b"><!--s066114b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cause (an electric current) to flow, stop flowing, or change path by means of a switch.</p></div><a name="s066115b"><!--s066115b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> to turn (rolling stock) from one railway track to another; to shunt.</p></div><a name="s066116b"><!--s066116b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to strike or beat (somebody or something) with or as if with a switch <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s066117b"><!--s066117b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to make a change or exchange </p><p><i></i></p><p>You can switch to a different course after your first year</p> <p><span class="bodyb">switchable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">switcher</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twaddle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065254a"><!--s065254a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to speak or write twaddle</p><p><span class="bodyb">twaddler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shortie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshawti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055696a"><!--s055696a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/shorty_or_shortie/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">shorty</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wimp out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069352a"><!--s069352a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to withdraw or refuse to take part because of loss or lack of nerve.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">touch-type</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063888a"><!--s063888a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to type without looking at the keyboard, using a system that assigns a particular finger to each key</p><p><span class="bodyb">touch-typist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strapped</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059792a"><!--s059792a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">often</span> + for) short of money </p><p><i></i></p><p>strapped for cash</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snook<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/snoohk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057064a"><!--s057064a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a gesture of derision made by putting the thumb to the nose and spreading the fingers out </p><p><i></i></p><p>cock a snook</p> <p>[origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">secondary modern</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054325a"><!--s054325a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>formerly in Britain, a secondary school providing a practical rather than academic type of education.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vulgarise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067987a"><!--s067987a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vulgarize_or_vulgarise_or_ise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">vulgarize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">urban renewal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066624a"><!--s066624a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the planned replacement of substandard urban buildings or redevelopment of dilapidated urban areas.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sprung rhythm</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058425a"><!--s058425a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a poetic rhythm designed to approximate the natural rhythm of speech, each metrical foot having one stressed syllable followed by a varying number of unstressed syllables [coined by Gerard Manley Hopkins d.1889, English poet and leading exponent of the metre].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tether<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (tethered, tethering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062523a"><!--s062523a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to fasten or restrain (an animal or person) by or as if by a tether.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">touch up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063889a"><!--s063889a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069099b"><!--s069099b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to improve or perfect (something) by small alterations.</p></div><a name="s069100b"><!--s069100b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to make unwelcome physical or sexual contact with (somebody).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twain</span><small><span class="eSynop">/twayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065255a"><!--s065255a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070757b"><!--s070757b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> two </p><p><i></i></p><p>There is an old England and a new, and ye stand perplexed between the twain</p><p> George Bernard Shaw ✱ <span class="bodyb">in twain</span>.</p></div><a name="s070758b"><!--s070758b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> into two parts </p><p><i></i></p><p>O Hamlet, thou hast cleft my heart in twain</p><p> Shakespeare [Old English <span class="bodyi">twēgen</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/two/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">two</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">short-list</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055698a"><!--s055698a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to place (somebody) on a short list.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">switchback</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061155a"><!--s061155a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066118b"><!--s066118b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a zigzag road or railway in a mountainous region.</p></div><a name="s066119b"><!--s066119b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span></p><a name="s017934c"><!--s017934c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a zigzag road or railway in a mountainous region.</p></div><a name="s017935c"><!--s017935c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a road with many alternating ascents and descents.</p></div></div><a name="s066120b"><!--s066120b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a roller coaster.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snook<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> snooks <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> snook)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057065a"><!--s057065a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large Caribbean fish caught for food or sport: <span class="bodyi">Centropomus undecimalis</span> [Dutch <span class="bodyi">snoek</span> pike].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">win<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/win/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (winning, <span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> won /wun/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069353a"><!--s069353a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075306b"><!--s075306b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to gain the victory in a battle, contest, or dispute; to defeat opponents or rivals.</p></div><a name="s075307b"><!--s075307b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to get possession of by personal qualities, good fortune, etc <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s075308b"><!--s075308b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s020499c"><!--s020499c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to gain the victory in a battle or contest; to defeat opponents or rivals.</p></div><a name="s020500c"><!--s020500c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to be right in an argument, dispute, etc.</p></div><a name="s020501c"><!--s020501c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to have one's way in a disagreement, etc.</p></div></div><a name="s075309b"><!--s075309b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to succeed in arriving at a place or state </p><p><i></i></p><p>They eventually won free</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s075310b"><!--s075310b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s020502c"><!--s020502c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to gain (a victory or prize) in or as if in a battle or contest.</p></div><a name="s020503c"><!--s020503c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to defeat opponents or rivals in (a war, competition, etc) </p><p><i></i></p><p>You can no more win a war than you can win an earthquake</p><p> Jeannette Rankin.</p></div></div><a name="s075311b"><!--s075311b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s020504c"><!--s020504c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to get possession of (something) by personal qualities, good fortune, etc.</p></div><a name="s020505c"><!--s020505c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to obtain (e.g. a living) by effort.</p></div></div><a name="s075312b"><!--s075312b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>(+ over/round) to gain the favour of or persuade somebody.</p></div><a name="s075313b"><!--s075313b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + over/round) to gain the favour of or persuade (somebody).</p></div><a name="s075314b"><!--s075314b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to reach (a place) by expenditure of effort </p><p><i></i></p><p>We finally won the summit</p>.</div><a name="s075315b"><!--s075315b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>to obtain (ore, coal, etc) by mining</p><p><span class="bodyb">winnable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">winnan</span> to struggle].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">secondary picketing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054326a"><!--s054326a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> picketing by members of a trade union and others at a place where there is an industrial dispute in which they are not directly involved.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vulgarism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067988a"><!--s067988a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073685b"><!--s073685b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a word or expression originated or used chiefly by illiterate people.</p></div><a name="s073686b"><!--s073686b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>vulgarity.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">URC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066625a"><!--s066625a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>United Reformed Church.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strapping<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059793a"><!--s059793a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a person: big, strong, and sturdy in build.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sprie/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (sprier spryer) (spriest spryest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058426a"><!--s058426a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>vigorously active; nimble</p><p><span class="bodyb">spryly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">spryness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [prob of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snooker<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsnoohkə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057066a"><!--s057066a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061123b"><!--s061123b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a game played on a billiard table in which players hit a white ball with a cue in order to send strike one of 21 coloured balls and send them in a set order into the pockets around the table: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/billiards/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">billiards</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pool2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pool 2</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s061124b"><!--s061124b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a position of the balls in the game of snooker in which a direct shot would lose points</p><p>said to be from British army slang <span class="bodyi">snooker</span> new military cadet, of unknown origin. The game was devised by army officers in India in the 1870s and is supposed to have been named by one of them because of the inept play of another</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">short list</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055697a"><!--s055697a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a list of selected candidates, e.g. for a job, from whom a final choice must be made.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tetr-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062524a"><!--s062524a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tetra_or_tetr/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tetra-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twang<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/twang/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065256a"><!--s065256a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070759b"><!--s070759b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a strong quick ringing sound like that of the string of a musical instrument being plucked or of a bowstring being released.</p></div><a name="s070760b"><!--s070760b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a distinctive nasal quality in the speech of a person or region </p><p><i></i></p><p>a Glasgow twang</p> <p><span class="bodyb">twangy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [imitative].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">touchwood</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063890a"><!--s063890a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> wood so decayed as to be dry, crumbly, and useful for tinder.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vulgarize <span class="bodyi">or</span> vulgarise <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067989a"><!--s067989a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073687b"><!--s073687b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (something) vulgar, coarse, or less refined.</p></div><a name="s073688b"><!--s073688b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to present or diffuse (information) in a way that can be generally understood <span class="bodyb">vulgarization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">vulgarizer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">secondary school</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054327a"><!--s054327a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a school usu for pupils aged from about 11 to about 18.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">urceolate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹuhsi·ələt, -layt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066626a"><!--s066626a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a plant or animal part: shaped like an urn [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">urceolatus</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">urceolus</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">urceus</span> pitcher].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">win<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069354a"><!--s069354a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a victory or success, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a game or sporting contest.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strapping<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059794a"><!--s059794a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064509b"><!--s064509b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>adhesive bandaging for wounds or injuries.</p></div><a name="s064510b"><!--s064510b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>metal or leather straps collectively.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">switchblade</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061156a"><!--s061156a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a flick knife.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spud<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/spud/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058427a"><!--s058427a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062740b"><!--s062740b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a potato.</p></div><a name="s062741b"><!--s062741b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a small narrow spade.</p></div><a name="s062742b"><!--s062742b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a piece of piping connecting two plumbing fittings.</p></div><a name="s062743b"><!--s062743b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> an incompetent person [Middle English <span class="bodyi">spudde</span> dagger, of uncertain origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">short-lived</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlivd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055699a"><!--s055699a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>not living or lasting long.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">touchy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (touchier, touchiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063891a"><!--s063891a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069101b"><!--s069101b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>ready to take offence on slight provocation.</p></div><a name="s069102b"><!--s069102b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>calling for tact, care, or caution </p><p><i></i></p><p>a touchy subject</p> <p><span class="bodyb">touchily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">touchiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tetra</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtetrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062525a"><!--s062525a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous small brightly coloured S American fishes often kept in tropical aquariums: family Characidae [by shortening from scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">Tetragonopterus</span> former genus name, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">tetragonum</span> quadrangle + Greek <span class="bodyi">pteron</span> wing].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snooker<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (snookered, snookering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057067a"><!--s057067a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061125b"><!--s061125b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to position the cue ball so as to prevent (an opponent) from making a direct shot in snooker by playing the cue ball so that another ball lies between it and the target ball.</p></div><a name="s061126b"><!--s061126b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s016660c"><!--s016660c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to present an obstacle to (somebody or something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The rain snookered our plans to have a picnic</p>.</div><a name="s016661c"><!--s016661c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to put (somebody or something) in a difficult or impossible position</p><p><span class="bodyb">snookered</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wince<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/wins/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069355a"><!--s069355a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to shrink back or grimace involuntarily, e.g. in pain; to flinch</p><p><span class="bodyb">wince</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">wincer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">wincingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">wenchen</span> to kick from pain or restlessness, from early French <span class="bodyi">wenchier</span> to turn aside,of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twang<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065257a"><!--s065257a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070761b"><!--s070761b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make the sound of a twang.</p></div><a name="s070762b"><!--s070762b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to speak with a nasal twang <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s070763b"><!--s070763b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make, or cause (<span class="bodyi">esp</span> a musical instrument or its strings) to make a twang.</p></div><a name="s070764b"><!--s070764b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to utter or pronounce (something) with a nasal twang.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Vulgar Latin</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067990a"><!--s067990a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the informal Latin of ancient Rome, the source of the Romance languages.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">urchin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹuhchin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066627a"><!--s066627a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072210b"><!--s072210b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a mischievous or impudent child, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one who is small and scruffy.</p></div><a name="s072211b"><!--s072211b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sea_urchin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sea urchin</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s072212b"><!--s072212b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic, dialect</span> a hedgehog [Middle English in the sense ‘hedgehog’, via French <span class="bodyi">herichon</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">ericius</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">secondary sexual characteristic</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054328a"><!--s054328a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a physical or mental attribute characteristic of a particular sex, e.g. the breasts of a female mammal, that appears at puberty or in the breeding season, and is not directly concerned with reproduction.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spud<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (spudded, spudding)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058428a"><!--s058428a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s062744b"><!--s062744b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to dig up or remove (weeds) with a spud.</p></div><a name="s062745b"><!--s062745b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to begin to drill (an oil well) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s062746b"><!--s062746b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to begin to drill an oil well.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strapwork</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059795a"><!--s059795a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>architectural or sculptural ornamentation imitating interlaced straps.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">switchboard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061157a"><!--s061157a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an apparatus consisting of a panel or frame on which switching devices are mounted; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> an arrangement for the manual switching of telephone calls.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shortly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055700a"><!--s055700a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059342b"><!--s059342b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s016058c"><!--s016058c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in a short time </p><p><i></i></p><p>We will be there shortly</p>.</div><a name="s016059c"><!--s016059c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>at a short interval </p><p><i></i></p><p>shortly after sunset</p>.</div></div><a name="s059343b"><!--s059343b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s016060c"><!--s016060c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in a few words; briefly.</p></div><a name="s016061c"><!--s016061c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in an abrupt manner.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">touchy-feely</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfeeli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063892a"><!--s063892a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069103b"><!--s069103b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>showing emotion openly and readily, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> through physical contact or gestures and often in a way considered excessive; demonstrative.</p></div><a name="s069104b"><!--s069104b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>encouraging or characteristic of this type of behaviour.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tetrabasic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tetrəʹbaysik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062527a"><!--s062527a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067673b"><!--s067673b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of an acid: having four hydrogen atoms capable of reacting as acids in each molecule.</p></div><a name="s067674b"><!--s067674b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a chemical compound: containing four atoms of a metal with a valency of one, or their equivalent.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">‘twas</span><small><span class="eSynop">/twəz, <span class="bodyi">strong</span> twoz/ <i><span class="bodyi">contraction</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065258a"><!--s065258a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or literary</span> it was.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wince<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069356a"><!--s069356a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an act of wincing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">switched-on</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061158a"><!--s061158a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> responsive, alert, or aware.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">secondary syphilis</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054329a"><!--s054329a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the second stage of syphilis, from two to six months after infection, in which a long-lasting skin rash appears: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/primary_syphilis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">primary syphilis</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/syphilis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">syphilis</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tertiary_syphilis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tertiary syphilis</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strass</span><small><span class="eSynop">/stras/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059796a"><!--s059796a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/paste1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">paste<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (3) [German <span class="bodyi">Strass</span>, named after Josef <span class="bodyi">Strasser</span>, 18th-cent. German jeweller, who invented it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snoop<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/snoohp/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057068a"><!--s057068a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to look or pry in a sneaking or interfering manner</p><p><span class="bodyb">snooper</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">snoopy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Dutch <span class="bodyi">snoepen</span> to buy or eat on the sly].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vulgate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvulgayt, ʹvulgət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067991a"><!--s067991a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073689b"><!--s073689b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Vulgate</span>) the Latin version of the Bible authorized and used by the Roman Catholic Church.</p></div><a name="s073690b"><!--s073690b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> a commonly accepted text or reading [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">vulgata</span>, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">vulgata editio</span> edition in general circulation].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Urdu</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹooədooh, ʹuhdooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066628a"><!--s066628a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the Indic language of the people of Pakistan, closely related to Hindi and also spoken in Bangladesh and parts of India [Persian <span class="bodyi">urdū-zabān</span>, literally ‘camp language’, because it developed as a means of communication between the Mogul invaders and the local people around Delhi].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spud-bashing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058429a"><!--s058429a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> the peeling of potatoes, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when done as a punishment in a military camp.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">short measure</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055701a"><!--s055701a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a measured quantity, e.g. of alcohol, that is smaller than the amount paid for.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tough<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/tuf/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063893a"><!--s063893a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069105b"><!--s069105b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s018864c"><!--s018864c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>strong and flexible; not brittle or liable to cut, break, or tear easily.</p></div><a name="s018865c"><!--s018865c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of food: not easily chewed.</p></div></div><a name="s069106b"><!--s069106b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>characterized by severity or uncompromising determination </p><p><i></i></p><p>a tough and inflexible foreign policy</p><p> New Statesman.</p></div><a name="s069107b"><!--s069107b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>capable of enduring great hardship or exertion; hardy.</p></div><a name="s069108b"><!--s069108b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>very hard to influence; stubborn.</p></div><a name="s069109b"><!--s069109b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>extremely difficult or testing </p><p><i></i></p><p>a tough problem</p>.</div><a name="s069110b"><!--s069110b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>stubbornly fought </p><p><i></i></p><p>a tough contest</p>.</div><a name="s069111b"><!--s069111b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>aggressive or threatening in behaviour; unruly or rowdy.</p></div><a name="s069112b"><!--s069112b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>without softness or sentimentality.</p></div><a name="s069113b"><!--s069113b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> unfortunate or unpleasant </p><p><i></i></p><p>That's tough</p> <p><span class="bodyb">toughly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">toughness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">tōh</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tetrachord</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtetrəkawd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062528a"><!--s062528a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a diatonic series of four notes with an interval of a perfect fourth between the first and last [Greek <span class="bodyi">tetrachordon</span>, neuter of <span class="bodyi">tetrachordos</span> of four strings, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tetra_or_tetr/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tetra-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">chordē</span> string].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wince<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069357a"><!--s069357a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a roller used to move fabric through a dyeing vat [variant of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/winch1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">winch 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snoop<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057069a"><!--s057069a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061127b"><!--s061127b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who snoops.</p></div><a name="s061128b"><!--s061128b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>anthe act or an instance of snooping.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">switchgear</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061159a"><!--s061159a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>equipment used for the switching of electrical currents.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/twat, twot/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065259a"><!--s065259a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070765b"><!--s070765b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a woman's genitals.</p></div><a name="s070766b"><!--s070766b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a stupid, obnoxious, or contemptible person [origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spud wrench</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058430a"><!--s058430a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bar ending in a socket, used for tightening bolts.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ure</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066629a"><!--s066629a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns from verbs, denoting:</p><a name="s072213b"><!--s072213b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an act or process </p><p><i></i></p><p>exposure</p> <p><i></i></p><p>closure</p>.</div><a name="s072214b"><!--s072214b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an office or function, or the body performing it </p><p><i></i></p><p>legislature</p> <p>[Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">-ura</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">second ballot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054330a"><!--s054330a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a second round of voting in an election in which no candidate received enough votes to win in the first round, generally with the candidate or candidates who were at the bottom of the poll in the first round having been dropped for the second vote.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">short-order</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055702a"><!--s055702a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> denoting or to do with food that can be quickly cooked.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vulnerable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvuln(ə)rəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067992a"><!--s067992a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073691b"><!--s073691b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>capable of being physically or mentally hurt.</p></div><a name="s073692b"><!--s073692b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>open to criticism or censure.</p></div><a name="s073693b"><!--s073693b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>liable to temptation.</p></div><a name="s073694b"><!--s073694b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + to) open to attack or damage; assailable.</p></div><a name="s073695b"><!--s073695b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in contract bridge, liable to increased penalties but entitled to increased bonuses after winning a game <span class="bodyb">vulnerability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">vulnerableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">vulnerably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">vulnerabilis</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">vulnerare</span> to wound, from <span class="bodyi">vulner-, vulnus</span> wound].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strata</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstrahtə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059797a"><!--s059797a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stratum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stratum</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tough<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063894a"><!--s063894a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a tough person, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> somebody aggressively violent.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tetracycline</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tetrəʹsiekleen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062529a"><!--s062529a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several broad-spectrum antibiotics obtained <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from a soil bacterium [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tetra_or_tetr/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tetra-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cyclic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cyclic</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ine2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ine 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wincey</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwinsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069358a"><!--s069358a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a plain or twilled fabric, usu made of cotton or linen woven with wool [alteration and contraction of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/linsey_woolsey/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">linsey-woolsey</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">switch-hitter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061160a"><!--s061160a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066121b"><!--s066121b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in baseball, a player who can bat either right-handed or left-handed.</p></div><a name="s066122b"><!--s066122b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> somebody who is bisexual.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twayblade</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtwayblayd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065260a"><!--s065260a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various orchids that have a single pair of opposite leaves and a spike of small greenish or yellowish brown flowers: <span class="bodyi">Listera ovata</span> and related species [English dialect <span class="bodyi">tway</span>, variant of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/twain/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">twain</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blade/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blade</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spue</span><small><span class="eSynop">/spyooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i> (spues, spued, spuing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058431a"><!--s058431a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/spew1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">spew 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">second best</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054331a"><!--s054331a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody or something that comes after the best in quality or worth </p><p><i></i></p><p>It is the best of all trades, to make songs, and the second best to sing them</p><p> Hilaire Belloc</p><p><span class="bodyb">second-best</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snoot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/snooht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057070a"><!--s057070a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a snout or nose [Middle English <span class="bodyi">snute</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/snout/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">snout</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stratagem</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstratəjəm, -jem/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059798a"><!--s059798a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064511b"><!--s064511b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an artifice or trick for deceiving and outwitting an opponent.</p></div><a name="s064512b"><!--s064512b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a cleverly contrived trick or scheme.</p></div><a name="s064513b"><!--s064513b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> cunning; guile [French <span class="bodyi">stratagème</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">stratēgēma</span> a trick, from <span class="bodyi">stratēgein</span> to be a general, manoeuvre, from <span class="bodyi">stratēgos</span> general, from <span class="bodyi">stratos</span> army + <span class="bodyi">agein</span> to lead].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">urea</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yooʹree·ə, ʹyooəri·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066630a"><!--s066630a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a nitrogen-containing chemical compound formed as the final product of protein breakdown and present in the urine of mammals and some other animals, a synthetic form of which is used in the manufacture of plastics, in fertilizers, and in animal feeds: formula CO(NH<sub>2</sub>)<sub>2</sub> [scientific Latin from French <span class="bodyi">urée</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">ouron</span> urine].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vulnerary<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvulnərəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067993a"><!--s067993a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used for or useful in healing wounds [Latin <span class="bodyi">vulnerarius</span>, from <span class="bodyi">vulner-, vulnus</span> wound].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tough<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063895a"><!--s063895a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in a tough manner </p><p><i></i></p><p>He likes to talk tough</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">short-range</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055703a"><!--s055703a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059344b"><!--s059344b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to, suitable for, or capable of travelling only short distances </p><p><i></i></p><p>a short-range missile</p>.</div><a name="s059345b"><!--s059345b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>involving a relatively short period of time.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">winceyette</span><small><span class="eSynop">/winsiʹet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069359a"><!--s069359a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a lightweight cotton fabric with a nap on one or both sides.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">second chamber</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054332a"><!--s054332a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the upper chamber of a legislative assembly that has two chambers, such as the British Parliament or the US Congress.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snooty</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (snootier, snootiest) <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057071a"><!--s057071a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061129b"><!--s061129b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>haughty; disdainful.</p></div><a name="s061130b"><!--s061130b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>characterized by snobbish attitudes </p><p><i></i></p><p>a snooty neighbourhood</p> <p><span class="bodyb">snootily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">snootiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tetrad</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtetrad/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062530a"><!--s062530a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a group or arrangement of four cells, atoms, etc <span class="bodyb">tetradic</span> /teʹtradik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">tetrad-, tetras</span> group of four].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">uremia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yooʹreemi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066631a"><!--s066631a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/uraemia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">uraemia</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">switchman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> switchmen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061161a"><!--s061161a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a person who works a switch, e.g. on a railway.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spumante</span><small><span class="eSynop">/spoohʹmantay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058432a"><!--s058432a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various white Italian sparkling wines [Italian <span class="bodyi">spumànte</span> sparkling, sparkling wine, present part. of <span class="bodyi">spumare</span> to foam, from <span class="bodyi">spùma</span> foam, from Latin <span class="bodyi">spuma</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stratal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstraytl, ʹstrahtl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059799a"><!--s059799a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to strata or a stratum.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vulnerary<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> vulneraries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067994a"><!--s067994a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an ointment or other remedy used for treating wounds.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shorts</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055704a"><!--s055704a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059346b"><!--s059346b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>knee-length or less than knee-length trousers.</p></div><a name="s059347b"><!--s059347b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> men's underpants.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tweak<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/tweek/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065261a"><!--s065261a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070767b"><!--s070767b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to pinch and pull (something) with a sudden strong jerking or twisting movement </p><p><i></i></p><p>She tweaked his ear</p>.</div><a name="s070768b"><!--s070768b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to make fine adjustments to (something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a mechanical or electronic device) [prob ultimately from Old English <span class="bodyi">twiccian</span> to pluck, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/twitch1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">twitch 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tough<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063896a"><!--s063896a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (+ out) to endure (a difficult situation) without weakening </p><p><i></i></p><p>The Prime Minister is still toughing it out</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">winch<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/winch/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069360a"><!--s069360a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075316b"><!--s075316b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a machine or instrument for hoisting or pulling by means of a rope or chain wound round a rotating drum.</p></div><a name="s075317b"><!--s075317b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a crank or handle for giving motion to a machine, e.g. a grindstone [Old English <span class="bodyi">wince</span> roller, pulley].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snooze<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/snoohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057072a"><!--s057072a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to sleep lightly for a short time; to take a nap</p><p><span class="bodyb">snoozer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">second childhood</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054333a"><!--s054333a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the period of life when one's mental faculties decline; one's dotage.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tetraethyl lead</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌtetrəethəl ʹled/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062531a"><!--s062531a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a poisonous liquid formerly used as a petrol additive to prevent knocking in internal-combustion engines.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spume<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/spyoohm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058433a"><!--s058433a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> froth or foam <span class="bodyb">spumous</span> /ʹspyoohməs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">spumy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">spuma</span> foam, froth, scum].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">switch off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061162a"><!--s061162a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066123b"><!--s066123b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to turn off (e.g. a light or machine) by operating an electrical switch <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s066124b"><!--s066124b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to lose interest.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">toughen</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i> (toughened, toughening)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063897a"><!--s063897a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to become, or make something, tough.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tweak<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065262a"><!--s065262a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070769b"><!--s070769b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an act of tweaking.</p></div><a name="s070770b"><!--s070770b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a fine adjustment.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vulpine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvulpien/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067995a"><!--s067995a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073696b"><!--s073696b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or resembling a fox.</p></div><a name="s073697b"><!--s073697b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>foxy; crafty [Latin <span class="bodyi">vulpinus</span> from <span class="bodyi">vulpes</span> fox].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">short shrift</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055705a"><!--s055705a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059348b"><!--s059348b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>summary or inconsiderate treatment.</p></div><a name="s059349b"><!--s059349b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a brief respite for confession before execution.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strategic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/strəʹteejik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059800a"><!--s059800a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064514b"><!--s064514b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to the long-term pursuit of objectives </p><p><i></i></p><p>strategic planning</p>.</div><a name="s064515b"><!--s064515b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to long-term military effectiveness.</p></div><a name="s064516b"><!--s064516b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of weapons, missiles, etc: designed to disrupt industry and communications in the enemy homeland, rather than for use on the battlefield: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tactical/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tactical</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s064517b"><!--s064517b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of materials and resources: required for the conduct of war.</p></div><a name="s064518b"><!--s064518b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">often humorous</span> relating to the discreet handling of a situation </p><p><i></i></p><p>I placed myself at a strategic distance, hoping to eavesdrop on the conversation</p> <p><span class="bodyb">strategically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ureter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yooʹreetə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066632a"><!--s066632a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a duct that carries urine away from a kidney to the bladder or cloaca</p><p><span class="bodyb">ureteral</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">ureteric</span> /yooəriʹterik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">ourētēr</span>, from <span class="bodyi">ourein</span> to urinate].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">winch<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069361a"><!--s069361a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to hoist or pull (something or somebody) with a winch </p><p><i></i></p><p>The children were winched to safety</p> <p><span class="bodyb">wincher</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snooze<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057073a"><!--s057073a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a short light sleep; a nap</p><p><span class="bodyb">snoozy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spume<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058434a"><!--s058434a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a torrent, etc: to foam or froth.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">switch on</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061163a"><!--s061163a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to turn on (e.g. a light or machine) by operating an electrical switch.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vulture</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvulchə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067996a"><!--s067996a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073698b"><!--s073698b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several species of large bald-headed birds of prey that is are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons and feeds on carrion: families Cathartidae and Accipitridae.</p></div><a name="s073699b"><!--s073699b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a rapacious or predatory person <span class="bodyb">vulturine</span> /-rien/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">vulturous</span> /-rəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via Anglo-French from Latin <span class="bodyi">vulturius</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">urethane</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹyooərithayn/ urethan /-than/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066633a"><!--s066633a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072215b"><!--s072215b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a chemical compound that is used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a solvent, as an anaesthetic for small animals, and medicinally in the treatment of some tumours.</p></div><a name="s072216b"><!--s072216b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/polyurethane/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">polyurethane</span></span></a> [French <span class="bodyi">uréthane</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ur/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ur-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eth_or_etho/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eth-</span></span></a> + -<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ane/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ane</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">second class</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054334a"><!--s054334a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the second and next to highest group in a classification.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tough love</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063898a"><!--s063898a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a policy of helping somebody a friend or family member with a serious problem, e.g. drug addiction, by being strict rather than indulgent.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Winchester</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwinchistə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069362a"><!--s069362a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a breech-loading repeating rifle [named after Oliver F <span class="bodyi">Winchester</span> d.1880, US gun manufacturer, who developed it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strategical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/strəʹteejik(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059801a"><!--s059801a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/strategic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">strategic</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">short sight</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055706a"><!--s055706a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/myopia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">myopia</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tetrafluoroethylene</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tetrəflooərohʹethəleen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062532a"><!--s062532a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a colourless gas that is polymerized (chemically combined with itself; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/polymerize_or_polymerise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">polymerize</span></span></a>) in the production of the plastic polytetrafluoroethylene: formula C<sub>2</sub>F<sub>4</sub>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/twee/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (tweer, tweest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065263a"><!--s065263a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> excessively or affectedly sentimental, pretty, cute, or coy</p><p><span class="bodyb">tweely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">tweeness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [representation of a childish pronunciation of <span class="bodyi">sweet</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snooze button</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057074a"><!--s057074a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a device on an alarm clock that causes the alarm to sound again a few minutes after the set time.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spumone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/spooʹmohnay, -ni/ spumoni /spooʹmohni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058435a"><!--s058435a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an Italian dessert of fine soft ice cream containing layers of various colours and flavours, with chopped fruit and nuts [Italian <span class="bodyi">spumone</span>, augmentation of <span class="bodyi">spùma</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/spumante/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">spumante</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vulva</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvulvə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> vulvas vulvae /ʹvulvee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067997a"><!--s067997a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the external parts of the female genital organs, or the opening between them</p><p><span class="bodyb">vulval</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">vulvar</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">volva, vulva</span> integument, womb].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">urethra</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yooʹreethrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> urethras urethrae /-ree/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066635a"><!--s066635a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the canal that in most mammals carries urine from the bladder out of the body, and in the male also serves to convey semen</p><p><span class="bodyb">urethral</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">ourēthra</span>, from <span class="bodyi">ourein</span> to urinate].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tough-minded</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063899a"><!--s063899a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>unsentimental or realistic in disposition or outlook</p><p><span class="bodyb">tough-mindedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">short-sighted</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055707a"><!--s055707a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059350b"><!--s059350b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>able to see near objects more clearly than distant objects; myopic.</p></div><a name="s059351b"><!--s059351b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>lacking foresight</p><p><span class="bodyb">short-sightedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">short-sightedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tweed</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tweed/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065264a"><!--s065264a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070771b"><!--s070771b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a rough woollen fabric, orig produced in Scotland, often of a brownish or greenish colour flecked with other colours, and used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for suits and coats.</p></div><a name="s070772b"><!--s070772b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) tweed clothing, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a tweed suit [alteration of Scottish <span class="bodyi">tweel</span>, variant of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/twill/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">twill</span></span></a>, prob influenced by the name of the River <span class="bodyi">Tweed</span> in Scotland].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">second-class<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054335a"><!--s054335a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057660b"><!--s057660b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of a second class </p><p><i></i></p><p>a second-class honours degree</p>.</div><a name="s057661b"><!--s057661b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>inferior or mediocre.</p></div><a name="s057662b"><!--s057662b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>socially, politically, or economically deprived </p><p><i></i></p><p>second-class citizens</p>.</div><a name="s057663b"><!--s057663b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of mail in the UK: handled less quickly than first-class mail but more cheaply.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swither<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹswidhə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (swithered, swithering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061164a"><!--s061164a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Scot</span> to be indecisive [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Strategic Defence Initiative</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059802a"><!--s059802a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a US government programme, launched by President Reagan, aimed at providing an effective defence against nuclear attack by means of a computer-linked network of detecting and anti-missile systems, many of them satellite-based.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tetragonal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/teʹtragənl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062533a"><!--s062533a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>denoting or relating to a crystal system characterized by three axes at right angles of which only two axes are equal</p><p><span class="bodyb">tetragonally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">tetragonalis</span> having four angles and four sides, ultimately from Greek <span class="bodyi">tetragōnon</span> quadrangle, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tetra_or_tetr/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tetra-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">gōnia</span> angle].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snore<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/snaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057075a"><!--s057075a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to breathe with a rough hoarse noise due to vibration of the soft palate during sleep</p><p><span class="bodyb">snorer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">snoren</span> to snort; prob imitative].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wind<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/wind/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069363a"><!--s069363a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075318b"><!--s075318b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a natural movement of air, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> horizontally </p><p><i></i></p><p>The older you get the stronger the wind gets – and it's always in your face</p><p> Jack Nicklaus.</p></div><a name="s075319b"><!--s075319b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a force or agency that carries along or influences; a trend </p><p><i></i></p><p>the winds of change</p>.</div><a name="s075320b"><!--s075320b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>breath or the ability to breathe </p><p><i></i></p><p>knocked the wind out of him</p>.</div><a name="s075321b"><!--s075321b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> gas generated in the stomach or the intestines.</p></div><a name="s075322b"><!--s075322b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>mere talk; idle words.</p></div><a name="s075323b"><!--s075323b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>air carrying a scent, e.g. of a hunter or game.</p></div><a name="s075324b"><!--s075324b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>musical wind instruments collectively, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as distinguished from string and percussion instruments.</p></div><a name="s075325b"><!--s075325b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s020506c"><!--s020506c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>musical wind instruments collectively, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as distinguished from string and percussion instruments.</p></div><a name="s020507c"><!--s020507c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the group of players of such instruments, e.g. in an orchestra.</p></div></div><a name="s075326b"><!--s075326b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> a direction from which the wind may blow, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a point of the compass ✱ <span class="bodyb">before the wind</span> in sailing, in the same direction as the main force of the wind ✱ <span class="bodyb">get/have wind of</span> to hear a rumour or news about (something) ✱ <span class="bodyb">have the wind up</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to be scared or frightened ✱ <span class="bodyb">in the wind</span> about to happen; astir or afoot ✱ <span class="bodyb">off the wind</span> in sailing, away from the direction from which the wind is blowing ✱ <span class="bodyb">on the wind</span> in sailing, towards the direction from which the wind is blowing ✱ <span class="bodyb">put the wind up somebody</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to alarm or frighten somebody ✱ <span class="bodyb">sail close to the wind</span> to sail as nearly as possible against the main force of the wind.</p></div><a name="s075327b"><!--s075327b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to come close to a point of danger; to get near the permissible limits ✱ <span class="bodyb">take the wind out of somebody's sails</span> to frustrate somebody, or take away their advantage, by anticipating or forestalling them.</p></div><a name="s075328b"><!--s075328b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>to make somebody less confident or self-important</p><p><span class="bodyb">windless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spun</span><small><span class="eSynop">/spun/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058436a"><!--s058436a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense and past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/spin1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">spin 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vulvitis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/vulʹvietəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067998a"><!--s067998a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>inflammation of the vulva.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snore<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057076a"><!--s057076a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>anthe act or sound of snoring.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">urethritis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yooəriʹthrietəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066636a"><!--s066636a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>inflammation of the urethra.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strategise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstratijiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059803a"><!--s059803a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/strategize_or_strategise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">strategize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">short-staffed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055708a"><!--s055708a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having fewer than the usual number of workers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swither<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061165a"><!--s061165a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Scot</span> a state of indecision or uncertainty.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tetragram</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtetrəgram/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062534a"><!--s062534a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a word made up of four letters or characters.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Tweedledum and Tweedledee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tweedlˌdum ən tweedlʹdee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065265a"><!--s065265a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>two individuals or groups that are practically indistinguishable</p><p>with reference to the two identical quarrelling characters in Lewis Carroll's <span class="bodyi">Through the Looking Glass</span> (1872). The names, however, were in common use for almost 150 years before Carroll adopted them. They originated in a satirical poem by John Byrom (1692–1763) on the rivalry between the musicians G F Handel and G B Bononcini: ‘Strange! That such high dispute should be twixt Tweedledum and Tweedledee’. Here, Tweedledum and Tweedledee are imitations of piffling musical notes, used to suggest that the two composers are negligibly different and indifferently negligible</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wind<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/wind/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069364a"><!--s069364a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075329b"><!--s075329b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (somebody) short of breath.</p></div><a name="s075330b"><!--s075330b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to help (a baby) to bring up wind after feeding.</p></div><a name="s075331b"><!--s075331b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to detect or follow (an animal) by scent.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">second-class<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054336a"><!--s054336a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057664b"><!--s057664b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in accommodation, next below the best </p><p><i></i></p><p>I always travel second-class</p>.</div><a name="s057665b"><!--s057665b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>by second-class mail </p><p><i></i></p><p>Just send the letters second-class</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">toupee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtoohpay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063900a"><!--s063900a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wig or hairpiece worn to cover a bald spot [French <span class="bodyi">toupet</span> forelock, dimin. of Old French <span class="bodyi">top, toup</span> tuft, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vv</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s067999a"><!--s067999a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073700b"><!--s073700b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>verses.</p></div><a name="s073701b"><!--s073701b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>vice versa.</p></div><a name="s073702b"><!--s073702b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>volumes.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spun glass</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058437a"><!--s058437a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>fibreglass.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snorkel<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsnawkl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057077a"><!--s057077a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061131b"><!--s061131b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a J-shaped tube allowing a swimmer or diver to breathe while face down in the water.</p></div><a name="s061132b"><!--s061132b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a tube that houses air intake and exhaust pipes and can be extended above the surface of the water from a submerged submarine [German <span class="bodyi">Schnorchel</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wind<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/wiend/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> wound /wownd/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069365a"><!--s069365a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s075332b"><!--s075332b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to have a curving, spiralling, or twisting course; to extend or proceed in a series of curves </p><p><i></i></p><p>The path winds down the hill</p>.</div><a name="s075333b"><!--s075333b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to pass round an object or central core something so as to encircle it, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> repeatedly; to coil or twine.</p></div><a name="s075334b"><!--s075334b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to bend or warp <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s075335b"><!--s075335b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to pass or coil (something) round an object or central core, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> repeatedly.</p></div><a name="s075336b"><!--s075336b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to surround or wrap (something or somebody) with something pliable.</p></div><a name="s075337b"><!--s075337b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to hoist or haul (something) by means of a rope or chain and a winch or windlass.</p></div><a name="s075338b"><!--s075338b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s020508c"><!--s020508c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to tighten the spring of (a clock, watch, or similar mechanism), e.g. by turning a key, to make it operate.</p></div><a name="s020509c"><!--s020509c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to turn (e.g. a crank or handle) repeatedly.</p></div></div><a name="s075339b"><!--s075339b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to put (something) into the specified state or position by winding it</p><p><span class="bodyb">winding</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">windan</span> to twist, to move with speed or force, to brandish].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tweedy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (tweedier, tweediest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065266a"><!--s065266a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070773b"><!--s070773b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>made of tweed.</p></div><a name="s070774b"><!--s070774b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> said of a person or group: enjoying country pursuits or holding staunchly conservative views</p><p><span class="bodyb">tweedily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">tweediness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swivel<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹswivl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061166a"><!--s061166a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a device joining two parts so that one part can pivot freely [Old English <span class="bodyi">swīfan</span> to revolve].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Tetragrammaton</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tetrəʹgraməton/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062535a"><!--s062535a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the four Hebrew letters, usu transliterated YHWH or JHVH, used to refer to God in the Old Testament: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/yahweh/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Yahweh</span></span></a> [Middle English from Greek <span class="bodyi">tetragrammaton</span>, neuter of <span class="bodyi">tetragrammatos</span> having four letters, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tetra_or_tetr/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tetra-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">grammat-, gramma</span> letter].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strategist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstratijist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059804a"><!--s059804a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who is skilled in strategy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">urethro-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066637a"><!--s066637a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/urethr_or_urethro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">urethr-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shortstop</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055709a"><!--s055709a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in baseball, the fielder defending the area between second and third base.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tour<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/tooə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063901a"><!--s063901a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069114b"><!--s069114b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s018866c"><!--s018866c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a journey, e.g. for business or pleasure, in which one returns to the starting point.</p></div><a name="s018867c"><!--s018867c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a visit, e.g. to a historic site or factory, for pleasure or information </p><p><i></i></p><p>a guided tour of the castle</p>.</div><a name="s018868c"><!--s018868c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a series of professional engagements involving travel </p><p><i></i></p><p>a theatrical company on tour</p>.</div></div><a name="s069115b"><!--s069115b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">tour of duty</span>) a period during which an individual or unit is engaged on a specific duty, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in one place </p><p><i></i></p><p>His regiment did a tour in Northern Ireland</p> <p>[Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">tourn, tour</span> lathe, circuit, turn, from Latin <span class="bodyi">tornus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/turn1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">turn 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Second Coming</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054337a"><!--s054337a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Second Coming</span>) in Christianity, the return of Christ to judge the world on the last day.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vying</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvieing/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068000a"><!--s068000a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>present part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vie/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">vie</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tetrahedron</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tetrəʹheedrən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> tetrahedrons tetrahedra /-drə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062536a"><!--s062536a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a polyhedron with four faces</p><p><span class="bodyb">tetrahedral</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Latin from late Greek <span class="bodyi">tetraedron</span>, neuter of <span class="bodyi">tetraedros</span> having four faces, from Greek <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tetra_or_tetr/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tetra-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">hedra</span> seat, face].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tween</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065267a"><!--s065267a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tweenager/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tweenager</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snorkel<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (snorkelled, snorkelling, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> snorkeled) (snorkeling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057078a"><!--s057078a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to swim or operate submerged using a snorkel</p><p><span class="bodyb">snorkeller</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swivel<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (swivelled, swivelling, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> swiveled) (swiveling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061167a"><!--s061167a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s066125b"><!--s066125b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to turn or cause to turn on or as if on a swivel <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s066126b"><!--s066126b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to turn (something) about a point or axis </p><p><i></i></p><p>She swivelled her eyes</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spunk</span><small><span class="eSynop">/spungk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058438a"><!--s058438a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062747b"><!--s062747b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> spirit; pluck.</p></div><a name="s062748b"><!--s062748b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, coarse slang</span> semen.</p></div><a name="s062749b"><!--s062749b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, informal</span> a sexually attractive person.</p></div><a name="s062750b"><!--s062750b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>any of various fungi used to make tinder</p><p><span class="bodyb">spunkily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">spunky</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [perhaps Scottish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">spong</span> and Irish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">sponc</span> sponge, tinder, ultimately from Greek <span class="bodyi">spongia</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sponge1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sponge 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wind<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/wiend/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069366a"><!--s069366a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075340b"><!--s075340b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a coil or turn made by winding.</p></div><a name="s075341b"><!--s075341b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a curve or bend, e.g. in a river.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">urethr- <span class="bodyi">or</span> urethro-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066634a"><!--s066634a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: urethra </p><p><i></i></p><p>urethritis</p> <p><i></i></p><p>urethroscope</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">short story</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055710a"><!--s055710a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a short piece of prose fiction usu dealing with only a few characters and incidents</p><p>The short story originally goes back to the legend of the fairy tale. In the Romantic period it was refined, above all by Edgar Allen Poe, as a ‘poetic’ concentrated form. Now it suggests a tale about a single incident told from a single perspective in a single sitting, in a distinct voice, without a word wasted. Great practitioners include Tolstoy, Chekhov, Joyce, Maupassant, James, Mann, Hemingway, and Lawrence — Professor Malcolm Bradbury</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">second cousin</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054338a"><!--s054338a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a child of a first cousin of either of one's parents.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tour<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063902a"><!--s063902a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069116b"><!--s069116b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make a tour <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s069117b"><!--s069117b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make a tour of (e.g. a building or place).</p></div><a name="s069118b"><!--s069118b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to present (e.g. a theatrical production or concert) on a tour.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strategize <span class="bodyi">or</span> strategise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstratijiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059805a"><!--s059805a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to devise strategies.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">w</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068004a"><!--s068004a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073713b"><!--s073713b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>week.</p></div><a name="s073714b"><!--s073714b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>weight.</p></div><a name="s073715b"><!--s073715b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in cricket, wicket.</p></div><a name="s073716b"><!--s073716b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>wide.</p></div><a name="s073717b"><!--s073717b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>width.</p></div><a name="s073718b"><!--s073718b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>wife.</p></div><a name="s073719b"><!--s073719b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>with.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tetrahydrocannabinol</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌtetrəhiedrohkəʹnabinol/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062537a"><!--s062537a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hallucinogenic drug that is the main active constituent of marijuana [<span class="bodyi">tetrahydro-</span> combined with four atoms of hydrogen + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cannabin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cannabin</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ol1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ol 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">urethroscope</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yooʹreethrəskohp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066638a"><!--s066638a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a medical instrument for examining the urethra.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swivel chair</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061168a"><!--s061168a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chair that swivels on its base.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">‘tween</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tween/ <i><span class="bodyi">contraction</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065268a"><!--s065268a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or literary</span> between.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snort<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/snawt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057079a"><!--s057079a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061133b"><!--s061133b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to force air violently through the nose with a rough harsh sound.</p></div><a name="s061134b"><!--s061134b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to express scorn, anger, or surprise by a snort <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s061135b"><!--s061135b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s016662c"><!--s016662c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to express (something) by a snort </p><p><i></i></p><p>He snorted his contempt</p>.</div><a name="s016663c"><!--s016663c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to utter (something) with a snort.</p></div></div><a name="s061136b"><!--s061136b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to inhale (a drug) </p><p><i></i></p><p>snort coke</p> <p><span class="bodyb">snorter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">snorten</span> to snort, snore; prob imitative].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">touraco</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtooərəkoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063903a"><!--s063903a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/turaco_or_touraco/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">turaco</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spun silk</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058439a"><!--s058439a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a yarn or fabric made from silk waste that has been boiled to remove the natural gum.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strategy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstratiji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> strategies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059806a"><!--s059806a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064519b"><!--s064519b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s017525c"><!--s017525c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the science and art of employing all the resources of a nation or group of nations to carry out agreed policies in peace or war.</p></div><a name="s017526c"><!--s017526c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the science and art of military command exercised to meet the enemy in combat under advantageous conditions: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tactic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tactics</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s017527c"><!--s017527c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>an instance of the application of this </p><p><i></i></p><p>His strategy had succeeded, enabling the Allied advance to broaden out</p>.</div></div><a name="s064520b"><!--s064520b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s017528c"><!--s017528c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>long-term planning in the pursuit of objectives, or the art of this </p><p><i></i></p><p>our strategy for the next financial year</p>.</div><a name="s017529c"><!--s017529c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a plan or method devised to meet a need </p><p><i></i></p><p>strategies for dealing with dissatisfied customers</p> <p><span class="bodyb">strategist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">stratēgia</span> generalship, from <span class="bodyi">stratēgos</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/strategy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">strategy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wind<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/wiend/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> winded wound /wownd/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069367a"><!--s069367a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to sound (e.g. a call or note) on a horn, bugle, etc [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wind1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wind 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">second-degree burn</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054339a"><!--s054339a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a burn characterized by blistering and surface destruction of the skin: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/first_degree_burn/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">first-degree burn</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/third_degree_burn/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">third-degree burn</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">short-tempered</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055711a"><!--s055711a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>quickly or easily made angry.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">W<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> w</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> W's Ws <span class="bodyi">or</span> w's)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068001a"><!--s068001a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073703b"><!--s073703b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the 23rd letter of the English alphabet.</p></div><a name="s073704b"><!--s073704b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s020173c"><!--s020173c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the 23rd letter of the English alphabet.</p></div><a name="s020174c"><!--s020174c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a written character or design denoting this letter.</p></div><a name="s020175c"><!--s020175c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the sound represented by this letter, one of the English consonants.</p></div></div><a name="s073705b"><!--s073705b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an item designated as W, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the 23rd in a series.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">urge<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/uhj/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066639a"><!--s066639a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072217b"><!--s072217b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to strongly encourage or try to persuade (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He urged her to stay</p>.</div><a name="s072218b"><!--s072218b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to advocate or demand (something) earnestly or pressingly </p><p><i></i></p><p>urging greater cooperation</p>.</div><a name="s072219b"><!--s072219b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to serve as a motive or reason for (something).</p></div><a name="s072220b"><!--s072220b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to force or impel (somebody or something) in a specified direction or to greater speed [Latin <span class="bodyi">urgēre</span> to press or drive on].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swiz</span><small><span class="eSynop">/swiz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> swizzes) <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061169a"><!--s061169a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066127b"><!--s066127b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something that does not live up to one's hopes or expectations.</p></div><a name="s066128b"><!--s066128b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a swindle or fraud [prob short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/swizzle1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">swizzle 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tetralogy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/teʹtraləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> tetralogies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062538a"><!--s062538a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a series of four closely related literary, cinematic, or musical works [Greek <span class="bodyi">tetralogia</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tetra_or_tetr/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tetra-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-logia</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/logy_or_ology/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-logy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">windage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwindij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069368a"><!--s069368a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075342b"><!--s075342b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s020510c"><!--s020510c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the influence of the wind in deflecting the course of something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a bullet or other projectile.</p></div><a name="s020511c"><!--s020511c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the amount of this deflection, or the compensation that must be made for it in aiming a gun.</p></div></div><a name="s075343b"><!--s075343b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the difference between the diameter of the bore of a gun and that of the projectile.</p></div><a name="s075344b"><!--s075344b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the surface exposed by something, e.g. a ship, to the wind [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wind1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wind 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spun sugar</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058440a"><!--s058440a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>sugar boiled until it forms long threads on cooling, then shaped and used to decorate cold desserts or heaped on a stick as <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/candy_floss/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">candy floss</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seconde</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹkond, səʹgonhd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054340a"><!--s054340a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>one of eight parrying positions in fencing [French <span class="bodyi">seconde</span> second (position), fem of <span class="bodyi">second</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/second1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">second 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tour de force</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌtooə də ʹfaws/ (<span class="bodyi">French</span> /tuːr də fɔrs)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> tours de force /ˌtooə (<span class="bodyi">French</span> tuːr)/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063904a"><!--s063904a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an extremely impressive feat, performance, piece of work, etc [French <span class="bodyi">tour de force</span>, literally ‘feat of strength’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snort<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057080a"><!--s057080a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061137b"><!--s061137b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an act or sound of snorting.</p></div><a name="s061138b"><!--s061138b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a small drink, usu of spirits.</p></div><a name="s061139b"><!--s061139b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an amount of a drug inhaled or to be inhaled.</p></div><a name="s061140b"><!--s061140b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span></p><a name="s016664c"><!--s016664c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of inhaling a drug.</p></div><a name="s016665c"><!--s016665c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an amount of a drug inhaled or to be inhaled.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tweenager</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtweenayjə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065269a"><!--s065269a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a child who is not yet a teenager, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one between the ages of eight and twelve.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strath</span><small><span class="eSynop">/strath/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059807a"><!--s059807a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a flat wide river valley, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in Scotland [Scottish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">srath</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">W<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068002a"><!--s068002a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073706b"><!--s073706b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>watt(s).</p></div><a name="s073707b"><!--s073707b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>West.</p></div><a name="s073708b"><!--s073708b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>Western.</p></div><a name="s073709b"><!--s073709b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>West (London postcode).</p></div><a name="s073710b"><!--s073710b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in cricket, wicket(s).</p></div><a name="s073711b"><!--s073711b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>won (used in tables of match results).</p></div><a name="s073712b"><!--s073712b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>on clothing, women's, used to denote a size suitable for an average woman.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">short-term</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055712a"><!--s055712a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059352b"><!--s059352b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>involving a relatively short period of time </p><p><i></i></p><p>short-term plans</p>.</div><a name="s059353b"><!--s059353b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>involving a financial operation or obligation lasting for a brief period, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one of less than a year.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">urge<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066640a"><!--s066640a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a strong impulse or desire </p><p><i></i></p><p>an urge to laugh</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spun yarn</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058441a"><!--s058441a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062751b"><!--s062751b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a textile yarn spun from staple fibres.</p></div><a name="s062752b"><!--s062752b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a small rope or cord formed of two or more rope yarns loosely twisted together.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tetramerous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/teʹtramərəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062539a"><!--s062539a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having four parts, or having parts arranged in groups of four </p><p><i></i></p><p>tetramerous flowers</p> <p>[scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">tetramerus</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">tetramerēs</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tetra_or_tetr/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tetra-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">meros</span> part].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">W<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068003a"><!--s068003a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chemical symbol for tungsten [see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wolfram/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wolfram</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tourer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063905a"><!--s063905a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069119b"><!--s069119b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a car suitable for touring.</p></div><a name="s069120b"><!--s069120b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a car or bicycle for touring.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swizzle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹswizl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061170a"><!--s061170a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a swiz [prob alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/swindle2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">swindle 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strathspey</span><small><span class="eSynop">/strathʹspay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059808a"><!--s059808a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a slow Scottish dance that is similar to a reel but has a slower tempo and a more gliding step [named after <span class="bodyi">Strath Spey</span>, district of Scotland].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snorter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057081a"><!--s057081a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061141b"><!--s061141b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody or something that snorts.</p></div><a name="s061142b"><!--s061142b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> something extremely powerful, difficult, or impressive.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">‘tween deck <span class="bodyi">or</span> ‘tween decks</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065270a"><!--s065270a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the space between the decks of a ship.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">windbag</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwindbag/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069369a"><!--s069369a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an excessively talkative person.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">short-termism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055713a"><!--s055713a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tendency to concentrate on immediate results or prospects, and to neglect long-term strategy </p><p><i></i></p><p>Britain's poor record of investment both in new machinery and in research and development is surely linked to short-termism in share investment</p><p> The Guardian.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">urgent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹuhjənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066641a"><!--s066641a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072221b"><!--s072221b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s019689c"><!--s019689c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>calling for immediate attention; pressing </p><p><i></i></p><p>urgent appeals</p>.</div><a name="s019690c"><!--s019690c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>conveying a sense of urgency.</p></div></div><a name="s072222b"><!--s072222b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>urging insistently; persistent or demanding <span class="bodyb">urgency</span> /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">urgently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via French, from Latin <span class="bodyi">urgent-, urgens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">urgēre</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/urge1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">urge 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Second Empire</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054341a"><!--s054341a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of a style, e.g. of furniture, popular in mid-19th-cent. France and marked by heavy ornate modification of Empire styles.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spur<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/spuh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058442a"><!--s058442a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062753b"><!--s062753b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a pointed or wheel-shaped metal device secured to the heel of a rider's boot and used to prick the horse's flank in order to urge it on.</p></div><a name="s062754b"><!--s062754b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a goad to action; a stimulus or incentive </p><p><i></i></p><p>Natural concupiscence seemeth as a spur to marriage</p><p> Bacon.</p></div><a name="s062755b"><!--s062755b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something projecting like or suggesting a spur, e.g.:</p><a name="s017204c"><!--s017204c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a projecting root or branch of a tree.</p></div><a name="s017205c"><!--s017205c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a fruit-bearing side shoot.</p></div><a name="s017206c"><!--s017206c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a ridge that extends sideways from a mountain or range of mountains.</p></div><a name="s017207c"><!--s017207c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a tubular projection of a plant flower head, e.g. in some orchids, often containing nectar.</p></div><a name="s017208c"><!--s017208c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>a metal spike fitted to a fighting cock's leg.</p></div><a name="s017209c"><!--s017209c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">f</span><br/><p>a short length of road or railway connecting with a major one.</p></div></div><a name="s062756b"><!--s062756b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a ridge that extends sideways from a mountain or range of mountains.</p></div><a name="s062757b"><!--s062757b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a support for ceramic products in a kiln.</p></div><a name="s062758b"><!--s062758b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a protective wall or jetty built out from a riverbank or seashore; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/groyne/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">groyne</span></span></a> ✱ <span class="bodyb">on the spur of the moment</span> suddenly; on impulse ✱ <span class="bodyb">win one's spurs</span> to prove oneself or become recognized as competent in some activity </p><p><i></i></p><p>Pocock won his spurs as a slave-driver</p><p> Jack London [from the medieval chivalric tradition of acquiring spurs on achieving knighthood]</p><p><span class="bodyb">spurless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">spura</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tetrameter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/teʹtramitə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062540a"><!--s062540a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a line of verse consisting of four metrical feet [Greek <span class="bodyi">tetrametron</span>, neuter of <span class="bodyi">tetrametros</span> having four measures, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tetra_or_tetr/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tetra-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">metron</span> measure].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Tourette's syndrome</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tooʹrets/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063906a"><!--s063906a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a neurological disorder that causes the sufferer to make sudden involuntary movements and often obscene exclamations [named after Gilles de la <span class="bodyi">Tourette</span> d.1904, French neurologist, who identified it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">WA</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068005a"><!--s068005a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073720b"><!--s073720b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Washington (US postal abbreviation).</p></div><a name="s073721b"><!--s073721b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Western Australia.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">windblown</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwindblohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069370a"><!--s069370a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>blown by the wind, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> shaped or deformed by the prevailing winds </p><p><i></i></p><p>windblown trees</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strati</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstrahtie, ʹstraytie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059809a"><!--s059809a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stratus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stratus</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-urgy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066642a"><!--s066642a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting: technology; art; technique </p><p><i></i></p><p>metallurgy</p> <p><i></i></p><p>dramaturgy</p> <p>[scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">-urgia</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">-ourgia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">-ourgos</span> working, from <span class="bodyi">ergon</span> work].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tweeny</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtweeni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> tweenies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065271a"><!--s065271a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070775b"><!--s070775b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal, archaic</span> a young female domestic servant.</p></div><a name="s070776b"><!--s070776b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">tweenie</span>) = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tweeny/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tweeny</span></span></a> (1) [a shortened form of <span class="bodyi">between maid</span>, so called because her duties involved assisting both the cook and the housemaid].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">short time</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055714a"><!--s055714a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>reduced working hours because of a lack of work.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">second fiddle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054342a"><!--s054342a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a secondary or subordinate role or function </p><p><i></i></p><p>I won't play second fiddle to your wife</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/snot/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057082a"><!--s057082a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061143b"><!--s061143b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>mucus from the nose.</p></div><a name="s061144b"><!--s061144b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a contemptible or unpleasant person [Old English <span class="bodyi">gesnot</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swizzle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061171a"><!--s061171a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an alcoholic cocktail [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spur<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (spurred, spurring)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058443a"><!--s058443a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s062759b"><!--s062759b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to urge (a horse) on with spurs.</p></div><a name="s062760b"><!--s062760b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + on) to incite or encourage (somebody) to make a greater effort.</p></div><a name="s062761b"><!--s062761b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>) to fit (somebody) with spurs.</p></div><a name="s062762b"><!--s062762b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to prune back (a side shoot) close to the stem <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s062763b"><!--s062763b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to urge a horse on; to ride hard ✱ <span class="bodyb">booted and spurred</span> <span class="bodyi">humorous</span> dressed for outdoors; ready to stir forth.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tourism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063907a"><!--s063907a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069121b"><!--s069121b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the activity of visiting places, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in foreign countries, for pleasure.</p></div><a name="s069122b"><!--s069122b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the organizing by commercial companies of travel, accommodation, etc for tourists.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tetra- <span class="bodyi">or</span> tetr-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062526a"><!--s062526a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns and their derivatives, with the meanings:</p><a name="s067671b"><!--s067671b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>four or having four parts </p><p><i></i></p><p>tetrahedron</p> <p><i></i></p><p>tetragonal</p>.</div><a name="s067672b"><!--s067672b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>containing four atoms, groups, or chemical equivalents in the molecular structure </p><p><i></i></p><p>tetroxide</p> <p>[Middle English via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">tetra-</span>, from <span class="bodyi">tettares</span> four].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">WAAC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068006a"><!--s068006a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, the women's component of the British army between 1914 and 1918.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-uria</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066643a"><!--s066643a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting: the usu abnormal presence or excess of (the substance specified) in urine </p><p><i></i></p><p>albuminuria</p> <p><i></i></p><p>pyuria</p> <p>[via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">-ouria</span>, from <span class="bodyi">ouron</span> urine].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">short ton</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055715a"><!--s055715a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a US unit of weight that is equal to 2000lb (about 907.19kg).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">second floor</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054343a"><!--s054343a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057666b"><!--s057666b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> the floor two levels above the ground floor.</p></div><a name="s057667b"><!--s057667b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> the floor immediately above the ground floor.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">windbound</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwindbownd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069371a"><!--s069371a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a ship: unable to sail because of contrary or excessive winds.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tweet<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/tweet/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065272a"><!--s065272a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make the characteristic chirping sound of a small bird [imitative].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snotty</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (snottier, snottiest) <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057083a"><!--s057083a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061145b"><!--s061145b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>soiled or covered with nasal mucus.</p></div><a name="s061146b"><!--s061146b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>arrogantly or snobbishly unpleasant.</p></div><a name="s061147b"><!--s061147b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>contemptible; despicable.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strati-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059810a"><!--s059810a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: stratum </p><p><i></i></p><p>stratify</p> <p>[scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">stratum</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stratum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stratum</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swizzle<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061172a"><!--s061172a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to mix or stir (a drink) with a swizzle stick.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spurdog</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058444a"><!--s058444a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large grey dogfish found in shoals in the N Atlantic and Mediterranean, with white spots on its skin and poisonous spines in front of its dorsal fins: <span class="bodyi">Squalus acanthias</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Waac</span><small><span class="eSynop">/wak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068007a"><!--s068007a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>formerly, a member of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/waac/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Waac</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tourist</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063908a"><!--s063908a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069123b"><!--s069123b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who goes on a tour for pleasure, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> somebody who takes a holiday abroad.</p></div><a name="s069124b"><!--s069124b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a member of a sports team that is visiting another country to play usu international matches <span class="bodyb">touristic</span> /tooəʹristik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">short-waisted</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055716a"><!--s055716a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a garment: with an unusually high waist.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tetraplegia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tetrəʹpleejə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062541a"><!--s062541a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/quadriplegia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">quadriplegia</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">tetraplegic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swizzle<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061173a"><!--s061173a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to cheat or swindle (somebody).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">uric</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹyooərik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066644a"><!--s066644a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or found in urine [French <span class="bodyi">urique</span> from <span class="bodyi">urine</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/urine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">urine</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snout</span><small><span class="eSynop">/snowt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057084a"><!--s057084a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061148b"><!--s061148b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a long projecting nose, e.g. of a pig.</p></div><a name="s061149b"><!--s061149b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a forward prolongation of the head of various animals.</p></div><a name="s061150b"><!--s061150b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s016666c"><!--s016666c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a forward prolongation of the head of various animals.</p></div><a name="s016667c"><!--s016667c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the human nose, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when large or grotesque.</p></div></div><a name="s061151b"><!--s061151b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>something resembling an animal's snout in position, function, or shape, e.g. a nozzle.</p></div><a name="s061152b"><!--s061152b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a cigarette or tobacco.</p></div><a name="s061153b"><!--s061153b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an informer</p><p><span class="bodyb">snouted</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">snouty</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">snute</span> from early Dutch or early Low German <span class="bodyi">snūt</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">straticulate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/straʹtikyoolət, -layt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059811a"><!--s059811a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having thin parallel strata [from scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">straticulum</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">stratum</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stratum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stratum</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tweet<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065273a"><!--s065273a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tweeting sound.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">second-generation</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054344a"><!--s054344a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057668b"><!--s057668b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>denoting the children of immigrants to a particular country.</p></div><a name="s057669b"><!--s057669b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">esp</span> in computer science, relating to a second stage of technical development in which improvements are made to earlier models, or to the improved models themselves.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spurge</span><small><span class="eSynop">/spuhj/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058445a"><!--s058445a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous species of a genus of mostly shrubby plants with a bitter milky juice and greenish flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Euphorbia</span> [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">espurge</span>, from <span class="bodyi">espurgier</span> to purge, from Latin <span class="bodyi">expurgare</span> to cleanse, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">purgare</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/purge1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">purge 1</span></span></a>), in reference to the purgative properties of the juice].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">windbreak</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwindbrayk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069372a"><!--s069372a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something that breaks the force of the wind, e.g. a line of trees, a fence, or a screen.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tetraploid<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtetrəployd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062542a"><!--s062542a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having four times the basic number of chromosomes arranged in homologous pairs</p><p><span class="bodyb">tetraploidy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Waaf</span><small><span class="eSynop">/waf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068009a"><!--s068009a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>formerly, a member of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force [from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/waaf/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Waaf</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swizzle stick</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061174a"><!--s061174a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a thin rod used to stir mixed drinks.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">second growth</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054345a"><!--s054345a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forest trees that regenerate naturally after removal of the first growth by felling or by fire.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snow<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/snoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057085a"><!--s057085a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061154b"><!--s061154b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s016668c"><!--s016668c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>white flakes falling from the sky that consist of small ice crystals formed directly from vapour in the atmosphere.</p></div><a name="s016669c"><!--s016669c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>fallen snow.</p></div><a name="s016670c"><!--s016670c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) a fall of snow.</p></div></div><a name="s061155b"><!--s061155b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>small transient light spots on a television or radar screen, usu caused by weakness or absence of a signal.</p></div><a name="s061156b"><!--s061156b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s016671c"><!--s016671c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>any of various congealed or crystallized substances resembling snow in appearance.</p></div><a name="s016672c"><!--s016672c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>small transient light spots on a television or radar screen, usu caused by weakness or absence of a signal.</p></div><a name="s016673c"><!--s016673c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> cocaine</p><p><span class="bodyb">snowless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">snāw</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tweeter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065274a"><!--s065274a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small loudspeaker that mainly reproduces higher frequencies: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/woofer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">woofer</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stratify</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstratifie/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (stratifies, stratified, stratifying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059812a"><!--s059812a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s064521b"><!--s064521b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to form, deposit, or arrange (material, etc) in strata.</p></div><a name="s064522b"><!--s064522b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to divide (a population, etc) into status groups or social strata.</p></div><a name="s064523b"><!--s064523b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to store (seeds) in layers in a moist medium <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s064524b"><!--s064524b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to become arranged in strata <span class="bodyb">stratification</span> /-fiʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tourist class</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063909a"><!--s063909a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the lowest class of accommodation, e.g. on a ship.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">uric acid</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066645a"><!--s066645a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a white odourless tasteless chemical compound that is present in small quantities in the urine of some mammals and is the chief excretory product of birds, most reptiles, and some insects: formula C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>4</sub>N<sub>4</sub>O<sub>3</sub>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spur gear</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058446a"><!--s058446a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a gear wheel with teeth projecting parallel to away from its axis.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">windburn</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwindbuhn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069373a"><!--s069373a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>irritation of the skin caused by the wind</p><p><span class="bodyb">windburned</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">windburnt</span> /ʹwindbuhnt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">short wave</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055717a"><!--s055717a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a band of radio waves having wavelengths between about 10m and 100m and typically used for amateur transmissions or long-range broadcasting.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tetraploid<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062543a"><!--s062543a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tetraploid cell or organism.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swob<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/swob/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061175a"><!--s061175a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/swab1_or_swob/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">swab 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">WAAF</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068008a"><!--s068008a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Women's Auxiliary Air Force, the women's component of the RAF from 1942 to 1948.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tweet tweet</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans and noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065275a"><!--s065275a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tweet1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tweet 1</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tweet2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tweet 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">uridine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹyooərideen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066646a"><!--s066646a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a nucleoside that forms part of RNA, contains <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/uracil/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">uracil</span></span></a>, and is important in the form of its phosphates in the synthesis and breakdown of carbohydrates in living cells.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spurge laurel</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058447a"><!--s058447a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a low-growing Eurasian shrub with leathery oblong evergreen leaves, small green flowers, and poisonous black berries: <span class="bodyi">Daphne laureoloa</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">second-guess</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054346a"><!--s054346a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057670b"><!--s057670b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to try to guess the actions of (somebody else).</p></div><a name="s057671b"><!--s057671b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to foretell or predict (something).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">touristy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063910a"><!--s063910a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal, derog</span> frequented by or appealing to tourists.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">windcheater</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwindcheetə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069374a"><!--s069374a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a weatherproof or windproof coat or jacket, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one fitting closely at the neck, waist, and cuffs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stratigraphy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/strəʹtigrəfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059813a"><!--s059813a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064525b"><!--s064525b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the branch of geology concerned with the origin, distribution, and succession of rock strata.</p></div><a name="s064526b"><!--s064526b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s017530c"><!--s017530c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the origin, distribution, and succession of rock strata.</p></div><a name="s017531c"><!--s017531c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the branch of geology concerned with this.</p></div></div><a name="s064527b"><!--s064527b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the analysis of the chronological order of archaeological remains and deposits </p><p><i></i></p><p>the stratigraphy of the site</p> <p><span class="bodyb">stratigrapher</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">stratigraphic</span> /stratiʹgrafik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snow<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057086a"><!--s057086a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061157b"><!--s061157b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to send down snow </p><p><i></i></p><p>It snowed all day</p>.</div><a name="s061158b"><!--s061158b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to fall like snow <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s061159b"><!--s061159b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to fall like snow.</p></div><a name="s061160b"><!--s061160b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(+ in/up) to cover, shut in, or block (something or somebody) with or as if with snow </p><p><i></i></p><p>They found themselves snowed in after the blizzard</p>.</div><a name="s061161b"><!--s061161b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> to deceive, persuade, or charm (somebody) glibly.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">short-winded</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwindid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055718a"><!--s055718a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059354b"><!--s059354b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>affected with or characterized by shortness of breath.</p></div><a name="s059355b"><!--s059355b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>brief or concise in speaking or writing.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tetrapod</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtetrəpod/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062544a"><!--s062544a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067675b"><!--s067675b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a vertebrate animal with two pairs of limbs.</p></div><a name="s067676b"><!--s067676b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an object with four legs or supports [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">tetrapodus</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">tetrapod-, tetrapous</span> four-footed, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tetra_or_tetr/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tetra-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">pod-, pous</span> foot].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">WAC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068010a"><!--s068010a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> Women's Army Corps, the women's component of the US army between 1942 and 1978.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swob<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061176a"><!--s061176a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/swab2_or_swob/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">swab 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spurious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹspyooəri·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058448a"><!--s058448a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062764b"><!--s062764b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>false; fake; invented </p><p><i></i></p><p>a spurious excuse</p>.</div><a name="s062765b"><!--s062765b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of argument or reasoning: apparently sound but containing flaws.</p></div><a name="s062766b"><!--s062766b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a material, biological part, etc: not the thing in question though superficially resembling it </p><p><i></i></p><p>German miners found a spurious copper ore which they called Kupfernickel, or ‘copper devil’</p>.</div><a name="s062767b"><!--s062767b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> said of a child: illegitimate </p><p><i></i></p><p>adultery by the wife followed by the birth of a spurious child</p><p> Law Report, Queen's Bench Division, 1885 [late Latin <span class="bodyi">spurius</span> false, earlier ‘illegitimate’, ‘a bastard’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snowball<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057087a"><!--s057087a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061162b"><!--s061162b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a round mass of snow pressed or rolled together for throwing.</p></div><a name="s061163b"><!--s061163b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a cocktail drink made of advocaat with lemonade.</p></div><a name="s061164b"><!--s061164b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">slang</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/speedball/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">speedball</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">windchill</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwindchil/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069375a"><!--s069375a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the effect of cold winds, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on living beings, which can lead to a lowering of body temperature and possible hypothermia.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tourmaline</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtooəməleen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063911a"><!--s063911a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a variously coloured mineral consisting of a complex silicate of boron and aluminium, used in electrical and optical equipment and as a gem when transparent [Sinhalese <span class="bodyi">toramalli</span> carnelian].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">urinal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yooʹrienl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066648a"><!--s066648a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072223b"><!--s072223b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a fixture, usu attached to a wall, for men to urinate into.</p></div><a name="s072224b"><!--s072224b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a room, building, etc containing a urinal or urinals [Middle English via Old French and late Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">urina</span> urine].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">second hand</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsekənd hand/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054347a"><!--s054347a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the hand marking seconds on the face of a watch or clock.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strato-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059814a"><!--s059814a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting:</p><a name="s064528b"><!--s064528b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in cloud classification, stratus and </p><p><i></i></p><p>stratocumulus</p>.</div><a name="s064529b"><!--s064529b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>layer; stratum </p><p><i></i></p><p>stratovolcano</p> <p><i></i></p><p>stratosphere</p> <p>[(sense 1) from Latin <span class="bodyi">stratus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">sternere</span> to strew; (sense 2) see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stratum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stratum</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shorty <span class="bodyi">or</span> shortie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshawti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> shorties)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055719a"><!--s055719a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a short person or thing, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a nightdress.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tweeze</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tweez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065276a"><!--s065276a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to pluck, remove, or handle (something) with or as if with tweezers [back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tweezers/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tweezers</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tetrapterous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tiʹtraptərəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062545a"><!--s062545a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having four wings [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">tetrapteros</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tetra_or_tetr/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tetra-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">pteron</span> wing].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Wac</span><small><span class="eSynop">/wak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068011a"><!--s068011a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>formerly, a member of the Women's Army Corps.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snowball<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057088a"><!--s057088a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061165b"><!--s061165b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to throw snowballs at (somebody or something) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s061166b"><!--s061166b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to throw snowballs.</p></div><a name="s061167b"><!--s061167b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to increase or expand at a rapidly accelerating rate.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">urinalysis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yooəriʹnaləsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> urinalyses /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066649a"><!--s066649a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>chemical analysis of the urine, usu for diagnostic purposes [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/urin_or_urino/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">urin-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/analysis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">analysis</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spurn</span><small><span class="eSynop">/spuhn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058449a"><!--s058449a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062768b"><!--s062768b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to reject (something or somebody) with disdain </p><p><i></i></p><p>They spurned my suggestion</p>.</div><a name="s062769b"><!--s062769b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to kick (a dog, etc) away </p><p><i></i></p><p>you that did … foot me as you spurn a stranger cur over your threshold</p><p> Shakespeare</p><p><span class="bodyb">spurner</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">spurnan</span> to kick, spurn].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swollen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹswohlən/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061177a"><!--s061177a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/swell1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">swell 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stratocracy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/strəʹtokrəsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> stratocracies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059815a"><!--s059815a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a military government [Greek <span class="bodyi">stratos</span> army + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cracy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-cracy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wind chimes</span><small><span class="eSynop">/wind/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069376a"><!--s069376a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an arrangement of small pieces of glass or metal hung loosely so that they tinkle musically in the wind.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tournament</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtooənəmənt, ʹtaw-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063912a"><!--s063912a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069125b"><!--s069125b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a series of games or contests for a championship.</p></div><a name="s069126b"><!--s069126b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a contest between two parties of mounted medieval knights armed with usu blunted lances or swords [Middle English <span class="bodyi">tornement</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">torneiement</span>, from <span class="bodyi">torneier</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tourney2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tourney 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tweezers</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065277a"><!--s065277a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">pair of tweezers</span>) a small pincer-like device used for plucking out hairs and handling small or delicate objects [extended form of obsolete <span class="bodyi">tweeze</span> a case of small surgical instruments, from <span class="bodyi">etweese</span>, an anglicized plural of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/etui/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">etui</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Shoshone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/shəʹshohni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Shoshones <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> Shoshone)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055720a"><!--s055720a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059356b"><!--s059356b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of any of a group of Native American peoples, orig ranging through California, Colorado, Idaho, Utah, and Wyoming.</p></div><a name="s059357b"><!--s059357b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Uto-Aztecan language of these peoples.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tetrarch</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtetrahk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062546a"><!--s062546a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067677b"><!--s067677b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in the Roman Empire, the governor of a quarter of a province or country.</p></div><a name="s067678b"><!--s067678b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s018431c"><!--s018431c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>one of four joint rulers.</p></div><a name="s018432c"><!--s018432c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in the Roman Empire, the governor of a quarter of a province or country.</p></div></div><a name="s067679b"><!--s067679b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a subordinate ruler <span class="bodyb">tetrarchic</span> /teʹtrahkik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">tetrarchēs</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tetra_or_tetr/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tetra-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-archēs</span> -arch].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">secondhand<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/sekəndʹhand/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054348a"><!--s054348a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057672b"><!--s057672b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s015450c"><!--s015450c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>acquired after being owned by another </p><p><i></i></p><p>a secondhand car</p>.</div><a name="s015451c"><!--s015451c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>dealing in secondhand goods </p><p><i></i></p><p>a secondhand bookshop</p>.</div></div><a name="s057673b"><!--s057673b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s015452c"><!--s015452c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>received from or through an intermediary </p><p><i></i></p><p>secondhand information</p>.</div><a name="s015453c"><!--s015453c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>not original; derivative.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wack</span><small><span class="eSynop">/wak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068012a"><!--s068012a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, dialect, informal</span> used to address somebody, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a man [perhaps from <span class="bodyi">whacker</span> heavy blow, something large, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/whack1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">whack 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/er2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-er 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snowberry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsnohb(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> snowberries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057089a"><!--s057089a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a low-growing shrub of the honeysuckle family with white berries and pink flowers in small clusters that is commonly planted in gardens: <span class="bodyi">Symphoricarpos albus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">urinary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹyooərin(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066650a"><!--s066650a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072225b"><!--s072225b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of, occurring in, or being the organs concerned with the formation and discharge of urine.</p></div><a name="s072226b"><!--s072226b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of or for urine.</p></div><a name="s072227b"><!--s072227b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>excreted as or in urine.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spurrey <span class="bodyi">or</span> spurry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹspuri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> spurreys spurries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058450a"><!--s058450a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of small plants of the pink family, with white or pink flowers: genera <span class="bodyi">Spergula</span> and <span class="bodyi">Spergularia</span> [Dutch <span class="bodyi">spurrie</span>, prob ultimately from late Latin <span class="bodyi">spergula</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wind-cone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/wind/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069377a"><!--s069377a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wind_sock/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wind-sock</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swoon<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/swoohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061178a"><!--s061178a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to faint </p><p><i></i></p><p>Home they brought her warrior dead: She nor swooned, not uttered cry</p><p> Tennyson [Middle English <span class="bodyi">swounen</span>, from obsolete <span class="bodyi">swoun</span> fainting, from Old English <span class="bodyi">geswōgen</span> overcome, suffocated].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stratocumulus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/strahtohʹkyoohmyooləs, stray-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059816a"><!--s059816a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>stratified cumulus consisting of large dark clouds often covering the whole sky, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in winter, occurring at low altitude, between about 350 and 2000m (about 1200 and 7000ft).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tetrastich</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtetrəstik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062547a"><!--s062547a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a poem or stanza made up of four lines of verse [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">tetrastichon</span> having four rows, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tetra_or_tetr/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tetra-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">stikhos</span> row].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shot<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/shot/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055721a"><!--s055721a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059358b"><!--s059358b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act of firing a gun, bow, etc, or of discharging a bullet, arrow, etc at a target.</p></div><a name="s059359b"><!--s059359b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody who shoots, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with regard to their ability </p><p><i></i></p><p>a poor shot</p>.</div><a name="s059360b"><!--s059360b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s016062c"><!--s016062c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a stroke or throw in a game, e.g. tennis, billiards, or basketball.</p></div><a name="s016063c"><!--s016063c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a kick aimed at the goal in football.</p></div></div><a name="s059361b"><!--s059361b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an attempt or try </p><p><i></i></p><p>had a shot at it</p>.</div><a name="s059362b"><!--s059362b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a wild guess or conjecture.</p></div><a name="s059363b"><!--s059363b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s016064c"><!--s016064c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">pl</span> <span class="bodyb">shot</span>) something propelled by shooting; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> small lead or steel pellets forming a charge for a shotgun.</p></div><a name="s016065c"><!--s016065c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">pl</span> <span class="bodyb">shot</span>) a single non-explosive projectile for a gun or cannon.</p></div></div><a name="s059364b"><!--s059364b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a metal sphere that is thrown for distance as an athletic field event.</p></div><a name="s059365b"><!--s059365b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s016066c"><!--s016066c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a metal sphere that is thrown for distance as an athletic field event.</p></div><a name="s016067c"><!--s016067c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>this event.</p></div></div><a name="s059366b"><!--s059366b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>the distance that a missile is or can be projected; range or reach.</p></div><a name="s059367b"><!--s059367b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><a name="s016068c"><!--s016068c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a single photographic exposure; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a snapshot.</p></div><a name="s016069c"><!--s016069c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a single sequence of a film or a television programme taken by one camera without interruption.</p></div></div><a name="s059368b"><!--s059368b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><a name="s016070c"><!--s016070c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a hypodermic injection of a drug or vaccine.</p></div><a name="s016071c"><!--s016071c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a small amount applied at one time; a dose </p><p><i></i></p><p>a shot of oxygen</p>.</div><a name="s016072c"><!--s016072c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a single drink of spirits.</p></div></div><a name="s059369b"><!--s059369b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>a pointed or telling remark.</p></div><a name="s059370b"><!--s059370b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>the launch of a rocket into space </p><p><i></i></p><p>a moon shot</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a moon shot</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">a shot in the dark</span>.</p></div><a name="s059371b"><!--s059371b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><p>a wild guess ✱ <span class="bodyb">a shot in the arm</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> a stimulus or boost ✱ <span class="bodyb">give it/something one's best shot</span> to try to do something as well as one possibly can ✱ <span class="bodyb">like a shot</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> very rapidly [Old English <span class="bodyi">scot</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">secondhand<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054349a"><!--s054349a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057674b"><!--s057674b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>from a dealer in secondhand goods; from among things that have been previously owned.</p></div><a name="s057675b"><!--s057675b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>through an intermediary; indirectly.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tournedos</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtooənədoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> tournedos /-doh(z)/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063913a"><!--s063913a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small steak cut from the centre of a beef fillet and usu larded, tied, and held in shape with a skewer [French <span class="bodyi">tournedos</span> from <span class="bodyi">tourner</span> to turn, from Old French <span class="bodyi">torner</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/turn1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">turn 1</span></span></a>) + <span class="bodyi">dos</span> back, from Latin <span class="bodyi">dorsum</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twelfth</span><small><span class="eSynop">/twelfth/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065278a"><!--s065278a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070777b"><!--s070777b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>denoting a person or thing having the position in a sequence corresponding to the number twelve.</p></div><a name="s070778b"><!--s070778b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>one of twelve equal parts of something.</p></div><a name="s070779b"><!--s070779b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in music, an interval of twelve degrees of a diatonic scale, or the combination of two notes at such an interval.</p></div><a name="s070780b"><!--s070780b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the (Glorious) Twelfth</span>) in Britain, 12 August, the day on which the grouse-shooting season begins [Old English <span class="bodyi">twelfta</span>, from <span class="bodyi">twelf</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/twelve/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">twelve</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ta</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/th1_or_eth/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-th 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wacke</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwakə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068013a"><!--s068013a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various soft rocks that are forms of sandstone [German <span class="bodyi">Wacke</span> rock, gravel, from Old High German <span class="bodyi">wacko</span> pebble].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snow blindness</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057090a"><!--s057090a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>painful sensitiveness to light or temporarily impaired vision caused by exposure of the eyes to ultraviolet rays reflected from snow or ice</p><p><span class="bodyb">snow-blind</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">urinate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹyooərinayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066651a"><!--s066651a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to discharge urine <span class="bodyb">urination</span> /-ʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spurrier</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹspuri·ə, ʹspuh-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058451a"><!--s058451a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a maker of spurs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shot<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055722a"><!--s055722a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059372b"><!--s059372b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a fabric: having colour effects which change with the light; iridescent </p><p><i></i></p><p>shot silk</p>.</div><a name="s059373b"><!--s059373b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>suffused or streaked with colour </p><p><i></i></p><p>hair shot with grey</p> <p><i></i></p><p>shot enamel</p>.</div><a name="s059374b"><!--s059374b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ with) infused or permeated with a quality or element </p><p><i></i></p><p>shot through with wit</p>.</div><a name="s059375b"><!--s059375b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> utterly exhausted or ruined </p><p><i></i></p><p>His nerves are shot</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">be/get shot of somebody/something</span>.</p></div><a name="s059376b"><!--s059376b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> to be or get rid of somebody or something.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wind down</span><small><span class="eSynop">/wiend/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069378a"><!--s069378a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075345b"><!--s075345b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to become gradually more relaxed; to unwind.</p></div><a name="s075346b"><!--s075346b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a clockwork mechanism: to become slower because of decreasing tension in the spring <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s075347b"><!--s075347b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to reduce the scale of (an activity, enterprise, etc) and end it gradually.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stratopause</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstratəpawz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059817a"><!--s059817a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the upper boundary of the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stratosphere/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stratosphere</span></span></a>, dividing it from the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ionosphere/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ionosphere</span></span></a> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stratosphere/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stratosphere</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">pausis</span> cessation, from <span class="bodyi">pauein</span> to stop].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swoon<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061179a"><!--s061179a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a partial or total loss of consciousness.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">secondi</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054350a"><!--s054350a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/secondo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">secondo</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tetratomic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tetrəʹtomik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062548a"><!--s062548a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having four atoms in its molecular structure.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tourney<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -eys) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> tourneys)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063914a"><!--s063914a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tournament, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the Middle Ages.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snowblink</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057091a"><!--s057091a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a white glare in the sky over an expanse of snow.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Twelfth Day</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065279a"><!--s065279a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>6 January, the feast of the Epiphany and the twelfth day after Christmas Day.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wacked</span><small><span class="eSynop">/wakt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068014a"><!--s068014a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/whacked_or_wacked/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">whacked</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">urine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹyooərin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066652a"><!--s066652a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the waste material that is secreted by the kidney in vertebrate animals, contains the end products of protein and nucleic acid breakdown, and forms a usu slightly acid pale yellow to amber liquid in mammals but is semisolid in birds and reptiles [Middle English via French <span class="bodyi">urine</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">urina</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spur royal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058452a"><!--s058452a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a gold 15-shilling piece of James I (VI of Scotland) bearing a sun with rays, resembling the wheel or rowel of a spur.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">second-in-command</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054351a"><!--s054351a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an officer who is immediately subordinate to a commander; a deputy commander.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stratosphere</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstratəsfiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059818a"><!--s059818a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064530b"><!--s064530b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the layer of the earth's atmosphere between the troposphere and the mesosphere <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/troposphere/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">troposphere</span></span></a> and the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mesosphere/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mesosphere</span></span></a> (that is, above about 6–18km (4–11mi) and up to 50km (30mi)) in which temperature increases with height.</p></div><a name="s064531b"><!--s064531b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> the highest levels of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>the stratosphere of English society</p><p> New Yorker <span class="bodyb">stratospheric</span> /-ʹsferik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">stratospherical</span> /-ʹsferikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swoop<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/swoohp/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061180a"><!--s061180a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066129b"><!--s066129b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to move abruptly with a sweeping or diving motion; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to make a sudden attack or raid </p><p><i></i></p><p>The eagle swooped down on its prey</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s066130b"><!--s066130b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to carry (somebody or something) off abruptly [alteration of Middle English <span class="bodyi">swepen</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sweep1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sweep 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">winder</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwiendə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069379a"><!--s069379a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075348b"><!--s075348b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a device for winding something, e.g. a clock.</p></div><a name="s075349b"><!--s075349b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a step in a spiral staircase: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flyer_or_flier/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flyer</span></span></a> (6).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tetravalent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tetrəʹvaylənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062549a"><!--s062549a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in chemistry, having a valency of four.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tourney<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtooəni, ʹtawni/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (tourneys, tourneyed, tourneying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063915a"><!--s063915a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to take part in a tournament, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the Middle Ages [Middle English <span class="bodyi">tourneyen</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">torneier</span>, from <span class="bodyi">torn, tourn</span> lathe, circuit, from Latin <span class="bodyi">tornus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/turn1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">turn 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shot<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055723a"><!--s055723a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense and past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/shoot1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">shoot 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twelfth man</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065280a"><!--s065280a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the reserve member of a cricket team.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">urino-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066653a"><!--s066653a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/urin_or_urino/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">urin-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snowboard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057092a"><!--s057092a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a board resembling a large skateboard or a short wide ski used to descend a snow-covered slope in a standing position</p><p><span class="bodyb">snowboarder</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">snowboarding</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wacko<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> whacko</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwakoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068015a"><!--s068015a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> mad or eccentric [back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wacky_or_whacky/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wacky</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spurry</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058453a"><!--s058453a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/spurrey_or_spurry/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">spurrey</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">second language</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054352a"><!--s054352a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057676b"><!--s057676b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a language that has official recognition in a country although it is not the, or a, main national language.</p></div><a name="s057677b"><!--s057677b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a language used by a person or community for business, education, etc although it is not the mother tongue of that person or community.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swoop<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061181a"><!--s061181a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066131b"><!--s066131b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an act of swooping </p><p><i></i></p><p>Three men were arrested in a drug-squad swoop</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">at one fell swoop</span>.</p></div><a name="s066132b"><!--s066132b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fell5/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fell 5</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stratovolcano</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌstratohvolʹkaynoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> stratovolcanoes)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059819a"><!--s059819a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a volcano composed of alternating layers of ash and lava.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">urinogenital</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌyooərinohʹjenitl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066654a"><!--s066654a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/genitourinary/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">genitourinary</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tetri</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtetri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> tetri)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062550a"><!--s062550a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of currency in Georgia, worth 100th of a lari.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">windfall</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwindfawl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069380a"><!--s069380a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075350b"><!--s075350b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a fruit, blown down by the wind.</p></div><a name="s075351b"><!--s075351b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an unexpected gain or advantage, e.g. a legacy or a large dividend.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tourniquet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtooənikay, ʹtaw-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063916a"><!--s063916a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bandage or other device for applying pressure to check bleeding or blood flow [French <span class="bodyi">tourniquet</span> turnstile, tourniquet, from <span class="bodyi">tourner</span> to turn, from Old French <span class="bodyi">torner</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/turn1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">turn 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snowbound</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057093a"><!--s057093a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>confined or surrounded by snow.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wacko<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> whacko</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> wackos wackoes <span class="bodyi">or</span> whackos <span class="bodyi">or</span> whackoes)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068016a"><!--s068016a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> somebody who is crazy or eccentric.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shot-blast</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verbtrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055724a"><!--s055724a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to clean (<span class="bodyi">esp</span> metal) by directing a stream of shot at it.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spurt<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> spirt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/spuht/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058454a"><!--s058454a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062770b"><!--s062770b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to gush out, or cause (a liquid) to gush out, in a jet </p><p><i></i></p><p>Blood was spurting from the wound</p>.</div><a name="s062771b"><!--s062771b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to put on speed or increase effort <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s062772b"><!--s062772b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cause (liquid) to gush out in a jet </p><p><i></i></p><p>The bottle lay on its side spurting pricey champagne</p> <p>[prob imitative].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Twelfth Night</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065281a"><!--s065281a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070781b"><!--s070781b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the evening of 5 January, traditionally the end of Christmas festivities.</p></div><a name="s070782b"><!--s070782b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/twelfth_day/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Twelfth Day</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">second lieutenant</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054353a"><!--s054353a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the lowest rank of commissioned officer in some armed forces, or a person of that rank.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stratum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstrahtəm, ʹstraytəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> strata /ʹstrahtə, ʹstraytə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059820a"><!--s059820a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064532b"><!--s064532b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a horizontal layer or series of layers of any homogeneous material, e.g. a sheetlike mass of rock or earth deposited between beds of other rock.</p></div><a name="s064533b"><!--s064533b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a horizontal layer or series of layers of any homogeneous material, e.g.:</p><a name="s017532c"><!--s017532c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a sheetlike mass of rock or earth deposited between beds of other rock.</p></div><a name="s017533c"><!--s017533c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a layer of the sea or atmosphere.</p></div><a name="s017534c"><!--s017534c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a layer of tissue.</p></div><a name="s017535c"><!--s017535c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a layer in which archaeological remains are found on excavation.</p></div></div><a name="s064534b"><!--s064534b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a socioeconomic level of society </p><p><i></i></p><p>the higher social strata</p> <p><span class="bodyb">stratal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">stratum</span> layer, from Latin <span class="bodyi">stratum</span> bed, coverlet, literally ‘something laid down’, neuter past part. of <span class="bodyi">sternere</span> to strew, spread out].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swoosh<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/swoosh, swoohsh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061182a"><!--s061182a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rushing or swirling sound [imitative].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">urin- <span class="bodyi">or</span> urino-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066647a"><!--s066647a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ur/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ur-</span></span></a> </p><p><i></i></p><p>urinogenital</p> <p><i></i></p><p>urinary</p> <p>[Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">urina</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/urine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">urine</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snow bunting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057094a"><!--s057094a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Eurasian and N American <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bunting1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bunting 1</span></span></a> (finchlike bird) that breeds in the arctic regions and is a winter visitor to Europe: <span class="bodyi">Plectrophenax nivalis</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wacky <span class="bodyi">or</span> whacky</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwaki/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (wackier whackier) (wackiest whackiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068017a"><!--s068017a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> absurdly or amusingly eccentric or irrational; crazy</p><p><span class="bodyb">wackily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">wackiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [orig dialect; prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/whack1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">whack 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tousle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtowzl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063917a"><!--s063917a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069127b"><!--s069127b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> somebody's hair) untidy </p><p><i></i></p><p>running his fingers through his tousled locks</p>.</div><a name="s069128b"><!--s069128b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (a person) untidy or dishevelled </p><p><i></i></p><p>He got up himself, laughing and glowing, and tousled</p><p> Frances Hodgson Burnett [Middle English <span class="bodyi">touselen</span>, frequentative of dialect <span class="bodyi">touse</span> to pull roughly].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">windfall tax</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069381a"><!--s069381a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tax on a company considered to have made excessive profits.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spurt<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> spirt</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058455a"><!--s058455a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062773b"><!--s062773b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sudden forceful gush; a jet.</p></div><a name="s062774b"><!--s062774b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a sudden increase in effort or speed </p><p><i></i></p><p>She put on a spurt for the finish</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twelve</span><small><span class="eSynop">/twelv/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065282a"><!--s065282a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070783b"><!--s070783b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the number 12, or the quantity represented by it.</p></div><a name="s070784b"><!--s070784b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something having twelve parts or members.</p></div><a name="s070785b"><!--s070785b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s019412c"><!--s019412c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the age of 12 years.</p></div><a name="s019413c"><!--s019413c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the hour of midday or midnight.</p></div><a name="s019414c"><!--s019414c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>in Britain, a classification of cinema films only suitable for people of 12 years or over.</p></div></div><a name="s070786b"><!--s070786b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Twelve</span>) the twelve Apostles</p><p><span class="bodyb">twelve</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">twelvefold</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">twelf(e</span>)].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shotgun</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055725a"><!--s055725a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059377b"><!--s059377b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an often double-barrelled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing quantities of metal shot at short ranges.</p></div><a name="s059378b"><!--s059378b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) denoting something that is enforced or done in a hurry </p><p><i></i></p><p>a shotgun merger</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">secondly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054354a"><!--s054354a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used to introduce a second point; second.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tetrode</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtetrohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062551a"><!--s062551a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a thermionic valve that has four electrodes [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tetra_or_tetr/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tetra-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">hodos</span> road, way].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stratum corneum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌstraytəm ʹkawni·əm, ˌstrahtəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059821a"><!--s059821a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the comparatively tough outer layer of the skin [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">stratum corneum</span> horny layer, from <span class="bodyi">stratum</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stratum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stratum</span></span></a>) + Latin <span class="bodyi">corneus</span> horny, from <span class="bodyi">cornu</span> horn].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swoosh<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061183a"><!--s061183a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make or move with a swoosh.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wind farm</span><small><span class="eSynop">/wind/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069382a"><!--s069382a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an array of wind turbines or windmills for generating electric power.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">URL</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066655a"><!--s066655a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>uniform resource locator: the address of a page on the World Wide Web.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spurtle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹspuhtl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058456a"><!--s058456a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Scot</span> a wooden stick for stirring porridge [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snowcap</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057095a"><!--s057095a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a covering of snow on a mountain top</p><p><span class="bodyb">snowcapped</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wad<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/wod/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068018a"><!--s068018a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073722b"><!--s073722b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a soft mass of a loose fibrous material used in various ways, e.g. to stop an aperture or, pad a garment, or hold grease round an axle.</p></div><a name="s073723b"><!--s073723b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a soft plug used to retain a powder charge or to fill the gap between the projectile and the bore of a cannon or gun that is loaded at the discharging end.</p></div><a name="s073724b"><!--s073724b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a felt, paper, or plastic disc that separates the powder from the shot in a shotgun cartridge.</p></div><a name="s073725b"><!--s073725b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a small mass of substance for chewing.</p></div><a name="s073726b"><!--s073726b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a roll of paper, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> paper money.</p></div><a name="s073727b"><!--s073727b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a large supply of money.</p></div><a name="s073728b"><!--s073728b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) a considerable amount [origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tout<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/towt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063918a"><!--s063918a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069129b"><!--s069129b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to solicit for customers <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s069130b"><!--s069130b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to praise or publicize (something) loudly or extravagantly </p><p><i></i></p><p>It was touted as the most elaborate suburban shopping development in all Shropshire</p>.</div><a name="s069131b"><!--s069131b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s018869c"><!--s018869c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to try to sell (something) by a very direct or insistent approach to potential customers.</p></div><a name="s018870c"><!--s018870c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to sell (tickets in great demand) at exploitative prices.</p></div></div><a name="s069132b"><!--s069132b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to praise or publicize loudly or extravagantly.</p></div><a name="s069133b"><!--s069133b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s018871c"><!--s018871c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to spy out information about (e.g. a racing stable or horse).</p></div><a name="s018872c"><!--s018872c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to give a tip or solicit bets on (a racehorse)</p><p><span class="bodyb">touter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">tyten</span> to peer, look out].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shotgun wedding</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055726a"><!--s055726a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a wedding that is forced or required, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> because of the bride's pregnancy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">second man</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054355a"><!--s054355a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a train driver's assistant.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stratus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstrahtəs, ʹstraytəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> strati /ʹstrahtie, ʹstraytie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059822a"><!--s059822a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cloud formation consisting of massive broad uniformly thick cloud, occurring at low altitude, between the surface and about 450m (about 1500ft) [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">stratus</span>, past part. of Latin <span class="bodyi">sternere</span> to spread, strew].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twelvemo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtwelvmoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> twelvemos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065283a"><!--s065283a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/duodecimo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">duodecimo</span></span></a> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/twelve/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">twelve</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-mo</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/duodecimo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">duodecimo</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tetryl</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtetril/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062552a"><!--s062552a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pale yellow explosive used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a detonator: formula (NO<sub>2</sub>)<sub>3</sub>C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>2</sub>N(NO<sub>2</sub>)CH<sub>3</sub> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tetra_or_tetr/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tetra-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/yl/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-yl</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swop<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/swop/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061184a"><!--s061184a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/swap1_or_swop/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">swap 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">windflower</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwindflowə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069383a"><!--s069383a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an anemone, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the wood anemone <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wood_anemone/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wood anemone</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spur track</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058457a"><!--s058457a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/spur1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">spur<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (3e).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wad<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (wadded, wadding)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068019a"><!--s068019a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073729b"><!--s073729b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to form (material) into a wad or wadding.</p></div><a name="s073730b"><!--s073730b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to stuff, pad, or line (something) with some soft substance.</p></div><a name="s073731b"><!--s073731b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to roll or crush (something) tightly </p><p><i></i></p><p>He wadded his shirt up into a ball</p>.</div><a name="s073732b"><!--s073732b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s020176c"><!--s020176c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to insert a wad into (a gun).</p></div><a name="s020177c"><!--s020177c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to hold (e.g. a bullet) in by a wad.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tout<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063919a"><!--s063919a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069134b"><!--s069134b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">ticket tout</span>) <span class="bodyi">Brit</span> somebody who offers tickets for an event, e.g. a concert or football match, at vastly inflated prices.</p></div><a name="s069135b"><!--s069135b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody who touts.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shot put</span><small><span class="eSynop">/poot/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055727a"><!--s055727a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an athletic field event involving the throwing of a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/shot1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">shot<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (7) (heavy metal sphere)</p><p><span class="bodyb">shot-putter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">shot-putting</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">urn</span><small><span class="eSynop">/uhn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066656a"><!--s066656a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072228b"><!--s072228b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an ornamental vase used for storing the ashes of a dead person </p><p><i></i></p><p>So may some gentle Muse with lucky words favour my destined urn</p><p> Milton.</p></div><a name="s072229b"><!--s072229b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a large closed container, usu with a tap at its base, for making, storing, and serving large quantities of tea, coffee, etc [Middle English <span class="bodyi">urne</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">urna</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">second nature</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054356a"><!--s054356a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an action or ability that practice has made instinctive.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twelvemonth</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065284a"><!--s065284a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a year.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snowdrift</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057096a"><!--s057096a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bank of snow blown together by the wind.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tetter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtetə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062553a"><!--s062553a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> any of various pustular skin diseases, such as eczema or herpes [Old English <span class="bodyi">teter</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swop<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061185a"><!--s061185a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/swap2_or_swop/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">swap 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stravaig</span><small><span class="eSynop">/strəʹvayg/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059823a"><!--s059823a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Scot, Irish</span> to wander about or abroad, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> without a sensible purpose [prob alteration of obsolete <span class="bodyi">extravage</span> to ramble, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">extravagari</span> to wander away, stray, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/extra/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">extra-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">vagari</span> to wander].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wind gauge</span><small><span class="eSynop">/wind/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069384a"><!--s069384a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anemometer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anemometer</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wadding</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068020a"><!--s068020a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>stuffing or padding in the form of a soft mass or sheet of short loose fibres.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tout de suite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tooh dəʹ sweet (<span class="bodyi">French</span> tu d(ə) sɥit/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063920a"><!--s063920a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>immediately; at once [French <span class="bodyi">tout de suite</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shotten</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshot(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055728a"><!--s055728a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a fish: having ejected its spawn and so of inferior food value [archaic past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/shoot1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">shoot 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">uro-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066657a"><!--s066657a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ur/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ur-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">straw</span><small><span class="eSynop">/straw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059824a"><!--s059824a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064535b"><!--s064535b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s017536c"><!--s017536c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>dry stalky plant residue, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> stalks of grain after threshing, used for bedding, thatching, fodder, making hats, etc.</p></div><a name="s017537c"><!--s017537c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a single stalk from such residue.</p></div></div><a name="s064536b"><!--s064536b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a dry coarse stem, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a cereal grass.</p></div><a name="s064537b"><!--s064537b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a tube of paper, plastic, etc for sucking up a drink.</p></div><a name="s064538b"><!--s064538b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a pale yellow colour </p><p><i></i></p><p>Those straw-coloured women have dreadful tempers</p><p> Oscar Wilde ✱ <span class="bodyb">catch/clutch/grasp at straws</span>.</p></div><a name="s064539b"><!--s064539b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to turn in desperation to any, even a manifestly inadequate, means of saving the situation [from the proverb <span class="bodyi">a drowning man will clutch at a straw</span>.] ✱ <span class="bodyb">draw the short straw</span> to be the person chosen to do something unpleasant ✱ <span class="bodyb">not care a straw for</span> to be totally indifferent to (somebody or something) ✱ <span class="bodyb">straw in the wind</span> a hint or apparently insignificant fact that is an indication of a coming event</p><p><span class="bodyb">strawy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">strēaw</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spur wheel</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058458a"><!--s058458a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/spur_gear/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">spur gear</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twelve-note</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065285a"><!--s065285a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or denoting a system of composing music that treats the twelve chromatic notes of the octave equally, with no group of notes predominant as they are in the system of major and minor keys.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snowdrop</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057097a"><!--s057097a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a European plant of the daffodil family that grows from a bulb and bears nodding white flowers that appear in late winter or very early spring: <span class="bodyi">Galanthus nivalis</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Teuton</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtyoohton/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062554a"><!--s062554a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067680b"><!--s067680b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of an ancient Germanic people who lived in Jutland in the fourth cent. <span class="bodysc">bc</span> and had migrated to southern France by the second cent. <span class="bodysc">bc</span>.</p></div><a name="s067681b"><!--s067681b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a German [Latin <span class="bodyi">Teutoni</span> (pl)].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sword</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sawd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061186a"><!--s061186a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066133b"><!--s066133b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a cutting or thrusting weapon with a long usu sharp-pointed and sharp-edged blade.</p></div><a name="s066134b"><!--s066134b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the sword</span>) <span class="bodyi">literary</span> the use of force, e.g. in war </p><p><i></i></p><p>The pen is mightier than the sword</p><p> E G Bulwer-Lytton.</p></div><a name="s066135b"><!--s066135b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something, e.g. the beak of a swordfish, that resembles a sword ✱ <span class="bodyb">cross swords</span> to fight or argue ✱ <span class="bodyb">put somebody to the sword</span> to kill somebody with a sword [Old English <span class="bodyi">sweord</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">secondo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/seʹkondoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> secondi /-dee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054357a"><!--s054357a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in music, the second, usu lower, part in a duet [Italian <span class="bodyi">secondo</span> second, from Latin <span class="bodyi">secundus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/second1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">second 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">windhover</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwindhovə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069385a"><!--s069385a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dialect</span> a kestrel.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">waddle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwodl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068021a"><!--s068021a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to walk with short steps, swinging the body from side to side</p><p><span class="bodyb">waddler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [frequentative of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wade1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wade 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tovarish <span class="bodyi">or</span> tovarich</span><small><span class="eSynop">/təʹvahrish/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063921a"><!--s063921a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a comrade, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a general, egalitarian form of address in the former Soviet Union [Russian <span class="bodyi">tovarishch</span> comrade].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twelve-step<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065286a"><!--s065286a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or denoting a programme of twelve progressive stages designed to aid the recovery of addicts, people with eating disorders, etc, orig the system introduced by Alcoholics Anonymous for alcoholics.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sputa</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹspyootə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058459a"><!--s058459a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sputum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sputum</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">urochordate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yooərəʹkawdayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066658a"><!--s066658a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a group of marine animals comprising the tunicates: subphylum Urochordata [from the Latin name, from <span class="bodyi">uro-</span> (from Greek <span class="bodyi">oura</span> tail) + <span class="bodyi">chordatus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chordate1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chordate 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">should</span><small><span class="eSynop">/shəd, <span class="bodyi">strong</span> shood/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb aux</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055729a"><!--s055729a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the past tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/shall/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">shall</span></span></a>, used:</p><a name="s059379b"><!--s059379b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to introduce a possibility or presumption </p><p><i></i></p><p>I should be surprised if he wrote</p>.</div><a name="s059380b"><!--s059380b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to introduce a fact that is the object of comment </p><p><i></i></p><p>It's odd that you should mention that</p>.</div><a name="s059381b"><!--s059381b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to express obligation or recommendation </p><p><i></i></p><p>You should take a bus to Marble Arch</p>.</div><a name="s059382b"><!--s059382b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in reported speech to express an action or state in the future </p><p><i></i></p><p>She banged on the door and said we should be late</p>.</div><a name="s059383b"><!--s059383b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to express probability or expectation </p><p><i></i></p><p>They should be here by noon</p>.</div><a name="s059384b"><!--s059384b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to express a polite form of direct statement </p><p><i></i></p><p>I should have thought it was colder than that</p> <a name="sb000000430"><!--sb000000430--></a><p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">sceolde</span> owed, was obliged to; past tense of <span class="bodyi">sceal</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/shall/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">shall</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">should</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">would</span>? Traditionally, <span class="bodyi">should</span> and <span class="bodyi">would</span> were used in reported speech in the same way as <span class="bodyi">shall</span> and <span class="bodyi">will</span> were used in direct speech; <span class="bodyi">should</span> for the first person singular and plural, <span class="bodyi">would</span> for the second and third persons: <span class="bodyi">I said I should be there</span>; <span class="bodyi">She told me she would be</span> <span class="bodyi">there</span>. This distinction is now made more rarely, and <span class="bodyi">would</span> is generally used instead of <span class="bodyi">should</span>. In spoken and informal contexts any distinction between <span class="bodyi">should</span> and <span class="bodyi">would</span> is hidden by the use of the contraction <span class="bodyi">‘d</span>; <span class="bodyi">I'd</span>; <span class="bodyi">we'd</span>, etc. Note, however, that only <span class="bodyi">should</span> is used with the meaning ‘ought to’ as in:<span class="bodyi">I should</span> <span class="bodyi">go, but I don't particularly want to</span>. See also note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/shall/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">shall</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sword-bearer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061187a"><!--s061187a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an official who carries a ceremonial sword on formal occasions.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strawberry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstrawb(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> strawberries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059825a"><!--s059825a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064540b"><!--s064540b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small sweet red fruit covered with seeds.</p></div><a name="s064541b"><!--s064541b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s017538c"><!--s017538c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a small sweet red fruit covered with seeds.</p></div><a name="s017539c"><!--s017539c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the creeping plant of the rose family that bears this fruit, with runners and white flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Fragaria</span>.</p></div></div><a name="s064542b"><!--s064542b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a deep pinkish red colour [Old English, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/straw/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">straw</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/berry1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">berry 1</span></span></a>, perhaps with reference to the chaff-like appearance of the seeds].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">windigo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwindigoh/ wendigo /ʹwen-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> windigos windigoes <span class="bodyi">or</span> wendigos <span class="bodyi">or</span> wendigoes)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069386a"><!--s069386a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Native American folklore, a person who changes into a monster after eating human flesh [Ojibwa <span class="bodyi">wintiko</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Teutonic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tyoohʹtonik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062555a"><!--s062555a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067682b"><!--s067682b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>supposedly characteristic of the Germans </p><p><i></i></p><p>Teutonic efficiency</p>.</div><a name="s067683b"><!--s067683b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to or characteristic of the Teutons.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snowfall</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057098a"><!--s057098a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the amount of snow falling at one time or in a given period.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">second person</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054358a"><!--s054358a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a grammatical category referring to the person or thing addressed or any of the verb-forms or pronouns belonging to this category, e.g. <span class="bodyi">are</span> or <span class="bodyi">you</span>: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/first_person/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">first person</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/person/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">person</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/third_person/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">third person</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">waddle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068022a"><!--s068022a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an awkward clumsy swaying gait.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twelve-step<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (twelve-stepped) (twelve-stepping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065287a"><!--s065287a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of an addict: to take part in a twelve-step programme of recovery</p><p><span class="bodyb">twelve-stepper</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">twelve-stepping</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shoulder<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshohldə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055730a"><!--s055730a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059385b"><!--s059385b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the part of the human body that connects the arm to the trunk.</p></div><a name="s059386b"><!--s059386b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s016073c"><!--s016073c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the part of the human body that connects the arm to the trunk.</p></div><a name="s016074c"><!--s016074c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a corresponding part of a lower vertebrate.</p></div><a name="s016075c"><!--s016075c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the part of a garment that covers the wearer's shoulder.</p></div></div><a name="s059387b"><!--s059387b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>)</p><a name="s016076c"><!--s016076c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the two shoulders and the upper part of the back.</p></div><a name="s016077c"><!--s016077c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>capacity for bearing a burden, e.g. of blame or responsibility </p><p><i></i></p><p>placed the guilt squarely on his shoulders</p>.</div></div><a name="s059388b"><!--s059388b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a cut of meat including the upper joint of the foreleg and adjacent parts.</p></div><a name="s059389b"><!--s059389b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>an area adjacent to a higher, more prominent, or more important part, e.g. the slope of a mountain near the top.</p></div><a name="s059390b"><!--s059390b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>that part of a road to the side of the surface on which vehicles travel; the hard shoulder.</p></div><a name="s059391b"><!--s059391b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a rounded or sloping part, e.g. of a stringed instrument or a bottle, where the neck joins the body ✱ <span class="bodyb">put one's shoulder to the wheel</span> to make an effort, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a cooperative effort ✱ <span class="bodyb">shoulder to shoulder</span> side by side or united [Old English <span class="bodyi">sculdor</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">winding</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwiending/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069387a"><!--s069387a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075352b"><!--s075352b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a curved or sinuous course, line, or progress </p><p><i></i></p><p>the windings of the path</p>.</div><a name="s075353b"><!--s075353b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>material wound or coiled about an object, e.g. wire around a metal core in an electric motor, or a single turn of the wound material.</p></div><a name="s075354b"><!--s075354b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the act or manner of winding something.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strawberry blonde</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059826a"><!--s059826a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064543b"><!--s064543b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a reddish blonde hair colour.</p></div><a name="s064544b"><!--s064544b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a woman with this hair colour.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sputnik</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsputnik, ʹspootnik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058460a"><!--s058460a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a series of artificial satellites put into orbit by the former USSR, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the first of all such satellites, launched in October 1957 [Russian <span class="bodyi">sputnik</span>, literally ‘travelling companion’, from <span class="bodyi">s-</span> together + <span class="bodyi">put</span> way, path, route + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/nik/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-nik</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">urochrome</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹyooərəkrohm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066659a"><!--s066659a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the yellow pigment that gives urine its colour.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">second-rate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054359a"><!--s054359a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of inferior quality or value</p><p><span class="bodyb">second-rater</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tow<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/toh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063922a"><!--s063922a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to draw or pull (something) along behind, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by a rope or chain</p><p><span class="bodyb">towable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">togian</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sword dance</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061188a"><!--s061188a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dance performed with swords; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a Scottish solo dance performed in the angles formed by two swords crossed on the ground</p><p><span class="bodyb">sword dancer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snowfield</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057099a"><!--s057099a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a broad level expanse of snow, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a permanent mass of snow.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Tewa</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtaywə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Tewas <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> Tewa)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062556a"><!--s062556a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067684b"><!--s067684b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a Native American people orig of New Mexico.</p></div><a name="s067685b"><!--s067685b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the language of this people</p><p><span class="bodyb">Tewa</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Tewa <span class="bodyi">téwa</span>, literally ‘moccasins’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">waddy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwodi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> waddies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068023a"><!--s068023a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus</span> a club or stick, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one used as a weapon by Australian Aboriginals [Dharuk <span class="bodyi">wadi</span> tree, stick].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twelve-tone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065288a"><!--s065288a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/twelve_note/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">twelve-note</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">winding-sheet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwiending/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069388a"><!--s069388a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">urodele</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹyooərədeel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066660a"><!--s066660a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of an order of amphibians, e.g. the newts and salamanders, that have a tail throughout life: order Urodela</p><p><span class="bodyb">urodele</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">urodèle</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">oura</span> tail + <span class="bodyi">dēlos</span> evident, showing].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sputter<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsputə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (sputtered, sputtering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058461a"><!--s058461a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062775b"><!--s062775b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make explosive popping sounds.</p></div><a name="s062776b"><!--s062776b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to speak in an explosive or incoherent manner <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s062777b"><!--s062777b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to utter (something) hastily or explosively in confusion or anger; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/splutter1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">splutter 1</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s062778b"><!--s062778b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s017210c"><!--s017210c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to dislodge (atoms) from the surface of a material by collision with high-energy particles, e.g. electrons.</p></div><a name="s017211c"><!--s017211c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to deposit (a metallic film) by such a process <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s062779b"><!--s062779b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to eject particles of food or saliva noisily from the mouth.</p></div><a name="s062780b"><!--s062780b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to speak in an explosive or incoherent manner.</p></div><a name="s062781b"><!--s062781b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to make explosive popping sounds</p><p><span class="bodyb">sputterer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Dutch <span class="bodyi">sputteren</span>, of imitative origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strawberry mark</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059827a"><!--s059827a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a red elevated birthmark composed of small blood vessels.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swordfish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> swordfishes <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> swordfish)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061189a"><!--s061189a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a very large oceanic food fish that has a very long beak formed by the bones of the upper jaw: <span class="bodyi">Xiphias gladius</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shoulder<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (shouldered, shouldering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055731a"><!--s055731a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059392b"><!--s059392b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s016078c"><!--s016078c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to place or carry (something) on one's shoulder or shoulders </p><p><i></i></p><p>She shouldered her rucksack</p>.</div><a name="s016079c"><!--s016079c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to assume the burden or responsibility of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>We would have to shoulder the costs</p>.</div></div><a name="s059393b"><!--s059393b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to push or thrust (somebody or something) with one's shoulder.</p></div><a name="s059394b"><!--s059394b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to push (one's way) aggressively </p><p><i></i></p><p>He shouldered his way through the crowd</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">second reading</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054360a"><!--s054360a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057678b"><!--s057678b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>athe stage in the British legislative process providing for debate on the principal features of a bill.</p></div><a name="s057679b"><!--s057679b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the stage in the US legislative process that occurs when a bill has been reported back from committee and that provides an opportunity for full debate and amendment.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Tex.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062557a"><!--s062557a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Texas.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tow<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063923a"><!--s063923a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069136b"><!--s069136b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act of towing or the state of being towed.</p></div><a name="s069137b"><!--s069137b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something towed, e.g. a boat or car ✱ <span class="bodyb">in tow</span> being towed </p><p><i></i></p><p>a breakdown lorry with a car in tow</p>.</div><a name="s069138b"><!--s069138b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>under guidance or protection </p><p><i></i></p><p>I was taken in tow by a friendly neighbour</p>.</div><a name="s069139b"><!--s069139b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in the position of a companion or follower </p><p><i></i></p><p>A young man passed with a good-looking girl in tow</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snowflake</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057100a"><!--s057100a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061168b"><!--s061168b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a flake or crystal of snow.</p></div><a name="s061169b"><!--s061169b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of several species of European plants with white flowers resembling those of the snowdrop: genus <span class="bodyi">Leucojum</span>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wade<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/wayd/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068024a"><!--s068024a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073733b"><!--s073733b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to walk through a medium, e.g. water, that offers more resistance than air.</p></div><a name="s073734b"><!--s073734b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to proceed with difficulty or effort </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was wading through a dull book</p>.</div><a name="s073735b"><!--s073735b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (+ in/into) to attack with determination or vigour </p><p><i></i></p><p>He waded into the task</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s073736b"><!--s073736b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to cross (a stream, etc) by walking through the water</p><p><span class="bodyb">wadable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">wadeable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">wadan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twenty</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtwenti/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> twenties)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065289a"><!--s065289a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070787b"><!--s070787b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the number 20, or the quantity represented by it.</p></div><a name="s070788b"><!--s070788b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the numbers 20 to 29; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a range of temperatures, ages, or dates within a century characterized by these numbers</p><p><span class="bodyb">twentieth</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">twēntig</span> group of 20, from <span class="bodyi">twēgen</span> two + <span class="bodyi">tig</span> group of 10].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">urogenital</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yooərohʹjenitl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066661a"><!--s066661a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/genitourinary/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">genitourinary</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sputter<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058462a"><!--s058462a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062782b"><!--s062782b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>confused and excited speech.</p></div><a name="s062783b"><!--s062783b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of sputtering, or the sound of sputtering.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">second sight</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054361a"><!--s054361a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the ability to see future events, things happening elsewhere, etc</p><p><span class="bodyb">second-sighted</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strawberry roan</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059828a"><!--s059828a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a roan horse with a light red ground colour.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shoulder bag</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055732a"><!--s055732a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bag that has a strap attached at each side of sufficient length for the bag to be hung over the shoulder.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wind instrument</span><small><span class="eSynop">/wind/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069389a"><!--s069389a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a musical instrument, e.g. a trumpet or clarinet, sounded by air, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by the player's breath.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Texan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹteks(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062558a"><!--s062558a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of the US state of Texas</p><p><span class="bodyb">Texan</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sword grass</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061190a"><!--s061190a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various grasses or sedges having leaves with a sharp or toothed edge.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snow goose</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057101a"><!--s057101a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large white goose with black-tipped wings, that breeds chiefly in N America: <span class="bodyi">Anser caerulescens</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tow<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063924a"><!--s063924a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>short or broken fibre, e.g. of flax or hemp, prepared for spinning</p><p><span class="bodyb">towy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">tow-</span>, recorded in <span class="bodyi">towcraeft</span> spinning].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wade<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068025a"><!--s068025a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act or an instance of wading.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twenty-four-hour clock</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065290a"><!--s065290a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a system of measuring time in which the hours of the day are numbered from one to 24, rather than in two sets of twelve.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">second string</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054362a"><!--s054362a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a substitute player or team, e.g. in football ✱ <span class="bodyb">a second string to one's bow</span> a person, thing, or course of action available or planned as an alternative should a first choice fail</p><p><span class="bodyb">second-string</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [from the reserve bowstring carried by an archer in case the first breaks].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strawberry tomato</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059829a"><!--s059829a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cape_gooseberry/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Cape gooseberry</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">urology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yooʹroləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066662a"><!--s066662a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the branch of medicine dealing with the urinary tract <span class="bodyb">urologic</span> /yooərəʹlojik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">urological</span> /yooərəʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">urologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sputum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹspyoohtəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> sputa /ʹspyoohtə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058463a"><!--s058463a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>matter, made up of discharges from the respiratory passages and saliva, that is coughed up [Latin <span class="bodyi">sputum</span> spittle, neuter past part. of <span class="bodyi">spuere</span> to spit].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">windjammer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwindjamə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069390a"><!--s069390a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in former times, a large fast square-rigged sailing vessel [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wind1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wind 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jam1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jam 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/er2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-er 2</span></span></a>; because of its large amount of sail].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sword knot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061191a"><!--s061191a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an ornamental cord or tassel tied to the hilt of a sword.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Tex-Mex</span><small><span class="eSynop">/teksʹmeks/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062559a"><!--s062559a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of food, music, clothing, etc: having a mixture of Mexican and Texan elements.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">towage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtoh·ij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063925a"><!--s063925a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the price paid for towing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shoulder blade</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055733a"><!--s055733a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/scapula/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">scapula</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wader</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068026a"><!--s068026a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073737b"><!--s073737b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a high waterproof boot used for wading.</p></div><a name="s073738b"><!--s073738b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of numerous long-legged birds, e.g. a sandpiper ors and snipes, that wades in water in search of food.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snow-in-summer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057102a"><!--s057102a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061170b"><!--s061170b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a white-flowered creeping European plant of the pink family commonly grown in rock gardens: <span class="bodyi">Cerastium tomentosum</span>.</p></div><a name="s061171b"><!--s061171b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an Australian evergreen shrub: <span class="bodyi">Helichrysum rosmarinifolium</span>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twenty-four-seven <span class="bodyi">or</span> 24–7 <span class="bodyi">or</span> 24/7</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065291a"><!--s065291a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> 24 hours a day, seven days a week; constantly </p><p><i></i></p><p>You can't watch your teenage kids twenty-four-seven</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">uropygial gland</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yooərohʹpiji·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066663a"><!--s066663a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large gland at the base of the tail feathers in most birds that secretes an oily fluid used by the bird in preening its feathers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strawberry tree</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059830a"><!--s059830a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a European evergreen tree of the heath family with clustered white flowers and fruits like strawberries: <span class="bodyi">Arbutus unedo</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">windlass<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwindləs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069391a"><!--s069391a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075355b"><!--s075355b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a machine for hoisting or hauling, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one consisting of a horizontal drum supported on vertical posts and turned by a crank so that the rope or chain is wound round the drum.</p></div><a name="s075356b"><!--s075356b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a steam or electric winch with a horizontal or vertical shaft and two drums, used to raise a ship's anchor [Middle English <span class="bodyi">wyndlas</span>,alteration of <span class="bodyi">wyndas</span>,from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">vindāss</span>,from <span class="bodyi">vinda</span> to wind + <span class="bodyi">āss</span> pole].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sword of Damocles</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdaməkleez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061192a"><!--s061192a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an impending disaster [from the legend of the sword suspended by a single hair over the head of Damocles, a courtier of ancient Syracuse, as a reminder of the insecurity of a tyrant's happiness].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">second thoughts</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054363a"><!--s054363a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a reconsideration of a previous decision </p><p><i></i></p><p>You don't have to go ahead with it if you're having second thoughts</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spy<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/spie/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (spies, spied, spying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058464a"><!--s058464a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s062784b"><!--s062784b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + for) to work for a government or other organization by secretly gathering data about enemies or rivals; to serve as a spy </p><p><i></i></p><p>When did he start spying for the Russians?</p>.</div><a name="s062785b"><!--s062785b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ on) to watch somebody secretly </p><p><i></i></p><p>You were spying on me!</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s062786b"><!--s062786b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to catch sight of or spot (somebody or something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>At length I spied her in the crowd</p>.</div><a name="s062787b"><!--s062787b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(+ out) to find (something) out by spying or observation </p><p><i></i></p><p>You naughty, sneaking, wicked boy! I'll teach you to spy out my secrets … and to make fun of me!</p><p> Frank L Baum ✱ <span class="bodyb">spy out the land</span>.</p></div><a name="s062788b"><!--s062788b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to investigate how things stand before making any definite move [Middle English <span class="bodyi">spien</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">espier</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">toward<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/təʹwawd/ <i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063926a"><!--s063926a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> towards.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wadge</span><small><span class="eSynop">/woj/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068027a"><!--s068027a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a thick bundle; a wad [alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wedge1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wedge 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shoulder pad</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055734a"><!--s055734a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a shaped pad sewn into the shoulder of a garment.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">text<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/tekst/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062560a"><!--s062560a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067686b"><!--s067686b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s018433c"><!--s018433c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>printed or written words.</p></div><a name="s018434c"><!--s018434c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the main body of printed or written matter on a page or in a book, as opposed to illustrations, notes, etc.</p></div></div><a name="s067687b"><!--s067687b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the original written or printed words and form of a literary composition, as opposed to a revision or translation.</p></div><a name="s067688b"><!--s067688b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a literary or other work selected for special study.</p></div><a name="s067689b"><!--s067689b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a passage of Scripture chosen <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for the subject of a sermon or in authoritative support of a doctrine.</p></div><a name="s067690b"><!--s067690b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s018435c"><!--s018435c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a literary or other work selected for special study.</p></div><a name="s018436c"><!--s018436c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/textbook/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">textbook</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s067691b"><!--s067691b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s018437c"><!--s018437c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a passage of Scripture chosen <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for the subject of a sermon or in authoritative support of a doctrine </p><p><i></i></p><p>What damnéd error, but some sober brow will bless it and approve it with a text?</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div><a name="s018438c"><!--s018438c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a passage from an authoritative source providing a theme, e.g. for a speech.</p></div></div><a name="s067692b"><!--s067692b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a theme or topic.</p></div><a name="s067693b"><!--s067693b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/text_message/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">text message</span></span></a> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">textus</span> texture, context, past part. of <span class="bodyi">texere</span> to weave].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snow job</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057103a"><!--s057103a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> an attempt to persuade or deceive somebody by overwhelming them with information or flattery.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twenty-one</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065292a"><!--s065292a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the card game pontoon.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">uropygium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yooərohʹpiji·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066664a"><!--s066664a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the prominence at the rear end of a bird's body that supports the tail feathers</p><p><span class="bodyb">uropygial</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">ouropygion</span>, from <span class="bodyi">oura</span> tail + <span class="bodyi">pygē</span> rump].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">windlass<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069392a"><!--s069392a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to hoist or haul (something) with a windlass.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strawboard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059831a"><!--s059831a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>coarse cardboard made of straw pulp and used usu for boxes and book covers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snow leopard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057104a"><!--s057104a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large mammal of the cat family of upland central Asia with long heavy fur that is irregularly blotched with brownish black in summer and almost pure white in winter: <span class="bodyi">Panthera uncia</span>. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ounce2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ounce 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spy<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> spies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058465a"><!--s058465a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062789b"><!--s062789b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who keeps secret watch on somebody or something.</p></div><a name="s062790b"><!--s062790b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person who attempts to gain information in one country, company, etc and communicate it to another, usu hostile, one.</p></div><a name="s062791b"><!--s062791b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of spying.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wadi <span class="bodyi">or</span> wady</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwodi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> wadis wadies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068028a"><!--s068028a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the bed of a stream in regions of SW Asia and N Africa that is dry except during the rainy season [Arabic <span class="bodyi">wādiy</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shoulder strap</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055735a"><!--s055735a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a strap that passes across the shoulder and holds up a garment or supports a bag.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">second wind</span><small><span class="eSynop">/wind/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054364a"><!--s054364a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>renewed energy or endurance after a period of severe exertion </p><p><i></i></p><p>I don't want to stop now. I'm just getting my second wind</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twenty-twenty <span class="bodyi">or</span> 20/20</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065293a"><!--s065293a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a person's sight: of normal acuity; perfect [so called because of the practice of testing the vision of each eye separately to assess its capacity to distinguish characters on a chart 20ft (about 6m) away].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">toward<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063927a"><!--s063927a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> happening at the moment; afoot [Old English <span class="bodyi">tōweard</span> facing, imminent, from <span class="bodyi">tō</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/to1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">to 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-weard</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ward_or_wards/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ward</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swordplay</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061193a"><!--s061193a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the art, skill, or practice of wielding a sword.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">text<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062561a"><!--s062561a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to send a text message to (somebody or their mobile phone)</p><a name="sb000000452"><!--sb000000452--></a><p><span class="bodyb">texting</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><div class="sidebar"><p>New means of communication sometimes bring in new ways – especially new space-and-money-saving ways – of writing English. The electric telegraph produced telegraphese (ARRIVED CREWE STOP DEPARTING STOCKPORT FRIDAY AM), and now email and the text-message facility on mobile phones have engendered other abbreviated forms of expression. Formulas such as <span class="bodyi">4 sale</span> (= for sale) and <span class="bodyi">Y R U w8ing</span> (= why are you waiting?) have a practical space-saving value in the world of tiny hand-held devices, but they should not be used in place of ordinary full-length prose in normal writing.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ur- <span class="bodyi">or</span> uro-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066597a"><!--s066597a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s072201b"><!--s072201b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>urine </p><p><i></i></p><p>uric</p>.</div><a name="s072202b"><!--s072202b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>urinary tract </p><p><i></i></p><p>urology</p>.</div><a name="s072203b"><!--s072203b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>urinary and </p><p><i></i></p><p>urogenital</p> <p>[via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">our-, ouro-</span>, from <span class="bodyi">ouron</span> urine].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">windlestraw</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwindlstraw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069393a"><!--s069393a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Scot, N Eng</span> a dry thin stalk of grass [Old English <span class="bodyi">windelstrēaw</span>, from <span class="bodyi">windel</span> basket (from <span class="bodyi">windan</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wind3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wind 3</span></span></a>) + <span class="bodyi">strēaw</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/straw/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">straw</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">straw boss</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059832a"><!--s059832a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> a low-grade manager or supervisor with little authority.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snow line</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057105a"><!--s057105a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the level, e.g. height above sea level or line of latitude, beyond which land is permanently covered in snow.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spyglass</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058466a"><!--s058466a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small telescope.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">WAF</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068029a"><!--s068029a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> Women in the Air Force, formerly a separate women's component of the US Air Force.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shoulder surfing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055736a"><!--s055736a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the practice of watching a person key in their PIN number at a cash dispenser, in order to use the information fraudulently: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/identity_theft/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">identity theft</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">‘twere</span><small><span class="eSynop">/twə, <span class="bodyi">strong</span> twuh/ <i><span class="bodyi">contraction</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065294a"><!--s065294a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or literary</span> it were.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">towards</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063928a"><!--s063928a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069140b"><!--s069140b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>moving or situated in the direction of </p><p><i></i></p><p>driving towards town</p>.</div><a name="s069141b"><!--s069141b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s018873c"><!--s018873c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>along a course leading to </p><p><i></i></p><p>a long stride towards disarmament</p>.</div><a name="s018874c"><!--s018874c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in relation to </p><p><i></i></p><p>an attitude towards life</p>.</div></div><a name="s069142b"><!--s069142b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>turned in the direction of </p><p><i></i></p><p>His back was towards me</p>.</div><a name="s069143b"><!--s069143b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>not long before </p><p><i></i></p><p>towards the end of the afternoon</p>.</div><a name="s069144b"><!--s069144b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>for the partial financing of </p><p><i></i></p><p>I put the extra money towards a holiday</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">tōweardes</span>, alteration of <span class="bodyi">tōweard</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/toward2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">toward 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wind machine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/wind/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069394a"><!--s069394a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a machine used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the theatre for producing a gust of wind or the sound of wind.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">uroscopy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yooʹroskəpi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066665a"><!--s066665a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>examination of the urine, usu for diagnostic purposes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Second World</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054365a"><!--s054365a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the countries of the former communist bloc, including those of the former Soviet Union and many Eastern European countries, e.g. Poland and Romania: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/first_world/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">First World</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/third_world/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Third World</span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">textbook</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062562a"><!--s062562a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067694b"><!--s067694b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a book used in the study of a subject; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> one containing a presentation of the principles of a subject and used by students.</p></div><a name="s067695b"><!--s067695b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) conforming to the principles or descriptions in textbooks; exemplary or typical </p><p><i></i></p><p>This is a textbook case of insider dealing</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swordsman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> swordsmen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061194a"><!--s061194a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person skilled in swordplay</p><p><span class="bodyb">swordsmanship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strawflower</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059833a"><!--s059833a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an everlasting flower of Australia, of the daisy family: <span class="bodyi">Helichrysum bracteatum</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snowman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> snowmen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057106a"><!--s057106a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pile of snow shaped to resemble a human figure.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spyhole</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058467a"><!--s058467a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/peephole/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">peephole</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Waf</span><small><span class="eSynop">/waf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068030a"><!--s068030a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a member of the Women in the Air Force.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shouldest</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshoodist/ shouldst /shoodst/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055737a"><!--s055737a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>archaic past second person sing. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/shall/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">shall</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twerp <span class="bodyi">or</span> twirp</span><small><span class="eSynop">/twuhp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065295a"><!--s065295a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an absurd, stupid, or contemptible person [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tow bar</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063929a"><!--s063929a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bar attached to the back of a vehicle so that a caravan or trailer can be towed.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">windmill<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwindmil/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069395a"><!--s069395a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075357b"><!--s075357b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a mill operated by vanes that are turned by the wind.</p></div><a name="s075358b"><!--s075358b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a similar structure using wind power to generate electricity, pump water, etc.</p></div><a name="s075359b"><!--s075359b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s020512c"><!--s020512c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a mill operated by vanes that are turned by the wind.</p></div><a name="s020513c"><!--s020513c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a similar structure using wind power to generate electricity, pump water, etc.</p></div></div><a name="s075360b"><!--s075360b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a toy consisting of lightweight vanes at the end of a stick that revolve in the wind.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swordstick</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061195a"><!--s061195a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a walking stick in which a sword blade is concealed.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snowmobile</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsnohməbeel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057107a"><!--s057107a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various motor-powered vehicles for travel on snow [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/snow1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">snow 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/automobile/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">automobile</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">secrecy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹseekrəsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054366a"><!--s054366a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057680b"><!--s057680b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the habit or practice of keeping secrets or maintaining privacy or concealment.</p></div><a name="s057681b"><!--s057681b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the condition of being hidden or concealed </p><p><i></i></p><p>Complete secrecy surrounded the conference</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">secretee</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/secret1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">secret 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">textile</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtekstiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062563a"><!--s062563a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067696b"><!--s067696b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>cloth, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a woven or knitted cloth; fabric.</p></div><a name="s067697b"><!--s067697b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a fibre, filament, or yarn used in making cloth.</p></div><a name="s067698b"><!--s067698b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) relating to fabrics or their production </p><p><i></i></p><p>the textile industry</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">textile</span>, neuter of <span class="bodyi">textilis</span> woven, from <span class="bodyi">texere</span> to weave].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ursa Major</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹuhsə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066666a"><!--s066666a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a constellation that contains the stars forming the Plough [Latin <span class="bodyi">ursa major</span>, literally ‘greater bear’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">straw man</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059834a"><!--s059834a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/man_of_straw/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">man of straw</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spymaster</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058468a"><!--s058468a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the head of an organization directing spying activities.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wafer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwayfə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068031a"><!--s068031a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073739b"><!--s073739b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a thin crisp biscuit.</p></div><a name="s073740b"><!--s073740b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s020178c"><!--s020178c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a thin crisp biscuit.</p></div><a name="s020179c"><!--s020179c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a biscuit consisting of layers of wafers sometimes sandwiched with a filling.</p></div></div><a name="s073741b"><!--s073741b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a round thin piece of unleavened bread used in the Eucharist.</p></div><a name="s073742b"><!--s073742b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an adhesive disc of dried paste used, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> formerly, as a seal.</p></div><a name="s073743b"><!--s073743b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a thin disc or ring resembling a wafer and used in various ways, e.g. for a valve or diaphragm.</p></div><a name="s073744b"><!--s073744b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a thin slice of silicon or other material that can be cut into many separate sections for the production of integrated circuits, microprocessors, etc</p><p><span class="bodyb">wafery</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English from Anglo-French <span class="bodyi">waufre</span>, from Old French <span class="bodyi">gaufre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/goffer1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">goffer 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shouldn't</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshoodnt/ <i><span class="bodyi">contraction</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055738a"><!--s055738a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>should not.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Twi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/twee, chee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Twis <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> Twi)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065296a"><!--s065296a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070789b"><!--s070789b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of an indigenous people inhabiting southern parts of Ghana.</p></div><a name="s070790b"><!--s070790b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the dialect of Akan spoken by this people</p><p><span class="bodyb">Twi</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [the Akan name for this people].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tow-coloured</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063930a"><!--s063930a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of hair: pale yellow; blonde.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">windmill<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069396a"><!--s069396a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075361b"><!--s075361b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to move or cause to move like the vanes of a windmill <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s075362b"><!--s075362b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to move in this way.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">secret<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹseekrit/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054367a"><!--s054367a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057682b"><!--s057682b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s015454c"><!--s015454c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>kept or hidden from knowledge or view.</p></div><a name="s015455c"><!--s015455c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>marked by the practice of discretion; secretive.</p></div><a name="s015456c"><!--s015456c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> said of a person: discreet; keeping the lips sealed </p><p><i></i></p><p>Indeed, this counsellor is now most still, most secret, and most grave, who was in life a foolish prating knave</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div><a name="s015457c"><!--s015457c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>conducted or operating in secret </p><p><i></i></p><p>secret negotiations</p>.</div></div><a name="s057683b"><!--s057683b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>retired or secluded.</p></div><a name="s057684b"><!--s057684b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>revealed only to the initiated; esoteric </p><p><i></i></p><p>secret rites</p> <p><span class="bodyb">secrecy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s057685b"><!--s057685b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>containing information whose unauthorized disclosure could endanger national security</p><p><span class="bodyb">secretly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">secretus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">secernere</span> to separate, distinguish, from <span class="bodyi">se-</span> apart + <span class="bodyi">cernere</span> to sift].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swordtail</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061196a"><!--s061196a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small brightly marked Central American fish often kept in tropical aquariums: <span class="bodyi">Xiphophorus helleri</span> [so called because of its long thin tail].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ursa Minor</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066667a"><!--s066667a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a constellation that includes the N pole of the heavens and seven stars resembling the Plough with the Pole Star at the tip of the handle [Latin <span class="bodyi">ursa minor</span>, literally ‘lesser bear’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">waffle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwofl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068032a"><!--s068032a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cake of batter that is baked in a waffle iron and has a crisp dimpled surface [early Dutch <span class="bodyi">wafel</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">text message</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062564a"><!--s062564a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an alphanumeric message sent from one mobile phone to another</p><p><span class="bodyb">text-messaging</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">spyware</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹspieweə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058469a"><!--s058469a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>software installed on a computer without the user's knowledge, typically over the Internet, in order to record the user's Internet activity or to collect and use personal data illicitly.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">straw poll</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059835a"><!--s059835a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an unofficial ballot carried out to test opinion on some issue [prob from the phrase <span class="bodyi">a straw in the wind</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snowplough<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">snowplow</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057108a"><!--s057108a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061172b"><!--s061172b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of various vehicles or devices used for clearing snow.</p></div><a name="s061173b"><!--s061173b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in skiing, anthe act or an instance of snowploughing.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shout<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/showt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055739a"><!--s055739a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059395b"><!--s059395b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to utter a sudden loud cry.</p></div><a name="s059396b"><!--s059396b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ, informal</span> to buy a round of drinks <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s059397b"><!--s059397b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to utter (something) in a loud voice.</p></div><a name="s059398b"><!--s059398b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s016080c"><!--s016080c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ, informal</span> to buy something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a drink, for (another person).</p></div><a name="s016081c"><!--s016081c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ, informal</span> to buy (something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a drink) for somebody else </p><p><i></i></p><p>I dropped in to see if you'd shout an old friend a drink</p> <p><span class="bodyb">shouter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">shouty</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">shouten</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twibill</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtwiebil/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065297a"><!--s065297a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a battle-axe with two blades [Old English <span class="bodyi">twibile</span>, from <span class="bodyi">twi-</span> double + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bill5/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bill 5</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">towel<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtowəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063931a"><!--s063931a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069145b"><!--s069145b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an absorbent cloth for wiping or drying something, e.g. crockery or the body, after washing.</p></div><a name="s069146b"><!--s069146b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a piece of absorbent paper used for drying the hands.</p></div><a name="s069147b"><!--s069147b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sanitary_towel/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sanitary towel</span></span></a> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">towaille</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">toaille</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">window</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwindoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069397a"><!--s069397a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075363b"><!--s075363b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an opening in the wall of a building, side of a vehicle, etc to let in light and air, usu fitted with a frame containing glass and capable of being opened and shut.</p></div><a name="s075364b"><!--s075364b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a pane of glass in a window.</p></div><a name="s075365b"><!--s075365b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a display area behind the window of a shop.</p></div><a name="s075366b"><!--s075366b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a transparent panel in an envelope, through which the address on the enclosure is visible.</p></div><a name="s075367b"><!--s075367b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in computing, a rectangular area of the display on a VDU or monitor within which a separate part of an image or file can be displayed.</p></div><a name="s075368b"><!--s075368b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a brief time available for something </p><p><i></i></p><p>a window of opportunity</p>.</div><a name="s075369b"><!--s075369b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>something that functions like a window, e.g. in allowing people to see what is normally hidden </p><p><i></i></p><p>a window on the Western world</p>.</div><a name="s075370b"><!--s075370b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>a range of wavelengths in the electromagnetic spectrum that can pass through a planet's atmosphere.</p></div><a name="s075371b"><!--s075371b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>an interval of time within which a rocket or spacecraft must be launched to accomplish a particular mission.</p></div><a name="s075372b"><!--s075372b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>an area at the limits of the earth's atmosphere through which a spacecraft must pass for successful re-entry ✱ <span class="bodyb">go out of the window</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to cease to exist die out or come to an end</p><p><span class="bodyb">windowed</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">windowless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">windowe</span> from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">vindauga</span>,from <span class="bodyi">vindr</span> wind + <span class="bodyi">auga</span> eye].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">secret<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054368a"><!--s054368a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057686b"><!--s057686b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s015458c"><!--s015458c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>something kept hidden or unexplained.</p></div><a name="s015459c"><!--s015459c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a fact concealed from others or shared confidentially with a few </p><p><i></i></p><p>Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead</p><p> Benjamin Franklin.</p></div></div><a name="s057687b"><!--s057687b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something taken to be the means of attaining a desired end </p><p><i></i></p><p>the secret of longevity</p>.</div><a name="s057688b"><!--s057688b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something that is not understood; a mystery.</p></div><a name="s057689b"><!--s057689b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a prayer said inaudibly by the priest just before the first part of the mass ✱ <span class="bodyb">in secret</span> in a private place or manner; in secrecy.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ursine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹuhsin, ʹuhsien/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066668a"><!--s066668a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or resembling a bear or the bear family [Latin <span class="bodyi">ursinus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">ursus</span> bear].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swore</span><small><span class="eSynop">/swaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061197a"><!--s061197a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/swear/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">swear</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">waffle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068033a"><!--s068033a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> to talk or write foolishly, inconsequentially, and usu at length; to blather</p><p><span class="bodyb">waffler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [frequentative of obsolete <span class="bodyi">waff</span> to yelp, of imitative origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Sq</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058470a"><!--s058470a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062792b"><!--s062792b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in street names, square.</p></div><a name="s062793b"><!--s062793b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Squadron.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snowplough<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">snowplow</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057109a"><!--s057109a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to force the heels of one's skis outward, keeping the tips together, in order to descend slowly, stop, or turn.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">straw vote</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059836a"><!--s059836a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, NZ</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/straw_poll/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">straw poll</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">text mining</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062565a"><!--s062565a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>data mining applied specifically to text.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shout<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055740a"><!--s055740a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059399b"><!--s059399b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a loud cry or call.</p></div><a name="s059400b"><!--s059400b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a round of drinks, or one's turn to buy a round.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">towel<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (towelled, towelling, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> toweled) (toweling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063932a"><!--s063932a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069148b"><!--s069148b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to rub or dry (e.g. the body) with a towel.</p></div><a name="s069149b"><!--s069149b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ, informal</span> to beat (somebody).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twice</span><small><span class="eSynop">/twies/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065298a"><!--s065298a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070791b"><!--s070791b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>on two occasions </p><p><i></i></p><p>I visit him twice a week</p>.</div><a name="s070792b"><!--s070792b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in doubled quantity or degree </p><p><i></i></p><p>Twice two is four</p> <p><i></i></p><p>I should have made twice as much</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">twiges</span>, from Old English <span class="bodyi">twi</span> two + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/s1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-s 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">window box</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069398a"><!--s069398a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a box for growing plants on the outside sill of a window.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">secret agent</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054369a"><!--s054369a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a spy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sworn<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/swawn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061198a"><!--s061198a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/swear/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">swear</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ursprache</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹooəshprahkhə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066669a"><!--s066669a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a parent language, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a hypothetical one reconstructed from the evidence of later languages [German <span class="bodyi">Ursprache</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ur/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Ur-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">Sprache</span> language].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snowshoe<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsnohshooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057110a"><!--s057110a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a light oval wooden frame strung with thongs that is attached to the foot to enable a person to walk on soft snow without sinking.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">waffle<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068034a"><!--s068034a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> empty or pretentious words</p><p><span class="bodyb">waffly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strawweight</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059837a"><!--s059837a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a weight in professional boxing of no more than 47.6kg (105lbs).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">textual</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtekstyooəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062566a"><!--s062566a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or based on a text</p><p><span class="bodyb">textually</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">textualis</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">textus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/text1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">text 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">towelling</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">toweling</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063933a"><!--s063933a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cotton or linen fabric often used for making towels.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shout down</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055741a"><!--s055741a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to drown the words of (a speaker) by shouting.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sq.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058471a"><!--s058471a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>square.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twiddle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtwidl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065299a"><!--s065299a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070793b"><!--s070793b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) to play absentmindedly with something; to fiddle with it.</p></div><a name="s070794b"><!--s070794b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to turn or twirl lightly <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s070795b"><!--s070795b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to rotate or twist (something) lightly or idly </p><p><i></i></p><p>He twiddled the knob on the radio</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">twiddle one's thumbs</span>.</p></div><a name="s070796b"><!--s070796b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to have nothing to do; to be bored or idle</p><p><span class="bodyb">twiddler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [prob imitative, perhaps a blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/twirl1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">twirl 1</span></span></a> or <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/twist1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">twist 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fiddle2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fiddle 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">window dressing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069399a"><!--s069399a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075373b"><!--s075373b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or art of arranging a display of merchandise in a shop window.</p></div><a name="s075374b"><!--s075374b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of making something appear more attractive or favourable</p><p><span class="bodyb">window dresser</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">secretaire</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sekrəʹteə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054370a"><!--s054370a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a writing desk with a top section for books [French <span class="bodyi">secrétaire</span> escritoire, secretary, from early French <span class="bodyi">secretaire</span> secretary, from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">secretarius</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/secretary/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">secretary</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twiddle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065300a"><!--s065300a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070797b"><!--s070797b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an act or an instance of twiddling.</p></div><a name="s070798b"><!--s070798b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in music, a rapid or intricate series of notes</p><p><span class="bodyb">twiddly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snowshoe<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057111a"><!--s057111a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to walk or proceed in snowshoes</p><p><span class="bodyb">snowshoer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shove<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/shuv/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055742a"><!--s055742a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059401b"><!--s059401b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to push (something) along with steady force.</p></div><a name="s059402b"><!--s059402b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to push or put (somebody or something) in a rough, careless, or hasty manner </p><p><i></i></p><p>Of other care they little reckoning make, than how to scramble at the shearers’ feast and shove away the worthy bidden guest</p><p> Milton <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s059403b"><!--s059403b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to force a way forwards </p><p><i></i></p><p>Bargain hunters shoved towards the counter</p>.</div><a name="s059404b"><!--s059404b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to move something by pushing </p><p><i></i></p><p>You pull and I'll shove</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">scūfan</span> to thrust away].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ursuline</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹuhsyoolien/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066670a"><!--s066670a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of any of several Roman Catholic teaching orders of nuns, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a member of a teaching order founded by St Angela Merici in Brescia, a city in northern Italy, in 1535 [Latin <span class="bodyi">Ursulina</span>, named after St <span class="bodyi">Ursula</span>, the founder's patron saint].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stray<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/stray/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059838a"><!--s059838a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064545b"><!--s064545b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to wander away from the main group, or from the proper place or route.</p></div><a name="s064546b"><!--s064546b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to wander or move about aimlessly </p><p><i></i></p><p>She happened to stray into the library one day</p>.</div><a name="s064547b"><!--s064547b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informaldated or humorous</span> to deviate from the path of moral rectitude, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to be unfaithful to one's spouse.</p></div><a name="s064548b"><!--s064548b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of an eye or hand: to move apparently casually in some direction </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her eye strayed towards the clock</p> <p><span class="bodyb">strayer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">estraier</span> to stray, ultimately from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/extra/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">extra-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">vagari</span> to wander].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sworn<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061199a"><!--s061199a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066136b"><!--s066136b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>made under oath, or as if under oath </p><p><i></i></p><p>a sworn statement</p>.</div><a name="s066137b"><!--s066137b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>determined to remain as specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>The two boys were sworn enemies</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">textual criticism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062567a"><!--s062567a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067699b"><!--s067699b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>study of a literary work that aims to establish the original text.</p></div><a name="s067700b"><!--s067700b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>criticism of literature emphasizing a close reading and analysis of the text.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">waffle iron</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068035a"><!--s068035a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cooking utensil with two hinged metal parts that shut on each other and impress surface projections on the waffle being cooked.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">window pane</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069400a"><!--s069400a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a panel of transparent material, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> glass, forming part of a window.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tower<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtowə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063934a"><!--s063934a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069150b"><!--s069150b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a typically tall and narrow building or structure that may stand alone or be attached to a larger structure and that may be fully walled in or have a skeleton framework.</p></div><a name="s069151b"><!--s069151b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a citadel or fortress.</p></div><a name="s069152b"><!--s069152b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a tall unit for storage </p><p><i></i></p><p>a CD tower</p> <p><span class="bodyb">towered</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">torr</span> and Old French <span class="bodyi">tur</span>, via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">turris, tyrsis</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">SQL</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058472a"><!--s058472a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>structured query language, a computer language used in database management and manipulation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">secretariat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sekrəʹteəri·ət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054371a"><!--s054371a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057690b"><!--s057690b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a government administrative department or its staff.</p></div><a name="s057691b"><!--s057691b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the administrative section of an organization or its staff.</p></div><a name="s057692b"><!--s057692b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the position or place of work of a secretary [French <span class="bodyi">secrétariat</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">secretariatus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">secretarius</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/secretary/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">secretary</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snowstorm</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057112a"><!--s057112a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a storm of or with snow.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shove<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055743a"><!--s055743a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hard push.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Urtext</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹooətekst/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066671a"><!--s066671a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the original or earliest version of a text.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stray<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059839a"><!--s059839a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064549b"><!--s064549b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a domestic animal wandering at large or lost.</p></div><a name="s064550b"><!--s064550b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> a lost or homeless person, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a child </p><p><i></i></p><p>waifs and strays</p>.</div><a name="s064551b"><!--s064551b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>)</p><a name="s017540c"><!--s017540c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>interference in radio or television reception; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/static2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">static 2</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s017541c"><!--s017541c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>undesired <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/capacitance/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">capacitance</span></span></a> (storage of an electric charge) in a piece of equipment.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Sqn Ldr</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058473a"><!--s058473a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Squadron Leader.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tower<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (towered, towering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063935a"><!--s063935a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to reach or rise to a great height.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">textualist</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062568a"><!--s062568a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who studies or adheres to the text of a work closely, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the text of the Bible</p><p><span class="bodyb">textualism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">SWOT</span><small><span class="eSynop">/swot/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061200a"><!--s061200a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used in the analysis of a product or situation: strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">window seat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069401a"><!--s069401a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075375b"><!--s075375b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a seat under a window, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a bay window.</p></div><a name="s075376b"><!--s075376b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a seat beside the window in an aircraft, train, or bus.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twig<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/twig/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065301a"><!--s065301a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070799b"><!--s070799b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small woody shoot or branch of a tree or bush, usu without its leaves.</p></div><a name="s070800b"><!--s070800b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that resembles this, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a slender branch of an anatomical structure such as a blood vessel or nerve</p><p><span class="bodyb">twigged</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">twiggy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">twigge</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">waft<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/woft/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068036a"><!--s068036a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073745b"><!--s073745b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to be conveyed lightly by the impulse of wind or waves, or as if by wind or waves <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s073746b"><!--s073746b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to convey (something) in this way</p><p>from obsolete <span class="bodyi">wafter</span> ship guarding a convoy, from early Dutch or early Low German <span class="bodyi">wachter</span>, from <span class="bodyi">wachten</span> to watch, guard. The earliest sense was ‘to escort a convoy’; the current sense arose in the 17th cent. from the 16th-cent. senses ‘to sail’ and ‘to convey by water’</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">secretary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsekrətri, -teri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> secretaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054372a"><!--s054372a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057693b"><!--s057693b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who is employed to handle correspondence and manage routine administrative work for an individual or organization.</p></div><a name="s057694b"><!--s057694b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an officebearer of an organization or society responsible for its records and correspondence.</p></div><a name="s057695b"><!--s057695b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in Britain, a senior civil servant who acts as assistant to a minister or ambassador.</p></div><a name="s057696b"><!--s057696b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s015460c"><!--s015460c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/company_secretary/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">company secretary</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s015461c"><!--s015461c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an officebearer of an organization or society responsible for its records and correspondence.</p></div></div><a name="s057697b"><!--s057697b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s015462c"><!--s015462c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in Britain, a senior civil servant who acts as assistant to a minister or ambassador.</p></div><a name="s015463c"><!--s015463c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/secretary_of_state/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">secretary of state</span></span></a> </p><p><i></i></p><p>the Home Secretary</p>.</div><a name="s015464c"><!--s015464c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>in the USA, an officer of state who superintends a government administrative department.</p></div></div><a name="s057698b"><!--s057698b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/secretaire/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">secretaire</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">secretarial</span> /-ʹteəri·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">secretaryship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">secretarie</span> person entrusted with a secret, from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">secretarius</span> confidential employee, secretary, from Latin <span class="bodyi">secretum</span> a secret, neuter of <span class="bodyi">secretus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/secret1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">secret 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snow under</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057113a"><!--s057113a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>) to overwhelm (somebody or something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with more than can be handled or absorbed </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'm snowed under with work</p> <p><i></i></p><p>We were snowed under with applications for the job</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">waft<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068037a"><!--s068037a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073747b"><!--s073747b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a slight breeze; a puff.</p></div><a name="s073748b"><!--s073748b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something, e.g. a smell, that is wafted; a whiff.</p></div><a name="s073749b"><!--s073749b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>formerly, a pennant or flag flown on a ship and used to signal or to show wind direction.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">urticaria</span><small><span class="eSynop">/uhtiʹkeəri·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066672a"><!--s066672a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an allergic condition marked by raised itchy red or white patches on the skin and caused by a specific factor, e.g. a food or drug. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hives/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hives</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">urticarial</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">urticaria</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">urtica</span> nettle].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shove-halfpenny</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055744a"><!--s055744a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a game played on a special flat board on which players shove discs, e.g. coins, into marked scoring areas.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stray<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059840a"><!--s059840a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064552b"><!--s064552b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a domestic animal: having strayed; wandering; lost </p><p><i></i></p><p>a stray dog</p>.</div><a name="s064553b"><!--s064553b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of hair: having escaped from an arrangement </p><p><i></i></p><p>She tucked a stray lock behind her ear</p>.</div><a name="s064554b"><!--s064554b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>occurring at random or sporadically </p><p><i></i></p><p>a few stray instances</p>.</div><a name="s064555b"><!--s064555b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of an electric charge, etc: unwanted; causing interference </p><p><i></i></p><p>stray voltages</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twig<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (twigged, twigging)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065302a"><!--s065302a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span></p><a name="s070801b"><!--s070801b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to notice or observe something.</p></div><a name="s070802b"><!--s070802b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to grasp or understand something; to catch on <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s070803b"><!--s070803b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to perceive or observe (something) [perhaps from Scottish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">tuig</span> I understand].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">texture<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtekschə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062569a"><!--s062569a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067701b"><!--s067701b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the visual or tactile surface characteristics of something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> fabric.</p></div><a name="s067702b"><!--s067702b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s018439c"><!--s018439c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the visual or tactile surface characteristics of something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> fabric.</p></div><a name="s018440c"><!--s018440c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the structure formed by the threads of a fabric.</p></div></div><a name="s067703b"><!--s067703b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s018441c"><!--s018441c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the distinctive or identifying part or quality; character </p><p><i></i></p><p>the rich texture of his prose</p>.</div><a name="s018442c"><!--s018442c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a pattern of musical sound created by notes or lines played or sung together.</p></div></div><a name="s067704b"><!--s067704b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the size or organization of the constituent particles of a body or substance </p><p><i></i></p><p>a soil that is coarse in texture</p> <p><span class="bodyb">textural</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">textura</span>, from <span class="bodyi">texere</span> to weave].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swot<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/swot/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061201a"><!--s061201a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a person who studies hard or excessively [alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sweat1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sweat 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tower block</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063936a"><!--s063936a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a tall multi-storey building, usu containing flats or offices.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squab<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/skwob/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> squabs <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> squab)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058474a"><!--s058474a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062794b"><!--s062794b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a fledgling bird, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a pigeon.</p></div><a name="s062795b"><!--s062795b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a thick upholstery cushion for a chair, car seat, etc</p><p><span class="bodyb">squabby</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [prob of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">window-shop</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069402a"><!--s069402a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to look at the displays in shop windows without intending to buy anything</p><p><span class="bodyb">window-shopper</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">window-shopping</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">secretary bird</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054373a"><!--s054373a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large long-legged African bird of prey that feeds largely on reptiles: <span class="bodyi">Sagittarius serpentarius</span> [prob from the resemblance of its crest to a bunch of quill pens stuck behind the ear].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snow-white</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057114a"><!--s057114a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>spotlessly white.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shovel<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshuvl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055745a"><!--s055745a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an implement consisting of a broad scoop or a dished blade with a handle, used to lift and throw loose material [Old English <span class="bodyi">scofl</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">streak<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/streek/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059841a"><!--s059841a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064556b"><!--s064556b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a line or band of a different colour from the background.</p></div><a name="s064557b"><!--s064557b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a sample containing micro-organisms, e.g. bacteria, implanted in a line on a solid culture medium, e.g. agar jelly, for growth.</p></div><a name="s064558b"><!--s064558b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an inherent quality, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that is only occasionally manifested </p><p><i></i></p><p>a mean streak</p> <p><i></i></p><p>He had a mean streak in him</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">like a streak</span>.</p></div><a name="s064559b"><!--s064559b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> without a moment's hesitation </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was off like a streak</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">on a winning streak</span> enjoying a series of successes or lucky breaks ✱ <span class="bodyb">streak of lightning</span> a flash of lightning [Old English <span class="bodyi">strica</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">urticate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹuhtikayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066673a"><!--s066673a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to produce weals, itching, or a burning or stinging sensation <span class="bodyb">urtication</span> /-ʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">urticatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">urticare</span> to sting, from Latin <span class="bodyi">urtica</span> nettle].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squab<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (squabber, squabbest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058475a"><!--s058475a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> squarish and plump; squat </p><p><i></i></p><p>And so we rode quietly on, the squab little notary taking the lead</p><p> Washington Irving.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">WAG<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068038a"><!--s068038a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>West Africa Gambia (international vehicle registration for Gambia).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">texture<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062570a"><!--s062570a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to give a particular texture to (something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">textured</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swot<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (swotted, swotting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061202a"><!--s061202a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to study hard, e.g. for an exam.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">windowsill</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069403a"><!--s069403a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the shelf or horizontal member at the bottom of a window opening; the sill of a window.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twilight</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtwieliet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065303a"><!--s065303a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070804b"><!--s070804b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s019415c"><!--s019415c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the soft shadowy or glowing light between sunset and the full darkness of the night.</p></div><a name="s019416c"><!--s019416c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the period between sunset and full night.</p></div></div><a name="s070805b"><!--s070805b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a period or state of obscurity or decline.</p></div><a name="s070806b"><!--s070806b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s019417c"><!--s019417c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a period or state of obscurity or decline </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her best work was actually produced in the twilight of her career</p>.</div><a name="s019418c"><!--s019418c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any intermediate or undefined state [Middle English, from Old English <span class="bodyi">twi</span> two, half + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/light1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">light 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">towering</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063937a"><!--s063937a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069153b"><!--s069153b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>impressively high or great </p><p><i></i></p><p>towering pines</p>.</div><a name="s069154b"><!--s069154b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>reaching a high point of intensity </p><p><i></i></p><p>a towering rage</p>.</div><a name="s069155b"><!--s069155b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>going beyond proper bounds </p><p><i></i></p><p>towering ambitions</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">secretary-general</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> secretaries-general)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054374a"><!--s054374a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a principal administrative officer, e.g. of the United Nations.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snowy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (snowier, snowiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057115a"><!--s057115a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061174b"><!--s061174b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>composed of, characterized by, or covered with snow.</p></div><a name="s061175b"><!--s061175b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s016674c"><!--s016674c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>composed of snow.</p></div><a name="s016675c"><!--s016675c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>characterized by or covered with snow.</p></div></div><a name="s061176b"><!--s061176b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>resembling snow, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in whiteness</p><p><span class="bodyb">snowily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">snowiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shovel<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (shovelled, shovelling, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> shoveled) (shoveling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055746a"><!--s055746a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s059405b"><!--s059405b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to dig, clear, or shift (e.g. snow) with a shovel.</p></div><a name="s059406b"><!--s059406b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to convey (something) clumsily or in a mass as if with a shovel </p><p><i></i></p><p>He shovelled his food into his mouth</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wag<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/wag/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (wagged, wagging)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068039a"><!--s068039a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s073750b"><!--s073750b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to move or move (something) to and fro, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with quick jerky motions.</p></div><a name="s073751b"><!--s073751b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of the tongue: to move in chatter or gossip <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s073752b"><!--s073752b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to swing to and fro, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with quick jerky motions.</p></div><a name="s073753b"><!--s073753b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + at) to nod (the head) in disagreement, reproof, etc.</p></div><a name="s073754b"><!--s073754b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + at) to shake (a finger) in mock or mild reproof.</p></div><a name="s073755b"><!--s073755b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to move (e.g. the tongue) animatedly in conversation [Middle English <span class="bodyi">waggen</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">windpipe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwindpiep/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069404a"><!--s069404a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/trachea/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">trachea</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">streak<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059842a"><!--s059842a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064560b"><!--s064560b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>) to make streaks on or in (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>a face streaked with tears</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s064561b"><!--s064561b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to move swiftly </p><p><i></i></p><p>a jet streaking across the sky</p>.</div><a name="s064562b"><!--s064562b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to run naked through a public place for fun, as a challenge, or as a statement-making gesture</p><p><span class="bodyb">streaked</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">streaker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">streaking</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Uruguayan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yooərəʹgwie·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066674a"><!--s066674a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Uruguay in S America</p><p><span class="bodyb">Uruguayan</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/swum/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061203a"><!--s061203a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/swim1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">swim 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tower of strength</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063938a"><!--s063938a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who can be relied on as a source of sympathy and support.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squabble<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹskwobl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058476a"><!--s058476a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to quarrel noisily, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> over trifles</p><p><span class="bodyb">squabbler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [prob of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">textured vegetable protein</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062571a"><!--s062571a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a vegetable substance made from high-protein soya beans that is used as a meat substitute.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">secretary of state</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054375a"><!--s054375a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057699b"><!--s057699b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in Britain, a member of the government who is the head of any of various government departments.</p></div><a name="s057700b"><!--s057700b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in the USA, the head of the government department responsible for foreign affairs.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twilighted</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtwielietid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065304a"><!--s065304a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>twilit.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snowy owl</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057116a"><!--s057116a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a very large white arctic owl that is a winter visitor to Europe and N America: <span class="bodyi">Nyctea scandiaca</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shoveler</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055747a"><!--s055747a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/shoveller_or_shoveler/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">shoveller</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wind rose</span><small><span class="eSynop">/wind/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069405a"><!--s069405a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a diagram showing for a given place the relative frequency and strength of winds from different directions [German <span class="bodyi">Windrose</span> compass card].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wag<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068041a"><!--s068041a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act or an instance of wagging; a shake.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">towhead</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063939a"><!--s063939a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069156b"><!--s069156b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody with a head of hair resembling tow, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in being flaxen or tousled.</p></div><a name="s069157b"><!--s069157b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>such a head of hair</p><p><span class="bodyb">towheaded</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squabble<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058477a"><!--s058477a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a noisy quarrel.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">urus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹyooərəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066675a"><!--s066675a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aurochs/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aurochs</span></span></a> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">ouros</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swung</span><small><span class="eSynop">/swung/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061204a"><!--s061204a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense and past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/swing1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">swing 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">secret ballot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054376a"><!--s054376a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an official ballot that is marked in secret.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">streaky</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (streakier, streakiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059843a"><!--s059843a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064563b"><!--s064563b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>marked with streaks.</p></div><a name="s064564b"><!--s064564b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of bacon: having lines of fat and lean.</p></div><a name="s064565b"><!--s064565b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a shot in cricket: hit off the edge of the bat.</p></div><a name="s064566b"><!--s064566b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> varying in quality or effectiveness; unreliable</p><p><span class="bodyb">streakily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">streakiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">TFT</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062572a"><!--s062572a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>thin-film transistor, used in making thin flat computer monitors and television screens.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">SNP</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057117a"><!--s057117a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Scottish National Party.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twilight sleep</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065305a"><!--s065305a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a condition of semiconsciousness, usu lasting a few hours and induced by drugs, alcohol, epilepsy, or severe shock or trauma, in which some degree of awareness is retained, but memory of the period is often non-existent or distorted.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shovelful</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshuvlf(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> shovelfuls)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055748a"><!--s055748a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>as much as a shovel will hold.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">WAG<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> Wag</span><small><span class="eSynop">/wag/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068040a"><!--s068040a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a footballer's wife or girlfriend [originally as plural WAGS ‘wives and girlfriends’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squab pie</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">Brit</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058478a"><!--s058478a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062796b"><!--s062796b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>pigeon pie.</p></div><a name="s062797b"><!--s062797b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a mutton or pork pie with a thick pastry crust, containing onions and apples.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snr</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057118a"><!--s057118a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>senior.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swung dash</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061205a"><!--s061205a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a character (~) used chiefly to represent part or all of a previously spelt-out word.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">US</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066676a"><!--s066676a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>United States.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">TG</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062573a"><!--s062573a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067705b"><!--s067705b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Togo (international vehicle registration).</p></div><a name="s067706b"><!--s067706b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>transformational grammar.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">towhee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtohhee, ʹtowhee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063940a"><!--s063940a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of large brown N American songbirds with a long tail: genus <span class="bodyi">Pipilo</span> [of imitative origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">windrow</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwindroh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069406a"><!--s069406a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075377b"><!--s075377b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a row of hay, grain, etc raked up to dry </p><p><i></i></p><p>In the first mead they were already loading hay, the women raking it into cocks and windrows, and the men tossing it upon the waggon</p><p> Hardy.</p></div><a name="s075378b"><!--s075378b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a row of anything, e.g. leaves or snow, heaped up by or as if by the wind.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">secrete<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹkreet/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054377a"><!--s054377a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to form and give off (a secretion)</p><p><span class="bodyb">secretor</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">secretory</span> /-təri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/secretion/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">secretion</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twilight zone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065306a"><!--s065306a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070807b"><!--s070807b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any usu intermediate or border state or area characterized by ambiguity, despair, or decline </p><p><i></i></p><p>that vast number of people caught in the twilight zone between middle-class comfort and the lumpenproletariat</p><p> Peter Stead.</p></div><a name="s070808b"><!--s070808b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a decaying urban area.</p></div><a name="s070809b"><!--s070809b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the lowest level of the ocean where light can still be seen to penetrate.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stream<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/streem/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059844a"><!--s059844a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064567b"><!--s064567b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a body of running water, typically one narrower than a river.</p></div><a name="s064568b"><!--s064568b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a continuous flow of liquid, gas, or particles of matter.</p></div><a name="s064569b"><!--s064569b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a steady succession of people or things.</p></div><a name="s064570b"><!--s064570b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a download of audio or video material that is played as it is received.</p></div><a name="s064571b"><!--s064571b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> any of a graded range of groups in a school to which pupils of the same age group are assigned according to their general academic ability: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/band1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">band<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (7), <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/set3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">set<sup>3</sup></span></span></a> (3) </p><p><i></i></p><p>the A stream</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">go with/against the stream</span>.</p></div><a name="s064572b"><!--s064572b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to conform to, or be opposed to, a general trend ✱ <span class="bodyb">on/off stream</span> operational or available, or not so [Old English <span class="bodyi">strēam</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shovel hat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055749a"><!--s055749a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a shallow-crowned hat with a wide brim turned up at the sides, formerly often worn by clergymen.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wag<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068042a"><!--s068042a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a wit or joker [prob short for obsolete <span class="bodyi">waghalter</span> gallows bird, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wag1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wag 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/halter1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">halter 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squacco</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹskwakoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> squaccos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058479a"><!--s058479a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small beige and white heron of S Europe, Asia, and Africa, with a short neck and a crest: <span class="bodyi">Ardeola ralloides</span> [Italian dialect <span class="bodyi">squacco, sguacco</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">swy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/swie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061206a"><!--s061206a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/two_up/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">two-up</span></span></a> [German <span class="bodyi">zwei</span> two].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">secrete<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054378a"><!--s054378a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to deposit (something) in a hidden place </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was found to have secreted heroin about his person</p> <p><span class="bodyb">secreter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [alteration of obsolete <span class="bodyi">secret</span> to keep secret, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/secret1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">secret 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stream<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059845a"><!--s059845a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064573b"><!--s064573b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of liquid, light, etc: to flow in a stream.</p></div><a name="s064574b"><!--s064574b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of people or things: to move in large numbers.</p></div><a name="s064575b"><!--s064575b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to trail, or extend in a trail.</p></div><a name="s064576b"><!--s064576b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to run profusely with liquid </p><p><i></i></p><p>walls streaming with condensation</p>.</div><a name="s064577b"><!--s064577b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to practise the division of pupils into streams <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s064578b"><!--s064578b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to emit (liquid) freely or in a stream.</p></div><a name="s064579b"><!--s064579b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to send a stream of (audio or video material).</p></div><a name="s064580b"><!--s064580b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to divide (a school or an age group of pupils) into streams.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">to wit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063941a"><!--s063941a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>that is to say [archaic <span class="bodyi">wit</span> to know, from Old English <span class="bodyi">witan</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">us</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əs; <span class="bodyi">strong</span> us/ <i><span class="bodyi">pronoun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066677a"><!--s066677a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072230b"><!--s072230b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>objective case of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/we/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">we</span></span></a> </p><p><i></i></p><p>Tell us what to do</p>.</div><a name="s072231b"><!--s072231b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> me </p><p><i></i></p><p>Give us a kiss</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">ūs</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twilit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtwielit/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065307a"><!--s065307a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lit by or as if by twilight.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shoveller <span class="bodyi">or</span> shoveler</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055750a"><!--s055750a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of dabbling ducks that hasve a large and very broad beak: genus <span class="bodyi">Anas</span>, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> <span class="bodyi">Anas clypeata</span> [Middle English, in the sense ‘spoonbill’; alteration of <span class="bodyi">shovelard</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/shovel1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">shovel 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">windscreen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwindskreen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069407a"><!--s069407a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a transparent screen, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of glass, at the front of a motor vehicle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snub<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/snub/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (snubbed, snubbing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057119a"><!--s057119a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061177b"><!--s061177b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to treat (somebody or something) with contempt or, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by deliberately ignoreing them or it </p><p><i></i></p><p>Five dressy girls, of thirty-one or more: so gracious to the shy young men they snubbed so much before</p><p> Lewis Carroll.</p></div><a name="s061178b"><!--s061178b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s016676c"><!--s016676c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to check (e.g. a rope) suddenly while running out, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by winding it around a fixed object.</p></div><a name="s016677c"><!--s016677c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to halt or restrict the motion of (e.g. a boat) by snubbing a line [Middle English <span class="bodyi">snubben</span> to rebuke sharply, from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">snubba</span> to rebuke or check].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">TGV</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062574a"><!--s062574a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">train grande vitesse</span> (a high-speed train in France).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wage<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/wayj/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068043a"><!--s068043a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073756b"><!--s073756b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a payment for work or services, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a manual kind, usu according to contract and on an hourly, daily, weekly, or piecework basis: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/salary1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">salary 1</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s073757b"><!--s073757b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) in economics, the share of the national product attributable to labour as a factor of production.</p></div><a name="s073758b"><!--s073758b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl, but treated as sing. or pl</span>) recompense or reward </p><p><i></i></p><p>the wages of sin</p> <p><i></i></p><p>The wages of sin is death</p><p> Bible</p><p><span class="bodyb">waged</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">wageless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English, in the senses ‘pledge’, ‘wage’, from Anglo-French and Old Northern French <span class="bodyi">wage</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">secretion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹkreesh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054379a"><!--s054379a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057701b"><!--s057701b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the bodily process of making and releasing some material either functionally specialized, e.g. a hormone, saliva, latex, or resin, or isolated for excretion, e.g. urine.</p></div><a name="s057702b"><!--s057702b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a product formed by this process.</p></div><a name="s057703b"><!--s057703b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s015465c"><!--s015465c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the bodily process of making and releasing some material either functionally specialized, e.g. a hormone, saliva, latex, or resin, or isolated for excretion, e.g. urine.</p></div><a name="s015466c"><!--s015466c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a product formed by this process.</p></div></div><a name="s057704b"><!--s057704b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of hiding something</p><p><span class="bodyb">secretionary</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [(sense 1) from French <span class="bodyi">sécrétion</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">secretion-, secretio</span> separation, from <span class="bodyi">secernere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/secret1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">secret 1</span></span></a>; (sense 2) from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/secrete2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">secrete 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squad</span><small><span class="eSynop">/skwod/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058480a"><!--s058480a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062798b"><!--s062798b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small group of military personnel assembled for a purpose </p><p><i></i></p><p>a drill squad</p>.</div><a name="s062799b"><!--s062799b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a small group working as a team </p><p><i></i></p><p>a flying squad</p>.</div><a name="s062800b"><!--s062800b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a sports team </p><p><i></i></p><p>the England squad</p> <p>[French <span class="bodyi">esquade</span>, <span class="bodyi">escouade</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">squadra</span> square, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">quadra</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">SY</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061207a"><!--s061207a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Seychelles (international vehicle registration).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">towline</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063942a"><!--s063942a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/towrope/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">towrope</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twill</span><small><span class="eSynop">/twil/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065308a"><!--s065308a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070810b"><!--s070810b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a weave that produces fabric with slightly raised parallel diagonal lines.</p></div><a name="s070811b"><!--s070811b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a fabric with this type of weave</p><p><span class="bodyb">twilled</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">twilic</span> having a double thread].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">windscreen wiper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069408a"><!--s069408a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mechanically operated metal arm with a rubber blade for clearing rain from windscreens.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">USA</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066678a"><!--s066678a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072232b"><!--s072232b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>United States of America.</p></div><a name="s072233b"><!--s072233b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>United States Army.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snub<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057120a"><!--s057120a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>anthe act or an instance of snubbing;, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a slight.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shove off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055751a"><!--s055751a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to go away; to leave.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wage<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068044a"><!--s068044a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to engage in or carry on (a war, conflict, etc) [Middle English <span class="bodyi">wagen</span> to pledge, give as security, from Anglo-French and Old Northern French <span class="bodyi">wagier</span> to pledge, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">TGWU</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062575a"><!--s062575a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Transport and General Workers’ Union.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">streamer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059846a"><!--s059846a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064581b"><!--s064581b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a coiled strip of coloured paper for throwing at a party.</p></div><a name="s064582b"><!--s064582b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a pennant.</p></div><a name="s064583b"><!--s064583b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a long ribbon-like appendage, as on a jellyfish.</p></div><a name="s064584b"><!--s064584b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a banner headline in a newspaper.</p></div><a name="s064585b"><!--s064585b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a long extension of the sun's corona visible only during a total eclipse.</p></div><a name="s064586b"><!--s064586b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tape_streamer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tape streamer</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">secretive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹseekrətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054380a"><!--s054380a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>inclined to secrecy; not open or outgoing in speech or behaviour</p><p><span class="bodyb">secretively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">secretiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [back-formation from <span class="bodyi">secretiveness</span>, partial translation of French <span class="bodyi">secrétivité</span>, from <span class="bodyi">secret</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/secret1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">secret 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squad car</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058481a"><!--s058481a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a police car having radio communication with headquarters.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">‘twill</span><small><span class="eSynop">/twil/ <i><span class="bodyi">contraction</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065309a"><!--s065309a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or literary</span> it will.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sybarite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsibəriet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061208a"><!--s061208a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who likes to indulge in sensual pleasures <span class="bodyb">sybaritic</span> /-ʹritik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">sybaritism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [from the notorious luxury of the people of the ancient city of Sybaris in Italy].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">usable <span class="bodyi">or</span> useable /ʹyoohzəbl/</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066679a"><!--s066679a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072234b"><!--s072234b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>capable of being used.</p></div><a name="s072235b"><!--s072235b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>convenient for use <span class="bodyb">usability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snub<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057121a"><!--s057121a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a nose: short and slightly turned-up.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">town</span><small><span class="eSynop">/town/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063943a"><!--s063943a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069158b"><!--s069158b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s018875c"><!--s018875c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a compactly settled area as distinguished from surrounding rural territory; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one larger than a village but smaller than a city.</p></div><a name="s018876c"><!--s018876c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a large densely populated urban area; a city.</p></div></div><a name="s069159b"><!--s069159b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a neighbouring city, capital city, or metropolis </p><p><i></i></p><p>travels daily into town</p>.</div><a name="s069160b"><!--s069160b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the business centre of a large town or city.</p></div><a name="s069161b"><!--s069161b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the city or urban life as contrasted with the country or rural life.</p></div><a name="s069162b"><!--s069162b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the townspeople </p><p><i></i></p><p>the talk of the town</p>.</div><a name="s069163b"><!--s069163b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/township/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">township</span></span></a> ✱ <span class="bodyb">go to town</span> to deal with or exploit something enthusiastically, thoroughly, or ostentatiously </p><p><i></i></p><p>The papers went to town on the hidden life of Leroy</p><p> Sunday Times ✱ <span class="bodyb">on the town</span> in usu carefree pursuit of entertainment or amusement, e.g. city nightlife [Old English <span class="bodyi">tūn</span> enclosure, village, town].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Th</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062576a"><!--s062576a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chemical symbol for thorium.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shove up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055752a"><!--s055752a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to move so that there is room for another person.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">secret police</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054381a"><!--s054381a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a police organization operating largely in secrecy, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for the political purposes of a government.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wage-earner</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068045a"><!--s068045a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073759b"><!--s073759b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who earns a wage by working.</p></div><a name="s073760b"><!--s073760b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody who brings in money to a household by working.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">streamer weed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059847a"><!--s059847a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various water plants with fronds that waft in the current.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">windshield</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwindsheeld/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069409a"><!--s069409a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/windscreen/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">windscreen</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squaddy <span class="bodyi">or</span> squaddie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹskwodi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> squaddies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058482a"><!--s058482a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a private in the armed forces [prob alteration (influenced by <span class="bodyi">squad</span>) of dialect <span class="bodyi">swaddy</span> a country lad, lout, prob of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twin<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/twin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065310a"><!--s065310a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070812b"><!--s070812b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>either of two offspring born to the same mother at the same birth.</p></div><a name="s070813b"><!--s070813b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>either of two people or things closely related to or resembling each other.</p></div><a name="s070814b"><!--s070814b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s019419c"><!--s019419c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>either of two offspring born to the same mother at the same birth: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fraternal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fraternal</span></span></a> (2), <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/identical/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">identical</span></span></a> (3).</p></div><a name="s019420c"><!--s019420c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) relating to or denoting a person or animal that is a twin </p><p><i></i></p><p>a twin sister</p>.</div></div><a name="s070815b"><!--s070815b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s019421c"><!--s019421c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>either of two people or things corresponding to or resembling each other.</p></div><a name="s019422c"><!--s019422c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) relating to or denoting two people or things of this kind </p><p><i></i></p><p>twin engines</p>.</div></div><a name="s070816b"><!--s070816b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a compound crystal composed of two or more parts of the same kind that have a definite orientation to each other [Old English <span class="bodyi">twinn</span> double, twofold, from <span class="bodyi">twi</span> two].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sycamore</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsikəmaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061209a"><!--s061209a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066138b"><!--s066138b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a Eurasian maple widely planted as a shade tree: <span class="bodyi">Acer pseudoplatanus</span>.</p></div><a name="s066139b"><!--s066139b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a plane tree, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a very large spreading plane tree: <span class="bodyi">Platanus occidentalis</span>.</p></div><a name="s066140b"><!--s066140b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sycomore/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sycomore</span></span></a> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">sicamour</span> via French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">sykomoros</span>, from <span class="bodyi">sykon</span> fig + <span class="bodyi">moron</span> mulberry].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">USAF</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066680a"><!--s066680a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>United States Air Force.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Th.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062577a"><!--s062577a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Thursday.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snub-nosed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057122a"><!--s057122a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061179b"><!--s061179b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having a short and slightly turned-up nose.</p></div><a name="s061180b"><!--s061180b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having a very short barrel </p><p><i></i></p><p>a snub-nosed revolver</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wager<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwayjə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068046a"><!--s068046a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073761b"><!--s073761b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something, e.g. a sum of money, risked on an uncertain event; a stake.</p></div><a name="s073762b"><!--s073762b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something on which bets are laid; the act or an instance of gambling or betting </p><p><i></i></p><p>He did the stunt as a wager</p> <p>[Middle English, in the senses ‘pledge’, ‘bet’, from Anglo-French <span class="bodyi">wageure</span> from Old Northern French <span class="bodyi">wagier</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wage2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wage 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">streaming</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059848a"><!--s059848a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064587b"><!--s064587b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a cold: causing the eyes and nose to run uncontrollably.</p></div><a name="s064588b"><!--s064588b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>denoting a tape drive on a computer for transferring data in bulk while the tape is running.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">town clerk</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063944a"><!--s063944a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069164b"><!--s069164b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in the USA, a public officer charged with recording the official proceedings and statistics of a town.</p></div><a name="s069165b"><!--s069165b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in Britain until 1974, an official appointed to administer municipal affairs and to act as secretary to the town council.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">secret service</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054382a"><!--s054382a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057705b"><!--s057705b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a governmental agency concerned with national security, operating largely in secrecy.</p></div><a name="s057706b"><!--s057706b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Secret Service</span>) a British government intelligence department.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wind-sock</span><small><span class="eSynop">/wind/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069410a"><!--s069410a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cloth cone open at both ends that is mounted on a pole and is used to indicate the direction of the wind, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> at an airfield.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squadron</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹskwodrən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058483a"><!--s058483a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062801b"><!--s062801b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a unit of an air force consisting usu of between 10 and 18 aircraft.</p></div><a name="s062802b"><!--s062802b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a unit of cavalry or of an armoured regiment, usu consisting of three or more troops.</p></div><a name="s062803b"><!--s062803b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a variable naval unit consisting of a number of warships on a particular operation.</p></div><a name="s062804b"><!--s062804b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a unit of an air force consisting usu of between 10 and 18 aircraft [Italian <span class="bodyi">squadrone</span>, orig a group of soldiers drawn up in a square, from <span class="bodyi">squadra</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/squad/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">squad</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">show<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/shoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> shown showed) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> shown showed)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055753a"><!--s055753a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059407b"><!--s059407b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s016082c"><!--s016082c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to cause or permit to be seen.</p></div><a name="s016083c"><!--s016083c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to be visible.</p></div></div><a name="s059408b"><!--s059408b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to exhibit or put on display.</p></div><a name="s059409b"><!--s059409b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to present (a film or television programme) for people to watch.</p></div><a name="s059410b"><!--s059410b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s016084c"><!--s016084c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to display (a feeling or characteristic).</p></div><a name="s016085c"><!--s016085c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to treat (somebody) in a specified way </p><p><i></i></p><p>They showed the prisoners little mercy</p>.</div></div><a name="s059411b"><!--s059411b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to indicate or point out </p><p><i></i></p><p>I showed her where I lived</p>.</div><a name="s059412b"><!--s059412b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to explain </p><p><i></i></p><p>Show me how to do it</p>.</div><a name="s059413b"><!--s059413b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to establish or prove.</p></div><a name="s059414b"><!--s059414b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to conduct or usher (somebody) to a specified place </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'll show you to the door</p>.</div><a name="s059415b"><!--s059415b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to arrive or put in an appearance ✱ <span class="bodyb">show one's face</span> to let oneself be seen; to appear ✱ <span class="bodyb">show one's hand</span> to reveal one's intentions ✱ <span class="bodyb">show one's teeth</span> to show one has power or authority ✱ <span class="bodyb">show one's true colours</span> to reveal one's real nature or attitudes ✱ <span class="bodyb">show somebody the door</span> to ask somebody to leave <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s059416b"><!--s059416b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>to cause or permit (something) to be seen.</p></div><a name="s059417b"><!--s059417b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>to exhibit (something) or put it on display.</p></div><a name="s059418b"><!--s059418b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>to present (a film or television programme) for people to watch.</p></div><a name="s059419b"><!--s059419b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>to reveal or display (a feeling or emotion).</p></div><a name="s059420b"><!--s059420b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><p>to demonstrate or display (a quality or characteristic) </p><p><i></i></p><p>They show great courage</p> <p><i></i></p><p>The trade figures showed a large deficit</p>.</div><a name="s059421b"><!--s059421b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">15</span><br/><p>to point out (something) to somebody </p><p><i></i></p><p>I showed him where I lived</p>.</div><a name="s059422b"><!--s059422b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">16</span><br/><p>to conduct or usher (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>A young woman showed me to my seat</p>.</div><a name="s059423b"><!--s059423b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">17</span><br/><a name="s016086c"><!--s016086c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to establish or prove (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Tests showed that the painting was a fake</p>.</div><a name="s016087c"><!--s016087c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to inform or instruct (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He showed me how to solve the problem</p>.</div></div><a name="s059424b"><!--s059424b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">18</span><br/><p>to present (an animal) for judging in a show.</p></div><a name="s059425b"><!--s059425b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">19</span><br/><p>in law, to allege or plead (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>show cause</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s059426b"><!--s059426b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">20</span><br/><p>to be visible or noticeable </p><p><i></i></p><p>Anger showed in his face</p>.</div><a name="s059427b"><!--s059427b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">21</span><br/><p>to be staged or presented </p><p><i></i></p><p>The new film is now showing</p>.</div><a name="s059428b"><!--s059428b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">22</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> to put in an appearance </p><p><i></i></p><p>The star failed to show for the award ceremony</p>.</div><a name="s059429b"><!--s059429b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">23</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to finish among the first three in a race ✱ <span class="bodyb">show one's face</span> to let oneself be seen; to appear </p><p><i></i></p><p>But I must have this money, or else I can never show my face inside the club again</p><p> Conan Doyle ✱ <span class="bodyb">show one's hand</span> to declare one's intentions or reveal one's sources ✱ <span class="bodyb">show one's teeth</span> to show that one has power or authority ✱ <span class="bodyb">show one's true colours</span> to show one's real nature or opinions ✱ <span class="bodyb">show the door to</span> to tell (somebody) to leave</p><p><span class="bodyb">shower</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">scēawian</span> to look, look at, see].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sycomore</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsikəmaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061210a"><!--s061210a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tree of the Middle East that is grown as a shade tree and has sweet edible fruit similar to the common fig: <span class="bodyi">Ficus sycomorus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">town crier</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063945a"><!--s063945a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody employed to make public proclamations.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twin<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (twinned, twinning)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065311a"><!--s065311a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s070817b"><!--s070817b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(+ with) to link or pair (one thing) with another.</p></div><a name="s070818b"><!--s070818b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> (+ with) to associate (a town in one country) officially with a town in another, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in order to promote cultural, commercial, etc exchange <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s070819b"><!--s070819b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to become paired or closely associated.</p></div><a name="s070820b"><!--s070820b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of a crystal: to grow as or become a twin</p><p><span class="bodyb">twinned</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">twinning</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">usage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹyoohsij, ʹyoohzij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066681a"><!--s066681a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072236b"><!--s072236b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s019691c"><!--s019691c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>established and generally accepted practice or procedure or an instance of this.</p></div><a name="s019692c"><!--s019692c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the way in which words and phrases are actually used in a language or an instance of this.</p></div></div><a name="s072237b"><!--s072237b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the action, amount, or manner of using.</p></div><a name="s072238b"><!--s072238b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s019693c"><!--s019693c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the action, amount, or manner of using </p><p><i></i></p><p>roads subject to frequent usage</p>.</div><a name="s019694c"><!--s019694c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>manner of treating </p><p><i></i></p><p>They suffered ill usage at the hands of their captors</p>.</div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snuck</span><small><span class="eSynop">/snuk/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057123a"><!--s057123a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> past tense and past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sneak1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sneak 1</span></span></a> </p><p><i></i></p><p>‘Where's Ruthie an’ Winfiel’?’ ‘They snuck off after Pa.’</p><p> John Steinbeck.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squadron leader</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058484a"><!--s058484a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an officer in the British air force senior in rank to a flight lieutenant, and junior to a wing commander.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">show<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055754a"><!--s055754a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059430b"><!--s059430b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an act of making something visible or noticeable.</p></div><a name="s059431b"><!--s059431b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s016088c"><!--s016088c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a false appearance or demonstration of something; a pretence </p><p><i></i></p><p>a show of friendship</p>.</div><a name="s016089c"><!--s016089c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a more or less true appearance or demonstration of something; a sign or display </p><p><i></i></p><p>a show of reason</p>.</div><a name="s016090c"><!--s016090c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>an impressive display </p><p><i></i></p><p>a show of strength</p>.</div></div><a name="s059432b"><!--s059432b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s016091c"><!--s016091c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a theatrical presentation.</p></div><a name="s016092c"><!--s016092c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a radio or television programme.</p></div></div><a name="s059433b"><!--s059433b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a large display or exhibition, e.g. to arranged to arouse interest or stimulate sales </p><p><i></i></p><p>the Boat Show</p>.</div><a name="s059434b"><!--s059434b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a competitive exhibition of animals, plants, etc to demonstrate quality in breeding.</p></div><a name="s059435b"><!--s059435b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>something exhibited, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for wonder or ridicule; a spectacle.</p></div><a name="s059436b"><!--s059436b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an enterprise or affair.</p></div><a name="s059437b"><!--s059437b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, Aus, NZ, informal</span> a chance.</p></div><a name="s059438b"><!--s059438b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>a bloodstained vaginal discharge indicating the onset of labour ✱ <span class="bodyb">for show</span> simply in order to impress or attract attention ✱ <span class="bodyb">good/bad/poor show!</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal, dated</span> used to express approval or disapproval: a good, bad, or poor state of affairs ✱ <span class="bodyb">on show</span> on display in an exhibition.</p></div><a name="s059439b"><!--s059439b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>noticeable or being shown, e.g. in somebody's behaviour ✱ <span class="bodyb">show of hands</span> a vote where people raise their hands to indicate assent or dissent, etc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-th<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> -eth</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062578a"><!--s062578a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067707b"><!--s067707b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>forming ordinal numbers </p><p><i></i></p><p>hundredth</p> <p><i></i></p><p>fortieth</p>.</div><a name="s067708b"><!--s067708b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>forming nouns, denoting: fractions </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fortieth</p> <p><i></i></p><p>two hundredths of an inch</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">-the, -te</span> from Old English <span class="bodyi">-tha, -ta</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wager<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (wagered, wagering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068047a"><!--s068047a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s073763b"><!--s073763b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + on) to risk or venture (e.g. a sum of money) on an uncertain final outcome.</p></div><a name="s073764b"><!--s073764b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to state (something) with assurance </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'll wager they won't come</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s073765b"><!--s073765b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make a bet</p><p><span class="bodyb">wagerer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">streamline<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059849a"><!--s059849a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064589b"><!--s064589b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the path of a fluid, e.g. air or water, relative to a solid body past which the fluid is moving smoothly without turbulence.</p></div><a name="s064590b"><!--s064590b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a contour given to a car, aeroplane, etc so as to minimize resistance to motion, e.g. through air.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">secret society</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054383a"><!--s054383a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a society, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one with moral or political purposes, whose members keep their activities secret from others.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Windsor chair</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwinzə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069411a"><!--s069411a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wooden chair with a back of turned rods or rails, legs that slant outward, and a slightly concave seat [named after <span class="bodyi">Windsor</span>, town in England].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">syconium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sieʹkohni·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> syconia /-ni·ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061211a"><!--s061211a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a multiple fleshy fruit, such as a fig, in which the ovaries are borne within an enlarged succulent receptacle [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">sykon</span> fig + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ium</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twin<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065312a"><!--s065312a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>denoting either of two children who are twins, or either of two objects that match one another or function as a pair.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wager of battle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068048a"><!--s068048a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>trial by combat, formerly used to determine guilt or innocence.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squalene</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹskwayleen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058485a"><!--s058485a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chemical compound of the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/terpene/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">terpene</span></span></a> group (unsaturated hydrocarbons), C<sub>30</sub>H<sub>50</sub>, that is widely distributed in nature, e.g. in seeds, human sebum, and <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in shark-liver oils, and is an important intermediate in the reaction to produce sterols, e.g. cholesterol [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">Squalus</span>, name of a genus of sharks + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ene/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ene</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snuff<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/snuf/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057124a"><!--s057124a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061181b"><!--s061181b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to extinguish (a flame or candle), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by the use of a snuffer.</p></div><a name="s061182b"><!--s061182b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ out) to make (something) extinct; to put an end to (something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> suddenly or unexpectedly </p><p><i></i></p><p>an accident that snuffed out a life</p>.</div><a name="s061183b"><!--s061183b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to trim the snuff of (a candle), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by the use of snuffers ✱ <span class="bodyb">snuff it</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to die.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sect</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sekt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054384a"><!--s054384a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057707b"><!--s057707b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s015467c"><!--s015467c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">usu derog</span> a dissenting or schismatic religious body, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> if smaller in numbers than established denominations and regarded by them as heretical or extreme.</p></div><a name="s015468c"><!--s015468c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">derog</span> a denomination.</p></div></div><a name="s057708b"><!--s057708b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s015469c"><!--s015469c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a group maintaining strict allegiance to a doctrine or leader.</p></div><a name="s015470c"><!--s015470c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a party or faction [Middle English <span class="bodyi">secte</span> via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">secta</span> organized ecclesiastical body, from Latin <span class="bodyi">secta</span> way of life, class of persons, from <span class="bodyi">sequi</span> to follow].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">townee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtowni, towʹnee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063946a"><!--s063946a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/townie_or_townee/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">townie</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">show biz</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055755a"><!--s055755a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/show_business/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">show business</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">showbizzy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">streamline<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059850a"><!--s059850a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064591b"><!--s064591b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to design or construct (a vehicle, etc) so as to minimize resistance to motion, e.g. through air with a streamline.</p></div><a name="s064592b"><!--s064592b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (an organization) simpler or, more efficient, or better integrated.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">usance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹyoohz(ə)ns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066682a"><!--s066682a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072239b"><!--s072239b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the time allowed by custom for payment of a bill of exchange in foreign commerce.</p></div><a name="s072240b"><!--s072240b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> use or usage [Middle English <span class="bodyi">usaunce</span> usage, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">usantia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">usant-, usans</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">usare</span> to use, from Latin <span class="bodyi">usus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/use1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">use 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-th<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062579a"><!--s062579a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting:</p><a name="s067709b"><!--s067709b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an act or process </p><p><i></i></p><p>growth</p> <p><i></i></p><p>birth</p>.</div><a name="s067710b"><!--s067710b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a state or condition </p><p><i></i></p><p>dearth</p> <p><i></i></p><p>filth</p> <p>[Old English].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Windsor knot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069412a"><!--s069412a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wide bulky knot for tying a tie.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sycophant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsikəfant/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061212a"><!--s061212a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a self-seeking flatterer; a toady</p><p><span class="bodyb">sycophancy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">sycophantic</span> /-ʹfantik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">sycophantically</span> /-ʹfantikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p>Latin <span class="bodyi">sycophanta</span> informer, swindler, sycophant, from Greek <span class="bodyi">sykophantēs</span> informer, from <span class="bodyi">sykon</span> fig + <span class="bodyi">phainein</span> to show. The origin and development of the meaning is not clear; the most popular theory, put forward by Plutarch, was that the word referred to a person who informed on those who illegally exported figs or who stole the fruit of sacred fig trees; others claimed that a sycophant was an official connected with sacred fig trees who denounced those who were not worthy to belong to the cult, or one who metaphorically ‘made a fig’ (an obscene gesture) at the person they accused. None of these theories is now thought to be true. In English the word originally meant ‘an informer’, later ‘a bearer of false or malicious tales’; the sense ‘flatterer’ may be due to the idea of currying favour by slandering others or flattering the listener. The sense ‘swindler, impostor’, from Latin, was also used in English from the late 16th to the early 18th cents</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twin bed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065313a"><!--s065313a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of a pair of matching single beds</p><p><span class="bodyb">twin-bedded</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squalid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹskwolid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058486a"><!--s058486a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062805b"><!--s062805b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>filthy and degraded from neglect or poverty </p><p><i></i></p><p>living in squalid conditions</p>.</div><a name="s062806b"><!--s062806b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>sordid; disreputable </p><p><i></i></p><p>No doubt he had his own squalid reasons for keeping quiet</p> <p><span class="bodyb">squalidly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">squalidness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">squalidus</span> filthy, squalid, from <span class="bodyi">squalēre</span> to be rough and dirty, from <span class="bodyi">squalus</span> dirty].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wager of law</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068049a"><!--s068049a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in law, formerly, the joint swearing by several witnesses to a defendant's innocence.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sycosis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sieʹkohsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061213a"><!--s061213a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an inflammatory disorder of the hair follicles marked by raised spots [orig denoting an ulcer resembling a fig: scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">sykōsis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">sykon</span> fig].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">streamlined</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059851a"><!--s059851a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064593b"><!--s064593b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s017542c"><!--s017542c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>having a streamline contour.</p></div><a name="s017543c"><!--s017543c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>effectively integrated; organized.</p></div></div><a name="s064594b"><!--s064594b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having flowing lines.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sect.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054385a"><!--s054385a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057709b"><!--s057709b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>section.</p></div><a name="s057710b"><!--s057710b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>sectional.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-th<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062580a"><!--s062580a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eth1_or_th/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-eth 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">town gas</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063947a"><!--s063947a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/coal_gas/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">coal gas</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snuff<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057125a"><!--s057125a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the charred part of a candle wick [Middle English <span class="bodyi">snoffe</span>, of unknown origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">windstorm</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwindstawm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069413a"><!--s069413a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a storm with high winds but little or no rain, snow, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">showboat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055756a"><!--s055756a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a paddle-wheel river steamship containing a theatre and carrying a troupe of actors who present plays for riverside communities.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">USDAW</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹuzdaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066683a"><!--s066683a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Union of Shop, Distributive, and Allied Workers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twine<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/twien/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065314a"><!--s065314a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070821b"><!--s070821b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>strong string, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a kind made from two or more strands twisted together.</p></div><a name="s070822b"><!--s070822b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a twisted, coiled, or interlaced part or object [Old English <span class="bodyi">twīn</span> thread, from <span class="bodyi">twi</span> two, referring to the two strands].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stream of consciousness</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059852a"><!--s059852a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064595b"><!--s064595b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in psychology, individual conscious experience considered as a continuous flow of reactions and experiences.</p></div><a name="s064596b"><!--s064596b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a literary technique used to convey this.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Sydenham's chorea</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsidnəmz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061214a"><!--s061214a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a nervous disorder mainly affecting children, marked by spasmodic movements of the limbs and facial muscles and by lack of coordination, associated with rheumatic fever [named after Thomas Sydenham d.1689, English physician, who first described it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squall<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/skwawl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058487a"><!--s058487a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a baby: to cry raucously; to scream</p><p><span class="bodyb">squaller</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [prob of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-sect</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054386a"><!--s054386a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming verbs, with the meaning: cut; divide </p><p><i></i></p><p>bisect</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">sectus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">secare</span> to cut].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">showbread</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055757a"><!--s055757a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/shewbread_or_showbread/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">shewbread</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wage slave</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068050a"><!--s068050a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> somebody dependent on wages or a salary for his or her livelihood</p><p><span class="bodyb">wage slavery</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Thai</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Thai Thais)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062581a"><!--s062581a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067711b"><!--s067711b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Thailand in SE Asia.</p></div><a name="s067712b"><!--s067712b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a Tai language, the national language of Thailand</p><p><span class="bodyb">Thai</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Thai, literally ‘free’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snuff<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057126a"><!--s057126a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061184b"><!--s061184b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a preparation of powdered often scented tobacco usu inhaled through the nostrils ✱ <span class="bodyb">up to snuff</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> up to standard.</p></div><a name="s061185b"><!--s061185b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> in good health or condition.</p></div><a name="s061186b"><!--s061186b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, dated, informal</span> not easily deceived [Dutch <span class="bodyi">snuf</span>, short for <span class="bodyi">snuftabak</span>, from <span class="bodyi">snuffen</span> to snuff + <span class="bodyi">tabak</span> tobacco].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wind-surfing</span><small><span class="eSynop">/wind/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069414a"><!--s069414a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the sport of riding across water on a sailboard</p><p><span class="bodyb">wind-surfer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">town hall</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063948a"><!--s063948a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chief administrative building of a town.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">use<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/yoohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066684a"><!--s066684a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072241b"><!--s072241b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s019695c"><!--s019695c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the action of using or the state of being used </p><p><i></i></p><p>in daily use</p>.</div><a name="s019696c"><!--s019696c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a way of using something </p><p><i></i></p><p>a machine with many different uses</p>.</div><a name="s019697c"><!--s019697c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>habitual or customary usage.</p></div></div><a name="s072242b"><!--s072242b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s019698c"><!--s019698c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the right or benefit of using something </p><p><i></i></p><p>She gave him the use of her car</p>.</div><a name="s019699c"><!--s019699c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the ability or power to use something, e.g. a limb.</p></div><a name="s019700c"><!--s019700c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the legal enjoyment of property.</p></div></div><a name="s072243b"><!--s072243b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s019701c"><!--s019701c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a purpose or end </p><p><i></i></p><p>put learning to practical use</p>.</div><a name="s019702c"><!--s019702c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>practical worth or application </p><p><i></i></p><p>things that might be of use</p>.</div></div><a name="s072244b"><!--s072244b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a form or observance of public worship, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one with modifications peculiar to a local church or religious order ✱ <span class="bodyb">have no use for</span> to have no occasion or need to use (something).</p></div><a name="s072245b"><!--s072245b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to view (something) with dislike, contempt, or disfavour </p><p><i></i></p><p>I have no use for modern art</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">make use of</span> to use or take advantage of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>It has been asserted that man alone … makes use of tools or fire</p><p> Darwin [Middle English <span class="bodyi">us</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">usus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">uti</span> to use].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twine<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065315a"><!--s065315a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070823b"><!--s070823b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to twist (two or more things) together.</p></div><a name="s070824b"><!--s070824b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to form (something) by twisting or weaving <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s070825b"><!--s070825b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + round/around) to coil round or encircle something </p><p><i></i></p><p>Ivy had twined around the tree trunk</p>.</div><a name="s070826b"><!--s070826b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to follow a winding course; to meander </p><p><i></i></p><p>The river twines through the valley</p> <p><span class="bodyb">twiner</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">syenite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsie·əniet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061215a"><!--s061215a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an igneous rock composed chiefly of feldspar <span class="bodyb">syenitic</span> /-ʹnitik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">Syenites</span> (<span class="bodyi">lapis</span>) (stone) of <span class="bodyi">Syene</span>, ancient city in Egypt].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">streel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/streel/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">Irish</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059853a"><!--s059853a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064597b"><!--s064597b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to walk about idly; to saunter.</p></div><a name="s064598b"><!--s064598b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to trail like a streamer [Irish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">straoilleán</span> loiterer].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thalamus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹthaləməs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> thalami /-mie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062582a"><!--s062582a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of two egg-shaped masses in the base of the brain that together form a coordinating centre through which different nerve impulses are directed to appropriate parts of the brain <span class="bodyb">thalamic</span> /thəʹlamik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin, from Greek <span class="bodyi">thalamos</span> inner chamber].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squall<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058488a"><!--s058488a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a raucous cry; a scream.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">town house</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hows/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063949a"><!--s063949a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069166b"><!--s069166b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a terrace house typically of three storeys.</p></div><a name="s069167b"><!--s069167b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the city residence of somebody who has a country seat.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sectarian<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/sekʹteəri·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054387a"><!--s054387a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057711b"><!--s057711b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an adherent of a sect, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> if fanatical or intolerant of others.</p></div><a name="s057712b"><!--s057712b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a bigoted person.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snuff<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057127a"><!--s057127a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061187b"><!--s061187b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to inhale, smell, or sniff at (something) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s061188b"><!--s061188b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to inhale or sniff.</p></div><a name="s061189b"><!--s061189b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to take snuff [Middle English from early Dutch <span class="bodyi">snuffen</span> to sniff, snuff].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">waggish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068051a"><!--s068051a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> befitting or characteristic of a wag; humorous </p><p><i></i></p><p>a waggish disposition</p> <p><span class="bodyb">waggishly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">waggishness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">show business</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055758a"><!--s055758a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the arts, occupations, and businesses, e.g. theatre, films, and television, that comprise the entertainment industry.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">use<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/yoohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066685a"><!--s066685a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072246b"><!--s072246b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to put (something or somebody) into action or service.</p></div><a name="s072247b"><!--s072247b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to employ (something) for a specified purpose </p><p><i></i></p><p>use flattery to persuade them</p>.</div><a name="s072248b"><!--s072248b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s019703c"><!--s019703c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to expend or consume (something).</p></div><a name="s019704c"><!--s019704c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to consume or take (e.g. drugs) regularly.</p></div></div><a name="s072249b"><!--s072249b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to exploit (somebody) as a means to one's own ends </p><p><i></i></p><p>I feel I am being used</p>.</div><a name="s072250b"><!--s072250b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to treat (somebody or something) in a specified manner </p><p><i></i></p><p>They used the prisoners cruelly</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">used to</span>.</p></div><a name="s072251b"><!--s072251b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>used to express a former habitual action or state </p><p><i></i></p><p>She used to play tennis</p> <p><i></i></p><p>He used not to mind</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">used to</span>. The strictly correct negative form of <span class="bodyi">used to</span> is <span class="bodyi">used not to</span>, which can be shortened to <span class="bodyi">usedn't to</span>: <span class="bodyi">You used not to</span> (or <span class="bodyi">usedn't to</span>) <span class="bodyi">mind if we came in a little late</span>. This often sounds rather formal, so that <span class="bodyi">did not use to</span> or <span class="bodyi">didn't use to</span> (but not <span class="bodyi">didn't used to</span>) are generally acceptable in informal speech or writing. Likewise, the traditionally correct negative question form <span class="bodyi">used you not to …?</span> or <span class="bodyi">usedn't you to …?</span> is often replaced, more informally, by <span class="bodyi">didn't you use to …?</span> If neither of these options seems acceptable, <span class="bodyi">you used to …, didn't you?</span> can be used.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">windswept</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwindswept/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069415a"><!--s069415a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075379b"><!--s075379b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>swept by strong winds </p><p><i></i></p><p>a windswept beach</p>.</div><a name="s075380b"><!--s075380b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>dishevelled from being exposed to the wind </p><p><i></i></p><p>a windswept appearance</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twin-engine</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065316a"><!--s065316a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of an aircraft: powered by two engines.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">syl-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061216a"><!--s061216a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/syn_or_syl_or_sym/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">syn-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">townie <span class="bodyi">or</span> townee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtowni, towʹnee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063950a"><!--s063950a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069168b"><!--s069168b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> somebody who lives in a town.</p></div><a name="s069169b"><!--s069169b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a townsman, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as distinguished from a country dweller or from a member of the academic community in a university town.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">waggle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwagl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068052a"><!--s068052a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073766b"><!--s073766b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to reel, sway, or move repeatedly from side to side; to wag or wiggle <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s073767b"><!--s073767b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to move repeatedly one way and the other</p><p><span class="bodyb">waggly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [frequentative of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wag1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wag 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thalassaemia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/thaləʹseemi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062583a"><!--s062583a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hereditary anaemia common in Mediterranean regions and characterized by abnormally small red blood cells [scientific Latin, from Greek <span class="bodyi">thalassa</span> sea + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aemia_or_haemia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-aemia</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squall<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058489a"><!--s058489a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062807b"><!--s062807b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sudden violent wind, often with rain or snow.</p></div><a name="s062808b"><!--s062808b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a short-lived commotion </p><p><i></i></p><p>a minor domestic squall</p> <p><span class="bodyb">squally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [prob of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">streeler</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059854a"><!--s059854a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Irish</span> a slovenly person </p><p><i></i></p><p>an ugly young streeler with a murderous gob on him</p><p> J M Synge.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wind tunnel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/wind/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069416a"><!--s069416a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tunnel-like apparatus through which air is blown at a known velocity to determine the effects of wind pressure on or the aerodynamic properties of an object placed inside it.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">showcase<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055759a"><!--s055759a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059440b"><!--s059440b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a case, box, or cabinet with a transparent usu glass front or top used for displaying and protecting articles in a shop or museum.</p></div><a name="s059441b"><!--s059441b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a setting or surround for exhibiting something to best advantage.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snuffbox</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057128a"><!--s057128a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small often ornate box for holding snuff.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sectarian<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054388a"><!--s054388a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057713b"><!--s057713b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or characteristic of a sect or sectarian.</p></div><a name="s057714b"><!--s057714b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>limited in character or scope; parochial</p><p><span class="bodyb">sectarianism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">useable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹyoohzəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066686a"><!--s066686a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/usable_or_useable_yoohz%C9%99bl/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">usable</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twinflower</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065317a"><!--s065317a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a low-growing creeping evergreen shrub with fragrant, pendulous, bell-shaped flowers arranged in pairs: <span class="bodyi">Linnaea borealis</span> and <span class="bodyi">Linnaea americana</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">syllabary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsiləbəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> syllabaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061217a"><!--s061217a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a table or list of syllables; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a set of written characters each one of which represents a syllable [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">syllabarium</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">syllaba</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/syllable/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">syllable</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">street</span><small><span class="eSynop">/street/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059855a"><!--s059855a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064599b"><!--s064599b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a public thoroughfare in a city, town, or village, typically with buildings, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> including shops, along both sides, and pavements.</p></div><a name="s064600b"><!--s064600b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the inhabitants or temporary occupants of a street </p><p><i></i></p><p>There's no need to tell the whole street</p>.</div><a name="s064601b"><!--s064601b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>)</p><a name="s017544c"><!--s017544c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>homeless; living and sleeping in the streets </p><p><i></i></p><p>street kids</p>.</div><a name="s017545c"><!--s017545c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>relating to the culture of those adept at surviving in the urban environment </p><p><i></i></p><p>street chic</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">on the street</span> homeless; vagrant ✱ <span class="bodyb">on the streets</span> earning one's living as a prostitute ✱ <span class="bodyb">streets ahead/better</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> immeasurably better </p><p><i></i></p><p>streets ahead of the other candidates</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">up/down one's street</span> suited to one's abilities or tastes [Old English <span class="bodyi">stræt</span> via a prehistoric Germanic word from Latin <span class="bodyi">strata</span> (<span class="bodyi">via</span>) paved (way), fem past part. of <span class="bodyi">sternere</span> to strew, spread].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squall line</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058490a"><!--s058490a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in meteorology, a band of stormy weather with squally winds accompanying a cold front.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">use-by date</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yoohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066687a"><!--s066687a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a date marked on the packaging of a perishable product by which the product should be used or consumed: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sell_by_date/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sell-by date</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">town planning</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063951a"><!--s063951a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the study of the function of the various components of the urban environment and the planning of their arrangement and interrelationship for best results</p><p><span class="bodyb">town planner</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thalassic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/thəʹlasik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062584a"><!--s062584a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067713b"><!--s067713b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>living or growing in the sea </p><p><i></i></p><p>thalassic fishes</p>.</div><a name="s067714b"><!--s067714b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to the a sea, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to a small or inland sea </p><p><i></i></p><p>thalassic civilizations</p> <p>[French <span class="bodyi">thalassique</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">thalassa</span> sea].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sectarianize <span class="bodyi">or</span> sectarianise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054389a"><!--s054389a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make (somebody or something) sectarian.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snuffer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057129a"><!--s057129a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061190b"><!--s061190b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an implement consisting of a small hollow cone attached to a handle, used for extinguishing candles.</p></div><a name="s061191b"><!--s061191b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) an implement resembling a pair of scissors, used for trimming the wick of a candle.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">waggle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068053a"><!--s068053a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073768b"><!--s073768b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of waggling.</p></div><a name="s073769b"><!--s073769b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in golf, a movement of the head of a club back and forth over the ball before the swing.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">windup</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwiendup/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069417a"><!--s069417a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075381b"><!--s075381b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> an act of teasing or tricking somebody as a joke.</p></div><a name="s075382b"><!--s075382b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a conclusion or finish.</p></div><a name="s075383b"><!--s075383b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a preliminary swing of the arms, e.g. before throwing or bowling a ball.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">showcase<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055760a"><!--s055760a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to exhibit (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The programme showcases the talents of an extraordinary actress</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twinge<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/twinj/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065318a"><!--s065318a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070827b"><!--s070827b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sudden sharp stab of pain.</p></div><a name="s070828b"><!--s070828b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a moral or emotional pang </p><p><i></i></p><p>I had a twinge of conscience</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">twengan</span> to tweak or squeeze].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">street Arab</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059856a"><!--s059856a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> a homeless ragged child wandering the streets; an urchin.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">used</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yoohzd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066688a"><!--s066688a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072252b"><!--s072252b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>employed in accomplishing something.</p></div><a name="s072253b"><!--s072253b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>that has endured use; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> secondhand.</p></div><a name="s072254b"><!--s072254b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>/yoohst/ accustomed; habituated </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'm not used to drinking</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">used to</span>.</p></div><a name="s072255b"><!--s072255b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>used to express a former habitual action or state </p><p><i></i></p><p>She used to play tennis</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thalassotherapy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/thəlasohʹtherəpi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062585a"><!--s062585a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a system of therapy using involving seawater baths, seaweed skin packs, and seaside exercise [Greek <span class="bodyi">thalassa</span> sea].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">townscape</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtownskayp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063952a"><!--s063952a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the overall visual aspect of a town.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squalor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹskwolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058491a"><!--s058491a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the quality or state of being squalid </p><p><i></i></p><p>living in squalor</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">squalor</span> from <span class="bodyi">squalēre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/squalid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">squalid</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">syllabi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsiləbie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061218a"><!--s061218a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/syllabus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">syllabus</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">waggon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwagən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068054a"><!--s068054a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wagon_or_waggon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wagon</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snuffle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsnufl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057130a"><!--s057130a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061192b"><!--s061192b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to sniff, usu audibly and repeatedly.</p></div><a name="s061193b"><!--s061193b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to draw air noisily through an obstructed nose.</p></div><a name="s061194b"><!--s061194b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s016678c"><!--s016678c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to sniff, usu audibly and repeatedly.</p></div><a name="s016679c"><!--s016679c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to draw air through an obstructed nose with a sniffing sound.</p></div></div><a name="s061195b"><!--s061195b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to speak in nasal or whining tones <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s061196b"><!--s061196b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to utter (something) with a sniffing sound or in nasal tones</p><p><span class="bodyb">snuffler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [prob from Low German and Dutch <span class="bodyi">snuffelen</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">showdown</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055761a"><!--s055761a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059442b"><!--s059442b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the final settlement of a contested issue or the confrontation by which it is settled.</p></div><a name="s059443b"><!--s059443b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in poker, the placing of hands face up on the table to determine the winner of a round.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sectary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsektəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> sectaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054390a"><!--s054390a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a member of a sect [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">sectarius</span>, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">secta</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sect/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sect</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twinge<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (twingeing twinging)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065319a"><!--s065319a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a part of the body: to suffer or be affected by a twinge.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wind up</span><small><span class="eSynop">/wiend/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069418a"><!--s069418a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075384b"><!--s075384b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s020514c"><!--s020514c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to bring to a conclusion.</p></div><a name="s020515c"><!--s020515c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to bring (a business) to an end by liquidation.</p></div></div><a name="s075385b"><!--s075385b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to bring (something) to a conclusion; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> to bring (a business) to an end by liquidation.</p></div><a name="s075386b"><!--s075386b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to put (something) in order.</p></div><a name="s075387b"><!--s075387b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to wind (a watch, clock, etc) completely or tightly.</p></div><a name="s075388b"><!--s075388b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to deceive or tease (somebody) playfully.</p></div><a name="s075389b"><!--s075389b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to raise (somebody) to a high level of excitement, tension, etc <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s075390b"><!--s075390b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to come to a conclusion.</p></div><a name="s075391b"><!--s075391b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to arrive in a place, situation, or condition at the end of or because of a course of action </p><p><i></i></p><p>We wound up back home</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">streetcar</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059857a"><!--s059857a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a tram.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">useful</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹyoohsf(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066689a"><!--s066689a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072256b"><!--s072256b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having a practical worth or applicability.</p></div><a name="s072257b"><!--s072257b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> highly satisfactory in quality; commendable </p><p><i></i></p><p>The team's new player looks a useful striker</p> <p><span class="bodyb">usefully</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">usefulness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snuffle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057131a"><!--s057131a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061197b"><!--s061197b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>anthe act or sound of snuffling.</p></div><a name="s061198b"><!--s061198b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a nasal twang.</p></div><a name="s061199b"><!--s061199b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the snuffles</span>) a cold in the nose</p><p><span class="bodyb">snuffly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squama</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹskwaymə, ʹskwahmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> squamae /ʹskwaymee, ʹskwahmee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058493a"><!--s058493a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a scale, or a structure resembling one [Latin <span class="bodyi">squama</span> fish scale].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">section<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹseksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054391a"><!--s054391a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057715b"><!--s057715b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s015471c"><!--s015471c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a part of something considered in isolation.</p></div><a name="s015472c"><!--s015472c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a distinct part or portion of something written, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a subdivision of a chapter or a part of a newspaper, etc dealing with one particular topic.</p></div><a name="s015473c"><!--s015473c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>any of several component parts that may be separated and reassembled.</p></div><a name="s015474c"><!--s015474c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a segment of a citrus fruit.</p></div></div><a name="s057716b"><!--s057716b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s015475c"><!--s015475c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a distinct part of a community or group of people.</p></div><a name="s015476c"><!--s015476c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a group having a distinct status or pursuing a special interest within an organization such as a political party.</p></div><a name="s015477c"><!--s015477c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a division of an orchestra composed of one class of instruments.</p></div><a name="s015478c"><!--s015478c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a subdivision of a platoon, troop, or battery that is the smallest tactical military unit.</p></div></div><a name="s057717b"><!--s057717b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s015479c"><!--s015479c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a distinct part of a territorial or political area.</p></div><a name="s015480c"><!--s015480c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a piece of land one square mile, or about 2.6 square km, in area forming one of the 36 subdivisions of a US township.</p></div><a name="s015481c"><!--s015481c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NZ</span> a designated plot of land, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for building.</p></div></div><a name="s057718b"><!--s057718b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the action or an instance of cutting or separating by cutting; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the action of dividing tissues, etc surgically </p><p><i></i></p><p>a Caesarean section</p>.</div><a name="s057719b"><!--s057719b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s015482c"><!--s015482c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a part removed or separated by or as if by cutting.</p></div><a name="s015483c"><!--s015483c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a very thin slice, e.g. of tissue, suitable for examination under a microscope.</p></div></div><a name="s057720b"><!--s057720b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s015484c"><!--s015484c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a shape or area as it would appear if a solid form were cut through by one plane.</p></div><a name="s015485c"><!--s015485c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the plane figure resulting from the cutting through of a solid form by one plane.</p></div></div><a name="s057721b"><!--s057721b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s015486c"><!--s015486c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a section of railway track controlled by one set of signals.</p></div><a name="s015487c"><!--s015487c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a length of railway track under the care of a particular set of workers.</p></div></div><a name="s057722b"><!--s057722b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>a printed sheet that is folded to form part, e.g. eight leaves, of a book; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/signature/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">signature</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s057723b"><!--s057723b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>a sign (§) commonly used in printing as a mark for the beginning of a section and as a reference mark [Latin <span class="bodyi">section-, sectio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">secare</span> to cut].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">syllabic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹlabik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061219a"><!--s061219a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066141b"><!--s066141b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>enunciated with separation of syllables.</p></div><a name="s066142b"><!--s066142b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a consonant: constituting a syllable; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> not accompanied in the same syllable by a vowel sound.</p></div><a name="s066143b"><!--s066143b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>of or constituting a type of verse in which the metre is based on a count of syllables</p><p><span class="bodyb">syllabically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">syllabikos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">syllabē</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/syllable/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">syllable</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thali</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtahli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> thalis)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062586a"><!--s062586a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in an Indian restaurant, a combination of dishes and side dishes served together [Hindi from Sanskrit].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">townsfolk</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063953a"><!--s063953a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/townspeople/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">townspeople</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shower<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshowə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055762a"><!--s055762a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059444b"><!--s059444b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a fall of rain, snow, etc of short duration.</p></div><a name="s059445b"><!--s059445b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something falling like a rain shower<i></i></p><p>a shower of sparks</p>.</div><a name="s059446b"><!--s059446b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s016093c"><!--s016093c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an apparatus that provides a spray stream of water for washing spraying on the body.</p></div><a name="s016094c"><!--s016094c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an act of washing oneself in this way using such an apparatus.</p></div></div><a name="s059447b"><!--s059447b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a party for a bride-to-be or expectant mother, when gifts are given.</p></div><a name="s059448b"><!--s059448b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a motley or inferior collection of people.</p></div><a name="s059449b"><!--s059449b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a large number of particles produced when a cosmic-ray particle collides with the upper atmosphere</p><p><span class="bodyb">showery</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">scūr</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">windward<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwindwəd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069419a"><!--s069419a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in or facing the direction from which the wind is blowing: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/leeward1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">leeward 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">waggoner</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068055a"><!--s068055a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wagoner_or_waggoner/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wagoner</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">street cred</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059858a"><!--s059858a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/street_credibility/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">street credibility</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twinkle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtwingkl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065320a"><!--s065320a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070829b"><!--s070829b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a star, light, precious stone, etc: to shine with a flickering or sparkling effect.</p></div><a name="s070830b"><!--s070830b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a person's eyes: to have a bright sparkle, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a sign of amusement, mischief, etc.</p></div><a name="s070831b"><!--s070831b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to move lightly and rapidly </p><p><i></i></p><p>He danced with twinkling feet</p> <p><span class="bodyb">twinkler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">twinclian</span> to flicker].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">useless</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹyoohslis/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066690a"><!--s066690a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072258b"><!--s072258b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having or being of no use.</p></div><a name="s072259b"><!--s072259b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> inept; lacking skill or aptitude; stupid </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'm useless at singing</p> <p><span class="bodyb">uselessly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">uselessness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squamate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹskwaymayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058494a"><!--s058494a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>scaly </p><p><i></i></p><p>squamate reptiles</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">squamatus</span> scaly, from <span class="bodyi">squama</span> scale].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thalidomide</span><small><span class="eSynop">/thəʹlidəmied/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062587a"><!--s062587a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sedative and hypnotic drug found to cause f etal malformation when used during pregnancy [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/phthalic_acid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">phthalic acid</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">imido</span> (comb. form of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/imide/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">imide</span></span></a>) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/imide/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">imide</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">section<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054392a"><!--s054392a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057724b"><!--s057724b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cut or separate (something) into sections.</p></div><a name="s057725b"><!--s057725b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to represent (something) in sections, e.g. by a drawing.</p></div><a name="s057726b"><!--s057726b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cut (a specimen, etc) so as to show a section of it.</p></div><a name="s057727b"><!--s057727b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to confine (somebody) to a psychiatric institution in accordance with a section of a mental health act</p><p><span class="bodyb">sectional</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snuff movie</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057132a"><!--s057132a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a pornographic film in which one of the participants is actually murdered during filming [from <span class="bodyi">snuff it</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/snuff1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">snuff 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shower<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (showered, showering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055763a"><!--s055763a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s059450b"><!--s059450b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to fall or cause to fall descend in or as if in a shower </p><p><i></i></p><p>Letters showered on him in praise and protest</p>.</div><a name="s059451b"><!--s059451b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to take a shower.</p></div><a name="s059452b"><!--s059452b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cover or spray with or as if with a shower <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s059453b"><!--s059453b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s016095c"><!--s016095c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to wet (somebody or something) copiously, e.g. with water, in a spray, fine stream, or drops.</p></div><a name="s016096c"><!--s016096c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to fall in a shower </p><p><i></i></p><p>Factory chimneys showered soot on the neighbourhood</p>.</div><a name="s016097c"><!--s016097c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to cover (somebody or something) with or as if with a shower.</p></div></div><a name="s059454b"><!--s059454b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to present (somebody) with something in abundance </p><p><i></i></p><p>They showered him with honours</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">township</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063954a"><!--s063954a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069170b"><!--s069170b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an urban area inhabited by non-white citizens in S Africa; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one formerly designated as a black settlement.</p></div><a name="s069171b"><!--s069171b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in the USA and Canada, a subdivision of a county, often with some powers of local government.</p></div><a name="s069172b"><!--s069172b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in the USA and Canada:</p><a name="s018877c"><!--s018877c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a subdivision of a county, often with some powers of local government.</p></div><a name="s018878c"><!--s018878c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an area of surveyed land six miles square.</p></div></div><a name="s069173b"><!--s069173b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an ancient unit of administration in England identical in area with or being a division of a parish.</p></div><a name="s069174b"><!--s069174b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a small town or settlement in Australia or New Zealand.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">syllabic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061220a"><!--s061220a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a syllabic character or sound.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">windward<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069420a"><!--s069420a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the side or direction from which the wind is blowing: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/leeward2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">leeward 2</span></span></a> ✱ <span class="bodyb">to windward of</span> <span class="bodyi">dated</span> having the advantage over (somebody or something).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">waggonette</span><small><span class="eSynop">/wagəʹnet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068056a"><!--s068056a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wagonette_or_waggonette/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wagonette</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twinkle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065321a"><!--s065321a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070832b"><!--s070832b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a flickering or sparkling effect.</p></div><a name="s070833b"><!--s070833b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a flash or gleam, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a person's eye </p><p><i></i></p><p>‘Wait and see,’ she said with a twinkle in her eye</p> <p><span class="bodyb">twinkly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">street credibility</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059859a"><!--s059859a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a convincing knowledge of what goes on in the urban subculture.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Usenet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹyoohznet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066691a"><!--s066691a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an Internet network of many newsgroups [from <span class="bodyi">user network</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squamate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058495a"><!--s058495a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of an order of reptiles including the snakes and lizards: order Squamata [Latin <span class="bodyi">squamatus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/squamate1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">squamate 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">windy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwindi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (windier, windiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069421a"><!--s069421a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075392b"><!--s075392b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s020516c"><!--s020516c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>marked by strong or stormy wind.</p></div><a name="s020517c"><!--s020517c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>exposed to the wind; windswept.</p></div></div><a name="s075393b"><!--s075393b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> suffering from or causing flatulence.</p></div><a name="s075394b"><!--s075394b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> verbose or bombastic.</p></div><a name="s075395b"><!--s075395b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> frightened or nervous</p><p><span class="bodyb">windily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">windiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sectional</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054393a"><!--s054393a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057728b"><!--s057728b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of a section or sections.</p></div><a name="s057729b"><!--s057729b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>composed of or divided into sections </p><p><i></i></p><p>sectional furniture</p>.</div><a name="s057730b"><!--s057730b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>restricted to or concerned with a particular group or locality </p><p><i></i></p><p>sectional interests</p> <p><span class="bodyb">sectionally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snuffy<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsnufi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (snuffier, snuffiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057133a"><!--s057133a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061200b"><!--s061200b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>quick to become annoyed; huffy.</p></div><a name="s061201b"><!--s061201b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>supercilious; disdainful.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twinkletoed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065322a"><!--s065322a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> said of a person, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a dancer: very quick, nimble, and graceful</p><p><span class="bodyb">twinkletoes</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thalli</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹthalie, ʹthalee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062588a"><!--s062588a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/thallus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">thallus</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">syllabify</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹlabifie/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (syllabifies, syllabified, syllabifying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061221a"><!--s061221a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to form or divide (words) into syllables <span class="bodyb">syllabification</span> /-fiʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">street cry</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059860a"><!--s059860a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of the cries of hawkers selling wares in the street.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Wagnerian<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/vahgʹniəri·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068057a"><!--s068057a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>characteristic of the music of Richard Wagner (d.1883), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in being on a grandiose scale or exhibiting dramatic intensity.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">showerproof</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055764a"><!--s055764a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a fabric or garment: treated so as to give protection from light rain a slight wetting.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">user</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹyoohzə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066692a"><!--s066692a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072260b"><!--s072260b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also used in combinations</span>) somebody who uses something.</p></div><a name="s072261b"><!--s072261b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a drug addict.</p></div><a name="s072262b"><!--s072262b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the legal enjoyment of property.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">townsman <span class="bodyi">or</span> townswoman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> townsmen townswomen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063955a"><!--s063955a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069175b"><!--s069175b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a man or woman who is a native or resident of a town or city.</p></div><a name="s069176b"><!--s069176b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a fellow citizen of a town.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squamo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058496a"><!--s058496a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/squam_or_squamo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">squam-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twinkling</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065323a"><!--s065323a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070834b"><!--s070834b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an instant </p><p><i></i></p><p>The kettle will boil in a twinkling</p><p> Punch ✱ <span class="bodyb">in a/the twinkling of an eye</span>.</p></div><a name="s070835b"><!--s070835b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>immediately or very quickly.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sectionalise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054394a"><!--s054394a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sectionalize_or_sectionalise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sectionalize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">syllable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsiləbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061222a"><!--s061222a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066144b"><!--s066144b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an uninterruptible unit of spoken language that usu consists of one vowel sound either alone or with a consonant sound preceding or following.</p></div><a name="s066145b"><!--s066145b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a letter or symbol representing a syllable</p><p><span class="bodyb">syllabled</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via early French <span class="bodyi">sillabe</span> and Latin <span class="bodyi">syllaba</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">syllabē</span>, from <span class="bodyi">syllambanein</span> to gather together, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/syn_or_syl_or_sym/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">syn-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">lambanein</span> to take].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">user-friendly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066693a"><!--s066693a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>easy to operate or understand </p><p><i></i></p><p>a user-friendly machine</p> <p><i></i></p><p>The textbook explains everything in user-friendly terms</p> <p><span class="bodyb">user-friendliness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Wagnerian<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068058a"><!--s068058a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an admirer of the musical theories and style of Richard Wagner.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snuffy<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (snuffier, snuffiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057134a"><!--s057134a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061202b"><!--s061202b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>resembling snuff.</p></div><a name="s061203b"><!--s061203b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>addicted to the use of snuff.</p></div><a name="s061204b"><!--s061204b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>soiled with snuff.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wine<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/wien/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069422a"><!--s069422a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075396b"><!--s075396b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s020518c"><!--s020518c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an alcoholic drink made from fermented grape juice </p><p><i></i></p><p>It is a maudlin and indecent verity that comes out through the strength of wine</p><p> Joseph Conrad.</p></div><a name="s020519c"><!--s020519c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an alcoholic drink made from the fermented juice of another plant or fruit </p><p><i></i></p><p>rice wine</p>.</div></div><a name="s075397b"><!--s075397b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that invigorates or intoxicates.</p></div><a name="s075398b"><!--s075398b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the dark or purplish red colour of red wine [Old English <span class="bodyi">wīn</span> via a prehistoric Germanic word from Latin <span class="bodyi">vinum</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">showgirl</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055765a"><!--s055765a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a young woman who dances or sings in the chorus of a theatrical production.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">townspeople</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063956a"><!--s063956a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the inhabitants of a town or city.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squam- <span class="bodyi">or</span> squamo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058492a"><!--s058492a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: scale; squama </p><p><i></i></p><p>squamous</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">squama</span> fish scale].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thallium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹthali·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062589a"><!--s062589a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a white soft metallic chemical element chemically resembling lead that occurs naturally in some ores and is used as a poison and in glass: symbol Tl, atomic number 81 <span class="bodyb">thallic</span> /ʹthalik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">thallous</span> /ʹthaləs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin, from Greek <span class="bodyi">thallos</span> green shoot (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/thallus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">thallus</span></span></a>) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ium</span></span></a> ; from the bright green line in its spectrum].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">street door</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059861a"><!--s059861a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the main door of a house opening onto the street.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twin-lens reflex</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065324a"><!--s065324a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) denoting a camera having two identical lenses that either work together to produce stereoscopic images or work independently, one producing the viewfinder image and the other producing the image that will form the photograph.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sectionalism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054395a"><!--s054395a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an excessive concern for the interests of a region or group</p><p><span class="bodyb">sectionalist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">syllabub</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsiləbub/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061223a"><!--s061223a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cold dessert usu made by curdling sweetened cream or milk with wine, cider, or other acidic liquid [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Wagner tuba</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvahgnə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068059a"><!--s068059a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a brass instrument of mid to low range that somewhat resembles the true tuba but is more closely related to the French horn, having the horn's funnel-shaped mouthpiece and smooth tone [named after Richard <span class="bodyi">Wagner</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wagnerian1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Wagnerian 1</span></span></a>; the instrument was first used in Wagner's <span class="bodyi">Der Ring des Nibelungen</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snug<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/snug/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (snugger, snuggest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057135a"><!--s057135a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061205b"><!--s061205b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>enjoying or giving warm secure comfort or shelter; cosy.</p></div><a name="s061206b"><!--s061206b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>fitting closely.</p></div><a name="s061207b"><!--s061207b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s016680c"><!--s016680c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>fitting closely and usu comfortably </p><p><i></i></p><p>a snug coat</p>.</div><a name="s016681c"><!--s016681c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>tight or figure-hugging </p><p><i></i></p><p>a snug fit</p>.</div></div><a name="s061208b"><!--s061208b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> offering or having a degree of comfort and ease </p><p><i></i></p><p>a snug income</p> <p><span class="bodyb">snugly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">snugness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [orig in the sense ‘shipshape’, perhaps of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">townswoman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063957a"><!--s063957a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/townsman_or_townswoman/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">townsman</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squamous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹskwayməs, ʹskwahməs/ squamose /ʹskwaymohs, ʹskwahmohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058497a"><!--s058497a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062809b"><!--s062809b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>covered with or consisting of scales; scaly.</p></div><a name="s062810b"><!--s062810b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>denoting a surface tissue consisting of a single layer of flat scalelike cells [Latin <span class="bodyi">squamosus</span> scaly, from <span class="bodyi">squama</span> scale].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wine<sup>2</sup></span></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069423a"><!--s069423a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>✱ <span class="bodyb">wine and dine</span> to entertain (somebody) with good food and wine to be entertained in this way.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">use up</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yoohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066694a"><!--s066694a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072263b"><!--s072263b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to consume (something) completely.</p></div><a name="s072264b"><!--s072264b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to deprive (somebody or something) wholly of strength or useful properties.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">show home</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055766a"><!--s055766a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/show_house/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">show house</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thallophyte</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹthaləfiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062590a"><!--s062590a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a primary group of living things with a body consisting of a thallus that includes the algae, fungi, and lichens <span class="bodyb">thallophytic</span> /-ʹfitik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">thallos</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/thallus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">thallus</span></span></a>) + <span class="bodyi">phyton</span> plant].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">street furniture</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059862a"><!--s059862a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>street fittings such as lamps, litter bins, road signs, and postboxes, installed for public use or convenience.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Twins</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065325a"><!--s065325a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Twins</span>) the constellation and sign of the zodiac Gemini.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sectionalize <span class="bodyi">or</span> sectionalise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054396a"><!--s054396a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to divide (a region, etc) into sections.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wagoner <span class="bodyi">or</span> waggoner</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068061a"><!--s068061a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the driver of a horse-drawn wagon.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squamule</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹskwaymyoohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058498a"><!--s058498a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a minute scale, as found covering the stems of certain plants or the skins of certain animals <span class="bodyb">squamulose</span> /-lohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">squamula</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">squama</span> scale].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wine bar</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069424a"><!--s069424a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an establishment serving wine and usu food for consumption on the premises.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snug<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (snugged, snugging)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057136a"><!--s057136a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s061209b"><!--s061209b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to snuggle <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s061210b"><!--s061210b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (something or somebody) snug.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">show house</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hows/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055767a"><!--s055767a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a decorated and furnished house shown to prospective buyers of new houses on a development.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">towpath</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063958a"><!--s063958a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a path, e.g. along a canal, for use in towing boats.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twin-screw</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065326a"><!--s065326a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a ship: fitted with two propellers, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on separate shafts with their spirals going in opposite directions.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">syllabus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsiləbəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> syllabi /-bie/ syllabuses)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061224a"><!--s061224a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a summary of a course of study or of examination requirements [late Latin <span class="bodyi">syllabus</span>, alteration of Latin <span class="bodyi">sittybas</span> label for a book, from Greek <span class="bodyi">sittyba</span> index, label].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">usher<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹushə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066695a"><!--s066695a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072265b"><!--s072265b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who shows people to their seats, e.g. in a theatre or at a wedding.</p></div><a name="s072266b"><!--s072266b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an officer or servant who acts as a doorkeeper, e.g. in a court of law.</p></div><a name="s072267b"><!--s072267b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an officer who walks before a person of rank.</p></div><a name="s072268b"><!--s072268b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> an assistant teacher [Middle English <span class="bodyi">ussher</span> doorkeeper, via French from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">ustiarius</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">ostium, ustium</span> door, mouth of a river].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">street lamp</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059863a"><!--s059863a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/street_light/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">street light</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thallus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹthaləs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> thalli /ʹthalie, ʹthalee/ thalluses)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062591a"><!--s062591a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a body of a plant, alga, or fungus that is not differentiated into distinct tissues or parts, such as a stem or leaves <span class="bodyb">thalloid</span> /ʹthaloyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">thallos</span> green shot, from <span class="bodyi">thallein</span> to sprout].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">section mark</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054397a"><!--s054397a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/section1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">section<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (9).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wagonette <span class="bodyi">or</span> waggonette</span><small><span class="eSynop">/wagəʹnet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068062a"><!--s068062a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a light horse-drawn wagon with two inward-facing seats along the sides behind a forward-facing front seat.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">winebibber</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwienbibə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069425a"><!--s069425a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal or humorous</span> a drunkard [<span class="bodyi">bibber</span> from archaic <span class="bodyi">bib</span> to drink, tipple, prob from Latin <span class="bodyi">bibere</span> to drink].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snug<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057137a"><!--s057137a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a small private room or compartment in a pub [short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/snuggery/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">snuggery</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">towrope</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063959a"><!--s063959a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a line used in towing a boat, car, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thalweg</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtahlvayg, ʹthahlwayg/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062592a"><!--s062592a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in geology, a line connecting the lowest points in a series of cross-sections across a valley [German <span class="bodyi">Thalweg</span>, from obsolete <span class="bodyi">Thal</span> valley + <span class="bodyi">Weg</span> way].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">showing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055768a"><!--s055768a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059455b"><!--s059455b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an act of putting something on view; a display, exhibition, or presentation.</p></div><a name="s059456b"><!--s059456b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a performance in competition </p><p><i></i></p><p>He made a good showing in the finals</p>.</div><a name="s059457b"><!--s059457b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a statement or presentation of a case; evidence.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squander</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹskwondə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (squandered, squandering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058499a"><!--s058499a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062811b"><!--s062811b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to waste, dissipate, or misuse (something, e.g. money, time, or talents) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He squandered his earnings on drink</p>.</div><a name="s062812b"><!--s062812b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to scatter or disperse (a quantity of things) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He hath a third [ship] at Mexico, a fourth for England, and other ventures he hath, squandered abroad</p><p> Shakespeare [origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sector</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsektə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054398a"><!--s054398a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057731b"><!--s057731b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s015488c"><!--s015488c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a part of a field of activity, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of business, trade, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>employment in the public sector</p>.</div><a name="s015489c"><!--s015489c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a portion of a military area of operation.</p></div></div><a name="s057732b"><!--s057732b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a part of a circle consisting of two radii and the portion of the circumference between them: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/segment1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">segment 1</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s057733b"><!--s057733b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in computing, a section of a storage device such as a floppy disk that forms the smallest unit of storage.</p></div><a name="s057734b"><!--s057734b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a mathematical measuring device with two graduated arms hinged at one end</p><p><span class="bodyb">sectoral</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [late Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">sector</span> cutter, from <span class="bodyi">secare</span> to cut].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">syllepsis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹlepsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> syllepses /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061225a"><!--s061225a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066146b"><!--s066146b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the use of a word in a syntactic relationship with two or more words, only one of which it formally agrees with, e.g. in ‘neither he nor I knows’.</p></div><a name="s066147b"><!--s066147b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/zeugma/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">zeugma</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">sylleptic</span> /siʹleptik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">syllēpsis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">syllambanein</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/syllable/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">syllable</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twin set</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065327a"><!--s065327a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a woman's jumper and cardigan designed to be worn together.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">usher<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (ushered, ushering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066696a"><!--s066696a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072269b"><!--s072269b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to guide or escort (somebody) to a place.</p></div><a name="s072270b"><!--s072270b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + in) to inaugurate or introduce (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>usher in a new era</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">street-legal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059864a"><!--s059864a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a vehicle: fully licensed for use on the road.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wagon-lit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌvagonh ʹlee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> wagons-lits /ˌvagonh ʹlee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068063a"><!--s068063a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sleeping car on a continental train [French <span class="bodyi">wagon-lit</span>, from <span class="bodyi">wagon</span> railway carriage + <span class="bodyi">lit</span> bed].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wine box</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069426a"><!--s069426a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a carton of wine with a tap for dispensing it.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">showjumping</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055769a"><!--s055769a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the competitive riding of horses one at a time over a set course of obstacles in which the winner is judged according to ability and speed</p><p><span class="bodyb">showjumper</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snuggery</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> snuggeries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057138a"><!--s057138a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061211b"><!--s061211b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a snug cosy place, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a small private room.</p></div><a name="s061212b"><!--s061212b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/snug3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">snug 3</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">than<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dhən; <span class="bodyi">strong</span> dhan/ <i><span class="bodyi">conj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062593a"><!--s062593a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067715b"><!--s067715b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>used with comparatives to introduce the second element in a comparison </p><p><i></i></p><p>She is older than I am</p> <p><i></i></p><p>That is easier said than done</p>.</div><a name="s067716b"><!--s067716b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used to introduce an alternative or a contrast </p><p><i></i></p><p>They would starve rather than beg</p>.</div><a name="s067717b"><!--s067717b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>used after expressions such as <span class="bodyi">no sooner</span> to introduce what happened next </p><p><i></i></p><p>No sooner had I sat down than the doorbell rang again</p> <a name="sb000000453"><!--sb000000453--></a><p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">thanne, thonne, thaenne</span> than, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/then1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">then 1</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyi">My sister can run faster than I</span>. This is the grammatically correct form –<span class="bodyi">than I</span>, as traditionalists frequently point out, is short for <span class="bodyi">than I can</span>. However, the form that is considered correct by traditionalists sometimes sounds rather pedantic in speech: <span class="bodyi">My sister can run faster than I can</span> is correct, but <span class="bodyi">My sister can run faster than me</span> is more frequently used. Filling in the missing verb is often a good way of preserving grammar and avoiding awkwardness: <span class="bodyi">She spent far less time on it than he did</span>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sectorial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sekʹtawri·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054399a"><!--s054399a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or having the shape of a sector of a circle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twin-tub</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065328a"><!--s065328a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a type of washing machine with two separate top-loading drums, one for washing the laundry and the other for spinning it dry.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">square<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/skweə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058500a"><!--s058500a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062813b"><!--s062813b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a plane figure with all four sides equal and four right angles.</p></div><a name="s062814b"><!--s062814b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an open space in a town or city, usu four-sided and surrounded by buildings.</p></div><a name="s062815b"><!--s062815b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a block of buildings surrounded by four streets.</p></div><a name="s062816b"><!--s062816b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an area at a military barracks used for drill.</p></div><a name="s062817b"><!--s062817b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>formerly, a body of foot soldiers drawn up in a rectangle.</p></div><a name="s062818b"><!--s062818b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a closely trimmed area at the centre of a cricket ground, any oblong strip of which may be selected as the wicket.</p></div><a name="s062819b"><!--s062819b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a woman's headscarf.</p></div><a name="s062820b"><!--s062820b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>an arrangement of letters, numbers, etc in a square; compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/magic_square/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">magic square</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s062821b"><!--s062821b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>any of the quadrilateral spaces marked out on a board, used for playing games.</p></div><a name="s062822b"><!--s062822b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>a T-shaped or L-shaped instrument used to draw, measure, or test right angles.</p></div><a name="s062823b"><!--s062823b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>in astrology, a 90° <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aspect/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aspect</span></span></a> (quarter) of a circle.</p></div><a name="s062824b"><!--s062824b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>the product of a number multiplied by itself.</p></div><a name="s062825b"><!--s062825b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>a unit of 100 square feet used to measure flooring, roofing, etc.</p></div><a name="s062826b"><!--s062826b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal, dated</span> a person who is excessively conventional or conservative in tastes or outlook ✱ <span class="bodyb">back to/at square one</span> back where one started without any progress achieved [probably connected with the squares on a game board such as snakes and ladders, in which landing on a penalty square could send the player back to the start, or ‘square one’. The phrase is sometimes attributed to the practice in early radio commentaries of notionally dividing a football pitch into eight squares as an aid to listeners’ mental reference. But ‘square one’ did not correspond in any consistent way to the beginning of the game or to any notion of failure or lack of progress in it.] ✱ <span class="bodyb">on the square</span> at right angles.</p></div><a name="s062827b"><!--s062827b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">15</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> fair and open; honest ✱ <span class="bodyb">out of square</span> not at an exact right angle [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">esquare</span>, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">quadra</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">usherette</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ushəʹret/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066697a"><!--s066697a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> a woman who shows people to their seats in a theatre or cinema.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">syllogise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061226a"><!--s061226a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/syllogize_or_syllogise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">syllogize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">toxaemia</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">toxemia</span>) /tokʹseemi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063961a"><!--s063961a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069177b"><!--s069177b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an abnormal condition associated with the presence of toxic substances in the blood.</p></div><a name="s069178b"><!--s069178b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/preeclampsia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">preeclampsia</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">toxaemic</span> /-mik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">toxaemia</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tox_or_toxi_or_toxic_or_toxico_or_toxo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tox-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aemia_or_haemia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-aemia</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">street light</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059865a"><!--s059865a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of the lamps lighting a street, usu mounted on a tall post</p><p><span class="bodyb">streetlighting</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wine cellar</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069427a"><!--s069427a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075399b"><!--s075399b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a room for storing wines.</p></div><a name="s075400b"><!--s075400b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a stock of wines.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wagon <span class="bodyi">or</span> waggon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwagən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068060a"><!--s068060a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073770b"><!--s073770b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a usu four-wheeled vehicle for transporting bulky or heavy loads, often having a removable canopy, and drawn orig by animals.</p></div><a name="s073771b"><!--s073771b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a low cart with a long handle, used as a child's toy.</p></div><a name="s073772b"><!--s073772b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a cart with wheels, used as a food stall.</p></div><a name="s073773b"><!--s073773b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a railway goods vehicle.</p></div><a name="s073774b"><!--s073774b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a lorry ✱ <span class="bodyb">off the wagon</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> no longer abstaining from alcoholic drink ✱ <span class="bodyb">on the wagon</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> abstaining from alcoholic drink</p><p><span class="bodyb">wagonload</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early Dutch <span class="bodyi">wagen</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">toxi-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063962a"><!--s063962a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tox_or_toxi_or_toxic_or_toxico_or_toxo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tox-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">snuggle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsnugl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057139a"><!--s057139a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061213b"><!--s061213b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to curl up comfortably or cosily; to nestle.</p></div><a name="s061214b"><!--s061214b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to draw close, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for comfort or in affection </p><p><i></i></p><p>She snuggled up to her father</p> <p>[frequentative of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/snug2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">snug 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">showman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> showmen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055770a"><!--s055770a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059458b"><!--s059458b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s016098c"><!--s016098c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>somebody who presents a theatrical show.</p></div><a name="s016099c"><!--s016099c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the manager of a circus or fairground.</p></div></div><a name="s059459b"><!--s059459b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person with a flair for dramatically effective presentation</p><p><span class="bodyb">showmanship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">than<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062594a"><!--s062594a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in comparison with (something or somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Less than £10</p> <p><i></i></p><p>You're older than me</p> <p><i></i></p><p>The bill came to less than £1000</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twirl<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/twuhl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065329a"><!--s065329a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to revolve, or cause (something) to revolve, rapidly</p><p><span class="bodyb">twirler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [perhaps a blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/twist1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">twist 1</span></span></a> and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/whirl1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">whirl 1</span></span></a>, influenced by obsolete <span class="bodyi">trill</span> a spin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">secular<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsekyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054400a"><!--s054400a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057735b"><!--s057735b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s015490c"><!--s015490c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>of this world rather than the heavenly or spiritual.</p></div><a name="s015491c"><!--s015491c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>not overtly or specifically religious or concerned with religion.</p></div><a name="s015492c"><!--s015492c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>not controlled by a religious body, such as the Church.</p></div></div><a name="s057736b"><!--s057736b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not bound by monastic vows or rules; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> of clergy not belonging to a particular religious order: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/regular1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">regular 1</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s057737b"><!--s057737b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s015493c"><!--s015493c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>taking place once in an age or a century.</p></div><a name="s015494c"><!--s015494c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>surviving or recurring through ages or centuries.</p></div><a name="s015495c"><!--s015495c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>occurring very slowly over a long period of time <span class="bodyb">secularity</span> /-ʹlariti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">secularly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via Old French and late Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">saecularis</span> coming once in an age, from <span class="bodyi">saeculum</span> breed, generation, age, used by early Christians to mean ‘the world’, as opposed to the Church].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">square<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058501a"><!--s058501a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062828b"><!--s062828b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having four equal sides and four right angles, or approximating to this shape.</p></div><a name="s062829b"><!--s062829b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s017212c"><!--s017212c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>forming a right angle </p><p><i></i></p><p>a square corner</p>.</div><a name="s017213c"><!--s017213c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>at right angles.</p></div><a name="s017214c"><!--s017214c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>level or parallel.</p></div></div><a name="s062830b"><!--s062830b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>approximating to a cube </p><p><i></i></p><p>a square cabinet</p>.</div><a name="s062831b"><!--s062831b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>of a shape or build suggesting strength and solidity; broad in relation to length or height </p><p><i></i></p><p>square shoulders</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a square jaw</p>.</div><a name="s062832b"><!--s062832b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>square in cross section </p><p><i></i></p><p>a square tower</p>.</div><a name="s062833b"><!--s062833b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>used before a unit of length: denoting an area equal to that of a square whose sides are of the specified unit </p><p><i></i></p><p>a square metre</p> <p><i></i></p><p>six square feet</p>.</div><a name="s062834b"><!--s062834b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>placed after a length measurement: denoting the area of a square expanse or object whose sides are of the specified measurement </p><p><i></i></p><p>ten foot square</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a table roughly three metres square</p>.</div><a name="s062835b"><!--s062835b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>well arranged or aligned; neat and orderly.</p></div><a name="s062836b"><!--s062836b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>fair, honest, or straightforward.</p></div><a name="s062837b"><!--s062837b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> <span class="bodyb">all square</span>) said of accounts: leaving no balance; settled.</p></div><a name="s062838b"><!--s062838b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>in a competition or game: even, tied.</p></div><a name="s062839b"><!--s062839b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>said of the spars of a square-rigged ship: set at right angles with the mast and keel.</p></div><a name="s062840b"><!--s062840b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>in cricket, relating to a fielding position at right angles to the line between the wickets and level with the batsman's or batswoman's wicket </p><p><i></i></p><p>square leg</p>.</div><a name="s062841b"><!--s062841b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal, dated</span> excessively conservative; dully conventional.</p></div><a name="s062842b"><!--s062842b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">15</span><br/><p>said of a rhythm: simple; uncomplicated ✱ <span class="bodyb">square peg in a round hole</span> a person in an environment incompatible with their personality or abilities</p><p><span class="bodyb">squareness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">squarish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">street name</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059866a"><!--s059866a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a name under which a purchaser holds stock, usu that of a bank, dealer, or stockbroking firm.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">syllogism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsiləjiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061227a"><!--s061227a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pattern of deductive reasoning consisting of two premises and a conclusion, e.g. ‘all men are mortal; Socrates is a man; therefore Socrates is mortal’ <span class="bodyb">syllogistic</span> /-ʹjistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">syllogistically</span> /-ʹjistikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">silogisme</span> via French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">syllogismos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">syllogizesthai</span> to syllogize, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/syn_or_syl_or_sym/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">syn-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">logizesthai</span> to calculate, from <span class="bodyi">logos</span> reckoning, word].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">USM</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066698a"><!--s066698a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>unlisted securities market.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wagon train</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068064a"><!--s068064a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a convoy of wagons, e.g. carrying a group of settlers, travelling overland in N America.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thanatology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/thanəʹtoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062595a"><!--s062595a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the study of medical, sociological, and psychological aspects and effects of death <span class="bodyb">thanatological</span> /-ʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">thanatologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">thanatos</span> death + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/logy_or_ology/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-logy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">SO</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057140a"><!--s057140a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Somalia (international vehicle registration).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wine cooler</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069428a"><!--s069428a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075401b"><!--s075401b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a bucket containing ice for cooling wine.</p></div><a name="s075402b"><!--s075402b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cooler/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cooler</span></span></a> (3).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">toxic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtoksik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063963a"><!--s063963a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069179b"><!--s069179b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/poisonous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">poisonous</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s069180b"><!--s069180b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to or caused by a poison or toxin</p><p><span class="bodyb">toxically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">toxicity</span> /tokʹsisiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">toxicus</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">toxicum</span> poison, from Greek <span class="bodyi">toxikon</span> arrow poison, neuter of <span class="bodyi">toxikos</span> of a bow, from <span class="bodyi">toxon</span> bow, arrow].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">square<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058502a"><!--s058502a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062843b"><!--s062843b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + off) to make (something) square or rectangular.</p></div><a name="s062844b"><!--s062844b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + off) to mark off (a surface) into squares or rectangles.</p></div><a name="s062845b"><!--s062845b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to adjust (one's shoulders) so as to present a rectangular outline suggestive of resolution or determination.</p></div><a name="s062846b"><!--s062846b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to multiply (a number) by itself or raise it to the second power </p><p><i></i></p><p>Five squared is 25</p>.</div><a name="s062847b"><!--s062847b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to be or to adjust (something) so as to make it compatible with a standard or principle </p><p><i></i></p><p>square our actions by the opinions of others</p><p> Milton.</p></div><a name="s062848b"><!--s062848b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) to be in, or bring (one thing) into agreement with (another), or reconcile them </p><p><i></i></p><p>How do astrophysicists square such discoveries with Christian belief?</p>.</div><a name="s062849b"><!--s062849b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to balance or settle (an account).</p></div><a name="s062850b"><!--s062850b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to even the score of (a contest).</p></div><a name="s062851b"><!--s062851b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to bribe (somebody) into acquiescence <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s062852b"><!--s062852b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>(+ with) to match or agree precisely ✱ <span class="bodyb">square the circle</span> to contrive something impossible [with reference to the insoluble mathematical problem of constructing a square that is exactly equal in area to a given circle]</p><p><span class="bodyb">squarer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">syllogize <span class="bodyi">or</span> syllogise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsiləjiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061228a"><!--s061228a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to reason by means of syllogisms [Middle English <span class="bodyi">sylogysen</span> via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">syllogizesthai</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/syllogism/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">syllogism</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">secular<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054401a"><!--s054401a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057738b"><!--s057738b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of the secular clergy: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/regular2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">regular 2</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s057739b"><!--s057739b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a layperson.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">street-smart</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059867a"><!--s059867a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/streetwise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">streetwise</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shown</span><small><span class="eSynop">/shohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055771a"><!--s055771a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/show1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">show 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">USN</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066699a"><!--s066699a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>United States Navy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twirl<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065330a"><!--s065330a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070836b"><!--s070836b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an act of twirling.</p></div><a name="s070837b"><!--s070837b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a coiled or spiralling shape, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a decorative one, e.g. an embellishment on a written letter or character</p><p><span class="bodyb">twirly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wagon vault</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068065a"><!--s068065a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/barrel_vault/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">barrel vault</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Thanatos</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹthanətos/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062596a"><!--s062596a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a desire for death that in Freudian theory is one of the two primal instincts: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eros/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Eros</span></span></a> [Greek <span class="bodyi">thanatos</span> death].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">So.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057146a"><!--s057146a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>south.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sylph</span><small><span class="eSynop">/silf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061229a"><!--s061229a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066148b"><!--s066148b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a slender graceful woman or girl.</p></div><a name="s066149b"><!--s066149b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an imaginary being inhabiting the air</p><p><span class="bodyb">sylphlike</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">sylpha</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wineglass</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069429a"><!--s069429a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a drinking glass for wine, having usu a rounded bowl and mounted on a stem and foot <span class="bodyb">wineglassful</span> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> wineglassfuls)<i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">square<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058503a"><!--s058503a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062853b"><!--s062853b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>directly; precisely </p><p><i></i></p><p>I hit the nail square on the head</p>.</div><a name="s062854b"><!--s062854b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in a directly challenging manner </p><p><i></i></p><p>I looked him square in the eye</p>.</div><a name="s062855b"><!--s062855b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> in a straightforward or honest manner </p><p><i></i></p><p>It might have been OK if you'd acted square with me</p>.</div><a name="s062856b"><!--s062856b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>so as to face something directly </p><p><i></i></p><p>The house stands square on to the road</p>.</div><a name="s062857b"><!--s062857b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>transversely across a cricket pitch or football field </p><p><i></i></p><p>He hit the ball square to the right</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">show-off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055773a"><!--s055773a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who shows off; an exhibitionist.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">USP</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066700a"><!--s066700a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>unique selling proposition, used in advertising and marketing to refer to a characteristic of a commercial product that makes it different from others on the market.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">secularise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054402a"><!--s054402a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/secularize_or_secularise_or_ise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">secularize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">toxic-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063964a"><!--s063964a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tox_or_toxi_or_toxic_or_toxico_or_toxo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tox-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twirp</span><small><span class="eSynop">/twuhp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065331a"><!--s065331a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/twerp_or_twirp/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">twerp</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wagtail</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068066a"><!--s068066a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of birds with a trim slender bodyies and a very long tails that it they habitually jerks up and down: family Motacillidae.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">street theatre</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059868a"><!--s059868a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>drama or acts, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of an improvised nature, performed in shopping areas, etc, often as part of a local festival.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thane</span><small><span class="eSynop">/thayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062597a"><!--s062597a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067718b"><!--s067718b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a free retainer of an Anglo-Saxon lord, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one holding lands in exchange for military service.</p></div><a name="s067719b"><!--s067719b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a Scottish feudal lord</p><p><span class="bodyb">thaneship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">thegn</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">square away</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058504a"><!--s058504a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062858b"><!--s062858b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to set the yards (spars; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/yard1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">yard 1</span></span></a>) of a square-rigged ship at right angles to the mast and keel so as to sail before the wind <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s062859b"><!--s062859b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> to tidy up (business, etc) or deal with it satisfactorily.</p></div><a name="s062860b"><!--s062860b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to set (the yards) of a square-rigged ship at right angles to the mast </p><p><i></i></p><p>At four bells the order was given to square away the yards</p><p> R H Dana.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sylvan <span class="bodyi">or</span> silvan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsilvən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061230a"><!--s061230a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066150b"><!--s066150b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of, located in, or characteristic of the woods or forest.</p></div><a name="s066151b"><!--s066151b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>full of woods or trees [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">silvanus, sylvanus</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">silva, sylva</span> wood].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">so<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/soh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057141a"><!--s057141a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061215b"><!--s061215b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s016682c"><!--s016682c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in this way; thus </p><p><i></i></p><p>while she was so employed</p>.</div><a name="s016683c"><!--s016683c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>used as a substitute for a preceding word or word group </p><p><i></i></p><p>Do you really think so?</p>.</div><a name="s016684c"><!--s016684c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>in the same way; also </p><p><i></i></p><p>I worked hard and so did she</p>.</div><a name="s016685c"><!--s016685c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>correspondingly </p><p><i></i></p><p>As the wind increased, so the sea grew rougher</p>.</div><a name="s016686c"><!--s016686c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>in such a way </p><p><i></i></p><p>The book is so written that a child could understand it</p>.</div><a name="s016687c"><!--s016687c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">f</span><br/><p>used to introduce the idea of purpose </p><p><i></i></p><p>He hid so as not to get caught</p>.</div></div><a name="s061216b"><!--s061216b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s016688c"><!--s016688c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to such an extreme degree </p><p><i></i></p><p>had never been so happy</p>.</div><a name="s016689c"><!--s016689c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>used to introduce a comparison </p><p><i></i></p><p>not so fast as mine</p>.</div><a name="s016690c"><!--s016690c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>used to introduce a result </p><p><i></i></p><p>so fast that I couldn't keep up</p>.</div><a name="s016691c"><!--s016691c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>very </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'm so glad you could come</p>.</div><a name="s016692c"><!--s016692c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>to a definite but unspecified extent or degree </p><p><i></i></p><p>We can only do so much in a day</p>.</div><a name="s016693c"><!--s016693c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">f</span><br/><p>most certainly; indeed </p><p><i></i></p><p>I hope to win and so I shall</p>.</div></div><a name="s061217b"><!--s061217b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>therefore; consequently </p><p><i></i></p><p>The witness is biased and so unreliable</p>.</div><a name="s061218b"><!--s061218b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>then; subsequently </p><p><i></i></p><p>and so to bed</p>.</div><a name="s061219b"><!--s061219b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly dialect</span> used to counter a negative charge </p><p><i></i></p><p>You did so!</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">and so forth/and so on</span>.</p></div><a name="s061220b"><!--s061220b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>and others or more of the same kind.</p></div><a name="s061221b"><!--s061221b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>and further in the same manner.</p></div><a name="s061222b"><!--s061222b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>and the rest ✱ <span class="bodyb">so be it</span> used to express often resigned acceptance ✱ <span class="bodyb">so many</span> a certain number of </p><p><i></i></p><p>read so many chapters each night</p>.</div><a name="s061223b"><!--s061223b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>used as an intensive before plurals </p><p><i></i></p><p>behaved like so many animals</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">so much</span> to the degree indicated or suggested </p><p><i></i></p><p>If they lose their way, so much the better for us</p>.</div><a name="s061224b"><!--s061224b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>a certain amount of </p><p><i></i></p><p>I can only spend so much time on it</p>.</div><a name="s061225b"><!--s061225b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>used as an intensive before mass nouns </p><p><i></i></p><p>It sounded like so much nonsense</p>.</div><a name="s061226b"><!--s061226b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>an unspecified or undetermined amount, price, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>charge so much a mile</p>.</div><a name="s061227b"><!--s061227b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>all that can or need be said or done </p><p><i></i></p><p>so much for the history of the case</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">so much as</span> even </p><p><i></i></p><p>I can't so much as remember his name now</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">swā</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">street value</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059869a"><!--s059869a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the likely price that something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a quantity of drugs, could command if sold illegally on the street.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">winegrower</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069430a"><!--s069430a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who cultivates a vineyard and makes wine</p><p><span class="bodyb">wine growing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">show off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055772a"><!--s055772a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059460b"><!--s059460b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to behave boastfully or ostentatiously <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s059461b"><!--s059461b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to display (something) proudly.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">usquebaugh</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹuskwibaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066701a"><!--s066701a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Irish, Scot</span> whisky [Irish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">uisce beathadh</span> and Scottish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">uisge beatha</span> water of life].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twist<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/twist/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065332a"><!--s065332a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070838b"><!--s070838b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s019423c"><!--s019423c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to cause to move with a rotating motion.</p></div><a name="s019424c"><!--s019424c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to turn to face in a different direction.</p></div><a name="s019425c"><!--s019425c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to twine or coil.</p></div></div><a name="s070839b"><!--s070839b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s019426c"><!--s019426c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to bend in a specified direction, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> out of true.</p></div><a name="s019427c"><!--s019427c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to follow a winding course.</p></div><a name="s019428c"><!--s019428c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to squirm or writhe.</p></div></div><a name="s070840b"><!--s070840b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to join (two or more things or parts) together by winding.</p></div><a name="s070841b"><!--s070841b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to wring or wrench (a joint) painfully.</p></div><a name="s070842b"><!--s070842b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to distort the meaning of.</p></div><a name="s070843b"><!--s070843b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to cheat.</p></div><a name="s070844b"><!--s070844b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to dance the twist.</p></div><a name="s070845b"><!--s070845b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>in the card game pontoon, to request another card from the dealer.</p></div><a name="s070846b"><!--s070846b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><a name="s019429c"><!--s019429c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to join (two or more things or parts) together by winding </p><p><i></i></p><p>Twist the strands of wool together</p>.</div><a name="s019430c"><!--s019430c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to combine (things or parts) by interlacing; to interweave.</p></div></div><a name="s070847b"><!--s070847b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>to twine or coil (something).</p></div><a name="s070848b"><!--s070848b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>to cause (something or somebody) to move with a rotating motion.</p></div><a name="s070849b"><!--s070849b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>to bend (something) in a specified way </p><p><i></i></p><p>The officers twisted the man's arms behind his back</p>.</div><a name="s070850b"><!--s070850b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>to form (something) into a spiral shape.</p></div><a name="s070851b"><!--s070851b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><p>to pull off, turn, or break (something) by twisting.</p></div><a name="s070852b"><!--s070852b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">15</span><br/><p>to wring or wrench (a joint) painfully; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to sprain.</p></div><a name="s070853b"><!--s070853b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">16</span><br/><p>to distort the meaning of (e.g. facts).</p></div><a name="s070854b"><!--s070854b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">17</span><br/><p>to contort (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He twisted his face into an ugly grin</p>.</div><a name="s070855b"><!--s070855b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">18</span><br/><p>to make (somebody or something) abnormal; to debase </p><p><i></i></p><p>a twisted and embittered society</p>.</div><a name="s070856b"><!--s070856b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">19</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to cheat (somebody) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s070857b"><!--s070857b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">20</span><br/><p>to follow a winding course.</p></div><a name="s070858b"><!--s070858b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">21</span><br/><p>to assume a spiral shape.</p></div><a name="s070859b"><!--s070859b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">22</span><br/><p>to turn or change shape under bending or wrenching.</p></div><a name="s070860b"><!--s070860b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">23</span><br/><p>to squirm or writhe </p><p><i></i></p><p>The boy managed to twist himself free</p>.</div><a name="s070861b"><!--s070861b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">24</span><br/><p>to dance the twist.</p></div><a name="s070862b"><!--s070862b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">25</span><br/><p>to turn round </p><p><i></i></p><p>I twisted round to see who was coming</p>.</div><a name="s070863b"><!--s070863b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">26</span><br/><p>in the card game pontoon, to request another card from the dealer ✱ <span class="bodyb">twist somebody round one's little finger</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/finger1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">finger 1</span></span></a> ✱ <span class="bodyb">twist somebody's arm</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to persuade or force a person to do something [Old English].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">secularism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054403a"><!--s054403a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>disregard for or rejection or exclusion of religious beliefs and practices, e.g. in ethics, politics, or education</p><p><span class="bodyb">secularist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">secularistic</span> /-ʹristik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Wahhabi <span class="bodyi">or</span> Wahabi /wəʹhahbi/</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Wahhabis Wahabis)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068067a"><!--s068067a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of a strict Muslim sect founded in Arabia in the 18th cent. by Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab and revived by ibn-Saud in the 20th cent.</p><p><span class="bodyb">Wahhabism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Arabic <span class="bodyi">wahhābīy</span>, named after Muḥammad ibn Abd al-<span class="bodyi">Wahhāb</span> d.1792, Arabian religious reformer].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">toxicant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtoksikənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063965a"><!--s063965a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a toxic substance; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one used for insect control that kills rather than repels [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">toxicant-, toxicans</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">toxicare</span> to poison, from Latin <span class="bodyi">toxicum</span> poison].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thank</span><small><span class="eSynop">/thangk/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062598a"><!--s062598a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067720b"><!--s067720b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to express gratitude to (somebody).</p></div><a name="s067721b"><!--s067721b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + for) to hold (somebody) responsible; to blame </p><p><i></i></p><p>He had only himself to thank for his loss</p>.</div><a name="s067722b"><!--s067722b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>used ironically as a way of phrasing a sharp request or rebuff </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'll thank you to mind your own business!</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">thank God/goodness/heaven</span>.</p></div><a name="s067723b"><!--s067723b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>used to express gratitude or relief for something ✱ <span class="bodyb">thank one's lucky stars</span> to consider oneself very fortunate ✱ <span class="bodyb">thank you</span> used as a conventional and polite formula for expressing gratitude</p><p><span class="bodyb">thanker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">thancian</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">square-bashing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058505a"><!--s058505a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> military drill, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> marching, on a barrack square.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sylvine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsilveen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061231a"><!--s061231a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mineral that is a natural potassium chloride and occurs in colourless cubes or crystalline masses: formula KCl [French <span class="bodyi">sylvine</span> from scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">sal digestivus Sylvii</span> digestive salt of <span class="bodyi">Sylvius</span>, latinized name of Jacques Dubois d.1555, French physician].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twist<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065333a"><!--s065333a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070864b"><!--s070864b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an act or an instance of twisting.</p></div><a name="s070865b"><!--s070865b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s019431c"><!--s019431c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>something with a spiral shape.</p></div><a name="s019432c"><!--s019432c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a strong sewing thread with tightly twisted strands.</p></div><a name="s019433c"><!--s019433c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>tobacco twisted into a thick roll.</p></div><a name="s019434c"><!--s019434c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a strip of citrus peel used to flavour a drink.</p></div><a name="s019435c"><!--s019435c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a piece of paper twisted to form a small sachet, e.g. to hold salt.</p></div><a name="s019436c"><!--s019436c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">f</span><br/><p>a type of carpet with a tightly curled pile.</p></div></div><a name="s070866b"><!--s070866b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the twist</span>) a dance, first popular in the 1960s, featuring exaggerated twisting movements of the body, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the hips and legs.</p></div><a name="s070867b"><!--s070867b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>force causing twisting or turning applied to a body, e.g. a rod or shaft.</p></div><a name="s070868b"><!--s070868b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s019437c"><!--s019437c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>force causing twisting or turning applied to a body, e.g. a rod or shaft.</p></div><a name="s019438c"><!--s019438c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the angle through which a thing is twisted.</p></div></div><a name="s070869b"><!--s070869b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a turn, curve, or bend.</p></div><a name="s070870b"><!--s070870b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s019439c"><!--s019439c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an unexpected turn or development </p><p><i></i></p><p>a twist of fate</p>.</div><a name="s019440c"><!--s019440c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a different approach or method.</p></div></div><a name="s070871b"><!--s070871b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a swindle ✱ <span class="bodyb">get one's knickers in a twist</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/knickers/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">knickers</span></span></a> ✱ <span class="bodyb">round the twist</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> completely mad</p><p><span class="bodyb">twisty</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">USS</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066702a"><!--s066702a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>United States ship.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">streetwalker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059870a"><!--s059870a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a prostitute who solicits in the streets: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/call_girl/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">call girl</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">streetwalking</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">so<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">conj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057142a"><!--s057142a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061228b"><!--s061228b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>with the result that </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her diction is good, so every word is clear</p>.</div><a name="s061229b"><!--s061229b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in order that </p><p><i></i></p><p>Be quiet so he can sleep</p>.</div><a name="s061230b"><!--s061230b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>for that reason; therefore </p><p><i></i></p><p>I don't want to go, so I won't</p>.</div><a name="s061231b"><!--s061231b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s016694c"><!--s016694c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>used as an introductory particle </p><p><i></i></p><p>So here we are</p>.</div><a name="s016695c"><!--s016695c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>used to belittle a point under discussion </p><p><i></i></p><p>so what?</p>.</div><a name="s016696c"><!--s016696c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>used to indicate awareness of a discovery </p><p><i></i></p><p>so, that's who did it</p>.</div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">toxico-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063966a"><!--s063966a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tox_or_toxi_or_toxic_or_toxico_or_toxo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tox-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">showpiece</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055774a"><!--s055774a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a prime or outstanding example used for exhibition.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wine gum</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069431a"><!--s069431a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a firm jelly-like fruit-flavoured sweet.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">secularize <span class="bodyi">or</span> secularise <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054404a"><!--s054404a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057740b"><!--s057740b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to convert (somebody or something) to secularism.</p></div><a name="s057741b"><!--s057741b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to change (something) from a religious to a secular function or form.</p></div><a name="s057742b"><!--s057742b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to transfer (property, etc) from ecclesiastical to civil use.</p></div><a name="s057743b"><!--s057743b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to release (somebody) from monastic vows <span class="bodyb">secularization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">secularizer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thankful</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹthangkf(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062599a"><!--s062599a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067724b"><!--s067724b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>conscious of having received a benefit; grateful.</p></div><a name="s067725b"><!--s067725b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>feeling or expressing thanks.</p></div><a name="s067726b"><!--s067726b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>pleased or glad </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was thankful that the room was dark</p> <p><span class="bodyb">thankfulness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wahine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/wahʹheeni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068068a"><!--s068068a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Maori or Polynesian woman [Maori and Hawaiian <span class="bodyi">wahine</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">square bracket</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058506a"><!--s058506a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of two written or printed marks [] used to enclose a mathematical expression or other written or printed matter.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sylvite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsilviet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061232a"><!--s061232a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sylvine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sylvine</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twist drill</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065334a"><!--s065334a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a drill bit having deep spiral grooves extending from the cutting edges to the smooth portion of the shank.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">showplace</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055775a"><!--s055775a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a place, e.g. an estate or building, regarded as an example of beauty or excellence.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">USSR</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066703a"><!--s066703a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>formerly, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">so<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057143a"><!--s057143a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061232b"><!--s061232b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>conforming with actual facts; true </p><p><i></i></p><p>She said things that were not so</p>.</div><a name="s061233b"><!--s061233b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>disposed in a definite order </p><p><i></i></p><p>His books are always exactly so</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thankfully</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062600a"><!--s062600a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067727b"><!--s067727b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in a thankful manner </p><p><i></i></p><p>He sank down thankfully into the soft warm bed</p>.</div><a name="s067728b"><!--s067728b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>it is a relief that </p><p><i></i></p><p>But thankfully things have changed</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyi">Thankfully</span> has now, like <span class="bodyi">hopefully</span>, been widely accepted in normal usage as an adverb that can relate to a whole sentence as well as to a single verb: <span class="bodyi">Thankfully, no damage was done</span>. It is usually easy to distinguish in speech between this sense, meaning ‘fortunately’, and the other sense ‘in a thankful way’: <span class="bodyi">He sank down thankfully into the soft warm bed</span>. In writing, care should be taken to make sure that it is clear which sense is intended.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">winery</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> wineries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069432a"><!--s069432a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wine-making establishment.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">toxicological</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌtoksikəʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063967a"><!--s063967a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to toxicology or toxins</p><p><span class="bodyb">toxicologically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">streetwise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059871a"><!--s059871a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064602b"><!--s064602b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>familiar with the life of city streets, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with its disreputable or criminal underworld.</p></div><a name="s064603b"><!--s064603b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>resourceful at surviving and prospering in modern urban conditions.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">secund</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹkund/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054405a"><!--s054405a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of leaves or flowers: growing on only one side of the stem [Latin <span class="bodyi">secundus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/second1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">second 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sym-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061233a"><!--s061233a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/syn_or_syl_or_sym/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">syn-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wahoo<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/wahʹhooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> wahoos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068069a"><!--s068069a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large tropical fish of the mackerel family: <span class="bodyi">Acanthocybium solanderi</span> [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">square dance</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058507a"><!--s058507a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dance for four couples who form a hollow square</p><p><span class="bodyb">square dancer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">square dancing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twister</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065335a"><!--s065335a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070872b"><!--s070872b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a dishonest person; a cheat or swindler </p><p><i></i></p><p>Young master Harold's turned out to be the little twister he always was</p><p> Angus Wilson.</p></div><a name="s070873b"><!--s070873b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a tornado.</p></div><a name="s070874b"><!--s070874b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>somebody or something that twists.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">showroom</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055776a"><!--s055776a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a room where goods for sale are displayed.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">symbiont</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsimbiont/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061234a"><!--s061234a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an organism living in symbiosis [Greek <span class="bodyi">symbiount-, symbiōn</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">symbioun</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/symbiosis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">symbiosis</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">usual<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹyoohzhooəl, ʹyoohzhəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066704a"><!--s066704a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072271b"><!--s072271b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in accordance with usage, custom, or habit; normal.</p></div><a name="s072272b"><!--s072272b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>commonly or ordinarily used ✱ <span class="bodyb">as usual</span> in the accustomed or habitual way </p><p><i></i></p><p>as usual he was late</p> <p><span class="bodyb">usually</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">usualness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">usualis</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">usus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/use1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">use 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">so<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pronoun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057144a"><!--s057144a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061234b"><!--s061234b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>such as has been specified or suggested; the same </p><p><i></i></p><p>He became chairman and remained so</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">or so</span>.</p></div><a name="s061235b"><!--s061235b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used to indicate an approximation or conjecture </p><p><i></i></p><p>I've known her 20 years or so</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">secure<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹkyooə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054406a"><!--s054406a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057744b"><!--s057744b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s015496c"><!--s015496c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>free from danger.</p></div><a name="s015497c"><!--s015497c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>free from risk of loss </p><p><i></i></p><p>Only freedom can make security secure</p><p> Karl Popper.</p></div><a name="s015498c"><!--s015498c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>affording safety </p><p><i></i></p><p>a secure hideaway</p>.</div><a name="s015499c"><!--s015499c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>firm; dependable.</p></div><a name="s015500c"><!--s015500c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>firmly fixed or fastened </p><p><i></i></p><p>a secure foundation</p>.</div><a name="s015501c"><!--s015501c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">f</span><br/><p>free from risk of escape.</p></div></div><a name="s057745b"><!--s057745b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s015502c"><!--s015502c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>calm in mind.</p></div><a name="s015503c"><!--s015503c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>confident in opinion or hope.</p></div></div><a name="s057746b"><!--s057746b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>assured or certain </p><p><i></i></p><p>By now victory was secure</p>.</div><a name="s057747b"><!--s057747b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> overconfident</p><p><span class="bodyb">securely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">secureness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">securus</span> safe, secure, from <span class="bodyi">se</span> without + <span class="bodyi">cura</span> care].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wineskin</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069433a"><!--s069433a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bag that is made from the skin of an animal and is used for holding wine.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wahoo<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> wahoos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068070a"><!--s068070a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073775b"><!--s073775b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>either of two species of N American shrubs or small shrubby trees of the spindle tree family with purple capsules that split open to expose the scarlet-covered seeds: genus <span class="bodyi">Euonymus</span>.</p></div><a name="s073776b"><!--s073776b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s020180c"><!--s020180c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a N American elm tree: <span class="bodyi">Ulmus alata</span>.</p></div><a name="s020181c"><!--s020181c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any of several similar trees [(sense 1) Dakota <span class="bodyi">wãhu</span> arrow-wood; (sense 2) possibly from Creek <span class="bodyi">ahá·hura</span> walnut].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thankless</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062601a"><!--s062601a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067729b"><!--s067729b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s018443c"><!--s018443c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>bringing neither profit nor appreciation </p><p><i></i></p><p>Alas, what boots it with uncessant care to tend the homely, slighted shepherd's trade and strictly meditate the thankless Muse?</p><p> Milton.</p></div><a name="s018444c"><!--s018444c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>futile or ineffective </p><p><i></i></p><p>a thankless task</p>.</div></div><a name="s067730b"><!--s067730b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not expressing or feeling gratitude</p><p><span class="bodyb">thanklessly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">thanklessness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Strega</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstraygə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059872a"><!--s059872a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> an orange-flavoured Italian liqueur [Italian <span class="bodyi">stréga</span> witch, hag].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">square deal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058508a"><!--s058508a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an honest and fair arrangement or transaction </p><p><i></i></p><p>I got a square deal on the trade-in</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">toxicology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/toksiʹkoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063968a"><!--s063968a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a branch of biology that deals with poisons and their effects and with medical, industrial, legal, or other problems arising from them</p><p><span class="bodyb">toxicological</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">toxicologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twit<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/twit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065336a"><!--s065336a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> a silly or stupid person</p><p><span class="bodyb">twittish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/twit2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">twit 2</span></span></a>, orig in the sense ‘censure, teasing’, later ‘a person given to teasing or telling tales’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">symbiosis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/simbiʹohsis, simbie-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> symbioses /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061235a"><!--s061235a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the living together of two dissimilar organisms in intimate association, usu to the benefit of both: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/antibiosis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">antibiosis</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">symbiotic</span> /-ʹotik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">symbiotically</span> /-ʹotikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [scientific Latin via German <span class="bodyi">symbiose</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">symbiōsis</span> state of living together, from <span class="bodyi">symbioun</span> to live together, from <span class="bodyi">symbios</span> companion, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sym/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sym-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">bios</span> life].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">so<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057145a"><!--s057145a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/soh_or_so/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">soh</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wahoo<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068071a"><!--s068071a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> used to express exuberance or enthusiasm or to attract attention.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">show-stopper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055777a"><!--s055777a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an act, song, or performer that wins applause so prolonged as to interrupt a performance</p><p><span class="bodyb">show-stopping</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wine taster</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069434a"><!--s069434a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who evaluates wine by tasting.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strelitzia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/strəʹlitsi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059873a"><!--s059873a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of S African plants with showy flowers, of a genus that includes including the bird-of-paradise flower: genus <span class="bodyi">Strelitzia</span> [Latin genus name, in honour of Charlotte of Mecklenberg-Strelitz d.1818, queen of George III].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">usual<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066705a"><!--s066705a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072273b"><!--s072273b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">the usual</span>) something that is habitually done or that normally happens; the ordinary.</p></div><a name="s072274b"><!--s072274b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the/one's usual</span>) <span class="bodyi">informal</span> somebody's usual or preferred drink.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">square-eyed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058509a"><!--s058509a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">humorous</span> having developed eyes the shape of a television screen, from too much viewing</p><p><span class="bodyb">square eyes</span> <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">secure<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054407a"><!--s054407a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057748b"><!--s057748b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to fix or fasten (something) firmly.</p></div><a name="s057749b"><!--s057749b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (something or somebody) safe from risk or danger; to protect (somebody or something) against intrusion or disturbance.</p></div><a name="s057750b"><!--s057750b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to guarantee (e.g. a right) against loss or denial.</p></div><a name="s057751b"><!--s057751b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s015504c"><!--s015504c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to guarantee payment to (a creditor).</p></div><a name="s015505c"><!--s015505c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to guarantee payment of (a debt).</p></div></div><a name="s057752b"><!--s057752b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to obtain (something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as the result of effort.</p></div><a name="s057753b"><!--s057753b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to achieve or effect (something) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s057754b"><!--s057754b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>(+ against) to make somebody or something secure against risk, danger, or uncertainty.</p></div><a name="s057755b"><!--s057755b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to obtain something </p><p><i></i></p><p>First offer over £500 secures</p> <p><span class="bodyb">securable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">securement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">securer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thanks</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062602a"><!--s062602a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067731b"><!--s067731b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>gratitude or appreciation.</p></div><a name="s067732b"><!--s067732b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an expression of gratitude.</p></div><a name="s067733b"><!--s067733b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + for) used as a somewhat informal but nonetheless courteous expression of gratitude </p><p><i></i></p><p>Thanks for all your help</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">no thanks to</span>.</p></div><a name="s067734b"><!--s067734b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>not as a result of any help from or goodwill on the part of (somebody or something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He feels better now, no thanks to you</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">thanks a bunch/lot/million</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> used ironically as a reproach ✱ <span class="bodyb">thanks to</span> with the help of (something or somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Thanks to modern medicine, life expectancy is increasing year by year</p>.</div><a name="s067735b"><!--s067735b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>because of or owing to (something or somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Our arrival was delayed, thanks to the fog</p> <p>[pl of Middle English <span class="bodyi">thank</span>, from Old English <span class="bodyi">thanc</span> thought, gratitude].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">toxic shock syndrome</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063969a"><!--s063969a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>acute septicaemia that may be caused by toxins produced by certain bacteria and that has been linked with the use of tampons during menstruation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twit<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (twitted, twitting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065337a"><!--s065337a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to tease or ridicule (somebody), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> light-heartedly [Old English <span class="bodyi">ætwītan</span> to reproach, from <span class="bodyi">æt</span> with or against + <span class="bodyi">wītan</span> to blame, from <span class="bodyi">witan</span> to know].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">symbol</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsimbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061236a"><!--s061236a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066152b"><!--s066152b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something that stands for or suggests something else by reason of association or, convention, etc; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a visible sign of something invisible </p><p><i></i></p><p>The lion is a symbol of courage</p>.</div><a name="s066153b"><!--s066153b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a sign used in writing or printing to represent operations, quantities, elements, etc relations, or qualities in a particular field, e.g. chemistry or music [Latin <span class="bodyi">symbolum</span> token, sign, symbol, from Greek <span class="bodyi">symbolon</span>, literally ‘token of identity verified by comparing its other half’, from <span class="bodyi">symballein</span> to throw together, compare, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sym/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sym-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ballein</span> to throw].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wah-wah <span class="bodyi">or</span> wa-wa</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwah wah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068072a"><!--s068072a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073777b"><!--s073777b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in music, a fluctuating muted effect produced by an electronic device connected to an amplifier and operated by a foot pedal; used with an electric guitar.</p></div><a name="s073778b"><!--s073778b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a pedal used to produce such an effect.</p></div><a name="s073779b"><!--s073779b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a similar sound made by a brass instrument, which is produced by alternately covering and uncovering the bell.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">show trial</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055778a"><!--s055778a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a trial conducted by a state, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a totalitarian one, to make an impression at home or abroad.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soak<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/sohk/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057147a"><!--s057147a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061236b"><!--s061236b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to immerse or lie immersed in liquid for some time, e.g. water, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> so as to become saturated or softened </p><p><i></i></p><p>put the clothes to soak</p>.</div><a name="s061237b"><!--s061237b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s016697c"><!--s016697c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + in/into/through) to enter or pass through something by or as if by pores or small openings; to permeate.</p></div><a name="s016698c"><!--s016698c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(+ in) to become fully felt or appreciated <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s061238b"><!--s061238b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make (something or somebody) thoroughly wet.</p></div><a name="s061239b"><!--s061239b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + in/into/through) to enter or pass through something by or as if by pores or small openings; to permeate.</p></div><a name="s061240b"><!--s061240b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to draw in by or as if by absorption.</p></div><a name="s061241b"><!--s061241b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to immerse the mind and feelings of (oneself or somebody else).</p></div><a name="s061242b"><!--s061242b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s016699c"><!--s016699c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to immerse (something) in a liquid to wet or permeate it thoroughly.</p></div><a name="s016700c"><!--s016700c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to immerse the mind and feelings of (oneself or somebody else) </p><p><i></i></p><p>soak yourself in history</p>.</div></div><a name="s061243b"><!--s061243b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to extract (something) by or as if by immersion in a liquid </p><p><i></i></p><p>soak the dirt out</p>.</div><a name="s061244b"><!--s061244b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><a name="s016701c"><!--s016701c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to draw (something) in by or as if by absorption </p><p><i></i></p><p>soaked up the sunshine</p>.</div><a name="s016702c"><!--s016702c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal, archaic</span> to intoxicate (oneself) with alcohol.</p></div></div><a name="s061245b"><!--s061245b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to charge (somebody) an excessive amount of money </p><p><i></i></p><p>soak the taxpayers</p> <p><span class="bodyb">soakage</span> /ʹsohkij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">soaked</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">soaker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">soaking</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">socian</span>; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">sūcan</span> to suck].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">securitize <span class="bodyi">or</span> securitise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹkyooərətiez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054408a"><!--s054408a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make (a debt, e.g. a mortgage, or an asset, e.g. land) marketable in the form of securities <span class="bodyb">securitization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">securitizer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strength</span><small><span class="eSynop">/strength/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059874a"><!--s059874a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064604b"><!--s064604b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the physical power one has in one's body; muscle power.</p></div><a name="s064605b"><!--s064605b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s017546c"><!--s017546c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>physical power or force.</p></div><a name="s017547c"><!--s017547c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>one's health and energy </p><p><i></i></p><p>has regained her strength</p>.</div><a name="s017548c"><!--s017548c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>moral courage </p><p><i></i></p><p>did not have the strength to resist</p>.</div></div><a name="s064606b"><!--s064606b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in a material object, ability to withstand pressure, prolonged use, etc.</p></div><a name="s064607b"><!--s064607b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the intensity or force of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>strength of feeling on the issue</p>.</div><a name="s064608b"><!--s064608b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>used with reference to solutions, alcoholic drinks, etc: the amount contained of the effective ingredient.</p></div><a name="s064609b"><!--s064609b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>the force, effectiveness, or convincing quality of an argument, etc.</p></div><a name="s064610b"><!--s064610b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>impregnability </p><p><i></i></p><p>acting from a position of strength</p>.</div><a name="s064611b"><!--s064611b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>force measured in membership, or members present </p><p><i></i></p><p>at full strength</p>.</div><a name="s064612b"><!--s064612b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>an ability or personal attribute </p><p><i></i></p><p>Know your own strengths</p>.</div><a name="s064613b"><!--s064613b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ</span> meaning or point </p><p><i></i></p><p>What's the strength of it all?</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">gather strength</span>.</p></div><a name="s064614b"><!--s064614b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>to get stronger or larger, increase numerically, etc ✱ <span class="bodyb">go from strength to strength</span> to become ever more successful ✱ <span class="bodyb">on the strength of</span> on the basis of (something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">strengthless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">strengthu</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">toxigenic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/toksiʹjenik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063970a"><!--s063970a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>producing toxin </p><p><i></i></p><p>toxigenic bacteria</p> <p><span class="bodyb">toxigenicity</span> /-ʹnisiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">usufruct</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹyoohzyoofrukt, ʹyoohsyoofrukt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066706a"><!--s066706a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the legal right of using and enjoying something belonging to another, on condition that the property, etc remains intact and its value is undiminished <span class="bodyb">usufructuary</span> /-ʹfruktyoo(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">ususfructus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">usus et fructus</span> use and enjoyment].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">square go</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058510a"><!--s058510a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Scot</span> a stand-up fist fight; an unarmed scrap.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wine tasting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069435a"><!--s069435a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an occasion for evaluating wine by tasting, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a promotional event at which wine sellers offer potential customers a chance to sample their products before buying them.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twitch<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/twich/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065338a"><!--s065338a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070875b"><!--s070875b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to move (something) with a sudden jerky motion.</p></div><a name="s070876b"><!--s070876b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to pull or tug lightly (something) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s070877b"><!--s070877b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to move jerkily or involuntarily </p><p><i></i></p><p>A muscle below his eye twitched</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">twiccian</span> to pluck].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thanksgiving</span><small><span class="eSynop">/thangksʹgiving, ʹthangks-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062603a"><!--s062603a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067736b"><!--s067736b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an expression of gratefulness, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to God.</p></div><a name="s067737b"><!--s067737b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a prayer of gratitude.</p></div><a name="s067738b"><!--s067738b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Thanksgiving</span>) = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/thanksgiving_day/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Thanksgiving Day</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">symbolic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/simʹbolik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061237a"><!--s061237a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of, using, or constituting a symbol or symbols</p><p><span class="bodyb">symbolical</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">symbolically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">waif</span><small><span class="eSynop">/wayf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068073a"><!--s068073a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073780b"><!--s073780b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a stray helpless person or animal, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a homeless child.</p></div><a name="s073781b"><!--s073781b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s020182c"><!--s020182c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a stray helpless person or animal, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a homeless child.</p></div><a name="s020183c"><!--s020183c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a young woman of appealingly childlike appearance and slenderness, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a fashion model </p><p><i></i></p><p>the sought-after waifs of the catwalk</p>.</div></div><a name="s073782b"><!--s073782b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a piece of property found but unclaimed</p><p><span class="bodyb">waifish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">waiflike</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English from Old Northern French <span class="bodyi">waif</span> lost, unclaimed, prob of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">security</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹkyooəriti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> securities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054409a"><!--s054409a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057756b"><!--s057756b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s015506c"><!--s015506c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>freedom from danger, fear, anxiety, destitution, etc.</p></div><a name="s015507c"><!--s015507c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>stability or dependability, e.g. in employment.</p></div></div><a name="s057757b"><!--s057757b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>protection.</p></div><a name="s057758b"><!--s057758b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something pledged to guarantee the fulfilment of an obligation.</p></div><a name="s057759b"><!--s057759b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an evidence of debt or of ownership, e.g. a stock certificate.</p></div><a name="s057760b"><!--s057760b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s015508c"><!--s015508c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>protection.</p></div><a name="s015509c"><!--s015509c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>measures taken to protect against <span class="bodyi">esp</span> espionage, theft, sabotage, unauthorized use, etc.</p></div><a name="s015510c"><!--s015510c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) an organization or department whose task is to maintain security.</p></div></div><a name="s057761b"><!--s057761b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s015511c"><!--s015511c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>something pledged to guarantee the fulfilment of an obligation.</p></div><a name="s015512c"><!--s015512c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a person who undertakes to fulfil another person's obligation if that person cannot or does not.</p></div></div><a name="s057762b"><!--s057762b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s015513c"><!--s015513c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an evidence of debt or of ownership, e.g. a stock certificate.</p></div><a name="s015514c"><!--s015514c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the asset represented by such a certificate.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">show up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055779a"><!--s055779a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059462b"><!--s059462b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to be evident or conspicuous.</p></div><a name="s059463b"><!--s059463b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to arrive, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> unexpectedly <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s059464b"><!--s059464b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to reveal the shortcomings of (somebody or something) by comparison.</p></div><a name="s059465b"><!--s059465b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to embarrass (somebody).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Thanksgiving Day</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062604a"><!--s062604a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067739b"><!--s067739b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the fourth Thursday in November observed as a public holiday in the USA.</p></div><a name="s067740b"><!--s067740b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the second Monday in October observed as a public holiday in Canada.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wine vinegar</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069436a"><!--s069436a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>vinegar made from wine.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soak<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057148a"><!--s057148a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061246b"><!--s061246b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an act or period of soaking or being soaked.</p></div><a name="s061247b"><!--s061247b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s016703c"><!--s016703c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or an instance or period of soaking or being soaked.</p></div><a name="s016704c"><!--s016704c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the liquid, etc in which something is soaked.</p></div></div><a name="s061248b"><!--s061248b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a person who drinks alcohol to excess, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> habitually.</p></div><a name="s061249b"><!--s061249b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus</span> a natural depression where rainwater collects.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">symbolic logic</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061238a"><!--s061238a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a method of developing and representing logical principles using a formalized system of symbols.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squarehead</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058511a"><!--s058511a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, derog</span> a German, Dutch, or Scandinavian, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an immigrant.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twitch<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065339a"><!--s065339a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070878b"><!--s070878b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a twitching movement.</p></div><a name="s070879b"><!--s070879b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a physical or emotional pang; a twinge.</p></div><a name="s070880b"><!--s070880b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a loop of rope or a strap that is tightened over a horse's upper lip as a restraining device.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">usurer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹyoohzhərə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066707a"><!--s066707a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who lends money, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> at an exorbitant rate of interest [Middle English from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">usurarius</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">usura</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/usury/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">usury</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">toxin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtoksin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063971a"><!--s063971a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an often extremely poisonous protein produced by a living organism, e.g. a bacterium, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the body of a host [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tox_or_toxi_or_toxic_or_toxico_or_toxo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tox-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in1/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-in 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strengthen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstrength(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (strengthened, strengthening)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059875a"><!--s059875a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s064615b"><!--s064615b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make or become (something or somebody) stronger <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s064616b"><!--s064616b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to become stronger</p><p><span class="bodyb">strengthener</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wail<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/wayl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068074a"><!--s068074a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073783b"><!--s073783b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make a sound suggestive of a mournful cry.</p></div><a name="s073784b"><!--s073784b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> to express sorrow by uttering mournful cries; to lament <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s073785b"><!--s073785b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to bewail (something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">wailer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">wailing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">wailen</span>, of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">security blanket</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054410a"><!--s054410a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057763b"><!--s057763b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a blanket or anything similar to which a young child becomes attached as a source of comfort and security.</p></div><a name="s057764b"><!--s057764b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s015515c"><!--s015515c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a blanket or anything similar to which a baby or young child becomes attached as a source of comfort and security.</p></div><a name="s015516c"><!--s015516c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any source of comfort or security </p><p><i></i></p><p>I know I won't need these notes in the meeting. They're just a security blanket</p>.</div></div><a name="s057765b"><!--s057765b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a withholding or suppression of information by those in authority for the sake of security </p><p><i></i></p><p>A security blanket was thrown over the talks lest premature media reports jeopardized the outcome</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">showy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (showier, showiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055780a"><!--s055780a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059466b"><!--s059466b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>making an attractive show; striking </p><p><i></i></p><p>showy flowers</p> <p><i></i></p><p>showy blossoms</p>.</div><a name="s059467b"><!--s059467b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>given to or marked by pretentious display; gaudy</p><p><span class="bodyb">showily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">showiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">winey</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069437a"><!--s069437a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/winy_or_winey/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">winy</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thank-you</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062605a"><!--s062605a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a polite expression of one's gratitude [from the phrase (<span class="bodyi">I</span>) <span class="bodyi">thank you</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">usurp</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yoohʹsuhp, yoohʹzuhp/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066708a"><!--s066708a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072275b"><!--s072275b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to seize and possess (something) by force or without right </p><p><i></i></p><p>usurp a throne</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s072276b"><!--s072276b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to seize possession or exercise authority wrongfully from <span class="bodyb">usurpation</span> /-ʹpaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">usurper</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">usurpen</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">usurpare</span>, literally ‘to take possession of by use’, from <span class="bodyi">usu</span> (ablative of <span class="bodyi">usus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/use1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">use 1</span></span></a>) + <span class="bodyi">rapere</span> to seize].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">square knot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058512a"><!--s058512a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/reef_knot/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">reef knot</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twitcher</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065340a"><!--s065340a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a birdwatcher, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one dedicated to finding rare birds and logging their sightings.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soakaway</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057149a"><!--s057149a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a hole dug in the ground into which rain or waste water flows and naturally drains away.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strenuous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstrenyoo·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059876a"><!--s059876a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064617b"><!--s064617b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>vigorous and wholehearted </p><p><i></i></p><p>He made strenuous efforts to have her reinstated</p>.</div><a name="s064618b"><!--s064618b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>requiring effort or stamina </p><p><i></i></p><p>strenuous exercise</p> <p><span class="bodyb">strenuosity</span> /-ʹositi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">strenuously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">strenuousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">strenuus</span> brisk].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wail<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068075a"><!--s068075a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073786b"><!--s073786b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a usu loud prolonged high-pitched cry expressing grief or pain.</p></div><a name="s073787b"><!--s073787b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a sound suggestive of wailing </p><p><i></i></p><p>the wail of an air-raid siren</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">symbolise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061239a"><!--s061239a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/symbolize_or_symbolise_or_ise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">symbolize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">toxo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063972a"><!--s063972a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tox_or_toxi_or_toxic_or_toxico_or_toxo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tox-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Security Council</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054411a"><!--s054411a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a permanent council of the United Nations responsible for the maintenance of peace and security.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shoyu</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshohyooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055781a"><!--s055781a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a soy sauce made from fermented soya beans with barley or wheat, used as a flavouring in oriental cooking [Japanese <span class="bodyi">shōyu</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/thah/ tahr /tah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062606a"><!--s062606a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Himalayan beardless wild goat: genus <span class="bodyi">Hermitragus</span> [Nepali <span class="bodyi">thār</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strep</span><small><span class="eSynop">/strep/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059877a"><!--s059877a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/streptococcus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">streptococcus</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">strep</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wing<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/wing/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069438a"><!--s069438a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075403b"><!--s075403b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a movable feathered or membranous paired appendage by means of which a bird, bat, or insect flies.</p></div><a name="s075404b"><!--s075404b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>either of the horizontal structures projecting from the sides of an aircraft, which provide lift and stability.</p></div><a name="s075405b"><!--s075405b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an appendage or part resembling a wing in shape, function, or position, e.g. a sidepiece at the top of a high-backed armchair.</p></div><a name="s075406b"><!--s075406b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s020520c"><!--s020520c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>any of the movable feathered or membranous paired appendages by means of which a bird, bat, or insect flies.</p></div><a name="s020521c"><!--s020521c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any of various body parts, e.g. of a flying fish or flying lemur, providing means of limited flight.</p></div></div><a name="s075407b"><!--s075407b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s020522c"><!--s020522c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>either of the horizontal structures projecting from the sides of an aircraft, which provide lift and stability.</p></div><a name="s020523c"><!--s020523c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) a pilot's badge, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the British armed forces.</p></div></div><a name="s075408b"><!--s075408b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>an appendage or part resembling a wing in shape, function, or position, e.g.:</p><a name="s020524c"><!--s020524c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> an integral part of the body of a motor vehicle above the wheels.</p></div><a name="s020525c"><!--s020525c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any of various projecting anatomical parts.</p></div><a name="s020526c"><!--s020526c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a membranous, leaflike, or woody growth in a plant, e.g. on a sycamore fruit.</p></div><a name="s020527c"><!--s020527c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a sidepiece at the top of a high-backed armchair.</p></div></div><a name="s075409b"><!--s075409b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a part of a building projecting from the main or central part.</p></div><a name="s075410b"><!--s075410b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a group or faction holding distinct opinions or policies within an organized body, e.g. a political party: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/left_wing/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">left wing</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/right_wing/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">right wing</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s075411b"><!--s075411b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the area at the sides of a theatre stage out of sight of the audience.</p></div><a name="s075412b"><!--s075412b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><a name="s020528c"><!--s020528c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the left or right section of a playing field that is near the sidelines.</p></div><a name="s020529c"><!--s020529c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any of the attacking positions or players in these sections.</p></div></div><a name="s075413b"><!--s075413b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a part of the body of a motor vehicle above the wheels.</p></div><a name="s075414b"><!--s075414b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>a membranous, leaflike, or woody growth in a plant, e.g. on a sycamore fruit.</p></div><a name="s075415b"><!--s075415b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>a left or right flank of an army or fleet.</p></div><a name="s075416b"><!--s075416b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><p>a unit of the Royal Air Force higher than a squadron ✱ <span class="bodyb">in the wings</span> in the background; in readiness to act ✱ <span class="bodyb">on the wing</span> said of a bird: in flight; flying ✱ <span class="bodyb">spread/stretch one's wings</span> to venture out into the world; to break away from one's background ✱ <span class="bodyb">take wing</span> to fly away ✱ <span class="bodyb">under one's wing</span> under one's protection; in one's care</p><p><span class="bodyb">winged</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">wingless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">winglet</span> /ʹwinglit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">winglike</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">winge</span> from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">vaengr</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">so-and-so</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> so-and-sos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057150a"><!--s057150a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061250b"><!--s061250b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an unnamed or unspecified person or thing </p><p><i></i></p><p>Miss So-and-so</p>.</div><a name="s061251b"><!--s061251b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">euphem</span> a disliked or unpleasant person </p><p><i></i></p><p>the cheeky so-and-so!</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twitch grass</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065341a"><!--s065341a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/couch_grass/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">couch grass</span></span></a> [alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/quitch/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">quitch</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wailful</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwaylf(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068076a"><!--s068076a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> sorrowful or mournful.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">symbolism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061240a"><!--s061240a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066154b"><!--s066154b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the art or practice of representing things by symbols or giving things a symbolic meaning.</p></div><a name="s066155b"><!--s066155b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a system of symbols.</p></div><a name="s066156b"><!--s066156b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the literary and artistic mode of expression of the symbolists <span class="bodyb">symbolistic</span> /-ʹlistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">usury</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹyoohzhəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066709a"><!--s066709a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072277b"><!--s072277b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the lending of money at interest, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> at an exorbitant or illegal rate of interest.</p></div><a name="s072278b"><!--s072278b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an exorbitant or illegal rate or amount of interest <span class="bodyb">usurious</span> /yoohʹzhooəri·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">usuriously</span> /yoohʹzhooəri·əsli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English from late Latin <span class="bodyi">usuria</span>, alteration of Latin <span class="bodyi">usura</span>, from <span class="bodyi">usus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/use1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">use 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">square leg</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058513a"><!--s058513a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in cricket, a fielding position halfway to the boundary on the leg side, level with the batsman.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">toxocariasis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌtoksəkəʹrie·əsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063973a"><!--s063973a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an infection in humans transmitted via domestic pets or soil contaminated by the larvae of a genus of roundworms [Latin genus name <span class="bodyi">Toxocara</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/toxo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">toxo-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">kara</span> head + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/iasis_or_asis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-iasis</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">security guard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054412a"><!--s054412a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person employed to guard a building, person, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>We now in the United States have more security guards for the rich than we have police services for the poor districts</p><p> J K Galbraith.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shrank</span><small><span class="eSynop">/shrangk/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055782a"><!--s055782a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/shrink1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">shrink 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">that<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dhat/ <i><span class="bodyi">pronoun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> those /dhohz/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062607a"><!--s062607a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067741b"><!--s067741b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the thing or idea just mentioned </p><p><i></i></p><p>After that he went to bed</p> <p><i></i></p><p>That is a lie!</p>.</div><a name="s067742b"><!--s067742b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a relatively distant person or thing introduced for observation or discussion </p><p><i></i></p><p>Those are chestnuts and these are elms</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Who is that?</p>.</div><a name="s067743b"><!--s067743b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the kind or thing specified as follows </p><p><i></i></p><p>The purest water is that produced by distillation</p> <p><i></i></p><p>We only picked those ripe enough to eat</p>.</div><a name="s067744b"><!--s067744b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) people </p><p><i></i></p><p>There are those who think the time has already come</p>.</div><a name="s067745b"><!--s067745b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>used to indicate emphatic agreement with or confirmation of an idea previously presented </p><p><i></i></p><p>Is he a good worker? He is that</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">and (all) that</span>.</p></div><a name="s067746b"><!--s067746b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> and everything connected with it; and so on ✱ <span class="bodyb">like that</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> at once and without any apparent effort or difficulty.</p></div><a name="s067747b"><!--s067747b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> apt to do that sort of thing or behave in that way ✱ <span class="bodyb">that is (to say</span>) used to introduce an explanation or clarification of what has just been said; in other words ✱ <span class="bodyb">that's that</span> that concludes the matter; there is nothing more to say [Old English <span class="bodyi">thæt</span>, neuter nominative and accusative sing. of <span class="bodyi">sē</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/the1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">the 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wain</span><small><span class="eSynop">/wayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068077a"><!--s068077a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a usu large and heavy wagon for farm use [Old English <span class="bodyi">wægn</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">toxoid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtoksoyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063974a"><!--s063974a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a toxin of a disease-causing organism treated so as to destroy its toxicity but leave it capable of inducing the formation of antibodies on injection.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strepto-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059878a"><!--s059878a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s064619b"><!--s064619b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>twisted; twisted chain </p><p><i></i></p><p>streptococcus</p>.</div><a name="s064620b"><!--s064620b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to streptococci or streptomycetes </p><p><i></i></p><p>streptokinase</p> <p>[Greek <span class="bodyi">streptos</span> twisted, from <span class="bodyi">strephein</span> to twist].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wing<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069439a"><!--s069439a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075417b"><!--s075417b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s020530c"><!--s020530c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to wound (a bird) in the wing.</p></div><a name="s020531c"><!--s020531c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to wound (somebody), e.g. with a bullet, without killing them </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was winged by a sniper</p>.</div></div><a name="s075418b"><!--s075418b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s020532c"><!--s020532c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to enable (something or somebody) to fly or move swiftly.</p></div><a name="s020533c"><!--s020533c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to fit (something or somebody) with wings.</p></div></div><a name="s075419b"><!--s075419b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make (one's way) by or as if by flying <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s075420b"><!--s075420b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to go with or as if with wings; to fly ✱ <span class="bodyb">wing it</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to perform or speak without rehearsal; to improvise</p><p><span class="bodyb">winged</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ut</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ut, ooht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066712a"><!--s066712a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in music, used in fixed-doh solmization to refer to the note C in any scale or context [Middle English, from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">ut</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gamut/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gamut</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twitchy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (twitchier, twitchiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065342a"><!--s065342a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070881b"><!--s070881b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> nervous or anxious.</p></div><a name="s070882b"><!--s070882b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a muscle, eye, etc: inclined to twitch.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">symbolist</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061241a"><!--s061241a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066157b"><!--s066157b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who uses symbols or symbolism.</p></div><a name="s066158b"><!--s066158b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of a group of <span class="bodyi">esp</span> 19th-cent. French writer ors and artists who usesd symbols to convey a subjective view of reality and immaterial or intangible states or truths, e.g. by exploiting the figurative resources of language</p><p><span class="bodyb">symbolist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">security risk</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054413a"><!--s054413a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody or something that is considered a threat to the security of a country, organization, etc, e.g. because of the person's beliefs, the possibility of subversion, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soap<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/sohp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057151a"><!--s057151a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061252b"><!--s061252b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a substance used to cleanse and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/emulsify/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">emulsify</span></span></a> (stabilize oil-and-water mixtures) that lathers when rubbed in water and consists essentially of chemical salts formed by the combination of sodium or potassium combined with fatty acids </p><p><i></i></p><p>I write letters blatant on medicines patent … and vow my complexion derives its perfection from somebody's soap – which it doesn't</p><p> W S Gilbert.</p></div><a name="s061253b"><!--s061253b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a chemical salt formed by the combination of a fatty acid with a metal.</p></div><a name="s061254b"><!--s061254b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/soap_opera/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">soap opera</span></span></a> ✱ <span class="bodyb">no soap</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> no chance; not possible</p><p><span class="bodyb">soapless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">sāpe</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squarely</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058514a"><!--s058514a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>directly, firmly, or unequivocally </p><p><i></i></p><p>Teilhard aimed to bring Christianity up to date by founding it squarely upon the rock of evolution</p><p> Phillip E Johnson.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shrapnel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshrapnəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055783a"><!--s055783a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059468b"><!--s059468b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a hollow projectile that contains bullets or pieces of metal and that is exploded by a bursting charge to produce a shower of fragments.</p></div><a name="s059469b"><!--s059469b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>bomb, mine, or shell fragments thrown out during explosion.</p></div><a name="s059470b"><!--s059470b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a hollow projectile containing bullets or pieces of metal that explodes to produce a shower of shrapnel [named after Henry <span class="bodyi">Shrapnel</span> d.1842, English artillery officer, who invented the shell].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">that<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dhat/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> those)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062608a"><!--s062608a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067748b"><!--s067748b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>denoting the person, thing, or idea specified, mentioned, or understood </p><p><i></i></p><p>That painting he sold me was a fake</p>.</div><a name="s067749b"><!--s067749b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>denoting the one farther away or less immediately under consideration </p><p><i></i></p><p>This chair or that one?</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wainscot<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwaynskət, ʹwaynskot/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068078a"><!--s068078a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073788b"><!--s073788b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a usu panelled wooden lining of an interior wall or lower part of a wall </p><p><i></i></p><p>The smoking-room … was … papered from top to bottom with an imitation of oak wainscot</p><p> Stevenson.</p></div><a name="s073789b"><!--s073789b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a fine grade of oak formerly imported for woodwork [Middle English from early Dutch <span class="bodyi">wagenschot</span>, literally ‘wagon-boarding’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/twiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065343a"><!--s065343a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a northern European moorland finch with yellowish brown plumage streaked with darker brown and black: <span class="bodyi">Acanthis flavirostris</span> [imitative of its call].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">toxophilite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tokʹsofiliet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063975a"><!--s063975a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> a lover of or expert at archery <span class="bodyb">toxophily</span> /-li/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">toxon</span> bow, arrow + <span class="bodyi">philos</span> dear, loving].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">streptocarpus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/streptohʹkahpəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059879a"><!--s059879a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a S African plant with funnel-shaped flowers and spirally twisted fruits: genus <span class="bodyi">Streptocarpus</span> [Latin genus name, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/strepto/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">strepto-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">karpos</span> fruit].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wingbeat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069440a"><!--s069440a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a single complete movement of a wing in flying.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">square meal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058515a"><!--s058515a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a nutritionally balanced and satisfying meal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">UT</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066710a"><!--s066710a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072279b"><!--s072279b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Universal Time.</p></div><a name="s072280b"><!--s072280b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Utah (US postal abbreviation).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">symbolize <span class="bodyi">or</span> symbolise <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061242a"><!--s061242a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066159b"><!--s066159b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to serve as a symbol of (something).</p></div><a name="s066160b"><!--s066160b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to represent, express, or identify (something) by means of symbols <span class="bodyb">symbolization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soap<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057152a"><!--s057152a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061255b"><!--s061255b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to rub soap over or into (something or somebody).</p></div><a name="s061256b"><!--s061256b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to flatter (somebody).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">secy <span class="bodyi">or</span> sec'y</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054414a"><!--s054414a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>secretary.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">that<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dhət; <span class="bodyi">strong</span> dhat/ <i><span class="bodyi">conj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062609a"><!--s062609a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067750b"><!--s067750b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>used to introduce a noun clause, e.g. as subject, object, or complement of a verb </p><p><i></i></p><p>He said that he was afraid</p> <p><i></i></p><p>It is unlikely that he'll be in</p>.</div><a name="s067751b"><!--s067751b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used to introduce a subordinate clause expressing purpose, reason, or result </p><p><i></i></p><p>They died that we might live</p> <p><i></i></p><p>She walked so fast that we couldn't keep up</p>.</div><a name="s067752b"><!--s067752b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>used to introduce an exclamation, or to express a wish </p><p><i></i></p><p>That it should come to this!</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Oh, that he would come!</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shred<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/shred/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055784a"><!--s055784a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059471b"><!--s059471b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a narrow strip cut or torn off.</p></div><a name="s059472b"><!--s059472b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a fragment or scrap [Old English <span class="bodyi">scrēade</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wainscot<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (wainscoted wainscotted) (wainscoting wainscotting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068079a"><!--s068079a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to line (a wall or room) with boards or panelling</p><p><span class="bodyb">wainscoting</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">wainscotting</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twitter<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtwitə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (twittered, twittering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065344a"><!--s065344a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070883b"><!--s070883b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a bird: to make a series of quick tremulous or chirping sounds.</p></div><a name="s070884b"><!--s070884b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to talk quickly, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a nervous or giggling way or about trivial things</p><p><span class="bodyb">twitterer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [imitative].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">toxoplasmosis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌtoksohplazʹmohsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063976a"><!--s063976a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a disease caused by a genus of parasitic protozoans that is transmitted to humans, other mammals, and birds via infected soil or animal faeces [Latin genus name <span class="bodyi">Toxoplasma</span> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/osis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-osis</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wing case</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069441a"><!--s069441a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075421b"><!--s075421b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>either of the modified front pair of wings in some insects, e.g. beetles, that cover and protect the hind pair of functional wings.</p></div><a name="s075422b"><!--s075422b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/elytron/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">elytron</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ut</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066711a"><!--s066711a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Utah.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">streptococcus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/streptəʹkokəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> streptococci /-ʹkok(s)ie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059880a"><!--s059880a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bacteriumny of a genus of chiefly parasitic bacteria that occurs in pairs or chains and includes some that cause diseases in human beings and domestic animals: genus <span class="bodyi">Streptococcus</span></p><p><span class="bodyb">streptococcal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">streptococcic</span> /-ʹkok(s)ik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin genus name, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/strepto/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">strepto-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/coccus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">coccus</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">symbology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/simʹboləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061243a"><!--s061243a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066161b"><!--s066161b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the art of expression by symbols.</p></div><a name="s066162b"><!--s066162b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the study or interpretation of symbols.</p></div><a name="s066163b"><!--s066163b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a system of symbols.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">that<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dhət; <span class="bodyi">strong</span> dhat/ <i><span class="bodyi">pronoun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062610a"><!--s062610a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067753b"><!--s067753b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>used to introduce a restrictive relative clause identifying or characterizing a particular person, thing, or group </p><p><i></i></p><p>It was George that told me</p> <p><i></i></p><p>The book that you want is on the table</p>.</div><a name="s067754b"><!--s067754b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>at, in, on, by, with, for, or to which </p><p><i></i></p><p>the reason that he came</p> <p><i></i></p><p>the way that he spoke</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">that</span>, <span class="bodyb">which</span>, <span class="bodyi">and</span> <span class="bodyb">who</span>. The general rule is that either <span class="bodyi">that</span> or <span class="bodyi">which</span> can be used to introduce clauses attached to nouns that add crucial identifying pieces of information: <span class="bodyi">The briefcase that</span> (or <span class="bodyi">which</span>) <span class="bodyi">I left on the train contained important papers</span> (my other briefcase didn't); <span class="bodyi">This is the book that</span> (or <span class="bodyi">which</span>) <span class="bodyi">you need</span>. There is an increasing tendency for <span class="bodyi">that</span> to be preferred to <span class="bodyi">which</span> in such sentences, and whichever is used the clause is not separated from the noun by commas. <span class="bodyi">Which</span>, on the other hand, must be used in clauses that give purely incidental information: <span class="bodyi">The weather, which was sunny that day, contributed greatly to the success of the event.</span> Such clauses must be enclosed by commas and – the crucial test for distinguishing between the two kinds – can be wholly removed from the sentence without making it unclear what is being referred to. Though <span class="bodyi">who</span> is the usual pronoun used for people, it is perfectly acceptable to use <span class="bodyi">that</span> in place of it: <span class="bodyi">I've been sent a letter by someone that I met on holiday</span>; <span class="bodyi">You are the only person that knows the whole truth.</span></p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">square measure</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058516a"><!--s058516a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a system of units for measuring areas, or a unit in such a system.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soapberry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsohpb(ə)ri, ʹsohpberi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> soapberries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057153a"><!--s057153a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061257b"><!--s061257b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a berry-like fruit that has a high saponin content, produces a frothy lather when crushed, and is used as a soap substitute.</p></div><a name="s061258b"><!--s061258b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of several species of tropical trees or shrubs that bear this fruit: chiefly in genus <span class="bodyi">Sapindus</span>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sedan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹdan/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054415a"><!--s054415a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057766b"><!--s057766b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, Aus, NZ</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/saloon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">saloon</span></span></a> (3).</p></div><a name="s057767b"><!--s057767b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sedan_chair/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sedan chair</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wainscoting <span class="bodyi">or</span> wainscotting /ʹwaynskəting, ʹwaynskoting/</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068080a"><!--s068080a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wainscot, or material used for a wainscot.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shred<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (shredded, shredding)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055785a"><!--s055785a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s059473b"><!--s059473b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cut or tear (something) into shreds <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s059474b"><!--s059474b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to come apart in or be reduced to shreds.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twitter<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065345a"><!--s065345a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070885b"><!--s070885b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a twittering sound.</p></div><a name="s070886b"><!--s070886b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>nervous, giggling, or trivial chatter ✱ <span class="bodyb">all of/in a twitter</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> in a state of nervous agitation; quivering</p><p><span class="bodyb">twitterer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">twittery</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tox- <span class="bodyi">or</span> toxi- <span class="bodyi">or</span> toxic- <span class="bodyi">or</span> toxico- <span class="bodyi">or</span> toxo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063960a"><!--s063960a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: poison </p><p><i></i></p><p>toxaemia</p> <p><i></i></p><p>toxicology</p> <p>[late Latin <span class="bodyi">tox-</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">toxicum</span> poison].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wing chair</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069442a"><!--s069442a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an upholstered armchair with a high solid back and sidepieces that provide a rest for the head.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">streptokinase</span><small><span class="eSynop">/streptohʹkienayz, -nays/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059881a"><!--s059881a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an enzyme produced by some streptococcal bacteria that breaks down blood clots [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/strepto/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">strepto-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">kinase</span> (an enzyme), from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kinetic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">kinetic</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">that<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dhat/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062611a"><!--s062611a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067755b"><!--s067755b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to the extent indicated or understood </p><p><i></i></p><p>a nail about that long</p>.</div><a name="s067756b"><!--s067756b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu with the negative</span>) very; extremely </p><p><i></i></p><p>It's not that expensive</p>.</div><a name="s067757b"><!--s067757b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to such an extreme degree </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'm that hungry I could eat a horse</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soapbox</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057154a"><!--s057154a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061259b"><!--s061259b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an improvised platform used by an informal orator.</p></div><a name="s061260b"><!--s061260b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any public forum that allows people to express their views, exchange ideas, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>Internet newsgroups act as modern day soapboxes</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">UTC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066713a"><!--s066713a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Universal Time Coordinated.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">symmetric</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061244a"><!--s061244a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/symmetrical/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">symmetrical</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sedan chair</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054416a"><!--s054416a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a portable enclosed chair, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of the 17th and 18th cents, designed to seat one person and be carried on poles by two people [<span class="bodyi">sedan</span> perhaps via an Italian dialect word from Latin <span class="bodyi">sella</span> saddle, from <span class="bodyi">sedēre</span> to sit].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shredder</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055786a"><!--s055786a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a machine for shredding paper.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">square number</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058517a"><!--s058517a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a number that is the square of another number, that is, the product of another number multiplied by itself, e.g. 1, 4, 9, 16.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wainwright</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwaynriet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068081a"><!--s068081a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who makes and repairs wagons.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">‘twixt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/twikst, ʹtwixt/ <i><span class="bodyi">contraction</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065346a"><!--s065346a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>betwixt.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">toy<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/toy/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063977a"><!--s063977a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069181b"><!--s069181b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s018879c"><!--s018879c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>something for a child to play with.</p></div><a name="s018880c"><!--s018880c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>something designed for amusement or diversion rather than practical use </p><p><i></i></p><p>an executive toy</p>.</div></div><a name="s069182b"><!--s069182b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) something tiny; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an animal of a breed or variety of exceptionally small size </p><p><i></i></p><p>a toy poodle</p> <p><span class="bodyb">toylike</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">toye</span> joke, prank; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Wing Co.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069443a"><!--s069443a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Wing Commander.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soap opera</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057155a"><!--s057155a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a serialized radio or television drama usu dealing with the domestic lives of a group of characters who live or work in the same place [because such programmes were formerly sponsored in the USA by soap manufacturers].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shrew</span><small><span class="eSynop">/shrooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055787a"><!--s055787a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059475b"><!--s059475b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of numerous species of small usu chiefly nocturnal mammals with a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and velvety fur: family Soricidae.</p></div><a name="s059476b"><!--s059476b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an ill-tempered nagging woman; a scold [Old English <span class="bodyi">scrēawa</span>; (sense 2) from the belief that the shrew's bite was poisonous].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">waist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/wayst/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068082a"><!--s068082a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073790b"><!--s073790b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the part of the body between the chest and hips.</p></div><a name="s073791b"><!--s073791b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s020184c"><!--s020184c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the part of the body between the chest and hips.</p></div><a name="s020185c"><!--s020185c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the greatly constricted part of the abdomen of a wasp, fly, etc.</p></div></div><a name="s073792b"><!--s073792b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the part of a garment covering the body at the waist or waistline.</p></div><a name="s073793b"><!--s073793b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the part of something corresponding to or resembling the human waist.</p></div><a name="s073794b"><!--s073794b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s020186c"><!--s020186c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the middle part of a sailing ship between foremast and mainmast.</p></div><a name="s020187c"><!--s020187c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the middle section of the fuselage of an aircraft</p><p><span class="bodyb">waistless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">wast</span>, of Germanic origin; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">weaxan</span> to grow, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wax3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wax 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">streptomycete</span><small><span class="eSynop">/streptəʹmieseet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059882a"><!--s059882a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a family of rod-shaped bacteria found chiefly in the soil feeding on dead and decaying plant and animal matter in the soil, some having antibiotic properties: genus <span class="bodyi">Streptomyces</span>, etc [Latin genus name <span class="bodyi">Streptomycet-, Streptomyces</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/strepto/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">strepto-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">mycēt-</span>, <span class="bodyi">mykēs</span> fungus].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Utd</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066714a"><!--s066714a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>United, used in the names of sports teams, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> football teams.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sedate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹdayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054417a"><!--s054417a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>calm and even in temper or pace</p><p><span class="bodyb">sedately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">sedateness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">sedatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">sedare</span> to calm, settle, from <span class="bodyi">sedēre</span> to sit].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thataway</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdhatəway/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062612a"><!--s062612a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> in that direction or manner [alteration of the phrase <span class="bodyi">that way</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">square off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058518a"><!--s058518a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062861b"><!--s062861b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to assume a fighting stance; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/square_up/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">square up</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s062862b"><!--s062862b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ</span> to settle a disagreement <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s062863b"><!--s062863b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ</span> to placate (somebody) or make things right with them.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twizzle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtwizl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065347a"><!--s065347a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal or dialect</span> to spin, or cause (something) to spin, round and round [imitative, prob influenced by <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/twist1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">twist 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">toy<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063978a"><!--s063978a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069183b"><!--s069183b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(+ with) to touch or handle something in an absent-minded or nonchalant way; to play or fiddle with it.</p></div><a name="s069184b"><!--s069184b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ with) to consider something as a possibility but without committing oneself at all </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'm toying with the idea of going freelance</p>.</div><a name="s069185b"><!--s069185b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ with) to flirt.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">symmetrical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹmetrikl/ symmetric <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061245a"><!--s061245a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066164b"><!--s066164b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having the same proportions, design, shape, etc on both sides; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> capable of division by a longitudinal plane into similar halves.</p></div><a name="s066165b"><!--s066165b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a flower: having the same number of members in each whorl of floral leaves.</p></div><a name="s066166b"><!--s066166b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a chemical compound: having symmetry in the molecular structure</p><p><span class="bodyb">symmetrically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soapstone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057156a"><!--s057156a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a soft greyish green or brown stone having a soapy feel and composed mainly of talc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">streptomycin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/streptəʹmiesin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059883a"><!--s059883a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an antibiotic obtained from a soil bacterium and used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the treatment of tuberculosis [Latin <span class="bodyi">Streptomyces</span>, genus name of bacteria].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sedate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054418a"><!--s054418a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to give a sedative to (a person or animal) [back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sedative2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sedative 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shrewd</span><small><span class="eSynop">/shroohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055788a"><!--s055788a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059477b"><!--s059477b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>marked by keen discernment and hardheaded practicality </p><p><i></i></p><p>shrewd common sense</p>.</div><a name="s059478b"><!--s059478b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>wily or artful </p><p><i></i></p><p>a shrewd operator</p>.</div><a name="s059479b"><!--s059479b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s016100c"><!--s016100c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a blow: severe or hard.</p></div><a name="s016101c"><!--s016101c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> said of wind or weather: bitter or piercing</p><p><span class="bodyb">shrewdly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">shrewdness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">shrewed</span> wicked, mischievous, from <span class="bodyi">shrewe</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/shrew/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">shrew</span></span></a> (2)].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twizzle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065348a"><!--s065348a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a twizzling movement.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wing collar</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069444a"><!--s069444a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a man's stand-up collar with the upper corners turned down, now worn only for formal evening dress.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">toy boy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063979a"><!--s063979a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a young man taken as lover or companion by an older woman.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thatch<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/thach/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062613a"><!--s062613a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to roof (a building) with thatch</p><p><span class="bodyb">thatcher</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">theccan</span> to cover].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">symmetrize <span class="bodyi">or</span> symmetrise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsimitriez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061246a"><!--s061246a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make (something) symmetrical.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">square of opposition</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058519a"><!--s058519a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in logic, a diagram representing the four types of proposition that can occur in a syllogism.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">waistband</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068083a"><!--s068083a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a band, e.g. on trousers or a skirt, fitting round the waist.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ute</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yooht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066715a"><!--s066715a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ, informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/utility_vehicle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">utility vehicle</span></span></a> [by shortening and alteration].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soapwort</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057157a"><!--s057157a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a European plant of the pink family that has clusters of pink or white flowers and leaves that yield a detergent when bruised: <span class="bodyi">Saponaria officinalis</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">streptothricin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/streptəʹthriesin, -ʹthrisin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059884a"><!--s059884a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an antibiotic that is obtained from a bacterium, <span class="bodyi">Streptomyces lavendulae</span>, and is used in the treatment of diseases, e.g. hepatitis [Latin genus name <span class="bodyi">Streptothric-, Streptothrix</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/strepto/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">strepto-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-thrix</span> having hairlike filaments, from Greek <span class="bodyi">trich-</span>, <span class="bodyi">thrix</span> hair].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">two</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065349a"><!--s065349a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070887b"><!--s070887b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the number 2, or the quantity represented by it.</p></div><a name="s070888b"><!--s070888b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something having two parts or members.</p></div><a name="s070889b"><!--s070889b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s019441c"><!--s019441c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the age of 2 years.</p></div><a name="s019442c"><!--s019442c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the hour two hours after midday or midnight.</p></div></div><a name="s070890b"><!--s070890b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an unspecified small number </p><p><i></i></p><p>It'll just take a minute or two</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">put two and two together</span>.</p></div><a name="s070891b"><!--s070891b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to use the available evidence, or separate pieces of information, to draw a conclusion, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an obvious one ✱ <span class="bodyb">that makes two of us</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> we are both of the same opinion or in the same situation; the same is also true for me ✱ <span class="bodyb">two by/and two</span> in pairs, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> side by side ✱ <span class="bodyb">two can play at that game</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> used to state forcibly that the speaker will resort to the same unfair tactics, etc</p><p><span class="bodyb">two</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><a name="sb000000467"><!--sb000000467--></a><p><span class="bodyb">twofold</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">twā</span>, fem and neuter of <span class="bodyi">twēgen</span>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">two</span>, <span class="bodyb">too</span>, <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">to</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/to1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">to 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">TQM</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063980a"><!--s063980a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>total quality management.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wing commander</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069445a"><!--s069445a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an officer in the Royal Air Force ranking above a squadron leader and below a group captain.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thatch<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062614a"><!--s062614a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067758b"><!--s067758b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>plant material such as straw or reeds used as a roof covering.</p></div><a name="s067759b"><!--s067759b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>anything resembling the thatch of a house, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the hair on somebody's head.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shrewish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055789a"><!--s055789a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>bad-tempered, aggressive, or nagging</p><p><span class="bodyb">shrewishly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">shrewishness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">waistcoat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068084a"><!--s068084a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a sleeveless upper garment that fastens down the centre front and usu has a V-neck, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> such a garment worn under a jacket as part of a man's suit</p><p><span class="bodyb">waistcoated</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">symmetry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsimitri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> symmetries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061247a"><!--s061247a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066167b"><!--s066167b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the property of being symmetrical; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> correspondence in size, shape, and relative position of parts on opposite sides of a dividing line or median plane or about a centre or axis: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bilateral_symmetry/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bilateral symmetry</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/radial_symmetry/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">radial symmetry</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s066168b"><!--s066168b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>balanced proportions, or beauty of form arising from balanced proportions.</p></div><a name="s066169b"><!--s066169b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the property possessed by a physical phenomenon whereby it remains unaffected by certain changes, e.g. of orientation in space or of the sign of the electric charge [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">symmetria</span>, from <span class="bodyi">symmetros</span> symmetrical, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/syn_or_syl_or_sym/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">syn-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">metron</span> measure].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soapy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (soapier, soapiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057158a"><!--s057158a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061261b"><!--s061261b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s016705c"><!--s016705c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>covered with soap; lathered.</p></div><a name="s016706c"><!--s016706c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>containing or combined with soap.</p></div><a name="s016707c"><!--s016707c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>resembling soap.</p></div></div><a name="s061262b"><!--s061262b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>suave; ingratiating.</p></div><a name="s061263b"><!--s061263b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s016708c"><!--s016708c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>smooth and slippery.</p></div><a name="s016709c"><!--s016709c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>suave; ingratiating</p><p><span class="bodyb">soapily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">soapiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">utensil</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yoohʹtens(i)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066716a"><!--s066716a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072281b"><!--s072281b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a piece of portable equipment, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a tool or container, used in the household </p><p><i></i></p><p>kitchen utensils</p>.</div><a name="s072282b"><!--s072282b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any useful tool or implement </p><p><i></i></p><p>writing utensils</p> <p>[Middle English in the sense ‘vessels for domestic use’, via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">utensilia</span>, neuter pl of <span class="bodyi">utensilis</span> useful, from <span class="bodyi">uti</span> to use].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sedation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹdaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054419a"><!--s054419a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057768b"><!--s057768b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the induction, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with a sedative, of a relaxed easy state.</p></div><a name="s057769b"><!--s057769b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the condition of being in such a state </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was kept under sedation for a while</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">square piano</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058520a"><!--s058520a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small early piano, oblong and flat-topped, being horizontally strung.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stress<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/stres/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059885a"><!--s059885a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064621b"><!--s064621b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>pressure exerted on a physical object.</p></div><a name="s064622b"><!--s064622b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s017549c"><!--s017549c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>pressure exerted on a physical object.</p></div><a name="s017550c"><!--s017550c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the force of this per unit area.</p></div></div><a name="s064623b"><!--s064623b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>mental or emotional tension; strain.</p></div><a name="s064624b"><!--s064624b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>intensity of utterance given to a speech sound, syllable, or word so as to produce relative loudness; accent.</p></div><a name="s064625b"><!--s064625b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s017551c"><!--s017551c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>intensity of utterance given to a speech sound, syllable, or word so as to produce relative loudness; accent </p><p><i></i></p><p>a stress on the second syllable</p>.</div><a name="s017552c"><!--s017552c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>such force or prominence given to a syllable in verse or a note in music, as part of the rhythm ✱ <span class="bodyb">lay stress on</span> to emphasize (a point)</p><p><span class="bodyb">stressful</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">stressfully</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">stressless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English, in the sense ‘constraint’, shortened from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/distress1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">distress 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">two-bit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065350a"><!--s065350a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> worthless, insignificant, or contemptible [from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/two_bits/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">two bits</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">TR</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063981a"><!--s063981a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Turkey (international vehicle registration).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Thatcherism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹthachəriz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062615a"><!--s062615a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the political and economic policies associated with Margaret Thatcher, Conservative prime minister of Britain 1979–90. These policies include monetarism, strict control of public spending, and the promotion of free-market capitalism and individual enterprise</p><p><span class="bodyb">Thatcherite</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sympathectomy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/simpəʹthektəmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> sympathectomies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061248a"><!--s061248a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the surgical removal of a sympathetic nerve.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">waisted</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068085a"><!--s068085a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu used in combinations</span>) having a waist, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a specified kind </p><p><i></i></p><p>high-waisted</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soar<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/saw/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057159a"><!--s057159a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061264b"><!--s061264b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s016710c"><!--s016710c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to fly or rise high into the air.</p></div><a name="s016711c"><!--s016711c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to sail, glide, or hover in the air, often at a great height.</p></div><a name="s016712c"><!--s016712c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a glider: to fly using thermals (upward currents of hot air; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/thermal2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">thermal 2</span></span></a>) to maintain or gain height.</p></div></div><a name="s061265b"><!--s061265b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to rise rapidly or to a very high level </p><p><i></i></p><p>The temperature soared</p>.</div><a name="s061266b"><!--s061266b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to rise upward in position or status </p><p><i></i></p><p>a soaring reputation</p>.</div><a name="s061267b"><!--s061267b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to be of imposing height or stature; to tower </p><p><i></i></p><p>Mountains soared above us</p> <p><span class="bodyb">soar</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">soarer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">soaring</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">soaringly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">soren</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">essorer</span> to air, soar, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">aura</span> air].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shrewmouse</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055790a"><!--s055790a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/shrew/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">shrew</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wingding</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwingding/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069446a"><!--s069446a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075423b"><!--s075423b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a wild, lively, or lavish party.</p></div><a name="s075424b"><!--s075424b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a usu pretended fit or seizure [origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sedative<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsedətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054420a"><!--s054420a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>tending to calm or to tranquillize nervousness or excitement [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">sedatif</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">sedare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sedate1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sedate 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">uteri</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹyoohtərie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066717a"><!--s066717a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/uterus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">uterus</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">square rig</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058521a"><!--s058521a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sailing-ship rig in which the principal sails are set at right angles to the mast and keel square sails</p><p><span class="bodyb">square-rigged</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">square-rigger</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stress<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059886a"><!--s059886a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064626b"><!--s064626b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to emphasize (a point, etc) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I have to stress the need for confidentiality</p>.</div><a name="s064627b"><!--s064627b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to accent or emphasize (a word, syllable, etc) </p><p><i></i></p><p>In Czech most words are stressed on the first syllable</p>.</div><a name="s064628b"><!--s064628b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in passive, also</span> + out) to subject (somebody) to emotional or mental stress </p><p><i></i></p><p>too stressed to be sociable</p> <p><i></i></p><p>feeling stressed out</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">two bits</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065351a"><!--s065351a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070892b"><!--s070892b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a quarter of a dollar or a coin of this value.</p></div><a name="s070893b"><!--s070893b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any small unspecified sum.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tr.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063982a"><!--s063982a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069186b"><!--s069186b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>transitive.</p></div><a name="s069187b"><!--s069187b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>translated.</p></div><a name="s069188b"><!--s069188b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>translator.</p></div><a name="s069189b"><!--s069189b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>trill.</p></div><a name="s069190b"><!--s069190b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>trustee.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thaumatrope</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹthawmətrohp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062616a"><!--s062616a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a 19th-cent. toy consisting of a disc of card with a picture on either side of it. When the card is rotated rapidly, the two pictures appear to merge [Greek <span class="bodyi">thauma</span> miracle + <span class="bodyi">tropos</span> turning].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soar<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057160a"><!--s057160a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061268b"><!--s061268b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of soaring; upward flight.</p></div><a name="s061269b"><!--s061269b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the range, distance, or height attained in soaring.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sedative<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054421a"><!--s054421a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something that has a sedative effect, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a sedative drug.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sympathetic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/simpəʹthetik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061249a"><!--s061249a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066170b"><!--s066170b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>given to, showing, or arising from compassion and sensitivity to others’ feelings.</p></div><a name="s066171b"><!--s066171b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>favourably inclined </p><p><i></i></p><p>not sympathetic to the idea</p>.</div><a name="s066172b"><!--s066172b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>appropriate to one's mood or temperament; congenial.</p></div><a name="s066173b"><!--s066173b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>existing or operating through an affinity, or mutual association, or relationship in which each of two or more people or things is simultaneously affected in a similar way.</p></div><a name="s066174b"><!--s066174b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>relating to or acting on the sympathetic nervous system.</p></div><a name="s066175b"><!--s066175b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s017936c"><!--s017936c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>belonging or relating to the sympathetic nervous system.</p></div><a name="s017937c"><!--s017937c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>mediated by or acting on the sympathetic nerves.</p></div></div><a name="s066176b"><!--s066176b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>denoting musical sounds produced, or strings sounded, by sympathetic vibration</p><p><span class="bodyb">sympathetically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">sympatheticus</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">sympathia</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sympathy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sympathy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shriek<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/shreek/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055791a"><!--s055791a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059480b"><!--s059480b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to utter or make a shrill piercing cry; to screech </p><p><i></i></p><p>She shrieked with laughter</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Jets shrieked overhead</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s059481b"><!--s059481b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + out) to utter (something) with a shriek or sharply and shrilly</p><p><span class="bodyb">shriek</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">shrieker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">shriken</span>, of imitative origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">square root</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058522a"><!--s058522a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the number which, when multiplied by itself, gives the number in question </p><p><i></i></p><p>The square root of nine is three</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">uterine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹyoohtərin, -rien/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066718a"><!--s066718a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072283b"><!--s072283b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or in the region of the uterus.</p></div><a name="s072284b"><!--s072284b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of two or more offspring: born of the same mother but having different fathers.</p></div><a name="s072285b"><!--s072285b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s019705c"><!--s019705c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of two or more offspring: born of the same mother but having a different father.</p></div><a name="s019706c"><!--s019706c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>related through the female line [Middle English from late Latin <span class="bodyi">uterinus</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">uterus</span> womb].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stress mark</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059887a"><!--s059887a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in phonetics, a mark to show where the stress comes in a word, typically a short vertical superscript stroke placed before the stressed syllable, or a sloping one after it.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">two-by-four</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065352a"><!--s065352a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070894b"><!--s070894b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a length of trimmed timber that measures two inches by four inches in cross-section.</p></div><a name="s070895b"><!--s070895b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, W Ind</span> a small, petty, or worthless thing.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">winge<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/winj/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069447a"><!--s069447a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/whinge1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">whinge 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">waistline</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068086a"><!--s068086a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073795b"><!--s073795b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s020188c"><!--s020188c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an imaginary line encircling the narrowest part of the waist.</p></div><a name="s020189c"><!--s020189c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the part of a garment corresponding to this line or to the place where fashion dictates this should be.</p></div></div><a name="s073796b"><!--s073796b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the body circumference at the waist.</p></div><a name="s073797b"><!--s073797b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the part of a garment shaped around the waist.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trabeate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtraybiət, -ayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063983a"><!--s063983a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/trabeated/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">trabeated</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thaumaturge</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹthawmətuhj/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062617a"><!--s062617a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a performer of miracles, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a magician</p><p><span class="bodyb">thaumaturgy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">s.o.b.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057163a"><!--s057163a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> son of a bitch.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sedentary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsed(ə)ntri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054422a"><!--s054422a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057770b"><!--s057770b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>doing or involving much sitting </p><p><i></i></p><p>a sedentary occupation</p>.</div><a name="s057771b"><!--s057771b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of birds: not migratory.</p></div><a name="s057772b"><!--s057772b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of animals: permanently attached to a surface, e.g. a rock </p><p><i></i></p><p>sedentary barnacles</p> <p>[early French <span class="bodyi">sedentaire</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">sedentarius</span>, from <span class="bodyi">sedent-, sedens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">sedēre</span> to sit].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thaumaturgy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹthawmətuhji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062618a"><!--s062618a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the performance of miracles; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> magic <span class="bodyb">thaumaturgic</span> /-ʹtuhjik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">thaumaturgist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">thaumatourgia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">thaumatourgos</span> working miracles, from <span class="bodyi">thaumat-, thauma</span> miracle + <span class="bodyi">ergon</span> work].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">uterus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹyoohtərəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> uteri /-rie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066719a"><!--s066719a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072286b"><!--s072286b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a thick-walled hollow organ of the female mammal that contains and usu nourishes the young during development before birth; the womb.</p></div><a name="s072287b"><!--s072287b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a structure in some lower animals analogous to the uterus, in which eggs or young develop [Latin <span class="bodyi">uterus</span> womb].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twoc</span><small><span class="eSynop">/twok/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (twocced, twoccing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065353a"><!--s065353a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, slang</span> to steal (a car), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for joyriding</p><p><span class="bodyb">twoccer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [acronym, orig police slang, from <span class="bodyi">taken without owner's consent</span>, the legal offence that a suspected car thief is charged with].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sympathetic magic</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061250a"><!--s061250a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>magic in which an action performed in one place is thought to cause or influence a similar event in another place.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wait<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/wayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068087a"><!--s068087a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073798b"><!--s073798b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + for) to remain where one is or delay action in readiness or expectation.</p></div><a name="s073799b"><!--s073799b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to serve at meals; to act as a waiter.</p></div><a name="s073800b"><!--s073800b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to park a vehicle for a short period at the edge of a road <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s073801b"><!--s073801b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to stay in place in expectation of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Wait your turn</p>.</div><a name="s073802b"><!--s073802b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to delay serving (a meal) while waiting for somebody to arrive.</p></div><a name="s073803b"><!--s073803b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> to serve as waiter for (a table) ✱ <span class="bodyb">wait on/upon</span> to act as an attendant to (somebody).</p></div><a name="s073804b"><!--s073804b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> to wait for (somebody or something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>We were waiting on his answer</p>.</div><a name="s073805b"><!--s073805b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to make a formal call on (somebody) [Middle English <span class="bodyi">waiten</span> to watch, watch for, lie in wait for, from Old Northern French <span class="bodyi">waitier</span> to watch, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">winge<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069448a"><!--s069448a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/whinge2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">whinge 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sob<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/sob/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (sobbed, sobbing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057161a"><!--s057161a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s061270b"><!--s061270b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to weep with convulsive catching of the breath.</p></div><a name="s061271b"><!--s061271b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make a sound like that of a sob or sobbing <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s061272b"><!--s061272b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to bring (e.g. oneself) to a specified state by sobbing </p><p><i></i></p><p>He sobbed himself to sleep</p>.</div><a name="s061273b"><!--s061273b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to express or utter (something) with sobs </p><p><i></i></p><p>She sobbed her grief</p> <p><span class="bodyb">sobbing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">sobben</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">square sail</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058523a"><!--s058523a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a four-sided sail held open by a rod that is suspended at its centre from a mast.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shriek<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055792a"><!--s055792a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059482b"><!--s059482b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a shrill usu wild cry.</p></div><a name="s059483b"><!--s059483b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a sound similar to this </p><p><i></i></p><p>The shriek of chalk on the blackboard</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stretch<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/strech/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059888a"><!--s059888a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064629b"><!--s064629b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to pull, extend, or expand (material) till it becomes taut.</p></div><a name="s064630b"><!--s064630b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s017553c"><!--s017553c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>of material, garments, etc: to have an elastic quality.</p></div><a name="s017554c"><!--s017554c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>of materials, garments, etc: to become permanently enlarged.</p></div></div><a name="s064631b"><!--s064631b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s017555c"><!--s017555c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(+ out) to lie at full length.</p></div><a name="s017556c"><!--s017556c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to extend one's body or limbs to full length to relieve muscle stiffness, etc.</p></div></div><a name="s064632b"><!--s064632b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s017557c"><!--s017557c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(+ out) to lay (oneself) down at full length.</p></div><a name="s017558c"><!--s017558c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(+ out) to hold out or extend (an arm or leg).</p></div><a name="s017559c"><!--s017559c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span>(+ out) to knock down or fell (somebody).</p></div></div><a name="s064633b"><!--s064633b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s017560c"><!--s017560c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to pull, extend, or expand (material) till it becomes taut.</p></div><a name="s017561c"><!--s017561c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to extend (oneself or one's limbs) to maximum height, length, etc, to relieve muscle stiffness, etc.</p></div></div><a name="s064634b"><!--s064634b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s017562c"><!--s017562c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to enlarge (something) flexible by force.</p></div><a name="s017563c"><!--s017563c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to provide adequate challenge for (a person or their mind).</p></div><a name="s017564c"><!--s017564c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to strain (some resource, etc).</p></div><a name="s017565c"><!--s017565c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to expand or adapt (e.g. a rule) beyond normal limits <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s064635b"><!--s064635b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to extend in space or time.</p></div><a name="s064636b"><!--s064636b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s017566c"><!--s017566c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(+ out) to lie at full length.</p></div><a name="s017567c"><!--s017567c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to extend one's body or limbs to full length to relieve muscle stiffness, etc.</p></div></div><a name="s064637b"><!--s064637b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to elongate oneself in trying to reach something; to reach out.</p></div><a name="s064638b"><!--s064638b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>said of material, garments, etc: to have an elastic quality ✱ <span class="bodyb">stretch a point</span> to distort the rules slightly so as to accommodate a need, etc ✱ <span class="bodyb">stretch one's legs</span> to go for a walk</p><p><span class="bodyb">stretchable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">stretchiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">stretchy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">streccan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trabeated</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtraybiaytid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063984a"><!--s063984a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>designed or constructed with vertical posts and horizontal beams <span class="bodyb">trabeation</span> /-ʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">trabes</span> beam].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Seder</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsaydə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054423a"><!--s054423a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Jewish domestic ceremonial dinner held on the first evening or first two evenings of the Passover in commemoration of the exodus from Egypt [Hebrew <span class="bodyi">sēdher</span> order].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thaw<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/thaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062619a"><!--s062619a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067760b"><!--s067760b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s018445c"><!--s018445c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to go or cause to go from a frozen to a liquid state.</p></div><a name="s018446c"><!--s018446c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + out) to become less numb or stiff from cold as a result of exposure to warmth.</p></div></div><a name="s067761b"><!--s067761b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of the weather: to be warm enough to melt ice and snow.</p></div><a name="s067762b"><!--s067762b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make or become less hostile </p><p><i></i></p><p>Relations with Iran have thawed</p>.</div><a name="s067763b"><!--s067763b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to make or become less aloof, cold, or reserved <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s067764b"><!--s067764b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + out) to cause (something) to thaw </p><p><i></i></p><p>A largess universal, like the sun, his liberal eye doth give to every one, thawing cold fear</p><p> Shakespeare [Old English <span class="bodyi">thawian</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">two-dimensional</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065354a"><!--s065354a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070896b"><!--s070896b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having two dimensions, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> having, or appearing to have, length and breadth but no depth.</p></div><a name="s070897b"><!--s070897b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a person, fictional character, etc: lacking depth; superficial</p><p><span class="bodyb">two-dimensionality</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">two-dimensionally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">utilise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹyoohtiliez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066720a"><!--s066720a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/utilize_or_utilise_yoohtiliez/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">utilize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trabecula</span><small><span class="eSynop">/trəʹbekyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> trabeculae /-lee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063985a"><!--s063985a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069191b"><!--s069191b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in anatomy, a small bar, rod, bundle of fibres, or dividing membrane in the framework of a body organ or part.</p></div><a name="s069192b"><!--s069192b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in botany, a fold, ridge, or bar projecting into or extending from a plant part</p><p><span class="bodyb">trabecular</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">trabeculate</span> /-lət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">trabecula</span> little beam, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">trabs, trabes</span> beam].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sob<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057162a"><!--s057162a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>anthe act or an instance, bout, or sound of sobbing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sympathetic nervous system</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061251a"><!--s061251a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the part of the autonomic nervous system that tends to depress secretion, e.g. of digestive juices in the gut, decrease the tension and elasticity of smooth muscle, and cause the contraction of blood vessels.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stretch<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059889a"><!--s059889a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064639b"><!--s064639b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of stretching.</p></div><a name="s064640b"><!--s064640b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the quality of elasticity in a material, etc.</p></div><a name="s064641b"><!--s064641b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an extent or area of land or water.</p></div><a name="s064642b"><!--s064642b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a leg of a journey, course, track, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>the home stretch</p>.</div><a name="s064643b"><!--s064643b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a period of time.</p></div><a name="s064644b"><!--s064644b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a period in prison ✱ <span class="bodyb">at a stretch</span> continuously </p><p><i></i></p><p>twelve hours at a stretch</p>.</div><a name="s064645b"><!--s064645b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>with difficulty ✱ <span class="bodyb">at full stretch</span> to full capacity ✱ <span class="bodyb">not by any stretch of the imagination</span> not conceivably.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">winger</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwingə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069449a"><!--s069449a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a player positioned on the wing in football, hockey, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wait<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068088a"><!--s068088a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073806b"><!--s073806b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or a period of waiting </p><p><i></i></p><p>We had a long wait for the bus</p>.</div><a name="s073807b"><!--s073807b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, archaic</span> (<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) a group who serenade for gratuities, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> at Christmas ✱ <span class="bodyb">in wait</span> in a hidden position, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in readiness to attack [Middle English (sense 1) from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wait1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wait 1</span></span></a>; (sense 2) from <span class="bodyi">waite</span> watchman, public musician, wait, from Old Northern French <span class="bodyi">wait</span> watchman, watch, from <span class="bodyi">waitier</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wait1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wait 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">square shooter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058524a"><!--s058524a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> a frank, honest, or just person</p><p><span class="bodyb">square-shooting</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shrieval</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshreevl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055793a"><!--s055793a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of a sheriff [<span class="bodyi">shrieve</span>, obsolete variant of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sheriff/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sheriff</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sedge</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sej/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054424a"><!--s054424a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a family of marsh plants differing from grasses <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in having a solid stems, usu triangular in cross-section: family Cyperaceae, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> genus <span class="bodyi">Carex</span></p><p><span class="bodyb">sedgy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">secg</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">utilitarian<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/yoohˌtiliʹteəri·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066721a"><!--s066721a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an advocate of utilitarianism.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thaw<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062620a"><!--s062620a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067765b"><!--s067765b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the action, fact, or process of thawing.</p></div><a name="s067766b"><!--s067766b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a period of weather warm enough to thaw ice.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">two-edged</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065355a"><!--s065355a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/double_edged/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">double-edged</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wait-a-bit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068089a"><!--s068089a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various tropical or subtropical plants or shrubs with hooked thorns that catch on clothing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sober<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsohbə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057164a"><!--s057164a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061274b"><!--s061274b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not drunk.</p></div><a name="s061275b"><!--s061275b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s016713c"><!--s016713c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>not drunk.</p></div><a name="s016714c"><!--s016714c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>not addicted to alcohol.</p></div></div><a name="s061276b"><!--s061276b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>gravely or earnestly thoughtful; serious.</p></div><a name="s061277b"><!--s061277b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>calmly self-controlled; sedate.</p></div><a name="s061278b"><!--s061278b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s016715c"><!--s016715c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>well balanced; realistic </p><p><i></i></p><p>the sober truth</p>.</div><a name="s016716c"><!--s016716c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>sane; rational.</p></div></div><a name="s061279b"><!--s061279b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>subdued in tone or colour</p><p><span class="bodyb">soberly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">soberness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">sobre</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">sobrius</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wing forward</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069450a"><!--s069450a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flanker/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flanker</span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sympathetic vibration</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061252a"><!--s061252a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a vibration produced in one body by the vibrations of exactly the same frequency in a neighbouring body.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trace<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/trays/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063986a"><!--s063986a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069193b"><!--s069193b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a mark or line left by something that has passed.</p></div><a name="s069194b"><!--s069194b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s018881c"><!--s018881c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a mark or line left by something that has passed.</p></div><a name="s018882c"><!--s018882c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/footprint/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">footprint</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s069195b"><!--s069195b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something traced or drawn; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the graphic record made by a seismograph or other recording instrument.</p></div><a name="s069196b"><!--s069196b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a minute and often barely detectable amount or indication.</p></div><a name="s069197b"><!--s069197b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s018883c"><!--s018883c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a minute and often barely detectable amount or indication </p><p><i></i></p><p>a trace of a smile</p>.</div><a name="s018884c"><!--s018884c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an amount of a chemical constituent not quantitatively determined because of minuteness.</p></div></div><a name="s069198b"><!--s069198b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a sign or evidence of some past thing; a vestige; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> an <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/engram/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">engram</span></span></a> (physical change in brain tissue involved in creating a memory).</p></div><a name="s069199b"><!--s069199b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>an attempt to find something or somebody.</p></div><a name="s069200b"><!--s069200b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>the intersection of a line or plane with a plane.</p></div><a name="s069201b"><!--s069201b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>in mathematics, the sum of the elements of the principal diagonal of a matrix.</p></div><a name="s069202b"><!--s069202b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/track1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">track<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (1) [Middle English from French, from <span class="bodyi">tracier</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/trace2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">trace 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shrievalty</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> shrievalties)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055794a"><!--s055794a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> the office, term of office, or jurisdiction of a sheriff.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stretcher<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059890a"><!--s059890a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064646b"><!--s064646b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a light portable bed for carrying a sick, injured, or dead person, typically consisting of a sheet of canvas or other fabric stretched between two poles.</p></div><a name="s064647b"><!--s064647b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person or thing that stretches; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a mechanism for stretching or expanding something.</p></div><a name="s064648b"><!--s064648b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in bricklaying, a brick or stone laid with its length parallel to the face of the wall: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/header/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">header</span></span></a> (3).</p></div><a name="s064649b"><!--s064649b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a timber or rod used, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when horizontal, as a tie in a structural framework, e.g. for building.</p></div><a name="s064650b"><!--s064650b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a wooden frame over which a canvas for painting is stretched and fastened.</p></div><a name="s064651b"><!--s064651b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a rod or bar extending between two legs of a chair or table.</p></div><a name="s064652b"><!--s064652b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a board in a rowing boat that serves as a rest for a rower's feet.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">square-shouldered</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058525a"><!--s058525a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having shoulders that present a rectangular outline: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/round_shouldered/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">round-shouldered</span></span></a> </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was a tall, square-shouldered person</p><p> Samuel Butler.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sedge warbler</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054425a"><!--s054425a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small European songbird that breeds in marshy places and has streaked brown upper parts, a reddish brown rump, and a pale stripe above the eye: <span class="bodyi">Acrocephalus schoenobaenus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">utilitarian<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066722a"><!--s066722a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072288b"><!--s072288b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>designed for practical use rather than beautiful appearance.</p></div><a name="s072289b"><!--s072289b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to or characteristic of utilitarianism </p><p><i></i></p><p>I shall … attempt to contribute something towards the understanding and appreciation of the Utilitarian or Happiness theory, and towards such proof as it is susceptible of</p><p> John Stuart Mill.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">two-faced</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065356a"><!--s065356a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>insincere, double-dealing, or hypocritical.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">THC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062621a"><!--s062621a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>tetrahydrocannabinol.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wingman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> wingmen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069451a"><!--s069451a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pilot who flies behind and outside the leader of a flying formation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sympathize <span class="bodyi">or</span> sympathise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsimpəthiez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061253a"><!--s061253a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066177b"><!--s066177b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to share in distress or suffering; to commiserate </p><p><i></i></p><p>I can sympathize with everything, except suffering</p><p> Oscar Wilde.</p></div><a name="s066178b"><!--s066178b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to agree with somebody or something; to be in sympathy with them</p><p><span class="bodyb">sympathizer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sober<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (sobered, sobering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057165a"><!--s057165a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s061280b"><!--s061280b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + up) to make or become sober <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s061281b"><!--s061281b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + up) to make (somebody) sober</p><p><span class="bodyb">sobering</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">square-toed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058526a"><!--s058526a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062864b"><!--s062864b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of shoes: shaped square over the toes.</p></div><a name="s062865b"><!--s062865b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> conservative or old-fashioned </p><p><i></i></p><p>We old people must retain some square-toed predilection for the fashions of our youth</p><p> Edmund Burke.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stretcher<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (stretchered, stretchering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059891a"><!--s059891a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to carry (an injured or sick person) on a stretcher </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was stretchered off the field</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">waiter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068090a"><!--s068090a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073808b"><!--s073808b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who waits at table, e.g. in a restaurant, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a regular job.</p></div><a name="s073809b"><!--s073809b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody who waits.</p></div><a name="s073810b"><!--s073810b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a salver or tray.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trace<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063987a"><!--s063987a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069203b"><!--s069203b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s018885c"><!--s018885c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to find (something or somebody) by using signs, evidence, or remains </p><p><i></i></p><p>She is trying to trace her real father</p>.</div><a name="s018886c"><!--s018886c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to follow back or study (something) in detail or step by step </p><p><i></i></p><p>The book traces the history of the labour movement</p>.</div><a name="s018887c"><!--s018887c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to follow the course or trail of (something).</p></div></div><a name="s069204b"><!--s069204b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s018888c"><!--s018888c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to copy (e.g. a drawing) by following the lines or letters as seen through a semitransparent superimposed sheet.</p></div><a name="s018889c"><!--s018889c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to delineate or sketch (something).</p></div><a name="s018890c"><!--s018890c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to write (e.g. letters or figures) painstakingly.</p></div><a name="s018891c"><!--s018891c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to record a tracing of (something), usu in the form of a curved, wavy, or broken line.</p></div><a name="s018892c"><!--s018892c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>to adorn (something) with ornamental lines, e.g. architectural tracery <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s069205b"><!--s069205b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to be traceable historically <span class="bodyb">traceability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">traceable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">traceless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">tracen</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">tracier</span>, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">tractus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">trahere</span> to pull, draw].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shrift</span><small><span class="eSynop">/shrift/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055795a"><!--s055795a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059484b"><!--s059484b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> the act of shriving; confession or absolution.</p></div><a name="s059485b"><!--s059485b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a remission of sins pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance [Old English <span class="bodyi">scrift</span> from <span class="bodyi">scrīfan</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/shrive/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">shrive</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">utilitarianism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066723a"><!--s066723a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072290b"><!--s072290b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the doctrine that the criterion for right conduct should be the overall value of its consequences; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> the theory that the aim of action or social policy should be the greatest happiness of the greatest number.</p></div><a name="s072291b"><!--s072291b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>utilitarian character, spirit, or quality.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sedilia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/səʹdili·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">sing.</span> sedile /səʹdielee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054426a"><!--s054426a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a set of three seats of masonry on the south side of the chancel of a church for the celebrant, deacon, and subdeacon [Latin <span class="bodyi">sedilia</span>, pl of <span class="bodyi">sedile</span> seat, from <span class="bodyi">sedēre</span> to sit].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">two-fisted</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065357a"><!--s065357a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> characterized by vigorous energy or great enthusiasm; aggressive.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ThD</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062622a"><!--s062622a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Doctor of Theology [Latin <span class="bodyi">theologiae doctor</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wing mirror</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069452a"><!--s069452a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mirror on the outside of a motor vehicle, usu projecting from the lower front corner of the window on the driver's and passenger's doors, giving the driver a view of vehicles behind and to either side.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">square up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058527a"><!--s058527a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062866b"><!--s062866b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to settle a bill or pay somebody what one owes them.</p></div><a name="s062867b"><!--s062867b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of opponents: to face each other ready to fight ✱ <span class="bodyb">square up to</span> to prepare oneself to meet (a challenge).</p></div><a name="s062868b"><!--s062868b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to assume a fighting stance towards (an opponent).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sobriety</span><small><span class="eSynop">/səʹbrieiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057166a"><!--s057166a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> the state, quality, or fact of being sober [Middle English <span class="bodyi">sobrietie</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">sobrietat-, sobrietas</span>, from <span class="bodyi">sobrius</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sober1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sober 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">waiting game</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068091a"><!--s068091a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a postponement of action in the hope of a more favourable opportunity later.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trace<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063988a"><!--s063988a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of two straps, chains, or lines of a harness for attaching a vehicle to a horse [Middle English <span class="bodyi">trais</span> traces, from early French <span class="bodyi">trais</span>, pl of <span class="bodyi">trait</span> pull, draught trace, from Latin <span class="bodyi">tractus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/trace2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">trace 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sympathomimetic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌsimpəthohmiʹmetik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061254a"><!--s061254a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>simulating sympathetic nervous action in physiological effect </p><p><i></i></p><p>sympathomimetic drugs</p> <p>[<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sympathetic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sympathetic</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/o/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-o-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mimetic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mimetic</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stretcher-bearer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059892a"><!--s059892a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who helps to carry stretchers, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a war.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">utility<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/yoohʹtiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> utilities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066724a"><!--s066724a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072292b"><!--s072292b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>fitness for some purpose; ability to be used advantageously.</p></div><a name="s072293b"><!--s072293b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something useful or designed for use.</p></div><a name="s072294b"><!--s072294b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an organization performing a public service, e.g. by providing gas or electricity, and operated privately, by local government, or by the state.</p></div><a name="s072295b"><!--s072295b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in computing, a program or piece of software that carries out a routine task.</p></div><a name="s072296b"><!--s072296b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/utility_vehicle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">utility vehicle</span></span></a> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">utilite</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">utilitat-, utilitas</span>, from <span class="bodyi">utilis</span> useful, from <span class="bodyi">uti</span> to use].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shrike</span><small><span class="eSynop">/shriek/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055796a"><!--s055796a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous species of usu largely grey or brownish songbirds that often impales its their prey on thorns: family Laniidae [perhaps from Old English <span class="bodyi">scrīc</span> thrush].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">the<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dhə/ <span class="bodyi">before consonants</span>; dhi, dhee <span class="bodyi">strong and before vowels</span> <i><span class="bodyi">definite article</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062623a"><!--s062623a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067767b"><!--s067767b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s018447c"><!--s018447c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>used before nouns when the object or person in question has been previously referred to or is obvious from the circumstances </p><p><i></i></p><p>Put the cat out</p> <p><i></i></p><p>She ordered bread and cheese, but didn't eat the cheese</p>.</div><a name="s018448c"><!--s018448c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>used to indicate that the noun that follows it refers to somebody or something unique or universally recognized </p><p><i></i></p><p>the pope</p> <p><i></i></p><p>the south</p> <p><i></i></p><p>the future</p>.</div></div><a name="s067768b"><!--s067768b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used to limit the application of a noun to that specified by what follows </p><p><i></i></p><p>the University of London</p> <p><i></i></p><p>the man on my right</p> <p><i></i></p><p>I didn't have the time to write</p>.</div><a name="s067769b"><!--s067769b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>used before the name of a familiar feature of daily life </p><p><i></i></p><p>We talked on the telephone</p> <p><i></i></p><p>I turned off the gas</p> <p><i></i></p><p>The postman is late today</p>.</div><a name="s067770b"><!--s067770b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>used before a noun denoting a period of time to indicate the present one or the one under consideration </p><p><i></i></p><p>book of the month</p> <p><i></i></p><p>We left on the Monday</p>.</div><a name="s067771b"><!--s067771b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>used before a singular noun to indicate generic use </p><p><i></i></p><p>a history of the novel</p>.</div><a name="s067772b"><!--s067772b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s018449c"><!--s018449c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>used before certain proper names </p><p><i></i></p><p>the Mayflower</p> <p><i></i></p><p>the Rhine</p>.</div><a name="s018450c"><!--s018450c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>used in the distinguishing titles given to some people, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> monarchs </p><p><i></i></p><p>George the Fourth</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Ethelred the Unready</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Brueghel the Elder</p>.</div></div><a name="s067773b"><!--s067773b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s018451c"><!--s018451c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>used before the names of parts of the body, clothing, etc instead of a possessive adjective </p><p><i></i></p><p>inflammation of the bladder</p> <p><i></i></p><p>She took him by the sleeve</p>.</div><a name="s018452c"><!--s018452c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> used before a noun denoting a member of one's family instead of a possessive adjective </p><p><i></i></p><p>The wife's been a bit poorly recently</p>.</div></div><a name="s067774b"><!--s067774b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>used emphatically to designate one of a class as the best, most famous, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>This is the life</p> <p><i></i></p><p>You can't be the Elvis Presley!</p>.</div><a name="s067775b"><!--s067775b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>used in prepositional phrases to indicate that the following noun serves as a basis for computation </p><p><i></i></p><p>sold by the kilo</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Eggs are sold by the dozen</p>.</div><a name="s067776b"><!--s067776b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>used to transform an adjective or participle into a noun </p><p><i></i></p><p>I can't stand the waiting</p> <p><i></i></p><p>the British</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">thē</span>, masc demonstrative pronoun and definite article, dialect alteration of <span class="bodyi">sē</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sediment</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsedimənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054427a"><!--s054427a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057773b"><!--s057773b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid.</p></div><a name="s057774b"><!--s057774b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>material deposited by water, wind, or glaciers [early French <span class="bodyi">sediment</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">sedimentum</span> settling, from <span class="bodyi">sedēre</span> to sit, sink down].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">two-handed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065358a"><!--s065358a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070898b"><!--s070898b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>designed to be used with both hands </p><p><i></i></p><p>a two-handed sword</p>.</div><a name="s070899b"><!--s070899b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>requiring two people </p><p><i></i></p><p>a two-handed saw</p>.</div><a name="s070900b"><!--s070900b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>ambidextrous.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wing nut</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069453a"><!--s069453a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a nut that has projecting wings or flanges so that it may be turned by finger and thumb.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sobriquet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsohbrikay/ soubriquet /ʹsooh-, ʹsoh-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057167a"><!--s057167a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a nickname </p><p><i></i></p><p>The Useless Quack joined the Navy and grew a gingery beard, which enabled Lewis (always anxious to invent fresh sobriquets for his friends) to label him the Red Admiral</p><p> A N Wilson [French <span class="bodyi">sobriquet</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">soubriquet</span> tap under the chin, nickname].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">waiting list</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">wait list</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068092a"><!--s068092a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a list of those waiting, e.g. for a vacancy or for something to become available, arranged usu in order of application.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">square wave</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058528a"><!--s058528a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the rectangular wave form of a quantity that varies periodically and abruptly from one to the other of two constant values.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sympathomimetic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061255a"><!--s061255a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sympathomimetic drug.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trace element</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063989a"><!--s063989a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chemical element present in minute quantities; <span class="bodyi"><span class="bodyi">esp</span></span> one essential to a living organism for proper growth and development.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">utility<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066725a"><!--s066725a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072297b"><!--s072297b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>serving primarily for utility rather than beauty; utilitarian </p><p><i></i></p><p>utility furniture</p>.</div><a name="s072298b"><!--s072298b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>designed or adapted for general use.</p></div><a name="s072299b"><!--s072299b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>capable of serving as a substitute in various roles or positions </p><p><i></i></p><p>a utility player</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">the<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062624a"><!--s062624a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067777b"><!--s067777b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used with comparatives</span>) than before; than otherwise </p><p><i></i></p><p>none the wiser</p> <p><i></i></p><p>I was none the wiser for attending</p> <p><i></i></p><p>so much the worse</p>.</div><a name="s067778b"><!--s067778b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used with a pair of comparatives to indicate a relative relationship between them </p><p><i></i></p><p>the sooner the better</p> <p><i></i></p><p>The more you put into an activity, the more you'll get out of it</p>.</div><a name="s067779b"><!--s067779b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>used with superlatives: beyond all others </p><p><i></i></p><p>I like this the best</p> <p><i></i></p><p>with the greatest difficulty</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">thẏ</span> by that, from <span class="bodyi">thæt</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/that1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">that 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stretch limo</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059893a"><!--s059893a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stretch_limousine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stretch limousine</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sedimentary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sediʹment(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054428a"><!--s054428a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057775b"><!--s057775b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or containing sediment </p><p><i></i></p><p>sedimentary deposits</p>.</div><a name="s057776b"><!--s057776b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of rock: formed by or from deposits of sediment</p><p><span class="bodyb">sedimentarily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">two-hander</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065359a"><!--s065359a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a play with only two actors.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shrill<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/shril/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055797a"><!--s055797a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059486b"><!--s059486b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having, making or denoting, or being a sharp high-pitched sound; piercing.</p></div><a name="s059487b"><!--s059487b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of complaints or protests: made in a loud, insistent way</p><p><span class="bodyb">shrillness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">shrilly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wingspan</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069454a"><!--s069454a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the distance from the tip of one of a pair of wings to that of the other.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sob story</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057168a"><!--s057168a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a sentimental story or account intended to elicit sympathy, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for the person telling it.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">waiting room</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068093a"><!--s068093a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a room for the use of people who are waiting, e.g. for a train or to see a doctor.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squark</span><small><span class="eSynop">/skwahk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058529a"><!--s058529a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the partner or counterpart of a quark in the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/supersymmetry/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">supersymmetry</span></span></a> theory (that for every elementary particle there is a corresponding particle with complementary qualities) [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/super1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">super 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/quark1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">quark 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trace fossil</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063990a"><!--s063990a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fossil of a trace left by an animal, e.g. a footprint.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sympathy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsimpəthi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> sympathies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061256a"><!--s061256a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066179b"><!--s066179b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or capacity of sharing the feelings or interests of another.</p></div><a name="s066180b"><!--s066180b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s017938c"><!--s017938c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or capacity of entering into or sharing the feelings of another.</p></div><a name="s017939c"><!--s017939c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a feeling or the expression of pity for the distress or suffering of another </p><p><i></i></p><p>a few words of sympathy</p>.</div></div><a name="s066181b"><!--s066181b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s017940c"><!--s017940c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>inclination to think or feel alike; emotional or intellectual accord.</p></div><a name="s017941c"><!--s017941c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) a feeling of loyalty; a tendency to give favour or support </p><p><i></i></p><p>The Labour party can draw on a general tradition of sympathy for women's rights</p><p> Angela Carter.</p></div><a name="s017942c"><!--s017942c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>an affinity, association, or relationship between people or things in which each is simultaneously affected in a similar way.</p></div><a name="s017943c"><!--s017943c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>unity or harmony in action or effect [Latin <span class="bodyi">sympathia</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">sympatheia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">sympathēs</span> having common feelings, sympathetic, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sym/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sym-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">pathos</span> feelings, emotion, experience].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stretch limousine</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059894a"><!--s059894a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a custom-built limousine that has been lengthened to provide extra seating.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sedimentation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌsedimenʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054429a"><!--s054429a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the forming or depositing of sediment.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">two-horse</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065360a"><!--s065360a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a race, contest, etc: in which there are only two likely winners.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">utility room</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066726a"><!--s066726a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a room in a private house typically with having a sink and storage space and often containing large items of household equipment for carrying out household tasks such as washing, e.g. a freezer or washing machine.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shrill<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055798a"><!--s055798a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059488b"><!--s059488b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to utter or emit a shrill high-pitched piercing sound </p><p><i></i></p><p>Alarm bells shrilled as the robbers raced away</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s059489b"><!--s059489b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to scream (something) [Middle English <span class="bodyi">shrillen</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wingspread</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069455a"><!--s069455a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wingspan/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wingspan</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">the<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062625a"><!--s062625a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/per/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">per</span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Soc.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057169a"><!--s057169a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061282b"><!--s061282b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>socialist.</p></div><a name="s061283b"><!--s061283b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>society.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sympetalous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/simʹpetələs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061257a"><!--s061257a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gamopetalous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gamopetalous</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squarrose</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹskwarohz, ʹskworohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058530a"><!--s058530a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062869b"><!--s062869b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of an animal's skin or plant surface: rough through being hairy or scaly.</p></div><a name="s062870b"><!--s062870b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of scales: curving outward at right angles to the surface they cover [Latin <span class="bodyi">squarrosus</span> scurfy, scabby].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sedition</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹdish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054430a"><!--s054430a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>incitement to defy or rise up against the government</p><p><span class="bodyb">seditious</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">seditiously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">seditionary</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">sedition-, seditio</span>, literally ‘separation’, from <span class="bodyi">se-</span> apart + <span class="bodyi">ition-, itio</span> act of going, from <span class="bodyi">ire</span> to go].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stretch marks</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059895a"><!--s059895a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>permanent marks on the skin caused by significant, usu rapid, weight gain or loss, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> those on the abdomen resulting from pregnancy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">utility truck</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066727a"><!--s066727a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/utility_vehicle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">utility vehicle</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wink<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/wingk/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069456a"><!--s069456a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075425b"><!--s075425b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to shut one eye briefly as a signal or in teasing.</p></div><a name="s075426b"><!--s075426b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s020534c"><!--s020534c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to shut one eye briefly as a signal or in teasing.</p></div><a name="s020535c"><!--s020535c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of an eye: to shut briefly.</p></div></div><a name="s075427b"><!--s075427b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to gleam or flash intermittently; to twinkle.</p></div><a name="s075428b"><!--s075428b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(+ at) to avoid seeing or noting something; to disregard or condone it </p><p><i></i></p><p>They wink at his absence</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s075429b"><!--s075429b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to shut (one's eye) briefly</p><p><span class="bodyb">winker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">wincian</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wait list</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068094a"><!--s068094a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/waiting_list/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">waiting list</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tracer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063991a"><!--s063991a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069206b"><!--s069206b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>ammunition containing a chemical composition to mark the flight of projectiles by a trail of smoke or fire.</p></div><a name="s069207b"><!--s069207b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a substance, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a labelled element or atom, used to trace the course of a chemical or biological process.</p></div><a name="s069208b"><!--s069208b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>somebody or something that traces.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">theanthropic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/theeənʹthropik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062627a"><!--s062627a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>ascribing human characteristics to a god, or representing a god or the divine in human form <span class="bodyb">theanthropism</span> /thiʹanthrəpiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [ecclesiastical Greek <span class="bodyi">theanthrōpos</span> god-man, from <span class="bodyi">theos</span> god + <span class="bodyi">anthrōpos</span> man].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shrimp<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/shrimp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> shrimps <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> shrimp)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055799a"><!--s055799a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059490b"><!--s059490b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of numerous mostly small usu marine edible crustaceans with a long slender body, compressed abdomen, and ten long legs: class Crustacea.</p></div><a name="s059491b"><!--s059491b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal, humorous</span> a very small or puny person [Middle English <span class="bodyi">shrimpe</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soca</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsohkə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057170a"><!--s057170a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a style of popular music, associated particularly with Trinidad, blending elements of soul and calypso [blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/soul/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">soul</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/calypso/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">calypso</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twoness</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065361a"><!--s065361a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the state or fact of being a pair.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">symphonic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/simʹfonik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061258a"><!--s061258a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or having the form or character of a symphony</p><p><span class="bodyb">symphonically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seditious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹdishəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054431a"><!--s054431a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057777b"><!--s057777b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>tending to arouse or take part in sedition; guilty of sedition.</p></div><a name="s057778b"><!--s057778b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of or constituting sedition</p><p><span class="bodyb">seditiously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">seditiousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">utility vehicle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066728a"><!--s066728a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ</span> a van or truck with an open-topped or fabric-covered rear compartment.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stretto</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstretoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> stretti /ʹstretee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059896a"><!--s059896a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064653b"><!--s064653b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s017568c"><!--s017568c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the overlapping of answer with subject in a musical fugue.</p></div><a name="s017569c"><!--s017569c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the part of a fugue characterized by this overlapping.</p></div></div><a name="s064654b"><!--s064654b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">stretta /ʹstretə/</span>) a concluding musical passage performed in a quicker tempo [Italian <span class="bodyi">stretto</span> (masc) and <span class="bodyi">stretta</span> (fem) narrow, close, from Latin <span class="bodyi">strictus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">stringere</span> to compress].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wait out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068095a"><!--s068095a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to delay in hope of a favourable change in (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>We usually waited out her strange moods</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shrimp<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055800a"><!--s055800a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to fish for or catch shrimps</p><p><span class="bodyb">shrimper</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tracery</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> traceries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063992a"><!--s063992a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069209b"><!--s069209b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>ornamental stone openwork in architecture, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the head of a Gothic window.</p></div><a name="s069210b"><!--s069210b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a decorative interlacing of lines, e.g. in a frost pattern or insect's wing</p><p><span class="bodyb">traceried</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squash<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/skwosh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058531a"><!--s058531a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062871b"><!--s062871b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to press or crush (something) into a flat mass.</p></div><a name="s062872b"><!--s062872b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to squeeze or press oneself into a space.</p></div><a name="s062873b"><!--s062873b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to apply pressure to (somebody or something) by pushing or squeezing.</p></div><a name="s062874b"><!--s062874b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to put down (a rebellion, etc); = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/quash/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">quash</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s062875b"><!--s062875b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to humiliate (somebody) or reduce them to silence, e.g. with a cutting remark <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s062876b"><!--s062876b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of something resilient: to flatten out under pressure or impact.</p></div><a name="s062877b"><!--s062877b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to squeeze or press oneself into a space</p><p><span class="bodyb">squasher</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">squashy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/quash/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">quash</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wink<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069457a"><!--s069457a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075430b"><!--s075430b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an act of winking.</p></div><a name="s075431b"><!--s075431b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a brief period, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of sleep </p><p><i></i></p><p>I didn't get a wink of sleep all night</p>.</div><a name="s075432b"><!--s075432b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the time of a wink; an instant </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'll be there in a wink</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">tip somebody the wink</span>.</p></div><a name="s075433b"><!--s075433b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to give somebody them a useful piece of information, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> covertly </p><p><i></i></p><p>The bloke … tipped him the wink</p><p> Richard Llewellyn.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thearchy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtheeahki/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> thearchies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062628a"><!--s062628a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>rule by a god or the gods <span class="bodyb">thearchic</span> /thiʹahkik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twopence <span class="bodyi">or</span> tuppence</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtup(ə)ns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">Brit</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065362a"><!--s065362a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070901b"><!--s070901b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the sum of two pence, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> before decimalization in 1971.</p></div><a name="s070902b"><!--s070902b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">used with negatives</span>) a small amount; anything at all </p><p><i></i></p><p>He said he didn't care twopence what I thought</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">socage <span class="bodyi">or</span> soccage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsokij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057171a"><!--s057171a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>feudal tenure of land usu in return for agricultural service or payment of rent and without any duty to perform military service [Middle English, from <span class="bodyi">soc</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/soke/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">soke</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">symphonic poem</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061259a"><!--s061259a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an extended orchestral composition, based on a legend, tale, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seduce</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹdyoohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054432a"><!--s054432a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057779b"><!--s057779b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to persuade (somebody) to have sexual intercourse.</p></div><a name="s057780b"><!--s057780b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to lead (somebody) astray, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by false promises.</p></div><a name="s057781b"><!--s057781b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to incite (somebody) to disobedience or disloyalty</p><p><span class="bodyb">seducer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">seducible</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">seduction</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">seducere</span> to lead away, from <span class="bodyi">se-</span> apart + <span class="bodyi">ducere</span> to lead].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">utilize <span class="bodyi">or</span> utilise /ʹyoohtiliez/</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066729a"><!--s066729a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make practical use of (something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">utilizable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">utilization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">utilizer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">utiliser</span>, from <span class="bodyi">utile</span> useful, from Latin <span class="bodyi">utilis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/utility1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">utility 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">waitress</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwaytrəs, ʹwaytris/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068096a"><!--s068096a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a girl or woman female person who waits at tables, e.g. in a restaurant, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a regular job.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">theatre</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">theater</span>) /ʹthiətə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062629a"><!--s062629a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067780b"><!--s067780b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a building designed for the presentation of dramatic performances.</p></div><a name="s067781b"><!--s067781b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a cinema.</p></div><a name="s067782b"><!--s067782b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s018453c"><!--s018453c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>dramatic literature or performances.</p></div><a name="s018454c"><!--s018454c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>dramatic effectiveness or quality </p><p><i></i></p><p>The effect is pure theatre</p>.</div></div><a name="s067783b"><!--s067783b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the theatre</span>) the world of actors, acting, and drama generally.</p></div><a name="s067784b"><!--s067784b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the place where significant events or actions take place </p><p><i></i></p><p>the theatre of war</p>.</div><a name="s067785b"><!--s067785b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s018455c"><!--s018455c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a room with rising tiers of seats </p><p><i></i></p><p>a lecture theatre</p>.</div><a name="s018456c"><!--s018456c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/operating_theatre/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">operating theatre</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s067786b"><!--s067786b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) in warfare, confined or appropriate to a limited sphere of operations [Middle English <span class="bodyi">theatre</span> via French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">theatron</span>, from <span class="bodyi">theasthai</span> to see, view, from <span class="bodyi">thea</span> act of seeing].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">streusel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshtroyzl, ʹstroohzl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059897a"><!--s059897a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a crumble topping for a pie, pastry, etc made of flour, fat and sugar, and sometimes cinnamon [German <span class="bodyi">Streusel</span> from <span class="bodyi">streuen</span> to strew, sprinkle].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trachea</span><small><span class="eSynop">/trəʹkee·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> tracheae /trəʹkee·ee/ tracheas)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063994a"><!--s063994a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069211b"><!--s069211b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the main trunk of the system of tubes by which air passes to and from the lungs in vertebrates; the windpipe.</p></div><a name="s069212b"><!--s069212b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of the small tubes carrying air through the bodies of most insects and many other arthropods.</p></div><a name="s069213b"><!--s069213b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a vessel in a plant conveying water and nutrients <span class="bodyb">tracheal</span> /ʹtrayki·əl, trəʹkee·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">tracheate</span> /ʹtrayki·ət, -ayt, ʹtrak-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">tracheia</span> (<span class="bodyi">artēria</span>) rough (artery), from fem of <span class="bodyi">trachys</span> rough].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">winkle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwingkl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069458a"><!--s069458a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/periwinkle2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">periwinkle 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shrine<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/shrien/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055801a"><!--s055801a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059492b"><!--s059492b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s016102c"><!--s016102c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a place in which devotion is paid to a saint or deity.</p></div><a name="s016103c"><!--s016103c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a receptacle for sacred relics.</p></div><a name="s016104c"><!--s016104c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a niche containing a religious image.</p></div></div><a name="s059493b"><!--s059493b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a receptacle, e.g. a tomb, for the dead.</p></div><a name="s059494b"><!--s059494b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a place or object hallowed by its history or associations </p><p><i></i></p><p>Oxford is a shrine of learning</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">scrīn</span>, via a prehistoric Germanic word from Latin <span class="bodyi">scrinum</span> book chest].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">so-called</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057172a"><!--s057172a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061284b"><!--s061284b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>commonly named; popularly so termed </p><p><i></i></p><p>involved in so-called campus politics</p>.</div><a name="s061285b"><!--s061285b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>falsely or improperly so named </p><p><i></i></p><p>deceived by his so-called friend</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twopenn'orth</span><small><span class="eSynop">/toohʹpenəth/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065363a"><!--s065363a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070903b"><!--s070903b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an amount worth or costing two pence.</p></div><a name="s070904b"><!--s070904b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any small amount or value ✱ <span class="bodyb">add/put in one's twopenn'orth</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to have one's say; to make one's contribution to a discussion, etc [contraction of <span class="bodyi">twopenny worth</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squash<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058532a"><!--s058532a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062878b"><!--s062878b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the condition of being squashed, e.g. against other people in a crowd.</p></div><a name="s062879b"><!--s062879b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> a social gathering </p><p><i></i></p><p>the Freshers’ squash</p>.</div><a name="s062880b"><!--s062880b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an indoor game played usu by two people in a four-walled court with light long-handled rackets and a small squashy rubber ball (from whose squashy nature the game gets its name) that can be played off any wall.</p></div><a name="s062881b"><!--s062881b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a soft drink made from the sweetened and concentrated juice of citrus fruits, usu diluted for drinking.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">symphonist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsimfənist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061260a"><!--s061260a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a composer of symphonies.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seduction</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹduksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054433a"><!--s054433a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057782b"><!--s057782b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of seducing, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> enticement to sexual intercourse.</p></div><a name="s057783b"><!--s057783b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the power of attracting or luring; charm </p><p><i></i></p><p>the delusive seduction of martial music</p><p> Fanny Burney [via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">seduction-, seductio</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">seducere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/seduce/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">seduce</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wait up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068097a"><!--s068097a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073811b"><!--s073811b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to delay going to bed, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in expectation of somebody's arrival or return.</p></div><a name="s073812b"><!--s073812b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> (<span class="bodyi">usu in imperative</span>) to wait for somebody.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strew</span><small><span class="eSynop">/strooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> strewed) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> strewn /stroohn/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059898a"><!--s059898a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064655b"><!--s064655b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to spread (something) by scattering </p><p><i></i></p><p>She strewed clean sand on the floor</p><p> Kipling.</p></div><a name="s064656b"><!--s064656b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ with) to cover (a place) with or as if with something scattered </p><p><i></i></p><p>areas strewn with large turves</p><p> Hardy.</p></div><a name="s064657b"><!--s064657b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to become dispersed over (a place) </p><p><i></i></p><p>the great variety of buoyant matter that strewed the coast of Lofoden</p><p> Poe [Old English <span class="bodyi">strewian, strēowian</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">utmost<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹutmohst/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066730a"><!--s066730a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072300b"><!--s072300b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>situated at the farthest or most distant point; extreme </p><p><i></i></p><p>the utmost point of the earth</p><p> John Hunt.</p></div><a name="s072301b"><!--s072301b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of the greatest or highest degree or amount </p><p><i></i></p><p>a matter of the utmost concern</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">ūtmest</span>, from <span class="bodyi">ūt</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/out1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">out 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-mest</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/most/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-most</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twopenny-halfpenny</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌtup(ə)ni ʹhaypni/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065365a"><!--s065365a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> worthless or insignificant.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tracheo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063995a"><!--s063995a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/trache_or_tracheo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">trache-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">theatre-in-the-round</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062630a"><!--s062630a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067787b"><!--s067787b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the performance of plays on a stage surrounded by an audience.</p></div><a name="s067788b"><!--s067788b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a theatre arranged for this type of performance.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shrine<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055802a"><!--s055802a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> to enshrine (something).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squash<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058533a"><!--s058533a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>with a squash or a squashing sound </p><p><i></i></p><p>The pudding slipped and landed squash on the kitchen floor</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">winkle out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069459a"><!--s069459a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075434b"><!--s075434b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to displace or extract (something or somebody) from a position, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with difficulty.</p></div><a name="s075435b"><!--s075435b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to discover (information) with difficulty </p><p><i></i></p><p>winkling out the facts about the country's stocks of coal</p><p> The Observer [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/winkle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">winkle</span></span></a>, from the process of extracting a winkle from its shell].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seductive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹduktiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054434a"><!--s054434a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>tending to seduce; alluring; attractive </p><p><i></i></p><p>literature, the most seductive … of professions</p><p> John Morley</p><p><span class="bodyb">seductively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">seductiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">symphony</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsimfəni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> symphonies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061261a"><!--s061261a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066182b"><!--s066182b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an extended piece for orchestra, typically in four contrasting movements.</p></div><a name="s066183b"><!--s066183b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s017944c"><!--s017944c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an extended piece for orchestra, typically in four contrasting movements.</p></div><a name="s017945c"><!--s017945c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a composition of similar proportions</p><p>Now exclusively used to designate a large-scale work for full orchestra conventionally in four contrasted movements, the term symphony originally had a variety of meanings: in the baroque, for instance, it described vocal music with instruments or the orchestral introductions or interludes in an opera. Its development as a preeminent genre in its own right began in the 18th cent. and reached its classical peak in the 104 symphonies of Haydn. It was taken into wholly new territory by Beethoven, who in his nine symphonies expanded the genre which culminated in the massive, all-embracing works of Mahler in the 1900s — Andrew Clements</p></div></div><a name="s066184b"><!--s066184b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something of great harmonious complexity or variety </p><p><i></i></p><p>The room was a symphony in blue</p>.</div><a name="s066185b"><!--s066185b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/symphony_orchestra/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">symphony orchestra</span></span></a> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">symphonie</span> harmony, via Old French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">symphōnia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">symphōnos</span> concordant in sound, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sym/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sym-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">phōnē</span> voice, sound].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soccage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsokij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057173a"><!--s057173a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/socage_or_soccage/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">socage</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">waive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/wayv/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068098a"><!--s068098a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to refrain from demanding or enforcing (e.g. a right) [Middle English <span class="bodyi">weiven</span> from Old Northern French <span class="bodyi">weyver</span> to abandon, waive, from <span class="bodyi">waif</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/waif/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">waif</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strewth</span><small><span class="eSynop">/stroohth/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059899a"><!--s059899a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/struth_or_strewth/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">struth</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twopenny <span class="bodyi">or</span> tuppenny</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtup(ə)ni/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065364a"><!--s065364a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> costing or worth two pence, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> before decimalization in 1971.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">winkle-picker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069460a"><!--s069460a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a shoe with a very pointed toe.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">theatre of the absurd</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062631a"><!--s062631a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>theatre that seeks to represent the absurdity of human beings’ existence in a meaningless universe by bizarre or fantastic means.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shrink<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/shringk/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> shrank /shrangk/) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> shrunk /shrungk/ shrunken /ʹshrungk(ə)n/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055803a"><!--s055803a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059495b"><!--s059495b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s016105c"><!--s016105c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to contract to a smaller volume or extent, e.g. as a result of heat or moisture.</p></div><a name="s016106c"><!--s016106c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to cause to shrink <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s059496b"><!--s059496b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to contract to a smaller volume or extent, e.g. as a result of heat or moisture.</p></div><a name="s059497b"><!--s059497b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to draw back or cower away, e.g. from something painful or horrible.</p></div><a name="s059498b"><!--s059498b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + from) to show reluctance, e.g. before an difficult or unpleasant duty; to recoil <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s059499b"><!--s059499b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to contract; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> to compact (cloth) by a treatment, e.g. with water or steam, that results in contraction</p><p><span class="bodyb">shrinkable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">shrinker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">scrincan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trache- <span class="bodyi">or</span> tracheo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063993a"><!--s063993a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: the trachea </p><p><i></i></p><p>tracheotomy</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">trache-</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">trachea</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seductress</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹduktris/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054435a"><!--s054435a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a female seducer [obsolete <span class="bodyi">seductor</span> male seducer (from late Latin, from Latin <span class="bodyi">seducere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/seduce/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">seduce</span></span></a>) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ess/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ess</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">utmost<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066731a"><!--s066731a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072302b"><!--s072302b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the highest point or degree; the extreme limit.</p></div><a name="s072303b"><!--s072303b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the best of one's abilities, powers, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>He did his utmost to help</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soccer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsokə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057174a"><!--s057174a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/association_football/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Association Football</span></span></a> [by shortening and alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/association_football/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Association Football</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squash<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> squashes <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> squash)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058534a"><!--s058534a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062882b"><!--s062882b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several species of plants of the cucumber family bearing edible gourds: genus <span class="bodyi">Cucurbita</span>.</p></div><a name="s062883b"><!--s062883b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of various types of gourd whose flesh is cooked and eaten as a vegetable, or used for livestock feed [shortening of <span class="bodyi">isquoutersquash</span>, from Natick and Narraganset <span class="bodyi">askútasquash</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">symphony orchestra</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061262a"><!--s061262a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large orchestra comprising string, wind, brass, and percussion instruments.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">waiver</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068099a"><!--s068099a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073813b"><!--s073813b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the relinquishing of a right.</p></div><a name="s073814b"><!--s073814b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="sb000000478"><!--sb000000478--></a><p>a document giving proof of this [Anglo-French <span class="bodyi">weyver</span> from Old Northern French <span class="bodyi">weyver</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/waive/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">waive</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">waiver</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">waver</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/waver1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">waver 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stria</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstrie·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> striae /ʹstrie·ee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059900a"><!--s059900a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064658b"><!--s064658b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a minute groove on the surface of a rock, crystal, etc.</p></div><a name="s064659b"><!--s064659b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a narrow groove, ridge, line of colours, etc, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when one of a parallel series [Latin <span class="bodyi">stria</span> furrow, channel].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">winner</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069461a"><!--s069461a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075436b"><!--s075436b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody or something that wins.</p></div><a name="s075437b"><!--s075437b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> something that is or is expected to be successful </p><p><i></i></p><p>This new scheme is a real winner</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">utopian<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> Utopian</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066733a"><!--s066733a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072306b"><!--s072306b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>impossibly ideal, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with regard to social and political organization.</p></div><a name="s072307b"><!--s072307b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>advocating impractically ideal social and political schemes</p><p><span class="bodyb">utopianism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">two-phase</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065366a"><!--s065366a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of an electricity supply: generating or using two alternating currents with voltages that are 90° out of phase with one another.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tracheotomy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/trakiʹotəmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> tracheotomies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063996a"><!--s063996a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the surgical operation of cutting into the trachea, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> through the skin, usu to relieve suffocation by inhaled matter.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sociable<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsohshəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057175a"><!--s057175a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061286b"><!--s061286b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>inclined to seek or enjoy companionship; companionable.</p></div><a name="s061287b"><!--s061287b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>marked by or conducive to friendliness or cordial social relations </p><p><i></i></p><p>We spent a sociable evening at the club</p> <p><span class="bodyb">sociability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">sociableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><a name="sb000000433"><!--sb000000433--></a><p><span class="bodyb">sociably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">sociabilis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">sociare</span> to join, associate, from <span class="bodyi">socius</span> companion, associate]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">sociable</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">social</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/social1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">social 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">symphysis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsimfisis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> symphyses /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061263a"><!--s061263a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an immovable joint between bones, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> where the surfaces are connected by fibrous cartilage without a joint membrane </p><p><i></i></p><p>pubic symphysis</p> <p><span class="bodyb">symphyseal</span> /-ʹzee·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">symphysial</span> /simʹfizi·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">symphysis</span> state of growing together, from <span class="bodyi">symphyesthai</span> to grow together, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sym/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sym-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">phyein</span> to make grow, bring forth].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">theatrical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/thiʹatrikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062632a"><!--s062632a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067789b"><!--s067789b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to the theatre or the presentation of plays </p><p><i></i></p><p>a theatrical costume</p>.</div><a name="s067790b"><!--s067790b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s018457c"><!--s018457c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>marked by exhibitionism; histrionic </p><p><i></i></p><p>a theatrical gesture</p>.</div><a name="s018458c"><!--s018458c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>marked by artificiality, e.g. of emotion</p><p><span class="bodyb">theatricalism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">theatricality</span> /-ʹkaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">theatrically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squash rackets</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058535a"><!--s058535a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing.</span>) = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/squash2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">squash<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (3).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shrink<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055804a"><!--s055804a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a psychoanalyst or psychiatrist [short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/headshrinker/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">headshrinker</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sedulous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsedyooləs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">formal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054436a"><!--s054436a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057784b"><!--s057784b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>involving or accomplished with steady perseverance </p><p><i></i></p><p>sedulous craftsmanship</p>.</div><a name="s057785b"><!--s057785b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>diligent in application or pursuit </p><p><i></i></p><p>a sedulous student</p> <p><span class="bodyb">sedulity</span> /siʹdyoohliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">sedulously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">sedulousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">sedulus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">sedulo</span> sincerely, diligently, from <span class="bodyi">se</span> without + <span class="bodyi">dolus</span> guile].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wakame</span><small><span class="eSynop">/waʹkahmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068100a"><!--s068100a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an edible seaweed used in Japanese cooking, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in soups: <span class="bodyi">Undaria pinnatifida</span> [Japanese <span class="bodyi">wakame</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">striate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstrieayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059901a"><!--s059901a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to mark (something) with striae</p><p><span class="bodyb">striation</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">winning</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069462a"><!--s069462a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075438b"><!--s075438b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>tending to please or delight; endearing </p><p><i></i></p><p>a winning smile</p>.</div><a name="s075439b"><!--s075439b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s020536c"><!--s020536c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>that wins or has won </p><p><i></i></p><p>the winning ticket</p> <p><i></i></p><p>the winning team</p>.</div><a name="s020537c"><!--s020537c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>that results in victory </p><p><i></i></p><p>the winning goal</p> <p><span class="bodyb">winningly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">utopian<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> Utopian</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066734a"><!--s066734a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072308b"><!--s072308b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a believer in the possibility of creating a utopia.</p></div><a name="s072309b"><!--s072309b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an advocate of utopian schemes.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sympodium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/simʹpohdi·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> sympodia /-di·ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061264a"><!--s061264a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in botany, an apparent main axis or stem that is formed from secondary axes</p><p><span class="bodyb">sympodial</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">sympodium</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sym/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sym-</span></span></a> + Greek<span class="bodyi">podion</span> base].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trachoma</span><small><span class="eSynop">/trəʹkohmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063997a"><!--s063997a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chronic contagious eye disease that is caused by a minute organism and commonly results in blindness if left untreated <span class="bodyb">trachomatous</span> /trəʹkomətəs, trəʹkoh-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">trachōma</span> roughness, from <span class="bodyi">trachys</span> rough].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">two-piece<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065367a"><!--s065367a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of clothing: having two matching or suitably contrasting parts, usu one top part and one bottom part, that are designed to be worn together </p><p><i></i></p><p>a two-piece suit</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squash tennis</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058536a"><!--s058536a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a game similar to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/squash_rackets/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">squash rackets</span></span></a> but played with larger rackets and a larger pneumatic ball.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">theatricals</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062633a"><!--s062633a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067791b"><!--s067791b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the performance of plays </p><p><i></i></p><p>amateur theatricals</p>.</div><a name="s067792b"><!--s067792b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>theatrical behaviour.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shrinkage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshringkij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055805a"><!--s055805a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059500b"><!--s059500b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act, process, or degree of shrinking.</p></div><a name="s059501b"><!--s059501b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s016107c"><!--s016107c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or process of shrinking.</p></div><a name="s016108c"><!--s016108c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the degree of shrinking </p><p><i></i></p><p>The material suffered a 10% shrinkage in transit</p>.</div></div><a name="s059502b"><!--s059502b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the loss in weight of carcasses during shipment and storage, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> if frozen, and in the process of preparing the meat for consumption.</p></div><a name="s059503b"><!--s059503b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>loss of merchandise from a shop by shoplifting.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sociable<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057176a"><!--s057176a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061288b"><!--s061288b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/social2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">social 2</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s061289b"><!--s061289b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a type of open carriage with two inward facing seats positioned opposite each other.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sedum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹseedəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054437a"><!--s054437a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a widely distributed genus of fleshy-leaved plant of a widely distributed groups that includes the stonecrops: genus <span class="bodyi">Sedum</span> [Latin <span class="bodyi">sedum</span> houseleek].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">striate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstrie·ət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059902a"><!--s059902a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/striated/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">striated</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Wakashan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/wahʹkashən, wahkəʹshan, waw-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068101a"><!--s068101a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a family of Native American languages spoken by the Nootka, Kwakiutl, and other peoples of the coastal areas of British Columbia and Washington</p><p><span class="bodyb">Wakashan</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [from Nootka <span class="bodyi">waakaash</span> bravo].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">winning post</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069463a"><!--s069463a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a post marking the finishing line on a racecourse.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">utopia <span class="bodyi">or</span> Utopia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yoohʹtohpi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066732a"><!--s066732a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072304b"><!--s072304b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an imagined place or state of perfection, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with regard to laws, government, and social conditions: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dystopia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dystopia</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s072305b"><!--s072305b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an impractical scheme for social or political improvement [named after <span class="bodyi">Utopia</span>, title of book about an imaginary ideal country, by Sir Thomas More d.1535, English statesman and writer, from Greek <span class="bodyi">ou</span> not, no + <span class="bodyi">topos</span> place].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trachyte</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtrakiet, ʹtraykiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063998a"><!--s063998a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a usu light-coloured volcanic rock consisting chiefly of potash feldspar [French <span class="bodyi">trachyte</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">trachys</span> rough].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shrinking violet</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055806a"><!--s055806a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a meek or very shy person.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">symposium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/simʹpohzi·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> symposia /-zi·ə/ symposiums)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061265a"><!--s061265a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066186b"><!--s066186b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a formal meeting at which several specialists deliver short addresses on a topic.</p></div><a name="s066187b"><!--s066187b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a published collection of opinions on a subject.</p></div><a name="s066188b"><!--s066188b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s017946c"><!--s017946c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a formal meeting at which several specialists deliver short addresses on a topic.</p></div><a name="s017947c"><!--s017947c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a published collection of opinions on a subject, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a periodical.</p></div></div><a name="s066189b"><!--s066189b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a party with music and conversation, e.g. one held after a banquet in ancient Greece [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">symposion</span>, from <span class="bodyi">sympinein</span> to drink together, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sym/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sym-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">pinein</span> to drink].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squat<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/skwot/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (squatted, squatting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058537a"><!--s058537a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062884b"><!--s062884b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to crouch close to the ground as if to escape detection.</p></div><a name="s062885b"><!--s062885b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> + down) to assume or maintain a position in which the body is supported on the feet and the knees are bent, so that the haunches rest on or near the heels.</p></div><a name="s062886b"><!--s062886b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to occupy property as a squatter [Middle English <span class="bodyi">squatten</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">esquatir</span> to flatten, ultimately from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">coactus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">cogere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cogent/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cogent</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">theatrics</span><small><span class="eSynop">/thiʹatriks/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062634a"><!--s062634a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067793b"><!--s067793b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the art of performing plays; theatrical technique.</p></div><a name="s067794b"><!--s067794b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>showy or extravagant gestures, or theatrical behaviour.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">two-piece<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065368a"><!--s065368a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a two-piece garment, e.g. a swimming costume or suit.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">social<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsohsh(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057177a"><!--s057177a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061290b"><!--s061290b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of human society </p><p><i></i></p><p>social institutions</p>.</div><a name="s061291b"><!--s061291b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of or based on status in a particular society.</p></div><a name="s061292b"><!--s061292b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>of, involving, or promoting companionship or friendly interaction with others.</p></div><a name="s061293b"><!--s061293b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s016717c"><!--s016717c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>of or based on status in a particular society </p><p><i></i></p><p>their social set</p>.</div><a name="s016718c"><!--s016718c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>of the upper classes </p><p><i></i></p><p>social gossip</p>.</div></div><a name="s061294b"><!--s061294b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s016719c"><!--s016719c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>sociable.</p></div><a name="s016720c"><!--s016720c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>of, involving, or promoting companionship or friendly interaction with others </p><p><i></i></p><p>a social evening</p>.</div></div><a name="s061295b"><!--s061295b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s016721c"><!--s016721c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>tending to form cooperative relationships; gregarious </p><p><i></i></p><p>Humans are social beings</p>.</div><a name="s016722c"><!--s016722c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>living and breeding in more or less organized communities </p><p><i></i></p><p>social insects</p>.</div><a name="s016723c"><!--s016723c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>said of a plant: tending to grow thickly in patches or clumps</p><a name="sb000000434"><!--sb000000434--></a><p><span class="bodyb">socially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">socialis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">socius</span> companion, ally, associate]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">social</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">sociable</span>? <span class="bodyi">Social</span>, as an adjective, is an all-purpose neutral word meaning ‘connected with society’: <span class="bodyi">social conditions</span>; <span class="bodyi">social work</span>. <span class="bodyi">Sociable</span> is a complimentary term used mainly to describe people meaning ‘fond of company’ or ‘friendly’: <span class="bodyi">She's feeling</span> <span class="bodyi">very sociable this evening</span>.</p></div></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">see<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/see/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> saw) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> seen) (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> saw /saw/) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> seen /seen/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054438a"><!--s054438a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057786b"><!--s057786b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to perceive with the eyes.</p></div><a name="s057787b"><!--s057787b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to watch or look at.</p></div><a name="s057788b"><!--s057788b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to experience or be aware of.</p></div><a name="s057789b"><!--s057789b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to perceive or deduce using reasoning or information </p><p><i></i></p><p>I see you were right</p>.</div><a name="s057790b"><!--s057790b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to imagine or envisage </p><p><i></i></p><p>I can't see them agreeing</p>.</div><a name="s057791b"><!--s057791b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to determine or decide </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'll see if I can come</p>.</div><a name="s057792b"><!--s057792b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to make sure of </p><p><i></i></p><p>See that you finish it</p>.</div><a name="s057793b"><!--s057793b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to give an audience to.</p></div><a name="s057794b"><!--s057794b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><a name="s015517c"><!--s015517c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to call on or visit.</p></div><a name="s015518c"><!--s015518c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to consult professionally </p><p><i></i></p><p>He needs to see a doctor</p>.</div></div><a name="s057795b"><!--s057795b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>to keep company with.</p></div><a name="s057796b"><!--s057796b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>to escort (somebody) to a specified place </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'll see you to the door</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">see about</span>.</p></div><a name="s057797b"><!--s057797b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>to deal with or consider (a matter) ✱ <span class="bodyb">see one's way to</span> to feel able to undertake ✱ <span class="bodyb">see somebody right</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to look after or reward (somebody) ✱ <span class="bodyb">see the back of</span> to be rid of (somebody or something) ✱ <span class="bodyb">see through</span> to undergo or endure to the end </p><p><i></i></p><p>We'll just have to see it through</p>.</div><a name="s057798b"><!--s057798b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>to realize the true nature of (a deception) ✱ <span class="bodyb">see to</span> to attend to (something) or take care of (somebody) <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s057799b"><!--s057799b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><a name="s015519c"><!--s015519c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to perceive (somebody or something) with the eyes.</p></div><a name="s015520c"><!--s015520c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to look at or inspect (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Can I see your ticket please?</p>.</div></div><a name="s057800b"><!--s057800b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">15</span><br/><a name="s015521c"><!--s015521c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to experience or be aware of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I hate to see animals mistreated</p>.</div><a name="s015522c"><!--s015522c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to allow something to happen to (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I won't stand by and see you bullied</p>.</div></div><a name="s057801b"><!--s057801b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">16</span><br/><p>to read (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I saw it in the paper</p>.</div><a name="s057802b"><!--s057802b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">17</span><br/><p>to watch or look at (e.g. a play, film, television programme, etc).</p></div><a name="s057803b"><!--s057803b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">18</span><br/><a name="s015523c"><!--s015523c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to imagine or foresee (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I can't see him objecting</p>.</div><a name="s015524c"><!--s015524c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + as) to regard (somebody or something) in a certain way </p><p><i></i></p><p>She sees me as a friend</p>.</div></div><a name="s057804b"><!--s057804b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">19</span><br/><p>to perceive or deduce (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>We couldn't see the point of it</p>.</div><a name="s057805b"><!--s057805b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">20</span><br/><p>to undergo or have experience of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>His shoes had seen a lot of wear</p>.</div><a name="s057806b"><!--s057806b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">21</span><br/><p>said of a period of time: to be marked by (certain events or characteristics) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The next century saw a wave of revolutions</p>.</div><a name="s057807b"><!--s057807b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">22</span><br/><p>to determine or decide (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>See if you can come</p>.</div><a name="s057808b"><!--s057808b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">23</span><br/><p>to make sure of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>See that you finish it today</p>.</div><a name="s057809b"><!--s057809b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">24</span><br/><p>to find (something acceptable or attractive) in somebody or something </p><p><i></i></p><p>I can't understand what he sees in her</p>.</div><a name="s057810b"><!--s057810b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">25</span><br/><p>to call on or visit (somebody).</p></div><a name="s057811b"><!--s057811b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">26</span><br/><p>to keep company with (somebody), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in an amorous relationship.</p></div><a name="s057812b"><!--s057812b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">27</span><br/><p>to grant a meeting, etc to (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The president will see you now</p>.</div><a name="s057813b"><!--s057813b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">28</span><br/><p>to accompany or escort (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'll see you home now</p>.</div><a name="s057814b"><!--s057814b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">29</span><br/><p>to meet (a bet) in poker or equal the bet of (a player) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s057815b"><!--s057815b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">30</span><br/><a name="s015525c"><!--s015525c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to have the power of sight.</p></div><a name="s015526c"><!--s015526c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to perceive objects by sight </p><p><i></i></p><p>It's too dark to see</p>.</div></div><a name="s057816b"><!--s057816b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">31</span><br/><p>to give or pay attention </p><p><i></i></p><p>See here!</p>.</div><a name="s057817b"><!--s057817b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">32</span><br/><p>to consider something ✱ <span class="bodyb">as far as I can see</span> judging as well as I can ✱ <span class="bodyb">be seeing you</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> goodbye ✱ <span class="bodyb">let me see</span> used as an introduction to a tentative opinion ✱ <span class="bodyb">see about</span> to deal with or consider (a matter) </p><p><i></i></p><p>We'll see about that</p>.</div><a name="s057818b"><!--s057818b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">33</span><br/><p>to consult or visit somebody about (a job, purchase, etc) ✱ <span class="bodyb">see one's way to</span> to feel capable of doing (something) ✱ <span class="bodyb">see somebody through</span> to provide for somebody until the end of (a time of difficulty) </p><p><i></i></p><p>We've enough supplies to see us through the winter</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">see somebody right</span> to make sure that somebody does not suffer loss.</p></div><a name="s057819b"><!--s057819b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">34</span><br/><p>to protect and reward e.g. a protégé ✱ <span class="bodyb">see the back of</span> to be rid of (somebody or something) ✱ <span class="bodyb">see through</span> to grasp the true nature of (somebody or something); to penetrate (a deception) ✱ <span class="bodyb">see to</span> to attend to (something) or care for (somebody) ✱ <span class="bodyb">see you/see you later</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> goodbye [Old English <span class="bodyi">sēon</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">striated</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstrieaytid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059903a"><!--s059903a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064660b"><!--s064660b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>marked with striae.</p></div><a name="s064661b"><!--s064661b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of or being striated muscle.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wake<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/wayk/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> woke /wohk/) (<span class="bodyi">NAmer or dialect or archaic</span> waked) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> woken /ʹwohk(ə)n/) (<span class="bodyi">NAmer or dialect or archaic</span> waked)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068102a"><!--s068102a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s073815b"><!--s073815b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to stop sleeping, or to rouse (somebody) from sleep; to awake.</p></div><a name="s073816b"><!--s073816b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to be or remain awake </p><p><i></i></p><p>The fears never came on her during waking hours, only in her dreams</p>.</div><a name="s073817b"><!--s073817b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ up) to pay more attention to what is happening or what one is doing.</p></div><a name="s073818b"><!--s073818b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(+ up to) to realize or become aware of a problem, an unpalatable truth, etc <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s073819b"><!--s073819b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to rouse (somebody) from sleep.</p></div><a name="s073820b"><!--s073820b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s020190c"><!--s020190c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(+ to) to arouse conscious interest in (something).</p></div><a name="s020191c"><!--s020191c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(+ to) to alert (somebody) to something </p><p><i></i></p><p>It woke him to the fact of her existence</p>.</div></div><a name="s073821b"><!--s073821b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>(+ up) to pay more attention to what is happening or what one is doing.</p></div><a name="s073822b"><!--s073822b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>(+ up to) to realize or become aware of a problem, an unpalatable truth, etc.</p></div><a name="s073823b"><!--s073823b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>(+ up) to make (somebody) pay more attention to what is happening or what they are doing.</p></div><a name="s073824b"><!--s073824b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>to hold a wake over (e.g. a dead person)</p><p><span class="bodyb">waker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [partly from Old English <span class="bodyi">wacan</span> to awake, and partly from Old English <span class="bodyi">wacian</span> to be awake].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">utricle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹyoohtrikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066735a"><!--s066735a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072310b"><!--s072310b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of various small pouches or pouched parts of an animal or plant body.</p></div><a name="s072311b"><!--s072311b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the larger of the two connected chambers of the sensory structures of the inner ear into which the semicircular canals open: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/saccule/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">saccule</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s072312b"><!--s072312b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a small dry usu one-seeded fruit <span class="bodyb">utricular</span> /yoohʹtrikyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">utriculus</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">uter</span> leather bag].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">winnings</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069464a"><!--s069464a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>money won by success in a game or competition, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in gambling.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trachytic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/trəʹkitik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s063999a"><!--s063999a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of the texture of igneous rock: having lath-shaped feldspar crystals arranged in almost parallel lines.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shrink-wrap</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (shrink-wrapped) (shrink-wrapping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055808a"><!--s055808a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to wrap (e.g. a book or meat) in shrink wrap.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">see<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054439a"><!--s054439a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bishopric [Middle English <span class="bodyi">se</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">sedes</span> seat, from <span class="bodyi">sedēre</span> to sit].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">symptom</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsimptəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061266a"><!--s061266a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066190b"><!--s066190b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something giving evidence or indication of a disease or other physical disorder </p><p><i></i></p><p>Here am I, dying of a hundred good symptoms</p><p> Alexander Pope.</p></div><a name="s066191b"><!--s066191b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that indicates the existence of something else, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> something undesirable </p><p><i></i></p><p>Crumbling classrooms are a symptom of the lack of investment in education</p> <p><span class="bodyb">symptomless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">symptōmat-, symptōma</span> happening, attribute, symptom, from <span class="bodyi">sympiptein</span> to happen, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sym/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sym-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">piptein</span> to fall].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">two-ply</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065369a"><!--s065369a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>consisting of two strands, layers, or thicknesses </p><p><i></i></p><p>two-ply wool</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">striated muscle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059904a"><!--s059904a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>muscle that is marked by alternate light and dark bands, is made up of long fibres, and comprises the voluntary muscle of vertebrates: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/smooth_muscle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">smooth muscle</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">social<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057178a"><!--s057178a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a social gathering, usu connected with a church or club.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">utter<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹutə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066736a"><!--s066736a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>absolute; total </p><p><i></i></p><p>utter desolation</p> <p><span class="bodyb">utterly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English in the senses ‘remote, extreme’, from Old English <span class="bodyi">ūtera</span> outer, from <span class="bodyi">ūt</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/out1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">out 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thebaine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtheebayeen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062635a"><!--s062635a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a poisonous white alkaloid obtained from opium: formula C<sub>19</sub>H<sub>21</sub>NO<sub>3</sub> [Latin <span class="bodyi">thebia</span> opium of Thebes, ancient city of Egypt].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squat<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058538a"><!--s058538a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062887b"><!--s062887b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the posture of a person or animal that squats.</p></div><a name="s062888b"><!--s062888b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s017215c"><!--s017215c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of squatting.</p></div><a name="s017216c"><!--s017216c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the posture of a person or animal that squats.</p></div></div><a name="s062889b"><!--s062889b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s017217c"><!--s017217c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an empty building occupied by or available to squatters.</p></div><a name="s017218c"><!--s017218c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of squatting in an uninhabited building.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tracing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064000a"><!--s064000a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069214b"><!--s069214b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a copy, e.g. of a design or map, made on a superimposed semitransparent sheet.</p></div><a name="s069215b"><!--s069215b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a graphic record made by an instrument that monitors some movement.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wake<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068103a"><!--s068103a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073825b"><!--s073825b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a watch held over the body of a dead person prior to burial and sometimes accompanied by festivity.</p></div><a name="s073826b"><!--s073826b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>festivities after a funeral.</p></div><a name="s073827b"><!--s073827b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl, but treated as sing. or pl</span>) the festivities originally connected with the annual fair or festival of an English parish church and now marked by an annual holiday, typically in the industrial north of England </p><p><i></i></p><p>We all go off to Blackpool during wakes week</p> <p>[partly from assumed Old English <span class="bodyi">wacu</span> wakefulness, partly from Old English <span class="bodyi">wacian</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wake1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wake 1</span></span></a>); (sense 2) prob from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">vaka</span> vigil on the eve of a festival].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">winnow</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwinoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069465a"><!--s069465a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075440b"><!--s075440b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s020538c"><!--s020538c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to remove waste matter from (grain) by exposure to a current of air.</p></div><a name="s020539c"><!--s020539c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to remove (waste matter) from grain in this way.</p></div></div><a name="s075441b"><!--s075441b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s020540c"><!--s020540c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + out) to separate or select (the most valuable things or people) from a mass or group.</p></div><a name="s020541c"><!--s020541c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + out) to get rid of (something undesirable or unwanted things or people).</p></div></div><a name="s075442b"><!--s075442b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> said of the wind: to blow on (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>the wind winnowing his thin white hair</p><p> Time <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s075443b"><!--s075443b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to separate chaff from grain by exposure to a current of air.</p></div><a name="s075444b"><!--s075444b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to separate desirable and undesirable elements</p><p><span class="bodyb">winnower</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">winewen</span> from Old English <span class="bodyi">windwian</span> to fan or winnow, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wind1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wind 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shrink wrap</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055807a"><!--s055807a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>tough clear plastic film that is wrapped around an object and then shrunk, e.g. by heating, to make a tight-fitting, sealed package</p><p><span class="bodyb">shrink-wrap</span> <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seed<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/seed/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> seeds <span class="bodyi">collectively</span>seed)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054440a"><!--s054440a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057820b"><!--s057820b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the grains or ripened fertilized ovules of plants used for sowing.</p></div><a name="s057821b"><!--s057821b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the fertilized ripened ovule of a flowering plant or conifer that contains an embryo and is capable of germination to produce a new plant.</p></div><a name="s057822b"><!--s057822b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s015527c"><!--s015527c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the fertilized ripened ovule of a flowering plant or conifer that contains an embryo and is capable of germination to produce a new plant.</p></div><a name="s015528c"><!--s015528c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a plant: the condition or stage of bearing seed </p><p><i></i></p><p>in seed</p>.</div></div><a name="s057823b"><!--s057823b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a source of development or growth </p><p><i></i></p><p>the seeds of doubt</p>.</div><a name="s057824b"><!--s057824b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a competitor who has been seeded in a tournament.</p></div><a name="s057825b"><!--s057825b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>something, e.g. a tiny particle, that resembles a seed in shape or size.</p></div><a name="s057826b"><!--s057826b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s015529c"><!--s015529c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>something, e.g. a tiny particle, that resembles a seed in shape or size.</p></div><a name="s015530c"><!--s015530c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a crystal introduced into a solution to induce crystallization.</p></div></div><a name="s057827b"><!--s057827b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>)</p><a name="s015531c"><!--s015531c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>acting as a seed </p><p><i></i></p><p>a seed crystal</p>.</div><a name="s015532c"><!--s015532c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>used for planting </p><p><i></i></p><p>a seed potato</p>.</div></div><a name="s057828b"><!--s057828b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or literary</span></p><a name="s015533c"><!--s015533c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>semen, sperm, or milt.</p></div><a name="s015534c"><!--s015534c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>offspring; progeny ✱ <span class="bodyb">go/run to seed</span> said of a plant: to develop seed.</p></div></div><a name="s057829b"><!--s057829b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><a name="s015535c"><!--s015535c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to decay.</p></div><a name="s015536c"><!--s015536c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to become unattractive by being shabby or careless about appearance</p><p><span class="bodyb">seeded</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">seedless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">seedlike</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">sǣd</span>; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">sāwan</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sow2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sow 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">striation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/strieʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059905a"><!--s059905a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064662b"><!--s064662b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s017570c"><!--s017570c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the condition of being striated.</p></div><a name="s017571c"><!--s017571c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an arrangement or pattern of striae.</p></div></div><a name="s064663b"><!--s064663b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stria/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stria</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">twosome</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtoohs(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065370a"><!--s065370a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070905b"><!--s070905b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a group of two people or things.</p></div><a name="s070906b"><!--s070906b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a sports match, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in golf, played between two people.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tracing paper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064001a"><!--s064001a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a semitransparent paper for tracing drawings.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">utter<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (uttered, uttering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066737a"><!--s066737a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072313b"><!--s072313b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s019707c"><!--s019707c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to emit (something) as a sound </p><p><i></i></p><p>utter a sigh</p>.</div><a name="s019708c"><!--s019708c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to give <span class="bodyi">esp</span> verbal expression to (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>utter an opinion</p>.</div></div><a name="s072314b"><!--s072314b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to put (e.g. currency) into circulation; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> to circulate (forged or counterfeit money) as if legal or genuine</p><p><span class="bodyb">utterable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">utterer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">uttren</span> from early Dutch <span class="bodyi">ūteren</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">social anthropology</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057179a"><!--s057179a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the branch of anthropology that deals with the development of and comparison between human societies and cultures.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Theban</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtheebən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062636a"><!--s062636a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Thebes, either the ancient city of S Egypt on the Nile or the ancient city of Greece, NW of Athens</p><p><span class="bodyb">Theban</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">symptomatic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/simptəʹmatik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061267a"><!--s061267a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066192b"><!--s066192b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>being a symptom of a disease.</p></div><a name="s066193b"><!--s066193b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>concerned with, affecting, or acting on symptoms.</p></div><a name="s066194b"><!--s066194b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>characteristic or indicative </p><p><i></i></p><p>Such behaviour is symptomatic of the decline in moral standards</p> <p><span class="bodyb">symptomatically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squat<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (squatter, squattest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058539a"><!--s058539a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>disproportionately short or low and broad </p><p><i></i></p><p>I caught one glimpse of his short, squat, strongly built figure</p><p> Conan Doyle</p><p><span class="bodyb">squatly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">squatness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wino</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwienoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> winos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069466a"><!--s069466a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an alcoholic, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one who drinks cheap wine.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wake<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068104a"><!--s068104a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073828b"><!--s073828b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the track left by a moving body, e.g. a ship, in a fluid, e.g. water.</p></div><a name="s073829b"><!--s073829b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a track or path left behind after something has passed </p><p><i></i></p><p>The hurricane left thousands of dollars’ worth of damage in its wake</p> <p>[prob of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shrive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/shriev/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> shrove /shrohv/) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> shriven /ʹshriv(ə)n/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055809a"><!--s055809a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059504b"><!--s059504b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> of a priest: to hear the confession of (somebody) and absolve them.</p></div><a name="s059505b"><!--s059505b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to present (oneself) to be shrived [Old English <span class="bodyi">scrīfan</span> to shrive, impose as a penance].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seed<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054441a"><!--s054441a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057830b"><!--s057830b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to sow seed.</p></div><a name="s057831b"><!--s057831b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a plant: to produce or shed seeds <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s057832b"><!--s057832b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s015537c"><!--s015537c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to plant seeds in (a field, plot, etc).</p></div><a name="s015538c"><!--s015538c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to sow (seeds).</p></div></div><a name="s057833b"><!--s057833b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to extract the seeds from (raisins, etc).</p></div><a name="s057834b"><!--s057834b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s015539c"><!--s015539c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to schedule (tournament players or teams) so that superior ones will not meet in early rounds.</p></div><a name="s015540c"><!--s015540c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to rank (a contestant) relative to others on the basis of previous record.</p></div></div><a name="s057835b"><!--s057835b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to treat (a solution, etc) with solid particles to stimulate crystallization, condensation, etc.</p></div><a name="s057836b"><!--s057836b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s015541c"><!--s015541c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to treat (a solution, etc) with solid particles to stimulate crystallization, condensation, etc.</p></div><a name="s015542c"><!--s015542c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to treat (a cloud) in this way to produce rain, snow, etc.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stricken<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstrikən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059906a"><!--s059906a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064664b"><!--s064664b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of somebody's face or expression: horrified or distressed.</p></div><a name="s064665b"><!--s064665b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s017572c"><!--s017572c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with/by) badly hurt or hit by illness </p><p><i></i></p><p>His companion lay stricken and bleeding</p> <p><i></i></p><p>stricken with multiple sclerosis</p>.</div><a name="s017573c"><!--s017573c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used in combinations</span>) hit by the calamity, emotion, etc specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>poverty-stricken</p> <p><i></i></p><p>panic-stricken</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">stricken in age/years</span> <span class="bodyi">archaic</span> advanced into old age </p><p><i></i></p><p>Abraham and Sara were … well stricken in age</p><p> Bible [past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/strike1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">strike 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">social climber</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057180a"><!--s057180a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">derog</span> somebody who strives to gain a higher social position or acceptance in fashionable society</p><p><span class="bodyb">social climbing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thebe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtebay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> thebe)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062637a"><!--s062637a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of currency in Botswana, worth 100th of a pula [Tswana <span class="bodyi">thebe</span>, literally ‘shield’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">two-step</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065371a"><!--s065371a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fast ballroom dance in duple time characterized by sliding steps.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wakeboarding</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwaykbawding/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068105a"><!--s068105a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sport like water-skiing but using a single board similar to a surfboard [from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wake3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wake 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">track<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/trak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064002a"><!--s064002a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069216b"><!--s069216b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s018893c"><!--s018893c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a path beaten by feet, or as if by feet; a trail.</p></div><a name="s018894c"><!--s018894c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a roughly made path or road.</p></div></div><a name="s069217b"><!--s069217b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>detectable evidence, e.g. a line of footprints or a wheel rut, that something has passed.</p></div><a name="s069218b"><!--s069218b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s018895c"><!--s018895c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>detectable evidence, e.g. a line of footprints or a wheel rut, that something has passed.</p></div><a name="s018896c"><!--s018896c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a recent or fossil footprint.</p></div></div><a name="s069219b"><!--s069219b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a specially laid-out course, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for racing.</p></div><a name="s069220b"><!--s069220b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s018897c"><!--s018897c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the parallel rails of a railway.</p></div><a name="s018898c"><!--s018898c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a rail or length of railing along which something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a curtain, moves or is pulled.</p></div></div><a name="s069221b"><!--s069221b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s018899c"><!--s018899c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the course along which something moves </p><p><i></i></p><p>the track of a bullet</p>.</div><a name="s018900c"><!--s018900c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the projection on the earth's surface of the path along which something, e.g. a missile or an aircraft, has flown.</p></div></div><a name="s069222b"><!--s069222b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>either of two continuous usu metal belts on which a tracklaying vehicle travels.</p></div><a name="s069223b"><!--s069223b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>a course of action or line of thought.</p></div><a name="s069224b"><!--s069224b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><a name="s018901c"><!--s018901c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>either of two continuous usu metal belts on which a tracklaying vehicle travels.</p></div><a name="s018902c"><!--s018902c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the width of a wheeled vehicle from wheel to wheel, usu measured from the outside of the rims.</p></div></div><a name="s069225b"><!--s069225b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><a name="s018903c"><!--s018903c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>any of a series of parallel elongated regions on a magnetic tape on which a recording is made.</p></div><a name="s018904c"><!--s018904c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a more or less independent sequence of recording, e.g. a single movement or song, on a compact disc, record, or cassette ✱ <span class="bodyb">be stopped in one's tracks</span> to be taken completely by surprise ✱ <span class="bodyb">keep/lose track of</span> to remain aware/no longer be aware of the development or whereabouts of (something or somebody) ✱ <span class="bodyb">make tracks</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to leave ✱ <span class="bodyb">off track</span> not following the correct course; inaccurate or unlikely to succeed ✱ <span class="bodyb">on the right/wrong track</span> likely/unlikely to achieve something by continuing one's present course of action ✱ <span class="bodyb">on track</span> following the correct course or taking the correct action to achieve something</p><p><span class="bodyb">trackless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">trak</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">trac</span>, perhaps of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squatocracy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058540a"><!--s058540a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/squattocracy_or_squatocracy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">squattocracy</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">utterance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹut(ə)rəns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066738a"><!--s066738a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072315b"><!--s072315b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something uttered, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an oral statement.</p></div><a name="s072316b"><!--s072316b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>vocal expression; speech </p><p><i></i></p><p>give utterance to opinions</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shrivel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshrivl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (shrivelled, shrivelling, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> shriveled) (shriveling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055810a"><!--s055810a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s059506b"><!--s059506b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to contract and become dry and wrinkled, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> through loss of moisture.</p></div><a name="s059507b"><!--s059507b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s016109c"><!--s016109c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a person: to become weak, cowed, or ineffective.</p></div><a name="s016110c"><!--s016110c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to become smaller or disappear almost entirely <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s059508b"><!--s059508b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cause (something or somebody) to shrivel [perhaps of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">symptomatology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌsimptəməʹtoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061268a"><!--s061268a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066195b"><!--s066195b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a branch of medical science concerned with the symptoms of diseases.</p></div><a name="s066196b"><!--s066196b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the symptoms characteristic of a disease.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">win out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069467a"><!--s069467a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/win_through/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">win through</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seedbed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054442a"><!--s054442a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057837b"><!--s057837b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a bed of fine soil prepared for planting seed and growing young plants.</p></div><a name="s057838b"><!--s057838b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a place where something specified develops </p><p><i></i></p><p>the seedbed of revolution</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">social compact</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057181a"><!--s057181a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/social_contract/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">social contract</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stricken<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059907a"><!--s059907a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/strike1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">strike 1</span></span></a> </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was actually stricken dumb for five seconds</p><p> L M Montgomery.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">theca</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtheekə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> thecae /ʹtheesee, ʹtheekee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062638a"><!--s062638a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067795b"><!--s067795b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an urn-shaped spore receptacle of a moss.</p></div><a name="s067796b"><!--s067796b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an enveloping sheath or case of an animal, or part of an animal's body</p><p><span class="bodyb">thecal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">thecate</span> /ʹtheekayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">thēkē</span> case].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wakeful</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwaykf(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068106a"><!--s068106a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073830b"><!--s073830b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not sleeping or able to sleep.</p></div><a name="s073831b"><!--s073831b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>spent without sleep </p><p><i></i></p><p>a wakeful night</p> <p><span class="bodyb">wakefully</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">wakefulness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">winsome</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwins(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069468a"><!--s069468a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pleasing and engaging </p><p><i></i></p><p>a winsome smile</p> <p><span class="bodyb">winsomely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">winsomeness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">wynsum</span>,from <span class="bodyi">wynn</span> joy].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">track<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064003a"><!--s064003a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069226b"><!--s069226b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to follow the tracks or traces of (a person or animal).</p></div><a name="s069227b"><!--s069227b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to follow the progress of (somebody or something).</p></div><a name="s069228b"><!--s069228b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to observe or plot the course of (e.g. a spacecraft or missile) instrumentally.</p></div><a name="s069229b"><!--s069229b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> to carry (something) on the feet and deposit it.</p></div><a name="s069230b"><!--s069230b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to travel through (an area) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s069231b"><!--s069231b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s018905c"><!--s018905c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to move a film or television camera towards, beside, or away from a subject while shooting a scene.</p></div><a name="s018906c"><!--s018906c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a camera: to undergo tracking.</p></div></div><a name="s069232b"><!--s069232b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s018907c"><!--s018907c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a gramophone needle: to follow the groove of a record.</p></div><a name="s018908c"><!--s018908c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a pair of wheels: to fit a track or rails.</p></div><a name="s018909c"><!--s018909c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>said of a rear wheel of a vehicle: to follow accurately the corresponding front wheel on a straight track</p><p><span class="bodyb">tracker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">two-stroke</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065372a"><!--s065372a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or denoting an internal-combustion engine with a power cycle that is completed in a single up-and-down movement of a piston.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squatt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/skwot/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058541a"><!--s058541a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the larva of the housefly, used as bait in angling [perhaps from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/squat3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">squat 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">uttermost</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹutəmohst/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066739a"><!--s066739a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/utmost1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">utmost 1</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/utmost2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">utmost 2</span></span></a> [Middle English, alteration of <span class="bodyi">uttermest</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/utter1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">utter 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-mest</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/most/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-most</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shriven</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshriv(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055811a"><!--s055811a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/shrive/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">shrive</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">syn.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061269a"><!--s061269a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066197b"><!--s066197b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>synonym.</p></div><a name="s066198b"><!--s066198b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>synonymous.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seedcake</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054443a"><!--s054443a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sweet cake containing aromatic seeds, e.g. caraway seeds.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">social contract</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057182a"><!--s057182a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an actual or supposed agreement among individuals forming an organized society or between the community and the governing power that defines and limits the rights and duties of each, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one under which certain individual freedoms are surrendered in return for state protection [translation of French <span class="bodyi">contrat social</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strickle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstrikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059908a"><!--s059908a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064666b"><!--s064666b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an instrument for levelling off measures of grain.</p></div><a name="s064667b"><!--s064667b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a tool for sharpening scythes [Old English <span class="bodyi">stricel</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thecodont<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtheekədont/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062639a"><!--s062639a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having teeth that are inserted in sockets [scientific Latin, from <span class="bodyi">theca</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/theca/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">theca</span></span></a>) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/odont/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-odont</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">U-turn</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066740a"><!--s066740a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072317b"><!--s072317b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the turning of a vehicle to face the opposite direction without reversing.</p></div><a name="s072318b"><!--s072318b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a total reversal of policy </p><p><i></i></p><p>a U-turn on wage controls</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">synaeresis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹniərisis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061271a"><!--s061271a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/syneresis_or_synaeresis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">syneresis</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trackball</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064004a"><!--s064004a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in computing, a type of mouse consisting of a ball mounted in a box, the ball being rotated by the fingers or palm to control the cursor.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">winter<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwintə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069469a"><!--s069469a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075445b"><!--s075445b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the season between autumn and spring.</p></div><a name="s075446b"><!--s075446b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s020542c"><!--s020542c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the season between autumn and spring, the coldest part of the year, in the N hemisphere the months December, January, and February; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wintertime/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wintertime</span></span></a> </p><p><i></i></p><p>Let no man boast … that he has got through the perils of winter till at least the seventh of May</p><p> Trollope.</p></div><a name="s020543c"><!--s020543c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in astronomy, the period in the N hemisphere extending from the December <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/solstice/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">solstice</span></span></a> (shortest day of the year) to the March <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/equinox/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">equinox</span></span></a> (time when day and night are of equal length).</p></div></div><a name="s075447b"><!--s075447b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a period of inactivity or decay.</p></div><a name="s075448b"><!--s075448b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> (<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a year </p><p><i></i></p><p>It happened many winters ago</p> <p><span class="bodyb">winterless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">two-time</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065373a"><!--s065373a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070907b"><!--s070907b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to be unfaithful to (a partner or lover) by having a relationship with somebody else </p><p><i></i></p><p>His brief relationship with a page three girl … hit the skids when the press revealed that the bold Frank was two-timing her for another model</p><p> Stuart Cosgrove.</p></div><a name="s070908b"><!--s070908b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cheat or double-cross (somebody)</p><p><span class="bodyb">two-timer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">waken</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwayk(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans and trans</span></i> (wakened, wakening)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068107a"><!--s068107a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wake1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wake 1</span></span></a> [Old English <span class="bodyi">wæcnian</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shroud<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/shrowd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055812a"><!--s055812a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059509b"><!--s059509b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a burial garment, e.g. a winding-sheet.</p></div><a name="s059510b"><!--s059510b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that covers or, conceals, or guards </p><p><i></i></p><p>a shroud of smoke</p>.</div><a name="s059511b"><!--s059511b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>any of the ropes or wires giving support, usu in pairs, to a ship's mast.</p></div><a name="s059512b"><!--s059512b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a protective cover or guard, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a streamlined shield protecting part of a spacecraft from the heat of launching [Old English <span class="bodyi">scrūd</span> clothing].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squatter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058542a"><!--s058542a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062890b"><!--s062890b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who occupies otherwise empty property without rights of ownership or payment of rent.</p></div><a name="s062891b"><!--s062891b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus</span> a person who owns large tracts of grazing land.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seed capital</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054444a"><!--s054444a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>money required to set up an enterprise, fund preliminary research, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">social democracy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057183a"><!--s057183a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a political movement advocating a gradual and peaceful transition from capitalism to socialism by democratic means</p><p><span class="bodyb">social democratic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">social democrat</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strict</span><small><span class="eSynop">/strikt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059909a"><!--s059909a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064668b"><!--s064668b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s017574c"><!--s017574c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>stringent in requirement or control </p><p><i></i></p><p>under strict orders</p>.</div><a name="s017575c"><!--s017575c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>severe in discipline </p><p><i></i></p><p>a strict teacher</p>.</div></div><a name="s064669b"><!--s064669b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s017576c"><!--s017576c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>inflexibly maintained or adhered to; complete </p><p><i></i></p><p>strict secrecy</p>.</div><a name="s017577c"><!--s017577c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>rigorously conforming to rules or standards </p><p><i></i></p><p>a strict teetotaller</p>.</div></div><a name="s064670b"><!--s064670b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>narrowly construed; restricted </p><p><i></i></p><p>a strict interpretation of the Act</p>.</div><a name="s064671b"><!--s064671b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>exact or precise </p><p><i></i></p><p>in the strict sense of the word</p> <p><span class="bodyb">strictly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">strictness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English, in the sense ‘restricted, narrow’, from Latin <span class="bodyi">strictus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">stringere</span> to bind tight].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thecodont<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062640a"><!--s062640a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a thecodont animal, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> any of an order of thecodont reptiles of the Triassic period believed to be an ancestors of the dinosaurs, birds, and crocodiles.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">UV</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066741a"><!--s066741a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>ultraviolet.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">track down</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064005a"><!--s064005a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to search for (somebody or something) until found </p><p><i></i></p><p>Police tracked the criminal down</p> <p><i></i></p><p>I tracked down their new telephone number</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">two-tone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065374a"><!--s065374a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070909b"><!--s070909b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having two colours or two shades of one colour </p><p><i></i></p><p>two-tone shoes</p>.</div><a name="s070910b"><!--s070910b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having two sounds or tones </p><p><i></i></p><p>a two-tone siren</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">winter<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069470a"><!--s069470a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of crops: sown in the autumn and harvested the following spring or summer: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/summer2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">summer 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shroud<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055813a"><!--s055813a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059513b"><!--s059513b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s016111c"><!--s016111c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to envelop and conceal (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The landscape was shrouded in a thick mist</p>.</div><a name="s016112c"><!--s016112c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to obscure or disguise (something or somebody).</p></div></div><a name="s059514b"><!--s059514b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to dress (a body) for burial.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">social exclusion</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057184a"><!--s057184a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a situation in which a person or social group lacks the opportunity to participate fully in the social, political, and cultural life of their community, for example because of unemployment, low income, or a low level of education: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/social_inclusion/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">social inclusion</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squat thrust</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058543a"><!--s058543a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a strenuous physical exercise in which one starts in a squatting position and thrusts one's legs out backward at full stretch.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wake-robin</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068108a"><!--s068108a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073832b"><!--s073832b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cuckoopint/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cuckoopint</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s073833b"><!--s073833b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/trillium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">trillium</span></span></a> [prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wake1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wake 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/robin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">robin</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strict construction</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059910a"><!--s059910a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in law, the literal interpretation of a statute, etc by a court.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seed corn</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054445a"><!--s054445a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057839b"><!--s057839b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>corn of good quality that is used for sowing.</p></div><a name="s057840b"><!--s057840b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> an invaluable resource for future development.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">synaesthesia</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">synesthesia</span>) /sinəsʹtheezyə, -zh(y)ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061272a"><!--s061272a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sensation in one part of the body accompanying or brought about by a stimulus in a different part, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a subjective sensation or image of a sense other than the one being stimulated, e.g. an impression of colour produced by a sound <span class="bodyb">synaesthetic</span> /-ʹthetik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/syn_or_syl_or_sym/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">syn-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-aesthesia</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anaesthesia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anaesthesia</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thé dansant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌtay ʹdonhsonh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> thés dansants /ˌtay ʹdonhsonh/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062641a"><!--s062641a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an afternoon dance during which tea is served [French <span class="bodyi">thé dansant</span>, literally ‘tea dancing’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">UVA</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066742a"><!--s066742a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>ultraviolet radiation with a range between 320 and 380 nanometres.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tracked</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064006a"><!--s064006a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tracklaying/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tracklaying</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shroud-laid</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055814a"><!--s055814a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a rope: having four strands and a core.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wake-up call</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068109a"><!--s068109a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073834b"><!--s073834b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a telephone call made to wake a person at an agreed time.</p></div><a name="s073835b"><!--s073835b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an unexpected event that acts as a warning and a call to action to remedy a problem or deal with a danger.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seedeater</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054446a"><!--s054446a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bird, e.g. a finch, whose diet consists basically of seeds.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squattocracy <span class="bodyi">or</span> squatocracy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/skwoʹtokrəsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> squattocracies squatocracies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058544a"><!--s058544a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus</span> squatters (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/squatter/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">squatter</span></span></a> (2)) collectively, as an affluent and powerful lobby <span class="bodyb">squattocratic</span> /-ʹkratik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/squatter/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">squatter</span></span></a> (sense 2) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cracy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-cracy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">two-toned</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065375a"><!--s065375a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/two_tone/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">two-tone</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strict implication</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059911a"><!--s059911a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in logic, implication of the kind where the proposition ‘if A then B’ is true only if B can be deduced from A.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">synagogue</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsinəgog/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061273a"><!--s061273a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066199b"><!--s066199b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the house of worship and communal centre of a Jewish congregation.</p></div><a name="s066200b"><!--s066200b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a Jewish congregation <span class="bodyb">synagogal</span> /-ʹgogl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">synagogical</span> /-ʹgojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">synagoge</span> via Old French and late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">synagōgē</span> assembly, synagogue, from <span class="bodyi">synagein</span> to bring together, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/syn_or_syl_or_sym/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">syn-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">agein</span> to lead].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">social fund</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057185a"><!--s057185a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in the UK, a fund set up as part of the social security system from which people in need may receive money as a grant or loan for a specified purpose.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dhee/ <i><span class="bodyi">pronoun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062642a"><!--s062642a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067797b"><!--s067797b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or dialect</span> the objective case of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/thou1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">thou 1</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s067798b"><!--s067798b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used by Quakers, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> among themselves: thou </p><p><i></i></p><p>Thee must wait</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">thē</span>, accusative and dative of <span class="bodyi">thū</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/thou1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">thou 1</span></span></a>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/you/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">you</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">winter<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (wintered, wintering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069471a"><!--s069471a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s075449b"><!--s075449b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to pass or survive the winter </p><p><i></i></p><p>They wintered in Chamonix</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s075450b"><!--s075450b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to keep or feed (livestock) during the winter</p><p><span class="bodyb">winterer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tracker ball</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064007a"><!--s064007a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/trackball/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">trackball</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">UVB</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066743a"><!--s066743a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>ultraviolet radiation with a range between 280 and 320 nanometres.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shrove</span><small><span class="eSynop">/shrohv/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055815a"><!--s055815a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/shrive/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">shrive</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">WAL</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068110a"><!--s068110a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>West Africa Leone (international vehicle registration for Sierra Leone).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seeder</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054447a"><!--s054447a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057841b"><!--s057841b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an implement for sowing or planting seeds.</p></div><a name="s057842b"><!--s057842b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a device for seeding fruit.</p></div><a name="s057843b"><!--s057843b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>somebody or something that seeds clouds to produce precipitation.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">social inclusion</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057186a"><!--s057186a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a situation that provides a person or social group with the opportunity to have a reasonable quality of life and participate fully in the social, political, and cultural life of their community, etc: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/social_exclusion/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">social exclusion</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">‘twould</span><small><span class="eSynop">/twəd, <span class="bodyi">strong</span> twood/ <i><span class="bodyi">contraction</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065376a"><!--s065376a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> it would.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">winter aconite</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069472a"><!--s069472a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of small Eurasian and African plants of the buttercup family with bright yellow flowers that blooms in early spring: genus <span class="bodyi">Eranthis</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squatty</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (squattier, squattiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058545a"><!--s058545a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> dumpy; thickset; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/squat3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">squat 3</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">theft</span><small><span class="eSynop">/theft/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062643a"><!--s062643a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act or crime of stealing [Old English <span class="bodyi">thīefth</span>; related to <span class="bodyi">thēof</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/thief/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">thief</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tracker fund</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064008a"><!--s064008a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> an investment fund that aims to match the performance of a given financial index, such as the FTSE index.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strict liability</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059912a"><!--s059912a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in law, liability that is not dependent on culpability resulting from actual negligence, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">uvea</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yoohʹvi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066744a"><!--s066744a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the pigment-containing layer of the eye that includes the iris, ciliary body, and choroid</p><p><span class="bodyb">uveal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">uvea</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">uva</span> grape].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">synapse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsienaps/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061274a"><!--s061274a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the point between two nerves across which a nervous impulse is transmitted <span class="bodyb">synaptic</span> /siʹnaptik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">synaptically</span> /-ʹnaptikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">synapsis</span> juncture, from <span class="bodyi">synaptein</span> to fasten together, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/syn_or_syl_or_sym/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">syn-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">haptein</span> to fasten].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Shrovetide</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshrohvtied/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055816a"><!--s055816a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the period immediately before Ash Wednesday.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Waldenses</span><small><span class="eSynop">/wolʹdenseez/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068111a"><!--s068111a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Christian sect arising in S France in the 12th cent., adopting Calvinist doctrines in the 16th cent., and later living chiefly in Piedmont <span class="bodyb">Waldensian</span> /-si·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">Waldensis</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">Waldenses, Valdenses</span>, named after Peter <span class="bodyi">Waldo</span> (or <span class="bodyi">Valdo</span>) d.1205, French merchant, who founded it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seed leaf</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054448a"><!--s054448a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cotyledon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cotyledon</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strictly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059913a"><!--s059913a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064672b"><!--s064672b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in a strict manner.</p></div><a name="s064673b"><!--s064673b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>as interpreted literally or exactly </p><p><i></i></p><p>not strictly true</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thegn</span><small><span class="eSynop">/thayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062644a"><!--s062644a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/thane/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">thane</span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">two-up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065377a"><!--s065377a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ</span> a game in which players bet on the fall of tossed coins.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squaw</span><small><span class="eSynop">/skwaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058546a"><!--s058546a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062892b"><!--s062892b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">offensive</span> a Native N American woman or wife.</p></div><a name="s062893b"><!--s062893b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">humorous</span> a woman; one's wife [Massachuset <span class="bodyi">squa</span>, <span class="bodyi">ussqua</span> woman].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">waldo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwawldoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> waldos waldoes)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068112a"><!--s068112a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a device by means of which objects can be manipulated by remote control [named after <span class="bodyi">Waldo</span> F Jones, eponymous hero of a story by Robert Heinlein d.1988, American writer].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">social insurance</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057187a"><!--s057187a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a compulsory state insurance system, usu funded by contributions from employers and employees, that provides assistance for the sick, the old, the unemployed, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seedling</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹseedling/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054449a"><!--s054449a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057844b"><!--s057844b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a plant grown from seed rather than from a cutting.</p></div><a name="s057845b"><!--s057845b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a young plant, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a nursery plant before permanent transplantation.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">track event</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064009a"><!--s064009a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an athletic event that is a race: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/field_event/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">field event</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Shrove Tuesday</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055817a"><!--s055817a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday; pancake day [from the practice of being shriven before Lent].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">winter blues</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069473a"><!--s069473a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> =<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/seasonal_affective_disorder/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">seasonal affective disorder</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">synapsis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹnapsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> synapses)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061275a"><!--s061275a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the pairing of corresponding chromosomes resulting in their ultimate association and the formation of cross-shaped areas of contact that is characteristic of the first phase of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/meiosis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">meiosis</span></span></a> (cell division producing the sex cells) [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">synapsis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/synapse/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">synapse</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">UVF</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066745a"><!--s066745a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Ulster Volunteer Force.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">theine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹthee·in/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062645a"><!--s062645a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>caffeine, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when found in tea [Latin <span class="bodyi">theina</span> from <span class="bodyi">thea</span> tea, from Chinese (Amoy) <span class="bodyi">t'e</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Waldorf salad</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwawldawf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068113a"><!--s068113a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a salad consisting typically of apples, celery, and walnuts dressed with mayonnaise [named after the <span class="bodyi">Waldorf</span>-Astoria Hotel in New York City, where it was first made].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seed money</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054450a"><!--s054450a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/seed_capital/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">seed capital</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squawfish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> squawfishes <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> squawfish)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058547a"><!--s058547a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large predatory freshwater carp of west N America: <span class="bodyi">esp Ptychocheilus oregonensis</span> [from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/squaw/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">squaw</span></span></a>, with reference to its former importance to Native Americans].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tracking</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064010a"><!--s064010a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069233b"><!--s069233b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or process of following the trail of a person or animal.</p></div><a name="s069234b"><!--s069234b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the alignment of a vehicle's wheels.</p></div><a name="s069235b"><!--s069235b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the process of finding the best quality video picture by aligning the heads with the tape </p><p><i></i></p><p>digital tracking</p>.</div><a name="s069236b"><!--s069236b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in electrical engineering, the leaking of current between two insulated points because of moisture or dirt.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">socialise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057188a"><!--s057188a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/socialize_or_socialise_or_ise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">socialize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">synarthrosis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sinahʹthrohsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> synarthroses /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061276a"><!--s061276a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an immovable joint between bones united by fibrous tissue, e.g. symphyses [Greek <span class="bodyi">synarthrōsis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/syn_or_syl_or_sym/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">syn-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">arthrōsis</span> joint between two bones, from <span class="bodyi">arthron</span> joint].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">winter garden</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069474a"><!--s069474a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075451b"><!--s075451b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a garden containing plants, e.g. evergreens, that flourish in winter.</p></div><a name="s075452b"><!--s075452b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a conservatory in which plants, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> flowering plants, are grown during the winter.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">uvula</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹyoohvyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> uvulas uvulae /-lee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066746a"><!--s066746a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the fleshy lobe hanging in the middle of the back of the soft palate</p><p><span class="bodyb">uvular</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">uvula</span>, dimin. of Latin <span class="bodyi">uva</span> grape, uvula].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stricture</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstrikchə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059914a"><!--s059914a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064674b"><!--s064674b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a restraint or restriction </p><p><i></i></p><p>moral strictures</p>.</div><a name="s064675b"><!--s064675b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + on) an adverse criticism; a censure </p><p><i></i></p><p>The self-importance of all those people! What I would give to hear your strictures on them!</p><p> Jane Austen.</p></div><a name="s064676b"><!--s064676b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an abnormal narrowing of a body passage.</p></div><a name="s064677b"><!--s064677b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s017578c"><!--s017578c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an abnormal narrowing of a body passage.</p></div><a name="s017579c"><!--s017579c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the part so narrowed [Middle English from late Latin <span class="bodyi">strictura</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">stringere</span> to bind tight].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">two-up two-down</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065378a"><!--s065378a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a house with two rooms, usu bedrooms, upstairs, and two rooms, usu a living room and a dining room, downstairs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shrub<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/shrub/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055818a"><!--s055818a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a low-growing woody plant that usu has several stems</p><p><span class="bodyb">shrubby</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">scrybb</span> brushwood].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">their</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dhə; <span class="bodyi">strong</span> dheə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062646a"><!--s062646a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067799b"><!--s067799b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s018459c"><!--s018459c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>belonging to or associated with them </p><p><i></i></p><p>their house</p> <p><i></i></p><p>their children</p> <p><i></i></p><p>their being late</p> <p><i></i></p><p>their acquittal</p>.</div><a name="s018460c"><!--s018460c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>belonging to or associated with an indefinite singular person </p><p><i></i></p><p>Has anybody lost their car keys?</p>.</div></div><a name="s067800b"><!--s067800b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used in titles </p><p><i></i></p><p>Their Royal Highnesses</p> <a name="sb000000456"><!--sb000000456--></a><p>[Middle English from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">theirra</span>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">their</span>, <span class="bodyb">there</span>, <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">they're</span>? These three words, which are pronounced the same, are sometimes confused.<span class="bodyi">Their</span> is the possessive form of <span class="bodyi">they</span> (<span class="bodyi">It's their fault</span>; <span class="bodyi">They'll bring their own tools</span>). <span class="bodyi">There</span> is an adverb of place (<span class="bodyi">You'll find it over there</span>) and is used with the verb <span class="bodyi">to be</span> (<span class="bodyi">There is nothing I can do about it</span>; <span class="bodyi">Are there any more questions?</span>). <span class="bodyi">They're</span> is the shortened form of<span class="bodyi">they are</span>: <span class="bodyi">They're not quite ready yet</span>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squawk<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/skwawk/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058548a"><!--s058548a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062894b"><!--s062894b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to utter a harsh abrupt scream.</p></div><a name="s062895b"><!--s062895b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to make a loud or vehement protest</p><p><span class="bodyb">squawker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [of imitative origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">uvular<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066747a"><!--s066747a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072319b"><!--s072319b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or in the region of the uvula </p><p><i></i></p><p>uvular glands</p>.</div><a name="s072320b"><!--s072320b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a consonant: articulated with the back of the tongue and the uvula </p><p><i></i></p><p>a French uvular /r/</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">socialism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057189a"><!--s057189a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061296b"><!--s061296b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an economic and political theory advocating collective or state ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods.</p></div><a name="s061297b"><!--s061297b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an economic or political system based on this</p><p><span class="bodyb">socialist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">socialistic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s061298b"><!--s061298b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s016724c"><!--s016724c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an economic and political theory advocating collective or state ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods.</p></div><a name="s016725c"><!--s016725c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an economic or political system based on this</p><p>The social emphasis in socialism is shown by the fact that, in the 19th cent., it was contrasted often with individualism rather than with capitalism. The democratic state apparently offered a means of achieving socialism by consent – a strategy to which social democrats adhered, despite electoral setbacks, while Communists instead opted for the shortcut of revolution and autocracy — Professor Peter Clarke</p></div></div><a name="s061299b"><!--s061299b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in Marxist theory, a transitional stage of society in which the means of production is under collective control but goods are distributed according to work done.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sync<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> synch</span><small><span class="eSynop">/singk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061277a"><!--s061277a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> synchronization </p><p><i></i></p><p>The film was out of sync</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wale</span><small><span class="eSynop">/wayl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068114a"><!--s068114a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073836b"><!--s073836b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of a series of even ribs in a fabric, e.g. corduroy.</p></div><a name="s073837b"><!--s073837b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of a number of extra thick and strong planks in the sides of a wooden ship.</p></div><a name="s073838b"><!--s073838b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/weal1_or_wheal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">weal 1</span></span></a> [Old English <span class="bodyi">walu</span> stripe, weal].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seed oyster</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054451a"><!--s054451a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a young oyster, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a size suitable for transferring to another bed to start a new colony.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tracking shot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064011a"><!--s064011a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a camera shot in which the camera follows the action.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shrub<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055819a"><!--s055819a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a drink made of sweetened fruit juice and spirits, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> rum [Arabic <span class="bodyi">sharāb</span> drink].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stride<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/stried/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> strode /strohd/) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> stridden /ʹstrid(ə)n/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059915a"><!--s059915a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s064678b"><!--s064678b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to walk with long steps, usu with energy or firmness of purpose <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s064679b"><!--s064679b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to move over or along (an area, place, or distance) by or as if by striding.</p></div><a name="s064680b"><!--s064680b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cross (an obstacle) with a single long step.</p></div><a name="s064681b"><!--s064681b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> to bestride or straddle (something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">strider</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">strīdan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">two-way</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065379a"><!--s065379a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070911b"><!--s070911b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to, denoting, or involving movement, communication, etc that goes in two opposite directions </p><p><i></i></p><p>a two-way bridge</p>.</div><a name="s070912b"><!--s070912b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>involving two participants ✱ <span class="bodyb">a two-way street</span> a situation that involves mutual responsibility or a reciprocal relationship.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wintergreen</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069475a"><!--s069475a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075453b"><!--s075453b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of various perennial evergreen plants related to the heathers: genus <span class="bodyi">Pyrola</span> and other genera.</p></div><a name="s075454b"><!--s075454b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s020544c"><!--s020544c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an low American evergreen plant of the heather family with white flowers and red berries: <span class="bodyi">Gaultheria procumbens</span>.</p></div><a name="s020545c"><!--s020545c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an essential oil from this plant, or a similar oil produced synthetically, used medicinally and as a flavouring.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">theirs</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dheəz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pronoun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062647a"><!--s062647a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067801b"><!--s067801b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the one or ones that belong to them or are associated with them </p><p><i></i></p><p>Is this house theirs?</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Theirs are on the table</p> <p><i></i></p><p>children younger than theirs</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">of theirs</span>.</p></div><a name="s067802b"><!--s067802b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>belonging to or associated with them </p><p><i></i></p><p>friends of theirs</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squawk<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058549a"><!--s058549a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act or an instance of squawking.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seed pearl</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054452a"><!--s054452a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a very small often imperfect pearl.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shrubbery</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshrub(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> shrubberies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055820a"><!--s055820a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a planting or growth of shrubs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">socialist<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057190a"><!--s057190a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061300b"><!--s061300b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who advocates or practises socialism.</p></div><a name="s061301b"><!--s061301b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Socialist</span>) a member of a party that advocates socialism.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">uvular<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066748a"><!--s066748a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a uvular consonant.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tracking station</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064012a"><!--s064012a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a place from which satellites, missiles, etc are tracked with radar or radio signals.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">two-way mirror</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065380a"><!--s065380a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a piece of glass that reflects an image from one side and can be seen through from the other.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stride<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059916a"><!--s059916a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064682b"><!--s064682b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s017580c"><!--s017580c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a long step.</p></div><a name="s017581c"><!--s017581c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the distance covered in a single stride.</p></div></div><a name="s064683b"><!--s064683b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a striding way of walking.</p></div><a name="s064684b"><!--s064684b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>one's most effective natural pace.</p></div><a name="s064685b"><!--s064685b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Aus, NZ, informal</span>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) trousers.</p></div><a name="s064686b"><!--s064686b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stride_piano/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stride piano</span></span></a> ✱ <span class="bodyb">get into one's stride</span> to achieve one's best level of competence ✱ <span class="bodyb">make strides</span> to make good progress; to advance rapidly ✱ <span class="bodyb">take something in one's stride</span> to confront a danger or difficult calmly.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">theism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtheeiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062648a"><!--s062648a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>belief in the existence of a creator god who is present in the universe and yet transcends it</p><p>Theism is the belief that God exists (monotheism is the belief that there is one and only one god). As generally held, it combines biblical concepts of a loving, judging, personal creator, the object of worship, with Greek philosophical concepts of God as a reality that is both within everything (immanent) and yet also transcendent, giving value and coherence to an overall understanding of the cosmos — Dr Mel Thompson</p><p><span class="bodyb">theist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">theistic</span> /theeʹistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">theistical</span> /theeʹistikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">theos</span> god + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ism/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ism</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sync<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> synch</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061278a"><!--s061278a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to match (film and sound track) so that they run exactly in synchronization.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Walhalla</span><small><span class="eSynop">/valʹhalə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068115a"><!--s068115a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/valhalla_or_walhalla/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Valhalla</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">winterize <span class="bodyi">or</span> winterise <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069476a"><!--s069476a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> (<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>) to make (something) ready for or proof against winter weather <span class="bodyb">winterization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squawk box</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058550a"><!--s058550a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> a loudspeaker, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as part of an intercom system.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">socialist<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057191a"><!--s057191a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061302b"><!--s061302b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of socialism.</p></div><a name="s061303b"><!--s061303b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Socialist</span>) of or being a party that advocates socialism.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seedpod</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054453a"><!--s054453a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pod, e.g. of a pea or bean plant, that contains seeds.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tracklaying</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064013a"><!--s064013a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a vehicle: travelling on two or more endless usu metal belts.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shrub layer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055821a"><!--s055821a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in botany, the understorey, or the layer of vegetation between the taller plants of the understorey and the field layer: compare<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/field_layer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">field layer</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ground_layer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ground layer</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/understorey/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">understorey</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">syncarpous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sinʹkahpəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061279a"><!--s061279a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a flower, fruit, etc: having the carpels united in a compound ovary.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">winter jasmine</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069477a"><!--s069477a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a variety of jasmine with yellow flowers that appear during the winter: <span class="bodyi">Jasminum nudiflorum</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">uxorial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ukʹsawri·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066749a"><!--s066749a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> relating to or characteristic of a wife [Latin <span class="bodyi">uxor</span> wife].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-theism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062649a"><!--s062649a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting: belief in a god or gods of the kind specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>pantheism</p> <p><i></i></p><p>monotheism</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">two-way switch</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065381a"><!--s065381a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of two electrical switches, e.g. at the top and bottom of a stairway, controlling a single device, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a light.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">walk<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/wawk/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068116a"><!--s068116a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073839b"><!--s073839b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to move along on foot; to advance by steps in such a way that at least one foot is always in contact with the ground.</p></div><a name="s073840b"><!--s073840b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to go on foot for exercise or pleasure.</p></div><a name="s073841b"><!--s073841b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of an animal: to go at a walk.</p></div><a name="s073842b"><!--s073842b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of a spirit: to move about in visible form; to appear.</p></div><a name="s073843b"><!--s073843b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> to be found innocent or be released from prison.</p></div><a name="s073844b"><!--s073844b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> to leave a job, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to go on strike.</p></div><a name="s073845b"><!--s073845b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>said of an inanimate object: to disappear or be taken.</p></div><a name="s073846b"><!--s073846b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>in cricket, to leave the field before being given out by the umpire.</p></div><a name="s073847b"><!--s073847b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>in baseball, to go to first base after four balls have been pitched.</p></div><a name="s073848b"><!--s073848b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>in basketball, to move while holding the ball.</p></div><a name="s073849b"><!--s073849b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to pursue a course of action or way of life; to conduct oneself <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s073850b"><!--s073850b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>to pass on foot through, along, over, or upon (e.g. a route) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I spent hours walking the streets looking for a hotel</p>.</div><a name="s073851b"><!--s073851b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>to take (an animal) for a walk </p><p><i></i></p><p>They have somebody walk the dog while they're out at work</p>.</div><a name="s073852b"><!--s073852b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><p>to cause (an animal) to go at a walk </p><p><i></i></p><p>Walk the horse round the paddock so that I can see its limp</p>.</div><a name="s073853b"><!--s073853b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">15</span><br/><p>to cause (an inanimate object) to move in a manner suggestive of walking.</p></div><a name="s073854b"><!--s073854b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">16</span><br/><p>to accompany (somebody) on foot; ✱ <span class="bodyb">walk away with</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to steal.</p></div><a name="s073855b"><!--s073855b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">17</span><br/><p>to bring (somebody) to a specified condition by walking </p><p><i></i></p><p>He walked us off our feet</p>.</div><a name="s073856b"><!--s073856b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">18</span><br/><p>to go through, round, or over (something that will be performed at a faster pace) at a walk, e.g. to walk round a show jumping course for the purposes of examining, measuring, etc.</p></div><a name="s073857b"><!--s073857b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">19</span><br/><p>to take charge of (a hound puppy) at a walk ✱ <span class="bodyb">walk into</span> to place oneself or find oneself in (a trap, etc) ✱ <span class="bodyb">walk it</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to win easily ✱ <span class="bodyb">walk off with</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to steal ✱ <span class="bodyb">walk on eggshells</span> to act or speak cautiously, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to avoid being tactless ✱ <span class="bodyb">walk over/all over</span> to treat (somebody) thoughtlessly or with disrespect.</p></div><a name="s073858b"><!--s073858b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">20</span><br/><p>to beat (somebody) easily and decisively.</p></div><a name="s073859b"><!--s073859b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">21</span><br/><a name="s020192c"><!--s020192c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to treat (somebody) thoughtlessly or with disrespect </p><p><i></i></p><p>He lets his children walk all over him</p>.</div><a name="s020193c"><!--s020193c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to beat (somebody) easily and decisively.</p></div></div><a name="s073860b"><!--s073860b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">22</span><br/><p>said of a racehorse: to win a walkover ✱ <span class="bodyb">walk tall</span> to bear oneself proudly ✱ <span class="bodyb">walk through</span> to have a walk-through of (a play, etc)</p><p><span class="bodyb">walkable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">wealcan</span> to roll, toss, wander].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strident</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstried(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059917a"><!--s059917a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064687b"><!--s064687b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>loud and obtrusive </p><p><i></i></p><p>strident voices</p>.</div><a name="s064688b"><!--s064688b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>expressing opinions, demands, etc loudly or urgently</p><p><span class="bodyb">stridence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">stridency</span> /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">stridently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">strident-, stridens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">stridere, stridēre</span> to make a harsh noise].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squaw man</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058551a"><!--s058551a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, offensive</span> a white man married to a Native N American woman.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">socialistic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sohshəlʹistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057192a"><!--s057192a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or tending towards socialism</p><p><span class="bodyb">socialistically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seedsman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> seedsmen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054454a"><!--s054454a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who sows or deals in seeds.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">track record</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064014a"><!--s064014a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a record of the past achievements or performance of an individual in some capacity, or of an organization, team, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>Each professor has a right to money and manpower resources depending only on his level of seniority and not on his track record in research</p><p> New Scientist.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">synch<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/singk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061280a"><!--s061280a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sync1_or_synch/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sync 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shrug<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/shrug/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (shrugged, shrugging)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055822a"><!--s055822a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s059515b"><!--s059515b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to lift and contract (one's shoulders) as an expression of e.g. uncertainty, unconcern, or resignation <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s059516b"><!--s059516b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to raise the shoulders expressively in doubt, dismissiveness, or resignation [Middle English <span class="bodyi">schruggen</span> to fidget; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">winter sport</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069478a"><!--s069478a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a sport on snow or ice, e.g. skiing or tobogganing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">uxoricide</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ukʹsawrisied/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066750a"><!--s066750a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072321b"><!--s072321b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of killing one's own wife.</p></div><a name="s072322b"><!--s072322b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a man who kills his own wife <span class="bodyb">uxoricidal</span> /-ʹsiedl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">uxor</span> wife + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cide/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-cide</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squeak<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/skweek/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058552a"><!--s058552a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062896b"><!--s062896b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to utter or make a squeak </p><p><i></i></p><p>The floorboards squeak</p>.</div><a name="s062897b"><!--s062897b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to turn informer; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/squeal1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">squeal 1</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s062898b"><!--s062898b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ through) to pass an examination or otherwise succeed, by the narrowest of margins</p><p><span class="bodyb">squeaker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s062899b"><!--s062899b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to utter (something) in a squeak [Middle English, of imitative origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">walk<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068117a"><!--s068117a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073861b"><!--s073861b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of going on foot, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for exercise or pleasure </p><p><i></i></p><p>We went for a walk</p>.</div><a name="s073862b"><!--s073862b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a journey undertaken on foot along a usu agreed route to earn money promised by sponsors for charity </p><p><i></i></p><p>a sponsored walk</p>.</div><a name="s073863b"><!--s073863b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a ceremonial procession; a march.</p></div><a name="s073864b"><!--s073864b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a manner of walking </p><p><i></i></p><p>a jaunty walk</p>.</div><a name="s073865b"><!--s073865b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a route for walking.</p></div><a name="s073866b"><!--s073866b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a path specially arranged or surfaced for walking; a footpath.</p></div><a name="s073867b"><!--s073867b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a distance to be walked </p><p><i></i></p><p>ten minutes’ walk away</p>.</div><a name="s073868b"><!--s073868b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s020194c"><!--s020194c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the gait of a two-legged animal in which the feet are lifted alternately with one foot not clear of the ground before the other touches.</p></div><a name="s020195c"><!--s020195c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the gait of a four-legged animal in which there are always at least two feet on the ground; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a four-beat gait of a horse in which the feet strike the ground in the sequence left hind, left front, right hind, right front.</p></div><a name="s020196c"><!--s020196c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a low rate of speed.</p></div></div><a name="s073869b"><!--s073869b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>a route regularly covered by a person, e.g. a postman or policeman, in the performance of a particular activity.</p></div><a name="s073870b"><!--s073870b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>a place where animals, e.g. sheep, are kept with minimal restraint.</p></div><a name="s073871b"><!--s073871b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>a forest area under one keeper.</p></div><a name="s073872b"><!--s073872b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a place, e.g. a farm, to which a hound puppy is sent to develop ✱ <span class="bodyb">walk of life</span> an occupation or calling.</p></div><a name="s073873b"><!--s073873b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>a range or sphere of action; a field or province.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">them<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dhəm; <span class="bodyi">strong</span> dhem/ <i><span class="bodyi">pronoun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062650a"><!--s062650a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used as the objective case: they </p><p><i></i></p><p>I hate them</p> <p><i></i></p><p>I moved towards them</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Somebody's responsible, and when I find them, I'll make them pay</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">thǣm, thām</span>, from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">theim</span> to these, to them].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">two-wheeler</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065382a"><!--s065382a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a vehicle with two wheels, e.g. a bicycle or motorcycle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stride piano</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059918a"><!--s059918a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a style of jazz piano playing in which the right hand plays the melody while the left hand alternates between a single note and a chord played an octave or more higher [from the repeated ‘strides’ taken by the left hand].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">socialist realism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057193a"><!--s057193a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061304b"><!--s061304b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in Communist countries, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the former Soviet Union under Stalin, a theory of the role and function of the arts in an evolving socialist state that evaluates artistic production according to the extent to which it reaffirms the ideals and goals of Communism.</p></div><a name="s061305b"><!--s061305b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>crudely propagandistic art produced in Communist countries exalting the dignity of labour, the wisdom of the leadership, etc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seedtime</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054455a"><!--s054455a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the sowing season.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">synch<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061281a"><!--s061281a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sync2_or_synch/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sync 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">uxorious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ukʹsawri·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066751a"><!--s066751a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> excessively fond of or submissive to one's wife </p><p><i></i></p><p>Passion in a lover's glorious, but in a husband is pronounced uxorious</p><p> Byron</p><p><span class="bodyb">uxoriously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">uxoriousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">uxorius</span>, from <span class="bodyi">uxor</span> wife].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">track rod</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064015a"><!--s064015a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rod that connects the steering column of a motor vehicle to the front wheels.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wintertime</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069479a"><!--s069479a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the season of winter.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">socialite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsohshəliet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057194a"><!--s057194a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who is socially active or prominent, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in fashionable society.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shrug<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055823a"><!--s055823a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059517b"><!--s059517b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an act of shrugging the shoulders, e.g. in resignation </p><p><i></i></p><p>Still have I borne it with a patient shrug</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div><a name="s059518b"><!--s059518b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a short frontless cardigan covering the arms, shoulders, and back.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">them<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dhem/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062651a"><!--s062651a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">non-standard</span> those </p><p><i></i></p><p>them blokes</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">TX</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065383a"><!--s065383a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Texas (US postal abbreviation).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">walkabout</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068118a"><!--s068118a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073874b"><!--s073874b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a short period of wandering bush life engaged in by an Australian Aborigine for ceremonial reasons as an occasional interruption of normal life.</p></div><a name="s073875b"><!--s073875b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an informal walk among the crowds by a public figure </p><p><i></i></p><p>My mother met the Queen on her Jubilee walkabout</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">go walkabout</span>.</p></div><a name="s073876b"><!--s073876b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus</span> to go on a walkabout.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squeak<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058553a"><!--s058553a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a short shrill cry or noise ✱ <span class="bodyb">a narrow/near squeak</span> an escape barely managed ✱ <span class="bodyb">not a squeak</span> not the slightest sound </p><p><i></i></p><p>There hasn't been a squeak from the baby</p> <p><span class="bodyb">squeakily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">squeakiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">squeaky</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stridor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstriedaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059919a"><!--s059919a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064689b"><!--s064689b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in medicine, a harsh vibrating sound heard during breathing when the air passages are obstructed.</p></div><a name="s064690b"><!--s064690b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a strident sound [Latin <span class="bodyi">stridor</span> a squeak, hiss, shriek, from <span class="bodyi">stridēre</span> to make a harsh noise].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seed vessel</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054456a"><!--s054456a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pericarp/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pericarp</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">synchro</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsingkroh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061282a"><!--s061282a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066201b"><!--s066201b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>synchronized swimming.</p></div><a name="s066202b"><!--s066202b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>synchromesh.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Uzbek</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹoozbek, ʹuzbek/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066752a"><!--s066752a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072323b"><!--s072323b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">pl</span> <span class="bodyb">Uzbeks</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyi">or collectively</span> <span class="bodyb">Uzbek</span>) a member of an indigenous Turkic people inhabiting Uzbekistan.</p></div><a name="s072324b"><!--s072324b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">pl</span> <span class="bodyb">Uzbeks</span>) a native or inhabitant of Uzbekistan.</p></div><a name="s072325b"><!--s072325b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the Turkic language of the people of Uzbekistan.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wintery</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069480a"><!--s069480a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wintry/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wintry</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stridulate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstridyoolayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059920a"><!--s059920a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of crickets, grasshoppers, etc: to make a shrill creaking noise by rubbing together specialized body parts <span class="bodyb">stridulation</span> /-ʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">stridulatory</span> /-lət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [earliest as <span class="bodyi">stridulation</span> from French, from Latin <span class="bodyi">stridulus</span> shrill, squeaky, from <span class="bodyi">stridere, stridēre</span> to make a harsh noise].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sociality</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sohshiʹaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057195a"><!--s057195a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061306b"><!--s061306b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the tendency to associate in or form social groups.</p></div><a name="s061307b"><!--s061307b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the state or quality of being sociable or social.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">track shoe</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064016a"><!--s064016a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lightweight usu leather shoe with metal spikes protruding from the sole, worn by runners.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ty<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065384a"><!--s065384a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: the group of ten specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>twenty</p> <p><i></i></p><p>fifty</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">-tig</span> a group of ten].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shrug off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055824a"><!--s055824a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to disregard or belittle (a difficulty).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">walk away</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068119a"><!--s068119a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073877b"><!--s073877b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to leave, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to run away from a difficult situation ✱ <span class="bodyb">walk away with</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to win or gain (something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by outdoing one's competitors without difficulty </p><p><i></i></p><p>She walked away with first prize</p>.</div><a name="s073878b"><!--s073878b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to steal (something).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">them-and-us</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062652a"><!--s062652a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>characterized by tension or resentment between those who exercise authority and the people over whom they exercise it.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squeaker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058554a"><!--s058554a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062900b"><!--s062900b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a squeaking device, e.g. inside a toy animal.</p></div><a name="s062901b"><!--s062901b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person or thing that squeaks.</p></div><a name="s062902b"><!--s062902b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> a victory won by a narrow squeak.</p></div><a name="s062903b"><!--s062903b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> an unfledged pigeon.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">synchro-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061283a"><!--s061283a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meaning: synchronized or synchronous </p><p><i></i></p><p>synchromesh</p> <p>[<span class="bodyi">synchronized</span>, past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/synchronize_or_synchronise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">synchronize</span></span></a> and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/synchronous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">synchronous</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">win through</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069481a"><!--s069481a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to reach a desired or satisfactory end, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> after overcoming difficulties.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Uzi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹoohzi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066753a"><!--s066753a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a type of submachine gun made in Israel [named after <span class="bodyi">Uziel</span> Gal, the Israeli army commander who designed it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seedy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (seedier, seediest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054457a"><!--s054457a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057846b"><!--s057846b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>shabby or grubby.</p></div><a name="s057847b"><!--s057847b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somewhat disreputable; run-down.</p></div><a name="s057848b"><!--s057848b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>containing or full of seeds </p><p><i></i></p><p>a seedy fruit</p>.</div><a name="s057849b"><!--s057849b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s015543c"><!--s015543c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>shabby or grubby </p><p><i></i></p><p>children in seedy clothes</p>.</div><a name="s015544c"><!--s015544c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>somewhat disreputable; run-down </p><p><i></i></p><p>a seedy district</p>.</div><a name="s015545c"><!--s015545c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal, dated</span> slightly unwell</p><p><span class="bodyb">seedily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">seediness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">walker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068120a"><!--s068120a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073879b"><!--s073879b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who walks.</p></div><a name="s073880b"><!--s073880b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a framework designed to support a baby learning to walk.</p></div><a name="s073881b"><!--s073881b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s020197c"><!--s020197c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a framework designed to support a baby learning to walk.</p></div><a name="s020198c"><!--s020198c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a frame used by an adult learning to walk again, e.g. after an injury, or to enable a disabled person to walk.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">socialize <span class="bodyi">or</span> socialise <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057196a"><!--s057196a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061308b"><!--s061308b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to behave or interact in a sociable manner.</p></div><a name="s061309b"><!--s061309b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (somebody) fit or prepared for life in society <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s061310b"><!--s061310b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s016726c"><!--s016726c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to make (somebody) fit or prepared for life in society.</p></div><a name="s016727c"><!--s016727c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to train (an animal, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a dog) to behave well in public, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to make it interact well with other animals.</p></div></div><a name="s061311b"><!--s061311b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to adapt (something) to social needs or uses.</p></div><a name="s061312b"><!--s061312b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to constitute (something) on a socialist basis <span class="bodyb">socialization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">socializer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shrunk</span><small><span class="eSynop">/shrungk/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055825a"><!--s055825a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/shrink1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">shrink 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strife</span><small><span class="eSynop">/strief/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059921a"><!--s059921a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064691b"><!--s064691b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>bitter conflict or dissension.</p></div><a name="s064692b"><!--s064692b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ</span> trouble of any kind</p><p><span class="bodyb">strifeless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">strif</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">estrif</span>, prob from <span class="bodyi">estriver</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/strive/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">strive</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thematic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/thiʹmatik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062653a"><!--s062653a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067803b"><!--s067803b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or constituting a theme.</p></div><a name="s067804b"><!--s067804b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s018461c"><!--s018461c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a vowel: being the last part of a word stem before an inflectional ending.</p></div><a name="s018462c"><!--s018462c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a verb form: containing a thematic vowel</p><p><span class="bodyb">thematically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">thematikos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">themat-, thema</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/theme1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">theme 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squeaky-clean</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058555a"><!--s058555a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062904b"><!--s062904b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said orig of newly washed hair: so clean that it squeaks when rubbed.</p></div><a name="s062905b"><!--s062905b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>absolutely clean </p><p><i></i></p><p>in squeaky-clean laboratory conditions</p>.</div><a name="s062906b"><!--s062906b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>morally unassailable; goody-goody </p><p><i></i></p><p>a squeaky-clean public image</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ty<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065385a"><!--s065385a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting: a state, quality, or condition </p><p><i></i></p><p>cruelty</p> <p>[via French, from Latin <span class="bodyi">-tat-, -tas</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tracksuit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064017a"><!--s064017a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a warm loose-fitting suit worn by athletes when training, or as casual wear.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">synchromesh</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsingkrəmesh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061284a"><!--s061284a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a gear system designed to synchronize the speeds of the different moving parts involved in a gear change so that it can be effected smoothly.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wintry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwintri/ wintery <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (wintrier, wintriest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069482a"><!--s069482a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075455b"><!--s075455b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of the weather: characteristic of winter; cold.</p></div><a name="s075456b"><!--s075456b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>chilling or cheerless </p><p><i></i></p><p>a bitter wintry smile</p> <p><span class="bodyb">wintrily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">wintriness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">walkies</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwawkiz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068121a"><!--s068121a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to children or animals: a walk.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strigil</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstrijil/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059922a"><!--s059922a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an instrument used by ancient Greeks and Romans for scraping moisture, sweat, dirt, etc off the skin after bathing or exercising [Latin <span class="bodyi">strigilis</span> from <span class="bodyi">stringere</span> to touch lightly].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">see in</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054458a"><!--s054458a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to celebrate the beginning of (the New Year) (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>They stayed up to see the New Year in</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">v</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066757a"><!--s066757a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072340b"><!--s072340b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>specific volume.</p></div><a name="s072341b"><!--s072341b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>vector.</p></div><a name="s072342b"><!--s072342b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>velocity.</p></div><a name="s072343b"><!--s072343b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>ventral.</p></div><a name="s072344b"><!--s072344b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>verb.</p></div><a name="s072345b"><!--s072345b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>verse.</p></div><a name="s072346b"><!--s072346b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>verso.</p></div><a name="s072347b"><!--s072347b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>versus.</p></div><a name="s072348b"><!--s072348b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>very.</p></div><a name="s072349b"><!--s072349b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>vice.</p></div><a name="s072350b"><!--s072350b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>vide.</p></div><a name="s072351b"><!--s072351b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>used in German personal names: von.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squeal<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/skweel/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058556a"><!--s058556a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062907b"><!--s062907b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to utter or make a squeal </p><p><i></i></p><p>squealing with pain</p>.</div><a name="s062908b"><!--s062908b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to turn informer </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was bribed to squeal on his boss</p>.</div><a name="s062909b"><!--s062909b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to complain or protest <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s062910b"><!--s062910b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to utter (something) with a squeal</p><p><span class="bodyb">squealer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English, of imitative origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">social market</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057197a"><!--s057197a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an economic system in which a free market operates with equality of opportunity and social responsibility, supplemented by state assistance for the old, the unemployed, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shrunken</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055826a"><!--s055826a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/shrink1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">shrink 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tract<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/trakt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064018a"><!--s064018a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a short practical treatise; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a pamphlet of religious propaganda [Middle English, modification of Latin <span class="bodyi">tractatus</span> treatise, past part. of <span class="bodyi">tractare</span> to draw out, handle, treat, frequentative of <span class="bodyi">trahere</span> to pull, draw].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tychism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtiekiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065386a"><!--s065386a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in philosophy, the theory that chance must be accepted as an objective reality [Greek <span class="bodyi">tukhē</span> chance].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">synchronic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/singʹkronik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061285a"><!--s061285a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or dealing with phenomena, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of language, at one point in time, ignoring historical antecedents: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/diachronic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">diachronic</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">synchronically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thematic apperception test</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062654a"><!--s062654a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in psychology, a test involving a depiction of an ambiguous situation or relationship between people that the subject is asked to interpret as a way of bringing to light his or her attitudes or needs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">winy <span class="bodyi">or</span> winey</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwieni/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (winier, winiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069483a"><!--s069483a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having the taste, smell, or other qualities of wine.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strigose</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstriegohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059923a"><!--s059923a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064693b"><!--s064693b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in botany, having bristles or scales lying against a surface </p><p><i></i></p><p>a strigose leaf</p>.</div><a name="s064694b"><!--s064694b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in zoology, marked with fine grooves </p><p><i></i></p><p>the strigose wing cases of a beetle</p> <p>[scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">strigosus</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">striga</span> bristle, furrow].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">walkie-talkie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌwawki ʹtawki/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068122a"><!--s068122a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a compact battery-operated radio transmitting and receiving set.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">theme<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/theem/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062655a"><!--s062655a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067805b"><!--s067805b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a subject or topic dealt with in a discursive or artistic work and usu forming a unifying thread running through it.</p></div><a name="s067806b"><!--s067806b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s018463c"><!--s018463c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a unifying concept in the planning or design of something.</p></div><a name="s018464c"><!--s018464c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) planned or designed around a single unifying concept </p><p><i></i></p><p>a theme pub</p>.</div></div><a name="s067807b"><!--s067807b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a group of notes or melody forming the basis of a musical composition; a subject.</p></div><a name="s067808b"><!--s067808b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a written exercise; a composition.</p></div><a name="s067809b"><!--s067809b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s018465c"><!--s018465c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in linguistics, the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stem1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stem 1</span></span></a> (part that remains unchanged) of a word.</p></div><a name="s018466c"><!--s018466c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the part of an utterance that contributes the least amount of new information to the evolving overall meaning [Middle English <span class="bodyi">teme, theme</span> via Old French and Latinfrom Greek <span class="bodyi">thema</span>, literally ‘something laid down’, from <span class="bodyi">tithenai</span> to place].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tycoon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tieʹkoohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065387a"><!--s065387a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070913b"><!--s070913b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person in business or industry who has exceptional wealth and power; a magnate.</p></div><a name="s070914b"><!--s070914b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a title given by foreigners to the shogun of Japan who ruled between 1857 and 1868 [Japanese <span class="bodyi">taikun</span> a great ruler, from Chinese (Pekingese) <span class="bodyi">da</span> great + <span class="bodyi">jun</span> ruler].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">social realism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057198a"><!--s057198a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the use of realism in art for the purpose of social or political comment.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">synchronicity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/singkrəʹnisiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061286a"><!--s061286a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the coincidence in a person's life of two or more events which seem to be linked in significance but which have no causal connection.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">V-1</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066758a"><!--s066758a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a flying bomb used by the Germans in World War II [German <span class="bodyi">Vergeltungswaffe</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Vergeltung</span> reprisal + <span class="bodyi">Waffe</span> weapon].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shtetl</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshtetl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> shtetlach /ʹshtetlahkh/ shtetls)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055827a"><!--s055827a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small Jewish town or village formerly found in E Europe [Yiddish <span class="bodyi">shtetl</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tract<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064019a"><!--s064019a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069237b"><!--s069237b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a region or area of land of indefinite extent.</p></div><a name="s069238b"><!--s069238b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a system of body parts or organs that collectively serve some often specified purpose </p><p><i></i></p><p>the digestive tract</p>.</div><a name="s069239b"><!--s069239b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> an extent or lapse of time [Latin <span class="bodyi">tractus</span> action of drawing, extension, past part. of <span class="bodyi">trahere</span> to pull, draw].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seeing<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">conj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054459a"><!--s054459a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="sb000000422"><!--sb000000422--></a><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + that) in view of the fact; since [present part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/see1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">see 1</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p>It is permissible in modern English to use <span class="bodyi">seeing</span> as a conjunction meaning ‘since’ or ‘in view of the fact that’: <span class="bodyi">Seeing we're late anyway</span>, <span class="bodyi">another five minutes probably won't make any difference</span>. The correct way to use it, however, is on its own or followed by <span class="bodyi">that</span>. The form <span class="bodyi">seeing</span> <span class="bodyi">as</span> <span class="bodyi">how</span> is considered non-standard by most modern authorities. Care should also be taken to ensure that the conjunction <span class="bodyi">seeing</span> cannot be confused with the present participle of <span class="bodyi">to</span> <span class="bodyi">see</span>. <span class="bodyi">Seeing that he was in trouble, she decided to help him</span> is ambiguous to the extent that it is not entirely clear whether or not she was an eyewitness to the fact that he was in trouble.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squeal<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058557a"><!--s058557a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a shrill sharp cry or noise </p><p><i></i></p><p>squeals of delight</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wipe<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/wiep/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069484a"><!--s069484a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075457b"><!--s075457b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s020546c"><!--s020546c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to clean or dry (a surface) by rubbing it lightly or quickly, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with or on something soft.</p></div><a name="s020547c"><!--s020547c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to draw or pass (something) over a surface to clean or dry it.</p></div><a name="s020548c"><!--s020548c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to remove (something) by wiping.</p></div></div><a name="s075458b"><!--s075458b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s020549c"><!--s020549c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to remove (something) as if by rubbing </p><p><i></i></p><p>Wipe that smile off your face</p>.</div><a name="s020550c"><!--s020550c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to erase (e.g. data or a recording) completely.</p></div></div><a name="s075459b"><!--s075459b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to spread (something) by or as if by wiping.</p></div><a name="s075460b"><!--s075460b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ, informal</span> to reject (somebody) ✱ <span class="bodyb">wipe the floor with</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to defeat (somebody) decisively</p><p><span class="bodyb">wiper</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">wīpian</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">walk-in</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068123a"><!--s068123a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>large enough for a person to enter and move around in </p><p><i></i></p><p>a walk-in safe</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shtick</span><small><span class="eSynop">/shtik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055828a"><!--s055828a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an entertainer's routine or gimmick; a turn [Yiddish <span class="bodyi">shtik</span> piece, from German <span class="bodyi">Stück</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strike<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/striek/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> struck /struk/) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> struck <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> stricken /ʹstrikən/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059924a"><!--s059924a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s064695b"><!--s064695b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s017582c"><!--s017582c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to hit (somebody or something) with one's hand, a weapon, etc.</p></div><a name="s017583c"><!--s017583c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to inflict (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She struck a blow for feminism</p>.</div></div><a name="s064696b"><!--s064696b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to afflict (somebody) suddenly </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was stricken by a heart attack</p>.</div><a name="s064697b"><!--s064697b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to delete or cancel (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her name was struck from a list</p>.</div><a name="s064698b"><!--s064698b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s017584c"><!--s017584c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to make a mental impact on (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>They were struck by its speed</p> <p><i></i></p><p>They were struck by its speed</p> <p><i></i></p><p>How does that strike you?</p>.</div><a name="s017585c"><!--s017585c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to occur suddenly to (somebody).</p></div></div><a name="s064699b"><!--s064699b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to make and ratify (a bargain).</p></div><a name="s064700b"><!--s064700b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to indicate (the time) by sounding </p><p><i></i></p><p>The clock struck seven</p>.</div><a name="s064701b"><!--s064701b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to create (a particular mood, atmosphere, etc) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The speech struck a gloomy note</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Trees struck roots deep into the soil</p> <p>to penetrate (something) painfully </p><p><i></i></p><p>The news struck him to the heart</p>.</div><a name="s064702b"><!--s064702b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to send down or out.</p></div><a name="s064703b"><!--s064703b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to send (something) down or out.</p></div><a name="s064704b"><!--s064704b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><a name="s017586c"><!--s017586c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of light: to fall on (something).</p></div><a name="s017587c"><!--s017587c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a sound: to become audible to (somebody).</p></div></div><a name="s064705b"><!--s064705b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>to put (somebody) suddenly in a particular state </p><p><i></i></p><p>The blow struck him unconscious</p>.</div><a name="s064706b"><!--s064706b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><a name="s017588c"><!--s017588c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to take down the tents of (a camp).</p></div><a name="s017589c"><!--s017589c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to dismantle (e.g. a stage set).</p></div><a name="s017590c"><!--s017590c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to haul down (a flag).</p></div></div><a name="s064707b"><!--s064707b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><a name="s017591c"><!--s017591c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to cause (a match) to ignite.</p></div><a name="s017592c"><!--s017592c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to produce (fire) by striking.</p></div></div><a name="s064708b"><!--s064708b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><p>to produce (an object) by stamping </p><p><i></i></p><p>strike a medal</p>.</div><a name="s064709b"><!--s064709b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">15</span><br/><p>to assume (a pose).</p></div><a name="s064710b"><!--s064710b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">16</span><br/><p>to arrive at (a balance).</p></div><a name="s064711b"><!--s064711b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">17</span><br/><p>to discover (something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> minerals) </p><p><i></i></p><p>strike gold</p>.</div><a name="s064712b"><!--s064712b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">18</span><br/><p>to cause (an arc) to form, e.g. between electrodes of an arc lamp.</p></div><a name="s064713b"><!--s064713b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">19</span><br/><a name="s017593c"><!--s017593c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to hook (a fish) by a sharp pull on the line.</p></div><a name="s017594c"><!--s017594c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a fish: to snatch at (bait).</p></div></div><a name="s064714b"><!--s064714b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">20</span><br/><p>to play or produce (a note, chord, etc) on keys or strings.</p></div><a name="s064715b"><!--s064715b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">21</span><br/><a name="s017595c"><!--s017595c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to place (a plant cutting) in a medium for growth and rooting.</p></div><a name="s017596c"><!--s017596c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to propagate (a plant) in this manner.</p></div></div><a name="s064716b"><!--s064716b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">22</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to engage in a strike against (an employer) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s064717b"><!--s064717b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">23</span><br/><p>(+ off/out) to embark on a journey, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a particular direction </p><p><i></i></p><p>They struck off across the field</p>.</div><a name="s064718b"><!--s064718b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">24</span><br/><a name="s017597c"><!--s017597c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to aim a blow.</p></div><a name="s017598c"><!--s017598c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to make an attack.</p></div></div><a name="s064719b"><!--s064719b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">25</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + against) to collide forcefully.</p></div><a name="s064720b"><!--s064720b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">26</span><br/><a name="s017599c"><!--s017599c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of the time: to be indicated by a clock, bell, or chime </p><p><i></i></p><p>The hour had just struck</p>.</div><a name="s017600c"><!--s017600c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to make known the time by sounding </p><p><i></i></p><p>The clock struck</p>.</div></div><a name="s064721b"><!--s064721b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">27</span><br/><p>said of a fish: to seize bait or a lure.</p></div><a name="s064722b"><!--s064722b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">28</span><br/><p>said of a plant cutting: to take root.</p></div><a name="s064723b"><!--s064723b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">29</span><br/><p>to withdraw one's labour in protest against an employer ✱ <span class="bodyb">strike back</span> to respond to an attack by attacking in return; to retaliate ✱ <span class="bodyb">strike oil</span> to achieve financial success [Old English <span class="bodyi">strīcan</span> to stroke, go].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">theme<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062656a"><!--s062656a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to design, create, or organize, or arrange (something) in accordance with a theme </p><p><i></i></p><p>themed amusements such as the Mystic East and CircusWorld</p><p> The Guardian.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">social science</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057199a"><!--s057199a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061313b"><!--s061313b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the scientific study of human society and the relationships between its members.</p></div><a name="s061314b"><!--s061314b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a subject, e.g. economics or politics, dealing with a particular aspect of human society</p><p><span class="bodyb">social scientist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squeamish</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹskweemish/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058558a"><!--s058558a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062911b"><!--s062911b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>easily made to feel faint or nauseous, e.g. at the sight of blood.</p></div><a name="s062912b"><!--s062912b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>nauseous </p><p><i></i></p><p>feeling squeamish</p>.</div><a name="s062913b"><!--s062913b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>fastidious in manners, scruples, or convictions </p><p><i></i></p><p>She wasn't squeamish about telling the odd lie</p>.</div><a name="s062914b"><!--s062914b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>easily shocked or offended</p><p><span class="bodyb">squeamishly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">squeamishness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">squeimous</span> from Anglo-French <span class="bodyi">escoimous</span> squeamish, disdainful].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">synchronise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061287a"><!--s061287a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/synchronize_or_synchronise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">synchronize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seeing<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054460a"><!--s054460a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in astronomy, the quality of image obtained through a telescope.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tractable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtraktəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064020a"><!--s064020a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069240b"><!--s069240b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a person or animal: easily taught or controlled </p><p><i></i></p><p>a tractable horse</p>.</div><a name="s069241b"><!--s069241b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of a problem or situation: easy to deal with.</p></div><a name="s069242b"><!--s069242b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s018910c"><!--s018910c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a material: easily handled, shaped, or worked with.</p></div><a name="s018911c"><!--s018911c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a problem or situation: easy to deal with <span class="bodyb">tractability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">tractably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">tractabilis</span> from <span class="bodyi">tractare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tract1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tract 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tying</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtieing/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065388a"><!--s065388a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>present part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tie1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tie 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">V<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> v</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> V's Vs <span class="bodyi">or</span> v's)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066754a"><!--s066754a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072326b"><!--s072326b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the 22nd letter of the English alphabet.</p></div><a name="s072327b"><!--s072327b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s019709c"><!--s019709c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the 22nd letter of the English alphabet.</p></div><a name="s019710c"><!--s019710c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a written character or design denoting this letter.</p></div><a name="s019711c"><!--s019711c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the sound represented by this letter, one of the English consonants.</p></div></div><a name="s072328b"><!--s072328b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an item designated as V, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the 22nd in a series.</p></div><a name="s072329b"><!--s072329b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the Roman numeral for five.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wipe<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069485a"><!--s069485a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075461b"><!--s075461b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>anthe act or an instance of wiping.</p></div><a name="s075462b"><!--s075462b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a disposable moist cloth.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">walking</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068124a"><!--s068124a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073882b"><!--s073882b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>that walks, e.g.:</p><a name="s020199c"><!--s020199c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>animate, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> human </p><p><i></i></p><p>She's a walking encyclopedia, that one!</p>.</div><a name="s020200c"><!--s020200c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>able to walk </p><p><i></i></p><p>The seriously injured were dealt with first, the walking wounded afterwards</p>.</div></div><a name="s073883b"><!--s073883b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s020201c"><!--s020201c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>used for or in walking </p><p><i></i></p><p>walking shoes</p>.</div><a name="s020202c"><!--s020202c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>characterized by or consisting of walking </p><p><i></i></p><p>a walking tour</p>.</div></div><a name="s073884b"><!--s073884b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>that moves or appears to move in a manner suggestive of walking </p><p><i></i></p><p>a walking toy</p>.</div><a name="s073885b"><!--s073885b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>guided or operated by a walker </p><p><i></i></p><p>a walking plough</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strike<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059925a"><!--s059925a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064724b"><!--s064724b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an act of hitting or colliding with something or somebody.</p></div><a name="s064725b"><!--s064725b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a stoppage of work, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by members of a trade union, in order to make a protest or to force an employer to comply with demands.</p></div><a name="s064726b"><!--s064726b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a success in finding or hitting something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a discovery of a valuable mineral deposit </p><p><i></i></p><p>a lucky oil strike</p>.</div><a name="s064727b"><!--s064727b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a military air attack, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an air attack on a target.</p></div><a name="s064728b"><!--s064728b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>an act of striking a ball.</p></div><a name="s064729b"><!--s064729b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>in baseball, a pitched ball that is not hit by the batter.</p></div><a name="s064730b"><!--s064730b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>in tenpin bowling, the knocking down of all ten pins with the first bowl in a frame.</p></div><a name="s064731b"><!--s064731b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>in cricket, the opportunity to receive the bowling by being at the appropriate wicket.</p></div><a name="s064732b"><!--s064732b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>a pull on a line by a fish.</p></div><a name="s064733b"><!--s064733b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>the direction of a horizontal line formed at the angle of intersection of an upward-sloping stratum of rock and a horizontal plane.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shtook <span class="bodyi">or</span> schtuck</span><small><span class="eSynop">/shtook/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055829a"><!--s055829a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a bad or awkward situation; trouble; the lurch </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'm in shtook</p> <p><i></i></p><p>I realized that he had gone off and left me in shtook</p> <p>[origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tyke <span class="bodyi">or</span> tike</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tiek/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065389a"><!--s065389a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070915b"><!--s070915b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a small child, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a cheeky or mischievous one.</p></div><a name="s070916b"><!--s070916b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, dated</span> a boorish, coarse, or churlish person, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a man.</p></div><a name="s070917b"><!--s070917b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a dog, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a scruffy mongrel.</p></div><a name="s070918b"><!--s070918b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a person from Yorkshire.</p></div><a name="s070919b"><!--s070919b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ, informal, derog</span> a Roman Catholic [Middle English from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">tík</span> bitch].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">theme park</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062657a"><!--s062657a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an amusement park in which the structures and settings are all based on a specific theme, e.g. space travel.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squeegee<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹskweejee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> squeegees /-jeez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058559a"><!--s058559a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062915b"><!--s062915b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a tool with a rubber blade used for spreading liquid on or removing it from a surface, e.g. a window.</p></div><a name="s062916b"><!--s062916b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a roller or other device used similarly in lithography or photography [from archaic <span class="bodyi">squeege</span> to press, alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/squeeze1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">squeeze 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seek</span><small><span class="eSynop">/seek/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> sought /sawt/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054461a"><!--s054461a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s057850b"><!--s057850b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to resort to or go to (a place, etc) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I have to seek the shade on a hot day</p>.</div><a name="s057851b"><!--s057851b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s015546c"><!--s015546c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + out) to go in search of (something or somebody).</p></div><a name="s015547c"><!--s015547c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to try to discover (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>They are seeking a solution to the problem</p>.</div></div><a name="s057852b"><!--s057852b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to ask for (advice, etc).</p></div><a name="s057853b"><!--s057853b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to try to acquire or gain (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He set out to seek fame and fortune</p>.</div><a name="s057854b"><!--s057854b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to make an effort (to do something) ; to try or aim (to do it) </p><p><i></i></p><p>We seek to cater for every taste</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s057855b"><!--s057855b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + for/after) to make a search or enquiry</p><p><span class="bodyb">seeker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">sēcan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">social secretary</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057200a"><!--s057200a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who arranges and handles the social engagements of a person or group.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">synchronism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsingkrəniz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061288a"><!--s061288a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066203b"><!--s066203b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the quality of being synchronous; simultaneousness.</p></div><a name="s066204b"><!--s066204b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>chronological arrangement of historical events so as to indicate coincidence or coexistence, or a table showing such an arrangement <span class="bodyb">synchronistic</span> /-ʹnistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">synchronistically</span> /-ʹnistikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wipeout</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069486a"><!--s069486a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075463b"><!--s075463b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>complete or utter destruction.</p></div><a name="s075464b"><!--s075464b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a fall from a surfboard caused usu by loss of control.</p></div><a name="s075465b"><!--s075465b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the obliteration of one radio signal by another.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Tractarianism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/trakʹteəri·əniz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064021a"><!--s064021a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a system of High Church principles set forth in a series of tracts at Oxford (1833–41); the doctrines of the early Oxford Movement</p><p><span class="bodyb">Tractarian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">V<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066755a"><!--s066755a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072330b"><!--s072330b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Vatican City (international vehicle registration).</p></div><a name="s072331b"><!--s072331b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>venerable.</p></div><a name="s072332b"><!--s072332b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>verb.</p></div><a name="s072333b"><!--s072333b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>very.</p></div><a name="s072334b"><!--s072334b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>vice-.</p></div><a name="s072335b"><!--s072335b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>victory.</p></div><a name="s072336b"><!--s072336b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>viscount.</p></div><a name="s072337b"><!--s072337b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>volt.</p></div><a name="s072338b"><!--s072338b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>voltage.</p></div><a name="s072339b"><!--s072339b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>volume.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">walking papers</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068125a"><!--s068125a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> notice of dismissal; marching orders.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strikebound</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059926a"><!--s059926a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said e.g. of a factory: subjected to or disabled by a strike.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shtum <span class="bodyi">or</span> schtum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/shtoom/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055830a"><!--s055830a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> silent or dumb </p><p><i></i></p><p>Keep shtum!</p> <p><i></i></p><p>He told me to keep shtum</p> <p>[Yiddish <span class="bodyi">shtum</span> from German <span class="bodyi">stumm</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seem</span><small><span class="eSynop">/seem/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054462a"><!--s054462a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057856b"><!--s057856b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to give the impression, whether true or false, of being or doing something </p><p><i></i></p><p>He seemed enthusiastic at the time</p> <p><i></i></p><p>It seemed a longer wait than usual</p> <p><i></i></p><p>You seem to be undecided</p> <p><i></i></p><p>The noise seemed to come from the broom cupboard.</p>.</div><a name="s057857b"><!--s057857b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used in reporting from observed or available facts </p><p><i></i></p><p>Well, you seem to have won</p> <p><i></i></p><p>It seems that he lost his passport</p> <p><i></i></p><p>There seems to be a hold-up at Junction 7</p>.</div><a name="s057858b"><!--s057858b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>used to express one's own opinion, or ask or note somebody else's </p><p><i></i></p><p>‘Why seems it so particular with you?’ ‘Seems, madam! Nay, it is. I know not seems.’</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div><a name="s057859b"><!--s057859b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>used in registering fanciful impressions </p><p><i></i></p><p>It only seems like yesterday</p>.</div><a name="s057860b"><!--s057860b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>used merely to add tentativeness in saying that one knows or recalls something </p><p><i></i></p><p>That name seems to ring a bell</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">not seem</span>.</p></div><a name="s057861b"><!--s057861b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>used for ‘seem not’ </p><p><i></i></p><p>He doesn't seem to understand</p> <p><i></i></p><p>I can't seem to throw off this flu</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">would seem</span> used ironically for ‘seem’ </p><p><i></i></p><p>It would seem to be raining</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">semen</span> to suit, be appropriate, seem, from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">soema</span> to honour, from <span class="bodyi">soemr</span> fitting, suitable].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">synchronized swimming</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061290a"><!--s061290a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>exhibition or competitive swimming in which the movements of one or more swimmers are synchronized with a musical accompaniment so as to form changing patterns.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tympan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtimpən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065390a"><!--s065390a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070920b"><!--s070920b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in letterpress printing, a layer of paper or packing material placed between the impression surface of a press and the paper to be printed in order to give equal pressure over the whole <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/forme/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">forme</span></span></a> (frame containing printing type).</p></div><a name="s070921b"><!--s070921b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tympanum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tympanum</span></span></a> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">tympanum</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tympanum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tympanum</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">V-2</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066759a"><!--s066759a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a long-range rocket used by the Germans in World War II.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">social security</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057201a"><!--s057201a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061315b"><!--s061315b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>state provision, e.g. through retirement, etc pensions, unemployment benefit, sickness benefit, etc, for the economic security and social welfare of individuals.</p></div><a name="s061316b"><!--s061316b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a social security allowance made to help people to meet the basic costs of living.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tractate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtraktayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064022a"><!--s064022a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a treatise or dissertation [Latin <span class="bodyi">tractatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">tractare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tract1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tract 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">theme song</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062658a"><!--s062658a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067810b"><!--s067810b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a recurring melody in a musical play or in a film that characterizes the production or one of its characters.</p></div><a name="s067811b"><!--s067811b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a signature tune.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squeegee<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (squeegees, squeegeed, squeegeeing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058560a"><!--s058560a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to smooth, wipe, or treat (a surface, etc) with a squeegee.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">walking stick</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068126a"><!--s068126a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a stick used as an aid to walking.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wipe out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069487a"><!--s069487a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075466b"><!--s075466b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to destroy (people or things) completely.</p></div><a name="s075467b"><!--s075467b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to obliterate or cancel (something) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s075468b"><!--s075468b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to fall from a surfboard.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strikebreaker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059927a"><!--s059927a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who works during a strike, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> somebody hired to replace a striking worker.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seeming</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054463a"><!--s054463a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>apparent rather than real </p><p><i></i></p><p>Cannot you imagine with what unwilling feelings the former belles of the house of Rushworth did many a time repair to this chapel … starched into seeming piety, but with their heads full of something very different?</p><p> Jane Austen [present part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/seem/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">seem</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">V<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066756a"><!--s066756a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chemical symbol for vanadium.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">themself</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dhəmʹself/ <i><span class="bodyi">pronoun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062659a"><!--s062659a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/themselves/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">themselves</span></span></a> (1b).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wiper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069488a"><!--s069488a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075469b"><!--s075469b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s020551c"><!--s020551c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a mechanically operated metal arm with a rubber blade for clearing rain or spray from windscreens, headlights, etc.</p></div><a name="s020552c"><!--s020552c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>something, e.g. a towel or sponge, used for wiping.</p></div></div><a name="s075470b"><!--s075470b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a moving contact for making connections with the terminals of an electrical device, e.g. a rheostat.</p></div><a name="s075471b"><!--s075471b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a cam or tappet.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">traction</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtraksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064023a"><!--s064023a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069243b"><!--s069243b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s018912c"><!--s018912c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>pulling, being pulled, or the force exerted in pulling.</p></div><a name="s018913c"><!--s018913c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the use of motive power to pull a vehicle, or the motive power employed.</p></div></div><a name="s069244b"><!--s069244b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in medicine, a pulling force exerted on part of the body by means of a special device to treat fractures, cure deformities, etc.</p></div><a name="s069245b"><!--s069245b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the adhesive friction of a body on a surface on which it moves, e.g. a tyre on a road surface; grip</p><p><span class="bodyb">tractional</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">tractive</span> /ʹtraktiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">traction-, tractio</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">trahere</span> to pull, draw].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tympana</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtimpənə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065391a"><!--s065391a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tympanum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tympanum</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">social service</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057202a"><!--s057202a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061317b"><!--s061317b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>activity or assistance designed to promote social welfare.</p></div><a name="s061318b"><!--s061318b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) organized services, e.g. education or housing, provided by the state for this purpose.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squeeze<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/skweez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058561a"><!--s058561a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062917b"><!--s062917b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to compress (something) <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by applying physical pressure to the its sides.</p></div><a name="s062918b"><!--s062918b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to extract (liquid, etc) from something by pressure.</p></div><a name="s062919b"><!--s062919b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to force, thrust, or cram (something, somebody, or oneself) into or through a restricted space.</p></div><a name="s062920b"><!--s062920b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to extract (money or information) from somebody, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by threats or extortion.</p></div><a name="s062921b"><!--s062921b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to pressurize (somebody) into parting with money or information.</p></div><a name="s062922b"><!--s062922b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to cause economic hardship to (a business, etc).</p></div><a name="s062923b"><!--s062923b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to crowd (people or things) into a restricted area.</p></div><a name="s062924b"><!--s062924b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>(+ in) to find time to deal with (a person or task).</p></div><a name="s062925b"><!--s062925b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>(+ out) to force (somebody) out of their job, area of activity, etc.</p></div><a name="s062926b"><!--s062926b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>in bridge, to force (another player) to discard a card to their disadvantage <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s062927b"><!--s062927b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>(+ through/into, etc) to force one's way somewhere narrow or constricted <span class="bodyb">squeezability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">squeezable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">squeezer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">cwẏsan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shtup <span class="bodyi">or</span> schtup</span><small><span class="eSynop">/shtoop/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (shtupped schtupped) (shtupping schtupping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055831a"><!--s055831a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span> to have sexual intercourse with (somebody) [Yiddish <span class="bodyi">shtup</span> from German <span class="bodyi">stupsen</span> to push].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Walkman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Walkmen Walkmans)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068127a"><!--s068127a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a small portable cassette player or CD player with earphones: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/personal_stereo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">personal stereo</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strikebreaking</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059928a"><!--s059928a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>action designed to break up a strike.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">synchronize <span class="bodyi">or</span> synchronise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsingkrəniez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061289a"><!--s061289a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066205b"><!--s066205b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to happen or cause to happen at the same time.</p></div><a name="s066206b"><!--s066206b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (two or more things) synchronous in occurrence or operation </p><p><i></i></p><p>Let's synchronize watches</p>.</div><a name="s066207b"><!--s066207b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to arrange (events) so as to indicate coincidence or coexistence.</p></div><a name="s066208b"><!--s066208b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to make (sound) exactly simultaneous with the action in a film or a television programme <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s066209b"><!--s066209b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to happen at the same time <span class="bodyb">synchronization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">synchronizer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seemingly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054464a"><!--s054464a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057862b"><!--s057862b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>so far as can be seen or judged.</p></div><a name="s057863b"><!--s057863b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to outward appearance only.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">V6</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> V6’s)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066760a"><!--s066760a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072352b"><!--s072352b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an internal-combustion engine with two banks of three cylinders each, the banks being at an angle to each other: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/v8/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">V8</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/v_type_engine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">V-type engine</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s072353b"><!--s072353b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a vehicle with such an engine.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tympani</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtimpəni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065392a"><!--s065392a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/timpani_or_tympani/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">timpani</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">social studies</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057203a"><!--s057203a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing.</span>) a branch of study relating to social relationships and the functioning of human society.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">themselves</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dhəmʹselvz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pronoun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062660a"><!--s062660a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067812b"><!--s067812b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>used reflexively or for emphasis to refer to the people, animals, or things that are the subject of the clause </p><p><i></i></p><p>They were looking very pleased with themselves</p>.</div><a name="s067813b"><!--s067813b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used reflexively to refer to an indefinite singular person that is the subject of the clause </p><p><i></i></p><p>We just prayed that nobody would hurt themselves</p>.</div><a name="s067814b"><!--s067814b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s018467c"><!--s018467c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>used reflexively to refer to the people, animals, or things that are the subject of the clause </p><p><i></i></p><p>They were looking very pleased with themselves</p>.</div><a name="s018468c"><!--s018468c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>used reflexively to refer to an indefinite singular person that is the subject of the clause </p><p><i></i></p><p>We just prayed that nobody would hurt themselves</p>.</div></div><a name="s067815b"><!--s067815b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>used for emphasis </p><p><i></i></p><p>They designed the kitchen themselves</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">be themselves</span>.</p></div><a name="s067816b"><!--s067816b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to be fit or healthy as normal </p><p><i></i></p><p>They aren't quite themselves today</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">themselves</span> <span class="bodyi">and</span> <span class="bodyb">themself</span>. <span class="bodyi">Themselves</span> is the standard reflexive form of <span class="bodyi">they</span>: <span class="bodyi">I hope the children enjoyed themselves</span>. <span class="bodyi">Themself</span> is a 14th to 16th cent. form that has recently been revived for use as an equivalent to <span class="bodyi">they</span> meaning ‘a person of either sex’: <span class="bodyi">No one should blame themself for this tragedy</span>. There is a certain logic to this if they is given a singular meaning, but the form <span class="bodyi">themselves</span> is also used in this context: <span class="bodyi">Everyone ought to try it for themselves</span>. ‘<span class="bodyi">We are looking for a Producer/Director who, when necessary, can use a camera themselves, and who has …</span>‘ — BBC advertisement. This is a very controversial area of English usage where, in formal writing, it is often best to abide by what is universally approved or to take avoiding action: <span class="bodyi">Everyone ought to try it for himself or herself</span> or <span class="bodyi">Everyone ought to try it personally</span>. See also note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/they/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">they</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">synchronous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsingkrənəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061291a"><!--s061291a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066210b"><!--s066210b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>happening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time.</p></div><a name="s066211b"><!--s066211b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s017948c"><!--s017948c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>going on or operating together at exactly the same rate.</p></div><a name="s017949c"><!--s017949c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>recurring together.</p></div></div><a name="s066212b"><!--s066212b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>involving or indicating synchronism.</p></div><a name="s066213b"><!--s066213b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in physics, having the same <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/period/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">period</span></span></a> (time taken to complete one cycle or repeating event).</p></div><a name="s066214b"><!--s066214b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>said of an orbit: taking the same time as a rotation of the earth, so that a satellite appears fixed</p><p><span class="bodyb">synchronously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">synchronos</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/syn_or_syl_or_sym/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">syn-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">chronos</span> time].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">traction engine</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064024a"><!--s064024a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large steam- or diesel-powered vehicle used to draw other vehicles or equipment over roads or fields and sometimes to provide power, e.g. for sawing or ploughing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shubunkin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/shəʹbungkin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055832a"><!--s055832a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a goldfish that is mottled, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with blue, and is often kept in an aquarium aquaria [Japanese <span class="bodyi">shubunkin</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strike down</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059929a"><!--s059929a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of death or a disease: to afflict (somebody) suddenly.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">walk off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068128a"><!--s068128a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073886b"><!--s073886b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to leave suddenly or abruptly <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s073887b"><!--s073887b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to get rid of (e.g. an ailment or mood) by walking </p><p><i></i></p><p>walking off a hangover</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">walk off with</span>.</p></div><a name="s073888b"><!--s073888b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to steal and take (something) away.</p></div><a name="s073889b"><!--s073889b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to take (something) away unintentionally.</p></div><a name="s073890b"><!--s073890b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to win or gain (something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by outdoing one's competitors without difficulty </p><p><i></i></p><p>Our team walked off with the trophy every year</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">WIPO</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069489a"><!--s069489a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>World Intellectual Property Organization (a branch of the United Nations).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squeeze<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058562a"><!--s058562a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062928b"><!--s062928b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of squeezing; a compression </p><p><i></i></p><p>gave his hand a squeeze</p>.</div><a name="s062929b"><!--s062929b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a quick hug or embrace.</p></div><a name="s062930b"><!--s062930b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a quantity squeezed out from something </p><p><i></i></p><p>a squeeze of lemon</p>.</div><a name="s062931b"><!--s062931b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a condition of being crowded together; a crush.</p></div><a name="s062932b"><!--s062932b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> a crowded social gathering; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/squash2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">squash 2</span></span></a> </p><p><i></i></p><p>The weather is getting terribly hot for squeezes</p><p> Lady Sarah Lyttelton.</p></div><a name="s062933b"><!--s062933b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>financial pressure caused by restricting credit, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by a government to reduce price inflation </p><p><i></i></p><p>a credit squeeze</p>.</div><a name="s062934b"><!--s062934b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>in bridge, a forced act of discarding a valuable card.</p></div><a name="s062935b"><!--s062935b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>in baseball, the batting of a ball gently to the infield, so that a runner on third base can start for home as soon as the ball is pitched.</p></div><a name="s062936b"><!--s062936b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> one's boyfriend or girlfriend ✱ <span class="bodyb">put the squeeze on</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to put pressure on (somebody), e.g. to part with money, information, etc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seemly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (seemlier, seemliest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054465a"><!--s054465a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in accord with good taste or propriety</p><p><span class="bodyb">seemliness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">semely</span> from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">sœmiligr</span>, from <span class="bodyi">sœmr</span> fitting, suitable].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tympanic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/timʹpanik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065393a"><!--s065393a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070922b"><!--s070922b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or in the region of the tympanum.</p></div><a name="s070923b"><!--s070923b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>resembling a drumhead in form or function.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shuck<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/shuk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055833a"><!--s055833a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059519b"><!--s059519b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a pod or husk, e.g. the outer covering of a nut or of maize.</p></div><a name="s059520b"><!--s059520b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the shell of an oyster or clam.</p></div><a name="s059521b"><!--s059521b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) something of no value </p><p><i></i></p><p>not worth shucks</p>.</div><a name="s059522b"><!--s059522b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) used as an interjection to express disappointment, surprise, or self-deprecation </p><p><i></i></p><p>Shucks, it was nothing</p> <p>[origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tractor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtraktə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064025a"><!--s064025a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069246b"><!--s069246b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a four-wheeled or tracklaying vehicle used for pulling or using farm machinery.</p></div><a name="s069247b"><!--s069247b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a truck with a short chassis and no body except a driver's cab, used to haul a large trailer or trailers [Latin <span class="bodyi">tractor</span> from <span class="bodyi">trahere</span> to pull, draw].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">then<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dhen/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062661a"><!--s062661a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067817b"><!--s067817b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>at that time </p><p><i></i></p><p>Only then did I realize what she had meant</p>.</div><a name="s067818b"><!--s067818b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s018469c"><!--s018469c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>soon after that; next </p><p><i></i></p><p>He walked to the door, then turned</p>.</div><a name="s018470c"><!--s018470c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>besides or in addition </p><p><i></i></p><p>Then there is the interest to be paid</p>.</div></div><a name="s067819b"><!--s067819b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s018471c"><!--s018471c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in that case </p><p><i></i></p><p>Take it, then, if you want it so much</p>.</div><a name="s018472c"><!--s018472c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>as may be inferred </p><p><i></i></p><p>Your mind is made up, then?</p>.</div></div><a name="s067820b"><!--s067820b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>as a necessary consequence </p><p><i></i></p><p>If the angles are equal, then the complements are equal</p>.</div><a name="s067821b"><!--s067821b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>used after <span class="bodyi">but</span>: in fact; on the other hand </p><p><i></i></p><p>He lost the race, but then he never expected to win</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">then and there</span>.</p></div><a name="s067822b"><!--s067822b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>at once; straight away [Old English <span class="bodyi">thonne, thænne, thanne</span> then, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/than1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">than 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/seen/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054466a"><!--s054466a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/see1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">see 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">social work</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057204a"><!--s057204a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the activities of any of various professional agencies concerned with the aid of underprivileged or disadvantaged members of society</p><p><span class="bodyb">social worker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Wiradhuri</span><small><span class="eSynop">/wiʹrajəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069490a"><!--s069490a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an Aboriginal language of SE Australia, now extinct</p><p><span class="bodyb">Wiradhuri</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [the Wiradhuri name].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">V8</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> V8’s)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066761a"><!--s066761a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072354b"><!--s072354b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an internal-combustion engine with two banks of four cylinders each, the banks being at an angle to each other: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/v6/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">V6</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/v_type_engine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">V-type engine</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s072355b"><!--s072355b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a vehicle with such an engine.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">synchronous motor</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061292a"><!--s061292a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an electric motor having a speed strictly proportional to the frequency of the operating current.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squeeze-box</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058563a"><!--s058563a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an accordion.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">walk-on</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068129a"><!--s068129a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073891b"><!--s073891b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small usu nonspeaking part in a dramatic production.</p></div><a name="s073892b"><!--s073892b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody who has such a part.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strike force</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059930a"><!--s059930a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a military force established for the purpose of making sudden attacks.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tympanic bone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065394a"><!--s065394a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bone enclosing part of the middle ear and supporting the tympanic membrane.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shuck<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055834a"><!--s055834a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059523b"><!--s059523b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to strip (something) of shucks.</p></div><a name="s059524b"><!--s059524b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + off) to remove or dispose of (something) like a shuck </p><p><i></i></p><p>shuck off clothing</p> <p><i></i></p><p>shuck off bad habits</p> <p><span class="bodyb">shucker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">then<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062662a"><!--s062662a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>that time </p><p><i></i></p><p>Since then, he's been more cautious</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wire<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/wie·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069491a"><!--s069491a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075472b"><!--s075472b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>metal in the form of a flexible thread or slender rod.</p></div><a name="s075473b"><!--s075473b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s020553c"><!--s020553c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a line of wire, usu insulated, for conducting electrical current.</p></div><a name="s020554c"><!--s020554c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a telephone or telegraph wire or system.</p></div><a name="s020555c"><!--s020555c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal, dated</span> a telegram or cablegram.</p></div></div><a name="s075474b"><!--s075474b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a barrier or fence of barbed wire.</p></div><a name="s075475b"><!--s075475b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) made of wire </p><p><i></i></p><p>a wire fence</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">pull the wires</span> <span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> to control a situation; to have great influence </p><p><i></i></p><p>the woman behind the president pulling the wires</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">to the wire</span> <span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> said of a situation or contest that remains undecided until the last moment ✱ <span class="bodyb">under the wire</span> <span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> only just in time</p><p><span class="bodyb">wirelike</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">wīr</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squeeze off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058564a"><!--s058564a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062937b"><!--s062937b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to shoot (a round or shot) from a gun </p><p><i></i></p><p>He squeezed off a shot or two</p>.</div><a name="s062938b"><!--s062938b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to take (a photograph) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He squeezed off some shots of the baby</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">societal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/səʹsie·ətl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057205a"><!--s057205a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of society </p><p><i></i></p><p>societal forces</p> <p><span class="bodyb">societally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strike off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059931a"><!--s059931a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064734b"><!--s064734b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to forbid (somebody) to continue in professional practice usu because of misconduct or incompetence.</p></div><a name="s064735b"><!--s064735b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to remove or cancel (e.g. names on a list).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">walkout</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068130a"><!--s068130a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073893b"><!--s073893b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a strike by workers.</p></div><a name="s073894b"><!--s073894b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the action of leaving a meeting or organization as an expression of protest.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">synchrony</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsingkrəni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061293a"><!--s061293a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>synchronistic occurrence, arrangement, or treatment.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trad<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/trad/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064026a"><!--s064026a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/traditional/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">traditional</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">VA</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066762a"><!--s066762a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072356b"><!--s072356b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Order of Victoria and Albert.</p></div><a name="s072357b"><!--s072357b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> Veterans’ Administration.</p></div><a name="s072358b"><!--s072358b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>Vicar Apostolic.</p></div><a name="s072359b"><!--s072359b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>Vice-Admiral.</p></div><a name="s072360b"><!--s072360b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>Virginia (US postal abbreviation).</p></div><a name="s072361b"><!--s072361b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>volt-ampere.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">see off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054467a"><!--s054467a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057864b"><!--s057864b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to be present at the departure of (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'll come to the airport to see you off</p>.</div><a name="s057865b"><!--s057865b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to chase (somebody or something) away.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tympanic membrane</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065395a"><!--s065395a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a thin membrane separating the outer ear from the middle ear; the eardrum. It receives sound waves and transmits them to the site of sensory reception.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shudder<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshudə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (shuddered, shuddering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055835a"><!--s055835a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059525b"><!--s059525b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to tremble with a sudden brief convulsive movement.</p></div><a name="s059526b"><!--s059526b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to quiver or vibrate</p><p><span class="bodyb">shudder</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">shuddering</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">shudderingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">shuddery</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">shoddren</span> from early Dutch <span class="bodyi">schüderen</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">then<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062663a"><!--s062663a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>existing, in office, or in operation at that time </p><p><i></i></p><p>the then secretary of state</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">society</span><small><span class="eSynop">/səʹsieiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> societies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057206a"><!--s057206a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061319b"><!--s061319b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the human race considered in terms of its structure of social institutions </p><p><i></i></p><p>Society cannot tolerate lawlessness</p>.</div><a name="s061320b"><!--s061320b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a community having common traditions, institutions, and collective interests </p><p><i></i></p><p>There is no such thing as society; there are individual men and women, and there are families</p><p> Margaret Thatcher.</p></div><a name="s061321b"><!--s061321b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s016728c"><!--s016728c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a clearly identifiable social circle </p><p><i></i></p><p>literary society</p>.</div><a name="s016729c"><!--s016729c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a class of wealthy or privileged people regarded as arbiters of fashion or manners.</p></div><a name="s016730c"><!--s016730c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) of this class of people </p><p><i></i></p><p>a society wedding</p>.</div></div><a name="s061322b"><!--s061322b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Society</span>) an organized group working together or periodically meeting because of common interests, beliefs, etc or profession </p><p><i></i></p><p>the Royal Society</p>.</div><a name="s061323b"><!--s061323b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>companionship or association with others; company.</p></div><a name="s061324b"><!--s061324b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a natural group of plants or animals, usu of a single species</p><p><span class="bodyb">societal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">societé</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">societat-, societas</span>, from <span class="bodyi">socius</span> companion].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squeeze play</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058565a"><!--s058565a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/squeeze2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">squeeze<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (8).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tympanites</span><small><span class="eSynop">/timpəʹnieteez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065396a"><!--s065396a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a distension of the abdomen caused by accumulation of gas in the intestinal tract or peritoneal cavity <span class="bodyb">tympanitic</span> /-ʹnitik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">tympanitēs</span>, from <span class="bodyi">tympanon</span> a drum].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strike out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059932a"><!--s059932a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064736b"><!--s064736b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to delete (something).</p></div><a name="s064737b"><!--s064737b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in baseball, to put (a batter) out by means of three strikes <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s064738b"><!--s064738b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in baseball, to be put out by failing to hit three balls pitched.</p></div><a name="s064739b"><!--s064739b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> to be unsuccessful.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wire<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069492a"><!--s069492a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075476b"><!--s075476b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to provide or connect (something) with wire or wiring.</p></div><a name="s075477b"><!--s075477b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal, dated</span></p><a name="s020556c"><!--s020556c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to send a message to (somebody) by telegraph.</p></div><a name="s020557c"><!--s020557c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to send (money, news, etc) by telegraph.</p></div></div><a name="s075478b"><!--s075478b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to catch (e.g. a rabbit) in a wire snare <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s075479b"><!--s075479b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal, dated</span> to send a message by telegraph</p><p><span class="bodyb">wirer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trad<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064027a"><!--s064027a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> traditional jazz.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">see out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054468a"><!--s054468a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057866b"><!--s057866b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to escort (somebody) to the outside of a room or building.</p></div><a name="s057867b"><!--s057867b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to last until the end of (a period of time) </p><p><i></i></p><p>We have enough fuel to see the winter out</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">walk out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068131a"><!--s068131a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073895b"><!--s073895b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to go on strike.</p></div><a name="s073896b"><!--s073896b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to depart suddenly, often as an expression of protest.</p></div><a name="s073897b"><!--s073897b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, dated</span>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) to court ✱ <span class="bodyb">walk out on</span> to abandon (somebody) abruptly.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Va</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066763a"><!--s066763a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Virginia.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">synchrotron</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsingkrətron/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061294a"><!--s061294a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an apparatus that imparts very high speeds to charged particles by combining a high-frequency electric field and a low-frequency magnetic field.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shudder<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055836a"><!--s055836a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an act of shuddering; a shiver.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tympanum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtimpənəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> tympana /-nə/ tympanums)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065397a"><!--s065397a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070924b"><!--s070924b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s019443c"><!--s019443c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the cavity of the middle ear.</p></div><a name="s019444c"><!--s019444c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tympanic_membrane/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tympanic membrane</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s070925b"><!--s070925b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in architecture:</p><a name="s019445c"><!--s019445c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the recessed triangular face of a pediment.</p></div><a name="s019446c"><!--s019446c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the space within an arch and above a lintel, e.g. in a medieval doorway</p><p><span class="bodyb">tympanic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">tympanon</span> a drum].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thenar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtheenah, ʹtheenə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062664a"><!--s062664a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067823b"><!--s067823b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the ball of the thumb.</p></div><a name="s067824b"><!--s067824b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the palm of the hand</p><p><span class="bodyb">thenar</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">thenar</span> palm of the hand].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trade<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/trayd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064028a"><!--s064028a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069248b"><!--s069248b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the business of buying and selling or bartering commodities </p><p><i></i></p><p>Trade was brisk</p>.</div><a name="s069249b"><!--s069249b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s018914c"><!--s018914c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the people or group of firms engaged in a particular business or industry </p><p><i></i></p><p>the shoe trade</p>.</div><a name="s018915c"><!--s018915c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a firm's customers; a clientele.</p></div></div><a name="s069250b"><!--s069250b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s018916c"><!--s018916c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the business or work in which one engages regularly; an occupation.</p></div><a name="s018917c"><!--s018917c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an occupation requiring manual or mechanical skill; a craft.</p></div><a name="s018918c"><!--s018918c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated, derog</span> commerce as opposed to the liberal professions or landed property.</p></div><a name="s018919c"><!--s018919c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated, derog</span> the social group deriving its income from commerce.</p></div></div><a name="s069251b"><!--s069251b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/trade_wind/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">trade wind</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s069252b"><!--s069252b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a transaction, or an exchange of property usu without the involvement of money</p><p>Middle English from early Low German, literally ‘track’. The orig senses in English were ‘course’, ‘track’, ‘way’; hence ‘way of life or of making a living’</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wire brush</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069493a"><!--s069493a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075480b"><!--s075480b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a brush with short tough wire bristles.</p></div><a name="s075481b"><!--s075481b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a brush with long wire strands used on cymbals.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strike pay</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059933a"><!--s059933a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an allowance paid by a trade union to its members on strike.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squeezy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (squeezier, squeeziest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058566a"><!--s058566a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062939b"><!--s062939b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a plastic container: flexible, so as to dispense its contents when squeezed.</p></div><a name="s062940b"><!--s062940b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> crowded or constricted </p><p><i></i></p><p>and then another squeezy quadrille</p><p> Thomas Lister.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">syncline</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsingklien/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061295a"><!--s061295a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a trough of stratified rock in which the layers dip towards each other from either side: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anticline/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anticline</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">synclinal</span> /singʹklienl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [earliest as <span class="bodyi">synclinal</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/syn_or_syl_or_sym/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">syn-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">klinein</span> to lean].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">socio-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057207a"><!--s057207a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061325b"><!--s061325b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>social </p><p><i></i></p><p>sociolinguistics</p>.</div><a name="s061326b"><!--s061326b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>social and </p><p><i></i></p><p>socioeconomic</p>.</div><a name="s061327b"><!--s061327b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>forming words, denoting: society and </p><p><i></i></p><p>socioeconomic</p>.</div><a name="s061328b"><!--s061328b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s016731c"><!--s016731c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>social </p><p><i></i></p><p>sociolinguistics</p>.</div><a name="s016732c"><!--s016732c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>social and </p><p><i></i></p><p>sociopolitical</p> <p>[French <span class="bodyi">socio-</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">socius</span> companion].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">walkover</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068132a"><!--s068132a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073898b"><!--s073898b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an easily won contest.</p></div><a name="s073899b"><!--s073899b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an advance from one round of a competition to the next without contest, due to the withdrawal or absence of other entrants [from the practice of walking a racehorse round the course in order to claim victory for a race for which there are no other entrants].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vac.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066765a"><!--s066765a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>vacant.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">see over</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054469a"><!--s054469a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to go round (a place) to view or inspect it.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shuffle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshufl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055837a"><!--s055837a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059527b"><!--s059527b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s016113c"><!--s016113c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to move (the feet) along, or back and forth, without lifting them.</p></div><a name="s016114c"><!--s016114c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to walk or dance in this way.</p></div></div><a name="s059528b"><!--s059528b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to move (the feet) along, or back and forth, without lifting them.</p></div><a name="s059529b"><!--s059529b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s016115c"><!--s016115c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to rearrange (e.g. playing cards or dominoes) to produce a random order.</p></div><a name="s016116c"><!--s016116c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to move (things or people) about between various different positions or locations, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> so as to create disorder or confusion </p><p><i></i></p><p>They had shuffled funds among various accounts</p>.</div></div><a name="s059530b"><!--s059530b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to mix (things) together in a confused mass <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s059531b"><!--s059531b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s016117c"><!--s016117c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to move or walk by sliding or dragging the feet.</p></div><a name="s016118c"><!--s016118c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to dance in a lazy nonchalant manner with scraping and tapping motions of the feet.</p></div></div><a name="s059532b"><!--s059532b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to mix playing cards by shuffling.</p></div><a name="s059533b"><!--s059533b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to behave in an evasive or underhand way.</p></div><a name="s059534b"><!--s059534b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + off) to avoid or get rid of (e.g. responsibility)</p><p><span class="bodyb">shuffler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thence</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dhens/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062665a"><!--s062665a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067825b"><!--s067825b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>from there </p><p><i></i></p><p>We flew first to London and thence to Paris</p>.</div><a name="s067826b"><!--s067826b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> from that preceding fact or premise </p><p><i></i></p><p>It thence transpired that the two cases were indeed related</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">thennes</span> from Old English <span class="bodyi">thanon</span> + genitive suffix <span class="bodyi">-es</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tympany</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtimpəni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065398a"><!--s065398a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tympanites/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tympanites</span></span></a> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">tympanon</span> a drum].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trade<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064029a"><!--s064029a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069253b"><!--s069253b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to engage in the exchange, purchase, or sale of goods.</p></div><a name="s069254b"><!--s069254b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to give one thing in exchange for another.</p></div><a name="s069255b"><!--s069255b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to make one's purchases; to shop.</p></div><a name="s069256b"><!--s069256b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(+ on) to exploit or take advantage of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>They traded on his good nature</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s069257b"><!--s069257b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to give (something) in exchange for another commodity; to barter (something).</p></div><a name="s069258b"><!--s069258b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to engage in frequent buying and selling of (e.g. shares or commodities) usu in search of quick profits</p><p><span class="bodyb">tradable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">tradeable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squelch<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/skwelch/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058567a"><!--s058567a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062941b"><!--s062941b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make the sucking sound typically produced by somebody walking through mud </p><p><i></i></p><p>… squelch through a miry farm gateway</p><p> Adrian Bell <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s062942b"><!--s062942b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to crush or suppress (opposition, etc)</p><p><span class="bodyb">squelcher</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">squelchy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [of imitative origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vac</span><small><span class="eSynop">/vak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066764a"><!--s066764a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072362b"><!--s072362b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a vacation, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from college or university.</p></div><a name="s072363b"><!--s072363b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vacuum_cleaner/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">vacuum cleaner</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sociobiology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌsohsiohbieʹoləji, ˌsohshi-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057208a"><!--s057208a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the scientific study of animal behaviour from the point of view that all behaviour has evolved by natural selection <span class="bodyb">sociobiological</span> /-ʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">sociobiologically</span> /-ʹlojikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">sociobiologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seep<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/seep/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054470a"><!--s054470a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to pass slowly through or as if through fine pores or small openings </p><p><i></i></p><p>Water seeped in through a crack</p> <p><span class="bodyb">seepage</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">sipian</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">striker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059934a"><!--s059934a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064740b"><!--s064740b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a player who strikes, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a football player whose main role is to score goals.</p></div><a name="s064741b"><!--s064741b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a worker on strike.</p></div><a name="s064742b"><!--s064742b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a device that strikes the firing pin of a gun.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">walk-through</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068133a"><!--s068133a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a perfunctory performance of a play or acting part, e.g. in an early stage of rehearsal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wired</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069494a"><!--s069494a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075482b"><!--s075482b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>provided with wires, e.g. for electric connections.</p></div><a name="s075483b"><!--s075483b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>reinforced or bound with wire.</p></div><a name="s075484b"><!--s075484b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span></p><a name="s020558c"><!--s020558c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>tense or nervous.</p></div><a name="s020559c"><!--s020559c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>intoxicated, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by a drug.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">syncopate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsingkəpayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061296a"><!--s061296a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to modify or affect (musical rhythm) by syncopation</p><p><span class="bodyb">syncopator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">syncopatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">syncopare</span>, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">syncope</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/syncope/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">syncope</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shuffle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055838a"><!--s055838a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059535b"><!--s059535b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a shuffling, e.g. of cards.</p></div><a name="s059536b"><!--s059536b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s016119c"><!--s016119c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a shuffling, e.g. of cards.</p></div><a name="s016120c"><!--s016120c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a right or turn to shuffle </p><p><i></i></p><p>It's your shuffle</p>.</div></div><a name="s059537b"><!--s059537b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a rearrangement of things or people; a reshuffle.</p></div><a name="s059538b"><!--s059538b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s016121c"><!--s016121c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a dragging sliding movement of the feet.</p></div><a name="s016122c"><!--s016122c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a dance characterized by such movement.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thenceforth</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dhensʹfawth/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062666a"><!--s062666a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic orchiefly formal</span> from that time or point on.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Tynwald</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtinwəld/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065399a"><!--s065399a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the Parliament of the Isle of Man [Old Norse <span class="bodyi">thingvǫllr</span> place of assembly, from <span class="bodyi">thing</span> assembly, parliament + <span class="bodyi">vǫllr</span> field].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squelch<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058568a"><!--s058568a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a squelching sound.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trade cycle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064030a"><!--s064030a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the regularly recurrent fluctuation in the level of economic activity.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">syncopation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/singkəʹpaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061297a"><!--s061297a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a temporary displacement of the regular metrical accent in music caused typically by stressing a weak beat or omitting the strong beat <span class="bodyb">syncopative</span> /ʹsingkəpaytiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wiredraw</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> wiredrew) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> wiredrawn)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069495a"><!--s069495a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075485b"><!--s075485b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to draw (metal) into wire.</p></div><a name="s075486b"><!--s075486b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> (<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>) to spin (something) out to excessive subtlety </p><p><i></i></p><p>wiredrawn comparisons</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shuffleboard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055839a"><!--s055839a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a game in which players use long-handled cues to shove wooden discs into scoring areas of a diagram marked on a smooth surface [alteration of obsolete <span class="bodyi">shove-board</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vacancy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvayk(ə)nsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> vacancies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066766a"><!--s066766a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072364b"><!--s072364b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s019712c"><!--s019712c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a place, e.g. a room in a hotel, or property that is not being occupied or used.</p></div><a name="s019713c"><!--s019713c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an unfilled position in a factory, office, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>We have a vacancy for an assistant accounts clerk</p>.</div><a name="s019714c"><!--s019714c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the time that an office, post, or property is vacant between occupants.</p></div></div><a name="s072365b"><!--s072365b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s019715c"><!--s019715c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the state of being vacant; emptiness.</p></div><a name="s019716c"><!--s019716c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>empty space, or an empty space.</p></div><a name="s019717c"><!--s019717c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>emptiness of mind; vacuity; inanity.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strike rate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059935a"><!--s059935a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the number of goals or points scored by a player or team, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an average number.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seep<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054471a"><!--s054471a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057868b"><!--s057868b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a spot where a fluid, e.g. water, oil, or gas, contained in the ground oozes slowly to the surface and often forms a pool.</p></div><a name="s057869b"><!--s057869b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a spring.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thenceforward</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062667a"><!--s062667a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/thenceforth/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">thenceforth</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">socioeconomic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌsohsiohekəʹnomik, -eekəʹnomik, ˌsohshi-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057209a"><!--s057209a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or involving a combination of social and economic factors.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">walk-up<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068134a"><!--s068134a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073900b"><!--s073900b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a building: having no lift.</p></div><a name="s073901b"><!--s073901b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not accessible by lift </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'm in a walk-up office on the third floor</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">type<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/tiep/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065400a"><!--s065400a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070926b"><!--s070926b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s019447c"><!--s019447c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a class or group of people, animals, or things that share similar characteristics; a kind or variety.</p></div><a name="s019448c"><!--s019448c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a person or thing that is considered to be representative of such a class or group.</p></div><a name="s019449c"><!--s019449c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a person who has a specified characteristic, nature, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>the quiet type</p>.</div></div><a name="s070927b"><!--s070927b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s019450c"><!--s019450c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a category of living organisms that is selected as a reference for a higher category, usu the subgroup most perfectly exemplifying the higher category </p><p><i></i></p><p>a type species</p>.</div><a name="s019451c"><!--s019451c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/type_specimen/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">type specimen</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s070928b"><!--s070928b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s019452c"><!--s019452c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a small metal block with a raised letter or other character on its upper surface, used in printing.</p></div><a name="s019453c"><!--s019453c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a set of such blocks.</p></div><a name="s019454c"><!--s019454c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>printed characters, words, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>a section in italic type</p>.</div></div><a name="s070929b"><!--s070929b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a figure or device on either side of a coin or medal.</p></div><a name="s070930b"><!--s070930b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the form common to all instances of a word or other linguistic form: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/token1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">token<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (6).</p></div><a name="s070931b"><!--s070931b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>in theology, a person or event, e.g. in the Old Testament, regarded as foreshadowing another, e.g. in the New Testament.</p></div><a name="s070932b"><!--s070932b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used in combinations</span>) resembling </p><p><i></i></p><p>Cheddar-type cheese</p> <a name="sb000000468"><!--sb000000468--></a><p><span class="bodyb">typal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">type</span> via Latin <span class="bodyi">typus</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">typos</span> an impression, model, or figure, from <span class="bodyi">typtein</span> to strike]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">type</span>, <span class="bodyb">kind</span>, <span class="bodyi">and</span> <span class="bodyb">sort</span>. See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kind1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">kind 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vacant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvayk(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066767a"><!--s066767a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072366b"><!--s072366b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not having any occupant; empty.</p></div><a name="s072367b"><!--s072367b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of an office or post: not filled.</p></div><a name="s072368b"><!--s072368b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>free from activity or work </p><p><i></i></p><p>vacant hours</p>.</div><a name="s072369b"><!--s072369b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s019718c"><!--s019718c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>stupid or foolish </p><p><i></i></p><p>a vacant mind</p>.</div><a name="s019719c"><!--s019719c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a look: lacking any expression.</p></div><a name="s019720c"><!--s019720c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>free from thought or care </p><p><i></i></p><p>when on my couch I lie in vacant or in pensive mood</p><p> Wordsworth</p><p><span class="bodyb">vacantly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">vacantness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">vacant-, vacans</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">vacare</span> to be empty, be free].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squib<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/skwib/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058569a"><!--s058569a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062943b"><!--s062943b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small firework that burns with a fizz and finishes with a small explosion.</p></div><a name="s062944b"><!--s062944b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a short witty or satirical speech or piece of writing [prob of imitative origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trade deficit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064031a"><!--s064031a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/trade_gap/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">trade gap</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shufti</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshufti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> shuftis)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055840a"><!--s055840a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a look or glance </p><p><i></i></p><p>Have a shufti at the radar screen</p> <p>[orig military slang; from Arabic <span class="bodyi">shāfa</span> to try to see].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seer<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/siə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054472a"><!--s054472a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057870b"><!--s057870b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who predicts future events.</p></div><a name="s057871b"><!--s057871b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s015548c"><!--s015548c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a person who predicts future events.</p></div><a name="s015549c"><!--s015549c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a person who is credited with exceptional moral and spiritual insight.</p></div><a name="s015550c"><!--s015550c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a person who practises divination.</p></div></div><a name="s057872b"><!--s057872b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a person who sees.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wire gauge</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069496a"><!--s069496a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075487b"><!--s075487b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a gauge for measuring the diameter of wire.</p></div><a name="s075488b"><!--s075488b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a system of standard sizes used in describing the diameter of wire or the thickness of sheet metal.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">theo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062668a"><!--s062668a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/the_or_theo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">the-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strike up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059936a"><!--s059936a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064743b"><!--s064743b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to begin to sing or play <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s064744b"><!--s064744b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (e.g. a band) to begin singing or playing.</p></div><a name="s064745b"><!--s064745b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to begin </p><p><i></i></p><p>We struck up a conversation</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">walk-up<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068135a"><!--s068135a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a building or office that has no lift.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sociolect</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsohsiohlekt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057210a"><!--s057210a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the language or speech pattern of a particular social group or class.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">syncope</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsingkəpi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061298a"><!--s061298a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066215b"><!--s066215b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>temporary loss of consciousness; fainting.</p></div><a name="s066216b"><!--s066216b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the dropping of one or more sounds or letters in a word, e.g. in <span class="bodyi">fo'c’sle</span> for <span class="bodyi">forecastle</span></p><p><span class="bodyb">syncopal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">syncope</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">synkopē</span>, literally ‘cutting short’, from <span class="bodyi">synkoptein</span> to cut short, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/syn_or_syl_or_sym/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">syn-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">koptein</span> to cut].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">type<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065401a"><!--s065401a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070933b"><!--s070933b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to write (something) using a typewriter or computer.</p></div><a name="s070934b"><!--s070934b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to determine the class of (something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> blood or tissue)</p><p><span class="bodyb">typing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squib<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (squibbed, squibbing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058570a"><!--s058570a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s062945b"><!--s062945b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to utter or publish squibs </p><p><i></i></p><p>It is a sport now to taunt and squib and deride at other men's virtues</p><p> Bunyan.</p></div><a name="s062946b"><!--s062946b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, informal</span></p><a name="s017219c"><!--s017219c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to back down; to chicken out.</p></div><a name="s017220c"><!--s017220c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(+ on) to betray somebody <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s062947b"><!--s062947b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to produce squibs against (somebody) or lampoon them </p><p><i></i></p><p>I have been squibbing him for these two years</p><p> Disraeli.</p></div><a name="s062948b"><!--s062948b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + off) to shoot or fire (a gun) </p><p><i></i></p><p>squibbing off all six barrels</p><p> Kipling.</p></div><a name="s062949b"><!--s062949b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, informal</span> to back down from (a challenge).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vacant possession</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066768a"><!--s066768a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>ownership of property from which the previous owner or tenant has departed and which is therefore available for immediate occupation as the previous owner or tenant has moved out.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shul</span><small><span class="eSynop">/shool/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055841a"><!--s055841a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/synagogue/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">synagogue</span></span></a> [Yiddish <span class="bodyi">shul</span> from early High German <span class="bodyi">schuol</span> school].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seer<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> seers seer)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054473a"><!--s054473a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various Indian units of weight; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a unit equal to about one kilogram or about two pounds [Hindi <span class="bodyi">ser</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trade discount</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064032a"><!--s064032a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a discount price at which goods are sold to people in the same trade or by a manufacturer or wholesaler to a retailer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sociolinguistics</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌsohsiohlingʹgwistiks, ˌsohshi-/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057211a"><!--s057211a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing.</span>) the study of language as determined by social and cultural factors <span class="bodyb">sociolinguist</span> /-ʹling·gwist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">sociolinguistic</span> /-tik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">sociolinguistically</span> /-tikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">theobromine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/thee·əʹbrohmeen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062669a"><!--s062669a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an alkaloid that is closely related to caffeine, occurs <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in cacao beans and tea, and is used as a diuretic and heart stimulant: formula C<sub>7</sub>H<sub>8</sub>N<sub>4</sub>O<sub>2</sub> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">Theobroma</span>, genus name of the cacao tree, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/theo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">theo-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">brōma</span> food, from <span class="bodyi">bibrōskein</span> to devour].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">walkway</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068136a"><!--s068136a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a passage, path, or platform for walking.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">typecast</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> typecast)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065402a"><!--s065402a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070935b"><!--s070935b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cast (an actor) repeatedly in the same kind of role, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> because of previous successes in such roles.</p></div><a name="s070936b"><!--s070936b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to stereotype (somebody or something).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wire gauze</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069497a"><!--s069497a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a thin fabric of fine wire mesh.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">syncretise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061299a"><!--s061299a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/syncretize_or_syncretise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">syncretize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">striking</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059937a"><!--s059937a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>attracting attention, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> because of unusual or impressive qualities</p><p><span class="bodyb">strikingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">SQUID</span><small><span class="eSynop">/skwid/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058571a"><!--s058571a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used in magnetometers: superconducting quantum interference device.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vacate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/vayʹkayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066769a"><!--s066769a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072370b"><!--s072370b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to give up the possession or occupancy of (a room, building, etc).</p></div><a name="s072371b"><!--s072371b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to leave (a room or building) so that it is empty of occupants.</p></div><a name="s072372b"><!--s072372b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in law, to annul or cancel (something) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s072373b"><!--s072373b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to leave vacate premises, a job, position, etc</p><p><span class="bodyb">vacatable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">vacatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">vacare</span> to be empty, be free].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seersucker</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsiəsukə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054474a"><!--s054474a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a light, slightly puckered fabric of linen, cotton, or rayon [Hindi <span class="bodyi">śīrśakar</span>, from Persian <span class="bodyi">shīr-o-shakar</span> striped cotton garment, literally ‘milk and sugar’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">traded option</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064033a"><!--s064033a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an option to buy or sell securities or commodities that can itself be bought or sold.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shun</span><small><span class="eSynop">/shun/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (shunned, shunning)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055842a"><!--s055842a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to avoid (somebody or something) deliberately, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> habitually </p><p><i></i></p><p>Few actors shun publicity</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">scunian</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sociology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sohsiʹoləji, sohshi-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057212a"><!--s057212a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the scientific study of social institutions and relationships, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the development and behaviour of organized human groups <span class="bodyb">sociological</span> /-ʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">sociologically</span> /-ʹlojikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">sociologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">theocentric</span><small><span class="eSynop">/thee·əʹsentrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062670a"><!--s062670a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having God as the central interest and ultimate concern </p><p><i></i></p><p>a theocentric culture</p> <p><span class="bodyb">theocentricity</span> /-ʹtrisiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">syncretism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsingkritiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061300a"><!--s061300a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066217b"><!--s066217b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the combination of different forms of belief, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> religious belief, or practice.</p></div><a name="s066218b"><!--s066218b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the fusion of two or more orig different inflectional forms of words, e.g. the use of <span class="bodyi">was</span> for pl and second person sing. subjects in nonstandard English as well as for first and third person sing <span class="bodyb">syncretic</span> /singʹkretik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">syncretist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">syncretistic</span> /-ʹtistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">synkrētismos</span> federation of Cretan cities, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/syn_or_syl_or_sym/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">syn-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">Krēt-</span>, <span class="bodyi">Krēs</span> Cretan].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">striking circle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059938a"><!--s059938a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in hockey, the semicircle in front of the goal, from within which the ball must be hit to score a goal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wire grass</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069498a"><!--s069498a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, Aus</span> a coarse grass with wiry stems.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squid<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/skwid/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> squids <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> squid)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058572a"><!--s058572a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous species of cephalopod molluscs (class including octopuses and cuttlefish; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cephalopod/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cephalopod</span></span></a>) that have eight arms, two long tentacles, a long tapered body and a tail fin on each side: genus <span class="bodyi">Loligo</span> and other genera [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">typeface</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065403a"><!--s065403a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in printing, a particular style or design of type.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wall<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/wawl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068137a"><!--s068137a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073902b"><!--s073902b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a usu upright and solid structure, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of stone, brick, or concrete, having considerable height and length in relation to width and serving to divide, enclose, retain, or support.</p></div><a name="s073903b"><!--s073903b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) a high thick masonry structure forming a long rampart or an enclosure, chiefly for defence.</p></div><a name="s073904b"><!--s073904b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a structure bounding a garden, park, or estate.</p></div><a name="s073905b"><!--s073905b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>any of the upright enclosing structures of a room or house.</p></div><a name="s073906b"><!--s073906b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>an upright structure serving to hold back pressure, e.g. of water or sliding earth.</p></div><a name="s073907b"><!--s073907b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a layer of a container enclosing space.</p></div><a name="s073908b"><!--s073908b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>in anatomy, a lining or membrane enclosing a cavity or structure </p><p><i></i></p><p>heart walls</p>.</div><a name="s073909b"><!--s073909b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>an almost vertical rock surface.</p></div><a name="s073910b"><!--s073910b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>something that acts as a barrier or defence </p><p><i></i></p><p>a wall of silence</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">off the wall</span>.</p></div><a name="s073911b"><!--s073911b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> unusual or unconventional.</p></div><a name="s073912b"><!--s073912b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> said of an idea or plan: totally ridiculous or foolish [prob derived from games such as squash, in which a ball can rebound off the wall in an unexpected direction] ✱ <span class="bodyb">go to the wall</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span>said of a business: to fail or be forced to close ✱ <span class="bodyb">up the wall</span> into a state of exasperation or unreasoning fury </p><p><i></i></p><p>I don't know what he's got against roses, but if you use even one in a bouquet he goes up the wall</p><p> Eleanor Rees</p><p><span class="bodyb">walled</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">weall</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vacation<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/vayʹkash(ə)n, və-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066770a"><!--s066770a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072374b"><!--s072374b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a scheduled period during which activity, e.g. of a university or the law courts, is suspended.</p></div><a name="s072375b"><!--s072375b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of vacating.</p></div><a name="s072376b"><!--s072376b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a holiday </p><p><i></i></p><p>We had a restful vacation at the beach</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">vacacioun</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">vacation-</span>, <span class="bodyi">vacatio</span> freedom, exemption, from <span class="bodyi">vacare</span> to be empty, be free].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seesaw<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹseesaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054475a"><!--s054475a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057873b"><!--s057873b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a plank balanced in the middle so that one end goes up as the other goes down, or any similar device.</p></div><a name="s057874b"><!--s057874b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s015551c"><!--s015551c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a plank balanced in the middle so that one end goes up as the other goes down, or any similar device.</p></div><a name="s015552c"><!--s015552c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the game or activity played by two or more people riding on opposite ends of a seesaw and alternately rising in the air and sinking to the ground.</p></div></div><a name="s057875b"><!--s057875b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s015553c"><!--s015553c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an alternating up-and-down or backward-and-forward movement.</p></div><a name="s015554c"><!--s015554c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>anything, e.g. a process or movement, that alternates </p><p><i></i></p><p>He swung on a seesaw of shame and defiance</p><p>reduplication of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/saw3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">saw 3</span></span></a>. Orig used by sawyers as a rhythmical refrain in work chants; the nursery rhyme <span class="bodyi">Seesaw, Margery Daw</span> comes from such a chant</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trade down</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064034a"><!--s064034a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to trade something in for something of the same kind but less expensive or valuable.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shunt<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/shunt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055843a"><!--s055843a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059539b"><!--s059539b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s016123c"><!--s016123c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to move (e.g. a train) from one track to another.</p></div><a name="s016124c"><!--s016124c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to move (railway vehicles) to different positions on the same track within terminal areas.</p></div></div><a name="s059540b"><!--s059540b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s016125c"><!--s016125c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to provide (an electrical circuit) with or divert it by means of an electrical shunt.</p></div><a name="s016126c"><!--s016126c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to divert (blood) by means of a surgical shunt.</p></div></div><a name="s059541b"><!--s059541b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s016127c"><!--s016127c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + off/onto) to avoid (e.g. a task or, responsibility) by transferring it to somebody else.</p></div><a name="s016128c"><!--s016128c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to move (something or somebody) to a less important position <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s059542b"><!--s059542b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to move into a side track.</p></div><a name="s059543b"><!--s059543b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to travel back and forth </p><p><i></i></p><p>The investigators shunted between the two towns</p> <p><span class="bodyb">shunter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">shunten</span> to flinch, perhaps from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/shun/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">shun</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">syncretize <span class="bodyi">or</span> syncretise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsingkritiez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061301a"><!--s061301a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to attempt to unify or reconcile (e.g. principles or sects), or to become unified or reconciled <span class="bodyb">syncretization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">theocracy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/thiʹokrəsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> theocracies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062671a"><!--s062671a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>government by immediate divine guidance or by officials regarded as divinely guided, or a state with this type of government <span class="bodyb">theocrat</span> /ʹthee·əkrat/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">theocratic</span> /-ʹkratik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">theocratical</span> /-ʹkratikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">theokratia</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/theo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">theo-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-kratia</span> -cracy].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wirehaired</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069499a"><!--s069499a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a dog: having stiff wiry hair.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">typefounder</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065404a"><!--s065404a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who designs and produces metal printing type for hand composition</p><p><span class="bodyb">typefoundry</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squid<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (squidded, squidding)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058573a"><!--s058573a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to fish with squid as bait.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wall<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068138a"><!--s068138a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073913b"><!--s073913b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + in) to protect or surround (something) with a wall </p><p><i></i></p><p>The lake is walled in by mountains</p>.</div><a name="s073914b"><!--s073914b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ off) to separate or shut out (something) by a wall </p><p><i></i></p><p>They walled off half the house</p>.</div><a name="s073915b"><!--s073915b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ in/up) to immure (somebody).</p></div><a name="s073916b"><!--s073916b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(+ up) to close (an opening) with a wall</p><p><span class="bodyb">walling</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vacation<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066771a"><!--s066771a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> to take or spend a holiday</p><p><span class="bodyb">vacationer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">vacationist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Strimmer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstrimə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059939a"><!--s059939a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a machine for trimming the edges of a lawn, etc, held above the ground and fitted with a length of strong cord that cuts by rotating at high speed [blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/string1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">string 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/trimmer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">trimmer</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sociometry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sohsiʹomətri, sohshi-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057213a"><!--s057213a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the scientific study and measurement of social relationships within a particular group of people <span class="bodyb">sociometric</span> /-ʹmetrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">sociometrist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seesaw<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054476a"><!--s054476a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057876b"><!--s057876b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to move backward and forward or up and down.</p></div><a name="s057877b"><!--s057877b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s015555c"><!--s015555c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to move backward and forward or up and down.</p></div><a name="s015556c"><!--s015556c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to play at seesaw.</p></div></div><a name="s057878b"><!--s057878b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s015557c"><!--s015557c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to alternate.</p></div><a name="s015558c"><!--s015558c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to vacillate <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s057879b"><!--s057879b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to move with a seesaw motion.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trade edition</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064035a"><!--s064035a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an edition of a book in a standard format intended for general distribution.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wireless<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069500a"><!--s069500a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, dated</span> a radio.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squidge</span><small><span class="eSynop">/skwij/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058574a"><!--s058574a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to squash or crush [imitative].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shunt<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055844a"><!--s055844a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059544b"><!--s059544b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an act of shunting.</p></div><a name="s059545b"><!--s059545b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a conductor joining two points in an electrical circuit so as to form a parallel path through which a portion of the current may pass.</p></div><a name="s059546b"><!--s059546b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s016129c"><!--s016129c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a conductor joining two points in an electrical circuit so as to form a parallel path through which a portion of the current may pass.</p></div><a name="s016130c"><!--s016130c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a surgical passage created between two blood vessels to divert blood from one part to another.</p></div><a name="s016131c"><!--s016131c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/siding/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">siding</span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div><a name="s059547b"><!--s059547b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a minor collision of motor accident vehicles, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one in which one vehicle runs into the back of another.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">theodicy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/thiʹodəsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> theodicies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062672a"><!--s062672a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>thea defence of the doctrines of God's goodness and omnipotence against arguments derived from the existence of evil, or a branch of theology devoted to this [modification of French <span class="bodyi">théodicée</span>, from <span class="bodyi">théo-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/theo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">theo-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">dikē</span> judgment, right].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Strine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/strien/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059940a"><!--s059940a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> Australian English, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as represented in humorous transliterations of phrases that supposedly reflect Australian pronunciation, e.g. <span class="bodyi">egg nishing</span> for <span class="bodyi">air conditioning</span> [alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/australian1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Australian 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Wallaby</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwoləbi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Wallabies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068139a"><!--s068139a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of the Australian international rugby union team.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">syncytium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sinʹsiti·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> syncytia /-ti·ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061302a"><!--s061302a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066219b"><!--s066219b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a mass of living material with many nuclei resulting from fusion of cells.</p></div><a name="s066220b"><!--s066220b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an organism consisting of such a structure <span class="bodyb">syncytial</span> /sinʹsishəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/syn_or_syl_or_sym/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">syn-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cyt_or_cyto/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cyt-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ium</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seesaw<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054477a"><!--s054477a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>moving backward and forward or up and down.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sociopath</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsohsiohpath, ʹsohshi-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057214a"><!--s057214a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody suffering from an emotional and behavioural disorder characterized by asocial or antisocial behaviour; <span class="bodyi">broadly</span> a psychopath <span class="bodyb">sociopathic</span> /-ʹpathik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">sociopathy</span> /-ʹopəthi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">type metal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065405a"><!--s065405a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an alloy of lead, antimony, and tin, used in making printing type.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vaccinate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvaksinayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066772a"><!--s066772a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072377b"><!--s072377b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to administer a vaccine to (somebody), usu by injection.</p></div><a name="s072378b"><!--s072378b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to inoculate (somebody) with cowpox virus in order to produce immunity to smallpox <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s072379b"><!--s072379b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to perform or practise the administration of vaccine <span class="bodyb">vaccination</span> /-ʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">vaccinator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trade gap</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064036a"><!--s064036a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the amount by which the value of a country's imports exceeds that of its exports.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wireless<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069501a"><!--s069501a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075489b"><!--s075489b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, dated</span> relating to radiotelegraphy, radiotelephony, or radio.</p></div><a name="s075490b"><!--s075490b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not having or requiring wires.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">string<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/string/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059941a"><!--s059941a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064746b"><!--s064746b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a narrow cord used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to tie, hang, or fasten things.</p></div><a name="s064747b"><!--s064747b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s017601c"><!--s017601c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a length of gut, wire, etc used to produce notes in certain musical instruments, e.g. the violin and piano.</p></div><a name="s017602c"><!--s017602c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a stringed instrument of an orchestra.</p></div><a name="s017603c"><!--s017603c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) relating to, consisting of, or performed on stringed instruments </p><p><i></i></p><p>a string quintet</p>.</div></div><a name="s064748b"><!--s064748b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s017604c"><!--s017604c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a group of objects threaded on a string </p><p><i></i></p><p>a string of beads</p>.</div><a name="s017605c"><!--s017605c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a set of things arranged in a sequence.</p></div><a name="s017606c"><!--s017606c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a succession or sequence </p><p><i></i></p><p>a string of bestsellers</p>.</div><a name="s017607c"><!--s017607c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>in computing, a sequence of characters treated as a unit.</p></div><a name="s017608c"><!--s017608c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>a group of usu scattered business concerns under one ownership </p><p><i></i></p><p>a string of shops</p>.</div><a name="s017609c"><!--s017609c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">f</span><br/><p>the animals, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> racehorses, belonging to or used by somebody.</p></div></div><a name="s064749b"><!--s064749b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a plant fibre, e.g. a leaf vein.</p></div><a name="s064750b"><!--s064750b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>any of the interwoven lengths of nylon, gut, etc stretched across the head of a sports racket.</p></div><a name="s064751b"><!--s064751b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) any of several teams of players ranked at different levels </p><p><i></i></p><p>a second-string player</p>.</div><a name="s064752b"><!--s064752b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s017610c"><!--s017610c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>any of the interwoven lengths of nylon, gut, etc stretched across the head of a sports racket.</p></div><a name="s017611c"><!--s017611c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bowstring/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bowstring</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s064753b"><!--s064753b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s017612c"><!--s017612c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stringboard/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stringboard</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s017613c"><!--s017613c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/string_course/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">string course</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s064754b"><!--s064754b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) conditions or obligations attached to an offer or proposal.</p></div><a name="s064755b"><!--s064755b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>in physics, a hypothetical one-dimensional entity (<span class="bodysc">brane</span>) that is a fundamental component of matter.</p></div><a name="s064756b"><!--s064756b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) made with threads woven in wide meshes </p><p><i></i></p><p>a string vest</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a string bag</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">have two/several strings to one's bow</span>.</p></div><a name="s064757b"><!--s064757b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>to have more than one resource to call on ✱ <span class="bodyb">on a string</span> under one's control </p><p><i></i></p><p>She kept him on a string</p> <p><span class="bodyb">stringed</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">stringless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">streng</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">typescript</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065406a"><!--s065406a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a typed copy of a text.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wallaby</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> wallabies <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> wallaby)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068140a"><!--s068140a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous species of small or medium-sized mammals closely related to the kangaroos: family Macropodidae [Dharuk <span class="bodyi">wolabā</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vaccine<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvakseen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066773a"><!--s066773a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072380b"><!--s072380b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a substance prepared from organisms that cause a disease, administered usu by injection to produce or artificially increase immunity to it.</p></div><a name="s072381b"><!--s072381b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s019721c"><!--s019721c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a preparation of killed micro-organisms, e.g. viruses or bacteria, living inactivated organisms, or living fully infectious organisms, that is administered usu by injection to produce or artificially increase immunity to a particular disease.</p></div><a name="s019722c"><!--s019722c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a preparation containing the virus of cowpox in a form used for vaccination.</p></div></div><a name="s072382b"><!--s072382b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a piece of computer software designed to counteract electronic viruses <span class="bodyb">vaccinal</span> /ʹvaksin(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">vaccinus</span> of or from cows, from <span class="bodyi">vacca</span> cow; from the use of vaccinia (cowpox) virus as the first vaccine].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shush<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/shoosh, shush/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055845a"><!--s055845a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used to demand silence [imitative].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seethe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/seedh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054478a"><!--s054478a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057880b"><!--s057880b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s015559c"><!--s015559c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to be in a state of agitated confused movement.</p></div><a name="s015560c"><!--s015560c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to churn or foam as if boiling.</p></div></div><a name="s057881b"><!--s057881b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to feel or express violent emotion </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was seething with rage</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">sēothan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squidgy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹskwiji/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (squidgier, squidgiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058575a"><!--s058575a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> soft and squashy [of imitative origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">syndactyly</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sinʹdaktili/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061303a"><!--s061303a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a union of two or more digits that occurs normally, e.g. in many birds, and occasionally as an inherited abnormality in human beings</p><p><span class="bodyb">syndactyl</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">syndactylism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">syndactylia</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/syn_or_syl_or_sym/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">syn-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">daktylos</span> finger].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">theodolite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/thiʹod(ə)liet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062673a"><!--s062673a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a surveyor's instrument for measuring horizontal and usu also vertical angles <span class="bodyb">theodolitic</span> /-ʹlitik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">theodelitus</span>, of unknown origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sock<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/sok/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057215a"><!--s057215a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061329b"><!--s061329b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a usu knitted covering for the foot extending above the ankle and sometimes to the knee.</p></div><a name="s061330b"><!--s061330b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an insole for a shoe.</p></div><a name="s061331b"><!--s061331b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a light shoe worn by actors in comedy in ancient Greece and Rome </p><p><i></i></p><p>then to the well-trod stage anon, if Jonson's learned sock be on</p><p> Milton ✱ <span class="bodyb">blow/knock one's socks off</span>.</p></div><a name="s061332b"><!--s061332b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span>to surprise or impress one overwhelmingly ✱ <span class="bodyb">pull one's socks up</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to make a determined effort to do better ✱ <span class="bodyb">put a sock in it</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to stop talking [Old English <span class="bodyi">socc</span> light shoe, via Latin <span class="bodyi">soccus</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">sukkhos</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trade-in</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064038a"><!--s064038a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an item of merchandise, e.g. a car or refrigerator, that is traded in.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wireman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> wiremen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069502a"><!--s069502a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a maker of or worker with wire, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> somebody who wires electric or electronic circuitry.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">typeset</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (typesetting, <span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> typeset)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065407a"><!--s065407a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to arrange the printing type for (a text)</p><p><span class="bodyb">typesetter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">typesetting</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Wallace's line</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwolisiz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068141a"><!--s068141a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hypothetical boundary separating the characteristic Asiatic flora and fauna from that of Australasia [named after Alfred Russel <span class="bodyi">Wallace</span> d.1913, English naturalist, who proposed it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shush<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055846a"><!--s055846a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to tell (somebody) to be quiet, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by saying ‘Shush!’.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">string<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> strung /strung/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059942a"><!--s059942a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064758b"><!--s064758b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to equip (something) with strings.</p></div><a name="s064759b"><!--s064759b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s017614c"><!--s017614c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to thread (things) on a string, or as if on a string.</p></div><a name="s017615c"><!--s017615c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to tie, hang, or fasten (something) with string.</p></div></div><a name="s064760b"><!--s064760b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to remove the strings of (e.g. beans).</p></div><a name="s064761b"><!--s064761b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + out) to extend or stretch (something) like a string.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">syndesmosis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sindesʹmohsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> syndesmoses /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061304a"><!--s061304a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a joint in which the touching surfaces of the bones are rough and are bound together by a ligament <span class="bodyb">syndesmotic</span> /-ʹmotik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">syndesmos</span> fastening, ligament, from <span class="bodyi">syndein</span> to bind together, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/syn_or_syl_or_sym/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">syn-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">dein</span> to bind].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squiffy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹskwifi/ squiffed <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (squiffier, squiffiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058576a"><!--s058576a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> slightly drunk; tipsy [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trade in</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064037a"><!--s064037a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to give (a used item) as payment or part payment for a new item.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seething</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054479a"><!--s054479a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057882b"><!--s057882b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>intensely hot </p><p><i></i></p><p>a seething inferno</p>.</div><a name="s057883b"><!--s057883b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>constantly moving or active.</p></div><a name="s057884b"><!--s057884b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>very angry</p><p><span class="bodyb">seethingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sock<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057216a"><!--s057216a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to hit (somebody or something) forcefully ✱ <span class="bodyb">sock it to</span> <span class="bodyi">informal, dated</span> to impress or astound (somebody) by doing something very well or vigorously [prob of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">theogony</span><small><span class="eSynop">/thiʹogəni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> theogonies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062674a"><!--s062674a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an account of the origin and genealogy of the gods <span class="bodyb">theogonic</span> /thee·əʹgonik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">theogonia</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/theo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">theo-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-gonia</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gony/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-gony</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vaccine<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066774a"><!--s066774a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of cowpox or vaccination </p><p><i></i></p><p>a vaccine pustule</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">theol.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062675a"><!--s062675a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067827b"><!--s067827b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>theologian.</p></div><a name="s067828b"><!--s067828b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>theological.</p></div><a name="s067829b"><!--s067829b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>theology.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wallah</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068142a"><!--s068142a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Indian or informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">usu in combinations</span>) a person who does a specified type of work or performs a specified duty </p><p><i></i></p><p>The book wallah was an itinerant peddler</p><p> George Orwell [Hindi <span class="bodyi">-wālā</span> man, one in charge, from Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">pāla</span> protector].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vaccinia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/vakʹsini·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066775a"><!--s066775a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cowpox/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cowpox</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">vaccinial</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin, from <span class="bodyi">vaccinus</span> of or from cows, from <span class="bodyi">vacca</span> cow].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wire netting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069503a"><!--s069503a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a network of woven or twisted wire used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for fencing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sock<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057217a"><!--s057217a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a vigorous or forceful blow; a punch </p><p><i></i></p><p>I gave him a sock on the chin</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trademark<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064039a"><!--s064039a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069259b"><!--s069259b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a name or distinctive symbol or device attached to goods produced by a particular firm or individual and legally reserved to the exclusive use of the owner of the mark as maker or seller.</p></div><a name="s069260b"><!--s069260b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a distinguishing feature firmly associated with somebody or something.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">string along</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059943a"><!--s059943a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064762b"><!--s064762b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to accompany somebody, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> reluctantly </p><p><i></i></p><p>They decided to string along with the crowd</p>.</div><a name="s064763b"><!--s064763b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ with) to agree with somebody <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s064764b"><!--s064764b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to deceive or fool (somebody), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a delaying tactic </p><p><i></i></p><p>They strung him along with false promises</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shut<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/shut/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (shutting, <span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> shut) (shutting, <span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> shut)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055847a"><!--s055847a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059548b"><!--s059548b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to place or move into a position to close an opening.</p></div><a name="s059549b"><!--s059549b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to fasten with a lock or bolt.</p></div><a name="s059550b"><!--s059550b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to close by bringing parts together.</p></div><a name="s059551b"><!--s059551b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to prevent entrance to (a building or street).</p></div><a name="s059552b"><!--s059552b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to confine in a space.</p></div><a name="s059553b"><!--s059553b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to suspend operation, or cause to do this <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s059554b"><!--s059554b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to place (something) in position to close an opening.</p></div><a name="s059555b"><!--s059555b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to fasten (something) with a lock or bolt.</p></div><a name="s059556b"><!--s059556b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to prevent entrance to or exit from (e.g. a building or street).</p></div><a name="s059557b"><!--s059557b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>to confine (somebody or something) by enclosure or as if by enclosure </p><p><i></i></p><p>The cat got shut in a cupboard</p>.</div><a name="s059558b"><!--s059558b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>to close (something) by bringing enclosing or covering parts together </p><p><i></i></p><p>She shut her eyes</p>.</div><a name="s059559b"><!--s059559b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to cease or suspend operation </p><p><i></i></p><p>The shops had been shut for hours</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s059560b"><!--s059560b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>to become closed.</p></div><a name="s059561b"><!--s059561b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><p>to cease or suspend operation [Old English <span class="bodyi">scyttan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squiggle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹskwigl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058577a"><!--s058577a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a short wavy twist or line, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in handwriting or drawing</p><p><span class="bodyb">squiggly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">see-through</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054481a"><!--s054481a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of clothing: transparent or almost so, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a sexually arousing way.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">type specimen</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065408a"><!--s065408a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a single specimen or individual that is designated as the reference for a species or lesser group in the biological classification of living organisms, and whose characteristics are used for the description of members of a biological species that group.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">syndetic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sinʹdetik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061305a"><!--s061305a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066221b"><!--s066221b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>using conjunctions to join clauses.</p></div><a name="s066222b"><!--s066222b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a clause: connected by means of a conjunction</p><p><span class="bodyb">syndetical</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">syndetically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">syndetikos</span> from <span class="bodyi">syndein</span> to bind together].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">theologian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/thee·əʹlohjən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062676a"><!--s062676a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a specialist in theology.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wallaroo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/woləʹrooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> wallaroos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068143a"><!--s068143a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large reddish grey kangaroo: <span class="bodyi">Macropus robustus</span> [Dharuk <span class="bodyi">wolarū</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">socket<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsokit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057218a"><!--s057218a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061333b"><!--s061333b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an opening or hollow that forms a holder for something or into which something fits, e.g. any of various bony hollows in the body </p><p><i></i></p><p>the eye socket</p>.</div><a name="s061334b"><!--s061334b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a device in an electrical circuit into which a plug, bulb, etc can be fitted.</p></div><a name="s061335b"><!--s061335b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a short tube that is shaped at one end to fit over a nut or bolt and has a square hole at the other end to receive the driving shaft of a tool [Middle English <span class="bodyi">soket</span> from Anglo-French, dimin of Old French <span class="bodyi">soc</span> ploughshare, of Celtic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vacherin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/vashəʹranh (<span class="bodyi">French</span> vaʧrε)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066776a"><!--s066776a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cake or dessert typically consisting of layers or a shell of meringue sandwiched or filled with whipped cream and often fruit [French <span class="bodyi">vacherin</span>, orig denoting a type of cheese, from <span class="bodyi">vache</span> cow, from Latin <span class="bodyi">vacca</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shut<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055848a"><!--s055848a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059562b"><!--s059562b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in the closed position, or fastened in place.</p></div><a name="s059563b"><!--s059563b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not open for business.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">syndic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsindik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061306a"><!--s061306a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066223b"><!--s066223b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an agent who transacts business for a university or corporation.</p></div><a name="s066224b"><!--s066224b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a government administrator in some countries</p><p><span class="bodyb">syndical</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">syndic</span> via late Latin <span class="bodyi">syndicus</span> representative of a corporation, from Greek <span class="bodyi">syndikos</span> assistant at law, advocate, representative of a state, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/syn_or_syl_or_sym/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">syn-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">dikē</span> judgment, case at law].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">see through</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054480a"><!--s054480a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to undergo or endure (something) to the end </p><p><i></i></p><p>We've agreed to help and we're going to see it through</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">string bean</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059944a"><!--s059944a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bean with stringy fibres between the sides of the pods, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a French bean or runner bean.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trademark<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064040a"><!--s064040a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to register the trademark of (a product or service).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wire-puller</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069504a"><!--s069504a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> a person who controls a situation or has great influence, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> behind the scenes</p><p><span class="bodyb">wire-pulling</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">theological college</span><small><span class="eSynop">/thee·əʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062677a"><!--s062677a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a college for the training of candidates for the clergy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squiggle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058578a"><!--s058578a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062950b"><!--s062950b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> to wriggle or squirm <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s062951b"><!--s062951b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> to squeeze (something) from a tube, etc onto a surface </p><p><i></i></p><p>She squiggled butter icing onto the cake</p> <p>[blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/squirm1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">squirm 1</span></span></a> and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wriggle1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wriggle 1</span></span></a> or <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wiggle1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wiggle 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">typewrite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtiepriet/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> typewrote /ʹtieproht/) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> typewritten /ʹtiepritn/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065409a"><!--s065409a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to write (something) using a typewriter [back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/typewriter/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">typewriter</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wall bars</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068144a"><!--s068144a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>horizontal parallel bars that are attached to a wall and used for gymnastic exercises.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">socket<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (socketed, socketing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057219a"><!--s057219a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061336b"><!--s061336b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to provide (something) with a socket.</p></div><a name="s061337b"><!--s061337b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to provide with or place (something) in a socket.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vacillate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvasilayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066777a"><!--s066777a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072383b"><!--s072383b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to hesitate or waver in choosing between opinions or courses of action.</p></div><a name="s072384b"><!--s072384b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to fluctuate or oscillate.</p></div><a name="s072385b"><!--s072385b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s019723c"><!--s019723c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to sway through imperfect balance.</p></div><a name="s019724c"><!--s019724c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to fluctuate or oscillate</p><p><span class="bodyb">vacillatingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">vacillation</span> /-ʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">vacillator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">vacillatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">vacillare</span> to sway, waver].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">segment<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsegmənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054482a"><!--s054482a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057885b"><!--s057885b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s015561c"><!--s015561c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>each of the separate pieces that something is or can be divided into.</p></div><a name="s015562c"><!--s015562c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any of the constituent parts into which a body, entity, or quantity is divided or marked off </p><p><i></i></p><p>Language can only deal meaningfully with a special, restricted segment of reality</p><p> George Steiner.</p></div></div><a name="s057886b"><!--s057886b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in mathematics, a portion cut off from a geometrical figure by one or more points, lines, or planes, e.g.:</p><a name="s015563c"><!--s015563c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a part of a circular area bounded by a chord of that circle and the arc subtended by it: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sector/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sector</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s015564c"><!--s015564c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a part of a sphere cut off by a plane or included between two parallel planes.</p></div><a name="s015565c"><!--s015565c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the part of a line between two points in the line.</p></div></div><a name="s057887b"><!--s057887b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in linguistics, any of the series of vowels and consonants into which an utterance can be divided <span class="bodyb">segmental</span> /segʹmentl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">segmentally</span> /segʹmentəli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">segmentary</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">segmentum</span>, from <span class="bodyi">secare</span> to cut].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stringboard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059945a"><!--s059945a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of the inclined sides of a staircase supporting or covering the ends of the steps.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shut away</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055849a"><!--s055849a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to remove or isolate (somebody or something) from others.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wire rope</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069505a"><!--s069505a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rope formed of wires twisted together or round a core.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">typewriter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065410a"><!--s065410a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a machine with a keyboard for writing in characters resembling printed type.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trade name</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064041a"><!--s064041a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069261b"><!--s069261b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s018920c"><!--s018920c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the name used for an article by the trade.</p></div><a name="s018921c"><!--s018921c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a name given by a manufacturer or seller to an article or service to distinguish it and protect it as a trademark.</p></div></div><a name="s069262b"><!--s069262b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the name under which a concern does business.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">theological virtue</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062678a"><!--s062678a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of the three spiritual graces, faith, hope, and charity, which, according to medieval theology, draw the soul to God: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/natural_virtue/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">natural virtue</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">syndicalism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsindikəliz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061307a"><!--s061307a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066225b"><!--s066225b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a system of economic organization in which industries are owned and managed by the workers.</p></div><a name="s066226b"><!--s066226b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a revolutionary doctrine according to which workers should seize control of the economy and the government by direct means, such as a general strike</p><p><span class="bodyb">syndicalist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">syndicalisme</span>, from <span class="bodyi">chambre syndicale</span> trade union].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wallboard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068145a"><!--s068145a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a structural boarding of any of various materials, e.g. wood pulp, gypsum, or plastic, used for sheathing interior walls and ceilings.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squilgee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹskwiljee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058579a"><!--s058579a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/squeegee1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">squeegee 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sockeye</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> sockeyes <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> sockeye)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057220a"><!--s057220a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small but commercially important N Pacific salmon that swims up rivers of the N USA and Canada to spawn in spring: <span class="bodyi">Oncorhynchus nerka</span> [by folk etymology from Salish, an Algonquian language, dialect <span class="bodyi">suk-kegh</span>, literally ‘fish of fishes’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vacua</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvakyooə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066778a"><!--s066778a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vacuum1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">vacuum 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">segment<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/segʹment/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054483a"><!--s054483a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057888b"><!--s057888b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to separate or divide (something) into segments <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s057889b"><!--s057889b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to separate or divide into segments.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">typewritten</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtiepritn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065411a"><!--s065411a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/typewrite/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">typewrite</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wallcreeper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068146a"><!--s068146a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small S European and Asian bird with grey upper parts and blackish wings with crimson patches, inhabiting cliffs and rocky areas, usu in mountainous regions: <span class="bodyi">Tichodroma muraria</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trade-off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064043a"><!--s064043a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a giving up of one thing in return for another, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a compromise.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">theology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/thiʹoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> theologies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062679a"><!--s062679a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067830b"><!--s067830b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the study of God, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by analysis of the origins and teachings of an organized religion</p><p>Traditionally an intellectual activity studying beliefs about God and reflecting systematically in the light of philosophy and knowledge about the world, theology has broadened its scope to include practical concerns and those of interest groups. This is seen in titles such as liberation theology, feminist theology, and ecotheology — Professor John Rogerson</p></div><a name="s067831b"><!--s067831b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a theological theory, system, or body of opinion </p><p><i></i></p><p>Catholic theology</p> <p><span class="bodyb">theological</span> /thee·əʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">theologically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">theologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">theologie</span> from Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">theologia</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/theo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">theo-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-logia</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/logy_or_ology/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-logy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shutdown</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055850a"><!--s055850a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the cessation or suspension of an activity, e.g. work in a mine or factory.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wire service</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069506a"><!--s069506a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a news agency that sends out syndicated news copy to subscribers telegraphically or electronically.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">syndicate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsindikət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061308a"><!--s061308a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066227b"><!--s066227b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a group of people or concerns who combine to carry out a particular transaction, e.g. buying or renting property, or to promote a common interest.</p></div><a name="s066228b"><!--s066228b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a business concern that supplies material for simultaneous publication in many newspapers or periodicals.</p></div><a name="s066229b"><!--s066229b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s017950c"><!--s017950c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the office of a syndic.</p></div><a name="s017951c"><!--s017951c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a council or body of syndics [French <span class="bodyi">syndicat</span>, from <span class="bodyi">syndic</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/syndic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">syndic</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squill</span><small><span class="eSynop">/skwil/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058580a"><!--s058580a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062952b"><!--s062952b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s017221c"><!--s017221c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a Mediterranean plant of the lily family with white flowers and broad leaves, that reproduces by bulbs: <span class="bodyi">Drimia maritima</span>.</p></div><a name="s017222c"><!--s017222c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl, but treated as sing.</span>) an extract of this bulb, used medicinally, e.g. as an expectorant.</p></div></div><a name="s062953b"><!--s062953b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of several species of plants resembling the hyacinth, with violet or blue-striped flowers: <span class="bodyi">Scilla verna</span>, <span class="bodyi">Puschkinia scilloides</span>, and other species.</p></div><a name="s062954b"><!--s062954b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/squilla/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">squilla</span></span></a> [Middle English via Latin <span class="bodyi">squilla, scilla</span> sea onion, shrimp, from Greek <span class="bodyi">skilla</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">socking</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057221a"><!--s057221a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> extremely </p><p><i></i></p><p>a socking great pile of bricks</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">string course</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059946a"><!--s059946a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a horizontal projecting band in a wall.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vacuity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/vəʹkyooh·iti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> vacuities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066779a"><!--s066779a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072386b"><!--s072386b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an empty space.</p></div><a name="s072387b"><!--s072387b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>vacuousness or meaninglessness.</p></div><a name="s072388b"><!--s072388b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something, e.g. an idea, that is stupid or inane.</p></div><a name="s072389b"><!--s072389b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a lack of something [Latin <span class="bodyi">vacuitas</span>, from <span class="bodyi">vacuus</span> empty].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">segmentation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/segmənʹtaysh(ə)n, segmen-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054484a"><!--s054484a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057890b"><!--s057890b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or process of segmenting.</p></div><a name="s057891b"><!--s057891b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the formation of many cells from a single cell, e.g. in a developing egg.</p></div><a name="s057892b"><!--s057892b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the condition of having a body or body part made up of a series of similarly structured segments, or the form this takes.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wallet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwolit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068147a"><!--s068147a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073917b"><!--s073917b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a holder for paper money, usu with compartments for other items, e.g. credit cards and stamps.</p></div><a name="s073918b"><!--s073918b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a flat case or folder.</p></div><a name="s073919b"><!--s073919b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a travelling bag [Middle English <span class="bodyi">walet</span> travelling bag, prob of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stringendo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/strinʹjendoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059947a"><!--s059947a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a piece of music: to be performed with increasing intensity and speed [Italian <span class="bodyi">stringendo</span> from <span class="bodyi">stringere</span> to press, from Latin <span class="bodyi">stringere</span> to bind tight].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shut down</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055851a"><!--s055851a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059564b"><!--s059564b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to suspend operation, or cause to do this.</p></div><a name="s059565b"><!--s059565b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cease or suspend the operation of (a machine, business, etc) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s059566b"><!--s059566b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cease or suspend operation.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">typewrote</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtieproht/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065412a"><!--s065412a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/typewrite/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">typewrite</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">syndicate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsindikayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061309a"><!--s061309a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066230b"><!--s066230b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to sell (e.g. a cartoon) to a syndicate for simultaneous publication in many newspapers or periodicals.</p></div><a name="s066231b"><!--s066231b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to manage (something) by a syndicate <span class="bodyb">syndication</span> /-ʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squilla</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹskwilə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> squillas squillae /ʹskwilee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058581a"><!--s058581a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a shrimplike crustacean that burrows in mud or beneath stones in shallow water along the seashore: genus <span class="bodyi">Squilla</span> [Latin genus name, from Latin <span class="bodyi">squilla</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/squill/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">squill</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trade off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064042a"><!--s064042a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to give (something) up in return for something else.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">theomachy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/thiʹoməki/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> theomachies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062680a"><!--s062680a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a war between gods, or a war against God [Greek <span class="bodyi">theomakhia</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/theo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">theo-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">makhia</span> battle].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wiretap</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069507a"><!--s069507a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an electrical connection for wiretapping.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">socle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsokl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057222a"><!--s057222a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plain projecting part at the base of a wall or column [French <span class="bodyi">socle</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">zoccolo</span> wooden shoe, socle, from Latin <span class="bodyi">socculus</span>, dimin of <span class="bodyi">soccus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sock1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sock 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vacuolate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvakyoo(ə)layt, -lət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066780a"><!--s066780a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>containing one or more vacuoles.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">segregate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsegrigayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054485a"><!--s054485a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057893b"><!--s057893b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to separate (somebody or something) from others.</p></div><a name="s057894b"><!--s057894b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s015566c"><!--s015566c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to cause or force separation of (a racial group, etc) from the rest of a community.</p></div><a name="s015567c"><!--s015567c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to cause or force separation, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of racial groups, within (a community, etc).</p></div></div><a name="s057895b"><!--s057895b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cause (genes) to undergo genetic segregation <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s057896b"><!--s057896b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to withdraw.</p></div><a name="s057897b"><!--s057897b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to undergo separation or segregation.</p></div><a name="s057898b"><!--s057898b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to undergo genetic segregation <span class="bodyb">segregative</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">segregator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">segregatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">segregare</span>, from <span class="bodyi">se-</span> apart + <span class="bodyi">greg-, grex</span> herd].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">typhlitis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tiʹflietəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065413a"><!--s065413a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>inflammation of the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/caecum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">caecum</span></span></a> (pouch connected to large intestine) <span class="bodyb">typhlitic</span> /tiʹflitik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin, from Greek <span class="bodyi">typhlon</span> caecum + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/itis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-itis</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stringent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstrinj(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059948a"><!--s059948a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064765b"><!--s064765b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>rigorous or strict, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with regard to rules or standards.</p></div><a name="s064766b"><!--s064766b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of economic conditions: marked by money scarcity and credit strictness <span class="bodyb">stringency</span> /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">stringently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">stringent-, stringens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">stringere</span> to bind tight].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">syndrome</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsindrohm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061310a"><!--s061310a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066232b"><!--s066232b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a group of signs and symptoms that occur together and characterize a particular medical disorder.</p></div><a name="s066233b"><!--s066233b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a set of concurrent emotions or, actions, etc that usu form an identifiable pattern <span class="bodyb">syndromic</span> /-ʹdromik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin, from Greek <span class="bodyi">syndromē</span> combination, syndrome, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/syn_or_syl_or_sym/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">syn-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">dramein</span> to run].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shut-eye</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055852a"><!--s055852a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059567b"><!--s059567b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> sleep.</p></div><a name="s059568b"><!--s059568b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sleep1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sleep<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">walleye</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068148a"><!--s068148a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073920b"><!--s073920b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an eye that turns outwards, showing more than a normal amount of white.</p></div><a name="s073921b"><!--s073921b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an eye with a whitish iris.</p></div><a name="s073922b"><!--s073922b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an eye in which the normally transparent cornea is white and opaque.</p></div><a name="s073923b"><!--s073923b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a N American pike perch that has opaque eyes: <span class="bodyi">Stizostedion vitreum</span></p><p><span class="bodyb">walleyed</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/walleyed/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">walleyed</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">theomania</span><small><span class="eSynop">/thee·əʹmayni·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062681a"><!--s062681a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>religious madness, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the belief that one is a god.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Socratic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/soʹkratik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057223a"><!--s057223a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>characteristic of the philosophy of Socrates (d.399 <span class="bodysc">bc</span>), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in relation to his method of achieving knowledge through question-and-answer sessions and deliberately casting doubt on accepted beliefs</p><p><span class="bodyb">Socratically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squillion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹskwilyən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058582a"><!--s058582a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an enormously high but unspecified quantity or number </p><p><i></i></p><p>Schemes like that cost squillions</p> <p>[modelled fancifully on <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/million/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">million</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/trillion/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">trillion</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wiretapping</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069508a"><!--s069508a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act or an instance of tapping a telephone or telegraph wire, e.g. to monitor conversations to obtain information</p><p><span class="bodyb">wiretapper</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vacuolated</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvakyoo(ə)laytid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066781a"><!--s066781a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vacuolate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">vacuolate</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trade plates</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064044a"><!--s064044a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> temporary number plates used on a vehicle before it is registered.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">segregated</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054486a"><!--s054486a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057899b"><!--s057899b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>set apart from others of the same kind.</p></div><a name="s057900b"><!--s057900b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>administered separately for different groups or races </p><p><i></i></p><p>segregated education</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shutoff</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055853a"><!--s055853a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a stoppage or interruption.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">typhoid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtiefoyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065414a"><!--s065414a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a serious infectious bacterial disease characterized by fever, spots, diarrhoea, headache, and intestinal inflammation</p><p><span class="bodyb">typhoidal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/typhus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">typhus</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/oid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-oid</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">theophany</span><small><span class="eSynop">/thiʹofəni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> theophanies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062682a"><!--s062682a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a visible manifestation of God or a god <span class="bodyb">theophanic</span> /thee·əʹfanik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">theophania</span> from late Greek <span class="bodyi">theophaneia</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/theo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">theo-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">-phaneia</span> as in <span class="bodyi">epiphaneia</span> appearance: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epiphany/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epiphany</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">syne<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/sien, zien/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061311a"><!--s061311a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Scot</span> since then; ago </p><p><i></i></p><p>I would have told ye this long syne</p><p> Stevenson [Middle English (northern and Scottish), contraction of <span class="bodyi">sithen</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/since1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">since 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stringer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059949a"><!--s059949a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064767b"><!--s064767b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a horizontal structural support.</p></div><a name="s064768b"><!--s064768b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s017616c"><!--s017616c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a horizontal structural support.</p></div><a name="s017617c"><!--s017617c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stringboard/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stringboard</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s064769b"><!--s064769b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a longitudinal structural part, e.g. in an aircraft's fuselage or ship's hull.</p></div><a name="s064770b"><!--s064770b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a correspondent employed by a publication or news agency on a part-time or casual basis to provide reports from a particular place.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squinancywort</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹskwinənsiwuht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058583a"><!--s058583a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small plant with fragrant white or purple flowers and narrow leaves, formerly used for treating quinsy: <span class="bodyi">Asperula cynanchica</span> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">squinantia</span>, variant of <span class="bodyi">quinantia</span> quinsy, sore throat (prob a blend of Greek <span class="bodyi">kynanchē</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/quinsy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">quinsy</span></span></a>) and <span class="bodyi">synanchē</span> sore throat) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wort1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wort 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wire wheel</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069509a"><!--s069509a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wheel on a motor vehicle, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a sports car, that has thin metal spokes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Socratic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057224a"><!--s057224a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a follower of Socrates.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vacuolation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌvakyoo·əʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066782a"><!--s066782a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the development or formation of vacuoles.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">walleyed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068149a"><!--s068149a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having walleyes [by folk etymology from Middle English <span class="bodyi">wawil-eghed</span>, part translation of Old Norse <span class="bodyi">vagl-eygr</span>, from <span class="bodyi">vagl</span> of uncertain meaning + <span class="bodyi">eygr</span> eyed].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">segregation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/segriʹgaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054487a"><!--s054487a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057901b"><!--s057901b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the separation or isolation of a race, class, or ethnic group.</p></div><a name="s057902b"><!--s057902b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the separation for special treatment or observation of individuals or items from a larger group.</p></div><a name="s057903b"><!--s057903b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s015568c"><!--s015568c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the separation or isolation of a race, class, or ethnic group.</p></div><a name="s015569c"><!--s015569c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the separation for special treatment or observation of individuals or items from a larger group </p><p><i></i></p><p>The government approved measures for the segregation of political prisoners from common criminals</p>.</div></div><a name="s057904b"><!--s057904b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the separation of pairs of genes controlling the same hereditary characteristic that occurs during meiotic cell division</p><p><span class="bodyb">segregational</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">segregationist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trade price</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064045a"><!--s064045a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the price at which goods are sold to other people in the same trade or by a manufacturer or wholesaler to a retailer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">typhoid fever</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065415a"><!--s065415a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/typhoid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">typhoid</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">theophylline</span><small><span class="eSynop">/thiʹofilin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062683a"><!--s062683a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an alkaloid similar to theobromine, occurring in plants such as tea, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to treat some types of heart failure and respiratory disorders: formula C<sub>7</sub>H<sub>8</sub>N<sub>4</sub>O<sub>2</sub> [Latin <span class="bodyi">thea</span> tea (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/theine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">theine</span></span></a>) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/phyll_or_phyllo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">phyll-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ine2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ine 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vacuole</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvakyoo·ohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066783a"><!--s066783a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small cavity or space containing air or fluid in the tissues of an organism or in the protoplasm of an individual cell <span class="bodyb">vacuolar</span> /ʹvakyoo·ələ, -ʹohlə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">vacuole</span> small vacuum, from Latin <span class="bodyi">vacuum</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vacuum1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">vacuum 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stringhalt</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059950a"><!--s059950a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lameness in the hind legs of a horse caused by muscular spasms [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/string1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">string 1</span></span></a> in the sense ‘sinew, tendon’ + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/halt3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">halt 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">segue<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsegway, ʹsaygway/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (segues, segued, segueing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054488a"><!--s054488a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057905b"><!--s057905b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to proceed without pause from one musical number or theme to another.</p></div><a name="s057906b"><!--s057906b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used as a direction in music to instruct a performer to perform the music that follows in the same manner as the music that has preceded it [Italian <span class="bodyi">segue</span> there follows, from <span class="bodyi">seguire</span> to follow, from Latin <span class="bodyi">sequi</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shut off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055854a"><!--s055854a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059569b"><!--s059569b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cut off the flow of.</p></div><a name="s059570b"><!--s059570b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to stop the operation of.</p></div><a name="s059571b"><!--s059571b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to isolate.</p></div><a name="s059572b"><!--s059572b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s016132c"><!--s016132c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to cut off or stop the flow of (something).</p></div><a name="s016133c"><!--s016133c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to stop the operation of (e.g. a machine).</p></div></div><a name="s059573b"><!--s059573b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(+ from) to isolate or separate (somebody or something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>a village shut off from the rest of the world</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s059574b"><!--s059574b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to cease operating </p><p><i></i></p><p>The heater shuts off automatically</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wallflower</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068150a"><!--s068150a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073924b"><!--s073924b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a hardy plant widely cultivated for its spikelike clusters of typically golden to brown sweet-scented flowers: <span class="bodyi">Cheiranthus cheiri</span>.</p></div><a name="s073925b"><!--s073925b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a person who from shyness or unpopularity remains on the sidelines of a social activity, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a woman who fails to get partners at a dance.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">syne<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">conj and prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061312a"><!--s061312a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Scot</span> since.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trader</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064046a"><!--s064046a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069263b"><!--s069263b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a retail or wholesale dealer.</p></div><a name="s069264b"><!--s069264b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody who buys and sells shares, commodities, etc in search of short-term profits.</p></div><a name="s069265b"><!--s069265b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a ship engaged in trade.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Socratic irony</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057225a"><!--s057225a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pretence of ignorance in order to entice others into exposing their pretensions of knowledge through skilful questioning.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squinch<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/skwinch/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058584a"><!--s058584a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an arch, lintel, etc placed across the interior corner of a square to support a dome [alteration of <span class="bodyi">scunch</span> back part of the side of an opening, shortened from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/scuncheon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">scuncheon</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wire wool</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069510a"><!--s069510a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> an abrasive material consisting of fine wire strands woven into a mass and used for scouring <span class="bodyi">esp</span> kitchen utensils.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">typhoon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tieʹfoohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065416a"><!--s065416a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a violent tropical storm, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one occurring in the Indian or W Pacific oceans <span class="bodyb">typhonic</span> /tieʹfonik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [partly from Chinese (Pekingese) <span class="bodyi">tai feng</span> great wind, partly via Portuguese and Arabic from Greek <span class="bodyi">typhōn</span> whirlwind].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">theorbo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/thiʹawboh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> theorbos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062684a"><!--s062684a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a 17th-cent. musical instrument resembling a large lute but having an extra set of bass strings [modification of Italian <span class="bodyi">tiorba, teorba</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stringpiece</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059951a"><!--s059951a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a long horizontal timber that supports, connects, or reinforces the parts of a wooden structure; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> the heavy squared timber lying along the top of the piles forming a dock front or wooden pier.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vacuous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvakyoo·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066784a"><!--s066784a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072390b"><!--s072390b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>stupid; inane </p><p><i></i></p><p>a vacuous expression</p>.</div><a name="s072391b"><!--s072391b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>idle; aimless.</p></div><a name="s072392b"><!--s072392b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> empty</p><p><span class="bodyb">vacuity</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">vacuously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">vacuousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">vacuus</span> empty].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shut-out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055856a"><!--s055856a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059577b"><!--s059577b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sporting contest in which one side fails to score any goals, points, etc.</p></div><a name="s059578b"><!--s059578b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act of preventing an opposing side from scoring.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wireworm</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069511a"><!--s069511a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>theany of the slender larvae of a various click beetles that causes damage to plant roots.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">segue<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054489a"><!--s054489a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a request to join one musical number or theme to another without a break.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">synecdoche</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹnekdəki/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061313a"><!--s061313a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a figure of speech in which a word for a part is used to mean the whole, e.g. <span class="bodyi">50 sail</span> instead of <span class="bodyi">50 ships</span>, or the whole to mean a part, e.g. in ‘Leeds defeated Stoke’ <span class="bodyb">synecdochic</span> /-ʹdokik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">synecdochical</span> /-ʹdokikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">synecdochically</span> /-ʹdokikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">synekdochē</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/syn_or_syl_or_sym/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">syn-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ekdochē</span> sense, interpretation, from <span class="bodyi">ekdechesthai</span> to receive, understand, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">dechesthai</span> to receive].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tradescantia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/traydəʹskanshi·ə, tradəʹskanti·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064047a"><!--s064047a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a commonly grown houseplant with usu blue or violet flowers and striped leaves: genus <span class="bodyi">Tradescantia</span> [Latin genus name, named after John <span class="bodyi">Tradescant</span> d.1638, English traveller and gardener].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sod<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/sod/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057226a"><!--s057226a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061338b"><!--s061338b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a clump of grass together with the roots and surrounding soil; a piece of turf.</p></div><a name="s061339b"><!--s061339b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> the grass-covered surface of the ground [Middle English from early Dutch or early Low German <span class="bodyi">sode</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wall of death</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068151a"><!--s068151a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fairground attraction consisting of a large cylinder around the inside of which a motorcyclist rides.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squinch<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058585a"><!--s058585a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062955b"><!--s062955b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> to screw up (one's eyes or face) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s062956b"><!--s062956b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of the eyes: to close or screw up tightly.</p></div><a name="s062957b"><!--s062957b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to crouch down in a tightly curled-up position [perhaps blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/squeeze1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">squeeze 1</span></span></a> or <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/squint1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">squint 1</span></span></a>, and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pinch1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pinch 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">typhus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtiefəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065417a"><!--s065417a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an infectious disease marked by high fever, stupor alternating with delirium, intense headache, and a dark red rash. It is caused by rickettsiae (micro-organisms resembling bacteria; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/rickettsia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">rickettsia</span></span></a>) and transmitted <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by body lice <span class="bodyb">typhous</span> /ʹtiefəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">typhos</span> smoke, stupor, from <span class="bodyi">typhein</span> to smoke].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">theorem</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹthiərəm, ʹthee·ərəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062685a"><!--s062685a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067832b"><!--s067832b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a proposition in mathematics or logic deducible from other more basic propositions.</p></div><a name="s067833b"><!--s067833b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a rule or statement in algebra, geometry, etc expressed as a formula or equation </p><p><i></i></p><p>binomial theorem</p> <p><span class="bodyb">theorematic</span> /-ʹmatik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">theōrēma</span>, from <span class="bodyi">theōrein</span> to look at, from <span class="bodyi">theōros</span> spectator, from <span class="bodyi">thea</span> act of seeing].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">string quartet</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059952a"><!--s059952a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064771b"><!--s064771b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a group of four musicians playing stringed instruments, usu comprising two violins, a viola, and a cello.</p></div><a name="s064772b"><!--s064772b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a composition for string quartet.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shut out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055855a"><!--s055855a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059575b"><!--s059575b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to exclude (somebody or something).</p></div><a name="s059576b"><!--s059576b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> to prevent (an opponent) from scoring in a game or contest.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tradesman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> tradesmen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064048a"><!--s064048a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069266b"><!--s069266b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a shopkeeper.</p></div><a name="s069267b"><!--s069267b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a worker in a skilled trade.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">synecology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siniʹkoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061314a"><!--s061314a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a branch of ecology that deals with the structure and development of ecological communities <span class="bodyb">synecological</span> /sinˌekəʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [German <span class="bodyi">Synökologie</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/syn_or_syl_or_sym/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">syn-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">Ökologie</span> ecology].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Walloon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/woʹloohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068152a"><!--s068152a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073926b"><!--s073926b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of the French-speaking people of S Belgium and adjacent parts of France: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fleming/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Fleming</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s073927b"><!--s073927b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the French dialect spoken by the Walloons</p><p><span class="bodyb">Walloon</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">Wallon</span> (adj and noun), of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wiring</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwie·əring/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069512a"><!--s069512a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a system of carrying wires, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that carries electric currents in a device, building, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squint<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/skwint/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058586a"><!--s058586a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062958b"><!--s062958b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to have a squint in the eye.</p></div><a name="s062959b"><!--s062959b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to look or peer with eyes partly closed </p><p><i></i></p><p>squinting at the telephone directory</p> <p><span class="bodyb">squinter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">squintingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sod<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057227a"><!--s057227a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061340b"><!--s061340b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">slang</span> an objectionable person.</p></div><a name="s061341b"><!--s061341b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal, chiefly humorous</span> a person </p><p><i></i></p><p>He's not a bad little sod taken by and large</p><p> Noel Coward.</p></div><a name="s061342b"><!--s061342b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> something difficult, trying, or unpleasant ✱ <span class="bodyb">sod all</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit, slang</span> nothing at all [short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sodomite/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sodomite</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">typical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtipikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065418a"><!--s065418a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070937b"><!--s070937b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>combining or exhibiting the essential characteristics of a type.</p></div><a name="s070938b"><!--s070938b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>characteristic of somebody or something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> showing the usual unfavourable trait.</p></div><a name="s070939b"><!--s070939b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s019455c"><!--s019455c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>combining or exhibiting the essential characteristics of a type </p><p><i></i></p><p>typical suburban houses</p>.</div><a name="s019456c"><!--s019456c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>characteristic of a particular person or thing </p><p><i></i></p><p>was typical of him to complain</p>.</div></div><a name="s070940b"><!--s070940b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>conforming to a biological type, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> having all or most of the essential characteristics of a particular biological category.</p></div><a name="s070941b"><!--s070941b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>constituting or having the nature of a type; symbolic <span class="bodyb">typicality</span> /-ʹkaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">typically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vacuum<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvakyoohm, ʹvakyoom/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> vacuums vacua /ʹvakyooə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066785a"><!--s066785a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072393b"><!--s072393b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s019725c"><!--s019725c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a space absolutely devoid of matter: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/plenum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">plenum</span></span></a> (2).</p></div><a name="s019726c"><!--s019726c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a space from which as much air or other substance as possible has been removed, e.g. by an air pump.</p></div><a name="s019727c"><!--s019727c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>an air pressure below atmospheric pressure.</p></div><a name="s019728c"><!--s019728c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) of, containing, producing, or using a partial vacuum </p><p><i></i></p><p>a vacuum chamber</p>.</div></div><a name="s072394b"><!--s072394b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s019729c"><!--s019729c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a vacant space; a void.</p></div><a name="s019730c"><!--s019730c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a state of isolation from outside influences </p><p><i></i></p><p>people who live in a vacuum … so that the world outside them is of no moment</p><p> Somerset Maugham.</p></div></div><a name="s072395b"><!--s072395b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a vacuum cleaner [Latin <span class="bodyi">vacuum</span>, neuter of <span class="bodyi">vacuus</span> empty].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seguidilla</span><small><span class="eSynop">/segiʹdilyə, -ʹdeelyə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054490a"><!--s054490a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057907b"><!--s057907b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a Spanish dance in quick triple time.</p></div><a name="s057908b"><!--s057908b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>music for this dance [Spanish <span class="bodyi">seguidilla</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">seguida</span> sequence, from <span class="bodyi">seguir</span> to follow, from Latin <span class="bodyi">sequi</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">theoretic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/thee·əʹretik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062686a"><!--s062686a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/theoretical/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">theoretical</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">string tie</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059953a"><!--s059953a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a narrow tie.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wallop<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwoləp/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (walloped, walloping) <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068153a"><!--s068153a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073928b"><!--s073928b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to hit (somebody or something) with force.</p></div><a name="s073929b"><!--s073929b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to defeat (an opponent) overwhelmingly</p><p><span class="bodyb">walloping</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">walopen</span> to gallop, from Old Northern French <span class="bodyi">waloper</span>, prob of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squint<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058587a"><!--s058587a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062960b"><!--s062960b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>abnormal alignment of an eye, so that it turns permanently towards or away from the nose, because of an imbalance of the muscles of the eyeball; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/strabismus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">strabismus</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s062961b"><!--s062961b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an oblique opening in an interior wall or column of a church, allowing a view of the altar from a side aisle; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hagioscope/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hagioscope</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s062962b"><!--s062962b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a quick glance </p><p><i></i></p><p>Have a squint at this</p> <p><span class="bodyb">squinty</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English, short for <span class="bodyi">asquint</span> sidelong (adv), of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sod<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (sodded, sodding)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057228a"><!--s057228a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, slang</span> usu used in the imperative as an oath: to damn </p><p><i></i></p><p>Sod you!</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shutter<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055857a"><!--s055857a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059579b"><!--s059579b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a usu hinged outside cover for a window.</p></div><a name="s059580b"><!--s059580b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s016134c"><!--s016134c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a usu hinged outside cover for a window, often fitted as one of a pair.</p></div><a name="s016135c"><!--s016135c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a usu movable cover or screen, e.g. over a door or as part of stage scenery.</p></div></div><a name="s059581b"><!--s059581b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a device that opens and closes the lens aperture of a camera.</p></div><a name="s059582b"><!--s059582b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the movable slots in the box enclosing the swell organ part of an pipe organ, which are opened to increase the volume of the sound</p><p><span class="bodyb">shutterless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wiry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwie·əri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (wirier, wiriest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069513a"><!--s069513a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075491b"><!--s075491b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>resembling wire, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in form and flexibility.</p></div><a name="s075492b"><!--s075492b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>lean and vigorous; sinewy</p><p><span class="bodyb">wirily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">wiriness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">typify</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtipifie/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (typifies, typified, typifying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065419a"><!--s065419a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to be typical of (somebody or something) <span class="bodyb">typification</span> /-fiʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">typifier</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trades union</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064049a"><!--s064049a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/trade_union/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">trade union</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seicento</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sayʹchentoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054491a"><!--s054491a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the 17th cent. in Italy, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with reference to its literature and art [Italian, literally ‘six hundred’, shortened form of <span class="bodyi">mille seicento</span> referring to the years 1600–99: cf <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cinquecento/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cinquecento</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">syneresis <span class="bodyi">or</span> synaeresis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹniərisis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> synereses /-seez/ synaereses)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061315a"><!--s061315a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066234b"><!--s066234b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the contraction of two vowels into a diphthong or single vowel.</p></div><a name="s066235b"><!--s066235b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the separation of liquid from a gel caused by contraction [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">synairesis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">synairein</span> to contract, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/syn_or_syl_or_sym/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">syn-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">hairein</span> to take].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vacuum<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066786a"><!--s066786a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to clean (a carpet, etc) using a vacuum cleaner.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">theoretical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/thee·əʹretikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062687a"><!--s062687a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067834b"><!--s067834b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s018473c"><!--s018473c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>relating to or having the character of theory; abstract.</p></div><a name="s018474c"><!--s018474c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>confined to theory or speculation </p><p><i></i></p><p>theoretical mechanics</p>.</div></div><a name="s067835b"><!--s067835b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>existing only in theory; hypothetical</p><p><span class="bodyb">theoretically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">theōrētikos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">theōrein</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/theorem/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">theorem</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squint<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058588a"><!--s058588a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062963b"><!--s062963b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Scot</span> crooked; skew </p><p><i></i></p><p>That picture's squint</p>.</div><a name="s062964b"><!--s062964b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly archaic</span> said of the eyes: having a squint; squinting.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">typist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtiepist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065420a"><!--s065420a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who uses a typewriter, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> somebody employed to type letters, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soda</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsohdə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057229a"><!--s057229a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061343b"><!--s061343b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several chemical compounds containing sodium, e.g. sodium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate, or sodium hydroxide.</p></div><a name="s061344b"><!--s061344b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s016733c"><!--s016733c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/soda_water/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">soda water</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s016734c"><!--s016734c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a sweet fizzy drink [via Italian from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">soda</span> barilla plant, formerly burned as a source of sodium carbonate, from Arabic <span class="bodyi">suwwad</span> saltwort].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wallop<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068154a"><!--s068154a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073930b"><!--s073930b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a powerful body blow; a punch.</p></div><a name="s073931b"><!--s073931b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the ability, e.g. of a boxer, to hit hard.</p></div><a name="s073932b"><!--s073932b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>emotional or psychological force; impact.</p></div><a name="s073933b"><!--s073933b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> beer.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">string up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059954a"><!--s059954a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to kill (somebody) by hanging.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shutter<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (shuttered, shuttering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055858a"><!--s055858a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to provide or close (something) with shutters.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trade surplus</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064050a"><!--s064050a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the amount by which the value of a country's exports exceeds that of its imports.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vacuum brake</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066787a"><!--s066787a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a continuous brake system worked by vacuum and used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on trains.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">synergic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹnuhjik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061316a"><!--s061316a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>working together; cooperating </p><p><i></i></p><p>synergic muscles</p> <p>[scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">synergicus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">synergia</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/synergism/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">synergism</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/wis/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i> (wissed, wissing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069514a"><!--s069514a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to know (something) [by incorrect division of Middle English <span class="bodyi">iwis</span> certainly (from Old English <span class="bodyi">gewis</span>), understood as <span class="bodyi">I wis</span>, with <span class="bodyi">wis</span> taken to be the first person sing. pres indicative of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wit2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wit 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seiche</span><small><span class="eSynop">/saysh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054492a"><!--s054492a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tide-like oscillation of the surface of a lake or landlocked sea [Swiss French <span class="bodyi">seiche</span>, perhaps from German <span class="bodyi">Seiche</span> sinking].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">theoretician</span><small><span class="eSynop">/thee·ərəʹtish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062688a"><!--s062688a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who specializes in the theoretical aspects of a subject.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">typo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtiepoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> typos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065421a"><!--s065421a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a printing error [short for <span class="bodyi">typographical</span> <span class="bodyi">error</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">walloper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068155a"><!--s068155a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073934b"><!--s073934b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody or something that wallops.</p></div><a name="s073935b"><!--s073935b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, informal</span> a policeman.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squint-eyed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058589a"><!--s058589a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062965b"><!--s062965b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having a squint.</p></div><a name="s062966b"><!--s062966b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> malevolent </p><p><i></i></p><p>squint-eyed jealousy</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stringy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (stringier, stringiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059955a"><!--s059955a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064773b"><!--s064773b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>containing or resembling fibrous matter or string </p><p><i></i></p><p>stringy hair</p> <p><i></i></p><p>stringy meat</p>.</div><a name="s064774b"><!--s064774b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>slim and muscular; wiry.</p></div><a name="s064775b"><!--s064775b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a liquid or sticky substance: capable of being drawn out to form a string</p><p><span class="bodyb">stringiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vacuum-clean</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066788a"><!--s066788a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vacuum2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">vacuum 2</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">vacuum-cleaning</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">synergism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsinəjiz(ə)m, siʹnuh-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061317a"><!--s061317a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>cooperative action between two or more agencies, e.g. drugs or muscles, whose combined effect is greater than the sum of their separate effects <span class="bodyb">synergistic</span> /-ʹjistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">synergismus</span> and <span class="bodyi">synergia</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">synergos</span> working together, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/syn_or_syl_or_sym/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">syn-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ergon</span> work].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trade union</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064051a"><!--s064051a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an organization of workers formed for the purpose of advancing its members’ interests</p><p><span class="bodyb">trade unionism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">trade unionist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Seidlitz powder</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsedlits/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054493a"><!--s054493a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mild laxative consisting of one powder of sodium bicarbonate and sodium potassium tartrate and another of tartaric acid that are mixed in water and drunk while effervescing [named after <span class="bodyi">Seidlitz</span> (Sedlčany), village in the Czech Republic; from the similarity of its effect to that of the water of the village].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shuttering</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055859a"><!--s055859a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a temporary mould placed to support concrete while setting.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Wis.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069515a"><!--s069515a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Wisconsin.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soda ash</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057230a"><!--s057230a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>commercial sodium carbonate in a form that does not contain water.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">theoretics</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062689a"><!--s062689a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the theoretical part of a subject.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">walloping</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068156a"><!--s068156a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> large or whopping.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">typographer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tieʹpogrəfə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065422a"><!--s065422a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070942b"><!--s070942b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who sets type; a compositor.</p></div><a name="s070943b"><!--s070943b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a specialist in the design and arrangement of printed matter.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squirarchy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058590a"><!--s058590a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/squirearchy_or_squirarchy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">squirearchy</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soda bread</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057231a"><!--s057231a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bread leavened raised with sodium bicarbonate and cream of tartar rather than as distinct from yeast-leavened bread.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stringybark</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059956a"><!--s059956a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several Australian eucalyptus trees with thick fibrous bark.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shuttle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshutl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055860a"><!--s055860a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059583b"><!--s059583b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s016136c"><!--s016136c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a usu spindle-shaped device that holds a bobbin and is used in weaving for passing the thread of the weft between the threads of the warp.</p></div><a name="s016137c"><!--s016137c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a sliding thread holder that carries the lower thread in a sewing machine through a loop of the upper thread to make a stitch.</p></div></div><a name="s059584b"><!--s059584b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s016138c"><!--s016138c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a vehicle that regularly travels back and forth over a usu short route.</p></div><a name="s016139c"><!--s016139c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a reusable space vehicle; a space shuttle.</p></div></div><a name="s059585b"><!--s059585b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/shuttlecock/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">shuttlecock</span></span></a> [Old English <span class="bodyi">scytel</span> bar, bolt].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vacuum cleaner</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066789a"><!--s066789a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an electrical appliance for removing dust and dirt, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from carpets or upholstery, by suction.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trade up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064052a"><!--s064052a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to trade something in for something of the same kind but more expensive or valuable.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">synergist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsinəjist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061318a"><!--s061318a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something, e.g. a chemical or muscle, that enhances the effectiveness of an active agent.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">theorise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹthiəriez, ʹthee·əriez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062690a"><!--s062690a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/theorize_or_theorise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">theorize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seif</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sayf, seef/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054494a"><!--s054494a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">seif dune</span>) a long narrow sand dune or chain of sand dunes in a desert, generally running parallel to the direction of the prevailing wind [Arabic <span class="bodyi">sayf</span> sword].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wisdom</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwizd(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069516a"><!--s069516a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075493b"><!--s075493b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>good sense; judgment </p><p><i></i></p><p>Nine-tenths of wisdom consists in being wise in time</p><p> Theodore Roosevelt.</p></div><a name="s075494b"><!--s075494b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the thoughtful application of learning; insight.</p></div><a name="s075495b"><!--s075495b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>accumulated learning; knowledge [Old English <span class="bodyi">wīsdōm</span>,from <span class="bodyi">wīs</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wise1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wise 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wallow<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwoloh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068157a"><!--s068157a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073936b"><!--s073936b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to roll or lie around lazily or luxuriously </p><p><i></i></p><p>I love watching pigs wallowing in mud</p>.</div><a name="s073937b"><!--s073937b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ in) to indulge oneself immoderately; to revel </p><p><i></i></p><p>I can't stand all this wallowing in sentiment</p>.</div><a name="s073938b"><!--s073938b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a ship: to struggle laboriously in or through rough water; to pitch or lurch </p><p><i></i></p><p>The ship wallowed down the coast</p> <p><span class="bodyb">wallower</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">wealwian</span> to roll].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">typography</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tieʹpogrəfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065423a"><!--s065423a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the style, arrangement, or appearance of printed matter</p><p><span class="bodyb">typographer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">typographic</span> /-ʹgrafik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">typographical</span> /-ʹgrafikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">typographically</span> /-ʹgrafikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [from Latin <span class="bodyi">typographia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">typus</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/type1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">type 1</span></span></a>) + <span class="bodyi">-graphia</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/graphy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-graphy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soda fountain</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057232a"><!--s057232a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061345b"><!--s061345b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> an apparatus with a delivery tube and taps for dispensing soda water.</p></div><a name="s061346b"><!--s061346b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a shop or counter where sodas, ice cream, etc are prepared and served.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squire<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/skwie·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058591a"><!--s058591a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062967b"><!--s062967b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>formerly, the shield-bearer or armour-bearer of a knight, typically a young nobleman training for knighthood.</p></div><a name="s062968b"><!--s062968b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an owner of a country estate, <span class="bodyi"><span class="bodyi">esp</span></span> the principal local landowner.</p></div><a name="s062969b"><!--s062969b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, archaic</span> a title accorded to a lawyer, judge, or magistrate.</p></div><a name="s062970b"><!--s062970b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a form of address used by one man to another</p><p><span class="bodyb">squiredom</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">squireship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">squier</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">esquier</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/esquire/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">esquire</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strip<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/strip/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (stripped, stripping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059957a"><!--s059957a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s064776b"><!--s064776b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s017618c"><!--s017618c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to remove clothing, covering, or surface material from (something or somebody).</p></div><a name="s017619c"><!--s017619c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to remove (wallpaper, paint, etc) from a surface.</p></div><a name="s017620c"><!--s017620c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to deprive (somebody) of possessions, privileges, or rank.</p></div></div><a name="s064777b"><!--s064777b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s017621c"><!--s017621c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to remove furniture, equipment, or accessories from (e.g. a house or ship).</p></div><a name="s017622c"><!--s017622c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to dismantle (e.g. an engine).</p></div></div><a name="s064778b"><!--s064778b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to damage the thread or teeth of (a screw, cog, etc).</p></div><a name="s064779b"><!--s064779b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s017623c"><!--s017623c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to remove cured leaves from the stalks of (tobacco).</p></div><a name="s017624c"><!--s017624c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to remove the midrib from (tobacco leaves).</p></div></div><a name="s064780b"><!--s064780b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to press the last available milk from the teats of (<span class="bodyi">esp</span> a cow).</p></div><a name="s064781b"><!--s064781b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to sell off (a company's assets) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s064782b"><!--s064782b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to undress.</p></div><a name="s064783b"><!--s064783b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to perform a striptease [Old English <span class="bodyi">strīpan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">synergy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsinəji, siʹnuhji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061319a"><!--s061319a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066236b"><!--s066236b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>synergism.</p></div><a name="s066237b"><!--s066237b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>cooperation between two organizations, e.g. business companies or research laboratories, that achieves more than both would achieve if they worked separately [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">synergia</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/synergism/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">synergism</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vacuum flask</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066790a"><!--s066790a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a cylindrical container with a vacuum between an inner and an outer wall, usu of silvered glass, used to keep material, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> liquids, either hot or cold for considerable periods.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shuttle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055861a"><!--s055861a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059586b"><!--s059586b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to travel to and fro rapidly or frequently <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s059587b"><!--s059587b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to transport (somebody) in or as if in or by a shuttle </p><p><i></i></p><p>Crewmen were shuttled to the shore in dinghies</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seigneur</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sayʹnyuh/ seignior /ʹsaynjə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054495a"><!--s054495a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a feudal lord</p><p><span class="bodyb">seigneurial</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">seigniorial</span> /sayʹnyaw-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">seigneur</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">senior</span> superior, lord, from Latin <span class="bodyi">senior</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/senior1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">senior 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wisdom tooth</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069517a"><!--s069517a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of the four molar teeth in human beings that are the last to erupt on each side at the back of each jaw [from its being cut usu at an age when one may have acquired some wisdom].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trade wind</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064053a"><!--s064053a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mainly sea wind blowing almost continually towards the equator from the NE in the northern hemisphere and from the SE in the southern hemisphere roughly between latitudes 0 and 30 [obsolete <span class="bodyi">trade</span> in a regular course or direction, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/trade1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">trade 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">theorist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹthiərist, ʹthee·ərist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062691a"><!--s062691a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/theoretician/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">theoretician</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sodality</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sohʹdaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> sodalities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057233a"><!--s057233a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061347b"><!--s061347b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a brotherhood, fellowship, or organized society or community.</p></div><a name="s061348b"><!--s061348b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an organized society or fellowship; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a devotional or charitable association of lay Roman Catholics [Latin <span class="bodyi">sodalitat-, sodalitas</span> comradeship, club, from <span class="bodyi">sodalis</span> comrade].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wallow<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068158a"><!--s068158a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073939b"><!--s073939b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of wallowing.</p></div><a name="s073940b"><!--s073940b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a muddy or dusty area used by animals for wallowing.</p></div><a name="s073941b"><!--s073941b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s020203c"><!--s020203c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a muddy or dusty area used by animals for wallowing.</p></div><a name="s020204c"><!--s020204c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a depression formed by the wallowing of animals.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">typology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tieʹpoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> typologies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065424a"><!--s065424a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070944b"><!--s070944b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a classification according to general type, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the fields of archaeology, psychology, biology, and social science.</p></div><a name="s070945b"><!--s070945b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the study or analysis and classification of types, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in theology <span class="bodyb">typological</span> /-ʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">typologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squire<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058592a"><!--s058592a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to escort (a woman) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He squired her to the ball</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">synesthesia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sineesʹtheezyə, -zh(y)ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061320a"><!--s061320a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/synaesthesia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">synaesthesia</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trading estate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064054a"><!--s064054a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> an industrial estate.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shuttlecock</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055862a"><!--s055862a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the object hit back and forth between players in badminton, orig consisting of a cork with feathers stuck in it, now usu made of plastic a lightweight hollow plastic cone with a solid, heavier rounded end [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/shuttle1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">shuttle 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cock1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cock 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seigneury</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsaynyəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054496a"><!--s054496a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/seigniory_or_seignory_or_seigneury/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">seigniory</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vacuum gauge</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066791a"><!--s066791a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a gauge indicating the degree to which a vacuum has been created in an enclosed space.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-wise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069520a"><!--s069520a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming adverbs and adjectives from nouns, with the meanings:</p><a name="s075500b"><!--s075500b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s020562c"><!--s020562c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in the specified manner </p><p><i></i></p><p>walking crabwise</p> <p><i></i></p><p>He entered the room crabwise</p>.</div><a name="s020563c"><!--s020563c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in the specified position or direction </p><p><i></i></p><p>clockwise</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a clockwise movement</p> <p><i></i></p><p>They laid it out lengthwise</p>.</div></div><a name="s075501b"><!--s075501b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>with regard to or in respect of the specified thing </p><p><i></i></p><p>Careerwise, it seems like a good move</p> <a name="sb000000489"><!--sb000000489--></a><p>[Middle English from Old English <span class="bodyi">-wīsan</span>,from <span class="bodyi">wīse</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wise2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wise 2</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p>Sentences such as <span class="bodyi">How are things going workwise?</span> and <span class="bodyi">Careerwise, it seems like a good move</span> are very commonly used. The use of <span class="bodyi">-wise</span> added to the end of a noun, disliked by some traditionalists, is often a neat way of conveying the idea ‘as far as something is concerned’. It is not, however, recommended in formal writing, and if <span class="bodyi">-wise</span> words are overused, or if <span class="bodyi">-wise</span> is attached to a long word or phrase (<span class="bodyi">research-and-development-wise</span>; <span class="bodyi">cost-effectivenesswise</span>), the results sound like jargon or can be unintentionally comic.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strip<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059958a"><!--s059958a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act or an instance of undressing, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a striptease.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">theorize <span class="bodyi">or</span> theorise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹthiəriez, ʹthee·əriez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062692a"><!--s062692a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to form a theory; to speculate</p><p><span class="bodyb">theorization</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">theorizer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wallpaper<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068159a"><!--s068159a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073942b"><!--s073942b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>decorative paper for the walls of a room.</p></div><a name="s073943b"><!--s073943b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that serves as a bland decorative background </p><p><i></i></p><p>Popular television is merely wallpaper</p>.</div><a name="s073944b"><!--s073944b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in computing, a decorative background on a monitor.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soda siphon</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057234a"><!--s057234a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061349b"><!--s061349b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/siphon1_or_syphon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">siphon<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (1).</p></div><a name="s061350b"><!--s061350b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/siphon1_or_syphon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">siphon 1</span></span></a> (bottle for aerated water).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shuttle diplomacy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055863a"><!--s055863a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>diplomacy carried out by an intermediary who travels frequently between the countries concerned.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trading post</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064055a"><!--s064055a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a station of a trader or trading company established in a sparsely settled region where trade, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in products of local origin, e.g. furs, is carried on.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vacuum-packed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066792a"><!--s066792a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>packed in a wrapping from which most of the air has been removed</p><p><span class="bodyb">vacuum pack</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squirearchy <span class="bodyi">or</span> squirarchy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹskwie·ərahki/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> squirearchies squirarchies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058593a"><!--s058593a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the gentry or landed-proprietor class</p><p><span class="bodyb">squirearch</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">squirearchal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">squirearchical</span> /skwie·əʹrahkikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seignior</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsaynyə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054497a"><!--s054497a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/seigneur/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">seigneur</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tyramine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtierəmin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065425a"><!--s065425a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chemical compound found in cheese and various other foods that can cause some types of high blood pressure: formula C<sub>8</sub>H<sub>11</sub>NO [blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tyrosine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tyrosine</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amine</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">syngamy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsinggəmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061321a"><!--s061321a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>sexual reproduction by union of gametes (reproductive cells; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gamete/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gamete</span></span></a>).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">the- <span class="bodyi">or</span> theo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062626a"><!--s062626a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: god; God </p><p><i></i></p><p>theism</p> <p><i></i></p><p>theocentric</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">theo-</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">the-, theo-</span>, from <span class="bodyi">theos</span> god].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wise<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/wiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069518a"><!--s069518a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075496b"><!--s075496b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s020560c"><!--s020560c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>characterized by or showing wisdom; marked by deep understanding, keen discernment, and sound judgment.</p></div><a name="s020561c"><!--s020561c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>judicious or prudent </p><p><i></i></p><p>Some say it is not wise to eat oysters</p>.</div></div><a name="s075497b"><!--s075497b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>well-informed; knowledgeable </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'm none the wiser</p>.</div><a name="s075498b"><!--s075498b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (+ to) possessing inside knowledge or shrewd awareness of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was wise to what was happening</p>.</div><a name="s075499b"><!--s075499b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> skilled in magic or divination ✱ <span class="bodyb">put somebody wise</span> to inform or enlighten somebody</p><p><span class="bodyb">wisely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">wiseness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">wīs</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strip<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059959a"><!--s059959a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064784b"><!--s064784b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s017625c"><!--s017625c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a long narrow piece of material.</p></div><a name="s017626c"><!--s017626c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a long narrow area of land or water.</p></div></div><a name="s064785b"><!--s064785b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> the distinctive clothes worn by a sports team.</p></div><a name="s064786b"><!--s064786b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/landing_strip/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">landing strip</span></span></a> [Middle English; perhaps from early Low German <span class="bodyi">strippe</span> strap].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wallpaper<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (wallpapered, wallpapering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068160a"><!--s068160a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to apply wallpaper to (a room or the walls of a room).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soda water</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057235a"><!--s057235a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061351b"><!--s061351b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>water containing carbon dioxide under pressure causing it to fizz.</p></div><a name="s061352b"><!--s061352b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a drink of this.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shut up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055864a"><!--s055864a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059588b"><!--s059588b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to lock and prevent access to (a building).</p></div><a name="s059589b"><!--s059589b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to imprison or confine (somebody or something).</p></div><a name="s059590b"><!--s059590b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to cause (somebody) to be silent, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to force (a speaker) to stop talking <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s059591b"><!--s059591b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to cease or suspend operation.</p></div><a name="s059592b"><!--s059592b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to become silent, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to stop talking.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trading stamp</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064056a"><!--s064056a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a printed stamp of a certain value given by a retailer to a customer, to be accumulated and redeemed in merchandise or cash.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seigniorage <span class="bodyi">or</span> seignorage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsaynyərij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054498a"><!--s054498a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a government revenue from the manufacture of coins calculated as being the difference between the face value and the metal value of the coins [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">seigneurage</span> in the sense ‘right of the lord’ (<span class="bodyi">esp</span> to coin money), from <span class="bodyi">seigneur</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/seigneur/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">seigneur</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vacuum pump</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066793a"><!--s066793a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pump for producing a vacuum.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tyrannical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tiʹranikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065426a"><!--s065426a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070946b"><!--s070946b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to, denoting, or characteristic of a tyrant or tyranny </p><p><i></i></p><p>tyrannical rule</p>.</div><a name="s070947b"><!--s070947b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>characterized by oppressive, unjust, or arbitrary behaviour or control</p><p><span class="bodyb">tyrannic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">tyrannically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">synod</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsinəd, ʹsinod/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061322a"><!--s061322a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066238b"><!--s066238b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s017952c"><!--s017952c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the governing assembly of an Anglican province <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/province/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">province</span></span></a> (division under an archbishop), diocese, or deanery.</p></div><a name="s017953c"><!--s017953c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a Presbyterian governing body ranking above the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/presbytery/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">presbytery</span></span></a> (local ruling body) and below the general assembly.</p></div><a name="s017954c"><!--s017954c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a regional or national organization of Lutheran congregations.</p></div></div><a name="s066239b"><!--s066239b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a formal meeting to decide ecclesiastical matters.</p></div><a name="s066240b"><!--s066240b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the ecclesiastical district governed by a synod</p><p><span class="bodyb">synodal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">synodos</span> meeting, assembly, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/syn_or_syl_or_sym/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">syn-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">hodos</span> way, journey].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strip cartoon</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059960a"><!--s059960a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a series of drawings, e.g. in a magazine, forming a usu humorous narrative.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wise<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069519a"><!--s069519a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> manner or way </p><p><i></i></p><p>in no wise</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">wīse</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squireen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/skwie·əʹreen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058594a"><!--s058594a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Anglo-Irish</span> a petty squire or lesser landowner, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in Ireland [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/squire1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">squire 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-een</span>, dimin. suffix from Irish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">-in</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wall pepper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068161a"><!--s068161a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wild Eurasian fleshy-leaved plant that grows amongst rocks and on walls: genus <span class="bodyi">Sedum</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">theory</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹthiəri, ʹthee·əri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> theories)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062693a"><!--s062693a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067836b"><!--s067836b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a belief, policy, or procedure forming the basis for action </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her method is based on the theory that children want to learn</p>.</div><a name="s067837b"><!--s067837b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s018475c"><!--s018475c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the general or abstract principles of a subject </p><p><i></i></p><p>music theory</p>.</div><a name="s018476c"><!--s018476c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a body of theorems presenting a concise systematic view of a subject </p><p><i></i></p><p>the theory of equations</p>.</div></div><a name="s067838b"><!--s067838b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a scientifically acceptable body of principles offered to explain a phenomenon </p><p><i></i></p><p>the wave theory of light</p>.</div><a name="s067839b"><!--s067839b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s018477c"><!--s018477c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a hypothesis assumed for the sake of argument or investigation.</p></div><a name="s018478c"><!--s018478c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an unproved assumption; a conjecture ✱ <span class="bodyb">in theory</span> on the basis of abstract principles or under ideal circumstances, but not necessarily in practice or reality [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">theōria</span>, from <span class="bodyi">theōrein</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/theorem/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">theorem</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sodden<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsod(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057236a"><!--s057236a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061353b"><!--s061353b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>full of moisture or water; saturated </p><p><i></i></p><p>the sodden ground</p>.</div><a name="s061354b"><!--s061354b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu used in combinations</span>) having drunk an excessive amount of alcohol </p><p><i></i></p><p>whisky-sodden</p>.</div><a name="s061355b"><!--s061355b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>heavy, damp, or doughy because of imperfect cooking </p><p><i></i></p><p>sodden bread</p>.</div><a name="s061356b"><!--s061356b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu used in combinations</span>)</p><a name="s016735c"><!--s016735c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a person: having drunk an excessive amount of a specified type of alcohol.</p></div><a name="s016736c"><!--s016736c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a person's mind, speech, etc: impaired because of this </p><p><i></i></p><p>his whisky-sodden brain</p> <p><span class="bodyb">soddenly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">soddenness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">soden</span> boiled, archaic past part. of <span class="bodyi">sethen</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/seethe/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">seethe</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shy<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/shie/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (shyer, shyest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055865a"><!--s055865a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059593b"><!--s059593b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>easily alarmed; timid.</p></div><a name="s059594b"><!--s059594b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>reserved or retiring; bashful.</p></div><a name="s059595b"><!--s059595b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s016140c"><!--s016140c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>sensitively reserved or retiring; bashful.</p></div><a name="s016141c"><!--s016141c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>expressive of such a state or nature </p><p><i></i></p><p>spoke in a shy voice</p>.</div></div><a name="s059596b"><!--s059596b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often used in combinations</span>) tending to avoid a person or thing; distrustful<i></i></p><p>camera-shy</p>.</div><a name="s059597b"><!--s059597b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + of) wary or reluctant </p><p><i></i></p><p>were shy of disclosing their income</p>.</div><a name="s059598b"><!--s059598b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> lacking or short </p><p><i></i></p><p>three points shy of what we need</p> <p><span class="bodyb">shyly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">shyness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">scēoh</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">synodic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹnodik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061323a"><!--s061323a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to a conjunction <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/conjunction/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">conjunction</span></span></a> (apparent meeting or passing of two stars, planets, or satellites) or the period between two successive conjunctions of the same celestial bodies [Greek <span class="bodyi">synodikos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">synodos</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/synod/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">synod</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tradition</span><small><span class="eSynop">/trəʹdish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064057a"><!--s064057a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069268b"><!--s069268b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the handing down of information, beliefs, and customs by word of mouth or by example from one generation to another.</p></div><a name="s069269b"><!--s069269b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s018922c"><!--s018922c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an inherited pattern of thought or action, e.g. a religious practice or a social custom.</p></div><a name="s018923c"><!--s018923c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a convention or set of conventions associated with or representative of an individual, group, or period </p><p><i></i></p><p>The title poem represents a complete break with nineteenth-century tradition</p><p> F R Leavis.</p></div></div><a name="s069270b"><!--s069270b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>cultural continuity in social attitudes and institutions.</p></div><a name="s069271b"><!--s069271b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s018924c"><!--s018924c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in Christianity, doctrine deriving from oral tradition rather than the Bible.</p></div><a name="s018925c"><!--s018925c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in Judaism, laws regarded as having been given by God to Moses.</p></div><a name="s018926c"><!--s018926c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>in Islam, beliefs and customs not in the Koran, e.g. the words of Muhammad</p><p><span class="bodyb">traditionless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">tradicioun</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">tradition-, traditio</span> action of handing over, tradition, from <span class="bodyi">tradere</span> to hand over, deliver, betray, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/trans/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">trans-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">dare</span> to give].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tyrannicide</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tiʹranisied/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065427a"><!--s065427a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070948b"><!--s070948b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act of killing a tyrant.</p></div><a name="s070949b"><!--s070949b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person who kills a tyrant <span class="bodyb">tyrannicidal</span> /-ʹsiedl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">tyrannicide</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">tyrannicida</span> a killer of a tyrant, from <span class="bodyi">tyrannus</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tyrant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tyrant</span></span></a>) + <span class="bodyi">-cida</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cide/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-cide</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wiseacre</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwiezaykə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069521a"><!--s069521a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who claims or pretends to be clever or knowledgeable [Middle Dutch <span class="bodyi">wijssegger</span> soothsayer, modification of Old High German <span class="bodyi">wīzzago</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seigniory <span class="bodyi">or</span> seignory <span class="bodyi">or</span> seigneury</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> seigniories seignories <span class="bodyi">or</span> seigneuries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054499a"><!--s054499a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the territory or authority of a feudal lord.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squirm<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/skwuhm/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058595a"><!--s058595a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062971b"><!--s062971b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to twist about like a worm; to wriggle.</p></div><a name="s062972b"><!--s062972b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to feel or show acute discomfort at something embarrassing, shameful, or unpleasant </p><p><i></i></p><p>squirming with embarrassment</p> <p><span class="bodyb">squirmer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">squirmy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [perhaps imitative].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strip club</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059961a"><!--s059961a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a club that features striptease artists.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vacuum tube</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066794a"><!--s066794a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/electron_tube/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">electron tube</span></span></a> (electronic device that generates and controls a beam of electrons) in which there is a vacuum.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wall plate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068162a"><!--s068162a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a horizontal structural member, e.g. a timber, that provides bearing and anchorage, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for the beams of a roof or the rafters.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">theory of games</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062694a"><!--s062694a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/game_theory/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">game theory</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sodden<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (soddened, soddening)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057237a"><!--s057237a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s061357b"><!--s061357b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (something) sodden <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s061358b"><!--s061358b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to become sodden.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shy<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (shies, shied, shying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055866a"><!--s055866a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059599b"><!--s059599b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a horse: to start suddenly aside in fright or alarm; to recoil.</p></div><a name="s059600b"><!--s059600b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + away/away from) to avoid facing or committing oneself to something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> through nervousness </p><p><i></i></p><p>They shied away from buying the flat when they learned the full price</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">traditional</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064058a"><!--s064058a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069272b"><!--s069272b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or handed down by tradition.</p></div><a name="s069273b"><!--s069273b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of or being a style of jazz orig played in New Orleans in the early 1900s</p><p><span class="bodyb">traditionally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">synodical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹnodikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061324a"><!--s061324a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066241b"><!--s066241b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or relating to a synod.</p></div><a name="s066242b"><!--s066242b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/synodic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">synodic</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seine<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/sayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054500a"><!--s054500a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large net with weights on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose fish when its ends are pulled together or drawn ashore [Old English <span class="bodyi">segne</span> via a prehistoric Germanic word and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">sagēnē</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sodding</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsoding/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057238a"><!--s057238a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, slang</span> used as an intensifier to express annoyance, exasperation, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>Shut the sodding door!</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squirm<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058596a"><!--s058596a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act or an instance of squirming.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wisecrack<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069522a"><!--s069522a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a flippant remark or witticism </p><p><i></i></p><p>An epigram is only a wisecrack that's played at Carnegie Hall</p><p> Oscar Levant.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stripe<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/striep/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059962a"><!--s059962a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064787b"><!--s064787b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a line or narrow band differing in colour or texture from adjacent parts, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> any of a series of parallel bands of this type.</p></div><a name="s064788b"><!--s064788b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a bar, chevron, etc of braid or embroidery worn usu on the sleeve of a uniform to indicate rank or length of service.</p></div><a name="s064789b"><!--s064789b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a distinct variety or sort; a type </p><p><i></i></p><p>men of the same political stripe</p> <p><span class="bodyb">stripeless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English, prob from early Dutch or early Low German].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wall rocket</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068163a"><!--s068163a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a yellow-flowered European plant of the cabbage family, which is a weed of cultivated land: <span class="bodyi">Diplotaxis muralis</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vade mecum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌvahday ʹmaykəm, ˌvaydi ʹmeekəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> vade mecums)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066795a"><!--s066795a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072396b"><!--s072396b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a book for ready reference; a handbook or manual.</p></div><a name="s072397b"><!--s072397b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something regularly carried about by a person [Latin <span class="bodyi">vade mecum</span>, literally ‘go with me’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">theory of numbers</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062695a"><!--s062695a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/number_theory/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">number theory</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shy<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> shies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055867a"><!--s055867a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sudden movement, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> made in fright.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tyrannize <span class="bodyi">or</span> tyrannise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtirəniez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065428a"><!--s065428a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070950b"><!--s070950b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to treat (a person, people, etc) cruelly or oppressively <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s070951b"><!--s070951b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + over) to rule with cruel or oppressive power</p><p><span class="bodyb">tyrannizer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">traditionalism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064059a"><!--s064059a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069274b"><!--s069274b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the doctrines or practices of those who follow or accept tradition.</p></div><a name="s069275b"><!--s069275b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the beliefs of those opposed to modernism, liberalism, or radicalism, e.g. in religious matters</p><p><span class="bodyb">traditionalist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">traditionalistic</span> /-ʹlistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">synodic month</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061325a"><!--s061325a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lunar_month/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lunar month</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seine<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054501a"><!--s054501a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057909b"><!--s057909b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to fish with a seine <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s057910b"><!--s057910b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to catch or try to catch (fish) with a seine</p><p><span class="bodyb">seiner</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sodium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsohdi·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057239a"><!--s057239a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a soft silver-white metallic chemical element of the alkali metal group that is soft, waxy, and easily worked, occurs abundantly in nature in combination with other chemical compounds, is very reactive chemically, is an essential element for living organisms, and is used in industry: symbol Na, atomic number 11 [scientific Latin, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/soda/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">soda</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ium</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squirrel<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹskwirəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058597a"><!--s058597a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062973b"><!--s062973b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of numerous species of tree-dwelling rodent withs that have a long bushy tail and strong hind legs, that feeds and feed chiefly on nuts and seeds: genus <span class="bodyi">Sciurus</span> and other genera.</p></div><a name="s062974b"><!--s062974b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used in the names of other members of the family Sciuridae, e.g. <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ground_squirrel/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ground squirrel</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s062975b"><!--s062975b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the fur of any of these animals.</p></div><a name="s062976b"><!--s062976b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a person who hoards things, from the squirrel's proverbial habit of hoarding nuts [Middle English via Old French <span class="bodyi">esquireul</span>, ultimately from Greek <span class="bodyi">skiouros</span> squirrel, from <span class="bodyi">skia</span> shadow + <span class="bodyi">oura</span> tail].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">V Adm.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066796a"><!--s066796a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Vice Admiral.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wall rue</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068164a"><!--s068164a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small delicate spleenwort found <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on walls or cliffs: <span class="bodyi">Asplenium ruta-muraria</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shy<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (shies, shied, shying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055868a"><!--s055868a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> to throw (e.g. a stone) with a jerking movement [perhaps from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/shy1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">shy 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stripe<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059963a"><!--s059963a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to mark stripes on (something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">striped</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wisecrack<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069523a"><!--s069523a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to make wisecracks</p><p><span class="bodyb">wisecracker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">theosophy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/thiʹosəfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> theosophies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062696a"><!--s062696a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067840b"><!--s067840b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a religious or philosophical system stressing the validity of mystical insight.</p></div><a name="s067841b"><!--s067841b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> <span class="bodyb">Theosophy</span>) the teachings of a modern movement originating in the USA in 1875 and following chiefly Buddhist and Brahmanic theories, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of pantheistic evolution and reincarnation <span class="bodyb">theosophical</span> /thee·əʹsofikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">theosophist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [via medieval Latin from late Greek <span class="bodyi">theosophia</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/theo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">theo-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">sophia</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sophy/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-sophy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tyrannosaur</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tiʹranəsaw/ tyrannosaurus /-ʹsawrəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065429a"><!--s065429a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a very large flesh-eating dinosaur of the Cretaceous period that had small forelegs and walked on its hind legs [Latin genus name <span class="bodyi">Tyrannosaurus</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">tyrannos</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tyrant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tyrant</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">sauros</span> lizard].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">traduce</span><small><span class="eSynop">/trəʹdyoohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064060a"><!--s064060a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to attempt to damage the reputation or standing of (somebody), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by misrepresentation</p><p><span class="bodyb">traducement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">traducer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">traducere</span> to lead across, transfer, degrade, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/trans/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">trans-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ducere</span> to lead].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">synonym</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsinənim/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061326a"><!--s061326a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of two or more words or expressions in a language that are used with the same meaning, e.g. <span class="bodyi">begin</span> and <span class="bodyi">start</span> <span class="bodyb">synonymic</span> /-ʹnimik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">synonymical</span> /-ʹnimikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">synonymity</span> /-ʹnimiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">sinonyme</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">synōnymon</span>, neuter of <span class="bodyi">synōnymos</span> synonymous, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/syn_or_syl_or_sym/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">syn-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">onyma</span> name].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/seez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054502a"><!--s054502a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/seize/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">seize</span></span></a> (5).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sodium bicarbonate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057240a"><!--s057240a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a white weakly alkaline chemical compound used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in baking powders, in fire extinguishers, and in medicine to neutralize stomach acidity: formula NaHCO<sub>3</sub>. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/baking_soda/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">baking soda</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sodium_hydrogencarbonate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sodium hydrogencarbonate</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squirrel<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (squirrelled, squirrelling, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> squirreled) (squirreling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058598a"><!--s058598a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + away) to secrete (something) somewhere or hoard it for future use.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vadose</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvaydohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066797a"><!--s066797a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or being water or solutions in the earth's crust above the water table [Latin <span class="bodyi">vadosus</span> shallow, from <span class="bodyi">vadum</span> shallows, ford].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shy<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> shies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055869a"><!--s055869a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act of shying; a toss or throw.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">traffic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtrafik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064061a"><!--s064061a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069276b"><!--s069276b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s018927c"><!--s018927c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the movement, e.g. of vehicles or pedestrians, through an area or along a route.</p></div><a name="s018928c"><!--s018928c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the vehicles, pedestrians, ships, or aircraft moving along a route.</p></div><a name="s018929c"><!--s018929c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the information or signals transmitted over a communications system.</p></div></div><a name="s069277b"><!--s069277b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s018930c"><!--s018930c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the passengers or cargo carried by a transport system.</p></div><a name="s018931c"><!--s018931c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the business of transporting passengers or freight.</p></div></div><a name="s069278b"><!--s069278b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>trade, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in illegal or disreputable merchandise.</p></div><a name="s069279b"><!--s069279b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s018932c"><!--s018932c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>trade, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in illegal or disreputable merchandise.</p></div><a name="s018933c"><!--s018933c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>exchange or interchange </p><p><i></i></p><p>a lively traffic in ideas</p>.</div></div><a name="s069280b"><!--s069280b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> dealings between individuals or groups [early French <span class="bodyi">trafique</span> from Old Italian <span class="bodyi">traffico</span>, from <span class="bodyi">trafficare</span> to trade].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">therapeutic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/therəʹpyoohtik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062697a"><!--s062697a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067842b"><!--s067842b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods.</p></div><a name="s067843b"><!--s067843b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having a beneficial effect on a person's health</p><p><span class="bodyb">therapeutically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">therapeutikos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">therapeuein</span> to attend, treat, from <span class="bodyi">theraps</span> attendant].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stripe<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059964a"><!--s059964a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a blow with a rod or lash [Middle English].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wise guy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069524a"><!--s069524a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075502b"><!--s075502b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a conceited and self-assertive person, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one who claims to know all about something </p><p><i></i></p><p>OK, wise guy, you try and fix it</p>.</div><a name="s075503b"><!--s075503b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a member of the Mafia.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tyranny</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtirəni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> tyrannies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065430a"><!--s065430a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070952b"><!--s070952b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s019457c"><!--s019457c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>rule or government that is cruel or oppressive </p><p><i></i></p><p>The man dies in all who keep silent in the face of tyranny.</p><p> Wole Soyinka.</p></div><a name="s019458c"><!--s019458c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a state under such rule.</p></div></div><a name="s070953b"><!--s070953b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any form of cruel or oppressive treatment.</p></div><a name="s070954b"><!--s070954b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s019459c"><!--s019459c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>any form of cruel or oppressive treatment.</p></div><a name="s019460c"><!--s019460c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a cruel or oppressive act.</p></div></div><a name="s070955b"><!--s070955b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>rule by a tyrant, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in ancient Greece</p><p><span class="bodyb">tyrannous</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">tyrannously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">tyrannia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">tyrannus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tyrant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tyrant</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">synonymous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹnoniməs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061327a"><!--s061327a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066243b"><!--s066243b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having the character of a synonym.</p></div><a name="s066244b"><!--s066244b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>alike in meaning or significance; closely associated </p><p><i></i></p><p>brand names that are synonymous with quality</p> <p><span class="bodyb">synonymously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">synonymousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">synonymy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Wall Street</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068165a"><!--s068165a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the influential financial interests of the US economy [<span class="bodyi">Wall Street</span> in New York City, site of the New York Stock Exchange].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seisin <span class="bodyi">or</span> seizin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹseezin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054503a"><!--s054503a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057911b"><!--s057911b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the possession of land in feudal times by the person occupying and using it.</p></div><a name="s057912b"><!--s057912b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the possession of a freehold estate in land [Middle English <span class="bodyi">seisine, sesin</span>, from Old French <span class="bodyi">saisine</span>, from <span class="bodyi">saisir</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/seize/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">seize</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sodium carbonate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057241a"><!--s057241a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chemical compound used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in making soaps and chemicals, in water softening, in cleaning and bleaching, and in photography: formula Na<sub>2</sub>CO<sub>3</sub>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squirrel cage</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058599a"><!--s058599a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062977b"><!--s062977b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a cylindrical exercise cage for a small animal that rotates on the principle of a treadmill.</p></div><a name="s062978b"><!--s062978b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a type of induction motor having a rotor with cylindrically arranged metal bars like those on an animal's treadmill.</p></div><a name="s062979b"><!--s062979b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a monotonous existence; a repetitive piece of drudgery.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">therapeutic index</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062698a"><!--s062698a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a measure of the effectiveness of a drug that indicates how good the drug is at producing the desired therapeutic effects without causing toxic side effects.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">traffic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (trafficked, trafficking)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064062a"><!--s064062a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to trade, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in something illegal or disreputable</p><p><span class="bodyb">trafficker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vagabond<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvagəbond/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066798a"><!--s066798a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wanderer; a tramp; a person with no settled home <span class="bodyb">vagabondage</span> /-dij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">vagabondism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">vagabundus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">vagari</span> to wander].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">shyster</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshiestə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055870a"><!--s055870a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> somebody, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a lawyer, who is professionally unscrupulous [prob from <span class="bodyi">Scheuster</span>, the name of a US attorney <span class="bodyi">fl.</span> 1840, who was frequently rebuked in a New York court for pettifoggery].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">striped muscle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059965a"><!--s059965a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/striated_muscle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">striated muscle</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">synonymy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹnonimi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> synonymies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061328a"><!--s061328a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066245b"><!--s066245b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the character of being synonymous.</p></div><a name="s066246b"><!--s066246b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the study or distinguishing of synonyms.</p></div><a name="s066247b"><!--s066247b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a list or collection of synonyms.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seismic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsiezmik/ seismal <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054505a"><!--s054505a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057913b"><!--s057913b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or caused by an earth vibration, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an earthquake</p><p><span class="bodyb">seismical</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">seismically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s057914b"><!--s057914b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of a vibration on the moon or other celestial body comparable to a seismic event on earth <span class="bodyb">seismicity</span> /siezʹmisiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">seismos</span> shock, earthquake, from <span class="bodyi">seiein</span> to shake].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tyrant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtierənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065431a"><!--s065431a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070956b"><!--s070956b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a cruel or oppressive ruler.</p></div><a name="s070957b"><!--s070957b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any person who exerts cruel or oppressive power or control.</p></div><a name="s070958b"><!--s070958b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a ruler who takes absolute power without any legal right, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in ancient Greece [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">tyrannus</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">tyrannos</span> an illegal or oppressive ruler].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wall-to-wall</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068166a"><!--s068166a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073945b"><!--s073945b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of carpeting: covering the whole floor of a room.</p></div><a name="s073946b"><!--s073946b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>continuous or uninterrupted </p><p><i></i></p><p>a film with wall-to-wall commentary</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sodium chloride</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057242a"><!--s057242a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chemical compound used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a seasoning for food; common salt: formula NaCl.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wisent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹweezent/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069525a"><!--s069525a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the European bison [German <span class="bodyi">Wisent</span> from Old High German <span class="bodyi">wisant, wisunt</span> bison].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squirrelfish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> squirrelfishes <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> squirrelfish)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058600a"><!--s058600a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of brightly coloured fishes with large eyes, inhabiting warm seas around coral reefs: family Holocentridae.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">therapeutics</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062699a"><!--s062699a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing.</span>) a branch of medicine dealing with the application of remedies to diseases.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trafficator</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtrafikaytə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064063a"><!--s064063a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a hinged retractable illuminated arm on the side of an old motor car [blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/traffic1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">traffic 1</span></span></a> and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/indicator/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">indicator</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vagabond<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066799a"><!--s066799a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072398b"><!--s072398b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or characteristic of a wanderer.</p></div><a name="s072399b"><!--s072399b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>leading an unsettled, irresponsible, or disreputable life</p><p><span class="bodyb">vagabondish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seismo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054506a"><!--s054506a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/seism_or_seismo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">seism-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stripey</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059966a"><!--s059966a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stripy_or_stripey/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stripy</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">synopsis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹnopsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> synopses /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061329a"><!--s061329a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a condensed statement or outline, e.g. of a narrative [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">synopsis</span> comprehensive view, from <span class="bodyi">synopsesthai</span> to be going to see together, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/syn_or_syl_or_sym/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">syn-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">opsesthai</span> to be going to see].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wally</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwoli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> wallies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068167a"><!--s068167a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a silly or useless person [perhaps from English dialect <span class="bodyi">wally</span> pickled cucumber, or from the name <span class="bodyi">Walter</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Si</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055871a"><!--s055871a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chemical symbol for silicon.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wise up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069526a"><!--s069526a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to become informed or aware.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tyrant flycatcher</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065432a"><!--s065432a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous species of large American flycatchers that have a flattened bill, often hooked at the tip: family Tyrannidae [so called because of the aggressive behaviour it exhibits towards other birds].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squirrelly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058601a"><!--s058601a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062980b"><!--s062980b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>like a squirrel in appearance or habit.</p></div><a name="s062981b"><!--s062981b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span></p><a name="s017223c"><!--s017223c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>restless; nervous.</p></div><a name="s017224c"><!--s017224c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>eccentric or unpredictable.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">therapist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtherəpist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062700a"><!--s062700a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody trained in methods of treatment and rehabilitation other than the use of drugs or surgery </p><p><i></i></p><p>a speech therapist</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sodium hydrogencarbonate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057243a"><!--s057243a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">technical</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sodium_bicarbonate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sodium bicarbonate</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">traffic calming</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064064a"><!--s064064a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the use of deterrents to speed, e.g. the narrowing of a road or the installation of humps in it, in order to slow vehicles in an area.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vagal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvaygəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066800a"><!--s066800a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or affected or controlled by the vagus nerve</p><p><span class="bodyb">vagally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seismogram</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsiezməgram/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054507a"><!--s054507a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a record made by a seismograph.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strip farming</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059967a"><!--s059967a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the growing of crops in separate strips of land allotted to individual farmers so that good and bad land is fairly distributed.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">synopsize <span class="bodyi">or</span> synopsise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹnopsiez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061330a"><!--s061330a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make a synopsis of (e.g. a novel).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">si</span><small><span class="eSynop">/see/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055872a"><!--s055872a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in music, te [see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gamut/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gamut</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wish<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/wish/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069527a"><!--s069527a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075504b"><!--s075504b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s020564c"><!--s020564c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to give form to (a wish) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I wish I had more leisure time</p>.</div><a name="s020565c"><!--s020565c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to feel or express a wish for (something); to want (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I wish to be alone</p>.</div><a name="s020566c"><!--s020566c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to request (something) in the form of a wish </p><p><i></i></p><p>He wishes us to leave</p>.</div></div><a name="s075505b"><!--s075505b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s020567c"><!--s020567c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to express the hope that somebody will have or attain (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I wish you luck</p> <p><i></i></p><p>I wish them success</p>.</div><a name="s020568c"><!--s020568c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to bid (somebody) a specified greeting </p><p><i></i></p><p>I wished them good night</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s075506b"><!--s075506b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ for) to have a desire for something.</p></div><a name="s075507b"><!--s075507b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to make a wish ✱ <span class="bodyb">wish on</span>/<span class="bodyb">wish on/upon</span> to confer or foist (something or somebody unwanted) on another person.</p></div><a name="s075508b"><!--s075508b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in negative contexts</span>) to hope that somebody will experience (something unpleasant) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy</p> <p><span class="bodyb">wisher</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">wẏscan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tyre</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">tire</span>) /tie·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065433a"><!--s065433a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070959b"><!--s070959b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s019461c"><!--s019461c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a solid or inflated hollow rubber cushion fitted round a wheel to absorb shock and improve traction.</p></div><a name="s019462c"><!--s019462c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the external covering of a pneumatic tyre with that has an inner tube.</p></div></div><a name="s070960b"><!--s070960b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a metal hoop that forms a strengthening band around a wheel, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a horse-drawn wagon or a railway carriage [Middle English, perhaps a shortened form of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/attire2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">attire 2</span></span></a>, because it formed the covering of a wheel].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">walnut</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwawlnut/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068168a"><!--s068168a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073947b"><!--s073947b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an edible two-lobed nut with a wrinkled shell.</p></div><a name="s073948b"><!--s073948b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the tree that bears this nut, with richly grained wood used for cabinetmaking and veneers.</p></div><a name="s073949b"><!--s073949b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>any of several species of trees that bear this nut: genus <span class="bodyi">Juglans</span>.</p></div><a name="s073950b"><!--s073950b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the richly grained wood of any of these trees, often used for cabinetmaking and veneers.</p></div><a name="s073951b"><!--s073951b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a light yellowish brown colour</p><p>Old English <span class="bodyi">wealhhnutu</span> literally ‘foreign nut’, from <span class="bodyi">Wealh</span> Welshman, foreigner + <span class="bodyi">hnutu</span> nut. The walnut was introduced to Britain from overseas, prob by the Romans, hence the connection with the Old English word for foreigner</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squirrel monkey</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058602a"><!--s058602a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small soft-haired S American monkey with a long tail, that leaps from tree to tree: <span class="bodyi">Saimiri sciureus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vagary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvaygəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> vagaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066801a"><!--s066801a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant motion, action, etc <span class="bodyb">vagarious</span> /vəʹgeəri·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [prob from Latin <span class="bodyi">vagari</span> to wander].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">therapsid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/thəʹrapsid/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062701a"><!--s062701a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of an order of reptiles of the Permian and Triassic periods that is are believed to be ancestors of the mammals: order Therapsida</p><p><span class="bodyb">therapsid</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">Therapsida</span> group name, perhaps from Greek <span class="bodyi">theraps</span> attendant].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sodium hydroxide</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057244a"><!--s057244a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a white brittle caustic solid chemical compound used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in making soap, rayon, and paper: formula NaOH. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/caustic_soda/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">caustic soda</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">traffic circle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064065a"><!--s064065a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/roundabout1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">roundabout<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seismograph</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsiezməgrahf, -graf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054508a"><!--s054508a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an apparatus to measure and record earth tremors <span class="bodyb">seismographer</span> /siezʹmogrəfə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">seismographic</span> /-ʹgrafik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">seismography</span> /siezʹmogrəfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strip light</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059968a"><!--s059968a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a long tubular fluorescent lamp</p><p><span class="bodyb">strip lighting</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">synoptic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹnoptik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061331a"><!--s061331a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066248b"><!--s066248b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>providing a comprehensive view of a whole.</p></div><a name="s066249b"><!--s066249b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Synoptic</span>) of or being the first three Gospels of the New Testament.</p></div><a name="s066250b"><!--s066250b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>relating to or displaying meteorological conditions that exist simultaneously over a broad area</p><p><span class="bodyb">synoptical</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">synoptically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">synoptikos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">synopsesthai</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/synopsis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">synopsis</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">SI<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055873a"><!--s055873a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059601b"><!--s059601b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Statutory Instrument.</p></div><a name="s059602b"><!--s059602b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Système International (d'Unités), a system of units based on whose basic units are the metre, kilogram, second, ampere, kelvin, candela, and mole and which uses prefixes, e.g. micro-, kilo-, and mega-, to indicate multiples or fractions of ten: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/si2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">SI 2</span></span></a> [short for French <span class="bodyi">Système International d'Unités</span> international system of units].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Walpurgis Night</span><small><span class="eSynop">/valʹpooəgis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068169a"><!--s068169a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the eve of May Day on which, according to Germanic legend, witches gather in an annual ceremony [part translation of German <span class="bodyi">Walpurgisnacht</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Walpurgis</span> St Walburga d.777, English saint whose feast day falls on May Day + German <span class="bodyi">Nacht</span> night].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Tyrian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtiri·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065434a"><!--s065434a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Tyre, an ancient Phoenician city and port in present-day Lebanon</p><p><span class="bodyb">Tyrian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vagi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvayjie, ʹvaygie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066802a"><!--s066802a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vagus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">vagus</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stripling</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstripling/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059969a"><!--s059969a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or humorous</span> an adolescent boy [Middle English, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/strip3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">strip 3</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ling/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ling</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wish<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069528a"><!--s069528a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075509b"><!--s075509b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s020569c"><!--s020569c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of wanting or hoping for something; a desire </p><p><i></i></p><p>her wish to become a doctor</p>.</div><a name="s020570c"><!--s020570c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an object of desire; a goal </p><p><i></i></p><p>You got your wish</p>.</div></div><a name="s075510b"><!--s075510b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a ritual act of wishing </p><p><i></i></p><p>She made a wish as she blew out the candles</p>.</div><a name="s075511b"><!--s075511b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s020571c"><!--s020571c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an expressed will or desire </p><p><i></i></p><p>He obeyed their wishes</p>.</div><a name="s020572c"><!--s020572c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a conventional greeting </p><p><i></i></p><p>Give your mother my best wishes</p>.</div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sodium lamp</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057245a"><!--s057245a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sodium_vapour_lamp/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sodium-vapour lamp</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squirt<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/skwuht/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058603a"><!--s058603a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062982b"><!--s062982b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a liquid: to issue, or cause (a liquid) to issue, in a sudden forceful stream from a narrow opening <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s062983b"><!--s062983b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (a liquid) to squirt </p><p><i></i></p><p>He squirted water from the hosepipe</p>.</div><a name="s062984b"><!--s062984b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to direct a jet or stream of liquid at (somebody or something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>squirting people with a water pistol</p> <p><span class="bodyb">squirter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English, of imitative origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">traffic island</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064066a"><!--s064066a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a paved or planted island in a road designed to guide the flow of traffic and provide refuge for pedestrians.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">therapy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtherəpi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> therapies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062702a"><!--s062702a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>therapeutic treatment of physical or mental disorders, or a specific type of treatment</p><p><span class="bodyb">therapist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">therapeia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">therapeuein</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/therapeutic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">therapeutic</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seismology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/seizʹmoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054509a"><!--s054509a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the science that deals with earth vibrations, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> earthquakes <span class="bodyb">seismologic</span> /-ʹlojik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">seismological</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">seismologically</span> /-ʹlojikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">seismologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">synoptic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061332a"><!--s061332a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of the first three Gospels of the New Testament, or their authors.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">SI<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055874a"><!--s055874a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059603b"><!--s059603b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Statutory Instrument.</p></div><a name="s059604b"><!--s059604b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Système International (d'Unités): compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/si1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">SI 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seismometer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siezʹmomitə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054510a"><!--s054510a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a seismograph.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wishbone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069529a"><!--s069529a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075512b"><!--s075512b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a forked bone in front of the breastbone of a bird consisting chiefly of the two clavicles (equivalents of collarbone; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/clavicle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">clavicle</span></span></a>) joined at their lower ends; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/furcula/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">furcula</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s075513b"><!--s075513b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something shaped like a wishbone, e.g. part of the suspension of a motor vehicle [from the superstition that when two people pull the bone apart the one getting the longer piece will have a wish granted]</p><p>from the superstition that when two people pull the bone apart the one getting the longer piece will have a wish granted</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Tyrian purple</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065435a"><!--s065435a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a crimson or purple dye related to indigo, obtained by the ancient Greeks and Romans from gastropod molluscs, and now made synthetically [named after <span class="bodyi">Tyre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tyrian/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Tyrian</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">walrus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwawlrəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> walruses <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> walrus)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068170a"><!--s068170a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of two large sea mammals of northern seas, related to the seals, and hunted for their tough heavy hide, ivory tusks, and the oil yielded by the blubber: genus <span class="bodyi">Odobenus</span> [Dutch <span class="bodyi">walrus</span>, of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vagina</span><small><span class="eSynop">/vəʹjienə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> vaginas vaginae /-nee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066803a"><!--s066803a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072400b"><!--s072400b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a canal in a female mammal that leads from the uterus to the external orifice of the genital canal.</p></div><a name="s072401b"><!--s072401b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a sheath or sheath-like structure, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a leaf base that forms a sheath, usu round the main stem of a plant <span class="bodyb">vaginal</span> /vəʹjienl, ʹvajinl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">vaginate</span> /ʹvajinayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">vagina</span> sheath].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strip mining</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059970a"><!--s059970a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> opencast mining</p><p><span class="bodyb">strip miner</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squirt<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058604a"><!--s058604a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062985b"><!--s062985b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small rapid stream of liquid; a jet </p><p><i></i></p><p>a squirt of soda water</p>.</div><a name="s062986b"><!--s062986b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a small, insignificant, or impudent person.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">traffic jam</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064067a"><!--s064067a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a line of vehicles that cannot move normally because of an obstruction.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">syn- <span class="bodyi">or</span> syl- <span class="bodyi">or</span> sym-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061270a"><!--s061270a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meaning: with, along with, or together </p><p><i></i></p><p>syllogism</p> <p><i></i></p><p>sympathy</p> <p><i></i></p><p>synthesis</p> <p>[Middle English via Old French and Latin from Greek, from <span class="bodyi">syn</span> with, together with].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Theravada</span><small><span class="eSynop">/therəʹvaydə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062703a"><!--s062703a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a conservative and non-theistic branch of Buddhism comprising sects chiefly in Sri Lanka and Indochina and viewing the original Pali scriptures alone as canonical: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mahayana/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Mahayana</span></span></a> [Pali <span class="bodyi">theravāda</span>, literally ‘doctrine of the elders’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sodium thiosulphate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/thie·ohʹsulfayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057246a"><!--s057246a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chemical compound used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a photographic fixing agent and as a bleach: formula Na<sub>2</sub>S<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsie·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055875a"><!--s055875a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the outer layers of the earth, composed chiefly of relatively light rock rich in silica and alumina <span class="bodyb">sialic</span> /sieʹalik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/silica/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">silica</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/alumina/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">alumina</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seismometry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/seizʹmomitri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054511a"><!--s054511a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the scientific study and measurement of earthquakes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">walrus moustache</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068171a"><!--s068171a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a thick moustache that droops down at each side.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stripper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059971a"><!--s059971a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064790b"><!--s064790b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who performs a striptease.</p></div><a name="s064791b"><!--s064791b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a tool or solvent for removing something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> paint.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Tyrolean</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tirəʹlee·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065437a"><!--s065437a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of the Alpine district of Tyrol, a region lying partly in W Austria and partly in N Italy</p><p><span class="bodyb">Tyrolean</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">traffic light</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064068a"><!--s064068a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) an automatically operated signal with coloured lights for controlling traffic.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sodium-vapour lamp</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057247a"><!--s057247a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an electric lamp used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for street lighting in which the discharge takes place through sodium vapour causing a characteristic yellow-orange light.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wishful</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwishf(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069530a"><!--s069530a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075514b"><!--s075514b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s020573c"><!--s020573c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>expressive of a wish.</p></div><a name="s020574c"><!--s020574c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>having a wish; desirous.</p></div></div><a name="s075515b"><!--s075515b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in accordance with wishes rather than reality </p><p><i></i></p><p>wishful thinking</p> <p><span class="bodyb">wishfully</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">wishfulness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">synovia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹnohvi·ə, sie-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061333a"><!--s061333a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a transparent viscous lubricating fluid secreted by a joint or tendon membrane</p><p><span class="bodyb">synovial</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">sinovia</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sialagogue</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sieʹaləgog/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055876a"><!--s055876a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a drug that promotes the flow of saliva [Latin <span class="bodyi">sialagogus</span> promoting the expulsion of saliva, from Greek <span class="bodyi">sialon</span> saliva + late Latin -<span class="bodyi">agogus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/agogue/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-agogue</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squirting cucumber</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058605a"><!--s058605a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Mediterranean plant of the gourd family with a cucumber-like fruit that falls when ripe and explosively discharges a pulp containing its seeds: <span class="bodyi">Ecballium elaterium</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vaginectomy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/vajiʹnektəmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> vaginectomies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066804a"><!--s066804a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072402b"><!--s072402b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>surgical removal of all or part of the vagina.</p></div><a name="s072403b"><!--s072403b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>surgical removal of all or part of the membrane surrounding the testis and epididymis [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vagina/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">vagina</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ectomy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ectomy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">there<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dheə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062704a"><!--s062704a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067844b"><!--s067844b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in, at, or to that place </p><p><i></i></p><p>Stand over there</p>.</div><a name="s067845b"><!--s067845b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>on that point or in that particular respect </p><p><i></i></p><p>I disagree with you there</p>.</div><a name="s067846b"><!--s067846b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>used to draw attention to something </p><p><i></i></p><p>There goes John</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Hello there!</p>.</div><a name="s067847b"><!--s067847b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>used as an interjection to express satisfaction, approval, encouragement, or defiance </p><p><i></i></p><p>There, it's finished</p> <p><i></i></p><p>There, it didn't hurt much, did it?</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">be there for somebody</span>.</p></div><a name="s067848b"><!--s067848b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to give somebody support, advice, and love or friendship ✱ <span class="bodyb">have been there before</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to know about or have experienced something already ✱ <span class="bodyb">so there</span> used to express defiance and emphasize a refusal </p><p><i></i></p><p>I won't go, so there!</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">there, there</span> used when trying to comfort somebody ✱ <span class="bodyb">there and then</span> at once ✱ <span class="bodyb">there and back</span> for a round trip ✱ <span class="bodyb">there it is</span> such is the unfortunate fact ✱ <span class="bodyb">there's a …</span> used when urging a course of action </p><p><i></i></p><p>Don't sulk, there's a dear!</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">there you are</span> used when handing or presenting something to somebody.</p></div><a name="s067849b"><!--s067849b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="sb000000458"><!--sb000000458--></a><p>I told you so [Old English <span class="bodyi">thǣr</span>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">there</span>, <span class="bodyb">their</span>, <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">they're</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/their/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">their</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seism- <span class="bodyi">or</span> seismo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054504a"><!--s054504a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: earthquake; vibration </p><p><i></i></p><p>seismometer</p> <p>[Greek, from <span class="bodyi">seismos</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/seismic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">seismic</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">waltz<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/wawlts/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068172a"><!--s068172a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a ballroom dance in triple time with strong accent on the first beat, or a piece of music for or in the tempo of this</p><p>The waltz is the essence of the ballroom, with a characteristic strong beat followed by two lighter ones. A heady mixture of whirling and swaying that originated in the Austrian peasant Laendler, from the 18th cent. onwards it inspired countless compositions and is still popular in Vienna, the city of The Blue Danube. This was the first dance in which couples embraced each other, which naturally rendered it both popular and scandalous — Amanda Holden</p> [German <span class="bodyi">Walzer</span>, from <span class="bodyi">walzen</span> to roll, dance, from Old High German <span class="bodyi">walzan</span> to turn, roll].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Tyrolese</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tirəʹleez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065438a"><!--s065438a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tyrolean/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Tyrolean</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">traffic pattern</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064069a"><!--s064069a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pattern of routes to be followed by aircraft approaching or leaving an airport.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strippergram</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059972a"><!--s059972a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a message, e.g. birthday greetings, delivered by somebody hired to accompany it with a striptease.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squish<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/skwish/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058606a"><!--s058606a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062987b"><!--s062987b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make a slight squelching or sucking sound <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s062988b"><!--s062988b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to squash (something or somebody) [alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/squash1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">squash 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wish fulfilment</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069531a"><!--s069531a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the satisfaction of desires, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> symbolically through dreams and fantasies.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">synovitis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sienəʹvietəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061334a"><!--s061334a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>inflammation of a synovial membrane.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sialic acid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sieʹalik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055877a"><!--s055877a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a group of amino sugars found as glycoproteins (components of blood; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/glycoprotein/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">glycoprotein</span></span></a>) and mucoproteins (complex substances containing protein and carbohydrate; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mucoprotein/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mucoprotein</span></span></a>) [Greek <span class="bodyi">sialon</span> saliva].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">there<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pronoun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062705a"><!--s062705a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used to introduce a sentence or clause that expresses the idea of existence </p><p><i></i></p><p>What is there to eat?</p> <p><i></i></p><p>There won't be another opportunity</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vaginismus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/vajiʹnizməs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066805a"><!--s066805a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a painful spasmodic contraction of the vagina [scientific Latin, from Latin <span class="bodyi">vagina</span> + <span class="bodyi">-ismus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ism/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ism</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sod off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057248a"><!--s057248a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, slang</span> to go away.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seize</span><small><span class="eSynop">/seez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054512a"><!--s054512a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057915b"><!--s057915b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to take hold of (somebody or something) abruptly or eagerly.</p></div><a name="s057916b"><!--s057916b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to take possession of (something or somebody) by force.</p></div><a name="s057917b"><!--s057917b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s015570c"><!--s015570c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to take possession of (something or somebody) by force.</p></div><a name="s015571c"><!--s015571c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to take (somebody) prisoner.</p></div></div><a name="s057918b"><!--s057918b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to confiscate (something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by legal authority.</p></div><a name="s057919b"><!--s057919b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s015572c"><!--s015572c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to attack or afflict (somebody) physically </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was seized with an attack of arthritis</p>.</div><a name="s015573c"><!--s015573c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to possess (the mind) completely or overwhelmingly.</p></div></div><a name="s057920b"><!--s057920b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">seise</span>) in law, to give (somebody) ownership or possession of property, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> land.</p></div><a name="s057921b"><!--s057921b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to bind or fasten (ropes or spars) together with cord or twine <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s057922b"><!--s057922b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>(+ on/upon) to lay hold of something suddenly, forcibly, or eagerly </p><p><i></i></p><p>The company seized on her idea for a new TV series</p>.</div><a name="s057923b"><!--s057923b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><a name="s015574c"><!--s015574c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) said of brakes, pistons, etc: to become jammed through excessive pressure, temperature, or friction.</p></div><a name="s015575c"><!--s015575c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) said of an engine: to fail to operate owing to the seizing of a part</p><p><span class="bodyb">seizable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">saisen</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">saisir</span> to put in possession of, from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">sacire</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">waltz<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068173a"><!--s068173a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073952b"><!--s073952b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to dance a waltz.</p></div><a name="s073953b"><!--s073953b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to move in a lively or confident manner.</p></div><a name="s073954b"><!--s073954b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to proceed easily or boldly <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s073955b"><!--s073955b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to dance a waltz with (somebody).</p></div><a name="s073956b"><!--s073956b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(+ off) to grab and lead (e.g. a person) unceremoniously.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squish<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058607a"><!--s058607a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act or an instance of squishing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wishing well</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069532a"><!--s069532a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a well into which people throw coins and make a wish.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">traffic signal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064070a"><!--s064070a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a signal, e.g. traffic lights, for controlling traffic.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tyro <span class="bodyi">or</span> tiro</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtieroh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> tyros tiros)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065436a"><!--s065436a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a beginner or novice </p><p><i></i></p><p>It is a strange sight to the tyro to see with what wondrous habitude of unconscious skill the whaleman will maintain an erect posture in his boat</p><p> Herman Melville [Latin <span class="bodyi">tiro</span> young soldier, novice].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">there<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062706a"><!--s062706a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>that place or point.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strip poker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059973a"><!--s059973a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a poker game in which players pay their losses by removing articles of clothing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vaginitis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/vajiʹnietəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066806a"><!--s066806a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>inflammation of the vagina or of a covering structure such as a tendon sheath.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Sodom</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsodəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057249a"><!--s057249a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a place that is noted for its depravity, corruption, wickedness, etc [from <span class="bodyi">Sodom</span>, a city in ancient Palestine that, together with Gomorrah, was destroyed by God as a punishment for the depravity of its citizens (Gen. 19:24)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">siamang</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsie·əmang/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055878a"><!--s055878a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large black gibbon found in the forests of Sumatra and Malaysia that has a resonant booming call and feeds chiefly on fruit: <span class="bodyi">Hylobates syndactylus</span> [Malay <span class="bodyi">siamang</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seizin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹseezin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054513a"><!--s054513a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/seisin_or_seizin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">seisin</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">syntactic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sinʹtaktik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061335a"><!--s061335a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or conforming to the rules of syntax or syntactics</p><p><span class="bodyb">syntactical</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">syntactically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">syntaktikos</span> arranging together, from <span class="bodyi">syntassein</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/syntax/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">syntax</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">waltzer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068174a"><!--s068174a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073957b"><!--s073957b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who waltzes.</p></div><a name="s073958b"><!--s073958b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a fairground roundabout that moves up and down as well as round and round.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squishy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (squishier, squishiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058608a"><!--s058608a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>soft and moist</p><p><span class="bodyb">squishiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">traffic warden</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064071a"><!--s064071a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> an official who enforces car-parking regulations and helps in maintaining the traffic flow in urban areas.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wishy-washy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwishi woshi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069533a"><!--s069533a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075516b"><!--s075516b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said e.g. of a drink: lacking in strength or flavour.</p></div><a name="s075517b"><!--s075517b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>lacking in character or determination; ineffectual.</p></div><a name="s075518b"><!--s075518b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>e.g. of a colour: lacking in intensity, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of colour </p><p><i></i></p><p>a wishy-washy pink rug</p> <p>[reduplication of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/washy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">washy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vagotomy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/vəʹgotəmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> vagotomies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066807a"><!--s066807a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>surgical cutting of the vagus, e.g. to reduce the flow of digestive juices in the treatment of a stomach ulcer [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vagus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">vagus</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tomy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-tomy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Siamese</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sie·əʹmeez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Siamese)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055879a"><!--s055879a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059605b"><!--s059605b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> a native or inhabitant of Siam (now Thailand).</p></div><a name="s059606b"><!--s059606b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> the Thai language.</p></div><a name="s059607b"><!--s059607b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/siamese_cat/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Siamese cat</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">Siamese</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tyrosine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtierəseen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065439a"><!--s065439a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an amino acid found in most proteins and important in the synthesis of certain hormones [Greek <span class="bodyi">tyros</span> cheese + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ine2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ine 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">there<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062707a"><!--s062707a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">non-standard</span> used for emphasis between a demonstrative and the following noun </p><p><i></i></p><p>that there cow</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seizure</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹseezhə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054514a"><!--s054514a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057924b"><!--s057924b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the taking possession of somebody or something by legal process.</p></div><a name="s057925b"><!--s057925b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a sudden attack, e.g. of disease.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wampum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwompəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068175a"><!--s068175a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>beads of polished shells strung together, formerly used by Native Americans as money and ornaments [short for <span class="bodyi">wampumpeag</span> from Narraganset <span class="bodyi">wampompeag</span>, from <span class="bodyi">wampan</span> white + <span class="bodyi">api</span> string + -<span class="bodyi">ag</span> (pl suffix)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strip-search</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059974a"><!--s059974a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to undress and search (a person) for forbidden objects, e.g. drugs or weapons, concealed about the body</p><p><span class="bodyb">strip search</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">syntactics</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061336a"><!--s061336a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a branch of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/semiotics/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">semiotics</span></span></a> (study of signs and symbols in languages) dealing with the formal relations between signs in abstraction from what they signify</p><p>The philosophical background of ‘syntactics’ is what distinguishes it from syntax, which is the standard usage within linguistics. Most linguists think of syntax as the study of sentence structure, but some also use the term to include the analysis of word structure (otherwise known as morphology), and some extend it to larger stretches of language, such as conversational dialogues — Professor David Crystal</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sodomise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsodəmiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057250a"><!--s057250a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sodomize_or_sodomise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sodomize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sqwit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058609a"><!--s058609a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062989b"><!--s062989b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small insignificant person.</p></div><a name="s062990b"><!--s062990b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the squits</span>) diarrhoea [prob from dialect <span class="bodyi">squit</span> to squirt].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tragacanth</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtragəkanth/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064072a"><!--s064072a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a gum obtained from various Asiatic or E European leguminous plants, used in manufacturing and in pharmacy [early French <span class="bodyi">tragacanthe</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">tragakantha</span>, from <span class="bodyi">tragos</span> goat + <span class="bodyi">akantha</span> thorn].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wisp</span><small><span class="eSynop">/wisp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069534a"><!--s069534a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075519b"><!--s075519b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s020575c"><!--s020575c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a thin insubstantial strand, streak, or fragment </p><p><i></i></p><p>a wisp of smoke</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a wisp of hair</p>.</div><a name="s020576c"><!--s020576c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>something frail, slight, or fleeting </p><p><i></i></p><p>a wisp of a girl</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a wisp of a smile</p>.</div><a name="s020577c"><!--s020577c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a small thin person.</p></div></div><a name="s075520b"><!--s075520b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a small handful, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a wad of hay or straw for grooming an animal.</p></div><a name="s075521b"><!--s075521b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a flock of birds, e.g. snipe</p><p><span class="bodyb">wispily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">wispiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">wisplike</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">wispy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vagotonia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/vaygəʹtohni·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066808a"><!--s066808a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>overactivity of the vagus [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vagus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">vagus</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-tonia</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">tonos</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tone1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tone 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">WAN</span><small><span class="eSynop">/wan/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068176a"><!--s068176a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073959b"><!--s073959b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>wide area network.</p></div><a name="s073960b"><!--s073960b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>West Africa Nigeria (international vehicle registration for Nigeria).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thereabouts</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer also</span> <span class="bodyb">thereabout</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062708a"><!--s062708a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067850b"><!--s067850b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in that vicinity.</p></div><a name="s067851b"><!--s067851b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>near that time, number, degree, or quantity </p><p><i></i></p><p>a boy of 18 or thereabouts</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">syntagm</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsintag(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061337a"><!--s061337a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a syntactic sequence of linguistic forms; a linguistic construction <span class="bodyb">syntagmatic</span> /-ʹmatik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">syntagma</span> collection of statements, from Greek, from <span class="bodyi">syntassein</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/syntax/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">syntax</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Tyrrhenian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tiʹreeni·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065440a"><!--s065440a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Tyrrhene, an ancient name for the Italian region of Etruria</p><p><span class="bodyb">Tyrrhenian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Siamese cat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055880a"><!--s055880a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cat of a domestic breed of oriental origin, having with blue eyes, short hair, and a pale fawn or grey body with darker ears, paws, tail, and face.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sodomite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsodəmiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057251a"><!--s057251a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who practises sodomy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">selachian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹlayki·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054515a"><!--s054515a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of an order of cartilaginous fishes usu considered to include the sharks and dogfishes and sometimes the rays: formerly order Selachii [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">selachos</span> shark].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">striptease</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059975a"><!--s059975a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064792b"><!--s064792b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an act or entertainment in which a performer undresses gradually in an erotic manner in front of the audience.</p></div><a name="s064793b"><!--s064793b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) involving or performing striptease </p><p><i></i></p><p>a striptease artist</p> <p><span class="bodyb">stripteaser</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squitters</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹskwitəz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058610a"><!--s058610a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> diarrhoea [dialect <span class="bodyi">squit</span> to squirt].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tragedian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/trəʹjeedi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064073a"><!--s064073a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069281b"><!--s069281b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an actor who plays tragic roles.</p></div><a name="s069282b"><!--s069282b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a writer of tragedies.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/wist/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069535a"><!--s069535a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wit2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wit 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/won/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (wanner, wannest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068177a"><!--s068177a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073961b"><!--s073961b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s020205c"><!--s020205c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>suggestive of poor health; pallid.</p></div><a name="s020206c"><!--s020206c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>lacking vitality; feeble.</p></div></div><a name="s073962b"><!--s073962b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of light: dim or faint</p><p><span class="bodyb">wanly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">wanness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">wan</span> dark, livid].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vagrant<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvaygrənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066809a"><!--s066809a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072404b"><!--s072404b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who has no established residence or lawful means of support.</p></div><a name="s072405b"><!--s072405b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a wanderer or vagabond [Middle English <span class="bodyi">vagraunt</span>, prob from Anglo-French <span class="bodyi">vagarant</span> walking about, from Old French <span class="bodyi">waucrer, wacrer</span> to roll, wander, of Germanic origin; influenced by Latin <span class="bodyi">vagari</span> to wander].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Siamese fighting fish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055881a"><!--s055881a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fighting_fish_or_siamese_fighting_fish/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fighting fish</span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thereafter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062709a"><!--s062709a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> after that.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sodomize <span class="bodyi">or</span> sodomise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsodəmiez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057252a"><!--s057252a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to have anal intercourse with (somebody).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">squiz</span><small><span class="eSynop">/skwiz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> squizzes)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058611a"><!--s058611a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ, informal</span> a curious glance or look [perhaps blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/squint2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">squint 2</span></span></a> and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/quiz1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">quiz 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stripy <span class="bodyi">or</span> stripey</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstriepi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (stripier, stripiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059976a"><!--s059976a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>marked or coloured with stripes; striped.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seldom<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹseldəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054516a"><!--s054516a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in few instances; rarely or infrequently </p><p><i></i></p><p>What appears in newspapers is often new but seldom true</p><p> Peter Kavanagh [Old English <span class="bodyi">seldan</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tzar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/zah, tsah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065441a"><!--s065441a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tsar_or_czar_or_tzar/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tsar</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tragedienne</span><small><span class="eSynop">/trəjeediʹen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064074a"><!--s064074a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a female tragedian.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">syntagma</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sinʹtagmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> syntagmas syntagmata /-ʹmahtə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061338a"><!--s061338a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/syntagm/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">syntagm</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wisteria</span><small><span class="eSynop">/wiʹstiəri·ə/ wistaria /wiʹsteəri·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069536a"><!--s069536a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of Asiatic and N American climbing plants with showy blue, white, purple, or rose flowers like those of the pea: genus <span class="bodyi">Wisteria</span> [from the Latin genus name, named after Caspar <span class="bodyi">Wistar</span> d.1818, US physician].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wand</span><small><span class="eSynop">/wond/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068178a"><!--s068178a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073963b"><!--s073963b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a slender rod used by conjurers and magicians.</p></div><a name="s073964b"><!--s073964b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a slender staff carried as a sign of office.</p></div><a name="s073965b"><!--s073965b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a conductor's baton.</p></div><a name="s073966b"><!--s073966b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an electronic device used to read bar codes.</p></div><a name="s073967b"><!--s073967b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in archery, a long narrow vertical strip used as a target.</p></div><a name="s073968b"><!--s073968b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> a plant shoot [Middle English in the sense ‘slender stick’, from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">vöndr</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vagrant<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066810a"><!--s066810a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072406b"><!--s072406b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>wandering about from place to place, usu with no means of support.</p></div><a name="s072407b"><!--s072407b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of or characteristic of a vagrant or vagabond; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> idle and disorderly.</p></div><a name="s072408b"><!--s072408b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>having no fixed course; random; erratic.</p></div><a name="s072409b"><!--s072409b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of a plant: growing in a straggling fashion <span class="bodyb">vagrancy</span> /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">vagrantly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Siamese twin</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055882a"><!--s055882a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of a pair of congenitally joined twins [named after Chang and Eng d.1874, congenitally joined twins born in Siam (Thailand), who became celebrities in Europe and the US].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sodomy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsodəmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057253a"><!--s057253a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>sexual intercourse other than normal vaginal intercourse between a man and a woman, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the penetration of the penis into the anus of another male or a female; anal intercourse [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">sodomie</span>, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">Sodoma</span> Sodom, city of ancient Palestine; from the homosexual desires of the men of Sodom (Genesis 19:1–11)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thereat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyi">formal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062710a"><!--s062710a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067852b"><!--s067852b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>at that place.</p></div><a name="s067853b"><!--s067853b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>because of or after that.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tragedy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtrajədi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> tragedies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064075a"><!--s064075a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069283b"><!--s069283b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a disastrous event; a calamity.</p></div><a name="s069284b"><!--s069284b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a serious drama in which destructive circumstances result in adversity for, and usu the deaths of, the main characters: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/comedy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">comedy</span></span></a></p><p>Middle English <span class="bodyi">tragedie</span> via French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">tragōidia</span>, prob from <span class="bodyi">tragos</span> goat + <span class="bodyi">aeidein</span> to sing. It has been suggested that the origin of the word is linked with the goat-satyrs which appeared in some Peloponnesian plays, but there is no evidence to prove or disprove this</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sr</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058612a"><!--s058612a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>steradian or steradians.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tzarevich</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹzahrəvich/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065442a"><!--s065442a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tsarevich_or_tsarevitch_or_czarevich_or_tzarevich/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tsarevich</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/striev/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> strove /strohv/ strived) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> striven /ʹstriv(ə)n/ strived)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059977a"><!--s059977a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064794b"><!--s064794b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to endeavour; to try hard.</p></div><a name="s064795b"><!--s064795b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to struggle in opposition; to contend</p><p><span class="bodyb">striver</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">striven</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">estriver</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wander<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwondə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (wandered, wandering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068179a"><!--s068179a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s073969b"><!--s073969b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to go or travel idly or aimlessly </p><p><i></i></p><p>She wandered across the room</p>.</div><a name="s073970b"><!--s073970b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to follow or extend along a winding course; to meander </p><p><i></i></p><p>The road wanders across the plain</p>.</div><a name="s073971b"><!--s073971b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s020207c"><!--s020207c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to deviate from a course, or as if from a course; to stray </p><p><i></i></p><p>My eyes wandered from the page</p>.</div><a name="s020208c"><!--s020208c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to lose concentration; to stray in thought </p><p><i></i></p><p>As the lecturer droned on, her mind began to wander</p>.</div><a name="s020209c"><!--s020209c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to think or speak incoherently or illogically </p><p><i></i></p><p>As the fever worsened, he began to wander</p> <p><span class="bodyb">wanderer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s073972b"><!--s073972b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to roam over (an area) </p><p><i></i></p><p>We wandered the hillside in search of shelter</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">wandrian</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seldom<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054517a"><!--s054517a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> rare or infrequent.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">syntax</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsintaks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061339a"><!--s061339a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066251b"><!--s066251b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s017955c"><!--s017955c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the way in which words are put together to form phrases, clauses, or sentences.</p></div><a name="s017956c"><!--s017956c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the part of grammar dealing with this.</p></div><a name="s017957c"><!--s017957c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a set of rules for this.</p></div></div><a name="s066252b"><!--s066252b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in computing, the set of rules governing a programming language [French <span class="bodyi">syntaxe</span> via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">syntaxis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">syntassein</span> to arrange together, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/syn_or_syl_or_sym/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">syn-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">tassein</span> to arrange].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wistful</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwistf(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069537a"><!--s069537a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075522b"><!--s075522b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>full of unfulfilled desire; yearning.</p></div><a name="s075523b"><!--s075523b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>musingly sad; pensive</p><p><span class="bodyb">wistfully</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">wistfulness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wishful/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wishful</span></span></a> and obsolete <span class="bodyi">wistly</span> intently, prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/whist2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">whist 2</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ly1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ly 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vague</span><small><span class="eSynop">/vayg/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066811a"><!--s066811a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072410b"><!--s072410b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s019731c"><!--s019731c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>not having a precise meaning </p><p><i></i></p><p>Vague terms like ‘sort of’ have no place in scientific reports</p>.</div><a name="s019732c"><!--s019732c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>not clearly expressed; stated in indefinite terms </p><p><i></i></p><p>All this amounts to is a few vague accusations of impropriety</p>.</div><a name="s019733c"><!--s019733c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>not thinking, or expressing one's thoughts, clearly or precisely.</p></div></div><a name="s072411b"><!--s072411b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s019734c"><!--s019734c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>not clearly defined, known, grasped, or understood; indistinct </p><p><i></i></p><p>She has only a vague idea of what happened</p>.</div><a name="s019735c"><!--s019735c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>not clearly felt or sensed </p><p><i></i></p><p>He felt a vague longing for a baked potato</p>.</div><a name="s019736c"><!--s019736c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>not sharply outlined; hazy </p><p><i></i></p><p>He could make out a vague shape in the mist, which he assumed to be a sheep</p>.</div></div><a name="s072412b"><!--s072412b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>not alert; absentminded.</p></div><a name="s072413b"><!--s072413b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s019737c"><!--s019737c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>not alert; absentminded.</p></div><a name="s019738c"><!--s019738c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>lacking expression; vacant </p><p><i></i></p><p>That vague look on his face drives me mad!</p> <p><span class="bodyb">vaguely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">vagueness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">vague</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">vagus</span>, literally ‘wandering’].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">SIB</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055883a"><!--s055883a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Securities and Investments Board.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Sr<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058613a"><!--s058613a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062991b"><!--s062991b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>senior.</p></div><a name="s062992b"><!--s062992b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Señor.</p></div><a name="s062993b"><!--s062993b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>Sir.</p></div><a name="s062994b"><!--s062994b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>Sister.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sod's law <span class="bodyi">or</span> Sod's Law</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057254a"><!--s057254a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/murphy_s_law/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Murphy's law</span></span></a> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sod2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sod 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thereby</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062711a"><!--s062711a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067854b"><!--s067854b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>by that means; as a result of which.</p></div><a name="s067855b"><!--s067855b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in which connection </p><p><i></i></p><p>And thereby hangs a tale</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strobe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/strohb/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059978a"><!--s059978a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stroboscope/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stroboscope</span></span></a> [by shortening and alteration].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tragi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtrayjee, -jie, -gee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064076a"><!--s064076a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tragus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tragus</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tzarina</span><small><span class="eSynop">/zahʹreenə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065443a"><!--s065443a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tsarina_or_czarina_or_tzarina/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tsarina</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wit<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/wit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069538a"><!--s069538a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075524b"><!--s075524b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s020578c"><!--s020578c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) reasoning power; intelligence </p><p><i></i></p><p>Man forgives women anything save the wit to outwit him</p><p> Minna Antrim.</p></div><a name="s020579c"><!--s020579c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) sanity </p><p><i></i></p><p>out of their wits</p>.</div></div><a name="s075525b"><!--s075525b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s020580c"><!--s020580c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the ability to use relate seemingly disparate words or ideas so as to create a humorous effect.</p></div><a name="s020581c"><!--s020581c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a talent for making quick clever amusing replies.</p></div><a name="s020582c"><!--s020582c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>written or spoken examples of this ability or talent.</p></div><a name="s020583c"><!--s020583c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a person with this ability or talent.</p></div></div><a name="s075526b"><!--s075526b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a witty person.</p></div><a name="s075527b"><!--s075527b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span></p><a name="s020584c"><!--s020584c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the five mental faculties of common sense, imagination, fancy, estimation, and memory </p><p><i></i></p><p>In our last conflict four of his five wits went halting off and now is the whole man governed with one</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div><a name="s020585c"><!--s020585c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>more loosely, the five bodily senses of sight, hearing, taste, touch, and smell.</p></div></div><a name="s075528b"><!--s075528b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a person of superior intellect; a thinker ✱ <span class="bodyb">be at one's wits’ end</span> to be so harassed or worried that one does not know what to do ✱ <span class="bodyb">frighten/scare somebody out of their wits</span> to frighten somebody very much; to terrify them ✱ <span class="bodyb">have/keep one's wits about one</span> to be alert ✱ <span class="bodyb">live by one's wits</span> to make one's living by clever or cunning methods rather than regular or honest work [Old English].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wander<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068180a"><!--s068180a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an idle or aimless walk or journey.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">synth</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sinth/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061340a"><!--s061340a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/synthesizer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">synthesizer</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vagus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvaygəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> vagi /ʹvayjie, ʹvaygie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066812a"><!--s066812a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of a pair of cranial nerves that supply chiefly the heart and viscera</p><p><span class="bodyb">vagal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">vagus nervus</span> wandering nerve].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">select<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹlekt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054518a"><!--s054518a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057926b"><!--s057926b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>picked out in preference to others.</p></div><a name="s057927b"><!--s057927b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s015576c"><!--s015576c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>of special value or quality.</p></div><a name="s015577c"><!--s015577c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>exclusively or fastidiously chosen, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on the basis of social characteristics </p><p><i></i></p><p>The club has a very select membership</p>.</div></div><a name="s057928b"><!--s057928b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>judicious in choice </p><p><i></i></p><p>select appreciation</p> <p><span class="bodyb">selectness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">selectus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">seligere</span> to select, from <span class="bodyi">se-</span> apart + <span class="bodyi">legere</span> to gather, select].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sib</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sib/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055884a"><!--s055884a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059608b"><!--s059608b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a blood relation; a kinsman or kinswoman.</p></div><a name="s059609b"><!--s059609b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a brother or sister considered irrespective of sex; a sibling <span class="bodyi">broadly</span> any of two or more individuals having a parent in common.</p></div><a name="s059610b"><!--s059610b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a group of people descended on one side from a real or supposed ancestor [Old English <span class="bodyi">sibb</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tragic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtrajik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064077a"><!--s064077a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069285b"><!--s069285b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s018934c"><!--s018934c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>deplorable or lamentable </p><p><i></i></p><p>a tragic waste of young talent</p>.</div><a name="s018935c"><!--s018935c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>relating to sombre or disastrous events </p><p><i></i></p><p>the tragic significance of the atomic bomb</p><p> Harry S Truman.</p></div></div><a name="s069286b"><!--s069286b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of, appropriate to, dealing with, or treated in literary tragedy </p><p><i></i></p><p>the tragic hero</p>.</div><a name="s069287b"><!--s069287b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>expressive of woe </p><p><i></i></p><p>in a tragic voice</p> <p><span class="bodyb">tragical</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">tragically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">tragicus</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">tragikos</span>, irreg from <span class="bodyi">tragōidia</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tragedy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tragedy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Sr<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058614a"><!--s058614a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chemical symbol for strontium.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strobe lighting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059979a"><!--s059979a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>flashing intermittent lights, e.g. at a disco, produced by a stroboscope.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">there'd</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dheəd/ <i><span class="bodyi">contraction</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062712a"><!--s062712a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067856b"><!--s067856b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>there had.</p></div><a name="s067857b"><!--s067857b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>there would.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">synthesis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsinthəsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> syntheses /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061341a"><!--s061341a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066253b"><!--s066253b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the composition or combination of separate or diverse elements into a coherent whole: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/analysis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">analysis</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s066254b"><!--s066254b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the artificial production of a substance by chemical reaction.</p></div><a name="s066255b"><!--s066255b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in philosophy, the third and final stage of a reasoned argument: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/antithesis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">antithesis</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/thesis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">thesis</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">synthesist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">synthesis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">syntithenai</span> to put together, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/syn_or_syl_or_sym/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">syn-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">tithenai</span> to put, place].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soever</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sohʹevə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057255a"><!--s057255a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> to any possible or known extent </p><p><i></i></p><p>how fair soever she may be</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wit<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">first and third person sing. present tense</span> wot /wot/) (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> wist /wist/) <span class="bodyi">archaic</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069539a"><!--s069539a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075529b"><!--s075529b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to know (something).</p></div><a name="s075530b"><!--s075530b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to come to know (something) ✱ <span class="bodyb">to wit</span> that is to say; namely [Old English <span class="bodyi">witan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">select<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054519a"><!--s054519a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057929b"><!--s057929b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to take or choose (somebody or something) according to preference from among a number.</p></div><a name="s057930b"><!--s057930b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in evolution, to identify or determine (an organism) for survival</p><p><span class="bodyb">selected</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tzatziki</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tsatʹseeki/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065444a"><!--s065444a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dip or side dish that originated in Greece, made from yoghurt, cucumber, and garlic, often flavoured with mint [Greek <span class="bodyi">tzatziki</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Wandering Jew</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068181a"><!--s068181a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073973b"><!--s073973b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a Jew of medieval legend condemned by Christ to wander over the earth till Christ's second coming.</p></div><a name="s073974b"><!--s073974b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">wandering Jew</span>) either of two trailing or creeping plants with showy often white-striped foliage: genus <span class="bodyi">Tradescantia</span>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Siberian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sieʹbiəri·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055885a"><!--s055885a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Siberia</p><p><span class="bodyb">Siberian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vagus nerve</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066813a"><!--s066813a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vagus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">vagus</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Sra</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058615a"><!--s058615a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Señora.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">therefor</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062713a"><!--s062713a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> for that, or in return for that.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tragic flaw</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064078a"><!--s064078a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a character flaw that brings about the downfall of the hero of a tragedy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strobile</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstrohbiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059980a"><!--s059980a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/strobilus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">strobilus</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-soever</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057256a"><!--s057256a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming adverbs or conjunctions words, with the meaning: of any kind; at all </p><p><i></i></p><p>whatsoever</p> <p><i></i></p><p>howsoever</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">synthesize <span class="bodyi">or</span> synthesise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsinthisiez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061342a"><!--s061342a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066256b"><!--s066256b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to produce (something) by synthesis.</p></div><a name="s066257b"><!--s066257b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to combine (things) to form a whole.</p></div><a name="s066258b"><!--s066258b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to produce (sound) electronically.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">select committee</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054520a"><!--s054520a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a temporary committee of a legislative body, established to examine one particular matter.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vail</span><small><span class="eSynop">/vayl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066814a"><!--s066814a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072414b"><!--s072414b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or literary</span> to lower (something, e.g. a flag), often as a sign of respect or submission </p><p><i></i></p><p>France must vail her lofty-plumed crest</p><p> Shakespeare <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">archaic or literary</span>.</p></div><a name="s072415b"><!--s072415b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to remove one's hat as a sign of respect.</p></div><a name="s072416b"><!--s072416b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to submit or yield </p><p><i></i></p><p>and Greek itself vail to our English voice</p><p> George Chapman [Middle English <span class="bodyi">valen</span> short for obsolete <span class="bodyi">avalen</span> to let fall, from early French <span class="bodyi">avaler</span>, from Old French <span class="bodyi">aval</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/valance_or_valence/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">valance</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sibilant<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsibilənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055886a"><!--s055886a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having, containing, or producing a hissing sound, e.g. /sh, zh, s, z/</p><p><span class="bodyb">sibilance</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">sibilant-, sibilans</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">sibilare</span> to hiss, whistle, of imitative origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">witan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwitən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069540a"><!--s069540a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/witenagemot/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">witenagemot</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tzedakah</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tseʹdahka/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065445a"><!--s065445a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the donation of money or gifts to charity, regarded as a moral obligation in Jewish communities [Hebrew <span class="bodyi">sedāqāh</span> righteousness].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wanderlust</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068182a"><!--s068182a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>eager longing for or impulse towards travelling [German <span class="bodyi">Wanderlust</span>, from <span class="bodyi">wandern</span> to wander + <span class="bodyi">Lust</span> desire, pleasure].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">SRAM</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058616a"><!--s058616a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>static random-access memory.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">therefore</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdhuhfə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062714a"><!--s062714a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067858b"><!--s067858b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>because of that; consequently </p><p><i></i></p><p>The baby was tired and therefore irritable</p>.</div><a name="s067859b"><!--s067859b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>as this proves </p><p><i></i></p><p>I think, therefore I exist</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">selectee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/silekʹtee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054521a"><!--s054521a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a conscript.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wanderoo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/wondəʹrooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> wanderoos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068183a"><!--s068183a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073975b"><!--s073975b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a purple-faced langur of Sri Lanka: <span class="bodyi">Presbytis vetulus</span>.</p></div><a name="s073976b"><!--s073976b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a macaque of the Indian subcontinent: <span class="bodyi">Presbytis entellus</span> [Sinhalese <span class="bodyi">vanduru</span>, pl of <span class="bodyi">vandurā</span>, from Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">vānara</span> monkey, from <span class="bodyi">vanar-, vana</span> forest].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vain</span><small><span class="eSynop">/vayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066815a"><!--s066815a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072417b"><!--s072417b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having or showing excessive pride in one's appearance, abilities, etc; conceited.</p></div><a name="s072418b"><!--s072418b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>unsuccessful; ineffectual </p><p><i></i></p><p>in a vain attempt to be amusing</p>.</div><a name="s072419b"><!--s072419b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>idle; worthless </p><p><i></i></p><p>vain talk</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">in vain</span>.</p></div><a name="s072420b"><!--s072420b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to no end; without success or result ✱ <span class="bodyb">take somebody's name in vain</span> to use a name, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the name of God, profanely or without proper respect.</p></div><a name="s072421b"><!--s072421b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to mention a person by name</p><p><span class="bodyb">vainly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">vainness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">vanus</span> empty, vain].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strobilus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/strohʹbieləs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> strobili /-lie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059981a"><!--s059981a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cone1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cone<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (1a) [late Latin <span class="bodyi">strobilus</span> pinecone, from Greek <span class="bodyi">strobilos</span> twisted object, top, pinecone, from <span class="bodyi">strobos</span> action of whirling].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sofa</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsohfə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057257a"><!--s057257a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a long upholstered seat with a back and two arms or raised ends that typically seats two to four people [Arabic <span class="bodyi">ṣuffah</span> long bench].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">synthesizer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061343a"><!--s061343a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an electronic musical instrument that produces a sound that can be altered in many ways, e.g. to mimic other instruments, and is usu played by means of a keyboard.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tragic irony</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064079a"><!--s064079a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/irony1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">irony<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (2c).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sibilant<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055887a"><!--s055887a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in phonetics, a sibilant speech sound.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Tzeltal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/(t)selʹtahl, ʹ(t)seltahl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Tzeltals <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> Tzeltal)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065446a"><!--s065446a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070961b"><!--s070961b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of an indigenous people inhabiting parts of S Mexico.</p></div><a name="s070962b"><!--s070962b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Mayan language spoken by this people</p><p><span class="bodyb">Tzeltal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [the Spanish name for one of the three regions that form the Mexican state of <span class="bodyi">Chiapas</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">witch<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/wich/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069541a"><!--s069541a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075531b"><!--s075531b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a woman person who is credited with supernatural powers or who practises magic, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a woman practising magic </p><p><i></i></p><p>In the past, men created witches; now they create mental patients</p><p> Thomas Szasz.</p></div><a name="s075532b"><!--s075532b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an ugly old woman; a hag.</p></div><a name="s075533b"><!--s075533b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a charming or alluring woman.</p></div><a name="s075534b"><!--s075534b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a N Atlantic flatfish related to the plaice and flounder: <span class="bodyi">Glyptocephalus cynoglossus</span></p><p><span class="bodyb">witchlike</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">witchy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">wicche</span> from Old English <span class="bodyi">wicca</span> (masc) wizard and <span class="bodyi">wicce</span> (fem) witch].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">SRC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058617a"><!--s058617a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Science Research Council.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">therefrom</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062715a"><!--s062715a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> from that or it.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">selection</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹleksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054522a"><!--s054522a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057931b"><!--s057931b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of selecting.</p></div><a name="s057932b"><!--s057932b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s015578c"><!--s015578c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>somebody or something selected.</p></div><a name="s015579c"><!--s015579c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a collection of selected items.</p></div></div><a name="s057933b"><!--s057933b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a range of things from which to choose.</p></div><a name="s057934b"><!--s057934b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a natural or artificially imposed process that results in the survival and propagation only of organisms with desired or suitable attributes so that their heritable characteristics only are perpetuated in succeeding generations: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/natural_selection/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">natural selection</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/struggle_for_existence/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">struggle for existence</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tragicomedy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/trajiʹkomədi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> tragicomedies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064080a"><!--s064080a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a literary work in which tragic and comic elements are mixed in a usu ironic way <span class="bodyb">tragicomic</span> /-mik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">tragicomical</span> /-mikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">tragicomically</span> /-mikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">tragicomedie</span> via Old Italian and Old Spanish from Latin <span class="bodyi">tragicomoedia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">tragicus</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tragic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tragic</span></span></a>) + <span class="bodyi">comoedia</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">kōmōidia</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/comedy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">comedy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">synthetic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/sinʹthetik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061344a"><!--s061344a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066259b"><!--s066259b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>produced by chemical reaction, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as an imitation of something natural </p><p><i></i></p><p>synthetic drugs</p> <p><i></i></p><p>synthetic silk</p>.</div><a name="s066260b"><!--s066260b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not genuine or sincere.</p></div><a name="s066261b"><!--s066261b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in philosophy, relating to or involving synthesis; not analytic.</p></div><a name="s066262b"><!--s066262b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of a language: characterized by the addition of inflections, e.g. the English possessive -’<span class="bodyi">s</span>, rather than by the use of separate words, e.g. the preposition <span class="bodyi">of</span>, to show the function of a word in a sentence</p><p><span class="bodyb">synthetical</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">synthetically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">synthetikos</span> of composition, component, from <span class="bodyi">syntithenai</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/synthesis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">synthesis</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stroboscope</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstrohbəskohp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059982a"><!--s059982a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an instrument for measuring or observing motion, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> rotation or vibration, by allowing successive views of very short duration so that the motion appears slowed or stopped, e.g. a lamp that flashes intermittently at varying frequencies <span class="bodyb">stroboscopic</span> /-ʹskopik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">stroboscopically</span> /-ʹskopikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">strobos</span> whirling + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/scope/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-scope</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wane<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/wayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068184a"><!--s068184a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073977b"><!--s073977b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of the moon: to diminish in apparent size or intensity.</p></div><a name="s073978b"><!--s073978b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of light or colour: to become less brilliant; to dim.</p></div><a name="s073979b"><!--s073979b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to fall gradually from power, prosperity, or influence; to decline [Old English <span class="bodyi">wanian</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vainglorious</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066816a"><!--s066816a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> boastful</p><p><span class="bodyb">vaingloriously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">vaingloriousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sofa bed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057258a"><!--s057258a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sofa that can be converted into a bed, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by unfolding the seat part.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">therein</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062716a"><!--s062716a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> in that; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in that respect </p><p><i></i></p><p>Therein lies the problem</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tzigane</span><small><span class="eSynop">/(t)siʹgahn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> tziganes <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> tzigane)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065447a"><!--s065447a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Hungarian gypsy</p><p><span class="bodyb">tzigane</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">tzigane</span> from Hungarian <span class="bodyi">c(z)igány</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sibling</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsibling/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055888a"><!--s055888a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of two or more individuals having one or both parents in common; a brother or sister.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">witch<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069542a"><!--s069542a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075535b"><!--s075535b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to harm (somebody or something) by means of witchcraft.</p></div><a name="s075536b"><!--s075536b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to practise witchcraft.</p></div><a name="s075537b"><!--s075537b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to fascinate or charm (somebody).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">SRI</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058618a"><!--s058618a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>socially responsible investment.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tragopan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtragəpan/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064081a"><!--s064081a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of brilliantly coloured Asiatic pheasants: genus <span class="bodyi">Tragopan</span> [Latin genus name, from Latin <span class="bodyi">Tragopan</span> an Ethiopian bird, from Greek, from <span class="bodyi">tragos</span> goat + <span class="bodyi">Pan</span> Pan, the horned god of woods and shepherds: so called from the fleshy ‘horns’ of some species].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">synthetic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061345a"><!--s061345a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a product of chemical synthesis, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a textile fibre.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wane<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068185a"><!--s068185a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073980b"><!--s073980b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s020210c"><!--s020210c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or process of waning.</p></div><a name="s020211c"><!--s020211c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a time of waning; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> the period from full phase of the moon to the new moon.</p></div></div><a name="s073981b"><!--s073981b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a defect in prepared timber characterized by bark or lack of wood at a corner or edge ✱ <span class="bodyb">on the wane</span> in a state of decline; waning</p><p><span class="bodyb">waney</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">wany</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strode</span><small><span class="eSynop">/strohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059983a"><!--s059983a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stride1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stride 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thereinafter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dheərinʹahftə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062717a"><!--s062717a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> in the following part of that document, speech, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">witchcraft</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069543a"><!--s069543a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075538b"><!--s075538b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the use of sorcery or magic.</p></div><a name="s075539b"><!--s075539b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an irresistible influence or fascination; enchantment.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">selective</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹlektiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054523a"><!--s054523a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057935b"><!--s057935b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or characterized by selection.</p></div><a name="s057936b"><!--s057936b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>selecting or tending to select.</p></div><a name="s057937b"><!--s057937b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of an electronic circuit or apparatus: having the ability to respond to a particular frequency or band of frequencies</p><p><span class="bodyb">selectively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">selectiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">selectivity</span> /seelekʹtiviti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vainglory</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">literary</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066817a"><!--s066817a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072422b"><!--s072422b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>excessive or ostentatious pride.</p></div><a name="s072423b"><!--s072423b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>vanity or boastfulness</p><p><span class="bodyb">vainglorious</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">vaingloriously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">vana gloria</span> empty glory].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sibyl</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsibil/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055889a"><!--s055889a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several female prophets credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world; <span class="bodyi">broadly</span> any female prophet <span class="bodyb">sibylline</span> /-lien/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">sibile, sybylle</span> via Old French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">Sibylla</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soffit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsofit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057259a"><!--s057259a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the underside of an overhanging part of a building, a staircase, an arch, etc [French <span class="bodyi">soffite</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">soffitto</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">suffixus</span>, past part. of Latin <span class="bodyi">suffigere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/suffix1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">suffix 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tzimmes</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtsiməs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065448a"><!--s065448a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tsimmes_or_tzimmes/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tsimmes</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Sri</span><small><span class="eSynop">/shree, sree/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058619a"><!--s058619a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used as a conventional title of respect when addressing or referring to an Indian male [Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">śrī</span> majesty, holiness].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tragus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtraygəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> tragi /ʹtrayjee, -jie, -gee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064082a"><!--s064082a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the prominence in front of the external opening of the ear [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">tragos</span> a part of the ear, literally ‘goat’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">synthetize <span class="bodyi">or</span> synthetise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsinthitiez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061346a"><!--s061346a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/synthesize_or_synthesise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">synthesize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stroganoff</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstrogənof/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059984a"><!--s059984a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dish of strips of meat, e.g. beef, cooked in a rich sauce with sour cream [named after Count Paul <span class="bodyi">Stroganoff</span> d.1817, Russian diplomat].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thereinto</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062718a"><!--s062718a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> into that or it.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055890a"><!--s055890a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="sb000000431"><!--sb000000431--></a><p>used after a printed word or passage to indicate that it is intended exactly as printed or that it exactly reproduces an original: intentionally so written [Latin <span class="bodyi">sic</span> so, thus]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyi">Sic</span> is used when quoting someone else's words exactly to show that a mistake or oddity in them comes from the person quoted, not from the person quoting: <span class="bodyi">According to the chairman, ‘These figures apply only to the months of Febuary [sic] and March’.</span></p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Sri Lankan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/shri ʹlangkən, sri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058620a"><!--s058620a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Sri Lanka</p><p><span class="bodyb">Sri Lankan</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Tzotzil</span><small><span class="eSynop">/(t)sohʹtzil, ʹ(t)sohtzil/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Tzotzils <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> Tzotzil)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065449a"><!--s065449a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070963b"><!--s070963b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of an indigenous people inhabiting parts of S Mexico.</p></div><a name="s070964b"><!--s070964b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Mayan language spoken by this people</p><p><span class="bodyb">Tzotzil</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [the Tzotzil name for this people].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vair</span><small><span class="eSynop">/veə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066818a"><!--s066818a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072424b"><!--s072424b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the bluish grey and white fur of a squirrel prized for ornamental use in medieval times.</p></div><a name="s072425b"><!--s072425b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>one of the principal furs in heraldry, represented on a heraldic shield by horizontal rows of alternate blue and silver bells [Middle English <span class="bodyi">veir</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">vair</span> variegated, from Latin <span class="bodyi">varius</span> variegated, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/various/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">various</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">witch doctor</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069544a"><!--s069544a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a professional sorcerer, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a primitive tribal society, who is credited with healing and other powers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trail<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/trayl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064083a"><!--s064083a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069288b"><!--s069288b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s018936c"><!--s018936c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a trace or mark left by somebody or something that has passed; a scent or track </p><p><i></i></p><p>a trail of blood</p> <p><i></i></p><p>on the trail of the killer</p>.</div><a name="s018937c"><!--s018937c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a track made by the passage of people or animals, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> through a wilderness.</p></div><a name="s018938c"><!--s018938c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a marked path through a forest or mountainous region.</p></div><a name="s018939c"><!--s018939c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a route followed or to be followed for a particular purpose </p><p><i></i></p><p>a campaign trail</p>.</div></div><a name="s069289b"><!--s069289b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that follows or moves along as if being drawn behind; a train.</p></div><a name="s069290b"><!--s069290b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s018940c"><!--s018940c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>something that follows or moves along as if being drawn behind; a train </p><p><i></i></p><p>a trail of admirers</p>.</div><a name="s018941c"><!--s018941c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the streak of light produced by a meteor.</p></div><a name="s018942c"><!--s018942c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a continuous line produced photographically by permitting the image of a celestial body, e.g. a star, to move over the plate.</p></div><a name="s018943c"><!--s018943c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a chain of consequences; an aftermath </p><p><i></i></p><p>She left a trail of broken hearts behind her</p>.</div></div><a name="s069291b"><!--s069291b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the part of a gun carriage that rests on the ground when the gun is detached and ready for action</p><p><span class="bodyb">trailless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wang</span><small><span class="eSynop">/wang/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068186a"><!--s068186a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span> a man's penis [from an earlier form <span class="bodyi">whang</span>, possibly related to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/whang1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">whang 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">selector</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054524a"><!--s054524a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a person who chooses the members of a sports team.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">S. of Sol.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057260a"><!--s057260a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Song of Solomon (book of the Bible).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stroke<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/strohk/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059985a"><!--s059985a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064796b"><!--s064796b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to pass the hand over (something) gently in one direction.</p></div><a name="s064797b"><!--s064797b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to flatter (somebody), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in order to persuade or deceive them</p><p><span class="bodyb">stroker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">strācian</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">syphilis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsifəlis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061347a"><!--s061347a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a contagious usu sexually transmitted and often congenital disease caused by a spirochaetal bacterium: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/primary_syphilis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">primary syphilis</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/secondary_syphilis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">secondary syphilis</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tertiary_syphilis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tertiary syphilis</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">syphilitic</span> /-ʹlitik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> [scientific Latin, named after <span class="bodyi">Syphilus</span>, hero of the poem <span class="bodyi">Syphilis sive Morbus Gallicus</span> (<span class="bodyi">Syphilis or the French disease</span>) by Girolamo Fracastoro d.1553, Italian physician and poet].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">there'll</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dheərəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">contraction</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062719a"><!--s062719a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067860b"><!--s067860b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>there will.</p></div><a name="s067861b"><!--s067861b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>there shall.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">SRN</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058621a"><!--s058621a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>State Registered Nurse.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">siccative</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsikətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055891a"><!--s055891a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a substance used to accelerate the drying of paints, inks, etc [late Latin <span class="bodyi">siccativus</span> making dry, from Latin <span class="bodyi">siccare</span> to dry, from <span class="bodyi">siccus</span> dry].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Vaishnava</span><small><span class="eSynop">/vieshʹnahvə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066819a"><!--s066819a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of a major Hindu sect devoted to the cult of the god Vishnu: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/shaktism/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Shaktism</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">Vaishnavism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">vaiṣṇava</span> of Vishnu, from <span class="bodyi">Viṣṇu</span> Vishnu].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">witch elm</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069545a"><!--s069545a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wych_elm_or_witch_elm/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wych elm</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">u</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065455a"><!--s065455a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070974b"><!--s070974b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>unit.</p></div><a name="s070975b"><!--s070975b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>upper.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wangle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwanggl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068187a"><!--s068187a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073982b"><!--s073982b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to bring about or get (something) by devious means </p><p><i></i></p><p>We wangled an invitation to the party</p>.</div><a name="s073983b"><!--s073983b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to adjust or manipulate (something) for personal or fraudulent ends </p><p><i></i></p><p>She wangled it so that she got an extra day off</p> <p><span class="bodyb">wangler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [perhaps alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/waggle1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">waggle 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trail<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064084a"><!--s064084a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069292b"><!--s069292b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s018944c"><!--s018944c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to hang down so as to sweep the ground.</p></div><a name="s018945c"><!--s018945c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to extend over a surface in a loose or straggling manner.</p></div><a name="s018946c"><!--s018946c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>said of a plant, branch, etc: to grow to such a length as to droop over towards the ground.</p></div></div><a name="s069293b"><!--s069293b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s018947c"><!--s018947c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to drag (something) loosely along a surface.</p></div><a name="s018948c"><!--s018948c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to carry or bring along as an addition, burden, or encumbrance.</p></div><a name="s018949c"><!--s018949c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to draw (something) along in one's wake.</p></div></div><a name="s069294b"><!--s069294b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s018950c"><!--s018950c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + along) to walk or proceed draggingly, heavily, or wearily; to plod or trudge.</p></div><a name="s018951c"><!--s018951c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to lag behind; to do poorly in relation to others.</p></div></div><a name="s069295b"><!--s069295b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + off/away) said of a sound: to become quieter or weaker; to dwindle <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s069296b"><!--s069296b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s018952c"><!--s018952c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to drag (something) loosely along a surface; to allow (something) to sweep the ground.</p></div><a name="s018953c"><!--s018953c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to drag (e.g. a limb or the body) heavily or wearily.</p></div><a name="s018954c"><!--s018954c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to carry or bring (something) along as an addition, burden, or encumbrance.</p></div><a name="s018955c"><!--s018955c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to draw (something) along in one's wake </p><p><i></i></p><p>trailing clouds of glory do we come</p><p> Wordsworth.</p></div></div><a name="s069297b"><!--s069297b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s018956c"><!--s018956c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to follow the scent or trace of (e.g. an animal).</p></div><a name="s018957c"><!--s018957c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to follow behind or in the footsteps of (somebody).</p></div><a name="s018958c"><!--s018958c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to lag behind (e.g. a competitor).</p></div></div><a name="s069298b"><!--s069298b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to advertise (e.g. a film) with a trailer ✱ <span class="bodyb">trail arms</span> to carry a weapon horizontally [Middle English <span class="bodyi">trailen</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">trailler</span> to tow, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">tragula</span> sledge, dragnet].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">syphon<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsiefən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061348a"><!--s061348a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/siphon1_or_syphon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">siphon 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">selen-<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> seleno-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054525a"><!--s054525a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: moon </p><p><i></i></p><p>selenography</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">selen-</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">selēn-</span>, from <span class="bodyi">selēnē</span> moon].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soft<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/soft/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057261a"><!--s057261a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061359b"><!--s061359b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s016737c"><!--s016737c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>yielding to physical pressure </p><p><i></i></p><p>a soft mattress</p> <p><i></i></p><p>soft ground</p>.</div><a name="s016738c"><!--s016738c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>of a consistency that may be shaped, moulded, spread, or easily cut </p><p><i></i></p><p>soft dough</p> <p><i></i></p><p>soft cheese</p>.</div><a name="s016739c"><!--s016739c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>relatively lacking in hardness </p><p><i></i></p><p>soft wood</p>.</div></div><a name="s061360b"><!--s061360b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s016740c"><!--s016740c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>pleasing or agreeable to the senses; bringing ease or comfort.</p></div><a name="s016741c"><!--s016741c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>smooth or delicate in texture; not rough </p><p><i></i></p><p>soft cashmere</p>.</div><a name="s016742c"><!--s016742c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>not bright or glaring; subdued </p><p><i></i></p><p>a soft glow</p>.</div><a name="s016743c"><!--s016743c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>quiet in pitch or volume; not harsh.</p></div><a name="s016744c"><!--s016744c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>said of the consonants <span class="bodyi">c</span> and <span class="bodyi">g</span>: pronounced /s/ and /j/ respectively, e.g. in <span class="bodyi">acid</span> and <span class="bodyi">age</span>.</p></div></div><a name="s061361b"><!--s061361b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>of water: deficient in or free from substances, e.g. chemical compounds containing calcium or magnesium, that prevent lathering of soap </p><p><i></i></p><p>soft water</p>.</div><a name="s061362b"><!--s061362b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s016745c"><!--s016745c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>gentle or mild.</p></div><a name="s016746c"><!--s016746c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>of pornography: soft-core.</p></div><a name="s016747c"><!--s016747c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>falling, blowing, etc with slight force; not violent </p><p><i></i></p><p>soft breezes</p>.</div><a name="s016748c"><!--s016748c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>balmy or mild in weather or temperature.</p></div><a name="s016749c"><!--s016749c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>marked by restraint; not of the most extreme kind </p><p><i></i></p><p>soft porn</p>.</div><a name="s016750c"><!--s016750c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">f</span><br/><p>said of a drug: not of the most addictive or harmful kind.</p></div></div><a name="s061363b"><!--s061363b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s016751c"><!--s016751c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>marked by kindness, leniency, or moderation.</p></div><a name="s016752c"><!--s016752c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>based on negotiation and conciliation rather than on a show of power or on threats </p><p><i></i></p><p>take a soft line</p>.</div><a name="s016753c"><!--s016753c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> demanding little effort; easy.</p></div></div><a name="s061364b"><!--s061364b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s016754c"><!--s016754c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>lacking resilience or strength, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a result of pampering or luxury.</p></div><a name="s016755c"><!--s016755c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>not protected against enemy attack; vulnerable </p><p><i></i></p><p>a soft target</p>.</div><a name="s016756c"><!--s016756c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> mentally deficient; foolish </p><p><i></i></p><p>soft in the head</p>.</div></div><a name="s061365b"><!--s061365b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>readily influenced or imposed upon; lacking firmness or strength of character.</p></div><a name="s061366b"><!--s061366b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>not sharply outlined, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> having a slight intentional blurring </p><p><i></i></p><p>soft focus</p>.</div><a name="s061367b"><!--s061367b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><a name="s016757c"><!--s016757c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>easily affected with tender emotions; impressionable.</p></div><a name="s016758c"><!--s016758c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>readily influenced or imposed upon; compliant.</p></div><a name="s016759c"><!--s016759c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>lacking firmness or strength of character; feeble.</p></div></div><a name="s061368b"><!--s061368b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><a name="s016760c"><!--s016760c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of radiation: having relatively low energy.</p></div><a name="s016761c"><!--s016761c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of iron: easily magnetized and demagnetized.</p></div><a name="s016762c"><!--s016762c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>not sharply outlined, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> having a slight intentional blurring </p><p><i></i></p><p>a photograph in soft focus</p>.</div></div><a name="s061369b"><!--s061369b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>marked by a gradually declining trend </p><p><i></i></p><p>Wool prices are increasingly soft</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">be soft on</span>.</p></div><a name="s061370b"><!--s061370b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>to be infatuated with (somebody).</p></div><a name="s061371b"><!--s061371b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>to be lenient or compassionate towards (something or somebody) ✱ <span class="bodyb">have a soft spot for</span> to have a fondness or sentimental weakness for (somebody or something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">softish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">softly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">softness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">sōfte</span> calm, gentle, agreeable].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stroke<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059986a"><!--s059986a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an act of stroking or caressing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thereof</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyi">formal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062720a"><!--s062720a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067862b"><!--s067862b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of that or it.</p></div><a name="s067863b"><!--s067863b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>from that or it.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">SRO</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058622a"><!--s058622a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062995b"><!--s062995b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Self-Regulatory Organization.</p></div><a name="s062996b"><!--s062996b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>standing room only.</p></div><a name="s062997b"><!--s062997b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>Statutory Rules and Orders.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Vaisya</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹviesyə, ʹvieshyə/ Vaishya /ʹvieshyə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066820a"><!--s066820a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Hindu of an upper caste traditionally following commercial and agricultural occupations: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brahman/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Brahman</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kshatriya/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Kshatriya</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sudra/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Sudra</span></span></a> [Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">vaiśya</span> peasant, from <span class="bodyi">viś</span> settlement].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">witchery</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069546a"><!--s069546a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075540b"><!--s075540b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>witchcraft or sorcery.</p></div><a name="s075541b"><!--s075541b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an irresistible fascination; charm.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trail bike</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064085a"><!--s064085a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a light motorcycle for cross-country or off-road riding.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wangle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068188a"><!--s068188a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a devious way of doing or getting something.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sick<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/sik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055892a"><!--s055892a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059611b"><!--s059611b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>affected by a disease or medical condition; ill or ailing.</p></div><a name="s059612b"><!--s059612b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often used in combinations</span>) likely to vomit; queasy or nauseated.</p></div><a name="s059613b"><!--s059613b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s016142c"><!--s016142c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) sickened by intense emotion, e.g. shame or fear.</p></div><a name="s016143c"><!--s016143c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(+ of) having a strong aversion because of surfeit; satiated.</p></div><a name="s016144c"><!--s016144c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>filled with disgust or chagrin.</p></div></div><a name="s059614b"><!--s059614b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> disappointed or upset.</p></div><a name="s059615b"><!--s059615b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s016145c"><!--s016145c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>mentally or emotionally disturbed; morbid.</p></div><a name="s016146c"><!--s016146c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of humour: macabre, morbid, or sadistic.</p></div></div><a name="s059616b"><!--s059616b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> distressed and longing for something that one has lost or been parted from </p><p><i></i></p><p>sick for one's home</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">be sick</span>.</p></div><a name="s059617b"><!--s059617b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> to vomit.</p></div><a name="s059618b"><!--s059618b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to be ill</p><p><span class="bodyb">sickish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">sēoc</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">U<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> u</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> U's Us <span class="bodyi">or</span> u's)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065450a"><!--s065450a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070965b"><!--s070965b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the 21st letter of the English alphabet.</p></div><a name="s070966b"><!--s070966b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s019463c"><!--s019463c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the 21st letter of the English alphabet.</p></div><a name="s019464c"><!--s019464c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a written character or design denoting this letter.</p></div><a name="s019465c"><!--s019465c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the sound represented by this letter, one of the English vowels.</p></div></div><a name="s070967b"><!--s070967b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an item designated as U, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the 21st in a series.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stroke<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059987a"><!--s059987a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064798b"><!--s064798b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act of striking, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a blow with a weapon or implement.</p></div><a name="s064799b"><!--s064799b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a single unbroken movement, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that is repeated.</p></div><a name="s064800b"><!--s064800b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a striking of the ball in a game, e.g. cricket or tennis; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a striking of the ball that constitutes the scoring unit in golf.</p></div><a name="s064801b"><!--s064801b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s017627c"><!--s017627c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an action by which something is done, produced, or achieved </p><p><i></i></p><p>a stroke of genius</p>.</div><a name="s017628c"><!--s017628c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an unexpected occurrence </p><p><i></i></p><p>a stroke of luck</p>.</div></div><a name="s064802b"><!--s064802b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a sudden reduction or loss of consciousness, sensation, and voluntary motion caused by rupture or obstruction of an artery of the brain.</p></div><a name="s064803b"><!--s064803b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a technique for propelling the body or a boat through water.</p></div><a name="s064804b"><!--s064804b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s017629c"><!--s017629c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a technique for propelling the body or a boat through water.</p></div><a name="s017630c"><!--s017630c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in rowing, an oarsman who sits at the back of a racing boat and sets the pace for the rest of the crew.</p></div></div><a name="s064805b"><!--s064805b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>the slightest amount of effort or work </p><p><i></i></p><p>never does a stroke</p>.</div><a name="s064806b"><!--s064806b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>the movement in either direction of a mechanical part, e.g. a piston rod, or the distance it travels.</p></div><a name="s064807b"><!--s064807b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>the sound of a striking clock </p><p><i></i></p><p>at the stroke of twelve</p>.</div><a name="s064808b"><!--s064808b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><a name="s017631c"><!--s017631c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a mark made by a single movement of a pen, brush, etc.</p></div><a name="s017632c"><!--s017632c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/solidus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">solidus</span></span></a> (1) ✱ <span class="bodyb">at a stroke</span> by a single action ✱ <span class="bodyb">off one's stroke</span> performing below one's usual standard ✱ <span class="bodyb">on the stroke</span> precisely </p><p><i></i></p><p>He left on the stroke of ten</p> <p>[Middle English, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/strike1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">strike 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soft<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057262a"><!--s057262a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a soft object, material, or part </p><p><i></i></p><p>the soft of the thumb</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thereon</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062721a"><!--s062721a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> on or onto that or it </p><p><i></i></p><p>a text with a commentary thereon</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">syphon<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061349a"><!--s061349a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/siphon2_or_syphon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">siphon 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">selen-<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> seleni- <span class="bodyi">or</span> seleno-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054526a"><!--s054526a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: selenium </p><p><i></i></p><p>selenic</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Srta</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058623a"><!--s058623a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Señorita.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">valance <span class="bodyi">or</span> valence</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvaləns, ʹvayləns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066821a"><!--s066821a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072426b"><!--s072426b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a piece of drapery hung as a border, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> along the edge of a bed, canopy, or shelf.</p></div><a name="s072427b"><!--s072427b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a pelmet</p><p><span class="bodyb">valanced</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">vallance</span>, prob ultimately from Old French <span class="bodyi">aval</span> downward, from <span class="bodyi">a</span> in, to (from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a>) + <span class="bodyi">val</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/valley/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">valley</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">witches’-broom</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069547a"><!--s069547a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an abnormal tufted growth of small branches on a tree or shrub caused <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by fungi or viruses.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wank<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/wangk/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068189a"><!--s068189a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, coarse slang</span> to masturbate [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sick<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055893a"><!--s055893a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> vomit.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">SYR</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061350a"><!--s061350a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Syria (international vehicle registration).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soft<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057263a"><!--s057263a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061372b"><!--s061372b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in a soft or gentle manner </p><p><i></i></p><p>How soft the poplars sigh</p><p> A E Housman.</p></div><a name="s061373b"><!--s061373b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in a weak or foolish manner </p><p><i></i></p><p>Don't talk so soft</p>.</div><a name="s061374b"><!--s061374b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> (<span class="bodyi">as an interjection</span>) used to interrupt oneself or break into a conversation </p><p><i></i></p><p>But soft! methinks I do digress too much</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">there's</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dheəz/ <i><span class="bodyi">contraction</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062722a"><!--s062722a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067864b"><!--s067864b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>there is.</p></div><a name="s067865b"><!--s067865b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>there has.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">U<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065451a"><!--s065451a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070968b"><!--s070968b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Unionist.</p></div><a name="s070969b"><!--s070969b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>United.</p></div><a name="s070970b"><!--s070970b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>university.</p></div><a name="s070971b"><!--s070971b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>Uruguay (international vehicle registration).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stroke<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059988a"><!--s059988a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064809b"><!--s064809b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to set the pace for (a rowing crew or boat).</p></div><a name="s064810b"><!--s064810b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to hit (a ball) with a controlled swinging blow <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s064811b"><!--s064811b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to row at a specified number of strokes a minute.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trailblazer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064086a"><!--s064086a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069299b"><!--s069299b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who finds and marks a new route through wild country.</p></div><a name="s069300b"><!--s069300b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a pioneer; an innovator </p><p><i></i></p><p>a trailblazer in astrophysics</p> <p><span class="bodyb">trailblazing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">selenite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹseliniet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054527a"><!--s054527a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>calcium sulphate occurring in transparent crystals or crystalline masses [Latin <span class="bodyi">selenites</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">selēnitēs</span> <span class="bodyi">lithos</span> stone of the moon, from <span class="bodyi">selēnē</span> moon, from the belief that it waxed and waned with the moon].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">SS<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058624a"><!--s058624a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) Adolf Hitler's bodyguard and special police force within the Nazi party [abbr for German <span class="bodyi">Schutzstaffel</span> defence squad].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vale<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/vayl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066822a"><!--s066822a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">esp literary</span> a valley [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">val</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/valley/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">valley</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sick<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055894a"><!--s055894a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + up) to vomit (something).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">softa</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsoftə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057264a"><!--s057264a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Muslim student of divinity and sacred law [Turkish <span class="bodyi">softa</span> from Persian <span class="bodyi">sōkhtah</span> on fire].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thereto</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyi">formal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062723a"><!--s062723a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067866b"><!--s067866b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to that place.</p></div><a name="s067867b"><!--s067867b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to that matter or document.</p></div><a name="s067868b"><!--s067868b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s018479c"><!--s018479c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to that place.</p></div><a name="s018480c"><!--s018480c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to that matter or document </p><p><i></i></p><p>conditions attaching thereto</p>.</div></div><a name="s067869b"><!--s067869b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> in addition.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">SS<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058625a"><!--s058625a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s062998b"><!--s062998b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>saints.</p></div><a name="s062999b"><!--s062999b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>steamship.</p></div><a name="s063000b"><!--s063000b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>Song of Songs (book of the Bible).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">witches’ sabbath</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069548a"><!--s069548a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sabbath/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sabbath</span></span></a> (3).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wank<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068190a"><!--s068190a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, coarse slang</span> the act or an instance of masturbating.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">U<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065452a"><!--s065452a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chemical symbol for uranium.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Syrah</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹrah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061351a"><!--s061351a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/shiraz/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Shiraz</span></span></a> (1) [French <span class="bodyi">Syrah</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/shiraz/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Shiraz</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">selenium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹleeni·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054528a"><!--s054528a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a grey non-metallic chemical element chemically resembling sulphur and tellurium that occurs naturally in various sulphide ores, and is used in electronic devices such as solar cells: symbol Se, atomic number 34 <span class="bodyb">selenic</span> /-nik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">selēnē</span> moon].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vale<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvahlay/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066823a"><!--s066823a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> an exclamation of farewell [Latin <span class="bodyi">valē</span> farewell, literally ‘be healthy’, from <span class="bodyi">valēre</span> to be strong, be well].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stroke play</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059989a"><!--s059989a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a golf competition scored by the total number of strokes: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/match_play/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">match play</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trailer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064087a"><!--s064087a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069301b"><!--s069301b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s018959c"><!--s018959c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a wheeled vehicle designed to be towed, e.g. by a lorry or car.</p></div><a name="s018960c"><!--s018960c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/caravan1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">caravan 1</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s018961c"><!--s018961c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the rear part of an articulated lorry.</p></div></div><a name="s069302b"><!--s069302b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a set of short excerpts from a film shown in advance for publicity purposes.</p></div><a name="s069303b"><!--s069303b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a trailing plant.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">theretofore</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dheətəʹfaw, dheətoohʹfaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062724a"><!--s062724a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> up to that time.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sick and tired</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055895a"><!--s055895a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>thoroughly bored or sated; fed up </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'm sick and tired of you nattering</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">valediction</span><small><span class="eSynop">/valəʹdiksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">formal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066824a"><!--s066824a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072428b"><!--s072428b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an act of bidding farewell.</p></div><a name="s072429b"><!--s072429b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an address or statement of farewell or leave-taking [Latin <span class="bodyi">valediction-, valedictio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">valedicere</span> to say farewell, from <span class="bodyi">valē</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vale2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">vale 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">dicere</span> to say].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">softback</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057265a"><!--s057265a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/paperback/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">paperback</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stroll<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/strohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059990a"><!--s059990a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to walk in a leisurely manner [prob from German dialect <span class="bodyi">strollen</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trailer park</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064088a"><!--s064088a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a caravan or mobile home site.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Wankel engine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwangkl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068191a"><!--s068191a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rotary internal-combustion engine that has an eccentrically mounted rounded triangular rotor functioning as a piston and rotating in a space in the engine, and only two major moving parts [named after its inventor Felix <span class="bodyi">Wankel</span> d.1988, German engineer].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">SSAFA</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058626a"><!--s058626a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Soldiers’, Sailors’, and Airmen's Families Association.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">witchetty</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwichəti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> witchetties)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069549a"><!--s069549a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large white grub, the larva of an Australian moth, that is eaten <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by some Aborigines: family Cossidae [Adnyamathanha <span class="bodyi">wityu</span> stick for extracting grubs + <span class="bodyi">varti</span> grub (Adnyamathanha is an Aboriginal language of S Australia)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">U<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065453a"><!--s065453a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070972b"><!--s070972b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in Britain, a classification of cinema films suitable for all age groups.</p></div><a name="s070973b"><!--s070973b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) of or being such a film [short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/universal1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">universal 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">selenium cell</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054529a"><!--s054529a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a strip of selenium used as a light-sensitive element in a photoelectric cell.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Syriac</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsiriak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061352a"><!--s061352a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a literary and liturgical language that is a form of Aramaic, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> used by eastern Christian Churches [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">syriakos</span> Syrian, from <span class="bodyi">Syria</span>, ancient country in Asia].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thereunder</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062725a"><!--s062725a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> under that or it </p><p><i></i></p><p>the heading and the items listed thereunder</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">valedictorian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌvalədikʹtawri·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066825a"><!--s066825a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a student who has attained the highest grades in their class in the final year at a school, and who delivers the farewell address at the commencement ceremony.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sickbay</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055896a"><!--s055896a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059619b"><!--s059619b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a place where sick people are treated, e.g. in a school or ship.</p></div><a name="s059620b"><!--s059620b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a compartment or room, e.g. in a ship, used as a dispensary and hospital.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trailing edge</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064089a"><!--s064089a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the rearmost edge of an aerofoil, e.g. a wing or propeller blade.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seleno-<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054530a"><!--s054530a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/selen_1_or_seleno/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">selen- 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stroll<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059991a"><!--s059991a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a leisurely walk.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">witchetty grub</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069550a"><!--s069550a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/witchetty/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">witchetty</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">U<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065454a"><!--s065454a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> said of an accent, or language or behaviour, etc: characteristic of the upper classes</p><p>short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/upper_class/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">upper-class</span></span></a> . The terms U and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/non_u/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">non-U</span></span></a> were invented by Prof. Alan Ross in 1954, in an article entitled <span class="bodyi">Linguistic class indicators in present-day English</span>, published in a Finnish philological journal; they were popularized by Nancy Mitford d.1973, English writer and editor, who quoted them in a popular magazine in 1955 and later published a condensed version of Prof. Ross's article</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wanker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">Brit, coarse slang</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068192a"><!--s068192a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073984b"><!--s073984b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who masturbates.</p></div><a name="s073985b"><!--s073985b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a foolish, incompetent, or unpleasant person.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">SSC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058627a"><!--s058627a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s063001b"><!--s063001b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Solicitor in the Supreme Court (a Scottish legal officer).</p></div><a name="s063002b"><!--s063002b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in physics, superconducting super collider.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Syrian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsiri·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061353a"><!--s061353a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Syria in SW Asia</p><p><span class="bodyb">Syrian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">softball</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057266a"><!--s057266a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a game similar to baseball played on a smaller field with a larger softer ball.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thereupon</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyi">formal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062726a"><!--s062726a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067870b"><!--s067870b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>on that matter.</p></div><a name="s067871b"><!--s067871b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>immediately after that.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">valedictory<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/valəʹdikt(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066826a"><!--s066826a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> expressing or containing a farewell.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stroller</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059992a"><!--s059992a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pushchair/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pushchair</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">UA</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065456a"><!--s065456a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Ukraine (international vehicle registration).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trail mix</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064090a"><!--s064090a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a snack consisting of dried fruit and nuts.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sickbed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055897a"><!--s055897a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the bed on which somebody lies sick.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wanna</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwonə/ <i><span class="bodyi">contraction</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068193a"><!--s068193a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>often used in writing to represent casual or American speech: want to </p><p><i></i></p><p>Do you wanna come?</p> <p>[by alteration].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">seleno-<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054531a"><!--s054531a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/selen_2_or_seleni_or_seleno/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">selen- 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">SSE</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058628a"><!--s058628a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>south-southeast.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">therewith</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062727a"><!--s062727a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067872b"><!--s067872b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> with that or it </p><p><i></i></p><p>a letter enclosed therewith</p>.</div><a name="s067873b"><!--s067873b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> thereupon, forthwith.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soft-boiled</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057267a"><!--s057267a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of an egg: cooked to the point at which the white solidifies but the yolk remains liquid unset.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">syringe<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/səʹrinj/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061354a"><!--s061354a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a device used to inject fluids into or withdraw them from the body or its cavities; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that consists of a hollow barrel fitted with a plunger and a hollow needle [Middle English <span class="bodyi">syring</span> via medieval Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">syring-, syrinx</span> panpipe, tube].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">witch hazel</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069551a"><!--s069551a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075542b"><!--s075542b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several species of shrubs with yellow flowers borne in late autumn or early spring: genus <span class="bodyi">Hamamelis</span>.</p></div><a name="s075543b"><!--s075543b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a soothing astringent lotion made from the bark and leaves of this shrub [<span class="bodyi">witch</span>, <span class="bodyi">wych</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wych_elm_or_witch_elm/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wych elm</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">valedictory<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> valedictories)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066827a"><!--s066827a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> a valedictory speech.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strolling</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059993a"><!--s059993a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>going from place to place, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in search of work </p><p><i></i></p><p>strolling players</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">selenography</span><small><span class="eSynop">/seliʹnogrəfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054532a"><!--s054532a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the study and description of the physical features of the moon</p><p><span class="bodyb">selenographer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">selenographic</span> /-ʹgrafik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sick building syndrome</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055898a"><!--s055898a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a condition affecting workers in buildings with air-conditioning or sealed windows and humidification systems, characterized by headache, eye irritation, flu-like symptoms, etc and lethargy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wannabe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwonəbee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068194a"><!--s068194a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a person who wishes to be like something or somebody else </p><p><i></i></p><p>a Madonna wannabe</p> <p>[alteration of <span class="bodyi">want to be</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">witch-hunt</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069552a"><!--s069552a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075544b"><!--s075544b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the searching out and harassment of those with unpopular or unorthodox views, usu on the basis that they pose a threat to others.</p></div><a name="s075545b"><!--s075545b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in former times, a campaign of persecution of those accused of witchcraft </p><p><i></i></p><p>the Salem witch-hunts of 1692</p> <p><span class="bodyb">witch-hunting</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">UAE</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065457a"><!--s065457a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>United Arab Emirates.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">train<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/trayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064091a"><!--s064091a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069304b"><!--s069304b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a connected line of railway carriages or wagons with or without a locomotive.</p></div><a name="s069305b"><!--s069305b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a moving file of people, vehicles, or animals.</p></div><a name="s069306b"><!--s069306b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/retinue/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">retinue</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s069307b"><!--s069307b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the vehicles, men, and sometimes animals that accompany an army with baggage, supplies, ammunition, or siege artillery.</p></div><a name="s069308b"><!--s069308b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a connected series of ideas, actions, or events.</p></div><a name="s069309b"><!--s069309b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a part of a gown that trails behind the wearer.</p></div><a name="s069310b"><!--s069310b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a series of connected moving mechanical parts, e.g. gears.</p></div><a name="s069311b"><!--s069311b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>a line of gunpowder laid to lead fire to a charge [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">train</span>, from <span class="bodyi">trahiner</span> to draw, drag, from Latin <span class="bodyi">trahere</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soft coal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057268a"><!--s057268a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bituminous_coal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bituminous coal</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">valence<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvayləns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066828a"><!--s066828a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/valency/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">valency</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">therewithal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdheəwidhawl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062728a"><!--s062728a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067874b"><!--s067874b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> therewith.</p></div><a name="s067875b"><!--s067875b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> besides.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">syringe<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061355a"><!--s061355a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to flush out or spray (something) with a syringe.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">SSP</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058629a"><!--s058629a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> statutory sick pay.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stroma</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstrohmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> stromata /-tə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059994a"><!--s059994a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064812b"><!--s064812b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the supporting framework of some animal organs and cells.</p></div><a name="s064813b"><!--s064813b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a compact mass of fungal hyphae (threadlike filaments; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hypha/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hypha</span></span></a>) giving rise to a spore-producing body.</p></div><a name="s064814b"><!--s064814b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s017633c"><!--s017633c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a compact mass of fungal hyphae (threadlike filaments; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hypha/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hypha</span></span></a>) giving rise to a spore-producing body.</p></div><a name="s017634c"><!--s017634c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the colourless material of a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chloroplast/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chloroplast</span></span></a> (specialized plant cell part) in which the chlorophyll-containing layers are embedded</p><p><span class="bodyb">stromal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">stromatic</span> /strohʹmatik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">stromat-, stroma</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">strōmat-, strōma</span> bed covering, from <span class="bodyi">stornynai</span> to spread out].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">selenology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/seliʹnoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054533a"><!--s054533a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a branch of astronomy dealing with the moon <span class="bodyb">selenological</span> /-ʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">selenologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">want<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/wont/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068195a"><!--s068195a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073986b"><!--s073986b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to have a desire for (something).</p></div><a name="s073987b"><!--s073987b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to require the presence of (somebody).</p></div><a name="s073988b"><!--s073988b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to desire (somebody).</p></div><a name="s073989b"><!--s073989b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to hunt or seek (somebody) in order to apprehend them.</p></div><a name="s073990b"><!--s073990b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> to require or have need of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The room wants decorating</p>.</div><a name="s073991b"><!--s073991b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> ought or need </p><p><i></i></p><p>You want to see a doctor</p>.</div><a name="s073992b"><!--s073992b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to suffer from the lack of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Thousands still want food and shelter</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s073993b"><!--s073993b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to be needy or destitute.</p></div><a name="s073994b"><!--s073994b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + for) to be lacking in the specified respect </p><p><i></i></p><p>He never wants for friends</p>.</div><a name="s073995b"><!--s073995b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> to desire to come or go </p><p><i></i></p><p>I wanted out of the syndicate</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">wanten</span> from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">vanta</span> to be lacking].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sicken</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (sickened, sickening)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055899a"><!--s055899a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s059621b"><!--s059621b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cause (somebody) to feel ill or nauseous.</p></div><a name="s059622b"><!--s059622b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to drive (somebody) to the point of disgust or loathing <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s059623b"><!--s059623b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to become ill.</p></div><a name="s059624b"><!--s059624b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(+ for) to begin to show signs of illness </p><p><i></i></p><p>The baby looked as if she was sickening for a cold</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">UAR</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065458a"><!--s065458a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>United Arab Republic.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">train<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064092a"><!--s064092a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069312b"><!--s069312b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to teach (a person or animal) to do something; to make (somebody) fit, qualified, or proficient.</p></div><a name="s069313b"><!--s069313b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to undergo training.</p></div><a name="s069314b"><!--s069314b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to prepare (somebody), e.g. by exercise, for a test of skill.</p></div><a name="s069315b"><!--s069315b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to direct the growth of (a plant), usu by bending, pruning, and tying.</p></div><a name="s069316b"><!--s069316b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to aim (a weapon) at an object or objective <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s069317b"><!--s069317b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to undergo training.</p></div><a name="s069318b"><!--s069318b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> to go by train</p><p><span class="bodyb">trainable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">training</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">trainen</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">trahiner</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/train1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">train 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">syrinx</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsiringks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> syringes /siʹrinjeez/ syrinxes)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061356a"><!--s061356a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066263b"><!--s066263b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a set of panpipes.</p></div><a name="s066264b"><!--s066264b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a vocal organ of birds that is a modification of the lower trachea, bronchi, or both [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">syrinx</span> panpipe].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">witching</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069553a"><!--s069553a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or suitable for witchcraft </p><p><i></i></p><p>the very witching time of night</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soft copy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057269a"><!--s057269a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>information stored in a computer's memory or shown on a screen and not in physical form: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hard_copy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hard copy</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">valence<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvaləns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066829a"><!--s066829a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/valance_or_valence/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">valance</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ssp.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> sssp.)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058630a"><!--s058630a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>subspecies.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">therianthropic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌthiərianʹthropik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062729a"><!--s062729a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of mythical creatures: combining human and animal form [Greek <span class="bodyi">thērion</span> beast + <span class="bodyi">anthropos</span> man].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strong</span><small><span class="eSynop">/strong/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059995a"><!--s059995a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064815b"><!--s064815b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having or marked by great physical power.</p></div><a name="s064816b"><!--s064816b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having moral or intellectual power.</p></div><a name="s064817b"><!--s064817b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>having great resources of wealth, talent, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>a film with a strong cast</p>.</div><a name="s064818b"><!--s064818b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>of a specified number </p><p><i></i></p><p>an army ten thousand strong</p>.</div><a name="s064819b"><!--s064819b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s017635c"><!--s017635c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>striking or superior of its kind </p><p><i></i></p><p>a strong resemblance</p>.</div><a name="s017636c"><!--s017636c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>effective or efficient, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a specified area </p><p><i></i></p><p>strong on logic</p>.</div></div><a name="s064820b"><!--s064820b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>forceful or cogent </p><p><i></i></p><p>strong evidence</p>.</div><a name="s064821b"><!--s064821b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s017637c"><!--s017637c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>rich in some active agent, e.g. a flavour or extract; concentrated </p><p><i></i></p><p>strong beer</p> <p><i></i></p><p>strong tea</p>.</div><a name="s017638c"><!--s017638c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a colour: intense.</p></div><a name="s017639c"><!--s017639c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>said of an acid or base: forming electrically charged atoms or groups of atoms freely in solution.</p></div><a name="s017640c"><!--s017640c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>magnifying by refracting greatly </p><p><i></i></p><p>a strong lens</p>.</div></div><a name="s064822b"><!--s064822b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>moving with vigour or force </p><p><i></i></p><p>a strong wind</p>.</div><a name="s064823b"><!--s064823b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>full of passion or enthusiasm; ardent </p><p><i></i></p><p>a strong supporter</p>.</div><a name="s064824b"><!--s064824b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>well established; firm </p><p><i></i></p><p>strong beliefs</p>.</div><a name="s064825b"><!--s064825b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>not easily upset or nauseated </p><p><i></i></p><p>a strong stomach</p>.</div><a name="s064826b"><!--s064826b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>having a pungent or offensive smell or flavour.</p></div><a name="s064827b"><!--s064827b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>tending towards steady or higher prices </p><p><i></i></p><p>a strong market</p>.</div><a name="s064828b"><!--s064828b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><p>in grammar, of or being a verb or verb conjugation that forms the past tense and past participle by internal vowel change, e.g. <span class="bodyi">drink, drank, drunk</span>: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/weak/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">weak</span></span></a> ✱ <span class="bodyb">come on strong</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to behave in a forceful or aggressive manner ✱ <span class="bodyb">(still) going strong</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> continuing to be active, effective, successful, etc</p><p><span class="bodyb">strongish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">strongly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">strang</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Seleucid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹloohsid/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054534a"><!--s054534a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of a third-cent. <span class="bodysc">bc</span> Syrian and W Asian dynasty under which Greek language and culture were introduced into Syria</p><p><span class="bodyb">Seleucid</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [named after <span class="bodyi">Seleucus I</span> d.280 <span class="bodysc">bc</span>, Macedonian general under Alexander the Great and founder of the dynasty + Latin <span class="bodyi">-ides</span> masc patronymic suffix].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">want<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068196a"><!--s068196a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073996b"><!--s073996b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the quality or state of lacking something required or usual; lack </p><p><i></i></p><p>This whole proposal shows a want of good sense</p>.</div><a name="s073997b"><!--s073997b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>grave and extreme poverty that deprives one of the necessities of life.</p></div><a name="s073998b"><!--s073998b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something wanted; a need or desire </p><p><i></i></p><p>We can satisfy all your wants</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">UB40</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹyooh bee ʹfawti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> UB40’s UB40s)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065459a"><!--s065459a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070976b"><!--s070976b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in Britain, a card issued to somebody registered as unemployed.</p></div><a name="s070977b"><!--s070977b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> somebody registered as unemployed.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sickening</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055900a"><!--s055900a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059625b"><!--s059625b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>causing a feeling of nausea </p><p><i></i></p><p>a sickening smell</p>.</div><a name="s059626b"><!--s059626b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>very horrible or repugnant </p><p><i></i></p><p>He fell to the floor with a sickening thud</p>.</div><a name="s059627b"><!--s059627b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> very irritating or annoying</p><p><span class="bodyb">sickeningly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">syrup</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">sirup</span>) /ʹsirəp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061357a"><!--s061357a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066265b"><!--s066265b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s017958c"><!--s017958c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a thick sticky solution of sugar and water, often flavoured or mixed with medicinal substances.</p></div><a name="s017959c"><!--s017959c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the concentrated juice of a fruit or plant, e.g. the sugar maple; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the thick sticky liquid obtained from crushed sugarcane after evaporation and before crystallization in sugar manufacture.</p></div></div><a name="s066266b"><!--s066266b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>cloying sweetness or sentimentality</p><p><span class="bodyb">syrupy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">sirup</span> via early French <span class="bodyi">sirop</span> and medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">syrupus</span> from Arabic <span class="bodyi">sharāb</span> beverage].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strongarm</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059996a"><!--s059996a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>using or involving undue force </p><p><i></i></p><p>strongarm tactics</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">theriomorphic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌthiəriohʹmawfik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062730a"><!--s062730a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a god: having an animal form [Greek <span class="bodyi">thēriomorphos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">thērion</span> beast + <span class="bodyi">morphē</span> form].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trainband</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064093a"><!--s064093a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a 17th-cent. or 18th-cent. English militia company [alteration of <span class="bodyi">trained band</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">SSR</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058631a"><!--s058631a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>formerly, Soviet Socialist Republic.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">self-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054538a"><!--s054538a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s057944b"><!--s057944b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s015583c"><!--s015583c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>oneself; itself </p><p><i></i></p><p>self-supporting</p>.</div><a name="s015584c"><!--s015584c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>of oneself or itself </p><p><i></i></p><p>self-abuse</p> <p><i></i></p><p>self-abasement</p>.</div><a name="s015585c"><!--s015585c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>by oneself or itself </p><p><i></i></p><p>self-propelled</p> <p><i></i></p><p>self-starter</p> <p><i></i></p><p>self-starting</p>.</div><a name="s015586c"><!--s015586c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>automatically </p><p><i></i></p><p>self-regulating</p>.</div></div><a name="s057945b"><!--s057945b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s015587c"><!--s015587c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to, with, for, or in oneself or itself </p><p><i></i></p><p>self-confident</p> <p><i></i></p><p>self-addressed</p>.</div><a name="s015588c"><!--s015588c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>of or in oneself or itself inherently </p><p><i></i></p><p>self-evident</p> <p><i></i></p><p>self-explanatory</p>.</div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">witching hour</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069554a"><!--s069554a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the critical or significant time when something is to happen.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Valenciennes</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌvalənsiʹen, vəˌlensiʹen(z)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066830a"><!--s066830a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fine pillow lace [named after <span class="bodyi">Valenciennes</span>, town in N France formerly noted for its handmade lace].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soft-core</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057270a"><!--s057270a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of pornography: mildly titillating; excluding highly explicit pictures or descriptions of sexual acts.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wanting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068197a"><!--s068197a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s073999b"><!--s073999b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not present or in evidence; absent.</p></div><a name="s074000b"><!--s074000b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s020212c"><!--s020212c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>not up to the required standard or expectation </p><p><i></i></p><p>The candidate was tested and found wanting</p>.</div><a name="s020213c"><!--s020213c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>lacking in the specified ability or capacity; deficient </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was wanting in gratitude</p>.</div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">U-bend</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065460a"><!--s065460a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a U-shaped bend in a pipe, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one in the waste pipe of a sink that prevents bad smells escaping.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sick headache</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055901a"><!--s055901a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059628b"><!--s059628b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a headache accompanied by a feeling of nausea, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a migraine.</p></div><a name="s059629b"><!--s059629b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/migraine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">migraine</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sysop</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsisop/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061358a"><!--s061358a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in computing, a system operator.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">therm</span><small><span class="eSynop">/thuhm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062731a"><!--s062731a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a quantity of heat equal to 100,000Btu (about 105,506MJ) [Greek <span class="bodyi">thermē</span> heat].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strongbox</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059997a"><!--s059997a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a strongly made chest for money or valuables.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">SSRC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058632a"><!--s058632a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Social Science Research Council.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trainbearer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064094a"><!--s064094a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an attendant who holds the train of a robe or gown, e.g. on a ceremonial occasion.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soft-cover</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057271a"><!--s057271a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a book: bound in flexible covers; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> paperback.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">valency</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvaylənsi/ (<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">valence</span> /ʹvayləns/) <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> valencies <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> valences)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066831a"><!--s066831a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072430b"><!--s072430b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the degree of combining power of an element or radical as shown by the number of atomic weights of a univalent element, e.g. hydrogen, with which the atomic weight of the element will combine or for which it can be substituted or with which it can be compared.</p></div><a name="s072431b"><!--s072431b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a unit of valency </p><p><i></i></p><p>Carbon has four valencies</p>.</div><a name="s072432b"><!--s072432b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the ability to form chemical bonds [late Latin <span class="bodyi">valentia</span> power, capacity, from Latin <span class="bodyi">valent-, valens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">valēre</span> to be strong].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">self<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/self/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> selves /selvz/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054535a"><!--s054535a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057938b"><!--s057938b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the entire being of an individual.</p></div><a name="s057939b"><!--s057939b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person's individual character, or one part or aspect of it.</p></div><a name="s057940b"><!--s057940b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the body, emotions, thoughts, sensations, etc that constitute the individuality and identity of a person.</p></div><a name="s057941b"><!--s057941b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s015580c"><!--s015580c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the entire being of an individual.</p></div><a name="s015581c"><!--s015581c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a person's individual character, or one part or aspect of it.</p></div><a name="s015582c"><!--s015582c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the body, emotions, thoughts, etc that constitute the identity of a person </p><p><i></i></p><p>I have no self … What I have instead is a variety of impersonations I can do</p><p> Philip Roth.</p></div></div><a name="s057942b"><!--s057942b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>personal interest, advantage, or welfare </p><p><i></i></p><p>with no thought of self</p>.</div><a name="s057943b"><!--s057943b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a bird or animal that is of one single colour [Old English].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wanton<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwont(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068198a"><!--s068198a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s074001b"><!--s074001b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having no just foundation or provocation; malicious </p><p><i></i></p><p>wanton interference in their affairs</p>.</div><a name="s074002b"><!--s074002b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>gratuitously brutal or violent </p><p><i></i></p><p>As flies to wanton boys are we to the gods. They kill us for their sport</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div><a name="s074003b"><!--s074003b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>sexually unbridled; promiscuous.</p></div><a name="s074004b"><!--s074004b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>uncontrolled or unbridled </p><p><i></i></p><p>wanton inflation</p>.</div><a name="s074005b"><!--s074005b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> luxuriant or lavish.</p></div><a name="s074006b"><!--s074006b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> hard to control; undisciplined or unruly</p><p><span class="bodyb">wantonly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">wantonness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English, from <span class="bodyi">wan-</span> mis-, badly + Old English <span class="bodyi">togen</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">teōn</span> to draw, train, discipline].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">witenagemot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwit(ə)nəgimoht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069555a"><!--s069555a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an Anglo-Saxon council convened from time to time to advise the king [Old English <span class="bodyi">witena gemōt</span> assembly of advisers, from <span class="bodyi">wita</span> sage, adviser + <span class="bodyi">gemōt</span> assembly, from <span class="bodyi">mōt</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/moot1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">moot 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Übermensch</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹoobəmensh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Übermenschen /-shən/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065462a"><!--s065462a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Nietzschean philosophy, an ideal human being of who, in the future, who would be able to use their passions creatively, ignoring instead of having to suppress them in order to follow Christian teachings, and, by doing this, would be able to formulate their own moral code [German <span class="bodyi">Übermensch</span>, literally ‘over man’, from <span class="bodyi">über</span> super + <span class="bodyi">Mensch</span> man, a back-formation from <span class="bodyi">übermenschlich</span> superhuman; from <span class="bodyi">Thus Spake Zarathustra</span>, a book by Friedrich Nietzsche (d.1900), German philosopher].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">systaltic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹstaltik, siʹstawltik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061359a"><!--s061359a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>alternately and regularly contracting and dilating; pulsating [Greek <span class="bodyi">systaltos</span> from <span class="bodyi">systellein</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/systole/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">systole</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sickie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsiki/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055902a"><!--s055902a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a day's absence from work claimed as sick leave.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-therm</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062733a"><!--s062733a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting: an animal having a particular body temperature </p><p><i></i></p><p>ectotherm</p> <p>[Greek <span class="bodyi">thermē</span> heat].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wanton<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068199a"><!--s068199a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a wanton person, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a lewd or lascivious woman </p><p><i></i></p><p>Sleep, pretty wantons, do not cry</p><p> Thomas Dekker.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strong breeze</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059998a"><!--s059998a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wind having a speed of 39 to 49km/h (25 to 31mph).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">valency electron</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066832a"><!--s066832a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of the electrons in the outermost shell of an atom that are involved in the formation of chemical bonds.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trainee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/trayʹnee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064095a"><!--s064095a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who is being trained for a job.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">self<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pronoun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054536a"><!--s054536a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>myself; himself; herself.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">with</span><small><span class="eSynop">/widh/ <i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069556a"><!--s069556a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075546b"><!--s075546b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s020586c"><!--s020586c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>used to indicate accompaniment or association </p><p><i></i></p><p>She ran off to live with the gypsies</p>.</div><a name="s020587c"><!--s020587c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>used to indicate reciprocal action or communication </p><p><i></i></p><p>talking with a friend</p>.</div><a name="s020588c"><!--s020588c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>used to express agreement or sympathy </p><p><i></i></p><p>I must conclude, with him, that the painting is a forgery</p>.</div><a name="s020589c"><!--s020589c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>able to follow the reasoning of (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Are you with me?</p>.</div></div><a name="s075547b"><!--s075547b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s020590c"><!--s020590c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in opposition to (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He had a fight with his brother</p>.</div><a name="s020591c"><!--s020591c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>so as to be separated or detached from (somebody or something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She broke with her family</p>.</div></div><a name="s075548b"><!--s075548b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s020592c"><!--s020592c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in relation to (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>the Italian frontier with Switzerland</p>.</div><a name="s020593c"><!--s020593c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>used to indicate the object of attention, behaviour, or feeling </p><p><i></i></p><p>He is in love with her</p>.</div><a name="s020594c"><!--s020594c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>concering or with respect to (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>the trouble with this machine</p>.</div><a name="s020595c"><!--s020595c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>used to indicate the object of an adverbial expression of imperative force </p><p><i></i></p><p>Off with his head</p>.</div></div><a name="s075549b"><!--s075549b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s020596c"><!--s020596c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>supporting or on the side of (a person or group) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She voted with the government</p>.</div><a name="s020597c"><!--s020597c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>employed by (a company, institution, etc) </p><p><i></i></p><p>a salesman with a drugs company</p>.</div></div><a name="s075550b"><!--s075550b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s020598c"><!--s020598c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>used to indicate the object of a statement of comparison, equality, or harmony </p><p><i></i></p><p>level with the street</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Her dress doesn't go with her shoes</p>.</div><a name="s020599c"><!--s020599c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>as well as (somebody or something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He can ride with the best of them</p>.</div><a name="s020600c"><!--s020600c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>in addition to (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>His money, with his wife's, comes to a million pounds</p>.</div><a name="s020601c"><!--s020601c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>inclusive of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>It costs £5 with tax</p>.</div></div><a name="s075551b"><!--s075551b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>by means of; using.</p></div><a name="s075552b"><!--s075552b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>used to indicate manner of action.</p></div><a name="s075553b"><!--s075553b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s020602c"><!--s020602c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>using or by means of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Dab at the stain with a damp cloth</p>.</div><a name="s020603c"><!--s020603c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>through the effect of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>pale with anger</p>.</div></div><a name="s075554b"><!--s075554b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><a name="s020604c"><!--s020604c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>used to indicate manner of action </p><p><i></i></p><p>She ran with effort</p>.</div><a name="s020605c"><!--s020605c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>used to indicate an attendant or contributory circumstance </p><p><i></i></p><p>He stood there with his hat on</p>.</div><a name="s020606c"><!--s020606c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>in possession of (something); having or bearing (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She came with good news</p>.</div><a name="s020607c"><!--s020607c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>in the possession or care of (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The decision rests with you</p>.</div></div><a name="s075555b"><!--s075555b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>in proportion to (something).</p></div><a name="s075556b"><!--s075556b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><a name="s020608c"><!--s020608c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>used to indicate a close association in time </p><p><i></i></p><p>With the outbreak of war they went home</p>.</div><a name="s020609c"><!--s020609c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in proportion to (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The pressure varies with the depth</p>.</div></div><a name="s075557b"><!--s075557b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><a name="s020610c"><!--s020610c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in spite of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I love her with all her faults</p>.</div><a name="s020611c"><!--s020611c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>except for (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>They are very similar, with one important difference</p>.</div></div><a name="s075558b"><!--s075558b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>in the direction of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>travelling with the wind</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">with</span> against, from, with].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soft drink</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057272a"><!--s057272a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a non-alcoholic drink that is usu served cold.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">uber- <span class="bodyi">or</span> über-</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹoobə-/ <i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065461a"><!--s065461a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> forming words denoting superiority or high quality </p><p><i></i></p><p>uber-babe</p> <p><i></i></p><p>ubercool</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">SSRI</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058633a"><!--s058633a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (any of various antidepressants).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sickle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055903a"><!--s055903a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an agricultural implement for cutting plants or hedges, consisting of a curved metal blade with a short handle [Old English <span class="bodyi">sicol</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">system</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsistəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061360a"><!--s061360a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066267b"><!--s066267b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s017960c"><!--s017960c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a regularly interacting or interdependent group of items or factors forming a unified whole </p><p><i></i></p><p>the solar system</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a weather system</p>.</div><a name="s017961c"><!--s017961c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a group of devices or an organization forming a network, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for distributing something or serving a common purpose </p><p><i></i></p><p>a heating system</p>.</div></div><a name="s066268b"><!--s066268b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a form of social, economic, or political organization </p><p><i></i></p><p>the capitalist system</p>.</div><a name="s066269b"><!--s066269b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an organized set of doctrines, ideas, or principles, usu intended to explain the arrangement or working of a systematic whole </p><p><i></i></p><p>the Newtonian system of mechanics</p>.</div><a name="s066270b"><!--s066270b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s017962c"><!--s017962c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an organized or established procedure </p><p><i></i></p><p>a filing system</p>.</div><a name="s017963c"><!--s017963c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a manner of classifying, symbolizing, or formalizing things </p><p><i></i></p><p>a taxonomic system</p>.</div></div><a name="s066271b"><!--s066271b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>harmonious arrangement or pattern; order.</p></div><a name="s066272b"><!--s066272b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a major division of rocks usu larger than a series and including all those formed during a geological period or era.</p></div><a name="s066273b"><!--s066273b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s017964c"><!--s017964c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the body considered as a functional unit.</p></div><a name="s017965c"><!--s017965c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a group of body organs that together perform one or more usu specified functions </p><p><i></i></p><p>the digestive system</p>.</div></div><a name="s066274b"><!--s066274b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the system</span>) an organized society or social situation regarded as stultifying or restrictive ✱ <span class="bodyb">get something out of one's system</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to stop thinking or worrying about something</p><p><span class="bodyb">systemless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">systēmat-, systēma</span>, from <span class="bodyi">synistanai</span> to combine, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/syn_or_syl_or_sym/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">syn-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">histanai</span> to cause to stand].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wanton<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068200a"><!--s068200a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or literary</span> to behave in a wanton manner, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to act promiscuously.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thermae</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹthuhmee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062734a"><!--s062734a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>public baths, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in ancient Greece or Rome [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">thermai</span>, pl of <span class="bodyi">thermē</span> heat].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strong drink</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s059999a"><!--s059999a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>intoxicating liquor.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">SSSI</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058634a"><!--s058634a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> site of special scientific interest.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trainer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064096a"><!--s064096a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069319b"><!--s069319b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s018962c"><!--s018962c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a person who trains the members of an athletic team, e.g. footballers.</p></div><a name="s018963c"><!--s018963c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a person who trains and prepares horses for racing.</p></div><a name="s018964c"><!--s018964c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>an aircraft or piece of equipment for training aircrew.</p></div></div><a name="s069320b"><!--s069320b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a sports shoe designed for running, jogging, etc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ubiety</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yoohʹbieiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065463a"><!--s065463a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> the state of being in a definite place [Latin <span class="bodyi">ubi</span> where + <span class="bodyi">-ety</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/society/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">society</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">withal<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/wiʹdhawl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyi">archaic</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069557a"><!--s069557a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075559b"><!--s075559b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>together with this; besides.</p></div><a name="s075560b"><!--s075560b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>on the other hand; nevertheless [Middle English, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/with/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">with</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/all1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">all 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">systematic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sistəʹmatik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061361a"><!--s061361a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066275b"><!--s066275b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or consisting of a system.</p></div><a name="s066276b"><!--s066276b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>methodical in procedure or plan; thorough </p><p><i></i></p><p>The investigation was systematic</p>.</div><a name="s066277b"><!--s066277b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>of or concerned with classification; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> taxonomic</p><p><span class="bodyb">systematically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">systēmatikos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">systēmat-, systēma</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/system/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">system</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-valent</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066833a"><!--s066833a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming adjectives, with the meanings:</p><a name="s072433b"><!--s072433b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having the valency specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>bivalent</p> <p><i></i></p><p>multivalent</p>.</div><a name="s072434b"><!--s072434b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having the number of chromosomal strands or homologous chromosomes specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>univalent</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soften</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsof(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (softened, softening)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057273a"><!--s057273a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s061375b"><!--s061375b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make or become (something or somebody) soft or softer.</p></div><a name="s061376b"><!--s061376b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to impair the strength or resistance of (somebody or something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She tried to soften him up with compliments</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s061377b"><!--s061377b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to become soft or softer</p><p><span class="bodyb">softener</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">self<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054537a"><!--s054537a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>identical throughout, e.g. in colour or material.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sick leave</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055904a"><!--s055904a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>absence from work because of illness.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">WAP</span><small><span class="eSynop">/wap/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068201a"><!--s068201a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Wireless Application Protocol, technology that allows mobile phone users to send e-mails, get information from the Internet, etc via their mobile phone.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thermal<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹthuhml/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062735a"><!--s062735a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067876b"><!--s067876b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or caused by heat </p><p><i></i></p><p>thermal stress</p> <p><i></i></p><p>thermal insulation</p>.</div><a name="s067877b"><!--s067877b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>designed to prevent the dissipation of body heat </p><p><i></i></p><p>thermal underwear</p> <p><span class="bodyb">thermally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">thermē</span> heat].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">SST</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058635a"><!--s058635a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>supersonic transport.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strong force</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s060000a"><!--s060000a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/strong_interaction/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">strong interaction</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">withal<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069558a"><!--s069558a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> (<span class="bodyi">used after its object</span>) with (somebody or something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'll tell you who Time ambles withal, who Time trots withal, who Time gallops withal, and who he stands still withal</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ubiquitarian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yooˌbikwiʹteəri·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065464a"><!--s065464a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Christian, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a member of the Lutheran Church, who believes that Christ is present in all places at all times</p><p><span class="bodyb">ubiquitarian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">ubiquitarianism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">ubique</span> everywhere, from <span class="bodyi">ubi</span> where + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/arian/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-arian</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">valentine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvaləntien/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066834a"><!--s066834a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072435b"><!--s072435b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sweetheart chosen on St Valentine's Day, 14 February.</p></div><a name="s072436b"><!--s072436b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a greeting card sent or given, often anonymously, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to a sweetheart, on St Valentine's Day</p><p>St Valentine's Day is the feast day of two saints named Valentine; one martyred in Rome c.270, the other the Bishop of Terni, martyred soon afterwards. The custom of sending cards to one's sweetheart on this day has nothing to do with the saints; it is probably a remnant of the Roman festival Lupercalia, held on 15 February, which included fertility rites, influenced by the belief that birds choose their mates at this time</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">self-abandonment</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054539a"><!--s054539a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057946b"><!--s057946b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a surrender of selfish interests or desires.</p></div><a name="s057947b"><!--s057947b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a lack of self-restraint.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">training</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064097a"><!--s064097a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069321b"><!--s069321b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the bringing of a person or animal to a desired degree of proficiency in some activity or skill.</p></div><a name="s069322b"><!--s069322b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the condition of being trained, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for a contest </p><p><i></i></p><p>an athlete out of training</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">systematic error</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061362a"><!--s061362a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a statistical error that is not determined by chance but by an effect that distorts the information in a definite direction.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sickle cell</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055905a"><!--s055905a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an abnormal red blood cell of crescent shape that occurs in the blood of people affected with sickle-cell anaemia.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soft fruit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057274a"><!--s057274a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a small stonelessn edible fruit, e.g. a strawberry, raspberry, or blackcurrant, that is small, stoneless, and grows on low bushes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wapentake</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwopəntayk, ʹwap-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068202a"><!--s068202a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a former subdivision of some English shires, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> northern ones, corresponding to a hundred in other shires [Old English <span class="bodyi">wǣpentæc</span> from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">vāpnatak</span> act of grasping weapons, from <span class="bodyi">vāpn</span> weapon + <span class="bodyi">tak</span> act of grasping, from <span class="bodyi">taka</span> to take; prob from the brandishing of weapons as an expression of approval when the chief of the wapentake entered upon his office].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thermal<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062736a"><!--s062736a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067878b"><!--s067878b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a rising body of warm air.</p></div><a name="s067879b"><!--s067879b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) thermal underwear or clothing.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">SSW</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058636a"><!--s058636a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>south-southwest.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ubiquitous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yooʹbikwitəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065465a"><!--s065465a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>existing or seeming to be everywhere at the same time; frequently encountered</p><p><span class="bodyb">ubiquitously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">ubiquitousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">ubiquity</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">ubique</span> everywhere, from <span class="bodyi">ubi</span> where + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ous</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strong gale</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s060001a"><!--s060001a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wind having a speed of 75 to 88km/h (47 to 54mph).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">systematics</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061363a"><!--s061363a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the branch of biology dealing with the classification and study of living things with regard to their natural relationships.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">withdraw</span><small><span class="eSynop">/widhʹdraw/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> withdrew /widhʹdrooh/) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> withdrawn /widhʹdrawn/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069559a"><!--s069559a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s075561b"><!--s075561b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s020612c"><!--s020612c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to draw (something) back, away, or aside; to remove (something).</p></div><a name="s020613c"><!--s020613c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to remove (money) from a place of deposit, e.g. a bank account.</p></div></div><a name="s075562b"><!--s075562b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cancel or retract (e.g. an offer or promise) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s075563b"><!--s075563b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s020614c"><!--s020614c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to go back or away; to retire from participation.</p></div><a name="s020615c"><!--s020615c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to leave a place, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to retreat.</p></div></div><a name="s075564b"><!--s075564b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to become socially or emotionally detached.</p></div><a name="s075565b"><!--s075565b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to retract a statement [Middle English, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/with/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">with</span></span></a> in the sense ‘from’ + <span class="bodyi">drawen</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/draw1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">draw 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">valerian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/vəʹliəri·ən, vəʹleə-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066835a"><!--s066835a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072437b"><!--s072437b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several species of usu perennial plants, many of which possess medicinal properties: family Valerianaceae.</p></div><a name="s072438b"><!--s072438b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a drug prepared from the roots of valerian, used as a sedative and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/carminative2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">carminative 2</span></span></a> (drug given to relieve flatulence) [Middle English from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">valeriana</span>, prob named after <span class="bodyi">Valeria</span>, Roman province in SE Europe].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sickle-cell anaemia</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055906a"><!--s055906a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hereditary anaemia in which most of the red blood cells become crescent-shaped, causing recurrent short periods of fever and pain.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">self-abasement</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054540a"><!--s054540a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>humiliation of oneself, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in response to a sense of guilt.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">training college</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064098a"><!--s064098a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a school offering specialized instruction.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soft furnishings</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057275a"><!--s057275a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> articles made of cloth, e.g. curtains or chair covers, that make increase the comfort or improve the appearance of a room or piece of furniture more attractive or comfortable.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thermal barrier</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062737a"><!--s062737a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a limit to increase in aircraft or rocket speeds imposed by aerodynamic heating.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">St</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058637a"><!--s058637a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s063003b"><!--s063003b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Saint.</p></div><a name="s063004b"><!--s063004b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in street names, street.</p></div><a name="s063005b"><!--s063005b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in physics, stokes.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wapiti</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwopiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> wapitis <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> wapiti)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068203a"><!--s068203a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an American deer similar to the European red deer but larger: <span class="bodyi">Cervus canadensis</span>. <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/elk/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">elk</span></span></a> [Shawnee <span class="bodyi">wapiti</span>, literally ‘white rump’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">U-boat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065466a"><!--s065466a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a German submarine, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as used in World Wars I and II [translation of German <span class="bodyi">U</span> <span class="bodyi">-Boot</span>,short for<span class="bodyi">Unterseeboot</span>,from <span class="bodyi">unter</span> under +<span class="bodyi">See</span> sea +<span class="bodyi">Boot</span> boat].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stronghold</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s060002a"><!--s060002a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064829b"><!--s064829b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a fortified place.</p></div><a name="s064830b"><!--s064830b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s017641c"><!--s017641c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a place of refuge or survival </p><p><i></i></p><p>one of the last strongholds of the Gaelic language</p>.</div><a name="s017642c"><!--s017642c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a place dominated by a specified group </p><p><i></i></p><p>a Tory stronghold</p>.</div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sickly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (sicklier, sickliest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055907a"><!--s055907a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059630b"><!--s059630b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s016147c"><!--s016147c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>susceptible to illness and often unwell.</p></div><a name="s016148c"><!--s016148c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>feeble or weak </p><p><i></i></p><p>a sickly plant</p>.</div></div><a name="s059631b"><!--s059631b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>associated with or producing sickness or disease.</p></div><a name="s059632b"><!--s059632b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s016149c"><!--s016149c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>associated with sickness </p><p><i></i></p><p>a sickly complexion</p>.</div><a name="s016150c"><!--s016150c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>producing or tending to produce disease </p><p><i></i></p><p>a sickly climate</p>.</div></div><a name="s059633b"><!--s059633b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>showing aversion, reluctance, or unease </p><p><i></i></p><p>a sickly smile</p>.</div><a name="s059634b"><!--s059634b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s016151c"><!--s016151c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>tending to produce nausea or feelings of repugnance </p><p><i></i></p><p>a sickly taste</p>.</div><a name="s016152c"><!--s016152c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>mawkish or saccharine </p><p><i></i></p><p>sickly sentiment</p> <p><span class="bodyb">sickliness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">systematise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061364a"><!--s061364a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/systematize_or_systematise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">systematize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">valeric acid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/vəʹliərik, vəʹlerik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066836a"><!--s066836a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pentanoic_acid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pentanoic acid</span></span></a> [from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/valerian/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">valerian</span></span></a> ; from its occurrence in the plant's root].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">withdrawal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/widhʹdrawəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069560a"><!--s069560a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075566b"><!--s075566b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of withdrawing, e.g.:</p><a name="s020616c"><!--s020616c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>removal of money or other assets from a place of deposit or investment.</p></div><a name="s020617c"><!--s020617c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>social or emotional detachment.</p></div></div><a name="s075567b"><!--s075567b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the discontinuance of use of a drug, often accompanied by unpleasant side effects.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">st.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058638a"><!--s058638a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s063006b"><!--s063006b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>stanza.</p></div><a name="s063007b"><!--s063007b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>stitch.</p></div><a name="s063008b"><!--s063008b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>stone.</p></div><a name="s063009b"><!--s063009b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in cricket, stumped by.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">training shoe</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064099a"><!--s064099a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/trainer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">trainer</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thermal capacity</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062738a"><!--s062738a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067880b"><!--s067880b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the heat required to raise the temperature of a substance by unit temperature.</p></div><a name="s067881b"><!--s067881b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/heat_capacity/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">heat capacity</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">self-abnegating</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054541a"><!--s054541a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>self-denying</p><p><span class="bodyb">self-abnegation</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soft goods</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057276a"><!--s057276a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>textiles and textile products, e.g. clothing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">War.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068206a"><!--s068206a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Warwickshire.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">UBR</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065467a"><!--s065467a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>uniform business rate.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strong interaction</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s060003a"><!--s060003a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in physics, an interaction between elementary particles that is more powerful than any other known force and is responsible for binding protons and neutrons in atomic nuclei: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/weak_interaction/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">weak interaction</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">withdrawalist</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069561a"><!--s069561a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>someone who advocates withdrawal, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a person advocating withdrawal from the European Union</p><p><span class="bodyb">withdrawalist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">systematist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsistəmətist, siʹstem-, siʹstee-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061365a"><!--s061365a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066278b"><!--s066278b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a maker or follower of a system.</p></div><a name="s066279b"><!--s066279b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a taxonomist.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sick-making</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055908a"><!--s055908a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sickening/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sickening</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">war<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/waw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068204a"><!--s068204a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s074007b"><!--s074007b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a state or period of usu open and declared armed hostile conflict between states or nations.</p></div><a name="s074008b"><!--s074008b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a struggle between opposing forces or for a particular end </p><p><i></i></p><p>a war against disease</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">in the wars</span>.</p></div><a name="s074009b"><!--s074009b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> suffering several injuries at once [Middle English <span class="bodyi">werre</span> from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">s.t.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058639a"><!--s058639a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>short ton.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soft-headed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057277a"><!--s057277a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>foolish; stupid</p><p><span class="bodyb">soft-headedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thermal efficiency</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062739a"><!--s062739a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the ratio of the amount of work done by a heat engine to the amount of energy supplied to it.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">valet<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvalay, ʹvalit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066837a"><!--s066837a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072439b"><!--s072439b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a man's male servant who performs personal services, e.g. taking care of clothing, or an employee of a hotel, etc who performs similar services for patrons.</p></div><a name="s072440b"><!--s072440b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an employee of a hotel, restaurant, etc who provides valet parking for customers [early French <span class="bodyi">vaslet, varlet, valet</span> young nobleman, page, domestic servant, from assumed medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">vassellittus</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">vassallus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vassal1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">vassal 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">UC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065468a"><!--s065468a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>University College.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strong language</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s060004a"><!--s060004a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>offensive language, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> swearing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">self-absorbed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054542a"><!--s054542a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>preoccupied with one's own thoughts, activities, or welfare</p><p><span class="bodyb">self-absorption</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">train oil</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064100a"><!--s064100a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>oil from a whale or other marine animal [obsolete <span class="bodyi">train</span> train oil, from early Dutch <span class="bodyi">trane</span> or early Low German <span class="bodyi">trān</span>, literally ‘tear’, because it was extracted in small drops].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">withdrawing room</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069562a"><!--s069562a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/drawing_room/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">drawing room</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sickness</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055909a"><!--s055909a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059635b"><!--s059635b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>ill health.</p></div><a name="s059636b"><!--s059636b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a specific disease.</p></div><a name="s059637b"><!--s059637b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>nausea or queasiness.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soft-hearted</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057278a"><!--s057278a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>kind; compassionate</p><p><span class="bodyb">soft-heartedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">soft-heartedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strong man</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s060005a"><!--s060005a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064831b"><!--s064831b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a man who performs feats of muscular strength.</p></div><a name="s064832b"><!--s064832b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an autocratic leader.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">systematize <span class="bodyi">or</span> systematise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsistəmətiez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061366a"><!--s061366a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to arrange (e.g. information) according to a set method; to order systematically <span class="bodyb">systematization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">systematizer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">self-abuse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹbyoohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054543a"><!--s054543a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057948b"><!--s057948b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act of blaming or censuring oneself.</p></div><a name="s057949b"><!--s057949b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/self_reproach/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">self-reproach</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s057950b"><!--s057950b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>misuse of one's talents and abilities.</p></div><a name="s057951b"><!--s057951b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">euphem</span> masturbation.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-st<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058640a"><!--s058640a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming the superlative degree of adjectives and adverbs of one syllable, and of some adjectives and adverbs of two or more syllables, that end in <span class="bodyi">e</span> </p><p><i></i></p><p>surest</p> <p><i></i></p><p>completest</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">valet<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (valeted, valeting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066838a"><!--s066838a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s072441b"><!--s072441b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to serve (somebody) as a valet.</p></div><a name="s072442b"><!--s072442b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to clean (a car) as a service <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s072443b"><!--s072443b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to work as a valet.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trainspotter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064101a"><!--s064101a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069323b"><!--s069323b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> somebody whose hobby is to observe locomotives and trains and collect information about them.</p></div><a name="s069324b"><!--s069324b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> somebody who is obsessed with any specialized hobby or interest, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that is regarded as boring</p><p><span class="bodyb">trainspotting</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thermal imaging</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062740a"><!--s062740a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a technique for detecting and producing a picture of a heat source, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a hidden one, used e.g. to find missing people or locate a target</p><p><span class="bodyb">thermal imager</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">u.c.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065469a"><!--s065469a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>upper case.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">war<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (warred, warring)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068205a"><!--s068205a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s074010b"><!--s074010b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to engage in warfare.</p></div><a name="s074011b"><!--s074011b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s020214c"><!--s020214c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to be in active or vigorous conflict.</p></div><a name="s020215c"><!--s020215c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to be opposed or inconsistent </p><p><i></i></p><p>warring principles</p>.</div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">withdrawn<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/widhʹdrawn/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069563a"><!--s069563a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075568b"><!--s075568b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>socially detached and unresponsive; shy.</p></div><a name="s075569b"><!--s075569b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>secluded or isolated.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">softie <span class="bodyi">or</span> softy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsofti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> softies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057279a"><!--s057279a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061378b"><!--s061378b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a sentimental or soft-hearted person.</p></div><a name="s061379b"><!--s061379b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a feeble person.</p></div><a name="s061380b"><!--s061380b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a weak or foolish or gullible person.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">self-acting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054544a"><!--s054544a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>acting of or by itself, or capable of doing so; automatic.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">valeta</span><small><span class="eSynop">/vəʹleetə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066839a"><!--s066839a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/veleta_or_valeta/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">veleta</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sicko</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsikoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> sickos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055910a"><!--s055910a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> somebody who is mentally ill or perverted.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strong-minded</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s060006a"><!--s060006a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>marked by firmness and independence of thought and judgment</p><p><span class="bodyb">strong-mindedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">strong-mindedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">traipse<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/trayps/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064102a"><!--s064102a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to walk or trudge about, often to little purpose [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thermalize <span class="bodyi">or</span> thermalise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062741a"><!--s062741a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to cause (neutrons) to lose energy in a reactor and become thermal neutrons.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">systemic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹsteemik, siʹstemik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061367a"><!--s061367a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066280b"><!--s066280b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or common to a system, e.g. affecting the body generally.</p></div><a name="s066281b"><!--s066281b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of an insecticide, pesticide, etc: making the organism, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a plant, toxic to a pest by entering the tissues</p><p><span class="bodyb">systemically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">UCAS</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹyoohkas/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065470a"><!--s065470a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Universities and Colleges Admissions Service.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-st<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058641a"><!--s058641a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming the archaic second person singular present (the form used with <span class="bodyi">thou</span>) of verbs that end in <span class="bodyi">e</span> </p><p><i></i></p><p>comest</p> <p><i></i></p><p>forgivest</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">waratah</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹworətah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068207a"><!--s068207a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of Australasian shrubs that hasve clusters of crimson or scarlet flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Telopea</span> [Dharuk <span class="bodyi">waratah</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">withdrawn<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069564a"><!--s069564a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/withdraw/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">withdraw</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soft landscape</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057280a"><!--s057280a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the trees, bushes, plants, and other growing components of a garden, park, etc: compare<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hard_landscape/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hard landscape</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">UCATT</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹyoohkat/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065471a"><!--s065471a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Union of Construction, Allied Trades, and Technicians.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">self-addressed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054545a"><!--s054545a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057952b"><!--s057952b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>addressed for return to the sender </p><p><i></i></p><p>a self-addressed envelope</p>.</div><a name="s057953b"><!--s057953b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>spoken to and intended for oneself </p><p><i></i></p><p>self-addressed criticisms</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sick pay</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055911a"><!--s055911a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>salary or wages paid to an employee while on sick leave.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">traipse<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064103a"><!--s064103a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a long or unpleasant walk.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">systemic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061368a"><!--s061368a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a systemic pesticide.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strongpoint</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s060007a"><!--s060007a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small fortified defensive position.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thermal neutron</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062742a"><!--s062742a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a neutron in thermal equilibrium with its surroundings.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">warble<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwawbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068208a"><!--s068208a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s074012b"><!--s074012b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to sing or sound in a trilling manner or with many turns and variations <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s074013b"><!--s074013b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to render (something) musically, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in an ornamented or trilling manner [Old Northern French <span class="bodyi">werbler</span> from <span class="bodyi">werble</span> tune, modulation, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">valet de chambre</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌvalay də ʹshombr/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> valets de chambre /ˌvalay/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066840a"><!--s066840a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/valet1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">valet<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (1) [French <span class="bodyi">valet de chambre</span> room valet].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-st<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058642a"><!--s058642a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used after the figure one to indicate the ordinal number <span class="bodyi">first</span> </p><p><i></i></p><p>61st</p> <p><i></i></p><p>691st</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">withdrew</span><small><span class="eSynop">/widhʹdrooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069565a"><!--s069565a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/withdraw/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">withdraw</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">softly-softly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057281a"><!--s057281a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> characterized by caution, patience, or guile </p><p><i></i></p><p>a softly-softly approach to delicate problems</p> <p>[from the proverb <span class="bodyi">softly softly catchee monkey</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">UDA</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065472a"><!--s065472a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Ulster Defence Association.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">self-adjusting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054546a"><!--s054546a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>adjusting automatically by itself.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">warble<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068209a"><!--s068209a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s074014b"><!--s074014b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a musical trill.</p></div><a name="s074015b"><!--s074015b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a warbled song or tune.</p></div><a name="s074016b"><!--s074016b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of warbling.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thermal printer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062743a"><!--s062743a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a printer that uses a heated printing device to produce an image on heat-sensitive paper.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">systemize <span class="bodyi">or</span> systemise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061369a"><!--s061369a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to systematize (something) <span class="bodyb">systemization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">systemizer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trait</span><small><span class="eSynop">/trayt, tray/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064104a"><!--s064104a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a distinguishing quality or characteristic [early French <span class="bodyi">trait</span>, literally ‘act of pulling’, from Latin <span class="bodyi">trahere</span> to draw, pull].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Sta</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058643a"><!--s058643a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in place names or church names, Santa.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">valet parking</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvalay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066841a"><!--s066841a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a service providing attendants who take a customer's car from the door of a hotel, restaurant, etc, park it, and return it when required.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">withe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/with/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069566a"><!--s069566a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a slender flexible branch or twig used for binding things together [Old English <span class="bodyi">withthe</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strong point</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s060008a"><!--s060008a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something in which one excels.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sickroom</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055912a"><!--s055912a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a room set aside for or occupied by sick people.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soft option</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057282a"><!--s057282a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the soft option</span>) the choice, out of a number of alternatives, that is easiest or that seems to involve the least difficulty.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">traitor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtraytə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064105a"><!--s064105a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069325b"><!--s069325b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who betrays another's trust.</p></div><a name="s069326b"><!--s069326b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody who commits treason <span class="bodyb">traitorous</span> /-rəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">traitorously</span> /-rəsli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">traitre</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">traditor</span>, from <span class="bodyi">tradere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tradition/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tradition</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">udal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹyoohdl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065473a"><!--s065473a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in law, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in Orkney and Shetland, freehold possession of land passed on by inheritance [Old Norse <span class="bodyi">othal</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thermal reactor</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062744a"><!--s062744a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a nuclear reactor in which fission is mainly caused by thermal neutrons.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">systems analysis</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061370a"><!--s061370a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the analysis of a complex task or procedure by computer in order to discover ways of accomplishing it more efficiently</p><p><span class="bodyb">systems analyst</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">valetudinarian<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌvalityoohdiʹneəri·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066842a"><!--s066842a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> a person of a weak or sickly constitution, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a hypochondriac</p><p><span class="bodyb">valetudinarianism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">valetudinarius</span> sickly, infirm, from <span class="bodyi">valetudin-, valetudo</span> state of health, sickness, from <span class="bodyi">valēre</span> to be strong, be well].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">self-aggrandizing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054547a"><!--s054547a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>acting or seeking to enhance one's power or status <span class="bodyb">self-aggrandizement</span> /-dizmənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">warble<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068210a"><!--s068210a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s074017b"><!--s074017b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a swelling under the hide of cattle, horses, etc caused by the maggot of a warble fly.</p></div><a name="s074018b"><!--s074018b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the maggot causing this [Middle English, prob of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sta.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058644a"><!--s058644a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>station.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wither</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwidhə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (withered, withering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069567a"><!--s069567a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s075570b"><!--s075570b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to become dry and shrivelled, e.g. from loss of moisture, age, or disease.</p></div><a name="s075571b"><!--s075571b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to lose vitality, force, or freshness <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s075572b"><!--s075572b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to wither.</p></div><a name="s075573b"><!--s075573b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to make (somebody) speechless or incapable of action, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with a scornful look or remark </p><p><i></i></p><p>She withered him with a look</p><p> Dorothy Sayers</p><p><span class="bodyb">withering</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">witheringly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English, alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/weather2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">weather 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soft palate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057283a"><!--s057283a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the fleshy part at the back of the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hard_palate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hard palate</span></span></a> (roof of the mouth) that partially separates the mouth and throat.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strong room</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s060009a"><!--s060009a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a room in which money and valuables are stored, typically a fireproof room that cannot be broken into.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sidalcea</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹdalsi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055913a"><!--s055913a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of plants of the mallow family with pink flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Sidalcea</span> [Latin genus name, blend of <span class="bodyi">Sida</span> + <span class="bodyi">Alcea</span>, related genera].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trajectory</span><small><span class="eSynop">/trəʹjektəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> trajectories)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064106a"><!--s064106a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069327b"><!--s069327b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the curve that a planet, projectile, etc follows as it moves through space.</p></div><a name="s069328b"><!--s069328b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in geometry, a curve or surface that intersects a family of curves or surfaces at a constant angle [Latin <span class="bodyi">trajectoria</span>, fem of <span class="bodyi">trajectorius</span> of passing, from <span class="bodyi">traicere</span> to cause to cross, cross].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">UDC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i> <span class="bodyi">Brit</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065474a"><!--s065474a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070978b"><!--s070978b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Urban Development Corporation.</p></div><a name="s070979b"><!--s070979b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>formerly, Urban District Council.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thermal spring</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062745a"><!--s062745a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067882b"><!--s067882b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a hot spring.</p></div><a name="s067883b"><!--s067883b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hot_spring/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hot spring</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">withers</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwidhəz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069568a"><!--s069568a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the ridge between the shoulder bones of a horse [prob from obsolete <span class="bodyi">wither</span> against (because the collar lies against it), from Old English].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">systole</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsistəli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061371a"><!--s061371a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rhythmically recurrent contraction; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the contraction of the heart by which the blood is forced onwards and the circulation kept up: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/diastole/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">diastole</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">systolic</span> /siʹstolik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">systolē</span>, from <span class="bodyi">systellein</span> to contract, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/syn_or_syl_or_sym/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">syn-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">stellein</span> to send].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">self-appointed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054548a"><!--s054548a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>assuming a position of authority not ratified by others </p><p><i></i></p><p>I've no time for these self-appointed guardians of public morals</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">warble fly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068211a"><!--s068211a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of two-winged flyies whose larvae live under the skin of various mammals and cause swellings: genus <span class="bodyi">Hypoderma</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">valetudinarian<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066843a"><!--s066843a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> weak; sickly.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strong suit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s060010a"><!--s060010a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064833b"><!--s064833b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in card games, a suit of which a player holds a number of cards of high value.</p></div><a name="s064834b"><!--s064834b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/strong_point/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">strong point</span></span></a> </p><p><i></i></p><p>By pre-arrangement the debate was limited to foreign and defence matters, which Mr Ford considered his strong suit</p><p> Independent.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">side<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/sied/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055914a"><!--s055914a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059638b"><!--s059638b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s016153c"><!--s016153c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a surface forming a face of an object, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that is not neither the front, nor back, top, nor bottom.</p></div><a name="s016154c"><!--s016154c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>either surface of a thin object </p><p><i></i></p><p>the other side of the page</p>.</div><a name="s016155c"><!--s016155c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a boundary line of a geometrical figure.</p></div></div><a name="s059639b"><!--s059639b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s016156c"><!--s016156c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a position next to and to the right or left of something, somebody, or a reference point.</p></div><a name="s016157c"><!--s016157c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a region or direction considered in relation to a centre or line of division </p><p><i></i></p><p>the south side of the city</p>.</div></div><a name="s059640b"><!--s059640b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the right or left part of the body.</p></div><a name="s059641b"><!--s059641b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s016158c"><!--s016158c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the right or left part of the trunk of the body.</p></div><a name="s016159c"><!--s016159c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the right or left half of the animal body or of a meat carcass.</p></div></div><a name="s059642b"><!--s059642b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a slope of a hill, ridge, etc.</p></div><a name="s059643b"><!--s059643b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s016160c"><!--s016160c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a sports team.</p></div><a name="s016161c"><!--s016161c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a person or group in competition or dispute with another.</p></div><a name="s016162c"><!--s016162c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the attitude, opinions, or part of such a person or group </p><p><i></i></p><p>He took my side in the argument</p>.</div><a name="s016163c"><!--s016163c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>the attitude or opinions of a person or group in competition or dispute with another; a part </p><p><i></i></p><p>took my side in the argument</p>.</div></div><a name="s059644b"><!--s059644b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>an aspect or part of something or somebody.</p></div><a name="s059645b"><!--s059645b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s016164c"><!--s016164c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an aspect or part of something viewed in contrast with some other aspect or part </p><p><i></i></p><p>the better side of his nature</p>.</div><a name="s016165c"><!--s016165c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a position viewed as opposite to or contrasted with another </p><p><i></i></p><p>It would be an indifferent question, my dear Major, that hadn't two sides to it; and I've known many that had three</p><p> J Fenimore Cooper.</p></div></div><a name="s059646b"><!--s059646b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>a line of descent traced through a parent </p><p><i></i></p><p>my grandfather on my mother's side</p>.</div><a name="s059647b"><!--s059647b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a television channel.</p></div><a name="s059648b"><!--s059648b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sidespin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sidespin</span></span></a> ✱ <span class="bodyb">get on the right side of</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to be viewed in a favourable or friendly way by (somebody) ✱ <span class="bodyb">on the side</span> in addition to a principal occupation; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> as an illicit secondary activity.</p></div><a name="s059649b"><!--s059649b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> in addition to the main dish and served separately ✱ <span class="bodyb">take sides</span> to give one's support to one of the people or parties in a dispute [Old English <span class="bodyi">sīde</span> side of the body].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soft-paste porcelain</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057284a"><!--s057284a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a type of artificial porcelain, usu containing some glass or clay and fired at a lower temperature than genuine porcelain.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tram</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tram/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064107a"><!--s064107a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069329b"><!--s069329b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a passenger vehicle running on rails and typically operating on urban streets.</p></div><a name="s069330b"><!--s069330b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a boxlike wagon running on rails, e.g. in a mine [English dialect <span class="bodyi">tram</span> shaft of a wheelbarrow, prob from Low German <span class="bodyi">traam</span> beam, shaft].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stab<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/stab/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058645a"><!--s058645a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s063010b"><!--s063010b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a wound produced by a pointed weapon.</p></div><a name="s063011b"><!--s063011b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a thrust with a pointed weapon or other pointed object </p><p><i></i></p><p>He made little stabs with his umbrella</p>.</div><a name="s063012b"><!--s063012b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a sharp spasm </p><p><i></i></p><p>a stab of pain</p>.</div><a name="s063013b"><!--s063013b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a pang of intense emotion </p><p><i></i></p><p>a stab of remorse</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">a stab in the back</span>.</p></div><a name="s063014b"><!--s063014b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>an act of treachery that causes somebody's downfall ✱ <span class="bodyb">have/make a stab at</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to make an attempt at (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'm going to have a stab at writing a novel</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">stabbe</span> wound, of unknown origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">udder</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹudə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065475a"><!--s065475a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large bag-like organ, e.g. of a cow, consisting of two or more mammary glands enclosed in a common structure and each having a single nipple [Old English <span class="bodyi">ūder</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thermic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹthuhmik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062746a"><!--s062746a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/thermal1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">thermal<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (1) </p><p><i></i></p><p>thermic energy</p> <p><span class="bodyb">thermically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">withershins</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwidhəshinz/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069569a"><!--s069569a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/widdershins/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">widdershins</span></span></a> [by alteration].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">syzygy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsiziji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> syzygies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061372a"><!--s061372a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066282b"><!--s066282b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a configuration in which three celestial bodies, e.g. the sun, moon, and earth, lie in a straight line.</p></div><a name="s066283b"><!--s066283b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any pair of things <span class="bodyb">syzygial</span> /siʹziji·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">syzygia</span> conjunction, from <span class="bodyi">syzygos</span> yoked together, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/syn_or_syl_or_sym/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">syn-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">zygon</span> yoke].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strontia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstronti·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s060011a"><!--s060011a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a white solid chemical compound resembling lime that is an oxide of strontium: formula SrO [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">strontia</span> from obsolete English <span class="bodyi">strontian</span>, named after <span class="bodyi">Strontian</span> village in Scotland where it was discovered].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tramcar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtramkah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064108a"><!--s064108a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tram/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tram</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">self-approbation</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054549a"><!--s054549a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>satisfaction, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> excessive satisfaction, with one's own actions and achievements.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soft-pedal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (soft-pedalled) (soft-pedalling) (<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> soft-pedaled) (soft-pedaling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057286a"><!--s057286a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061381b"><!--s061381b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to attempt to minimize the importance of (something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by talking cleverly or evasively; to play (something) down.</p></div><a name="s061382b"><!--s061382b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to use the soft pedal in playing (a piano).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">valetudinary<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/valiʹtyoohdin(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> valetudinaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066844a"><!--s066844a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/valetudinarian1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">valetudinarian 1</span></span></a> [Latin <span class="bodyi">valetudinarius</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/valetudinarian1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">valetudinarian 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stab<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (stabbed, stabbing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058646a"><!--s058646a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s063015b"><!--s063015b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to pierce or wound (a person or animal) with or as if with a pointed weapon.</p></div><a name="s063016b"><!--s063016b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to thrust or jab (a pointed object) somewhere </p><p><i></i></p><p>He stabbed his finger at the page</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s063017b"><!--s063017b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ at) to thrust at somebody or something with a pointed weapon or other pointed object ✱ <span class="bodyb">stab somebody in the back</span> to betray somebody</p><p><span class="bodyb">stabber</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">stabbing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">side<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055915a"><!--s055915a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059650b"><!--s059650b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of, forming, or situated on a side.</p></div><a name="s059651b"><!--s059651b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s016166c"><!--s016166c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>forming or relating to a side.</p></div><a name="s016167c"><!--s016167c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>situated on the side </p><p><i></i></p><p>a side window</p>.</div></div><a name="s059652b"><!--s059652b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>directed towards or from the side </p><p><i></i></p><p>side thrust</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a side wind</p>.</div><a name="s059653b"><!--s059653b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>accompanying the main dish but served separately.</p></div><a name="s059654b"><!--s059654b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>incidental or subordinate<i></i></p><p>a side issue</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a side order</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">warbler</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068212a"><!--s068212a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s074019b"><!--s074019b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of numerous small active insect-eating birds, many of which are noted singers: families Sylviidae and Parulidae.</p></div><a name="s074020b"><!--s074020b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> somebody who warbles; a singer.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">UDI</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065476a"><!--s065476a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>unilateral declaration of independence.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">withhold</span><small><span class="eSynop">/widhʹhohld/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> withheld /widhʹheld/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069570a"><!--s069570a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s075574b"><!--s075574b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to refrain from granting or giving (a right or privilege).</p></div><a name="s075575b"><!--s075575b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to restrain (somebody or something) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s075576b"><!--s075576b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + from) to forbear or refrain from doing something</p><p><span class="bodyb">withholder</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">withholden</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/with/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">with</span></span></a> in the sense ‘from’ + <span class="bodyi">holden</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hold1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hold 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thermion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹthuhmi·ən, -on/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062747a"><!--s062747a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an electrically charged particle, <span class="bodyi">specif</span> an electron, emitted by an incandescent substance [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/therm_or_thermo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">therm-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ion/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ion</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strontium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstronti·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s060012a"><!--s060012a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a silver-white metallic chemical element of the alkaline-earth group, chemically similar to calcium, that occurs naturally in various minerals and is used to produce red flames in fireworks and flares: symbol Sr, atomic number 38 [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">strontium</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/strontia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">strontia</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soft pedal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057285a"><!--s057285a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a foot pedal on a piano that reduces the volume of sound.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Stabat Mater</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌstahbat ʹmahtə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058647a"><!--s058647a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s063018b"><!--s063018b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a medieval Latin hymn about the suffering of the Virgin Mary at the crucifixion, with the first line <span class="bodyi">Stabat mater dolorosa</span> (the mother stood sorrowing).</p></div><a name="s063019b"><!--s063019b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a musical setting for this hymn.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">side<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055916a"><!--s055916a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(+ with/against) to support or oppose in a dispute take sides; to join or form sides </p><p><i></i></p><p>They sided with the rebels</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">valetudinary<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066845a"><!--s066845a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/valetudinarian2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">valetudinarian 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">self-assembly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054550a"><!--s054550a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057954b"><!--s057954b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the putting together of furniture, etc by oneself from a set of components bought in a shop.</p></div><a name="s057955b"><!--s057955b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) designed for self-assembly </p><p><i></i></p><p>self-assembly bunk beds</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">UDM</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065477a"><!--s065477a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Union of Democratic Mineworkers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tramline</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064109a"><!--s064109a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069331b"><!--s069331b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a track on which trams run.</p></div><a name="s069332b"><!--s069332b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) either of the two pairs of sidelines on a tennis or badminton court that mark off the area used in doubles play.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">war chest</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068213a"><!--s068213a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fund accumulated to finance a war, or one used to finance any campaign.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">‘t</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pronoun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061379a"><!--s061379a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or literary</span> it </p><p><i></i></p><p>‘Tis strange what a man may do</p> <p><i></i></p><p>The worst of ’t is we now have no horse</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">within<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/wiʹdhin/ <i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069571a"><!--s069571a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075577b"><!--s075577b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>used to indicate enclosure or containment, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in something large; inside (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>within the castle walls</p>.</div><a name="s075578b"><!--s075578b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to the inside of (something).</p></div><a name="s075579b"><!--s075579b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s020618c"><!--s020618c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in or into the range of (something).</p></div><a name="s020619c"><!--s020619c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>not beyond the quantity or limitations of (something).</p></div><a name="s020620c"><!--s020620c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>not further than a specified distance </p><p><i></i></p><p>within a mile</p>.</div><a name="s020621c"><!--s020621c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>in or into the scope of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>within one's rights</p>.</div><a name="s020622c"><!--s020622c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>during the course of (a period of time) </p><p><i></i></p><p>will be gone within a week</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">withinnan</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/with/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">with</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">innan</span> inwardly, within].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thermionic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/thuhmiʹonik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062748a"><!--s062748a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067884b"><!--s067884b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to the emission of thermions.</p></div><a name="s067885b"><!--s067885b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>denoting or relating to a device, e.g. a valve, that uses thermionic electrons as charge carriers.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stabbing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058648a"><!--s058648a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of pain: sudden, sharp, and intense and usu localized.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soft sell</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057287a"><!--s057287a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the use of suggestion or gentle persuasion in selling rather than aggressive pressure: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hard_sell/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hard sell</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">side<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055917a"><!--s055917a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a swaggering or self-important manner; arrogance or pretentiousness </p><p><i></i></p><p>She's got no side, that's one thing in her favour</p> <p>[obsolete <span class="bodyi">side</span> proud, boastful, from Old English <span class="bodyi">sid</span> wide, capacious, prob related to <span class="bodyi">sīde</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/side1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">side 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">self-assertion</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054551a"><!--s054551a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act or an instance of firmly asserting oneself or one's own rights, claims, or opinions</p><p><span class="bodyb">self-asserting</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">self-assertive</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strontium-90</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s060013a"><!--s060013a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a radioactive isotope of strontium present in the fallout from nuclear explosions and hazardous because it can replace calcium in bone.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trammel<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtraml/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064110a"><!--s064110a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069333b"><!--s069333b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a net for catching birds or fish; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one having three layers with the middle one finer-meshed and slack so that fish passing through carry some of the centre net through the coarser opposite net and are trapped.</p></div><a name="s069334b"><!--s069334b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> (<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) something that impedes freedom of action </p><p><i></i></p><p>the trammels of convention</p>.</div><a name="s069335b"><!--s069335b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s018965c"><!--s018965c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an instrument for drawing ellipses.</p></div><a name="s018966c"><!--s018966c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) a compass for drawing large circles that consists of a beam with two sliding parts.</p></div></div><a name="s069336b"><!--s069336b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> an adjustable hook for pots over a fireplace [Middle English <span class="bodyi">tramayle</span>, a kind of net, via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">tremaculum</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">tres</span> three + <span class="bodyi">macula</span> mesh, spot].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">UDR</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065478a"><!--s065478a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Ulster Defence Regiment.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">war correspondent</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068214a"><!--s068214a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a newspaper, television, or radio journalist employed to report news concerning the conduct of a war, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> events at the scene of a battle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-t</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061380a"><!--s061380a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming the past tense and past part. of some verbs </p><p><i></i></p><p>meant</p> <p><i></i></p><p>spoilt</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">valgus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvalgəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066846a"><!--s066846a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the position of a bone or part that is turned outward to an abnormal degree at its joint: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/varus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">varus</span></span></a> [Latin <span class="bodyi">valgus</span> bowlegged].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">within<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069572a"><!--s069572a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075580b"><!--s075580b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in or into the interior; inside </p><p><i></i></p><p>Please enquire within</p>.</div><a name="s075581b"><!--s075581b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in one's inner thought, mood, or character.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thermionic tube</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062749a"><!--s062749a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/thermionic_valve/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">thermionic valve</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stabilator</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstaybəlaytə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058649a"><!--s058649a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a device in the tail of an aircraft combining the functions of a stabilizer and elevator.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trammel<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (trammelled, trammelling, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> trammeled) (trammeling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064111a"><!--s064111a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to restrain or confine (somebody or something).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">self-assurance</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054552a"><!--s054552a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/self_confidence/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">self-confidence</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">self-assured</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">self-assuredly</span> /-ridli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">UEFA</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yoohʹeefə, yoohʹayfə/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065479a"><!--s065479a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Union of European Football Associations.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">t<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061377a"><!--s061377a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066293b"><!--s066293b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>tare.</p></div><a name="s066294b"><!--s066294b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>teaspoon or teaspoonful.</p></div><a name="s066295b"><!--s066295b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>temperature.</p></div><a name="s066296b"><!--s066296b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>tempo.</p></div><a name="s066297b"><!--s066297b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in grammar, tense.</p></div><a name="s066298b"><!--s066298b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>time.</p></div><a name="s066299b"><!--s066299b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>ton.</p></div><a name="s066300b"><!--s066300b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>tonne.</p></div><a name="s066301b"><!--s066301b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>transitive.</p></div><a name="s066302b"><!--s066302b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>troy or troy weight.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strop<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/strop/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s060014a"><!--s060014a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064835b"><!--s064835b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a strip of material, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a leather band, used for sharpening a razor.</p></div><a name="s064836b"><!--s064836b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a band or loop of rope or metal used on a ship or boat to hold or lift heavy objects [Middle English <span class="bodyi">strop</span> thong, prob via a prehistoric Germanic word from Latin <span class="bodyi">stroppus</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">strophos</span> twisted cord].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">side arm</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055918a"><!--s055918a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a weapon, e.g. a sword or, revolver, or bayonet, worn at the side or in the belt.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soft-shell clam</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057288a"><!--s057288a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an edible N American clam with a long thin shell: <span class="bodyi">Mya arenaria</span>. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/steamer_clam/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">steamer clam</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">war crime</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068215a"><!--s068215a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a crime, e.g. genocide or maltreatment of prisoners, committed during or in connection with war</p><p><span class="bodyb">war criminal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">with-it <span class="bodyi">or</span> with it</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069573a"><!--s069573a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075582b"><!--s075582b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> up-to-date; fashionable.</p></div><a name="s075583b"><!--s075583b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in negative contexts</span>) mentally quick or alert </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'm not very with it this morning</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Valhalla <span class="bodyi">or</span> Walhalla</span><small><span class="eSynop">/valʹhalə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066847a"><!--s066847a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Norse mythology, a place one of the most beautiful halls of Asgard, where the souls of heroes slain in battle were taken to spend eternity in joy and feasting [Old Norse <span class="bodyi">Valhöll</span>, from <span class="bodyi">valr</span> the slain + <span class="bodyi">höll</span> hall].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thermionic valve</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062750a"><!--s062750a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an electron tube in which a regulated flow of electrons is produced by thermionic emission from a heated <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cathode/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cathode</span></span></a> (a conducting structure with a negative electric charge), used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for controlling the flow of current in an electric circuit.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stabile<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstaybiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058650a"><!--s058650a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an abstract sculpture or construction similar to a mobile but stationary [Latin <span class="bodyi">stabilis</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stable3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stable 3</span></span></a>), on the model of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mobile2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mobile 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">self-catering</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054553a"><!--s054553a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>provided with lodging and kitchen facilities but not meals </p><p><i></i></p><p>a self-catering holiday</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">UFO</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹyoohfoh, ˌyooh ef ʹoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> UFO's UFOs)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065480a"><!--s065480a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an unidentified flying object, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one popularly believed to be of extraterrestrial origin [short for <span class="bodyi">unidentified flying object</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">T<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> t</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> T's Ts <span class="bodyi">or</span> t's)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061373a"><!--s061373a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066284b"><!--s066284b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the twentieth letter of the English alphabet.</p></div><a name="s066285b"><!--s066285b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s017966c"><!--s017966c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the 20th letter of the English alphabet.</p></div><a name="s017967c"><!--s017967c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a written character or design denoting this letter.</p></div><a name="s017968c"><!--s017968c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the sound represented by this letter, one of the English consonants.</p></div></div><a name="s066286b"><!--s066286b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an item designated as T, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the 20th in a series ✱ <span class="bodyb">to a T</span> to perfection; exactly.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soft-shoe</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057289a"><!--s057289a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or denoting tap dancing done in soft-soled shoes without metal taps.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tramontana</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tramonʹtahnə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064112a"><!--s064112a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cold dry northerly wind blowing down the west coast of Italy [Italian <span class="bodyi">tramontana</span>, fem of <span class="bodyi">tramontano</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tramontane1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tramontane 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">war cry</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068216a"><!--s068216a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s074021b"><!--s074021b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a cry used during charging or rallying by a body of fighters in war.</p></div><a name="s074022b"><!--s074022b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a slogan used to rally people to a cause.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sideband</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055919a"><!--s055919a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a band of frequencies resulting from modulation, e.g. of radio waves, close to but either greater than or less than the carrier frequency.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">without<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/wiʹdhowt/ <i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069574a"><!--s069574a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075584b"><!--s075584b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s020623c"><!--s020623c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>used to indicate the absence or lack of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>A day without an argument is like an egg without salt</p><p> Angela Carter.</p></div><a name="s020624c"><!--s020624c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>used to indicate that something does not happen </p><p><i></i></p><p>poured the drinks without spilling a drop</p>.</div></div><a name="s075585b"><!--s075585b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> outside (something) [Old English <span class="bodyi">withūtan</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/with/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">with</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ūtan</span> outside, from <span class="bodyi">ūt</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/out1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">out 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strop<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (stropped, stropping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s060015a"><!--s060015a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to sharpen (a razor) on a strop.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">valiant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvali·ənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066848a"><!--s066848a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>characterized by or showing valour; courageous</p><p><span class="bodyb">valiance</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">valiantly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">valiantness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">valiaunt</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">vaillant</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">valoir</span> to be of worth, from Latin <span class="bodyi">valēre</span> to be strong].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thermistor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/thuhʹmistə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062751a"><!--s062751a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a semiconducting electrical resistor whose resistance varies significantly with temperature [contraction of <span class="bodyi">thermal resistor</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">self-centred</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054554a"><!--s054554a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>concerned excessively with one's own desires or needs</p><p><span class="bodyb">self-centredly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">self-centredness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">t<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">symbol</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061378a"><!--s061378a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in statistics, distribution.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">without<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069575a"><!--s069575a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075586b"><!--s075586b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> on or to the exterior; outside.</p></div><a name="s075587b"><!--s075587b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>with something lacking or absent </p><p><i></i></p><p>to go without</p> <p><i></i></p><p>She has learned to do without</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stabile<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058651a"><!--s058651a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s063020b"><!--s063020b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>stationary; fixed.</p></div><a name="s063021b"><!--s063021b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not subject to chemical change [Latin <span class="bodyi">stabilis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stable3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stable 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tramontane<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/trəʹmontayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064113a"><!--s064113a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lying on or coming from the other side of a mountain range, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the Alps as seen from Italy [Italian <span class="bodyi">tramontano</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">transmontanus</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/trans/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">trans-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">mont-, mons</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mountain/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mountain</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ufology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yoohʹfoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065481a"><!--s065481a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the study of unidentified flying objects</p><p><span class="bodyb">ufologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soft shoulder</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057290a"><!--s057290a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> an unsurfaced strip of land at the edge of a road.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sidebar</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055920a"><!--s055920a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059655b"><!--s059655b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an additional newspaper article dealing with a particular aspect of a story appearing in a main article.</p></div><a name="s059656b"><!--s059656b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something additional or complementary.</p></div><a name="s059657b"><!--s059657b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in a law court, a private conversation between the lawyers and the judge.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ward<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/wawd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068217a"><!--s068217a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s074023b"><!--s074023b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a division of a hospital, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a large room where a number of patients are accommodated.</p></div><a name="s074024b"><!--s074024b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s020216c"><!--s020216c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a division of a hospital, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a large room where a number of patients are accommodated.</p></div><a name="s020217c"><!--s020217c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a division of a prison, e.g. a cell or block.</p></div></div><a name="s074025b"><!--s074025b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a division of a city, town, or other area for electoral or administrative purposes.</p></div><a name="s074026b"><!--s074026b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a person under guard, protection, or surveillance, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> somebody under the care or control of a legal guardian </p><p><i></i></p><p>a ward of court</p>.</div><a name="s074027b"><!--s074027b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s020218c"><!--s020218c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a projecting ridge of metal in a lock casing or keyhole allowing only a key with a corresponding notch to operate.</p></div><a name="s020219c"><!--s020219c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a corresponding notch on a key.</p></div></div><a name="s074028b"><!--s074028b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>the inner court of a castle or fortress: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bailey/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bailey</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">wardship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s074029b"><!--s074029b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> the action or process of guarding.</p></div><a name="s074030b"><!--s074030b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>the state of being under guard; custody [Old English <span class="bodyi">weard</span> act of watching or guarding].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strop<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s060016a"><!--s060016a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> an angry mood; a temper [prob a back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stroppy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stroppy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Thermit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹthuhmiet, ʹthuhmət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062752a"><!--s062752a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/thermite/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">thermite</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">valid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvalid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066849a"><!--s066849a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072444b"><!--s072444b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s019739c"><!--s019739c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>well-grounded or justifiable; relevant and meaningful.</p></div><a name="s019740c"><!--s019740c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>logically sound.</p></div></div><a name="s072445b"><!--s072445b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s019741c"><!--s019741c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>having legal efficacy, <span class="bodyi"><span class="bodyi">esp</span></span> executed according to the proper formalities </p><p><i></i></p><p>a valid contract</p>.</div><a name="s019742c"><!--s019742c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + for) able to be used lawfully, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for a stated period or under certain conditions; legally acceptable </p><p><i></i></p><p>This ticket is valid for three months</p> <p><span class="bodyb">validity</span> /vəʹliditi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">validly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">validness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">valide</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">validus</span> strong, from <span class="bodyi">valēre</span> to be strong].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">T<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061374a"><!--s061374a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066287b"><!--s066287b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>temperature.</p></div><a name="s066288b"><!--s066288b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>tenor.</p></div><a name="s066289b"><!--s066289b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>tera-.</p></div><a name="s066290b"><!--s066290b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>tesla.</p></div><a name="s066291b"><!--s066291b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>Thailand (international vehicle registration).</p></div><a name="s066292b"><!--s066292b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>true.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soft-soap</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057292a"><!--s057292a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to persuade or mollify (somebody) with flattery or smooth talk.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tramontane<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064114a"><!--s064114a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069337b"><!--s069337b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tramontana/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tramontana</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s069338b"><!--s069338b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody who lives in a tramontane region.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">self-certification</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054555a"><!--s054555a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Britain, the system by which an employee who has been absent from work for no more than six days because of illness or incapacitation can fill in a form stating the reason for their absence rather than having to produce a certificate signed by a doctor.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ugandan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yooʹgandən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065482a"><!--s065482a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Uganda in E Africa</p><p><span class="bodyb">Ugandan</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">without<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">conj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069576a"><!--s069576a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dialect</span> unless </p><p><i></i></p><p>Without you have a stunt, what is there?</p><p> Punch.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strophanthin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/strohʹfanthin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s060017a"><!--s060017a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several poisonous glycosides (chemical compounds containing sugars; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/glycoside/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">glycoside</span></span></a>) or mixtures of glycosides obtained from African plants of the periwinkle family and used as heart stimulants [Latin <span class="bodyi">Strophanthus</span>, genus name of the plants].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thermite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹthuhmiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062753a"><!--s062753a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mixture of aluminium powder and iron oxide that produces a great deal of heat when ignited and is used in welding and in incendiary bombs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stabilise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstaybəliez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058652a"><!--s058652a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stabilize_or_stabilise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stabilize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sideboard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055921a"><!--s055921a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059658b"><!--s059658b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a usu flat-topped piece of dining room furniture with cupboards and drawers compartments and shelves for holding plates, glasses, etc.</p></div><a name="s059659b"><!--s059659b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> (<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sideburns/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sideburns</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ward<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068218a"><!--s068218a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s074031b"><!--s074031b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to assign (somebody) to a hospital ward.</p></div><a name="s074032b"><!--s074032b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to guard or keep watch over (somebody or something) [Old English <span class="bodyi">weardian</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">validate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvalidayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066850a"><!--s066850a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072446b"><!--s072446b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (something) legally valid.</p></div><a name="s072447b"><!--s072447b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to corroborate or authenticate (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Further experiments validated his hypothesis</p> <p><span class="bodyb">validation</span> /-ʹdaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">T<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">symbol</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061375a"><!--s061375a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>surface tension.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tramp<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/tramp/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064115a"><!--s064115a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069339b"><!--s069339b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to walk or tread, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> heavily.</p></div><a name="s069340b"><!--s069340b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to travel about on foot.</p></div><a name="s069341b"><!--s069341b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s018967c"><!--s018967c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to travel about on foot.</p></div><a name="s018968c"><!--s018968c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to journey as a tramp <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s069342b"><!--s069342b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to travel or wander through (an area) on foot.</p></div><a name="s069343b"><!--s069343b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to trample (something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">tramper</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">trampen</span>, prob of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soft soap</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057291a"><!--s057291a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061383b"><!--s061383b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a semifluid soap.</p></div><a name="s061384b"><!--s061384b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> flattery.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ugaritic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/oohgəʹritik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065483a"><!--s065483a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an ancient extinct Semitic language formerly spoken by the people of Ugarit, a port in N Syria</p><p><span class="bodyb">Ugaritic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thermo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062754a"><!--s062754a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/therm_or_thermo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">therm-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stabiliser</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058653a"><!--s058653a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stabilizer_or_stabiliser/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stabilizer</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">withstand</span><small><span class="eSynop">/widhʹstand/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> withstood /widhʹstood/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069577a"><!--s069577a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075588b"><!--s075588b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to be proof against or unharmed by (adverse conditions).</p></div><a name="s075589b"><!--s075589b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to resist (something) with determination</p><p><span class="bodyb">withstander</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">withstanden</span> from Old English <span class="bodyi">withstandan</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/with/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">with</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">standan</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stand1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stand 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">war dance</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068220a"><!--s068220a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dance performed as preparation for battle or in celebration of victory.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strophe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstrohfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s060018a"><!--s060018a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064837b"><!--s064837b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in classical Greek drama, the first of two turning movements made by the chorus while a choral ode is sung, or the part of the ode that accompanies this movement: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/antistrophe/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">antistrophe</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s064838b"><!--s064838b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in poetry, a rhythmic system composed of two or more lines repeated as a unit [Greek <span class="bodyi">strophē</span>, literally ‘act of turning’, from <span class="bodyi">strephein</span> to turn, twist].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sideburns</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055922a"><!--s055922a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>hair on the side of the face that extends from the hairline to below the ears [alteration of earlier <span class="bodyi">burnsides</span>, named after Ambrose <span class="bodyi">Burnside</span> d.1881, US general, who wore them]</p><p>alteration of earlier <span class="bodyi">burnsides</span>, named after Ambrose <span class="bodyi">Burnside</span> d.1881, US general, who wore them</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">self-cocking</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054556a"><!--s054556a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a gun: cocked by the operation of some part of the mechanism rather than by hand.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">valine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvayleen, ʹvaleen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066851a"><!--s066851a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an essential amino acid found in most proteins [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/valeric_acid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">valeric acid</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ine2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ine 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">T<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061376a"><!--s061376a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chemical symbol for tritium.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soft-spoken</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057293a"><!--s057293a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061385b"><!--s061385b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having a soft or gentle voice.</p></div><a name="s061386b"><!--s061386b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>suave.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tramp<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064116a"><!--s064116a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069344b"><!--s069344b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a wandering homeless person who survives by taking the occasional job or by begging money and food.</p></div><a name="s069345b"><!--s069345b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a usu long and tiring walk.</p></div><a name="s069346b"><!--s069346b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the heavy rhythmic tread of feet.</p></div><a name="s069347b"><!--s069347b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> a promiscuous woman.</p></div><a name="s069348b"><!--s069348b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a merchant vessel that does not work a regular route but carries general cargo to any port as required.</p></div><a name="s069349b"><!--s069349b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>an iron plate to protect the sole of a shoe</p><p><span class="bodyb">trampish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thermobaric</span><small><span class="eSynop">/thuhmohʹbarik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062755a"><!--s062755a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a bomb: creating a highly destructive combination of intense heat and great pressure: compare<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fuel_air_bomb/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fuel-air bomb</span></span></a> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/therm_or_thermo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">therm-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">baros</span> weight].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stability</span><small><span class="eSynop">/stəʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> stabilities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058654a"><!--s058654a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s063022b"><!--s063022b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the quality of being stable.</p></div><a name="s063023b"><!--s063023b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the quality of being firmly based and evenly balanced.</p></div><a name="s063024b"><!--s063024b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in physics, the property of a body to recover equilibrium after being disturbed.</p></div><a name="s063025b"><!--s063025b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in chemistry, resistance to chemical change or to physical disintegration.</p></div><a name="s063026b"><!--s063026b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in meteorology, the condition of an air mass which has no upward movement.</p></div><a name="s063027b"><!--s063027b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a vow taken by a Benedictine monk or nun to remain in the religious house into which they are received.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">withy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwidhi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> withies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069578a"><!--s069578a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075590b"><!--s075590b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/withe/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">withe</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s075591b"><!--s075591b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/osier/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">osier</span></span></a> (1) [Old English <span class="bodyi">wīthig</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">self-collected</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054557a"><!--s054557a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/self_possessed/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">self-possessed</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">warden</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwawd(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068221a"><!--s068221a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s074035b"><!--s074035b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who has care or charge of something; a guardian.</p></div><a name="s074036b"><!--s074036b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an official charged with special supervisory duties or with the enforcement of specified laws or regulations </p><p><i></i></p><p>an air-raid warden</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a traffic warden</p>.</div><a name="s074037b"><!--s074037b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> any of various college or school officials.</p></div><a name="s074038b"><!--s074038b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a prison governor</p><p><span class="bodyb">wardenship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">wardein</span> from Old Northern French <span class="bodyi">wardein</span> from <span class="bodyi">warder</span> to guard, variant of Old French <span class="bodyi">garder</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/guard1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">guard 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">side by side</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055923a"><!--s055923a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>beside one another </p><p><i></i></p><p>The couple walked side by side down the aisle</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">UGC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065484a"><!--s065484a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> University Grants Committee.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strophic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstrofik, ʹstrohfik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s060019a"><!--s060019a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064839b"><!--s064839b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of, containing, or consisting of strophes.</p></div><a name="s064840b"><!--s064840b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>using the same music for successive stanzas of a song.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">valise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/vəʹleez, vəʹlees/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066852a"><!--s066852a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> a small piece of luggage; a travelling bag [French <span class="bodyi">valise</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">valigia</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">TA</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061381a"><!--s061381a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Territorial Army.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soft-top</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057294a"><!--s057294a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a motor car with a top that can be folded back.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trample<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtrampl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064117a"><!--s064117a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069350b"><!--s069350b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to press down, crush, or injure (something) by treading, or as if by treading <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s069351b"><!--s069351b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to tread heavily so as to bruise, crush, or injure something </p><p><i></i></p><p>Don't trample on the flower beds</p>.</div><a name="s069352b"><!--s069352b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + on/over/upon) to inflict injury with ruthlessness or contempt </p><p><i></i></p><p>trampling on the rights of others</p> <p><span class="bodyb">trampler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">tramplen</span>, frequentative of <span class="bodyi">trampen</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tramp1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tramp 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">witless</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069579a"><!--s069579a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lacking wit or understanding; foolish</p><p><span class="bodyb">witlessly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">witlessness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">warder</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068222a"><!--s068222a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a prison guard [Middle English in the sense ‘somebody who guards a gate’, from Anglo-French <span class="bodyi">wardere</span> from Old Northern French <span class="bodyi">warder</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/warden/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">warden</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stability ball</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058655a"><!--s058655a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large inflatable plastic or rubber ball used in physiotherapy and fitness exercises: also called<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/exercise_ball/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">exercise ball</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fitness_ball/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fitness ball</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gym_ball/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gym ball</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/swiss_ball/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Swiss ball</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">self-coloured</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054558a"><!--s054558a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057956b"><!--s057956b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of a single colour </p><p><i></i></p><p>a self-coloured flower</p>.</div><a name="s057957b"><!--s057957b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in its natural colour; not dyed.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thermochemistry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/thuhmohʹkemistri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062756a"><!--s062756a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the branch of chemistry dealing with heat changes in chemical reactions</p><p><span class="bodyb">thermochemical</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">thermochemist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sidecar</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055924a"><!--s055924a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059660b"><!--s059660b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small vehicle with a single wheel, attached to the side of a motorcycle or motor scooter to carry one or more passengers.</p></div><a name="s059661b"><!--s059661b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a cocktail made of brandy, orange liqueur, and lemon juice.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ugh</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ookh, ukh/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065485a"><!--s065485a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> used to express disgust or horror.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stroppy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (stroppier, stroppiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s060020a"><!--s060020a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> quarrelsome or angrily uncooperative [perhaps by shortening and alteration from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/obstreperous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">obstreperous</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ta</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061382a"><!--s061382a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chemical symbol for tantalum.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soft touch</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057295a"><!--s057295a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a person who is easily imposed on or taken advantage of, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> somebody who is known to be willing to lend money.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Valium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvali·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066853a"><!--s066853a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a tranquillizer; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/diazepam/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">diazepam</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trample<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064118a"><!--s064118a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an act or sound of trampling.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">witling</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwitling/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069580a"><!--s069580a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a would-be wit.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">self-command</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054559a"><!--s054559a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/self_control/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">self-control</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ugli</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹugli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Uglis Uglies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065486a"><!--s065486a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a large citrus fruit that is a cross between a grapefruit and a tangerine [prob alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ugly/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ugly</span></span></a> ; from its unattractive wrinkled skin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ward heeler</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹheelə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068223a"><!--s068223a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a worker for a political boss in a local area, e.g. a ward.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strove</span><small><span class="eSynop">/strohv/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s060021a"><!--s060021a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/strive/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">strive</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">side chain</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055925a"><!--s055925a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in chemistry, a group of atoms that is attached to an atom in a chain or to a ring in a molecule.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ta</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tah/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061383a"><!--s061383a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> thanks [orig baby talk].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stabilize <span class="bodyi">or</span> stabilise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstaybəliez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058656a"><!--s058656a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s063028b"><!--s063028b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make or become (something) stable or firm </p><p><i></i></p><p>stabilizing the economy</p>.</div><a name="s063029b"><!--s063029b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to maintain the stability of (an aircraft, etc) by means of a stabilizer.</p></div><a name="s063030b"><!--s063030b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to limit fluctuations of (prices, etc) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s063031b"><!--s063031b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to become stable </p><p><i></i></p><p>His condition has stabilized</p> <p><span class="bodyb">stabilization</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thermochromic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/thuhmohʹkrohmik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062757a"><!--s062757a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>able to change colour, reversibly, when heated or cooled, or involving a colour-changing process of this kind.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trampoline<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtrampəleen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064119a"><!--s064119a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a resilient sheet or web supported by springs in a frame and used for bouncing up and down on and performing gymnastic tricks in the air</p><p><span class="bodyb">trampolining</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Spanish <span class="bodyi">trampolín</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">trampolino</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">software</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057296a"><!--s057296a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the entire set of programs, procedures, etc used by and related documentation associated with a computer system: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hardware/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hardware</span></span></a> (1)</p><p>Essentially there are three types of software. Application software performs useful tasks for the computer's user, such as word processing, accounting, or drawing. System software, like an operating system, performs tasks that control the computer. Development software (e.g. a language compiler) is used by programmers to write more software — Dick Pountain</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Valkyrie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvalkiri, valʹkiəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066854a"><!--s066854a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Norse mythology, any of the maidens, usu twelve in number, who were servants of the god Odin and who chose heroes killed in battle and conducted them to an afterlife of feasting and heroic deeds in Valhalla [Old Norse <span class="bodyi">valkyrja</span>, literally ‘chooser of the slain’, from <span class="bodyi">valr</span> those slain in battle + <span class="bodyi">kjósa</span> to choose].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">witness<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwitnis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069581a"><!--s069581a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075592b"><!--s075592b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who sees or hears an event take place.</p></div><a name="s075593b"><!--s075593b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person who gives evidence, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a court of law.</p></div><a name="s075594b"><!--s075594b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a person who watches another sign a document and adds their own signature as an indication of authenticity.</p></div><a name="s075595b"><!--s075595b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s020625c"><!--s020625c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a person asked to be present, e.g. at a marriage, so as to be able to testify to its having taken place.</p></div><a name="s020626c"><!--s020626c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a person who watches another sign a document and adds their own signature as an indication of authenticity.</p></div></div><a name="s075596b"><!--s075596b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s020627c"><!--s020627c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act of certifying that a fact is true or an event has happened; testimony.</p></div><a name="s020628c"><!--s020628c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>something that serves as evidence; proof.</p></div></div><a name="s075597b"><!--s075597b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>public affirmation by word or example of religious faith or conviction [Old English <span class="bodyi">witnes</span> knowledge, testimony, witness, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wit1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wit 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ness/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ness</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">self-composed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054560a"><!--s054560a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having or showing mental or spiritual composure.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ugli fruit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065487a"><!--s065487a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ugli/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Ugli</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ward off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068224a"><!--s068224a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to deflect or avert (somebody or something) [<span class="bodyi">ward</span> to guard, via Middle English <span class="bodyi">warden</span> from Old English <span class="bodyi">weardian</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sided</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055926a"><!--s055926a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu used in combinations</span>) having sides, usu of a specified number or kind </p><p><i></i></p><p>one-sided</p> <p><i></i></p><p>glass-sided</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strow</span><small><span class="eSynop">/stroh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> strown /strohn/ strowed)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s060022a"><!--s060022a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/strew/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">strew</span></span></a> [variant of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/strew/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">strew</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">softwood</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057297a"><!--s057297a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the wood of a coniferous tree.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stabilizer <span class="bodyi">or</span> stabiliser</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058657a"><!--s058657a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s063032b"><!--s063032b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a chemical substance added to another substance or to a system to prevent or retard an unwanted alteration of physical state.</p></div><a name="s063033b"><!--s063033b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a gyroscopic device to keep ships steady in a rough sea.</p></div><a name="s063034b"><!--s063034b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> the horizontal tailplane of an aircraft.</p></div><a name="s063035b"><!--s063035b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) a pair of small wheels fitted either side of a child's bicycle to give support.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">TAB</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061384a"><!--s061384a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066303b"><!--s066303b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ</span> Totalizator Agency Board.</p></div><a name="s066304b"><!--s066304b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>typhoid-paratyphoid A and B vaccine.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thermocline</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹthuhmohklien/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062758a"><!--s062758a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a layer of water in a lake, sea, etc that separates an upper warmer zone from a lower colder zone; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a stratum in which temperature declines at least 1°C with each metre increase in depth.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trampoline<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064120a"><!--s064120a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to jump on a trampoline</p><p><span class="bodyb">trampoliner</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">trampolinist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">witness<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069582a"><!--s069582a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075598b"><!--s075598b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to observe (an event) personally or directly.</p></div><a name="s075599b"><!--s075599b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to be the scene or time of (an event) (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>structures which this striking Dorset hilltop once witnessed</p><p> Times Literary Supplement.</p></div><a name="s075600b"><!--s075600b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to act as legal witness of (e.g. the signing of a document) (a marriage, the signature of a document, etc).</p></div><a name="s075601b"><!--s075601b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to serve as evidence of (something) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s075602b"><!--s075602b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(+ to) to testify to something.</p></div><a name="s075603b"><!--s075603b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to affirm one's religious convictions in public </p><p><i></i></p><p>an opportunity to witness for Christ</p><p> Billy Graham.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">self-confessed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054561a"><!--s054561a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>openly acknowledged </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was a self-confessed debauchee</p> <p><span class="bodyb">self-confessedly</span> /-sidli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">valla</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvalə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066855a"><!--s066855a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vallum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">vallum</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">uglify</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹuglifie/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (uglifies, uglified, uglifying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065488a"><!--s065488a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s070980b"><!--s070980b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make or become (something or somebody) ugly or uglier <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s070981b"><!--s070981b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to become ugly or uglier <span class="bodyb">uglification</span> /-fiʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ward <span class="bodyi">or</span> -wards</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068219a"><!--s068219a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s074033b"><!--s074033b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>facing or tending in the direction specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>homeward</p> <p><i></i></p><p>earthwards</p>.</div><a name="s074034b"><!--s074034b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in the spatial or temporal direction specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>upward</p> <p><i></i></p><p>afterwards</p> <p>[<span class="bodyi">-ward</span> from Old English <span class="bodyi">-weard</span>; <span class="bodyi">-wards</span> from Old English <span class="bodyi">-weardes</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">side dish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055927a"><!--s055927a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of the foods accompanying and subordinate to the main dish of a course.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">softy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057298a"><!--s057298a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/softie_or_softy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">softie</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stable<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstaybl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058658a"><!--s058658a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s063036b"><!--s063036b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) a building in which domestic animals, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> horses, are sheltered and fed, usu with stalls or compartments.</p></div><a name="s063037b"><!--s063037b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>)</p><a name="s017225c"><!--s017225c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the racehorses or racing cars owned by one person or organization.</p></div><a name="s017226c"><!--s017226c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a group of holdings of any other kind </p><p><i></i></p><p>the owner of a stable of newspapers</p>.</div><a name="s017227c"><!--s017227c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a group of sportspersons or performers under one management.</p></div><a name="s017228c"><!--s017228c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>the team or organization behind a certain range of products, productions, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>Tom Conti makes his comedy debut in a new seven-part drama ‘Old Boy Network’, from the same stable as ‘Porridge’ and ‘Yes, Minister’</p><p> Good Housekeeping <span class="bodyb">stableful</span> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> stablefuls)<i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">stableman</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">stabulum</span>, from <span class="bodyi">stare</span> to stand].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thermocouple</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹthuhmohkupl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062759a"><!--s062759a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a combination of two conductors for producing a thermoelectric effect used in measuring temperature differences.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tramroad</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064121a"><!--s064121a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a track for hauling trams in a mine.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">struck</span><small><span class="eSynop">/struk/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s060023a"><!--s060023a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense and past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/strike1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">strike 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">witness-box</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069583a"><!--s069583a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an enclosure in which a witness testifies in court.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tab<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/tab/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061385a"><!--s061385a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066305b"><!--s066305b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a flap or loop of material by which something can be held or lifted.</p></div><a name="s066306b"><!--s066306b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a projection from a card or file, or something fitted to a file, that gives information about its contents.</p></div><a name="s066307b"><!--s066307b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an appendage or extension, e.g. any of a series of small pendants forming a decorative border or edge of a garment.</p></div><a name="s066308b"><!--s066308b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a bill, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for a meal or drinks.</p></div><a name="s066309b"><!--s066309b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a small auxiliary <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aerofoil/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aerofoil</span></span></a> (winglike part) hinged to one of the main movable controlling surfaces of an aircraft to help stabilize the aircraft in flight.</p></div><a name="s066310b"><!--s066310b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> an insignia or marking on the collar of a military uniform that denotes a high-ranking officer.</p></div><a name="s066311b"><!--s066311b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">N Eng, informal</span> a cigarette ✱ <span class="bodyb">keep tabs on</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to keep (somebody or something) under close surveillance ✱ <span class="bodyb">pick up the tab</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to pay a bill, e.g. in a restaurant, or other expenses [perhaps related to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tag1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tag 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">self-confidence</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054562a"><!--s054562a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>confidence in oneself and one's powers and abilities</p><p><span class="bodyb">self-confident</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">self-confidently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wardress</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwawdris/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068225a"><!--s068225a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a female prison guard.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">side drum</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055928a"><!--s055928a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small double-headed drum with one or more snares stretched across its lower head.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ugly</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹugli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (uglier, ugliest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065489a"><!--s065489a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070982b"><!--s070982b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>offensive or displeasing to any of the senses, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to the sight.</p></div><a name="s070983b"><!--s070983b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>morally offensive or objectionable.</p></div><a name="s070984b"><!--s070984b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s019466c"><!--s019466c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>ominous; threatening </p><p><i></i></p><p>an ugly customer</p> <p><i></i></p><p>ugly weather</p>.</div><a name="s019467c"><!--s019467c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>surly; quarrelsome </p><p><i></i></p><p>an ugly disposition</p>.</div><a name="s019468c"><!--s019468c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>frightful; horrible </p><p><i></i></p><p>an ugly wound</p> <p><span class="bodyb">uglily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">ugliness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">uggligr</span> frightful, terrifying,from <span class="bodyi">uggr</span> fear].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vallecula</span><small><span class="eSynop">/vəʹlekyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> valleculae /-lee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066856a"><!--s066856a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an anatomical groove, channel, or depression, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one between the base of the tongue and the epiglottis</p><p><span class="bodyb">vallecular</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">vallecula</span> little valley, dimin. of Latin <span class="bodyi">valles</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/valley/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">valley</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soggy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsogi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (soggier, soggiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057299a"><!--s057299a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061387b"><!--s061387b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>waterlogged; soaked.</p></div><a name="s061388b"><!--s061388b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>heavy, damp, or doughy because of imperfect cooking.</p></div><a name="s061389b"><!--s061389b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s016763c"><!--s016763c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>waterlogged; soaked </p><p><i></i></p><p>a soggy lawn</p>.</div><a name="s016764c"><!--s016764c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>heavy, damp, or doughy because of imperfect cooking </p><p><i></i></p><p>soggy pastry</p>.</div></div><a name="s061390b"><!--s061390b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>heavily dull </p><p><i></i></p><p>soggy prose</p> <p><span class="bodyb">soggily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">sogginess</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [English dialect <span class="bodyi">sog</span> marsh + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/y1_or_ey/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-y 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tramway</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064122a"><!--s064122a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069353b"><!--s069353b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a system of tracks, e.g. laid in the surface of urban streets, for trams.</p></div><a name="s069354b"><!--s069354b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tramroad/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tramroad</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stable<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058659a"><!--s058659a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s063038b"><!--s063038b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to put or keep (a horse) in a stable.</p></div><a name="s063039b"><!--s063039b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to base or keep (a train) in a depot <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s063040b"><!--s063040b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to be accommodated in a stable.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">witness stand</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069584a"><!--s069584a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/witness_box/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">witness-box</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thermodynamics</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌthuhmohdieʹnamiks, -diʹnamiks/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062760a"><!--s062760a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the branch of physics dealing with the mechanical action of, or relations between, heat and other forms of energy, or the branch of physics that deals with this</p><p>Thermodynamics is used to assess the efficiency of thermal processes and to discuss the equilibrium composition of chemical reactions. There are three laws of thermodynamics. The first law expresses the conservation of energy and the equivalence of heat and work. The second law introduces the concept of increasing entropy as the signpost of spontaneous change. The third law expresses the unattainability of absolute zero — Professor Peter Atkins</p><p><span class="bodyb">thermodynamic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">thermodynamically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">thermodynamicist</span> /-ʹnaməsist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">self-congratulation</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054563a"><!--s054563a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a complacent acknowledgment of one's own superiority or good fortune <span class="bodyb">self-congratulatory</span> /-lət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tab<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (tabbed, tabbing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061386a"><!--s061386a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066312b"><!--s066312b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to provide or ornament (something) with tabs.</p></div><a name="s066313b"><!--s066313b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to designate (somebody or something) in a certain way.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">structural</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstrukch(ə)rəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s060024a"><!--s060024a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064841b"><!--s064841b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or affecting structure.</p></div><a name="s064842b"><!--s064842b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>forming part of a structure.</p></div><a name="s064843b"><!--s064843b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>used in or suitable for building structures.</p></div><a name="s064844b"><!--s064844b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s017643c"><!--s017643c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>of or affecting structure.</p></div><a name="s017644c"><!--s017644c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>forming part of a structure.</p></div><a name="s017645c"><!--s017645c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>used in or suitable for building structures </p><p><i></i></p><p>structural steel</p>.</div></div><a name="s064845b"><!--s064845b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>of the physical make-up of a plant or animal body</p><p><span class="bodyb">structurally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ugly duckling</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065490a"><!--s065490a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody or something that appears unattractive or unpromising but turns out to be admirable or successful [from <span class="bodyi">The Ugly Duckling</span>,story by Hans Christian Andersen d.1875, Danish writer, in which an ugly young bird thought to be a duckling grows into a beautiful swan].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wardrobe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwawdrohb/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068226a"><!--s068226a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s074039b"><!--s074039b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a large cupboard, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one fitted with shelves and a rail, where clothes are kept.</p></div><a name="s074040b"><!--s074040b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s020220c"><!--s020220c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a collection of clothes, e.g. belonging to one person.</p></div><a name="s020221c"><!--s020221c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a collection of stage costumes and accessories.</p></div></div><a name="s074041b"><!--s074041b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the department of a royal or noble household entrusted with the care of clothes, jewels, and personal articles [Middle English <span class="bodyi">warderobe</span> from Old North French, from <span class="bodyi">warder</span> to guard (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/warden/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">warden</span></span></a>) + <span class="bodyi">robe</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/robe1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">robe 1</span></span></a>: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/garderobe/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">garderobe</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">side effect</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055929a"><!--s055929a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a secondary and usu adverse effect, e.g. of a drug.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">valley</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvali/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -eys) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> valleys)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066857a"><!--s066857a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072448b"><!--s072448b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an elongated depression of the earth's surface, usu between hills or mountains.</p></div><a name="s072449b"><!--s072449b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an area drained by a river and its tributaries.</p></div><a name="s072450b"><!--s072450b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s019743c"><!--s019743c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an elongated depression of the earth's surface, usu between hills or mountains.</p></div><a name="s019744c"><!--s019744c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an area drained by a river and its tributaries.</p></div></div><a name="s072451b"><!--s072451b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s019745c"><!--s019745c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a hollow or depression.</p></div><a name="s019746c"><!--s019746c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the internal angle formed at the meeting of two roof surfaces [Middle English <span class="bodyi">valey</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">valee</span>, from <span class="bodyi">val</span> vale, valley, from Latin <span class="bodyi">vall-, valles</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soh <span class="bodyi">or</span> so</span><small><span class="eSynop">/soh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057300a"><!--s057300a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in music, the fifth note of a major scale in the tonic sol-fa system, or the note G in the fixed-doh system [Middle English <span class="bodyi">sol</span> from medieval Latin: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gamut/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gamut</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/trahns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064123a"><!--s064123a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069355b"><!--s069355b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a state of semiconsciousness or unconsciousness with reduced or absent sensitivity to external stimulation.</p></div><a name="s069356b"><!--s069356b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a usu self-induced state of altered consciousness or ecstasy in which religious or mystical visions may be experienced.</p></div><a name="s069357b"><!--s069357b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a state of profound abstraction or absorption.</p></div><a name="s069358b"><!--s069358b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a type of electronic dance music with a hypnotic beat</p><p><span class="bodyb">trancelike</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">transir</span> to fall into a trance, from Latin <span class="bodyi">transire</span> to pass, pass away].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stable<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058660a"><!--s058660a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s063041b"><!--s063041b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>likely to remain firmly upright; not likely to collapse, overturn, etc.</p></div><a name="s063042b"><!--s063042b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>well-founded or securely established so as to endure and be dependable </p><p><i></i></p><p>a stable relationship</p>.</div><a name="s063043b"><!--s063043b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s017229c"><!--s017229c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>not subject to change or fluctuation.</p></div><a name="s017230c"><!--s017230c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>of a patient or their condition: not likely to deteriorate suddenly.</p></div></div><a name="s063044b"><!--s063044b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>not subject to change or fluctuation; unvarying </p><p><i></i></p><p>a stable currency</p>.</div><a name="s063045b"><!--s063045b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>not subject to feelings of mental or emotional insecurity; sane, well-adjusted </p><p><i></i></p><p>a stable personality</p>.</div><a name="s063046b"><!--s063046b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>in physics, of such a nature as to return after disturbance to normal position, equilibrium, or steady motion.</p></div><a name="s063047b"><!--s063047b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>able to resist alteration in chemical, physical, or biological properties </p><p><i></i></p><p>stable emulsions</p>.</div><a name="s063048b"><!--s063048b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>said of an atomic nucleus, elementary particle, etc: not spontaneously radioactive </p><p><i></i></p><p>a stable isotope</p> <p><span class="bodyb">stableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">stably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">stabilis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">stare</span> to stand].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">witted</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069585a"><!--s069585a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">used in combinations</span>) having wit or understanding of the kind specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>dull-witted</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thermoelectric</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌthuhmohiʹlektrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062761a"><!--s062761a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067886b"><!--s067886b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or dependent on the relationship between temperature and the electrical properties of materials.</p></div><a name="s067887b"><!--s067887b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>producing electricity by means of differences in temperature <span class="bodyb">thermoelectricity</span> /-ʹtrisiti, -elikʹtrisiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">self-conscious</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054564a"><!--s054564a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057958b"><!--s057958b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>uncomfortably conscious of oneself as an object of notice; ill at ease.</p></div><a name="s057959b"><!--s057959b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s015589c"><!--s015589c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>conscious of oneself as a possessor of mental states and originator of actions.</p></div><a name="s015590c"><!--s015590c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>intensely aware of oneself</p><p><span class="bodyb">self-consciously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">self-consciousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">structural formula</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s060025a"><!--s060025a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chemical formula showing the arrangement of atoms and bonds in the molecule: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/empirical_formula/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">empirical formula</span></span></a> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/molecular_formula/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">molecular formula</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tab<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061387a"><!--s061387a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tabulator/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tabulator</span></span></a> [by shortening].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ugrian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹoohgri·ən, ʹyooh-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065491a"><!--s065491a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070985b"><!--s070985b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a group of indigenous peoples inhabiting Hungary and western parts of Siberia.</p></div><a name="s070986b"><!--s070986b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ugric/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Ugric</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">Ugrian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old Russian <span class="bodyi">Ugre</span> Hungarians].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">side-foot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055930a"><!--s055930a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to kick (a ball) using the inside of the foot.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wardrobe trunk</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068227a"><!--s068227a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a large trunk with a rail and compartments for clothes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soi-disant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/swah ʹdeezonh/ (<span class="bodyi">French</span> /swa dizã)/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057301a"><!--s057301a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>self-styled; so-called </p><p><i></i></p><p>a soi-disant artist</p> <p>[French <span class="bodyi">soi-disant</span>, literally ‘calling oneself’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vallum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvaləm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> vallums valla /ʹvalə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066858a"><!--s066858a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an ancient Roman defensive embankment [Latin <span class="bodyi">vallum</span>, from <span class="bodyi">vallus</span> palisade, stake].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tranche</span><small><span class="eSynop">/trahnch (<span class="bodyi">French</span> trãʧ)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064124a"><!--s064124a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069359b"><!--s069359b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a portion, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a block of shares usu supplementary to an already existing issue.</p></div><a name="s069360b"><!--s069360b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of a series of sets, portions, etc of something made available at a particular time </p><p><i></i></p><p>The discs are to be issued in alphabetical order of composer: the first tranche includes some Bartok, the nine Beethoven symphonies, the Brahms symphonies and works by Bernstein himself</p><p> Daily Telegraph [French <span class="bodyi">tranche</span> slice, from Old French <span class="bodyi">trenchier, trancher</span> to cut, from Latin <span class="bodyi">truncare</span> to lop off, maim].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stable boy <span class="bodyi">or</span> stable girl <span class="bodyi">or</span> stable man</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058661a"><!--s058661a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an assistant employed in a stable.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">witter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwitə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (wittered, wittering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069586a"><!--s069586a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to talk in a long-winded rambling fashion, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> about inconsequential matters [prob imitative].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wardroom</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwawdroohm, ʹwawdroom/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068228a"><!--s068228a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the space in a warship allotted to the commissioned officers, except the captain.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thermoform</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹthuhməfawm/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062762a"><!--s062762a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to give a final shape to (e.g. a plastic) with the aid of heat and usu pressure <span class="bodyb">thermoformable</span> /-ʹfawməbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tab<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (tabbed, tabbing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061388a"><!--s061388a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s066314b"><!--s066314b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to arrange (data, etc) in tabular form <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s066315b"><!--s066315b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to move or place something by means of a tabulator </p><p><i></i></p><p>Tab across to the third column</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">structuralism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s060026a"><!--s060026a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a method or approach used in anthropology, literary criticism, etc that seeks to analyse data in terms of the significance of underlying relationships and patterns of organization</p><p>Structuralism proposed that the products of the human mind (stories, myths, societies, for example) were the effect of structures that escaped our awareness. However diverse their surfaces, artefacts and even whole cultures were all ultimately reducible to a single structure, commonly understood as a binary opposition between antithetical values. In the 1960s structuralism was largely superseded by poststructuralism — Professor Catherine Belsey</p><p><span class="bodyb">structuralist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">self-consistent</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054565a"><!--s054565a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having each element logically consistent with the rest; internally consistent <span class="bodyb">self-consistency</span> /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ugric</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹoohgrik, ʹyoohgrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065492a"><!--s065492a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a group of languages, forming a branch of the Finno-Ugric family, spoken by the Ugrians, including Hungarian and two languages of Siberia</p><p><span class="bodyb">Ugric</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sidekick</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055931a"><!--s055931a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> somebody closely associated with another, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a subordinate.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soigné <span class="bodyi">or</span> soignée</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹswahnyay/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057302a"><!--s057302a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a man or woman: well-groomed; elegant [French <span class="bodyi">soigné</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">soigner</span> to take care of, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">soniare</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">valonia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/vəʹlohni·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066859a"><!--s066859a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>dried acorn cups, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from a Eurasian evergreen oak, used in tanning or dressing leather [Italian <span class="bodyi">vallonia</span> from late Greek <span class="bodyi">balanidia</span>, pl of <span class="bodyi">balanidion</span>, dimin. of Greek <span class="bodyi">balanos</span> acorn].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tranny <span class="bodyi">or</span> trannie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtrani/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> trannies) <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064125a"><!--s064125a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069361b"><!--s069361b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> a transistor radio.</p></div><a name="s069362b"><!--s069362b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/transvestite/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">transvestite</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s069363b"><!--s069363b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/transparency/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">transparency</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stable companion</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058662a"><!--s058662a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stablemate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stablemate</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">witticism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwitisiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069587a"><!--s069587a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a witty remark [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/witty/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">witty</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-cism</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/criticism/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">criticism</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-wards</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068229a"><!--s068229a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ward_or_wards/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ward</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soil<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/soyl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057303a"><!--s057303a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061391b"><!--s061391b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>loose material composed of weathered rock fragments and usu decayed plant and animal matter that covers large parts of the land surface of the earth, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the upper layer in which plants grow.</p></div><a name="s061392b"><!--s061392b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s016765c"><!--s016765c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>loose material composed of weathered rock fragments and usu decayed plant and animal matter that covers large parts of the land surface of the earth.</p></div><a name="s016766c"><!--s016766c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the upper layer of such material that may be dug and in which plants grow.</p></div><a name="s016767c"><!--s016767c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a layer of soil with a characteristic <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/profile1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">profile 1</span></span></a> (series of layers or zones) that develops from a certain type of rock or other material.</p></div></div><a name="s061393b"><!--s061393b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>country; land </p><p><i></i></p><p>back on home soil</p>.</div><a name="s061394b"><!--s061394b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the soil</span>) agricultural life or work.</p></div><a name="s061395b"><!--s061395b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a medium in which something takes hold and develops</p><p><span class="bodyb">soilless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via Anglo-French from Latin <span class="bodyi">solium</span> seat, prob confused with Latin <span class="bodyi">solum</span> ground].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thermogenesis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/thuhmohʹjenəsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062763a"><!--s062763a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the production of heat by metabolic processes in the body</p><p><span class="bodyb">thermogenic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">self-contained</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054566a"><!--s054566a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057960b"><!--s057960b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>complete in itself </p><p><i></i></p><p>Each episode of the series is self-contained</p>.</div><a name="s057961b"><!--s057961b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of accommodation: including within itself a kitchen, bathroom, etc, and usu a separate front door; not sharing facilities.</p></div><a name="s057962b"><!--s057962b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s015591c"><!--s015591c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>showing self-possession.</p></div><a name="s015592c"><!--s015592c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>formal and reserved in manner <span class="bodyb">self-containedly</span> /-nidli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">self-containedness</span> /kənʹtayndnis, -nidnis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">structural linguistics</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s060027a"><!--s060027a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) an approach to linguistics that emphasizes the underlying structures in language.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">valor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvalə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066860a"><!--s066860a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/valour/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">valour</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sidelight</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055932a"><!--s055932a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059662b"><!--s059662b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s016168c"><!--s016168c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a light at the side of the headlight on a motor vehicle.</p></div><a name="s016169c"><!--s016169c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the red port light or the green starboard light carried by ships travelling at night.</p></div></div><a name="s059663b"><!--s059663b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a window at the side of a door or a larger window.</p></div><a name="s059664b"><!--s059664b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>incidental or additional information.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tab<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061389a"><!--s061389a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a tablet, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one containing an illegal drug [short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tablet/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tablet</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tranquil</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtrangkwil/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064126a"><!--s064126a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>free from mental agitation or from disturbance or commotion; quiet or peaceful <span class="bodyb">tranquillity</span> /trangʹkwiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">tranquilly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">tranquillus</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">UHF</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065493a"><!--s065493a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>ultrahigh frequency.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stable door</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058663a"><!--s058663a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a door of the kind typical for a stable, horizontally divided so that the upper half may be opened leaving the lower half closed.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">witting</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwiting/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069588a"><!--s069588a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075604b"><!--s075604b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>deliberate; intentional.</p></div><a name="s075605b"><!--s075605b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>fully aware</p><p><span class="bodyb">wittingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [present part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wit2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wit 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wardship</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068230a"><!--s068230a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s074042b"><!--s074042b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>care and protection of a ward; tutelage.</p></div><a name="s074043b"><!--s074043b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the state of being under a guardian.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sideline<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055933a"><!--s055933a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059665b"><!--s059665b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a business or activity pursued in addition to a principal occupation.</p></div><a name="s059666b"><!--s059666b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s016170c"><!--s016170c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a line of goods manufactured or sold in addition to one's principal line.</p></div><a name="s016171c"><!--s016171c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a business or activity pursued in addition to a full-time occupation.</p></div></div><a name="s059667b"><!--s059667b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a line at right angles to an goal line or end line and marking a side of a court or field of play.</p></div><a name="s059668b"><!--s059668b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the sidelines</span>) the standpoint of people not immediately participating.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tab<sup>6</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061390a"><!--s061390a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066316b"><!--s066316b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a narrow curtain used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for masking offstage space in a theatre.</p></div><a name="s066317b"><!--s066317b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tableau_curtains/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tableau curtains</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">structural unemployment</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s060028a"><!--s060028a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>unemployment that results from a shift in a country's commercial and industrial base, rather than from a falling demand for workers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thermogram</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹthuhməgram/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062764a"><!--s062764a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the record made by a thermograph.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soil<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057304a"><!--s057304a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061396b"><!--s061396b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s016768c"><!--s016768c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to make or become (something) dirty, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> superficially.</p></div><a name="s016769c"><!--s016769c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to defecate on or in (something).</p></div></div><a name="s061397b"><!--s061397b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to defile or corrupt (something or somebody) morally.</p></div><a name="s061398b"><!--s061398b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to blacken or tarnish (e.g. a reputation) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s061399b"><!--s061399b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to become soiled or dirty [Middle English <span class="bodyi">soilen</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">soiller</span> to wallow, soil, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">suculus</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">sus</span> pig].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">self-content</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054567a"><!--s054567a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a feeling or expression of self-satisfaction</p><p><span class="bodyb">self-contented</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">self-contentedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">self-contentedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">self-contentment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">valorize <span class="bodyi">or</span> valorise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvaləriez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066861a"><!--s066861a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to enhance, or try to enhance, the price, value, or status of (a commodity) by organized action, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by a government <span class="bodyb">valorization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Portuguese <span class="bodyi">valorizare</span>, from <span class="bodyi">valor</span> value, price, from medieval Latin: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/valour/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">valour</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stable fly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058664a"><!--s058664a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a two-winged fly that sucks the blood of large animals including humans and is common around stables, often entering houses, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in autumn: <span class="bodyi">Stomoxys calcitrans</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">uh-huh</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌu ʹhu/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065494a"><!--s065494a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used to indicate affirmation or agreement.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tranquillize <span class="bodyi">or</span> tranquillise <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ise</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">tranquilize</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064127a"><!--s064127a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make (a person or animal) tranquil or calm, esp with drugs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wittingly</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwitingli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069589a"><!--s069589a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>deliberately; intentionally </p><p><i></i></p><p>She wouldn't wittingly have shown that she knew his secret</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ware<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/weə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068231a"><!--s068231a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s074044b"><!--s074044b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often in combination</span>) manufactured articles or products of art or craft; goods </p><p><i></i></p><p>tinware</p>.</div><a name="s074045b"><!--s074045b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) goods for sale.</p></div><a name="s074046b"><!--s074046b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>articles of fired clay, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a specified make of pottery or china </p><p><i></i></p><p>Samian ware</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">waru</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sideline<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055934a"><!--s055934a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to remove (somebody) from action, participation, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thermograph</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹthuhməgrahf, -graf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062765a"><!--s062765a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a device that measures and keeps a record of variations in temperature over a period or area</p><p><span class="bodyb">thermographic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">thermography</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Stableford</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstayblfəd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058665a"><!--s058665a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in golf, a form of play in which points are scored according to the number of strokes taken to play each hole [named after its inventor, Frank <span class="bodyi">Stableford</span> d.1959, American amateur golfer].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tranquillizer <span class="bodyi">or</span> tranquilliser</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">tranquilizer</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064128a"><!--s064128a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a drug, e.g. diazepam, used to tranquillize.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tabard</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtabəd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061391a"><!--s061391a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066318b"><!--s066318b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a short emblazoned tunic worn by a knight over his armour.</p></div><a name="s066319b"><!--s066319b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a herald's official cape or coat emblazoned with the arms of his lord or sovereign.</p></div><a name="s066320b"><!--s066320b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a straight-hanging sleeveless outer garment, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one with slits at the sides for part or all of its length, worn by women [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">tabart</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">structure<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstrukchə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s060029a"><!--s060029a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064846b"><!--s064846b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something that is constructed, e.g. a building.</p></div><a name="s064847b"><!--s064847b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s017646c"><!--s017646c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>something that is constructed, e.g. a building.</p></div><a name="s017647c"><!--s017647c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>something that is organized in a definite pattern.</p></div></div><a name="s064848b"><!--s064848b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the way in which something is constructed or organized.</p></div><a name="s064849b"><!--s064849b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s017648c"><!--s017648c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the arrangement of particles or parts in a substance or body </p><p><i></i></p><p>soil structure</p> <p><i></i></p><p>molecular structure</p>.</div><a name="s017649c"><!--s017649c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>arrangement or interrelation of elements </p><p><i></i></p><p>economic structure</p> <p><span class="bodyb">structureless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">structura</span>, from <span class="bodyi">struere</span> to heap up, build].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">self-contradiction</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054568a"><!--s054568a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057963b"><!--s057963b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>contradiction of oneself.</p></div><a name="s057964b"><!--s057964b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a statement that contains two contradictory elements or ideas</p><p><span class="bodyb">self-contradictory</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">valorous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvalərəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066862a"><!--s066862a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>valiant; courageous</p><p><span class="bodyb">valorously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soil<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057305a"><!--s057305a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061400b"><!--s061400b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>dirt or defilement.</p></div><a name="s061401b"><!--s061401b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>refuse or sewage.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">uhlan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹoohlahn, ʹyoohlahn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065495a"><!--s065495a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a body of European light cavalry, orig modelled on Tartar lancers [German <span class="bodyi">Uhlan</span> from Polish <span class="bodyi">ulan</span>, from Turkish <span class="bodyi">oglan</span> boy, servant].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">witty</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (wittier, wittiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069590a"><!--s069590a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075606b"><!--s075606b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having or showing wit; cleverly humorous </p><p><i></i></p><p>a witty speaker</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a witty remark</p>.</div><a name="s075607b"><!--s075607b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>amusingly or ingeniously clever in conception or execution </p><p><i></i></p><p>a witty musical theme</p>.</div><a name="s075608b"><!--s075608b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> intelligent</p><p><span class="bodyb">wittily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">wittiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ware<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068232a"><!--s068232a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used chiefly as a command to hunting animals or other hunters: to beware of (something) [Old English <span class="bodyi">warian</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sidelong<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055935a"><!--s055935a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>towards the side; obliquely [alteration of <span class="bodyi">sideling</span> sideways, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/side1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">side 1</span></span></a> + adverbial suffix <span class="bodyi">-ling</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thermography</span><small><span class="eSynop">/thuhʹmogrəfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062766a"><!--s062766a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067888b"><!--s067888b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a process of writing or printing involving heat.</p></div><a name="s067889b"><!--s067889b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a technique for photographically recording variations in the heat emitted by various regions, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of the body, e.g. for the detection of tumours <span class="bodyb">thermographic</span> /-ʹgrafik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stable girl</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058666a"><!--s058666a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stable_boy_or_stable_girl_or_stable_man/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stable boy</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trans.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064129a"><!--s064129a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069364b"><!--s069364b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>transitive.</p></div><a name="s069365b"><!--s069365b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>translated.</p></div><a name="s069366b"><!--s069366b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>translator.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tabaret</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtabərit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061392a"><!--s061392a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hard-wearing upholstery fabric with alternate satin and watered silk stripes [prob alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tabby1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tabby 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">valour</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">valor</span>) /ʹvalə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066863a"><!--s066863a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>strength of mind or spirit that enables somebody to encounter danger with firmness; personal bravery</p><p><span class="bodyb">valorous</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via French from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">valor</span> value, valour, from Latin <span class="bodyi">valēre</span> to be strong, be worth].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/wiev/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069591a"><!--s069591a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075609b"><!--s075609b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to marry a woman <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s075610b"><!--s075610b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to provide a wife for (somebody).</p></div><a name="s075611b"><!--s075611b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to take (a woman) for a wife [Old English <span class="bodyi">wīfian</span>, from <span class="bodyi">wīf</span> woman, wife].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">self-control</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054569a"><!--s054569a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>restraint of one's own impulses or emotions</p><p><span class="bodyb">self-controlled</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soil<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057306a"><!--s057306a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to feed (farm animals, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> cattle) on green fodder as a means of fattening or purging [prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/soil3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">soil 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">UHT</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065496a"><!--s065496a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of milk or cream: ultraheat-treated.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">structure<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s060030a"><!--s060030a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to construct or organize (something) in a particular way.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">warehouse<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹweəhows/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068233a"><!--s068233a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s074047b"><!--s074047b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a building or room for the storage of merchandise or commodities.</p></div><a name="s074048b"><!--s074048b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a large retail outlet.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sidelong<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055936a"><!--s055936a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059669b"><!--s059669b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>directed to or from one side; oblique or obliquely.</p></div><a name="s059670b"><!--s059670b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>inclining or directed to one side </p><p><i></i></p><p>sidelong glances</p>.</div><a name="s059671b"><!--s059671b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>indirect rather than straightforward.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thermolabile</span><small><span class="eSynop">/thuhmohʹlaybiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062767a"><!--s062767a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>unstable, <span class="bodyi">specif</span> losing characteristic properties, when heated above a moderate temperature <span class="bodyb">thermolability</span> /-ləʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">trans-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064130a"><!--s064130a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s069367b"><!--s069367b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>on or to the other side of, across, or beyond </p><p><i></i></p><p>transatlantic</p> <p><i></i></p><p>transcontinental</p>.</div><a name="s069368b"><!--s069368b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>through </p><p><i></i></p><p>transcutaneous</p>.</div><a name="s069369b"><!--s069369b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>so or such as to change or transfer </p><p><i></i></p><p>transliterate</p> <p><i></i></p><p>translocation</p> <p><i></i></p><p>transship</p>.</div><a name="s069370b"><!--s069370b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu printed in italic</span>) characterized by having identical atoms or chemical groups on opposite sides of a chemical double bond in a molecule </p><p><i></i></p><p>trans-dichlorethylene</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">trans-, tra-</span> across, beyond, through, so as to change, from <span class="bodyi">trans</span> across, beyond].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stable lad</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058667a"><!--s058667a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a boy or man who works in a stable.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wivern</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwievən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069592a"><!--s069592a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wyvern/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wyvern</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Uighur <span class="bodyi">or</span> Uigur</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹweegə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Uighurs Uigurs) (<span class="bodyi">or collectively</span> Uighur Uigur)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065497a"><!--s065497a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070987b"><!--s070987b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of an indigenous people inhabiting northwest China.</p></div><a name="s070988b"><!--s070988b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Turkic language spoken by this people</p><p><span class="bodyb">Uighurian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">Uighuric</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Tabasco</span><small><span class="eSynop">/təʹbaskoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061393a"><!--s061393a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a hot pungent condiment sauce made from capsicums [from <span class="bodyi">Tabasco</span>, a state in Mexico].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Valpolicella</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌvalpoliʹchelə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066864a"><!--s066864a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a light red wine produced in NE Italy in the region of Verona [named after <span class="bodyi">Valpolicella</span>, valley in N Italy].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sideman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> sidemen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055937a"><!--s055937a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of a band or orchestra, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a jazz or swing orchestra, other than the leader or featured performer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strudel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstroohdl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s060031a"><!--s060031a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pastry made from a thin sheet of dough rolled up with filling and baked </p><p><i></i></p><p>apple strudel</p> <p>[German <span class="bodyi">Strudel</span>, literally ‘whirlpool’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">warehouse<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹweəhowz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068234a"><!--s068234a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to deposit, store, or stock (goods) in a warehouse</p><p><span class="bodyb">warehousing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">self-critical</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054570a"><!--s054570a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057965b"><!--s057965b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>unduly critical of oneself.</p></div><a name="s057966b"><!--s057966b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>able to judge one's own motives or actions impartially.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soil pipe</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057307a"><!--s057307a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pipe for carrying off wastes from toilets.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thermoluminescence</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌthuhmohloohmiʹnes(ə)ns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062768a"><!--s062768a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>phosphorescence developed in a previously irradiated substance when it is subsequently heated</p><p><span class="bodyb">thermoluminescent</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">transact</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tranʹzakt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064131a"><!--s064131a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to perform (something); <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to conduct (business)</p><p><span class="bodyb">transactor</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">transactus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">transigere</span> to drive through, complete, transact, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/trans/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">trans-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">agere</span> to drive, do].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stable man</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058668a"><!--s058668a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stable_boy_or_stable_girl_or_stable_man/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stable boy</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wives</span><small><span class="eSynop">/wievz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069593a"><!--s069593a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wife/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wife</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tabbouleh</span><small><span class="eSynop">/təʹboohlay, ʹtaboohlay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061394a"><!--s061394a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Middle Eastern salad dish made from bulgur wheat mixed with tomatoes, olive oil, mint, and parsley and usu served with lettuce [Arabic <span class="bodyi">tabbūla</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">uillean pipes</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹilin, ʹoohli·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065498a"><!--s065498a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Irish bagpipes played by working bellows under the arm [Irish <span class="bodyi">píob uilleann</span>, from <span class="bodyi">píob</span> pipe + <span class="bodyi">uilleann</span> of the elbow, from <span class="bodyi">uille</span> elbow].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">side-on</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055938a"><!--s055938a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059672b"><!--s059672b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>with one side facing in a given direction.</p></div><a name="s059673b"><!--s059673b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in profile.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">self-criticism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054571a"><!--s054571a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act of or capacity for criticizing one's own faults or shortcomings.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thermolysis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/thuhʹmoləsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062769a"><!--s062769a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067890b"><!--s067890b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the dissipation of heat from the living body.</p></div><a name="s067891b"><!--s067891b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the breakdown of a substance by means of heat <span class="bodyb">thermolytic</span> /-ʹlitik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soil science</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057308a"><!--s057308a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the scientific study of soils.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">valse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/vals/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> valses /vals, ʹvalsiz/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066865a"><!--s066865a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/waltz1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">waltz 1</span></span></a> [French <span class="bodyi">valse</span> from German <span class="bodyi">Walzer</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">struggle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstrugl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s060032a"><!--s060032a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064850b"><!--s064850b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to proceed with difficulty or great effort </p><p><i></i></p><p>struggling to make ends meet</p>.</div><a name="s064851b"><!--s064851b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make violent or strenuous efforts against opposition or confinement.</p></div><a name="s064852b"><!--s064852b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to compete</p><p><span class="bodyb">struggler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">struglen</span>, perhaps of imitative origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">warehouseman</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹweəhowsmən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> warehousemen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068235a"><!--s068235a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who controls or works in a warehouse.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">transaction</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tranʹzaksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064132a"><!--s064132a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069371b"><!--s069371b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something transacted, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an instance of buying and selling or a business deal.</p></div><a name="s069372b"><!--s069372b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act of carrying out or conducting business.</p></div><a name="s069373b"><!--s069373b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s018969c"><!--s018969c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>something transacted, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an instance of buying and selling or a business deal.</p></div><a name="s018970c"><!--s018970c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the act of carrying out or conducting <span class="bodyi">esp</span> business.</p></div></div><a name="s069374b"><!--s069374b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the published record of the meeting of a society or association</p><p><span class="bodyb">transactional</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stablemate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058669a"><!--s058669a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s063049b"><!--s063049b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a horse stabled with the one in question.</p></div><a name="s063050b"><!--s063050b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person or thing having the same source, work place, trainer, etc as the one specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>the Daily Mirror and its Scottish stablemate, the Record</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">uitlander</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaytlandə, owt-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065499a"><!--s065499a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">Uitlander</span>) <span class="bodyi">SAfr</span> a foreigner, <span class="bodyi"><span class="bodyi">esp</span></span> a British resident in the former republics of the Transvaal and Orange Free State [via Afrikaans from Dutch <span class="bodyi">Uitlander</span>, from <span class="bodyi">uit</span> out + <span class="bodyi">land</span> land].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wiz</span><small><span class="eSynop">/wiz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069594a"><!--s069594a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/whizz2_or_whiz/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">whizz<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (3).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thermometer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/thəʹmomitə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062770a"><!--s062770a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an instrument that measures and indicates temperature, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a glass bulb attached to a fine graduated tube of glass and containing a liquid, e.g. mercury, that rises and falls with changes of temperature <span class="bodyb">thermometric</span> /thuhməʹmetrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">thermometry</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">thermomètre</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">thermē</span> heat + French <span class="bodyi">-o-</span> + <span class="bodyi">-mètre</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/meter2/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-meter 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">valuable<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvalyoo(ə)bl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066866a"><!--s066866a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072452b"><!--s072452b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having high money value.</p></div><a name="s072453b"><!--s072453b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of great use or worth </p><p><i></i></p><p>That was valuable advice</p>.</div><a name="s072454b"><!--s072454b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>/ʹvalyoo·əbl/ able to be valued</p><p><span class="bodyb">valuableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">valuably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tabby<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtabi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> tabbies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061395a"><!--s061395a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066321b"><!--s066321b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s017969c"><!--s017969c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a domestic cat with a usu brownish or, grey, or yellow coat striped and mottled with darker shades.</p></div><a name="s017970c"><!--s017970c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a female domestic cat.</p></div></div><a name="s066322b"><!--s066322b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a plain silk taffeta fabric, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with an irregular wavy finish.</p></div><a name="s066323b"><!--s066323b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s017971c"><!--s017971c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a plain-weave fabric.</p></div><a name="s017972c"><!--s017972c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a plain silk taffeta fabric, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with an irregular wavy finish [French <span class="bodyi">tabis</span> via medieval Latinfrom Arabic <span class="bodyi">‘attābī</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Al-’ Attābīya</span>, quarter in Baghdad where the silk fabric was manufactured].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">warehouse party</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹweəhows/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068236a"><!--s068236a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a large-scale commercial dance party held in a warehouse, hangar, or similar building and usu featuring acid house music.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sidereal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sieʹdiəri·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055939a"><!--s055939a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of, or expressed in relation to, stars or constellations [Latin <span class="bodyi">sidereus</span> from <span class="bodyi">sider-, sidus</span> star, constellation].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">struggle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s060033a"><!--s060033a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064853b"><!--s064853b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a violent effort or exertion.</p></div><a name="s064854b"><!--s064854b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a determined attempt in adverse circumstances.</p></div><a name="s064855b"><!--s064855b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a hard-fought contest.</p></div><a name="s064856b"><!--s064856b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a difficult task.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soiree <span class="bodyi">or</span> soirée</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹswahray/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> soirees soirées /-rayz/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057309a"><!--s057309a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a party or reception held in the evening, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a private house [French <span class="bodyi">soirée</span> evening period, evening party, from early French <span class="bodyi">soir</span> evening, from Latin <span class="bodyi">sero</span> at a late hour, from <span class="bodyi">serus</span> late].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">transalpine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tranʹzalpien/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064133a"><!--s064133a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069375b"><!--s069375b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>situated on the north side of the Alps </p><p><i></i></p><p>transalpine Gaul</p>.</div><a name="s069376b"><!--s069376b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>crossing the Alps [Latin <span class="bodyi">transalpinus</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/trans/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">trans-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">Alpes</span> the Alps].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">self-deception</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054572a"><!--s054572a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act of deceiving oneself, or the state of being deceived by oneself, e.g. about one's character or motives <span class="bodyb">self-deceit</span> /diʹseet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">self-deceptive</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wizard<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwizəd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069595a"><!--s069595a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075612b"><!--s075612b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody skilled in magic, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a man with supernatural powers; a sorcerer.</p></div><a name="s075613b"><!--s075613b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person who is very clever or skilful, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a specified field </p><p><i></i></p><p>a wizard at maths</p>.</div><a name="s075614b"><!--s075614b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a computer program providing a step-by-step guide to a particular task</p><p><span class="bodyb">wizardly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">wysard</span> wise man,from <span class="bodyi">wis, wys</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wise1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wise 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stabling</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058670a"><!--s058670a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>indoor accommodation for animals.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tabby<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061396a"><!--s061396a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a cat: striped and mottled with darker colours; brindled.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sidereal day</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055940a"><!--s055940a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the interval between two successive transits of the March equinox over the upper meridian of a particular place, approximately four minutes shorter than a solar day; 23h, 56min, 4.09s of solar time.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">UK</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065500a"><!--s065500a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>United Kingdom.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">struggle for existence</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s060034a"><!--s060034a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the competition for food, space, etc that tends to eliminate less efficient individuals of a population, thereby increasing the chance of inherited traits being passed on from the more efficient survivors: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/natural_selection/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">natural selection</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/selection/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">selection</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thermonuclear</span><small><span class="eSynop">/thuhmohʹnyoohkli·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062771a"><!--s062771a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or making use of transformations occurring in the nuclei of atoms of low atomic weight, e.g. hydrogen, at very high temperatures </p><p><i></i></p><p>a thermonuclear reaction</p> <p><i></i></p><p>thermonuclear bombs</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soixante-neuf</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌswasont ʹnuhf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057310a"><!--s057310a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sexual activity involving mutual stimulation of the genitals by the partners’ lips and tongues [French <span class="bodyi">soixante-neuf</span>, literally ‘sixty-nine’; from the position adopted by the partners in this activity].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">transatlantic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tranzətʹlantik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064134a"><!--s064134a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069377b"><!--s069377b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>crossing or extending across the Atlantic Ocean </p><p><i></i></p><p>a transatlantic cable</p>.</div><a name="s069378b"><!--s069378b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>situated beyond the Atlantic Ocean.</p></div><a name="s069379b"><!--s069379b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>relating to or characteristic of people or places situated beyond the Atlantic Ocean </p><p><i></i></p><p>a transatlantic accent</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">valuable<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066867a"><!--s066867a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a personal possession of relatively great monetary value.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">self-defeating</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054573a"><!--s054573a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a plan or action: having the effect of preventing its own success.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">warfare</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwawfeə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068237a"><!--s068237a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s074049b"><!--s074049b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>hostilities or war.</p></div><a name="s074050b"><!--s074050b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>struggle or conflict [Middle English, in the sense ‘the action of going to war’, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/war1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">war 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fare1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fare 1</span></span></a> in the sense ‘journey’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wizard<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069596a"><!--s069596a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal, dated</span> outstanding or excellent.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sidereal period</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055941a"><!--s055941a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the period of revolution of one celestial body, e.g. the moon or a planet, about another, with reference to the stars.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stablish</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstablish/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058671a"><!--s058671a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/establish/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">establish</span></span></a> </p><p><i></i></p><p>The God of all grace … make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you</p><p> Bible.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">UKAEA</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065501a"><!--s065501a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tabernacle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtabənakl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061397a"><!--s061397a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066324b"><!--s066324b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s017973c"><!--s017973c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Tabernacle</span>) a tent sanctuary used by the Israelites during the Exodus.</p></div><a name="s017974c"><!--s017974c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the name in some denominations of Christianity, e.g. the Nonconformists and Mormons, for their meeting place or church of Nonconformists or Mormons.</p></div></div><a name="s066325b"><!--s066325b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a receptacle for the consecrated bread and wine used at Communion.</p></div><a name="s066326b"><!--s066326b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s017975c"><!--s017975c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a receptacle for the consecrated bread and wine used at Communion, often forming part of an altar.</p></div><a name="s017976c"><!--s017976c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a niche in a church wall, e.g. for a statue.</p></div></div><a name="s066327b"><!--s066327b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a support in which a mast is stepped and pivoted so that it can be lowered, e.g. to negotiate a bridge <span class="bodyb">tabernacular</span> /-ʹnakyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">tabernaculum</span> tent, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">taberna</span> hut, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tavern/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tavern</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sojourn<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsojən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057311a"><!--s057311a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> a temporary stay </p><p><i></i></p><p>a sojourn in the country</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">sojorn</span>, from Old French <span class="bodyi">sojorner</span> to stay temporarily, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">sub</span> under, during + late Latin <span class="bodyi">diurnum</span> day].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">warfarin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwawfərin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068238a"><!--s068238a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a synthetic compound that is used in medicine to prevent the blood clotting, e.g. in the treatment of thrombosis, and is also used as a rodent poison: formula C<sub>19</sub>H<sub>16</sub>O<sub>4</sub> [acronym from <span class="bodyi">Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation</span> (its patentee) + <span class="bodyi">-arin</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/coumarin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">coumarin</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">valuation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/valyooʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066868a"><!--s066868a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072455b"><!--s072455b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of valuing something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> property.</p></div><a name="s072456b"><!--s072456b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the estimated or determined value, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> market value, of a thing.</p></div><a name="s072457b"><!--s072457b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>judgment or appraisal of worth or character</p><p><span class="bodyb">valuational</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">valuationally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">valuator</span> /ʹvalyooaytə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thermophile</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹthuhməfiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062772a"><!--s062772a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a living organism thriving at relatively high temperatures <span class="bodyb">thermophilic</span> /-ʹfilik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/strum/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (strummed, strumming)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s060035a"><!--s060035a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s064857b"><!--s064857b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to play (a musical instrument, e.g. a guitar) by brushing the thumb, the fingertips, or a plectrum over the strings</p><p><span class="bodyb">strum</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s064858b"><!--s064858b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to play (music) in this way <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s064859b"><!--s064859b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to strum a stringed instrument</p><p><span class="bodyb">strummer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [imitative].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">transceiver</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tranʹseevə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064135a"><!--s064135a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a combined radio transmitter and receiver [blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/transmitter/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">transmitter</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/receiver/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">receiver</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">self-defence</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054574a"><!--s054574a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057967b"><!--s057967b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act of defending or justifying oneself.</p></div><a name="s057968b"><!--s057968b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the legal right to defend oneself with reasonable force</p><p><span class="bodyb">self-defensive</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wizardry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwizədri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069597a"><!--s069597a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075615b"><!--s075615b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the art or practices of a wizard; sorcery.</p></div><a name="s075616b"><!--s075616b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>great cleverness or skill, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a specified field, or the product of this </p><p><i></i></p><p>technical wizardry</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sidereal time</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055942a"><!--s055942a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>time based on the sidereal day.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">staccato<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/stəʹkahtoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058672a"><!--s058672a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s063051b"><!--s063051b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a piece of music: to be performed with each note produced in a clear, abrupt, detached style.</p></div><a name="s063052b"><!--s063052b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of speech: with a jerky delivery rather than flowing smoothly with natural cadences </p><p><i></i></p><p>She spoke in the dry, staccato tone of one who repeats a French exercise</p><p> Saki</p><p><span class="bodyb">staccato</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Italian <span class="bodyi">staccato</span> detached, past part. of <span class="bodyi">staccare</span> to detach].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tabes</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtaybeez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> tabes)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061398a"><!--s061398a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066328b"><!--s066328b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">technical</span> emaciation, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a wasting of the flesh or a body part that accompanies a chronic disease.</p></div><a name="s066329b"><!--s066329b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tabes_dorsalis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tabes dorsalis</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">tabetic</span> /təʹbetik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">tabes</span>, literally ‘wasting away’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">war game</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068239a"><!--s068239a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s074051b"><!--s074051b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an exercise or simulated battle to test military ability.</p></div><a name="s074052b"><!--s074052b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an enactment of a conflict in miniature using counters or models to represent the combatants</p><p><span class="bodyb">war gaming</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">transcend</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tranʹsend/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064136a"><!--s064136a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069380b"><!--s069380b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to go beyond the limits of (something).</p></div><a name="s069381b"><!--s069381b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to surpass (somebody or something) [Latin <span class="bodyi">transcendere</span> to climb across, transcend, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/trans/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">trans-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">scandere</span> to climb].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ukase</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yoohʹkayz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065502a"><!--s065502a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070989b"><!--s070989b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a proclamation by a Russian emperor or government having the force of law.</p></div><a name="s070990b"><!--s070990b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an arbitrary command or edict [French <span class="bodyi">ukase</span> from Russian <span class="bodyi">ukaz</span>, from <span class="bodyi">ukazat’</span> to show, order].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sojourn<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057312a"><!--s057312a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to stay as a temporary resident</p><p><span class="bodyb">sojourner</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">sojornen</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">sojorner</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sojourn1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sojourn 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">struma</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstroohmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> strumae /ʹstroohmee/ strumas)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s060036a"><!--s060036a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064860b"><!--s064860b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/goitre/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">goitre</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s064861b"><!--s064861b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a swelling at the base of the capsule in many mosses.</p></div><a name="s064862b"><!--s064862b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/scrofula/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">scrofula</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">strumose</span> /ʹstroohmohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">strumous</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">struma</span> tumour].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">value<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvalyooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066869a"><!--s066869a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072458b"><!--s072458b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a fair return or equivalent for something exchanged.</p></div><a name="s072459b"><!--s072459b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the worth in money or commodities of something.</p></div><a name="s072460b"><!--s072460b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>relative worth, utility, or importance </p><p><i></i></p><p>Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing</p><p> Oscar Wilde.</p></div><a name="s072461b"><!--s072461b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a moral principle or standard of behaviour </p><p><i></i></p><p>traditional family values</p>.</div><a name="s072462b"><!--s072462b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s019747c"><!--s019747c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a numerical quantity assigned or computed.</p></div><a name="s019748c"><!--s019748c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the magnitude of a physical quantity.</p></div><a name="s019749c"><!--s019749c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>precise meaning or significance, e.g. of a word.</p></div></div><a name="s072463b"><!--s072463b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>the denomination of a note or coin.</p></div><a name="s072464b"><!--s072464b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>the relative duration of a musical note.</p></div><a name="s072465b"><!--s072465b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s019750c"><!--s019750c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>relative lightness or darkness of a colour.</p></div><a name="s019751c"><!--s019751c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the relation of one part in a picture to another with respect to lightness and darkness.</p></div></div><a name="s072466b"><!--s072466b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>in phonetics, the quality of a sound that a letter represents [Middle English from early French, fem past part. of <span class="bodyi">valoir</span> to be worth, from Latin <span class="bodyi">valēre</span> to be worth, be strong].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">self-denial</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054575a"><!--s054575a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the restraint or limitation of one's desires or their gratification </p><p><i></i></p><p>Self-denial is not a virtue; it is only the effect of prudence on rascality</p><p> George Bernard Shaw</p><p><span class="bodyb">self-denying</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wizen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwiz(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (wizened, wizening)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069598a"><!--s069598a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>) to cause (somebody) to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled, often as a result of ageing</p><p><span class="bodyb">wizened</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">wisnian</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thermopile</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹthuhməpiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062773a"><!--s062773a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a device that consists of a number of thermoelectric units combined so as to multiply their effect, used e.g. for measuring intensity of radiation or generating thermoelectric current.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sidereal year</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055943a"><!--s055943a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the time in which the earth completes one revolution in its orbit round the sun measured with respect to the fixed stars; 365 days, 6h, 9min, and 9.54s of solar time.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">staccato<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> staccatos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058673a"><!--s058673a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s063053b"><!--s063053b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in music, a staccato passage.</p></div><a name="s063054b"><!--s063054b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in speech, a staccato style of delivery.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tabescent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/təʹbesənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061399a"><!--s061399a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>affected or characterized by or causing progressive wasting.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">transcendent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tranʹsend(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064137a"><!--s064137a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069382b"><!--s069382b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s018971c"><!--s018971c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>exceeding usual limits; surpassing.</p></div><a name="s018972c"><!--s018972c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>beyond the limits of ordinary experience.</p></div><a name="s018973c"><!--s018973c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>in the philosophy of Kant, beyond the limits of possible experience and knowledge.</p></div></div><a name="s069383b"><!--s069383b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>transcending the universe or material existence: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/immanent/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">immanent</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">transcendence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">transcendency</span> /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">transcendently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">transcendent-, transcendens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">transcendere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/transcend/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">transcend</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">warhead</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068240a"><!--s068240a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the section of a missile containing the explosive, chemical, or incendiary charge.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ukrainian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yooʹkrayni·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065503a"><!--s065503a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070991b"><!--s070991b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Ukraine.</p></div><a name="s070992b"><!--s070992b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Slavonic language of the people of Ukraine</p><p><span class="bodyb">Ukrainian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">self-deprecating</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054576a"><!--s054576a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>given to self-depreciation</p><p><span class="bodyb">self-deprecatingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">self-deprecation</span> /-ʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strumpet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstrumpit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s060037a"><!--s060037a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or humorous</span> a prostitute or promiscuous woman </p><p><i></i></p><p>I am no strumpet, but of life as honest as you that thus abuse me</p><p> Shakespeare [Middle English; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">soke</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sohk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057313a"><!--s057313a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061402b"><!--s061402b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the right in Anglo-Saxon and early English law to hold a local court of justice and receive certain fees and fines.</p></div><a name="s061403b"><!--s061403b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the district that is under the jurisdiction of a particular court [Middle English <span class="bodyi">soc, soke</span>, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">soca</span>, from Old English <span class="bodyi">sōcn</span> enquiry, jurisdiction].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wk</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069599a"><!--s069599a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075617b"><!--s075617b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>week.</p></div><a name="s075618b"><!--s075618b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>work.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">staccato mark</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058674a"><!--s058674a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dot or a pointed vertical stroke placed over or under a musical note to be produced staccato.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thermoplastic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/thuhməʹplastik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062774a"><!--s062774a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>capable of softening or melting when heated and of hardening again when cooled: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/thermosetting/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">thermosetting</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">thermoplastic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">value<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (values, valued, valuing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066870a"><!--s066870a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072467b"><!--s072467b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s019752c"><!--s019752c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + at) to estimate the worth of (something) in terms of money </p><p><i></i></p><p>The property was valued at £85,000</p>.</div><a name="s019753c"><!--s019753c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to rate (somebody or something) in terms of usefulness, importance, etc.</p></div></div><a name="s072468b"><!--s072468b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to consider or rate (something) highly </p><p><i></i></p><p>I really value your advice</p> <p><span class="bodyb">valued</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">valuer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">siderite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsiedəriet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055944a"><!--s055944a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059674b"><!--s059674b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a naturally occurring yellow or brown ferrous carbonate that is a valuable iron ore: formula FeCO<sub>3</sub>.</p></div><a name="s059675b"><!--s059675b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a nickel–iron meteorite <span class="bodyb">sideritic</span> /-ʹritik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [German <span class="bodyi">Siderit</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">sidēros</span> iron].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tabes dorsalis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dawʹsahlis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061400a"><!--s061400a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a form of late stage syphilis that affects the sensory nerves and is characterized by progressive degeneration of the nerve fibres, causing severe stabbing pains in the legs and abdomen, unsteady walking movements, and often the loss of control of the bladder [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">tabes dorsalis</span> dorsal tabes].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">self-depreciation</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054577a"><!--s054577a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>disparagement or understatement of oneself</p><p><span class="bodyb">self-depreciating</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">self-depreciatory</span> /-shət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">transcendental</span><small><span class="eSynop">/transenʹdentl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064138a"><!--s064138a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069384b"><!--s069384b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>beyond the limits of ordinary experience; transcendent.</p></div><a name="s069385b"><!--s069385b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/supernatural1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">supernatural 1</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s069386b"><!--s069386b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>of or employing the basic categories, e.g. space and time, presupposed by knowledge and experience </p><p><i></i></p><p>a transcendental proof</p>.</div><a name="s069387b"><!--s069387b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in the philosophy of Kant, transcending direct experience but not rational knowledge.</p></div><a name="s069388b"><!--s069388b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s018974c"><!--s018974c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>being or relating to a transcendental number.</p></div><a name="s018975c"><!--s018975c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>being, involving, or representing a function that cannot be expressed by a finite number of algebraic operations </p><p><i></i></p><p>transcendental curves</p> <p><span class="bodyb">transcendentally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">war-horse</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068241a"><!--s068241a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s074053b"><!--s074053b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a powerful horse used in war.</p></div><a name="s074054b"><!--s074054b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a veteran soldier or public figure.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wkly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069600a"><!--s069600a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>weekly.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stachys</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstakis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058675a"><!--s058675a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/labiate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">labiate</span></span></a> plants (of the mint family), including lamb's ears, betony, and the woundworts, typically with flowers in spikes: genus <span class="bodyi">Stachys</span> [Latin genus name, from Greek <span class="bodyi">stachys</span> ear of corn].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sol.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057317a"><!--s057317a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061404b"><!--s061404b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>solicitor.</p></div><a name="s061405b"><!--s061405b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>soluble.</p></div><a name="s061406b"><!--s061406b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>solution.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thermoregulation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌthuhmohregyooʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062775a"><!--s062775a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the natural maintenance of the living body at a constant temperature <span class="bodyb">thermoregulatory</span> /-ʹregyoolət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ukulele</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yoohkəʹlayli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065504a"><!--s065504a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small usu four-stringed guitar of Portuguese origin, popularized in light music and often conveying a Hawaiian atmosphere [Hawaiian ’<span class="bodyi">ukulele</span>, from ’<span class="bodyi">uku</span> small person, flea + <span class="bodyi">lele</span> jumping].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sidesaddle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055945a"><!--s055945a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a saddle for women riders in skirts in which the rider sits with both legs on the same side of the horse.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">value-added<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066871a"><!--s066871a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072469b"><!--s072469b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the amount by which the value of an article is increased at each stage of its manufacturing progress </p><p><i></i></p><p>the application of advanced information technology to increase value-added</p><p> The Economist.</p></div><a name="s072470b"><!--s072470b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the difference between the revenues and the costs of a firm or industry; profits.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tabla</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtahblə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061401a"><!--s061401a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pair of small hand drums of different sizes used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in Indian classical music [Persian and Urdu <span class="bodyi">tablah</span> and Hindi <span class="bodyi">tablā</span>, all from Arabic <span class="bodyi">ṭabl</span> drum].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strung</span><small><span class="eSynop">/strung/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s060038a"><!--s060038a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense and past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/string1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">string 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">transcendentalism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064139a"><!--s064139a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069389b"><!--s069389b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a philosophical system associated with Kant that emphasizes that analysis of the basic categories of knowledge and experience is a precondition for an understanding of reality.</p></div><a name="s069390b"><!--s069390b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a philosophy that asserts the primacy of the spiritual over the material or that fundamental reality is transcendent.</p></div><a name="s069391b"><!--s069391b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a transcendental outlook or attitude, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> visionary idealism</p><p><span class="bodyb">transcendentalist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sidesaddle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055946a"><!--s055946a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>on or as if on a sidesaddle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">self-destruct</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054578a"><!--s054578a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to destroy oneself or itself</p><p><span class="bodyb">self-destruction</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">self-destructive</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sol<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/sol/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057314a"><!--s057314a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/soh_or_so/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">soh</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">warlike</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068242a"><!--s068242a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s074055b"><!--s074055b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>fond of war.</p></div><a name="s074056b"><!--s074056b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of or useful in war.</p></div><a name="s074057b"><!--s074057b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>threatening war; hostile.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stack<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/stak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058676a"><!--s058676a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s063055b"><!--s063055b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a pile, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an orderly one.</p></div><a name="s063056b"><!--s063056b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a rectangular or cylindrical pile of hay or straw, left standing in a field.</p></div><a name="s063057b"><!--s063057b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a pyramid of three interlocked rifles.</p></div><a name="s063058b"><!--s063058b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a pile of chips sold to or won by a poker player.</p></div><a name="s063059b"><!--s063059b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a store of data, e.g. in a computer, from which the most recently stored item must be retrieved first.</p></div><a name="s063060b"><!--s063060b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a number of aircraft circling an airport at allocated altitudes, waiting to land.</p></div><a name="s063061b"><!--s063061b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) shelving for books at a library, not usu accessible to the public.</p></div><a name="s063062b"><!--s063062b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>a group of loudspeakers for a public-address sound system.</p></div><a name="s063063b"><!--s063063b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a unit of measure, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for firewood, that is equal to 108 cubic feet (about 3.06 cubic metres).</p></div><a name="s063064b"><!--s063064b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>a chimney or vertical exhaust pipe.</p></div><a name="s063065b"><!--s063065b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a pillar-shaped rocky islet near a cliffy shore that has been detached from the mainland by wave erosion.</p></div><a name="s063066b"><!--s063066b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) a large quantity or number </p><p><i></i></p><p>stacks of things to do</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">stak</span> from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">stakkr</span> haystack].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ulama</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065505a"><!--s065505a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ulema_or_ulama/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ulema</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">WL</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069601a"><!--s069601a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Windward Islands St Lucia (international vehicle registration for St Lucia).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">therm- <span class="bodyi">or</span> thermo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062732a"><!--s062732a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: heat </p><p><i></i></p><p>thermion</p> <p><i></i></p><p>thermostat</p> <p>[Greek, from <span class="bodyi">thermē</span> heat].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">value-added<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066872a"><!--s066872a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>with value added, e.g. by additional processing or special features </p><p><i></i></p><p>We have been producing value-added products from lamb and beef</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tablature</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtabləchə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061402a"><!--s061402a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an instrumental notation indicating the string, fret, keys, or fingering to be used instead of the note to be sounded [early French <span class="bodyi">tablature</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">tavolatura</span>, from <span class="bodyi">tavolare</span> to enclose with boards, also ‘to set to music’, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">tabula</span> board, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/table1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">table 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strung-up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s060039a"><!--s060039a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>extremely nervous or tense.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">transcendental meditation</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064140a"><!--s064140a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a method, derived from Hinduism, of relaxing and refreshing oneself by silently repeating a sacred word or sound.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sideshow</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055947a"><!--s055947a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059676b"><!--s059676b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s016172c"><!--s016172c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a minor show offered in addition to a main exhibition, e.g. of a circus.</p></div><a name="s016173c"><!--s016173c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a fairground booth or counter offering a game of luck or skill.</p></div></div><a name="s059677b"><!--s059677b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an incidental diversion.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">warlock</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwawlok/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068243a"><!--s068243a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a man practising black magic; a sorcerer</p><p>Old English <span class="bodyi">wǣrloga</span> traitor, scoundrel, the Devil, from <span class="bodyi">wǣr</span> faith, troth + <span class="bodyi">-loga</span> from <span class="bodyi">lēogan</span> to lie. The sense ‘the Devil’ probably comes from the idea of the Devil as a traitor to God; this led in Middle English to the sense ‘one in league with the Devil’, having or using occult powers. From the 15th cent. the word was mainly Scots, until popularized by Sir Walter Scott in the 19th cent</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Wlk</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069602a"><!--s069602a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in street names, walk.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">self-determination</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054579a"><!--s054579a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057969b"><!--s057969b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>free choice of one's own actions or states without outside influence.</p></div><a name="s057970b"><!--s057970b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>determination by the people of a place of its own political status; the right to choose one's own government, etc <span class="bodyb">self-determined</span> /diʹtuhmind/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">self-determining</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sol<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> soles /ʹsolez, ʹsohlez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057315a"><!--s057315a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the basic monetary unit of Peru, divided into 100 centimos [American Spanish <span class="bodyi">sol</span>, literally ‘sun’, via Spanish from Latin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ular</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065506a"><!--s065506a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming adjectives, with the meaning: of or resembling </p><p><i></i></p><p>angular</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">-ularis</span>,from <span class="bodyi">-ulus, -ula, -ulum</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ule/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ule</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-aris</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ar1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ar 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strut<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/strut/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (strutted, strutting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s060040a"><!--s060040a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s064863b"><!--s064863b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to walk with a proud or erect gait.</p></div><a name="s064864b"><!--s064864b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to walk with a pompous air; to swagger <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s064865b"><!--s064865b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to provide, support, or stiffen (something) with a strut</p><p><span class="bodyb">strutter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">strouten</span> to swell, protrude stiffly, swagger, from Old English <span class="bodyi">strūtian</span> to exert oneself].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">table<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtaybl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061403a"><!--s061403a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066330b"><!--s066330b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a piece of furniture consisting of a smooth flat slab of wood, etc fixed on legs or some other support.</p></div><a name="s066331b"><!--s066331b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s017977c"><!--s017977c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a piece of furniture consisting of a smooth flat slab of wood, etc fixed on legs or some other support.</p></div><a name="s017978c"><!--s017978c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any similar object, such as a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bird_table/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bird table</span></span></a> or <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/operating_table/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">operating table</span></span></a> </p><p><i></i></p><p>when the evening is spread out against the sky like a patient etherized upon a table</p><p> T S Eliot.</p></div></div><a name="s066332b"><!--s066332b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s017979c"><!--s017979c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the food served at a meal </p><p><i></i></p><p>always keeps a good table</p>.</div><a name="s017980c"><!--s017980c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of assembling to eat; a meal.</p></div><a name="s017981c"><!--s017981c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) suitable for a table or for use at table </p><p><i></i></p><p>table linen</p>.</div></div><a name="s066333b"><!--s066333b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s017982c"><!--s017982c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a group of people assembled at a table, e.g. to play cards </p><p><i></i></p><p>a famous poker table, which challenged all comers</p><p> Harvey Fergusson.</p></div><a name="s017983c"><!--s017983c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a meeting for negotiation </p><p><i></i></p><p>bring the warring nations to the peace table</p>.</div></div><a name="s066334b"><!--s066334b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s017984c"><!--s017984c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a systematic arrangement of data, usu in rows and columns, for ready reference.</p></div><a name="s017985c"><!--s017985c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a systematically arranged list of figures, information, etc.</p></div><a name="s017986c"><!--s017986c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/multiplication_table/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">multiplication table</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s066335b"><!--s066335b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s017987c"><!--s017987c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the upper flat surface of a precious stone.</p></div><a name="s017988c"><!--s017988c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a broad area of land elevated on all sides; a plateau or tableland.</p></div><a name="s017989c"><!--s017989c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a horizontal stratum of rock.</p></div><a name="s017990c"><!--s017990c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>the upper or front surface of a stringed musical instrument.</p></div></div><a name="s066336b"><!--s066336b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s017991c"><!--s017991c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/string_course/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">string course</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s017992c"><!--s017992c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a raised or inset rectangular panel on a wall, bearing decoration or an inscription.</p></div></div><a name="s066337b"><!--s066337b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>either of the two leaves of a backgammon board, or either half of a leaf ✱ <span class="bodyb">lay something on the table</span> to put something forward for discussion ✱ <span class="bodyb">on the table</span> <span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span>under formal discussion or put forward for discussion ✱ <span class="bodyb">turn the tables</span> to bring about a reversal of the relative conditions or fortunes of two contending parties [the image is of turning the board or table round in games such as chess or backgammon, so reversing the opponents’ positions] ✱ <span class="bodyb">under the table</span> into a stupor<i></i></p><p>could drink the others under the table</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">tabule</span> and Old French <span class="bodyi">table</span>, both from Latin <span class="bodyi">tabula</span> board, tablet, list].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stack<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058677a"><!--s058677a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s063067b"><!--s063067b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to pile (things) into a stack.</p></div><a name="s063068b"><!--s063068b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to fill (spaces, shelves, etc) with stacks of things.</p></div><a name="s063069b"><!--s063069b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to assign (an aircraft) to a particular altitude and position within a stack group of aircraft circling before landing.</p></div><a name="s063070b"><!--s063070b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to shuffle (a pack of cards) in a way that enables cheating <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s063071b"><!--s063071b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to form a stack.</p></div><a name="s063072b"><!--s063072b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>said of a snowboarder: to fall over ✱ <span class="bodyb">be stacked against/in favour of</span> said of conditions, etc: to be highly likely to produce an unfavourable/favourable result for (somebody or something) [based on the image of ‘stacking’ playing cards in a special order to enable cheating]</p><p><span class="bodyb">stackable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">stacker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">value-added tax</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066873a"><!--s066873a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tax levied at each stage of the production and distribution of a commodity and passed on to the consumer as a form of purchase tax.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Thermos</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹthuhməs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062776a"><!--s062776a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a Thermos flask.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">transcendental number</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064141a"><!--s064141a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a number, e.g. e or π, that cannot be the root of an algebraic equation with rational coefficients.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sideslip<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (sideslipped, sideslipping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055948a"><!--s055948a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059678b"><!--s059678b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to move sideways through the air in a downward direction.</p></div><a name="s059679b"><!--s059679b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to skid sideways.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">self-discipline</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054580a"><!--s054580a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the power to discipline one's thoughts and actions, usu for the sake of improvement</p><p><span class="bodyb">self-disciplined</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">warlord</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068244a"><!--s068244a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a supreme military leader.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">WLTM</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069603a"><!--s069603a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used in personal advertisements: would like to meet.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strut<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s060041a"><!--s060041a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064866b"><!--s064866b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a structural piece designed to support or strengthen a framework by resisting pressure in the direction of its length.</p></div><a name="s064867b"><!--s064867b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a strutting step or walk.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">table<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061404a"><!--s061404a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066338b"><!--s066338b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to enter (information) in a table, or to present it in the form of a table.</p></div><a name="s066339b"><!--s066339b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s017993c"><!--s017993c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to place (a matter) on the agenda.</p></div><a name="s017994c"><!--s017994c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to remove (a matter) from consideration indefinitely.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sol<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057316a"><!--s057316a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a colloidal solution composed of solid particles dispersed in a liquid medium: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gel1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gel<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (2) [short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/solution/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">solution</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thermosetting</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹthuhmohseting/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062777a"><!--s062777a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>capable of becoming permanently rigid when heated: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/thermoplastic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">thermoplastic</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stacked</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058678a"><!--s058678a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s063073b"><!--s063073b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a heel: made from narrow layers of leather or wood glued together.</p></div><a name="s063074b"><!--s063074b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> said of a woman: having large breasts.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">transcontinental</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌtranzkontiʹnentl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064142a"><!--s064142a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>crossing or extending across a continent</p><p><span class="bodyb">transcontinentally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">valued policy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066874a"><!--s066874a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an insurance policy in which the amount to be paid in the event of a loss is set at the outset and is not dependent on the size of the loss.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ulcer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹulsə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065507a"><!--s065507a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070993b"><!--s070993b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an open sore on the skin or a mucous membrane, often one that discharges pus and is slow to heal.</p></div><a name="s070994b"><!--s070994b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that festers and corrupts </p><p><i></i></p><p>This jail was a Noah's ark of the city's crime – there were murderers, ‘hold-up men’, burglars … They were the drainage of the great festering ulcer of society</p><p> Upton Sinclair <span class="bodyb">ulcerous</span> /-rəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">ulcer-, ulcus</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sideslip<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055949a"><!--s055949a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sideways skid or movement.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">self-doubt</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054581a"><!--s054581a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lack of confidence in oneself; diffidence</p><p><span class="bodyb">self-doubting</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">warm<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/wawm/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068245a"><!--s068245a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s074058b"><!--s074058b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s020222c"><!--s020222c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>having or giving out heat to a moderate or adequate degree.</p></div><a name="s020223c"><!--s020223c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>experiencing heat to this degree.</p></div></div><a name="s074059b"><!--s074059b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>serving to maintain or preserve heat, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to a satisfactory degree </p><p><i></i></p><p>warm clothes</p>.</div><a name="s074060b"><!--s074060b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>feeling or causing sensations of heat brought about by strenuous exertion </p><p><i></i></p><p>a warm climb</p>.</div><a name="s074061b"><!--s074061b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s020224c"><!--s020224c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>marked by enthusiasm; ardent or cordial </p><p><i></i></p><p>a warm welcome</p>.</div><a name="s020225c"><!--s020225c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>affectionate and outgoing in temperament </p><p><i></i></p><p>a warm personality</p>.</div></div><a name="s074062b"><!--s074062b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>suggestive of warmth in colour or tone; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> of a hue in the range yellow through orange to red.</p></div><a name="s074063b"><!--s074063b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>marked by excitement, disagreement, or anger.</p></div><a name="s074064b"><!--s074064b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>dangerous or hostile </p><p><i></i></p><p>got a warm reception from the crowd</p>.</div><a name="s074065b"><!--s074065b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>newly made; fresh </p><p><i></i></p><p>a warm scent</p>.</div><a name="s074066b"><!--s074066b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>used chiefly in children's games: near to a goal, object, or solution sought</p><p><span class="bodyb">warmish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">warmly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">warmness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">wearm</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">WMD</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069604a"><!--s069604a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>weapon, or weapons, of mass destruction.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tableau</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtabloh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> tableaux tableaus /ʹtabloh(z)/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061405a"><!--s061405a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s066340b"><!--s066340b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a graphic description or representation of a scene.</p></div><a name="s066341b"><!--s066341b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a dramatic or artistic grouping of figures.</p></div><a name="s066342b"><!--s066342b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a depiction of a scene presented on a stage by silent and motionless costumed participants.</p></div><a name="s066343b"><!--s066343b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s017995c"><!--s017995c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a depiction of a scene usu presented on a stage by silent and motionless costumed participants.</p></div><a name="s017996c"><!--s017996c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a point in a stage performance when those on stage briefly remain motionless [French <span class="bodyi">tableau</span> picture, from early French <span class="bodyi">tablel</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">table</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/table1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">table 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Thermos flask</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062778a"><!--s062778a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a vacuum flask [Greek <span class="bodyi">thermos</span> hot].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sola</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsohla/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057318a"><!--s057318a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/solus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">solus</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">struthious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstroohthi·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s060043a"><!--s060043a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or resembling an ostrich [late Latin <span class="bodyi">struthio</span> ostrich, from Greek <span class="bodyi">strouthos</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ulcerate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹulsərayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065508a"><!--s065508a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070995b"><!--s070995b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to develop into an ulcer.</p></div><a name="s070996b"><!--s070996b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to become affected with or as if with an ulcer <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s070997b"><!--s070997b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to do this <span class="bodyb">ulceration</span> /-ʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">ulcerative</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">value judgment</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066875a"><!--s066875a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a judgment attributing a value, e.g. good, evil, or desirable, to a particular action or thing, usu as contrasted with a tolerant, factual, or objective assessment.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sidesman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> sidesmen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055950a"><!--s055950a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a personany of a group of people in an Anglican church who assists the churchwardens in an Anglican church, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in taking the collection in services.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">transcribe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tranʹskrieb/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064143a"><!--s064143a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069392b"><!--s069392b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s018976c"><!--s018976c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to make a written copy or version of (e.g. something written or printed).</p></div><a name="s018977c"><!--s018977c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to write (something) in a different form or medium.</p></div><a name="s018978c"><!--s018978c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to write down or record (something).</p></div></div><a name="s069393b"><!--s069393b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to transfer (data) from one recording form to another.</p></div><a name="s069394b"><!--s069394b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make a musical transcription of (something).</p></div><a name="s069395b"><!--s069395b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to cause (e.g. <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dna/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">DNA</span></span></a>) to undergo genetic transcription</p><p><span class="bodyb">transcriber</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">transcribere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/trans/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">trans-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">scribere</span> to write].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stack up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058679a"><!--s058679a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s063075b"><!--s063075b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to accumulate into a queue or backlog </p><p><i></i></p><p>Cars stack up every time the bus in front stops to let passengers on or off</p>.</div><a name="s063076b"><!--s063076b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">often</span> + against) to measure up or compare </p><p><i></i></p><p>Our products stack up well against the competition</p>.</div><a name="s063077b"><!--s063077b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">usu in negative contexts</span>) to make sense or be plausible; to add up </p><p><i></i></p><p>Their explanation doesn't stack up</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">self-drive</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054582a"><!--s054582a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> said of a hired vehicle: intended to be driven by the hirer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">WMO</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069605a"><!--s069605a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>World Meteorological Organization.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">warm<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068246a"><!--s068246a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s074067b"><!--s074067b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make or become (somebody or something) warm.</p></div><a name="s074068b"><!--s074068b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to infuse (somebody) with a feeling of love, friendship, well-being, or pleasure.</p></div><a name="s074069b"><!--s074069b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up/through/over) to reheat (cooked food) for eating.</p></div><a name="s074070b"><!--s074070b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to bring (something) to the necessary temperature for comfort or efficient working </p><p><i></i></p><p>The fire soon warmed the room</p> <p><i></i></p><p>I'll just warm up the engine</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s074071b"><!--s074071b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to become warm.</p></div><a name="s074072b"><!--s074072b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + up) to become ardent, interested, or lively </p><p><i></i></p><p>The party began to warm up</p>.</div><a name="s074073b"><!--s074073b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to experience feelings of pleasure; to bask ✱ <span class="bodyb">warm to/towards</span> to begin to like (somebody or something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>You do not warm to this lady, who delivers her lines to camera as if waiting for the canned laughter</p><p> Daily Telegraph.</p></div><a name="s074074b"><!--s074074b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to begin to take interest in (a subject) ✱ <span class="bodyb">warm the cockles of one's heart</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cockle2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cockle 2</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">warmer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thermosphere</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹthuhməsfiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062779a"><!--s062779a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the part of the earth's atmosphere, above the mesosphere <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mesosphere/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mesosphere</span></span></a>, that begins at about 85km (50mi) above the earth's surface, extends to outer space, and is characterized by steadily increasing temperature as altitude increases.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">struth <span class="bodyi">or</span> strewth</span><small><span class="eSynop">/stroohth/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s060042a"><!--s060042a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an expression of surprise, alarm, or annoyance [short for <span class="bodyi">God's truth</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sidespin</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055951a"><!--s055951a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>sideways spin imparted to a ball.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">staddle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstadl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058680a"><!--s058680a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a base or framework for a stack of hay or straw [Old English <span class="bodyi">stathol</span> base, support].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tableau curtains</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061406a"><!--s061406a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>stage curtains that have diagonal cords attached to the lower ends allowing them to be drawn upwards and towards the wings.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">solace<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsoləs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057319a"><!--s057319a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061407b"><!--s061407b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>consolation or comfort in grief or anxiety.</p></div><a name="s061408b"><!--s061408b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody or something that is a source of this [Middle English <span class="bodyi">solas</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">solacium</span>, from <span class="bodyi">solari</span> to console].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ule</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065509a"><!--s065509a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting: a small kind of a specified thing </p><p><i></i></p><p>granule</p> <p>[via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">-ulus</span>, <span class="bodyi">-ula</span>, <span class="bodyi">-ulum</span>, dimin. suffixes].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">valueless</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066876a"><!--s066876a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>worthless</p><p><span class="bodyb">valuelessness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">transcript</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtranskript, ʹtrahn-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064144a"><!--s064144a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069396b"><!--s069396b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a written, printed, or typed copy; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a usu typewritten copy of dictated or recorded material or shorthand notes.</p></div><a name="s069397b"><!--s069397b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s018979c"><!--s018979c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a written, printed, or typed copy; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a usu typewritten copy of dictated or recorded material or shorthand notes.</p></div><a name="s018980c"><!--s018980c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an official or legal and often published copy </p><p><i></i></p><p>a court reporter's transcript</p>.</div><a name="s018981c"><!--s018981c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> an official copy of a student's educational record.</p></div></div><a name="s069398b"><!--s069398b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a length of nucleic acid, e.g. messenger RNA, produced by transcription [Middle English from late Latin <span class="bodyi">transcriptum</span>, neuter past part. of <span class="bodyi">transcribere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/transcribe/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">transcribe</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">self-educated</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054583a"><!--s054583a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having taught oneself from books, etc rather than having followed a course of education in school, college, etc or with a tutor.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">WNW</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069606a"><!--s069606a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>west-northwest.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thermostable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/thuhmohʹstaybl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062780a"><!--s062780a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>stable, <span class="bodyi">specif</span> retaining characteristic properties, when heated above a moderate temperature <span class="bodyb">thermostability</span> /-stəʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">strychnine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstrikneen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s060044a"><!--s060044a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bitter poisonous chemical compound obtained from nux vomica and related plants and used as a poison, e.g. for rodents, and medicinally in small amounts as a stimulant to the central nervous system [Latin <span class="bodyi">Strychnos</span>, genus name of nux vomica, from Latin <span class="bodyi">strychnos</span> nightshade, from Greek].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stadholder</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstad·hohldə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058681a"><!--s058681a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stadtholder/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stadtholder</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">warm<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068247a"><!--s068247a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s074075b"><!--s074075b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the warm</span>) a warm place or state </p><p><i></i></p><p>Sit here in the warm</p>.</div><a name="s074076b"><!--s074076b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of getting or making warm </p><p><i></i></p><p>Come to the fire for a warm</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sidesplitting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055952a"><!--s055952a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> extremely funny.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">valuta</span><small><span class="eSynop">/vəʹl(y)oohtə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066877a"><!--s066877a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the agreed exchange value of a currency [Italian <span class="bodyi">valuta</span> value, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">valēre</span> to be worth, be strong].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ulema <span class="bodyi">or</span> ulama</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹoohlimə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065510a"><!--s065510a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s070998b"><!--s070998b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a body of theologians and scholars who are experts in Islamic theology and sacred law.</p></div><a name="s070999b"><!--s070999b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a member of such a body [Turkish and Persian ’<span class="bodyi">ulemā</span>,from Arabic ’<span class="bodyi">ulamā</span>, plural of <span class="bodyi">‘ālim</span> learned, from <span class="bodyi">‘āhma</span> to know].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">transcriptase</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtranskriptayz, ʹtrahn-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064145a"><!--s064145a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an enzyme that catalyses the synthesis of RNA from DNA.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">self-effacement</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054584a"><!--s054584a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act of making oneself inconspicuous, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> because of modesty; humility</p><p><span class="bodyb">self-effacing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">self-effacingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tableau vivant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌtabloh veeʹvonh (<span class="bodyi">French</span> tablo vivã)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> tableaux vivants /ˌtabloh veeʹvonh/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061407a"><!--s061407a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tableau/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tableau</span></span></a> (3a) [French <span class="bodyi">tableau vivant</span> living picture].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">solace<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057320a"><!--s057320a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061409b"><!--s061409b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to give solace to (somebody); to console (somebody).</p></div><a name="s061410b"><!--s061410b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to alleviate or relieve (grief etc)</p><p><span class="bodyb">solacer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">WO</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069607a"><!--s069607a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Warrant Officer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thermostat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹthuhməstat/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062781a"><!--s062781a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an automatic device for regulating temperature <span class="bodyb">thermostatic</span> /-ʹstatik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">thermostatically</span> /-ʹstatikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stadia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstaydi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058682a"><!--s058682a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s063078b"><!--s063078b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a surveying method for determination of distances and differences of height by means of a telescopic instrument having two horizontal lines through which the marks on a graduated staff are observed.</p></div><a name="s063079b"><!--s063079b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the instrument or staff used [Italian <span class="bodyi">stadia</span>, prob from Latin, pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stadium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stadium</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Stuart<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstyoo·ət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s060045a"><!--s060045a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating or belonging to the royal house that ruled Scotland from 1371 to 1603 and Britain from 1603 to 1649 and from 1660 to 1714</p><p><span class="bodyb">Stuart</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Robert <span class="bodyi">Stewart</span> (Robert II of Scotland) d.1390].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">warm-blooded</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068248a"><!--s068248a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s074077b"><!--s074077b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having a relatively high and constant body temperature more or less independent of the environment: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cold_blooded/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cold-blooded</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s074078b"><!--s074078b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>fervent or ardent in spirit</p><p><span class="bodyb">warm-bloodedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tablecloth</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061408a"><!--s061408a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cloth that is spread over a dining table before the places are set.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ulent</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065511a"><!--s065511a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming adjectives, with the meaning: full of the thing specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>succulent</p> <p><i></i></p><p>corpulent</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">-ulentus</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sidestep</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (sidestepped, sidestepping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055953a"><!--s055953a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059680b"><!--s059680b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to move quickly out of the way of by stepping to one side.</p></div><a name="s059681b"><!--s059681b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to evade (e.g. an issue or question) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s059682b"><!--s059682b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to step sideways or to one side.</p></div><a name="s059683b"><!--s059683b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to evade an issue or decision <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s059684b"><!--s059684b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to move quickly out of the way of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>sidestep a blow</p>.</div><a name="s059685b"><!--s059685b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to bypass or evade (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He is adept at sidestepping awkward questions</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">transcription</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tranʹskripsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064146a"><!--s064146a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s069399b"><!--s069399b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of transcribing.</p></div><a name="s069400b"><!--s069400b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a copy or transcript, e.g. an often free arrangement of a musical composition for some instrument or voice other than the original.</p></div><a name="s069401b"><!--s069401b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a copy or transcript, e.g.:</p><a name="s018982c"><!--s018982c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an often free arrangement of a musical composition for some instrument or voice other than the original.</p></div><a name="s018983c"><!--s018983c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a sound recording suitable for broadcasting and thus usu of high quality.</p></div></div><a name="s069402b"><!--s069402b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a written form of a sound or word, e.g. using phonetic symbols.</p></div><a name="s069403b"><!--s069403b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the naturally occurring process of constructing a molecule of nucleic acid, e.g. messenger RNA, using a DNA molecule as a template, with resulting transfer of genetic information to the newly formed molecule</p><p><span class="bodyb">transcriptional</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">transcriptive</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">valvate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvalvayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066878a"><!--s066878a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072471b"><!--s072471b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having valves or parts resembling a valve.</p></div><a name="s072472b"><!--s072472b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>opening by or as if by valves.</p></div><a name="s072473b"><!--s072473b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of petals or sepals: meeting at the edges without overlapping in the bud: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/imbricate1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">imbricate<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (1) [Latin <span class="bodyi">valvatus</span> having folding doors, from <span class="bodyi">valva</span> one leaf of a folding door].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">solanaceous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/soləʹnayshəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057321a"><!--s057321a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or denoting a plant of a family of flowering plants, which includes the potato, tobacco, and some of the nightshades [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">Solanaceae</span>, family name, from <span class="bodyi">solanum</span> nightshade, from <span class="bodyi">sol</span> sun].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/woh/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069608a"><!--s069608a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/whoa/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">whoa</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">self-employed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054585a"><!--s054585a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>earning income directly from one's own business, trade, or profession rather than as salary or wages from an employer</p><p><span class="bodyb">self-employment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thermotaxis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/thuhmohʹtaksis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062782a"><!--s062782a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the movement of an organism towards or away from a source of heat</p><p><span class="bodyb">thermotactic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stadium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstaydi·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> stadiums stadia /ʹstaydi·ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058683a"><!--s058683a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s063080b"><!--s063080b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sports ground surrounded by tiers of seats for spectators.</p></div><a name="s063081b"><!--s063081b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in ancient Greece and Rome, a course for foot races or chariot races, surrounded by tiered seats.</p></div><a name="s063082b"><!--s063082b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">pl</span> <span class="bodyb">stadia</span>) any of various ancient Greek and Roman units of length, usu of about 185m (about 202yd).</p></div><a name="s063083b"><!--s063083b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a stage or period of development, e.g. between successive moults in the development of an insect, or in the progress of a disease [Middle English via Latin <span class="bodyi">stadium</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">stadion</span> racecourse, unit of length, alteration of <span class="bodyi">spadion</span>, from <span class="bodyi">span</span> to pull].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">warm down</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068249a"><!--s068249a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to do gentle exercises after more strenuous physical activity.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Stuart<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s060046a"><!--s060046a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member or supporter of the Stuart royal house.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">valve</span><small><span class="eSynop">/valv/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066879a"><!--s066879a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072474b"><!--s072474b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a structure, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the heart or a vein, that closes temporarily to obstruct passage of material or permits movement of fluid in one direction only.</p></div><a name="s072475b"><!--s072475b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s019754c"><!--s019754c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>any of numerous mechanical devices by which the flow of liquid, gas, or loose material in bulk may be controlled, usu to allow movement in one direction only.</p></div><a name="s019755c"><!--s019755c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a device in a brass musical instrument for varying the tube length in order to change the fundamental tone by a definite interval.</p></div></div><a name="s072476b"><!--s072476b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>any of the separate joined pieces that make up the shell of an invertebrate animal; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> either of the two halves of the shell of a bivalve mollusc.</p></div><a name="s072477b"><!--s072477b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>any of the segments or pieces into which a ripe seed capsule or pod separates.</p></div><a name="s072478b"><!--s072478b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a vacuum- or gas-filled device for the regulation of electric current by the control of free electrons or ions</p><p><span class="bodyb">valved</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">valveless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">valva</span> a leaf of a folding door].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">table dancing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061409a"><!--s061409a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>erotic dancing performed for customers in nightclubs at their tables</p><p><span class="bodyb">table dancer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">woad</span><small><span class="eSynop">/wohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069609a"><!--s069609a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075619b"><!--s075619b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a European plant of the mustard family formerly grown for the blue dyestuff obtained from its leaves: <span class="bodyi">Isatis tinctoria</span>.</p></div><a name="s075620b"><!--s075620b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the blue dyestuff obtained from the leaves of this plant [Old English <span class="bodyi">wād</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">transcutaneous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tranzkyoohʹtayni·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064147a"><!--s064147a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>passing or entering through the skin.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ullage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹulij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065512a"><!--s065512a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s071000b"><!--s071000b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the amount by which a container is less than full.</p></div><a name="s071001b"><!--s071001b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s019469c"><!--s019469c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>loss of a liquid through evaporation, leakage, etc.</p></div><a name="s019470c"><!--s019470c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the amount of liquid lost through this [Middle English <span class="bodyi">ulage</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">eullage</span> act of filling a cask, from <span class="bodyi">eullier</span> to fill a cask, from Old French <span class="bodyi">ouil</span> eye, bunghole, from Latin <span class="bodyi">oculus</span> eye].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">side step</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055954a"><!--s055954a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059686b"><!--s059686b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a step aside, e.g. in boxing to avoid a punch.</p></div><a name="s059687b"><!--s059687b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a step taken sideways, e.g. when climbing on skis.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">self-esteem</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054586a"><!--s054586a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057971b"><!--s057971b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>confidence and satisfaction in oneself; self-respect.</p></div><a name="s057972b"><!--s057972b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>vanity.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stadtholder</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstat·hohldə/ stadholder /ʹstad-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058684a"><!--s058684a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s063084b"><!--s063084b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the chief magistrate, effectively the hereditary head, of the Dutch republic during the period 1580–1802, the title in origin acknowledging the sovereignty of the Spanish king.</p></div><a name="s063085b"><!--s063085b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a viceroy in any of the provinces of the Netherlands <span class="bodyb">stadtholderate</span> /-rət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">stadtholdership</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [partly translating Dutch <span class="bodyi">stadhouder</span>, from <span class="bodyi">stad</span> place + <span class="bodyi">houder</span> holder].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">solan goose</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsohlən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057322a"><!--s057322a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gannet/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gannet</span></span></a> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">soland</span>, from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">sūla</span> gannet + <span class="bodyi">önd</span> duck].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thermotropism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/thuhmoʹtrohpiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062783a"><!--s062783a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>growth in a plant towards or away from a source of heat <span class="bodyb">thermotropic</span> /-ʹtropik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">warm front</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068250a"><!--s068250a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an advancing edge of a warm air mass.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stub<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/stub/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s060047a"><!--s060047a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064868b"><!--s064868b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s017650c"><!--s017650c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a small part of a page, e.g. of a chequebook, left on the spine as a record of the contents of the part torn away.</p></div><a name="s017651c"><!--s017651c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the part of a ticket returned to the user after inspection.</p></div></div><a name="s064869b"><!--s064869b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a short blunt part of a pencil, cigarette, etc left after a larger part has been used up or broken off.</p></div><a name="s064870b"><!--s064870b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the part of a plant remaining after the stem or trunk has been cut; the stump.</p></div><a name="s064871b"><!--s064871b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>something cut short, stunted, or blunted [Old English <span class="bodyi">stybb</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wobbegong</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwobigong/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069610a"><!--s069610a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/carpet_shark/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">carpet shark</span></span></a> [native name in Australia].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">transdermal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tranzʹduhməl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064148a"><!--s064148a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of medicine or drugs: taken into the body through the skin [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/trans/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">trans-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">derma</span> skin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">table d'hôte</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌtahblə ʹdoht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> tables d'hôte /ˌtahblə/ table d'hôtes /ʹdoht/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061410a"><!--s061410a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a meal consisting of a fixed number of courses with a limited choice or no choice of dishes, provided at a fixed price: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/%C3%A0_la_carte/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">à la carte</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">table d'hôte</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">table d'hôte</span>, literally ‘host's table’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">valvular</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvalvyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066880a"><!--s066880a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072479b"><!--s072479b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s019756c"><!--s019756c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>resembling or functioning as a valve.</p></div><a name="s019757c"><!--s019757c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>opening by valves.</p></div></div><a name="s072480b"><!--s072480b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of a valve, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of the heart.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">solanine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsolənin, -neen/ solanin /-nin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057323a"><!--s057323a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bitter poisonous <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/alkaloid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">alkaloid</span></span></a> (chemical compound) found in several plants of the potato family, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> tomatoes and green potatoes [French <span class="bodyi">solanine</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">solanum</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/solanaceous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">solanaceous</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-thermy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062784a"><!--s062784a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting: the state of having a particular body temperature </p><p><i></i></p><p>poikilothermy</p> <p>[scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">-thermia</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">thermē</span> heat].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">staff<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/stahf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058685a"><!--s058685a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s063086b"><!--s063086b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>)</p><a name="s017231c"><!--s017231c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the body of employees who work for an organization.</p></div><a name="s017232c"><!--s017232c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the body of teachers at a school or university.</p></div><a name="s017233c"><!--s017233c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a group of officers appointed to assist a commanding officer.</p></div><a name="s017234c"><!--s017234c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>the personnel who assist a superior in carrying out an assigned task.</p></div></div><a name="s063087b"><!--s063087b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> <span class="bodyb">Staff</span>) = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/staff_sergeant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">staff sergeant</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s063088b"><!--s063088b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">pl</span> <span class="bodyb">staves</span>) a long stick carried in the hand for support in walking or as a weapon.</p></div><a name="s063089b"><!--s063089b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a supporting pole or shaft </p><p><i></i></p><p>a flagstaff</p>.</div><a name="s063090b"><!--s063090b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a rod carried as a symbol of office or authority.</p></div><a name="s063091b"><!--s063091b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a crosier.</p></div><a name="s063092b"><!--s063092b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a rod given to a train driver as a token of authorization to proceed along a single-track line.</p></div><a name="s063093b"><!--s063093b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">pl</span> <span class="bodyb">staves</span>) in music, the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stave1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stave<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (5) ✱ <span class="bodyb">the staff of life</span> <span class="bodyi">literary</span> bread or some other staple food [Old English <span class="bodyi">stæf</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">side street</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055955a"><!--s055955a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a minor street branching off a main thoroughfare.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">self-evident</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054587a"><!--s054587a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>requiring no proof; obvious</p><p><span class="bodyb">self-evidence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">self-evidently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ulna</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹulnə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> ulnae /ʹulnee/ ulnas)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065513a"><!--s065513a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s071002b"><!--s071002b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the bone of the human forearm on the side of the little finger: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/radius1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">radius<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (4).</p></div><a name="s071003b"><!--s071003b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a corresponding part of the forelimb of other mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians</p><p><span class="bodyb">ulnar</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">ulna</span> elbow].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">warmhearted</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068251a"><!--s068251a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>marked by ready affection, cordiality, generosity, or sympathy</p><p><span class="bodyb">warmheartedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">warmheartedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stub<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (stubbed, stubbing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s060048a"><!--s060048a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064872b"><!--s064872b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to strike (one's foot or toe) against a hard object or surface accidentally.</p></div><a name="s064873b"><!--s064873b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ out) to extinguish (e.g. a cigarette) by crushing the end.</p></div><a name="s064874b"><!--s064874b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s017652c"><!--s017652c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to grub (a plant) up by the roots.</p></div><a name="s017653c"><!--s017653c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to clear (land) by uprooting stumps.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">tableland</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061411a"><!--s061411a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a broad level area of land elevated on all sides; a plateau <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/plateau1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">plateau 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">transducer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tranzʹdyoohsə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064149a"><!--s064149a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a device that transfers energy from one system to another; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that converts nonelectrical energy into electrical energy or vice versa</p><p><span class="bodyb">transduction</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">transducere</span> to lead across, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/trans/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">trans-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ducere</span> to lead].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wobble<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwobl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069611a"><!--s069611a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075621b"><!--s075621b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s020629c"><!--s020629c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to rock unsteadily from side to side.</p></div><a name="s020630c"><!--s020630c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to proceed with an irregular swerving or staggering motion </p><p><i></i></p><p>He wobbled down the road on his bicycle</p>.</div><a name="s020631c"><!--s020631c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>said of the voice: to tremble or quaver.</p></div></div><a name="s075622b"><!--s075622b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to waver or vacillate <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s075623b"><!--s075623b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cause (something or somebody) to wobble [prob from Low German <span class="bodyi">wabbeln</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">theropod</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹthiərəpod/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062785a"><!--s062785a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a carnivorous dinosaur of a group that walked on two legs [modern Latin <span class="bodyi">Theropoda</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">ther</span> beast + <span class="bodyi">pous, pod-</span> foot].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">solar<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsohlə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057324a"><!--s057324a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s061411b"><!--s061411b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or derived from the sun, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as affecting the earth </p><p><i></i></p><p>solar eclipse</p>.</div><a name="s061412b"><!--s061412b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>measured by the earth's course in relation to the sun </p><p><i></i></p><p>solar time</p>.</div><a name="s061413b"><!--s061413b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>produced or operated by the action of the sun's light or heat </p><p><i></i></p><p>solar heating</p> <p>[Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">solaris</span>, from <span class="bodyi">sol</span> sun].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ulster</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹulstə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065514a"><!--s065514a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a long loose overcoat made of heavy material, often with a belt or half belt and usu worn by men </p><p><i></i></p><p>A man passed him in the mist, walking very fast, and with the collar of his grey ulster turned up</p><p> Oscar Wilde [named after <span class="bodyi">Ulster</span>, ancient kingdom and former province of Ireland, where it was first produced].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">valvulitis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/valvyooʹlietəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066881a"><!--s066881a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>inflammation of a body valve, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of the heart.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sidestroke</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055956a"><!--s055956a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a swimming stroke executed while lying on one's side.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">staff<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058686a"><!--s058686a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to supply (an organization, etc) with a staff or with workers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">self-examination</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054588a"><!--s054588a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057973b"><!--s057973b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the analysis of one's conduct, motives, etc.</p></div><a name="s057974b"><!--s057974b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the examination of one's body in order to detect early signs of disease.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">warming pan</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068252a"><!--s068252a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a usu long-handled flat covered pan, e.g. of brass, filled with hot coals, formerly used to warm a bed.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stub axle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s060049a"><!--s060049a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a short axle bearing one wheel, e.g. one of the front wheels of a car.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">table licence</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061412a"><!--s061412a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a licence that allows alcoholic drinks to be served in a restaurant only to patrons who are having a meal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">transect<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/tranʹsekt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064150a"><!--s064150a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to cut (something) transversely <span class="bodyb">transection</span> /-sh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/trans/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">trans-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sect/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-sect</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wobble<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069612a"><!--s069612a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075624b"><!--s075624b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a wobbling movement or sound.</p></div><a name="s075625b"><!--s075625b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of wobbling.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">THES</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062786a"><!--s062786a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Times Higher Educational Supplement.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">solar<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057325a"><!--s057325a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an upper room in a medieval house [Old English, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">solarium</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/solarium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">solarium</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">staff<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058687a"><!--s058687a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mixture of plaster, hair, cement, etc used to cover the surface of temporary buildings [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ulsterman <span class="bodyi">or</span> Ulsterwoman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Ulstermen Ulsterwomen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065515a"><!--s065515a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Northern Ireland or Ulster.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sideswipe<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055957a"><!--s055957a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s059688b"><!--s059688b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an incidental deprecatory remark, allusion, or reference.</p></div><a name="s059689b"><!--s059689b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> an act or instance of sideswiping; a glancing blow.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vamoose</span><small><span class="eSynop">/vaʹmoohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066882a"><!--s066882a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to depart quickly [Spanish <span class="bodyi">vamos</span> let us go, from Latin <span class="bodyi">vadere</span> to go].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">self-existent</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054589a"><!--s054589a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>existing independently of any cause or agency</p><p><span class="bodyb">self-existence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">warmonger</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹwawmunggə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068253a"><!--s068253a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who attempts to stir up war</p><p><span class="bodyb">warmongering</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stubble</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstubl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s060050a"><!--s060050a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064875b"><!--s064875b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the stalky remnants of plants, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> cereal crops, that remain rooted in the soil after harvest.</p></div><a name="s064876b"><!--s064876b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a rough growth of short bristly hairs on a man's face</p><p><span class="bodyb">stubbled</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">stubbly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">stuble</span> via Old French <span class="bodyi">estuble</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">stupula</span> stalk, straw, alteration of <span class="bodyi">stipula</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stipule/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stipule</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">table manners</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061413a"><!--s061413a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the conventional polite behaviour expected when one is eating a meal at table.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">transect<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtransekt, ʹtrahn-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064151a"><!--s064151a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sample area, e.g. of vegetation, usu in the form of a long continuous strip, that is used to study the composition of plant species, animal populations, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wobble-board</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069613a"><!--s069613a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus</span> a musical instrument consisting of a piece of fibreboard that is flexed repeatedly to produce a low rhythmic sound.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">thesaurus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/thiʹsawrəs, ʹthesərəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> thesauri /-rie, -ree/ thesauruses)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062787a"><!--s062787a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s067892b"><!--s067892b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a book listing words and their synonyms.</p></div><a name="s067893b"><!--s067893b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a book of words or of information about a particular field or set of concepts [Latin <span class="bodyi">thesaurus</span> treasure, collection, from Greek <span class="bodyi">thēsauros</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">solar cell</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057326a"><!--s057326a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a device, e.g. a photovoltaic cell, that is able to converts the energy of sunlight into electrical energy and is used as a power source.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stubborn</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹstubən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s060051a"><!--s060051a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s064877b"><!--s064877b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>unyielding or determined, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> unreasonably so.</p></div><a name="s064878b"><!--s064878b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>difficult to get rid of </p><p><i></i></p><p>a stubborn cold</p> <p><span class="bodyb">stubbornly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">stubbornness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">stuborn</span>; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">staffage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/stəʹfazh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058688a"><!--s058688a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>extra items added to a painting for verisimilitude or decoration, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the figures of humans or animals inserted into a landscape [pseudo-French <span class="bodyi">staffage</span> from German <span class="bodyi">staffieren</span> to decorate, prob from Old French <span class="bodyi">estoffer</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stuff1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stuff 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sideswipe<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055958a"><!--s055958a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> to strike (somebody or something) with a glancing blow along the side </p><p><i></i></p><p>She sideswiped a parked car</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">self-explanatory</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054590a"><!--s054590a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>capable of being understood without explanation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ult.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065516a"><!--s065516a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s071004b"><!--s071004b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>ultimate.</p></div><a name="s071005b"><!--s071005b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>ultimo.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">warmth</span><small><span class="eSynop">/wawmth/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068254a"><!--s068254a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the quality or state of being warm in temperature or in feeling </p><p><i></i></p><p>A child needs human warmth</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">table mat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061414a"><!--s061414a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small often decorative mat placed under a hot dish to protect the surface of a table from heat.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vamp<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/vamp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066883a"><!--s066883a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a woman who uses her charm to seduce and exploit men</p><p><span class="bodyb">vampish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">vampy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vampire/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">vampire</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wobbler</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069614a"><!--s069614a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s075626b"><!--s075626b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody or something that wobbles.</p></div><a name="s075627b"><!--s075627b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wobbly2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wobbly 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">transept</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtransept/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064152a"><!--s064152a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of the projecting arms of the part of a cross-shaped church that crosses the E end of the nave at right angles <span class="bodyb">transeptal</span> /tranʹseptl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">transeptum</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/trans/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">trans-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">septum, saeptum</span> enclosure, wall].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">these</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dheez/ <i><span class="bodyi">pronoun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s062788a"><!--s062788a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/this1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">this 1</span></span></a> [Old English <span class="bodyi">thās</span>, pl of <span class="bodyi">thes</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/this1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">this 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">solar constant</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s057327a"><!--s057327a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the quantity of radiant solar heat received by a given area of the earth's surface in a given time.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">staff college</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s058689a"><!--s058689a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a college that trains military officers for staff appointments.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">stubby<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (stubbier, stubbiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s060052a"><!--s060052a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>short and thick </p><p><i></i></p><p>stubby fingers</p> <p><span class="bodyb">stubbiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">sidetrack<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s055959a"><!--s055959a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to divert or distract (somebody) from a course or purpose </p><p><i></i></p><p>Following the lake shore, through moist native bush and along sandy beaches, we were continually sidetracked by whistling birds, strange tree growths and inviting rivers</p><p> Outdoor Action.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">self-expression</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s054591a"><!--s054591a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s057975b"><!--s057975b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the expression of one's individual characteristics, e.g. through painting or poetry.</p></div><a name="s057976b"><!--s057976b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the assertion of one's own character through uninhibited behaviour <span class="bodyb">self-expressive</span> /-siv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">warm-up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s068256a"><!--s068256a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s074086b"><!--s074086b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of warming up.</p></div><a name="s074087b"><!--s074087b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a procedure, e.g. a set of exercises, used in warming up.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">vamp<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s066884a"><!--s066884a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s072481b"><!--s072481b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> said of a woman: to practise seductive wiles on (a man) ; to entice (him) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s072482b"><!--s072482b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to act as a vamp.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">transexual</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tranʹseksyooəl, -sh(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s064153a"><!--s064153a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/transsexual_or_transexual/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">transsexual</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">wobbly<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (wobblier, wobbliest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s069615a"><!--s069615a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>tending to wobble; unsteady</p><p><span class="bodyb">wobbliness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ulterior</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ulʹtiəri·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s065517a"><!--s065517a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s071006b"><!--s071006b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>underlying or going beyond what is openly said or shown; intentionally concealed </p><p><i></i></p><p>ulterior motives</p>.</div><a name="s071007b"><!--s071007b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>further or future.</p></div><a name="s071008b"><!--s071008b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s019471c"><!--s019471c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>further or future.</p></div><a name="s019472c"><!--s019472c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>more distant or remote</p><p><span class="bodyb">ulteriorly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">ulterior</span> farther, further, compar of (assumed) Latin <span class="bodyi">ulter</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ultimate1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ultimate 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">table salt</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s061415a"><!--s061415a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>fine-grained free-flowing salt suitable for use at the table and in cooking.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">capitalist<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008827a"><!--s008827a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009206b"><!--s009206b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person with capital, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> invested in business; <span class="bodyi">broadly</span> a very wealthy person.</p></div><a name="s009207b"><!--s009207b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person who favours capitalism.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">docudrama</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdokyoodrahmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017623a"><!--s017623a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a play, film, etc in which factual incidents are presented in dramatized form </p><p><i></i></p><p>Shakespeare's scurrilously inaccurate docudrama Richard III</p><p> The Listener [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/documentary2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">documentary 2</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/drama/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">drama</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bilingual<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bieʹlinggwəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005462a"><!--s005462a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005567b"><!--s005567b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>using or able to use two languages with the fluency of a native speaker fluently.</p></div><a name="s005568b"><!--s005568b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>using, relating to, or expressed in two languages </p><p><i></i></p><p>a bilingual dictionary</p><p><span class="bodyb">bilingualism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bilingually</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">bilinguis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bi_1_or_bin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bi- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">lingua</span> tongue].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">annals</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanlz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002105a"><!--s002105a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002073b"><!--s002073b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000472c"><!--s000472c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a record of events, activities, etc, arranged in yearly sequence.</p></div><a name="s000473c"><!--s000473c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>historical records; chronicles.</p></div></div><a name="s002074b"><!--s002074b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>records of the activities of an organization, e.g. a learned society <span class="bodyb">annalistic</span> /-ʹlistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">annales</span>, pl of <span class="bodyi">annalis</span> yearly, from <span class="bodyi">annus</span> year].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">earth closet</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018885a"><!--s018885a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a toilet in which earth is used to cover excreta.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">con rod</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012593a"><!--s012593a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/connecting_rod/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">connecting rod</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aviatrix</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹayviətriks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003786a"><!--s003786a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a female aviator.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brandling</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrandling/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007146a"><!--s007146a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a red earthworm with brighter-coloured rings, found in manure and used as angling bait: <span class="bodyi">Eisenia fetida</span> [from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brand1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brand 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ling/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ling</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acquired characteristic</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000428a"><!--s000428a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a characteristic of an organism that is caused by the environment.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">civil enforcement officer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010916a"><!--s010916a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an official employed by a local authority as a bailiff or traffic warden: compare<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/enforcement_officer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">enforcement officer</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">demob<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹmob/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (demobbed, demobbing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015942a"><!--s015942a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> to demobilize (troops).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cross hair</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014269a"><!--s014269a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fine wire or thread, usu one of two, seen through the eyepiece of an optical instrument and used as a reference.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bilingual<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005463a"><!--s005463a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bilingual person.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">demob<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015943a"><!--s015943a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> demobilization.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">document<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdokyoomənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017624a"><!--s017624a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an original or official paper, or electronic record, that gives information about or proof of something <span class="bodyb">documental</span> /-ʹmentl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">documentum</span> official paper, earlier lesson, proof, from <span class="bodyi">docēre</span> to teach].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">capitalist<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> capitalistic /-ʹlistik/</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008828a"><!--s008828a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009208b"><!--s009208b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>owning capital </p><p><i></i></p><p>the capitalist class</p>.</div><a name="s009209b"><!--s009209b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of, practising, or advocating capitalism </p><p><i></i></p><p>capitalist nations</p> <p><span class="bodyb">capitalistically</span> /-ʹlistikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">annates</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanayts/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002106a"><!--s002106a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>formerly, a payment to the pope of a newly appointed Roman Catholic bishop's first year of income [Latin <span class="bodyi">annata</span> a year's proceeds, from <span class="bodyi">annus</span> year].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crosshatch</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014270a"><!--s014270a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to shade (something) with a series of intersecting parallel lines</p><p><span class="bodyb">cross-hatching</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acquired immune deficiency syndrome</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000429a"><!--s000429a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Aids</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consanguineous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/konsangʹgwini·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012594a"><!--s012594a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of the same blood or origin; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> descended from the same ancestor</p><p><span class="bodyb">consanguineously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">consanguinity</span> /-ʹgwiniti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">consanguineus</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">sanguin-, sanguis</span> blood].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">earthen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹuhdh(ə)n, ʹuhth(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018886a"><!--s018886a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>made of earth or baked clay.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">civil engineer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010917a"><!--s010917a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an engineer who deals with the design and construction of large-scale public works, e.g. roads or bridges</p><p><span class="bodyb">civil engineering</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brand name</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007147a"><!--s007147a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the name or trademark that a manufacturer gives to a product or range of products; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/trade_name/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">trade name</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aviculture</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹayvikulchə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003787a"><!--s003787a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the raising and care of birds, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of wild birds in captivity</p><p><span class="bodyb">avicultural</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">aviculturist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">avis</span> bird + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/culture1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">culture 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bilious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbili·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005464a"><!--s005464a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005569b"><!--s005569b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>marked by or suffering from vomiting or a feeling of nausea.</p></div><a name="s005570b"><!--s005570b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span>said of colours: extremely distasteful; sickly.</p></div><a name="s005571b"><!--s005571b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>peevish or ill-natured.</p></div><a name="s005572b"><!--s005572b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>relating to bile.</p></div><a name="s005573b"><!--s005573b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s001242c"><!--s001242c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>relating to bile.</p></div><a name="s001243c"><!--s001243c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>marked by or suffering from excessive secretion of bile</p><p><span class="bodyb">biliously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">biliousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">bilieux</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">biliosus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">bilis</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bile/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bile</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">demobilize <span class="bodyi">or</span> demobilise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹmohbiliez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015944a"><!--s015944a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to disband (troops) or to release (somebody) at the end of a period of military service <span class="bodyb">demobilization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acquisition</span><small><span class="eSynop">/akwiʹzish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000430a"><!--s000430a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000503b"><!--s000503b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>acquiring or gaining possession.</p></div><a name="s000504b"><!--s000504b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something or somebody acquired, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to the advantage of the acquirer [Middle English <span class="bodyi">acquisicioun</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">acquisition-, acquisitio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">acquirere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/acquire/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">acquire</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">annatto <span class="bodyi">or</span> anatto</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹnatoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> annattos anattos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002107a"><!--s002107a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002075b"><!--s002075b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a yellowish red dye made from the pulp that surrounds the seeds of a tropical tree.</p></div><a name="s002076b"><!--s002076b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the tropical American tree from which annatto is obtained: <span class="bodyi">Bixa orellana</span> [of Cariban origin; related to Galibi <span class="bodyi">annoto</span> tree producing annatto].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">civilian<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹvilyən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010918a"><!--s010918a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who is not in the army, navy, air force, or other uniformed public body</p><p><span class="bodyb">civilian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conscience</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonsh(ə)ns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012595a"><!--s012595a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013167b"><!--s013167b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the consciousness of the moral quality of one's own conduct or intentions, together with a feeling of obligation to refrain from doing wrong.</p></div><a name="s013168b"><!--s013168b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>conformity to the dictates of conscience; conscientiousness </p><p><i></i></p><p>Conscience is the inner voice which warns us that someone may be looking</p><p> H L Mencken ✱ <span class="bodyb">in all conscience</span>.</p></div><a name="s013169b"><!--s013169b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>by any standard of fairness ✱ <span class="bodyb">on one's conscience</span> said of a misdeed or omission: causing one to feel guilty</p><p><span class="bodyb">conscienceless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">conscientia</span> from <span class="bodyi">conscient-, consciens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">conscire</span> to be conscious, be conscious of guilt, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> with (oneself) + <span class="bodyi">scire</span> to know].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brand-new</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007148a"><!--s007148a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>conspicuously new and unused [literally ‘fresh from the fire’, as if newly forged or minted; from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brand1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brand 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">document<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdokyooment/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017625a"><!--s017625a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018509b"><!--s018509b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to record (e.g. an event) (something) in detail, with the backing of eye-witness reports, photographs, etc.</p></div><a name="s018510b"><!--s018510b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to support (a hypothesis or statement) with authoritative references </p><p><i></i></p><p>a well-documented thesis with footnotes on every page</p>.</div><a name="s018511b"><!--s018511b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to provide (a ship) with ship's papers for the listing of ownership, cargo, and other details required by law</p><p><span class="bodyb">documentable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">documenter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crosshead</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014271a"><!--s014271a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014878b"><!--s014878b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sliding metal block between a piston rod and a connecting rod, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a steam engine.</p></div><a name="s014879b"><!--s014879b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a centred headline, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> between paragraphs in a newspaper column.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">earthenware</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018887a"><!--s018887a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019921b"><!--s019921b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>ceramic ware made of slightly porous opaque clay fired at a low temperature: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stoneware/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stoneware</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s019922b"><!--s019922b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used as before a noun</span>) made of earthenware </p><p><i></i></p><p>an earthenware pot</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">capitalize <span class="bodyi">or</span> capitalise <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008829a"><!--s008829a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009210b"><!--s009210b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(+ on) to gain by turning (something) to advantage.</p></div><a name="s009211b"><!--s009211b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to supply capital for (somebody or something).</p></div><a name="s009212b"><!--s009212b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to convert (something) into capital.</p></div><a name="s009213b"><!--s009213b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to write or print (e.g. a word) in capitals or with an initial capital.</p></div><a name="s009214b"><!--s009214b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to convert (something) into capital </p><p><i></i></p><p>They capitalized the company's reserve fund</p>.</div><a name="s009215b"><!--s009215b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to convert (a periodic payment) into an equivalent lump sum </p><p><i></i></p><p>capitalized annuities</p>.</div><a name="s009216b"><!--s009216b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to supply capital for (somebody or something).</p></div><a name="s009217b"><!--s009217b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to calculate the present value of (an income extended over a period of time) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s009218b"><!--s009218b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>(+ on) to gain by turning (something) to advantage </p><p><i></i></p><p>The party capitalized on the country's growing social unrest</p> <p><span class="bodyb">capitalization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">avid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹavid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003788a"><!--s003788a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>urgently or greedily eager; keen <span class="bodyb">avidity</span> /əʹviditi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">avidly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">avidness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [via French <span class="bodyi">avide</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">avidus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">avēre</span> to covet].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bilirubin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biliʹroohbin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005465a"><!--s005465a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a reddish yellow pigment occurring in bile, blood, urine, and gallstones [Latin <span class="bodyi">bilis</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bile/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bile</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ruber</span> red].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">democracy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹmokrəsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> democracies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015945a"><!--s015945a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016522b"><!--s016522b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004166c"><!--s004166c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a form of government in which the supreme power is exercised by the people, usu directly or indirectly through a system of representation usu involving free elections.</p></div><a name="s004167c"><!--s004167c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a state governed in this way</p><p>Democracy is government conducted by representatives freely and periodically elected by adult citizens. Neither voters nor candidates may be disqualified by reference to status, race, or political party: votes (usually by secret ballot) must be cast without intimidation and counted under objective scrutiny. A right to democracy may slowly be emerging in international law: Churchill's opinion, that democracy is the worst form of government except for all the others, is widely shared — Geoffrey Robertson</p></div></div><a name="s016523b"><!--s016523b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the absence of class distinctions or privileges in a society.</p></div><a name="s016524b"><!--s016524b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>control of a group by its own members or the will of a majority of them [via French and Latinfrom Greek <span class="bodyi">dēmokratia</span>,from <span class="bodyi">dēmos</span> people + <span class="bodyi">-kratia</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cracy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-cracy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anneal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹneel/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002108a"><!--s002108a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002077b"><!--s002077b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to toughen or relieve internal stresses in (steel, glass, etc) by heating and usu gradual cooling.</p></div><a name="s002078b"><!--s002078b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to strengthen (something, e.g. resolve or commitment)</p><p><span class="bodyb">annealer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">onǣlan</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/on1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">on 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ǣlan</span> to set on fire, burn].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acquisitive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkwizətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000431a"><!--s000431a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>keen or tending to acquire and own material possessions</p><p><span class="bodyb">acquisitively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">acquisitiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conscience clause</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012596a"><!--s012596a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a clause in a law exempting those who object on moral or religious grounds.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cross-index</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014272a"><!--s014272a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to provide (e.g. an item in a text) with a cross-reference</p><p><span class="bodyb">cross-index</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">civilian<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010919a"><!--s010919a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to people who are not in the armed forces </p><p><i></i></p><p>civilian casualties</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brandy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrandi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> brandies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007149a"><!--s007149a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007332b"><!--s007332b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a spirit made by distilling wine or fermented fruit juice.</p></div><a name="s007333b"><!--s007333b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a glass or measure of brandy [short for <span class="bodyi">brandywine</span>,from Dutch <span class="bodyi">brandewijn</span>,from early Dutch <span class="bodyi">brant</span> burned,distilled + <span class="bodyi">wijn</span> wine].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">avidin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹavidin, əʹvidin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003789a"><!--s003789a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a protein found in white of egg that combines with <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/biotin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">biotin</span></span></a> (B vitamin found in egg yolks) and makes it inactive [from its avidity for biotin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">capital levy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008830a"><!--s008830a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a levy on personal or industrial capital in addition to income tax and other taxes; a general property tax.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">documentary<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dokyooʹment(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017626a"><!--s017626a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018512b"><!--s018512b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>consisting of documents; contained or certified in writing </p><p><i></i></p><p>documentary evidence</p>.</div><a name="s018513b"><!--s018513b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>presenting or based on factual material </p><p><i></i></p><p>a documentary film</p> <p><span class="bodyb">documentarily</span> /-ʹterəli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">earthling</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹuhthling/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018888a"><!--s018888a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an inhabitant of the earth, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as contrasted with inhabitants of other planets, e.g. in science fiction.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">democrat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdeməkrat/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015946a"><!--s015946a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016525b"><!--s016525b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an adherent of democracy.</p></div><a name="s016526b"><!--s016526b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004168c"><!--s004168c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an adherent of democracy.</p></div><a name="s004169c"><!--s004169c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>somebody who practises social equality.</p></div></div><a name="s016527b"><!--s016527b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Democrat</span>) a member of the Democratic party of the USA.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acquit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkwit/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (acquitted, acquitting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000432a"><!--s000432a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000505b"><!--s000505b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + of) to free (somebody) from responsibility or obligation; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> to declare (an accused person) not guilty.</p></div><a name="s000506b"><!--s000506b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to conduct (oneself) in a specified, usu favourable, manner </p><p><i></i></p><p>She acquitted herself well in the exam</p><p><span class="bodyb">acquittal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">acquitter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">aquiten</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">aquiter</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">quite</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/quit1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">quit 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conscience money</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012597a"><!--s012597a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>money paid, usu anonymously, to relieve the conscience.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">avifauna</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ayviʹfawnə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003790a"><!--s003790a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the birds of a region, period, or environment, or the varieties represented</p><p><span class="bodyb">avifaunal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">avifaunally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [scientific Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">avis</span> bird + scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">fauna</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fauna/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fauna</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cross infection</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014273a"><!--s014273a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014880b"><!--s014880b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a hospital, the transfer of an infection to patients suffering from different ones.</p></div><a name="s014881b"><!--s014881b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the transfer of infections between different species of plants or animals.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brandy butter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007150a"><!--s007150a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a hard sauce served <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with Christmas pudding, made by beating butter with sugar and brandy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">civilianize <span class="bodyi">or</span> civilianise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹvilyəniez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010920a"><!--s010920a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to convert (something or somebody) from military to civilian status or control <span class="bodyb">civilianization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">capital punishment</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008831a"><!--s008831a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the legal killing of criminals as punishment for their crimes; the death penalty.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">earthly<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018889a"><!--s018889a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019923b"><!--s019923b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005094c"><!--s005094c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>characteristic of or belonging to the earth.</p></div><a name="s005095c"><!--s005095c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>relating to human beings’ actual life on this earth; worldly.</p></div></div><a name="s019924b"><!--s019924b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in negative or interrogative contexts</span>) possible </p><p><i></i></p><p>There is no earthly reason for such behaviour</p> <p><span class="bodyb">earthliness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">annelid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanəlid/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002109a"><!--s002109a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a phylum of invertebrate animals, including the earthworms and or leeches, that haves a long segmented body: phylum Annelida</p><p><span class="bodyb">annelid</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">annelidan</span> /əʹnelidən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> [derivative of Latin <span class="bodyi">anellus</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">annulus</span> ring].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">documentary<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> documentaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017627a"><!--s017627a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a broadcast or film that presents a factual account of a person or topic using a variety of techniques, e.g. narrative and interview: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/feature1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">feature<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (3a)</p><p><span class="bodyb">documentarist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biliverdin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biliʹvuhdin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005466a"><!--s005466a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a green pigment occurring in bile: formula C<sub>33</sub>H<sub>34</sub>N<sub>4</sub>O<sub>6</sub> [Latin <span class="bodyi">bilis</span> bile + obsolete French <span class="bodyi">verd</span> green].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">democratic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deməʹkratik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015947a"><!--s015947a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016528b"><!--s016528b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>ofrelating to or favouring democracy or social equality.</p></div><a name="s016529b"><!--s016529b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Democratic</span>) denoting or relating to a political party of the USA associated with policies of social reform and internationalism</p><p><span class="bodyb">democratically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crossing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014274a"><!--s014274a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014882b"><!--s014882b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a journey across something, e.g. a strip of sea, a mountain range, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>a sea-crossing</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Hannibal's crossing of the Alps</p>.</div><a name="s014883b"><!--s014883b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003733c"><!--s003733c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>part of a road marked by studs, stripes, etc, where pedestrians may cross; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pedestrian_crossing/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pedestrian crossing</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s003734c"><!--s003734c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a place where a railway crosses a road; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/level_crossing/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">level crossing</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s003735c"><!--s003735c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a place where roads, etc cross each other </p><p><i></i></p><p>Turn right at the next crossing</p>.</div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acquittal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkwitl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000433a"><!--s000433a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a judicial release from a criminal charge.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conscience-stricken</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012598a"><!--s012598a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>feeling guilty or ashamed about something that one has done or failed to do.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bilk</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bilk/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005467a"><!--s005467a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005574b"><!--s005574b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cheat (somebody), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by swindling them out of money.</p></div><a name="s005575b"><!--s005575b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + of) to avoid paying (somebody) what is due to them.</p></div><a name="s005576b"><!--s005576b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s001244c"><!--s001244c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to cheat (somebody), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by swindling them out of money </p><p><i></i></p><p>defrauded and bilked of all the joys of life</p> — Jack London.</div><a name="s001245c"><!--s001245c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + of) to avoid paying (somebody) what is due to them.</p></div></div><a name="s005577b"><!--s005577b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to block the free development of (something); to frustrate (a plan, etc) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Fate bilked their hopes</p>.</div><a name="s005578b"><!--s005578b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to elude or escape from (somebody)</p><p><span class="bodyb">bilker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [perhaps an alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/balk1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">balk 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cassiterite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹsitəriet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009246a"><!--s009246a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a brown or black mineral that is a naturally occurring form of tin dioxide and is the chief source of tin: formula SnO<sub>2</sub> [French <span class="bodyi">cassitérite</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">kassiteros</span> tin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">earthly<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018890a"><!--s018890a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">in negative contexts</span>) a chance of success </p><p><i></i></p><p>He hasn't an earthly of being elected</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">civility</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹviliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> civilities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010921a"><!--s010921a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011097b"><!--s011097b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>courtesy; politeness.</p></div><a name="s011098b"><!--s011098b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a polite act or remark expression.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brandy snap</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007151a"><!--s007151a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a very thin cylindrical ginger biscuit sometimes flavoured with brandy, usu served filled with cream.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">avionics</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ayviʹoniks/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003791a"><!--s003791a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003750b"><!--s003750b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the development and production of electronic equipment for aircraft and space vehicles.</p></div><a name="s003751b"><!--s003751b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as pl</span>) the devices and systems so developed</p><p><span class="bodyb">avionic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aviation/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aviation</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/electronic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">electronics</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">documentation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌdokyoomenʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017628a"><!--s017628a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018514b"><!--s018514b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>written instructions, plans, specifications, etc.</p></div><a name="s018515b"><!--s018515b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>documents provided in evidence or support for a claim, etc</p><p><span class="bodyb">documentational</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">annex<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹneks/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002110a"><!--s002110a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002079b"><!--s002079b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to add (something) as an extra part; to append.</p></div><a name="s002080b"><!--s002080b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to incorporate (a country or other territory) within the domain of a state.</p></div><a name="s002081b"><!--s002081b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to attach (something) as a consequence or condition.</p></div><a name="s002082b"><!--s002082b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to take or use (something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> without permission </p><p><i></i></p><p>The true artist is known by the use he makes of what he annexes</p> — Oscar Wilde<p><span class="bodyb">annexable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">annexation</span> /anekʹsaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">annexationist</span> /-ʹsaysh(ə)nist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">annexen</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">annexus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">annectere</span> to bind to].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crossing-over</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014275a"><!--s014275a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the interchange of genes between <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/homologous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">homologous</span></span></a> (pairing) chromosomes during meiotic cell division.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conscientious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/konshiʹenshəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012599a"><!--s012599a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013170b"><!--s013170b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>governed by or conforming to the dictates of conscience; scrupulous.</p></div><a name="s013171b"><!--s013171b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>meticulous or careful, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in one's work; hard-working</p><p><span class="bodyb">conscientiously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">conscientiousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">conscientieux</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">conscientiosus</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">conscientia</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/conscience/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">conscience</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">democratize <span class="bodyi">or</span> democratise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹmokrətiez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015948a"><!--s015948a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make (a state or organization) democratic <span class="bodyb">democratization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">democratizer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">earthman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> earthmen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018891a"><!--s018891a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a male earthling.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">civilization <span class="bodyi">or</span> civilisation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌsivilieʹzaysh(ə)n/ -isation <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010922a"><!--s010922a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011099b"><!--s011099b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002791c"><!--s002791c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a relatively high level of cultural and technological development.</p></div><a name="s002792c"><!--s002792c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the culture characteristic of a particular time or place.</p></div></div><a name="s011100b"><!--s011100b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the process of becoming civilized.</p></div><a name="s011101b"><!--s011101b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">often humorous</span> life in a place that offers the comforts of the modern world; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> life in a city </p><p><i></i></p><p>After a week in the wilderness, it was good to get back to civilization</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">avisandum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aviʹzandəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003792a"><!--s003792a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/avizandum_or_avisandum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">avizandum</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brane</span><small><span class="eSynop">/brayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007152a"><!--s007152a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in physics, any of a number of hypothetical objects of zero, one, or more than one dimension existing within a multidimensional space [from<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/membrane/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">membrane</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bill</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bil/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005468a"><!--s005468a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> <span class="bodyb">the Bill</span>) <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> the police [probably named after <span class="bodyi">Old Bill</span>, a grumbling old soldier created during World War I by Bruce Bairnsfeather d.1959, British cartoonist. Cartoons often depicted policemen with moustaches similar to Old Bill's].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">documentative</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dokyooʹmentətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017629a"><!--s017629a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a presentation, etc: supported by documentation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">annex<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> annexe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaneks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002111a"><!--s002111a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002083b"><!--s002083b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a separate or attached extra structure, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a building providing extra accommodation.</p></div><a name="s002084b"><!--s002084b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something added as an extra part, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an addition to a document.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acquittance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkwit(ə)ns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000434a"><!--s000434a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a settlement of a debt, or a document certifying this.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cassock</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkasək/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009247a"><!--s009247a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an ankle-length garment worn <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by the Roman Catholic and Anglican clergy [early French <span class="bodyi">casaque</span> from Persian <span class="bodyi">kazhāghand</span> padded jacket, from <span class="bodyi">kazh</span> raw silk + <span class="bodyi">āghand</span> stuffed].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cross-legged</span><small><span class="eSynop">/krosʹlegid, krosʹlegd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014276a"><!--s014276a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a person seated <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on the floor: with ankles crossed and knees bent outwards.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conscientious objector</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012600a"><!--s012600a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who refuses to serve in the armed forces or bear arms, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on moral or religious grounds</p><p><span class="bodyb">conscientious objection</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">civilized <span class="bodyi">or</span> civilised</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010924a"><!--s010924a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011104b"><!--s011104b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or being peoples or nations in a state of civilization.</p></div><a name="s011105b"><!--s011105b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>polite, decent, refined, or enlightened </p><p><i></i></p><p>There must be a more civilized way of resolving our differences</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/brant/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> brants <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> brant)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007153a"><!--s007153a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brent_goose/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brent goose</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">démodé</span><small><span class="eSynop">/daymohʹday/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015949a"><!--s015949a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>no longer fashionable; out-of-date [French <span class="bodyi">démodé</span>, from <span class="bodyi">dé-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">mode</span> fashion].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cassoulet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkasəlay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009248a"><!--s009248a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a stew of haricot beans and mixed meats [French <span class="bodyi">cassoulet</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">cassolo</span> bowl, ultimately from Greek <span class="bodyi">kyathos</span> ladle].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">earth mother</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018892a"><!--s018892a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019925b"><!--s019925b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Earth Mother</span>) the female principle of fertility.</p></div><a name="s019926b"><!--s019926b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a woman who embodies the earth mother, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in being generously proportioned and maternal.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">annihilate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹnie·əlayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002112a"><!--s002112a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002085b"><!--s002085b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to destroy (something) entirely.</p></div><a name="s002086b"><!--s002086b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to defeat (somebody) conclusively; to rout or thrash (somebody) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s002087b"><!--s002087b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> + into) said of a subatomic particle and its antiparticle: to undergo annihilation; to be converted to energy by annihilation</p><p><span class="bodyb">annihilation</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">annihilator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">annihilatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">annihilare</span> to reduce to nothing, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">nihil</span> nothing].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">avitaminosis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ayˌvitəmiʹnohsis, a-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> avitaminoses /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003793a"><!--s003793a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>disease resulting from a deficiency of one or more vitamins.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">document case</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017630a"><!--s017630a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a light flat leather or plastic case, usu lockable, for carrying papers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bill<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005469a"><!--s005469a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005579b"><!--s005579b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001246c"><!--s001246c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the charges made for goods or services.</p></div><a name="s001247c"><!--s001247c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an itemized statement of such charges.</p></div></div><a name="s005580b"><!--s005580b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a draft of a law presented to a law-making body such as Parliament.</p></div><a name="s005581b"><!--s005581b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s001248c"><!--s001248c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a written or printed notice advertising an event of interest to the public (e.g. a theatre show).</p></div><a name="s001249c"><!--s001249c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a programme of entertainment </p><p><i></i></p><p>top of the bill</p>.</div></div><a name="s005582b"><!--s005582b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a paper carrying a statement of particulars; see also <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bill_of_fare/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bill of fare</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bill_of_lading/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bill of lading</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s005583b"><!--s005583b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/banknote/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">banknote</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s005584b"><!--s005584b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a statement of a creditor's claim ✱ <span class="bodyb">fill/fit the bill</span> to serve the required purpose or be suitable [Middle English via medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">billa</span>, <span class="bodyi">bulla</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bull2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bull 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acr-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000435a"><!--s000435a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/acro_or_acr/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">acro-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cross-link</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014277a"><!--s014277a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an atom, group, etc connecting parallel chains in a polymer or other complex chemical molecule</p><p><span class="bodyb">cross-linkage</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bran tub</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007154a"><!--s007154a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a tub filled with bran, with small wrapped presents concealed within it; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lucky_dip/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lucky dip</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">demodulate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹmodyoolayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015950a"><!--s015950a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to extract the information, e.g. a video signal, from (a modulated carrier wave) <span class="bodyb">demodulation</span> /-ʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">demodulator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">civilize <span class="bodyi">or</span> civilise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsiv(ə)liez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010923a"><!--s010923a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011102b"><!--s011102b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cause (a society) to develop out of a primitive state ; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> to bring it to a technically and socially advanced stage of cultural development.</p></div><a name="s011103b"><!--s011103b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to educate or refine (somebody)</p><p><span class="bodyb">civilizable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">civilized</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">civilizer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conscious<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonshəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012601a"><!--s012601a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013172b"><!--s013172b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>aware of one's surroundings and responding to them normally; awake.</p></div><a name="s013173b"><!--s013173b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ of) aware of or recognizing something.</p></div><a name="s013174b"><!--s013174b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>self-conscious; put-on </p><p><i></i></p><p>a conscious display of bonhomie</p>.</div><a name="s013175b"><!--s013175b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>deliberate </p><p><i></i></p><p>made a conscious effort</p>.</div><a name="s013176b"><!--s013176b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used in combinations</span>) showing concern for the thing specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>bargain-conscious shoppers</p>.</div><a name="s013177b"><!--s013177b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> shy </p><p><i></i></p><p>Mr Elton only looked very conscious and smiling</p><p> Jane Austen.</p></div><a name="s013178b"><!--s013178b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>in psychology, denoting the part of the mind the workings of which one is aware</p><p><span class="bodyb">consciously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [from Latin <span class="bodyi">conscius</span>, from <span class="bodyi">conscire</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/conscience/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">conscience</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">document reader</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017631a"><!--s017631a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a machine for reading documents that are encoded so as to be legible to a person or a machine, such as bank cheques.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cassowary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkasəweəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cassowaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009249a"><!--s009249a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various species of large flightless birds found <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in New Guinea and Australia and that is closely related to the emu, found in New Guinea and Australia: genus <span class="bodyi">Casuarius</span> [Malay <span class="bodyi">kĕsuari</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">annihilation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əˌnie·əʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002113a"><!--s002113a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002088b"><!--s002088b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>annihilating or being annihilated.</p></div><a name="s002089b"><!--s002089b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a severe beating or complete defeat.</p></div><a name="s002090b"><!--s002090b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in physics, the process in which a particle and antiparticle, e.g. an electron and a positron, collide and are converted into energy.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">avizandum <span class="bodyi">or</span> avisandum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aviʹzandəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003794a"><!--s003794a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Scots law, private consideration given to a case by the judge, before giving judgment [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">avizandum</span> something to be considered, from <span class="bodyi">avizare</span> to consider].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bill<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005470a"><!--s005470a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005585b"><!--s005585b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + for) to submit a bill of charges to (somebody).</p></div><a name="s005586b"><!--s005586b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ as) to announce or proclaim (somebody or something) to be something </p><p><i></i></p><p>It's being billed as the novel of the decade</p>.</div><a name="s005587b"><!--s005587b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to advertise, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by posters or placards.</p></div><a name="s005588b"><!--s005588b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s001250c"><!--s001250c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to advertise (somebody or something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by posters or placards.</p></div><a name="s001251c"><!--s001251c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to arrange for the presentation of (a person, act, etc) as part of a programme of entertainment.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">earthnut</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018893a"><!--s018893a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019927b"><!--s019927b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005096c"><!--s005096c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a plant of the carrot family that has edible tubers (underground stems; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tuber/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tuber</span></span></a>); = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pignut/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pignut</span></span></a> : <span class="bodyi">Conopodium majus</span>.</p></div><a name="s005097c"><!--s005097c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a tuber of this plant, used as food.</p></div></div><a name="s019928b"><!--s019928b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005098c"><!--s005098c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>any of various other plants with roundish edible tubers, roots, or pods growing underground.</p></div><a name="s005099c"><!--s005099c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a tuber, root, or pod of these plants, used as food.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acre</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaykə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000436a"><!--s000436a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000507b"><!--s000507b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a unit of area equal to 4840yd<sup>2</sup> (about 0.405ha).</p></div><a name="s000508b"><!--s000508b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) lands; fields.</p></div><a name="s000509b"><!--s000509b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>, + of) great quantities </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was showing acres of flesh</p><p><span class="bodyb">acreage</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">æcer</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cross-match</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014278a"><!--s014278a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to determine the compatibility of (a donor's and a recipient's blood) before transfusion</p><p><span class="bodyb">cross-matching</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">demographic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/deməʹgrafik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015951a"><!--s015951a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to the size and nature of populations</p><p><span class="bodyb">demographically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">civil law</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010925a"><!--s010925a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011106b"><!--s011106b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the body of private law developed from Roman law as distinct from common law.</p></div><a name="s011107b"><!--s011107b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>law as it applies to private citizens and their dealings rather than to crime.</p></div><a name="s011108b"><!--s011108b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Civil Law</span>) = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/roman_law/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">roman law</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brash<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/brash/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007155a"><!--s007155a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007334b"><!--s007334b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>aggressively or insensitively self-assertive; impudent.</p></div><a name="s007335b"><!--s007335b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>tastelessly showy </p><p><i></i></p><p>brash new houses</p>.</div><a name="s007336b"><!--s007336b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>impetuous or rash</p><p><span class="bodyb">brashly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">brashness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">docusoap</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdokyoosohp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017632a"><!--s017632a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a documentary series of television programmes following the lives of a particular group of people, etc, over a period of time [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/documentary2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">documentary 2</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/soap_opera/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">soap opera</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cast<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kahst/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past and past part.</span> cast) (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> cast)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009250a"><!--s009250a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009615b"><!--s009615b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to move by forcibly throwing it.</p></div><a name="s009616b"><!--s009616b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to direct (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Cast your mind back to last year</p>.</div><a name="s009617b"><!--s009617b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to send forth or emit (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The fire casts a warm glow</p>.</div><a name="s009618b"><!--s009618b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to fall on or affect something or somebody </p><p><i></i></p><p>The results cast doubt on our theory</p>.</div><a name="s009619b"><!--s009619b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to cause (a spell) to have an effect.</p></div><a name="s009620b"><!--s009620b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to deposit (a vote) formally.</p></div><a name="s009621b"><!--s009621b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to throw off or away; to discard or shed.</p></div><a name="s009622b"><!--s009622b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to assign the parts for (a play, film, etc) or select (an actor) for a particular role.</p></div><a name="s009623b"><!--s009623b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to arrange (facts, figures, etc) into a suitable form or order.</p></div><a name="s009624b"><!--s009624b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><a name="s002310c"><!--s002310c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to shape (metal, plastic, etc) by pouring it into a mould and letting it harden.</p></div><a name="s002311c"><!--s002311c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to form (an object) in this way.</p></div></div><a name="s009625b"><!--s009625b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>to throw out a line and bait with a fishing rod.</p></div><a name="s009626b"><!--s009626b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>(+ about/around) to look or search</p><p><span class="bodyb">casting</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s009627b"><!--s009627b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to move by forcibly throwing it.</p></div><a name="s009628b"><!--s009628b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><p>to direct (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Cast your mind back to last year</p>.</div><a name="s009629b"><!--s009629b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">15</span><br/><p>to send forth or emit (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The fire casts a warm glow</p>.</div><a name="s009630b"><!--s009630b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">16</span><br/><p>to place (somebody or something) as if by throwing </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was cast into prison</p>.</div><a name="s009631b"><!--s009631b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">17</span><br/><a name="s002312c"><!--s002312c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to fall on or affect something or somebody </p><p><i></i></p><p>The results cast doubt on our theory</p>.</div><a name="s002313c"><!--s002313c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to cause (a spell) to have an effect.</p></div></div><a name="s009632b"><!--s009632b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">18</span><br/><p>to deposit (a vote) formally.</p></div><a name="s009633b"><!--s009633b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">19</span><br/><p>to throw (something) off or away; to discard.</p></div><a name="s009634b"><!--s009634b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">20</span><br/><p>to shed or moult (skin, hair, feathers, etc).</p></div><a name="s009635b"><!--s009635b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">21</span><br/><a name="s002314c"><!--s002314c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to assign the parts for (a film, play, etc).</p></div><a name="s002315c"><!--s002315c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to select (an actor) for a particular role.</p></div></div><a name="s009636b"><!--s009636b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">22</span><br/><p>to arrange (facts, figures, etc) into a suitable form or order.</p></div><a name="s009637b"><!--s009637b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">23</span><br/><a name="s002316c"><!--s002316c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to shape (metal, plastic, etc) by pouring it into a mould when molten and letting it harden.</p></div><a name="s002317c"><!--s002317c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to form (an object) in this way.</p></div></div><a name="s009638b"><!--s009638b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">24</span><br/><p>to calculate (a horoscope) by means of astrology <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s009639b"><!--s009639b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">25</span><br/><p>to throw out a line and bait with a fishing rod.</p></div><a name="s009640b"><!--s009640b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">26</span><br/><p>(+ about/around) to look or search.</p></div><a name="s009641b"><!--s009641b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">27</span><br/><p>to veer [Middle English <span class="bodyi">casten</span> from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">kasta</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conscious<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012602a"><!--s012602a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Freudian psychology, the part of the mind's workings that one is aware of.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bill<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005471a"><!--s005471a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005589b"><!--s005589b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001252c"><!--s001252c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the hard hooked, pointed, flattened, etc mouthparts of a bird; a bird's beak.</p></div><a name="s001253c"><!--s001253c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the similar mouthparts of an animal such as a turtle or platypus.</p></div></div><a name="s005590b"><!--s005590b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a narrow piece of land projecting into the sea [Old English <span class="bodyi">bile</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anni horribiles</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌani hoʹreebileez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002114a"><!--s002114a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/annus_horribilis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">annus horribilis</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">AVM</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003795a"><!--s003795a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Air Vice Marshal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">earthquake</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018894a"><!--s018894a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sudden usu violent and often repeated earth tremor caused by volcanic action or processes within the earth's crust.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acreage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹayk(ə)rij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000437a"><!--s000437a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an area of land in acres.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crossopterygian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/krosoptəʹrijiən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014279a"><!--s014279a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a subclass (Crossopterygia) of fishes with fleshy lobe-shaped fins that are the probable ancestors of the amphibians, the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/coelacanth/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">coelacanth</span></span></a> being the only extant representative [derivative of Greek <span class="bodyi">krossoi</span> tassels, fringe + <span class="bodyi">pteryg-, pteryx</span> wing, fin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">demographic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/deməʹgrafik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015952a"><!--s015952a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a demographic group; a definable section of the population.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">earth science</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018895a"><!--s018895a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any or all of the sciences, such as geology, that deal with physical aspects one or more parts of the earth.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">docutainment</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dokyooʹtaynmənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017633a"><!--s017633a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> films or other presentations that incorporate documentary material, designed both to inform and entertain [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/documentary2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">documentary 2</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/entertainment/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">entertainment</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">civil liberty</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010926a"><!--s010926a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011109b"><!--s011109b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a right or freedom of the individual citizen in relation to the state, e.g. freedom of speech.</p></div><a name="s011110b"><!--s011110b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>such rights or freedoms considered collectively</p><p><span class="bodyb">civil libertarian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acrid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹakrid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000438a"><!--s000438a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000510b"><!--s000510b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>unpleasantly pungent </p><p><i></i></p><p>an acrid smell</p>.</div><a name="s000511b"><!--s000511b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>violently bitter in manner or language; acrimonious <span class="bodyb">acridity</span> /əʹkriditi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">acridly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [modification of Latin <span class="bodyi">acr-, acer</span> sharp].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brash<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007156a"><!--s007156a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007337b"><!--s007337b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a mass of fragments, e.g. of ice.</p></div><a name="s007338b"><!--s007338b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in farming, stony soil, excellent for growing corn</p><p><span class="bodyb">brashy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [obsolete <span class="bodyi">brash</span> to breach a wall, prob from early French <span class="bodyi">breche</span> breach].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bill<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005472a"><!--s005472a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of birds, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> doves: to stroke each other's bills in courtship ✱ <span class="bodyb">bill and coo</span> said of people, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> lovers: to caress and talk lovingly.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anni mirabiles</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌani miʹrahbileez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002115a"><!--s002115a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/annus_mirabilis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">annus mirabilis</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cast<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009251a"><!--s009251a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009642b"><!--s009642b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of casting something, e.g. a fishing line.</p></div><a name="s009643b"><!--s009643b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the distance to which something can be thrown.</p></div><a name="s009644b"><!--s009644b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the set of performers in a dramatic production.</p></div><a name="s009645b"><!--s009645b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s002318c"><!--s002318c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a turning of the eye in a particular direction.</p></div><a name="s002319c"><!--s002319c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a slight squint in the eye.</p></div></div><a name="s009646b"><!--s009646b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s002320c"><!--s002320c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a reproduction, e.g. of a statue, formed by casting.</p></div><a name="s002321c"><!--s002321c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an impression taken from an object with a molten or plastic substance.</p></div><a name="s002322c"><!--s002322c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/plaster1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">plaster<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (3).</p></div><a name="s002323c"><!--s002323c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a mould used in casting.</p></div></div><a name="s009647b"><!--s009647b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of casting something, e.g. a fishing line.</p></div><a name="s009648b"><!--s009648b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a slight squint in the eye.</p></div><a name="s009649b"><!--s009649b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>a modification of a colour by a trace of some added colour </p><p><i></i></p><p>grey with a greenish cast</p>.</div><a name="s009650b"><!--s009650b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>a shape or appearance </p><p><i></i></p><p>the delicate cast of her features</p>.</div><a name="s009651b"><!--s009651b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>something shed, ejected, or discarded, e.g. the excrement of an earthworm or a pellet regurgitated by a bird.</p></div><a name="s009652b"><!--s009652b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>a shape or appearance.</p></div><a name="s009653b"><!--s009653b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>a wide sweep made by a sheepdog or hunting hound.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">avocado</span><small><span class="eSynop">/avəʹkahdoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os -oes) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> avocados avocadoes)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003796a"><!--s003796a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003752b"><!--s003752b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a pulpy green or purple pear-shaped fruit.</p></div><a name="s003753b"><!--s003753b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000722c"><!--s000722c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a pulpy green or purple pear-shaped fruit.</p></div><a name="s000723c"><!--s000723c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the tropical American tree of the laurel family that bears this fruit: <span class="bodyi">Persea americana</span>.</p></div></div><a name="s003754b"><!--s003754b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a light green colour [Spanish <span class="bodyi">avocado</span>, alteration of <span class="bodyi">aguacate</span>, from Nahuatl <span class="bodyi">ahuacatl</span>, short for <span class="bodyi">ahuacacuahuitl</span>, literally ‘testicle tree’, from the shape of the fruit].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consciousness</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012603a"><!--s012603a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013179b"><!--s013179b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the state of being conscious awake and aware of one's surroundings, and of responding to them normally.</p></div><a name="s013180b"><!--s013180b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>that level of mental response and activity of which one is aware, as distinct from unconscious processes </p><p><i></i></p><p>The sound of the telephone suddenly intruded itself into his consciousness</p><p>In psychology and neuroscience consciousness means subjective experience. Once excluded from scientific study, consciousness is now considered one of its greatest challenges. We know that physical changes in the brain are related to changes in consciousness, but the ‘hard problem’ of consciousness is to understand how private subjective experience can arise from objective events such as the firing of brain cells — Dr Susan Blackmore</p></div><a name="s013181b"><!--s013181b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the state of knowing about or being conscious of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>her consciousness of her own attractiveness</p>.</div><a name="s013182b"><!--s013182b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often as comb. form</span>) concern about a specific matter or area of activity </p><p><i></i></p><p>political consciousness</p> <p><i></i></p><p>class-consciousness</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crossover<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014280a"><!--s014280a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014884b"><!--s014884b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003736c"><!--s003736c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a crossing on a street or over a river.</p></div><a name="s003737c"><!--s003737c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a short track joining two adjacent railway lines.</p></div></div><a name="s014885b"><!--s014885b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an instance or product of genetic <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crossing_over/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crossing-over</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s014886b"><!--s014886b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of changing the style of popular music, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to broaden its appeal, or of combining styles.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">demographics</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deməʹgrafiks/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015953a"><!--s015953a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>statistical trends revealed by demography </p><p><i></i></p><p>demographics which indicate that young workers will be in short supply in the next decade</p><p> The Guardian.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">earthshattering</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018896a"><!--s018896a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having tremendous importance or a widespread often violent effect</p><p><span class="bodyb">earthshatteringly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">civil list</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010927a"><!--s010927a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the civil list</span>) an annual allowance by Parliament for the household expenses of the monarch and royal family.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acridine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹakrideen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000439a"><!--s000439a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a colourless solid chemical compound that occurs in coal tar and is used in the manufacture of dyes and antiseptics: formula C<sub>13</sub>H<sub>9</sub>N.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">castanet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kastəʹnet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009252a"><!--s009252a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) either of a pair of small wooden or plastic shells clicked together in the hand, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by flamenco dancers [Spanish <span class="bodyi">castañeta</span>,dimin. of <span class="bodyi">castaña</span> chestnut, from Latin <span class="bodyi">castanea</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">avocation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/avəʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003797a"><!--s003797a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for enjoyment; a hobby</p><p><span class="bodyb">avocational</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">avocationally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">avocation-, avocatio</span> from <span class="bodyi">avocare</span> to call away, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ab/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ab-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">vocare</span> to call].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dodder<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdodə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (doddered, doddering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017634a"><!--s017634a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018516b"><!--s018516b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to walk feebly and unsteadily.</p></div><a name="s018517b"><!--s018517b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to tremble or shake from weakness or age</p><p><span class="bodyb">dodderer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">dadiren</span>; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anniversary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aniʹvuhs(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> anniversaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002116a"><!--s002116a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002091b"><!--s002091b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the date on which a notable event took place in an earlier year, or the celebration of the event held on that date.</p></div><a name="s002092b"><!--s002092b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) of or celebrating an anniversary </p><p><i></i></p><p>an anniversary present</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">anniversarie</span> via medieval Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">anniversarium</span>, neuter of <span class="bodyi">anniversarius</span> returning annually, from <span class="bodyi">annus</span> year].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brass</span><small><span class="eSynop">/brahs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007157a"><!--s007157a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007339b"><!--s007339b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an alloy of copper and zinc.</p></div><a name="s007340b"><!--s007340b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001736c"><!--s001736c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the brass instruments of an orchestra or band.</p></div><a name="s001737c"><!--s001737c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a brass memorial tablet, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> set into the wall or floor of a church.</p></div><a name="s001738c"><!--s001738c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>bright metal fittings, e.g. nails and doorknobs, or utensils.</p></div><a name="s001739c"><!--s001739c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a round flat brass ornament for attaching to a horse's harness.</p></div></div><a name="s007341b"><!--s007341b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> brazen self-assurance; cheek.</p></div><a name="s007342b"><!--s007342b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">the top brass</span>) <span class="bodyi">informal</span> the senior office-bearers; the people in authority.</p></div><a name="s007343b"><!--s007343b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> money</p><p><span class="bodyb">brass</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">bræs</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bill<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005473a"><!--s005473a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005591b"><!--s005591b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a long staff with a hook-shaped blade, used as a weapon up to the 18th cent.</p></div><a name="s005592b"><!--s005592b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/billhook/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">billhook</span></span></a> [Old English <span class="bodyi">bill</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consciousness-raising</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012604a"><!--s012604a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013183b"><!--s013183b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the process of increasing people's understanding of and concern about a topic, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a social or political question.</p></div><a name="s013184b"><!--s013184b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) concerned with consciousness-raising </p><p><i></i></p><p>consciousness-raising groups</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crossover<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014281a"><!--s014281a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014887b"><!--s014887b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>representing a crossover in popular music </p><p><i></i></p><p>a crossover album</p>.</div><a name="s014888b"><!--s014888b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having or combining two or more styles, functions, purposes, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>not quite a health food shop and not quite a supermarket; it's a crossover store</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">demographic timebomb</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015954a"><!--s015954a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a marked increase or decrease in the present birthrate that is expected to cause very serious social problems in the future.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">civil marriage</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010928a"><!--s010928a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a marriage involving a civil contract but no religious rite.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brassard</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrasahd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007158a"><!--s007158a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007344b"><!--s007344b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a distinguishing armband worn on the sleeve of a uniform, etc.</p></div><a name="s007345b"><!--s007345b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>formerly, a piece of armour for protecting the arm [French <span class="bodyi">brassard</span> via early French <span class="bodyi">brassal</span> from Old Italian <span class="bodyi">bracciale</span>, from <span class="bodyi">braccio</span> arm, from Latin <span class="bodyi">bracchium</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brace1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brace 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">avocet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹavəset/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003798a"><!--s003798a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of black-and-white wading birds with webbed feet and a slender upward-curving bill: genus <span class="bodyi">Recurvirostra</span> [French <span class="bodyi">avocette</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">avocetta</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anno Domini</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002118a"><!--s002118a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">anno domini</span>) <span class="bodyi">informal</span> advancing old age </p><p><i></i></p><p>Anno domini — that's the most fatal complaint of all in the end</p> — James Hilton.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acriflavine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/akriʹflayveen, -vin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000440a"><!--s000440a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a red or orange dye used as a skin disinfectant and antiseptic [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/acridine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">acridine</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">flavine</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">flavus</span> yellow].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cast away</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009253a"><!--s009253a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>) to shipwreck or maroon (somebody or something).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dodder<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017635a"><!--s017635a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a parasitic leafless plant of the bindweed family having suckers for attachment to the host plant that is wholly parasitic on other plants: genus <span class="bodyi">Cuscuta</span> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">doder</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conscript<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonskript/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012605a"><!--s012605a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who has been conscripted [Latin <span class="bodyi">conscriptus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">conscribere</span> to enrol, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">scribere</span> to write].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">billabong</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbiləbong/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">Aus</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005474a"><!--s005474a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005593b"><!--s005593b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a blind channel leading out from a river.</p></div><a name="s005594b"><!--s005594b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001254c"><!--s001254c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a blind channel leading out from a river.</p></div><a name="s001255c"><!--s001255c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a stream bed that is usu dry but is filled seasonally.</p></div></div><a name="s005595b"><!--s005595b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a backwater forming a stagnant pool [native name in Australia].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">earthshine</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018897a"><!--s018897a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>sunlight reflected by the earth and illuminating the dark part of the moon.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crosspatch</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014282a"><!--s014282a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a bad-tempered person [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cross3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cross 3</span></span></a> + obsolete <span class="bodyi">patch</span> fool, of unknown origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">civil partnership</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010929a"><!--s010929a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>legal recognition of a relationship between two members of the same sex, equal with that of married couples</p><p><span class="bodyb">civil partner</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">demography</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹmogrəfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015955a"><!--s015955a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the statistical study of human populations, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with reference to size and density, distribution, and vital statistics</p><p><span class="bodyb">demographer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">demographic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">demographically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">démographie</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">dēmos</span> people + French <span class="bodyi">-graphie</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/graphy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-graphy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brass band</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007159a"><!--s007159a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a band consisting, or chiefly consisting, of brass and percussion instruments.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acrimonious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/akriʹmohnyəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000441a"><!--s000441a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a dispute, argument, etc: bitter and angry</p><p><span class="bodyb">acrimoniously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Anno Domini</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌanoh ʹdominie/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002117a"><!--s002117a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">AD</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">earthship</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018898a"><!--s018898a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a self-sustaining building, generally constructed from used tyres filled with compacted earth and other recycled or environmentally appropriate materials.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Avogadro's constant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/avəʹgadrohz/ Avogadro's number <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003799a"><!--s003799a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the number of molecules that occurs in one mole of substance; 6.023 × 10<sup>23</sup> [named after Count Amedeo <span class="bodyi">Avogadro</span> d.1856, Italian chemist and physicist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doddering</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017636a"><!--s017636a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>weak, shaky, and slow, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> because of old age.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crosspiece</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014283a"><!--s014283a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a transverse beam, joist, or bar.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">castaway<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahstəway/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009254a"><!--s009254a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who is cast adrift or ashore as a result of a shipwreck or as a punishment.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conscript<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹskript/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012606a"><!--s012606a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to enlist (somebody) compulsorily, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for military service <span class="bodyb">conscription</span> /-sh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">billboard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005475a"><!--s005475a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hoarding/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hoarding</span></span></a> (1) [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bill1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bill 1</span></span></a> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/board1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">board 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">civil rights</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010930a"><!--s010930a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>civil liberties, <span class="bodyi"><span class="bodyi">esp</span></span> those of status equality between races or groups </p><p><i></i></p><p>We can never get civil rights in America until our human rights are first restored</p><p> Malcolm X</p><p>Civil rights are the basic freedoms and opportunities an individual can receive from society balanced with the needs of society as a whole (unlike human rights, which are vested in an individual as his or her intrinsic right). By mutual agreement they are enshrined in law. Those who disobey the law cannot exercise them. Successive struggles for civil rights in the 20th cent. have borne great leaders such as Gandhi and Martin Luther King — Helena Kennedy</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doddery</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdodəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017637a"><!--s017637a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/doddering/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">doddering</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anno hegirae</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiʹjie·əree/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002119a"><!--s002119a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">Anno Hegirae</span>) used to indicate that a year or century comes within the Muslim era: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hegira_or_hejira_hejir%C9%99_or_hijra_hijr%C9%99/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hegira</span></span></a> [Latin <span class="bodyi">anno hegirae</span> ‘in the year of the Hegira’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brassed off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007160a"><!--s007160a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> miserably bored, dissatisfied, or fed up.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">demoiselle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/demwahʹzel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015956a"><!--s015956a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016530b"><!--s016530b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small crane with predominantly blue-grey plumage, characteristic tufts of white behind each eye, and elongated black breast feathers: <span class="bodyi">Anthropoides virgo</span>.</p></div><a name="s016531b"><!--s016531b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/damselfly/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">damselfly</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s016532b"><!--s016532b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/damselfish/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">damselfish</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s016533b"><!--s016533b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or literary</span> a young lady [French <span class="bodyi">demoiselle</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">dameisele</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/damsel/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">damsel</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">earth sign</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018899a"><!--s018899a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in astrology, any of the three signs of the zodiac Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/air_sign/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">air sign</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fire_sign/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fire sign</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/water_sign/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">water sign</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consecrate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonsikrayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012607a"><!--s012607a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013185b"><!--s013185b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make or declare (a church, etc) sacred by a solemn ceremony.</p></div><a name="s013186b"><!--s013186b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to prepare (bread and wine used at communion) to be received as Christ's body and blood.</p></div><a name="s013187b"><!--s013187b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + to) to devote (one's life) to a purpose with deep solemnity or dedication.</p></div><a name="s013188b"><!--s013188b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to ordain (somebody) to a religious office, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> that of bishop.</p></div><a name="s013189b"><!--s013189b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to make (something) inviolable or venerable </p><p><i></i></p><p>customs consecrated by time</p> <p><span class="bodyb">consecration</span> /-ʹkraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">consecrator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">consecratory</span> /-ʹkraytəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">consecratus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">consecrare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">sacrare</span> to consecrate, from <span class="bodyi">sacer</span> sacred].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Avogadro's law <span class="bodyi">or</span> Avogadro's hypothesis</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003800a"><!--s003800a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the rule that at equal temperature and pressure equal volumes of gases contain the same number of molecules.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crossply</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014284a"><!--s014284a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a tyre: having the cords arranged crosswise to strengthen the tread: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/radial1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">radial<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (2)</p><p><span class="bodyb">crossply</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">castaway<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009255a"><!--s009255a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009654b"><!--s009654b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>cast adrift or ashore.</p></div><a name="s009655b"><!--s009655b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>rejected or discarded.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acrimony</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹakriməni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000442a"><!--s000442a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>caustic sharpness of manner or language resulting from anger or ill nature [early French <span class="bodyi">acrimonie</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">acrimonia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">acr-, acer</span> sharp].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">billet<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbilit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005476a"><!--s005476a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005596b"><!--s005596b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a place (e.g. a private home) where soldiers are provided with board and lodging.</p></div><a name="s005597b"><!--s005597b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001256c"><!--s001256c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an official order stating that a member of a military force must be provided with board and lodging in a place (e.g. a private home).</p></div><a name="s001257c"><!--s001257c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>quarters assigned by a billet or as if by a billet.</p></div></div><a name="s005598b"><!--s005598b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a position or job </p><p><i></i></p><p>a lucrative billet</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bylet</span> short document from early French <span class="bodyi">billette</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">bulle</span> document, from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">bulla</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bull2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bull 2</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">civil servant</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010931a"><!--s010931a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of a civil service.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doddle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdodl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017638a"><!--s017638a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> a very easy task [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">demolish</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹmolish/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015957a"><!--s015957a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016534b"><!--s016534b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to destroy, smash, or tear down (something).</p></div><a name="s016535b"><!--s016535b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to defeat or refute (an argument).</p></div><a name="s016536b"><!--s016536b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to eat up or devour (food) </p><p><i></i></p><p>It only took the kids five minutes to demolish the whole bowl of spaghetti</p> <p><span class="bodyb">demolisher</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">demoliss-</span>,stem of <span class="bodyi">demolir</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">demoliri</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">moliri</span> to construct, from <span class="bodyi">moles</span> mass].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">annotate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanətayt, ʹanohtayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002120a"><!--s002120a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to provide (e.g. a literary work) with critical or explanatory notes <span class="bodyb">annotation</span> /-ʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">annotative</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">annotator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">annotatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">annotare</span> to mark, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">nota</span> mask, note].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Consecration</span><small><span class="eSynop">/konsiʹkraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012608a"><!--s012608a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in the Roman Catholic Church, the moment during Mass when the bread and wine are believed to change into the body and blood of Christ.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brasserie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbras(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007161a"><!--s007161a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small informal French-style restaurant [French <span class="bodyi">brasserie</span>, orig ‘brewery’, from early French <span class="bodyi">brasser</span> to brew, ultimatelyfrom Gallo-Latin <span class="bodyi">brace</span>, a kind of wheat].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acrobat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹakrəbat/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000444a"><!--s000444a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who performs gymnastic feats requiring skilful control of the body <span class="bodyb">acrobatic</span> /-ʹbatik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">acrobatically</span> /-ʹbatikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">acrobate</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">akrobatēs</span> from <span class="bodyi">akrobatos</span> walking on tiptoe, from <span class="bodyi">akros</span> topmost + <span class="bodyi">bainein</span> to go].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Avogadro's number</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003801a"><!--s003801a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/avogadro_s_constant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Avogadro's constant</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">billet<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (billeted, billeting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005477a"><!--s005477a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + on) to provide (e.g. soldiers) with a billet.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cross-pollination</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014285a"><!--s014285a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the transfer of pollen from one flower to the stigma of another: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/self_pollination/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">self-pollination</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cast down</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009256a"><!--s009256a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>) to depress (somebody).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">earth up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018900a"><!--s018900a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to cover or surround the roots or lower parts of (a plant, e.g. a potato or celery plant) with a raised layer of earth.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">civil service</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010932a"><!--s010932a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the administrative service of a government or international agency, exclusive of the armed forces and the judiciary.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dodecagon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dohʹdekəgən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017640a"><!--s017640a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a polygon with twelve angles and twelve sides <span class="bodyb">dodecagonal</span> /dohdeʹkagənl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">dōdekagōnon</span>, from <span class="bodyi">dōdeka-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dodeca_or_dodec/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dodeca-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-gōnon</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-gon</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">announce</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹnowns/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002121a"><!--s002121a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002093b"><!--s002093b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (something) known publicly.</p></div><a name="s002094b"><!--s002094b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000474c"><!--s000474c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to give notice of the arrival or presence of (somebody, e.g. a guest) or readiness of (something, e.g. dinner).</p></div><a name="s000475c"><!--s000475c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to indicate (something) in advance; to foretell </p><p><i></i></p><p>The dark clouds and quickening winds announced another storm</p>.</div></div><a name="s002095b"><!--s002095b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to indicate (something) by action or appearance <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s002096b"><!--s002096b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to work as an announcer</p><p><span class="bodyb">announcement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">announcen</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">annuntiare</span> to report, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">nuntius</span> messenger].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">demolition</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deməʹlish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015958a"><!--s015958a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act or an instance of demolishing</p><p><span class="bodyb">demolitionist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acrobatics</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000445a"><!--s000445a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000514b"><!--s000514b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the art or performance of an acrobat.</p></div><a name="s000515b"><!--s000515b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a spectacular performance involving great agility </p><p><i></i></p><p>vocal acrobatics</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consecutive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹsekyootiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012609a"><!--s012609a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013190b"><!--s013190b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>following one after the other in order without gaps </p><p><i></i></p><p>on three consecutive days</p>.</div><a name="s013191b"><!--s013191b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in grammar, denoting a clause expressing result</p><p><span class="bodyb">consecutively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">consecutiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">consécutive</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">consecutivus</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">consecutus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">consequi</span> to follow closely, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">sequi</span> to follow].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brass farthing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007162a"><!--s007162a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a trivial amount ✱ <span class="bodyb">not have two brass farthings to rub together</span> to have no money; to be quite destitute.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">avoid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹvoyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003802a"><!--s003802a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003755b"><!--s003755b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to keep away from or shun.</p></div><a name="s003756b"><!--s003756b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to prevent the occurrence of.</p></div><a name="s003757b"><!--s003757b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to refrain from (doing something).</p></div><a name="s003758b"><!--s003758b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s000724c"><!--s000724c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to keep away from or shun (somebody or something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Avoid the M25 at peak times</p>.</div><a name="s000725c"><!--s000725c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to prevent the occurrence of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I changed the subject to avoid an argument</p>.</div><a name="s000726c"><!--s000726c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to refrain from (doing something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Avoid overwatering</p>.</div></div><a name="s003759b"><!--s003759b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in law, to make (a plea) legally void</p><p><span class="bodyb">avoidable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">avoidably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">avoidance</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">avoider</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">avoiden</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">esvuidier</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">vuidier</span> to empty].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cross product</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014286a"><!--s014286a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in mathematics, = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vector_product/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">vector product</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">billet<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005478a"><!--s005478a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005599b"><!--s005599b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small thick piece of wood (e.g. for firewood).</p></div><a name="s005600b"><!--s005600b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a usu small bar of iron, steel, etc.</p></div><a name="s005601b"><!--s005601b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in architecture, a short cylinder or square projection placed at regular intervals to form a Romanesque moulding or ornament [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bylet</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">billette</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">bille</span> log, of Celtic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">earthwoman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> earthwomen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018901a"><!--s018901a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a female earthling.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caste</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kahst/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009257a"><!--s009257a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009656b"><!--s009656b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of the hereditary social groups in Hinduism that restrict the occupations of their members and their association with members of other castes</p><p>From Portuguese <span class="bodyi">casta</span> (see etymology below), <span class="bodyi">caste</span> is a term used specifically to refer to the social structure of Hindu India. The fourfold division of society into priests, warriors, merchants, and servants, sanctioned in ancient scriptures and said to structure all social relations, has been both defended and opposed over the course of Indian history and to the present day — Professor Donald Lopez</p></div><a name="s009657b"><!--s009657b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a social class.</p></div><a name="s009658b"><!--s009658b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002324c"><!--s002324c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a social class.</p></div><a name="s002325c"><!--s002325c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the prestige conferred by social class.</p></div></div><a name="s009659b"><!--s009659b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the system of social division by castes.</p></div><a name="s009660b"><!--s009660b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a specialized form of a social insect, e.g. a soldier or worker ant, adapted to carry out a particular function in the colony ✱ <span class="bodyb">lose caste</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to fall in status or prestige [Portuguese <span class="bodyi">casta</span> race, lineage, fem of <span class="bodyi">casto</span> pure, chaste, from Latin <span class="bodyi">castus</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">civil war</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010933a"><!--s010933a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>war, or a war, between opposing groups of citizens of the same country.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dodecahedron</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌdohdekəʹheedrən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dodecahedrons dodecahedra /-drə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017641a"><!--s017641a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a polyhedron with twelve faces</p><p><span class="bodyb">dodecahedral</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">dōdekaedron</span>, from <span class="bodyi">dōdeka-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dodeca_or_dodec/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dodeca-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-edron</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hedron/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-hedron</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">announcer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹnownsə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002122a"><!--s002122a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who introduces television or radio programmes, makes commercial announcements, reads news summaries, or gives station identification.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">demon<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdeemən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015959a"><!--s015959a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016537b"><!--s016537b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004170c"><!--s004170c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an evil supernatural being; a devil.</p></div><a name="s004171c"><!--s004171c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an evil or, cruel, or undesirable person.</p></div></div><a name="s016538b"><!--s016538b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004172c"><!--s004172c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>somebody who has unusual drive, enthusiasm, or effectiveness </p><p><i></i></p><p>a demon for work</p>.</div><a name="s004173c"><!--s004173c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) very forceful, effective, or enthusiastic.</p></div></div><a name="s016539b"><!--s016539b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ</span> a police officer, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in plain clothes.</p></div><a name="s016540b"><!--s016540b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/daemon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">daemon</span></span></a> (1), <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/daemon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">daemon</span></span></a> (2) [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">daemon</span> evil spirit, from Greek <span class="bodyi">daimōon</span> deity].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acromegaly</span><small><span class="eSynop">/akrohʹmegəli, akrə-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000446a"><!--s000446a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>abnormal enlargement of the hands, feet, and face caused by excessive production of growth hormone by the pituitary gland <span class="bodyb">acromegalic</span> /-məʹgalik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">acromégalie</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/acro_or_acr/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">acro-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">megal-, megas</span> large].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brass hat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007163a"><!--s007163a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a high-ranking military officer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">civvies <span class="bodyi">or</span> civies</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsiviz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010934a"><!--s010934a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> civilian as distinguished from military clothes [by shortening and alteration].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">billet-doux</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌbili ʹdooh, ˌbeeyay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> billets-doux /-ʹdooh(z)/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005479a"><!--s005479a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a love letter [French <span class="bodyi">billet doux</span> sweet letter].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">castellan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkastilən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009258a"><!--s009258a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a governor or warden of a castle or fort [Middle English <span class="bodyi">castelleyn</span> via Frenchfrom Latin <span class="bodyi">castellanus</span> occupant of a castle, from <span class="bodyi">castellum</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/castle1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">castle 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consensual</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹsensyoo·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012610a"><!--s012610a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013192b"><!--s013192b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to consent or consensus.</p></div><a name="s013193b"><!--s013193b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a contract, etc: concluded by mutual consent, not formerly validated in writing</p><p><span class="bodyb">consensually</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">consensus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/consensus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">consensus</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">avoirdupois</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌavwahdoohʹpwah, ˌavədəʹpoyz/ avoirdupois weight <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003803a"><!--s003803a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003760b"><!--s003760b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the series of units of weight based on the pound of 16 ounces and the ounce of 16 drams: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/troy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">troy</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s003761b"><!--s003761b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> bodily heaviness or excess weight [Middle English <span class="bodyi">avoir de pois</span> goods sold by weight, from Old French, literally ‘goods of weight’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cross-question</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014287a"><!--s014287a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014889b"><!--s014889b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cross-examine (a witness).</p></div><a name="s014890b"><!--s014890b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to question (somebody) intensively.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">earthwork</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018902a"><!--s018902a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019929b"><!--s019929b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) an embankment, field fortification, etc made of earth.</p></div><a name="s019930b"><!--s019930b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the construction of such embankments, etc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dodeca- <span class="bodyi">or</span> dodec-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017639a"><!--s017639a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meaning: twelve </p><p><i></i></p><p>dodecahedron</p> <p><i></i></p><p>dodecaphonic</p> <p>[Greek <span class="bodyi">dōdeka-</span> twelve].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">annoy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹnoy/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002123a"><!--s002123a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002097b"><!--s002097b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (somebody) mildly angry; to irritate.</p></div><a name="s002098b"><!--s002098b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to bother (somebody) repeatedly; to pester <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s002099b"><!--s002099b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to be a source of irritation</p><p><span class="bodyb">annoyance</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">annoyed</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">annoying</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">annoyingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">anoien</span> via Old French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">inodiare</span> to make loathsome, from Latin <span class="bodyi">in</span> <span class="bodyi">odio esse</span> to be hated, from <span class="bodyi">odium</span> hatred].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brassica</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrasikə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007164a"><!--s007164a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a large genus of plants of the mustard family that includes many important vegetables and crop plants, e.g. cabbage, turnip, mustard, and rape: genus <span class="bodyi">Brassica</span> [from the Latin genus name, from <span class="bodyi">brassica</span> cabbage].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acronym</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹakrənim/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000447a"><!--s000447a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="sb00000027"><!--sb00000027--></a><p>a word formed from the initial letters of other words, e.g. <span class="bodyi">Aids</span> from <span class="bodyi">acquired immune deficiency syndrome</span> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/acro_or_acr/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">acro-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-onym</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/homonym/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">homonym</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p>See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/abbreviation/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">abbreviation</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">demon<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015960a"><!--s015960a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in computing, a background process that performs operations such as spooling [based on <span class="bodyi">de</span>vice <span class="bodyi">mon</span>itor, influenced by <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/demon1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">demon 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">billfish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> billfishes <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> billfish)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005480a"><!--s005480a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large fish with long spearlike jaws, such as a marlin or swordfish.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">castellated</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkastilaytid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009259a"><!--s009259a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009661b"><!--s009661b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having battlements like a castle.</p></div><a name="s009662b"><!--s009662b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a nut or similar part: having indentations, grooves, or slots resembling battlements <span class="bodyb">castellation</span> /-ʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">castellatus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">castellare</span> to fortify, from Latin <span class="bodyi">castellum</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/castle1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">castle 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">avouch</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹvowch/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">archaic</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003804a"><!--s003804a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003762b"><!--s003762b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to declare or affirm (something).</p></div><a name="s003763b"><!--s003763b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to vouch for or corroborate (a statement, etc).</p></div><a name="s003764b"><!--s003764b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to acknowledge (an act) as one's own</p><p><span class="bodyb">avouchment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">avouchen</span> to cite as authority, from Old French <span class="bodyi">avochier</span> to summon, from Latin <span class="bodyi">advocare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/avow/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">avow</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dodecaphonic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌdohdekəʹfonik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017642a"><!--s017642a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in music, twelve-tone</p><p><span class="bodyb">dodecaphonically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">dodecaphonist</span> /dohʹdekəfənist, -ʹkafənist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">dodecaphony</span> /-ni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dodeca_or_dodec/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dodeca-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/phon_or_phono/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">phon-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ic1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ic 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cross-refer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (cross-referred) (cross-referring)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014288a"><!--s014288a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s014891b"><!--s014891b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to direct (a reader) from one page or entry, e.g. in a book, to another.</p></div><a name="s014892b"><!--s014892b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to refer from (a secondary entry) to a main entry <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s014893b"><!--s014893b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make a cross-reference.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">earthworm</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018903a"><!--s018903a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several genera of widely distributed hermaphroditic worms that lives in the soil: genus <span class="bodyi">Lumbricus</span> and other genera.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">civvy street</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsivi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010935a"><!--s010935a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Civvy Street</span>) <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> civilian life, as opposed to life in the services </p><p><i></i></p><p>He is back on civvy street after five years in the army</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consensus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹsensəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012611a"><!--s012611a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013194b"><!--s013194b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>general agreement; unanimity.</p></div><a name="s013195b"><!--s013195b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the judgment arrived at by most of those concerned.</p></div><a name="s013196b"><!--s013196b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) arrived at by consensus </p><p><i></i></p><p>a consensus decision</p> <a name="sb000000104"><!--sb000000104--></a><p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">consensus</span> agreement, past part. of <span class="bodyi">consentire</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/consent1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">consent 1</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p>The only <span class="bodyi">c</span> in <span class="bodyi">consensus</span> is at the beginning of the word – it is spelt with three <span class="bodyi">s</span>‘s.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">annual<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanyoo(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002124a"><!--s002124a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002100b"><!--s002100b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>covering or lasting for the period of a year </p><p><i></i></p><p>The country has a low annual rainfall</p>.</div><a name="s002101b"><!--s002101b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>occurring or performed once a year; yearly </p><p><i></i></p><p>an annual reunion</p>.</div><a name="s002102b"><!--s002102b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a plant: completing the life cycle in one growing season: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/biennial1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">biennial 1</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/perennial1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">perennial 1</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">annually</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via Old French and late Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">annuus</span> yearly and <span class="bodyi">annalis</span> yearly, both from <span class="bodyi">annus</span> year].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acro- <span class="bodyi">or</span> acr-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000443a"><!--s000443a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting:</p><a name="s000512b"><!--s000512b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a beginning or end </p><p><i></i></p><p>acronym</p> <p><i></i></p><p>acrostic</p>.</div><a name="s000513b"><!--s000513b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a peak or height </p><p><i></i></p><p>acropolis</p> <p><i></i></p><p>acrophobia</p> [early French <span class="bodyi">acro-</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">akr-, akro-</span>, from <span class="bodyi">akros</span> topmost, extreme].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">avow</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹvow/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003805a"><!--s003805a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003765b"><!--s003765b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to declare (something) with assurance.</p></div><a name="s003766b"><!--s003766b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to acknowledge (one's beliefs or views) openly, bluntly, and without shame</p><p><span class="bodyb">avowal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">avowed</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">avowedly</span> /-idli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">avower</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">avowen</span> via Old French <span class="bodyi">avouer</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">advocare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">vocare</span> to call].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brassie <span class="bodyi">or</span> brassy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrasi, ʹbrahsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> brassies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007165a"><!--s007165a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an old name for a No. 2 wood golf club, which has a wooden head with a metal sole plate and is used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for long shots from the fairway [so called because the sole plate was orig brass].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dodge<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/doj/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017643a"><!--s017643a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018518b"><!--s018518b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to shift position suddenly, e.g. to avoid a blow or a pursuer <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s018519b"><!--s018519b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to evade (a duty, etc) usu by subterfuge.</p></div><a name="s018520b"><!--s018520b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to avoid (a blow, etc) by a sudden or repeated shift of position.</p></div><a name="s018521b"><!--s018521b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to avoid an encounter with (a person).</p></div><a name="s018522b"><!--s018522b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in photography, to lighten (an area on a print) [origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">demonetize <span class="bodyi">or</span> demonetise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹmunitiez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015961a"><!--s015961a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to stop using (a metal) as a money standard <span class="bodyb">demonetization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">démonétiser</span>, from <span class="bodyi">dé-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">moneta</span> coin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">billfold</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005481a"><!--s005481a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wallet/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wallet</span></span></a> (1) [short for earlier <span class="bodyi">billfolder</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bill1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bill 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">earthy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹuhthi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (earthier, earthiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018904a"><!--s018904a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019931b"><!--s019931b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>consisting of or, resembling, or suggesting earth or soil </p><p><i></i></p><p>an earthy flavour</p>.</div><a name="s019932b"><!--s019932b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>crude or coarse </p><p><i></i></p><p>earthy humour</p> <p><span class="bodyb">earthily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">earthiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consensus sequence</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012612a"><!--s012612a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sequence of DNA found with a similar function and only minor structural variations in organisms of widely different type.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CJ</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010936a"><!--s010936a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Chief Justice.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">annual<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002125a"><!--s002125a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002103b"><!--s002103b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a publication that appears once a year.</p></div><a name="s002104b"><!--s002104b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an annual plant.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caster</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009260a"><!--s009260a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009663b"><!--s009663b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/castor2_or_caster/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">castor 2</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s009664b"><!--s009664b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody or something that casts [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cast1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cast 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/er2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-er 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cross-reference<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014289a"><!--s014289a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an indication at one place, e.g. in a book or filing system, of the existence of relevant information at another place.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acrophobia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/akrəʹfohbi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000448a"><!--s000448a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>abnormal dread of being at a great height</p><p><span class="bodyb">acrophobic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consent<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹsent/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012613a"><!--s012613a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013197b"><!--s013197b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + to) to give assent or approval to something; to agree to it </p><p><i></i></p><p>They consented to the proposals</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s013198b"><!--s013198b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to agree (to do something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She consented to be nominated</p> <p><span class="bodyb">consenter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">consentingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">consentire</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">sentire</span> to feel].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dodge<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017644a"><!--s017644a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018523b"><!--s018523b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sudden movement to avoid something.</p></div><a name="s018524b"><!--s018524b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a clever device to evade something or deceive somebody </p><p><i></i></p><p>a tax dodge</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">billhead</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005482a"><!--s005482a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a printed form used for bills, or the heading of such a form.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">demoniac<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹmohniak/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015962a"><!--s015962a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016541b"><!--s016541b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/demonic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">demonic</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s016542b"><!--s016542b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>possessed or influenced by a demon <span class="bodyb">demoniacally</span> /-ʹnie·əkli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">demoniak</span> via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">daimoniakos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">daimon-, daimōn</span> deity].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cross-reference<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014290a"><!--s014290a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014894b"><!--s014894b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to provide (an item in a text, etc) with a cross-reference <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s014895b"><!--s014895b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cross-refer.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">avulsion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹvulsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003806a"><!--s003806a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003767b"><!--s003767b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a forcible tearing away of a body part accidentally or surgically.</p></div><a name="s003768b"><!--s003768b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a sudden cutting off of land from a property by flood, currents, etc [Latin <span class="bodyi">avulsion-, avulsio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">avellere</span> to tear off, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ab/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ab-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">vellere</span> to pluck, pull].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brassiere</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrazi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007166a"><!--s007166a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> the full form of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bra/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bra</span></span></a> [via obsolete French <span class="bodyi">brassière</span> bodice, from Old French <span class="bodyi">braciere</span> arm-protector, formed from <span class="bodyi">braz</span> arm, from Latin <span class="bodyi">bracchium</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brace1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brace 1</span></span></a>. Compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bracer1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bracer 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ear trumpet</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018905a"><!--s018905a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a trumpet-shaped device held to the ear to improve hearing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">annual general meeting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002126a"><!--s002126a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a meeting of all the shareholders of a company or members of a club or society, held once a year, e.g. to elect officebearers, approve accounts, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CJD</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010937a"><!--s010937a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caster sugar <span class="bodyi">or</span> castor sugar</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009261a"><!--s009261a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>finely granulated white sugar.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acropolis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkropəlis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000449a"><!--s000449a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the citadel of an ancient Greek city [Greek <span class="bodyi">akropolis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/acro_or_acr/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">acro-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">polis</span> city].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">earwax</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018906a"><!--s018906a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the yellow waxy secretion from the glands of the outer ear; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cerumen/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cerumen</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consent<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012614a"><!--s012614a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013199b"><!--s013199b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>compliance in or approval of what is done or proposed by another; acquiescence </p><p><i></i></p><p>Get her consent in writing</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">by common consent</span>.</p></div><a name="s013200b"><!--s013200b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>with the agreement of everybody ✱ <span class="bodyb">informed consent</span> agreement to a procedure, typically a surgical one, in the full knowledge of the risks.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">demoniac<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015963a"><!--s015963a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody regarded as possessed by a demon.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crossroad</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">usu in pl, but treated as sing. or pl</span>)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014291a"><!--s014291a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014896b"><!--s014896b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the place where two or more roads intersect.</p></div><a name="s014897b"><!--s014897b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a crucial point or stage, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> where a decision must be made </p><p><i></i></p><p>She is at a crossroads in her career</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cl</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010940a"><!--s010940a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>centilitre.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">avuncular</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹvungkyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003807a"><!--s003807a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003769b"><!--s003769b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or belonging to an uncle.</p></div><a name="s003770b"><!--s003770b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>kindly or genial like an uncle [Latin <span class="bodyi">avunculus</span> maternal uncle].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">billhook</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005483a"><!--s005483a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cutting or pruning tool with, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for pruning, that has a blade with a hooked point [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bill5/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bill 5</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hook1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hook 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dodgeball</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017645a"><!--s017645a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an American game played with a large ball, in which teams of players form circles and try to hit their opponents with it.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brass instrument</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007167a"><!--s007167a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a group of wind instruments with a long, usu curved, cylindrical or conical metal tube, a mouthpiece against which the player's lips vibrate, and usu valves or a slide for producing all the notes within the instrument's range.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">castigate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkastigayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009262a"><!--s009262a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to punish or reprimand (somebody) severely <span class="bodyb">castigation</span> /-ʹgaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">castigator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">castigatus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">castigare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chasten/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chasten</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">annualize <span class="bodyi">or</span> annualise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanyoo·əliez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002127a"><!--s002127a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to calculate (a rate of interest, dividends, etc) in such a way as to reflect a full year's rate </p><p><i></i></p><p>The report gives an annualized rate of growth for the company</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">across<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkros/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000450a"><!--s000450a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000516b"><!--s000516b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>from one side to the other </p><p><i></i></p><p>Pull the curtain across</p>.</div><a name="s000517b"><!--s000517b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to or on the opposite side </p><p><i></i></p><p>I swam across to the far bank of the river</p>.</div><a name="s000518b"><!--s000518b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>so as to be understandable, acceptable, or successful </p><p><i></i></p><p>We need to get the message across</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">acros</span> from Anglo-French <span class="bodyi">an crois</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">in</span> in + <span class="bodyi">crux</span> cross].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consentient</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹsensh(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012615a"><!--s012615a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> consenting; in agreement </p><p><i></i></p><p>the consentient testimony of several eye witnesses</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">earwig<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018907a"><!--s018907a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous species of small insects that have with slender many-jointed antennae and a pair of appendages resembling forceps: order Dermaptera</p><p>Old English <span class="bodyi">ēarwicga</span>, from <span class="bodyi">ēare</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ear1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ear 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">wicga</span> insect. Earwigs were once thought to crawl into people's ears</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crossruff</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrosruf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014292a"><!--s014292a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a series of plays in a card game, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> whist or bridge, in which partners (or in bridge the declarer playing both his or her own hand and his or her partner's) alternately trump different suits and lead to the other partner's hand for that purpose </p><p><i></i></p><p>We set up a crossruff in hearts and diamonds</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">demoniacal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeməʹnie·əkl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015964a"><!--s015964a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/demoniac1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">demoniac 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CL</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010938a"><!--s010938a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Ceylon (international vehicle registration for Sri Lanka).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">billiards</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbilyədz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">treated as sing.</span>)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005484a"><!--s005484a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005602b"><!--s005602b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several games played on an oblong table by hitting small balls against one another or into pockets with a cue.</p></div><a name="s005603b"><!--s005603b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>one a game of this kind played with three balls, in which scores are made by causing one ball, the cue ball, to hit the other two balls, the object balls, in succession: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pool2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pool 2</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/snooker1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">snooker 1</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s005604b"><!--s005604b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">billiard</span>)used before a noun: relating to or used in billiards </p><p><i></i></p><p>billiard cues</p> [early French <span class="bodyi">billard</span> billiard cue, billiards, from <span class="bodyi">bille</span> log, of Celtic origin].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">annual percentage rate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002128a"><!--s002128a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the rate of interest charged on a loan, calculated as the percentage of the amount borrowed that would be charged over a full year.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aw</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aw/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003808a"><!--s003808a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> used to express mild sympathy, remonstrance, incredulity, or disgust.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">across<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000451a"><!--s000451a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000519b"><!--s000519b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000128c"><!--s000128c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>from one side to the other of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He walked across the lawn</p>.</div><a name="s000129c"><!--s000129c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>on the opposite side of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She lives across the street</p>.</div></div><a name="s000520b"><!--s000520b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>so as to intersect (something) at an angle </p><p><i></i></p><p>sawing across the grain of the wood</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dodgem</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdojəm/ dodgem car <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017646a"><!--s017646a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a number of small electric cars designed to be steered about and bumped into others one another as a funfair amusement [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dodge1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dodge 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">‘em</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brass monkey</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007168a"><!--s007168a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span>used to denote extreme cold </p><p><i></i></p><p>brass monkey weather</p> <p><i></i></p><p>cold enough to freeze the balls of a brass monkey</p><p>often wrongly supposed to be connected with the former storage of cannonballs on warships in racks or ‘monkeys’, from which the balls supposedly fell out when they contracted in cold weather; more likely the image is a stock one of real monkeys, and an 1830s source refers to ‘a tone of voice which set me shaking like a monkey in frosty weather’</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Castile soap</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kaʹsteel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009263a"><!--s009263a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fine hard mild soap made from olive oil and sodium hydroxide [named after <span class="bodyi">Castile</span>,region of Spain where it was first made].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consenting adult</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012616a"><!--s012616a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an adult who consents to a sexual act.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">earwig<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (earwigged, earwigging)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018908a"><!--s018908a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to eavesdrop.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">annual ring</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002129a"><!--s002129a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the layer of wood produced by a single year's growth of a tree or other woody plant.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cross-section</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014293a"><!--s014293a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014898b"><!--s014898b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a surface made by cutting across something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> at right angles to its length, or a drawing of one.</p></div><a name="s014899b"><!--s014899b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a representative sample </p><p><i></i></p><p>a cross-section of society</p>.</div><a name="s014900b"><!--s014900b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the probability of an encounter between particles, resulting in a specified effect </p><p><i></i></p><p>the ionization cross-section</p> <p><span class="bodyb">cross-sectional</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cl</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010939a"><!--s010939a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chemical symbol for chlorine.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">demonic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹmonik/ demonical <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015965a"><!--s015965a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016543b"><!--s016543b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>ofrelating to or resembling a demon or evil spirit.</p></div><a name="s016544b"><!--s016544b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>intense, frantic, or frenzied</p><p><span class="bodyb">demonically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Castilian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kaʹstilyən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009264a"><!--s009264a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009665b"><!--s009665b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Castile, region and former kingdom of Spain.</p></div><a name="s009666b"><!--s009666b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Spanish dialect of Castile, or the official and literary language of Spain based on it</p><p><span class="bodyb">Castilian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dodger</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdojə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017647a"><!--s017647a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018525b"><!--s018525b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often used in combinations</span>) a person who uses clever and often dishonest methods, e.g. <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to avoid payment, e.g. of taxes, or responsibility </p><p><i></i></p><p>a tax-dodger</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a draft-dodger</p>.</div><a name="s018526b"><!--s018526b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a canvas screen on a ship or boat that provides protection against the weather.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">AWACS</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaywaks/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003809a"><!--s003809a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>airborne warning and control system.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brass neck</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007169a"><!--s007169a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> calm audacity; nerve </p><p><i></i></p><p>Would you have the brass neck to go to the bank and ask for a loan of £97 million?</p><p> Daily Mirror.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">across-the-board</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000453a"><!--s000453a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>embracing all classes or categories </p><p><i></i></p><p>an across-the-board pay rise</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consequence</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonsikwəns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012617a"><!--s012617a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013201b"><!--s013201b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a result or effect.</p></div><a name="s013202b"><!--s013202b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>importance or relevance </p><p><i></i></p><p>The exact time is of no consequence as long as we know the date</p>.</div><a name="s013203b"><!--s013203b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> social importance </p><p><i></i></p><p>people of consequence</p>.</div><a name="s013204b"><!--s013204b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl, but treated as sing.</span>) a game in which a story is made up by consecutive players, each of whom is ignorant of what the previous player contributed, and which concludes with a contribution beginning ‘and the consequence was … ’ ✱ <span class="bodyb">in consequence</span> as a result; consequently ✱ <span class="bodyb">take/bear the consequences</span> to accept responsibility for the possibly undesirable results of one's decision [Latin <span class="bodyi">consequentia</span> consequence, result, from <span class="bodyi">consequent-, consequens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">consequi</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/consecutive/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">consecutive</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">billiard table</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005485a"><!--s005485a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a long rectangular table with a smooth surface covered in green cloth and with six pockets at the corners and midway along its long sides, used for playing billiards and similar games.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ease<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/eez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018909a"><!--s018909a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019933b"><!--s019933b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005100c"><!--s005100c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>freedom from pain, discomfort, or anxiety.</p></div><a name="s005101c"><!--s005101c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>freedom from labour or difficulty.</p></div><a name="s005102c"><!--s005102c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>freedom from embarrassment or constraint; naturalness.</p></div><a name="s005103c"><!--s005103c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>freedom from poverty.</p></div><a name="s005104c"><!--s005104c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>rest or relaxation.</p></div></div><a name="s019934b"><!--s019934b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>facility or effortlessness.</p></div><a name="s019935b"><!--s019935b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>easing or being eased ✱ <span class="bodyb">at ease</span> free from pain or discomfort.</p></div><a name="s019936b"><!--s019936b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">at one's ease</span>) free from restraint or formality; relaxed </p><p><i></i></p><p>He's quite at his ease in any kind of company</p>.</div><a name="s019937b"><!--s019937b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a military command: standing with the feet apart and the usu one or both hands behind the body</p><p><span class="bodyb">easeful</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">easefully</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">ese</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">aise</span> convenience, comfort].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cross-sell</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> cross-sold)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014294a"><!--s014294a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to sell (an additional product or service) to a client or customer who has already purchased some product or service: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/upsell/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">upsell</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clack<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/klak/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010941a"><!--s010941a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011111b"><!--s011111b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make an abrupt striking sound or sounds.</p></div><a name="s011112b"><!--s011112b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to chatter <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s011113b"><!--s011113b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to make a clatter</p><p><span class="bodyb">clacker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">clacken</span>,of imitative origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">casting</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahsting/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009265a"><!--s009265a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009667b"><!--s009667b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something cast in a mould.</p></div><a name="s009668b"><!--s009668b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something cast out or off.</p></div><a name="s009669b"><!--s009669b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the assignment of parts in a dramatic production to actors.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">annuitant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹnyoohit(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002130a"><!--s002130a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> somebody who receives or who is entitled to receive an annuity.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">demonise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdeeməniez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015966a"><!--s015966a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/demonize_or_demonise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">demonize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">across the board</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000452a"><!--s000452a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>so as to embrace all classes or categories </p><p><i></i></p><p>The pay rise will be applied across the board</p><p><span class="bodyb">across-the-board</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dodgy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdoji/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (dodgier, dodgiest) <span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017648a"><!--s017648a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018527b"><!--s018527b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>shady or dishonest </p><p><i></i></p><p>dodgy dealings</p>.</div><a name="s018528b"><!--s018528b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>risky or dangerous </p><p><i></i></p><p>a dodgy plan</p>.</div><a name="s018529b"><!--s018529b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>liable to collapse, fail, or break down </p><p><i></i></p><p>That chair's a bit dodgy</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brass rubbing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007170a"><!--s007170a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007346b"><!--s007346b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the activity of taking an impression from an engraved brass plaque by rubbing a sheet of paper laid over it, or an impression taken in this way with heelball or chalk.</p></div><a name="s007347b"><!--s007347b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an impression taken in this way.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">billing</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbiling/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005486a"><!--s005486a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005605b"><!--s005605b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>advertising.</p></div><a name="s005606b"><!--s005606b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/advertising/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">advertising</span></span></a> (2) </p><p><i></i></p><p>advance billing</p>.</div><a name="s005607b"><!--s005607b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the relative prominence given to a name (e.g. of an actor) in advertising programmes </p><p><i></i></p><p>top billing</p> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bill2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bill 2</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">await</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹwayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003810a"><!--s003810a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003771b"><!--s003771b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to wait for (somebody or something).</p></div><a name="s003772b"><!--s003772b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of events: to be in store for (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>A disappointment awaited her</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">awaiten</span>, from early French <span class="bodyi">awaitier</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">waitier</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wait1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wait 1</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consequent<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonsikwənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012618a"><!--s012618a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013205b"><!--s013205b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> (+ to) following as a result or effect </p><p><i></i></p><p>the complications consequent on lying</p>.</div><a name="s013206b"><!--s013206b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>observing logical sequence; rational</p><p><span class="bodyb">consequential</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">consequent-, consequens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">consequi</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/consecutive/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">consecutive</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ease<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018910a"><!--s018910a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019938b"><!--s019938b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005105c"><!--s005105c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to make (pain, suffering, etc) less severe or intense.</p></div><a name="s005106c"><!--s005106c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to free from something that causes pain or anxiety.</p></div></div><a name="s019939b"><!--s019939b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to alleviate (pain, suffering, etc) or make it less severe or intense.</p></div><a name="s019940b"><!--s019940b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make (something) less difficult.</p></div><a name="s019941b"><!--s019941b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to manoeuvre (something) gently or carefully in a specified way </p><p><i></i></p><p>They eased the heavy block into position</p>.</div><a name="s019942b"><!--s019942b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + off) to lessen the pressure or tension of (a rope, etc), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by slackening, lifting, or shifting.</p></div><a name="s019943b"><!--s019943b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(+ of) to free (somebody) from something that pains, worries, or burdens them.</p></div><a name="s019944b"><!--s019944b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to put the helm of (a ship) towards the lee <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s019945b"><!--s019945b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + off/up) to decrease in activity, intensity, severity, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>The rain is easing off at last</p>.</div><a name="s019946b"><!--s019946b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to manoeuvre oneself gently or carefully </p><p><i></i></p><p>She eased through a hole in the fence</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clack<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010942a"><!--s010942a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011114b"><!--s011114b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sound of clacking.</p></div><a name="s011115b"><!--s011115b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> rapid continuous talk; chatter.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">casting couch</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009266a"><!--s009266a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> the practice of assigning parts in a dramatic production to those who have sexual relations with the director, or the couch on which such encounters allegedly take place.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cross-selling</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014295a"><!--s014295a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the marketing ploy of offering a range of additional products and services to existing customers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">annuity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹnyoohəti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> annuities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002131a"><!--s002131a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002105b"><!--s002105b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an amount payable at specified intervals during a specified period, often a person's life.</p></div><a name="s002106b"><!--s002106b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the right to receive or the obligation to pay an annuity, or a contract setting this out.</p></div><a name="s002107b"><!--s002107b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an investment or insurance that will pay an annuity [Middle English <span class="bodyi">annuite</span> via French and medieval Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">annuus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/annual1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">annual 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consequent<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012619a"><!--s012619a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013207b"><!--s013207b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in philosophy, a logical deduction.</p></div><a name="s013208b"><!--s013208b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in logic, the conclusion of a conditional proposition, e.g. <span class="bodyi">then B</span> in <span class="bodyi">if A, then B</span>: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/antecedent1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">antecedent 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brass tacks</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007171a"><!--s007171a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> details of immediate practical importance ✱ <span class="bodyb">get down to brass tacks</span> to tackle the essential or practical issues involved in a task or undertaking [The brass tacks may originally have been those fixed to the counters of drapers’ shops for measuring lengths of cloth, but other applications may also have been involved in the evolution of the phrase. The suggestion that it is rhyming slang for ‘facts’ or ‘hard facts’ is no more than a rationalization].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">demonism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdeeməniz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015967a"><!--s015967a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016545b"><!--s016545b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>belief in demons.</p></div><a name="s016546b"><!--s016546b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the worship of demons.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">easel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeezl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018911a"><!--s018911a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a frame for supporting something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an artist's canvas [Dutch <span class="bodyi">ezel</span> ass].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">billingsgate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbilingzgayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005487a"><!--s005487a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> swearing or very coarse or obscene language [named after <span class="bodyi">Billingsgate</span>, the main wholesale fish market of London, formerly on the north bank of the Thames near London Bridge, which was notorious for the bad language of its habitués].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">awake<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹwayk/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> awoke /əʹwohk/ awaked) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> awoken /əʹwohkən/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003811a"><!--s003811a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s003773b"><!--s003773b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to emerge from sleep or a sleeplike state.</p></div><a name="s003774b"><!--s003774b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + to) to become conscious or aware of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>They at last awoke to their danger</p> <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</div><a name="s003775b"><!--s003775b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to arouse (somebody) from sleep or a sleeplike state.</p></div><a name="s003776b"><!--s003776b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to activate or stir up (something lying dormant) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The smell awoke old memories</p> [Old English <span class="bodyi">awacan</span> from (<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">wacan</span> to awake, arise, be born) and Old English <span class="bodyi">awacian</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">wacian</span> to be awake, watch].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dodo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdohdoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -oes -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dodoes dodos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017649a"><!--s017649a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large extinct flightless bird that formerly lived on the island of Mauritius: <span class="bodyi">Raphus cucullatus</span> [Portuguese <span class="bodyi">doudo</span> fool, simpleton; because of its clumsy movements and lack of fear].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acrostic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkrostik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000454a"><!--s000454a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000521b"><!--s000521b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a composition, usu in verse, in which sets of letters, e.g. the first letter of each line, form a word or phrase </p><p><i></i></p><p>I had an acrostic once sent to me upon my name, which I was not at all pleased with</p> — Jane Austen.</div><a name="s000522b"><!--s000522b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a series of words of equal length arranged to read the same horizontally or vertically [early French <span class="bodyi">acrostiche</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">akrostichis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/acro_or_acr/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">acro-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">stichos</span> line of verse].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clad<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/klad/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010943a"><!--s010943a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense and past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/clothe/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">clothe</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">casting vote</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009267a"><!--s009267a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a deciding vote cast by a presiding officer in the event of a tie.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">annul</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹnul/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (annulled, annulling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002132a"><!--s002132a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002108b"><!--s002108b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to declare (something, e.g. a marriage) legally invalid.</p></div><a name="s002109b"><!--s002109b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cancel or abolish (something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">annullable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">annulment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">annullen</span> via Old French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">annullare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">nullus</span> not any].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consequential</span><small><span class="eSynop">/konsiʹkwensh(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012620a"><!--s012620a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013209b"><!--s013209b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>occurring as a secondary result; indirect </p><p><i></i></p><p>consequential loss</p>.</div><a name="s013210b"><!--s013210b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having significant consequences; important </p><p><i></i></p><p>consequential matters</p>.</div><a name="s013211b"><!--s013211b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>self-important; pompous </p><p><i></i></p><p>It was amusing to note how the consequential Jones was already beginning to give himself airs</p><p> Conan Doyle <span class="bodyb">consequentiality</span> /-shiʹaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">consequentially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">consequentialness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brassy<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (brassier, brassiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007172a"><!--s007172a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007348b"><!--s007348b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>shamelessly bold; brazen.</p></div><a name="s007349b"><!--s007349b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>resembling brass, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in colour</p><p><span class="bodyb">brassily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">brassiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cross-stitch<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014296a"><!--s014296a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a stitch in the shape of an X formed by crossing one stitch over another, or needlework using such a stitch.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">demonize <span class="bodyi">or</span> demonise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdeeməniez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015968a"><!--s015968a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make (somebody or something) seem evil or wicked <span class="bodyb">demonization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acrylamide</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkrilləmied/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000455a"><!--s000455a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the amide of acrylic acid, a white, odourless, water-soluble, combustible substance with possible carcinogenic, genotoxic and neurotoxic effects: formula C<sub>3</sub>H<sub>5</sub>NO. It is used in many industrial processes, such as water purification, and is found in food that has been cooked or processed at a high temperature.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">billion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbili·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005488a"><!--s005488a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005608b"><!--s005608b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a thousand millions or 1,000,000,000 (10<sup>9</sup>).</p></div><a name="s005609b"><!--s005609b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, dated</span> a million millions or 1,000,000,000,000 (10<sup>12</sup>).</p></div><a name="s005610b"><!--s005610b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) an indefinitely large number</p><p><span class="bodyb">billion</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">billionth</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i></p><p>French <span class="bodyi">billion</span> a million millions, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bi_1_or_bin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bi- 1</span></span></a> + -<span class="bodyi">illion</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/million/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">million</span></span></a> . Large numbers used to be written in groups of six figures; one billion was 1 plus two groups of six noughts (1 000000 000000). In 17th-cent. France it became customary to use groups of three figures; the idea of a million squared was lost and a billion came to be written 1 000 000 000 – a thousand million. This sense was adopted into American English and, to avoid confusion, is now generally used in British English</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">do down</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017650a"><!--s017650a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to disparage or criticize (somebody).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cast-iron</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009269a"><!--s009269a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009670b"><!--s009670b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>made of cast iron.</p></div><a name="s009671b"><!--s009671b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002326c"><!--s002326c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>capable of withstanding great strain; strong or unyielding </p><p><i></i></p><p>a cast-iron stomach</p>.</div><a name="s002327c"><!--s002327c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>impossible to disprove or falsify </p><p><i></i></p><p>a cast-iron alibi</p>.</div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clad<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010944a"><!--s010944a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense and past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/clad4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">clad 4</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">easement</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018912a"><!--s018912a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019947b"><!--s019947b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a right in law to the limited use, for access, of another person's ground or property.</p></div><a name="s019948b"><!--s019948b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an act or means of easing or relieving.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">awake<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003812a"><!--s003812a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003777b"><!--s003777b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not or no longer asleep.</p></div><a name="s003778b"><!--s003778b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + to) fully conscious or aware of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>He wasn't awake to her faults then</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brassy<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrasi, ʹbrahsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007173a"><!--s007173a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brassie_or_brassy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brassie</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">annular</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002133a"><!--s002133a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in the shape of a ring <span class="bodyb">annularity</span> /-ʹlariti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">annularly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">annulaire</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">annularis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">annulus</span> ring].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consequentialism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012621a"><!--s012621a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in ethics, the teaching that the morality of an action is to be assessed solely in the light of how desirable or undesirable its consequences are.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">billionaire</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bilyəʹneə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005489a"><!--s005489a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody whose wealth is estimated at a billion or more units of money (e.g. pounds or dollars) [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/billion/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">billion</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-aire</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/millionaire/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">millionaire</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cross-stitch<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014297a"><!--s014297a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to sew (something) using cross-stitches.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acrylic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkrilik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000456a"><!--s000456a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of acrylic acid or its derivatives </p><p><i></i></p><p>acrylic polymers</p> [from <span class="bodyi">acrolein</span> a liquid aldehyde, from Latin <span class="bodyi">acr-, acer</span> sharp + <span class="bodyi">olēre</span> to smell].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cast iron</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009268a"><!--s009268a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hard brittle alloy of iron, carbon, and silicon, cast in a mould.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clad<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010945a"><!--s010945a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>covered or clothed </p><p><i></i></p><p>ivy-clad buildings</p> <p><i></i></p><p>He was clad in tweeds</p> <p>[from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/clad1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">clad 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">demonolatry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeməʹnolətri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015969a"><!--s015969a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the worship of demons.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">easily</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeezəli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018913a"><!--s018913a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019949b"><!--s019949b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>without difficulty </p><p><i></i></p><p>My car will do a hundred easily</p>.</div><a name="s019950b"><!--s019950b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>without doubt; by far </p><p><i></i></p><p>easily the best</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">awaken</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹwaykən/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (awakened, awakening)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003813a"><!--s003813a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s003779b"><!--s003779b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to wake (somebody) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s003780b"><!--s003780b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to wake up.</p></div><a name="s003781b"><!--s003781b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to stir up (a feeling)</p><p><span class="bodyb">awakening</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">awakener</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">awæcnian</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">wæcnian</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/waken/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">waken</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DOE</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017651a"><!--s017651a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> formerly, Department of the Environment.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/brat/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007174a"><!--s007174a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a child, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an ill-disciplined one</p><p><span class="bodyb">brattish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">brattishness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bratty</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [perhaps from English dialect <span class="bodyi">brat</span> ragamuffin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">annular eclipse</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002134a"><!--s002134a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an eclipse of the sun in which a thin outer ring of the sun's disc remains visible.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bill of exchange</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005490a"><!--s005490a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an unconditional written order from one person to another to pay a specified sum of money to a designated person.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cross-subsidization</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014298a"><!--s014298a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the funding of one particular group or activity by money generated by a related group or activity</p><p><span class="bodyb">cross-subsidy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">award<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹwawd/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003814a"><!--s003814a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003782b"><!--s003782b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to confer or bestow (a scholarship, prize, medal, etc) as being deserved or needed.</p></div><a name="s003783b"><!--s003783b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to give (damages) by judicial decree</p><p><span class="bodyb">awardable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">awarder</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">awarden</span> to decide, from early French <span class="bodyi">eswarder</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">warder</span> to guard, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">demonology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeməʹnoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015970a"><!--s015970a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the study of or belief in demons</p><p><span class="bodyb">demonologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consequently</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012622a"><!--s012622a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>as a result; in view of the foregoing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acrylic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000457a"><!--s000457a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000523b"><!--s000523b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000130c"><!--s000130c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/acrylic_resin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">acrylic resin</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s000131c"><!--s000131c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a paint containing an acrylic resin.</p></div><a name="s000132c"><!--s000132c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a painting done in this paint.</p></div></div><a name="s000524b"><!--s000524b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/acrylic_fibre/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">acrylic fibre</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">castle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahsl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009270a"><!--s009270a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009672b"><!--s009672b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a large fortified building or set of buildings.</p></div><a name="s009673b"><!--s009673b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a stronghold.</p></div><a name="s009674b"><!--s009674b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/rook3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">rook 3</span></span></a> [Old English <span class="bodyi">castel</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">castellum</span> fortress, castle, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">castrum</span> fortified place].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clad<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (cladded clad) (cladding)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010946a"><!--s010946a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to cover (a surface) with cladding [from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/clad1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">clad 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">east<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/eest/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018914a"><!--s018914a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019951b"><!--s019951b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the direction 90° clockwise from north that is the general direction of sunrise.</p></div><a name="s019952b"><!--s019952b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005107c"><!--s005107c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">East</span>) regions or countries lying to the east of a specified or implied point of orientation.</p></div><a name="s005108c"><!--s005108c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> <span class="bodyb">the East</span>) regions lying to the east of Europe </p><p><i></i></p><p>East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet</p><p> Kipling.</p></div><a name="s005109c"><!--s005109c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the East</span>) formerly, the bloc of communist countries in eastern Europe</p><p><span class="bodyb">eastbound</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s019953b"><!--s019953b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the altar end of a church [Old English <span class="bodyi">ēast</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/doh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> does <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> doe)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017652a"><!--s017652a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018530b"><!--s018530b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the adult female fallow deer.</p></div><a name="s018531b"><!--s018531b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the adult female of any of various mammals, e.g. the rabbit, or birds, e.g. the guinea fowl, of which the male is called a buck [Old English <span class="bodyi">dā</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bratpack</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007175a"><!--s007175a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007350b"><!--s007350b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a group of precociously successful and fashionable young performers, writers, etc.</p></div><a name="s007351b"><!--s007351b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a group of self-important and ill-mannered young people</p><p><span class="bodyb">bratpacker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">annulate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanyoolət/ annulated /ʹanyoolaytid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002135a"><!--s002135a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>marked with rings or in the shape of a ring</p><p><span class="bodyb">annulation</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bill of fare</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005491a"><!--s005491a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/menu/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">menu</span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">demonstrable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹmonstrəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015971a"><!--s015971a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>capable of being demonstrated <span class="bodyb">demonstrability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">demonstrably</span> /diʹmonstrəbli, ʹdemən-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cross-talk</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014299a"><!--s014299a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014901b"><!--s014901b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>unwanted signals in a communications channel or storage location that come from another channel or storage location.</p></div><a name="s014902b"><!--s014902b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>rapid witty exchanges; repartee.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acrylic acid</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000458a"><!--s000458a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">no longer in technical use</span> an unsaturated liquid acid used in the manufacture of acrylic resins and other plastics: formula CH<sub>2</sub>:CHCOOH.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">award<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003815a"><!--s003815a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003784b"><!--s003784b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something that is conferred or bestowed, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on the basis of merit or need.</p></div><a name="s003785b"><!--s003785b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a final decision; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the decision of arbitrators in a case submitted to them.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">east<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018915a"><!--s018915a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019954b"><!--s019954b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>at, towards, or coming from the east.</p></div><a name="s019955b"><!--s019955b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of the wind: blowing from the east ✱ <span class="bodyb">east by north</span> in a position or direction between east and east-northeast ✱ <span class="bodyb">east by south</span>/<span class="bodyb">east by north/south</span> in a position or direction between east and east-northeast (or east-southeast).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conservancy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹsuhv(ə)nsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> conservancies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012623a"><!--s012623a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013212b"><!--s013212b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003407c"><!--s003407c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>conservation.</p></div><a name="s003408c"><!--s003408c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an organization designated to conserve and protect the environment.</p></div><a name="s003409c"><!--s003409c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>an area protected by such a body.</p></div></div><a name="s013213b"><!--s013213b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a board regulating a river or port [alteration of obsolete <span class="bodyi">conservacy</span> conservation from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">conservatia</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">conservatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">conservare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/conserve1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">conserve 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cladding</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010947a"><!--s010947a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a thin covering or overlay, e.g. of stone on a building or metal on a metal core.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brattice</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbratis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007176a"><!--s007176a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wooden or cloth partition, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a temporary one, for directing air in a mine</p><p><span class="bodyb">bratticed</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bretais, bretasce</span> parapet via Old French <span class="bodyi">bretesche</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">breteschia</span>, from Old English <span class="bodyi">brittise</span> British].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doek</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dook/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017653a"><!--s017653a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a square headscarf worn by S African women [via Afrikaans from Dutch <span class="bodyi">doek</span> cloth].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">castle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans and trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009271a"><!--s009271a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in chess, to move (a king) two squares towards a rook and then place the rook on the square passed over by the king.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">annulet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanyoolət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002136a"><!--s002136a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small ring or circle, e.g. a thin ring around an architectural column or a ring-shaped mark on a heraldic shield [modification of Old French <span class="bodyi">annelet</span> small ring, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">annulus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/annulus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">annulus</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crosstie</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014300a"><!--s014300a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a railway sleeper.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">demonstrate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdemənstrayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015972a"><!--s015972a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016547b"><!--s016547b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to show (something) clearly.</p></div><a name="s016548b"><!--s016548b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to prove or make clear by reasoning, evidence, or example.</p></div><a name="s016549b"><!--s016549b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s004174c"><!--s004174c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to prove or make (something) clear by reasoning or evidence.</p></div><a name="s004175c"><!--s004175c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to illustrate and explain (something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with many examples.</p></div></div><a name="s016550b"><!--s016550b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to show or prove the application, value, or efficiency of (e.g. a car) to a prospective buyer <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s016551b"><!--s016551b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to make or give a demonstration of (an action or process).</p></div><a name="s016552b"><!--s016552b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to show the merits of (e.g. a car) to a prospective buyer.</p></div><a name="s016553b"><!--s016553b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to take part in a demonstration </p><p><i></i></p><p>Hundreds of people demonstrated against the abortion bill</p> <p><span class="bodyb">demonstrator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">demonstratus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">demonstrare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">monstrare</span> to show].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bill of health</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005492a"><!--s005492a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005611b"><!--s005611b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a certificate given to a ship's captain indicating at the time of leaving port that indicates the state of health of the ship's crew and the condition of the port with regard to infectious diseases.</p></div><a name="s005612b"><!--s005612b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a usu satisfactory report about some condition or situation </p><p><i></i></p><p>After a thorough investigation into the leaks, the office got a clean bill of health</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acrylic fibre</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000459a"><!--s000459a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a synthetic textile fibre made from the chemical compound acrylonitrile and usu other polymers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">award wage</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003816a"><!--s003816a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Australia and New Zealand, the statutory minimum rate of pay for a particular type of worker.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conservation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/konsəʹvaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012624a"><!--s012624a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013214b"><!--s013214b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>careful preservation and protection, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a natural resource, the quality of the environment, or a plant or animal species, to prevent exploitation or, destruction, or neglect.</p></div><a name="s013215b"><!--s013215b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the preservation of historic or archaeological artefacts or sites.</p></div><a name="s013216b"><!--s013216b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in physics, the conserving of a quantity </p><p><i></i></p><p>conservation of momentum</p> <p><span class="bodyb">conservational</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">conservationist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">conservation-, conservatio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">conservare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/conserve1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">conserve 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">castle in Spain</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009272a"><!--s009272a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/castle_in_the_air/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">castle in the air</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clade</span><small><span class="eSynop">/klayd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010948a"><!--s010948a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">technical</span> a group of organisms, e.g. all animals with backbones, that includes all the descendants of a single common ancestor <span class="bodyb">cladism</span> /ʹkladiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">cladistic</span> /kləʹdistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">klados</span> branch].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bratwurst</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrahtvooəst/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007177a"><!--s007177a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a German sausage, usu of pork, for frying [German <span class="bodyi">Bratwurst</span>, from Old High German <span class="bodyi">brāt</span> meat without waste + <span class="bodyi">Wurst</span> sausage].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eastbound</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018916a"><!--s018916a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>going or moving east </p><p><i></i></p><p>the eastbound carriageway</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdooh·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017654a"><!--s017654a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>one who takes action or participates actively in something, rather than theorizing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">annulus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanyooləs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> annuli /-lie/ annuluses)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002137a"><!--s002137a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">technical</span> a ring-shaped area, structure, or marking [Latin <span class="bodyi">annulus</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">anus</span> ring: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anus</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cross trainer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014301a"><!--s014301a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>=<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/elliptical_trainer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">elliptical trainer</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">demonstration</span><small><span class="eSynop">/demənʹstraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015973a"><!--s015973a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016554b"><!--s016554b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of demonstrating.</p></div><a name="s016555b"><!--s016555b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an outward expression or display.</p></div><a name="s016556b"><!--s016556b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a mass meeting, procession, etc to display group feelings, e.g. about grievances or political issues.</p></div><a name="s016557b"><!--s016557b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s004176c"><!--s004176c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a showing and explanation of an action or process, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to inform or instruct other people.</p></div><a name="s004177c"><!--s004177c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a showing and explanation of the merits of a product to a prospective buyer.</p></div></div><a name="s016558b"><!--s016558b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s004178c"><!--s004178c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>conclusive evidence; proof.</p></div><a name="s004179c"><!--s004179c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a proof in which the conclusion is the immediate sequence of reasoning from premises.</p></div></div><a name="s016559b"><!--s016559b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a show of armed force</p><p><span class="bodyb">demonstrational</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aware</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹweə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003817a"><!--s003817a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003786b"><!--s003786b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + of) having or showing realization; conscious of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>I was not aware of her presence till she spoke</p>.</div><a name="s003787b"><!--s003787b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having kept oneself informed </p><p><i></i></p><p>environmentally aware</p><p><span class="bodyb">awareness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">gewær</span>, from <span class="bodyi">wær</span> wary].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bill of lading</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005493a"><!--s005493a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a receipt signed usu by the agent or owner of a ship listing goods that have been or are to be shipped.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">castle in the air</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009273a"><!--s009273a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) an impractical scheme; a daydream.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">annunciate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹnunsiayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002138a"><!--s002138a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to announce (something) <span class="bodyb">annunciatory</span> /-si·ət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acrylic resin</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000460a"><!--s000460a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a glasslike plastic made by causing acrylic acid or one of its derivatives to react to form a polymer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cladistics</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kləʹdistiks/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010949a"><!--s010949a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a theory that describes the relationship between types of organism on the assumption that their sharing of a unique characteristic, e.g. the hair of mammals, possessed by a group of no other organisms indicates their descent from a single common ancestor [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/clade/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">clade</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-istics</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/statistic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">statistics</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">does</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dəz; <span class="bodyi">strong</span> duz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017655a"><!--s017655a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>third person sing. present tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/do1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">do 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bravado</span><small><span class="eSynop">/brəʹvahdoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007178a"><!--s007178a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>swaggering conduct intended to impress or deceive people [early French <span class="bodyi">bravade</span> and Spanish <span class="bodyi">bravada</span>, both from Italian <span class="bodyi">bravata</span>, from <span class="bodyi">bravare</span> to challenge, show off, from <span class="bodyi">bravo</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brave1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brave 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">East End</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018917a"><!--s018917a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the East End</span>) the densely populated inner city area of east London containing industrial areas and docks</p><p><span class="bodyb">East Ender</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conservation of energy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012625a"><!--s012625a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a principle in physics: the total amount of energy in an isolated system remains constant and is independent of any changes occurring within the system.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cross training</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014302a"><!--s014302a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>training of a sportsperson in other, usu related, sports in order to improve performance in their chosen sport.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">demonstrative<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹmonstrətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015974a"><!--s015974a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016560b"><!--s016560b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004180c"><!--s004180c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>inclined to display feelings openly.</p></div><a name="s004181c"><!--s004181c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>expressing a feeling or intention clearly.</p></div></div><a name="s016561b"><!--s016561b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ of) demonstrating something to be real or true.</p></div><a name="s016562b"><!--s016562b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>of a pronoun or determiner: pointing out the particular person or thing referred to and distinguishing him, her, or it from others of the same class </p><p><i></i></p><p>‘That’ is a demonstrative pronoun</p> <p><span class="bodyb">demonstratively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">demonstrativeness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">awash</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹwosh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">used after a noun</span>)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003818a"><!--s003818a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003788b"><!--s003788b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>covered with water; flooded.</p></div><a name="s003789b"><!--s003789b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ with) marked by an abundance of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The place was awash with reporters</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bill of Rights</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005494a"><!--s005494a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a summary in law of fundamental rights and privileges guaranteed by the state, such as the English Statute of 1689 or the first ten amendments to the US Constitution, added in 1791.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doeskin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdohskin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017656a"><!--s017656a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018532b"><!--s018532b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the skin of a doe, or leather made from this.</p></div><a name="s018533b"><!--s018533b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a smooth closely woven woollen fabric.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Easter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeestə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018918a"><!--s018918a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a festival celebrated in the Christian feast Church commemorating Christ's resurrection, observed on a the first Sunday between after the first full moon following 21 March and 25 April [Old English <span class="bodyi">ēastre</span>, from the name of a pagan spring festival].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">castoff</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009274a"><!--s009274a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009675b"><!--s009675b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) a cast-off article, e.g. a piece of clothing.</p></div><a name="s009676b"><!--s009676b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an estimate of the space that will be required for a piece of text when printed.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cladode</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkladohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010950a"><!--s010950a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">technical</span> a branch that closely resembles a leaf and often bears leaves or flowers [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">cladodium</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">klados</span> branch].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ACT</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000461a"><!--s000461a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000525b"><!--s000525b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>advance corporation tax.</p></div><a name="s000526b"><!--s000526b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Australian Capital Territory.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">annunciation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əˌnunsiʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002139a"><!--s002139a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002110b"><!--s002110b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Annunciation</span>)</p><a name="s000476c"><!--s000476c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the announcement by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary that she would be the mother of Jesus Christ, related in Luke 1:26–38.</p></div><a name="s000477c"><!--s000477c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a festival of the Christian Church commemorating this, held on Lady Day, 25 March.</p></div></div><a name="s002111b"><!--s002111b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Annunciation</span>) the announcement by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary that she would be the mother of Jesus Christ, related in Luke 1:26–38.</p></div><a name="s002112b"><!--s002112b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a festival of the Christian Church commemorating this, held on Lady Day, 25 March.</p></div><a name="s002113b"><!--s002113b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or formal</span> an announcement [Middle English <span class="bodyi">annunciacioun</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">annuntiatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">annuntiare</span> to announce].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brave<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/brayv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007179a"><!--s007179a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007352b"><!--s007352b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>courageous; fearless.</p></div><a name="s007353b"><!--s007353b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>excellent; splendid </p><p><i></i></p><p>at least thirty thousand men, and it was a brave sight for the eye to look on</p><p> William Hickling Prescott</p><p><span class="bodyb">bravely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">brave</span> from Italian and Spanish <span class="bodyi">bravo</span> courageous, wild, from Latin <span class="bodyi">barbarus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/barbarous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">barbarous</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conservation of mass</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012626a"><!--s012626a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a principle in physics: the total mass of any isolated system remains constant regardless of any reactions occurring between the parts of the system.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crosstrees</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014303a"><!--s014303a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pair of horizontal crosspieces on a mast to which supporting ropes are attached.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">demonstrative<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015975a"><!--s015975a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in grammar, a demonstrative word or morpheme.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">away<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹway/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003819a"><!--s003819a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003790b"><!--s003790b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>on one's way </p><p><i></i></p><p>I want to get away early</p>.</div><a name="s003791b"><!--s003791b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>from here or there; hence; thence </p><p><i></i></p><p>Go away and leave me alone!</p>.</div><a name="s003792b"><!--s003792b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000727c"><!--s000727c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in a secure place or manner </p><p><i></i></p><p>locked away</p> <p><i></i></p><p>tucked away</p>.</div><a name="s000728c"><!--s000728c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in another direction; aside </p><p><i></i></p><p>She looked away</p>.</div></div><a name="s003793b"><!--s003793b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>out of existence; to an end </p><p><i></i></p><p>echoes dying away</p> <p><i></i></p><p>We lazed the afternoon away</p>.</div><a name="s003794b"><!--s003794b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s000729c"><!--s000729c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>on; uninterruptedly </p><p><i></i></p><p>clocks ticking away</p>.</div><a name="s000730c"><!--s000730c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>without hesitation or delay </p><p><i></i></p><p>Do it right away</p>.</div></div><a name="s003795b"><!--s003795b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>by a long distance or interval; far </p><p><i></i></p><p>away back in 1910</p>.</div><a name="s003796b"><!--s003796b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>from one's possession </p><p><i></i></p><p>He gave away a fortune</p> [Old English <span class="bodyi">aweg, on weg</span>, from a, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/on1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">on 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">weg</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/way1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">way 1</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doesn't</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹduz(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">contraction</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017657a"><!--s017657a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>does not.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bill of sale</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005495a"><!--s005495a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a formal document for the conveyance or transfer of title to goods and personal property.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Easter egg</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018919a"><!--s018919a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a usu chocolate or painted and hard-boiled egg given as a present and eaten at Easter.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cast-off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009276a"><!--s009276a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>given up or discarded, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> because outgrown or no longer wanted </p><p><i></i></p><p>cast-off clothes</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a cast-off lover</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">act<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/akt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000462a"><!--s000462a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000527b"><!--s000527b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000133c"><!--s000133c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a thing done.</p></div><a name="s000134c"><!--s000134c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the process of doing something </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was in the act of opening the door</p>.</div></div><a name="s000528b"><!--s000528b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Act</span>)</p><a name="s000135c"><!--s000135c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a formal record of something done or transacted.</p></div><a name="s000136c"><!--s000136c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/statute/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">statute</span></span></a> (1).</p></div><a name="s000137c"><!--s000137c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a decree or edict.</p></div></div><a name="s000529b"><!--s000529b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000138c"><!--s000138c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>any of the principal divisions of a play or opera.</p></div><a name="s000139c"><!--s000139c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any of the successive parts or performances in an entertainment, e.g. a circus.</p></div></div><a name="s000530b"><!--s000530b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s000140c"><!--s000140c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a display of affected behaviour; a pretence </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her show of concern was just an act</p>.</div><a name="s000141c"><!--s000141c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a particular kind of behaviour </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was doing his Robin Hood act</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">be/get in on the act</span> to be or become involved in a situation or undertaking, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for one's own advantage ✱ <span class="bodyb">get one's act together</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to organize one's affairs and become more efficient [Middle English; partly from Latin <span class="bodyi">actus</span> doing, act, from <span class="bodyi">agere</span> to drive, do; partly from Latin <span class="bodyi">actum</span> thing done, record, neuter of <span class="bodyi">actus</span>].</div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">annunciator</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002140a"><!--s002140a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a device that shows when an electric circuit has been operated, e.g. a board with bells or lights to show to which room of a large house the servants are being summoned.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crosswalk</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014304a"><!--s014304a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, Aus</span> a specially paved or marked path for pedestrians crossing a street or road: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/zebra_crossing/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">zebra crossing</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">demonstrator</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdemənstraytə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015976a"><!--s015976a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016563b"><!--s016563b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who participates in a demonstration </p><p><i></i></p><p>The demonstrators were given a police escort</p>.</div><a name="s016564b"><!--s016564b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody who demonstrates equipment, products, etc.</p></div><a name="s016565b"><!--s016565b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>somebody who teaches something by demonstration.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conservation of momentum</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012627a"><!--s012627a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a principle in physics: the total linear or angular momentum of any isolated system remains constant, provided no external force is applied.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">claim<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/klaym/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010951a"><!--s010951a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011116b"><!--s011116b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002793c"><!--s002793c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to ask for (something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a right </p><p><i></i></p><p>She claimed Income Support</p>.</div><a name="s002794c"><!--s002794c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to require or demand (something).</p></div><a name="s002795c"><!--s002795c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to take or account for (something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a life) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Bubonic plague claimed thousands of lives</p>.</div></div><a name="s011117b"><!--s011117b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to take (something) as the rightful owner.</p></div><a name="s011118b"><!--s011118b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to assert (something) in the face of possible contradiction; to maintain without proof </p><p><i></i></p><p>He claimed that he'd been cheated</p>.</div><a name="s011119b"><!--s011119b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to end (somebody's life) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s011120b"><!--s011120b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to make a claim; to claim something </p><p><i></i></p><p>Amazingly, some Lottery winners fail to claim</p>.</div><a name="s011121b"><!--s011121b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(+ for) to make a claim under the terms of e.g. an insurance policy</p><p><span class="bodyb">claimable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">claimer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">claimen</span> via Old Frenchfrom Latin <span class="bodyi">clamare</span> to cry out, shout].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brave<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007180a"><!--s007180a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007354b"><!--s007354b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to face or endure (unpleasant or dangerous conditions) with courage </p><p><i></i></p><p>I don't feel like braving that blizzard tonight</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">brave it out</span>.</p></div><a name="s007355b"><!--s007355b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make an effort to get through a difficult, embarrassing, or painful experience with an appearance of confidence or unconcern.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">away<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003820a"><!--s003820a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003797b"><!--s003797b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>absent from a place; gone </p><p><i></i></p><p>My wife is away for the weekend</p>.</div><a name="s003798b"><!--s003798b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used after a noun</span>) distant </p><p><i></i></p><p>a lake ten miles away</p>.</div><a name="s003799b"><!--s003799b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) of a football match, etc: played on an opponent's grounds </p><p><i></i></p><p>an away game</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doest</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdooh·əst/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017658a"><!--s017658a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>archaic second person sing. present tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/do1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">do 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">act<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000463a"><!--s000463a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000531b"><!--s000531b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to take action; to do something.</p></div><a name="s000532b"><!--s000532b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000142c"><!--s000142c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to behave in a specified way </p><p><i></i></p><p>She acted generously.</p>.</div><a name="s000143c"><!--s000143c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(+ as) to perform a specified function </p><p><i></i></p><p>It acts as a lever.</p>.</div></div><a name="s000533b"><!--s000533b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ for) to represent somebody in a legal case.</p></div><a name="s000534b"><!--s000534b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to produce an effect.</p></div><a name="s000535b"><!--s000535b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(+ on) to do something in response to advice or instructions.</p></div><a name="s000536b"><!--s000536b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to play a dramatic role on the stage, in a film, etc.</p></div><a name="s000537b"><!--s000537b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to behave like (somebody specified) </p><p><i></i></p><p>to act the fool</p>.</div><a name="s000538b"><!--s000538b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to feign or simulate (a feeling).</p></div><a name="s000539b"><!--s000539b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><a name="s000144c"><!--s000144c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to take action; to do something.</p></div><a name="s000145c"><!--s000145c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to function or behave in a specified manner </p><p><i></i></p><p>She acted for the best</p>.</div></div><a name="s000540b"><!--s000540b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>(+ as) to perform a specified function; to serve as something specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>The threat acts as a deterrent</p>.</div><a name="s000541b"><!--s000541b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>(+ for) to be a substitute or representative, especially in a legal case </p><p><i></i></p><p>acting for the defendant</p>.</div><a name="s000542b"><!--s000542b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + on) to produce an effect </p><p><i></i></p><p>The drug acts on the nervous system</p>.</div><a name="s000543b"><!--s000543b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>(+ on) to do something in accordance with advice or instructions </p><p><i></i></p><p>The police were acting on information received from the public</p>.</div><a name="s000544b"><!--s000544b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><a name="s000146c"><!--s000146c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to perform on the stage; to engage in acting.</p></div><a name="s000147c"><!--s000147c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to behave insincerely </p><p><i></i></p><p>He appeared sympathetic, but he was only acting</p> <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</div></div><a name="s000545b"><!--s000545b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">15</span><br/><p>to represent (a part) by action, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on the stage.</p></div><a name="s000546b"><!--s000546b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">16</span><br/><p>to feign or simulate (a feeling).</p></div><a name="s000547b"><!--s000547b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">17</span><br/><p>to play the part of (somebody or something) in or as if in a play </p><p><i></i></p><p>He always wanted to act Hamlet</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Don't act the fool</p>.</div><a name="s000548b"><!--s000548b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">18</span><br/><p>to behave in a manner suitable to (e.g. one's age) <span class="bodyb">actability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">actable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">billon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbilən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005496a"><!--s005496a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>gold or silver heavily alloyed with a less valuable metal [French <span class="bodyi">billon</span>, from <span class="bodyi">bille</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/billiards/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">billiards</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">easterly<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeestəli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018920a"><!--s018920a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019956b"><!--s019956b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in an eastern position or direction.</p></div><a name="s019957b"><!--s019957b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a wind: blowing from the east.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crossways</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014305a"><!--s014305a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>crosswise; diagonally.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">annus horribilis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌanəs hoʹribilis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> anni horribiles /ˌani hoʹreebileez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002141a"><!--s002141a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a year marked by misfortune or disaster [Latin <span class="bodyi">annus horribilis</span>, literally ‘terrifying year’; modelled on <span class="bodyi">annus mirabilis</span> and used by Queen Elizabeth II to refer to the events of 1992].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">demoralize <span class="bodyi">or</span> demoralise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹmorəliez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015977a"><!--s015977a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to weaken the morale or self-respect of (somebody); to discourage or dispirit <span class="bodyb">demoralization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">demoralizing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">demoralizingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cast off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009275a"><!--s009275a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009677b"><!--s009677b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to unfasten or untie (a boat or line).</p></div><a name="s009678b"><!--s009678b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to remove (a stitch or stitches) from a knitting needle to form an edge that will not unravel.</p></div><a name="s009679b"><!--s009679b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to get rid of or discard (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She cast off all restraint</p>.</div><a name="s009680b"><!--s009680b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to estimate or calculate the amount of space that (text) will take up when printed <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s009681b"><!--s009681b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to unfasten or untie a boat or a line.</p></div><a name="s009682b"><!--s009682b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to finish a knitted article by casting off all the stitches.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">claim<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010952a"><!--s010952a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011122b"><!--s011122b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a demand for something due, or believed to be due </p><p><i></i></p><p>an insurance claim</p>.</div><a name="s011123b"><!--s011123b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002796c"><!--s002796c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(+ to/on) a right or title to something </p><p><i></i></p><p>The whole family had claims on her attention</p>.</div><a name="s002797c"><!--s002797c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an assertion open to challenge </p><p><i></i></p><p>Some of her claims are just ridiculous</p>.</div></div><a name="s011124b"><!--s011124b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something claimed, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a tract of land staked out.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brave<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007181a"><!--s007181a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> a Native N American warrior.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conservatism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹsuhvətiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012628a"><!--s012628a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013217b"><!--s013217b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the disposition to preserve what is established, or a political philosophy based on this.</p></div><a name="s013218b"><!--s013218b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Conservatism</span>) the principles and policies of a Conservative party.</p></div><a name="s013219b"><!--s013219b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the tendency to prefer an existing situation to change</p><p>Most people exhibit some attachment to what they know and like – conservatism with a small ‘c’. Political Conservatism (with a big ‘C’) can be an extension of this sort of pragmatic scepticism about change: but not always. Instead it may take the form of radical Conservatism (e.g. that of Margaret Thatcher), sponsoring drastic and doctrinaire reforms, albeit of a right-wing nature — Professor Peter Clarke</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">AWB</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003821a"><!--s003821a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging, a right-wing Afrikaner political group in S Africa.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ACTH</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000464a"><!--s000464a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>adrenocorticotrophic hormone.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doeth</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdooh·əth/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017659a"><!--s017659a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>archaic third person sing. present tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/do1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">do 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cast on</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans or intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009277a"><!--s009277a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to place (a stitch or stitches) on a knitting needle, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for beginning a knitted article.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">easterly<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> easterlies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018921a"><!--s018921a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019958b"><!--s019958b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an easterly wind.</p></div><a name="s019959b"><!--s019959b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a wind blowing from the east.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">billow<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbiloh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005497a"><!--s005497a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005613b"><!--s005613b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a great wave, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the open sea.</p></div><a name="s005614b"><!--s005614b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a rolling swirling mass (e.g. of flame or smoke)</p><p><span class="bodyb">billowy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [prob from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">bylgja</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brave new world</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007182a"><!--s007182a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the prospect of a new and better society in the future </p><p><i></i></p><p>This brave new world of social engineering produces the opposite of community contact</p><p> B Campbell [with allusion to Shakespeare, <span class="bodyi">The Tempest</span> v.i.182–3: ‘How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world That has such people in ’t!’, also used as the title of a novel by Aldous Huxley (1932)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">annus mirabilis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌanəs miʹrahbilis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> anni mirabiles /ˌani miʹrahbileez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002142a"><!--s002142a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a remarkable or wonderful year [Latin <span class="bodyi">annus mirabilis</span>, literally ‘remarkable year’; orig applied to 1666, the year of the Great Fire of London].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conservative<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹsuhvətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012629a"><!--s012629a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013220b"><!--s013220b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003410c"><!--s003410c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>relating to or denoting a philosophy of conservatism; traditional.</p></div><a name="s003411c"><!--s003411c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Conservative</span>) advocating conservatism; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> relating to or constituting a British political party associated with support of established institutions and opposed to radical change.</p></div></div><a name="s013221b"><!--s013221b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003412c"><!--s003412c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>moderate; cautious </p><p><i></i></p><p>a conservative estimate</p>.</div><a name="s003413c"><!--s003413c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>characterized by or relating to traditional norms of taste, elegance, style, or manners </p><p><i></i></p><p>a conservative suit</p> <p><span class="bodyb">conservatively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">conservativeness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crosswind</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkroswind/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014306a"><!--s014306a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wind blowing in a direction not parallel to the course of a vehicle, aircraft, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">claimant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklaymənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010953a"><!--s010953a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> + to) somebody who asserts a right or entitlement, e.g. to a title or a benefit </p><p><i></i></p><p>There were three claimants to the throne</p> <p><i></i></p><p>social security claimants</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">demote</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹmoht/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015978a"><!--s015978a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to reduce (somebody) to a lower grade or rank</p><p><span class="bodyb">demotion</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-mote</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/promote/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">promote</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">awe<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/aw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003822a"><!--s003822a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an emotion compounded of dread, veneration, and wonder [Middle English, from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">agi</span> awe, fear].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">actin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaktin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000465a"><!--s000465a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a protein found in muscle and other cells that combines with myosin in producing muscular contraction [Latin <span class="bodyi">actus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/act1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">act 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">castor<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahstə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009278a"><!--s009278a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a strong-smelling substance obtained from glands near the anus of the beaver, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in making perfume [Middle English in the sense ‘beaver’, via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">kastōr</span>, named after <span class="bodyi">Castor</span>, hero or demigod of Greek mythology].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doff</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dof/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017660a"><!--s017660a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018534b"><!--s018534b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to take off (one's hat) in greeting or as a sign of respect.</p></div><a name="s018535b"><!--s018535b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to remove (any item of clothing) [contraction of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/do1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">do 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/off2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">off 2</span></span></a>: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/don2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">don 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crosswise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014307a"><!--s014307a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>so as to cross something; across </p><p><i></i></p><p>logs laid crosswise</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Easter Monday</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018922a"><!--s018922a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the Monday after Easter, observed as a public holiday.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anoa</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹnoh·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> anoas)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002143a"><!--s002143a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small water buffalo that resembles a deer, native to Sulawesi (Celebes) in Indonesia: <span class="bodyi">Anoa depressicornis</span> [native name].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conservative<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012630a"><!--s012630a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013222b"><!--s013222b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Conservative</span>) a supporter of a Conservative party </p><p><i></i></p><p>I often think it's comical … how Nature always does contrive … that every boy and every gal that's born into this world alive is either a little Liberal or else a little Conservative</p><p> W S Gilbert.</p></div><a name="s013223b"><!--s013223b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person who keeps to traditional methods or views.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">demotic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹmotik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015979a"><!--s015979a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016566b"><!--s016566b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of language: typical of the common people; popular.</p></div><a name="s016567b"><!--s016567b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>denoting or written in a simplified form of ancient Egyptian writing.</p></div><a name="s016568b"><!--s016568b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>denoting or written in the language spoken in modern Greece [Greek <span class="bodyi">dēmotikos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">dēmotēs</span> commoner, from <span class="bodyi">dēmos</span> people].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clairvoyance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kleəʹvoyəns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010954a"><!--s010954a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011125b"><!--s011125b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the power or faculty of discerning objects not apparent to the physical senses.</p></div><a name="s011126b"><!--s011126b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the ability to perceive matters beyond the range of ordinary perception</p><p><span class="bodyb">clairvoyant</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">clairvoyance</span>, from <span class="bodyi">clairvoyant</span> clear-sighted, from <span class="bodyi">clair</span> clear (from Latin <span class="bodyi">clarus</span>) + <span class="bodyi">voyant</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">voir</span> to see, from Latin <span class="bodyi">vidēre</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">billow<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005498a"><!--s005498a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005615b"><!--s005615b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to rise, roll, bulge, or swell out in or as if in billows <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s005616b"><!--s005616b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (something) rise, roll, bulge, or swell out in this way.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bravery</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrayv(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007183a"><!--s007183a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>courage or valour.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">awe<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003823a"><!--s003823a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to inspire or fill (somebody) with awe.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acting<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹakting/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000467a"><!--s000467a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>holding a temporary rank or position </p><p><i></i></p><p>acting manager</p> <p><i></i></p><p>the acting president</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">castor<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> caster</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009279a"><!--s009279a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009683b"><!--s009683b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small wheel set in a swivel mounting on the base of a piece of furniture, machinery, etc.</p></div><a name="s009684b"><!--s009684b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a container with a perforated top for sprinkling powdered or granulated foods, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> sugar [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cast1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cast 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/or1/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-or 1</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/er2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-er 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dog<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dog/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017661a"><!--s017661a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018536b"><!--s018536b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004632c"><!--s004632c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a four-legged flesh-eating domesticated mammal occurring in a great variety of breeds and prob descended from the common wolf: <span class="bodyi">Canis familiaris</span> </p><p><i></i></p><p>Any man who hates dogs and babies can't be all bad</p><p> Leo Rosten.</p></div><a name="s004633c"><!--s004633c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any of a family of carnivores to which the dog belongs, e.g. a wolf, jackal, coyote, or fox: family Canidae.</p></div><a name="s004634c"><!--s004634c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often used before a noun</span>) a male dog, wolf, fox, etc or the male of members of the dog family </p><p><i></i></p><p>a dog fox</p>.</div></div><a name="s018537b"><!--s018537b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of various usu simple mechanical devices for holding, fastening, etc, that consist of a spike, rod, or bar.</p></div><a name="s018538b"><!--s018538b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s004635c"><!--s004635c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/parhelion/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">parhelion</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s004636c"><!--s004636c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fogbow/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fogbow</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s018539b"><!--s018539b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> something inferior of its kind.</p></div><a name="s018540b"><!--s018540b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal, dated</span> a fellow.</p></div><a name="s018541b"><!--s018541b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">derog</span> an unattractive woman.</p></div><a name="s018542b"><!--s018542b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) feet.</p></div><a name="s018543b"><!--s018543b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the dogs</span>) greyhound racing ✱ <span class="bodyb">give a dog a bad name</span> to cause somebody to gain a bad reputation by slandering them ✱ <span class="bodyb">go to the dogs</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to decline or deteriorate ✱ <span class="bodyb">put on (the) dog</span> <span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> to act pretentiously; to put on airs [said to come from the popularity in the USA in the 19th cent. of lapdogs carried as fashion accessories] ✱ <span class="bodyb">turn dog on</span> <span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ, informal</span> to betray or inform on (somebody)</p><p><span class="bodyb">dogdom</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">doggish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">doglike</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p>Old English <span class="bodyi">docga</span>. The original term for a dog of any kind was <span class="bodyi">hund</span> or <span class="bodyi">hound</span>. <span class="bodyi">Dog</span>, which appeared in the 11th cent. but did not become common before the 13th, referred orig to a specific breed of powerful dogs</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eastern</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeest(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018923a"><!--s018923a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019960b"><!--s019960b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in or towards the east; inhabiting the east.</p></div><a name="s019961b"><!--s019961b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Eastern</span>) of or stemming from Oriental traditions, in contrast with those of Europe or America.</p></div><a name="s019962b"><!--s019962b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Eastern</span>)</p><a name="s005110c"><!--s005110c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>relating to any region conventionally designated East.</p></div><a name="s005111c"><!--s005111c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>steeped in or stemming from Oriental traditions, in contrast with those of Europe or America </p><p><i></i></p><p>eastern philosophies</p>.</div><a name="s005112c"><!--s005112c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>of the former communist countries of Eastern Europe and Asia </p><p><i></i></p><p>the eastern bloc</p> <p><span class="bodyb">easternmost</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">demotic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015980a"><!--s015980a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016569b"><!--s016569b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>demotic language.</p></div><a name="s016570b"><!--s016570b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>ancient Egyptian demotic script.</p></div><a name="s016571b"><!--s016571b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>demotic Greek.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bravo<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/brahʹvoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007184a"><!--s007184a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by audience members to applaud a performer: well done! [Italian <span class="bodyi">bravo</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brave1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brave 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crossword</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014308a"><!--s014308a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a puzzle in which words are entered horizontally and vertically in a pattern of numbered squares in answer to correspondingly numbered clues in such a way that the words reading horizontally have letters in common with those reading vertically where they meet or interact.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">billposter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005499a"><!--s005499a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who pastes up advertisements and public notices on hoardings</p><p><span class="bodyb">billposting</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anode</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002144a"><!--s002144a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002114b"><!--s002114b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the electrode by which electrons leave a device and enter an external circuit, e.g.:</p><a name="s000478c"><!--s000478c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the negative terminal of a battery: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cathode/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cathode</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s000479c"><!--s000479c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the positive electrode in an electrolytic cell.</p></div></div><a name="s002115b"><!--s002115b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the electrode in a thermionic valve or similar electronic device which collects the electrons <span class="bodyb">anodal</span> /aʹnohdl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">anodally</span> /aʹnoh-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">anodic</span> /aʹnodik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">anodically</span> /aʹnod-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">anodos</span> way up, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ana_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ana-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">hodos</span> way].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Conservative Judaism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012631a"><!--s012631a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Judaism as practised <span class="bodyi">esp</span> among some US Jews, with adherence to the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/torah/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Torah</span></span></a> and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/talmud/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Talmud</span></span></a> (Jewish scriptures) but with allowance for some departures in keeping with circumstances.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clam</span><small><span class="eSynop">/klam/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010955a"><!--s010955a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011127b"><!--s011127b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of numerous species of large marine molluscs living in sand or mud, many of which are eaten as food, having a burrowing foot and noted for tightly closing the two halves of its shell: class Bivalvia.</p></div><a name="s011128b"><!--s011128b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a marine mollusc eaten as food, having a burrowing foot and noted for tightly closing the two halves of its shell [Old English <span class="bodyi">clamm</span> bond, fetter; from the clamping action of the shells].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">awed</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003824a"><!--s003824a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>showing awe </p><p><i></i></p><p>awed respect</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acting<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000468a"><!--s000468a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the art or practice of representing a character in a dramatic production.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">castor oil</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009280a"><!--s009280a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pale viscous oil obtained from the seeds of the castor-oil plant, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a laxative [prob from its former use as a substitute for castor in medicine].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dog<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (dogged, dogging)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017662a"><!--s017662a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018544b"><!--s018544b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to pursue (somebody) closely like a dog; to or hound them.</p></div><a name="s018545b"><!--s018545b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of something unwanted: to haunt (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>dogged by injury</p>.</div><a name="s018546b"><!--s018546b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to grip (something) with a gripping device ✱ <span class="bodyb">dog it</span> <span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> to be lazy ✱ <span class="bodyb">dog somebody's footsteps</span> said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of bad luck: to follow somebody around or haunt them.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Eastern Church</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018924a"><!--s018924a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019963b"><!--s019963b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">Eastern Orthodox Church</span>) athe Christian Church or Churches originating in the church of the Eastern Roman Empire and forming the main Christian Churches in Greece, Russia, Serbia, etc.</p></div><a name="s019964b"><!--s019964b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">Eastern church</span>) any of the Christian Churches of North Africa and the Middle East professing Monophysitic (holding Christ to be wholly divine; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/monophysite/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Monophysite</span></span></a>) theology.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anodize <span class="bodyi">or</span> anodise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanədiez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002145a"><!--s002145a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to subject (something metal) to electrolytic action by making it the anode of a cell in order to coat it with a protective or decorative film <span class="bodyb">anodization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">billsticker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005500a"><!--s005500a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/billposter/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">billposter</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">billsticking</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">actinia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/akʹtiniə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000469a"><!--s000469a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sea anemone found in rock pools: genus <span class="bodyi">Actinia</span> [from the Latin genus name, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/actin_or_actino/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">actin-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ia1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ia 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bravo<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bravos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007185a"><!--s007185a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a shout of ‘Bravo!’.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crossword puzzle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014309a"><!--s014309a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crossword/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crossword</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clamant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklaymənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010956a"><!--s010956a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011129b"><!--s011129b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> demanding attention; urgent.</p></div><a name="s011130b"><!--s011130b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>clamorous.</p></div><a name="s011131b"><!--s011131b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>demanding attention</p><p><span class="bodyb">clamantly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">clamant-, clamans</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">clamare</span> to cry out].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">demotivate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹmohtivayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015981a"><!--s015981a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make (somebody) less motivated to do something <span class="bodyb">demotivation</span> /-ʹvaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aweigh</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹway/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003825a"><!--s003825a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of an anchor: raised just clear of the bottom of a body of water.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conservatoire</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹsuhvətwah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012632a"><!--s012632a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a school specializing in any one of the fine arts </p><p><i></i></p><p>a conservatoire of music</p> <p>[French <span class="bodyi">conservatoire</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">conservatorio</span> home for foundlings, music school, from Latin <span class="bodyi">conservatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">conservare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/conserve1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">conserve 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">castor-oil plant</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009281a"><!--s009281a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tropical plant of the spurge family widely grown for its oil-rich beans: <span class="bodyi">Ricinus communis</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dog biscuit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017663a"><!--s017663a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hard dry biscuit for dogs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Easterner</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018925a"><!--s018925a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a native or inhabitant of the East, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the eastern USA.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anodyne<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanədien/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002146a"><!--s002146a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002116b"><!--s002116b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>mild or inoffensive to the point of being dull.</p></div><a name="s002117b"><!--s002117b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>mentally or emotionally soothing.</p></div><a name="s002118b"><!--s002118b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>easing pain [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">anōdynos</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ōdynē</span> pain].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">actinic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/akʹtinik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000470a"><!--s000470a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of radiant energy, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> visible and ultraviolet light: having the property by which chemical changes are produced <span class="bodyb">actinism</span> /ʹaktiniz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">awe-inspiring</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003826a"><!--s003826a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>deserving admiration or wonder; amazing; wonderful.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">billy<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbili/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> billies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005501a"><!--s005501a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a metal or enamelware can with an arched handle and a lid, used for outdoor cooking or carrying food or liquid [prob from the name <span class="bodyi">Billy</span>, nickname for <span class="bodyi">William</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clambake</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010957a"><!--s010957a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011132b"><!--s011132b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an outdoor party, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a seashore outing where food is cooked on heated rocks covered by seaweed.</p></div><a name="s011133b"><!--s011133b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a gathering characterized by noisy sociability, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a political rally [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/clam/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">clam</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bake1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bake 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conservator</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹsuhvətə, ʹkonsəvaytə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012633a"><!--s012633a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013224b"><!--s013224b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a museum official responsible for the care, restoration, etc of exhibits.</p></div><a name="s013225b"><!--s013225b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an official charged with the protection of something affecting public welfare and interests, e.g. as a member of a conservancy <span class="bodyb">conservatorial</span> /kənˌsuhvəʹtawri·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">demount</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹmownt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015982a"><!--s015982a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016572b"><!--s016572b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to remove (e.g. a gun) from a mounting.</p></div><a name="s016573b"><!--s016573b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to disassemble or dismantle (something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">demountable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">castor sugar</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009282a"><!--s009282a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/caster_sugar_or_castor_sugar/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">caster sugar</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bravo<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrahvoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os -oes) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bravos bravoes)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007186a"><!--s007186a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a villain or desperado; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a hired assassin.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dogbox</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017664a"><!--s017664a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ, informal</span> a railway compartment without a corridor ✱ <span class="bodyb">in the dogbox</span> in somebody's bad books; in disgrace [orig a box or bed for a dog, later a compartment for transporting dogs].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crostini</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kroʹsteenee/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014310a"><!--s014310a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>small pieces of toast or fried bread with a savoury topping, served as canapés [Italian <span class="bodyi">crostini</span>, pl of <span class="bodyi">crostino</span> little crust, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">crusta</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crust1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crust 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eastern hemisphere</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018926a"><!--s018926a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the half of the earth to the east of the Atlantic Ocean, including Europe, Asia, and Africa.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anodyne<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002147a"><!--s002147a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002119b"><!--s002119b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a painkilling drug.</p></div><a name="s002120b"><!--s002120b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that soothes or calms <span class="bodyb">anodynic</span> /-ʹdinik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">billy<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> billies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005502a"><!--s005502a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/billy_goat/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">billy goat</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conservatorium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənˌsuhvəʹtawri·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> conservatoriums conservatoria)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012634a"><!--s012634a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus</span> a college for the study of music or any of the other arts; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/conservatoire/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">conservatoire</span></span></a> [German <span class="bodyi">Conservatorium</span> from late Latin, from Latin <span class="bodyi">conservare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/conserve1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">conserve 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">awesome</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaws(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003827a"><!--s003827a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003800b"><!--s003800b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>expressing awe </p><p><i></i></p><p>awesome tributes</p>.</div><a name="s003801b"><!--s003801b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>inspiring awe </p><p><i></i></p><p>an awesome sight</p>.</div><a name="s003802b"><!--s003802b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> excellent; great</p><p><span class="bodyb">awesomely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">awesomeness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">demulcent<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹmuls(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015983a"><!--s015983a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a medicine: relieving inflammation or irritation; soothing [Latin <span class="bodyi">demulcent-, demulcens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">demulcēre</span> to soothe, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">mulcēre</span> to soothe].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clamber</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklambə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (clambered, clambering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010958a"><!--s010958a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to climb awkwardly or with difficulty</p><p><span class="bodyb">clamberer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">clambren</span>, prob from <span class="bodyi">clamb</span>, old past tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/climb1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">climb 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dogcart</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017665a"><!--s017665a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a light horse-drawn two-wheeled carriage with two seats set back to back [from its being orig fitted with a box to carry sportsmen's dogs].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cast out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009283a"><!--s009283a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to drive out or expel (somebody or something).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crotal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrotl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014311a"><!--s014311a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crottle_or_crotal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crottle</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">actinide</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaktinied/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000471a"><!--s000471a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a series of 15 radioactive elements from actinium (atomic number 89) to lawrencium (atomic number 103) [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/actinium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">actinium</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ide_or_id/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ide</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bravura</span><small><span class="eSynop">/brəʹv(y)ooərə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007187a"><!--s007187a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007356b"><!--s007356b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a flamboyant brilliant style, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the performance of a musical piece requiring technical expertise.</p></div><a name="s007357b"><!--s007357b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a musical passage requiring exceptional agility and technical skill in execution.</p></div><a name="s007358b"><!--s007358b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a display of flamboyant recklessness [Italian <span class="bodyi">bravura</span> expertise, from <span class="bodyi">bravare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bravado/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bravado</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Eastertide</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018927a"><!--s018927a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the period of time around Easter.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anoestrus</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">anestrus</span>) /aʹneestrəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002148a"><!--s002148a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a period in which there is no sexual activity between two periods of sexual activity in cyclically breeding mammals, e.g. dogs [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/oestrus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">oestrus</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conservatory</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹsuhvət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> conservatories)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012635a"><!--s012635a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013226b"><!--s013226b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a greenhouse, usu forming a room of a house, for growing or displaying ornamental plants.</p></div><a name="s013227b"><!--s013227b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a specialist academy in one of the arts; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/conservatoire/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">conservatoire</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">billy<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> billies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005503a"><!--s005503a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/truncheon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">truncheon</span></span></a> [prob from <span class="bodyi">Billy</span>, nickname for <span class="bodyi">William</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">awestruck</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawstruk/ awestricken /ʹawstrikən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003828a"><!--s003828a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>filled with awe.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">demulcent<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015984a"><!--s015984a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a substance used to reduce irritation and pain, e.g. in the mucous membranes of the mouth.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">castrate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kaʹstrayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009284a"><!--s009284a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009685b"><!--s009685b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to remove the testes of (a male animal).</p></div><a name="s009686b"><!--s009686b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002328c"><!--s002328c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to remove the testes of (a male animal); to geld.</p></div><a name="s002329c"><!--s002329c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to remove the ovaries of (a female animal); to spay.</p></div></div><a name="s009687b"><!--s009687b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to deprive (somebody or something) of vitality or effect</p><p><span class="bodyb">castration</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">castrator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">castratus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">castrare</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dogcatcher</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017666a"><!--s017666a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a local-government employee whose job is to round up stray dogs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">braw</span><small><span class="eSynop">/braw/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007188a"><!--s007188a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Scot</span> fine or beautiful [Scot variant of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brave1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brave 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">actinium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/akʹtini·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000472a"><!--s000472a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a radioactive metallic chemical element found <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in pitchblende: symbol Ac, atomic number 89 [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">actinium</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">aktin-</span>, <span class="bodyi">aktis</span> ray].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clammy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklami/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (clammier, clammiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010959a"><!--s010959a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011134b"><!--s011134b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>damp, clinging, and usu rather cold </p><p><i></i></p><p>clammy hands</p>.</div><a name="s011135b"><!--s011135b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of the weather: humid.</p></div><a name="s011136b"><!--s011136b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a person, their personality, etc: making one feel uncomfortable or uneasy</p><p><span class="bodyb">clammily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">clamminess</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English, prob from <span class="bodyi">clammen</span> to smear, stick, from Old English <span class="bodyi">clǣman</span>; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">clǣg</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/clay/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">clay</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">easting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018928a"><!--s018928a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019965b"><!--s019965b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>distance due east in longitude from the preceding point of measurement.</p></div><a name="s019966b"><!--s019966b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>easterly progress.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crotch</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kroch/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014312a"><!--s014312a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014903b"><!--s014903b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the angle between the inner thighs where they meet the human body.</p></div><a name="s014904b"><!--s014904b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a fork in a tree</p><p><span class="bodyb">crotched</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [prob alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crutch/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crutch</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anoint</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹnoynt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002149a"><!--s002149a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002121b"><!--s002121b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to put oil on the head or feet of (somebody) as part of a religious ceremony.</p></div><a name="s002122b"><!--s002122b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to confer an office on (a priest or monarch) by anointing them.</p></div><a name="s002123b"><!--s002123b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000480c"><!--s000480c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to put oil on the head, feet, etc of (somebody) as part of a religious ceremony.</p></div><a name="s000481c"><!--s000481c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to confer an official, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> religious title on (somebody) by anointing them; to consecrate.</p></div></div><a name="s002124b"><!--s002124b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to smear or rub (something or somebody) with oil or a similar substance</p><p><span class="bodyb">anointer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">anointment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">anointen</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">inunguere</span> to smear, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">unguin-</span>, <span class="bodyi">unguen</span> ointment].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conserve<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹsuhv/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012636a"><!--s012636a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013228b"><!--s013228b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003414c"><!--s003414c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to keep (something, such as wildlife) in a state of safety or wholeness.</p></div><a name="s003415c"><!--s003415c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to avoid wasteful or destructive use of (a resource).</p></div></div><a name="s013229b"><!--s013229b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to preserve (fruit, etc), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with sugar.</p></div><a name="s013230b"><!--s013230b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to maintain (mass, energy, momentum, etc) at a constant level during a process of chemical or physical change</p><p><span class="bodyb">conserver</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">conservare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">servare</span> to keep, guard, observe].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">billycan</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005504a"><!--s005504a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Aus</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/billy1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">billy 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">castrate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkastrayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009285a"><!--s009285a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an animal or man that has been castrated </p><p><i></i></p><p>I am a woman, not a castrate</p><p> Germaine Greer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clamour<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">clamor</span>) /ʹklamə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010960a"><!--s010960a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011137b"><!--s011137b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>noisy shouting.</p></div><a name="s011138b"><!--s011138b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a loud continuous noise.</p></div><a name="s011139b"><!--s011139b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + against/for) insistent public expression, e.g. of support or protest </p><p><i></i></p><p>The Government ignored the clamour for representation</p> <p><span class="bodyb">clamorous</span> /-rəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">clamorously</span> /-rəsli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">clamorousness</span> /-rəsnis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">clamor</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">clamor</span>, from <span class="bodyi">clamare</span> to cry out].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">awful<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawf(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003829a"><!--s003829a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003803b"><!--s003803b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>extremely disagreeable or objectionable </p><p><i></i></p><p>an awful situation</p>.</div><a name="s003804b"><!--s003804b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>exceedingly great </p><p><i></i></p><p>an awful lot to do</p>.</div><a name="s003805b"><!--s003805b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> used as an intensive </p><p><i></i></p><p>an awful headache</p>.</div><a name="s003806b"><!--s003806b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> inspiring awe</p><p><span class="bodyb">awfulness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">demur<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹmuh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (demurred, demurring)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015985a"><!--s015985a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016574b"><!--s016574b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to show hesitation or to raise doubts or objections about accepting something.</p></div><a name="s016575b"><!--s016575b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in law, to put in a demurrer</p><p><span class="bodyb">demurrable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">demurral</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">demeoren</span> to linger, via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">demorari</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">morari</span> to linger, from <span class="bodyi">mora</span> delay].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brawl<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/brawl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007189a"><!--s007189a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007359b"><!--s007359b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to quarrel or fight noisily.</p></div><a name="s007360b"><!--s007360b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of water: to make a loud confused bubbling sound</p><p><span class="bodyb">brawler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">brawlen</span>, perhaps imitative].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crotchet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrochit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014313a"><!--s014313a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a musical note with the time value of half a minim or two quavers. <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/quarter_note/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">quarter note</span></span></a> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">crochet</span> hook, from early French: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crochet1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crochet 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">actino-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000473a"><!--s000473a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/actin_or_actino/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">actin-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anointing of the sick</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002150a"><!--s002150a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chiefly Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox sacrament of anointing and praying over a sick or elderly person, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one who is close to death. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/extreme_unction/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">extreme unction</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dog clutch</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017667a"><!--s017667a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in mechanics, a clutch in which recesses in one plate are engaged by projections in the other.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">east-northeast<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018929a"><!--s018929a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the direction midway between east and northeast</p><p><span class="bodyb">east-northeast</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conserve<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹsuhv, ʹkonsuhv/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012637a"><!--s012637a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a preserve of fruit boiled with sugar that is used like jam.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">billy club</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005505a"><!--s005505a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/billy3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">billy 3</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">awful<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003830a"><!--s003830a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">non-standard</span> very; extremely </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'm awful thirsty</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anomalistic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əˌnoməʹlistik/ anomalistical <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002151a"><!--s002151a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in astronomy, relating to an <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anomaly/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anomaly</span></span></a> (angular distance).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">east-northeast<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018930a"><!--s018930a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>at, towards, or coming from the east-northeast.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">castrato</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kaʹstrahtoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> castrati /-tee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009286a"><!--s009286a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a male singer castrated pre-puberty to preserve the high range of his voice [Italian <span class="bodyi">castrato</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">castrare</span> to castrate, from Latin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">actinoid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaktinoyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000474a"><!--s000474a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having a radiate form.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brawl<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007190a"><!--s007190a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007361b"><!--s007361b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a noisy quarrel or fight.</p></div><a name="s007362b"><!--s007362b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a brawling noise.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">demur<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015986a"><!--s015986a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>hesitation or objection </p><p><i></i></p><p>Many teenagers simply follow fashion without demur</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crotchety</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrochiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014314a"><!--s014314a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> bad-tempered or irritable</p><p><span class="bodyb">crotchetiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crotchet/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crotchet</span></span></a> in the sense ‘idiosyncrasy’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clamour<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">clamor</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (clamoured, clamouring, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> clamored) (clamoring)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010961a"><!--s010961a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s011140b"><!--s011140b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make a din.</p></div><a name="s011141b"><!--s011141b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + against/for) to make one's wishes or views known loudly and insistently.</p></div><a name="s011142b"><!--s011142b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + against/for) to become loudly insistent </p><p><i></i></p><p>The public clamoured for his impeachment</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s011143b"><!--s011143b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to utter or proclaim (something) insistently and noisily.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dog collar</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017668a"><!--s017668a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/clerical_collar/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">clerical collar</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consider</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹsidə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (considered, considering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012638a"><!--s012638a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s013231b"><!--s013231b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to think about (something) carefully.</p></div><a name="s013232b"><!--s013232b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to deem or judge (something or someone to be something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was considered a reliable historian</p> <p><i></i></p><p>I considered that it was a good time to invest</p>.</div><a name="s013233b"><!--s013233b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to have sympathetic regard for (somebody, their wishes, etc).</p></div><a name="s013234b"><!--s013234b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to look at (something) appraisingly.</p></div><a name="s013235b"><!--s013235b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to bear (something) in mind <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s013236b"><!--s013236b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to reflect or deliberate </p><p><i></i></p><p>Take time to consider</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">all things considered</span>.</p></div><a name="s013237b"><!--s013237b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>on the whole </p><p><i></i></p><p>The party was quite a success, all things considered</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">considerare</span> to consider, contemplate, perhaps from <span class="bodyi">sider-, sidus</span> star, therefore literally ‘to observe the stars’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">billy goat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005506a"><!--s005506a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a male goat [from the name <span class="bodyi">Billy</span>, nickname for <span class="bodyi">William</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">awfully</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003831a"><!--s003831a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003807b"><!--s003807b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> used as an intensifier in both favourable and unfavourable contexts </p><p><i></i></p><p>awfully difficult</p> <p><i></i></p><p>That's awfully kind of you</p>.</div><a name="s003808b"><!--s003808b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>extremely disagreeably or objectionably.</p></div><a name="s003809b"><!--s003809b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in an awed, or awe-inspiring, manner.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brawn</span><small><span class="eSynop">/brawn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007191a"><!--s007191a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007363b"><!--s007363b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>muscular strength.</p></div><a name="s007364b"><!--s007364b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001740c"><!--s001740c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>strong muscles.</p></div><a name="s001741c"><!--s001741c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>muscular strength.</p></div></div><a name="s007365b"><!--s007365b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> pork trimmings, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the meat from a pig's head, boiled, chopped, and pressed into a mould [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">braon</span> muscle, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anomalistic month</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002152a"><!--s002152a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the average time taken by the moon to travel from the point in its orbit nearest the earth round to that point again, equal to about 27½ days.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">casual<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkazh(y)ooəl, ʹkazyoo-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009287a"><!--s009287a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009688b"><!--s009688b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance </p><p><i></i></p><p>a casual meeting</p>.</div><a name="s009689b"><!--s009689b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002330c"><!--s002330c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>occurring without regularity; occasional </p><p><i></i></p><p>casual work</p>.</div><a name="s002331c"><!--s002331c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>employed for irregular periods </p><p><i></i></p><p>a casual labourer</p>.</div></div><a name="s009690b"><!--s009690b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002332c"><!--s002332c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>feeling or showing little concern; nonchalant or offhand </p><p><i></i></p><p>a casual attitude</p>.</div><a name="s002333c"><!--s002333c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>informal, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> designed for informal wear </p><p><i></i></p><p>casual clothes</p> <p><span class="bodyb">casually</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">casualness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via Old Frenchfrom late Latin <span class="bodyi">casualis</span>,from Latin <span class="bodyi">casus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/case1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">case 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">croton</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkroht(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014315a"><!--s014315a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014905b"><!--s014905b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a tropical plant whose seeds yield an oil formerly used as a strong purgative: <span class="bodyi">Croton tiglium</span>.</p></div><a name="s014906b"><!--s014906b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of a genus of plants of the spurge family: genus <span class="bodyi">Croton</span>.</p></div><a name="s014907b"><!--s014907b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a small tropical evergreen shrub with colourful leaves: <span class="bodyi">Codiaeum variegatum</span> [Latin genus name, from Greek <span class="bodyi">krotōn</span> castor-oil plant].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">actinometer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aktiʹnomitə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000475a"><!--s000475a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an instrument for measuring the intensity of radiation, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> solar radiation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">demure</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹmyooə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (demurer, demurest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015987a"><!--s015987a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016576b"><!--s016576b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>reserved or modest </p><p><i></i></p><p>A girl not out has always the same sort of dress: a close bonnet, for instance; looks very demure, and never says a word</p><p> Jane Austen.</p></div><a name="s016577b"><!--s016577b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>affectedly modest, shy, or serious; coy</p><p><span class="bodyb">demurely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">demureness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English, perhaps from early French <span class="bodyi">demorer, demourer</span> to linger, from Latin <span class="bodyi">demorari</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/demur1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">demur 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clamp<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/klamp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010962a"><!--s010962a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011144b"><!--s011144b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a device that holds or compresses two or more things parts firmly together.</p></div><a name="s011145b"><!--s011145b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wheel_clamp/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wheel clamp</span></span></a> [Middle English, prob from (assumed) early Dutch <span class="bodyi">klampe</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">billy-o</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbilioh/</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005507a"><!--s005507a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>✱ <span class="bodyb">like billy-o</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> very strongly, quickly, or fiercely </p><p><i></i></p><p>We ran like billy-o but we couldn't catch him</p> [origin unknown].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dog days</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017669a"><!--s017669a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly poetic</span> the hottest days in the year </p><p><i></i></p><p>I am sometimes that dry in the dog days that I could drink a quarter barrel</p><p> Hardy [from their being reckoned from the heliacal rising of the Dog Star (Sirius)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">east-southeast<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018931a"><!--s018931a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the direction midway between east and southeast</p><p><span class="bodyb">east-southeast</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">considerable</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012639a"><!--s012639a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013238b"><!--s013238b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>worth consideration; significant </p><p><i></i></p><p>a considerable contribution to literature</p>.</div><a name="s013239b"><!--s013239b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>large in extent or degree </p><p><i></i></p><p>a considerable number</p> <p><span class="bodyb">considerably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">awhile</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹwiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003832a"><!--s003832a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>for a short time </p><p><i></i></p><p>…and stood awhile in thought</p> — Lewis Carroll.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brawny</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrawni/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (brawnier, brawniest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007192a"><!--s007192a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>muscular; strong</p><p><span class="bodyb">brawnily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">brawniness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">actinomorphic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌaktinohʹmawfik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000476a"><!--s000476a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of an organism or part: radially symmetrical [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/actin_or_actino/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">actin-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">morphē</span> form, shape].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">casual<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009288a"><!--s009288a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009691b"><!--s009691b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a casual or migratory worker.</p></div><a name="s009692b"><!--s009692b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) casual clothes or shoes.</p></div><a name="s009693b"><!--s009693b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a member of a youth culture characterized by expensive casual dress and usu by aggressive behaviour.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anomalistic year</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002153a"><!--s002153a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the average time taken by the earth to travel from the point in its orbit nearest the sun round to that point again, equal to 365 days, 6 hours, 13 minutes, and 53 seconds.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">considerate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹsid(ə)rət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012640a"><!--s012640a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>showing concern for the rights, needs, and feelings of others</p><p><span class="bodyb">considerately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">considerateness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bilobate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bieʹlohbayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005508a"><!--s005508a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bilobed/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bilobed</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">east-southeast<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018932a"><!--s018932a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>at, towards, or coming from the east-southeast.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crottle <span class="bodyi">or</span> crotal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrotl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014316a"><!--s014316a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several lichens found in Scotland, used to dye wool used in tweed-making: <span class="bodyi">esp Parmelia saxatilis</span> [Gaelic <span class="bodyi">crotal</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clamp<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010963a"><!--s010963a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011146b"><!--s011146b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to fasten (something) with, or as if with, a clamp </p><p><i></i></p><p>The surgeon clamped the artery to stop the bleeding</p>.</div><a name="s011147b"><!--s011147b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to hold (something) tightly.</p></div><a name="s011148b"><!--s011148b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to wheel-clamp (a vehicle)</p><p><span class="bodyb">clamper</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doge</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dohj/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017670a"><!--s017670a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chief magistrate of the former republics of Venice and Genoa [French <span class="bodyi">doge</span> from Venetian dialect <span class="bodyi">doze</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">duc-, dux</span> leader].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">demurrage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹmuhrij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015988a"><!--s015988a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016578b"><!--s016578b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the detention of a ship or vehicle, e.g. for loading or unloading, beyond the time agreed upon between the owner and the charterer.</p></div><a name="s016579b"><!--s016579b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a charge paid to the owner by the charterer for this.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">awkward</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawkwəd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003833a"><!--s003833a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003810b"><!--s003810b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>lacking dexterity or skill, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the use of hands; clumsy.</p></div><a name="s003811b"><!--s003811b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>lacking ease or grace, e.g. of movement or expression.</p></div><a name="s003812b"><!--s003812b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000731c"><!--s000731c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>lacking social grace and assurance.</p></div><a name="s000732c"><!--s000732c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>causing embarrassment </p><p><i></i></p><p>an awkward moment</p>.</div></div><a name="s003813b"><!--s003813b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>poorly adapted for use or handling.</p></div><a name="s003814b"><!--s003814b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>requiring caution </p><p><i></i></p><p>an awkward diplomatic situation</p>.</div><a name="s003815b"><!--s003815b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>deliberately obstructive ✱ <span class="bodyb">the awkward squad</span> people who are difficult to deal with or unwilling to conform. The term was originally applied to untrained military recruits, and was attributed to the Scottish poet Robert Burns in his dying words in 1796: ‘John, don't let the awkward squad fire over me’, which probably alluded to his fear of a metaphorical gun salute from the literary establishment after his death.</p><p><span class="bodyb">awkwardly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">awkwardness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">awkeward</span> in the wrong direction, from <span class="bodyi">awke</span> turned the wrong way, from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">öfugr</span> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ward_or_wards/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ward</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Braxton Hicks contractions</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007193a"><!--s007193a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>irregular weak contractions of the muscles of the uterus that occur during pregnancy [named after John <span class="bodyi">Braxton Hicks</span>, English gynaecologist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">casualty</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkazh(y)ooəlti, ʹkazyoo-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> casualties)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009289a"><!--s009289a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009694b"><!--s009694b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a military force killed or wounded in action.</p></div><a name="s009695b"><!--s009695b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person or thing injured, lost, or destroyed </p><p><i></i></p><p>Small firms will be the first casualties of these policies</p>.</div><a name="s009696b"><!--s009696b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the accident and emergency department of a hospital [Middle English <span class="bodyi">casuelte</span> chance, mischance, loss, from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">casualitas</span>, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">casualis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/casual1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">casual 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bilobed</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbielohbd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005509a"><!--s005509a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>divided into two lobes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">actinomycete</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌaktinohʹmieseet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000477a"><!--s000477a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of an order of threadlike or rod-shaped bacteria: order Actinomycetales [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/actin_or_actino/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">actin-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">mykēt-, mykēs</span> fungus].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clamp<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010964a"><!--s010964a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a heap of potatoes, turnips, etc covered over with straw or earth [prob from Dutch <span class="bodyi">klamp</span> heap].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dog-ear</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017671a"><!--s017671a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the turned-down corner of a page.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consideration</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənˌsidəʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012641a"><!--s012641a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013240b"><!--s013240b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>continuous and careful thought.</p></div><a name="s013241b"><!--s013241b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a factor taken into account in making a decision, etc.</p></div><a name="s013242b"><!--s013242b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>concern for others; considerateness.</p></div><a name="s013243b"><!--s013243b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a payment for a service </p><p><i></i></p><p>for a small consideration</p>.</div><a name="s013244b"><!--s013244b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s003416c"><!--s003416c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an element of benefit or loss that distinguishes a legally binding contract from a mere promise.</p></div><a name="s003417c"><!--s003417c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>something of value given in return for a promise.</p></div></div><a name="s013245b"><!--s013245b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> respect or esteem </p><p><i></i></p><p>… became people of consideration</p><p> V S Pritchett ✱ <span class="bodyb">in consideration of</span>.</p></div><a name="s013246b"><!--s013246b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>in return for (a service, etc) ✱ <span class="bodyb">take something into consideration</span> to take something into account; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> said of a judge: to consider (additional offences admitted by a defendant) ✱ <span class="bodyb">under consideration</span> being considered.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anomalous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹnomələs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002154a"><!--s002154a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>deviating from what is usual or expected; irregular</p><p><span class="bodyb">anomalously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">anomalousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">anōmalos</span> uneven, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">homalos</span> even, from <span class="bodyi">homos</span> same].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">demurrer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015989a"><!--s015989a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an objection, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a legal objection one that assumes the truth of the matter alleged by the opponent, but asserts that it is insufficient in law to sustain the opponent's claim, and that therefore the action should not be allowed to proceed [early French <span class="bodyi">demorer</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/demure/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">demure</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eastward</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018933a"><!--s018933a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>towards the east; in a direction going east</p><p><span class="bodyb">eastwards</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crouch<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/krowch/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014317a"><!--s014317a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to lower the body by bending one's knees and bending the upper body forward [Middle English <span class="bodyi">crouchen</span>, perhaps from early French <span class="bodyi">crochir</span> to become hook-shaped, from <span class="bodyi">croche</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crochet1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crochet 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">awl</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003834a"><!--s003834a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pointed instrument for marking surfaces or making small holes, e.g. in leather [Middle English <span class="bodyi">al</span>, from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">alr</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bray<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bray/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007194a"><!--s007194a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007366b"><!--s007366b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to utter the loud harsh cry characteristic of a donkey </p><p><i></i></p><p>a braying laugh</p> <p><span class="bodyb">bray</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s007367b"><!--s007367b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a trumpet, etc: to produce a loud and brilliant noise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s007368b"><!--s007368b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to utter or play (something) loudly or harshly [Middle English <span class="bodyi">brayen</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">braire</span> to cry, probof Celtic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">casuarina</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kasyooəʹrienə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009290a"><!--s009290a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an Australian and SE Asian tree that has thin drooping jointed twigs and yields a heavy hard wood: genus <span class="bodyi">Casuarina</span> [from the Latin genus name, from Malay (<span class="bodyi">pohon</span>) <span class="bodyi">kěsuari</span>, literally ‘cassowary tree’; from the resemblance of its twigs to cassowary feathers].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dog-eared</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017672a"><!--s017672a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018547b"><!--s018547b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a book: having pages with turned-down corners dog-ears.</p></div><a name="s018548b"><!--s018548b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>worn or shabby.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biltong</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbiltong/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005510a"><!--s005510a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly SAfr</span> strips of lean meat dried in the sun [Afrikaans <span class="bodyi">biltong</span>, from <span class="bodyi">bil</span> buttock + <span class="bodyi">tong</span> tongue].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clamp down</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010965a"><!--s010965a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + on) to impose or strengthen restrictions on something or somebody, or to make restrictions more stringent </p><p><i></i></p><p>The police are clamping down on drink-driving</p> <p><span class="bodyb">clamp-down</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">demutualize <span class="bodyi">or</span> demutualise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹmyoohtyooəliez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015990a"><!--s015990a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016580b"><!--s016580b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a building society or insurance company: to change from being run on mutual principles to being a public limited company <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s016581b"><!--s016581b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to change (e.g. a building society) in this way <span class="bodyb">demutualization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">considered</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012642a"><!--s012642a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>matured by extended thought </p><p><i></i></p><p>his considered opinion</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crouch<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014318a"><!--s014318a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a crouching position.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anomaly</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹnoməli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> anomalies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002155a"><!--s002155a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002125b"><!--s002125b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something that deviates from what is usual or expected.</p></div><a name="s002126b"><!--s002126b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>deviation from the norm or from expectations.</p></div><a name="s002127b"><!--s002127b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in astronomy, the angular distance of:</p><a name="s000482c"><!--s000482c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a planet from its last <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/perihelion/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">perihelion</span></span></a> (closest point to sun).</p></div><a name="s000483c"><!--s000483c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a satellite from its last <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/perigee/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">perigee</span></span></a> (closest point to planet) [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">anōmalia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">anōmalos</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anomalous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anomalous</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eastwards</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018934a"><!--s018934a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>towards the east; eastward.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bray<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007195a"><!--s007195a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the characteristic cry of a donkey.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">actin- <span class="bodyi">or</span> actino-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000466a"><!--s000466a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting:</p><a name="s000549b"><!--s000549b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a radiate form </p><p><i></i></p><p>actinomorphic</p>.</div><a name="s000550b"><!--s000550b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>radiation </p><p><i></i></p><p>actinometer</p> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">actin-, actino-</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">aktin-, aktino-</span>, from <span class="bodyi">aktin-, aktis</span> ray].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">awn</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003835a"><!--s003835a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of the slender bristles at the end of the flower spikelet in some grasses, e.g. barley</p><p><span class="bodyb">awned</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">agen</span>, from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">ögn</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">casuist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkazh(y)ooist, ʹkazyooist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009291a"><!--s009291a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person skilled in or given to casuistry <span class="bodyb">casuistic</span> /-ʹistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">casuistical</span> /-ʹistikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">casuiste</span> from Spanish <span class="bodyi">casuista</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">casus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/case1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">case 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dog-eat-dog</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017673a"><!--s017673a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of competition in business, etc: marked by ruthless self-interest; aggressively competitive cutthroat.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clam up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (clammed up) (clamming up)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010966a"><!--s010966a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to become silent </p><p><i></i></p><p>When I asked about her boyfriend, she suddenly clammed up</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anomie <span class="bodyi">or</span> anomy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanomi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002156a"><!--s002156a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lack of moral or social standards of conduct and belief in an individual or community, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when these previously existed </p><p><i></i></p><p>an emphasis on order and stability (as opposed to anarchy or anomie)</p> — Guardian <span class="bodyb">anomic</span> /aʹnomik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">anomie</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">anomia</span> lawlessness, from <span class="bodyi">anomos</span> lawless, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">nomos</span> law].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BIM</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005511a"><!--s005511a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>British Institute of Management.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">considering<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012643a"><!--s012643a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>taking (something) into account </p><p><i></i></p><p>He did well considering his limitations</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">actinozoan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌaktinohʹzoh·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000478a"><!--s000478a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anthozoan/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anthozoan</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">actinozoan</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/actin_or_actino/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">actin-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">zōion</span> animal].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">easy<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeezi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (easier, easiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018935a"><!--s018935a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019967b"><!--s019967b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>causing or involving little difficulty.</p></div><a name="s019968b"><!--s019968b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005113c"><!--s005113c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>causing or involving little difficulty or discomfort.</p></div><a name="s005114c"><!--s005114c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>not difficult to get, earn, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>easy money</p>.</div></div><a name="s019969b"><!--s019969b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005115c"><!--s005115c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>not severe; lenient.</p></div><a name="s005116c"><!--s005116c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>readily prevailed on; compliant.</p></div><a name="s005117c"><!--s005117c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>not difficult to deceive or take advantage of </p><p><i></i></p><p>an easy prey</p>.</div><a name="s005118c"><!--s005118c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> readily persuaded to have sexual relations.</p></div></div><a name="s019970b"><!--s019970b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s005119c"><!--s005119c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>marked by peace, and comfort, or freedom from constraint </p><p><i></i></p><p>an easy life</p>.</div><a name="s005120c"><!--s005120c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>not hurried or strenuous </p><p><i></i></p><p>an easy pace</p>.</div><a name="s005121c"><!--s005121c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>free from pain, annoyance, or anxiety.</p></div></div><a name="s019971b"><!--s019971b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> readily persuaded to have sexual relations.</p></div><a name="s019972b"><!--s019972b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>marked by social ease </p><p><i></i></p><p>easy manners</p>.</div><a name="s019973b"><!--s019973b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>not burdensome or straitened </p><p><i></i></p><p>easy terms</p>.</div><a name="s019974b"><!--s019974b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>marked by ready facility and freedom from constraint </p><p><i></i></p><p>an easy flowing style of writing</p>.</div><a name="s019975b"><!--s019975b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> not having strong preferences on a particular issue.</p></div><a name="s019976b"><!--s019976b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>loose; loose-fitting.</p></div><a name="s019977b"><!--s019977b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><a name="s005122c"><!--s005122c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>plentiful in supply at low or declining interest rates </p><p><i></i></p><p>easy money</p>.</div><a name="s005123c"><!--s005123c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>less in demand and usu lower in price </p><p><i></i></p><p>Gilts were easier</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">be easy on</span> to be lenient with (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He's too easy on the boy</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">easy does it</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> doing something slowly and carefully brings success ✱ <span class="bodyb">easy on the eye</span>/<span class="bodyb">easy on the eye/eyes</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> attractive ✱ <span class="bodyb">easy on the ear</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> pleasant to listen to ✱ <span class="bodyb">of easy virtue</span> <span class="bodyi">dated</span> easily persuaded to have sexual relations</p><p><span class="bodyb">easiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">esy</span>, from Old French <span class="bodyi">aaisié</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">aaisier</span> to ease, from <span class="bodyi">aise</span> comfort, convenient, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ease1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ease 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">croup<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kroohp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014319a"><!--s014319a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>inflammation of the larynx and trachea in children and babies, typically causing laboured, rasping breathing and a hoarse cough <span class="bodyb">croupous</span> /ʹkroohpəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">croupy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [English dialect <span class="bodyi">croup</span> to cry hoarsely, cough, prob of imitative origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">demy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹmie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015991a"><!--s015991a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016582b"><!--s016582b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a size of paper usu 572 × 444mm (22½ × 17½ in).</p></div><a name="s016583b"><!--s016583b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">demy octavo</span>) a book size 216 × 135mm (8½ × 5¼ in) [Middle English <span class="bodyi">demi</span> half: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/demi/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">demi-</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">awning</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawning/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003836a"><!--s003836a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rooflike cover, often of canvas, used to protect something, e.g. a shop window or a ship's deck from sun or rain [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bray<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007196a"><!--s007196a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to crush or grind (something) finely, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a mortar </p><p><i></i></p><p>a delicate paste of brayed wheat</p><p> Lew Wallace [Middle English <span class="bodyi">brayen</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">broiier</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">casuistry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkazhyooistri, ʹkazyoo-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009292a"><!--s009292a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009697b"><!--s009697b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a method or doctrine dealing with cases of conscience and the resolution of conflicting moral obligations.</p></div><a name="s009698b"><!--s009698b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the false application of general principles to particular instances, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with regard to morals or law </p><p><i></i></p><p>Under every creed … self-deception and dishonest casuistry get in</p><p> John Stuart Mill.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dog-end</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017674a"><!--s017674a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a cigarette end.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">considering<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">conj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012644a"><!--s012644a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in view of the fact that (something is the case) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Considering he was new at the job, he did quite well</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/klan/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010967a"><!--s010967a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011149b"><!--s011149b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002798c"><!--s002798c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>all the whole body of people belonging to a particular family or group of families of Scottish descent and sharing a common surname or one of a number of surnames.</p></div><a name="s002799c"><!--s002799c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a group of people related by family </p><p><i></i></p><p>the Kennedy clan</p>.</div></div><a name="s011150b"><!--s011150b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a close-knit group united by a common interest or common characteristics </p><p><i></i></p><p>I was never in the biker clan</p> <p><span class="bodyb">clansman</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">clanswoman</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English from Scottish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">clann</span> offspring, clan, from Old Irish <span class="bodyi">cland</span> plant, offspring, from Latin <span class="bodyi">planta</span> plant].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">croup<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014320a"><!--s014320a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the rump or hindquarters, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a horse [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">croupe</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bimanal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbimənl, bieʹmaynl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005512a"><!--s005512a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bimanous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bimanous</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">demystify</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹmistifie/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (demystifies, demystified, demystifying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015992a"><!--s015992a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to explain away the mystery from (something) <span class="bodyb">demystification</span> /-fiʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">action<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000479a"><!--s000479a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000551b"><!--s000551b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000148c"><!--s000148c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>practical activity usu directed towards a particular aim.</p></div><a name="s000149c"><!--s000149c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the state of functioning actively </p><p><i></i></p><p>in action</p>.</div><a name="s000150c"><!--s000150c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>energetic activity, initiative, or enterprise.</p></div></div><a name="s000552b"><!--s000552b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the process of acting or working, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to produce alteration by force or through a natural agency.</p></div><a name="s000553b"><!--s000553b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a voluntary act; a deed.</p></div><a name="s000554b"><!--s000554b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the events in a play or work of fiction.</p></div><a name="s000555b"><!--s000555b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>armed combat in war, or an occurrence of this.</p></div><a name="s000556b"><!--s000556b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s000151c"><!--s000151c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the operating part of a mechanism or device.</p></div><a name="s000152c"><!--s000152c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the manner in which itsomething operates or moves.</p></div><a name="s000153c"><!--s000153c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a movement of the body, or the manner of this.</p></div></div><a name="s000557b"><!--s000557b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a civil legal proceeding.</p></div><a name="s000558b"><!--s000558b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the action</span>) <span class="bodyi">informal</span> lively or productive activity ✱ <span class="bodyb">out of action</span> not working or functioning actively ✱ <span class="bodyb">take action</span> to begin to act; to do something.</p></div><a name="s000559b"><!--s000559b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to begin legal proceedings [Middle English <span class="bodyi">accioun</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">action-, actio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">agere</span> to drive, do].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">braze</span><small><span class="eSynop">/brayz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007197a"><!--s007197a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to solder (metals) with an alloy, e.g. of brass and silver, that melts on contact with the heated metals being joined</p><p><span class="bodyb">braze</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">brazer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [prob from French <span class="bodyi">braser</span> to solder, from Old French <span class="bodyi">brese</span> live coals].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">easy<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018936a"><!--s018936a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019978b"><!--s019978b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>easily </p><p><i></i></p><p>Promises come easy</p>.</div><a name="s019979b"><!--s019979b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>without undue speed, stress, or excitement; slowly or cautiously </p><p><i></i></p><p>We'll take it easy, one step at a time</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">go easy</span>/<span class="bodyb">go easy on</span> to be not too lavish with something </p><p><i></i></p><p>Go easy on the ice, bartender</p>.</div><a name="s019980b"><!--s019980b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ on) to deal leniently with (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Go easy on the boy. He meant no harm</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">stand easy</span> used as a military command to soldiers standing at ease, giving permission to relax further ✱ <span class="bodyb">take it easy</span> to relax or rest.</p></div><a name="s019981b"><!--s019981b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to remain calm.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anon.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002158a"><!--s002158a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>anonymous.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">awoke</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹwohk/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003837a"><!--s003837a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/awake1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">awake 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">casus belli</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkahsoos ʹbelee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> casus belli /ʹbelie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009293a"><!--s009293a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an event or action that brings about a war [Latin <span class="bodyi">casus belli</span> occasion of war].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dogface</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017675a"><!--s017675a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018549b"><!--s018549b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several species of American butterflies with markings on their forewings that resemble a dog's face: genus <span class="bodyi">Zerene</span>.</p></div><a name="s018550b"><!--s018550b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal, dated</span> a soldier, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an infantryman.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">considering<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012645a"><!--s012645a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> all things considered </p><p><i></i></p><p>You did pretty well, considering</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clandestine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/klanʹdestin, ʹklandestin/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010968a"><!--s010968a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>held in or conducted with secrecy; surreptitious </p><p><i></i></p><p>a clandestine meeting</p> <p><span class="bodyb">clandestinely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">clandestin</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">clandestinus</span>,irreg from <span class="bodyi">clam</span> secretly].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">demythologize <span class="bodyi">or</span> demythologise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deemiʹtholəjiez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015993a"><!--s015993a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to eliminate the mythical elements or associations of (a belief, tradition, etc).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">croupier</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkroohpiay, ʹkroohpi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014321a"><!--s014321a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person in a casinoan employee of a gambling casino who collects and pays out bets at the gaming tables</p><p>French <span class="bodyi">croupier</span> pillion rider, literally ‘rider on the croup of a horse’, from <span class="bodyi">croupe</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/croup2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">croup 2</span></span></a>. The word orig referred to a person who stood behind a gambler and gave advice</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">action<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000480a"><!--s000480a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to take action on (a plan, proposal, etc).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brazen<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrayz(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007198a"><!--s007198a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007369b"><!--s007369b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>shamelessly or contemptuously bold.</p></div><a name="s007370b"><!--s007370b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly literary</span> resembling or made of brass </p><p><i></i></p><p>brazen cauldrons</p><p> Thomas Bulfinch.</p></div><a name="s007371b"><!--s007371b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>sounding harsh and loud like struck brass</p><p><span class="bodyb">brazenly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">brazenness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">bræsen</span>, from <span class="bodyi">bræs</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brass/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brass</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bimanous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbimənəs, bieʹmaynəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005513a"><!--s005513a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of humans and the higher primates: having hands or paws that are different in shape and function from the feet [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bi_1_or_bin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bi- 1</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">manus</span> hand].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹnon/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002157a"><!--s002157a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or informal</span> in a short while; soon [Old English <span class="bodyi">on ān</span> inone].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">awoken</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹwohkən/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003838a"><!--s003838a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/awake1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">awake 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CAT</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kat/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009294a"><!--s009294a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009699b"><!--s009699b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>computer-aided testing.</p></div><a name="s009700b"><!--s009700b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>computerized axial tomography.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">easy-care</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018937a"><!--s018937a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a material or item of clothing: easy to look after, clean, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dog fennel</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017676a"><!--s017676a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stinking_mayweed/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stinking mayweed</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consign</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹsien/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012646a"><!--s012646a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013247b"><!--s013247b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to entrust (something) to somebody's care.</p></div><a name="s013248b"><!--s013248b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to send or address (something) to an agent to be cared for or sold.</p></div><a name="s013249b"><!--s013249b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to commit (something) to a place where it will be got rid of </p><p><i></i></p><p>Thousands of photographs were consigned to the flames</p> <p><span class="bodyb">consignable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">consignor</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">consignare</span> to put one's seal on, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">signum</span> mark, seal, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sign1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sign 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clang<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/klang/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010969a"><!--s010969a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011151b"><!--s011151b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make a loud metallic ringing sound, or do something with such a sound </p><p><i></i></p><p>The gate clanged shut</p> <p><span class="bodyb">clang</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s011152b"><!--s011152b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to clang </p><p><i></i></p><p>He clanged the bell</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">clangere</span> to resound].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">actionable</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000481a"><!--s000481a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>giving grounds for an action at law</p><p><span class="bodyb">actionably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bimanual</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bieʹmanyooəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005514a"><!--s005514a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>done using both hands, or needing to be done with two hands.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cat<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kat/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009295a"><!--s009295a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009701b"><!--s009701b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002334c"><!--s002334c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a small furry flesh-eating mammal kept as a pet or for catching rats and mice: <span class="bodyi">Felis catus</span>.</p></div><a name="s002335c"><!--s002335c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any of a family of carnivores that includes the domestic cat, lion, tiger, leopard, jaguar, cougar, lynx, and cheetah: family Felidae.</p></div></div><a name="s009702b"><!--s009702b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a malicious woman.</p></div><a name="s009703b"><!--s009703b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cat_o_nine_tails/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cat-o’-nine-tails</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s009704b"><!--s009704b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span></p><a name="s002336c"><!--s002336c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a player or devotee of jazz.</p></div><a name="s002337c"><!--s002337c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a person, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a man ✱ <span class="bodyb">let the cat out of the bag</span> to divulge a secret, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> inadvertently [from the diabolical associations of cats in the Middle Ages, and the fact that cats are notoriously averse to being confined] ✱ <span class="bodyb">like a cat on a hot tin roof/on hot bricks</span> very agitated or uneasy ✱ <span class="bodyb">put/set the cat among the pigeons</span> to do or say something that causes trouble</p><p><span class="bodyb">catlike</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">catt</span> from a Germanic word prob borrowed from Latin <span class="bodyi">cattus, catta</span> cat].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">croustade</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kroohʹstahd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014322a"><!--s014322a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a crisp shell of bread, pastry, potatoes, etc that is fried or baked and filled with food [French <span class="bodyi">croustade</span> from Provençal <span class="bodyi">croustado</span>, from <span class="bodyi">crousto</span> crust].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">den</span><small><span class="eSynop">/den/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015994a"><!--s015994a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016584b"><!--s016584b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the lair of a wild, usu predatory, animal.</p></div><a name="s016585b"><!--s016585b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a centre of secret, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> unlawful, activity </p><p><i></i></p><p>an opium den</p>.</div><a name="s016586b"><!--s016586b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a comfortable usu secluded room [Old English <span class="bodyi">denn</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">easy chair</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018938a"><!--s018938a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large usu upholstered armchair designed for comfort and relaxation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">AWOL</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaywol/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003839a"><!--s003839a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">awol</span>) in the armed forces, absent without leave [acronym from <span class="bodyi">absent without leave</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brazen<sup>2</sup></span></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007199a"><!--s007199a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>✱ <span class="bodyb">brazen it out</span> to face danger, trouble, or criticism with defiance or impudence.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dogfight</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017677a"><!--s017677a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018551b"><!--s018551b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a viciously fought contest.</p></div><a name="s018552b"><!--s018552b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a fight between aircraft, usu at close quarters</p><p><span class="bodyb">dogfighting</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anonym</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanənim/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002159a"><!--s002159a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002128b"><!--s002128b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an anonymous person or publication.</p></div><a name="s002129b"><!--s002129b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a pseudonym [French <span class="bodyi">anonyme</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">anōnumous</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anonymous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anonymous</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consignee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/konsieʹnee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012647a"><!--s012647a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person to whom something is consigned.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clang<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010970a"><!--s010970a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a loud ringing metallic sound.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cat<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009296a"><!--s009296a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009705b"><!--s009705b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to raise (an anchor) to the cathead.</p></div><a name="s009706b"><!--s009706b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to flog (somebody) with a cat-o’-nine-tails.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bimbo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbimboh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bimbos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005515a"><!--s005515a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005617b"><!--s005617b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal, derog</span> an attractive but unintelligent person, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a woman.</p></div><a name="s005618b"><!--s005618b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, chiefly derog</span> a fellow [Italian <span class="bodyi">bimbo</span> baby].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brazen-faced</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007200a"><!--s007200a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>shamelessly bold; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brazen1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brazen<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">croute</span><small><span class="eSynop">/krooht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014323a"><!--s014323a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014908b"><!--s014908b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a round slice of crisply fried, baked, or toasted bread on which savouries may be served.</p></div><a name="s014909b"><!--s014909b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a pastry cover; a crust [French <span class="bodyi">croûte</span> crust].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">denar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdeenə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015995a"><!--s015995a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the basic monetary unit of Macedonia [see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dinar/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dinar</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anonymize <span class="bodyi">or</span> anonymise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹnonimiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002160a"><!--s002160a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to withhold the identities of those involved in (something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> medical procedures or tests).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">easygoing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018939a"><!--s018939a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019982b"><!--s019982b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005124c"><!--s005124c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>taking life easily.</p></div><a name="s005125c"><!--s005125c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>placid and tolerant.</p></div><a name="s005126c"><!--s005126c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>indolent and careless.</p></div></div><a name="s019983b"><!--s019983b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>unhurried, relaxed, or; comfortable </p><p><i></i></p><p>an easygoing pace</p> <p><span class="bodyb">easygoingness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">action painting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000482a"><!--s000482a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>abstract art in which spontaneous techniques paint is applied, e.g. by throwing, dripping, or smearing, are used to apply paint.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">awry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹrie/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003840a"><!--s003840a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003816b"><!--s003816b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in a turned or twisted position or direction; askew.</p></div><a name="s003817b"><!--s003817b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>out of the right or hoped-for course; amiss [Middle English <span class="bodyi">on wry</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/on1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">on 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wry/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wry</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dogfish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dogfishes <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> dogfish)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017678a"><!--s017678a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of small long-tailed sharks: <span class="bodyi">Scyliorhinus canicula</span> and other species.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clanger</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010971a"><!--s010971a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a blunder.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consignment</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012648a"><!--s012648a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a batch of goods for delivery </p><p><i></i></p><p>a consignment of furniture</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">denarii</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹneəriie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015996a"><!--s015996a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/denarius/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">denarius</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brazier<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrayzi·ə, ʹbrayzhə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007201a"><!--s007201a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007372b"><!--s007372b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a receptacle or stand for holding burning coals.</p></div><a name="s007373b"><!--s007373b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a barbecue [French <span class="bodyi">brasier</span> fire of hot coals, from Old French <span class="bodyi">brese</span> hot coals].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bimetallic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biemiʹtalik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005516a"><!--s005516a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005619b"><!--s005619b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>composed of two different metals, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> ones that expand by different amounts when heated.</p></div><a name="s005620b"><!--s005620b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001258c"><!--s001258c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>composed of two different metals, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> ones that expand by different amounts when heated.</p></div><a name="s001259c"><!--s001259c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>denoting a device, such as a thermostat, that has a bimetallic part in it such as a bimetallic strip.</p></div></div><a name="s005621b"><!--s005621b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>relating to bimetallism.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crouton</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkroohton/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014324a"><!--s014324a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small cube of crisp toasted or fried bread served with soup or used as a garnish [French <span class="bodyi">croûton</span>,dimin. of <span class="bodyi">croûte</span> crust, from Latin <span class="bodyi">crusta</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">axe<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">ax</span>) /aks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003841a"><!--s003841a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003818b"><!--s003818b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a tool that has a head with a cutting edge parallel to the handle and is used for felling trees, chopping wood, etc.</p></div><a name="s003819b"><!--s003819b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the axe</span>) drastic reduction or removal, e.g. of personnel.</p></div><a name="s003820b"><!--s003820b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span></p><a name="s000733c"><!--s000733c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a guitar.</p></div><a name="s000734c"><!--s000734c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in jazz, any musical instrument, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a saxophone ✱ <span class="bodyb">get the axe</span> to be sacked; to be made redundant.</p></div></div><a name="s003821b"><!--s003821b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of a project: to be cancelled or abandoned ✱ <span class="bodyb">have an axe to grind</span> to have an ulterior, often selfish, purpose to pursue [Old English <span class="bodyi">æx</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dog fund</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017679a"><!--s017679a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an investment fund that is not providing a good return.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">action replay</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000483a"><!--s000483a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a recording of a televised incident, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a sporting event, usu played back in slow motion.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">easy listening</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018940a"><!--s018940a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>music and song that is undemanding and pleasant to listen to</p><p><span class="bodyb">easy-listening</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cat<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009297a"><!--s009297a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/catamaran/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">catamaran</span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anonymous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹnoniməs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002161a"><!--s002161a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002130b"><!--s002130b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>giving no name, or from somebody whose name is not known </p><p><i></i></p><p>an anonymous author</p> <p><i></i></p><p>anonymous gifts</p>.</div><a name="s002131b"><!--s002131b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having no outstanding distinguishing features; nondescript <span class="bodyb">anonymity</span> /anəʹnimiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">anonymously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">anonymousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">anōnymos</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ōnyma</span> name + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ous</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">denarius</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹneəri·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> denarii)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015997a"><!--s015997a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small silver coin of ancient Rome [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">denarius</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/denier1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">denier 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clangour<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">clangor</span>) /ʹklang·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010972a"><!--s010972a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011153b"><!--s011153b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a resounding clang or series of clangs </p><p><i></i></p><p>the clangour of hammers</p>.</div><a name="s011154b"><!--s011154b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>uproar</p><p><span class="bodyb">clangorous</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">clangorously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">clangor</span>, from <span class="bodyi">clangere</span> to resound].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹsist/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012649a"><!--s012649a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013250b"><!--s013250b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(+ in) to lie or reside in something </p><p><i></i></p><p>Liberty consists in the absence of obstructions</p><p> A E Housman.</p></div><a name="s013251b"><!--s013251b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ of) to be made up or composed of one or several things </p><p><i></i></p><p>Breakfast consisted of cereal, milk, and fruit</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">consistere</span> to exist, stand firm, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">sistere</span> to stand].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bimetallic strip</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005517a"><!--s005517a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005622b"><!--s005622b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a device functioning as a switch, consisting of strips of two metals which expand by different amounts when heated, causing the device to change shape.</p></div><a name="s005623b"><!--s005623b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a device consisting of strips of two metals, which expand by different amounts for a given change in temperature, welded together so that the whole strip bends when heated. It is used e.g. as an on-off switch in a thermostat.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Crow</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kroh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Crow Crows)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014325a"><!--s014325a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014910b"><!--s014910b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a Native American people of the region between the Platte and Yellowstone rivers.</p></div><a name="s014911b"><!--s014911b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Siouan language of this people [Siouan <span class="bodyi">apsáaloke</span> crow people].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">easy meat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018941a"><!--s018941a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> somebody who is easily duped, imposed upon, or mastered.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brazier<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrayzyə, ʹbrayzhə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007202a"><!--s007202a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who works in brass</p><p><span class="bodyb">braziery</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">brasier</span>, from <span class="bodyi">bras</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brass/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brass</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dogged</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdogid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017680a"><!--s017680a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018553b"><!--s018553b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>stubbornly determined.</p></div><a name="s018554b"><!--s018554b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> vicious or spiteful </p><p><i></i></p><p>And dogged Yorke … doth level at my life</p><p> Shakespeare</p><p><span class="bodyb">doggedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">doggedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English, in the sense ‘doglike, cruel, spiteful’, from <span class="bodyi">dog, dogge</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dog1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dog 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ed1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ed 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">action stations</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000484a"><!--s000484a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000560b"><!--s000560b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the positions taken up by members of the armed forces preparing for military action.</p></div><a name="s000561b"><!--s000561b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a state of readiness.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">axe<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">ax</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003842a"><!--s003842a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003822b"><!--s003822b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to remove (personnel from employment or a project from a budget) abruptly.</p></div><a name="s003823b"><!--s003823b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000735c"><!--s000735c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to hew, shape, or trim (wood or a tree) with an axe.</p></div><a name="s000736c"><!--s000736c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to chop, split, or sever (wood, etc) with an axe.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cat<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009298a"><!--s009298a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/catalytic_converter/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">catalytic converter</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anopheles</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹnofileez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> anopheles)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002162a"><!--s002162a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of mosquitoes including all those that transmita mosquito that transmits malaria to human beings: genus <span class="bodyi">Anopheles</span> <span class="bodyb">anopheline</span> /-lien/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">Anopheles</span>, genus name, from Greek <span class="bodyi">anōphelēs</span> useless, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ōphelein</span> to help].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">denary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdeenəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015998a"><!--s015998a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of a system of numbers having ten as its base; decimal [Latin <span class="bodyi">denarius</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/denier1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">denier 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clangour<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">clangor</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (clangoured, clangouring, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> clangored) (clangoring)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010973a"><!--s010973a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make a clangour.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consistency</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹsist(ə)nsi/ consistence <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> consistencies consistences)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012650a"><!--s012650a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013252b"><!--s013252b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the degree of thickness, viscosity, or firmness of a substance </p><p><i></i></p><p>Boil the juice to the consistency of a thick syrup</p>.</div><a name="s013253b"><!--s013253b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the quality of being mutually consistent, or of not being contradictory </p><p><i></i></p><p>a lack of consistency between the eye-witness accounts</p>.</div><a name="s013254b"><!--s013254b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the quality of not varying over a period of time </p><p><i></i></p><p>the consistency of her stroke play on court</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bimetallism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bieʹmetəlizəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005518a"><!--s005518a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the use of two metals, e.g. gold and silver, jointly as a monetary standard, with both constituting legal tender at a predetermined ratio</p><p><span class="bodyb">bimetallist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">bimetallistic</span> /-ʹlistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">bimétallisme</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bi_1_or_bin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bi- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">métal</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/metal1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">metal 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crow<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kroh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014326a"><!--s014326a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014912b"><!--s014912b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several species of large birds with glossy plumage, a heavy beak, rounded wings, and a raucous cry, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/carrion_crow/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">carrion crow</span></span></a> (<span class="bodyi">Corvus corone</span>) or <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hooded_crow/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hooded crow</span></span></a> (<span class="bodyi">Corvus corone cornix</span>): genus <span class="bodyi">Corvus</span>.</p></div><a name="s014913b"><!--s014913b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an ugly old woman ✱ <span class="bodyb">as the crow flies</span> in a direct line, usu as distinct from the overland route ✱ <span class="bodyb">eat crow</span> <span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> to be forced to accept humiliation or defeat; to eat humble pie [Old English <span class="bodyi">crāwe</span>;related to Old English <span class="bodyi">crāwan</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crow2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crow 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">activate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaktivayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000485a"><!--s000485a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000562b"><!--s000562b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to start operating.</p></div><a name="s000563b"><!--s000563b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (something) active or reactive, or more so, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in chemical or physical properties, e.g.:</p><a name="s000154c"><!--s000154c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to make (a substance) radioactive.</p></div><a name="s000155c"><!--s000155c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to increase the rate of (a chemical reaction).</p></div></div><a name="s000564b"><!--s000564b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to put (troops) on active duty <span class="bodyb">activation</span> /-ʹvaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">activator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">easy-peasy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eeziʹpeezi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018942a"><!--s018942a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by children: very easy [reduplication of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/easy1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">easy 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">axel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaksl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003843a"><!--s003843a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a jump in ice skating from one skate to the other with one, two, or three and a half turns in the air [named after <span class="bodyi">Axel</span> Paulsen d.1938, Norwegian figure skater].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catabolism <span class="bodyi">or</span> katabolism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹtabəliz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009300a"><!--s009300a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>destructive metabolism involving the release of energy and resulting in the breakdown of complex materials, e.g. glucose: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anabolism/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anabolism</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">catabolic</span> /katəʹbolik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">katabolē</span> throwing down, from <span class="bodyi">kataballein</span> to throw down, from <span class="bodyi">kata-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cata_or_cat_or_cath/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cata-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ballein</span> to throw].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anorak</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanərak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002163a"><!--s002163a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002132b"><!--s002132b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a short weatherproof coat with a hood.</p></div><a name="s002133b"><!--s002133b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> somebody with laughably unfashionable or boring hobbies [Greenland Eskimo <span class="bodyi">ánorâq</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brazil</span><small><span class="eSynop">/brəʹzil/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007203a"><!--s007203a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007374b"><!--s007374b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">brazil nut</span>) a roughly triangular oily edible nut.</p></div><a name="s007375b"><!--s007375b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the tall S American tree that bears this nut: <span class="bodyi">Bertholletia</span> <span class="bodyi">excelsa</span>.</p></div><a name="s007376b"><!--s007376b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brazilwood/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brazilwood</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s007377b"><!--s007377b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a dye obtained from brazilwood [named after <span class="bodyi">Brazil</span>, country in S America].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dogger<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdogə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017681a"><!--s017681a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>formerly, a Dutch two-masted fishing vessel used in the North Sea [early Dutch <span class="bodyi">dogger</span> trawler].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">denationalize <span class="bodyi">or</span> denationalise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹnash(ə)nəliez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015999a"><!--s015999a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016587b"><!--s016587b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to remove (something) from ownership or control by the state.</p></div><a name="s016588b"><!--s016588b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to divest (a person or a country) of national status, character, or rights <span class="bodyb">denationalization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clank<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/klangk/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010974a"><!--s010974a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011155b"><!--s011155b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make a sharp brief metallic sound or a series of such sounds</p><p><span class="bodyb">clank</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s011156b"><!--s011156b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to clank</p><p><span class="bodyb">clankingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [prob imitative].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bimillenary<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/biemiʹlenəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bimillenaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005519a"><!--s005519a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005624b"><!--s005624b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the celebration of a 2000th anniversary.</p></div><a name="s005625b"><!--s005625b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a period of 2000 years.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consistent</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012651a"><!--s012651a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013255b"><!--s013255b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) in agreement; not contradictory </p><p><i></i></p><p>Contemporary witnesses are remarkably consistent on this point</p>.</div><a name="s013256b"><!--s013256b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not varying over a period of time </p><p><i></i></p><p>maintaining a consistent standard</p>.</div><a name="s013257b"><!--s013257b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>hanging together logically; not self-contradictory </p><p><i></i></p><p>His characters are believable and consistent</p>.</div><a name="s013258b"><!--s013258b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(+ with) fitting in with (certain conjectural circumstances) </p><p><i></i></p><p>injuries consistent with a knife attack</p> <p><span class="bodyb">consistently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">consistent-, consistens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">consistere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/consist/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">consist</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">easy street</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018943a"><!--s018943a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a position of affluence.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dogger<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017682a"><!--s017682a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018555b"><!--s018555b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a type of ironstone found in sedimentary rock, often in the form of spherical concretions.</p></div><a name="s018556b"><!--s018556b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a spherical nodule of this kind [perhaps related to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dog1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dog 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crow<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> crowed crew) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> crowed)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014327a"><!--s014327a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014914b"><!--s014914b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a cock: to make the its shrill long-drawn-out cry of a cock.</p></div><a name="s014915b"><!--s014915b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of an infant: to utter sounds of happiness or pleasure.</p></div><a name="s014916b"><!--s014916b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s003738c"><!--s003738c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(+ over) to triumph over somebody in their defeat </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her father's comfort … will consist of his crowing over her and saying ‘I always told you so!’</p><p> Henry James.</p></div><a name="s003739c"><!--s003739c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + over/about) to brag</p><p><span class="bodyb">crow</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">crāwan</span>; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">crāwe</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crow1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crow 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">axeman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> axemen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003844a"><!--s003844a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who wields an axe; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a psychopathic criminal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anorectic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anəʹrektik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002164a"><!--s002164a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anorexic1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anorexic 1</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anorexic2_or_anorectic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anorexic 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Brazilian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/brəʹzilyən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007204a"><!--s007204a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Brazil in S America</p><p><span class="bodyb">Brazilian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">activated carbon <span class="bodyi">or</span> activated charcoal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000486a"><!--s000486a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>powdered or granular carbon that has been chemically treated to increase its adsorptive properties, and is used chiefly for removing impurities, e.g. from alcohol, by adsorption.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">denaturalize <span class="bodyi">or</span> denaturalise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹnachərəliez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016000a"><!--s016000a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016589b"><!--s016589b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (something) unnatural.</p></div><a name="s016590b"><!--s016590b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to deprive (somebody) of the rights and duties of a citizen <span class="bodyb">denaturalization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catachresis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/katəʹkreesis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> catachreses /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009301a"><!--s009301a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>use of the wrong word for the context <span class="bodyb">catachrestic</span> /-ʹkrestik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">catachrestical</span> /-ʹkrestikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">katachrēsis</span> misuse, from <span class="bodyi">katachrēsthai</span> to use up, misuse, from <span class="bodyi">kata-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cata_or_cat_or_cath/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cata-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">chrēsthai</span> to use].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clank<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010975a"><!--s010975a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sharp brief metallic sound.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bimillenary<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005520a"><!--s005520a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005626b"><!--s005626b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to a 2000th anniversary.</p></div><a name="s005627b"><!--s005627b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to a period of 2000 years.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crow<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014328a"><!--s014328a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014917b"><!--s014917b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the characteristic cry of the cock.</p></div><a name="s014918b"><!--s014918b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a triumphant cry.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doggerel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdog(ə)rəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017683a"><!--s017683a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018557b"><!--s018557b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>verse that is loosely styled and irregular in measure, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for comic effect.</p></div><a name="s018558b"><!--s018558b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>verse that lacks any poetic quality [Middle English <span class="bodyi">dogerel</span> worthless, prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dog1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dog 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eet/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> ate /et, ayt/) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> eaten)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018945a"><!--s018945a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s019984b"><!--s019984b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to put (<span class="bodyi">esp</span> food) in the mouth and swallow it, usu after chewing it.</p></div><a name="s019985b"><!--s019985b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005127c"><!--s005127c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(+ away/into/through) to destroy, erode, or corrode gradually.</p></div><a name="s005128c"><!--s005128c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(+ into) to use a great deal of (a limited resource).</p></div></div><a name="s019986b"><!--s019986b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005129c"><!--s005129c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> + away) to corrode (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Paint had been eaten away by the sea's fine spray</p>.</div><a name="s005130c"><!--s005130c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to cause (damage) by eating or corroding something </p><p><i></i></p><p>Moths had eaten holes in her jacket</p>.</div><a name="s005131c"><!--s005131c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to devastate (a place) by eating its produce or resources </p><p><i></i></p><p>Locusts ate the country bare</p>.</div></div><a name="s019987b"><!--s019987b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to worry or annoy (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>What's eating them?</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s019988b"><!--s019988b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to take food or a meal </p><p><i></i></p><p>When shall we eat?</p>.</div><a name="s019989b"><!--s019989b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(+ into/through) to cause damage to something by eating </p><p><i></i></p><p>The fault had been caused by insects eating through the cable</p>.</div><a name="s019990b"><!--s019990b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s005132c"><!--s005132c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(+ into/through) to destroy or corrode (something) gradually </p><p><i></i></p><p>The acid had started to eat into the metal</p>.</div><a name="s005133c"><!--s005133c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(+ into) to use a great deal of (a limited resource) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Buying a new car will eat into your savings</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">eat dirt</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to accept insults or humiliation humbly and uncomplainingly ✱ <span class="bodyb">eat humble pie</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/humble_pie/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">humble pie</span></span></a> ✱ <span class="bodyb">eat like a bird</span> to eat very little ✱ <span class="bodyb">eat like a horse</span> to eat a lot ✱ <span class="bodyb">eat one's hat</span> used to express one's opinion that something is very unlikely </p><p><i></i></p><p>If he passes his driving test, I'll eat my hat</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">eat one's heart out</span> to grieve bitterly, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for something desired but unobtainable ✱ <span class="bodyb">eat one's words</span> to retract what one has said, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in an ignominious way ✱ <span class="bodyb">eat out of somebody's hand</span> to do everything somebody asks</p><p><span class="bodyb">eater</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">etan</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consistory</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹsist(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> consistories)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012652a"><!--s012652a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a church tribunal or governing body; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one made up of the pope and cardinals <span class="bodyb">consistorial</span> /konsiʹstawri·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">consistorium</span> church tribunal, from Latin <span class="bodyi">consistere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/consist/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">consist</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">axes</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹakseez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003845a"><!--s003845a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/axis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">axis</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">activated sludge</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000487a"><!--s000487a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>sewage aerated to favour the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clannish</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklanish/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010976a"><!--s010976a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>tending to associate only with a select group of similar background, status, or interests</p><p><span class="bodyb">clannishly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">clannishness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brazilwood</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007205a"><!--s007205a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the heavy red wood of a tropical leguminous tree: genus <span class="bodyi">Caesalpinia</span> [Spanish <span class="bodyi">brasil</span>, from <span class="bodyi">brasa</span> live coals; from its colour].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cataclysm</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkatəkliz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009302a"><!--s009302a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009711b"><!--s009711b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a violent geological change of the earth's surface.</p></div><a name="s009712b"><!--s009712b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a momentous event marked by violent upheaval and destruction.</p></div><a name="s009713b"><!--s009713b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a flood or deluge <span class="bodyb">cataclysmal</span> /-ʹklizməl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">cataclysmic</span> /-ʹklizmik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">cataclysmically</span> /-ʹklizmikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">cataclysme</span> via Latinfrom Greek <span class="bodyi">kataklysmos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">kataklyzein</span> to flood, from <span class="bodyi">kata-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cata_or_cat_or_cath/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cata-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">klyzein</span> to wash].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anorexia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anəʹreksi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002165a"><!--s002165a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002134b"><!--s002134b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anorexia_nervosa/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anorexia nervosa</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s002135b"><!--s002135b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>prolonged loss of appetite [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">anorexia</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">orexia</span> appetite].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">denature</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹnaychə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016001a"><!--s016001a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016591b"><!--s016591b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to take away the natural qualities of (something or somebody).</p></div><a name="s016592b"><!--s016592b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004182c"><!--s004182c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to modify (e.g. a protein) by heat, acid, etc so that some of the original structure of the molecule is lost and its properties are changed.</p></div><a name="s004183c"><!--s004183c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to make (alcohol) unfit for drinking, (e.g. by adding an obnoxious substance) <span class="bodyb">denaturant</span> /deeʹnaychərənt, deeʹna-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">denaturation</span> /ˌdeenaychəʹraysh(ə)n, ˌdeenachəʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doggie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdogi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017684a"><!--s017684a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/doggy2_or_doggie/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">doggy 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bimillennial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biemiʹleni·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005521a"><!--s005521a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bimillenary1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bimillenary 1</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bimillenary2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bimillenary 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clap<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/klap/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (clapped, clapping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010977a"><!--s010977a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s011157b"><!--s011157b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002800c"><!--s002800c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to strike (the hands) together repeatedly, usu in applause.</p></div><a name="s002801c"><!--s002801c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to applaud (a person or an act).</p></div></div><a name="s011158b"><!--s011158b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002802c"><!--s002802c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to strike (two flat hard surfaces) together so as to produce a loud sharp percussive noise.</p></div><a name="s002803c"><!--s002803c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a bird: to flap (the wings) noisily.</p></div></div><a name="s011159b"><!--s011159b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to strike (somebody) with the flat of the hand in a friendly way </p><p><i></i></p><p>He clapped his friend on the back</p>.</div><a name="s011160b"><!--s011160b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s002804c"><!--s002804c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to place, put, or set (something or somebody) in a certain place or condition, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> energetically </p><p><i></i></p><p>They clapped him in irons</p> <p><i></i></p><p>He clapped a hand to his head in dismay</p>.</div><a name="s002805c"><!--s002805c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to impose (e.g. a restriction).</p></div></div><a name="s011161b"><!--s011161b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>of a bird: to flap (the wings) noisily <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s011162b"><!--s011162b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to applaud.</p></div><a name="s011163b"><!--s011163b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to produce a sharp percussive noise ✱ <span class="bodyb">clap eyes on</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eye1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eye 1</span></span></a> ✱ <span class="bodyb">clap hold of</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to seize (somebody or something) suddenly and energetically [Old English <span class="bodyi">clæppan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">EAT</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018944a"><!--s018944a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Tanzania (international vehicle registration).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consistory court</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012653a"><!--s012653a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a diocesan court in the Church of England.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">axial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaksi·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003846a"><!--s003846a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003824b"><!--s003824b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or functioning as an axis.</p></div><a name="s003825b"><!--s003825b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>situated round, in the direction of, or along an axis <span class="bodyb">axiality</span> /-ʹaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">axially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anorexia nervosa</span><small><span class="eSynop">/nuhʹvohzə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002166a"><!--s002166a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a psychological disorder characterized by an aversion to food induced by an obsessive desire to lose weight and sometimes resulting in life-threatening emaciation [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">anorexia nervosa</span> nervous anorexia].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breach<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/breech/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007206a"><!--s007206a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007378b"><!--s007378b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>infringement or violation, e.g. of a law, obligation, or standard </p><p><i></i></p><p>breach of contract</p>.</div><a name="s007379b"><!--s007379b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a gap, e.g. in a wall, made by battering.</p></div><a name="s007380b"><!--s007380b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a break in customarily friendly relations </p><p><i></i></p><p>I attempted familiarities … which she repulsed with proper resentment … This made a breach between us</p><p> Benjamin Franklin.</p></div><a name="s007381b"><!--s007381b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a leap, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a whale out of water </p><p><i></i></p><p>the sublime breach</p><p> Herman Melville ✱ <span class="bodyb">step into the breach</span>.</p></div><a name="s007382b"><!--s007382b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to replace somebody who has been prevented from doing a certain job, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> at short notice [Old English <span class="bodyi">bryce</span>; related to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/break2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">break 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crowbar</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014329a"><!--s014329a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an iron or steel bar for use as a lever that is wedge-shaped at the working end [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crow1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crow 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bar1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bar 1</span></span></a>; prob from the forked end, like a crow's foot, it sometimes has].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catacomb</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkatəkoohm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009303a"><!--s009303a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009714b"><!--s009714b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a galleried subterranean cemetery with recesses for tombs.</p></div><a name="s009715b"><!--s009715b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an underground passageway or group of passageways; a labyrinth [early French <span class="bodyi">catacombe</span>,prob via Old Italian <span class="bodyi">catacomba</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">catacumbae</span> (pl), the name of a subterranean cemetery near Rome].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dendrite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdendriet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016003a"><!--s016003a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016593b"><!--s016593b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004184c"><!--s004184c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a mineral marked with a branching crystal form.</p></div><a name="s004185c"><!--s004185c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>these marks.</p></div></div><a name="s016594b"><!--s016594b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a branching form of a crystal.</p></div><a name="s016595b"><!--s016595b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>any of the branching extensions from a nerve cell that conducts impulses towards the cell body <span class="bodyb">dendritic</span> /denʹdritik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">dendritically</span> /denʹdritikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">active<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaktiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000488a"><!--s000488a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000565b"><!--s000565b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>moving, working, or operating, not at rest.</p></div><a name="s000566b"><!--s000566b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000156c"><!--s000156c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>quick in physical movement; lively.</p></div><a name="s000157c"><!--s000157c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>marked by or requiring vigorous activity </p><p><i></i></p><p>active sports</p>.</div><a name="s000158c"><!--s000158c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>full of activity; busy </p><p><i></i></p><p>an active life</p>.</div></div><a name="s000567b"><!--s000567b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>characterized by practical action rather than by contemplation or speculation </p><p><i></i></p><p>an active interest in politics</p>.</div><a name="s000568b"><!--s000568b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s000159c"><!--s000159c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>marked by or requiring vigorous activity.</p></div><a name="s000160c"><!--s000160c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>full of activity; busy.</p></div></div><a name="s000569b"><!--s000569b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>characterized by practical action and involvement </p><p><i></i></p><p>an active interest in politics</p>.</div><a name="s000570b"><!--s000570b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s000161c"><!--s000161c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>having practical results; effective.</p></div><a name="s000162c"><!--s000162c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>of a substance: capable of acting or reacting; activated.</p></div></div><a name="s000571b"><!--s000571b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>having practical results; effective </p><p><i></i></p><p>an active ingredient</p>.</div><a name="s000572b"><!--s000572b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>said of a volcano: liable to erupt; not extinct.</p></div><a name="s000573b"><!--s000573b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>in grammar, of a verb form or voice: having as the subject the person or thing doing the action.</p></div><a name="s000574b"><!--s000574b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><a name="s000163c"><!--s000163c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in grammar, said of a verb form or voice: having as the subject the person or thing doing the action.</p></div><a name="s000164c"><!--s000164c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a sentence: containing an active verb form.</p></div></div><a name="s000575b"><!--s000575b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>relating to full-time service, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the armed forces.</p></div><a name="s000576b"><!--s000576b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>said of a substance: capable of acting or reacting; activated.</p></div><a name="s000577b"><!--s000577b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>said of an electronic device, e.g. a transistor or valve: using electrical power for amplifying or controlling an electrical signal</p><p><span class="bodyb">actively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">activeness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">activus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">agere</span> to drive, do].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doggie bag</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017685a"><!--s017685a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/doggy_bag_or_doggie_bag/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">doggy bag</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bimolecular</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bieməʹlekyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005522a"><!--s005522a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005628b"><!--s005628b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or formed from two molecules.</p></div><a name="s005629b"><!--s005629b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>being two molecules thick</p><p><span class="bodyb">bimolecularly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eatable</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018946a"><!--s018946a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="sb000000160"><!--sb000000160--></a><p>suitable for eating</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">eatable</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">edible</span>? Both <span class="bodyi">eatable</span> and<span class="bodyi">edible</span> mean ‘reasonably pleasant to eat’, but the: <span class="bodyi">If you put plenty of sauce on it, it's just about eatable</span> or <span class="bodyi">edible</span>. The primary meaning of <span class="bodyi">edible</span>, however, is ‘possible to eat’, ‘nonpoisonous’: <span class="bodyi">Are these berries edible?</span></p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crowberry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrohb(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> crowberries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014330a"><!--s014330a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014919b"><!--s014919b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a low shrubby evergreen plant, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of arctic or mountainous regions: <span class="bodyi">Empetrum nigrum</span>.</p></div><a name="s014920b"><!--s014920b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the tasteless black berry of this plant.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clap<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010978a"><!--s010978a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011164b"><!--s011164b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the sound of clapping hands, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> applause.</p></div><a name="s011165b"><!--s011165b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a loud sharp percussive noise, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of thunder.</p></div><a name="s011166b"><!--s011166b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a friendly slap </p><p><i></i></p><p>He gave her a clap on the shoulder</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">axil</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaksl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003847a"><!--s003847a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the angle between a branch or leaf and the axis from which it arises [Latin <span class="bodyi">axilla</span> armpit].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consociation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənˌsohsiʹaysh(ə)n, -shiʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012654a"><!--s012654a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an ecological community with a single dominant organism</p><p><span class="bodyb">consociational</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">consociation-, consociatio</span> alliance, from <span class="bodyi">consociare</span> to associate, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">socius</span> companion].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catadioptric</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkatədieʹoptrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009304a"><!--s009304a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>involving both reflection and refraction.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dendro-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016004a"><!--s016004a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dendr_or_dendro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dendr-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">active<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000489a"><!--s000489a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000578b"><!--s000578b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an active form of a verb.</p></div><a name="s000579b"><!--s000579b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the active voice of a language.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breach<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007207a"><!--s007207a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007383b"><!--s007383b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make a breach in (a barrier).</p></div><a name="s007384b"><!--s007384b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to break or violate (an agreement, etc).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anorexic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/anəʹreksik/ anorectic /anəʹrektik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002167a"><!--s002167a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002136b"><!--s002136b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>suffering from anorexia nervosa.</p></div><a name="s002137b"><!--s002137b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>extremely or unhealthily thin.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dogging</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdoging/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017686a"><!--s017686a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, slang</span> the practice of engaging in, or watching others engage in, sexual activity in secluded locations such as public parks and car parks</p><p><span class="bodyb">dogger</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bimonthly<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bieʹmunthli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005523a"><!--s005523a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005630b"><!--s005630b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>every two months.</p></div><a name="s005631b"><!--s005631b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>twice a month.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crowd<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/krowd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014331a"><!--s014331a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014921b"><!--s014921b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003740c"><!--s003740c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a large number of people gathered together without order; a throng.</p></div><a name="s003741c"><!--s003741c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a mass of spectators </p><p><i></i></p><p>playing before a 20,000-strong crowd</p>.</div></div><a name="s014922b"><!--s014922b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the crowd</span>) people in general </p><p><i></i></p><p>the desire to stand out from the crowd and be different</p>.</div><a name="s014923b"><!--s014923b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a large number of things close together and in disorder; a huddle </p><p><i></i></p><p>a crowd of telegraph poles</p>.</div><a name="s014924b"><!--s014924b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a specified social group </p><p><i></i></p><p>the in crowd</p> <p><i></i></p><p>He got in with a bad crowd</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dendrochronology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌdendrohkrəʹnoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016005a"><!--s016005a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the dating of events and variations in climate by comparative study of the annual growth rings in wood</p><p><span class="bodyb">dendrochronological</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dendrochronologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anorexic<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> anorectic</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002168a"><!--s002168a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person suffering from anorexia nervosa.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eatables</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018947a"><!--s018947a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>food.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clap<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010979a"><!--s010979a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">the clap</span>) <span class="bodyi">slang</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sexually_transmitted_disease/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sexually transmitted disease</span></span></a> , <span class="bodyi">esp</span> gonorrhoea [early French <span class="bodyi">clapoir</span> bubo].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">active list</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000490a"><!--s000490a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a list of officers in the armed forces who are available for duty.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consolation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/konsəʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012655a"><!--s012655a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013259b"><!--s013259b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>comfort given to or received by somebody who has suffered loss or disappointment.</p></div><a name="s013260b"><!--s013260b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that affords comfort </p><p><i></i></p><p>The grandchildren are a great consolation</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catadromous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹtadrəməs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009305a"><!--s009305a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a fish: living in fresh water and going to the sea to spawn: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anadromous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anadromous</span></span></a> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">catadromus</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cata_or_cat_or_cath/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cata-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-dromus</span> running].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breach of promise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007208a"><!--s007208a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>violation of a promise, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to marry somebody.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">axilla</span><small><span class="eSynop">/akʹsilə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> axillas axillae /-lee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003848a"><!--s003848a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">technical</span> the armpit [Latin <span class="bodyi">axilla</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doggish</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdogish/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017687a"><!--s017687a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018559b"><!--s018559b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>like a dog in appearance or behaviour.</p></div><a name="s018560b"><!--s018560b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> surly or vicious </p><p><i></i></p><p>cruel and doggish hypocrites</p><p> William Tyndale.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bimonthly<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005524a"><!--s005524a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005632b"><!--s005632b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>occurring, appearing, etc every two months.</p></div><a name="s005633b"><!--s005633b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>occurring, appearing, etc twice a month</p><p><span class="bodyb">bimonthly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv and noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crowd<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014332a"><!--s014332a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014925b"><!--s014925b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + round) to press close </p><p><i></i></p><p>People crowded round to listen</p>.</div><a name="s014926b"><!--s014926b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to collect in numbers; to throng </p><p><i></i></p><p>Spectators crowded onto the pitch</p> <p><i></i></p><p>She couldn't sleep for the thoughts crowding into her head</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s014927b"><!--s014927b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s003742c"><!--s003742c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to fill (a place) by pressing or thronging together </p><p><i></i></p><p>The centre was crowded with Christmas shoppers</p>.</div><a name="s003743c"><!--s003743c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to force or thrust (objects) into a small space </p><p><i></i></p><p>the tendency to crowd too much furniture into a room</p>.</div></div><a name="s014928b"><!--s014928b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(+ off/out of) said of a throng: to push (others) out of the way </p><p><i></i></p><p>The army of fans crowded us off the pavement</p>.</div><a name="s014929b"><!--s014929b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to press close to or jostle (somebody) or jostle them </p><p><i></i></p><p>Don't crowd him – he needs air</p>.</div><a name="s014930b"><!--s014930b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to put pressure on (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I can't think straight if you crowd me</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">crūdan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dendrology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/denʹdroləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016006a"><!--s016006a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the study of trees <span class="bodyb">dendrological</span> /-ʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dendrologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">active service</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000491a"><!--s000491a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>service in a combat area as a member of the armed forces.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eat away</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018948a"><!--s018948a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019991b"><!--s019991b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to remove (something) by eating it </p><p><i></i></p><p>Insects had eaten away the bark</p>.</div><a name="s019992b"><!--s019992b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to destroy or corrode (something) gradually <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s019993b"><!--s019993b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ at) to remove part of something by eating it.</p></div><a name="s019994b"><!--s019994b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(+ at) to corrode or destroy part of something.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">axillary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/akʹsiləri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003849a"><!--s003849a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003826b"><!--s003826b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or in the region of the armpit.</p></div><a name="s003827b"><!--s003827b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>situated in or growing from an axil.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catafalque</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkatəfalk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009306a"><!--s009306a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an ornamental structure supporting or bearing a coffin, e.g. while the body lies in state [Italian <span class="bodyi">catafalco</span>, ultimatelyfrom <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cata_or_cat_or_cath/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cata-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">fala</span> siege tower].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anosmia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aʹnozmi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002169a"><!--s002169a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>partial or total loss of the sense of smell</p><p><span class="bodyb">anosmic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">anosmia</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">osmē</span> smell].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clapboard<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklabəd, ʹklapbawd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010980a"><!--s010980a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/weatherboard/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">weatherboard</span></span></a> (1) [partial translation of Dutch <span class="bodyi">klaphout</span> stave wood].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doggo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdogoh/</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017688a"><!--s017688a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>✱ <span class="bodyb">lie doggo</span> to lie low and stay motionless, to avoid detection [prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dog1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dog 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breach of the peace</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007209a"><!--s007209a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an instance of disorderly conduct causing a public disturbance, treated as a criminal offence.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consolation prize</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012656a"><!--s012656a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a prize given to somebody who just fails to gain a major prize in a contest.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bimonthly<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bimonthlies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005525a"><!--s005525a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bimonthly publication.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crowded</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrowdid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014333a"><!--s014333a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014931b"><!--s014931b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>filled with numerous people or things </p><p><i></i></p><p>the crowded shopping centre</p> <p><i></i></p><p>hunting for something on his crowded desktop</p>.</div><a name="s014932b"><!--s014932b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>full of events </p><p><i></i></p><p>her crowded engagement diary</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a life crowded with incident</p> <p><span class="bodyb">crowdedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dendr- <span class="bodyi">or</span> dendro-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016002a"><!--s016002a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: a tree or trees </p><p><i></i></p><p>dendrochronology</p> <p>[Greek, from <span class="bodyi">dendron</span> tree].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eaten</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eet(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018949a"><!--s018949a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eat/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eat</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doggone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdogon/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017689a"><!--s017689a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, euphem</span> damned [euphemism for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/goddamn_or_goddam_or_goddamned/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">goddamn</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">axiom</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaksi·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003850a"><!--s003850a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003828b"><!--s003828b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a principle, rule, or maxim widely accepted on its intrinsic merit; a generally recognized truth </p><p><i></i></p><p>All the nice people were poor; at least, that was a general axiom, the best of the rich being poor in spirit.</p> — Muriel Spark.</div><a name="s003829b"><!--s003829b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a proposition regarded as a self-evident truth.</p></div><a name="s003830b"><!--s003830b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000737c"><!--s000737c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a proposition regarded as a self-evident truth.</p></div><a name="s000738c"><!--s000738c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>something taken as true for the sake of argument; a postulate [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">axiōma</span> honour, from <span class="bodyi">axioun</span> to think worthy, from <span class="bodyi">axios</span> worth, worthy].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Catalan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkatəlan/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009307a"><!--s009307a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009716b"><!--s009716b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Catalonia, region of NW Spain.</p></div><a name="s009717b"><!--s009717b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Romance language of Catalonia, Valencia, and the Balearic islands</p><p><span class="bodyb">Catalan</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Spanish <span class="bodyi">Catalán</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">active transport</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000492a"><!--s000492a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the movement of a chemical substance across a cell membrane in living tissue by the expenditure of energy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">another<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹnudhə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002171a"><!--s002171a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002138b"><!--s002138b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>being a different or distinct one </p><p><i></i></p><p>the same scene viewed from another angle</p>.</div><a name="s002139b"><!--s002139b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>some other </p><p><i></i></p><p>Do it another time</p>.</div><a name="s002140b"><!--s002140b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>being one additional </p><p><i></i></p><p>Have another piece of pie</p>.</div><a name="s002141b"><!--s002141b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>patterned after </p><p><i></i></p><p>another Napoleon</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">an other</span>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bin-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005528a"><!--s005528a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bi_1_or_bin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bi- 1</span></span></a> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">bini</span> two by two].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crowdie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrowdi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014334a"><!--s014334a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fine-grained cottage cheese [Scots, of unknown origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bread<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bred/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007210a"><!--s007210a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007385b"><!--s007385b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a food consisting essentially of flour or meal which is baked and usu leavened, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with yeast.</p></div><a name="s007386b"><!--s007386b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> money.</p></div><a name="s007387b"><!--s007387b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>food or sustenance </p><p><i></i></p><p>our daily bread</p>.</div><a name="s007388b"><!--s007388b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span></p><a name="s001742c"><!--s001742c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>livelihood </p><p><i></i></p><p>He earned his daily bread as a labourer</p>.</div><a name="s001743c"><!--s001743c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>money ✱ <span class="bodyb">cast one's bread upon the waters</span> to do good without expectation of thanks or reward ✱ <span class="bodyb">know which side one's bread is buttered</span> to know where one's best interest lies ✱ <span class="bodyb">take the bread out of somebody's mouth</span> to take away somebody's livelihood [Old English <span class="bodyi">brēad</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">console<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹsohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012657a"><!--s012657a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to comfort or serve to comfort (somebody) in their grief or disappointment </p><p><i></i></p><p>I was consoled by the thought that she had not suffered</p> <p><span class="bodyb">consolable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">consolatory</span> /kənʹsolət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">consolingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">consolari</span> to console, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">solani</span> to soothe].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clapboard<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010981a"><!--s010981a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to cover (a structure) with weatherboards.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dene</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdeni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016007a"><!--s016007a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016596b"><!--s016596b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a group of indigenous peoples of NW Canada and Alaska.</p></div><a name="s016597b"><!--s016597b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of the Athabaskan languages of these peoples [French <span class="bodyi">Déné</span> from Athabaskan <span class="bodyi">dene</span> people, tribe].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eatery</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> eateries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018950a"><!--s018950a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a restaurant.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catalectic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/katəʹlektik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009308a"><!--s009308a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lacking a syllable at the end of a line of verse [late Latinfrom Greek <span class="bodyi">katalēktikos</span>,from <span class="bodyi">katalēgein</span> to leave off, from <span class="bodyi">kata-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cata_or_cat_or_cath/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cata-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">lēgein</span> to stop].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bin<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005526a"><!--s005526a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005634b"><!--s005634b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a wastepaper basket, dustbin, or similar container for rubbish.</p></div><a name="s005635b"><!--s005635b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a container used for storage (e.g. of flour, grain, bread, or coal).</p></div><a name="s005636b"><!--s005636b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a partitioned case or stand for storing and ageing bottles of wine [Old English <span class="bodyi">binu</span> manger, basket, prob of Celtic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">another<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pronoun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002172a"><!--s002172a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002142b"><!--s002142b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an additional one </p><p><i></i></p><p>Could you eat another?</p>.</div><a name="s002143b"><!--s002143b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a different one </p><p><i></i></p><p>He loved another</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doggy<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdogi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (doggier, doggiest) <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017690a"><!--s017690a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018561b"><!--s018561b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or resembling or suggestive of a dog </p><p><i></i></p><p>a doggy odour</p>.</div><a name="s018562b"><!--s018562b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>concerned with or fond of dogs </p><p><i></i></p><p>a doggy person</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bread<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007211a"><!--s007211a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>) to cover (a piece of fish or meat) with breadcrumbs; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/breadcrumb2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">breadcrumb 2</span></span></a> </p><p><i></i></p><p>a breaded pork chop</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">axiomatic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌaksi·əʹmatik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003851a"><!--s003851a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of the nature of an axiom; self-evident </p><p><i></i></p><p>You cannot occupy two places simultaneously. This is axiomatic</p> — Kipling<p><span class="bodyb">axiomatically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">axiōmatikos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">axiōmat-</span>, <span class="bodyi">axiōma</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/axiom/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">axiom</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">console<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonsohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012658a"><!--s012658a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013261b"><!--s013261b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a control panel, or switchboard, or a cabinet or other unit in which a control panel is mounted.</p></div><a name="s013262b"><!--s013262b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an electronic device dedicated to playing computerized video games using a television set as display.</p></div><a name="s013263b"><!--s013263b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the desk containing the keyboards, stops, etc of an organ.</p></div><a name="s013264b"><!--s013264b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a cabinet, e.g. for a radio or television set, designed to rest directly on the floor.</p></div><a name="s013265b"><!--s013265b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a carved bracket projecting from a wall to support a shelf or cornice [French <span class="bodyi">console</span> architectural bracket, corbel, support, possibly shortened from <span class="bodyi">consolateur</span> comforter (perhaps a reference to the similarly shaped misericords for resting on in choir stalls), from Latin <span class="bodyi">consolator</span> consoler, from <span class="bodyi">consolari</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/console1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">console 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">activist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaktivist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000493a"><!--s000493a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who supports a doctrine or practice emphasizing direct vigorous or militant action, e.g. the use of mass demonstrations, in support of or opposition to a controversial, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> political, causes</p><p><span class="bodyb">activism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clapped out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010982a"><!--s010982a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of machinery: old and worn-out; liable to break down irreparably.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crowd in on</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014335a"><!--s014335a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to overwhelm (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She tried to shut out the fears that kept crowding in on her</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dene<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/deen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016008a"><!--s016008a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dean2_or_dene/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dean 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eat in</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018951a"><!--s018951a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to eat a meal at home, rather than as opposed to in a restaurant, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">A N Other <span class="bodyi">or</span> A.N. Other</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ay en ʹudhə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002170a"><!--s002170a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> used, e.g. in a list of competitors, etc, to indicate a person whose name is as yet unknown.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catalepsy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkatəlepsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009309a"><!--s009309a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a trancelike state associated with schizophrenia in which the body remains rigid and immobile for prolonged periods <span class="bodyb">cataleptic</span> /-ʹleptik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">catalempsi</span>,ultimately from Greek <span class="bodyi">katalēpsis</span> act of seizing, from <span class="bodyi">katalambanein</span> to seize, from <span class="bodyi">kata-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cata_or_cat_or_cath/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cata-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">lambanein</span> to take].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bin<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (binned, binning)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005527a"><!--s005527a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005637b"><!--s005637b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to dispose of (something) as rubbish.</p></div><a name="s005638b"><!--s005638b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to discard (an idea, etc).</p></div><a name="s005639b"><!--s005639b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to put or store (<span class="bodyi">esp</span> bottled wine) in a bin.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bread-and-butter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007213a"><!--s007213a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007389b"><!--s007389b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001744c"><!--s001744c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>basic; fundamental </p><p><i></i></p><p>wages, housing, and other bread-and-butter issues</p>.</div><a name="s001745c"><!--s001745c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of work, etc: that can be depended on to earn money; routine or reliable </p><p><i></i></p><p>the bread-and-butter repertoire of an orchestra</p>.</div></div><a name="s007390b"><!--s007390b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a letter: expressing thanks for hospitality.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doggy<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> doggie</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> doggies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017691a"><!--s017691a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by or to children: a dog.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">activity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/akʹtiviti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> activities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000494a"><!--s000494a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000580b"><!--s000580b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a state in which things are happening or being done.</p></div><a name="s000581b"><!--s000581b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the quality or state of being active.</p></div><a name="s000582b"><!--s000582b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>vigorous or energetic action; liveliness.</p></div><a name="s000583b"><!--s000583b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a pursuit in which a person takes part for business, recreation, etc.</p></div><a name="s000584b"><!--s000584b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in chemistry, the capacity of a substance to react.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clapper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010983a"><!--s010983a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the tongue of a bell ✱ <span class="bodyb">go/run like the clappers</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to move as fast as possible.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">axis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaksis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> axes /ʹakseez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003852a"><!--s003852a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003831b"><!--s003831b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000739c"><!--s000739c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a straight line about which a body or a geometric figure rotates or may be supposed to rotate.</p></div><a name="s000740c"><!--s000740c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a straight line with respect to which a body or figure is symmetrical.</p></div><a name="s000741c"><!--s000741c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>any of the reference lines of a coordinate system.</p></div></div><a name="s003832b"><!--s003832b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000742c"><!--s000742c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the second vertebra of the neck on which the head and first vertebra pivot.</p></div><a name="s000743c"><!--s000743c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any of various parts that are central or fundamental or that lie on or constitute an axis.</p></div></div><a name="s003833b"><!--s003833b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>any of several imaginary reference lines used in describing a crystal structure.</p></div><a name="s003834b"><!--s003834b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a partnership or alliance, e.g. the one between Germany and Italy in World War II.</p></div><a name="s003835b"><!--s003835b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a plant stem [Latin <span class="bodyi">axis</span> axle].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dene<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016009a"><!--s016009a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a bare sandy area or sand dune by the sea [Middle English <span class="bodyi">den, denne</span>; prob related to Old English <span class="bodyi">dūn</span> down].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crowd out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014336a"><!--s014336a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014933b"><!--s014933b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to exclude (somebody or something) by depriving them of space or attention </p><p><i></i></p><p>allow one's business commitments to crowd out family duties</p>.</div><a name="s014934b"><!--s014934b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a crowd: to fill (a place, etc) to capacity </p><p><i></i></p><p>The event proved unexpectedly popular and the venue was crowded out with enthusiasts</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">console table</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonsohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012659a"><!--s012659a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a table fixed to a wall and supported by brackets.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eating<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018952a"><!--s018952a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019995b"><!--s019995b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>suitable for eating raw </p><p><i></i></p><p>an eating apple</p>.</div><a name="s019996b"><!--s019996b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>where food is served; where people eat out </p><p><i></i></p><p>I know a good eating place</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anoxia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹnoksi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002173a"><!--s002173a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>deficiency of oxygen, e.g. in body tissue, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> so severe that it causes permanent damage</p><p><span class="bodyb">anoxic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">anoxia</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/oxygen/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">oxygen</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catalogue<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">catalog</span>) /ʹkatəlog/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009310a"><!--s009310a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009718b"><!--s009718b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a complete list of items arranged systematically with descriptive details, or a brochure or book containing such a list </p><p><i></i></p><p>‘We are men, my liege.’ ‘Ay, in the catalogue ye go for men’</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div><a name="s009719b"><!--s009719b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a list or series </p><p><i></i></p><p>a catalogue of disasters</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">cateloge</span> via Old French and late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">katalogos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">katalegein</span> to list, enumerate, from <span class="bodyi">kata</span>- <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cata_or_cat_or_cath/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cata-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">legein</span> to gather, speak].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">act of God</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000495a"><!--s000495a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sudden event, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a catastrophe, brought about by uncontrollable natural forces.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">binary<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbienəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005529a"><!--s005529a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005640b"><!--s005640b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001260c"><!--s001260c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>relating to or denoting a system of numbers that has two as its base and uses only the digits 0 and 1 </p><p><i></i></p><p>binary code</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a binary number</p>.</div><a name="s001261c"><!--s001261c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>involving a choice or condition of two alternatives (e.g. on or off, yes or no) </p><p><i></i></p><p>binary logic</p>.</div></div><a name="s005641b"><!--s005641b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>consisting of or marked by two things or parts.</p></div><a name="s005642b"><!--s005642b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>relating or combining two mathematical elements </p><p><i></i></p><p>a binary operation</p>.</div><a name="s005643b"><!--s005643b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>having two musical subjects or two complementary sections </p><p><i></i></p><p>binary form</p> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">binarius</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">bini</span> two by two].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clapperboard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010984a"><!--s010984a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hinged board containing identifying details of the scene to be filmed that is held before the camera and banged together to mark the beginning and end of each take in a film.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">axis deer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003853a"><!--s003853a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a white-spotted deer of India and other parts of S Asia: genus <span class="bodyi">Axis</span>. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chital/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chital</span></span></a> [Latin <span class="bodyi">axis</span> a wild animal of India].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">denervate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdeenuhvayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016010a"><!--s016010a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to deprive (a body part) of a nerve supply, e.g. by cutting a nerve <span class="bodyb">denervation</span> /-ʹvaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doggy bag <span class="bodyi">or</span> doggie bag</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017692a"><!--s017692a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bag for carrying home leftover food from a meal eaten in a restaurant, etc [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/doggy2_or_doggie/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">doggy 2</span></span></a>; from the giving of such food to a pet dog].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consolidate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹsolidayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012660a"><!--s012660a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013266b"><!--s013266b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to strengthen (something) or make it more solid and stable.</p></div><a name="s013267b"><!--s013267b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to solidify or form a compact mass.</p></div><a name="s013268b"><!--s013268b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to strengthen (a leading position) or make it more secure.</p></div><a name="s013269b"><!--s013269b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to combine (several elements) into a unit </p><p><i></i></p><p>consolidated securities</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s013270b"><!--s013270b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to coagulate or solidify.</p></div><a name="s013271b"><!--s013271b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to combine or amalgamate <span class="bodyb">consolidation</span> /-ʹdaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">consolidator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">consolidatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">consolidare</span> to make solid, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">solidus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/solid1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">solid 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bread and butter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007212a"><!--s007212a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>one's means of sustenance or livelihood </p><p><i></i></p><p>Writing is my bread and butter</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crowdpuller</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014337a"><!--s014337a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> somebody or something that attracts a large audience or mass of spectators</p><p><span class="bodyb">crowdpulling</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eating<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018953a"><!--s018953a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act of eating, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with regard to the quality of the food </p><p><i></i></p><p>Badly cooked ling doesn't make for good eating</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catalogue<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">catalog</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (catalogues, catalogued, cataloguing, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> catalogs) (cataloged, cataloging)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009311a"><!--s009311a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009720b"><!--s009720b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to enter (an item) in a catalogue.</p></div><a name="s009721b"><!--s009721b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make a catalogue of (a collection of things).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">axle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaksl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003854a"><!--s003854a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003836b"><!--s003836b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a shaft on or with which a wheel revolves.</p></div><a name="s003837b"><!--s003837b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a rod connecting a pair of wheels of a vehicle [Middle English <span class="bodyi">axel-</span> as in <span class="bodyi">axeltre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/axletree/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">axletree</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ANPR</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002174a"><!--s002174a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Automatic Number Plate Recognition.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dengue</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdenggi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016011a"><!--s016011a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an infectious short-lasting viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes and characterized by a headache and pain in the joints [Spanish <span class="bodyi">dengue</span> from Kiswahili <span class="bodyi">dinga</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Consols</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonsolz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012661a"><!--s012661a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">esp</span> formerly, interest-bearing government securities without a maturity date </p><p><i></i></p><p>I have heard of an old dowager countess whose money was all in Consols</p><p> Samuel Butler [shortening of <span class="bodyi">consolidated annuities</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">claptrap</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010985a"><!--s010985a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> pretentious nonsense; rubbish </p><p><i></i></p><p>The more rigorously materialistic Darwinists dismissed Teilhard's philosophy as pretentious claptrap</p><p> Phillip E Johnson [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/clap2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">clap 2</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/trap1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">trap 1</span></span></a>; from its attempt to win applause].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crowfoot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014338a"><!--s014338a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of typically aquatic plants of the buttercup family, with lobed leaves shaped like a crow's foot: <span class="bodyi">esp Ranunculus aquatilis</span>: genus <span class="bodyi">Ranunculus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">binary<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> binaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005530a"><!--s005530a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005644b"><!--s005644b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something made of two things or parts.</p></div><a name="s005645b"><!--s005645b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/binary_star/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">binary star</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s005646b"><!--s005646b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/binary_weapon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">binary weapon</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">actor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaktə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000496a"><!--s000496a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000585b"><!--s000585b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a man or woman who represents a character in a dramatic production; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one whose profession is actinga professional performer.</p></div><a name="s000586b"><!--s000586b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a participant in an event or situation.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bread and circuses</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007214a"><!--s007214a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>political measures or policies aimed at pleasing large numbers of people [translating Latin <span class="bodyi">panem et circenses</span> (Juvenal, <span class="bodyi">Satires</span> x.81), the two things that most interested the people of Imperial Rome].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doggy paddle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017693a"><!--s017693a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dog_paddle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dog paddle</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eat out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018954a"><!--s018954a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to eat a meal away from home, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a restaurant.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">axletree</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003855a"><!--s003855a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fixed bar or beam with bearings at each end on which wheels, e.g. of a cart, revolve [Middle English <span class="bodyi">axeltre</span> from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">öxultrē</span>, from <span class="bodyi">öxull</span> axle + <span class="bodyi">trē</span> tree].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catalpa</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹtalpə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009312a"><!--s009312a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an American and Asian tree of the jacaranda family with heart-shaped leaves and pale showy flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Catalpa</span> [Creek <span class="bodyi">kutuhlpa</span>, literally ‘head with wings’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deni</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdeeni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> deni)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016012a"><!--s016012a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of currency in Macedonia, worth 100th of a denar.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Anschluss</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanshloos (<span class="bodyi">German</span> ʹanʧlʊs)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002175a"><!--s002175a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>political union; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> the annexation by Germany of Austria in 1938 [German <span class="bodyi">Anschluss</span> joining, from <span class="bodyi">anschliessen</span> to join].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crown<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/krown/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014339a"><!--s014339a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014935b"><!--s014935b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a gold and jewel-encrusted headdress worn as a symbol of sovereignty.</p></div><a name="s014936b"><!--s014936b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Crown</span>)</p><a name="s003744c"><!--s003744c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the government under a constitutional monarchy.</p></div><a name="s003745c"><!--s003745c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the sovereign as head of state, or sovereignty.</p></div></div><a name="s014937b"><!--s014937b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a reward of victory or mark of honour; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the title representing the championship in a sport.</p></div><a name="s014938b"><!--s014938b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a wreath, band, or circular ornament for the head, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> worn as a symbol of victory.</p></div><a name="s014939b"><!--s014939b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s003746c"><!--s003746c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the topmost part of the skull or head.</p></div><a name="s003747c"><!--s003747c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the summit of a slope, mountain, etc.</p></div><a name="s003748c"><!--s003748c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the part of a hat or cap that covers the crown of the head.</p></div><a name="s003749c"><!--s003749c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>the part of a tooth visible outside the gum, or an artificial substitute or covering for it.</p></div><a name="s003750c"><!--s003750c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>the upper portion of a cut gem.</p></div><a name="s003751c"><!--s003751c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">f</span><br/><p>the middle of the road where there is a camber on either side.</p></div><a name="s003752c"><!--s003752c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">g</span><br/><p>the slight convex curve of a bowling green.</p></div><a name="s003753c"><!--s003753c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">h</span><br/><p>the upper part of the foliage of a tree or shrub.</p></div><a name="s003754c"><!--s003754c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">i</span><br/><p>the part of a flowering plant at which stem and root merge.</p></div></div><a name="s014940b"><!--s014940b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>the high point or culmination </p><p><i></i></p><p>the crown of human endeavour</p>.</div><a name="s014941b"><!--s014941b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a British coin worth 25 pence (formerly five shillings), now minted only for a commemorative purpose.</p></div><a name="s014942b"><!--s014942b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>any of various foreign monetary units, e.g.:</p><a name="s003755c"><!--s003755c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the Czech or Slovak koruna.</p></div><a name="s003756c"><!--s003756c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the Swedish krona.</p></div><a name="s003757c"><!--s003757c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the Danish or Norwegian krone.</p></div></div><a name="s014943b"><!--s014943b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>any of various paper or book sizes, e.g.:</p><a name="s003758c"><!--s003758c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in full</span> <span class="bodyb">metric crown</span>) the size 384×504mm.</p></div><a name="s003759c"><!--s003759c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in full</span> <span class="bodyb">crown octavo</span>) the size 186×123mm.</p></div><a name="s003760c"><!--s003760c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in full</span> <span class="bodyb">crown quarto</span>) the size 246×189mm</p><p><span class="bodyb">crowned</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">coroune, crowne</span>,via Old French<span class="bodyi">corone</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">corona</span> wreath, crown, from Greek <span class="bodyi">korōnē</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breadbasket</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007215a"><!--s007215a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> the stomach.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">claque</span><small><span class="eSynop">/klak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010986a"><!--s010986a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011167b"><!--s011167b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a group hired to applaud at a performance.</p></div><a name="s011168b"><!--s011168b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a group of self-interested obsequious flatterers [French <span class="bodyi">claque</span>, from <span class="bodyi">claquer</span> to clap, of imitative origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">act out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000497a"><!--s000497a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to represent (ideas, feelings, beliefs, etc) by actions </p><p><i></i></p><p>Children act out what they read</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consommé</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹsomay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012662a"><!--s012662a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a thin clear soup made from meat broth [French <span class="bodyi">consommé</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">consommer</span> to complete, boil down, from Latin <span class="bodyi">consummare</span> to complete, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">summa</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sum1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sum 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doghouse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdoghaws/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017694a"><!--s017694a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a dog kennel ✱ <span class="bodyb">in the doghouse</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> in a state of disfavour.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">binary fission</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005531a"><!--s005531a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>asexual reproduction of a cell by division into two parts.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Axminster</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaksminstə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003856a"><!--s003856a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003838b"><!--s003838b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a carpet weave in which pile tufts are inserted into a backing during its weaving according to a predetermined arrangement of colours and patterns: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wilton/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Wilton</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s003839b"><!--s003839b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a carpet woven in this way [named after <span class="bodyi">Axminster</span>, town in England where such carpets were produced].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deniable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹnie·əbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016013a"><!--s016013a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>capable of being denied.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eats</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018955a"><!--s018955a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> food [Old English <span class="bodyi">ǣt</span>; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">etan</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eat/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eat</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catalyse</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">catalyze</span>) /ʹkatəliez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009313a"><!--s009313a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to bring about the catalysis of (a chemical reaction).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breadboard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007216a"><!--s007216a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007391b"><!--s007391b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a board on which to cut bread or knead dough.</p></div><a name="s007392b"><!--s007392b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a board on which electric or electronic components may be arranged and interconnected experimentally.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anserine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹansərien, -rin/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002176a"><!--s002176a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or resembling a goose or geese [Latin <span class="bodyi">anserinus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">anser</span> goose].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crown<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014340a"><!--s014340a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014944b"><!--s014944b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to place a crown on the head of (somebody), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a symbol of investiture </p><p><i></i></p><p>In 1650, Christina had herself crowned ‘king’ rather than ‘queen’</p>.</div><a name="s014945b"><!--s014945b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to recognize (somebody), usu officially, as the leader in a particular field, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a sport </p><p><i></i></p><p>crowned champion three years running</p>.</div><a name="s014946b"><!--s014946b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> to surmount (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>the battlemented structure that crowned the hill</p>.</div><a name="s014947b"><!--s014947b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to put a draughtsman on top of (another draughtsman) to make a king.</p></div><a name="s014948b"><!--s014948b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to bring (something) to a successful conclusion </p><p><i></i></p><p>Success finally crowned her efforts</p>.</div><a name="s014949b"><!--s014949b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to put an artificial crown on (a tooth).</p></div><a name="s014950b"><!--s014950b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to hit (somebody) on the head </p><p><i></i></p><p>A slate fell off the roof and crowned a passer-by</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s014951b"><!--s014951b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>said of a baby's head: to appear in the vaginal opening fully, before emerging ✱ <span class="bodyb">to crown it all</span> as the final and worst of a series of misfortunes [Middle English <span class="bodyi">corounen</span>,via Old French <span class="bodyi">coroner</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">coronare</span>,from <span class="bodyi">corona</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">actress</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaktris/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000498a"><!--s000498a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a female actor.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dogie <span class="bodyi">or</span> dogy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdohgi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dogies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017695a"><!--s017695a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a motherless calf, or one abandoned by its mother [said to be from <span class="bodyi">doughguts</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clarence</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklarəns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010987a"><!--s010987a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a closed four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage for four passengers [named after the Duke of <span class="bodyi">Clarence</span>,later William IV of England d.1837].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consonance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkons(ə)nəns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012663a"><!--s012663a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013272b"><!--s013272b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003418c"><!--s003418c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in verse, etc, correspondence or recurrence of sounds, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> consonant sounds, as in <span class="bodyi">shall surely follow</span>: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/assonance/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">assonance</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s003419c"><!--s003419c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a harmonious combination of musical notes: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dissonance/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dissonance</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s013273b"><!--s013273b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> harmony or agreement </p><p><i></i></p><p>These things suggested a want of easy consonance with the deeper rhythms of life</p><p> Henry James [Latin <span class="bodyi">consonantia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">consonant-, consonans</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">consonare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/consonant1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">consonant 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">binary star</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005532a"><!--s005532a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a system of two stars that revolve round each other.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">axolotl</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaksəlotl, -ʹlotl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003857a"><!--s003857a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a salamander of mountain lakes of Mexico that matures sexually in the larval stage: genus <span class="bodyi">Ambystoma</span> [Nahuatl <span class="bodyi">axolotl</span>, literally ‘water doll’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catalysis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹtaləsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> catalyses /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009314a"><!--s009314a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a change, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an increase, in the rate of a chemical reaction induced by a catalyst [Greek <span class="bodyi">katalysis</span> dissolution, from <span class="bodyi">katalyein</span> to dissolve, from <span class="bodyi">kata-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cata_or_cat_or_cath/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cata-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">lyein</span> to dissolve, release].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">denial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹnie·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016014a"><!--s016014a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016598b"><!--s016598b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a refusal to satisfy a request or desire.</p></div><a name="s016599b"><!--s016599b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004186c"><!--s004186c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a refusal to admit the truth or reality, e.g. of a statement or charge.</p></div><a name="s004187c"><!--s004187c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an assertion that an allegation is false.</p></div></div><a name="s016600b"><!--s016600b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a refusal to acknowledge somebody or something; a disavowal.</p></div><a name="s016601b"><!--s016601b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>self-denial.</p></div><a name="s016602b"><!--s016602b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in psychology, an unconscious refusal to acknowledge feelings or thoughts that may be painful.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">binary weapon</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005533a"><!--s005533a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a weapon for use in chemical warfare, consisting of a shell containing two harmless nontoxic substances which combine when the weapon is fired to produce a toxic gas.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eat up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018956a"><!--s018956a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019997b"><!--s019997b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to eat (food) completely.</p></div><a name="s019998b"><!--s019998b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to use up (money, resources, etc).</p></div><a name="s019999b"><!--s019999b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005134c"><!--s005134c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to use up (money, resources, etc).</p></div><a name="s005135c"><!--s005135c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to travel (a distance) quickly.</p></div></div><a name="s020000b"><!--s020000b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to listen attentively to (what somebody says) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The audience ate up every word</p>.</div><a name="s020001b"><!--s020001b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>) to absorb or preoccupy (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was eaten up by vanity</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ANSI</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹansi/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002177a"><!--s002177a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>American National Standards Institute.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dog in the manger</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017696a"><!--s017696a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who selfishly deprives others of something of no use to themselves [from the fable of the dog who prevented an ox from eating hay which he himself did not want].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breadcrumb<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007217a"><!--s007217a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small fragment of bread.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">actual</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaktyoo(ə)l, ʹakchoo(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000499a"><!--s000499a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>existing or happening in fact or at the time [Middle English <span class="bodyi">actuel</span> via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">actualis</span>, from Latin actus: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/act1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">act 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consonant<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkons(ə)nənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012664a"><!--s012664a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013274b"><!--s013274b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of a class of speech sounds, e.g. /p/, /g/, /n/, /l/, /s/, /r/, characterized by constriction or closure at one or more points in the breath channel.</p></div><a name="s013275b"><!--s013275b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a letter or symbol representing any of these sounds <span class="bodyb">consonantal</span> /-ʹnantl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">consonant-, consonans</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">consonare</span> to sound together, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">sonare</span> to sound, from <span class="bodyi">sonus</span> sound].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">claret<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklarit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010988a"><!--s010988a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011169b"><!--s011169b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a dry red Bordeaux wine.</p></div><a name="s011170b"><!--s011170b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a dark purplish red colour</p><p><span class="bodyb">claret</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">vin claret</span> clear wine, from <span class="bodyi">claret</span> clear, from Latin <span class="bodyi">clarus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/clear1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">clear 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Crown Colony</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014341a"><!--s014341a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a colony of the Commonwealth over which the British government retains some control.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">axon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹakson/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003858a"><!--s003858a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a long projecting part of a nerve cell that conducts impulses away from the cell body</p><p><span class="bodyb">axonal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">axonic</span> /akʹsonik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">axōn</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catalyst</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkatəlist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009315a"><!--s009315a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009722b"><!--s009722b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a substance that changes, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> increases, the rate of a chemical reaction but itself remains chemically unchanged.</p></div><a name="s009723b"><!--s009723b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody or something whose action inspires further and usu more important events [from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/catalysis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">catalysis</span></span></a> , by analogy to <span class="bodyi">analysis</span>:<span class="bodyi">analyst</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">binate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbienayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005534a"><!--s005534a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of e.g. leaves: growing in pairs or in two parts [Latin <span class="bodyi">bini</span> twofold].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">denier<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdeeni·ə, ʹdeni·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016015a"><!--s016015a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of fineness for silk, rayon, or nylon yarn equal to the fineness of a yarn weighing 1g for each 9000m</p><p>Middle English <span class="bodyi">denere</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">denarius</span>, coin worth ten asses, from <span class="bodyi">denarius</span> containing ten, from <span class="bodyi">deni</span> ten each, from <span class="bodyi">decem</span> ten. A denier was orig a small coin used in France and W Europe between the 8th cent. and 19th cent</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dog Latin</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017697a"><!--s017697a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>spurious or debased Latin.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">EAU</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018957a"><!--s018957a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Uganda (international vehicle registration).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">answer<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahnsə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002178a"><!--s002178a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002144b"><!--s002144b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a spoken or written reply to a question, remark, etc.</p></div><a name="s002145b"><!--s002145b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a response or reaction.</p></div><a name="s002146b"><!--s002146b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the solution to a mathematical, etc problem.</p></div><a name="s002147b"><!--s002147b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an appropriate procedure for dealing with something </p><p><i></i></p><p>Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't</p> — Erica Jong.</div><a name="s002148b"><!--s002148b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a person or thing regarded as competing with or comparable to another that is well known [Old English <span class="bodyi">andswaru</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breadcrumb<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007218a"><!--s007218a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>) to cover (a piece of fish or meat) with breadcrumbs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consonant<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012665a"><!--s012665a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013276b"><!--s013276b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of musical notes: producing a harmonious sound or chord: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dissonant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dissonant</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s013277b"><!--s013277b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of words: having similar sounds.</p></div><a name="s013278b"><!--s013278b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> (+ with) in agreement or harmony with (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>It was not constant with his image to attend such a function</p> <p><span class="bodyb">consonantly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Crown Court</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014342a"><!--s014342a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a local criminal court in England and Wales having jurisdiction over serious offences.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">actual bodily harm</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000500a"><!--s000500a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>physical harm, less serious than grievous bodily harm, deliberately inflicted by one person on another.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">axonometric projection</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌaksənohʹmetrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003859a"><!--s003859a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a method of drawing a three-dimensional object in such a way that a rectangular solid appears as inclined and shows three faces [Greek <span class="bodyi">axō</span> axis + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/metric_or_metrical/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-metric</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">claret<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010989a"><!--s010989a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of a dark purplish red colour.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catalytic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/katəʹlitik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009316a"><!--s009316a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>causing or involving catalysis.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">binaural</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bienʹawrəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005535a"><!--s005535a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005647b"><!--s005647b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or used with both ears.</p></div><a name="s005648b"><!--s005648b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>recorded stereophonically and played as two tracks to the hearer via headphones</p><p><span class="bodyb">binaurally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bin-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aural/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aural</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">denier<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹnie·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016016a"><!--s016016a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who denies.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dogleg</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017698a"><!--s017698a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018563b"><!--s018563b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sharp bend, e.g. in a road.</p></div><a name="s018564b"><!--s018564b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an angled fairway on a golf course</p><p><span class="bodyb">dog-leg</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eau de cologne</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌoh də kəʹlohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> eaux de cologne /ˌoh/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018958a"><!--s018958a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a variety of toilet water with a characteristic perfume <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/toilet_water/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">toilet water</span></span></a> [French <span class="bodyi">eau de cologne</span> literally ‘water’, from <span class="bodyi">Cologne</span>, city in Germany. Eau de cologne was invented by an Italian chemist living in Cologne].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">answer<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (answered, answering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002179a"><!--s002179a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s002149b"><!--s002149b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000484c"><!--s000484c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to speak or write in reply to (somebody or something).</p></div><a name="s000485c"><!--s000485c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to provide an answer or solution to (e.g. a question, problem, etc).</p></div><a name="s000486c"><!--s000486c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to reply to (something, e.g. a charge) in justification or explanation.</p></div></div><a name="s002150b"><!--s002150b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to act in response to (a telephone, signal, etc).</p></div><a name="s002151b"><!--s002151b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000487c"><!--s000487c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to match or correspond to (something).</p></div><a name="s000488c"><!--s000488c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to be adequate or usable for (a need or purpose) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s002152b"><!--s002152b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to speak, write, or act in reply.</p></div><a name="s002153b"><!--s002153b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to act in response to a sound or other signal.</p></div><a name="s002154b"><!--s002154b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s000489c"><!--s000489c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(+ for) to be responsible or accountable for something.</p></div><a name="s000490c"><!--s000490c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(+ for) to make amends for something.</p></div></div><a name="s002155b"><!--s002155b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>(+ to) to match or correspond to something </p><p><i></i></p><p>The police have traced nobody answering to the description</p>.</div><a name="s002156b"><!--s002156b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>(+ to) to have or accept a name or nickname </p><p><i></i></p><p>The girl answered to ‘Mary’</p>.</div><a name="s002157b"><!--s002157b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>(+ to) to respond to a touch, control, etc.</p></div><a name="s002158b"><!--s002158b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>to be adequate or usable </p><p><i></i></p><p>A paper clip will answer for now</p> [Old English <span class="bodyi">andswarian</span>; related to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/swear/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">swear</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breadfruit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007219a"><!--s007219a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007393b"><!--s007393b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a large starchy fruit that has white flesh with a breadlike texture.</p></div><a name="s007394b"><!--s007394b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the tree that bears this fruit: <span class="bodyi">Artocarpus</span> <span class="bodyi">altilis</span>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">actualise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000501a"><!--s000501a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/actualize_or_actualise_or_ise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">actualize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">con sordino</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kon sawʹdeenoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012666a"><!--s012666a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a piece of music: to be performed with the use of a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mute2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mute 2</span></span></a> (device to muffle sound) [Italian <span class="bodyi">con sordino</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ay<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ie/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj and noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003860a"><!--s003860a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aye1_or_ay/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aye 1</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aye2_or_ay/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aye 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clarify</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklarifie/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (clarifies, clarified, clarifying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010990a"><!--s010990a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s011171b"><!--s011171b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make or become (something) understandable or free from confusion.</p></div><a name="s011172b"><!--s011172b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (a situation) free from confusion.</p></div><a name="s011173b"><!--s011173b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002806c"><!--s002806c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to make (a liquid, etc) clear or pure, usu by freeing it from suspended matter.</p></div><a name="s002807c"><!--s002807c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to melt (butter) to make it clear <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s011174b"><!--s011174b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to become clear <span class="bodyb">clarification</span> /-fiʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">clarificatory</span> /-fiʹkaytəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">clarifier</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">clarifien</span> via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">clarificare</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">clarus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/clear1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">clear 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Crown Derby</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014343a"><!--s014343a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a type of porcelain manufactured in Derby from the mid 18th to mid 19th cent., typically stamped with a D surmounted by a crown.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bind<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/biend/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> bound /bownd/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005536a"><!--s005536a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s005649b"><!--s005649b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001262c"><!--s001262c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> + up) to tie (something) together, or make it secure by tying it.</p></div><a name="s001263c"><!--s001263c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to constrain (somebody) by tying them.</p></div></div><a name="s005650b"><!--s005650b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to put (somebody) under an obligation or legal requirement </p><p><i></i></p><p>They were bound and thrown into prison</p>.</div><a name="s005651b"><!--s005651b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s001264c"><!--s001264c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to restrain or restrict (somebody, or what somebody does) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was bound by a sense of fair play</p>.</div><a name="s001265c"><!--s001265c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to put (somebody) under an obligation or legal requirement </p><p><i></i></p><p>be bound by contract</p>.</div></div><a name="s005652b"><!--s005652b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to enclose or cover (something) by wrapping something else around it; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to bandage (a wound, etc).</p></div><a name="s005653b"><!--s005653b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to fasten (something such as a belt) round something.</p></div><a name="s005654b"><!--s005654b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to stick together </p><p><i></i></p><p>Add an egg to bind the mixture</p>.</div><a name="s005655b"><!--s005655b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to unite (people); to make (somebody) feel attached to somebody else, e.g. through gratitude or affection </p><p><i></i></p><p>Nothing can break the ties that bind us</p>.</div><a name="s005656b"><!--s005656b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to make (e.g. an agreement or bargain) firm or sure; to settle or seal (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>A deposit is needed to bind the sale</p>.</div><a name="s005657b"><!--s005657b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to protect, strengthen, or decorate (something) with a band or binding </p><p><i></i></p><p>The edges of the carpet were bound with yellow tape</p>.</div><a name="s005658b"><!--s005658b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>to apply a binding to (a book).</p></div><a name="s005659b"><!--s005659b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>to set (somebody) to work as an apprentice; to indenture (somebody).</p></div><a name="s005660b"><!--s005660b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>to make (a person or animal) constipated <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s005661b"><!--s005661b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>to form a cohesive mass.</p></div><a name="s005662b"><!--s005662b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><p>to become unable to move or operate freely hindered from free operation.</p></div><a name="s005663b"><!--s005663b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">15</span><br/><p>to exert a restraining, compelling, or uniting influence on somebody or something </p><p><i></i></p><p>a promise that binds</p>.</div><a name="s005664b"><!--s005664b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">16</span><br/><p>(+ to) to become attached to or combine with something, e.g. by chemical forces </p><p><i></i></p><p>Enzymes bind to their substrates</p>.</div><a name="s005665b"><!--s005665b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">17</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to complain [Old English <span class="bodyi">bindan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catalytic converter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009317a"><!--s009317a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a device in a motor vehicle that uses catalysts to reduce the poisonous and polluting substances in exhaust fumes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">denigrate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdenigrayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016017a"><!--s016017a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to criticize or belittle (somebody or something) unjustly <span class="bodyb">denigration</span> /-ʹgraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">denigrator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">denigratory</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">denigratus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">denigrare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">nigrare</span> to blacken, from <span class="bodyi">nigr-, niger</span> black].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eau-de-nil</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌoh də ʹneel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018959a"><!--s018959a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pale slightly bluish green</p><p><span class="bodyb">eau-de-nil</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">eau-de-nil</span> water from the <span class="bodyi">Nile</span>, river in Africa].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dogma</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdogmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017699a"><!--s017699a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018565b"><!--s018565b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an authoritative tenet or principle.</p></div><a name="s018566b"><!--s018566b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a doctrine or body of doctrines formally and authoritatively stated by a Church.</p></div><a name="s018567b"><!--s018567b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly derog</span> a point of view or tenet put forth as authoritative without adequate grounds [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">dogma</span> opinion, from <span class="bodyi">dokein</span> to seem or seem good, or think].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breadline</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007220a"><!--s007220a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a queue of people waiting to receive food given in charity ✱ <span class="bodyb">on the breadline</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit</span> earning no more than the minimum for survival.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">answerable</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002180a"><!--s002180a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002159b"><!--s002159b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(+ to/for) responsible to somebody for something.</p></div><a name="s002160b"><!--s002160b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of charges, etc: capable of being answered or refuted <span class="bodyb">answerability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bind<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005537a"><!--s005537a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a nuisance or bore ✱ <span class="bodyb">in a bind</span> <span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> in trouble or difficulty.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crowned head</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014344a"><!--s014344a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a king or queen </p><p><i></i></p><p>the crowned heads of Europe</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clarinet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/klariʹnet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010991a"><!--s010991a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a woodwind musical instrument with a single reed <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/reed/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">reed</span></span></a> (flat piece of cane that vibrates to make the sound when blown across), a cylindrical tube flared at the end, and holes stopped by keys</p><p><span class="bodyb">clarinettist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">clarinette</span>,prob derivative of medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">clarion-, clario</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/clarion1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">clarion 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ay<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ay/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003861a"><!--s003861a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aye3_or_ay/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aye 3</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catalyze</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkatəliez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009318a"><!--s009318a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/catalyse/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">catalyse</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">denim</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdenəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016018a"><!--s016018a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016603b"><!--s016603b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a firm durable twilled usu blue cotton fabric used for jeans and work clothes.</p></div><a name="s016604b"><!--s016604b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) denim clothes; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> blue jeans [French <span class="bodyi">serge</span> <span class="bodyi">de Nîmes</span> serge of Nîmes, a town in France].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consort<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonsawt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012667a"><!--s012667a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013279b"><!--s013279b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a husband or wife, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> that of a reigning monarch.</p></div><a name="s013280b"><!--s013280b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a companion or associate.</p></div><a name="s013281b"><!--s013281b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a ship acting as escort [Latin <span class="bodyi">consort-</span>, <span class="bodyi">consors</span> a partner, literally ‘one who shares a common lot’, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">sort-, sors</span> lot, share].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">actuality</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aktyooʹaliti, akchoo-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> actualities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000502a"><!--s000502a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000587b"><!--s000587b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the quality or state of being actual; reality.</p></div><a name="s000588b"><!--s000588b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often in pl</span>) an existing circumstance; a real fact </p><p><i></i></p><p>possible risks which have been seized upon as actualities</p> — T S Eliot.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eau de toilette</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌoh də twahʹlet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> eaux de toilette /ˌoh/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018960a"><!--s018960a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/toilet_water/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">toilet water</span></span></a> [French <span class="bodyi">eau de toilette</span> toilet water].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dogman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dogmen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017700a"><!--s017700a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ</span> a person who directs the operator of a crane while riding on the load suspended from it [from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dog1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dog 1</span></span></a>, in the sense ‘gripping device’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bread sauce</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007221a"><!--s007221a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a spicy sauce made with breadcrumbs, milk, cream and onion, traditionally served with turkey.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">answer back</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002181a"><!--s002181a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to reply (to somebody) insolently or rudely.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crown gall</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014345a"><!--s014345a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plant disease that is destructive <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to fruit trees and roses and is caused by a bacterium, <span class="bodyi">Agrobacterium tumefaciens</span>, which forms tumorous enlargements just below the ground on the trunk or stem.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">binder</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbiendə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005538a"><!--s005538a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005666b"><!--s005666b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a usu detachable cover (e.g. for holding sheets of paper).</p></div><a name="s005667b"><!--s005667b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person who binds books.</p></div><a name="s005668b"><!--s005668b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something (e.g. tar or cement) that makes loose substances such as small stones or sand stick together.</p></div><a name="s005669b"><!--s005669b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a harvesting machine that binds straw into bundles.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clarion<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklari·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010992a"><!--s010992a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a medieval trumpet, or the sound of one [Middle English via Frenchfrom medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">clarion-, clario</span>,from Latin <span class="bodyi">clarus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/clear1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">clear 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ayah</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹie·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003862a"><!--s003862a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native nurse or maid in India [Hindi <span class="bodyi">āyā</span> via Portuguese <span class="bodyi">aia</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">avia</span> grandmother].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">denitrify</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹnietrifie/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (denitrifies, denitrified, denitrifying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016019a"><!--s016019a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to remove nitrates or nitrites from (e.g. soil) <span class="bodyb">denitrification</span> /-fiʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catamaran</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkatəməran/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009319a"><!--s009319a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009724b"><!--s009724b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a boat with twin hulls side by side.</p></div><a name="s009725b"><!--s009725b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a raft made of logs or pieces of wood lashed together [Tamil <span class="bodyi">kaṭṭumaram</span>,from <span class="bodyi">kaṭṭu</span> to tie + <span class="bodyi">maram</span> tree].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consort<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012668a"><!--s012668a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013282b"><!--s013282b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a group of musicians performing together, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> playing early music.</p></div><a name="s013283b"><!--s013283b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a set of musical instruments, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of the same family, played together ✱ <span class="bodyb">in consort</span> together; in conjunction or harmony [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/consort3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">consort 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eau-de-vie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌoh də ʹvee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> eaux-de-vie /ˌoh/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018961a"><!--s018961a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brandy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brandy</span></span></a> [French <span class="bodyi">eau-de-vie</span> water of life, translation of medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">aqua vitae</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">actualize <span class="bodyi">or</span> actualise <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000503a"><!--s000503a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make (an idea, hope, etc) actual or real <span class="bodyb">actualization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dogmatic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dogʹmatik/ dogmatical <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017701a"><!--s017701a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018568b"><!--s018568b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of statements or opinions: insisted on as if authoritative.</p></div><a name="s018569b"><!--s018569b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a person: inclined to make dogmatic statements or express opinions like this.</p></div><a name="s018570b"><!--s018570b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>relating to of dogma</p><p><span class="bodyb">dogmatically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dogmaticalness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">dogmatikos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">dogmat-</span>, <span class="bodyi">dogma</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dogma/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dogma</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breadstick</span><small><span class="eSynop">/-stik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007222a"><!--s007222a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a stick of crisp bread.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">answering machine</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002182a"><!--s002182a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a device that responds to incoming telephone calls with a recorded message and records messages spoken by the callers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crown glass</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014346a"><!--s014346a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a glass of relatively low refractive index and dispersion, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in lenses.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bindery</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbiendəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> binderies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005539a"><!--s005539a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a place where books are bound.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catamite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkatəmiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009320a"><!--s009320a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a boy kept for homosexual intercourse</p><p><span class="bodyi">Catamitus</span>, Latin name of Ganymede (via Etruscan from Greek <span class="bodyi">Ganymēdēs</span>). Ganymede was a beautiful young Trojan prince who was carried off by Zeus and made cupbearer to the gods</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clarion<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010993a"><!--s010993a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>loud and clear </p><p><i></i></p><p>Friends! This is a clarion call to action!</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ayatollah</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ie·əʹtolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003863a"><!--s003863a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a leader of Iranian Shiite Islam [Persian <span class="bodyi">āyatollāh</span> from Arabic <span class="bodyi">āyatullāh</span> manifestation of God].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">denizen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdeniz(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016020a"><!--s016020a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016605b"><!--s016605b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary or humorous</span> an inhabitant or resident.</p></div><a name="s016606b"><!--s016606b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody who is allowed to live in a foreign country.</p></div><a name="s016607b"><!--s016607b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a naturalized plant or animal [Middle English <span class="bodyi">denysen</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">deintus</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">intus</span> within].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eaux de cologne</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018962a"><!--s018962a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eau_de_cologne/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eau de cologne</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">actually</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000504a"><!--s000504a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000589b"><!--s000589b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>really; in fact.</p></div><a name="s000590b"><!--s000590b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>at the present moment </p><p><i></i></p><p>the party actually in power</p>.</div><a name="s000591b"><!--s000591b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>strange as it may seem; even </p><a name="sb00000028"><!--sb00000028--></a><p><i></i></p><p>She actually spoke Latin</p><div class="sidebar"><p>In the first sense <span class="bodyi">actually</span>, like <span class="bodyi">really</span>, is a useful word, especially in speech. It is used to reinforce or emphasize a point and can enhance the continuity and balance of a sentence: ‘<span class="bodyi">I told you</span>.’ ‘<span class="bodyi">Actually, I don't think you did</span>.’ (Here, <span class="bodyi">actually</span> softens the contradiction.) But with frequent use it can become irritating, especially in writing and when it is clearly redundant, i.e. when the sentence would mean exactly the same without it and it hardly improves the flow: <span class="bodyi">It's actually quite cold. Did you actually mean that? Actually, I think I'll stay here</span>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dogmatics</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017702a"><!--s017702a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a branch of theology that seeks to interpret the dogmas of a religious faith.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consort<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹsawt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">formal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012669a"><!--s012669a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013284b"><!--s013284b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(+ with) to keep company with certain people </p><p><i></i></p><p>consorting with criminals</p>.</div><a name="s013285b"><!--s013285b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ with) to accord or harmonize with something </p><p><i></i></p><p>The illustrations consort admirably with the text</p><p> Times Literary Supplement.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breadth</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bretth, bredth/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007223a"><!--s007223a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007395b"><!--s007395b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the distance from side to side of something; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/width/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">width</span></span></a> (1a).</p></div><a name="s007396b"><!--s007396b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001746c"><!--s001746c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>wide range or scope; catholicity </p><p><i></i></p><p>breadth of learning</p>.</div><a name="s001747c"><!--s001747c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>liberality of views or taste </p><p><i></i></p><p>breadth of vision</p>.</div></div><a name="s007397b"><!--s007397b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> a piece of cloth of full width </p><p><i></i></p><p>a breadth of tweed</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">brǣdu</span> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/th2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-th 2</span></span></a>, modelled on <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/length/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">length</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">answerphone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahnsəfohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002183a"><!--s002183a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/answering_machine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">answering machine</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crown green</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014347a"><!--s014347a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a bowling green which slopes downwards slightly from its centre to its outer edge.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bindi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbindi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bindis)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005540a"><!--s005540a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a decorative mark in the middle of the forehead, worn <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by Indian women, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> Hindus [Hindi <span class="bodyi">bindī</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clarity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklariti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> clarities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010994a"><!--s010994a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the quality or state of being clear [Middle English <span class="bodyi">clarite</span>,from Latin <span class="bodyi">claritat-, claritas</span>,from <span class="bodyi">clarus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/clear1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">clear 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breadthways <span class="bodyi">or</span> breadthwise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007224a"><!--s007224a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in the direction of the breadth </p><p><i></i></p><p>a course of bricks laid breadthways</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eaux de toilette</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018963a"><!--s018963a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eau_de_toilette/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eau de toilette</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catamount</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkatəmownt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009321a"><!--s009321a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lynx, puma, or similar wild cat [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cat-a-mountain</span> from <span class="bodyi">cat of the mountain</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">denominate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹnominayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016021a"><!--s016021a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to give a name to (somebody or something) [Latin <span class="bodyi">denominatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">denominare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">nominare</span> to name, from <span class="bodyi">nomin-</span>, <span class="bodyi">nomen</span> name].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">actuary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaktyoo(ə)ri, ʹakchoo-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> actuaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000505a"><!--s000505a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a statistician who calculates insurance risks and premiums <span class="bodyb">actuarial</span> /aktyooʹeəri·əl, akchoo-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">actuarially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">actuarius</span> shorthand writer, accountant, from <span class="bodyi">actum</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/act1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">act 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consortium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹsawti·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> consortia /-ti·ə/ consortiums)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012670a"><!--s012670a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a temporary combination of businesses providing or bidding for services for a project [Latin <span class="bodyi">consortium</span>, fellowship, from <span class="bodyi">consort-, consors</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/consort1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">consort 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aye<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> ay</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ie/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">archaic or dialect</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003864a"><!--s003864a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003840b"><!--s003840b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>yes.</p></div><a name="s003841b"><!--s003841b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used as the correct formal response to a naval order </p><p><i></i></p><p>Aye, aye, sir</p> [perhaps from Middle English <span class="bodyi">ye, yie</span>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dogmatise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdogmətiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017703a"><!--s017703a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dogmatize_or_dogmatise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dogmatize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ant-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002186a"><!--s002186a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anti_or_ant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anti-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crown imperial</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014348a"><!--s014348a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tall garden plant of the lily family, with usu orange bell-shaped flowers in a cluster of leaves at the top of the stem: <span class="bodyi">Fritillaria imperialis</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bindi-eye</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbindiie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005541a"><!--s005541a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small Australian herbaceous plant with burrlike fruits: <span class="bodyi">Calotis cuneifolia</span> [prob from an Australian Aboriginal language].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clarkia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklahki·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010995a"><!--s010995a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a showy annual garden plant, orig from N America, of the evening-primrose family with white, purple, pink, red, or orange flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Clarkia</span> [Latin genus name, named after William <span class="bodyi">Clark</span> d.1838, US explorer, who discovered it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conspectus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹspektəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012671a"><!--s012671a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a survey or summary; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a brief one providing an overall view [Latin <span class="bodyi">conspectus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">conspicere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/conspicuous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">conspicuous</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">denomination</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dinomiʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016022a"><!--s016022a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016608b"><!--s016608b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a religious organization or sect.</p></div><a name="s016609b"><!--s016609b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a grade or degree in a series of values or sizes, e.g. of money.</p></div><a name="s016610b"><!--s016610b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a name or designation; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a general name for a category.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breadwinner</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007225a"><!--s007225a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the member of a family whose earnings are their chief means of support</p><p><span class="bodyb">breadwinning</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dogmatism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdogmətiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017704a"><!--s017704a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>unwarranted assertion of opinion</p><p><span class="bodyb">dogmatist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aye<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> ay</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003865a"><!--s003865a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an affirmative vote or voter.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ant/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002184a"><!--s002184a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a family of insects related to bees and wasps that lives in large social groups with a complex organization and hierarchy in which different castes perform specific duties: family Formicidae ✱ <span class="bodyb">have ants in one's pants</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to be fidgety or restless [Old English <span class="bodyi">æmette</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">actuate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaktyooayt, ʹakchooayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000506a"><!--s000506a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000592b"><!--s000592b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to put (a device or machine) into action or motion.</p></div><a name="s000593b"><!--s000593b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to incite (somebody) to action; to motivate (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>They were actuated by greed</p> <span class="bodyb">actuation</span> /-ʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i><p><span class="bodyb">actuator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">actuatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">actuare</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">actus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/act1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">act 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crowning</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014349a"><!--s014349a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in obstetrics, the stage of labour when the baby's head passes through the vaginal opening.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eaux-de-vie</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018964a"><!--s018964a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eau_de_vie/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eau-de-vie</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catamountain</span><small><span class="eSynop">/katəʹmowntin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009322a"><!--s009322a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/catamount/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">catamount</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">binding<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbiending/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005542a"><!--s005542a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005670b"><!--s005670b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a material or device that is used to bind something.</p></div><a name="s005671b"><!--s005671b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a covering that fastens the leaves of a book together.</p></div><a name="s005672b"><!--s005672b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a narrow strip of fabric used to finish raw edges </p><p><i></i></p><p>bias binding</p> [verbal noun from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bind1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bind 1</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clarsach</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklahsəkh, -shəkh, -s(h)akh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010996a"><!--s010996a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the ancient small harp of Ireland and Scotland [Scottish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">clàrsach</span> and Irish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">cláirseach</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dogmatize <span class="bodyi">or</span> dogmatise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdogmətiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017705a"><!--s017705a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018571b"><!--s018571b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to speak or write dogmatically <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s018572b"><!--s018572b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to state (something) as a dogma or in a dogmatic manner <span class="bodyb">dogmatization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dogmatizer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">dogmatiser</span> via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">dogmatizein</span> to lay down as an opinion, from <span class="bodyi">dogmat-, dogma</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dogma/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dogma</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conspicuous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹspikyooəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012672a"><!--s012672a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013286b"><!--s013286b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>obvious to the eye or mind.</p></div><a name="s013287b"><!--s013287b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>attracting attention; striking ✱ <span class="bodyb">conspicuous by one's absence</span> only too obviously missing or absent from a gathering one should be attending <span class="bodyb">conspicuity</span> /konspiʹkyooh·iti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">conspicuously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">conspicuousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">conspicuus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">conspicere</span> to observe, get sight of, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">specere</span> to look].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ant.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002185a"><!--s002185a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>antonym.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aye<sup>3</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> ay</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ay/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003866a"><!--s003866a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or Scot</span> always; ever; continually [Middle English <span class="bodyi">aye, ai</span>, from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">ei</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">binding<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005543a"><!--s005543a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + on) imposing an obligation </p><p><i></i></p><p>a binding promise</p><p><span class="bodyb">bindingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">act up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000507a"><!--s000507a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to behave badly or perform erratically.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">denominational</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016023a"><!--s016023a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>belonging or relating to a particular religious denomination </p><p><i></i></p><p>a denominational school</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crown jewels</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014350a"><!--s014350a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the jewels, e.g. crown and sceptre, belonging to a sovereign's regalia.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">break<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/brayk/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> broke) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> broken) (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> broke /brohk/) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> broken /ʹbrohkən/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007226a"><!--s007226a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007398b"><!--s007398b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to damage or be damaged by separating into pieces after being struck or dropped etc.</p></div><a name="s007399b"><!--s007399b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to stop working, or to cause (a machine) to stop working.</p></div><a name="s007400b"><!--s007400b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to fracture (a limb), or to become fractured.</p></div><a name="s007401b"><!--s007401b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s001748c"><!--s001748c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to fail to keep (a promise or agreement).</p></div><a name="s001749c"><!--s001749c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to fail to observe (a law or rule).</p></div></div><a name="s007402b"><!--s007402b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s001750c"><!--s001750c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to defeat (an opponent) thoroughly.</p></div><a name="s001751c"><!--s001751c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to crush the spirit of (a person).</p></div></div><a name="s007403b"><!--s007403b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to reduce the impact of (a fall).</p></div><a name="s007404b"><!--s007404b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to interrupt (a journey) for a rest or diversion.</p></div><a name="s007405b"><!--s007405b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to exceed or surpass (a record).</p></div><a name="s007406b"><!--s007406b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to resolve or discover the secret of (a code).</p></div><a name="s007407b"><!--s007407b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><a name="s001752c"><!--s001752c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to make (news) known to people.</p></div><a name="s001753c"><!--s001753c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>of news: to become known </p><p><i></i></p><p>The story broke on Sunday morning</p>.</div></div><a name="s007408b"><!--s007408b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>of the day: to begin at dawn.</p></div><a name="s007409b"><!--s007409b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><a name="s001754c"><!--s001754c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>of weather: to change, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> after a settled period.</p></div><a name="s001755c"><!--s001755c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>of a storm: to develop suddenly.</p></div></div><a name="s007410b"><!--s007410b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><a name="s001756c"><!--s001756c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>of a person: to give way under pressure.</p></div><a name="s001757c"><!--s001757c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>of a person's health: to fail.</p></div></div><a name="s007411b"><!--s007411b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><p>of a boy's voice: to deepen at puberty.</p></div><a name="s007412b"><!--s007412b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">15</span><br/><p>to make the first stroke in a game of snooker, billiards, or pool ✱ <span class="bodyb">break serve/service</span> in tennis, to win a game against the server ✱ <span class="bodyb">break cover</span> of a person or animal on the run: to emerge from concealment ✱ <span class="bodyb">break even</span> to recoup an initial investment or outlay ✱ <span class="bodyb">break into</span> to start an activity </p><p><i></i></p><p>The horse broke into a gallop</p> <p><i></i></p><p>to break into song</p>.</div><a name="s007413b"><!--s007413b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">16</span><br/><p>to assume an expression </p><p><i></i></p><p>to break into a grin</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">break loose</span> to escape ✱ <span class="bodyb">break rank</span> of soldiers: to move out of formation ✱ <span class="bodyb">break the back of</span> to complete the most difficult part of (a task) ✱ <span class="bodyb">break the bank</span> to cause financial ruin ✱ <span class="bodyb">break the ice</span> to do or say something that overcomes the initial reserve of a person or group ✱ <span class="bodyb">break wind</span> to release gas from the anus ✱ <span class="bodyb">break with</span> to end a relationship with (somebody) after a quarrel.</p></div><a name="s007414b"><!--s007414b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">17</span><br/><p>to do something different from (a custom or tradition).</p></div><a name="s007415b"><!--s007415b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">18</span><br/><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s001758c"><!--s001758c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to damage (something) by causing it to separate into pieces with suddenness or violence.</p></div><a name="s001759c"><!--s001759c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to damage (a machine, etc) and stop it working.</p></div><a name="s001760c"><!--s001760c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to fracture (a limb, etc).</p></div><a name="s001761c"><!--s001761c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to rupture (a surface).</p></div><a name="s001762c"><!--s001762c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>to split (something) or divide it into smaller units, parts, or processes.</p></div><a name="s001763c"><!--s001763c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">f</span><br/><p>in battle, to cause (drawn-up lines) to scatter.</p></div></div><a name="s007416b"><!--s007416b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">19</span><br/><a name="s001764c"><!--s001764c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to fail to observe (a rule or law), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> deliberately.</p></div><a name="s001765c"><!--s001765c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to fail to keep or abide by (a promise, agreement, or contract); = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/breach2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">breach 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s007417b"><!--s007417b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">20</span><br/><a name="s001766c"><!--s001766c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to defeat (an opponent or enemy) decisively.</p></div><a name="s001767c"><!--s001767c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> + to) to train (an animal, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a horse) to adjust to the service or convenience of human beings.</p></div><a name="s001768c"><!--s001768c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to crush the spirit of (a person).</p></div><a name="s001769c"><!--s001769c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to exhaust (somebody) in health, strength, or capacity.</p></div><a name="s001770c"><!--s001770c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>to ruin (somebody) financially.</p></div><a name="s001771c"><!--s001771c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">f</span><br/><p>to reduce (somebody) in rank, or cashier them.</p></div></div><a name="s007418b"><!--s007418b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">21</span><br/><p>to reduce the force or impact of (a fall).</p></div><a name="s007419b"><!--s007419b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">22</span><br/><a name="s001772c"><!--s001772c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to take measures to make (a strike) fail, e.g. by using alternative labour.</p></div><a name="s001773c"><!--s001773c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to resolve (a deadlock).</p></div><a name="s001774c"><!--s001774c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to end (a fast) by eating.</p></div><a name="s001775c"><!--s001775c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to interrupt (a journey) by stopping for a rest or a meal.</p></div></div><a name="s007420b"><!--s007420b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">23</span><br/><a name="s001776c"><!--s001776c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to interrupt (somebody's train of thought), so that continuity is lost.</p></div><a name="s001777c"><!--s001777c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to interrupt (a silence) with a sound.</p></div></div><a name="s007421b"><!--s007421b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">24</span><br/><p>to open (an electric circuit) so that operation is suspended.</p></div><a name="s007422b"><!--s007422b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">25</span><br/><p>to destroy the unity or completeness of (a collection) </p><p><i></i></p><p>We're auctioning the spoons as a unit, so as not to break the set</p>.</div><a name="s007423b"><!--s007423b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">26</span><br/><p>to interrupt the uniformity of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>A chimney breaks the line of the roof</p>.</div><a name="s007424b"><!--s007424b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">27</span><br/><a name="s001778c"><!--s001778c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to exceed or surpass (a record).</p></div><a name="s001779c"><!--s001779c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a golfer: to score less than (a specified total).</p></div><a name="s001780c"><!--s001780c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to run a race in less than (a specified time).</p></div></div><a name="s007425b"><!--s007425b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">28</span><br/><p>said of the player receiving service in tennis: to get the better of (one's opponent's serve) by winning the game.</p></div><a name="s007426b"><!--s007426b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">29</span><br/><p>to demonstrate the falsity of (an alibi or excuse).</p></div><a name="s007427b"><!--s007427b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">30</span><br/><p>to solve or discover the principles of (a code or cipher system).</p></div><a name="s007428b"><!--s007428b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">31</span><br/><p>to cause (somebody) to discontinue a habit </p><p><i></i></p><p>how to break yourself of the smoking habit</p>.</div><a name="s007429b"><!--s007429b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">32</span><br/><p>to make (news, etc) known to people <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s007430b"><!--s007430b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">33</span><br/><a name="s001781c"><!--s001781c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to come apart or split into pieces; to burst or shatter.</p></div><a name="s001782c"><!--s001782c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a machine, etc: to stop working as a result of damage or wear.</p></div><a name="s001783c"><!--s001783c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to fold, bend, lift, or come apart at a seam, groove, or joint.</p></div><a name="s001784c"><!--s001784c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>said of a wave: to curl over and disintegrate in surf or foam, against a rock or on a beach.</p></div></div><a name="s007431b"><!--s007431b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">34</span><br/><a name="s001785c"><!--s001785c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of the day: to dawn.</p></div><a name="s001786c"><!--s001786c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a storm: to develop suddenly, with thunder, lightning, and rain.</p></div><a name="s001787c"><!--s001787c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>said of weather: to change, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> suddenly after a settled period.</p></div><a name="s001788c"><!--s001788c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>said of a line of troops: to give way in disorderly retreat.</p></div><a name="s001789c"><!--s001789c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>said of a person's health or spirit: to fail under pressure.</p></div></div><a name="s007432b"><!--s007432b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">35</span><br/><a name="s001790c"><!--s001790c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + from) to escape with sudden forceful effort </p><p><i></i></p><p>He broke from his captors</p>.</div><a name="s001791c"><!--s001791c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + from) to work loose and become detached </p><p><i></i></p><p>The boat broke from its moorings</p>.</div><a name="s001792c"><!--s001792c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>said of the fluid or ‘waters’ surrounding an unborn baby: to be released from the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amnion/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amnion</span></span></a> (membrane enclosing the baby) as it ruptures during labour.</p></div><a name="s001793c"><!--s001793c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + off) to make the opening shot of a game of snooker, billiards, or pool.</p></div><a name="s001794c"><!--s001794c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>said of a ball bowled in cricket: to change direction on bouncing.</p></div><a name="s001795c"><!--s001795c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">f</span><br/><p>said of boxers: to separate after a clinch.</p></div></div><a name="s007433b"><!--s007433b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">36</span><br/><a name="s001796c"><!--s001796c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of news: to become known or made public.</p></div><a name="s001797c"><!--s001797c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a fish, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a trout or salmon: to emerge through the surface of the water.</p></div><a name="s001798c"><!--s001798c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to make a sudden dash for cover.</p></div></div><a name="s007434b"><!--s007434b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">37</span><br/><a name="s001799c"><!--s001799c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of the voice or the sound of a wind instrument: to alter sharply in tone, pitch, or intensity; to shift abruptly from one register to another.</p></div><a name="s001800c"><!--s001800c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a boy's voice: to deepen at puberty.</p></div></div><a name="s007435b"><!--s007435b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">38</span><br/><p>said of a horse: to fail to keep moving in the desired manner, e.g. by reverting to trotting when cantering.</p></div><a name="s007436b"><!--s007436b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">39</span><br/><p>to interrupt one's work or activity for a brief period.</p></div><a name="s007437b"><!--s007437b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">40</span><br/><p>said of cream: to separate during churning into liquid and fat.</p></div><a name="s007438b"><!--s007438b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">41</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> to happen or develop </p><p><i></i></p><p>For the team to succeed, everything has to break right</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">break a leg!</span>.</p></div><a name="s007439b"><!--s007439b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">42</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> said to somebody about to perform: best of luck! [from the superstition that to wish somebody good luck invites misfortune] ✱ <span class="bodyb">break camp</span> to take tents down and leave ✱ <span class="bodyb">break cover</span> said of a person or animal on the run: to emerge from concealment ✱ <span class="bodyb">break even</span> to recoup one's initial outlay or investment but no more ✱ <span class="bodyb">break into</span> to start (an activity) with vigour </p><p><i></i></p><p>The horse broke into a gallop</p> <p>said of a person or a person's face: to relax into (a smile, etc).</p></div><a name="s007440b"><!--s007440b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">43</span><br/><a name="s001801c"><!--s001801c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to contrive to enter (a certain area of activity).</p></div><a name="s001802c"><!--s001802c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to interrupt (a conversation, etc) ✱ <span class="bodyb">break jail</span> to escape from prison ✱ <span class="bodyb">break loose</span> to escape ✱ <span class="bodyb">break new/fresh ground</span> to try something new; to make an innovation ✱ <span class="bodyb">break one's duck</span> said of a batsman in cricket: to score for the first time ✱ <span class="bodyb">break one's word</span> to fail to keep one's promise ✱ <span class="bodyb">break open</span> to open (something) forcibly ✱ <span class="bodyb">break rank</span> said of troops drawn up in line: to move out of formation ✱ <span class="bodyb">break somebody's serve/break somebody's service/break service</span> in tennis, to win a game against the server ✱ <span class="bodyb">break somebody's heart</span> to cause somebody deep hurt or sorrow ✱ <span class="bodyb">break step</span> said of marching troops: to stop marching in step ✱ <span class="bodyb">break the back of something</span> to complete the most arduous part of a task ✱ <span class="bodyb">break the bank</span> <span class="bodyi">often humorous</span> to cause financial ruin ✱ <span class="bodyb">break the ice</span> to do or say something that overcomes the initial reserve of a group [from the physical breaking up of the frozen surface of a sea or river to make a passage for a ship to pass through] ✱ <span class="bodyb">break wind</span> to release intestinal gas from the anus ✱ <span class="bodyb">break with something</span> to do something different from (a custom or tradition) ✱ <span class="bodyb">break with somebody</span> to end a relationship with (a partner or friend) after a quarrel, etc [Old English <span class="bodyi">brecan</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eaves</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eevz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018965a"><!--s018965a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the lower border of a roof that overhangs the wall [Old English <span class="bodyi">efes</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cata- <span class="bodyi">or</span> cat- <span class="bodyi">or</span> cath-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009299a"><!--s009299a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s009707b"><!--s009707b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>down </p><p><i></i></p><p>catabolism</p> <p><i></i></p><p>catheter</p>.</div><a name="s009708b"><!--s009708b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>wrong </p><p><i></i></p><p>catachresis</p>.</div><a name="s009709b"><!--s009709b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>completely </p><p><i></i></p><p>cataclysm</p> <p><i></i></p><p>cathexis</p>.</div><a name="s009710b"><!--s009710b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>against </p><p><i></i></p><p>catatonia</p> <p>[Greek <span class="bodyi">kata-, kat-, kath-</span>,from <span class="bodyi">kata</span> down, in accordance with, by].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conspicuous consumption</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012673a"><!--s012673a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lavish or wasteful spending thought to enhance social prestige.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkleəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> claries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010997a"><!--s010997a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of plants of the mint family, closely related to sage: genus <span class="bodyi">Salvia</span> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">clarie</span> via early French <span class="bodyi">sclaree</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">sclareia</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">do-gooder</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌdooh ʹgoodə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017706a"><!--s017706a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>often as an unkind label for a charity worker: an earnest, but often naive or and ineffectual, humanitarian or reformer <span class="bodyb">do-goodery</span> /-ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">do-goodism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ant<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002187a"><!--s002187a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting:</p><a name="s002161b"><!--s002161b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody or something that performs the action specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>claimant</p> <p><i></i></p><p>deodorant</p>.</div><a name="s002162b"><!--s002162b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a thing that causes the action or process specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>decongestant</p>.</div><a name="s002163b"><!--s002163b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a thing that is used or acted on in the manner specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>inhalant</p> [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">-ant, -ans</span>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bind over</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005544a"><!--s005544a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to impose a specific legal obligation on (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was bound over to keep the peace</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aye-aye</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹie ie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003867a"><!--s003867a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a nocturnal lemur of Madagascar [French <span class="bodyi">aye-aye</span>, from Malagasy <span class="bodyi">aiay</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cataphora</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹtafərə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009323a"><!--s009323a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the use of a grammatical form, e.g. a pronoun, to refer to a following word or group of words: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anaphora/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anaphora</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">cataphoric</span> /katəʹforik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">kataphora</span> carrying down, conveyance, from <span class="bodyi">kataphorein</span> to carry down, from <span class="bodyi">kata-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cata_or_cat_or_cath/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cata-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">pherein</span> to carry].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">denominationalism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016024a"><!--s016024a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the narrowly exclusive emphasizing of denominational differences</p><p><span class="bodyb">denominationalist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Crown Office</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014351a"><!--s014351a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in England and Wales, an office of the Supreme Court with the responsibility for deciding which cases are to be tried in the High Court.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eavesdrop</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (eavesdropped, eavesdropping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018966a"><!--s018966a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to listen secretly to what is said in private</p><p><span class="bodyb">eavesdropper</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [orig as <span class="bodyi">eavesdropper</span>, literally ‘somebody standing where water drips from the eaves’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">break<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007227a"><!--s007227a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007441b"><!--s007441b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an act or action of breaking.</p></div><a name="s007442b"><!--s007442b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a gap.</p></div><a name="s007443b"><!--s007443b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a respite from work or duty.</p></div><a name="s007444b"><!--s007444b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a brief holiday.</p></div><a name="s007445b"><!--s007445b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the action or act of breaking in, out, or forth.</p></div><a name="s007446b"><!--s007446b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a dash or rush.</p></div><a name="s007447b"><!--s007447b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an opportunity or a stroke of good luck.</p></div><a name="s007448b"><!--s007448b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">break of service</span>) the action or an instance of breaking an opponent's service at tennis.</p></div><a name="s007449b"><!--s007449b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>a sequence of successful shots or strokes, e.g. in snooker, or a score thus made.</p></div><a name="s007450b"><!--s007450b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>a short ornamental passage between phrases in jazz ✱ <span class="bodyb">break of day</span> dawn ✱ <span class="bodyb">give me/us a break!</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> used to express impatient irritation: spare me!.</p></div><a name="s007451b"><!--s007451b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><a name="s001803c"><!--s001803c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an act or action of breaking.</p></div><a name="s001804c"><!--s001804c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the opening shot in a game of snooker, billiards, or pool.</p></div></div><a name="s007452b"><!--s007452b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><a name="s001805c"><!--s001805c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a condition produced by, or as if by, breaking; a gap </p><p><i></i></p><p>a break in the clouds</p>.</div><a name="s001806c"><!--s001806c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a discontinuation of previously good relations; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/breach1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">breach<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (3).</p></div><a name="s001807c"><!--s001807c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a gap in an otherwise continuous electric circuit.</p></div></div><a name="s007453b"><!--s007453b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>the action or act of breaking in, out, or forth </p><p><i></i></p><p>a jail break</p>.</div><a name="s007454b"><!--s007454b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><p>a dash or rush.</p></div><a name="s007455b"><!--s007455b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">15</span><br/><p>the act of separating after a clinch in boxing.</p></div><a name="s007456b"><!--s007456b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">16</span><br/><p>a discontinuity in space or time, e.g.:</p><a name="s001808c"><!--s001808c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an abrupt or noteworthy departure from tradition in manners, morals, artistic production, etc.</p></div><a name="s001809c"><!--s001809c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an abrupt or noteworthy change or interruption in a continuous process or trend.</p></div><a name="s001810c"><!--s001810c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a respite from work or duty.</p></div><a name="s001811c"><!--s001811c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a daily pause for play and refreshment at school.</p></div><a name="s001812c"><!--s001812c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>a planned interruption in a radio or television programme.</p></div><a name="s001813c"><!--s001813c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">f</span><br/><p>a brief holiday.</p></div></div><a name="s007457b"><!--s007457b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">17</span><br/><a name="s001814c"><!--s001814c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the change in direction of forward travel of a cricket ball on bouncing, usu resulting from spin imparted by the bowler.</p></div><a name="s001815c"><!--s001815c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the deviation of a pitched baseball from a straight line.</p></div><a name="s001816c"><!--s001816c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a slow ball bowled in cricket that moves in a specified direction on bouncing </p><p><i></i></p><p>an off break</p>.</div></div><a name="s007458b"><!--s007458b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">18</span><br/><p>failure of a horse to continue to move in a required manner.</p></div><a name="s007459b"><!--s007459b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">19</span><br/><a name="s001817c"><!--s001817c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">break of service</span>) the action or an instance of breaking an opponent's service at tennis.</p></div><a name="s001818c"><!--s001818c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a sequence of successful shots or strokes, or a score thus made </p><p><i></i></p><p>a break of 86 in snooker</p>.</div></div><a name="s007460b"><!--s007460b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">20</span><br/><p>a marked change in the quality of the sound of a voice or musical instrument.</p></div><a name="s007461b"><!--s007461b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">21</span><br/><p>a place, situation, or time at which a break occurs, e.g.:</p><a name="s001819c"><!--s001819c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the point where one musical register changes to another.</p></div><a name="s001820c"><!--s001820c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a short ornamental passage between phrases in jazz.</p></div><a name="s001821c"><!--s001821c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the place at which a word is divided, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> at the end of a line of print or writing.</p></div></div><a name="s007462b"><!--s007462b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">22</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span></p><a name="s001822c"><!--s001822c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a stroke of good luck.</p></div><a name="s001823c"><!--s001823c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an opportunity or chance </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'm still waiting for my big break</p>.</div></div><a name="s007463b"><!--s007463b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">23</span><br/><p>an act of moving ahead of the main body of riders in a bicycle road race, or the group of riders who have moved ahead in this manner </p><p><i></i></p><p>the eight-man break</p><p> Cycling ✱ <span class="bodyb">a bad break</span>.</p></div><a name="s007464b"><!--s007464b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">24</span><br/><p>a piece, or a run, of bad luck ✱ <span class="bodyb">break of day</span> dawn ✱ <span class="bodyb">give me/us a break!</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> expressing impatient irritation: spare me!.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acuity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkyooh·iti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000508a"><!--s000508a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> keenness of mental or physical perception [early French <span class="bodyi">acuité</span>, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">acutus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/acute1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">acute 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conspiracy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹspirəsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> conspiracies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012674a"><!--s012674a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013288b"><!--s013288b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the activity of conspiring together </p><p><i></i></p><p>conspiracy to murder</p>.</div><a name="s013289b"><!--s013289b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the offence of conspiring to do something criminal or illegal.</p></div><a name="s013290b"><!--s013290b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an agreement reached by a group of conspirators; a plot.</p></div><a name="s013291b"><!--s013291b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s003420c"><!--s003420c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an agreement reached by a group of conspirators; a plot.</p></div><a name="s003421c"><!--s003421c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a group of conspirators [Old French <span class="bodyi">conspiration</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">conspirare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/conspire/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">conspire</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dog-paddle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017708a"><!--s017708a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to do the dog paddle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clash<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/klash/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010998a"><!--s010998a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011175b"><!--s011175b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a noisy, usu metallic, sound of collision.</p></div><a name="s011176b"><!--s011176b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002808c"><!--s002808c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a hostile encounter </p><p><i></i></p><p>The police had to deal with a clash between rival fans</p>.</div><a name="s002809c"><!--s002809c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a sharp conflict </p><p><i></i></p><p>a clash of opinions</p> <p>[imitative].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ant<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002188a"><!--s002188a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming adjectives, with the meanings:</p><a name="s002164b"><!--s002164b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>performing a specified action or being in the condition specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>repentant</p> <p><i></i></p><p>somnambulant</p>.</div><a name="s002165b"><!--s002165b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>causing the action or process specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>expectorant</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">denominative</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹnominətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016025a"><!--s016025a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>giving or constituting a name.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crown of thorns</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014352a"><!--s014352a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a starfish of the Pacific region that is covered with long spines and feeds on the coral of coral reefs: <span class="bodyi">Acanthaster planci</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cataplexy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkatəpleksi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009324a"><!--s009324a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>sudden temporary paralysis following a strong emotional stimulus, e.g. shock [German <span class="bodyi">Kataplexie</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">kataplēxis</span>,from <span class="bodyi">kataplēssein</span> to strike down, terrify, from <span class="bodyi">kata-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cata_or_cat_or_cath/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cata-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">plēssein</span> to strike].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breakable<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007228a"><!--s007228a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>capable of being broken; fragile.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ebb<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/eb/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018967a"><!--s018967a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the flowing out of the tide towards the sea ✱ <span class="bodyb">at a low ebb</span> at a low point; in a poor state </p><p><i></i></p><p>Relations were at a low ebb</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">ebba</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Aylesbury</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaylzb(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Aylesburys)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003868a"><!--s003868a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bird of a breed of large white domestic ducks [named after <span class="bodyi">Aylesbury</span>, town in England where the breed originated].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conspiracy of silence</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012675a"><!--s012675a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an agreement to keep silent, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in order to promote or protect selfish interests.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bindweed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005545a"><!--s005545a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various twining plants such as convolvulus, with a widespread root systems and trumpet-shaped flowers that are is a nuisance to gardeners.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aculeate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkyoohli·ət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000509a"><!--s000509a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000594b"><!--s000594b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of an insect: having a sting.</p></div><a name="s000595b"><!--s000595b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a plant: having thorns or prickles [Latin <span class="bodyi">aculeatus</span> having stings, from <span class="bodyi">aculeus</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">acus</span> needle].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dog paddle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017707a"><!--s017707a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an elementary form of swimming, e.g. for learners, in which the arms paddle and the legs kick.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antacid<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/anʹtasid/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002189a"><!--s002189a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a medicine that combats excessive acidity, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the stomach.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clash<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010999a"><!--s010999a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011177b"><!--s011177b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make a clash </p><p><i></i></p><p>Cymbals clashed</p>.</div><a name="s011178b"><!--s011178b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002810c"><!--s002810c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) to come into conflict </p><p><i></i></p><p>He has clashed with every member of the department at some point</p>.</div><a name="s002811c"><!--s002811c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) to form a displeasing combination; not to match </p><p><i></i></p><p>These colours clash</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Her lipstick clashes with her hair</p>.</div><a name="s002812c"><!--s002812c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>said of opinions, etc: to be incompatible or irreconcilable <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s011179b"><!--s011179b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to clash</p><p><span class="bodyb">clasher</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crown prince</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014353a"><!--s014353a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a male heir apparent to a crown or throne.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breakable<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007229a"><!--s007229a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a breakable or fragile object.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Aymara</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹiemərah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Aymaras <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> Aymara)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003869a"><!--s003869a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003842b"><!--s003842b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a Native American people of Bolivia and Peru.</p></div><a name="s003843b"><!--s003843b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the language of this people [Spanish <span class="bodyi">Aymará</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conspiracy theory</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012676a"><!--s012676a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a theory that an otherwise unexplained event was caused by the secret concerted action of powerful individuals or groups, rather than by a combination of circumstances.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">denominator</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016026a"><!--s016026a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the part of a vulgar fraction that is below the line and that indicates how many parts the numerator is divided into; a divisor.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ebb<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018968a"><!--s018968a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020002b"><!--s020002b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of tidal water: to recede from the highest level.</p></div><a name="s020003b"><!--s020003b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + away) to decline or from a higher to a lower level or from a better to a worse state; to disappear gradually.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acumen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹakyoomən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000510a"><!--s000510a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>keenness and depth of discernment or discrimination, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in practical matters; shrewdness [Latin <span class="bodyi">acumin-, acumen</span> point, from <span class="bodyi">acuere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/acute1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">acute 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catapult<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkatəpult/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009325a"><!--s009325a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009726b"><!--s009726b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a Y-shaped stick with a piece of elastic material fixed between the two prongs, used for shooting small objects, e.g. stones.</p></div><a name="s009727b"><!--s009727b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in former times, a military device used for hurling missiles.</p></div><a name="s009728b"><!--s009728b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a device for launching an aircraft at flying speed, e.g. from an aircraft carrier [French <span class="bodyi">catapulte</span> via Latinfrom Greek <span class="bodyi">katapaltēs</span>, from <span class="bodyi">kata-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cata_or_cat_or_cath/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cata-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">pallein</span> to hurl, brandish].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dogrib</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdogrib/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017709a"><!--s017709a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018573b"><!--s018573b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a NW Canadian people of the Dene group.</p></div><a name="s018574b"><!--s018574b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Athabaskan language of this people</p><p><span class="bodyb">Dogrib</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [translation of Dogrib <span class="bodyi">Thlingchadinne</span> dog's flank, from their claim to be descended from a dog].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bien/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005546a"><!--s005546a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a twining stem or flexible shoot (e.g. of the bindweed or a hop plant) [alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bind2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bind 2</span></span></a> in the sense something that binds].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antacid<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002190a"><!--s002190a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>correcting excessive activity, e.g. in the stomach.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clasp<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/klahsp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011000a"><!--s011000a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011180b"><!--s011180b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a device for holding objects or parts of something together </p><p><i></i></p><p>the clasp of a necklace</p>.</div><a name="s011181b"><!--s011181b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an embrace.</p></div><a name="s011182b"><!--s011182b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a holding or enveloping with, or as if with, the hands or arms.</p></div><a name="s011183b"><!--s011183b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a device, e.g. a bar, attached to a military medal ribbon to indicate the action or campaign at which the bearer was present [Middle English <span class="bodyi">claspe</span>; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conspirator</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹspirətə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012677a"><!--s012677a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who conspires; a plotter</p><p><span class="bodyb">conspiratorial</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">conspiratorially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breakage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbraykij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007230a"><!--s007230a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007465b"><!--s007465b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) something broken.</p></div><a name="s007466b"><!--s007466b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>allowance for things broken, e.g. in transit.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crown princess</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014354a"><!--s014354a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014952b"><!--s014952b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the wife of a crown prince.</p></div><a name="s014953b"><!--s014953b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a female heir apparent or heir presumptive to a crown or throne.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">denotation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deenohʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016027a"><!--s016027a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016611b"><!--s016611b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an act or process of denoting.</p></div><a name="s016612b"><!--s016612b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a meaning; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a direct specific meaning as distinct from a suggested or implied meaning.</p></div><a name="s016613b"><!--s016613b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a denoting term; a name.</p></div><a name="s016614b"><!--s016614b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a sign or indication.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acuminate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkyoohminət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000511a"><!--s000511a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said e.g. of a leaf: tapering to a slender point [Latin <span class="bodyi">acumin-</span>, <span class="bodyi">acumen</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/acumen/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">acumen</span></span></a>) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ate3_or_ated/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ate 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ebb tide</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018969a"><!--s018969a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ebb1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ebb 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ayrshire</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeəshiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003870a"><!--s003870a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an animal of a breed of hardy dairy cattle that are usu spotted red, brown, or white in colour [named after <span class="bodyi">Ayrshire</span>, former county of Scotland, where the breed originated].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dog rose</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017710a"><!--s017710a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of common European wild roses with pink or white flowers: <span class="bodyi">Rosa canina</span> and other species [translation of Latin species name <span class="bodyi">rosa canina</span>; because the root of the plant was once placed on a dog-bite to ward off rabies].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catapult<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009326a"><!--s009326a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009729b"><!--s009729b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to throw or launch (a missile) by means of a catapult.</p></div><a name="s009730b"><!--s009730b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to move or cause (somebody or something) to move suddenly or abruptly </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was catapulted from rags to riches overnight</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s009731b"><!--s009731b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to move suddenly or abruptly.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bin end</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005547a"><!--s005547a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>one of the last bottles from a particular bin or consignment of wine.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antagonise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anʹtagəniez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002191a"><!--s002191a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/antagonize_or_antagonise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">antagonize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clasp<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011001a"><!--s011001a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011184b"><!--s011184b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to fasten (something) with, or as if with, a clasp.</p></div><a name="s011185b"><!--s011185b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to enclose and hold (somebody or something) with the arms; to embrace.</p></div><a name="s011186b"><!--s011186b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to seize (something) with, or as if with, the hand; to grasp</p><p><span class="bodyb">clasper</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conspiratorial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənˌspirəʹtawri·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012678a"><!--s012678a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013292b"><!--s013292b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of a conspiracy or conspirator.</p></div><a name="s013293b"><!--s013293b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of somebody's manner, etc: suggestive of conspiracy </p><p><i></i></p><p>in a conspiratorial whisper</p> <p><span class="bodyb">conspiratorially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">break away</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007231a"><!--s007231a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007467b"><!--s007467b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to escape.</p></div><a name="s007468b"><!--s007468b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to separate from the main group.</p></div><a name="s007469b"><!--s007469b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to escape from restraint or captivity </p><p><i></i></p><p>She managed to break away from him and run</p>.</div><a name="s007470b"><!--s007470b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to detach oneself from, and move ahead of, the main group, e.g. in a race.</p></div><a name="s007471b"><!--s007471b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + from) to make a deliberate effort to escape from the restrictions of a tradition, or the influence of a person or group </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'm afraid I couldn't break away from the habit of fulsome adulation and suddenly change my style</p><p> Saki.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Crown Prosecution Service</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014355a"><!--s014355a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>In England and Wales, a body that conducts set up in 1986 under the Director of Public Prosecutions to take over all prosecutions initiated by the police.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">EBCDIC</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹebsədik, ʹebkədik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018970a"><!--s018970a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a computer code consisting of 256 eight-bit characters that is used for representing data and to facilitate the exchange of information between a computer and other data processing equipment [<span class="bodyi">e</span>xtended <span class="bodyi">b</span>inary <span class="bodyi">c</span>oded <span class="bodyi">d</span>ecimal <span class="bodyi">i</span>nterchange <span class="bodyi">c</span>ode].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dog's age</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017711a"><!--s017711a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal, chiefly NAmer</span> a long time; ages.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">denote</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹnoht/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016028a"><!--s016028a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016615b"><!--s016615b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to signify or indicate (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Their swollen bellies denote starvation</p>.</div><a name="s016616b"><!--s016616b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to be a sign or mark for (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Red denotes danger</p>.</div><a name="s016617b"><!--s016617b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to have the meaning of or mean (something) <span class="bodyb">denotative</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">denoter</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">denotare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">notare</span> to note, from <span class="bodyi">nota</span> a mark].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cataract</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkatərakt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009327a"><!--s009327a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009732b"><!--s009732b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a waterfall, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a large one descending steeply or in steps.</p></div><a name="s009733b"><!--s009733b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002338c"><!--s002338c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a waterfall, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a large one descending steeply or in steps.</p></div><a name="s002339c"><!--s002339c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>steep rapids in a river.</p></div><a name="s002340c"><!--s002340c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a downpour or deluge.</p></div></div><a name="s009734b"><!--s009734b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a clouding of the lens of the eye or its enclosing membrane, obstructing the passage of light [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">kataraktēs</span> waterfall, portcullis,from <span class="bodyi">katarassein</span> to dash down, from <span class="bodyi">kata-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cata_or_cat_or_cath/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cata-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">arassein</span> to strike, dash; (sense 2) from the idea of a barrier coming down in front of the eye].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ayurveda</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahyooəʹvaydə, ie·ooəʹveedə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003871a"><!--s003871a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the traditional Hindu system of medicine based mainly on herbal remedies, homoeopathy, and naturopathy</p><p><span class="bodyb">Ayurvedic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">āyurveda</span>, from <span class="bodyi">āyur</span> life + <span class="bodyi">veda</span> knowledge].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acupoint</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹakyoopoynt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000512a"><!--s000512a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of the points on the body at which acupuncture or acupressure is applied [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/acupuncture/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">acupuncture</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/point1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">point 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">claspers</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011002a"><!--s011002a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a male copulatory structure of some insects and fishes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Binet-Simon scale</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌbeenay seeʹmohn skayl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005548a"><!--s005548a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an intelligence test consisting of graded tasks for children of successive ages [named after Alfred <span class="bodyi">Binet</span> d.1911, and Théodore <span class="bodyi">Simon</span> d.1961, the French psychologists who developed the tests].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antagonism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anʹtagəniz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002192a"><!--s002192a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002166b"><!--s002166b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>hostility or antipathy, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when actively expressed.</p></div><a name="s002167b"><!--s002167b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>opposition of one substance to the physiological or biochemical action of another.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conspire</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹspie·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012679a"><!--s012679a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013294b"><!--s013294b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to plot secretly with others, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to do something wrong or illegal </p><p><i></i></p><p>They conspired to defraud the business</p>.</div><a name="s013295b"><!--s013295b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to act together as if deliberately, with undesirable results </p><p><i></i></p><p>Circumstances conspired to defeat his efforts</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">conspirare</span> to agree, conspire, literally ‘to breathe together’, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">spirare</span> to breathe].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breakaway<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007232a"><!--s007232a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007472b"><!--s007472b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody or something that breaks away.</p></div><a name="s007473b"><!--s007473b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a breaking away, e.g. from a group or tradition; a withdrawing.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crown saw</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014356a"><!--s014356a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a saw with teeth at the edge of a hollow cylinder that is used to cut circular holes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dogsbody</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dogsbodies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017712a"><!--s017712a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> a person who carries out routine or menial work at the behest of others [Brit naval slang <span class="bodyi">dogsbody</span>, orig a pudding made of peas, later a junior officer].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ebola fever</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eeʹbohlə, ə-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018971a"><!--s018971a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an often fatal infectious viral disease characterized by internal bleeding and fever [named after a river in Zaire (Democratic Republic of Congo), close to which it was first recorded].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">denouement</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dayʹnoohmonh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016029a"><!--s016029a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016618b"><!--s016618b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the final part of a literary work in which all the complications of the plot are resolved.</p></div><a name="s016619b"><!--s016619b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the outcome of a complex sequence of events </p><p><i></i></p><p>half afraid that I might be too late to assist at the denouement of the little mystery</p><p> Conan Doyle [French <span class="bodyi">dénouement</span> untying, ultimately from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">nodare</span> to tie, from <span class="bodyi">nodus</span> knot].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">AZ</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003872a"><!--s003872a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003844b"><!--s003844b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Arizona (US postal abbreviation).</p></div><a name="s003845b"><!--s003845b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Azerbaijan (international vehicle registration).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">binge<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/binj/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005549a"><!--s005549a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a session of unrestrained indulgence in something; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a drinking bout [English dialect <span class="bodyi">binge</span> to drink heavily].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clasp knife</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011003a"><!--s011003a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large single-bladed folding knife having a catch to hold the blade open.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catarrh</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹtah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009328a"><!--s009328a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>inflammation of a mucous membrane, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the human nose and throat, or the resulting excessive discharge of mucus <span class="bodyb">catarrhal</span> /-rəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">catarrhe</span> via late Latinfrom Greek <span class="bodyi">katarrhous</span>,from <span class="bodyi">katarrhein</span> to flow down, from <span class="bodyi">kata-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cata_or_cat_or_cath/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cata-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">rhein</span> to flow].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antagonist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anʹtagənist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002193a"><!--s002193a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002168b"><!--s002168b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who opposes or is hostile to another person; an adversary </p><p><i></i></p><p>He that wrestles with us … sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper</p> — Edmund Burke<p><span class="bodyb">antagonistic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s002169b"><!--s002169b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a drug that opposes or counteracts the action or effects of another.</p></div><a name="s002170b"><!--s002170b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a muscle that contracts with and limits the action of another: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/agonist/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">agonist</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acupressure</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹak(y)oopreshə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000513a"><!--s000513a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the application of controlled pressure to the body at particular points, usu with the fingers, for therapeutic purposes, e.g. to relieve pain. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/shiatsu/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">shiatsu</span></span></a> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/acupuncture/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">acupuncture</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pressure1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pressure 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">con spirito</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kon ʹspiritoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012680a"><!--s012680a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a piece of music: to be performed in a lively or spirited style [Italian <span class="bodyi">con spirito</span> with spirit].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breakaway<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007233a"><!--s007233a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007474b"><!--s007474b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>favouring independence from an affiliation; withdrawing </p><p><i></i></p><p>A breakaway faction formed a new party</p>.</div><a name="s007475b"><!--s007475b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> made to break or bend easily </p><p><i></i></p><p>breakaway road signs for highway safety</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">e-bomb</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018972a"><!--s018972a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020004b"><!--s020004b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/electronic_bomb/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">electronic bomb</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s020005b"><!--s020005b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/electromagnetic_bomb/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">electromagnetic bomb</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crown wheel</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014357a"><!--s014357a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a gearwheel of the kind used in motor -vehicle gear s, whose teeth are at right angles to its face.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dog's breakfast</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017713a"><!--s017713a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dog_s_dinner/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dog's dinner</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">denounce</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹnowns/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016030a"><!--s016030a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016620b"><!--s016620b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to condemn (somebody), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> publicly, as deserving censure or punishment.</p></div><a name="s016621b"><!--s016621b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to inform against or accuse (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>They denounced him to the authorities</p>.</div><a name="s016622b"><!--s016622b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to announce formally the termination of (e.g. a treaty)</p><p><span class="bodyb">denouncement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">denouncer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">denouncen</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">denuntiare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">nuntiare</span> to report].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">binge<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (binged, bingeing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005550a"><!--s005550a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to indulge in a binge, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of eating or drinking </p><p><i></i></p><p>I went home and binged on chocolate</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Const.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012681a"><!--s012681a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Constable.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">break-dance</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007234a"><!--s007234a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to perform break dancing</p><p><span class="bodyb">break dancer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acupuncture</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹak(y)oopungkchə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000514a"><!--s000514a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the practice, Chinese in origin, of puncturing the body at particular points with needles to cure disease, relieve pain, produce anaesthesia, etc</p><p><span class="bodyb">acupuncturist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">acus</span> needle + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/puncture1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">puncture 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catarrhine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkatərien/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009329a"><!--s009329a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or being any of a division of primates that includes the Old World monkeys, apes, and humans and is characterized by having nostrils close together and directed downwards: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/platyrrhine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">platyrrhine</span></span></a> [Greek <span class="bodyi">katarrhin</span> having a hooked nose, from <span class="bodyi">kata-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cata_or_cat_or_cath/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cata-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">rhin-, rhis</span> nose].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">A–Z</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌay tə ʹzed/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003874a"><!--s003874a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> an indexed street atlas of a town.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">class<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/klahs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011004a"><!--s011004a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011187b"><!--s011187b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002813c"><!--s002813c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a group in society sharing the same economic or social status in a society consisting of several groups with differing statuses.</p></div><a name="s002814c"><!--s002814c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>social rank.</p></div><a name="s002815c"><!--s002815c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the system of differentiating society by classes </p><p><i></i></p><p>Class! Yes, it's still here. Terrific staying power, and against the historical odds</p><p> Martin Amis.</p></div><a name="s002816c"><!--s002816c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> high quality or distinction.</p></div></div><a name="s011188b"><!--s011188b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002817c"><!--s002817c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a body of students meeting regularly with a teacher to study the same subject.</p></div><a name="s002818c"><!--s002818c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a lesson.</p></div><a name="s002819c"><!--s002819c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a meeting of students with a teacher to study a subject.</p></div><a name="s002820c"><!--s002820c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> the students who graduate in a particular year </p><p><i></i></p><p>the class of ’94</p>.</div></div><a name="s011189b"><!--s011189b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a distinct group of objects or organisms sharing common characteristics.</p></div><a name="s011190b"><!--s011190b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s002821c"><!--s002821c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a category in biological classification ranking above the order and below the phylum or division.</p></div><a name="s002822c"><!--s002822c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a grammatical category </p><p><i></i></p><p>word classes</p>.</div><a name="s002823c"><!--s002823c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a collection of elements; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/set3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">set<sup>3</sup></span></span></a> (5).</p></div></div><a name="s011191b"><!--s011191b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s002824c"><!--s002824c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a division or rating based on grade or quality </p><p><i></i></p><p>first class</p>.</div><a name="s002825c"><!--s002825c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a level of university honours degree awarded to a student according to merit [French <span class="bodyi">classe</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">classis</span> group called to arms, class of citizens].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antagonistic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anˌtagəʹnistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002194a"><!--s002194a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>feeling or expressing antagonism; hostile</p><p><span class="bodyb">antagonistically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ebon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeb(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018973a"><!--s018973a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> ebony.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crow's-foot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> crow's-feet)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014358a"><!--s014358a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) any of the wrinkles round the outer corners of the eyes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dog's chance</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017714a"><!--s017714a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">in negative contexts</span>) any chance at all </p><p><i></i></p><p>They don't have a dog's chance of winning the league</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">de novo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/di ʹnohvoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016031a"><!--s016031a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>over again; anew [Latin <span class="bodyi">de novo</span> from new].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">break dancing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007235a"><!--s007235a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an athletic form of street dance developed in the 1980s by African Americans, in which performers spin on head and shoulders.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">azalea</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹzaylyə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003876a"><!--s003876a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of rhododendron with funnel-shaped flowers and deciduous leaves: genus <span class="bodyi">Rhododendron</span> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">Azalea</span>, genus name, from Greek, from <span class="bodyi">azaleos</span> dry].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antagonize <span class="bodyi">or</span> antagonise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anʹtagəniez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002195a"><!--s002195a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002171b"><!--s002171b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cause (somebody) to become antagonistic.</p></div><a name="s002172b"><!--s002172b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to oppose or counteract (something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the physiological or biochemical effect of a substance) [Greek <span class="bodyi">antagōnizesthai</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anti_or_ant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anti-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">agōnizesthai</span> to struggle, from <span class="bodyi">agon</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/agony/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">agony</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catastrophe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹtastrəfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009330a"><!--s009330a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009735b"><!--s009735b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a momentous, tragic, and unexpected event of extreme severity.</p></div><a name="s009736b"><!--s009736b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cataclysm/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cataclysm</span></span></a> (1).</p></div><a name="s009737b"><!--s009737b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the final events of a play, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a tragedy; the denouement <span class="bodyb">catastrophic</span> /katəʹstrofik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">catastrophically</span> /katəʹstrofikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">katastrophē</span>, from <span class="bodyi">katastrephein</span> to overturn, from <span class="bodyi">kata-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cata_or_cat_or_cath/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cata-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">strephein</span> to turn].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">class<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011005a"><!--s011005a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011192b"><!--s011192b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + as) to classify or grade (something or somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>A tomato is classed as a fruit</p>.</div><a name="s011193b"><!--s011193b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to assign (people or things) to particular classes or grades.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acute<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkyooht/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000515a"><!--s000515a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000596b"><!--s000596b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000165c"><!--s000165c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>marked by keen discernment or intellectual perception, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of subtle distinctions </p><p><i></i></p><p>an acute thinker</p>.</div><a name="s000166c"><!--s000166c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>highly responsive to impressions or stimuli </p><p><i></i></p><p>acute eyesight</p>.</div></div><a name="s000597b"><!--s000597b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>intensely felt or perceived </p><p><i></i></p><p>acute pain</p>.</div><a name="s000598b"><!--s000598b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of an illness: having a sudden severe onset and short course: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chronic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chronic</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s000599b"><!--s000599b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>demanding urgent attention; severe </p><p><i></i></p><p>an acute shortage</p>.</div><a name="s000600b"><!--s000600b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>of an angle: measuring less than 90°.</p></div><a name="s000601b"><!--s000601b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s000167c"><!--s000167c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of an angle: measuring less than 90°.</p></div><a name="s000168c"><!--s000168c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>composed of acute angles </p><p><i></i></p><p>an acute triangle</p>.</div></div><a name="s000602b"><!--s000602b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>marked with or being an acute accent </p><p><i></i></p><p>e acute</p><p><span class="bodyb">acutely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">acuteness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">acutus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">acuere</span> to sharpen, from <span class="bodyi">acus</span> needle].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ebonics</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eʹboniks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018974a"><!--s018974a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>African-American English regarded as a language with distinct features [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ebony1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ebony 1</span></span></a>+<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/phonic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">phonics</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bingo<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbinggoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005551a"><!--s005551a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005673b"><!--s005673b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>used to express the suddenness or unexpectedness of an event, or to remark on announce the successful completion of a task.</p></div><a name="s005674b"><!--s005674b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used as an exclamation to show that one has won a game of bingo [alteration of <span class="bodyi">bing</span> (interj suggesting a sharp ringing sound), of imitative origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crow's nest</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014359a"><!--s014359a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a partly enclosed high lookout platform, e.g. on a ship's mast.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">const.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012682a"><!--s012682a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>constant.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dog's dinner</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017715a"><!--s017715a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a horrible mess ✱ <span class="bodyb">done up like a dog's dinner</span> overelaborately dressed or made up.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dense</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dens/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016032a"><!--s016032a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016623b"><!--s016623b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>marked by high density, compactness, or crowding together of parts </p><p><i></i></p><p>dense undergrowth</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a dense fog</p>.</div><a name="s016624b"><!--s016624b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> dull; stupid.</p></div><a name="s016625b"><!--s016625b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>demanding concentration if it is to be followed or understood </p><p><i></i></p><p>dense prose</p> <p><span class="bodyb">densely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">denseness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">densus</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breakdown</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007236a"><!--s007236a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007476b"><!--s007476b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a failure to function.</p></div><a name="s007477b"><!--s007477b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a physical, mental, or nervous collapse.</p></div><a name="s007478b"><!--s007478b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>failure to make progress or have effect </p><p><i></i></p><p>a breakdown in negotiations</p>.</div><a name="s007479b"><!--s007479b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the process of decomposing.</p></div><a name="s007480b"><!--s007480b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a division into categories; a classification.</p></div><a name="s007481b"><!--s007481b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a whole analysed into parts; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> an account in which the transactions are recorded under various categories.</p></div><a name="s007482b"><!--s007482b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>in rugby, the act of stopping the player carrying the ball by means of a tackle, ruck, or maul.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catastrophism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹtastrəfiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009331a"><!--s009331a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the theory that geological changes, e.g. in the earth's crust, have occurred in response to sudden violent stimuli rather than by gradual processes</p><p><span class="bodyb">catastrophist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ebonise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹebəniez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018975a"><!--s018975a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ebonize_or_ebonise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ebonize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Antarctic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/anʹtahktik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002196a"><!--s002196a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of the S Pole or the surrounding region [Middle English <span class="bodyi">antartik</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">antarktikos</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anti_or_ant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anti-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">arktikos</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/arctic1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Arctic 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bingo<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005552a"><!--s005552a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a game of chance played with cards with numbered squares. As numbers are drawn and called out at random, the corresponding squares are covered or marked off, a game being won by covering or marking off all or a predetermined number of one's squares.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crow step</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014360a"><!--s014360a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) one of a series of steps forming the edge of a gable; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/corbie_step/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">corbie step</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">crow-stepped</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aza- <span class="bodyi">or</span> az-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003875a"><!--s003875a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meaning: containing nitrogen in place of carbon and usu the bivalent group NH for the group CH<sub>2</sub> or a single trivalent nitrogen atom for the group CH [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/az_or_azo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">az-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-a-</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">class<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011006a"><!--s011006a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> very good; excellent; classy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acute<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000516a"><!--s000516a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/acute_accent/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">acute accent</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">constable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonstəbl, ʹkun-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012683a"><!--s012683a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013296b"><!--s013296b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a police officer; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> one ranking below sergeant.</p></div><a name="s013297b"><!--s013297b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a high officer of a medieval royal or noble household.</p></div><a name="s013298b"><!--s013298b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the warden or governor of a royal castle or a fortified town [Middle English <span class="bodyi">conestable</span>, ultimately from late Latin <span class="bodyi">comes stabuli</span>, literally ‘officer of the stable’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dog's disease</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017716a"><!--s017716a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, informal</span> influenza.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">densitometer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/densiʹtomitə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016033a"><!--s016033a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an instrument for determining optical or photographic density.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">break down</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007237a"><!--s007237a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007483b"><!--s007483b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001824c"><!--s001824c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>of a machine or vehicle: to stop working suddenly.</p></div><a name="s001825c"><!--s001825c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>of an agreement, talks, etc: to fail or become unworkable.</p></div></div><a name="s007484b"><!--s007484b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of a person: to give way to feelings, to show distress.</p></div><a name="s007485b"><!--s007485b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cause (a door, etc) to collapse by breaking or shattering it.</p></div><a name="s007486b"><!--s007486b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to separate (a substance) into its components or elements.</p></div><a name="s007487b"><!--s007487b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s001826c"><!--s001826c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to cause (a structure or barrier) to fall or collapse by breaking or shattering it.</p></div><a name="s001827c"><!--s001827c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to remove (a hindrance to progress, etc).</p></div></div><a name="s007488b"><!--s007488b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s001828c"><!--s001828c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to divide (something) into parts or categories for purposes of analysis.</p></div><a name="s001829c"><!--s001829c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to separate (a chemical compound, etc) into simpler substances.</p></div><a name="s001830c"><!--s001830c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to take (something) apart, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for storage or shipment and for later reassembly <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s007489b"><!--s007489b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s001831c"><!--s001831c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a vehicle or other machine: to become inoperative through breakage or wear.</p></div><a name="s001832c"><!--s001832c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to deteriorate or fail </p><p><i></i></p><p>Relations broke down</p>.</div></div><a name="s007490b"><!--s007490b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s001833c"><!--s001833c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to allow of analysis or subdivision </p><p><i></i></p><p>The outline breaks down into three parts</p>.</div><a name="s001834c"><!--s001834c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to undergo decomposition.</p></div><a name="s001835c"><!--s001835c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to lose one's composure completely.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catatonia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/katəʹtohni·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009332a"><!--s009332a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009738b"><!--s009738b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a form of schizophrenia, marked by catalepsy.</p></div><a name="s009739b"><!--s009739b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/catalepsy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">catalepsy</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">catatonic</span> /-ʹtonik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">catatonia</span> from German <span class="bodyi">Katatonie</span>,from <span class="bodyi">kata-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cata_or_cat_or_cath/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cata-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">tonus</span> tone, tension].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ebonite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹebəniet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018976a"><!--s018976a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hard black vulcanized rubber; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vulcanite/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">vulcanite</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">class action</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011007a"><!--s011007a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011194b"><!--s011194b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a lawsuit undertaken, often by a single litigant, on behalf of a group.</p></div><a name="s011195b"><!--s011195b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a lawsuit taken to court by one or more plaintiffs on behalf of both themselves and any others who have a shared interest in the alleged wrong.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Antarctic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002197a"><!--s002197a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Antarctic</span>) the area of land, sea, and ice south of the Antarctic Circle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dogshore</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017717a"><!--s017717a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of two wooden blocks fixed on each side of a ship on a slipway, to prevent it sliding before its launch.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">croze</span><small><span class="eSynop">/krohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014361a"><!--s014361a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014954b"><!--s014954b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a groove made round the trimmed stave-ends of a barrel to receive the edge of the lid.</p></div><a name="s014955b"><!--s014955b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the cooper's tool used for making this groove [perhaps French <span class="bodyi">creux, creuse</span> hollow].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acute accent</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000517a"><!--s000517a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mark (´) placed over certain vowels in some languages, e.g. over <span class="bodyi">e</span> in French, to show a particular vowel quality or stress.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">binman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> binmen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005553a"><!--s005553a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dustman/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dustman</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">constabulary<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹstabyooləri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> constabularies) (<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012684a"><!--s012684a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013299b"><!--s013299b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the police force of a district or country.</p></div><a name="s013300b"><!--s013300b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an armed police force organized on military lines </p><p><i></i></p><p>the Royal Ulster Constabulary</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">azeotrope</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹzee·ətrohp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003877a"><!--s003877a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mixture of liquids with a boiling point that does not change during distillation <span class="bodyb">azeotropic</span> /ˌayzi·əʹtropik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">zeo-</span> (from Greek <span class="bodyi">zein</span> to boil) + -<span class="bodyi">trope</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">tropos</span> turn, way].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">density</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdensiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> densities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016034a"><!--s016034a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016626b"><!--s016626b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the quantity or state of being dense.</p></div><a name="s016627b"><!--s016627b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004188c"><!--s004188c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the mass of a substance or distribution of a quantity per unit of volume or space.</p></div><a name="s004189c"><!--s004189c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the average number of individuals or units per unit of space </p><p><i></i></p><p>a population density</p>.</div></div><a name="s016628b"><!--s016628b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the degree of opaqueness of something translucent.</p></div><a name="s016629b"><!--s016629b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> stupidity; dullness.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breakdown lorry</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007238a"><!--s007238a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lorry fitted with equipment suitable for repairing or towing disabled or immobilized motor vehicles.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catboat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009333a"><!--s009333a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sailing boat with a mast positioned close to the bows and a single sail [perhaps from <span class="bodyi">cat</span>, a former type of cargo ship].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ebonize <span class="bodyi">or</span> ebonise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹebəniez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018977a"><!--s018977a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to colour (wood, furniture, etc) with a black or dark stain in imitation of ebony.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dogsled</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdogsled/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017718a"><!--s017718a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sledge designed to be pulled by a team of huskies.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Antarctic Circle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002198a"><!--s002198a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the parallel of latitude approximately 66½° south of the equator that circumscribes the south polar region.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">constabulary<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012685a"><!--s012685a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to a constable or constabulary </p><p><i></i></p><p>When constabulary duty's to be done, a policeman's lot is not a happy one</p><p> W S Gilbert.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">class-conscious</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011008a"><!--s011008a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011196b"><!--s011196b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>actively aware of one's common status with others in a particular class.</p></div><a name="s011197b"><!--s011197b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>taking part in class war</p><p><span class="bodyb">class-consciousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ACW</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000518a"><!--s000518a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>aircraftwoman.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breakdown truck</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007239a"><!--s007239a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/breakdown_lorry/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">breakdown lorry</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">binnacle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbinəkl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005554a"><!--s005554a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a case, stand, etc containing a ship's compass </p><p><i></i></p><p>We had no light in the binnacle, but steered by the stars</p> — R H Dana [alteration of Middle English <span class="bodyi">bitakle</span> via Old Portuguese <span class="bodyi">bitácola</span> or Old Spanish <span class="bodyi">bitácula</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">habitaculum</span> dwelling place].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crozier</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrohzi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014362a"><!--s014362a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crosier_or_crozier/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crosier</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dent<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dent/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016035a"><!--s016035a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016630b"><!--s016630b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a depression or hollow made by a blow or by pressure.</p></div><a name="s016631b"><!--s016631b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an adverse effect </p><p><i></i></p><p>The extra petrol made a dent in the weekly budget</p> <p>[Middle English alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dint1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dint 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Azerbaijani</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌazəbieʹjahni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Azerbaijanis)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003878a"><!--s003878a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003846b"><!--s003846b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Azerbaijan in the Caucasus.</p></div><a name="s003847b"><!--s003847b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Turkic language spoken in Azerbaijan</p><p><span class="bodyb">Azerbaijani</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cat burglar</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009334a"><!--s009334a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a burglar who enters buildings by skilful or daring feats of climbing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ebony<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹebəni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> ebonies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018978a"><!--s018978a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020006b"><!--s020006b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a hard heavy black wood obtained from a tropical tree.</p></div><a name="s020007b"><!--s020007b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of several species of tropical trees that yield this wood: genus <span class="bodyi">Diospyros</span>.</p></div><a name="s020008b"><!--s020008b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a dark brown or black colour</p><p><span class="bodyb">ebony</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">ebenos</span> from Egyptian <span class="bodyi">hbnj</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dog's life</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017719a"><!--s017719a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a miserable drab existence.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ant bear</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002199a"><!--s002199a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aardvark/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aardvark</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">constancy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonstənsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012686a"><!--s012686a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013301b"><!--s013301b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>fidelity or loyalty.</p></div><a name="s013302b"><!--s013302b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the quality of being unchanging </p><p><i></i></p><p>constancy of purpose</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">binocular</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹnokyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005555a"><!--s005555a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to, or using, or adapted for the use of both eyes </p><p><i></i></p><p>binocular vision</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breaker<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007240a"><!--s007240a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007491b"><!--s007491b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a wave breaking into foam.</p></div><a name="s007492b"><!--s007492b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person or machine that breaks something.</p></div><a name="s007493b"><!--s007493b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a user of Citizens’ Band radio; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> somebody who interrupts a conversation in order to transmit a message.</p></div><a name="s007494b"><!--s007494b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a break dancer.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Azeri</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹzeəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003879a"><!--s003879a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003848b"><!--s003848b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a Turkic people living chiefly in N Iran, Armenia, and Azerbaijan.</p></div><a name="s003849b"><!--s003849b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the language of this people</p><p><span class="bodyb">Azeri</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Turkish <span class="bodyi">azerî</span> fire, from Persian].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dent<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016036a"><!--s016036a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make a dent in or on (something).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CRT</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014363a"><!--s014363a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>cathode-ray tube.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ebony<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018979a"><!--s018979a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020009b"><!--s020009b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>made of or resembling ebony.</p></div><a name="s020010b"><!--s020010b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>black or dark brown.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">classic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklasik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011009a"><!--s011009a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011198b"><!--s011198b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002826c"><!--s002826c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>of recognized value or merit; serving as a standard of excellence </p><p><i></i></p><p>classic recordings</p>.</div><a name="s002827c"><!--s002827c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>both traditional and enduring </p><p><i></i></p><p>a classic heritage</p>.</div><a name="s002828c"><!--s002828c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>characterized by simply and elegantlye tailored so as to and elegant lines that remain in fashion year after year </p><p><i></i></p><p>a classic suit</p>.</div></div><a name="s011199b"><!--s011199b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>being an archetypal example of some particular thing or occurrence.</p></div><a name="s011200b"><!--s011200b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002829c"><!--s002829c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>authoritative, definitive.</p></div><a name="s002830c"><!--s002830c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>being an example that shows clearly the characteristics of some group of things or occurrences; archetypal </p><p><i></i></p><p>a classic case of first-night nerves</p>.</div></div><a name="s011201b"><!--s011201b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="sb00000086"><!--sb00000086--></a><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/classical/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">classical</span></span></a> (1) [French <span class="bodyi">classique</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">classicus</span> of the highest class of Roman citizens, of the first rank, from <span class="bodyi">classis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/class1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">class 1</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">classic</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">classical</span>? These two adjectives are not usually interchangeable in modern English. If sSomething is described as <span class="bodyi">classic</span>, it usually either sets a standard of excellence (<span class="bodyi">a classic recording</span>) or perfectly illustrates a particular phenomenon (<span class="bodyi">a classic case of mistaken identity</span>). <span class="bodyi">Classical</span> generally refers to the world of ancient Greece and Rome (<span class="bodyi">classical antiquity</span>), to serious music (<span class="bodyi">classical composers such as Beethoven and Mozart</span>) or and to long-standing or formerly authoritative forms when contrasted with modern ones (<span class="bodyi">classical mechanics as opposed to quantum mechanics</span>) . The distinction was considerably less clear-cut, however, in former times.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-acy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000519a"><!--s000519a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns denoting an action, state, or quality </p><p><i></i></p><p>advocacy</p> <p><i></i></p><p>intricacy</p> [Latin <span class="bodyi">-atia</span> or Greek <span class="bodyi">-ateia</span>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catcall<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009335a"><!--s009335a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a loud or raucous cry expressing disapproval.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dog's mercury</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017720a"><!--s017720a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a perennial woodland plant of the spurge family: <span class="bodyi">Mercurialis perennis</span> [translation of Latin <span class="bodyi">Mercurialis canina</span>, former taxonomic name].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ante-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002202a"><!--s002202a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s002176b"><!--s002176b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000491c"><!--s000491c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>prior; before </p><p><i></i></p><p>antecedent</p> <p><i></i></p><p>antedate</p>.</div><a name="s000492c"><!--s000492c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>prior to; earlier than </p><p><i></i></p><p>antediluvian</p>.</div></div><a name="s002177b"><!--s002177b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>situated before; anterior </p><a name="sb00000044"><!--sb00000044--></a><p><i></i></p><p>anteroom</p> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">ante-</span>, from <span class="bodyi">ante</span> before, in front of]<div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">ante-</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">anti-</span>? These two prefixes are sometimes confused. <span class="bodyi">Ante-</span> means ‘before’ or ‘in front of’: <span class="bodyi">antechamber</span> (‘a room leading into another room’); <span class="bodyi">antediluvian</span> (‘before Noah's flood’; ‘ridiculously outdated’); <span class="bodyi">antenatal</span> (‘before birth’). The much more common prefix <span class="bodyi">anti-</span> means ‘in the opposite direction’ or ‘against’ and can be, and is, attached to any number of words: <span class="bodyi">anticlockwise</span>; <span class="bodyi">antidepressant</span>; <span class="bodyi">anti-fox-hunting</span>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breaker<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007241a"><!--s007241a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small water cask [by folk etymology from Spanish <span class="bodyi">barrica</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">constant<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonst(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012687a"><!--s012687a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013303b"><!--s013303b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>characterized by steadfast resolution or faithfulness; exhibiting constancy of mind or attachment </p><p><i></i></p><p>constant friend</p>.</div><a name="s013304b"><!--s013304b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>invariable or uniform </p><p><i></i></p><p>at a constant temperature</p>.</div><a name="s013305b"><!--s013305b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>continually occurring or recurring; regular </p><p><i></i></p><p>constant interruptions</p> <p><span class="bodyb">constancy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">constantly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">constant-, constans</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">constare</span> to stand firm, be consistent, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">stare</span> to stand].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">azide</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹayzied, ʹazied/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003880a"><!--s003880a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a compound containing the group -N<sub>3</sub> combined with an element or radical.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">classic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011010a"><!--s011010a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011202b"><!--s011202b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a work of lasting excellence, or the author of one.</p></div><a name="s011203b"><!--s011203b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002831c"><!--s002831c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a work of lasting excellence, or the author of one.</p></div><a name="s002832c"><!--s002832c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an authoritative or definitive work.</p></div></div><a name="s011204b"><!--s011204b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>)</p><a name="s002833c"><!--s002833c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the classics</span>) literary works of ancient Greece or Rome.</p></div><a name="s002834c"><!--s002834c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Classics</span>) Greek and Latin literature, history, and philosophy considered as an academic subject.</p></div></div><a name="s011205b"><!--s011205b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a classic example; an archetype.</p></div><a name="s011206b"><!--s011206b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in Britain, any of five flat races for horses, the Derby, the Oaks, the St Leger, the One Thousand Guineas, and the Two Thousand Guineas.</p></div><a name="s011207b"><!--s011207b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s002835c"><!--s002835c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an important long-established sporting event.</p></div><a name="s002836c"><!--s002836c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in Britain, any of five flat races for horses, the Derby, the Oaks, the St Leger, the One Thousand Guineas, and the Two Thousand Guineas.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cru</span><small><span class="eSynop">/krooh (<span class="bodyi">French</span> kry)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> crus /krooh (<span class="bodyi">French</span> kry)/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014364a"><!--s014364a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in France, a vineyard, or group of vineyards that produces fine wines, used in the classification of certain fine French wines, e.g. Bordeaux [French <span class="bodyi">crû</span> past part. of <span class="bodyi">croître</span> to grow].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">binoculars</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005556a"><!--s005556a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an optical instrument for viewing things at a distance usu consisting of two small telescopes fixed side by side that can be focused together.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acyclovir</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ayʹsiekləvieə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000520a"><!--s000520a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an antiviral drug used in the treatment of herpes and HIV infections [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cyclic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cyclic</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/viral/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">viral</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dental</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdentl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016038a"><!--s016038a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016632b"><!--s016632b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to the teeth or to dentistry.</p></div><a name="s016633b"><!--s016633b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a consonant: articulated with the tip or blade of the tongue against or near the upper front teeth, e.g. the sound ‘th’ in English [Latin <span class="bodyi">dentalis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">dent-, dens</span> tooth].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">e-book</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018980a"><!--s018980a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a text published in electronic on a disk, CD-ROM, etc rather than in printed form [short for <span class="bodyi">electronic book</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dogstail</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017721a"><!--s017721a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of grasses with spiky flower heads, used as cattle fodder: genus <span class="bodyi">Cynosurus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catcall<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009336a"><!--s009336a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to utter a catcall.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ante<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> antes)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002200a"><!--s002200a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002173b"><!--s002173b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a poker stake usu put up before the deal.</p></div><a name="s002174b"><!--s002174b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> the importance of something that is under discussion, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> something that is at stake </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her speech was calculated to up the political ante</p>.</div><a name="s002175b"><!--s002175b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an amount paid or payable </p><p><i></i></p><p>These improvements would raise the ante</p> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ante/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ante-</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">break-even</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007242a"><!--s007242a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007495b"><!--s007495b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the point at which profit equals loss </p><p><i></i></p><p>break-even fares</p>.</div><a name="s007496b"><!--s007496b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) of or relating to break-even.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">constant<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012688a"><!--s012688a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013306b"><!--s013306b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something with an invariable or unchanging value, e.g.:</p><a name="s003422c"><!--s003422c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a number that has a fixed value in a given situation or universally or that is characteristic of some substance or instrument.</p></div><a name="s003423c"><!--s003423c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a number that is assumed not to change value in a given mathematical discussion.</p></div></div><a name="s013307b"><!--s013307b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a term in logic with a fixed designation.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">classical</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011011a"><!--s011011a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011208b"><!--s011208b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or influenced by the ancient Greek and Roman world, or its art and culture.</p></div><a name="s011209b"><!--s011209b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002837c"><!--s002837c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>of the ancient Greek and Roman world, or its literature, art, architecture, or ideals.</p></div><a name="s002838c"><!--s002838c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>copying or showing the influence of ancient Greek and Roman forms or principles</p><p>Classical is a term used for the architecture of ancient Greece and Rome, revived at the Renaissance and subsequently imitated around the Western world. It uses a range of conventional forms, the roots of which are the Orders, or types of column each with its fixed proportions and ornaments (especially Doric, Ionic and Corinthian). Classical buildings tend also to be symmetrical, both externally and on plan — Simon Bradley</p></div></div><a name="s011210b"><!--s011210b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>relating to formal music in the European tradition including orchestral, chamber, and instrumental music and opera, as distinguished primarily from popular music and jazz.</p></div><a name="s011211b"><!--s011211b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s002839c"><!--s002839c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>both authoritative and traditional.</p></div><a name="s002840c"><!--s002840c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>constituting an early and highly influential approach to a subject that thereafter becomes standard.</p></div><a name="s002841c"><!--s002841c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>of a system or method that constitutes an early, or an accepted although not necessarily modern, approach to a subject; standard.</p></div><a name="s002842c"><!--s002842c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>said of physics: not involving relativity, wave mechanics, or quantum theory</p><p><span class="bodyb">classicality</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">classically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s011212b"><!--s011212b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>concerned with instruction in the classics </p><p><i></i></p><p>a classical education</p>.</div><a name="s011213b"><!--s011213b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="sb00000087"><!--sb00000087--></a><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/classic1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">classic<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (2) [Latin <span class="bodyi">classicus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/classic1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">classic 1</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">classical</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">classic</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/classic1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">classic 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ebor.</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeebaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018981a"><!--s018981a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of York, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the signature of the Archbishop of York [Latin <span class="bodyi">Eboracensis</span> from <span class="bodyi">Eboracum</span> York].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">binomial<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bieʹnohmi·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005557a"><!--s005557a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005675b"><!--s005675b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a mathematical expression consisting of two terms connected by a plus sign or minus sign.</p></div><a name="s005676b"><!--s005676b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a Latin name for a species consisting of two parts, the name of its genus followed by another name that designates it specifically.</p></div><a name="s005677b"><!--s005677b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in grammar, a fixed phrase consisting of two nouns joined by <span class="bodyi">and</span>, for example <span class="bodyi">bread and</span> <span class="bodyi">butter</span></p><p><span class="bodyb">binomially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">binomius</span> having two names, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bi_1_or_bin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bi- 1</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">nomin-, nomen</span> name].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cruces</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkroohseez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014365a"><!--s014365a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crux/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crux</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dental floss</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016039a"><!--s016039a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a waxed thread used to clean between the teeth.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catch<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kach/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> caught /kawt/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009337a"><!--s009337a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s009740b"><!--s009740b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002341c"><!--s002341c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to capture or seize (a person or an animal), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> after pursuit.</p></div><a name="s002342c"><!--s002342c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to take or entangle (a person or an animal) in a snare, or as if in a snare </p><p><i></i></p><p>caught in a web of deceit</p>.</div><a name="s002343c"><!--s002343c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to discover (somebody) unexpectedly, esp when doing something wrong or furtive.</p></div><a name="s002344c"><!--s002344c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to become or cause (something) to become entangled, fastened, or stuck </p><p><i></i></p><p>I caught my sleeve on a nail</p>.</div></div><a name="s009741b"><!--s009741b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002345c"><!--s002345c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to intercept and keep hold of (a moving object), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the hands.</p></div><a name="s002346c"><!--s002346c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to dismiss (a batsman in cricket) by catching the ball after it has been hit and before it has touched the ground.</p></div><a name="s002347c"><!--s002347c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to seize (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Catch hold of the railing</p>.</div><a name="s002348c"><!--s002348c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to take in and retain (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>a barrel to catch the rainwater</p>.</div></div><a name="s009742b"><!--s009742b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002349c"><!--s002349c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to contract or become infected with (a disease).</p></div><a name="s002350c"><!--s002350c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to hit or strike (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I caught my elbow on the counter</p>.</div><a name="s002351c"><!--s002351c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to be struck or affected by (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She caught the spirit of the occasion</p>.</div></div><a name="s009743b"><!--s009743b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to attract or arrest (somebody's attention).</p></div><a name="s009744b"><!--s009744b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to take or get (something) momentarily or quickly </p><p><i></i></p><p>He caught a glimpse of his friend</p>.</div><a name="s009745b"><!--s009745b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to be in time for (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I want to catch the last post</p>.</div><a name="s009746b"><!--s009746b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to grasp (something) with the senses or the mind </p><p><i></i></p><p>I didn't catch your name</p>.</div><a name="s009747b"><!--s009747b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to capture a likeness of (somebody or something) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s009748b"><!--s009748b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to become caught </p><p><i></i></p><p>My sleeve caught on a nail</p>.</div><a name="s009749b"><!--s009749b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>said of a fire: to start to burn ✱ <span class="bodyb">catch it</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to incur blame or punishment ✱ <span class="bodyb">catch sight of</span> to see (something or somebody) suddenly or momentarily</p><p><span class="bodyb">catchable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">catcher</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cacchen</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">cachier</span> to hunt, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">captare</span> to chase, from <span class="bodyi">capere</span> to take].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ante<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (antes, anteed anted) (anteing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002201a"><!--s002201a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to put up (an ante): compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ante_up/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ante up</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">azidothymidine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌayziedohʹthiemideen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003881a"><!--s003881a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/azt/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">AZT</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dog Star</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017722a"><!--s017722a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Sirius, the brightest star in the sky, and the sixth nearest earth [translation of Greek <span class="bodyi">kuōn</span> dog and Latin <span class="bodyi">canicula</span> little dog, the star apparently following at the heels of Orion the hunter].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">acyl</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹas(i)l, ʹasiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000521a"><!--s000521a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chemical group derived from an organic chemical acid by removal of the hydroxyl group [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/acid1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">acid 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/yl/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-yl</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breakfast<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrekfəst/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007243a"><!--s007243a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the first meal of the day, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when taken in the morning, or the food prepared for or eaten at this meal [Middle English <span class="bodyi">brekfast</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/break1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">break 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fast4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fast 4</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">classicalism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/klasikl·iz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011012a"><!--s011012a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/classicism/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">classicism</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">constantan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonstəntən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012689a"><!--s012689a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an alloy of copper and nickel used for electrical resistors and in thermocouples [coined from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/constant1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">constant 1</span></span></a>, from the constancy of its resistance under change of temperature].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">binomial<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005558a"><!--s005558a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>consisting of two terms or names </p><p><i></i></p><p>binomial classification</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crucial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkroohshəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014366a"><!--s014366a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014956b"><!--s014956b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>important or essential to the resolving of a crisis; decisive </p><p><i></i></p><p>Talks are at a crucial stage</p>.</div><a name="s014957b"><!--s014957b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + to) of the greatest importance or significance </p><p><i></i></p><p>Your contribution is crucial to the operation</p>.</div><a name="s014958b"><!--s014958b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> wonderful or excellent</p><p><span class="bodyb">crucially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p>French <span class="bodyi">crucial</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">cruc-, crux</span> cross. Although <span class="bodyi">crucial</span> entered English in the early 18th cent. in the literal meaning ‘cross-shaped’, its modern senses did not appear until the 19th cent. They derived from Francis Bacon's Latin phrase <span class="bodyi">instantia crucis</span> ‘instance of the cross’ (i.e. a signpost at a fork in a road, where a decision has to be made), referring to an instance that settles the claims of two rival arguments</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catch<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009338a"><!--s009338a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009750b"><!--s009750b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002352c"><!--s002352c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>something caught, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the total quantity caught at one time.</p></div><a name="s002353c"><!--s002353c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of catching.</p></div></div><a name="s009751b"><!--s009751b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a game in which a ball is thrown and caught.</p></div><a name="s009752b"><!--s009752b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something that retains or fastens something.</p></div><a name="s009753b"><!--s009753b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a concealed difficulty; a snag.</p></div><a name="s009754b"><!--s009754b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an eligible marriage partner.</p></div><a name="s009755b"><!--s009755b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>an often humorous or bawdy round for three or more voices.</p></div><a name="s009756b"><!--s009756b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a break in the voice, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one caused by emotion.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anteater</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanteetə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002203a"><!--s002203a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002178b"><!--s002178b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several species of Central and S American toothless mammals that feeds chiefly on ants and termites, such as the giant anteater, which has a long snout and a long and very bushy tail: family Myrmecophagidae.</p></div><a name="s002179b"><!--s002179b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/echidna/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">echidna</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s002180b"><!--s002180b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aardvark/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aardvark</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dogstooth check</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017723a"><!--s017723a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/houndstooth_check_or_hound_s_tooth_check/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">houndstooth check</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">EBRD</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018982a"><!--s018982a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Azilian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹzili·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003882a"><!--s003882a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or denoting a Mesolithic culture of W Europe of about 10,000–8000 <span class="bodysc">bc</span> [Mas d’<span class="bodyi">Azil</span> in the French Pyrenees, where finds were made].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ad</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ad/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000523a"><!--s000523a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an advertisement.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dental hygienist</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016040a"><!--s016040a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who is trained in the care and cleaning of teeth, who acts as an assistant to a dentist.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breakfast<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007244a"><!--s007244a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to have breakfast</p><p><span class="bodyb">breakfaster</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">constative</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹstaytiv, ʹkonstətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012690a"><!--s012690a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>denoting an utterance that constitutes a statement and can be true or false, such as <span class="bodyi">I sneezed</span> as distinct from a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/performative/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">performative</span></span></a> utterance, such as <span class="bodyi">I promise</span> [from Latin <span class="bodyi">constat-, constare</span> establish + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ive1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ive 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">classicalist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/klasikl·ist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011013a"><!--s011013a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/classicist/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">classicist</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">binomial distribution</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005559a"><!--s005559a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in statistics, a probability distribution each of whose values corresponds to the probability that a specific combination of two types of possible event will occur in a given proportion of statistical trials.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">azimuth</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaziməth/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003883a"><!--s003883a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003850b"><!--s003850b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an arc of the horizon expressed as the clockwise angle measured between a fixed point, e.g. true north or true south, and the vertical circle passing through the centre of an object.</p></div><a name="s003851b"><!--s003851b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>horizontal direction <span class="bodyb">azimuthal</span> /-ʹmoohthl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">azimuthally</span> /-ʹmoohthli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English, ultimately from Arabic <span class="bodyi">as-sumūt</span> the azimuth, pl of <span class="bodyi">as-samt</span> the way].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antebellum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/antiʹbeləm/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002204a"><!--s002204a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>existing before a war, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the American Civil War </p><p><i></i></p><p>an antebellum brick mansion</p> [Latin <span class="bodyi">ante bellum</span> before the war].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ebullience</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹbuli·əns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018983a"><!--s018983a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the quality of being full of liveliness and enthusiasm; exuberance.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crucian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkroohsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014367a"><!--s014367a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small carp of a colour ranging from olive green to reddish brown, farmed in eastern Europe: <span class="bodyi">Carassius carassius</span> [modification of Low German <span class="bodyi">karuse</span> via early High German from Lithuanian <span class="bodyi">karusis</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dog's-tooth violet</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017724a"><!--s017724a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of plants of the lily family with purple flowers and pointed backward-curving leaves: genus <span class="bodyi">Erythronium</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breakfront</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007245a"><!--s007245a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007497b"><!--s007497b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sideboard or other piece of furniture whose front is broken by a curve or angle.</p></div><a name="s007498b"><!--s007498b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) of or relating to a breakfront </p><p><i></i></p><p>a breakfront chest of drawers</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">AD</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000522a"><!--s000522a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="sb00000029"><!--sb00000029--></a><p>anno Domini, used to indicate that a year or century comes within the Christian era</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">AD</span> <span class="bodyi">and</span> <span class="bodyb">BC</span>. <span class="bodyi">AD</span> is traditionally written before a number signifying a year: <span class="bodyi">AD 1625</span>. This is because the abbreviation <span class="bodyi">AD</span> means <span class="bodyi">Anno Domini</span> (in the year of our Lord), and if the phrase were written or spoken in full it would make better sense before the date than after it. This practice is by no means universally adhered to with year numbers, however, and wWhen referring to centuries, however, it is necessary to place <span class="bodyi">AD</span> at the end of the phrase: <span class="bodyi">in the third century AD</span>. <span class="bodyi">BC</span> always follows a date: <span class="bodyi">440 BC</span>; <span class="bodyi">the seventh century BC</span>. In printed text these abbreviations are often written in small capitals: <span class="bodysc">ad</span> and <span class="bodysc">bc</span>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dentalium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/denʹtayli·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dentalia /-li·ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016041a"><!--s016041a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of shellfish including the tooth shell: genus <span class="bodyi">Dentalium</span> [Latin genus name, from Latin <span class="bodyi">dentalis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dental/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dental</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catch-22</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009339a"><!--s009339a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a predicament from which a victim is unable to extricate himself or herself because the means of escape depends on mutually exclusive prior conditions</p><p>named after <span class="bodyi">Catch-22</span>, novel by Joseph Heller d.1999, US writer. In the novel a bomber pilot feigns insanity so as to be excused from flying, but his wish to avoid combat is taken as proof of his sanity; this is referred to as Catch-22</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">constellation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/konstəʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012691a"><!--s012691a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013308b"><!--s013308b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of 88 arbitrary configurations of stars supposed to fill the outlines of usu mythical figures.</p></div><a name="s013309b"><!--s013309b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a cluster, group, or pattern of things, e.g. medical symptoms, factors, or ideas.</p></div><a name="s013310b"><!--s013310b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a dazzling circle of people </p><p><i></i></p><p>the Alexandrians, a constellation of genius</p><p> Ralph Waldo Emerson <span class="bodyb">constellatory</span> /kənʹstelət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">constellation-, constellatio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">constellatus</span> studded with stars, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">stella</span> star].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ebulliency</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹbuli·ənsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018984a"><!--s018984a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ebullience/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ebullience</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antecedent<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/antiʹseed(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002205a"><!--s002205a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002181b"><!--s002181b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a preceding thing, event, or circumstance.</p></div><a name="s002182b"><!--s002182b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) family origins; ancestry.</p></div><a name="s002183b"><!--s002183b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000493c"><!--s000493c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(+ of/to) a model or stimulus for later developments.</p></div><a name="s000494c"><!--s000494c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) family origins; ancestry.</p></div><a name="s000495c"><!--s000495c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) a person's social background, history, etc.</p></div></div><a name="s002184b"><!--s002184b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a word, phrase, or clause functioning as a noun and referred to by a pronoun.</p></div><a name="s002185b"><!--s002185b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in logic, the premise of a conditional proposition, e.g. <span class="bodyi">if A</span> in the proposition <span class="bodyi">if A, then B</span>: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/consequent2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">consequent 2</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s002186b"><!--s002186b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>the first term of a mathematical ratio [Middle English via medieval Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">antecedent-, antecedens</span> something that goes before, from <span class="bodyi">antecēdere</span> to precede, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ante/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ante-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">cēdere</span> to go].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">binomial theorem</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005560a"><!--s005560a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a theorem by means of which a binomial may be raised to any power by a formula.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">classicality</span><small><span class="eSynop">/klasiʹkaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011014a"><!--s011014a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the quality or state of being classic or classical.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crucian carp</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014368a"><!--s014368a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crucian/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crucian</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catchall</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkachawl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009340a"><!--s009340a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009757b"><!--s009757b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something intended to include or cover miscellaneous cases, items, circumstances, etc.</p></div><a name="s009758b"><!--s009758b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) including miscellaneous cases, items, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>a catchall category</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">azimuthal projection</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003884a"><!--s003884a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a projection of the earth's surface on a tangential plane.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dental surgeon</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016042a"><!--s016042a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dentist/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dentist</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">break-in</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007247a"><!--s007247a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an act of forcing an entry into a building, usu with the intention of committing burglary.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dog-tag</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017725a"><!--s017725a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> an identification disc for military personnel.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹadij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000525a"><!--s000525a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a maxim or proverb that embodies a commonly accepted observation </p><p><i></i></p><p>Talk of the devil – excuse the adage!</p> — Henry James [French <span class="bodyi">adage</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">adagium</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-agium</span> (related to <span class="bodyi">aio</span> I say)].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consternate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonstənayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012692a"><!--s012692a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>) to fill (somebody) with anxiety or consternation [Latin <span class="bodyi">consternatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">consternare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/consternation/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">consternation</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ebullient</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹbuli·ənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018985a"><!--s018985a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020011b"><!--s020011b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>full of liveliness and enthusiasm; exuberant.</p></div><a name="s020012b"><!--s020012b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>characterized by ebullience.</p></div><a name="s020013b"><!--s020013b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or literary</span> boiling or agitated</p><p><span class="bodyb">ebullience</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">ebulliently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">ebullient-, ebulliens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">ebullire</span> to bubble out, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">bullire</span> to bubble or boil].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">classically</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011015a"><!--s011015a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011214b"><!--s011214b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in a classic or classical manner </p><p><i></i></p><p>classically beautiful</p>.</div><a name="s011215b"><!--s011215b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in classical music </p><p><i></i></p><p>She sings folk music, but she's classically trained</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">binominal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bieʹnominl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005561a"><!--s005561a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/binomial1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">binomial<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antecedent<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002206a"><!--s002206a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002187b"><!--s002187b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + to) earlier in time or order.</p></div><a name="s002188b"><!--s002188b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + to) coming before causally or logically</p><p><span class="bodyb">antecedently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catch-as-catch-can</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009341a"><!--s009341a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a style of wrestling in which all mutually agreed holds are allowed.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">break in</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007246a"><!--s007246a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007499b"><!--s007499b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to enter a house or building by force.</p></div><a name="s007500b"><!--s007500b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + on) to intrude or interrupt.</p></div><a name="s007501b"><!--s007501b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s001836c"><!--s001836c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to train (a horse) to carry a rider.</p></div><a name="s001837c"><!--s001837c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to use (new shoes) until they become comfortable <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s007502b"><!--s007502b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s001838c"><!--s001838c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to train (a horse) to carry a rider or pull a load.</p></div><a name="s001839c"><!--s001839c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to accustom (somebody) to a certain activity.</p></div></div><a name="s007503b"><!--s007503b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to wear (new boots or shoes) to make them soften and become comfortable.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">azine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹazeen, ʹazin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003885a"><!--s003885a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous organic chemical compounds having a molecular structure that includes a ring containing six atoms, at least one of which is a nitrogen atom.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consternation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/konstəʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012693a"><!--s012693a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>amazed dismay that throws one into confusion [Latin <span class="bodyi">consternation-, consternatio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">consternare</span> to bewilder, alarm, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">sternare</span> to prostrate].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adagio</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹdahjioh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000526a"><!--s000526a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a piece of music: to be performed in a slow gentle tempo</p><p><span class="bodyb">adagio</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Italian <span class="bodyi">adagio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">ad</span> at, to + <span class="bodyi">agio</span> ease].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dentate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdentayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016043a"><!--s016043a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having teeth or pointed conical projections </p><p><i></i></p><p>a dentate leaf</p> <p><span class="bodyb">dentately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">dentatus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">dent-, dens</span> tooth].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cruciate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkroohshiayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014369a"><!--s014369a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014959b"><!--s014959b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in anatomy, cross-shaped or arranged in the form of a cross </p><p><i></i></p><p>cruciate ligaments</p>.</div><a name="s014960b"><!--s014960b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a plant: having leaves or petals arranged in the form of a cross; cruciform</p><p><span class="bodyb">cruciately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">cruciatus</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">cruc-, crux</span> cross].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dog-tired</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017726a"><!--s017726a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> extremely tired.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ebulliometer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iˌbuliʹomitə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018986a"><!--s018986a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an instrument for measuring the boiling point of a solution.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">classic car</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011016a"><!--s011016a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> an old motor car; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> one manufactured between 1925 and 1942.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bint</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bint/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005562a"><!--s005562a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, chiefly derog</span> a girl or woman [Arabic <span class="bodyi">bint</span> girl, daughter].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catch crop</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009342a"><!--s009342a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a crop planted between the rows of the main crop or grown between the harvesting of one crop and the planting of another: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cover_crop/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cover crop</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">azo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹayzoh, ʹazoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003886a"><!--s003886a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or containing the bivalent group -N=N- united at both ends to carbon [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/az_or_azo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">az-</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adamant<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹadəmənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000527a"><!--s000527a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>refusing to change one's mind; determined; unyielding</p><p><span class="bodyb">adamance</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">adamantly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breaking point</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007248a"><!--s007248a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the point at which a person gives way under stress.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antechamber</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002207a"><!--s002207a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anteroom/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anteroom</span></span></a> [French <span class="bodyi">antichambre</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">anti-camera</span>, literally ‘preceding chamber’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">denti-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016044a"><!--s016044a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dent_or_denti_or_dento/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dent-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dogtooth</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017727a"><!--s017727a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an Early English moulding or architectural moulding or ornamentation consisting of a series of four leaves radiating from a raised centre.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">constipate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonstipayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012694a"><!--s012694a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>) to cause constipation in (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Some pain-killers make you constipated</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">constipatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">constipare</span> to crowd together, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">stipare</span> to press together].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crucible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkroohsibl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014370a"><!--s014370a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014961b"><!--s014961b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a vessel for melting or calcining (reducing, e.g. to powder; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/calcine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">calcine</span></span></a>) a substance at a very high temperature.</p></div><a name="s014962b"><!--s014962b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a severe test </p><p><i></i></p><p>During the next half-century and more, my race [black people] must continue passing through the severe American crucible</p><p> Booker T Washington.</p></div><a name="s014963b"><!--s014963b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a situation in which interacting influences produce something new </p><p><i></i></p><p>the encounter between the Arts and Crafts movement and pre-Raphaelitism that was the crucible of Art Nouveau</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">corusible</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">crucibulum</span>,ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">cruc-</span>, <span class="bodyi">crux</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cross1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cross 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ebullition</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ebəʹlish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018987a"><!--s018987a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020014b"><!--s020014b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act, process, or state of boiling or bubbling up.</p></div><a name="s020015b"><!--s020015b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> a sudden violent outburst or display.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">classicise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklasisiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011017a"><!--s011017a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/classicize_or_classicise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">classicize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">binturong</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbintyoorong, binʹtooərong/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005563a"><!--s005563a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an Asiatic civet with a prehensile tail: <span class="bodyi">Arctictis binturong</span> [Malay <span class="bodyi">binturong</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catcher</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkachə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009343a"><!--s009343a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a baseball player who stands behind the batter to catch balls that the batter fails to hit.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antedate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002208a"><!--s002208a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002189b"><!--s002189b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to precede (something) in time </p><p><i></i></p><p>His death antedated his brother's</p>.</div><a name="s002190b"><!--s002190b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to attach or assign a date earlier than the true one to (something, e.g. a document or event), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in order to deceive.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breakneck</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007249a"><!--s007249a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>denoting a dangerously fast pace </p><p><i></i></p><p>driving at breakneck speed</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">azo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003887a"><!--s003887a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/az_or_azo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">az-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">constipation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/konstiʹpaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012695a"><!--s012695a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>abnormally delayed or infrequent passage of faeces, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when these are hard and compacted.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adamant<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000528a"><!--s000528a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a legendary stone said to be of impenetrable hardness and, sometimes identified with the diamond.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">e-business</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018988a"><!--s018988a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/e_commerce/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">e-commerce</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">denticle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdentikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016045a"><!--s016045a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small tooth or other conical pointed projection [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">denticulus</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">dent-, dens</span> tooth].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crucifer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkroohsifə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014371a"><!--s014371a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014964b"><!--s014964b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several species of plants of the mustard family, including the cabbage, stock, cress, etc: family Cruciferae.</p></div><a name="s014965b"><!--s014965b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person who carries a cross, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> at the head of an ecclesiastical procession <span class="bodyb">cruciferous</span> /kroohʹsif(ə)rəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">cruc-, crux</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cross1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cross 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-fer</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dogtooth violet</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017728a"><!--s017728a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dog_s_tooth_violet/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dog's-tooth violet</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">classicism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklasisiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011018a"><!--s011018a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011216b"><!--s011216b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>adherence to traditional standards, e.g. of simplicity, restraint, and proportion, that are considered to have universal and lasting worth.</p></div><a name="s011217b"><!--s011217b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the principles or style embodied in classical literature, art, or architecture.</p></div><a name="s011218b"><!--s011218b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002843c"><!--s002843c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the principles or style embodied in classical literature, art, or architecture.</p></div><a name="s002844c"><!--s002844c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a classical idiom or expression.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">azo dye</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003888a"><!--s003888a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous versatile dyes containing azo groups.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bio</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbieoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bios) <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005564a"><!--s005564a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005678b"><!--s005678b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a biography or autobiography.</p></div><a name="s005679b"><!--s005679b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">SAfr</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bioscope/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bioscope</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catchfly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009344a"><!--s009344a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various genera of plants of the pink family with sticky stems on which small insects are caught: genera <span class="bodyi">Silene</span>, <span class="bodyi">Lychnis</span>, and other genera.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crucifix</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkroohsifiks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014372a"><!--s014372a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a representation of Christ on the cross [Middle English from late Latin <span class="bodyi">crucifixus</span> the crucified Christ, past part. of <span class="bodyi">crucifigere</span> to crucify, from Latin <span class="bodyi">cruc-, crux</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cross1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cross 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">figere</span> to fasten].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">break off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007250a"><!--s007250a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007504b"><!--s007504b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to detach something, or to become detached.</p></div><a name="s007505b"><!--s007505b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to stop something abruptly.</p></div><a name="s007506b"><!--s007506b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to discontinue (a connection or relationship).</p></div><a name="s007507b"><!--s007507b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to become detached; to separate.</p></div><a name="s007508b"><!--s007508b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to stop abruptly while speaking, working, etc <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s007509b"><!--s007509b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to detach (something) from the main part.</p></div><a name="s007510b"><!--s007510b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to discontinue (a connection or relationship).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">EC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018989a"><!--s018989a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020016b"><!--s020016b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>East Central (London postcode).</p></div><a name="s020017b"><!--s020017b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Ecuador (international vehicle registration).</p></div><a name="s020018b"><!--s020018b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>European Commission.</p></div><a name="s020019b"><!--s020019b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>European Community.</p></div><a name="s020020b"><!--s020020b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>executive committee.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dogtrot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdogtrot/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017729a"><!--s017729a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a quick easy gait suggesting that of a dog.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">denticulate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/denʹtikyoolət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016046a"><!--s016046a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016634b"><!--s016634b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>covered with small pointed projections </p><p><i></i></p><p>a denticulate shell</p>.</div><a name="s016635b"><!--s016635b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>cut into dentils </p><p><i></i></p><p>a denticulate cornice</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">constituency</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹstityoo·ənsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> constituencies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012696a"><!--s012696a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an electoral district or the body of voters resident in it.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adamantine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/adəʹmantien/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000529a"><!--s000529a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>made of or like adamant; impenetrably hard or unbreakable </p><p><i></i></p><p>to bottomless perdition, there to dwell in adamantine chains and penal fire</p> — Milton.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antediluvian<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌantidiʹloohvi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002209a"><!--s002209a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002191b"><!--s002191b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>belonging or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible.</p></div><a name="s002192b"><!--s002192b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>laughably out-of-date; antiquated </p><p><i></i></p><p>She drives an antediluvian car</p> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ante/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ante-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">diluvium</span> flood].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bioactive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bie·ohʹaktiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005566a"><!--s005566a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having an effect, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a damaging or destructive one on living things or on something, e.g. blood or sweat, derived from living things.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">classicist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklasisist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011019a"><!--s011019a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011219b"><!--s011219b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an advocate or student of classicism.</p></div><a name="s011220b"><!--s011220b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a scholar or student of Classics.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antediluvian<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002210a"><!--s002210a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody very old or old-fashioned or something antiquated.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">azoic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ayʹzohik, a-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003889a"><!--s003889a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having no life; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> of the geological time that antedates life [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">zōē</span> life].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">e-cash</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018990a"><!--s018990a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/e_money_or_e_cash/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">e-money</span></span></a> [short for <span class="bodyi">electronic cash</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catching</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009345a"><!--s009345a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009759b"><!--s009759b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>infectious; contagious </p><p><i></i></p><p>Chickenpox is catching</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Her enthusiasm was catching</p>.</div><a name="s009760b"><!--s009760b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>alluring or attractive.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crucifixion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kroohsiʹfiksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014373a"><!--s014373a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014966b"><!--s014966b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act of crucifying.</p></div><a name="s014967b"><!--s014967b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Crucifixion</span>) the crucifying of Christ.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dog violet</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017730a"><!--s017730a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of European wild violets with purple or blue flowers: <span class="bodyi">Viola riviniana</span> and other species [translation of Latin species name <span class="bodyi">viola canina</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">constituent<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹstityoo·ənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012697a"><!--s012697a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013311b"><!--s013311b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an essential part; a component </p><p><i></i></p><p>the constituents of rain water</p>.</div><a name="s013312b"><!--s013312b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a member of an MP's constituency </p><p><i></i></p><p>appreciative letters from his constituents</p> <p>[French <span class="bodyi">constituant</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">constituer</span> to constitute, establish, from Latin <span class="bodyi">constituere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/constitute/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">constitute</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">break out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007251a"><!--s007251a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007511b"><!--s007511b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of something unwelcome: to start suddenly.</p></div><a name="s007512b"><!--s007512b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to escape from confinement.</p></div><a name="s007513b"><!--s007513b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ in) to become infected with a skin eruption.</p></div><a name="s007514b"><!--s007514b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(+ of) to escape from confinement.</p></div><a name="s007515b"><!--s007515b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>said of something violent or unpleasant, such as a disease: to develop or emerge with suddenness and force.</p></div><a name="s007516b"><!--s007516b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(+ in) to become affected with a skin eruption <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s007517b"><!--s007517b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to take (something) from shipboard stowage ready for use.</p></div><a name="s007518b"><!--s007518b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to unfurl (a flag) at the mast.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Adam's apple</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000530a"><!--s000530a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the projection in the front of the neck, more prominent in men, formed by the largest cartilage of the larynx [from the legend that when Adam, the first man according to the Bible, ate the forbidden fruit, a piece of it stuck in his throat].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">denticulated</span><small><span class="eSynop">/denʹtikyoolaytid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016047a"><!--s016047a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/denticulate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">denticulate</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antelope</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹantilohp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> antelopes <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> antelope)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002211a"><!--s002211a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002193b"><!--s002193b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several species of fast-running hoofed mammals native to Africa and Asia, including gazelles, springboks, gnus, and impala: family Bovidae.</p></div><a name="s002194b"><!--s002194b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>leather made from antelope hide [Middle English in the sense of ‘fabulous heraldic beast’, via French and Latin from late Greek <span class="bodyi">antholop-, antholops</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dogwatch</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017731a"><!--s017731a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of two short watches, 4–6 and 6–8 p.m. on a ship.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">classicize <span class="bodyi">or</span> classicise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklasisiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011020a"><!--s011020a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make (something) classic or classical in style.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">constituent<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012698a"><!--s012698a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013313b"><!--s013313b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>serving to form, compose, or make up a unit or whole; component </p><p><i></i></p><p>constituent elements</p>.</div><a name="s013314b"><!--s013314b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having the power to frame or amend a constitution </p><p><i></i></p><p>a constituent assembly</p> <p><span class="bodyb">constituently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">constituent-, constituens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">constituere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/constitute/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">constitute</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bioassay<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bieohʹasay, -əʹsay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005567a"><!--s005567a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the determination of the relative strength of a substance, e.g. a drug, by comparing its effect on a test organism with that of a standard preparation [shortening of <span class="bodyi">biological assay</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breakout<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007252a"><!--s007252a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an escape using force, e.g. from imprisonment or a siege.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catchment</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009346a"><!--s009346a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the action of collecting something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> water, or the amount collected.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adapt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹdapt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000531a"><!--s000531a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + to) to make (a person or thing) or become suited to different circumstances, etc, often by modification</p><p><span class="bodyb">adaptive</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">adapter</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">adaptare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">aptare</span> to fit, from <span class="bodyi">aptus</span> apt, fit].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dentifrice</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdentifris/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016048a"><!--s016048a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a powder, paste, or liquid for cleaning the teeth [early French <span class="bodyi">dentrifice</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">dentifricium</span>, from <span class="bodyi">dent-</span>, <span class="bodyi">dens</span> tooth + <span class="bodyi">fricare</span> to rub].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cruciform</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkroohsifawm/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014374a"><!--s014374a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming or arranged in a cross</p><p><span class="bodyb">cruciformly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">cruc-, crux</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cross1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cross 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/form_or_iform/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-form</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">azole</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹazohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003890a"><!--s003890a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous organic chemical compounds having a molecular structure that includes a ring containing five atoms at least one of which is a nitrogen atom.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ECB</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018991a"><!--s018991a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020021b"><!--s020021b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>English Cricket Board.</p></div><a name="s020022b"><!--s020022b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>European Central Bank.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ante meridiem</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌanti məʹridi·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002212a"><!--s002212a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_m/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a.m.</span></span></a> [Latin <span class="bodyi">ante meridiem</span> before midday].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dog whelk</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017732a"><!--s017732a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several genera of marine shellfish that prey on other creatures and is found in shallow water or on the shore: genus <span class="bodyi">Nucella</span> and other genera.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">constitute</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonstityooht/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012699a"><!--s012699a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013315b"><!--s013315b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a group of people or things: to compose (something) together </p><p><i></i></p><p>Seven members constitute a quorum</p>.</div><a name="s013316b"><!--s013316b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to be or amount to (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Does this singing in the street at night constitute a breach of the peace?</p>.</div><a name="s013317b"><!--s013317b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to appoint (somebody) to an office, function, or dignity </p><p><i></i></p><p>formally constituted office-bearers</p>.</div><a name="s013318b"><!--s013318b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to establish or set up (an organization, etc).</p></div><a name="s013319b"><!--s013319b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to give legal form to (an assembly, court, etc) [Latin <span class="bodyi">constitutus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">constituere</span> to set up, constitute, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">statuere</span> to set up].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dentil</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdentil/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016049a"><!--s016049a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a series of small projecting rectangular blocks, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> under a cornice on a building [obsolete French <span class="bodyi">dentille</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">dent</span> tooth, from Latin <span class="bodyi">dent-</span>, <span class="bodyi">dens</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breakout<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007253a"><!--s007253a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> wildly successful </p><p><i></i></p><p>a breakout movie</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adaptable</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000532a"><!--s000532a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000605b"><!--s000605b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>suitable for use in different conditions.</p></div><a name="s000606b"><!--s000606b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a person: able or ready to adapt to new circumstances <span class="bodyb">adaptability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">adaptably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">az- <span class="bodyi">or</span> azo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003873a"><!--s003873a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meaning: containing nitrogen, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as the bivalent group -N=N- [obsolete <span class="bodyi">azote</span> nitrogen, from Greek <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">zōe</span> life].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">classification</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌklasifiʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011021a"><!--s011021a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011221b"><!--s011221b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>systematic arrangement in groups according to established criteria.</p></div><a name="s011222b"><!--s011222b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a class or category.</p></div><a name="s011223b"><!--s011223b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>classifying or being classified.</p></div><a name="s011224b"><!--s011224b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s002845c"><!--s002845c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>systematic arrangement in groups according to established criteria; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> taxonomy.</p></div><a name="s002846c"><!--s002846c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a class or category</p><p><span class="bodyb">classificatory</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eccentric<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹsentrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018992a"><!--s018992a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020023b"><!--s020023b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>deviating from established convention; odd </p><p><i></i></p><p>eccentric behaviour</p>.</div><a name="s020024b"><!--s020024b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not having the same centre </p><p><i></i></p><p>eccentric spheres</p>.</div><a name="s020025b"><!--s020025b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005136c"><!--s005136c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>deviating from a circular path </p><p><i></i></p><p>an eccentric orbit</p>.</div><a name="s005137c"><!--s005137c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>located elsewhere than at the geometrical centre, or having the axis or support so located </p><p><i></i></p><p>an eccentric wheel</p> <p><span class="bodyb">eccentrically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">eccentricity</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [via medieval Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">ekkentros</span>, from <span class="bodyi">ex</span> out of + <span class="bodyi">kentron</span> centre].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crucify</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkroohsifie/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (crucifies, crucified, crucifying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014375a"><!--s014375a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014968b"><!--s014968b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to execute (somebody) by fastening nailing or binding their hands and feet to a cross and leaving them to die.</p></div><a name="s014969b"><!--s014969b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (a person) anguish or agony to </p><p><i></i></p><p>The pain was crucifying</p>.</div><a name="s014970b"><!--s014970b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to defeat (a person or team) decisively.</p></div><a name="s014971b"><!--s014971b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to condemn, ridicule, or criticize or ridicule (somebody) unmercifully </p><p><i></i></p><p>The critics would crucify us</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">crucifien</span> via Old Frenchfrom late Latin <span class="bodyi">crucifigere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crucifix/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crucifix</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bioassay<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bieohəʹsay/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005568a"><!--s005568a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to carry out a bioassay on (e.g. a drug).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catchment area</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009347a"><!--s009347a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009761b"><!--s009761b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the area from which a river, lake, reservoir, etc gets its water.</p></div><a name="s009762b"><!--s009762b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a geographical area from which people are drawn to attend a particular school, hospital, etc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antenatal<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/antiʹnaytl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002213a"><!--s002213a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to pregnancy, pregnant women, or unborn children </p><p><i></i></p><p>an antenatal clinic</p><p><span class="bodyb">antenatally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dogwood</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017733a"><!--s017733a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of tree ors and shrubs with heads of small flowers, berries, and hard wood: <span class="bodyi">Cornus sanguinea</span> and other species [so called because used to make <span class="bodyi">dogs</span>, i.e. skewers].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">break point</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007254a"><!--s007254a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007519b"><!--s007519b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in tennis, the stage in a game at which the player receiving service needs only one more point to win the game.</p></div><a name="s007520b"><!--s007520b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a point, e.g. in a computer program, at which an interruption can be made.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">constitution</span><small><span class="eSynop">/konstiʹtyoohsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012700a"><!--s012700a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013320b"><!--s013320b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the fundamental principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that guarantee certain rights to the people in it, determine the powers and duties of the government, and state how the government is appointed and what its structure will be</p><p>A constitution is a collection of fundamental rules, generally codified in a single legal document, although three democracies – Britain, New Zealand and Israel – have unwritten or uncodified constitutions. States are also regulated by unwritten rules generally known as conventions. Most modern constitutions contain, in addition to rules regulating government, a Bill of Rights to protect the citizen — Professor Vernon Bogdanor</p></div><a name="s013321b"><!--s013321b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a written document embodying the rules of a political or social organization.</p></div><a name="s013322b"><!--s013322b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an established law or custom; an ordinance.</p></div><a name="s013323b"><!--s013323b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the act of establishing, making, or setting up.</p></div><a name="s013324b"><!--s013324b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the make-up of something in terms of the elements of which it consists; composition.</p></div><a name="s013325b"><!--s013325b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>the physical and mental make-up of a person </p><p><i></i></p><p>a strong constitution</p> <p><span class="bodyb">constitutionless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cruck</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kruk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014376a"><!--s014376a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> formerly, either of a pair of curved timbers forming a main roof support and extending to the ground </p><p><i></i></p><p>cruck-framed roofs</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">crokke</span>, prob variant of <span class="bodyi">crok</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crook1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crook 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dentine</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">dentin</span>) /ʹdenteen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016050a"><!--s016050a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a calcium-containing material, similar to but harder and denser than bone, of which the principal mass of a tooth is composed</p><p><span class="bodyb">dentinal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">AZT</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003891a"><!--s003891a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> azidothymidine; <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/zidovudine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">zidovudine</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catch on</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009348a"><!--s009348a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009763b"><!--s009763b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to become popular.</p></div><a name="s009764b"><!--s009764b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">often</span> + to) to understand or become aware.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eccentric<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018993a"><!--s018993a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020026b"><!--s020026b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an eccentric person.</p></div><a name="s020027b"><!--s020027b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a mechanical device using eccentrically mounted parts to transform circular into reciprocating motion.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bioastronautics</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌbie·oh·astrəʹnawtiks/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005569a"><!--s005569a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing.</span>) the study of the effects of space travel on living beings.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adaptation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/adapʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000533a"><!--s000533a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000607b"><!--s000607b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>adapting or being adapted; adjustment to prevailing or changing conditions.</p></div><a name="s000608b"><!--s000608b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000169c"><!--s000169c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>adjustment of a sense organ to the intensity or quality of stimulation.</p></div><a name="s000170c"><!--s000170c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>modification of an organism or its parts, fitting it better for existence and successful breeding under the conditions of its environment.</p></div></div><a name="s000609b"><!--s000609b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a composition rewritten in a new form or for a different medium, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a play or film.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">classified</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklasified/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011022a"><!--s011022a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011225b"><!--s011225b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>divided into classes or placed in a class.</p></div><a name="s011226b"><!--s011226b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of information, a document, etc: withheld from general circulation for reasons of national or military security.</p></div><a name="s011227b"><!--s011227b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a road: given a classification as a motorway, an A-road, or a B-road, according to its relative size and importance, as opposed to a minor unclassified road.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antenatal<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002214a"><!--s002214a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a medical examination, often one of a series, to check the health of a pregnant woman and the development of her baby.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dogy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdohgi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017734a"><!--s017734a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dogie_or_dogy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dogie</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crud</span><small><span class="eSynop">/krud/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014377a"><!--s014377a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014972b"><!--s014972b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a deposit or incrustation of filth, grease, etc.</p></div><a name="s014973b"><!--s014973b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a contemptuous term for a person one dislikes.</p></div><a name="s014974b"><!--s014974b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>rubbish; nonsense </p><p><i></i></p><p>a lot of pretentious would-be academic crud</p> <p><span class="bodyb">cruddy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">curd, crudd</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/curd/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">curd</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breakthrough</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007255a"><!--s007255a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007521b"><!--s007521b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sudden advance, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in knowledge or technique </p><p><i></i></p><p>a medical breakthrough</p>.</div><a name="s007522b"><!--s007522b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an act or point of breaking through an obstruction.</p></div><a name="s007523b"><!--s007523b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an attack that penetrates enemy lines.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">constitutional<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012701a"><!--s012701a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013326b"><!--s013326b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in accordance with or authorized by a constitution </p><p><i></i></p><p>constitutional government</p>.</div><a name="s013327b"><!--s013327b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to the constitution of a state </p><p><i></i></p><p>constitutional studies</p>.</div><a name="s013328b"><!--s013328b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>relating to the fundamental make-up of something; essential.</p></div><a name="s013329b"><!--s013329b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>relating to the constitution of body or mind</p><p><span class="bodyb">constitutionality</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">constitutionally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bioavailability</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌbie·oh·əvayləʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005570a"><!--s005570a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the degree to which a chemical compound, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a drug, administered to a living organism is present and effective in the area of the body where it is intended to have its effect.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catch out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009349a"><!--s009349a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to expose or detect (somebody) in wrongdoing or error.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Aztec</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaztek/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003892a"><!--s003892a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003852b"><!--s003852b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of the Nahuatlan people that founded the Mexican empire conquered by Cortes in 1519.</p></div><a name="s003853b"><!--s003853b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the language of the Aztecs. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/nahuatl/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Nahuatl</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">Aztecan</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Spanish <span class="bodyi">Azteca</span> from Nahuatl, pl of <span class="bodyi">aztecatl</span> (the people) from <span class="bodyi">Aztlan</span>, their legendary place of origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dentist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdentist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016051a"><!--s016051a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who treats diseases, malformations, and injuries to the teeth, mouth, etc and who makes and inserts false teeth <span class="bodyb">dentistry</span> /-tri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">dentiste</span>, from <span class="bodyi">dent</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dentil/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dentil</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eccentricity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eksənʹtrisiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> eccentricities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018994a"><!--s018994a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020028b"><!--s020028b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005138c"><!--s005138c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>being eccentric.</p></div><a name="s005139c"><!--s005139c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>eccentric behaviour or an eccentric characteristic </p><p><i></i></p><p>In the streets of London where beauty goes unregarded, eccentricity must pay the penalty, and it is better not to be very tall, to wear a long blue cloak, or to beat the air with your left hand</p><p> Virginia Woolf.</p></div></div><a name="s020029b"><!--s020029b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a number that for a given conic section is the ratio of the distances from any point on the curve to the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/focus1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">focus 1</span></span></a> (fixed point) and the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/directrix/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">directrix</span></span></a> (specified straight line).</p></div><a name="s020030b"><!--s020030b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>deviation from a circular path.</p></div><a name="s020031b"><!--s020031b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>displacement from the geometrical centre.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adapter <span class="bodyi">or</span> adaptor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹdaptə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000534a"><!--s000534a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000610b"><!--s000610b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who adapts something; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> the writer of an adaptation.</p></div><a name="s000611b"><!--s000611b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000171c"><!--s000171c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a device for connecting two pieces of apparatus not orig intended to be joined.</p></div><a name="s000172c"><!--s000172c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a device for converting a tool or piece of apparatus to some new use.</p></div><a name="s000173c"><!--s000173c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a device for connecting several pieces of electrical apparatus to a single power point, or connecting a plug of one type to a socket of a different type.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">classified ad</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011023a"><!--s011023a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) an advertisement in a newspaper or periodical, usu in small type and grouped according to subject.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antenna</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anʹtenə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002215a"><!--s002215a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002195b"><!--s002195b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">pl</span> <span class="bodyb">antennae /-nee/</span>) a movable segmented sense organ on the head of insects, crustaceans, and centipedes and other myriapods.</p></div><a name="s002196b"><!--s002196b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">pl</span> <span class="bodyb">antennas</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">antennae /-nee/</span>) an aerial, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a large or complex aerial</p><p><span class="bodyb">antennal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">antennary</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">antenna</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">antemna, antenna</span> spar supporting a sail].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breakthrough bleeding</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007256a"><!--s007256a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>irregular bleeding from the uterus occurring between menstrual periods.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DoH</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017735a"><!--s017735a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Department of Health.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catchpenny</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009350a"><!--s009350a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">derog</span> designed to sell quickly and cheaply by superficial appeal, showiness, sensationalism, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>You have manufacturers contriving tens of thousands of catchpenny devices, storekeepers displaying them, and newspapers and magazines filled up with advertisements of them</p><p> Upton Sinclair.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biobank</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbie·ohbangk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005571a"><!--s005571a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a collection of biological material established for clinical or research purposes, or the room, building, etc where it is stored.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">constitutional<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012702a"><!--s012702a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> a walk taken for the sake of one's health.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">azure<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹazyooə, ʹazhə, ʹay-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003893a"><!--s003893a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of a deep blue colour.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dentition</span><small><span class="eSynop">/denʹtish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016052a"><!--s016052a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016636b"><!--s016636b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the number, kind, and arrangement of a human being's or animal's teeth.</p></div><a name="s016637b"><!--s016637b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the emergence of teeth from the gums [Latin <span class="bodyi">dentition-, dentitio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">dentire</span> to cut teeth, from <span class="bodyi">dent-, dens</span> tooth].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">classify</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklasifie/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (classifies, classified, classifying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011024a"><!--s011024a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011228b"><!--s011228b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002847c"><!--s002847c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to arrange (people or things) in classes.</p></div><a name="s002848c"><!--s002848c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + as) to assign (somebody or something) to a category.</p></div></div><a name="s011229b"><!--s011229b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to designate (a document, information, etc) as secret and not to be made available to the general public</p><p><span class="bodyb">classifiable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">classifier</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antepartum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/antiʹpahtoom/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002216a"><!--s002216a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or occurring in the period preceding childbirth [scientific Latin, from Latin <span class="bodyi">ante partum</span> before birth].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ecclesiastic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/iˌkleeziʹastik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018998a"><!--s018998a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of the clergy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adaptogen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹdaptəjən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000535a"><!--s000535a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in alternative medicine, a natural substance that helps the body in adapting to stress.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crude<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kroohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014378a"><!--s014378a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014975b"><!--s014975b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>existing in a natural state and unaltered by processing </p><p><i></i></p><p>crude oil</p>.</div><a name="s014976b"><!--s014976b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of language, behaviour, etc: vulgar; gross </p><p><i></i></p><p>Their table manners were crude to say the least</p>.</div><a name="s014977b"><!--s014977b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>rough or inexpert in plan or execution </p><p><i></i></p><p>That's the proposal in crude outline</p>.</div><a name="s014978b"><!--s014978b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in statistics, tabulated without being broken down into classes </p><p><i></i></p><p>a crude death rate</p> <p><span class="bodyb">crudely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">crudeness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">crudity</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">crudus</span> raw, rough].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breakup</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007257a"><!--s007257a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007524b"><!--s007524b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a dissolution or disruption </p><p><i></i></p><p>the breakup of a marriage</p>.</div><a name="s007525b"><!--s007525b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a division into smaller units.</p></div><a name="s007526b"><!--s007526b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Can</span> the spring thaw.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catchphrase</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009351a"><!--s009351a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a phrase that enjoys often short-lived popularity; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> one associated with a particular person or group.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doh</span><small><span class="eSynop">/doh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017736a"><!--s017736a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/do3_or_doh/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">do 3</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">constitutionalism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012703a"><!--s012703a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013330b"><!--s013330b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>adherence to constitutional principles.</p></div><a name="s013331b"><!--s013331b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>constitutional government</p><p><span class="bodyb">constitutionalist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adaxial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/adʹaksi·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000536a"><!--s000536a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>situated on the same side as or facing the axis of an organ, plant part, or organism; compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/abaxial/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">abaxial</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biocenosis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌbieohsiʹnohsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005572a"><!--s005572a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/biocoenosis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">biocoenosis</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crude<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014379a"><!--s014379a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a substance, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> petroleum, in its natural unprocessed state </p><p><i></i></p><p>20,000 tonnes of crude</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dento-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016053a"><!--s016053a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dent_or_denti_or_dento/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dent-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">azure<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003894a"><!--s003894a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003854b"><!--s003854b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>sky blue.</p></div><a name="s003855b"><!--s003855b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in heraldry, blue.</p></div><a name="s003856b"><!--s003856b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000744c"><!--s000744c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>sky blue.</p></div><a name="s000745c"><!--s000745c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in heraldry, blue.</p></div></div><a name="s003857b"><!--s003857b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> lapis lazuli [Middle English <span class="bodyi">asur</span>, from Old French <span class="bodyi">azur</span>, ultimately from Arabic <span class="bodyi">lāzaward</span> lapis lazuli, from Persian <span class="bodyi">lāzhuward</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">classless</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011025a"><!--s011025a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011230b"><!--s011230b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>free from class distinction </p><p><i></i></p><p>a classless society</p>.</div><a name="s011231b"><!--s011231b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>belonging to no particular social class </p><p><i></i></p><p>a classless accent</p> <p><span class="bodyb">classlessness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ecclesiastic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018999a"><!--s018999a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ecclesiastical/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ecclesiastical</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antepenultimate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌantipiʹnultimət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002217a"><!--s002217a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>coming before the next to last; third from last.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">break up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007258a"><!--s007258a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007527b"><!--s007527b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to bring or come to an end.</p></div><a name="s007528b"><!--s007528b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to break (something) into pieces.</p></div><a name="s007529b"><!--s007529b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s001840c"><!--s001840c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>of a meeting or group: to finish an activity and disperse.</p></div><a name="s001841c"><!--s001841c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to end a school term.</p></div></div><a name="s007530b"><!--s007530b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to break (something) into pieces or into its component parts.</p></div><a name="s007531b"><!--s007531b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s001842c"><!--s001842c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to disrupt the continuity of (something).</p></div><a name="s001843c"><!--s001843c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to bring (a relationship) to an end.</p></div></div><a name="s007532b"><!--s007532b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span></p><a name="s001844c"><!--s001844c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to cause (somebody) great distress </p><p><i></i></p><p>His wife's death broke him up</p>.</div><a name="s001845c"><!--s001845c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> to cause (somebody) to laugh uncontrollably <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s007533b"><!--s007533b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s001846c"><!--s001846c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a relationship: to come to an end.</p></div><a name="s001847c"><!--s001847c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(+ with) to separate from another person.</p></div><a name="s001848c"><!--s001848c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>said of a meeting, etc: to disperse on completion of business.</p></div><a name="s001849c"><!--s001849c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> said of a school: to leave for the holidays.</p></div></div><a name="s007534b"><!--s007534b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to lose morale or composure.</p></div><a name="s007535b"><!--s007535b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to laugh uncontrollably.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doily <span class="bodyi">or</span> doyley <span class="bodyi">or</span> doyly</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdoyli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> doilies doylies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017737a"><!--s017737a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small decorative lacy mat, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of paper, cloth, or plastic, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one openwork, often placed under cakes, biscuits, etc food, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> cakes, on a plate or stand</p><p>orig the name of a ‘cheap and genteel’ woollen fabric sold by a 17th-cent. London draper called <span class="bodyi">Doily</span> or Doyley. The current sense is short for <span class="bodyi">doily napkin</span></p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catchup</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009352a"><!--s009352a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ketchup/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ketchup</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crudités</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkroohditay/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014380a"><!--s014380a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dish of small pieces of raw vegetables carrot, onion, celery, etc cut into thin slices and served as an hors d'oeuvre, usu with a dip [French <span class="bodyi">crudité</span> crudity, rawness, from Latin <span class="bodyi">cruditas</span>, from <span class="bodyi">crudus</span> raw, rough].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ADC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000537a"><!--s000537a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000612b"><!--s000612b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>aide-de-camp.</p></div><a name="s000613b"><!--s000613b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>analogue-to-digital converter.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">constitutional law</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012704a"><!--s012704a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>law dealing with the powers, organization, and responsibilities of government.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ecclesiastical</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019000a"><!--s019000a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020034b"><!--s020034b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to the Church a church, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a formal and established institution </p><p><i></i></p><p>ecclesiastical law</p>.</div><a name="s020035b"><!--s020035b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>suitable for use in a church </p><p><i></i></p><p>ecclesiastical vestments</p> <p><span class="bodyb">ecclesiastically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">ecclesiasticus</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">ekklēsiastikos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">ekklesia</span> an assembly of citizens, church, from <span class="bodyi">ekkalein</span> to call forth, summon, from <span class="bodyi">ex</span> out + <span class="bodyi">kailein</span> to call].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">classmate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011026a"><!--s011026a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of the same class in a school or college.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biochemistry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bieohʹkeməstri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005573a"><!--s005573a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>chemistry dealing with the chemical compounds and processes that occur in living organisms</p><p><span class="bodyb">biochemical</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">biochemically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">biochemist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dent- <span class="bodyi">or</span> denti- <span class="bodyi">or</span> dento-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016037a"><!--s016037a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: a tooth or the teeth </p><p><i></i></p><p>dentifrice</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">denti-</span> from Latin, from <span class="bodyi">dent-, dens</span> tooth].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antepenultimate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002218a"><!--s002218a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the person, thing, etc coming before the next to last.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">azurite</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003895a"><!--s003895a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003858b"><!--s003858b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a blue mineral that is a carbonate of copper.</p></div><a name="s003859b"><!--s003859b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a semiprecious stone derived from this [French <span class="bodyi">azurite</span> from <span class="bodyi">azur</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/azure2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">azure 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breakwater</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007259a"><!--s007259a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an offshore structure, e.g. a wall used to protect a harbour or beach from the force of waves.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">do in</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017738a"><!--s017738a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018575b"><!--s018575b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to kill (somebody).</p></div><a name="s018576b"><!--s018576b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to wear out or exhaust (somebody).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catch up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans and trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009353a"><!--s009353a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009765b"><!--s009765b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to succeed in reaching or drawing level with (somebody ahead).</p></div><a name="s009766b"><!--s009766b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> + on/with) to complete (work or commitments) that remain or are overdue </p><p><i></i></p><p>I must catch up on the accounts</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">be/get caught up in</span>.</p></div><a name="s009767b"><!--s009767b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to become involved or engrossed in (an activity) ✱ <span class="bodyb">catch up with</span> to exchange (information) with somebody one has not seen for a while.</p></div><a name="s009768b"><!--s009768b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of bad consequences or effects: to affect (somebody) eventually.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ecclesiasticism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iˌkleeziʹastisiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019001a"><!--s019001a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>excessive attachment to ecclesiastical forms and practices.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ante-post</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002219a"><!--s002219a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a bet, etc: placed before the day of a horse race, usu before all the runners are known [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ante/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ante-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/post1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">post 1</span></span></a>; from the post on which the numbers of the horses are displayed to run].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">constitutionally</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012705a"><!--s012705a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013332b"><!--s013332b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>with relation to the constitution of a country, association, union, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was not constitutionally eligible for office</p>.</div><a name="s013333b"><!--s013333b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>with relation to structure, composition, or physical constitution </p><p><i></i></p><p>The material does not alter constitutionally when heated</p>.</div><a name="s013334b"><!--s013334b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s003424c"><!--s003424c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>with relation to one's bodily constitution </p><p><i></i></p><p>Constitutionally, he had never been robust</p>.</div><a name="s003425c"><!--s003425c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">humorous</span> as a result of one's moral or mental shortcomings </p><p><i></i></p><p>She's constitutionally incapable of being punctual for anything</p>.</div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crudity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkroohditi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> crudities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014381a"><!--s014381a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014979b"><!--s014979b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the quality of being crude; crudeness.</p></div><a name="s014980b"><!--s014980b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a crude remark.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">add</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ad/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000539a"><!--s000539a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000614b"><!--s000614b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000174c"><!--s000174c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to join to something else so as to bring about an increase or improvement.</p></div><a name="s000175c"><!--s000175c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to serve as an addition to something.</p></div></div><a name="s000615b"><!--s000615b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to join (something to something else) so as to bring about an increase or improvement </p><p><i></i></p><p>Wine adds a creative touch to cooking</p>.</div><a name="s000616b"><!--s000616b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to say or write (something) further </p><p><i></i></p><p>She added that she might be late</p>.</div><a name="s000617b"><!--s000617b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to combine (numbers) into a single number <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s000618b"><!--s000618b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to add up numbers </p><p><i></i></p><p>The children are learning to add</p>.</div><a name="s000619b"><!--s000619b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(+ to) to make or serve as an addition to something </p><p><i></i></p><p>Being robbed just added to his misery</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">adden</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">addere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-dere</span> to put].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">denture</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdenchə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016054a"><!--s016054a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016638b"><!--s016638b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an artificial replacement for one or more teeth.</p></div><a name="s016639b"><!--s016639b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) a set of false teeth [French <span class="bodyi">denture</span> from <span class="bodyi">dent</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dentil/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dentil</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">classroom</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011027a"><!--s011027a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a room where classes are held, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a school.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">azygous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹazigəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003896a"><!--s003896a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>not being one of a pair </p><p><i></i></p><p>an azygous vein</p> [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">azygos</span> unyoked, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">zygon</span> yoke].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biochip</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bie·ohʹchip/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005574a"><!--s005574a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a device made with biological molecules that functions in the same way as a silicon chip.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doing</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdooh·ing/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017739a"><!--s017739a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018577b"><!--s018577b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the result of somebody's activity </p><p><i></i></p><p>This must be your doing</p>.</div><a name="s018578b"><!--s018578b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) things that are done or that occur; activities </p><p><i></i></p><p>stories about the children's doings</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">take some doing</span>.</p></div><a name="s018579b"><!--s018579b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to be difficult to accomplish [Middle English, verbal noun from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/do1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">do 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bream<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/breem/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> breams <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> bream)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007260a"><!--s007260a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007536b"><!--s007536b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a silvery European freshwater fish related to the carp, with a deep narrow body:<span class="bodyi">Abramis brama</span>.</p></div><a name="s007537b"><!--s007537b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of various similar or related fishes, including several freshwater sunfishes.</p></div><a name="s007538b"><!--s007538b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the sea bream [Middle English <span class="bodyi">breme</span> from early French, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catchweight</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009354a"><!--s009354a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or being a wrestling contest in which normal weight restrictions do not apply.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ecclesiasticus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iˌkleeziʹastikus/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019002a"><!--s019002a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a didactic book, written by Ben Sira in the second cent. <span class="bodysc">bc</span>, included in the Protestant Apocrypha and the Roman Catholic Old Testament [late Latin <span class="bodyi">ecclesiasticus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ecclesiastical/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ecclesiastical</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anterior</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anʹtiəri·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002220a"><!--s002220a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002197b"><!--s002197b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>before in time.</p></div><a name="s002198b"><!--s002198b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>situated towards the front, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> towards the front of the body or near the head: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/posterior1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">posterior 1</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s002199b"><!--s002199b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a plant part: facing away or furthest away from the stem</p><p><span class="bodyb">anteriorly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">anterior</span>, compar of <span class="bodyi">ante</span> before].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">denuclearize <span class="bodyi">or</span> denuclearise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹnyoohkliəriez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016055a"><!--s016055a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to remove nuclear arms from (a country) <span class="bodyb">denuclearization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">constitutive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹstityootiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012706a"><!--s012706a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013335b"><!--s013335b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having the power to enact or establish something.</p></div><a name="s013336b"><!--s013336b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>forming a constituent part of something</p><p><span class="bodyb">constitutively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bream<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007261a"><!--s007261a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grave4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grave 4</span></span></a> [prob from Dutch <span class="bodyi">brem</span> furze].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doings</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> doings doingses /-ziz/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017740a"><!--s017740a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">treated as sing.</span>) a word used to refer to an unspecified fitting, tool, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>Where's the doings?</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cruel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrooh·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (crueller, cruellest, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> crueler) (cruelest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014382a"><!--s014382a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014981b"><!--s014981b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + to) liking to inflict pain or suffering; pitiless </p><p><i></i></p><p>dog-owners who are cruel to their pets</p>.</div><a name="s014982b"><!--s014982b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>causing suffering; painful </p><p><i></i></p><p>cruel remarks</p> <p><i></i></p><p>for I do see the cruel pangs of death right in thine eye</p><p> Shakespeare</p><p><span class="bodyb">cruelly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cruelness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">crudelis</span>,from <span class="bodyi">crudus</span> raw, rough].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">class struggle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011028a"><!--s011028a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">the class struggle</span>) the conflict between social classes; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> in Marxist theory, the struggle for economic and political power between the workers and the capitalists and ruling class in a capitalist society.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">b</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003901a"><!--s003901a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003880b"><!--s003880b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in physics, barn.</p></div><a name="s003881b"><!--s003881b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>billion.</p></div><a name="s003882b"><!--s003882b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>book.</p></div><a name="s003883b"><!--s003883b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>born.</p></div><a name="s003884b"><!--s003884b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in cricket, bowled by.</p></div><a name="s003885b"><!--s003885b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>breadth.</p></div><a name="s003886b"><!--s003886b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>in cricket, bye.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ADD</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000538a"><!--s000538a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>attention deficit disorder.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biocide</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbie·əsied/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005575a"><!--s005575a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a substance, such as DDT, that kills many different living organisms <span class="bodyb">biocidal</span> /-ʹsiedl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catchword</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009355a"><!--s009355a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009769b"><!--s009769b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a word or expression associated with some school of thought or political movement; a slogan.</p></div><a name="s009770b"><!--s009770b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a word printed under the last line of a page that duplicates the first word of the following page.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ecclesio-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019003a"><!--s019003a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ecclesi_or_ecclesio/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ecclesi-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">constrain</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹstrayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012707a"><!--s012707a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013337b"><!--s013337b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of circumstances: to force (somebody) to do something </p><p><i></i></p><p>Such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former systems of government</p><p> Thomas Jefferson.</p></div><a name="s013338b"><!--s013338b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to inhibit (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>For whatever may be said of Spanish pride, it rarely chills or constrains the intercourse of social or domestic life</p><p> Washington Irving [French <span class="bodyi">constraindre</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">constringere</span> to constrict, constrain, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">stringere</span> to draw tight].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">denude</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹnyoohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016056a"><!--s016056a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016640b"><!--s016640b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004190c"><!--s004190c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to strip (something) of all covering.</p></div><a name="s004191c"><!--s004191c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to lay (an area) bare by erosion.</p></div></div><a name="s016641b"><!--s016641b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to remove an important possession or quality from (somebody or something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He had been denuded of his dignity</p> <p><span class="bodyb">denudation</span> /deenyoohʹdaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">denudare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">nudus</span> bare].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/doyt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017741a"><!--s017741a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> (<span class="bodyi">usu in negative contexts</span>) the least possible unit of money </p><p><i></i></p><p>They will not give a doit to relieve a lame beggar</p><p> Shakespeare [orig a small Dutch coin, equal to half a farthing, from Dutch <span class="bodyi">duit</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cruelty</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrooh·əlti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cruelties)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014383a"><!--s014383a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014983b"><!--s014983b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the quality of being cruel; a sadistic or callous turn of mind.</p></div><a name="s014984b"><!--s014984b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>cruel behaviour, or an instance of it </p><p><i></i></p><p>divorce on the grounds of mental cruelty</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">cruelte</span> via Old Frenchfrom Latin<span class="bodyi">crudelitas</span>,from <span class="bodyi">crudelis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cruel/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cruel</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biocoenosis</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">biocenosis</span>) /ˌbie·ohsiʹnohsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> biocoenoses /-ʹnohseez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005576a"><!--s005576a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an ecological community made up of a variety of different organisms with its own distinct habitat <span class="bodyb">biocoenotic</span> /-ʹnotik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bio_or_bi/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bio-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">koinōsis</span> sharing].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">addax</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹadaks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000540a"><!--s000540a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large antelope with spiral horns and a light-coloured coat that lives in the deserts of N Africa: <span class="bodyi">Addax nasomaculatus</span> [from an ancient African word].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anteroom</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹantiroohm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002221a"><!--s002221a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an outer room that leads to another usu more important one, often used as a waiting room.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breast<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/brest/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007262a"><!--s007262a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007539b"><!--s007539b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>either of two protuberant milk-producing glandular organs situated on the front of the chest in the human female and some other mammals.</p></div><a name="s007540b"><!--s007540b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001850c"><!--s001850c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the front part of the body between the neck and the abdomen; the chest.</p></div><a name="s001851c"><!--s001851c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the corresponding part of an animal's body, or a cut of meat taken from this part.</p></div></div><a name="s007541b"><!--s007541b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> the place where emotions and thoughts reside; the bosom [Old English <span class="bodyi">brēost</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">class war</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011029a"><!--s011029a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/class_struggle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">class struggle</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catchy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (catchier, catchiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009356a"><!--s009356a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009771b"><!--s009771b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>tending to attract interest or attention </p><p><i></i></p><p>a catchy title</p>.</div><a name="s009772b"><!--s009772b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>easy to remember and reproduce </p><p><i></i></p><p>a catchy tune</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">B<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> b</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> B's Bs <span class="bodyi">or</span> b's)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003897a"><!--s003897a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003860b"><!--s003860b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the second letter of the English alphabet.</p></div><a name="s003861b"><!--s003861b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000746c"><!--s000746c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the second letter of the English alphabet.</p></div><a name="s000747c"><!--s000747c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a written character or design denoting this letter.</p></div><a name="s000748c"><!--s000748c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the sound represented by this letter, one of the English consonants.</p></div></div><a name="s003862b"><!--s003862b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an item designated as B, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the second in a series.</p></div><a name="s003863b"><!--s003863b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a mark or grade rating a student's work as good but short of excellent.</p></div><a name="s003864b"><!--s003864b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in music, the seventh note of the diatonic scale of C major.</p></div><a name="s003865b"><!--s003865b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>in the ABO system of human blood classification, a type containing the B antigen.</p></div><a name="s003866b"><!--s003866b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) denoting something that is the less important of two things or a supporting item </p><p><i></i></p><p>a B-movie</p>.</div><a name="s003867b"><!--s003867b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">euphem</span> used for any offensive word beginning with the letter <span class="bodyi">b</span>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ecclesiology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iˌkleeziʹoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019004a"><!--s019004a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020036b"><!--s020036b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the study of church architecture and ornament.</p></div><a name="s020037b"><!--s020037b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>theological doctrine relating to the Church <span class="bodyb">ecclesiological</span> /-ʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">ecclesiologist</span> /-ʹoləjist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">constrained</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012708a"><!--s012708a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of conversation, smiles, etc: forced or unnatural, e.g. as a result of embarrassment </p><p><i></i></p><p>The ‘How d'ye do's’ were quiet and constrained on each side</p><p> Jane Austen <span class="bodyb">constrainedly</span> /-nidli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">denumerable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹnyoohm(ə)rəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016057a"><!--s016057a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a mathematical set: having elements that can be numbered successively; countable <span class="bodyb">denumerability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">denumerably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">do-it-yourself</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017742a"><!--s017742a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>full form of DIY</p><p><span class="bodyb">do-it-yourselfer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breast<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007263a"><!--s007263a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007542b"><!--s007542b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to contend with or confront resolutely.</p></div><a name="s007543b"><!--s007543b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to meet or lean against with the breast or front.</p></div><a name="s007544b"><!--s007544b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to contend with (something) resolutely; to confront (a difficulty, etc) </p><p><i></i></p><p>It was time to breast the rush-hour traffic</p>.</div><a name="s007545b"><!--s007545b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s001852c"><!--s001852c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to meet or lean against (something) with the breast or front </p><p><i></i></p><p>The swimmer breasted the waves</p>.</div><a name="s001853c"><!--s001853c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to thrust the chest against (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The sprinter breasted the tape</p>.</div></div><a name="s007546b"><!--s007546b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> to reach the top of (a hill or mountain).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">addend</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹadend, əʹdend/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000541a"><!--s000541a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a number to be added to another [short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/addendum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">addendum</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biocompatible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌbieohkəmʹpatəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005577a"><!--s005577a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>compatible with, harmless to, and able to be inserted into, living tissue <span class="bodyb">biocompatibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">classy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (classier, classiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011030a"><!--s011030a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> elegant; stylish</p><p><span class="bodyb">classiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cat door</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009357a"><!--s009357a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cat_flap/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cat flap</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ante up</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanti/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002222a"><!--s002222a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> to pay what is due; to pay up: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ante2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ante 2</span></span></a> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ante2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ante 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cruelty-free</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014384a"><!--s014384a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>denoting cosmetics or related products that have been developed by methods not involving tests on animals.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">B<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003898a"><!--s003898a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003868b"><!--s003868b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>bachelor.</p></div><a name="s003869b"><!--s003869b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>baryon number.</p></div><a name="s003870b"><!--s003870b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in music, bass.</p></div><a name="s003871b"><!--s003871b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>bay.</p></div><a name="s003872b"><!--s003872b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>bel.</p></div><a name="s003873b"><!--s003873b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>Belgium (international vehicle registration).</p></div><a name="s003874b"><!--s003874b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>Bible.</p></div><a name="s003875b"><!--s003875b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>in chess, bishop.</p></div><a name="s003876b"><!--s003876b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>used on lead pencils: black.</p></div><a name="s003877b"><!--s003877b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>used in designating US aircraft, bomber </p><p><i></i></p><p>B-52</p>.</div><a name="s003878b"><!--s003878b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>British.</p></div><a name="s003879b"><!--s003879b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>a blood type of the ABO system, containing the B antigen.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">constraint</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹstraynt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012709a"><!--s012709a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013339b"><!--s013339b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the state of being forced into a course of action </p><p><i></i></p><p>Bitter constraint and sad occasion dear compels me to disturb your season due</p><p> Milton.</p></div><a name="s013340b"><!--s013340b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a constraining force; a check </p><p><i></i></p><p>the constraints of poverty</p>.</div><a name="s013341b"><!--s013341b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>inhibition that represses one's natural freedom of behaviour; embarrassment </p><p><i></i></p><p>Lydgate found it more and more agreeable to be with her, and there was no constraint now</p><p> George Eliot.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ecclesi- <span class="bodyi">or</span> ecclesio-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018997a"><!--s018997a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: a church or the Church </p><p><i></i></p><p>ecclesiology</p> <p>[via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">ekklēsia</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ecclesiastical/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ecclesiastical</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">denunciate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹnunsiayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016058a"><!--s016058a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/denounce/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">denounce</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">denunciator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">denunciatory</span> /-ət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">denuntiatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">denuntiare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/denounce/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">denounce</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breast-beating</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007264a"><!--s007264a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an ostentatious and noisy display of emotion.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">addendum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹdendəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> addenda /-də/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000542a"><!--s000542a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000620b"><!--s000620b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something added; an addition.</p></div><a name="s000621b"><!--s000621b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often in pl</span>) an extra item at the end of a book [Latin <span class="bodyi">addendum</span>, neuter of <span class="bodyi">addendus</span>, gerundive of <span class="bodyi">addere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/add/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">add</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clastic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklastik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011031a"><!--s011031a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a rock: made up of fragments of pre-existing rocks [Greek <span class="bodyi">klastos</span> broken, from <span class="bodyi">klan</span> to break].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">constrict</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹstrikt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012710a"><!--s012710a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013342b"><!--s013342b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003426c"><!--s003426c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to make (a passage or opening) narrow </p><p><i></i></p><p>Deposits build up, constricting the arteries</p>.</div><a name="s003427c"><!--s003427c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to compress or squeeze (a nerve, etc).</p></div></div><a name="s013343b"><!--s013343b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to limit or inhibit (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>leading a somewhat constricted existence</p> <p><span class="bodyb">constriction</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">constrictive</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">constrictus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">constringere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/constrain/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">constrain</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cruet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrooh·it/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014385a"><!--s014385a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014985b"><!--s014985b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a small container, e.g. a pot, shaker, or small bottle, for holding a condiment, esp salt, pepper, or mustard, etc at table.</p></div><a name="s014986b"><!--s014986b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a set of cruets on a stand.</p></div><a name="s014987b"><!--s014987b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a vessel to hold wine or water for the Eucharist </p><p><i></i></p><p>a pair of pewter Communion cruets</p> <p>[Middle English from Anglo-French, dimin. of Old French <span class="bodyi">crue</span>,of Germanic origin; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">crocc</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crock2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crock 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biodegradable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌbieohdiʹgraydəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005578a"><!--s005578a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>capable of being broken down, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> into simpler harmless products, by the action of living organisms, such as bacteria: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/photodegradable/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">photodegradable</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">biodegradability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">biodegradation</span> /-degrəʹdaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Eccl. <span class="bodyi">or</span> Eccles.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018995a"><!--s018995a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Ecclesiastes (book of the Bible).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">B2B</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007669a"><!--s007669a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>business-to-business.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anthelion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/antʹheeliən, anʹthee-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> anthelia /-liə/ anthelions)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002223a"><!--s002223a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002200b"><!--s002200b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a luminous spot that sometimes appears in the sky opposite the sun: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/parhelion/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">parhelion</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s002201b"><!--s002201b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a faint halo around a shadow formed on a fog bank or cloud [Greek <span class="bodyi">anthēlion</span>, neuter of <span class="bodyi">anthēlios</span> opposite the sun, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anti_or_ant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anti-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">hēlios</span> sun].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009358a"><!--s009358a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> (<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a dainty or choice item of food; a delicacy [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cate</span>, <span class="bodyi">acate</span> article of purchased food, from early French <span class="bodyi">acat</span> a purchase, from <span class="bodyi">acater</span> to buy, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">acceptare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/accept/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">accept</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dojo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdohjoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dojos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017743a"><!--s017743a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a school for training in various martial arts [Japanese <span class="bodyi">dōjō</span>, from <span class="bodyi">dō</span> way, art + <span class="bodyi">-jō</span> ground].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">denunciation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diˌnunsiʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016059a"><!--s016059a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act or an instance of denouncing; public condemnation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breastbone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007265a"><!--s007265a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sternum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sternum</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adder</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹadə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000543a"><!--s000543a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000622b"><!--s000622b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a common European venomous viper that has a dark zigzag pattern along the back: <span class="bodyi">Vipera berus</span>.</p></div><a name="s000623b"><!--s000623b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of various similar or related snakes</p><p>Middle English, alteration (by incorrect division of <span class="bodyi">a naddre</span>) of <span class="bodyi">naddre</span>, from Old English <span class="bodyi">nǣdre</span>. This word has lost its original initial <span class="bodyi">n</span> through a process that also affected <span class="bodyi">apron</span> and <span class="bodyi">a umpire</span> in the 14th and 15th cents. When it was preceded by the indefinite article, the two words were misinterpreted: <span class="bodyi">a nadder</span> was taken as <span class="bodyi">an adder</span>, and likewise <span class="bodyi">a napron</span> as <span class="bodyi">an apron</span> and <span class="bodyi">a</span> <span class="bodyi">numpire</span> as <span class="bodyi">an umpire</span>. The form <span class="bodyi">nether</span>, preserving the initial <span class="bodyi">n</span>, still exists dialectally. For the opposite process, by which a word has gained an initial <span class="bodyi">n</span>, see note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/newt/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">newt</span></span></a></p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clathrate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklathrayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011032a"><!--s011032a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in chemistry, a compound formed by the inclusion of molecules of one kind in the crystal lattice of another [Latin <span class="bodyi">clathratus</span> from <span class="bodyi">clathri</span> (pl) lattice, from Greek <span class="bodyi">klēithron</span> bar, from <span class="bodyi">kleiein</span> to close].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cruet stand</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014386a"><!--s014386a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cruet/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cruet</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biodiesel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbieohdeezl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005579a"><!--s005579a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005682b"><!--s005682b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a fuel made from organic products that will drive a diesel engine.</p></div><a name="s005683b"><!--s005683b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a biodegradable fuel produced from organic sources such as rapeseed, soya beans, recycled cooking oil and animal fat, blended with or used as a substitute for petroleum-based diesel oil.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">B2C</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007670a"><!--s007670a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>business-to-customer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dol.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017744a"><!--s017744a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>dollar.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">constrictor</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012711a"><!--s012711a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013344b"><!--s013344b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a muscle that contracts a cavity or orifice or compresses an organ.</p></div><a name="s013345b"><!--s013345b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a snake, e.g. a boa or python, that kills prey by compressing it in its coils.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eccl. <span class="bodyi">or</span> eccles.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018996a"><!--s018996a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020032b"><!--s020032b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>ecclesiastic.</p></div><a name="s020033b"><!--s020033b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>ecclesiastical.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catechesis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/katikeeʹsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> catecheses)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009359a"><!--s009359a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>oral instruction given to a person preparing to become a member of a Christian Church [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">katēkhēsis</span> oral instruction].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anthelmintic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ant·helʹmintik, anthel-/ anthelminthic /ʹminthik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002224a"><!--s002224a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>expelling or destroying parasitic worms, e.g. tapeworms [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anti_or_ant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anti-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">helminth-, helmis</span> worm].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deny</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹnie/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (denies, denied, denying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016060a"><!--s016060a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016642b"><!--s016642b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to declare (something) to be untrue or invalid; to refuse to accept (an assertion).</p></div><a name="s016643b"><!--s016643b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004192c"><!--s004192c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to refuse to give or permit something to (somebody, oneself).</p></div><a name="s004193c"><!--s004193c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to refuse to grant (e.g. a request or, access).</p></div></div><a name="s016644b"><!--s016644b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="sb000000126"><!--sb000000126--></a><p>to disown or repudiate (somebody or something) ✱ <span class="bodyb">deny oneself</span> to refrain ascetically from self-indulgence or pleasure [Middle English <span class="bodyi">denyen</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">denegare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">negare</span> to deny]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">deny</span>, <span class="bodyb">refute</span>, <span class="bodyb">reject</span>, <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">repudiate</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/refute/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">refute</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breast-feed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> breast-fed)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007266a"><!--s007266a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to feed (a baby) with milk from the breast rather than with formula milk from a bottle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clatter<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklatə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (clattered, clattering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011033a"><!--s011033a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s011232b"><!--s011232b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make a loud rattling or banging noise </p><p><i></i></p><p>The dishes clattered on the shelf</p>.</div><a name="s011233b"><!--s011233b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to move or go with a loud rattling or banging noise </p><p><i></i></p><p>She clattered down the stairs</p> <p><span class="bodyb">clatter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s011234b"><!--s011234b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to prattle or chatter <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s011235b"><!--s011235b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to cause (dishes, etc) to clatter</p><p><span class="bodyb">clatterer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">clatteringly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">clatren</span>,of imitative origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adder's-tongue</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000544a"><!--s000544a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fern with a spore-bearing spike that resembles a snake's tongue: genus <span class="bodyi">Ophioglossum</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cruise<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kroohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014387a"><!--s014387a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014988b"><!--s014988b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to travel by sea for pleasure.</p></div><a name="s014989b"><!--s014989b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to go about or patrol the streets without any definite destination </p><p><i></i></p><p>a cruising taxi</p>.</div><a name="s014990b"><!--s014990b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>of an aircraft or vehicle: to travel at an efficient or economical steady speed.</p></div><a name="s014991b"><!--s014991b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s003761c"><!--s003761c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of an aircraft: to fly at the most efficient operating speed.</p></div><a name="s003762c"><!--s003762c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a vehicle: to travel at an economical speed that can be maintained for a long distance.</p></div></div><a name="s014992b"><!--s014992b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to make progress easily </p><p><i></i></p><p>They cruised to victory</p>.</div><a name="s014993b"><!--s014993b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to search, e.g. in public places, for a sexual partner, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a homosexual one <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s014994b"><!--s014994b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to search (the streets) for a sexual partner, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a homosexual one [Dutch <span class="bodyi">kruisen</span> to cross, cruise, via early Dutch <span class="bodyi">crūce</span> cross, from Latin <span class="bodyi">cruc-, crux</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">B<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003899a"><!--s003899a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chemical symbol for boron.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dolby</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdolbi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">trademark</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017745a"><!--s017745a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018580b"><!--s018580b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sound-recording technique or system that reduces unwanted noise by electronic processing.</p></div><a name="s018581b"><!--s018581b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a stereophonic -sound system used for cinema and television [named after R <span class="bodyi">Dolby</span> b.1933, US inventor].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catechetical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/katiʹketikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009360a"><!--s009360a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009773b"><!--s009773b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to catechesis the oral instruction of people preparing to become members of a Christian Church.</p></div><a name="s009774b"><!--s009774b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to a system of teaching, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> religious instruction, by question and answer [Greek <span class="bodyi">katēkhētikos</span> from <span class="bodyi">katēkhētēs</span> catechist, from <span class="bodyi">katēkhein</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/catechize_or_catechise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">catechize</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ecclus.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019005a"><!--s019005a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Ecclesiasticus (book of the Apocrypha).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breast implant</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007267a"><!--s007267a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sac filled with fluid, e.g. silicone, implanted in the chest in a surgical operation to reconstruct or enhance a breast.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">construct<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹstrukt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012712a"><!--s012712a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013346b"><!--s013346b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make, form, build, or erect (something).</p></div><a name="s013347b"><!--s013347b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to form (a sentence, etc) according to grammatical rules.</p></div><a name="s013348b"><!--s013348b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to build up (a theory or hypothesis) from pieces of evidence.</p></div><a name="s013349b"><!--s013349b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to draw (a geometrical figure) with suitable instruments and under given conditions</p><p><span class="bodyb">constructible</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">constructor</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">constructus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">construere</span> to build, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">struere</span> to build].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biodiversity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌbie·ohdieʹvuhsiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005580a"><!--s005580a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the number and diversity of distinct living species within the world or a particular environment </p><p><i></i></p><p>The present reduction of biodiversity … will be the largest setback to life yet</p> — New Scientist.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deoch an doris <span class="bodyi">or</span> doch an dorris</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌdok hən ʹdowris/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016061a"><!--s016061a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Scot, Irish</span> a parting drink [Scottish Gaelic and Irish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">deoch an doruis</span> a drink at the door].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anthelmintic<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> anthelminthic</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002225a"><!--s002225a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an anthelmintic substance or drug.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clatter<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011034a"><!--s011034a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011236b"><!--s011236b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a loud rattling or banging noise, e.g. of hard bodies striking together </p><p><i></i></p><p>the clatter of pots and pans</p>.</div><a name="s011237b"><!--s011237b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a commotion </p><p><i></i></p><p>the midday clatter of the business district</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">addict<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹdikt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000545a"><!--s000545a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000624b"><!--s000624b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cause (somebody) to become dependent on a habit-forming drug </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was addicted to tranquillizers</p>.</div><a name="s000625b"><!--s000625b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (somebody) to indulge habitually or obsessively in (an activity) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He is addicted to computer games</p><p><span class="bodyb">addiction</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">addictive</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">addictus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">addicere</span> to favour, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">dicere</span> to say].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cruise<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014388a"><!--s014388a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act or an instance of cruising; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a sea voyage for pleasure.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dolce</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdolchay/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017746a"><!--s017746a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a piece of music: to be performed in a soft sweet manner [Italian <span class="bodyi">dolce</span> sweet, from Latin <span class="bodyi">dulcis</span> sweet].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catechise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkatikiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009361a"><!--s009361a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/catechize_or_catechise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">catechize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deodar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdeeohdah, ʹdee·ədah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016062a"><!--s016062a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an East Indian cedar with drooping branches: <span class="bodyi">Cedrus deodara</span> [Hindi <span class="bodyi">deodār</span> from Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">devadāru</span> timber of the gods, from <span class="bodyi">deva</span> god + <span class="bodyi">dāru</span> wood].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breastpin</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007268a"><!--s007268a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a brooch or pin worn on the breast, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to fasten a garment.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">B<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">symbol</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003900a"><!--s003900a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>magnetic flux density.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eccrine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹekrin, ʹekrien, ʹekreen/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019006a"><!--s019006a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020038b"><!--s020038b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of a gland: producing a liquid secretion without the loss of cytoplasm <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cytoplasm/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cytoplasm</span></span></a> (jellylike material inside a cell) from the secreting cells </p><p><i></i></p><p>an eccrine gland</p>.</div><a name="s020039b"><!--s020039b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of or produced by an eccrine gland [Greek <span class="bodyi">ekkrinein</span> to secrete, from <span class="bodyi">ex</span> out + <span class="bodyi">krinein</span> to sift].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">construct<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonstrukt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012713a"><!--s012713a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013350b"><!--s013350b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something constructed or formulated.</p></div><a name="s013351b"><!--s013351b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a product of thought; an idea or concept </p><p><i></i></p><p>a construct of the imagination</p>.</div><a name="s013352b"><!--s013352b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in linguistics, a group of words constituting a phrase.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anthem</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanthəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002226a"><!--s002226a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002202b"><!--s002202b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a song of praise or gladness, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a solemn song sung as an expression of national identity.</p></div><a name="s002203b"><!--s002203b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a musical setting of a religious text, sung as part of a church service.</p></div><a name="s002204b"><!--s002204b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>any rousing or uplifting song </p><p><i></i></p><p>rock anthems</p> <span class="bodyb">anthemic</span> /anʹthemik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">antefne</span> via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">antiphōnos</span> responsive].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">claudication</span><small><span class="eSynop">/klawdiʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011035a"><!--s011035a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">technical</span> lameness or limping [Latin <span class="bodyi">claudication-, claudicatio</span>,from <span class="bodyi">claudicare</span> to limp, from <span class="bodyi">claudus</span> lame].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bioenergetics</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌbieohˌenəʹjetiks/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005581a"><!--s005581a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing.</span>) the biology of energy transformations and exchanges within and between living organisms and their environments</p><p><span class="bodyb">bioenergetic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">addict<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹadikt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000546a"><!--s000546a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000626b"><!--s000626b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who is addicted to a drug </p><p><i></i></p><p>a heroin addict</p>.</div><a name="s000627b"><!--s000627b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an enthusiast or devotee </p><p><i></i></p><p>a detective-novel addict</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cruise control</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014389a"><!--s014389a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a control in a motor vehicle that can be operated to select and maintain a constant speed without the use of the accelerator pedal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catechism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkatəkiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009362a"><!--s009362a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009775b"><!--s009775b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>instruction by question and answer.</p></div><a name="s009776b"><!--s009776b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a manual for systematic teaching; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a summary of religious doctrine in the form of questions and answers.</p></div><a name="s009777b"><!--s009777b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a set of formal questions put as a test <span class="bodyb">catechismal</span> /-ʹkizməl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dolce far niente</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌdolchay fah ʹnyenti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017747a"><!--s017747a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>carefree idleness [Italian <span class="bodyi">dolce far niente</span>, literally ‘sweet doing nothing’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">construction</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹstruksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012714a"><!--s012714a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013353b"><!--s013353b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the activity of building, or the process of being built.</p></div><a name="s013354b"><!--s013354b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a building or other structure.</p></div><a name="s013355b"><!--s013355b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a geometrical figure constructed to help solve a mathematical problem.</p></div><a name="s013356b"><!--s013356b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the formation of a clause or sentence according to grammatical rules ✱ <span class="bodyb">put a certain construction on</span> to interpret (somebody's behaviour or words) in a certain way </p><p><i></i></p><p>Now don't go putting a wrong construction on what I said</p> <p><span class="bodyb">constructional</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">constructionally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deodorant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹohdərənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016063a"><!--s016063a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a preparation that destroys or masks unpleasant smells.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breastplate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007269a"><!--s007269a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007547b"><!--s007547b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a metal plate worn as defensive armour for the chest.</p></div><a name="s007548b"><!--s007548b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/plastron/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">plastron</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clause</span><small><span class="eSynop">/klawz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011036a"><!--s011036a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011238b"><!--s011238b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a string of words containing a subject and predicate and functioning either as a sentence or as part a member of a complex or compound sentence.</p></div><a name="s011239b"><!--s011239b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a distinct article or condition in a formal document</p><p><span class="bodyb">clausal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via Old French from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">clausa</span> close of a rhetorical period, from Latin, fempast part. of <span class="bodyi">claudere</span> to close].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anther</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanthə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002227a"><!--s002227a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in flowering plants, the organ at the tip of the stamen that contains and releases pollen</p><p><span class="bodyb">antheral</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">anthēra</span>, fem of <span class="bodyi">anthēros</span> flowery].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eccrinology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ekriʹnoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019007a"><!--s019007a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the branch of medical science that deals with eccrine secretions.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BA</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003902a"><!--s003902a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003887b"><!--s003887b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Bachelor of Arts.</p></div><a name="s003888b"><!--s003888b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>British Academy.</p></div><a name="s003889b"><!--s003889b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>British Airways.</p></div><a name="s003890b"><!--s003890b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>British Association (for the Advancement of Science).</p></div><a name="s003891b"><!--s003891b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>Buenos Aires.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Addison's disease</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹadis(ə)nz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000547a"><!--s000547a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a disease marked by deficient secretion of the hormones of the outer region of the adrenal gland and characterized by extreme weakness, loss of weight, and brownish pigmentation of the skin [named after Thomas <span class="bodyi">Addison</span> d.1860, English physician].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bioenergy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bieohʹenuhji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005582a"><!--s005582a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>energy obtained from biomass (sense 2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cruise missile</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014390a"><!--s014390a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a long-distance low-flying missile that is guided by an inbuilt computerized navigation system and typically carries a nuclear warhead.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catechize <span class="bodyi">or</span> catechise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkatəkiez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009363a"><!--s009363a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009778b"><!--s009778b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to teach (somebody) systematically, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by using question and answer; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> to give them religious instruction in such a manner.</p></div><a name="s009779b"><!--s009779b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to question (somebody) systematically or searchingly </p><p><i></i></p><p>You may catechise me about the battle of Flodden, or ask particulars about Bruce and Wallace</p><p> Scott</p><p><span class="bodyb">catechist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">catechizer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">catechizare</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">katēchein</span> to teach, literally ‘to din into’, from <span class="bodyi">kata-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cata_or_cat_or_cath/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cata-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ēchein</span> to resound, from <span class="bodyi">ēchē</span> sound].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dolcelatte</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dolchəʹlatay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017748a"><!--s017748a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a creamy blue-veined Italian cheese [Italian <span class="bodyi">dolce latte</span> sweet milk].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deodorize <span class="bodyi">or</span> deodorise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹohdəriez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016064a"><!--s016064a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to remove or mask the unpleasant smell of (something) <span class="bodyb">deodorization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">deodorizer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">claustral</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklawstrəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011037a"><!--s011037a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cloistral/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cloistral</span></span></a> [Middle English from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">claustralis</span>,from <span class="bodyi">claustrum</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cloister1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cloister 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breast pump</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007270a"><!--s007270a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a suction device used to get milk from a woman's breasts if she wants to store it or donate it to another baby.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">constructive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹstruktiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012715a"><!--s012715a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013357b"><!--s013357b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or involved in construction.</p></div><a name="s013358b"><!--s013358b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of criticism, etc: offering ideas for improvement; positive rather than negative and destructive.</p></div><a name="s013359b"><!--s013359b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>inferred rather than explicit </p><p><i></i></p><p>constructive dismissal</p> <p><span class="bodyb">constructively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">constructiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antheridium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anthəʹridi·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> antheridia /-ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002228a"><!--s002228a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the male reproductive organ of ferns, mosses, fungi, and other non-flowering plants</p><p><span class="bodyb">antheridial</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">antheridium</span>, from <span class="bodyi">anthera</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anther/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anther</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">addition</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹdish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000548a"><!--s000548a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000628b"><!--s000628b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or process of adding, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> adding numbers.</p></div><a name="s000629b"><!--s000629b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something or somebody added </p><p><i></i></p><p>They say the lady is fair … and wise, but for loving me – by my troth, it is no addition to her wit</p> — Shakespeare ✱ <span class="bodyb">in addition</span> (<span class="bodyi">often</span> + to) also; as well [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">addition-, additio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">addere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/add/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">add</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ecdemic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ekʹdemik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019008a"><!--s019008a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>not belonging or native to a particular people or region; not endemic or indigenous </p><p><i></i></p><p>ecdemic diseases</p> <p>[Greek <span class="bodyi">ek</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-demic</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/endemic1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">endemic 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cruiser</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014391a"><!--s014391a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014995b"><!--s014995b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a yacht or motor boat with passenger accommodation; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cabin_cruiser/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cabin cruiser</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s014996b"><!--s014996b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a large fast lightly armoured warship.</p></div><a name="s014997b"><!--s014997b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a police patrol car.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ba<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003903a"><!--s003903a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chemical symbol for barium.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bioengineering</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌbieohˌenjiʹniəring/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005583a"><!--s005583a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the application of engineering principles or equipment to biological or medical science, as, for example, in the production of artificial limbs and industrial biosynthesis.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catecholamine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/katəʹkohləmeen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009364a"><!--s009364a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various amines (chemical compounds; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amine</span></span></a>), e.g. adrenalin and dopamine, that function as hormones, neurotransmitters, or both.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deontic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹontik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016065a"><!--s016065a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in philosophy, relating to duty or obligation [Greek <span class="bodyi">deont-, deon</span> that which is obligatory, neuter present part. of <span class="bodyi">dein</span> to lack, be needful].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ecdysis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹekdisis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> ecdyses /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019009a"><!--s019009a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the moulting or shedding of an outer layer or skin, e.g. in insects and crustaceans [Greek <span class="bodyi">ekdysis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">ex</span> out + <span class="bodyi">dyein</span> to put].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anthesis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anʹtheesis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002229a"><!--s002229a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the period that a plant is in flower, taken from the opening of the flower buds to the time when fertilization is no longer possible [Greek <span class="bodyi">anthēsis</span> flowering].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dolce vita</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌdolchi ʹveetah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017749a"><!--s017749a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a life of indolence and self-indulgence [Italian <span class="bodyi">dolce vita</span> sweet life].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breaststroke</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007271a"><!--s007271a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a swimming stroke executed on the front by thrusting the arms forwards while kicking outwards and backwards with the legs, then sweeping the arms backwards.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ba<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> ba</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003904a"><!--s003904a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in ancient Egyptian belief, the soul of a person or a god, often depicted in the form of a hawk with a man's head, expressing the soul's mobility after the death of the body: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ka/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ka</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">claustrophobia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/klostrəʹfohbi·ə, klaw-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011038a"><!--s011038a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>abnormal dread of being in closed or confined spaces <span class="bodyb">claustrophobe</span> /ʹklos-, ʹklaws-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">claustrophobia</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">claustrum</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cloister1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cloister 1</span></span></a>) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/phobia/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-phobia</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catechu</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkatəchooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009365a"><!--s009365a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several dry or resinous astringent substances obtained from tropical Asiatic plants and used in tanning, dyeing, etc. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cachou/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cachou</span></span></a> [prob from Malay <span class="bodyi">kachu</span>,of Dravidian origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bioethics</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bieohʹethiks/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005584a"><!--s005584a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing.</span>) the study of the ethical aspects of various techniques (e.g. genetic engineering and birth control) involving human intervention in biological processes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">constructivism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012716a"><!--s012716a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a non-figurative art movement originating in Russia about 1914 and concerned with the aesthetic effects of the juxtaposition of geometric forms and various kinds of surface quality, e.g. colour, tone, or texture, and the use of modern industrial materials, e.g. glass and plastic</p><p><span class="bodyb">constructivist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cruiserweight</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014392a"><!--s014392a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014998b"><!--s014998b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/light_heavyweight/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">light-heavyweight</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s014999b"><!--s014999b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a professional boxer who weighs between 12st 7lb (about 79.4kg) and 13st 8lb (almost 86.2kg).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">additional</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000549a"><!--s000549a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>added, extra, or supplementary</p><p><span class="bodyb">additionally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deontology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeonʹtoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016066a"><!--s016066a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in philosophy, a theory or examination of the nature of moral obligation <span class="bodyb">deontological</span> /-ʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">deontologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anthill</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹant·hil/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002230a"><!--s002230a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002205b"><!--s002205b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a mound of soil, leaves, etc thrown up by ants or termites in digging their nest.</p></div><a name="s002206b"><!--s002206b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a place that is overcrowded and constantly busy </p><p><i></i></p><p>the human anthill</p> — H G Wells.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breastsummer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbres(t)səmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007272a"><!--s007272a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bressumer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bressumer</span></span></a> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/breast1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">breast 1</span></span></a>+ <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/summer4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">summer 4</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catechumen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/katəʹkyoohmen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009366a"><!--s009366a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person receiving instruction in Christian doctrine and discipline before admission to membership of a church [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cathecumyn</span> via Frenchand late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">katēchoumenos</span>, present part. passive of <span class="bodyi">katēchein</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/catechize_or_catechise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">catechize</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ECG</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019010a"><!--s019010a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020040b"><!--s020040b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>electrocardiogram.</p></div><a name="s020041b"><!--s020041b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>electrocardiograph.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">additional member system</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000550a"><!--s000550a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a system of proportional representation in which electors vote separately for the party of their choice and a candidate representing that party.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BAA</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003905a"><!--s003905a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>British Airports Authority.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doldrums</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdoldrəmz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017750a"><!--s017750a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018582b"><!--s018582b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the doldrums</span>) an equatorial region of the Atlantic ocean where calms, squalls, and light shifting winds prevail ✱ <span class="bodyb">in the doldrums</span> in a state of depression.</p></div><a name="s018583b"><!--s018583b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of the economy: in a state of stagnation or slump [18th-cent. <span class="bodyi">doldrum</span> a stupid fellow, prob related to Old English <span class="bodyi">dol</span> foolish].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biofeedback</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bieohʹfeedbak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005585a"><!--s005585a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the technique of making unconscious or involuntary bodily processes perceptible to the senses in order to allow them to so that they can be affected by conscious mental control.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">construe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹstrooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (construes, construed, construing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012717a"><!--s012717a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s013360b"><!--s013360b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to interpret (words, actions, evidence, etc) in a certain way </p><p><i></i></p><p>She had evidently construed my remarks as criticism</p>.</div><a name="s013361b"><!--s013361b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003428c"><!--s003428c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to analyse the syntax of or parse (a sentence or sentence part).</p></div><a name="s003429c"><!--s003429c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to translate (a passage, e.g. of Latin or Greek) by parsing it step by step <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s013362b"><!--s013362b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to analyse grammatically a sentence or passage for translation</p><p><span class="bodyb">construable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">construal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [from Latin <span class="bodyi">construere</span> to construct or (later) construe: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/construct1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">construct 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cruller</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrullə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014393a"><!--s014393a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a small deep-fried cake made of twisted or curled dough [Dutch <span class="bodyi">kruller</span> from <span class="bodyi">krullen</span> to curl].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">claustrophobic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/klostrəʹfohbik, klaw-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011039a"><!--s011039a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011240b"><!--s011240b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>suffering from claustrophobia.</p></div><a name="s011241b"><!--s011241b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a place or situation: making one feel uncomfortable, as if suffering from claustrophobia </p><p><i></i></p><p>I hate lifts. They're so claustrophobic</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Deo volente</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌdayoh voʹlenti/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016067a"><!--s016067a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>God being willing [Latin <span class="bodyi">deo volente</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breastwork</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrestwuhk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007273a"><!--s007273a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a temporary fortification, usu consisting of a wall of earth built to about chest height.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anthocyanin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anthohʹsie·ənin/ anthocyan /-ʹsie·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002231a"><!--s002231a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various blue, violet, or red plant pigments [Greek <span class="bodyi">anthos</span> flower + <span class="bodyi">kyanos</span> dark blue + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in1/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-in 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">echelon<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeshəlon/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019011a"><!--s019011a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020042b"><!--s020042b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of a series of levels or grades, e.g. of authority or responsibility, in some organized field of activity.</p></div><a name="s020043b"><!--s020043b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an arrangement, of e.g. of troops or ships, resembling a series of steps.</p></div><a name="s020044b"><!--s020044b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a particular division of a headquarters or supply organization in warfare [French <span class="bodyi">échelon</span> rung of a ladder, from <span class="bodyi">échelle</span> ladder, from Latin <span class="bodyi">scala</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bioflavonoid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bie·ohʹflayvənoyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005586a"><!--s005586a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a group of chemical compounds occurring in plants, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> citrus fruits, rose hips, and blackcurrants, that decrease the fragility of the blood capillaries and reduce their permeability to red blood cells; vitamin P.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">categoric</span><small><span class="eSynop">/katəʹgorik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009367a"><!--s009367a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/categorical/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">categorical</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baa<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bah/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (baas, baaed baa'd) (baaing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003906a"><!--s003906a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make the bleat of a sheep, or a sound similar to or in imitation of it [imitative].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crumb<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/krum/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014394a"><!--s014394a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015000b"><!--s015000b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small fragment of bread, cake, biscuit, or cheese.</p></div><a name="s015001b"><!--s015001b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a small amount </p><p><i></i></p><p>a crumb of comfort</p>.</div><a name="s015002b"><!--s015002b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the soft inner part of a loaf of bread, as distinct from the outer crust.</p></div><a name="s015003b"><!--s015003b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>loose crumbly soil.</p></div><a name="s015004b"><!--s015004b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> a contemptuous term for somebody one despises [Middle English <span class="bodyi">crumme</span>,from Old English <span class="bodyi">cruma</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">claustrophobic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011040a"><!--s011040a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who suffers from claustrophobia.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dole<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017751a"><!--s017751a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018584b"><!--s018584b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> the government unemployment benefit.</p></div><a name="s018585b"><!--s018585b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> a distribution of food, money, or clothing to the needy ✱ <span class="bodyb">on the dole</span> receiving unemployment benefit [Old English <span class="bodyi">dāl</span> portion; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">dæl</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/deal2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">deal 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consubstantial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/konsəbʹstansh(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012718a"><!--s012718a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Christian theology, said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of the three persons of the Trinity: of the same substance <span class="bodyb">consubstantiality</span> /-shiʹaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">consubstantialis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">substantia</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/substance/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">substance</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">additive<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹadətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000551a"><!--s000551a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a substance added to another in relatively small amounts to impart desirable properties or suppress undesirable ones.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deoxygenate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹoksijinayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016068a"><!--s016068a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to remove oxygen from (something) <span class="bodyb">deoxygenation</span> /-ʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breath</span><small><span class="eSynop">/breth/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007274a"><!--s007274a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007549b"><!--s007549b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001854c"><!--s001854c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the faculty of breathing.</p></div><a name="s001855c"><!--s001855c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an act of breathing.</p></div><a name="s001856c"><!--s001856c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>opportunity or time to breathe; respite.</p></div></div><a name="s007550b"><!--s007550b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a slight movement of air.</p></div><a name="s007551b"><!--s007551b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>air inhaled and exhaled in breathing.</p></div><a name="s007552b"><!--s007552b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an act of breathing.</p></div><a name="s007553b"><!--s007553b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a slight movement of air.</p></div><a name="s007554b"><!--s007554b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a slight indication; a suggestion.</p></div><a name="s007555b"><!--s007555b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s001857c"><!--s001857c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a slight fragrance or smell.</p></div><a name="s001858c"><!--s001858c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a slight indication; a suggestion </p><p><i></i></p><p>not the faintest breath of scandal</p>.</div></div><a name="s007556b"><!--s007556b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> something that injects new life or energy </p><p><i></i></p><p>the breath of a new age</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">catch one's breath</span>.</p></div><a name="s007557b"><!--s007557b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to rest long enough to restore normal breathing.</p></div><a name="s007558b"><!--s007558b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>to stop breathing briefly, usu under the influence of strong emotion ✱ <span class="bodyb">out of breath</span> breathing very rapidly, e.g. from strenuous exercise ✱ <span class="bodyb">under one's breath</span> in a whisper [Middle English <span class="bodyi">breth</span> from Old English <span class="bodyi">brǣth</span>;related to Old English <span class="bodyi">beorma</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/barm/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">barm</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">echelon<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (echeloned, echeloning)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019012a"><!--s019012a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s020045b"><!--s020045b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to form or arrange (troops, ships, etc) in an echelon <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s020046b"><!--s020046b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to form up in an echelon.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anthologize <span class="bodyi">or</span> anthologise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anʹtholəjiez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002232a"><!--s002232a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002207b"><!--s002207b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to compile (an anthology).</p></div><a name="s002208b"><!--s002208b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to publish (something, e.g. a poem) in an anthology</p><p><span class="bodyb">anthologizer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dole<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017752a"><!--s017752a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> sorrow </p><p><i></i></p><p>with mirth in funeral, and with dirge in marriage, in equal scale weighing delight with dole</p><p> Shakespeare [Middle English <span class="bodyi">dol</span>, <span class="bodyi">doel</span>, from French <span class="bodyi">dol</span> mourning, from Latin <span class="bodyi">dolere</span> to grieve].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">categorical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/katəʹgorikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009368a"><!--s009368a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>absolute; unqualified </p><p><i></i></p><p>a categorical denial</p> <p><span class="bodyb">categorically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">katēgorikos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">katēgoria</span> affirmation: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/category/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">category</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biofuel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbieohfyooh·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005587a"><!--s005587a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005684b"><!--s005684b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a fuel made from renewable, organic sources.</p></div><a name="s005685b"><!--s005685b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any fuel made from renewable organic resources such as trees, grass, soya beans, rapeseed and seaweed or from waste products such as bark, sawdust, cooking oil, manure and sewage, either used by direct combustion or converted into other forms of fuel such as methane or ethyl alcohol.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baa<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> baas)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003907a"><!--s003907a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the characteristic bleating sound of a sheep, or a similar or imitative sound.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consubstantiation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkonsəbstansiʹaysh(ə)n, -shiʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012719a"><!--s012719a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Christian theology, the Lutheran doctrine of the actual presence and combination of the body and blood of Christ with the bread and wine used at Communion: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/real_presence/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">real presence</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">additive<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000552a"><!--s000552a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of, characterized by, or produced by addition.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clavate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklayvayt, ʹklayvət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011041a"><!--s011041a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of e.g. a leaf: club-shaped</p><p><span class="bodyb">clavately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">clavatus</span>,from Latin <span class="bodyi">clava</span> club, from <span class="bodyi">clavus</span> nail, knot in wood].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crumb<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014395a"><!--s014395a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015005b"><!--s015005b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cover or thicken (food) with crumbs.</p></div><a name="s015006b"><!--s015006b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to break up (food or some other substance) into crumbs </p><p><i></i></p><p>Add the crumbed biscuits to the melted mixture</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deoxyribonuclease</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diˌoksiriebohʹnyoohkliayz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016069a"><!--s016069a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an enzyme that breaks DNA down into smaller molecules [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/oxy_2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">oxy- 2</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ribose/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ribose</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/nuclease/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">nuclease</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breathable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbreedhəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007275a"><!--s007275a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007559b"><!--s007559b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>suitable for breathing </p><p><i></i></p><p>breathable air</p>.</div><a name="s007560b"><!--s007560b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>allowing air to pass through; porous </p><p><i></i></p><p>a breathable synthetic fabric</p> <p><span class="bodyb">breathability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">addle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹadl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000553a"><!--s000553a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000630b"><!--s000630b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used in combinations</span>) confused or muddled </p><p><i></i></p><p>addle-headed</p>.</div><a name="s000631b"><!--s000631b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> said of an egg: rotten [Old English <span class="bodyi">adela</span> filth].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">echidna</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹkidnə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> echidnas echidnae /-nee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019013a"><!--s019013a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of two species of a spiny burrowing nocturnal mammals of Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea. Echidnas that lays eggs, and feeds chiefly on ants: <span class="bodyi">Tachyglossus aculeatus</span> and <span class="bodyi">Zaglossus bruijni</span>. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/spiny_anteater/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">spiny anteater</span></span></a> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">echidna</span> viper].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biog.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005588a"><!--s005588a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005686b"><!--s005686b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>biographical.</p></div><a name="s005687b"><!--s005687b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>biography.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consuetude</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonswityoohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012720a"><!--s012720a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">esp Scot</span> a custom or established usage, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that has legal force </p><p><i></i></p><p>Long consuetude and custome … haue established their authoritie</p><p> John Knox [Old French <span class="bodyi">consuetude</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">consuetudo</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/custom1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">custom 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">categorical imperative</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009369a"><!--s009369a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a moral obligation that is unconditionally and universally binding.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anthology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anʹtholəji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> anthologies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002233a"><!--s002233a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a collection of selected literary or musical pieces or passages </p><p><i></i></p><p>An anthology is like all the plums and orange peel picked out of a cake</p> — Walter A Raleigh<p><span class="bodyb">anthologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">anthologia</span> collection of epigrams, from Greek <span class="bodyi">anthologia</span> flower gathering, from <span class="bodyi">anthos</span> flower + <span class="bodyi">legein</span> to gather].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doleful</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdohlf(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017753a"><!--s017753a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>sad or mournful</p><p><span class="bodyb">dolefully</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dolefulness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">dolful, doelful</span>, from <span class="bodyi">dol, doel</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dole2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dole 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BAAS</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003908a"><!--s003908a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>British Association for the Advancement of Science.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crumble<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrumbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (crumbling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014396a"><!--s014396a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s015007b"><!--s015007b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to break (something) into small pieces </p><p><i></i></p><p>crumbling his bread between his fingers</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s015008b"><!--s015008b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + away) to disintegrate </p><p><i></i></p><p>crumbling masonry</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Support for him began to crumble away</p> <p><span class="bodyb">crumbly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [alteration of Middle English <span class="bodyi">kremelen</span>,frequentative of Old English <span class="bodyi">gecrymian</span> to crumble, from <span class="bodyi">cruma</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crumb1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crumb 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clave<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/klayv/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011042a"><!--s011042a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>archaic past tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cleave2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cleave 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deoxyribonucleic acid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌdeeoksiˌriebohnyoohʹklayik, -ʹkleeik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016070a"><!--s016070a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dna/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">DNA</span></span></a> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/deoxyribose/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">deoxyribose</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/nucleic_acid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">nucleic acid</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breathalyse <span class="bodyi">or</span> breathalyze</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrethəliez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007276a"><!--s007276a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to test (a driver) for the level of alcohol in exhaled breath, using a breathalyser [back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/breathalyser_or_breathalyzer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">breathalyser</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consul</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkons(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012721a"><!--s012721a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013363b"><!--s013363b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an official appointed by a government to reside in a foreign country and there look after the interests of citizens of the appointing country.</p></div><a name="s013364b"><!--s013364b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>either of two elected chief magistrates of the Roman republic.</p></div><a name="s013365b"><!--s013365b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s003430c"><!--s003430c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>either of two elected chief magistrates of the Roman republic.</p></div><a name="s003431c"><!--s003431c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any of three chief magistrates of France from 1799 to 1804 <span class="bodyb">consular</span> /ʹkonsyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">consulship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">consul</span>, based on <span class="bodyi">consulere</span> to consult].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">categorize <span class="bodyi">or</span> categorise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkatəgəriez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009370a"><!--s009370a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to put (somebody or something) into a category; to classify <span class="bodyb">categorization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">echinacea</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ekiʹnaysi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019015a"><!--s019015a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020047b"><!--s020047b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a N American plant of the daisy family that has flowers with spiny cone-shaped centres: genus <span class="bodyi">Echinacea</span>.</p></div><a name="s020048b"><!--s020048b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a preparation of the leaves and stems of a this plant of the daisy family, thought to have medicinal value in strengthening the immune system [from the Latin genus name, from Greek <span class="bodyi">echinos</span> sea urchin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">addle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000554a"><!--s000554a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000632b"><!--s000632b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to confuse or muddle (somebody), or to become muddled.</p></div><a name="s000633b"><!--s000633b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of an egg: to become rotten.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biogas</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbie·ohgas/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005589a"><!--s005589a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>gas, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> methane, obtained from processing manure or other biological waste and used as fuel.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breathalyser <span class="bodyi">or</span> breathalyzer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrethəliezə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007277a"><!--s007277a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a device used to test the alcohol content in the blood of a motorist, usu consisting of a plastic bag into which the subject blows through crystals which turn green if the alcohol level is too high [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/breath/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">breath</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/analyse/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">analyse</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/er2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-er 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dole out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017754a"><!--s017754a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to give, distribute, or deliver (something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in small portions.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clave<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/klayv, klahv/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011043a"><!--s011043a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of a pair of small wooden sticks struck together rhythmically, e.g. in accompanying a rumba [American Spanish <span class="bodyi">clave</span> from Spanish, keystone, clef, from Latin <span class="bodyi">clavis</span> key].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anthophilous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anʹthofiləs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002234a"><!--s002234a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of insects, birds, etc: visiting flowers [Greek <span class="bodyi">anthos</span> flower + <span class="bodyi">philos</span> loving + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ous</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deoxyribose</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌdeeoksiʹriebohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016071a"><!--s016071a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sugar that is part of the repeating structure forming the long chains of a DNA molecule [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/oxy_2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">oxy- 2</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ribose/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ribose</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crumble<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014397a"><!--s014397a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015009b"><!--s015009b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a crumbly mixture of fat, flour, and sugar.</p></div><a name="s015010b"><!--s015010b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a dessert of stewed fruit topped with a crumbly mixture of fat, flour, and sugar with this topping </p><p><i></i></p><p>apple crumble</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baas</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bahs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003909a"><!--s003909a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">SAfr</span> a master or boss [Afrikaans <span class="bodyi">baas</span> from early Dutch <span class="bodyi">baes</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consulate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonsyoolət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012722a"><!--s012722a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013366b"><!--s013366b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the premises where a consul works.</p></div><a name="s013367b"><!--s013367b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>government by consuls.</p></div><a name="s013368b"><!--s013368b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the period of office of a consul.</p></div><a name="s013369b"><!--s013369b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Consulate</span>) the government of the first French republic by consuls.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">category</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkatəg(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> categories)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009371a"><!--s009371a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009780b"><!--s009780b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a division within a system of classification.</p></div><a name="s009781b"><!--s009781b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a general or fundamental form or class of terms, things, or ideas, e.g. in philosophy.</p></div><a name="s009782b"><!--s009782b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002354c"><!--s002354c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a general or fundamental form or class of terms, things, or ideas, e.g. in philosophy.</p></div><a name="s002355c"><!--s002355c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any of the underlying concepts to which an object of experience must conform <span class="bodyb">categorial</span> /-ʹgawri·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via late Latinfrom Greek <span class="bodyi">katēgoria</span> predication, category, from <span class="bodyi">katēgorein</span> to accuse, affirm, predicate, from <span class="bodyi">kata-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cata_or_cat_or_cath/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cata-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">agora</span> public assembly].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crumbly<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014398a"><!--s014398a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>inclined to crumble </p><p><i></i></p><p>crumbly bread</p> <p><i></i></p><p>crumbly cheese</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biogenesis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bieohʹjenəsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005590a"><!--s005590a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005688b"><!--s005688b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the development of living things from preexisting living things of the same type.</p></div><a name="s005689b"><!--s005689b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/biosynthesis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">biosynthesis</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">biogenetic</span> /-ʹnetik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bio_or_bi/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bio-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/genesis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">genesis</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dep.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016072a"><!--s016072a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016645b"><!--s016645b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>department.</p></div><a name="s016646b"><!--s016646b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>departs.</p></div><a name="s016647b"><!--s016647b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>departure.</p></div><a name="s016648b"><!--s016648b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>deposed.</p></div><a name="s016649b"><!--s016649b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>deposit.</p></div><a name="s016650b"><!--s016650b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>depot.</p></div><a name="s016651b"><!--s016651b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>deputy.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">add-on<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000555a"><!--s000555a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000634b"><!--s000634b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an additional piece of equipment connected to an electronic device, e.g. a computer, to supply auxiliary functions; a peripheral.</p></div><a name="s000635b"><!--s000635b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an accessory or extension.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clavichord</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklavikawd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011044a"><!--s011044a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an early keyboard musical instrument, usu rectangular in shape with strings that are struck by small brass blades, producing soft silvery notes [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">clavichordium</span>,from Latin <span class="bodyi">clavis</span> key + <span class="bodyi">chorda</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cord1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cord 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breathe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/breedh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007278a"><!--s007278a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007561b"><!--s007561b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to draw air into and expel it from the lungs.</p></div><a name="s007562b"><!--s007562b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to let air or moisture out.</p></div><a name="s007563b"><!--s007563b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to be alive </p><p><i></i></p><p>Such a move would not be countenanced while she still breathed</p>.</div><a name="s007564b"><!--s007564b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to pause and rest before continuing.</p></div><a name="s007565b"><!--s007565b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>said of wine: to be exposed to the beneficial effects of air after being kept in a bottle.</p></div><a name="s007566b"><!--s007566b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>said of wind: to blow softly <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s007567b"><!--s007567b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s001859c"><!--s001859c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + out) to send (something) out by exhaling </p><p><i></i></p><p>She breathed garlic over him</p>.</div><a name="s001860c"><!--s001860c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to instil (something) as if by breathing </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her speech was to breathe new life into the movement</p>.</div></div><a name="s007568b"><!--s007568b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s001861c"><!--s001861c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to utter or express (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Don't breathe a word of it to anyone</p>.</div><a name="s001862c"><!--s001862c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to make (something) manifest; to display </p><p><i></i></p><p>The novel breathes despair</p>.</div></div><a name="s007569b"><!--s007569b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to allow (e.g. a horse) to rest after exertion.</p></div><a name="s007570b"><!--s007570b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>to inhale (something) ✱ <span class="bodyb">breathe easily/freely</span> to enjoy relief, e.g. from pressure or danger ✱ <span class="bodyb">breathe down somebody's neck</span> to keep somebody under constant or too close surveillance [Middle English <span class="bodyi">brethen</span> from Old English <span class="bodyi">bræth</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/breath/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">breath</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dolerite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdoləriet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017755a"><!--s017755a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various fine-grained or to medium-grained dark igneous rocks, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a coarse basalts <span class="bodyb">doleritic</span> /-ʹritik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">dolérite</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">doleros</span> deceitful, from <span class="bodyi">dolos</span> deceit; because it is easily mistaken for diorite].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">echini</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹkienie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019016a"><!--s019016a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/echinus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">echinus</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anthozoan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anthəʹzoh·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002235a"><!--s002235a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a class of marine invertebrate animals that includes the corals and sea anemones: class Anthozoa. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/actinozoan/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">actinozoan</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">anthozoan</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">anthos</span> flower + <span class="bodyi">zōion</span> animal].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baasskap <span class="bodyi">or</span> baaskap</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbahskap/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003910a"><!--s003910a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">SAfr</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/white_supremacy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">white supremacy</span></span></a> [Afrikaans <span class="bodyi">baasskap</span> mastership, from <span class="bodyi">baas</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/baa/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">baas</span></span></a>) + <span class="bodyi">-skap</span> -ship].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consul general</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> consuls general)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012723a"><!--s012723a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a senior diplomatic consul stationed in an important place or having jurisdiction in several places or over several consuls.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catena</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹteenə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> catenae /-nee/ catenas)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009372a"><!--s009372a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a connected series of related things, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of comments on the Bible by early Christian theologians [Latin <span class="bodyi">catena</span> chain].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breather</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbreedhə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007279a"><!--s007279a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007571b"><!--s007571b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a break in activity for rest or relief.</p></div><a name="s007572b"><!--s007572b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a small vent in an otherwise airtight enclosure, e.g. an engine's crankcase.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crumbly<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> crumblies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014399a"><!--s014399a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal, humorous</span> an old person </p><p><i></i></p><p>Very nice of you to invite an old crumbly like me</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clavicle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklavikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011045a"><!--s011045a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a shoulder bone typically linking the shoulder blade and breastbone in humans and other vertebrates; the collarbone <span class="bodyb">clavicular</span> /kləʹvikyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">clavicule</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">clavicula</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">clavis</span> key].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">add-on<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000556a"><!--s000556a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or being an add-on </p><p><i></i></p><p>an add-on feature</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">depart</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹpaht/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016073a"><!--s016073a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016652b"><!--s016652b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + from) to go away; to leave.</p></div><a name="s016653b"><!--s016653b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + for) to set out </p><p><i></i></p><p>We'll be departing for Bristol in five minutes</p>.</div><a name="s016654b"><!--s016654b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + from) to turn aside; to deviate.</p></div><a name="s016655b"><!--s016655b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to die <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s016656b"><!--s016656b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> to leave (a place) ✱ <span class="bodyb">depart this life</span> to die [Middle English <span class="bodyi">departen</span> to divide, go away, from Old French <span class="bodyi">departir</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">partir</span> to divide, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">part-, pars</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/part1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">part 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doli capax</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌdoli kaʹpaks/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017756a"><!--s017756a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in law, capable of intending to commit a crime, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by being ten years old or more [Latin <span class="bodyi">capax doli</span> capable of evil intent; compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/doli_incapax/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">doli incapax</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biogenic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bieohʹjenik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005591a"><!--s005591a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>produced by living organisms <span class="bodyb">biogenicity</span> /-ʹnisiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">echino-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019017a"><!--s019017a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/echin_or_echino/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">echin-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baba</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbahbah, ʹbahbə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003911a"><!--s003911a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rich cake leavened with yeast, usu soaked with a rum and sugar syrup [French from Polish <span class="bodyi">baba</span> old woman].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anthracene</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanthrəseen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002236a"><!--s002236a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a colourless crystalline hydrocarbon obtained from coal tar and used in the manufacture of dye and other chemicals: formula C<sub>14</sub>H<sub>10</sub> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anthrax/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anthrax</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ene/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ene</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consult</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹsult/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012724a"><!--s012724a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013370b"><!--s013370b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to ask the advice or opinion of (a doctor or other professional).</p></div><a name="s013371b"><!--s013371b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to look up (a reference book, etc) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s013372b"><!--s013372b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to deliberate together; to confer.</p></div><a name="s013373b"><!--s013373b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to serve as a consultant; to give consultations </p><p><i></i></p><p>Dr Mann consults daily between two and five</p> <p><span class="bodyb">consultation</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">consultative</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">consultee</span> /konsulʹtee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">consulter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">consultor</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">consultare</span>, from <span class="bodyi">consulere</span> to deliberate, consult].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clavier</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklavi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011046a"><!--s011046a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011242b"><!--s011242b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a keyboard instrument.</p></div><a name="s011243b"><!--s011243b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the keyboard of a keyboard instrument [German <span class="bodyi">Klavier</span> from French <span class="bodyi">clavier</span>, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">clavis</span> key].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breathing</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbreedhing/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007280a"><!--s007280a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of the marks ‘ or ’ used in writing ancient Greek to indicate <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aspiration/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aspiration</span></span></a> (the audible release of air) or its absence in the pronunciation of an initial vowel or the letter rho.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catenary<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹteenəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> catenaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009373a"><!--s009373a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the curve formed by a perfectly flexible cord of uniform density and cross section hanging freely from two fixed points</p><p><span class="bodyb">catenary</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">catenaria</span>, fem of <span class="bodyi">catenarius</span> of a chain, from <span class="bodyi">catena</span> chain].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crumbs</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014400a"><!--s014400a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> used to express surprise or consternation [euphemism for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/christ1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Christ 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">departed<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016074a"><!--s016074a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">euphem</span> having died, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> recently.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biogeographical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌbieohjee·əʹgrafikl/ biogeographic <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005592a"><!--s005592a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005690b"><!--s005690b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to biogeography.</p></div><a name="s005691b"><!--s005691b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to a geographical region viewed in terms of its plants and animals.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anthraces</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanthrəseez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002237a"><!--s002237a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anthrax/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anthrax</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">address<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹdres/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000557a"><!--s000557a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000636b"><!--s000636b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to mark directions for delivery on (e.g. a letter or package).</p></div><a name="s000637b"><!--s000637b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000176c"><!--s000176c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to speak or write directly to (somebody).</p></div><a name="s000177c"><!--s000177c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to deliver a formal speech to (a group of people).</p></div><a name="s000178c"><!--s000178c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(+ to) to communicate (something) directly to somebody </p><p><i></i></p><p>Address your thanks to your host</p>.</div></div><a name="s000638b"><!--s000638b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ as) to greet (somebody) by a prescribed form </p><p><i></i></p><p>They addressed him as ‘My Lord’</p>.</div><a name="s000639b"><!--s000639b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s000179c"><!--s000179c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(+ to) to direct the efforts or attention of (oneself) to something </p><p><i></i></p><p>He addressed himself to the problem</p>.</div><a name="s000180c"><!--s000180c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to deal with, or apply oneself to, or tackle (e.g. a problem).</p></div></div><a name="s000640b"><!--s000640b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in golf etc, to take one's stance and adjust the club before hitting (the ball) <span class="bodyb">addressee</span> /adreʹsee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">addresser</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">adressen</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">adresser</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">dresser</span> to arrange: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dress1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dress 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">echinoderm</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹkienohduhm, iʹkin-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019018a"><!--s019018a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a group phylum of radially symmetrical marine animals including the starfishes, sea urchins, etc and related forms: phylum Echinodermata <span class="bodyb">echinodermatous</span> /-ʹduhmətəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/echino/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">echino-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-dermata</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">derma</span> skin, from <span class="bodyi">derein</span> to skin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Babbitt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbabit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003912a"><!--s003912a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, derog</span> a business or professional person who conforms unthinkingly to bourgeois standards and ideals, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of materialism <span class="bodyb">Babbittry</span> /-tri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [named after George French <span class="bodyi">Babbitt</span>, character in the novel <span class="bodyi">Babbitt</span> by Sinclair Lewis d.1951, US novelist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dolichocephalic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌdolikohsiʹfalik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017757a"><!--s017757a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having a relatively long skull: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brachycephalic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brachycephalic</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">dolichocephalism</span> /-ʹsefəliz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">dolichocephaly</span> /-ʹsefəli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">dolichos</span> long + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cephalic/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-cephalic</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consultancy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹsult(ə)nsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> consultancies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012725a"><!--s012725a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013374b"><!--s013374b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an agency that provides consulting services.</p></div><a name="s013375b"><!--s013375b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the post of a consultant.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">claviform</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklavifawm/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011047a"><!--s011047a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of e.g. a leaf: club-shaped [Latin <span class="bodyi">clava</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/clavate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">clavate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breathing space</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007281a"><!--s007281a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pause in a period of activity, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for rest and recuperation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crumby</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrumi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014401a"><!--s014401a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crummy_or_crumby/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crummy</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">address<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000558a"><!--s000558a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000641b"><!--s000641b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000181c"><!--s000181c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a place, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of residence, where a person or organization may be reached by a communication.</p></div><a name="s000182c"><!--s000182c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a description of such a location place in conventional form, e.g. written on an envelope.</p></div></div><a name="s000642b"><!--s000642b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000183c"><!--s000183c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a location, e.g. in the memory of a computer, where particular information is stored.</p></div><a name="s000184c"><!--s000184c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the digits that identify such a location.</p></div></div><a name="s000643b"><!--s000643b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a prepared speech delivered to an audience.</p></div><a name="s000644b"><!--s000644b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> (<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) dutiful and courteous attention, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in courtship </p><p><i></i></p><p>He paid his addresses to her</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biogeography</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌbieohjiʹogrəfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005593a"><!--s005593a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a branch of biology that deals with the geographical distribution of animals and plants</p><p><span class="bodyb">biogeographical</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">departed<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">euphem</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016075a"><!--s016075a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016657b"><!--s016657b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the departed</span>) (<span class="bodyi">treated as sing.</span>) a person who has recently died.</p></div><a name="s016658b"><!--s016658b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the departed</span>) (<span class="bodyi">treated as pl.</span>) people who have recently died.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catenary<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009374a"><!--s009374a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or being a catenary.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consultant</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012726a"><!--s012726a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013376b"><!--s013376b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an expert who gives professional advice or services.</p></div><a name="s013377b"><!--s013377b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the most senior grade of British hospital doctor, usu having direct clinical responsibility for hospital patients.</p></div><a name="s013378b"><!--s013378b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a person who consults somebody or something</p><p><span class="bodyb">consultantship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anthracite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanthrəsiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002238a"><!--s002238a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hard variety of coal that burns slowly and with a non-luminous flame <span class="bodyb">anthracitic</span> /-ʹsitik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">anthrakitis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">anthrak-</span>, <span class="bodyi">anthrax</span> coal].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">babbitt</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003913a"><!--s003913a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a babbitt-metal lining for a bearing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">echinoid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹkienoyd, iʹkinoyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019019a"><!--s019019a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sea_urchin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sea urchin</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doli incapax</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌdoli inʹkapaks/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017758a"><!--s017758a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in law, incapable of intending to commit a crime, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by being under ten years old [Latin <span class="bodyi">doli incapax</span> incapable of evil intent; compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/doli_capax/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">doli capax</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">claw<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/klaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011048a"><!--s011048a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011244b"><!--s011244b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sharp slender curved nail on an animal's toe, or a part resembling or a limb having one.</p></div><a name="s011245b"><!--s011245b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of the pincer-like organs on the end of some limbs of a lobster, scorpion, or similar arthropod.</p></div><a name="s011246b"><!--s011246b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something, e.g. the forked end of a claw hammer, resembling a claw</p><p><span class="bodyb">clawed</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">clawless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">clawu</span> hoof, claw].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crumhorn</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrumhawn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014402a"><!--s014402a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/krummhorn_or_crumhorn/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">krummhorn</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breathless</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrethlis/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007282a"><!--s007282a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007573b"><!--s007573b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not breathing, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> holding one's breath due to excitement or suspense.</p></div><a name="s007574b"><!--s007574b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001863c"><!--s001863c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>gasping for breath, e.g. after strenuous exercise.</p></div><a name="s001864c"><!--s001864c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>gripping or intense </p><p><i></i></p><p>breathless tension</p>.</div></div><a name="s007575b"><!--s007575b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>without any breeze; stuffy </p><p><i></i></p><p>It was a breathless summer's afternoon</p> <p><span class="bodyb">breathlessly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">breathlessness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">addressable</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000559a"><!--s000559a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in computing, denoting a location in memory that can be separately accessed by a program.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biography</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bieʹogrəfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> biographies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005594a"><!--s005594a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005692b"><!--s005692b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a usu written account of a person's life.</p></div><a name="s005693b"><!--s005693b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>biographical writing as a literary genre </p><p><i></i></p><p>Read no history: nothing but biography, for that is life without theory</p> — Benjamin Disraeli<p><span class="bodyb">biographer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">biographic</span> /-ʹgrafik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">biographical</span> /-ʹgrafikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">biographically</span> /-ʹgrafikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [late Greek <span class="bodyi">biographia</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bio_or_bi/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bio-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/graphy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-graphy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">department</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016076a"><!--s016076a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016659b"><!--s016659b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004194c"><!--s004194c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a major division of a government.</p></div><a name="s004195c"><!--s004195c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a division of an institution or business that provides a specified service or deals with a specified subject </p><p><i></i></p><p>the sales department</p> <p><i></i></p><p>the geography department</p>.</div></div><a name="s016660b"><!--s016660b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a major administrative subdivision, e.g. in France.</p></div><a name="s016661b"><!--s016661b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a section of a department store.</p></div><a name="s016662b"><!--s016662b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span></p><a name="s004196c"><!--s004196c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a distinct sphere, e.g. of activity or thought; an area of responsibility; a speciality </p><p><i></i></p><p>That's not my department</p>.</div><a name="s004197c"><!--s004197c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a particular aspect, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of somebody's physical or mental makeup </p><p><i></i></p><p>rather deficient in the brains department</p> <p><span class="bodyb">departmental</span> /deepahtʹmentl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">departmentally</span> /deepahtʹmentəli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">département</span>, from Old French <span class="bodyi">departir</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/depart/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">depart</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doline</span><small><span class="eSynop">/doʹleen/ dolina /doʹleenə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017759a"><!--s017759a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a funnel-shaped hollow in a karstic (limestone; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/karst/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">karst</span></span></a>) region [German <span class="bodyi">Doline</span> from Slovene <span class="bodyi">dolina</span> valley].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catenate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkatənayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009375a"><!--s009375a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to connect (things) in a series <span class="bodyb">catenation</span> /-ʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">catenatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">catenare</span>, from <span class="bodyi">catena</span> chain].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consultation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kons(ə)lʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012727a"><!--s012727a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013379b"><!--s013379b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a meeting for discussion or debate.</p></div><a name="s013380b"><!--s013380b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a session or appointment with a doctor or other expert.</p></div><a name="s013381b"><!--s013381b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s003432c"><!--s003432c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act of consulting or process of being consulted.</p></div><a name="s003433c"><!--s003433c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the activity of conferring.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">babbitt metal <span class="bodyi">or</span> Babbitt metal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003914a"><!--s003914a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an alloy, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of tin, copper, antimony, and lead, used for lining bearings [named after Isaac <span class="bodyi">Babbitt</span> d.1862, US inventor].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anthrax</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanthraks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> anthraces /ʹanthrəseez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002239a"><!--s002239a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002209b"><!--s002209b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an often fatal infectious disease of cattle and sheep caused by a spore-forming bacterium and capable of being transmitted to humans. It is characterized by ulcers on the skin, damage to the lungs, or inflammation of the intestines.</p></div><a name="s002210b"><!--s002210b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an ulcer caused by anthrax [Middle English <span class="bodyi">antrax</span> carbuncle, via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">anthra</span>x coal, carbuncle].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">echin- <span class="bodyi">or</span> echino-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019014a"><!--s019014a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: prickle </p><p><i></i></p><p>echinoderm</p> <p>[Latin, from Greek <span class="bodyi">echinos</span> sea urchin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">claw<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011049a"><!--s011049a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011247b"><!--s011247b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to rake, seize or, dig, remove, or make (something) with, or as if with, claws <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s011248b"><!--s011248b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + at) to scrape, scratch, dig, or pull something with, or as if with, claws.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crummy <span class="bodyi">or</span> crumby</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrumi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (crummier, crummiest) <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014403a"><!--s014403a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015011b"><!--s015011b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>disagreeable; inferior; squalid </p><p><i></i></p><p>a crummy existence</p> <p><i></i></p><p>crummy accommodation</p>.</div><a name="s015012b"><!--s015012b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>ill </p><p><i></i></p><p>feel crummy</p> <p><span class="bodyb">crummily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">crumminess</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">crumme</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crumb1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crumb 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">departmentalize <span class="bodyi">or</span> departmentalise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deepahtʹmentəliez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016077a"><!--s016077a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to divide (something) into departments <span class="bodyb">departmentalization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doll</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dol/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017760a"><!--s017760a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018586b"><!--s018586b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a child's toy in the form of a human being, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a child or baby.</p></div><a name="s018587b"><!--s018587b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">derog</span> a term for a pretty woman, implying brainlessness.</p></div><a name="s018588b"><!--s018588b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> sometimes as a form of address: a complimentary term for an attractive person, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a woman</p><p><span class="bodyb">dollish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dollishly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [prob from <span class="bodyi">Doll</span>, nickname for <span class="bodyi">Dorothy</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adduce</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹdyoohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000560a"><!--s000560a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to offer (something) as an example, reason, or proof in discussion or analysis </p><p><i></i></p><p>Many analogous cases could be adduced</p> — Darwin<p><span class="bodyb">adducible</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">adduction</span> /əʹduksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">adducere</span> to lead to, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ducere</span> to lead].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">echinus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹkienəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> echini /-nie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019020a"><!--s019020a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020049b"><!--s020049b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sea_urchin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sea urchin</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s020050b"><!--s020050b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a convex moulding beneath the abacus of the capital of a classical column [Middle English via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">echinos</span> hedgehog, sea urchin, architectural echinus].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breathtaking</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrethtayking/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007283a"><!--s007283a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>hugely impressive, exciting, or thrilling </p><p><i></i></p><p>a breathtaking turn of speed</p> <p><span class="bodyb">breathtakingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consultative</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹsultətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012728a"><!--s012728a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or intended for consultation; advisory </p><p><i></i></p><p>a consultative committee</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biohazard</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbieohhazəd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005595a"><!--s005595a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a danger to health or the environment caused by biological research.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cater</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaytə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (catered, catering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009376a"><!--s009376a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009783b"><!--s009783b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + for) to provide and serve a supply of prepared food </p><p><i></i></p><p>I had to cater for ten people at Christmas</p>.</div><a name="s009784b"><!--s009784b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ for/to) to supply what is required or desired by (somebody or something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The concert hall caters for disabled people</p> <p><i></i></p><p>They catered to her whims all day long</p> <p><span class="bodyb">caterer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">catering</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [obsolete <span class="bodyi">cater</span> buyer of provisions, from Middle English <span class="bodyi">catour</span>, <span class="bodyi">acatour</span>, from early French <span class="bodyi">acater</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">claw back</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011050a"><!--s011050a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011249b"><!--s011249b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to get or take (something) back with difficulty or harshness.</p></div><a name="s011250b"><!--s011250b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to take (money) back, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by taxation</p><p><span class="bodyb">claw-back</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">babble<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbabl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003915a"><!--s003915a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003892b"><!--s003892b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000749c"><!--s000749c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to utter meaningless or unintelligible sounds.</p></div><a name="s000750c"><!--s000750c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to talk foolishly; to chatter.</p></div></div><a name="s003893b"><!--s003893b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said e.g. of a stream: to make a continuous murmuring or bubbling sound</p><p><span class="bodyb">babbler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s003894b"><!--s003894b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to utter (something) in an incoherently or meaninglessly repetitious manner.</p></div><a name="s003895b"><!--s003895b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to reveal (something) by talk that is too free</p><p><span class="bodyb">babblement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">babelen</span>, prob of imitative origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anthrop.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002240a"><!--s002240a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002211b"><!--s002211b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>anthropological.</p></div><a name="s002212b"><!--s002212b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>anthropology.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crump<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/krump/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014404a"><!--s014404a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015013b"><!--s015013b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to crunch.</p></div><a name="s015014b"><!--s015014b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to explode heavily [imitative].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">department store</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016078a"><!--s016078a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large shop selling a wide variety of goods in different sections, arranged in several sections each devoted to a particular type of merchandise.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">echo<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹekoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -oes) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> echoes)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019021a"><!--s019021a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020051b"><!--s020051b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the repetition of a sound caused by the reflection of sound waves.</p></div><a name="s020052b"><!--s020052b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005140c"><!--s005140c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the repetition of a sound caused by the reflection of sound waves.</p></div><a name="s005141c"><!--s005141c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the repeated sound due to such reflection.</p></div></div><a name="s020053b"><!--s020053b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>somebody or something that repeats or imitates another </p><p><i></i></p><p>to mistake the echo of a London coffee-house for the voice of the kingdom</p><p> Jonathan Swift.</p></div><a name="s020054b"><!--s020054b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s005142c"><!--s005142c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a repercussion or result.</p></div><a name="s005143c"><!--s005143c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a trace or vestige.</p></div><a name="s005144c"><!--s005144c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a sympathetic response.</p></div><a name="s005145c"><!--s005145c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>something that brings back memories.</p></div></div><a name="s020055b"><!--s020055b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s005146c"><!--s005146c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the reflection by an object of transmitted radar signals.</p></div><a name="s005147c"><!--s005147c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a blip on a radar screen.</p></div></div><a name="s020056b"><!--s020056b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a soft repetition of a musical phrase</p><p><span class="bodyb">echoey</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">echoless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">ecco</span> via French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">ēchō</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breath test</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007284a"><!--s007284a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a test made with a breathalyser.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">claw hammer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011051a"><!--s011051a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hammer with one end of the head forked for pulling out nails.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bioindicator</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌbieohʹindikaytə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005596a"><!--s005596a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/biological_indicator_or_bioindicator_bieohindikayt%C9%99/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">biological indicator</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catercorner</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaytəkawnə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009377a"><!--s009377a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> in a diagonally opposite position </p><p><i></i></p><p>The house stood catercorner across the square</p> <p>[obsolete <span class="bodyi">cater</span> a four on cards or dice (from Latin <span class="bodyi">quattuor</span> four) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/corner1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">corner 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dollar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017761a"><!--s017761a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the basic monetary unit of the USA, Canada, Australia, and certain other countries, divided into 100 cents ✱ <span class="bodyb">bet your bottom dollar</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to be virtually certain [Dutch <span class="bodyi">daler</span> dollar, from German <span class="bodyi">Taler</span>, short for <span class="bodyi">Joachimstaler</span>, named after Sankt <span class="bodyi">Joachimsthal</span>, town in Bohemia where talers were first minted].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adduct<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹdukt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000561a"><!--s000561a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a muscle: to draw (e.g. a limb) towards the main part of the body: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/abduct/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">abduct</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">adduction</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">adductor</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">adductus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">adducere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/adduce/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">adduce</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anthropic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anʹthropik/ anthropical /-kl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002242a"><!--s002242a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of the human race or the period of its existence on earth [Greek <span class="bodyi">anthrōpikos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">anthrōpos</span> human being].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consulting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012729a"><!--s012729a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013382b"><!--s013382b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>providing professional or expert advice </p><p><i></i></p><p>a consulting architect</p>.</div><a name="s013383b"><!--s013383b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of a consultation or consultant </p><p><i></i></p><p>The doctor's consulting hours are from two to five</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">babble<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003916a"><!--s003916a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003896b"><!--s003896b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>meaningless or unintelligible sounds.</p></div><a name="s003897b"><!--s003897b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the murmuring or bubbling sound of a stream, etc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crump<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014405a"><!--s014405a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015015b"><!--s015015b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a crunching sound.</p></div><a name="s015016b"><!--s015016b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a shell or bomb.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">echo<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (echoes, echoed, echoing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019022a"><!--s019022a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s020057b"><!--s020057b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to resound with echoes.</p></div><a name="s020058b"><!--s020058b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to produce an echo.</p></div><a name="s020059b"><!--s020059b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to produce a continual effect <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s020060b"><!--s020060b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to repeat or imitate (somebody or something).</p></div><a name="s020061b"><!--s020061b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to send back or repeat (a sound) as an echo</p><p><span class="bodyb">echoer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">echoing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">departure</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹpahchə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016079a"><!--s016079a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016663b"><!--s016663b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of departing.</p></div><a name="s016664b"><!--s016664b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004198c"><!--s004198c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of going away.</p></div><a name="s004199c"><!--s004199c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also used before a noun</span>) the setting off of an aircraft from an airport, a train from a station, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>the departure gate</p>.</div></div><a name="s016665b"><!--s016665b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + from) deviation or divergence from a straight or prescribed course, a customary way of behaving, etc, or an instance of this.</p></div><a name="s016666b"><!--s016666b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the distance due east or west travelled by a ship in its course ✱ <span class="bodyb">a new departure</span> a course of action, line of business, etc different from any previously pursued.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clay</span><small><span class="eSynop">/klay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011052a"><!--s011052a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011251b"><!--s011251b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002849c"><!--s002849c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an earthy material, that is soft when moist but hard when fired, is composed mainly of fine particles of aluminium silicates, and is used for making brick, tile, and pottery, or soil composed chiefly of this.</p></div><a name="s002850c"><!--s002850c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>thick and clinging earth or mud.</p></div></div><a name="s011252b"><!--s011252b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the human body as distinguished from the spirit.</p></div><a name="s011253b"><!--s011253b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002851c"><!--s002851c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a substance that resembles clay and is used for modelling.</p></div><a name="s002852c"><!--s002852c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the human body as distinguished from the spirit <span class="bodyb">clayey</span> /ʹklayi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">clayish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">clǣg</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cater-cornered</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaytəkawnəd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009378a"><!--s009378a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/catercorner/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">catercorner</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breathy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrethi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (breathier, breathiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007285a"><!--s007285a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>characterized or accompanied by the audible passage of breath</p><p><span class="bodyb">breathily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">breathiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crumpet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrumpit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014406a"><!--s014406a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015017b"><!--s015017b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small round unsweetened cake made from an unsweetened leavened batter that is cooked on a griddle and usu toasted before serving.</p></div><a name="s015018b"><!--s015018b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal, offensive</span> women collectively as sexual objects </p><p><i></i></p><p>a piece of crumpet</p> <p>[perhaps from Middle English <span class="bodyi">crompid</span> <span class="bodyi">cake</span> wafer, literally ‘curled-up cake’, from <span class="bodyi">crumped</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">crumpen</span> to curl up, from Old English <span class="bodyi">crump, crumb</span> crooked].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anthropic principle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002243a"><!--s002243a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in cosmology, the theory or principle that the fact that human beings exist must place limits on the ways in which the universe could have evolved.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adduct<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹadukt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000562a"><!--s000562a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chemical compound, molecule, etc formed by direct combination of two or more compounds, molecules, or elements [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/addition/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">addition</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/product/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">product</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dollar bird</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017762a"><!--s017762a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bird of SE Asia and Australia with a round white coin-like marking on its wings: <span class="bodyi">Eurystomus orientalis</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">babbler</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003917a"><!--s003917a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003898b"><!--s003898b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who babbles.</p></div><a name="s003899b"><!--s003899b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of several species of songbirds related to the thrushes and warblers that are found in Asia, Africa, and Australasia and are noted for their loud persistent rapid call: family Timaliidae or subfamily Timaliinae.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bioinformatics</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌbieoh·infəʹmatiks/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005597a"><!--s005597a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">used as sing. or pl</span>) the application of data collection and processing methods to the analysis of complex biological phenomena such as genetic codes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consumables</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹsyoohməblz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012730a"><!--s012730a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>food or provisions.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">echocardiography</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌekohˌkahdiʹogrəfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019023a"><!--s019023a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>investigation of the action of the heart by means of ultrasound <span class="bodyb">echocardiogram</span> /-ʹkahdi·əgram/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">echocardiograph</span> /-ʹkahdi·əgrahf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">echocardiographic</span> /-ʹgrafik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">depend</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹpend/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016080a"><!--s016080a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016667b"><!--s016667b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + on/upon) to be determined by or based on some condition or action </p><p><i></i></p><p>It all depends on what you mean by ‘correct’</p>.</div><a name="s016668b"><!--s016668b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + on/upon) to place reliance or trust in (a claim, statement, etc) </p><p><i></i></p><p>That certain kings reigned, and certain battles were fought, we can depend upon as true; but all the colouring, all the philosophy of history is conjecture</p><p> Dr Johnson.</p></div><a name="s016669b"><!--s016669b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ on/upon) to rely on (somebody) for assistance, financial support, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>I have to depend on my neighbours a good deal</p>.</div><a name="s016670b"><!--s016670b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or literary</span> to hang down [Middle English <span class="bodyi">dependen</span> via early French <span class="bodyi">dependre</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">dependēre</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">pendēre</span> to hang].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breccia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbreki·ə, ʹbrechi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007286a"><!--s007286a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rock consisting of angular fragments embedded in sand, clay, etc [Italian <span class="bodyi">breccia</span> gravel, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">claymation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/klayʹmaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011053a"><!--s011053a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a form of stop-motion animation using figures made from a modelling clay such as Plasticine [from<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/clay/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">clay</span></span></a> +<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/animation/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">animation</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">add up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000563a"><!--s000563a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000645b"><!--s000645b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000185c"><!--s000185c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to come to the expected total.</p></div><a name="s000186c"><!--s000186c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to be internally consistent; to make sense </p><p><i></i></p><p>His version of events just doesn't add up</p>.</div></div><a name="s000646b"><!--s000646b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ to) to amount to something in total or substance </p><p><i></i></p><p>It all adds up to a great experience</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caterpillar</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009380a"><!--s009380a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wormlike larva; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> the larva of a butterfly or moth [Middle English <span class="bodyi">catyrpel</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">catepelose</span>,literally ‘hairy cat’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dollar diplomacy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017763a"><!--s017763a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>diplomacy used by a country to promote its financial or commercial interests abroad and hence to strengthen its power.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anthropo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002244a"><!--s002244a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anthrop_or_anthropo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anthrop-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crumple<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrumpl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014407a"><!--s014407a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015019b"><!--s015019b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to crush (something) out of shape </p><p><i></i></p><p>crumpled bedclothes</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a mass of twisted crumpled metal</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s015020b"><!--s015020b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make or become crumpledcreased or wrinkled </p><p><i></i></p><p>Satin crumples so easily</p>.</div><a name="s015021b"><!--s015021b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to collapse </p><p><i></i></p><p>Opposition to the scheme suddenly crumpled</p>.</div><a name="s015022b"><!--s015022b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of the face or features: to lose form or distort </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her face crumpled at the news</p> <p>[frequentative of Middle English <span class="bodyi">crumpen</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crumpet/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crumpet</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biol.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005598a"><!--s005598a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005694b"><!--s005694b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>biological.</p></div><a name="s005695b"><!--s005695b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>biology.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consume</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹsyoohm/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012731a"><!--s012731a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013384b"><!--s013384b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to ingest (food or drink).</p></div><a name="s013385b"><!--s013385b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to be a customer for (goods or services).</p></div><a name="s013386b"><!--s013386b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to use or use up (a fuel or other resource).</p></div><a name="s013387b"><!--s013387b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of fire: to destroy (something) completely.</p></div><a name="s013388b"><!--s013388b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>) said of an emotion, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an unworthy one: to obsess the heart or mind of (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was consumed with jealousy</p> <p><span class="bodyb">consumable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">consuming</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">consumere</span> to devour, destroy, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">sumere</span> to take up, take, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sub_or_suc_or_suf_or_sug_or_sup_or_sur_or_sus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sub-</span></span></a> up + <span class="bodyi">emere</span> to take].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">babe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bayb/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003918a"><!--s003918a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003900b"><!--s003900b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly literary</span> an infant or baby.</p></div><a name="s003901b"><!--s003901b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a girl or woman, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one regarded as sexually attractive.</p></div><a name="s003902b"><!--s003902b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a naive inexperienced person.</p></div><a name="s003903b"><!--s003903b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s000751c"><!--s000751c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a girl or woman, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one regarded as sexually attractive.</p></div><a name="s000752c"><!--s000752c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>used as a form of address for a girl or woman [Middle English, prob imitating infant speech].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">echo chamber</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019024a"><!--s019024a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a room with sound-reflecting walls used for making acoustic measurements and for producing echoing sound effects, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in radio broadcasting.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Brechtian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrekhti·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007287a"><!--s007287a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or suggestive of the writings of the German dramatist Bertolt Brecht, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> using dramatic techniques aimed at getting the audience to distance itself from the action and therefore adopt a more critical approach to it [Bertolt <span class="bodyi">Brecht</span> d.1956, German dramatist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dependable</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016081a"><!--s016081a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>reliable or trustworthy <span class="bodyb">dependability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dependableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dependably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">claymore</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklaymaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011054a"><!--s011054a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011254b"><!--s011254b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a large two-edged broadsword formerly used by Scottish Highlanders.</p></div><a name="s011255b"><!--s011255b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a type of single-edged broadsword [Scottish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">claidheamh mór</span> great sword].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Caterpillar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkatəpilə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">trademark</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009379a"><!--s009379a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009785b"><!--s009785b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a tractor or other vehicle designed to travel over rough or soft ground and propelled by two endless metal belts.</p></div><a name="s009786b"><!--s009786b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>either of the endless metal belts used to propel such a vehicle.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consumedly</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹsyoohmidli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012732a"><!--s012732a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> (<span class="bodyi">used as an informal intensifier</span>) acutely or excessively </p><p><i></i></p><p>He laughed consumedly over the joke</p><p> Samuel Butler.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ade</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000564a"><!--s000564a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting:</p><a name="s000647b"><!--s000647b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000187c"><!--s000187c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an act or action </p><p><i></i></p><p>blockade</p> <p><i></i></p><p>escapade</p>.</div><a name="s000188c"><!--s000188c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an individual or group of people involved in an action </p><p><i></i></p><p>cavalcade</p> <p><i></i></p><p>renegade</p>.</div></div><a name="s000648b"><!--s000648b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a product, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a sweet drink made from a specified fruit </p><p><i></i></p><p>limeade</p> [Middle English via French from Old Provençal <span class="bodyi">-ada</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">-ata</span>, from Latin, fem of <span class="bodyi">-atus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ate2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ate 2</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crumple<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014408a"><!--s014408a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wrinkle or crease made by crumpling.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">babel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbaybl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003919a"><!--s003919a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a scene of noise or confusion, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from many voices</p><p>named after the Tower of <span class="bodyi">Babel</span> (Genesis 11:4–9). The tower was intended to reach heaven; this incurred the wrath of God, who punished the builders by making their speech mutually unintelligible</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dollarization <span class="bodyi">or</span> dollarisation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌdolərieʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017764a"><!--s017764a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the linking of the value of a currency to the value of the American dollar.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anthropocentric</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌanthrəpəʹsentrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002245a"><!--s002245a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>considering human beings to be the most significant entities of the universe</p><p><span class="bodyb">anthropocentrically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">anthropocentricity</span> /-senʹtrisiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">anthropocentrism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biological</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bie·əʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005599a"><!--s005599a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005696b"><!--s005696b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to biology, life, or living organisms </p><p><i></i></p><p>biological data</p>.</div><a name="s005697b"><!--s005697b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a parent or child: related to another person through conception as opposed to adoption.</p></div><a name="s005698b"><!--s005698b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a weapon, warfare, etc: involving the use of living organisms, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> ones that cause disease, or of chemicals harmful to plants.</p></div><a name="s005699b"><!--s005699b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>acting on or by means of, or produced by, living organisms </p><p><i></i></p><p>biological action</p>.</div><a name="s005700b"><!--s005700b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>containing a plant or animal product; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> being a detergent (e.g. a washing powder) containing an enzyme</p><p><span class="bodyb">biologically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">echogram</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹekəgram/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019025a"><!--s019025a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020062b"><!--s020062b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a recording of the information produced by an echo sounder obtained by echo-sounding.</p></div><a name="s020063b"><!--s020063b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a display, e.g. on a screen, of the information obtained by echography <span class="bodyb">echograph</span> /-grahf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">echographic</span> /-ʹgrafik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dependance</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016082a"><!--s016082a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dependence/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dependence</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anthropogenesis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌanthrəpəʹjenəsis/ anthropogeny /anthrəʹpojəni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002246a"><!--s002246a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the study of the origin and development of human beings <span class="bodyb">anthropogenetic</span> /-ʹnetik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clay pigeon</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011055a"><!--s011055a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a saucer-shaped object, usu made of baked clay, and thrown into the air by a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/trap1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">trap 1</span></span></a> (device for hurling clay pigeons) as a target for shooting at with a shotgun for sport.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caterwaul<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkatəwawl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009381a"><!--s009381a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make a loud wailing cry [Middle English <span class="bodyi">caterwawen</span>, of imitative origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crumple zone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014409a"><!--s014409a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a part of a motor vehicle, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the boot or the bonnet, which is designed to buckle on absorbing the force of an impact, thus protecting the passenger area by absorbing much of the force of that impact.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consumer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012733a"><!--s012733a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013389b"><!--s013389b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a customer for goods or services.</p></div><a name="s013390b"><!--s013390b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an organism requiring complex organic compounds for food, which it obtains by preying on other organisms or by eating particles of organic matter</p><p><span class="bodyb">consumership</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bred</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bred/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007288a"><!--s007288a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense and past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/breed1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">breed 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dollop<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdoləp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017765a"><!--s017765a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a soft shapeless blob; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a serving of mushy or semiliquid food </p><p><i></i></p><p>a dollop of mashed potato</p> <p>[perhaps of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">babirusa <span class="bodyi">or</span> babirussa <span class="bodyi">or</span> babiroussa</span><small><span class="eSynop">/babəʹroohsə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003920a"><!--s003920a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large almost hairless pig of the E Indies, the male of which has large backward-curving tusks: <span class="bodyi">Babyrousa babyrussa</span> [Malay <span class="bodyi">bābīrūsa</span>, from <span class="bodyi">bābī</span> hog + <span class="bodyi">rūsa</span> deer].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adenine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹadəneen, -nin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000566a"><!--s000566a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/purine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">purine</span></span></a> (chemical compound) that is one of the four bases whose order in a DNA or RNA chain codes coding genetic information in a DNA or RNA molecule: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cytosine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cytosine</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/guanine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">guanine</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/thymine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">thymine</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/uracil/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">uracil</span></span></a> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aden_or_adeno/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aden-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ine2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ine 2</span></span></a>: from its presence in glandular tissue].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biological clock</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005600a"><!--s005600a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the inherent timing mechanism responsible for various cyclic responses, e.g. changes in hormone levels, of living beings.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">echography</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eʹkogrəfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019026a"><!--s019026a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>investigation of the internal structures of the body by means of ultrasound.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dependant</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">dependent</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016083a"><!--s016083a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="sb000000127"><!--sb000000127--></a><p>a person who relies on another person, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for financial support</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">dependant</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">dependent</span>? In British English <span class="bodyi">dependent</span> is an adjective (<span class="bodyi">dependent on her mother for support</span>; <span class="bodyi">too dependent on</span> <span class="bodyi">overseas imports</span>) and <span class="bodyi">dependant</span> is a noun meaning ‘a dependent person’ (<span class="bodyi">not earning enough to be able to provide adequately for her dependants</span>). In American English the form <span class="bodyi">dependent</span> is generally used both as an adjective and noun.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anthropogenic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌanthrəpəʹjenik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002247a"><!--s002247a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or influenced by the impact of humans on nature</p><p><span class="bodyb">anthropogenically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clean<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kleen/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011056a"><!--s011056a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011256b"><!--s011256b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002853c"><!--s002853c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>free or relatively free from dirt.</p></div><a name="s002854c"><!--s002854c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>habitually keeping oneself clean.</p></div></div><a name="s011257b"><!--s011257b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002855c"><!--s002855c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>free from contamination, pollution, infection, or disease.</p></div><a name="s002856c"><!--s002856c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>relatively free from, or producing little or no, radioactive fallout.</p></div></div><a name="s011258b"><!--s011258b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002857c"><!--s002857c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>free from illegal, immoral, or disreputable activities </p><p><i></i></p><p>a clean record</p>.</div><a name="s002858c"><!--s002858c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a driving licence: free from endorsements or penalty points.</p></div><a name="s002859c"><!--s002859c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>not risqué, crude, or obscene.</p></div><a name="s002860c"><!--s002860c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> carrying no concealed weapons, illegal drugs, etc.</p></div><a name="s002861c"><!--s002861c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> innocent.</p></div></div><a name="s011259b"><!--s011259b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>observing the rules; fair </p><p><i></i></p><p>a clean fight</p>.</div><a name="s011260b"><!--s011260b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>thorough; complete </p><p><i></i></p><p>a clean break with the past</p>.</div><a name="s011261b"><!--s011261b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s002862c"><!--s002862c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>pure; unadulterated.</p></div><a name="s002863c"><!--s002863c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>free, or relatively free, from errors or blemishes.</p></div><a name="s002864c"><!--s002864c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>said of a sheet of paper, etc: unused; without anything on it.</p></div><a name="s002865c"><!--s002865c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>of a copy: legible and with few corrections or alterations </p><p><i></i></p><p>clean copy</p>.</div></div><a name="s011262b"><!--s011262b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s002866c"><!--s002866c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>characterized by clarity, precision, or deftness </p><p><i></i></p><p>architecture with clean lines</p>.</div><a name="s002867c"><!--s002867c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>not jagged; smooth </p><p><i></i></p><p>a clean edge</p>.</div><a name="s002868c"><!--s002868c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>said of a ship or aircraft: well streamlined.</p></div><a name="s002869c"><!--s002869c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>said of a taste or smell: fresh; invigorating.</p></div></div><a name="s011263b"><!--s011263b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>ritually or spiritually pure ✱ <span class="bodyb">a clean sheet/slate</span> a situation in which no record is kept of past errors, previous decisions, etc ✱ <span class="bodyb">a clean sweep</span> the removal of everything and everyone that is not wanted.</p></div><a name="s011264b"><!--s011264b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>the winning of all prizes, etc ✱ <span class="bodyb">make a clean breast of it</span> to make a full confession</p><p><span class="bodyb">cleanly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cleanness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">clǣne</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caterwaul<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009382a"><!--s009382a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a loud wailing cry.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Babism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbabiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003921a"><!--s003921a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a religious movement that is an offshoot of Shia Islam and was a precursor of Baha'ism, founded in Persia in 1844 by Mirza Ali Muhammad, also known as the Bab</p><p><span class="bodyb">Babi</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Persian from Arabic <span class="bodyi">bāb</span> gateway, intermediary; Mirza Ali Muhammad, d. 1850, claimed to be the intermediary of the hidden twelfth imam of Shia Islam].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consumer durable</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012734a"><!--s012734a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) a relatively expensive household item that is expected to last and have plenty of use, such as a car or washing machine.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breech</span><small><span class="eSynop">/breech/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007289a"><!--s007289a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007576b"><!--s007576b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the part of a firearm at the rear of the barrel.</p></div><a name="s007577b"><!--s007577b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the buttocks [Old English <span class="bodyi">brēc</span>, pl of <span class="bodyi">brōc</span> leg covering; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">brecan</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/break1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">break 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dollop<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (dolloped, dolloping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017766a"><!--s017766a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(+ out) to serve out (food) carelessly or clumsily.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adeno-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000567a"><!--s000567a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aden_or_adeno/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aden-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crunch<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/krunch/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014410a"><!--s014410a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015023b"><!--s015023b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to chew or bite (something) with a noisy crushing sound </p><p><i></i></p><p>crunch popcorn</p>.</div><a name="s015024b"><!--s015024b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to make a crushing sound </p><p><i></i></p><p>crunching the gravel underfoot</p>.</div><a name="s015025b"><!--s015025b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to move make (one's way) with a crushing sound </p><p><i></i></p><p>crunch one's way through the snow</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s015026b"><!--s015026b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to crunch something.</p></div><a name="s015027b"><!--s015027b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to make a crushing sound </p><p><i></i></p><p>The car crunched across the gravel</p> <p>[alteration of <span class="bodyi">craunch</span>, prob of imitative origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">echoic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eʹkoh·ik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019027a"><!--s019027a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020064b"><!--s020064b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to an echo.</p></div><a name="s020065b"><!--s020065b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>onomatopoeic</p><p><span class="bodyb">echoically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">echoism</span> /ʹekohiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biological control</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005601a"><!--s005601a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>control of pests by interference with their ecological environment, usu by means of natural enemies.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dependence</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">dependance</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016084a"><!--s016084a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016671b"><!--s016671b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the fact of being wholly determined by or based on something else.</p></div><a name="s016672b"><!--s016672b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the fact of needing somebody or something else in order to be able to live or function satisfactorily.</p></div><a name="s016673b"><!--s016673b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>reliance or trust.</p></div><a name="s016674b"><!--s016674b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a psychological or physiological need for a drug; addiction or habituation.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clean<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011057a"><!--s011057a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011265b"><!--s011265b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>all the way; completely </p><p><i></i></p><p>The bullet went clean through his arm</p>.</div><a name="s011266b"><!--s011266b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002870c"><!--s002870c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>so as to leave something clean </p><p><i></i></p><p>New brooms sweep clean</p>.</div><a name="s002871c"><!--s002871c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in a fair manner; according to the rules </p><p><i></i></p><p>Fight clean</p>.</div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anthropography</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anthrəʹpogrəfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002248a"><!--s002248a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a branch of anthropology dealing with the geographical distribution of human beings.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consumer goods</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012735a"><!--s012735a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>goods such as food, clothes, books, that satisfy immediate personal requirements and are not used in further manufacturing processes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catfish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> catfishes <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> catfish)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009383a"><!--s009383a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous species of large-headed fishes with barbels (tactile organs; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/barbel2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">barbel 2</span></span></a>) round the mouth: order Siluriformes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doll's house</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017767a"><!--s017767a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a child's small-scale toy house.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breech birth</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007290a"><!--s007290a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a birth in which the feet or the buttocks of the baby appear first. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/breech_delivery/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">breech delivery</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crunch<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014411a"><!--s014411a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015028b"><!--s015028b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an act or sound of crunching.</p></div><a name="s015029b"><!--s015029b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the crunch</span>) <span class="bodyi">informal</span> the critical or decisive situation or moment </p><p><i></i></p><p>When it came to the crunch he sided against me</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">echolalia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ekohʹlayli·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019028a"><!--s019028a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020066b"><!--s020066b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the pathological echoing of what is said by other people, usu a symptom of mental disorder.</p></div><a name="s020067b"><!--s020067b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the echoing of the words spoken by others by a child who is learning to talk <span class="bodyb">echolalic</span> /-ʹlaylik, -ʹlalik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baboon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹboohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003922a"><!--s003922a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of large African and Asian monkeys that have has a long doglike muzzles and usu a medium-length tails: genera <span class="bodyi">Papio</span> and <span class="bodyi">Mandrillus</span></p><p><span class="bodyb">baboonish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">babewin</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">babouin</span>, from <span class="bodyi">baboue</span> grimace].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dependency</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹpend(ə)nsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dependencies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016085a"><!--s016085a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016675b"><!--s016675b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a territorial unit under the jurisdiction of a nation but not formally annexed to it.</p></div><a name="s016676b"><!--s016676b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that is dependent on something else.</p></div><a name="s016677b"><!--s016677b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>dependence.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adenoid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹadinoyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000568a"><!--s000568a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a mass of glandular tissue at the back of the pharynx that characteristically obstructs breathing when enlarged</p><p><span class="bodyb">adenoidal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">adenoeidēs</span> glandular, from <span class="bodyi">adēn</span> gland].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biological indicator <span class="bodyi">or</span> bioindicator /ˌbieohʹindikaytə/</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005602a"><!--s005602a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an animal, bird, fish, insect, plant or bacterium whose presence or absence, numbers, and/or condition can be used as an indicator in biological monitoring.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clean<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011058a"><!--s011058a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011267b"><!--s011267b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (something or somebody) clean.</p></div><a name="s011268b"><!--s011268b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002872c"><!--s002872c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + out) to strip or empty (something).</p></div><a name="s002873c"><!--s002873c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + out) to deprive (somebody) of money or possessions </p><p><i></i></p><p>They cleaned him out completely</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s011269b"><!--s011269b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to undergo cleaning; to be cleanable</p><p><span class="bodyb">cleanable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consumerism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012736a"><!--s012736a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013391b"><!--s013391b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the promotion and protection of the consumer's interests.</p></div><a name="s013392b"><!--s013392b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the theory that an increasing consumption of goods is economically desirable</p><p><span class="bodyb">consumerist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anthropoid<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanthrəpoyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002249a"><!--s002249a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002213b"><!--s002213b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>resembling human beings in form or behaviour.</p></div><a name="s002214b"><!--s002214b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a person: resembling an ape </p><p><i></i></p><p>anthropoid gangsters</p> [Greek <span class="bodyi">anthrōpoeidēs</span>, from <span class="bodyi">anthrōpos</span> human being].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doll up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017768a"><!--s017768a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>) to dress (oneself) prettily or showily </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was all dolled up for a night out</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">babu</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbahbooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> babus)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003923a"><!--s003923a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003904b"><!--s003904b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a form of address for a Hindu man, corresponding to <span class="bodyi">Mr</span>.</p></div><a name="s003905b"><!--s003905b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly derog, dated</span> an Indian with some education in English; a clerk or office worker [Hindi <span class="bodyi">bābū</span> father].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dependent<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016086a"><!--s016086a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016678b"><!--s016678b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + on/upon) relying on somebody or something else for support or help </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was dependent on her mother for support</p>.</div><a name="s016679b"><!--s016679b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + on/upon) determined or conditioned by somebody else; contingent.</p></div><a name="s016680b"><!--s016680b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>subject to the jurisdiction of e.g. another state; subordinate.</p></div><a name="s016681b"><!--s016681b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>having a need for something, e.g. a drug.</p></div><a name="s016682b"><!--s016682b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in mathematics, said of a variable: having a value that is determined by that of one or more independent variables in a function.</p></div><a name="s016683b"><!--s016683b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>in grammar, = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/subordinate1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">subordinate 1</span></span></a></p><a name="sb000000128"><!--sb000000128--></a><p><span class="bodyb">dependently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">dependant</span>, from early French present part. of <span class="bodyi">dependre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/depend/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">depend</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">dependent</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">dependant</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dependant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dependant</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breechblock</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007291a"><!--s007291a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in breech-loading firearms, the block that closes the rear of the barrel against the force of the charge.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cat flap</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009384a"><!--s009384a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small hinged flap in the lower part of a door through which a cat may pass.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adenoidal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/adəʹnoydl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000569a"><!--s000569a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000649b"><!--s000649b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of the adenoids.</p></div><a name="s000650b"><!--s000650b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of or characteristic of somebody with enlarged adenoids </p><p><i></i></p><p>an adenoidal voice</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cruncher</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014412a"><!--s014412a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015030b"><!--s015030b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a crucially important or difficult issue.</p></div><a name="s015031b"><!--s015031b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a finishing blow; a coup de grâce.</p></div><a name="s015032b"><!--s015032b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a computer, program, or operator that can perform complex tasks at speed: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/number_cruncher/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">number-cruncher</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biological monitoring <span class="bodyi">or</span> biomonitoring /ˌbieohʹmonitəring/</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005603a"><!--s005603a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the monitoring of the condition of some part of the environment, such as levels of atmospheric or water pollution, or, in medicine, the monitoring of the effectiveness of a sterilization procedure, by investigation of the presence or absence, numbers, and/or condition of one or more biological indicators.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">echolocation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹekohlohkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019029a"><!--s019029a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the location of distant or invisible objects by means of sound waves reflected back to the sender, e.g. a bat or submarine, by the objects.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clean<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011059a"><!--s011059a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an act of cleaning away dirt </p><p><i></i></p><p>Give your room a good clean</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anthropoid<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002250a"><!--s002250a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any primate of the suborder that includes apes, monkeys, and humans: suborder Anthropoidea.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consumer terrorism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012737a"><!--s012737a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the deliberate contamination of food products on sale to the public, as a means of blackmailing the producers or sellers of the products</p><p><span class="bodyb">consumer terrorist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dolly<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdoli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dollies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017769a"><!--s017769a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018589b"><!--s018589b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a child's word for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/doll/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">doll</span></span></a> (1).</p></div><a name="s018590b"><!--s018590b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> an attractive young woman.</p></div><a name="s018591b"><!--s018591b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in cricket, an easy catch.</p></div><a name="s018592b"><!--s018592b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a wooden-pronged instrument for beating and stirring clothes while washing them in a tub.</p></div><a name="s018593b"><!--s018593b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s004637c"><!--s004637c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a platform on a roller or on wheels or castors for moving heavy objects.</p></div><a name="s004638c"><!--s004638c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a wheeled platform for a film or television camera.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adenoma</span><small><span class="eSynop">/adəʹnohmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> adenomas adenomata /-ʹmahtə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000570a"><!--s000570a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a benign tumour of a glandular structure or of glandular origin [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">adenomat-, adenoma</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">āden</span> gland].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dependent<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016087a"><!--s016087a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dependant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dependant</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">echo sounder</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019030a"><!--s019030a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an instrument that uses acoustic echolocation to determine depth in water</p><p><span class="bodyb">echo-sounding</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breech delivery</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007292a"><!--s007292a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/breech_birth/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">breech birth</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clean and jerk</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011060a"><!--s011060a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in weight-lifting, a lift in which the weight is raised in two movements, first to shoulder level, then to an overhead position.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catgut</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009385a"><!--s009385a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tough cord usu made from sheep intestines and used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for the strings of musical instruments and sports rackets.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crunchy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (crunchier, crunchiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014413a"><!--s014413a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>crisp; brittle</p><p><span class="bodyb">crunchiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biological warfare</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005604a"><!--s005604a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>warfare involving the use of living organisms, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> ones that cause disease, or of chemicals harmful to plants.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">babul</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bahʹboohl, ʹbahboohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003924a"><!--s003924a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an acacia tree widespread in N Africa and across Asia that yields gum arabic and tannins as well as fodder and timber: <span class="bodyi">Acacia arabica</span> [Persian <span class="bodyi">babūl</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anthropoid ape</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002251a"><!--s002251a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any primate of the group that includes chimpanzees, gorillas, and orang-utans, with long arms, no tail, and a highly developed brain.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consuming</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012738a"><!--s012738a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of enthusiasms, etc: totally absorbing </p><p><i></i></p><p>a consuming passion for all things mechanical</p> <p><span class="bodyb">consumingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">depersonalize <span class="bodyi">or</span> depersonalise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹpuhsənəliez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016088a"><!--s016088a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016684b"><!--s016684b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to deprive (somebody or something) of the sense of personal identity.</p></div><a name="s016685b"><!--s016685b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (something) impersonal <span class="bodyb">depersonalization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breeches</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrichiz, ʹbreechiz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007293a"><!--s007293a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007578b"><!--s007578b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>knee-length trousers, usu closely fastened at the lower edges.</p></div><a name="s007579b"><!--s007579b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>jodhpurs that are baggy at the thigh and close fitting and fastened with buttons from the knee to the ankle.</p></div><a name="s007580b"><!--s007580b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">humorous</span> trousers [Middle English, pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/breech/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">breech</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dolly<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (dollies, dollied, dollying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017770a"><!--s017770a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(+ in/out) to move a film or television camera on a dolly towards or away from a subject.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">echovirus <span class="bodyi">or</span> ECHO virus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹekohvie·ərəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019031a"><!--s019031a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a group of viruses found in the gastrointestinal tract and sometimes associated with respiratory ailments and meningitis [acronym from <span class="bodyi">e</span>nteric <span class="bodyi">c</span>ytopathogenic <span class="bodyi">h</span>uman <span class="bodyi">o</span>rphan, + <span class="bodyi">virus</span>. ‘Orphan’ from the fact that the virus was at first not known to be associated with any disease].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clean-cut</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011061a"><!--s011061a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011270b"><!--s011270b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>sharply defined; clear.</p></div><a name="s011271b"><!--s011271b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a person: clean and neat in appearance.</p></div><a name="s011272b"><!--s011272b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>cut so that the surface or edge is smooth and even.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bieʹoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005605a"><!--s005605a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005701b"><!--s005701b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a science that deals with the structure, function, development, distribution, and life processes of living organisms.</p></div><a name="s005702b"><!--s005702b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001266c"><!--s001266c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the plant and animal life of a region or environment.</p></div><a name="s001267c"><!--s001267c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the physical structure, processes, and functions of a particular organism or group</p><p><span class="bodyb">biologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [German <span class="bodyi">Biologie</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bio_or_bi/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bio-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/logy_or_ology/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-logy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crupper</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrupə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014414a"><!--s014414a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a leather loop passing under a horse's tail and buckled to the saddle to prevent the saddle from slipping forwards [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cruper</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">crupiere</span>,from <span class="bodyi">croupe</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/croup2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">croup 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">babushka</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹbooshkə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003925a"><!--s003925a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an elderly Russian woman [Russian <span class="bodyi">babushka</span> grandmother, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">baba</span> old woman].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cath.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009386a"><!--s009386a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009787b"><!--s009787b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Cathedral.</p></div><a name="s009788b"><!--s009788b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Catholic.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aden- <span class="bodyi">or</span> adeno-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000565a"><!--s000565a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: gland </p><p><i></i></p><p>adenoid</p> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">aden-, adeno-</span> from Greek, from <span class="bodyi">aden-, adēn</span> gland].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anthropology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anthrəʹpoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002252a"><!--s002252a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the scientific study of human beings, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in relation to physical characteristics, social relations and culture, and the origin and distribution of races </p><p><i></i></p><p>Anthropology … tells us that people are the same the whole world over – except when they are different</p> — Nancy Banks-Smith <span class="bodyb">anthropological</span> /-ʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">anthropologically</span> /-ʹlojikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i><p><span class="bodyb">anthropologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [modern Latin <span class="bodyi">anthropologia</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anthropo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anthropo-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/logy_or_ology/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-logy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consummate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹsumət, ʹkonsyoomət, ʹkonsəmət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012739a"><!--s012739a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013393b"><!--s013393b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of the practiser of an art: extremely skilled and accomplished </p><p><i></i></p><p>a consummate liar</p>.</div><a name="s013394b"><!--s013394b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of the highest degree </p><p><i></i></p><p>consummate skill</p> <p><span class="bodyb">consummately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">consummatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">consummare</span> to sum up, finish, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">summa</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sum1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sum 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">depict</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹpikt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016089a"><!--s016089a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016686b"><!--s016686b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to represent (something) by a picture.</p></div><a name="s016687b"><!--s016687b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to describe (something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">depicter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">depiction</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">depictive</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">depictor</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">depictus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">depingere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">pingere</span> to paint].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breeches buoy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007294a"><!--s007294a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a life-saving apparatus in the form of a pair of canvas breeches hung from a lifebuoy running on a rope leading from a ship in distress to a rescue ship or to the shore.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adenosine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹdenəseen, -sin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000571a"><!--s000571a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/nucleoside/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">nucleoside</span></span></a> (chemical compound) containing adenine and ribose that forms part of RNA [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/adenine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">adenine</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ribose/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ribose</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">echt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eçt / <i><span class="bodyi">adjective</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019032a"><!--s019032a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>genuine and characteristic [German <span class="bodyi">echt</span> real, genuine].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cath-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009387a"><!--s009387a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cata_or_cat_or_cath/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cata-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baby<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbaybi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> babies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003926a"><!--s003926a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003906b"><!--s003906b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000753c"><!--s000753c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a very young child, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one in the first year or two after birth; an infant.</p></div><a name="s000754c"><!--s000754c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an unborn child.</p></div><a name="s000755c"><!--s000755c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a very young animal or unborn animal.</p></div></div><a name="s003907b"><!--s003907b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the youngest of a group.</p></div><a name="s003908b"><!--s003908b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) comparatively small of its type.</p></div><a name="s003909b"><!--s003909b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a childish or immature person.</p></div><a name="s003910b"><!--s003910b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a person or thing for which one feels special responsibility or pride.</p></div><a name="s003911b"><!--s003911b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an affectionate form of address for a person, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a girl or woman ✱ <span class="bodyb">throw the baby out with the bathwater</span> to get rid of or reject something useful along with other things that are not wanted or not useful</p><p><span class="bodyb">babyhood</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">babyish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">babyishly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">babyishness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/babe/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">babe</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dolly bird</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017771a"><!--s017771a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> an attractive, stylish, and lively girl, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an empty-headed one.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cleaner</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011062a"><!--s011062a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011273b"><!--s011273b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody whose occupation is cleaning rooms or clothes.</p></div><a name="s011274b"><!--s011274b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a substance, implement, or machine for cleaning </p><p><i></i></p><p>a bathroom cleaner</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">take to the cleaners</span>/<span class="bodyb">take somebody to the cleaners</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to rob or defraud (somebody).</p></div><a name="s011275b"><!--s011275b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to criticize (somebody) harshly.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anthropometry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anthrəʹpomətri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002253a"><!--s002253a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the scientific study of the measurement and proportions of the human body <span class="bodyb">anthropometric</span> /-pəʹmetrik, -pohʹmetrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">anthropometrical</span> /-pəʹmetrikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">anthropometrically</span> /-pəʹmetrikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">anthropométrie</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anthropo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anthropo-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">métrie</span> measuring, ultimately from Greek <span class="bodyi">metrein</span> to measure].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bioluminescence</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌbieohloohmiʹnes(ə)ns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005606a"><!--s005606a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>light from living organisms, or the emission of such light by living organisms</p><p><span class="bodyb">bioluminescent</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crural</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrooərəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014415a"><!--s014415a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to the leg or thigh [Latin <span class="bodyi">cruralis</span> from <span class="bodyi">crur-, crus</span> leg].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consummate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonsyoomayt, ʹkonsəmayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012740a"><!--s012740a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013395b"><!--s013395b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (a marriage) complete by sexual intercourse.</p></div><a name="s013396b"><!--s013396b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to finish (e.g. a business deal)</p><p><span class="bodyb">consummation</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">consummative</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">consummator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">depilate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdepilayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016090a"><!--s016090a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to remove hair from (a part of the body) <span class="bodyb">depilation</span> /-ʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">depilator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">depilatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">depilare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">pilus</span> hair].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">éclair</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹkleə, ayʹkleə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019033a"><!--s019033a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small light ob long cake of choux pastry that is split and filled with cream and usu topped with chocolate icing [French <span class="bodyi">éclair</span> literally ‘lightning’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adenosine diphosphate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000572a"><!--s000572a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/adp1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ADP 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dolly mixtures</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017772a"><!--s017772a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an assortment of miniature sweets, typically in various pastel shades.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cathar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkathah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Cathars Cathari /-ree/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009388a"><!--s009388a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of any of several ascetic Christian sects flourishing in the late Middle Ages, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in Provence, and teaching that the material world is evil</p><p><span class="bodyb">Catharism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">Catharist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">cathari</span> (pl), via late Greek from Greek <span class="bodyi">katharoi</span>, from <span class="bodyi">katharos</span> pure].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anthropomorphic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌanthrəpəʹmawfik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002254a"><!--s002254a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002215b"><!--s002215b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having a human form or human attributes </p><p><i></i></p><p>anthropomorphic deities</p>.</div><a name="s002216b"><!--s002216b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>ascribing human characteristics to non-human things, e.g. to a god or animal</p><p><span class="bodyb">anthropomorphically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">anthropomorphism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">anthrōpomorphos</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anthropo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anthropo-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">morphē</span> form].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baby<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (babies, babied, babying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003927a"><!--s003927a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to tend or indulge (somebody) with often excessive or inappropriate care.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breeching</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbreeching/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007295a"><!--s007295a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the part of a harness that passes round the haunches of a draught animal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cleaning</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011063a"><!--s011063a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>making something clean; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> cleaning and tidying a house or room.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biomass</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbieohmas/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005607a"><!--s005607a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005703b"><!--s005703b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the amount of living matter present in a region, e.g. in a unit area or volume of habitat.</p></div><a name="s005704b"><!--s005704b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>organic materials or waste used as fuel.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consummation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/konsyooʹmaysh(ə)n, konsə-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012741a"><!--s012741a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013397b"><!--s013397b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the consummating of a marriage.</p></div><a name="s013398b"><!--s013398b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the ultimate end; a goal.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crusade<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kroohʹsayd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014416a"><!--s014416a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015033b"><!--s015033b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> <span class="bodyb">the Crusades</span>) (<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) any of the medieval Christian military expeditions to win the Holy Land from the Muslims.</p></div><a name="s015034b"><!--s015034b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a reforming enterprise undertaken with zeal and enthusiasm </p><p><i></i></p><p>a moral crusade</p> <p>[blend of early French <span class="bodyi">croisade</span> and Spanish <span class="bodyi">cruzada</span>,both from Latin <span class="bodyi">cruc-, crux</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cross1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cross 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">depilatory</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹpilət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> depilatories)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016091a"><!--s016091a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an agent, e.g. a cream, or wax, or lotion for removing hair, wool, or bristles</p><p><span class="bodyb">depilatory</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eclampsia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹklampsi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019034a"><!--s019034a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an attack of convulsions during pregnancy or childbirth <span class="bodyb">eclamptic</span> /-tik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">eklampsis</span> sudden flashing, from <span class="bodyi">eklampein</span> to shine out].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adenosine monophosphate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000573a"><!--s000573a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amp/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">AMP</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dolly tub</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017773a"><!--s017773a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a barrel-shaped wash tub of the late 19th cent.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biomathematics</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌbieohmathəʹmatiks/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005608a"><!--s005608a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the mathematics of biology.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deplane</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹplayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016092a"><!--s016092a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> to get off an aircraft.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cleanliness</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklenlinis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011064a"><!--s011064a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>fastidiousness in keeping things or one's person clean</p><p><span class="bodyb">cleanly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baby blues</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003928a"><!--s003928a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a short period of mild depression suffered by a mother after the birth of her baby.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anthropomorphise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌanthropohʹmawfiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002255a"><!--s002255a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anthropomorphize_or_anthropomorphise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anthropomorphize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crusade<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014417a"><!--s014417a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to engage in a crusade </p><p><i></i></p><p>crusading for better prison conditions</p> <p><span class="bodyb">crusader</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breechloader</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007296a"><!--s007296a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a firearm that is loaded at the breech</p><p><span class="bodyb">breech-loading</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catharsis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹthahsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> catharses /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009389a"><!--s009389a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009789b"><!--s009789b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>purification or purgation of the emotions through drama.</p></div><a name="s009790b"><!--s009790b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the process of bringing repressed ideas and feelings to consciousness and expressing them, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> during psychoanalysis.</p></div><a name="s009791b"><!--s009791b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>purgation of the bowels</p><p><span class="bodyb">cathartic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cathartically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">katharsis</span>,from <span class="bodyi">kathairein</span> to cleanse, purge, from <span class="bodyi">katharos</span> pure].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consumption</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹsum(p)sh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012742a"><!--s012742a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013399b"><!--s013399b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act of consuming or process of being consumed </p><p><i></i></p><p>fit for human consumption</p>.</div><a name="s013400b"><!--s013400b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an amount consumed </p><p><i></i></p><p>increased fuel consumption</p>.</div><a name="s013401b"><!--s013401b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the buying of goods and services to satisfy immediate needs.</p></div><a name="s013402b"><!--s013402b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> a wasting disease, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> tuberculosis of the lungs [Latin <span class="bodyi">consumption-, consumptio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">consumere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/consume/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">consume</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">éclat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ayʹklah (<span class="bodyi">French</span> ekla)/ /ayʹklah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019035a"><!--s019035a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020068b"><!--s020068b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>ostentatious display.</p></div><a name="s020069b"><!--s020069b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>brilliant or conspicuous success or distinction.</p></div><a name="s020070b"><!--s020070b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>acclaim or applause [French <span class="bodyi">éclat</span> splinter, burst, ostentation, from <span class="bodyi">éclater</span> to burst out].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adenosine triphosphate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000574a"><!--s000574a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/atp1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ATP 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dolly Varden</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌdoli ʹvahdən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017774a"><!--s017774a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018594b"><!--s018594b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a large hat trimmed with flowers, with the brim bent down at one side.</p></div><a name="s018595b"><!--s018595b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a brightly coloured edible <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/char2_or_charr/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">char 2</span></span></a> of the N Pacific: <span class="bodyi">Salvelinus malma</span> [named after <span class="bodyi">Dolly Varden</span> in Dickens's <span class="bodyi">Barnaby Rudge</span>, who wears this kind of hat].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biome</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbieohm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005609a"><!--s005609a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a major type of ecological community </p><p><i></i></p><p>the grassland biome</p> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bi_2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bi- 2</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ome/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ome</span></span></a>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cleanse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/klenz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011065a"><!--s011065a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011276b"><!--s011276b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to clean (something or somebody) thoroughly, e.g. with a lotion or cleanser.</p></div><a name="s011277b"><!--s011277b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to free from something undesirable or corrupting.</p></div><a name="s011278b"><!--s011278b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make (somebody or something) ritually pure</p><p><span class="bodyb">cleanser</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s011279b"><!--s011279b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to cure (somebody) [Old English <span class="bodyi">clǣnsian</span> to purify, from <span class="bodyi">clǣne</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/clean1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">clean 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cruse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kroohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014418a"><!--s014418a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a small earthenware jar or pot for holding oil, water, etc [Old English <span class="bodyi">crūse</span> pitcher].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deplete</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹpleet/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016093a"><!--s016093a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016688b"><!--s016688b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to lessen (something) markedly in quantity, content, power, or value.</p></div><a name="s016689b"><!--s016689b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to empty (something) wholly or partially</p><p><span class="bodyb">depletion</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin<span class="bodyi">depletus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">deplēre</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">plēre</span> to fill].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breed<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/breed/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> bred /bred/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007297a"><!--s007297a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007581b"><!--s007581b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to produce offspring by sexual union <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s007582b"><!--s007582b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001865c"><!--s001865c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation.</p></div><a name="s001866c"><!--s001866c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to bring (somebody) up </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was born and bred in Somerset</p>.</div></div><a name="s007583b"><!--s007583b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to produce or engender (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Despair often breeds violence</p>.</div><a name="s007584b"><!--s007584b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to propagate (plants or animals) sexually and usu under controlled conditions.</p></div><a name="s007585b"><!--s007585b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to produce or engender.</p></div><a name="s007586b"><!--s007586b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to inculcate (something) by training </p><p><i></i></p><p>We aim to breed good behaviour</p>.</div><a name="s007587b"><!--s007587b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to produce (fissile material for use in nuclear reactors or warheads) in a nuclear chain reaction in a breeder reactor <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s007588b"><!--s007588b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to produce offspring by sexual union.</p></div><a name="s007589b"><!--s007589b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to propagate animals or plants [Old English <span class="bodyi">brēdan</span>; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">brōd</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brood1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brood 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baby boom</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003929a"><!--s003929a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rapid increase in the birthrate</p><p><span class="bodyb">baby boomer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adept<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹadept, əʹdept/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000575a"><!--s000575a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + at) highly skilled or proficient </p><p><i></i></p><p>adept at changing the subject</p> <span class="bodyb">adeptly</span> /əʹdeptli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">adeptness</span> /əʹdeptnis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">adeptus</span> alchemist who has discovered how to change base metals into gold, from <span class="bodyi">adipisci</span> to attain, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">apisci</span> to reach].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consumptive<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹsum(p)tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012743a"><!--s012743a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> related to or affected with consumption, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of the lungs</p><p><span class="bodyb">consumptively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anthropomorphism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌanthrəpəʹmawfiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002256a"><!--s002256a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the ascribing of human characteristics, behaviour, form, etc to something that is not human, e.g. a god or an animal</p><p><span class="bodyb">anthropomorphist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cathartic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹthahtik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009390a"><!--s009390a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>involving catharsis; cleansing or purifying</p><p><span class="bodyb">cathartically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eclectic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹklektik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019036a"><!--s019036a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020071b"><!--s020071b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>selecting or using elements from various doctrines, methods, or styles.</p></div><a name="s020072b"><!--s020072b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>selecting or composed of elements drawn from various sources, methods, or styles</p><p><span class="bodyb">eclectically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">eclecticism</span> /-siz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">eklektikos</span> from <span class="bodyi">eklegein</span> to select, from <span class="bodyi">ex</span> out + <span class="bodyi">legein</span> to gather].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dolma</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdohlmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dolmas dolmades /dohlʹmahdiz/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017775a"><!--s017775a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a vine leaf or cabbage leaf stuffed with a savoury filling [Turkish <span class="bodyi">dolma</span> something stuffed; <span class="bodyi">dolmades</span> from modern Greek, pl of <span class="bodyi">dolmas</span>, from Turkish <span class="bodyi">dolma</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biomedicine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bie·ohʹmedəsin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005610a"><!--s005610a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a branch of medical science concerned <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with the capacity of human beings to survive and function in environments, such as a spacecraft, that cause an abnormal amount of physiological or psychological stress, and also with how such environments can be modified to minimize such stress</p><p><span class="bodyb">biomedical</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cleanser</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011066a"><!--s011066a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a preparation, e.g. a scouring powder or skin cream, used for cleaning.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crush<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/krush/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014419a"><!--s014419a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015035b"><!--s015035b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to deform or flatten alter or destroy the structure of (something) by pressure or compression </p><p><i></i></p><p>He got his fingers crushed in the machinery</p>.</div><a name="s015036b"><!--s015036b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to reduce (something) to particles by pounding or grinding </p><p><i></i></p><p>Crush a pound of digestive biscuits</p> <p><i></i></p><p>crushed ice</p>.</div><a name="s015037b"><!--s015037b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to subdue or overwhelm (somebody or something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>crush a revolt</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a crushing remark</p>.</div><a name="s015038b"><!--s015038b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + into/against) to crowd or push (people, animals, etc) into a confined space </p><p><i></i></p><p>Goodness knows how many of us were crushed into that tiny lobby</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s015039b"><!--s015039b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to become crushed </p><p><i></i></p><p>Eggshells crush easily</p> <p><span class="bodyb">crushable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">crusher</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">crushing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">crushingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">crusshen</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">cruisir</span>,of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adept<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹadept/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000576a"><!--s000576a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a highly skilled person </p><p><i></i></p><p>an adept at negotiating</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breed<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007298a"><!--s007298a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007590b"><!--s007590b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a group of animals or plants, often specially selected, visibly similar in most characteristics.</p></div><a name="s007591b"><!--s007591b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>race or lineage.</p></div><a name="s007592b"><!--s007592b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a class or kind </p><p><i></i></p><p>We're seeing a new breed of radical</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">depleted uranium</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016094a"><!--s016094a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016690b"><!--s016690b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a dense form of uranium, less radioactive than the enriched uranium used in power stations and nuclear weapons, that is used in the tips or cores of some artillery shells and projectiles.</p></div><a name="s016691b"><!--s016691b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>uranium from which most of the U-235 isotope has been removed, usually through being used as nuclear fuel.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dolman</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdolmən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017776a"><!--s017776a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018596b"><!--s018596b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an outer robe traditionally worn by Turks.</p></div><a name="s018597b"><!--s018597b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a wrap or coat made with dolman sleeves [French <span class="bodyi">doliman</span> from Turkish <span class="bodyi">dolama</span>, a long robe with sleeves].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">consumptive<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012744a"><!--s012744a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> someone suffering from consumption.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anthropomorphize <span class="bodyi">or</span> anthropomorphise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌanthropohʹmawfiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002257a"><!--s002257a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to ascribe human characteristics, behaviour, form, etc to (something non-human).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eclectic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019037a"><!--s019037a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who uses an eclectic method or approach.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baby boomer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003930a"><!--s003930a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody born during a baby boom, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a member of the generation born in the UK and USA in the late 1940s and early 1950s.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cathay</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kaʹthay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009391a"><!--s009391a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary or archaic</span> China [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">Cataya, Kitai</span>, of Turkic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biometric</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bie·ohʹmetrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005611a"><!--s005611a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005705b"><!--s005705b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to records of a person's fingerprints, iris image, voice pattern, etc.</p></div><a name="s005706b"><!--s005706b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to the use of such data as a means of identification</p><p><span class="bodyb">biometrical</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clean-shaven</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011067a"><!--s011067a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>with the hair of the beard and moustache shaved off.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crush<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014420a"><!--s014420a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015040b"><!--s015040b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a crowding together, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of many people.</p></div><a name="s015041b"><!--s015041b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a soft drink made from the juice of pressed fruit </p><p><i></i></p><p>orange crush</p>.</div><a name="s015042b"><!--s015042b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an infatuation, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with somebody unsuitable or unattainable ✱ <span class="bodyb">have a crush on somebody</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to be infatuated with somebody, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> somebody unsuitable or unattainable.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dolman sleeve</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017777a"><!--s017777a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sleeve very wide at the armhole and tight at the wrist, often cut in one piece with the bodice.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breeder</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbreedə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007299a"><!--s007299a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007593b"><!--s007593b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an animal or plant kept for propagation.</p></div><a name="s007594b"><!--s007594b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person engaged in the breeding of a specified animal or plant.</p></div><a name="s007595b"><!--s007595b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/breeder_reactor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">breeder reactor</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">depletion layer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016095a"><!--s016095a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a layer in a semiconductor with few charge carriers, conveying an electrical charge between areas of different conductivity.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cont.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012745a"><!--s012745a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013403b"><!--s013403b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>contents.</p></div><a name="s013404b"><!--s013404b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>continued.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adequate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹadikwət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000577a"><!--s000577a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000651b"><!--s000651b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>sufficient for a specific requirement </p><p><i></i></p><p>adequate grounds for divorce</p>.</div><a name="s000652b"><!--s000652b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>barely sufficient or satisfactory <span class="bodyb">adequacy</span> /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">adequately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">adaequatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">adaequare</span> to make equal, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">aequare</span> to equal].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anthropomorphous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌanthropohʹmawfəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002258a"><!--s002258a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anthropomorphic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anthropomorphic</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">anthropomorphously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baby buggy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003931a"><!--s003931a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003912b"><!--s003912b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Baby Buggy</span>) <span class="bodyi">Brit, trademark</span> a lightweight foldable pushchair.</p></div><a name="s003913b"><!--s003913b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a pram.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eclipse<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹklips/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019038a"><!--s019038a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020073b"><!--s020073b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another, or the time when this happens.</p></div><a name="s020074b"><!--s020074b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005148c"><!--s005148c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another, or the time when this happens.</p></div><a name="s005149c"><!--s005149c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>passage into the shadow of a celestial body: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/occultation/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">occultation</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/transit1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">transit 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s020075b"><!--s020075b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a falling into obscurity or decay; a decline </p><p><i></i></p><p>His departure was the eclipse of a genius</p><p> Lord Blake.</p></div><a name="s020076b"><!--s020076b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the state of being in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eclipse_plumage/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eclipse plumage</span></span></a> </p><p><i></i></p><p>a mallard in eclipse</p> <p>[Middle English via Old French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">ekleipsis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">ekleipein</span> to omit, fail, suffer eclipse, from <span class="bodyi">ex</span> out + <span class="bodyi">leipein</span> to leave].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cathead</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkat·hed/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009392a"><!--s009392a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a projecting part near the bow of a ship to which the anchor is hoisted and secured.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biometrics</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bie·əʹmetriks/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005612a"><!--s005612a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/biometry/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">biometry</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cleansing</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklenzing/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011068a"><!--s011068a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011280b"><!--s011280b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the street-cleaning and collection of household and business refuse carried out by or on behalf of a local authority.</p></div><a name="s011281b"><!--s011281b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a process of improvement or purification, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by the removal of somebody or something considered undesirable </p><p><i></i></p><p>ethnic cleansing</p> <p><i></i></p><p>They saw the clamp-down on drugs as a form of social cleansing</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dolmen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdolmən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017778a"><!--s017778a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a prehistoric monument consisting of two or more upright stones supporting a horizontal slab [French <span class="bodyi">dolmen</span> from Breton <span class="bodyi">tolmen</span>, from <span class="bodyi">tol</span> table (from Latin <span class="bodyi">tabula</span> board, plank) + <span class="bodyi">men</span> stone].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contact<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkontakt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012746a"><!--s012746a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013405b"><!--s013405b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the action or condition of physically touching.</p></div><a name="s013406b"><!--s013406b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>meeting or communication </p><p><i></i></p><p>people you come into contact with</p>.</div><a name="s013407b"><!--s013407b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>communication in the form of a significant signal observed or received from a person or object </p><p><i></i></p><p>radar contact</p>.</div><a name="s013408b"><!--s013408b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a useful business acquaintance or relationship.</p></div><a name="s013409b"><!--s013409b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>any of the people who have been in association with an infected person.</p></div><a name="s013410b"><!--s013410b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s003434c"><!--s003434c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the junction of two electrical conductors.</p></div><a name="s003435c"><!--s003435c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a part of an electrical device for such a junction.</p></div></div><a name="s013411b"><!--s013411b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) caused by or involving touch </p><p><i></i></p><p>contact dermatitis</p>.</div><a name="s013412b"><!--s013412b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) contact lenses <span class="bodyb">contactual</span> /-tyooəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">contactus</span> contact, touching, past part. of <span class="bodyi">contingere</span> to touch, have contact with, pollute, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">tangere</span> to touch].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deplorable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹplawrəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016096a"><!--s016096a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016692b"><!--s016692b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>extremely bad.</p></div><a name="s016693b"><!--s016693b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>lamentable </p><p><i></i></p><p>a deplorable accident</p> <p><span class="bodyb">deplorably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crush bar</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014421a"><!--s014421a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bar in a theatre or opera house where drinks can be bought in the interval.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anthropophagi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anthrəʹpofəgie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002259a"><!--s002259a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anthropophagus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anthropophagus</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breeder reactor</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007300a"><!--s007300a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a nuclear reactor in which more radioactive fuel is produced than is consumed.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biometry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bieʹomətri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005613a"><!--s005613a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the statistical analysis of biological observations and phenomena.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baby carriage</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003932a"><!--s003932a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a pram.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clean up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011069a"><!--s011069a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011282b"><!--s011282b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make somebody or something clean.</p></div><a name="s011283b"><!--s011283b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to make a large <span class="bodyi">esp</span> sweeping gain, e.g. in business or gambling <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s011284b"><!--s011284b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to remove (a mess) by cleaning.</p></div><a name="s011285b"><!--s011285b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to make (somebody or something) clean</p><p><span class="bodyb">clean-up</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eclipse<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019039a"><!--s019039a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020077b"><!--s020077b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) ; to obscure or darken.</p></div><a name="s020078b"><!--s020078b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to surpass (a person, achievement, etc).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">à deux</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ah ʹduh (<span class="bodyi">French</span> a dø)/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000578a"><!--s000578a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of, for, or involving only two people </p><p><i></i></p><p>a cosy evening à deux</p> [French <span class="bodyi">à deux</span>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cathedral</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹtheedrəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009393a"><!--s009393a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a church that is the official seat of a diocesan bishop [late Latin <span class="bodyi">cathedralis</span>, prob short for (assumed) <span class="bodyi">ecclesia cathedralis</span> church containing a bishop's throne, from Latin <span class="bodyi">cathedra</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chair1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chair 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dolomite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdoləmiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017779a"><!--s017779a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018598b"><!--s018598b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>calcium magnesium carbonate occurring as a mineral.</p></div><a name="s018599b"><!--s018599b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a limestone-like rock consisting mainly of the mineral dolomite <span class="bodyb">dolomitic</span> /-ʹmitik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">dolomite</span>, named after Déodat de <span class="bodyi">Dolomieu</span> d.1801, French geologist, who discovered it].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contact<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012747a"><!--s012747a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to communicate with (somebody)</p><p><span class="bodyb">contactable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deplore</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹplaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016097a"><!--s016097a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to regret or disapprove of (something) strongly</p><p><span class="bodyb">deploringly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">déplorer</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">deplorare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">plorare</span> to wail].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crush barrier</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014422a"><!--s014422a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a barrier erected to control crowds.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baby grand</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003933a"><!--s003933a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small grand piano.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anthropophagous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anthrəʹpofəgəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002260a"><!--s002260a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>feeding on human flesh; cannibalistic <span class="bodyb">anthropophagy</span> /-ji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">anthrōpophagos</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anthropo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anthropo-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">phagein</span> to eat].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Catherine wheel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkath(ə)rin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009394a"><!--s009394a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a firework in the form of a flat coil that spins as it burns [named after St <span class="bodyi">Catherine</span> of Alexandria d.c.307, Christian martyr tortured on a spiked wheel].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eclipse plumage</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019040a"><!--s019040a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>comparatively dull plumage occurring that occurs seasonally in ducks or other birds that which adopt a distinct nuptial plumage: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/nuptial_plumage/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">nuptial plumage</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biomonitoring</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌbieohʹmonitəring/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005614a"><!--s005614a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/biological_monitoring_or_biomonitoring_bieohmonit%C9%99ring/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">biological monitoring</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dolor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017780a"><!--s017780a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dolour/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dolour</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breeding</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007301a"><!--s007301a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007596b"><!--s007596b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the sexual propagation of plants or animals, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the development of new or improved varieties.</p></div><a name="s007597b"><!--s007597b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>behaviour, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when it shows good manners.</p></div><a name="s007598b"><!--s007598b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>ancestry.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ADF</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000579a"><!--s000579a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>automatic direction-finder.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clear<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kliə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011070a"><!--s011070a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011286b"><!--s011286b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>easy to understand, not complicated or ambiguous.</p></div><a name="s011287b"><!--s011287b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002874c"><!--s002874c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>easily visible.</p></div><a name="s002875c"><!--s002875c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>easily audible.</p></div></div><a name="s011288b"><!--s011288b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002876c"><!--s002876c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>transparent.</p></div><a name="s002877c"><!--s002877c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>of the air or sky: free from cloud, mist, or dust.</p></div></div><a name="s011289b"><!--s011289b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s002878c"><!--s002878c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>free from obstructions.</p></div><a name="s002879c"><!--s002879c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(+ of) not touching.</p></div><a name="s002880c"><!--s002880c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(+ of) no longer troubled by.</p></div></div><a name="s011290b"><!--s011290b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s002881c"><!--s002881c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>of somebody's thinking: not vague; incisive.</p></div><a name="s002882c"><!--s002882c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>free from doubt; sure.</p></div></div><a name="s011291b"><!--s011291b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s002883c"><!--s002883c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>free from blemishes, disease, or pollution.</p></div><a name="s002884c"><!--s002884c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>free from guilt.</p></div></div><a name="s011292b"><!--s011292b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s002885c"><!--s002885c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>of income, profit: net.</p></div><a name="s002886c"><!--s002886c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>full </p><p><i></i></p><p>six clear days</p>.</div></div><a name="s011293b"><!--s011293b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s002887c"><!--s002887c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>bright; luminous </p><p><i></i></p><p>clear blue</p>.</div><a name="s002888c"><!--s002888c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>free from cloud, mist, haze, or dust </p><p><i></i></p><p>a clear day</p>.</div><a name="s002889c"><!--s002889c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>untroubled; serene </p><p><i></i></p><p>a clear gaze</p>.</div></div><a name="s011294b"><!--s011294b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><a name="s002890c"><!--s002890c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>clean or pure; free from blemishes </p><p><i></i></p><p>a clear skin</p>.</div><a name="s002891c"><!--s002891c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>easily seen through; transparent </p><p><i></i></p><p>a clear liquid</p>.</div></div><a name="s011295b"><!--s011295b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><a name="s002892c"><!--s002892c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>easily heard; not muffled.</p></div><a name="s002893c"><!--s002893c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>pure; not rough or hoarse </p><p><i></i></p><p>a clear singing voice</p>.</div></div><a name="s011296b"><!--s011296b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><a name="s002894c"><!--s002894c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>easily visible; plain.</p></div><a name="s002895c"><!--s002895c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>free from obscurity or ambiguity; easily understood </p><p><i></i></p><p>Do I make myself clear?</p>.</div></div><a name="s011297b"><!--s011297b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><a name="s002896c"><!--s002896c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>capable of sharp discernment; keen </p><p><i></i></p><p>a clear mind</p>.</div><a name="s002897c"><!--s002897c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>free from doubt; sure </p><p><i></i></p><p>are not clear what to do</p>.</div></div><a name="s011298b"><!--s011298b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>free from guilt </p><p><i></i></p><p>a clear conscience</p>.</div><a name="s011299b"><!--s011299b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><a name="s002898c"><!--s002898c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>net </p><p><i></i></p><p>a clear profit</p>.</div><a name="s002899c"><!--s002899c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>unqualified; absolute </p><p><i></i></p><p>a clear victory</p>.</div><a name="s002900c"><!--s002900c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>full </p><p><i></i></p><p>six clear days</p>.</div></div><a name="s011300b"><!--s011300b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">15</span><br/><a name="s002901c"><!--s002901c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a road, etc: free from obstruction or entanglement.</p></div><a name="s002902c"><!--s002902c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(+ of) away from; not at or touching </p><p><i></i></p><p>am clear of the wall on this side</p>.</div><a name="s002903c"><!--s002903c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(+ of) rid of something; no longer troubled by it.</p></div></div><a name="s011301b"><!--s011301b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">16</span><br/><p>in showjumping, without faults </p><p><i></i></p><p>a clear round</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">as clear as mud</span>.</p></div><a name="s011302b"><!--s011302b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">17</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> not at all clear</p><p><span class="bodyb">clearly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">clearness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">clere</span> via Old Frenchfrom Latin <span class="bodyi">clarus</span> clear, bright].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contact inhibition</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012748a"><!--s012748a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the cessation of movement and growth of one cell when in contact with another, observed <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in tissue cultures.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eclipsing binary</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019041a"><!--s019041a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/binary_star/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">binary star</span></span></a> (two stars revolving round each other) whose mutual eclipses cause variations in its observed brightness.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Babygro</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbaybigroh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003934a"><!--s003934a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a one-piece garment for a baby, made of stretchy fabric and typically covering the body, arms, legs, and feet.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breeding ground</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007302a"><!--s007302a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a place or set of circumstances favourable to the propagation of certain ideas, movements, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doloroso</span><small><span class="eSynop">/doləʹrohsoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017781a"><!--s017781a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a piece of music: to be performed in a sorrowful manner [Italian <span class="bodyi">doloroso</span> grieving, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">dolorosus</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">dolor</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dolour/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dolour</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crushed velvet</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014423a"><!--s014423a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>velvet with an irregular whose nap that gives leans in a variety of directions, giving the fabric the appearance of having been squashed.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deploy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹploy/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016098a"><!--s016098a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016694b"><!--s016694b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to spread out (e.g. troops or ships); <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in battle formation.</p></div><a name="s016695b"><!--s016695b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to put (something) to use; to bring (a resource or power) into action <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s016696b"><!--s016696b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of troops: to move into position ready for action</p><p><span class="bodyb">deployment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">déployer</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">displicare</span> to scatter, unfold, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">plicare</span> to fold].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anthropophagus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anthrəʹpofəgəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> anthropophagi /-gie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002261a"><!--s002261a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cannibal [Latin from Greek: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anthropophagous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anthropophagous</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clear<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011071a"><!--s011071a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011303b"><!--s011303b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>clearly </p><p><i></i></p><p>They cried loud and clear</p>.</div><a name="s011304b"><!--s011304b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> all the way </p><p><i></i></p><p>You can see clear to the mountains today</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ADH</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000580a"><!--s000580a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>antidiuretic hormone.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biomorph</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bie·ohʹmorf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005615a"><!--s005615a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005707b"><!--s005707b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an object or ornament representing a living creature.</p></div><a name="s005708b"><!--s005708b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a computer graphic depicting a living organism.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catheter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkathətə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009395a"><!--s009395a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a flexible tubular device for insertion into a hollow body part, e.g. the bladder, usu to draw off or inject fluids or to keep a passage open [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">kathetēr</span>, from <span class="bodyi">kathienai</span> to send down, from <span class="bodyi">kata-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cata_or_cat_or_cath/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cata-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">hienai</span> to send].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contact lens</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012749a"><!--s012749a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a thin lens designed to fit over the cornea of the eye, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for the correction of a visual defect.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bionic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bieʹonik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005616a"><!--s005616a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005709b"><!--s005709b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>denoting an artificial part designed to replace or simulate a living part such as a limb.</p></div><a name="s005710b"><!--s005710b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001268c"><!--s001268c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>involving bionics.</p></div><a name="s001269c"><!--s001269c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>having or being an artificial part designed to replace or simulate a living part such as a limb.</p></div></div><a name="s005711b"><!--s005711b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">not used technically</span> having exceptional abilities or powers</p><p><span class="bodyb">bionically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breeks</span><small><span class="eSynop">/breeks/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007303a"><!--s007303a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Scot</span> trousers [Middle English (northern) <span class="bodyi">breke</span> from Old English <span class="bodyi">brēc</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/breech/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">breech</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eclipsing variable</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019042a"><!--s019042a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eclipsing_binary/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eclipsing binary</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catheterize <span class="bodyi">or</span> catheterise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkathitəriez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009396a"><!--s009396a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to introduce a catheter into (a hollow body part) <span class="bodyb">catheterization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ADHD</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000581a"><!--s000581a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crust<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/krust/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014424a"><!--s014424a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015043b"><!--s015043b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003763c"><!--s003763c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the hardened exterior of bread.</p></div><a name="s003764c"><!--s003764c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a piece of this or of bread grown dry or hard.</p></div></div><a name="s015044b"><!--s015044b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the pastry cover of a pie.</p></div><a name="s015045b"><!--s015045b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a hard or brittle surface layer.</p></div><a name="s015046b"><!--s015046b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the outer rocky layer of the earth.</p></div><a name="s015047b"><!--s015047b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a deposit built up on the inside of a wine bottle.</p></div><a name="s015048b"><!--s015048b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s003765c"><!--s003765c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a hard or brittle surface layer, e.g. of soil or snow.</p></div><a name="s003766c"><!--s003766c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the outer rocky layer of the earth.</p></div><a name="s003767c"><!--s003767c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a hard deposit on the skin; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a scab.</p></div><a name="s003768c"><!--s003768c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a deposit built up on the inside of a wine bottle during long ageing.</p></div></div><a name="s015049b"><!--s015049b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a superficial hardness or reserve of manner</p><p><span class="bodyb">crustal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English, from Latin <span class="bodyi">crusta</span> rind, shell, crust].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Babylon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbabilən, -lon/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003935a"><!--s003935a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">derog</span> any city, place, or group regarded as being given over to corruption, ungodliness, materialism and the pursuit of sensual pleasure such as, as used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by Rastafarians, white Western civilization or, as used by some Protestants, the Roman Catholic Church [<span class="bodyi">Babylon</span>, city of <span class="bodyi">Babylonia</span>, ancient country of SW Asia].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clear<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011072a"><!--s011072a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011305b"><!--s011305b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002904c"><!--s002904c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + out) to free (something) from obstructions or unwanted material </p><p><i></i></p><p>I must clear out the cupboard</p>.</div><a name="s002905c"><!--s002905c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to evacuate (an area, a building).</p></div></div><a name="s011306b"><!--s011306b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + off/up/away) to remove or dispose of (something) that is no longer wanted.</p></div><a name="s011307b"><!--s011307b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002906c"><!--s002906c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + off/up/away) to remove or dispose of (something) that is no longer wanted </p><p><i></i></p><p>We cleared the plates from the table</p> <p><i></i></p><p>They cleared away the rubbish</p>.</div><a name="s002907c"><!--s002907c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to form (something) by removing material </p><p><i></i></p><p>They cleared a path through the snow</p>.</div></div><a name="s011308b"><!--s011308b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in football, to kick (the ball) away from the goal as a defensive measure.</p></div><a name="s011309b"><!--s011309b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to free from accusation or blame.</p></div><a name="s011310b"><!--s011310b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s002908c"><!--s002908c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(+ of) to free (somebody) from accusation or blame </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was cleared of murder</p>.</div><a name="s002909c"><!--s002909c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to certify (somebody) as trustworthy </p><p><i></i></p><p>They have all been cleared for top security work</p>.</div></div><a name="s011311b"><!--s011311b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s002910c"><!--s002910c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to rid (the throat) of phlegm.</p></div><a name="s002911c"><!--s002911c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to erase accumulated totals or stored data from (a calculator or computer memory).</p></div></div><a name="s011312b"><!--s011312b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s002912c"><!--s002912c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to free (somebody) from financial obligation.</p></div><a name="s002913c"><!--s002913c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + off) to settle or discharge (a debt, etc).</p></div><a name="s002914c"><!--s002914c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to deal with (work) until it is finished or settled.</p></div><a name="s002915c"><!--s002915c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to earn (a certain sum of money) without deduction.</p></div><a name="s002916c"><!--s002916c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>to put (a cheque) through a clearing house.</p></div></div><a name="s011313b"><!--s011313b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to authorize or cause to be authorized.</p></div><a name="s011314b"><!--s011314b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><a name="s002917c"><!--s002917c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to authorize (something) or cause it to be authorized.</p></div><a name="s002918c"><!--s002918c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to authorize (somebody or something) to do something.</p></div></div><a name="s011315b"><!--s011315b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>to go over (an obstacle) without touching it.</p></div><a name="s011316b"><!--s011316b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>to make or become (something) transparent or translucent.</p></div><a name="s011317b"><!--s011317b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) of the weather: to become free from rain, mist, etc.</p></div><a name="s011318b"><!--s011318b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><p>to satisfy the requirements of (customs) at an airport etc. <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s011319b"><!--s011319b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">15</span><br/><a name="s002919c"><!--s002919c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) said of the weather: to become free from rain, mist, etc.</p></div><a name="s002920c"><!--s002920c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + away) to go away; to vanish </p><p><i></i></p><p>The symptoms cleared gradually</p> <p><i></i></p><p>After the mist cleared away we had a lovely view</p>.</div></div><a name="s011320b"><!--s011320b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">16</span><br/><p>said of a cheque: to pass through a clearing house and so be accepted ✱ <span class="bodyb">clear the air</span> to remove tension or hostility by open discussion ✱ <span class="bodyb">clear the decks</span> to prepare for action</p><p><span class="bodyb">clearable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">clearer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dolorous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdolərəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017782a"><!--s017782a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> causing or expressing misery or grief</p><p><span class="bodyb">dolorously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dolorousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deplume</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹploohm/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016099a"><!--s016099a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to pluck the feathers of (a bird) [Middle English <span class="bodyi">deplumen</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">deplumare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">pluma</span> feather].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anthrop- <span class="bodyi">or</span> anthropo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002241a"><!--s002241a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: human beings </p><p><i></i></p><p>anthropology</p> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">anthrōp-, anthrōpo-</span>, from <span class="bodyi">anthrōpos</span> human being].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contact print</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012750a"><!--s012750a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a photographic print made with a negative in contact with a photographic paper, plate, or film.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breeze<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/breez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007304a"><!--s007304a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007599b"><!--s007599b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a light gentle wind; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a wind of between 4 and 31mph.</p></div><a name="s007600b"><!--s007600b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> something easily done; a cinch.</p></div><a name="s007601b"><!--s007601b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, dated, informal</span> a slight disturbance or quarrel</p><p><span class="bodyb">breezeless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">brise</span> NE wind, perhaps alteration of <span class="bodyi">bise</span> cold north wind].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ecliptic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹkliptik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019043a"><!--s019043a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020079b"><!--s020079b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the plane of the earth's orbit around the sun.</p></div><a name="s020080b"><!--s020080b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the projection of the plane of the earth's orbit on the celestial sphere [Middle English <span class="bodyi">ecliptik</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">ecliptica linea</span> line of eclipses].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bionics</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005617a"><!--s005617a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005712b"><!--s005712b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a science concerned with the application of biological systems to engineering problems.</p></div><a name="s005713b"><!--s005713b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the use of mechanical parts or artificial substances to replace or simulate damaged, diseased, or missing parts of a living organism [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bi_2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bi- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-onics</span> as in <span class="bodyi">electronics</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cathexis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹtheksis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cathexes /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009397a"><!--s009397a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in psychology, investment of mental or emotional energy in a person, object, or idea</p><p><span class="bodyb">cathectic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">cathexis</span> (intended as translation of German <span class="bodyi">Besetzung</span>), from Greek <span class="bodyi">kathexis</span> holding, from <span class="bodyi">katechein</span> to hold fast, occupy, from <span class="bodyi">kata-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cata_or_cat_or_cath/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cata-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">echein</span> to have, hold].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dolos</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdolos/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dolosse /dəʹlosə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017783a"><!--s017783a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">SAfr</span> a knucklebone used for divination or children's games [Afrikaans <span class="bodyi">dolos</span>, of uncertain derivation].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adhere</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ədʹ(h)iə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000582a"><!--s000582a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000653b"><!--s000653b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + to) to stick or hold fast by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, etc.</p></div><a name="s000654b"><!--s000654b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000189c"><!--s000189c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(+ to) to give continued support or loyalty to (e.g. a political party or religion).</p></div><a name="s000190c"><!--s000190c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(+ to) to observe or follow (something) exactly </p><p><i></i></p><p>adhere to the rules</p><p><span class="bodyb">adherence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">adhérer</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">adhaerēre</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">haerēre</span> to stick].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clear<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011073a"><!--s011073a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011321b"><!--s011321b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a clear space or part; a clearing.</p></div><a name="s011322b"><!--s011322b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a high long arcing shot in badminton.</p></div><a name="s011323b"><!--s011323b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the position or colour of a signal when indicating that traffic may pass ✱ <span class="bodyb">in the clear</span> free from guilt or suspicion.</p></div><a name="s011324b"><!--s011324b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>out of trouble.</p></div><a name="s011325b"><!--s011325b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>having funds; solvent.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">depolarize <span class="bodyi">or</span> depolarise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹpohləriez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016100a"><!--s016100a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in physics, to remove or reduce the polarization of (e.g. a dry battery or a cell membrane) <span class="bodyb">depolarization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anthroposophy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anthrohʹposəfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002262a"><!--s002262a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a system of belief, founded by the Austrian philosopher Rudolf Steiner (d.1925), holding that there is a spiritual world that can be perceived by faculties latent in human beings and that these latent faculties can be developed by systematic training <span class="bodyb">anthroposophical</span> /ˌanthrəpəʹsofikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">anthroposophist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anthropo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anthropo-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/theosophy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">theosophy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crust<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014425a"><!--s014425a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015050b"><!--s015050b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to form a crust on, or encrust (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>rocks crusted with barnacles</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s015051b"><!--s015051b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to form a crust </p><p><i></i></p><p>Blood and matter crusted around the wound</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Babylonian<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/babiʹlohni·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003936a"><!--s003936a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>belonging or relating to Babylon or ancient Babylonia.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contact sheet</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012751a"><!--s012751a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sheet of contact prints.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breeze<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007305a"><!--s007305a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007602b"><!--s007602b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(+ in/into/along) to come in or into, or move along, swiftly and casually or nonchalantly </p><p><i></i></p><p>She breezed in as if nothing had happened</p>.</div><a name="s007603b"><!--s007603b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to make progress quickly and easily </p><p><i></i></p><p>He'll breeze through these books</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ecliptic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019044a"><!--s019044a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse</p><p><span class="bodyb">ecliptically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bionomics</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bieohʹnomiks/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005618a"><!--s005618a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing.</span>) = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ecology/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ecology</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">bionomic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bionomical</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bionomically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [<span class="bodyi">bionomic</span> (adj) prob from French <span class="bodyi">bionomique</span>, from <span class="bodyi">bionomie</span> ecology, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bio_or_bi/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bio-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/nomy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-nomy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cathode</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkathohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009398a"><!--s009398a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009792b"><!--s009792b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the electrode by which electrons leave an external circuit and enter a device, e.g.:</p><a name="s002356c"><!--s002356c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the positive terminal of a battery: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anode/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anode</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s002357c"><!--s002357c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the negative electrode in an electrolytic cell.</p></div></div><a name="s009793b"><!--s009793b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the electrode in a thermionic valve or similar electronic device that emits the electrons <span class="bodyb">cathodal</span> /kəʹthohdl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">cathodic</span> /kəʹthodik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">kathodos</span> way down, from <span class="bodyi">kata-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cata_or_cat_or_cath/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cata-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">hodos</span> way].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adherent<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ədʹ(h)iərənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000583a"><!--s000583a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a supporter of a leader, cause, etc [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">adhaerent-</span>, <span class="bodyi">adhaerens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">adhaerēre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/adhere/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">adhere</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clearance</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011074a"><!--s011074a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011326b"><!--s011326b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the removal of obstructions.</p></div><a name="s011327b"><!--s011327b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the clear <span class="bodyi">esp</span> vertical space between objects.</p></div><a name="s011328b"><!--s011328b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>authorization.</p></div><a name="s011329b"><!--s011329b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">clearance sale</span>) a sale to clear out stock.</p></div><a name="s011330b"><!--s011330b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in football, a kick to clear the ball.</p></div><a name="s011331b"><!--s011331b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>authorization to act.</p></div><a name="s011332b"><!--s011332b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">clearance sale</span>) a sale to clear out stock.</p></div><a name="s011333b"><!--s011333b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s002921c"><!--s002921c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the removal of buildings, people, etc from the space they previously occupied </p><p><i></i></p><p>slum clearance</p>.</div><a name="s002922c"><!--s002922c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a clearing of the ball in football.</p></div></div><a name="s011334b"><!--s011334b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>the distance by which one object clears another, or the clear space between them.</p></div><a name="s011335b"><!--s011335b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>the passing of cheques and other claims among banks through a clearing house.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Babylonian<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003937a"><!--s003937a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003914b"><!--s003914b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of ancient Babylonia or Babylon.</p></div><a name="s003915b"><!--s003915b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Akkadian language of ancient Babylonia.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crustacean</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kruʹstaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014426a"><!--s014426a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a large group subphylum of mostly aquatic arthropods, including the lobsters, crabs, and woodlice, with a carapace, a pair of appendages on each segment, and two pairs of antennae: subphylum Crustacea</p><p><span class="bodyb">crustacean</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">crustaceous</span> /-shəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin group name, neuter pl of <span class="bodyi">crustaceus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">crusta</span> rind, shell, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crust1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crust 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">depoliticize <span class="bodyi">or</span> depoliticise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deepəʹlitisiez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016101a"><!--s016101a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make (something) nonpolitical </p><p><i></i></p><p>We want to depoliticize foreign aid</p> <p><span class="bodyb">depoliticization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dolostone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdoləstohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017784a"><!--s017784a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a type of rock consisting of dolomite [from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dolomite/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dolomite</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stone1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stone 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contact sport</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012752a"><!--s012752a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any sport that of its nature brings participants into direct physical contact, such as wrestling, karate, or boxing, or, in a lesser way, football, or rugby, or basketball.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anthurium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anʹth(y)ooriəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> anthuriums)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002263a"><!--s002263a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tropical American evergreen plant that has flowers with distinctive, usu red, heart-shaped spathes (sheaths enclosing flower clusters; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/spathe/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">spathe</span></span></a>), often used in floral arrangements: genus <span class="bodyi">Anthurium</span> [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">anthos</span> flower + <span class="bodyi">oura</span> a tail, so called because of the projecting tail-like spadix].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breeze<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007306a"><!--s007306a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>ashy residue from the making of coke or charcoal [prob modification of French <span class="bodyi">braise</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/braise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">braise</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eclogue</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeklog/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019045a"><!--s019045a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a short poem, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a pastoral dialogue [Middle English <span class="bodyi">eclog</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">Eclogae</span> Selections (title of pastoral poems by Virgil d.19 <span class="bodysc">bc</span>, Roman poet), pl of <span class="bodyi">ecloga</span> selection, from Greek <span class="bodyi">eklogē</span>, from <span class="bodyi">eklegein</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eclectic1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eclectic 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bio- <span class="bodyi">or</span> bi-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005565a"><!--s005565a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting:</p><a name="s005680b"><!--s005680b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>life </p><p><i></i></p><p>biography</p>.</div><a name="s005681b"><!--s005681b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>living organisms or tissue </p><p><i></i></p><p>biology</p> [Greek <span class="bodyi">bio-</span>, from <span class="bodyi">bios</span> mode of life].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cathode ray</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009399a"><!--s009399a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a beam of high-speed electrons projected from the heated cathode of a vacuum tube.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adherent<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000584a"><!--s000584a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>sticking or holding fast; adhering.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">babysit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (babysitting, <span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> babysat /-sat/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003938a"><!--s003938a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to care for a child, usu for a short period while the parents are out</p><p><span class="bodyb">babysitter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [orig as <span class="bodyi">babysitter</span>; <span class="bodyi">babysit</span> is a back-formation].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clear blue water</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011075a"><!--s011075a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a clear difference between two viewpoints, policies, ideologies, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dolour</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">dolor</span>) /ʹdohlə, ʹdolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017785a"><!--s017785a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>mental suffering or anguish [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">dolor</span> pain, grief, from <span class="bodyi">dolēre</span> to feel pain, grieve].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contagion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹtayj(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012753a"><!--s012753a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013413b"><!--s013413b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the transmission of a disease from one person to another by contact.</p></div><a name="s013414b"><!--s013414b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003436c"><!--s003436c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the transmission of a disease from one person to another by contact.</p></div><a name="s003437c"><!--s003437c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a contagious disease.</p></div><a name="s003438c"><!--s003438c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>an infection.</p></div></div><a name="s013415b"><!--s013415b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a corrupting influence or contact [Latin <span class="bodyi">contagion-, contagio</span> infection, from <span class="bodyi">contingere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/contact1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">contact 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breeze-block</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007307a"><!--s007307a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rectangular building block made of breeze an ashy residue from coke or charcoal mixed with sand and cement.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biophysics</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bieohʹfiziks/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005619a"><!--s005619a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a branch of science concerned with the application of physics to biological problems</p><p><span class="bodyb">biophysical</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">biophysicist</span> /-sist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eclosion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eʹklozh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019046a"><!--s019046a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the emergence of an insect from the pupal case or of a larva from the egg [French <span class="bodyi">éclosion</span>, from <span class="bodyi">éclore</span> to hatch, from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">claudere</span> to close].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anti<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> antis)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002264a"><!--s002264a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an opponent of a practice or policy [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anti_or_ant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anti-</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crusted</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014427a"><!--s014427a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>covered with or having formed a crust.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deponent<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹpohnənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016102a"><!--s016102a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a verb: occurring with passive or middle voice forms but with active voice meaning [Latin <span class="bodyi">deponent-, deponens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">deponere</span> to put down, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ponere</span> to put].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cathode-ray tube</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009400a"><!--s009400a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a vacuum tube in which a beam of electrons is projected onto a fluorescent screen to provide a spot of light that produces a visual display, e.g. a television picture.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adhesion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ədʹ(h)eezh(ə)n, adʹheezh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000585a"><!--s000585a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000655b"><!--s000655b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000191c"><!--s000191c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the action or state of adhering.</p></div><a name="s000192c"><!--s000192c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in physics, the sticking together of unlike substances through molecular attraction: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cohesion/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cohesion</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s000656b"><!--s000656b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the action or state of adhering.</p></div><a name="s000657b"><!--s000657b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in medicine, an abnormal union of tissues that are usu separated in the body.</p></div><a name="s000658b"><!--s000658b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s000193c"><!--s000193c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in medicine, an abnormal union of tissues that are usu separated in the body.</p></div><a name="s000194c"><!--s000194c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the tissues united by this process [French <span class="bodyi">adhésion</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">adhaesion-, adhaesio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">adhaerēre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/adhere/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">adhere</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baby-snatcher</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003939a"><!--s003939a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003916b"><!--s003916b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who steals a baby from its pram.</p></div><a name="s003917b"><!--s003917b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">humorous</span> somebody who has a sexual relationship with or marries a much younger person.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contagious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹtayjəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012754a"><!--s012754a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013416b"><!--s013416b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a disease: communicable by contact; catching.</p></div><a name="s013417b"><!--s013417b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a person: suffering from a contagion and likely to communicate it; infectious.</p></div><a name="s013418b"><!--s013418b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of somebody's mood or attitude: tending to communicate itself to others; infectious </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her enthusiasm was contagious</p> <p><span class="bodyb">contagiously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><a name="sb000000105"><!--sb000000105--></a><p><span class="bodyb">contagiousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">contagious</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">infectious</span>? A <span class="bodyi">contagious</span> disease is spread by direct physical contact with an affected person or by touching something previously touched by an affected person: athlete's foot is a contagious disease. An <span class="bodyi">infectious</span> disease is transmitted by airborne micro-organisms: chickenpox and influenza are highly <span class="bodyi">infectious</span> diseases.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clearcole</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkliəkohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011076a"><!--s011076a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a priming of size mixed with ground chalk or white lead, formerly used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in house painting [partial translation of French <span class="bodyi">claire colle</span>, from <span class="bodyi">claire</span> clear + <span class="bodyi">colle</span> glue].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anti<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prep and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002265a"><!--s002265a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>opposed or antagonistic to something or somebody.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eco-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019047a"><!--s019047a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eco/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eco-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deponent<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016103a"><!--s016103a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016697b"><!--s016697b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in grammar, a deponent verb.</p></div><a name="s016698b"><!--s016698b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in law, somebody who gives evidence, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> written evidence, under oath.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dolphin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdolfin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017786a"><!--s017786a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018600b"><!--s018600b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several species of small gregarious toothed marine whales with the snout elongated into a beak: family Delphinidae.</p></div><a name="s018601b"><!--s018601b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of several species of similar freshwater whales: family Platanistidae.</p></div><a name="s018602b"><!--s018602b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a large food fish of warm seas that has spiny fins: <span class="bodyi">Coryphaena hippurus</span>.</p></div><a name="s018603b"><!--s018603b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a spar or buoy for mooring boats [Middle English via Old French <span class="bodyi">dalfin</span> and Latin <span class="bodyi">delphinus</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">delphin-, delphis</span> dolphin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Catholic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkath(ə)lik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009401a"><!--s009401a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of the Roman Catholic Church.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breezeway</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007308a"><!--s007308a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a covered passage, e.g. between a house and garage.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biopic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbieohpik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005620a"><!--s005620a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a film based on the life of a well-known person [shortened from <span class="bodyi">biographical picture</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crustie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrusti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014428a"><!--s014428a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crusty2_or_crustie/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crusty 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adhesive<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ədʹ(h)eeziv, -siv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000586a"><!--s000586a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>causing adherence or prepared for adhering; sticky</p><p><span class="bodyb">adhesively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">adhesiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baby talk</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003940a"><!--s003940a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the imperfect form of speech produced by small children, or an imitation of it used when speaking to small children.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contagious abortion</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012755a"><!--s012755a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>brucellosis or another disease of domestic animals that causes spontaneous abortion.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clear-cut</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011077a"><!--s011077a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011336b"><!--s011336b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>sharply outlined; distinct.</p></div><a name="s011337b"><!--s011337b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>free from ambiguity or uncertainty </p><p><i></i></p><p>a clear-cut case of sabotage</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">depopulate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹpopyoolayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016104a"><!--s016104a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016699b"><!--s016699b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to reduce greatly the population of (an area) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s016700b"><!--s016700b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to decrease in population <span class="bodyb">depopulation</span> /-ʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">depopulatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">depopulari</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">populari</span> to ravage, from <span class="bodyi">populus</span> people].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catholic</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009402a"><!--s009402a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009794b"><!--s009794b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002358c"><!--s002358c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>comprehensive; universal.</p></div><a name="s002359c"><!--s002359c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>broad in sympathies, tastes, or interests.</p></div></div><a name="s009795b"><!--s009795b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Catholic</span>)</p><a name="s002360c"><!--s002360c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>of or forming the ancient undivided Christian Church or a Church claiming historical continuity from it, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the Roman Catholic Church.</p></div><a name="s002361c"><!--s002361c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>of or forming the entire body of worshippers that constitutes the Christian Church</p><p>Originally denoting in the New Testament an inclusive church containing Greeks as well as Jews, the term ‘catholic’ was used in an exclusive sense in the third and fourth cents to define a church whose agreed beliefs and doctrines excluded anyone who held contrary opinions. These two senses continue today in the notions of the church as catholic (i.e. universal and inclusive) and Catholic (i.e. having a specific and exclusive historical identity) — Professor John Rogerson</p> <span class="bodyb">Catholicism</span> /kəʹtholəsiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old French <span class="bodyi">catholique</span> via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">katholikos</span> universal, general, from <span class="bodyi">katholou</span> in general, from <span class="bodyi">kata</span> by + <span class="bodyi">holos</span> whole].</div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biopsy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbieopsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> biopsies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005621a"><!--s005621a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the removal and examination of tissue, cells, or fluids from the living body [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bi_2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bi- 2</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">opsis</span> appearance].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eco-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019048a"><!--s019048a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020081b"><!--s020081b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>denoting habitat or environment </p><p><i></i></p><p>ecosphere</p>.</div><a name="s020082b"><!--s020082b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005150c"><!--s005150c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>ecological </p><p><i></i></p><p>ecosystem</p>.</div><a name="s005151c"><!--s005151c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>ecologically sound; environmentally friendly<i></i></p><p>ecotourism</p> <p>[late Latin <span class="bodyi">oeco-</span> household, from Greek <span class="bodyi">oiko-</span>, from <span class="bodyi">oikos</span> house].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anti-aircraft</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002267a"><!--s002267a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>designed for or concerned with defence against aircraft </p><p><i></i></p><p>an anti-aircraft missile</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crustose</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrustohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014429a"><!--s014429a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>denoting a lichen or alga that develops or resembles a crust.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breezy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (breezier, breeziest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007309a"><!--s007309a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007604b"><!--s007604b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>quite windy; fresh.</p></div><a name="s007605b"><!--s007605b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>brisk or lively.</p></div><a name="s007606b"><!--s007606b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>carefree or careless; insouciant</p><p><span class="bodyb">breezily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">breeziness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dolphinarium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dolfiʹneəri·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dolphinariums dolphinaria /-ri·ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017787a"><!--s017787a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an establishment where dolphins are trained to perform in public in a large pool [modelled on words such as <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/oceanarium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">oceanarium</span></span></a> and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aquarium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aquarium</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adhesive<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000587a"><!--s000587a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an adhesive substance, e.g. glue.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BAC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003941a"><!--s003941a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>British Aircraft Corporation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Catholicise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹtholəsiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009403a"><!--s009403a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/catholicize_or_catholicise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Catholicize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antibacterial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/antibakʹtiəri·əl / <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002268a"><!--s002268a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>directed or effective against bacteria.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biorhythm</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbieohridhəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005622a"><!--s005622a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a supposed periodic fluctuation in the biological activity of a living thing that is held to affects and determine mood, behaviour, and performance <span class="bodyb">biorhythmic</span> /-ʹridhmik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">biorhythmically</span> /-ʹridhmikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ecocentric</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eekohʹsentrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019049a"><!--s019049a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having a strong interest in and concern for environmental issues [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eco/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eco-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/centric/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-centric</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clearheaded</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011078a"><!--s011078a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011338b"><!--s011338b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not confused; sensible; rational.</p></div><a name="s011339b"><!--s011339b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having no illusions about a state of affairs; realistic.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contain</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹtayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012756a"><!--s012756a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013419b"><!--s013419b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to have or hold (something) within itself </p><p><i></i></p><p>The tin contained some stale biscuits</p>.</div><a name="s013420b"><!--s013420b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to comprise or include (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The letter contained some interesting news</p>.</div><a name="s013421b"><!--s013421b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to keep (something) within limits or hold it back or down </p><p><i></i></p><p>The flood waters could not be contained</p>.</div><a name="s013422b"><!--s013422b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to check or halt (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>They tried to contain the spread of the infection</p>.</div><a name="s013423b"><!--s013423b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to restrain or control (oneself or one's excitement) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She could contain herself no longer</p>.</div><a name="s013424b"><!--s013424b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>said of a number: to be divisible by (a factor), usu without a remainder</p><p><span class="bodyb">containable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">continēre</span> to hold together, hold in, contain, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">tenēre</span> to hold].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dolt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dohlt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017788a"><!--s017788a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an extremely dull or stupid person</p><p><span class="bodyb">doltish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">doltishly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">doltishness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [prob related to Old English <span class="bodyi">dol</span> foolish].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bremsstrahlung</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbremshtrahləng, ʹbremstrahləng/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007310a"><!--s007310a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the electromagnetic radiation produced by the sudden slowing down of a charged particle in an intense electric field [German <span class="bodyi">Bremsstrahlung</span>, from <span class="bodyi">bremsen</span> to brake + <span class="bodyi">Strahlung</span> radiation].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crusty<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (crustier, crustiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014430a"><!--s014430a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015052b"><!--s015052b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having a hard well-baked crust.</p></div><a name="s015053b"><!--s015053b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>surly; uncivil; truculent</p><p><span class="bodyb">crustily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">crustiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ad hoc</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ad ʹhok/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000588a"><!--s000588a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>for the particular purpose at hand and without consideration of wider applications only </p><p><i></i></p><p>an ad hoc investigation</p> [Latin <span class="bodyi">ad hoc</span> for this].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deport</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹpawt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016105a"><!--s016105a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016701b"><!--s016701b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to expel (e.g. an alien) legally from a country; to exile (somebody).</p></div><a name="s016702b"><!--s016702b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to behave or conduct (oneself) in a specified manner</p><p><span class="bodyb">deportable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">deportation</span> /deepawʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">deportare</span> to carry away, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">portare</span> to carry].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baccalaureate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bakəʹlawri·ət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003942a"><!--s003942a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003918b"><!--s003918b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the academic degree of bachelor.</p></div><a name="s003919b"><!--s003919b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a qualification allowing students to enter higher education, or the examinations for this.</p></div><a name="s003920b"><!--s003920b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/international_baccalaureate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">International Baccalaureate</span></span></a></p><p>medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">baccalaureatus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">baccalaureus</span> bachelor, alteration of <span class="bodyi">baccalarius</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bachelor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bachelor</span></span></a>). The alteration came about by association with Latin <span class="bodyi">bacca lauri</span> laurel berry, because laurels were traditionally awarded to scholars</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catholicity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kathəʹlisiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009404a"><!--s009404a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009796b"><!--s009796b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>liberality of sentiments or views.</p></div><a name="s009797b"><!--s009797b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>universality; comprehensiveness.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antiballistic missile</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌantibəʹlistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002269a"><!--s002269a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a missile for intercepting and destroying ballistic missiles.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clearing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011079a"><!--s011079a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an area of land cleared of wood and brush.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crusty<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> crustie</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> crusties)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014431a"><!--s014431a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a young person of unkempt appearance who follows an alternative lifestyle, often involving squatting </p><p><i></i></p><p>free washing facilities for all crusties</p><p> New Musical Express.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bren gun</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bren/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007311a"><!--s007311a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a gas-operated magazine-fed light machine gun [blend of <span class="bodyi">Brno</span>, city in Czechoslovakia where it was first made + <span class="bodyi">Enfield</span>, town in England where it was subsequently produced].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-dom</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017792a"><!--s017792a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting:</p><a name="s018606b"><!--s018606b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004639c"><!--s004639c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>rank or office </p><p><i></i></p><p>dukedom</p>.</div><a name="s004640c"><!--s004640c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>realm or jurisdiction </p><p><i></i></p><p>kingdom</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Christendom</p>.</div></div><a name="s018607b"><!--s018607b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>state </p><p><i></i></p><p>freedom</p> <p><i></i></p><p>boredom</p>.</div><a name="s018608b"><!--s018608b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a group or class of people having a specified office, occupation, interest, or character </p><p><i></i></p><p>officialdom</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">-dōm</span>, orig ‘judgment’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">container</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012757a"><!--s012757a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013425b"><!--s013425b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an object, such as a box or tin, that contains things.</p></div><a name="s013426b"><!--s013426b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a metal packing case for the transport of goods, standardized for mechanical handling, usu forming a single load for a lorry or railway wagon.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BIOS</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbie·os/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005623a"><!--s005623a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Basic Input-Output System, a set of computer instructions controlling input and output functions in the firmware of a computer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baccarat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbakərah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003943a"><!--s003943a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a card game in which three hands are dealt and players may bet on either or both hands against the dealer's, the winning hand having the highest remainder when its face value is divided by ten [French <span class="bodyi">baccara</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deportee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deepawʹtee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016106a"><!--s016106a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who has been deported or is under sentence of deportation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ad hominem</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ad ʹhominem/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000589a"><!--s000589a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000659b"><!--s000659b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>based on personal rather than intellectual grounds </p><p><i></i></p><p>an ad hominem argument</p>.</div><a name="s000660b"><!--s000660b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>associated with a particular person<i></i></p><p>an ad hominem appointment</p> [Latin <span class="bodyi">ad hominem</span>, literally ‘to the man’].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ecocide</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeekohsied/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019050a"><!--s019050a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>destruction of the natural environment to the extent that it is unable to support life.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Catholicize <span class="bodyi">or</span> Catholicise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹtholəsiez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009405a"><!--s009405a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009798b"><!--s009798b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to become converted or convert (a person or group) to Catholicism <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s009799b"><!--s009799b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to become converted to Catholicism.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antibiosis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌantibieʹohsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002270a"><!--s002270a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>antagonistic association between organisms, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> micro-organisms, to the detriment of one of them, or between one organism and a metabolic product of another: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/symbiosis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">symbiosis</span></span></a> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">antibiosis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anti_or_ant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anti-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">biosis</span> form of life, ultimately from Greek <span class="bodyi">bios</span> life].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brent goose</span><small><span class="eSynop">/brent/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007312a"><!--s007312a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small dark goose that breeds in the Arctic and migrates southwards: <span class="bodyi">Branta bernicla</span> [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clearing bank</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011080a"><!--s011080a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bank that is a member of a clearing house.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crutch</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kruch/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014432a"><!--s014432a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015054b"><!--s015054b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003769c"><!--s003769c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a staff of wood or metal used typically fitting under the armpit to support an injured disabled person in walking.</p></div><a name="s003770c"><!--s003770c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any prop or support </p><p><i></i></p><p>a device commonly resorted to as a crutch for a lame argument</p>.</div></div><a name="s015055b"><!--s015055b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the crotch of an animal or human </p><p><i></i></p><p>I clapt my hand under his crutch and … pitched him head-foremost into the river</p><p> Benjamin Franklin.</p></div><a name="s015056b"><!--s015056b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the crotch, or the part of a garment that covers it the human crotch [Old English <span class="bodyi">crycc</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deportment</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016107a"><!--s016107a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> the manner in which one stands, sits, or walks; posture.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bioscope</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbie·əskohp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005624a"><!--s005624a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly SAfr, informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cinema/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cinema</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adiabatic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌadi·əʹbatik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000590a"><!--s000590a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a thermodynamic process: occurring without loss or gain of heat</p><p><span class="bodyb">adiabatically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">adiabatos</span> impassable, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">diabatos</span> passable, from <span class="bodyi">diabainein</span> to go across, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dia_or_di/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dia-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">bainein</span> to go].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">containerize <span class="bodyi">or</span> containerise <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012758a"><!--s012758a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013427b"><!--s013427b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to transport (goods) in containers.</p></div><a name="s013428b"><!--s013428b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to convert (a port or goods-transporting system) to the use of containers.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bacchanal<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbakənl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003944a"><!--s003944a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003921b"><!--s003921b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000756c"><!--s000756c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a devotee of Bacchus, <span class="bodyi"><span class="bodyi">esp</span></span> one who celebrates the Bacchanalia.</p></div><a name="s000757c"><!--s000757c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a reveller.</p></div></div><a name="s003922b"><!--s003922b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>drunken revelry or carousal; bacchanalia [Latin <span class="bodyi">bacchanalis</span> of <span class="bodyi">Bacchus</span>, god of wine, from Greek <span class="bodyi">Bakchos</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DOM</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017789a"><!--s017789a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Dominican Republic (international vehicle registration).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkatie·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009406a"><!--s009406a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a positively charged ion that moves towards the cathode during electrolysis: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anion/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anion</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">cationic</span> /-ʹonik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">kation</span>,neuter present part. of <span class="bodyi">katienai</span> to go down, from <span class="bodyi">kata-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cata_or_cat_or_cath/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cata-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ienai</span> to go].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eco-friendly</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eekohʹfrendli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019051a"><!--s019051a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>not harmful to the environment.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antibiotic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌantibieʹotik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002271a"><!--s002271a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a substance, such as penicillin, able to inhibit the growth of or kill micro-organisms, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> bacteria</p><p><span class="bodyb">antibiotic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/antibiosis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">antibiosis</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bressumer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbresəmə/ breastsummer /ʹbres(t)səmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007313a"><!--s007313a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large supporting beam set across an opening, e.g. a fireplace [alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/breastsummer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">breastsummer</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clearing house</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkliəringhows/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011081a"><!--s011081a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011340b"><!--s011340b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an establishment maintained by banks for settling mutual claims and accounts.</p></div><a name="s011341b"><!--s011341b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an agency for collecting, classifying, and distributing something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> information.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biosecurity</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005625a"><!--s005625a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the protection of people and animals from pests and infectious diseases, and the prevention of the spread of pests and diseases, by isolation, movement restrictions and sanitation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adieu</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹdyooh, əʹdyuh (<span class="bodyi">French</span> adjø)/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj and noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> adieus adieux /əʹdyooh(z), əʹdyuh(z) (<span class="bodyi">French</span> adjø)/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000591a"><!--s000591a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly literary</span> goodbye [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">a Dieu</span> to God, from Latin <span class="bodyi">Deus</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">container ship</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012759a"><!--s012759a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a ship for carrying cargo in containers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crux</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kruks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cruxes cruces /ʹkroohseez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014433a"><!--s014433a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015057b"><!--s015057b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an essential or decisive point </p><p><i></i></p><p>the crux of the matter</p>.</div><a name="s015058b"><!--s015058b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a puzzling or difficult problem </p><p><i></i></p><p>textual cruxes</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">cruc-, crux</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cross1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cross 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catkin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkatkin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009407a"><!--s009407a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a densely crowded spike of flowers without petals hanging from a tree, e.g. a willow or hazel [early Dutch <span class="bodyi">katteken</span> kitten; from its resemblance to a cat's tail].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antibody</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹantibodi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> antibodies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002272a"><!--s002272a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a protein, e.g. a blood protein, that is produced by the body in response to a specific <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/antigen/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">antigen</span></span></a> (toxin, virus, etc) and that counteracts its effects by attaching itself to the antigen and neutralizing it or causing its destruction.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">depose</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹpohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016108a"><!--s016108a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016703b"><!--s016703b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to remove (somebody) from a position of authority, e.g. a throne.</p></div><a name="s016704b"><!--s016704b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to testify (something) under oath or by affidavit <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s016705b"><!--s016705b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to bear witness [Middle English <span class="bodyi">deposen</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">deponere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/deponent1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">deponent 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dom</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dom/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017790a"><!--s017790a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018604b"><!--s018604b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>used as a title for Benedictine, Carthusian, and Cistercian monks and some Roman Catholic priests canons regular.</p></div><a name="s018605b"><!--s018605b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used formerly as a title preceding the Christian name of a Portuguese or Brazilian man of rank [Latin <span class="bodyi">dominus</span> master].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brethren</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbredhrin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007314a"><!--s007314a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used in formal address and to refer to members of a religious order or a society: pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brother1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brother 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bacchanal<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003945a"><!--s003945a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003923b"><!--s003923b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to Bacchus or the Bacchanalia.</p></div><a name="s003924b"><!--s003924b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to drunken revelry.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ecol.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019052a"><!--s019052a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020083b"><!--s020083b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>ecological.</p></div><a name="s020084b"><!--s020084b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>ecology.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clearly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011082a"><!--s011082a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011342b"><!--s011342b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in a clear manner.</p></div><a name="s011343b"><!--s011343b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>obviously; without any doubt.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-biosis</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -bioses)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005626a"><!--s005626a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting: a mode of life </p><p><i></i></p><p>symbiosis</p><p><span class="bodyb">-biotic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i> [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">biōsis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">bioun</span> to live].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Adi Granth</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌahdee ʹgrunt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000592a"><!--s000592a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/granth/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Granth</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cat litter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009408a"><!--s009408a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>absorbent material placed in a receptacle or location where a domestic cat urinates and defecates.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">containment</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012760a"><!--s012760a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the action of keeping something under control, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of preventing the expansion of a hostile power or ideology.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cruzeiro</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kroohʹzeəroh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cruzeiros)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014434a"><!--s014434a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the former basic monetary unit of Brazil, divided into 100 centavos [Portuguese <span class="bodyi">cruzeiro</span> large cross (because the coin was marked with a cross), from Latin <span class="bodyi">cruc-</span>, <span class="bodyi">crux</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cross1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cross 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deposit<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹpozit/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (deposited, depositing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016109a"><!--s016109a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016706b"><!--s016706b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004200c"><!--s004200c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to place (something) <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for safekeeping or as a pledge.</p></div><a name="s004201c"><!--s004201c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to put (money) in a bank.</p></div></div><a name="s016707b"><!--s016707b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004202c"><!--s004202c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to place or lay down (something).</p></div><a name="s004203c"><!--s004203c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to let fall (e.g. sediment)</p><p><span class="bodyb">depositor</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">depositus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">deponere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/deponent1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">deponent 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dom.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017791a"><!--s017791a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>domestic.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clear off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011083a"><!--s011083a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to go away.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bacchanalia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bakəʹnayli·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003946a"><!--s003946a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003925b"><!--s003925b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Bacchanalia</span>) a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry.</p></div><a name="s003926b"><!--s003926b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a drunken feast; an orgy</p><p><span class="bodyb">bacchanalian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">bacchanalia</span>, neuter pl of <span class="bodyi">bacchanalis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bacchanal1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bacchanal 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Breton</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbret(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007315a"><!--s007315a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007607b"><!--s007607b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Brittany.</p></div><a name="s007608b"><!--s007608b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Celtic language of the Bretons</p><p><span class="bodyb">Breton</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">breton</span> via late Latinfrom Latin <span class="bodyi">Briton-</span>, <span class="bodyi">Brito</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/briton/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Briton</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eco-labelling</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019053a"><!--s019053a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the use of labels by manufacturers to identify products that satisfy certain environmental standards</p><p><span class="bodyb">eco-label</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹantik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002273a"><!--s002273a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> grotesque or bizarre </p><p><i></i></p><p>as I perchance hereafter shall think meet to put an antic disposition on</p> — Shakespeare [Italian <span class="bodyi">antico</span> ancient, grotesque, from Latin <span class="bodyi">antiquus</span> ancient].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biosphere</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbie·əsfiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005627a"><!--s005627a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the entirety of those areas of the earth's surface and atmosphere in which life exists.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cry<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/krie/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (cries, cried, crying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014435a"><!--s014435a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s015059b"><!--s015059b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to weep or sob.</p></div><a name="s015060b"><!--s015060b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or literary</span> to call loudly; to shout, e.g. in fear or pain </p><p><i></i></p><p>when Agamemnon cried aloud</p><p> T S Eliot.</p></div><a name="s015061b"><!--s015061b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a bird or animal: to utter a characteristic sound or call.</p></div><a name="s015062b"><!--s015062b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (+ out for) to require or suggest strongly a certain treatment, remedy, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>entries that cry out for a diagram or illustration</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s015063b"><!--s015063b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> to utter (something) loudly.</p></div><a name="s015064b"><!--s015064b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>said of a hawker: to proclaim (one's wares) publicly ✱ <span class="bodyb">cry for the moon</span> to want the unattainable ✱ <span class="bodyb">cry over spilt milk</span> to express vain regrets for what cannot be recovered or undone ✱ <span class="bodyb">cry stinking fish</span> to belittle one's own product ✱ <span class="bodyb">for crying out loud</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> used to express exasperation and annoyance [Middle English <span class="bodyi">crien</span> via Old Frenchfrom Latin <span class="bodyi">quiritare</span> to cry out for help (from a citizen), to scream, from <span class="bodyi">Quirit-, Quiris</span> Roman citizen].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contaminant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹtaminənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012761a"><!--s012761a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a contaminating substance.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ad infinitum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌad infiʹnietəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000593a"><!--s000593a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>without end or limit; indefinitely [Latin <span class="bodyi">ad infinitum</span> to an infinite extent].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">domain</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dəʹmayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017793a"><!--s017793a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018609b"><!--s018609b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a territory over which control is exercised.</p></div><a name="s018610b"><!--s018610b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a sphere of influence or activity.</p></div><a name="s018611b"><!--s018611b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the set of values to which a variable is limited; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the set of values that the independent variable of a function may take on.</p></div><a name="s018612b"><!--s018612b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in physics, any of the small randomly oriented regions of uniform magnetization in a ferromagnetic substance.</p></div><a name="s018613b"><!--s018613b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in computing, a group of Internet locations having addresses with the same suffix.</p></div><a name="s018614b"><!--s018614b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ</span> a public park or recreation ground</p><p><span class="bodyb">domanial</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">domaine, demaine</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">dominium</span>, from <span class="bodyi">dominus</span> master, owner].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catmint</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009409a"><!--s009409a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of blue-flowered plants of the mint family with small pale purple-spotted flowers and a strong scent that is attractive to cats: <span class="bodyi">Nepeta cataria</span> and other species.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breve</span><small><span class="eSynop">/breev/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007316a"><!--s007316a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007609b"><!--s007609b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a musical note with the time value of two semibreves or four minims.</p></div><a name="s007610b"><!--s007610b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a curved mark (˘) placed over a vowel in some languages to show a short or unstressed vowel or syllable [Latin <span class="bodyi">breve</span>, neuter of <span class="bodyi">brevis</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brief1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brief 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clear out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011084a"><!--s011084a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011344b"><!--s011344b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to use or empty all the contents of (something) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s011345b"><!--s011345b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to go away; to leave a place</p><p><span class="bodyb">clearout</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bacchant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbakənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bacchants bacchantes /bəʹkanteez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003947a"><!--s003947a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a priest or follower of Bacchus; somebody celebrating the Bacchanalia [Latin <span class="bodyi">bacchant-, bacchans</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">bacchari</span> to celebrate the festival of Bacchus].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anticathode</span><small><span class="eSynop">/antiʹkathohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002274a"><!--s002274a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the electrode to which the electrons flow in a vacuum tube such as an X-ray tube.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deposit<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016110a"><!--s016110a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016708b"><!--s016708b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004204c"><!--s004204c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>money given as a pledge or down payment.</p></div><a name="s004205c"><!--s004205c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>money or valuables deposited in a bank.</p></div></div><a name="s016709b"><!--s016709b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a depository.</p></div><a name="s016710b"><!--s016710b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something laid down; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> matter deposited by a natural process ✱ <span class="bodyb">on deposit</span> paid into a deposit account.</p></div><a name="s016711b"><!--s016711b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>paid as an instalment.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">E. coli</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohlie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019054a"><!--s019054a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bacterium, <span class="bodyi">Escherichia coli</span>, that is found naturally in the intestines of humans and other animals and can sometimes cause severe food poisoning [short for <span class="bodyi">Escherichia coli</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/escherichia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Escherichia</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biosynthesis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bieohʹsinthəsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> biosyntheses /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005628a"><!--s005628a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the production of a chemical compound by a living organism <span class="bodyb">biosynthetic</span> /-ʹthetik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">biosynthetically</span> /-ʹthetikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cry<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014436a"><!--s014436a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015065b"><!--s015065b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a spell of weeping.</p></div><a name="s015066b"><!--s015066b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an inarticulate utterance of distress, rage, pain, etc.</p></div><a name="s015067b"><!--s015067b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a loud shout.</p></div><a name="s015068b"><!--s015068b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a watchword or slogan </p><p><i></i></p><p>The universal cry of France and of Europe in 1814 was … ‘Assez de Bonaparte’</p><p> Ralph Waldo Emerson.</p></div><a name="s015069b"><!--s015069b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a general public demand or complaint.</p></div><a name="s015070b"><!--s015070b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>the characteristic sound or call of an animal or bird ✱ <span class="bodyb">cry from the heart</span> a heartfelt appeal; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cri_de_coeur/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cri de coeur</span></span></a> ✱ <span class="bodyb">in full cry</span> in pursuit.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ad interim</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000594a"><!--s000594a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in the meantime [Latin <span class="bodyi">ad interim</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">domaine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/doʹmen, doʹmayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017794a"><!--s017794a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a French vineyard estate, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one in Burgundy [French <span class="bodyi">domaine</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/domain/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">domain</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contaminate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹtaminayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012762a"><!--s012762a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013429b"><!--s013429b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to render (something) impure or unfit for use through contact with or the admixture of a polluting or poisonous substance.</p></div><a name="s013430b"><!--s013430b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (something) radioactive through exposure to a radioactive substance.</p></div><a name="s013431b"><!--s013431b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to destroy the purity and innocence of (somebody or something) through unwholesome or undesirable influences</p><p><span class="bodyb">contaminant</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">contamination</span> /-ʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">contaminative</span> /-nətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">contaminator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">contaminatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">contaminare</span>, from <span class="bodyi">contamen</span> contact, defilement, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + a word related to <span class="bodyi">tangere</span> to touch].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catnap<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009410a"><!--s009410a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a brief period of sleep, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> during the day.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Antichrist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹantikriest/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002275a"><!--s002275a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">the Antichrist</span>) an enemy of Christ, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a great personal opponent of Christ predicted to appear shortly before the end of the world [Middle English <span class="bodyi">anticrist</span> via French and late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">Antichristos</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clear-sighted</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011085a"><!--s011085a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/clearheaded/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">clearheaded</span></span></a> (2), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> having perceptive insight.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brevet<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrevit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007317a"><!--s007317a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a commission giving a military officer higher nominal rank than that for which he or she receives pay [Middle English in the sense ‘an official message’, from Old French <span class="bodyi">brevet</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">bref, brief</span> letter: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brief2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brief 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ecological</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eekəʹlojikl, ek-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019055a"><!--s019055a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020085b"><!--s020085b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or relating to ecology.</p></div><a name="s020086b"><!--s020086b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>beneficial to or not harmful to the environment</p><p><span class="bodyb">ecologically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deposit account</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016111a"><!--s016111a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> an account, e.g. in a bank, on which interest is usu payable and from which withdrawals can be made usu only by prior arrangement: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/current_account/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">current account</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biota</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bieʹohtə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005629a"><!--s005629a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the flora and fauna of a region [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">biotē</span> life].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bacchante</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹkanti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003948a"><!--s003948a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a priestess or female follower of Bacchus [French <span class="bodyi">bacchante</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">bacchant-</span>, <span class="bodyi">bacchans</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bacchant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bacchant</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crybaby</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> crybabies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014438a"><!--s014438a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a person who cries or complains too easily or frequently.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adipocere</span><small><span class="eSynop">/adipohʹsiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000595a"><!--s000595a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fatty substance resembling wax that sometimes forms in dead bodies during decomposition [Latin <span class="bodyi">adip-, adeps</span> fat + French <span class="bodyi">cire</span> wax].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contango</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹtanggoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">Brit</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012763a"><!--s012763a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013432b"><!--s013432b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in a commodity market or stock exchange, a situation where a commodity's cash price or the price of a security is lower than its forward price.</p></div><a name="s013433b"><!--s013433b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a premium paid by a buyer to a seller of shares or commodities to postpone delivery until a future day of settlement [prob a coinage based on Latin verbs in which the first person pres sing. ends in <span class="bodyi">-o</span>, perhaps meant to express the idea ‘I make contingent’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">domain name</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017795a"><!--s017795a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the combination of letters, words, and punctuation that specifies the location of a website on the Internet.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clearstory</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011086a"><!--s011086a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/clerestory_or_clearstory/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">clerestory</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bacchantes</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹkanteez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003949a"><!--s003949a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bacchant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bacchant</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ecological footprint</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019056a"><!--s019056a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the effect in terms of the use of natural resources that an individual or society has on the environment.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biotech</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbie·ohtek/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005630a"><!--s005630a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/biotechnology/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">biotechnology</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brevet<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (breveted brevetted) (breveting brevetting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007318a"><!--s007318a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to confer a usu specified rank on (somebody) by brevet.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anticipate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anʹtisipayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002276a"><!--s002276a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002221b"><!--s002221b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000501c"><!--s000501c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to foresee and deal with (something) in advance; to forestall.</p></div><a name="s000502c"><!--s000502c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to act before (another person), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> so as to thwart their plans.</p></div></div><a name="s002222b"><!--s002222b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to discuss or think about (something) in advance or too early.</p></div><a name="s002223b"><!--s002223b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to use or spend (something) before the right or natural time </p><p><i></i></p><p>We've already anticipated next month's salary</p>.</div><a name="s002224b"><!--s002224b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to look forward to (something) as certain; to expect <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s002225b"><!--s002225b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to speak or write in knowledge or expectation of something due to happen</p><p><span class="bodyb">anticipant</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">anticipative</span> /anʹtisipaytiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><a name="sb00000046"><!--sb00000046--></a><p><span class="bodyb">anticipator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">anticipatory</span> /-pət(ə)ri, -paytəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">anticipatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">anticipare</span> to take before, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ante/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ante-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">capere</span> to take]</p><div class="sidebar"><p>At sense <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anticipate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anticipate</span></span></a> (4) you will often find that <span class="bodyi">expect</span> is a better word to use, because it is simpler: <span class="bodyi">we don't expect any trouble</span> is much more straightforward than <span class="bodyi">we don't anticipate any trouble</span>, which has the ring of evasive officialese. It is these associations, rather than any point of grammatical principle, that make <span class="bodyi">anticipate</span> so widely disliked in this meaning.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">depositary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹpozit(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> depositaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016112a"><!--s016112a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person to whom something is entrusted.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catnap<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (catnapped, catnapping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009411a"><!--s009411a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to have a catnap.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cry down</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014439a"><!--s014439a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to disparage or depreciate (somebody or something).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contd</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012764a"><!--s012764a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>continued.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ecology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹkoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019057a"><!--s019057a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the interrelationship of living organisms and their environments, or the scientific study of this</p><p><span class="bodyb">ecological</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">ecologically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">ecologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [German <span class="bodyi">Ökologie</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">oikos-</span> house + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/logy_or_ology/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-logy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adipose</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹadipohs, -pohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000596a"><!--s000596a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or containing animal fat; fatty </p><p><i></i></p><p>adipose tissue</p> <span class="bodyb">adiposity</span> /-ʹpositi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">adiposus</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">adip-, adeps</span> fat, from Greek <span class="bodyi">aleipha</span>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">breviary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrevi·əri, ʹbree-, ʹbrevyəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> breviaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007319a"><!--s007319a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007611b"><!--s007611b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Breviary</span>) a book containing the prayers, hymns, psalms, and readings for the canonical hours.</p></div><a name="s007612b"><!--s007612b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/divine_office/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Divine Office</span></span></a> [Latin <span class="bodyi">breviarium</span>, from <span class="bodyi">brevis</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brief1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brief 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dome</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dohm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017796a"><!--s017796a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018615b"><!--s018615b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a hemispherical roof or vault.</p></div><a name="s018616b"><!--s018616b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a dome-shaped geological or other structure.</p></div><a name="s018617b"><!--s018617b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a stately building; a mansion </p><p><i></i></p><p>a stately pleasure dome</p>.</div><a name="s018618b"><!--s018618b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the top part of the head</p><p><span class="bodyb">domical</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">domal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">domelike</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">dôme</span> dome, cathedral, from Italian <span class="bodyi">duomo</span> cathedral, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">domus</span> church, from Latin, house, home].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crying</span></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014440a"><!--s014440a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>✱ <span class="bodyb">a crying shame</span> a shocking thing; a matter for great self-reproach </p><p><i></i></p><p>It would be a crying shame to miss the opportunity</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baccy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbaki/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> baccies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003950a"><!--s003950a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> tobacco [by shortening and alteration].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deposition</span><small><span class="eSynop">/depəʹzish(ə)n, dee-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016113a"><!--s016113a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016712b"><!--s016712b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the removal of somebody from a position of authority.</p></div><a name="s016713b"><!--s016713b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a usu written and sworn statement presented as evidence.</p></div><a name="s016714b"><!--s016714b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an act or process of depositing.</p></div><a name="s016715b"><!--s016715b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Deposition</span>) the taking down of Christ's body from the Cross.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catnip</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009412a"><!--s009412a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/catmint/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">catmint</span></span></a> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cat1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cat 1</span></span></a> + obsolete <span class="bodyi">nep</span> catnip, via Old English <span class="bodyi">nepte</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">nepeta</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anticipation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anˌtisiʹpaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002277a"><!--s002277a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002226b"><!--s002226b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the state of foreseeing or expecting something </p><p><i></i></p><p>There is no terror in a bang, only in the anticipation of it</p> — Alfred Hitchcock.</div><a name="s002227b"><!--s002227b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>feelings of pleasurable expectation.</p></div><a name="s002228b"><!--s002228b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the foreseeing of something and the action taken to prepare for or forestall it.</p></div><a name="s002229b"><!--s002229b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the use of something in advance or before the right time.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clear up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011087a"><!--s011087a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011346b"><!--s011346b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002923c"><!--s002923c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to remove (a mess, etc).</p></div><a name="s002924c"><!--s002924c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to tidy (a room, etc) by removing unwanted things.</p></div></div><a name="s011347b"><!--s011347b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to provide a solution or explanation for (a problem or mystery) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s011348b"><!--s011348b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of an illness, etc: to be cured or alleviated.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biotechnology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌbie·ohtekʹnoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005631a"><!--s005631a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005714b"><!--s005714b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the use of living cells or micro-organisms, such as bacteria, in industry and technology to manufacture drugs and chemicals, create energy, destroy waste matter, etc.</p></div><a name="s005715b"><!--s005715b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> the study of the interaction between people and machines they use; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ergonomic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ergonomics</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">biotechnological</span> /-ʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">biotechnologically</span> /-ʹlojikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">biotechnologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">e-commerce</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019058a"><!--s019058a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the buying and selling of goods and services by computer, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> over the Internet [short for <span class="bodyi">electronic commerce</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">domed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017797a"><!--s017797a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018619b"><!--s018619b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a building: having a dome.</p></div><a name="s018620b"><!--s018620b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of somebody's forehead: high and rounded.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conté</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkontay/ Conté <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012765a"><!--s012765a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hard non-greasy crayon used by artists, typically black, brown, or red, made of graphite and clay [named after Nicolas J. <span class="bodyi">Conté</span> d.1805, French chemist, who developed it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brevity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbreviti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007320a"><!--s007320a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007613b"><!--s007613b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the quality of being brief, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> shortness of duration.</p></div><a name="s007614b"><!--s007614b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>expression in few words; conciseness </p><p><i></i></p><p>Since brevity is the soul of wit … I will be brief</p><p> Shakespeare [Latin <span class="bodyi">brevitas</span>,from <span class="bodyi">brevis</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brief1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brief 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cryo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014441a"><!--s014441a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cry_or_cryo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cry-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anticlerical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/antiʹklerikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002278a"><!--s002278a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>opposed to the influence of the clergy or church in secular affairs</p><p><span class="bodyb">anticlerical</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">anticlericalism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">anticlericalist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bioterrorism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌbieohʹterrəriz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005632a"><!--s005632a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>terrorism using forms of biological warfare, such as the use of organisms that cause disease</p><p><span class="bodyb">bioterrorist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clearway</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011088a"><!--s011088a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a road on which vehicles may stop only in an emergency.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bach</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bach/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003951a"><!--s003951a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NZ</span> a simple dwelling, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a shack or chalet, e.g. at the seaside or in the country [prob short for <span class="bodyi">bachelor</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹadit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000597a"><!--s000597a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine for access or drainage [Latin <span class="bodyi">aditus</span> an approach, past part. of <span class="bodyi">adire</span> to go to, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ire</span> to go].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">depositor</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016114a"><!--s016114a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who places money on deposit in a bank or building society.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cat-o’-nine-tails</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cat-o’-nine-tails)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009413a"><!--s009413a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a flogging whip made of nine knotted cords fastened to a handle [from the resemblance of its scars to the scratches of a cat].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Domesday Book</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdoohmzday/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017798a"><!--s017798a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a record of a survey of English lands made by order of William I about 1086 [Middle English, from <span class="bodyi">domesday</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/doomsday/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">doomsday</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">econ.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019059a"><!--s019059a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020087b"><!--s020087b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>economics.</p></div><a name="s020088b"><!--s020088b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>economist.</p></div><a name="s020089b"><!--s020089b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>economy.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cryobiology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkrieohbieʹoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014442a"><!--s014442a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the study of the effects of extremely low temperature on biological systems <span class="bodyb">cryobiological</span> /-ʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cryobiologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brew<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/brooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007321a"><!--s007321a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007615b"><!--s007615b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to prepare (e.g. beer or ale) by steeping, boiling, and fermentation or by infusion and fermentation.</p></div><a name="s007616b"><!--s007616b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to prepare (e.g. tea) by infusion in hot water.</p></div><a name="s007617b"><!--s007617b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to contrive or plot (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>They were brewing up a plan</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s007618b"><!--s007618b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to brew beer or ale.</p></div><a name="s007619b"><!--s007619b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> to undergo infusion </p><p><i></i></p><p>He left the tea to brew</p>.</div><a name="s007620b"><!--s007620b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to be in the process of formation </p><p><i></i></p><p>A storm is brewing in the east</p> <p><span class="bodyb">brewer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">brēowan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bachelor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbachələ/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003952a"><!--s003952a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003927b"><!--s003927b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000758c"><!--s000758c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an unmarried man </p><p><i></i></p><p>When I said I would die a bachelor, I did not think I should live till I were married</p> — Shakespeare.</div><a name="s000759c"><!--s000759c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a man past the usual age for marrying or one who seems unlikely to marry.</p></div><a name="s000760c"><!--s000760c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) suitable for or occupied by a bachelor </p><p><i></i></p><p>a bachelor flat</p>.</div></div><a name="s003928b"><!--s003928b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Bachelor</span>) in degree titles: a recipient of what is usu the lowest degree conferred by a college or university </p><p><i></i></p><p>Bachelor of Arts</p>.</div><a name="s003929b"><!--s003929b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a male animal, e.g. a fur seal, without a mate during breeding time.</p></div><a name="s003930b"><!--s003930b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in medieval times, a young knight who followed the banner of another knight</p><p><span class="bodyb">bachelordom</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bachelorhood</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bacheler</span> from Old French, prob from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">baccalarius</span> tenant farmer, squire, advanced student, of Celtic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Adivasi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahdiʹvahsee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Adivasis Adivasi)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000598a"><!--s000598a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of any of the aboriginal tribal peoples of India [Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">ādivāsī</span> original inhabitant, from <span class="bodyi">ādi</span> beginning + <span class="bodyi">vāsin</span> inhabitant, resident].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conte</span><small><span class="eSynop">/konht, kawnt (<span class="bodyi">French</span> kɔt)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012766a"><!--s012766a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tale or short story, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of adventure [French <span class="bodyi">conte</span> tale, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">computare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/compute/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">compute</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cleat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kleet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011089a"><!--s011089a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011349b"><!--s011349b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a projecting piece, e.g. on the bottom of a shoe, that provides a grip.</p></div><a name="s011350b"><!--s011350b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002925c"><!--s002925c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a projecting piece, e.g. on the bottom of a shoe, that provides a grip.</p></div><a name="s002926c"><!--s002926c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) shoes equipped with cleats.</p></div></div><a name="s011351b"><!--s011351b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002927c"><!--s002927c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a wedge-shaped piece fastened to something and serving as a support or check.</p></div><a name="s002928c"><!--s002928c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a wooden or metal fitting, usu with two projecting horns, round which a rope may be made fast [Middle English <span class="bodyi">clete</span> wedge, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anticlimax</span><small><span class="eSynop">/antiʹkliemaks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002279a"><!--s002279a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002230b"><!--s002230b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an event that is strikingly less important or exciting than expected.</p></div><a name="s002231b"><!--s002231b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the usu sudden and ludicrous descent in writing or speaking from a significant to a trivial idea, or an example of this <span class="bodyb">anticlimactic</span> /-ʹmaktik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">anticlimactical</span> /-ʹmaktikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">anticlimactically</span> /-ʹmaktikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biotic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bieʹotik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005633a"><!--s005633a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005716b"><!--s005716b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to life, or living organisms, or the effect living organisms have on each other.</p></div><a name="s005717b"><!--s005717b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>caused or produced by living organisms [Greek <span class="bodyi">biōtikos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">bioun</span> to live].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">depository</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹpozit(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> depositories)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016115a"><!--s016115a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016716b"><!--s016716b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a place where something is deposited, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for safekeeping; a storehouse.</p></div><a name="s016717b"><!--s016717b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a trustee; a depositary.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catoptric</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kaʹtoptrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009414a"><!--s009414a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of a mirror or reflected light, or produced by reflection [Greek <span class="bodyi">katoptrikos</span> from <span class="bodyi">katoptron</span> mirror, from <span class="bodyi">katopsesthai</span> to be going to observe, from <span class="bodyi">kata-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cata_or_cat_or_cath/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cata-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">opsesthai</span> to be going to see].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">econometrics</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iˌkonəʹmetriks/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019060a"><!--s019060a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing.</span>) the application of statistical methods to the study of economic data and problems</p><p><span class="bodyb">econometric</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">econometrical</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">econometrically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">econometrician</span> /-ʹtrish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">econometrist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/economic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">economics</span></span></a> and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/metric1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">metric 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">domestic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dəʹmestik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017799a"><!--s017799a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018621b"><!--s018621b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of, forrelating to, belonging to, or devoted to the home or the family </p><p><i></i></p><p>domestic bliss</p> <p><i></i></p><p>domestic appliances</p>.</div><a name="s018622b"><!--s018622b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>ofrelating to one's own country; not foreign </p><p><i></i></p><p>domestic politics</p>.</div><a name="s018623b"><!--s018623b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of an animal: living near or about the habitations of human beings; tame, or bred by human beings for some specific purpose, e.g. food or hunting</p><p><span class="bodyb">domestically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">domesticus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">domus</span> house, home].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-biotic</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005634a"><!--s005634a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/biosis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-biosis</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contemn</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹtem/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012767a"><!--s012767a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to despise (something) or treatit with contempt </p><p><i></i></p><p>worldlings … who are apt to contemn holy things</p><p> Bacon</p><p><span class="bodyb">contemner</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">contemnor</span> /kənʹtemnə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">contemnere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">temnere</span> to despise].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bachelor girl</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003953a"><!--s003953a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an unmarried girl or woman who lives independently.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cry off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014443a"><!--s014443a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015071b"><!--s015071b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to call off (an agreement, etc) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s015072b"><!--s015072b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> to withdraw; to back out.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brew<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007322a"><!--s007322a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007621b"><!--s007621b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a brewed beverage.</p></div><a name="s007622b"><!--s007622b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a product of brewing.</p></div><a name="s007623b"><!--s007623b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s001867c"><!--s001867c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a brewed beverage.</p></div><a name="s001868c"><!--s001868c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a product of brewing.</p></div></div><a name="s007624b"><!--s007624b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a combination or mixture.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">depot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdepoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016116a"><!--s016116a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016718b"><!--s016718b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004206c"><!--s004206c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a place where buses or trains are kept when not in use or taken for maintenance.</p></div><a name="s004207c"><!--s004207c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a railway or bus station.</p></div></div><a name="s016719b"><!--s016719b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a place for storing goods; a storehouse.</p></div><a name="s016720b"><!--s016720b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a place for the reception and training of military recruits; a regimental headquarters.</p></div><a name="s016721b"><!--s016721b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s004208c"><!--s004208c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a place for the storage of military supplies.</p></div><a name="s004209c"><!--s004209c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a place for the reception and training of military recruits; a regimental headquarters [French <span class="bodyi">dépôt</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">depositum</span>, neuter past part. of <span class="bodyi">deponere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/deponent1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">deponent 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adj.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000599a"><!--s000599a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000661b"><!--s000661b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>adjective.</p></div><a name="s000662b"><!--s000662b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>adjutant.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cleavage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkleevij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011090a"><!--s011090a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011352b"><!--s011352b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the space between a woman's breasts, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when exposed by a low-cut garment </p><p><i></i></p><p>One or two of Miss Loren's films have been more notable for the depth of cleavage displayed than any profoundness of plot</p><p> Guardian.</p></div><a name="s011353b"><!--s011353b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a division.</p></div><a name="s011354b"><!--s011354b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cell_division/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cell division</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s011355b"><!--s011355b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the property of a crystal or rock, e.g. slate, of splitting along definite planes.</p></div><a name="s011356b"><!--s011356b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the splitting of a molecule into simpler molecules.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cat's cradle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009415a"><!--s009415a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a game in which different patterns are formed in a loop of string held between the hands by moving the fingers or by transferring the string to the hands of another.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anticline</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹantiklien/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002280a"><!--s002280a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an arch of stratified rock in which the layers bend downwards in opposite directions from the crest: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/syncline/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">syncline</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">anticlinal</span> /-ʹklienl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anti_or_ant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anti-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">klinein</span> to lean].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">economic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ekəʹnomik, ee-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019061a"><!--s019061a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020090b"><!--s020090b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to economics or finance.</p></div><a name="s020091b"><!--s020091b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of or based on the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.</p></div><a name="s020092b"><!--s020092b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>relating to an economy.</p></div><a name="s020093b"><!--s020093b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>having practical or industrial significance or uses; affecting material resources </p><p><i></i></p><p>economic pests</p>.</div><a name="s020094b"><!--s020094b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>profitable </p><p><i></i></p><p>It is not economic to reopen the mine</p>.</div><a name="s020095b"><!--s020095b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to do with practical or financial necessity.</p></div><a name="s020096b"><!--s020096b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>efficient; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/economical/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">economical</span></span></a></p><a name="sb000000161"><!--sb000000161--></a><p><span class="bodyb">economically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">economic</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">economical</span>? <span class="bodyi">Economic</span> means ‘relating to economics or an economy’ (<span class="bodyi">an economic crisis</span>; <span class="bodyi">economic indicators</span>), ‘reasonably profitable’ (<span class="bodyi">If the price of tin were to rise, it might become economic to reopen the mine</span>), and ‘not wasteful’. This final meaning overlaps with that of <span class="bodyi">economical</span> (<span class="bodyi">an economical</span> or <span class="bodyi">economic</span> <span class="bodyi">use of resources</span>).<span class="bodyi">Economical</span> is, however, far more widely and commonly used in this sense. A person who is thrifty or a machine that uses resources frugally should be described by preference as <span class="bodyi">economical</span>: <span class="bodyi">a very economical little car</span>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cryogen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrie·əjən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014444a"><!--s014444a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a substance used in producing low temperatures; a refrigerant.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biotin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbie·ətin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005635a"><!--s005635a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a growth-controlling vitamin of the vitamin B complex found <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in yeast, liver, and egg yolk [Greek <span class="bodyi">biotos</span> life, sustenance + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in1/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-in 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anticlockwise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/antiʹklokwiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002281a"><!--s002281a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in a direction opposite to that in which the hands of a clock rotate when viewed from the front.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cat's-eye</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cat's-eyes)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009417a"><!--s009417a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various gems, e.g. a chrysoberyl or a chalcedony, that reflect a narrow band of light from within.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adjacent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹjays(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000600a"><!--s000600a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000663b"><!--s000663b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + to) having a common boundary or border </p><p><i></i></p><p>the video shop adjacent to the post office</p>.</div><a name="s000664b"><!--s000664b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>neighbouring or nearby </p><p><i></i></p><p>the town and adjacent villages</p>.</div><a name="s000665b"><!--s000665b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of two angles: having the point from which the lines diverge and one side in common</p><p><span class="bodyb">adjacency</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">adjacently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">adjacent-, adjacens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">adjacēre</span> to lie near, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">jacēre</span> to lie].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">domestic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017800a"><!--s017800a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018624b"><!--s018624b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person employed to do household tasks.</p></div><a name="s018625b"><!--s018625b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a fight or dispute between members of a family, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one causing a disturbance.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cleave<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kleev/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> clove /klohv/ cleft /kleft/ cleaved) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> cloven /ʹklohv(ə)n/ cleft <span class="bodyi">or</span> cleaved)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011091a"><!--s011091a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011357b"><!--s011357b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to split, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> along the grain <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s011358b"><!--s011358b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to divide or pass through (something or somewhere) by, or as if by, a cutting blow; to split (something).</p></div><a name="s011359b"><!--s011359b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to create (a path) through something as if by cutting cleaving <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s011360b"><!--s011360b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to split, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> along the grain.</p></div><a name="s011361b"><!--s011361b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to divide.</p></div><a name="s011362b"><!--s011362b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to move as if cleaving a path through something</p><p><span class="bodyb">cleavable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">clēofan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brewer's droop</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrooh·əz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007323a"><!--s007323a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a man's inability to achieve erection after drinking too much alcohol.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contemplate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkontəmplayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012768a"><!--s012768a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013434b"><!--s013434b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to consider or meditate on (something).</p></div><a name="s013435b"><!--s013435b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to look at (something) attentively.</p></div><a name="s013436b"><!--s013436b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in negative contexts</span>) to envisage (something) with equanimity </p><p><i></i></p><p>I could not contemplate life without him</p>.</div><a name="s013437b"><!--s013437b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to consider (something) as a course of action </p><p><i></i></p><p>She contemplated suicide</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s013438b"><!--s013438b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to ponder or meditate</p><p><span class="bodyb">contemplator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">contemplatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">contemplari</span> to survey, observe, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">templum</span> space marked out for observation of auguries].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bachelor's buttons</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003954a"><!--s003954a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) any of various plants with small round double flowers, such as a variety of double-flowered buttercup and certain plants with double daisy-like flowers: <span class="bodyi">Ranunculus acris, Achillea ptarmica, Kerria japonica</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deprave</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹprayv/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016117a"><!--s016117a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to corrupt (somebody) morally <span class="bodyb">depravation</span> /deprəʹvaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">depraved</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">depravity</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">depraven</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">depravare</span> to pervert, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">pravus</span> crooked, bad].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">economical</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019062a"><!--s019062a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020097b"><!--s020097b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>thrifty.</p></div><a name="s020098b"><!--s020098b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>efficient; not wasting money, fuel, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>an economical little car</p>.</div><a name="s020099b"><!--s020099b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>relating to economies, finance, or an economy; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/economic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">economic</span></span></a> ✱ <span class="bodyb">be economical with the truth</span> to lie, or be less than totally honest or open [associated with the 1986 ‘Spycatcher’ trial in Australia, in which the British government sought to prevent publication of a book by a former employee of MI5. The Cabinet Secretary, Sir Robert Armstrong, referred to a piece of evidence as giving ‘a misleading impression, not a lie. It was being economical with the truth.’ <span class="bodyi">Economy or truth</span> is a phrase found in the 18th cent.]</p><a name="sb000000162"><!--sb000000162--></a><p><span class="bodyb">economically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">economical</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">economic</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/economic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">economic</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biotope</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbie·ətohp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005636a"><!--s005636a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small area with its own environmental conditions that is home to a particular ecological community of plant and animal life.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Catseye</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkatsie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009416a"><!--s009416a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> each of a series of small reflecting studs set in the road to mark the middle or edge of the carriageway by reflecting light from the beams of vehicle headlights.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brewer's yeast</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007324a"><!--s007324a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a yeast used in brewing and as a source of vitamins of the B complex.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adjective</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹajiktiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000601a"><!--s000601a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000666b"><!--s000666b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a word that modifies a noun or pronoun by describing a particular characteristic of it.</p></div><a name="s000667b"><!--s000667b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) functioning as an adjective </p><p><i></i></p><p>an adjective phrase</p> <span class="bodyb">adjectival</span> /-ʹtievl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">adjectivally</span> /-ʹtievəli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">adjectivus</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">adjicere</span> to throw to, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">jacere</span> to throw].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cryogenics</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014445a"><!--s014445a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the physics of the production and effects of very low temperatures</p><p><span class="bodyb">cryogenic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cleave<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> cleaved <span class="bodyi">archaic</span> clave /klayv/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011092a"><!--s011092a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011363b"><!--s011363b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(+ to) to stick firmly and closely or loyally and steadfastly to somebody or something.</p></div><a name="s011364b"><!--s011364b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ to) to be devoted [Old English <span class="bodyi">clifian</span>; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">clǣg</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/clay/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">clay</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anticoagulant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌantikohʹagyoolənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002282a"><!--s002282a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a substance, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a drug: having the effect of inhibiting the clotting of blood</p><p><span class="bodyb">anticoagulant</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bach flower remedies</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bach/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003955a"><!--s003955a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a form of therapy in alternative medicine in which the active ingredient is spring water including tiny amounts of plant extracts [named after Edward <span class="bodyi">Bach</span> d.1936, English physician who devised the system].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">domesticate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dəʹmestikayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017801a"><!--s017801a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018626b"><!--s018626b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to bring (an animal or species) under human control for some specific purpose, e.g. for carrying loads, hunting, or food.</p></div><a name="s018627b"><!--s018627b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cultivate (a plant) for use as food.</p></div><a name="s018628b"><!--s018628b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">humorous</span> to render (a person) willing to perform household duties and conform to rules of behaviour that make for a civilized home life</p><p><span class="bodyb">domesticable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">domestication</span> /-ʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">depravity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹpraviti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> depravities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016118a"><!--s016118a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016722b"><!--s016722b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>moral corruption </p><p><i></i></p><p>His was not gay, wanton, unfeeling depravity; he [Guy Fawkes] did not murder in sport</p><p> Charles Lamb.</p></div><a name="s016723b"><!--s016723b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an instance of this.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contemplation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kontəmʹplaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012769a"><!--s012769a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013439b"><!--s013439b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the activity of contemplating looking at, considering, or studying something attentively.</p></div><a name="s013440b"><!--s013440b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>meditation on spiritual things as a private devotion; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> in Christian devotions, seeking to feel God's presence through prayer.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">economic indicator</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019063a"><!--s019063a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a statistic, e.g. the level of prices or production, that gives an indication of the state of part of a national economy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biotype</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbie·ətiep/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005637a"><!--s005637a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a group of organisms whose genetic make-up is identical.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brewery</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrooh·əri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> breweries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007325a"><!--s007325a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a place in which beer or ale is brewed commercially on a large scale.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cryolite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrie·əliet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014446a"><!--s014446a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mineral consisting of sodium-aluminium fluoride, found in Greenland and used in making soda and aluminium.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cat's-paw</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cat's-paws)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009418a"><!--s009418a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009800b"><!--s009800b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody used by another as a tool or dupe.</p></div><a name="s009801b"><!--s009801b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a light breeze that ruffles the surface of water in irregular patches [(sense 1) from the fable of a monkey that used a cat's paw to draw chestnuts from a fire].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cleaver</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011093a"><!--s011093a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a butcher's chopping implement with a heavy rectangular blade for cutting animal carcasses into joints or pieces.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adjoin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹjoyn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000602a"><!--s000602a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of e.g. a building, room, or piece of land: to be next to, in contact with, or joined to (another)</p><p><span class="bodyb">adjoining</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">adjoinen</span> via early French <span class="bodyi">adjoindre</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">adjungere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">jungere</span> to join].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deprecate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdeprikayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016119a"><!--s016119a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016724b"><!--s016724b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to express disapproval of (something or somebody), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> mildly or regretfully </p><p><i></i></p><p>She deprecated their lack of courtesy toward the old lady</p>.</div><a name="s016725b"><!--s016725b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to disparage or depreciate (something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">deprecatingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">deprecation</span> /-ʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><a name="sb000000129"><!--sb000000129--></a><p><span class="bodyb">deprecator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">deprecatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">deprecari</span> to avert by prayer, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">precari</span> to pray]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">deprecate</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">depreciate</span>? The difference in meaning of these two words is being eroded. To <span class="bodyi">deprecate</span> is a rather formal verb meaning to ‘feel or express disapproval of (something)’: <span class="bodyi">She deprecated their lack of courtesy toward the old lady</span>. To <span class="bodyi">depreciate</span> means both to ‘fall in value’ or ‘lower the value of (something)’ (<span class="bodyi">The currency is depreciating</span>) and, more formally, to ‘belittle (somebody or something)’: <span class="bodyi">My efforts were depreciated and I was made to feel useless</span>. The distinction between expressing disapproval and belittling or disparaging is sometimes so fine that the words <span class="bodyi">deprecate</span> and <span class="bodyi">depreciate</span> are increasingly being used interchangeably.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bacillary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹsiləri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003956a"><!--s003956a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003931b"><!--s003931b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or caused by bacilli.</p></div><a name="s003932b"><!--s003932b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bacilliform/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bacilliform</span></span></a> [scientific Latin, from <span class="bodyi">bacillus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bacillus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bacillus</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contemplative<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹtemplətiv, ʹkontəmplaytiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012770a"><!--s012770a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013441b"><!--s013441b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or involving contemplation.</p></div><a name="s013442b"><!--s013442b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>denoting a religious order devoted to prayer and penance</p><p><span class="bodyb">contemplatively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">contemplativeness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anticonvulsant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌantikənʹvuls(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002283a"><!--s002283a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a drug: having the effect of controlling or preventing convulsions, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> epileptic convulsions</p><p><span class="bodyb">anticonvulsant</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">economic migrant</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019064a"><!--s019064a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who emigrates from a poor country in order to improve their standard of living.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">domestic fowl</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017802a"><!--s017802a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chicken, turkey, or other bird developed from the jungle fowl, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for meat or egg production.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bipartisan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bieʹpahtizn/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005638a"><!--s005638a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or involving two political parties</p><p><span class="bodyb">bipartisanship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brew up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007326a"><!--s007326a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to make tea.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cryonics</span><small><span class="eSynop">/krieʹoniks/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014447a"><!--s014447a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the freezing procedure by which a dead body patient is preserved by freezing after his or her legal death in the hope of restoration to life and health at some future time when medical science will have advanced sufficiently to bring this about</p><p><span class="bodyb">cryonic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [shortening of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cryogenics/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cryogenics</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antics</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹantiks/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002284a"><!--s002284a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>silly, bizarre, or funny acts or behaviour.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">economic refugee</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019065a"><!--s019065a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/economic_migrant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">economic migrant</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adjourn</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹjuhn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000603a"><!--s000603a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000668b"><!--s000668b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to suspend (e.g. a session or meeting) until a later usu stated time.</p></div><a name="s000669b"><!--s000669b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to defer (something) for later consideration or resolution <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s000670b"><!--s000670b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to suspend a session, meeting, etc.</p></div><a name="s000671b"><!--s000671b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to move to another place </p><p><i></i></p><p>We adjourned to one of those pretty cafes and took supper</p> — Mark Twain<p><span class="bodyb">adjournment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">ajournen</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">ajourner</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">jour</span> day].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cleavers</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011094a"><!--s011094a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) an annual plant of the madder family that bears small white flowers and whose stem, leaves, and fruit are covered with stiff prickles that make it stick to surfaces: <span class="bodyi">Galium aparine</span>. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/goosegrass/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">goosegrass</span></span></a> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">clivre</span>,alteration of Old English <span class="bodyi">clife</span> burdock, cleavers; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">clifian</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cleave2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cleave 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deprecatory</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdeprikayt(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016120a"><!--s016120a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016726b"><!--s016726b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>apologetic </p><p><i></i></p><p>‘Oh,’ said Rosamond, with a slight deprecatory laugh, ‘I was only going to say we sometimes have dancing, and I wanted to know whether you would feel insulted if you were asked to come.’</p><p> George Eliot.</p></div><a name="s016727b"><!--s016727b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>disapproving</p><p><span class="bodyb">deprecatorily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">domestic goddess</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017803a"><!--s017803a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a woman who is successful and fulfilled in her role as a homemaker.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contemplative<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012771a"><!--s012771a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who practises contemplation, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a member of a religious order.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cat's pyjamas</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009419a"><!--s009419a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cat_s_whisker/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cat's whiskers</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bacilli</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹsilie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003957a"><!--s003957a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bacillus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bacillus</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bipartite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bieʹpahtiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005639a"><!--s005639a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005718b"><!--s005718b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>consisting of two parts.</p></div><a name="s005719b"><!--s005719b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of a treaty, contract, etc between two parties: affecting both parties in the same way.</p></div><a name="s005720b"><!--s005720b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a treaty, contract, etc between two parties:</p><a name="s001270c"><!--s001270c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>having two correspondent parts, one for each party.</p></div><a name="s001271c"><!--s001271c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>affecting both parties in the same way.</p></div></div><a name="s005721b"><!--s005721b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>split into two parts or almost into two parts </p><p><i></i></p><p>a bipartite leaf</p><p><span class="bodyb">bipartitely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">bipartition</span> /-ʹtish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">bipartitus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">bipartire</span> to divide in two, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bi_1_or_bin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bi- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">part-</span>, <span class="bodyi">pars</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/part1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">part 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">briar<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrie·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007327a"><!--s007327a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brier1_or_briar/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brier 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cryoprecipitate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkrieohpriʹsipitayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014448a"><!--s014448a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a precipitate obtained from a frozen solution thawing under controlled conditions, as Factor VIII, used in the treatment of haemophilia, is obtained from frozen blood.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">economics</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019066a"><!--s019066a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020100b"><!--s020100b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a social science concerned chiefly with the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services</p><p>Given its increasing scope, modern theoretical economics is perhaps best viewed as the study of human decision-taking and its implications, under useful simplifying assumptions, particularly about rational behaviour and human motivation. Indeed, economists have sometimes justly been accused of stretching the simplifying assumptions to explain any observed behaviour, rather than developing more realistic accounts of it — Evan Davis</p></div><a name="s020101b"><!--s020101b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>economic aspect or significance </p><p><i></i></p><p>We need to consider the economics of the operation</p> <p><span class="bodyb">economist</span> /iʹkonəmist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cat's-tail</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009420a"><!--s009420a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/reedmace/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">reedmace</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contemporaneous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənˌtempəʹrayni·əs, ˌkon-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012772a"><!--s012772a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>belonging to, existing during, or happening during the same period of time <span class="bodyb">contemporaneity</span> /-ʹneeiti, -ʹnayiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">contemporaneously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">contemporaneousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">contemporaneus</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">tempor-, tempus</span> time].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">depreciate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹpreeshiayt, -siayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016121a"><!--s016121a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016728b"><!--s016728b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to lower the price or estimated value of (something).</p></div><a name="s016729b"><!--s016729b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to lessen in value; to fall.</p></div><a name="s016730b"><!--s016730b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to belittle or disparage (somebody or something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>My efforts were depreciated and I was made to feel useless</p> <p><span class="bodyb">depreciation</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s016731b"><!--s016731b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="sb000000130"><!--sb000000130--></a><p>to lessen in value; to fall <span class="bodyb">depreciative</span> /-shətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">depreciatory</span> /-shi·ət(ə)ri, -si·ət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">depretiatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">depretiare</span>, from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">pretium</span> price]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">depreciate</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">deprecate</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/deprecate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">deprecate</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biped<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbieped/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005640a"><!--s005640a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a two-footed animal <span class="bodyb">bipedal</span> /bieʹpeedl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">biped-, bipes</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bi_1_or_bin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bi- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ped-, pes</span> foot].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bacilliform</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹsilifawm/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003958a"><!--s003958a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003933b"><!--s003933b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>rod-shaped.</p></div><a name="s003934b"><!--s003934b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>consisting of small rods.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">domestic help</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017804a"><!--s017804a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018629b"><!--s018629b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/domestic2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">domestic<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (1).</p></div><a name="s018630b"><!--s018630b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/domestic2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">domestic 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clef</span><small><span class="eSynop">/klef/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011095a"><!--s011095a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sign placed on a musical stave to indicate the pitch represented by the notes following it [French <span class="bodyi">clef</span> key, from Latin <span class="bodyi">clavis</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anticyclone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/antiʹsieklohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002285a"><!--s002285a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a system of winds that rotates about a centre of high atmospheric pressure, usually associated with calm, fine weather <span class="bodyb">anticyclonic</span> /-ʹklonik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adjudge</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹjuj/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000604a"><!--s000604a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000672b"><!--s000672b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to declare or judge formally.</p></div><a name="s000673b"><!--s000673b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to award or grant judicially.</p></div><a name="s000674b"><!--s000674b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000195c"><!--s000195c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to adjudicate (a matter).</p></div><a name="s000196c"><!--s000196c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to declare or judge (somebody) formally to be as specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was adjudged guilty</p>.</div><a name="s000197c"><!--s000197c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to award or grant (e.g. costs) judicially.</p></div></div><a name="s000675b"><!--s000675b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to hold or declare (something) to be as specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>The critics adjudge the book a success</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">ajugen</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">adjudicare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">judicare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/judge1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">judge 1</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">briar<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007328a"><!--s007328a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007625b"><!--s007625b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brier2_or_briar/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brier 2</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s007626b"><!--s007626b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a tobacco pipe made from the root of a brier.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cryoprotectant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/krie·ohprəʹtekt(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014449a"><!--s014449a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chemical, e.g. glycerol, or a mixture of chemicals, that is able to penetrate living cells and prevent their damage, e.g. from the formation of ice crystals, when they are subjected to low temperatures and cryopreservation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">economic sanctions</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019067a"><!--s019067a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>measures intended to have an adverse effect on the economy of another nation, often to force it to change some policy or comply with international law.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CAT standard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009421a"><!--s009421a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a set of voluntary minimum standards set down by the Government to designate ISAs and mortgages that are subject to fair and clearly stated charges, terms, and conditions and that are accessible to customers with limited funds [from <span class="bodyi">C</span>harges, <span class="bodyi">A</span>ccess and <span class="bodyi">T</span>erms].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contemporary<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹtemp(ə)rəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012773a"><!--s012773a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013443b"><!--s013443b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>happening, existing, living, or coming into being during the same period of time.</p></div><a name="s013444b"><!--s013444b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>reflecting today's design or fashion trends; modern </p><p><i></i></p><p>contemporary furniture</p> <p><span class="bodyb">contemporarily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">contemporarius</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">tempor-</span>, <span class="bodyi">tempus</span> time].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biped<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005641a"><!--s005641a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>two-footed.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antidazzle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/antiʹdazl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002286a"><!--s002286a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a vehicle's rearview mirror: designed to lessen or prevent the dazzling effect of other vehicles’ headlights shining onto it from behind.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bacillus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹsiləs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bacilli /-lie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003959a"><!--s003959a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a usu rod-shaped bacterium, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that causes disease [scientific Latin from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">bacillus</span> small staff, rod, dimin. of Latin <span class="bodyi">baculus</span> staff, alteration of <span class="bodyi">baculum</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">depreciation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diˌpreeshiʹaysh(ə)n, -siʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016122a"><!--s016122a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016732b"><!--s016732b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a reduction or loss in the value of something, e.g. because of wear and tear or market conditions.</p></div><a name="s016733b"><!--s016733b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in accounting, an allowance made for a loss in value.</p></div><a name="s016734b"><!--s016734b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in economics, a reduction in the value of a currency.</p></div><a name="s016735b"><!--s016735b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an instance of something depreciating or being depreciated.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">domesticity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/doməʹstisiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017805a"><!--s017805a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>home or family life, or devotion to this.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bribe<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/brieb/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007329a"><!--s007329a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007627b"><!--s007627b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to induce or influence (somebody) by bribery <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s007628b"><!--s007628b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to practise bribery</p><p><span class="bodyb">bribable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">briber</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adjudicate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹjoohdikayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000605a"><!--s000605a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000676b"><!--s000676b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make a judicial decision on (a matter) decide judicially <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s000677b"><!--s000677b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to act as judge, e.g. in a competition <span class="bodyb">adjudication</span> /-ʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">adjudicative</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">adjudicator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">adjudicatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">adjudicare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/adjudge/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">adjudge</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cleft<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kleft/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011096a"><!--s011096a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011365b"><!--s011365b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a space or opening made by splitting; a fissure.</p></div><a name="s011366b"><!--s011366b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a V-shaped indented formation; a hollow between ridges or protuberances [Middle English <span class="bodyi">clift</span> from Old English <span class="bodyi">geclyft</span>;related to Old English <span class="bodyi">clēofan</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cleave1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cleave 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cry- <span class="bodyi">or</span> cryo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014437a"><!--s014437a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: cold; very low temperature; or freezing </p><p><i></i></p><p>cryogenics</p> <p>[German <span class="bodyi">kryo-</span> from Greek, from <span class="bodyi">kryos</span> frost].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catsuit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009422a"><!--s009422a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tightly fitting one-piece garment combining top and trousers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antidepressant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌantidiʹpres(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002287a"><!--s002287a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a drug: used to relieve mental depression</p><p><span class="bodyb">antidepressant</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bipinnate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bieʹpinayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005642a"><!--s005642a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of leaves: made up of branching leaflets that are themselves divided pinnately (in a featherlike arrangement; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pinnate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pinnate</span></span></a>)</p><p><span class="bodyb">bipinnately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contemporary<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> contemporaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012774a"><!--s012774a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who is contemporary with the person in question, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> somebody of the same age </p><p><i></i></p><p>a contemporary of Wordsworth's</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">back<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003960a"><!--s003960a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003935b"><!--s003935b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000761c"><!--s000761c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the rear part of the human body, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from the neck to the end of the spine.</p></div><a name="s000762c"><!--s000762c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the corresponding part of a quadruped or other animal.</p></div><a name="s000763c"><!--s000763c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the spine.</p></div><a name="s000764c"><!--s000764c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>the main structure of a ship or aircraft.</p></div></div><a name="s003936b"><!--s003936b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the side or surface behind the front or face, e.g. the rear part or the farther or reverse side.</p></div><a name="s003937b"><!--s003937b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000765c"><!--s000765c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the side or surface behind the front or face, e.g. the rear part or the farther or reverse side.</p></div><a name="s000766c"><!--s000766c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>something at or on the back for support.</p></div></div><a name="s003938b"><!--s003938b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a primarily defensive player in some team games, e.g. football, or the position of such a player.</p></div><a name="s003939b"><!--s003939b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s000767c"><!--s000767c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the final section of a book.</p></div><a name="s000768c"><!--s000768c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the edge of a book along which the sections or pages are secured or glued ✱ <span class="bodyb">at somebody's back</span> following or pursuing somebody closely.</p></div></div><a name="s003940b"><!--s003940b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>supporting somebody ✱ <span class="bodyb">at the back of one's mind</span> in one's thoughts but not occupying an important place in them ✱ <span class="bodyb">back to back</span> facing in opposite directions with backs touching or close together ✱ <span class="bodyb">back to front</span> in such a way that the back and the front are reversed in position.</p></div><a name="s003941b"><!--s003941b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>in such a way that comprehensive knowledge is gained ✱ <span class="bodyb">behind somebody's back</span> without a person's knowledge or permission; deceitfully or unfairly ✱ <span class="bodyb">get/put somebody's back up</span> to annoy or irritate (somebody) ✱ <span class="bodyb">put one's back into</span> to make a great effort in carrying out a task ✱ <span class="bodyb">turn one's back on</span> to reject or deny (somebody or something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He turned his back on the past</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">with one's back to/against the wall</span> in a situation from which one cannot retreat and must either fight or be defeated<p><span class="bodyb">backless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">bæc</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cleft<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011097a"><!--s011097a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense and past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cleave1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cleave 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adjunct<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹajungkt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000606a"><!--s000606a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000678b"><!--s000678b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + to/of) something added or joined to another thing as an incidental accompaniment rather than an essential part </p><p><i></i></p><p>Hitherto galleries had been living-rooms presenting pictures as adjuncts to polite living</p> — Daily Telegraph.</div><a name="s000679b"><!--s000679b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in grammar, a word or group of words, e.g. an adverb or prepositional phrase, that is not one of the principal structural elements in a sentence.</p></div><a name="s000680b"><!--s000680b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a person, usu in a subordinate or temporary capacity, assisting another to perform some duty or service </p><p><i></i></p><p>Walpole was a minister given by the King to the people: Pitt was a minister given by the people to the King, – as an adjunct</p> — Dr Johnson <span class="bodyb">adjunctive</span> /əʹjungktiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">adjunctum</span>, neuter of <span class="bodyi">adjunctus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">adjungere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/adjoin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">adjoin</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">depredate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdepridayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016123a"><!--s016123a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to plunder or ravage (a place)</p><p><span class="bodyb">depredator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">depredatory</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">depraedatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">depraedari</span>, from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">praedari</span> to plunder, from <span class="bodyi">praeda</span> booty, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/prey1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">prey 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">economize <span class="bodyi">or</span> economise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹkonəmiez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019068a"><!--s019068a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020102b"><!--s020102b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + on) to practise economy; to be frugal or not wasteful </p><p><i></i></p><p>We'll have to economize on electricity</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s020103b"><!--s020103b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to use (something) more economically <span class="bodyb">economization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">economizer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">domestic science</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017806a"><!--s017806a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> instruction in the household arts; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/home_economics/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">home economics</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bribe<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007330a"><!--s007330a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007629b"><!--s007629b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> money, given or promised to influence somebody's judgment or conduct.</p></div><a name="s007630b"><!--s007630b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>anything that serves to induce or persuade [Middle English in the sense ‘something stolen’, from Old French <span class="bodyi">bribe</span> bread given to a beggar].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cryostat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrie·əstat/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014450a"><!--s014450a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an apparatus for maintaining a constant low temperature.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catsup</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkatsəp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009423a"><!--s009423a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ketchup/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ketchup</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">back<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003961a"><!--s003961a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003942b"><!--s003942b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000769c"><!--s000769c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to, towards, or at the rear </p><p><i></i></p><p>She tied her hair back</p>.</div><a name="s000770c"><!--s000770c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in or into a reclining position </p><p><i></i></p><p>She told me to lie back</p>.</div></div><a name="s003943b"><!--s003943b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000771c"><!--s000771c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>away, e.g. from the speaker </p><p><i></i></p><p>Stand back and give him air</p>.</div><a name="s000772c"><!--s000772c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in or into the past; ago </p><p><i></i></p><p>It happened three years back</p>.</div><a name="s000773c"><!--s000773c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>nearer the beginning </p><p><i></i></p><p>Go back a couple of pages and read what it says there</p>.</div></div><a name="s003944b"><!--s003944b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000774c"><!--s000774c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to, towards, or in a place from which somebody or something came </p><p><i></i></p><p>He put it back on the shelf</p>.</div><a name="s000775c"><!--s000775c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to or towards a former state </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was asked to think back to his childhood</p>.</div><a name="s000776c"><!--s000776c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>in return or reply </p><p><i></i></p><p>Ring me back</p>.</div></div><a name="s003945b"><!--s003945b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>under restraint </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was unable to hold back her tears</p>.</div><a name="s003946b"><!--s003946b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in or into a delayed or retarded condition </p><p><i></i></p><p>That could set the schedule back</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">back and forth</span>.</div><a name="s003947b"><!--s003947b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>backwards and forwards repeatedly.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antidiuretic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌantidieyooʹretik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002288a"><!--s002288a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>tending to reduce the formation of urine</p><p><span class="bodyb">antidiuretic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contemporize <span class="bodyi">or</span> contemporise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹtempəriez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012775a"><!--s012775a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013445b"><!--s013445b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to assign (things) to, or regard them as belonging to, the same period.</p></div><a name="s013446b"><!--s013446b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to update or modernize (something) or make it contemporary <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s013447b"><!--s013447b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to be contemporary.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cleft lip</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011098a"><!--s011098a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/harelip/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">harelip</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biplane</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbieplayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005643a"><!--s005643a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an aeroplane with two pairs of wings, the one placed above and usu slightly forward of the other.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">economy<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹkonəmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> economies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019069a"><!--s019069a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020104b"><!--s020104b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005152c"><!--s005152c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>thrifty and efficient use of material resources; frugality in expenditure.</p></div><a name="s005153c"><!--s005153c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an instance or means of economizing </p><p><i></i></p><p>The government implemented drastic economies</p>.</div></div><a name="s020105b"><!--s020105b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>efficient and sparing use of nonmaterial resources, e.g. effort, language, or motion.</p></div><a name="s020106b"><!--s020106b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the structure of economic life in a country, area, or period; an economic system.</p></div><a name="s020107b"><!--s020107b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a cheaper standard of travel, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by air, than first class [Middle English <span class="bodyi">yconomie</span> via French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">oikonomia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">oikos</span> house + <span class="bodyi">nemein</span> to manage].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adjunct<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000607a"><!--s000607a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>attached in a subordinate or temporary capacity; auxiliary </p><p><i></i></p><p>an adjunct psychiatrist</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bribery</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrieb(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007331a"><!--s007331a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act or practice of giving or taking a bribe.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cryosurgery</span><small><span class="eSynop">/krieohʹsuhj(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014451a"><!--s014451a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>surgery in which extreme chilling is used to destroy or cut tissue.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">domestic worker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017807a"><!--s017807a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018631b"><!--s018631b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/domestic2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">domestic<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (1).</p></div><a name="s018632b"><!--s018632b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/domestic2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">domestic 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">depredation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/depriʹdaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016124a"><!--s016124a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) an act of plundering, pillage, or robbery [via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">depraedation-</span>, <span class="bodyi">depraedatio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">depraedari</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/depredate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">depredate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cat's whisker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009424a"><!--s009424a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fine wire used as a metallic electrode in a crystal radio receiver.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cleft palate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011099a"><!--s011099a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a congenital fissure of the roof of the mouth.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">economy<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019070a"><!--s019070a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020108b"><!--s020108b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>designed to save money </p><p><i></i></p><p>economy measures</p>.</div><a name="s020109b"><!--s020109b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>saving a buyer money by offering a larger than average amount in a pack </p><p><i></i></p><p>a large economy pack of muesli</p>.</div><a name="s020110b"><!--s020110b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>relating to travel in economy class.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antidiuretic hormone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002289a"><!--s002289a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vasopressin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">vasopressin</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">back<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003962a"><!--s003962a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003948b"><!--s003948b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>at or in the back </p><p><i></i></p><p>Come round to the back door</p>.</div><a name="s003949b"><!--s003949b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>distant from a central or main area; remote.</p></div><a name="s003950b"><!--s003950b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000777c"><!--s000777c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>at or in the back </p><p><i></i></p><p>the back door</p>.</div><a name="s000778c"><!--s000778c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>distant from a central or main area; remote </p><p><i></i></p><p>back roads</p>.</div></div><a name="s003951b"><!--s003951b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>being in arrears </p><p><i></i></p><p>£500 in back pay</p>.</div><a name="s003952b"><!--s003952b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>not current; published earlier </p><p><i></i></p><p>back numbers of the magazine</p>.</div><a name="s003953b"><!--s003953b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>said of a speech sound: articulated at the back of the mouth.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adjure</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹjooə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">formal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000608a"><!--s000608a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000681b"><!--s000681b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to charge or command, entreat, or advise (somebody) solemnly, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> under oath or penalty of a curse, to do something </p><p><i></i></p><p>The woman was adjured by the priest to swear whether she were false or no</p> — Milton.</div><a name="s000682b"><!--s000682b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to entreat or advise (somebody) earnestly to do something </p><p><i></i></p><p>I was adjuring him to bring the corkscrew, that I might open another bottle of wine</p> — Dickens <span class="bodyb">adjuration</span> /ajooʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">adjuratory</span> /-rət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">adjuren</span> via early French <span class="bodyi">ajurer</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">adjurare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">jurare</span> to swear, from <span class="bodyi">jur-</span>, <span class="bodyi">jus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/just1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">just 1</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contempt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹtempt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012776a"><!--s012776a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013448b"><!--s013448b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the feeling one has towards someone or something that one despises or has no respect for.</p></div><a name="s013449b"><!--s013449b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">contempt of court</span>) the offence of obstructing the administration of justice in court; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> wilful disobedience to or open disrespect for a court ✱ <span class="bodyb">beneath contempt</span> utterly despicable ✱ <span class="bodyb">hold somebody/something in contempt</span> to despise somebody or something ✱ <span class="bodyb">hold somebody in contempt</span> to judge somebody to be in contempt of court [Latin <span class="bodyi">contemptus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">contemnere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/contemn/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">contemn</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bric-a-brac</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrik ə brak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007332a"><!--s007332a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>miscellaneous small articles, usu of ornamental or sentimental value; curios [French <span class="bodyi">bric-à-brac</span>, from obsolete <span class="bodyi">à bric à brac</span> at random].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">depress</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹpres/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016125a"><!--s016125a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016736b"><!--s016736b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to sadden or dispirit (somebody).</p></div><a name="s016737b"><!--s016737b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to lessen the activity or strength of (something).</p></div><a name="s016738b"><!--s016738b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to decrease the market value or marketability of (something).</p></div><a name="s016739b"><!--s016739b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to push or press (something) down </p><p><i></i></p><p>This lever depresses the key</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">depressen</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">depressus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">deprimere</span> to press down, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">premere</span> to press].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bipolar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bieʹpohlə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005644a"><!--s005644a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005722b"><!--s005722b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having or involving the use of two poles, e.g. north and south geographical or magnetic poles or positive and negative electrical poles.</p></div><a name="s005723b"><!--s005723b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>characterized by two opposed statements, views, natures, etc.</p></div><a name="s005724b"><!--s005724b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>suffering from bipolar disorder <span class="bodyb">bipolarity</span> /-ʹlariti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crypt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kript/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014452a"><!--s014452a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chamber, e.g. a vault, wholly or partly underground; <span class="bodyi"><span class="bodyi">esp</span></span> a vault under the main floor of a church [via Latinfrom Greek <span class="bodyi">kryptē</span>,fem of <span class="bodyi">kryptos</span> hidden, from <span class="bodyi">kryptein</span> to hide].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">domical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdohmikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017808a"><!--s017808a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having a dome; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/domed/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">domed</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cat's whiskers</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009425a"><!--s009425a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the cat's whiskers</span>) <span class="bodyi">informal</span> an excellent person or thing </p><p><i></i></p><p>He thinks he's the cat's whiskers</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cleft stick</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011100a"><!--s011100a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a dilemma.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antidote</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹantidoht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002290a"><!--s002290a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002232b"><!--s002232b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a remedy that counteracts the effects of poison.</p></div><a name="s002233b"><!--s002233b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + to) something that relieves or counteracts something regarded as unpleasant </p><p><i></i></p><p>Art is an antidote to the increasing mechanization of our society</p> <span class="bodyb">antidotal</span> /-ʹdohtl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">antidot</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">antidotos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">antididonai</span> to give as an antidote, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anti_or_ant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anti-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">didonai</span> to give].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adjust</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹjust/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000609a"><!--s000609a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000683b"><!--s000683b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to bring (something) to a more satisfactory or correct state by a minor change or adaptation; to regulate, correct, or modify (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>You will have to adjust your lifestyle to suit your income</p>.</div><a name="s000684b"><!--s000684b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to adapt oneself, e.g. to a new environment or different conditions.</p></div><a name="s000685b"><!--s000685b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to determine the amount to be paid under an insurance policy in settlement of (a loss) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s000686b"><!--s000686b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + to) to adapt or conform oneself, e.g. to a new environment or different conditions <span class="bodyb">adjustability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">adjustable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">adjuster</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">adjustment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">ajuster</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">juste</span> exact, just, from Latin <span class="bodyi">jur-</span>, <span class="bodyi">jus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/just1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">just 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">economy<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019071a"><!--s019071a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>by economy class </p><p><i></i></p><p>I always travel economy</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">domicile<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdomisiel/ domicil /-s(i)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017809a"><!--s017809a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a home; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a person's permanent and principal home for legal purposes [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">domicilium</span> dwelling, from <span class="bodyi">domus</span> house, home].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cryptanalysis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kriptəʹnaləsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014454a"><!--s014454a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the deciphering of cryptograms or cryptographic systems <span class="bodyb">cryptanalyst</span> /-ʹtanəlist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">cryptanalytical</span> /-ʹlitikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cryptogram/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cryptogram</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/analysis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">analysis</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contemptible</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012777a"><!--s012777a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>deserving contempt <span class="bodyb">contemptibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">contemptibleness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">contemptibly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bipolar disorder</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005645a"><!--s005645a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>manic-depressive illness.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">depressant</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016126a"><!--s016126a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something, e.g. a drug, that depresses function or activity </p><p><i></i></p><p>Alcohol acts as a depressant of the brain</p> <p><span class="bodyb">depressant</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cattery</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkatəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> catteries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009426a"><!--s009426a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a place for the breeding or care of cats.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cleg</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kleg/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011101a"><!--s011101a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/horsefly/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">horsefly</span></span></a> [Middle English, from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">kleggi</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brick<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/brik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007333a"><!--s007333a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007631b"><!--s007631b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a rectangular block of baked clay and sand used for building or paving purposes, ranging in colour from a deep bluish black through a rich red brown to a pale yellowish fawn.</p></div><a name="s007632b"><!--s007632b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a small block used as a children's toy.</p></div><a name="s007633b"><!--s007633b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a rectangular compressed mass, e.g. of ice cream.</p></div><a name="s007634b"><!--s007634b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal, dated</span> a reliable, resolute, or undaunted person; a stalwart </p><p><i></i></p><p>Angela, you're a real brick</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">bryke</span> via Old French <span class="bodyi">brique</span> from early Dutch <span class="bodyi">bricke</span>; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">brecan</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/break1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">break 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">back<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003963a"><!--s003963a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003954b"><!--s003954b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to support by giving material or moral assistance.</p></div><a name="s003955b"><!--s003955b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000779c"><!--s000779c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to support (somebody or something) by giving material or moral assistance.</p></div><a name="s000780c"><!--s000780c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to give financial support to (a scheme or undertaking).</p></div></div><a name="s003956b"><!--s003956b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to provide a musical backing for (a singer, musician, or song).</p></div><a name="s003957b"><!--s003957b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to cause (a vehicle) to go backwards.</p></div><a name="s003958b"><!--s003958b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s000781c"><!--s000781c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to provide (something, e.g. a chair) with a back.</p></div><a name="s000782c"><!--s000782c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to be at or form the back of (something).</p></div></div><a name="s003959b"><!--s003959b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to place a bet on (a competitor in a race).</p></div><a name="s003960b"><!--s003960b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to countersign or endorse (a document) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s003961b"><!--s003961b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to move backwards in a vehicle.</p></div><a name="s003962b"><!--s003962b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>said of the wind: to shift anticlockwise: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/veer1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">veer<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (2).</p></div><a name="s003963b"><!--s003963b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>(+ on/onto) said of a building: to have its back adjacent to or closely facing something specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>The house backs on to the golf course</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">back water</span>.</div><a name="s003964b"><!--s003964b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>to move the oars of a rowing boat in a direction opposite to normal to slow the boat or change its direction</p><p><span class="bodyb">backer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antidromic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/antiʹdromik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002291a"><!--s002291a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a nerve impulse or fibre: proceeding or conducting in a direction opposite to the usual one: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/orthodromic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">orthodromic</span></span></a> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anti_or_ant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anti-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">drom-</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">dromos</span> racecourse, running + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ic1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ic 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adjustment</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹjustmənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000610a"><!--s000610a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000687b"><!--s000687b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000198c"><!--s000198c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>adjusting or being adjusted.</p></div><a name="s000199c"><!--s000199c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a minor change or improvement.</p></div></div><a name="s000688b"><!--s000688b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a means, e.g. a mechanism, by which things are adjusted.</p></div><a name="s000689b"><!--s000689b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a settlement of a disputed claim or debt.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">domicile<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017810a"><!--s017810a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>) to establish (somebody) in a domicile.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cryptic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkriptik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014455a"><!--s014455a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015075b"><!--s015075b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>secret; occult.</p></div><a name="s015076b"><!--s015076b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>intended to be obscure or mysterious.</p></div><a name="s015077b"><!--s015077b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>serving to conceal </p><p><i></i></p><p>cryptic coloration in animals</p> <p><span class="bodyb">cryptically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [via late Latinfrom Greek <span class="bodyi">kryptikos</span>,from <span class="bodyi">kryptos</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crypt/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crypt</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">economy class</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019072a"><!--s019072a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/economy1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">economy<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (4).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BIR</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005646a"><!--s005646a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Board of Inland Revenue.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clematis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kləʹmaytəs, ʹklemətis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011102a"><!--s011102a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a climbing plant of the buttercup family with white, pink, or purple flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Clematis</span> [Latin genus name, from Greek <span class="bodyi">klēmatis</span> brushwood, clematis, from <span class="bodyi">klēmat-, klēma</span> twig, from <span class="bodyi">klan</span> to break].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contemptuous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹtemptyooəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012778a"><!--s012778a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>manifesting, feeling, or expressing contempt</p><p><span class="bodyb">contemptuously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">contemptuousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backache</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003964a"><!--s003964a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pain in the back, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a dull persistent pain.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cattle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkatl/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009427a"><!--s009427a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>bovine animals, e.g. cows or oxen, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> those reared for domestic use and kept on a farm, ranch, etc [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">catel</span> personal property, via medieval Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">capitalis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/capital2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">capital 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brick<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007334a"><!--s007334a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(+ up) to close, face, or pave (something) with bricks </p><p><i></i></p><p>The disused entrance had been bricked up</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">depressed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016127a"><!--s016127a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016740b"><!--s016740b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>low in spirits; sad, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> suffering from depression.</p></div><a name="s016741b"><!--s016741b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>suffering from economic depression </p><p><i></i></p><p>a depressed area</p>.</div><a name="s016742b"><!--s016742b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>lowered or sunken, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the centre.</p></div><a name="s016743b"><!--s016743b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a plant: flattened as if by external pressure.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anti-electron</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌanti·iʹlektron/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002292a"><!--s002292a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/positron/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">positron</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adjutant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹajoot(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000611a"><!--s000611a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a military officer who assists a commanding officer and is responsible for correspondence and other administrative matters <span class="bodyb">adjutancy</span> /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">adjutant-, adjutans</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">adjutare</span> to help].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">domiciliary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/domiʹsili·əri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017811a"><!--s017811a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>ofrelating to or taking place in the home </p><p><i></i></p><p>domiciliary visits</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crypto-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014456a"><!--s014456a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crypt_or_crypto/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crypt-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">back away</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003965a"><!--s003965a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + from) to move back, e.g. from a theoretical position; to withdraw.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">economy-class syndrome</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019073a"><!--s019073a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>deep vein thrombosis caused by sitting for long periods of time in cramped conditions on aircraft.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contend</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹtend/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012779a"><!--s012779a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013450b"><!--s013450b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to strive or vie in contest or rivalry </p><p><i></i></p><p>the line-up of those contending for a medal this year</p>.</div><a name="s013451b"><!--s013451b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ with) to try to overcome difficulties </p><p><i></i></p><p>He had a lot of problems to contend with</p>.</div><a name="s013452b"><!--s013452b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to strive in debate; to argue <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s013453b"><!--s013453b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to maintain or assert (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She contended that it was their error, not hers</p> <p><span class="bodyb">contender</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">contendere</span> to strive, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">tendere</span> to stretch].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clemency</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklemənsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011103a"><!--s011103a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011367b"><!--s011367b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an inclination to moderate the severity of punishment due; mercifulness or leniency.</p></div><a name="s011368b"><!--s011368b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>general pleasantness and mildness of weather.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">depressing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016128a"><!--s016128a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>causing emotional depression </p><p><i></i></p><p>a depressing story</p> <p><span class="bodyb">depressingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brickbat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007335a"><!--s007335a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007635b"><!--s007635b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a piece of something hard used as a missile.</p></div><a name="s007636b"><!--s007636b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a critical remark.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anti-emetic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌanti·iʹmetik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002293a"><!--s002293a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a drug or treatment: preventing vomiting</p><p><span class="bodyb">anti-emetic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cattle cake</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009428a"><!--s009428a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>cattle food in a concentrated compressed form.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">birch<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/buhch/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005647a"><!--s005647a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005725b"><!--s005725b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a deciduous tree with a layered outer bark that peels readily.</p></div><a name="s005726b"><!--s005726b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001272c"><!--s001272c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>any of several species of deciduous trees or shrubs typically having a layered outer bark that peels readily: genus <span class="bodyi">Betula</span>.</p></div><a name="s001273c"><!--s001273c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the hard pale close-grained wood of this tree.</p></div></div><a name="s005727b"><!--s005727b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s001274c"><!--s001274c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a birch rod or bundle of twigs for flogging.</p></div><a name="s001275c"><!--s001275c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the birch</span>) punishment by flogging with a birch</p><p><span class="bodyb">birchen</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">beorc</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adjutant bird</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000612a"><!--s000612a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of two large Indian storks that have black and white plumage and a large bill and feed on carrion: genus <span class="bodyi">Leptoptilos</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dominant<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdominənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017812a"><!--s017812a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018633b"><!--s018633b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>commanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others.</p></div><a name="s018634b"><!--s018634b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a position: commanding a view from a superior height.</p></div><a name="s018635b"><!--s018635b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>denoting the one of a pair of bodily structures, e.g. the eye, that is the more effective or predominant in action.</p></div><a name="s018636b"><!--s018636b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>denoting the one of a pair of genes determining contrasting inherited characteristics that predominates: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/recessive1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">recessive 1</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s018637b"><!--s018637b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>denoting the species that has the strongest representation in an ecological community</p><p><span class="bodyb">dominance</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">dominancy</span> /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dominantly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">dominant-, dominans</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">dominari</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dominate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dominate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cryptobiosis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kriptohbieʹohsis / <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014457a"><!--s014457a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a state in which the metabolic activity of an organism is temporarily undetectable</p><p><span class="bodyb">cryptobiotic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backbeat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003966a"><!--s003966a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in music, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> jazz, rock, or hip hop, an emphatic beat on one of the usu unaccented beats of the bar.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">economy of scale</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019074a"><!--s019074a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lowering of average production costs resulting from an increased scale of production.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clement</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklemənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011104a"><!--s011104a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011369b"><!--s011369b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of the weather: pleasantly mild.</p></div><a name="s011370b"><!--s011370b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>acting mercifully or inclined to be merciful; lenient </p><p><i></i></p><p>a clement judge</p> <p><span class="bodyb">clemency</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">clement-, clemens</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">content<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹtent/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012780a"><!--s012780a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013454b"><!--s013454b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> + with) happy or satisfied </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was content with her progress</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">not content with</span>.</p></div><a name="s013455b"><!--s013455b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in spite of having achieved something </p><p><i></i></p><p>Not content with having secured the lion's share, she set about stealing everybody else's</p> <p><span class="bodyb">contentment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">contentus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">continēre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/contain/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">contain</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">birch<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005648a"><!--s005648a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to whip (somebody) with a birch or anything similar.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cattle grid</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009429a"><!--s009429a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a shallow ditch in a road covered by parallel bars spaced far enough apart to prevent livestock but not wheeled vehicles from crossing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antifreeze</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹantifreez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002294a"><!--s002294a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a substance added to a liquid, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the water in a car radiator, to lower its freezing point.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">depression</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹpresh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016129a"><!--s016129a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016744b"><!--s016744b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a mental disorder marked by inactivity, difficulty in thinking and concentration, and <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by sadness or dejection.</p></div><a name="s016745b"><!--s016745b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an unhappy state or mood; dejection.</p></div><a name="s016746b"><!--s016746b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a lowering of activity, vitality, amount, force, etc.</p></div><a name="s016747b"><!--s016747b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a period of low general economic activity marked by rising levels of unemployment.</p></div><a name="s016748b"><!--s016748b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s004210c"><!--s004210c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a period of low general economic activity marked by rising levels of unemployment.</p></div><a name="s004211c"><!--s004211c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Depression</span>) the period of economic stagnation, mass unemployment, and hardship worldwide in the early 1930s.</p></div></div><a name="s016749b"><!--s016749b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a lowered or sunken depressed place or part; a hollow.</p></div><a name="s016750b"><!--s016750b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>an atmospheric low.</p></div><a name="s016751b"><!--s016751b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>the act of depressing.</p></div><a name="s016752b"><!--s016752b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>a pressing down; a lowering.</p></div><a name="s016753b"><!--s016753b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>in astronomy, the angular distance of a celestial body below the horizon.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brickie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbriki/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007336a"><!--s007336a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a bricklayer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dominant<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017813a"><!--s017813a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018638b"><!--s018638b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a dominant gene or trait.</p></div><a name="s018639b"><!--s018639b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a dominant species in an ecological community.</p></div><a name="s018640b"><!--s018640b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in music, the fifth note of a diatonic scale.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adjutant general</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> adjutants general)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000613a"><!--s000613a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chief administrative officer of an army, responsible for personnel records, welfare, training, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cryptococcosis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kriptəkoʹkohsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014458a"><!--s014458a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an infectious disease that is caused by a fungus, <span class="bodyi">Cryptococcus neoformans</span>, and is characterized by the production of lumps or abscesses in the lungs, the tissues under the skin, joints, and <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the brain and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/meninges/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">meninges</span></span></a> (membranes enclosing the brain and spinal cord) [<span class="bodyi">Cryptococcus</span>, genus name + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/osis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-osis</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">back bench</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003967a"><!--s003967a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) any of the benches in Parliament on which non-ministerial members sit</p><p><span class="bodyb">back bench</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">back-bencher</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">economy-size <span class="bodyi">or</span> economy-sized</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019075a"><!--s019075a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>saving a buyer money by offering a larger than average amount, e.g. in a pack.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">content<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012781a"><!--s012781a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013456b"><!--s013456b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to satisfy (somebody) or appease their desires </p><p><i></i></p><p>It takes very little to content him</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">content oneself with</span>.</p></div><a name="s013457b"><!--s013457b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to accept (something that is less than one really wants) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He had to content himself with a single helping seeing no more was on offer</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">depressive<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹpresiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016130a"><!--s016130a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016754b"><!--s016754b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>tending to depress.</p></div><a name="s016755b"><!--s016755b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>characterized by or liable to psychological depression</p><p><span class="bodyb">depressively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clementine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklemənteen, -tien/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011105a"><!--s011105a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small citrus fruit, with pink-tinged flesh, that is a cross between an orange and a tangerine and has slightly acid flesh [French <span class="bodyi">clémentine</span>, from the male forename <span class="bodyi">Clément</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bricklayer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007337a"><!--s007337a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who is employed to lay bricks</p><p><span class="bodyb">bricklaying</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adjutant stork</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000614a"><!--s000614a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/adjutant_bird/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">adjutant bird</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antifungal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/antiʹfung·g(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002295a"><!--s002295a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said e.g. of a drug: effective against fungi; used to treat fungal infections; fungicidal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bird</span><small><span class="eSynop">/buhd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005649a"><!--s005649a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005728b"><!--s005728b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of a class of warm-blooded vertebrates whose bodies are more or less completely covered with feathers and whose forelimbs are modified as wings: class Aves.</p></div><a name="s005729b"><!--s005729b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001276c"><!--s001276c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly informal</span> a person, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> somebody slightly odd </p><p><i></i></p><p>He seemed an uppish old bird</p> — Conan Doyle.</div><a name="s001277c"><!--s001277c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> a girl.</p></div></div><a name="s005730b"><!--s005730b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a period of imprisonment ✱ <span class="bodyb">birds of a feather</span> people of similar characters, tastes, or interests ✱ <span class="bodyb">for the birds</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> trivial or worthless ✱ <span class="bodyb">get the bird</span> <span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> to be hissed, booed, or jeered at.</p></div><a name="s005731b"><!--s005731b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> to be dismissed or fired ✱ <span class="bodyb">give somebody the bird</span>/<span class="bodyb">give somebody/get the bird</span> <span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> to hiss, boo, or jeer at somebody, or to be hissed or jeered at (somebody).</p></div><a name="s005732b"><!--s005732b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> to dismiss or fire (somebody) ✱ <span class="bodyb">the bird has flown</span> the person whom one expected to find or capture has escaped ✱ <span class="bodyb">the birds and the bees</span> <span class="bodyi">informal, humorous</span> the facts of sex and sexual reproduction, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a form suitable for children</p><p><span class="bodyb">birdlike</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">bridd</span>; (sense 3) short for rhyming slang <span class="bodyi">birdlime</span> time].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cattleman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cattlemen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009430a"><!--s009430a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who tends or raises cattle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backbite</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans and trans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> backbit) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> backbitten)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003968a"><!--s003968a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to say mean or spiteful things about (somebody)</p><p><span class="bodyb">backbiter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">backbiting</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dominate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdominayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017814a"><!--s017814a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018641b"><!--s018641b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to exert controlling influence or power over (a person, a group, a situation, etc).</p></div><a name="s018642b"><!--s018642b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to overlook from a superior height </p><p><i></i></p><p>The tower dominates the landscape</p>.</div><a name="s018643b"><!--s018643b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to occupy a commanding or preeminent position in </p><p><i></i></p><p>This corporation dominates the market</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s018644b"><!--s018644b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to have or exert mastery or control.</p></div><a name="s018645b"><!--s018645b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to occupy a higher or superior position <span class="bodyb">domination</span> /-ʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">dominative</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dominator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">dominatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">dominari</span> to rule, govern, from <span class="bodyi">dominus</span> master].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cryptocrystalline</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kriptohʹkristəlien/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014459a"><!--s014459a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having minute crystals distinguishable only under the microscope.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ecospecies</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeekohspeeshiz, ʹekoh-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> ecospecies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019076a"><!--s019076a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a taxonomic species regarded as an ecological unit <span class="bodyb">ecospecific</span> /-spəʹsifik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">content<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012782a"><!--s012782a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a state of happy satisfaction; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> freedom from care or discomfort ✱ <span class="bodyb">to one's heart's content</span> as much as one wants </p><p><i></i></p><p>You can wander round the countryside to your heart's content</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brick red</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007338a"><!--s007338a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of a reddish brown colour</p><p><span class="bodyb">brick red</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">birdbath</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005650a"><!--s005650a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a usu ornamental basin for birds to bathe in.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">depressive<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016131a"><!--s016131a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who suffers from periods of psychological depression.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backblocks</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003969a"><!--s003969a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ</span> remote or culturally backward areas </p><p><i></i></p><p>She's gone to be a nurse somewhere in Queensland's backblocks</p><p><span class="bodyb">backblock</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/block1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">block 1</span></span></a> in the sense of ‘area of land’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adjuvant<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹajoov(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000615a"><!--s000615a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000690b"><!--s000690b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>serving to assist or contribute.</p></div><a name="s000691b"><!--s000691b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of therapy: serving to enhance the effectiveness of medical treatment [French <span class="bodyi">adjuvant</span> auxiliary, from Latin <span class="bodyi">adjuvant-, adjuvans</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">adjuvare</span> to aid, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">juvare</span> to help].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ecosphere</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeekohsfiə, ʹekohsfiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019077a"><!--s019077a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the parts of the universe habitable by living organisms, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the biosphere.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cattlestop</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009431a"><!--s009431a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NZ</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cattle_grid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cattle grid</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antigen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹantijən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002296a"><!--s002296a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chemical, virus, etc that stimulates the production of an antibody when introduced into the body <span class="bodyb">antigenic</span> /-ʹjenik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">antigenically</span> /-ʹjenikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">antigenicity</span> /-ʹnisiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cryptogam</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkriptəgam/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014460a"><!--s014460a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> a plant, e.g. a fern, moss, or fungus, lichen, or alga, reproducing by means of spores and not producing flowers or seed</p><p><span class="bodyb">cryptogamic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">cryptogamous</span> /kripʹtogəməs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">kryptos</span> + <span class="bodyi">-gamia</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gamy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-gamy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clench</span><small><span class="eSynop">/klench/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011106a"><!--s011106a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011371b"><!--s011371b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to close or hold together (the fists, teeth, etc) tightly.</p></div><a name="s011372b"><!--s011372b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to grip or clutch (something) firmly <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s011373b"><!--s011373b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a set of muscles: to contract suddenly.</p></div><a name="s011374b"><!--s011374b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of the fist or jaw: to become firmly closed or set as the muscles tauten [Old English <span class="bodyi">-clencan</span>;related to Old English <span class="bodyi">clingan</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cling1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cling 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dominatrix</span><small><span class="eSynop">/domiʹnaytriks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dominatrixes dominatrices /-triseez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017815a"><!--s017815a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a woman who takes an aggressively or sadistically dominant role in sexual interaction [Latin <span class="bodyi">dominatrix</span>, fem of <span class="bodyi">dominator</span> a person who dominates, from <span class="bodyi">dominari</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dominate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dominate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">content<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkontent/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012783a"><!--s012783a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013458b"><!--s013458b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the things that are contained in something </p><p><i></i></p><p>The contents of the drawer were strewn over the floor</p>.</div><a name="s013459b"><!--s013459b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">table of contents</span>) (<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the topics and material advertised as treated in a written work.</p></div><a name="s013460b"><!--s013460b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the matter dealt with in a literary work, lecture, speech, etc, as distinct from its form or style of presentation: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/form1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">form<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (9b).</p></div><a name="s013461b"><!--s013461b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the amount or proportion of a specified material contained in something </p><p><i></i></p><p>the lead content of paint</p> <p><span class="bodyb">contentless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">contentum</span> (pl <span class="bodyi">contenta</span>) thing(s) contained, past part. of <span class="bodyi">continēre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/contain/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">contain</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brickwork</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrikwuhk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007339a"><!--s007339a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the parts of a structure that are made from bricks and mortar.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">birdbrain</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005651a"><!--s005651a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a silly or stupid person</p><p><span class="bodyb">birdbrained</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">depressor</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016132a"><!--s016132a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016756b"><!--s016756b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a muscle that draws down a part of the body: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/levator/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">levator</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s016757b"><!--s016757b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a device for pressing a part down or aside, e.g. a surgical instrument [late Latin <span class="bodyi">depressor</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">deprimere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/depress/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">depress</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adjuvant<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000616a"><!--s000616a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something that helps, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> something that makes medical treatment more effective, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by enhancing the body's immune response.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ecossaise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aykoʹsez, ekoʹsez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019078a"><!--s019078a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lively folk dance in duple time, or the music for it [French <span class="bodyi">écossaise</span>, fem of <span class="bodyi">écossais</span> Scottish].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clepsydra</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklepsidrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> clepsydras clepsydrae /-dree/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011107a"><!--s011107a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a water clock [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">klepsydra</span>,from <span class="bodyi">kleptein</span> to steal + <span class="bodyi">hydōr</span> water].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dominee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdoohmini/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017816a"><!--s017816a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in S Africa, a minister of the Dutch Reformed Church; used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a title of address [Dutch <span class="bodyi">dominee</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">domine</span>, vocative of <span class="bodyi">dominus</span> master].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backboard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003970a"><!--s003970a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003965b"><!--s003965b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a board worn to support or straighten a person's back.</p></div><a name="s003966b"><!--s003966b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a rounded or rectangular board behind the basket on a basketball court.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contented</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹtentid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012784a"><!--s012784a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013462b"><!--s013462b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>satisfied with one's situation, status, possessions, etc; happy.</p></div><a name="s013463b"><!--s013463b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>reflecting such satisfaction </p><p><i></i></p><p>a contented expression</p> <p><span class="bodyb">contentedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">contentedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catty</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkati/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (cattier, cattiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009432a"><!--s009432a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009802b"><!--s009802b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>spiteful; malicious.</p></div><a name="s009803b"><!--s009803b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of or resembling a cat</p><p><span class="bodyb">cattily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cattiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antigravity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹantigraviti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002297a"><!--s002297a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002234b"><!--s002234b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a supposed effect resulting from cancellation or reduction of the force of gravity.</p></div><a name="s002235b"><!--s002235b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) reducing or cancelling the effect of gravity, or protecting against it.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cryptogamic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kriptəʹgamik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014461a"><!--s014461a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015078b"><!--s015078b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to cryptogams.</p></div><a name="s015079b"><!--s015079b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in ecology, denoting a surface crust or desert soil consisting of mosses, lichens, and cyanobacteria (blue-green algae; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cyanobacterium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cyanobacterium</span></span></a>), significant in the prevention of erosion.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brickworks</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrikwuhks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> brickworks)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007340a"><!--s007340a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a place where bricks are produced.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">birdcage</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005652a"><!--s005652a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cage, usu made of metal wire, for keeping a pet bird in.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">depressurize <span class="bodyi">or</span> depressurise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹpreshəriez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016133a"><!--s016133a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to cause the pressure of a gas to drop within (a container or vehicle) <span class="bodyb">depressurization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ecosystem</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeekohsistəm, ʹekoh-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019079a"><!--s019079a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a complex consisting of a community and its environment functioning as an reasonably self-sustaining ecological unit in nature.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">domineer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/domiʹniə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017817a"><!--s017817a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control </p><p><i></i></p><p>a domineering husband</p> <p><span class="bodyb">domineering</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">domineeringly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Dutch <span class="bodyi">domineren</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">dominari</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dominate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dominate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contention</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹtensh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012785a"><!--s012785a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013464b"><!--s013464b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>rivalry or competition.</p></div><a name="s013465b"><!--s013465b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>disagreement or argument.</p></div><a name="s013466b"><!--s013466b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument ✱ <span class="bodyb">in contention</span> contending for a prize, etc [Latin <span class="bodyi">contention-</span>, <span class="bodyi">contentio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">contendere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/contend/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">contend</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">back boiler</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003971a"><!--s003971a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a domestic boiler fitted at the back of a coal or gas fire and heated by it.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CATV</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009433a"><!--s009433a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>community antenna television.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Antiguan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anʹtigwən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002298a"><!--s002298a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of the island of Antigua or the state of Antigua and Barbuda in the Caribbean</p><p><span class="bodyb">Antiguan</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clerestory <span class="bodyi">or</span> clearstory</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkliəstawri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> clerestories) (clearstories)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011108a"><!--s011108a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011375b"><!--s011375b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">esp</span> in church architecture, the part of an outside wall of a room or building, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a church, that rises above an adjoining roof </p><p><i></i></p><p>clerestory windows</p>.</div><a name="s011376b"><!--s011376b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a raised ventilating section of a railway carriage roof [Middle English, from <span class="bodyi">clere</span> clear + <span class="bodyi">story</span> storey].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ad lib</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌad ʹlib/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000617a"><!--s000617a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000692b"><!--s000692b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>without restraint or limit; as desired.</p></div><a name="s000693b"><!--s000693b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>without preparation; spontaneously </p><p><i></i></p><p>The guest spoke ad lib to the group</p> [Latin <span class="bodyi">ad libitum</span> in accordance with desire].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cryptogenic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kriptəʹjenik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014462a"><!--s014462a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of obscure or unknown origin </p><p><i></i></p><p>a cryptogenic disease</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">birdcall</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005653a"><!--s005653a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005733b"><!--s005733b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the characteristic song of a bird.</p></div><a name="s005734b"><!--s005734b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an imitation of, or a device for imitating, the call of a bird.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brickyard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007341a"><!--s007341a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brickwork/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brickworks</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ecoterrorist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeekohterərist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019080a"><!--s019080a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who uses violence as part of an environmental campaign</p><p><span class="bodyb">ecoterrorism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eco/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eco-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">terrorist</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deprivation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/depriʹvaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016134a"><!--s016134a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016758b"><!--s016758b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004212c"><!--s004212c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the state of being without or of being denied something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> something vital to one's well-being; loss.</p></div><a name="s004213c"><!--s004213c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>lack of basic necessities such as food or shelter; hardship.</p></div></div><a name="s016759b"><!--s016759b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of depriving somebody of something.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anti-hero <span class="bodyi">or</span> anti-heroine</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> anti-heroes anti-heroines)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002299a"><!--s002299a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a man or woman who is a main character in a story, film, play, etc, but who lacks traditional heroic qualities, or whose circumstances do not allow for heroic action</p><p><span class="bodyb">anti-heroic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ad-lib<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000618a"><!--s000618a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>spoken, composed, or performed without preparation; impromptu </p><p><i></i></p><p>an ad-lib speech</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contentious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹtenshəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012786a"><!--s012786a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013467b"><!--s013467b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>exhibiting a tendency to quarrels and disputes.</p></div><a name="s013468b"><!--s013468b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>likely to cause contention </p><p><i></i></p><p>a contentious issue</p>.</div><a name="s013469b"><!--s013469b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>denoting a legal case involving a dispute between parties </p><p><i></i></p><p>contentious suits</p> <p><span class="bodyb">contentiously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">contentiousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cryptogram</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkriptəgram/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014463a"><!--s014463a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a communication, etc in cipher or code [French <span class="bodyi">cryptogramme</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crypt_or_crypto/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crypt-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-gramme</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gram/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-gram</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backbone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003972a"><!--s003972a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003967b"><!--s003967b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/spinal_column/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">spinal column</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s003968b"><!--s003968b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the foundation or most substantial part of something.</p></div><a name="s003969b"><!--s003969b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000783c"><!--s000783c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the foundation or most substantial part of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>these families, who had formed the backbone of the village life in the past, who were the depositaries of village traditions</p> — Hardy.</div><a name="s000784c"><!--s000784c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a chief mountain ridge, range, or system.</p></div></div><a name="s003970b"><!--s003970b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a firm and resolute character.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dominical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dəʹminikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017818a"><!--s017818a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018646b"><!--s018646b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to Jesus Christ.</p></div><a name="s018647b"><!--s018647b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to Sunday, as the Lord's day [late Latin <span class="bodyi">dominicalis</span> from <span class="bodyi">dominicus</span> relating to the Lord, from <span class="bodyi">dominus</span> lord, master].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clergy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkluhji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011109a"><!--s011109a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the group of people ordained to act as priests or ministers in an organized religion, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a Christian Church [Middle English <span class="bodyi">clergie</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">clericus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/clerk1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">clerk 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">catwalk</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009434a"><!--s009434a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009804b"><!--s009804b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a narrow stage extending into the audience at a fashion show </p><p><i></i></p><p>The catwalk is theatre. It's about provocation and outrage</p><p> Vivienne Westwood.</p></div><a name="s009805b"><!--s009805b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a narrow walkway, e.g. round a piece of machinery.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bird dog</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005654a"><!--s005654a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a gundog trained to hunt or retrieve birds.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bricolage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/brikəʹlahzh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007342a"><!--s007342a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something made using a mixture of materials, or the effect created by this [French <span class="bodyi">bricolage</span> from <span class="bodyi">bricole</span> trifle].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ecotourism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeekohtooəriz(ə)m, ʹekoh-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019081a"><!--s019081a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>tourism in unspoiled undeveloped regions, managed in such a way that does not harm the environment and often generates remains unspoiled and the revenue for generated is used towards conservation of the region.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dominical letter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017819a"><!--s017819a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of the first seven letters of the alphabet that are used to denote Sundays in a given year in order to determine the dates of various festivals, e.g. Easter, in the Church calendar.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ad-lib<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (ad-libbed) (ad-libbing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000619a"><!--s000619a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s000694b"><!--s000694b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to say lines or a speech spontaneously and without preparation; to improvise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s000695b"><!--s000695b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to improvise (lines or a speech).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cryptography</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kripʹtogrəfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014464a"><!--s014464a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015080b"><!--s015080b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>secret writing; cryptic symbolization.</p></div><a name="s015081b"><!--s015081b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the preparation of cryptograms, ciphers, or codes</p><p><span class="bodyb">cryptographer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">cryptographic</span> /-ʹgrafik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">cryptographia</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crypto/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crypto-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-graphia</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/graphy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-graphy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conterminous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/konʹtuhminəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012787a"><!--s012787a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/coterminous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">coterminous</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">conterminously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">conterminus</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">terminus</span> boundary].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clergyman <span class="bodyi">or</span> clergywoman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> clergymen clergywomen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011110a"><!--s011110a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an ordained priest or minister.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antihistamine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/antiʹhistəmin, -meen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002300a"><!--s002300a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various drugs that opposes the actions of histamine and is are used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for treating allergies and motion sickness <span class="bodyb">antihistaminic</span> /-ʹminik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deprive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹpriev/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016135a"><!--s016135a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016760b"><!--s016760b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + of) to prevent (somebody) from making use of or benefiting from something </p><p><i></i></p><p>He threatened to deprive them of their rights</p>.</div><a name="s016761b"><!--s016761b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + of) to take something away from (somebody).</p></div><a name="s016762b"><!--s016762b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to remove (e.g. a clergyman) from office [Middle English <span class="bodyi">depriven</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">deprivare</span>, from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">privare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/private1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">private 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Caucasian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kawʹkayzhən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009435a"><!--s009435a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009806b"><!--s009806b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of the white race of humankind as classified according to physical features.</p></div><a name="s009807b"><!--s009807b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of the Caucasus or its inhabitants</p><p><span class="bodyb">Caucasian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">Caucasoid</span> /ʹkawkəsoyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<span class="bodyi">Caucasus, Caucasia</span>, region of SW Russia].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backbreaking</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003973a"><!--s003973a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>physically taxing or exhausting.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">birder</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbuhdə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005655a"><!--s005655a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a bird-watcher</p><p><span class="bodyb">birding</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bridal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbriedl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007343a"><!--s007343a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or for a bride or wedding; nuptial.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ecotype</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeekohtiep, ʹekohtiep/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019082a"><!--s019082a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a group equivalent to a taxonomic subspecies and maintained as a distinct population by ecological and geographical factors <span class="bodyb">ecotypic</span> /-ʹtipik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">ecotypically</span> /-ʹtipikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dominican<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dəʹminik(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017820a"><!--s017820a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of a preaching order of mendicant friars founded by St Dominic in 1215</p><p><span class="bodyb">Dominican</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [named after St <span class="bodyi">Dominic</span> (Domingo de Guzman) d.1221, Spanish priest].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contessa</span><small><span class="eSynop">/konʹtesə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012788a"><!--s012788a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an Italian countess [Italian <span class="bodyi">contessa</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">comitissa</span>, fem of <span class="bodyi">comes</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/count3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">count 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anti-inflammatory</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002301a"><!--s002301a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a drug: counteracting inflammation</p><p><span class="bodyb">anti-inflammatory</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ad-lib<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000620a"><!--s000620a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an improvised speech, line, or performance.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cryptology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kripʹtoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014465a"><!--s014465a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015082b"><!--s015082b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the scientific study of codes.</p></div><a name="s015083b"><!--s015083b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the art of devising a code <span class="bodyb">cryptologic</span> /-ʹlojik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">cryptological</span> /-ʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cryptologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deprived</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016136a"><!--s016136a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lacking the necessities of life or a good environment </p><p><i></i></p><p>culturally deprived children</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a deprived area</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bird flu</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005656a"><!--s005656a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a contagious disease caused by influenza viruses normally found in birds but also infecting other animals including humans, sometimes with severe or fatal consequences.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cleric</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklerik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011111a"><!--s011111a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of the Christian clergy, or an equivalent minister or leader from another religion [late Latin <span class="bodyi">clericus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/clerk1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">clerk 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backchat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003974a"><!--s003974a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> impudent or argumentative talk made in reply, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by a child or subordinate.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Caucasoid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawkəsoyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009436a"><!--s009436a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/caucasian/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Caucasian</span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bride</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bried/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007344a"><!--s007344a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a woman at the time of her wedding [Old English <span class="bodyi">brẏd</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ecovillage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeekohvilij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019083a"><!--s019083a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an environmentally and economically sustainable rural or urban community</p><p><span class="bodyb">ecovillager</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antiknock</span><small><span class="eSynop">/antiʹnok/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002302a"><!--s002302a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a substance added to fuel to prevent knocking in an internal-combustion engine.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clerical</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011112a"><!--s011112a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011377b"><!--s011377b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>denoting or involving office work of a fairly routine kind, such as typing and filing.</p></div><a name="s011378b"><!--s011378b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to or characteristic of the clergy, a clergyman, or a cleric</p><p><span class="bodyb">clerically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dominican<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017821a"><!--s017821a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of the Dominican Republic</p><p><span class="bodyb">Dominican</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ad libitum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌad ʹlibitəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000621a"><!--s000621a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000696b"><!--s000696b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>without restraint or limit.</p></div><a name="s000697b"><!--s000697b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>without preparation; impromptu.</p></div><a name="s000698b"><!--s000698b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a piece of music: to be performed if desired.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bird-foot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005657a"><!--s005657a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bird_s_foot_or_bird_foot/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bird's-foot</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backcloth</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003975a"><!--s003975a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003971b"><!--s003971b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a painted cloth hung across the rear of a theatre stage.</p></div><a name="s003972b"><!--s003972b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/background/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">background</span></span></a> (1a), <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/backgammon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">background</span></span></a> (3a).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deprogramme</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">deprogram</span>) /deeʹprohgram/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016137a"><!--s016137a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to free (somebody) from the effects of intensive short-term conditioning, e.g. that received by a convert to a religious group.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cryptomeria</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kriptəʹmiəriə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014466a"><!--s014466a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an evergreen tree of the cypress family with curved needle-like leaves and small cones that is a valuable timber tree of China and Japan: <span class="bodyi">Cryptomeria japonica</span> [scientific Latin from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crypto/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crypto-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">meros</span> part; from the seeds of its cones being hidden within bracts].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eco-warrior</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019084a"><!--s019084a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who takes an active part in an environmental campaign.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caucus<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawkəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> caucuses)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009437a"><!--s009437a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009808b"><!--s009808b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a closed political meeting to decide on policy, select candidates, etc.</p></div><a name="s009809b"><!--s009809b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a group of people forming a faction within a larger body or organization, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a political party [prob of Algonquian origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contest<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkontest/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012789a"><!--s012789a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013470b"><!--s013470b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a struggle for superiority or victory.</p></div><a name="s013471b"><!--s013471b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a competition or competitive event [early French <span class="bodyi">contester</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">contestari</span> <span class="bodyi">litem</span> to bring an action at law, from <span class="bodyi">contestari</span> to call to witness, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">testis</span> witness].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bridegroom</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007345a"><!--s007345a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a man at the time of his wedding [Old English <span class="bodyi">brẏdguma</span>, from <span class="bodyi">bryd</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bride/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bride</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">guma</span> man; the spelling altered by association with <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/groom1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">groom 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anti-lock</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002303a"><!--s002303a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a braking system: designed to prevent the wheels of a vehicle from locking when the brakes are applied suddenly.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clerical collar</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011113a"><!--s011113a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a narrow stiff upright white collar fastening at the back and worn by clergymen and clergywomen.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dominican<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017822a"><!--s017822a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Dominica</p><p><span class="bodyb">Dominican</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">birdie<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbuhdi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005658a"><!--s005658a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005735b"><!--s005735b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by or to children: a bird, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a small bird.</p></div><a name="s005736b"><!--s005736b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a golf score of one stroke less than par on a hole.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backcomb</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003976a"><!--s003976a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to comb (the hair) against the direction of growth starting with the short underlying hairs in order to produce a bouffant effect.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caucus<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (caucused, caucusing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009438a"><!--s009438a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to hold or form a caucus.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ad litem</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌad ʹlietem/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000622a"><!--s000622a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in law, acting on behalf of a minor [Latin <span class="bodyi">ad litem</span> ‘for the lawsuit’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bride price</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007346a"><!--s007346a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>money, property, or other gifts that a bridegroom's family gives to a bride at the time of their marriage, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in tribal societies.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dept</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016138a"><!--s016138a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>department.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antilog</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹantilog/ antilogarithm /antiʹlogəridhəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002304a"><!--s002304a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the number corresponding to a given logarithm <span class="bodyb">antilogarithmic</span> /-logəʹridhmik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cryptonym</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkriptənim/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014467a"><!--s014467a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a code name <span class="bodyb">cryptonymous</span> /-ʹtoniməs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">cryptonymy</span> /-ʹtonimi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contest<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹtest/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012790a"><!--s012790a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013472b"><!--s013472b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to stand as a candidate in (an election) or for (an elected post).</p></div><a name="s013473b"><!--s013473b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to dispute (a will, claim, decision, etc), sometimes through the law <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s013474b"><!--s013474b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ with/against) to strive or vie</p><p><span class="bodyb">contestable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">contester</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ecru</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaykrooh, ʹekrooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019085a"><!--s019085a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pale fawn colour</p><p><span class="bodyb">ecru</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">écru</span> unbleached].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clerical error</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011114a"><!--s011114a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mistake in a document made when it was being written or copied out.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dominie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdomini/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017823a"><!--s017823a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018648b"><!--s018648b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">esp Scot</span> a teacher or schoolmaster.</p></div><a name="s018649b"><!--s018649b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a clergyman or minister [Latin <span class="bodyi">domine</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dominee/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dominee</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caudal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawdl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009439a"><!--s009439a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009810b"><!--s009810b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of, being, or resembling a tail.</p></div><a name="s009811b"><!--s009811b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to or in the region of the hind part of the body</p><p><span class="bodyb">caudally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">caudalis</span>,from Latin <span class="bodyi">cauda</span> tail].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">birdie<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (birdies, birdied, birdieing birdying /ʹbuhdiing/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005659a"><!--s005659a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to play (a hole in golf) in one stroke under par.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contestant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹtest(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012791a"><!--s012791a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013475b"><!--s013475b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>one of the participants in a contest.</p></div><a name="s013476b"><!--s013476b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person who contests an award or decision.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Adm.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000623a"><!--s000623a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Admiral.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">depth</span><small><span class="eSynop">/depth/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016139a"><!--s016139a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016763b"><!--s016763b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the quality of being deep; deepness.</p></div><a name="s016764b"><!--s016764b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004214c"><!--s004214c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the perpendicular measurement downwards from a surface.</p></div><a name="s004215c"><!--s004215c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the distance from front to back.</p></div></div><a name="s016765b"><!--s016765b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a part that is far from the outside or surface.</p></div><a name="s016766b"><!--s016766b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the degree of intensity </p><p><i></i></p><p>depth of a colour</p>.</div><a name="s016767b"><!--s016767b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the quality of being profound,(e.g. in insight,) or full,(e.g. of knowledge).</p></div><a name="s016768b"><!--s016768b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>)</p><a name="s004216c"><!--s004216c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a deep place in a body of water </p><p><i></i></p><p>the depths of the ocean</p>.</div><a name="s004217c"><!--s004217c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the worst, most intensive, or severest part </p><p><i></i></p><p>the depths of winter</p>.</div><a name="s004218c"><!--s004218c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a profound or intense state, e.g. of thought or feeling </p><p><i></i></p><p>in the depths of despair</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">in depth</span> with great thoroughness ✱ <span class="bodyb">out of one's depth</span> in water that is deeper than one's height.</p></div></div><a name="s016769b"><!--s016769b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>beyond one's ability to understand</p><p><span class="bodyb">depthless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English from<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/deep1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">deep 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/th2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-th 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">back country</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003977a"><!--s003977a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, Aus, NZ</span> a sparsely populated rural area.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ECSC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019086a"><!--s019086a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>European Coal and Steel Community.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bridesmaid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbriedzmayd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007347a"><!--s007347a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an unmarried woman or girl who attends a bride.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antimacassar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌantiməʹkasə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002305a"><!--s002305a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cover put over the backs or arms of upholstered seats for decoration or protection, orig to protect the backs from soiling by men's hair oil [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anti_or_ant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anti-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/macassar_oil/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Macassar oil</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clericalism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011115a"><!--s011115a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a policy promoting ecclesiastical influence in secular matters</p><p><span class="bodyb">clericalist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cryptorchid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kripʹtawkid/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014468a"><!--s014468a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person affected with <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cryptorchidism/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cryptorchidism</span></span></a> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crypt_or_crypto/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crypt-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">orchid-, orchis</span> testicle].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dominion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dəʹminyən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017824a"><!--s017824a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018650b"><!--s018650b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the power or right to rule; sovereignty.</p></div><a name="s018651b"><!--s018651b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the territory of a ruler.</p></div><a name="s018652b"><!--s018652b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>absolute ownership.</p></div><a name="s018653b"><!--s018653b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Dominion</span>) <span class="bodyi">esp</span> formerly, a self-governing nation of the Commonwealth other than the United Kingdom [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">dominium</span> ownership, from <span class="bodyi">dominus</span> lord, master].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">depth bomb</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016140a"><!--s016140a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/depth_charge/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">depth charge</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">birdlime</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005660a"><!--s005660a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005737b"><!--s005737b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sticky substance that is smeared on twigs to snare small birds.</p></div><a name="s005738b"><!--s005738b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the droppings of birds.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caudal fin</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009440a"><!--s009440a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the tail fin of a fish or similar aquatic animal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backdate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003978a"><!--s003978a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003973b"><!--s003973b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to apply (a measure or reward) retrospectively.</p></div><a name="s003974b"><!--s003974b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to date (a document) with an earlier date than the actual date.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cryptorchidism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kripʹtawkidiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014469a"><!--s014469a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a condition in which one or both of a boy's testes fail to descend normally.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bridge<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/brij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007348a"><!--s007348a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007637b"><!--s007637b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a structure spanning a gap or obstacle, e.g. a river, and supporting a roadway, railway, canal, or path.</p></div><a name="s007638b"><!--s007638b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001869c"><!--s001869c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a structure spanning a gap or obstacle, e.g. a river, and supporting a roadway, railway, canal, or path.</p></div><a name="s001870c"><!--s001870c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a time, place, or means of connection or transition </p><p><i></i></p><p>a bridge across the age gap</p>.</div></div><a name="s007639b"><!--s007639b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s001871c"><!--s001871c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the upper bony part of the nose.</p></div><a name="s001872c"><!--s001872c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the part of a pair of glasses that rests on this.</p></div><a name="s001873c"><!--s001873c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>an arch serving to raise the strings of a musical instrument.</p></div><a name="s001874c"><!--s001874c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a raised platform on a ship from which the captain and officers control it.</p></div><a name="s001875c"><!--s001875c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>in billiards and snooker, a cue rest with a wide span.</p></div></div><a name="s007640b"><!--s007640b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a partial denture permanently attached to adjacent natural teeth, filling a gap.</p></div><a name="s007641b"><!--s007641b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a musical passage or phrase linking two unrelated themes or tunes ✱ <span class="bodyb">a bridge too far</span> an action that goes beyond what can be tolerated or is likely to succeed [Old English <span class="bodyi">brycg</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antimagnetic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌantimagʹnetik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002306a"><!--s002306a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002236b"><!--s002236b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not affected by magnetization or a magnetic field.</p></div><a name="s002237b"><!--s002237b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a watch: having a balance unit composed of alloys that will not remain magnetized.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ecstasy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹekstəsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019087a"><!--s019087a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an illegal drug, taken recreationally for its strong stimulant and euphoric effects but sometimes with fatal results.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clericals</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011116a"><!--s011116a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>clothes worn by the clergy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contestation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/konteʹstaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012792a"><!--s012792a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> arguing or disputing; controversy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dominion Day</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017825a"><!--s017825a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the former name of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/canada_day/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Canada day</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adman</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹadman/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> admen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000624a"><!--s000624a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a member of the advertising profession.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">depth charge</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016141a"><!--s016141a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an explosive projectile for use underwater, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> against submarines.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crypt- <span class="bodyi">or</span> crypto-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014453a"><!--s014453a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s015073b"><!--s015073b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>hidden; obscure </p><p><i></i></p><p>cryptogenic</p>.</div><a name="s015074b"><!--s015074b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>secret; unavowed </p><p><i></i></p><p>cryptography</p> <p><i></i></p><p>cryptofascist</p> <p>[scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">kryptos</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crypt/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crypt</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bridge<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007349a"><!--s007349a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007642b"><!--s007642b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make a bridge over or across (something, e.g. a river).</p></div><a name="s007643b"><!--s007643b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to bring together people or things that are separated by (something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">bridgeable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">back door</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003979a"><!--s003979a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003975b"><!--s003975b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a door at the rear of a building.</p></div><a name="s003976b"><!--s003976b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an indirect, underhand, or unfair means of access</p><p><span class="bodyb">backdoor</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caudate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawdayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009441a"><!--s009441a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having a tail or a tail-like appendage.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antimalarial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌantiməʹleəriəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002307a"><!--s002307a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a substance, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a drug: having properties that prevent, halt, or cure malaria</p><p><span class="bodyb">antimalarial</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">domino</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdominoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -oes -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dominoes dominos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017826a"><!--s017826a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018654b"><!--s018654b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a flat rectangular block with a face divided into two equal parts that are either blank or bear from one to six dots arranged as on dice faces.</p></div><a name="s018655b"><!--s018655b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl, but usu treated as sing.</span>) any of several games played with a set of 28 dominoes.</p></div><a name="s018656b"><!--s018656b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s004641c"><!--s004641c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a flat rectangular block with a face divided into two equal parts that are blank or bear from one to six dots arranged as on dice faces.</p></div><a name="s004642c"><!--s004642c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl, but usu treated as sing.</span>) any of several games played with a set of 28 dominoes.</p></div></div><a name="s018657b"><!--s018657b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s004643c"><!--s004643c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a half mask worn with a masquerade costume.</p></div><a name="s004644c"><!--s004644c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a person wearing a domino.</p></div></div><a name="s018658b"><!--s018658b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a long loose hooded cloak worn with a mask as a masquerade costume [French <span class="bodyi">domino</span>, orig a monk's hood, prob from Latin <span class="bodyi">domino</span> (in the ritual formula <span class="bodyi">benedicamus Domino</span> let us bless the Lord), dative of <span class="bodyi">dominus</span> lord].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bird-nesting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005661a"><!--s005661a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bird_s_nesting_or_bird_nesting/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bird's-nesting</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clerihew</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklerihyooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011117a"><!--s011117a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a witty pseudo-biographical four-line verse [named after Edmund <span class="bodyi">Clerihew</span> Bentley d.1956, English writer, who invented the form].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ecstasy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> ecstasies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019088a"><!--s019088a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020111b"><!--s020111b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005154c"><!--s005154c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a state of very strong feeling, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of great joy or happiness.</p></div><a name="s005155c"><!--s005155c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a state of strong emotion.</p></div></div><a name="s020112b"><!--s020112b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a trance, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a mystic or prophetic one [Middle English <span class="bodyi">extasie</span> via Old French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">ekstasis</span>, literally ‘standing outside oneself’, from <span class="bodyi">ex</span> out + <span class="bodyi">histanai</span> to stand].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">admass</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹadmas/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000625a"><!--s000625a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> the section of society readily influenced by mass-media advertising.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">context</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkontekst/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012793a"><!--s012793a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013477b"><!--s013477b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the parts surrounding a written or spoken word or passage that can throw light on its meaning.</p></div><a name="s013478b"><!--s013478b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the interrelated conditions in which something exists or occurs <span class="bodyb">contextual</span> /kənʹtekstyooəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">contextually</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">contextus</span> connection of words, coherence, past part. of <span class="bodyi">contexere</span> to weave together, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">texere</span> to weave].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">depth of field</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016142a"><!--s016142a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the range of distances within which something viewed through a camera or microscope will be in focus.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bridge<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007350a"><!--s007350a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a card game related to whist for usu four players in two partnerships in which players bid for the right to name a trump suit and try to win tricks, and in which the hand of the declarer's partner is exposed and played by the declarer [alteration of earlier <span class="bodyi">biritch</span>, of unknown origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cryptosporidium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kriptohspəʹridiəm / <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014470a"><!--s014470a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a parasitic protozoan that can be transmitted from animals to human beings, causing intestinal disorders [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crypt_or_crypto/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crypt-</span></span></a> + modern Latin <span class="bodyi">sporidium</span> dimin. of <span class="bodyi">spora</span> seed (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/spore1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">spore 1</span></span></a>)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antimatter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹantimatə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002308a"><!--s002308a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>hypothetical matter composed of antiparticles, e.g. antiprotons instead of protons, positrons instead of electrons, and antineutrons instead of neutrons.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caudated</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawdaytid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009442a"><!--s009442a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/caudate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">caudate</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">admeasure</span><small><span class="eSynop">/adʹmezhə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000626a"><!--s000626a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to assign (something) in shares; to apportion [Middle English <span class="bodyi">amesuren</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">amesurer</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">mesurer</span> to measure].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clerk<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/klahk; <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> kluhk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011118a"><!--s011118a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011379b"><!--s011379b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002929c"><!--s002929c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>somebody whose occupation is keeping records or accounts or doing general office work </p><p><i></i></p><p>a filing clerk</p>.</div><a name="s002930c"><!--s002930c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an official who keeps records and does administrative work for a council or court.</p></div><a name="s002931c"><!--s002931c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a shop assistant.</p></div></div><a name="s011380b"><!--s011380b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span></p><a name="s002932c"><!--s002932c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a shop assistant.</p></div><a name="s002933c"><!--s002933c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a hotel receptionist.</p></div></div><a name="s011381b"><!--s011381b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cleric/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cleric</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s011382b"><!--s011382b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a scholar</p><p><span class="bodyb">clerkly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">clerkship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">cleric, clerc</span> via Latin <span class="bodyi">clericus</span> of the clergy, from late Greek <span class="bodyi">klērikos</span>,from Greek <span class="bodyi">klēros</span> lot, inheritance; because in the Middle Ages the clergy kept the local records].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">back down</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003980a"><!--s003980a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to concede defeat or give up an argument or claim.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bird of paradise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005662a"><!--s005662a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous birds of the New Guinea area, the males of which have brilliantly coloured plumage: family Paradisaeidae.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contextualise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹtekstyooəliez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012794a"><!--s012794a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/contextualize_or_contextualise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">contextualize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ecstatic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹstatik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019089a"><!--s019089a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020113b"><!--s020113b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>extremely happy or enthusiastic.</p></div><a name="s020114b"><!--s020114b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>subject to, causing, or in a state of ecstasy</p><p><span class="bodyb">ecstatically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [via medieval Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">ekstatikos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">ekstasis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ecstasy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ecstasy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">depth psychology</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016143a"><!--s016143a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the investigation of the unconscious; psychoanalysis.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">domino effect</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017827a"><!--s017827a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a series of causally related events following one after the an other, precipitated by some significant initial happening, like a line of dominoes collapsing in sequence.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cryptozoology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkriptohzoohʹoləji, -zoohʹoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014471a"><!--s014471a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the study of animals, e.g. the yeti, which are generally believed to be extinct or mythical</p><p><span class="bodyb">cryptozoologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bridgehead</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007351a"><!--s007351a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007644b"><!--s007644b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a fortification protecting the end of a bridge nearest an enemy.</p></div><a name="s007645b"><!--s007645b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001876c"><!--s001876c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a fortification protecting the end of a bridge nearest an enemy.</p></div><a name="s001877c"><!--s001877c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the area round the end of a bridge.</p></div></div><a name="s007646b"><!--s007646b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an advanced position, usu beyond a bridge, seized or targeted in hostile territory as a foothold for further advance.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">depurate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdepyoorayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016144a"><!--s016144a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016770b"><!--s016770b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to purify (e.g. the body) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s016771b"><!--s016771b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to become free of impurities <span class="bodyb">depuration</span> /-ʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">depuratus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">depurare</span>, from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">purare</span> to purify, from <span class="bodyi">purus</span> clean, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pure/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pure</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backdrop</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003981a"><!--s003981a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/backcloth/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">backcloth</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">admin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹadmin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000627a"><!--s000627a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> administration.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caudillo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kawʹdeelyoh, kow-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> caudillos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009443a"><!--s009443a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Spanish-speaking countries, a military dictator [Spanish <span class="bodyi">caudillo</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">capitellum</span> small head, from Latin <span class="bodyi">capit-</span>, <span class="bodyi">caput</span> head].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clerk<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011119a"><!--s011119a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to act or work as a clerk.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contextualism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹtekstyooəliz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012795a"><!--s012795a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in philosophy, insistence on establishing the context of enquiry as a prerequisite to solving problems or analysing the meaning of terms</p><p><span class="bodyb">contextualist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">domino theory</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017828a"><!--s017828a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a theory that if one nation in an area, <span class="bodyi">specif</span> SE Asia, becomes Communist-controlled, the same thing will happen to the neighbouring nations [from the fact that if several dominoes are stood on end one behind the other with slight spaces between, a push on the first will make all the others topple].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antimetabolite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌantiməʹtabəliet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002309a"><!--s002309a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a substance, e.g. a sulpha drug, that prevents a living organism from growing normally, often used in the treatment of cancer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bird of passage</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005663a"><!--s005663a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005739b"><!--s005739b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a migratory bird.</p></div><a name="s005740b"><!--s005740b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person who leads a wandering or unsettled life.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ecstatic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019090a"><!--s019090a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who is prone to ecstatic trancelike states.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bridge loan</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007352a"><!--s007352a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bridging_loan/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bridging loan</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crystal<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkristl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014472a"><!--s014472a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015084b"><!--s015084b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a piece of a solid material with a naturally regular geometrical structure and plane faces that are symmetrically arranged.</p></div><a name="s015085b"><!--s015085b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a clear transparent mineral, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> colourless quartz.</p></div><a name="s015086b"><!--s015086b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a clear colourless glass of superior quality.</p></div><a name="s015087b"><!--s015087b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the transparent cover over a watch or clock dial.</p></div><a name="s015088b"><!--s015088b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s003771c"><!--s003771c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a piece of a solid material with a naturally regular geometrical structure and plane faces that are symmetrically arranged </p><p><i></i></p><p>graphite crystals</p>.</div><a name="s003772c"><!--s003772c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any solid chemical substance that has a regularly repeating internal arrangement of atoms or molecules.</p></div><a name="s003773c"><!--s003773c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>an electronic component containing crystalline material used as a frequency-determining element.</p></div><a name="s003774c"><!--s003774c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a clear transparent mineral, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> colourless quartz.</p></div><a name="s003775c"><!--s003775c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crystal_ball/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crystal ball</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s015089b"><!--s015089b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s003776c"><!--s003776c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a clear colourless glass of superior quality.</p></div><a name="s003777c"><!--s003777c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>collectively, articles made of such glass </p><p><i></i></p><p>the family crystal</p>.</div><a name="s003778c"><!--s003778c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the transparent cover over a watch or clock dial [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cristal</span> via Old French and Latinfrom Greek <span class="bodyi">krystallos</span> ice, crystal].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003982a"><!--s003982a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">used in combinations</span>) having a back of the kind specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>high-backed</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deputation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/depyooʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016145a"><!--s016145a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a small group of people chosen to represent the members of a larger, usu unofficial group, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in negotiations with authority.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">administer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ədʹministə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (administered, administering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000628a"><!--s000628a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000699b"><!--s000699b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to manage or supervise (a country, organization, etc).</p></div><a name="s000700b"><!--s000700b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000200c"><!--s000200c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to mete out or dispense (e.g. punishment or justice).</p></div><a name="s000201c"><!--s000201c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to give or perform (something) ritually </p><p><i></i></p><p>The priest administered the last rites</p>.</div><a name="s000202c"><!--s000202c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to give (a drug, medicine, etc) as a remedy.</p></div></div><a name="s000701b"><!--s000701b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in law, to supervise or direct the taking of (an oath) <span class="bodyb">administrable</span> /-strəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">administren</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">administrare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ministrare</span> to serve, from <span class="bodyi">minister</span> servant].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ECT</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019091a"><!--s019091a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>electroconvulsive therapy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clerk of the course</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> clerks of the course)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011120a"><!--s011120a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an official who has direct charge of the running of a horse-racing or motor-racing meeting.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antimissile</span><small><span class="eSynop">/antiʹmisiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002310a"><!--s002310a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>directed against or used for intercepting a missile attack </p><p><i></i></p><p>an antimissile system</p><p><span class="bodyb">antimissile</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bird of prey</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005664a"><!--s005664a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hawk, vulture, or other bird that feeds on carrion or on meat taken by hunting.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contextualize <span class="bodyi">or</span> contextualise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹtekstyooəliez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012796a"><!--s012796a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to put (something) into its appropriate context </p><p><i></i></p><p>Contextualizing the earliest occurrences of slang terms will sometimes lead you to their origin</p> <p><span class="bodyb">contextualization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caught</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kawt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009444a"><!--s009444a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/catch1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">catch 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dom palm</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017829a"><!--s017829a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/doum_palm_or_doom_palm_doom_or_dom_palm_dom/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">doum palm</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crystal<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014473a"><!--s014473a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015090b"><!--s015090b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or using a crystal </p><p><i></i></p><p>a crystal microphone</p>.</div><a name="s015091b"><!--s015091b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>made or composed of crystal glass </p><p><i></i></p><p>a crystal chandelier</p>.</div><a name="s015092b"><!--s015092b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>clear; lucid.</p></div><a name="s015093b"><!--s015093b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s003779c"><!--s003779c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>composed of clear quartz </p><p><i></i></p><p>a crystal ball</p>.</div><a name="s003780c"><!--s003780c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>resembling clear quartz; clear; lucid </p><p><i></i></p><p>crystal waters</p>.</div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bridge roll</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007353a"><!--s007353a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small finger-shaped soft roll [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bridge1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bridge 1</span></span></a> or <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bridge3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bridge 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backfield</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003983a"><!--s003983a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in American football, the positions of players who line up behind the line of scrimmage, or the players in these positions.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">depute<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹpyooht/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016146a"><!--s016146a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016772b"><!--s016772b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to appoint (somebody) to act as a deputy.</p></div><a name="s016773b"><!--s016773b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to delegate (something) [Middle English <span class="bodyi">deputen</span> to appoint, via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">deputare</span> to consider (as), from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">putare</span> to consider].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">birdseed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005665a"><!--s005665a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mixture of hemp, millet, and other seeds used for feeding caged and wild birds.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antimony</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹantiməni; <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> -mohni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002311a"><!--s002311a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a silver-white metallic chemical element used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a constituent of alloys to give added strength and hardness: symbol Sb, atomic number 51 <span class="bodyb">antimonial</span> /-ʹmohnyəl, -ni·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">antimonious</span> /-ʹmohni·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">antimonie</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">antimōnium</span>, perhaps modification of Arabic <span class="bodyi">ithmid</span>, of Hamitic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ectoblast</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹektohblast/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019093a"><!--s019093a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epiblast/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epiblast</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">ectoblastic</span> /-ʹblastik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contiguity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kontiʹgyooh·iti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012797a"><!--s012797a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013479b"><!--s013479b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the condition of being contiguous.</p></div><a name="s013480b"><!--s013480b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in psychology, the closeness of two events, leading to their association in the mind.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crystal ball</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014474a"><!--s014474a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015094b"><!--s015094b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a glass or usu crystal sphere traditionally used by fortune-tellers.</p></div><a name="s015095b"><!--s015095b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a means or method of predicting future events.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">administrate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ədʹministrayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans and trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000629a"><!--s000629a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to perform the office of administrator; to manage or supervise (something) (affairs)</p><p><span class="bodyb">administrative</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">administratively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clerk of the works</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> clerks of the works)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011121a"><!--s011121a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the person in charge of building works in a particular place.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caul</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kawl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009445a"><!--s009445a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009812b"><!--s009812b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the inner foetal membrane of higher vertebrate animals, e.g. humans, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when covering the head at birth.</p></div><a name="s009813b"><!--s009813b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the large fatty fold of membrane covering the intestines [Middle English <span class="bodyi">calle</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">cale</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">don<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/don/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017830a"><!--s017830a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018659b"><!--s018659b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a university teacher, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a senior member of staff at Oxford or Cambridge.</p></div><a name="s018660b"><!--s018660b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004645c"><!--s004645c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a Spanish nobleman or gentleman.</p></div><a name="s004646c"><!--s004646c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Don</span>) a title preceding the forename of a Spanish man, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one of rank.</p></div></div><a name="s018661b"><!--s018661b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> the head of a Mafia family [Spanish <span class="bodyi">don</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">dominus</span> master].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bridgework</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrijwuhk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007354a"><!--s007354a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dental bridge.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backfill<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003984a"><!--s003984a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003977b"><!--s003977b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to fill (a trench or hole) with the soil that was dug out of it.</p></div><a name="s003978b"><!--s003978b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to replace (soil) in a hole or trench, e.g. after an archaeological investigation.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">depute<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdepyooht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016147a"><!--s016147a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Scot</span> a deputy [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">deputé, depute</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/deputy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">deputy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bird's-eye</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005666a"><!--s005666a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often in combination</span>) any of numerous plants with small bright-coloured flowers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contiguous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹtigyooəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012798a"><!--s012798a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013481b"><!--s013481b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in actual contact </p><p><i></i></p><p>contiguous molecules</p>.</div><a name="s013482b"><!--s013482b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>touching along a boundary or at a point; adjacent </p><p><i></i></p><p>contiguous counties</p>.</div><a name="s013483b"><!--s013483b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>next or near in time or sequence</p><p><span class="bodyb">contiguity</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">contiguously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">contiguousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">contiguus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">contingere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/contact1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">contact 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">administration</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ədˌminiʹstraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000630a"><!--s000630a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000702b"><!--s000702b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000203c"><!--s000203c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the business of organizing and running the day-to-day affairs of a corporate body.</p></div><a name="s000204c"><!--s000204c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a body of adminstrators.</p></div></div><a name="s000703b"><!--s000703b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act of administering.</p></div><a name="s000704b"><!--s000704b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000205c"><!--s000205c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a government.</p></div><a name="s000206c"><!--s000206c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> the term of office of a leader or government.</p></div><a name="s000207c"><!--s000207c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a government agency.</p></div></div><a name="s000705b"><!--s000705b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in law, the management of a dead person's estate.</p></div><a name="s000706b"><!--s000706b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the act or process of administering.</p></div><a name="s000707b"><!--s000707b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>performance of executive duties; management.</p></div><a name="s000708b"><!--s000708b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>the execution of public affairs as distinguished from the making of policy.</p></div><a name="s000709b"><!--s000709b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s000208c"><!--s000208c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a body of people who administer.</p></div><a name="s000209c"><!--s000209c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> the term of office of a leader or government </p><p><i></i></p><p>the Bush administration</p>.</div><a name="s000210c"><!--s000210c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a governmental agency or board.</p></div></div><a name="s000710b"><!--s000710b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>in law, the management of the estate of a deceased person [Middle English <span class="bodyi">administracioun</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">administration-, administratio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">administrare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/administer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">administer</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ectoderm</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹektohduhm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019094a"><!--s019094a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020115b"><!--s020115b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the outer cellular membrane of an animal, such as a jellyfish, having only two germ layers in the embryo.</p></div><a name="s020116b"><!--s020116b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the outermost of the three primary germ layers of an embryo, or a tissue derived from this: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/endoderm/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">endoderm</span></span></a> (1), <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mesoderm/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mesoderm</span></span></a> (1) <span class="bodyb">ectodermal</span> /-ʹduhml/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">ectodermic</span> /-ʹduhmik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clever</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklevə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (cleverer, cleverest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011122a"><!--s011122a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011383b"><!--s011383b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002934c"><!--s002934c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>mentally quick and resourceful; intelligent.</p></div><a name="s002935c"><!--s002935c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>characterized by intelligence, wit, or ingenuity.</p></div></div><a name="s011384b"><!--s011384b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>witty or ingenious but lacking depth or soundness.</p></div><a name="s011385b"><!--s011385b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>skilful or adroit with the hands or body</p><p><span class="bodyb">cleverly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cleverness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cliver</span>,prob of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antimycotic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌantimieʹkotik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002312a"><!--s002312a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/antifungal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">antifungal</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">antimycotic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crystal class</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014475a"><!--s014475a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of 32 categories of crystals classified according to the disposition of atoms in the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crystal_lattice/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crystal lattice</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bridging loan</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007355a"><!--s007355a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a short-term loan made to somebody awaiting finalization of a long-term loan or mortgage.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">don<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (donned, donning)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017831a"><!--s017831a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to put on (an item of clothing) [contraction of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/do1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">do 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/on2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">on 2</span></span></a>: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/doff/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">doff</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cauldron <span class="bodyi">or</span> caldron</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawldrən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009446a"><!--s009446a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009814b"><!--s009814b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a large open metal pot used for cooking over an open fire.</p></div><a name="s009815b"><!--s009815b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that resembles a boiling cauldron </p><p><i></i></p><p>a cauldron of intense emotions</p> <p>[Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">caudron</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">caldaria</span> warm bath, cooking pot, ultimately from <span class="bodyi">calēre</span> to be warm].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backfill<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003985a"><!--s003985a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>soil dug out of a hole or trench and later used to refill it.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deputize <span class="bodyi">or</span> deputise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdepyootiez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016148a"><!--s016148a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + for) to act as a deputy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bird's-eye view</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005667a"><!--s005667a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005741b"><!--s005741b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a view from above; an aerial view.</p></div><a name="s005742b"><!--s005742b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a brief and general summary; an overview.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">continence</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkontinəns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012799a"><!--s012799a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013484b"><!--s013484b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>self-restraint from yielding to impulse or desire.</p></div><a name="s013485b"><!--s013485b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the ability to control one's bladder and bowels; the condition of being continent.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">administration order</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000631a"><!--s000631a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a court order appointing an administrator to manage the affairs of a company that is in financial difficulties.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ectogenic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ektəʹjenik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019095a"><!--s019095a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ectogenous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ectogenous</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clever-clever</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011123a"><!--s011123a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">derog</span> over-ingenious, or trying too hard to be or appear clever.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bridle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbriedl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007356a"><!--s007356a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007647b"><!--s007647b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a framework of leather straps buckled together round the head of a horse or other draught or riding animal, including the bit and reins, used to direct and control it.</p></div><a name="s007648b"><!--s007648b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a length of secured cable, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on a boat, to which a second cable can be attached, e.g. for mooring.</p></div><a name="s007649b"><!--s007649b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something that curbs or restrains </p><p><i></i></p><p>They set a bridle on his power</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">brīdel</span>; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">bregdan</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/braid1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">braid 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antineutrino</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌantinyoohʹtreenoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> antineutrinos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002313a"><!--s002313a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the antiparticle corresponding to a neutrino.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backfire<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003986a"><!--s003986a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003979b"><!--s003979b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a vehicle or its engine: to undergo a premature explosion in a cylinder or in the exhaust system and make a loud bang as a result.</p></div><a name="s003980b"><!--s003980b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to have the reverse of the desired or expected effect, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> causing problems that seem to repay unkindness or malicious intent.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crystal-clear</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014476a"><!--s014476a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>perfectly clear </p><p><i></i></p><p>crystal-clear lakes</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a crystal-clear tone</p> <p><i></i></p><p>The instructions were crystal-clear</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cauliflower</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoliflowə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009447a"><!--s009447a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009816b"><!--s009816b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a plant of the cabbage family cultivated for its compact head of usu white undeveloped edible flowers: <span class="bodyi">Brassica oleracea botrytis</span>.</p></div><a name="s009817b"><!--s009817b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the flower head of this a plant of the cabbage family, used as a vegetable [Italian <span class="bodyi">cavolfiore</span>, literally ‘cabbage flower’, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">caulis</span> stem, cabbage + <span class="bodyi">flor-</span>, <span class="bodyi">flos</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flower1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flower 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deputy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdepyooti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> deputies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016149a"><!--s016149a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016774b"><!--s016774b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person, e.g. a second-in-command, appointed as a substitute with power to act for another.</p></div><a name="s016775b"><!--s016775b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a member of the lower house of some legislative assemblies [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">deputé</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">deputer</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">deputare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/depute1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">depute 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Doña</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdonyə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017832a"><!--s017832a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a title preceding the forename of a Spanish woman, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one of rank [Spanish <span class="bodyi">doña</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">domina</span> lady, fem of <span class="bodyi">dominus</span> master].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">continent<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkontinənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012800a"><!--s012800a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013486b"><!--s013486b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of the great divisions of land on the globe, that is, Europe, Asia, Africa, N and S America, Australia, and Antarctica.</p></div><a name="s013487b"><!--s013487b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Continent</span>) the continent of Europe, as distinguished from the British Isles [Latin <span class="bodyi">continent-</span>, <span class="bodyi">continens</span> continuous mass of land, mainland, present part. of <span class="bodyi">continēre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/contain/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">contain</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bird's-foot <span class="bodyi">or</span> bird-foot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bird's-foots bird-foots)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005668a"><!--s005668a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various plants that have some part, such as the flower, that resembles a bird's foot: <span class="bodyi">Ornithopus perpusillus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">administrative</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ədʹministrətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000632a"><!--s000632a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of administration; executive</p><p><span class="bodyb">administratively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clever clogs</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011124a"><!--s011124a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/clever_dick/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">clever dick</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ectogenous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ekʹtojinəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019096a"><!--s019096a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of pathogenic bacteria: capable of development apart from the host.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bridle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007357a"><!--s007357a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007650b"><!--s007650b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to put a bridle on (an animal).</p></div><a name="s007651b"><!--s007651b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to restrain or control (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>You must learn to bridle your tongue</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s007652b"><!--s007652b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to show hostility or resentment in response to a perceived affront to pride or dignity, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by drawing back the head and chin.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antineutron</span><small><span class="eSynop">/antiʹnyoohtron/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002314a"><!--s002314a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the antiparticle corresponding to a neutron.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">donate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dohʹnayt, də-/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017833a"><!--s017833a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018662b"><!--s018662b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make a gift of (something, e.g. money), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to a public or charitable cause.</p></div><a name="s018663b"><!--s018663b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to give or allow the removal of (blood, semen, organs, etc) for use in the medical treatment of others <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s018664b"><!--s018664b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make a donation of, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of money</p><p><span class="bodyb">donator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/donation/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">donation</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deracinate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹrasinayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016150a"><!--s016150a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal or literary</span> to uproot (something) <span class="bodyb">deracination</span> /-ʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">déraciner</span>, from <span class="bodyi">dé-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">racine</span> root, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">radic-, radix</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cauliflower ear</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009448a"><!--s009448a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an ear thickened and deformed through injury, e.g. from repeated blows in boxing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crystal-gazing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014477a"><!--s014477a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015096b"><!--s015096b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the art or practice of concentrating on a crystal ball to aid divination.</p></div><a name="s015097b"><!--s015097b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the attempt to predict future events or make difficult judgments, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> without adequate data</p><p><span class="bodyb">crystal-gazer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">continent<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012801a"><!--s012801a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013488b"><!--s013488b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>exercising self-restraint.</p></div><a name="s013489b"><!--s013489b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>able to control the passing of urine and faeces</p><p><span class="bodyb">continence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">continently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">continent-, continens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">continēre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/contain/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">contain</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bird's-foot trefoil</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005669a"><!--s005669a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a leguminous plant with claw-shaped pods and usu yellow flowers: <span class="bodyi">Lotus corniculatus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backfire<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003987a"><!--s003987a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an instance of a vehicle backfiring.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">administrator</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ədʹministraytə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000633a"><!--s000633a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000711b"><!--s000711b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who administers the affairs of a government, business, or other institution.</p></div><a name="s000712b"><!--s000712b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in law, an officer appointed to manage the estate of a deceased person or the property of an individual or company that is in financial difficulties.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clever dick</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011125a"><!--s011125a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a person who is ostentatiously or annoyingly clever.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ectomorph</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹektəmawf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019097a"><!--s019097a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an ectomorphic person having a light slender body build: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/endomorph/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">endomorph</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mesomorph/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mesomorph</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">ectomorphic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">ectomorphy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ectoderm/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ectoderm</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/morph/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-morph</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">donation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dohʹnaysh(ə)n, də-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017834a"><!--s017834a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018665b"><!--s018665b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act of donating </p><p><i></i></p><p>blood donation</p>.</div><a name="s018666b"><!--s018666b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something donated, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> money [Middle English <span class="bodyi">donatyowne</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">donation-, donatio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">donare</span> to present, from <span class="bodyi">donum</span> gift].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bridle path</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007358a"><!--s007358a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a track or right of way suitable for horse riding.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">derail</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹrayl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016151a"><!--s016151a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016776b"><!--s016776b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cause (e.g. a train) to leave the rails.</p></div><a name="s016777b"><!--s016777b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to throw off course <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s016778b"><!--s016778b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to be derailed</p><p><span class="bodyb">derailment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">dérailler</span>, from <span class="bodyi">dé-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">rail</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/rail1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">rail 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crystal glass</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014478a"><!--s014478a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crystal1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crystal<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (2a).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antinode</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹantinohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002315a"><!--s002315a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a region of maximum amplitude situated between adjacent nodes in a vibrating body such as the string of a musical instrument <span class="bodyb">antinodal</span> /-ʹnohdl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caulk<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> calk</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kawk/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009449a"><!--s009449a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009818b"><!--s009818b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to stop up and make watertight (the seams of a boat, cracks in wood, etc) by filling or sealing them with a waterproof material.</p></div><a name="s009819b"><!--s009819b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (a boat or ship) watertight in this way</p><p><span class="bodyb">caulker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">caulken</span> via early French <span class="bodyi">cauquer</span> to trample, from Latin <span class="bodyi">calcare</span>, from <span class="bodyi">calc-, calx</span> heel].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clevis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklevis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011126a"><!--s011126a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a usu U-shaped metal shackle with the ends drilled to receive a pin or bolt used for attaching or suspending parts [earlier <span class="bodyi">clevi</span>,prob of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">birdshot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005670a"><!--s005670a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>very small pellets designed for shooting birds.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">continental<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kontiʹnentl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012802a"><!--s012802a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or characteristic of a continent, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> Europe</p><p><span class="bodyb">continentally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">back-formation</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003988a"><!--s003988a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the formation of a word by subtraction of an element from an existing word, or a word formed in this way, e.g. <span class="bodyi">burgle</span> from <span class="bodyi">burglar</span></p><p>Some back-formations are very old: <span class="bodyi">pea</span> and <span class="bodyi">cherry</span> were both formed in the Middle English period when people removed what they believed to be a plural suffix from the forms <span class="bodyi">pease</span> and <span class="bodyi">cherise</span>, and <span class="bodyi">grovel</span> and <span class="bodyi">sidle</span> are long-established verbs created by back-formation from adjectives. In modern English, the great majority of back-formations are verbs formed from nouns</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">administratrix</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ədʹministrətriks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> administratrices /-ʹstraytrəseez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000634a"><!--s000634a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a female administrator, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of an estate.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ectomorphic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ektəʹmawfik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019098a"><!--s019098a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having a light slender body build <span class="bodyb">ectomorphy</span> /ʹektəmawfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ectoderm/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ectoderm</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-morphic</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/morph/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-morph</span></span></a>); from the predominance in such types of structures developed from the ectoderm].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">donative<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdohnətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017835a"><!--s017835a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a special gift or donation [Latin <span class="bodyi">donativum</span> gift, from <span class="bodyi">donare</span> to give].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buggy<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (buggier, buggiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007777a"><!--s007777a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>infested with bugs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crystalize <span class="bodyi">or</span> crystalise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014479a"><!--s014479a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crystallize_or_crystallise_or_crystalize_or_crystalise_or_ise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crystallize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caulk<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> calk</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009450a"><!--s009450a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>waterproof material used as a filler and sealant.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antinoise<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/antiʹnoyz/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002316a"><!--s002316a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>designed to prevent or put a stop to noise </p><p><i></i></p><p>antinoise legislation</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">derailleur</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹraylə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016152a"><!--s016152a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016779b"><!--s016779b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a mechanism for changing gear on a bicycle, by moving the chain from one set of exposed gears to another.</p></div><a name="s016780b"><!--s016780b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a bicycle with such a mechanism [French <span class="bodyi">dérailleur</span>, from <span class="bodyi">dérailler</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/derail/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">derail</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">continental<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012803a"><!--s012803a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an inhabitant of a continent, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> Europe.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bird's-nesting <span class="bodyi">or</span> bird-nesting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005671a"><!--s005671a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the practice of searching for birds’ nests, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in order to steal the eggs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">admirable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹadmərəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000635a"><!--s000635a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>deserving the highest respect; excellent</p><p><span class="bodyb">admirably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backgammon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbakgamən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003989a"><!--s003989a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003981b"><!--s003981b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a board game for two players played with dice and counters in which each player tries to move his or her counters along the board and at the same time to block or capture his or her opponent's counters.</p></div><a name="s003982b"><!--s003982b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the most complete form of win in this game [perhaps from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/back3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">back 3</span></span></a>+ Middle English <span class="bodyi">gamen, game</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/game1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">game 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clew<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/klooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011127a"><!--s011127a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011386b"><!--s011386b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>either of the lower corners of a square sail, or the lower aft corner of a triangular sail.</p></div><a name="s011387b"><!--s011387b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the cords for hanging a hammock.</p></div><a name="s011388b"><!--s011388b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a ball of thread or yarn.</p></div><a name="s011389b"><!--s011389b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/clue1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">clue<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (1) [Old English <span class="bodyi">cliewen</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/clue1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">clue 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">donative<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017836a"><!--s017836a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018667b"><!--s018667b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or given as a donation.</p></div><a name="s018668b"><!--s018668b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>capable of being donated </p><p><i></i></p><p>a donative trust</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ectomy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019099a"><!--s019099a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting: surgical removal of a specified part </p><p><i></i></p><p>appendectomy</p> <p>[medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">-ectomia</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">ektemnein</span> to cut out, from <span class="bodyi">ex</span> out + <span class="bodyi">temnein</span> to cut].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">causal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawzl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009451a"><!--s009451a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009820b"><!--s009820b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or being a cause </p><p><i></i></p><p>the causal agent of a disease</p>.</div><a name="s009821b"><!--s009821b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>expressing or indicating a cause or causation </p><p><i></i></p><p>a causal clause</p> <p><span class="bodyb">causally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bugle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbyoohgl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007778a"><!--s007778a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a valveless brass musical instrument that resembles a small trumpet, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for military calls [Middle English, orig in the senses ‘buffalo’, ‘instrument made of buffalo horn’, ‘bugle’, via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">buculus</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">bos</span> head of cattle, from Greek <span class="bodyi">bous</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">derange</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹraynj/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016153a"><!--s016153a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016781b"><!--s016781b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to disturb the operation or functions of (something).</p></div><a name="s016782b"><!--s016782b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (somebody) insane</p><p><span class="bodyb">derangement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">déranger</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">desrengier</span> to put out of line, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">reng</span> place, rank].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bird's nest soup</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005672a"><!--s005672a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Chinese cooking, a soup made with gelatinous material formed of dried saliva from the nests of any of several S Asiatic swifts.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antinoise<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002317a"><!--s002317a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>sound created in order to reduce the noise level of a piece of machinery, an engine, etc by interference.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">background</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003990a"><!--s003990a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003983b"><!--s003983b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000785c"><!--s000785c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the scenery or ground behind something.</p></div><a name="s000786c"><!--s000786c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the part of a painting or photograph that depicts what lies behind objects in the foreground.</p></div></div><a name="s003984b"><!--s003984b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an inconspicuous position </p><p><i></i></p><p>prefers to remain in the background</p>.</div><a name="s003985b"><!--s003985b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000787c"><!--s000787c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the conditions that form the setting within which something is experienced.</p></div><a name="s000788c"><!--s000788c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>information essential to the understanding of a problem or situation.</p></div><a name="s000789c"><!--s000789c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the total of a person's experience, knowledge, and education.</p></div></div><a name="s003986b"><!--s003986b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/background_noise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">background noise</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s003987b"><!--s003987b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/background_radiation/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">background radiation</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s003988b"><!--s003988b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>in computing, low-priority tasks and processes performed by a computer without direct involvement of the operator.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crystal lattice</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014481a"><!--s014481a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the symmetrical three-dimensional disposition of atoms within a crystal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clew<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011128a"><!--s011128a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to haul (a sail) up or down by ropes through the clews.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">admiral</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹadmərəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000636a"><!--s000636a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000713b"><!--s000713b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the commander-in-chief of a fleet or navy.</p></div><a name="s000714b"><!--s000714b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an officer in the Royal Navy or US Navy ranking below an admiral of the fleet or fleet admiral.</p></div><a name="s000715b"><!--s000715b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a senior naval officer of the rank of rear admiral or above</p><p><span class="bodyb">admiralship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p>Middle English via French and medieval Latin from Arabic <span class="bodyi">amīr-al-</span> commander of the (as in <span class="bodyi">amīr-al-baḥr</span> commander of the sea). Early Christian writers understood <span class="bodyi">amīr-al</span> as one word meaning ‘commander’; the original title of an admiral was <span class="bodyi">admiral of the sea</span> or <span class="bodyi">of the</span> <span class="bodyi">navy.</span></p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ectoparasite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ektohʹparəsiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019100a"><!--s019100a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a parasite that lives on the exterior of its host: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/endoparasite/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">endoparasite</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">ectoparasitic</span> /-ʹsitik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">continental breakfast</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012804a"><!--s012804a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a light breakfast, typically of bread rolls with preserves and coffee.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">done<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dun/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017837a"><!--s017837a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018669b"><!--s018669b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/do1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">do 1</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s018670b"><!--s018670b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly dialect &amp; NAmer</span> past tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/do1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">do 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">causality</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kawʹzaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> causalities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009452a"><!--s009452a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009822b"><!--s009822b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a causal quality or agency.</p></div><a name="s009823b"><!--s009823b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the relationship between a cause and its effect.</p></div><a name="s009824b"><!--s009824b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the principle that everything has a cause.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bugle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007779a"><!--s007779a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to sound a bugle</p><p><span class="bodyb">bugler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deranged</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016154a"><!--s016154a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>mad or insane.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antinomian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/antiʹnohmi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002318a"><!--s002318a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who denies that moral laws apply to everyone, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an adherent of the view that Christians whose salvation is preordained are freed from all moral restraints</p><p><span class="bodyb">antinomian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">antinomianism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">antinomus</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anti_or_ant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anti-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">nomos</span> law].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">admiral of the fleet</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000637a"><!--s000637a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an officer of the highest rank in the Royal Navy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clianthus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/klieʹanthəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011129a"><!--s011129a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a leguminous plant of Australia and New Zealand that has clusters of slender scarlet flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Clianthus</span> [Latin genus name, prob from Greek <span class="bodyi">klei-, kleos</span> glory + <span class="bodyi">anthos</span> flower].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">continental climate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012805a"><!--s012805a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the climate typical of the interior of a continent, with hot summers, cold winters, and comparatively little rainfall.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">done<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017838a"><!--s017838a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018671b"><!--s018671b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>arrived at or brought to an end; completed.</p></div><a name="s018672b"><!--s018672b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>socially acceptable or expected </p><p><i></i></p><p>not the done thing</p>.</div><a name="s018673b"><!--s018673b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of food: cooked sufficiently.</p></div><a name="s018674b"><!--s018674b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>physically exhausted; spent.</p></div><a name="s018675b"><!--s018675b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> arrested or imprisoned ✱ <span class="bodyb">done for</span> dead or close to death.</p></div><a name="s018676b"><!--s018676b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>doomed to failure or defeat; ruined ✱ <span class="bodyb">done in</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> physically exhausted ✱ <span class="bodyb">done with</span> no longer involved with; through with.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">birdstrike</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005673a"><!--s005673a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a collision between a bird and an aircraft.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ectopic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ekʹtopik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019101a"><!--s019101a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>occurring in an abnormal position or in an unusual manner or form </p><p><i></i></p><p>ectopic heartbeat</p> <p><i></i></p><p>an ectopic pregnancy</p> <p><span class="bodyb">ectopically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">ektopos</span> out of place, from <span class="bodyi">ex-</span> out + <span class="bodyi">topos</span> place].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">background interference</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003991a"><!--s003991a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/background_noise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">background noise</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crystalline</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkristəlien/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014482a"><!--s014482a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015098b"><!--s015098b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>composed of crystal or crystals.</p></div><a name="s015099b"><!--s015099b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having the form or structure of a crystal.</p></div><a name="s015100b"><!--s015100b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>like crystal in transparency or clarity </p><p><i></i></p><p>the crystalline depths</p> <p><span class="bodyb">crystallinity</span> /-ʹliniti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cristallin</span> via French and Latinfrom Greek <span class="bodyi">krystallinos</span>,from <span class="bodyi">krystallos</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crystal1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crystal 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">causation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kawʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009453a"><!--s009453a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009825b"><!--s009825b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or process of causing.</p></div><a name="s009826b"><!--s009826b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act or agency by which an effect is produced.</p></div><a name="s009827b"><!--s009827b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the relationship between cause and effect.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bugle<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007780a"><!--s007780a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a European annual plant of the mint family that has spikes of usu blue but occasionally white or pink flowers: <span class="bodyi">Ajuga reptans</span> [Middle English via Old French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">bugula</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">derby</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdahbi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> derbies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016155a"><!--s016155a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016783b"><!--s016783b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Derby</span>) a flat race for three-year-old horses held annually at Epsom in England.</p></div><a name="s016784b"><!--s016784b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a usu informal race or contest for a specified category of contestant </p><p><i></i></p><p>a donkey derby</p>.</div><a name="s016785b"><!--s016785b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a sporting match against a major local rival.</p></div><a name="s016786b"><!--s016786b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a bowler hat [named after Edward Stanley, twelfth Earl of <span class="bodyi">Derby</span> d.1834, who founded the horse race in 1780; (sense 4) said to be because bowler hats were worn at the Epsom Derby].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bird table</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005674a"><!--s005674a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a table, usu on a pole and sometimes with a roof-like cover, on which food is put out for wild birds, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a garden.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">done<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017839a"><!--s017839a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used in acceptance of a deal or bet.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cliché</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkleeshay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011130a"><!--s011130a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011390b"><!--s011390b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a hackneyed phrase or expression, or the idea expressed by it </p><p><i></i></p><p>forever poised between a cliché and an indiscretion</p><p> Harold Macmillan.</p></div><a name="s011391b"><!--s011391b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a hackneyed theme or situation.</p></div><a name="s011392b"><!--s011392b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> in printing, a stereotype or electrotype plate</p><p><span class="bodyb">clichéd</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cliché’d</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">cliché</span> stereotype, past part. of <span class="bodyi">clicher</span> to stereotype].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">admiralty</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> admiralties)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000638a"><!--s000638a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000716b"><!--s000716b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Admiralty</span>) (<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) in Britain, the executive department formerly having authority over naval affairs.</p></div><a name="s000717b"><!--s000717b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000211c"><!--s000211c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the courts of law having jurisdiction over maritime affairs.</p></div><a name="s000212c"><!--s000212c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the jurisdiction of these courts.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antinomy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anʹtinəmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> antinomies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002319a"><!--s002319a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">esp</span> in philosophy, a contradiction or conflict between two apparently valid principles; a paradox [German <span class="bodyi">Antinomie</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">antinomia</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anti_or_ant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anti-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">nomos</span> law].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">background music</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003992a"><!--s003992a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003989b"><!--s003989b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>music to accompany the action of a film or a radio or television drama, etc.</p></div><a name="s003990b"><!--s003990b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>music played in order to create a certain atmosphere, e.g. in a restaurant or airport.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ectoplasm</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹektəplaz(ə)m, ʹektoh-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019102a"><!--s019102a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020117b"><!--s020117b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the outer relatively rigid granule-free layer of the cytoplasm of a cell: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/endoplasm/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">endoplasm</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s020118b"><!--s020118b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a substance supposed to emanate from a spiritualist medium in a state of trance as the substance in which a spirit manifests itself <span class="bodyb">ectoplasmic</span> /ektəʹplazmik, ektoh-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crystalline lens</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014483a"><!--s014483a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the lens of the eye in vertebrates.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">continental day</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012806a"><!--s012806a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a school day that starts in the early morning and ends in the early afternoon, without and does not include a long midday break.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">causative<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawzətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009454a"><!--s009454a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009828b"><!--s009828b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>effective or operating as a cause or agent.</p></div><a name="s009829b"><!--s009829b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in grammar, expressing causation </p><p><i></i></p><p>a causative verb</p> <p><span class="bodyb">causatively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bugloss</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbyoohglos/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007781a"><!--s007781a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of coarse hairy plants of the borage family that grows mainly in dry and sandy areas: genera <span class="bodyi">Lycopsis</span> and <span class="bodyi">Echium</span> [Old French <span class="bodyi">buglosse</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">bouglōssos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">bous</span> head of cattle + <span class="bodyi">glōssa</span> tongue].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">derecognize <span class="bodyi">or</span> derecognise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹrekəgniez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016156a"><!--s016156a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to withdraw official recognition from (a trade union) <span class="bodyb">derecognition</span> /-ʹnish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">click<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/klik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011131a"><!--s011131a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011393b"><!--s011393b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a light sharp sound, of the kind made when one metal or plastic part makes contact with or locks into another.</p></div><a name="s011394b"><!--s011394b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a sharp speech sound in some languages made by the sudden inrush of air when the tongue is released after being pressed against the palate or the back of the teeth.</p></div><a name="s011395b"><!--s011395b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in computing, an action of pressing and releasing a button on a mouse [prob imitative].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">admiration</span><small><span class="eSynop">/adməʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000639a"><!--s000639a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000718b"><!--s000718b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + for) a feeling of great respect or approval </p><p><i></i></p><p>I have the greatest admiration for my predecessor</p>.</div><a name="s000719b"><!--s000719b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody or something that is greatly admired.</p></div><a name="s000720b"><!--s000720b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> astonishment; amazement </p><p><i></i></p><p>Season your admiration … till I may deliver, upon the witness of these gentlemen, this marvel to you</p> — Shakespeare.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">donee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dohʹnee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017840a"><!--s017840a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a recipient of a gift or donation [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/donor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">donor</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ee1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ee 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">causative<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009455a"><!--s009455a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a class of verbs expressing causation, or a member of this class.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bird-watching</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005675a"><!--s005675a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the observation or identification of birds in their natural environment, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a hobby</p><p><span class="bodyb">bird-watcher</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deregulate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹregyoolayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016157a"><!--s016157a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016787b"><!--s016787b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to remove (something) from legal jurisdiction by law.</p></div><a name="s016788b"><!--s016788b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to remove from government control or management </p><p><i></i></p><p>Bus services were deregulated in the 1980s</p><p>In economics to deregulate can refer to many different types of measure, in particular the removal of price controls; the removal of government subsidies to preferred producers; or the removal of barriers to entry of new competitors into a sector. The term sometimes loosely refers to the removal of any impediment to competition, even if privately created — Evan Davis</p> <p><span class="bodyb">deregulation</span> /-ʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">deregulatory</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crystallise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014484a"><!--s014484a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crystallize_or_crystallise_or_crystalize_or_crystalise_or_ise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crystallize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bugong</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboohgong/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007782a"><!--s007782a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bogong/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bogong</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antinovel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹantinov(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002320a"><!--s002320a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a novel that does not adhere to the traditional or expected conventions of fiction writing, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in having an incoherent plot and lacking the usual narrative structure and character delineations.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ect- <span class="bodyi">or</span> ecto-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019092a"><!--s019092a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meaning: outside or external; compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/end_or_endo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">end-</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/exo_or_ex/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">exo-</span></span></a> [Greek <span class="bodyi">ekto-</span>, from <span class="bodyi">ektos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">ex</span> out].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">continental drift</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012807a"><!--s012807a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013490b"><!--s013490b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the drifting apart of the continents across the earth's surface from a single solid land mass over geological time.</p></div><a name="s013491b"><!--s013491b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the theory that such drifting is taking place.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">background noise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003993a"><!--s003993a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>intrusive sound or signals that interfere with received or recorded electronic signals.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">click<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011132a"><!--s011132a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011396b"><!--s011396b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to produce or make (something) produce a click.</p></div><a name="s011397b"><!--s011397b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002936c"><!--s002936c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in computing, to press and release (a button on a mouse).</p></div><a name="s002937c"><!--s002937c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + on) in computing, to select (a function) by pressing and releasing a button on a mouse </p><p><i></i></p><p>On the toolbar, click the printer icon</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s011398b"><!--s011398b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to operate with or make a click.</p></div><a name="s011399b"><!--s011399b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span></p><a name="s002938c"><!--s002938c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) to strike up an immediately warm friendship with somebody.</p></div><a name="s002939c"><!--s002939c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + with) to become successful or popular </p><p><i></i></p><p>The film really clicked with London audiences</p>.</div></div><a name="s011400b"><!--s011400b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to cause sudden insight or recognition </p><p><i></i></p><p>The name clicked</p>.</div><a name="s011401b"><!--s011401b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + on) in computing, to press a button on a mouse or select an option in this way </p><p><i></i></p><p>Click on any part of the map</p> <p><span class="bodyb">clicker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crystallite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkristəliet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014485a"><!--s014485a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a minute unspecific mineral form, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in glassy volcanic rocks, that marks the first step in crystallization <span class="bodyb">crystallitic</span> /-ʹlitik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [German <span class="bodyi">Kristallit</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">krystallos</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crystal1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crystal 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">admire</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ədʹmie·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000640a"><!--s000640a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to admire or think highly of (somebody or something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">admirer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">admiring</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">admiringly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">admirer</span> to wonder at, from Latin <span class="bodyi">admirari</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">mirari</span> to wonder].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anti- <span class="bodyi">or</span> ant-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002266a"><!--s002266a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s002217b"><!--s002217b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000496c"><!--s000496c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>opposing or hostile to </p><p><i></i></p><p>anti-abortion</p>.</div><a name="s000497c"><!--s000497c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>preventing </p><p><i></i></p><p>anti-roll bar</p>.</div><a name="s000498c"><!--s000498c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>being a rival </p><p><i></i></p><p>antipope</p>.</div></div><a name="s002218b"><!--s002218b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>combating or defending against </p><p><i></i></p><p>anti-aircraft</p> <p><i></i></p><p>antitank</p>.</div><a name="s002219b"><!--s002219b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000499c"><!--s000499c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>opposite in kind to </p><p><i></i></p><p>anticlimax</p> <p><i></i></p><p>anti-hero</p>.</div><a name="s000500c"><!--s000500c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>of the same kind but situated opposite or in the opposite direction to </p><p><i></i></p><p>antipodes</p> <p><i></i></p><p>anticlockwise</p>.</div></div><a name="s002220b"><!--s002220b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>being the antimatter counterpart of </p><a name="sb00000045"><!--sb00000045--></a><p><i></i></p><p>antineutrino</p> [Middle English via Old French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">anti-</span>]<div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">anti-</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">ante-</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ante/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ante-</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">‘cause</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəz; <span class="bodyi">strong</span> koz/ <i><span class="bodyi">conj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009456a"><!--s009456a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> because.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">birefringence</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bieriʹfrinj(ə)ns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005676a"><!--s005676a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the refraction of light in two slightly different directions to form two rays</p><p><span class="bodyb">birefringent</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bi_1_or_bin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bi- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">refringence</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/refringent/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">refringent</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">background radiation</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003994a"><!--s003994a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a low level of radiation found throughout the natural environment emanating from naturally occurring radioactive isotopes in the soil, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">derelict<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹderəlikt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016158a"><!--s016158a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016789b"><!--s016789b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>left to decay; abandoned or ruined.</p></div><a name="s016790b"><!--s016790b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> lacking a sense of duty; negligent [Latin <span class="bodyi">derelictus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">derelinquere</span> to abandon, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">relinquere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/relinquish/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">relinquish</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doner kebab</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdohnə, ʹdonə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017841a"><!--s017841a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>slices of spiced lamb or other meat cut from a large block grilled on a spit, usu served in pitta bread as a fast-food snack [Turkish <span class="bodyi">döner</span> rotating + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kebab/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">kebab</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buhl <span class="bodyi">or</span> boulle <span class="bodyi">or</span> boule</span><small><span class="eSynop">/boohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007783a"><!--s007783a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>inlaid decoration of tortoiseshell or ornamental metalwork, e.g. brass, used in cabinetwork [German translation of the name of André Charles <span class="bodyi">Boulle</span> d.1732, French cabinet-maker].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ecuadorean <span class="bodyi">or</span> Ecuadorian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌekwəʹdawriən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019104a"><!--s019104a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Ecuador</p><p><span class="bodyb">Ecuadorean</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">continental quilt</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012808a"><!--s012808a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/duvet/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">duvet</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">click beetle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011133a"><!--s011133a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a family of beetles able to right themselves with a click when turned over: family Elateridae.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crystallize <span class="bodyi">or</span> crystallise <span class="bodyi">or</span> crystalize <span class="bodyi">or</span> crystalise <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014486a"><!--s014486a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015101b"><!--s015101b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cause (a substance) to form crystals or assume crystalline form.</p></div><a name="s015102b"><!--s015102b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (a thought or idea) to take a definite form </p><p><i></i></p><p>I need time to crystallize my ideas</p>.</div><a name="s015103b"><!--s015103b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to coat or impregnate (fruit, etc) with sugar </p><p><i></i></p><p>crystallized pears</p>.</div><a name="s015104b"><!--s015104b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to convert (a financial liability) from a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/floating_charge/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">floating charge</span></span></a> to a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fixed_charge/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fixed charge</span></span></a> <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s015105b"><!--s015105b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to become crystallized</p><p><span class="bodyb">crystallizable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">crystallization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">crystallized</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bireme</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbiereem/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005677a"><!--s005677a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an ancient galley with two banks of oars [Latin <span class="bodyi">biremis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bi_1_or_bin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bi- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">remus</span> oar].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cause<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kawz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009457a"><!--s009457a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009830b"><!--s009830b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002362c"><!--s002362c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>somebody or something that brings about an effect or result.</p></div><a name="s002363c"><!--s002363c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a reason for an action or condition; a motive </p><p><i></i></p><p>a cause for complaint</p>.</div></div><a name="s009831b"><!--s009831b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002364c"><!--s002364c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a ground for legal action.</p></div><a name="s002365c"><!--s002365c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a suit or action that reaches a court of law.</p></div></div><a name="s009832b"><!--s009832b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a principle or movement worth defending or supporting </p><p><i></i></p><p>a worthy cause</p> <p><span class="bodyb">causeless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">causa</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">admirer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ədʹmie·ərə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000641a"><!--s000641a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who admires somebody or something; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a woman's suitor.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dong<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dong/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017842a"><!--s017842a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018677b"><!--s018677b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the deep sound made by a large heavy bell.</p></div><a name="s018678b"><!--s018678b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span> a penis.</p></div><a name="s018679b"><!--s018679b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ, informal</span> a punch [imitative].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antioxidant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/antiʹoksid(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002321a"><!--s002321a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a substance that inhibits oxidation reactions, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one added to foods to increase shelf life</p><p><span class="bodyb">antioxidant</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backhand<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003995a"><!--s003995a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003991b"><!--s003991b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a stroke in tennis, squash, etc made with the arm across the body and the back of the hand turned in the direction of movement.</p></div><a name="s003992b"><!--s003992b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a blow made with the back of the hand.</p></div><a name="s003993b"><!--s003993b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>handwriting with strokes slanting downward from left to right.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">derelict<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016159a"><!--s016159a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016791b"><!--s016791b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a down-and-out </p><p><i></i></p><p>Each time a derelict asks for a dime, he feels a coward if he pays the money</p><p> Norman Mailer.</p></div><a name="s016792b"><!--s016792b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something voluntarily abandoned, e.g. a ship.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">continental shelf</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012809a"><!--s012809a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the gently sloping part of the ocean floor that borders a continent and ends in a steeper slope to the ocean depths.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ecumenical <span class="bodyi">or</span> oecumenical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ekyooʹmenikl, ee-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019105a"><!--s019105a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020119b"><!--s020119b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or representing the whole of a body of Churches </p><p><i></i></p><p>an ecumenical council</p>.</div><a name="s020120b"><!--s020120b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>promoting or tending towards worldwide Christian unity or cooperation </p><p><i></i></p><p>ecumenical discussions</p> <p><span class="bodyb">ecumenicalism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">ecumenically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">ecumenism</span> /eʹkyoohməniz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">ecumenist</span> /eʹkyoohmənist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [via late Latin <span class="bodyi">oecumenicus</span> from late Greek <span class="bodyi">oikoumenikos</span> worldwide, from Greek <span class="bodyi">oikoumenē</span> the inhabited world, from <span class="bodyi">oikos</span> house].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">client</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklie·ənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011134a"><!--s011134a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011402b"><!--s011402b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002940c"><!--s002940c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>somebody who engages or receives the advice or services of a professional person or organization.</p></div><a name="s002941c"><!--s002941c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a customer.</p></div></div><a name="s011403b"><!--s011403b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002942c"><!--s002942c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in computing, a computer or workstation to which data is provided by a server.</p></div><a name="s002943c"><!--s002943c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in computing, a program used to contact another computer or a network and request data from it.</p></div></div><a name="s011404b"><!--s011404b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a person, state, etc under the protection of another </p><p><i></i></p><p>client states</p>.</div><a name="s011405b"><!--s011405b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a plebeian in ancient Rome who was granted protection by a patron <span class="bodyb">clientage</span> /-tij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">cliental</span> /klieʹentl, ʹklie·əntl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">client-, cliens</span>, client, dependent, ultimately from <span class="bodyi">cluere</span> to obey].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">build<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bild/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> built /bilt/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007784a"><!--s007784a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s008085b"><!--s008085b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to construct (something) by putting together materials gradually into a composite whole.</p></div><a name="s008086b"><!--s008086b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to be constructed, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to give instructions or provide finance for its construction.</p></div><a name="s008087b"><!--s008087b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ on) to develop (a concept, scheme, or relationship) according to specified principles </p><p><i></i></p><p>Good teamwork is built on openness</p>.</div><a name="s008088b"><!--s008088b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to increase, enlarge, or develop (an organization or undertaking) gradually </p><p><i></i></p><p>The family has built the business over several generations</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s008089b"><!--s008089b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to carry out building work, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to build houses or other premises.</p></div><a name="s008090b"><!--s008090b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to increase gradually in size or intensity </p><p><i></i></p><p>In the following bars the music builds to a climax</p> <p><span class="bodyb">builder</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">byldan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crystallo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014487a"><!--s014487a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crystall_or_crystallo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crystall-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cause<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009458a"><!--s009458a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to be the cause of (something) ; to bring about (a result)</p><p><span class="bodyb">causer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biretta</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹretə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005678a"><!--s005678a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a square cap with three ridges on top worn by clergy, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the Roman Catholic Church [Italian <span class="bodyi">berretta</span> from Old Provençal <span class="bodyi">berret</span> cap, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">birrus</span> cloak with a hood].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dong<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017843a"><!--s017843a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018680b"><!--s018680b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make the deep sound of a large heavy bell</p><p><span class="bodyb">dong</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s018681b"><!--s018681b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ</span> to strike or hit (somebody).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antiparticle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/antiʹpahtikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002322a"><!--s002322a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an elementary particle identical to another in mass but opposite to it in electric and magnetic properties that, when brought together with its counterpart, produces mutual annihilation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dereliction</span><small><span class="eSynop">/derəʹliksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016160a"><!--s016160a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016793b"><!--s016793b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004219c"><!--s004219c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>conscious neglect </p><p><i></i></p><p>dereliction of duty</p>.</div><a name="s004220c"><!--s004220c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a fault or shortcoming.</p></div></div><a name="s016794b"><!--s016794b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>abandonment or being abandoned, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when this is intentional.</p></div><a name="s016795b"><!--s016795b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a recession of water leaving permanently dry land.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">build<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007785a"><!--s007785a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008091b"><!--s008091b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the physical proportions of a person or animal, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a person's figure of a usu specified type </p><p><i></i></p><p>an athletic build</p>.</div><a name="s008092b"><!--s008092b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something built or to be built, or the process of building it </p><p><i></i></p><p>a new build of nuclear rectors</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">client-centred therapy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011135a"><!--s011135a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a method of therapy designed to encourage people to learn to take responsibility for their own actions and to solve their own problems.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Continental System</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012810a"><!--s012810a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Continental System</span>) the attempt to blockade Britain begun by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1806.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ecu <span class="bodyi">or</span> ECU</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ayʹkyooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019103a"><!--s019103a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a former money used of account within the European Community, used primarily as a standard against which national currencies could float and for transactions between member states: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/euro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">euro</span></span></a> [acronym from <span class="bodyi">European Currency Unit</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backhand<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003996a"><!--s003996a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>with a backhand.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">admissible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ədʹmisəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000642a"><!--s000642a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000721b"><!--s000721b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>capable of being allowed or accepted; permissible.</p></div><a name="s000722b"><!--s000722b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>acceptable as legal evidence.</p></div><a name="s000723b"><!--s000723b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>entitled or worthy to be allowed to enter <span class="bodyb">admissibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">admissible</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">admissibilis</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">admittere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/admit/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">admit</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crystallography</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kristəʹlogrəfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014488a"><!--s014488a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the science dealing with the forms and structures of crystals</p><p><span class="bodyb">crystallographer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">crystallographic</span> /-ʹgrafik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">crystallographically</span> /-ʹgrafikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cause célèbre</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkohz sayʹleb(rə) (<span class="bodyi">French</span> koːz selɛbr)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> causes célèbres /ˌkohz sayʹleb(rə)/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009459a"><!--s009459a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a legal case or controversial issue that excites widespread interest [French <span class="bodyi">cause célèbre</span> celebrated case].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biriani <span class="bodyi">or</span> biryani</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biriʹahni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005679a"><!--s005679a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a spicy Indian dish that consists of saffron-flavoured rice, usu coloured with saffron, mixed with meat, fish, etc [Hindi <span class="bodyi">biryāanī</span> from Persian <span class="bodyi">biryān</span> roasted].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antipasto</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹantipastoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> antipastos antipasti /-ti/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002323a"><!--s002323a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a course of savoury food served as a starter before the main course of an Italian meal; an Italian hors d'oeuvre [Italian <span class="bodyi">antipasto</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ante/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ante-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">pasto</span> food].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">derestrict</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeriʹstrikt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016161a"><!--s016161a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to cancel or remove a restriction, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a speed limit, from (something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">derestriction</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dong<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017844a"><!--s017844a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the basic monetary unit of Vietnam, divided into 10 hao or 100 xu [Vietnamese <span class="bodyi">dông</span> coin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">builder</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007786a"><!--s007786a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who works in the construction industry, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> somebody who works as a contractor or somebody who supervises building operations.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clientele</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kleeonʹtel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011136a"><!--s011136a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a body of clients </p><p><i></i></p><p>a shop with an exclusive clientele</p> <p>[French <span class="bodyi">clientèle</span>,from Latin <span class="bodyi">clientela</span>,from <span class="bodyi">client-, cliens</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/client/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">client</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">admission</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ədʹmish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000643a"><!--s000643a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000724b"><!--s000724b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>acknowledgment that a fact or allegation is true </p><p><i></i></p><p>an admission of guilt</p>.</div><a name="s000725b"><!--s000725b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + to) the right of being allowed to enter a place or become a member of a group </p><p><i></i></p><p>free admission to the museum</p>.</div><a name="s000726b"><!--s000726b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a person admitted to a hospital <span class="bodyb">admissive</span> /-siv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eczema</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeksimə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019106a"><!--s019106a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an inflammatory condition of the skin characterized by itching and oozing blisters <span class="bodyb">eczematous</span> /ekʹsemətəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">ekzema</span>, from <span class="bodyi">ekzein</span> to erupt, from <span class="bodyi">ex</span> out + <span class="bodyi">zein</span> to boil].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contingency</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹtinj(ə)nsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> contingencies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012811a"><!--s012811a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013492b"><!--s013492b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an event, especially an undesirable one, that may occur but cannot be definitely predicted; an eventuality.</p></div><a name="s013493b"><!--s013493b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the absence of certainty in the occurrence of events.</p></div><a name="s013494b"><!--s013494b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in philosophy, the absence of necessity, or the circumstance that something is so without having to be.</p></div><a name="s013495b"><!--s013495b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) intended for use if an event should occur </p><p><i></i></p><p>contingency plans</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crystalloid<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkristəloyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014489a"><!--s014489a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015106b"><!--s015106b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a substance that forms a true solution and is capable of being crystallized: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/colloid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">colloid</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s015107b"><!--s015107b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a crystal-like accumulation of protein in a plant cell.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backhand<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003997a"><!--s003997a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to strike (a ball) with a backhand.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">causerie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohz(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009460a"><!--s009460a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009833b"><!--s009833b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an informal conversation; a chat.</p></div><a name="s009834b"><!--s009834b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a short informal written composition, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on a literary subject [French <span class="bodyi">causerie</span>, from <span class="bodyi">causer</span> to chat, from Latin <span class="bodyi">causari</span> to plead, discuss, from <span class="bodyi">causa</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cause1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cause 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antipathetic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌantipəʹthetik, anˌtip-/ antipathetical <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002324a"><!--s002324a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002238b"><!--s002238b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + to) opposed in nature or character to something </p><p><i></i></p><p>I … should have shunned them as one would fire, lightning, or anything else that is bright but antipathetic</p> — Charlotte Brontë.</div><a name="s002239b"><!--s002239b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>feeling or causing opposition or hostility</p><p><span class="bodyb">antipathetically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crystalloid<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014490a"><!--s014490a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>denoting or resembling a crystal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">donga</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdonggə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017845a"><!--s017845a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">SAfr, Aus, NZ</span> a narrow steep-sided ravine formed by erosion [Afrikaans <span class="bodyi">donga</span>, from Zulu].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contingency table</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012812a"><!--s012812a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a table that shows the correlation between two variables.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">birk</span><small><span class="eSynop">/buhk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005680a"><!--s005680a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, slang</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/burk_or_berk_or_birk/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">burk</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">build in</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007787a"><!--s007787a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to construct or develop (something) as an integral part.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backhanded<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003998a"><!--s003998a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003994b"><!--s003994b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>using or made with a backhand </p><p><i></i></p><p>a backhanded volley</p>.</div><a name="s003995b"><!--s003995b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of writing: being backhand.</p></div><a name="s003996b"><!--s003996b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a compliment: ambiguous or ironic; apparently complimentary but with an uncomplimentary edge to it.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clientelism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/klee·onʹtelizm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011137a"><!--s011137a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">usu derog</span> a situation in which patronage is used extensively and often misused.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">admit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ədʹmit/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (admitted, admitting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000644a"><!--s000644a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000727b"><!--s000727b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000213c"><!--s000213c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to concede as true or valid.</p></div><a name="s000214c"><!--s000214c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(+ to) to make an acknowledgment of something.</p></div></div><a name="s000728b"><!--s000728b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000215c"><!--s000215c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to allow to enter a place or become a member of a group.</p></div><a name="s000216c"><!--s000216c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to take into a hospital for treatment.</p></div></div><a name="s000729b"><!--s000729b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + of) to allow or permit something <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s000730b"><!--s000730b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s000217c"><!--s000217c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to concede (something) as true or valid.</p></div><a name="s000218c"><!--s000218c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to allow scope for or permit (something).</p></div></div><a name="s000731b"><!--s000731b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to allow (somebody) to enter a place or become a member of a group <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s000732b"><!--s000732b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(+ of) to allow or permit something </p><p><i></i></p><p>The plan does not admit of variations</p>.</div><a name="s000733b"><!--s000733b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>(+ to) to make an acknowledgment of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>He admitted to smoking occasionally</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">admitten</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">admittere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">mittere</span> to send].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ed.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019107a"><!--s019107a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020121b"><!--s020121b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>edited.</p></div><a name="s020122b"><!--s020122b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>edition.</p></div><a name="s020123b"><!--s020123b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>editor.</p></div><a name="s020124b"><!--s020124b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>education.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deride</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹried/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016162a"><!--s016162a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to mock or scorn (something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">derider</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">deridingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">deridēre</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ridēre</span> to laugh].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">causeway</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawzway/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009461a"><!--s009461a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a raised road or path, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> across wet ground or water [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cauciwey</span>,from <span class="bodyi">cauci</span> raised path + <span class="bodyi">wey</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/way1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">way 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antipathy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anʹtipəthi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> antipathies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002325a"><!--s002325a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + to) a deep-seated aversion or dislike; a distaste [Latin <span class="bodyi">antipathia</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">antipathēs</span> of opposite feelings].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contingent<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹtinj(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012813a"><!--s012813a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013496b"><!--s013496b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>happening by or subject to chance or unforeseen causes.</p></div><a name="s013497b"><!--s013497b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>happening as a secondary rather than direct consequence.</p></div><a name="s013498b"><!--s013498b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>not logically necessary.</p></div><a name="s013499b"><!--s013499b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(+ on/upon) dependent on or conditioned by (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Half of that income I have secured to you … for life contingent on your undertaking the guardianship</p><p> H Rider Haggard</p><p><span class="bodyb">contingently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">contingent-, contingens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">contingere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/contact1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">contact 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crystall- <span class="bodyi">or</span> crystallo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014480a"><!--s014480a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: crystal </p><p><i></i></p><p>crystallography</p> <p><i></i></p><p>crystalliferous</p> <p>[Greek <span class="bodyi">krystallos</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dongle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdongg(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017846a"><!--s017846a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in computing, a security device that, when plugged into a computer, allows a particular program to run, but only on the computer that the device is attached to, and, when unplugged, disables the program. It prevents software from being pirated.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">birl</span><small><span class="eSynop">/buhl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005681a"><!--s005681a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005743b"><!--s005743b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Scot</span> to spin or twirl <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s005744b"><!--s005744b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to spin (a floating log) around in the water with one's feet.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clientism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklie·əntizm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011138a"><!--s011138a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/clientelism/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">clientelism</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">admittance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ədʹmit(ə)ns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000645a"><!--s000645a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000734b"><!--s000734b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>permission to enter a place.</p></div><a name="s000735b"><!--s000735b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>access or entrance.</p></div><a name="s000736b"><!--s000736b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the ease with which an alternating current can pass through an electrical circuit; the reciprocal of the impedance.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ed<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019108a"><!--s019108a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020125b"><!--s020125b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>forming the past tense and past participle of regular weak verbs that end in a consonant, a vowel other than <span class="bodyi">e</span>, or a final <span class="bodyi">y</span> that changes to <span class="bodyi">i</span> </p><p><i></i></p><p>guarded</p> <p><i></i></p><p>ended</p> <p><i></i></p><p>dropped</p> <p><i></i></p><p>haloed</p> <p><i></i></p><p>cried</p>.</div><a name="s020126b"><!--s020126b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>forming adjectives or past participles, with the meanings:</p><a name="s005156c"><!--s005156c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>having; characterized by; provided with </p><p><i></i></p><p>polo-necked</p> <p><i></i></p><p>two-legged</p>.</div><a name="s005157c"><!--s005157c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>wearing; dressed in </p><p><i></i></p><p>bowler-hatted</p> <p><i></i></p><p>jodhpured</p>.</div><a name="s005158c"><!--s005158c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>having the characteristics of </p><p><i></i></p><p>bigoted</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">-ed, -od, -ad</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">building</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007788a"><!--s007788a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008093b"><!--s008093b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a permanent structure, e.g. a school or house, usu having walls and a roof.</p></div><a name="s008094b"><!--s008094b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the art, business, or act of assembling materials into a structure.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">de rigueur</span><small><span class="eSynop">/də riʹguh (<span class="bodyi">French</span> də rigœːr)/ /də riʹguh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016163a"><!--s016163a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>required by fashion, etiquette, or custom </p><p><i></i></p><p>an evening shirt even frillier than those currently de rigueur at Oxford</p><p> Len Deighton [French <span class="bodyi">de rigueur</span> compulsory, literally ‘of strictness’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caustic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkostik, ʹkawstik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009462a"><!--s009462a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009835b"><!--s009835b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action; corrosive.</p></div><a name="s009836b"><!--s009836b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>bitterly sarcastic or cutting </p><p><i></i></p><p>The Badger's caustic, not to say brutal, remarks, may be imagined</p><p> Kenneth Grahame.</p></div><a name="s009837b"><!--s009837b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002366c"><!--s002366c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in physics, of or being a curve formed by rays coming from a point and reflected or refracted by a curved surface.</p></div><a name="s002367c"><!--s002367c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>of or being a surface with the shape of such a curve</p><p><span class="bodyb">caustically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">causticity</span> /koʹstisiti, kaw-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [via Latinfrom Greek <span class="bodyi">kaustikos</span>,from <span class="bodyi">kaiein</span> to burn].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backhanded<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003999a"><!--s003999a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>with a backhand.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antipersonnel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌantipuhsəʹnel/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002326a"><!--s002326a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a weapon: designed for use against people.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contingent<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012814a"><!--s012814a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a quota or share, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of people supplied from or representative of an area, group, or military force </p><p><i></i></p><p>the arrival of the Irish contingent</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">donjon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdunj(ə)n, ʹdonj(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017847a"><!--s017847a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a massive inner tower in a medieval castle [Middle English: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dungeon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dungeon</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crystal meth</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014491a"><!--s014491a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/methamphetamine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">methamphetamine</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">admittedly</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ədʹmitidli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000646a"><!--s000646a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>as must reluctantly be admitted </p><p><i></i></p><p>Admittedly, it was a clever hoax</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Biro</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbieroh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Biros)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005682a"><!--s005682a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a kind of ballpoint pen [named after László <span class="bodyi">Biró</span> d.1985, Argentinian inventor, writer, and painter born in Hungary, who with his brother Georg invented and patented the ballpoint pen (first produced commercially in 1945)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cliff</span><small><span class="eSynop">/klif/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011139a"><!--s011139a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a very steep high face of rock, earth, etc, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on the coast</p><p><span class="bodyb">cliffy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">clif</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">derision</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹrizh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016164a"><!--s016164a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>scorn or ridicule [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">derision-</span>, <span class="bodyi">derisio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">deridēre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/deride/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">deride</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ed<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019109a"><!--s019109a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020127b"><!--s020127b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>forming the past tense of regular weak verbs that end in a consonant, a vowel other than <span class="bodyi">e</span>, or a final <span class="bodyi">y</span> that changes to <span class="bodyi">i</span> </p><p><i></i></p><p>resented</p> <p>forming adjectives or past participles, with the meanings:.</p></div><a name="s020128b"><!--s020128b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having; characterized by; provided with </p><p><i></i></p><p>two-legged</p>.</div><a name="s020129b"><!--s020129b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>wearing; dressed in </p><p><i></i></p><p>bowler-hatted</p>.</div><a name="s020130b"><!--s020130b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>having the characteristics of </p><p><i></i></p><p>bigoted</p> <p><span class="bodyb">-edly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">-de</span>, <span class="bodyi">-ede</span>, <span class="bodyi">-ode</span>, <span class="bodyi">-ade</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caustic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009463a"><!--s009463a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009838b"><!--s009838b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a caustic substance.</p></div><a name="s009839b"><!--s009839b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in physics, a caustic curve or surface.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">building society</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007789a"><!--s007789a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various organizations providing their its members with financial services similar to those of a bank, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> traditionally investment accounts and loans in the form of mortgages.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backhander</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004000a"><!--s004000a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003997b"><!--s003997b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a backhanded blow or stroke.</p></div><a name="s003998b"><!--s003998b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a backhanded compliment or remark.</p></div><a name="s003999b"><!--s003999b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a bribe.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antiperspirant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/antiʹpuhspirənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002327a"><!--s002327a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a substance used to prevent or control perspiration.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">continua</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹtinyoo·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012815a"><!--s012815a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/continuum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">continuum</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Don Juan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/don ʹjooh·ən, ʹwahn (<span class="bodyi">Spanish</span> don xwan)/ /don ʹjooh·ən, ʹwahn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017848a"><!--s017848a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a man who attempts to seduce many women; a lady-killer [named after <span class="bodyi">Don Juan</span>, legendary Spanish nobleman featured in many works of literature].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">admix</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ədʹmiks/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000647a"><!--s000647a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to mix or blend (something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">admixture</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [back-formation from obsolete <span class="bodyi">admixt</span> mingled, from Latin <span class="bodyi">admixtus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/admixture/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">admixture</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cliffhanger</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011140a"><!--s011140a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a story, or an episode in a story, that ends in extreme suspense; any suspenseful situation</p><p><span class="bodyb">cliff-hanging</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [from early film serials in which each episode ended with at least one character hanging from a cliff or in some other precarious situation; the audience had to see the next episode to learn their fate].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caustic potash</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009464a"><!--s009464a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/potassium_hydroxide/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">potassium hydroxide</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">birr</span><small><span class="eSynop">/buh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005683a"><!--s005683a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the basic monetary unit of Ethiopia, divided into 100 cents [Amharic <span class="bodyi">birr</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antiphon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹantifən, ʹantifon/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002328a"><!--s002328a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a verse, usu from Scripture, said or sung usu before and after a canticle, psalm, or psalm verse as part of a church service <span class="bodyb">antiphonal</span> /anʹtifənl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">antiphona</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">antiphōnos</span> responsive].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crystal set</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014492a"><!--s014492a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a simple early form of radio receiver that has no amplifier or source of power and uses a crystal detector to convert radio signals into a form that produces sound when passed through an earphone.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">derisive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹriesiv, -ziv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016165a"><!--s016165a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>showing derision; mocking or scornful </p><p><i></i></p><p>derisive jeers</p> <p><span class="bodyb">derisively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><a name="sb000000131"><!--sb000000131--></a><p><span class="bodyb">derisiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">derisive</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">derisory</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/derisory/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">derisory</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">edacious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹdayshəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019110a"><!--s019110a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> voracious <span class="bodyb">edacity</span> /iʹdasiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">edac-</span>, <span class="bodyi">edax</span>, from <span class="bodyi">edere</span> to eat].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004001a"><!--s004001a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004000b"><!--s004000b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000790c"><!--s000790c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>support or aid, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> financial.</p></div><a name="s000791c"><!--s000791c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>endorsement.</p></div></div><a name="s004001b"><!--s004001b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something forming a back or reverse side.</p></div><a name="s004002b"><!--s004002b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the musical or vocal accompaniment to a song or singer.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buildup</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007790a"><!--s007790a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008095b"><!--s008095b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a gradual increase.</p></div><a name="s008096b"><!--s008096b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that develops or increases gradually </p><p><i></i></p><p>We need to deal with the buildup of traffic</p>.</div><a name="s008097b"><!--s008097b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>praise or publicity, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> given in advance </p><p><i></i></p><p>Sales were slow in spite of the buildup the product received</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">continual</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹtinyooəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012816a"><!--s012816a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013500b"><!--s013500b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>continuing indefinitely without interruption </p><p><i></i></p><p>living in continual fear</p>.</div><a name="s013501b"><!--s013501b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>recurring in steady rapid succession </p><p><i></i></p><p>continual interruptions</p> <a name="sb000000106"><!--sb000000106--></a><p><span class="bodyb">continually</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">continuel</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">continuus</span> continuous, from <span class="bodyi">continēre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/contain/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">contain</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">continual</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">continuous</span>? The classic illustration of the difference between these two closely related adjectives compares a dripping tap (<span class="bodyi">continual –</span> occurring constantly, again and again and again with breaks in between) with a flowing tap (<span class="bodyi">continuous</span> – continuing in an unbroken stream). It follows from this that <span class="bodyi">continual</span> is generally the word to use with a plural noun (<span class="bodyi">continual interruptions</span>; <span class="bodyi">continual requests for this record</span>), whereas either word may accompany a singular noun: <span class="bodyi">a continual</span> (constantly renewed) or <span class="bodyi">continuous</span> (unceasing) <span class="bodyi">bombardment by the enemy</span>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">donkey</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdongki/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -eys) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> donkeys)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017849a"><!--s017849a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018682b"><!--s018682b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a domesticated animal of the horse family that has long ears and is used to carry loads: <span class="bodyi">Equus asinus</span>.</p></div><a name="s018683b"><!--s018683b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a stupid or obstinate person ✱ <span class="bodyb">talk the hind leg off a donkey</span>/<span class="bodyb">talk the hind leg/legs off a donkey</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to talk endlessly and often persuasively [perhaps from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dun1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dun 1</span></span></a>+ <span class="bodyi">-key</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/monkey1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">monkey 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">admixture</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ədʹmikschə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000648a"><!--s000648a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000737b"><!--s000737b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>mixing or being mixed.</p></div><a name="s000738b"><!--s000738b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an ingredient added by mixing, or the resulting mixture [Latin <span class="bodyi">admixtus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">admiscēre</span> to mix with, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">miscēre</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mix1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mix 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caustic soda</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009465a"><!--s009465a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sodium_hydroxide/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sodium hydroxide</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">derisory</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹriez(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016166a"><!--s016166a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016796b"><!--s016796b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>ridiculously small and inadequate </p><p><i></i></p><p>a derisory pay offer</p>.</div><a name="s016797b"><!--s016797b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>derisive </p><p><i></i></p><p>derisory laughter</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">derisory</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">derisive</span>? These two words are sometimes confused. Both derive from the word <span class="bodyi">derision</span>. The main meaning of <span class="bodyi">derisory</span> in modern English is ‘ridiculously small or inadequate’ (and therefore deserving derision): <span class="bodyi">a derisory pay offer</span>. The only meaning of <span class="bodyi">derisive</span> is ‘mocking’ (expressing derision): <span class="bodyi">derisive jeers</span>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">climacteric<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/klieʹmaktərik, klieməkʹterik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011141a"><!--s011141a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011406b"><!--s011406b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of crucial importance, or having vital consequences or implications.</p></div><a name="s011407b"><!--s011407b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to a climacteric [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">klimaktērikos</span>,from <span class="bodyi">klimaktēr</span> critical point, literally ‘rung of a ladder’, from <span class="bodyi">klimak-, klimax</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/climax1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">climax 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">birth<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/buhth/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005684a"><!--s005684a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005745b"><!--s005745b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the emergence of a new individual from the body of its parent.</p></div><a name="s005746b"><!--s005746b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the fact of being born, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> at a particular time or place.</p></div><a name="s005747b"><!--s005747b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s001278c"><!--s001278c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the emergence of a new individual from the body of its parent.</p></div><a name="s001279c"><!--s001279c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the act or process of bringing forth young from within the body.</p></div></div><a name="s005748b"><!--s005748b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s001280c"><!--s001280c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the fact of being born </p><p><i></i></p><p>There is no cure for birth or death save to enjoy the interval</p> — George Santayana.</div><a name="s001281c"><!--s001281c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the fact of being born at a particular time or place </p><p><i></i></p><p>a Frenchman by birth</p>.</div></div><a name="s005749b"><!--s005749b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>family origin and social status; ancestry or lineage.</p></div><a name="s005750b"><!--s005750b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a beginning or start of an idea, plan, etc.</p></div><a name="s005751b"><!--s005751b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>natural or inherited tendency </p><p><i></i></p><p>an artist by birth</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">give birth (to</span>).</div><a name="s005752b"><!--s005752b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to produce (a baby) as a mother.</p></div><a name="s005753b"><!--s005753b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to cause the development or creation of (something); to give rise to (something) [Middle English from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">byrth</span>; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">beran</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bear2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bear 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backlash</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004002a"><!--s004002a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004003b"><!--s004003b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sudden violent backward movement or reaction.</p></div><a name="s004004b"><!--s004004b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a strong adverse reaction, e.g. to a recent political or social development.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antiphonary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anʹtifən(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> antiphonaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002329a"><!--s002329a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a book containing the choral parts of the prescribed form of service in the Roman Catholic Church.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crystal system</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014493a"><!--s014493a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of the six or, in some classifications, seven categories into which a crystal is placed according to the arrangement of its atoms.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">build up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007791a"><!--s007791a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008098b"><!--s008098b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to accumulate or develop.</p></div><a name="s008099b"><!--s008099b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to develop (something) gradually by adding to it.</p></div><a name="s008100b"><!--s008100b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to praise (somebody or something) or publicize them favourably.</p></div><a name="s008101b"><!--s008101b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to improve the health or strength of (somebody), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> after an illness <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s008102b"><!--s008102b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to accumulate or develop.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">continuance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹtinyooəns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012817a"><!--s012817a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013502b"><!--s013502b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or process of continuing </p><p><i></i></p><p>the continuance of hostilities</p>.</div><a name="s013503b"><!--s013503b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the time during which an arrangement, etc lasts or is in force </p><p><i></i></p><p>during the continuance of the contract</p>.</div><a name="s013504b"><!--s013504b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> adjournment of court proceedings.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Edam</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeedam/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019111a"><!--s019111a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mild yellow cheese of Dutch origin usu made in flattened balls coated with red wax [named after <span class="bodyi">Edam</span>, town in the Netherlands where it is made].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">donkey engine</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017850a"><!--s017850a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small, usu portable, auxiliary engine.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cauterize <span class="bodyi">or</span> cauterise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawtəriez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009466a"><!--s009466a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to sear or burn (a wound or body tissue) with a cautery, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in order to stop bleeding or destroy infection <span class="bodyb">cauterization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">derivation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deriʹvaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016167a"><!--s016167a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016798b"><!--s016798b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004221c"><!--s004221c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the fact of being obtained or originating from a particular source.</p></div><a name="s004222c"><!--s004222c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of deriving.</p></div></div><a name="s016799b"><!--s016799b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the history or formation of a word from another word or root.</p></div><a name="s016800b"><!--s016800b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s004223c"><!--s004223c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the history or formation of a word from another word or root.</p></div><a name="s004224c"><!--s004224c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an act of tracing or stating the derivation of a word.</p></div></div><a name="s016801b"><!--s016801b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s004225c"><!--s004225c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a source or origin.</p></div><a name="s004226c"><!--s004226c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>descent </p><p><i></i></p><p>a family of Scottish derivation</p>.</div></div><a name="s016802b"><!--s016802b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>something that is derived; a derivative</p><p><span class="bodyb">derivational</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">admonish</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ədʹmonish/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000649a"><!--s000649a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000739b"><!--s000739b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + for) to reprove (somebody) for remissness or error, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> gently.</p></div><a name="s000740b"><!--s000740b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to advise, urge, or warn (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She admonished us to be careful</p><p><span class="bodyb">admonishment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">admonition</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">admonitory</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">admonesten</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">admonester</span>, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">admonēre</span> to warn, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">monēre</span> to warn].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backlift</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004003a"><!--s004003a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/backswing/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">backswing</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">birth<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005685a"><!--s005685a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005754b"><!--s005754b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to give birth to (a baby) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s005755b"><!--s005755b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to give birth.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">climacteric<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011142a"><!--s011142a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011408b"><!--s011408b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a major turning point or critical stage; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> one supposed to occur at intervals of seven years.</p></div><a name="s011409b"><!--s011409b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the menopause, or a corresponding period in men during which sexual activity is reduced.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antiphony</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anʹtifəni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> antiphonies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002330a"><!--s002330a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002240b"><!--s002240b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>alternation between two groups of singers or musicians, one answering the other.</p></div><a name="s002241b"><!--s002241b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an example of antiphony; a musical response made in antiphony.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">continuant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹtinyooənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012818a"><!--s012818a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a consonant (e.g. /l/ or /f/) that may be prolonged, as distinct from a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stop2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stop 2</span></span></a> (consonant that closes the vocal passage, e.g. /p/)</p><p><span class="bodyb">continuant</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">edaphic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹdafik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019112a"><!--s019112a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of the soil</p><p><span class="bodyb">edaphically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">edaphos</span> bottom, ground].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">built</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bilt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007792a"><!--s007792a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>proportioned or formed in a specified way </p><p><i></i></p><p>a slightly built girl</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cry up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014494a"><!--s014494a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to praise (somebody or something) highly.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">donkey jacket</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017851a"><!--s017851a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a thick hip-length hard-wearing jacket, usu dark blue and with a strip of leather or plastic across the shoulders.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cautery</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawtəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cauteries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009467a"><!--s009467a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009840b"><!--s009840b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act of cauterizing a wound or body tissue.</p></div><a name="s009841b"><!--s009841b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an instrument, e.g. a hot iron, or a caustic chemical used in cauterization [via Latinfrom Greek <span class="bodyi">kautērion</span> branding iron, from <span class="bodyi">kaiein</span> to burn].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">derivative<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹrivətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016168a"><!--s016168a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016803b"><!--s016803b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>made up of derived elements; not original.</p></div><a name="s016804b"><!--s016804b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>formed by derivation</p><p><span class="bodyb">derivatively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backlist</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004004a"><!--s004004a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a list of a publishing company's publications that are still in print, e.g. because of continuing public demand for them.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">climactic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/klieʹmaktik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011143a"><!--s011143a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>causing or forming a climax</p><a name="sb00000088"><!--sb00000088--></a><p><span class="bodyb">climactically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">climactic</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">climatic</span>? These two words are easily confused, but can be just as easily distinguished if the nouns they come from are borne in mind. <span class="bodyi">Climactic</span> comes from <span class="bodyi">climax</span>: <span class="bodyi">the climactic moment of the play</span>. <span class="bodyi">Climatic</span> comes from <span class="bodyi">climate</span>: <span class="bodyi">the climatic conditions in northern Borneo</span>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antipodal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anʹtipədl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002331a"><!--s002331a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002242b"><!--s002242b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>situated at the opposite side of the earth or moon </p><p><i></i></p><p>an antipodal meridian</p> <p><i></i></p><p>an antipodal continent</p>.</div><a name="s002243b"><!--s002243b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>diametrically opposite </p><p><i></i></p><p>an antipodal point on a sphere</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">EDC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019113a"><!--s019113a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>European Defence Community.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">admonition</span><small><span class="eSynop">/adməʹnish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000650a"><!--s000650a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a gentle friendly reproof, counsel, or warning [Middle English <span class="bodyi">amonicioun</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">admonition-</span>, <span class="bodyi">admonitio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">admonēre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/admonish/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">admonish</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">built-in</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007793a"><!--s007793a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008103b"><!--s008103b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>forming an integral part of a structure </p><p><i></i></p><p>built-in cupboards</p>.</div><a name="s008104b"><!--s008104b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>existing naturally or as a basic or essential feature; intrinsic </p><p><i></i></p><p>built-in safeguards</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">birth certificate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005686a"><!--s005686a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an official record of somebody's parentage and date and place of birth.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CS</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014495a"><!--s014495a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015108b"><!--s015108b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>chartered surveyor.</p></div><a name="s015109b"><!--s015109b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Civil Service.</p></div><a name="s015110b"><!--s015110b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>Court of Session.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">continuation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənˌtinyooʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012819a"><!--s012819a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013505b"><!--s013505b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the process of continuing or of being continued.</p></div><a name="s013506b"><!--s013506b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>resumption after an interruption.</p></div><a name="s013507b"><!--s013507b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something that continues, increases, or adds to something </p><p><i></i></p><p>Leith is a district community, not just a continuation of Edinburgh</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">donkey's years</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017852a"><!--s017852a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> a very long time.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caution<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009468a"><!--s009468a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009842b"><!--s009842b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>prudent forethought intended to minimize risk; care </p><p><i></i></p><p>Proceed with caution</p>.</div><a name="s009843b"><!--s009843b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a warning or admonishment; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> an official warning given to somebody who has committed a minor offence.</p></div><a name="s009844b"><!--s009844b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> somebody or something that causes astonishment or amusement </p><p><i></i></p><p>She's a proper caution</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">caution-, cautio</span> precaution, from <span class="bodyi">cavēre</span> to be on guard].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backlog</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004005a"><!--s004005a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004005b"><!--s004005b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an accumulation of tasks not performed, orders unfulfilled, or materials not processed.</p></div><a name="s004006b"><!--s004006b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a reserve [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/back3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">back 3</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/log1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">log 1</span></span></a>; orig meaning large log of wood at the back of a fire, which would carry on smouldering after the rest of the wood burned].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">derivative<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016169a"><!--s016169a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016805b"><!--s016805b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something derived, e.g. a word formed by derivation.</p></div><a name="s016806b"><!--s016806b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in mathematics, the limit of the ratio of the change in a function to the corresponding change in its independent variable as the latter change approaches zero.</p></div><a name="s016807b"><!--s016807b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in chemistry, a chemical related structurally to and derivable from another.</p></div><a name="s016808b"><!--s016808b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a financial product, such as a futures contract, linked to a commodity, currency, etc and dependent on the value of that for its own value.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Edda</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹedə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019114a"><!--s019114a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of two 13th-cent. Old Norse books, one a collection of mythological and heroic poems, the other a treatise on poetry <span class="bodyb">Eddaic</span> /eʹdayik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">Eddic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old Norse <span class="bodyi">Edda</span>, prob from the name of a great-grandmother in a poem].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antipode</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹantipohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> antipodes /anʹtipədeez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002332a"><!--s002332a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> the exact opposite or contrary [back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/antipode/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">antipodes</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">built-up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007794a"><!--s007794a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008105b"><!--s008105b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>made of several sections or layers fastened together.</p></div><a name="s008106b"><!--s008106b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of an area: in which many houses and other buildings are situated.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">c/s</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014497a"><!--s014497a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>cycles per second.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">birth control</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005687a"><!--s005687a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>control of the number of children born, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by preventing or lessening the frequency of conception; <span class="bodyi">broadly</span> contraception </p><p><i></i></p><p>Impotence and sodomy are socially OK but birth control is flagrantly middle-class</p> — Evelyn Waugh.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">donkeywork</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017853a"><!--s017853a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> hard, monotonous, and routine work.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">admonitory</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ədʹmonit(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000651a"><!--s000651a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>expressing admonition; warning</p><p><span class="bodyb">admonitorily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">climate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkliemət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011144a"><!--s011144a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011410b"><!--s011410b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002944c"><!--s002944c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the average course or condition of the weather conditions in a particular area over a period of years as shown by temperature, wind, rain, etc.</p></div><a name="s002945c"><!--s002945c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a region of the earth having a particular type of weather conditions.</p></div></div><a name="s011411b"><!--s011411b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the prevailing state of affairs or feelings of a group or period; a milieu </p><p><i></i></p><p>a climate of fear</p><p>The climate is made up of many dynamic physical, chemical and biochemical systems which influence the conditions on earth. These systems influence the atmosphere, the ocean, land surfaces and the cryosphere (iced areas such as the poles and glaciers). The climate is not the same as the weather. The weather is what happens on a day-to-day basis and the climate is the average of the weather over a long period of time. The weather changes – and so does the climate. Human activities that emit greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, such as burning fossil fuels and deforestation, are having an impact on the climate system. Anthropogenic climate change (that is, caused by humans) has come to be widely regarded as a major threat to human welfare and the ecological systems which humans and the planet depend upon – Professor Andrew Dobson and Karen Dickinson</p> <p><span class="bodyb">climatic</span> /klieʹmatik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">climatical</span> /klieʹmatikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">climatically</span> /klieʹmatikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">climatological</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><a name="sb00000089"><!--sb00000089--></a><p><span class="bodyb">climatology</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">climat</span> via French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">klimat-</span>, <span class="bodyi">klima</span> inclination, latitude, climate, from <span class="bodyi">klinein</span> to lean]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">climatic</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">climactic</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/climactic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">climactic</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">continuative<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹtinyooətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012820a"><!--s012820a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013508b"><!--s013508b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>denoting a word or phrase, such as <span class="bodyi">well</span> or <span class="bodyi">so</span>, that has the function of moving discourse along.</p></div><a name="s013509b"><!--s013509b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>denoting a relative clause that adds the next point in a narrative, as in <span class="bodyi">then I met Jane, who offered to drive me home</span>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caution<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009469a"><!--s009469a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009845b"><!--s009845b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to warn or advise caution to (somebody).</p></div><a name="s009846b"><!--s009846b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to warn (somebody under arrest) that their words will be recorded and may be used in evidence.</p></div><a name="s009847b"><!--s009847b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to admonish or reprove (somebody); <span class="bodyi">specif</span> to give them an official warning <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s009848b"><!--s009848b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + against) to urge, advise, or warn.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backlot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004006a"><!--s004006a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an outdoor area near a film studio, where exterior scenes are shot.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antipodes</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anʹtipədeez/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002333a"><!--s002333a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002244b"><!--s002244b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the region of the earth that is diametrically opposite another.</p></div><a name="s002245b"><!--s002245b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Antipodes</span>) from the point of view of inhabitants of the northern hemisphere, Australia and New Zealand <span class="bodyb">Antipodean</span> /-ʹdee·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">antipodean</span> /-ʹdee·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">antipodes</span> people dwelling at opposite points on the globe, via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">antipous</span> with feet opposite].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">birthday</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbuhthday, ʹbuhthdi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005688a"><!--s005688a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005756b"><!--s005756b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001282c"><!--s001282c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the day of a person's birth.</p></div><a name="s001283c"><!--s001283c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a day of origin.</p></div></div><a name="s005757b"><!--s005757b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an anniversary of the day a person was born a birth </p><p><i></i></p><p>A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age</p> — Robert Frost.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">donna</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdonə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> donne /ʹdonay/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017854a"><!--s017854a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018684b"><!--s018684b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an Italian woman, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one of rank.</p></div><a name="s018685b"><!--s018685b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Donna</span>) a title preceding the forename of an Italian woman [Italian <span class="bodyi">donna</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">domina</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/do%C3%B1a/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Doña</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">derive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹriev/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016170a"><!--s016170a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016809b"><!--s016809b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to obtain or receive, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from a specified source.</p></div><a name="s016810b"><!--s016810b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004227c"><!--s004227c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to obtain or receive (something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from a specified source.</p></div><a name="s004228c"><!--s004228c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to obtain (a chemical) from a parent substance.</p></div></div><a name="s016811b"><!--s016811b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to infer or deduce (something).</p></div><a name="s016812b"><!--s016812b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to form (something) by derivation.</p></div><a name="s016813b"><!--s016813b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s004229c"><!--s004229c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to trace the process by which one thing is obtained or develops from another.</p></div><a name="s004230c"><!--s004230c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to form (something) by derivation <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s016814b"><!--s016814b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(+ from) to come as a derivative</p><p><span class="bodyb">derivable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">deriven</span> to draw off liquid, via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">derivare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">rivus</span> stream].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bulb</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bulb/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007795a"><!--s007795a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008107b"><!--s008107b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a short stem base of a plant, with one or more buds enclosed in overlapping membranous or fleshy leaves, that is formed underground as a resting stage in the plant's development: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/corm/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">corm</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tuber/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tuber</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s008108b"><!--s008108b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a light bulb.</p></div><a name="s008109b"><!--s008109b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a part shaped like a bulb, e.g. the mercury reservoir of a thermometer.</p></div><a name="s008110b"><!--s008110b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s001938c"><!--s001938c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a short stem base of a plant, e.g. the lily, onion, or hyacinth, with one or more buds enclosed in overlapping membranous or fleshy leaves, that is formed underground as a resting stage in the plant's development: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/corm/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">corm</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tuber/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tuber</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s001939c"><!--s001939c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a tuber, corm, or other fleshy structure resembling a bulb in appearance.</p></div><a name="s001940c"><!--s001940c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a plant having or developing from a bulb.</p></div></div><a name="s008111b"><!--s008111b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s001941c"><!--s001941c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a light bulb.</p></div><a name="s001942c"><!--s001942c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a part shaped like a bulb, e.g. the mercury reservoir of a thermometer.</p></div></div><a name="s008112b"><!--s008112b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a rounded or swollen anatomical structure [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">bolbos</span> bulbous plant].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cs</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014496a"><!--s014496a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chemical symbol for caesium.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">continuative<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012821a"><!--s012821a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a continuative word or phrase.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eddo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹedoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019115a"><!--s019115a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/taro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">taro</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cautionary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawshən(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009470a"><!--s009470a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>serving or intended to serve as a warning </p><p><i></i></p><p>a cautionary tale</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ad nauseam</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ad ʹnawziam/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000652a"><!--s000652a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to a tediously excessive degree [Latin <span class="bodyi">ad nauseam</span> to sickness].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">climate control</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011145a"><!--s011145a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/air_conditioning/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">air conditioning</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backmarker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004007a"><!--s004007a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a competitor at the back of a field in a race.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antipope</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹantipohp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002334a"><!--s002334a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pope who has been elected or a person who claims to be pope in opposition to the pope who has been canonically chosen [French <span class="bodyi">antipape</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">antipapa</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CSA</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014498a"><!--s014498a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Child Support Agency.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">derived unit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016171a"><!--s016171a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of measurement, e.g. a newton, pascal, or watt, defined in terms of the basic units of a system (e.g. the SI system).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">donnée</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdonay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017855a"><!--s017855a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a basic fact or assumption, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one essential to the action of a work of fiction or drama [French <span class="bodyi">donnée</span>, fem past part. of <span class="bodyi">donner</span> to give, from Latin <span class="bodyi">donare</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">continue</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹtinyooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012822a"><!--s012822a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013510b"><!--s013510b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003439c"><!--s003439c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to maintain (a condition, course, or action) without interruption; to carry on (doing something).</p></div><a name="s003440c"><!--s003440c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to resume (an activity) after interruption.</p></div></div><a name="s013511b"><!--s013511b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to maintain a condition, course, or action without interruption.</p></div><a name="s013512b"><!--s013512b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to remain in existence; to endure.</p></div><a name="s013513b"><!--s013513b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to remain in a place or condition; to stay.</p></div><a name="s013514b"><!--s013514b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to resume an activity after interruption <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s013515b"><!--s013515b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s003441c"><!--s003441c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to maintain (a condition, course, or action) without interruption; to carry on (doing something).</p></div><a name="s003442c"><!--s003442c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to prolong (an activity) or resume it after interruption.</p></div></div><a name="s013516b"><!--s013516b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to continue.</p></div><a name="s013517b"><!--s013517b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to say (something) further </p><p><i></i></p><p>‘And we love this house,’ she continued</p>.</div><a name="s013518b"><!--s013518b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to postpone or adjourn (a legal proceeding)</p><p><span class="bodyb">continuer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">continuare</span> to make continuous, from <span class="bodyi">continuus</span> continuous, from <span class="bodyi">continēre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/contain/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">contain</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cautious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawshəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009471a"><!--s009471a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>careful; prudent </p><p><i></i></p><p>a cautious approach</p> <p><span class="bodyb">cautiously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cautiousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backmost</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004008a"><!--s004008a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>farthest back.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ado</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹdooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000653a"><!--s000653a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>fussy bustling excitement, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> over trivia; a to-do unimportant things ✱ <span class="bodyb">without more/further ado</span> without any further delay [Middle English, from <span class="bodyi">at do</span> to do].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eddy<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹedi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> eddies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019116a"><!--s019116a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020131b"><!--s020131b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a current of water, or air, etc running contrary to the main current, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a small whirlpool.</p></div><a name="s020132b"><!--s020132b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something, e.g. smoke or fog, moving in the manner of an eddy or whirlpool [Middle English (Scots) <span class="bodyi">ydy</span>, prob from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">itha</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bulbil</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbulbil/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007796a"><!--s007796a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in botany, a small or secondary bulb, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a bud that grows in the angle between the stem and the leaf or in place of flowers on some plants and is capable of producing a new plant [French <span class="bodyi">bulbille</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">bulbe</span> bulb, from Latin <span class="bodyi">bulbus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bulb/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bulb</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">birthday suit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005689a"><!--s005689a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">humorous</span> nothing but bare skin; a state of nakedness </p><p><i></i></p><p>They still like to show a photograph of her at six months in her birthday suit</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">climatology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/klieməʹtoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011146a"><!--s011146a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the branch of meteorology dealing with climates <span class="bodyb">climatological</span> /-ʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">climatologically</span> /-ʹlojikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">climatologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antiproton</span><small><span class="eSynop">/antiʹprohton/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002335a"><!--s002335a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the antiparticle corresponding to a proton.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">derm</span><small><span class="eSynop">/duhm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016172a"><!--s016172a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dermis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dermis</span></span></a> [Latin <span class="bodyi">derma</span> from Greek (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/derm_or_derma_or_dermat_or_dermo_or_dermato/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">derm-</span></span></a>) and Latin <span class="bodyi">dermis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dermis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dermis</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">back number</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004009a"><!--s004009a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004007b"><!--s004007b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an old issue of a periodical or newspaper.</p></div><a name="s004008b"><!--s004008b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> somebody or something regarded as hopelessly outdated.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">donnish</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdonish/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017856a"><!--s017856a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>characteristic of a university don, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in being pedantic</p><p><span class="bodyb">donnishly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">donnishness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">continuing education</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012823a"><!--s012823a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an educational programme for adults supplementary to the formal education system, typically consisting of short or part-time courses intended to update skills and increase knowledge.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">csardas</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchahdash/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014499a"><!--s014499a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/czardas_or_csardas/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">czardas</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eddy<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (eddies, eddied, eddying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019117a"><!--s019117a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s020133b"><!--s020133b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to move in or like an eddy or with circular motion </p><p><i></i></p><p>The crowd eddied about in the marketplace</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s020134b"><!--s020134b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (somebody or something) to eddy.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">climax<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkliemaks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011147a"><!--s011147a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011412b"><!--s011412b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the highest point or point of maximum intensity or highest dramatic tension.</p></div><a name="s011413b"><!--s011413b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002946c"><!--s002946c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the highest point or point of maximum intensity; a culmination.</p></div><a name="s002947c"><!--s002947c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the point of highest dramatic tension or a major turning point in some action (e.g. of a play).</p></div></div><a name="s011414b"><!--s011414b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/orgasm/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">orgasm</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s011415b"><!--s011415b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a technique in or passage of rhetoric in which a series of phrases or sentences is arranged in increasing order of forcefulness.</p></div><a name="s011416b"><!--s011416b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a relatively stable final stage reached by a plant community in its ecological development [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">klimax</span> ladder, from <span class="bodyi">klinein</span> to lean].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">birthing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005690a"><!--s005690a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>giving birth, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by methods which aim to assist, but not to interfere with, the natural birth process.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antipruritic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌantiproo(ə)ʹritik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002336a"><!--s002336a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a drug or treatment: reducing or preventing itching</p><p><span class="bodyb">antipruritic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anti_or_ant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anti-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pruritus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pruritus</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cava</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahvə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009472a"><!--s009472a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sparkling white wine produced in Spain by the champagne method [Spanish <span class="bodyi">cava</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adobe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹdohbi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000654a"><!--s000654a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000741b"><!--s000741b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a building brick of sun-dried earth and straw.</p></div><a name="s000742b"><!--s000742b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a heavy clay used in making adobe bricks [Spanish <span class="bodyi">adobe</span> via Arabic <span class="bodyi">ạt-ṭub</span> the brick, from Coptic <span class="bodyi">tōbe</span> brick].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bulbous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbulbəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007797a"><!--s007797a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008113b"><!--s008113b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>resembling a bulb, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in roundness </p><p><i></i></p><p>a bulbous nose</p>.</div><a name="s008114b"><!--s008114b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>growing from or bearing bulbs.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-derm</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016174a"><!--s016174a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting: skin; layer </p><p><i></i></p><p>ectoderm</p> <p><i></i></p><p>pachyderm</p> <p>[prob via French <span class="bodyi">-derme</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">derma</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/derm_or_derma_or_dermat_or_dermo_or_dermato/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">derm-</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">back of beyond</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004010a"><!--s004010a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the back of beyond</span>) a remote inaccessible place </p><p><i></i></p><p>They lived in an old house in the back of beyond</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">climax<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans and trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011148a"><!--s011148a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to come or bring (something) to a climax.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CSC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014500a"><!--s014500a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Civil Service Commission.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">birthing pool</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005691a"><!--s005691a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large circular bath in which a woman may sit to give birth.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bulbul</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboolbool/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007798a"><!--s007798a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of songbirds of Asia and Africa that live in groups: family Pycnonotidae [Persian <span class="bodyi">bulbul</span> from Arabic].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">continuity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kontiʹnyooh·iti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> continuities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012824a"><!--s012824a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013519b"><!--s013519b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003443c"><!--s003443c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>uninterrupted connection, succession, or union.</p></div><a name="s003444c"><!--s003444c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>persistence without essential change.</p></div><a name="s003445c"><!--s003445c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>uninterrupted duration in time </p><p><i></i></p><p>Viewers enjoy the feeling of continuity that soaps provide</p>.</div></div><a name="s013520b"><!--s013520b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that has, displays, or provides continuity, e.g.:</p><a name="s003446c"><!--s003446c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a film script or scenario in the performing arts; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one giving the details of the sequence of individual shots.</p></div><a name="s003447c"><!--s003447c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>speech or music used to link parts of an entertainment, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a radio or television programme.</p></div></div><a name="s013521b"><!--s013521b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the property characteristic of a continuous mathematical function.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eddy current</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019118a"><!--s019118a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an electric current induced by an alternating magnetic field.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">donnybrook</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdonibrook/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017857a"><!--s017857a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chaotic brawl or a heated argument involving many people [named after <span class="bodyi">Donnybrook Fair</span>, an annual fair formerly held at Donnybrook, a suburb of Dublin in the Republic of Ireland, noted for its drunken brawls].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antipsychotic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌantisieʹkotik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002337a"><!--s002337a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a drug or treatment: preventing psychosis; counteracting the symptoms of a psychosis</p><p><span class="bodyb">antipsychotic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cavalcade</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkavlkayd, kavəlʹkayd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009473a"><!--s009473a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009849b"><!--s009849b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a procession, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one of people on horseback or in carriages or other vehicles.</p></div><a name="s009850b"><!--s009850b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a dramatic sequence or procession; a series </p><p><i></i></p><p>a cavalcade of events</p> <p>[French <span class="bodyi">cavalcade</span> ride on horseback, from Old Italian <span class="bodyi">cavalcata</span>,from <span class="bodyi">cavalcare</span> to go on horseback, ultimatelyfrom Latin <span class="bodyi">caballus</span> horse].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adolescent<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/adəʹles(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000655a"><!--s000655a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000743b"><!--s000743b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or in the period of life between puberty and maturity </p><p><i></i></p><p>adolescent girls</p>.</div><a name="s000744b"><!--s000744b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>immature or puerile </p><p><i></i></p><p>adolescent behaviour</p><p><span class="bodyb">adolescence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">adolescent</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">adolescent-</span>, <span class="bodyi">adolescens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">adolescere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/adult1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">adult 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-derma</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016176a"><!--s016176a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting: the skin or a skin ailment </p><p><i></i></p><p>scleroderma</p> <p>[via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">dermat-, derma</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/derm_or_derma_or_dermat_or_dermo_or_dermato/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">derm-</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CSE</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014501a"><!--s014501a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Certificate of Secondary Education, a former public examination, a first-grade pass in which was equivalent to a GCE O level.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">climb<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kliem/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011149a"><!--s011149a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011417b"><!--s011417b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002948c"><!--s002948c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to go up or, down, etc on a more or less vertical surface using the hands to grasp or give support.</p></div><a name="s002949c"><!--s002949c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a plant: to ascend while growing, e.g. by twining.</p></div></div><a name="s011418b"><!--s011418b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002950c"><!--s002950c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to go gradually upwards; to rise </p><p><i></i></p><p>The aircraft climbed to 10,000ft before levelling off</p>.</div><a name="s002951c"><!--s002951c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to slope upwards </p><p><i></i></p><p>The road climbs steadily</p>.</div></div><a name="s011419b"><!--s011419b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to increase in amount or value </p><p><i></i></p><p>Inflation climbed to 27%</p>.</div><a name="s011420b"><!--s011420b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to get into or out of clothing, a confined space, etc, usu with some awkwardness or effort.</p></div><a name="s011421b"><!--s011421b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to go up mountains for sport <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s011422b"><!--s011422b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to go upwards on, to the top of, or over (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>climb a hill</p>.</div><a name="s011423b"><!--s011423b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to draw or pull oneself up, over, or to the top of (something), by using the hands and feet </p><p><i></i></p><p>climb a tree</p>.</div><a name="s011424b"><!--s011424b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>said of a plant: to grow up or over (something) ✱ <span class="bodyb">be climbing the walls</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to be extremely frustrated, impatient, anxious, etc</p><p><span class="bodyb">climbable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">climban</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">back off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004011a"><!--s004011a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to retreat or shy away from a confrontation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bulgar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbulgə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007800a"><!--s007800a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bulgur_or_bulgar/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bulgur</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">continuity girl <span class="bodyi">or</span> continuity man</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012825a"><!--s012825a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who is responsible for ensuring consistency between individual shots after a break in filming.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">birthmark</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005692a"><!--s005692a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a usu red or brown blemish existing on the skin at birth and usu remaining either temporarily or permanently.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">donor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdohnə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017858a"><!--s017858a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018686b"><!--s018686b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who donates blood, organs, etc for use in the medical treatment of others </p><p><i></i></p><p>a blood donor</p>.</div><a name="s018687b"><!--s018687b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person who gives, donates, or presents something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to a public or charitable cause.</p></div><a name="s018688b"><!--s018688b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s004647c"><!--s004647c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in chemistry, an atom that combines with another and provides the two electrons that are shared to make the bond.</p></div><a name="s004648c"><!--s004648c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in physics, an impurity that is added to a semiconductor to increase the number of mobile electrons [early French <span class="bodyi">doneur</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">donator</span>, from <span class="bodyi">donare</span> to give].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adolescent<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000656a"><!--s000656a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody in the period of life between puberty and maturity.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">edelweiss</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaydlvies/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019119a"><!--s019119a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small perennial plant that is covered in dense fine white hairs and grows high in the Alps: <span class="bodyi">Leontopodium alpinum</span> [German <span class="bodyi">Edelweiss</span>, from <span class="bodyi">edel</span> noble + <span class="bodyi">weiss</span> white].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cavalier<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kavəʹliə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009474a"><!--s009474a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009851b"><!--s009851b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a gallant gentleman of former times, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one in attendance on a lady.</p></div><a name="s009852b"><!--s009852b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a man trained in arms and horsemanship; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a mounted soldier.</p></div><a name="s009853b"><!--s009853b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Cavalier</span>) a supporter of Charles I of England, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> during the Civil War [early French <span class="bodyi">cavalier</span> via Old Italian and Old Provençalfrom late Latin <span class="bodyi">caballarius</span> horseman, from Latin <span class="bodyi">caballus</span> horse].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antipyretic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌantipie(ə)ʹretik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002338a"><!--s002338a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a drug or treatment: reducing fever</p><p><span class="bodyb">antipyretic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anti_or_ant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anti-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">pyretic</span> of fever, ultimately from Greek <span class="bodyi">pyretos</span> fever].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">derma</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹduhmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016175a"><!--s016175a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dermis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dermis</span></span></a> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">derma</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/derm_or_derma_or_dermat_or_dermo_or_dermato/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">derm-</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CS gas</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014502a"><!--s014502a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a gas that causes irritation and watering of the eyes when dispersed in the air as a means of controlling riots [from the surname initials of Ben <span class="bodyi">Corson</span> b.1896, and Roger <span class="bodyi">Stoughton</span> d.1957, US chemists, who developed it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">climb<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011150a"><!--s011150a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011425b"><!--s011425b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an act of climbing; an ascent by climbing.</p></div><a name="s011426b"><!--s011426b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002952c"><!--s002952c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a route taken by climbers.</p></div><a name="s002953c"><!--s002953c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a steep slope or ascent.</p></div></div><a name="s011427b"><!--s011427b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an increase, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a sudden one, in amount or value.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">continuo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹtinyoooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012826a"><!--s012826a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bass part for a keyboard instrument with or without a bass string instrument written as a succession of bass notes with figures that indicate the required chords, used as an accompaniment in baroque music [Italian <span class="bodyi">continuo</span> continuous, from Latin <span class="bodyi">continuus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">continēre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/contain/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">contain</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">back out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004012a"><!--s004012a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to withdraw from a commitment or contest.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">donor card</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017859a"><!--s017859a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a card carried by people who wish to donate organs or other body parts for transplant in the event of their death.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">birth mother</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005693a"><!--s005693a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the woman who gives birth to a child, as opposed to, for example, an adoptive mother.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dermabrasion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/duhməʹbrayzh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016177a"><!--s016177a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>cosmetic exfoliation of the skin by means of a rapidly spinning abrasive wheel or wire brush.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">edema</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹdeemə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019120a"><!--s019120a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/oedema/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">oedema</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antiquarian<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/antiʹkweəri·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002339a"><!--s002339a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who collects or studies ancient relics or old and rare books and works of art [Latin <span class="bodyi">antiquarius</span> antiquary, from <span class="bodyi">antiquus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/antique1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">antique 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cavalier<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009475a"><!--s009475a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009854b"><!--s009854b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>offhand or dismissive with regard to important matters, other people's feelings, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>Individual writings of would-be psychohistorians have consistently been characterized by a cavalier attitude towards fact</p><p> David E Stannard.</p></div><a name="s009855b"><!--s009855b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>debonair.</p></div><a name="s009856b"><!--s009856b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Cavalier</span>) of the party of Charles I of England</p><p><span class="bodyb">cavalierly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Adonai</span><small><span class="eSynop">/adəʹnie, -ʹnay·e/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000657a"><!--s000657a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a name used as the sacred title of the God of the Jews, only to be pronounced in solemn prayer and with the head covered [Hebrew <span class="bodyi">ădhōnāy</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bulgar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbulgah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007799a"><!--s007799a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of a group of peoples inhabiting Bulgaria in the seventh cent.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CSIRO</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014503a"><!--s014503a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus</span> Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">climb down</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011151a"><!--s011151a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to withdraw from a position in an argument; to back down</p><p><span class="bodyb">climbdown</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">birthplace</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005694a"><!--s005694a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the place of somebody's birth or where something originated.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">continuous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹtinyooəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012827a"><!--s012827a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013522b"><!--s013522b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>uninterrupted; unbroken </p><p><i></i></p><p>a continuous stream of phone calls</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a continuous line</p>.</div><a name="s013523b"><!--s013523b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a mathematical function: having an arbitrarily small numerical difference between the value at any one point and the value at any other point sufficiently near the first point.</p></div><a name="s013524b"><!--s013524b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in grammar, denoting tenses formed with the present participle; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/progressive1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">progressive<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (5)</p><p><span class="bodyb">continuously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><a name="sb000000107"><!--sb000000107--></a><p><span class="bodyb">continuousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">continuus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">continēre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/contain/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">contain</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">continuous</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">continual</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/continual/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">continual</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backpack<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004013a"><!--s004013a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004009b"><!--s004009b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/rucksack/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">rucksack</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s004010b"><!--s004010b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a piece of equipment designed to be carried on the back while in use </p><p><i></i></p><p>Each astronaut carries an oxygen backpack for lunar exploration</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dermatitis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/duhməʹtietis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016179a"><!--s016179a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a disease or inflammation of the skin.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antiquarian<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002340a"><!--s002340a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002246b"><!--s002246b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of antiquarians or ancient relics.</p></div><a name="s002247b"><!--s002247b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of books, prints, and other works of art: old and rare</p><p><span class="bodyb">antiquarianism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CSM</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014504a"><!--s014504a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Company Sergeant Major.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Eden</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeedn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019121a"><!--s019121a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020135b"><!--s020135b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the garden where, according to the account in Genesis, Adam and Eve lived before the Fall.</p></div><a name="s020136b"><!--s020136b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/paradise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">paradise</span></span></a> (3) <span class="bodyb">Edenic</span> /iʹdenik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">Eden</span>, via Greek from Hebrew ’<span class="bodyi">Ēdhen</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cavalry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkavəlri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cavalries) (<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009476a"><!--s009476a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009857b"><!--s009857b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a branch of an army consisting of mounted troops or armoured vehicles.</p></div><a name="s009858b"><!--s009858b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a branch of a modern army consisting of armoured vehicles</p><p><span class="bodyb">cavalryman</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Italian <span class="bodyi">cavalleria</span> cavalry, chivalry, from <span class="bodyi">cavaliere</span> horseman, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">caballarius</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cavalier1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cavalier 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bulgarian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bulʹgeəri·ən, bool-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007801a"><!--s007801a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008115b"><!--s008115b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Bulgaria in SE Europe.</p></div><a name="s008116b"><!--s008116b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Slavonic language of this people</p><p><span class="bodyb">Bulgarian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Adonis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹdohnis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000658a"><!--s000658a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a strikingly handsome young man [<span class="bodyi">Adonis</span>, a handsome youth in Greek mythology loved by Aphrodite. He was killed by a wild boar and restored to Aphrodite from Hades].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">don't<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dohnt/ <i><span class="bodyi">contraction</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017860a"><!--s017860a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018689b"><!--s018689b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>do not.</p></div><a name="s018690b"><!--s018690b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">non-standard</span> does not </p><p><i></i></p><p>There are simply certain things he don't know</p><p> Ezra Pound.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">climber</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011152a"><!--s011152a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011428b"><!--s011428b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who climbs hills or mountains.</p></div><a name="s011429b"><!--s011429b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a climbing plant.</p></div><a name="s011430b"><!--s011430b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/social_climber/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">social climber</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">birthrate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005695a"><!--s005695a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the number of live births per unit of population, e.g. 1000 people, in a period of time, e.g. one year.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">continuous assessment</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012828a"><!--s012828a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>appraisal of the value of a student's work throughout a course as a means of awarding their final mark or degree.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">edentate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/eeʹdentayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019122a"><!--s019122a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having few or no teeth [Latin <span class="bodyi">edentatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">edentare</span> to make toothless, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> <span class="bodyi">dent-</span>, <span class="bodyi">dens</span> tooth].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cavalry twill</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009477a"><!--s009477a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a strong fabric woven in a double twill and used orig for riding breeches.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antiquark</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹantikwahk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002341a"><!--s002341a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the antiparticle corresponding to a quark.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dermatology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/duhməʹtoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016180a"><!--s016180a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the branch of medicine dealing with the skin and skin diseases <span class="bodyb">dermatological</span> /-ʹlojikəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dermatologically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dermatologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bulge<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bulj/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007802a"><!--s007802a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008117b"><!--s008117b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a swelling or convex curve on a surface, usu caused by pressure from within or below.</p></div><a name="s008118b"><!--s008118b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a sudden and usu temporary expansion, e.g. in population</p><p><span class="bodyb">bulging</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bulgy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old French <span class="bodyi">boulge, bouge</span> leather bag, curved part, from Latin <span class="bodyi">bulga</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/budget1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">budget 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">don't<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017861a"><!--s017861a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) something that is prohibited </p><p><i></i></p><p>a list of dos and don'ts</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CSR</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014505a"><!--s014505a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>corporate social responsibility.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adopt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹdopt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000659a"><!--s000659a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000745b"><!--s000745b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to bring up (a child of other parents) as one's own child after undergoing certain legal formalities.</p></div><a name="s000746b"><!--s000746b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to take up and begin to use (e.g. a strategy) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Try to adopt a less dogmatic tone</p>.</div><a name="s000747b"><!--s000747b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to take over (e.g. a belief) from somebody else and use it as one's own </p><p><i></i></p><p>adopt the customs of another country</p>.</div><a name="s000748b"><!--s000748b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to vote to accept (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>adopt a constitutional amendment</p>.</div><a name="s000749b"><!--s000749b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>said of a constituency: to nominate (somebody) as a Parliamentary candidate.</p></div><a name="s000750b"><!--s000750b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> said of a local authority: to assume responsibility for the maintenance of (e.g. a road)</p><p><span class="bodyb">adoptable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">adoptee</span> /adopʹtee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">adopter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">adoption</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">adopter</span>, or its source, Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">adoptare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">optare</span> to choose].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backpack<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004014a"><!--s004014a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to travel or hike carrying food, and equipment, or belongings in a backpack</p><p><span class="bodyb">backpacker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">climbing frame</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011153a"><!--s011153a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a framework for children to climb on.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">continuous creation</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012829a"><!--s012829a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>creation seen as a continuous process, as proposed by the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/steady_state_theory/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">steady-state theory</span></span></a> , rather than a sudden single event.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">donut</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017862a"><!--s017862a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/doughnut/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">doughnut</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antiquary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹantikwəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> antiquaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002342a"><!--s002342a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/antiquarian1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">antiquarian 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">back passage</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004015a"><!--s004015a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, euphem</span> the rectum.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adoptive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹdoptiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000660a"><!--s000660a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>adopting or acquired by adoption </p><p><i></i></p><p>the adoptive father</p><p><span class="bodyb">adoptively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dermat- <span class="bodyi">or</span> dermato-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016178a"><!--s016178a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/derm_or_derma_or_dermat_or_dermo_or_dermato/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">derm-</span></span></a> [Greek, from <span class="bodyi">dermat-, derma</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/derm_or_derma_or_dermat_or_dermo_or_dermato/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">derm-</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bulge<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007803a"><!--s007803a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to swell or curve outwards.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">edentate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019123a"><!--s019123a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a group an order of mammals, including the sloths, armadillos, and American anteaters, that have few or no teeth: order Edentata.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CST</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014506a"><!--s014506a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, Can</span> Central Standard Time.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">climbing iron</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011154a"><!--s011154a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crampon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crampon</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cavatina</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kavəʹteenə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cavatine /-nee, -nay/ cavatinas)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009478a"><!--s009478a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009859b"><!--s009859b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a short simple operatic solo.</p></div><a name="s009860b"><!--s009860b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an instrumental composition in a similar style, usu with a slow tempo [Italian <span class="bodyi">cavatina</span>, from <span class="bodyi">cavata</span> production of sound from an instrument, from <span class="bodyi">cavare</span> to dig out, from Latin <span class="bodyi">cavus</span> hollow].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">birthright</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005696a"><!--s005696a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something, e.g. a privilege or possession, to which a person is entitled by being born into a particular family, nation, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">continuous stationery</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012830a"><!--s012830a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a continuous strip of paper folded concertina-wise and perforated for division into sheets, used e.g. in dot-matrix printers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doodad</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdoohdad/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017863a"><!--s017863a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018691b"><!--s018691b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> a small, trivial, or decorative article.</p></div><a name="s018692b"><!--s018692b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/doodah/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">doodah</span></span></a> [origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antiquated</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹantikwaytid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002343a"><!--s002343a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002248b"><!--s002248b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>outmoded or discredited by reason of age; out-of-date.</p></div><a name="s002249b"><!--s002249b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> very old.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adorable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹdawrəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000661a"><!--s000661a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>sweetly lovable; charming</p><p><span class="bodyb">adorably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backpedal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (backpedalled, backpedalling, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> backpedaled) (backpedaling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004016a"><!--s004016a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004011b"><!--s004011b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to pedal the pedals of a bicycle in the opposite direction to normal, e.g. in order to slow down or brake.</p></div><a name="s004012b"><!--s004012b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to back down from or reverse a previous opinion or stand.</p></div><a name="s004013b"><!--s004013b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to move backwards, e.g. in boxing.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dermis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹduhmis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016181a"><!--s016181a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016815b"><!--s016815b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the skin.</p></div><a name="s016816b"><!--s016816b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the sensitive vascular inner layer of the skin</p><p><span class="bodyb">dermal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">dermic</span> /ʹduhmik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">dermis</span>, back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epidermis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epidermis</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">edge<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ej/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019124a"><!--s019124a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020137b"><!--s020137b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005159c"><!--s005159c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the line where an object or area begins or ends; a border.</p></div><a name="s005160c"><!--s005160c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the narrow part adjacent to a border.</p></div><a name="s005161c"><!--s005161c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a line where two planes or two surfaces of a solid meet or cross.</p></div></div><a name="s020138b"><!--s020138b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005162c"><!--s005162c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the cutting side of a blade.</p></div><a name="s005163c"><!--s005163c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the sharpness of a blade.</p></div><a name="s005164c"><!--s005164c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>penetrating power; keenness or intensity </p><p><i></i></p><p>an edge of sarcasm in his voice</p>.</div></div><a name="s020139b"><!--s020139b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005165c"><!--s005165c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the line where an object or area begins or ends; a border.</p></div><a name="s005166c"><!--s005166c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the narrow part adjacent to a border; the brink or verge.</p></div><a name="s005167c"><!--s005167c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a point that marks a beginning or transition; a threshold </p><p><i></i></p><p>We stand today on the edge of a new frontier</p><p> J F Kennedy.</p></div><a name="s005168c"><!--s005168c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a line where two planes or two plane faces of a solid body meet or cross.</p></div><a name="s005169c"><!--s005169c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>a term used in local place-names in England, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for sharp ridges or cliffs </p><p><i></i></p><p>Wenlock Edge</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Striding Edge</p>.</div></div><a name="s020140b"><!--s020140b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the edging of a cricket ball.</p></div><a name="s020141b"><!--s020141b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a line or arc in a network joining two nodes ✱ <span class="bodyb">have the edge on/over somebody</span> to have an advantage over somebody ✱ <span class="bodyb">on edge</span> anxious or nervous</p><p><span class="bodyb">edged</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> ✱ <span class="bodyb">on the edge of</span> just about to experience or be involved in something</p><p><span class="bodyb">edgeless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">ecg</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bulgur <span class="bodyi">or</span> bulgar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbulgə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007804a"><!--s007804a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>wheat grain that has been parboiled, dried, and broken into pieces, popular in Middle Eastern cookery; cracked wheat. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/burghul/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">burghul</span></span></a> [Turkish <span class="bodyi">bulgur</span> bruised grain].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">continuum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹtinyoo·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> continua /-ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012831a"><!--s012831a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013525b"><!--s013525b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a continuous homogeneous extent or succession, such that adjacent parts are not distinguishable one from the other </p><p><i></i></p><p>the space-time continuum</p>.</div><a name="s013526b"><!--s013526b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a sequence of minute gradations between extremes </p><p><i></i></p><p>All such traits are marked by a continuum from one extreme to another</p><p> David E Stannard [Latin <span class="bodyi">continuum</span>, neuter of <span class="bodyi">continuus</span> continuous, from <span class="bodyi">continēre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/contain/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">contain</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cave<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kayv/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009479a"><!--s009479a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009861b"><!--s009861b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a natural chamber, usu underground or in the side of a hill or cliff, with an opening on the surface.</p></div><a name="s009862b"><!--s009862b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002368c"><!--s002368c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a natural chamber, usu underground or in the side of a hill or cliff, with an opening on the surface.</p></div><a name="s002369c"><!--s002369c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) living or found in a cave or caves </p><p><i></i></p><p>cave dweller</p> <p><i></i></p><p>cave painting</p>.</div></div><a name="s009863b"><!--s009863b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a formal withdrawal from a political party, or a group of people who do this [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">cava</span>,from <span class="bodyi">cavus</span> hollow; (sense 2) from <span class="bodyi">cave of Adullam</span>, where David was joined by malcontents (I Samuel 22:1, 2)].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">climbing perch</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011155a"><!--s011155a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small Indian fish resembling a perch that travels overland by means of its spiny projecting fins, and has modified gills for breathing air: <span class="bodyi">Anabas testudineus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ct</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014508a"><!--s014508a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015113b"><!--s015113b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>carat.</p></div><a name="s015114b"><!--s015114b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>cent.</p></div><a name="s015115b"><!--s015115b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Ct</span>) court.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">birthstone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005697a"><!--s005697a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a gemstone associated symbolically with the month of one's birth.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doodah</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdoohdah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017864a"><!--s017864a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a small article whose name is unknown or forgotten [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antique<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/anʹteek/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002344a"><!--s002344a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002250b"><!--s002250b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>made in an earlier period and therefore valuable </p><p><i></i></p><p>antique mirrors</p>.</div><a name="s002251b"><!--s002251b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>suggesting the style of an earlier period or imitating the appearance of something old.</p></div><a name="s002252b"><!--s002252b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>belonging to or surviving from earlier, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> classical, times; ancient </p><p><i></i></p><p>the ruins of an antique city</p>.</div><a name="s002253b"><!--s002253b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> very old or old-fashioned [early French <span class="bodyi">antique</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">antiquus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">ante</span> before].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dermo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016182a"><!--s016182a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/derm_or_derma_or_dermat_or_dermo_or_dermato/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">derm-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">back projection</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004017a"><!--s004017a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the projecting of a film or slides onto a translucent screen from a projector behind the screen, e.g. in order to provide a background for the action of a film or play being enacted in front of the screen, for example to give the illusion of movement.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ad- <span class="bodyi">or</span> a- <span class="bodyi">or</span> ac- <span class="bodyi">or</span> af- <span class="bodyi">or</span> ag- <span class="bodyi">or</span> al- <span class="bodyi">or</span> ap- <span class="bodyi">or</span> ar- <span class="bodyi">or</span> as- <span class="bodyi">or</span> at-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000524a"><!--s000524a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(a- before sc, sp, st; ac- before c, k, q; af- before f; ag- before g; al- before l; ap- before p; as- before s; at- before t) forming words, denoting:</p><a name="s000603b"><!--s000603b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>denoting movement or direction </p><p><i></i></p><p>advance</p> <p><i></i></p><p>aggression</p>.</div><a name="s000604b"><!--s000604b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>denoting proximity </p><p><i></i></p><p>adrenal</p> [Middle English via Old French, from Latin <span class="bodyi">ad</span>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contort</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹtawt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012832a"><!--s012832a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013527b"><!--s013527b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to twist (something) out of shape </p><p><i></i></p><p>I saw a grim smile contort Mr Rochester's lips</p><p> Charlotte Brontë.</p></div><a name="s013528b"><!--s013528b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to write or put (something) in a wordy, awkward, and unnatural way </p><p><i></i></p><p>his strange contorted sentences</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s013529b"><!--s013529b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a face or features: to twist in fury, agony, etc <span class="bodyb">contortion</span> /-sh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">contortive</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">contortus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">contorquēre</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">torquēre</span> to twist].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bulimia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/byoohʹlimi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007805a"><!--s007805a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an emotional disorder in which the sufferer follows periods of compulsive overeating with periods of fasting or self-induced vomiting, often accompanied by depression</p><p><span class="bodyb">bulimic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">boulimia</span> great hunger, from <span class="bodyi">bous</span> head of cattle + <span class="bodyi">limos</span> hunger].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biryani</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biriʹahni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005698a"><!--s005698a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/biriani_or_biryani/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">biriani</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">edge<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019125a"><!--s019125a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020142b"><!--s020142b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to provide with give or supply an edge to (something).</p></div><a name="s020143b"><!--s020143b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to move or cause to move or force (somebody or something) gradually or cautiously in a specified way </p><p><i></i></p><p>The other car edged him off the road</p> <p><i></i></p><p>He edged her out of the leadership</p>.</div><a name="s020144b"><!--s020144b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to incline (a ski) sideways so that one edge cuts into the snow.</p></div><a name="s020145b"><!--s020145b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in cricket, to hit (a ball), or the bowling of (a bowler), with the edge of the bat <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s020146b"><!--s020146b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to advance cautiously, e.g. by short sideways steps </p><p><i></i></p><p>The climbers edged along the cliff</p> <p><i></i></p><p>The car edged round the corner</p> <p><span class="bodyb">edger</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">climbing wall</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011156a"><!--s011156a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wall fitted with artificial hand- and footholds to provide practice in rock climbing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CT</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014507a"><!--s014507a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015111b"><!--s015111b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>computerized <span class="bodyi">or</span> computed tomography.</p></div><a name="s015112b"><!--s015112b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Connecticut (US postal abbreviation).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cave<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009480a"><!--s009480a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009864b"><!--s009864b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to form a cave in or under (something); to hollow out <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s009865b"><!--s009865b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to explore underground systems of caves or potholes</p><p><span class="bodyb">caver</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doodle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdoohdl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017865a"><!--s017865a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to draw or scribble (something) in a bored or aimless manner</p><p><span class="bodyb">doodler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [perhaps from <span class="bodyi">doodle</span> simpleton, from Low German <span class="bodyi">dudeltopf</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antique<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002345a"><!--s002345a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002254b"><!--s002254b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a piece of furniture, decorative object, or work of art made in an earlier period and sought by collectors.</p></div><a name="s002255b"><!--s002255b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000503c"><!--s000503c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a piece of furniture, decorative object, or work of art made in an earlier period and sought by collectors and people who prefer old things.</p></div><a name="s000504c"><!--s000504c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) dealing in antiques </p><p><i></i></p><p>an antique shop</p>.</div></div><a name="s002256b"><!--s002256b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a relic of ancient times.</p></div><a name="s002257b"><!--s002257b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the antique</span>) ancient Greek or Roman style in art.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dickey <span class="bodyi">or</span> dicky</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdiki/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dickeys dickies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016599a"><!--s016599a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017291b"><!--s017291b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004335c"><!--s004335c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a false front of a shirt.</p></div><a name="s004336c"><!--s004336c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dickey_bow_or_dicky_bow/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dickey bow</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s017292b"><!--s017292b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, dated</span></p><a name="s004337c"><!--s004337c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the driver's seat in a carriage.</p></div><a name="s004338c"><!--s004338c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a folding seat at the back of a carriage or motor car [<span class="bodyi">Dicky</span>, nickname for <span class="bodyi">Richard</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backroom</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004018a"><!--s004018a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004014b"><!--s004014b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to a directing group that exercises its authority in an inconspicuous and indirect way.</p></div><a name="s004015b"><!--s004015b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to somebody who works behind the scenes, doing work that is often not publicly acknowledged.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BIS</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005699a"><!--s005699a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Bank for International Settlements.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bulimia nervosa</span><small><span class="eSynop">/nuhʹvohsə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007806a"><!--s007806a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bulimia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bulimia</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contortionist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹtawsh(ə)nist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012833a"><!--s012833a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013530b"><!--s013530b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an acrobat who specializes in unnatural, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> convoluted, body postures.</p></div><a name="s013531b"><!--s013531b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody who gets themselves out of difficulties by means of complicated but doubtful arguments <span class="bodyb">contortionistic</span> /-ʹnistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clime</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kliem/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011157a"><!--s011157a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly literary</span> (<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/climate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">climate</span></span></a> (1b) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Match me such marvel save in Eastern clime, a rose-red city – ‘half as old as Time’!</p><p> J W Burgon [late Latin <span class="bodyi">clima</span>, zone, from Greek <span class="bodyi">klima</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/climate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">climate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CTC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014509a"><!--s014509a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>City Technology College.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doodle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017866a"><!--s017866a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an aimless scribble, design, or sketch.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adore</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹdaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000662a"><!--s000662a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000751b"><!--s000751b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to regard (somebody) with reverent admiration and devotion; to love (somebody) greatly.</p></div><a name="s000752b"><!--s000752b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to worship or honour (somebody) as a deity.</p></div><a name="s000753b"><!--s000753b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to like (something) very much </p><p><i></i></p><p>I adore his accent</p> <span class="bodyb">adoration</span> /adəʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i><p><span class="bodyb">adorer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">adoring</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">adoringly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">adorer</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">adorare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">orare</span> to speak, pray].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">edged</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019126a"><!--s019126a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu used in combinations</span>) having an edge, boundary, or border, or the specified kind of edge, boundary, or border, or the specified number of edges </p><p><i></i></p><p>rough-edged</p> <p><i></i></p><p>two-edged</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cave<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkayvee/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009481a"><!--s009481a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> used as a warning call among schoolchildren, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> at public school ✱ <span class="bodyb">keep cave</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to act as a lookout at school [Latin <span class="bodyi">cave</span> beware, from <span class="bodyi">cavēre</span> to beware, be on guard].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antique<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (antiques, antiqued, antiquing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002346a"><!--s002346a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to finish or refinish (e.g. furniture) in antique style; to give an appearance of age to (a piece of furniture, etc).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dickhead</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016602a"><!--s016602a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span> a stupid or incompetent person.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">back room</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004019a"><!--s004019a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a place where work is carried out, decisions are made, etc in secret, supposedly or in fact.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clinch<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/klinch/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011158a"><!--s011158a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011431b"><!--s011431b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (e.g. an arrangement) final; to settle (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>That clinched the argument</p> <p><i></i></p><p>We set up a meeting to clinch the deal</p>.</div><a name="s011432b"><!--s011432b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002954c"><!--s002954c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to turn over or flatten the protruding pointed end of (e.g. a driven nail).</p></div><a name="s002955c"><!--s002955c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to fasten (something) in this way.</p></div></div><a name="s011433b"><!--s011433b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002956c"><!--s002956c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in boxing or wrestling, to hold an opponent at close quarters.</p></div><a name="s002957c"><!--s002957c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to embrace or hug somebody.</p></div></div><a name="s011434b"><!--s011434b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to turn over or flatten the protruding pointed end of (e.g. a driven nail).</p></div><a name="s011435b"><!--s011435b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to fasten (something) by clinching a nail, etc <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s011436b"><!--s011436b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>in boxing or wrestling, to hold an opponent at close quarters.</p></div><a name="s011437b"><!--s011437b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to embrace or hug somebody [prob alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/clench/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">clench</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bis</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005700a"><!--s005700a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in music, an instruction to a player or singer to repeat a passage [Latin <span class="bodyi">bis</span> twice].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bulk<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bulk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007807a"><!--s007807a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008119b"><!--s008119b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>thickness, volume, size, or extent, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when great.</p></div><a name="s008120b"><!--s008120b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a large, heavy, or substantial mass.</p></div><a name="s008121b"><!--s008121b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s001943c"><!--s001943c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a large, heavy, or substantial mass.</p></div><a name="s001944c"><!--s001944c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a structure, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when viewed as a mass of material.</p></div></div><a name="s008122b"><!--s008122b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(+ of) the main or greater part.</p></div><a name="s008123b"><!--s008123b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>dietary fibre; roughage ✱ <span class="bodyb">in bulk</span> in large amounts or quantities, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in amounts or quantities much larger than as usu packaged or purchased [Middle English in the senses ‘heap’, ‘bulk’, from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">bulki</span> cargo].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ctenidium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tiʹnidiəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> ctenidia /-ʹnidiə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014510a"><!--s014510a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a mollusc's comb-like respiratory gills [via scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">ktenidion</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">kten-. kteis</span> comb].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">edge tool</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019127a"><!--s019127a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tool with a sharp cutting edge.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antiquity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anʹtikwiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> antiquities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002347a"><!--s002347a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002258b"><!--s002258b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>ancient times, <span class="bodyi"><span class="bodyi">esp</span></span> the period before the Middle Ages.</p></div><a name="s002259b"><!--s002259b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the quality of being ancient or of ancient lineage </p><p><i></i></p><p>Antiquity and birth are needless here; ’Tis impudence and money makes a peer</p> — Defoe.</div><a name="s002260b"><!--s002260b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) relics or monuments of ancient times [Middle English <span class="bodyi">antiquite</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">antiquus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/antique1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">antique 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doodlebug</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdoohdlbug/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017867a"><!--s017867a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018693b"><!--s018693b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flying_bomb/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flying bomb</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s018694b"><!--s018694b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> the larva of an ant lion.</p></div><a name="s018695b"><!--s018695b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a device, e.g. a divining rod, used in attempting to locate underground minerals [prob from <span class="bodyi">doodle</span> fool (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/doodle1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">doodle 1</span></span></a>) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bug1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bug 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contour<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkontooə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012834a"><!--s012834a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013532b"><!--s013532b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an outline, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a curving or irregular figure, or a line representing this.</p></div><a name="s013533b"><!--s013533b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a line, e.g. on a map, connecting points of equal elevation or height [French <span class="bodyi">contour</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">contorno</span>, from <span class="bodyi">contornare</span> to round off, sketch in outline, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">tornare</span> to turn on a lathe, from <span class="bodyi">tornus</span> lathe].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dicky<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (dickier, dickiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016603a"><!--s016603a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> in a weak or unsound condition </p><p><i></i></p><p>He's got to be careful. He's got a dicky heart</p> <p>[origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caveat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaviat/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009482a"><!--s009482a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009866b"><!--s009866b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> a cautionary statement or warning.</p></div><a name="s009867b"><!--s009867b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an official notice to a court to suspend a proceeding until the opposition has been heard [Latin <span class="bodyi">caveat</span> let him beware, from <span class="bodyi">cavēre</span> to beware].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adorn</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹdawn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000663a"><!--s000663a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000754b"><!--s000754b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to decorate (something or somebody), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with ornaments.</p></div><a name="s000755b"><!--s000755b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to add to the pleasantness or attractiveness of (something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">adornment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">adornen</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">adornare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ornare</span> to furnish, embellish].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clinch<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011159a"><!--s011159a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011438b"><!--s011438b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in boxing or wrestling, the act or an instance of clinching.</p></div><a name="s011439b"><!--s011439b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002958c"><!--s002958c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an embrace.</p></div><a name="s002959c"><!--s002959c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a fastening by means of a clinched nail, rivet, or bolt.</p></div></div><a name="s011440b"><!--s011440b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an embrace.</p></div><a name="s011441b"><!--s011441b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a fastening by means of a clinched nail, rivet, or bolt.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antiracist<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/antiʹraysist/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002348a"><!--s002348a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002261b"><!--s002261b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>opposed to racism.</p></div><a name="s002262b"><!--s002262b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>intended to prevent racism.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biscuit<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbiskit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005701a"><!--s005701a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005758b"><!--s005758b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a small thin dry bakery product, that may be either sweet or savoury, is usu crisp in texture, and round or rectangular in shape, and is eaten as or with a snack.</p></div><a name="s005759b"><!--s005759b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a soft cake or bread, e.g. a scone, made without yeast.</p></div><a name="s005760b"><!--s005760b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a light yellowish brown colour.</p></div><a name="s005761b"><!--s005761b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>earthenware or porcelain after the first firing and before glazing ✱ <span class="bodyb">take the biscuit</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to be the most astonishing or preposterous thing one has heard or seen, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> concerning a particular issue </p><p><i></i></p><p>I've heard some daft ideas in my time, but that one really takes the biscuit</p><p>Middle English <span class="bodyi">bisquite</span> dry crisp bread, from early French <span class="bodyi">bescuit</span>, from <span class="bodyi">pain</span> <span class="bodyi">bescuit</span> twice-cooked bread. Biscuits were orig rations carried by soldiers; they were baked and then dried slowly in a very cool oven to make them keep longer</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doodly-squat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdoodliˌskwot/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017868a"><!--s017868a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/diddly_squat/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">diddly-squat</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">edgeways</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019128a"><!--s019128a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020147b"><!--s020147b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>with the edge foremost; sideways.</p></div><a name="s020148b"><!--s020148b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>on, by, with, or towards the edge </p><p><i></i></p><p>He balanced the coins edgeways</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ctenoid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹteenoyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014511a"><!--s014511a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of the scales of fish: having a toothed margin: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ganoid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ganoid</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/placoid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">placoid</span></span></a> </p><p><i></i></p><p>a ctenoid fish</p> <p>[Greek <span class="bodyi">ktenoeidēs</span>,from <span class="bodyi">kten-, kteis</span> comb].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">back room boys</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004020a"><!--s004020a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>scientists engaged in (<span class="bodyi">esp</span> secret) research</p><p>attributed to a 1941 speech of Lord Beaverbrook, British Minister of Aircraft Production, which included the words: ‘Now who is responsible for this work of development on which so much depends? To who must the praise be given? To the boys in the back rooms. They do not sit in the limelight. But they are the men who do the work.’ He was possibly alluding to the 1939 film <span class="bodyi">Destry Rides Again</span>, which included a song ‘See what the boys in the backroom will have’</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dicky<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dickies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016604a"><!--s016604a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dickey_or_dicky/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dickey</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caveat emptor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹemptaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009483a"><!--s009483a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the principle in commerce stating that buyers who purchase goods without a guarantee take the risk of quality upon themselves [Latin <span class="bodyi">caveat emptor</span> let the buyer beware].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bulk<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007808a"><!--s007808a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008124b"><!--s008124b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + out) to cause (something) to swell or to be thicker or fuller </p><p><i></i></p><p>I had to bulk the text out to 20,000 words</p>.</div><a name="s008125b"><!--s008125b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to gather (things) into a mass or a single unit <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s008126b"><!--s008126b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to appear as a factor; to loom </p><p><i></i></p><p>It is a consideration that bulks large in everyone's thinking</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contour<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012835a"><!--s012835a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013534b"><!--s013534b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003448c"><!--s003448c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to shape the contour or outline of (something).</p></div><a name="s003449c"><!--s003449c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to shape (something) so as to fit contours.</p></div></div><a name="s013535b"><!--s013535b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to construct (a road, etc) in conformity to a contour.</p></div><a name="s013536b"><!--s013536b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a road, etc: to follow the contours of (a natural feature).</p></div><a name="s013537b"><!--s013537b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to enter the contours on (a map, etc).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ADP<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000664a"><!--s000664a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>adenosine diphosphate, a derivative of adenine that is reversibly converted from and to ATP for the release and storage of energy in living cells.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clincher</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011160a"><!--s011160a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a decisive fact, argument, act, or remark </p><p><i></i></p><p>‘Why cannot I communicate with the young lady's friends?’ … ‘Because they live one hundred miles from here.’ … ‘That's a clincher,’ said Mr Weller, aside.</p><p> Dickens.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antiracist<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002349a"><!--s002349a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who is opposed to racism</p><p><span class="bodyb">antiracism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doo-doo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdoodoo/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017869a"><!--s017869a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> excrement; poo [orig baby talk].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biscuit<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005702a"><!--s005702a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>light yellowish brown.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dicky bow</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016605a"><!--s016605a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dickey_bow_or_dicky_bow/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dickey bow</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cave-in</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009485a"><!--s009485a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009871b"><!--s009871b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a collapse or falling in </p><p><i></i></p><p>a cave-in at the old mine</p>.</div><a name="s009872b"><!--s009872b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an instance of submission or ceasing to resist </p><p><i></i></p><p>another cave-in from the government</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">edgewise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019129a"><!--s019129a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/edgeways/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">edgeways</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contour feather</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012836a"><!--s012836a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of the medium-sized feathers that form the general covering of a bird and determine the external contour.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ctenophore</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹteenəfaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014512a"><!--s014512a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a phylum of sea animals superficially resembling jellyfishes but swimming by means of eight bands of fused cilia (hairlike structures; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cilium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cilium</span></span></a>): phylum Ctenophora <span class="bodyb">ctenophoran</span> /teeʹnofərən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">Ctenophora</span>, phylum name, from Greek <span class="bodyi">kten-, kteis</span> comb + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/phore/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-phore</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bulk<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007809a"><!--s007809a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of materials: bought or sold in large quantities, usu unpackaged </p><p><i></i></p><p>bulk cement</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ADP<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000665a"><!--s000665a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>automatic data processing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-cline</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011162a"><!--s011162a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting: a slope </p><p><i></i></p><p>monocline</p> <p>[Greek <span class="bodyi">klinein</span> to lean].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">back row</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004021a"><!--s004021a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in rugby, the players in the back row of each team's half of a scrum.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doofer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdoofə(r)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017870a"><!--s017870a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a gadget whose name is unknown or has been forgotten [perhaps from <span class="bodyi">do for now</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anti-roll bar</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002350a"><!--s002350a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rubber-mounted bar connecting the suspension system on one side of a motor vehicle to that on the other, intended to reduce rolling while cornering.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bisect</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bieʹsekt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005703a"><!--s005703a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005762b"><!--s005762b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to divide (something) into two <span class="bodyi">esp</span> equal parts.</p></div><a name="s005763b"><!--s005763b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to divide (something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a line or geometrical figure) into two equal parts <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s005764b"><!--s005764b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cross or intersect <span class="bodyb">bisection</span> /-sh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bisector</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bulkhead</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007810a"><!--s007810a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a partition or wall separating compartments, e.g. in an aircraft or ship, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one built to resist pressure or to contain water, fire, or gas in the event of damage to one part [<span class="bodyi">bulk</span> from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">bálkr</span> partition + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/head1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">head 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diclinous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dieʹklienəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016606a"><!--s016606a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a plant: having the stamens and ovaries in separate flowers: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/monoclinous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">monoclinous</span></span></a> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">diclinus</span>, literally ‘having two beds’, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/di_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">di- 1</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">klinē</span> bed].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cave in</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009484a"><!--s009484a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009868b"><!--s009868b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to fall in or collapse </p><p><i></i></p><p>The roof of the tunnel caved in</p>.</div><a name="s009869b"><!--s009869b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to cease to resist; to submit </p><p><i></i></p><p>He caved in under pressure from his colleagues</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s009870b"><!--s009870b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to fall in or collapse.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">edging<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019130a"><!--s019130a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something that forms an edge or border.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cline</span><small><span class="eSynop">/klien/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011161a"><!--s011161a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a graded series of differences in shape or physiology shown by a group of related organisms, usu along a line of environmental or geographical transition; <span class="bodyi">broadly</span> a continuum</p><p><span class="bodyb">clinal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">klinein</span> to lean].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contour line</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012837a"><!--s012837a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/contour1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">contour<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ad rem</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ad ʹrem/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000666a"><!--s000666a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to the point or purpose [Latin <span class="bodyi">ad rem</span> to the matter].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backscattering <span class="bodyi">or</span> backscatter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004022a"><!--s004022a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the scattering of radiation backwards due to reflection from particles of the medium traversed.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CTS</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014513a"><!--s014513a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>carpal tunnel syndrome.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doohickey</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdooh·hiki/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> doohickeys)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017871a"><!--s017871a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/doodah/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">doodah</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bisector</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005704a"><!--s005704a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a straight line that bisects an angle or a line.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antirrhinum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/antiʹrienəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> antirrhinums)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002351a"><!--s002351a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a large genus of plants of the foxglove family, e.g. the snapdragon, with brightly-coloured flowers that have petals in the form of two lips: genus <span class="bodyi">Antirrhinum</span> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">antirrhinum</span>, genus name, from Greek <span class="bodyi">antirrhinon</span>, from <span class="bodyi">anti-</span> like + <span class="bodyi">rhin-, rhis</span> nose].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bulk modulus</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007811a"><!--s007811a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in physics, the ratio of stress, e.g. hydrostatic stress, to volumetric strain in a body.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cling<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kling/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> clung /klung/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011163a"><!--s011163a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011442b"><!--s011442b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002960c"><!--s002960c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(+ to/onto) to hold on tightly or tenaciously.</p></div><a name="s002961c"><!--s002961c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(+ to/onto) to stick as if glued firmly.</p></div></div><a name="s011443b"><!--s011443b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002962c"><!--s002962c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to have a strong emotional attachment or dependence.</p></div><a name="s002963c"><!--s002963c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(+ to) to refuse to give up; to remain stubbornly attached to or convinced of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>They clung to the hope that their son would be found alive</p>.</div></div><a name="s011444b"><!--s011444b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a smell: to linger</p><p><span class="bodyb">clingy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">clingan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dicot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdiekot/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016607a"><!--s016607a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dicotyledon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dicotyledon</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backscratch</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004023a"><!--s004023a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to engage in backscratching.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caveman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cavemen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009486a"><!--s009486a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009873b"><!--s009873b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who lives in a cave, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a cave dweller of the Stone Age.</p></div><a name="s009874b"><!--s009874b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a man who acts in a rough primitive manner, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> towards women.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">edging<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019131a"><!--s019131a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used for making an edge.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CTT</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014514a"><!--s014514a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>capital transfer tax.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contour ploughing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012838a"><!--s012838a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>ploughing that follows the contours of the land, so as to reduce soil erosion.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adrenal<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹdreenl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000668a"><!--s000668a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000756b"><!--s000756b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or in the region of the kidneys.</p></div><a name="s000757b"><!--s000757b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of or derived from the adrenal glands</p><p><span class="bodyb">adrenally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/renal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">renal</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doolally</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdoolali/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017872a"><!--s017872a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> crazy; temporarily mad</p><p>from <span class="bodyi">doolally tap</span> Indian army slang for <span class="bodyi">Deolali tap</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Deolali</span> a town near Bombay + <span class="bodyi">tap</span> fever. British soldiers returning home were sent to Deolali to await embarkation and supposedly went mad with boredom</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bisexual<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bieʹseksyoo(ə)l, -sh(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005705a"><!--s005705a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005765b"><!--s005765b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>sexually attracted to both sexes.</p></div><a name="s005766b"><!--s005766b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>possessing characteristics of both sexes.</p></div><a name="s005767b"><!--s005767b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s001284c"><!--s001284c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>possessing characteristics of both sexes.</p></div><a name="s001285c"><!--s001285c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>sexually attracted to both sexes.</p></div></div><a name="s005768b"><!--s005768b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>of or involving both sexes <span class="bodyb">bisexuality</span> /ˌbieseksyooʹaliti, -shooʹaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bisexually</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antiscorbutic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌantiskawʹbyoohtik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002352a"><!--s002352a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a substance: counteracting or preventing the development of scurvy</p><p><span class="bodyb">antiscorbutic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contr.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012839a"><!--s012839a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>contralto.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bulky</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (bulkier, bulkiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007812a"><!--s007812a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008127b"><!--s008127b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having too much bulk, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> unwieldy or cumbersome.</p></div><a name="s008128b"><!--s008128b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">euphem</span> overweight</p><p><span class="bodyb">bulkily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bulkiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cling<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011164a"><!--s011164a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/clingstone/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">clingstone</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dicotyledon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌdiekotiʹleedn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016608a"><!--s016608a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a class of flowering plants that have two cotyledons (leaves produced by a germinating seed: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cotyledon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cotyledon</span></span></a>) : class Dicotyledoneae: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/monocotyledon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">monocotyledon</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">dicotyledonous</span> /-nəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backscratching</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004024a"><!--s004024a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> doing favours for people in return for favours received, often in a secretive or underhanded way [from the saying ‘You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cavendish</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkavəndish/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009487a"><!--s009487a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>tobacco that is softened by moisture, usu sweetened, and pressed into flat cakes [prob from the name <span class="bodyi">Cavendish</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cu</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014516a"><!--s014516a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chemical symbol for copper [late Latin <span class="bodyi">cuprum</span> copper].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">edgy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (edgier, edgiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019132a"><!--s019132a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020149b"><!--s020149b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>tense, anxious, or irritable.</p></div><a name="s020150b"><!--s020150b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>at the cutting edge; innovative</p><p><span class="bodyb">edgily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">edginess</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doom<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/doohm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017873a"><!--s017873a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018696b"><!--s018696b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004649c"><!--s004649c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>destiny, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an unhappy or terrible fate.</p></div><a name="s004650c"><!--s004650c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>unavoidable death or destruction.</p></div></div><a name="s018697b"><!--s018697b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>judgment or condemnation.</p></div><a name="s018698b"><!--s018698b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s004651c"><!--s004651c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>judgment or condemnation.</p></div><a name="s004652c"><!--s004652c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/judgment_day/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Judgment Day</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s018699b"><!--s018699b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a law in Anglo-Saxon England [Old English <span class="bodyi">dōm</span> decree, judgment].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adrenal<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000669a"><!--s000669a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/adrenal_gland/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">adrenal gland</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bisexual<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005706a"><!--s005706a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bisexual person.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anti-Semitism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002353a"><!--s002353a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>hostility towards or discrimination against Jewish people</p><p><span class="bodyb">anti-Semite</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">anti-Semitic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contra</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkontrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012840a"><!--s012840a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of a US-backed military organization in revolt against the left-wing <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sandinista/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Sandinista</span></span></a> government of Nicaragua during the 1980s [American Spanish <span class="bodyi">contra</span>, shortening of <span class="bodyi">contrarevolucionario</span> counterrevolutionary].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bull<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bool/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007813a"><!--s007813a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008129b"><!--s008129b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001945c"><!--s001945c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an adult male bovine animal.</p></div><a name="s001946c"><!--s001946c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an adult male elephant, whale, or other large animal.</p></div></div><a name="s008130b"><!--s008130b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody who resembles a bull in aggressiveness, strength, or brawny build.</p></div><a name="s008131b"><!--s008131b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>somebody who buys securities or commodities in expectation of a price rise or who acts to effect such a rise: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bear1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bear 1</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s008132b"><!--s008132b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Bull</span>) the constellation and sign of the zodiac Taurus.</p></div><a name="s008133b"><!--s008133b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a bull's-eye ✱ <span class="bodyb">like a bull in a china shop</span> clumsy or tactless ✱ <span class="bodyb">take the bull by the horns</span> to face up to a problem [Old English <span class="bodyi">bula</span>; (sense 3) prob developed as a companion to <span class="bodyi">bear</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">back seat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004025a"><!--s004025a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an inferior or unobtrusive position </p><p><i></i></p><p>She won't take a back seat to anyone</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dicrotic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dieʹkrotik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016609a"><!--s016609a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of the pulse: having a double beat, e.g. in certain feverish states [Greek <span class="bodyi">dikrotos</span> having a double beat].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cavern</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkavən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009488a"><!--s009488a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large usu underground chamber or cave</p><p><span class="bodyb">cavernous</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cavernously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">caverne</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">caverna</span>,from <span class="bodyi">cavus</span> hollow].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clingfilm</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011165a"><!--s011165a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a thin transparent plastic film used to wrap foodstuffs and keep them fresh.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CU</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014515a"><!--s014515a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015116b"><!--s015116b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Christian Union.</p></div><a name="s015117b"><!--s015117b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in computing, control unit.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">edh</span><small><span class="eSynop">/edh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019133a"><!--s019133a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eth/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eth</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bishop</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbishəp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005707a"><!--s005707a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005769b"><!--s005769b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a senior member of the clergy ranking above a priest, having with authority to ordain and confirm, and typically governing a diocese.</p></div><a name="s005770b"><!--s005770b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in chess, either of two pieces of each colour that are allowed to move diagonally across the board any number of consecutive unoccupied squares.</p></div><a name="s005771b"><!--s005771b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>spiced mulled wine</p><p><span class="bodyb">bishophood</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">bisceop</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">episkopos</span>, literally ‘overseer’, from <span class="bodyi">epi-</span> on + <span class="bodyi">skeptesthai</span> to look].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adrenal gland</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000670a"><!--s000670a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an endocrine gland near the front of each kidney with a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cortex/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cortex</span></span></a> (outer region) that secretes steroid hormones and a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/medulla/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">medulla</span></span></a> (inner region) that secretes adrenalin.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doom<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017874a"><!--s017874a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018700b"><!--s018700b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cause (somebody or something) to fail or be ruined have a bad outcome, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that results in failure or destruction.</p></div><a name="s018701b"><!--s018701b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to give judgment against (somebody); to destine or condemn.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antisepsis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/antiʹsepsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002354a"><!--s002354a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002263b"><!--s002263b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the inhibition of the growth of micro-organisms by antiseptic means.</p></div><a name="s002264b"><!--s002264b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the practice of using antiseptic substances.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contra-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012841a"><!--s012841a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s013538b"><!--s013538b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>against </p><p><i></i></p><p>contraception</p>.</div><a name="s013539b"><!--s013539b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>contrary; contrasting </p><p><i></i></p><p>contradistinction</p>.</div><a name="s013540b"><!--s013540b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>pitched below normal </p><p><i></i></p><p>contrabass</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">contra, contra-</span> against, opposite].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dict.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016610a"><!--s016610a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017295b"><!--s017295b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>dictation.</p></div><a name="s017296b"><!--s017296b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>dictator.</p></div><a name="s017297b"><!--s017297b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>dictionary.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">back-seat driver</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004026a"><!--s004026a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a car passenger who offers unwanted advice to the driver.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cu.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014517a"><!--s014517a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>cubic.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clingstone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011166a"><!--s011166a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fruit, e.g. a peach, whose flesh sticks strongly to the stone.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bull<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007814a"><!--s007814a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008134b"><!--s008134b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a papal edict on a subject of major importance.</p></div><a name="s008135b"><!--s008135b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an edict or decree of any kind [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bulle</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">bulla</span> seal, sealed document, from Latin <span class="bodyi">bulla</span>, bubble, amulet].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">EDI</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019134a"><!--s019134a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>electronic data interchange.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cavernous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkavənəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009489a"><!--s009489a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009875b"><!--s009875b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having caverns or cavities </p><p><i></i></p><p>cavernous rocks</p>.</div><a name="s009876b"><!--s009876b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>constituting or resembling a cavern </p><p><i></i></p><p>a cavernous hall</p> <p><span class="bodyb">cavernously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doom and gloom</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017875a"><!--s017875a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a feeling of pessimism or dejection </p><p><i></i></p><p>No doom and gloom, resentment or woeful tales of broken romances, no poses or pontifications here</p><p> M Hamer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bishopric</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbishəprik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005708a"><!--s005708a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005772b"><!--s005772b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a diocese.</p></div><a name="s005773b"><!--s005773b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the office of bishop [Old English <span class="bodyi">bisceoprīce</span>, from <span class="bodyi">bisceop</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bishop/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bishop</span></span></a>) + <span class="bodyi">rīce</span> kingdom].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contraband</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkontrəband/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012842a"><!--s012842a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013541b"><!--s013541b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>goods or merchandise whose import, export, or possession is forbidden.</p></div><a name="s013542b"><!--s013542b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>smuggled goods</p><p><span class="bodyb">contraband</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Italian <span class="bodyi">contrab(b)ando</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">contrabannum</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/contra/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">contra-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">bannus, bannum</span> decree, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antiseptic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/antiʹseptik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002355a"><!--s002355a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002265b"><!--s002265b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a substance: preventing or inhibiting the growth of disease-causing micro-organisms, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> bacteria.</p></div><a name="s002266b"><!--s002266b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000505c"><!--s000505c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>scrupulously clean.</p></div><a name="s000506c"><!--s000506c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>extremely neat or orderly, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to the point of being bare or uninteresting.</p></div></div><a name="s002267b"><!--s002267b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>lacking character or passion; impersonal</p><p><span class="bodyb">antiseptic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">antiseptically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adrenalin <span class="bodyi">or</span> adrenaline /əʹdrenəlin/</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000671a"><!--s000671a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hormone produced by the adrenal gland, often in response to stress or excitement, that increases the heart rate and blood pressure. It occurs as a neurotransmitter in the sympathetic nervous system and may be administered medically to stimulate the heart and cause constriction of blood vessels and relaxation of smooth muscle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">back shift</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004027a"><!--s004027a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in shift work, a shift between or overlapping the day shift and the night shift, usu beginning in the afternoon and ending in the evening, or the workers on that shift.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dicta</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdiktə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016611a"><!--s016611a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dictum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dictum</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caviar <span class="bodyi">or</span> caviare</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaviah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009490a"><!--s009490a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the salted roe of large fish, e.g. sturgeon, eaten as a delicacy ✱ <span class="bodyb">caviar to the general</span> something considered too delicate, refined, or lofty for mass appreciation [from Shakespeare, <span class="bodyi">Hamlet</span> II.ii.439, where Hamlet addresses the players: ‘For the play, I remember, pleased not the million. ‘Twas caviare to the general.’ <span class="bodyi">General</span> here means ‘the general population’.] [obsolete Italian <span class="bodyi">caviaro</span> from Turkish <span class="bodyi">havyar</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clinic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklinik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011167a"><!--s011167a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011445b"><!--s011445b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002964c"><!--s002964c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a place where treatment or advice is given in a specified area of medicine </p><p><i></i></p><p>an antenatal clinic</p>.</div><a name="s002965c"><!--s002965c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a hospital, or part of a hospital, where medical treatment is given to outpatients.</p></div></div><a name="s011446b"><!--s011446b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a bedside class for medical students in which patients are examined and discussed.</p></div><a name="s011447b"><!--s011447b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002966c"><!--s002966c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a meeting where held by an expert or person in authority discusses people's problems with them, to which people bring problems for discussion and resolution </p><p><i></i></p><p>an MP's weekly clinic for her constituents</p>.</div><a name="s002967c"><!--s002967c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a session in which skills or knowledge, usu in a specified field, are taught by an expert, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> remedially </p><p><i></i></p><p>a golf clinic</p> <p>[French <span class="bodyi">clinique</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">klinikē</span> medical practice at the sickbed, from <span class="bodyi">klinē</span> bed].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contrabass</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkontrəbays/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012843a"><!--s012843a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/double_bass/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">double bass</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doom palm</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017876a"><!--s017876a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/doum_palm_or_doom_palm_doom_or_dom_palm_dom/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">doum palm</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antiserum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹantisiərəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> antiserums antisera /-rə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002356a"><!--s002356a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a serum containing antibodies that attack a specific antigen, used in vaccination and in the treatment of disease.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adreno-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000672a"><!--s000672a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/adren_or_adreno/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">adren-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bull<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007815a"><!--s007815a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>nonsense, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> empty, boastful, or insincere talk [short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bullshit1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bullshit 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bismuth</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbizməth/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005709a"><!--s005709a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a heavy brittle reddish white metallic chemical element that is heavy and brittle, is used in alloys and, in the form of its compounds, in certain medical preparations for soothing <span class="bodyi">esp</span> stomach disorders: symbol Bi, atomic number 83 <span class="bodyb">bismuthic</span> /bizʹmudhik, bizʹmoohdhik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [obsolete German <span class="bodyi">Bismut</span> (now <span class="bodyi">Wismut</span>), modification of <span class="bodyi">wismut</span>, from <span class="bodyi">wise</span> meadow + <span class="bodyi">mut</span> claim to a mine].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">edible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹedəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019135a"><!--s019135a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>fit to be eaten as food <span class="bodyb">edibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><a name="sb000000163"><!--sb000000163--></a><p><span class="bodyb">edibleness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">edibilis</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">edere</span> to eat]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">edible</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">eatable</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eatable/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eatable</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cuadrilla</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kwahʹdree(l)yə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014518a"><!--s014518a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the team helping the matador in a bullfight [Spanish <span class="bodyi">cuadrilla</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">cuadra</span> square, from Latin <span class="bodyi">quadra</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dictaphone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdiktəfohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016612a"><!--s016612a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a dictating machine [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dictate1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dictate 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/phone/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-phone</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backside</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004028a"><!--s004028a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> the buttocks.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cavil<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkav(i)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (cavilled, cavilling, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> caviled) (caviling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009491a"><!--s009491a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + at) to raise trivial and frivolous objections</p><p><span class="bodyb">caviller</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">cavillari</span> to jest, cavil, from <span class="bodyi">cavilla</span> raillery].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contrabassoon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkontrəbəʹsoohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012844a"><!--s012844a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a woodwind musical instrument with a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/double_reed/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">double reed</span></span></a> (two flat pieces of cane that vibrate to make the sound when blown across) having a range an octave lower than that of the bassoon.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clinical</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011168a"><!--s011168a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011448b"><!--s011448b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>involving, based on, or noticeable from direct observation of a the patient or a group of patients </p><p><i></i></p><p>clinical psychology</p>.</div><a name="s011449b"><!--s011449b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>analytic or detached.</p></div><a name="s011450b"><!--s011450b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a room, surroundings, etc: severely plain and functional, lacking any ornament or colour</p><p><span class="bodyb">clinically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bullace</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboolis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007816a"><!--s007816a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a European plum tree that bears small oval fruit in clusters, the cultivated variety of which is the damson: <span class="bodyi">Prunus domestica insititia</span> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bolace</span> via Old French from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">bolluca</span> sloe].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doomsday</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdoohmzday/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017877a"><!--s017877a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018702b"><!--s018702b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/judgment_day/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Judgment Day</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s018703b"><!--s018703b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>some remote point in the future </p><p><i></i></p><p>You'll have to wait from now till doomsday</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antisocial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/antiʹsohsh(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002357a"><!--s002357a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002268b"><!--s002268b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000507c"><!--s000507c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> said of a person or behaviour: causing annoyance to others, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> remorselessly.</p></div><a name="s000508c"><!--s000508c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>hostile or harmful to organized society.</p></div></div><a name="s002269b"><!--s002269b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>tending to avoid the company of others; unsociable</p><a name="sb00000047"><!--sb00000047--></a><p><span class="bodyb">antisocially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">antisocial, asocial, non-social, unsociable</span>, <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">unsocial</span>? There are slight distinctions in meaning between these five related words that need to be observed. <span class="bodyi">Antisocial</span> means ‘harmful to society’: <span class="bodyi">antisocial behaviour</span>; <span class="bodyi">It's terribly antisocial to dump rubbish on the side of the road</span>. <span class="bodyi">Asocial</span> is a rarer word andimplies total rejection, in this case of society or social contact – a recluse might be described as <span class="bodyi">asocial</span>. <span class="bodyi">Non-social</span> is used mainly as a technical term ‘not socially oriented’ – the life of many animal species could be described as <span class="bodyi">non-social</span>. To be <span class="bodyi">unsociable</span> usually means ‘to be unfriendly and dislike company’: <span class="bodyi">Our new neighbours are totally unsociable and have never even invited us in for a cup of tea.</span> In British English, <span class="bodyi">unsocial</span> is mainly found in the phrase <span class="bodyi">to work unsocial hours</span> meaning ‘to work at times when most other people are at home’.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cub<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kub/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014519a"><!--s014519a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015118b"><!--s015118b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the young of a flesh-eating mammal, e.g. a fox, bear, or lion.</p></div><a name="s015119b"><!--s015119b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Cub</span>) = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cub_scout/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Cub Scout</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s015120b"><!--s015120b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> a young man </p><p><i></i></p><p>A loose-jointed, long-legged, tow-headed, jeans-clad countrified cub of about sixteen lounged in one day</p><p> Mark Twain [origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">edibles</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019136a"><!--s019136a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>things that are eatable; food.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bison</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbiesn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bison)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005710a"><!--s005710a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005774b"><!--s005774b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>either of two species of a large shaggy-maned bovine mammals that are now nearly extinct: genus <span class="bodyi">Bison</span>.</p></div><a name="s005775b"><!--s005775b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/buffalo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">buffalo</span></span></a> (1) [Latin <span class="bodyi">bisont-, bison</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adrenocorticotrophic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əˌdreenohˌkawtikohʹtrohfik/ adrenocorticotropic /-ʹtrohpik, -ʹtropik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000673a"><!--s000673a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>acting on or stimulating the adrenal cortex.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dictate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dikʹtayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016613a"><!--s016613a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017298b"><!--s017298b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to give dictation.</p></div><a name="s017299b"><!--s017299b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to speak or act with authority; to prescribe <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s017300b"><!--s017300b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to speak or read (a letter, etc) for a person to transcribe or for a machine to record.</p></div><a name="s017301b"><!--s017301b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to impose, pronounce, or specify (something) with authority</p><p><span class="bodyb">dictation</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">dictatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">dictare</span> to assert, dictate, compose, from <span class="bodyi">dictus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">dicere</span> to say].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cavil<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009492a"><!--s009492a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a trivial or frivolous objection.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clinical psychology</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011169a"><!--s011169a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the branch of psychology concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bull ant</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007817a"><!--s007817a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bulldog_ant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bulldog ant</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doomster</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdoohmstə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017878a"><!--s017878a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a person given to forebodings and predictions of impending calamity.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bisque<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bisk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005711a"><!--s005711a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a thick cream soup (e.g. of shellfish or game) [French <span class="bodyi">bisque</span> crayfish soup].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backsight</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004029a"><!--s004029a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the sight nearest the eye on a firearm.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contraception</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kontrəʹsepsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012845a"><!--s012845a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>prevention of conception or impregnation, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by artificial means [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/contra/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">contra-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/conception/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">conception</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adrenocorticotrophic hormone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000674a"><!--s000674a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hormone of the front lobe of the pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/corticotrophin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">corticotrophin</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antispasmodic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌantispazʹmodik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002358a"><!--s002358a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a drug: preventing or relieving spasms or convulsions</p><p><span class="bodyb">antispasmodic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caving</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009493a"><!--s009493a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the exploration of caves as a sport or pastime.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cub<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (cubbed, cubbing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014520a"><!--s014520a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to give birth to cubs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dictate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdiktayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016614a"><!--s016614a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017302b"><!--s017302b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an authoritative rule, prescription, or command.</p></div><a name="s017303b"><!--s017303b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a ruling principle </p><p><i></i></p><p>We must all act according to the dictates of our consciences</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">edict</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeedikt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019137a"><!--s019137a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020151b"><!--s020151b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an official public decree or command.</p></div><a name="s020152b"><!--s020152b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the order or command of an authority <span class="bodyb">edictal</span> /iʹdiktl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">edictum</span>, neuter past part. of <span class="bodyi">edicere</span> to decree].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clinical thermometer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011170a"><!--s011170a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a thermometer for measuring body temperature.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bull bar</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007818a"><!--s007818a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a protective metal grille fitted to the front of a vehicle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Doona</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdoohnə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017879a"><!--s017879a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, trademark</span> a duvet or quilt [prob from Swedish <span class="bodyi">dun</span> feathers, down].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bisque<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005712a"><!--s005712a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/biscuit1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">biscuit<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (4), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a type of white unglazed ceramic ware [by shortening and alteration from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/biscuit1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">biscuit 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antistatic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/antiʹstatik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002359a"><!--s002359a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a substance, fabric, etc: reducing the accumulation or effects of static electricity.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contraceptive<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kontrəʹseptiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012846a"><!--s012846a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>denoting a method, device, or drug used to prevent conception.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">edification</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌedifiʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019138a"><!--s019138a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> the improvement of character or the mind <span class="bodyb">edificatory</span> /-t(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/edify/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">edify</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fication/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-fication</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cubage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkyoohbij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014521a"><!--s014521a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>cubic capacity or contents; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cubature/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cubature</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adrenocorticotrophin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əˌdreenohˌkawtikohʹtrohfin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000675a"><!--s000675a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/adrenocorticotrophic_hormone/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">adrenocorticotrophic hormone</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">back slang</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004030a"><!--s004030a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a type of slang created by spelling a word backwards and pronouncing it accordingly, e.g. <span class="bodyi">yob</span> for<span class="bodyi">boy</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cavitation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kaviʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009494a"><!--s009494a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009877b"><!--s009877b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the formation of cavities in something.</p></div><a name="s009878b"><!--s009878b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the formation of partial vacuums in a liquid by the swift movement of a solid body, e.g. a propeller, or by high-frequency sound waves.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dictating machine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dikʹtayting/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016615a"><!--s016615a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a machine designed for the recording of dictated matter.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bulldog</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007819a"><!--s007819a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008136b"><!--s008136b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sturdy breed of dog with widely separated forelegs, a short neck, and a wide head with a projecting lower jaw.</p></div><a name="s008137b"><!--s008137b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a courageous, stubborn, or tenacious person.</p></div><a name="s008138b"><!--s008138b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a proctor's attendant at Oxford or Cambridge University.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clinician</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kliʹnish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011171a"><!--s011171a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody qualified in clinical medicine, psychiatry, etc as distinguished from somebody specializing in laboratory or research techniques.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">door</span><small><span class="eSynop">/daw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017880a"><!--s017880a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018704b"><!--s018704b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004653c"><!--s004653c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a hinged or sliding panel by which the entrance to a building, room, or vehicle is closed and opened.</p></div><a name="s004654c"><!--s004654c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a similar part of a piece of furniture, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a sideboard, wardrobe, etc.</p></div></div><a name="s018705b"><!--s018705b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/doorway/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">doorway</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s018706b"><!--s018706b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a means of access </p><p><i></i></p><p>the door to stardom</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">lay something at somebody's door</span>.</p></div><a name="s018707b"><!--s018707b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to charge somebody as being responsible for something </p><p><i></i></p><p>They laid the blame at our door</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">out of doors</span> in or into the open air ✱ <span class="bodyb">show somebody the door</span> to tell somebody to leave</p><p><span class="bodyb">doorless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">dure, dor</span>, from Old English <span class="bodyi">duru</span> door and <span class="bodyi">dor</span> gate].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bisque<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005713a"><!--s005713a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in croquet, golf, and tennis, an advantage (e.g. an extra turn or extra point) allowed to an inferior player [French <span class="bodyi">bisque</span>, of unknown origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antistrophe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anʹtistrəfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002360a"><!--s002360a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002270b"><!--s002270b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in classical Greek drama:</p><a name="s000509c"><!--s000509c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the second choral movement in which the chorus dances to the right, in the opposite direction to the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/strophe/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">strophe</span></span></a> (the first movement).</p></div><a name="s000510c"><!--s000510c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the section of the ode sung by the chorus during this movement, usu having the same metre as the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/strophe/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">strophe</span></span></a> (the section sung during the first movement).</p></div></div><a name="s002271b"><!--s002271b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in poetry, the second of two contrasting metrical forms [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">antistrophē</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anti_or_ant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anti-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">strophē</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/strophe/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">strophe</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contraceptive<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012847a"><!--s012847a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a contraceptive method, device, or drug.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">edifice</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹedifis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019139a"><!--s019139a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020153b"><!--s020153b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a building, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a large or massive structure.</p></div><a name="s020154b"><!--s020154b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a large abstract structure or organization </p><p><i></i></p><p>the keystone which holds together the social edifice</p><p> R H Tawney [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">aedificium</span>, from <span class="bodyi">aedificare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/edify/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">edify</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backslapping</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004031a"><!--s004031a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>excessive cordiality or good fellowship</p><p><span class="bodyb">backslapper</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cavity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaviti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cavities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009495a"><!--s009495a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an empty or hollowed-out space within a mass; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a decaying hollow in a tooth [French <span class="bodyi">cavité</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">cavitas</span>,from Latin <span class="bodyi">cavus</span> hollow].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cuban</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkyoohb(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014522a"><!--s014522a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Cuba in the West Indies</p><p><span class="bodyb">Cuban</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bulldog ant</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007820a"><!--s007820a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large Australian ant with a painful sting. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bull_ant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bull ant</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dictation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dikʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016616a"><!--s016616a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017304b"><!--s017304b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004339c"><!--s004339c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or manner of uttering words to be transcribed.</p></div><a name="s004340c"><!--s004340c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>material that is dictated or transcribed.</p></div></div><a name="s017305b"><!--s017305b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the action of laying down authoritative rules or directions; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/prescription/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">prescription</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adrenocorticotropic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əˌdreenohˌkawtikohʹtrohpik, -ʹtropik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000676a"><!--s000676a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/adrenocorticotrophic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">adrenocorticotrophic</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bistable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bieʹstaybl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005714a"><!--s005714a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having two stable states, e.g. off or on.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doorbell</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017881a"><!--s017881a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bell at the entrance to a building, rung to summon somebody inside to open the door.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clink<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/klingk/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans and trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011172a"><!--s011172a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make or cause (something) to make a slight sharp short metallic sound</p><p><span class="bodyb">clink</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">clinken</span>, of imitative origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antitank</span><small><span class="eSynop">/antiʹtangk/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002361a"><!--s002361a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a strategy, weapon, etc: designed for use against armoured vehicles, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> tanks.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contract<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkontrakt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012848a"><!--s012848a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013543b"><!--s013543b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003450c"><!--s003450c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a legally binding agreement between two or more people or parties.</p></div><a name="s003451c"><!--s003451c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a document stating the terms of such an agreement.</p></div></div><a name="s013544b"><!--s013544b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an undertaking to win a specified number of tricks in bridge.</p></div><a name="s013545b"><!--s013545b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an arrangement for the murder of somebody by a hired killer [Latin <span class="bodyi">contractus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">contrahere</span> to draw together, make a contract, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">trahere</span> to draw].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dictator</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dikʹtaytə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016617a"><!--s016617a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017306b"><!--s017306b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an absolute ruler, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one who has seized power unconstitutionally and uses it oppressively</p><p><span class="bodyb">dictatorial</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s017307b"><!--s017307b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a domineering person.</p></div><a name="s017308b"><!--s017308b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a person granted absolute emergency power, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in ancient Rome [Latin <span class="bodyi">dictator</span>, from <span class="bodyi">dictatus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dictate1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dictate 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">edify</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹedifie/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (edifies, edified, edifying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019140a"><!--s019140a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to instruct and improve (somebody), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in moral and spiritual knowledge</p><p><span class="bodyb">edification</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">edifying</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">edifyingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">edifien</span> from French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">aedificare</span> to instruct or improve spiritually, literally ‘to erect a house’, from Latin <span class="bodyi">aedes</span> temple, house + <span class="bodyi">facere</span> to make].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cuban heel</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014523a"><!--s014523a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a broad medium-high heel on a shoe or boot.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backslash</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004032a"><!--s004032a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a diagonal line that slopes backwards (\).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cavity wall</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009496a"><!--s009496a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wall built in two thicknesses with an insulating air space between them.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adren- <span class="bodyi">or</span> adreno-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000667a"><!--s000667a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meaning: adrenal </p><p><i></i></p><p>adrenocorticotrophic</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clink<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011173a"><!--s011173a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sharp short ringing sound.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bister</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbeestə, ʹbeestrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005715a"><!--s005715a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bistre1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bistre 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bulldog bat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007821a"><!--s007821a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fish-eating bat of Central and S America: <span class="bodyi">Noctilio leporinus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">do-or-die</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017882a"><!--s017882a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>requiring or having the determination to face a danger or challenge without flinching.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antithesis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anʹtithəsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> antitheses /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002362a"><!--s002362a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002272b"><!--s002272b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody or something that is a direct opposite.</p></div><a name="s002273b"><!--s002273b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a contrast of ideas expressed by a parallel arrangement of words, e.g. in ‘action, not words’.</p></div><a name="s002274b"><!--s002274b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000511c"><!--s000511c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>somebody or something that is a direct opposite </p><p><i></i></p><p>His ideas are the antithesis of mine</p>.</div><a name="s000512c"><!--s000512c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the quality of being opposite; contrast.</p></div><a name="s000513c"><!--s000513c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a contrast of ideas expressed by a parallel arrangement of words, e.g. in ‘action, not words’.</p></div></div><a name="s002275b"><!--s002275b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in philosophy, the second stage of a reasoned argument: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/thesis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">thesis</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/synthesis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">synthesis</span></span></a> [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">antithesis</span> opposition, from <span class="bodyi">antitithenai</span> to oppose, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anti_or_ant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anti-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">tithenai</span> to put].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contract<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹtrakt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012849a"><!--s012849a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013546b"><!--s013546b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003452c"><!--s003452c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to establish or undertake (something) by contract </p><p><i></i></p><p>The firm was contracted to build the road in 18 months</p>.</div><a name="s003453c"><!--s003453c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to transfer or convey (something) by contract </p><p><i></i></p><p>The copyright was contracted to the publisher</p>.</div></div><a name="s013547b"><!--s013547b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to catch (a disease) </p><p><i></i></p><p>From the inclemency of the weather and the fatigue of the journey he soon contracted a slow illness</p><p> Edward Gibbon.</p></div><a name="s013548b"><!--s013548b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to incur (a debt).</p></div><a name="s013549b"><!--s013549b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to knit or wrinkle (one's brows) when frowning.</p></div><a name="s013550b"><!--s013550b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to reduce (something) to a smaller size by or as if by squeezing or forcing it together.</p></div><a name="s013551b"><!--s013551b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to draw together or tighten, so as to shorten or become reduced in size.</p></div><a name="s013552b"><!--s013552b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to shorten (a word) by omitting one or more sounds or letters <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s013553b"><!--s013553b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to draw together or tighten, so as to shorten or become reduced in size </p><p><i></i></p><p>Metal contracts on cooling</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">edit.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019143a"><!--s019143a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020157b"><!--s020157b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>edited.</p></div><a name="s020158b"><!--s020158b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>edition.</p></div><a name="s020159b"><!--s020159b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>editor.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dictatorial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diktəʹtawri·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016618a"><!--s016618a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017309b"><!--s017309b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of a dictator </p><p><i></i></p><p>I am not invested with dictatorial powers. If I were, I should be quite ready to dictate</p><p> Winston Churchill.</p></div><a name="s017310b"><!--s017310b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>arrogantly domineering</p><p><span class="bodyb">dictatorially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cavity wall insulation</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009497a"><!--s009497a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a substance inserted into the space between the thicknesses of a cavity wall in order to reduce heat loss from a building.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bulldog clip</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007822a"><!--s007822a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, trademark</span> a large clip made from two flat metal bars and a spring, used to clamp sheets of paper together.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">door furniture</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017883a"><!--s017883a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>handles, knobs, knockers, letterboxes, and other fixtures that can be fitted to doors.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clink<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011174a"><!--s011174a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">slang</span> prison [<span class="bodyi">Clink</span>, the name of a former prison in <span class="bodyi">Clink</span> Street, Southwark, London].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backslide</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> backslid /ʹbakslid/) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> backslid /ʹbakslid/ backslidden /ʹbakslid(ə)n/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004033a"><!--s004033a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to lapse morally or in the practice of religion</p><p><span class="bodyb">backslider</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">backsliding</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bistort</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹstawt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005716a"><!--s005716a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a European plant with twisted roots and a spike of usu pink flowers: <span class="bodyi">Polygonum bistorta</span> [early French <span class="bodyi">bistorte</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">bis-</span> twice + <span class="bodyi">tortus</span> past part. of <span class="bodyi">torquēre</span> to twist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cubature</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkyoohbəchə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014524a"><!--s014524a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015121b"><!--s015121b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the determination of the volume of a solid.</p></div><a name="s015122b"><!--s015122b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>cubic contents or capacity.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adrift</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹdrift/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000677a"><!--s000677a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000758b"><!--s000758b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a boat: afloat without power, steerage, or mooring and at the mercy of winds and currents.</p></div><a name="s000759b"><!--s000759b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>drifting or aimless </p><p><i></i></p><p>adrift in the big city</p>.</div><a name="s000760b"><!--s000760b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> astray </p><p><i></i></p><p>His reasoning's gone completely adrift</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">come adrift</span>.</div><a name="s000761b"><!--s000761b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to become unfastened or unstuck [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/drift1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">drift 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antithetical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/antiʹthetikl/ antithetic <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002363a"><!--s002363a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002276b"><!--s002276b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>directly opposed or contrary.</p></div><a name="s002277b"><!--s002277b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>constituting or marked by antithesis</p><p><span class="bodyb">antithetically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contractable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹtraktəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012850a"><!--s012850a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a disease or habit: that can be caught or passed on <span class="bodyb">contractability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">edit<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹedit/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (edited, editing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019141a"><!--s019141a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020155b"><!--s020155b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005170c"><!--s005170c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to prepare an edition of (a book, article, etc) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He edited Pope's works</p>.</div><a name="s005171c"><!--s005171c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to assemble (e.g. a film or tape recording) by deleting, inserting, and rearranging material.</p></div><a name="s005172c"><!--s005172c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to alter or adapt (e.g. written material or spoken words), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to condense or improve it make them consistent with a particular standard or purpose.</p></div></div><a name="s020156b"><!--s020156b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to direct the publication of (a periodical) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She edits the local newspaper</p> <p><span class="bodyb">editable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/editor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">editor</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dictatorship</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016619a"><!--s016619a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017311b"><!--s017311b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the office of dictator.</p></div><a name="s017312b"><!--s017312b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>total or absolute control; leadership, rule.</p></div><a name="s017313b"><!--s017313b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a state or form of government where absolute power is concentrated in one person or a small clique.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clinker</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklingkə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011175a"><!--s011175a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011451b"><!--s011451b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>stony matter fused by fire; slag.</p></div><a name="s011452b"><!--s011452b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a vitrified brick.</p></div><a name="s011453b"><!--s011453b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> something unsatisfactory or of poor quality [alteration of <span class="bodyi">klincard</span> a hard yellowish Dutch brick, from obsolete Dutch <span class="bodyi">klinkaard</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backspace<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004034a"><!--s004034a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to press a key on a typewriter or computer keyboard which causes the carriage or cursor to move back one space.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bistoury</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbistəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bistouries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005717a"><!--s005717a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a long surgical knife with a narrow blade [French <span class="bodyi">bistouri</span> dagger].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bulldoze</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007823a"><!--s007823a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008139b"><!--s008139b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to move, clear, demolish, or level (something) with a bulldozer.</p></div><a name="s008140b"><!--s008140b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to force (<span class="bodyi">esp</span> one's way) insensitively or ruthlessly.</p></div><a name="s008141b"><!--s008141b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">often</span> + into) to bully or intimidate somebody [perhaps from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bull1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bull 1</span></span></a>+ alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dose1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dose 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cubbing</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkubing/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014525a"><!--s014525a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the hunting of young foxes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adroit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹdroyt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000678a"><!--s000678a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000762b"><!--s000762b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>dexterous, nimble, or skilful.</p></div><a name="s000763b"><!--s000763b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>shrewd or resourceful in coping with difficulty or danger</p><p><span class="bodyb">adroitly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">adroitness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">adroit</span> from <span class="bodyi">à droit</span> properly, from <span class="bodyi">à</span> to, at + <span class="bodyi">droit</span> right].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cavort</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹvawt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009498a"><!--s009498a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009879b"><!--s009879b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to prance or leap about </p><p><i></i></p><p>He's the Morris dancer, isn't he? I've seen him cavorting about on summer nights outside the Olive and Dove</p><p> Ruth Rendell.</p></div><a name="s009880b"><!--s009880b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to behave in an extravagant manner [perhaps alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/curvet1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">curvet 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doorjamb</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017884a"><!--s017884a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/doorpost/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">doorpost</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antitoxin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/antiʹtoksin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002364a"><!--s002364a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an antibody capable of neutralizing the specific toxin that stimulated its production in the body, or a serum containing one</p><p><span class="bodyb">antitoxic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contract bridge</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkontrakt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012851a"><!--s012851a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a form of the card game bridge, which differs from auction bridge <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/auction_bridge/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">auction bridge</span></span></a> in that overtricks do not count towards game bonuses.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">edit<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019142a"><!--s019142a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an editorial change or correction.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diction</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdiksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016620a"><!--s016620a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017314b"><!--s017314b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>choice of words, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with regard to correctness or clearness.</p></div><a name="s017315b"><!--s017315b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>pronunciation and enunciation of words in speaking or singing [Latin <span class="bodyi">diction-, dictio</span> speaking, style, word, from <span class="bodyi">dicere</span> to say].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clinker-built</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011176a"><!--s011176a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a boat or ship: having the lower edge of each external plank or plate overlapping the upper edge of the one below it: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/carvel_built/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">carvel-built</span></span></a> [<span class="bodyi">clinker</span> noun, variant of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/clinch2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">clinch 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doorkeeper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017885a"><!--s017885a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who guards the main door to a building and lets people in and out.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backspace<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004035a"><!--s004035a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the key on a typewriter or computer keyboard which when pressed causes the carriage or cursor to move back one space.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cubby</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkubi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cubbies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014526a"><!--s014526a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a snug space or room, e.g. one used as a children's play area; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cubbyhole/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cubbyhole</span></span></a> [obsolete <span class="bodyi">cub</span> cattle-pen, from Dutch <span class="bodyi">kub</span> thatched roof].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bistre<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">bister</span>) /ʹbeestə, ʹbeestrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005718a"><!--s005718a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005776b"><!--s005776b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a pigment used in art, made from wood soot.</p></div><a name="s005777b"><!--s005777b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the dark yellowish brown colour of this pigment [French <span class="bodyi">bistre</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ADSL</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000679a"><!--s000679a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>asymmetric (or asynchronous) digital subscriber line, a high-speed always-on Internet connection that does not require a dedicated telephone line.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antitrades</span><small><span class="eSynop">/antiʹtraydz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002365a"><!--s002365a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>westerly winds that move counter to the trade winds and become the prevailing westerly winds of middle latitudes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cavy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkayvi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cavies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009499a"><!--s009499a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of short-tailed S American rodents including such as the guinea pig: family Caviidae [Latin genus name <span class="bodyi">Cavia</span>, from obsolete Portuguese <span class="bodyi">çavía</span> from Tupi <span class="bodyi">sawiya</span> rat].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bulldozer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007824a"><!--s007824a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an earth-moving vehicle fitted with caterpillar tracks, with a broad blunt horizontal blade at one end, mounted on a pivoting arm.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contractible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹtraktəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012852a"><!--s012852a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013554b"><!--s013554b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of tissues, etc: that can contract; <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/contractile/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">contractile</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s013555b"><!--s013555b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a word or name: that can be shortened <span class="bodyb">contractibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">edition</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹdish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019144a"><!--s019144a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020160b"><!--s020160b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005173c"><!--s005173c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the form in which a text is published </p><p><i></i></p><p>a paperback edition</p>.</div><a name="s005174c"><!--s005174c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>athe whole number of copies published at one time or place </p><p><i></i></p><p>an edition of 50,000</p>.</div><a name="s005175c"><!--s005175c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a number of copies published at one place </p><p><i></i></p><p>the Kilmarnock edition of Burns's poetry</p>.</div><a name="s005176c"><!--s005176c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>one of the copies published at one time, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the first time </p><p><i></i></p><p>a rare first edition</p>.</div><a name="s005177c"><!--s005177c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>the issue of a newspaper or periodical for a specified time or place </p><p><i></i></p><p>the late edition</p> <p><i></i></p><p>the Manchester edition</p>.</div></div><a name="s020161b"><!--s020161b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the whole number of articles of one style put out at one time </p><p><i></i></p><p>a limited edition of collectors’ pieces</p>.</div><a name="s020162b"><!--s020162b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a copy or version </p><p><i></i></p><p>She's a friendlier edition of her mother</p> <p>[via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">edition-</span>, <span class="bodyi">editio</span> publication, edition, from <span class="bodyi">edere</span> to bring forth, publish, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">dare</span> to give].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dictionary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdikshən(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dictionaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016621a"><!--s016621a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017316b"><!--s017316b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a reference book containing words and usu phrases, usu alphabetically arranged, together with information about them, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> their forms, pronunciations, and meanings.</p></div><a name="s017317b"><!--s017317b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a reference book giving for words or phrases of one language equivalents in another language.</p></div><a name="s017318b"><!--s017318b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s004341c"><!--s004341c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a reference book containing words and usu phrases, usu alphabetically arranged, together with information about them, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> their forms, pronunciations, and meanings.</p></div><a name="s004342c"><!--s004342c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a reference book giving for words or phrases of one language equivalents in another language.</p></div></div><a name="s017319b"><!--s017319b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a reference book that lists alphabetically terms or names, e.g. related to a specific subject or sphere of activity, along with information about them </p><p><i></i></p><p>a biographical dictionary</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a dictionary of philosophy</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">dictionarium</span>, from <span class="bodyi">diction-, dictio</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/diction/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">diction</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doorknob</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017886a"><!--s017886a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a knob on a door that when turned releases the latch.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clinometer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kliʹnomitə, ʹklie-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011177a"><!--s011177a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various instruments for measuring angles of slope <span class="bodyb">clinometric</span> /klinəʹmetrik, klie-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">clinometry</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caw<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009500a"><!--s009500a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to utter the harsh raucous cry of the crow or a similar sound</p><p><span class="bodyb">caw</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [imitative].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cubbyhole</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014527a"><!--s014527a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small room or enclosed space </p><p><i></i></p><p>the cubbyhole under the stairs</p> <p>[obsolete <span class="bodyi">cub</span> cattle pen, related to Dutch <span class="bodyi">kub</span> thatched roof].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backspin</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004036a"><!--s004036a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>spin of a ball in a direction opposite to that of the ball's forward motion: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/topspin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">topspin</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bullet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboolit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007825a"><!--s007825a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008142b"><!--s008142b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small round or elongated projectile designed to be fired from a pistol, rifle, or other firearm, often also taken to include its cartridge.</p></div><a name="s008143b"><!--s008143b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something resembling a bullet in shape, speed, or intensity of impact.</p></div><a name="s008144b"><!--s008144b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in printing, a large dot used to introduce each of several lines or passages of text, e.g. points in a list.</p></div><a name="s008145b"><!--s008145b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the bullet</span>) <span class="bodyi">informal</span> dismissal from employment [French <span class="bodyi">boulette</span> small ball and <span class="bodyi">boulet</span> missile, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">boule</span> ball, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">bulla</span> bubble].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">editio princeps</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iˌdishio ʹprinseps, ayˌditioh ʹprinkeps/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> editiones principes /-neez ʹprinsipeez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019145a"><!--s019145a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the first printed edition, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of an ancient or medieval text [Latin <span class="bodyi">editio princeps</span> first edition].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bistre<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005719a"><!--s005719a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>dark yellowish brown.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antitrust</span><small><span class="eSynop">/antiʹtrust/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002366a"><!--s002366a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> said of laws: protecting trade from monopolies or unfair business practices.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contractile</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹtraktiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012853a"><!--s012853a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having the ability to contract or cause contraction </p><p><i></i></p><p>a contractile protein</p> <p><span class="bodyb">contractility</span> /kontrakʹtiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adsorb</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ədʹzawb/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000680a"><!--s000680a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000764b"><!--s000764b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to take up and hold (molecules of gases, liquids, etc) by adsorption <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s000765b"><!--s000765b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to become adsorbed</p><p><span class="bodyb">adsorbable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">adsorbent</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-sorb</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/absorb/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">absorb</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dictum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdiktəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dicta /ʹdiktə/ dictums)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016622a"><!--s016622a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017320b"><!--s017320b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an authoritative statement on some topic; a pronouncement </p><p><i></i></p><p>the dictum of a well-known headmaster … that all parents were fools, but more especially mothers</p><p> Samuel Butler.</p></div><a name="s017321b"><!--s017321b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/obiter_dictum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">obiter dictum</span></span></a> (1) [Latin <span class="bodyi">dictum</span>, from neuter of <span class="bodyi">dictus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dictate1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dictate 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doorknock</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017887a"><!--s017887a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus</span> a political or charitable campaign in which helpers make door-to-door calls</p><p><span class="bodyb">doorknocking</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clint</span><small><span class="eSynop">/klint/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011178a"><!--s011178a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a limestone block in a horizontal limestone surface broken up by clefts: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grike_or_gryke/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grike</span></span></a> [Middle English, perhaps from early German <span class="bodyi">klint</span> cliff, crag].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caw<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009501a"><!--s009501a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the harsh raucous cry of the crow, or a similar sound.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bulletheaded</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007826a"><!--s007826a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008146b"><!--s008146b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having a rounded solid-looking head.</p></div><a name="s008147b"><!--s008147b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>bullheaded.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cube<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kyoohb/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014528a"><!--s014528a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015123b"><!--s015123b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a three-dimensional shape or block with six equal square faces.</p></div><a name="s015124b"><!--s015124b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003781c"><!--s003781c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a polyhedron with six equal square faces.</p></div><a name="s003782c"><!--s003782c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a block of anything so shaped </p><p><i></i></p><p>a bouillon cube</p>.</div></div><a name="s015125b"><!--s015125b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the result of product got by multiplying a number by its square, represented by a superscript number 3 </p><p><i></i></p><p>The cube of 4 is 64</p> <p>[Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">cubus</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">kybos</span> cube, vertebra].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antitussive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/antiʹtusiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002367a"><!--s002367a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a drug or treatment: controlling or preventing coughing</p><p><span class="bodyb">antitussive</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anti_or_ant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anti-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">tussive</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">tussis</span> cough].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backstabbing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004037a"><!--s004037a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>harmful or disloyal behaviour towards somebody to whom one seemed to be a friend</p><p><span class="bodyb">backstabber</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">backstabbing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contractile vacuole</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012854a"><!--s012854a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a spherical sac in a single-celled organism that contracts to discharge fluid from the body.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">did</span><small><span class="eSynop">/did/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016623a"><!--s016623a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/do1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">do 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">editor</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019146a"><!--s019146a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020163b"><!--s020163b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person in overall charge of responsible for the editorial policy and content of a newspaper or magazine, a book containing material by various writers, or a radio or television programme periodical or a section of one.</p></div><a name="s020164b"><!--s020164b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person in overall charge of the content of a book containing material by various writers.</p></div><a name="s020165b"><!--s020165b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a person who commissions or edits written material, etc.</p></div><a name="s020166b"><!--s020166b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a person who edits films, recordings, etc.</p></div><a name="s020167b"><!--s020167b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>somebody who edits written material, films, etc.</p></div><a name="s020168b"><!--s020168b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a person in overall charge of the items included in a radio or television programme.</p></div><a name="s020169b"><!--s020169b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a computer program that allows one to edit data</p><p><span class="bodyb">editorship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">editor</span> producer, publisher, from <span class="bodyi">edere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/edition/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">edition</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adsorbate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ədʹzawbayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000681a"><!--s000681a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an adsorbed substance.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bistro</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbeestroh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bistros)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005720a"><!--s005720a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small bar, or restaurant, or tavern [French <span class="bodyi">bistro</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doorman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> doormen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017888a"><!--s017888a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person employed to stand at the entrance to a hotel, theatre, etc and assist people going in or out, e.g. by calling taxis.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clip<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/klip/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (clipped, clipping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011179a"><!--s011179a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s011454b"><!--s011454b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to clasp or fasten (something) with a clip <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s011455b"><!--s011455b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + on) to be attached by means of a clip [Old English <span class="bodyi">clyppan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cay</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kay, kee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009502a"><!--s009502a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a low island or reef of sand or coral [Spanish <span class="bodyi">cayo</span>, from Lucayo (a language formerly spoken in the Bahamas)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antitype</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹantitiep/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002368a"><!--s002368a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002278b"><!--s002278b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something or somebody that is represented or foreshadowed by a type or symbol.</p></div><a name="s002279b"><!--s002279b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an opposite type <span class="bodyb">antitypical</span> /-ʹtipikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cube<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014529a"><!--s014529a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015126b"><!--s015126b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to raise (a number) to the third power by multiplying it by its square.</p></div><a name="s015127b"><!--s015127b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cut (food) into small cubes; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dice2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dice<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (1a) <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dice2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dice 2</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">cuber</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backstage<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004038a"><!--s004038a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004016b"><!--s004016b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in or to an area out of view of a theatre audience.</p></div><a name="s004017b"><!--s004017b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in private or secretly.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bisulphate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bieʹsulfayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005721a"><!--s005721a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a salt or ester of sulphuric acid, containing the group HSO<sub>4</sub>; an acid sulphate.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bulletin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboolətin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007827a"><!--s007827a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008148b"><!--s008148b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a brief public notice, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a brief news item intended for immediate publication.</p></div><a name="s008149b"><!--s008149b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a short programme of news items on radio or television.</p></div><a name="s008150b"><!--s008150b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a journal published at regular intervals, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the journal of an institution or association [French <span class="bodyi">bulletin</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">bullettino</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">bulla</span> papal edict, from medieval Latin: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bull2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bull 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adsorption</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ədʹzawpsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000682a"><!--s000682a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the adhesion of an extremely thin layer of molecules of gases, liquids, etc to the surface of solids or liquids: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/absorption/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">absorption</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">adsorptive</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contract in</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkontrakt, kənʹtrakt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012855a"><!--s012855a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to agree to be included in a particular scheme.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">editorial<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ediʹtawri·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019147a"><!--s019147a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or written by an editor </p><p><i></i></p><p>editorial policy</p> <p><i></i></p><p>an editorial statement</p> <p><span class="bodyb">editorially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">didactic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹdaktik, die-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016624a"><!--s016624a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017322b"><!--s017322b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>intended to teach something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a moral lesson.</p></div><a name="s017323b"><!--s017323b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having a tendency to teach in an authoritarian manner</p><p><span class="bodyb">didactically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">didacticism</span> /-siz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">didaktikos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">didaskein</span> to teach].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doormat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017889a"><!--s017889a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018708b"><!--s018708b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a mat, e.g. of bristles, placed at a doorway for wiping dirt from the shoes before or on entering a building.</p></div><a name="s018709b"><!--s018709b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a person who submits to bullying and indignities without complaint or resistance.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clip<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011180a"><!--s011180a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011456b"><!--s011456b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of various devices that grips, clasp, or holds objects together or in position.</p></div><a name="s011457b"><!--s011457b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a piece of jewellery held in position by a spring clip.</p></div><a name="s011458b"><!--s011458b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a device to hold cartridges that is inserted into a magazine of an automatic firearm.</p></div><a name="s011459b"><!--s011459b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s002968c"><!--s002968c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a device to hold cartridges that is inserted into a magazine from which ammunition is fed into the chamber of an automatic firearm.</p></div><a name="s002969c"><!--s002969c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>such a magazine.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cayenne</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kayʹen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009503a"><!--s009503a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cayenne_pepper/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cayenne pepper</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cubeb</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkyoohbeb/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014530a"><!--s014530a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015128b"><!--s015128b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several species of tropical shrubs of the pepper family: <span class="bodyi">Piper cubeba</span> and other species.</p></div><a name="s015129b"><!--s015129b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the dried unripe berry of this shrub, used as a stimulant and diuretic, and formerly to treat infections of the urinary tract [Old French <span class="bodyi">cubebe</span> via medieval Latinfrom Arabic <span class="bodyi">kubābah</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">didactics</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016625a"><!--s016625a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the art or science of teaching or instruction.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antivenin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/antiʹvenin/ antivenom /antiʹvenəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002369a"><!--s002369a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an antitoxin to a venom, or a serum containing one [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anti_or_ant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anti-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/venom/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">venom</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in1/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-in 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">editorial<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019148a"><!--s019148a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a newspaper or magazine article that gives the opinions of the editors or publishers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doornail</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017890a"><!--s017890a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large-headed nail formerly used for the strengthening or decoration of doors ✱ <span class="bodyb">(as) dead as a doornail</span> undoubtedly dead.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backstage<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004039a"><!--s004039a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004018b"><!--s004018b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or occurring in the parts of a theatre that cannot be seen by the audience.</p></div><a name="s004019b"><!--s004019b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of the inner working or operation, e.g. of an organization.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bulletin board</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007828a"><!--s007828a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008151b"><!--s008151b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a noticeboard.</p></div><a name="s008152b"><!--s008152b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a computer-based information exchange system that is not part of the Internet but that authorized users can access by direct telephone communication, participating in discussion groups, placing advertisements, exchanging software, etc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clip<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (clipped, clipping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011181a"><!--s011181a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011460b"><!--s011460b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cut (hair or wool) with shears.</p></div><a name="s011461b"><!--s011461b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cut off the end or outer part of.</p></div><a name="s011462b"><!--s011462b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002970c"><!--s002970c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to cut (hair or wool) with or as if with shears.</p></div><a name="s002971c"><!--s002971c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to clip the hair or wool of (an animal).</p></div></div><a name="s011463b"><!--s011463b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s002972c"><!--s002972c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to cut off the end or outer part of (something).</p></div><a name="s002973c"><!--s002973c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to remove (something) by or as if by cutting it out.</p></div></div><a name="s011464b"><!--s011464b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to abbreviate (letters or words) in speech or writing.</p></div><a name="s011465b"><!--s011465b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to hit (somebody or something) with a sharp or glancing blow </p><p><i></i></p><p>She clipped him round the ear</p>.</div><a name="s011466b"><!--s011466b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> to cheat or swindle (somebody) ✱ <span class="bodyb">clip the wings of</span> to restrict the freedom or power of (somebody) [Middle English <span class="bodyi">clippen</span>,from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">klippa</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ADT</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000683a"><!--s000683a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Atlantic daylight time (time zone).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cayenne pepper</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kayʹen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009504a"><!--s009504a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009881b"><!--s009881b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a pungent red condiment consisting of the ground dried pods and seeds of hot peppers: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chilli/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chilli</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/paprika/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">paprika</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s009882b"><!--s009882b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a hot pepper, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a cultivated variety with long twisted red pods [alteration (by association with <span class="bodyi">Cayenne</span>, town in French Guiana) of <span class="bodyi">cayan</span>,from Tupi <span class="bodyi">kyinha</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contraction</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹtraksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012856a"><!--s012856a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013556b"><!--s013556b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the contracting of a muscle or muscle fibre.</p></div><a name="s013557b"><!--s013557b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a shortening of a word, syllable, or word group, or the resultant short form </p><p><i></i></p><p>contractions such as ‘can't’ and ‘won't’</p> <p><span class="bodyb">contractional</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">contractive</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bit<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005722a"><!--s005722a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005778b"><!--s005778b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001286c"><!--s001286c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a small piece or quantity of anything </p><p><i></i></p><p>a bit of cake</p>.</div><a name="s001287c"><!--s001287c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a part or section </p><p><i></i></p><p>Drama is life with the dull bits cut out</p> — Alfred Hitchcock.</div></div><a name="s005779b"><!--s005779b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> everything appropriate to or associated with a given way of life, sphere of activity, role, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>the whole marriage bit</p> <p><i></i></p><p>the whole love and marriage bit</p>.</div><a name="s005780b"><!--s005780b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s001288c"><!--s001288c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a small coin </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fivepenny bit</p>.</div><a name="s001289c"><!--s001289c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> a monetary unit worth ⅛ of a US dollar </p><p><i></i></p><p>four bits</p>.</div></div><a name="s005781b"><!--s005781b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a young woman, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an attractive one ✱ <span class="bodyb">a bit</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> somewhat; rather.</p></div><a name="s005782b"><!--s005782b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a short length of time or distance ✱ <span class="bodyb">a bit much</span> more than one wants to put up with ✱ <span class="bodyb">a bit of a —</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> rather a —. somewhat a — </p><p><i></i></p><p>a bit of a problem</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">a bit of all right</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> somebody or something very pleasing, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a sexually attractive person ✱ <span class="bodyb">bit by bit</span> by small amounts; little by little ✱ <span class="bodyb">bit on the side</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> a casual sexual relationship with somebody other than one's partner.</div><a name="s005783b"><!--s005783b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> somebody with whom one has such a relationship ✱ <span class="bodyb">bits and pieces/bobs</span> odds and ends, miscellaneous things of little value or substance ✱ <span class="bodyb">do one's bit</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to make one's personal contribution to a task or cause ✱ <span class="bodyb">to bits</span> into pieces </p><p><i></i></p><p>fell to bits</p>.</div><a name="s005784b"><!--s005784b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to a great extent </p><p><i></i></p><p>thrilled to bits</p> [Middle English, piece bitten off, morsel of food, from Old English <span class="bodyi">bita</span>; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">bītan</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bite1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bite 1</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cube root</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014531a"><!--s014531a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the number that, when cubed, produces the given number in question </p><p><i></i></p><p>The cube root of 27 is 3</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diddicoy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdidikoy/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016626a"><!--s016626a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/didicoi_or_didicoy_or_diddicoy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">didicoi</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bit<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005723a"><!--s005723a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005785b"><!--s005785b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a unit of computer information equivalent to the result of a choice between two alternatives (e.g. <span class="bodyi">on</span> or <span class="bodyi">off</span>).</p></div><a name="s005786b"><!--s005786b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the physical representation of such a unit in a computer or electronic memory [shortened from <span class="bodyi">binary digit</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antiviral</span><small><span class="eSynop">/antiʹvie·ərəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002370a"><!--s002370a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a drug or treatment: directed or effective against viruses.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">editorialize <span class="bodyi">or</span> editorialise <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019149a"><!--s019149a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020170b"><!--s020170b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to express an opinion in the form of an editorial.</p></div><a name="s020171b"><!--s020171b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to introduce personal opinion into an apparently objective report, e.g. by direct comment or hidden bias <span class="bodyb">editorialization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">editorializer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cayman <span class="bodyi">or</span> caiman</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaymən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> caymans <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> cayman)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009505a"><!--s009505a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of Central and S American reptiles of the crocodile family closely related to the alligators: genus <span class="bodyi">Caiman</span> [Spanish <span class="bodyi">caimán</span>, prob from Carib <span class="bodyi">caymán</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doorpost</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017891a"><!--s017891a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an upright piece forming the side of a door opening.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aduki</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹdoohki/ aduki bean <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000684a"><!--s000684a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/adzuki/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">adzuki</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contract killing</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkontrakt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012857a"><!--s012857a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013558b"><!--s013558b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a murder carried out by a hired killer.</p></div><a name="s013559b"><!--s013559b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the practice of hiring killers to commit murders.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clip<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011182a"><!--s011182a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011467b"><!--s011467b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an act of clipping, or the manner in which something is clipped.</p></div><a name="s011468b"><!--s011468b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002974c"><!--s002974c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the product of a single shearing, e.g. of sheep.</p></div><a name="s002975c"><!--s002975c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an act of clipping, or the manner in which something is clipped.</p></div></div><a name="s011469b"><!--s011469b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a section of filmed material, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an excerpt from a feature film.</p></div><a name="s011470b"><!--s011470b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a sharp blow.</p></div><a name="s011471b"><!--s011471b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a rapid pace or speed.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backstairs<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004040a"><!--s004040a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>stairs at the back of a building, in some buildings, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> formerly, for private use or for the use of servants.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bulletproof</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007829a"><!--s007829a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008153b"><!--s008153b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>designed to withstand the impact of gunfire and not to allow bullets to pass through.</p></div><a name="s008154b"><!--s008154b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>unchallengeable; unassailable; not open to question or criticism.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cubic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkyoohbik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014532a"><!--s014532a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015130b"><!--s015130b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>cube-shaped.</p></div><a name="s015131b"><!--s015131b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>three-dimensional.</p></div><a name="s015132b"><!--s015132b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>used before a unit of length: denoting a volume equal to that of a cube whose edges are of the specified unit.</p></div><a name="s015133b"><!--s015133b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>denoting a crystal system characterized by three equal axes at right angles.</p></div><a name="s015134b"><!--s015134b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s003783c"><!--s003783c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>three-dimensional.</p></div><a name="s003784c"><!--s003784c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>used before a unit of length: denoting a volume equal to that of a cube whose edges are of the specified unit </p><p><i></i></p><p>a cubic metre</p>.</div></div><a name="s015135b"><!--s015135b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>relating to or involving the cube of a quantity </p><p><i></i></p><p>a cubic equation</p> <p><span class="bodyb">cubical</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cubically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diddle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdidl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016627a"><!--s016627a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to cheat or swindle (somebody)</p><p><span class="bodyb">diddler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [prob named after Jeremy <span class="bodyi">Diddler</span>, character in the play <span class="bodyi">Raising the Wind</span> by James Kenney d.1849, English dramatist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doorstep<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017892a"><!--s017892a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018710b"><!--s018710b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a step in front of an outer door.</p></div><a name="s018711b"><!--s018711b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a very thick slice of bread ✱ <span class="bodyb">on one's/the doorstep</span> conveniently nearby.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bit<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005724a"><!--s005724a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005787b"><!--s005787b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a bar of metal or occasionally rubber attached to the bridle and inserted in the mouth of a horse.</p></div><a name="s005788b"><!--s005788b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a replaceable drilling, boring, etc part of a tool.</p></div><a name="s005789b"><!--s005789b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s001290c"><!--s001290c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the biting or cutting edge or part of a tool.</p></div><a name="s001291c"><!--s001291c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a replaceable drilling, boring, etc part of a compound tool </p><p><i></i></p><p>a brace and bit</p>.</div></div><a name="s005790b"><!--s005790b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>something that curbs or restrains.</p></div><a name="s005791b"><!--s005791b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the part of a key that enters the lock and acts on the bolt and tumblers ✱ <span class="bodyb">champ/chafe at the bit</span> to be very impatient to begin to do something ✱ <span class="bodyb">get/have/take the bit between one's teeth</span> to begin to do something in a determined manner, or refuse obstinately to desist from stop doing something [Old English <span class="bodyi">bite</span> act of biting; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">bītan</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bite1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bite 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bullet train</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007830a"><!--s007830a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a Japanese high-speed train.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cayuga</span><small><span class="eSynop">/keeʹoohgə, kay-, kie-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Cayugas <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> Cayuga)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009506a"><!--s009506a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009883b"><!--s009883b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a Native American people formerly inhabiting of New York State.</p></div><a name="s009884b"><!--s009884b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>their Iroquoian language [prob from an Iroquoian place name].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">edit out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019150a"><!--s019150a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to remove (material) from a book, film, etc while editing it.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antivirus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/antiʹvie·ərəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002371a"><!--s002371a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a program: designed to counteract a computer virus</p><p><span class="bodyb">antivirus</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clip art</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011183a"><!--s011183a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in computing, ready-drawn pictures, symbols, etc provided in software programs for users to insert into their own documents.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contractor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹtraktə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012858a"><!--s012858a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who contracts to perform work, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> building work, or to provide supplies, usu on a large scale.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backstairs<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> backstair</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004041a"><!--s004041a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004020b"><!--s004020b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>secret or furtive </p><p><i></i></p><p>backstairs political deals</p>.</div><a name="s004021b"><!--s004021b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>sordid or scandalous </p><p><i></i></p><p>backstairs gossip</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adulate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹadyoolayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000685a"><!--s000685a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to flatter or admire (somebody) excessively or slavishly <span class="bodyb">adulation</span> /-ʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">adulator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">adulatory</span> /-lət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [back-formation from <span class="bodyi">adulation</span> from Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">adulation-</span>, <span class="bodyi">adulatio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">adulari</span> to flatter].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cubical</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014533a"><!--s014533a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>cubic; <span class="bodyi"><span class="bodyi">esp</span></span> shaped like a cube</p><p><span class="bodyb">cubically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diddly-squat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/didliʹskwot/ doodly-squat <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016628a"><!--s016628a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> nothing </p><p><i></i></p><p>He knows diddly-squat about baseball</p> <p>[prob from NAmer slang <span class="bodyi">doodle</span> excrement + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/squat1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">squat 1</span></span></a> in the sense ‘to defecate’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cayuse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkieyoohs, kieʹyoohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Cayuses <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> Cayuse)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009507a"><!--s009507a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009885b"><!--s009885b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a Native American people of Oregon and Washington.</p></div><a name="s009886b"><!--s009886b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">cayuse</span>) <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> an American Indian-bred pony [the name of the people in Chinook Jargon].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bit<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (bitted, bitting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005725a"><!--s005725a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005792b"><!--s005792b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to put a bit in the mouth of (a horse).</p></div><a name="s005793b"><!--s005793b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to curb or restrain (somebody or something).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bullfight</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007831a"><!--s007831a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a spectacle in an arena in which bulls are ceremonially excited, fought with, and in Hispanic tradition killed, for public entertainment</p><p><span class="bodyb">bullfighter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bullfighting</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doorstep<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (doorstepped, doorstepping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017893a"><!--s017893a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s018712b"><!--s018712b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to call at every residence in an area go from door to door as a political canvasser, salesperson, etc.</p></div><a name="s018713b"><!--s018713b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a journalist: to seek information from or photographs of by waiting outside somebody's house or by more intrusive tactics <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s018714b"><!--s018714b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a journalist: to seek out, harass, or accost (somebody) in order to obtain information or photographs</p><p><span class="bodyb">doorstepper</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clipboard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011184a"><!--s011184a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011472b"><!--s011472b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small writing board with a spring clip for holding papers.</p></div><a name="s011473b"><!--s011473b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a temporary storage area in word-processing and other computer programs where in which data removed or copied data from a file is held until it is reinserted elsewhere.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contractorize <span class="bodyi">or</span> contractorise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹtraktəriez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012859a"><!--s012859a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to farm out (the work of providing a service, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a public one) to a contractor <span class="bodyb">contractorization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antivivisectionist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌantiviviʹsekshənist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002372a"><!--s002372a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who opposes the use of live animals for scientific research</p><p><span class="bodyb">antivivisection</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">antivivisectionism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">antivivisectionist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adult<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹadult, əʹdult/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000686a"><!--s000686a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000766b"><!--s000766b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>fully developed and mature; grown-up.</p></div><a name="s000767b"><!--s000767b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>typical of or appropriate to adults </p><p><i></i></p><p>an adult approach to a problem</p>.</div><a name="s000768b"><!--s000768b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>considered suitable only for adults, usu because of pornographic content </p><p><i></i></p><p>adult magazines</p><p><span class="bodyb">adulthood</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">adultness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">adultus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">adolescere</span> to grow up, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">alescere</span> to grow].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">EDP</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019151a"><!--s019151a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>electronic data processing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backstay</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004042a"><!--s004042a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stay3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stay 3</span></span></a> (rope on a ship) extending aft from a masthead to the stern or side of the ship.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cubicle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkyoohbikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014534a"><!--s014534a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015136b"><!--s015136b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small partitioned space or compartment </p><p><i></i></p><p>changing cubicles</p>.</div><a name="s015137b"><!--s015137b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room [Latin <span class="bodyi">cubiculum</span> bedroom,from <span class="bodyi">cubare</span> to lie, recline].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diddums</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdidəmz/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016629a"><!--s016629a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> used to express commiseration to, or as if to, a child [baby-talk alteration of <span class="bodyi">did you/he/she</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CB</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009508a"><!--s009508a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009887b"><!--s009887b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in radio, citizens’ band.</p></div><a name="s009888b"><!--s009888b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Companion of the (Order of the) Bath.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bit<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005726a"><!--s005726a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense and past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bite1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bite 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backstitch<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004043a"><!--s004043a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a method of hand sewing in which each new stitch is formed by inserting the needle a stitch length behind and bringing it out a stitch length in front of the end of the previous stitch.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clip-clop</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌklip ʹklop/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (clip-clopped) (clip-clopping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011185a"><!--s011185a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to make the rhythmic repeated sound characteristically produced by of horses’ hooves</p><p><span class="bodyb">clip-clop</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [imitative].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bullfinch</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007832a"><!--s007832a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a European finch, the male of which has a rosy red breast and throat, a blue-grey back, and a black cap, chin, tail, and wings: <span class="bodyi">Pyrrhula pyrrhula</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doorstop</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017894a"><!--s017894a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a device for holding a door open or preventing it from opening too far.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adult<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000687a"><!--s000687a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a grown-up person or animal; <span class="bodyi"><span class="bodyi">esp</span></span> a human being of or past an age specified by law (in Britain, 18).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cubiform</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkyoohbifawm/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014535a"><!--s014535a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>cube-shaped [Latin <span class="bodyi">cubus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cube1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cube 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/form_or_iform/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-form</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contract out</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkontrakt, kənʹtrakt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012860a"><!--s012860a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to opt not to be included in a particular scheme.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antler</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹantlə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002373a"><!--s002373a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>one of a pair of branched horns of an animal of the deer family, which is shed periodically</p><p><span class="bodyb">antlered</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">aunteler</span> via Old French from assumed vulgar Latin <span class="bodyi">anteoculare</span>, from neuter of <span class="bodyi">anteocularis</span> located before the eye, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ante/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ante-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">oculus</span> eye].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">EDT</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019152a"><!--s019152a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Eastern Daylight Time (time zone).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diddy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (diddier, diddiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016630a"><!--s016630a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> charmingly small [prob baby-talk for <span class="bodyi">little</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backstitch<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004044a"><!--s004044a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to sew (something) using backstitch.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bullfrog</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007833a"><!--s007833a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large frog with a deep croak, native to N America: <span class="bodyi">Rana catesbiana</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">door-to-door</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017896a"><!--s017896a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018715b"><!--s018715b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>making an unsolicited call, e.g. for selling, canvassing, etc, at every residence in an area.</p></div><a name="s018716b"><!--s018716b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>providing delivery or transport to a specific address.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contractual</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹtraktyooəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012861a"><!--s012861a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or constituting a contract</p><p><span class="bodyb">contractually</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cubism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkyoohbiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014536a"><!--s014536a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a 20th-cent. art movement that abandoned perspective represented from a single viewpoint by displaying several aspects of the same object simultaneously through the device of interlocking planes</p><p>Cubism was the decisive movement in early 20th-cent. art. Picasso and Braque, the two key cubists – ‘like climbers roped together’ – abandoned the perspective box of post-Renaissance painting. In its place, they substituted forms and space constructed out of angular planes and facets, flattened against the picture plane. From this novel method of building a picture much modernist art developed — Martin Gayford</p><p><span class="bodyb">cubist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cubist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">cubistic</span> /kyoohʹbistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">cubisme</span>, from <span class="bodyi">cube</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cube1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cube 1</span></span></a>) + -<span class="bodyi">isme</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ism/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ism</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CBC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009509a"><!--s009509a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bitch<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bich/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005727a"><!--s005727a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005794b"><!--s005794b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the female of the dog or similar animals.</p></div><a name="s005795b"><!--s005795b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001292c"><!--s001292c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">slang</span> a malicious, spiteful, and domineering woman.</p></div><a name="s001293c"><!--s001293c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a woman, girlfriend, or prostitute.</p></div></div><a name="s005796b"><!--s005796b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> something difficult, trying, or unpleasant.</p></div><a name="s005797b"><!--s005797b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a complaint or act of complaining [Old English <span class="bodyi">bicce</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adulterate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹdultərayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000688a"><!--s000688a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to corrupt (a substance) or make it impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance</p><p><span class="bodyb">adulterant</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">adulteration</span> /-ʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">adulterator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">adulteratus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">adulterare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">alter</span> other].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clip joint</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011186a"><!--s011186a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a place of public entertainment, e.g. a nightclub or bar, that defrauds, overcharges, etc [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/clip3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">clip 3</span></span></a> in the sense ‘to overcharge, swindle’ + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/joint1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">joint 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">didgeridoo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌdijəriʹdooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> didgeridoos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016631a"><!--s016631a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an Australian wind instrument consisting of a long wooden tube [imitative].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">educ.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019153a"><!--s019153a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020172b"><!--s020172b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>education.</p></div><a name="s020173b"><!--s020173b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>educational.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ant lion</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002374a"><!--s002374a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large insect that resembles a dragonfly, whose long-jawed larvae dig conical pits in which they lie in wait to catch ants and other insects on which they feed: genus <span class="bodyi">Myrmeleon</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backstop</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004045a"><!--s004045a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004022b"><!--s004022b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something at the back serving as a stop, e.g. to prevent something from rolling or sliding backwards.</p></div><a name="s004023b"><!--s004023b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a player whose position is behind the batter, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the catcher in baseball.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contracture</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹtrakchə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012862a"><!--s012862a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a permanent shortening of a muscle or tendon or of other tissue, e.g. scar tissue, producing deformity</p><p><span class="bodyb">contractural</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">door to door</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017895a"><!--s017895a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>from the precise point of departure to the final point of arrival </p><p><i></i></p><p>a journey of two hours door to door</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bullhead</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007834a"><!--s007834a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various small river fishes with a large spiny head, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a species known as <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/miller_s_thumb/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">miller's-thumb</span></span></a> : family Cottidae.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bitch<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005728a"><!--s005728a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005798b"><!--s005798b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + about) to make malicious or spiteful comments.</p></div><a name="s005799b"><!--s005799b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + about) to complain.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">didicoi <span class="bodyi">or</span> didicoy <span class="bodyi">or</span> diddicoy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdidikoy/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> didicois didicoys <span class="bodyi">or</span> diddicoys)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016632a"><!--s016632a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dialect</span> an itinerant tinker, traveller, etc who is not a true Romany [Romany].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cubit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkyoohbit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014537a"><!--s014537a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various ancient units of length based on the length of the forearm from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger </p><p><i></i></p><p>The length of the Ark shall be three hundred cubits</p><p> Bible [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">cubitum</span> elbow, cubit].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CBE</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009510a"><!--s009510a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Commander of the (Order of the) British Empire.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antonomasia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌantonəʹmayzyə, -zh(y)ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> antonomasias)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002375a"><!--s002375a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002280b"><!--s002280b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the substitution of an epithet or title for a proper name, e.g. <span class="bodyi">his honour</span> when referring to a judge.</p></div><a name="s002281b"><!--s002281b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the use of a proper name to denote a class of person or thing, e.g. a <span class="bodyi">Solomon</span> for a wise ruler.</p></div><a name="s002282b"><!--s002282b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an example of antonomasia [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">antonomasia</span> from <span class="bodyi">antonomazein</span> to name instead].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adulterate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹdultərət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000689a"><!--s000689a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>adulterated, debased, or impure.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">educate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹedyookayt, ʹejookayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019154a"><!--s019154a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020174b"><!--s020174b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to provide schooling for (somebody).</p></div><a name="s020175b"><!--s020175b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to teach or instruct in academic, moral, or social matters.</p></div><a name="s020176b"><!--s020176b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to develop (somebody or something) mentally or morally, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by instruction.</p></div><a name="s020177b"><!--s020177b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to train or improve (a person's faculties, judgment, skills, etc) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s020178b"><!--s020178b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to teach or instruct <span class="bodyb">educability</span> /-kəʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">educable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">educatability</span> /-əʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">educatable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">educative</span> /-kətiv, -kaytiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">educator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">educaten</span> to rear, from Latin <span class="bodyi">educatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">educare</span> to rear, educate].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clip-on</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011187a"><!--s011187a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>incorporating a clip for easy fastening to something else </p><p><i></i></p><p>clip-on earrings</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">back story</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004046a"><!--s004046a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>events that supposedly precede, and may cause or explain, an episode or incident in a film, novel, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contradance <span class="bodyi">or</span> contredanse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkontrədahns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012863a"><!--s012863a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a country dance with couples in two lines facing each other [variant of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/contredanse/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">contredanse</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doorway</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017897a"><!--s017897a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an entrance into a building or room that is closed by means of a door.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bullheaded</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007835a"><!--s007835a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>stupidly stubborn; headstrong</p><p><span class="bodyb">bullheadedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bullheadedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cubital</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkyoohbitəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014538a"><!--s014538a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to the forearm or elbow [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">cubitalis</span> from <span class="bodyi">cubitum</span> elbow, forearm].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">didn't</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdidnt/ <i><span class="bodyi">contraction</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016633a"><!--s016633a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>did not.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bitchy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (bitchier, bitchiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005729a"><!--s005729a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> characterized by malicious or spiteful behaviour</p><p><span class="bodyb">bitchily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bitchiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clip-ons</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011188a"><!--s011188a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011474b"><!--s011474b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>sunglasses that clip onto spectacles.</p></div><a name="s011475b"><!--s011475b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>earrings that clip onto ears.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CBI</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009511a"><!--s009511a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Confederation of British Industry.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antonym</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹantənim/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002376a"><!--s002376a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a word that means the opposite of another <span class="bodyb">antonymous</span> /anʹtoniməs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">antonymy</span> /anʹtonimi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anti_or_ant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anti-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/onym/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-onym</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">educated</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019155a"><!--s019155a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020179b"><!--s020179b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having an education, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one beyond the average.</p></div><a name="s020180b"><!--s020180b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005178c"><!--s005178c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>trained or skilled </p><p><i></i></p><p>an educated palate</p>.</div><a name="s005179c"><!--s005179c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>appropriate to somebody educated </p><p><i></i></p><p>educated conversation</p>.</div><a name="s005180c"><!--s005180c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>based on some knowledge or experience </p><p><i></i></p><p>an educated guess</p> <p><span class="bodyb">educatedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">educatedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adulterer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹdultərə/ adulteress /-ris/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000690a"><!--s000690a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a man or woman who commits adultery.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backstreet<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004047a"><!--s004047a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a street, usu small and narrow, that is not a main street or attached to a main street in a town.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contradict</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kontrəʹdikt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012864a"><!--s012864a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013560b"><!--s013560b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to state the contrary of (a statement or speaker).</p></div><a name="s013561b"><!--s013561b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to deny the truthfulness of (a statement or speaker)</p><p><span class="bodyb">contradictable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">contradictor</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">contradictus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">contradicere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/contra/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">contra-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">dicere</span> to say, speak].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">didst</span><small><span class="eSynop">/didst/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016634a"><!--s016634a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> second person sing. past tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/do1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">do 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">do over</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017898a"><!--s017898a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018717b"><!--s018717b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to attack and injure (somebody).</p></div><a name="s018718b"><!--s018718b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to redecorate (a house, room, etc).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bite<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/biet/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> bit /bit/) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> bitten /ʹbit(ə)n/ bit)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005730a"><!--s005730a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s005800b"><!--s005800b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001294c"><!--s001294c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to seize or cut into (somebody or something) with the teeth or jaws.</p></div><a name="s001295c"><!--s001295c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of an animal or insect: to sting (somebody or something) with a fang or other specialized part of the body.</p></div></div><a name="s005801b"><!--s005801b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + off/away) to remove or sever (something) with the teeth.</p></div><a name="s005802b"><!--s005802b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cut or pierce (somebody or something) with a sharp-edged weapon, or as if with one.</p></div><a name="s005803b"><!--s005803b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to cause sharp pain or stinging discomfort to (somebody).</p></div><a name="s005804b"><!--s005804b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to grip or take a strong hold of (somebody or something).</p></div><a name="s005805b"><!--s005805b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to annoy or worry (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>What's biting him?</p>.</div><a name="s005806b"><!--s005806b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>said of acids: to corrode or destroy all or part of (something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a metal) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s005807b"><!--s005807b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>said of an animal or insect: to wound with the teeth, sting with a fang, etc, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by instinct.</p></div><a name="s005808b"><!--s005808b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>(+ at) to attempt to bite; to make a biting movement.</p></div><a name="s005809b"><!--s005809b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><a name="s001296c"><!--s001296c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to take or maintain a firm hold on something.</p></div><a name="s001297c"><!--s001297c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of fish: to take a bait.</p></div><a name="s001298c"><!--s001298c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>said of a person: to accept an offer, etc.</p></div><a name="s001299c"><!--s001299c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>said of an acid: to damage, destroy, or corrode something.</p></div><a name="s001300c"><!--s001300c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>said of sanctions, etc: to have an effect.</p></div><a name="s001301c"><!--s001301c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">f</span><br/><p>said of a weapon or tool: to cut or pierce.</p></div><a name="s001302c"><!--s001302c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">g</span><br/><p>said of food: to have a pungent taste ✱ <span class="bodyb">be bitten by/with something</span> to have great interest in or enthusiasm for (something) ✱ <span class="bodyb">bite off more than one can chew</span> to undertake to do more than one can successfully manage ✱ <span class="bodyb">bite one's lip</span> to show anger or resentment ✱ <span class="bodyb">bite one's lip/tongue</span> to stop oneself with an effort from saying something ✱ <span class="bodyb">bite somebody's head off</span> to speak to or scold somebody angrily ✱ <span class="bodyb">bite the bullet</span> to face up steadfastly to something unwelcome that one has been hesitating over ✱ <span class="bodyb">bite the dust</span> to fall dead, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a fight.</p></div></div><a name="s005810b"><!--s005810b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>said of a plan or scheme: to collapse or fail ✱ <span class="bodyb">bite the hand that feeds one</span> to harm somebody who has been one's benefactor ✱ <span class="bodyb">once bitten, twice shy</span> somebody who has had an unpleasant experience will be more cautious the next time</p><p><span class="bodyb">biter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">bītan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bullhorn</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007836a"><!--s007836a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a megaphone.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clipped</span><small><span class="eSynop">/klipt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011189a"><!--s011189a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a person's way of speaking: tersely quick and distinct.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cuboid<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkyoohboyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014539a"><!--s014539a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>cube-shaped <span class="bodyb">cuboidal</span> /kyoohʹboydl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antrum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹantrəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> antra /ʹantrə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002377a"><!--s002377a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002283b"><!--s002283b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a natural cavity or chamber in a body part, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a bone.</p></div><a name="s002284b"><!--s002284b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the part of the stomach that lies just above the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pylorus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pylorus</span></span></a> (the lowest part of the stomach)</p><p><span class="bodyb">antral</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">antrum</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">antron</span> cave].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">education</span><small><span class="eSynop">/edyooʹkaysh(ə)n, ejoo-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019156a"><!--s019156a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020181b"><!--s020181b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005181c"><!--s005181c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the action or process of educating or of being educated </p><p><i></i></p><p>What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to an human soul</p><p> Joseph Addison </p><p><i></i></p><p>I can't do with any more education. I was full up years ago</p><p> P G Wodehouse.</p></div><a name="s005182c"><!--s005182c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a stage of such a process, or any kind of process of this type </p><p><i></i></p><p>a university education</p>.</div><a name="s005183c"><!--s005183c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>instruction in some subject </p><p><i></i></p><p>religious education</p>.</div></div><a name="s020182b"><!--s020182b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the knowledge and development resulting from instruction, e.g. in school </p><p><i></i></p><p>a man of little education</p>.</div><a name="s020183b"><!--s020183b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the field of study that deals mainly with methods of teaching.</p></div><a name="s020184b"><!--s020184b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">an education</span>) an experience that causes one to see things in a new way </p><p><i></i></p><p>That meeting was quite an education</p> <p><span class="bodyb">educational</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">educationally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backstreet<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004048a"><!--s004048a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>made, done, or acting illegally or surreptitiously </p><p><i></i></p><p>backstreet abortions</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CBS</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009512a"><!--s009512a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Columbia Broadcasting System.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adultery</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹdultəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> adulteries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000691a"><!--s000691a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000769b"><!--s000769b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and somebody other than his or her spouse.</p></div><a name="s000770b"><!--s000770b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an act of adultery</p><p><span class="bodyb">adulterous</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">adulterously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English, alteration of <span class="bodyi">avoutrie</span> from French from Latin <span class="bodyi">adulter</span> adulterer, back-formation from <span class="bodyi">adulterare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/adulterate1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">adulterate 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contradiction</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kontrəʹdiksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012865a"><!--s012865a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013562b"><!--s013562b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act of contradicting.</p></div><a name="s013563b"><!--s013563b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an expression or proposition containing contradictory parts; logical inconsistency.</p></div><a name="s013564b"><!--s013564b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>opposition of factors inherent in a system or situation ✱ <span class="bodyb">contradiction in terms</span> a group of words or a concept that associates incompatible elements </p><p><i></i></p><p>A ‘high contralto’ sounds like a contradiction in terms</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">didymium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dieʹdimi·əm, di-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016635a"><!--s016635a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">no longer in technical use</span> a mixture of rare-earth elements made up chiefly of neodymium and praseodymium [Latin <span class="bodyi">didymium</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">didymos</span> double, twin, testicle, from <span class="bodyi">dyo</span> two].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">antsy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹantsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (antsier, antsiest) <span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002378a"><!--s002378a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002285b"><!--s002285b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>fidgety or restless.</p></div><a name="s002286b"><!--s002286b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>apprehensive or nervous [perhaps from the idiom <span class="bodyi">have ants in one's pants</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bullion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboolyən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007837a"><!--s007837a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>gold or silver in bars that has not been minted [Middle English from Anglo-French <span class="bodyi">bullion</span> mint, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">bullire</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/boil1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">boil 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clipper</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklipə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011190a"><!--s011190a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011476b"><!--s011476b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) an implement for cutting or trimming hair or nails.</p></div><a name="s011477b"><!--s011477b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a fast sailing ship, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with long slender lines, a sharply raked bow, and a large sail area.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doo-wop</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdoowop/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017899a"><!--s017899a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a style of popular music featuring close harmony singing, often using nonsense words made to sound like musical instruments, backed by a stylized form of rhythm and blues, that originated in the USA in the 1950s.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backstroke</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004049a"><!--s004049a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a swimming stroke executed on the back using reverse overarm strokes and kicking movements of the feet</p><p><span class="bodyb">backstroker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bite<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005731a"><!--s005731a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005811b"><!--s005811b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001303c"><!--s001303c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act of biting.</p></div><a name="s001304c"><!--s001304c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a wound made by biting.</p></div></div><a name="s005812b"><!--s005812b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001305c"><!--s001305c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an amount of food taken with one bite.</p></div><a name="s001306c"><!--s001306c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a quick meal or snack.</p></div></div><a name="s005813b"><!--s005813b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a fish that has taken the bait.</p></div><a name="s005814b"><!--s005814b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the grip which establishes physical friction or purchase.</p></div><a name="s005815b"><!--s005815b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a sharp incisive quality or effect.</p></div><a name="s005816b"><!--s005816b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>sharpness or pungency of taste ✱ <span class="bodyb">put the bite on</span>/<span class="bodyb">put the bite on (somebody</span>) <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to borrow or extort money from (somebody) ✱ <span class="bodyb">take a bite out of</span> /<span class="bodyb">take a bite out of something</span> to use up a substantial part of it.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cc</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009514a"><!--s009514a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009893b"><!--s009893b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>carbon copy.</p></div><a name="s009894b"><!--s009894b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>chapters.</p></div><a name="s009895b"><!--s009895b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>cubic centimetre.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cuboid<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014540a"><!--s014540a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015138b"><!--s015138b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a three-dimensional geometric shape having six rectangular faces at right angles to each other.</p></div><a name="s015139b"><!--s015139b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an approximately cube-shaped bone that is the outermost of the bones of in the ankle.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contradictory</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kontrəʹdikt(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012866a"><!--s012866a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013565b"><!--s013565b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>constituting a contradiction; incompatible or inconsistent.</p></div><a name="s013566b"><!--s013566b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a person: inclined to contradict.</p></div><a name="s013567b"><!--s013567b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a pair of propositions: logically such that one and only one must be true: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/contrary1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">contrary 1</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">contradictorily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">contradictoriness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adumbrate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹadəmbrayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">formal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000692a"><!--s000692a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000771b"><!--s000771b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to outline (something) broadly without details.</p></div><a name="s000772b"><!--s000772b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to foreshadow (a future event) vaguely.</p></div><a name="s000773b"><!--s000773b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cast a shadow over or obscure (something) <span class="bodyb">adumbration</span> /-ʹbraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">adumbrative</span> /əʹdumbrətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">adumbratus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">adumbrare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">umbra</span> shadow].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">educationalist</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019157a"><!--s019157a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an educational theorist or administrator.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">die<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/die/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (dies, died, dying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016636a"><!--s016636a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s017324b"><!--s017324b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to stop living; to undergo the ending of physical life.</p></div><a name="s017325b"><!--s017325b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004343c"><!--s004343c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to pass out of existence, to cease </p><p><i></i></p><p>His anger died at these words</p>.</div><a name="s004344c"><!--s004344c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to be forgotten </p><p><i></i></p><p>His name will never die</p>.</div></div><a name="s017326b"><!--s017326b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> + for) to long keenly or desperately </p><p><i></i></p><p>I was dying to go to the loo</p>.</div><a name="s017327b"><!--s017327b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> + on) to stop </p><p><i></i></p><p>The engine died on me just when I was overtaking</p>.</div><a name="s017328b"><!--s017328b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(+ of) to be almost overwhelmed with (e.g. boredom) <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s017329b"><!--s017329b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to suffer (a particular death) ✱ <span class="bodyb">die hard</span> said of habits or attitudes: to take a long time to change or disappear ✱ <span class="bodyb">I'd die first</span> I'd rather die (than do the thing in question) ✱ <span class="bodyb">never say die</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> never give up ✱ <span class="bodyb">to die for</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> excellent or desirable </p><p><i></i></p><p>They serve chocolate cheesecake to die for</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">dien</span>, from or related to Old Norse <span class="bodyi">deyja</span> to die].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clippie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklipi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011191a"><!--s011191a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal, dated</span> a female bus conductor [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/clip3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">clip 3</span></span></a> in the sense ‘to punch a hole’, i.e. in a bus ticket].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anuria</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹnyooəriə/ anuresis /anyooʹreesis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002379a"><!--s002379a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>failure or deficiency in the formation and excretion of urine [scientific Latin, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/urine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">urine</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bite-size <span class="bodyi">or</span> bite-sized</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005732a"><!--s005732a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005817b"><!--s005817b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>small enough to be eaten as one bite.</p></div><a name="s005818b"><!--s005818b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>small enough to be easily taken in or understood </p><p><i></i></p><p>providing the information in bite-size chunks</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bullish</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboolish/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007838a"><!--s007838a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008155b"><!--s008155b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>suggestive of a bull, e.g. in brawniness.</p></div><a name="s008156b"><!--s008156b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>marked by, tending to cause, or hopeful of rising prices, e.g. in a stock market: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bearish/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bearish</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s008157b"><!--s008157b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>energetically optimistic or enterprising </p><p><i></i></p><p>An immensely confident batsman, Gooch is at his most bullish against the West Indians</p><p> Daily Telegraph</p><p><span class="bodyb">bullishly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bullishness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backswing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004050a"><!--s004050a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the movement of a bat, arm, etc backwards to a position from which the forward or downward swing is made.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cuboid bone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014541a"><!--s014541a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cuboid2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cuboid<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adv.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000693a"><!--s000693a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000774b"><!--s000774b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>adverb.</p></div><a name="s000775b"><!--s000775b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>adverbial.</p></div><a name="s000776b"><!--s000776b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>against [(in sense 3) Latin <span class="bodyi">adversus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/adverse/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">adverse</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dop</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dop/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dops doppe /ʹdopə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017900a"><!--s017900a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018719b"><!--s018719b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">SAfr</span> a cheap crude brandy.</p></div><a name="s018720b"><!--s018720b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">SAfr</span> a tot of spirits, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> brandy [Afrikaans <span class="bodyi">dop</span>, literally ‘husk’, from early Dutch, referring to the use of grape skins in its production].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009513a"><!--s009513a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009889b"><!--s009889b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Chamber of Commerce.</p></div><a name="s009890b"><!--s009890b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>City Council.</p></div><a name="s009891b"><!--s009891b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>County Council.</p></div><a name="s009892b"><!--s009892b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>Cricket Club.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">educational psychology</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019158a"><!--s019158a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>psychology concerned with human maturation, school learning, and evaluation of aptitude and progress by tests</p><p><span class="bodyb">educational psychologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contradistinction</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkontrədiʹstingksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012867a"><!--s012867a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a distinction made between things by contrasting their different qualities ✱ <span class="bodyb">in contradistinction to</span> in contrast to (something else) <span class="bodyb">contradistinctive</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">contradistinctively</span> /-tivli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">die<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016637a"><!--s016637a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017330b"><!--s017330b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">pl</span> <span class="bodyb">dice /dies/</span>) a dice.</p></div><a name="s017331b"><!--s017331b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">pl</span> <span class="bodyb">dies</span>) any of various tools or devices for giving a desired shape, form, or finish to a material or for impressing an object or material.</p></div><a name="s017332b"><!--s017332b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="sb000000136"><!--sb000000136--></a><p>(<span class="bodyi">pl</span> <span class="bodyb">dies</span>) a dado or plinth ✱ <span class="bodyb">the die is cast</span> the irrevocable decision or step has been taken [Middle English <span class="bodyi">dee</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">datum</span> something given, neuter past part. of <span class="bodyi">dare</span> to give]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">die</span> <span class="bodyi">and</span> <span class="bodyb">dice</span>. See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dice1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dice 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biting</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbieting/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005733a"><!--s005733a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005819b"><!--s005819b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>strong and icy </p><p><i></i></p><p>a biting wind</p>.</div><a name="s005820b"><!--s005820b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>sarcastic </p><p><i></i></p><p>biting irony</p><p><span class="bodyb">bitingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaynəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002380a"><!--s002380a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the opening at the end of the alimentary canal through which solid waste matter leaves the body [Latin <span class="bodyi">ānus</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">back-to-back</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> back-to-backs)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004051a"><!--s004051a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a two-storey terraced house built with its back against the back of a parallel terrace.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cub reporter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014542a"><!--s014542a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal, dated</span> a junior newspaper reporter.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bull market</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007839a"><!--s007839a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a stock market characterized by rising share prices.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ad valorem</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ad vaʹlawrəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000694a"><!--s000694a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a tax: imposed at a rate proportional to the stated value: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/specific1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">specific<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (6) [Latin <span class="bodyi">ad valorem</span> according to the value].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dopa</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdohpə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017901a"><!--s017901a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a derivative of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/phenylalanine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">phenylalanine</span></span></a> , <span class="bodyi">esp</span> L-dopa [contraction of <span class="bodyi">dihydroxyphenylalanine</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contradistinguish</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkontrədiʹstinggwish/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012868a"><!--s012868a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to distinguish (two things) by contrasting their qualities.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clipping</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011192a"><!--s011192a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a piece that has been cut or trimmed from something, e.g. from a newspaper or from a fingernail.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CCD</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009515a"><!--s009515a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>charge-coupled device.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">die away</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016638a"><!--s016638a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to become weaker or fainter and then disappear </p><p><i></i></p><p>The sound of cheering eventually died away</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">educationist</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019159a"><!--s019159a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/educationalist/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">educationalist</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bitmap<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005734a"><!--s005734a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a representation in a computer's memory of an image presented on a computer screen, in which each <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pixel/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pixel</span></span></a> (spot on the screen) pixel is represented by one or more bits (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bit2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bit 2</span></span></a>) of information</p><p><span class="bodyb">bitmap</span> <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anvil</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanvil/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002381a"><!--s002381a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002287b"><!--s002287b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a heavy iron block on which metal is shaped by hammering.</p></div><a name="s002288b"><!--s002288b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a small anvil-shaped bone in the middle ear; the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/incus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">incus</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s002289b"><!--s002289b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a towering anvil-shaped cloud [Old English <span class="bodyi">anfilte</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cub Scout</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014543a"><!--s014543a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of a the most junior section of the Scout Association.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bull neck</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007840a"><!--s007840a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a thick short powerful neck</p><p><span class="bodyb">bullnecked</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backtrack</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004052a"><!--s004052a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004024b"><!--s004024b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to retrace a path or course.</p></div><a name="s004025b"><!--s004025b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to reverse one's position or stand.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dieback</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdiebak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016639a"><!--s016639a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a condition in woody plants in which young shoots, branches, etc are killed as a result of frost damage, pollution such as acid rain, or fungal infection.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">advance<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ədʹvahns/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000695a"><!--s000695a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000777b"><!--s000777b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000219c"><!--s000219c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to bring, move, or go forward in position or time.</p></div><a name="s000220c"><!--s000220c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(+ on) to approach in a threatening manner.</p></div></div><a name="s000778b"><!--s000778b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000221c"><!--s000221c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to accelerate the growth or progress of.</p></div><a name="s000222c"><!--s000222c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to develop or make progress.</p></div></div><a name="s000779b"><!--s000779b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to bring or move (something) forward in position or time </p><p><i></i></p><p>We had better advance the date of the meeting</p>.</div><a name="s000780b"><!--s000780b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to accelerate the growth or progress of (something); to further (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>This will not advance our cause</p>.</div><a name="s000781b"><!--s000781b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to raise (somebody) in rank; to promote (somebody).</p></div><a name="s000782b"><!--s000782b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to supply (money or goods) ahead of time or as a loan.</p></div><a name="s000783b"><!--s000783b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to bring (an opinion or argument) forward for notice; to propose (something) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s000784b"><!--s000784b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s000223c"><!--s000223c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to go forward; to proceed.</p></div><a name="s000224c"><!--s000224c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(+ on) to approach in a threatening manner.</p></div></div><a name="s000785b"><!--s000785b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to develop or make progress.</p></div><a name="s000786b"><!--s000786b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>to rise in rank, position, or importance</p><p><span class="bodyb">advancer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">advauncen</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">abante</span> before, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ab/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ab-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ante</span> before].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dopamine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdohpəmeen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017902a"><!--s017902a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a compound derivative of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dopa/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dopa</span></span></a> that occurs as a neurotransmitter in the brain and as an intermediate compound in the synthesis of adrenalin in body tissue [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dopa/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dopa</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amine</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clique</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kleek/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011193a"><!--s011193a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a highly exclusive and often aloof group of people held together by common interests, views, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>‘I hear you have such pleasant society in America.’ ‘There are cliques in America as elsewhere, Lady Hunstanton’</p><p> Oscar Wilde</p><p><span class="bodyb">cliquey</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cliquish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">clique</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">cliquer</span> to make a noise, clap].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contrafactive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kontrəʹfaktiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012869a"><!--s012869a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in linguistics, said of a verb such as <span class="bodyi">wish</span> or pretend: taking as its object a clause that conveys something that is not true: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/factive/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">factive</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/non_factive/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">non-factive</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">C clef</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009516a"><!--s009516a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in music, a symbol indicating middle C by its position on one of the lines of the stave.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">educe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹdyoohs, iʹjoohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">formal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019160a"><!--s019160a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020185b"><!--s020185b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to elicit or develop or (something); to bring out (something hitherto unrealized).</p></div><a name="s020186b"><!--s020186b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to arrive at (a conclusion) through a consideration of facts or evidence; to infer (something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">educible</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">eduction</span> /iʹduksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">educere</span> to draw out, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ducere</span> to lead].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bitmap<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (bitmapped, bitmapping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005735a"><!--s005735a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make a bitmap of (something).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anxiety</span><small><span class="eSynop">/angʹzie·iti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> anxieties)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002382a"><!--s002382a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002290b"><!--s002290b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>uneasiness of mind because of possible impending trouble or danger.</p></div><a name="s002291b"><!--s002291b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a cause of anxiety.</p></div><a name="s002292b"><!--s002292b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000514c"><!--s000514c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>uneasiness of mind because of possible impending trouble or danger.</p></div><a name="s000515c"><!--s000515c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a cause of anxiety.</p></div></div><a name="s002293b"><!--s002293b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a psychiatric disorder, characterized by an abnormal overwhelming sense of apprehension and fear, often with doubt about one's capacity to cope with the threat.</p></div><a name="s002294b"><!--s002294b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(+ to) an ardent or earnest wish </p><p><i></i></p><p>anxiety to please</p> [Latin <span class="bodyi">anxietas</span>, from <span class="bodyi">anxius</span> anxious: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anxious/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anxious</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backup</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004053a"><!--s004053a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004026b"><!--s004026b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody or something that serves as a substitute, auxiliary, or alternative.</p></div><a name="s004027b"><!--s004027b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody or something that gives support or is ready to if called upon.</p></div><a name="s004028b"><!--s004028b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in computing, the process of backing up data, or a copy of data made in this way.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dopant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdohp(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017903a"><!--s017903a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in electronics, a substance, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> boron, added in small amounts to a pure semiconductor material to produce a desired electrical effect [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dope2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dope 2</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ant1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ant 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contrafactual</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kontrəʹfaktyooəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012870a"><!--s012870a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/counterfactual/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">counterfactual</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CCTV</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009517a"><!--s009517a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>closed-circuit television.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cucking stool</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkuking/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014544a"><!--s014544a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a seat to which offenders were formerly tied to be pelted, jeered at, or plunged into water [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cucking stol</span>,literally ‘defecating chair’; because a commode was often used for the purpose].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">advance<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000696a"><!--s000696a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000787b"><!--s000787b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a forward movement.</p></div><a name="s000788b"><!--s000788b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000225c"><!--s000225c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a forward movement.</p></div><a name="s000226c"><!--s000226c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a signal for forward movement of troops.</p></div></div><a name="s000789b"><!--s000789b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000227c"><!--s000227c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>progress in development; an improvement.</p></div><a name="s000228c"><!--s000228c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/advancement/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">advancement</span></span></a> (1a).</p></div></div><a name="s000790b"><!--s000790b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) an amorous or sexual approach.</p></div><a name="s000791b"><!--s000791b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>money or goods supplied ahead of time or before a return is received ✱ <span class="bodyb">in advance</span> beforehand.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">die back</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016640a"><!--s016640a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a plant, shoots, etc: to die as far as the roots of the plant, e.g. at the end of the growing season.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bullock</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboolək/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007841a"><!--s007841a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a young castrated bull [Old English <span class="bodyi">bulluc</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">bula</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bull1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bull 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CLit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌsee ʹlit/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011194a"><!--s011194a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Companion of Literature.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anxious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹang(k)shəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002383a"><!--s002383a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002295b"><!--s002295b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>uneasy in the mind because of possible or impending trouble or danger.</p></div><a name="s002296b"><!--s002296b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>causing anxiety; when anxiety is felt; worrying </p><p><i></i></p><p>We had a few anxious moments during the storm</p>.</div><a name="s002297b"><!--s002297b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>ardently or earnestly wishing to do something</p><p><span class="bodyb">anxiously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">anxiousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">anxius</span>, from <span class="bodyi">angere</span> to strangle, distress].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">edutainment</span><small><span class="eSynop">/edyooʹtaynmənt, edjoo-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019161a"><!--s019161a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>entertainment which is designed to include some educational content [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/education/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">education</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/entertainment/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">entertainment</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bit of work</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bits of work)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005736a"><!--s005736a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">derog</span> a person </p><p><i></i></p><p>a nasty bit of work</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dope<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dohp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017904a"><!--s017904a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018721b"><!--s018721b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004655c"><!--s004655c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a preparation given illegally to a racing race horse, greyhound, etc to make it run faster or slower.</p></div><a name="s004656c"><!--s004656c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">slang</span> marijuana, opium, or another illegal drug.</p></div></div><a name="s018722b"><!--s018722b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a stupid person.</p></div><a name="s018723b"><!--s018723b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">the dope</span>) <span class="bodyi">informal</span> information, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from a reliable source.</p></div><a name="s018724b"><!--s018724b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s004657c"><!--s004657c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a thick liquid or pasty preparation.</p></div><a name="s004658c"><!--s004658c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a preparation for giving a desired quality to a substance, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a petrol additive.</p></div><a name="s004659c"><!--s004659c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a coating applied to a surface or fabric, e.g. of a balloon, to improve strength, impermeability, or tautness.</p></div></div><a name="s018725b"><!--s018725b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>absorbent material used in various manufacturing processes, e.g. the making of dynamite [Dutch <span class="bodyi">doop</span> sauce, from <span class="bodyi">dopen</span> to dip; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">dyppan</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dip1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dip 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cuckold<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkukohld/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014545a"><!--s014545a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a man whose wife is adulterous, traditionally a figure of fun [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cokewold</span>, prob from Old French <span class="bodyi">cucuault</span>, from <span class="bodyi">cucu</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cuckoo1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cuckoo 1</span></span></a>; from the idea of invading somebody else's nest].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CD</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009518a"><!--s009518a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009896b"><!--s009896b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>civil defence.</p></div><a name="s009897b"><!--s009897b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>compact disc.</p></div><a name="s009898b"><!--s009898b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>diplomatic corps [(sense 3) French <span class="bodyi">corps diplomatique</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">die-cast</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> die-cast)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016641a"><!--s016641a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make (an object) by forcing molten plastic, metal, etc into a die.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">back up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004054a"><!--s004054a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004029b"><!--s004029b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000792c"><!--s000792c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to support (somebody) in an argument or proposal.</p></div><a name="s000793c"><!--s000793c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to give support to (an argument, etc).</p></div></div><a name="s004030b"><!--s004030b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in computing, to make a security copy of (data, a file, etc).</p></div><a name="s004031b"><!--s004031b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to hold (something) back; to cause (something) to accumulate </p><p><i></i></p><p>The dam was backing up an immense quantity of water</p> <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</div><a name="s004032b"><!--s004032b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in computing, to make a copy of data, a file, etc, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for security reasons.</p></div><a name="s004033b"><!--s004033b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>said of traffic: to form an increasing queue behind a hazard or congestion.</p></div><a name="s004034b"><!--s004034b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>in cricket, said of the non-receiving batsman: to move forward down the wicket when the ball is bowled to be ready to make a run.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contraflow</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkontrəfloh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012871a"><!--s012871a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a temporary two-way traffic-flow system introduced on one carriageway of a motorway, etc while the other is closed off, e.g. for repair.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">any<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeni/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002384a"><!--s002384a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002298b"><!--s002298b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>one or some, no matter which </p><p><i></i></p><p>Any plan is better than none</p>.</div><a name="s002299b"><!--s002299b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>one, some, or all; whatever, e.g.:</p><a name="s000516c"><!--s000516c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>of whatever number or quantity; even the smallest number or quantity of </p><p><i></i></p><p>We never get any letters</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Have you any money?</p>.</div><a name="s000517c"><!--s000517c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>no matter how great </p><p><i></i></p><p>Do it at any cost</p>.</div><a name="s000518c"><!--s000518c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>no matter how ordinary or inadequate </p><p><i></i></p><p>Wear just any old thing</p>.</div></div><a name="s002300b"><!--s002300b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in negatives</span>) being an appreciable number, part, or amount of </p><p><i></i></p><p>We didn't stay for any length of time</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">any time/anytime</span>.</div><a name="s002301b"><!--s002301b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> at any time </p><p><i></i></p><p>Come round any time</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">any day/minute/moment/time etc now</span> very soon; quite soon [Old English <span class="bodyi">ǣnig</span>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clitoridectomy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌklitəriʹdektəmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> clitoridectomies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011195a"><!--s011195a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>surgical removal of the clitoris; female circumcision.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bullring</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007842a"><!--s007842a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an arena for bullfights.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bit part</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005737a"><!--s005737a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small acting part, usu with spoken lines.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Edwardian<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/edʹwawdi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019162a"><!--s019162a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020187b"><!--s020187b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or characteristic of the reign of Edward VII of England (1901–1910)</p><p><span class="bodyb">Edwardian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s020188b"><!--s020188b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>characteristic of this period.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">advance<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000697a"><!--s000697a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000792b"><!--s000792b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>made, sent, or provided ahead of time </p><p><i></i></p><p>advance warning</p>.</div><a name="s000793b"><!--s000793b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>going or situated ahead of others </p><p><i></i></p><p>an advance party of soldiers</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dope<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017905a"><!--s017905a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018726b"><!--s018726b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to administer an illegal or narcotic drug to (a person or animal).</p></div><a name="s018727b"><!--s018727b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to add an impurity to (a semiconductor) so as to give the required electrical properties.</p></div><a name="s018728b"><!--s018728b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to treat (a substance or surface) with dope <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s018729b"><!--s018729b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to take illegal drugs</p><p><span class="bodyb">doper</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diecious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dieʹeeshəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016642a"><!--s016642a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dioecious/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dioecious</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cd</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009519a"><!--s009519a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chemical symbol for cadmium.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Edwardian<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019163a"><!--s019163a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person living in the UK during the reign of Edward VII.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cuckold<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014546a"><!--s014546a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a man: to make a cuckold of (a married man) by having an adulterous relationship with his wife <span class="bodyb">cuckoldry</span> /-ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contrail</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkontrayl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012872a"><!--s012872a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vapour_trail/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">vapour trail</span></span></a> [short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/condensation_trail/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">condensation trail</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bull-roarer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007843a"><!--s007843a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wooden slat tied to the end of a thong and whirled to make a roaring sound, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by Australian aboriginals in religious rites.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clitoris</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklitəris/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011196a"><!--s011196a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mainly internal erectile organ at the front or top part of the vulva that is a centre of sexual sensation in females</p><p><span class="bodyb">clitoral</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin, from Greek <span class="bodyi">kleitoris</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bit player</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005738a"><!--s005738a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an actor who plays bit parts.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backveld</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbakfelt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004055a"><!--s004055a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">SAfr</span> a remote or culturally backward area [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/back3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">back 3</span></span></a> + Afrikaans <span class="bodyi">veld</span> field].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">any<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pronoun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> any)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002385a"><!--s002385a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002302b"><!--s002302b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any person; anybody </p><p><i></i></p><p>I don't recognize any of them</p>.</div><a name="s002303b"><!--s002303b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000519c"><!--s000519c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>any thing.</p></div><a name="s000520c"><!--s000520c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any part, quantity, or number </p><p><i></i></p><p>I got hardly any of the cake</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">not be having any/any of it</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to refuse to tolerate, do, etc something <a name="sb00000048"><!--sb00000048--></a><p><i></i></p><p>He tried to kiss me but I wasn't having any of that!</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyi">Any</span>, as a pronoun,may be used with a verb in either the singular or the plural: <span class="bodyi">I need some glue – is there any left?</span>; <span class="bodyi">We sold most of them, and any that were unsold we gave away to friends.</span> There is sometimes a subtle distinction in the choice of a singular or plural verb. <span class="bodyi">Is any of these seats free?</span> would mean, specifically, ‘any one’, whereas one might ask, equally correctly, <span class="bodyi">Are any of these seats free?</span> to mean ‘are some of them free?’.</p></div></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">advanced</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000698a"><!--s000698a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000794b"><!--s000794b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>far on in time or course </p><p><i></i></p><p>a man advanced in years</p>.</div><a name="s000795b"><!--s000795b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>beyond the elementary; more developed </p><p><i></i></p><p>advanced chemistry</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dopey <span class="bodyi">or</span> dopy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (dopier, dopiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017906a"><!--s017906a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018730b"><!--s018730b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>stupefied, e.g. by sleep or the effects of a drug </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was still dopey from the anaesthetic</p>.</div><a name="s018731b"><!--s018731b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> stupid</p><p><span class="bodyb">dopily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dopiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cd</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009520a"><!--s009520a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>candela.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Edwardian car</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019164a"><!--s019164a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> an old motor car; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> one built after 1904 and before 1919: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/veteran_car/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">veteran car</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vintage_car/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">vintage car</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bit rate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005739a"><!--s005739a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the number of bits per second that a digital network is able to carry.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">die down</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016643a"><!--s016643a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017333b"><!--s017333b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to diminish or subside.</p></div><a name="s017334b"><!--s017334b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a plant, shoots, etc: = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/die_back/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">die back</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contraindicate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kontrəʹindikayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012873a"><!--s012873a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to render (a treatment or procedure) inadvisable </p><p><i></i></p><p>a drug that is contraindicated in pregnancy</p> <p><span class="bodyb">contraindication</span> /-ʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">contraindicative</span> /-ʹdikətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cuckoo<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkookooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cuckoos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014547a"><!--s014547a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015140b"><!--s015140b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a greyish brown European bird that lays its eggs in the nests of other birds.</p></div><a name="s015141b"><!--s015141b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003785c"><!--s003785c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a greyish brown European bird that lays its eggs in the nests of small songbirds, which hatch them and rear the offspring: <span class="bodyi">Cuculus canorus</span>.</p></div><a name="s003786c"><!--s003786c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any of a large family of related birds: family Cuculidae.</p></div></div><a name="s015142b"><!--s015142b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the characteristic two-note call of the male cuckoo [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cuccu</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">cucu</span>, imitative of the bird's call].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bull's-eye</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007844a"><!--s007844a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008158b"><!--s008158b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the centre of a target, or a shot that hits it.</p></div><a name="s008159b"><!--s008159b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001947c"><!--s001947c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the centre of a target, or a shot that hits it.</p></div><a name="s001948c"><!--s001948c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>something that precisely attains a desired end.</p></div></div><a name="s008160b"><!--s008160b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a very hard round usu peppermint sweet.</p></div><a name="s008161b"><!--s008161b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> a small thick disc of glass inserted, e.g. in a ship's deck, to let in light.</p></div><a name="s008162b"><!--s008162b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a simple lens of short focal distance, or a lantern fitted with one.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dopiaza</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdohpiazə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017907a"><!--s017907a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">used after a noun</span>) said of an Indian dish: cooked or served in an onion sauce </p><p><i></i></p><p>chicken dopiaza</p> <p><span class="bodyb">dopiaza</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Hindi <span class="bodyi">do</span> two + <span class="bodyi">pyāz</span> onion].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cllr</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011197a"><!--s011197a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> councillor.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backward<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbakwəd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004056a"><!--s004056a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004035b"><!--s004035b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000794c"><!--s000794c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>directed or turned backwards.</p></div><a name="s000795c"><!--s000795c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>done or executed backwards </p><p><i></i></p><p>a backward somersault</p>.</div></div><a name="s004036b"><!--s004036b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>affected by a developmental disability.</p></div><a name="s004037b"><!--s004037b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>diffident or shy.</p></div><a name="s004038b"><!--s004038b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in cricket, of or occupying a fielding position behind the batsman's wicket</p><p><span class="bodyb">backwardly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">backwardness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">any<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002386a"><!--s002386a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to any extent or degree </p><p><i></i></p><p>She's not feeling any better</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">any more/anymore</span> any longer; now, as opposed to in the past <p><i></i></p><p>She doesn't live here any more</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">advanced gas-cooled reactor</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000699a"><!--s000699a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a type of nuclear reactor that uses carbon dioxide as the coolant, graphite as the moderator, and uranium oxide cased in steel as the fuel.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contralateral</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kontrəʹlat(ə)rəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012874a"><!--s012874a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>situated on, appearing on, or affecting the opposite side of the body: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ipsilateral/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ipsilateral</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">die-hard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016644a"><!--s016644a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017335b"><!--s017335b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who strongly resists change.</p></div><a name="s017336b"><!--s017336b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) strongly resisting change </p><p><i></i></p><p>a die-hard conservative</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doppe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdopə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017908a"><!--s017908a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dop/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dop</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CD-I</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009521a"><!--s009521a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>compact disc interactive.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anybody</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pronoun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002387a"><!--s002387a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002304b"><!--s002304b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any person </p><p><i></i></p><p>Is anybody here?</p>.</div><a name="s002305b"><!--s002305b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> somebody important </p><p><i></i></p><p>If you have to tell them who you are, you aren't anybody</p> — Gregory Peck.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ee<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019165a"><!--s019165a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting:</p><a name="s020189b"><!--s020189b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>forming nouns from transitive verbs, denoting: a person to whom (a specified action) is done </p><p><i></i></p><p>appointee</p> <p><i></i></p><p>trainee</p>.</div><a name="s020190b"><!--s020190b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>forming nouns from nouns, adjectives and verbs, denoting: a person who acts (in a specified way) </p><p><i></i></p><p>escapee</p> <p><i></i></p><p>absentee</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">-e</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">-é</span>, past part. ending, from Latin <span class="bodyi">-atus</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bullshit<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007845a"><!--s007845a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span> nonsense, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> empty, boasting, or insincere talk [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bull1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bull 1</span></span></a>+ <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/shit1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">shit 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cuckoo<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014548a"><!--s014548a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> insane; crazy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backward<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004057a"><!--s004057a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/backwards/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">backwards</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bitstream</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbitstreem/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005740a"><!--s005740a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a continuous succession of bits (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bit2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bit 2</span></span></a>) of data.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Clo.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011198a"><!--s011198a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in street names, close.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Advanced level</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000700a"><!--s000700a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_level/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">A level</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contralto</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹtraltoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> contraltos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012875a"><!--s012875a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a singer having the lowest female singing voice, or a singer with this voice [Italian <span class="bodyi">contralto</span> from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/contra/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">contra-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/alto/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">alto</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bullshit<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (bullshitting, <span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> bullshit bullshitted)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007846a"><!--s007846a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s008163b"><!--s008163b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span> to talk loudly or confidently about something of which one has no knowledge <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s008164b"><!--s008164b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span> to try to deceive or impress (somebody) by bullshitting</p><p><span class="bodyb">bullshitter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dieldrin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdeeldrin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016645a"><!--s016645a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an insecticide that contains chlorine [from the name of Otto <span class="bodyi">Diels</span> d.1954, German chemist + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aldrin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aldrin</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anyhow</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002388a"><!--s002388a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002306b"><!--s002306b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anyway/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anyway</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s002307b"><!--s002307b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also informal</span> <span class="bodyb">any old how</span>) in a haphazard manner </p><p><i></i></p><p>The clothes were just thrown together anyhow</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cuckoo clock</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014549a"><!--s014549a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a clock containing a mechanical cuckoo on a spring, that shoots out on the hour and delivers the appropriate number of cuckoo calls.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CDN</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009522a"><!--s009522a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Canada (international vehicle registration).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bitt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005741a"><!--s005741a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of a pair of posts on a ship's deck for securing ropes [perhaps from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">biti</span> beam; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">bāt</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/boat1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">boat 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cloaca</span><small><span class="eSynop">/klohʹaykə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cloacae /-kee, -see/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011199a"><!--s011199a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011478b"><!--s011478b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a conduit for sewage.</p></div><a name="s011479b"><!--s011479b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the body cavity into which the intestinal, urinary, and reproductive canals discharge, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in birds, reptiles, amphibians, and many fishes</p><p><span class="bodyb">cloacal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">cloaca</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backwardation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bakwəʹdaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">Brit</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004058a"><!--s004058a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004039b"><!--s004039b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the difference between the spot price of a commodity and the forward price, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when the forward price is lower.</p></div><a name="s004040b"><!--s004040b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>formerly, a premium paid by a seller to a buyer of shares to postpone delivery until a future day of settlement.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ee<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019166a"><!--s019166a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns from nouns, denoting: a particular, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> small, kind of object </p><p><i></i></p><p>bootee</p> <p>[prob alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/y4_or_ie/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-y 4</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">advancement</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000701a"><!--s000701a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000796b"><!--s000796b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000229c"><!--s000229c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>promotion or elevation to a higher rank or position.</p></div><a name="s000230c"><!--s000230c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>furtherance towards perfection or completeness </p><p><i></i></p><p>the advancement of knowledge</p>.</div></div><a name="s000797b"><!--s000797b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>forward movement or progress.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doppelgänger</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdoplgengə, -gangə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017909a"><!--s017909a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a ghostly counterpart of a living person [German <span class="bodyi">doppelgänger</span>, literally ‘double-goer’, from <span class="bodyi">doppel-</span> double + <span class="bodyi">-gänger</span> goer].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contra mundum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkontrə ʹmoondoom/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012876a"><!--s012876a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of an individual stand somebody has taken: defying the rest of the world; in a minority of one </p><p><i></i></p><p>Griffin contra mundum - with a vengeance!</p><p> H G Wells [Latin <span class="bodyi">contra mundum</span> against the world].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bull terrier</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007847a"><!--s007847a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a short-haired breed of terrier, a cross between a bulldog and a breed of terrieroriginated in England by crossing the bulldog with a breed of terrier.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anyone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pronoun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002389a"><!--s002389a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002308b"><!--s002308b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any person.</p></div><a name="s002309b"><!--s002309b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> somebody important </p><p><i></i></p><p>Everyone who is anyone will be there</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dielectric<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/die·əʹlektrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016646a"><!--s016646a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>able to transmit an electrical effect by electrostatic induction but not by conduction</p><p><span class="bodyb">dielectrically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dia_or_di/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dia-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/electric2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">electric 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backwards</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">backward</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004059a"><!--s004059a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004041b"><!--s004041b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>towards the back.</p></div><a name="s004042b"><!--s004042b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>with the back foremost.</p></div><a name="s004043b"><!--s004043b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in a reverse direction or towards the beginning </p><p><i></i></p><p>Why teach them to say the alphabet backwards?</p>.</div><a name="s004044b"><!--s004044b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>perfectly; thoroughly </p><p><i></i></p><p>She knows the procedure backwards</p>.</div><a name="s004045b"><!--s004045b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>towards the past.</p></div><a name="s004046b"><!--s004046b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>towards or into a worse state ✱ <span class="bodyb">backwards and forwards</span> from one place to another and back again repeatedly; to and fro </p><p><i></i></p><p>My mother has been ill so we have been running backwards and forwards to Glasgow for the past couple of months</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">bend/fall/lean over backwards</span> to make extreme efforts, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in order to please or conciliate somebody <p><i></i></p><p>They bent over backwards to make us feel welcome</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Doppler effect</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdoplə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017910a"><!--s017910a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a change in the apparent frequency of sound, light, or other waves when there is relative motion between the source and the observer: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/shift2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">shift<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (3b) [named after Christian <span class="bodyi">Doppler</span> d.1853, Austrian scientist and mathematician, who first explained it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">EEC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019167a"><!--s019167a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>European Economic Community.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cloak<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/klohk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011200a"><!--s011200a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011480b"><!--s011480b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a long sleeveless outer garment that usu fastens at the neck and, hangs loosely from the shoulders, and is longer than a cape.</p></div><a name="s011481b"><!--s011481b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that conceals; a pretence or disguise [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cloke</span> via French from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">clocca</span> bell; from its shape].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">advantage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ədʹvahntij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000702a"><!--s000702a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000798b"><!--s000798b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + of/over) superiority of position or condition.</p></div><a name="s000799b"><!--s000799b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a factor or circumstance that makes something or somebody superior to others </p><p><i></i></p><p>the advantages of a computerized system</p>.</div><a name="s000800b"><!--s000800b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a benefit or gain, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one resulting from some course of action </p><p><i></i></p><p>a mistake that turned out to our advantage</p>.</div><a name="s000801b"><!--s000801b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the first point won in tennis after deuce ✱ <span class="bodyb">have the advantage of somebody</span> to have superiority over somebody; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> to have personal unreciprocated knowledge of somebody </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'm afraid you have the advantage of me</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">take advantage of somebody or something</span> to use something to one's advantage or benefit; to profit by it.</div><a name="s000802b"><!--s000802b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to impose on or exploit somebody, or their good nature ✱ <span class="bodyb">to advantage</span> in a way that produces a favourable impression or effect </p><p><i></i></p><p>Wore my sprigged muslin robe with blue trimmings – plain black shoes – appeared to much advantage</p> — Jane Austen [Middle English <span class="bodyi">avantage</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">abante</span>; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/advance1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">advance 1</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cuckooflower</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014550a"><!--s014550a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a European and American plant of the mustard family with lilac flowers, which grows in wet places: <span class="bodyi">Cardamine pratensis</span> [from its flowering when the cuckoo is first heard calling].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CD player</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009523a"><!--s009523a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a piece of audio equipment for playing compact discs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bitten</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbit(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005742a"><!--s005742a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bite1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bite 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contraposition</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkontrəpəʹzish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012877a"><!--s012877a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in logic, the conversion of a proposition so that its terms are negated and their order reversed, e.g. <span class="bodyi">All A is B</span> would be converted into <span class="bodyi">All not-B is not-A</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bully<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbooli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bullies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007848a"><!--s007848a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008165b"><!--s008165b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a browbeating person, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> somebody who is habitually cruel to other weaker people.</p></div><a name="s008166b"><!--s008166b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a hired ruffian </p><p><i></i></p><p>a knot of pedlars, pickpockets, highwaymen, and bullies</p><p> Jonathan Swift [orig meaning ‘sweetheart’, ‘fine fellow’ prob modification of Dutch <span class="bodyi">boel</span> lover, from early High German <span class="bodyi">buole</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anyplace</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002390a"><!--s002390a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> in, at, or to any place; anywhere.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dielectric<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016647a"><!--s016647a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dielectric substance; an insulator.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backwash</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004060a"><!--s004060a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004047b"><!--s004047b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a backward movement in air, water, etc produced by a propelling force, e.g. the motion of oars.</p></div><a name="s004048b"><!--s004048b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the backward movement of a receding wave.</p></div><a name="s004049b"><!--s004049b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000796c"><!--s000796c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a backward movement in air, water, etc produced by a propelling force, e.g. the motion of oars.</p></div><a name="s000797c"><!--s000797c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the backward movement of a receding wave.</p></div></div><a name="s004050b"><!--s004050b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a usu unwelcome consequence or by-product of an event; an aftermath.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contrapposto</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kontrəʹpostoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> contrapposti /-tee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012878a"><!--s012878a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in painting or sculpture of the human form, a twisting of the body on its own axis, so that the position of head and shoulders contrasts with that of the hips and legs [Italian <span class="bodyi">contrapposto</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">contrapporre</span> to oppose, contrast, from Latin <span class="bodyi">contraponere</span> to place against, oppose to, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/contra/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">contra-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ponere</span> to put].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Doppler shift</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017911a"><!--s017911a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/doppler_effect/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Doppler effect</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cloak<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011201a"><!--s011201a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to cover or hide (somebody or something) with, or as if with, a cloak.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">EEG</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019168a"><!--s019168a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020191b"><!--s020191b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>electroencephalogram.</p></div><a name="s020192b"><!--s020192b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>electroencephalograph.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cuckoopint</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014551a"><!--s014551a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a European arum that has a pale green leaflike bract surrounding tiny purple flowers, and bears a cluster of red berries: <span class="bodyi">Arum maculatum</span> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cuccupintel</span>,from <span class="bodyi">cuccu</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cuckoo1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cuckoo 1</span></span></a>) + <span class="bodyi">pintel</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pintle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pintle</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cdr</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009524a"><!--s009524a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Commander.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bully<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (bullies, bullied, bullying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007849a"><!--s007849a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to intimidate or coerce (somebody) with persistently aggressive or violent behaviour, or by using threats of violence.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bitter<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbitə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005743a"><!--s005743a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005821b"><!--s005821b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having a sharp taste that is usu more disagreeable than sourness and that is one of the four basic taste sensations: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/salt3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">salt 3</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sour1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sour 1</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sweet1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sweet 1</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s005822b"><!--s005822b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001307c"><!--s001307c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>intense or severe </p><p><i></i></p><p>a bitter struggle</p>.</div><a name="s001308c"><!--s001308c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>strongly opposed to one another </p><p><i></i></p><p>bitter enemies</p>.</div><a name="s001309c"><!--s001309c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>harsh and sarcastic; showing or stemming from great dislike or resentment </p><p><i></i></p><p>bitter contempt</p> <p><i></i></p><p>bitter remarks</p>.</div><a name="s001310c"><!--s001310c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>very cold </p><p><i></i></p><p>a bitter winter</p>.</div></div><a name="s005823b"><!--s005823b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>characterized by or causing severe grief or regret.</p></div><a name="s005824b"><!--s005824b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s001311c"><!--s001311c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>expressive of severe grief or regret </p><p><i></i></p><p>bitter tears</p>.</div><a name="s001312c"><!--s001312c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>causing great grief, distress, or regret </p><p><i></i></p><p>But O, how bitter a thing it is to look into happiness through another man's eyes</p> — Shakespeare<p><span class="bodyb">bitterish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bitterly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bitterness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">biter</span>; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">bītan</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bite1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bite 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anyroad <span class="bodyi">or</span> any road</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002391a"><!--s002391a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, non-standard</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anyway/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anyway</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">advantageous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/adv(ə)nʹtayjəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000703a"><!--s000703a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>providing an advantage; favourable</p><p><span class="bodyb">advantageously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diene</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdie·een/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016648a"><!--s016648a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chemical compound containing two carbon-carbon double bonds.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backwater</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004061a"><!--s004061a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004051b"><!--s004051b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a stagnant pool or inlet kept filled by the opposing current of a river.</p></div><a name="s004052b"><!--s004052b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a place or condition that is isolated or backward, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> culturally or intellectually.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dopy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017912a"><!--s017912a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dopey_or_dopy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dopey</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contraption</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹtrapsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012879a"><!--s012879a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a newfangled or complicated device; a gadget [perhaps a fanciful coinage based on <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/contrive/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">contrive</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bitter<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005744a"><!--s005744a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> bitterly.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cloak-and-dagger</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011202a"><!--s011202a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>involving dealing in or suggestive of melodramatic intrigue and secrecy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cuckoo spit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014552a"><!--s014552a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a frothy secretion exuded on plants by the larva of a froghopper.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bully<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bullies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007850a"><!--s007850a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in hockey, a procedure for starting play in a match, in which two opposing players face each other and alternately strike the ground and the opponent's stick three times before attempting to gain possession of the ball [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">die off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016649a"><!--s016649a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to die one by one, sometimes until none exist.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anything<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pronoun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002392a"><!--s002392a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002310b"><!--s002310b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any thing whatever </p><p><i></i></p><p>He'll do anything for a quiet life</p>.</div><a name="s002311b"><!--s002311b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any event, happening, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>Who knows? Anything could happen</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">anything but</span>.</div><a name="s002312b"><!--s002312b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>not at all; far from </p><p><i></i></p><p>They were anything but pleased to see us</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">as anything</span> very <p><i></i></p><p>She's as quick as anything</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cdre</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009525a"><!--s009525a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Commodore.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">advection</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ədʹveksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000704a"><!--s000704a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the usu horizontal movement of a mass of air causing changes in its temperature and other physical properties <span class="bodyb">advective</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">advection-</span>, <span class="bodyi">advectio</span> act of bringing, from <span class="bodyi">advehere</span> to carry to, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">vehere</span> to carry].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019169a"><!--s019169a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020193b"><!--s020193b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several species of long snakelike fishes with a smooth slimy skin and no pelvic fins: order Anguilliformes.</p></div><a name="s020194b"><!--s020194b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of various similar but unrelated creatures, such as the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/electric_eel/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">electric eel</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">eel-like</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">eely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">ǣl</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backwoods</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004062a"><!--s004062a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004053b"><!--s004053b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> <span class="bodyb">the backwoods</span>) (<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) heavily forested and uncultivated areas where few people live.</p></div><a name="s004054b"><!--s004054b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a remote or culturally backward area.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dorado</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dəʹrahdoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dorados <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> dorado)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017913a"><!--s017913a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a freshwater game fish, with a golden-coloured body and red fins, that lives in South American rivers: <span class="bodyi">Salminus maxillosus</span> [Spanish <span class="bodyi">dorado</span>, literally ‘gilded’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contrapuntal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kontrəʹpuntl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012880a"><!--s012880a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to musical counterpoint</p><p><span class="bodyb">contrapuntally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Italian <span class="bodyi">contrap(p)unto</span> counterpoint, from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">contrapunctum</span>, neuter of <span class="bodyi">contrapunctus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/counterpoint1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">counterpoint 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eelgrass</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019170a"><!--s019170a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020195b"><!--s020195b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a freshwater plant that has very long narrow leaves and grows underwater: genus <span class="bodyi">Valisneria</span>.</p></div><a name="s020196b"><!--s020196b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a marine plant with long grasslike leaves: <span class="bodyi">Zostera marina</span>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cloakroom</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011203a"><!--s011203a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011482b"><!--s011482b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a room in which outdoor clothing or bags may be left during one's stay.</p></div><a name="s011483b"><!--s011483b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, euphem</span> a room with a toilet.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bitter<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005745a"><!--s005745a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005825b"><!--s005825b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl, but treated as sing. or pl</span>) a usu alcoholic solution of bitter and often aromatic plant products used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in preparing mixed drinks or as a mild tonic.</p></div><a name="s005826b"><!--s005826b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a very dry bitter beer heavily flavoured with hops.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CD-ROM</span><small><span class="eSynop">/seedeeʹrom/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009526a"><!--s009526a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a compact disc on which very large amounts of data can be stored for use by a computer [short for <span class="bodyi">compact disc read-only memory</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cucumber</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkyoohkumbə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014553a"><!--s014553a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015143b"><!--s015143b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a climbing plant cultivated as a garden vegetable for its the long green edible fruit of a climbing plant, eaten raw as a salad vegetable: <span class="bodyi">Cucumis sativus</span>.</p></div><a name="s015144b"><!--s015144b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a fruit of this plant, used as a vegetable, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in salads </p><p><i></i></p><p>A cucumber should be well sliced, and dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out, as good for nothing</p><p> Dr Johnson ✱ <span class="bodyb">as cool as a cucumber</span>.</p></div><a name="s015145b"><!--s015145b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>perfectly calm and composed [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">cocombre</span>,from Latin <span class="bodyi">cucumer-, cucumis</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anything<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002393a"><!--s002393a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in any degree; at all </p><p><i></i></p><p>The water isn't anything like as cold today</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">die out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016650a"><!--s016650a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017337b"><!--s017337b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to become extinct.</p></div><a name="s017338b"><!--s017338b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to disappear; to cease to exist, be done, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>Widows always used to wear black, but the practice has died out now</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bully<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj and interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007851a"><!--s007851a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used, sometimes ironically, as a general expression of approval: excellent </p><p><i></i></p><p>Bully for them!</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Advent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹadvent, -vənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000705a"><!--s000705a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000803b"><!--s000803b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the period of approximately four weeks beginning on the fourth Sunday before Christmas and ending at Christmas itself </p><p><i></i></p><p>the second Sunday in Advent</p>.</div><a name="s000804b"><!--s000804b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the coming of Christ to earth as a human being: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/incarnation/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">incarnation</span></span></a> (3).</p></div><a name="s000805b"><!--s000805b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">advent</span>) a coming into being; an arrival </p><p><i></i></p><p>the advent of spring</p> [Middle English via medieval Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">adventus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/adventure1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">adventure 1</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">backwoodsman</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbakwoodzmən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> backwoodsmen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004063a"><!--s004063a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004055b"><!--s004055b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> somebody who lives in the backwoods, or who has the skills and knowledge to survive in the backwoods.</p></div><a name="s004056b"><!--s004056b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an unsociable and uncultured person.</p></div><a name="s004057b"><!--s004057b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> formerly, a member of the peerage who very rarely attended the House of Lords.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dor beetle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/daw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017914a"><!--s017914a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of large black European dung beetles that make a droning noise when flying: <span class="bodyi">Geotrupes stercorarius</span> and other species.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eelpout</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019171a"><!--s019171a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020197b"><!--s020197b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of numerous species of eel-like sea fishes resembling blennies: family Zoarcidae.</p></div><a name="s020198b"><!--s020198b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/burbot/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">burbot</span></span></a> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eel/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eel</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pout3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pout 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CDT</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009527a"><!--s009527a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009899b"><!--s009899b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Central daylight time (time zone).</p></div><a name="s009900b"><!--s009900b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>craft, design, and technology.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contrarian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹtreəri·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012881a"><!--s012881a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who opposes a current trend; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an investor who deliberately acts against the tendency of the stock market</p><p><span class="bodyb">contrarian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">contrarianism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bitter end</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005746a"><!--s005746a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the bitter end</span>) the very end, however painful or calamitous [prob originating from <span class="bodyi">bitter end</span> the ship's end of an anchoring cable, from <span class="bodyi">bitter</span> a turn of cable round the bitts, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bitt/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bitt</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cucurbit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kyoohʹkuhbit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014554a"><!--s014554a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a plant of the cucumber family: family Cucurbitaceae</p><p><span class="bodyb">cucurbitaceous</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cucurbite</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">cucurbita</span> gourd].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anyway</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002394a"><!--s002394a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002313b"><!--s002313b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in any case; inevitably </p><p><i></i></p><p>We won't be here anyway</p>.</div><a name="s002314b"><!--s002314b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used when resuming a narrative </p><p><i></i></p><p>Well, anyway, I rang the bell …</p>.</div><a name="s002315b"><!--s002315b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in spite of that; nevertheless </p><p><i></i></p><p>She told me not to, but I'm going anyway</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clobber<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklobə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011204a"><!--s011204a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> gear, paraphernalia; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> clothes worn for a usu specified purpose or function [prob alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/clothe/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">clothes</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">back yard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004064a"><!--s004064a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004058b"><!--s004058b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a yard at the back of a house </p><p><i></i></p><p>People's back yards are much more interesting than their front gardens</p> — John Betjeman.</div><a name="s004059b"><!--s004059b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a back garden.</p></div><a name="s004060b"><!--s004060b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>any area close to one's home, etc about which one feels some concern or responsibility and over the use of which one feels one should have some control.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dieresis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dieʹerisis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016651a"><!--s016651a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/diaeresis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">diaeresis</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bully<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (bullies, bullied, bullying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007852a"><!--s007852a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s008167b"><!--s008167b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to put (a hockey ball) in play with a bully <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s008168b"><!--s008168b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ off) to start or restart a hockey match with a bully.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Advent calendar</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000706a"><!--s000706a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large card representing a Christmas or winter scene with 24 numbered windows to be opened, one for each day of December up to Christmas Eve, which, when opened, reveal revealing a small picture or gift.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dorcas gazelle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdawkəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dorcas gazelles <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> dorcas gazelle)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017915a"><!--s017915a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small gazelle that lives in open arid countryside in parts of northern Africa and western Asia: <span class="bodyi">Gazella dorcas</span> [Greek <span class="bodyi">dorkas</span> a gazelle].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eelworm</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019172a"><!--s019172a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of nematode worms, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one living free in the soil or as a parasite in plants: phylum Nematoda.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CDV</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009528a"><!--s009528a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>CD video.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contrariety</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kontrəʹrieti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012882a"><!--s012882a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>opposition, disagreement, or inconsistency between two things [late Latin <span class="bodyi">contrarietat-, contrarietas</span>, from <span class="bodyi">contrarius</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/contrary1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">contrary 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clobber<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (clobbered, clobbering) <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011205a"><!--s011205a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011484b"><!--s011484b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to hit (somebody or something) with force.</p></div><a name="s011485b"><!--s011485b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to defeat (somebody) overwhelmingly [origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anywhere<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002395a"><!--s002395a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002316b"><!--s002316b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in, at, or to any place.</p></div><a name="s002317b"><!--s002317b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to any extent; at all </p><p><i></i></p><p>not anywhere near ready</p>.</div><a name="s002318b"><!--s002318b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>used to indicate limits of variation </p><p><i></i></p><p>anywhere from 60 to 100</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">get anywhere</span>.</div><a name="s002319b"><!--s002319b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to succeed or manage with a task.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cud</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kud/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014555a"><!--s014555a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015146b"><!--s015146b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>food brought up into the mouth by a ruminating animal from its first stomach to be chewed again ✱ <span class="bodyb">chew the cud</span> said of a ruminant animal: to re-chew partly digested food.</p></div><a name="s015147b"><!--s015147b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to turn things over in the mind; to ruminate </p><p><i></i></p><p>Which sentiment being a pretty hard morsel … we shall leave the reader to chew the cud upon it to the end of the chapter</p><p> Henry Fielding [Old English <span class="bodyi">cwudu</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bacon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbaykən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004065a"><!--s004065a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004061b"><!--s004061b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>meat cut from the cured and often smoked side of a pig ✱ <span class="bodyb">bring home the bacon</span> to achieve success.</p></div><a name="s004062b"><!--s004062b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to provide whatever is necessary for living, etc ✱ <span class="bodyb">save somebody's bacon</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to save somebody from serious danger or difficulty [Middle English from Old French, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bitter lemon</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005747a"><!--s005747a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sharp-tasting non-alcoholic fizzy drink flavoured with lemon, with a fairly sharp taste and a light grey-green colour.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bully<sup>6</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007853a"><!--s007853a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bully_beef/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bully beef</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">e'en</span><small><span class="eSynop">/een/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019173a"><!--s019173a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly literary</span> even.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diesel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdeezl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016652a"><!--s016652a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017339b"><!--s017339b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a diesel engine, or a vehicle driven by one.</p></div><a name="s017340b"><!--s017340b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a heavy mineral oil used as fuel in diesel engines [named after Rudolf <span class="bodyi">Diesel</span> d.1913, German mechanical engineer, who designed the engine].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Adventism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹadventiz(ə)m, ʹadvən-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000707a"><!--s000707a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the doctrine that the second coming of Christ and the end of the world are near at hand</p><p><span class="bodyb">Adventist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dorian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdawri·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017916a"><!--s017916a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of an ancient Hellenic people that settled chiefly in the Peloponnesus and Crete</p><p><span class="bodyb">Dorian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">dōrios</span> of <span class="bodyi">Dōris</span>, region of ancient Greece].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CD video</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009529a"><!--s009529a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a system for the recording and reproduction of high-quality sound synchronized with video images on a compact disc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contrariwise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹtreəriwiez, ʹkontrə-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012883a"><!--s012883a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013568b"><!--s013568b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>conversely; vice versa.</p></div><a name="s013569b"><!--s013569b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>on the contrary.</p></div><a name="s013570b"><!--s013570b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in contrast; on the other hand.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bully beef</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007854a"><!--s007854a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> beef that has been preserved with salt and tinned [prob modification of French <span class="bodyi">bœuf</span> <span class="bodyi">bouilli</span> boiled beef].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bittern</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbitən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005748a"><!--s005748a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of small or medium-sized herons with a characteristic booming cry: genus <span class="bodyi">Butio</span> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bitoure</span>, from early French <span class="bodyi">butor</span>. The <span class="bodyi">n</span> was added in the 16th cent., probably by association with <span class="bodyi">heron</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Baconian<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bayʹkohni·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004066a"><!--s004066a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004063b"><!--s004063b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to the English philosopher and essayist Sir Francis Bacon, d.1626, or his empirical method of research in science.</p></div><a name="s004064b"><!--s004064b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to the theory that Sir Francis Bacon was the writer of the plays attributed to William Shakespeare.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cloche</span><small><span class="eSynop">/klosh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011206a"><!--s011206a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011486b"><!--s011486b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a translucent cover used for protecting outdoor plants.</p></div><a name="s011487b"><!--s011487b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a woman's usu soft close-fitting hat with a deeply rounded crown and narrow brim [French <span class="bodyi">cloche</span> bell, from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">clocca</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anywhere<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002396a"><!--s002396a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any place.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-een</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019174a"><!--s019174a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns from nouns, denoting: inferior fabric resembling (a specified fabric) </p><p><i></i></p><p>velveteen</p> <p>[prob from <span class="bodyi">ratteen</span>, a coarse woollen fabric, from French <span class="bodyi">ratine</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cuddie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkudi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014556a"><!--s014556a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cuddy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cuddy</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diesel-electric<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016653a"><!--s016653a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or using the combination of a diesel engine driving an electric generator </p><p><i></i></p><p>a diesel-electric locomotive</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ce</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009531a"><!--s009531a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chemical symbol for cerium.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adventitious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/advənʹtishəs, adven-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000708a"><!--s000708a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000806b"><!--s000806b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>coming accidentally or unexpectedly from another source; extraneous </p><p><i></i></p><p>And if there be any original defects, or adventitious ones introduced by time or corruption, it is not an easy thing to get them changed</p> — John Locke.</div><a name="s000807b"><!--s000807b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of part of a plant or animal: occurring sporadically or in an unusual place </p><p><i></i></p><p>adventitious buds</p><p><span class="bodyb">adventitiously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">adventitiousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">adventicius</span> coming from outside, from <span class="bodyi">adventus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/adventure1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">adventure 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Doric<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdorik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017917a"><!--s017917a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018732b"><!--s018732b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of the Dorians or their language.</p></div><a name="s018733b"><!--s018733b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>ofrelating to or denoting the oldest and simplest of the three Greek orders of architecture, characterized by fluted columns and a plain capital <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/capital3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">capital 3</span></span></a> (upper part of a column): compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ionic1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Ionic 1</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/corinthian2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Corinthian 2</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s018734b"><!--s018734b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a dialect: broad or rustic [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">Dorikos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">dōrios</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dorian/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Dorian</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contrary<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkontrəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012884a"><!--s012884a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013571b"><!--s013571b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>completely different or opposed in nature.</p></div><a name="s013572b"><!--s013572b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of the wind or weather: unfavourable.</p></div><a name="s013573b"><!--s013573b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>/kənʹtreəri, ʹkontrəri/ obstinately self-willed; inclined to oppose the wishes of others.</p></div><a name="s013574b"><!--s013574b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>/kənʹtreəri/ opposite in position or direction </p><p><i></i></p><p>They are gone a contrary way</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div><a name="s013575b"><!--s013575b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>said of a pair of propositions: logically such that one, or neither, but not both, must be true: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/contradictory/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">contradictory</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">contrarily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">contrariness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">contrarius</span> from <span class="bodyi">contra</span> opposite].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Baconian<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004067a"><!--s004067a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004065b"><!--s004065b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a follower of Sir Francis Bacon, his philosophy, or his method of reasoning.</p></div><a name="s004066b"><!--s004066b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a supporter of the theory that Sir Francis Bacon was the writer of the plays attributed to William Shakespeare.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clock<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/klok/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011207a"><!--s011207a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011488b"><!--s011488b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a device with a dial and hands or a digital display for indicating or measuring time.</p></div><a name="s011489b"><!--s011489b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a recording or metering device with a dial and indicator attached to a mechanism, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a speedometer or milometer.</p></div><a name="s011490b"><!--s011490b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a person's face.</p></div><a name="s011491b"><!--s011491b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> the fluffy head of a dandelion when it has gone to seed ✱ <span class="bodyb">against the clock</span> within a strictly limited space of time ✱ <span class="bodyb">round the clock</span> continuously all day and night ✱ <span class="bodyb">turn back the clock</span> to revert to an earlier or past state or condition [Middle English <span class="bodyi">clok</span> via Middle Dutch andearly French from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">clocca</span> bell].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">EEPROM</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeeprom/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019175a"><!--s019175a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>electrically erasable programmable read-only memory.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Anzac</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanzak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002397a"><!--s002397a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002320b"><!--s002320b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a soldier from Australia or New Zealand, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in World War I.</p></div><a name="s002321b"><!--s002321b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> any person from Australia or New Zealand [acronym from <span class="bodyi">Australian and New Zealand Army Corps</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bullyboy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007855a"><!--s007855a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an aggressive or violent man, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a hired thug.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cuddle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkudl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014557a"><!--s014557a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015148b"><!--s015148b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to hold (a person, soft toy, etc) (somebody) close for warmth or comfort or in affection <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s015149b"><!--s015149b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up to) to lie close; to nestle or snuggle </p><p><i></i></p><p>The child cuddled up to her mother</p> <p>[origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CE</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009530a"><!--s009530a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009901b"><!--s009901b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Church of England.</p></div><a name="s009902b"><!--s009902b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>civil engineer.</p></div><a name="s009903b"><!--s009903b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(of the) Common Era (used with cultural neutrality to indicate dates that are AD in Christian reckoning).</p></div><a name="s009904b"><!--s009904b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>Council of Europe.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diesel-electric<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016654a"><!--s016654a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a diesel-electric locomotive.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bittersweet<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005749a"><!--s005749a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005827b"><!--s005827b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>bitter and sweet at the same time.</p></div><a name="s005828b"><!--s005828b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>pleasant but with elements of suffering or regret </p><p><i></i></p><p>a bittersweet ballad</p><p><span class="bodyb">bittersweetly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bittersweetness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Doric<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017918a"><!--s017918a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018735b"><!--s018735b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a dialect of ancient Greek spoken by the Dorians.</p></div><a name="s018736b"><!--s018736b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a broad rustic dialect of English, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one used in northeast Scotland.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adventure<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ədʹvenchə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000709a"><!--s000709a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000808b"><!--s000808b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000231c"><!--s000231c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an undertaking involving danger, risks, and uncertainty of outcome.</p></div><a name="s000232c"><!--s000232c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an exciting or remarkable experience.</p></div></div><a name="s000809b"><!--s000809b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an enterprise involving financial risk <span class="bodyb">adventuresome</span> /-s(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">aventure</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">adventus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">advenire</span> to arrive, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">venire</span> to come].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contrary<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> contraries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012885a"><!--s012885a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013576b"><!--s013576b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a fact or condition incompatible with another.</p></div><a name="s013577b"><!--s013577b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>either of a pair of opposites.</p></div><a name="s013578b"><!--s013578b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>either of two contrary propositions, e.g. <span class="bodyi">true</span> and <span class="bodyi">false</span>, that cannot both simultaneously be said to be true of the same subject ✱ <span class="bodyb">on/quite the contrary</span> just the opposite; no ✱ <span class="bodyb">to the contrary</span> to the opposite effect </p><p><i></i></p><p>If I hear nothing to the contrary, I'll accept that explanation</p>.</div><a name="s013579b"><!--s013579b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>notwithstanding.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BACS</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004068a"><!--s004068a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Bankers Automated Clearing Services, a company set up by UK banks to process system of processing computerized payments such as standing orders and direct debits.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bully-off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bully-offs)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007856a"><!--s007856a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bully3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bully 3</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clock<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011208a"><!--s011208a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011492b"><!--s011492b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">esp</span> in sports, to time (somebody or something) with a stopwatch or electric timing device.</p></div><a name="s011493b"><!--s011493b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002976c"><!--s002976c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to register (a time, distance, or speed) on a mechanical recording device.</p></div><a name="s002977c"><!--s002977c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to attain (a time, speed, etc) or achieve (a victory, success, etc).</p></div></div><a name="s011494b"><!--s011494b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to hit (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He clocked him on the jaw</p>.</div><a name="s011495b"><!--s011495b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to see or observe (somebody or something).</p></div><a name="s011496b"><!--s011496b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to turn back the milometer of (a vehicle) illegally to make it appear to have done a lower mileage.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cuddle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014558a"><!--s014558a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an act of cuddling </p><p><i></i></p><p>Here, give us a cuddle</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">e'er</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019176a"><!--s019176a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly literary</span> ever.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diesel engine</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016655a"><!--s016655a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an internal-combustion engine in which fuel is ignited by air compressed to a sufficiently high temperature.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">A/O</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002398a"><!--s002398a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">a/o</span>) account of.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ceanothus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/see·əʹnohthəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009532a"><!--s009532a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a shrub or small tree of the buckthorn family that is grown for its showy clusters of blue or white flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Ceanothus</span> [scientific Latin, genus name, from Greek <span class="bodyi">keanōthos</span> a thistle].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dork</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dawk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017919a"><!--s017919a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, slang</span> a stupid or contemptible person</p><p><span class="bodyb">dorky</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [perhaps alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dick/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dick</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bittersweet<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005750a"><!--s005750a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/woody_nightshade/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">woody nightshade</span></span></a> [from its berries, initially sweet but with a bitter aftertaste].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adventure<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000710a"><!--s000710a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000810b"><!--s000810b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to venture or risk (something) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s000811b"><!--s000811b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + into/on/upon) to dare to go, undertake, or enter.</p></div><a name="s000812b"><!--s000812b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to take a risk.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contrary to</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkontrəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012886a"><!--s012886a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in opposition to (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Contrary to expectation, he passed</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bacteraemia</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">bacteremia</span>) /baktəʹreemi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004069a"><!--s004069a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the usu transient presence of micro-organisms, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> bacteria, in the blood [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">bacteraemia</span>, alteration of <span class="bodyi">bacteriaemia</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bacteri_or_bacterio/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bacteri-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-aemia</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">-aimia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">haima</span> blood].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bullyrag</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboolirag/ ballyrag /ʹbalirag/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (bullyragged ballyragged) (bullyragging ballyragging)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007857a"><!--s007857a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> to torment or bully (somebody), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by mocking or playing cruel practical jokes [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clock<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011209a"><!--s011209a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an ornamental pattern on the outside ankle or side of a stocking or sock [prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/clock1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">clock 1</span></span></a> in its original sense ‘bell’; from its original bell-like shape].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cuddlesome</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkudls(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014559a"><!--s014559a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>cuddly.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diesel oil</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016656a"><!--s016656a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/diesel/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">diesel</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-eer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019177a"><!--s019177a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020199b"><!--s020199b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>forming nouns from nouns, denoting: a person engaged in (a specified occupation or activity) </p><p><i></i></p><p>auctioneer</p>.</div><a name="s020200b"><!--s020200b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>forming verbs from nouns, with the meaning: to be involved in a specified activity </p><p><i></i></p><p>electioneer</p> <p><i></i></p><p>profiteer</p> <p><i></i></p><p>racketeer</p> <p>[early French <span class="bodyi">-ier</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">-arius</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dorm</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dawm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017920a"><!--s017920a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dormitory/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dormitory</span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cease<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/sees/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009533a"><!--s009533a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009905b"><!--s009905b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to come or bring (something) to an end; to terminate </p><p><i></i></p><p>The company has ceased trading</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s009906b"><!--s009906b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to come to an end </p><p><i></i></p><p>When will the fighting cease?</p>.</div><a name="s009907b"><!--s009907b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to bring an activity or action to an end; to stop or discontinue </p><p><i></i></p><p>The baby cried for hours without ceasing</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">cesen</span> via Old Frenchfrom Latin <span class="bodyi">cessare</span> to delay, from <span class="bodyi">cedere</span> to yield].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contrast<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkontrahst/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012887a"><!--s012887a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013580b"><!--s013580b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003454c"><!--s003454c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>juxtaposition of dissimilar elements, e.g. colour, tone, or emotion, in a work of art.</p></div><a name="s003455c"><!--s003455c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>degree of difference between the lightest and darkest parts of a painting, photograph, television picture, etc.</p></div></div><a name="s013581b"><!--s013581b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>comparison of similar objects to set off their dissimilar qualities.</p></div><a name="s013582b"><!--s013582b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a person or thing against which another may be contrasted </p><p><i></i></p><p>He's such a contrast to his father</p> <p><span class="bodyb">contrastive</span> /kənʹtrahstiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">contrastively</span> /kənʹtrahstivli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">a.o.b.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002399a"><!--s002399a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">AOB</span>) <span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> any other business, used at the end of a meeting to refer to points not specified on the agenda.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bitty</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (bittier, bittiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005751a"><!--s005751a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>scrappy or disjointed</p><p><span class="bodyb">bittily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adventure playground</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000711a"><!--s000711a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a children's playground with interesting or exciting equipment for climbing, building, and other activities.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bacteria</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bakʹtiəri·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004071a"><!--s004071a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="sb00000064"><!--sb00000064--></a><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bacterium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bacterium</span></span></a></p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyi">Bacteria</span> is a plural noun and takes a plural verb. One single micro-organism is a <span class="bodyi">bacterium</span>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bulrush</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboolrush/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007858a"><!--s007858a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008169b"><!--s008169b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several species of annual or perennial grasslike plants that grows in wet areas and is a variety of sedge are varieties of sedge: genus <span class="bodyi">Scirpus</span>.</p></div><a name="s008170b"><!--s008170b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>either of two plants that have a tall stem topped with a thick furry spike of densely packed flowers and are varieties of reedmace: <span class="bodyi">Typha latifolia</span> and <span class="bodyi">Typha angustifolia</span>.</p></div><a name="s008171b"><!--s008171b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>used in the Bible: the papyrus plant [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bulrysche</span>, prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bull1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bull 1</span></span></a> as something large or coarse + <span class="bodyi">rysche</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/rush3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">rush 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clock golf</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011210a"><!--s011210a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lawn game in which players putt a golf ball into a hole from twelve points in a circle round it.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cuddly</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkudl·i/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (cuddlier, cuddliest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014560a"><!--s014560a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015150b"><!--s015150b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>attractively soft and plump.</p></div><a name="s015151b"><!--s015151b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>enjoying a cuddle </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was never a cuddly child</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eerie <span class="bodyi">or</span> eery</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹiəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (eerier, eeriest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019178a"><!--s019178a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>frighteningly strange or gloomy; weird</p><p><span class="bodyb">eerily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">eeriness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English (Northern and Scots) <span class="bodyi">eri</span> fearful, from Old English <span class="bodyi">earg</span> cowardly, wretched].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dies Irae</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌdeeayz ʹiəray/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016657a"><!--s016657a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a medieval Latin hymn sung in requiem masses [Latin <span class="bodyi">Dies Irae</span> day of wrath; the first words of the hymn].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adventurer <span class="bodyi">or</span> adventuress</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000712a"><!--s000712a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000813b"><!--s000813b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who enjoys taking part in adventures.</p></div><a name="s000814b"><!--s000814b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000233c"><!--s000233c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>somebody who enjoys taking part in adventures.</p></div><a name="s000234c"><!--s000234c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/soldier_of_fortune/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">soldier of fortune</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s000235c"><!--s000235c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>somebody who engages in risky commercial enterprises for profit.</p></div></div><a name="s000815b"><!--s000815b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>somebody who seeks wealth or position by unscrupulous means.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contrast<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹtrahst/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012888a"><!--s012888a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013583b"><!--s013583b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(+ with) to exhibit contrast </p><p><i></i></p><p>Today's falls contrast with last month's bullishness</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s013584b"><!--s013584b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to put (two things or people) in contrast.</p></div><a name="s013585b"><!--s013585b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to compare (two things) in respect to differences</p><p><span class="bodyb">contrastable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">contrasting</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">contrastingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">contraster</span>, ultimately from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/contra/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">contra-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">stare</span> to stand].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bactericide</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bakʹtiərisied/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004072a"><!--s004072a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a substance that kills bacteria <span class="bodyb">bactericidal</span> /-ʹsiedl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">bactericidally</span> /-ʹsied(ə)li/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bitumen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbityoomin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005752a"><!--s005752a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005829b"><!--s005829b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of various viscous mixtures of hydrocarbons, e.g. tar, that occur naturally or as residues after heating petroleum, coal, etc, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in surfacing roads</p><p><span class="bodyb">bituminous</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s005830b"><!--s005830b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the bitumen</span>) <span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ, informal</span> a tarred road <span class="bodyb">bituminoid</span> /biʹtyoohminoyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bithumen</span> mineral pitch, from Latin <span class="bodyi">bitumin-, bitumen</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">AOC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002400a"><!--s002400a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002322b"><!--s002322b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Air Officer Commanding.</p></div><a name="s002323b"><!--s002323b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>appellation d'origine contrôlée, a classification of French wine that guarantees that a particular wine comes from a particular region and meets the standards of quality imposed in that region.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dormant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdawmənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017921a"><!--s017921a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018737b"><!--s018737b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>asleep or inactive, e.g. during hibernation.</p></div><a name="s018738b"><!--s018738b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004660c"><!--s004660c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>temporarily showing no signs of external activity </p><p><i></i></p><p>a dormant volcano</p>.</div><a name="s004661c"><!--s004661c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>temporarily in abeyance </p><p><i></i></p><p>the plan for visiting Sotherton, which had been started a fortnight before … and had since lain dormant</p><p> Jane Austen </p><p><i></i></p><p>I am full of dormant good qualities</p><p> Wilkie Collins.</p></div></div><a name="s018739b"><!--s018739b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>of a plant or plant part: not actively growing but protected from the environment.</p></div><a name="s018740b"><!--s018740b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s004662c"><!--s004662c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>having biological activity suspended, e.g. during hibernation.</p></div><a name="s004663c"><!--s004663c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a plant or plant part: not actively growing but protected from the environment.</p></div></div><a name="s018741b"><!--s018741b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>said of a heraldic animal: lying with the head on the forepaws <span class="bodyb">dormancy</span> /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English, in the sense ‘fixed, stationary’, from early French, present part. of <span class="bodyi">dormir</span> to sleep, from Latin <span class="bodyi">dormire</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bulwark</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboolwək/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007859a"><!--s007859a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008172b"><!--s008172b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001949c"><!--s001949c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a solid wall-like structure built, e.g. around a fort, for defence; a rampart.</p></div><a name="s001950c"><!--s001950c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a breakwater or seawall.</p></div></div><a name="s008173b"><!--s008173b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001951c"><!--s001951c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a strong support or protection </p><p><i></i></p><p>Education is regarded as a bulwark of democracy</p>.</div><a name="s001952c"><!--s001952c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>anything that acts as a defence </p><p><i></i></p><p>A pay rise of 30% would certainly be a bulwark against inflation</p>.</div></div><a name="s008174b"><!--s008174b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) the side of a ship above the upper deck [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bulwerke</span> via early Dutch <span class="bodyi">bolwerc</span> from early High German, from <span class="bodyi">bole</span> plank + <span class="bodyi">werc</span> work].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cease<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009534a"><!--s009534a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>stopping; cessation </p><p><i></i></p><p>without cease</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clock in</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011211a"><!--s011211a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to record the time of one's arrival at or start of work by means of a time clock.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diesis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdie·isis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dieses /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016658a"><!--s016658a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in printing, = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/double_dagger/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">double dagger</span></span></a> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">diesis</span> a quarter tone in music; the symbol was orig used in musical notation].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cuddy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkudi/ cuddie <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cuddies) <span class="bodyi">Brit, dialect</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014561a"><!--s014561a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015152b"><!--s015152b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a donkey.</p></div><a name="s015153b"><!--s015153b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a stupid person [perhaps from <span class="bodyi">Cuddy</span>,nickname for <span class="bodyi">Cuthbert</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adventurism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000713a"><!--s000713a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>risky involvement or intervention, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in politics</p><p><span class="bodyb">adventurist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bacterio-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004073a"><!--s004073a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bacteri_or_bacterio/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bacteri-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">EEROM</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeerom/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019179a"><!--s019179a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>electrically erasable read-only memory.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bituminize <span class="bodyi">or</span> bituminise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹtyoohminiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005753a"><!--s005753a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005831b"><!--s005831b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cover or treat (something) with bitumen.</p></div><a name="s005832b"><!--s005832b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to convert (something) into bitumen <span class="bodyb">bituminization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contrast medium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonstrahst/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012889a"><!--s012889a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a substance, such as barium sulphate, that is opaque to X-rays and can be introduced into a part of the body that is undergoing radiography in order to improve contrast and therefore visibility.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cease-fire</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009535a"><!--s009535a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009908b"><!--s009908b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a military order to stop firing.</p></div><a name="s009909b"><!--s009909b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a suspension of active hostilities.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ao dai</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹow ˌdie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> ao dais)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002401a"><!--s002401a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a traditional Vietnamese garment in the form of a long narrow tunic split up the sides and worn by women over loose trousers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dormer <span class="bodyi">or</span> dormer window</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdawmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017922a"><!--s017922a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018742b"><!--s018742b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof.</p></div><a name="s018743b"><!--s018743b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) having such a window or windows </p><p><i></i></p><p>dormer bungalow</p> <p>[early French <span class="bodyi">dormeor</span> dormitory, from Latin <span class="bodyi">dormitorium</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dormitory/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dormitory</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clockmaker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011212a"><!--s011212a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who makes and mends clocks and watches.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bum<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bum/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007860a"><!--s007860a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> the buttocks [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bom</span>; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cudgel<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkuj(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014562a"><!--s014562a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a short heavy club ✱ <span class="bodyb">take up the cudgels</span> to engage vigorously in a defence </p><p><i></i></p><p>always ready to take up the cudgels on behalf of some oppressed minority</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">cycgel</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ceaseless</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009536a"><!--s009536a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>continuing endlessly; constant</p><p><span class="bodyb">ceaselessly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">A-OK <span class="bodyi">or</span> A-okay</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹayohkay/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002402a"><!--s002402a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> in working order or in a perfect state [orig a term used by US astronauts to indicate ‘<span class="bodyi">A</span>ll systems OK’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dormice</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdawmies/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017923a"><!--s017923a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dormouse/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dormouse</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bacteriology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bakˌtiəriʹoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004074a"><!--s004074a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004067b"><!--s004067b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a science that deals with bacteria.</p></div><a name="s004068b"><!--s004068b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>bacterial life and phenomena </p><p><i></i></p><p>Let's look at the bacteriology of water supply</p> <span class="bodyb">bacteriological</span> /-ʹlojik(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">bacteriologically</span> /-ʹlojikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i><p><span class="bodyb">bacteriologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bum<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007861a"><!--s007861a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008175b"><!--s008175b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>bad, wrong, or worthless </p><p><i></i></p><p>bum advice</p>.</div><a name="s008176b"><!--s008176b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> inferior or worthless </p><p><i></i></p><p>bum advice</p>.</div><a name="s008177b"><!--s008177b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>injured or damaged </p><p><i></i></p><p>a bum knee</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clock off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011213a"><!--s011213a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/clock_out/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">clock out</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contrasty</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹtrahsti, ʹkon-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012890a"><!--s012890a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> said of a film, photograph, or television picture: showing strong contrast between highlights and shadows.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diestock</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016659a"><!--s016659a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a piece of equipment to hold dies used for cutting threads.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eery</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019180a"><!--s019180a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eerie_or_eery/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eerie</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bituminous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹtyoohminəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005754a"><!--s005754a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>resembling, containing, or impregnated with bitumen.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adventurous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ədʹvenchərəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000714a"><!--s000714a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>prepared to take risks or try new experiences</p><p><span class="bodyb">adventurously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">adventurousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clock on</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011214a"><!--s011214a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/clock_in/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">clock in</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dormie <span class="bodyi">or</span> dormy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdawmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017924a"><!--s017924a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in golf, being ahead by as many holes as remain to be played </p><p><i></i></p><p>After fourteen holes, Paul was dormie four</p> <p>[origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ceca</span><small><span class="eSynop">/seekə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009537a"><!--s009537a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cecum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cecum</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contrasuggestible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkontrəsəʹjestibl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012891a"><!--s012891a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>tending to respond to a suggestion by doing or thinking the opposite <span class="bodyb">contrasuggestibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">contrasuggestion</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bituminous coal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005755a"><!--s005755a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a black or dark brown form of coal which has a high calorific value but the burning of which is that gives a lot of heat but is also a major cause of air pollution.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">AONB</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002403a"><!--s002403a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>area of outstanding natural beauty, an area of England or Wales that is officially protected, e.g. against development.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bum<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007862a"><!--s007862a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008178b"><!--s008178b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an idler or loafer.</p></div><a name="s008179b"><!--s008179b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a homeless person who lives on the streets.</p></div><a name="s008180b"><!--s008180b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an incompetent person.</p></div><a name="s008181b"><!--s008181b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>somebody who devotes his or her time to a specified recreational activity </p><p><i></i></p><p>a ski bum</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a beach bum</p> <p>[prob short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bummer2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bummer 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bacteriolysis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bakˌtiəriʹoləsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004075a"><!--s004075a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>destruction or dissolution of bacterial cells <span class="bodyb">bacteriolytic</span> /-ʹlitik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">bacteriolysis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bacterio/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bacterio-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lysis/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-lysis</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cudgel<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (cudgelled, cudgelling, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> cudgeled) (cudgeling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014563a"><!--s014563a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to beat (somebody) with or as if with a cudgel ✱ <span class="bodyb">cudgel one's brains</span> to make force oneself to a supreme effort of cogitation or recollection.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diet<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdie·ət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016660a"><!--s016660a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017341b"><!--s017341b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the food and drink habitually taken by a group, animal, or individual.</p></div><a name="s017342b"><!--s017342b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the kind and amount of food prescribed for a person for a special purpose, e.g. losing weight.</p></div><a name="s017343b"><!--s017343b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) said of food or drinks: low in calories or fat content </p><p><i></i></p><p>diet cola</p> <p><span class="bodyb">dietary</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">diete</span> via French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">diaita</span> manner of living, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dia_or_di/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dia-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-aita</span>, from <span class="bodyi">aisa</span> share)].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">EFA</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019181a"><!--s019181a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>essential fatty acid.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adverb</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹadvuhb/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000715a"><!--s000715a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, another adverb, or a sentence, and that answers such questions as <span class="bodyi">how?</span>, <span class="bodyi">when?</span>, <span class="bodyi">where?</span>, etc [early French <span class="bodyi">adverbe</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">adverbium</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">verbum</span> word].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dormitory</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdawmit(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dormitories)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017925a"><!--s017925a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018744b"><!--s018744b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a large room containing a number of beds, e.g. in a boarding school.</p></div><a name="s018745b"><!--s018745b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often used before a noun</span>) a residential community from which the inhabitants commute to their places of employment </p><p><i></i></p><p>a dormitory town</p>.</div><a name="s018746b"><!--s018746b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hall_of_residence/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hall of residence</span></span></a> [Latin <span class="bodyi">dormitorium</span>, from <span class="bodyi">dormire</span> to sleep].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clock out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011215a"><!--s011215a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to record the time of one's departure from or stopping of work by means of a time clock.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">AOR</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002404a"><!--s002404a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>adult orientated rock, a style of popular music that combines rock with gentler, more melodic elements, designed to appeal to more mature listeners.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bivalent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bieʹvaylənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005756a"><!--s005756a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005833b"><!--s005833b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in chemistry, having a valency of two.</p></div><a name="s005834b"><!--s005834b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of chromosomes: that become associated in pairs during meiotic cell division <span class="bodyb">bivalency</span> /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adverbial<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ədʹvuhbi·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000716a"><!--s000716a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>functioning as an adverb</p><p><span class="bodyb">adverbially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bacteriophage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bakʹtiəri·fayj/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004076a"><!--s004076a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various viruses that attack and destroy bacteria <span class="bodyb">bacteriophagic</span> /-ʹfajik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">bacteriophagous</span> /-ʹofəgəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">bacteriophagy</span> /-ʹofəji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bacterio/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bacterio-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">phagein</span> to eat].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cecum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹseekəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009538a"><!--s009538a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/caecum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">caecum</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cudweed</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkudweed/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014564a"><!--s014564a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plant of the daisy family with silky or woolly foliage: genera <span class="bodyi">Gnaphalium</span> and <span class="bodyi">Filago</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contravene</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kontrəʹveen/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012892a"><!--s012892a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to act, or be, contrary to (a law, agreement, principle, etc)</p><p><span class="bodyb">contravener</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">contravenire</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/contra/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">contra-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">venire</span> to come].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diet<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (dieted, dieting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016661a"><!--s016661a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to eat and drink sparingly or according to prescribed rules, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in order to lose weight</p><p><span class="bodyb">dieter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eff</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ef/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019182a"><!--s019182a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020201b"><!--s020201b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a euphemism for ‘fuck’ </p><p><i></i></p><p>Eff off!</p>.</div><a name="s020202b"><!--s020202b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to say ‘fuck’ </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was effing and swearing</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">eff and blind</span>.</p></div><a name="s020203b"><!--s020203b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">euphem</span> to utter obscenities and swearwords.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bum<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (bummed, bumming)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007863a"><!--s007863a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s008182b"><!--s008182b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span>(+ around) to spend time idly and often travelling casually </p><p><i></i></p><p>She bummed around for three years before she got a job</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s008183b"><!--s008183b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to obtain (something) by begging; to cadge [prob back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bummer2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bummer 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dormobile</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdawməbeel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017926a"><!--s017926a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a small motorized caravan [blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dormitory/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dormitory</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/automobile/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">automobile</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adverbial<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000717a"><!--s000717a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a word or phrase that functions as an adverb.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aorist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹayərist, ʹeərist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002405a"><!--s002405a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a verb tense, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in Greek, expressing simple occurrence of a past action without reference to its completeness, duration, or repetition <span class="bodyb">aoristic</span> /-ʹristik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">aoristically</span> /-ʹristikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">aoristos</span> undefined].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clock radio</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011216a"><!--s011216a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a radio that has a built-in alarm clock.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bivalve<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbievalv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005757a"><!--s005757a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a mollusc: having a shell composed of two valves.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">efface</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹfays/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019183a"><!--s019183a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020204b"><!--s020204b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to eliminate (something) or make it indistinct by wearing away a surface; to obliterate or erase.</p></div><a name="s020205b"><!--s020205b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (oneself) modestly or shyly inconspicuous</p><p><span class="bodyb">effaceable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">effacement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">effacer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">effacer</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/face1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">face 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bacteri- <span class="bodyi">or</span> bacterio-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004070a"><!--s004070a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: bacteria </p><p><i></i></p><p>bacteriolysis</p> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">bacterium</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bacterium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bacterium</span></span></a>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cue<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kyooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014565a"><!--s014565a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015154b"><!--s015154b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003787c"><!--s003787c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a signal to a performer to begin a specific speech or action.</p></div><a name="s003788c"><!--s003788c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a signal or hint prompting action.</p></div><a name="s003789c"><!--s003789c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>something serving a comparable purpose; a hint.</p></div></div><a name="s015155b"><!--s015155b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in psychology, a feature of something that determines the way in which it is perceived.</p></div><a name="s015156b"><!--s015156b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a facility in video or audio equipment for feeding a recording through at high speed and picking it up at a preselected point ✱ <span class="bodyb">on cue</span> at exactly the right time </p><p><i></i></p><p>Jack arrived right on cue, just as we were about to serve dinner</p> <p>[prob from <span class="bodyi">qu</span>,abbr of Latin <span class="bodyi">quando</span> when, used as a direction in actors’ copies of plays].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diet<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016662a"><!--s016662a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017344b"><!--s017344b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of various national or provincial legislatures.</p></div><a name="s017345b"><!--s017345b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in Scotland, a meeting or session of a lawcourt or other official body [Latin <span class="bodyi">dieta</span> day's journey, day for an assembly, from <span class="bodyi">dies</span> day].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contravention</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kontrəʹvensh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012893a"><!--s012893a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a violation or infringement ✱ <span class="bodyb">in contravention of</span> in such a manner as to infringe (a law or principle) [late Latin <span class="bodyi">contraventus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">contravenire</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/contravene/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">contravene</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bum<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (bummed, bumming)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007864a"><!--s007864a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, coarse slang</span> to have anal intercourse with (somebody).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cedar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹseedə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009539a"><!--s009539a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009910b"><!--s009910b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several species of usu tall evergreen coniferous trees of the pine family, with fragrant durable wood: genera <span class="bodyi">Cedrus</span> and <span class="bodyi">Thuja</span>.</p></div><a name="s009911b"><!--s009911b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the fragrant durable wood of a cedar tree [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cedre</span> via Old French and Latinfrom Greek <span class="bodyi">kedros</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dormouse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdawmows/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dormice /ʹdawmies/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017927a"><!--s017927a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018747b"><!--s018747b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several species of small African and Eurasian rodents that resembles a mouse mice with a long bushy tails: family Gliridae.</p></div><a name="s018748b"><!--s018748b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a common European rodent of this family: <span class="bodyi">Muscardinus avellanarius</span> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">dormowse</span>, perhaps from early French <span class="bodyi">dormir</span> to sleep + Middle English <span class="bodyi">mous</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mouse1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mouse 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aorta</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ayʹawtə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> aortas aortae /-tee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002406a"><!--s002406a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the main artery in the body, carrying oxygenated blood from the left side of the heart to be distributed by branch arteries throughout the body</p><p><span class="bodyb">aortal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">aortic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">aortē</span>, from <span class="bodyi">aeirein</span> to lift].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clock speed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011217a"><!--s011217a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in computing, the speed at which a processor is able to perform its operations, usu measured in megahertz.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bivalve<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005758a"><!--s005758a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a class of aquatic molluscs having a shell composed of two valves: class Bivalvia.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cue<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (cuing, cueing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014566a"><!--s014566a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015157b"><!--s015157b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to give a cue to (somebody).</p></div><a name="s015158b"><!--s015158b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to serve as a prompt or reminder to (somebody).</p></div><a name="s015159b"><!--s015159b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to set audio or video equipment to play (a preselected section of a recording).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bacteriostasis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bakˌtiəriohʹstaysis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004077a"><!--s004077a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>inhibition of the growth of bacteria without their destruction [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">bacteriostasis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bacterio/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bacterio-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stasis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stasis</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">effect<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹfekt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019184a"><!--s019184a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020206b"><!--s020206b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005184c"><!--s005184c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the result produced by a cause or action.</p></div><a name="s005185c"><!--s005185c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the extent to which a cause or action produces results.</p></div><a name="s005186c"><!--s005186c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>power to bring about a result; efficacy.</p></div></div><a name="s020207b"><!--s020207b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the quality or state of being operative; operation </p><p><i></i></p><p>come into effect</p>.</div><a name="s020208b"><!--s020208b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005187c"><!--s005187c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the result of a cause or agent, or the extent of it.</p></div><a name="s005188c"><!--s005188c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the result of purpose or intention </p><p><i></i></p><p>used their knowledge to good effect</p>.</div></div><a name="s020209b"><!--s020209b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>power to bring about a result; efficacy.</p></div><a name="s020210b"><!--s020210b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) personal movable property; goods.</p></div><a name="s020211b"><!--s020211b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often in pl</span>) something designed to enhance the drama, realism, or impressiveness of something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a play or film.</p></div><a name="s020212b"><!--s020212b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s005189c"><!--s005189c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a distinctive impression on the senses </p><p><i></i></p><p>produces a striking effect</p>.</div><a name="s005190c"><!--s005190c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the creation of a false or artificial impression </p><p><i></i></p><p>words used purely for effect</p>.</div><a name="s005191c"><!--s005191c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) a device or process for producing a distinctive impression </p><p><i></i></p><p>special lighting effects</p>.</div></div><a name="s020213b"><!--s020213b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>the quality or state of being operative; operation </p><p><i></i></p><p>when the law comes into effect</p>.</div><a name="s020214b"><!--s020214b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>the basic meaning; intent </p><p><i></i></p><p>words to that effect</p>.</div><a name="s020215b"><!--s020215b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>an experimental scientific phenomenon named usu after its discoverer </p><p><i></i></p><p>the Doppler effect</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">for effect</span>.</p></div><a name="s020216b"><!--s020216b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>in order to impress ✱ <span class="bodyb">in effect</span> for all practical purposes; actually although not appearing so ✱ <span class="bodyb">take effect</span> to become operative.</p></div><a name="s020217b"><!--s020217b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><a name="sb000000164"><!--sb000000164--></a><p>to produce a result ✱ <span class="bodyb">to that effect</span> with the same basic meaning [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">effectus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">efficere</span> to bring about, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">facere</span> to make, do]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">effect</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">affect</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/affect1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">affect 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adversarial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/advəʹseəri·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000718a"><!--s000718a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>involving opposition, hostility, or conflict; antagonistic </p><p><i></i></p><p>adversarial party politics</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dietary<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdie·ət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016663a"><!--s016663a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of a diet.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cedar of Lebanon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlebənən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009540a"><!--s009540a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tall evergreen tree with short leaves in small bundles and upright cones that is native to Asia Minor: <span class="bodyi">Cedrus libani</span> [named after <span class="bodyi">Lebanon</span>, country in Asia Minor].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bum bag</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007865a"><!--s007865a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a small bag for personal belongings, attached to a belt worn around the waist.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contredanse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkontrədahns (<span class="bodyi">French</span> kɔntrədãs)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> contredanses /-siz (<span class="bodyi">French</span> -dãs)/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012894a"><!--s012894a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013586b"><!--s013586b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an 18th-cent. French country dance related to the quadrille.</p></div><a name="s013587b"><!--s013587b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a piece of music for a contredanse.</p></div><a name="s013588b"><!--s013588b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/contradance_or_contredanse/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">contradance</span></span></a> [French <span class="bodyi">contredanse</span>, by folk etymology (influenced by <span class="bodyi">contre-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/counter/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">counter-</span></span></a>) from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/country_dance/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">country dance</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dormy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdawmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017928a"><!--s017928a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dormie_or_dormy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dormie</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">à outrance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ah ʹoohtronhs (<span class="bodyi">French</span> a utrãs)/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002407a"><!--s002407a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to the bitter end; unsparingly [French <span class="bodyi">à outrance</span>, literally ‘to excess’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bivouac<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbivooak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005759a"><!--s005759a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a usu temporary encampment under little or no shelter [French <span class="bodyi">bivouac</span> from Swiss German <span class="bodyi">Biwacht</span> additional night watch].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cue<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014567a"><!--s014567a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a long tapering rod for striking the ball in billiards, snooker, etc</p><p><span class="bodyb">cueist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [variant of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/queue1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">queue 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bumbailiff</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007866a"><!--s007866a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, derog</span> formerly, a bailiff employed to seize property or collect debts [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bum1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bum 1</span></span></a>; from the close pursuit of debtors].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clocktower</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkloktowə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011218a"><!--s011218a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a usu square tower often forming part of a building (e.g. a church or town hall) and having a clock face on each side at or near the top.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dietary<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dietaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016664a"><!--s016664a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the kinds and amounts of food available to or eaten by an individual, group, or population.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cede</span><small><span class="eSynop">/seed/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009541a"><!--s009541a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to yield or surrender (e.g. territory), usu by treaty</p><p><span class="bodyb">ceder</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">céder</span> or Latin <span class="bodyi">cedere</span> to go, withdraw, yield].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">effect<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019185a"><!--s019185a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020218b"><!--s020218b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to complete or accomplish (a plan, change, etc).</p></div><a name="s020219b"><!--s020219b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to put (something) into effect or make it happen </p><p><i></i></p><p>The duty of the legislature is to effect the will of the citizens</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contre-jour</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkontrəzhooə (<span class="bodyi">French</span> kɔtrəƷuːr)/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012895a"><!--s012895a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or relating to the technique of photographing into the light, so that the light source is behind the subject </p><p><i></i></p><p>contre-jour shots</p> <p>[French <span class="bodyi">contre-jour</span>, from <span class="bodyi">contre</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/counter/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">counter-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">jour</span> day, daylight].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bacterium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bakʹtiəri·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bacteria /-ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004078a"><!--s004078a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a group of unicellular microscopic organisms that live in soil, water, organic matter, or the bodies of plants and animals. They are important to human beings because of their chemical effects and because many of them cause diseases</p><p><span class="bodyb">bacterial</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bacterially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">bacterium</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">baktērion</span> staff].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dorp</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dawp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017929a"><!--s017929a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">SAfr</span> a village [Dutch <span class="bodyi">dorp</span> a village].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adversary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹadvəs(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> adversaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000719a"><!--s000719a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000816b"><!--s000816b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an enemy, or opponent, or opposing faction.</p></div><a name="s000817b"><!--s000817b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Adversary</span>) <span class="bodyi">archaic</span> the Devil; Satan </p><p><i></i></p><p>Or shall the Adversary thus obtain His end?</p> — Milton.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">AP</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002408a"><!--s002408a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Associated Press.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bivouac<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (bivouacked, bivouacking)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005760a"><!--s005760a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make a bivouac; to camp.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cue<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (cuing, cueing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014568a"><!--s014568a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s015160b"><!--s015160b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to strike (a ball) with a cue <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s015161b"><!--s015161b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to use a cue.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dietary fibre</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016665a"><!--s016665a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the fibrous content of food that helps digestion and is present in large amounts in roughage.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">effective<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹfektiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019186a"><!--s019186a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020220b"><!--s020220b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005192c"><!--s005192c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>producing or capable of a decided, decisive, or desired effect.</p></div><a name="s005193c"><!--s005193c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>impressive or striking.</p></div></div><a name="s020221b"><!--s020221b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>ready for service or action </p><p><i></i></p><p>effective manpower</p>.</div><a name="s020222b"><!--s020222b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>actual or real </p><p><i></i></p><p>the effective strength of the army</p>.</div><a name="s020223b"><!--s020223b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>being in force effect; operative </p><p><i></i></p><p>The tax becomes effective next year</p> <p><span class="bodyb">effectiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clock-watcher</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011219a"><!--s011219a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a worker who keeps close watch on the passage of time in order not to work a single moment longer than he or she has to</p><p><span class="bodyb">clock-watching</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dorsal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdawsl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017931a"><!--s017931a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or in the region of the back or top surface of something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an animal or aircraft or any of its parts: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ventral/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ventral</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">dorsally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">dorsalis</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">dorsum</span> back].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bumble<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbumbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007867a"><!--s007867a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008184b"><!--s008184b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to speak in a faltering or rambling manner.</p></div><a name="s008185b"><!--s008185b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + along) to move, or act, or proceed in a clumsy, unsteady, or incompetent manner</p><p><span class="bodyb">bumbler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bumblingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [prob alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bungle1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bungle 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adversative</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ədʹvuhsətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000720a"><!--s000720a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a word or phrase: expressing contrast, opposition, or adverse circumstance </p><p><i></i></p><p>the adversative conjunction ‘but’</p><p><span class="bodyb">adversatively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contretemps</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonhtrətonh, ʹkon- (<span class="bodyi">French</span> kɔtrətã)/ /ʹkonhtrətonh, ʹkon-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> contretemps /-tonhz (<span class="bodyi">French</span> kɔtrətã)/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012896a"><!--s012896a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a minor setback, disagreement, or confrontation [French <span class="bodyi">contretemps</span>, from <span class="bodyi">contre-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/counter/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">counter-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">temps</span> time].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cedi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsaydi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cedi /ʹsaydi/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009542a"><!--s009542a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the basic monetary unit of Ghana, divided into 100 pesewas [Akan <span class="bodyi">sedie</span> cowrie].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biweekly<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bieʹweekli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005761a"><!--s005761a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005835b"><!--s005835b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>every two weeks.</p></div><a name="s005836b"><!--s005836b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>twice a week.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bactrian camel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbaktri·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004079a"><!--s004079a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>one of two species of camel, having two humps: <span class="bodyi">Camelus bactrianus</span> [from its habitat in <span class="bodyi">Bactria</span>, ancient country of SW Asia].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ap-<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002409a"><!--s002409a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cue ball</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014569a"><!--s014569a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the ball in billiards, snooker, etc that is struck by a cue: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/object_ball/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">object ball</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dietetic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/die·əʹtetik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016666a"><!--s016666a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017346b"><!--s017346b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of diet.</p></div><a name="s017347b"><!--s017347b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>adapted for use in special diets</p><p><span class="bodyb">dietetically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">effective<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019187a"><!--s019187a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a soldier equipped and fit for duty.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biweekly<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005762a"><!--s005762a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>issued or occurring every two weeks, or twice a week</p><p><span class="bodyb">biweekly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv and noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dorsal fin</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017932a"><!--s017932a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a vertical fin that extends lengthways along the back of a fish, dolphin, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bumble<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007868a"><!--s007868a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of an insect: to drone [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bomblen</span> to boom, of imitative origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contribute</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹtribyooht, ʹkon-/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012897a"><!--s012897a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013589b"><!--s013589b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to give (money, etc) in common with others for a common cause.</p></div><a name="s013590b"><!--s013590b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to supply (an article, etc) for a publication <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s013591b"><!--s013591b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ to) to help bring about an end or result </p><p><i></i></p><p>factors contributing to the collapse of Communism</p> <p><span class="bodyb">contribution</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s013592b"><!--s013592b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="sb000000108"><!--sb000000108--></a><p>to supply articles to a publication <span class="bodyb">contributive</span> /kənʹtribyootiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">contributively</span> /kənʹtribyootivli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">contributor</span> /kənʹtribyootə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">contributus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">contribuere</span> to bring together, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">tribuere</span> to grant]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyi">Contribute</span> is usually pronounced with the stress on the second syllable <span class="bodyi">-trib-</span>. Pronunciation with the stress on the first syllable <span class="bodyi">con-</span> is disliked by many people.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ap-<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002410a"><!--s002410a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/apo_or_ap/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">apo-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bad<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bad/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (worse /wuhs/) (worst /wuhst/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004080a"><!--s004080a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004069b"><!--s004069b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000798c"><!--s000798c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>failing to reach an acceptable standard; poor or inadequate.</p></div><a name="s000799c"><!--s000799c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>unfavourable.</p></div><a name="s000800c"><!--s000800c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>no longer acceptable or usable, because of decay or disrepair.</p></div></div><a name="s004070b"><!--s004070b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000801c"><!--s000801c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>morally objectionable.</p></div><a name="s000802c"><!--s000802c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>mischievous or disobedient.</p></div></div><a name="s004071b"><!--s004071b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + at) unskilful or incompetent.</p></div><a name="s004072b"><!--s004072b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>disagreeable or unpleasant </p><p><i></i></p><p>bad news</p>.</div><a name="s004073b"><!--s004073b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s000803c"><!--s000803c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(+ for) injurious or harmful.</p></div><a name="s000804c"><!--s000804c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>worse than usual; severe </p><p><i></i></p><p>a bad cold</p>.</div></div><a name="s004074b"><!--s004074b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>incorrect or faulty </p><p><i></i></p><p>bad grammar</p>.</div><a name="s004075b"><!--s004075b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s000805c"><!--s000805c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>suffering pain or distress; unwell </p><p><i></i></p><p>am feeling worse</p>.</div><a name="s000806c"><!--s000806c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>unhealthy or diseased </p><p><i></i></p><p>bad teeth</p>.</div></div><a name="s004076b"><!--s004076b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + about) regretful or remorseful </p><p><i></i></p><p>felt bad about refusing</p>.</div><a name="s004077b"><!--s004077b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>invalid or worthless </p><p><i></i></p><p>a bad cheque</p>.</div><a name="s004078b"><!--s004078b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>said of a debt: not collectible; not going to be paid.</p></div><a name="s004079b"><!--s004079b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">badder, baddest</span>) <span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> excellent or admirable ✱ <span class="bodyb">in bad faith</span> with dishonest intentions ✱ <span class="bodyb">in a bad way</span> in an unfortunate or undesirable state, e.g. ill, in difficulty, etc ✱ <span class="bodyb">not bad</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> quite good ✱ <span class="bodyb">too bad</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> regrettable; unfortunate.</p></div><a name="s004080b"><!--s004080b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> said dismissively or philosophically, unfortunate but unable to be changed and therefore to be accepted</p><p><span class="bodyb">baddish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">badness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English, perhaps from Old English <span class="bodyi">bæddel</span> hermaphrodite].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clockwise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011220a"><!--s011220a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in the direction in which the hands of a clock rotate as viewed from the front</p><p><span class="bodyb">clockwise</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cue card</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014570a"><!--s014570a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a card held up alongside a television camera for a person newscaster, etc to read from while appearing to be looking into the camera.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cedilla</span><small><span class="eSynop">/səʹdilə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009543a"><!--s009543a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mark (¸) placed under a letter in some languages to show an alteration of its usual pronunciation, e.g. under <span class="bodyi">c</span> in French to change its sound from the /k/ of <span class="bodyi">café</span> to the /s/ of <span class="bodyi">façade</span> [Spanish <span class="bodyi">cedilla</span>, the obsolete letter <span class="bodyi">ç</span> (actually a medieval form of the letter <span class="bodyi">z</span>), dimin. of <span class="bodyi">ceda, zeda</span> the letter <span class="bodyi">z</span>,via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">zēta</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adverse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹadvuhs, ədʹvuhs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000721a"><!--s000721a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000818b"><!--s000818b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>acting against or in a contrary direction </p><p><i></i></p><p>We were hindered by adverse winds</p>.</div><a name="s000819b"><!--s000819b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>unfavourable </p><p><i></i></p><p>adverse criticism</p><p><span class="bodyb">adversely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><a name="sb00000030"><!--sb00000030--></a><p><span class="bodyb">adverseness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">adversus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">advertere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/advert2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">advert 2</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">adverse</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">averse</span>? These two words are sometimes confused. <span class="bodyi">Adverse</span> means ‘acting against’ or ‘unfavourable’ and is almost always used before a noun: <span class="bodyi">adverse criticism</span>; <span class="bodyi">adverse weather conditions</span>. <span class="bodyi">Averse</span> means ‘strongly opposed to or disliking’, usually comes after a verb, and is followed by the preposition <span class="bodyi">to</span>: <span class="bodyi">I wouldn't be averse to giving it another try</span>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">effectively</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019188a"><!--s019188a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020224b"><!--s020224b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in an effective manner; impressively.</p></div><a name="s020225b"><!--s020225b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>for all practical purposes; in effect </p><p><i></i></p><p>The scandal effectively led to the fall of the government</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dorsi- <span class="bodyi">or</span> dorso-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017933a"><!--s017933a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dors_or_dorsi_or_dorso/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dors-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cuesta</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkwestə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cuestas)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014571a"><!--s014571a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hill or ridge with a steep face on one side and a gentle slope on the other [Spanish <span class="bodyi">cuesta</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">costa</span> side, rib].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clockwork</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011221a"><!--s011221a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011497b"><!--s011497b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a mechanism like that of a mechanical clock with toothed gearwheels and powered by a coiled spring.</p></div><a name="s011498b"><!--s011498b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>machinery that operates in a manner similar to that of a mechanical clock; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> machinery powered by a coiled spring </p><p><i></i></p><p>a clockwork toy</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">like clockwork</span>.</p></div><a name="s011499b"><!--s011499b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>smoothly and with no hitches.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apace</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹpays/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002411a"><!--s002411a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>at a quick pace; swiftly </p><p><i></i></p><p>Things were developing apace</p> [Middle English, prob from French <span class="bodyi">à</span> <span class="bodyi">pas</span> on step].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dietetics</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016667a"><!--s016667a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the application of the principles of nutrition to feeding.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contribution</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kontriʹbyoohsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012898a"><!--s012898a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013593b"><!--s013593b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act of contributing.</p></div><a name="s013594b"><!--s013594b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something contributed.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ceefax</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹseefaks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009544a"><!--s009544a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a service provided by the BBC transmitting information, e.g. the weather or sports results, that can be viewed in the form of printed text on a television set adapted for this facility [from the initial syllables of <span class="bodyi">seeing</span> and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/facsimile1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">facsimile 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bad<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004081a"><!--s004081a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004081b"><!--s004081b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>unfortunate or unhappy circumstances </p><p><i></i></p><p>You have to take the bad with the good</p>.</div><a name="s004082b"><!--s004082b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an evil, unhappy, or otherwise undesirable state </p><p><i></i></p><p>They say she's gone to the bad</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biweekly<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> biweeklies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005763a"><!--s005763a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a publication issued every two weeks, or twice a week.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adversity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ədʹvuhsiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> adversities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000722a"><!--s000722a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a condition of suffering, affliction, or hardship.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bumblebee</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007869a"><!--s007869a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of many species of large hairy bees with a deep loud hum: genus <span class="bodyi">Bombus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">effector</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019189a"><!--s019189a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a gland, muscle, or other bodily organ that becomes active in response to stimulation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cuff<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kuf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014572a"><!--s014572a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015162b"><!--s015162b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a fold or band at the end of a sleeve which encircles the wrist.</p></div><a name="s015163b"><!--s015163b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a turned-up hem of a trouser leg.</p></div><a name="s015164b"><!--s015164b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal (<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span></span>) a handcuff ✱ <span class="bodyb">off the cuff</span> in reference either to speaking in public or to pronouncing on some matter: without preparation; impromptu, as though from notes hastily made on one's shirt cuff</p><p><span class="bodyb">cuffed</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English in the sense ‘glove, mitten’; previous history unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dietitian <span class="bodyi">or</span> dietician</span><small><span class="eSynop">/die·əʹtish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016668a"><!--s016668a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a specialist in dietetics.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dors- <span class="bodyi">or</span> dorsi- <span class="bodyi">or</span> dorso-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017930a"><!--s017930a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting:</p><a name="s018749b"><!--s018749b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>back </p><p><i></i></p><p>dorsad</p>.</div><a name="s018750b"><!--s018750b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>back and </p><p><i></i></p><p>dorsolateral</p> <p>[late Latin <span class="bodyi">dors-</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">dorsum</span> back].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biyearly<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bieʹyiəli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005764a"><!--s005764a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005837b"><!--s005837b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>every two years.</p></div><a name="s005838b"><!--s005838b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>twice a year.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contributory<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹtribyoot(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012899a"><!--s012899a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013595b"><!--s013595b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having helped to cause something </p><p><i></i></p><p>contributory factors</p>.</div><a name="s013596b"><!--s013596b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>denoting a pension scheme or insurance plan that is contributed to by both employers and employees.</p></div><a name="s013597b"><!--s013597b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>contributing to a common fund or enterprise </p><p><i></i></p><p>contributory bodies</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clod</span><small><span class="eSynop">/klod/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011222a"><!--s011222a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011500b"><!--s011500b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a lump or mass, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of earth or clay.</p></div><a name="s011501b"><!--s011501b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a clumsy or stupid person.</p></div><a name="s011502b"><!--s011502b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a gristly cut of beef taken from the neck</p><p><span class="bodyb">cloddish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cloddishly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cloddishness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cloddy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English, alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/clot1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">clot 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bad<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004082a"><!--s004082a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> badly; with ill feeling, sorrow, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her husband fooling around with other women hit her pretty bad</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">advert<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹadvuht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000723a"><!--s000723a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> an advertisement.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CEGB</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009545a"><!--s009545a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Central Electricity Generating Board.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Apache</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹpachi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Apaches <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> Apache)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002412a"><!--s002412a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002324b"><!--s002324b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a group of Native American peoples of the SW USA.</p></div><a name="s002325b"><!--s002325b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of the Na-dene languages of the Apache people [Spanish, prob from Zuñi <span class="bodyi">Á</span> <span class="bodyi">pachu</span> enemy].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bumboat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007870a"><!--s007870a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a boat that brings commodities for sale to larger ships [prob from Low German <span class="bodyi">bumboot</span>, from <span class="bodyi">bum</span> tree + <span class="bodyi">boot</span> boat].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cuff<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014573a"><!--s014573a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to strike (somebody), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with or as if with the palm of the hand [perhaps from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cuff1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cuff 1</span></span></a>, in the obsolete sense ‘glove’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">effectual</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹfektyooəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019190a"><!--s019190a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020226b"><!--s020226b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>producing or able to produce a desired effect; adequate, effective.</p></div><a name="s020227b"><!--s020227b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a legal document: valid or binding; having force in law <span class="bodyb">effectuality</span> /-ʹaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">effectually</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">effectualness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">differ</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdifə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (differed, differing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016669a"><!--s016669a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017348b"><!--s017348b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(+ from) to be unlike; to be distinct from </p><p><i></i></p><p>In what way does his story differ from mine?</p>.</div><a name="s017349b"><!--s017349b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of people: to disagree </p><p><i></i></p><p>We differ on religious matters</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">differen</span> via early French <span class="bodyi">differer</span> to postpone, be different, from Latin <span class="bodyi">differre</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ferre</span> to carry].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dory<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdawri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dories)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017934a"><!--s017934a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small boat, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a flat-bottomed fishing boat with a high bow and stern [Miskito <span class="bodyi">dóri</span> dugout].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biyearly<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005765a"><!--s005765a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>occurring every two years, or twice a year</p><p><span class="bodyb">biyearly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">badass<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004083a"><!--s004083a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal, chiefly NAmer</span> a rough, aggressive, unruly, or uncooperative person [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bad1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bad 1</span></span></a>+ <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ass2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ass 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ceiba</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsaybə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009546a"><!--s009546a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large tropical tree of the baobab family that bears large pods filled with seeds covered with a silky floss that yields the fibre kapok: <span class="bodyi">Ceiba pentandra</span> [Spanish, prob of Arawakan origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contributory<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> contributories)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012900a"><!--s012900a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person liable in British law to contribute towards meeting the debts of a bankrupt company.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apanage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹapənij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002413a"><!--s002413a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/appanage_or_apanage/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">appanage</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clodhopper</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklodhopə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011223a"><!--s011223a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011503b"><!--s011503b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a large heavy shoe.</p></div><a name="s011504b"><!--s011504b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an awkward or clumsy person</p><p><span class="bodyb">clodhopping</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cuff<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014574a"><!--s014574a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a blow with the hand, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when open; a slap.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bumfluff</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007872a"><!--s007872a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal derog</span> the fine hairs that form the beard on the chin of an adolescent</p><p><span class="bodyb">bumfluffed</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">effectually</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019191a"><!--s019191a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020228b"><!--s020228b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in an effectual manner; with the desired effect.</p></div><a name="s020229b"><!--s020229b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>for all practical purposes; in effect.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">advert<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ədʹvuht/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000724a"><!--s000724a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> (+ to) to make a glancing or casual reference in speech or writing [Middle English <span class="bodyi">adverten</span> via early French <span class="bodyi">advertir</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">advertere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">vertere</span> to turn].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">difference</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdifrəns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016670a"><!--s016670a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017350b"><!--s017350b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004345c"><!--s004345c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + between) unlikeness between two or more people or things </p><p><i></i></p><p>The only difference between a saint and a sinner is that every saint has a past and every sinner has a future</p><p> Oscar Wilde.</p></div><a name="s004346c"><!--s004346c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + between) the degree or amount by which things differ.</p></div></div><a name="s017351b"><!--s017351b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a disagreement or dispute; dissension </p><p><i></i></p><p>They were unable to settle their differences</p>.</div><a name="s017352b"><!--s017352b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the degree or amount by which things differ in quantity or measure; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a remainder.</p></div><a name="s017353b"><!--s017353b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a significant change in or effect on a situation.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dory<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017935a"><!--s017935a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/john_dory/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">John Dory</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biz</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005766a"><!--s005766a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/business/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">business</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">badass<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal, chiefly NAmer</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004084a"><!--s004084a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004083b"><!--s004083b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>rough, aggressive, or uncooperative.</p></div><a name="s004084b"><!--s004084b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>excellent, impressive.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contributory negligence</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012901a"><!--s012901a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in law, insufficient care and attention on the part of an injured person, judged to have been a factor in the circumstances of their injury.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apart</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹpaht/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002414a"><!--s002414a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002326b"><!--s002326b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000521c"><!--s000521c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>at a distance from something or somebody else in space or time </p><p><i></i></p><p>They lived in towns 20 miles apart</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Her exams were three days apart</p>.</div><a name="s000522c"><!--s000522c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>at a distance in character or quality </p><p><i></i></p><p>Their ideas are worlds apart</p>.</div></div><a name="s002327b"><!--s002327b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>so as to separate one from another </p><p><i></i></p><p>You can't tell the twins apart</p>.</div><a name="s002328b"><!--s002328b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>excluded from consideration </p><p><i></i></p><p>Joking apart, what shall we do?</p>.</div><a name="s002329b"><!--s002329b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in or into two or more parts </p><p><i></i></p><p>They had to take the engine apart</p> [Middle English, from early French <span class="bodyi">a part</span> to the side].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clog<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/klog/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011224a"><!--s011224a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011505b"><!--s011505b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a shoe, sandal, etc or overshoe with a thick typically wooden sole.</p></div><a name="s011506b"><!--s011506b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an impediment or encumbrance.</p></div><a name="s011507b"><!--s011507b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002978c"><!--s002978c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a weight attached, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to an animal, to hinder movement.</p></div><a name="s002979c"><!--s002979c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an impediment or encumbrance [Middle English <span class="bodyi">clogge</span> short thick piece of wood; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bumf <span class="bodyi">or</span> bumph</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bumf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007871a"><!--s007871a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> documents, brochures, forms, and other paperwork regarded as superfluous, long-winded, or unwanted </p><p><i></i></p><p>When the registration forms came through she apparently mistook them for election bumf and threw them away</p><p> Daily Telegraph [orig meaning ‘toilet paper’; short for <span class="bodyi">bumfodder</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bum1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bum 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fodder1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fodder 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cuff link</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014575a"><!--s014575a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an ornamental device consisting of two linked parts used to fasten a shirt cuff.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ceilidh</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkayli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009547a"><!--s009547a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009912b"><!--s009912b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a party, e.g. after a wedding, with traditional country dancing and music, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in Scotland or Ireland.</p></div><a name="s009913b"><!--s009913b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an informal gathering of friends and neighbours for singing, storytelling, and music, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in Scotland and Ireland in former times [Irish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">céilí</span> and Scottish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">céilidh</span> visit, visiting, from Old Irish <span class="bodyi">céle, céile</span> companion].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">effectuate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹfektyooayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019192a"><!--s019192a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span>to accomplish (something) or bring it about <span class="bodyb">effectuation</span> /-ʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">advertise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹadvətiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000725a"><!--s000725a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000820b"><!--s000820b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000236c"><!--s000236c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to announce (e.g. an article for sale, a vacancy, or forthcoming event) publicly, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the press.</p></div><a name="s000237c"><!--s000237c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(+ for) to seek by means of advertising.</p></div></div><a name="s000821b"><!--s000821b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to announce (e.g. an article for sale, a vacancy, or forthcoming event) publicly, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the press.</p></div><a name="s000822b"><!--s000822b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to encourage sales or patronage of (e.g. a product or service), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by emphasizing its desirable qualities.</p></div><a name="s000823b"><!--s000823b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to draw attention to (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>the swallowing of mugs of beer to advertise what one could ‘stand’</p> — Henry James.</div><a name="s000824b"><!--s000824b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to inform (somebody) about something </p><p><i></i></p><p>I thought it convenient to advertise the reader that … there was one alteration</p> — John Locke <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</div><a name="s000825b"><!--s000825b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to describe and praise something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the mass media, in order to encourage sales or patronage.</p></div><a name="s000826b"><!--s000826b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>(+ for) to seek by means of advertising </p><p><i></i></p><p>They are advertising for a sales manager</p><p><span class="bodyb">advertiser</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">advertising</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">advertisen</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">advertiss-</span>, stem of <span class="bodyi">advertir</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/advert2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">advert 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">different</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdifrənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016671a"><!--s016671a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017354b"><!--s017354b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>partly or totally unlike; dissimilar.</p></div><a name="s017355b"><!--s017355b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> unusual; special.</p></div><a name="s017356b"><!--s017356b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s004347c"><!--s004347c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>distinct.</p></div><a name="s004348c"><!--s004348c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>other ✱ <span class="bodyb">make a difference</span> to have an effect </p><p><i></i></p><p>Do you think it would make a difference if I apologized?</p>.</div></div><a name="s017357b"><!--s017357b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to treat (people, etc) differently </p><p><i></i></p><p>I don't make any difference between boys and girls</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">with a difference</span> with some new and special feature</p><p><span class="bodyb">differently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><a name="sb000000137"><!--sb000000137--></a><p><span class="bodyb">differentness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">different</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">different-, differens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">differre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/differ/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">differ</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">different from/to/than</span>. The combination preferred by traditionalists is <span class="bodyi">different from</span>, which keeps <span class="bodyi">different</span> in line with <span class="bodyi">differ</span> (<span class="bodyi">How does this version differ</span> (or <span class="bodyi">How is this version different</span>) <span class="bodyi">from the previous one?</span>). <span class="bodyi">Different to</span> has, however, been used for a very long time in British English, and m. Most modern authorities on British English accept <span class="bodyi">different to</span> it as an alternative, at least in anything but very formal writing. <span class="bodyi">Different than</span> is in widespread use in American English and is cautiously accepted in British English when followed by a clause: <span class="bodyi">It's altogether different than I expected</span> (strictly: <span class="bodyi">different from what I expected</span>). <span class="bodyi">Different than</span> but is not usually acceptable in either British or American English when followed by a noun.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DOS</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dos/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017936a"><!--s017936a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>disk-operating system.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bizarre</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹzah/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005767a"><!--s005767a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005839b"><!--s005839b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>odd, extravagant, or eccentric.</p></div><a name="s005840b"><!--s005840b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>involving sensational contrasts or incongruities</p><p><span class="bodyb">bizarrely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bizarreness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">bizarre</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">bizzarro</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bad blood</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004085a"><!--s004085a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004085b"><!--s004085b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>dubious or disreputable ancestry, parentage, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>She … bade them take good heed of the child, for she came of bad blood</p> — Dickens.</div><a name="s004086b"><!--s004086b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>ill feeling or bitterness </p><p><i></i></p><p>The court heard that there was a background of bad blood between the families</p> — The Scotsman.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">con trick</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012902a"><!--s012902a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/confidence_trick/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">confidence trick</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bummalo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbuməloh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bummalo)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007873a"><!--s007873a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bombay_duck/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Bombay duck</span></span></a> . [prob modification of Marathi <span class="bodyi">bombīl</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clog<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (clogged, clogging)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011225a"><!--s011225a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s011508b"><!--s011508b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to block or become blocked obstruct (something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with thick, sticky, or matted material.</p></div><a name="s011509b"><!--s011509b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to halt or retard the progress, operation, or growth of (somebody or something) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s011510b"><!--s011510b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to become blocked up</p><p><span class="bodyb">cloggy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">effeminate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹfeminət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019193a"><!--s019193a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020230b"><!--s020230b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a man: having qualities usu thought of as feminine; not manly in appearance or manner.</p></div><a name="s020231b"><!--s020231b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>marked by an unbecoming delicacy or lack of vigour </p><p><i></i></p><p>effeminate art</p> <p><span class="bodyb">effeminacy</span> /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">effeminately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">effeminateness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">effeminatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">effeminare</span> to make effeminate, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">femina</span> woman].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ceiling</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹseeling/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009548a"><!--s009548a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009914b"><!--s009914b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the overhead inside surface of a room.</p></div><a name="s009915b"><!--s009915b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an upper prescribed limit </p><p><i></i></p><p>a ceiling on price increases</p>.</div><a name="s009916b"><!--s009916b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a prescribed or actual maximum height at which an aircraft can fly.</p></div><a name="s009917b"><!--s009917b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the height above the ground of the base of the lowest layer of clouds [Middle English <span class="bodyi">celing</span> from <span class="bodyi">celen</span> to furnish with a ceiling, prob via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">caelare</span> to carve, from <span class="bodyi">caelum</span> chisel, from <span class="bodyi">caedere</span> to cut].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apart from</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002415a"><!--s002415a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002330b"><!--s002330b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>besides or in addition to (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>You haven't time, quite apart from the cost</p>.</div><a name="s002331b"><!--s002331b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>except for (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The script is excellent apart from a few slow scenes</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">advertisement</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ədʹvuhtismənt, -tizmənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000726a"><!--s000726a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a public notice; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one something published, broadcast, or displayed publicly to advertise a product, service, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cufic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoohfik, ʹkyoohfik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014576a"><!--s014576a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kufic_or_cufic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Kufic</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BJ</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005768a"><!--s005768a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">slang</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blow_job/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blow-job</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dosage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdohsij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017937a"><!--s017937a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018751b"><!--s018751b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the amount of a dose of medicine or radiation.</p></div><a name="s018752b"><!--s018752b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the administration of a dose or doses of medicine.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">differentia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/difəʹrenshi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> differentiae /-shi·ee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016672a"><!--s016672a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the mark or feature that distinguishes one member of a general class from another, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a trait distinguishing one species from other species of the same genus [Latin <span class="bodyi">differentia</span> difference, from <span class="bodyi">different-, differens</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/different/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">different</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baddie <span class="bodyi">or</span> baddy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbadi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> baddies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004086a"><!--s004086a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> somebody or something bad, frightening, or dangerous, e.g. an opponent of the hero in fiction or the cinema.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cloisonné</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklwazonay, klwahʹzonay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011226a"><!--s011226a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a style of enamel decoration in which the enamel is fired in raised sections separated by fine wire or thin metal strips: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/champlev%C3%A91/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">champlevé 1</span></span></a> [French <span class="bodyi">cloisonné</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">cloisonner</span> to partition].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contrite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹtriet/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012903a"><!--s012903a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013598b"><!--s013598b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>grieving and penitent for one's sin or shortcomings.</p></div><a name="s013599b"><!--s013599b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>showing contrition </p><p><i></i></p><p>a contrite expression</p> <p><span class="bodyb">contritely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">contriteness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">contritus</span> literally ‘ground down, bruised’, past part. of <span class="bodyi">conterere</span> to grind, bruise, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">terere</span> to rub].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">celadon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹseləd(o)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009550a"><!--s009550a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009918b"><!--s009918b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a greyish green colour.</p></div><a name="s009919b"><!--s009919b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a greyish green ceramic glaze or pottery with such a glaze, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a type of Chinese porcelain</p><p><span class="bodyb">celadon</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [named after <span class="bodyi">Céladon</span>, languid lover in the romance <span class="bodyi">L'Astrée</span> by Honoré d'Urfé d.1625, French writer].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bummer<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbumə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007874a"><!--s007874a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an unpleasant experience, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a piece of bad luck or a bad reaction to a hallucinogenic drug [prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bum1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bum 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cui bono</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kwee ʹbonoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">phrase</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014577a"><!--s014577a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a principle that probable responsibility for an act or event lies with somebody having something to gain [Latin <span class="bodyi">cui bono</span> to whose advantage?].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">advertising</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹadvətiezing/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000727a"><!--s000727a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000827b"><!--s000827b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the action of calling something to the attention of the public, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by displaying, broadcasting, or publishing announcements.</p></div><a name="s000828b"><!--s000828b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>advertisements </p><p><i></i></p><p>The magazine contains too much advertising</p>.</div><a name="s000829b"><!--s000829b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the profession of preparing advertisements for publication, broadcast, or display.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bk</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005769a"><!--s005769a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chemical symbol for berkelium.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apartheid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹpaht·(h)ayt, -(h)iet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002416a"><!--s002416a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002332b"><!--s002332b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a policy of segregation and discrimination against non-whites in the Republic of S Africa, officially abandoned in 1992.</p></div><a name="s002333b"><!--s002333b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any form of racial segregation [Afrikaans <span class="bodyi">apartheid</span> separateness].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dose<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017938a"><!--s017938a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018753b"><!--s018753b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004664c"><!--s004664c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a measured quantity of medicine to be taken at one time.</p></div><a name="s004665c"><!--s004665c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a quantity of radiation administered or absorbed.</p></div></div><a name="s018754b"><!--s018754b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a quantity or part of an experience to which one is exposed </p><p><i></i></p><p>a dose of hard work</p>.</div><a name="s018755b"><!--s018755b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an infection with a sexually transmitted disease ✱ <span class="bodyb">like a dose of salts</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> very quickly [French <span class="bodyi">dose</span> via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">dosis</span> act of giving, from <span class="bodyi">didonai</span> to give].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">differential<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/difəʹrenshəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016673a"><!--s016673a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017358b"><!--s017358b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004349c"><!--s004349c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>of or constituting a difference.</p></div><a name="s004350c"><!--s004350c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>based on or resulting from a differential </p><p><i></i></p><p>differential freight charges</p>.</div></div><a name="s017359b"><!--s017359b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in physics, of quantitative differences, or producing effects by reason of quantitative differences.</p></div><a name="s017360b"><!--s017360b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in mathematics, relating to a differential or differentiation</p><p><span class="bodyb">differentially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bade</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bad, bayd/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004087a"><!--s004087a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bid1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bid 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">effendi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eʹfendi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> effendis)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019194a"><!--s019194a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a title of respect for a man of property, authority, or education in an eastern Mediterranean country [Turkish <span class="bodyi">efendi</span> master, from modern Greek <span class="bodyi">aphentēs</span>, alteration of Greek <span class="bodyi">authentēs</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/authentic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">authentic</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contrition</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹtrish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012904a"><!--s012904a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>sorrow for one's sins, arising <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from the love of God rather than fear of punishment: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/attrition/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">attrition</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">celandine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹseləndien/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009551a"><!--s009551a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009920b"><!--s009920b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a common yellow-flowered European perennial plant of the buttercup family: <span class="bodyi">Ranunculus ficaria</span>. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lesser_celandine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lesser celandine</span></span></a> </p><p><i></i></p><p>There's a flower that shall be mine, ’tis the little celandine</p><p> Wordsworth.</p></div><a name="s009921b"><!--s009921b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a yellow-flowered biennial plant of the poppy family: <span class="bodyi">Chelidonium majus</span>. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/greater_celandine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">greater celandine</span></span></a></p><p>Middle English <span class="bodyi">celidoine</span> via Old French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">chelidonios</span>,from<span class="bodyi">chelidōn</span> swallow. The flowering season of the plant was believed to coincide with the arrival and departure of migrating swallows</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cloister<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkloystə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011227a"><!--s011227a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011511b"><!--s011511b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a covered passage with arches or columns on the inner side, along the wall of a courtyard in a church, monastery, college, etc on the side of an open court, usu having one side walled and the other an open arcade or colonnade.</p></div><a name="s011512b"><!--s011512b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the cloister</span>) the monastic life.</p></div><a name="s011513b"><!--s011513b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002980c"><!--s002980c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a monastery or convent.</p></div><a name="s002981c"><!--s002981c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the monastic life</p><p><span class="bodyb">cloistral</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cloistre</span> via Old French and medieval Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">claustrum</span> bar, bolt, from <span class="bodyi">claudere</span> to close].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bk</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005770a"><!--s005770a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>book.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bummer<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007875a"><!--s007875a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bum3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bum<sup>3</sup></span></span></a> (1) [prob modification of German <span class="bodyi">Bummler</span> loafer, from <span class="bodyi">bummeln</span> to dangle, loaf].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">differential<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016674a"><!--s016674a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017361b"><!--s017361b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the amount of a difference between comparable individuals or classes; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> the amount by which the remuneration of distinct types of worker differs.</p></div><a name="s017362b"><!--s017362b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in mathematics, the product of the derivative of a function of one variable with the increment of the independent variable </p><p><i></i></p><p>For a function f(x) the differential is f´(x)dx</p>.</div><a name="s017363b"><!--s017363b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/differential_gear/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">differential gear</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dose<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017939a"><!--s017939a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018756b"><!--s018756b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to give a dose of medicine to (a person or animal).</p></div><a name="s018757b"><!--s018757b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to prescribe, dispense, or administer (medicine) in doses.</p></div><a name="s018758b"><!--s018758b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to adulterate or blend (something, e.g. wine) with an added substance.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">advertorial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/advəʹtawri·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000728a"><!--s000728a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an advertisement in a magazine or newspaper that is designed to look like an editorial feature and may be produced partly by the staff of the journal [blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/advertisement/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">advertisement</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/editorial2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">editorial 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cuirass</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kwiʹras/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014578a"><!--s014578a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015165b"><!--s015165b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>formerly, a piece of armour consisting of a joined backplate and breastplate.</p></div><a name="s015166b"><!--s015166b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an artificial ventilator that encloses the trunk and forces air into and out of the lungs [Middle English <span class="bodyi">curas</span> via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">coreaceus</span> leathern, from Latin <span class="bodyi">corium</span> skin, leather, of which a cuirass was orig made].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aparthotel <span class="bodyi">or</span> apartotel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹpaht(h)ətel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002417a"><!--s002417a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hotel with self-catering apartments as well as normal hotel accommodation [Spanish <span class="bodyi">Apartotel</span>, orig a company name, blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/apartment/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">apartment</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hotel/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hotel</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">badge<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/baj/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004088a"><!--s004088a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004087b"><!--s004087b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a device or token, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of membership in a society or group.</p></div><a name="s004088b"><!--s004088b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a characteristic mark.</p></div><a name="s004089b"><!--s004089b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an emblem awarded for a particular accomplishment [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bage, bagge</span>; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">efferent<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹefərənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019195a"><!--s019195a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>conducting outwards from a part or organ; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> conveying nervous impulses from the brain to an effector: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/afferent/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">afferent</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">efference</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">efferently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">efférent</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">efferent-</span>, <span class="bodyi">efferens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">efferre</span> to carry outwards, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ferre</span> to carry].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contrivance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹtriev(ə)ns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012905a"><!--s012905a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013600b"><!--s013600b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the process of contriving something.</p></div><a name="s013601b"><!--s013601b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something contrived, e.g. a mechanical device or a clever ploy </p><p><i></i></p><p>the first European fire-arm, a clumsy contrivance</p><p> Herman Melville.</p></div><a name="s013602b"><!--s013602b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>rather too obvious artificiality in achieving an effect.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-cele</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009552a"><!--s009552a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting: hernia </p><p><i></i></p><p>hydrocele</p> <p>[French <span class="bodyi">-cele</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">kēlē</span> tumour].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bkg</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005771a"><!--s005771a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>banking.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bump<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bump/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007876a"><!--s007876a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008186b"><!--s008186b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to strike or knock (something) with force.</p></div><a name="s008187b"><!--s008187b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to injure or damage (something) by striking it on something hard, usu accidentally.</p></div><a name="s008188b"><!--s008188b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to collide with (something or somebody).</p></div><a name="s008189b"><!--s008189b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to dislodge (something) with a jolt.</p></div><a name="s008190b"><!--s008190b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to exclude (an airline passenger) from a flight because of overbooking <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s008191b"><!--s008191b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to move in a series of bumps, e.g. in a vehicle along an uneven road.</p></div><a name="s008192b"><!--s008192b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + against/into) to knock against something with a forceful jolt ✱ <span class="bodyb">bump into</span> to meet (somebody) unexpectedly or by chance [imitative].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">differential calculus</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016675a"><!--s016675a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a branch of mathematics dealing chiefly with the rate of change of functions with respect to their variables.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apartment</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aʹpahtmənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002418a"><!--s002418a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002334b"><!--s002334b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a flat.</p></div><a name="s002335b"><!--s002335b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a suite of rooms used for living quarters </p><p><i></i></p><p>the Royal apartments</p>.</div><a name="s002336b"><!--s002336b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> a single room in a building <span class="bodyb">apartmental</span> /-ʹmentl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">appartement</span>, from Italian <span class="bodyi">appartamento</span>, ultimately from <span class="bodyi">a parte</span> apart].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cuirassier</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kwirəʹsiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014579a"><!--s014579a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>formerly, a cavalry soldier wearing a cuirass.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cloister<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (cloistered, cloistering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011228a"><!--s011228a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to seclude (somebody or oneself) from the world in or as if in a monastic establishment </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her work was top secret and she had to cloister herself in the laboratory</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">efferent<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019196a"><!--s019196a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an efferent nerve.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">badge<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004089a"><!--s004089a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to mark or provide (somebody or something) with a badge or emblem.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">advice</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ədʹvies/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000729a"><!--s000729a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000830b"><!--s000830b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>recommendations regarding a decision or course of conduct </p><p><i></i></p><p>She followed my advice</p>.</div><a name="s000831b"><!--s000831b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an official notice concerning a business transaction </p><p><i></i></p><p>a remittance advice</p>.</div><a name="s000832b"><!--s000832b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) communication, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from a distance</p><p>Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">avis</span> opinion. The origin of the French word probably lies in the phrase <span class="bodyi">ce m'est à vis</span> that appears to me, part translation of Latin <span class="bodyi">mihi visum est</span> it seemed so to me, I decided.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contrive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹtriev/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012906a"><!--s012906a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013603b"><!--s013603b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003456c"><!--s003456c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to devise or plan (something).</p></div><a name="s003457c"><!--s003457c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to create (something) in an inventive or resourceful manner </p><p><i></i></p><p>They contrived a stretcher from a couple of branches</p>.</div></div><a name="s013604b"><!--s013604b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003458c"><!--s003458c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to bring about or manage (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Perhaps he could contrive another encounter with her</p>.</div><a name="s003459c"><!--s003459c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to manage (to do something stupid) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He contrived to lock himself out</p> <p><span class="bodyb">contrivability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">contrivable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">contriver</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [earlier <span class="bodyi">controve</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">contropare</span> to compare, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/contra/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">contra-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">tropus</span> turn, manner, from Greek <span class="bodyi">tropos</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">do-se-do</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dohseeʹdoh, -zee-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017940a"><!--s017940a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/do_si_do_or_do_se_do/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">do-si-do</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">celeb</span><small><span class="eSynop">/səʹleb/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009553a"><!--s009553a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/celebrity/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">celebrity</span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BL</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005772a"><!--s005772a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005841b"><!--s005841b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in Scotland and Ireland, Bachelor of Law.</p></div><a name="s005842b"><!--s005842b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>bill of lading.</p></div><a name="s005843b"><!--s005843b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>British Legion.</p></div><a name="s005844b"><!--s005844b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>British Library.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">differential equation</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016676a"><!--s016676a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an equation containing differentials or derivatives of functions.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bump<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007877a"><!--s007877a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008193b"><!--s008193b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sudden forceful blow or jolt.</p></div><a name="s008194b"><!--s008194b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a swelling or protuberance.</p></div><a name="s008195b"><!--s008195b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s001953c"><!--s001953c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a swelling of tissue caused by an injury to a part that has been struck by accident.</p></div><a name="s001954c"><!--s001954c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a natural protuberance of the skull.</p></div></div><a name="s008196b"><!--s008196b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a dancer's thrusting of the hips forwards in an erotic manner: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grind2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grind 2</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s008197b"><!--s008197b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the bumps</span>) the playful act of holding somebody by the arms and legs and swinging them into the air and back to the ground.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">advisable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ədʹviezəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000730a"><!--s000730a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>worthy of being recommended or done; prudent </p><p><i></i></p><p>It is advisable to take out travel insurance</p> <span class="bodyb">advisability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i><p><span class="bodyb">advisably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apartotel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹpaht(h)ətel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002419a"><!--s002419a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aparthotel_or_apartotel/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aparthotel</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cloistered</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011229a"><!--s011229a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011514b"><!--s011514b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002982c"><!--s002982c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>kept apart or sheltered from everyday life.</p></div><a name="s002983c"><!--s002983c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>suggestive of the seclusion of a monastic establishment </p><p><i></i></p><p>cloistered calm</p>.</div></div><a name="s011515b"><!--s011515b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>surrounded with a cloister </p><p><i></i></p><p>cloistered gardens</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dosh</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dosh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017941a"><!--s017941a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> money [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">effervesce</span><small><span class="eSynop">/efəʹves/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019197a"><!--s019197a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020232b"><!--s020232b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of a liquid: to bubble and hiss as gas escapes.</p></div><a name="s020233b"><!--s020233b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005194c"><!--s005194c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a liquid: to bubble, hiss, and foam as gas escapes.</p></div><a name="s005195c"><!--s005195c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a gas: to bubble out of a liquid.</p></div></div><a name="s020234b"><!--s020234b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to show liveliness or exhilaration</p><p><span class="bodyb">effervescence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">effervescent</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">effervescently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">effervescere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">fervescere</span> to begin to boil, from <span class="bodyi">fervēre</span> to boil].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cuisine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kwiʹzeen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014580a"><!--s014580a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015167b"><!--s015167b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a manner of preparing or cooking food, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as typical of a certain country or region.</p></div><a name="s015168b"><!--s015168b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the food so prepared and cooked </p><p><i></i></p><p>We enjoy Malay cuisine</p> <p>[French <span class="bodyi">cuisine</span> kitchen, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">coquina</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kitchen/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">kitchen</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contrived</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012907a"><!--s012907a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of artistic or literary effects, language, etc: unnatural or forced.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">badger<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbajə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004090a"><!--s004090a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004090b"><!--s004090b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>either of two species of sturdy burrowing nocturnal mammals widely distributed in the northern hemisphere, typically black or dark grey with white striped facial markings: <span class="bodyi">Meles meles</span> and<span class="bodyi">Taxidea taxus</span>.</p></div><a name="s004091b"><!--s004091b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the pelt or fur of a badger [prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/badge1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">badge 1</span></span></a>,from the white mark on its forehead].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">celebrant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹselibrənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009554a"><!--s009554a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009922b"><!--s009922b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the priest officiating at the Eucharist.</p></div><a name="s009923b"><!--s009923b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody who is celebrating something.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bumper<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007878a"><!--s007878a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008198b"><!--s008198b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a metal, rubber, or more commonly, plastic fitting, plastic bar fitted at either end of a motor vehicle for absorbing shock or minimizing damage in collision.</p></div><a name="s008199b"><!--s008199b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in cricket, a bouncer.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">differential gear</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016677a"><!--s016677a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an arrangement of gears in a vehicle that allows one of the wheels imparting motion to turn, e.g. in going round a corner, faster than the other.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apathetic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/apəʹthetik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002420a"><!--s002420a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002337b"><!--s002337b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having or showing little or no feeling; spiritless.</p></div><a name="s002338b"><!--s002338b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>lacking interest or concern; indifferent</p><p><span class="bodyb">apathetically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blab<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/blab/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (blabbed, blabbing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005773a"><!--s005773a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s005845b"><!--s005845b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to reveal (a secret) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s005846b"><!--s005846b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to talk indiscreetly or thoughtlessly</p><p><span class="bodyb">blabber</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">blabbe</span> one who blabs; related to Middle English <span class="bodyi">blaberen</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blabber1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blabber 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cloistral</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkloystrəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011230a"><!--s011230a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>suggestive of or relating to a cloister.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">effete</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹfeet/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019198a"><!--s019198a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020235b"><!--s020235b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>worn out; exhausted.</p></div><a name="s020236b"><!--s020236b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>marked by weakness and decadent overrefinement </p><p><i></i></p><p>an effete civilization</p> <p><span class="bodyb">effetely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">effeteness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">effetus</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">fetus</span> fruitful].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">control<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹtrohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (controlled, controlling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012908a"><!--s012908a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013605b"><!--s013605b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to supervise and direct (something).</p></div><a name="s013606b"><!--s013606b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to operate (a machine).</p></div><a name="s013607b"><!--s013607b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to restrain (oneself or one's emotions).</p></div><a name="s013608b"><!--s013608b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to regulate (the finances of an organization, etc) <span class="bodyb">controllability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">controllable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">controller</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [from French <span class="bodyi">contreroller</span> from <span class="bodyi">contrerolle</span> copy of an account, audit, from <span class="bodyi">contre-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/counter/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">counter-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">rolle</span> roll, account].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">badger<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (badgered, badgering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004091a"><!--s004091a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to harass or annoy (somebody) persistently [from the sport of baiting badgers].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">advise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ədʹviez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000731a"><!--s000731a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000833b"><!--s000833b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000238c"><!--s000238c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to give advice to (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I advised her to try a different shampoo</p>.</div><a name="s000239c"><!--s000239c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to caution or warn (somebody) recommend </p><p><i></i></p><p>They advised him against going</p>.</div></div><a name="s000834b"><!--s000834b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to give information or notice to (somebody); to inform (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>You must advise us of your intentions</p><p><span class="bodyb">adviser</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">advisor</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s000835b"><!--s000835b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to give advice [early French <span class="bodyi">advisen</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">aviser</span> from <span class="bodyi">avis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/advice/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">advice</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cuisse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kwis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014581a"><!--s014581a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>formerly, a piece of armour for the front of the thigh [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cusseis</span> (pl) from early French <span class="bodyi">cuissaux</span>,pl of <span class="bodyi">cuissel</span>, from <span class="bodyi">cuisse</span> thigh, from Latin <span class="bodyi">coxa</span> hip].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">do-si-do <span class="bodyi">or</span> do-se-do</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dohseeʹdoh, -zee-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> do-si-dos do-se-dos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017942a"><!--s017942a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a movement in country dancing, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> barn dancing, that involves two dancers advancing towards each other, passing back to back, and returning to their own places in the set line [prob an alteration of French <span class="bodyi">dos-à-dos</span> back to back].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">celebrate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹselibrayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009555a"><!--s009555a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009924b"><!--s009924b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002370c"><!--s002370c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to mark (a special occasion) with festivities or suspension of routine activities </p><p><i></i></p><p>celebrate an anniversary</p>.</div><a name="s002371c"><!--s002371c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to mark (a holy day or feast day) ceremonially.</p></div></div><a name="s009925b"><!--s009925b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to perform (a sacrament or solemn ceremony) publicly and with appropriate rites </p><p><i></i></p><p>celebrate the Eucharist</p>.</div><a name="s009926b"><!--s009926b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to hold (something) up for public acclaim </p><p><i></i></p><p>His poetry celebrates the glory of nature</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s009927b"><!--s009927b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to observe a special occasion with festivities.</p></div><a name="s009928b"><!--s009928b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to officiate at a religious ceremony <span class="bodyb">celebration</span> /-ʹbraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">celebrator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">celebratory</span> /-brət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">celebratus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">celebrare</span> to frequent, celebrate, from <span class="bodyi">celebr-, celeber</span> much frequented, famous].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">differentiate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/difəʹrenshiayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016678a"><!--s016678a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017364b"><!--s017364b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to mark or show a difference in (things).</p></div><a name="s017365b"><!--s017365b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause differentiation of (something) in the course of development.</p></div><a name="s017366b"><!--s017366b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to obtain the mathematical derivative of (a function, etc) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s017367b"><!--s017367b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(+ between) to recognize or make a difference between (people, etc).</p></div><a name="s017368b"><!--s017368b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to become distinct or different in character.</p></div><a name="s017369b"><!--s017369b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to undergo differentiation <span class="bodyb">differentiability</span> /-shi·əʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">differentiable</span> /-shi·əbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">differentiator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bumper<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007879a"><!--s007879a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>unusually large or fine </p><p><i></i></p><p>a bumper crop</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blab<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005774a"><!--s005774a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who blabs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apathy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹapəthi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002421a"><!--s002421a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002339b"><!--s002339b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>lack of feeling or emotion; impassiveness.</p></div><a name="s002340b"><!--s002340b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>lack of interest or concern; indifference [Greek <span class="bodyi">apatheia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">apathēs</span> without feeling, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a1_or_a/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a 1</span></span></a>- + <span class="bodyi">pathos</span> feeling].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clomp</span><small><span class="eSynop">/klomp/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011231a"><!--s011231a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to tread clumsily; to clump [imitative].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">control<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012909a"><!--s012909a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013609b"><!--s013609b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>power or authority to control </p><p><i></i></p><p>He lost control of the car</p>.</div><a name="s013610b"><!--s013610b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the activity or situation of controlling.</p></div><a name="s013611b"><!--s013611b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>direction, review, regulation, and coordination of business activities.</p></div><a name="s013612b"><!--s013612b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>mastery in the use of a tool, instrument, technique, or artistic medium.</p></div><a name="s013613b"><!--s013613b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>restraint or reserve.</p></div><a name="s013614b"><!--s013614b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a checking device.</p></div><a name="s013615b"><!--s013615b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s003460c"><!--s003460c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/control_experiment/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">control experiment</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s003461c"><!--s003461c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in a control experiment, a subject not given the treatment under trial, for purposes of comparison.</p></div></div><a name="s013616b"><!--s013616b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the devices and mechanisms used to regulate or guide the operation of a machine, apparatus, or system.</p></div><a name="s013617b"><!--s013617b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) an organization that directs a space flight </p><p><i></i></p><p>mission control</p>.</div><a name="s013618b"><!--s013618b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>a personality or spirit believed to be responsible for the utterances or performances of a spiritualistic medium at a séance ✱ <span class="bodyb">in control</span> in control or command ✱ <span class="bodyb">out of control</span> dangerously unrestrained ✱ <span class="bodyb">under control</span> being properly supervised and regulated.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">efficacious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/efiʹkayshəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019199a"><!--s019199a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having the power to produce a desired effect</p><p><span class="bodyb">efficaciously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">efficaciousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">efficacity</span> /-ʹkasiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">efficacy</span> /ʹefikəsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">efficac-</span>, <span class="bodyi">efficax</span>, from <span class="bodyi">efficere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/effect1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">effect 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">culch</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kulch/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014582a"><!--s014582a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cultch_or_culch/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cultch</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dosimeter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dohʹsimitə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017943a"><!--s017943a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a device for measuring doses of X-rays or of radioactivity <span class="bodyb">dosimetric</span> /-ʹmetrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">dosimetry</span> /-tri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bad hair day</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004092a"><!--s004092a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a day on which everything goes wrong.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">advised</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000732a"><!--s000732a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>thought out; considered: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ill_advised/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ill-advised</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/unadvised/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">unadvised</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/well_advised/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">well-advised</span></span></a> ✱ <span class="bodyb">keep somebody advised</span> to keep somebody informed about facts or events <span class="bodyb">advisedly</span> /-zidli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">celebrated</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009556a"><!--s009556a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>widely known or acclaimed; famous.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">differentiation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌdifəˌrenshiʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016679a"><!--s016679a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017370b"><!--s017370b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of differentiating.</p></div><a name="s017371b"><!--s017371b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>development into more complex, numerous, or varied forms.</p></div><a name="s017372b"><!--s017372b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s004351c"><!--s004351c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>modification of body parts for performance of particular functions.</p></div><a name="s004352c"><!--s004352c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>all the processes whereby apparently similar cells, tissues, and structures attain their adult forms and functions.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bumper<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007880a"><!--s007880a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008200b"><!--s008200b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a brimming cup or glass.</p></div><a name="s008201b"><!--s008201b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something unusually large [prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bump1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bump 1</span></span></a> in an obsolete sense ‘to bulge’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">control character</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012910a"><!--s012910a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in computing, a keyboard character that is not printed, but initiates an operation or controls a device.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blabber<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹblabə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (blabbered, blabbering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005775a"><!--s005775a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s005847b"><!--s005847b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to babble <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s005848b"><!--s005848b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to say (something) indiscreetly</p><p><span class="bodyb">blabberer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">blaberen</span>, prob of imitative origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">advisement</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ədʹviezmənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000733a"><!--s000733a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> careful consideration ✱ <span class="bodyb">take something under advisement</span> to give a matter careful consideration, often involving consultation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apatite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹapətiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002422a"><!--s002422a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a group of calcium phosphate minerals occurring in phosphate rock, bones, and teeth, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> calcium fluorophosphate [German <span class="bodyi">Apatit</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">apatē</span> deceit, because the mineral takes many forms].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clone<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/klohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011232a"><!--s011232a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011516b"><!--s011516b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an asexually produced individual identical to its parent.</p></div><a name="s011517b"><!--s011517b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002984c"><!--s002984c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an individual that is asexually produced and is identical to its parent.</p></div><a name="s002985c"><!--s002985c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">technical</span> all such progeny of a single parent.</p></div></div><a name="s011518b"><!--s011518b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an exact or very close copy or replica of somebody or something else.</p></div><a name="s011519b"><!--s011519b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a counterfeit credit or debit card onto which the details from the magnetic strip of another card have been copied</p><p><span class="bodyb">clonal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">klōn</span> twig, slip].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doss<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dos/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017944a"><!--s017944a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018759b"><!--s018759b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a crude or makeshift bed, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one in a dosshouse.</p></div><a name="s018760b"><!--s018760b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a short sleep.</p></div><a name="s018761b"><!--s018761b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a very easy task [perhaps from obsolete <span class="bodyi">dorse, doss</span> back, from Latin <span class="bodyi">dorsum</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">celebrity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/səʹlebriti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> celebrities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009557a"><!--s009557a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009929b"><!--s009929b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a well-known and widely acclaimed person </p><p><i></i></p><p>To become a celebrity is to become a brand name</p><p> Philip Roth.</p></div><a name="s009930b"><!--s009930b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the state of being famous.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">efficiency</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹfish(ə)nsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> efficiencies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019200a"><!--s019200a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020237b"><!--s020237b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the quality or degree of being efficient.</p></div><a name="s020238b"><!--s020238b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005196c"><!--s005196c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>efficient operation.</p></div><a name="s005197c"><!--s005197c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the ratio of the useful energy delivered by a dynamic system to the energy supplied to it.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">badinage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbadinahzh, -nij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004093a"><!--s004093a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>playful repartee; banter </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was waiting for him; waiting with song and story and badinage, sparkling, fanciful, capricious</p> — Lew Wallace [French <span class="bodyi">badinage</span>, from <span class="bodyi">badiner</span> to joke].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Culdee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kulʹdee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014583a"><!--s014583a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of any of a number of small religious communities living a reclusive life without monastic vows, loosely attached to the ancient Celtic Church and continuing in Scotland till the 14th cent., when they were absorbed into regular religious orders [Middle English via medieval Latin from early Irish <span class="bodyi">céle dé</span> companion of God].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">difficult</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdifik(ə)lt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016680a"><!--s016680a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017373b"><!--s017373b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>hard to do, make, carry out, or understand </p><p><i></i></p><p>a difficult climb</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a difficult text</p>.</div><a name="s017374b"><!--s017374b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>hard to deal with, manage, or please </p><p><i></i></p><p>a difficult child</p> <p><span class="bodyb">difficultly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/difficulty/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">difficulty</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bumper car</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007881a"><!--s007881a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a car used in dodgems.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">control experiment</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012911a"><!--s012911a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an experiment or trial in which parallel testing is carried out on a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/control2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">control 2</span></span></a> (a subject not given the treatment under trial).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blabber<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005776a"><!--s005776a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005849b"><!--s005849b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>indiscreet or idle chatter.</p></div><a name="s005850b"><!--s005850b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody who reveals a secret.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clone<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011233a"><!--s011233a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011520b"><!--s011520b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cause (a cell or organism) to grow as a clone.</p></div><a name="s011521b"><!--s011521b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make a clone or a very close copy of (something or somebody).</p></div><a name="s011522b"><!--s011522b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to give (e.g. a mobile phone) the same electronic identifying code as another machine to avoid being charged for using it.</p></div><a name="s011523b"><!--s011523b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to make a counterfeit credit or debit card by copying onto it the details from the magnetic strip of another card.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adviser <span class="bodyi">or</span> advisor</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000734a"><!--s000734a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who gives advice, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> professionally in a specialized field </p><p><i></i></p><p>the medical adviser to the Queen</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">badlands</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004094a"><!--s004094a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a barren region marked by extensive rock erosion with fantastic hill formations and deep ravines.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apatosaurus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əˌpatəʹsawrəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002423a"><!--s002423a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large herbivorous dinosaur of the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, with a long neck and tail, its hindlegs being longer than its forelegs, formerly called <span class="bodyi">brontosaurus</span> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">apatosaurus</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">apatē</span> deceit + <span class="bodyi">sauros</span> lizard].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">celeriac</span><small><span class="eSynop">/səʹleriak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009558a"><!--s009558a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a type of celery grown for its thickened edible root [irreg from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/celery/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">celery</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">efficient</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹfish(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019201a"><!--s019201a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020239b"><!--s020239b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a person: able and practical; briskly competent.</p></div><a name="s020240b"><!--s020240b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>productive of desired effects, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with minimum waste </p><p><i></i></p><p>an efficient method of generating electricity</p> <p><span class="bodyb">efficiency</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">efficiently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">efficient-</span>, <span class="bodyi">efficiens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">efficere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/effect1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">effect 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cul-de-sac</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkul di sak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> culs-de-sac /ʹkul/ cul-de-sacs /saks/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014584a"><!--s014584a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015169b"><!--s015169b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a street, usu residential, closed at one end.</p></div><a name="s015170b"><!--s015170b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a dead end; an impasse [French <span class="bodyi">cul-de-sac</span>, orig in anatomy, literally ‘bottom of a bag’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">difficulty</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> difficulties)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016681a"><!--s016681a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017375b"><!--s017375b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the state of being difficult.</p></div><a name="s017376b"><!--s017376b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an obstacle or impediment.</p></div><a name="s017377b"><!--s017377b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a cause of trouble or embarrassment, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a financial nature.</p></div><a name="s017378b"><!--s017378b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a disagreement </p><p><i></i></p><p>We've had some little difficulties, but it's all sorted out now</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">difficulte</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">difficultas</span>, from <span class="bodyi">difficilis</span> difficult, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">facilis</span> easy].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">control key</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012912a"><!--s012912a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a key on a computer keyboard that another key causes to emit a command sequence when pressed simultaneously with it.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doss<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017945a"><!--s017945a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018762b"><!--s018762b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">often</span> + down) to sleep rough or in a makeshift bed </p><p><i></i></p><p>Can I doss down on your floor tonight?</p>.</div><a name="s018763b"><!--s018763b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to sleep rough or sleep somewhere without a bed </p><p><i></i></p><p>We missed the plane and had to doss in the airport</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bumph</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bumf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007882a"><!--s007882a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bumf_or_bumph/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bumf</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blabbermouth</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005777a"><!--s005777a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who talks too much or indiscreetly.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clonk<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/klongk/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011234a"><!--s011234a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011524b"><!--s011524b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make a dull heavy thumping sound like as if from the impact of a hard object hitting on a hard but hollow surface <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s011525b"><!--s011525b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to hit (somebody or something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">clonk</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [imitative].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">advisory</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ədʹviez(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000735a"><!--s000735a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000836b"><!--s000836b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having or exercising power to advise </p><p><i></i></p><p>in an advisory capacity</p>.</div><a name="s000837b"><!--s000837b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>containing or giving advice.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">celerity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/səʹleriti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009559a"><!--s009559a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> rapidity of motion or action [Middle English <span class="bodyi">celerite</span> via Frenchfrom Latin <span class="bodyi">celeritat-, celeritas</span>,from <span class="bodyi">celer</span> swift].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bad lot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004095a"><!--s004095a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a disreputable or dishonest person.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-cule</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014585a"><!--s014585a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting: a small example of the thing specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>animalcule</p> <p><i></i></p><p>fascicule</p> <p>[via French <span class="bodyi">-cule</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">-culus</span>, dimin. suffix].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diffident</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdifid(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016682a"><!--s016682a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lacking in self-confidence; reserved; unassertive</p><p><span class="bodyb">diffidence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">diffidently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">diffident-, diffidens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">diffidere</span> to distrust, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">fidere</span> to trust].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">effigy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹefəji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> effigies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019202a"><!--s019202a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an image or representation, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a person; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a crude figure representing a hated person [Latin <span class="bodyi">effigies</span>, from <span class="bodyi">effingere</span> to fashion or form, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">fingere</span> to shape].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bumpkin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbum(p)kin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007883a"><!--s007883a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an awkward and unsophisticated person, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from the country [perhaps from Flemish <span class="bodyi">bommekijn</span> small cask, from early Dutch <span class="bodyi">bomme</span> cask].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">APB</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002424a"><!--s002424a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> all points bulletin.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">black<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/blak/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005778a"><!--s005778a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005851b"><!--s005851b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of the colour of coal, the darkest colour from its absorption of all light.</p></div><a name="s005852b"><!--s005852b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001313c"><!--s001313c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>of the colour of coal, jet, or tar, the darkest colour from its absorption of all light.</p></div><a name="s001314c"><!--s001314c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>having or reflecting little or no light </p><p><i></i></p><p>a black night</p>.</div><a name="s001315c"><!--s001315c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>very dark in colour.</p></div></div><a name="s005853b"><!--s005853b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Black</span>)</p><a name="s001316c"><!--s001316c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>having dark skin pigmentation; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> being African, African-American, or Australian Aboriginal in origin.</p></div><a name="s001317c"><!--s001317c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>relating to black people or culture.</p></div></div><a name="s005854b"><!--s005854b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>dirty or soiled.</p></div><a name="s005855b"><!--s005855b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>said of coffee or tea: served without milk or cream.</p></div><a name="s005856b"><!--s005856b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s001318c"><!--s001318c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>thoroughly sinister or evil </p><p><i></i></p><p>a black deed</p>.</div><a name="s001319c"><!--s001319c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>indicative of hostility,or disapproval, or discredit </p><p><i></i></p><p>met with black looks</p>.</div></div><a name="s005857b"><!--s005857b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s001320c"><!--s001320c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>marked by severe depression </p><p><i></i></p><p>black despair</p>.</div><a name="s001321c"><!--s001321c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>gloomy </p><p><i></i></p><p>The future looks black</p>.</div><a name="s001322c"><!--s001322c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>marked by disaster </p><p><i></i></p><p>black Friday</p>.</div></div><a name="s005858b"><!--s005858b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>showing a profit: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/red1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">red<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (6).</p></div><a name="s005859b"><!--s005859b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>characterized by grim or grotesque humour.</p></div><a name="s005860b"><!--s005860b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>relating to illegal trading, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in contravention of official economic regulations </p><p><i></i></p><p>the black economy</p>.</div><a name="s005861b"><!--s005861b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> subject to boycott by trade-union members.</p></div><a name="s005862b"><!--s005862b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>dressed in black </p><p><i></i></p><p>the Black Prince</p><p><span class="bodyb">blackish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">blackly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">blackness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">blæc</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dosser</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017946a"><!--s017946a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018764b"><!--s018764b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a person who sleeps in dosshouses; a homeless person.</p></div><a name="s018765b"><!--s018765b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dosshouse/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dosshouse</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">controlled</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012913a"><!--s012913a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013619b"><!--s013619b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a person's expression or behaviour: deliberately calm </p><p><i></i></p><p>His tone was quiet and controlled</p><p> Edith Wharton.</p></div><a name="s013620b"><!--s013620b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of an experiment or trial: in which testing is simultaneously carried out on a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/control2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">control 2</span></span></a> (a subject not given the treatment under trial), or in which possible extraneous factors are controlled for, or taken into account.</p></div><a name="s013621b"><!--s013621b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a drug: that has legal restrictions on its use and possession.</p></div><a name="s013622b"><!--s013622b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of an aircraft's flight: directed from the ground or from another aircraft.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clonk<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011235a"><!--s011235a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dull heavy thumping sound.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">advocaat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹadvəkah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000736a"><!--s000736a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sweet liqueur consisting chiefly of brandy and eggs [Dutch <span class="bodyi">advocaat</span>, short for <span class="bodyi">advocatenborrel</span> lawyer's drink. The drink was orig favoured by lawyers].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">celery</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹseləri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009560a"><!--s009560a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a European plant of the carrot family with leafstalks that are eaten raw or cooked as a vegetable: <span class="bodyi">Apium graveolens</span> [prob from Italian dialect <span class="bodyi">seleri</span>,pl of <span class="bodyi">selero</span>,ultimatelyfrom Greek <span class="bodyi">selinon</span> parsley].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">culex</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkyoohleks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> culices /ʹ-liseez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014586a"><!--s014586a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a large widely distributed genus of mosquitoes that includes the common house mosquito (<span class="bodyi">Culex pipiens</span>) of Europe and N America: genus <span class="bodyi">Culex</span></p><p><span class="bodyb">culicine</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> [via scientific Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">culex</span> gnat].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">badly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004096a"><!--s004096a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004092b"><!--s004092b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in an unsatisfactory, incorrect, unsuitable, etc way.</p></div><a name="s004093b"><!--s004093b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>unkindly; cruelly.</p></div><a name="s004094b"><!--s004094b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>unsuccessfully.</p></div><a name="s004095b"><!--s004095b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>severely </p><p><i></i></p><p>She's badly ill</p>.</div><a name="s004096b"><!--s004096b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>very much </p><p><i></i></p><p>I need that money badly</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">badly off</span>.</div><a name="s004097b"><!--s004097b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>in an unsatisfactory condition, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> not having enough money.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diffract</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹfrakt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016683a"><!--s016683a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to cause (a beam of light) to become a set of light and dark or coloured bands in passing by the edge of an opaque body, through narrow slits, etc</p><p><span class="bodyb">diffraction</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">diffractive</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">diffractively</span> /-tivli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">diffractiveness</span> /-tivnəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">diffraction-, diffractio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">diffringere</span> to break apart, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">frangere</span> to break].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bump off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007884a"><!--s007884a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to murder (somebody).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">effing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019203a"><!--s019203a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">euphem</span> fucking.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dosshouse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdos·haws/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017947a"><!--s017947a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a hostel for people with no fixed address and little or no money.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ape<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ayp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002425a"><!--s002425a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002341b"><!--s002341b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several species of large tailless or short-tailed primates belonging to the group which includes gorillas, chimpanzees, orang-utans, and gibbons: families Pongidae and Hylobatidae.</p></div><a name="s002342b"><!--s002342b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a large and clumsy or ill-mannered person.</p></div><a name="s002343b"><!--s002343b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a monkey of any kind.</p></div><a name="s002344b"><!--s002344b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s000523c"><!--s000523c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a crass imitator </p><p><i></i></p><p>Every genius has his apes</p>.</div><a name="s000524c"><!--s000524c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a large and clumsy or ill-mannered person ✱ <span class="bodyb">go ape</span> to run amok; to lose control</p><p><span class="bodyb">apelike</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">apa</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">controlled experiment</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012914a"><!--s012914a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/control_experiment/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">control experiment</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">black<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005779a"><!--s005779a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005863b"><!--s005863b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a black colour.</p></div><a name="s005864b"><!--s005864b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001323c"><!--s001323c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the colour of coal, jet, or tar, the darkest colour that belongs to objects that neither reflect nor transmit light.</p></div><a name="s001324c"><!--s001324c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>total or almost total absence of light </p><p><i></i></p><p>the black of night</p>.</div></div><a name="s005865b"><!--s005865b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a black pigment or dye.</p></div><a name="s005866b"><!--s005866b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>black clothing.</p></div><a name="s005867b"><!--s005867b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Black</span>) somebody who belongs wholly or partly to a dark-skinned race, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a person of African, African-American, or Australian Aboriginal origins.</p></div><a name="s005868b"><!--s005868b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s001325c"><!--s001325c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the dark-coloured pieces in a board game (e.g. chess) for two players.</p></div><a name="s001326c"><!--s001326c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><a name="sb00000068"><!--sb00000068--></a><p>the player by whom these are played ✱ <span class="bodyb">in the black</span> financially in credit; solvent; making a profit</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">black</span>, <span class="bodyb">Negro</span>, <span class="bodyi">and</span> <span class="bodyb">coloured</span>. The word <span class="bodyi">black</span> (without a capital letter) is currently the most widely accepted non-offensive word for people of African or African-American origin. The terms <span class="bodyi">Negro</span> and <span class="bodyi">coloured</span>, which both formerly had this function, are no longer felt to be acceptable by black people themselves, although <span class="bodyi">Coloured</span> has a specific use in South Africa where it refers to members of a population group of mixed-race origin. Dark-skinned people of Asian origin should not be referred to as <span class="bodyi">black</span>, in the context of British society, but as <span class="bodyi">Asian</span>.</p></div></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clonus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklohnəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011236a"><!--s011236a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rapid succession of alternating contractions and partial relaxations of a muscle that occurs in some nervous diseases</p><p><span class="bodyb">clonic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">clonicity</span> /klohʹnisiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">klonos</span> turmoil].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">celery salt</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009561a"><!--s009561a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>salt and ground celery seed, used as seasoning.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">advocacy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹadvəkəsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000737a"><!--s000737a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000838b"><!--s000838b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>active support or pleading </p><p><i></i></p><p>her advocacy of reform</p>.</div><a name="s000839b"><!--s000839b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the function of an advocate.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">culinary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkulin(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014587a"><!--s014587a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to the kitchen or cookery [Latin <span class="bodyi">culinarius</span> from <span class="bodyi">culina</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kiln/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">kiln</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diffraction grating</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016684a"><!--s016684a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grating1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grating<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">badminton</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbadmint(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004097a"><!--s004097a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a court game played with light long-handled rackets and a shuttlecock that is volleyed over a net [named after <span class="bodyi">Badminton</span>, estate in SW England, where it was first played].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bump start<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007885a"><!--s007885a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> to push-start (a motor vehicle).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dossier</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdosi·ə, ʹdosiay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017948a"><!--s017948a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a file of papers containing a detailed report or information </p><p><i></i></p><p>The Special Branch had been watching him, and had accumulated an extensive dossier on his activities</p> <p>[French <span class="bodyi">dossier</span> bundle of documents labelled on the back, from <span class="bodyi">dos</span> back, from Latin <span class="bodyi">dorsum</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ape<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002426a"><!--s002426a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to imitate (somebody) closely but often clumsily and ineptly</p><p><span class="bodyb">aper</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">apery</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">controller</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012915a"><!--s012915a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013623b"><!--s013623b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who controls or directs something </p><p><i></i></p><p>the controller of Radio 3</p>.</div><a name="s013624b"><!--s013624b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the chief financial officer of an organization or business enterprise</p><p><span class="bodyb">controllership</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clop</span><small><span class="eSynop">/klop/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (clopping, clopped)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011237a"><!--s011237a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make the sound of a hoof or shoe on a hard surface</p><p><span class="bodyb">clop</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">black<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005780a"><!--s005780a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005869b"><!--s005869b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (something) black.</p></div><a name="s005870b"><!--s005870b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> to declare (e.g. a business or industry) subject to boycott by trade-union members.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">effleurage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/efləʹrahzh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019204a"><!--s019204a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a stroking movement in massage.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">celesta</span><small><span class="eSynop">/səʹlestə/ celeste /səʹlest/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009562a"><!--s009562a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a keyboard musical instrument with hammers that strike steel plates producing a tinkling bell-like sound [French <span class="bodyi">célesta</span>,alteration of <span class="bodyi">céleste</span> heavenly, from Latin <span class="bodyi">caelestis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/celestial/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">celestial</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cull<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kul/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014588a"><!--s014588a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015171b"><!--s015171b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to control the size of a population of (animals) by killing a limited number.</p></div><a name="s015172b"><!--s015172b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to identify and remove the rejects from (a flock, herd, etc) for slaughter.</p></div><a name="s015173b"><!--s015173b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to select (a body of people or things) from a source or a range of sources </p><p><i></i></p><p>a linguistic analysis of material culled from various radio interviews</p> <p><span class="bodyb">cull</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">culler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cullen</span> via Frenchfrom Latin <span class="bodyi">colligere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/collect1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">collect 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">advocate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹadvəkət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000738a"><!--s000738a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000840b"><!--s000840b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000240c"><!--s000240c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>somebody who pleads the cause of another before a tribunal or court.</p></div><a name="s000241c"><!--s000241c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Scot</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/barrister/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">barrister</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s000841b"><!--s000841b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody who defends or supports a cause or proposal [Middle English <span class="bodyi">advocat</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">advocatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">advocare</span> to summon, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">vocare</span> to call. More at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/voice1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">voice 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diffuse<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹfyoohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016685a"><!--s016685a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017379b"><!--s017379b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not concentrated or localized; scattered.</p></div><a name="s017380b"><!--s017380b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>lacking conciseness; verbose</p><p><span class="bodyb">diffusely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">diffuseness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">diffusus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">diffundere</span> to spread out, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">fundere</span> to pour].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">badmouth</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004098a"><!--s004098a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to criticize or speak badly of (somebody or something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>So why do we keep badmouthing ourselves all the time?</p> — Punch.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">close<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/klohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011238a"><!--s011238a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011526b"><!--s011526b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>near in space or time.</p></div><a name="s011527b"><!--s011527b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of relatives: near in relationship.</p></div><a name="s011528b"><!--s011528b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>intimate or affectionate.</p></div><a name="s011529b"><!--s011529b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s002986c"><!--s002986c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a connection: strong.</p></div><a name="s002987c"><!--s002987c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a resemblance: almost exact, showing only small variations.</p></div></div><a name="s011530b"><!--s011530b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>having little space in between; dense </p><p><i></i></p><p>fabric with a close weave</p>.</div><a name="s011531b"><!--s011531b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>said of a game or contest: having only a small gap or score between participants; evenly contested.</p></div><a name="s011532b"><!--s011532b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>very careful and concentrated </p><p><i></i></p><p>kept a close watch</p>.</div><a name="s011533b"><!--s011533b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>said of the weather, or a room or building: hot and stuffy; airless.</p></div><a name="s011534b"><!--s011534b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><a name="s002988c"><!--s002988c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>secretive or reticent.</p></div><a name="s002989c"><!--s002989c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>not generous, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with money; mean.</p></div></div><a name="s011535b"><!--s011535b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>confined or restricted.</p></div><a name="s011536b"><!--s011536b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>said of a vowel: articulated with some part of the tongue close to the palate ✱ <span class="bodyb">close to home</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/home1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">home 1</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">closely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">closeness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">clos</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">clausus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">claudere</span> to shut or close].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">controlling interest</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012916a"><!--s012916a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>sufficient share ownership in a company to have control over policy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bump start<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007886a"><!--s007886a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a push-start.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apeman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> apemen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002427a"><!--s002427a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various extinct primates believed to be intermediate in character and development between apes and human beings.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dost</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dust/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017949a"><!--s017949a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>archaic present second person sing. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/do1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">do 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blackamoor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹblakəmaw, -mooə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005781a"><!--s005781a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic, offensive</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/black1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">black<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (2a) [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/black1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">black 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/moor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Moor</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">celestial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/səʹlesti·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009563a"><!--s009563a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009931b"><!--s009931b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or suggesting heaven or divinity; divine.</p></div><a name="s009932b"><!--s009932b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of or in the sky </p><p><i></i></p><p>a celestial body</p> <p><span class="bodyb">celestially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">caelestis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">caelum</span> sky].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">advocate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹadvəkayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000739a"><!--s000739a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to recommend or plead in favour of (e.g. a cause or proposal)</p><p><span class="bodyb">advocacy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">effloresce</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eflawʹres/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019205a"><!--s019205a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020241b"><!--s020241b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to burst into flower.</p></div><a name="s020242b"><!--s020242b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005198c"><!--s005198c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to change from crystals to a powder on exposure to air.</p></div><a name="s005199c"><!--s005199c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to form or become covered with a powdery covering </p><p><i></i></p><p>Bricks may effloresce owing to the deposition of soluble salts</p> <p><span class="bodyb">efflorescence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">efflorescent</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">efflorescere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">florescere</span> to begin to blossom, ultimately from <span class="bodyi">flor-</span>, <span class="bodyi">flos</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flower1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flower 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cull<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014589a"><!--s014589a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015174b"><!--s015174b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an operation to cull animals.</p></div><a name="s015175b"><!--s015175b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a livestock animal selected for culling.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diffuse<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹfyoohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016686a"><!--s016686a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017381b"><!--s017381b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to spread out or cause (something) to spread or become transmitted.</p></div><a name="s017382b"><!--s017382b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to undergo diffusion</p><p><span class="bodyb">diffuser</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">diffusive</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s017383b"><!--s017383b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to spread (something) out freely in all directions.</p></div><a name="s017384b"><!--s017384b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to break up and distribute (incident light) by reflection <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s017385b"><!--s017385b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to spread out or become transmitted.</p></div><a name="s017386b"><!--s017386b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to undergo diffusion</p><p><span class="bodyb">diffuser</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">diffusibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">diffusible</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">diffusive</span> /-siv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">diffusively</span> /-sivli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">diffusiveness</span> /-sivnəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">diffus</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">diffusus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/diffuse1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">diffuse 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bad news</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004099a"><!--s004099a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> something or somebody likely to cause difficulties and therefore best avoided or got rid of </p><p><i></i></p><p>She got herself a boyfriend who was really bad news</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dot<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dot/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017950a"><!--s017950a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018766b"><!--s018766b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small spot or mark; a speck.</p></div><a name="s018767b"><!--s018767b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a small round mark used in writing or printing, e.g. over the letter <span class="bodyi">i</span>, as a full stop or decimal point, after a note or rest in music increasing the time value by one half, or to separate the different parts of the domain name in an Internet address.</p></div><a name="s018768b"><!--s018768b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a small mark made with a pointed instrument.</p></div><a name="s018769b"><!--s018769b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s004666c"><!--s004666c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a small round mark used in spelling or punctuation, e.g. over the letter <span class="bodyi">i</span> or as a full stop.</p></div><a name="s004667c"><!--s004667c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a decimal point.</p></div><a name="s004668c"><!--s004668c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a point after a note or rest in music increasing the time value by one half.</p></div><a name="s004669c"><!--s004669c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a point over or under a note in music indicating that it is to be played staccato.</p></div><a name="s004670c"><!--s004670c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>in Internet addresses, a full stop used to separate the different parts of the domain name.</p></div></div><a name="s018770b"><!--s018770b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a very small amount or object.</p></div><a name="s018771b"><!--s018771b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>in Morse code, a signal of relatively short duration, e.g. a flash or audible tone, that is one of the two fundamental units of Morse code: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dash2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dash<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (2) ✱ <span class="bodyb">on the dot</span> exactly; precisely </p><p><i></i></p><p>arrived at six on the dot</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">the year dot</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a very long time ago [Old English <span class="bodyi">dott</span> head of a boil].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bumptious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbum(p)shəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007887a"><!--s007887a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>self-assertive in a presumptuous and often noisy manner; overbearing</p><p><span class="bodyb">bumptiously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bumptiousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bump1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bump 1</span></span></a>+ <span class="bodyi">-tious</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fractious/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fractious</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cullender</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkuləndə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014590a"><!--s014590a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/colander/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">colander</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aperçu</span><small><span class="eSynop">/apuhʹsooh (<span class="bodyi">French</span> apɛrsy)/ /apuhʹsooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> aperçus /-ʹsooh/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002428a"><!--s002428a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002345b"><!--s002345b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a penetrating or enlightening comment </p><p><i></i></p><p>interesting observations and aperçus</p>.</div><a name="s002346b"><!--s002346b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a brief survey or résumé; an outline [French <span class="bodyi">aperçu</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">apercevoir</span> to perceive].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">celestial equator</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009564a"><!--s009564a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the great circle on the celestial sphere midway between the two points round which the daily rotation of the stars appears to take place.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">close<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/klohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> (closer, closest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011239a"><!--s011239a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011537b"><!--s011537b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in or into a close position or manner; near </p><p><i></i></p><p>They held each other close</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">close on</span>.</p></div><a name="s011538b"><!--s011538b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>almost </p><p><i></i></p><p>There were close on 100 people at the party</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">come close to doing something</span> to almost do something </p><p><i></i></p><p>The recession had come close to ruining them</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">control order</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012917a"><!--s012917a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a court order imposing restrictions on a person's movements, contacts, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">efflorescence</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eflawʹres(ə)ns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019206a"><!--s019206a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020243b"><!--s020243b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the period or state of flowering.</p></div><a name="s020244b"><!--s020244b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the action, process, period, or result of developing and unfolding as if coming into flower; blossoming </p><p><i></i></p><p>periods of … intellectual and artistic efflorescence</p><p> Julian Huxley.</p></div><a name="s020245b"><!--s020245b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the process or product of efflorescing chemically.</p></div><a name="s020246b"><!--s020246b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a redness of the skin; an eruption</p><p><span class="bodyb">efflorescent</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">black-and-blue</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005782a"><!--s005782a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>darkly discoloured from blood that has leaked under the skin by bruising.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diffusion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹfyoohzh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016687a"><!--s016687a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017387b"><!--s017387b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of diffusing or being diffused.</p></div><a name="s017388b"><!--s017388b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the state of being long-winded.</p></div><a name="s017389b"><!--s017389b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s004353c"><!--s004353c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the process whereby particles of liquids, gases, or solids intermingle as the result of their spontaneous movement.</p></div><a name="s004354c"><!--s004354c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>reflection of light by a rough reflecting surface.</p></div></div><a name="s017390b"><!--s017390b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the spread of a cultural characteristic, e.g. an artefact or custom, from one area or culture to another, e.g. by migration or trade.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">advowson</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ədʹvowz(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000740a"><!--s000740a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the right of presenting a nominee to a vacant benefice in the Church of England [Middle English via Old French from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">advocation-, advocatio</span> act of calling, from Latin <span class="bodyi">advocare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/advocate1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">advocate 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bad-tempered</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004100a"><!--s004100a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>angry, or easily made angry</p><p><span class="bodyb">bad-temperedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bad-temperedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dot<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (dotted, dotting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017951a"><!--s017951a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s018772b"><!--s018772b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to mark or form (something) with a dot or dots.</p></div><a name="s018773b"><!--s018773b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to scatter (something) with small marks, amounts, or objects positioned at random </p><p><i></i></p><p>a field dotted with poppies</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s018774b"><!--s018774b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make a dot or dots ✱ <span class="bodyb">dot the i's and cross the t's</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to pay minute attention to detail.</p></div><a name="s018775b"><!--s018775b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to put the finishing touches to something.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bump up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007888a"><!--s007888a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008202b"><!--s008202b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to raise or increase (something, e.g. a price).</p></div><a name="s008203b"><!--s008203b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to promote (somebody) to a higher grade or rank.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cullet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkullit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014591a"><!--s014591a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>broken or waste glass added to new material in glass manufacture, to increase the rate of melting and as a means of recycling glass [alteration of obsolete <span class="bodyi">collet</span>, literally ‘neck’, glass-making term for glass left on the blowing iron when the finished article is removed].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">celestial mechanics</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009565a"><!--s009565a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a branch of astronomy that deals with the application of the laws of dynamics and gravitation to the motions of bodies in orbit, e.g. moons, planets, and binary stars.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diffusionism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016688a"><!--s016688a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the theory in anthropology that similarities between different cultures are the result of diffusion</p><p><span class="bodyb">diffusionist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">control panel</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012918a"><!--s012918a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a panel on which are mounted devices, e.g. dials and switches, used in the remote control and monitoring of electrified or mechanical apparatus.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aperient</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹpiəri·ənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002429a"><!--s002429a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a medicine that eases constipation; a laxative</p><p><span class="bodyb">aperient</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">aperient-</span>, <span class="bodyi">aperiens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">aperire</span> to uncover, open].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Black and Tan</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005783a"><!--s005783a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of the Royal Irish Constabulary formed to resist the armed movement for Irish independence in 1921 [from the colours of their uniform].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BAe</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004101a"><!--s004101a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>British Aerospace.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">close<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/klohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011240a"><!--s011240a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011539b"><!--s011539b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a road closed at one end.</p></div><a name="s011540b"><!--s011540b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> the precinct of a cathedral.</p></div><a name="s011541b"><!--s011541b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Scot</span> an entry from the street to the common stairway of a building.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">advt</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000741a"><!--s000741a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>advertisement.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">effluence</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹefloo·əns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019207a"><!--s019207a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020247b"><!--s020247b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something that flows out.</p></div><a name="s020248b"><!--s020248b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an action or process of flowing out.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dot<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017952a"><!--s017952a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dowry/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dowry</span></span></a> [French <span class="bodyi">dot</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">dot-, dos</span> dowry].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bumpy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (bumpier, bumpiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007889a"><!--s007889a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008204b"><!--s008204b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having or covered with bumps; uneven </p><p><i></i></p><p>a bumpy road</p>.</div><a name="s008205b"><!--s008205b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>marked by jolts </p><p><i></i></p><p>a bumpy ride</p> <p><span class="bodyb">bumpily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bumpiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">culm<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kulm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014592a"><!--s014592a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>coal dust or slack [Middle English, perhaps from Old English <span class="bodyi">col</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/coal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">coal</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">celestial navigation</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009566a"><!--s009566a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>navigation using the position of the stars.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dig<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dig/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (digging, <span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> dug /dug/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016689a"><!--s016689a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s017391b"><!--s017391b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004355c"><!--s004355c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to turn up, loosen, or remove earth.</p></div><a name="s004356c"><!--s004356c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to hollow out (a hole or tunnel) by removing earth; to excavate.</p></div><a name="s004357c"><!--s004357c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(+ for) to look for something by digging.</p></div></div><a name="s017392b"><!--s017392b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">slang, dated</span> to understand <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s017393b"><!--s017393b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to break up, turn, or loosen (earth) with an implement.</p></div><a name="s017394b"><!--s017394b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to bring (something) to the surface by, or as if by, digging, or as if by, digging.</p></div><a name="s017395b"><!--s017395b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to hollow out (a hole or tunnel) by removing earth.</p></div><a name="s017396b"><!--s017396b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to poke or prod (somebody).</p></div><a name="s017397b"><!--s017397b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal, dated</span> to understand or appreciate (something).</p></div><a name="s017398b"><!--s017398b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">slang, dated</span></p><a name="s004358c"><!--s004358c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to understand or appreciate (something).</p></div><a name="s004359c"><!--s004359c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to pay attention to (something or somebody); to look at or notice (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Dig that hat over there</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">diggen</span>, perhaps from Old English <span class="bodyi">dīc</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ditch1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ditch 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">black-and-white</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005785a"><!--s005785a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005875b"><!--s005875b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>reproducing visual images in black, white, and tones of grey rather than in colours </p><p><i></i></p><p>black-and-white television</p>.</div><a name="s005876b"><!--s005876b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>evaluating things as either all good or all bad, etc.</p></div><a name="s005877b"><!--s005877b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s001327c"><!--s001327c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>sharply divided into two groups or sides.</p></div><a name="s001328c"><!--s001328c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>evaluating things as either all good or all bad, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>a black-and-white morality</p>.</div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adware</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹadweə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000742a"><!--s000742a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>software, bundled with other software, which displays or downloads advertising material when the other software is used.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">effluent<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹefloo·ənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019208a"><!--s019208a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020249b"><!--s020249b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something that flows out, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> smoke, liquid industrial refuse, sewage, etc discharged into the environment and causing pollution.</p></div><a name="s020250b"><!--s020250b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005200c"><!--s005200c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an outflowing branch of a main stream or lake.</p></div><a name="s005201c"><!--s005201c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>smoke, liquid industrial refuse, sewage, etc discharged into the environment, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when causing pollution.</p></div><a name="s005202c"><!--s005202c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the flow of lava from a volcanic fissure [Latin <span class="bodyi">effluent-</span>, <span class="bodyi">effluens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">effluere</span> to flow out, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">fluere</span> to flow].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dotage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdohtij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017953a"><!--s017953a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a state or period of mental decline in old age </p><p><i></i></p><p>in her dotage</p> <p>[Middle English, from <span class="bodyi">doten</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dote/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dote</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Baedeker</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbaydikə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004102a"><!--s004102a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a series of guidebooks, mainly on European countries and cities, started by Karl <span class="bodyi">Baedeker</span>, d. 1859, German publisher.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">control rod</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012919a"><!--s012919a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>one of a set of rods, usu containing a neutron-absorber, e.g. boron, that can be moved up or down along their axis into the core of a nuclear reactor to control the rate of the reaction.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aperiodic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌaypiəriʹodik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002430a"><!--s002430a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002347b"><!--s002347b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>happening irregularly </p><p><i></i></p><p>aperiodic floods</p>.</div><a name="s002348b"><!--s002348b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a gauge or instrument: not having periodic vibrations; not oscillatory</p><p><span class="bodyb">aperiodically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">aperiodicity</span> /-riəʹdisiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/periodic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">periodic</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">close<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/klohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011241a"><!--s011241a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011542b"><!--s011542b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002990c"><!--s002990c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to move something in a position to cover an opening.</p></div><a name="s002991c"><!--s002991c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to cover or shut (something that is open).</p></div><a name="s002992c"><!--s002992c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to become covered, or in a position that covers an opening </p><p><i></i></p><p>The door slowly closed</p>.</div></div><a name="s011543b"><!--s011543b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to prevent access to (a road or entrance).</p></div><a name="s011544b"><!--s011544b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to bring or come to an end.</p></div><a name="s011545b"><!--s011545b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s002993c"><!--s002993c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + down) of a business, etc: to suspend or stop operations.</p></div><a name="s002994c"><!--s002994c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>of a shop: to stop trading for the day.</p></div></div><a name="s011546b"><!--s011546b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + on/in on) to come closer to (somebody), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in order to challenge them.</p></div><a name="s011547b"><!--s011547b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to move (a door, window, lid, etc) to cover a corresponding opening.</p></div><a name="s011548b"><!--s011548b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to prevent access to (a road or entrance).</p></div><a name="s011549b"><!--s011549b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to cover or shut (something that is open, e.g. a book or suitcase) by bringing together the edges or parts of it.</p></div><a name="s011550b"><!--s011550b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to bring (an activity or operation) to an end </p><p><i></i></p><p>He decided to close his account</p>.</div><a name="s011551b"><!--s011551b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + down) to suspend or stop the operations of (a business, shop, etc).</p></div><a name="s011552b"><!--s011552b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><a name="s002995c"><!--s002995c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to finish discussing or negotiating (an issue or topic).</p></div><a name="s002996c"><!--s002996c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to settle or agree (a business deal) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s011553b"><!--s011553b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>said of a door, window, lid, etc: to move so as to cover a corresponding opening.</p></div><a name="s011554b"><!--s011554b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>to come to an end; to conclude </p><p><i></i></p><p>The meeting closed just before midnight</p>.</div><a name="s011555b"><!--s011555b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><a name="s002997c"><!--s002997c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to stop trading for the day </p><p><i></i></p><p>The shops close early on Tuesdays.</p>.</div><a name="s002998c"><!--s002998c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + down) to cease operation permanently.</p></div></div><a name="s011556b"><!--s011556b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">15</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) to come closer to somebody, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in order to fight.</p></div><a name="s011557b"><!--s011557b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">16</span><br/><p>(+ on) to catch up with somebody ahead, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in pursuit ✱ <span class="bodyb">close one's doors</span> to refuse admission.</p></div><a name="s011558b"><!--s011558b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">17</span><br/><p>to go out of business ✱ <span class="bodyb">close ranks</span> to unite to meet a challenge</p><p><span class="bodyb">closable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">closen</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">claudere</span> to shut].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">culm<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014593a"><!--s014593a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the hollow jointed stem of a grass or similar plant [Latin <span class="bodyi">culmus</span> stalk].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bum rap</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007890a"><!--s007890a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> an unfair accusation or prison sentence.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">celestial pole</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009567a"><!--s009567a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of the two points on the celestial sphere round which the daily rotation of the stars appears to take place.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dig<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016690a"><!--s016690a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017399b"><!--s017399b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004360c"><!--s004360c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a thrust or poke.</p></div><a name="s004361c"><!--s004361c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a cutting or snide remark.</p></div></div><a name="s017400b"><!--s017400b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an archaeological excavation site.</p></div><a name="s017401b"><!--s017401b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) lodgings [(sense 3) short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/diggings/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">diggings</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">close<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/klohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011242a"><!--s011242a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the end or conclusion of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>The decade drew to a close</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">black and white</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005784a"><!--s005784a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005871b"><!--s005871b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>writing or print.</p></div><a name="s005872b"><!--s005872b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a drawing or print done in black and white or in monochrome.</p></div><a name="s005873b"><!--s005873b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>black-and-white reproduction of visual images, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by photography or television.</p></div><a name="s005874b"><!--s005874b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an uncompromisingly rigid or simplistic separation into good or bad, right or wrong, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>She sees everything in black and white</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aperitif</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əperəʹteef, əʹpe-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002431a"><!--s002431a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an alcoholic drink taken before a meal to stimulate the appetite [French <span class="bodyi">apéritif</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">aperitivus</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">aperire</span> to open].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">effluent<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019209a"><!--s019209a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>flowing out; emanating </p><p><i></i></p><p>an effluent river</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baffle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bafl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004103a"><!--s004103a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004098b"><!--s004098b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to throw (somebody) into puzzled confusion.</p></div><a name="s004099b"><!--s004099b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to deflect, check, or regulate (fluid, light, sound waves, etc) by means of a baffle</p><p><span class="bodyb">bafflement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">baffler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">baffling</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bafflingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [prob alteration of Middle English (Scots) <span class="bodyi">bawchillen</span> to denounce, discredit publicly].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adytum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaditəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> adyta /-tə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000743a"><!--s000743a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the innermost sanctuary in an ancient temple; the sanctum [Latin <span class="bodyi">adytum</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">adyton</span>, neuter of <span class="bodyi">adytos</span> not to be entered, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">dyein</span> to enter].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dotard</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdohtəd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017954a"><!--s017954a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a feeble-minded old person.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">control surface</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012920a"><!--s012920a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a movable aerofoil or fin of an aircraft or ship that allows the position of the vehicle relative to the ground or water to be changed.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">culminant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkulminənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014594a"><!--s014594a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a celestial body: on the meridian.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">celestial sphere</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009568a"><!--s009568a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an imaginary sphere of infinite radius against which the celestial bodies appear to be projected.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aperture</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹapəchə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002432a"><!--s002432a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002349b"><!--s002349b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an open space; a hole or gap.</p></div><a name="s002350b"><!--s002350b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the opening in a camera or other optical system through which the light passes, or the adjustable size of the opening.</p></div><a name="s002351b"><!--s002351b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000525c"><!--s000525c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the opening in a camera or other optical system through which the light passes, or the adjustable size of the opening.</p></div><a name="s000526c"><!--s000526c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the diameter of the objective lens or mirror of a telescope [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">apertura</span>, from <span class="bodyi">apertus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">aperire</span> to open].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bum's rush</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007891a"><!--s007891a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> forcible ejection from a place or dismissal from a position </p><p><i></i></p><p>They gave him the bum's rush</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">control tower</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012921a"><!--s012921a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tall airport building from which movements of aircraft on the ground and in the air are controlled.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">digastric</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dieʹgastrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016691a"><!--s016691a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a muscle: having two enlarged parts separated by a tendon [Latin <span class="bodyi">digastricus</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/di_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">di- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">gastricus</span> gastric].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">close call</span><small><span class="eSynop">/klohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011243a"><!--s011243a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a narrow escape.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dotcom</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dotʹkom/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017955a"><!--s017955a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dot_com_company/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dot com company</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">effluvium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eʹfloohvi·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> effluvia /-vi·ə/) (effluviums)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019210a"><!--s019210a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020251b"><!--s020251b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an offensive gas or smell, e.g. from rotting vegetation.</p></div><a name="s020252b"><!--s020252b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a by-product, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the form of waste [Latin <span class="bodyi">effluvium</span> act of flowing out, from <span class="bodyi">effluere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/effluent2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">effluent 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adze</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">adz</span>) /adz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000744a"><!--s000744a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tool with a blade attached at right angles to a handle, used for cutting or shaping wood [Old English<span class="bodyi">adese</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">black art</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005786a"><!--s005786a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/black_magic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">black magic</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baffle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004104a"><!--s004104a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004100b"><!--s004100b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a device, e.g. a plate, wall, or screen, to deflect, check, or regulate flow, e.g. of a fluid or light.</p></div><a name="s004101b"><!--s004101b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a structure that reduces the exchange of sound waves between the front and back of a loudspeaker.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">culminate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkulminayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014595a"><!--s014595a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015176b"><!--s015176b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a celestial body: to be at the meridian; to be directly overhead.</p></div><a name="s015177b"><!--s015177b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + in) to reach the highest or a climactic or decisive point </p><p><i></i></p><p>He had had no love affair since that which culminated in his marriage</p><p> Theodore Dreiser.</p></div><a name="s015178b"><!--s015178b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>of a celestial body: to be at the meridian; to be directly overhead <span class="bodyb">culmination</span> /-ʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">culminatus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">culminare</span> to exalt, crown, from Latin <span class="bodyi">culmin-, culmen</span> top].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">celiac</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹseeliak/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009569a"><!--s009569a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/coeliac/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">coeliac</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">APET</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002433a"><!--s002433a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>amorphous polyethylene terephthalate.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">efflux</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹefluks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019211a"><!--s019211a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an effluence, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of liquid or gas <span class="bodyb">effluxion</span> /iʹfluksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">effluxus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">effluere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/effluent2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">effluent 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">digerati</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dijəʹrahti / <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016692a"><!--s016692a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> experts in information technology [from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/digital/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">digital</span></span></a> , after<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/literati/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">literati</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bun</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bun/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007892a"><!--s007892a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008206b"><!--s008206b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small round bread roll or cake that may contain added ingredients, e.g. currants or spice.</p></div><a name="s008207b"><!--s008207b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a usu tight knot of hair worn on the back of the head.</p></div><a name="s008208b"><!--s008208b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) buttocks ✱ <span class="bodyb">have a bun in the oven</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to be pregnant [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bunne</span>; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dot com company</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dot com companies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017956a"><!--s017956a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a company that operates exclusively or chiefly on the Internet and that usu has a domain name ending in the suffix .com, which identifies it as a commercial organization.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">close-cropped</span><small><span class="eSynop">/klohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011244a"><!--s011244a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>clipped short </p><p><i></i></p><p>close-cropped hair</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">control unit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012922a"><!--s012922a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013625b"><!--s013625b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>formerly, a section of a prison providing a special punitive regime of total isolation for especially violent prisoners.</p></div><a name="s013626b"><!--s013626b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a section of the central processing unit in a computer that controls the movement of information between the memory, the arithmetic and logic unit, and other registers in order to execute a program.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baffling wind</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004105a"><!--s004105a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a light wind that frequently shifts from one point to another.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">culottes</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kyooʹlots/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014596a"><!--s014596a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>women's knee-length shorts, cut very full so as to resemble a skirt [French <span class="bodyi">culotte</span> breeches, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">cul</span> backside, from Latin <span class="bodyi">culus</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blackball</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005787a"><!--s005787a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005878b"><!--s005878b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to vote against (somebody, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a candidate for membership of a club) ; to exclude (somebody) in this way.</p></div><a name="s005879b"><!--s005879b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to ostracize (somebody) [from the black ball sometimes used to register an adverse vote in a ballot].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">adzuki</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ədʹzoohki/ aduki /əʹdoohki/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> adzukis adukis)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000745a"><!--s000745a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000842b"><!--s000842b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a plant of the pea family that is widely cultivated in Japan and China as a food crop: <span class="bodyi">Phaseolus angularis</span>.</p></div><a name="s000843b"><!--s000843b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">adzuki bean</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">aduki bean</span>) the small round edible dark red seed of the adzuki plant [Japanese <span class="bodyi">azuki</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">celibate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹselibət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009570a"><!--s009570a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009933b"><!--s009933b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>abstaining from sexual intercourse, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> because of a religious vow.</p></div><a name="s009934b"><!--s009934b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>unmarried <span class="bodyb">celibacy</span> /-bəsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">caelibatus</span> from <span class="bodyi">caelib-, caelebs</span> unmarried].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">effort</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹefət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019212a"><!--s019212a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020253b"><!--s020253b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>conscious exertion of physical or mental power.</p></div><a name="s020254b"><!--s020254b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a serious attempt; a try.</p></div><a name="s020255b"><!--s020255b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something produced by exertion or trying </p><p><i></i></p><p>The novel was his most ambitious effort to date</p>.</div><a name="s020256b"><!--s020256b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the force applied, e.g. to a simple machine, as distinguished from the force exerted against the load</p><p><span class="bodyb">effortful</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">effortfully</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">effortless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">effortlessly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">effortlessness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">effort</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">esfort</span>, from <span class="bodyi">esforcier</span> to force, from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">fortis</span> strong].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apetalous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹpetələs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002434a"><!--s002434a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of flowers: having no petals</p><p><span class="bodyb">apetaly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/petal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">petal</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dot com fever <span class="bodyi">or</span> .com fever</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017957a"><!--s017957a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018776b"><!--s018776b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a rush to buy up Internet domain names with the suffix .com in the hope of owning a name that becomes hugely successful as an Internet trading company or owning a name that another company is prepared to buy for vast amounts of money.</p></div><a name="s018777b"><!--s018777b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a rush to buy shares in dot com companies when they are floated on the stock market.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">digest<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹjest, dieʹjest/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016693a"><!--s016693a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017402b"><!--s017402b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to convert (food) into a form the body can use.</p></div><a name="s017403b"><!--s017403b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to soften or decompose or extract soluble ingredients from (a substance) by heat and moisture or chemicals.</p></div><a name="s017404b"><!--s017404b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to assimilate (something) mentally </p><p><i></i></p><p>Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested</p><p> Bacon.</p></div><a name="s017405b"><!--s017405b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to distribute or arrange (something) systematically.</p></div><a name="s017406b"><!--s017406b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to compress (material or information) into a short summary <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s017407b"><!--s017407b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to become digested</p><p><span class="bodyb">digester</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">digestibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">digestible</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">digesten</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">digestus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/digest2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">digest 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">controversial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kontrəʹvuhsh(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012923a"><!--s012923a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>tending to cause controversy</p><p><span class="bodyb">controversialism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">controversialist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">controversially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">black ban</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005788a"><!--s005788a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus</span> a blacking or boycott.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bunch<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bunch/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007893a"><!--s007893a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008209b"><!--s008209b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a compact group formed by a number of things of the same kind, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when growing or loosely held together; a cluster.</p></div><a name="s008210b"><!--s008210b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a group of people.</p></div><a name="s008211b"><!--s008211b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) a style in which the hair is divided into two lengths and tied on each side of the head</p><p><span class="bodyb">bunchy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bunche</span>; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">closed</span><small><span class="eSynop">/klohzd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011245a"><!--s011245a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011559b"><!--s011559b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002999c"><!--s002999c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>not open.</p></div><a name="s003000c"><!--s003000c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>not allowing entry; blocked.</p></div></div><a name="s011560b"><!--s011560b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003001c"><!--s003001c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a system or society: forming a self-contained unit; self-sufficient.</p></div><a name="s003002c"><!--s003002c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>limited or restricted.</p></div></div><a name="s011561b"><!--s011561b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a curve: fully enclosing an area; returning to its starting point without retracing its path.</p></div><a name="s011562b"><!--s011562b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of a mathematical set: characterized by elements that when subjected to an operation produce only elements of the same set.</p></div><a name="s011563b"><!--s011563b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>said of a syllable: ending in a consonant ✱ <span class="bodyb">behind closed doors</span> in secret.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">culpable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkulpəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014597a"><!--s014597a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>meriting condemnation or blame </p><p><i></i></p><p>culpable negligence</p> <p><span class="bodyb">culpability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">culpably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">coupable</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">culpabilis</span>,from <span class="bodyi">culpare</span> to blame, from <span class="bodyi">culpa</span> guilt].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ae</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ay/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000746a"><!--s000746a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Scot</span> one [Middle English (northern) <span class="bodyi">a</span>, alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/an1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">an 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BAFTA</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbaftə/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004106a"><!--s004106a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>British Academy of Film and Television Arts.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">celibate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009571a"><!--s009571a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a celibate person </p><p><i></i></p><p>It's about time we accepted total celibates are no more deranged, inefficient, unhappy or unhealthy than any other section of the population</p><p> Germaine Greer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">effrontery</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹfrunt(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> effronteries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019213a"><!--s019213a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020257b"><!--s020257b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the quality of being shamelessly bold; insolence </p><p><i></i></p><p>the effrontery to propound three such heresies</p><p> Times Literary Supplement.</p></div><a name="s020258b"><!--s020258b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an instance of insolent behaviour [French <span class="bodyi">effronterie</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">effront-</span>, <span class="bodyi">effrons</span> shameless, barefaced, from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">front-</span>, <span class="bodyi">frons</span> forehead].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">black bean</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005789a"><!--s005789a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005880b"><!--s005880b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a black soya or kidney bean.</p></div><a name="s005881b"><!--s005881b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001329c"><!--s001329c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a black soya bean.</p></div><a name="s001330c"><!--s001330c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a black kidney bean.</p></div></div><a name="s005882b"><!--s005882b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s001331c"><!--s001331c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an Australian tree of the pea family with thin smooth bark: <span class="bodyi">Castanospermum australe</span>.</p></div><a name="s001332c"><!--s001332c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the hard wood of this tree.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apex</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> apexes apices /ʹaypiseez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002436a"><!--s002436a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002354b"><!--s002354b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the uppermost point of a triangle, cone, or pyramid.</p></div><a name="s002355b"><!--s002355b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the narrowed or pointed end or tip of something, e.g. a leaf.</p></div><a name="s002356b"><!--s002356b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the highest or culminating point, e.g. of a hierarchy, one's career, etc [Latin <span class="bodyi">apex</span> summit, small rod at top of priest's cap].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">digest<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdiejest/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016694a"><!--s016694a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017408b"><!--s017408b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a literary abridgment.</p></div><a name="s017409b"><!--s017409b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a systematic compilation of laws [Middle English <span class="bodyi">Digest</span>, compilation of Roman laws ordered by Justinian, from Latin <span class="bodyi">Digesta</span> collection of writings arranged under headings, from <span class="bodyi">digestus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">digerere</span> to arrange, distribute, digest, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">gerere</span> to carry].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dote</span><small><span class="eSynop">/doht/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017958a"><!--s017958a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018778b"><!--s018778b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(+ on/upon) to show excessive or foolish fondness for (somebody or something).</p></div><a name="s018779b"><!--s018779b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to be feeble-minded, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to exhibit mental decline in old age</p><p><span class="bodyb">doter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">doting</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dotingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">doten</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">controversy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkontrəvuhsi, kənʹtrovəsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> controversies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012924a"><!--s012924a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013627b"><!--s013627b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>debate or disagreement, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in public or in the media.</p></div><a name="s013628b"><!--s013628b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="sb000000109"><!--sb000000109--></a><p>a dispute over a specific issue [Latin <span class="bodyi">controversia</span> from <span class="bodyi">controversus</span> disputed, literally ‘turned against’, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/contra/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">contra-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">versus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">vertere</span> to turn]</p><div class="sidebar"><p>The traditional pronunciation of <span class="bodyi">controversy</span> places the stress on the first syllable <span class="bodyi">con-</span>. This is the only standard pronunciation in American English. In British English the stress is frequently placed on the second syllable <span class="bodyi">-trov-</span>. All modern British dictionaries accept this pronunciation, but many traditionalists dislike it.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">culpable homicide</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014598a"><!--s014598a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Scotland and certain other jurisdictions, an act that causes a person's death but does not amount to murder; manslaughter.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bag<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bag/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004107a"><!--s004107a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004102b"><!--s004102b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000807c"><!--s000807c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a usu flexible container for holding, storing, or carrying something.</p></div><a name="s000808c"><!--s000808c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a handbag or shoulder bag.</p></div></div><a name="s004103b"><!--s004103b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something resembling a bag, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a sagging in cloth or a sagging of the skin under the eyes.</p></div><a name="s004104b"><!--s004104b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000809c"><!--s000809c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a quantity of game taken or permitted to be taken.</p></div><a name="s000810c"><!--s000810c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>spoils or loot.</p></div></div><a name="s004105b"><!--s004105b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) a great deal; lots </p><p><i></i></p><p>bags of money</p>.</div><a name="s004106b"><!--s004106b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal, derog</span> a woman regarded dismissively.</p></div><a name="s004107b"><!--s004107b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> something that a person particularly likes or does ✱ <span class="bodyb">bag and baggage</span> with all one's belongings.</p></div><a name="s004108b"><!--s004108b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>entirely or wholesale [orig a military term for the personal belongings carried in soldiers’ bags plus the regiment's movable equipment; to march out with bag and baggage was to retreat without losing either] ✱ <span class="bodyb">in the bag</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> as good as achieved, or already certain before formally decided or declared <span class="bodyb">bagful</span> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bagfuls)<i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bagge</span> from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">baggi</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">closed book</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011246a"><!--s011246a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something that one does not or cannot understand </p><p><i></i></p><p>Physics is a closed book to me</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bunch<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007894a"><!--s007894a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to form (people or things) into a group or cluster.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cell<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/sel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009572a"><!--s009572a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009935b"><!--s009935b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small room in a prison or in a convent or monastery.</p></div><a name="s009936b"><!--s009936b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002372c"><!--s002372c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a small room in a prison for one or more inmates.</p></div><a name="s002373c"><!--s002373c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a barely furnished room for one person, e.g. in a convent or monastery.</p></div><a name="s002374c"><!--s002374c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a one-roomed dwelling occupied by a solitary person, e.g. a hermit or recluse.</p></div></div><a name="s009937b"><!--s009937b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the smallest structural unit of living matter, consisting of a nucleus surrounded by <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cytoplasm/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cytoplasm</span></span></a> (jelly-like material) and bounded by a membrane, capable of functioning either alone or with others in all fundamental life processes </p><p><i></i></p><p>blood cell</p><p>That all living organisms are composed of cells has been known since the work of microscopists in the mid 19th cent. The simplest independently living organisms such as bacteria are single-celled, whilst in multicellular organisms different tissues contain cells specialized for distinct functions, like nerve or muscle. The ten trillion cells of the human body include some 250 different cell types — Professor Steven Rose</p></div><a name="s009938b"><!--s009938b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a small compartment, or a bounded space, e.g. a compartment of a honeycomb or a receptacle for seeds in a plant.</p></div><a name="s009939b"><!--s009939b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the primary unit of a political, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> subversive, organization </p><p><i></i></p><p>a terrorist cell</p>.</div><a name="s009940b"><!--s009940b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a vessel containing electrodes and an electrolyte either for generating electricity by chemical action or for use in electrolysis.</p></div><a name="s009941b"><!--s009941b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a small religious house dependent on a monastery or convent.</p></div><a name="s009942b"><!--s009942b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s002375c"><!--s002375c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a vessel containing electrodes and an electrolyte either for generating electricity by chemical action or for use in electrolysis.</p></div><a name="s002376c"><!--s002376c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a single unit in a device for producing electricity as a result of exposure to radiant energy.</p></div></div><a name="s009943b"><!--s009943b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>a basic subdivision of a computer memory that is addressable and can hold one unit, e.g. a word, of a computer's basic operating data.</p></div><a name="s009944b"><!--s009944b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>any of the individual geographical regions of a cellular radio system [Old English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">cella</span> small room].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ae</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000747a"><!--s000747a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000844b"><!--s000844b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>forming pl nouns, denoting: members of some plant and animal families and subfamilies </p><p><i></i></p><p>Compositae</p>.</div><a name="s000845b"><!--s000845b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>forming the pl of some nouns of Latin and Greek origin ending in <span class="bodyi">-a</span> </p><p><i></i></p><p>formulae</p> <p><i></i></p><p>larvae</p> [Latin <span class="bodyi">-ae</span>, pl of -<span class="bodyi">a</span>, ending of fem nouns and adjectives].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">effulgence</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹfulj(ə)ns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019214a"><!--s019214a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> radiant splendour; brilliance</p><p><span class="bodyb">effulgent</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">effulgently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">effulgentia</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">effulgent-</span>, <span class="bodyi">effulgens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">effulgēre</span> to shine forth, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">fulgere</span> to shine].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">black bear</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005790a"><!--s005790a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005883b"><!--s005883b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a common medium-sized American bear that lives in forests and has a dark-coloured or black coat: <span class="bodyi">Ursus americanus</span>.</p></div><a name="s005884b"><!--s005884b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an Asiatic bear having a black coat with a white V-shaped mark on its chest: <span class="bodyi">Selenarctos</span> <span class="bodyi">thibetanus</span>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bag<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (bagged, bagging)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004108a"><!--s004108a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s004109b"><!--s004109b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to swell out; to bulge.</p></div><a name="s004110b"><!--s004110b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to hang loosely <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s004111b"><!--s004111b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to put (something) into a bag.</p></div><a name="s004112b"><!--s004112b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s000811c"><!--s000811c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to get possession of (something).</p></div><a name="s000812c"><!--s000812c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to steal (something).</p></div><a name="s000813c"><!--s000813c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to claim (something) or the right to do (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I bag the first shot</p>.</div><a name="s000814c"><!--s000814c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to take (animals) as game.</p></div></div><a name="s004113b"><!--s004113b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to swell ✱ <span class="bodyb">bags I/bags</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a phrase used, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by children, in claiming something or the right to do something </p><p><i></i></p><p>Bags I the first shot on the swings</p><p><span class="bodyb">bagger</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">controvert</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkontrəvuht, -ʹvuht/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012925a"><!--s012925a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to deny or dispute the truth of (something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">controverter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">controvertible</span> /-ʹvuhtəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/controversy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">controversy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doth</span><small><span class="eSynop">/duth/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017959a"><!--s017959a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>archaic present third person sing. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/do1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">do 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">culprit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkulprit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014599a"><!--s014599a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who is guilty of a crime or a fault</p><p>Anglo-French <span class="bodyi">cul</span> (abbr of <span class="bodyi">culpable</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/culpable/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">culpable</span></span></a>) + <span class="bodyi">prest, prit</span> ready (from Latin <span class="bodyi">praestus</span>), prob from the legal phrase <span class="bodyi">Cupable; prest d'averer</span> (you are) guilty; (we are) ready to prove it. In English courts after the Norman Conquest, a prisoner's plea of not guilty was answered by the clerk of the crown, who said <span class="bodyi">culpable</span> (guilty) and that he was <span class="bodyi">prest</span> (ready) to proceed with the prosecution. The formula <span class="bodyi">cul. prest</span> or <span class="bodyi">cul. prit</span>, was then entered on the official record of proceedings, was later. Later, these words were mistakenly taken as a single word referring to the prisoner (the earliest record of this use is not before the late 17th cent.)</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">closed chain</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011247a"><!--s011247a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ring1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ring<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (8).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">digestif</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dizhesʹteef/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016695a"><!--s016695a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a drink taken after a meal as an aid to digestion [French <span class="bodyi">digestif</span> digestive].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cell<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009573a"><!--s009573a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cel_or_cell/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cel</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bunco</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbungkoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> buncos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007895a"><!--s007895a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> a swindle, often a confidence trick [prob from Spanish <span class="bodyi">banca</span> bench, bank (in gambling)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">APEX</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaypeks/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002435a"><!--s002435a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002352b"><!--s002352b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">Apex</span>) Advance Purchase Excursion, an airline or rail ticket bought at a cheaper rate a minimum number of days before travelling.</p></div><a name="s002353b"><!--s002353b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Association of Professional, Executive, Clerical, and Computer Staff.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">effuse<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹfyoohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019215a"><!--s019215a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020259b"><!--s020259b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to flow out or through; to emanate <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">formal</span>.</p></div><a name="s020260b"><!--s020260b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to pour out (e.g. a liquid).</p></div><a name="s020261b"><!--s020261b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to radiate or emit (e.g. atoms) [Latin <span class="bodyi">effusus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">effundere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">fundere</span> to pour].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">AEA</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000748a"><!--s000748a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Atomic Energy Authority.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">black belt</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005791a"><!--s005791a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005885b"><!--s005885b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001333c"><!--s001333c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a rating of expertise in judo, karate, etc.</p></div><a name="s001334c"><!--s001334c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a person who has been rated as an expert in judo, karate, etc.</p></div></div><a name="s005886b"><!--s005886b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the black belt worn by such a person who has been rated as an expert in judo, karate, etc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bagasse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹgas/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004109a"><!--s004109a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the residue of sugarcane, grapes, etc left after a product, e.g. juice, has been extracted [French <span class="bodyi">bagasse</span> from Spanish <span class="bodyi">bagazo</span> pulp].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contumacious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kontyooʹmayshəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012926a"><!--s012926a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> stubbornly disobedient; rebellious </p><p><i></i></p><p>to reduce the contumacious monks to obedience</p><p> History and Antiquities of Rochester</p><p><span class="bodyb">contumaciously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">contumacy</span> /ʹkontyooməsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">contumacia</span> from <span class="bodyi">contumac-, contumax</span> insubordinate, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">tumēre</span> to swell, be proud].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dot-matrix printer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017960a"><!--s017960a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> a printer that uses a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/matrix/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">matrix</span></span></a> (rectangular array) of needles for printing and forms each character from dots printed by a particular set of needles in the array matrix.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cult</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kult/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014600a"><!--s014600a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015179b"><!--s015179b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003790c"><!--s003790c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a system of religious beliefs and ritual, or its the body of adherents of one </p><p><i></i></p><p>the cult of the Virgin Mary</p>.</div><a name="s003791c"><!--s003791c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a religion regarded as unorthodox or spurious, or its the body of adherents of one </p><p><i></i></p><p>A cult is a religion with no political power</p><p> Tom Wolfe.</p></div></div><a name="s015180b"><!--s015180b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often before a noun</span>) great devotion among a group to a particular person, idea, or thing </p><p><i></i></p><p>a cult figure</p><p>In popular culture, a ‘cult classic’ is a film, television or radio series, book, game or album which is the object of special devotion among a small group of intensely loyal aficionados but has not, at least initially, reached the mainstream. Such cult followings more commonly occur in particular genres, including fantasy, sci-fi and horror. Cult films and television series have become increasingly influential in popular culture in recent years. Whereas once they would have been deemed a ‘flop’, DVD technology now means that they need not enjoy first-run success to be widely seen and become profitable – Naomi Alderman</p> <p><span class="bodyb">cultic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cultish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cultism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cultist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">culte</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">cultus</span> care, adoration,past part. of <span class="bodyi">colere</span> to cultivate].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">closed circuit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011248a"><!--s011248a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a connected array of electrical components that form a complete circuit and allow the passage of current.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">digestion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹjeschən, die-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016696a"><!--s016696a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the process or power of digesting something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> food</p><p><span class="bodyb">digestional</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">effuse<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹfyoohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019216a"><!--s019216a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>spread out flat without definite form </p><p><i></i></p><p>effuse lichens</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buncombe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbungkəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007896a"><!--s007896a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bunkum_or_buncombe/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bunkum</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cella</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹselə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009574a"><!--s009574a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the principal chamber of an ancient temple containing the shrine to the divinity; <span class="bodyi">broadly</span> the main body of any classical building: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/naos/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">naos</span></span></a> [Latin <span class="bodyi">cella</span> small room, cella].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">AEC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000749a"><!--s000749a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> formerly, Atomic Energy Commission.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aphaeresis <span class="bodyi">or</span> apheresis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹferəsis, əʹfiə-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> aphaereses aphereses /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002437a"><!--s002437a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002357b"><!--s002357b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the loss, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by conscious suppression, of one or more sounds or letters at the beginning of a word, e.g. in <span class="bodyi">bus</span> for <span class="bodyi">omnibus</span>, <span class="bodyi">cute</span> for <span class="bodyi">acute</span>, <span class="bodyi">‘cos</span> for <span class="bodyi">because</span>: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aphesis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aphesis</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s002358b"><!--s002358b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a medical technique for removing a component, e.g. plasma, from the blood, and returning the blood to the donor <span class="bodyb">aphaeretic</span> /afəʹretik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">aphairesis</span>, literally ‘taking off’, from <span class="bodyi">aphairein</span> to take away].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blackberry<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹblakb(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> blackberries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005792a"><!--s005792a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005887b"><!--s005887b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a usu black raspberry-like edible fruit that grows on a prickly shrub of the rose family.</p></div><a name="s005888b"><!--s005888b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a prickly shrub of the rose family that bears this fruit: <span class="bodyi">Rubus fruticosus</span>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bagatelle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bagəʹtel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004110a"><!--s004110a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004114b"><!--s004114b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something unimportant or of little value.</p></div><a name="s004115b"><!--s004115b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a game in which balls must be put into or through cups or arches at one end of an oblong table with pins as obstacles.</p></div><a name="s004116b"><!--s004116b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a short light piece of music [French <span class="bodyi">bagatelle</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">bagattella</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contumely</span><small><span class="eSynop">/konʹtyoohmili, ʹkontyoomli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012927a"><!--s012927a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> abusive and contemptuous language or treatment </p><p><i></i></p><p>the proud man's contumely</p><p> Shakespeare <span class="bodyb">contumelious</span> /-ʹmeeli·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">contumeliously</span> /-ʹmeeli·əsli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">contumelia</span> abuse, insult, invective; perhaps related to Latin <span class="bodyi">contumacia</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/contumacious/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">contumacious</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cultch <span class="bodyi">or</span> culch</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kulch/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014601a"><!--s014601a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the material composing an oyster bed, consisting of grit, stones, and broken shells [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dotted line</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017961a"><!--s017961a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a line of dots or short dashes on paper, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to indicate the place where a signature or some other information should be added.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">digestive<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹjestiv, die-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016697a"><!--s016697a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017410b"><!--s017410b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something that aids digestion.</p></div><a name="s017411b"><!--s017411b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/digestive_biscuit/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">digestive biscuit</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">closed-circuit television</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011249a"><!--s011249a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a television system or installation, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for surveillance in which the signals are transmitted by wire from one or more cameras to a limited number of receivers, usu in one location.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aphasia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹfayzyə, -zh(y)ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002438a"><!--s002438a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>full or partial loss of the power to use or understand words, usu resulting from brain damage: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/alexia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">alexia</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aphonia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aphonia</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dyslexia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dyslexia</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">aphasiac</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">aphasic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i> [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">aphasia</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">phasia</span> speech].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cellar<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹselə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009575a"><!--s009575a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009945b"><!--s009945b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an underground room, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one used for storage.</p></div><a name="s009946b"><!--s009946b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a stock of wine [Middle English <span class="bodyi">celer</span> via Anglo-French from Latin <span class="bodyi">cellarium</span> storeroom, from <span class="bodyi">cella</span> small room].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">effusion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹfyoohzh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019217a"><!--s019217a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020262b"><!--s020262b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005203c"><!--s005203c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an act of emitting or pouring out effusing.</p></div><a name="s005204c"><!--s005204c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>something that is effused or poured out.</p></div></div><a name="s020263b"><!--s020263b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an unrestrained expression of words or feelings in words.</p></div><a name="s020264b"><!--s020264b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the escape of a fluid from a containing vessel, or the fluid that escapes.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bundle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbundl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007897a"><!--s007897a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008212b"><!--s008212b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a collection of things held loosely together.</p></div><a name="s008213b"><!--s008213b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001955c"><!--s001955c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a collection of things held loosely together.</p></div><a name="s001956c"><!--s001956c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a number of things wrapped for carrying; a package.</p></div></div><a name="s008214b"><!--s008214b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a small band of mostly parallel nerve or other fibres.</p></div><a name="s008215b"><!--s008215b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a great deal; a mass </p><p><i></i></p><p>Man is an embodied paradox, a bundle of contradictions</p><p> C C Colton.</p></div><a name="s008216b"><!--s008216b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a sizable sum of money ✱ <span class="bodyb">go a bundle on</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">usu in negative contexts</span>) to like or enjoy [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bundel</span> from early Dutch].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aedile</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeediel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000750a"><!--s000750a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an ancient Roman official in charge of public works, the grain supply, etc [Latin <span class="bodyi">aedilis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">aedes</span> temple].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blackberry<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (blackberries, blackberried, blackberrying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005793a"><!--s005793a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to pick blackberries </p><p><i></i></p><p>go blackberrying</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bagel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbaygl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004111a"><!--s004111a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hard glazed ring-shaped bread roll [Yiddish <span class="bodyi">beygel</span>, derivative of Old High German <span class="bodyi">boug</span> ring].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contuse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹtyoohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012928a"><!--s012928a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to bruise or injure (part of the body) without breaking the skin [Latin <span class="bodyi">contusus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">contundere</span> to crush, bruise, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">tundere</span> to beat].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cultigen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkultij(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014602a"><!--s014602a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plant species that is known only in cultivation, with no known wild forebear [<span class="bodyi">cultivated</span> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gen/3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-gen</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">digestive<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016698a"><!--s016698a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating toof, causing, or promoting digestion</p><p><span class="bodyb">digestively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dotterel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdot(ə)rəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017962a"><!--s017962a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018780b"><!--s018780b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a Eurasian plover with a distinctive white breast band during the summer months and formerly common in Britain, now only rarely found in parts of northern Scotland: <span class="bodyi">Charadrius</span> <span class="bodyi">morinellus</span>.</p></div><a name="s018781b"><!--s018781b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a foolish or gullible person [Middle English <span class="bodyi">dotrelle</span>, from <span class="bodyi">doten</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dote/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dote</span></span></a> ; from its apparent stupidity in being easily caught].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">closed-end</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011250a"><!--s011250a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011564b"><!--s011564b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not allowed to exceed a predetermined number or extent.</p></div><a name="s011565b"><!--s011565b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> said of an investment company: having a fixed capitalization and number of shares.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cellar<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (cellared, cellaring)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009576a"><!--s009576a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to store or place (e.g. wine) in a cellar.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baggage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbagij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004112a"><!--s004112a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004117b"><!--s004117b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>luggage, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for travel by sea or air.</p></div><a name="s004118b"><!--s004118b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>portable equipment, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a military force.</p></div><a name="s004119b"><!--s004119b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>superfluous or useless things, ideas, or practices.</p></div><a name="s004120b"><!--s004120b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the sum of a person's earlier experiences, opinions, or knowledge regarded as a hindrance to or influence on their response to subsequent events and conditions.</p></div><a name="s004121b"><!--s004121b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal, humorous, or derog</span> <span class="bodyi">dated</span>an impudent girl or young woman [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bagage</span> from Old French, from <span class="bodyi">bague</span> bundle; (sense 5) prob modification of Old French <span class="bodyi">bagasse</span> from Old Provençal <span class="bodyi">bagassa</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bundle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007898a"><!--s007898a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008217b"><!--s008217b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (things) into a bundle or package.</p></div><a name="s008218b"><!--s008218b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to hustle or hurry (somebody) unceremoniously </p><p><i></i></p><p>bundled the children off to school</p>.</div><a name="s008219b"><!--s008219b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ into) to hastily deposit or stuff (something) into a suitcase, box, drawer, etc <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s008220b"><!--s008220b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in computing, to sell (several items of software or hardware) as a single package.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aphelion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/apʹheelyən, əʹfeel-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> aphelia /-yə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002439a"><!--s002439a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the point in the path of a planet, comet, etc that is farthest from the sun: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/perihelion/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">perihelion</span></span></a> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">apheliōn</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ap_2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ap- 2</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">hēlios</span> sun].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">black bile</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005794a"><!--s005794a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in medieval physiology, the one of the four humours that was believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause melancholy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">AEEU</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000751a"><!--s000751a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">effusive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹfyoohsiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019218a"><!--s019218a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020265b"><!--s020265b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>unduly emotionally demonstrative, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in speech; gushing.</p></div><a name="s020266b"><!--s020266b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of rock: characterized or formed by a non-explosive outpouring of lava</p><p><span class="bodyb">effusively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">effusiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">contusion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/konʹtyoohzh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012929a"><!--s012929a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bruise.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cultivar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkultivah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014603a"><!--s014603a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plant variety that has been developed in cultivation by selective breeding from natural species [short for <span class="bodyi">cultivated variety</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dottle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdotl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017963a"><!--s017963a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>unburnt tobacco left in the bowl of a pipe [Middle English <span class="bodyi">dottel</span> plug, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dot1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dot 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">digestive biscuit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016699a"><!--s016699a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a slightly sweet biscuit made from wholemeal flour.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blackbird</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005795a"><!--s005795a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005889b"><!--s005889b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a common Old World thrush, the male of which is black with an orange beak and eye rim: <span class="bodyi">Turdus merula</span>.</p></div><a name="s005890b"><!--s005890b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of several species of American birds, the males of which have black plumage: family Icteridae.</p></div><a name="s005891b"><!--s005891b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> an African or Polynesian slave.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">close-down</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011252a"><!--s011252a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act or result of closing down; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the end of a period of broadcasting.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baggy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbagi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (baggier, baggiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004113a"><!--s004113a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>loose, puffed out, or hanging like a bag </p><p><i></i></p><p>baggy trousers</p><p><span class="bodyb">baggily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bagginess</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bundle up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007899a"><!--s007899a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to dress (somebody) warmly.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apheresis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹferəsis, əʹfiə-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002440a"><!--s002440a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aphaeresis_or_apheresis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aphaeresis</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">EFL</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019219a"><!--s019219a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>English as a foreign language.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aegis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeejis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000752a"><!--s000752a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>auspices, patronage, or sponsorship </p><p><i></i></p><p>under the aegis of the education department</p> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">aigis</span> goatskin, shield of Zeus].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conundrum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹnundrəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> conundrums)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012930a"><!--s012930a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013629b"><!--s013629b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a riddle; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one whose answer is or involves a pun.</p></div><a name="s013630b"><!--s013630b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an intricate and difficult problem [perhaps a fanciful coinage; orig applied to a crank or pedant, later a whim].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cellarage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹselərij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009577a"><!--s009577a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009947b"><!--s009947b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>cellar space, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for storage.</p></div><a name="s009948b"><!--s009948b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the charge made for storage in a cellar.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cultivate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkultivayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014604a"><!--s014604a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015181b"><!--s015181b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to prepare or use (land, soil, etc) for the growing of crops.</p></div><a name="s015182b"><!--s015182b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to grow (a plant or crop), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on a large scale.</p></div><a name="s015183b"><!--s015183b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to grow (bacteria, tissue, viruses, etc) in a culture; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/culture2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">culture 2</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s015184b"><!--s015184b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to improve or refine (<span class="bodyi">esp</span> one's mind) through study, edifying pursuits, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>cultivating the mind</p>.</div><a name="s015185b"><!--s015185b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to affect (a manner, etc) with assiduous practice </p><p><i></i></p><p>cultivate an air of nonchalance</p>.</div><a name="s015186b"><!--s015186b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to encourage or foster the friendship of (a person, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> who can be useful to one)</p><p><span class="bodyb">cultivatable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">cultivation</span> /-ʹvaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">cultivatus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">cultivare</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">cultus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cult/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cult</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dotty</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdoti/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (dottier, dottiest) <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017964a"><!--s017964a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018782b"><!--s018782b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>crazy; mad.</p></div><a name="s018783b"><!--s018783b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>eccentric or absurd, often in an endearing way.</p></div><a name="s018784b"><!--s018784b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + about) extremely or excessively fond of somebody or something</p><p><span class="bodyb">dottily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dottiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [alteration of Scots <span class="bodyi">dottle</span> fool, from Middle English <span class="bodyi">dotel</span>, from <span class="bodyi">doten</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dote/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dote</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blackboard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005796a"><!--s005796a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hard smooth usu dark surface used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in schools and other teaching establishments for writing or drawing on with chalk.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bag lady</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004114a"><!--s004114a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a homeless woman who lives on the streets and carries her belongings about in shopping bags </p><p><i></i></p><p>the bag ladies who shuffle their pathetic bundles of possessions into Grand Central Station every night</p> — The Guardian.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eft</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eft/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019221a"><!--s019221a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a newt [Middle English <span class="bodyi">evete</span>, <span class="bodyi">ewte</span>, from Old English <span class="bodyi">efete</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">digger</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdigə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016700a"><!--s016700a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017412b"><!--s017412b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody or something that digs.</p></div><a name="s017413b"><!--s017413b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a tool or machine for digging.</p></div><a name="s017414b"><!--s017414b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s004362c"><!--s004362c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>somebody or something that digs.</p></div><a name="s004363c"><!--s004363c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a tool or machine for digging.</p></div></div><a name="s017415b"><!--s017415b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Digger</span>) <span class="bodyi">informal</span> a private soldier from Australia or New Zealand, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in World War I.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aphesis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹafisis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> apheses /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002441a"><!--s002441a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the gradual and inadvertent loss of an unstressed vowel or syllable from the beginning of a word, as in the case of <span class="bodyi">squire</span> (from <span class="bodyi">esquire</span>) <span class="bodyi">bishop</span> (from <span class="bodyi">episcopus</span>), <span class="bodyi">migraine</span> (from <span class="bodyi">hemikrania</span>), as distinct from the conscious suppression of a vowel or syllable: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aphaeresis_or_apheresis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aphaeresis</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">aphetic</span> /-ʹfetik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">aphetically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">aphesis</span> letting go, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/apo_or_ap/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">apo-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">hienai</span> to throw].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bundu</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboondooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007900a"><!--s007900a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">SAfr</span> an area of uncultivated land covered by scrub; the bush [Bantu <span class="bodyi">bundu</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">close down</span><small><span class="eSynop">/klohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011251a"><!--s011251a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011566b"><!--s011566b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to stop broadcasting for the day <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s011567b"><!--s011567b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in football, to prevent (an opponent) from playing freely, by close marking.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cultivated</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014605a"><!--s014605a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>refined; educated </p><p><i></i></p><p>cultivated manners</p> <p><i></i></p><p>her cultivated friends</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cellarer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009578a"><!--s009578a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an official in charge of provisions in a monastery.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aegrotat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹiegrətat/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000753a"><!--s000753a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000846b"><!--s000846b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an unclassified degree awarded in British universities to students prevented by illness from taking their examinations.</p></div><a name="s000847b"><!--s000847b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a certificate stating that a student is too ill to take an examination [Latin <span class="bodyi">aegrotat</span> he or she is ill, from <span class="bodyi">aegrotare</span> to be ill, from <span class="bodyi">aegr-, aeger</span> ill].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conurbation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/konuhʹbaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012931a"><!--s012931a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a vast urban area, formed when the suburbs of a large city coalesce with nearby towns [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">urb-, urbs</span> city].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Douay Version</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdooh·ay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017965a"><!--s017965a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an early 17th-cent. English translation of the Vulgate Bible used by Roman Catholics [named after <span class="bodyi">Douay, Douai</span>, city in France, where it was produced].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">black body</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005797a"><!--s005797a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hypothetical object or surface that completely absorbs all radiant energy falling upon it with no reflection.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">closed season</span><small><span class="eSynop">/klohzd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011253a"><!--s011253a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/close_season/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">close season</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bun-fight</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007901a"><!--s007901a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a social gathering at which food is served, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a tea party.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aphid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹayfid/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002442a"><!--s002442a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a family of small insects that sucks the juices of plants, e.g. a greenfly: family Aphididae.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diggings</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdigingz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016701a"><!--s016701a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017416b"><!--s017416b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a place of excavating, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for ore, metals, or precious stones.</p></div><a name="s017417b"><!--s017417b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>material dug out.</p></div><a name="s017418b"><!--s017418b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal, dated</span> lodgings.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bagman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bagmen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004115a"><!--s004115a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004122b"><!--s004122b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, dated</span> a sales representative; a travelling salesman.</p></div><a name="s004123b"><!--s004123b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a person who collects or distributes dishonestly or illegally gained money on behalf of another.</p></div><a name="s004124b"><!--s004124b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus</span> a tramp; a swagman.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">EFT</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019220a"><!--s019220a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>electronic funds transfer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cellaret <span class="bodyi">or</span> cellarette</span><small><span class="eSynop">/seləʹret/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009579a"><!--s009579a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a case or sideboard for holding bottles of alcoholic drink, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> wine.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohnəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> coni /ʹkohnie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012932a"><!--s012932a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013631b"><!--s013631b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the cone-shaped upper front part of the right ventricle of the heart.</p></div><a name="s013632b"><!--s013632b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the cone-shaped lower end of the spinal cord [Latin <span class="bodyi">conus</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">kōnos</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cone1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cone 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cultivator</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014606a"><!--s014606a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an implement to break up the soil while crops are growing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-aemia <span class="bodyi">or</span> -haemia</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">-emia</span>)(-hemia) <i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000754a"><!--s000754a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting:</p><a name="s000848b"><!--s000848b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the condition of having the specified blood type or abnormality of blood </p><p><i></i></p><p>leukaemia</p>.</div><a name="s000849b"><!--s000849b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the condition of having the specified thing in the blood, usu abnormally or to excess </p><p><i></i></p><p>uraemia</p> [scientific Latin from Greek -<span class="bodyi">aimia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">haima</span> blood].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdubl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017966a"><!--s017966a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018785b"><!--s018785b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>twofold; dual </p><p><i></i></p><p>Mrs Kimble was the Squire's sister, as well as the doctor's wife – a double dignity</p><p> George Eliot.</p></div><a name="s018786b"><!--s018786b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>consisting of two, usu combined, similar members or parts.</p></div><a name="s018787b"><!--s018787b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>of twice the usual size, quantity, etc.</p></div><a name="s018788b"><!--s018788b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>twice as great or as many </p><p><i></i></p><p>double the number of expected applicants</p>.</div><a name="s018789b"><!--s018789b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>said of a drink: of twofold or extra size, strength, or value.</p></div><a name="s018790b"><!--s018790b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>designed or intended for two people </p><p><i></i></p><p>a double room</p>.</div><a name="s018791b"><!--s018791b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>folded in two.</p></div><a name="s018792b"><!--s018792b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s004671c"><!--s004671c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>marked by duplicity; deceitful </p><p><i></i></p><p>a double life</p>.</div><a name="s004672c"><!--s004672c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>having two interpretations; ambiguous </p><p><i></i></p><p>a double meaning</p>.</div></div><a name="s018793b"><!--s018793b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>said of a plant or flower: having more than the normal number of petals or sepals: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/single1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">single 1</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s018794b"><!--s018794b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>said of a musical instrument: sounding an octave lower in pitch </p><p><i></i></p><p>a double bassoon</p> <p><span class="bodyb">doubleness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">doubly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">duplus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">duo</span> two + <span class="bodyi">-plus</span> multiplied by].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">black book</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005798a"><!--s005798a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a book containing a list of those to be punished, blacklisted, etc ✱ <span class="bodyb">in somebody's black books</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> in trouble with somebody, or out of favour with them.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bung<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bung/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007902a"><!--s007902a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something used to plug an opening, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the a stopper in the bung hole of a cask [Middle English via early Dutch from Latin <span class="bodyi">puncta</span>, fem past part. of <span class="bodyi">pungere</span> to prick].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">closed shop</span><small><span class="eSynop">/klohzd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011254a"><!--s011254a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an establishment which employs only union members: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/open_shop/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">open shop</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cell block</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009580a"><!--s009580a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a block of cells in a prison.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bagnio</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbahnyoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bagnios)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004116a"><!--s004116a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004125b"><!--s004125b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a brothel.</p></div><a name="s004126b"><!--s004126b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>formerly, a prison in the Middle or Far East <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for slaves [Italian <span class="bodyi">bagno</span> public baths, via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">balaneion</span>; (sense 2) from the use of Roman baths at Constantinople for imprisonment of Christian prisoners by the Turks].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aphis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹayfis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> aphides /-deez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002443a"><!--s002443a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an aphid [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">Aphid-, Aphis</span>, genus name, from modern Greek <span class="bodyi">aphis</span>, perhaps an alteration of <span class="bodyi">koris</span> bug].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aeolian</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">eolian</span>) /eeʹohli·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000755a"><!--s000755a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>carried, deposited, or produced by the wind [Latin <span class="bodyi">Aeolus</span>, god of the winds, from Greek <span class="bodyi">Aiolos</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dight</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diet/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016702a"><!--s016702a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to dress or adorn (somebody or something) [Old English <span class="bodyi">dihtan</span> to arrange, compose, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">dictare</span> to dictate, compose].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conus arteriosus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahˌtiəriʹohsəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012933a"><!--s012933a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/conus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">conus</span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017967a"><!--s017967a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018795b"><!--s018795b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something twice the usual amount, number, size, etc, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a double measure of spirits.</p></div><a name="s018796b"><!--s018796b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody who closely resembles another person.</p></div><a name="s018797b"><!--s018797b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>somebody who takes the place of an actor in scenes calling for special skills or qualities.</p></div><a name="s018798b"><!--s018798b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>two wins, e.g. in races on the same day or championships in the same year.</p></div><a name="s018799b"><!--s018799b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s004673c"><!--s004673c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>somebody who closely resembles another person.</p></div><a name="s004674c"><!--s004674c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a ghostly counterpart of a living person; a doppelgänger.</p></div><a name="s004675c"><!--s004675c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a duplicate or counterpart of something.</p></div><a name="s004676c"><!--s004676c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>an understudy.</p></div><a name="s004677c"><!--s004677c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>somebody who takes the place of an actor in scenes calling for special skills </p><p><i></i></p><p>a body double</p>.</div></div><a name="s018800b"><!--s018800b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a sharp turn or twist.</p></div><a name="s018801b"><!--s018801b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s004678c"><!--s004678c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a bet in which the winnings and stake from a first race are bet on a second race.</p></div><a name="s004679c"><!--s004679c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>two wins, e.g. in races on the same day or championships in the same year.</p></div></div><a name="s018802b"><!--s018802b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>in bridge, a call that increases the value of tricks won or lost on an opponent's bid.</p></div><a name="s018803b"><!--s018803b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>the outermost narrow ring on a dartboard or a throw that lands there, counting double the stated score ✱ <span class="bodyb">at the double</span> very quickly; with great haste.</p></div><a name="s018804b"><!--s018804b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><a name="s004680c"><!--s004680c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>at a fast rate between running and walking.</p></div><a name="s004681c"><!--s004681c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>used as a military order to move at this rate.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cultural</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkulchərəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014607a"><!--s014607a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015187b"><!--s015187b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to education and the arts.</p></div><a name="s015188b"><!--s015188b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to a society's culture and traditions</p><p><span class="bodyb">culturally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">EFTA</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeftə/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019222a"><!--s019222a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>European Free Trade Association.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">black bottom</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005799a"><!--s005799a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a popular dance of the 1920s, originating in the USA, involving rotation of the hips.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bung<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007903a"><!--s007903a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008221b"><!--s008221b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to plug, block, or close (something) with, or as if with, a bung.</p></div><a name="s008222b"><!--s008222b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> to throw, toss, or put (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Bung me that pen</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cell division</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009581a"><!--s009581a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the process by which two daughter cells are formed from a parent cell: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/meiosis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">meiosis</span></span></a> (1), <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mitosis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mitosis</span></span></a> . Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cleavage/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cleavage</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bagpipe</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004117a"><!--s004117a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) a wind instrument consisting of a mouth tube, chanter, and drone pipes, sounded by the pressure of wind emitted from a leather bag squeezed by the player</p><p><span class="bodyb">bagpiper</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017968a"><!--s017968a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018805b"><!--s018805b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to twice the extent or amount.</p></div><a name="s018806b"><!--s018806b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>two together </p><p><i></i></p><p>seeing double</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">close-fisted</span><small><span class="eSynop">/klohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011255a"><!--s011255a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>not generous with money; mean.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">EFTPOS</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeftpos/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019223a"><!--s019223a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>electronic funds transfer at point of sale, a system in which a purchase is made by debit card or credit card in a retail outlet and the funds are transferred directly by computer from the buyer's to the seller's account.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conus medullaris</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌmedəʹlahris/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012934a"><!--s012934a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/conus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">conus</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aphonia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ayʹfohniə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002444a"><!--s002444a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>loss of voice caused by disease or a physical defect rather than by brain damage: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/alexia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">alexia</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aphasia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aphasia</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dyslexia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dyslexia</span></span></a> [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">aphōnia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">aphōnos</span> voiceless, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">phonē</span> sound, voice].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aeolian harp</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000756a"><!--s000756a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a stringed musical instrument on which the wind produces varying harmonics over the same fundamental tone.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">digicam</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdijikam/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016703a"><!--s016703a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a digital camera.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cultural anthropology</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014608a"><!--s014608a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a branch of anthropology that deals with the study of culture rather than the evolution, physical characteristics, etc of human beings: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/physical_anthropology/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">physical anthropology</span></span></a> . Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ethnology/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ethnology</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">cultural anthropologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">black box</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005800a"><!--s005800a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005892b"><!--s005892b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a usu electronic device, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that can be plugged in or removed as a unit, and the internal mechanism of which is hidden from or mysterious to the user.</p></div><a name="s005893b"><!--s005893b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flight_recorder/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flight recorder</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bung<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007904a"><!--s007904a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a bribe.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">celled</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009582a"><!--s009582a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">used in combinations</span>) having cells of the kind or number specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>single-celled organisms</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017969a"><!--s017969a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018807b"><!--s018807b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make or become twice as much or as many.</p></div><a name="s018808b"><!--s018808b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004682c"><!--s004682c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to increase (something) by adding an equal amount </p><p><i></i></p><p>She doubled her fee</p>.</div><a name="s004683c"><!--s004683c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to amount to twice the quantity of (something).</p></div></div><a name="s018809b"><!--s018809b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s004684c"><!--s004684c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to fold make (something) into two thicknesses; to fold it.</p></div><a name="s004685c"><!--s004685c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to clench (one's fist).</p></div><a name="s004686c"><!--s004686c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(+ up/over) to cause (somebody) to stoop or bend over, or cause (somebody) to do this, e.g. in pain or laughter </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was doubled up in pain</p>.</div></div><a name="s018810b"><!--s018810b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to make a call in bridge that increases the value of tricks won or lost on (an opponent's bid).</p></div><a name="s018811b"><!--s018811b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to cause (a billiard ball) to rebound.</p></div><a name="s018812b"><!--s018812b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to cause (troops) to move in double time.</p></div><a name="s018813b"><!--s018813b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to sail around (a headland).</p></div><a name="s018814b"><!--s018814b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>(+ back) to turn back on one's course.</p></div><a name="s018815b"><!--s018815b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to reinforce (a musical note or part) with another at the same pitch or at an octave above or below <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s018816b"><!--s018816b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>to become twice as much or as many </p><p><i></i></p><p>The cost has doubled</p>.</div><a name="s018817b"><!--s018817b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><a name="s004687c"><!--s004687c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(+ back) to turn back on one's course.</p></div><a name="s004688c"><!--s004688c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to turn sharply or take a circuitous course.</p></div></div><a name="s018818b"><!--s018818b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>(+ up/over) to become bent or folded, usu in the middle.</p></div><a name="s018819b"><!--s018819b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><a name="s004689c"><!--s004689c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(+ as) to serve the additional purpose of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The stool doubles as a bedside table</p>.</div><a name="s004690c"><!--s004690c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(+ for) to be an understudy, stand-in, or substitute for (somebody).</p></div><a name="s004691c"><!--s004691c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + on) to play an additional musical instrument </p><p><i></i></p><p>The trumpeter doubles on saxophone</p>.</div></div><a name="s018820b"><!--s018820b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><a name="s004692c"><!--s004692c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to hurry along.</p></div><a name="s004693c"><!--s004693c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of troops: to move in double time.</p></div></div><a name="s018821b"><!--s018821b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">15</span><br/><p>to double a bid (e.g. in bridge).</p></div><a name="s018822b"><!--s018822b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">16</span><br/><p>said of a billiard ball: to rebound</p><p><span class="bodyb">doubler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">close harmony</span><small><span class="eSynop">/klohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011256a"><!--s011256a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>harmony using chords in which the notes are close together.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">convalesce</span><small><span class="eSynop">/konvəʹles/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012935a"><!--s012935a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to recover gradually after sickness or weakness</p><p><span class="bodyb">convalescence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">convalescent</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">convalescere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">valescere</span> to grow strong, from <span class="bodyi">valēre</span> to be strong or well].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">EFTS</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019224a"><!--s019224a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>electronic funds transfer system.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cultural attaché</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014609a"><!--s014609a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of an ambassadorial staff responsible for promoting cultural relations between the country of residence and the country he or she represents.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aeolotropic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌee·əlohʹtropik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000757a"><!--s000757a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anisotropic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anisotropic</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">aeolotropy</span> /-ʹlotrəpi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">aiolos</span> variegated].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blackboy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005801a"><!--s005801a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grass_tree/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grass tree</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bags</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bagz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004118a"><!--s004118a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/oxford_bags/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Oxford bags</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aphorism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹafəriz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002445a"><!--s002445a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a concise pithy phrase expressing a universal truth; an adage</p><p><span class="bodyb">aphorist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">aphoristic</span> /-ʹristik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">aphoristically</span> /-ʹristikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">aphorisme</span> via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">aphorizein</span> to define, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ap_2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ap- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">horizein</span> to separate, divide: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/horizon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">horizon</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dig in</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016704a"><!--s016704a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017419b"><!--s017419b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a soldier: to dig defensive positions.</p></div><a name="s017420b"><!--s017420b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to hold stubbornly to a position.</p></div><a name="s017421b"><!--s017421b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to begin eating <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s017422b"><!--s017422b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to incorporate (a substance) in the soil by digging ✱ <span class="bodyb">dig one's heels in</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to refuse to move or change one's mind; to be stubborn.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bung<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ, informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007905a"><!--s007905a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008223b"><!--s008223b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>broken or useless.</p></div><a name="s008224b"><!--s008224b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>dead ✱ <span class="bodyb">go bung</span> to die.</p></div><a name="s008225b"><!--s008225b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to fail [from an Aboriginal language].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cellnet</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009583a"><!--s009583a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a cellular radio network for users of mobile phones.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double act</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017970a"><!--s017970a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an act that involves two performers, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> two comedians.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">e.g.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019225a"><!--s019225a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="sb000000165"><!--sb000000165--></a><p>for example [Latin <span class="bodyi">exempli gratia</span> for the sake of example]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">e.g.</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">i.e.</span>? The abbreviation <span class="bodyi">e.g.</span> means ‘for example’ (Latin<span class="bodyi">e</span>xempli<span class="bodyi">g</span>ratia) and usually introduces a brief list of things or people to illustrate a concept: <span class="bodyi">a computer peripheral</span>, <span class="bodyi">e.g. a printer or a scanner</span>. The abbreviation<span class="bodyi">i.e.</span> means ‘that is’ (Latin <span class="bodyi">i</span>d <span class="bodyi">e</span>st). It usually introduces a brief amplification or explanation of a concept: <span class="bodyi">a computer peripheral, i.e. a device such as a printer or scanner that is connected up to a computer.</span></p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aeon <span class="bodyi">or</span> eon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹee·ən, ʹeeon/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000758a"><!--s000758a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000850b"><!--s000850b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time.</p></div><a name="s000851b"><!--s000851b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in astronomy, a period of 1000 million years.</p></div><a name="s000852b"><!--s000852b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a division of geological time that may be subdivided into eras [Latin <span class="bodyi">aeon</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">aiōn</span> age].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-culture</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014612a"><!--s014612a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting: the cultivation or tending of the thing specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>viticulture</p> <p><i></i></p><p>apiculture</p> <p><i></i></p><p>arboriculture</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">close-hauled</span><small><span class="eSynop">/klohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011257a"><!--s011257a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a ship: with the sails set for sailing as near directly into the wind as possible.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bungalow</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbunggəloh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007906a"><!--s007906a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a single-storeyed house [Hindi <span class="bodyi">baṅglā</span> (house) in the Bengal style].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">digit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdijit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016705a"><!--s016705a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017423b"><!--s017423b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004364c"><!--s004364c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>any of the Arabic numerals from one to nine, usu also including 0.</p></div><a name="s004365c"><!--s004365c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any of the elements that combine to form numbers in a system other than the decimal system.</p></div></div><a name="s017424b"><!--s017424b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a finger or toe [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">digitus</span> finger, toe; (sense 1) from counting on the fingers].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aphrodisiac<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/afrəʹdiziak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002446a"><!--s002446a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a food, drink, or drug that stimulates sexual desire [Greek <span class="bodyi">aphrodisiakos</span> sexual, from <span class="bodyi">aphrodisia</span> sexual pleasures, neuter pl of <span class="bodyi">aphrodisios</span> of Aphrodite, goddess of love].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">black bread</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005802a"><!--s005802a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>coarse dark-coloured bread made from rye flour; pumpernickel.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">convect</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹvekt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012936a"><!--s012936a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013633b"><!--s013633b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to transfer heat by convection <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s013634b"><!--s013634b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to circulate (warm air) by convection [back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/convection/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">convection</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baguette</span><small><span class="eSynop">/baʹget/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004119a"><!--s004119a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004127b"><!--s004127b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a long thin French loaf.</p></div><a name="s004128b"><!--s004128b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the shape of a long narrow rectangle, or a gemstone cut into this shape.</p></div><a name="s004129b"><!--s004129b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in architecture, a moulding like the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/astragal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">astragal</span></span></a> (narrow half-round moulding) but smaller [French <span class="bodyi">baguette</span> rod].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cello</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹcheloh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cellos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009584a"><!--s009584a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a stringed musical instrument of the violin family that is intermediate in range between the viola and the double bass and is held between the player's knees, supported on the ground by an adjustable metal spike</p><p><span class="bodyb">cellist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/violoncello/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">violoncello</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double agent</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017971a"><!--s017971a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a spy pretending to serve one government while actually serving another.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">egad</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eeʹgad, iʹgad/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019226a"><!--s019226a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> used as a mild oath [prob euphemism for <span class="bodyi">oh God</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">digital</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016706a"><!--s016706a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017425b"><!--s017425b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004366c"><!--s004366c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>relating to calculation or data storage using discrete values rather than continuously variable ones.</p></div><a name="s004367c"><!--s004367c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>relating to data presented, stored, or manipulated in the form of numerical digits.</p></div><a name="s004368c"><!--s004368c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>said of a computer: operating with numbers expressed as discrete pulses representing digits, usu in the form of binary notation: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/analog1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">analog 1</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s004369c"><!--s004369c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>said of a clock or watch, etc: presenting information in the form of numerical digits rather than by a pointer moving round a dial: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/analog1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">analog 1</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s004370c"><!--s004370c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>said of a way of recording sound: involving the conversion of sounds into digital form so that background noise and distortion are reduced: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/analog1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">analog 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s017426b"><!--s017426b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of or relating to fingers or toes.</p></div><a name="s017427b"><!--s017427b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s004371c"><!--s004371c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>of the fingers and toes.</p></div><a name="s004372c"><!--s004372c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>done with a finger or the fingers </p><p><i></i></p><p>a digital examination of the rectum</p> <p><span class="bodyb">digitally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bungee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbunji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007907a"><!--s007907a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an elasticated rope used to secure objects and in the sport of bungee jumping [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">close in</span><small><span class="eSynop">/klohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011258a"><!--s011258a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011568b"><!--s011568b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + on) to approach and surround a place from various directions </p><p><i></i></p><p>At dawn police closed in on the scene</p>.</div><a name="s011569b"><!--s011569b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to become grow progressively darker in the evenings towards the winter solstice.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cellophane</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹseləfayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009585a"><!--s009585a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> thin transparent sheets of cellulose, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for wrapping goods [from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cellulose/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cellulose</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">diaphane</span>, a fine, semi-transparent silk fabric, from Latin <span class="bodyi">diaphanus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/diaphanous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">diaphanous</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aphrodisiac<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> aphrodisiacal /ˌafrədiʹzie·əkl/</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002447a"><!--s002447a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>stimulating sexual desire.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bah</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bah/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004120a"><!--s004120a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used to express disdain.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">convection</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹveksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012937a"><!--s012937a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the transfer of heat by the circulatory motion that occurs in a gas or liquid at a non-uniform temperature owing to the variation of density with temperature</p><p><span class="bodyb">convectional</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">convective</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">convection-, convectio</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">convehere</span> to bring together, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">vehere</span> to carry].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aerate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeərayt, eəʹrayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000760a"><!--s000760a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000856b"><!--s000856b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to combine, supply, charge, or impregnate (something) with a gas, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> air, oxygen, or carbon dioxide.</p></div><a name="s000857b"><!--s000857b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (a liquid) effervescent </p><p><i></i></p><p>aerated drinks</p> <span class="bodyb">aeration</span> /eəʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i><p><span class="bodyb">aerator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">black bryony</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005803a"><!--s005803a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a herbaceous Old World climbing plant that bears red poisonous berries: <span class="bodyi">Tamus communis</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">culture<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkulchə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014610a"><!--s014610a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015189b"><!--s015189b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the development of the mind, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by education.</p></div><a name="s015190b"><!--s015190b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>intellectual and artistic enlightenment as distinguished from vocational and technical skills.</p></div><a name="s015191b"><!--s015191b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s003792c"><!--s003792c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>enlightenment and excellence of taste acquired by intellectual and aesthetic training.</p></div><a name="s003793c"><!--s003793c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>intellectual and artistic enlightenment as distinguished from vocational and technical skills.</p></div></div><a name="s015192b"><!--s015192b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s003794c"><!--s003794c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the customary beliefs, social forms, etc of a racial, religious, or social group.</p></div><a name="s003795c"><!--s003795c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the socially transmitted pattern of human behaviour that includes thought, speech, action, institutions, and artefacts</p><p>‘When I hear the word “culture” I reach for my revolver.’ Hanns Johst's phrase, often attributed to Goering, refers to the fine and performing arts. Yet culture, which entails all of the ways in which people perceive, make intelligible and organize their being, can also embrace sport, science, and religion — Dr Maria Tippett</p></div></div><a name="s015193b"><!--s015193b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the cultivation of living cells, tissue, viruses, etc in prepared nutrient media, or a product of this.</p></div><a name="s015194b"><!--s015194b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>the cultivation of plants or crops; tillage.</p></div><a name="s015195b"><!--s015195b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>the attitude and behaviour of a particular social group or of society as a whole </p><p><i></i></p><p>drug culture</p> <p><i></i></p><p>blame culture</p> <p>[Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">cultura</span>,from <span class="bodyi">cultus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cult/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cult</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double bar</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017972a"><!--s017972a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>two adjacent vertical lines or a heavy single line marking the end of a principal section of a musical composition.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">egalitarian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iˌgaliʹteəri·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019227a"><!--s019227a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>marked by or advocating egalitarianism</p><p><span class="bodyb">egalitarian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">égalitaire</span> from <span class="bodyi">égalité</span> equality, from Latin <span class="bodyi">aequalitat-</span>, <span class="bodyi">aequalitas</span>, from <span class="bodyi">aequalis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/equal1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">equal 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cellphone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009586a"><!--s009586a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mobile phone for use in a cellular radio system [short for <span class="bodyi">cellular telephone</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bungee jumping</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbunji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007908a"><!--s007908a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the sport of diving from a high place with the feet attached to a bungee designed to pull the jumper up before hitting the ground</p><p><span class="bodyb">bungee jump</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [origin of <span class="bodyi">bungee</span> unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">digital audio player</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016707a"><!--s016707a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a portable device that stores and plays audio files recorded in a digital format.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">close-knit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/klohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011259a"><!--s011259a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>bound together by strong ties of familiarity and affection.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aphtha</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹafthə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> aphthae /-thi/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002448a"><!--s002448a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a type of small ulcer that occurs in groups on the tongue or inside the mouth [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">aphtha</span> thrush].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Baha'i<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹhah·ee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Baha'is)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004121a"><!--s004121a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004130b"><!--s004130b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a religious movement originating among Babis in Iran in the 19th cent. and emphasizing the spiritual unity of humankind and all religions.</p></div><a name="s004131b"><!--s004131b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an adherent of this religion</p><p><span class="bodyb">Baha'ism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">Baha'ist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Persian <span class="bodyi">bahā’ī</span> of glory, from Arabic <span class="bodyi">bahā</span> glory. From Arabic <span class="bodyi">Bahā‘Allāh</span> the Glory of God, a name given to Mirza Hussein Ali Nuri (d.1892), founder of the religion].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">culture<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014611a"><!--s014611a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015196b"><!--s015196b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to grow (bacteria, viruses, etc) in a culture.</p></div><a name="s015197b"><!--s015197b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to start a culture from (a specimen, etc) </p><p><i></i></p><p>culture a specimen of urine</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">convector</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹvektə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012938a"><!--s012938a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a heating unit from which heated air circulates by convection.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aerated</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeər(i)aytid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000761a"><!--s000761a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> highly excited or upset.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blackbuck</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005804a"><!--s005804a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a common medium-sized Indian antelope: <span class="bodyi">Antilope cervicapra</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double-barrelled</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017973a"><!--s017973a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018823b"><!--s018823b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a firearm: having two barrels.</p></div><a name="s018824b"><!--s018824b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a surname: having two parts, usu joined by a hyphen.</p></div><a name="s018825b"><!--s018825b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>having a double purpose </p><p><i></i></p><p>a double-barrelled question</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">egalitarianism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019228a"><!--s019228a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a belief in or a philosophy advocating social, political, and economic equality among human beings</p><p><span class="bodyb">egalitarian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">egalitarian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cellular</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹselyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009587a"><!--s009587a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009949b"><!--s009949b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or consisting of cells.</p></div><a name="s009950b"><!--s009950b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>containing cavities; porous.</p></div><a name="s009951b"><!--s009951b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>having a very open weave </p><p><i></i></p><p>a cellular blanket</p>.</div><a name="s009952b"><!--s009952b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>relating to or used in a cellular radio system </p><p><i></i></p><p>a cellular telephone</p> <p><span class="bodyb">cellularity</span> /-ʹlariti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">cellularis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">cellula</span> living cell, from Latin, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">cella</span> small room].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bunghole</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007909a"><!--s007909a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hole for emptying or filling a cask.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">close out</span><small><span class="eSynop">/klohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011260a"><!--s011260a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011570b"><!--s011570b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> to dispose of goods or a business, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> at a reduced price.</p></div><a name="s011571b"><!--s011571b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to put an account in order for disposal or transfer.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aerial<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeəri·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000762a"><!--s000762a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000858b"><!--s000858b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000242c"><!--s000242c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>of or existing, occurring, or situated in the air or atmosphere.</p></div><a name="s000243c"><!--s000243c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>consisting of air.</p></div><a name="s000244c"><!--s000244c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>growing in the air rather than in the ground or water </p><p><i></i></p><p>aerial roots</p>.</div><a name="s000245c"><!--s000245c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>operating overhead on elevated cables or rails </p><p><i></i></p><p>an aerial railway</p>.</div></div><a name="s000859b"><!--s000859b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000246c"><!--s000246c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>of or involving aircraft </p><p><i></i></p><p>aerial navigation</p>.</div><a name="s000247c"><!--s000247c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>by or from an aircraft </p><p><i></i></p><p>aerial photo</p>.</div></div><a name="s000860b"><!--s000860b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>lacking substance; thin.</p></div><a name="s000861b"><!--s000861b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> lofty </p><p><i></i></p><p>aerial spires</p><p><span class="bodyb">aerially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">aerius</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">aerios</span> from <span class="bodyi">aēr</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/air1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">air 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Baha'i<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004122a"><!--s004122a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to Baha'ism.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cultured</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014613a"><!--s014613a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>cultivated </p><p><i></i></p><p>As she became more irate her voice lost its cultured tones</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aphyllous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹfiləs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002449a"><!--s002449a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a plant: having no leaves [Greek <span class="bodyi">aphyllos</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">phyllon</span> leaf].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">digital audiotape</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016708a"><!--s016708a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>magnetic tape that records and stores sound in digital form.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double bass</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017974a"><!--s017974a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the largest stringed musical instrument of the violin family, tuned a fifth below the cello. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/contrabass/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">contrabass</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">convene</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹveen/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012939a"><!--s012939a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013635b"><!--s013635b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to assemble or cause (a committee, etc) to assemble for a meeting, etc <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s013636b"><!--s013636b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (a committee, etc) to assemble.</p></div><a name="s013637b"><!--s013637b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to summon (a person) before a tribunal [Middle English <span class="bodyi">convenen</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">convenire</span> to come together, be suitable, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">venire</span> to come].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">egg</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eg/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019229a"><!--s019229a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020267b"><!--s020267b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005205c"><!--s005205c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the hard-shelled oval reproductive body produced by a bird.</p></div><a name="s005206c"><!--s005206c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum together with its nutritive and protective envelopes that is capable of developing into a new individual.</p></div><a name="s005207c"><!--s005207c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ovum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ovum</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s020268b"><!--s020268b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the egg of domestic poultry, etc, used as food.</p></div><a name="s020269b"><!--s020269b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005208c"><!--s005208c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the egg of domestic poultry, etc, used as food.</p></div><a name="s005209c"><!--s005209c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a food prepared with such an egg.</p></div></div><a name="s020270b"><!--s020270b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>something resembling a hen's an egg in shape.</p></div><a name="s020271b"><!--s020271b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated, informal</span> a person </p><p><i></i></p><p>a good egg</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">have egg on one's face</span>.</p></div><a name="s020272b"><!--s020272b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to be made to look foolish ✱ <span class="bodyb">have/put all one's eggs in one basket</span> to be relying on one thing for success</p><p><span class="bodyb">eggy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">egge</span> from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">egg</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">black bun</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005805a"><!--s005805a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Scot</span> a rich dark fruit cake or bread often encased in pastry and eaten <span class="bodyi">esp</span> at New Year.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cellular radio</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009588a"><!--s009588a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a communications system for mobile phones in which an area is divided into regions cells, each with its own transmitter, and the receiver automatically switches from one to another as the user crosses the borders between them.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bungle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbunggl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007910a"><!--s007910a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to perform or handle (something) clumsily; to botch</p><p><span class="bodyb">bungler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bungling</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [perhaps of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">close quarters</span><small><span class="eSynop">/klohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011261a"><!--s011261a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + at) immediate contact or short range </p><p><i></i></p><p>Most of the fighting took place at close quarters</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaypi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002450a"><!--s002450a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to bees [Latin <span class="bodyi">apianus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">apis</span> bee].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bahamian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹhaymi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004123a"><!--s004123a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of the Bahamas</p><p><span class="bodyb">Bahamian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">convener</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012940a"><!--s012940a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/convenor_or_convener/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">convenor</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double bassoon</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017975a"><!--s017975a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bassoon that is larger than the usual size and pitched an octave lower.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cultured pearl</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014614a"><!--s014614a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a natural pearl grown under controlled conditions and usu induced by inserting a foreign body into the mantle of the oyster.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cellule</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹselyoohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009589a"><!--s009589a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small cell [Latin <span class="bodyi">cellula</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cellular/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cellular</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">digital camera</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016709a"><!--s016709a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a camera which produces digital images that can be stored on a computer, displayed on a screen, and printed.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blackcap</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005806a"><!--s005806a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small Old World warbler, the male of which has a black crown: <span class="bodyi">Sylvia atricapilla</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">egg and dart</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019230a"><!--s019230a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an architectural moulding or ornamentation consisting of alternate egg-shaped figures and arrowheads.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aerial<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000763a"><!--s000763a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a conductor, usu a metal rod or wire, designed to transmit radiate or receive radio or waves, e.g. in a television system or in mobile telecommunications signals.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bungle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007911a"><!--s007911a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something done clumsily; a botch.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">close season</span><small><span class="eSynop">/klohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">Brit</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011262a"><!--s011262a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011572b"><!--s011572b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a period during which it is illegal to kill or catch certain game or fish.</p></div><a name="s011573b"><!--s011573b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a period of the year when there is no play in a particular sport.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">culture shock</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014615a"><!--s014615a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>psychological and social disorientation caused by confrontation with a new or alien culture.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apiarian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aypiʹeəri·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002451a"><!--s002451a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to beekeeping or bees.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">digital compact cassette</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016710a"><!--s016710a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a magnetic tape cassette on which sound can be recorded in digital form.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">black cap</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005807a"><!--s005807a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a black head-covering formerly worn by a judge in Britain when passing the death sentence.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">convenience</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹveenyəns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012941a"><!--s012941a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013638b"><!--s013638b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>ease of use or access; handiness </p><p><i></i></p><p>the convenience of email</p>.</div><a name="s013639b"><!--s013639b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>one's personal comfort or advantage </p><p><i></i></p><p>Our passengers’ convenience comes first</p>.</div><a name="s013640b"><!--s013640b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an appliance, device, or service conducive to comfort </p><p><i></i></p><p>every modern convenience</p>.</div><a name="s013641b"><!--s013641b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/public_convenience/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">public convenience</span></span></a> ✱ <span class="bodyb">at one's convenience</span> when it suits one to do something ✱ <span class="bodyb">at one's earliest convenience</span> as soon as it suits one to do something.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double bed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017976a"><!--s017976a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bed for two people.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cellulite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹselyooliet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009590a"><!--s009590a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a type of body fat, possibly caused by water retention, that produces a dimpled effect on the skin, e.g. of the thigh </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'm extremely lucky in that I have no cellulite</p><p> Joan Collins [French <span class="bodyi">cellulite</span>, from <span class="bodyi">cellule</span> small cell, from Latin <span class="bodyi">cellula</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cellular/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cellular</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">egg-and-spoon race</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019231a"><!--s019231a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a race in which the contestants run carrying an egg balanced on a spoon.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aerialist</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000764a"><!--s000764a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who performs on a tightrope or trapeze.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bahasa Indonesia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bahʹhahsə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004124a"><!--s004124a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a form of Malay that is the official language of Indonesia [Indonesian <span class="bodyi">bahasa indonésia</span> Indonesian language].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bunion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbunyən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007912a"><!--s007912a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an inflamed swelling at the side of the foot on the first joint of the big toe [prob from obsolete <span class="bodyi">bunny</span> swelling, from Middle English <span class="bodyi">bony</span>, prob from early French <span class="bodyi">bugne</span> bump on the head].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">close shave</span><small><span class="eSynop">/klohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011263a"><!--s011263a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a narrow escape.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apiarist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaypi·ərist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002452a"><!--s002452a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a beekeeper.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">culture vulture</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014616a"><!--s014616a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">humorous</span> a person who has an avid, sometimes uncritical, interest in culture.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eggar <span class="bodyi">or</span> egger</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹegə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019232a"><!--s019232a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of large moths with brown bodies and wings: <span class="bodyi">Lasiocampa</span> <span class="bodyi">quercus</span> and other species [from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/egg/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">egg</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/er2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-er 2</span></span></a>; from the shape of its cocoon].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aerie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeəri, ʹiəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000765a"><!--s000765a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eyrie_or_aerie/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eyrie</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">digital divide</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016711a"><!--s016711a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the gap in educational potential, earning potential, etc that exists between those who have access to computing facilities and the Internet and those who do not.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bahraini <span class="bodyi">or</span> Bahreini</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bahʹrayni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Bahrainis Bahreinis)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004125a"><!--s004125a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Bahrain, a sultanate in the Persian Gulf</p><p><span class="bodyb">Bahraini</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">Bahreini</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">convenience food</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012942a"><!--s012942a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>commercially prepared food, e.g. frozen ready-cooked meals, requiring little or no further preparation before eating.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blackcock</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005808a"><!--s005808a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the male black grouse.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">closet<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklozit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011264a"><!--s011264a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011574b"><!--s011574b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small or private room.</p></div><a name="s011575b"><!--s011575b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/water_closet/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">water closet</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s011576b"><!--s011576b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a cupboard.</p></div><a name="s011577b"><!--s011577b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) being privately but not overtly as specified; secret </p><p><i></i></p><p>a closet romantic</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">come out of the closet</span>.</p></div><a name="s011578b"><!--s011578b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to declare oneself to be a homosexual [Middle English from early French, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">clos</span> enclosure].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double bill</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017977a"><!--s017977a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an entertainment featuring two main acts, bands, etc of equal status.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bunk<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bungk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007913a"><!--s007913a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008226b"><!--s008226b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a built-in bed, e.g. on a ship, that is often one of a tier of berths.</p></div><a name="s008227b"><!--s008227b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a bunk bed.</p></div><a name="s008228b"><!--s008228b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> any sleeping place, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that is temporary or makeshift [prob short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bunker1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bunker 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cellulitis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/selyooʹlietis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009591a"><!--s009591a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>inflammation of body tissue, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> below the surface of the skin.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apiary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaypi·əri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> apiaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002453a"><!--s002453a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a place where bees are kept in hives or colonies, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for their honey [Latin <span class="bodyi">apiarium</span> beehive, from <span class="bodyi">apis</span> bee].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cultus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkultəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cultus)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014617a"><!--s014617a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cult, or the ritual associated with it </p><p><i></i></p><p>the cultus of the Blessed Virgin</p><p> Edward Pusey </p><p><i></i></p><p>A cultus, or ceremonial worship … constituted the sum-total of religion in the idea of a Pagan</p><p> De Quincey [Latin <span class="bodyi">cultus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cult/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cult</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aero</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeəroh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000766a"><!--s000766a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to aircraft or aeronautics </p><p><i></i></p><p>an aero engine</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">closet<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (closeted, closeting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011265a"><!--s011265a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to shut (somebody or oneself) away in a private place </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was closeted with her three advisers in the library</p> <p><i></i></p><p>He closeted himself in the study</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">celluloid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹselyooloyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009592a"><!--s009592a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009953b"><!--s009953b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Celluloid</span>) <span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a tough inflammable thermoplastic that is composed mainly of cellulose nitrate and camphor and was formerly used to coat film.</p></div><a name="s009954b"><!--s009954b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>film for the cinema.</p></div><a name="s009955b"><!--s009955b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002377c"><!--s002377c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>film for the cinema </p><p><i></i></p><p>her first appearance on celluloid</p>.</div><a name="s002378c"><!--s002378c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) relating or belonging to the cinema </p><p><i></i></p><p>celluloid heroes</p> <p>[<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cellulose/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cellulose</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/oid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-oid</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">convenience store</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012943a"><!--s012943a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a small shop that stocks general groceries and household goods, and stays open late and at weekends.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double bind</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017978a"><!--s017978a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dilemma, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a situation where any choice made will have unpleasant consequences.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eggbeater</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹegbeetə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019233a"><!--s019233a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020273b"><!--s020273b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a utensil for beating raw eggs; a whisk.</p></div><a name="s020274b"><!--s020274b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> a helicopter [(sense 2) from its rotor blades resembling those of a device used for beating eggs].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baht</span><small><span class="eSynop">/baht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bahts baht)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004126a"><!--s004126a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the basic monetary unit of Thailand [Thai <span class="bodyi">bāt</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bunk<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007914a"><!--s007914a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + down) to sleep or bed down, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a makeshift bed.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Black Country</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005809a"><!--s005809a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Black Country</span>) the industrial area in the West Midlands of England.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">digitalin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dijiʹtaylin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016712a"><!--s016712a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a compound obtained from digitalis and used in the treatment of heart disease.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaypikl, ʹap-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002454a"><!--s002454a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002359b"><!--s002359b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>situated at an apex or forming an apex.</p></div><a name="s002360b"><!--s002360b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a consonant: produced with the tip of the tongue near or at the front teeth, as with the sound <span class="bodyi">th</span></p><p><span class="bodyb">apically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [prob from Latin <span class="bodyi">apicalis</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">apic-</span>, apex].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">culverin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkulvərin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014618a"><!--s014618a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015198b"><!--s015198b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a long cannon of relatively light construction used in the 16th and 17th cent.</p></div><a name="s015199b"><!--s015199b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an early musket [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">couleuvrine</span>,from <span class="bodyi">couleuvre</span> snake, from Latin <span class="bodyi">colubra</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aero-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000767a"><!--s000767a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>denoting:</p><a name="s000862b"><!--s000862b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>air; atmosphere.</p></div><a name="s000863b"><!--s000863b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>gas.</p></div><a name="s000864b"><!--s000864b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>aircraft.</p></div><a name="s000865b"><!--s000865b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aer_or_aero/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aer-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eggbound</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019234a"><!--s019234a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a female bird: unable to lay an egg that she is carrying.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bunk<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007915a"><!--s007915a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal, dated</span> empty or foolish talk; nonsense </p><p><i></i></p><p>History is bunk</p><p> Henry Ford [short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bunkum_or_buncombe/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bunkum</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blackcurrant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹblakkurənt, blakʹkurənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005810a"><!--s005810a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005894b"><!--s005894b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small black edible soft fruit.</p></div><a name="s005895b"><!--s005895b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the widely cultivated European bush that bears this fruit: <span class="bodyi">Ribes nigrum</span>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">convenient</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹveenyənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012944a"><!--s012944a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013642b"><!--s013642b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>suited to personal comfort or to easy use </p><p><i></i></p><p>a convenient mode of transport</p>.</div><a name="s013643b"><!--s013643b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>suited to a particular situation </p><p><i></i></p><p>a convenient place to start</p>.</div><a name="s013644b"><!--s013644b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>near at hand; easily accessible </p><p><i></i></p><p>We found a convenient restaurant</p> <p><span class="bodyb">conveniently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">convenient-, conveniens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">convenire</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/convene/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">convene</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double-blind</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017979a"><!--s017979a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or denoting an experimental procedure in which neither the subjects nor the experimenters know the make-up of the test group and control group during the actual course of the experiments: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/single_blind/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">single-blind</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apices</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaypiseez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002455a"><!--s002455a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/apex/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">apex</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">digitalis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dijiʹtalis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016713a"><!--s016713a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the dried leaf of the common foxglove, containing several compounds which are important as drugs used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as powerful heart stimulants [Latin <span class="bodyi">digitalis</span> of a finger, from <span class="bodyi">digitus</span> finger, toe; from its finger-shaped corolla].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">close-up</span><small><span class="eSynop">/klohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011267a"><!--s011267a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011581b"><!--s011581b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a photograph or film shot taken at close range.</p></div><a name="s011582b"><!--s011582b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a view or examination of something from a small distance away.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cellulose</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹselyoolohs, -lohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009593a"><!--s009593a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009956b"><!--s009956b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a carbohydrate made up of glucose units that constitutes the chief part of plant cell walls and is the raw material of many manufactured goods, e.g. paper, rayon, and cellophane.</p></div><a name="s009957b"><!--s009957b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>paint or lacquer of which the main constituent is cellulose nitrate or acetate [French <span class="bodyi">cellulose</span>, from <span class="bodyi">cellule</span> living cell, from scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">cellula</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cellular/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cellular</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bahutu</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004127a"><!--s004127a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hutu/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Hutu</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">culvert</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkulvət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014619a"><!--s014619a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small tunnel that allows water to pass under a road, railway, etc [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aerobatics</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eərəʹbatiks/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000768a"><!--s000768a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the performance of stunts in an aircraft, usu for the entertainment of spectators</p><p><span class="bodyb">aerobatic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aer_or_aero/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aer-</span></span></a> and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/acrobatics/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">acrobatics</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eggcup</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019235a"><!--s019235a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small cup without a handle used for holding a boiled egg.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Black Death</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005811a"><!--s005811a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> <span class="bodyb">the Black Death</span>) a form of plague epidemic in Europe and Asia in the 14th cent., or the catastrophic outbreak of this plague in Europe between 1347 and 1350 [from the black patches formed on the skin of its victims].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bunk<sup>4</sup></span></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007916a"><!--s007916a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>✱ <span class="bodyb">do a bunk</span> <span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> to make a hurried departure, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in order to escape [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">digitalize <span class="bodyi">or</span> digitalise <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016714a"><!--s016714a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to digitize (data, etc).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double bluff</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017980a"><!--s017980a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an attempt to deceive somebody who expects to be bluffed by doing the opposite, e.g. by telling the truth instead of lying.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apiculture</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaypikulchə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002456a"><!--s002456a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the keeping of bees, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on a large scale <span class="bodyb">apicultural</span> /-ʹkulchərəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">apiculturist</span> /-ʹkulchərist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [prob from French <span class="bodyi">apiculture</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">apis</span> bee + French <span class="bodyi">culture</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">convenor <span class="bodyi">or</span> convener</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012945a"><!--s012945a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013645b"><!--s013645b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a member of a group, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a committee, responsible for calling meetings.</p></div><a name="s013646b"><!--s013646b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span></p><a name="s003462c"><!--s003462c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a member of a group, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a committee, responsible for calling meetings.</p></div><a name="s003463c"><!--s003463c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a chairperson.</p></div></div><a name="s013647b"><!--s013647b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an elected union official responsible for coordinating the work of shop stewards in an establishment.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">close up</span><small><span class="eSynop">/klohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011266a"><!--s011266a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011579b"><!--s011579b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to be come closer together </p><p><i></i></p><p>The troops were ordered to close up</p>.</div><a name="s011580b"><!--s011580b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a wound: to heal completely.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cellulose acetate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009594a"><!--s009594a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chemical compound formed by the action of acetic acid on cellulose and used for making textile fibres, packaging sheets, photographic films, and varnishes. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/acetate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">acetate</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cum<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kum/ <i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014620a"><!--s014620a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>with; combined with; along with </p><p><i></i></p><p>a lounge-cum-dining room</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">cum</span>; related to Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/com_or_col_or_con_or_cor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">com-</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bail<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bayl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004128a"><!--s004128a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004132b"><!--s004132b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>security deposited as a guarantee that somebody temporarily freed from custody will return to stand trial.</p></div><a name="s004133b"><!--s004133b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>temporary release on bail.</p></div><a name="s004134b"><!--s004134b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>somebody who provides bail ✱ <span class="bodyb">go/stand bail</span> to act as or provide security for somebody who has been freed from custody temporarily ✱ <span class="bodyb">jump bail</span> said of somebody who has been released on bail: to fail to appear for trial [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bail</span>, custody, security for appearance, via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">bajulare</span> to carry a load].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aerobe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeərohb/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000769a"><!--s000769a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bacterium or other organism that lives only in the presence of oxygen [French <span class="bodyi">aérobie</span>, from <span class="bodyi">aér-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aer_or_aero/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aer-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-bie</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">bios</span> life].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">egger</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹegə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019236a"><!--s019236a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eggar_or_egger/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eggar</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">black diamond</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005812a"><!--s005812a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005896b"><!--s005896b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/coal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">coal</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s005897b"><!--s005897b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/carbonado/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">carbonado</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apiece</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹpees/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002457a"><!--s002457a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>for each one; individually </p><p><i></i></p><p>selling jars of honey at £1.50 apiece</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">a pece</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">pece</span> piece].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">digital pen</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016715a"><!--s016715a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pen that makes a digital record of written material for later downloading to a computer or transmission by mobile phone.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bunk bed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007917a"><!--s007917a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of two single beds constructed so as to sit one above the other.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">closing time</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklohzing/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011268a"><!--s011268a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a time set by law at which public houses must close and stop selling alcoholic drinks.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double bogey</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017981a"><!--s017981a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in golf, a score of two over par for a particular hole.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cum<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kum/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans and noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014621a"><!--s014621a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">slang</span> a spelling of <span class="bodyi">come</span> in its sexual senses.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cellulose nitrate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009595a"><!--s009595a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chemical compound formed by the action of nitric acid on cellulose and used for making explosives, plastics, rayon, and varnishes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">egghead</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019237a"><!--s019237a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">derog or humorous</span> an intellectual or highbrow</p><p><span class="bodyb">eggheaded</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bail<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004129a"><!--s004129a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004135b"><!--s004135b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to release (somebody) on bail.</p></div><a name="s004136b"><!--s004136b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + out) to procure the release of (a person in custody) by giving bail.</p></div><a name="s004137b"><!--s004137b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to deliver (property) in trust to another person for a special purpose and for a limited period</p><p><span class="bodyb">bailable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">bailee</span> /bayʹlee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bailment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bailor</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [(senses 1, 2) from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bail1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bail 1</span></span></a>; (sense 3) from Anglo-French <span class="bodyi">baillier</span> to deliver].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aerobic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eəʹrohbik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000770a"><!--s000770a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000866b"><!--s000866b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to do with aerobics </p><p><i></i></p><p>aerobic exercises</p>.</div><a name="s000867b"><!--s000867b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>living, active, or occurring only in the presence of oxygen </p><p><i></i></p><p>aerobic respiration</p>.</div><a name="s000868b"><!--s000868b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>of or induced by aerobes </p><p><i></i></p><p>aerobic fermentation</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">convent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonv(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012946a"><!--s012946a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013648b"><!--s013648b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a local community or house of a religious order or congregation; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an establishment of nuns.</p></div><a name="s013649b"><!--s013649b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a school attached to a convent, at which the majority of teachers are nuns [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">conventus</span> convent, earlier ‘an assembly’, past part. of <span class="bodyi">convenire</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/convene/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">convene</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">black earth</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005813a"><!--s005813a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chernozem/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chernozem</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">digital recording</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016716a"><!--s016716a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a recording process in which sound or images are converted into numbers and stored for reproduction.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bunker<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbungkə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007918a"><!--s007918a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008229b"><!--s008229b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a bin or compartment for storage, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one for storing coal or other fuel.</p></div><a name="s008230b"><!--s008230b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a protective embankment or dugout, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a fortified chamber built of reinforced concrete and set mostly below ground.</p></div><a name="s008231b"><!--s008231b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a golf course hazard that is an area of sand-covered bare ground with one or more embankments [Scottish <span class="bodyi">bonker</span> chest, box].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bail<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004130a"><!--s004130a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004138b"><!--s004138b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in cricket, either of the two crosspieces that lie on the stumps to form the wicket.</p></div><a name="s004139b"><!--s004139b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000815c"><!--s000815c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a partition for separating animals.</p></div><a name="s000816c"><!--s000816c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ</span> a device for holding a cow's head when it is being milked.</p></div></div><a name="s004140b"><!--s004140b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a bar for holding paper steady on a typewriter or printer [Middle English <span class="bodyi">baille</span> bailey, from Old French].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double boiler</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017982a"><!--s017982a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/double_saucepan/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">double saucepan</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apish</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaypish/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002458a"><!--s002458a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002361b"><!--s002361b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>resembling an ape.</p></div><a name="s002362b"><!--s002362b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>slavishly imitative.</p></div><a name="s002363b"><!--s002363b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>extremely silly or affected</p><p><span class="bodyb">apishly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">apishness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aerobics</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000771a"><!--s000771a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a system of physical exercises designed to improve respiration and circulation, usu done to music and resembling a dance routine.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clostridium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kloʹstridi·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> clostridia /-di·ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011269a"><!--s011269a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various spore-forming soil or intestinal bacteriuma that causes gas gangrene, tetanus, and other diseases</p><p><span class="bodyb">clostridial</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin genus name, from Greek <span class="bodyi">klōstēr</span> spindle, from <span class="bodyi">klōthein</span> to spin; from their being shaped like a rod or spindle].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cell wall</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009596a"><!--s009596a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the firm outer layer, formed usu from cellulose, that encloses and supports most plant cells.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cumber</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkumbə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (cumbered, cumbering) <span class="bodyi">dated</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014622a"><!--s014622a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015200b"><!--s015200b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to clutter up (a place or surface) </p><p><i></i></p><p>my own writing table … cumbered with little bottles</p><p> Dickens.</p></div><a name="s015201b"><!--s015201b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to burden or hamper (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The little woman … bustled about like a true Martha, cumbered with many cares</p><p> Louisa M Alcott [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cumbren</span>, prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/encumber/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">encumber</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eggnog</span><small><span class="eSynop">/egʹnog/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019238a"><!--s019238a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a drink consisting of eggs beaten with sugar, milk or cream, and often spirits, e.g. rum or brandy [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/egg/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">egg</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">nog</span> strong ale, (with which an eggnog was orig made), of unknown origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conventicle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹventikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012947a"><!--s012947a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013650b"><!--s013650b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>formerly, an (irregular or unlawful) assembly or meeting, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of dissenters (people not conforming to the Church of England; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dissenter/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Dissenter</span></span></a>), for religious worship.</p></div><a name="s013651b"><!--s013651b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the small chapel or meetinghouse used for this purpose</p><p><span class="bodyb">conventicler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">conventiculum</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">conventus</span> assembly, past part. of <span class="bodyi">convenire</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/convene/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">convene</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">black economy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005814a"><!--s005814a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">the black economy</span>) business activity that is carried on unofficially or illegally, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to avoid taxation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">digital television</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016717a"><!--s016717a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>television in which the picture information is transmitted in digital form and decoded at the receiver.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bunker<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (bunkered, bunkering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007919a"><!--s007919a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008232b"><!--s008232b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to place or store (<span class="bodyi">esp</span> fuel) in a bunker.</p></div><a name="s008233b"><!--s008233b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in golf, to hit (a ball) into a bunker.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aerodrome</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeərədrohm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000772a"><!--s000772a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a small airport or airfield.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">closure<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklohzhə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011270a"><!--s011270a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011583b"><!--s011583b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act of closing or the state of being closed.</p></div><a name="s011584b"><!--s011584b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in cricket, the ending of a side's innings by declaration.</p></div><a name="s011585b"><!--s011585b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the closing of debate in a legislative body, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by calling for a vote: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/guillotine1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">guillotine 1</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s011586b"><!--s011586b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a device that closes or seals a container [Middle English via Old French <span class="bodyi">closure</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">clausura</span>, from <span class="bodyi">claudere</span> to close].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cumberland sauce</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014623a"><!--s014623a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a spicy sauce made from redcurrant jelly and, containing shreds of orange rind, served with game, turkey, etc [named after <span class="bodyi">Cumberland</span>, a former county in NW England].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">convention</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹvensh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012948a"><!--s012948a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013652b"><!--s013652b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>accepted social custom or practice, or a specific form or use.</p></div><a name="s013653b"><!--s013653b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a generally agreed principle or practice.</p></div><a name="s013654b"><!--s013654b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an agreement between states that regulates matters affecting all of them.</p></div><a name="s013655b"><!--s013655b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a compact between opposing military commanders, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one concerning prisoner exchange or armistice.</p></div><a name="s013656b"><!--s013656b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>an assembly of people met for a common purpose; a conference.</p></div><a name="s013657b"><!--s013657b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a meeting of the delegates of a US political party for the purpose of formulating policies and selecting candidates for office.</p></div><a name="s013658b"><!--s013658b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>an established artistic technique or practice.</p></div><a name="s013659b"><!--s013659b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>an agreed system of bidding or playing that conveys information between partners in bridge or other card games [Latin <span class="bodyi">convention-, conventio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">convenire</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/convene/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">convene</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bail<sup>4</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> bale</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004131a"><!--s004131a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a container used to remove water from a boat [Middle English <span class="bodyi">baille</span> via Old French from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">bajula</span> water vessel].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aplanatic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aypləʹnatik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002459a"><!--s002459a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a lens: free from the kind of image distortion which is caused by the curvature of the lens [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">planasthai</span> to wander].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">celom</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹseeləm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009597a"><!--s009597a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/coelom/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">coelom</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blacken</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (blackened, blackening)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005815a"><!--s005815a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s005898b"><!--s005898b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to become or make dark or black </p><p><i></i></p><p>The sky blackened</p> <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</div><a name="s005899b"><!--s005899b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (something) dark or black.</p></div><a name="s005900b"><!--s005900b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to defame or sully injure or destroy (somebody's reputation)</p><p><span class="bodyb">blackener</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double bond</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017983a"><!--s017983a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chemical bond consisting of two covalent bonds (bonds involving shared electrons; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/covalent_bond/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">covalent bond</span></span></a>) between two atoms in a molecule involving two shared pairs of electrons.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">egg on</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019239a"><!--s019239a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to incite (somebody) to action </p><p><i></i></p><p>He egged the mob on to riot</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">eggen</span> from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">eggja</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">digital versatile disc</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016718a"><!--s016718a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/digital_video_disc/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">digital video disc</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bunkhouse</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007920a"><!--s007920a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a rough simple building providing sleeping quarters, e.g. for workers on a ranch.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aerodynamics</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌeərohdieʹnamiks, -diʹnamiks/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000773a"><!--s000773a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000869b"><!--s000869b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the dynamics of the motion of gases, e.g. air, and solid bodies moving through them.</p></div><a name="s000870b"><!--s000870b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the particular properties of a solid body that determine how fast and efficiently it can move through the air</p><p><span class="bodyb">aerodynamic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">aerodynamically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">aerodynamicist</span> /-dieʹnamisist, -diʹnamisist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cumberland sausage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkumbələnd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014624a"><!--s014624a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a large coarse type of sausage.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">closure<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011271a"><!--s011271a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to close (a debate) by closure.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">black eye</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005816a"><!--s005816a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a discoloration of the skin round the eye from bruising.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eggplant</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019240a"><!--s019240a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aubergine1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aubergine 1</span></span></a> [from the shape of the fruit].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bail<sup>5</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> bale</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004132a"><!--s004132a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004141b"><!--s004141b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + out) to clear (water) from a boat by collecting it in a bail, bucket etc and throwing it over the side <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s004142b"><!--s004142b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + out) to parachute from an aircraft.</p></div><a name="s004143b"><!--s004143b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + out) to flee a difficult or dangerous situation, often leaving others in trouble or with onerous responsibilities</p><p><span class="bodyb">bailer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conventional</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012949a"><!--s012949a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013660b"><!--s013660b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003464c"><!--s003464c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>conforming to or sanctioned by convention </p><p><i></i></p><p>Galbraith challenged the conventional wisdom that everything would be all right if only the Gross National Product were big enough</p><p> Peter Lewis.</p></div><a name="s003465c"><!--s003465c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>lacking originality or individuality.</p></div></div><a name="s013661b"><!--s013661b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of warfare: not using atom bombs or hydrogen bombs</p><p><span class="bodyb">conventionalism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">conventionalist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">conventionality</span> /-ʹnaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">conventionally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">digital video disc</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016719a"><!--s016719a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a type of high-capacity optical compact disc that can store a much larger quantity of video, audio, or other information than a conventional compact disc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cel <span class="bodyi">or</span> cell</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009549a"><!--s009549a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a transparent plastic sheet on which drawings for animated cartoons are made or which is used as an overlay in artwork [short for <span class="bodyi">Celluloid</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aplasia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ayʹplayzyə, -zh(y)ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002460a"><!--s002460a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>incomplete or faulty development of an organ or part <span class="bodyb">aplastic</span> /ayʹplastik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-plasia</span> development, ultimately from Greek <span class="bodyi">plassein</span> to mould].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double-book</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017984a"><!--s017984a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to reserve (the same seat, room, etc) for two different people or groups at the same time.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bunk off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007921a"><!--s007921a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> to leave, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to play truant from school.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aerofoil</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeərəfoyl, ʹeəroh-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000774a"><!--s000774a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a structure on an aircraft, car, etc designed to provide lift or steerage as the vehicle moves through the air.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cumbersome</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkumbəs(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014625a"><!--s014625a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk</p><p><span class="bodyb">cumbersomely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cumbersomeness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bail bandit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004133a"><!--s004133a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a person who commits an offence while on bail.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clot<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/klot/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011272a"><!--s011272a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011587b"><!--s011587b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003003c"><!--s003003c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a roundish viscous lump formed by coagulation of liquid, e.g. cream.</p></div><a name="s003004c"><!--s003004c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a coagulated mass produced by clotting of blood.</p></div></div><a name="s011588b"><!--s011588b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a stupid person [Old English <span class="bodyi">clott</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aplastic anaemia</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002461a"><!--s002461a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a disorder of the bone marrow causing a deficiency of all types of blood cell.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eggshell<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019241a"><!--s019241a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the hard exterior covering of an egg.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bunkum <span class="bodyi">or</span> buncombe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbungkəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007922a"><!--s007922a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal, dated</span> insincere or foolish talk; nonsense</p><p>named after <span class="bodyi">Buncombe</span> County, North Carolina, USA. The county's congressional representative in 1820 made a seemingly irrelevant speech in order to impress his constituents</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">digitate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdijitayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016720a"><!--s016720a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017428b"><!--s017428b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a leaf: having divisions arranged like the fingers of a hand.</p></div><a name="s017429b"><!--s017429b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of an animal: having fingers or toes</p><p><span class="bodyb">digitately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">digitation</span> /-ʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aerogram <span class="bodyi">or</span> aerogramme</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeərəgram/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000775a"><!--s000775a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sheet of airmail stationery that can be folded and sealed with the message inside and the address outside.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conventionalize <span class="bodyi">or</span> conventionalise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹvensh(ə)nliez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012950a"><!--s012950a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make (something or somebody) conventional <span class="bodyb">conventionalization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double-breasted</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017985a"><!--s017985a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a coat, jacket, etc: having a relatively large overlapping front fastening, usu with two sets of buttons and buttonholes: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/single_breasted/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">single-breasted</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cumbrous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkumbrəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014626a"><!--s014626a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> cumbersome; unwieldy </p><p><i></i></p><p>large bucks … armed with their cumbrous antlers</p><p> Darwin</p><p><span class="bodyb">cumbrously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cumbrousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Celsius</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹselsi·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009598a"><!--s009598a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or being a scale of temperature on which water freezes at 0° and boils at 100° under standard conditions </p><p><i></i></p><p>24 degrees Celsius</p> <p><i></i></p><p>the Celsius scale</p> <a name="sb00000078"><!--sb00000078--></a><p>[named after Anders <span class="bodyi">Celsius</span> d.1744, Swedish astronomer, who devised a similar scale]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">Celsius</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">centigrade</span>? <span class="bodyi">Celsius</span> has been internationally adopted as the name of the temperature scale and is always used, for example, in giving weather forecasts. <span class="bodyi">Centigrade</span> is no longer in technical use.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">black-eyed bean</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005817a"><!--s005817a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/black_eyed_pea/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">black-eyed pea</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bailey</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbayli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -eys) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> baileys)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004134a"><!--s004134a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the outer wall of a castle or any of several walls surrounding the keep, or the area enclosed by it: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ward1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ward 1</span></span></a> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bailli</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">baille, balie</span> palisade, bailey].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clot<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (clotted, clotting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011273a"><!--s011273a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s011589b"><!--s011589b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to become a clot; to form clots or cause (a liquid) to clot.</p></div><a name="s011590b"><!--s011590b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of blood: to undergo a sequence of complex chemical and physical reactions that results in conversion into a coagulated mass <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s011591b"><!--s011591b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cause (a liquid) to clot.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aplenty</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹplenti/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002462a"><!--s002462a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or literary</span> enough and to spare; in abundance </p><p><i></i></p><p>We found fighting aplenty with the members of the various tribes</p> — Edgar Rice Burroughs.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bunny</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbuni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bunnies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007923a"><!--s007923a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008234b"><!--s008234b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> used by or to children: a rabbit.</p></div><a name="s008235b"><!--s008235b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, informal</span> a victim or dupe [English dialect <span class="bodyi">bun</span> rabbit].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">digitigrade<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdijitigrayd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016721a"><!--s016721a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a mammal: walking on the toes with the back of the foot more or less raised: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/plantigrade1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">plantigrade 1</span></span></a> [French <span class="bodyi">digitigrade</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">digitus</span> finger, toe + <span class="bodyi">-gradus</span> walking].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eggshell<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019242a"><!--s019242a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020275b"><!--s020275b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of china: thin and fragile.</p></div><a name="s020276b"><!--s020276b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of paint: having only a slight sheen.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aerolite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeərəliet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000776a"><!--s000776a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a stony meteorite <span class="bodyb">aerolitic</span> /-ʹlitik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aer_or_aero/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aer-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-ite</span> as in <span class="bodyi">meteorite</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">celt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/selt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009600a"><!--s009600a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a prehistoric stone or metal implement shaped like a chisel or axe head [late Latin <span class="bodyi">celtis</span> chisel].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conventioneer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənˌvenshəʹniə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012951a"><!--s012951a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a person attending a convention.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double-check</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017986a"><!--s017986a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018826b"><!--s018826b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to check carefully make a careful check, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for a second time <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s018827b"><!--s018827b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to subject (something) to such a check.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cum grano salis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koom ʹgrahnoh ʹsahlis/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014627a"><!--s014627a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>with a pinch of salt; with due scepticism [Latin <span class="bodyi">cum grano salis</span> with a grain of salt].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">black-eyed pea</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005818a"><!--s005818a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005901b"><!--s005901b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a leguminous plant widely cultivated in warm areas for food and green manure: <span class="bodyi">Vigna sinensis</span>.</p></div><a name="s005902b"><!--s005902b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the edible seed of this plant, a beige-coloured bean with a black spot.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cloth</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kloth/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cloths /kloths/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011274a"><!--s011274a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011592b"><!--s011592b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a pliable material made usu by weaving, felting, or knitting natural or synthetic fibres.</p></div><a name="s011593b"><!--s011593b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a piece of cloth used for a particular purpose, e.g. a tablecloth, dishcloth, or duster.</p></div><a name="s011594b"><!--s011594b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the cloth</span>) the clergy </p><p><i></i></p><p>a man of the cloth</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">clāth</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bailey bridge</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbayli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004135a"><!--s004135a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a prefabricated bridge built from interchangeable latticed steel panels [named after Sir Donald <span class="bodyi">Bailey</span> d.1985, English engineer, who designed it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bunny girl</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007924a"><!--s007924a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a nightclub hostess who wears a costume that includes a stylized rabbit's tail and ears.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aplomb</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹplom/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002463a"><!--s002463a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>complete composure or self-assurance; poise [French <span class="bodyi">aplomb</span> perpendicularity, from early French <span class="bodyi">a plomb</span> according to the plummet].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">digitigrade<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016722a"><!--s016722a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a digitigrade animal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cumin <span class="bodyi">or</span> cummin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkumin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014628a"><!--s014628a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015202b"><!--s015202b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the aromatic seeds of a plant of the carrot family, used as a flavouring cultivated for its aromatic seeds: <span class="bodyi">Cuminum cyminum</span>.</p></div><a name="s015203b"><!--s015203b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>these seeds used as a flavouring [Old English <span class="bodyi">cymen</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aerology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eəʹroləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000777a"><!--s000777a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a branch of meteorology dealing with the upper atmosphere <span class="bodyb">aerological</span> /eərəʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">aerologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double chin</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017987a"><!--s017987a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person's chin with a fleshy fold under it</p><p><span class="bodyb">double-chinned</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cloth-cap</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011275a"><!--s011275a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> working-class [from the cloth caps commonly worn, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> formerly, by working-class men].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Celtic<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> Keltic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkeltik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009601a"><!--s009601a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="sb00000079"><!--sb00000079--></a><p>of the Celts or their languages</p><div class="sidebar"><p>The standard pronunciation of <span class="bodyi">Celtic</span> (and <span class="bodyi">Celt</span>) in England and Wales is with an initial <span class="bodyi">k-</span> sound. The variant pronunciation with an initial <span class="bodyi">s-</span> sound is much less common and mainly used in the name of the Glasgow football team <span class="bodyi">Celtic</span>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apnoea</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">apnea</span>) /ʹapni·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002464a"><!--s002464a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002364b"><!--s002364b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>temporary cessation of breathing, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> during sleep.</p></div><a name="s002365b"><!--s002365b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/asphyxia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">asphyxia</span></span></a> [scientific Latin, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + -<span class="bodyi">pnoea</span> breathing, ultimately from Greek <span class="bodyi">pnein</span> to breath].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bunsen burner</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbuns(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007925a"><!--s007925a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a gas burner in which air is mixed with the gas to produce an intensely hot blue flame [named after Robert <span class="bodyi">Bunsen</span> d.1899, German chemist who designed it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">black-eyed Susan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsoohzən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005819a"><!--s005819a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005903b"><!--s005903b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several species of N American plants that have showy flower heads with yellowish orange petals and dark purple or brown centres: genus <span class="bodyi">Rudbeckia</span>.</p></div><a name="s005904b"><!--s005904b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an African tropical climbing plant that has flowers with yellow petals and purple centres: <span class="bodyi">Thunbergia alata</span>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bailie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbayli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004136a"><!--s004136a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Scottish municipal magistrate [Middle English: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bailiff/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bailiff</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">egg timer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019243a"><!--s019243a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an instrument like a small hourglass in which sand runs for about three minutes and which is used for timing the boiling of eggs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">digitize <span class="bodyi">or</span> digitise <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016723a"><!--s016723a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to put (data, etc) into digital notation <span class="bodyb">digitization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">digitizer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">convent school</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012952a"><!--s012952a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/convent/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">convent</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aeronaut</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeərənawt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000778a"><!--s000778a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who operates or travels in an airship or balloon [French <span class="bodyi">aéronaute</span>, from <span class="bodyi">aér-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aer_or_aero/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aer-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">nautēs</span> sailor].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cummerbund</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkuməbund/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014629a"><!--s014629a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a broad waist sash worn <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with men's formal evening wear [Hindi <span class="bodyi">kamarband</span> from Persian, from <span class="bodyi">kamar</span> waist + <span class="bodyi">band</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clothe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/klohdh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> clothed clad /klad/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011276a"><!--s011276a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011595b"><!--s011595b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cover with clothing.</p></div><a name="s011596b"><!--s011596b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to provide with clothes.</p></div><a name="s011597b"><!--s011597b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s003005c"><!--s003005c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to cover (somebody) with or as if with clothing; to dress.</p></div><a name="s003006c"><!--s003006c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to provide (somebody) with clothes.</p></div></div><a name="s011598b"><!--s011598b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to express or enhance (something) by suitably significant language [Old English <span class="bodyi">clāthian</span> from <span class="bodyi">clāth</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cloth/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cloth</span></span></a> , garment].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bunt<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bunt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007926a"><!--s007926a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008236b"><!--s008236b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001957c"><!--s001957c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the middle part of a square sail.</p></div><a name="s001958c"><!--s001958c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the bunched part of a furled sail.</p></div></div><a name="s008237b"><!--s008237b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the baggy part of a fishing net [perhaps from Low German <span class="bodyi">bunt</span> bundle, from early Low German].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Apoc.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002466a"><!--s002466a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002369b"><!--s002369b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Apocalypse.</p></div><a name="s002370b"><!--s002370b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Apocrypha.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Celtic<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> Keltic</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009602a"><!--s009602a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a branch of Indo-European languages comprising Welsh, Cornish, Breton, Irish and Scottish Gaelic, and Manx</p><p><span class="bodyb">Celticism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bailiff</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbaylif/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004137a"><!--s004137a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004144b"><!--s004144b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> an official employed by a sheriff to serve writs, seize property, make arrests, etc.</p></div><a name="s004145b"><!--s004145b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> somebody who manages an estate or farm, or who acts as the agent of a landlord.</p></div><a name="s004146b"><!--s004146b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> an official in a law court who is responsible for prisoners and keeping order.</p></div><a name="s004147b"><!--s004147b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> formerly, the chief officer of a sovereign in a district</p><p><span class="bodyb">bailiffship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">baillif, bailie</span>,from Old French <span class="bodyi">baillif</span>,from <span class="bodyi">bail</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bail1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bail 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blackface</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005820a"><!--s005820a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005905b"><!--s005905b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>make-up for a non-black actor or performer playing a black role.</p></div><a name="s005906b"><!--s005906b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001335c"><!--s001335c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>makeup for a non-black actor or performer playing a black role.</p></div><a name="s001336c"><!--s001336c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an actor or performer playing such a role.</p></div></div><a name="s005907b"><!--s005907b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a sheep with a black face.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double-click</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017988a"><!--s017988a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in computing, to press a mouse button twice in quick succession to activate a computer program or perform a function</p><p><span class="bodyb">double-click</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">egg tooth</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019244a"><!--s019244a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a prominence on the beak or nose of an unhatched bird or reptile that is used to break through the eggshell.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aeronautics</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eərəʹnawtiks/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000779a"><!--s000779a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the science or practice of flight</p><p><span class="bodyb">aeronautic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">aeronautical</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">aeronautically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conventual<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹventyoo(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012953a"><!--s012953a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to, belonging to, or befitting a convent or monastic life</p><p><span class="bodyb">conventually</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">conventualis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">conventus</span> convent, past part. of <span class="bodyi">convenire</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/convene/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">convene</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">digitoxin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dijiʹtoksin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016724a"><!--s016724a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a compound that is the most active constituent of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/digitalis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">digitalis</span></span></a> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/digitalis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">digitalis</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/toxin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">toxin</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cummin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkumin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014630a"><!--s014630a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cumin_or_cummin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cumin</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cloth-eared</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011277a"><!--s011277a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> irritatingly deficient in hearing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Celtic cross</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009603a"><!--s009603a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Latin cross with a ring around the intersection of the crossbar and upright.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bunt<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007927a"><!--s007927a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a disease of wheat caused by either of two parasitic fungi [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">egg white</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019245a"><!--s019245a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the clear viscous material that surrounds an egg yolk; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/albumen/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">albumen</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apocalypse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹpokəlips/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002467a"><!--s002467a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002371b"><!--s002371b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a cataclysmic event.</p></div><a name="s002372b"><!--s002372b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Apocalypse</span>) the ultimate destruction of the world, as depicted in the Book of Revelation in the Bible.</p></div><a name="s002373b"><!--s002373b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Apocalypse</span>)</p><a name="s000527c"><!--s000527c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the ultimate destruction of the world, as depicted in the Book of Revelation in the Bible.</p></div><a name="s000528c"><!--s000528c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the Book of Revelation.</p></div></div><a name="s002374b"><!--s002374b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>something viewed as a prophetic revelation.</p></div><a name="s002375b"><!--s002375b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>any of a number of early Jewish and Christian works that describe the future establishment of God's kingdom [Middle English in the sense ‘revelation’, via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">apokalyptein</span> to uncover, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/apo_or_ap/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">apo-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">kalyptein</span> to cover].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bailiwick</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbayliwik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004138a"><!--s004138a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004148b"><!--s004148b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the area of jurisdiction of a bailie or bailiff.</p></div><a name="s004149b"><!--s004149b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person's particular area of responsibility or sphere of knowledge or interest </p><p><i></i></p><p>But you never do presentations; that's my bailiwick</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">baillifwik</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bailiff/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bailiff</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">wik</span> dwelling place, village, from Old English <span class="bodyi">wīc</span>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double concerto</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017989a"><!--s017989a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a concerto with solo parts for two instruments.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blackfish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005821a"><!--s005821a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005908b"><!--s005908b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the female salmon just after spawning.</p></div><a name="s005909b"><!--s005909b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of numerous dark-coloured fishes, <span class="bodyi"><span class="bodyi">esp</span></span> a tautog.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cumquat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkumkwot/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014631a"><!--s014631a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kumquat_or_cumquat/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">kumquat</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dignified</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdignified/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016725a"><!--s016725a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>showing or having dignity</p><p><span class="bodyb">dignifiedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dignifiedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aeroplane</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeərəplayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000780a"><!--s000780a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an aircraft that is heavier than air, has fixed wings from which it derives its lift, and is mechanically propelled, e.g. by a propeller or jet engine [French <span class="bodyi">aéroplane</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aer_or_aero/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aer-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">planos</span> wandering, from <span class="bodyi">planasthai</span> to wander].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conventual<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012954a"><!--s012954a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of a convent.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clothes</span><small><span class="eSynop">/klohdhz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011278a"><!--s011278a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011599b"><!--s011599b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>articles made of cloth or other material worn to cover the body, for warmth, protection, or decoration </p><p><i></i></p><p>The naked every day he clad when he put on his clothes</p><p> Goldsmith.</p></div><a name="s011600b"><!--s011600b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bedclothes/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bedclothes</span></span></a> [Old English <span class="bodyi">clāthas</span>,pl of <span class="bodyi">clāth</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cloth/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cloth</span></span></a> , garment].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Celtic fringe</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009604a"><!--s009604a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Cornwall, Wales, Ireland, and Highland Scotland, or the people of these areas, considered as a cultural and political grouping.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bunt<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007928a"><!--s007928a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to strike or push (<span class="bodyi">esp</span> a ball) with little force</p><p><span class="bodyb">bunter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/butt1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">butt 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eglantine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹegləntien, -teen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019246a"><!--s019246a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sweetbrier_or_sweetbriar/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sweetbrier</span></span></a> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">eglentyn</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">aiglent</span>, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">acus</span> needle].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apocalyptic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əˌpokəʹliptik/ apocalyptical <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002468a"><!--s002468a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002376b"><!--s002376b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>momentous, overwhelming, cataclysmic, or catastrophic.</p></div><a name="s002377b"><!--s002377b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to or resembling the biblical Apocalypse.</p></div><a name="s002378b"><!--s002378b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>forecasting the ultimate destiny of the world; prophetic</p><p><span class="bodyb">apocalyptically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cumulate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkyoohmyoolayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014632a"><!--s014632a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to accumulate (things) <span class="bodyb">cumulation</span> /-ʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">cumulatus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">cumulare</span>,from <span class="bodyi">cumulus</span> mass].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">converge</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹvuhj/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012955a"><!--s012955a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013662b"><!--s013662b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of lines: to move together towards a common point and finally meet.</p></div><a name="s013663b"><!--s013663b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ on/upon) to come together in a common interest or focus </p><p><i></i></p><p>Groups of protesters converged on the embassy</p> <p><span class="bodyb">convergence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">convergent</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s013664b"><!--s013664b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a mathematical sequence: to ultimately approach a finite limit [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">convergere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">vergere</span> to bend, incline].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dignify</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdignifie/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (dignifies, dignified, dignifying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016726a"><!--s016726a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to confer dignity or distinction on (something or somebody) , sometimes something or somebody unworthy [early French <span class="bodyi">dignifier</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">dignificare</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">dignus</span> worthy].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">black flag</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005822a"><!--s005822a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pirate flag, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jolly_roger/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Jolly Roger</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bail out <span class="bodyi">or</span> bale out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004139a"><!--s004139a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to help (somebody) out of a predicament or free (somebody) from difficulty.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double cream</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017990a"><!--s017990a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>thick heavy cream that contains a relatively high proportion of fat and is suitable for whipping: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/single_cream/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">single cream</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clotheshorse</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011279a"><!--s011279a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011601b"><!--s011601b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a frame on which to hang clothes, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for drying or airing indoors.</p></div><a name="s011602b"><!--s011602b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, derog</span> a conspicuously dressy person.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aer- <span class="bodyi">or</span> aero-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000759a"><!--s000759a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting:</p><a name="s000853b"><!--s000853b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>air; atmosphere </p><p><i></i></p><p>aerate</p> <p><i></i></p><p>aerobiology</p>.</div><a name="s000854b"><!--s000854b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>gas </p><p><i></i></p><p>aerosol</p>.</div><a name="s000855b"><!--s000855b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>aircraft </p><p><i></i></p><p>aerodrome</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">aero-</span> via French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">aer-, aero-</span> from <span class="bodyi">aēr</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/air1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">air 1</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Celt <span class="bodyi">or</span> Kelt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kelt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009599a"><!--s009599a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009958b"><!--s009958b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a division of the early Indo-European peoples extending at various times from the British Isles and Spain to Asia Minor.</p></div><a name="s009959b"><!--s009959b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Highland Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Cornwall, the Isle of Man, or Brittany, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one speaking a Celtic language [French <span class="bodyi">Celte</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">Celtae</span> (pl), from Greek <span class="bodyi">keltoi</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bunting<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbunting/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007929a"><!--s007929a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various birds that has ave short strong beaks and are is related to the finches: genus <span class="bodyi">Emberiza</span> and others [Middle English; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">EGM</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019247a"><!--s019247a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>extraordinary general meeting.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cumulate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkyoohmyoolət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014633a"><!--s014633a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>accumulated.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blackfly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> blackflies <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> blackfly)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005823a"><!--s005823a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005910b"><!--s005910b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several small dark-coloured insects, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a black blood-sucking gnat or a black aphid parasitic on various agricultural and garden plants.</p></div><a name="s005911b"><!--s005911b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an infestation of such insects.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apocarpous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/apəʹkahpəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002469a"><!--s002469a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of flowering plants: having carpels (reproductive parts; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/carpel/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">carpel</span></span></a>) that are separate rather than fused</p><p><span class="bodyb">apocarpy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dignitary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdignit(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dignitaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016727a"><!--s016727a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person of high rank or holding a position of dignity or honour.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double-cross<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017991a"><!--s017991a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to betray or cheat (somebody) by an act of deceit or duplicity</p><p><span class="bodyb">double-cross</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">double-crosser</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">convergence <span class="bodyi">or</span> convergency /-si/</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012956a"><!--s012956a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013665b"><!--s013665b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a converging, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> towards union or uniformity; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> coordinated movement of the eyes resulting in reception of an image on corresponding retinal areas.</p></div><a name="s013666b"><!--s013666b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>independent development in unrelated organisms of similar characters, often associated with similar environments or behaviour.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clothesline</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011280a"><!--s011280a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a line, e.g. of cord or nylon, on which clothes may be hung to dry, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> outdoors.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bail up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004140a"><!--s004140a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004150b"><!--s004150b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to secure (a cow's head) in a bail during milking.</p></div><a name="s004151b"><!--s004151b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (somebody) a captive, either by force, e.g. in order to rob them, or by engaging them in conversation <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s004152b"><!--s004152b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a cow: to be held by a bail while being milked.</p></div><a name="s004153b"><!--s004153b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to surrender; to submit to being robbed.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cembalo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchembəloh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cembali /-lee/ cembalos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009605a"><!--s009605a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/harpsichord/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">harpsichord</span></span></a> [Italian <span class="bodyi">cembalo</span>, short for <span class="bodyi">clavicembalo</span>, from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">clavis</span> key + <span class="bodyi">cymbalum</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cymbal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cymbal</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aerosol</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeərəsol/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000781a"><!--s000781a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000871b"><!--s000871b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a suspension of fine solid or liquid particles in gas.</p></div><a name="s000872b"><!--s000872b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a substance dispersed from a pressurized container as an aerosol.</p></div><a name="s000873b"><!--s000873b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a metal container for substances in aerosol form [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aer_or_aero/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aer-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sol3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sol 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bunting<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007930a"><!--s007930a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008238b"><!--s008238b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>flags, pennants, streamers, and other decorations collectively.</p></div><a name="s008239b"><!--s008239b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a lightweight, loosely woven fabric orig used for flags and other decorations [perhaps from English dialect <span class="bodyi">bunt</span> to sift].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cumulative</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkyoohmyoolətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014634a"><!--s014634a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>increasing by successive additions </p><p><i></i></p><p>The treatment has a cumulative effect</p> <p><span class="bodyb">cumulatively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cumulativeness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apochromatic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌapəkrəʹmatik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002470a"><!--s002470a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a lens: free from chromatic and spherical aberration.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ego</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeegoh, ʹegoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> egos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019248a"><!--s019248a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020277b"><!--s020277b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005210c"><!--s005210c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/self_esteem/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">self-esteem</span></span></a> (1).</p></div><a name="s005211c"><!--s005211c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>excessive self-esteem </p><p><i></i></p><p>paranoid-type people with huge egos</p><p> William Burroughs.</p></div></div><a name="s020278b"><!--s020278b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the one of the three divisions of the mind in psychoanalytic theory, a part of the mind that encompasses memory and self-consciousness and mainly controls a person's behaviour and relations with reality that serves as the organized conscious mediator between the person and reality, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the perception of and adaptation to reality: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/id/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">id</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/superego/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">superego</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s020279b"><!--s020279b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the self, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as contrasted with another self or the world [Latin <span class="bodyi">ego</span> I].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dignity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdigniti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016728a"><!--s016728a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017430b"><!--s017430b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>being worthy, honoured, or esteemed </p><p><i></i></p><p>No race can prosper till it learns there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem</p><p> Booker T Washington.</p></div><a name="s017431b"><!--s017431b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>high rank, office, or position.</p></div><a name="s017432b"><!--s017432b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a high opinion of oneself; self-esteem.</p></div><a name="s017433b"><!--s017433b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>stillness of manner; gravity ✱ <span class="bodyb">beneath one's dignity</span> not worthy of being done by somebody as important as one considers oneself to be ✱ <span class="bodyb">stand on one's dignity</span> to demand to be treated with respect [Middle English <span class="bodyi">dignete</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">dignitat-</span>, <span class="bodyi">dignitas</span>, from <span class="bodyi">dignus</span> worthy].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">convergent</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012957a"><!--s012957a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013667b"><!--s013667b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>tending to move towards one point or to approach each other.</p></div><a name="s013668b"><!--s013668b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of unrelated organisms: exhibiting convergence.</p></div><a name="s013669b"><!--s013669b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>mathematically converging to a limit </p><p><i></i></p><p>a convergent series or sequence</p>.</div><a name="s013670b"><!--s013670b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>denoting <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/strabismus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">strabismus</span></span></a> (squinting), in which the eyes are turned towards each other.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cement<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹment/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009606a"><!--s009606a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009960b"><!--s009960b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002379c"><!--s002379c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a powder containing lime and clay that is used as the binding agent in mortar and concrete.</p></div><a name="s002380c"><!--s002380c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>concrete or mortar.</p></div></div><a name="s009961b"><!--s009961b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a substance used for sticking objects together.</p></div><a name="s009962b"><!--s009962b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something serving to unite people.</p></div><a name="s009963b"><!--s009963b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cementum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cementum</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s009964b"><!--s009964b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>an adhesive preparation used for filling teeth, attaching dental crowns, etc [Middle English <span class="bodyi">sement</span> via Old Frenchfrom Latin <span class="bodyi">caementum</span> stone chips used in making mortar, from <span class="bodyi">caedere</span> to cut].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clothes moth</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011281a"><!--s011281a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of small yellowish or buff-coloured moths whose larvae eat wool, fur, hair, or feathers: family Tineidae; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the common clothes moth: <span class="bodyi">Tineola bisselliella</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double-cross<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017992a"><!--s017992a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an act of betraying or cheating somebody, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an associate.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Blackfoot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Blackfoot Blackfeet)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005824a"><!--s005824a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of a confederacy of Native American peoples of the NW plains of the USA.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Baily's beads</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004141a"><!--s004141a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chain of bright points of light that appears round the edge of the moon just before and just after a total solar eclipse, caused by sunlight shining between mountains at the edge of the moon [named after Francis <span class="bodyi">Baily</span> d.1844, English astronomer who discovered the phenomenon].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buntline</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbuntlin, ʹbuntlien/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007931a"><!--s007931a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of the ropes attached to a square sail for hauling it up to the yard for furling.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aerospace</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeərohspays/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000782a"><!--s000782a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000874b"><!--s000874b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000248c"><!--s000248c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the earth's atmosphere and the space beyond.</p></div><a name="s000249c"><!--s000249c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the branch of physical science dealing with aerospace.</p></div></div><a name="s000875b"><!--s000875b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the industry or technology involved in travel in aerospace.</p></div><a name="s000876b"><!--s000876b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) relating to aerospace or to travel in aerospace </p><p><i></i></p><p>aerospace research</p> <p><i></i></p><p>aerospace medicine</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">egocentric<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/eegohʹsentrik, egoh-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019249a"><!--s019249a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>limited in outlook or concern to one's own activities or needs; self-centred or selfish</p><p><span class="bodyb">egocentrically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">egocentricity</span> /-ʹtrisiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">egocentrism</span> /-ʹsentriz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cumulative index</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014635a"><!--s014635a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015204b"><!--s015204b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an index formed by the constant addition of items.</p></div><a name="s015205b"><!--s015205b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an index that amalgamates a series of indexes, e.g. those of a set of periodicals.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dig out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016729a"><!--s016729a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017434b"><!--s017434b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to remove (something) by digging.</p></div><a name="s017435b"><!--s017435b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to search for and find (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Can you dig out last month's sales figures, please?</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clothes peg</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011282a"><!--s011282a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wooden or plastic clip or forked device used for holding clothes or washing on a line.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conversable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹvuhsəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012958a"><!--s012958a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013671b"><!--s013671b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> pleasant and easy to converse with </p><p><i></i></p><p>Mrs Bardell let lodgings to many conversable single gentlemen</p><p> Dickens.</p></div><a name="s013672b"><!--s013672b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> relating to or suitable for conversation or social interaction </p><p><i></i></p><p>The evening was quiet and conversable</p><p> Jane Austen.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apocope</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹpokəpi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002471a"><!--s002471a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the loss of the end of a word, e.g. historically in <span class="bodyi">sing</span> from Old English <span class="bodyi">singan</span>, and in modern English in shortened forms such as <span class="bodyi">marge</span> from <span class="bodyi">margarine</span> [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">apocopē</span> cutting off, from <span class="bodyi">apokoptein</span> to cut off].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cement<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009607a"><!--s009607a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009965b"><!--s009965b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to join (things) together firmly by the application of cement or a similar substance.</p></div><a name="s009966b"><!--s009966b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cover or fill (something) with concrete or mortar.</p></div><a name="s009967b"><!--s009967b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make (e.g. a relationship) firm and strong </p><p><i></i></p><p>cement a friendship</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">black friar</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005825a"><!--s005825a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Dominican friar [from the black mantle worn by Dominicans].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double dagger</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017993a"><!--s017993a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sign (‡) used in printing as a cross-reference mark, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to a footnote.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aerostat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeərəstat/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000783a"><!--s000783a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a balloon or other aircraft that is lighter than the surrounding air [French <span class="bodyi">aérostat</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aer_or_aero/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aer-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stat/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-stat</span></span></a> from Greek <span class="bodyi">statēs</span>, from <span class="bodyi">histanai</span> to cause to stand].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bain-marie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌbanh məʹree (<span class="bodyi">French</span> bε mari)/ /ˌbanh məʹree/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bains-marie bain-maries /banh məʹree/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004142a"><!--s004142a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a vessel of hot or boiling water into which another vessel, containing food, is placed, in order to cook or heat the food gently: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/double_saucepan/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">double saucepan</span></span></a></p><p>French <span class="bodyi">bain marie</span>, from early French, literally ‘bath (of) Mary’, from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">balneum</span> <span class="bodyi">Mariae</span>. ‘Mary’ was an Egyptian alchemist fl. second cent. <span class="bodysc">bc</span>, credited with inventing heating apparatus</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bunya</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbunyə/ bunya bunya /ʹbunyə bunyə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007932a"><!--s007932a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tall tree with edible cones that is native to Australia: <span class="bodyi">Araucaria bidwillii</span> [native name in Australia].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">egocentric<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019250a"><!--s019250a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an egocentric person.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">digoxin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹjoksin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016730a"><!--s016730a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a poisonous compound obtained from some foxgloves and used similarly to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/digitalis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">digitalis</span></span></a> [blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/digitalis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">digitalis</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/toxin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">toxin</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Apocr.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002472a"><!--s002472a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Apocrypha.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cumulative voting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014636a"><!--s014636a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an electoral voting system whereby voters have as many votes as there are candidates.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conversant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹvuhs(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012959a"><!--s012959a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(+ with) fully acquainted or familiar with facts, principles, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>conversant with the details of the contract</p> <p><span class="bodyb">conversantly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">conversant-, conversans</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">conversari</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/converse1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">converse 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bunyip</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbunyip/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007933a"><!--s007933a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus</span> a mythical monster that is supposed to inhabit swamps in remote parts of Australia [native name in Australia].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clothespin</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011283a"><!--s011283a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/clothes_peg/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">clothes peg</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bairam</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bieʹrahm, bieʹram, ʹbie-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004143a"><!--s004143a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of two annual Muslim festivals, the Lesser Bairam occurring at the end of Ramadan and the Greater Bairam 70 days later at the end of the Muslim year [Turkish <span class="bodyi">bayram</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">black gold</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005826a"><!--s005826a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>crude oil.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cementation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/seemenʹtaysh(ə)n, sem-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009608a"><!--s009608a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the process of heating a solid surrounded by a powder so that the solid is changed by chemical combination with the powder, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the heating of iron surrounded by charcoal to make steel.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Aesculapian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eskyooʹlaypi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000784a"><!--s000784a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to the healing art; medical [Latin <span class="bodyi">Aesculapius</span>, Greco-Roman god of medicine, from Greek <span class="bodyi">Asklēpios</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double-dealing<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017994a"><!--s017994a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>underhand or deceitful action</p><p><span class="bodyb">double-dealer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">egoism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019251a"><!--s019251a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020280b"><!--s020280b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a doctrine that individual self-interest is or should be the foundation of morality, or conduct based on this doctrine.</p></div><a name="s020281b"><!--s020281b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/egotism/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">egotism</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">egoist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">egoistic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><a name="sb000000166"><!--sb000000166--></a><p><span class="bodyb">egoistically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">egoism</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">egotism</span>? The difference between these two words in ordinary use is slight, both beingBoth these words are ordinarily used as equivalents of to self-centredness. TheBut on the basis of their more technical uses of the two words give a clue to where the distinction should lie. <span class="bodyi">Egoism</span> is also(<span class="bodyi">egoism</span> being a philosophical belief in selfishness as the only real (and only proper) motive for action: <span class="bodyi">egotism</span> is being self-obsession, for example the excessive use of <span class="bodyi">I</span>, <span class="bodyi">me</span>, and <span class="bodyi">myself</span> when speaking) . <span class="bodyi">Egoism</span> <span class="bodyi">egoism</span> is, therefore, best used for <span class="bodyi">self-seeking</span> and <span class="bodyi">egotism</span> for <span class="bodyi">self-importance.</span></p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">digraph</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdiegrahf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016731a"><!--s016731a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017436b"><!--s017436b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a group of two successive letters, with the phonetic value of a single sound, e.g. <span class="bodyi">sh</span> or <span class="bodyi">th</span>.</p></div><a name="s017437b"><!--s017437b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ligature/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ligature</span></span></a> (4) <span class="bodyb">digraphic</span> /dieʹgrafik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cumuli</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkyoohmyoolie, -lee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014637a"><!--s014637a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cumulus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cumulus</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apocrine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹapəkrin, -kreen/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002473a"><!--s002473a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or denoting a gland, e.g. a mammary gland or certain sweat glands, that loses cellular tissue in its secretions [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/apo_or_ap/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">apo-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">krinein</span> to separate].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buoy<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/boy/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007934a"><!--s007934a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008240b"><!--s008240b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a distinctively shaped and marked float moored to the bottom of a body of water, as a navigational aid to mark a channel or hazard, or for mooring a ship.</p></div><a name="s008241b"><!--s008241b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lifebuoy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lifebuoy</span></span></a> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">boye</span> from assumed French <span class="bodyi">boie</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clothier</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklohdhiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011284a"><!--s011284a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who makes or sells cloth or clothing [Middle English, alteration of <span class="bodyi">clother</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cloth/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cloth</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bairn</span><small><span class="eSynop">/beən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004144a"><!--s004144a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Scot, N Eng</span> a child [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bern, barn</span>, from Old English <span class="bodyi">bearn</span> and Old Norse <span class="bodyi">barn</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">black grouse</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005827a"><!--s005827a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large Eurasian grouse of which the male is black and the female mottled: <span class="bodyi">Lyrurus tetrix</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">egoist</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019252a"><!--s019252a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020282b"><!--s020282b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a believer in egoism.</p></div><a name="s020283b"><!--s020283b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an egocentric or egotistic person <span class="bodyb">egoistic</span> /-ʹistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">egoistical</span> /-ʹistikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">egoistically</span> /-ʹistikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conversation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/konvəʹsaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012960a"><!--s012960a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013673b"><!--s013673b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>informal verbal exchange of feelings, opinions, or ideas.</p></div><a name="s013674b"><!--s013674b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an instance of this.</p></div><a name="s013675b"><!--s013675b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s003466c"><!--s003466c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>informal verbal exchange of feelings, opinions, or ideas.</p></div><a name="s003467c"><!--s003467c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an instance of this.</p></div></div><a name="s013676b"><!--s013676b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an exchange similar to conversation; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> interaction with a computer, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> through a keyboard</p><p><span class="bodyb">conversational</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">conversationally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">conversation-, conversatio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">conversari</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/converse1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">converse 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double-dealing<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017995a"><!--s017995a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>given to or marked by deceit or duplicity.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cement mixer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009609a"><!--s009609a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a machine with a revolving drum in which cement, aggregate, and water are mixed to make concrete.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aesthesia</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">esthesia</span>) /eesʹtheezyə, -zhə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000785a"><!--s000785a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the capacity for sensation and feeling [back-formation from <span class="bodyi">anaesthesia</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">digress</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dieʹgres/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016732a"><!--s016732a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to turn aside, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from the main subject in writing or speaking</p><p><span class="bodyb">digression</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">digresser</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">digressive</span> /-siv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">digressively</span> /-sivli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">digressiveness</span> /-sivnəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">digressus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">digredi</span> to step aside, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">gradi</span> to step].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cumulonimbus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkyoohmyoolohʹnimbəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cumulonimbi /-bie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014638a"><!--s014638a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cumulus cloud formation, often in the shape of an anvil, occurring at low altitude, between about 300 and 1500m (about 1000 and 5000ft), but extending to great heights and characteristic of thunderstorm condition s.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apocrypha</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹpokrifə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002474a"><!--s002474a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002379b"><!--s002379b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Apocrypha</span>) (<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span> ) books included in the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/septuagint/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Septuagint</span></span></a> (Greek version of Old Testament) and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vulgate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">vulgate</span></span></a> (St Jerome's Latin Bible) but excluded from the Jewish and Protestant canons of the Old Testament: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pseudepigrapha_or_pseudepigrapha/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pseudepigrapha</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s002380b"><!--s002380b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>writings or statements of dubious authenticity, or a collection of such writings [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">apocrypha</span>, neuter pl of <span class="bodyi">apocryphus</span> hidden, ultimately from Greek <span class="bodyi">apokryptein</span> to hide away].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">egomania</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eegohʹmayni·ə, egoh-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019253a"><!--s019253a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the quality or state of being extremely egocentric <span class="bodyb">egomaniac</span> /-ak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">egomaniacal</span> /-məʹnie·əkl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cementum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹmentəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009610a"><!--s009610a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the thin bony layer enclosing the base of a tooth [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">cementum</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">caementum</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cement1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cement 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conversationalist</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012961a"><!--s012961a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who enjoys or excels in conversation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bait<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004145a"><!--s004145a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004154b"><!--s004154b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000817c"><!--s000817c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>something used in luring an animal, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to a hook or trap.</p></div><a name="s000818c"><!--s000818c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a poisonous material placed where it will be eaten by pests.</p></div></div><a name="s004155b"><!--s004155b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a lure or temptation of any kind.</p></div><a name="s004156b"><!--s004156b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bate2_or_bait/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bate 2</span></span></a> [Old Norse <span class="bodyi">beit</span> pasturage and <span class="bodyi">beita</span> food; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">bītan</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bite1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bite 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buoy<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007935a"><!--s007935a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008242b"><!--s008242b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001959c"><!--s001959c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(+ up) to keep (something) afloat.</p></div><a name="s001960c"><!--s001960c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(+ up) to support or sustain (something or somebody).</p></div></div><a name="s008243b"><!--s008243b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ up) to raise the spirits of (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He is buoyed up by hope</p>.</div><a name="s008244b"><!--s008244b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to mark (something) by a buoy [(senses 1 and 2) prob from Spanish <span class="bodyi">boyar</span> to float, from <span class="bodyi">boya</span> buoy, from assumed early French <span class="bodyi">boie</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/buoy1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">buoy 1</span></span></a>; (sense 3) from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/buoy1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">buoy 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clothing</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklohdhing/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011285a"><!--s011285a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/clothe/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">clothes</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">digression</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dieʹgresh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016733a"><!--s016733a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act or an instance of digressing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blackguard<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹblagəd, ʹblagahd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005828a"><!--s005828a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">often humorous</span> a coarse or unscrupulous person; a scoundrel <span class="bodyb">blackguardism</span> /ʹblagədiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">blackguardly</span> /ʹblagədli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/black1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">black 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/guard1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">guard 1</span></span></a>; orig denoting the kitchen servants of a large household].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double-decker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017996a"><!--s017996a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something that has two decks, levels, or layers, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a bus with seats on two floors.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aesthete</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">esthete</span>) /ʹeestheet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000786a"><!--s000786a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000877b"><!--s000877b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who has or professes a developed particular sensitivity to the beautiful in art or nature </p><p><i></i></p><p>The aesthetes touched the last insane limits of language in their eulogy on lovely things</p> — G K Chesterton.</div><a name="s000878b"><!--s000878b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody who affects concern for the arts and indifference to practical affairs [back-formation from <span class="bodyi">aesthetic</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cumulus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkyoohmyooləs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cumuli /-lie, lee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014639a"><!--s014639a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a massive cloud formation with consisting of a flat base and rounded outlines often piled up like a mountain, occurring at low altitude, between about 350 and 2000m (about 1200 and 6000ft) [Latin <span class="bodyi">cumulus</span> mass].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apocryphal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002475a"><!--s002475a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002381b"><!--s002381b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of an account or story: of doubtful authenticity; probably not based on reality or fact.</p></div><a name="s002382b"><!--s002382b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Apocryphal</span>) relating to or resembling the Apocrypha</p><p><span class="bodyb">apocryphally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">egotism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeegətiz(ə)m, ʹeg-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019254a"><!--s019254a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020284b"><!--s020284b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the practice of talking about oneself too much.</p></div><a name="s020285b"><!--s020285b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an extreme sense of self-importance</p><a name="sb000000167"><!--sb000000167--></a><p><span class="bodyb">egotist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">egotistic</span> /-ʹtistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">egotistical</span> /-ʹtistikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">egotistically</span> /-ʹtistikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">ego</span> I + <span class="bodyi">-t-</span> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ism/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ism</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">egotism</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">egoism</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/egoism/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">egoism</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conversation piece</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012962a"><!--s012962a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013677b"><!--s013677b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a group picture or portrait, e.g. of members of a family, in which the subjects are posed in a rural or domestic setting.</p></div><a name="s013678b"><!--s013678b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an object whose unusualness arouses interest and prompts conversation </p><p><i></i></p><p>The jail was Maycomb's only conversation piece; its detractors said it looked like a Victorian privy</p><p> Harper Lee.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bait<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004146a"><!--s004146a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004157b"><!--s004157b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to provoke, tease, or exasperate (somebody) with unjust, nagging, or persistent remarks.</p></div><a name="s004158b"><!--s004158b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to harass (e.g. a chained animal) with dogs, usu for sport.</p></div><a name="s004159b"><!--s004159b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to provide (something) with bait </p><p><i></i></p><p>All the hooks were baited</p><p><span class="bodyb">baiter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">baiten</span> from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">beita</span>; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">bītan</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bite1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bite 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cemetery</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsemət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cemeteries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009611a"><!--s009611a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a burial ground, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one not in a churchyard [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cimitery</span> via French and late Latinfrom Greek <span class="bodyi">koimētērion</span> sleeping chamber, burial place, from <span class="bodyi">koiman</span> to put to sleep].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blackguard<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005829a"><!--s005829a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to ridicule (somebody) or address them in abusive terms.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cloth of gold</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011286a"><!--s011286a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sumptuous fabric of gold thread interwoven with silk or wool.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double declutch</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017997a"><!--s017997a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to change gear in a motor vehicle by disengaging the gear twice, passing first into neutral and then into the desired gear.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buoyancy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboyənsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007936a"><!--s007936a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008245b"><!--s008245b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001961c"><!--s001961c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the tendency of a body to float or to rise when submerged in a fluid.</p></div><a name="s001962c"><!--s001962c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the power of a fluid to exert an upward force on a body placed in it.</p></div></div><a name="s008246b"><!--s008246b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the ability to recover quickly from discouragement or disappointment; resilience.</p></div><a name="s008247b"><!--s008247b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the capacity, e.g. of prices or business activity, to maintain or return rapidly to a satisfactorily high level.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dig up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016734a"><!--s016734a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017438b"><!--s017438b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004373c"><!--s004373c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to find or produce (something) by digging.</p></div><a name="s004374c"><!--s004374c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to remove (something) by digging.</p></div></div><a name="s017439b"><!--s017439b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to discover (something) by searching </p><p><i></i></p><p>See if you can dig up any info about him</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aesthetic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/eesʹthetik/ aesthetical(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">esthetic</span>)(esthetical) <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000787a"><!--s000787a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000879b"><!--s000879b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000250c"><!--s000250c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to do with aesthetics, beauty, or the appreciation of the beautiful </p><p><i></i></p><p>aesthetic theories</p>.</div><a name="s000251c"><!--s000251c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>artistic </p><p><i></i></p><p>a work of aesthetic value</p>.</div></div><a name="s000880b"><!--s000880b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having a developed sense of beauty</p><p><span class="bodyb">aesthetically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">aestheticism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [German <span class="bodyi">ästhetisch</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">aisthētikos</span> of sense perception, from <span class="bodyi">aisthanesthai</span> to perceive].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cuneate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkyoohni·ət, -ayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014640a"><!--s014640a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having a narrow triangular shape with the smallest angle towards the base </p><p><i></i></p><p>a cuneate leaf</p> <p><span class="bodyb">cuneately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">cuneatus</span> from <span class="bodyi">cuneus</span> wedge].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apodal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹapədl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002476a"><!--s002476a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having no feet or parts that look like or are used like feet [Greek <span class="bodyi">apod-, apous</span> without feet, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a>+ <span class="bodyi">pod-, pous</span> foot].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ego-trip</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (ego-tripped) (ego-tripping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019256a"><!--s019256a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to have an ego trip</p><p><span class="bodyb">ego-tripper</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conversazione</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkonvəsatsiʹohni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> conversaziones /-neez/ conversazioni /-nee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012963a"><!--s012963a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a meeting for informal discussion of intellectual or cultural matters [Italian <span class="bodyi">conversazione</span> conversation, from Latin <span class="bodyi">conversation-, conversatio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">conversari</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/converse1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">converse 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baiza</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbiezah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> baiza baizas)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004147a"><!--s004147a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of currency in Oman, worth 1000th of a rial [colloquial Arabic <span class="bodyi">baiza</span> from Hindi <span class="bodyi">paisā</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/paisa/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">paisa</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double decomposition</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017998a"><!--s017998a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chemical reaction in which two different compounds exchange ions to form two new compounds.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clotted cream</span><small><span class="eSynop">/klotid/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011287a"><!--s011287a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a thick cream made chiefly in Cornwall and Devon by slowly heating whole milk and then skimming the cooled cream from the top </p><p><i></i></p><p>attempting to … have a weighty and concerned look in matters of marmalade, honey, and clotted cream</p><p> Hardy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buoyant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboyənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007937a"><!--s007937a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008248b"><!--s008248b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>capable of floating.</p></div><a name="s008249b"><!--s008249b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>cheerful or resilient.</p></div><a name="s008250b"><!--s008250b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of prices or business activity: maintaining a satisfactorily high level</p><p><span class="bodyb">buoyancy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">buoyantly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-cene</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009613a"><!--s009613a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming adjectives and nouns, denoting: a recent geological period </p><p><i></i></p><p>Eocene</p> <p>[Greek <span class="bodyi">kainos</span> new].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dihedral<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dieʹheedrəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016735a"><!--s016735a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having or contained by two flat surfaces.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blackhead</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005830a"><!--s005830a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small usu dark-coloured oily plug blocking the duct of a sebaceous gland, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on the face.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aesthetic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000788a"><!--s000788a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a set of principles on which the work of an artist or artistic movement is based.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ego trip</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019255a"><!--s019255a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an act or series of acts that selfishly enhances and satisfies one's ego</p><p><span class="bodyb">ego-trip</span> <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">ego-tripper</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cuneiform<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkyoohnifawm/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014641a"><!--s014641a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015206b"><!--s015206b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>wedge-shaped.</p></div><a name="s015207b"><!--s015207b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>composed of or written in the wedge-shaped characters used in ancient Assyrian, Babylonian, and Persian inscriptions </p><p><i></i></p><p>cuneiform alphabet</p> <p>[prob from French <span class="bodyi">cunéiforme</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">cuneus</span> + French <span class="bodyi">-iforme</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/iform/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-iform</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apodictic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/apəʹdiktik/ apodeictic /-ʹdiektik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002477a"><!--s002477a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said e.g. of logical propositions: expressing, or of the nature of, necessary truth or absolute certainty</p><p><span class="bodyb">apodictically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">apodicticus</span> demonstrating, giving proof, from Greek <span class="bodyi">apodeiknynai</span> to demonstrate, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/apo_or_ap/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">apo-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">deiknynai</span> to show].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">converse<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹvuhs/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012964a"><!--s012964a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013679b"><!--s013679b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to exchange thoughts and opinions in speech; to talk.</p></div><a name="s013680b"><!--s013680b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to carry on an exchange similar to a conversation; <span class="bodyi"><span class="bodyi">esp</span></span> to interact with a computer</p><p><span class="bodyb">converser</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">conversari</span> to keep company with, from <span class="bodyi">convertere</span> to turn round, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">vertere</span> to turn].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baize</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bayz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004148a"><!--s004148a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a woollen cloth resembling felt used chiefly as a covering, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for billiard tables and card tables [early French <span class="bodyi">baies</span>, pl of <span class="bodyi">baie</span> baize, fem of <span class="bodyi">bai</span> bay-coloured, from Latin <span class="bodyi">badius</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double-density</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017999a"><!--s017999a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a computer floppy disk, having the capacity of holding twice the amount of data as the previous generation of disks.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CEng</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌsee ʹeng/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009614a"><!--s009614a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Chartered Engineer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">black hole</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005831a"><!--s005831a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005912b"><!--s005912b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a celestial body, prob formed from a collapsed star, with a very high density and an intense gravitational field, from which no radiation can escape.</p></div><a name="s005913b"><!--s005913b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a place or situation where something (e.g. money) can disappear without leaving a trace or producing any effect.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clotting factor</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011288a"><!--s011288a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a number of substances, including Factor 8, which is needed in the blood to allow clotting.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dihedral<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016736a"><!--s016736a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017440b"><!--s017440b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the angle between two intersecting planes or faces of a solid.</p></div><a name="s017441b"><!--s017441b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the angle between an upwardly inclined wing of an aircraft and a horizontal line: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anhedral2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anhedral 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cuneiform<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014642a"><!--s014642a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>cuneiform writing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apodosis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹpodəsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> apodoses /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002478a"><!--s002478a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the main clause of a conditional sentence e.g. <span class="bodyi">tell me</span> in the sentence <span class="bodyi">If you know, tell me</span>: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/protasis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">protasis</span></span></a> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">apodosis</span> from Greek, from <span class="bodyi">apodidonai</span> to give back, deliver].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">converse<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonvuhs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012965a"><!--s012965a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> conversation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">egregious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹgreejəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019257a"><!--s019257a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>conspicuously or shockingly bad; flagrant </p><p><i></i></p><p>an egregious mistake</p> <p><span class="bodyb">egregiously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">egregiousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">egregius</span> extraordinary, distingushed, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">greg-</span>, <span class="bodyi">grex</span> herd].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aestheticism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eesʹthetisiz(ə)m/ (<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">estheticism</span> /ees-, es-/) <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000789a"><!--s000789a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000881b"><!--s000881b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the doctrine that the principles of beauty are of greater importance than moral and other principles.</p></div><a name="s000882b"><!--s000882b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>devotion to or emphasis on beauty or the cultivation of the arts.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BUPA</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹb(y)oohpə/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007938a"><!--s007938a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>British United Provident Association, a private health insurance company.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bajan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbayjən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004149a"><!--s004149a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Barbados</p><p><span class="bodyb">Bajan</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [by shortening and alteration from <span class="bodyi">Barbadian</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double Dutch</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018000a"><!--s018000a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> unintelligible or nonsensical speech or writing; gibberish.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cloture<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklohchə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011289a"><!--s011289a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/closure1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">closure<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (3) [French <span class="bodyi">clôture</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">closure</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/closure1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">closure 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cunjevoi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkunjivoy/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014643a"><!--s014643a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015208b"><!--s015208b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sea squirt of Australian waters, used as fishing bait: <span class="bodyi">Pyura praeputialis</span>.</p></div><a name="s015209b"><!--s015209b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an Australian plant grown for its edible corms: <span class="bodyi">Alocasia macrorrhiza</span> [from a N Australian Aboriginal language].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ceno-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009615a"><!--s009615a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cen_or_ceno_or_cain_or_caino_or_caen_or_caeno/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cen-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apodous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹapədəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002479a"><!--s002479a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/apodal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">apodal</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">egress<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeegres/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">formal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019258a"><!--s019258a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020286b"><!--s020286b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>going or coming out; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> the emergence of a celestial object from eclipse, transit, or occultation.</p></div><a name="s020287b"><!--s020287b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a place or means of going out; an exit.</p></div><a name="s020288b"><!--s020288b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the right to go or come out [Latin <span class="bodyi">egressus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">egredi</span> to go out, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">gradi</span> to go].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">black ice</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005832a"><!--s005832a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> transparent slippery ice (e.g. on a road).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aesthetics</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eesʹthetiks/ (<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">esthetics</span> /ees-, es-/) <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000790a"><!--s000790a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000883b"><!--s000883b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of beauty and aesthetic taste.</p></div><a name="s000884b"><!--s000884b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the principles concerning the nature and understanding of beauty <span class="bodyb">aesthetician</span> /-thəʹtish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dihybrid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dieʹhiebrid/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016737a"><!--s016737a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an organism, cell, etc having two different versions of each of two genes; or a cross producing such individuals.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">converse<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonvuhs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012966a"><!--s012966a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>reversed in order, relation, or action; opposite</p><p><span class="bodyb">conversely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">conversus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">convertere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/converse1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">converse 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bur</span><small><span class="eSynop">/buh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007940a"><!--s007940a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/burr1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">burr<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bake<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bayk/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004150a"><!--s004150a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004160b"><!--s004160b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cook (food) by dry heat, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in an oven.</p></div><a name="s004161b"><!--s004161b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to dry or harden (something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> clay articles) by subjecting it to heat <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s004162b"><!--s004162b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cook food, e.g. bread and cakes, by baking.</p></div><a name="s004163b"><!--s004163b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to become baked.</p></div><a name="s004164b"><!--s004164b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to become extremely hot </p><p><i></i></p><p>After a morning's sunbathing, I was beginning to bake</p><p><span class="bodyb">baker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">bacan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double-edged</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018001a"><!--s018001a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018828b"><!--s018828b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a knife, sword, etc: having two cutting edges.</p></div><a name="s018829b"><!--s018829b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having two purposes or effects.</p></div><a name="s018830b"><!--s018830b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a remark: having two possible and often contradictory interpretations, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> seeming innocent but capable of a malicious interpretation.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apogee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹapəjee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002480a"><!--s002480a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002383b"><!--s002383b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the point farthest from the earth reached by the moon or a satellite in its orbit: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/perigee/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">perigee</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s002384b"><!--s002384b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the farthest or highest point; the culmination </p><p><i></i></p><p>Aegean civilization reached its apogee in Crete</p> <span class="bodyb">apogean</span> /apəʹjee·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">apogée</span>, ultimately from Greek <span class="bodyi">apogeios, apogaios</span> far from the earth, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/apo_or_ap/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">apo-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">gē</span> earth].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cunjie <span class="bodyi">or</span> cunjy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkunji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014644a"><!--s014644a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cunjevoi/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cunjevoi</span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BUR</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007939a"><!--s007939a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Burma (international vehicle registration for Myanmar).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cenobite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹseenəbiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009616a"><!--s009616a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/coenobite/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">coenobite</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">converse<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonvuhs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012967a"><!--s012967a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013681b"><!--s013681b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a situation, event, fact, etc that is the opposite of something else.</p></div><a name="s013682b"><!--s013682b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a theorem or statement obtained by interchanging the premise and conclusion of a given theorem or statement, e.g. the converse of ‘if male then mortal’ is ‘if mortal then male’.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cloture<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011290a"><!--s011290a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/closure2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">closure 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bake<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004151a"><!--s004151a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004165b"><!--s004165b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a batch of baked food, or a dish containing baked ingredients.</p></div><a name="s004166b"><!--s004166b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a social gathering at which baked food is served.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dik-dik</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdikdik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016738a"><!--s016738a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of small E African antelopes: genus <span class="bodyi">Madoqua</span> [native name in East Africa].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blacking</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005833a"><!--s005833a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005914b"><!--s005914b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a paste, polish, etc applied to an object to make it black.</p></div><a name="s005915b"><!--s005915b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a boycotting of business, industry, etc by trade-union members.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">egress<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019259a"><!--s019259a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to go out or come out; to emerge <span class="bodyb">egression</span> /eeʹgresh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aestival</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">estival</span>) /eeʹstievl, ʹeestivl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000791a"><!--s000791a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> relating to the summer [Middle English <span class="bodyi">estival</span> via French or Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">aestivas</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aestivate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aestivate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double entendre</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌdoohbl onʹton(h)dr (<span class="bodyi">French</span> duːbl ãtãdr)/ /ˌdoohbl onʹton(h)dr/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> double entendres /ˌdoohbl onʹton(h)dr/ /ˌdoohbl onʹton(h)dr (<span class="bodyi">French</span> duːbl ãtãdr)/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018002a"><!--s018002a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an ambiguous word or expression, one of whose meanings is usu risqué [obsolete French <span class="bodyi">double entendre</span> double meaning].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apolitical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aypəʹlitikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002481a"><!--s002481a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002385b"><!--s002385b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having no interest or involvement in political affairs.</p></div><a name="s002386b"><!--s002386b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having no political significance</p><p><span class="bodyb">apolitically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/political/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">political</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burb</span><small><span class="eSynop">/buhb/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007941a"><!--s007941a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> a suburb [short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/suburb/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">suburb</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cen- <span class="bodyi">or</span> ceno- <span class="bodyi">or</span> cain- <span class="bodyi">or</span> caino- <span class="bodyi">or</span> caen- <span class="bodyi">or</span> caeno-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009612a"><!--s009612a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meaning: new or recent </p><p><i></i></p><p>Cenozoic</p> <p>[Greek <span class="bodyi">kain-, kaino-</span>, from <span class="bodyi">kainos</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dike<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diek/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016739a"><!--s016739a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dyke1_or_dike/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dyke 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aestivate</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">estivate</span>) /ʹeestivayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000792a"><!--s000792a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000885b"><!--s000885b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of animals, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> insects: to pass the summer in a state of torpor: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hibernate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hibernate</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">aestivation</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s000886b"><!--s000886b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to spend the summer [Latin <span class="bodyi">aestivatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">aestivare</span> to spend the summer, from <span class="bodyi">aestas</span> summer].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cloud<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/klowd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011291a"><!--s011291a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011603b"><!--s011603b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003007c"><!--s003007c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a visible mass of particles of water or ice at a usu great height in the air.</p></div><a name="s003008c"><!--s003008c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a light puffy or billowy mass, e.g. of smoke or dust, in the air.</p></div></div><a name="s011604b"><!--s011604b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a mass of opaque matter in interstellar space.</p></div><a name="s011605b"><!--s011605b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a great crowd or multitude; a swarm, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of insects </p><p><i></i></p><p>clouds of mosquitoes</p>.</div><a name="s011606b"><!--s011606b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>something that obscures or blemishes or causes a feeling of gloom ✱ <span class="bodyb">on cloud nine</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> feeling extremely elated or happy [from meteorology, in which cloud types are numbered. <span class="bodyi">Cloud nine</span> denotes cumulonimbus, which has an elaborate structure suggestive of fantasy.] ✱ <span class="bodyb">under a cloud</span> under suspicion or in a bad mood ✱ <span class="bodyb">with one's head in the clouds</span> out of touch with reality</p><p><span class="bodyb">cloudless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cloudlessly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">cloudlet</span> /ʹklowdlit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">clūd</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cunnilinctus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kuniʹlingktəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014645a"><!--s014645a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cunnilingus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cunnilingus</span></span></a> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">cunnilinctus</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">cunnus</span> vulva + <span class="bodyi">linctus</span> act of licking, from <span class="bodyi">lingere</span> to lick].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blackjack<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005834a"><!--s005834a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005916b"><!--s005916b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pontoon2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pontoon 2</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s005917b"><!--s005917b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a cosh [(sense 1) <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/black1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">black 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jack1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jack<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (2); (sense 2) <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/black1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">black 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jack1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jack<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (2)].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baked Alaska</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004152a"><!--s004152a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a baked dessert consisting of a meringue case filled with sponge cake and ice cream.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">egret</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeegrit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019260a"><!--s019260a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of herons that has bear long plumes during the breeding season: family Ardeidae [Middle English via French from Old Provençal <span class="bodyi">aigreta</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conversion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹvuhsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012968a"><!--s012968a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013683b"><!--s013683b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the converting of something or its converted state.</p></div><a name="s013684b"><!--s013684b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something converted from one use to another.</p></div><a name="s013685b"><!--s013685b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s003468c"><!--s003468c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the alteration of a building to a different purpose.</p></div><a name="s003469c"><!--s003469c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a building so altered.</p></div></div><a name="s013686b"><!--s013686b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a definite and decisive adoption of a religious faith, or an experience that prompts this or is associated with it.</p></div><a name="s013687b"><!--s013687b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the unlawful exercising of rights to personal property belonging to another.</p></div><a name="s013688b"><!--s013688b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>in rugby or American football, an opportunity to score extra points awarded after a try or touchdown, or the score that results from this.</p></div><a name="s013689b"><!--s013689b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>bodily symptoms, e.g. paralysis, appearing as a result of mental conflict without a physical cause</p><p><span class="bodyb">conversional</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">conversion</span>, <span class="bodyi">conversio</span>, a turning around, from <span class="bodyi">convertere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/converse1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">converse 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double entry</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018003a"><!--s018003a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a method of bookkeeping that records both sides of a business transaction by debiting the amount of the transaction to one account and crediting it to another account.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apologetic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əˌpoləʹjetik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002482a"><!--s002482a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002387b"><!--s002387b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>regretfully acknowledging a fault or failure; contrite.</p></div><a name="s002388b"><!--s002388b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>offered by way of excuse or apology </p><p><i></i></p><p>an apologetic smile</p>.</div><a name="s002389b"><!--s002389b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>offered in defence or vindication of a doctrine, etc; having the character of an apologia </p><p><i></i></p><p>an apologetic tract</p><p><span class="bodyb">apologetically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">apologeticus</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">apologeisthai</span> to defend].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burble<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbuhbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007942a"><!--s007942a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008251b"><!--s008251b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make a bubbling sound; to gurgle.</p></div><a name="s008252b"><!--s008252b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to speak rapidly or ramblingly; to prattle.</p></div><a name="s008253b"><!--s008253b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of airflow: to become turbulent</p><p><span class="bodyb">burbler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">burblen</span>, prob of imitative origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cloud<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011292a"><!--s011292a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011607b"><!--s011607b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(+ over/up) to grow cloudy.</p></div><a name="s011608b"><!--s011608b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003009c"><!--s003009c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of facial features: to become troubled, apprehensive, etc.</p></div><a name="s003010c"><!--s003010c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to become blurred, dubious, or ominous <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s011609b"><!--s011609b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s003011c"><!--s003011c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to envelop or obscure (something) with or as if with a cloud.</p></div><a name="s003012c"><!--s003012c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to make (something) opaque or murky by condensation, smoke, etc.</p></div></div><a name="s011610b"><!--s011610b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to make (something) unclear or confused.</p></div><a name="s011611b"><!--s011611b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to taint or sully (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>a clouded reputation</p>.</div><a name="s011612b"><!--s011612b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to cast gloom over (something).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cenotaph</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsenətahf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009617a"><!--s009617a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009968b"><!--s009968b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a tomb or monument erected in honour of a dead person or group of people whose remains are elsewhere.</p></div><a name="s009969b"><!--s009969b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Cenotaph</span>) a monument in Whitehall, London, erected in memory of the dead of World Wars I and II [French <span class="bodyi">cénotaphe</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">kenotaphion</span>,from <span class="bodyi">kenos</span> empty + <span class="bodyi">taphos</span> tomb].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dike<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016740a"><!--s016740a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dyke2_or_dike/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dyke 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blackjack<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005835a"><!--s005835a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to hit (somebody) with a blackjack.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baked beans</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004153a"><!--s004153a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>baked haricot beans, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as sold tinned in tomato sauce.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cunnilingus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kuniʹlinggəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014646a"><!--s014646a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>oral stimulation of the vulva or clitoris [Latin <span class="bodyi">cunnilingus</span> a person who licks the vulva, from <span class="bodyi">cunnus</span> vulva + <span class="bodyi">lingere</span> to lick].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apologetics</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002483a"><!--s002483a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002390b"><!--s002390b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>systematic reasoned argument in defence, e.g. of a doctrine.</p></div><a name="s002391b"><!--s002391b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a branch of theology devoted to the rational defence of Christianity.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double exposure</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018004a"><!--s018004a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act of exposing the same section of photographic film twice, resulting in superimposed images, or a photograph produced in this way.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Egyptian<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹjipsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019261a"><!--s019261a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or characteristic of Egypt.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conversion hysteria</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012969a"><!--s012969a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/conversion/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">conversion</span></span></a> (7).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aestivation</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">estivation</span>) /eestiʹvaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000793a"><!--s000793a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000887b"><!--s000887b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or state of aestivating.</p></div><a name="s000888b"><!--s000888b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the arrangement of floral parts in a bud: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vernation/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">vernation</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burble<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007943a"><!--s007943a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008254b"><!--s008254b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a burbling sound.</p></div><a name="s008255b"><!--s008255b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a burst of rapid speech or a bout of rambling speech.</p></div><a name="s008256b"><!--s008256b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a turbulent airflow.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cloud base</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011293a"><!--s011293a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the altitude of the lowest level of a mass of cloud.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dike<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016741a"><!--s016741a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal, derog</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dyke3_or_dike/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dyke 3</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cenozoic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/seenəʹzoh·ik/ Cainozoic /kaynə-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009618a"><!--s009618a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or dating from a geological era (extending from the end of the Mesozoic era until the present time, and including the Tertiary and Quaternary periods) lasting from about 65 million years ago to the present, and marked <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by a rapid evolution of mammals, birds, and flowering plants</p><p><span class="bodyb">Cenozoic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bakehouse</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004154a"><!--s004154a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a place for baking food, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> bread.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apologia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/apəʹlohjyə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002484a"><!--s002484a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002392b"><!--s002392b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a reasoned defence in speech or writing, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a faith, cause, or institution.</p></div><a name="s002393b"><!--s002393b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a defence of one's conduct, beliefs, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>an apologia for his term of office</p> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">apologia</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/apology/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">apology</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cunning<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkuning/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014647a"><!--s014647a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015210b"><!--s015210b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>devious; crafty.</p></div><a name="s015211b"><!--s015211b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>dexterous; ingenious </p><p><i></i></p><p>cunning workmanship</p>.</div><a name="s015212b"><!--s015212b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> prettily appealing; cute</p><p><span class="bodyb">cunningly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cunningness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p>Middle English, present part. of <span class="bodyi">cunnan</span> to know how to, from Old English: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/can1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">can 1</span></span></a>. The original meaning of <span class="bodyi">cunning</span>, from the 14th cent., was ‘learned’. From this derived the sense ‘skilful, clever’ which in modern use rarely appears except in reference to craftsmanship. Because ‘clever’ is often seen as ‘too clever’ or ‘deceitful’, by the late 16th cent. the word acquired the derogatory sense which prevails today</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double-faced</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018005a"><!--s018005a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018831b"><!--s018831b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>two-faced; hypocritical.</p></div><a name="s018832b"><!--s018832b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having two surfaces or sides designed for use </p><p><i></i></p><p>double-faced fabric</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blacklead</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹblakled/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005836a"><!--s005836a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/graphite/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">graphite</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burbot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbuhbət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> burbots <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> burbot)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007944a"><!--s007944a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a freshwater fish of the cod family that has barbels on its mouth and is found in cold rivers and lakes of Europe, Asia, and N America: <span class="bodyi">Lota lota</span> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">borbot</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">borbot</span>, from <span class="bodyi">bourbe</span> mud].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">convert<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹvuht/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012970a"><!--s012970a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013690b"><!--s013690b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to change (something) from one form or function to another, e.g. to make structural alterations to (a building or part of a building).</p></div><a name="s013691b"><!--s013691b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to alter the physical or chemical nature or properties of (something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in manufacturing.</p></div><a name="s013692b"><!--s013692b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to exchange (e.g. a security or bond) for something of equivalent value.</p></div><a name="s013693b"><!--s013693b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s003470c"><!--s003470c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to win (somebody) over from one persuasion or party to another.</p></div><a name="s003471c"><!--s003471c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to experience or cause (somebody) to experience a religious conversion.</p></div></div><a name="s013694b"><!--s013694b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s003472c"><!--s003472c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in rugby, to complete (a try) by successfully kicking a conversion.</p></div><a name="s003473c"><!--s003473c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in American football, to complete (a touchdown) by successfully kicking a conversion</p><p><span class="bodyb">converter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">convertor</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s013695b"><!--s013695b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to undergo conversion.</p></div><a name="s013696b"><!--s013696b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to be able to be converted.</p></div><a name="s013697b"><!--s013697b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>in American football, to make a conversion.</p></div><a name="s013698b"><!--s013698b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>in logic, to interchange the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/subject1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">subject<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (3b) and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/predicate1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">predicate<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (2) to obtain a new proposition [Middle English <span class="bodyi">converten</span> via Old French <span class="bodyi">convertir</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">convertere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/converse1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">converse 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Egyptian<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019262a"><!--s019262a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020289b"><!--s020289b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Egypt.</p></div><a name="s020290b"><!--s020290b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Afro-Asiatic language of the ancient Egyptians to about the third cent. <span class="bodysc">ad</span></p><p><span class="bodyb">Egyptian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p>Ancient Egyptian words that have passed into English include <span class="bodyi">gum</span> (= adhesive), <span class="bodyi">nitre</span>, and <span class="bodyi">pharaoh</span></p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aether</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeethə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000795a"><!--s000795a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ether/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ether</span></span></a> (2), <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ether/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ether</span></span></a> (3).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cloudberry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklowdb(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011294a"><!--s011294a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011613b"><!--s011613b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a creeping plant closely related to the raspberry: <span class="bodyi">Rubus chamaemorus</span>.</p></div><a name="s011614b"><!--s011614b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the pale amber edible fruit of this plant [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cloud1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cloud 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/berry1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">berry 1</span></span></a>; perhaps from its shape].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bakelite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbaykəliet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004155a"><!--s004155a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> any of various synthetic resins and plastics [named after L H <span class="bodyi">Baekeland</span> d.1944, Belgian-born chemist, who invented it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cense</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sens/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009619a"><!--s009619a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to perfume (something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with a censer [Middle English <span class="bodyi">censen</span>,prob short for <span class="bodyi">encensen</span> to incense, via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">incensare</span>,from <span class="bodyi">incensum</span> incense].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diktat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdiktat/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016742a"><!--s016742a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a harsh settlement or ruling imposed by a victor or authority [German <span class="bodyi">Diktat</span> something dictated, from Latin <span class="bodyi">dictatum</span>, neuter past part. of <span class="bodyi">dictare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dictate1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dictate 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apologise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹpoləjiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002485a"><!--s002485a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/apologize_or_apologise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">apologize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Egyptology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eejipʹtoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019263a"><!--s019263a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the study of Egyptian antiquities</p><p><span class="bodyb">Egyptologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">convert<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonvuht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012971a"><!--s012971a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who has been converted, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one who has undergone a religious conversion.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cunning<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014648a"><!--s014648a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015213b"><!--s015213b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>craftiness; slyness </p><p><i></i></p><p>The greatest cunning is to have none at all</p><p> Carl Sandburg.</p></div><a name="s015214b"><!--s015214b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>skill; dexterity; ingenuity </p><p><i></i></p><p>high-ribbed vault with perfect cunning framed</p><p> Wordsworth.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burden<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbuhd(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007945a"><!--s007945a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008257b"><!--s008257b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something that is carried; a load.</p></div><a name="s008258b"><!--s008258b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something, e.g. a responsibility or debt, regarded as oppressive or wearisome; an encumbrance.</p></div><a name="s008259b"><!--s008259b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>capacity for carrying cargo </p><p><i></i></p><p>a ship of a hundred tons’ burden</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">byrthen</span>;related to Old English <span class="bodyi">beran</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bear2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bear 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blackleg<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005837a"><!--s005837a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a worker acting in opposition to union policies, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by working during a strike.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aetiology</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">etiology</span>) /eetiʹoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> aetiologies) (<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> etiologies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000796a"><!--s000796a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000889b"><!--s000889b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the cause or origin of something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a disease or abnormal condition.</p></div><a name="s000890b"><!--s000890b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the study of all the causes of something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a disease <span class="bodyb">aetiologic</span> /ˌeeti·əʹlojik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">aetiological</span> /-ʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">aetiologically</span> /-ʹlojikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [via medieval Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">aitiologia</span> statement of causes, from <span class="bodyi">aitia</span> cause].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double-fault</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018007a"><!--s018007a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to serve a double fault.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cloudburst</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011295a"><!--s011295a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sudden very heavy fall of rain.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">censer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009620a"><!--s009620a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a covered incense burner swung on chains during certain religious rituals.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eh</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ay/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019264a"><!--s019264a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used to ask for confirmation or to express enquiry [Middle English <span class="bodyi">ey</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baker's dozen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbaykəz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004156a"><!--s004156a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>thirteen [prob from a former practice of selling 13 loaves for 12 to prevent accusations of giving short weight].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">converter <span class="bodyi">or</span> convertor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹvuhtə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012972a"><!--s012972a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013699b"><!--s013699b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody or something that converts.</p></div><a name="s013700b"><!--s013700b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the furnace used in the Bessemer process of steel-making, or a device employing mechanical rotation to change electrical energy from one form to another.</p></div><a name="s013701b"><!--s013701b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an electronic device for converting signals from one frequency to another.</p></div><a name="s013702b"><!--s013702b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a device that accepts data in one form and converts it to another, e.g. an analogue-to-digital converter.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dilapidate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹlapidayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016743a"><!--s016743a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017442b"><!--s017442b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to become dilapidated <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s017443b"><!--s017443b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to become dilapidated [Latin <span class="bodyi">dilapidatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">dilapidare</span> to squander, destroy, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">lapidare</span> to throw stones, from <span class="bodyi">lapidus</span> stone].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cloud chamber</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011296a"><!--s011296a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a vessel containing saturated water vapour whose sudden expansion reveals the passage of an ionizing particle, e.g. an alpha particle, by a trail of visible droplets.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aet. <span class="bodyi">or</span> aetat.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000794a"><!--s000794a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of the specified age; aged [Latin <span class="bodyi">aetatis</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double fault</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018006a"><!--s018006a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>two consecutive service faults in tennis, squash, etc, resulting in the loss of a point or of the service.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apologist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹpoləjist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002486a"><!--s002486a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who speaks or writes in defence of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>an apologist for fascism</p> <p><i></i></p><p>New Labour's apologist</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burden<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (burdened, burdening)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007946a"><!--s007946a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to give (somebody) a burden of some kind to bear </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'll not burden you with a lengthy account</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cunt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kunt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">taboo</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014649a"><!--s014649a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015215b"><!--s015215b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the female genitals.</p></div><a name="s015216b"><!--s015216b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an abusive term for a person one dislikes [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cunte</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blackleg<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (blacklegged, blacklegging)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005838a"><!--s005838a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> to work during a strike.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">censor<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsensə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009621a"><!--s009621a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009970b"><!--s009970b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an official who examines publications, films, letters, etc and has the power to suppress objectionable, e.g. obscene or libellous, matter.</p></div><a name="s009971b"><!--s009971b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>either of two magistrates of early Rome who acted as census takers, inspectors of morals, etc.</p></div><a name="s009972b"><!--s009972b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a supposed mental agency that represses certain unacceptable ideas and desires before they reach consciousness <span class="bodyb">censorial</span> /senʹsawri·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">censor</span>, from <span class="bodyi">censēre</span> to assess, tax].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">converter reactor</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012973a"><!--s012973a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a nuclear reactor that converts one kind of fuel into another, usu fertile material into fissile material.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dilapidated</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹlapidaytid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016744a"><!--s016744a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>decayed or fallen into partial ruin, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> through neglect or misuse <span class="bodyb">dilapidation</span> /-ʹdaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bakery</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbayk(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bakeries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004157a"><!--s004157a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a place for baking or selling baked goods, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> bread and cakes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cloud cover</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011297a"><!--s011297a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the clouds obscuring the sky, or the extent of sky that is obscured by clouds.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">EHF</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019265a"><!--s019265a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>extremely high frequency.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">AF</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000797a"><!--s000797a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000891b"><!--s000891b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Anglo-French.</p></div><a name="s000892b"><!--s000892b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>audio frequency.</p></div><a name="s000893b"><!--s000893b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>autofocus.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">black letter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005839a"><!--s005839a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a heavier angular style of type or lettering used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by early European printers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apologize <span class="bodyi">or</span> apologise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹpoləjiez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002487a"><!--s002487a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + for) to make an apology.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burden<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007947a"><!--s007947a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008260b"><!--s008260b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the chorus or refrain of a song or poem.</p></div><a name="s008261b"><!--s008261b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a central topic; a theme [alteration of <span class="bodyi">bourdon</span> drone bass, e.g. in a bagpipe, from early French <span class="bodyi">bourdon</span> bass pipe, of imitative origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cup<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kup/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014650a"><!--s014650a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015217b"><!--s015217b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small bowl-shaped open drinking vessel with that is bowl-shaped and has a handle on one side.</p></div><a name="s015218b"><!--s015218b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in ecclesiastical use, the chalice holding the Communion wine, or the consecrated wine itself.</p></div><a name="s015219b"><!--s015219b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an ornamental metal cup with two handles offered as a prize, or a competition or championship with a cup as a prize.</p></div><a name="s015220b"><!--s015220b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s003796c"><!--s003796c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>something resembling a cup, e.g. a plant or body part.</p></div><a name="s003797c"><!--s003797c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>either of two parts of a bra or swimsuit that are shaped to fit over the breasts.</p></div><a name="s003798c"><!--s003798c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>in golf, the hole on a putting green, or its metal lining.</p></div></div><a name="s015221b"><!--s015221b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>any of various alcoholic cold drinks made from mixed ingredients: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/punch5/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">punch 5</span></span></a> </p><p><i></i></p><p>cider cup</p>.</div><a name="s015222b"><!--s015222b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> the capacity of a cup of standard size, used as a measurement; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cupful/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cupful</span></span></a> (2).</p></div><a name="s015223b"><!--s015223b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s003799c"><!--s003799c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the capacity of a cup.</p></div><a name="s003800c"><!--s003800c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a cupful, usu as a specific measurement </p><p><i></i></p><p>a cup of flour</p>.</div></div><a name="s015224b"><!--s015224b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the name of one of the four suits in a pack of tarot cards ✱ <span class="bodyb">in one's cups</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span>drunk ✱ <span class="bodyb">one's cup of tea</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> what is congenial to one</p><p><span class="bodyb">cuplike</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">cuppe</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">cuppa</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double feature</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018008a"><!--s018008a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cinema programme consisting of two full-length films.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">censor<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (censored, censoring)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009622a"><!--s009622a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to examine and remove objectionable matter from (e.g. a publication, film, letter)</p><p><span class="bodyb">censorship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">convertible<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹvuhtəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012974a"><!--s012974a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013703b"><!--s013703b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>capable of being converted.</p></div><a name="s013704b"><!--s013704b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a car: having a top that may be lowered or removed.</p></div><a name="s013705b"><!--s013705b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of currency: capable of being exchanged for a specified equivalent, e.g. another currency.</p></div><a name="s013706b"><!--s013706b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of a bond, stock, etc: capable of being exchanged for other assets, e.g. shares <span class="bodyb">convertibility</span> /-vuhtəʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">convertibly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dilatation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dieləʹtaysh(ə)n, dilə-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016745a"><!--s016745a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017444b"><!--s017444b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the condition of being stretched beyond normal dimensions.</p></div><a name="s017445b"><!--s017445b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dilation/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dilation</span></span></a> (2).</p></div><a name="s017446b"><!--s017446b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s004375c"><!--s004375c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the condition of being stretched beyond normal dimensions </p><p><i></i></p><p>dilatation of the stomach</p>.</div><a name="s004376c"><!--s004376c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dilation/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dilation</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div><a name="s017447b"><!--s017447b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a dilated part or formation.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bakewell tart</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004158a"><!--s004158a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> an almond sponge tart lined with jam [named after the town <span class="bodyi">Bakewell</span> in Derbyshire, England].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burden of proof</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007948a"><!--s007948a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the duty of proving an assertion.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">black light</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005840a"><!--s005840a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>invisible ultraviolet or infrared light.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">EHT</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019266a"><!--s019266a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>extremely high tension.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">af-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000798a"><!--s000798a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">censorious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/senʹsawri·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009623a"><!--s009623a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>severely critical; given to censure </p><p><i></i></p><p>The censorious said she slept in a hammock and understood Yeats's poems, but her family denied both stories</p><p> Saki</p><p><span class="bodyb">censoriously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">censoriousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">censorius</span> of a censor, from <span class="bodyi">censor</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/censor1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">censor 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cloud-cuckoo-land</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011298a"><!--s011298a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a utopian world that exists only in the mind of someone who is resolutely idealistic and impractical [translation of Greek <span class="bodyi">Nephelokokkygia</span>, imaginary realm in the play <span class="bodyi">The Birds</span> by Aristophanes, fifth-cent. <span class="bodysc">bc</span> Greek dramatist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apologue</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹapəlog/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002488a"><!--s002488a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an allegorical narrative, usu with a moral, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an animal fable [French <span class="bodyi">apologue</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">apologos</span> a story, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/apo_or_ap/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">apo-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">logos</span> speech, narrative].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cup<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (cupped, cupping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014651a"><!--s014651a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015225b"><!--s015225b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to curve (one's hands) into the shape of a cup.</p></div><a name="s015226b"><!--s015226b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to curve one's hands round (something).</p></div><a name="s015227b"><!--s015227b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s003801c"><!--s003801c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to curve (one's hands) into the shape of a cup </p><p><i></i></p><p>He cupped his hands round the mug of tea</p>.</div><a name="s003802c"><!--s003802c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to curve one's hands round (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>with one's chin cupped in one's hands</p> <p><i></i></p><p>She cupped his face in her hands</p>.</div></div><a name="s015228b"><!--s015228b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>formerly, to treat or draw blood from (somebody) by <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cupping/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cupping</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double figures</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018009a"><!--s018009a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the range of numbers from 10 to 99 </p><p><i></i></p><p>The next shot took the score into double figures</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">convertible<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012975a"><!--s012975a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013707b"><!--s013707b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a convertible car.</p></div><a name="s013708b"><!--s013708b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a convertible bond, stock, or currency.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dilatation and curettage</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016746a"><!--s016746a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/d_and_c/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">D and C</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burdensome</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbuhd(ə)ns(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007949a"><!--s007949a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>imposing or constituting a burden; oppressive.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">EI</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019267a"><!--s019267a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>emotional intelligence.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baking powder</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004159a"><!--s004159a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a powder that consists of a bicarbonate and an acid substance, often cream of tartar, used in place of yeast as a raising agent in making scones, cakes, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blacklist<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005841a"><!--s005841a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a list of people or organizations who are disapproved of or are to be punished or boycotted.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cup-and-ring mark</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014652a"><!--s014652a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cup_mark/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cup mark</span></span></a> surrounded by one or more concentric rings.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cloud forest</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011299a"><!--s011299a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a type of rainforest found in mountainous regions of the Caribbean, central and south America, and south-east Asia, generally at a height of between 1500 and 3500 metres (4900 and 11500 feet) above sea level, in which the forest or its tree canopy is for much of the time shrouded by cloud.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹpoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> apologies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002489a"><!--s002489a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002394b"><!--s002394b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an admission of error or discourtesy accompanied by an expression of regret.</p></div><a name="s002395b"><!--s002395b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ for) a poor substitute; a specimen </p><p><i></i></p><p>an apology for a tail</p>.</div><a name="s002396b"><!--s002396b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an excuse or explanation for, or vindication of, something; an apologia </p><p><i></i></p><p>I offer no apology for my lengthy introduction</p>.</div><a name="s002397b"><!--s002397b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) a formal expression of regret that one is unable to attend a meeting, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>send one's apologies</p> [via French and late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">apologia</span> a speech in defence, a vindication, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/apo_or_ap/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">apo-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">logos</span> speech].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double first</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018010a"><!--s018010a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a first-class honours degree in two university examinations or subjects.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">afar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹfah/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000799a"><!--s000799a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000894b"><!--s000894b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>from, to, or at a great distance </p><p><i></i></p><p>I saw her afar off</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">from afar</span>.</div><a name="s000895b"><!--s000895b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>from a great distance </p><p><i></i></p><p>We saw him from afar</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">afer</span>, from <span class="bodyi">on fer</span> at a distance and <span class="bodyi">of fer</span> from a distance].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dilate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹlayt, dieʹlayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016747a"><!--s016747a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017448b"><!--s017448b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to distend (something) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s017449b"><!--s017449b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to become wide.</p></div><a name="s017450b"><!--s017450b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ on/upon) to comment at length on (something) <span class="bodyb">dilatability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dilatable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">dilative</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dilator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">dilaten</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">dilatare</span> to spread wide, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">latus</span> wide].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">convertible marka</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmahkə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012976a"><!--s012976a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the basic monetary unit of Bosnia-Herzegovina, divided into 100 fennigs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">censorship</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009624a"><!--s009624a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009973b"><!--s009973b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002381c"><!--s002381c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the practices, powers, or duties of a censor, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> repressive censorial control.</p></div><a name="s002382c"><!--s002382c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the act of censoring something</p><p>Originally, censorship was the power wielded in ancient Rome by the Censor, official guardian of public morals. Now, it denotes suppression or eradication of words, images, or messages deemed harmful to others, e.g. by corrupting minds (obscenity) or outraging feelings (indecency). Political censorship represses ideas disquietening to rulers: Stalin censored history by eliminating (in person or in photo) those who made it. Only communications with oneself defy censorship: thought is free — Geoffrey Robertson</p></div></div><a name="s009974b"><!--s009974b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the office, power, or term of a Roman censor.</p></div><a name="s009975b"><!--s009975b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the repression in the mind of unacceptable ideas and desires.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Eid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eed/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019268a"><!--s019268a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020291b"><!--s020291b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eid_ul_adha/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Eid-ul-Adha</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s020292b"><!--s020292b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eid_ul_fitr/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Eid-ul-Fitr</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burdock</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbuhdək/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007950a"><!--s007950a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of sturdy plants of the daisy family that hasve prickly purple spherical flower heads similar to those of the thistles: genus <span class="bodyi">Arctium</span> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/burr1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">burr 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dock1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dock 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baking soda</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004160a"><!--s004160a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sodium_bicarbonate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sodium bicarbonate</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apolune</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹapəloohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002490a"><!--s002490a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the point in the path of a spacecraft, etc orbiting the moon that is farthest from the centre of the moon: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/perilune/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">perilune</span></span></a> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/apo_or_ap/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">apo-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">luna</span> moon].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double flat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018011a"><!--s018011a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018833b"><!--s018833b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a symbol (♭♭) placed before a note in music indicating a drop in pitch of two semitones.</p></div><a name="s018834b"><!--s018834b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a note with this symbol or that is lowered in this way.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">AFC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000800a"><!--s000800a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000896b"><!--s000896b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Air Force Cross.</p></div><a name="s000897b"><!--s000897b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Association Football Club.</p></div><a name="s000898b"><!--s000898b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>automatic frequency control.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blacklist<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005842a"><!--s005842a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to put (somebody) on a blacklist.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cupboard</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkubəd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014653a"><!--s014653a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a recess with a door, usu shelved, or a freestanding piece of furniture with a door or doors and usu shelves, used, for storage of utensils, food, clothes, etc [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cupbord</span>, a table or sideboard on which crockery was displayed, from <span class="bodyi">cuppe</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cup1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cup 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">bord</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/board1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">board 1</span></span></a>, table].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cloudy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (cloudier, cloudiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011300a"><!--s011300a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011615b"><!--s011615b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003013c"><!--s003013c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of the sky: overcast with clouds.</p></div><a name="s003014c"><!--s003014c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of the weather: characterized by overcast skies and little sunshine.</p></div></div><a name="s011616b"><!--s011616b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not clear or transparent </p><p><i></i></p><p>cloudy beer</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a cloudy mirror</p>.</div><a name="s011617b"><!--s011617b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>anxious or gloomy</p><p><span class="bodyb">cloudily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cloudiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eider</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹiedə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> eiders <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> eider)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019269a"><!--s019269a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020293b"><!--s020293b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eider_duck/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eider duck</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s020294b"><!--s020294b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eiderdown/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eiderdown</span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">censure<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsenshə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009625a"><!--s009625a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009976b"><!--s009976b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a judgment involving condemnation.</p></div><a name="s009977b"><!--s009977b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act of blaming or condemning sternly.</p></div><a name="s009978b"><!--s009978b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an official reprimand [Latin <span class="bodyi">censura</span>,from <span class="bodyi">censēre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/censor1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">censor 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dilation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹlaysh(ə)n, die-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016748a"><!--s016748a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017451b"><!--s017451b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004377c"><!--s004377c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of dilating or being dilated.</p></div><a name="s004378c"><!--s004378c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the state of being dilated.</p></div></div><a name="s017452b"><!--s017452b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the stretching or enlarging of an organ or other part of the body.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">convertor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/konʹvuhtə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012977a"><!--s012977a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/converter_or_convertor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">converter</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bureau</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbyooəroh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bureaus bureaux /ʹbyooərohz/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007951a"><!--s007951a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008262b"><!--s008262b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001963c"><!--s001963c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a specialized administrative unit, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a government department in the USA or continental Europe.</p></div><a name="s001964c"><!--s001964c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an office or agency where information or contacts are provided, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one offering a public service.</p></div></div><a name="s008263b"><!--s008263b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001965c"><!--s001965c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a writing desk, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one with drawers and a sloping top.</p></div><a name="s001966c"><!--s001966c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a low chest of drawers, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a low one for use in a bedroom [French <span class="bodyi">bureau</span> desk, cloth covering for desks, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">burra</span> shaggy cloth].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baklava</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbahkləvah, ʹbak-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004161a"><!--s004161a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sweet rich dessert of Turkish origin, made of thin layers of pastry containing nuts and honey [Turkish <span class="bodyi">baklava</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cupboard love</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014654a"><!--s014654a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>insincere love professed in order to get something.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">black magic</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005843a"><!--s005843a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>magic performed with the aim of harming or killing somebody or something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with the supposed aid of evil spirits.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">censure<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009626a"><!--s009626a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to find fault with and criticize (somebody) as blameworthy</p><p><span class="bodyb">censurable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">affable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹafəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000801a"><!--s000801a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000899b"><!--s000899b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>pleasant and relaxed in talking to others </p><p><i></i></p><p>an affable fellow</p>.</div><a name="s000900b"><!--s000900b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>characterized by ease and friendliness </p><p><i></i></p><p>He had lost his affable smile and wore a look of almost military resolution</p> — Henry James <span class="bodyb">affability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i><p><span class="bodyb">affably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [early French from Latin <span class="bodyi">affabilis</span> from <span class="bodyi">affari</span> to speak to, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">fari</span> to speak].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apomixis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/apəʹmiksis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> apomixes /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002491a"><!--s002491a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>reproduction involving the production of seed without fertilization: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amphimixis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amphimixis</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">apomictic</span> /-ʹmiktik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/apo_or_ap/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">apo-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">mixis</span> act of mixing, from <span class="bodyi">mignynai</span> to mix].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eiderdown</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019270a"><!--s019270a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020295b"><!--s020295b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the down of the eider duck.</p></div><a name="s020296b"><!--s020296b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a thick warm quilt filled with eiderdown or other insulating material [prob via German <span class="bodyi">Eiderdaune</span> from Icelandic <span class="bodyi">æthardūnn</span>, from <span class="bodyi">æthur</span> eider duck + <span class="bodyi">dūnn</span> down].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double glazing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018012a"><!--s018012a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018835b"><!--s018835b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a system of glazing windows having in which two panes of glass, separated by an air space, are set in a window frame, providing better heat and sound insulation than a single pane.</p></div><a name="s018836b"><!--s018836b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>windows or panes of glass used in double glazing</p><p><span class="bodyb">double-glaze</span> <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">convex</span><small><span class="eSynop">/konʹveks/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012978a"><!--s012978a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>curved or rounded outwards like the outside of a bowl: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/concave/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">concave</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">convexity</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">convexly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">convexe</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">convexus</span> vaulted, concave, convex].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bureaucracy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/byooəʹrokrəsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bureaucracies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007952a"><!--s007952a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008264b"><!--s008264b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>government characterized by specialization of functions, adherence to fixed rules, and a hierarchy of authority </p><p><i></i></p><p>The only thing that saves us from the bureaucracy is inefficiency. An efficient bureaucracy is the greatest threat to liberty</p><p> Eugene McCarthy.</p></div><a name="s008265b"><!--s008265b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>government officials collectively.</p></div><a name="s008266b"><!--s008266b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>any administrative system that is marked by excessive officialism.</p></div><a name="s008267b"><!--s008267b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>any complex and inflexible set of procedures, or the infuriatingly inflexible and apparently obstructive attitudes of those who enforce them <span class="bodyb">bureaucratic</span> /ˌbyooərəʹkratik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">bureaucratically</span> /ˌbyooərəʹkratikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">bureaucratie</span>, from <span class="bodyi">bureau</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bureau/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bureau</span></span></a>) + <span class="bodyi">-cratie</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cracy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-cracy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clough</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kluf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011301a"><!--s011301a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Eng dialect</span> a ravine or steep valley [Old English <span class="bodyi">clōh</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dilator</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016749a"><!--s016749a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017453b"><!--s017453b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a muscle that contracts to dilate an organ or other part of the body.</p></div><a name="s017454b"><!--s017454b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a surgical instrument used in dilation.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baksheesh</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bakʹsheesh, ʹbaksheesh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004162a"><!--s004162a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the Middle East, money given as a tip or bribe or as alms [Persian <span class="bodyi">bakhshīsh</span>, from <span class="bodyi">bakhshīdan</span> to give].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cup cake</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014655a"><!--s014655a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small round cake that is baked in a cup-shaped paper or foil container and is covered with a thick layer of icing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blackmail<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005844a"><!--s005844a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005918b"><!--s005918b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>extortion by threats, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to expose secrets that would lead to loss of reputation, prosecution, etc.</p></div><a name="s005919b"><!--s005919b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001337c"><!--s001337c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>extortion by threats, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by a threatened exposure of secrets that would lead to loss of reputation, prosecution, etc.</p></div><a name="s001338c"><!--s001338c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>money obtained in this way.</p></div></div><a name="s005920b"><!--s005920b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>political, industrial, or moral pressure to do something that is considered undesirable [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/black1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">black 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">mail</span> tribute, payment, from Old English <span class="bodyi">māl</span> agreement, pay].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">census</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsensəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> censuses)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009627a"><!--s009627a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009979b"><!--s009979b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a periodic counting of the population and gathering of related statistics, e.g. age, sex, or social class, carried out by a government.</p></div><a name="s009980b"><!--s009980b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an official count or tally </p><p><i></i></p><p>a traffic census</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">census</span>, from <span class="bodyi">censēre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/censor1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">censor 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apomorphine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/apəʹmawfeen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002492a"><!--s002492a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a derivative of morphine used as an emetic, expectorant, hypnotic, and for treating Parkinsonism.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bureaucrat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbyooərəkrat/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007953a"><!--s007953a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008268b"><!--s008268b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a bureaucracy, <span class="bodyi"><span class="bodyi">esp</span></span> a government official.</p></div><a name="s008269b"><!--s008269b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any official or representative who rigidly adheres to inflexible rules or procedures.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">convexity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹveksiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> convexities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012979a"><!--s012979a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013709b"><!--s013709b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the quality or state of being convex.</p></div><a name="s013710b"><!--s013710b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a convex line, surface, or part.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">affair</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹfeə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000802a"><!--s000802a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000901b"><!--s000901b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000252c"><!--s000252c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a particular or personal concern </p><p><i></i></p><p>That's my affair, not yours</p>.</div><a name="s000253c"><!--s000253c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) commercial, professional, or public business or matters </p><p><i></i></p><p>world affairs</p>.</div></div><a name="s000902b"><!--s000902b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000254c"><!--s000254c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a procedure, action, or occasion vaguely specified.</p></div><a name="s000255c"><!--s000255c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a social event; a party.</p></div><a name="s000256c"><!--s000256c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an object or collection of objects vaguely specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>The house was a ramshackle affair</p>.</div></div><a name="s000903b"><!--s000903b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a temporary amorous or sexual attachment.</p></div><a name="s000904b"><!--s000904b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a matter causing public anxiety, controversy, or scandal </p><p><i></i></p><p>the Dreyfus affair</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">affaire</span> from early French, from <span class="bodyi">a faire</span> to do].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bal.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004163a"><!--s004163a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in book-keeping, balance.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Double Gloucester</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹglostə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018013a"><!--s018013a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rich orange-coloured cheese with a firm smooth texture and a flavour that ranges from mellow to sharp as the cheese matures [named after <span class="bodyi">Gloucestershire</span>, county in England where it was orig made].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eider duck</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019271a"><!--s019271a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of large northern sea ducks having with fine soft down that is used by the female to line the nest: genus <span class="bodyi">Somateria</span> [<span class="bodyi">eider</span> via Dutch, German, or Swedish from Icelandic <span class="bodyi">æthur</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cupel<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkyoohpl, kyooʹpel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014656a"><!--s014656a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small shallow porous cup used to separate gold and silver from lead</p><p><span class="bodyb">cupel</span> <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> <span class="bodyb">cupellation</span> /-ʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">coupelle</span>,dimin. of <span class="bodyi">coupe</span> cup, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">cuppa</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clout<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/klowt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011302a"><!--s011302a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011618b"><!--s011618b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a blow or hit with the hand, a cricket bat, etc.</p></div><a name="s011619b"><!--s011619b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> influence; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> effective political power.</p></div><a name="s011620b"><!--s011620b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly N Eng, Scot dialect</span> a piece of cloth, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one used for household tasks (e.g. polishing or cleaning) </p><p><i></i></p><p>dishclout</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">clūt</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dilatory</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdilət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016750a"><!--s016750a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017455b"><!--s017455b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>tending or intended to cause delay.</p></div><a name="s017456b"><!--s017456b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>slow, tardy</p><p><span class="bodyb">dilatorily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dilatoriness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">dilatorius</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">dilatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">differre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/differ/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">differ</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blackmail<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005845a"><!--s005845a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + into) to subject (a person, organization, etc) to blackmail</p><p><span class="bodyb">blackmailer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cent.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009629a"><!--s009629a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>century.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bureaucratize <span class="bodyi">or</span> bureaucratise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/byooəʹrokrətiez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007954a"><!--s007954a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make (something) bureaucratic <span class="bodyb">bureaucratization</span> /-rətieʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">convexo-concave</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənˌveksoh konʹkayv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012980a"><!--s012980a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013711b"><!--s013711b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>concave on one side and convex on the other.</p></div><a name="s013712b"><!--s013712b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a lens: having the convex side curved more than the concave.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">balaclava</span><small><span class="eSynop">/baləʹklahvə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004164a"><!--s004164a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Balaclava</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">Balaclava helmet</span>) a knitted pull-on hood that covers the ears, neck, and throat </p><p><i></i></p><p>Balaclava helmet in crochet</p> — Queen<p>named after <span class="bodyi">Balaclava</span> (now usu Balaklava), village in the Crimea, Ukraine, where a battle of the Crimean War was fought on 25 October 1854. Soldiers in the Crimea wore balaclavas to protect them from the bitter winter, but the name is not recorded until the 1880s</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">affaire</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ə·feə (<span class="bodyi">French</span> afɛːr)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000803a"><!--s000803a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a romantic or sexual relationship between two people who are not married to each other.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eidetic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ieʹdetik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019272a"><!--s019272a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>marked by or involving extraordinarily accurate and vivid recall of visual images </p><p><i></i></p><p>an eidetic memory</p> <p><span class="bodyb">eidetically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">eidētikos</span> of a form, from <span class="bodyi">eidos</span> form].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doubleheader</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018014a"><!--s018014a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018837b"><!--s018837b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a train pulled by two locomotives.</p></div><a name="s018838b"><!--s018838b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> two games, contests, or events held consecutively on the same programme.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cupel<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (cupelled, cupelling, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> cupeled) (cupeling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014657a"><!--s014657a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to refine (precious metals) in a cupel</p><p><span class="bodyb">cupeller</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clout<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011303a"><!--s011303a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to hit (somebody or something) forcefully.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aponeurosis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌapənyooʹrohsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> aponeuroses /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002493a"><!--s002493a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sheet of tendinous tissue by which broad sheet-like muscles are attached to the bone [via scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">aponeurōsis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/apo_or_ap/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">apo-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">neuron</span> sinew].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Black Maria</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌblak məʹrie·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005846a"><!--s005846a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an enclosed motor vehicle used by police to carry prisoners [said to be named after <span class="bodyi">Maria</span> Lee, the black landlady of a boarding house in Boston, Mass., USA, who helped the police to arrest disorderly clients].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dildo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdildoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os -oes) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dildos dildoes)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016751a"><!--s016751a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an object serving as an artificial penis for inserting into the vagina for sexual stimulation [perhaps modification of Italian <span class="bodyi">diletto</span> delight, from Latin <span class="bodyi">delectare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/delight1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">delight 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sent/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009628a"><!--s009628a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of currency worth 100th of the basic monetary unit of certain countries, e.g. the dollar or the euro [French <span class="bodyi">cent</span> hundred, from Latin <span class="bodyi">centum</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bureau de change</span><small><span class="eSynop">/də ʹshonzh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bureaux de change /ʹbyooəroh də ʹshonzh/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007955a"><!--s007955a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an office or part of a bank where money can be changed into other currencies [French <span class="bodyi">bureau de change</span> office of exchange].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">convexo-convex</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012981a"><!--s012981a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having both sides convex; biconvex.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">balafon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbaləfon/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004165a"><!--s004165a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large West African xylophone [Mande (W African language) <span class="bodyi">bala</span> xylophone + <span class="bodyi">fo</span> to play].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apo- <span class="bodyi">or</span> ap-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002465a"><!--s002465a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s002366b"><!--s002366b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>away from or off </p><p><i></i></p><p>aphelion</p> <p><i></i></p><p>apogee</p>.</div><a name="s002367b"><!--s002367b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>detached or separate </p><p><i></i></p><p>apocarpous</p>.</div><a name="s002368b"><!--s002368b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>related to or derived from </p><p><i></i></p><p>apomorphine</p> [Middle English via French or Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">apo</span> from].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eidolon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ieʹdohlon/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> eidolons eidola /-lə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019273a"><!--s019273a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020297b"><!--s020297b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a phantom or image.</p></div><a name="s020298b"><!--s020298b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an ideal or idealized figure [Greek <span class="bodyi">eidōlon</span> phantom, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/idol/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">idol</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cup final</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014658a"><!--s014658a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the final match that decides the winner of a competition for a cup.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">affect<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹfekt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000804a"><!--s000804a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000905b"><!--s000905b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to have a material effect on (something) or produce an alteration in it </p><p><i></i></p><p>Paralysis affected his limbs</p>.</div><a name="s000906b"><!--s000906b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to act on (somebody or their feelings) so as to bring about a response </p><a name="sb00000031"><!--sb00000031--></a><p><i></i></p><p>She was deeply affected by the news</p> [French <span class="bodyi">affecter</span> or its source, Latin <span class="bodyi">affectare</span> from <span class="bodyi">afficere</span> to influence, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">facere</span> to do]<div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">affect</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">effect</span>? These two words, which are pronounced the same, are sometimes confused.<span class="bodyi">Affect</span> is a verb that means ‘to influence or change’: <span class="bodyi">How will this affect my pension prospects?</span> <span class="bodyi">Effect</span> is most commonly used as a noun: <span class="bodyi">What effect will this have on my pension prospects?</span> <span class="bodyi">Effect</span> It can also be used, slightly formally, as a verb. In this case its meaning is to ‘bring about’ or to ‘carry out’: <span class="bodyi">The police effected an entry into the premises</span> <span class="bodyi">; Frederick here! O joy, O rapture! Summon your men and effect their capture!</span> — W S Gilbert.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clout nail</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011304a"><!--s011304a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a nail with a large flat head [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/clout1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">clout 1</span></span></a> in the sense ‘iron plate used to keep wood from wearing’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">black maria</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005847a"><!--s005847a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/heart/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">heart</span></span></a> (4c).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dilemma</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹlemə, die-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016752a"><!--s016752a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017457b"><!--s017457b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004379c"><!--s004379c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a situation involving choice between two equally unsatisfactory alternatives.</p></div><a name="s004380c"><!--s004380c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a problem seemingly incapable of a satisfactory solution </p><p><i></i></p><p>The tormenting dilemma of the Middle East is this: either we have one people too many or one state too few</p><p> Afief Safieh.</p></div></div><a name="s017458b"><!--s017458b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="sb000000138"><!--sb000000138--></a><p>an argument in which an opponent's position is refuted by being shown to lead to two or more unacceptable alternatives <span class="bodyb">dilemmatic</span> /diləʹmatik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via late Latin from late Greek <span class="bodyi">dilēmmat-, dilēmma</span>, prob back-formation from Greek <span class="bodyi">dilēmmatos</span> involving two assumptions, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/di_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">di- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">lēmmat-, lēmma</span> assumption]</p><div class="sidebar"><p>Strictly, a <span class="bodyi">dilemma</span> refers to a situation in which one is faced by two, and only two, equally unpleasant alternatives – as in the slightly old-fashioned phrase <span class="bodyi">to be on the horns of a dilemma</span>. A situation where there are more than two unpleasant alternatives is, strictly speaking, a <span class="bodyi">quandary</span>, though many dictionaries define a <span class="bodyi">dilemma</span> as involving ‘two or more’ unpleasant alternatives. <span class="bodyi">Dilemma</span> ought not to be used if there is an open choice as to how to deal with a problem or if the alternatives faced are not unpleasant.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double helix</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018015a"><!--s018015a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>two parallel helices arranged round the same axis, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> two complementary DNA strands arranged with the bases of each strand pointing inwards and linked by hydrogen bonds.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">centas</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsentas, ʹtsantas/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> centas centai /-tie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009630a"><!--s009630a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of currency in Lithuania, worth 100th of a litas [Lithuanian <span class="bodyi">centas</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bureaux</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbyooərohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007956a"><!--s007956a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bureau/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bureau</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">convey</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹvay/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012982a"><!--s012982a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013713b"><!--s013713b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to take or carry (something or somebody) from one place to another.</p></div><a name="s013714b"><!--s013714b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to impart or communicate (e.g. a feeling or idea).</p></div><a name="s013715b"><!--s013715b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in law, to transfer (property or the rights to property) to another person</p><p><span class="bodyb">conveyable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">conveyer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">conveyor</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">conveyen</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">conviare</span> to escort, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">via</span> way].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">balalaika</span><small><span class="eSynop">/baləʹliekə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004166a"><!--s004166a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a musical instrument of Russian origin, having a triangular body and usu three strings, tuned in fourths, which are played by plucking [Russian <span class="bodyi">balalaika</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cupful</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkupf(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cupfuls)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014659a"><!--s014659a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015229b"><!--s015229b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>as much as a cup will hold.</p></div><a name="s015230b"><!--s015230b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a unit of measure equal to 8fl oz (0.227l).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">black mark</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005848a"><!--s005848a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a supposed mark indicating somebody's censure or disapproval </p><p><i></i></p><p>I suppose that'll be a black mark against my name</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clove<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/klohv/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011305a"><!--s011305a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of the small bulbs, e.g. in garlic, that make up a larger bulb [Old English <span class="bodyi">clufu</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Eid-ul-Adha</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌeed ool ʹahdə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019274a"><!--s019274a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Muslim festival that celebrates the strong faith and obedience of Abraham, who had been prepared to sacrifice his son Isaac at Allah's command, and also marking the end of the annual pilgrimage to Mecca [Arabic <span class="bodyi">Eid-ul-Adha</span> Feast of Sacrifice].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double indemnity</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018016a"><!--s018016a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a provision or clause in some types of life insurance policies that twice the face value of the contract will be paid out under certain specified conditions, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the event of accidental death.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apophthegm</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">apothegm</span>) /ʹapəthem/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002494a"><!--s002494a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a short, pithy, and instructive saying; a maxim <span class="bodyb">apophthegmatic</span> /-thegʹmatik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">apophthegmatical</span> /-thegʹmatikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">apophthegmatically</span> /-thegʹmatikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [via French from Greek <span class="bodyi">apophthegmat-, apophthegma</span>, from <span class="bodyi">apophthengesthai</span> to speak out].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dilettante<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diliʹtanti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dilettantes dilettanti /-tee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016753a"><!--s016753a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person with a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge</p><p><span class="bodyb">dilettantish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dilettantism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Italian <span class="bodyi">dilettante</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">dilettare</span> to delight, from Latin <span class="bodyi">delectare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/delight1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">delight 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">centaur</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsentaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009631a"><!--s009631a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009981b"><!--s009981b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of a race of mythological creatures with the head, arms, and upper body of a man, and the lower body and back legs of a horse.</p></div><a name="s009982b"><!--s009982b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of a class of asteroids orbiting the sun between Jupiter and Neptune [Middle English via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">Kentauros</span>, name of a tribe of skilled horsemen in Thessalonia].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">affect<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹfekt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000805a"><!--s000805a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000907b"><!--s000907b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000257c"><!--s000257c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to pretend to feel or show (a quality).</p></div><a name="s000258c"><!--s000258c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to assume the character or attitude of (a particular type of person).</p></div></div><a name="s000908b"><!--s000908b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to wear or use (e.g. clothes) ostentatiously.</p></div><a name="s000909b"><!--s000909b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to be fond of (somebody or something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Dost thou affect her, Claudio?</p> — Shakespeare [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">affectare</span>, frequentative of <span class="bodyi">afficere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/affect1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">affect 1</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bureaux de change</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007957a"><!--s007957a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bureau_de_change/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bureau de change</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conveyance</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012983a"><!--s012983a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013716b"><!--s013716b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the conveying of something.</p></div><a name="s013717b"><!--s013717b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a means of transport; a vehicle.</p></div><a name="s013718b"><!--s013718b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a document by which rights to property are transferred, or the transfer itself</p><p><span class="bodyb">conveyancer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">conveyancing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">balance<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbaləns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004167a"><!--s004167a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004167b"><!--s004167b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000819c"><!--s000819c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the ability to retain one's physical equilibrium, or the fact of retaining it.</p></div><a name="s000820c"><!--s000820c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>stability produced by even distribution of weight on each side of a vertical axis.</p></div><a name="s000821c"><!--s000821c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>mental and emotional steadiness.</p></div><a name="s000822c"><!--s000822c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>an aesthetically pleasing integration of elements.</p></div></div><a name="s004168b"><!--s004168b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000823c"><!--s000823c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>equilibrium between contrasting, opposing, or interacting elements.</p></div><a name="s000824c"><!--s000824c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>equality between the totals of the two sides of an account.</p></div></div><a name="s004169b"><!--s004169b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000825c"><!--s000825c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the difference between credits and debits in an account, or a statement of this.</p></div><a name="s000826c"><!--s000826c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>something left over; a remainder.</p></div><a name="s000827c"><!--s000827c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>an amount in excess, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on the credit side of an account.</p></div></div><a name="s004170b"><!--s004170b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the weight or force of one side in excess of another </p><p><i></i></p><p>the balance of the evidence</p>.</div><a name="s004171b"><!--s004171b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s000828c"><!--s000828c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an instrument for weighing, traditionally a centrally-supported beam that has two scalepans of equal weight suspended from its ends.</p></div><a name="s000829c"><!--s000829c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any device that measures weight and force.</p></div><a name="s000830c"><!--s000830c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Balance</span>) the constellation and sign of the zodiac Libra.</p></div></div><a name="s004172b"><!--s004172b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s000831c"><!--s000831c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a counterbalancing weight, force, or influence.</p></div><a name="s000832c"><!--s000832c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/balance_wheel/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">balance wheel</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s004173b"><!--s004173b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>the point on the trigger side of a rifle at which the weight of the ends balance each other ✱ <span class="bodyb">in the balance</span> in an uncertain critical position, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with the fate or outcome about to be determined </p><p><i></i></p><p>The future of democracy was hanging in the balance</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">off balance</span> unevenly weighted; unstable ✱ <span class="bodyb">on balance</span> all things considered ✱ <span class="bodyb">strike a balance</span> to adopt a compromise position<p><span class="bodyb">balanced</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via Old French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">bilanc-</span>, <span class="bodyi">bilanx</span> having two scalepans, from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bi_1_or_bin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bi- 1</span></span></a> +<span class="bodyi">lanc-, lanx</span> plate].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clove<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011306a"><!--s011306a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011621b"><!--s011621b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the dried unopened flower bud of a tropical tree, shaped like a small brown spike, used as a spice and for making oil.</p></div><a name="s011622b"><!--s011622b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the tree from which these buds are taken: <span class="bodyi">Eugenia aromatica</span> [alteration of Middle English <span class="bodyi">clowe</span>,from Old French <span class="bodyi">clou</span> <span class="bodyi">de girofle</span>, literally ‘nail of clove’, from Latin <span class="bodyi">clavus</span> nail].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dilettante<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016754a"><!--s016754a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or denoting a dilettante.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">black market</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005849a"><!--s005849a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>illicit trade in commodities or currencies in violation of official regulations, e.g. rationing</p><p><span class="bodyb">black marketeer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double jeopardy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018017a"><!--s018017a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act of prosecuting a person for the same offence twice.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burette</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">buret</span>) /byooʹret/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007958a"><!--s007958a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a graduated glass tube with a small hole at the bottom that is opened and closed by a tap, used for dispensing measured, usu small, quantities of liquid [French <span class="bodyi">burette</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">buie</span> pitcher, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">affect<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹafekt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000806a"><!--s000806a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the conscious subjective aspect of an emotion considered as affecting behaviour that affects behaviour [German <span class="bodyi">Affekt</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">affectus</span> disposition, past part. of <span class="bodyi">afficere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/affect1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">affect 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cupid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkyoohpid/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014660a"><!--s014660a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015231b"><!--s015231b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Cupid</span>)in Roman mythology, the god of sexual love, depicted as a winged naked boy holding a bow and arrow.</p></div><a name="s015232b"><!--s015232b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a representation of Cupid in art.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apophyllite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹpofiliet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002495a"><!--s002495a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mineral occurring as transparent square prisms or whitish masses, chemically a compound of potassium calcium silicate [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/apo_or_ap/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">apo-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">phyllon</span> leaf].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Eid-ul-Fitr</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌeed ool ʹfeetə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019275a"><!--s019275a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Muslim festival marking the end of the fast of Ramadan [Arabic <span class="bodyi">Eid-ul-Fitr</span> Feast of Breaking Fast].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">centaury</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsentawri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> centauries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009632a"><!--s009632a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of low-growing plants of the gentian family, formerly used in medicine: genus <span class="bodyi">Centaurium</span></p><p>Middle English <span class="bodyi">centaure</span> via French and Latinfrom Greek <span class="bodyi">kentaureion</span>,from <span class="bodyi">Kentauros</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/centaur/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">centaur</span></span></a> . According to legend, this plant was discovered by the centaur Chiron</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">balance<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004168a"><!--s004168a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004174b"><!--s004174b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to be or become balanced or established in balance </p><p><i></i></p><p>She sat balancing on the fence</p>.</div><a name="s004175b"><!--s004175b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) to be an equal counterpoise.</p></div><a name="s004176b"><!--s004176b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to waver or hesitate </p><p><i></i></p><p>She has a mind that balances and deliberates</p>.</div><a name="s004177b"><!--s004177b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of accounts, etc: to have the debit and credit totals equal <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s004178b"><!--s004178b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to bring (something) to a state or position of balance.</p></div><a name="s004179b"><!--s004179b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to compare the relative importance, value, force, or weight of; to ponder.</p></div><a name="s004180b"><!--s004180b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>of accounts, etc: to have the debit and credit totals equal.</p></div><a name="s004181b"><!--s004181b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s000833c"><!--s000833c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to equal or equalize (two or more things) in weight, number, or proportion.</p></div><a name="s000834c"><!--s000834c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to counterbalance or offset (something).</p></div></div><a name="s004182b"><!--s004182b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to compare the relative importance, value, force, or weight of (something); to ponder (something).</p></div><a name="s004183b"><!--s004183b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><a name="s000835c"><!--s000835c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to calculate the difference between the debits and credits of (an account).</p></div><a name="s000836c"><!--s000836c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to pay the amount due on (e.g. a credit account).</p></div></div><a name="s004184b"><!--s004184b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>to arrange (something) so that one set of elements exactly equals another </p><p><i></i></p><p>They were given a number of mathematical equations to balance</p><p><span class="bodyb">balancer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conveyancing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012984a"><!--s012984a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act or business of transferring rights to property</p><p><span class="bodyb">conveyancer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clove<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011307a"><!--s011307a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cleave1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cleave 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dilettanti</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diliʹtantee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016755a"><!--s016755a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dilettante1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dilettante 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burg</span><small><span class="eSynop">/buhg/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007959a"><!--s007959a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008270b"><!--s008270b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an ancient or medieval fortress or walled town.</p></div><a name="s008271b"><!--s008271b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> a city or town [Old English: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/borough/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">borough</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">black marketeer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005850a"><!--s005850a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who trades on a black market.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cupidity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kyoohʹpiditi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014661a"><!--s014661a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>inordinate desire for wealth or possessions; avarice; greed [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cupidite</span> via Frenchfrom Latin <span class="bodyi">cupiditat-, cupiditas</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">cupere</span> to desire].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double-jointed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018018a"><!--s018018a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of a person: having joints that permit an exceptional degree of flexibility in bending</p><p><span class="bodyb">double-jointedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">balance beam</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004169a"><!--s004169a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a narrow horizontal wooden beam supported 1.2m (about 4ft) above the floor and used for balancing exercises, or the gymnastic event using this beam.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eigenvalue</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹieg(ə)nvalyooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019276a"><!--s019276a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the scalar value by which an eigenvector is multiplied under its linear transformation [part translation of German <span class="bodyi">Eigenwert</span>, from <span class="bodyi">eigen</span> own, characteristic + <span class="bodyi">Wert</span> value].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conveyor belt</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012986a"><!--s012986a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mechanical apparatus for carrying articles, in the form of an endless moving belt or set of linked plates.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">affectation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/afekʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000807a"><!--s000807a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000910b"><!--s000910b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an insincere display of a quality not really possessed </p><p><i></i></p><p>the affectation of righteous indignation</p>.</div><a name="s000911b"><!--s000911b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a deliberately assumed peculiarity of speech or conduct; an artificiality.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apophysis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹpofisis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> apophyses /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002496a"><!--s002496a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in anatomy, a projection, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one on a bone to which a muscle attaches</p><p><span class="bodyb">apophyseal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">apophysis</span> offshoot, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/apo_or_ap/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">apo-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">phyein</span> to grow].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">centavo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/senʹtahvoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> centavos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009633a"><!--s009633a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of currency worth 100th of the basic monetary unit of certain Spanish- or Portuguese-speaking countries (in Portugal up to the introduction of the euro in 2002) [Spanish <span class="bodyi">centavo</span> hundredth, from Latin <span class="bodyi">centum</span> hundred].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clove hitch</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011308a"><!--s011308a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a knot used to secure a rope temporarily to a spar or another rope [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cloven, clove</span> divided, past part. of <span class="bodyi">clevien</span> to cleave].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burgage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbuhgij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007960a"><!--s007960a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>formerly, a tenure by which land in an English or Scottish town was held for a yearly rent or in return for services provided to a king or lord [Middle English in the sense ‘property held by burgage tenure’, via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">burgus</span> fortified place, of Germanic origin; related to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/borough/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">borough</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diligence<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdilij(ə)ns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016756a"><!--s016756a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>steady application and effort [early French <span class="bodyi">diligence</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">diligentia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">diligent-, diligens</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/diligent/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">diligent</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cupid's bow</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014662a"><!--s014662a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the double curve made by the edge of a person's top lip, reminiscent of the bow traditionally depicted as carried by the Roman god of love Cupid.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double knitting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018019a"><!--s018019a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a type of hand-knitting yarn of medium thickness.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">centenarian<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/sentəʹneəri·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009634a"><!--s009634a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who is 100 years old or older.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Black Mass</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005851a"><!--s005851a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a travesty of the Christian mass ascribed to worshippers of Satan.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apoplectic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/apəʹplektik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002497a"><!--s002497a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002398b"><!--s002398b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or causing apoplexy, or showing symptoms of apoplexy.</p></div><a name="s002399b"><!--s002399b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> bursting with fury; extremely angry</p><p><span class="bodyb">apoplectically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eigenvector</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹieg(ə)nvektə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019277a"><!--s019277a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a non-zero vector that under a given linear transformation becomes a scalar multiple of itself [German <span class="bodyi">eigen</span> own, characteristic + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vector1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">vector 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conveyor <span class="bodyi">or</span> conveyer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012985a"><!--s012985a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013719b"><!--s013719b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who conveys something.</p></div><a name="s013720b"><!--s013720b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a conveyor belt.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">balance of payments</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004170a"><!--s004170a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the difference over a period of time between a country's payments to and receipts from abroad.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">affected</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹfektid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000808a"><!--s000808a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000912b"><!--s000912b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>given to affectation; insincere or pretentious.</p></div><a name="s000913b"><!--s000913b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>assumed artificially or falsely; pretended </p><p><i></i></p><p>an affected interest in art</p><p><span class="bodyb">affectedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">affectedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cloven</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklohv(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011309a"><!--s011309a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cleave1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cleave 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burgee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbuhjee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007961a"><!--s007961a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a swallow-tailed or triangular flag flown, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by racing yachts, for identification [perhaps from French dialect <span class="bodyi">bourgeais</span> shipowner, from Old French <span class="bodyi">borjos</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bourgeois1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bourgeois 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diligence<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016757a"><!--s016757a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a stagecoach, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one formerly used in France [French, from <span class="bodyi">carosse de diligence</span> literally ‘coach of haste’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cup mark</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014663a"><!--s014663a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a small circular depression gouged in a rock or standing stone in prehistoric times, of uncertain purpose.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double negative</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018020a"><!--s018020a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="sb000000155"><!--sb000000155--></a><p>a syntactic construction containing two negatives and having a negative meaning, e.g. ‘I didn't hear nothing’ meaning ‘I heard nothing’</p><div class="sidebar"><p>The use of <span class="bodyi">not</span> together with another negative word to express a negative idea, as in <span class="bodyi">I don't know nothing</span>, is not standard English. A less glaring error, but still an error, is the use of the second <span class="bodyi">not</span> in <span class="bodyi">It wouldn't surprise me if it didn't rain</span>. There the second <span class="bodyi">not</span> is simply superfluous: <span class="bodyi">It wouldn't surprise me if it rained</span> or, with a different emphasis, <span class="bodyi">It would surprise me if it didn't rain</span>. Double negative forms should only may be used when the intention is to express a positive idea: <span class="bodyi">a not unusual</span> (quite common) <span class="bodyi">request</span>; <span class="bodyi">I can't do nothing</span> (I must do something).<span class="bodyi">not unrelated</span> (there may be a link); <span class="bodyi">not infrequently</span> (quite often); <span class="bodyi">One simply cannot not be impressed</span> (one cannot fail to be). The <span class="bodyi">not un-</span> construction is often used to express a slight reservation in the speaker's mind (<span class="bodyi">Let's say that it was not unimpressive.</span>) and is useful for that purpose. The <span class="bodyi">cannot not</span> construction is usually best replaced by something less ungainly: <span class="bodyi">cannot but be impressed</span>; <span class="bodyi">cannot fail to be impressed</span>. Occasionally more than two negatives in a sequence are encountered: ‘<span class="bodyi">This does not imply that sexual relations that don't risk conception are unrelated to personal responsibility and morality</span>‘ — Margaret Drabble.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">centenarian<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009635a"><!--s009635a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>at least 100 years old.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">convict<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹvikt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012987a"><!--s012987a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to find or prove (somebody) to be guilty of a crime [Middle English <span class="bodyi">convicten</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">convictus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">convincere</span> to refute, convict, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">vincere</span> to conquer].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apoplexy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹapəpleksi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> apoplexies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002498a"><!--s002498a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002400b"><!--s002400b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>paralysis or loss of consciousness caused by a rupture or blockage in a blood vessel in the brain; a stroke.</p></div><a name="s002401b"><!--s002401b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> speechless, incapacitating rage [Middle English <span class="bodyi">apoplexie</span> via Old French and late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">apoplēxia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">apoplēssein</span> to cripple by a stroke, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/apo_or_ap/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">apo-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">plēssein</span> to strike].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burgeon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbuhj(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (burgeoned, burgeoning)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007962a"><!--s007962a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008272b"><!--s008272b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to send forth new growth, e.g. buds or branches.</p></div><a name="s008273b"><!--s008273b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to grow and expand rapidly [Middle English <span class="bodyi">burjonen</span>, from <span class="bodyi">burjon</span> bud, via Old French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">burra</span> shaggy cloth].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eight</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019278a"><!--s019278a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020299b"><!--s020299b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the number 8, or the quantity represented by it.</p></div><a name="s020300b"><!--s020300b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something having eight parts or members, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an eight-person racing boat or its crew.</p></div><a name="s020301b"><!--s020301b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005212c"><!--s005212c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the age of 8 years.</p></div><a name="s005213c"><!--s005213c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the hour four hours before midday or midnight ✱ <span class="bodyb">be/have one over the eight</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to have had too much to drink ✱ <span class="bodyb">behind the eight ball</span> in an awkward or undesirable situation from which escape is difficult [In the game of pool, it is difficult for a player to hit a ball that is behind the black number eight ball]</p><p><span class="bodyb">eight</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">eightfold</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">eahta</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">affecting</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹfekting/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000809a"><!--s000809a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>evoking a strong emotional response; moving</p><p><span class="bodyb">affectingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cloven foot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011310a"><!--s011310a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a foot, e.g. of a sheep, that is divided into two parts</p><p><span class="bodyb">cloven-footed</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">balance of power</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004171a"><!--s004171a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004185b"><!--s004185b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an equilibrium of power sufficient to prevent one nation from imposing its will upon another.</p></div><a name="s004186b"><!--s004186b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a situation in which one group is in a position to support either of two other groups </p><p><i></i></p><p>Neither the Tories nor Labour have a majority on the council, and the Lib Dems hold the balance of power</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Black Muslim</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005852a"><!--s005852a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of an exclusively black chiefly US Muslim sect that advocates a strictly separate black community.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diligent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdilij(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016758a"><!--s016758a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>showing steady application and effort</p><p><span class="bodyb">diligently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">diligent-, diligens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">diligere</span> to esteem, love, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">legere</span> to select].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cupola</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkyoohpələ/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cupolas)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014664a"><!--s014664a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015233b"><!--s015233b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small domed structure built on top of a roof.</p></div><a name="s015234b"><!--s015234b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a domed gun turret on a tank, warship, etc.</p></div><a name="s015235b"><!--s015235b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a vertical cylindrical furnace for melting pig iron, orig domed [Italian <span class="bodyi">cupola</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">cupula</span>,dimin. of <span class="bodyi">cupa</span> tub].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double obelisk</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018021a"><!--s018021a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in printing, = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/double_dagger/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">double dagger</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">centenary<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/senʹteenəri, senʹtenəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> centenaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009636a"><!--s009636a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a 100th anniversary, or a celebration marking this [late Latin <span class="bodyi">centenarium</span>,from Latin <span class="bodyi">centenarius</span> of a hundred, from <span class="bodyi">centum</span> hundred].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">convict<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonvikt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012988a"><!--s012988a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who has been found guilty and is serving a prison sentence.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burger</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbuhgə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007963a"><!--s007963a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hamburger/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hamburger</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">black nightshade</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005853a"><!--s005853a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/nightshade/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">nightshade</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apoptosis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/apəʹptohsis / <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002499a"><!--s002499a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the natural death of cells in an organism [Greek <span class="bodyi">apoptōsis</span> falling off].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cloven hoof</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011311a"><!--s011311a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011623b"><!--s011623b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cloven_foot/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cloven foot</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s011624b"><!--s011624b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the sign of Satan or the devil </p><p><i></i></p><p>At the core, they [aunts] are all alike. Sooner or later, out pops the cloven hoof</p><p> P G Wodehouse</p><p><span class="bodyb">cloven-hoofed</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">balance of trade</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004172a"><!--s004172a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the difference in value between a country's imports and exports.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cuppa</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkupə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cuppas)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014665a"><!--s014665a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> a cup of tea </p><p><i></i></p><p>Fancy a cuppa?</p> <p>[short for <span class="bodyi">cuppa tea</span>, representing the pronunciation of <span class="bodyi">cup of tea</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eighteen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ayʹteen/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019279a"><!--s019279a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020302b"><!--s020302b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the number 18, or the quantity represented by it.</p></div><a name="s020303b"><!--s020303b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in Britain, a classification of cinema films only suitable for people of 18 years or over</p><p><span class="bodyb">eighteenth</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">eahtatīene</span>, from <span class="bodyi">eahta</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eight/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eight</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">tīen</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ten/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ten</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">affection</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹfeksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000810a"><!--s000810a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000914b"><!--s000914b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>tender and lasting attachment; fondness </p><p><i></i></p><p>She had a deep affection for her parents</p>.</div><a name="s000915b"><!--s000915b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) emotion or feeling as compared with reason </p><p><i></i></p><p>He had been toying with my affections</p>.</div><a name="s000916b"><!--s000916b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a disease or other abnormal condition</p><p><span class="bodyb">affectional</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">affection-</span>, <span class="bodyi">affectio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">afficere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/affect1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">affect 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dill<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dil/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016759a"><!--s016759a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a European plant with aromatic foliage and seeds, both of which are used in flavouring foods, e.g. pickles: <span class="bodyi">Anethum graveolens</span> [Old English <span class="bodyi">dile</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double-park</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018022a"><!--s018022a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to park (a vehicle) beside a row of vehicles already parked parallel to the kerb.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">centenary<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009637a"><!--s009637a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009983b"><!--s009983b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to a 100th anniversary or a period of 100 years.</p></div><a name="s009984b"><!--s009984b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>occurring every 100 years.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conviction</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹviksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012989a"><!--s012989a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013721b"><!--s013721b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003474c"><!--s003474c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a strongly held persuasion or belief.</p></div><a name="s003475c"><!--s003475c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the state of being convinced.</p></div></div><a name="s013722b"><!--s013722b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the convicting of somebody, or the state of being convicted, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in judicial proceedings.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burgess</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbuhjis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007964a"><!--s007964a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008274b"><!--s008274b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a citizen of a British borough.</p></div><a name="s008275b"><!--s008275b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>formerly, a Member of Parliament for a borough, city, or university [Middle English <span class="bodyi">burgeis</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">borjois</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bourgeois1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bourgeois 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clove oil</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011312a"><!--s011312a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an aromatic oil obtained from clove buds and used medicinally, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in dentistry, to relieve pain.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">balance sheet</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004173a"><!--s004173a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a statement of an organization's financial condition at a given date.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aporia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹporiə, əʹpaw-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002500a"><!--s002500a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002402b"><!--s002402b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an unresolvable position, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in philosophy; an impasse.</p></div><a name="s002403b"><!--s002403b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in rhetoric, the expression of doubt, whether in earnest or for effect [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">aporia</span> difficulty, straits, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">poros</span> passage].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dill<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016760a"><!--s016760a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ, informal</span> a foolish or crazy person [back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dilly2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dilly 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eighteenmo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ayʹteenmoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> eighteenmos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019280a"><!--s019280a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020304b"><!--s020304b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the size of a piece of paper cut 18 from a sheet.</p></div><a name="s020305b"><!--s020305b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a book, a page, or paper of this size.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blackout</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005854a"><!--s005854a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005921b"><!--s005921b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a period of darkness enforced as a precaution against air raids, or caused by a failure of electrical power.</p></div><a name="s005922b"><!--s005922b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a temporary loss or dulling of consciousness, vision, or memory.</p></div><a name="s005923b"><!--s005923b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a holding back or suppression of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>There was a total news blackout about the invasion</p>.</div><a name="s005924b"><!--s005924b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a usu temporary loss of radio signal, e.g. during the re-entry of a spacecraft.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">affectionate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹfeksh(ə)nət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000811a"><!--s000811a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000917b"><!--s000917b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having or feeling affection or warm regard; loving </p><p><i></i></p><p>an affectionate child</p>.</div><a name="s000918b"><!--s000918b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>showing or resulting from affection; tender </p><p><i></i></p><p>affectionate care</p><p><span class="bodyb">affectionately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double pneumonia</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018023a"><!--s018023a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pneumonia affecting both lungs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cupping</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkuping/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014666a"><!--s014666a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>formerly, the application to the skin of a previously heated glass vessel, in which a partial vacuum develops, in order to draw blood to the surface, e.g. for bleeding.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">centennial<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/senʹteni·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009638a"><!--s009638a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009985b"><!--s009985b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>marking a 100th anniversary </p><p><i></i></p><p>centennial celebrations</p>.</div><a name="s009986b"><!--s009986b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>occurring every 100 years.</p></div><a name="s009987b"><!--s009987b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>relating to or lasting for a period of 100 years</p><p><span class="bodyb">centennially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">centum</span> + <span class="bodyi">-ennial</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/biennial1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">biennial 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">convince</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹvins/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012990a"><!--s012990a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013723b"><!--s013723b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cause (somebody) to believe or accept something.</p></div><a name="s013724b"><!--s013724b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to persuade (somebody) to a course of action</p><p><span class="bodyb">convincer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">convincible</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">convincere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/convict1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">convict 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burgh</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹburə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007965a"><!--s007965a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008276b"><!--s008276b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a borough.</p></div><a name="s008277b"><!--s008277b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a town in Scotland that has a charter that orig gave it legal rights and privileges and that until 1975 had distinct local government functions [Middle English: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/borough/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">borough</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clover</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklohvə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011313a"><!--s011313a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous species of leguminous fodder plants with leaves that have three leaflets and flowers in dense heads: genus <span class="bodyi">Trifolium</span> ✱ <span class="bodyb">in clover</span> in prosperity or in pleasant circumstances [Old English <span class="bodyi">clāfre</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">balance wheel</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004174a"><!--s004174a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wheel that regulates or stabilizes the motion of a mechanism, e.g. a watch or clock.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aposematic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌapəsiʹmatik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002501a"><!--s002501a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of insect coloration: conspicuous and serving to warn off would-be predators, etc</p><p><span class="bodyb">aposematically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/apo_or_ap/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">apo-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">sēmat-, sēma</span> sign].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">black out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005855a"><!--s005855a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005925b"><!--s005925b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to be suddenly plunged in darkness.</p></div><a name="s005926b"><!--s005926b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to undergo a temporary loss of consciousness, vision, or memory.</p></div><a name="s005927b"><!--s005927b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to extinguish or screen all lights for protection, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a precaution against air attack <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s005928b"><!--s005928b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to extinguish or screen (lights) or the lights of (a building, town, etc), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a precaution against air attack.</p></div><a name="s005929b"><!--s005929b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s001339c"><!--s001339c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to suppress (information), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by censorship.</p></div><a name="s001340c"><!--s001340c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to prevent the broadcasting of (an information programme).</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eighth</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ayt·th/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019281a"><!--s019281a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020306b"><!--s020306b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>denoting a person or thing having the position in a sequence corresponding to the number eight.</p></div><a name="s020307b"><!--s020307b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>one of eight equal parts of something.</p></div><a name="s020308b"><!--s020308b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in music, = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/octave/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">octave</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">eighthly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">centennial<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009639a"><!--s009639a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/centenary1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">centenary 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double-quick<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018024a"><!--s018024a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>very quick.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cuprammonium rayon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kyoohprəʹmohni·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014668a"><!--s014668a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rayon made from cellulose dissolved in a copper solution containing ammonia.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dill pickle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016761a"><!--s016761a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small pickled cucumber seasoned with dill.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">affective</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹfektiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000812a"><!--s000812a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000919b"><!--s000919b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>expressing or to do with emotion </p><p><i></i></p><p>affective language</p>.</div><a name="s000920b"><!--s000920b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>arising from or influencing the conscious subjective aspect of emotion </p><p><i></i></p><p>affective disorders</p><p><span class="bodyb">affectively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">affectivity</span> /afekʹtiv-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">convincing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012991a"><!--s012991a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013725b"><!--s013725b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>removing doubt or disbelief; plausible.</p></div><a name="s013726b"><!--s013726b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a victory, etc: secured easily and by a large margin</p><p><span class="bodyb">convincingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burgher</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbuhgə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007966a"><!--s007966a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008278b"><!--s008278b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> an inhabitant of an <span class="bodyi">esp</span> medieval borough or a town.</p></div><a name="s008279b"><!--s008279b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">SAfr</span> formerly, a citizen of one of the Boer republics.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cloverleaf</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011314a"><!--s011314a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a road junction resembling the shape of a four-leaved clover and connecting two major roads at different levels.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aposiopesis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌapəzie·əʹpeesis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> aposiopeses /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002502a"><!--s002502a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act of breaking off in mid sentence, sometimes as a rhetorical device, as though prevented by strong feeling from proceeding, as in <span class="bodyi">Of all the …!</span> <span class="bodyb">aposiopetic</span> /-ʹpetik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">aposiōpēsis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">aposiōpan</span> to be quite silent, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/apo_or_ap/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">apo-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">siōpan</span> to be silent].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Black Panther</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005856a"><!--s005856a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of a militant organization of US blacks.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double-quick<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018025a"><!--s018025a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>very quickly.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">balas ruby</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbaləs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> balas rubies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004175a"><!--s004175a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a gemstone consisting of a mixture of oxides of aluminium, iron and manganese and having a pale rose-red or orange colour [Middle English via Old French from Arabic <span class="bodyi">balakhsh</span>, named after <span class="bodyi">Balakhshān</span>, ancient region of Afghanistan, where it is found].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eighth note</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019282a"><!--s019282a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/quaver2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">quaver<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">center</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsentə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun and verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009640a"><!--s009640a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/centre1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">centre 1</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/centre2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">centre 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cupreous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkyoohpri·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014669a"><!--s014669a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or literary</span> resembling copper; coppery </p><p><i></i></p><p>bright cupreous fishes</p><p> Henry David Thoreau [late Latin <span class="bodyi">cupreus</span>,from <span class="bodyi">cuprum</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/copper1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">copper 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dilly<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdili/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dillies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016762a"><!--s016762a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> a remarkable or outstanding person or thing [obsolete <span class="bodyi">dilly</span> delightful, alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/delightful/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">delightful</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">convivial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹvivi·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012992a"><!--s012992a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013727b"><!--s013727b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>sociable or friendly </p><p><i></i></p><p>convivial company</p>.</div><a name="s013728b"><!--s013728b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>occupied with or fond of eating, drinking, and good company <span class="bodyb">conviviality</span> /-ʹaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">convivially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">convivialis</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">convivium</span> banquet, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">vivere</span> to live].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">afferent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹafərənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000813a"><!--s000813a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>bearing or conducting something inwards, e.g. nervous impulses towards the brain: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/efferent1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">efferent 1</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">afferently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">afferent-, afferens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">afferre</span> to bring to, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ferre</span> to bear].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burghul</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbuhgool/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007967a"><!--s007967a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bulgur_or_bulgar/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bulgur</span></span></a> [Persian <span class="bodyi">burghul</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apostasy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹpostəsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> apostasies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002503a"><!--s002503a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002404b"><!--s002404b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>renunciation of a religious faith or a previous loyalty.</p></div><a name="s002405b"><!--s002405b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>abandonment of a previous loyalty; defection [Middle English <span class="bodyi">apostasie</span> via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">apostasis</span> revolt, from <span class="bodyi">aphistasthai</span> to revolt, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/apo_or_ap/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">apo-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">histasthai</span> to stand].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clown<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/klown/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011315a"><!--s011315a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011625b"><!--s011625b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an entertainer who wears a grotesquely comic costume and makeup and performs simple knockabout comedy routines; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a traditionally dressed comedy performer in a circus.</p></div><a name="s011626b"><!--s011626b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody who habitually acts in a ridiculously comical way or plays the fool; a joker.</p></div><a name="s011627b"><!--s011627b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> an unsophisticated person, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a rustic</p><p><span class="bodyb">clownery</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">clownish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [perhaps from early French <span class="bodyi">coulon</span> settler, from Latin <span class="bodyi">colonus</span> colonist, farmer, from <span class="bodyi">colonia</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/colony/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">colony</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double reed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018026a"><!--s018026a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>two cane reeds bound and vibrating against each other and used as the mouthpiece of woodwind instruments of the oboe family.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">black pepper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005857a"><!--s005857a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pungent spice prepared from the dried black-husked berries of an E Indian plant used either whole or ground: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/white_pepper/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">white pepper</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">balata</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹlahtə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004176a"><!--s004176a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004187b"><!--s004187b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the dried juice of certain tropical American trees of the sapodilla family that is used as an alternative to gutta-percha, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in belting and golf balls.</p></div><a name="s004188b"><!--s004188b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the main tree from which balata is obtained: <span class="bodyi">Manilkara bidentata</span> [Spanish <span class="bodyi">balata</span>, of Cariban origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dilly<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (dillier, dilliest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016763a"><!--s016763a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ, informal, dated</span> foolish, crazy [English dialect <span class="bodyi">dilly</span> eccentric].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">centesimal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/senʹtesiməl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009641a"><!--s009641a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>marked by or relating to division into hundredths</p><p><span class="bodyb">centesimally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">centesimus</span> hundredth, from <span class="bodyi">centum</span> hundred].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eights</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ayts/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019283a"><!--s019283a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>races for eight-oared rowing boats.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cupri-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014670a"><!--s014670a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cupr_or_cupri_or_cupro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cupr-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">convocation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/konvəʹkaysh(ə)n, konvoh-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012993a"><!--s012993a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013729b"><!--s013729b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>either of the two provincial assemblies of bishops and representative clergy of the Church of England (Canterbury and York).</p></div><a name="s013730b"><!--s013730b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a legislative assembly of a university.</p></div><a name="s013731b"><!--s013731b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s003476c"><!--s003476c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a legislative assembly of a university.</p></div><a name="s003477c"><!--s003477c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a ceremonial assembly of graduates of a college or university.</p></div></div><a name="s013732b"><!--s013732b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the act of calling people together</p><p><span class="bodyb">convocational</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">convocation-</span>, <span class="bodyi">convocatio</span> a calling together, from <span class="bodyi">convocare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/convoke/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">convoke</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burglar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbuhglə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007968a"><!--s007968a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who commits burglary [Anglo-French <span class="bodyi">burgler</span> via medieval Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">burgus</span> fortified place].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">affiance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹfie·əns/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000814a"><!--s000814a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> to promise (oneself or another) solemnly in marriage </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was affianced to a fair and winning girl</p> — Hardy [early French <span class="bodyi">afiancer</span> via medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">affidare</span> to pledge, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">fidare</span> to trust].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apostate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹpostayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002504a"><!--s002504a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who commits apostasy</p><p><span class="bodyb">apostate</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clown<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011316a"><!--s011316a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + about/around) to act as or like a clown.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">centésimo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/senʹtesimoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> centésimos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009642a"><!--s009642a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of currency worth 100th of the basic monetary unit of Panama and Uruguay [Spanish <span class="bodyi">centésimo</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">centesimus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/centesimal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">centesimal</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Black Power</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005858a"><!--s005858a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the mobilization of the political and economic power of US blacks, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to further racial equality.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eightsome reel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹayts(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019284a"><!--s019284a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Scottish reel for eight dancers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double refraction</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018027a"><!--s018027a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/birefringence/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">birefringence</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">balboa</span><small><span class="eSynop">/balʹboh·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004177a"><!--s004177a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the basic monetary unit of Panama [Spanish <span class="bodyi">balboa</span>, named after Vasco Núñez de <span class="bodyi">Balboa</span> d.1517, Spanish explorer and leader of the first successful Spanish settlement in Panama].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">affidavit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/afiʹdayvit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000815a"><!--s000815a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sworn written statement for use as judicial proof [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">affidavit</span>, he or she has made an oath, from <span class="bodyi">affidare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/affiance/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">affiance</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dilly bag</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016764a"><!--s016764a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an Australian mesh bag of native grass or fibres [<span class="bodyi">dilli</span>, native name in Australia].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cupric</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkyoohprik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014671a"><!--s014671a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or containing bivalent copper.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burglarize <span class="bodyi">or</span> burglarise <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007969a"><!--s007969a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to burgle (a building or person).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apostatize <span class="bodyi">or</span> apostatise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹpostətiez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002505a"><!--s002505a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to commit apostasy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">convoke</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹvohk/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012994a"><!--s012994a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to call (a formal meeting) [early French <span class="bodyi">convoquer</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">convocare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">vocare</span> to call].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clownfish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> clownfishes <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> clownfish)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011317a"><!--s011317a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small brightly coloured tropical fish that generally lives in close contact with sea anemones.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">centi-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009643a"><!--s009643a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s009988b"><!--s009988b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>hundred </p><p><i></i></p><p>centipede</p>.</div><a name="s009989b"><!--s009989b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>one hundredth part </p><p><i></i></p><p>centimetre</p> <p>[French <span class="bodyi">centi-</span> hundredth, from Latin <span class="bodyi">centum</span> hundred].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">black pudding</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005859a"><!--s005859a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a very dark sausage made from suet and a large proportion of pigs’ blood: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/white_pudding/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">white pudding</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">balcony</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbalkəni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> balconies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004178a"><!--s004178a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004189b"><!--s004189b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a platform built out from the wall of a building and enclosed by a railing or low wall.</p></div><a name="s004190b"><!--s004190b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a gallery inside a building, e.g. a theatre</p><p><span class="bodyb">balconied</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Italian <span class="bodyi">balcone</span> from Old Italian <span class="bodyi">balcone</span> scaffold, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doubles</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018028a"><!--s018028a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a game between two pairs of players, e.g. in tennis or badminton.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eighty</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹayti/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> eighties)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019285a"><!--s019285a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020309b"><!--s020309b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the number 80, or the quantity represented by it.</p></div><a name="s020310b"><!--s020310b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the numbers 80 to 89; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a range of temperatures, ages, or dates within a century characterized by these numbers</p><p><span class="bodyb">eightieth</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">eahtatig</span>, short for <span class="bodyi">hundeahtatig</span>, group of eighty, from <span class="bodyi">hund</span>, literally ‘hundred’ + <span class="bodyi">eahta</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eight/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eight</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-tig</span> group of ten].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dillydally</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diliʹdali/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (dillydallies, dillydallied, dillydallying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016765a"><!--s016765a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to waste time by loitering; to dawdle [reduplication of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dally/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dally</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cupriferous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kyoohʹprifərəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014672a"><!--s014672a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of an ore, etc: containing copper.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">a posteriori</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌay postiəriʹawri, -rie/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002506a"><!--s002506a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of argument or reasoning: proceeding from observed facts to their cause, or from the particular to the general; inductive or inductively: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_priori/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a priori</span></span></a> </p><p><i></i></p><p>argue a posteriori</p> [Latin ‘from what follows’, from <span class="bodyi">a</span> from + <span class="bodyi">posterior</span> later].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burglary</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> burglaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007970a"><!--s007970a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008280b"><!--s008280b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the offence of unlawfully entering a building with criminal intent, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to steal.</p></div><a name="s008281b"><!--s008281b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an instance of burglary.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cloy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kloy/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011318a"><!--s011318a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make (somebody) weary or satiated with an excess, usu of something orig pleasing</p><p><span class="bodyb">cloying</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cloyingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">acloien</span> to lame, via French from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">inclavare</span> to drive a nail into,from Latin <span class="bodyi">in</span> + <span class="bodyi">clavus</span> nail].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">convoluted</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012995a"><!--s012995a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013733b"><!--s013733b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>complex and difficult to understand or unravel; involved </p><p><i></i></p><p>a convoluted argument</p>.</div><a name="s013734b"><!--s013734b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">technical</span> having twists or coils</p><p><span class="bodyb">convolutedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">convolutus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">convolvere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/convolve/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">convolve</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">centigrade</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsentigrayd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009644a"><!--s009644a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="sb00000080"><!--sb00000080--></a><p>of or being a scale of 100 degrees, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the Celsius scale of temperature [French <span class="bodyi">centigrade</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">centum</span> hundred + <span class="bodyi">gradus</span> step]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">centigrade</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">Celsius</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/celsius/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Celsius</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">affiliate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹfiliayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000816a"><!--s000816a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000921b"><!--s000921b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(+ to/with) to attach (e.g. an organization) as a member or branch </p><p><i></i></p><p>The union is affiliated to the TUC</p> <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</div><a name="s000922b"><!--s000922b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ with) to connect or associate oneself with another, often in a dependent or subordinate position <span class="bodyb">affiliation</span> /-ʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">affiliatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">affiliare</span> to adopt as a son, from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">filius</span> son].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Black Rod</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005860a"><!--s005860a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Britain, the principal usher of the House of Lords [from his staff of office].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bald</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bawld/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004179a"><!--s004179a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004191b"><!--s004191b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000837c"><!--s000837c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>with a scalp on which some or all of the hair has fallen out, has been shaved off, or has not yet grown.</p></div><a name="s000838c"><!--s000838c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>of a tyre: having little or no tread </p><p><i></i></p><p>bald tyres</p>.</div><a name="s000839c"><!--s000839c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>lacking a natural or normal covering, e.g. of vegetation or nap.</p></div></div><a name="s004192b"><!--s004192b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>blunt and unadorned or undisguised </p><p><i></i></p><p>Tell me the bald truth</p>.</div><a name="s004193b"><!--s004193b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of an animal: marked with white, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on the head or face</p><p><span class="bodyb">baldish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">baldly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">baldness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">balled</span>, perhaps of Celtic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diluent<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdilyoo·ənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016766a"><!--s016766a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an agent for diluting [Latin <span class="bodyi">diluent-</span>, <span class="bodyi">diluens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">diluere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/deluge1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">deluge 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double salt</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018029a"><!--s018029a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a salt regarded as a molecular combination of two simple salts.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cuprite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkyoohpriet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014673a"><!--s014673a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>red copper oxide occurring as a mineral [German <span class="bodyi">Kuprit</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">cuprum</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/copper1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">copper 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apostle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹpos(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002507a"><!--s002507a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002406b"><!--s002406b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Apostle</span>) an early Christian teacher sent out to preach the gospel, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one of the group made up of Jesus's original twelve disciples and Paul.</p></div><a name="s002407b"><!--s002407b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any Christian missionary who was the first to preach Christianity in a place or among a people.</p></div><a name="s002408b"><!--s002408b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an advocate, early exponent, or ardent supporter of a system, movement, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>Gandhi, a noted apostle of passive resistance as a means of protest</p> <p><i></i></p><p>an early apostle of Dadaism</p><p><span class="bodyb">apostleship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">apostle</span>, or Old English <span class="bodyi">apostol</span>, both from late Latin <span class="bodyi">apostolus</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">apostolos</span> messenger, from <span class="bodyi">apostellein</span> to send away].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">centigram</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsentigram/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009645a"><!--s009645a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a metric unit of mass equal to 100th of a gram.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">einkorn</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹienkawn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019286a"><!--s019286a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a one-grained type of wheat: <span class="bodyi">Triticum monococcum</span> [German <span class="bodyi">Einkorn</span> from <span class="bodyi">ein</span> one + <span class="bodyi">Korn</span> grain].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">affiliate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹfiliət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000817a"><!--s000817a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an affiliated person or organization.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burgle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbuhgl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007971a"><!--s007971a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to commit an act of burglary in (a building) or against (a person) [back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/burglar/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">burglar</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cloze test</span><small><span class="eSynop">/klohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011319a"><!--s011319a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an educational test in which the reader has to replace words that have been deleted from a text [by shortening and alteration from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/closure1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">closure 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">convolution</span><small><span class="eSynop">/konvəʹloohsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012996a"><!--s012996a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013735b"><!--s013735b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a twist or coil.</p></div><a name="s013736b"><!--s013736b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of the irregular ridges on the surface of the brain, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cerebrum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cerebrum</span></span></a> (anterior portion of the brain) of higher mammals.</p></div><a name="s013737b"><!--s013737b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something intricate or complicated</p><p><span class="bodyb">convolutional</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">black sheep</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005861a"><!--s005861a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a disreputable member of a respectable group, family, etc [because the fleece of a black sheep was worth less].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baldachin <span class="bodyi">or</span> baldaquin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbaldəkin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004180a"><!--s004180a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004194b"><!--s004194b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a cloth canopy fixed or carried over an important person or a sacred object.</p></div><a name="s004195b"><!--s004195b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an ornamental structure resembling a canopy, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> over an altar or shrine in a Christian church.</p></div><a name="s004196b"><!--s004196b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a richly embroidered fabric of silk and gold [Italian <span class="bodyi">baldacchino</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Baldacco</span> Baghdad, city in Iraq].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diluent<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016767a"><!--s016767a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>making thinner or less concentrated; diluting.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double saucepan</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018030a"><!--s018030a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> two interlocking saucepans, the contents of the upper being cooked or heated by boiling water in the lower: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bain_marie/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bain-marie</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apostlebird</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002508a"><!--s002508a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an Australian bird with grey, black, and brown plumage: <span class="bodyi">Struthidea cinerea</span> [from their supposed habit of moving about in flocks of twelve].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">affiliation order</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000818a"><!--s000818a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a legal order that the father of an illegitimate child must pay towards its maintenance.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">convolve</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹvolv/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012997a"><!--s012997a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to roll or twist (something) together [Latin <span class="bodyi">convolvere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">volvere</span> to roll].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burgomaster</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbuhgəmahstə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007972a"><!--s007972a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the mayor of a town in certain European countries [Dutch <span class="bodyi">burgemeester</span>, from <span class="bodyi">burg</span> town + <span class="bodyi">meester</span> master].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">centilitre</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">centiliter</span>) /ʹsentileetə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009646a"><!--s009646a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a metric unit of capacity equal to 100th of a litre (about 0.35fl oz).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Blackshirt</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005862a"><!--s005862a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of a fascist organization with a black shirt as part of its uniform.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cupro-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014675a"><!--s014675a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cupr_or_cupri_or_cupro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cupr-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">club<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/klub/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011320a"><!--s011320a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011628b"><!--s011628b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an association of people with a common interest or who jointly engage in a particular activity, usu one that holds periodic meetings.</p></div><a name="s011629b"><!--s011629b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003015c"><!--s003015c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an association of people that has premises available for members to stay, eat, or socialize.</p></div><a name="s003016c"><!--s003016c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the meeting place or premises of a club.</p></div></div><a name="s011630b"><!--s011630b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a group of people who agree to make regular payments or purchases in order to secure some advantage </p><p><i></i></p><p>a book club</p>.</div><a name="s011631b"><!--s011631b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/nightclub/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">nightclub</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s011632b"><!--s011632b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s003017c"><!--s003017c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a heavy stick thicker at one end than the other and used as a hand weapon.</p></div><a name="s003018c"><!--s003018c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in golf and other games, a stick or bat used to hit a ball.</p></div></div><a name="s011633b"><!--s011633b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s003019c"><!--s003019c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a playing card marked with one or more black figures in the shape of a clover leaf.</p></div><a name="s003020c"><!--s003020c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl, but treated as sing. or pl</span>) the suit comprising cards identified by this figure ✱ <span class="bodyb">in the club</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> said of a woman: pregnant</p><p>Middle English <span class="bodyi">clubbe</span> from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">klubba</span>; (sense 6) translation of Spanish <span class="bodyi">basto</span> or Italian <span class="bodyi">baston</span>, from the figure of a stick on Spanish and Italian cards. The relationship between the meanings ‘heavy stick’ and ‘association of people’ is not altogether clear. The latter meaning arose in the mid-17th cent., perhaps from the verb <span class="bodyi">club</span> in the senses ‘to gather into a club-like mass’ or ‘to collect together’</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Einsteinian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ienʹstieni·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019287a"><!--s019287a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to Albert Einstein (d.1955) German-born US physicist, or his theories.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bald eagle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004181a"><!--s004181a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an eagle of N America that has a white head and neck when mature and eats fish and carrion: <span class="bodyi">Haliaeetus leucocephalus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dilute<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dieʹl(y)ooht, di-/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016768a"><!--s016768a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017459b"><!--s017459b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (a liquid) thinner or more liquid by adding another liquid.</p></div><a name="s017460b"><!--s017460b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to diminish the strength, force, brilliance, etc of (something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">diluter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">dilution</span> /-sh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">dilutive</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">dilutus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">diluere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/deluge1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">deluge 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double sharp</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018031a"><!--s018031a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018839b"><!--s018839b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a symbol (χ) placed before a note in music indicating a rise in pitch of two semitones.</p></div><a name="s018840b"><!--s018840b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a note with this symbol or that is raised in this way.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apostle spoon</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002509a"><!--s002509a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a teaspoon of a common traditional design, the handle terminating in the figure of a saint or apostle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">convolvulus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹvolvyooləs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> convolvuluses)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012998a"><!--s012998a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of trailing or twining plants of the bindweed family, many of which have trumpet-shaped flowers and broadly triangular leaves: genus <span class="bodyi">Convolvulus</span> [Latin <span class="bodyi">convolvulus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">convolvere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/convolve/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">convolve</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blacksmith</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005863a"><!--s005863a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who works iron, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> at a forge</p><p><span class="bodyb">blacksmithing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [from their working with iron, known as black metal].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">centime</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsonteem/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009647a"><!--s009647a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of currency worth 100th of the basic monetary unit of certain French-speaking countries (in France, Belgium, and Luxembourg up to the introduction of the euro in 2002) [French <span class="bodyi">centime</span> from <span class="bodyi">cent</span> hundred, from Latin <span class="bodyi">centum</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">affine<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹfien, a-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000819a"><!--s000819a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in anthropology, a person related by marriage</p><p><span class="bodyb">affinal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">affin</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">affins</span> related].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">club<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (clubbed, clubbing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011321a"><!--s011321a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s011634b"><!--s011634b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to beat or strike (a person or an animal) with or as if with a club <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s011635b"><!--s011635b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ together) to combine to share a common expense or object.</p></div><a name="s011636b"><!--s011636b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to go to nightclubs </p><p><i></i></p><p>They were out clubbing until dawn</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burgundy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007974a"><!--s007974a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of a deep purplish red colour</p><p><span class="bodyb">burgundy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">balderdash</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbawldədash/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004182a"><!--s004182a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>nonsense, often used as a general expression of disagreement </p><p><i></i></p><p>‘Such unscientific balderdash,’ added the doctor</p> — Stevenson [origin unknown].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">einsteinium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ienʹstieni·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019288a"><!--s019288a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a radioactive metallic chemical element artificially produced from plutonium: symbol Es, atomic number 99 [named after Albert <span class="bodyi">Einstein</span> d.1955, German-born US physicist and mathematician].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cupro</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkyoohproh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014674a"><!--s014674a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cuprammonium_rayon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cuprammonium rayon</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dilute<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016769a"><!--s016769a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>weak; diluted.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double-space</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018032a"><!--s018032a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018841b"><!--s018841b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to type or print (text) leaving alternate lines blank <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s018842b"><!--s018842b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to type or print on every other line.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">black spot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005864a"><!--s005864a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a stretch of road on which accidents occur frequently.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apostolate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹpostələt, -layt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002510a"><!--s002510a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002409b"><!--s002409b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the office, mission, or evangelistic work of an apostle.</p></div><a name="s002410b"><!--s002410b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an association of people dedicated to the propagation of a religion or doctrine [late Latin <span class="bodyi">apostolatus</span> from <span class="bodyi">apostolus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/apostle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">apostle</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Burgundy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbuhgəndi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Burgundies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007973a"><!--s007973a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a red or white table wine from the Burgundy region of France.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clubbable</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011322a"><!--s011322a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>sociable.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">convoy<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonvoy/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012999a"><!--s012999a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a group of ships, military vehicles, etc moving together, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with a protective escort ✱ <span class="bodyb">in convoy</span> travelling together.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">centimetre</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">centimeter</span>) /ʹsentimeetə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009648a"><!--s009648a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a metric unit of length equal to 100th of a metre (about 0.4in.).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cupro-nickel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkyoohproh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014676a"><!--s014676a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an alloy, usu of seven parts of copper and three parts of nickel, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in British silver coins.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eirenic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ieʹreenik, ieʹrenik/ eirenical /ieʹreenikl, ieʹrenikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019289a"><!--s019289a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/irenic_or_eirenic_iereenik_ierenik_or_irenical_or_eirenical_iereenikl_ierenikl/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">irenic</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bald-faced</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004183a"><!--s004183a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/barefaced/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">barefaced</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diluvial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹloohvi·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016770a"><!--s016770a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or brought about by a flood [late Latin <span class="bodyi">diluvialis</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">diluvium</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/deluge1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">deluge 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">affine<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000820a"><!--s000820a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to a mathematical transformation that preserves straightness and parallelism of lines but may alter distances between points and angles between lines </p><p><i></i></p><p>affine geometry</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doublespeak</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdublspeek/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018033a"><!--s018033a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/double_talk/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">double-talk</span></span></a> [from the novel <span class="bodyi">1984</span> by George Orwell d.1950, English writer].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apostolic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/apəʹstolik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002511a"><!--s002511a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002411b"><!--s002411b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to an apostle or the New Testament apostles </p><p><i></i></p><p>one Catholic and Apostolic Church</p> — Nicene Creed.</div><a name="s002412b"><!--s002412b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to the pope as the successor to the apostolic authority vested in St Peter </p><p><i></i></p><p>the apostolic See</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">black stump</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005865a"><!--s005865a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> <span class="bodyb">the black stump</span>) <span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ</span> an imaginary object marking the furthest extent of civilization.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹberi·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007975a"><!--s007975a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act, process, or ceremony of burying of a dead body [Old English <span class="bodyi">byrgels</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">convoy<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013000a"><!--s013000a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to accompany or escort (something or somebody in transit) for protection [Middle English <span class="bodyi">convoyen</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">conviare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/convey/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">convey</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">centimetre-gram-second</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009649a"><!--s009649a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or being a system of units based on the centimetre, the gram, and the second.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cupr- <span class="bodyi">or</span> cupri- <span class="bodyi">or</span> cupro-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014667a"><!--s014667a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting:</p><a name="s015236b"><!--s015236b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>denoting copper </p><p><i></i></p><p>cupreous</p> <p><i></i></p><p>cupriferous</p> <p><i></i></p><p>cupro-nickel</p>.</div><a name="s015237b"><!--s015237b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>copper and [late Latin <span class="bodyi">cuprum</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/copper1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">copper 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diluvian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹloohvi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016771a"><!--s016771a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/diluvial/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">diluvial</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clubber</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011323a"><!--s011323a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who frequents nightclubs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">EIS</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019290a"><!--s019290a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Educational Institute of Scotland, a teachers’ union in Scotland.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baldie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbawldi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004184a"><!--s004184a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/baldy1_or_baldie/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">baldy 1</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/baldy2_or_baldie/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">baldy 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">affinity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹfiniti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> affinities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000821a"><!--s000821a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000923b"><!--s000923b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000259c"><!--s000259c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a natural liking for somebody or an inclination to think and feel alike.</p></div><a name="s000260c"><!--s000260c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an attraction to or taste for something.</p></div></div><a name="s000924b"><!--s000924b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relationship by marriage.</p></div><a name="s000925b"><!--s000925b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>resemblance based on relationship or causal connection.</p></div><a name="s000926b"><!--s000926b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a chemical attraction between substances, causing them to combine.</p></div><a name="s000927b"><!--s000927b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a relation between biological groups with similar structure and common ancestry [Middle English <span class="bodyi">affinite</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">affinis</span> bordering on, related by marriage, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">finis</span> end, border].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double standard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018034a"><!--s018034a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a principle or code that applies more rigorously to one group than to another.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">black swan</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005866a"><!--s005866a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a swan with black outer feathers and a red beak originally native to Australia: <span class="bodyi">Cygnus atratus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apostolic succession</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002512a"><!--s002512a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the teaching of the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches that the authority vested in Christian bishops is handed down through successive ordinations from the apostles.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burial ground</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007976a"><!--s007976a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cemetery.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">convulsant<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹvuls(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013001a"><!--s013001a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a drug: causing convulsions.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">balding</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbawlding/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004185a"><!--s004185a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>becoming bald.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dim.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016774a"><!--s016774a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017470b"><!--s017470b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>dimension.</p></div><a name="s017471b"><!--s017471b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>diminuendo.</p></div><a name="s017472b"><!--s017472b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>diminutive.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">centimo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsentimoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> centimos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009650a"><!--s009650a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of currency worth 100th of the basic monetary unit of certain Spanish-speaking countries (in Spain up to the introduction of the euro in 2002) [Spanish <span class="bodyi">céntimo</span> from French <span class="bodyi">centime</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/centime/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">centime</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eisteddfod</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ieʹstedhvod/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> eisteddfods eisteddfodau /-die/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019291a"><!--s019291a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Welsh-language competitive festival of the arts, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> music and poetry <span class="bodyb">eisteddfodic</span> /-ʹvodik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Welsh <span class="bodyi">eisteddfod</span> session, from <span class="bodyi">eistedd</span> to sit + <span class="bodyi">bod</span> being].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cuprous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkyoohprəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014677a"><!--s014677a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or containing univalent copper.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">affinity card</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000822a"><!--s000822a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a credit card or bank card issued with an undertaking that a percentage of the money spent by the user will be donated to a specified charity.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double star</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018035a"><!--s018035a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018843b"><!--s018843b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/binary_star/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">binary star</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s018844b"><!--s018844b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>two stars that appear to be very close together.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">black tea</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005867a"><!--s005867a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005930b"><!--s005930b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>tea that is dark in colour from complete fermentation of the leaf before drying.</p></div><a name="s005931b"><!--s005931b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>tea without milk.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clubby</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (clubbier, clubbiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011324a"><!--s011324a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011637b"><!--s011637b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>liking company; sociable.</p></div><a name="s011638b"><!--s011638b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>forming or characteristic of an exclusive group </p><p><i></i></p><p>Underwriting is probably the clubbiest of all City activities</p><p> Financial Weekly.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apostrophe<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹpostrəfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002513a"><!--s002513a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="sb00000049"><!--sb00000049--></a><p>a punctuation mark (’) used to indicate the omission of letters or figures, the possessive case, or the plural of letters or figures <span class="bodyb">apostrophic</span> /apəʹstrofik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [early French and late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">apostrophos</span>, turned away, from <span class="bodyi">apostrephein</span> to turn away]</p><div class="sidebar"><p>The apostrophe is used before the letter <span class="bodyi">s</span> to mark a possessive (<span class="bodyi">Sharon's new car</span>, <span class="bodyi">the horse's feet</span>, <span class="bodyi">the children's toys</span>). It can cause problems when the last letter of the word to which it is attached is itself <span class="bodyi">s</span>. If the word is plural, the apostrophe is used on its own without another <span class="bodyi">s</span> (<span class="bodyi">the girls’ shoes</span>, <span class="bodyi">the horses’ feet</span>). If the word is singular, the usual modern practice is to add <span class="bodyi">‘s</span> as normal if there is an extra s in speech (<span class="bodyi">Bridget Jones's Diary</span>, <span class="bodyi">Jesus's words to the Apostles</span>). It is not incorrect to add a simple apostrophe in such cases, and this is usual if there is not an extra s in speech (<span class="bodyi">Manasses’ prayer</span>, <span class="bodyi">Socrates’ submission to the law</span>). Note that an apostrophe should not be used before <span class="bodyi">s</span> to make ordinary words plural (the so-called ‘grocer's apostrophe’, as in <span class="bodyi">apple's 40p a pound</span>). It should only be used to make plural forms of letter and numbers (<span class="bodyi">a's</span>, <span class="bodyi">P's</span>, <span class="bodyi">4’s</span>) and is not always needed then (<span class="bodyi">1940s</span>).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">convulsant<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013002a"><!--s013002a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a convulsant drug.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbyooərin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007977a"><!--s007977a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008282b"><!--s008282b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an engraver's steel cutting tool.</p></div><a name="s008283b"><!--s008283b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a prehistoric flint tool with a bevelled point [French <span class="bodyi">burin</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baldric</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbawldrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004186a"><!--s004186a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an often ornamented belt worn over one shoulder and across the body to support a sword, bugle, etc [Middle English <span class="bodyi">baudry, baudrik</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">baudre</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">centipede</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsentipeed/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009651a"><!--s009651a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a class of long invertebrate animals with a flattened body divided into many segments, each bearing one pair of legs: class Chilopoda [Latin <span class="bodyi">centipeda</span>,from <span class="bodyi">centi-</span> + <span class="bodyi">ped-, pes</span> foot].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double stopping</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018036a"><!--s018036a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the simultaneous playing of two strings of a bowed instrument, e.g. a violin.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">club car</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011325a"><!--s011325a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a lounge car on a train.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blackthorn</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005868a"><!--s005868a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a spiny European shrub of the rose family with hard wood and small white flowers: <span class="bodyi">Prunus spinosa</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apostrophe<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002514a"><!--s002514a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the rhetorical addressing of a person, usu absent, or a personified thing, as in <span class="bodyi">O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?</span> <span class="bodyb">apostrophic</span> /apəʹstrofik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">apostrophē</span>, literally ‘act of turning away’, from <span class="bodyi">apostrephein</span> to turn away].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">convulse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹvuls/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013003a"><!--s013003a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013738b"><!--s013738b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cause (a person) to be shaken violently by spasms, e.g. of rage, laughter, etc.</p></div><a name="s013739b"><!--s013739b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause upheaval in (a community, etc) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He threatened to raise a scandal that would convulse the nation</p><p> Conan Doyle <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s013740b"><!--s013740b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to be convulsed</p><p><span class="bodyb">convulsive</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">convulsively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">convulsus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">convellere</span> to pluck up, convulse, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">vellere</span> to pull].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dim<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dim/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (dimmer, dimmest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016772a"><!--s016772a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017461b"><!--s017461b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>giving out a weak or insufficient light.</p></div><a name="s017462b"><!--s017462b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>seen indistinctly </p><p><i></i></p><p>a dim shape</p>.</div><a name="s017463b"><!--s017463b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of the eyes: not able to see clearly.</p></div><a name="s017464b"><!--s017464b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> lacking intelligence; stupid.</p></div><a name="s017465b"><!--s017465b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>not remembered clearly </p><p><i></i></p><p>a dim memory</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">take a dim view of</span>.</p></div><a name="s017466b"><!--s017466b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to have an unfavourable or pessimistic attitude to (something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">dimly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dimness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cuptie</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014678a"><!--s014678a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a match in a knockout competition for a cup.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">affirm</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹfuhm/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000823a"><!--s000823a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000928b"><!--s000928b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000261c"><!--s000261c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to validate or confirm (something).</p></div><a name="s000262c"><!--s000262c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to state (something) positively.</p></div></div><a name="s000929b"><!--s000929b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to assert (e.g. a judgment of a lower court) as valid <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s000930b"><!--s000930b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to testify by affirmation.</p></div><a name="s000931b"><!--s000931b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to uphold a judgment or decree of a lower court</p><p><span class="bodyb">affirmable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">affirmer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">affermen</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">affirmare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">firmare</span> to make firm, from <span class="bodyi">firmus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/firm1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">firm 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Eiswein</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹiesvien/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Eisweine /-nə/ Eisweins)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019292a"><!--s019292a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ice_wine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ice wine</span></span></a> [German <span class="bodyi">Eiswein</span>, literally ‘ice wine’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burka</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007979a"><!--s007979a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/burqa_or_burka_or_boorka/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">burqa</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cento</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsentoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> centones /senʹtohneez/ centos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009652a"><!--s009652a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a literary work made up of quotations from other works [Latin <span class="bodyi">cento</span> patchwork garment].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baldy<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> baldie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbawldi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> baldies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004187a"><!--s004187a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal, derog</span> somebody who is bald or balding.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doublet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdublit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018037a"><!--s018037a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018845b"><!--s018845b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a man's close-fitting jacket, with or without sleeves, worn in Europe, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the 15th to 17th cents.</p></div><a name="s018846b"><!--s018846b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a pair of similar or identical things, or either of such a pair.</p></div><a name="s018847b"><!--s018847b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s004694c"><!--s004694c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a pair of similar or identical things.</p></div><a name="s004695c"><!--s004695c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) two thrown dice showing the same number on the upper face.</p></div></div><a name="s018848b"><!--s018848b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>either of two words in a language having the same derivation but a different meaning, e.g. <span class="bodyi">guard</span> and <span class="bodyi">ward</span> [Middle English from early French, from <span class="bodyi">double</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/double1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">double 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">black-tie</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005870a"><!--s005870a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of e.g. a dinner: characterized by or requiring the wearing of semiformal evening dress by men including a dinner jacket and a black bow tie: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/white_tie/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">white tie</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">club class</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011326a"><!--s011326a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a class of air travel between first class and economy class, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by business travellers that is less luxurious than first class but provides better facilities than economy class.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apostrophize <span class="bodyi">or</span> apostrophise <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002515a"><!--s002515a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to address (an absent person or a personified thing), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a rhetorical or poetic device </p><p><i></i></p><p>Wordsworth's famous line apostrophizing the cuckoo</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cupule</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkyoohpyoohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014679a"><!--s014679a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cup-shaped anatomical or plant structure [from late Latin <span class="bodyi">cupula</span>, dimin. of Latin <span class="bodyi">cupa</span> tub].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dim<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (dimmed, dimming)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016773a"><!--s016773a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s017467b"><!--s017467b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make or become (something) dim.</p></div><a name="s017468b"><!--s017468b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to dip (a vehicle's headlights) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s017469b"><!--s017469b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to become dim.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">convulsion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹvulsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013004a"><!--s013004a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013741b"><!--s013741b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles.</p></div><a name="s013742b"><!--s013742b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a violent disturbance.</p></div><a name="s013743b"><!--s013743b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) an uncontrolled fit of laughter.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Burkinan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/buhʹkeenən / <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007980a"><!--s007980a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Burkina Faso in W Africa</p><p><span class="bodyb">Burkinan</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">affirmation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/afəʹmaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000824a"><!--s000824a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000932b"><!--s000932b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something affirmed; a positive assertion.</p></div><a name="s000933b"><!--s000933b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a solemn declaration made by somebody who conscientiously declines taking an oath.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">either<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹiedhə, ʹeedhə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019293a"><!--s019293a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020311b"><!--s020311b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>being the one and the other of both of the two </p><p><i></i></p><p>on either side of the path</p> <p><i></i></p><p>There were flowers blooming on either side of the path</p>.</div><a name="s020312b"><!--s020312b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>being the one or the other of two </p><p><i></i></p><p>Take either road</p> <a name="sb000000168"><!--sb000000168--></a><p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">ǣghwæther</span> both, each, from <span class="bodyi">ā</span> always + <span class="bodyi">ge-</span> (collective prefix) + <span class="bodyi">hwæther</span> which of two, whether]</p><div class="sidebar"><p>Both pronunciations (ʹiedhə or ʹeedha) are acceptable: British English tends to prefer the former, American English, the latter.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">centra</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsentrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009654a"><!--s009654a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/centrum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">centrum</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baldy<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> baldie</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (baldier, baldiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004188a"><!--s004188a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal, derog</span> bald or balding.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apothecaries’ measure <span class="bodyi">or</span> apothecaries’ weight</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002516a"><!--s002516a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the series of units of weight used formerly by pharmacists and based on the ounce of eight drachms and the drachm of three scruples or 60 grains.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double take</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018038a"><!--s018038a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a delayed reaction to a surprising or significant situation </p><p><i></i></p><p>do a double take</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">club foot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011327a"><!--s011327a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a misshapen foot twisted out of position from birth</p><p><span class="bodyb">clubfooted</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burk <span class="bodyi">or</span> berk <span class="bodyi">or</span> birk</span><small><span class="eSynop">/buhk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007978a"><!--s007978a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, slang</span> a stupid person; a fool [short for rhyming slang <span class="bodyi">Berkshire</span> or <span class="bodyi">Berkeley</span> <span class="bodyi">Hunt</span> cunt].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">black tie</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005869a"><!--s005869a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005932b"><!--s005932b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a black bow tie worn with a dinner jacket.</p></div><a name="s005933b"><!--s005933b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an ordinary tie of black material, worn as a sign of mourning.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cur</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kuh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014680a"><!--s014680a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015238b"><!--s015238b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a mongrel or inferior dog.</p></div><a name="s015239b"><!--s015239b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a surly or cowardly fellow [Middle English, prob short for <span class="bodyi">cur-dog</span>,perhaps related to Old Norse <span class="bodyi">kurra</span> to growl].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cony <span class="bodyi">or</span> coney</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> conies coneys)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013005a"><!--s013005a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013744b"><!--s013744b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a rabbit.</p></div><a name="s013745b"><!--s013745b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>rabbit fur.</p></div><a name="s013746b"><!--s013746b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a hyrax [Middle English <span class="bodyi">conies</span> (pl), via early French <span class="bodyi">conis</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">cuniculus</span> rabbit].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">either<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pronoun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019294a"><!--s019294a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the one or the other </p><p><i></i></p><p>She could be happy with either of them</p> <p><i></i></p><p>I don't want either of them</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dime</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diem/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016775a"><!--s016775a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a coin worth a tenth of a US dollar ✱ <span class="bodyb">a dime a dozen</span> <span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> very cheap [Middle English, in the sense ‘tenth part, tithe’, via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">decima</span>, fem of <span class="bodyi">decimus</span> tenth, from <span class="bodyi">decem</span> ten].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">affirmative<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹfuhmətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000825a"><!--s000825a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000934b"><!--s000934b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>asserting or agreeing answering that something is true or correct </p><p><i></i></p><p>He gave an affirmative nod</p>.</div><a name="s000935b"><!--s000935b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>favouring or supporting a proposition or motion </p><p><i></i></p><p>an affirmative vote</p><p><span class="bodyb">affirmatively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">central</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsentrəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009655a"><!--s009655a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009990b"><!--s009990b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002383c"><!--s002383c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>at, in, or near the centre </p><p><i></i></p><p>an office in central London</p>.</div><a name="s002384c"><!--s002384c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>easily accessible; convenient </p><p><i></i></p><p>Our house is very central for the shops</p>.</div></div><a name="s009991b"><!--s009991b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>containing or constituting a centre </p><p><i></i></p><p>the central point</p>.</div><a name="s009992b"><!--s009992b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>of primary importance; principal </p><p><i></i></p><p>the central character of the novel</p>.</div><a name="s009993b"><!--s009993b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>having overall power or control </p><p><i></i></p><p>decided by the central committee</p> <p><span class="bodyb">centrality</span> /senʹtraliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">centrally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">centralis</span> from <span class="bodyi">centrum</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/centre1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">centre 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bale<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bayl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004189a"><!--s004189a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004197b"><!--s004197b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a large bundle of goods, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a large closely pressed package of merchandise bound and usu wrapped for storage or transportation.</p></div><a name="s004198b"><!--s004198b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the weight of a bale of goods, e.g. 500lb (226.8kg) of cotton [Middle English from Old French, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apothecary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹpothək(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> apothecaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002517a"><!--s002517a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a pharmacist or pharmacy </p><p><i></i></p><p>It was Mr Lloyd, an apothecary, sometimes called in by Mrs Reed when the servants were ailing; for herself and the children she hired a physician</p> — Charlotte Brontë [Middle English <span class="bodyi">apothecarie</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">apothēkē</span> storehouse, from <span class="bodyi">apotithenai</span> to put away].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double-talk</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018039a"><!--s018039a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>involved and often deliberately ambiguous language.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burl<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/buhl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007981a"><!--s007981a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008284b"><!--s008284b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a knot or lump in thread or cloth.</p></div><a name="s008285b"><!--s008285b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a hard rounded outgrowth on a tree or veneer made from this [Middle English <span class="bodyi">burle</span> via (assumed) early French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">burra</span> shaggy cloth].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clubhouse</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011328a"><!--s011328a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011639b"><!--s011639b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a building occupied by a club or used for club activities.</p></div><a name="s011640b"><!--s011640b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a building that has changing rooms and social facilities for a sports club.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">either<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">conj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019295a"><!--s019295a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used before two or more sentence elements of the same class or function joined usu by <span class="bodyi">or</span> to indicate that what immediately follows is the first of two or more alternatives </p><p><i></i></p><p>Either that wallpaper goes, or I do</p><a name="sb000000169"><!--sb000000169--></a><p> Oscar Wilde</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyi">Either</span>, when it is the subject of a sentence,should be followed by a verb in the singular: <span class="bodyi">Either of the plans is acceptable</span>. If both subjects are singular, a singular verb should be used (<span class="bodyi">Either Peter or Andrew is intending to come</span>) and if both subjects are plural, a plural verb should be used (<span class="bodyi">Either relatives or friends are welcome</span>.) Where there is a combination of singular and plural subjects, it is best to let the form of the second one determine the form of the verb: <span class="bodyi">Either he or you have to go</span>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curaçao <span class="bodyi">or</span> curaçoa</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kyooərəʹsoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014681a"><!--s014681a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a liqueur flavoured with the peel of bitter oranges [Dutch <span class="bodyi">curaçao</span>,named after <span class="bodyi">Curaçao</span>, island in theNetherlands Antilles, where the oranges are grown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">black up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005871a"><!--s005871a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to put on black make-up, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in order to play the role of a black character.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coo<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (coos, cooed, cooing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013006a"><!--s013006a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013747b"><!--s013747b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make the low soft cry characteristic of a dove or pigeon, or a sound similar to it.</p></div><a name="s013748b"><!--s013748b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to talk lovingly or appreciatively</p><p><span class="bodyb">coo</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [imitative].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dime novel</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016776a"><!--s016776a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a melodramatic paperback novel</p><p><span class="bodyb">dime novelist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Central America</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009656a"><!--s009656a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the isthmus between North America and South America and the countries it contains, e.g. Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica.</p><p><span class="bodyb">Central American</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bale<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004190a"><!--s004190a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to tie (goods) into bales or bundles</p><p><span class="bodyb">baler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">affirmative<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000826a"><!--s000826a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a word, phrase, or statement expressing agreement or assent </p><p><i></i></p><p>She answered in the affirmative</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doublethink</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018040a"><!--s018040a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>unconscious acceptance, or cynical propagation, of conflicting principles [from the novel <span class="bodyi">1984</span> by George Orwell d.1950, English writer].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apothegm</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹapəthem/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002518a"><!--s002518a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/apophthegm/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">apophthegm</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burl<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007982a"><!--s007982a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to finish (cloth), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by repairing loose threads and knots</p><p><span class="bodyb">burler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clubland</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011329a"><!--s011329a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011641b"><!--s011641b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> the area or world of clubs, <span class="bodyi">esp</span>:</p><a name="s003021c"><!--s003021c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the area around St James's in London.</p></div><a name="s003022c"><!--s003022c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an area containing a large number of working men's clubs.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dimension<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹmensh(ə)n, die-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016777a"><!--s016777a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017473b"><!--s017473b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004381c"><!--s004381c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) size in one or all directions.</p></div><a name="s004382c"><!--s004382c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) the range over which something extends; the scope.</p></div></div><a name="s017474b"><!--s017474b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an aspect </p><p><i></i></p><p>The oral dimension of the novel is very important</p><p> Karl Miller.</p></div><a name="s017475b"><!--s017475b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s004383c"><!--s004383c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>extension in one direction; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> any of three or four coordinates determining a position in space or in space and time.</p></div><a name="s004384c"><!--s004384c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any of a group of parameters necessary and sufficient to determine uniquely each element of a system of mathematical entities </p><p><i></i></p><p>The surface of a sphere has two dimensions</p>.</div><a name="s004385c"><!--s004385c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) any of the fundamental quantities, <span class="bodyi">specif</span> mass, length, and time, which combine to make a derived unit </p><p><i></i></p><p>Velocity has the dimensions of length divided by time</p> <p><span class="bodyb">dimensional</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dimensionless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">dimension-</span>, <span class="bodyi">dimensio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">dimetiri</span> to measure out, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">metiri</span> to measure].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">either<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019296a"><!--s019296a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used for emphasis after a negative or implied negation: for that matter; likewise </p><p><i></i></p><p>I can't drive and I can't ride a bike either</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">black velvet</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005872a"><!--s005872a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a drink that is a mixture of stout and champagne or cider.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curacy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkyooərəsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> curacies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014682a"><!--s014682a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the office or term of office of a curate.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">affirmative action</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000827a"><!--s000827a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/positive_discrimination/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">positive discrimination</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coo<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013007a"><!--s013007a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the low soft cry of a dove or pigeon.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">central bank</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009657a"><!--s009657a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the main banking institution of a country, usu dealing mainly with government or interbank transactions rather than those of private individuals.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double time</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018041a"><!--s018041a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018849b"><!--s018849b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>payment of a worker at twice the normal wage rate.</p></div><a name="s018850b"><!--s018850b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a rate of marching of twice the number of steps per minute as the normal slow rate.</p></div><a name="s018851b"><!--s018851b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in music, two beats in the bar.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apothem</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹapəthem/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002519a"><!--s002519a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in geometry, the perpendicular extending from the centre of a regular polygon to any of its sides [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/apo_or_ap/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">apo-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-them</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">thema</span> something laid down, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/theme1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">theme 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bale<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun and verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004191a"><!--s004191a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bail4_or_bale/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bail 4</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bail5_or_bale/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bail 5</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burl<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007983a"><!--s007983a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi"><span class="bodyi">Aus</span></span> a try </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'll give it a burl</p> <p>[prob alteration of <span class="bodyi">whirl</span> as in <span class="bodyi">give it a whirl</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clubman <span class="bodyi">or</span> clubwoman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> clubmen clubwomen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011330a"><!--s011330a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of a club, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of an exclusive social club.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dimension<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (dimensioned, dimensioning)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016778a"><!--s016778a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to indicate the dimensions on (a drawing).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blackwater fever</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹblakwawtə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005873a"><!--s005873a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a severe form of malaria in which the urine becomes dark-coloured.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">either-or</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019297a"><!--s019297a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>involving an unavoidable choice between only two possibilities </p><p><i></i></p><p>an either-or situation</p> <p><span class="bodyb">either-or</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coo<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013008a"><!--s013008a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> used to express surprise, awe, etc [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">affix<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹfiks/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000828a"><!--s000828a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000936b"><!--s000936b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to attach (something) physically </p><p><i></i></p><p>affix a stamp to a letter</p>.</div><a name="s000937b"><!--s000937b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to add (something) in writing </p><p><i></i></p><p>affix a signature</p><p><span class="bodyb">affixable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">affixation</span> /afikʹsaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">affixare</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">affixus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">affigere</span> to fasten to, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">figere</span> to fasten].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curare <span class="bodyi">or</span> curari</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kyooʹrahri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014683a"><!--s014683a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015240b"><!--s015240b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of various highly toxic plant extracts from plants (of the genus <span class="bodyi">Curarea</span> and other genera), used by S American Indians as arrow poison.</p></div><a name="s015241b"><!--s015241b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the an alkaloid <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tubocurarine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tubocurarine</span></span></a> , extracted from a the woody climbing plant <span class="bodyi">Chondodendron tomentosum</span> and used medicinally as a muscle relaxant [Portuguese and Spanish <span class="bodyi">curare</span> from Carib <span class="bodyi">kurari</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Central European Time</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009658a"><!--s009658a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the standard time, one hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time, that is used by most countries of continental Europe.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apotheosis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əˌpothiʹohsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> apotheoses /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002520a"><!--s002520a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002413b"><!--s002413b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>elevation to the status of a god; deification.</p></div><a name="s002414b"><!--s002414b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a supreme example of something at its most developed </p><p><i></i></p><p>It [Treasure Island] is an apotheosis of the boy-story</p> — Conan Doyle [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">apotheōsis</span> from <span class="bodyi">apotheoun</span> to deify, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/apo_or_ap/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">apo-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">theos</span> god].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bale<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004192a"><!--s004192a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004199b"><!--s004199b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>great evil.</p></div><a name="s004200b"><!--s004200b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> sorrow; woe [Old English <span class="bodyi">bealu</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double tonguing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018042a"><!--s018042a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the use of alternating tongue movements to produce a fast succession of detached notes on a wind instrument.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burlap</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbuhlap/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007984a"><!--s007984a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a coarse heavy plain-woven fabric, usu of jute or hemp, used for sacking and in furniture and linoleum manufacture [alteration of earlier <span class="bodyi">borelapp</span>, of unknown origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">club moss</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011331a"><!--s011331a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a class of primitive vascular plants: order Lycopsida [translation of scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">muscus clavatus</span>; from the club-shaped spore-producing vessels in some species].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dimer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdiemə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016779a"><!--s016779a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a compound formed by the union of two radicals or two molecules of a simpler compound <span class="bodyb">dimeric</span> /dieʹmerik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/di_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">di- 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-mer</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ejaculate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹjakyoolayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019298a"><!--s019298a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020313b"><!--s020313b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to eject (semen) from the body in orgasm.</p></div><a name="s020314b"><!--s020314b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to utter (something) suddenly and vehemently <span class="bodyb">ejaculation</span> /-ʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">ejaculative</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">ejaculator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">ejaculatory</span> /-lət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">ejaculatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">ejaculari</span> to throw out, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">jaculari</span> to throw].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curassow</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkyooərəsoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014684a"><!--s014684a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of large tree-dwelling game birds of S and Central America related to the domestic fowl: genus <span class="bodyi">Crax</span> [alteration of <span class="bodyi">Curaçao</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">black widow</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005874a"><!--s005874a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a venomous New World spider of which the female is black with an hourglass-shaped red mark on the underside of the abdomen: <span class="bodyi">Latrodectus mactans</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apotheosize <span class="bodyi">or</span> apotheosise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/apəʹthee·əsiez, əʹpothi·əsiez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002521a"><!--s002521a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002415b"><!--s002415b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to deify (somebody).</p></div><a name="s002416b"><!--s002416b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to glorify (something or somebody).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cooee<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkooh·ee/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013009a"><!--s013009a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> used to make one's presence known or to attract somebody's attention at a distance ✱ <span class="bodyb">within cooee</span> <span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ</span> in earshot [imitative of an Aboriginal signal].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">affix<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹafiks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000829a"><!--s000829a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000938b"><!--s000938b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an addition to a word or root, usu at the beginning or end, producing a derivative or inflectional form or another word with a related meaning; a prefix, suffix, or infix.</p></div><a name="s000939b"><!--s000939b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an appendage.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baleen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹleen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004193a"><!--s004193a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/whalebone/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">whalebone</span></span></a> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">baleine</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">phallaina</span> whale].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">central heating</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009659a"><!--s009659a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a system of heating in which heat is produced at a central source, e.g. a boiler, and carried by pipes to radiators or air vents throughout a building.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clubroot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011332a"><!--s011332a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a disease of cabbages and related plants characterized by swellings or distortions of the root.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dimerize <span class="bodyi">or</span> dimerise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdieməriez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016780a"><!--s016780a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to combine with (a similar molecule) to form a dimer <span class="bodyb">dimerization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burlesque<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/buhʹlesk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007985a"><!--s007985a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008286b"><!--s008286b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a literary or dramatic work that uses exaggeration or imitation to ridicule.</p></div><a name="s008287b"><!--s008287b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>mockery, usu by imitation or caricature, or an instance of this.</p></div><a name="s008288b"><!--s008288b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a stage show usu consisting of short turns, comic sketches, and striptease acts [<span class="bodyi">burlesque</span> (adj) comic, droll, via French and Italian from Spanish <span class="bodyi">burla</span> joke].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double twill</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018043a"><!--s018043a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a twill weave with intersecting diagonal lines going in opposite directions.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ejaculate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹjakyoolət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019299a"><!--s019299a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the semen released by a single ejaculation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkyooərət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014685a"><!--s014685a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015242b"><!--s015242b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a clergyman serving as assistant, e.g. to a rector, in a parish.</p></div><a name="s015243b"><!--s015243b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a clergyman in charge of a parish.</p></div><a name="s015244b"><!--s015244b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Irish, informal</span> a barman [Middle English from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">curatus</span> clergyman, one having the care of souls, from Latin <span class="bodyi">cura</span> care].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cooee<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (cooees, cooeed, cooeeing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013010a"><!--s013010a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to call ‘cooee’.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bladder</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbladə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005875a"><!--s005875a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005934b"><!--s005934b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001341c"><!--s001341c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a membranous sac in animals that serves as the receptacle of a liquid or contains gas, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> urine the urinary bladder.</p></div><a name="s001342c"><!--s001342c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a hollow balloon-like part in e.g. a frond of seaweed; a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vesicle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">vesicle</span></span></a> (1a).</p></div></div><a name="s005935b"><!--s005935b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a bag filled with a liquid or gas (e.g. the air-filled rubber bag inside a football) [Old English <span class="bodyi">blǣdre</span>; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">blāwan</span> a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blow1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blow 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">centralise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009660a"><!--s009660a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/centralize_or_centralise_or_ise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">centralize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dimerous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdimərəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016781a"><!--s016781a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of an insect or plant part: consisting of two parts</p><p><span class="bodyb">dimerism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">dimerus</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/di_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">di- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-merus</span> having that many parts, from Greek <span class="bodyi">meros</span> part].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">club sandwich</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011333a"><!--s011333a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sandwich of three slices of bread with two layers of filling.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018044a"><!--s018044a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to share accommodation designed for one.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burlesque<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007986a"><!--s007986a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of the nature of a burlesque, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> designed to ridicule or parody.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">afflatus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹflaytəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000830a"><!--s000830a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>divine imparting of knowledge or mental power; inspiration [Latin <span class="bodyi">afflatus</span>, act of blowing or breathing on, past part. of <span class="bodyi">afflare</span> to blow on, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">flare</span> to blow].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apotropaic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌapətrəʹpayik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002522a"><!--s002522a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a ritual, formula, etc: supposedly averting evil or bad luck [Greek <span class="bodyi">apotropaios</span> turning away evil, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/apo_or_ap/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">apo-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">trepein</span> to turn, direct].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baleen whale</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004194a"><!--s004194a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various usu large whales that hasve whalebone plates instead of teeth, used which they use to filter krill <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/krill/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">krill</span></span></a> (small shrimplike animals) from large volumes of sea water: suborder Mysticeti.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">confiscable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹfiskəbl, kon-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012455a"><!--s012455a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>liable to confiscation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/flan/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022740a"><!--s022740a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024151b"><!--s024151b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a pastry or cake case containing a sweet or savoury filling.</p></div><a name="s024152b"><!--s024152b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a metal disc from which a coin, medal, etc is made [French <span class="bodyi">flan</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">flaon</span>,from late Latin <span class="bodyi">fladon-, flado</span> flat cake].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bushranger</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008059a"><!--s008059a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008399b"><!--s008399b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> somebody who lives in a sparsely populated uncultivated or forested area away from civilization; a woodsman.</p></div><a name="s008400b"><!--s008400b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus</span> an outlaw living in the bush.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">area code</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002822a"><!--s002822a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a set of numbers indicating a particular area of a country, dialled before individual subscriber numbers when making telephone calls from outside that area.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">besotted</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹsotid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005224a"><!--s005224a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005359b"><!--s005359b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>infatuated.</p></div><a name="s005360b"><!--s005360b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + with) infatuated </p><p><i></i></p><p>He is besotted with his secretary</p>.</div><a name="s005361b"><!--s005361b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>drunk or intoxicated [past part. of <span class="bodyi">besot</span> to make dull or foolish, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/be/3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">be-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">sot</span> to fool, from Old French <span class="bodyi">sot</span> fool].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">earl marshal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018851a"><!--s018851a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an officer of state in England serving chiefly as a royal attendant on ceremonial occasions, as marshal of state processions, and as head of the College of Arms.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">far-flung</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021582a"><!--s021582a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022777b"><!--s022777b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>remote </p><p><i></i></p><p>a far-flung outpost of the Empire</p>.</div><a name="s022778b"><!--s022778b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>widely spread or distributed.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disposable<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹspohzəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017271a"><!--s017271a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018048b"><!--s018048b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>designed to be used once and then thrown away.</p></div><a name="s018049b"><!--s018049b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of financial resources: available for use <span class="bodyb">disposability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">esker <span class="bodyi">or</span> eskar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeskə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020424a"><!--s020424a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a long narrow ridge of sand and gravel deposited by a stream flowing beneath a retreating glacier or ice sheet [Irish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">eiscir</span> ridge].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">charley horse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchahli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010051a"><!--s010051a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> muscle strain or bruising resulting from strenuous exercise [<span class="bodyi">Charley</span>, nickname for <span class="bodyi">Charles</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">afflict</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹflikt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000831a"><!--s000831a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000940b"><!--s000940b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to distress (somebody) very severely, causing great suffering.</p></div><a name="s000941b"><!--s000941b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause serious problems or trouble to (somebody or something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>afflicted with shyness</p> <p><i></i></p><p>an industry afflicted by strikes</p><p><span class="bodyb">afflictive</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">afflicten</span> to overthrow, from Latin <span class="bodyi">afflictus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">affligere</span> to cast down, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">fligere</span> to strike].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">datura</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dəʹtyooərə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015273a"><!--s015273a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of widely distributed, strong-scented, and often poisonous plants that includes the thorn apple: genus <span class="bodyi">Datura</span> [Latin genus name, from Hindi <span class="bodyi">dhatūrā</span> jimsonweed].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">confiscate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonfiskayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012456a"><!--s012456a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012986b"><!--s012986b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to seize (somebody's property) by authority.</p></div><a name="s012987b"><!--s012987b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to appropriate (somebody's land) and add it to the public treasury as a penalty <span class="bodyb">confiscation</span> /-ʹskaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">confiscator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">confiscatory</span> /kənʹfiskət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">confiscatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">confiscare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">fiscus</span> treasury].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flâneur</span><small><span class="eSynop">/flaʹnuh (<span class="bodyi">French</span> flanœːr)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022741a"><!--s022741a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an aimless person; an idler [French <span class="bodyi">flâneur</span>, from <span class="bodyi">flâner</span> to stroll, saunter].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Eskimo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeskimoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Eskimos <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> Eskimo)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020425a"><!--s020425a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021456b"><!--s021456b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of any of a group of indigenous peoples of N Canada, Greenland, Alaska, and E Siberia.</p></div><a name="s021457b"><!--s021457b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="sb000000187"><!--sb000000187--></a><p>either of the two main languages of these peoples, Inuit and Yupik <span class="bodyb">Eskimoan</span> /-ʹmoh·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Danish <span class="bodyi">Eskimo</span> and French <span class="bodyi">Esquimau</span>, of Algonquian origin; related to Cree <span class="bodyi">askimowew</span> he eats it raw]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">Eskimo</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">Inuit</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inuit_or_innuit/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Inuit</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">besought</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹsawt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005225a"><!--s005225a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense and past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/beseech/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">beseech</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">farina</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fəʹreenə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021583a"><!--s021583a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022779b"><!--s022779b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a starchy flour or fine meal of vegetable matter, e.g. cereal grains, used chiefly as a cereal or for making puddings.</p></div><a name="s022780b"><!--s022780b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> any of various powdery or mealy substances [Latin <span class="bodyi">farina</span> meal, flour, from <span class="bodyi">far</span> corn].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">areca</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹreekə, ʹarikə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002823a"><!--s002823a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of tropical Asian palm trees, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a variety known as betel palm: genus <span class="bodyi">Areca</span> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">Areca</span>, genus name, via Portuguese from Malayalam <span class="bodyi">atekka</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bush telegraph</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008060a"><!--s008060a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the rapid unofficial communication of news, rumours, etc by word of mouth.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">earlobe</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018852a"><!--s018852a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the soft, fleshy, lower part of the ear.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">daub<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dawb/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015274a"><!--s015274a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015811b"><!--s015811b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cover or coat (a surface) crudely with a soft thick substance.</p></div><a name="s015812b"><!--s015812b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to apply (a substance) crudely to a surface</p><p><span class="bodyb">dauber</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">dauben</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">dealbare</span> to whiten, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">albus</span> white].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">affliction</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹfliksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000832a"><!--s000832a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000942b"><!--s000942b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>great suffering.</p></div><a name="s000943b"><!--s000943b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a cause of persistent pain or distress.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disposable<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017272a"><!--s017272a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a disposable article.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">charlie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchahli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010052a"><!--s010052a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010365b"><!--s010365b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an absurd or stupid person; a fool </p><p><i></i></p><p>I felt a proper charlie</p>.</div><a name="s010366b"><!--s010366b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> cocaine [<span class="bodyi">Charlie</span>, nickname for <span class="bodyi">Charles</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flange</span><small><span class="eSynop">/flanj/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022742a"><!--s022742a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a projecting rib or rim on something <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for strengthening or guiding it, or for attaching it to another object </p><p><i></i></p><p>a flange on a pipe</p> <p><span class="bodyb">flanged</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">flangeless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [perhaps alteration of <span class="bodyi">flanch</span> a curving device on a heraldic shield, prob ultimately from French <span class="bodyi">flanc</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flank1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flank 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">confit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012457a"><!--s012457a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dish of meat, typically duck or goose, cooked slowly in its own fat [French <span class="bodyi">confit</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">confire</span> to prepare, preserve, from Latin <span class="bodyi">conficere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/confect/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">confect</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">earl palatine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹpalətien/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018853a"><!--s018853a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an English earl having in former times royal powers within his county.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">farinaceous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fariʹnayshəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021584a"><!--s021584a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022781b"><!--s022781b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>containing or rich in starch; starchy.</p></div><a name="s022782b"><!--s022782b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having a mealy texture or surface.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bespatter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹspatə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (bespattered, bespattering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005226a"><!--s005226a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to spatter (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her clothes were bespattered with paint</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Eskimo dog</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020426a"><!--s020426a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/husky4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">husky 4</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">areg</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahreg/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002824a"><!--s002824a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/erg2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">erg 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">affluent<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹafloo·ənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000833a"><!--s000833a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000944b"><!--s000944b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having an abundant supply of material possessions; wealthy </p><p><i></i></p><p>our affluent society</p>.</div><a name="s000945b"><!--s000945b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>flowing in abundance</p><p><span class="bodyb">affluence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">affluently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">affluent-, affluens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">affluere</span> to flow to, flow abundantly, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">fluere</span> to flow].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">charlock</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchahlok/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010053a"><!--s010053a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wild mustard with yellow flowers that is a weed of cultivated ground: <span class="bodyi">Sinapsis arvensis</span> [Old English <span class="bodyi">cerlic</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">daub<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015275a"><!--s015275a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015813b"><!--s015813b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in building, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> formerly, a mixture of plaster or clay and straw, used with <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wattle1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wattle 1</span></span></a> (interwoven sticks, twigs, etc) to form a wall.</p></div><a name="s015814b"><!--s015814b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something daubed on; a smear.</p></div><a name="s015815b"><!--s015815b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a crude painting.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bushveld</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbooshvelt, -felt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008061a"><!--s008061a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the bushveld</span>) an area of scrub or wild country in S Africa.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disposable goods</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017273a"><!--s017273a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>consumer goods bought for immediate short-term use, such as newspapers, clothing, food, and drink.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flanger</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022743a"><!--s022743a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a device used in electronic sound reproduction to adjust a sound signal so as to alter the sound of an instrument, e.g. in mixing popular music.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">confiteor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/konʹfitiaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012458a"><!--s012458a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a liturgical form of confession of sins used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the Roman Catholic Church [Latin <span class="bodyi">confiteor</span> I confess, from <span class="bodyi">confitēri</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/confess/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">confess</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">early<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹuhli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> (earlier, earliest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018854a"><!--s018854a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019885b"><!--s019885b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>before the usual, expected, or proper time </p><p><i></i></p><p>On Friday he got up early</p>.</div><a name="s019886b"><!--s019886b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + on) at or near the beginning of a period of time, development, or series </p><p><i></i></p><p>He usually comes early in the morning</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">ǣrlīce</span>, from <span class="bodyi">ǣr</span> early, soon].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Eskimo roll</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020427a"><!--s020427a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a manoeuvre to right a capsized canoe without leaving it.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bespeak</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹspeek/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> bespoke /biʹspohk/) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> bespoken /biʹspohkən/) <span class="bodyi">formal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005227a"><!--s005227a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005362b"><!--s005362b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to indicate or signify (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her performance bespeaks considerable practice</p>.</div><a name="s005363b"><!--s005363b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to hire, engage, order, or claim (something) beforehand </p><p><i></i></p><p>He … so far recovered … as to ring the bell for the waiter, and bespeak a hot kidney pudding and a plate of shrimps for breakfast</p> — Dickens.</div><a name="s005364b"><!--s005364b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to speak to or address (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>And my young mistress thus I did bespeak</p> — Shakespeare.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bushwhack</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008062a"><!--s008062a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008401b"><!--s008401b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, Aus, NZ</span> to clear a path through thick woods, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by chopping down bushes and low branches.</p></div><a name="s008402b"><!--s008402b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, Aus, NZ</span> to live or hide out in the woods.</p></div><a name="s008403b"><!--s008403b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to fight as a guerrilla or bandit in the bush or attack from the bush <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s008404b"><!--s008404b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to ambush (somebody)</p><p><span class="bodyb">bushwhacker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bushwhacking</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [earliest as <span class="bodyi">bushwhacker</span>; <span class="bodyi">bushwhack</span> is a back-formation].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">farl <span class="bodyi">or</span> farle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fahl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021585a"><!--s021585a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Scot</span> a small thin triangular cake or biscuit sometimes made with oatmeal [contraction of Scots <span class="bodyi">fardel</span> fourth part, from <span class="bodyi">ferde</span> fourth + <span class="bodyi">del</span> part].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">charlotte</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshahlət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010054a"><!--s010054a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hot baked dessert consisting of fruit layered or covered with breadcrumbs or sponge cake [French <span class="bodyi">charlotte</span>, prob from the name <span class="bodyi">Charlotte</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">affluent<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000834a"><!--s000834a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tributary stream.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">daube</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dohb/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015276a"><!--s015276a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a stew of meat, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> beef, braised in wine [French <span class="bodyi">daube</span> via Italian from Catalan <span class="bodyi">a la adoba</span> stewed].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disposable income</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017274a"><!--s017274a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>what is left of one's income after taxes and social-security charges have been paid: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/discretionary_income/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">discretionary income</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arena</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹreenə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002825a"><!--s002825a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002763b"><!--s002763b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an enclosed area used for public entertainment usu consisting of a level area surrounded by tiered seating.</p></div><a name="s002764b"><!--s002764b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a sphere of interest or activity; a scene </p><p><i></i></p><p>the political arena</p> [Latin <span class="bodyi">harena, arena</span> sand, sandy place (from the sand spread on the floor of a Roman arena to soak up the blood)].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flanging</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022744a"><!--s022744a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024153b"><!--s024153b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in sound reproduction, the alteration of a sound signal by means of a flanger.</p></div><a name="s024154b"><!--s024154b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the fitting of a flange to an object.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conflab<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonflab/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012459a"><!--s012459a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/confab1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">confab 1</span></span></a> [humorous alteration].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">early<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (earlier, earliest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018855a"><!--s018855a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019887b"><!--s019887b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005072c"><!--s005072c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>occurring before the usual time.</p></div><a name="s005073c"><!--s005073c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>occurring in the near future.</p></div><a name="s005074c"><!--s005074c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>maturing or producing sooner than related forms </p><p><i></i></p><p>an early peach</p>.</div></div><a name="s019888b"><!--s019888b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005075c"><!--s005075c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>of, at, or occurring near the beginning of a period of time, development, or series.</p></div><a name="s005076c"><!--s005076c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>distant in past time.</p></div><a name="s005077c"><!--s005077c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>primitive ✱ <span class="bodyb">at the earliest</span> not sooner than a specified date or time ✱ <span class="bodyb">have an early night</span> to go to bed earlier than usual ✱ <span class="bodyb">in the early days</span> during the early part of an activity, etc ✱ <span class="bodyb">it's early days</span> it is too soon to be sure of an outcome, to expect a result, etc</p><p><span class="bodyb">earliness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bespectacled</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹspektəkld/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005228a"><!--s005228a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>wearing glasses.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disposal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹspohzl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017275a"><!--s017275a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018050b"><!--s018050b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the action or process of getting rid of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>waste disposal</p>.</div><a name="s018051b"><!--s018051b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/waste_disposal_unit/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">waste-disposal unit</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s018052b"><!--s018052b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the sale of assets, shares, or property.</p></div><a name="s018053b"><!--s018053b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>positioning or organization; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/disposition/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">disposition</span></span></a> (3) ✱ <span class="bodyb">at one's disposal</span> available for one's use ✱ <span class="bodyb">be at somebody's disposal</span> to be ready to attend to somebody's needs or requests.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Esky</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeski/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Eskies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020428a"><!--s020428a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, trademark</span> a portable insulated container used to keep food and drink cool, e.g. on a picnic [prob a shortening of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eskimo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Eskimo</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arenaceous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ariʹnayshəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002826a"><!--s002826a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>growing or living in sandy places [Latin <span class="bodyi">arenaceus</span> from <span class="bodyi">arena</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/arena/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">arena</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bushwhacked</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008063a"><!--s008063a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span>exhausted.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">farm<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fahm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021586a"><!--s021586a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022783b"><!--s022783b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005816c"><!--s005816c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an area of land devoted to growing crops or raising domestic animals such as cattle and sheep and worked or managed as a single unit.</p></div><a name="s005817c"><!--s005817c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a group of buildings associated with a farm, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a farmhouse </p><p><i></i></p><p>Milk and eggs can be bought at the farm</p>.</div></div><a name="s022784b"><!--s022784b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005818c"><!--s005818c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>something resembling a farm, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in housing a large number of individuals under farm-like conditions </p><p><i></i></p><p>a mink farm</p>.</div><a name="s005819c"><!--s005819c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an area of water used to breed or produce fish, shellfish, etc commercially </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fish farm</p>.</div></div><a name="s022785b"><!--s022785b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a place for the processing or storage of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>a sewage farm</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">buy the farm</span>.</p></div><a name="s022786b"><!--s022786b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span>to die, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> suddenly or violently [orig US Air Force slang with reference to pilots killed in action. ‘Buying the farm’ may be symbolic of retirement (as a metaphor for death); or the reference may be to the government recompensing farmers on whose land military aircraft crashed.] [Middle English <span class="bodyi">ferme</span> rent, lease, via Old French from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">firma</span> fixed payment, ultimately from <span class="bodyi">firmus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/firm1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">firm 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">affluenza</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aflooʹenzə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000835a"><!--s000835a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a psychological disorder supposedly affecting affluent young people, characterized by feelings of guilt and self-doubt [<span class="bodyi">affluence</span> and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/influenza/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">influenza</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flank<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/flangk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022745a"><!--s022745a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024155b"><!--s024155b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the side of a person or animal between the ribs and the hip.</p></div><a name="s024156b"><!--s024156b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006272c"><!--s006272c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the side of an animal between the ribs and the hip.</p></div><a name="s006273c"><!--s006273c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a cut of meat from this part.</p></div><a name="s006274c"><!--s006274c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the upper part of a person's buttock.</p></div></div><a name="s024157b"><!--s024157b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the side of something large, such as a mountain.</p></div><a name="s024158b"><!--s024158b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the right or left of a formation of troops or ships.</p></div><a name="s024159b"><!--s024159b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wing1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wing<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (7b) [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">flanc</span>,of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">charlotte russe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/roohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010055a"><!--s010055a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cold dessert consisting of a mixture of whipped cream, custard, and sometimes fruit, surrounded by sponge fingers and set in a mould [French <span class="bodyi">charlotte russe</span> Russian charlotte].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">daughter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdawtə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015277a"><!--s015277a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015816b"><!--s015816b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003953c"><!--s003953c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a girl or woman having the relation of child to parent.</p></div><a name="s003954c"><!--s003954c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a female descendant.</p></div></div><a name="s015817b"><!--s015817b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a woman having a specified origin or affiliation </p><p><i></i></p><p>a daughter of the Church</p>.</div><a name="s015818b"><!--s015818b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in physics, an isotope formed as the immediate product of the radioactive decay of an element.</p></div><a name="s015819b"><!--s015819b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) in biology, of the first generation of offspring, molecules, etc produced by reproduction, division, or replication </p><p><i></i></p><p>a daughter cell</p> <p><span class="bodyb">daughterhood</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">daughterly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">dohtor</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conflab<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (conflabbed, conflabbing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012460a"><!--s012460a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/confab2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">confab 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">early<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> earlies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018856a"><!--s018856a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019889b"><!--s019889b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a plant, e.g. a potato, that matures more rapidly than average.</p></div><a name="s019890b"><!--s019890b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an early shift.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ESL</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020429a"><!--s020429a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>English as a second language.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dispose</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹspohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017276a"><!--s017276a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018054b"><!--s018054b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to put (things or personnel) in position.</p></div><a name="s018055b"><!--s018055b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to give (somebody) a tendency towards something </p><p><i></i></p><p>Faulty diet disposes one to sickness</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s018056b"><!--s018056b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ of) to transfer (a possession) to somebody else or sell it on </p><p><i></i></p><p>I've disposed of my old computer</p>.</div><a name="s018057b"><!--s018057b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to get rid of (rubbish or waste) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Please dispose of glass bottles with care</p>.</div><a name="s018058b"><!--s018058b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">euphem</span> to kill or murder (somebody).</p></div><a name="s018059b"><!--s018059b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to argue conclusively against (a theory, etc).</p></div><a name="s018060b"><!--s018060b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to control the course of events </p><p><i></i></p><p>Man proposes, God disposes</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">disposen</span> via early French <span class="bodyi">disposer</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">disponere</span> to arrange, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ponere</span> to place].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bushy<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (bushier, bushiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008064a"><!--s008064a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008405b"><!--s008405b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>growing thickly or densely </p><p><i></i></p><p>bushy eyebrows</p>.</div><a name="s008406b"><!--s008406b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>full of or overgrown with bushes</p><p><span class="bodyb">bushily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bushiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bespoke<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">Brit</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005229a"><!--s005229a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005365b"><!--s005365b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>made-to-measure.</p></div><a name="s005366b"><!--s005366b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001178c"><!--s001178c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>made-to-measure.</p></div><a name="s001179c"><!--s001179c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>made or arranged according to particular requirements.</p></div></div><a name="s005367b"><!--s005367b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>dealing in or producing articles that are made to measure </p><p><i></i></p><p>a bespoke tailor</p> [past part. of <span class="bodyi">bespeak</span>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">farm<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021587a"><!--s021587a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022787b"><!--s022787b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to engage in the production of crops or livestock <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s022788b"><!--s022788b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005820c"><!--s005820c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to cultivate or rear (crops or livestock) on a farm.</p></div><a name="s005821c"><!--s005821c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to manage and cultivate (land) as farmland or as a farm.</p></div></div><a name="s022789b"><!--s022789b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005822c"><!--s005822c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>formerly, to collect and take the proceeds of (taxation or a business) on payment of a fixed sum.</p></div><a name="s005823c"><!--s005823c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>formerly, to give up the proceeds of (an estate or a business) to another on condition of receiving in return a fixed sum of money</p><p><span class="bodyb">farmable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">farmed</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">farming</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flank<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022746a"><!--s022746a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024160b"><!--s024160b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>) to be at the side of (a thing or person) </p><p><i></i></p><p>a gateway flanked by a tower on either side</p>.</div><a name="s024161b"><!--s024161b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to attack or threaten the flank of (a formation).</p></div><a name="s024162b"><!--s024162b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to protect the flank of (a formation).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">afflux</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaflucks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000836a"><!--s000836a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a flow to or towards a point [via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">affluxus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">affluere</span> to flow to].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">daughter-in-law</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> daughters-in-law)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015278a"><!--s015278a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the wife of one's son.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aren't</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahnt/ <i><span class="bodyi">contraction</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002827a"><!--s002827a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002765b"><!--s002765b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>are not.</p></div><a name="s002766b"><!--s002766b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="sb00000055"><!--sb00000055--></a><p>used in questions: am not</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyi">Aren't I?</span> is the standard less formal alternative for <span class="bodyi">am I not?</span>: <span class="bodyi">Aren't I clever to have thought of that?</span>; <span class="bodyi">I am on the list, aren't I?</span> It is incorrect to use <span class="bodyi">aren't</span> with <span class="bodyi">I</span> except in questions.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">charm<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/chahm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010056a"><!--s010056a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010367b"><!--s010367b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002530c"><!--s002530c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the quality of fascinating, alluring, or delighting others.</p></div><a name="s002531c"><!--s002531c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) a particularly pleasing or attractive quality or feature.</p></div></div><a name="s010368b"><!--s010368b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something, e.g. an act or phrase, believed to have magic power; an incantation.</p></div><a name="s010369b"><!--s010369b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something worn to ward off evil or to ensure good fortune.</p></div><a name="s010370b"><!--s010370b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a small ornament worn on a bracelet or chain </p><p><i></i></p><p>charm bracelet</p>.</div><a name="s010371b"><!--s010371b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a property of some elementary particles, e.g. quarks, proposed to account for their unexpectedly long lifetimes compared with otherwise identical particles ✱ <span class="bodyb">like a charm</span> perfectly; with great effect </p><p><i></i></p><p>worked like a charm</p> <p><span class="bodyb">charmless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">charme</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">carmen</span> song, from <span class="bodyi">canere</span> to sing].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conflagration</span><small><span class="eSynop">/konfləʹgraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012461a"><!--s012461a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fire, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a large and disastrous one [Latin <span class="bodyi">conflagration-, conflagratio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">conflagrare</span> to burn, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">flagrare</span> to burn].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">early bird</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018857a"><!--s018857a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who rises or arrives early.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ESN</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020430a"><!--s020430a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021458b"><!--s021458b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> educationally subnormal.</p></div><a name="s021459b"><!--s021459b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>electronic serial number.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bushy<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bushies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008065a"><!--s008065a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ, informal</span> somebody who lives in the bush.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disposed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017277a"><!--s017277a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018061b"><!--s018061b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in negative contexts</span>) inclined or willing (to do something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'm not disposed to wait indefinitely while you make up your mind</p>.</div><a name="s018062b"><!--s018062b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>inclined a certain way in one's attitude to somebody or something </p><p><i></i></p><p>She seemed kindly disposed to us</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flanker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022747a"><!--s022747a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024163b"><!--s024163b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in rugby, an attacking player positioned on the outside of the second row of the scrum. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wing_forward/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wing forward</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s024164b"><!--s024164b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in American football, an offensive back at the outside of an end.</p></div><a name="s024165b"><!--s024165b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a military fortification for protecting a flank.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">farmer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021588a"><!--s021588a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022790b"><!--s022790b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who cultivates land or crops or raises livestock.</p></div><a name="s022791b"><!--s022791b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>formerly, somebody who pays a fixed sum for some privilege or source of income.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">early closing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">Brit</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018858a"><!--s018858a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019891b"><!--s019891b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the closing of shops in a British town or district on one afternoon a week.</p></div><a name="s019892b"><!--s019892b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the day on which shops close early.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">areola</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹree·ələ/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> areolae /-lee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002828a"><!--s002828a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002767b"><!--s002767b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a coloured ring, e.g. round the nipple.</p></div><a name="s002768b"><!--s002768b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a reddened area surrounding a spot, blister, etc.</p></div><a name="s002769b"><!--s002769b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>any of the areas between the veins on a leaf or an insect's wing</p><p><span class="bodyb">areolar</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">areolate</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">areola</span> small open space, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">area</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/area/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">area</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">daunt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dawnt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015279a"><!--s015279a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to discourage or dishearten (somebody)</p><p><span class="bodyb">daunting</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dauntingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">daunten</span> via Old Frenchfrom Latin <span class="bodyi">domitare</span> to tame, from <span class="bodyi">domare</span> to tame].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">esophag- <span class="bodyi">or</span> esophago-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020431a"><!--s020431a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/oesophag_or_oesophago/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">oesophag-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">charm<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010057a"><!--s010057a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010372b"><!--s010372b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002532c"><!--s002532c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to fascinate or delight (somebody) by means of attractive qualities or manner compelling attraction </p><p><i></i></p><p>I was charmed by his suave manner</p>.</div><a name="s002533c"><!--s002533c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to gain (something) or influence (somebody) by the use of personal charm </p><p><i></i></p><p>She charmed me into accepting her offer</p>.</div></div><a name="s010373b"><!--s010373b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002534c"><!--s002534c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to affect (somebody or something) by magic or as if by supernatural powers.</p></div><a name="s002535c"><!--s002535c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to control (an animal, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a snake) by the use of rituals, e.g. the playing of music, held to have magical powers <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s010374b"><!--s010374b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to have the effect of a charm.</p></div><a name="s010375b"><!--s010375b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to be fascinating or delightful</p><p><span class="bodyb">charmer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bespoke<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹspohk/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005230a"><!--s005230a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bespeak/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bespeak</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conflate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹflayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012462a"><!--s012462a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to combine or fuse (two or more things, ideas, texts, stories, etc) into one </p><p><i></i></p><p>Two of the characters in the original novel have been conflated in the film</p> <p><span class="bodyb">conflation</span> /-sh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">conflatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">conflare</span> to blow together, fuse, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">flare</span> to blow].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">afford</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹfawd/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000837a"><!--s000837a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000946b"><!--s000946b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + can/could/able to)</p><a name="s000263c"><!--s000263c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to be able to bear the cost of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He couldn't afford a new coat</p>.</div><a name="s000264c"><!--s000264c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to be able to do (something) without serious harm </p><p><i></i></p><p>You can't afford to neglect your health</p>.</div><a name="s000265c"><!--s000265c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to be able to spare (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Don't give more than you are able to afford</p>.</div></div><a name="s000947b"><!--s000947b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to provide or supply (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her letters afford no clue to her intentions</p> <span class="bodyb">affordability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i><p><span class="bodyb">affordable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">geforthian</span> to carry out, ultimately from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/forth/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">forth</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">business</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbiznis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008066a"><!--s008066a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008407b"><!--s008407b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001997c"><!--s001997c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a usu commercial activity engaged in as a means of livelihood.</p></div><a name="s001998c"><!--s001998c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>one's regular employment, profession, or trade.</p></div><a name="s001999c"><!--s001999c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a commercial or industrial enterprise or commercial and industrial enterprises as a whole.</p></div><a name="s002000c"><!--s002000c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>commercial and industrial enterprises as a whole, or the sector of the economy they represent </p><p><i></i></p><p>is bad for business</p>.</div><a name="s002001c"><!--s002001c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>economic transactions or dealings; custom </p><p><i></i></p><p>are ready to take our business elsewhere</p>.</div></div><a name="s008408b"><!--s008408b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an immediate task or objective; a mission.</p></div><a name="s008409b"><!--s008409b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002002c"><!--s002002c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>somebody's role or function </p><p><i></i></p><p>certainly know their business</p>.</div><a name="s002003c"><!--s002003c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an immediate task or objective; a mission.</p></div><a name="s002004c"><!--s002004c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a particular field of endeavour </p><p><i></i></p><p>the best in the business</p>.</div></div><a name="s008410b"><!--s008410b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an affair of some kind; a matter </p><p><i></i></p><p>a strange business</p>.</div><a name="s008411b"><!--s008411b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>personal concern.</p></div><a name="s008412b"><!--s008412b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s002005c"><!--s002005c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>personal concern </p><p><i></i></p><p>none of your business</p>.</div><a name="s002006c"><!--s002006c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>proper motive; justification </p><p><i></i></p><p>has no business asking that</p>.</div></div><a name="s008413b"><!--s008413b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>movements or actions performed by an actor as a way of communicating something about the character or simply to create something for the audience to watch.</p></div><a name="s008414b"><!--s008414b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>serious activity </p><p><i></i></p><p>get down to business</p>.</div><a name="s008415b"><!--s008415b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the business</span>) <span class="bodyi">informal</span> precisely what is needed ✱ <span class="bodyb">like nobody's business</span> extraordinarily well or rapidly ✱ <span class="bodyb">mean business</span> to speak or act with serious intent; to be in earnest [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bisinesse</span>, from <span class="bodyi">bisy</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/busy1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">busy 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-nesse</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ness/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ness</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disposition</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dispəʹzish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017278a"><!--s017278a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018063b"><!--s018063b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person's temperamental make-up.</p></div><a name="s018064b"><!--s018064b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a tendency or inclination.</p></div><a name="s018065b"><!--s018065b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the action of arranging people or things in a certain way, or the result of this </p><p><i></i></p><p>the disposition of troops</p>.</div><a name="s018066b"><!--s018066b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the transfer of property to the possession of another person, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by will or deed.</p></div><a name="s018067b"><!--s018067b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> the determination of events, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by divine ordination</p><p><span class="bodyb">dispositional</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">disposition-, dispositio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">disponere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dispose/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dispose</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flank forward</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022748a"><!--s022748a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flank1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flank<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (4).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dauntless</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015280a"><!--s015280a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>courageous and fearless</p><p><span class="bodyb">dauntlessly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dauntlessness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Early English</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018859a"><!--s018859a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of an early Gothic style of architecture, prevalent in Britain from the late 12th to the late 13th cent., characterized by lancet windows and pointed arches.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">farmer's lung</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021589a"><!--s021589a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lung disorder causing breathlessness, fever, coughing, etc, caused by an allergic reaction to dust and spores <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from mouldy hay. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aspergillosis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aspergillosis</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bespoken</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹspohkən/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005231a"><!--s005231a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bespeak/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bespeak</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conflict<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonflikt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012463a"><!--s012463a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012988b"><!--s012988b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sharp disagreement or clash </p><p><i></i></p><p>my conflict with and victory over Mrs Reed</p><p> Charlotte Brontë.</p></div><a name="s012989b"><!--s012989b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>mental struggle resulting from incompatible impulses </p><p><i></i></p><p>There is no conflict of opposite feelings in his breast</p><p> Hazlitt.</p></div><a name="s012990b"><!--s012990b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a hostile encounter, e.g. a fight, battle, or war [Latin <span class="bodyi">conflictus</span> act of striking together, contest, from <span class="bodyi">confligere</span> to strike together, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">fligere</span> to strike].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">esoteric</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eesəʹterik, es-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020432a"><!--s020432a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021460b"><!--s021460b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>designed for, understood by, or restricted to a small group, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of the specially initiated: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/exoteric/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">exoteric</span></span></a> </p><p><i></i></p><p>Theoretical linguistics is a rather esoteric subject</p><p> John Lyons.</p></div><a name="s021461b"><!--s021461b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>hard to understand.</p></div><a name="s021462b"><!--s021462b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>private or confidential </p><p><i></i></p><p>an esoteric purpose</p> <p><span class="bodyb">esoterically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">esotericism</span> /-siz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">esōterikos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">esōterō</span> inner, ultimately from <span class="bodyi">en</span> in].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">charmed<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/chahmd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010058a"><!--s010058a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010376b"><!--s010376b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>free of any difficulty or misfortune as if protected by supernatural powers </p><p><i></i></p><p>a charmed life</p>.</div><a name="s010377b"><!--s010377b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in physics, relating to a particle having charm.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">areole</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹariohl, ʹeəri-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002829a"><!--s002829a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002770b"><!--s002770b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/areola/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">areola</span></span></a> (3).</p></div><a name="s002771b"><!--s002771b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a small hollow in a cactus, from which hairs or spines grow [French <span class="bodyi">aréole</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">areola</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/areola/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">areola</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">business card</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008067a"><!--s008067a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a visiting card for business purposes, giving the owner's name, position, company, and address.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">afforest</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aʹforist/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000838a"><!--s000838a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to establish a forest on (an area of land) ; to plant (land) with trees <span class="bodyb">afforestation</span> /-ʹstaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">afforestare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">forestis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/forest1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">forest 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dispositive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹpozitiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017279a"><!--s017279a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018068b"><!--s018068b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>tending towards the settlement of an issue.</p></div><a name="s018069b"><!--s018069b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a will: effecting the disposition of property.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flannel<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflanl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022749a"><!--s022749a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024166b"><!--s024166b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006275c"><!--s006275c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a twilled loosely woven wool or worsted fabric with a slightly napped surface.</p></div><a name="s006276c"><!--s006276c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) made of flannel </p><p><i></i></p><p>flannel sheets</p>.</div><a name="s006277c"><!--s006277c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) garments, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> trousers, made of flannel </p><p><i></i></p><p>a pair of flannels</p>.</div></div><a name="s024167b"><!--s024167b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a small square of towelling used for washing, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the face; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/facecloth/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">facecloth</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s024168b"><!--s024168b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> talk that is intended to deceive or to disguise a lack of knowledge or understanding</p><p><span class="bodyb">flannelly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">flaunneol</span> woollen cloth or garment; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">early music</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018860a"><!--s018860a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>medieval and Renaissance music, sometimes also including baroque and early classical music, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when performed in modern times on period instruments.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">charmed<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010059a"><!--s010059a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> used to express pleasure at meeting somebody for the first time.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dauphin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdohfanh (<span class="bodyi">French</span> dofε)/ /ʹdohfanh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015281a"><!--s015281a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Dauphin</span>) used, formerly, as a title: the eldest son of a king of France</p><p>French <span class="bodyi">dauphin</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">dalfin</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dolphin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dolphin</span></span></a>) title of lords of the Dauphiné, whose coat of arms featured three dolphins. The title passed to the monarch's son after the province was sold to the French crown in 1343</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arête</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹret, əʹrayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002830a"><!--s002830a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a narrow sharp-crested mountain ridge [French <span class="bodyi">arête</span>, literally ‘fishbone’, from Latin <span class="bodyi">arista</span> beard of grain].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conflict<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹflikt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012464a"><!--s012464a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to be incompatible or in opposition to each other; to clash</p><p><span class="bodyb">conflicted</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">confliction</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">farmers’ market</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021590a"><!--s021590a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a market at which farmers and other food producers sell directly to the public.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">affranchise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹfranchiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000839a"><!--s000839a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to set (somebody) free from servitude or obligation [modification of early French <span class="bodyi">afranchiss-</span>, stem of <span class="bodyi">afranchir</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">franchir</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/franchise1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">franchise 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">besprinkle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹspringkl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005232a"><!--s005232a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) to sprinkle (something) with a liquid.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dispossess</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dispəʹzes/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017280a"><!--s017280a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018070b"><!--s018070b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to deprive (somebody) of possession or occupancy.</p></div><a name="s018071b"><!--s018071b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in football, etc, to deprive (an opponent) of the ball <span class="bodyb">dispossession</span> /-ʹzesh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dispossessor</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old French <span class="bodyi">despossesser</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">possesser</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/possess/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">possess</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ESP</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020433a"><!--s020433a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>extrasensory perception.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">business class</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008068a"><!--s008068a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a class of air travel accommodation that is intermediate between first class and tourist class.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flannel<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (flannelled, flannelling, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> flanneled) (flanneling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022750a"><!--s022750a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s024169b"><!--s024169b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> to speak or write vacuously or flatteringly flannel, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with intent to deceive or conceal one's ignorance <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s024170b"><!--s024170b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> to make (one's way) or persuade (somebody) to one's advantage by flannelling.</p></div><a name="s024171b"><!--s024171b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to clean, polish, or rub (something) using flannel.</p></div><a name="s024172b"><!--s024172b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to cover, wrap, or clothe (something or somebody) in flannel.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">early warning</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018861a"><!--s018861a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>adequate advance notice of something that is going to happen.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">charming<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010060a"><!--s010060a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>extremely pleasing or delightful; entrancing </p><p><i></i></p><p>It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious</p><p> Oscar Wilde</p><p><span class="bodyb">charmingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">affray</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹfray/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000840a"><!--s000840a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a brawl in a public place [Middle English from early French, from <span class="bodyi">affreer</span> to startle, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dauphine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdohfeen (<span class="bodyi">French</span> dofin)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015282a"><!--s015282a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Dauphine</span>) the wife of a dauphin [French <span class="bodyi">dauphine</span>, feminine of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dauphin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dauphin</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">business end</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008069a"><!--s008069a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> the end of a tool, machine, etc that performs the work or at which the intended action occurs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">argali</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahgəli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> argali)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002831a"><!--s002831a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an Asiatic wild sheep with large horns: <span class="bodyi">Ovis ammon</span> [Mongolian <span class="bodyi">argali</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">farmhand</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021591a"><!--s021591a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a farm worker.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">esp.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020434a"><!--s020434a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>especially.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conflicting</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹflikting/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012465a"><!--s012465a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>being in conflict or opposition; incompatible </p><p><i></i></p><p>conflicting reports</p> <p><span class="bodyb">conflictingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bessemer converter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbesimə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005233a"><!--s005233a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the furnace used in the Bessemer process.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">early warning system</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018862a"><!--s018862a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a network of radar stations which give information in advance of enemy air attack.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dispossessed<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017281a"><!--s017281a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>deprived of homes, possessions, and security </p><p><i></i></p><p>hordes of dispossessed Kosovar Albanians</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flannelette</span><small><span class="eSynop">/flanəʹlet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022751a"><!--s022751a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a napped cotton fabric resembling flannel.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">charming<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010061a"><!--s010061a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used ironically to express disapproval or displeasure, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in response to rudeness.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dauphinois</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dohfiʹnwa/ dauphinoise /-ʹnwaz/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015283a"><!--s015283a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of potatoes: thinly sliced and baked in layers with milk and cream [French <span class="bodyi">dauphinois</span> of Dauphiné].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">argent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahjənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002832a"><!--s002832a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002772b"><!--s002772b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>used in heraldry: a silver or white colour.</p></div><a name="s002773b"><!--s002773b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or literary</span> the metal or colour silver </p><p><i></i></p><p>his argent-studded sword</p> — Cowper<p><span class="bodyb">argent</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">argentum</span> silver].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">confluence</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonfloo·əns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012466a"><!--s012466a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012991b"><!--s012991b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a coming or flowing together; a meeting or gathering at one point.</p></div><a name="s012992b"><!--s012992b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the union of two or more streams, or the place where this occurs</p><p><span class="bodyb">confluent</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">confluent-, confluens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">confluere</span> to flow together, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">fluere</span> to flow].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">farmhouse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfahmhows/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021592a"><!--s021592a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022792b"><!--s022792b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a dwelling house on a farm.</p></div><a name="s022793b"><!--s022793b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) made on a farm, or of a similar type or quality </p><p><i></i></p><p>farmhouse Cheddar</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dispossessed<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017282a"><!--s017282a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the dispossessed</span>) dispossessed people considered as a group.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">espadrille</span><small><span class="eSynop">/espəʹdril/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020435a"><!--s020435a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a flat sandal with that has a canvas upper and a rope sole and is sometimes tied round the ankle or leg with laces [French <span class="bodyi">espadrille</span> from Provençal <span class="bodyi">espardillo</span>, from <span class="bodyi">espart</span> esparto (from which they were originally made), from Latin <span class="bodyi">spartum</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/esparto/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">esparto</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">affricate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹafrikət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000841a"><!--s000841a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a composite speech sound consisting of a stop immediately followed by a fricative, e.g. the /t/ and /sh/ that make up the /tsh/ in <span class="bodyi">choose</span> [prob via German <span class="bodyi">affrikata</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">affricata</span>, fem past part. of <span class="bodyi">affricare</span> to rub against, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">fricare</span> to rub].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bessemer process</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005234a"><!--s005234a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a steelmaking process in which air is blasted through molten pig iron in a special type of furnace to oxidize impurities [named after Sir Henry <span class="bodyi">Bessemer</span> d.1898, English engineer and inventor, who developed it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flap<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/flap/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022752a"><!--s022752a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024173b"><!--s024173b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something broad or flat, flexible or hinged, and usu thin, that hangs loose or covers an opening projects freely, e.g.:</p><a name="s006278c"><!--s006278c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an extended part forming a closure, e.g. of an envelope or carton.</p></div><a name="s006279c"><!--s006279c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a movable control surface on an aircraft wing for increasing lift during takeoff or drag during landing.</p></div></div><a name="s024174b"><!--s024174b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a flapping movement.</p></div><a name="s024175b"><!--s024175b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006280c"><!--s006280c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the motion of something broad and flexible, e.g. a sail.</p></div><a name="s006281c"><!--s006281c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the up-and-down motion of a wing, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a bird.</p></div></div><a name="s024176b"><!--s024176b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a state of confusion or panic.</p></div><a name="s024177b"><!--s024177b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a blow or stroke made using a broad flat object; a slap</p><p><span class="bodyb">flappy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">flappe</span> blow, slap, prob of imitative origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">charm offensive</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010062a"><!--s010062a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a campaign to achieve a particular goal, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in politics, by the strategic use of charm.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">businesslike</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008070a"><!--s008070a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008416b"><!--s008416b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>efficient and systematic, often to the point of being cool or abrupt.</p></div><a name="s008417b"><!--s008417b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>serious and purposeful.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">earmark<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018863a"><!--s018863a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019893b"><!--s019893b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a mark of identification on the ear of an animal.</p></div><a name="s019894b"><!--s019894b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a distinguishing or identifying characteristic.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">argentiferous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahjənʹtifərəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002833a"><!--s002833a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>producing or containing silver </p><p><i></i></p><p>argentiferous rock</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">daven</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdahv(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (davened, davening)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015284a"><!--s015284a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Judaism, to recite the prayers of the liturgies, or to lead the prayers [Yiddish <span class="bodyi">davnen</span> to pray].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conflux</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonfluks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012467a"><!--s012467a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/confluence/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">confluence</span></span></a> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">confluxus</span>, past part. of Latin <span class="bodyi">confluere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/confluence/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">confluence</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">charmoula</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010063a"><!--s010063a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chermoula/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chermoula</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">affright<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹfriet/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000842a"><!--s000842a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to frighten or alarm (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>a strange wild country, that began a little to affright us</p> — Defoe [Old English <span class="bodyi">afyrht</span>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flap<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (flapped, flapping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022753a"><!--s022753a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s024178b"><!--s024178b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to shake (e.g. a piece paper or cloth) or be shaken up and down or from side to side, usu creating a noise </p><p><i></i></p><p>flap a towel</p>.</div><a name="s024179b"><!--s024179b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to wave (one's hand) about with a loose wrist.</p></div><a name="s024180b"><!--s024180b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a bird or bat: to move (its wings) up and down in flight <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s024181b"><!--s024181b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of e.g. a flag, sail, or loose garment: to move to and fro noisily </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her wet skirt flapped round her ankles</p>.</div><a name="s024182b"><!--s024182b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>said of a bird or bat: to beat its wings </p><p><i></i></p><p>the sound of bats flapping about</p>.</div><a name="s024183b"><!--s024183b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to get into a panic </p><p><i></i></p><p>Don't flap</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">businessman <span class="bodyi">or</span> businesswoman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> businessmen businesswomen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008071a"><!--s008071a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008418b"><!--s008418b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody a man or woman who is professionally engaged in commercial transactions, <span class="bodyi"><span class="bodyi">esp</span></span> in an executive capacity.</p></div><a name="s008419b"><!--s008419b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody with financial flair </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'm not much of a businessman</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dispraise<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹprayz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017283a"><!--s017283a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to comment on (somebody or something) disapprovingly </p><p><i></i></p><p>I will not dispraise your sister Cassandra's wit</p><p> Shakespeare</p><p><span class="bodyb">dispraisingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">dispraisen</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">despreisier</span>, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">depretiare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/depreciate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">depreciate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">best<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/best/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005235a"><!--s005235a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005368b"><!--s005368b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of the highest quality or most excellent type.</p></div><a name="s005369b"><!--s005369b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>most appropriate or advisable </p><p><i></i></p><p>The best course might be to take them home</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">the best part of</span>.</div><a name="s005370b"><!--s005370b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>most of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>They were stranded for the best part of a week</p> [Old English <span class="bodyi">betst</span>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">farm out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021593a"><!--s021593a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022794b"><!--s022794b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to turn (work) over to somebody for performance or use, usu on contract.</p></div><a name="s022795b"><!--s022795b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to put (children, etc) into somebody's care in return for a fee.</p></div><a name="s022796b"><!--s022796b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>formerly, to give somebody the right to collect and keep the revenue from (a tax) on payment of a fixed sum.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">earmark<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018864a"><!--s018864a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019895b"><!--s019895b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to mark (livestock) with an earmark.</p></div><a name="s019896b"><!--s019896b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to designate (e.g. funds) for a specific use or recipient owner.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">espalier<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹspaliay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020436a"><!--s020436a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021463b"><!--s021463b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a fruit tree or ornamental shrub trained to grow flat against a railing, trellis, wall, etc.</p></div><a name="s021464b"><!--s021464b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a support on which such plants grow</p><p><span class="bodyb">espalier</span> <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">espalier</span> via Italian <span class="bodyi">spalla</span> shoulder, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">spatula</span> shoulder blade: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/spatula/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">spatula</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Argentine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahjəntien/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002834a"><!--s002834a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/argentinian/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Argentinian</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">davenport</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdavənpawt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015285a"><!--s015285a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015820b"><!--s015820b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a writing desk with a sloping top and drawers.</p></div><a name="s015821b"><!--s015821b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a large upholstered sofa, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that converts into a bed [prob from the name <span class="bodyi">Davenport</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">affright<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000843a"><!--s000843a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> sudden terror.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">business park</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008072a"><!--s008072a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a landscaped area, usu on the edge of a town, designed for offices or light industry.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">farmstead</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfahmsted/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021594a"><!--s021594a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the buildings and adjacent areas of a farm.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">espalier<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (espaliered, espaliering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020437a"><!--s020437a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to train (a tree or shrub) to grow flat against a railing, trellis, wall, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">charnel house</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchahn(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010064a"><!--s010064a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a building or chamber in which dead bodies or bones are deposited [Middle English <span class="bodyi">charnel</span> via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">carnale</span>, neuter of <span class="bodyi">carnalis</span> of the flesh, from Latin <span class="bodyi">carn-</span>, <span class="bodyi">caro</span> flesh].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dispraise<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017284a"><!--s017284a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> disapproval or criticism; disparagement </p><p><i></i></p><p>There is not a syllable of either praise or dispraise</p><p> Samuel Butler.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">confocal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/konʹfohkl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012468a"><!--s012468a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having a common focus or common foci</p><p><span class="bodyb">confocally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">earmuffs</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018865a"><!--s018865a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pair of ear coverings connected by a flexible band and worn as protection against cold or noise.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">best<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005236a"><!--s005236a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005371b"><!--s005371b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in the best manner; to the best extent or degree </p><p><i></i></p><p>Friday would suit me best</p>.</div><a name="s005372b"><!--s005372b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>as a preference or ideal </p><p><i></i></p><p>The centre of town is best avoided</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">as best</span>.</div><a name="s005373b"><!--s005373b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in the best way </p><p><i></i></p><p>She would have to manage as best she could</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">had best</span> would be well advised to do something <p><i></i></p><p>We had best take the train</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flapdoodle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflapdoohdl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022754a"><!--s022754a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> nonsense [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">argentine<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002835a"><!--s002835a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> silver or silvery </p><p><i></i></p><p>Celestial Dian, goddess argentine, I will obey thee</p> — Shakespeare.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">davit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdavit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015286a"><!--s015286a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a projecting arm, similar to a crane, used on a vessel for lowering equipment, e.g. a lifeboat [prob from the name <span class="bodyi">David</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">farmyard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021595a"><!--s021595a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the area round or enclosed by farm buildings.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Charolais</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsharəlay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Charolais)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010065a"><!--s010065a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an animal of a French breed of large white cattle used primarily for beef and crossbreeding [named after <span class="bodyi">Charolais</span>, district in France where the breed originated].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conform</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹfawm/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012469a"><!--s012469a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012993b"><!--s012993b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to be obedient or compliant; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to adapt oneself to prevailing standards or customs </p><p><i></i></p><p>She refuses to conform</p>.</div><a name="s012994b"><!--s012994b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ to/with) to accord with a certain standard or pattern </p><p><i></i></p><p>All our equipment conforms to official safety standards</p> <p><span class="bodyb">conformer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">conformer</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">conformare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">formare</span> to form, from <span class="bodyi">forma</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/form1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">form 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">esparto</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹspahtoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020438a"><!--s020438a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of two Spanish and Algerian grasses used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to make rope, shoes, and paper: <span class="bodyi">Stipa tenacissima</span> or <span class="bodyi">Lygeum spartum</span> [Spanish <span class="bodyi">esparto</span> via Latin <span class="bodyi">spartum</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">sparton</span> rope].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disproof</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹproohf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017285a"><!--s017285a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018072b"><!--s018072b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of disproving.</p></div><a name="s018073b"><!--s018073b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>evidence that disproves </p><p><i></i></p><p>The law of gravity, for example … makes exact predictions that leave it wide open to disproof</p><p> K Eric Drexler.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flapjack</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022755a"><!--s022755a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024184b"><!--s024184b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a thick soft biscuit made with oats and syrup.</p></div><a name="s024185b"><!--s024185b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a pancake [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flap2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flap 2</span></span></a> + the name <span class="bodyi">Jack</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">best<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005237a"><!--s005237a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005374b"><!--s005374b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the best</span>) what is most excellent or desirable </p><p><i></i></p><p>He always demands the best of his pupils</p> <p><i></i></p><p>That's the best of living in the country</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">at best</span>.</div><a name="s005375b"><!--s005375b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>using the most favourable interpretation or in the most favourable circumstances </p><p><i></i></p><p>The election result was at best uncertain</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">at one's best</span> in one's best mood, health, state of awareness, etc <p><i></i></p><p>He's never at his best early in the morning</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">do one's best</span> to do as well as one can; to try one's hardest ✱ <span class="bodyb">for the best</span> advantageous in the long term <p><i></i></p><p>Your plan to retire is for the best</p>.</div><a name="s005376b"><!--s005376b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>having good intentions </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her mother acted for the best</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">get the best of</span> to defeat (somebody) or get an advantage over them ✱ <span class="bodyb">make the best of</span> to cope with (an unfavourable situation) so as to get some advantage from it ✱ <span class="bodyb">the best of three/five/etc.</span> a greater number of games won in a series, bringing overall victory.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">earn</span><small><span class="eSynop">/uhn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018866a"><!--s018866a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019897b"><!--s019897b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to receive (e.g. money) as return for effort, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for work done or services rendered.</p></div><a name="s019898b"><!--s019898b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to bring in (money) as income.</p></div><a name="s019899b"><!--s019899b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="sb000000159"><!--sb000000159--></a><p>to gain or deserve (a title, reward, etc) because of one's achievements, qualities, etc</p><div class="sidebar"><p>The past tense and past participle of <span class="bodyi">earn</span> are both <span class="bodyi">earned</span>. The form <span class="bodyi">earnt</span>, on the analogy of <span class="bodyi">learn</span>, <span class="bodyi">learnt</span>, is becoming increasingly common but is not yet accepted in standard English</p></div> [Old English <span class="bodyi">earnian</span>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">affront</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹfrunt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000844a"><!--s000844a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to insult (somebody) by openly insolent or disrespectful behaviour or language; to give offence to (somebody)</p><p><span class="bodyb">affront</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">afronten</span> from early French, ultimately from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">front-, frons</span> forehead].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">business process re-engineering</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008073a"><!--s008073a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the analysis and restructuring of a company's methods and organization.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">argentine<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002836a"><!--s002836a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small sea fish with a silvery body: genus <span class="bodyi">Argentina</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Davy Jones's locker</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌdayvi ʹjohnziz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015287a"><!--s015287a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> the bottom of the sea, regarded as the resting place of the for those who have drowned [named after <span class="bodyi">Davy Jones</span>, legendary spirit of the sea].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">faro</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfeəroh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021596a"><!--s021596a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a gambling game in which players bet on the value of the next card to be dealt [prob alteration of earlier <span class="bodyi">pharaoh</span>, translation of French <span class="bodyi">pharaon</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pharaoh/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pharaoh</span></span></a> , said to have been a name given to the king of hearts].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flapper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022756a"><!--s022756a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a fashionable young woman of the 1920s, typically with bobbed hair, wearing the cloche hats and knee-length loose-fitting dresses of the period, and <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one flouting the conventions of her mother's generation in her behaviour </p><p><i></i></p><p>I paid violent and unusual attention to a flapper all through the meal in order to make you jealous. She's probably in her cabin writing reams about me to a fellow-flapper</p><p> Saki.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">charpoy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchahpoy/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010066a"><!--s010066a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lightweight Indian bedstead [Hindi <span class="bodyi">cārpāī</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disproportion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disprəʹpawsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017286a"><!--s017286a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation, or an instance of this</p><p><span class="bodyb">disproportional</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">disproportionally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">AFG</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000845a"><!--s000845a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Afghanistan (international vehicle registration).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">especial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹspesh(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020439a"><!--s020439a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021465b"><!--s021465b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>distinctively or particularly special.</p></div><a name="s021466b"><!--s021466b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>unusually great or significant.</p></div><a name="s021467b"><!--s021467b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>distinctly personal </p><p><i></i></p><p>his especial friend</p> <p>[Middle English from early French: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/special1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">special 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">business studies</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008074a"><!--s008074a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing.</span>) economics and management studied as part of a school or college course.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Argentinian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahjənʹtini·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002837a"><!--s002837a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Argentina in S America</p><p><span class="bodyb">Argentinian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">best<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005238a"><!--s005238a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to outdo or outwit (somebody).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">earned income</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018867a"><!--s018867a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>income from work one is paid for as opposed to income from shares, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conformable</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012470a"><!--s012470a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012995b"><!--s012995b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(+ to) consistent with, or corresponding to (a certain mood, type, standard, etc).</p></div><a name="s012996b"><!--s012996b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of geological strata: following in unbroken sequence and stratified at the same angle <span class="bodyb">conformability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">conformably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Davy lamp</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015288a"><!--s015288a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an early safety lamp used in mines. It was an oil-burning lamp, formerly used in mines, with a wire mesh around the flame to minimize the risk of explosions [named after Sir Humphry <span class="bodyi">Davy</span> d.1829, English chemist and inventor].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Faroese</span><small><span class="eSynop">/feərohʹeez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021597a"><!--s021597a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/faeroese_or_faroese/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Faeroese</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flap valve</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022757a"><!--s022757a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a valve that is opened and closed by a hinged plate.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">charr</span><small><span class="eSynop">/chah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010067a"><!--s010067a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/char2_or_charr/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">char 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disproportionate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disprəʹpawsh(ə)nət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017287a"><!--s017287a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>out of proportion </p><p><i></i></p><p>The fare was lavish, and quite disproportionate to the small number of guests</p> <p><span class="bodyb">disproportionately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Afghan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹafgan/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000846a"><!--s000846a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000948b"><!--s000948b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Afghanistan.</p></div><a name="s000949b"><!--s000949b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pashto/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Pashto</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s000950b"><!--s000950b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">afghan</span>)</p><a name="s000266c"><!--s000266c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a blanket or shawl of coloured wool knitted or crocheted in strips or squares.</p></div><a name="s000267c"><!--s000267c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an embroidered sheepskin coat with a long shaggy pile on the inside.</p></div></div><a name="s000951b"><!--s000951b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">Afghan hound</span>) a tall hunting dog of a breed with silky thick hair</p><p><span class="bodyb">Afghan</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Pashto <span class="bodyi">afghānī</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">busk</span><small><span class="eSynop">/busk/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008075a"><!--s008075a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to sing or play an instrument in the street in order to earn money from passers-by</p><p><span class="bodyb">busker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [perhaps obsolete <span class="bodyi">busk</span> to seek after, prob from obsolete French <span class="bodyi">busquer</span> to steal, ultimately of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">earner</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018868a"><!--s018868a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019900b"><!--s019900b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who earns wages, etc.</p></div><a name="s019901b"><!--s019901b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> something profitable </p><p><i></i></p><p>This deal has been a nice little earner</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">best before date</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005239a"><!--s005239a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a date stamped on food packaging to indicate the date by which it should be used.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">argentous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahʹjentəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002838a"><!--s002838a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or containing silver, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in its monovalent form.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">especially</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020440a"><!--s020440a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021468b"><!--s021468b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in particular </p><p><i></i></p><p>He hates driving, especially in the dark</p>.</div><a name="s021469b"><!--s021469b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>very much </p><p><i></i></p><p>not especially disappointed</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">especially</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">specially</span>? There is some overlap in the meaning of these two words, but there are also areas in which their meanings should be distinguished. <span class="bodyi">Especially</span> means both ‘very’ (<span class="bodyi">an especially nice surprise</span>) and ‘in particular’ (<span class="bodyi">I was impressed with all the performances, especially Nigel's</span>). <span class="bodyi">Specially</span> means ‘in a special way’ (<span class="bodyi">specially cooked using a totally new method</span>) and, more commonly, ‘specifically, for a particular purpose’ (<span class="bodyi">specially trained staff</span>; <span class="bodyi">I specially arranged it so that you would be in the same group as Jean</span>). In a sentence such as the following sentence, however, either <span class="bodyi">especially</span> or <span class="bodyi">specially</span> could be used: <span class="bodyi">I made it especially</span> (or <span class="bodyi">specially</span>) <span class="bodyi">for you.</span></p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conformal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012471a"><!--s012471a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a transformation: leaving the size of the angle between corresponding curves unchanged; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> denoting a map that represents small areas in their true shape</p><p><span class="bodyb">conformally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">conformalis</span> having the same shape, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">forma</span> shape, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/form1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">form 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dawdle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdawdl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015289a"><!--s015289a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015822b"><!--s015822b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to move slowly or lackadaisically.</p></div><a name="s015823b"><!--s015823b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to spend time idly</p><p><span class="bodyb">dawdler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">far-off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021598a"><!--s021598a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>remote in time or space.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flare<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fleə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022758a"><!--s022758a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024186b"><!--s024186b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to shine or blaze with a sudden flame </p><p><i></i></p><p>a match flared in the darkness</p>.</div><a name="s024187b"><!--s024187b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + up) to become suddenly angry </p><p><i></i></p><p>flare up at the slightest provocation</p>.</div><a name="s024188b"><!--s024188b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + up) said of violence, etc: to break out </p><p><i></i></p><p>Fighting flared up again</p>.</div><a name="s024189b"><!--s024189b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + out) said of trousers, a skirt, sleeves, etc: to get wider towards the hem.</p></div><a name="s024190b"><!--s024190b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>said of the nostrils: to widen, e.g. as a sign of anger; to dilate <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s024191b"><!--s024191b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to cause (something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one's nostrils) to widen.</p></div><a name="s024192b"><!--s024192b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to ignite and burn off (waste gas, etc)</p><p><span class="bodyb">flareup</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chart<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/chaht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010068a"><!--s010068a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010378b"><!--s010378b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002536c"><!--s002536c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a map used for navigation by sea or air.</p></div><a name="s002537c"><!--s002537c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an outline map showing the geographical distribution of something, e.g. climatic variations.</p></div></div><a name="s010379b"><!--s010379b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002538c"><!--s002538c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a sheet giving information in the form of a table or graph.</p></div><a name="s002539c"><!--s002539c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the charts</span>) a list of best-selling popular records produced weekly.</p></div><a name="s002540c"><!--s002540c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a schematic, usu large, diagram.</p></div><a name="s002541c"><!--s002541c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a sheet of paper ruled and graduated for use in a recording instrument, e.g. an electrocardiograph [early French <span class="bodyi">charte</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">charta</span> piece of papyrus, document, from Greek <span class="bodyi">chartēs</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disprove</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹproohv/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017288a"><!--s017288a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to prove (a statement, etc) to be false, or refute it by argument</p><p><span class="bodyb">disprovable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">disproven</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">desprover</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">prover</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/prove/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">prove</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">best boy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005240a"><!--s005240a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an assistant to a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gaffer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gaffer</span></span></a> (chief lighting electrician) or <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/key_grip/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">key grip</span></span></a> (chief equipment handler) in a film or television studio.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Esperanto</span><small><span class="eSynop">/espəʹrantoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020441a"><!--s020441a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an artificial international language largely based on words common to the chief European languages</p><p><span class="bodyb">Esperantist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i> [Dr <span class="bodyi">Esperanto</span> (from Latin <span class="bodyi">sperare</span> to hope),pseudonym of its inventor, Ludwik L Zamenhof d.1917, Polish oculist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">earnest<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018869a"><!--s018869a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>determined and serious</p><p><span class="bodyb">earnestly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">earnestness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buskin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbuskin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008076a"><!--s008076a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008420b"><!--s008420b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>formerly, a laced boot reaching halfway up the calf or to the knee, e.g. the high thick-soled boot worn by actors in ancient Athenian tragedy.</p></div><a name="s008421b"><!--s008421b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the high thick-soled boot (the <span class="bodyi">cothurnus</span>) worn by actors in ancient Athenian tragedy, often contrasted with the ‘sock’ (<span class="bodyi">soccus</span>) worn by actors in comedy </p><p><i></i></p><p>to hear thy buskin tread and shake the stage</p><p> Ben Jonson.</p></div><a name="s008422b"><!--s008422b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>tragic drama, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> tragedy resembling that of ancient Greek drama [perhaps modification of Spanish <span class="bodyi">borceguí</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">farouche</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fəʹroohsh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021599a"><!--s021599a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022797b"><!--s022797b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>shy or unpolished.</p></div><a name="s022798b"><!--s022798b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>wild [French <span class="bodyi">farouche</span> wild, shy, via late Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">foras</span> outdoors].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">argie-bargie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌahji ʹbahji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002839a"><!--s002839a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/argy_bargy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">argy-bargy</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conformance</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012472a"><!--s012472a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/conformity/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">conformity</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">afghani</span><small><span class="eSynop">/afʹgahni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> afghanis)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000847a"><!--s000847a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the basic monetary unit of Afghanistan, divided into 100 puls [Pashto <span class="bodyi">afghānī</span> ‘Afghan’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flare<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022759a"><!--s022759a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024193b"><!--s024193b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sudden unsteady glaring light or flame.</p></div><a name="s024194b"><!--s024194b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a device producing a very bright fire or blaze of light, used to signal, illuminate, or attract attention, or a device used to produce this.</p></div><a name="s024195b"><!--s024195b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a sudden outburst, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of anger.</p></div><a name="s024196b"><!--s024196b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a temporary outburst of gas and radiation from a small area of the sun's surface. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/solar_flare/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">solar flare</span></span></a> energy, e.g.:</p><a name="s006282c"><!--s006282c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>from a small area of the sun's surface. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/solar_flare/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">solar flare</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s006283c"><!--s006283c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>from a star, often amounting to an increase of several magnitudes in its brightness.</p></div></div><a name="s024197b"><!--s024197b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a flame, usu at the top of a stack, that burns off unwanted gas at an oil refinery or oil well.</p></div><a name="s024198b"><!--s024198b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s006284c"><!--s006284c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a gradual widening of a skirt, trouser leg, sleeve, etc towards the hem.</p></div><a name="s006285c"><!--s006285c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) flared trousers.</p></div></div><a name="s024199b"><!--s024199b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a gradual widening of a skirt, trouser leg, sleeve, etc towards the hem.</p></div><a name="s024200b"><!--s024200b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>an area of flushed skin surrounding an inflamed or raised area.</p></div><a name="s024201b"><!--s024201b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>in photography, light resulting from reflection, e.g. between lens surfaces, or a fogged area on a negative resulting from this.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dawn<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dawn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015290a"><!--s015290a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015824b"><!--s015824b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the first appearance of light in the morning.</p></div><a name="s015825b"><!--s015825b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a first appearance; a beginning </p><p><i></i></p><p>the dawn of the space age</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chart<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010069a"><!--s010069a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010380b"><!--s010380b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make a chart of (an area, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of the sea) (something).</p></div><a name="s010381b"><!--s010381b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to lay out a plan for (something).</p></div><a name="s010382b"><!--s010382b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to display, mark, or record (something) on a chart.</p></div><a name="s010383b"><!--s010383b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to outline (the course or progress of something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The book charts the progress of her career</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s010384b"><!--s010384b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>said of a record: to appear in the charts.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disputable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹspyoohtəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017289a"><!--s017289a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018074b"><!--s018074b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>open to doubt or debate; questionable.</p></div><a name="s018075b"><!--s018075b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> inclined to dispute; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/disputatious/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">disputatious</span></span></a> </p><p><i></i></p><p>He is too disputable for my company</p><p> Shakespeare</p><p><span class="bodyb">disputableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">disputably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">busk it</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008077a"><!--s008077a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to improvise.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">best end</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005241a"><!--s005241a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a cut of lamb or other meat from the lower end of the neck.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">earnest<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹuhnist/</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018870a"><!--s018870a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>✱ <span class="bodyb">in earnest</span> serious or seriously; sincere or sincerely </p><p><i></i></p><p>At seventy-seven it is time to be in earnest</p><p> Dr Johnson [Old English <span class="bodyi">eornost</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conformation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/konfəʹmaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012473a"><!--s012473a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012997b"><!--s012997b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the way in which something is formed; shape or, structure.</p></div><a name="s012998b"><!--s012998b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the arrangement of the parts of something, or the points within something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with relation to each other; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/configuration/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">configuration</span></span></a> (1).</p></div><a name="s012999b"><!--s012999b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>any three-dimensional arrangement that atoms in a molecule may adopt, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by rotation about individual bonds (groups of atoms held together)</p><p><span class="bodyb">conformational</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">espial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹspie·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020442a"><!--s020442a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> the act or an instance of espying, observing, or being seen.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dawn<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015291a"><!--s015291a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015826b"><!--s015826b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to begin to grow light as the sun rises.</p></div><a name="s015827b"><!--s015827b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to begin to appear or develop.</p></div><a name="s015828b"><!--s015828b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + on) to begin to be perceived or understood by somebody </p><p><i></i></p><p>The truth finally dawned on him</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">dawnen</span>, back-formation from <span class="bodyi">dawning</span> daybreak,from Old English <span class="bodyi">dagian</span> to dawn].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flared</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022760a"><!--s022760a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of trousers or a skirt: widening towards the hem.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">argillaceous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahjiʹlayshəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002840a"><!--s002840a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or containing clay or clay minerals [Latin <span class="bodyi">argillaceus</span> from <span class="bodyi">argilla</span> white clay].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aficionado</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əˌfishyəʹnahdoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> aficionados)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000848a"><!--s000848a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a devotee or fan </p><p><i></i></p><p>aficionados of wrestling</p><p>Spanish <span class="bodyi">aficionado</span> from past part. of <span class="bodyi">aficionar</span> to inspire affection, from <span class="bodyi">afición</span> affection, from Latin <span class="bodyi">affection-, affectio</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/affection/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">affection</span></span></a> . The term was orig applied to devotees of bullfighting.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">charter<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchahtə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010070a"><!--s010070a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010385b"><!--s010385b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a formal written instrument or contract.</p></div><a name="s010386b"><!--s010386b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002542c"><!--s002542c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a document that creates and defines the rights of a city, educational or professional institution, or company.</p></div><a name="s002543c"><!--s002543c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/constitution/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">constitution</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div><a name="s010387b"><!--s010387b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a special privilege, immunity, or exemption.</p></div><a name="s010388b"><!--s010388b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s002544c"><!--s002544c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a total or partial lease of a ship, aeroplane, etc for a particular use or group of people.</p></div><a name="s002545c"><!--s002545c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) relating to such a lease </p><p><i></i></p><p>charter flights</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">chartre</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">chartula</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">charta</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chart1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chart 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">farrago</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fəʹrahgoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -oes -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> farragoes farragos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021600a"><!--s021600a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a confused collection; a hotchpotch <span class="bodyb">farraginous</span> /fəʹrajinəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">farragin-, farrago</span> mixed fodder, mixture, from <span class="bodyi">far</span> corn].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disputant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹspyooht(ə)nt, ʹdispyoot(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017290a"><!--s017290a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>one of the people engaged in a dispute or a disputation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bestial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbesti·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005242a"><!--s005242a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005377b"><!--s005377b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>marked by brutal or inhuman instincts or desires; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> sexually depraved.</p></div><a name="s005378b"><!--s005378b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of beasts</p><p><span class="bodyb">bestially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">bestialis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">bestia</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/beast/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">beast</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bus lane</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008078a"><!--s008078a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a traffic lane for buses only.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dawn chorus</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015292a"><!--s015292a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the singing of large numbers of birds at dawn.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conformist</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012474a"><!--s012474a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013000b"><!--s013000b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who conforms to the orthodox view or accepted social practice</p><p><span class="bodyb">conformism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s013001b"><!--s013001b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>formerly, a person who conformed to the practices of an established Church, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the Church of England</p><p><span class="bodyb">conformist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">earnest<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018871a"><!--s018871a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019902b"><!--s019902b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something of value, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> money, given by a buyer to a seller to seal a bargain.</p></div><a name="s019903b"><!--s019903b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a token of what is to come; a pledge [Middle English <span class="bodyi">ernes, ernest</span>, from Old French <span class="bodyi">erres</span>, pl of <span class="bodyi">erre</span> pledge, via Latin and Greek from Hebrew <span class="bodyi">‘ērābhōn</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">espionage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹespi·ənahzh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020443a"><!--s020443a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>spying or the use of spies to obtain information </p><p><i></i></p><p>industrial espionage</p> <p>[French <span class="bodyi">espionnage</span>,from <span class="bodyi">espionner</span> to spy, from <span class="bodyi">espion</span> spy, from Old Italian <span class="bodyi">spione</span>, ultimately of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arginine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahjinien/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002841a"><!--s002841a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an amino acid found in most proteins and essential in the nutrition of most vertebrates [German <span class="bodyi">Arginin</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flarepath</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022761a"><!--s022761a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an illuminated area enabling aircraft to land or take off in low visibility.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">charter<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (chartered, chartering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010071a"><!--s010071a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010389b"><!--s010389b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to grant a charter to (something or somebody).</p></div><a name="s010390b"><!--s010390b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to hire or lease (something) for usu exclusive and temporary use </p><p><i></i></p><p>charter a boat</p> <p><span class="bodyb">charterer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">far-reaching</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021601a"><!--s021601a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having a wide range, influence, or effect.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disputation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dispyoohʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017291a"><!--s017291a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018076b"><!--s018076b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>debate or argument, or an instance of this.</p></div><a name="s018077b"><!--s018077b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">esp</span> formerly, the oral defence of an academic thesis by formal logic.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">afield</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹfeeld/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000849a"><!--s000849a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000952b"><!--s000952b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>away from home; abroad </p><p><i></i></p><p>She had travelled far afield</p>.</div><a name="s000953b"><!--s000953b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>out of the way; astray </p><p><i></i></p><p>irrelevant remarks that carried us far afield</p>.</div><a name="s000954b"><!--s000954b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to, in, or on the field [Old English <span class="bodyi">on felda</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/on1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">on 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">feld</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/field1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">field 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bestialise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005243a"><!--s005243a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bestialize_or_bestialise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bestialize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">afire</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹfie·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000850a"><!--s000850a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000955b"><!--s000955b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>on fire.</p></div><a name="s000956b"><!--s000956b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>intensely or passionately aroused </p><p><i></i></p><p>afire with enthusiasm</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flares</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022762a"><!--s022762a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>trousers that become wider towards the ankle </p><p><i></i></p><p>Flares are making a comeback</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">earnest money</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018872a"><!--s018872a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>money given as an <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/earnest3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">earnest 3</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conformity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹfawmiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012475a"><!--s012475a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013002b"><!--s013002b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(+ with) correspondence or accordance with a certain model or standard </p><p><i></i></p><p>Alterations are needed to bring everything into conformity with required standards</p>.</div><a name="s013003b"><!--s013003b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ to) behaviour that is in compliance with a convention or specified requirements </p><p><i></i></p><p>Conformity to the party line was not her strong point</p>.</div><a name="s013004b"><!--s013004b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>similarity in form.</p></div><a name="s013005b"><!--s013005b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>formerly, compliance with the practices of an established Church, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the Church of England.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dawn raid</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015293a"><!--s015293a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015829b"><!--s015829b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a raid taking place very early in the day, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by police.</p></div><a name="s015830b"><!--s015830b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> an attempt by a business company to buy a significant proportion of another company's shares at one time, typically at the start of a day's trading and in order to mount a takeover.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">busman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> busmen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008079a"><!--s008079a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bus driver.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">farrier</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfari·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021602a"><!--s021602a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022799b"><!--s022799b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a blacksmith who shoes horses.</p></div><a name="s022800b"><!--s022800b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody who treats diseases or injuries of horses</p><p><span class="bodyb">farriery</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old French <span class="bodyi">ferrier</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">ferrum</span> iron].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">esplanade</span><small><span class="eSynop">/espləʹnayd, -nahd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020444a"><!--s020444a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021470b"><!--s021470b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a level open stretch of paved or grassy ground, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one designed for walking or driving along a shore.</p></div><a name="s021471b"><!--s021471b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an area of clear ground in front of a castle or other fortification [French <span class="bodyi">esplanade</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">spianata</span>,from <span class="bodyi">spianare</span> to level, from Latin <span class="bodyi">explanare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/explain/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">explain</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disputatious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dispyooʹtayshəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017292a"><!--s017292a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>inclined to dispute; argumentative</p><p><span class="bodyb">disputatiously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">disputatiousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Argive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahgiev/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002842a"><!--s002842a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002774b"><!--s002774b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>belonging or relating to Argos in ancient Greece.</p></div><a name="s002775b"><!--s002775b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in Homer, relating to the Greeks; Greek</p><p><span class="bodyb">Argive</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">Argivus</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">Argeios</span> of Argos, from <span class="bodyi">Argos</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chartered</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010072a"><!--s010072a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having passed the examinations or satisfied other requirements for membership of a professional institution </p><p><i></i></p><p>chartered accountant</p> <p><i></i></p><p>chartered engineer</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bestiality</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bestiʹaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005244a"><!--s005244a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>bestial behaviour; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> sexual relations between a human being and an animal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">earnings</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018873a"><!--s018873a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>money or other income earned.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">busman's holiday</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008080a"><!--s008080a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a holiday spent doing the kind of thing one normally does at work.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">confound<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹfownd/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012476a"><!--s012476a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013006b"><!--s013006b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to surprise or disconcert (somebody).</p></div><a name="s013007b"><!--s013007b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to prove (an argument, prediction, etc) wrong.</p></div><a name="s013008b"><!--s013008b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to defeat or overthrow (somebody or their plans).</p></div><a name="s013009b"><!--s013009b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in passive, often</span> + with) to confuse (things) or confuse (one thing) with another </p><p><i></i></p><p>confusion worse confounded</p><p> Milton [Latin <span class="bodyi">confundere</span> to pour together, muddle, disorder, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">fundere</span> to pour].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">AFL</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000851a"><!--s000851a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Australian Football League.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">day</span><small><span class="eSynop">/day/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015294a"><!--s015294a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015831b"><!--s015831b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003955c"><!--s003955c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a period of 24 hours beginning at midnight, corresponding to one rotation of the earth on its axis.</p></div><a name="s003956c"><!--s003956c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the period of daylight between sunrise and sunset.</p></div><a name="s003957c"><!--s003957c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the time established by usage or law for work, school, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>an eight-hour day</p>.</div></div><a name="s015832b"><!--s015832b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the time taken by a planet to turn once on its axis; a solar day.</p></div><a name="s015833b"><!--s015833b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a day set aside for a particular activity </p><p><i></i></p><p>a business day</p>.</div><a name="s015834b"><!--s015834b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) a particular time or period in the past.</p></div><a name="s015835b"><!--s015835b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) a particular time or period in the past </p><p><i></i></p><p>more difficult to travel in those days</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">all in a day's work</span> part of what one normally does ✱ <span class="bodyb">any day</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> at any time.</p></div><a name="s015836b"><!--s015836b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> used to emphasize a preference: in any circumstances ✱ <span class="bodyb">at the end of the day</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> when one considers everything ✱ <span class="bodyb">call it a day</span> to stop work or activity for the time being ✱ <span class="bodyb">day and night</span> at all times ✱ <span class="bodyb">day in, day out</span> continuously or repeatedly over a long period ✱ <span class="bodyb">make a day of it</span> to spend a whole day celebrating or enjoying oneself ✱ <span class="bodyb">one day/one of these days</span> at some future time ✱ <span class="bodyb">that will be the day</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> used to express doubt about a possibility ✱ <span class="bodyb">these days</span> in the present times [Old English <span class="bodyi">daeg</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flarestack</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022763a"><!--s022763a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a device, e.g. at an oil well, for burning off unwanted material.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">farrow<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfaroh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021603a"><!--s021603a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a litter of pigs [Old English <span class="bodyi">fearh</span> young pig].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">charter member</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010073a"><!--s010073a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an original member of a society or corporation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dispute<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹspyooht/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017293a"><!--s017293a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018078b"><!--s018078b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + about) to argue, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> angrily and persistently <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s018079b"><!--s018079b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (something) the subject of disputation </p><p><i></i></p><p>They disputed the issue vehemently for some hours</p>.</div><a name="s018080b"><!--s018080b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to call (a statement, etc) into question </p><p><i></i></p><p>I dispute those statistics</p>.</div><a name="s018081b"><!--s018081b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to struggle over or contest (a reigning or leading position) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She is disputing the championship with Graf</p> <p><span class="bodyb">disputant</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s018082b"><!--s018082b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to struggle against or resist (an advance or landing by an enemy) <span class="bodyb">disputative</span> /-tətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">disputer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">disputen</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">disputare</span> to discuss, contend, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">putare</span> to think].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">argol</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahgol/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002843a"><!--s002843a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>crude tartar deposited in wine casks during ageing [Middle English <span class="bodyi">argoile</span>, prob from Anglo-French <span class="bodyi">argoil</span>, of uncertain origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">espousal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹspowzl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020445a"><!--s020445a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021472b"><!--s021472b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the adoption or support of a cause or belief.</p></div><a name="s021473b"><!--s021473b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic, formal</span> (<span class="bodyi">also in pl, but treated as sing.</span>) a betrothal or marriage.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bestialize <span class="bodyi">or</span> bestialise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbesti·əliez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005245a"><!--s005245a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to cause (somebody) to act, live, etc like an animal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">confound<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012477a"><!--s012477a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> a mild interjection of annoyance </p><p><i></i></p><p>Confound it! Where's my pen?</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aflame</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹflaym/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000852a"><!--s000852a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000957b"><!--s000957b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>on fire.</p></div><a name="s000958b"><!--s000958b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>passionately aroused.</p></div><a name="s000959b"><!--s000959b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/afire/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">afire</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">earphone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018874a"><!--s018874a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a device, attached e.g. to a radio, personal stereo, etc that converts electrical energy into sound waves and is worn over or inserted into the ear.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flare star</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022764a"><!--s022764a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a faint red dwarf star that intermittently brightens suddenly by up to 100 times in a few minutes, prob as a result of intense flares.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">charterparty</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> charterparties)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010074a"><!--s010074a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a contract for the hire of all or part of a ship for the conveyance of cargo or passengers [French <span class="bodyi">charte partie</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">charta partita</span>, literally ‘divided charter’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buss<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bus/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008081a"><!--s008081a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to kiss (somebody or something) [prob imitative].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dispute<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹspyooht, ʹdispyooht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017294a"><!--s017294a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018083b"><!--s018083b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>controversy or debate.</p></div><a name="s018084b"><!--s018084b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a quarrel or disagreement.</p></div><a name="s018085b"><!--s018085b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a disagreement with management over pay, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>an industrial dispute</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">beyond dispute</span>.</p></div><a name="s018086b"><!--s018086b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>true, or proved, without a shadow of doubt ✱ <span class="bodyb">in dispute</span> quarrelling </p><p><i></i></p><p>The parties are still in dispute</p>.</div><a name="s018087b"><!--s018087b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>disputed </p><p><i></i></p><p>His victory is now in dispute</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dayak</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdieak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015295a"><!--s015295a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dyak_or_dayak/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Dyak</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">argon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahgon/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002844a"><!--s002844a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a gaseous chemical element of the noble gas group found in the air and volcanic gases and used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a filler for vacuum tubes and electric light bulbs: symbol Ar, atomic number 18 [Greek <span class="bodyi">argon</span>, neuter of <span class="bodyi">argos</span> idle, lazy, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ergon</span> work; from the gas's relative inertness].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">espouse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹspowz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020446a"><!--s020446a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021474b"><!--s021474b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to take up and support (a cause, belief, etc) </p><p><i></i></p><p>For friendship makes us warmly espouse the interest of others</p><p> Henry Fielding.</p></div><a name="s021475b"><!--s021475b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or formal</span> to marry (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>You shall see what sort of a being I was cheated into espousing</p><p> Charlotte Brontë</p><p><span class="bodyb">espouser</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">espousen</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">sponsus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">spondēre</span> to promise, betroth].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">farrow<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021604a"><!--s021604a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a sow: to give birth to (piglets).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bestiary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbesti·əri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bestiaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005246a"><!--s005246a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an allegorical or moralizing work of medieval times dealing with real or imaginary animals [late Latin <span class="bodyi">bestiarium</span>, neuter of <span class="bodyi">bestiarius</span> of beasts, from Latin <span class="bodyi">bestia</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/beast/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">beast</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">confounded</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012478a"><!--s012478a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> used to express annoyance: damned </p><p><i></i></p><p>I don't understand your confounded scientific nomenclature</p><p> Henry James</p><p><span class="bodyb">confoundedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flare-up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022765a"><!--s022765a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an instance or renewal of violence, quarrelling, fighting, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>another flare-up on the border</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a little flare-up at the office today</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disqualification</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disˌkwolifiʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017295a"><!--s017295a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018088b"><!--s018088b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of disqualifying.</p></div><a name="s018089b"><!--s018089b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that disqualifies </p><p><i></i></p><p>Some see homosexuality as a disqualification for a career in the services</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aflatoxin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/afləʹtoksin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000853a"><!--s000853a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several poisons that are produced by moulds, e.g. in badly stored peanuts, and cause liver cancers and other diseases [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">Aspergillus flavus</span>, species of mould + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/toxin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">toxin</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">earpiece</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018875a"><!--s018875a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a part of an instrument, e.g. a telephone, held to, to which the ear is applied for listening; an earphone.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buss<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008082a"><!--s008082a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a kiss.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">argosy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahgəsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> argosies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002845a"><!--s002845a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> a large merchant sailing ship </p><p><i></i></p><p>Three of your argosies are richly come to harbour</p> — Shakespeare [modification of Italian <span class="bodyi">ragusea</span> Ragusan vessel, from <span class="bodyi">Ragusa</span>, former name of Dubrovnik, city and port in Croatia].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Chartism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010075a"><!--s010075a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the principles and practices of a body of 19th–cent. English political movement whose principal aim was to reform the electoral system reformers</p><p><span class="bodyb">Chartist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">charta</span> charter from Latin: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chart1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chart 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bestir</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹstuh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (bestirred, bestirring)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005247a"><!--s005247a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to rouse (oneself) to action.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">daybed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015296a"><!--s015296a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015837b"><!--s015837b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a narrow bed or couch for rest or sleep during the day.</p></div><a name="s015838b"><!--s015838b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a couch or sofa that can be converted into a bed.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">farseeing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021605a"><!--s021605a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/farsighted/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">farsighted</span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">espressivo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/espreʹseevoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020447a"><!--s020447a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a musical passage: to be performed with expressive feeling [Italian <span class="bodyi">espressivo</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">expressus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/express1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">express 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">confraternity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/konfrəʹtuhniti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> confraternities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012479a"><!--s012479a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a brotherhood devoted to a religious or charitable cause [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">confraternitat-</span>, <span class="bodyi">confraternitas</span> brotherhood, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">frater</span> brother].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flash<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/flash/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022766a"><!--s022766a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024202b"><!--s024202b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to shine with or cause to shine with a bright light briefly or intermittently.</p></div><a name="s024203b"><!--s024203b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006286c"><!--s006286c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to move or pass very quickly.</p></div><a name="s006287c"><!--s006287c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to direct (a smile, look, etc) briefly at somebody.</p></div><a name="s006288c"><!--s006288c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to broadcast (a message) instantaneously.</p></div></div><a name="s024204b"><!--s024204b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006289c"><!--s006289c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to show (something) quickly or briefly.</p></div><a name="s006290c"><!--s006290c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to display (something) ostentatiously.</p></div></div><a name="s024205b"><!--s024205b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> of a man: to show his genitals in public.</p></div><a name="s024206b"><!--s024206b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to shine briefly with a bright light, once or repeatedly </p><p><i></i></p><p>Lightning flashed and thunder rolled</p>.</div><a name="s024207b"><!--s024207b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>said of the eyes: to widen and brighten with anger or other strong emotion.</p></div><a name="s024208b"><!--s024208b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to appear suddenly </p><p><i></i></p><p>An error message flashed onto the screen</p>.</div><a name="s024209b"><!--s024209b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to rush or dart </p><p><i></i></p><p>Cars flashed past</p> <p><i></i></p><p>An idea flashed into her head</p>.</div><a name="s024210b"><!--s024210b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + by/past) said of time: to pass quickly </p><p><i></i></p><p>The days flashed by</p>.</div><a name="s024211b"><!--s024211b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> said of a man: to show his genitals in public <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s024212b"><!--s024212b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>to shine (a bright light) briefly, once or repeatedly </p><p><i></i></p><p>flash one's headlights</p>.</div><a name="s024213b"><!--s024213b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>to display (something) ostentatiously </p><p><i></i></p><p>flash one's money about</p> <p><i></i></p><p>flashing her engagement ring at us</p>.</div><a name="s024214b"><!--s024214b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>to direct (a smile or other look or expression) at somebody </p><p><i></i></p><p>He flashed a smile in my direction</p>.</div><a name="s024215b"><!--s024215b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><p>to broadcast (a message) instantaneously </p><p><i></i></p><p>News of her death was flashed around the world in seconds</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">flasche</span> to splash, prob imitative].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disqualify</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹkwolifie/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (disqualifies, disqualified, disqualifying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017296a"><!--s017296a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018090b"><!--s018090b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make or declare (somebody) unfit or unsuitable to do something </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was disqualified from driving for a year</p>.</div><a name="s018091b"><!--s018091b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to declare (somebody) ineligible, e.g. for a prize, because of violation of the rules </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was disqualified after a positive drugs test</p> <p><span class="bodyb">disqualification</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">argot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahgoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002846a"><!--s002846a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the jargon or slang that is peculiar to a particular group [orig in the sense ‘criminals’ cant’ from French <span class="bodyi">argot</span> cant].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chartreuse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/shahʹtruhz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010076a"><!--s010076a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010391b"><!--s010391b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an aromatic liqueur, usu green or yellow in colour.</p></div><a name="s010392b"><!--s010392b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a brilliant yellowish green colour [French <span class="bodyi">chartreuse</span>, named after <span class="bodyi">La Grande Chartreuse</span>, Carthusian monastery near Grenoble where the liqueur was first produced].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">AFL-CIO</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000854a"><!--s000854a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">espresso</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹspresoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020448a"><!--s020448a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021476b"><!--s021476b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>coffee brewed by forcing steam through finely ground coffee beans.</p></div><a name="s021477b"><!--s021477b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a cup of espresso.</p></div><a name="s021478b"><!--s021478b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an apparatus for making espresso [Italian <span class="bodyi">caffè</span> <span class="bodyi">espresso</span> pressed out coffee].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Farsi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfahsee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021606a"><!--s021606a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the modern Persian language, the official language of Iran [Persian <span class="bodyi">fārsī</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Fārs</span> Persia].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">daybook</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015297a"><!--s015297a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015839b"><!--s015839b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a diary or journal.</p></div><a name="s015840b"><!--s015840b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in accounting, a book used for recording the transactions of the day.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bus shelter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008083a"><!--s008083a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a covered structure giving protection against bad weather to people waiting at a bus stop.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flash<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022767a"><!--s022767a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024216b"><!--s024216b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sudden burst of light </p><p><i></i></p><p>a flash of lightning</p>.</div><a name="s024217b"><!--s024217b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a sudden burst of perception, emotion, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>a flash of intuition</p>.</div><a name="s024218b"><!--s024218b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a camera attachment that produces a flash of light for indoor photography.</p></div><a name="s024219b"><!--s024219b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a fleeting glimpse or appearance </p><p><i></i></p><p>a flash of white</p>.</div><a name="s024220b"><!--s024220b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a quick-spreading flame or momentary intense outburst of radiant heat, e.g. from a nuclear explosion.</p></div><a name="s024221b"><!--s024221b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a brief news report, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on radio or television.</p></div><a name="s024222b"><!--s024222b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a rush of water released to permit passage of a boat over a weir, etc.</p></div><a name="s024223b"><!--s024223b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>a thin ridge on a cast or forged article, resulting from the hot metal, plastic, etc penetrating between the two parts of the mould.</p></div><a name="s024224b"><!--s024224b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>a band round a book cover, advertising an attractive selling point.</p></div><a name="s024225b"><!--s024225b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>an armband or piece of coloured cloth worn on a uniform as a distinguishing symbol.</p></div><a name="s024226b"><!--s024226b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> the language of the criminal underworld </p><p><i></i></p><p>His comrades explained in flash</p><p> Thomas Hood ✱ <span class="bodyb">flash in the pan</span>.</p></div><a name="s024227b"><!--s024227b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>a sudden success that cannot be repeated [with reference to the firing of the gunpowder in the ‘pan’ (small hollow) of a musket: sometimes the flint flashed but failed to ignite the charge] ✱ <span class="bodyb">in a flash</span> very quickly or suddenly.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">best man</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005248a"><!--s005248a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a male friend or relative chosen to attend the bridegroom at his wedding.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ear-piercing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018877a"><!--s018877a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the making of a hole in the lobe or edge of the ear to allow earrings to be worn.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">confrère</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonfreə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012480a"><!--s012480a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a colleague or a fellow member of one's profession, association, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>Several times she turned her head toward one or other of her confrères and smiled her appreciation</p><p> Jack London [French <span class="bodyi">confrère</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">confrater</span> colleague, fellow, brother, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">frater</span> brother; re-adopted into English after becoming obsolete in the 17th cent.].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disquiet<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹkwie·ət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017297a"><!--s017297a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>anxiety or worry.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arguable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahgyoo·əbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002847a"><!--s002847a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002776b"><!--s002776b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>capable of being reasonably asserted or having a case made for it </p><p><i></i></p><p>It is arguable that she is the best cellist around at present</p>.</div><a name="s002777b"><!--s002777b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>open to dispute; debatable </p><p><i></i></p><p>It is arguable whether such a measure would reduce costs</p><p><span class="bodyb">arguably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">afloat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹfloht/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000855a"><!--s000855a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000960b"><!--s000960b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000268c"><!--s000268c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>floating on the water or in the air.</p></div><a name="s000269c"><!--s000269c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>on a boat or ship; at sea.</p></div></div><a name="s000961b"><!--s000961b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>free of debt.</p></div><a name="s000962b"><!--s000962b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> flooded with or submerged under water [Old English <span class="bodyi">on flot</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/on1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">on 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">flot</span> deep water, sea].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">charwoman</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchahwoomən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> charwomen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010077a"><!--s010077a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cleaning woman; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one employed in a private house [<span class="bodyi">chare</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chore/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chore</span></span></a>) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/woman/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">woman</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bestow</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹstoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005249a"><!--s005249a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + on/upon) to present (something) as a gift or honour </p><p><i></i></p><p>The Queen bestowed a knighthood on him</p><p><span class="bodyb">bestowal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bestowen</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/be/3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">be-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">stowe</span> place, from Old English].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bus stop</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008084a"><!--s008084a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a place, usu marked by a standardized sign, where people may board and alight from buses.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">farsighted</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021607a"><!--s021607a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022801b"><!--s022801b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having foresight or good judgment; sagacious.</p></div><a name="s022802b"><!--s022802b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> longsighted</p><p><span class="bodyb">farsightedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">farsightedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">earpiercing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018876a"><!--s018876a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>distressingly loud and shrill.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flash<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022768a"><!--s022768a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024228b"><!--s024228b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> vulgarly ostentatious </p><p><i></i></p><p>They consider their neighbours to be rather flash</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a flash new sports car</p>.</div><a name="s024229b"><!--s024229b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> relating to the criminal underworld or its language </p><p><i></i></p><p>I used all the flash words myself just when I pleased</p><p> Oliver Wendell Holmes.</p></div><a name="s024230b"><!--s024230b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a process such as freezing: carried out very quickly.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dayboy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015298a"><!--s015298a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a boy who attends a boarding school during the day but lives at home.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disquiet<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (disquieted, disquieting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017298a"><!--s017298a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make (somebody) uneasy or worried</p><p><span class="bodyb">disquieted</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">disquieting</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">esprit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eʹspree/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020449a"><!--s020449a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>vivacious cleverness or wit [French <span class="bodyi">esprit</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">spiritus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/spirit1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">spirit 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">confront</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹfrunt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012481a"><!--s012481a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013010b"><!--s013010b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a problem, etc: to lie before (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>the difficulties that confront us</p>.</div><a name="s013011b"><!--s013011b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to have (something) before one to face or tackle </p><p><i></i></p><p>just some of the problems that we confront every day</p>.</div><a name="s013012b"><!--s013012b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to face up to (a problem or an opponent) and prepare to tackle them </p><p><i></i></p><p>They confronted each other across the table</p>.</div><a name="s013013b"><!--s013013b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to present (somebody) with irrefutable and unwelcome facts, etc</p><p><span class="bodyb">confrontation</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">confrontational</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">confronter</span> to border on, confront, from Latin <span class="bodyi">confrontare</span> to bound, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">front-, frons</span> forehead].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">argue</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahgyooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (argues, argued, arguing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002848a"><!--s002848a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002778b"><!--s002778b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to give reasons for or against something; to reason.</p></div><a name="s002779b"><!--s002779b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to contend or disagree in words; to bicker or quarrel <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s002780b"><!--s002780b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to give evidence of (something); to indicate.</p></div><a name="s002781b"><!--s002781b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to prove or seek to prove (something) by giving reasons; to maintain.</p></div><a name="s002782b"><!--s002782b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to persuade (somebody) by giving reasons </p><p><i></i></p><p>They argued him out of going</p>.</div><a name="s002783b"><!--s002783b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to give reasons or arguments in favour of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>His letter argues restraint</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">argue the toss</span>.</div><a name="s002784b"><!--s002784b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> to dispute a decision that has already been made</p><p><span class="bodyb">arguer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">arguen</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">arguere</span> to make clear].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aflutter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹflutə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000856a"><!--s000856a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000963b"><!--s000963b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>fluttering </p><p><i></i></p><p>with its wings aflutter</p>.</div><a name="s000964b"><!--s000964b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>nervously excited </p><p><i></i></p><p>I was all aflutter</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹcheəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (charier, chariest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010078a"><!--s010078a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010393b"><!--s010393b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>cautious, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> wary of taking risks </p><p><i></i></p><p>chary of giving such information to strangers</p>.</div><a name="s010394b"><!--s010394b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>slow to grant or accept </p><p><i></i></p><p>a man very chary of compliments</p> <p><span class="bodyb">charily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">chariness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">cearig</span> sorrowful, from <span class="bodyi">caru</span> sorrow].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bestrew</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹstrooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> bestrewed) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> bestrewed bestrewn /biʹstroohn/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005250a"><!--s005250a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005379b"><!--s005379b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> to scatter or lie scattered over.</p></div><a name="s005380b"><!--s005380b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to strew (something) somewhere.</p></div><a name="s005381b"><!--s005381b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ with) to lie scattered over (a place) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The ground was bestrewn with leaves</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fart<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/faht/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021608a"><!--s021608a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to expel wind from the anus [Old English <span class="bodyi">feortan</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">argufy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahgyoofie/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (argufies, argufied, argufying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002849a"><!--s002849a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to dispute or argue about something trivial.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">confrontation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/konfrənʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012482a"><!--s012482a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013014b"><!--s013014b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a face-to-face meeting or debate.</p></div><a name="s013015b"><!--s013015b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the clashing of forces or ideas; a conflict </p><p><i></i></p><p>sit-ins, confrontations and riot</p><p> Power &amp; Authority in British Universities</p><p><span class="bodyb">confrontational</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">confrontationism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">confrontationist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">daybreak</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015299a"><!--s015299a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>dawn.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">esprit de corps</span><small><span class="eSynop">/də ʹkaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020450a"><!--s020450a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the spirit of fellowship, loyalty, and common purpose that unites the members of a group; team spirit </p><p><i></i></p><p>that esprit de corps which leads him to take a pride in the renown of his general</p><p> William Hickling Prescott [French <span class="bodyi">esprit de corps</span> spirit of the body].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disquietude</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹkwie·ətyoohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017299a"><!--s017299a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> disquiet or anxiety.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">earplug</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018878a"><!--s018878a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a device inserted into the outer opening of the ear for protection against water, loud noise, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flash<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022769a"><!--s022769a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a water-filled hollow produced by subsidence, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> following mineral extraction [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">flache</span> marshy place, ultimately from early Dutch <span class="bodyi">vlacke</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bus-stop surgery</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008085a"><!--s008085a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>rejuvenating cosmetic surgery involving rapidly performed operations such as injections of Botox or gel-fillers or removal of dead skin.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">AFM</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000857a"><!--s000857a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Air Force Medal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chase<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/chays/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010079a"><!--s010079a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010395b"><!--s010395b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to follow (somebody or something) rapidly or persistently.</p></div><a name="s010396b"><!--s010396b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (somebody or something) to depart or flee.</p></div><a name="s010397b"><!--s010397b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span>(+ up) to investigate (a matter) or contact (a person, company, etc) in order to obtain information or hasten results.</p></div><a name="s010398b"><!--s010398b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to attempt to establish a romantic or sexual relationship with (somebody) in a persistent or unsubtle manner <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s010399b"><!--s010399b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(+ after) to chase an animal, person, or thing.</p></div><a name="s010400b"><!--s010400b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to rush or hasten [Middle English <span class="bodyi">chasen</span> from French, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">captare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/catch1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">catch 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bestride</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹstried/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> bestrode /biʹstrohd/) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> bestridden /biʹstridn/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005251a"><!--s005251a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005382b"><!--s005382b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to ride, sit, or stand astride (something); to straddle.</p></div><a name="s005383b"><!--s005383b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to tower over (something); to dominate.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fart<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021609a"><!--s021609a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022803b"><!--s022803b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an expulsion of intestinal wind.</p></div><a name="s022804b"><!--s022804b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a boring or unpleasant person.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">argument</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahgyoomənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002850a"><!--s002850a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002785b"><!--s002785b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a quarrel or disagreement.</p></div><a name="s002786b"><!--s002786b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000569c"><!--s000569c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or process of arguing; debate.</p></div><a name="s000570c"><!--s000570c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a coherent series of reasons offered.</p></div></div><a name="s002787b"><!--s002787b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a reason given as a proof or refutation.</p></div><a name="s002788b"><!--s002788b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an abstract or summary, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a literary work.</p></div><a name="s002789b"><!--s002789b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in mathematics, any of the variables that determine the value of a function ✱ <span class="bodyb">argument from design</span> the theological argument that God's existence is clear from the evident design of the universe [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">argumentum</span> from <span class="bodyi">arguere</span> to make clear].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Confucian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹfyoohsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012483a"><!--s012483a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a follower of Confucius</p><p><span class="bodyb">Confucian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [named after <span class="bodyi">Confucius</span> d.479 <span class="bodysc">bc</span>, Chinese philosopher].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">espy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹspie/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (espies, espied, espying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020451a"><!--s020451a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> to catch sight of (something or somebody) [Middle English <span class="bodyi">espien</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">espier</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">day care</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015300a"><!--s015300a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>supervision and facilities for those unable to look after themselves during the day, e.g. preschool children or the elderly.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chase<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010080a"><!--s010080a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010401b"><!--s010401b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002546c"><!--s002546c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of chasing; pursuit.</p></div><a name="s002547c"><!--s002547c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the chase</span>) the hunting of wild animals.</p></div></div><a name="s010402b"><!--s010402b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something pursued; a quarry.</p></div><a name="s010403b"><!--s010403b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a tract of unenclosed land set aside for the breeding of animals for hunting and fishing.</p></div><a name="s010404b"><!--s010404b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/steeplechase/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">steeplechase</span></span></a> ✱ <span class="bodyb">give chase</span> to go in pursuit.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">afoot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹfoot/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000858a"><!--s000858a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000965b"><!--s000965b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>happening; astir </p><p><i></i></p><p>There's trouble afoot</p>.</div><a name="s000966b"><!--s000966b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>on foot </p><p><i></i></p><p>many mile a day afoot</p> — Dickens.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bestseller</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005252a"><!--s005252a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005384b"><!--s005384b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a book or other product that achieves a high level of sales.</p></div><a name="s005385b"><!--s005385b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the author of such a book</p><p><span class="bodyb">bestselling</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bust<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bust/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008086a"><!--s008086a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008423b"><!--s008423b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a woman's breasts.</p></div><a name="s008424b"><!--s008424b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002007c"><!--s002007c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a woman's breasts.</p></div><a name="s002008c"><!--s002008c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>used in clothing sizes: the circumference of a woman's torso at breast height.</p></div></div><a name="s008425b"><!--s008425b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a sculpture of the upper part of the human figure including the head, neck, and usu shoulders [French <span class="bodyi">buste</span> via Italian from Latin <span class="bodyi">bustum</span> tomb, statue on a tomb].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flashback</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022770a"><!--s022770a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024231b"><!--s024231b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an interruption of the chronological sequence in a book, play, or film to show literary, theatrical, or cinematic work by the evocation of earlier events.</p></div><a name="s024232b"><!--s024232b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a sudden memory of a past event, often of a traumatic experience.</p></div><a name="s024233b"><!--s024233b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006291c"><!--s006291c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a sudden memory of a past event, often of a traumatic experience.</p></div><a name="s006292c"><!--s006292c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a sudden recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> LSD, some considerable time after the drug was taken.</p></div></div><a name="s024234b"><!--s024234b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a burst of flame back or out to an unwanted position, e.g. in a furnace.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">earring</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018879a"><!--s018879a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an ornament for the ear that is attached to the ear lobe or edge of the ear.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disquisition</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diskwiʹzish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017300a"><!--s017300a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a long or elaborate discussion or essay on a subject</p><p><span class="bodyb">disquisitional</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">disquisition-, disquisitio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">disquirere</span> to enquire diligently, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">quaerere</span> to seek].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fart about</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021610a"><!--s021610a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> to spend time in pointless, aimless, or worthless activity.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">argumentation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌahgyoomenʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002851a"><!--s002851a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002790b"><!--s002790b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or process of forming reasons and drawing conclusions and applying them to a case in discussion.</p></div><a name="s002791b"><!--s002791b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>debate or discussion.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Confucianism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹfyoosh(ə)niz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012484a"><!--s012484a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a system of social and moral teachings founded by the Chinese philosopher Confucius (d.479 <span class="bodysc">bc</span>), emphasizing harmonious behaviour and, human sympathy, and filial piety</p><p><span class="bodyb">Confucian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">Confucianist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Esq.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020452a"><!--s020452a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Esquire.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">day-care centre</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015301a"><!--s015301a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/day_centre/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">day centre</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fart around</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021611a"><!--s021611a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fart_about/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fart about</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bet<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005253a"><!--s005253a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005386b"><!--s005386b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001180c"><!--s001180c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act of risking a sum of money or other stake on the forecast outcome of a future event, e.g. a race or contest, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in competition with another or others.</p></div><a name="s001181c"><!--s001181c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a stake so risked </p><p><i></i></p><p>a £10 bet</p>.</div><a name="s001182c"><!--s001182c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>an outcome or result on which a stake is gambled.</p></div></div><a name="s005387b"><!--s005387b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an opinion or belief </p><p><i></i></p><p>My bet is it will pour with rain</p>.</div><a name="s005388b"><!--s005388b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s001183c"><!--s001183c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a plan of action; a course.</p></div><a name="s001184c"><!--s001184c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a person or thing likely to be successful.</p></div></div><a name="s005389b"><!--s005389b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a plan or course of action </p><p><i></i></p><p>Your best bet is to call a plumber</p> [origin unknown].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chase<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010081a"><!--s010081a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010405b"><!--s010405b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to ornament (something) with raised or incised work, e.g. by engraving or inlaying.</p></div><a name="s010406b"><!--s010406b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (a mark, design, etc) by this process </p><p><i></i></p><p>chase a monogram</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">chassen</span>, modification of early French <span class="bodyi">enchasser</span> to set (a jewel): see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/enchase/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">enchase</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bust<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> busted bust)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008087a"><!--s008087a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></p><a name="s008426b"><!--s008426b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to break or smash (something) or make it inoperative </p><p><i></i></p><p>I bust my watch this morning</p>.</div><a name="s008427b"><!--s008427b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to burst or become inoperative through breakage or wear; to break down.</p></div><a name="s008428b"><!--s008428b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span></p><a name="s002009c"><!--s002009c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to arrest (somebody).</p></div><a name="s002010c"><!--s002010c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to raid (a place) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Police busted the flat below looking for heroin</p>.</div></div><a name="s008429b"><!--s008429b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to demote (somebody), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to a lower military rank <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span>.</p></div><a name="s008430b"><!--s008430b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s002011c"><!--s002011c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to burst </p><p><i></i></p><p>We were laughing fit to bust</p>.</div><a name="s002012c"><!--s002012c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to stop working or become inoperative through breakage or wear; to break down.</p></div></div><a name="s008431b"><!--s008431b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to lose a game or turn by exceeding a limit, e.g. the count of 21 in pontoon [alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/burst1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">burst 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">argumentative</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahgyooʹmentətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002852a"><!--s002852a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>tending or liking to argue; disputatious</p><p><span class="bodyb">argumentatively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">argumentativeness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disrate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹrayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017301a"><!--s017301a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to reduce (e.g. a sailor) in rank.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flashboard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022771a"><!--s022771a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>aone or more boards projecting above the top of a dam to increase its height and therefore capacity.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">afore</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹfaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv, conj, and prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000859a"><!--s000859a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly dialect</span> before [Old English <span class="bodyi">onforan</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/on1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">on 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">foran</span> before].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">earshot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018880a"><!--s018880a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the range within which something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the unaided voice, may be heard </p><p><i></i></p><p>out of earshot</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">confuse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹfyoohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012485a"><!--s012485a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013016b"><!--s013016b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to bewilder or perplex (somebody).</p></div><a name="s013017b"><!--s013017b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to embarrass or abash (somebody).</p></div><a name="s013018b"><!--s013018b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to muddle or befuddle (a person or their mind, etc) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He had not drunk enough wine to confuse his wits</p>.</div><a name="s013019b"><!--s013019b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to make (something) more incomprehensible </p><p><i></i></p><p>Don't try to explain; you'll just confuse the issue</p>.</div><a name="s013020b"><!--s013020b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) to muddle (two or more usu similar things) or mistake (one thing) for another </p><p><i></i></p><p>I often confuse the twins</p> <p><i></i></p><p>People confuse ‘mitigate’ with ‘militate’</p> <p><span class="bodyb">confusable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">confusion</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/confused/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">confused</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-esque</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020453a"><!--s020453a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming adjectives from nouns, with the meaning: in the manner or style of; like </p><p><i></i></p><p>statuesque</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Kafkaesque</p> <p>[French <span class="bodyi">-esque</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">-esco</span>,of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bust<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008088a"><!--s008088a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008432b"><!--s008432b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>broken.</p></div><a name="s008433b"><!--s008433b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>bankrupt </p><p><i></i></p><p>The company has gone bust</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bet<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (betting, <span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> bet betted)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005254a"><!--s005254a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s005390b"><!--s005390b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + on) to stake (an amount of money) as a bet.</p></div><a name="s005391b"><!--s005391b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make a bet with (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I bet you £10 I can beat you at snooker</p>.</div><a name="s005392b"><!--s005392b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to be convinced that (a guess or prediction) is true </p><p><i></i></p><p>I bet they don't turn up</p> <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</div><a name="s005393b"><!--s005393b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to lay a bet </p><p><i></i></p><p>betting on the horses</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">you bet</span>.</div><a name="s005394b"><!--s005394b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> you may be sure; certainly </p><p><i></i></p><p>Do you want to go out for lunch? – You bet!</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">day centre</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015302a"><!--s015302a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a place providing supervision and facilities for elderly or handicapped people during the day.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flashbulb</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022772a"><!--s022772a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an electric bulb flash lamp in which metal foil or wire is burned, used e.g. in a flashgun.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">farther<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfahdhə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021612a"><!--s021612a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022805b"><!--s022805b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>at or to a greater distance or more advanced point </p><p><i></i></p><p>farther down the corridor</p>.</div><a name="s022806b"><!--s022806b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="sb000000195"><!--sb000000195--></a><p>to a greater degree or extent; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/further1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">further<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (1) [alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/further1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">further 1</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">farther</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">further</span>? These two words are sometimes confused. When referring to physical distance, <span class="bodyi">farther</span> and <span class="bodyi">further</span> are equally correct: <span class="bodyi">Penzance lies farther</span> (or <span class="bodyi">further</span>) <span class="bodyi">west than Truro</span>. In abstract and figurative senses, <span class="bodyi">further</span> is the preferred form: <span class="bodyi">of no further use</span>; <span class="bodyi">closed until further notice</span>. As a verb, only <span class="bodyi">further</span> is used:<span class="bodyi">to further God's purposes</span>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">earsplitting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018881a"><!--s018881a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>distressingly loud.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disregard<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/disriʹgahd/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017302a"><!--s017302a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018092b"><!--s018092b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to pay no attention to (something).</p></div><a name="s018093b"><!--s018093b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to treat (somebody or something) as not worthy of regard or notice.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chase<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010082a"><!--s010082a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010407b"><!--s010407b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a groove cut in a surface for a pipe, wire, etc.</p></div><a name="s010408b"><!--s010408b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the part of a cannon enclosing the barrel between the trunnions (points on which the gun is swivelled; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/trunnion/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">trunnion</span></span></a>) and the mouth of the muzzle [French <span class="bodyi">chas</span> eye of a needle, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">capsus</span> enclosed space, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">capsa</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/case2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">case 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">argus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahgəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> arguses)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002853a"><!--s002853a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002792b"><!--s002792b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a large Asian pheasant with a long tail and eye-like markings on its wings: <span class="bodyi">Argusianus argus</span>.</p></div><a name="s002793b"><!--s002793b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of various small blue or brown butterflies with eye-like markings: genus <span class="bodyi">Aricia</span> and other genera.</p></div><a name="s002794b"><!--s002794b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Argus</span>) <span class="bodyi">literary</span> a watchful guardian [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">Argos</span>, a mythological giant with a hundred eyes, the guardian of Io].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aforementioned</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹfawmensh(ə)nd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000860a"><!--s000860a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>mentioned previously.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">confused</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012486a"><!--s012486a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013021b"><!--s013021b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>unable to sort out one's thoughts or emotions; bewildered.</p></div><a name="s013022b"><!--s013022b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>muddled in one's mind, usu because of old age.</p></div><a name="s013023b"><!--s013023b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> embarrassed </p><p><i></i></p><p>Instead of answering, Harriet turned away confused</p><p> Jane Austen.</p></div><a name="s013024b"><!--s013024b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>disorganized or muddled.</p></div><a name="s013025b"><!--s013025b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>composed of a bewildering mixture of elements <span class="bodyb">confusedly</span> /-zidli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">confus</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">confusus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">confundere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/confound1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">confound 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Esquimau</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeskimoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Esquimaux /-moh/ <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> Esquimau)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020454a"><!--s020454a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eskimo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Eskimo</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">daydream<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015303a"><!--s015303a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015841b"><!--s015841b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a pleasant fantasy or reverie indulged in while one is awake.</p></div><a name="s015842b"><!--s015842b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an unrealistic scheme or plan.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beta</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbeetə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005255a"><!--s005255a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005395b"><!--s005395b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the second letter of the Greek alphabet (B, β), equivalent to roman b.</p></div><a name="s005396b"><!--s005396b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/b1_or_b/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">B<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (3).</p></div><a name="s005397b"><!--s005397b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s001185c"><!--s001185c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the second letter of the Greek alphabet (B, β), equivalent to and transliterated as roman b.</p></div><a name="s001186c"><!--s001186c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/b1_or_b/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">B<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (3).</p></div></div><a name="s005398b"><!--s005398b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the second brightest star of a constellation [Greek <span class="bodyi">bēta</span>, of Semitic origin; related to Hebrew <span class="bodyi">bēth</span>, second letter of the Hebrew alphabet].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bust<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008089a"><!--s008089a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008434b"><!--s008434b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a police raid or arrest.</p></div><a name="s008435b"><!--s008435b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a period of economic collapse.</p></div><a name="s008436b"><!--s008436b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a blow.</p></div><a name="s008437b"><!--s008437b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a failure or bankruptcy </p><p><i></i></p><p>boom and bust</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aforesaid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹfawsed/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000861a"><!--s000861a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aforementioned/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aforementioned</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flash burn</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022773a"><!--s022773a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a burn resulting from momentary exposure to intense radiant heat.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">earth<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/uhth/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018882a"><!--s018882a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019904b"><!--s019904b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Earth</span>) the planet on which we live, third in order from the sun.</p></div><a name="s019905b"><!--s019905b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>land or solid ground as distinguished from sea and air.</p></div><a name="s019906b"><!--s019906b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the loose powdery material on the surface of the planet, in which plants grow; soil.</p></div><a name="s019907b"><!--s019907b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s005078c"><!--s005078c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Earth</span>) the planet on which we live, third in order from the sun </p><p><i></i></p><p>I am a passenger on the spaceship, Earth</p><p> R Buckminster Fuller.</p></div><a name="s005079c"><!--s005079c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the people of the planet Earth.</p></div></div><a name="s019908b"><!--s019908b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s005080c"><!--s005080c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>areas of land as distinguished from sea and air.</p></div><a name="s005081c"><!--s005081c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the solid ground.</p></div></div><a name="s019909b"><!--s019909b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s005082c"><!--s005082c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the loose powdery material on the surface of the planet, in which plants grow; soil.</p></div><a name="s005083c"><!--s005083c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any dry powdery material, e.g. <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fuller_s_earth/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fuller's earth</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s005084c"><!--s005084c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the material of which the body consists </p><p><i></i></p><p>earth to earth, ashes to ashes</p>.</div><a name="s005085c"><!--s005085c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a metallic oxide formerly classed as an element; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/rare_earth/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">rare earth</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s019910b"><!--s019910b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span></p><a name="s005086c"><!--s005086c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an electrical connection to the ground.</p></div><a name="s005087c"><!--s005087c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the terminal, e.g. in a plug, for this connection.</p></div></div><a name="s019911b"><!--s019911b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the earth</span>) <span class="bodyi">informal</span> a large amount of money </p><p><i></i></p><p>a suit that cost the earth</p>.</div><a name="s019912b"><!--s019912b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>the lair of a fox, badger, etc.</p></div><a name="s019913b"><!--s019913b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>the sphere of mortal or worldly existence as distinguished from spheres of spiritual life: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/heaven/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">heaven</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hell/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hell</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s019914b"><!--s019914b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>one of the four elements of the alchemists, the others being fire, air, and water ✱ <span class="bodyb">back down to earth</span> back to reality a sense or recognition of the realities of life, a situation, etc ✱ <span class="bodyb">go to earth</span> to go into hiding ✱ <span class="bodyb">on earth</span> used to intensify an interrogative pronoun </p><p><i></i></p><p>Where on earth is it?</p> <p><span class="bodyb">earthlike</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">earthward</span> /ʹuhthwəd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">earthwards</span> /ʹuhthwədz/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">eorthe</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">farther<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021613a"><!--s021613a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022807b"><!--s022807b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005824c"><!--s005824c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>more distant; remoter.</p></div><a name="s005825c"><!--s005825c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>being the more distant of two; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/far2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">far<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (3) </p><p><i></i></p><p>the farther side</p>.</div></div><a name="s022808b"><!--s022808b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>extending beyond what exists or has happened; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/further2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">further<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chase<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010083a"><!--s010083a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rectangular steel or iron frame into which printing type or blocks are locked for printing or platemaking [prob from French <span class="bodyi">châsse</span> frame, from Latin <span class="bodyi">capsa</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/case2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">case 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">argy-bargy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌahji ʹbahji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002854a"><!--s002854a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> lively discussion or heated dispute, or an instance of this [reduplication of Scots and English dialect <span class="bodyi">argy</span>, alteration of <span class="bodyi">argue</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disregard<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017303a"><!--s017303a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lack of attention or regard; neglect </p><p><i></i></p><p>He showed complete disregard for his own and others’ safety</p> <p><span class="bodyb">disregardful</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">confusing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012487a"><!--s012487a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>tending to cause mental confusion or bewilderment</p><p><span class="bodyb">confusingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">daydream<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015304a"><!--s015304a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to have a daydream</p><p><span class="bodyb">daydreamer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bustard</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbustəd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008090a"><!--s008090a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of large long-legged and long-necked Eurasian, African, and Australian game birds that builds nests on the ground, hasve a slow stately walk, and is are capable of powerful swift flight when alarmed: family Otididae [Middle English via Old French and Old Italian from Latin <span class="bodyi">avis tarda</span> slow bird].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disrelish<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹrelish/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017304a"><!--s017304a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to find (something) unpalatable or distasteful </p><p><i></i></p><p>Mrs Hudson … found herself disrelishing the singular situation of seeming to side against her own flesh and blood</p><p> Henry James.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aforethought</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹfawthawt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000862a"><!--s000862a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> premeditated or deliberate </p><p><i></i></p><p>with malice aforethought</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">argyle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahʹgiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002855a"><!--s002855a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pattern on knitwear consisting of coloured lozenges on a plain background [from <span class="bodyi">Argyll</span> tartan, that of the Argyll branch of the Campbell clan].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">esquire</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹskwie·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020455a"><!--s020455a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021479b"><!--s021479b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> used instead of Mr as a man's courtesy title and usu placed in its abbreviated form after the surname </p><p><i></i></p><p>J R Smith, Esq</p>.</div><a name="s021480b"><!--s021480b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>formerly, a candidate for knighthood serving as attendant to a knight.</p></div><a name="s021481b"><!--s021481b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005443c"><!--s005443c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>formerly, a member of the English gentry ranking below a knight.</p></div><a name="s005444c"><!--s005444c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>formerly, a candidate for knighthood serving as attendant to a knight.</p></div><a name="s005445c"><!--s005445c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>formerly, a landed proprietor [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">esquier</span> squire, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">scutarius</span> shield bearer,from Latin <span class="bodyi">scutum</span> shield].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beta-blocker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005256a"><!--s005256a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a drug, e.g. propranolol, that inhibits the action of adrenalin and similar compounds and is used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to treat high blood pressure.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">farthermost</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021614a"><!--s021614a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>most distant; farthest.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chaser</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010084a"><!--s010084a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010409b"><!--s010409b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an alcoholic drink taken immediately after another that is milder or stronger, e.g. beer after spirits.</p></div><a name="s010410b"><!--s010410b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a horse used in steeplechasing.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">earth<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018883a"><!--s018883a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019915b"><!--s019915b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> to connect (an electrical device) to earth.</p></div><a name="s019916b"><!--s019916b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005088c"><!--s005088c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to drive (e.g. a fox) to hiding in its lair.</p></div><a name="s005089c"><!--s005089c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>of a hunted animal: to hide in its lair.</p></div></div><a name="s019917b"><!--s019917b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to drive (e.g. a fox) to hiding in its earth <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s019918b"><!--s019918b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of a hunted animal: to hide in its lair.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flash card</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022774a"><!--s022774a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a card that has a word or words on it, used in some methods of teaching reading.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">confusion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹfyoohzh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012488a"><!--s012488a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013026b"><!--s013026b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>uncertainty or perplexity.</p></div><a name="s013027b"><!--s013027b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a muddled or bewildered mental state.</p></div><a name="s013028b"><!--s013028b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a state of disorder or muddle.</p></div><a name="s013029b"><!--s013029b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the muddling of two things, or the mistaking of one thing for another.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">daygirl</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015305a"><!--s015305a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a girl who attends a boarding school during the day but lives at home.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disrelish<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017305a"><!--s017305a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a feeling of distaste.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">earthbound</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018884a"><!--s018884a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019919b"><!--s019919b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005090c"><!--s005090c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>restricted to the earth.</p></div><a name="s005091c"><!--s005091c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>heading or directed towards the planet earth </p><p><i></i></p><p>an earthbound spaceship</p>.</div></div><a name="s019920b"><!--s019920b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005092c"><!--s005092c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>bound by worldly interests; lacking spiritual quality.</p></div><a name="s005093c"><!--s005093c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>pedestrian or unimaginative.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buster</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbustə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008091a"><!--s008091a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008438b"><!--s008438b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> used as an often disrespectful form of address to a man or boy </p><p><i></i></p><p>Thanks a million, buster</p>.</div><a name="s008439b"><!--s008439b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used in combinations</span>) somebody or something that attacks or destroys a specified thing </p><p><i></i></p><p>ghostbusters</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">farthest<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfahdhist/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021615a"><!--s021615a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>most distant in space or time.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flashcube</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022775a"><!--s022775a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small cube incorporating four flashbulbs for a camera.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">a fortiori</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ay fawtiʹawri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000863a"><!--s000863a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>with still greater reason or certainty </p><p><i></i></p><p>If he can afford a house, a fortiori, he can afford a tent</p> [Latin <span class="bodyi">a fortiori</span>, literally ‘from the stronger (argument)’].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arhat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹah·hat/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002856a"><!--s002856a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Buddhism or Jainism, a person who has achieved a state of enlightenment [Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">arhat</span> deserving].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">confute</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹfyooht/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012489a"><!--s012489a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013030b"><!--s013030b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to defeat (somebody) thoroughly in argument </p><p><i></i></p><p>Very fond we were of argument and very desirous of confuting one another</p><p> Benjamin Franklin.</p></div><a name="s013031b"><!--s013031b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to refute (an argument) conclusively <span class="bodyb">confutation</span> /konfyoohʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">confutare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-futare</span> to beat].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ESRC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020456a"><!--s020456a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Economic and Social Research Council.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chasm</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010085a"><!--s010085a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010411b"><!--s010411b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a deep cleft in the earth.</p></div><a name="s010412b"><!--s010412b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an apparently unbridgeable gap </p><p><i></i></p><p>a political chasm between the two countries</p> <p><span class="bodyb">chasmic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">chasma</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beta decay</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005257a"><!--s005257a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>radioactive decay of an atomic nucleus with the emission of an electron or positron.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Day-Glo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdayglow/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015306a"><!--s015306a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a type of fluorescent paint which glows in natural daylight.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disremember</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disriʹmembə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (disremembered, disremembering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017306a"><!--s017306a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> to forget (something).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eject</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹjekt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019300a"><!--s019300a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020315b"><!--s020315b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005214c"><!--s005214c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to drive (somebody) out, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by physical force </p><p><i></i></p><p>The hecklers were ejected from the hall</p>.</div><a name="s005215c"><!--s005215c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to throw out or emit (something) forcefully.</p></div></div><a name="s020316b"><!--s020316b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to evict (somebody) from property.</p></div><a name="s020317b"><!--s020317b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to drive (somebody) out of office <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s020318b"><!--s020318b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to escape from an aircraft by using the ejector seat</p><p><span class="bodyb">ejectable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">ejection</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">ejective</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">ejector</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">ejecten</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">ejectus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">eicere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">jacere</span> to throw].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conga</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonggə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012490a"><!--s012490a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013032b"><!--s013032b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a dance involving three steps followed by a kick, performed by a group, usu in single file.</p></div><a name="s013033b"><!--s013033b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a tall narrow bass drum beaten with the hands [American Spanish <span class="bodyi">conga</span> from Spanish, fem of <span class="bodyi">congo</span> of the <span class="bodyi">Congo</span>, region in Africa].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flasher</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022776a"><!--s022776a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024235b"><!--s024235b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006293c"><!--s006293c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a light, e.g. a traffic signal or car light, that catches the attention by flashing.</p></div><a name="s006294c"><!--s006294c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a device for automatically flashing a light.</p></div></div><a name="s024236b"><!--s024236b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a person who commits the offence of indecent exposure.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chassé<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshasay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010086a"><!--s010086a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sliding dance step</p><p><span class="bodyb">chassé</span> <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">chassé</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">chasser</span> to chase].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ess</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020457a"><!--s020457a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns from nouns, with the meaning: female </p><p><i></i></p><p>actress</p> <p><i></i></p><p>lioness</p> <a name="sb000000189"><!--sb000000189--></a><p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">-esse</span> via Old French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">-issa</span>,from Greek]</p><div class="sidebar"><p>As part of the movement to eliminate sexism from language and from people's thinkingWith a few exceptions, the use of the feminizing suffix <span class="bodyi">-ess</span> (and similar suffixes such as <span class="bodyi">-ette</span> and <span class="bodyi">-trix</span>) has, since the late 20th cent., come to be seen as inappropriate, and patronizing, or sexist in modern English. The ‘male’ term is treated as a neutral term with no sexual reference. A woman author should therefore be referred to as an <span class="bodyi">author</span>, not an <span class="bodyi">authoress</span>, a woman editor as an <span class="bodyi">editor</span>, not an <span class="bodyi">editress</span> or <span class="bodyi">editrix</span>, etc. However a few forms are retained. Female titles of nobility such as <span class="bodyi">countess</span> or <span class="bodyi">baroness</span> are still correct. <span class="bodyi">Manageress</span> is acceptable when referring to a woman who runs a shop, but not when referring to a woman company executive. A <span class="bodyi">priestess</span> is a woman priest of a pre-Christian religion, not an ordained Christian minister.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">betake</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹtayk/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> betook /biʹtook/) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> betaken /biʹtaykən/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005258a"><!--s005258a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> (+ to) to take (oneself) off somewhere </p><p><i></i></p><p>Mrs Gummidge retired with these words, and betook herself to bed</p> — Dickens.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">farthest<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021616a"><!--s021616a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022809b"><!--s022809b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to or at the greatest distance in space, time, or degree.</p></div><a name="s022810b"><!--s022810b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>by the greatest degree or extent; most.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bustier</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboostiay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008092a"><!--s008092a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an article of women's clothing similar to a bodice, worn as a top [French <span class="bodyi">bustier</span>, from <span class="bodyi">buste</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bust1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bust 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aria</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahri·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> arias)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002857a"><!--s002857a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an accompanied melody sung, e.g. in an opera, by one voice [Italian <span class="bodyi">aria</span>, literally ‘atmospheric air’, modification of Latin <span class="bodyi">aer</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/air1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">air 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Afr.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000864a"><!--s000864a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000967b"><!--s000967b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Africa.</p></div><a name="s000968b"><!--s000968b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>African.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">day labourer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015307a"><!--s015307a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an unskilled labourer who is paid by the day.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disrepair</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disriʹpeə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017307a"><!--s017307a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the state of being in need of repair </p><p><i></i></p><p>The house had fallen into disrepair</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ejecta</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹjektə/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019301a"><!--s019301a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) material thrown out, e.g. from a volcano [Latin <span class="bodyi">ejecta</span>, neuter pl of <span class="bodyi">ejectus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eject/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eject</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chassé<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (chassés) (chasséd) (chasséing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010087a"><!--s010087a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make a sliding dance step.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flash flood</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022777a"><!--s022777a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a brief but heavy local flood usu resulting from rainfall.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">farthing</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfahdhing/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021617a"><!--s021617a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022811b"><!--s022811b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a former British unit of currency worth a quarter of an old penny, or a coin representing this.</p></div><a name="s022812b"><!--s022812b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something of small value; a mite </p><p><i></i></p><p>I haven't a farthing to spare</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">fēorthung</span>, from <span class="bodyi">fēortha</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fourth/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fourth</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bustle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbusl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008093a"><!--s008093a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008440b"><!--s008440b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to move briskly and often with an ostentatious show of activity or purpose.</p></div><a name="s008441b"><!--s008441b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to be full of people and activity </p><p><i></i></p><p>It was a town bustling at all times of the day and night</p> <p><span class="bodyb">bustling</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [prob alteration of obsolete <span class="bodyi">buskle</span> to prepare, frequentative of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/busk/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">busk</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">essay<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹesay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020458a"><!--s020458a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021482b"><!--s021482b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a short piece of prose writing on a specific topic.</p></div><a name="s021483b"><!--s021483b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> an effort or attempt, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an initial or tentative one.</p></div><a name="s021484b"><!--s021484b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a test or trial, e.g. of a design of postage stamp</p><p><span class="bodyb">essayist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">essayistic</span> /-ʹistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">essai</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">exagium</span> act of weighing, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">agere</span> to drive].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">congé</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonzhay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012491a"><!--s012491a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013034b"><!--s013034b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>formal permission to depart.</p></div><a name="s013035b"><!--s013035b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003392c"><!--s003392c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a farewell or leave-taking </p><p><i></i></p><p>make one's congé</p>.</div><a name="s003393c"><!--s003393c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a farewell salutation or bow.</p></div></div><a name="s013036b"><!--s013036b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">humorous</span> an unceremonious dismissal </p><p><i></i></p><p>give somebody their congé</p> <p>[French <span class="bodyi">congé</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">commeatus</span> going back and forth, leave to go, past part. of <span class="bodyi">commeare</span> to go back and forth].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Afr-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000865a"><!--s000865a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/afro_or_afr/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Afro-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">daylight</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015308a"><!--s015308a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015843b"><!--s015843b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the light of the sun during the day; sunshine.</p></div><a name="s015844b"><!--s015844b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>dawn.</p></div><a name="s015845b"><!--s015845b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) consciousness or wits: used to intensify an expression of fear, violence, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>You scared the living daylights out of me</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">see daylight</span>.</p></div><a name="s015846b"><!--s015846b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to understand something that has been obscure.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beta particle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005259a"><!--s005259a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an electron or positron emitted from the nucleus of an atom during beta decay: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/alpha_particle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">alpha particle</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disreputable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹrepyootəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017308a"><!--s017308a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018094b"><!--s018094b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having a bad reputation; not respectable.</p></div><a name="s018095b"><!--s018095b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of clothing, etc: dirty or untidy in appearance <span class="bodyb">disreputability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">disreputableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">disreputably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ejection seat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019302a"><!--s019302a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ejector_seat/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ejector seat</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-arian</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002858a"><!--s002858a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting:</p><a name="s002795b"><!--s002795b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a believer in something </p><p><i></i></p><p>Unitarian</p>.</div><a name="s002796b"><!--s002796b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an advocate of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>vegetarian</p>.</div><a name="s002797b"><!--s002797b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a person who pursues a specified interest or activity </p><p><i></i></p><p>antiquarian</p> <p><i></i></p><p>librarian</p>.</div><a name="s002798b"><!--s002798b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>somebody who is a specified number of decades old </p><p><i></i></p><p>octogenarian</p> [Latin <span class="bodyi">-arius</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ary1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ary 1</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chasseur</span><small><span class="eSynop">/shaʹsuh (<span class="bodyi">French</span> ʧasœr)/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010088a"><!--s010088a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">used after a noun</span>) cooked in a sauce made with wine and mushrooms </p><p><i></i></p><p>chicken chasseur</p> <p>[French <span class="bodyi">chasseur</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">chasser</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bustle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008094a"><!--s008094a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>noisy and energetic activity </p><p><i></i></p><p>They longed to escape the hustle and bustle of the big city</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">congeal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹjeel/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012492a"><!--s012492a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013037b"><!--s013037b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to pass from a fluid to a solid state in the process of cooking or freezing; to coagulate.</p></div><a name="s013038b"><!--s013038b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to become rigid, inflexible, or immobile <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s013039b"><!--s013039b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to congeal</p><p><span class="bodyb">congealable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">congealment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">congelation</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">congeler</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">congelare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">gelare</span> to freeze].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">farthingale</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfahdhinggayl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021618a"><!--s021618a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a petticoat consisting of a framework of hoops, formerly worn, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the 16th cent., to expand a skirt at the hip line [modification of early French <span class="bodyi">verdugale</span> via Old Spanish from Latin <span class="bodyi">viridis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/verdant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">verdant</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Arianism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeəri·əniz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002859a"><!--s002859a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the doctrine, officially declared heretical, that the divinity of the Son is of an inferior nature to that of the Father</p><p><span class="bodyb">Arian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> [named after <span class="bodyi">Arius</span> d.336, Greek theologian and presbyter of the church].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">daylight robbery</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015309a"><!--s015309a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> exorbitant pricing or charging.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">essay<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/eʹsay/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020459a"><!--s020459a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to attempt (something).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beta ray</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005260a"><!--s005260a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a stream of beta particles.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Chassid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhasid/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010089a"><!--s010089a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hasid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Hasid</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flash-freeze</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022778a"><!--s022778a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to freeze (food) so rapidly that ice crystals cannot form</p><p><span class="bodyb">flash-freezing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">afraid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹfrayd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000866a"><!--s000866a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000969b"><!--s000969b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + of/to) filled with fear or apprehension </p><p><i></i></p><p>afraid of machines</p> <p><i></i></p><p>afraid to leave the house</p>.</div><a name="s000970b"><!--s000970b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>regretfully of the opinion </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'm afraid I won't be able to go</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">affraied</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">affraien</span> to frighten, from French <span class="bodyi">affreer</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/affray/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">affray</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ejector seat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019303a"><!--s019303a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an emergency escape seat that propels an occupant out and away from an aircraft by means of an explosive charge.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disrepute</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disriʹpyooht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017309a"><!--s017309a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lack of good reputation or respectability </p><p><i></i></p><p>Sexist advertising brought the product into disrepute</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bustle<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008095a"><!--s008095a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pad or framework worn formerly to expand and support fullness at the back of a woman's skirt [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">congener</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹjeenə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012493a"><!--s012493a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013040b"><!--s013040b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of the same taxonomic genus as another plant or animal.</p></div><a name="s013041b"><!--s013041b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody or something resembling another in nature or action.</p></div><a name="s013042b"><!--s013042b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a secondary product, e.g. an aldehyde or ester, retained in an alcoholic beverage, an important factor in determining its flavour and in causing hangovers <span class="bodyb">congeneric</span> /konjəʹnerik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">congenerous</span> /kənʹjenərəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">congener</span> of the same kind, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">gener-, genus</span> kind].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">essence</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹes(ə)ns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020460a"><!--s020460a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021485b"><!--s021485b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005446c"><!--s005446c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the real or ultimate nature of an individual being or thing, or its most important qualities, those that make it what it is, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as opposed to its existence or its accidental qualities.</p></div><a name="s005447c"><!--s005447c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the properties or attributes by means of which something can be categorized or identified.</p></div><a name="s005448c"><!--s005448c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>somebody or something that embodies the fundamental nature of an idea, characteristic, etc.</p></div></div><a name="s021486b"><!--s021486b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an extract, essential oil, etc possessing the special qualities of a plant, drug, etc in concentrated form, or a preparation, e.g. a perfume or flavouring, made from such a substance.</p></div><a name="s021487b"><!--s021487b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005449c"><!--s005449c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an extract, essential oil, etc possessing the special qualities of a plant, drug, etc in concentrated form, or a preparation containing such a substance.</p></div><a name="s005450c"><!--s005450c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an odour or perfume </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was the very essence of courtesy</p>.</div></div><a name="s021488b"><!--s021488b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>something that exists, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in an abstract form; an entity ✱ <span class="bodyb">in essence</span> basically, briefly, and most importantly ✱ <span class="bodyb">of the essence</span> of the utmost importance; essential </p><p><i></i></p><p>Time was of the essence</p> <p>[Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">essentia</span>,from <span class="bodyi">essent-</span>, <span class="bodyi">essens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">esse</span> to be].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fasces</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfaseez/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021619a"><!--s021619a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a bundle of rods containing an axe with a projecting blade carried before ancient Roman magistrates as a badge of authority and formerly used as the emblem of the Italian Fascist party [Latin <span class="bodyi">fasces</span>, pl of <span class="bodyi">fascis</span> bundle].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">daylight saving time</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015310a"><!--s015310a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> time set usu one hour ahead of standard time and used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> during the summer: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/british_summer_time/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">British Summer Time</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹarid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002860a"><!--s002860a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002799b"><!--s002799b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of land: excessively dry, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> having insufficient rainfall to support agriculture; parched.</p></div><a name="s002800b"><!--s002800b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>bleakly unproductive or unrewarding; barren </p><p><i></i></p><p>arid verse</p> <p><i></i></p><p>arid scholarship</p> <p><i></i></p><p>arid argument</p> <span class="bodyb">aridity</span> /əʹrid-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i><p><span class="bodyb">aridly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">aridness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">aride</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">aridus</span> dry, parched].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beta test</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005261a"><!--s005261a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a test of a machine or a piece of software, carried out by somebody other than the manufacturer before it is sold to the public: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/alpha_test/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">alpha test</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eke</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eek/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019304a"><!--s019304a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> also [Old English <span class="bodyi">ēac</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">afreet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹafreet, əʹfreet/ afrit /əʹfrit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000867a"><!--s000867a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a powerful evil spirit or monster in Arabic mythology [Arabic <span class="bodyi">‘ifrīt</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flash-fry</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (flash-fries) (flash-fried) (flash-frying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022779a"><!--s022779a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to fry (food) rapidly over a high heat.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disrespect<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/disriʹspekt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017310a"><!--s017310a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lack of respect or politeness</p><p><span class="bodyb">disrespectful</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">disrespectfully</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">disrespectfulness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bust-up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008097a"><!--s008097a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008444b"><!--s008444b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a breaking up or breaking apart </p><p><i></i></p><p>It followed the bust-up of their marriage</p>.</div><a name="s008445b"><!--s008445b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a quarrel or brawl.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chassis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshasi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> chassis /ʹshasiz/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010090a"><!--s010090a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010413b"><!--s010413b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a supporting framework for the body of a vehicle, e.g. a car.</p></div><a name="s010414b"><!--s010414b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the frame on which the electrical parts of a radio, television, etc are mounted [French <span class="bodyi">châssis</span>, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">capsa</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/case2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">case 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">congenial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹjeeni·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012494a"><!--s012494a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013043b"><!--s013043b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>pleasant; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> agreeably suited to one's nature or, tastes, or outlook.</p></div><a name="s013044b"><!--s013044b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) suited to or fitting in well with something </p><p><i></i></p><p>For every one who feels inclined; some post we undertake to find; congenial with his frame of mind</p><p> W S Gilbert <span class="bodyb">congeniality</span> /-ʹaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">congenially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">genialis</span> pleasant, from <span class="bodyi">genius</span> task, inclination].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fascia<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> <span class="bodyb">facia</span>) /ʹfayshi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021620a"><!--s021620a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022813b"><!--s022813b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005826c"><!--s005826c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a flat horizontal piece, e.g. of stone or board, under projecting eaves.</p></div><a name="s005827c"><!--s005827c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a nameplate over the front of a shop.</p></div></div><a name="s022814b"><!--s022814b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> the dashboard of a motor car.</p></div><a name="s022815b"><!--s022815b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a broad well-defined band of colour, e.g. on a plant or the wing of an insect</p><p><span class="bodyb">fascial</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Italian from Latin <span class="bodyi">fascia</span> band, bandage].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Essene</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeseen, eʹseen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020461a"><!--s020461a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of a monastic brotherhood of Jews in Palestine from the second cent. <span class="bodysc">bc</span> to the second cent. <span class="bodysc">ad</span> <span class="bodyb">Essenian</span> /eʹseeni·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">Essenic</span> /eʹsenik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">Essēnos</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">betatron</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbeetətron/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005262a"><!--s005262a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/accelerator/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">accelerator</span></span></a> (apparatus used in physics) in which electrons are propelled by the inductive action of a rapidly varying magnetic field [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/beta/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">beta</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tron/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-tron</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flashgun</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022780a"><!--s022780a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a device for holding and operating a photographic flashlight.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">afresh</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹfresh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000868a"><!--s000868a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>anew or again </p><p><i></i></p><p>We'll start afresh</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">daylight time</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015311a"><!--s015311a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/daylight_saving_time/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">daylight saving time</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chaste</span><small><span class="eSynop">/chayst/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010091a"><!--s010091a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010415b"><!--s010415b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>abstinent from sexual intercourse, or from unlawful or immoral sexual intercourse.</p></div><a name="s010416b"><!--s010416b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>pure in thought and behaviour; modest.</p></div><a name="s010417b"><!--s010417b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>severely simple in design or execution; austere </p><p><i></i></p><p>written in a chaste style</p> <p><span class="bodyb">chastely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">chasteness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">castus</span> pure].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disrespect<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017311a"><!--s017311a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> to show disrespect for or insult (somebody).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eke out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019305a"><!--s019305a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020319b"><!--s020319b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (a supply) last longer by using it frugally.</p></div><a name="s020320b"><!--s020320b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (a living) by laborious or precarious means [<span class="bodyi">eke</span> to increase, from Old English <span class="bodyi">īecan, ēcan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bust up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008096a"><!--s008096a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008442b"><!--s008442b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to bring (something) to an end, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> abruptly <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s008443b"><!--s008443b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to come to an <span class="bodyi">esp</span> abrupt end.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ariel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeəri·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002861a"><!--s002861a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an Asian and African gazelle: genus <span class="bodyi">Gazella</span> [Arabic <span class="bodyi">aryal</span>, variant of <span class="bodyi">ayyil</span> stag].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">congenital</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹjenitl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012495a"><!--s012495a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013045b"><!--s013045b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a disease or abnormality: existing at or dating from birth.</p></div><a name="s013046b"><!--s013046b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> having an ingrained tendency to be a certain thing </p><p><i></i></p><p>He's a congenital liar</p> <p><span class="bodyb">congenitally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">congenitus</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">genitus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">gignere</span> to beget].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fascia<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> facia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfashi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> fasciae /fashi·ee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021621a"><!--s021621a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sheet of connective tissue covering or binding together body structures [Latin <span class="bodyi">fascia</span> band, bandage].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">essential<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹsensh(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020462a"><!--s020462a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021489b"><!--s021489b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of the utmost importance; necessary.</p></div><a name="s021490b"><!--s021490b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of or being the essence of something; fundamental or inherent.</p></div><a name="s021491b"><!--s021491b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>derived from or constituting an essence.</p></div><a name="s021492b"><!--s021492b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of an amino acid or a fatty acid: required for normal health or growth but manufactured in the body in insufficient quantities or not at all and therefore necessary in the diet.</p></div><a name="s021493b"><!--s021493b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>said of a disease: arising from an unknown cause; <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/idiopathic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">idiopathic</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">essentiality</span> /-shiʹaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">essentially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">essentialness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">day lily</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015312a"><!--s015312a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Eurasian plant of the lily family with cultivated for its large red, orange, or yellow flowers that last only lasting for one day: genus <span class="bodyi">Hemerocallis</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flashing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022781a"><!--s022781a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>sheet metal used in waterproofing a roof or the angle between a vertical surface and a roof [from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flash1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flash 1</span></span></a> in the sense ‘to cover with a thin layer’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">betel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbeetl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005263a"><!--s005263a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a climbing pepper whose leaves are chewed with betel nut and lime, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by SE Asians as a mild stimulant, to stimulate the flow of saliva: <span class="bodyi">Piper betle</span> [Portuguese <span class="bodyi">betel</span> from Tamil <span class="bodyi">veṟṟilai</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conger</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonggə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012496a"><!--s012496a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of large edible sea eels: genus <span class="bodyi">Conger</span> and other genera [Middle English <span class="bodyi">congre</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">congr-, conger</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">gongros</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Aries</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeəriz, ʹeəreez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002862a"><!--s002862a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002801b"><!--s002801b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in astronomy, a constellation (the Ram) depicted as the ram with the golden fleece sought by Jason.</p></div><a name="s002802b"><!--s002802b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in astrology, the first sign of the zodiac or a person born under this sign.</p></div><a name="s002803b"><!--s002803b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000571c"><!--s000571c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in astrology, the first sign of the zodiac.</p></div><a name="s000572c"><!--s000572c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a person born under this sign <span class="bodyb">Arian</span> /ʹeəri·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">Arien</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">aries</span> ram].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disrobe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹrohb/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017312a"><!--s017312a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018096b"><!--s018096b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to take off ceremonial clothing.</p></div><a name="s018097b"><!--s018097b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">esp humorous</span> to undress <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s018098b"><!--s018098b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to remove clothing from (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Officious menials hastily disrobed him of his tattered cloak</p><p> Scott [early French <span class="bodyi">desrober</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">robe</span> garment, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">busty</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (bustier, bustiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008098a"><!--s008098a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> said of a woman: having large breasts.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">African</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹafrikən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000869a"><!--s000869a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000971b"><!--s000971b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Africa.</p></div><a name="s000972b"><!--s000972b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person of African descent, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a black person</p><p><span class="bodyb">African</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">Africanus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Africa</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fasciation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fashiʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021622a"><!--s021622a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an abnormal enlargement and flattening of plant stems resulting from the fusion of several separate stems or side branches <span class="bodyb">fasciated</span> /ʹfashiaytid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ekistics</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹkistiks/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019306a"><!--s019306a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing.</span>) a science dealing with human settlements and their evolution</p><p><span class="bodyb">ekistic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [modern Greek <span class="bodyi">oikistikē</span>, from <span class="bodyi">oikistikos</span> relating to settlement, from Greek <span class="bodyi">oikizein</span> to settle, colonize, from <span class="bodyi">oikos</span> house].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chasten</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchays(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (chastened, chastening)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010092a"><!--s010092a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010418b"><!--s010418b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to have a demoralizing effect on (somebody).</p></div><a name="s010419b"><!--s010419b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span>to punish (somebody)</p><p><span class="bodyb">chastener</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [alteration of obsolete <span class="bodyi">chaste</span> from Middle English <span class="bodyi">chastien</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">castigare</span>, from <span class="bodyi">castus</span> pure + <span class="bodyi">-igare</span> from <span class="bodyi">agere</span> to drive].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">essential<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020463a"><!--s020463a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something indispensable or fundamental </p><p><i></i></p><p>the essentials of astronomy</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flash lamp</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022782a"><!--s022782a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024237b"><!--s024237b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a portable flashing light.</p></div><a name="s024238b"><!--s024238b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a usu electric lamp for producing flashlight for taking photographs.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conger eel</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012497a"><!--s012497a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/conger/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">conger</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aright</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹriet/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002863a"><!--s002863a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>rightly or correctly </p><p><i></i></p><p>Report me and my cause aright</p> — Shakespeare <p><i></i></p><p>Agnes had wondered … if she had heard aright</p> — Catherine Cookson [Old English <span class="bodyi">ariht</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 1</span></span></a>+ <span class="bodyi">riht</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/right1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">right 1</span></span></a>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Day of Atonement</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015313a"><!--s015313a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/yom_kippur/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Yom Kippur</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">busy<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbizi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (busier, busiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008099a"><!--s008099a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008446b"><!--s008446b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>engaged in an activity and giving it full attention; occupied.</p></div><a name="s008447b"><!--s008447b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>full of activity; bustling.</p></div><a name="s008448b"><!--s008448b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>foolishly or intrusively active; meddlesome.</p></div><a name="s008449b"><!--s008449b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>full or too full of detail </p><p><i></i></p><p>a busy design</p>.</div><a name="s008450b"><!--s008450b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> said of a telephone line: in use</p><p><span class="bodyb">busily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">busyness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">bisig</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">betel nut</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005264a"><!--s005264a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the astringent seed of the betel palm [from its being chewed with betel leaves].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Africana</span><small><span class="eSynop">/afriʹkahnə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000870a"><!--s000870a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a collection of materials concerning or characteristic of Africa.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disrupt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹrupt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017313a"><!--s017313a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018099b"><!--s018099b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to throw (something) into disorder </p><p><i></i></p><p>Protesters disrupted the meeting</p>.</div><a name="s018100b"><!--s018100b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to interrupt the continuity of (a schedule, etc)</p><p><span class="bodyb">disrupter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">disruption</span> /-sh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">disruptive</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">disruptively</span> /-tivli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">disruptiveness</span> /-tivnəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">disruptor</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">disruptus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">disrumpere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">rumpere</span> to break].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elaborate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹlab(ə)rət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019307a"><!--s019307a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020321b"><!--s020321b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>planned or carried out with great care and attention to detail </p><p><i></i></p><p>elaborate preparations</p>.</div><a name="s020322b"><!--s020322b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>marked by complexity, wealth of detail, or ornateness; intricate </p><p><i></i></p><p>a highly elaborate coiffure</p> <p><span class="bodyb">elaborately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">elaborateness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">elaboratus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">elaborare</span> to work out, acquire by labour, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">laborare</span> to work].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fascicle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfasikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021623a"><!--s021623a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022816b"><!--s022816b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a division of a book published in parts.</p></div><a name="s022817b"><!--s022817b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fasciculus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fasciculus</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">fascicled</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">fasciculus</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">fascis</span> bundle].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chastise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/chasʹtiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010093a"><!--s010093a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010420b"><!--s010420b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to inflict punishment on (somebody), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by beating.</p></div><a name="s010421b"><!--s010421b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to subject (somebody) to severe reproof or criticism</p><p><span class="bodyb">chastisement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">chastiser</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">chastisen</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">castigare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chasten/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chasten</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">essential element</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020464a"><!--s020464a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chemical element that is required for normal health or growth.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flashlight</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022783a"><!--s022783a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024239b"><!--s024239b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a usu regularly flashing light used for signalling, e.g. in a lighthouse.</p></div><a name="s024240b"><!--s024240b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a sudden bright artificial light used in taking photographic pictures, or a photograph taken with this.</p></div><a name="s024241b"><!--s024241b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> an electric torch.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Day of Judgment</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015314a"><!--s015314a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/judgment_day/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Judgment Day</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">busy<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (busies, busied, busying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008100a"><!--s008100a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make (<span class="bodyi">esp</span> oneself) busy; to occupy (<span class="bodyi">esp</span> oneself) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He busied himself with the ironing</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aril</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaril/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002864a"><!--s002864a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an exterior covering of some seeds, typically hairy or fleshy, like those of yew, that develops after fertilization <span class="bodyb">arillate</span> /-layt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin, probably from late Latin <span class="bodyi">arillus</span>, raisin, grape seed].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">betel palm</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005265a"><!--s005265a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an Asian palm that has an orange-coloured fruit: genus <span class="bodyi">Areca catechu</span> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/betel_nut/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">betel nut</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diss</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dis/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017314a"><!--s017314a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/di/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elaborate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹlabərayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019308a"><!--s019308a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020323b"><!--s020323b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to work out or develop (e.g. a plan) in detail.</p></div><a name="s020324b"><!--s020324b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to build up (complex organic compounds) from simple ingredients <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s020325b"><!--s020325b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + on) to add further information or detail to something already mentioned <span class="bodyb">elaboration</span> /-ʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">elaborative</span> /-rətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">elaborator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">congeries</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonjəreez; kənʹjiəreez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> congeries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012498a"><!--s012498a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an accumulation or aggregation </p><p><i></i></p><p>The upper part of Durnover was mainly composed of a curious congeries of barns and farmsteads</p><p> Hardy [Latin <span class="bodyi">congeries</span> heap, pile, from <span class="bodyi">congerere</span> to bring together, accumulate, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">gerere</span> to bear].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">African-American</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000871a"><!--s000871a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an American of black African descent</p><p><span class="bodyb">African-American</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fasciculation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fəˌsikyooʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">technical</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021624a"><!--s021624a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022818b"><!--s022818b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>muscular twitching in which groups of muscle fibres contract simultaneously.</p></div><a name="s022819b"><!--s022819b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the state of being arranged in bundles [Latin <span class="bodyi">fasciculus</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fascicle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fascicle</span></span></a>) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ation/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ation</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chastity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchastiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010094a"><!--s010094a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010422b"><!--s010422b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the state of being chaste; purity.</p></div><a name="s010423b"><!--s010423b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002548c"><!--s002548c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>abstinence from sexual intercourse, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> extramarital sexual intercourse </p><p><i></i></p><p>A false morality is even established, which makes all the virtue of women consist in chastity, submission, and the forgiveness of injuries</p><p> Mary Wollstonecraft.</p></div><a name="s002549c"><!--s002549c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>virginity.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">essentialism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020465a"><!--s020465a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a philosophical theory that regards the essence of something as more important than its existence: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/existentialism/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">existentialism</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">essentialist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flash memory</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022784a"><!--s022784a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>computer memory that retains data in the absence of a power supply.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">day of reckoning</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015315a"><!--s015315a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a time when the results of mistakes or misdeeds are felt, or when offences are punished.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">busybody</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> busybodies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008101a"><!--s008101a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a meddlesome or inquisitive person.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arioso</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahriʹohsoh, ari-, -zoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> ariosos ariosi /-si/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002865a"><!--s002865a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a passage in opera or oratorio intermediate in style between an aria and a recitative, with less formality than the former, and more melody than the latter [Italian <span class="bodyi">arioso</span> like an aria, from <span class="bodyi">aria</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aria/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aria</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">élan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ayʹlonh, ayʹlan (<span class="bodyi">French</span> elã)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019309a"><!--s019309a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>vigorous spirit or enthusiasm; verve [French <span class="bodyi">élan</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">eslan</span> rush, ultimately from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">lancer</span> to hurl].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Africander <span class="bodyi">or</span> Afrikander</span><small><span class="eSynop">/afriʹkandə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000872a"><!--s000872a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an animal of a breed of tall red southern African cattle with large horns [Afrikaans <span class="bodyi">Afrikaner, Afrikaander</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/afrikaner/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Afrikaner</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bête noire</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌbet ʹnwah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bêtes noires /ˌbet ʹnwah/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005266a"><!--s005266a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person or thing strongly detested [French <span class="bodyi">bête noire</span> black beast].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fascicule</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfasikyoohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021625a"><!--s021625a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a division of a book published in parts; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fascicle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fascicle</span></span></a> (1) [French <span class="bodyi">fascicule</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">fasciculus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fascicle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fascicle</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dissatisfaction</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diˌsatisʹfaksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017315a"><!--s017315a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lack of satisfaction; discontent.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chastity belt</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010095a"><!--s010095a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a device consisting of a belt with an attachment passing between the legs, used in former times to prevent a woman from having sexual intercourse.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">congested</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012499a"><!--s012499a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013047b"><!--s013047b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>overcrowded, e.g. with people or traffic.</p></div><a name="s013048b"><!--s013048b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of the lungs or respiratory system: filled with mucus, so as to make breathing difficult.</p></div><a name="s013049b"><!--s013049b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of other parts of the body: over-full of blood</p><p><span class="bodyb">congestion</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">congestive</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">essential oil</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020466a"><!--s020466a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various volatile oils that imparts a characteristic odours to a plants and is are used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in perfumes and flavourings: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fixed_oil/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fixed oil</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flash mob</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022785a"><!--s022785a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a group of people who appear without warning in a public place, perform an unusual and pointless stunt, and then quickly disperse.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">day release</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015316a"><!--s015316a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a system in Britain whereby employees are allowed days off work to attend educational courses: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/block_release/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">block release</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹriez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> arose /əʹrohz/) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> arisen /əʹriz(ə)n/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002866a"><!--s002866a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002804b"><!--s002804b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000573c"><!--s000573c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + from) to originate from a source.</p></div><a name="s000574c"><!--s000574c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + from) to come into being or to somebody's attention.</p></div></div><a name="s002805b"><!--s002805b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary or formal</span> to get up or rise [Old English <span class="bodyi">ārīsan</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/rise1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">rise 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eland</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeelənd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019310a"><!--s019310a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of two large African antelopes that resemble oxen and have spirally twisted horns: <span class="bodyi">Tragelaphus oryx</span> and <span class="bodyi">Tragelaphus derbianus</span> [via Afrikaans from Dutch <span class="bodyi">eland</span> elk, ultimately from Lithuanian <span class="bodyi">elnis</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Africanise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹafrikəniez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000873a"><!--s000873a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/africanize_or_africanise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Africanize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bethel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbeth(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005267a"><!--s005267a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005399b"><!--s005399b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a Nonconformist chapel.</p></div><a name="s005400b"><!--s005400b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a place of worship for seamen [Hebrew <span class="bodyi">bēth’</span> <span class="bodyi">ēl</span> house of God].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">busy lizzie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlizi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008102a"><!--s008102a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a common house plant that bears usu pink, scarlet, or crimson flowers almost continuously: <span class="bodyi">Impatiens balsamina</span> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/busy1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">busy 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">Lizzie</span>, nickname for <span class="bodyi">Elizabeth</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fasciculus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fəʹsikyooləs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> fasciculi /-lie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021626a"><!--s021626a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a slender bundle of anatomical fibres</p><p><span class="bodyb">fascicular</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">fasciculate</span> /-lət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">fasciculus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fascicle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fascicle</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">congestion charging</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012500a"><!--s012500a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the imposition of a charge on motorists who drive into a city or the centre of a city</p><p><span class="bodyb">congestion charge</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">day return</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015317a"><!--s015317a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a bus or train ticket sold at a reduced fare for a return journey completed on the same day.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chasuble</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchazyoobl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010096a"><!--s010096a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sleeveless outer vestment worn by the officiating priest at mass [French <span class="bodyi">chasuble</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">casubla</span> hooded garment].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Essex girl</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹesiks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020467a"><!--s020467a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal, derog</span> a stereotype of a young woman from Essex, SE England, as being vulgar, empty-headed, and promiscuous.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flashover</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022786a"><!--s022786a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024242b"><!--s024242b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an intense electrical arc produced by an accidental short circuit.</p></div><a name="s024243b"><!--s024243b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a sudden airborne transmission of fire to another object under conditions of intense heat.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dissatisfy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹsatisfie, disʹsa-/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (-ies, -ied)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017316a"><!--s017316a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to disappoint or fail to satisfy (somebody)</p><p><span class="bodyb">dissatisfied</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aristocracy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ariʹstokrəsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> aristocracies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002867a"><!--s002867a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002806b"><!--s002806b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a usu hereditary nobility ranking socially above the ordinary or common people and below royalty.</p></div><a name="s002807b"><!--s002807b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000575c"><!--s000575c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a form of government in which power is vested in a small privileged and usu hereditary noble class.</p></div><a name="s000576c"><!--s000576c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a state with such a government.</p></div></div><a name="s002808b"><!--s002808b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the whole group of those believed to be superior in some sphere of life or activity; the elite </p><p><i></i></p><p>the intellectual aristocracy</p> [Old French <span class="bodyi">aristocratie</span> via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">aristokratia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">aristos</span> best + <span class="bodyi">-kratia</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cracy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-cracy</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Africanism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000874a"><!--s000874a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000973b"><!--s000973b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a characteristic feature of African culture or language.</p></div><a name="s000974b"><!--s000974b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>allegiance to the traditions, interests, or ideals of Africa.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fascinate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfasinayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021627a"><!--s021627a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022820b"><!--s022820b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to attract (somebody) strongly, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by arousing interest or curiosity.</p></div><a name="s022821b"><!--s022821b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to transfix (somebody or something) by an irresistible mental power</p><p><span class="bodyb">fascinating</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fascinatingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s022822b"><!--s022822b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to be irresistibly attractive <span class="bodyb">fascination</span> /-ʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">fascinatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">fascinare</span>, from <span class="bodyi">fascinum</span> witchcraft].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">but<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bət; <span class="bodyi">strong</span> but/ <i><span class="bodyi">conj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008103a"><!--s008103a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008451b"><!--s008451b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>used to join coordinate sentence elements of the same class or function expressing contrast: on the other hand </p><p><i></i></p><p>meant to tell you but forgot</p>.</div><a name="s008452b"><!--s008452b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>and nevertheless; yet </p><p><i></i></p><p>were poor but proud</p>.</div><a name="s008453b"><!--s008453b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>used to introduce an expression of protest or enthusiasm </p><p><i></i></p><p>But that's ridiculous!</p>.</div><a name="s008454b"><!--s008454b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> were it not; save </p><p><i></i></p><p>He would have collapsed but for your help</p>.</div><a name="s008455b"><!--s008455b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>used to signal that a new topic is being embarked on </p><p><i></i></p><p>But to continue …</p>.</div><a name="s008456b"><!--s008456b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s002013c"><!--s002013c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> were it not; save </p><p><i></i></p><p>He would have collapsed but for your help</p>.</div><a name="s002014c"><!--s002014c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span>(<span class="bodyi">in negative contexts</span>) without the necessary accompaniment that </p><p><i></i></p><p>They never meet but there's a skirmish of wit between them</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div><a name="s002015c"><!--s002015c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dialect</span> otherwise than; that … not </p><p><i></i></p><p>That was how I was brought up, and I don't know but what it was just as good a way as all these new-fangled notions for training children</p><p> L M Montgomery [Old English <span class="bodyi">būtan</span> (prep and conj) outside, without, except, except that, from Old English<span class="bodyi">be</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/by1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">by 1</span></span></a> and <span class="bodyi">ūtan</span> outside].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elapse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹlaps/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019311a"><!--s019311a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a period of time: to pass by </p><p><i></i></p><p>Four years elapsed before he returned</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">elapsus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">elabi</span> to slip away, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">labi</span> to slip, slide].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">day room</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015318a"><!--s015318a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a living room in a hospital or other institution, for use during the day.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flash point</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022787a"><!--s022787a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024244b"><!--s024244b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the temperature at which vapour from a volatile substance ignites.</p></div><a name="s024245b"><!--s024245b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a point in a situation or a place at which violence or anger erupts.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">congius</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonji·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> congii /ʹkonji·ie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012501a"><!--s012501a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013050b"><!--s013050b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a liquid pharmaceutical measure equal to one imperial gallon.</p></div><a name="s013051b"><!--s013051b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an ancient Roman liquid measure roughly equal to 0.7 of an imperial gallon [Latin <span class="bodyi">congius</span>, alteration of Greek <span class="bodyi">konchion</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">konchē</span> cockle, mussel].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bethink</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹthingk/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> bethought /biʹthawt/) <span class="bodyi">formal or archaic</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005268a"><!--s005268a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to remind (oneself) of something; to bring (oneself) to consider something </p><p><i></i></p><p>That I may be assured, I will bethink me</p> — Shakespeare.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chat<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/chat/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (chatted, chatting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010097a"><!--s010097a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to talk in an informal or familiar manner [Middle English <span class="bodyi">chatten</span>, short for <span class="bodyi">chatteren</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chatter1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chatter 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aristocrat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaristəkrat, əʹris-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002868a"><!--s002868a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002809b"><!--s002809b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of an aristocracy; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a noble.</p></div><a name="s002810b"><!--s002810b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody who has the bearing and viewpoint typical of the aristocracy.</p></div><a name="s002811b"><!--s002811b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a preeminent person or thing </p><p><i></i></p><p>this aristocrat of freshwater fish</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dissave</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹsayv/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017317a"><!--s017317a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to spend more than one earns in a particular period, and so fall back on savings</p><p><span class="bodyb">dissaving</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Essex man</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020468a"><!--s020468a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal, derog</span> a stereotype of a man from Essex, SE England, as being affluent, vulgar, and right-wing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Africanist</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000875a"><!--s000875a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a specialist in African cultures or languages.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elasmobranch</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹlasməbrangk, iʹlaz-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019312a"><!--s019312a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a subclass of fishes, including the sharks, rays, and skates, with a skeleton wholly or largely composed of cartilage: subclass Elasmobranchii</p><p><span class="bodyb">elasmobranch</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">elasmos</span> metal plate + Latin <span class="bodyi">branchia</span> gill].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">betide</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹtied/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans or intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005269a"><!--s005269a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005401b"><!--s005401b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal or literary</span> to happen, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as if by fate </p><p><i></i></p><p>We shall remain friends, whatever may betide</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">woe betide</span>.</div><a name="s005402b"><!--s005402b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used as a warning of retribution or punishment </p><p><i></i></p><p>Woe betide them if they are late!</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">betiden</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/be/3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">be-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">tiden</span> to happen, from Old English <span class="bodyi">tīdan</span>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fascinating</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfasinayting/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021628a"><!--s021628a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022823b"><!--s022823b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>very interesting.</p></div><a name="s022824b"><!--s022824b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>very attractive</p><p><span class="bodyb">fascinatingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">but<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008104a"><!--s008104a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008457b"><!--s008457b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>with the exception of (something or somebody).</p></div><a name="s008458b"><!--s008458b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>other than (something).</p></div><a name="s008459b"><!--s008459b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>not counting (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>the next house but one</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">daysack</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015319a"><!--s015319a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a small bag carried on the back, e.g. by hikers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flash suit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022788a"><!--s022788a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a suit of protective heatproof clothing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chat<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010098a"><!--s010098a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010424b"><!--s010424b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>light familiar talk.</p></div><a name="s010425b"><!--s010425b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a friendly conversation.</p></div><a name="s010426b"><!--s010426b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002550c"><!--s002550c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>light familiar talk.</p></div><a name="s002551c"><!--s002551c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a friendly conversation.</p></div></div><a name="s010427b"><!--s010427b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a stonechat, whinchat, or related bird with a harsh chattering call [(sense 2) prob imitative].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dissect</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹsekt, dieʹsekt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017318a"><!--s017318a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018101b"><!--s018101b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cut (an animal or plant) into pieces, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for scientific examination.</p></div><a name="s018102b"><!--s018102b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to analyse and interpret (a literary work, etc) in detail <span class="bodyb">dissection</span> /-sh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dissector</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">dissectus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">dissecare</span> to cut apart, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">secare</span> to cut].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Africanize <span class="bodyi">or</span> Africanise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹafrikəniez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000876a"><!--s000876a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make (something) African or to bring it under African control <span class="bodyb">Africanization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conglobate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkong·glohbayt, kongʹglobayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012502a"><!--s012502a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to form (something) into a round compact mass</p><p><span class="bodyb">conglobate</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">conglobation</span> /-ʹbaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">conglobatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">conglobare</span> to press into a ball or mass, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">globus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/globe1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">globe 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">est.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020470a"><!--s020470a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021496b"><!--s021496b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>established.</p></div><a name="s021497b"><!--s021497b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>estate.</p></div><a name="s021498b"><!--s021498b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>estimate.</p></div><a name="s021499b"><!--s021499b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>estimated.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aristocratic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌaristəʹkratik, əˌris-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002869a"><!--s002869a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>belonging to, or having the qualities of, or favouring aristocracy</p><p><span class="bodyb">aristocratically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">aristocratique</span> via medieval Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">aristokratikos</span> from <span class="bodyi">aristokratia</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aristocracy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aristocracy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elasmosaur</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹlazməsaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019313a"><!--s019313a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various marine reptiles of the Mezozoic era, plesiosaurs with long snake-like necks and small heads [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">Elasmosaurus</span>, name of the type genus, from Greek <span class="bodyi">elasmos</span> beaten metal plate + <span class="bodyi">sauros</span> lizard].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bêtise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/beʹteez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bêtises /beʹteez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005270a"><!--s005270a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005403b"><!--s005403b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>stupidity.</p></div><a name="s005404b"><!--s005404b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an act of stupidity </p><p><i></i></p><p>If it had been pride that interfered with her accepting Lord Warburton such a bêtise was singularly misplaced</p> — Henry James [French <span class="bodyi">bêtise</span>, from <span class="bodyi">bête</span> foolish, from <span class="bodyi">bête</span> fool, beast].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fascinator</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfasinaytə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021629a"><!--s021629a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022825b"><!--s022825b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody or something that fascinates.</p></div><a name="s022826b"><!--s022826b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a woman's net, lace, or crocheted head covering.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dissected</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017319a"><!--s017319a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018103b"><!--s018103b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a leaf: cut deeply into several fine lobes.</p></div><a name="s018104b"><!--s018104b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a plateau: sliced by gorges.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">château</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshatoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> châteaus châteaux /ʹshatohz/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010099a"><!--s010099a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010428b"><!--s010428b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a feudal castle or large country house in France.</p></div><a name="s010429b"><!--s010429b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a French vineyard estate [French <span class="bodyi">château</span> via Old French <span class="bodyi">chastel</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">castellum</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/castle1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">castle 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">but<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008105a"><!--s008105a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008460b"><!--s008460b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>only or merely </p><p><i></i></p><p>He is but a child</p>.</div><a name="s008461b"><!--s008461b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to the contrary </p><p><i></i></p><p>Who knows but that he may succeed</p>.</div><a name="s008462b"><!--s008462b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>used for emphasis </p><p><i></i></p><p>Get there but fast</p>.</div><a name="s008463b"><!--s008463b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NE Eng, Aus</span> however or though </p><p><i></i></p><p>It's pouring with rain, warm but</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">day school</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015320a"><!--s015320a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015847b"><!--s015847b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a private school for students living at home.</p></div><a name="s015848b"><!--s015848b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a school that holds classes during the day rather than the evening.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Aristotelian <span class="bodyi">or</span> Aristotelean</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌaristəʹteeli·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002870a"><!--s002870a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to the Greek philosopher Aristotle (d.322 <span class="bodysc">bc</span>) , <span class="bodyi">esp</span> his doctrines or his principles of logic</p><p><span class="bodyb">Aristotelian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">Aristotelianism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">EST</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020469a"><!--s020469a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021494b"><!--s021494b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Eastern Standard Time (time zone).</p></div><a name="s021495b"><!--s021495b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>electric-shock treatment.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flashtube</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022789a"><!--s022789a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a gas discharge tube that produces very brief intense flashes of light and is used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in photography.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conglobulate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/konʹglobyoolayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012503a"><!--s012503a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to join together into a crowd or mass </p><p><i></i></p><p>Swallows … conglobulate together, by flying round and round</p><p> Dr Johnson [Latin <span class="bodyi">globulus</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/globule/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">globule</span></span></a>), on the model of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/conglobate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">conglobate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elastane</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹlastayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019314a"><!--s019314a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a synthetic stretchy fabric, used for tight-fitting clothing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">African violet</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000877a"><!--s000877a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of tropical African plants grown as houseplants for their with velvety leaves and showy purple, pink, or white flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Saintpaulia</span>, grown as a houseplant.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">betoken</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹtohkən/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (betokened, betokening)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005271a"><!--s005271a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005405b"><!--s005405b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to give evidence of (something); to show (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Their giggles betokened nervousness</p>.</div><a name="s005406b"><!--s005406b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to presage or portend (something).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fascine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/faʹseen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021630a"><!--s021630a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a long bundle of sticks of wood bound together and used for filling ditches, making parapets, etc [French <span class="bodyi">fascine</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">fascina</span>, from <span class="bodyi">fascis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fascism/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fascism</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chateaubriand</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌshatohbreeʹonh (<span class="bodyi">French</span> ʧatobrijã)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010100a"><!--s010100a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large thick fillet steak [named after François René de <span class="bodyi">Chateaubriand</span> d.1848, French writer and statesman, whose chef is said to have first served it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dissemble</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹsembl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017320a"><!--s017320a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018105b"><!--s018105b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to conceal facts, intentions, or feelings under some pretence <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s018106b"><!--s018106b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to hide (something) under a false appearance.</p></div><a name="s018107b"><!--s018107b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to put on the appearance of (something); to feign</p><p><span class="bodyb">dissemblance</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dissembler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [alteration of obsolete <span class="bodyi">dissimule</span>, via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">dissimulare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dissimulate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dissimulate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Arita</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹreetə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002871a"><!--s002871a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Japanese porcelain ware decorated with asymmetric designs [<span class="bodyi">Arita</span>, place of manufacture in Japan].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">but<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008106a"><!--s008106a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a doubt or objection </p><p><i></i></p><p>There are no buts about it</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elastic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹlastik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019315a"><!--s019315a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020326b"><!--s020326b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>made of elastic.</p></div><a name="s020327b"><!--s020327b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of a material: capable of resuming its former shape after being stretched, squashed, etc.</p></div><a name="s020328b"><!--s020328b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>capable of recovering quickly, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from depression or disappointment; buoyant or resilient.</p></div><a name="s020329b"><!--s020329b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s005216c"><!--s005216c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of e.g. a fabric: capable of being easily stretched and resuming its former shape.</p></div><a name="s005217c"><!--s005217c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a solid: capable of recovering size and shape after deformation.</p></div><a name="s005218c"><!--s005218c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>said of a gas: capable of indefinite expansion.</p></div></div><a name="s020330b"><!--s020330b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s005219c"><!--s005219c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>capable of recovering or rebounding quickly, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from depression or disappointment; buoyant or resilient.</p></div><a name="s005220c"><!--s005220c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>able to adapt easily to change.</p></div></div><a name="s020331b"><!--s020331b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>said of rules, etc: readily changed; flexible or adaptable.</p></div><a name="s020332b"><!--s020332b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>said of supply or demand: affected by prices, etc.</p></div><a name="s020333b"><!--s020333b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>in physics, denoting a collision between particles in which the total kinetic energy of the colliding particles remains unchanged</p><p><span class="bodyb">elastically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">elasticity</span> /eelaʹstisiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">elasticize</span> <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">elasticus</span>, from late Greek <span class="bodyi">elastos</span> propelling, from <span class="bodyi">elaunein</span> to drive].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-est<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020471a"><!--s020471a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming the superlative of adjectives and adverbs of one and sometimes two or more syllables </p><p><i></i></p><p>nearest</p> <p><i></i></p><p>dirtiest</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">-st, -est, -ost</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conglomerate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹglomərayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012504a"><!--s012504a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to gather into a mass; to accumulate </p><p><i></i></p><p>Numbers of dull people conglomerated round her</p><p> Virginia Woolf <span class="bodyb">conglomeration</span> /-ʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">conglomerative</span> /-rətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">day surgery</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015321a"><!--s015321a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>surgery that can be carried out without an overnight stay in hospital.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Afrikaans</span><small><span class="eSynop">/afriʹkahns, -ʹkahnz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000878a"><!--s000878a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a language of S Africa developed from 17th-cent. Dutch</p><p>Afrikaans <span class="bodyi">afrikaans</span> African, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">africanus</span>. Words from Afrikaans that have passed into worldwide English include <span class="bodyi">apartheid</span>, <span class="bodyi">commandeer</span>, <span class="bodyi">commando</span>, <span class="bodyi">spoor</span>, and <span class="bodyi">trek</span>, as well as several – such as <span class="bodyi">aardvark</span>, <span class="bodyi">springbok</span>, <span class="bodyi">veld</span>, and <span class="bodyi">wildebeest</span> – describing regional flora, fauna, and natural features.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flashy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (flashier, flashiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022790a"><!--s022790a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024246b"><!--s024246b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>ostentatious or flamboyant, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> beyond the bounds of good taste.</p></div><a name="s024247b"><!--s024247b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>superficially brilliant </p><p><i></i></p><p>a flashy rhetorician</p><p> De Quincey</p><p><span class="bodyb">flashily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">flashiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">betony</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbetəni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> betonies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005272a"><!--s005272a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005407b"><!--s005407b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a plant of the mint family with purple flowers: <span class="bodyi">Stachys officinalis</span>.</p></div><a name="s005408b"><!--s005408b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a related plant, e.g. water betony [Middle English <span class="bodyi">betone</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">vettonica, betonica</span>, named after the <span class="bodyi">Vettones</span>, an ancient Spanish people].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fascism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfashiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021631a"><!--s021631a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022827b"><!--s022827b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a political philosophy, movement, or regime that is aggressively nationalistic and stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition.</p></div><a name="s022828b"><!--s022828b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> brutal dictatorial control</p><p><span class="bodyb">fascist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">fascistic</span> /faʹshistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Italian <span class="bodyi">fascismo</span>, from <span class="bodyi">fascio</span> bundle, fasces, group, from Latin <span class="bodyi">fascis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fasces/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fasces</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">châteaux</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshatohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010101a"><!--s010101a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ch%C3%A2teau/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">château</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disseminate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹseminayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017321a"><!--s017321a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to spread (ideas, information, etc) about freely or widely <span class="bodyb">dissemination</span> /-ʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">disseminator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">disseminatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">disseminare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">seminare</span> to sow, from <span class="bodyi">semin-, semen</span> seed].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arithmetic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹrithmətik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002872a"><!--s002872a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002812b"><!--s002812b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a branch of mathematics that deals with real numbers and calculations made with them.</p></div><a name="s002813b"><!--s002813b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>calculation using numbers.</p></div><a name="s002814b"><!--s002814b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a person's skill with numbers </p><p><i></i></p><p>My arithmetic is improving</p> <span class="bodyb">arithmetic</span> /arithʹmetik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">arithmetical</span> /-ʹmetikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">arithmetically</span> /-ʹmetikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">arithmetician</span> /-məʹtish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">arsmetrik</span> via Old French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">arithmētikē</span>, ultimately from <span class="bodyi">arithmos</span> number].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-est<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> -st</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020472a"><!--s020472a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming the archaic second person singular present of verbs (the form used with <span class="bodyi">thou</span>) </p><p><i></i></p><p>goest</p> <p><i></i></p><p>canst</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">-est, -ast, -st</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elastic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019316a"><!--s019316a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020334b"><!--s020334b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>easily stretched rubber, usu prepared in cords, strings, or bands.</p></div><a name="s020335b"><!--s020335b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an elastic fabric usu made of yarns containing rubber.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Afrikander</span><small><span class="eSynop">/afriʹkandə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000879a"><!--s000879a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/africander_or_afrikander/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Africander</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">but<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008107a"><!--s008107a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Scot</span> the kitchen or living quarters of a two-room cottage [Scots <span class="bodyi">but</span> outer, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/but1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">but 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conglomerate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹglomərət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012505a"><!--s012505a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013052b"><!--s013052b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a composite mixture; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a type of rock composed of variously-sized rounded fragments in a cement-like bed.</p></div><a name="s013053b"><!--s013053b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a widely diversified business company formed through successive acquisitions of other firms</p><p><span class="bodyb">conglomerate</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">conglomeratic</span> /-ʹratik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">betook</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹtook/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005273a"><!--s005273a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/betake/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">betake</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">daytime</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015322a"><!--s015322a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the time when it is light, between sunrise and sunset.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chatelaine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshatəlayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010102a"><!--s010102a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010430b"><!--s010430b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the mistress of a castle or large house.</p></div><a name="s010431b"><!--s010431b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a clasp with a short chain formerly used to attach small articles, e.g. keys, to a woman's belt [French <span class="bodyi">châtelaine</span>, fem of <span class="bodyi">châtelain</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">castellanus</span> occupant of a castle].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disseminated sclerosis</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017322a"><!--s017322a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/multiple_sclerosis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">multiple sclerosis</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arithmetic mean</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002873a"><!--s002873a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a value found by dividing the sum of a set of terms by the number of terms.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fash</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fash/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021632a"><!--s021632a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Scot</span> to vex (oneself) [early French <span class="bodyi">fascher</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">fastidium</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fastidious/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fastidious</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flask</span><small><span class="eSynop">/flahsk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022791a"><!--s022791a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024248b"><!--s024248b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a conical or, spherical, etc narrow-necked usu glass container with a narrow neck used for wine or in a laboratory.</p></div><a name="s024249b"><!--s024249b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a broad flat bottle, usu of metal or leather-covered glass, used to carry alcohol or other drinks on the person; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hip_flask/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hip flask</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s024250b"><!--s024250b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vacuum_flask/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">vacuum flask</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s024251b"><!--s024251b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a lead-lined container for nuclear waste [Middle English <span class="bodyi">flasce</span> cask, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">flasca</span>, <span class="bodyi">flasco</span>, prob of Germanic origin, the sense ‘glass container’ arriving in the late 17th cent., influenced by Italian <span class="bodyi">fiasco</span> bottle].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">establish</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹstablish/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020473a"><!--s020473a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021500b"><!--s021500b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (something) firm, stable, or permanent.</p></div><a name="s021501b"><!--s021501b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to bring into existence.</p></div><a name="s021502b"><!--s021502b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005451c"><!--s005451c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to bring (an institution, etc) into existence.</p></div><a name="s005452c"><!--s005452c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to make (a religion) a national institution supported by civil authority.</p></div><a name="s005453c"><!--s005453c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to cause (communication, contact, etc) to exist.</p></div></div><a name="s021503b"><!--s021503b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to cause (a law, etc) to be in force.</p></div><a name="s021504b"><!--s021504b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s005454c"><!--s005454c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to place (a person or oneself) in a special position or role.</p></div><a name="s005455c"><!--s005455c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to achieve recognition or acceptance for (a person, reputation, etc).</p></div></div><a name="s021505b"><!--s021505b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to cause (a plant) to grow in a new place</p><p><span class="bodyb">established</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">establisher</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">establissen</span> via early French <span class="bodyi">establir</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">stabilire</span>, from <span class="bodyi">stabilis</span> stable].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elasticate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹlastikayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019317a"><!--s019317a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020336b"><!--s020336b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (e.g. fabric) stretchy by the insertion or interweaving of elastic.</p></div><a name="s020337b"><!--s020337b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to incorporate elasticated material into (e.g. an item of clothing) </p><p><i></i></p><p>elasticated boots</p> <p><span class="bodyb">elastication</span> /-ʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">butadiene</span><small><span class="eSynop">/byoohtəʹdie·een/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008108a"><!--s008108a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an inflammable gaseous hydrocarbon used in making synthetic rubbers: formula C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>6</sub> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/butane/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">butane</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/di_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">di- 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ene/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ene</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Congolese</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkong·gəleez, -ʹleez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Congolese)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012506a"><!--s012506a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013054b"><!--s013054b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of the Congo, or the Democratic Republic of Congo, formerly Zaïre.</p></div><a name="s013055b"><!--s013055b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of the Bantu languages spoken in the Congo area</p><p><span class="bodyb">Congolese</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">day-to-day</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015323a"><!--s015323a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015849b"><!--s015849b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>happening every day; regular or routine </p><p><i></i></p><p>day-to-day problems</p>.</div><a name="s015850b"><!--s015850b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>providing for a day at a time with little thought for the future </p><p><i></i></p><p>an aimless day-to-day existence</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">betray</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹtray/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005274a"><!--s005274a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005409b"><!--s005409b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to give up or reveal (somebody or something) to an enemy by treachery.</p></div><a name="s005410b"><!--s005410b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001187c"><!--s001187c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to be a traitor to (somebody or something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He betrayed his people</p>.</div><a name="s001188c"><!--s001188c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to deliver (somebody or something) to an enemy by treachery.</p></div></div><a name="s005411b"><!--s005411b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to deceive (somebody) or be disloyal to them.</p></div><a name="s005412b"><!--s005412b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to fail or desert (somebody), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in time of need.</p></div><a name="s005413b"><!--s005413b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s001189c"><!--s001189c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to show (one's feelings, etc) inadvertently </p><p><i></i></p><p>She behaved very well and betrayed no emotion</p> — Jane Austen.</div><a name="s001190c"><!--s001190c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to be an outward sign of (an inner feeling) </p><p><i></i></p><p>His clenched hands betrayed his acute annoyance</p> — Conan Doyle.</div><a name="s001191c"><!--s001191c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to disclose (a secret), deliberately or unintentionally, in violation of confidence</p><p><span class="bodyb">betrayal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">betrayer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">betrayen</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/be/3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">be-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">trayen</span> to betray, from Old French <span class="bodyi">traïr</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">tradere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/traitor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">traitor</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disseminule</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹseminyoohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017323a"><!--s017323a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a part or organ, e.g. a seed or spore, that is produced by a plant and serves to propagate it [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/disseminate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">disseminate</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ule/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ule</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chatline</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010103a"><!--s010103a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a telephone service that people call to join in a general conversation with other users of the service.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Afrikaner</span><small><span class="eSynop">/afriʹkahnə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000880a"><!--s000880a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an Afrikaans-speaking S African of European, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> Dutch, descent [Afrikaans <span class="bodyi">Afrikaner</span>, literally ‘African’, from Latin <span class="bodyi">africanus</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arithmetic progression</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002874a"><!--s002874a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sequence, e.g. 3, 5, 7, 9, in which the difference between any term and its predecessor is constant.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fashion<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfash(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021633a"><!--s021633a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022829b"><!--s022829b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005828c"><!--s005828c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a prevailing and often short-lived custom or style.</p></div><a name="s005829c"><!--s005829c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the prevailing style or custom, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in dress.</p></div><a name="s005830c"><!--s005830c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the business of fashion design and production </p><p><i></i></p><p>Fashion is so divine it makes dressing up a sin</p><p> Steven Berkoff.</p></div><a name="s005831c"><!--s005831c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>an affluent and fashionable lifestyle </p><p><i></i></p><p>women of fashion</p>.</div></div><a name="s022830b"><!--s022830b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a manner or way </p><p><i></i></p><p>in an orderly fashion</p>.</div><a name="s022831b"><!--s022831b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the make or form of something ✱ <span class="bodyb">after a fashion</span> in an approximate or rough way </p><p><i></i></p><p>became an artist after a fashion</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">after/in the fashion of</span> in a similar way to ✱ <span class="bodyb">in fashion</span> fashionable ✱ <span class="bodyb">out of fashion</span> not fashionable [Middle English <span class="bodyi">facioun, fasoun</span> shape, manner, via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">faction-, factio</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/faction1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">faction 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flat<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/flat/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (flatter, flattest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022792a"><!--s022792a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024252b"><!--s024252b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a surface:</p><a name="s006295c"><!--s006295c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>horizontal; not sloping; level.</p></div><a name="s006296c"><!--s006296c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>broad and smooth, without raised or hollow areas.</p></div></div><a name="s024253b"><!--s024253b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having a broad surface and little thickness.</p></div><a name="s024254b"><!--s024254b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006297c"><!--s006297c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>having a broad surface and little thickness </p><p><i></i></p><p>a flat case</p>.</div><a name="s006298c"><!--s006298c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>shallow </p><p><i></i></p><p>a flat dish</p>.</div></div><a name="s024255b"><!--s024255b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s006299c"><!--s006299c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of shoes: without a raised heel.</p></div><a name="s006300c"><!--s006300c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of shoe heels: low.</p></div></div><a name="s024256b"><!--s024256b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s006301c"><!--s006301c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>definite and unmistakable </p><p><i></i></p><p>a flat refusal</p>.</div><a name="s006302c"><!--s006302c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>fixed or absolute </p><p><i></i></p><p>charge a flat rate</p>.</div></div><a name="s024257b"><!--s024257b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s006303c"><!--s006303c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>lacking animation; dull or monotonous </p><p><i></i></p><p>Trade is a bit flat</p>.</div><a name="s006304c"><!--s006304c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a sparkling drink: having lost effervescence.</p></div></div><a name="s024258b"><!--s024258b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s006305c"><!--s006305c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a tyre: lacking air; deflated.</p></div><a name="s006306c"><!--s006306c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a battery: having lost its charge.</p></div></div><a name="s024259b"><!--s024259b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s006307c"><!--s006307c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a musical note: lowered a semitone in pitch.</p></div><a name="s006308c"><!--s006308c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a key: having one or more flats in the signature.</p></div><a name="s006309c"><!--s006309c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>lower than the proper musical pitch.</p></div></div><a name="s024260b"><!--s024260b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>said of a ball struck: having a low trajectory.</p></div><a name="s024261b"><!--s024261b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><a name="s006310c"><!--s006310c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>uniform in colour.</p></div><a name="s006311c"><!--s006311c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a painting or photograph: lacking contrast or depth ✱ <span class="bodyb">and that's flat</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> that's final; there's no more to be said</p><p><span class="bodyb">flatness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">flattish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">flatr</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">establishment</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020474a"><!--s020474a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021506b"><!--s021506b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act of establishing or the state of being established.</p></div><a name="s021507b"><!--s021507b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005456c"><!--s005456c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a usu large organization or institution.</p></div><a name="s005457c"><!--s005457c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a place of business or residence with its furnishings and staff.</p></div></div><a name="s021508b"><!--s021508b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Establishment</span>) (<span class="bodyi">used as sing. or pl</span>) the group of institutions and people held to control public life and to support the existing order of society.</p></div><a name="s021509b"><!--s021509b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>)</p><a name="s005458c"><!--s005458c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Establishment</span>) the group of institutions and people, e.g. the government, the established Church, and the armed forces, held to control public life and to support the existing order of society.</p></div><a name="s005459c"><!--s005459c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a controlling group </p><p><i></i></p><p>the literary establishment</p>.</div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elasticated</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019318a"><!--s019318a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of fabric: made stretchy by the insertion or interweaving of elastic.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">butane</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbyoohtayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008109a"><!--s008109a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an inflammable gas that is a member of the alkane series of organic chemical compounds, is obtained usu from petroleum or natural gas and used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a fuel, e.g. in cigarette lighters: formula C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>10</sub> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/butyric/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">butyric</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ane/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ane</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">congrats</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹgrats/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun and interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012507a"><!--s012507a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> congratulations.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">day trip</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015324a"><!--s015324a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a journey or outing that is completed in one day, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one made for pleasure</p><p><span class="bodyb">day tripper</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">afrit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹfrit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000881a"><!--s000881a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/afreet/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">afreet</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">betroth</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹtrohth, biʹtrohdh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005275a"><!--s005275a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005414b"><!--s005414b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">be betrothed</span>) <span class="bodyi">formal</span> to be engaged to be married.</p></div><a name="s005415b"><!--s005415b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to promise to give (oneself or somebody else) in marriage </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was betrothed to a teacher</p><p><span class="bodyb">betrothal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">betrouthen</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/be/3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">be-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">trouthe</span> troth, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/truth/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">truth</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dissension</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹsensh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017324a"><!--s017324a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>disagreement in opinion that makes for discord [via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">dissension-, dissensio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">dissentire</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dissent1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dissent 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">butanoic acid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/byoohtəʹnoh·ik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008110a"><!--s008110a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/butyric_acid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">butyric acid</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arithmetize <span class="bodyi">or</span> arithmetise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹrithmətiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002875a"><!--s002875a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to express (a value, etc) arithmetically.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flat<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022793a"><!--s022793a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024262b"><!--s024262b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a flat part or surface </p><p><i></i></p><p>the flat of one's hand</p>.</div><a name="s024263b"><!--s024263b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>)</p><a name="s006312c"><!--s006312c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an area of level ground; a plain.</p></div><a name="s006313c"><!--s006313c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>mudflats.</p></div></div><a name="s024264b"><!--s024264b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer (<span class="bodyi">in pl</span></span>) shoes with no heel or a low heel.</p></div><a name="s024265b"><!--s024265b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s006314c"><!--s006314c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a musical note one semitone lower than a specified or particular note.</p></div><a name="s006315c"><!--s006315c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the character (♭) indicating this.</p></div></div><a name="s024266b"><!--s024266b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a flat piece of theatrical scenery.</p></div><a name="s024267b"><!--s024267b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>any of the sides of a nut or bolt head.</p></div><a name="s024268b"><!--s024268b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a flat tyre.</p></div><a name="s024269b"><!--s024269b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">the Flat</span>) the flat-racing season ✱ <span class="bodyb">on the flat</span> on level ground; not uphill or downhill.</p></div><a name="s024270b"><!--s024270b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">on the Flat</span>) said of a horse race: run on a course without jumps.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fashion<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (fashioned, fashioning)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021634a"><!--s021634a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make (something) in a particular shape or form</p><p><span class="bodyb">fashioner</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chatoyant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/shəʹtoyənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010104a"><!--s010104a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a gem: having a changeable lustre or colour and reflecting an undulating narrow band of white light</p><p><span class="bodyb">chatoyance</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">chatoyancy</span> /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">chatoyant</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">chatoyer</span>, literally ‘to shine like a cat's eyes’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">establishmentarian<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/iˌstablishmənʹteəri·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020475a"><!--s020475a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or favouring the social or political establishment or <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the established religion</p><p><span class="bodyb">establishmentarian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">establishmentarianism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elastic band</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019319a"><!--s019319a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/rubber_band/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">rubber band</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">congratulate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹgratyoolayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012508a"><!--s012508a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(+ on) to express one's pleasure to (somebody) at their success or good fortune </p><p><i></i></p><p>He congratulated her on her promotion</p> <p><span class="bodyb">congratulation</span> /-ʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">congratulator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">congratulatory</span> /-lət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">congratulatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">congratulari</span> to wish joy, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">gratulari</span> to show joy, from <span class="bodyi">gratus</span> pleasing].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">daze<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dayz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015325a"><!--s015325a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to stupefy or stun (somebody), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by a blow or shock <span class="bodyb">dazedly</span> /ʹdayzidli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">dasen</span> from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">dasathr</span> exhausted].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Afro<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹafroh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000882a"><!--s000882a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a hairstyle: shaped into a round curly bushy mass [prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/afro_american/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Afro-American</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">betrothal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹtrohdhəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005276a"><!--s005276a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mutual promise or contract for a future marriage; engagement.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flat<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022794a"><!--s022794a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024271b"><!--s024271b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006316c"><!--s006316c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>on or against a flat surface </p><p><i></i></p><p>Keep your feet flat on the ground</p>.</div><a name="s006317c"><!--s006317c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>so as to be spread out; at full length </p><p><i></i></p><p>lie flat</p> <p><i></i></p><p>fall flat on the ground</p>.</div><a name="s006318c"><!--s006318c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>with the broad surfaces, as distinct from the edges, facing up and down </p><p><i></i></p><p>lay the tiles flat</p>.</div></div><a name="s024272b"><!--s024272b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>below the proper musical pitch </p><p><i></i></p><p>sing flat</p>.</div><a name="s024273b"><!--s024273b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span></p><a name="s006319c"><!--s006319c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>wholly; completely </p><p><i></i></p><p>flat broke</p>.</div><a name="s006320c"><!--s006320c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>absolutely and emphatically </p><p><i></i></p><p>turn an offer down flat</p>.</div></div><a name="s024274b"><!--s024274b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>not an instant longer; exactly </p><p><i></i></p><p>in ten seconds flat</p>.</div><a name="s024275b"><!--s024275b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>not a moment longer than the time specified; exactly </p><p><i></i></p><p>do a journey in two hours flat</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">fall flat</span>.</p></div><a name="s024276b"><!--s024276b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to fail to achieve the intended effect </p><p><i></i></p><p>The joke fell flat</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">fall flat for</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to fall in love with (somebody) ✱ <span class="bodyb">flat out</span> as hard or fast as possible </p><p><i></i></p><p>working flat out</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a flat-out rush to finish his thesis</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chat room</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010105a"><!--s010105a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a facility on the Internet where people with similar interests can exchange messages, views, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">congratulations</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənˌgratyooʹlaysh(ə)nz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun and interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012509a"><!--s012509a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> + on) an expression of pleasure at somebody's success or good fortune </p><p><i></i></p><p>Congratulations on winning!</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-arium</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002876a"><!--s002876a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting: a thing or place relating to or connected with something </p><p><i></i></p><p>planetarium</p> <p><i></i></p><p>aquarium</p> [Latin <span class="bodyi">-arium</span>, from neuter of <span class="bodyi">-arius</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ary1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ary 1</span></span></a>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dissensus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹsensəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017325a"><!--s017325a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>widespread dissent or disagreement [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/consensus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">consensus</span></span></a> , or directly from Latin <span class="bodyi">dissensus</span> disagreement, discord, past part. of <span class="bodyi">dissentire</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dissent1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dissent 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elasticize <span class="bodyi">or</span> elasticise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹlastisiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019320a"><!--s019320a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020338b"><!--s020338b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/elasticate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">elasticate</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s020339b"><!--s020339b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (something) elastic.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">daze<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015326a"><!--s015326a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a state of confusion or shock.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">establishmentarian<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020476a"><!--s020476a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a supporter or member of the establishment or the established religion.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fashionable</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021635a"><!--s021635a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022832b"><!--s022832b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>conforming to the latest custom or fashion.</p></div><a name="s022833b"><!--s022833b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of the world of fashion; used or patronized by people of fashion </p><p><i></i></p><p>fashionable shops</p> <p><span class="bodyb">fashionability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fashionableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fashionably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">butch<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/booch/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008111a"><!--s008111a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> said of a woman or homosexual man: aggressively masculine in appearance or behaviour [<span class="bodyi">Butch</span>, a nickname for boys, prob short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/butcher1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">butcher 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Afro<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Afros)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000883a"><!--s000883a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an Afro hairstyle worn by a man or woman consisting of a round bushy mass of small curls.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flat<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (flatted, flatting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022795a"><!--s022795a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024277b"><!--s024277b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to lower (a note) by a semitone.</p></div><a name="s024278b"><!--s024278b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to flatten (something).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">betrothed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005277a"><!--s005277a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the person to whom one is engaged to be married.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">congregant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonggrigənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012510a"><!--s012510a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of a congregation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elastin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹlastin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019321a"><!--s019321a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a protein similar to collagen that is the chief component of elastic fibres of connective tissue [from Latin <span class="bodyi">elasticus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/elastic1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">elastic 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">butch<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008112a"><!--s008112a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a butch person, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a lesbian who adopts the masculine role in a relationship.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ariz.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002877a"><!--s002877a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Arizona.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chat show</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010106a"><!--s010106a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a television or radio programme in which people, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> celebrities, are interviewed informally or engage in discussion.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fashionista</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fashəʹhistə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021636a"><!--s021636a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a person who follows or writes about the latest fashions in clothing [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fashion1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fashion 1</span></span></a> + Spanish <span class="bodyi">-ista</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ist1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ist 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">estaminet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eʹstaminay (<span class="bodyi">French</span> ɛstaminɛ)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> estaminets /-nayz (<span class="bodyi">French</span> ɛstaminɛ)/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020477a"><!--s020477a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small café or bar [French <span class="bodyi">estaminet</span> from Walloon <span class="bodyi">staminé</span> cowshed].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dissent<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹsent/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017326a"><!--s017326a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018108b"><!--s018108b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to differ in opinion.</p></div><a name="s018109b"><!--s018109b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to reject the doctrines of an established Church.</p></div><a name="s018110b"><!--s018110b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to withhold assent</p><p><span class="bodyb">dissenter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">dissenten</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">dissentire</span> to disagree, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">sentire</span> to feel].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Afro-American</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000885a"><!--s000885a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/african_american/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">African-American</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">Afro-American</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dazzle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdazl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015327a"><!--s015327a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015851b"><!--s015851b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to blind (a person or animal) temporarily by sudden bright light.</p></div><a name="s015852b"><!--s015852b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to greatly impress or overwhelm (somebody)</p><p><span class="bodyb">dazzler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dazzling</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dazzlingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [frequentative of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/daze1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">daze 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">better<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbetə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005278a"><!--s005278a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005416b"><!--s005416b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of a higher quality or more excellent type.</p></div><a name="s005417b"><!--s005417b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>more appropriate or advisable </p><p><i></i></p><p>It would be better to take them with you</p>.</div><a name="s005418b"><!--s005418b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>improved in health; partly or wholly recovered from an illness or injury </p><p><i></i></p><p>Is she at all better yet?</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">better off</span>.</div><a name="s005419b"><!--s005419b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>enjoying better circumstances, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> financially ✱ <span class="bodyb">go one better</span> to improve slightly on what somebody else has achieved ✱ <span class="bodyb">the better part of</span> most or nearly all of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>We waited for the better part of an hour</p> [Old English <span class="bodyi">betera</span>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flat<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022796a"><!--s022796a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a self-contained set of rooms within a larger building used as a dwelling. <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/apartment/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">apartment</span></span></a> (1) <span class="bodyb">flatlet</span> /ʹflatlit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [alteration of Scots <span class="bodyi">flet</span> floor, dwelling, from Old English].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fashion plate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021637a"><!--s021637a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022834b"><!--s022834b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an illustration of a clothing style, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a new fashion.</p></div><a name="s022835b"><!--s022835b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody who dresses as the latest fashion dictates.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">butcher<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboochə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008113a"><!--s008113a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008464b"><!--s008464b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002016c"><!--s002016c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>somebodya person who slaughters animals bred for meat or cuts up and prepares them for sale.</p></div><a name="s002017c"><!--s002017c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>somebody who sells or deals in meat.</p></div></div><a name="s008465b"><!--s008465b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody who kills people ruthlessly or brutally ✱ <span class="bodyb">have/take a butcher's</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit, slang</span> to have a look [rhyming slang, in full <span class="bodyi">butcher's hook</span> for ‘look’] [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bocher</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">bouchier</span>, from <span class="bodyi">bouc</span> he-goat, prob of Celtic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">congregate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonggrigayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012511a"><!--s012511a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013056b"><!--s013056b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to gather together </p><p><i></i></p><p>People began to congregate in the square</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s013057b"><!--s013057b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>) to assemble (people or things) together [Latin <span class="bodyi">congregatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">congregare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">greg-, grex</span> flock].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Afro-Asiatic</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000886a"><!--s000886a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or constituting a family of languages comprising Semitic, Egyptian, Berber, Cushitic, and Chadic.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dissent<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017327a"><!--s017327a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>difference of opinion; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> religious or political nonconformity.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ark.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002879a"><!--s002879a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Arkansas.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">estate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹstayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020478a"><!--s020478a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021510b"><!--s021510b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a large landed property, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the country, usu with a large house on it.</p></div><a name="s021511b"><!--s021511b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span></p><a name="s005460c"><!--s005460c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a part of an urban area devoted to a particular type of development </p><p><i></i></p><p>an industrial estate</p>.</div><a name="s005461c"><!--s005461c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a housing estate.</p></div></div><a name="s021512b"><!--s021512b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a property or area of land where wine is produced.</p></div><a name="s021513b"><!--s021513b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s005462c"><!--s005462c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the assets and liabilities left by somebody at death.</p></div><a name="s005463c"><!--s005463c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the whole of somebody's real or personal property.</p></div></div><a name="s021514b"><!--s021514b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a social or political class, e.g. the nobility, the clergy, or the commons (the three estates).</p></div><a name="s021515b"><!--s021515b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or literary</span> a state or condition </p><p><i></i></p><p>men of low estate</p>.</div><a name="s021516b"><!--s021516b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/estate_car/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">estate car</span></span></a> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">estat</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">status</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/state1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">state 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dazzle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015328a"><!--s015328a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>sudden blinding brightness.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chattel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchatl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010107a"><!--s010107a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an item of personal property </p><p><i></i></p><p>goods and chattels</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">chatel</span> property, via Old French from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">capitale</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">capitalis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/capital2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">capital 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elastomer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹlastəmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019322a"><!--s019322a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various elastic substances resembling rubber </p><p><i></i></p><p>polyvinyl elastomers</p> <p><span class="bodyb">elastomeric</span> /-ʹmerik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/elastic1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">elastic 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/o/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-o-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">meros</span> part].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">better<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005279a"><!--s005279a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005420b"><!--s005420b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in a way that is more excellent or desirable.</p></div><a name="s005421b"><!--s005421b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to a greater degree; more </p><p><i></i></p><p>Wait until you are better able to afford it</p> <p><i></i></p><p>They like nothing better than a long swim</p>.</div><a name="s005422b"><!--s005422b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>more wisely or usefully </p><p><i></i></p><p>The centre of town is better avoided</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">had better</span>.</div><a name="s005423b"><!--s005423b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>would be well advised (to do something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I thought I had better get in training</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flatbed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022797a"><!--s022797a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024279b"><!--s024279b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>denoting a printing press in which the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/forme/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">forme</span></span></a> (assembled type in its frame) is carried on a horizontal surface.</p></div><a name="s024280b"><!--s024280b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> denoting a truck or lorry with a flat sideless load-carrying platform.</p></div><a name="s024281b"><!--s024281b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>denoting a scanner or plotter with a flat glass surface on which documents are placed that produces digitized images of documents placed on it.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">butcher<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (butchered, butchering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008114a"><!--s008114a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008466b"><!--s008466b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to slaughter and prepare (an animal) for sale.</p></div><a name="s008467b"><!--s008467b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to kill (people) ruthlessly or indiscriminately.</p></div><a name="s008468b"><!--s008468b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to spoil or ruin (something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by clumsy or unthinking treatment <span class="bodyb">butchery</span></p><p><span class="bodyb">butcherer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fashion victim</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021638a"><!--s021638a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> somebody who dresses according to the latest fashion regardless of suitability or cost.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Elastoplast</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹlastəplahst/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019323a"><!--s019323a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a type of elastic adhesive plaster.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">congregation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/konggriʹgaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012512a"><!--s012512a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013058b"><!--s013058b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an assembly of people, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> gathered in a church, etc, for religious worship.</p></div><a name="s013059b"><!--s013059b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a religious community; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an organized body of believers in a particular locality.</p></div><a name="s013060b"><!--s013060b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>congregating or being congregated</p><p><span class="bodyb">congregational</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dissenter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017328a"><!--s017328a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>formerly, a person who refuses to conform to the established, usu Anglican, Church; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/nonconformist/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">nonconformist</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dazzling</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdazling/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015329a"><!--s015329a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015853b"><!--s015853b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>shining very brightly.</p></div><a name="s015854b"><!--s015854b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>amazing or impressive</p><p><span class="bodyb">dazzlingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">estate agent</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020479a"><!--s020479a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021517b"><!--s021517b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> an agent who is involved in the buying and selling of land and property, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> houses and flats.</p></div><a name="s021518b"><!--s021518b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody who manages an estate; a steward</p><p><span class="bodyb">estate agency</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ark</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002878a"><!--s002878a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002815b"><!--s002815b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a ship, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the one built by Noah to escape the Flood, or one built as a model of it.</p></div><a name="s002816b"><!--s002816b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000577c"><!--s000577c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Ark/Ark of the Covenant</span>) the sacred chest containing the Ten Commandments, and representing to the Hebrews the presence of God among them.</p></div><a name="s000578c"><!--s000578c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">Holy Ark</span>) a repository for the scrolls of the Torah.</p></div><a name="s000579c"><!--s000579c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Ark</span>) a repository for the scrolls of the Torah ✱ <span class="bodyb">out of the ark</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> deplorably antiquated [Old English <span class="bodyi">arc</span> from a Germanic word borrowed from Latin <span class="bodyi">arca</span> chest].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flatboat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022798a"><!--s022798a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any boat with a flat bottom for use in shallow water, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a square-ended one for transporting goods on a canal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">better<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005280a"><!--s005280a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005424b"><!--s005424b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the better</span>) what is more excellent or desirable </p><p><i></i></p><p>It was a change for the better</p>.</div><a name="s005425b"><!--s005425b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> (<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) one's superiors, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in rank or ability ✱ <span class="bodyb">for better or worse/or for worse</span> whether the outcome is good or bad ✱ <span class="bodyb">get the better of</span> to overcome or defeat (somebody).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Afro-Caribbean</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000887a"><!--s000887a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a West Indian person of black African descent</p><p><span class="bodyb">Afro-Caribbean</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chatter<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchatə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (chattered, chattering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010108a"><!--s010108a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010432b"><!--s010432b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to talk idly, incessantly, or fast.</p></div><a name="s010433b"><!--s010433b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of birds and other animals: to produce rapid successive inarticulate sounds suggestive of language </p><p><i></i></p><p>Squirrels chattered angrily</p>.</div><a name="s010434b"><!--s010434b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>of teeth: to click together repeatedly or uncontrollably, e.g. from cold.</p></div><a name="s010435b"><!--s010435b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s002552c"><!--s002552c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of teeth: to click together repeatedly or uncontrollably, e.g. from cold.</p></div><a name="s002553c"><!--s002553c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a drill or other tool: to vibrate rapidly while cutting</p><p><span class="bodyb">chatterer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">chatteren</span>, of imitative origin].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">butcher-bird</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008115a"><!--s008115a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008469b"><!--s008469b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of various birds of the shrike family that often impales its their prey on thorns: family Laniidae.</p></div><a name="s008470b"><!--s008470b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of several species of Australian songbirds: genus <span class="bodyi">Cracticus</span>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Congregationalism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kong·griʹgaysh(ə)nlizm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012513a"><!--s012513a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Protestant denomination in which each church is governed by the assembly of the local congregation</p><p><span class="bodyb">Congregationalist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Db</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015330a"><!--s015330a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chemical symbol for dubnium.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">estate car</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020480a"><!--s020480a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a large motor car designed to carry passengers and bulky luggage, with a rear door opening onto a large the luggage compartment and seats that can be folded down to create more space.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arkose</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahkohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002880a"><!--s002880a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a coarse-grained sandstone containing a high proportion of feldspar fragments in addition to quartz, derived from the rapid disintegration of granite or gneiss</p><p><span class="bodyb">arkosic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">arkose</span> prob from Greek <span class="bodyi">archaios</span> ancient].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Afro- <span class="bodyi">or</span> Afr-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000884a"><!--s000884a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s000975b"><!--s000975b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>African </p><p><i></i></p><p>Afro-American</p>.</div><a name="s000976b"><!--s000976b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>African and </p><p><i></i></p><p>Afro-Asiatic</p> [Latin <span class="bodyi">Afr-, Afer</span>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fast<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fahst/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021639a"><!--s021639a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022836b"><!--s022836b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>moving or able to move rapidly; swift.</p></div><a name="s022837b"><!--s022837b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005832c"><!--s005832c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>moving or able to move rapidly; swift.</p></div><a name="s005833c"><!--s005833c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>intended for rapid movement </p><p><i></i></p><p>the fast lane</p>.</div><a name="s005834c"><!--s005834c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>conducive to rapidity of play or action or quickness of motion </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fast pitch</p>.</div></div><a name="s022838b"><!--s022838b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005835c"><!--s005835c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>taking a comparatively short time.</p></div><a name="s005836c"><!--s005836c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>accomplished quickly.</p></div><a name="s005837c"><!--s005837c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>having or being a high photographic speed </p><p><i></i></p><p>fast film</p>.</div></div><a name="s022839b"><!--s022839b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of a suburban train: express.</p></div><a name="s022840b"><!--s022840b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>indicating in advance of what is correct </p><p><i></i></p><p>The clock was fast</p>.</div><a name="s022841b"><!--s022841b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s005838c"><!--s005838c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often used in combinations</span>) resistant to change from destructive action, fading, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>colourfast</p> <p><i></i></p><p>acid-fast bacteria</p>.</div><a name="s005839c"><!--s005839c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a colour: permanently dyed; not liable to fade.</p></div></div><a name="s022842b"><!--s022842b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>firmly fixed or attached.</p></div><a name="s022843b"><!--s022843b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>of a woman: forward or promiscuous.</p></div><a name="s022844b"><!--s022844b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><a name="s005840c"><!--s005840c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>firmly fixed or attached.</p></div><a name="s005841c"><!--s005841c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>tightly closed or shut.</p></div></div><a name="s022845b"><!--s022845b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>said of friends: firm; steadfast.</p></div><a name="s022846b"><!--s022846b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>quick to learn.</p></div><a name="s022847b"><!--s022847b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><a name="s005842c"><!--s005842c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>dissipated or wild </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fast set</p>.</div><a name="s005843c"><!--s005843c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a woman: forward or promiscuous.</p></div></div><a name="s022848b"><!--s022848b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> dishonest, shady, or acquired by dishonest means or with little effort </p><p><i></i></p><p>trying to make a fast buck</p><p>Old English <span class="bodyi">fæst</span> firm. Senses 1–3 come from the development of the adverb's meaning from ‘firmly’ to ‘steadfastly, diligently’, hence ‘strongly, vigorously’, and eventually ‘rapidly’; sense 9 probably from the association of speed with recklessness and excitement</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹlayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019324a"><!--s019324a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to fill (somebody) with joy or pride; to put (somebody) in high spirits</p><p><span class="bodyb">elated</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">elatedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">elatedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">elation</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">elatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">efferre</span> to carry out, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ferre</span> to carry].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dissentient<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹsenshi·ənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017329a"><!--s017329a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>disagreeing or dissenting, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from a majority view [Latin <span class="bodyi">dissentient-, dissentiens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">dissentire</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dissent1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dissent 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chatter<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010109a"><!--s010109a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010436b"><!--s010436b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the sound or action of chattering.</p></div><a name="s010437b"><!--s010437b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>idle talk; prattle.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flatbread</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022799a"><!--s022799a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> thin flat usu unleavened bread.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">better<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (bettered, bettering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005281a"><!--s005281a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005426b"><!--s005426b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to surpass (something) or improve on it </p><p><i></i></p><p>She bettered the old world record by half a second</p>.</div><a name="s005427b"><!--s005427b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (something) more tolerable or acceptable </p><p><i></i></p><p>The charity has been trying to better the conditions of slum dwellers</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">better oneself</span>.</div><a name="s005428b"><!--s005428b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to improve one's living conditions or social status </p><p><i></i></p><p>He saw some chance of his children bettering themselves</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">butcher's-broom</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008116a"><!--s008116a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a European plant of the lily family with stiff-pointed leaflike twigs formerly used for brooms: <span class="bodyi">Ruscus aculeatus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">congress</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonggres, ʹkonggris/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012514a"><!--s012514a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013061b"><!--s013061b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a formal meeting or programme of meetings between delegates for discussion and usu action on some question.</p></div><a name="s013062b"><!--s013062b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003394c"><!--s003394c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the supreme legislative body of a nation.</p></div><a name="s003395c"><!--s003395c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Congress</span>) the supreme legislative body of the USA.</p></div></div><a name="s013063b"><!--s013063b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an association, usu made up of delegates from constituent organizations.</p></div><a name="s013064b"><!--s013064b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> the act or action of coming together and meeting <span class="bodyb">congressional</span> /kənʹgresh(ə)nl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">congressionally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">congressus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">congredi</span> to come together, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">gradi</span> to go].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arm<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002881a"><!--s002881a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002817b"><!--s002817b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>either of the human upper limbs that extend from the shoulder, sometimes not including the hand and wrist.</p></div><a name="s002818b"><!--s002818b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000580c"><!--s000580c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the forelimb of a vertebrate animal.</p></div><a name="s000581c"><!--s000581c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a limb of an invertebrate animal.</p></div></div><a name="s002819b"><!--s002819b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a support, e.g. on a chair, for the elbow and forearm.</p></div><a name="s002820b"><!--s002820b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the sleeve of a garment.</p></div><a name="s002821b"><!--s002821b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>an inlet of water from the sea.</p></div><a name="s002822b"><!--s002822b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a functional division of a group or activity, e.g. a combat branch of an army ✱ <span class="bodyb">a baby/babe in arms</span> a child too young to walk ✱ <span class="bodyb">arm in arm</span> with arms linked ✱ <span class="bodyb">at arm's length</span> far enough away to avoid unwanted familiarity ✱ <span class="bodyb">cost an arm and a leg</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to be very expensive ✱ <span class="bodyb">put the arm on</span> <span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> to try to use force on (somebody) ✱ <span class="bodyb">the long/strong arm of the law</span> the far-reaching might of the law or the police force ✱ <span class="bodyb">with open arms</span> with welcoming enthusiasm ✱ <span class="bodyb">would give one's right arm for</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> want (something) desperately</p><p><span class="bodyb">armless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">armlike</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">earm</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dB</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015331a"><!--s015331a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>decibel(s).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flatcar</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022800a"><!--s022800a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a railway freight car with no sides or roof.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elater</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹelətə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019325a"><!--s019325a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/click_beetle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">click beetle</span></span></a> [Greek <span class="bodyi">elatēr</span> driver, from <span class="bodyi">elaunein</span> to drive].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chatterbox</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010110a"><!--s010110a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> somebody who talks incessantly.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">afrormosia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/afrawʹmohzyə, -zh(y)ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000888a"><!--s000888a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000977b"><!--s000977b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an African tree of the pea family: genus <span class="bodyi">Pericopsis</span> (formerly genus <span class="bodyi">Afrormosia</span>).</p></div><a name="s000978b"><!--s000978b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the dark hard wood of this tree, which resembles teak and is used for furniture [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">Afrormosia</span>, genus name, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/afr/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Afr-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">Ormosia</span>, a genus of trees, from Greek <span class="bodyi">hormos</span> chain, necklace].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">better<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005282a"><!--s005282a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bettor_or_better/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bettor</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dissentient<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017330a"><!--s017330a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who dissents, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from a majority view.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">congressman <span class="bodyi">or</span> congresswoman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> congressmen congresswomen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012515a"><!--s012515a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a man or woman who is a member of a congress.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">estate duty</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020481a"><!--s020481a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/death_duty/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">death duty</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">butchery</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> butcheries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008117a"><!--s008117a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008471b"><!--s008471b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the preparation of meat for sale.</p></div><a name="s008472b"><!--s008472b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>cruel and ruthless slaughter of human beings.</p></div><a name="s008473b"><!--s008473b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the action of spoiling or ruining something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by clumsy or unthinking treatment.</p></div><a name="s008474b"><!--s008474b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, dated</span> a slaughterhouse.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arm<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002882a"><!--s002882a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002823b"><!--s002823b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to supply or equip (a person, vehicle, force, or nation) with weapons.</p></div><a name="s002824b"><!--s002824b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to provide (somebody) with something that strengthens, protects, or fortifies.</p></div><a name="s002825b"><!--s002825b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to activate the fuse of (a bomb) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s002826b"><!--s002826b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to prepare oneself for struggle or resistance [Middle English <span class="bodyi">armen</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">armare</span> from <span class="bodyi">arma</span> weapons, tools].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fast<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021640a"><!--s021640a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022849b"><!--s022849b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005844c"><!--s005844c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in a rapid manner; quickly.</p></div><a name="s005845c"><!--s005845c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in quick succession </p><p><i></i></p><p>Orders came in thick and fast</p>.</div></div><a name="s022850b"><!--s022850b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>ahead of a correct time or posted schedule.</p></div><a name="s022851b"><!--s022851b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in a firm or fixed manner.</p></div><a name="s022852b"><!--s022852b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>sound or deeply </p><p><i></i></p><p>I fell fast asleep</p>.</div><a name="s022853b"><!--s022853b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in a reckless or dissipated manner.</p></div><a name="s022854b"><!--s022854b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> close </p><p><i></i></p><p>The house was fast by the village church</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DBE</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015332a"><!--s015332a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chattering classes</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010111a"><!--s010111a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal, derog</span> the educated section of society considered as always talking about political and cultural issues.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">E layer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019326a"><!--s019326a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a layer of the ionosphere occurring at about 95km (about 60mi) above the earth's surface that is capable of reflecting radio waves.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">better half</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005283a"><!--s005283a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a spouse or partner.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flatette</span><small><span class="eSynop">/flaʹtet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022801a"><!--s022801a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus</span> a very small flat.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">estate of the realm</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020482a"><!--s020482a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/estate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">estate</span></span></a> (5).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aft</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahft/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000889a"><!--s000889a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>near, towards, or in the stern of a ship or the tail of an aircraft </p><p><i></i></p><p>go aft; the aft cabin</p> [Old English <span class="bodyi">æftan</span> from behind, behind].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">congruent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonggrooənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012516a"><!--s012516a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013065b"><!--s013065b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/congruous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">congruous</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s013066b"><!--s013066b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>geometrically identical; equal in size and shape </p><p><i></i></p><p>congruent triangles</p> <p><span class="bodyb">congruence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">congruency</span> /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">congruently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">congruent-, congruens</span>, present part of <span class="bodyi">congruere</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dissertation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disəʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017331a"><!--s017331a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a long detailed written treatment of a subject; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> one submitted for a degree, diploma, etc</p><p><span class="bodyb">dissertational</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">dissertation-, dissertatio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">dissertare</span> to discourse, frequentative of <span class="bodyi">disserere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">serere</span> to join, arrange].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">butler</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbutlə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008118a"><!--s008118a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chief male servant of a large household, who is in charge of the other servants, directs the serving of meals, and is a personal attendant to the householder </p><p><i></i></p><p>Motkin, the butler, who … had grown prematurely grey in Lady Susan's service, added to his other excellent qualities an intelligent interest in matters connected with the Turf</p><p> Saki [Middle English <span class="bodyi">buteler</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">bouteillier</span> bottle bearer, from <span class="bodyi">bouteille</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bottle1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bottle 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">armada</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahʹmahdə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> armadas)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002883a"><!--s002883a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002827b"><!--s002827b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a fleet of warships.</p></div><a name="s002828b"><!--s002828b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the fleet sent against England by Spain in 1588 [Spanish <span class="bodyi">armada</span> via medieval Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">armata</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">armare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/arm2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">arm 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fast<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021641a"><!--s021641a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022855b"><!--s022855b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to abstain from some or all foods or meals, e.g. for religious reasons <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s022856b"><!--s022856b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to deprive (a person or an animal) of food, e.g. for medical reasons </p><p><i></i></p><p>The animals were fasted for 24 hours before the experiment</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">fæstan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DBMS</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015333a"><!--s015333a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>database management system.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chatty</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (chattier, chattiest) <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010112a"><!--s010112a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010438b"><!--s010438b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>fond of chatting; talkative.</p></div><a name="s010439b"><!--s010439b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having the style and content of light familiar conversation </p><p><i></i></p><p>a chatty letter</p> <p><span class="bodyb">chattily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">chattiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">esteem<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹsteem/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020483a"><!--s020483a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021519b"><!--s021519b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to admire and respect regard (something or somebody) highly and prize them accordingly.</p></div><a name="s021520b"><!--s021520b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to consider or deem (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I would esteem it a privilege</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">estemen</span> to estimate, via Frenchfrom Latin <span class="bodyi">aestimare</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">betterment</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005284a"><!--s005284a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005429b"><!--s005429b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>improvement; change for the better.</p></div><a name="s005430b"><!--s005430b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in law, the enhanced value of a building or land due to improvements or development in its immediate vicinity.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elbow<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹelboh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019327a"><!--s019327a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020340b"><!--s020340b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the joint between the human forearm and upper arm.</p></div><a name="s020341b"><!--s020341b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005221c"><!--s005221c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the joint between the human forearm and upper arm.</p></div><a name="s005222c"><!--s005222c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a corresponding joint in the forelimb of a vertebrate animal.</p></div></div><a name="s020342b"><!--s020342b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the part of a garment that covers the elbow.</p></div><a name="s020343b"><!--s020343b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>something resembling an arm bent at the elbow, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an elbow-like pipe fitting.</p></div><a name="s020344b"><!--s020344b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the elbow</span>) <span class="bodyi">informal</span> an abrupt rejection or dismissal ✱ <span class="bodyb">get the elbow</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to be dismissed or rejected ✱ <span class="bodyb">give somebody the elbow</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to dismiss or reject somebody ✱ <span class="bodyb">out at elbow/elbows</span> poor; shabbily dressed ✱ <span class="bodyb">up to the elbows in/with</span> busily engaged in (something) [Old English <span class="bodyi">elboga</span> arm band; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">eln</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ell/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ell</span></span></a> and <span class="bodyi">boga</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bow3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bow 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">after<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahftə/ <i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000890a"><!--s000890a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000979b"><!--s000979b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000270c"><!--s000270c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>behind in place or order.</p></div><a name="s000271c"><!--s000271c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>next in importance to.</p></div></div><a name="s000980b"><!--s000980b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>following in time; later than.</p></div><a name="s000981b"><!--s000981b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>behind (somebody or something) in place or order </p><p><i></i></p><p>Shut the door after you</p>.</div><a name="s000982b"><!--s000982b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s000272c"><!--s000272c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>following (something) in time; later than (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>after breakfast</p>.</div><a name="s000273c"><!--s000273c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>continuously succeeding (one another) </p><p><i></i></p><p>day after day</p>.</div><a name="s000274c"><!--s000274c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>in view of or in spite of (something preceding) </p><p><i></i></p><p>after all our advice</p>.</div></div><a name="s000983b"><!--s000983b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in search or pursuit of (something or somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>go after gold</p>.</div><a name="s000984b"><!--s000984b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>about or concerning (something or somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I asked after his health</p>.</div><a name="s000985b"><!--s000985b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>next in importance to (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>They put quantity after quality</p>.</div><a name="s000986b"><!--s000986b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s000275c"><!--s000275c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in accordance with (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>a woman after my own heart</p>.</div><a name="s000276c"><!--s000276c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in allusion to the name of (an inventor, relative, etc) </p><p><i></i></p><p>named after her grandmother</p>.</div><a name="s000277c"><!--s000277c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>in the characteristic manner of (something or somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>after the current fashion</p>.</div><a name="s000278c"><!--s000278c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>in imitation of (an artist, composer, etc) </p><p><i></i></p><p>a painting after Titian</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">after you</span> a formula used in asking for the next turn or in yielding precedence <p><i></i></p><p>After you with the scissors</p> <p><i></i></p><p>After you!</p> [Old English <span class="bodyi">æfter</span>].</div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">congruous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonggrooəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012517a"><!--s012517a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013067b"><!--s013067b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(+ with) in agreement, harmony, or accordance with something </p><p><i></i></p><p>carrying a certain air of distinction congruous with good family</p><p> T S Eliot.</p></div><a name="s013068b"><!--s013068b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> conforming to the circumstances or requirements of a situation; appropriate </p><p><i></i></p><p>a congruous room to work in</p><p> George Bernard Shaw <span class="bodyb">congruity</span> /kənʹgrooh·iti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">congruously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">congruousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">congruus</span> harmonious, concordant, from <span class="bodyi">congruere</span> to run together, coincide, agree, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ruere</span> to fall, rush].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disservice</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹsuhvis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017332a"><!--s017332a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an action or deed which works to somebody's disadvantage.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">butt<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/but/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008119a"><!--s008119a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to strike or shove (something) with the head or horns [Middle English <span class="bodyi">butten</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">boter</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flatfeet</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022802a"><!--s022802a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flatfoot/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flatfoot</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fast<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021642a"><!--s021642a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an act or time of fasting.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">armadillo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahməʹdiloh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> armadillos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002884a"><!--s002884a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several burrowing chiefly nocturnal S American mammals with a body and head encased in an armour of small bony plates [Spanish <span class="bodyi">armadillo</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">armado</span> armed one, from Latin <span class="bodyi">armatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">armare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/arm2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">arm 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DBS</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015334a"><!--s015334a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015855b"><!--s015855b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>direct broadcasting by satellite.</p></div><a name="s015856b"><!--s015856b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>direct-broadcasting satellite.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">esteem<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020484a"><!--s020484a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021521b"><!--s021521b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>admiration and respect.</p></div><a name="s021522b"><!--s021522b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>favourable regard </p><p><i></i></p><p>She is held in high esteem</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chat up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010113a"><!--s010113a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to engage (somebody) in friendly conversation flirtatiously or for an ulterior motive.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">after<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000891a"><!--s000891a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000987b"><!--s000987b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in the rear; behind.</p></div><a name="s000988b"><!--s000988b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>afterwards.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fastback</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021643a"><!--s021643a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a motor car with a roof sloping backward to or nearly to the bumper.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coni</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohnie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012518a"><!--s012518a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/conus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">conus</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">butt<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008120a"><!--s008120a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a blow or thrust, usu with the head or horns.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elbow<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019328a"><!--s019328a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020345b"><!--s020345b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005223c"><!--s005223c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to push or shove aside with one's elbow.</p></div><a name="s005224c"><!--s005224c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to strike with one's elbow.</p></div></div><a name="s020346b"><!--s020346b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to push or shove (somebody) aside with one's elbow, or in any similar way </p><p><i></i></p><p>She elbowed him out of the way</p>.</div><a name="s020347b"><!--s020347b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to force (e.g. one's way) rudely or roughly by pushing with one's elbow, or as if with one's elbow </p><p><i></i></p><p>He's elbowed his way into the best circles</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s020348b"><!--s020348b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to advance by elbowing one's way.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flat feet</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022803a"><!--s022803a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as pl or sing.</span>) a condition in which the arches of the insteps of the feet are flattened so that the entire soles rests entirely on the ground and the knees are close together, with the ankles apart and toes turned outwards.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dbx</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015335a"><!--s015335a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> in electronics, a system used to increase the dynamic range of reproduced sound and reduce noise [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/db/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dB</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">x</span> standing for <span class="bodyi">expander</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Armageddon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahməʹged(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002885a"><!--s002885a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002829b"><!--s002829b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a final and conclusive battle between the forces of good and evil, as in the New Testament of the Bible.</p></div><a name="s002830b"><!--s002830b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000582c"><!--s000582c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a final and conclusive battle between the forces of good and evil, as in the New Testament of the Bible </p><p><i></i></p><p>I am still as much concerned as ever about the Battle of Armageddon; but I am not as much concerned about the General Election</p> — G K Chesterton.</div><a name="s000583c"><!--s000583c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the place where this will be fought.</p></div></div><a name="s002831b"><!--s002831b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a vast decisive conflict [Greek <span class="bodyi">Armageddōn, Harmagedōn</span>, scene of the battle foretold in Revelations 16:14–16].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">betting shop</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbeting/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005285a"><!--s005285a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a bookmaker's shop.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dissever</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹsevə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (dissevered, dissevering) <span class="bodyi">formal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017333a"><!--s017333a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018111b"><!--s018111b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(+ from) to sever or separate (one thing) from another.</p></div><a name="s018112b"><!--s018112b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to divide or fragment (something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">disseverance</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">disseverment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">disseveren</span> via Old French <span class="bodyi">dessevrer</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">disseparare</span>, from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">separare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/separate1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">separate 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ester</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹestə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020485a"><!--s020485a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chemical compound formed by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol, usu with elimination of water [German <span class="bodyi">Ester</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Essigäther</span> ethyl acetate, from <span class="bodyi">Essig</span> vinegar + <span class="bodyi">Äther</span> ether].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chaudfroid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/shohʹfwah (<span class="bodyi">French</span> ʧofrwa)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010114a"><!--s010114a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dish of cold meat, fish, etc cooked with a creamy sauce containing aspic that sets to a jelly [French <span class="bodyi">chaudfroid</span>, literally ‘hot-cold’, from <span class="bodyi">chaud</span> hot (from Latin <span class="bodyi">calidus</span>) + <span class="bodyi">froid</span> cold (from Latin <span class="bodyi">frigidus</span>)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">after<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">conj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000892a"><!--s000892a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>later than the time when.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">butt<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008121a"><!--s008121a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008475b"><!--s008475b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the thicker or handle end of a tool or weapon.</p></div><a name="s008476b"><!--s008476b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an unused remainder, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the unsmoked remnant of a cigar or cigarette.</p></div><a name="s008477b"><!--s008477b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the end of a plant or tree nearest the roots.</p></div><a name="s008478b"><!--s008478b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> the buttocks [Middle English, of Germanic origin; prob related to Old English <span class="bodyi">buttuc</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/buttock/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">buttock</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fast breeder reactor</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021644a"><!--s021644a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a nuclear reactor in which fast neutrons are used to cause fission with the release of energy, and more fissionable material is produced than is used.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012519a"><!--s012519a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013069b"><!--s013069b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to cones.</p></div><a name="s013070b"><!--s013070b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having the shape of a cone; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/conical/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">conical</span></span></a> [Latin <span class="bodyi">conicus</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">kōnikos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">kōnos</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cone1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cone 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dissident<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdisid(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017334a"><!--s017334a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who disagrees strongly or rebelliously with the policies of the government or with established opinion</p><p><span class="bodyb">dissidence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">dissident-, dissidens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">dissidēre</span> to sit apart, disagree, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">sedēre</span> to sit].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bettor <span class="bodyi">or</span> better</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbetə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005286a"><!--s005286a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who bets.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elbow grease</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019329a"><!--s019329a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> hard physical effort.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015336a"><!--s015336a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015857b"><!--s015857b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in music, da capo.</p></div><a name="s015858b"><!--s015858b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>direct current.</p></div><a name="s015859b"><!--s015859b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>District of Columbia (US postal abbreviation).</p></div><a name="s015860b"><!--s015860b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>District Commissioner.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flat-fell<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022804a"><!--s022804a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>denoting a seam, e.g. on a shirt, whose raw edges are turned under to one side and sewn flat, so that the line of stitching is visible on the outer side of the garment.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Armagnac</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahmənyak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002886a"><!--s002886a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dry brandy from the Gers district of France [French, named after <span class="bodyi">Armagnac</span>, the region of Gers in which it is produced].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Esth.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020486a"><!--s020486a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Esther (book of the Bible).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">after<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000893a"><!--s000893a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000989b"><!--s000989b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> later or subsequent </p><p><i></i></p><p>in after years</p>.</div><a name="s000990b"><!--s000990b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>located towards the rear of a ship, aircraft, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>the after decks</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chauffeur<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshohfə, shohʹfuh/ chauffeuse /shohʹfuhz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010115a"><!--s010115a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person employed to drive a private car or similar motor vehicle</p><p>French <span class="bodyi">chauffeur</span>, literally ‘stoker’, from <span class="bodyi">chauffer</span> to heat, from Latin <span class="bodyi">calefacere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chafe1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chafe 1</span></span></a>. In French, <span class="bodyi">chauffeur</span> orig meant the driver of an early steam-powered car</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dissident<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017335a"><!--s017335a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>disagreeing, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> strongly or rebelliously, with an opinion or group.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012520a"><!--s012520a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/conic_section/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">conic section</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">butt<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008122a"><!--s008122a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008479b"><!--s008479b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an object of abuse or ridicule; a victim.</p></div><a name="s008480b"><!--s008480b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002018c"><!--s002018c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a mound or bank of earth for catching bullets, arrows, etc shot at a target.</p></div><a name="s002019c"><!--s002019c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a target used in archery or rifle practice.</p></div><a name="s002020c"><!--s002020c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) a shooting range for archery or rifle practice.</p></div><a name="s002021c"><!--s002021c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a low mound, wall, etc from behind which hunters shoot at game birds [Middle English; partly from early French <span class="bodyi">but</span> target, end, of Germanic origin, partly via early French <span class="bodyi">bute</span> backstop].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">between<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹtween/ <i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005287a"><!--s005287a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005431b"><!--s005431b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001192c"><!--s001192c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>through the common action of (two or more people or things) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Between them, they managed to lay the carpet</p>.</div><a name="s001193c"><!--s001193c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in shares to each of (two or more people or things) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The estate was divided between his four children</p>.</div></div><a name="s005432b"><!--s005432b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001194c"><!--s001194c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in or into the time, or space, or interval that separates (two or more things) </p><p><i></i></p><p>between the rafters</p>.</div><a name="s001195c"><!--s001195c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in intermediate relation to (two things) </p><p><i></i></p><p>a colour between blue and grey</p>.</div></div><a name="s005433b"><!--s005433b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>from one to the other of (two places).</p></div><a name="s005434b"><!--s005434b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s001196c"><!--s001196c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>from one to the other of (two places) </p><p><i></i></p><p>travelling between London and Paris</p>.</div><a name="s001197c"><!--s001197c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>serving to connect or separate (two things) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The dividing line between fact and fancy</p>.</div></div><a name="s005435b"><!--s005435b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in point of comparison of (two things or people) </p><p><i></i></p><p>not much to choose between them</p>.</div><a name="s005436b"><!--s005436b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>taking together the total effect of (two or more things) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She kept very busy between cooking, writing, and gardening</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">between you and me</span>.</div><a name="s005437b"><!--s005437b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="sb00000067"><!--sb00000067--></a><p>in confidence [Old English <span class="bodyi">betwēonum</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/be/3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">be-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-twēonum</span> (dative pl); related to Old English <span class="bodyi">twā</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/two/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">two</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">between you and me</span>. Like other pPrepositions are, <span class="bodyi">between</span> is followed by the object form of the personal pronoun, not the subject form: <span class="bodyi">from me to him</span>; <span class="bodyi">for us and against them</span>. <span class="bodyi">Between</span> is no exception: <span class="bodyi">We divided it between us</span> (not <span class="bodyi">between we</span>). Having been told repeatedly that iIt is incorrect to say, for example, <span class="bodyi">You and me are two of a kind</span>, people sometimes overcorrect themselves and say <span class="bodyi">between you and I</span>; when the grammatically correct form is <span class="bodyi">between you and me</span>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Armalite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahməliet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002887a"><!--s002887a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a high-velocity lightweight automatic rifle [named after <span class="bodyi">Armalite</span>, <span class="bodyi">Inc</span>., US manufacturers].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fasten</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfahs(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (fastened, fastening)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021645a"><!--s021645a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s022857b"><!--s022857b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to attach or secure (somebody or something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by pinning, tying, or nailing them or it.</p></div><a name="s022858b"><!--s022858b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to fix or direct (something) steadily </p><p><i></i></p><p>He fastened his eyes on the awful sight</p>.</div><a name="s022859b"><!--s022859b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ on) to attach or impose (something) on somebody </p><p><i></i></p><p>They fastened the blame on me</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s022860b"><!--s022860b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to become fixed ✱ <span class="bodyb">fasten on/upon/onto</span> to focus attention on (something).</p></div><a name="s022861b"><!--s022861b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to take a firm grip or hold on (something) [Old English <span class="bodyi">fæstnian</span> to secure, confirm].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flat-fell<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022805a"><!--s022805a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to turn under and sew down the raw edges of (a seam); = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fell2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fell<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (3) [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flat1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flat 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fell2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fell 2</span></span></a> in the sense ‘to sew down’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DCB</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015337a"><!--s015337a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elbowroom</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019330a"><!--s019330a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>adequate space or scope for movement, work, or operation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">esthesia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/esʹtheezyə, -zhyə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020487a"><!--s020487a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aesthesia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aesthesia</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">after all</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000894a"><!--s000894a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000991b"><!--s000991b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in spite of everything.</p></div><a name="s000992b"><!--s000992b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>it must be remembered </p><p><i></i></p><p>After all, he's only a beginner</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chauffeur<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010116a"><!--s010116a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010440b"><!--s010440b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to act as driver or chauffeur while transporting (somebody).</p></div><a name="s010441b"><!--s010441b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to work as a chauffeur <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s010442b"><!--s010442b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to transport (somebody) as the driver or as a chauffeur </p><p><i></i></p><p>I chauffeured them to the airport</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012521a"><!--s012521a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013071b"><!--s013071b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having the shape of a cone.</p></div><a name="s013072b"><!--s013072b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to cones</p><p><span class="bodyb">conically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dissimilar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹsimilə, disʹsi-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017336a"><!--s017336a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + to/from) not similar; unlike </p><p><i></i></p><p>a dance step not dissimilar to a polka</p> <p><span class="bodyb">dissimilarity</span> /-ʹlariti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dissimilarly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">between<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005288a"><!--s005288a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in or into an intermediate space or interval </p><p><i></i></p><p>two adults with a child between</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">butt<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008123a"><!--s008123a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008481b"><!--s008481b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to place (things) end to end or side to side without overlapping.</p></div><a name="s008482b"><!--s008482b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to join (pieces, e.g. of wood) by means of a butt joint <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s008483b"><!--s008483b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ against/on to) to abut [partly from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/butt4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">butt 4</span></span></a>, partly from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/butt3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">butt 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">afterbirth</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000895a"><!--s000895a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the placenta and foetal membranes expelled after delivery of a baby, young animal, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">esthete</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeestheet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020488a"><!--s020488a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aesthete/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aesthete</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chaulmoogra</span><small><span class="eSynop">/chawlʹmoohgrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010117a"><!--s010117a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an E Indian tree that yields an acrid oil formerly used in treating leprosy and skin diseases: <span class="bodyi">Hydnocarpus kurzii</span> [Bengali <span class="bodyi">cāulmugrā</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DCC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015338a"><!--s015338a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>digital compact cassette.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conical projection</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012522a"><!--s012522a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/conic_projection/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">conic projection</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flat-felled</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022806a"><!--s022806a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flat_fell1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flat-fell 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elder<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeldə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019331a"><!--s019331a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of earlier birth or greater age, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> than another related person or thing </p><p><i></i></p><p>He doesn't get on with his elder brother</p> <a name="sb000000170"><!--sb000000170--></a><p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">ieldra</span>, compar of <span class="bodyi">eald</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/old1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">old 1</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">elder</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">older</span>? <span class="bodyi">Elder</span> is used only in comparing the ages of people, usually within a family group (<span class="bodyi">my elder brother/sister</span>), and cannot be followed by <span class="bodyi">than</span> (<span class="bodyi">My brother is two years older</span> – not <span class="bodyi">elder</span> –<span class="bodyi">than I am</span>). <span class="bodyi">Older</span> can be used in place of <span class="bodyi">elder</span> and is always used when describing things.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">armament</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahməmənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002888a"><!--s002888a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002832b"><!--s002832b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often in pl</span>) the military strength, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in arms and equipment, of a ship, fort, combat unit, nation, etc.</p></div><a name="s002833b"><!--s002833b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the process of preparing for war [French <span class="bodyi">armement</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">armamenta</span> (pl) utensils, military or naval equipment, from <span class="bodyi">armare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/arm2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">arm 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fastener</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfahs(ə)nə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021646a"><!--s021646a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody or something that fastens, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a means of fastening clothing, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">butt<sup>6</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008124a"><!--s008124a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large barrel, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for water, wine, or beer [Middle English via Old French and Old Provençal from late Latin <span class="bodyi">buttis</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dissimilate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹsimilayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017337a"><!--s017337a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018113b"><!--s018113b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>) in linguistics, to alter (a consonant sound) so that it diverges from a similar one in proximity to it </p><p><i></i></p><p>‘Glamour’ is a doublet of ‘grammar’, with ‘r’ dissimilated to ‘l’.</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s018114b"><!--s018114b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of consonant sounds: to become dissimilar in this way <span class="bodyb">dissimilation</span> /-ʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">dissimilatory</span> /-ət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">similis</span> same, modelled on <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/assimilate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">assimilate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elder<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019332a"><!--s019332a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020349b"><!--s020349b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who is older; a senior </p><p><i></i></p><p>I was brought up to respect my elders</p>.</div><a name="s020350b"><!--s020350b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody having authority by virtue of age and experience </p><p><i></i></p><p>We need the cooperation of the village elders</p>.</div><a name="s020351b"><!--s020351b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an official of the early Christian Church or of a Presbyterian, Quaker, etc congregation</p><p><span class="bodyb">eldership</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DCh</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015339a"><!--s015339a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Doctor of Surgery [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">Chirurgiae Doctor</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">esthetic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eesʹthetik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020489a"><!--s020489a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aesthetic1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aesthetic 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chauvinism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshohvəniz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010118a"><!--s010118a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010443b"><!--s010443b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>excessive or blind patriotism.</p></div><a name="s010444b"><!--s010444b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>undue partiality to or belief in the superiority of one's own group, cause, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>male chauvinism</p> <p><span class="bodyb">chauvinist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">chauvinistic</span> /-ʹnistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">chauvinistically</span> /-ʹnistikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">chauvinisme</span>, named after Nicolas <span class="bodyi">Chauvin</span> fl.1815, French soldier of excessive patriotism and devotion to Napoleon].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flat file</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022807a"><!--s022807a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024282b"><!--s024282b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a computer file from which all word-processing and formatting characters have been removed, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for greater portability between different operating systems and for easier transmission by email.</p></div><a name="s024283b"><!--s024283b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a computer file containing records with no embedded or hierarchical structure.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">armamentarium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌahməmənʹteəri·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> armamentaria /-ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002889a"><!--s002889a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the equipment and methods available, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in medical treatment [Latin <span class="bodyi">armamentarium</span> armoury, from <span class="bodyi">armamenta</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/armament/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">armament</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conic projection</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012523a"><!--s012523a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a map projection of the earth's surface appearing as it would if projected onto the inside surface of a cone surrounding the globe, the cone being then unrolled and laid flat. This projection is useful for sections of the globe only, since the distortion over a small area is almost negligible.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fastening</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021647a"><!--s021647a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something that fastens; a fastener.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">afterburner</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000896a"><!--s000896a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a device in a jet engine for providing extra power.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">betweentimes</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005289a"><!--s005289a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>at or during intervals.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">butte</span><small><span class="eSynop">/byooht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008125a"><!--s008125a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer or technical</span> an isolated hill with steep sides, usually with a smaller summit area than a mesa [French <span class="bodyi">butte</span> knoll, from early French <span class="bodyi">bute</span> mound of earth serving as a backstop: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/butt4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">butt 4</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dissimilitude</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disiʹmilityoohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017338a"><!--s017338a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> lack of resemblance; dissimilarity [Latin <span class="bodyi">dissimilitudo</span>, from <span class="bodyi">dissimilis</span> unlike, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">similis</span> like].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chav</span><small><span class="eSynop">/chav/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010119a"><!--s010119a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal, derog</span> a young person belonging to a group characterized by its dress style, e.g. baseball caps, sportswear, and ostentatious jewellery, and by its antisocial behaviour [from Romany <span class="bodyi">chavi</span> child].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elder<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019333a"><!--s019333a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of common shrubs or small trees of the honeysuckle family with white flowers and black or red berries: genus <span class="bodyi">Sambucus</span> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">eldre</span> from Old English <span class="bodyi">ellærn</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DCL</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015340a"><!--s015340a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Doctor of Civil Law.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">armature</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahməchə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002890a"><!--s002890a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002834b"><!--s002834b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the central rotating part of an electric motor or generator.</p></div><a name="s002835b"><!--s002835b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a bar of soft iron or steel placed across the poles of a horseshoe magnet to close the magnetic circuit.</p></div><a name="s002836b"><!--s002836b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the part of an electromagnetic device that moves or vibrates under the influence of a magnetic field.</p></div><a name="s002837b"><!--s002837b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the protective covering of a plant or animal.</p></div><a name="s002838b"><!--s002838b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a framework on which a sculpture or model in clay, wax, etc is assembled.</p></div><a name="s002839b"><!--s002839b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s000584c"><!--s000584c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the protective covering of a plant or animal.</p></div><a name="s000585c"><!--s000585c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an offensive or defensive structure in a plant or animal, e.g. teeth or thorns.</p></div></div><a name="s002840b"><!--s002840b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> arms or armour </p><p><i></i></p><p>the armature of the infantry</p> [Latin <span class="bodyi">armatura</span> armour, equipment, from <span class="bodyi">armatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">armare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/arm2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">arm 2</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">betweenwhiles</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005290a"><!--s005290a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/betweentimes/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">betweentimes</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fast food</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021648a"><!--s021648a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022862b"><!--s022862b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>take-away food that is, e.g. hamburgers or fried chicken, usu available on demand rather than being prepared individually for each customer.</p></div><a name="s022863b"><!--s022863b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>processed, e.g. frozen or packaged, food that can be prepared and served quickly</p><p><span class="bodyb">fast-food</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aftercare</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000897a"><!--s000897a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000993b"><!--s000993b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the care, treatment, etc given to people discharged from a hospital, prison, or other institution.</p></div><a name="s000994b"><!--s000994b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>care, maintenance, or support provided after purchase of a product, use of a service, etc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conics</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012524a"><!--s012524a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the geometry of the cone and its sections, that is, the circle, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ellipse/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ellipse</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/parabola/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">parabola</span></span></a> , and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hyperbola/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hyperbola</span></span></a> (open curves).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flatfish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> flatfishes <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> flatfish)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022808a"><!--s022808a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a marine fish, e.g. a flounder or sole, that swims on one side and has both eyes on the upper surface of its horizontally flattened body: order Pleuronectiformes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">estheticism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eesʹthetisiz(ə)m, es-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020490a"><!--s020490a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aestheticism/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aestheticism</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">butter<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbutə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008126a"><!--s008126a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008484b"><!--s008484b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a pale yellow solid substance that is used as food, e.g. for spreading on bread and in baking, in the form of an emulsion of fat globules, air, and water made by churning milk or cream.</p></div><a name="s008485b"><!--s008485b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002022c"><!--s002022c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>any of various vegetable oils that remain solid or semisolid at ordinary temperatures </p><p><i></i></p><p>cocoa butter</p>.</div><a name="s002023c"><!--s002023c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any of various food spreads made with butter or having the consistency of butter </p><p><i></i></p><p>peanut butter</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">look as if butter wouldn't melt (in one's mouth</span>) to have an innocent or meek appearance that may well be deceptive [Old English <span class="bodyi">butere</span> from a prehistoric West Germanic word which came via Latin <span class="bodyi">butyrum</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">boutyron</span>, from <span class="bodyi">bous</span> cow + <span class="bodyi">tyros</span> cheese].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dissimulate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹsimyoolayt, disʹsi-/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017339a"><!--s017339a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018115b"><!--s018115b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to conceal one's real feelings or motives, or disguise them; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dissemble/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dissemble</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s018116b"><!--s018116b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to disguise the true nature of (something) <span class="bodyb">dissimulation</span> /-ʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dissimulator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">dissimulatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">dissimulare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">simulare</span> to simulate, from <span class="bodyi">similis</span> like, same].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chayote</span><small><span class="eSynop">/chayʹohtee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010120a"><!--s010120a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010445b"><!--s010445b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a tropical American climbing plant of the marrow family, with pale green pear-shaped edible fruit and an edible tuberous root: <span class="bodyi">Sechium edule</span>.</p></div><a name="s010446b"><!--s010446b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a fruit of this plant, used as a vegetable [Spanish from Nahuatl <span class="bodyi">chayotli</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DCM</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015341a"><!--s015341a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Distinguished Conduct Medal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fast-forward<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021649a"><!--s021649a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an operating facility on a video or tape recorder that causes the tape to be wound forward very quickly without being played, or the mechanism controlling this facility.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">armband</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahmband/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002891a"><!--s002891a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002841b"><!--s002841b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a band of material, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> cloth, attached over the upper sleeve, usu denoting status, e.g. authority, or condition, e.g. mourning.</p></div><a name="s002842b"><!--s002842b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an inflatable plastic band worn round the upper arm by non-swimmers to keep them afloat.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elderberry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeldəb(ə)ri, -beri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> elderberries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019334a"><!--s019334a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020352b"><!--s020352b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the edible black or red berry of an elder.</p></div><a name="s020353b"><!--s020353b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an elder shrub or tree.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dissipate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdisipayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017340a"><!--s017340a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018117b"><!--s018117b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to dispel (something) or cause it to disappear or scatter </p><p><i></i></p><p>The walk soon dissipated his resentment</p>.</div><a name="s018118b"><!--s018118b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to spend or use up (money, energy, etc) aimlessly or foolishly.</p></div><a name="s018119b"><!--s018119b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cause (energy) to be lost on its conversion to heat <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s018120b"><!--s018120b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to separate and scatter, or fade away and vanish</p><p><span class="bodyb">dissipater</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">dissipative</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dissipator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">dissipatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">dissipare</span> disperse, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">supare</span> to throw].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flatfoot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> flatfoots flatfeet)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022809a"><!--s022809a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal, dated</span> a police officer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">butter<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (buttered, buttering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008127a"><!--s008127a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to spread (e.g. bread) or coat (e.g. a cake tin) with butter.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">betwixt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹtwikst/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv and prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005291a"><!--s005291a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> between ✱ <span class="bodyb">betwixt and between</span> in a midway position; neither one thing nor the other [Old English <span class="bodyi">betwux</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/be/3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">be-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-twux</span>; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">twa</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/two/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">two</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conic section</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012525a"><!--s012525a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of the closed or open curves produced by the intersection of a plane with a cone, that is, the circle, ellipse, parabola, or hyperbola <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ellipse/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ellipse</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/parabola/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">parabola</span></span></a> , or <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hyperbola/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hyperbola</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">afterdamp</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000898a"><!--s000898a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a poisonous gas mixture remaining after an explosion of firedamp in a mine.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">esthetics</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eesʹthetiks, es-/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020491a"><!--s020491a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aesthetics/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aesthetics</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ChB</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010121a"><!--s010121a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Bachelor of Surgery [medieval Latin<span class="bodyi">Chirurgiae Baccalaureus</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DCMG</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015342a"><!--s015342a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Dame Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fast-forward<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021650a"><!--s021650a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022864b"><!--s022864b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to wind (a video, cassette tape, or other recording) quickly forward <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s022865b"><!--s022865b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make rapid progress </p><p><i></i></p><p>The Soviet Union has fast-forwarded into the video age</p><p> Daily Express.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elderly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019335a"><!--s019335a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>rather old </p><p><i></i></p><p>Obscenity is whatever happens to shock some elderly and ignorant magistrate</p><p> Bertrand Russell</p><p><span class="bodyb">elderliness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">estimable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹestiməbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020492a"><!--s020492a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>worthy of esteem</p><p><span class="bodyb">estimableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">estimably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dissipated</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017341a"><!--s017341a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>given to dissipation; dissolute</p><p><span class="bodyb">dissipatedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dissipatedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conidia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohʹnidi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012526a"><!--s012526a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/conidium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">conidium</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aftereffect</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000899a"><!--s000899a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an effect that follows its cause after an interval of time.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flat-footed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022810a"><!--s022810a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024284b"><!--s024284b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>affected with flat feet.</p></div><a name="s024285b"><!--s024285b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span></p><a name="s006321c"><!--s006321c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>inept; clumsy </p><p><i></i></p><p>a flat-footed attempt to comfort her</p>.</div><a name="s006322c"><!--s006322c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>complete; unequivocal </p><p><i></i></p><p>a flat-footed refusal</p>.</div><a name="s006323c"><!--s006323c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>off guard or unprepared </p><p><i></i></p><p>His questions caught me flat-footed</p> <p><span class="bodyb">flat-footedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">flat-footedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BeV</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005292a"><!--s005292a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>billion electron volts.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cheap<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/cheep/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010122a"><!--s010122a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010447b"><!--s010447b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002554c"><!--s002554c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>relatively low in price, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> lower than the market price or the real value.</p></div><a name="s002555c"><!--s002555c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>charging low prices.</p></div></div><a name="s010448b"><!--s010448b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002556c"><!--s002556c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>of inferior quality or worth.</p></div><a name="s002557c"><!--s002557c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>contemptible because of lack of any fine or redeeming qualities </p><p><i></i></p><p>cheap gimmicks</p>.</div></div><a name="s010449b"><!--s010449b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002558c"><!--s002558c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>easily achieved </p><p><i></i></p><p>a cheap victory</p>.</div><a name="s002559c"><!--s002559c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>gained by questionable means </p><p><i></i></p><p>cheap laughs</p>.</div></div><a name="s010450b"><!--s010450b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of money: obtainable at a low rate of interest.</p></div><a name="s010451b"><!--s010451b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> miserly or stingy ✱ <span class="bodyb">cheap and cheerful</span> serviceable and inexpensive ✱ <span class="bodyb">cheap and nasty</span> inexpensive and of poor quality</p><p><span class="bodyb">cheapish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cheaply</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cheapness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">chep</span> bargain, from Old English <span class="bodyi">cēap</span> trade].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arm candy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002892a"><!--s002892a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a beautiful woman who is seen in a man's company in public.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">butterball</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008128a"><!--s008128a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an overweight person.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DCVO</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015343a"><!--s015343a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fastidious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/faʹstidi·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021651a"><!--s021651a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022866b"><!--s022866b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>excessively difficult to satisfy or please.</p></div><a name="s022867b"><!--s022867b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>showing or demanding great delicacy or care</p><p><span class="bodyb">fastidiously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fastidiousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">fastidiosus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">fastidium</span> disgust, prob from <span class="bodyi">fastus</span> arrogance + <span class="bodyi">taedium</span> irksomeness].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elder statesman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019336a"><!--s019336a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an eminent senior or retired member of a group whose advice is often sought unofficially.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">estimate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹestimayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020493a"><!--s020493a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021523b"><!--s021523b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005464c"><!--s005464c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to judge approximately the value, worth, or significance of (something).</p></div><a name="s005465c"><!--s005465c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to determine roughly the size, value extent, or nature of (something).</p></div><a name="s005466c"><!--s005466c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to produce a statement of the approximate cost of (something).</p></div></div><a name="s021524b"><!--s021524b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to judge or conclude (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>We estimated that it would not be feasible</p> <p><span class="bodyb">estimative</span> /-mətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">estimator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">aestimatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">aestimare</span> to value, estimate].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cheap<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010123a"><!--s010123a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>at or for a low price; cheaply.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dissipation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disiʹpaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017342a"><!--s017342a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018121b"><!--s018121b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the process of dissipating or of being dissipated.</p></div><a name="s018122b"><!--s018122b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>dissolute living; debauchery; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> excessive indulgence in alcohol.</p></div><a name="s018123b"><!--s018123b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>wasteful expenditure.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conidiophore</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohʹnidi·əfaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012527a"><!--s012527a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a specialized <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hypha/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hypha</span></span></a> (filament of a fungus) that bears conidia (spores; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/conidium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">conidium</span></span></a>) <span class="bodyb">conidiophorous</span> /-ʹof(ə)rəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">conidium</span> (from Greek <span class="bodyi">konis</span> dust) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/phore/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-phore</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flat-four</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022811a"><!--s022811a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>denoting an engine that has two pairs of horizontal cylinders, one pair on each side of the crankshaft</p><p><span class="bodyb">flat four</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DD</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015344a"><!--s015344a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015861b"><!--s015861b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>direct debit.</p></div><a name="s015862b"><!--s015862b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Doctor of Divinity.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fastigiate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/faʹstijiət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021652a"><!--s021652a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022868b"><!--s022868b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a plant: having upright, usu clustered, branches.</p></div><a name="s022869b"><!--s022869b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of body parts or organs: united in a cone-shaped bundle</p><p><span class="bodyb">fastigiately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">fastigium</span> gable + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ate3_or_ated/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ate 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">afterglow</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000900a"><!--s000900a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000995b"><!--s000995b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a glow remaining where a light source has disappeared, e.g. in the sky after sunset.</p></div><a name="s000996b"><!--s000996b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a vestige of past splendour, success, or happy emotion.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">butter bean</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008129a"><!--s008129a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large dried lima bean.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bevel<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbevl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005293a"><!--s005293a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005438b"><!--s005438b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in carpentry: a sloping or slanting edge or surface, usu between two other surfaces meeting at right angles.</p></div><a name="s005439b"><!--s005439b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the angle or slant that one surface or line makes with another when they are not at right angles.</p></div><a name="s005440b"><!--s005440b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an instrument consisting of two rules or arms jointed together and opening to any angle, used for drawing angles or adjusting surfaces to be given a bevel [Old French <span class="bodyi">baïf</span> with open mouth, from <span class="bodyi">baer</span> to yawn, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">batare</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eldest</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeldist/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019337a"><!--s019337a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of the greatest age or seniority; oldest [Old English <span class="bodyi">ieldest</span>, superl of <span class="bodyi">eald</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/old1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">old 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">armchair</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahmcheə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002893a"><!--s002893a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002843b"><!--s002843b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a chair with armrests, usu upholstered.</p></div><a name="s002844b"><!--s002844b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) dealing with matters from a theoretical rather than practical angle </p><p><i></i></p><p>an armchair critic</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">estimate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹestimət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020494a"><!--s020494a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021525b"><!--s021525b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005467c"><!--s005467c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a rough or approximate calculation.</p></div><a name="s005468c"><!--s005468c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a statement of the expected cost of a job.</p></div></div><a name="s021526b"><!--s021526b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an opinion or judgment of the nature, character, or quality of somebody or something.</p></div><a name="s021527b"><!--s021527b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of appraising, valuing, or estimating.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cheap<sup>3</sup></span></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010124a"><!--s010124a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>✱ <span class="bodyb">on the cheap</span> at minimum expense; cheaply </p><p><i></i></p><p>clothes produced on the cheap</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conidium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohʹnidi·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> conidia /-di·ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012528a"><!--s012528a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an asexual spore, e.g. of a fungus or bacterium</p><p><span class="bodyb">conidial</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">conidium</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">konis</span> dust].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dissociate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹsohsiayt, -shiayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017343a"><!--s017343a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018124b"><!--s018124b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to declare (oneself) aloof from association or union with somebody or something else.</p></div><a name="s018125b"><!--s018125b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to separate (two ideas) in the mind.</p></div><a name="s018126b"><!--s018126b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s004551c"><!--s004551c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to declare (oneself) aloof from association or union with somebody or something else </p><p><i></i></p><p>I dissociate myself from my colleague's remarks</p>.</div><a name="s004552c"><!--s004552c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to separate (two ideas) in the mind </p><p><i></i></p><p>It's difficult to dissociate him from his television persona</p>.</div></div><a name="s018127b"><!--s018127b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to subject (a compound) to chemical dissociation <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s018128b"><!--s018128b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>said of a chemical compound: to undergo dissociation <span class="bodyb">dissociative</span> /-i·ətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">dissociatus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">dissociare</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">sociare</span> to join, from <span class="bodyi">socius</span> companion].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flathead<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> flatheads <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> flathead)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022812a"><!--s022812a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024286b"><!--s024286b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several species of tropical marine fishes with eyes on the top of their flattened heads. They often lie just under the surface of the seabed with only the eyes visible: family Platycephalidae.</p></div><a name="s024287b"><!--s024287b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Flathead</span>) a member of a group of indigenous peoples inhabiting the northwestern USA, formerly believed to have flattened their children's heads with weights.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bevel<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (bevelled, bevelling, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> beveled) (beveling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005294a"><!--s005294a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s005441b"><!--s005441b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cut or shape (something) to a bevel <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s005442b"><!--s005442b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to incline or slant.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">D-day</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015345a"><!--s015345a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015863b"><!--s015863b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>6 June 1944, the day on which the Allies began the invasion of France in World War II.</p></div><a name="s015864b"><!--s015864b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a day set for beginning something important [<span class="bodyi">D</span> abbr for <span class="bodyi">day</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">butterbur</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbutəbuh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008130a"><!--s008130a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large Eurasian plant of the daisy family with very large leaves and reddish purple flowers, found <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in damp places: <span class="bodyi">Petasites hybridus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eldest hand</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019338a"><!--s019338a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the card player who first receives cards in the deal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fast lane</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021653a"><!--s021653a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022870b"><!--s022870b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the lane of a motorway used by vehicles travelling at the highest speed.</p></div><a name="s022871b"><!--s022871b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a place of fast and frenzied activity.</p></div><a name="s022872b"><!--s022872b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a fiercely competitive route to quick promotion or success.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">after-hours</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000901a"><!--s000901a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>after closing time </p><p><i></i></p><p>after-hours drinking in the pub</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cheapen</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (cheapened, cheapening)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010125a"><!--s010125a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010452b"><!--s010452b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make or become cheap or cheaper in price or value <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s010453b"><!--s010453b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002560c"><!--s002560c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to make (something) cheap or cheaper in price or value.</p></div><a name="s002561c"><!--s002561c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to make (somebody) lower in esteem </p><p><i></i></p><p>Don't cheapen yourself</p>.</div></div><a name="s010454b"><!--s010454b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make less estimable or (something) tawdry and, vulgar, or inferior <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s010455b"><!--s010455b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to become lower in price, value, quality, or esteem.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">armed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002894a"><!--s002894a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having or using a firearm.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">estimation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/estiʹmaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020495a"><!--s020495a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021528b"><!--s021528b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005469c"><!--s005469c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of estimating.</p></div><a name="s005470c"><!--s005470c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the value, amount, or size arrived at by estimating.</p></div></div><a name="s021529b"><!--s021529b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/estimate2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">estimate<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (2).</p></div><a name="s021530b"><!--s021530b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/esteem2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">esteem 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conifer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonifə, ʹkoh-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012529a"><!--s012529a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of an order of trees and or shrubs, e.g. the pine, cypress, and yew, that bear ovules naked on the surface of scales, e.g. in cones, rather than enclosed in an ovary: order Coniferales <span class="bodyb">coniferous</span> /kəʹnif(ə)rəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">conifer</span> cone-bearing, from <span class="bodyi">conus</span> cone (from Greek <span class="bodyi">kōnos</span>) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-fer</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dissociation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disohsiʹaysh(ə)n, -shiʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017344a"><!--s017344a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018129b"><!--s018129b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the process of dissociating or of being dissociated; disassociation.</p></div><a name="s018130b"><!--s018130b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the process by which a chemical combination breaks up into simpler constituents, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a result of the action of heat or a solvent.</p></div><a name="s018131b"><!--s018131b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in psychiatry, the separation of a more or less autonomous group of ideas or activities from the mainstream of consciousness, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in cases of mental disorder.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flathead<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022813a"><!--s022813a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024288b"><!--s024288b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>denoting a countersunk screw.</p></div><a name="s024289b"><!--s024289b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>denoting an engine in which the valves and spark plugs are in the cylinder block rather than the cylinder head.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DDE</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015346a"><!--s015346a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>dynamic data exchange, a method formerly used to exchange information between computer files.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bevel gear</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005295a"><!--s005295a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005443b"><!--s005443b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a pair of toothed wheels that work shafts inclined to each other.</p></div><a name="s005444b"><!--s005444b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a system of gears having such toothed wheels.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fastness</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021654a"><!--s021654a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022873b"><!--s022873b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005846c"><!--s005846c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the quality of being fixed.</p></div><a name="s005847c"><!--s005847c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the quality of being colourfast.</p></div></div><a name="s022874b"><!--s022874b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a fortified, secure, or remote place </p><p><i></i></p><p>He spent the winter in his mountain fastness</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buttercream</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008131a"><!--s008131a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a creamy icing or cake filling made with butter and icing sugar.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">afterimage</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000902a"><!--s000902a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sensation remaining after stimulation has ceased, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a visual sensation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">El Dorado</span><small><span class="eSynop">/el dəʹrahdoh/ eldorado <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019339a"><!--s019339a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a place of fabulous wealth, abundance, or opportunity [Spanish <span class="bodyi">el dorado</span> the gilded man. <span class="bodyi">El Dorado</span> was the name of a city or country of fabulous riches believed by 16th-cent. explorers to exist in S America, whose king was said to cover his body in gold dust].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">armed forces</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahmd/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002895a"><!--s002895a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the military, naval, and air forces of a nation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cheap-jack<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010126a"><!--s010126a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a pedlar, who sells cheap wares [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cheap1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cheap 1</span></span></a> + the name <span class="bodyi">Jack</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">estival</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eeʹstievl, ʹestivl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020496a"><!--s020496a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aestival/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aestival</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coniform</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohnifawm/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012530a"><!--s012530a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having the shape of a cone; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/conical/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">conical</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dissoluble</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹsolyoobl, disʹsol-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017345a"><!--s017345a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>capable of being dissolved, disconnected, or undone <span class="bodyb">dissolubility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">dissolubilis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">dissolvere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dissolve1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dissolve 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DDR</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015347a"><!--s015347a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Deutsche Demokratische Republik, the former East Germany.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flatiron</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022814a"><!--s022814a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an iron heated in the fire or on a stove, formerly used for pressing laundry.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beverage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbev(ə)rij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005296a"><!--s005296a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a liquid for drinking; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that is not water [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">bevrage</span>, from <span class="bodyi">beivre</span> to drink, from Latin <span class="bodyi">bibere</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fast neutron</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021655a"><!--s021655a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a neutron with high kinetic energy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Armenian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahʹmeeniən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002896a"><!--s002896a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002845b"><!--s002845b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a people living chiefly in Armenia in the Caucasus.</p></div><a name="s002846b"><!--s002846b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Indo-European language of the Armenians</p><p><span class="bodyb">Armenian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">afterlife</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000903a"><!--s000903a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000997b"><!--s000997b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an existence after death.</p></div><a name="s000998b"><!--s000998b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a later period in one's life.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cheap-jack<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010127a"><!--s010127a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010456b"><!--s010456b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>inferior, cheap, or worthless </p><p><i></i></p><p>cheap-jack film companies</p>.</div><a name="s010457b"><!--s010457b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>characterized by unscrupulous opportunism </p><p><i></i></p><p>cheap-jack speculators</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buttercup</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008132a"><!--s008132a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various species of plants with usu bright yellow flowers that commonly grows in fields and as a weeds: genus <span class="bodyi">Ranunculus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">estivate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeestivayt, ʹes-/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020497a"><!--s020497a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aestivate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aestivate</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eldritch</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeldrich/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019340a"><!--s019340a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or Scot</span> weird, uncanny, or unearthly [perhaps from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/elf/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">elf</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">riche</span> from Old English <span class="bodyi">rīce</span> kingdom].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DDS</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015348a"><!--s015348a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Doctor of Dental Surgery.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coniine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohni·een, -in, ʹkohneen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012531a"><!--s012531a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an alkaloid that is the principal poison in hemlock [German <span class="bodyi">Koniin</span> via late Latin <span class="bodyi">conium</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">kōneion</span> hemlock].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dissolute</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdisəlooht, -lyooht/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017346a"><!--s017346a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>morally unrestrained; debauched</p><p><span class="bodyb">dissolutely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dissoluteness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">dissolutus</span>, from past part. of <span class="bodyi">dissolvere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dissolve1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dissolve 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flatline</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022815a"><!--s022815a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024290b"><!--s024290b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a person: to die.</p></div><a name="s024291b"><!--s024291b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a plan, project, etc: to fail or be ineffectual</p><p><span class="bodyb">flatliner</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [from the straight line on the heart monitor when cardiac activity ceases].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bevvy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbevi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bevvies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005297a"><!--s005297a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> an alcoholic drink </p><p><i></i></p><p>a couple of bevvies</p> [by shortening and alteration from <span class="bodyi">beverage</span>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aftermath</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahftəmahth, -math/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000904a"><!--s000904a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s000999b"><!--s000999b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the period immediately following an unpleasant or ruinous event </p><p><i></i></p><p>in the aftermath of the war</p>.</div><a name="s001000b"><!--s001000b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a consequence or result of something unpleasant or undesirable.</p></div><a name="s001001b"><!--s001001b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a second growth of forage after the harvest of an earlier crop [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/after4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">after 4</span></span></a>+ dialect <span class="bodyi">math</span> mowing, crop].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">armful</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> armfuls)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002897a"><!--s002897a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>as much or as many as the arms will hold.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fast-talk</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021656a"><!--s021656a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> to influence or persuade (somebody) by fluent, facile, and usu deceptive talk.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Eleatic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/eliʹatik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019341a"><!--s019341a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to a school of Greek philosophers, founded by Parmenides and continued by Zeno, that stressed unity of being and denied the existence of change <span class="bodyb">Eleaticism</span> /-siz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">Eleatikos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Elea</span>, ancient town in S Italy where the school was founded].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conj.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012532a"><!--s012532a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013073b"><!--s013073b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>conjugation.</p></div><a name="s013074b"><!--s013074b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>conjunction.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">estivation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eestiʹvaysh(ə)n, est-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020498a"><!--s020498a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aestivation/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aestivation</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">butterfat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008133a"><!--s008133a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the natural fat of milk and chief constituent of butter.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cheapo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹcheepoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010128a"><!--s010128a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> inexpensive and often of inferior quality </p><p><i></i></p><p>cheapo video tapes</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DDT</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015349a"><!--s015349a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, a synthetic chlorinated water-insoluble insecticide that tends to accumulate in food chains and is poisonous to many vertebrates [short for <span class="bodyi">dichloro-diphenyl-trichloro-ethane</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flatly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022816a"><!--s022816a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024292b"><!--s024292b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>emphatically and without compromise </p><p><i></i></p><p>They flatly refused to listen to our views</p>.</div><a name="s024293b"><!--s024293b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>expressionlessly; tonelessly </p><p><i></i></p><p>‘She said he was a god.’ Miss Tita gave me this information flatly, without expression</p><p> Henry James.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dissolution</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disəʹloohsh(ə)n, -ʹlyoohsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017347a"><!--s017347a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018132b"><!--s018132b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of dissolving.</p></div><a name="s018133b"><!--s018133b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the termination of an association or union, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a marriage or civil partnership.</p></div><a name="s018134b"><!--s018134b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the breaking up or dispersal of a group, assembly, institution, etc.</p></div><a name="s018135b"><!--s018135b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>dissolute behaviour or lifestyle.</p></div><a name="s018136b"><!--s018136b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>disintegration or decay.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bevy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbevi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bevies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005298a"><!--s005298a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a group or collection, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of young women </p><p><i></i></p><p>a bevy of beauties</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bevey</span>; earlier history unknown].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aftermost</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000905a"><!--s000905a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>farthest aft.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fast track</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021657a"><!--s021657a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a method or procedure that gets quick results or rapid promotion.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">butterfingered</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008134a"><!--s008134a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> apt to let things fall or slip through the fingers; careless.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flatmate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022817a"><!--s022817a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a person who shares a flat with one.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dissolve<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹzolv/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017348a"><!--s017348a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018137b"><!--s018137b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004553c"><!--s004553c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to terminate (a partnership, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a marriage) officially.</p></div><a name="s004554c"><!--s004554c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to dismiss or break up (an assembly, etc) or cause it to break up or cease operating </p><p><i></i></p><p>Parliament was dissolved before the election</p>.</div></div><a name="s018138b"><!--s018138b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004555c"><!--s004555c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to pass or cause (a substance) to pass into solution.</p></div><a name="s004556c"><!--s004556c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to become fluid or to melt or liquefy (a substance).</p></div></div><a name="s018139b"><!--s018139b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to fade out (one film or television scene) whilst fading in another <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s018140b"><!--s018140b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s004557c"><!--s004557c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to pass into solution.</p></div><a name="s004558c"><!--s004558c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to become fluid or melt.</p></div></div><a name="s018141b"><!--s018141b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to fade away; to disperse </p><p><i></i></p><p>The vision dissolved before his eyes</p>.</div><a name="s018142b"><!--s018142b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + into) to be emotionally overcome </p><p><i></i></p><p>She dissolved into tears</p> <p><span class="bodyb">dissolvable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dissolver</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">dissolven</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">dissolvere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">solvere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/solve/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">solve</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bewail</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹwayl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005299a"><!--s005299a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to express deep sorrow for (something); to lament.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conjectural</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹjekch(ə)rəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012533a"><!--s012533a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013075b"><!--s013075b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of the nature of, involving, or based on conjecture.</p></div><a name="s013076b"><!--s013076b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>existing only in conjecture </p><p><i></i></p><p>notional and conjectural essences</p><p> Charles Lamb</p><p><span class="bodyb">conjecturally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Eleatic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019342a"><!--s019342a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an Eleatic philosopher.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DE</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015350a"><!--s015350a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Delaware (US postal abbreviation).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Estonian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹstohni·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020499a"><!--s020499a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021531b"><!--s021531b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Estonia, on the Baltic sea.</p></div><a name="s021532b"><!--s021532b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Finno-Ugric language of Estonia</p><p><span class="bodyb">Estonian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">armhole</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002898a"><!--s002898a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an opening for the arm in a garment.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cheapskate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010129a"><!--s010129a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">often before a noun</span>) a miserly or stingy person [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cheap1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cheap 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">skate</span> fellow, miser, of unknown origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">afternoon</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000906a"><!--s000906a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001002b"><!--s001002b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the time between noon and evening, or between lunchtime and the end of the normal working day.</p></div><a name="s001003b"><!--s001003b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a relatively late period </p><p><i></i></p><p>in the afternoon of his life</p>.</div><a name="s001004b"><!--s001004b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) done or happening in the afternoon </p><p><i></i></p><p>an afternoon performance</p><p><span class="bodyb">afternoon</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">butterfingers</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> butterfingers)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008135a"><!--s008135a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> somebody who tends to drop things.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dissolve<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017349a"><!--s017349a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an effect used in films and television in which one scene is dissolved into the next.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flatpack</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022818a"><!--s022818a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024294b"><!--s024294b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) relating to or denoting furniture or equipment that is sold in pieces packed into a flat box, for assembly by the purchaser.</p></div><a name="s024295b"><!--s024295b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006324c"><!--s006324c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) relating to or denoting furniture or equipment that is sold in pieces packed into a flat box, for assembly by the purchaser </p><p><i></i></p><p>a flatpack desk</p>.</div><a name="s006325c"><!--s006325c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an item sold or bought in this form.</p></div></div><a name="s024296b"><!--s024296b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in electronics, a part for an integrated circuit in the form of a small thin rectangular sealed unit</p><p><span class="bodyb">flatpacked</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conjecture<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹjekchə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012534a"><!--s012534a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013077b"><!--s013077b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the drawing of conclusions from incomplete evidence.</p></div><a name="s013078b"><!--s013078b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a conclusion reached by surmise or guesswork</p><p><span class="bodyb">conjectural</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s013079b"><!--s013079b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in textual criticism, a suggested reading [Latin <span class="bodyi">conjectura</span>, from <span class="bodyi">conjectus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">conicere</span> to throw or put together, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">jacere</span> to throw].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">armiger</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahmijə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002899a"><!--s002899a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person entitled to heraldic arms [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">armiger</span>, literally ‘bearing arms’, from <span class="bodyi">arma</span> arms + <span class="bodyi">-ger</span> bearing].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fast-track<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021658a"><!--s021658a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022875b"><!--s022875b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>rapidly promoting certain employees.</p></div><a name="s022876b"><!--s022876b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>rapid; speeded up.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">estop</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹstop/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (estopped, estopping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020500a"><!--s020500a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in law, to impede (something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by estoppel [Middle English <span class="bodyi">estoppen</span> via early French <span class="bodyi">estouper</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">stuppare</span> to stop up, from Latin <span class="bodyi">stuppa</span> oakum].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cheat<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/cheet/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010130a"><!--s010130a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010458b"><!--s010458b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to violate rules dishonestly, e.g. at a game or in an examination.</p></div><a name="s010459b"><!--s010459b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to deceive, trick, or swindle.</p></div><a name="s010460b"><!--s010460b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to deprive (somebody) of something valuable, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by deceit or fraud.</p></div><a name="s010461b"><!--s010461b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to deceive, trick, or swindle (somebody).</p></div><a name="s010462b"><!--s010462b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to avoid, defeat the purpose of, or blunt the effects of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>cheat winter of its dreariness</p><p> Washington Irving <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s010463b"><!--s010463b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s002562c"><!--s002562c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to violate rules dishonestly, e.g. at a game or in an examination.</p></div><a name="s002563c"><!--s002563c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to practise fraud or deception.</p></div></div><a name="s010464b"><!--s010464b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>(+ on) to be sexually unfaithful to (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She had been cheating on her husband</p> <p><span class="bodyb">cheater</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">chet</span> escheat, short for <span class="bodyi">eschete</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/escheat1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">escheat 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elec.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019343a"><!--s019343a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020354b"><!--s020354b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>electric.</p></div><a name="s020355b"><!--s020355b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>electrical.</p></div><a name="s020356b"><!--s020356b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>electricity.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beware</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹweə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005300a"><!--s005300a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in imperative</span>) to be wary of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>We were warned to beware of the dog</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Beware the Ides of March!</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">been war</span>, from <span class="bodyi">been</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/be/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">be</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">war</span> careful, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wary/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wary</span></span></a>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">de-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015351a"><!--s015351a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming verbs and their derivatives, denoting:</p><a name="s015865b"><!--s015865b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>denoting the opposite of a specified action </p><p><i></i></p><p>depopulate</p> <p><i></i></p><p>decompose</p> <p><i></i></p><p>deindustrialization</p>.</div><a name="s015866b"><!--s015866b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>denoting removal of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>delouse</p> <p><i></i></p><p>decapitate</p>.</div><a name="s015867b"><!--s015867b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a reduction in something </p><p><i></i></p><p>devalue</p>.</div><a name="s015868b"><!--s015868b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>alighting from a vehicle </p><p><i></i></p><p>deplane</p> <p>[Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">de-, des-</span>, partly from Latin <span class="bodyi">de-</span> from, down, away and partly from Latin <span class="bodyi">dis-</span> apart].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">afternoons</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000907a"><!--s000907a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> in the afternoon repeatedly; on any afternoon </p><p><i></i></p><p>Afternoons he usually slept</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">butterfish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> butterfishes <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> butterfish)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008136a"><!--s008136a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various species of small long fishes with spiny fins and a slippery coating of mucus, found <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in warm seas: family Stromateidae.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dissolvent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹzolv(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017350a"><!--s017350a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a substance that is capable of dissolving another substance; a solvent.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flat race</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022819a"><!--s022819a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a race for horses on a course without jumps: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hurdle1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hurdle<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (2b), <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/steeplechase/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">steeplechase</span></span></a> (1a)</p><p><span class="bodyb">flat racing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cheat<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010131a"><!--s010131a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010465b"><!--s010465b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who cheats; a pretender or deceiver.</p></div><a name="s010466b"><!--s010466b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a fraudulent deception; a trick or fraud.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fast-track<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021659a"><!--s021659a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022877b"><!--s022877b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to deal with (something) as a priority </p><p><i></i></p><p>We will fast-track your application</p>.</div><a name="s022878b"><!--s022878b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to promote (somebody) rapidly <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s022879b"><!--s022879b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to go or be promoted rapidly </p><p><i></i></p><p>Fast-track to the top with our graduates’ training scheme</p> <p><span class="bodyb">fast-tracker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">armillary sphere</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahmiləri, ahʹmiləri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002900a"><!--s002900a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an old astronomical instrument composed of rings representing the positions of important circles of the celestial sphere [French <span class="bodyi">sphère armillaire</span> via medieval Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">armilla</span> bracelet, iron ring, from <span class="bodyi">armus</span> arm, shoulder].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">butterfly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> butterflies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008137a"><!--s008137a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008486b"><!--s008486b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of an order of slender-bodied insects that fliesy by day and hasve large, broad, often brightly coloured wings and long thin antennae: order Lepidoptera.</p></div><a name="s008487b"><!--s008487b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a frivolous person, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one chiefly occupied with the pursuit of pleasure.</p></div><a name="s008488b"><!--s008488b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a swimming stroke executed on the front by moving both arms together forwards out of the water and then sweeping them back through the water while kicking the legs up and down together.</p></div><a name="s008489b"><!--s008489b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) queasiness caused <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by nervous tension [Old English <span class="bodyi">buterflēoge</span>, from <span class="bodyi">butere</span> butter + <span class="bodyi">flēoge</span> fly; perhaps from former belief that butterflies steal milk and butter].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elecampane</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌelikamʹpayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019344a"><!--s019344a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large coarse European composite plant with yellow flowers, whose root is used in herbal medicine as an expectorant and digestive: <span class="bodyi">Inula helenium</span> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">elena campana</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">enula campana</span>, literally ‘field elecampane’, from <span class="bodyi">inula, enula</span> elecampane + <span class="bodyi">campana</span> of the field].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deaccession</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dee·əkʹsesh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015352a"><!--s015352a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to sell or otherwise dispose of (an article belonging to a museum, library, or art gallery).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conjecture<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012535a"><!--s012535a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013080b"><!--s013080b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to guess (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I conjectured that he would head for Dover</p>.</div><a name="s013081b"><!--s013081b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to suggest (a certain reading) in a disputed text <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s013082b"><!--s013082b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to form conjectures</p><p><span class="bodyb">conjecturer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">afterpains</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000908a"><!--s000908a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>cramping pains that follow childbirth, caused by contraction of the womb.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">estoppel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹstop(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020501a"><!--s020501a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the legal principle that precludes people from denying or disproving facts they have previously stated to be true [prob from early French <span class="bodyi">estoupail</span> bung, from <span class="bodyi">estouper</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/estop/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">estop</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bewilder</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹwildə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (bewildered, bewildering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005301a"><!--s005301a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to perplex or confuse (somebody), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by complexity or variety </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her antagonism bewildered me</p><p><span class="bodyb">bewilderingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bewilderment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/be/3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">be-</span></span></a> + archaic <span class="bodyi">wilder</span> to lead astray, perplex, prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wilderness/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wilderness</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dissonance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdisənəns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017351a"><!--s017351a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018143b"><!--s018143b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in music, an unresolved note or chord, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an interval not included in a major or minor triad or its inversions; the sound made by this.</p></div><a name="s018144b"><!--s018144b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a combination of discordant sounds: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/consonance/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">consonance</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s018145b"><!--s018145b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>lack of harmony or agreement; a clash</p><p><span class="bodyb">dissonant</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dissonantly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flat spin</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022820a"><!--s022820a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024297b"><!--s024297b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an aerial manoeuvre or flight condition consisting of a spin in which the aircraft is roughly horizontal.</p></div><a name="s024298b"><!--s024298b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a state of extreme agitation </p><p><i></i></p><p>They always seem to be in a flat spin</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Chechen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchechən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010132a"><!--s010132a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010467b"><!--s010467b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Chechnya in the Caucasus.</p></div><a name="s010468b"><!--s010468b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Caucasian language of the Chechens</p><p><span class="bodyb">Chechen</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [obsolete Russian <span class="bodyi">chechen</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">afters</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000909a"><!--s000909a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a dessert.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">butterfly effect</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008138a"><!--s008138a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the progressive production of a vast and far-reaching effect by a small and apparently insignificant cause [from the theory that the flapping of a butterfly's wings can initiate a chain of events producing a hurricane].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">armistice</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahmistis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002901a"><!--s002901a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a suspension of hostilities; a truce [French <span class="bodyi">armistice</span> via modern Latin <span class="bodyi">armistitium</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">arma</span> arms + <span class="bodyi">-stitium</span> as in <span class="bodyi">solstitium</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/solstice/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">solstice</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deacon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdeek(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015353a"><!--s015353a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015869b"><!--s015869b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in Catholic, Anglican, and Orthodox Churches, an ordained minister ranking below a priest.</p></div><a name="s015870b"><!--s015870b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in various Protestant Churches, a lay minister with administrative and sometimes spiritual duties.</p></div><a name="s015871b"><!--s015871b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>formerly, a minister appointed to dispense charity</p><p><span class="bodyb">deaconship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">dēacon</span> via late Latin <span class="bodyi">diaconus</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">diakonos</span> servant].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conjoin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹjoyn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012536a"><!--s012536a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013083b"><!--s013083b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to unite or join (people or things) together <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s013084b"><!--s013084b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to unite or combine </p><p><i></i></p><p>Now let Richmond and Elizabeth, the true succeeders of each royal house … conjoin together!</p><p> Shakespeare [French <span class="bodyi">conjoindre</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">conjungere</span> to join together, unite in marriage, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">jungere</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/join1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">join 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elect<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹlekt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019345a"><!--s019345a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020357b"><!--s020357b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to select (somebody) by vote for an office, position, or membership </p><p><i></i></p><p>the never-ending audacity of elected persons</p><p> Walt Whitman </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was elected president in 1981</p>.</div><a name="s020358b"><!--s020358b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of God: to choose or predestine (somebody) to receive salvation.</p></div><a name="s020359b"><!--s020359b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> to select (e.g. a course of study) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s020360b"><!--s020360b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to choose or decide to do something</p><p><span class="bodyb">electable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">electus</span> choice, past part. of <span class="bodyi">eligere</span> to select, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">legere</span> to choose].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fat<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fat/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021660a"><!--s021660a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022880b"><!--s022880b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>greasy or oily matter, or animal tissue consisting chiefly of cells distended with greasy or oily matter.</p></div><a name="s022881b"><!--s022881b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>fatness; being fat.</p></div><a name="s022882b"><!--s022882b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005848c"><!--s005848c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>any of numerous compounds of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen that are a major class of energy-rich food and are soluble in organic solvents, e.g. ether, but not in water.</p></div><a name="s005849c"><!--s005849c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a solid or semisolid fat as distinguished from an oil.</p></div></div><a name="s022883b"><!--s022883b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the best or richest part </p><p><i></i></p><p>the fat of the land</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">the fat is in the fire</span>.</p></div><a name="s022884b"><!--s022884b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>something has been done which will have serious consequences</p><p><span class="bodyb">fatless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">estovers</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eʹstohvəz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020502a"><!--s020502a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> <span class="bodyi">esp</span> formerly, wood etc taken for a necessary purpose from somebody else's land, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by a tenant of that land, or the right to take it [Anglo-French <span class="bodyi">estovers</span> necessities, from <span class="bodyi">estover</span> to be necessary, from Latin <span class="bodyi">est opus</span> it is necessary].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dissonant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdisənənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017352a"><!--s017352a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018146b"><!--s018146b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a musical combination: discordant or harmonious: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/consonant2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">consonant 2</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s018147b"><!--s018147b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>clashing or incongruous in combination or juxtaposition</p><p><span class="bodyb">dissonantly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">dissonant-, dissonans</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">dissonare</span> to be discordant, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">sonare</span> to sound].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bewitch</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹwich/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005302a"><!--s005302a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005445b"><!--s005445b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to attract (somebody) as if by the power of witchcraft; to enchant </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was bewitched by her beauty</p>.</div><a name="s005446b"><!--s005446b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cast a spell over (somebody)</p><p><span class="bodyb">bewitchingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flat spot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022821a"><!--s022821a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in a machine, engine, etc, an area of poor performance.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">check<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/chek/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010133a"><!--s010133a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010469b"><!--s010469b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an inspection, test, or verification.</p></div><a name="s010470b"><!--s010470b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002564c"><!--s002564c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an inspection, test, or verification.</p></div><a name="s002565c"><!--s002565c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a standard or criterion for testing and evaluation.</p></div></div><a name="s010471b"><!--s010471b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a sudden pause or stoppage in the forward progress of something.</p></div><a name="s010472b"><!--s010472b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>somebody or something that arrests or restrains; a restraint.</p></div><a name="s010473b"><!--s010473b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often used as an interj</span>) in chess, exposure of a king to an attack from which it must be protected or moved to safety </p><p><i></i></p><p>in check</p>.</div><a name="s010474b"><!--s010474b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s002566c"><!--s002566c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a pattern of squares, usu of alternating colours, or a square in such a pattern.</p></div><a name="s002567c"><!--s002567c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a fabric woven or printed with such a design.</p></div></div><a name="s010475b"><!--s010475b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a crack or break, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a piece of timber.</p></div><a name="s010476b"><!--s010476b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cheque/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cheque</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s010477b"><!--s010477b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><a name="s002568c"><!--s002568c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a ticket or token showing ownership or indicating payment made </p><p><i></i></p><p>a luggage check</p>.</div><a name="s002569c"><!--s002569c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a counter in various games.</p></div><a name="s002570c"><!--s002570c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a bill, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for food and drink in a restaurant.</p></div></div><a name="s010478b"><!--s010478b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tick1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tick<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (1) ✱ <span class="bodyb">in check</span> under restraint or control</p><p>Middle English <span class="bodyi">chek</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">eschec</span>, via Arabic from Persian <span class="bodyi">shāh</span> king. The word was first used in chess as a warning that the king was under threat; this led to the sense ‘stoppage’, ‘restraint’ (as no piece could move except to protect the king), leading in turn to the idea of an inspection or verification as something causing delay; (sense 6) Middle English <span class="bodyi">chek</span>, short for <span class="bodyi">cheker</span> chequer (via Old French <span class="bodyi">eschequier</span> to play chess, from <span class="bodyi">eschec</span>) comes from the squared pattern of a chessboard</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aftershave</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000910a"><!--s000910a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a scented lotion for use on the face after shaving.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deaconess</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deekəʹnes/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015354a"><!--s015354a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in some Churches, a woman with the duties of a deacon.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">butterfly fish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008139a"><!--s008139a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008490b"><!--s008490b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a European blenny: <span class="bodyi">Blennius ocellaris</span>.</p></div><a name="s008491b"><!--s008491b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of a family of deep-bodied fish of tropical waters: family Chaetodontidae.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elect<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019346a"><!--s019346a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020361b"><!--s020361b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>picked out in preference to others; elite.</p></div><a name="s020362b"><!--s020362b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005225c"><!--s005225c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>picked out in preference to others; elite.</p></div><a name="s005226c"><!--s005226c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>of superior value or quality; choice.</p></div><a name="s005227c"><!--s005227c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>exclusive.</p></div></div><a name="s020363b"><!--s020363b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>chosen for office or position but not yet installed </p><p><i></i></p><p>the president-elect</p>.</div><a name="s020364b"><!--s020364b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>chosen for salvation through divine mercy.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">estradiol</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eestrəʹdieol, estrə-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020504a"><!--s020504a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/oestradiol/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">oestradiol</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bey</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005303a"><!--s005303a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005447b"><!--s005447b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a provincial governor in the Ottoman Empire.</p></div><a name="s005448b"><!--s005448b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>formerly used as a courtesy title in Turkey and Egypt: Mr </p><p><i></i></p><p>Ali Bey</p> [Turkish <span class="bodyi">bey</span> gentleman, chief].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dissuade</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹswayd/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017353a"><!--s017353a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(+ from) to deter or discourage (somebody) from a course of action by persuasion <span class="bodyb">dissuasion</span> /-ʹswayzh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">dissuasive</span> /-siv, -ziv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">dissuasively</span> /-sivli, -zivli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">dissuasiveness</span> /-sivnəs, -zivnəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">dissuader</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">dissuadēre</span> to advise against, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">suadēre</span> to urge].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flatten</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (flattened, flattening)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022822a"><!--s022822a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s024299b"><!--s024299b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> + out) to make or become (something) flat or flatter </p><p><i></i></p><p>Flatten the dough</p>.</div><a name="s024300b"><!--s024300b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to press (oneself) flush against a surface </p><p><i></i></p><p>She flattened herself against the wall</p>.</div><a name="s024301b"><!--s024301b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006326c"><!--s006326c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to raze to the ground.</p></div><a name="s006327c"><!--s006327c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to knock to the ground with a blow.</p></div><a name="s006328c"><!--s006328c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to overcome, subdue, or crush (somebody).</p></div></div><a name="s024302b"><!--s024302b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to raze (a building) to the ground.</p></div><a name="s024303b"><!--s024303b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to knock (a person) to the ground with a blow.</p></div><a name="s024304b"><!--s024304b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to overcome, subdue, or crush (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>It takes more than a little setback to flatten him</p>.</div><a name="s024305b"><!--s024305b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to lower (a note) in pitch, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by a semitone <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s024306b"><!--s024306b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to become flat or flatter</p><p><span class="bodyb">flattener</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Armistice Day</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002902a"><!--s002902a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the anniversary of the armistice ending World War I on 11 November 1918.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conjoint</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹjoynt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012537a"><!--s012537a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>involving two or more in combination; joint or, united</p><p><span class="bodyb">conjointly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fat<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (fatter, fattest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021661a"><!--s021661a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022885b"><!--s022885b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having an unusually large amount of fat; plump or obese </p><p><i></i></p><p>Imprisoned in every fat man a thin one is wildly signalling to be let out</p><p> Cyril Connolly.</p></div><a name="s022886b"><!--s022886b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a farm animal: fattened for market.</p></div><a name="s022887b"><!--s022887b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>well filled out; thick or big </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fat book</p>.</div><a name="s022888b"><!--s022888b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>richly rewarding or profitable; substantial </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fat part in a play</p>.</div><a name="s022889b"><!--s022889b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s005850c"><!--s005850c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>richly rewarding or profitable; substantial </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fat part in the new play</p>.</div><a name="s005851c"><!--s005851c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>prosperous or wealthy.</p></div></div><a name="s022890b"><!--s022890b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>productive or fertile.</p></div><a name="s022891b"><!--s022891b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> used ironically: practically non-existent </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fat chance of winning</p> <p><span class="bodyb">fatly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fatness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fattish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">fǣtt</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">fǣtan</span> to cram].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">check<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010134a"><!--s010134a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010479b"><!--s010479b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002571c"><!--s002571c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to inspect (something) for satisfactory condition, accuracy, safety, or performance.</p></div><a name="s002572c"><!--s002572c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to verify (something) to ensure that it is the case </p><p><i></i></p><p>Check that you have enough money</p>.</div><a name="s002573c"><!--s002573c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to compare against (something) with a source, original, or authority.</p></div></div><a name="s010480b"><!--s010480b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002574c"><!--s002574c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to slow (something) or bring it to a stop.</p></div><a name="s002575c"><!--s002575c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to block the progress of (somebody).</p></div><a name="s002576c"><!--s002576c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to restrain or diminish the force of.</p></div></div><a name="s010481b"><!--s010481b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002577c"><!--s002577c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to restrain or diminish the action or force of (something).</p></div><a name="s002578c"><!--s002578c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to ease off and then secure again (e.g. a rope).</p></div></div><a name="s010482b"><!--s010482b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly dialect</span> to rebuke or reprimand (somebody).</p></div><a name="s010483b"><!--s010483b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in chess, to put (an opponent's king) in check.</p></div><a name="s010484b"><!--s010484b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> (<span class="bodyi">often</span> + in) to note or mark (e.g. an item on a list) with a tick.</p></div><a name="s010485b"><!--s010485b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> (<span class="bodyi">often</span> + in) to leave or accept (something) for safekeeping in a cloakroom or left-luggage office.</p></div><a name="s010486b"><!--s010486b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> (<span class="bodyi">often</span> + out) to correspond point for point; to tally <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s010487b"><!--s010487b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><a name="s002579c"><!--s002579c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to investigate and make sure </p><p><i></i></p><p>check on the passengers’ safety</p>.</div><a name="s002580c"><!--s002580c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> to correspond point for point; to tally </p><p><i></i></p><p>The description checks with the photograph</p>.</div></div><a name="s010488b"><!--s010488b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><a name="s002581c"><!--s002581c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to halt through caution, uncertainty, or fear.</p></div><a name="s002582c"><!--s002582c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a dog: to stop in a chase, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when scent is lost ✱ <span class="bodyb">check into</span> to check in at (a hotel etc) ✱ <span class="bodyb">check up on</span> to examine (something) for accuracy or truth, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in order to corroborate information.</p></div></div><a name="s010489b"><!--s010489b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>to make thorough inquiries about (somebody or something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">checkable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aftershock</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000911a"><!--s000911a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a smaller shock occurring after the main shock of an earthquake.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">butterfly nut</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008140a"><!--s008140a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wing_nut/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wing nut</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deactivate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹaktivayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015355a"><!--s015355a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make (e.g. a bomb or a virus) inactive or ineffective <span class="bodyb">deactivation</span> /-ʹvaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">deactivator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">election</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹleksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019347a"><!--s019347a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020365b"><!--s020365b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a procedure for electing somebody, e.g. to public office.</p></div><a name="s020366b"><!--s020366b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act of electing somebody or the fact of being elected.</p></div><a name="s020367b"><!--s020367b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005228c"><!--s005228c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an act or process of electing somebody, e.g. to public office.</p></div><a name="s005229c"><!--s005229c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the period of time during which campaigning for candidates is carried out before this.</p></div><a name="s005230c"><!--s005230c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the fact of being elected.</p></div></div><a name="s020368b"><!--s020368b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>divine choice; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> God's electing of certain individuals to salvation.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beyond<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹyond/ <i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005304a"><!--s005304a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005449b"><!--s005449b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>on or to the farther side of (somebody or something); at a greater distance than (somebody or something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>beyond the hedge</p>.</div><a name="s005450b"><!--s005450b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001198c"><!--s001198c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>out of the reach or sphere of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>beyond repair</p>.</div><a name="s001199c"><!--s001199c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in a degree or amount surpassing (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>rich beyond my wildest dreams</p>.</div><a name="s001200c"><!--s001200c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>out of the comprehension of (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>How he escaped is beyond me</p>.</div></div><a name="s005451b"><!--s005451b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/besides2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">besides 2</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s005452b"><!--s005452b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>past or later than (a particular time) </p><p><i></i></p><p>beyond six o'clock</p> [Old English <span class="bodyi">begeondan</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/be/3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">be-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">geondan</span> beyond, from <span class="bodyi">geond</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/yonder/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">yonder</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flatten out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022823a"><!--s022823a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024307b"><!--s024307b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of an increasing rate, etc: to slow down, increase less steeply, or level out.</p></div><a name="s024308b"><!--s024308b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of an aircraft: to assume a position with the wings and fuselage parallel to the ground.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">estrange</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹstraynj/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020505a"><!--s020505a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + from) to arouse enmity or indifference in (somebody) in place of affection; </p><p><i></i></p><p>Of my country and family I have little to say. Ill usage and length of years have driven me from the one, and estranged me from the other</p><p> Poe </p><p><i></i></p><p>Their minds, lately estranged, seemed suddenly to have been drawn closer, one to the other</p><p> James Joyce</p><p><span class="bodyb">estranged</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">estrangement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">estranger</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">extraneare</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">extraneus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/strange/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">strange</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dissyllable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹsiləbl, die-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017354a"><!--s017354a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/disyllable_or_dissyllable/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">disyllable</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conjugal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonjoogl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012538a"><!--s012538a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to the married state or married people and their relationship <span class="bodyb">conjugality</span> /-ʹgaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">conjugally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">conjugalis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">conjug-, conjux</span> husband, wife, from <span class="bodyi">conjungere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/conjoin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">conjoin</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">armlet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahmlit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002903a"><!--s002903a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002847b"><!--s002847b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a band, e.g. of cloth or metal, worn round the upper arm.</p></div><a name="s002848b"><!--s002848b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a small inlet of the sea.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">checked</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010135a"><!--s010135a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>marked with a pattern of squares, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of alternating colours </p><p><i></i></p><p>a checked shirt</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fat<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (fatted, fatting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021662a"><!--s021662a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022892b"><!--s022892b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to fatten (a person or an animal) </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fatted calf</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">kill the fatted calf</span>.</p></div><a name="s022893b"><!--s022893b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to put on a celebration </p><p><i></i></p><p>You can hardly expect them to kill the fatted calf just because he's left Labour and joined the Greens</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aftertaste</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000912a"><!--s000912a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001005b"><!--s001005b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>persistence of a flavour after eating or drinking.</p></div><a name="s001006b"><!--s001006b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>persistence of an impression </p><p><i></i></p><p>the bitter aftertaste of a quarrel</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">butterfly valve</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008141a"><!--s008141a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a valve that controls the flow of gas or liquid along a pipe, consisting of a disc turning round an axis on the diameter of the disc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dead<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ded/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015356a"><!--s015356a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015872b"><!--s015872b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003958c"><!--s003958c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>no longer alive.</p></div><a name="s003959c"><!--s003959c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>having no life </p><p><i></i></p><p>a dead planet</p>.</div></div><a name="s015873b"><!--s015873b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003960c"><!--s003960c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a body part: lacking feeling; numb.</p></div><a name="s003961c"><!--s003961c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>unfeeling or unresponsive.</p></div></div><a name="s015874b"><!--s015874b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s003962c"><!--s003962c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of equipment: no longer working.</p></div><a name="s003963c"><!--s003963c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a bottle or glass: empty or finished with.</p></div><a name="s003964c"><!--s003964c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>said of a ball: temporarily out of play.</p></div></div><a name="s015875b"><!--s015875b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>no longer used, active, or relevant </p><p><i></i></p><p>dead languages</p> <p><i></i></p><p>dead coals</p>.</div><a name="s015876b"><!--s015876b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> lacking in activity or interest; dull.</p></div><a name="s015877b"><!--s015877b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s003965c"><!--s003965c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a colour: not bright.</p></div><a name="s003966c"><!--s003966c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a sound: dull.</p></div></div><a name="s015878b"><!--s015878b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> complete or absolute </p><p><i></i></p><p>a dead giveaway</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">dead as a doornail</span>/<span class="bodyb">dead as a dodo/doornail</span> utterly dead ✱ <span class="bodyb">dead as a dodo</span> no longer living or existing; quite dead ✱ <span class="bodyb">dead from the neck up</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> stupid ✱ <span class="bodyb">dead in the water</span> said of a ship: not able to move or function ✱ <span class="bodyb">dead meat</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> doomed, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> facing death ✱ <span class="bodyb">dead on one's feet</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> very tired ✱ <span class="bodyb">dead to the world</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> asleep or otherwise unaware of one's surroundings</p><p><span class="bodyb">deadness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">dēad</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electioneer<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ilekshəʹni·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019348a"><!--s019348a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to work for a candidate or party in an election</p><p><span class="bodyb">electioneering</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beyond<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005305a"><!--s005305a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>on or to the farther side; farther </p><p><i></i></p><p>to the border and beyond</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conjugal rights</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012539a"><!--s012539a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the rights implied by and involved in the marriage relationship, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the right of sexual intercourse between husband and wife.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">estriol</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeestriol, ʹestriol/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020506a"><!--s020506a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/oestriol/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">oestriol</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dissymmetry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹsimətri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017355a"><!--s017355a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018148b"><!--s018148b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>lack of symmetry.</p></div><a name="s018149b"><!--s018149b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>mirror-image symmetry, as between an object and its mirror image, or between the left and right hands <span class="bodyb">dissymmetric</span> /-ʹmetrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flatter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflatə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (flattered, flattering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022824a"><!--s022824a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s024309b"><!--s024309b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to praise (somebody) excessively, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from motives of self-interest or in order to gratify their vanity.</p></div><a name="s024310b"><!--s024310b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>) to make (somebody) feel valued or sought-after </p><p><i></i></p><p>I was flattered by the invitation</p>.</div><a name="s024311b"><!--s024311b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a painting or photograph: to portray or represent (the subject) over-favourably.</p></div><a name="s024312b"><!--s024312b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to display (a person or thing) to advantage </p><p><i></i></p><p>Candlelight often flatters the face</p>.</div><a name="s024313b"><!--s024313b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to deceive (oneself), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by believing that something is better or more favourable than it actually is <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s024314b"><!--s024314b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to flatter somebody or something</p><p><span class="bodyb">flatterer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">flatteringly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">flateren</span>, prob a back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flattery/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flattery</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fatal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfaytl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021663a"><!--s021663a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022894b"><!--s022894b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005852c"><!--s005852c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>causing death.</p></div><a name="s005853c"><!--s005853c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>bringing ruin </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fatal mistake</p>.</div><a name="s005854c"><!--s005854c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> productive of disagreeable or contrary results </p><p><i></i></p><p>It's fatal to offer him a drink</p>.</div></div><a name="s022895b"><!--s022895b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>fateful or decisive.</p></div><a name="s022896b"><!--s022896b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>like fate in proceeding according to a fixed sequence; inevitable</p><a name="sb000000196"><!--sb000000196--></a><p><span class="bodyb">fatally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English, in the sense ‘decided by fate’, via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">fatalis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">fatum</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fate1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fate 1</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">fatal</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">fateful</span>? These two words are sometimes confused. <span class="bodyi">Fatal</span> means ‘causing or resulting in death’: <span class="bodyi">a fatal accident</span> or ‘causing ruin; ending in disaster’: <span class="bodyi">a fatal mistake</span>. <span class="bodyi">Fateful</span> means ‘momentously important’: <span class="bodyi">their fateful meeting</span>. In the sense of ‘having significant, often unpleasant consequences’ either word may be used, although <span class="bodyi">fateful</span> is more usual: <span class="bodyi">that fateful day</span>. Care should be taken to avoid misinterpretation: a<span class="bodyi">fateful</span> experiment may change lives; a<span class="bodyi">fatal</span> experiment may lead to death.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">armlock</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002904a"><!--s002904a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hold in which a person is restrained by having one arm bent behind the back.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">afterthought</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000913a"><!--s000913a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001007b"><!--s001007b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an idea occurring later </p><p><i></i></p><p>The introduction of a he-goat from a neighbouring orchard was a brilliant afterthought</p> — Saki.</div><a name="s001008b"><!--s001008b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something added later.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">checker<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010136a"><!--s010136a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010490b"><!--s010490b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody or something that checks, verifies, or inspects things, e.g. for faults or errors.</p></div><a name="s010491b"><!--s010491b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a cashier in a supermarket.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">butter icing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008142a"><!--s008142a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/buttercream/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">buttercream</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dead<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015357a"><!--s015357a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015879b"><!--s015879b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the dead</span>) (<span class="bodyi">treated as pl</span>) people or animals who are dead.</p></div><a name="s015880b"><!--s015880b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the time when something is at its most intense </p><p><i></i></p><p>the dead of winter</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electioneer<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019349a"><!--s019349a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who campaigns during an election.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beyond<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005306a"><!--s005306a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the beyond</span>) something that lies outside the scope of ordinary experience; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> life after death the hereafter.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conjugant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonjoogənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012540a"><!--s012540a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of a pair of conjugating gametes (reproductive cells; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gamete/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gamete</span></span></a>) or organisms.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dist.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017356a"><!--s017356a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018150b"><!--s018150b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>distance.</p></div><a name="s018151b"><!--s018151b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>distilled.</p></div><a name="s018152b"><!--s018152b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>district.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">estro-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020507a"><!--s020507a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/estr_or_estro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">estr-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flattery</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> flatteries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022825a"><!--s022825a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024315b"><!--s024315b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of flattering.</p></div><a name="s024316b"><!--s024316b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>insincere or excessive praise [Middle English <span class="bodyi">flaterie</span> from Old French, from <span class="bodyi">flater</span> to stroke, lick, flatter, prob of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">afterwards</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahftəwədz/ afterward /-wəd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000914a"><!--s000914a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>after that; subsequently, thereafter </p><p><i></i></p><p>for years afterwards</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fatalism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021664a"><!--s021664a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the belief that all events are predetermined and outside the control of human beings</p><p><span class="bodyb">fatalist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">fatalistic</span> /-ʹlistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">fatalistically</span> /-ʹlistikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">armoire</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahʹmwah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002905a"><!--s002905a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large usu decorative cupboard or wardrobe [French <span class="bodyi">armoire</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">armarie</span>, like <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aumbry/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aumbry</span></span></a> from Latin <span class="bodyi">armarium</span> closet, from <span class="bodyi">arma</span> utensils].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dead<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015358a"><!--s015358a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015881b"><!--s015881b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>absolutely, completely, or exactly </p><p><i></i></p><p>dead ahead</p>.</div><a name="s015882b"><!--s015882b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> very </p><p><i></i></p><p>dead lucky</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elective<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹlektiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019350a"><!--s019350a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020369b"><!--s020369b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005231c"><!--s005231c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>chosen or filled by popular election </p><p><i></i></p><p>an elective office</p>.</div><a name="s005232c"><!--s005232c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>relating to elections or selection by voting.</p></div><a name="s005233c"><!--s005233c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>having the right or power to elect.</p></div></div><a name="s020370b"><!--s020370b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>that can be freely selectedpermitting a choice; optional</p><p><span class="bodyb">electively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">electiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buttermilk</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008143a"><!--s008143a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008492b"><!--s008492b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the liquid left after butter has been churned from milk or cream, used for making scones and some kinds of bread.</p></div><a name="s008493b"><!--s008493b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>fermented, slightly sour milk made by the addition of suitable bacteria to milk.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">checker<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010137a"><!--s010137a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010492b"><!--s010492b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chequer1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chequer 1</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s010493b"><!--s010493b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a piece used in the game of draughts [sense <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/checker2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">checker<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (2) back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/checkers/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">checkers</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bezant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbezənt, bəʹzant/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005307a"><!--s005307a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/solidus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">solidus</span></span></a> (3) [Middle English <span class="bodyi">besant</span> via Old French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">Byzantius</span> Byzantine, from <span class="bodyi">Byzantium</span>, ancient name of Istanbul, city in Turkey].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conjugate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonjoogayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012541a"><!--s012541a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013085b"><!--s013085b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to give in prescribed order the various inflectional forms of (a verb).</p></div><a name="s013086b"><!--s013086b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to join or combine (two substances), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> reversibly <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s013087b"><!--s013087b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to become joined together.</p></div><a name="s013088b"><!--s013088b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of reproductive cells: to pair and fuse in genetic conjugation</p><p><span class="bodyb">conjugation</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s013089b"><!--s013089b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>said of a verb: to inflect [Latin <span class="bodyi">conjugatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">conjugare</span> to unite, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">jugare</span> to join, from <span class="bodyi">jugum</span> yoke].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">distaff</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdistahf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017357a"><!--s017357a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018153b"><!--s018153b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in spinning, a staff for holding the flax, wool, etc that is to be spun.</p></div><a name="s018154b"><!--s018154b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>woman's work or domain </p><p><i></i></p><p>I must change arms at home and give the distaff into my husband's hands</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div><a name="s018155b"><!--s018155b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the female side of a family; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/distaff_side/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">distaff side</span></span></a> </p><p><i></i></p><p>The crown of France never falls to the distaff</p><p> Edward Phillips [Old English <span class="bodyi">distæf</span>, from <span class="bodyi">dis-</span> (related to Middle Low German <span class="bodyi">dise</span> bunch of flax) + <span class="bodyi">stæf</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/staff1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">staff 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">estrogen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹestrəjən, ʹee-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020508a"><!--s020508a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/oestrogen/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">oestrogen</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fatality</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fəʹtaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> fatalities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021665a"><!--s021665a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022897b"><!--s022897b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005855c"><!--s005855c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>death resulting from a disaster.</p></div><a name="s005856c"><!--s005856c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>somebody who experiences or is subject to a fatal outcome, e.g. somebody killed in an accident.</p></div></div><a name="s022898b"><!--s022898b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005857c"><!--s005857c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the quality or state of causing death or destruction.</p></div><a name="s005858c"><!--s005858c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the quality or condition of being destined for disaster.</p></div></div><a name="s022899b"><!--s022899b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something established by fate.</p></div><a name="s022900b"><!--s022900b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>destiny; <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fate1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fate 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">armor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun and verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002906a"><!--s002906a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/armour1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">armour 1</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/armour2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">armour 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">afterword</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000915a"><!--s000915a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epilogue/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epilogue</span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">checker<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010138a"><!--s010138a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chequer2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chequer 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flattie <span class="bodyi">or</span> flatty</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflati/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> flatties)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022826a"><!--s022826a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024317b"><!--s024317b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a low-heeled shoe.</p></div><a name="s024318b"><!--s024318b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Aus, NZ, informal</span> a flatfish.</p></div><a name="s024319b"><!--s024319b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a flatboat.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bezel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbez(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005308a"><!--s005308a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005453b"><!--s005453b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sloping edge, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on a cutting tool.</p></div><a name="s005454b"><!--s005454b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the faceted portion, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the upper one, of a gem.</p></div><a name="s005455b"><!--s005455b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a rim or groove that holds a transparent covering of a watch, clock, headlight, etc [prob French dialect, alteration of French <span class="bodyi">biseau</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conjugate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonjoogət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012542a"><!--s012542a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013090b"><!--s013090b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>joined together, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in pairs; coupled.</p></div><a name="s013091b"><!--s013091b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>acting or operating as if joined.</p></div><a name="s013092b"><!--s013092b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>having features in common but opposite or inverse in some particular, e.g. having an opposite sign or lying on the opposite side of an axis </p><p><i></i></p><p>conjugate roots</p> <p><i></i></p><p>conjugate focuses</p>.</div><a name="s013093b"><!--s013093b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + to) denoting an acid or base related by the difference of a proton.</p></div><a name="s013094b"><!--s013094b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>said of words: derived from the same root and therefore usu alike in meaning <span class="bodyb">conjugacy</span> /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">conjugately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">conjugateness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">butter muslin</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008144a"><!--s008144a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> thin muslin with a fine mesh, of a kind orig used to wrap butter.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elective<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019351a"><!--s019351a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> an elective course or subject of study.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">distaff side</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017358a"><!--s017358a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the female side of a family </p><p><i></i></p><p>They inherit Plantagenet blood by direct descent, and Tudor on the distaff side</p><p> Conan Doyle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dead-ball line</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015359a"><!--s015359a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015883b"><!--s015883b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in rugby, a line at each end of the pitch, not more than 23m (about 25yd) behind the goal line, beyond which the ball is out of play.</p></div><a name="s015884b"><!--s015884b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in football, a goal line.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">estrone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeestrohn, ʹestrohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020509a"><!--s020509a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/oestrone/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">oestrone</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fata morgana</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌfahtə mawʹgahnə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021666a"><!--s021666a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">Fata Morgana</span>) a mirage [Italian <span class="bodyi">Fata Morgana</span> Morgan <span class="bodyi">le Fay</span> (Morgan the Fairy), sorceress of Arthurian legend].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">AFV</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000916a"><!--s000916a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>armoured fighting vehicle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">armorial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahʹmawri·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002907a"><!--s002907a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or bearing heraldic arms</p><p><span class="bodyb">armorially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conjugate<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonjoogət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012543a"><!--s012543a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013095b"><!--s013095b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something conjugate; a product of conjugating.</p></div><a name="s013096b"><!--s013096b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an element of a mathematical group that is equal to a given element of the group multiplied on the right by another element and on the left by the inverse of the latter element.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">checkerboard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010139a"><!--s010139a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chessboard/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chessboard</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">butternut</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008145a"><!--s008145a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008494b"><!--s008494b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an American tree of the walnut family: <span class="bodyi">Juglans cinerea</span>.</p></div><a name="s008495b"><!--s008495b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the edible oily nut of this tree.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bezique</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹzeek/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005309a"><!--s005309a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005456b"><!--s005456b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a card game for two people that is played with a double pack of 64 cards, including the seven to ace only in each suit.</p></div><a name="s005457b"><!--s005457b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the combination of the queen of spades and the jack of diamonds in this game [French <span class="bodyi">bésique</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flat-top</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022827a"><!--s022827a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024320b"><!--s024320b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aircraft_carrier/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aircraft carrier</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s024321b"><!--s024321b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a very short hairstyle for men, with the hair standing straight up and cropped level.</p></div><a name="s024322b"><!--s024322b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an acoustic guitar with a flat front.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elector</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹlektə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019352a"><!--s019352a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020371b"><!--s020371b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody voting or qualified to vote in an election.</p></div><a name="s020372b"><!--s020372b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005234c"><!--s005234c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Elector</span>) any of the German princes entitled to elect the Holy Roman Emperor.</p></div><a name="s005235c"><!--s005235c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a member of the electoral college in the USA</p><p><span class="bodyb">electorship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">estr- <span class="bodyi">or</span> estro-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020503a"><!--s020503a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/oestr_or_oestro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">oestr-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">distal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdistl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017359a"><!--s017359a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of an anatomical part: far from the centre or point of attachment or origin; terminal: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/proximal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">proximal</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">distally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/distant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">distant</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/al2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-al 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fat cat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021667a"><!--s021667a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">derog</span> a wealthy, privileged, and usu influential person.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dead beat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015360a"><!--s015360a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> very tired; exhausted.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ag-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000919a"><!--s000919a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conjugated</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonjoogaytid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012544a"><!--s012544a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>formed by the combination of two compounds or combined with another compound </p><p><i></i></p><p>a conjugated protein</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electoral</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019353a"><!--s019353a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to election, elections, or electors.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">checkered</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchekəd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010140a"><!--s010140a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chequered/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chequered</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deadbeat<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015361a"><!--s015361a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015885b"><!--s015885b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an idle person; a loafer.</p></div><a name="s015886b"><!--s015886b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> somebody who consistently fails to pay debts.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021668a"><!--s021668a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022901b"><!--s022901b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the power beyond human control that determines events; destiny.</p></div><a name="s022902b"><!--s022902b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005859c"><!--s005859c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an outcome or end, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that is adverse and inevitable.</p></div><a name="s005860c"><!--s005860c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the expected result of normal development </p><p><i></i></p><p>the prospective fate of embryonic cells</p>.</div></div><a name="s022903b"><!--s022903b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005861c"><!--s005861c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a destiny apparently determined by fate.</p></div><a name="s005862c"><!--s005862c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a disaster, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> death [Middle English via Italian from Latin <span class="bodyi">fatum</span> what has been spoken, neuter past part. of <span class="bodyi">fari</span> to speak].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flatty</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflati/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022828a"><!--s022828a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flattie_or_flatty/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flattie</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">armory</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahməri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002908a"><!--s002908a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/armoury/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">armoury</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">estrus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹestrəs, ʹeestrəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020510a"><!--s020510a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/oestrus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">oestrus</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">butternut squash</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008146a"><!--s008146a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pear-shaped winter squash with a pale rind.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BF</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005310a"><!--s005310a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Burkina Faso (international vehicle registration).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">distance<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdist(ə)ns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017360a"><!--s017360a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018156b"><!--s018156b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the space between two points or places, or the length of this.</p></div><a name="s018157b"><!--s018157b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a far-off point </p><p><i></i></p><p>from a distance</p>.</div><a name="s018158b"><!--s018158b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the distance</span>) the part of a scene furthest away from the viewer </p><p><i></i></p><p>could see a light in the distance</p>.</div><a name="s018159b"><!--s018159b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>wide separation or remoteness </p><p><i></i></p><p>The distance may be a problem</p>.</div><a name="s018160b"><!--s018160b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">distance in time</span>) an interval or time gap.</p></div><a name="s018161b"><!--s018161b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>aloofness, coolness, or reserve in a relationship between people.</p></div><a name="s018162b"><!--s018162b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> in horse-racing, a gap of more than 20 lengths between two finishers.</p></div><a name="s018163b"><!--s018163b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span></p><a name="s004559c"><!--s004559c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in horse-racing, a gap of more than 20 lengths between two finishers.</p></div><a name="s004560c"><!--s004560c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in horse-racing, a point 240 yards short of the winning post.</p></div></div><a name="s018164b"><!--s018164b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> in horse-racing, the distance from the winning post that any other horse must have reached when the winner finishes, in order to qualify for the next heat ✱ <span class="bodyb">go the distance</span> to keep going until the end of a contest, etc ✱ <span class="bodyb">keep one's distance</span> to maintain a coolness or reserve; to avoid getting involved.</p></div><a name="s018165b"><!--s018165b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>to preserve a physical gap between oneself and another person, etc ✱ <span class="bodyb">keep somebody at a distance</span> to treat somebody with reserve ✱ <span class="bodyb">the middle distance</span> the area between foreground and distance ✱ <span class="bodyb">within striking distance of</span> very close to (a point that represents one's destination or goal) ✱ <span class="bodyb">within walking/shouting distance</span> not too far away to walk or shout </p><p><i></i></p><p>I like to be within walking distance of the shops</p> <p>[via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">distantia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">distant-</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/distant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">distant</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">AG</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000917a"><!--s000917a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001009b"><!--s001009b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>adjutant general.</p></div><a name="s001010b"><!--s001010b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>attorney general.</p></div><a name="s001011b"><!--s001011b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>joint-stock company [(in sense 3) abbr of German <span class="bodyi">Aktiengesellschaft</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conjugation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/konjooʹgaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012545a"><!--s012545a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013097b"><!--s013097b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003396c"><!--s003396c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>inflection of a verb for number, person, tense, voice, and mood.</p></div><a name="s003397c"><!--s003397c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the inflectional forms of a verb, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a tabular arrangement.</p></div><a name="s003398c"><!--s003398c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a class of verbs having the same type of inflectional forms.</p></div></div><a name="s013098b"><!--s013098b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the fusion of gametes (reproductive cells; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gamete/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gamete</span></span></a>), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of similar size, with union of their nuclei that in algae, fungi, etc replaces the typical fertilization of higher forms.</p></div><a name="s013099b"><!--s013099b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the one-way transfer of DNA between bacteria in cellular contact.</p></div><a name="s013100b"><!--s013100b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the pairing of corresponding chromosomes during the early stage of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/meiosis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">meiosis</span></span></a> (cell division).</p></div><a name="s013101b"><!--s013101b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the combination, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> if reversible, of two substances</p><p><span class="bodyb">conjugational</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">conjugationally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">conjugative</span> /-gaytiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">checkers</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010141a"><!--s010141a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/draughts/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">draughts</span></span></a> [pl of <span class="bodyi">checker</span> chessboard, via Middle English <span class="bodyi">cheker</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/check1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">check 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deadbeat<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015362a"><!--s015362a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a mechanism: without recoil.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electoral college</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019354a"><!--s019354a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020373b"><!--s020373b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a body of electors chosen in each state to elect the president and vice-president of the USA.</p></div><a name="s020374b"><!--s020374b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any body of electors chosen by a larger body.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">estuary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹestyooəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> estuaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020511a"><!--s020511a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sea inlet at the mouth of a river <span class="bodyb">estuarial</span> /-ʹeəri·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">estuarine</span> /-rin, -rien/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">aestuarium</span> from <span class="bodyi">aestus</span> boiling, tide].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">armour<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">armor</span>) /ʹahmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002909a"><!--s002909a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002849b"><!--s002849b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000586c"><!--s000586c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a defensive covering for the body; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a covering of metal or chain mail worn by medieval soldiers in combat.</p></div><a name="s000587c"><!--s000587c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a usu metallic protective covering, e.g. for a ship, aircraft, or car.</p></div></div><a name="s002850b"><!--s002850b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>armoured forces and vehicles, e.g. tanks</p><p><span class="bodyb">armourless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">armure</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">armatura</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/armature/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">armature</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021669a"><!--s021669a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>) to destine (somebody or something); to doom (them or it) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The plan was fated to fail</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conjunct<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹjungkt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012546a"><!--s012546a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>joint or united [Latin <span class="bodyi">conjunctus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">conjungere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/conjoin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">conjoin</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bf</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005311a"><!--s005311a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> bloody fool.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flatulent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflatyoolənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022829a"><!--s022829a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024323b"><!--s024323b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>suffering from or characterized by an excessive accumulation of gas in the alimentary canal.</p></div><a name="s024324b"><!--s024324b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a person, speech, piece of writing, etc: pompous or pretentious</p><p><span class="bodyb">flatulence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">flatulency</span> /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">flatulently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">flatulentus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">flare</span> to blow, breathe].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">distance<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017361a"><!--s017361a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018166b"><!--s018166b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to separate (one person from another) or make them less close.</p></div><a name="s018167b"><!--s018167b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to keep (oneself) aloof from, or become less involved with, a situation, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>You have to distance yourself from even the most tragic cases</p>.</div><a name="s018168b"><!--s018168b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> in horse-racing, to beat (a horse) by a distance.</p></div><a name="s018169b"><!--s018169b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to outstrip (a competitor); = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/outdistance/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">outdistance</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">butterscotch</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008147a"><!--s008147a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008496b"><!--s008496b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a brittle toffee made from brown sugar, syrup, butter, and water.</p></div><a name="s008497b"><!--s008497b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a flavouring resembling butterscotch.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ag</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000918a"><!--s000918a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chemical symbol for silver [Latin <span class="bodyi">argentum</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deadbolt</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015363a"><!--s015363a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bolt that is operated directly by a key or knob rather than having a spring mechanism.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Estuary English</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020512a"><!--s020512a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a variety of British English used in London and neighbouring counties, containing the speech sounds of standard pronunciation modified by those of cockney and other local accents [named after the Thames <span class="bodyi">Estuary</span>, from which it is perceived to have spread].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">check-in</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010143a"><!--s010143a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act of checking in, e.g. at a hotel or airport, or the place where this is done.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">butter up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008148a"><!--s008148a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to charm (somebody) with lavish flattery.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electoral register</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019355a"><!--s019355a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/electoral_roll/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">electoral roll</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">armour<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">armor</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002910a"><!--s002910a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to equip (somebody) with armour, or fit (something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a military vehicle) with armour.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fateful</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfaytf(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021670a"><!--s021670a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022904b"><!--s022904b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having momentous and often unpleasant, catastrophic, or deadly consequences; decisive </p><p><i></i></p><p>that fateful day</p> <p><i></i></p><p>the fateful decision to declare war</p>.</div><a name="s022905b"><!--s022905b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>controlled by fate; foreordained.</p></div><a name="s022906b"><!--s022906b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>having a quality of ominous prophecy </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fateful remark</p> <p><span class="bodyb">fatefully</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><a name="sb000000197"><!--sb000000197--></a><p><span class="bodyb">fatefulness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">fateful</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">fatal</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fatal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fatal</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">b/f</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005312a"><!--s005312a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>brought forward.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">distance learning</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017362a"><!--s017362a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the activity of studying at home, e.g. for a degree, from broadcast, audio, or video material, with correspondence, email, or the telephone as the tutorial medium, sometimes with the support of occasional local tutorials.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flatus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflaytəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022830a"><!--s022830a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>gas generated in the stomach or intestines [Latin <span class="bodyi">flatus</span> blowing, from <span class="bodyi">flare</span> to blow, breathe].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conjunct<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonjungkt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012547a"><!--s012547a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013102b"><!--s013102b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>each of two or more combined or associated things.</p></div><a name="s013103b"><!--s013103b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in logic, any of the components of a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/conjunction/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">conjunction</span></span></a> (syllogism).</p></div><a name="s013104b"><!--s013104b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in grammar, an adverb such as <span class="bodyi">therefore</span> or <span class="bodyi">however</span>, that connects sentences, etc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aga</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahgə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000921a"><!--s000921a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a title of respect for a leader or elder in some Muslim countries, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the Ottoman Empire [Turkish <span class="bodyi">ağa</span> lord, master].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dead centre</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015364a"><!--s015364a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015887b"><!--s015887b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>either of the two positions at the ends of a stroke when in a crank and connecting rod are when the crank is directly in line with the rod.</p></div><a name="s015888b"><!--s015888b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the exact centre.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">esu</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020513a"><!--s020513a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>electrostatic unit.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">butterwort</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008149a"><!--s008149a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of insect-eating plants that grow in damp places and have fleshy, usu light green, leaves that produce a sticky secretion: genus <span class="bodyi">Pinguicula</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flatware</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022831a"><!--s022831a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024325b"><!--s024325b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> cutlery.</p></div><a name="s024326b"><!--s024326b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relatively flat items of crockery such as plates and saucers: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hollowware_or_holloware/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hollowware</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Fates</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021671a"><!--s021671a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Fates</span>) in classical mythology, the three goddesses who determine the course of human life.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">armoured</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">armored</span>) /ʹahməd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002911a"><!--s002911a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002851b"><!--s002851b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a vehicle: protected with armour plate.</p></div><a name="s002852b"><!--s002852b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of an army unit, etc: consisting of or equipped with vehicles protected with armour plate.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conjunction</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹjungksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012548a"><!--s012548a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013105b"><!--s013105b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in grammar, a word such as <span class="bodyi">and</span>, <span class="bodyi">or</span>, <span class="bodyi">but</span>, <span class="bodyi">if</span>, or <span class="bodyi">when</span>, that joins together sentences, clauses, phrases, or words.</p></div><a name="s013106b"><!--s013106b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the process of joining, or state of being joined.</p></div><a name="s013107b"><!--s013107b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in astrology, the apparent meeting or passing of two or more planets in the same part of the sky.</p></div><a name="s013108b"><!--s013108b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in astrology:</p><a name="s003399c"><!--s003399c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the apparent meeting or passing of two or more planets, stars, or other celestial bodies in the same part of the sky.</p></div><a name="s003400c"><!--s003400c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a configuration in which two celestial bodies have their least apparent separation.</p></div></div><a name="s013109b"><!--s013109b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in logic, a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/syllogism/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">syllogism</span></span></a> (compound statement of the type <span class="bodyi">All As are Bs; Cs are As; therefore Cs are Bs</span>) that is true if and only if each of its components is true.</p></div><a name="s013110b"><!--s013110b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>occurrence together in time or space; concurrence </p><p><i></i></p><p>Could you possibly wish for a more favorable conjunction of circumstances?</p><p> Thomas Paine ✱ <span class="bodyb">in conjunction with</span>.</p></div><a name="s013111b"><!--s013111b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>combined with (something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">conjunctional</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">conjunctionally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BFI</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005313a"><!--s005313a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>British Film Institute.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">check in</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010142a"><!--s010142a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010494b"><!--s010494b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to report one's presence or arrival, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to arrive and register at a hotel or airport <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s010495b"><!--s010495b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to deposit (luggage) for transport, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by air.</p></div><a name="s010496b"><!--s010496b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to register the arrival of (somebody or something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">check-in</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electoral roll</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019356a"><!--s019356a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the official list of those who are entitled to vote in an election.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">distance runner</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017363a"><!--s017363a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a runner who takes part in long-distance or middle-distance races.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Aga</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahgə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000920a"><!--s000920a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a large solid metal kitchen stove [acronym from Swedish (<span class="bodyi">Svenska</span>) <span class="bodyi">Aktiebulager Gasackumulator</span> (Swedish) Gas Accumulator Company, its original manufacturer].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dead duck</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015365a"><!--s015365a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> somebody or something that is unlikely to succeed.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">esurient</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹsyooəri·ənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020514a"><!--s020514a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> hungry or greedy</p><p><span class="bodyb">esuriently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">esurient-, esuriens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">esurire</span> to be hungry, from <span class="bodyi">edere</span> to eat].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buttery<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbut(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> butteries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008150a"><!--s008150a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a room, e.g. in a college, in which food and drink are served or sold </p><p><i></i></p><p>then, to take a peep in … at the butteries, and sculleries, redolent of antique hospitality</p><p> Charles Lamb [Middle English <span class="bodyi">boterie</span>, ultimately from Old French <span class="bodyi">botte</span> cask, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/butt6/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">butt 6</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fat farm</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021672a"><!--s021672a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> a health farm for people who want to lose weight.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flatways</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">flatwise</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022832a"><!--s022832a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>with the broad surfaces, as distinct from the edges, facing up and down </p><p><i></i></p><p>Lay the plank flatways</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">checklist</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010144a"><!--s010144a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a list of things, people, etc, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a complete list of checks to be made or tasks to be done.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">again</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹgayn, əʹgen/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000922a"><!--s000922a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001012b"><!--s001012b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>another time; once more.</p></div><a name="s001013b"><!--s001013b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>so as to be as before </p><p><i></i></p><p>Put it back again</p>.</div><a name="s001014b"><!--s001014b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>on the other hand </p><p><i></i></p><p>He might go, and again he might not</p>.</div><a name="s001015b"><!--s001015b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>further; in addition </p><p><i></i></p><p>I could eat as much again</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">again and again</span>.</div><a name="s001016b"><!--s001016b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>often; repeatedly [Old English <span class="bodyi">ongēan</span> opposite, back, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/on1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">on 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">gēn, gēan</span> still, again].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BFPO</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005314a"><!--s005314a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>British Forces Post Office.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deaden</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (deadened, deadening)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015366a"><!--s015366a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015889b"><!--s015889b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to reduce the resonance of (a sound) ; to muffle.</p></div><a name="s015890b"><!--s015890b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003967c"><!--s003967c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to reduce the sensation of (feeling, pain, etc).</p></div><a name="s003968c"><!--s003968c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to deprive (e.g. a part of the body) of sensation </p><p><i></i></p><p>fingers deadened by frostbite</p>.</div></div><a name="s015891b"><!--s015891b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s003969c"><!--s003969c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to deprive (something) of liveliness or excitement.</p></div><a name="s003970c"><!--s003970c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to make cause (somebody) to become insensitive</p><p><span class="bodyb">deadener</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electorate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹlekt(ə)rət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019357a"><!--s019357a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020375b"><!--s020375b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a body of electors.</p></div><a name="s020376b"><!--s020376b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ</span> the area represented by a Member of Parliament.</p></div><a name="s020377b"><!--s020377b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Electorate</span>) the territory, jurisdiction, etc of a German elector.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conjunctiva</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹjungktivə, konjungkʹtievə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012549a"><!--s012549a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the mucous membrane that lines the inner surface of the eyelids and is continued over part of the eyeball <span class="bodyb">conjunctival</span> /kənʹjungktivl, konjungkʹtievl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">conjunctivus</span> serving to connect, from <span class="bodyi">conjungere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/conjoin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">conjoin</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">armoured fighting vehicle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002912a"><!--s002912a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various armed and armoured military vehicles, including tanks and armoured personnel carriers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">distant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdist(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017364a"><!--s017364a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018170b"><!--s018170b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a certain distance away </p><p><i></i></p><p>a few miles distant</p>.</div><a name="s018171b"><!--s018171b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>remote in space or time </p><p><i></i></p><p>the distant hills</p>.</div><a name="s018172b"><!--s018172b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of travels, etc: to faraway places.</p></div><a name="s018173b"><!--s018173b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>not closely related </p><p><i></i></p><p>a distant cousin</p>.</div><a name="s018174b"><!--s018174b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>reserved or aloof in personal relationships; cold </p><p><i></i></p><p>polite but distant</p>.</div><a name="s018175b"><!--s018175b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>said of somebody's eyes or expression: abstracted from the immediate present</p><p><span class="bodyb">distantly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">distantness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">distant-, distans</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">distare</span> to stand apart, be distant, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">stare</span> to stand].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-et</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020516a"><!--s020516a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting:</p><a name="s021536b"><!--s021536b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>small or lesser kind of </p><p><i></i></p><p>baronet</p> <p><i></i></p><p>islet</p>.</div><a name="s021537b"><!--s021537b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>group of (the number specified) </p><p><i></i></p><p>octet</p> <p>[Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">-et</span> (masc), <span class="bodyi">-ete</span> (fem) from late Latin <span class="bodyi">-itus</span>, <span class="bodyi">-ita</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buttery<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008151a"><!--s008151a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>similar to or containing butter</p><p><span class="bodyb">butteriness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">against<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹgaynst, əʹgenst/ <i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000923a"><!--s000923a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001017b"><!--s001017b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000279c"><!--s000279c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in opposition or hostility to (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>the rule against smoking</p>.</div><a name="s000280c"><!--s000280c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>unfavourable to (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>His appearance is against him</p>.</div><a name="s000281c"><!--s000281c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>as a defence or protection from (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She warned them against opening the box</p>.</div></div><a name="s001018b"><!--s001018b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>contrasted with (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>silhouetted against the sky</p>.</div><a name="s001019b"><!--s001019b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in the direction of and in contact with (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Rain beat against the windows</p>.</div><a name="s001020b"><!--s001020b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in a direction opposite to the motion or course of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>We swam against the tide</p>.</div><a name="s001021b"><!--s001021b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in preparation or provision for.</p></div><a name="s001022b"><!--s001022b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s000282c"><!--s000282c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in preparation or provision for (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>saving against his retirement</p>.</div><a name="s000283c"><!--s000283c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>with respect to (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>customs that had the force of law against both parties</p>.</div></div><a name="s001023b"><!--s001023b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>in exchange for (something) ✱ <span class="bodyb">as against</span> compared with (something else) ✱ <span class="bodyb">have something against</span> to have a reason for disliking (somebody) [Middle English, alteration of <span class="bodyi">againes</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/again/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">again</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fathead</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021673a"><!--s021673a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a slow-witted or stupid person; a fool <span class="bodyb">fatheaded</span> /fatʹhedid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fatheadedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BG</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005315a"><!--s005315a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Bulgaria (international vehicle registration).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dead end</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015367a"><!--s015367a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015892b"><!--s015892b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an end of a street or passage without an exit.</p></div><a name="s015893b"><!--s015893b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a situation or course of action in which no progress can be made.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flatworm</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022833a"><!--s022833a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various parasitic and free-living worms, e.g. a tapeworm or fluke, that have flattened, as distinct from rounded, bodies: phylum Platyhelminthes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">distantiate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹstanshi·ayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017365a"><!--s017365a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to set or keep (a person or thing) at a distance <span class="bodyb">distantiation</span> /-ʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">distantia</span> distance, from <span class="bodyi">distant-</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/distant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">distant</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Electra complex</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹlektrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019359a"><!--s019359a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/oedipus_complex/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Oedipus complex</span></span></a> when it occurs in a female [named after <span class="bodyi">Electra</span>, character in Greek mythology who incites her brother to avenge their father's death by killing their mother].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">checkmate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010145a"><!--s010145a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010497b"><!--s010497b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002583c"><!--s002583c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often used as an interj</span>) the act of putting a chess opponent's king in check from which escape is impossible and thereby winning the game.</p></div><a name="s002584c"><!--s002584c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the situation of a king in this position.</p></div></div><a name="s010498b"><!--s010498b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>complete defeat</p><p><span class="bodyb">checkmate</span> <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">chekmate</span>, interj used to announce checkmate, via Old French and Arabic from Persian <span class="bodyi">shāh māt</span>, literally ‘the king is left helpless’; compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/check1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">check 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conjunctive<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹjungktiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012550a"><!--s012550a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013112b"><!--s013112b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>connective.</p></div><a name="s013113b"><!--s013113b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in grammar, behaving as a conjunction </p><p><i></i></p><p>conjunctive phrases like ‘in case’ and ‘as soon as’</p>.</div><a name="s013114b"><!--s013114b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in logic, denoting a compound preposition</p><p><span class="bodyb">conjunctively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">armourer</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">armorer</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002913a"><!--s002913a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002853b"><!--s002853b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who makes or looks after armour or arms.</p></div><a name="s002854b"><!--s002854b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person who repairs, assembles, and tests firearms.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ET</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020515a"><!--s020515a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021533b"><!--s021533b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Egypt (international vehicle registration).</p></div><a name="s021534b"><!--s021534b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Employment Training.</p></div><a name="s021535b"><!--s021535b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>extraterrestrial.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buttie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbuti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008152a"><!--s008152a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/butty1_or_buttie/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">butty 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">against<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000924a"><!--s000924a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001024b"><!--s001024b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>opposed to a motion or measure </p><p><i></i></p><p>162 for and 238 against</p>.</div><a name="s001025b"><!--s001025b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>unfavourable to a specified degree; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> unfavourable to a win </p><p><i></i></p><p>The odds are two to one against</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fat hen</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021674a"><!--s021674a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a widely distributed goosefoot that is a common weed: <span class="bodyi">Chenopodium alba</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bh</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005316a"><!--s005316a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chemical symbol for bohrium.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flatwoven</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022834a"><!--s022834a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a carpet: woven so as to have no pile.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deadening</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015368a"><!--s015368a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>material used to soundproof walls or floors.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">distant signal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017366a"><!--s017366a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a preliminary railway signal that indicates how the next home signal is set.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">armour plate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002914a"><!--s002914a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a defensive covering of hard metal plates for combat vehicles and vessels</p><p><span class="bodyb">armour-plated</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electress</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹlektris/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019360a"><!--s019360a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Electress</span>) the wife or widow of a German prince having the title of elector.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conjunctive<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012551a"><!--s012551a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in grammar, a conjunction.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">butt in</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008153a"><!--s008153a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008498b"><!--s008498b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to meddle or intrude.</p></div><a name="s008499b"><!--s008499b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to interrupt.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eta</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeetə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020518a"><!--s020518a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η), equivalent to and transliterated as roman ē [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">ēta</span>,of Semitic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">checkmate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010146a"><!--s010146a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010499b"><!--s010499b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to put (a chess opponent's king) in checkmate.</p></div><a name="s010500b"><!--s010500b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to thwart or counter (somebody or something) completely.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Aga Khan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌahgə ʹkahn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000925a"><!--s000925a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the leader of a Shiite sect of Muslims.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deadeye</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015369a"><!--s015369a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015894b"><!--s015894b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in sailing, a circular or semicircular wooden block through which a rope may be secured, used to tighten stays or shrouds.</p></div><a name="s015895b"><!--s015895b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> a marksman.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">father<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfahdhə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021675a"><!--s021675a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022907b"><!--s022907b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a male parent of a child.</p></div><a name="s022908b"><!--s022908b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005863c"><!--s005863c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a male parent of a child, or the sire of an animal.</p></div><a name="s005864c"><!--s005864c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a man who relates to another in a way suggesting the relationship of father and child, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in receiving filial respect.</p></div></div><a name="s022909b"><!--s022909b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a forefather.</p></div><a name="s022910b"><!--s022910b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s005865c"><!--s005865c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Father</span>) used as a respectful form of address: an old man.</p></div><a name="s005866c"><!--s005866c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>something personified as an old man </p><p><i></i></p><p>Old Father Time</p>.</div></div><a name="s022911b"><!--s022911b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Father</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">the Father</span>)</p><a name="s005867c"><!--s005867c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>God.</p></div><a name="s005868c"><!--s005868c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the first person of the Trinity.</p></div></div><a name="s022912b"><!--s022912b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a title in the Roman Catholic Church: a priest of the regular clergy.</p></div><a name="s022913b"><!--s022913b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>somebody who originates or institutes something.</p></div><a name="s022914b"><!--s022914b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Father</span>) an early Christian writer accepted by the Church as authoritative.</p></div><a name="s022915b"><!--s022915b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><a name="s005869c"><!--s005869c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>somebody who originates or institutes something </p><p><i></i></p><p>the father of radio</p>.</div><a name="s005870c"><!--s005870c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a source or origin.</p></div></div><a name="s022916b"><!--s022916b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) any of the leading men, e.g. of a city</p><p><span class="bodyb">fatherhood</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fatherless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">father-like</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">fæder</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">distaste</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹtayst/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017367a"><!--s017367a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018176b"><!--s018176b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + for) a dislike of or aversion to something.</p></div><a name="s018177b"><!--s018177b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>disapproval </p><p><i></i></p><p>He regarded his fellow passengers with distaste</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conjunctivitis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənˌjungktiʹvietis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012552a"><!--s012552a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>inflammation of the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/conjunctiva/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">conjunctiva</span></span></a> (membrane lining the eyelid and covering the eyeball), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a contagious type with overproduction of mucus, causing eyelashes to adhere. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pinkeye/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pinkeye</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electret</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹlektrət, -tret/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019361a"><!--s019361a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dielectric body in which a permanent state of electric polarization has been set up [blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/electricity/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">electricity</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/magnet/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">magnet</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bhaji <span class="bodyi">or</span> bhajee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbahji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005317a"><!--s005317a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a spicy Indian vegetable fritter </p><p><i></i></p><p>onion bhajis</p> [Hindi <span class="bodyi">bhaji</span> vegetable].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flaunching</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflawnching/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022835a"><!--s022835a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a slope, e.g. of concrete, round the base of a chimneypot to allow rain to run off [<span class="bodyi">flanch, flaunch</span> to slant, flare, perhaps from French <span class="bodyi">flanc</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flank1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flank 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">butt joint</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008154a"><!--s008154a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a joint made by placing the ends or sides of the parts together without overlap and often with reinforcement.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">armoury</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">armory</span>) /ʹahməri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> armouries) (<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> armories)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002915a"><!--s002915a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002855b"><!--s002855b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a collection of or place for storing arms and military equipment, or the equipment itself.</p></div><a name="s002856b"><!--s002856b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a collection of available resources.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ETA</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020517a"><!--s020517a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>estimated time of arrival.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">checkout</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010147a"><!--s010147a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010501b"><!--s010501b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a cash desk equipped with a cash register in a self-service shop.</p></div><a name="s010502b"><!--s010502b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act of checking out of a hotel etc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agamic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ayʹgamik, ə-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000926a"><!--s000926a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>reproducing without fertilization; asexual or parthenogenetic</p><p><span class="bodyb">agamically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">agamos</span> unmarried, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">gamos</span> marriage].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">father<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (fathered, fathering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021676a"><!--s021676a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022917b"><!--s022917b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to beget (offspring).</p></div><a name="s022918b"><!--s022918b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005871c"><!--s005871c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to beget (offspring).</p></div><a name="s005872c"><!--s005872c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to initiate (something).</p></div><a name="s005873c"><!--s005873c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to accept responsibility for (something).</p></div></div><a name="s022919b"><!--s022919b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005874c"><!--s005874c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(+ on) to fix the paternity of (somebody) on a man.</p></div><a name="s005875c"><!--s005875c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(+ on) to foist, impose, or attribute responsibility for (something, e.g. a crime, on somebody).</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deadfall</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015370a"><!--s015370a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a type of trap in which the prey is killed or disabled by a heavy object, e.g. a log, falling on it.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flaunt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/flawnt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022836a"><!--s022836a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024327b"><!--s024327b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to display or parade (one's possessions, qualities, or oneself) ostentatiously or impudently </p><p><i></i></p><p>flaunt one's engagement ring</p> <p><i></i></p><p>flaunt one's figure</p> <p><i></i></p><p>flaunt one's generosity</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s024328b"><!--s024328b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to parade or display oneself to public notice </p><p><i></i></p><p>and some, who flaunt amid the throng, shall hide in dens of shame tonight</p><p> W Cullen Bryant.</p></div><a name="s024329b"><!--s024329b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> to wave or flutter proudly </p><p><i></i></p><p>Hundreds of these handkerchiefs hang dangling from pegs … or flaunting from the doorposts</p><p> Dickens ✱ <span class="bodyb">if you've got it, flaunt it</span>.</p></div><a name="s024330b"><!--s024330b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>don't be modest about your attributes, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> physical ones; put them on display</p><p><span class="bodyb">flaunter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">flauntingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><a name="sb000000210"><!--sb000000210--></a><p><span class="bodyb">flaunty</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [origin unknown]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">flaunt</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">flout</span>? These two words are often sometimes confused. To <span class="bodyi">flaunt</span> means ‘to display ostentatiously’: <span class="bodyi">to flaunt one's superiority</span>; <span class="bodyi">to flaunt one's wealth</span>; <span class="bodyi">flout</span> means ‘to treat with contemptuous disregard’: <span class="bodyi">flout one's parents’ wishes</span>; <span class="bodyi">The present laws are widely flouted</span>. The verb <span class="bodyi">flaunt</span> is sometimes incorrectly used for <span class="bodyi">flout</span>:Phrases such as <span class="bodyi">to flaunt the rules</span> and <span class="bodyi">to flaunt convention</span> are wrong.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">distasteful</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹtaystf(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017368a"><!--s017368a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>causing distaste; offensive</p><p><span class="bodyb">distastefully</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">distastefulness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bhang</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bang/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005318a"><!--s005318a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mild form of cannabis used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in India [Hindi <span class="bodyi">bh</span> <span class="bodyi">āṇg</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">e-tailer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeetaylə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020519a"><!--s020519a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a company that sells its product through the Internet</p><p><span class="bodyb">e-tailing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">check out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010148a"><!--s010148a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010503b"><!--s010503b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to complete the formalities before leaving a hotel etc.</p></div><a name="s010504b"><!--s010504b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> to correspond or tally <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s010505b"><!--s010505b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cause the removal of (something) to be recorded.</p></div><a name="s010506b"><!--s010506b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> to confirm or verify (something).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">armpit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002916a"><!--s002916a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002857b"><!--s002857b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the hollow beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder.</p></div><a name="s002858b"><!--s002858b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the armpit</span>) <span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> the most unsavoury part of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>77th Street Station … was the armpit of detective duty</p> — J Wambaugh.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electric<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹlektrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019362a"><!--s019362a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020381b"><!--s020381b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005240c"><!--s005240c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>of, being, supplying, producing, or produced by electricity </p><p><i></i></p><p>electric current</p> <p><i></i></p><p>an electric plug</p>.</div><a name="s005241c"><!--s005241c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>operated by or using electricity </p><p><i></i></p><p>an electric motor</p>.</div></div><a name="s020382b"><!--s020382b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005242c"><!--s005242c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>producing an intensely stimulating effect; thrilling </p><p><i></i></p><p>an electric performance</p>.</div><a name="s005243c"><!--s005243c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) tense.</p></div><a name="s005244c"><!--s005244c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>said of a musical instrument: electronically producing or amplifying sound </p><p><i></i></p><p>an electric organ</p> <a name="sb000000171"><!--sb000000171--></a><p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">electricus</span> from <span class="bodyi">electrum</span> amber, alloy of gold and silver, from Greek <span class="bodyi">ēlektron</span>. Electricity was first produced by rubbing amber]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">electric</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">electrical</span>? <span class="bodyi">Electric</span> is the adjective generally used to describe specific things that carry or are powered by electricity: <span class="bodyi">an electric circuit</span>; <span class="bodyi">an electric motor</span>; <span class="bodyi">an electric toothbrush</span>.<span class="bodyi">Electrical</span> tends to be used with more general or abstract nouns: <span class="bodyi">an electrical appliance</span>; <span class="bodyi">electrical goods</span>; <span class="bodyi">electrical engineering</span>. There is, however, a good deal of overlap. <span class="bodyi">Electric</span> is the adjective usually used in figurative contexts: <span class="bodyi">The atmosphere was electric</span>.</p></div></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buttock</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbutək/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008155a"><!--s008155a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the back of a hip that forms one of the two fleshy parts on which a person sits, or the corresponding part of a cow or other mammal [Old English <span class="bodyi">buttuc</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conjuncture</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹjungkchə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012553a"><!--s012553a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a combination of circumstances or events usu producing a crisis; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/juncture/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">juncture</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agapanthus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/agəʹpanthəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> agapanthuses)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000927a"><!--s000927a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an African plant of the lily family with clusters of showy blue or purple flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Agapanthus</span> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">Agapanthus</span>, genus name, from Greek <span class="bodyi">agapē</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/agape2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">agape 2</span></span></a>) + <span class="bodyi">anthos</span> flower].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Father Christmas</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021677a"><!--s021677a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an old man with a white beard and red suit believed by children to deliver their presents at Christmas time.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dead hand</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015371a"><!--s015371a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an oppressive influence </p><p><i></i></p><p>the dead hand of bureaucracy</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">distemper<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹstempə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017369a"><!--s017369a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018178b"><!--s018178b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a viral disease of certain animals, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a highly infectious disease of dogs, with fever and coughing and sometimes disturbance of the nervous systems.</p></div><a name="s018179b"><!--s018179b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> an illness </p><p><i></i></p><p>My distemper was a pleurisy</p><p> Benjamin Franklin.</p></div><a name="s018180b"><!--s018180b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a social or political evil [archaic <span class="bodyi">distemper</span> to upset, derange, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">distemperare</span> to temper or mix badly, from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">temperare</span> to temper, mingle].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flautist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflawtist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022837a"><!--s022837a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who plays a flute. <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flutist/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flutist</span></span></a> [Italian <span class="bodyi">flautista</span>, from <span class="bodyi">flauto</span> flute].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bhangra <span class="bodyi">or</span> bangra</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbanggrə, ʹbahnggrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005319a"><!--s005319a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a form of traditional Punjabi folk music, sometimes now performed as a form of fusion music influenced by rock and rap [Punjabi <span class="bodyi">bhāngrā</span> a traditional Punjab harvest festival dance].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buttock-clenching</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008156a"><!--s008156a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008500b"><!--s008500b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>terrifying.</p></div><a name="s008501b"><!--s008501b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>extremely embarrassing or tedious</p><p><span class="bodyb">buttock-clenchingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">checkpoint</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010149a"><!--s010149a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a location where inspection, e.g. of people or vehicles crossing a border, may take place.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">et al</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌet ʹal/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020520a"><!--s020520a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>and others [Latin <span class="bodyi">et alii</span> (masc), <span class="bodyi">et aliae</span> (fem), <span class="bodyi">et alia</span> (neuter)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">armrest</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002917a"><!--s002917a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a support for the arm, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one on a chair.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electric<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019363a"><!--s019363a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020383b"><!--s020383b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) electrical parts; electric circuitry </p><p><i></i></p><p>I don't like to tamper with electrics</p>.</div><a name="s020384b"><!--s020384b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an electrically-powered train vehicle.</p></div><a name="s020385b"><!--s020385b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) electric power.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agape<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹgayp/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000928a"><!--s000928a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001026b"><!--s001026b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>wide open; gaping </p><p><i></i></p><p>with mouths agape</p>.</div><a name="s001027b"><!--s001027b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in a state of wonder </p><p><i></i></p><p>agape with expectation</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conjure</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonjə, ʹkunjə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012554a"><!--s012554a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013115b"><!--s013115b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(+ up) to produce (something) from one's imagination or by using one's creative powers.</p></div><a name="s013116b"><!--s013116b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ up) said of a word, sensation, etc: to evoke (ideas, images, etc).</p></div><a name="s013117b"><!--s013117b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to summon (spirits, demons, etc) by means of a magic ritual.</p></div><a name="s013118b"><!--s013118b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to beg or implore (somebody) to do something </p><p><i></i></p><p>I … conjure thee to pardon Rome</p><p> Shakespeare <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s013119b"><!--s013119b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to perform conjuring tricks.</p></div><a name="s013120b"><!--s013120b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to use magical powers </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'll learn to conjure, and raise devils</p><p> Shakespeare ✱ <span class="bodyb">a name to conjure with</span>.</p></div><a name="s013121b"><!--s013121b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a name that commands awed respect <span class="bodyb">conjuration</span> -ʹraysh(ə)n <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">conjuring</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">conjurer</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">conjurare</span> to swear together, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">jurare</span> to swear].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">father confessor</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> father confessors)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021678a"><!--s021678a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022920b"><!--s022920b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a priest who hears confessions and gives advice, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> spiritual advice.</p></div><a name="s022921b"><!--s022921b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody in whom another person confides and who gives them advice.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deadhead<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015372a"><!--s015372a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015896b"><!--s015896b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> to remove dead flower heads from (a plant).</p></div><a name="s015897b"><!--s015897b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> to drive (a vehicle) without carrying any passengers or other load <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s015898b"><!--s015898b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> to drive a vehicle that is empty.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">distemper<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017370a"><!--s017370a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018181b"><!--s018181b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a method of painting in which pigments are mixed with white or yolk of egg or size, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for mural decoration.</p></div><a name="s018182b"><!--s018182b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the paint used in the distemper process.</p></div><a name="s018183b"><!--s018183b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s004561c"><!--s004561c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the paint used in the distemper process.</p></div><a name="s004562c"><!--s004562c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any of numerous water-based paints for general, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> household, use.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flavescent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fləʹves(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022838a"><!--s022838a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>slightly yellow; turning yellow [Latin <span class="bodyi">flavescent-, flavescens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">flavescere</span> to turn yellow, from <span class="bodyi">flavus</span> yellow].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bhp</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005320a"><!--s005320a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>brake horsepower.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">button<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbut(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008157a"><!--s008157a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008502b"><!--s008502b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small knob or disc secured to an article, e.g. of clothing, and used as a fastener by passing it through a buttonhole or loop.</p></div><a name="s008503b"><!--s008503b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a usu circular badge bearing a design or slogan.</p></div><a name="s008504b"><!--s008504b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a knob on an item of electrical or electronic equipment that is pressed to activate a function.</p></div><a name="s008505b"><!--s008505b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a guard on the tip of a fencing foil.</p></div><a name="s008506b"><!--s008506b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>something of little value </p><p><i></i></p><p>not worth a button</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">hit the right button</span>.</p></div><a name="s008507b"><!--s008507b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to say or do something that meets with approval ✱ <span class="bodyb">on the button</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> with absolute precision; exactly</p><p><span class="bodyb">buttonless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">boton</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">bouton</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">checkrein</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010150a"><!--s010150a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a short rein attached from the bit to the saddle to prevent a horse from lowering its head.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conjurer <span class="bodyi">or</span> conjuror</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonjoorə, ʹkun-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012555a"><!--s012555a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who performs tricks by sleight of hand or illusion.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">etalon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹetəlon/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020521a"><!--s020521a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an instrument used in physics for studying the fine structure of lines in a spectrum that are produced by the multiple reflection of a beam of light between two half-silvered plates a few millimetres apart [French <span class="bodyi">étalon</span> standard of weights and measures, from early French <span class="bodyi">estalon, estelon</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">father-in-law</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> fathers-in-law)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021679a"><!--s021679a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the father of one's husband or wife.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agape<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹagəpi, əʹgapay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000929a"><!--s000929a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001028b"><!--s001028b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/love_feast/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">love feast</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s001029b"><!--s001029b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Christian love <span class="bodyb">agapeic</span> /agəʹpayik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">agapē</span> love, from <span class="bodyi">agapan</span> to welcome, love].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arms</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002918a"><!--s002918a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002859b"><!--s002859b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>weapons, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> firearms.</p></div><a name="s002860b"><!--s002860b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000588c"><!--s000588c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>active hostilities.</p></div><a name="s000589c"><!--s000589c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>military service or a military profession.</p></div></div><a name="s002861b"><!--s002861b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the heraldic insignia of a group or body, e.g. a family, corporation, or country ✱ <span class="bodyb">a call to arms</span> a call to get ready to fight ✱ <span class="bodyb">under arms</span> equipped or prepared for war ✱ <span class="bodyb">up in arms</span> angrily rebellious and protesting strongly </p><p><i></i></p><p>The entire community are up in arms about the proposed motorway</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">armes</span> (pl) weapons, via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">arma</span> weapons, tools].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electrical</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019364a"><!--s019364a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020386b"><!--s020386b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or connected with electricity </p><p><i></i></p><p>electrical output</p> <p><i></i></p><p>electrical engineering</p>.</div><a name="s020387b"><!--s020387b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/electric1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">electric<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (1b) </p><p><i></i></p><p>electrical appliances</p> <a name="sb000000172"><!--sb000000172--></a><p><span class="bodyb">electrically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">electrical</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">electric</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/electric1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">electric 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deadhead<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015373a"><!--s015373a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015899b"><!--s015899b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a dull or stupid person.</p></div><a name="s015900b"><!--s015900b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> a person who has not paid for a ticket, e.g. for a journey or performance.</p></div><a name="s015901b"><!--s015901b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a dead flower head.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">distemper<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (distempered, distempering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017371a"><!--s017371a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to paint (something) in or with distemper [Middle English <span class="bodyi">distemperen</span> to mix with liquid, soak, via Old French from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">temperare</span>, to temper, mingle].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Flavian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflayvi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022839a"><!--s022839a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>belonging or relating to a dynasty of Roman emperors, including Vespasian and his sons Titus and Domitian, who reigned from <span class="bodysc">ad</span> 69–96</p><p><span class="bodyb">Flavian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">Flavianus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Flavius</span>, family name of Vespasian].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bhutanese</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bootəʹneez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005321a"><!--s005321a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Bhutan in the Himalayas</p><p><span class="bodyb">Bhutanese</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">checkroom</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010151a"><!--s010151a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a room in which luggage, parcels, or coats may be left for safekeeping.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conjuring trick</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012556a"><!--s012556a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a trick using sleight of hand that deceives the eye or apparently defies nature.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fatherland</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021680a"><!--s021680a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with reference to Germany: one's native land.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">button<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (buttoned, buttoning)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008158a"><!--s008158a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s008508b"><!--s008508b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to close or fasten (something) with buttons </p><p><i></i></p><p>Button up your overcoat</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s008509b"><!--s008509b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to have buttons for fastening </p><p><i></i></p><p>This dress buttons at the back</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arms race</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002919a"><!--s002919a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a continuing rivalry between nations, in which each tries to achieve superiority in armaments.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agar-agar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aygahr ʹaygah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000931a"><!--s000931a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a gelatinous extract from any of various red algae, used in culture media, as a thickening agent in foods, etc [Malay <span class="bodyi">agar</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">etc</span><small><span class="eSynop">/itʹsetrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020522a"><!--s020522a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>et cetera.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">distend</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹstend/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017372a"><!--s017372a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018184b"><!--s018184b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to swell or cause (a part of the body, e.g. the belly) to swell from internal pressure <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s018185b"><!--s018185b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to swell</p><p><span class="bodyb">distended</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">distensibility</span> /-səʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">distensible</span> /-səbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">distension</span> /-sh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">distenden</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">distendere</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">tendere</span> to stretch].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flavin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflayvin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022840a"><!--s022840a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several yellow pigments occurring as part of the coenzymes (non-protein compounds enabling enzymes to function; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/coenzyme/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">coenzyme</span></span></a>) of flavoproteins [Latin <span class="bodyi">flavus</span> yellow + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in1/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-in 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bi</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005322a"><!--s005322a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chemical symbol for bismuth.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">checksum</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010152a"><!--s010152a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in computing, a digit derived from the sum of the digits appearing in a piece of data, used as a check to detect errors in the data.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dead heat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015374a"><!--s015374a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a race or contest that ends with more than one competitor finishing level or achieving the highest score.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electricals</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019365a"><!--s019365a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>electrical parts or electric circuitry; electrics.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">button-down</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008159a"><!--s008159a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008510b"><!--s008510b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a collar: having the ends fastened to the garment with buttons.</p></div><a name="s008511b"><!--s008511b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> boringly conventional or conservative, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in dress or attitudes.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fatherly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021681a"><!--s021681a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022922b"><!--s022922b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or characteristic of a father </p><p><i></i></p><p>fatherly responsibilities</p>.</div><a name="s022923b"><!--s022923b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>resembling a father, e.g. in care or affection </p><p><i></i></p><p>a kind fatherly old man</p> <p><span class="bodyb">fatherliness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">et cetera</span><small><span class="eSynop">/it ʹsetrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020523a"><!--s020523a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>and other things, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of the same kind; and so forth [Latin <span class="bodyi">et cetera</span> and the rest].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arm-twisting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002920a"><!--s002920a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> the use of direct personal pressure in order to achieve a desired end.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flavine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflayvin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022841a"><!--s022841a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>acriflavine or a similar yellow dye used as an antiseptic [Latin <span class="bodyi">flavus</span> yellow + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ine1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ine 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conjuror</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012557a"><!--s012557a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/conjurer_or_conjuror/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">conjurer</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agaric</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹagərik, əʹgarik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000932a"><!--s000932a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a family of fungi, e.g.a fungus, such as the common edible mushroom, that has an umbrella-shaped cap with radiating gills on the underside: family Agaricaceae [Latin <span class="bodyi">agaricum</span> a fungus, from Greek <span class="bodyi">agarikon</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">checkup</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010153a"><!--s010153a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an examination, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a general medical or dental examination.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dead-leg</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (dead-legged) (dead-legging)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015376a"><!--s015376a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to give (somebody) a dead leg.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">distich</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017373a"><!--s017373a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in prosody, a two-line unit of verse; a couplet</p><p><span class="bodyb">distichal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">distichon</span>, neuter of <span class="bodyi">distichos</span> having two rows, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/di_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">di- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">stichos</span> row, verse].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bi-<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> bin-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005323a"><!--s005323a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s005458b"><!--s005458b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001201c"><!--s001201c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>two </p><p><i></i></p><p>bilingual</p>.</div><a name="s001202c"><!--s001202c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>appearing or occurring every two </p><p><i></i></p><p>bimonthly</p>.</div><a name="s001203c"><!--s001203c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>into two parts </p><p><i></i></p><p>bisect</p>.</div></div><a name="s005459b"><!--s005459b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>appearing or occurring twice in: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/semi/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">semi-</span></span></a> </p><p><i></i></p><p>biweekly</p>.</div><a name="s005460b"><!--s005460b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s001204c"><!--s001204c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>twice; doubly; on both sides </p><p><i></i></p><p>biconvex</p>.</div><a name="s001205c"><!--s001205c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>appearing or occurring twice in: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/semi/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">semi-</span></span></a> </p><p><i></i></p><p>biweekly</p>.</div></div><a name="s005461b"><!--s005461b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>located between, involving, or affecting two (specified symmetrical parts) </p><p><i></i></p><p>binaural</p>.</div><a name="s005462b"><!--s005462b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/di_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">di- 1</span></span></a> </p><p><i></i></p><p>biphenyl</p>.</div><a name="s005463b"><!--s005463b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>acid salt </p><p><i></i></p><p>bicarbonate</p> [Middle English from Latin].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electric blanket</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019366a"><!--s019366a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a blanket containing an electric heating element that is used to warm a bed.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buttonhole<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008160a"><!--s008160a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008512b"><!--s008512b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a slit or loop in the edge of a piece of material, through which a button is passed.</p></div><a name="s008513b"><!--s008513b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a flower worn in a buttonhole or pinned to the lapel.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">father of the chapel</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> fathers of the chapel)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021682a"><!--s021682a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a man who is the shop steward in charge of a union branch in the publishing or printing industry.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arm wrestling</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002921a"><!--s002921a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a contest in which two opponents sit opposite each other across a table, each with one elbow on its surface, grip each other's hand, and try to force each other's forearm down.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flavone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflayvohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022842a"><!--s022842a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024331b"><!--s024331b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ketone/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ketone</span></span></a> (type of organic compound) found in the leaves, stems, and seed capsules of many primroses: formula C<sub>15</sub>H<sub>10</sub>O<sub>2</sub>.</p></div><a name="s024332b"><!--s024332b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of the chemical compounds formed from it, many of which occur as yellow plant pigments and are used as dyestuffs [Latin <span class="bodyi">flavus</span> yellow + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/one/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-one</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">etceteras</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020524a"><!--s020524a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>unspecified additional items.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">distichous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdistikəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017374a"><!--s017374a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of leaves: arranged in two opposite vertical rows</p><p><span class="bodyb">distichously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">distichos</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/distich/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">distich</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cheddar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchedə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010154a"><!--s010154a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hard smooth-textured cheese with a flavour that ranges from mild to strong as the cheese matures [named after <span class="bodyi">Cheddar</span>, village in Somerset, England where it was orig made].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bi-<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005324a"><!--s005324a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bio_or_bi/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bio-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conk<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kongk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012558a"><!--s012558a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013122b"><!--s013122b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> the nose.</p></div><a name="s013123b"><!--s013123b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the head [prob alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/conch/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">conch</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dead leg</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015375a"><!--s015375a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a sensation of numbness in the leg caused by a blow.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electric blue</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019367a"><!--s019367a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>harshly bright slightly greenish blue.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agar <span class="bodyi">or</span> agar jelly</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaygah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000930a"><!--s000930a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/agar_agar/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">agar-agar</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buttonhole<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008161a"><!--s008161a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008514b"><!--s008514b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to provide (a garment) with buttonholes.</p></div><a name="s008515b"><!--s008515b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to sew (something) with buttonhole stitch.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flavonoid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflayvənoyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022843a"><!--s022843a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a group of naturally occurring aromatic chemical compounds that are found <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as plant pigments [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flavone/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flavone</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/oid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-oid</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">army</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> armies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002922a"><!--s002922a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002862b"><!--s002862b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a large organized force for fighting on land.</p></div><a name="s002863b"><!--s002863b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000590c"><!--s000590c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a large organized force for fighting on land.</p></div><a name="s000591c"><!--s000591c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Army</span>) the complete military organization of a nation for land warfare.</p></div></div><a name="s002864b"><!--s002864b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a large crowd </p><p><i></i></p><p>Mr Poulter was a host in himself; that is to say, he admired himself more than a whole army of spectators could have admired him</p> — George Eliot.</div><a name="s002865b"><!--s002865b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a body of people organized to advance a cause </p><p><i></i></p><p>the Salvation Army</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">armee</span> via Old French from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">armata</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">armare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/arm2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">arm 2</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conk<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012559a"><!--s012559a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to hit (somebody) on the head.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cheder</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkhaydə, ʹkhedə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010155a"><!--s010155a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/heder_or_cheder/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">heder</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dead letter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015377a"><!--s015377a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015902b"><!--s015902b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a law, custom, or treaty that has fallen out of use without being formally repealed or abolished.</p></div><a name="s015903b"><!--s015903b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a letter that cannot be delivered or returned because it lacks adequate directions.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electric chair</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019368a"><!--s019368a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020388b"><!--s020388b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a chair used in legal electrocution.</p></div><a name="s020389b"><!--s020389b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the penalty of death by electrocution.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biannual</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bieʹanyooəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005325a"><!--s005325a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>occurring twice a year: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/biennial1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">biennial 1</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">biannually</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">distil</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">distill</span>) /diʹstil/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (distilled, distilling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017375a"><!--s017375a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s018186b"><!--s018186b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to produce (a liquid) in purified form by heating it till it evaporates as steam, and cooling it till it again becomes liquid.</p></div><a name="s018187b"><!--s018187b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (whisky or other spirits) by this method.</p></div><a name="s018188b"><!--s018188b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to extract the essence of (a plant, etc) by heating it with a solvent.</p></div><a name="s018189b"><!--s018189b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to produce (an oil, etc) by this means.</p></div><a name="s018190b"><!--s018190b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(+ out/off) to obtain, or separate (a volatile ingredient) by heating.</p></div><a name="s018191b"><!--s018191b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to derive (ideas, a written work, etc) from a body of previously amassed material.</p></div><a name="s018192b"><!--s018192b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to extract the essential matter from (previously amassed material) </p><p><i></i></p><p>It's time you distilled all those random jottings into a book</p> <p><span class="bodyb">distillation</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s018193b"><!--s018193b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to undergo distillation.</p></div><a name="s018194b"><!--s018194b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to condense or drop from a still after distillation.</p></div><a name="s018195b"><!--s018195b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>to exude in drops or in a fine mist.</p></div><a name="s018196b"><!--s018196b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>to appear slowly or in small quantities at a time <span class="bodyb">distillatory</span> /-ət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">distillen</span> via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">distillare</span>, alteration of <span class="bodyi">destillare</span> from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">stillare</span> to drip, from <span class="bodyi">stilla</span> drop].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">etch</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ech/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020525a"><!--s020525a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021538b"><!--s021538b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to produce (a picture or letters), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on metal or glass, by the corrosive action of an acid.</p></div><a name="s021539b"><!--s021539b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005471c"><!--s005471c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to produce (a picture or letters), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on metal or glass, by the corrosive action of an acid.</p></div><a name="s005472c"><!--s005472c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to subject (metal, glass, etc) to such a process.</p></div></div><a name="s021540b"><!--s021540b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to delineate or imprint (something) clearly </p><p><i></i></p><p>scenes that are indelibly etched in our minds</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s021541b"><!--s021541b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to practise etching</p><p><span class="bodyb">etcher</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Dutch <span class="bodyi">etsen</span> from German <span class="bodyi">ätzen</span> to feed, from Old High German <span class="bodyi">azzen</span> to eat away].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Father of the House</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021683a"><!--s021683a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the man who has been longest a member of the House of Commons.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buttonhole<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008162a"><!--s008162a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to detain (somebody) in conversation [alteration of <span class="bodyi">buttonhold</span> to detain somebody by holding the buttons on his or her clothes].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹagət, ʹagayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000933a"><!--s000933a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mineral used as a gem composed of quartz of various colours, often arranged in bands [French <span class="bodyi">agate</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">achatēs</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flavoprotein</span><small><span class="eSynop">/flayvohʹprohteen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022844a"><!--s022844a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various proteins that contain flavin and are involved in biological oxidation reactions [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flavin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flavin</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/protein/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">protein</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">army ant</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002923a"><!--s002923a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a subfamily of blind nomadic ants that travel in huge groups destroying plants and animals in their path: subfamily Dorylinae.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conker</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkongkə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012560a"><!--s012560a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013124b"><!--s013124b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the large hard shiny brown nut of the horse chestnut, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as used in playing conkers.</p></div><a name="s013125b"><!--s013125b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> (<span class="bodyi">in pl, but treated as sing.</span>) a game in which each player in turn swings a conker on a string to try to break one held on its string by their opponent [dialect <span class="bodyi">conker</span> a snail shell, from the original use of a snail shell on a string in the game, perhaps from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/conch/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">conch</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electric eel</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019369a"><!--s019369a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large eel-shaped fish of the Orinoco and Amazon rivers that is capable of giving a severe electric shock: <span class="bodyi">Electrophorus electricus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">distillate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdistilət, -layt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017376a"><!--s017376a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018197b"><!--s018197b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a product of distillation.</p></div><a name="s018198b"><!--s018198b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a concentrated form.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buttonhole stitch</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008163a"><!--s008163a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a delicate sewing stitch with loops very close together, used to make a firm or neat edge, e.g. on a buttonhole.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bias<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbie·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005326a"><!--s005326a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005464b"><!--s005464b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an inclination to favour or disfavour certain people or things, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a personal prejudice.</p></div><a name="s005465b"><!--s005465b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001206c"><!--s001206c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an inclination of temperament or outlook; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a personal prejudice.</p></div><a name="s001207c"><!--s001207c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a bent or tendency.</p></div><a name="s001208c"><!--s001208c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>in statistics, a tendency of an estimate to deviate in one direction from a true value, e.g. because of non-random sampling.</p></div></div><a name="s005466b"><!--s005466b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the bias</span>) a line diagonal to the grain of a fabric </p><p><i></i></p><p>a skirt cut on the bias</p>.</div><a name="s005467b"><!--s005467b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s001209c"><!--s001209c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the tendency of a bowl used in the game of bowls to take a curved path when rolled.</p></div><a name="s001210c"><!--s001210c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the property of shape or weighting that causes this.</p></div></div><a name="s005468b"><!--s005468b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a voltage applied to an electronic device, e.g. the grid of a thermionic valve, to enable it to function normally [early French <span class="bodyi">biais</span> from Old Provençal].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cheek<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/cheek/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010156a"><!--s010156a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010507b"><!--s010507b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the fleshy side of the face below the eye and above and to the side of the mouth.</p></div><a name="s010508b"><!--s010508b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>insolent boldness; impudence.</p></div><a name="s010509b"><!--s010509b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a buttock.</p></div><a name="s010510b"><!--s010510b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>either of two paired facing parts, e.g. the jaws of a vice ✱ <span class="bodyb">cheek by jowl</span> very close together ✱ <span class="bodyb">turn the other cheek</span> to respond to injury or unkindness with patience; to forgo retaliation [with allusion to the New Testament accounts of the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:39): ‘But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.’] [Old English <span class="bodyi">cēace</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">etching</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020526a"><!--s020526a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021542b"><!--s021542b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the art of producing pictures or designs by printing from an etched metal plate.</p></div><a name="s021543b"><!--s021543b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an impression from an etched plate.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Father's Day</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021684a"><!--s021684a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the third Sunday in June, on which fathers are honoured.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deadlight</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015378a"><!--s015378a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015904b"><!--s015904b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a metal cover or shutter fitted inside a porthole or window on a ship to keep out light and water.</p></div><a name="s015905b"><!--s015905b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a skylight that does not open.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flavor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflayvə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun and verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022845a"><!--s022845a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flavour1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flavour 1</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flavour2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flavour 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agave</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹgayvi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000934a"><!--s000934a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of N or S American plants of the daffodil family with spiny leaves and flowers in tall spreading flat clusters: genus <span class="bodyi">Agave</span> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">Agave</span>, genus name, from the Latin name of a daughter of Cadmus in mythology, from Greek <span class="bodyi">Agauē</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Army List</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002924a"><!--s002924a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in the UK, the official list of commissioned officers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conk out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">dated, informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012561a"><!--s012561a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013126b"><!--s013126b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a motor vehicle, or its driver or a machine, or body part: to break down.</p></div><a name="s013127b"><!--s013127b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a person: to collapse, faint, die, or fall asleep [prob imitative of a failing engine].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">distillation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/distiʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017377a"><!--s017377a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a process that consists of condensing the gas or vapour obtained from heated liquids or solids and that is used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for purification, fractionation, or the formation of new substances.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buttonhook</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008164a"><!--s008164a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hook for pulling small buttons through buttonholes </p><p><i></i></p><p>A hundred times in my boyhood days had I picked locks with a buttonhook</p><p> Edgar Rice Burroughs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ETD</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020527a"><!--s020527a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>estimated time of departure.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cheek<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010157a"><!--s010157a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to speak rudely or impudently to (somebody).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bias<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (biased biassed) (biasing biassing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005327a"><!--s005327a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005469b"><!--s005469b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to give a prejudiced outlook to (something or somebody).</p></div><a name="s005470b"><!--s005470b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to influence (somebody) unfairly </p><p><i></i></p><p>That might bias the jury</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fathom<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfadh(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021685a"><!--s021685a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of length used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for measuring the depth of water, equal to 6ft (about 1.83m) [Old English <span class="bodyi">fæthm</span> outstretched arms, length of the outstretched arms].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deadline</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015379a"><!--s015379a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015906b"><!--s015906b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a date or time before which something must be completed.</p></div><a name="s015907b"><!--s015907b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a boundary beyond which it is not possible or permitted to pass</p><p>The word was coined in the Confederate prisoner of war camp, Andersonville, during the American Civil War (1861–5), when a line was marked out a little distance from the perimeter wire fence and the instruction was given that any prisoner crossing the line should be shot on sight</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electric eye</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019370a"><!--s019370a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/photoelectric_cell/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">photoelectric cell</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">army worm</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002925a"><!--s002925a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of the larvae of several moths, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of the USA and E Africa, that travel in massed columns, destroying crops, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> cotton, sugar cane, and maize: family Noctuidae.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flavoring</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022846a"><!--s022846a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flavouring/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flavouring</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-age</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000937a"><!--s000937a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting:</p><a name="s001041b"><!--s001041b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an aggregate or collection </p><p><i></i></p><p>baggage</p> <p><i></i></p><p>acreage</p>.</div><a name="s001042b"><!--s001042b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000291c"><!--s000291c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an action or process </p><p><i></i></p><p>haulage</p>.</div><a name="s000292c"><!--s000292c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a cumulative result </p><p><i></i></p><p>mileage</p> <p><i></i></p><p>breakage</p> <p><i></i></p><p>spillage</p>.</div><a name="s000293c"><!--s000293c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a rate or amount </p><p><i></i></p><p>dosage</p>.</div></div><a name="s001043b"><!--s001043b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a house or place </p><p><i></i></p><p>orphanage</p>.</div><a name="s001044b"><!--s001044b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a condition or rank </p><p><i></i></p><p>bondage</p> <p><i></i></p><p>peerage</p>.</div><a name="s001045b"><!--s001045b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a fee or charge </p><p><i></i></p><p>postage</p> <p><i></i></p><p>wharfage</p> [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">-aticum</span>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conman</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonman/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> conmen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012562a"><!--s012562a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a person who uses confidence tricks to cheat others; a swindler.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">button mushroom</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008165a"><!--s008165a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an immature whole mushroom.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cheekbone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010158a"><!--s010158a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the bone forming the prominence below the eye.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fathom<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (fathomed, fathoming)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021686a"><!--s021686a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022924b"><!--s022924b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + out) to penetrate and come to understand (something).</p></div><a name="s022925b"><!--s022925b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to measure the depth of (water) by a sounding line</p><p><span class="bodyb">fathomable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fathomless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bias binding</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005328a"><!--s005328a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a narrow folded strip of fabric cut on the bias used for hemming, to cover raw edges, or for decoration.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eternal<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹtuhnl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020528a"><!--s020528a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021544b"><!--s021544b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having infinite duration; everlasting </p><p><i></i></p><p>eternal life</p>.</div><a name="s021545b"><!--s021545b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> incessant or interminable </p><p><i></i></p><p>their eternal arguments</p>.</div><a name="s021546b"><!--s021546b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>timeless </p><p><i></i></p><p>the eternal truths</p> <p><span class="bodyb">eternalize</span> <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">eternally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">eternalness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">aeternus</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">distiller</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017378a"><!--s017378a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person or company that makes alcohol, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> spirits, by distilling.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dead load</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015380a"><!--s015380a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in engineering, a static load or force on a structure resulting from the weight of its component parts: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/live_load/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">live load</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flavour<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">flavor</span>) /ʹflayvə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022847a"><!--s022847a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024333b"><!--s024333b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the blend of taste and smell sensations evoked by a substance in the mouth.</p></div><a name="s024334b"><!--s024334b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006329c"><!--s006329c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the blend of taste and smell sensations evoked by a substance in the mouth.</p></div><a name="s006330c"><!--s006330c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a flavour of a specified kind </p><p><i></i></p><p>a lemony flavour</p>.</div></div><a name="s024335b"><!--s024335b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a characteristic or predominant quality </p><p><i></i></p><p>a sporting flavour</p>.</div><a name="s024336b"><!--s024336b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a representative sample of something.</p></div><a name="s024337b"><!--s024337b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flavouring/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flavouring</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s024338b"><!--s024338b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>in particle physics, any of the five distinguishing properties of quarks (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/quark1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">quark 1</span></span></a>) ✱ <span class="bodyb">flavour of the month</span> a person or thing that is currently fashionable</p><p><span class="bodyb">flavourful</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">flavourless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">flavoursome</span> /-s(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English, in the sense ‘aroma’, from Old French <span class="bodyi">flavor</span>, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">flare</span> to blow].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arnica</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahnikə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> arnicas)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002926a"><!--s002926a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of plants of the daisy family with yellow or orange flower heads that yield an oil used in treating sprains and bruises: genus <span class="bodyi">Arnica</span> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">arnica</span>, of unknown origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electric fence</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019371a"><!--s019371a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fence with electrified wiring that gives an electric shock to a person or animal that touches it.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">age<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ayj/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000935a"><!--s000935a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001030b"><!--s001030b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000284c"><!--s000284c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the length of time a person has lived or a thing existed.</p></div><a name="s000285c"><!--s000285c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the time of life at which some particular qualification, power, or capacity arises </p><p><i></i></p><p>a voting age of 18</p>.</div><a name="s000286c"><!--s000286c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a stage of life.</p></div></div><a name="s001031b"><!--s001031b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a generation </p><p><i></i></p><p>the ages to come</p>.</div><a name="s001032b"><!--s001032b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000287c"><!--s000287c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a period of past time dominated by a central figure or prominent feature or activity </p><p><i></i></p><p>the age of Elizabeth</p> <p><i></i></p><p>the space age</p>.</div><a name="s000288c"><!--s000288c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a division of geological time, shorter than an epoch.</p></div></div><a name="s001033b"><!--s001033b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a person's development in terms of the years required by an average individual for similar development </p><p><i></i></p><p>a mental age of six</p>.</div><a name="s001034b"><!--s001034b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a long time </p><p><i></i></p><p>I have been waiting for you at least this age!</p> — Jane Austen <p><i></i></p><p>have not seen you for ages</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">act one's age</span>.</div><a name="s001035b"><!--s001035b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to behave appropriately for one's age ✱ <span class="bodyb">come of age</span> to reach legal adult status ✱ <span class="bodyb">of an age</span> of a similar age [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">aetat-, aetas</span>, from <span class="bodyi">aevum</span> lifetime].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">con moto</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kon ʹmohtoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012563a"><!--s012563a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a piece of music: to be performed with spirit and liveliness [Italian <span class="bodyi">con moto</span> with movement].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">button quail</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008166a"><!--s008166a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of small ground-living birds of Africa, Europe, and Asia, resembling quails and related to the cranes and bustards: family Turnicidae.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cheeky</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (cheekier, cheekiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010159a"><!--s010159a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>impudent or insolent</p><p><span class="bodyb">cheekily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cheekiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biased</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbie·əst/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005329a"><!--s005329a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>exhibiting or characterized by bias </p><p><i></i></p><p>biased reporting</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deadlock<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015381a"><!--s015381a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015908b"><!--s015908b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a situation in which no progress can be made or agreement reached; a standstill.</p></div><a name="s015909b"><!--s015909b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a lock that can be opened and shut only by a key.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eternal<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020529a"><!--s020529a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021547b"><!--s021547b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Eternal</span>) God.</p></div><a name="s021548b"><!--s021548b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something eternal.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Fathometer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fəʹdhomitə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021687a"><!--s021687a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a sonic depth finder [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fathom1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fathom 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/meter2/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-meter 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buttons</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> buttons)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008167a"><!--s008167a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> used as a name: a page boy [from rows of buttons on his jacket].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flavour<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">flavor</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022848a"><!--s022848a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to give or add flavour to (something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">flavoured</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electric field</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019372a"><!--s019372a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a portion of space, e.g. that surrounding an electric charge, in which a perceptible force is exerted on an electric charge.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">A-road</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002927a"><!--s002927a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a main road of high standard.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">age<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (ageing aging)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000936a"><!--s000936a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001036b"><!--s001036b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000289c"><!--s000289c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to become old; to show the effects of increasing age.</p></div><a name="s000290c"><!--s000290c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to cause to seem old <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s001037b"><!--s001037b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to become old; to show the effects of increasing age </p><p><i></i></p><p>He's aged terribly since you last saw him</p>.</div><a name="s001038b"><!--s001038b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make or become mellow or mature; to ripen </p><p><i></i></p><p>This cheese has aged for nearly two years</p> <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</div><a name="s001039b"><!--s001039b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to cause (somebody) to seem old, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> prematurely </p><p><i></i></p><p>Illness has aged her</p>.</div><a name="s001040b"><!--s001040b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to bring (something) to a state fit for use or to maturity </p><p><i></i></p><p>The wine is aged in oak casks</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Conn.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012566a"><!--s012566a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Connecticut.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">distillery</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹstiləri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> distilleries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017379a"><!--s017379a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the works where whisky or another spirit is distilled.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cheep<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/cheep/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010160a"><!--s010160a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a faint shrill sound characteristic of a young bird</p><p><span class="bodyb">cheep</span> <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> [imitative].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biathlon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bieʹathlən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005330a"><!--s005330a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an athletic contest consisting of combined cross-country skiing and rifle shooting [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bi_1_or_bin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bi- 1</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">athlon</span> contest].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deadlock<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015382a"><!--s015382a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015910b"><!--s015910b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to bring (traffic, negotiations, etc) to a standstill.</p></div><a name="s015911b"><!--s015911b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to secure (e.g. a door, window, etc) with a deadlock.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eternalize <span class="bodyi">or</span> eternalise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020530a"><!--s020530a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021549b"><!--s021549b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (something or somebody) eternal.</p></div><a name="s021550b"><!--s021550b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (somebody or something) eternally famous <span class="bodyb">eternalization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fathomless</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021688a"><!--s021688a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>incapable of being fathomed</p><p><span class="bodyb">fathomlessness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electric guitar</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019373a"><!--s019373a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a guitar with a pickup that converts string vibrations into electrical signals which are then passed through an electrical amplifier.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">distinct</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹstingkt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017380a"><!--s017380a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018199b"><!--s018199b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + from) different or separate </p><p><i></i></p><p>‘Courage’ has a meaning distinct from ‘bravery’</p>.</div><a name="s018200b"><!--s018200b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>readily perceptible to the senses or mind; clear </p><p><i></i></p><p>The image remained distinct in her memory</p>.</div><a name="s018201b"><!--s018201b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>definite </p><p><i></i></p><p>a distinct possibility of rain</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">as distinct from</span>.</p></div><a name="s018202b"><!--s018202b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>as opposed to or in contrast to</p><a name="sb000000151"><!--sb000000151--></a><p><span class="bodyb">distinctness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">distinctus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">distinguere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/distinguish/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">distinguish</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">distinct</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">distinctive</span>? These two words are sometimes confused. <span class="bodyi">Distinct</span> means ‘separate and different’, ‘clear’, or ‘clearly noticeable’: <span class="bodyi">a distinct air of unease;</span> <span class="bodyi">The word has two distinct meanings.</span> Something that is <span class="bodyi">distinctive</span> has its own special or unmistakable character: <span class="bodyi">a</span> <span class="bodyi">distinctive flavour</span>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aroha</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahrohə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002928a"><!--s002928a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NZ</span> love, affection, or compassion [Maori <span class="bodyi">aroha</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conn<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kon/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012564a"><!--s012564a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con6/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con 6</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">button-through</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008168a"><!--s008168a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> said of a garment: fastened from the top to the bottom with buttons </p><p><i></i></p><p>a button-through skirt</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flavour enhancer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022849a"><!--s022849a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> monosodium glutamate, that is added to commercially prepared foods and drinks to improve the flavour.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aged</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹayjid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000938a"><!--s000938a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001046b"><!--s001046b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of an advanced age.</p></div><a name="s001047b"><!--s001047b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>typical of old age </p><p><i></i></p><p>his aged steps</p>.</div><a name="s001048b"><!--s001048b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>/ayjd/ having attained a specified age </p><p><i></i></p><p>a girl aged five</p><p><span class="bodyb">agedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cheep<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010161a"><!--s010161a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to utter a cheep or a series of cheeps.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bib</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bib/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005331a"><!--s005331a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005471b"><!--s005471b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a covering, e.g. of cloth or plastic, placed over a child's front to protect the clothes.</p></div><a name="s005472b"><!--s005472b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a small rectangular section of a garment, e.g. an apron or dungarees, extending above the waist [prob from archaic <span class="bodyi">bib</span> to drink, from Middle English <span class="bodyi">bibben</span>, perhaps from Latin <span class="bodyi">bibere</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dead loss</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015383a"><!--s015383a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person or thing that is useless or unproductive person or thing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eternal triangle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020531a"><!--s020531a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a situation of conflict resulting from the emotional or sexual involvement of two people with one other person.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">distinction</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹstingksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017381a"><!--s017381a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018203b"><!--s018203b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a discrimination made between things that are similar but not the same </p><p><i></i></p><p>the distinction between ‘ceremonial’ and ‘ceremonious’</p>.</div><a name="s018204b"><!--s018204b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a division resulting from discrimination </p><p><i></i></p><p>class distinctions</p>.</div><a name="s018205b"><!--s018205b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>outstanding merit or special talent </p><p><i></i></p><p>a writer of distinction</p>.</div><a name="s018206b"><!--s018206b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the highest level of excellence in passing an exam </p><p><i></i></p><p>a distinction in physics</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">draw/make a distinction between</span>.</p></div><a name="s018207b"><!--s018207b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to regard (two things) as different ✱ <span class="bodyb">have the distinction of</span> to be unique in (being or doing something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He had the distinction of being the first male graduate of a women's college</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">without distinction</span> indiscriminately </p><p><i></i></p><p>The plague attacked rich and poor without distinction</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fatigue<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fəʹteeg/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021689a"><!--s021689a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022926b"><!--s022926b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>physical or nervous exhaustion.</p></div><a name="s022927b"><!--s022927b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the tendency of a material to break under repeated stress.</p></div><a name="s022928b"><!--s022928b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>reluctance to respond further to a need, etc because of over-exposure or repeated demands </p><p><i></i></p><p>compassion fatigue</p>.</div><a name="s022929b"><!--s022929b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s005876c"><!--s005876c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>manual or menial military work.</p></div><a name="s005877c"><!--s005877c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the uniform or work clothing worn on fatigue.</p></div></div><a name="s022930b"><!--s022930b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) being part of fatigues </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fatigue cap</p> <p>[French <span class="bodyi">fatigue</span>, from <span class="bodyi">fatiguer</span> to fatigue, from Latin <span class="bodyi">fatigare</span>, from <span class="bodyi">ad fatim</span> to bursting].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electrician</span><small><span class="eSynop">/elikʹtrish(ə)n, ilek-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019374a"><!--s019374a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who installs, maintains, operates, or repairs electrical equipment.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">butt out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008169a"><!--s008169a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> to mind one's own business; to stop interfering.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conn<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012565a"><!--s012565a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con7/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con 7</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bib.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005332a"><!--s005332a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005473b"><!--s005473b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Bible.</p></div><a name="s005474b"><!--s005474b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>biblical.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aroid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeəroyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002929a"><!--s002929a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plant of the arum family: family Araceae [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/arum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">arum</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/oid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-oid</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flavouring</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">flavoring</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022850a"><!--s022850a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any substance used to give a stronger, different, or pleasanter flavour to food.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cheer<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/chiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010162a"><!--s010162a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010511b"><!--s010511b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a shout of joy, congratulation, applause or encouragement.</p></div><a name="s010512b"><!--s010512b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>happiness; gaiety.</p></div><a name="s010513b"><!--s010513b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>state of mind or heart; spirit </p><p><i></i></p><p>Be of good cheer</p><p> Bible [Middle English <span class="bodyi">chere</span> face, mood, via Old French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">kara</span> head].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">age group</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000939a"><!--s000939a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the part of a population that is of approximately the same age or within a specified range of ages.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deadly<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (deadlier, deadliest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015384a"><!--s015384a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015912b"><!--s015912b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>likely or able to cause death </p><p><i></i></p><p>a deadly disease</p>.</div><a name="s015913b"><!--s015913b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>aiming to kill or destroy; implacable </p><p><i></i></p><p>a deadly enemy</p>.</div><a name="s015914b"><!--s015914b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>unerring </p><p><i></i></p><p>deadly accuracy</p>.</div><a name="s015915b"><!--s015915b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span>lacking animation or sparkle; dull or tedious </p><p><i></i></p><p>a deadly performance</p>.</div><a name="s015916b"><!--s015916b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>intense or extreme </p><p><i></i></p><p>in deadly earnest</p> <p><span class="bodyb">deadliness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eternity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹtuhniti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> eternities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020532a"><!--s020532a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021551b"><!--s021551b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the quality or state of being eternal.</p></div><a name="s021552b"><!--s021552b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>infinite time.</p></div><a name="s021553b"><!--s021553b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the eternal life after death.</p></div><a name="s021554b"><!--s021554b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a seemingly endless or immeasurable time </p><p><i></i></p><p>We waited an eternity for the train</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">eternite</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">aeternitat-, aeternitas</span>,from <span class="bodyi">aeternus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eternal1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eternal 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electricity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/elikʹtrisiti, iʹlek-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019375a"><!--s019375a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020390b"><!--s020390b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005245c"><!--s005245c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a form of energy derived fromany phenomenon due to stationary or moving negatively or positively charged particles.</p></div><a name="s005246c"><!--s005246c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>electric current or electric charge.</p></div></div><a name="s020391b"><!--s020391b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a science that deals with the phenomena and laws governing the behaviour of electric charges.</p></div><a name="s020392b"><!--s020392b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>contagious excitement; tension.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">distinctive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹstingktiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017382a"><!--s017382a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>clearly marking somebody or something as different from others; characteristic </p><p><i></i></p><p>a very distinctive voice</p> <p><span class="bodyb">distinctively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><a name="sb000000152"><!--sb000000152--></a><p><span class="bodyb">distinctiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">distinctive</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">distinct</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/distinct/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">distinct</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fatigue<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (fatigues, fatigued, fatiguing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021690a"><!--s021690a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022931b"><!--s022931b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to weary or exhaust (somebody).</p></div><a name="s022932b"><!--s022932b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to induce a condition of fatigue in (a material, etc) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s022933b"><!--s022933b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a metal, etc: to suffer fatigue <span class="bodyb">fatigability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">fatigable</span> /ʹfatigəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fatiguability</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fatiguable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fatiguingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cheer<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010163a"><!--s010163a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010514b"><!--s010514b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002585c"><!--s002585c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to shout with joy, in applause, or in triumph.</p></div><a name="s002586c"><!--s002586c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to applaud or acclaim by shouting.</p></div><a name="s002587c"><!--s002587c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to encourage or urge on by shouts.</p></div></div><a name="s010515b"><!--s010515b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to make or become happier or more hopeful.</p></div><a name="s010516b"><!--s010516b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002588c"><!--s002588c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + up) to make (somebody) happy or happier.</p></div><a name="s002589c"><!--s002589c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + up) to give (somebody) hope or courage.</p></div></div><a name="s010517b"><!--s010517b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(+ on) to urge on or encourage (somebody), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by shouts.</p></div><a name="s010518b"><!--s010518b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to applaud (somebody) with shouts <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s010519b"><!--s010519b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + up) to become happy or less sad.</p></div><a name="s010520b"><!--s010520b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to utter a shout of applause or triumph</p><p><span class="bodyb">cheerer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aroma</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹrohmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> aromas)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002930a"><!--s002930a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002866b"><!--s002866b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a distinctive, pervasive, and usu pleasant or savoury smell.</p></div><a name="s002867b"><!--s002867b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a distinctive quality or atmosphere </p><p><i></i></p><p>The aroma of success hung about her</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">aromat</span> spice, via Old French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">arōmat-, arōma</span> herb, spice].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buttress<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbutris/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008170a"><!--s008170a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008516b"><!--s008516b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a supporting structure built against a wall or building to provide reinforcement.</p></div><a name="s008517b"><!--s008517b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a projecting part of a mountain, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on a rock cliff.</p></div><a name="s008518b"><!--s008518b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something that supports or strengthens </p><p><i></i></p><p>a buttress of the cause of peace</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">butres</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">boterez</span>, from <span class="bodyi">boter</span> to thrust, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deadly<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015385a"><!--s015385a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015917b"><!--s015917b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>suggesting death </p><p><i></i></p><p>His face was deadly pale</p>.</div><a name="s015918b"><!--s015918b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>extremely </p><p><i></i></p><p>I am deadly serious</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ageing<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> aging</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹayjing/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000940a"><!--s000940a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001049b"><!--s001049b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the process of growing old.</p></div><a name="s001050b"><!--s001050b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the process of becoming mellow or mature.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flaw<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/flaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022851a"><!--s022851a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024339b"><!--s024339b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a blemish or imperfection.</p></div><a name="s024340b"><!--s024340b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a usu hidden defect, e.g. a crack, that may cause failure under stress </p><p><i></i></p><p>a flaw in a bar of steel</p>.</div><a name="s024341b"><!--s024341b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a weakness in reasoning, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>a flaw in his argument</p>.</div><a name="s024342b"><!--s024342b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a fault in a legal paper that may invalidate it</p><p><span class="bodyb">flawless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">flawlessly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">flawlessness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English, in the sense ‘snowflake, splinter’, prob of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bib and tucker</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtukə/</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005333a"><!--s005333a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>✱ <span class="bodyb">one's best bib and tucker</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> one's best clothes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">connate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012567a"><!--s012567a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013128b"><!--s013128b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of plant or animal parts: congenitally or firmly united.</p></div><a name="s013129b"><!--s013129b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of water: entrapped in sediments at the time of their deposition.</p></div><a name="s013130b"><!--s013130b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of characteristics: innate; inborn</p><p><span class="bodyb">connately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">connatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">connasci</span> to be born together, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">nasci</span> to be born].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eternity ring</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020533a"><!--s020533a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a ring set with gemstones all around, usu given as a symbol of continuing or everlasting affection.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">distinctly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017383a"><!--s017383a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018208b"><!--s018208b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>clearly </p><p><i></i></p><p>Another shot rang out distinctly</p>.</div><a name="s018209b"><!--s018209b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>definitely </p><p><i></i></p><p>I distinctly heard her say ‘Tuesday’.</p>.</div><a name="s018210b"><!--s018210b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>very or remarkably </p><p><i></i></p><p>a distinctly unhelpful attitude</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buttress<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008171a"><!--s008171a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008519b"><!--s008519b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to support (a wall) with a buttress.</p></div><a name="s008520b"><!--s008520b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to give support or strength to (something, e.g. an argument)</p><p><span class="bodyb">buttressed</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electric organ</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019376a"><!--s019376a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a specialized tract of tissue, e.g. in the electric eel, in which electricity is generated.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deadly nightshade</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹniet·shayd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015386a"><!--s015386a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a European poisonous nightshade that has dull purple flowers and black berries: <span class="bodyi">Atropa</span> <span class="bodyi">belladonna</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aromatherapy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əˌrohməʹtherəpi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002931a"><!--s002931a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the use of natural essential oils in a variety of treatments to relieve symptoms, promote healing, and reduce tension</p><p><span class="bodyb">aromatherapeutic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">aromatherapist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cheerful</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchiəf(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010164a"><!--s010164a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010521b"><!--s010521b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002590c"><!--s002590c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>full of good spirits; happy.</p></div><a name="s002591c"><!--s002591c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>ungrudging </p><p><i></i></p><p>cheerful obedience</p>.</div></div><a name="s010522b"><!--s010522b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>conducive to good spirits; likely to dispel gloom </p><p><i></i></p><p>a cheerful sunny room</p> <p><span class="bodyb">cheerfully</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cheerfulness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bibber</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbibə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005334a"><!--s005334a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> somebody given to drinking alcohol; a tippler [archaic <span class="bodyi">bib</span> to drink (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bib/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bib</span></span></a>) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/er2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-er 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fatling</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfatling/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021691a"><!--s021691a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a young animal fattened for slaughter.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flaw<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans and trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022852a"><!--s022852a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to become or cause (something) to make or become blemished or imperfect.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">connatural</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹnachərəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012568a"><!--s012568a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013131b"><!--s013131b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + to) said of abilities or tendencies: natural to (a person or thing) because inborn or inherent.</p></div><a name="s013132b"><!--s013132b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of the same nature </p><p><i></i></p><p>Linked to her connatural tree, co-twisting her limbs with its own … his Dryad lay</p><p> Charles Lamb</p><p><span class="bodyb">connaturally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">connaturalis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">naturalis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/natural1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">natural 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ageing<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> aging</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000941a"><!--s000941a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>becoming old, often with an implied loss of usefulness, reliability, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>a manuscript produced on an ageing typewriter</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Etesian winds</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹteezhi·ən, -zhən/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020534a"><!--s020534a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>annually recurring summer winds that blow over the Mediterranean [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">etēsios</span>, from <span class="bodyi">etos</span> year].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">distingué <span class="bodyi">or</span> distinguée</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹstanggay (<span class="bodyi">French</span> distεge)/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017384a"><!--s017384a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>distinguished in appearance or manner [French <span class="bodyi">distingué</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">distinguer</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/distinguish/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">distinguish</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">butt-weld</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008173a"><!--s008173a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to join (metal parts) by means of a butt weld.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electric ray</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019377a"><!--s019377a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous species of round-bodied rays found in warm seas that can give electric shocks: genus <span class="bodyi">Torpedo</span> and other genera.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deadly sin</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015387a"><!--s015387a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Christian belief, any of the seven sins of pride, covetousness, lust, anger, gluttony, envy, and sloth, regarded as leading to damnation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cheerio</span><small><span class="eSynop">/chiəriʹoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010165a"><!--s010165a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> used as an informal farewell or, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in former times, as a drinking toast [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cheery/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cheery</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/o2/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-o 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fatshedera</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fatsʹhedərə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021692a"><!--s021692a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hybrid plant that is a cultivar produced by crossing fatsia with another species of ivy: <span class="bodyi">Fatsia japonica × Hedera helix</span> [Latin name, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fatsia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fatsia</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">Hedera helix</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bibcock</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbibkok/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005335a"><!--s005335a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tap with a bent-down nozzle [prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bib/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bib</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cock1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cock 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aromatic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/arəʹmatik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002932a"><!--s002932a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002868b"><!--s002868b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having a pleasant, distinctive, or spicy smell.</p></div><a name="s002869b"><!--s002869b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a chemical compound: having a molecular structure containing a ring, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> containing a benzene ring or similar chemical group: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aliphatic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aliphatic</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">aromatically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">aromaticity</span> /ˌarəməʹtisiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flaw<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022853a"><!--s022853a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024343b"><!--s024343b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span></p><a name="s006331c"><!--s006331c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a sudden gust of wind; a squall </p><p><i></i></p><p>‘mid the gust, the whirlwind and the flaw of rain and hail-stones</p><p> Keats.</p></div><a name="s006332c"><!--s006332c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a spell of stormy weather </p><p><i></i></p><p>patch a wall to expel the winter's flaw</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div></div><a name="s024344b"><!--s024344b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a violent attack or outburst of fury </p><p><i></i></p><p>She … on him ran with furious rage … but he … from that first flaw him selfe right well defended</p><p> Spenser [Old Norse <span class="bodyi">flaga</span> gust, attack].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">connect</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹnekt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012569a"><!--s012569a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013133b"><!--s013133b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to link (two things) together </p><p><i></i></p><p>Assemble the two halves before connecting them</p>.</div><a name="s013134b"><!--s013134b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to link (an electrical apparatus) with a power supply </p><p><i></i></p><p>connect the laptop to the mains</p>.</div><a name="s013135b"><!--s013135b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) to associate (two things) mentally </p><p><i></i></p><p>I failed to connect the face with the name</p>.</div><a name="s013136b"><!--s013136b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to constitute a link between (two things) </p><p><i></i></p><p>What connects them?</p>.</div><a name="s013137b"><!--s013137b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to link (two callers) by telephone </p><p><i></i></p><p>Just trying to connect you</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s013138b"><!--s013138b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) to be joined </p><p><i></i></p><p>The bathroom connects with the bedroom</p>.</div><a name="s013139b"><!--s013139b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) said of a train, bus, etc: to be timed to reach its destination in time for passengers to transfer to another train, bus, etc or other form of transport.</p></div><a name="s013140b"><!--s013140b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">also</span> + with) said of a hit or shot: to find its target; to hit home </p><p><i></i></p><p>My fist connected with his jaw</p> <p><span class="bodyb">connector</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">connectere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">nectere</span> to bind].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ETH</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020535a"><!--s020535a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Ethiopia (international vehicle registration).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ageism <span class="bodyi">or</span> agism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹayjiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000942a"><!--s000942a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>discrimination on grounds of age, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of advanced age</p><p><span class="bodyb">ageist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">distinguish</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹsting·gwish/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017385a"><!--s017385a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018211b"><!--s018211b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to perceive (something) as being separate or different.</p></div><a name="s018212b"><!--s018212b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + from) to recognize a difference between (one thing) and another </p><p><i></i></p><p>You are old enough to distinguish right from wrong</p>.</div><a name="s018213b"><!--s018213b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ between) to recognize the difference between (two or more things) </p><p><i></i></p><p>You are old enough to distinguish between right and wrong</p>.</div><a name="s018214b"><!--s018214b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to separate (things or people) into kinds, classes, or categories </p><p><i></i></p><p>The kids are great at distinguishing makes of cars</p>.</div><a name="s018215b"><!--s018215b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to define (something) or list its characteristics </p><p><i></i></p><p>Can you distinguish it further?</p>.</div><a name="s018216b"><!--s018216b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>said of a feature, etc: to serve to identify (a person or thing) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Pale ring-shaped markings distinguish the seal species Phoca hispida</p>.</div><a name="s018217b"><!--s018217b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to do something to make (oneself) notable, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> achieve something worthy </p><p><i></i></p><p>He distinguished himself by winning the sack race</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s018218b"><!--s018218b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>(+ between) to recognize the difference between (two or more things) </p><p><i></i></p><p>You are old enough to distinguish between right and wrong</p> <p><span class="bodyb">distinguishability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">distinguishable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">distinguishably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">distinguer</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">distinguere</span>, literally ‘to separate by pricking’, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">stinguere</span> to quench, earlier ‘to prick’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">butt weld</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008172a"><!--s008172a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a butt joint made by welding</p><p><span class="bodyb">butt welding</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electric shock</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019378a"><!--s019378a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sudden stimulation of the nerves and convulsive contraction of the muscles caused by the passage of electricity through the body.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dead man's fingers</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015388a"><!--s015388a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fleshy soft coral of European coastal waters, thought to resemble the fingers of a corpse: <span class="bodyi">Alcyonium digitatum</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">connected</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012570a"><!--s012570a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013141b"><!--s013141b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>joined or linked together.</p></div><a name="s013142b"><!--s013142b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>associated </p><p><i></i></p><p>The re-emergence of tuberculosis is connected with people sleeping rough</p>.</div><a name="s013143b"><!--s013143b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>having a social, professional, or commercial relationship </p><p><i></i></p><p>She's connected with television</p> <p><span class="bodyb">connectedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">connectedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cheerleader</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010166a"><!--s010166a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who leads organized cheering, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a member of a team of young women who do this at N American sports events.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bibelot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbib(ə)loh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bibelots /-loh(z)/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005336a"><!--s005336a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small ornament or decorative object; a trinket or curio </p><p><i></i></p><p>You'll be tired … if he shows you all his bibelots and gives you a lecture on each</p> — Henry James [French <span class="bodyi">bibelot</span>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fatsia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfatsi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021693a"><!--s021693a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a shrub of the ivy family, having deeply lobed leaves and clusters of white flowers: <span class="bodyi">Fatsia japonica</span> [Latin genus name].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flawed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022854a"><!--s022854a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>spoilt by a flaw or flaws </p><p><i></i></p><p>a flawed gem</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a deeply flawed argument</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">distinguished</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017386a"><!--s017386a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018219b"><!--s018219b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>characterized by eminence, distinction, or excellence </p><p><i></i></p><p>a distinguished scholar</p>.</div><a name="s018220b"><!--s018220b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>dignified in manner, bearing, or appearance.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aromatic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002933a"><!--s002933a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an aromatic substance, plant, drug, or chemical compound.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-eth<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> -th</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020538a"><!--s020538a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming the archaic third person singular present of verbs </p><p><i></i></p><p>goeth</p> <p><i></i></p><p>doth</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">-eth, -ath, -th</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electric storm</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019379a"><!--s019379a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a violent atmospheric disturbance usu accompanied by thunder and lightning.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ageless</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹayjlis/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000943a"><!--s000943a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001051b"><!--s001051b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>never growing old or showing the effects of age.</p></div><a name="s001052b"><!--s001052b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>timeless or eternal </p><p><i></i></p><p>ageless truths</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">butty<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> buttie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbuti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> butties)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008174a"><!--s008174a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a sandwich [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/butter1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">butter 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/y4_or_ie/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-y 4</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dead man's handle <span class="bodyi">or</span> dead man's pedal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015389a"><!--s015389a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a handle or pedal that requires constant pressure to allow operation, e.g. of a train, and automatically applies the brakes if or tram. If pressure is released, the brakes are automatically applied.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cheerless</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010167a"><!--s010167a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>gloomy or miserable </p><p><i></i></p><p>a cheerless November afternoon</p> <p><span class="bodyb">cheerlessly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cheerlessness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbiebl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005337a"><!--s005337a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005475b"><!--s005475b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001211c"><!--s001211c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Bible</span>) the sacred book of Christians, comprising the Old Testament and the New Testament.</p></div><a name="s001212c"><!--s001212c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the Jewish scriptures.</p></div><a name="s001213c"><!--s001213c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>any book containing the sacred writings of a religion</p><p>There is no agreement about the exact contents of the Bible. Catholic and Orthodox Bibles contain Old Testament books that were not written in or have not survived in Hebrew; Protestant Bibles usually omit these books. The ‘books’ were originally written on separate scrolls or sheets of papyrus and were only gathered into one volume hundreds of years after their composition. This process indicates the supreme importance that was attached to these writings — Professor John Rogerson</p></div></div><a name="s005476b"><!--s005476b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Bible</span>) a copy or an edition of the Bible.</p></div><a name="s005477b"><!--s005477b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an authoritative book </p><p><i></i></p><p>the fisherman's bible</p><p>Middle English via French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">biblion</span> book, from <span class="bodyi">byblos</span> papyrus. The word is derived ultimately from <span class="bodyi">Byblos</span>, the name of an ancient Phoenician city from which papyrus was exported</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">distort</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹstawt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017387a"><!--s017387a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018221b"><!--s018221b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to alter the true meaning of or misrepresent (words, a statement, etc).</p></div><a name="s018222b"><!--s018222b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to take on an unnatural or abnormal shape.</p></div><a name="s018223b"><!--s018223b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to reproduce or broadcast (radio sound, a television picture, etc) poorly or inaccurately owing to a change in the wave form of the original signal</p><p><span class="bodyb">distorted</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">distortion</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">distortedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">distortedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">distortus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">distorquēre</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">torquēre</span> to twist].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fatso</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfatsoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -oes) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> fatsoes)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021694a"><!--s021694a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> often used as a derog form of address: a fat person [prob from <span class="bodyi">Fats</span>, nickname for a fat person + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/o1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-o 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aronia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹrohni·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002934a"><!--s002934a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the fruit and juice of the black chokeberry, <span class="bodyi">Aronia melanocarpa</span>, rich in antioxidants and vitamin C.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">butty<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> butties)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008175a"><!--s008175a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008521b"><!--s008521b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> a fellow worker; a friend or mate.</p></div><a name="s008522b"><!--s008522b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a middleman between a mine-owner and the miners [origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flax</span><small><span class="eSynop">/flaks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022855a"><!--s022855a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024345b"><!--s024345b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a slender erect blue-flowered plant cultivated for its strong woody fibre and seeds (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/linseed/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">linseed</span></span></a>) : <span class="bodyi">Linum usitatissimum</span>.</p></div><a name="s024346b"><!--s024346b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the fibre of the flax plant, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when prepared for spinning and used to produce linen.</p></div><a name="s024347b"><!--s024347b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>any of various similar plants.</p></div><a name="s024348b"><!--s024348b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flax_lily/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flax-lily</span></span></a> [Old English <span class="bodyi">fleax</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-eth<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020539a"><!--s020539a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/th1_or_eth/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-th 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">connecting rod</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012571a"><!--s012571a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rod that transmits power from a part of a machine in reciprocating motion, e.g. a piston, to another that is rotating, e.g. a crankshaft.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electrify</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹlektrifie/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (electrifies, electrified, electrifying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019380a"><!--s019380a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020393b"><!--s020393b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005247c"><!--s005247c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to charge (something) with electricity.</p></div><a name="s005248c"><!--s005248c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to equip (something) for the use of electric power.</p></div><a name="s005249c"><!--s005249c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to supply (something) with electric power.</p></div></div><a name="s020394b"><!--s020394b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to excite or thrill (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>But heavens! How that man could talk. He electrified large meetings</p><p> Joseph Conrad <span class="bodyb">electrification</span> /-fiʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">electrifier</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dead march</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015390a"><!--s015390a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a piece of solemn funeral music intended to accompany or suggest a funeral procession </p><p><i></i></p><p>‘Tis worse than whistlin’ the ‘Dead March’ in barricks</p><p> Kipling.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agency</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹayjənsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> agencies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000944a"><!--s000944a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001053b"><!--s001053b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000294c"><!--s000294c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an establishment that does a particular type of business, usu on behalf of another.</p></div><a name="s000295c"><!--s000295c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an administrative department of a government.</p></div></div><a name="s001054b"><!--s001054b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an establishment that does a particular type of business, usu on behalf of another.</p></div><a name="s001055b"><!--s001055b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the function or place of business of an agent or representative.</p></div><a name="s001056b"><!--s001056b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>intervention or instrumentality </p><p><i></i></p><p>acted through the agency of the ambassador</p>.</div><a name="s001057b"><!--s001057b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the power or force behind a certain phenomenon or effect </p><p><i></i></p><p>that invisible agency by which all the component parts of the immense machine of the universe have influence upon each other</p> — Thomas Paine.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bible Belt</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005338a"><!--s005338a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an area characterized by ardent religious fundamentalism, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> such an area in the southern USA.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cheers</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010168a"><!--s010168a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used as a drinking toast and sometimes as an informal farewell or expression of thanks.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">distortion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹstawsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017388a"><!--s017388a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018224b"><!--s018224b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of distorting.</p></div><a name="s018225b"><!--s018225b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the quality or state of being distorted; a product of distortion, e.g.:</p><a name="s004563c"><!--s004563c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a lack of proportion in an optical image resulting from defects in the optical system.</p></div><a name="s004564c"><!--s004564c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>faulty reproduction of radio sound, a television picture, etc, caused by a change in the wave form of the original signal</p><p><span class="bodyb">distortional</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flaxen</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022856a"><!--s022856a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024349b"><!--s024349b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>made of flax.</p></div><a name="s024350b"><!--s024350b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of hair: havingresembling flax, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in being a pale soft straw colour </p><p><i></i></p><p>flaxen hair</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">butut</span><small><span class="eSynop">/boohʹtooht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008176a"><!--s008176a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of currency in The Gambia, worth 100th of a dalasi [native name in The Gambia].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ethanal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹethənal/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020540a"><!--s020540a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/acetaldehyde/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">acetaldehyde</span></span></a> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ethane/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ethane</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aldehyde/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aldehyde</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fat-soluble</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021695a"><!--s021695a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>soluble in fats or in substances, such as ether or chloroform, in which fats dissolve.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arose</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹrohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002935a"><!--s002935a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/arise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">arise</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">connection</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">Brit</span> <span class="bodyb">connexion</span>) /kəʹneksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012572a"><!--s012572a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013144b"><!--s013144b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something that connects; a link.</p></div><a name="s013145b"><!--s013145b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a relationship or association.</p></div><a name="s013146b"><!--s013146b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a train, bus, plane, etc, that one is scheduled to transfer to.</p></div><a name="s013147b"><!--s013147b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) somebody connected to one by friendship, kinship, professional interests, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>connections in high places</p>.</div><a name="s013148b"><!--s013148b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> a supplier or source of narcotics.</p></div><a name="s013149b"><!--s013149b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>formerly, a fellowship of Methodist churches ✱ <span class="bodyb">in connection with</span> with relation to (something) ✱ <span class="bodyb">in this/that connection</span> in reference to this or that.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cheery</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (cheerier, cheeriest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010169a"><!--s010169a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>marked by or causing good spirits; cheerful</p><p><span class="bodyb">cheerily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cheeriness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agenda</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹjendə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000945a"><!--s000945a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001058b"><!--s001058b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a list of items to be discussed or business to be transacted, e.g. at a meeting </p><p><i></i></p><p>the next item on the agenda</p>.</div><a name="s001059b"><!--s001059b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a plan of procedure; a programme </p><a name="sb00000032"><!--sb00000032--></a><p><i></i></p><p>at the top of my agenda</p> [Latin <span class="bodyi">agenda</span>, pl of <span class="bodyi">agendum</span>, neuter of <span class="bodyi">agendus</span>, gerundive of <span class="bodyi">agere</span> to act, do]<div class="sidebar"><p>Although <span class="bodyi">agenda</span> was originally a plural noun, it is now always treated as a singular and has its own plural <span class="bodyi">agendas</span>: <span class="bodyi">draw up an agenda</span>; <span class="bodyi">Today's agenda includes a discussion of the financial subcommittee's report</span>. There is a singular form <span class="bodyi">agendum</span> (‘an item to be dealt with’), but it is very rare and best replaced with <span class="bodyi">item on the agenda</span>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dead men's fingers</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015391a"><!--s015391a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dead_man_s_fingers/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dead man's fingers</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biblical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbiblikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005339a"><!--s005339a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005478b"><!--s005478b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or in accordance with the Bible </p><p><i></i></p><p>a biblical character</p>.</div><a name="s005479b"><!--s005479b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>suggestive of the Bible or its times </p><p><i></i></p><p>biblical times</p><p><span class="bodyb">biblically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">biblicus</span>, ultimately from Greek <span class="bodyi">biblion</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bible/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bible</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electro-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019382a"><!--s019382a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/electr_or_electro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">electr-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">distract</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹstrakt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017389a"><!--s017389a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018226b"><!--s018226b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to draw (somebody or their attention) away from the task in hand, etc.</p></div><a name="s018227b"><!--s018227b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to divert (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Think of something to distract the baby</p>.</div><a name="s018228b"><!--s018228b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to drive (somebody) mad <span class="bodyb">distractibility</span> /-təʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">distractible</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">distracting</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">distractingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">distractive</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">distracten</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">distractus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">distrahere</span> to draw apart, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">trahere</span> to draw].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flax-lily</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022857a"><!--s022857a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a New Zealand plant that yields valuable fibre and is also grown for its ornamental qualities: <span class="bodyi">Phormium tenax</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ethane</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeethayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020541a"><!--s020541a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a colourless, odourless gas that is a member of the alkane series of organic chemical compounds, is obtained from petroleum or natural gas, and is used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a fuel: formula C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>6</sub> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ethyl/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ethyl</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ane/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ane</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">butyl</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbyoohtil, ʹbyoohtiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008177a"><!--s008177a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various chemical groups derived from butane: formula C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>9</sub> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/butyric/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">butyric</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/yl/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-yl</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fatstock</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021696a"><!--s021696a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>livestock that is fat and ready for market.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">connective</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹnektiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012573a"><!--s012573a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>tending or serving to connect</p><p><span class="bodyb">connectively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">connectivity</span> /konekʹtiviti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">around<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹrownd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002936a"><!--s002936a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002870b"><!--s002870b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000592c"><!--s000592c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in the vicinity </p><p><i></i></p><p>There was nobody around</p>.</div><a name="s000593c"><!--s000593c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in various directions; to and fro </p><p><i></i></p><p>wave the arms around</p>.</div><a name="s000594c"><!--s000594c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>used with verbs to convey purposelessness </p><p><i></i></p><p>standing around</p>.</div><a name="s000595c"><!--s000595c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>in existence </p><p><i></i></p><p>the most intelligent of the artists around today</p> — R M Coates.</div><a name="s000596c"><!--s000596c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> out of bed and active </p><p><i></i></p><p>up and around by seven</p>.</div><a name="s000597c"><!--s000597c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">f</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> approximately </p><p><i></i></p><p>around fifty</p>.</div></div><a name="s002871b"><!--s002871b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span></p><a name="s000598c"><!--s000598c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in a rough circle surrounding something or somebody </p><p><i></i></p><p>Gather around and listen</p>.</div><a name="s000599c"><!--s000599c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>from person to person </p><p><i></i></p><p>Pass it around</p>.</div><a name="s000600c"><!--s000600c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>so as to face the other way </p><p><i></i></p><p>turned around and left</p>.</div><a name="s000601c"><!--s000601c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>so as to move in a circle </p><a name="sb00000056"><!--sb00000056--></a><p><i></i></p><p>spinning around</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">have been around</span> to be sophisticated or worldly-wise [Middle English, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 1</span></span></a>+ <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/round4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">round 4</span></span></a>]<div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">around</span>, <span class="bodyb">round</span>, <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">about</span>? <span class="bodyi">Round</span> is in standard use in British English as a preposition (<span class="bodyi">came round the corner</span>) or an adverb (<span class="bodyi">show someone round</span>), where American English would more commonly have <span class="bodyi">around</span>. It is not incorrect in British English either to use <span class="bodyi">around</span> in such phrases. Americans also tend to say <span class="bodyi">around</span> where most British users would say <span class="bodyi">about</span> (<span class="bodyi">Don't mess around/about with my things</span>; <span class="bodyi">It must have taken around/about five hours</span>). Again, however, the use of <span class="bodyi">around</span> is quite common in British English and perfectly acceptable.</p></div></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deadnettle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015392a"><!--s015392a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of European or and Asian plants of the mint family, resembling a stinging nettle but without stinging hairs: genus <span class="bodyi">Lamium</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biblio-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005340a"><!--s005340a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: book </p><p><i></i></p><p>bibliography</p> [French <span class="bodyi">biblio-</span> via Latin from Greek, from <span class="bodyi">biblion</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bible/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bible</span></span></a>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">distracted</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017390a"><!--s017390a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018229b"><!--s018229b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not able to concentrate on the matter in hand, etc.</p></div><a name="s018230b"><!--s018230b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>agitated</p><p><span class="bodyb">distractedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">distractedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electro</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹlektroh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> electros)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019381a"><!--s019381a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020395b"><!--s020395b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/electroplate2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">electroplate 2</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s020396b"><!--s020396b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/electrotype1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">electrotype 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cheese<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/cheez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010170a"><!--s010170a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010523b"><!--s010523b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002592c"><!--s002592c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a food consisting of coagulated, compressed, and usu ripened milk curds.</p></div><a name="s002593c"><!--s002593c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a cake of cheese, often cylindrical in shape.</p></div></div><a name="s010524b"><!--s010524b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a fruit preserve with the consistency of cream cheese </p><p><i></i></p><p>lemon cheese</p>.</div><a name="s010525b"><!--s010525b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002594c"><!--s002594c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>something resembling cheese in consistency.</p></div><a name="s002595c"><!--s002595c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>something round and flat like a cheese [Old English <span class="bodyi">cēse</span> from a prehistoric West Germanic word borrowed from Latin <span class="bodyi">caseus</span> cheese].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹayjənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000946a"><!--s000946a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001060b"><!--s001060b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who is authorized to act for or in the place of another, e.g. a business representative.</p></div><a name="s001061b"><!--s001061b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000296c"><!--s000296c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a person who is authorized to act for or in the place of another, e.g. a business representative </p><p><i></i></p><p>my literary agent</p>.</div><a name="s000297c"><!--s000297c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>somebody employed by or controlling an agency </p><p><i></i></p><p>an estate agent</p>.</div></div><a name="s001062b"><!--s001062b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000298c"><!--s000298c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a representative of a government.</p></div><a name="s000299c"><!--s000299c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a spy.</p></div></div><a name="s001063b"><!--s001063b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s000300c"><!--s000300c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>something or somebody that produces an effect or exerts power.</p></div><a name="s000301c"><!--s000301c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a chemically, physically, or biologically active substance [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">agent-, agens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">agere</span> to drive, lead, act, do].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flaxseed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022858a"><!--s022858a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/linseed/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">linseed</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ethanediol</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeethayndie·ol, ʹeth-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020542a"><!--s020542a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ethylene_glycol/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ethylene glycol</span></span></a> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ethane/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ethane</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/di_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">di- 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ol1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ol 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">butyl rubber</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008178a"><!--s008178a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a kind of synthetic rubber used to make the inner tubes for tyres and liners for ponds.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bibliography</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bibliʹogrəfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bibliographies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005341a"><!--s005341a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005480b"><!--s005480b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a list of the works referred to in a text or consulted by the its author in its production.</p></div><a name="s005481b"><!--s005481b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a list of writings relating to a particular topic, written by a particular author, issued by a particular publisher, etc.</p></div><a name="s005482b"><!--s005482b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the history, identification, or description of writings and publications</p><p><span class="bodyb">bibliographer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">bibliographic</span> /-ʹgrafik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">bibliographical</span> /-ʹgrafikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">bibliographically</span> /-ʹgrafikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">bibliographia</span>, the copying of books, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/biblio/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">biblio-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-graphia</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/graphy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-graphy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cheese<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010171a"><!--s010171a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an important person; a boss [prob from Hindi <span class="bodyi">chīz</span> thing, from Persian].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fat suit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021697a"><!--s021697a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a suit worn by actors to make them appear fat or obese.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electroacoustic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iˌlektroh·əʹkoohstik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019383a"><!--s019383a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of music: combining acoustic sounds with those generated by computer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deadpan<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015393a"><!--s015393a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>without feeling or expression [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dead1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dead 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pan1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pan 1</span></span></a> in the sense ‘face’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">around<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002937a"><!--s002937a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002872b"><!--s002872b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>here and there in (a place) </p><p><i></i></p><p>driving around the countryside</p> <p><i></i></p><p>papers lying around the room</p>.</div><a name="s002873b"><!--s002873b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000602c"><!--s000602c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>so as to encircle (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>wearing a medallion around his neck</p> <p><i></i></p><p>sitting around the table</p>.</div><a name="s000603c"><!--s000603c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> with a change of direction caused by (a corner, bend, or obstacle) </p><p><i></i></p><p>It's just around the corner</p>.</div></div><a name="s002874b"><!--s002874b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>regarding; in connection with<i></i></p><p>issues around climate change</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">connective tissue</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012574a"><!--s012574a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various tissues, e.g. bone or cartilage, that pervade, support, and bind together other tissues and organs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">distraction</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹstraksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017391a"><!--s017391a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018231b"><!--s018231b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something that distracts one's attention </p><p><i></i></p><p>I worked at night because there were too many distractions during the day</p>.</div><a name="s018232b"><!--s018232b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an amusement or activity </p><p><i></i></p><p>There are plenty of distractions to keep the family amused</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">drive somebody to distraction</span>.</p></div><a name="s018233b"><!--s018233b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a constant irritation, etc: to reduce somebody to a state of nervous agitation.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flay</span><small><span class="eSynop">/flay/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022859a"><!--s022859a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024351b"><!--s024351b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to strip off the skin of (a carcass or a body).</p></div><a name="s024352b"><!--s024352b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to whip (somebody) savagely.</p></div><a name="s024353b"><!--s024353b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to criticize or censure (somebody) harshly.</p></div><a name="s024354b"><!--s024354b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> to strip (somebody) of possessions; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fleece2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fleece<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (1)</p><p><span class="bodyb">flayer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">flēan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agent-general</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> agents-general)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000947a"><!--s000947a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a representative in Britain of an Australian state or a Canadian province.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ethanoic acid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ethəʹnoh·ik, ee-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020543a"><!--s020543a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the technical term for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/acetic_acid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">acetic acid</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cheeseboard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010172a"><!--s010172a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010526b"><!--s010526b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a board on which cheese is served.</p></div><a name="s010527b"><!--s010527b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a selection of cheeses served as a course of a meal.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">connexion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹneksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012575a"><!--s012575a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/connection/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">connection</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electroanalgesia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iˌlektroh·anəlʹjeezh(y)ə/ /-zyə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019384a"><!--s019384a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pain relief by means of electrical apparatus.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">distractor</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017392a"><!--s017392a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018234b"><!--s018234b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something that distracts one's attention from the important issue, etc.</p></div><a name="s018235b"><!--s018235b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an inappropriate option in a multiple-choice question.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deadpan<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (deadpanned, deadpanning)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015394a"><!--s015394a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to say something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> something amusing, without expression or emotion.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bibliomancy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbibli·əmansi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005342a"><!--s005342a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the foretelling of the future by interpreting a passage from a book, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the Bible [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/biblio/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">biblio-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mancy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-mancy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">butyric</span><small><span class="eSynop">/byoohʹtirik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008179a"><!--s008179a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> relating to or producing butyric acid </p><p><i></i></p><p>butyric fermentation</p> <p>[French <span class="bodyi">butyrique</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">butyrum</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/butter1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">butter 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fatten</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfat(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (fattened, fattening)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021698a"><!--s021698a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s022934b"><!--s022934b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to become or make (a person or animal) fat, fleshy, or plump, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to feed (a stock animal) for slaughter </p><p><i></i></p><p>All the things I really like to do are either immoral, illegal, or fattening</p><p> Alexander Woollcott.</p></div><a name="s022935b"><!--s022935b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (soil) fertile <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s022936b"><!--s022936b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to become fat.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agent noun</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000948a"><!--s000948a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a noun, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one ending in <span class="bodyi">-er</span> or <span class="bodyi">-or</span>, that denotes a person or thing that carries out the action of a verb, such as <span class="bodyi">teacher</span> or <span class="bodyi">calculator</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ethanol</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹethənol, ʹee-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020544a"><!--s020544a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/alcohol/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">alcohol</span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">F layer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022860a"><!--s022860a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the highest and most densely ionized layer of the ionosphere [<span class="bodyi">F</span> used arbitrarily].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arouse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹrowz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002938a"><!--s002938a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002875b"><!--s002875b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to stimulate (a feeling) or evoke (a reaction or response).</p></div><a name="s002876b"><!--s002876b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to awaken (somebody) from sleep.</p></div><a name="s002877b"><!--s002877b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to rouse (somebody) to action.</p></div><a name="s002878b"><!--s002878b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to excite (somebody) sexually</p><p><span class="bodyb">arousal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/rouse/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">rouse</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cheeseburger</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010173a"><!--s010173a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a burger with a slice of cheese on top, usu in a soft bread roll.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conning tower</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoning/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012576a"><!--s012576a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a raised observation tower, usu incorporating an entrance on the deck of a submarine [<span class="bodyi">conning</span> verbal noun from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con6/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con 6</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">distrain</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹstrayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017393a"><!--s017393a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018236b"><!--s018236b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to seize the property of (a debtor) in compensation for money owed.</p></div><a name="s018237b"><!--s018237b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to seize (property) in compensation for money owed</p><p><span class="bodyb">distrainable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">distrainee</span> /-ʹnee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">distrainer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">distrainment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">distreynen</span> via Old Frenchfrom late Latin <span class="bodyi">distringere</span> to draw apart, detain, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">stringere</span> to bind tight].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">butyric acid</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008180a"><!--s008180a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> an unpleasant-smelling fatty acid found <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in rancid butter: formula CH<sub>3</sub>(CH<sub>2</sub>)<sub>2</sub>COOH.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bibliomania</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌbibliohʹmaynyə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005343a"><!--s005343a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>excessive enthusiasm for books [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/biblio/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">biblio-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mania/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-mania</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ARP</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002939a"><!--s002939a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>air-raid precautions.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dead reckoning</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015395a"><!--s015395a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the calculation of the position of a ship or aircraft from the record of the courses followed, the and distance travelled, etc, without the use of external navigational aids such as observation of the sun or stars.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agent provocateur</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌahzhonh prəˌvokəʹtuh (<span class="bodyi">French</span> ajã provokatœːr)/ /ˌahzhonh prəˌvokəʹtuh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> agents provocateurs /ˌahzhonh prəˌvokəʹtuh/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000949a"><!--s000949a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person employed to incite suspected people to some open action that will make them liable to punishment [French <span class="bodyi">agent provocateur</span>, literally ‘provoking agent’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electrocardiogram</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iˌlektrohʹkahdi·əgram/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019385a"><!--s019385a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the tracing made by an electrocardiograph.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ethene</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹetheen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020545a"><!--s020545a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ethylene/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ethylene</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flea</span><small><span class="eSynop">/flee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022861a"><!--s022861a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024355b"><!--s024355b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of numerous species of wingless bloodsucking jumping insects that feeds on warm-blooded animals: <span class="bodyi">esp Pulex irritans</span> (that lives on humans): order Siphonaptera.</p></div><a name="s024356b"><!--s024356b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flea_beetle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flea beetle</span></span></a> ✱ <span class="bodyb">a flea in one's ear</span> a sharp or embarrassing reprimand </p><p><i></i></p><p>The boss sent him off with a flea in his ear</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">fit as a flea</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fit1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fit 1</span></span></a> [Old English <span class="bodyi">flēa</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fattism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfatiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021699a"><!--s021699a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>discrimination on grounds of fatness</p><p><span class="bodyb">fattist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cheesecake</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010174a"><!--s010174a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010528b"><!--s010528b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a baked or refrigerated dessert consisting of a soft filling, usu containing cheese, on a biscuit or pastry base.</p></div><a name="s010529b"><!--s010529b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a photographic display of shapely and scantily clothed women: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/beefcake/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">beefcake</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conniption</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹnipsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012577a"><!--s012577a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> a fit of rage, hysteria, or alarm [prob invented].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">distraint</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹstraynt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017394a"><!--s017394a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act of distraining [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/distrain/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">distrain</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-t</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/constraint/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">constraint</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buxom</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbuks(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008181a"><!--s008181a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a woman: with an attractively rounded figure and large breasts</p><p><span class="bodyb">buxomness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p>Middle English <span class="bodyi">buxsum</span> compliant, gracious, ultimately from Old English <span class="bodyi">būgan</span> to bend. The Middle English sense evolved into ‘blithe, lively’ and then into ‘plump’ (from the traditional association of plumpness and cheerfulness). Originally applied to both sexes, now usu to women</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dead ringer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015396a"><!--s015396a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person or thing that strongly resemblinges another.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electrocardiograph</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iˌlektrohʹkahdi·əgrahf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019386a"><!--s019386a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an instrument for recording the changes in electrical activity occurring during the heartbeat <span class="bodyb">electrocardiographic</span> /-ʹgrafik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">electrocardiography</span> /-ʹogrəfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bibliophile</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbibli·əfiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005344a"><!--s005344a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lover or collector of books <span class="bodyb">bibliophilic</span> /-ʹfilik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">bibliophilism</span> /-ʹofiliz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">bibliophily</span> /-ʹofili/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">bibliophile</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/biblio/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">biblio-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/phile_or_phil/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-phile</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fleabag</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022862a"><!--s022862a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024357b"><!--s024357b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> an inferior hotel or lodging.</p></div><a name="s024358b"><!--s024358b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a dirty or neglected person or animal.</p></div><a name="s024359b"><!--s024359b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a sleeping bag.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ether</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeethə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020546a"><!--s020546a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021555b"><!--s021555b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005473c"><!--s005473c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an inflammable liquid that vaporizes readily, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a solvent and formerly as a general anaesthetic: formula C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>5</sub>OC<sub>2</sub>H<sub>5</sub>.</p></div><a name="s005474c"><!--s005474c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any of various organic compounds characterized by an oxygen atom attached to two alkyl groups.</p></div></div><a name="s021556b"><!--s021556b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> the clear blue sky or upper regions of the atmosphere.</p></div><a name="s021557b"><!--s021557b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a medium formerly held to permeate all space and transmit electromagnetic waves, e.g. light and radio waves <span class="bodyb">etheric</span> /eeʹtherik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">aithēr</span>, from <span class="bodyi">aithein</span> to ignite, blaze].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">age of consent</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000950a"><!--s000950a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the age at which one is legally competent to give consent; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> that at which a person may consent to sexual intercourse.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arpeggio</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahʹpejioh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> arpeggios)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002940a"><!--s002940a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chord with notes that are played in succession, not simultaneously. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/broken_chord/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">broken chord</span></span></a> [Italian <span class="bodyi">arpeggio</span> from <span class="bodyi">arpeggiare</span> to play on the harp, from <span class="bodyi">arpa</span> harp, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conniption fit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012578a"><!--s012578a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/conniption/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">conniption</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cheesecloth</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010175a"><!--s010175a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lightweight loosely woven cotton fabric [from its use in cheesemaking].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fatty<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfati/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (fattier, fattiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021700a"><!--s021700a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022937b"><!--s022937b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005878c"><!--s005878c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>containing large amounts of fat.</p></div><a name="s005879c"><!--s005879c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>fat.</p></div></div><a name="s022938b"><!--s022938b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>oily; greasy </p><p><i></i></p><p>fatty food</p>.</div><a name="s022939b"><!--s022939b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>derived from or chemically related to fat</p><p><span class="bodyb">fattiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">distrait</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹstray (<span class="bodyi">French</span> distrɛ)/ /diʹstray/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017395a"><!--s017395a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>absentminded [French <span class="bodyi">distrait</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">distraire</span> to distract, from Latin <span class="bodyi">distrahere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/distract/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">distract</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buy<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bie/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> bought /bawt/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008182a"><!--s008182a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s008523b"><!--s008523b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to become the owner of (something) by paying or agreeing to pay money for it.</p></div><a name="s008524b"><!--s008524b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to obtain (something), often by some sacrifice </p><p><i></i></p><p>We have bought ourselves a little more time</p>.</div><a name="s008525b"><!--s008525b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to secure the cooperation of (somebody) by bribery.</p></div><a name="s008526b"><!--s008526b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to be the purchasing equivalent of (an amount) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The pound buys less today than it used to</p>.</div><a name="s008527b"><!--s008527b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to believe or accept (something said or proposed) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I don't buy that</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s008528b"><!--s008528b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to work as a buyer for a shop or other business [Old English <span class="bodyi">bycgan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dead shot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015397a"><!--s015397a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who is skilled at shooting.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fleabane</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfleebayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022863a"><!--s022863a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of plants of the daisy family that were once supposed to drive away fleas: <span class="bodyi">Pulicaria dysenterica</span> and other species.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ethereal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹthiəri·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020547a"><!--s020547a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021558b"><!--s021558b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of the regions beyond the earth </p><p><i></i></p><p>all the angels and ethereal powers</p><p> Milton.</p></div><a name="s021559b"><!--s021559b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005475c"><!--s005475c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>lacking material substance; intangible.</p></div><a name="s005476c"><!--s005476c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>marked by unusual delicacy, lightness, and refinement </p><p><i></i></p><p>so ethereal a creature that her spirit could be seen trembling through her limbs</p><p> Hardy.</p></div></div><a name="s021560b"><!--s021560b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>/ethəʹree·əl/ of, containing, or resembling a chemical ether.</p></div><a name="s021561b"><!--s021561b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> celestial; heavenly <span class="bodyb">ethereality</span> /-ʹaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">etherealize</span> <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">ethereally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">etherealness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">aitherios</span>, from <span class="bodyi">aithēr</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ether/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ether</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bibulous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbibyooləs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005345a"><!--s005345a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>prone to over-indulgence in alcoholic drinks</p><p><span class="bodyb">bibulously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bibulousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">bibulus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">bibere</span> to drink].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electrochemistry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iˌlektrohʹkeməstri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019387a"><!--s019387a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the branch of chemistry dealing with the relation of electricity to chemical changes, e.g. in solutions conducting an electric current, and with the interconversion of chemical and electrical energy</p><p><span class="bodyb">electrochemical</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">electrochemically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">electrochemist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arquebus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahkwibəs/ harquebus /ʹhah-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002941a"><!--s002941a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an early type of portable matchlock <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/matchlock/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">matchlock</span></span></a> (gun with a wick for igniting the gunpowder) usu fired from a support, used in the 15th and 16th cents [French <span class="bodyi">harquebuse, arquebuse</span> from early Low German <span class="bodyi">hakebusse</span>, from <span class="bodyi">haken</span> hook + <span class="bodyi">busse</span> gun].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">age of reason</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000951a"><!--s000951a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001064b"><!--s001064b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Age of Reason</span>) a period characterized by the repudiation of religious, social, and philosophical beliefs not founded on reason; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the 18th cent. in Europe.</p></div><a name="s001065b"><!--s001065b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the time of life when one begins to be able to distinguish right from wrong.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cheesed off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010176a"><!--s010176a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> annoyed or bored; fed up [prob from <span class="bodyi">cheese</span> to stop, run away, of unknown origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">distraught</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹstrawt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017396a"><!--s017396a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>mentally agitated; frantic</p><p><span class="bodyb">distraughtly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English, alteration of obsolete <span class="bodyi">distract</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">distractus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">distrahere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/distract/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">distract</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">connivance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹniev(ə)ns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012579a"><!--s012579a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>knowledge of and active or passive consent to wrongdoing </p><p><i></i></p><p>Drug-dealing went on with the connivance of certain police officers</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fatty<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> fatties)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021701a"><!--s021701a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a fat person or animal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buy<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008183a"><!--s008183a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a purchase, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> considered in terms of its value for money.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dead time</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015398a"><!--s015398a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in physics, the period after a particle has been recorded in a device when no further particle can be detected.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bicameral</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bieʹkam(ə)r(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005346a"><!--s005346a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having two legislative chambers</p><p><span class="bodyb">bicameralism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bi_1_or_bin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bi- 1</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">camera</span> room, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chamber/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chamber</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flea beetle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022864a"><!--s022864a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several genera of small jumping beetles that feed on foliage: genus <span class="bodyi">Phyllotreta</span> and other genera.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">etherealize <span class="bodyi">or</span> etherealise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020548a"><!--s020548a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021562b"><!--s021562b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (something) ethereal.</p></div><a name="s021563b"><!--s021563b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to add a chemical ether to (something) <span class="bodyb">etherealization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fatty acid</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021702a"><!--s021702a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous organic acids with one carboxyl group, e.g. acetic acid, including many that occur naturally in fats, waxes, and essential oils.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arr.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002942a"><!--s002942a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002879b"><!--s002879b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in music, arranged by.</p></div><a name="s002880b"><!--s002880b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>arrival.</p></div><a name="s002881b"><!--s002881b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>arrives.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">distress<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹstres/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017397a"><!--s017397a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018238b"><!--s018238b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>mental or physical anguish.</p></div><a name="s018239b"><!--s018239b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>hardship or suffering caused <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by lack of money or the necessities of life.</p></div><a name="s018240b"><!--s018240b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a state of danger or desperate need </p><p><i></i></p><p>a ship in distress</p>.</div><a name="s018241b"><!--s018241b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a medical condition in which there is strain on the vital functions, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> difficulty in breathing.</p></div><a name="s018242b"><!--s018242b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>seizure of property by a creditor as satisfaction for a debt; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/distraint/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">distraint</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">distressful</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">destresse</span> from Old French, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">districtus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">distringere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/distrain/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">distrain</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">age-old</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000952a"><!--s000952a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having existed for a long time; ancient.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electroconvulsive therapy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iˌlektrohkənʹvulsiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019388a"><!--s019388a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a treatment for serious mental disorder, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> severe depression, in which a fit is induced by passing an electric current through the brain.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cheesehead</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010177a"><!--s010177a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a screw or bolt: having a squat cylindrical head.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">connive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹniev/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012580a"><!--s012580a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013150b"><!--s013150b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + in/at) to pretend ignorance of or fail to take action against something one ought to oppose </p><p><i></i></p><p>Parents connived at their daughters’ dishonesty</p>.</div><a name="s013151b"><!--s013151b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) to cooperate secretly or have a secret understanding; to conspire </p><p><i></i></p><p>conniving with certain unscrupulous elements to get the bill accepted</p> <p><span class="bodyb">connivance</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">conniver</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">conniver</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">conivēre, connivēre</span> to close the eyes, connive, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-nivēre</span> (related to <span class="bodyi">nictare</span> to wink)].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buyback</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008184a"><!--s008184a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008529b"><!--s008529b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a system in which something is repurchased by the seller at a later date, often under the terms of a contract.</p></div><a name="s008530b"><!--s008530b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a system in which a supplier of industrial machinery or facilities is repaid in the output of the plant.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deadweight</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015399a"><!--s015399a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015919b"><!--s015919b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the unrelieved weight of an inert person or object.</p></div><a name="s015920b"><!--s015920b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a ship's total weight including cargo, fuel, stores, crew, and passengers.</p></div><a name="s015921b"><!--s015921b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dead_load/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dead load</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bicarb</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbiekahb/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005347a"><!--s005347a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sodium_bicarbonate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sodium bicarbonate</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fleabite</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022865a"><!--s022865a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a trifling problem or expense.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">distress<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017398a"><!--s017398a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018243b"><!--s018243b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cause distress to (somebody).</p></div><a name="s018244b"><!--s018244b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to simulate marks of usage, wear and tear, etc on (new furniture, etc) to give an appearance of antiquity</p><p><span class="bodyb">distressing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">distressingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">etherize <span class="bodyi">or</span> etherise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020549a"><!--s020549a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to treat or anaesthetize (somebody) with or as if with ether <span class="bodyb">etherization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">etherizer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fatty degeneration</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021703a"><!--s021703a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>deterioration in an organ of the body such as the heart or liver, caused by accumulation of fat in the cells of the organ.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arrack <span class="bodyi">or</span> arak</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹarak, ʹarək/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002943a"><!--s002943a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an alcoholic spirit distilled in various Eastern countries from rice, the sap of the coco palm, etc [Arabic ‘<span class="bodyi">araq</span> sweat, juice, liquor].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cheeseparing<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹcheezpeəring/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010178a"><!--s010178a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>miserly or petty economizing; stinginess.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electrocute</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹlektrəkyooht/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019389a"><!--s019389a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to execute or kill (somebody) by electric shock <span class="bodyb">electrocution</span> /-ʹkyoohsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/electro/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">electro-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-cute</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/execute/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">execute</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buyer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008185a"><!--s008185a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who buys something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a person who selects and buys stock to be sold in a shop or other business.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agglomerate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹglomərayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000953a"><!--s000953a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001066b"><!--s001066b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to gather, or cause to gather, into a cluster or disorderly mass</p><p><span class="bodyb">agglomeration</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s001067b"><!--s001067b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (things) to gather in such a mass [Latin <span class="bodyi">agglomeratus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">agglomerare</span> to heap up, join, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">glomer-, glomus</span> ball].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deadwood</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015400a"><!--s015400a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015922b"><!--s015922b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>wood that is dead on a tree.</p></div><a name="s015923b"><!--s015923b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>people or things that have become useless or unproductive.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conniving</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012581a"><!--s012581a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>scheming, calculating, or coldly manipulative.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bicarbonate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bieʹkahbənət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005348a"><!--s005348a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an acid carbonate; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sodium_bicarbonate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sodium bicarbonate</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flea-bitten</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022866a"><!--s022866a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024360b"><!--s024360b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>covered in flea bites or infested with fleas.</p></div><a name="s024361b"><!--s024361b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> shabby; run-down.</p></div><a name="s024362b"><!--s024362b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a horse's coat, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> if light-coloured: flecked with chestnut or brown.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">distressed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017399a"><!--s017399a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018245b"><!--s018245b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>suffering distress.</p></div><a name="s018246b"><!--s018246b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>impoverished </p><p><i></i></p><p>distressed gentlefolk</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ethernet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeethənet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020550a"><!--s020550a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a popular type of local area network connecting a number of computer systems.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fatuous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfatyoo·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021704a"><!--s021704a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>complacently or inanely foolish; idiotic <span class="bodyb">fatuity</span> /fəʹtyooh·iti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fatuously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fatuousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">fatuus</span> foolish].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arraign</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹrayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002944a"><!--s002944a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002882b"><!--s002882b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to charge (somebody) formally with an offence in a court of law </p><p><i></i></p><p>arraigned on a charge of treason</p>.</div><a name="s002883b"><!--s002883b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to accuse (somebody) of a fault or wrong </p><p><i></i></p><p>arraigned in the tabloids for gross ineptitude</p><p><span class="bodyb">arraignment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">arreinen</span> via Old French, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">ration-</span>, <span class="bodyi">ratio</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/reason1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">reason 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deaf<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/def/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015401a"><!--s015401a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015924b"><!--s015924b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>lacking or deficient in the sense of hearing.</p></div><a name="s015925b"><!--s015925b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ to) unwilling to hear or listen to somebody or something; not to be persuaded by </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was deaf to reason</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">fall on deaf ears</span>.</p></div><a name="s015926b"><!--s015926b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to be ignored or unheeded ✱ <span class="bodyb">turn a deaf ear</span> to refuse to listen</p><p><span class="bodyb">deafness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">dēaf</span>; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">dumb</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dumb/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dumb</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electrode</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹlektrohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019390a"><!--s019390a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a conductor used to establish electrical contact with a non-metallic part of a circuit, e.g. the acid in a car battery.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cheeseparing<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010179a"><!--s010179a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>miserly or stingy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flea collar</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022867a"><!--s022867a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dog's or cat's collar impregnated with insecticide and worn to kill or repel fleas.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buyer's market</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008186a"><!--s008186a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a market in which supply exceeds demand, buyers have a wide range of choice, and prices tend to be low: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/seller_s_market/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">seller's market</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biccy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbiki/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005349a"><!--s005349a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bicky_or_bikky_or_biccy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bicky</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agglomerate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹglomərət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000954a"><!--s000954a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>gathered into a ball, mass, or cluster.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">connoisseur</span><small><span class="eSynop">/konəʹsuh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012582a"><!--s012582a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an expert judge in matters of taste or appreciation, e.g. of art or food </p><p><i></i></p><p>a connoisseur of fine wines</p> <p><span class="bodyb">connoisseurship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [obsolete French <span class="bodyi">connoisseur</span> (now <span class="bodyi">connaisseur</span>), from Old French <span class="bodyi">connoistre</span> to know, from Latin <span class="bodyi">cognoscere</span> to become acquainted with].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">distress signal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017400a"><!--s017400a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a signal from a ship or aircraft that is in danger and needing assistance.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ethic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹethik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020551a"><!--s020551a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021564b"><!--s021564b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl, but treated as sing. or pl</span>) the principles of conduct governing an individual or a group </p><p><i></i></p><p>professional ethics</p>.</div><a name="s021565b"><!--s021565b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005477c"><!--s005477c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a set of moral principles or values </p><p><i></i></p><p>the current materialistic ethic</p>.</div><a name="s005478c"><!--s005478c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the moral uprightness of an action, judgment, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'm not sure of the ethics of this decision</p>.</div></div><a name="s021566b"><!--s021566b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl, but treated as sing.</span>) the study of the nature and basis of moral principles and judgments</p><p>We speak of ethics in two ways, descriptive and normative. The ethics of a group (Western ethics, business ethics) is the broad pattern of social behaviour and shared self-understanding that in fact knits the group together. When we say that an action would not be ethical, however, we mean that it would be wrong, not just that it is at odds with the ethics of some group. The remark ‘We don't do things that way’ hovers between these two poles — Professor Jonathan Dancy</p> <span class="bodyb">ethicist</span> /-sist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">ethik</span> via French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">ēthikē</span>,from <span class="bodyi">ēthikos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">ethos</span> custom, character].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arrange</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹraynj/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002945a"><!--s002945a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002884b"><!--s002884b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to put (things) in order or into sequence or relationship.</p></div><a name="s002885b"><!--s002885b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make preparations for (something); to plan.</p></div><a name="s002886b"><!--s002886b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to bring about an agreement concerning (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>They arranged an exchange of prisoners of war</p>.</div><a name="s002887b"><!--s002887b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to adapt (a musical composition) by scoring it for different voices or instruments <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s002888b"><!--s002888b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to make plans or reach agreement</p><p><span class="bodyb">arrangeable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">arranger</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">arangen</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">arrangier</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ar/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ar-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">rengier</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/range2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">range 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fatwa</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfatwah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021705a"><!--s021705a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a formal legal opinion delivered by an Islamic religious authority [Arabic <span class="bodyi">fatwa</span>, from <span class="bodyi">aftā</span> to decide a point of law].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deaf<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015402a"><!--s015402a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the deaf</span>) people who are deaf.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agglomerate<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹglomərət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000955a"><!--s000955a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001068b"><!--s001068b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a disorderly mass or collection.</p></div><a name="s001069b"><!--s001069b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a rock composed of irregular volcanic fragments.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fleadh</span><small><span class="eSynop">/flah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022868a"><!--s022868a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a festival of Celtic music, dancing, and culture [Irish and Scottish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">fleadh</span> feast, banquet].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buy-in</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008188a"><!--s008188a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the purchase of a majority holding in a company by a group of outside executives who take over its management.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electrodeposit<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹlektrohdipozit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019391a"><!--s019391a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a deposit, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a metal, formed on or at an electrode in contact with a solution by electrolysis.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bice</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bies/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005350a"><!--s005350a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dull blue or green pigment [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bis</span> dark grey, from Old French].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">connotation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/konəʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012583a"><!--s012583a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013152b"><!--s013152b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) something suggested by a word as distinct from its direct meaning.</p></div><a name="s013153b"><!--s013153b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003401c"><!--s003401c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) something suggested by a word as distinct from its direct meaning or <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/denotation/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">denotation</span></span></a> </p><p><i></i></p><p>For me, henceforth, the word ‘coffee-house’ will have anything but an agreeable connotation</p><p> Jack London </p><p><i></i></p><p>Use a term free of clerical connotations</p><p> William James.</p></div><a name="s003402c"><!--s003402c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the process by which this kind of association is made.</p></div></div><a name="s013154b"><!--s013154b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in philosophy, the essential characteristic or characteristics implied by a concept or term; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/intension/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">intension</span></span></a> (2) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The connotation of the word ‘fir’ is the set of characteristics, e.g. needle-shaped leaves and fir cones, that distinguish a fir from other trees</p> <p><span class="bodyb">connotational</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cheese plant</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010180a"><!--s010180a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/swiss_cheese_plant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Swiss cheese plant</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">distributary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹstribyoot(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> distributaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017401a"><!--s017401a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a river branch flowing from and never returning to the main stream, as in a delta.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ethic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020552a"><!--s020552a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ethical/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ethical</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arrangement</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002946a"><!--s002946a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002889b"><!--s002889b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a preparation or plan </p><p><i></i></p><p>travel arrangements</p>.</div><a name="s002890b"><!--s002890b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an informal agreement or settlement, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on personal, social, or political matters.</p></div><a name="s002891b"><!--s002891b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something made by arranging constituents or things together, or the way in which they are arranged </p><p><i></i></p><p>a floral arrangement</p>.</div><a name="s002892b"><!--s002892b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an adaptation of a musical composition for different voices or instruments.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fauces</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfawseez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> fauces)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021706a"><!--s021706a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the narrow passage from the mouth to the pharynx situated between the soft palate and the base of the tongue <span class="bodyb">faucial</span> /ʹfawsh(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">fauces</span> (pl), throat, fauces].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agglomeration</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əˌgloməʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000956a"><!--s000956a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001070b"><!--s001070b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a mass or cluster of disparate elements.</p></div><a name="s001071b"><!--s001071b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the action or process of agglomerating <span class="bodyb">agglomerative</span> /əʹglomərətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electrodeposit<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/iˌlektrohdiʹpozit/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (electrodeposited, electrodepositing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019392a"><!--s019392a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to deposit (e.g. a metal) by electrolysis <span class="bodyb">electrodeposition</span> /-depəʹzish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">distribute</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹstribyooht, ʹdis-/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017402a"><!--s017402a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018247b"><!--s018247b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to divide or apportion (something) among a number of recipients.</p></div><a name="s018248b"><!--s018248b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>) to disperse or scatter (something) over an area </p><p><i></i></p><p>The species is distributed throughout Britain</p>.</div><a name="s018249b"><!--s018249b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to supply (goods) to the shops or outlets that are to sell them to consumers.</p></div><a name="s018250b"><!--s018250b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in logic, to use (a term) so as to refer to every member of the class named </p><p><i></i></p><p>The proposition ‘all men are mortal’ distributes ‘man’ but not ‘mortal’</p>.</div><a name="s018251b"><!--s018251b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to divide or separate (things) into classes or categories.</p></div><a name="s018252b"><!--s018252b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>in printing, to return (type) to the right compartments for each character</p><a name="sb000000153"><!--sb000000153--></a><p><span class="bodyb">distributable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">distributen</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">distributus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">distribuere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">tribuere</span> to allot]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyi">Distribute</span> is traditionally pronounced with the stress on the second syllable <span class="bodyi">-trib-</span>. Modern dictionaries also recognize the pronunciation with the stress on the first syllable <span class="bodyi">dis-</span>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flea market</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022869a"><!--s022869a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a usu open-air market selling secondhand articles and antiques [translation of French <span class="bodyi">Marché aux Puces</span>, a market in Paris].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bicentenary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biesenʹteenəri, -ʹtenəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bicentenaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005351a"><!--s005351a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the celebration of a 200th anniversary.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deaf aid</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015403a"><!--s015403a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a hearing aid.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">connote</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹnoht/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012584a"><!--s012584a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013155b"><!--s013155b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a word, etc: to convey (a range of ideas or feelings) in addition to its exact explicit meaning </p><p><i></i></p><p>the barbaric savagery that the term ‘ethnic cleansing’ connotes</p>.</div><a name="s013156b"><!--s013156b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a fact or circumstance: to imply or indicate as a logically essential attribute of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>the personal shame connoted by redundancy</p> <p><span class="bodyb">connotative</span> /ʹkonətaytiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">connotare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">notare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/note2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">note 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buy in</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008187a"><!--s008187a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008531b"><!--s008531b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to buy (a stock of goods) for a purpose.</p></div><a name="s008532b"><!--s008532b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to buy (stocks, shares, etc that a seller has not handed over at the agreed time), charging the extra cost to the defaulting or delaying seller.</p></div><a name="s008533b"><!--s008533b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to withdraw (an item) from an auction because it has failed to reach the reserve price.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ethical</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020553a"><!--s020553a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021567b"><!--s021567b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>conforming to accepted, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> professional, standards of conduct or morality.</p></div><a name="s021568b"><!--s021568b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to ethics.</p></div><a name="s021569b"><!--s021569b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>not connected with invested or not investing in companies whose activities or products are felt to be harmful to society, the environment, etc, e.g. armaments or tobacco, do not conform to the moral principles of the investor </p><p><i></i></p><p>an ethical investment fund</p>.</div><a name="s021570b"><!--s021570b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of a drug: available to the general public only on a doctor's or dentist's prescription <span class="bodyb">ethicality</span> /-ʹkaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">ethically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">ethik</span>,from Latin <span class="bodyi">ethicus</span>,from Greek <span class="bodyi">ēthikos</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ethic1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ethic 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cheese straw</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010181a"><!--s010181a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a stick of pastry flavoured with cheese, eaten as a snack.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arrant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹarənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002947a"><!--s002947a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>usu intensifying contemptuous terms: complete; utter </p><p><i></i></p><p>an arrant fool</p> <p><i></i></p><p>arrant hypocrisy</p><p><span class="bodyb">arrantly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/errant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">errant</span></span></a> , earlier with the meaning ‘outlawed’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">faucet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfawsit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021707a"><!--s021707a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a tap [Middle English <span class="bodyi">faucet</span> bung, faucet, via Old French from Provençal <span class="bodyi">falset</span>, from <span class="bodyi">falser</span> to bore into, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">falsare</span> to corrupt, from Latin <span class="bodyi">falsus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/false/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">false</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agglutinate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹgloohtinayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000957a"><!--s000957a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001072b"><!--s001072b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cause (things) to stick together; to fasten (things) together as if with glue.</p></div><a name="s001073b"><!--s001073b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to combine (words) into a compound; to attach (word elements, e.g. affixes and roots) together to form words.</p></div><a name="s001074b"><!--s001074b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cause (e.g. red blood cells) to undergo agglutination <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s001075b"><!--s001075b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to form words by agglutination</p><p><span class="bodyb">agglutination</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">agglutinatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">agglutinare</span> to glue to, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">glutinare</span> to glue, from <span class="bodyi">glutin-, gluten</span> glue].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electrodynamics</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iˌlektrohdieʹnamiks/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019393a"><!--s019393a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the branch of physics dealing with the effects arising from the interaction of electric currents with magnets or with other electric currents</p><p><span class="bodyb">electrodynamic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">distributed logic</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017403a"><!--s017403a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a computer system in which processing is shared between many processors linked by a network or bus.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buy off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008189a"><!--s008189a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to secure the cooperation of (somebody) by bribery.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">connubial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹnyoohbi·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012585a"><!--s012585a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>concerning marriage or the relationship between husband and wife; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/conjugal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">conjugal</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">connubiality</span> /-ʹaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">connubially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [from Latin <span class="bodyi">conubialis</span>, formed from <span class="bodyi">conubium, connubium</span> marriage, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">nubere</span> to marry].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cheesy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (cheesier, cheesiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010182a"><!--s010182a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010530b"><!--s010530b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>resembling cheese in smell, taste, appearance, or consistency.</p></div><a name="s010531b"><!--s010531b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> said of a smile: very broad and often insincere </p><p><i></i></p><p>a cheesy grin</p>.</div><a name="s010532b"><!--s010532b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> of poor quality and lacking in good taste.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deaf-blind</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015404a"><!--s015404a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>severely deficient in both hearing and vision.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arras</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹarəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> arras)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002948a"><!--s002948a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wall hanging or screen made of tapestry [Middle English, from <span class="bodyi">Arras</span>, city in France, a medieval centre of tapestry making].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bicentennial<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/biesenʹteni·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005352a"><!--s005352a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a bicentenary.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ethiopian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eethiʹohpi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020554a"><!--s020554a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Ethiopia and Eritrea</p><p><span class="bodyb">Ethiopian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fleapit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022870a"><!--s022870a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal or humorous</span> a shabby cinema or theatre.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">faugh</span><small><span class="eSynop">/faw/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021708a"><!--s021708a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used to express contempt or disgust [imitative].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agglutination</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əˌgloohtiʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000958a"><!--s000958a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001076b"><!--s001076b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the formation of compound words by combining other words or word elements that already have a single definite meaning.</p></div><a name="s001077b"><!--s001077b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the collection of red blood cells or other minute suspended particles into clumps, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a response to a specific antibody <span class="bodyb">agglutinative</span> /əʹgloohtinətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electroencephalogram</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iˌlektroh·inʹsef(ə)ləgram/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019394a"><!--s019394a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the tracing made by an electroencephalograph.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">distributed system</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017404a"><!--s017404a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a network of linked computers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buyout</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008190a"><!--s008190a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the purchase of all the shares in a business, or a controlling proportion of them, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by its managers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conodont</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohnədont/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012586a"><!--s012586a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013157b"><!--s013157b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a tiny tooth-like fossil found in marine sedimentary rocks, associated with animals that lived between the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cambrian/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Cambrian</span></span></a> and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/triassic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Triassic</span></span></a> periods (from 540 to 208 million years ago).</p></div><a name="s013158b"><!--s013158b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the small worm-like invertebrate animal at the entrance to whose gut these tooth-like structures were probably sited [Greek <span class="bodyi">kōnos</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cone1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cone 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/odont/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-odont</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cheetah</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹcheetə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010183a"><!--s010183a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a long-legged spotted African and formerly Asiatic cat that resembles a small leopard and is the fastest land animal: <span class="bodyi">Acinonyx jubatus</span> [Hindi <span class="bodyi">cītā</span> from Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">citrakāya</span> tiger, from <span class="bodyi">citra</span> bright + <span class="bodyi">kāya</span> body].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">array<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹray/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002949a"><!--s002949a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002893b"><!--s002893b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to set or place (things) in order; to marshal.</p></div><a name="s002894b"><!--s002894b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to dress or decorate (somebody), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in splendid or impressive clothes; to adorn</p><p><span class="bodyb">arrayer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">arrayen</span> via Old French, ultimately from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ar/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ar-</span></span></a> + a base of Germanic origin meaning to prepare].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deafen</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (deafened, deafening)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015405a"><!--s015405a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to overpower (somebody) with noise.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agglutinin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹgloohtinin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000959a"><!--s000959a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a substance producing biological agglutination [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/agglutination/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">agglutination</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in1/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-in 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fault<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fawlt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021709a"><!--s021709a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022940b"><!--s022940b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a failing, imperfection, or defect.</p></div><a name="s022941b"><!--s022941b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005880c"><!--s005880c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a failing </p><p><i></i></p><p>The greatest of faults, I should say, is to be conscious of none</p><p> Thomas Carlyle.</p></div><a name="s005881c"><!--s005881c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an imperfection or defect in a machine, etc.</p></div></div><a name="s022942b"><!--s022942b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005882c"><!--s005882c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a misdemeanour or mistake.</p></div><a name="s005883c"><!--s005883c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a mistake.</p></div><a name="s005884c"><!--s005884c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>an action, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a service that does not land in the prescribed area, which loses a rally in tennis, squash, etc.</p></div><a name="s005885c"><!--s005885c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>in showjumping, a penalty point given for a horse hitting or refusing a jump.</p></div></div><a name="s022943b"><!--s022943b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>responsibility for wrongdoing or failure </p><p><i></i></p><p>The accident was the driver's fault</p>.</div><a name="s022944b"><!--s022944b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s005886c"><!--s005886c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a fracture in the earth's crust accompanied by displacement, e.g. of the strata, along the fracture line.</p></div><a name="s005887c"><!--s005887c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a rupture of rock structures due to strain ✱ <span class="bodyb">at fault</span> in the wrong; liable for blame ✱ <span class="bodyb">to a fault</span> to an excessive degree</p><p><span class="bodyb">faultless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">faultlessly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">faultlessness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">faute</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">falsus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">fallere</span> to deceive, disappoint].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bicentennial<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005353a"><!--s005353a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of a bicentenary.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fleawort</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022871a"><!--s022871a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various plants related to ragwort that were formerly thought to drive fleas away: <span class="bodyi">Senecio integrifolius</span> and others.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ethiopic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eethiʹopik, -ʹohpik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020555a"><!--s020555a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021571b"><!--s021571b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a Semitic language formerly spoken in Ethiopia and still used there in Christian services of worship.</p></div><a name="s021572b"><!--s021572b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the group of Semitic languages spoken in Ethiopia, including Amharic and Tigré</p><p><span class="bodyb">Ethiopic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electroencephalograph</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iˌlektroh·inʹsef(ə)ləgrahf, -graf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019395a"><!--s019395a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an instrument for detecting and recording the electrical activity of the brain <span class="bodyb">electroencephalography</span> /-ʹlogrəfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">electroencephalographic</span> /-ʹgrafik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buy out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008191a"><!--s008191a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008534b"><!--s008534b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to buy the shares or controlling interest of (a company).</p></div><a name="s008535b"><!--s008535b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to buy the share of (somebody) to get control of a company.</p></div><a name="s008536b"><!--s008536b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to free (somebody, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> oneself) from military service by payment.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">distribution</span><small><span class="eSynop">/distriʹbyoohsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017405a"><!--s017405a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018253b"><!--s018253b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of distributing.</p></div><a name="s018254b"><!--s018254b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004565c"><!--s004565c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the position, arrangement, or frequency of occurrence, e.g. of the members of a group, over an area or throughout a space or unit of time.</p></div><a name="s004566c"><!--s004566c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the natural geographical range of an organism.</p></div></div><a name="s018255b"><!--s018255b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in statistics, the set of possible values of a variable presented in terms of frequency.</p></div><a name="s018256b"><!--s018256b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the means by which something, e.g. electric power, is distributed.</p></div><a name="s018257b"><!--s018257b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the transport and delivery of goods to the shops or outlets that are to sell them to the consumers</p><p><span class="bodyb">distributional</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chef</span><small><span class="eSynop">/shef/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010184a"><!--s010184a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a skilled cook; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the chief cook in a restaurant or hotel [French <span class="bodyi">chef</span>, short for <span class="bodyi">chef de cuisine</span> head of the kitchen].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">array<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002950a"><!--s002950a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002895b"><!--s002895b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an imposing collection or large number </p><p><i></i></p><p>an array of gifts</p>.</div><a name="s002896b"><!--s002896b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an orderly arrangement of things or people, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> troops </p><p><i></i></p><p>drawn up in battle array</p>.</div><a name="s002897b"><!--s002897b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a number of mathematical elements arranged in rows and columns.</p></div><a name="s002898b"><!--s002898b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an arrangement of elements forming a single unit, e.g. a set of data in a computer memory.</p></div><a name="s002899b"><!--s002899b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary or archaic</span> clothing; apparel </p><p><i></i></p><p>Thou wolf in sheep's array</p> — Shakespeare <p><i></i></p><p>I went out in my new array</p> — Dickens.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deafening</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015406a"><!--s015406a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>extremely loud</p><p><span class="bodyb">deafeningly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fault<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021710a"><!--s021710a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022945b"><!--s022945b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to find a fault in (somebody or something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>You can't fault his logic</p>.</div><a name="s022946b"><!--s022946b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to produce a geological fault in (the earth's crust) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s022947b"><!--s022947b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to commit a fault; to err.</p></div><a name="s022948b"><!--s022948b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to produce a geological fault.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conoid<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohnoyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012587a"><!--s012587a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having the shape, or approximate shape, of a cone</p><p><span class="bodyb">conoidally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biceps</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbieseps/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005354a"><!--s005354a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005483b"><!--s005483b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the large muscle at the front of the upper arm that bends the arm at the elbow when it contracts.</p></div><a name="s005484b"><!--s005484b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any muscle attached in two places at one end [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">bicipit-</span>, <span class="bodyi">biceps</span> two-headed, from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bi_1_or_bin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bi- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">capit-, caput</span> head].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aggrandize <span class="bodyi">or</span> aggrandise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹgrandiez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000960a"><!--s000960a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001078b"><!--s001078b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to enhance the power, wealth, position, or reputation of (somebody or something).</p></div><a name="s001079b"><!--s001079b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to give a false air of greatness to (something or somebody); to praise (something or somebody) too highly </p><p><i></i></p><p>He had the fault of aggrandizing the one and disparaging the other</p> <span class="bodyb">aggrandizement</span> /əʹgrandizmənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">aggrandizer</span> /ʹagrəndiezə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">agrandiss-</span>, stem of <span class="bodyi">agrandir</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">grandir</span> to increase from Latin <span class="bodyi">grandire</span>, from <span class="bodyi">grandis</span> great, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grand1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grand 1</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ethmoid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹethmoyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020556a"><!--s020556a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bone of the walls and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/septum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">septum</span></span></a> (partition) of the nasal cavity</p><p><span class="bodyb">ethmoid</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">ethmoidal</span> /ethʹmoydl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">ethmoïde</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">ēthmoeidēs</span>,literally ‘like a strainer’, from <span class="bodyi">ēthmos</span> strainer].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buy up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008192a"><!--s008192a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008537b"><!--s008537b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to secure a controlling interest in (e.g. a company), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by acquiring shares.</p></div><a name="s008538b"><!--s008538b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to buy all or a great deal of (a commodity).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flèche</span><small><span class="eSynop">/flesh (<span class="bodyi">French</span> flɛʧ)/ /flesh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022872a"><!--s022872a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a slender usu wooden spire rising from the ridge of a roof [French <span class="bodyi">flèche</span> arrow, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electroform</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹlektrəfawm/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019396a"><!--s019396a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to form (an article) by depositing a metal on a mould by electrolysis.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">distributive<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹstribyootiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017406a"><!--s017406a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018258b"><!--s018258b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or concerned with distribution.</p></div><a name="s018259b"><!--s018259b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in grammar, denoting a pronoun or determiner such as <span class="bodyi">each</span>, <span class="bodyi">either</span>, <span class="bodyi">every</span>, or <span class="bodyi">none</span>, that refers singly and without exception to all the members of a group.</p></div><a name="s018260b"><!--s018260b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in mathematics, denoting a law that relates the operations of addition and multiplication, such that <span class="bodyi">x</span>(<span class="bodyi">y</span> + <span class="bodyi">z</span>) = <span class="bodyi">xy</span> + <span class="bodyi">xz</span></p><p><span class="bodyb">distributively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">distributiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">distributivity</span> /-ʹtiviti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chef d'oeuvre</span><small><span class="eSynop">/shay ʹduhvrə (<span class="bodyi">French</span> ʧɛ dœːvr)/ /shay ʹduhvrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> chefs d'oeuvre /shay ʹduhvrə/ /shay ʹduhvrə (<span class="bodyi">French</span> ʧɛ dœːvr)/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010185a"><!--s010185a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a masterpiece, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in art or literature [French <span class="bodyi">chef-d'oeuvre</span> leading work].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">atheism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaythi·iz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003370a"><!--s003370a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the belief or doctrine that there is no deity</p><p>Atheism is the denial of the existence of God, although it is made problematic by the fact that some believers may claim that God does not exist in a literal way or in the same sense that other things exist. Atheism includes the claim that ‘God’ is meaningless, unhelpful or simply mistaken as a way of interpreting the world — Dr Mel Thompson</p><p><span class="bodyb">atheist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">atheistic</span> /-ʹistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">atheistical</span> /-ʹistikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">atheistically</span> /-ʹistikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">athéisme</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">atheos</span> godless, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">theos</span> god].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">faultfinding<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021711a"><!--s021711a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a predisposition to find fault</p><p><span class="bodyb">faultfinder</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conoid<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012588a"><!--s012588a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a conoid object.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deaf-mute</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015407a"><!--s015407a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">offensive</span> somebody who is unable to hear or speak.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bicker<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbikə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (bickered, bickering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005355a"><!--s005355a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to engage in petulant or petty argument</p><p><span class="bodyb">bickerer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bikeren</span>; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aggravate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹagrəvayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000961a"><!--s000961a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001080b"><!--s001080b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (something, e.g. an illness) worse or more severe.</p></div><a name="s001081b"><!--s001081b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to annoy or irritate (somebody)</p><a name="sb00000033"><!--sb00000033--></a><p><span class="bodyb">aggravating</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">aggravation</span> /-ʹvaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">aggravatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">aggravare</span> to make heavier, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">gravare</span> to burden, from <span class="bodyi">gravis</span> heavy]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyi">Aggravate</span> is related etymologically to the word <span class="bodyi">grave</span> (‘serious’). ItsThe oldest surviving meaning of <span class="bodyi">aggravate</span> is ‘to make worse or more serious’: <span class="bodyi">We ought not to do anything that might aggravate the situation</span>. Some traditionalists contend that this is its only true meaning and disapprove of the use of <span class="bodyi">aggravate</span> to mean ‘annoy’. This other meaning has, however, been well established for centuries.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">distributive<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017407a"><!--s017407a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a distributive word such as <span class="bodyi">each</span>, <span class="bodyi">either</span>, <span class="bodyi">every</span>, or <span class="bodyi">none</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buzz<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/buz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008193a"><!--s008193a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008539b"><!--s008539b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make a continuous low humming sound like that of a bee.</p></div><a name="s008540b"><!--s008540b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to be filled with the murmur of voices, or with gossip or rumours </p><p><i></i></p><p>Oil-industry publications buzz with talk of further cutbacks</p><p> The Times.</p></div><a name="s008541b"><!--s008541b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make a signal with a buzzer.</p></div><a name="s008542b"><!--s008542b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to move in a hurried, energetic, or busy manner <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s008543b"><!--s008543b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to summon (somebody) or signal (somebody or something) with a buzzer.</p></div><a name="s008544b"><!--s008544b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to telephone (somebody).</p></div><a name="s008545b"><!--s008545b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to fly over or close to (somebody or something) in order to threaten or warn (them) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The airliner was buzzed by fighters during its approach</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">bussen</span>, of imitative origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electrokinetics</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iˌlektrohkiʹnetiks/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019397a"><!--s019397a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the branch of physics dealing with the movement of particles or liquids resulting from or producing a difference of electric potential</p><p><span class="bodyb">electrokinetic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ethnic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹethnik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020557a"><!--s020557a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021573b"><!--s021573b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005479c"><!--s005479c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>relating to or involving large groups of human beings sharing or classed according to factors common traits, e.g. race, culture, or language, held in common </p><p><i></i></p><p>ethnic tension</p> <p><i></i></p><p>ethnic groups</p>.</div><a name="s005480c"><!--s005480c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>belonging to such a particular group by birth or descent </p><p><i></i></p><p>ethnic Albanians living in Serbia</p>.</div></div><a name="s021574b"><!--s021574b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of a traditional, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> peasant or non-Western, culture </p><p><i></i></p><p>ethnic restaurants</p> <p><span class="bodyb">ethnically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">ethnicity</span> /ethʹnisiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">ethnikos</span> national, gentile, from <span class="bodyi">ethnos</span> nation].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flechette <span class="bodyi">or</span> fléchette</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fleʹshet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022873a"><!--s022873a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small dart-shaped projectile that can be clustered in an explosive warhead, dropped as a missile from an aircraft, or fired from a hand-held gun [French <span class="bodyi">fléchette</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">flèche</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fl%C3%A8che/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flèche</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Chekhovian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/cheʹkohvi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010186a"><!--s010186a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>characteristic of the style or works of Anton Chekhov [Anton <span class="bodyi">Chekhov</span> d.1904, Russian writer].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">atheling</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹathəling/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003371a"><!--s003371a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an Anglo-Saxon prince or nobleman [Old English <span class="bodyi">ætheling</span>, from <span class="bodyi">æthelu</span> nobility].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">faultfinding<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021712a"><!--s021712a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>overinclined to criticize.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deal<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/deel/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> dealt /delt/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015408a"><!--s015408a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015927b"><!--s015927b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to distribute (cards) to players in a game <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s015928b"><!--s015928b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003971c"><!--s003971c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to distribute (cards) to players in a game.</p></div><a name="s003972c"><!--s003972c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(+ in) to include (somebody) in a game or hand.</p></div></div><a name="s015929b"><!--s015929b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ out) to distribute or apportion (something).</p></div><a name="s015930b"><!--s015930b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to administer or inflict (e.g. a blow) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s015931b"><!--s015931b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + in) to sell or trade in something commercially.</p></div><a name="s015932b"><!--s015932b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to buy and sell drugs illegally.</p></div><a name="s015933b"><!--s015933b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to distribute cards to players in a game ✱ <span class="bodyb">deal with</span> to take action with regard to (somebody or something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'll deal with my letters tomorrow</p><a name="s003973c"><!--s003973c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to cope with (somebody or something).</p></div><a name="s003974c"><!--s003974c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to have business relations with (somebody).</p></div></div><a name="s015934b"><!--s015934b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to be concerned with (a theme or subject)</p><p><span class="bodyb">dealing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">dǣlan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bicker<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005356a"><!--s005356a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a petulant or petty argument.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fleck<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/flek/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022874a"><!--s022874a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024363b"><!--s024363b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small spot or mark, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of colour.</p></div><a name="s024364b"><!--s024364b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a grain or particle [Middle English, prob from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">flekkr</span> stain, spot].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electrolyse</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">electrolyze</span>) /iʹlektrəliez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019398a"><!--s019398a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to subject (something) to electrolysis</p><p><span class="bodyb">electrolyser</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aggravated</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000962a"><!--s000962a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of an offence: made more serious, e.g. by violence </p><p><i></i></p><p>aggravated burglary</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">athematic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aytheeʹmatik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003372a"><!--s003372a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003352b"><!--s003352b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>denoting music that is not theme-based.</p></div><a name="s003353b"><!--s003353b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in grammar, denoting a verb that contains no <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/thematic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">thematic</span></span></a> (connecting) vowel between the stem and its inflection, e.g. in Latin <span class="bodyi">est</span> he is, where <span class="bodyi">es-</span> is the stem and <span class="bodyi">-t</span> the inflection [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/thematic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">thematic</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conoidal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohʹnoydl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012589a"><!--s012589a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/conoid1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">conoid 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buzz<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008194a"><!--s008194a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008546b"><!--s008546b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a continuous low humming sound.</p></div><a name="s008547b"><!--s008547b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a confused murmur or flurry of activity.</p></div><a name="s008548b"><!--s008548b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> rumour or gossip.</p></div><a name="s008549b"><!--s008549b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a signal conveyed by a buzzer or bell.</p></div><a name="s008550b"><!--s008550b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a telephone call.</p></div><a name="s008551b"><!--s008551b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a pleasant stimulation; a kick.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">distributor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹstribyootə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017408a"><!--s017408a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018261b"><!--s018261b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody or something that distributes.</p></div><a name="s018262b"><!--s018262b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person employed to manage the distribution of goods.</p></div><a name="s018263b"><!--s018263b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an apparatus for directing current to the sparking plugs of an internal-combustion engine.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chela<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkeelə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> chelae /ʹkeelee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010187a"><!--s010187a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pincerlike claw of a crustacean, e.g. a crab, or an arachnid, e.g. a scorpion</p><p><span class="bodyb">chelate</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">chēlē</span> claw].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ethnic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020558a"><!--s020558a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a member of an ethnic minority.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">faulty</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (faultier, faultiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021713a"><!--s021713a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having a fault, blemish, or defect; imperfect</p><p><span class="bodyb">faultily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">faultiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deal<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015409a"><!--s015409a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015935b"><!--s015935b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an advantageous bargain or transaction.</p></div><a name="s015936b"><!--s015936b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a particular kind of treatment </p><p><i></i></p><p>a raw deal</p>.</div><a name="s015937b"><!--s015937b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the process of distributing cards to players in a game ✱ <span class="bodyb">a good/great deal</span> a lot </p><p><i></i></p><p>a great deal of money</p>.</div><a name="s015938b"><!--s015938b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>considerably </p><p><i></i></p><p>It was raining a good deal harder now</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">it's a deal</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> used to confirm or assent to an agreement.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bicky <span class="bodyi">or</span> bikky <span class="bodyi">or</span> biccy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbiki/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bickies bikkies <span class="bodyi">or</span> biccies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005357a"><!--s005357a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a biscuit [by shortening and alteration].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conquer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkongkə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (conquered, conquering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012590a"><!--s012590a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s013159b"><!--s013159b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to gain control over, acquire by force of arms, or subjugate (a country, etc or its people).</p></div><a name="s013160b"><!--s013160b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to overcome by force of arms, or vanquish (an army or general).</p></div><a name="s013161b"><!--s013161b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to master (a personal problem or weakness) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He conquered his fear of flying</p>.</div><a name="s013162b"><!--s013162b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to climb and reach the summit of (a mountain)</p><p><span class="bodyb">conquerable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s013163b"><!--s013163b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to be victorious</p><p><span class="bodyb">conqueror</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old French <span class="bodyi">conquerre</span>, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">conquirere</span> to gain, win, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">quaerere</span> to seek].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aggregate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹagrigət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000963a"><!--s000963a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001082b"><!--s001082b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount.</p></div><a name="s001083b"><!--s001083b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>taking all units as a whole; total.</p></div><a name="s001084b"><!--s001084b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000302c"><!--s000302c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount.</p></div><a name="s000303c"><!--s000303c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>taking all units as a whole; total </p><p><i></i></p><p>aggregate earnings</p> <p><i></i></p><p>aggregate sales</p>.</div></div><a name="s001085b"><!--s001085b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s000304c"><!--s000304c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a flower: clustered in a dense mass or head.</p></div><a name="s000305c"><!--s000305c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a fruit: formed from the several ovaries of a single flower [Middle English <span class="bodyi">aggregat</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">aggregatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">aggregare</span> to add to, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">greg-, grex</span> flock].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">athenaeum <span class="bodyi">or</span> atheneum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/athəʹnee·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003373a"><!--s003373a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003354b"><!--s003354b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a literary or scientific association.</p></div><a name="s003355b"><!--s003355b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a library [Latin <span class="bodyi">Athenaeum</span>, a school in ancient Rome for the study of the arts, from Greek <span class="bodyi">Athēnaion</span>, a temple of Athene, goddess of wisdom].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fleck<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022875a"><!--s022875a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to cover (something) with small spots or marks.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">district<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdistrikt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017409a"><!--s017409a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018264b"><!--s018264b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a territorial division made <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for administrative purposes; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> in Britain, a division of a region or county that elects its own councillors.</p></div><a name="s018265b"><!--s018265b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an area or region with a specified character or feature </p><p><i></i></p><p>a residential district</p> <p>[via French from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">districtus</span> jurisdiction, district, past part. of <span class="bodyi">distringere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/distrain/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">distrain</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ethnical</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020559a"><!--s020559a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ethnic1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ethnic 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buzzard</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbuzəd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008195a"><!--s008195a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008552b"><!--s008552b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> any of several species of large European hawks with broad rounded wings and a soaring flight: genus <span class="bodyi">Buteo</span>.</p></div><a name="s008553b"><!--s008553b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> any of various large birds of prey, e.g. the turkey buzzard.</p></div><a name="s008554b"><!--s008554b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a contemptible, greedy, or grasping person [Middle English <span class="bodyi">busard</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">buteon-, buteo</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">faun</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fawn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021714a"><!--s021714a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a figure of Roman mythology similar to the satyr, with a human body and the horns and legs of a goat [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">faunus</span>, named after <span class="bodyi">Faunus</span>, Roman god of nature, fertility, and agriculture].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chela<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchaylə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> chelas)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010188a"><!--s010188a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Hinduism, a disciple or pupil of a religious teacher [Hindi <span class="bodyi">celā</span> servant].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electrolysis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/elikʹtroləsis, ilek-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019399a"><!--s019399a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020397b"><!--s020397b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the passage of an electric current through an electrolyte to generate a gas, deposit a metal on an electrode, etc.</p></div><a name="s020398b"><!--s020398b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the destruction of hair roots, warts, moles, etc by means of an electric current</p><p><span class="bodyb">electrolytic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deal<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015410a"><!--s015410a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>fir or pine timber, or a sawn piece of this [early Dutch or early Low German <span class="bodyi">dele</span> plank].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biconcave</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bieʹkonkayv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005358a"><!--s005358a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>concave on both sides. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/concavo_concave/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">concavo-concave</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flecked</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022876a"><!--s022876a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>marked with spots or streaks </p><p><i></i></p><p>the Sun was flecked with bars … as if through a dungeon-grate he peered with broad and burning face</p><p> Coleridge [Middle English, prob from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">flekkōttr</span>, from <span class="bodyi">flekkr</span> stain, spot].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conquest</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkon(g)kwest/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012591a"><!--s012591a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013164b"><!--s013164b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or process of conquering.</p></div><a name="s013165b"><!--s013165b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003403c"><!--s003403c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or process of conquering.</p></div><a name="s003404c"><!--s003404c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Conquest</span>) the invasion and subjugation of England by William of Normandy in 1066.</p></div></div><a name="s013166b"><!--s013166b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>)</p><a name="s003405c"><!--s003405c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>something conquered; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> territory appropriated in war.</p></div><a name="s003406c"><!--s003406c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a person who has been won over, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by love or sexual attraction [Old French <span class="bodyi">conquest</span>, <span class="bodyi">conqueste</span>, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">conquisitus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">conquirere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/conquer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">conquer</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chelae</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkeelee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010189a"><!--s010189a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chela1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chela 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Athenian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹtheeni·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003374a"><!--s003374a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Athens</p><p><span class="bodyb">Athenian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">district<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017410a"><!--s017410a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to divide (an area) into districts.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fauna</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfawnə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> faunas faunae /ʹfawnee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021715a"><!--s021715a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022949b"><!--s022949b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the animal life of a region, period, or special environment: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flora/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flora</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s022950b"><!--s022950b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a treatise on, or a work used to identify, the animal life of a region, etc</p><p><span class="bodyb">faunal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">faunistic</span> /fawʹnistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">fauna</span>, named after <span class="bodyi">Fauna</span>, sister of <span class="bodyi">Faunus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/faun/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">faun</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buzz cut</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008196a"><!--s008196a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a very short haircut; a crew cut.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aggregate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹagrigayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000964a"><!--s000964a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001086b"><!--s001086b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to bring (units or particles) together into a mass or whole.</p></div><a name="s001087b"><!--s001087b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to amount to (a specified total) <span class="bodyb">aggregation</span> /-ʹgaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">aggregational</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">aggregative</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dealer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015411a"><!--s015411a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015939b"><!--s015939b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003975c"><!--s003975c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a person who deals in goods or services </p><p><i></i></p><p>an antique dealer</p>.</div><a name="s003976c"><!--s003976c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a person who deals in shares, securities, etc, and as a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/principal2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">principal 2</span></span></a> (person for whom somebody else acts as an agent).</p></div><a name="s003977c"><!--s003977c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>somebody who deals in illegal drugs; a pusher.</p></div></div><a name="s015940b"><!--s015940b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the player who deals the cards in a game or round of play</p><p><span class="bodyb">dealership</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electrolyte</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹlektrəliet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019400a"><!--s019400a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020399b"><!--s020399b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a non-metallic electric conductor, e.g. a solution of a chemical salt, in which current is carried by the movement of ions.</p></div><a name="s020400b"><!--s020400b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a substance that becomes an electrolyte when dissolved in a suitable solvent or melted.</p></div><a name="s020401b"><!--s020401b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the ions in cells, blood, etc, that regulate their electric charge and help control fluid levels in the body of an electrolyte.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ethnic cleansing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020560a"><!--s020560a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the systematic and often violent removal of all members of a particular ethnic group from a region or country, usu by killing, expulsion, or intimidation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biconvex</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bieʹkonveks, -ʹveks/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005359a"><!--s005359a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>convex on both sides.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flection</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfleksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022877a"><!--s022877a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flexion_or_flection/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flexion</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chelate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkeelayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010190a"><!--s010190a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010533b"><!--s010533b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>resembling or having chelae.</p></div><a name="s010534b"><!--s010534b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of or having a molecular structure in which a metal <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ion/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ion</span></span></a> (electrically charged atom or group of atoms) is held by two or more coordinate bonds.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">district attorney</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017411a"><!--s017411a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the prosecuting officer of a judicial district in the USA.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">atheroma</span><small><span class="eSynop">/athəʹrohmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003375a"><!--s003375a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a build-up of fatty deposits on the inner lining of the arteries <span class="bodyb">atheromatous</span> /-təs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">atheromat-, atheroma</span>, from Latin, a tumour containing matter like gruel, ultimately from Greek <span class="bodyi">athēra</span> gruel].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buzzer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008197a"><!--s008197a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an electrical signalling device that makes a buzzing sound.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dealings</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdeelingz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015412a"><!--s015412a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>business or personal relationships or activities.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Faustian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfowstiən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021716a"><!--s021716a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022951b"><!--s022951b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to the German magician and astrologer Johann Faust (d.<span class="bodyi">c</span>.1540), said to have sold his soul to the devil in return for knowledge and power.</p></div><a name="s022952b"><!--s022952b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of, resembling, or befitting Faust or Faustus, e.g.:</p><a name="s005888c"><!--s005888c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>sacrificing spiritual values for material gains.</p></div><a name="s005889c"><!--s005889c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>striving insatiably for knowledge and mastery.</p></div><a name="s005890c"><!--s005890c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>constantly troubled and tormented by spiritual dissatisfaction or spiritual striving [from Johann <span class="bodyi">Faust</span> (Johannes <span class="bodyi">Faustus</span>) d. about 1540, German magician and astrologer, said to have sold his soul to the devil in return for knowledge and power].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conquistador</span><small><span class="eSynop">/konʹk(w)istədaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> conquistadores /-ʹdawrays, -reez/ conquistadors)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012592a"><!--s012592a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a conqueror; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> any of the Spanish conquerors of America [Spanish <span class="bodyi">conquistador</span> from <span class="bodyi">conquistar</span> to conquer, from Latin <span class="bodyi">conquistus</span> won, gained, from <span class="bodyi">conquirere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/conquer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">conquer</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electrolytic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iˌlektrəʹlitik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019401a"><!--s019401a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to electrolysis or an electrolyte</p><p><span class="bodyb">electrolytically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aggregate<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹagrigət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000965a"><!--s000965a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001088b"><!--s001088b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a mass of loosely associated parts.</p></div><a name="s001089b"><!--s001089b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the whole amount; the sum total.</p></div><a name="s001090b"><!--s001090b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000306c"><!--s000306c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a rock composed of closely packed mineral crystals of one or more kinds or of mineral rock fragments.</p></div><a name="s000307c"><!--s000307c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>sand, gravel, etc for mixing with cement to make concrete.</p></div><a name="s000308c"><!--s000308c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a clustered mass of individual particles of various shapes and sizes that is considered to be the basic structural unit of soil ✱ <span class="bodyb">in the aggregate</span> considered as a whole; collectively.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ethnic minority</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020561a"><!--s020561a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an ethnic group that constitutes a minority of the population of a country or region.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fled</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fled/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022878a"><!--s022878a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense and past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flee/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flee</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biculturalism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bieʹkulchərəliz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005360a"><!--s005360a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the existence of two distinct cultures in one nation </p><p><i></i></p><p>Canada's biculturalism</p><p><span class="bodyb">bicultural</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">district auditor</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017412a"><!--s017412a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Britain, a civil servant who audits the accounts of local authorities.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buzz off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008198a"><!--s008198a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to go away quickly.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chelate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010191a"><!--s010191a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to form a chelate <span class="bodyb">chelation</span> /kiʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electrolyze</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹlektrəliez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019402a"><!--s019402a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/electrolyse/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">electrolyse</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dealt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/delt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015413a"><!--s015413a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense and past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/deal1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">deal 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">faute de mieux</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌfoht də ʹmyuh (<span class="bodyi">French</span> fot də mjø)/ /ˌfoht də ʹmyuh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021717a"><!--s021717a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>for lack of something more suitable or desirable </p><p><i></i></p><p>Sherry gave him a headache but he drank it faute de mieux</p> <p>[French <span class="bodyi">faute de mieux</span> lack of better].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">atherosclerosis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌathərohskləʹrohsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003376a"><!--s003376a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>arteriosclerosis with the deposition of fatty substances on and fibrosis of the inner lining of the arteries <span class="bodyb">atherosclerotic</span> /-ʹrotik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">atherosclerotically</span> /-ʹrotikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [scientific Latin, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/atheroma/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">atheroma</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sclerosis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sclerosis</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aggression</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹgresh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000966a"><!--s000966a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001091b"><!--s001091b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>attack, violent hostility, or encroachment; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> unprovoked violation by one country of the territory of another.</p></div><a name="s001092b"><!--s001092b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a hostile attack; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one made without just cause.</p></div><a name="s001093b"><!--s001093b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>hostile, injurious, or destructive behaviour or outlook</p><p><span class="bodyb">aggressor</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">aggression-, aggressio</span> from <span class="bodyi">aggredi</span> to attack, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">gradi</span> to step, go].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bicuspid<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bieʹkuspid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005361a"><!--s005361a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a tooth: having or ending in two points [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">bicuspid-, bicuspis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bi_1_or_bin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bi- 1</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">cuspid-, cuspis</span> point].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fledge</span><small><span class="eSynop">/flej/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022879a"><!--s022879a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024365b"><!--s024365b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to rear (a young bird) until ready for flight or independent activity.</p></div><a name="s024366b"><!--s024366b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fletch/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fletch</span></span></a> <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s024367b"><!--s024367b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a young bird: to develop wing feathers ready for flight</p><p><span class="bodyb">fledged</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [obsolete <span class="bodyi">fledge</span> capable of flying, from Old English <span class="bodyi">-flycge</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cook<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kook/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013011a"><!--s013011a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013749b"><!--s013749b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to prepare (food) for eating by a heating process.</p></div><a name="s013750b"><!--s013750b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to prepare food for eating, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by subjecting it to heat.</p></div><a name="s013751b"><!--s013751b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of food: to undergo the process of being cooked.</p></div><a name="s013752b"><!--s013752b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to subject (something) to the action of heat or fire.</p></div><a name="s013753b"><!--s013753b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to falsify (e.g. financial accounts) in order to deceive </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was accused of cooking the books</p>.</div><a name="s013754b"><!--s013754b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to occur or happen </p><p><i></i></p><p>What's cooking?</p>.</div><a name="s013755b"><!--s013755b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> to be working or performing well, or progressing successfully </p><p><i></i></p><p>Now we're really cooking!</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s013756b"><!--s013756b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to prepare (food) for eating by a heating process.</p></div><a name="s013757b"><!--s013757b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to subject (something) to the action of heat or fire ✱ <span class="bodyb">cook somebody's goose</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to ruin somebody's plans irretrievably</p><p><span class="bodyb">cookable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cooking</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ethno-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020562a"><!--s020562a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: race; people; cultural group </p><p><i></i></p><p>ethnocentric</p> <p>[via French from Greek <span class="bodyi">ethno-, ethn-</span>,from <span class="bodyi">ethnos</span> nation].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">district court</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017413a"><!--s017413a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in the USA, a federal court in which a case is heard in the first instance.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buzz saw</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008199a"><!--s008199a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a circular saw.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chelate<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010192a"><!--s010192a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chelate chemical compound.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ethnocentric</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ethnohʹsentrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020563a"><!--s020563a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021575b"><!--s021575b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>characterized by or based on the attitude that one's own race, culture, etc is superior.</p></div><a name="s021576b"><!--s021576b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having race as a central interest</p><p><span class="bodyb">ethnocentrically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">ethnocentricity</span> /-ʹtrisiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">ethnocentrism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Fauve</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fohv/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021718a"><!--s021718a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an exponent of Fauvism [French <span class="bodyi">Fauve</span>, from <span class="bodyi">fauve</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fauvism/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Fauvism</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dean<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/deen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015414a"><!--s015414a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015941b"><!--s015941b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003978c"><!--s003978c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the head of the chapter of a collegiate or cathedral church.</p></div><a name="s003979c"><!--s003979c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/rural_dean/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">rural dean</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s015942b"><!--s015942b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003980c"><!--s003980c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the head of a university division, faculty, or school.</p></div><a name="s003981c"><!--s003981c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a college or secondary school administrator in charge of guidance and discipline</p><p><span class="bodyb">deanery</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">deen</span> via Frenchfrom late Latin <span class="bodyi">decanus</span>,literally ‘chief of ten’, from Latin <span class="bodyi">decem</span> ten].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aggressive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹgresiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000967a"><!--s000967a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001094b"><!--s001094b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000309c"><!--s000309c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>showing, tending towards, or practising aggression </p><p><i></i></p><p>an aggressive foreign policy</p>.</div><a name="s000310c"><!--s000310c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>ready to attack </p><p><i></i></p><p>an aggressive fighter</p>.</div></div><a name="s001095b"><!--s001095b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>forceful, dynamic, or self-assertive </p><p><i></i></p><p>an aggressive salesman</p><p><span class="bodyb">aggressively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">aggressiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">athlete</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹathleet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003377a"><!--s003377a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who is trained or skilled in exercises, sports, etc that require physical strength, agility, or stamina, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in athletics [Middle English via Latin <span class="bodyi">athleta</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">athlētēs</span>, from <span class="bodyi">athlein</span> to contend for a prize, from <span class="bodyi">athlon</span> prize, contest].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electromagnet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹlektrohmagnit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019403a"><!--s019403a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a core of magnetizable material surrounded by a coil of wire through which an electric current is passed to make the core into a magnet.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fledgling <span class="bodyi">or</span> fledgeling</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflejling/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022880a"><!--s022880a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024368b"><!--s024368b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a young bird that has just fledged.</p></div><a name="s024369b"><!--s024369b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>)</p><a name="s006333c"><!--s006333c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>relating to or denoting an inexperienced person </p><p><i></i></p><p>fledgling writers</p>.</div><a name="s006334c"><!--s006334c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>relating to or denoting something in its infancy </p><p><i></i></p><p>fledgling electronics companies</p>.</div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bicuspid<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005362a"><!--s005362a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tooth with two points.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cook<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013012a"><!--s013012a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who prepares food for eating, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a job [Old English <span class="bodyi">cōc</span>, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">coquus</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">district high school</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017414a"><!--s017414a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in New Zealand, a school in a country area that provides both primary and secondary education.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">buzzword</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008200a"><!--s008200a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008555b"><!--s008555b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a usu technical word or phrase that has become fashionable and is frequently bandied about.</p></div><a name="s008556b"><!--s008556b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any catchword or slogan.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chelicera</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kiʹlisərə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> chelicerae /-rie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010193a"><!--s010193a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of the front pair of appendages on the heads of spiders and other arachnids, often modified as fangs or pincers</p><p><span class="bodyb">cheliceral</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">chelicerate</span> /-rət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> [scientific Latin from French <span class="bodyi">chélicère</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">chēlē</span> claw + <span class="bodyi">keras</span> horn].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Fauvism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021719a"><!--s021719a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a 20th-cent. art movement characterized by pure and vivid colour and a free treatment of form</p><p><span class="bodyb">Fauvist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">fauvisme</span> from <span class="bodyi">fauve</span> wild animal, from <span class="bodyi">fauve</span> tawny, wild, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electromagnetic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iˌlektroh·magʹnetik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019404a"><!--s019404a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or produced by electromagnetism</p><p><span class="bodyb">electromagnetically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dean<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> dene</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015415a"><!--s015415a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> usu in place names: a narrow wooded valley with a stream running through it [Old English <span class="bodyi">denu</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bicycle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbiesikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005363a"><!--s005363a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a two-wheeled pedal-driven vehicle with handlebars and a saddle</p><p><span class="bodyb">bicycler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bicyclist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bi_1_or_bin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bi- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-cycle</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tricycle1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tricycle 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ethnography</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ethʹnogrəfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020564a"><!--s020564a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the scientific description of races, peoples, cultures, etc; descriptive anthropology</p><p><span class="bodyb">ethnographer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">ethnographic</span> /ethnohʹgrafik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">ethnographical</span> /ethnohʹgrafikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">ethnographically</span> /ethnohʹgrafikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">ethnographie</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ethno/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ethno-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-graphie</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/graphy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-graphy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">district nurse</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017415a"><!--s017415a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Britain, a qualified nurse, employed by a local authority, who visits and treats patients in their own homes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">athlete's foot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003378a"><!--s003378a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a form of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ringworm/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ringworm</span></span></a> (fungal infection) of the feet affecting <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the skin between the toes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BV</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008201a"><!--s008201a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Blessed Virgin.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cookbook</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013013a"><!--s013013a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cookery_book/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cookery book</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/flee/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (flees, fleeing, <span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> fled /fled/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022881a"><!--s022881a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s024370b"><!--s024370b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to run away from danger, evil, etc.</p></div><a name="s024371b"><!--s024371b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> to pass away swiftly; to vanish </p><p><i></i></p><p>mists fleeing before the rising sun</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s024372b"><!--s024372b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to run away from or shun (a person, thing, or place) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Hundreds of people were fleeing the advancing floods</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">flēon</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aggrieve</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹgreev/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000968a"><!--s000968a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to give pain or trouble to (somebody); to distress (somebody) [Middle English <span class="bodyi">agreven</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">aggravare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aggravate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aggravate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chelonian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kiʹlohni·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010194a"><!--s010194a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of an order of reptiles including the tortoises and turtles, characterized by a bony shell: order Chelonia</p><p><span class="bodyb">chelonian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">chelōnē</span> tortoise].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">faux</span><small><span class="eSynop">/foh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021720a"><!--s021720a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022953b"><!--s022953b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>imitation </p><p><i></i></p><p>faux fox fur</p>.</div><a name="s022954b"><!--s022954b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>false; insincere </p><p><i></i></p><p>faux emotion</p> <p>[French <span class="bodyi">faux</span> false].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electromagnetic bomb</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019405a"><!--s019405a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a type of electronic bomb that produces strong pulses of electromagnetic energy capable of causing destructively high voltage levels in wiring, printed circuits, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deanery</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdeenəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> deaneries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015416a"><!--s015416a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the office, jurisdiction, or official residence of a clerical dean.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bicycle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005364a"><!--s005364a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to ride a bicycle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">distrust<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹtrust/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017416a"><!--s017416a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>suspicion or lack of trust</p><p><span class="bodyb">distrustful</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">distrustfully</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">distrustfulness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">athletic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/athʹletik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003379a"><!--s003379a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003356b"><!--s003356b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to athletes or athletics.</p></div><a name="s003357b"><!--s003357b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>characteristic of an athlete; vigorous or active.</p></div><a name="s003358b"><!--s003358b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a person's build: slim, muscular, and well-proportioned</p><p><span class="bodyb">athletically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">athleticism</span> /-siz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BVI</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008202a"><!--s008202a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>British Virgin Islands (international vehicle registration).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fleece<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/flees/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022882a"><!--s022882a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024373b"><!--s024373b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the coat of wool covering a sheep or similar animal.</p></div><a name="s024374b"><!--s024374b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006335c"><!--s006335c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the coat of wool covering a sheep or similar animal.</p></div><a name="s006336c"><!--s006336c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the wool obtained from a sheep at one shearing </p><p><i></i></p><p>a pile of fleeces</p>.</div></div><a name="s024375b"><!--s024375b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a soft bulky deep-piled fabric used chiefly for lining coats.</p></div><a name="s024376b"><!--s024376b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a jacket or pull-on top made of a synthetic fabric with a thick warm pile, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for outdoor activities</p><p><span class="bodyb">fleecy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">flēos</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cook-chill</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013014a"><!--s013014a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a method of preparing food in which dishes are pre-cooked and quickly chilled for reheating later</p><p><span class="bodyb">cook-chill</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ethnology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ethʹnoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020565a"><!--s020565a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021577b"><!--s021577b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a science that deals with races and peoples and their origin, distribution, relations, and characteristics.</p></div><a name="s021578b"><!--s021578b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cultural_anthropology/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cultural anthropology</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">ethnologic</span> /-ʹlojik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">ethnological</span> /-ʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">ethnologically</span> /-ʹlojikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">ethnologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aggrieved</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000969a"><!--s000969a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001096b"><!--s001096b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>showing or expressing resentment; hurt.</p></div><a name="s001097b"><!--s001097b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>treated unfairly or unjustly <span class="bodyb">aggrievedly</span> /-vidli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Chelsea bun</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchelsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010195a"><!--s010195a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sweet bun made with yeast and dried fruit, e.g. currants, raisins, etc, and shaped in a flat coil [named after <span class="bodyi">Chelsea</span>, district of London].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">faux-naïf<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌfoh nahʹeef (<span class="bodyi">French</span> fo naif)/ /ˌfoh nahʹeef/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021721a"><!--s021721a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>affecting a childlike innocence or simplicity [French <span class="bodyi">faux-naïf</span> falsely naive].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electromagnetic radiation</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019406a"><!--s019406a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>radiation consisting of a series of electromagnetic waves.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dear<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015417a"><!--s015417a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015943b"><!--s015943b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003982c"><!--s003982c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>much loved; precious or cherished </p><p><i></i></p><p>a dear friend</p>.</div><a name="s003983c"><!--s003983c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>used as a polite form of address in letters </p><p><i></i></p><p>Dear Sir</p>.</div><a name="s003984c"><!--s003984c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>sweet; appealing.</p></div></div><a name="s015944b"><!--s015944b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>expensive ✱ <span class="bodyb">for dear life</span> desperately; as if to escape death </p><p><i></i></p><p>I clung on for dear life</p> <p><span class="bodyb">dearness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">dēore</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">athletics</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003380a"><!--s003380a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003359b"><!--s003359b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> competitive running, walking, throwing, and jumping sports collectively.</p></div><a name="s003360b"><!--s003360b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> exercises, sports, or games in general.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fleece<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022883a"><!--s022883a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024377b"><!--s024377b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to strip (a person) of money or property, usu by fraud or extortion; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to overcharge (somebody).</p></div><a name="s024378b"><!--s024378b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to remove the fleece from (a sheep) [from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fleece1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fleece 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">distrust<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017417a"><!--s017417a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to regard (somebody or something) as untrustworthy or unreliable</p><p><span class="bodyb">distruster</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BVM</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008203a"><!--s008203a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Blessed Virgin Mary.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bicyclic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bieʹsiklik, bieʹsieklik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005365a"><!--s005365a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in chemistry, consisting of or arranged in two cycles or circles.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ethnomusicology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌethnohˌmyoohziʹkoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020566a"><!--s020566a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the study of the music of different, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> non-European, cultures <span class="bodyb">ethnomusicological</span> /-ʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">ethnomusicologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Chelsea pensioner</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010196a"><!--s010196a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a veteran or disabled soldier living at the Chelsea Royal Hospital.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cooker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">Brit</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013015a"><!--s013015a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013758b"><!--s013758b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an apparatus, appliance, etc for cooking, typically consisting of an oven, hot plates or rings, and a grill fixed in position.</p></div><a name="s013759b"><!--s013759b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a variety of fruit, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an apple, not usu eaten raw.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dear<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015418a"><!--s015418a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015945b"><!--s015945b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>used as an affectionate form of address.</p></div><a name="s015946b"><!--s015946b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003985c"><!--s003985c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a loved one; a sweetheart.</p></div><a name="s003986c"><!--s003986c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>used as a familiar or affectionate form of address.</p></div></div><a name="s015947b"><!--s015947b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a lovable person </p><p><i></i></p><p>For I should be a perfect dear on fifty thousand pounds a year</p><p> A P Herbert.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aggro</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹagroh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000970a"><!--s000970a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001098b"><!--s001098b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>hostile or aggressive behaviour.</p></div><a name="s001099b"><!--s001099b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>problems or difficulties [by shortening and alteration from <span class="bodyi">aggravation</span> or <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aggression/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aggression</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">faux-naïf<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021722a"><!--s021722a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who affects a childlike innocence.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electromagnetic spectrum</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019407a"><!--s019407a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the entire range of wavelengths or frequencies of electromagnetic radiation extending from gamma rays to the longest radio waves and including visible light.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">athletic support</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003381a"><!--s003381a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jockstrap/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jockstrap</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fleecie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfleesi/ fleece-oh /-oh/ fleece-o /-oh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022884a"><!--s022884a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NZ</span> a person who collects fleeces after shearing and prepares them for baling.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">b/w</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008204a"><!--s008204a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>black and white.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disturb</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹstuhb/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017418a"><!--s017418a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018266b"><!--s018266b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to break in upon (somebody) or interrupt them.</p></div><a name="s018267b"><!--s018267b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to alter the position or arrangement of (something).</p></div><a name="s018268b"><!--s018268b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to destroy the peace of mind or composure of (somebody).</p></div><a name="s018269b"><!--s018269b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to put (somebody) to inconvenience.</p></div><a name="s018270b"><!--s018270b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to disrupt the calm tenor of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The arrival of their grandchildren disturbed their quiet Sunday afternoon</p> <p><span class="bodyb">disturber</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">disturbing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">disturbingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">disturben</span>, <span class="bodyi">destourben</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">disturbare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">turbare</span> to throw into disorder].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bid<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bid/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (bidding, <span class="bodyi">past tense</span> bid bade /bad/) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> bid bidden /ʹbidn/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005366a"><!--s005366a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s005485b"><!--s005485b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001214c"><!--s001214c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + for/against) to offer (a price) for payment or acceptance, e.g. at an auction </p><p><i></i></p><p>He bid £500 for the vase</p>.</div><a name="s001215c"><!--s001215c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to make a bid of or in (a suit at cards).</p></div></div><a name="s005486b"><!--s005486b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make an attempt to do something.</p></div><a name="s005487b"><!--s005487b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to issue an order to (somebody); to tell (somebody) to do something </p><p><i></i></p><p>But he … bid us all prepare against a storm</p> — Jonathan Swift.</div><a name="s005488b"><!--s005488b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to give expression to (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She bade him a tearful farewell</p> <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</div><a name="s005489b"><!--s005489b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to make a bid ✱ <span class="bodyb">bid fair</span> to seem likely; to show promise </p><p><i></i></p><p>She bids fair to become extremely attractive</p><p><span class="bodyb">bidder</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [partly from Old English <span class="bodyi">biddan</span>, to request, entreat; partly from Old English <span class="bodyi">bēodan</span> to offer, command].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Chelsea tractor</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010197a"><!--s010197a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> any of various large four-wheel-drive vehicles designed for off-road driving but driven by town-dwellers for ordinary day-to-day purposes [named after <span class="bodyi">Chelsea</span> in London].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">etho-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020567a"><!--s020567a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eth_or_etho/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eth-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cookery</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkook(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cookeries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013016a"><!--s013016a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013760b"><!--s013760b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the art or practice of cooking.</p></div><a name="s013761b"><!--s013761b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a kitchen.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electromagnetic unit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019408a"><!--s019408a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a series of electrical units in the cgs system based primarily on the magnetic properties of electrical currents.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aghast</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹgahst/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000971a"><!--s000971a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>suddenly struck with terror or amazement; shocked </p><p><i></i></p><p>We watched aghast as the building collapsed</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">agast</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">agasten</span> to frighten, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">gasten</span> to frighten, from <span class="bodyi">gast, gost</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ghost1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ghost 1</span></span></a>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dear<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015419a"><!--s015419a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>at a high cost; dearly </p><p><i></i></p><p>Neglecting his family cost him dear</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">faux pas</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌfoh ʹpah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> faux pas /ˌfoh ʹpahz/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021723a"><!--s021723a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a social blunder [French <span class="bodyi">faux pas</span> false step].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">at home</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003382a"><!--s003382a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a reception or party that one gives in one's own house.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fleecy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfleesi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (fleecier, fleeciest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022885a"><!--s022885a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024379b"><!--s024379b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>resembling a fleece, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in being soft and fluffy </p><p><i></i></p><p>fleecy clouds</p>.</div><a name="s024380b"><!--s024380b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>made from a natural fleece or from a warm synthetic fabric </p><p><i></i></p><p>cosy fleecy slippers</p> <p><span class="bodyb">fleeciness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disturbance</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017419a"><!--s017419a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018271b"><!--s018271b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of disturbing.</p></div><a name="s018272b"><!--s018272b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an interruption.</p></div><a name="s018273b"><!--s018273b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in law, a riot or outbreak of public disorder.</p></div><a name="s018274b"><!--s018274b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a small earthquake ✱ <span class="bodyb">disturbance of the peace</span> the offence of behaving in a riotous or unruly manner in a public place.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bwana</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbwahnə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008205a"><!--s008205a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>often used in former times by an E African person to a European settler: master or boss [Swahili <span class="bodyi">bwana</span> from Arabic <span class="bodyi">abūna</span> our father].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bid<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005367a"><!--s005367a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005490b"><!--s005490b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a statement of what one will give or take for something; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an offer of a price.</p></div><a name="s005491b"><!--s005491b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001216c"><!--s001216c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act of a person who bids.</p></div><a name="s001217c"><!--s001217c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a statement of what one will give or take for something; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an offer of a price.</p></div><a name="s001218c"><!--s001218c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>something offered as a bid </p><p><i></i></p><p>a bid of £100</p>.</div></div><a name="s005492b"><!--s005492b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an opportunity to bid.</p></div><a name="s005493b"><!--s005493b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s001219c"><!--s001219c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in cards, the number of tricks to be won, suit to be played in, etc.</p></div><a name="s001220c"><!--s001220c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an announcement of such information.</p></div></div><a name="s005494b"><!--s005494b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>an attempt to win or achieve something </p><p><i></i></p><p>a bid for power</p>.</div><a name="s005495b"><!--s005495b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>in cards, an announcement of the number of tricks to be won, suit to be played in, etc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cookery book</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013017a"><!--s013017a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a book of recipes and instructions for preparing and cooking food.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chem.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010198a"><!--s010198a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010535b"><!--s010535b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>chemical.</p></div><a name="s010536b"><!--s010536b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>chemist.</p></div><a name="s010537b"><!--s010537b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>chemistry.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ethology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹtholəji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020568a"><!--s020568a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021579b"><!--s021579b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the study of the formation and evolution of human customs and beliefs.</p></div><a name="s021580b"><!--s021580b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the scientific study of animal behaviour <span class="bodyb">ethological</span> /ethəʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">ethologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">ethologia</span> art of depicting character, from Greek <span class="bodyi">ēthologia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">ēthos</span> custom, character + <span class="bodyi">-logia</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/logy_or_ology/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-logy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-athon <span class="bodyi">or</span> -thon</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003383a"><!--s003383a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting: a prolonged session of an activity as a feat or contest of endurance, often for charity </p><p><i></i></p><p>swimathon</p> <p><i></i></p><p>telethon</p> [from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/marathon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">marathon</span></span></a>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agile</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹajiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000972a"><!--s000972a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001100b"><!--s001100b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>quick, easy, and graceful in movement </p><p><i></i></p><p>with agile steps</p>.</div><a name="s001101b"><!--s001101b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>mentally quick and resourceful </p><p><i></i></p><p>an agile mind</p><p><span class="bodyb">agilely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">agility</span> /əʹjiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">agilis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">agere</span> to drive, act].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">favor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfayvə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun and verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021724a"><!--s021724a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/favour1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">favour 1</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/favour2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">favour 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electromagnetic wave</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019409a"><!--s019409a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of the waves that are produced by simultaneous periodic variations in the intensities of electric and magnetic fields and that include radio waves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, X-rays, and gamma rays.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dear<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015420a"><!--s015420a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used to express annoyance or dismay </p><p><i></i></p><p>Oh dear</p> <p>[prob short for <span class="bodyi">dear God</span> or <span class="bodyi">dear Lord</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fleer<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflee·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022886a"><!--s022886a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> (<span class="bodyi">often</span> + at) to mock, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a crude, coarse manner </p><p><i></i></p><p>Tush, tush, man! Never fleer and jest at me</p><p> Shakespeare [prob from Old Norse and related to Norwegian and Swedish <span class="bodyi">flira</span> to grin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disturbed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017420a"><!--s017420a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>suffering from emotional or mental instability.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BY</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008206a"><!--s008206a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Byelorussia (international vehicle registration for Belarus).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biddable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbidəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005368a"><!--s005368a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005496b"><!--s005496b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>easily led or controlled; docile.</p></div><a name="s005497b"><!--s005497b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a hand or suit of cards: capable of being reasonably bid <span class="bodyb">biddability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cookhouse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkookhows/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013018a"><!--s013018a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a kitchen set up outdoors, e.g. at a campsite, or on board ship.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eth <span class="bodyi">or</span> edh</span><small><span class="eSynop">/edh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020536a"><!--s020536a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a letter ð used in Old English and Icelandic to represent either of the sounds /th/ or /dh/: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/thorn/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">thorn</span></span></a> (3) [Icelandic <span class="bodyi">eth</span> or Danish <span class="bodyi">edh</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chemical<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkemikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010200a"><!--s010200a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010540b"><!--s010540b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of, used in, or produced by chemistry </p><p><i></i></p><p>chemical reaction</p>.</div><a name="s010541b"><!--s010541b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>using, involving, or made from chemicals </p><p><i></i></p><p>chemical weapon</p> <p><span class="bodyb">chemically</span> /ʹkemikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dearest<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diərist/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015421a"><!--s015421a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015948b"><!--s015948b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>most loved or cherished.</p></div><a name="s015949b"><!--s015949b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003987c"><!--s003987c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>most loved </p><p><i></i></p><p>her dearest friend</p>.</div><a name="s003988c"><!--s003988c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>most cherished </p><p><i></i></p><p>his dearest wish</p>.</div></div><a name="s015950b"><!--s015950b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>most expensive.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">athwart<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹthwawt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003384a"><!--s003384a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003361b"><!--s003361b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>across, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in an oblique direction.</p></div><a name="s003362b"><!--s003362b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>across a ship at right-angles to the fore and aft line.</p></div><a name="s003363b"><!--s003363b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in opposition to the right or expected course; awry [Middle English, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/thwart1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">thwart 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹgin/ <i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000973a"><!--s000973a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, dialect</span> against.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fleer<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022887a"><!--s022887a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a mocking look or remark.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">favorable</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021725a"><!--s021725a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/favourable/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">favourable</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electromagnetism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iˌlektrohʹmagnətiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019410a"><!--s019410a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020402b"><!--s020402b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>magnetism developed, e.g. in an electromagnet, by a current of electricity.</p></div><a name="s020403b"><!--s020403b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the branch of physics dealing with the relations between and the effects resulting from the interaction of electricity and magnetism.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disubstituted</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dieʹsubstityoohtid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017421a"><!--s017421a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a molecule: having two substituted atoms or groups.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">by<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bie/ <i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008207a"><!--s008207a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008557b"><!--s008557b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in proximity to (somebody or something); near to </p><p><i></i></p><p>standing by the window</p>.</div><a name="s008558b"><!--s008558b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002024c"><!--s002024c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in proximity to (somebody or something); near to </p><p><i></i></p><p>standing by the window</p>.</div><a name="s002025c"><!--s002025c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>on the person or in the possession of (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I always keep a spare set by me</p>.</div></div><a name="s008559b"><!--s008559b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002026c"><!--s002026c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>through, or through the medium of (something); via </p><p><i></i></p><p>Enter by the door</p> <p><i></i></p><p>delivered by hand</p>.</div><a name="s002027c"><!--s002027c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>up to and then beyond (somebody or something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The bullet went right by him</p>.</div></div><a name="s008560b"><!--s008560b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s002028c"><!--s002028c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in the circumstances of (something); during </p><p><i></i></p><p>She studies by night</p>.</div><a name="s002029c"><!--s002029c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>not later than (a time) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I was in bed by two</p>.</div></div><a name="s008561b"><!--s008561b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>through the instrumentality or use of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I travel by bus</p>.</div><a name="s008562b"><!--s008562b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>through the action or creation of (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>a trio by Mozart</p>.</div><a name="s008563b"><!--s008563b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s002030c"><!--s002030c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>through the action or creation of (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>a trio by Mozart</p>.</div><a name="s002031c"><!--s002031c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>sired by (somebody).</p></div><a name="s002032c"><!--s002032c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>with the participation of (the other parent) </p><p><i></i></p><p>his daughter by his first wife</p>.</div></div><a name="s008564b"><!--s008564b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>with the witness or sanction of (somebody or something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I swear by Heaven</p>.</div><a name="s008565b"><!--s008565b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><a name="s002033c"><!--s002033c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in conformity with (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>You must act by the rules</p> <p><i></i></p><p>She opened it by mistake</p>.</div><a name="s002034c"><!--s002034c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in terms of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>They pay by the hour</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Did you call her by name?</p>.</div><a name="s002035c"><!--s002035c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>from the evidence of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Never judge by appearances alone</p>.</div><a name="s002036c"><!--s002036c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>with the action of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I began by scolding her</p> <p><i></i></p><p>She alarmed him by driving too fast</p>.</div></div><a name="s008566b"><!--s008566b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>with respect to (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He is French by birth</p>.</div><a name="s008567b"><!--s008567b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>to the amount or extent of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>better by far</p>.</div><a name="s008568b"><!--s008568b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>in successive units or increments of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>by inches</p> <p><i></i></p><p>day by day</p>.</div><a name="s008569b"><!--s008569b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>used in division as the inverse of ‘into’ </p><p><i></i></p><p>Divide 70 by 35</p>.</div><a name="s008570b"><!--s008570b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><p>used in multiplication </p><p><i></i></p><p>Multiply ten by four</p>.</div><a name="s008571b"><!--s008571b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">15</span><br/><p>used in measurements </p><p><i></i></p><p>a room 4m by 5m</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">by oneself</span>.</p></div><a name="s008572b"><!--s008572b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">16</span><br/><p>alone; unaccompanied.</p></div><a name="s008573b"><!--s008573b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">17</span><br/><p>without help; unaided [Old English (prep) <span class="bodyi">be, bī</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bidden</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbidn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005369a"><!--s005369a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bid1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bid 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cookie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkooki/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013019a"><!--s013019a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013762b"><!--s013762b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a sweet biscuit.</p></div><a name="s013763b"><!--s013763b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003478c"><!--s003478c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a sweet flat or slightly leavened biscuit.</p></div><a name="s003479c"><!--s003479c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Scot</span> a plain bun.</p></div></div><a name="s013764b"><!--s013764b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a person of a specified type </p><p><i></i></p><p>a tough cookie</p>.</div><a name="s013765b"><!--s013765b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in computing, a string of data relating to a particular website, downloaded to a user's hard disk and accessed whenever he or she visits that site ✱ <span class="bodyb">the way the cookie crumbles</span> <span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> what inevitably happens [Dutch <span class="bodyi">koekje</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">koek</span> cake].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eth- <span class="bodyi">or</span> etho-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020537a"><!--s020537a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: ethyl </p><p><i></i></p><p>ethene</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chemical<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010201a"><!--s010201a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a substance obtained by a chemical process or used to produce a chemical effect.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">athwart<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003385a"><!--s003385a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003364b"><!--s003364b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>across (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The fallen tree lay athwart his path</p>.</div><a name="s003365b"><!--s003365b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>against or in opposition to, or so as to thwart (plans or ideas).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">favorite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfayv(ə)rit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021726a"><!--s021726a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/favourite1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">favourite 1</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/favourite2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">favourite 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electrometer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/elikʹtromitə, ilek-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019411a"><!--s019411a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various instruments for detecting or measuring <span class="bodyi">esp</span> voltages or very low currents by means of the forces of attraction and repulsion existing between electrically charged bodies <span class="bodyb">electrometric</span> /iˌlektrohʹmetrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">electrometry</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dearest<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015422a"><!--s015422a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used as an affectionate form of address.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aging</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹayjing/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000974a"><!--s000974a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ageing1_or_aging/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ageing 1</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ageing2_or_aging/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ageing 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">by<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008208a"><!--s008208a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008574b"><!--s008574b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>past </p><p><i></i></p><p>We saw him go by</p>.</div><a name="s008575b"><!--s008575b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002037c"><!--s002037c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>at or to another's home </p><p><i></i></p><p>I said I'd stop by for a chat</p>.</div><a name="s002038c"><!--s002038c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>close at hand; near </p><p><i></i></p><p>They live close by</p>.</div></div><a name="s008576b"><!--s008576b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>aside or away, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in or into reserve </p><p><i></i></p><p>Keep a few bottles by</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disulfiram</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diesulʹfiərəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017422a"><!--s017422a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a compound used in the treatment of alcoholism, which acts by causing severe nausea when alcohol is drunk [<span class="bodyi">disulfide</span> (<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/disulphide/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">disulphide</span></span></a>) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/thiourea/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">thiourea</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amyl/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amyl</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cooking apple</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013020a"><!--s013020a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an apple suitable for cooking.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fleet<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fleet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022888a"><!--s022888a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024381b"><!--s024381b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a number of warships under a single command.</p></div><a name="s024382b"><!--s024382b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">the Fleet</span>) a country's navy.</p></div><a name="s024383b"><!--s024383b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a group of ships, aircraft, lorries, etc operating together or owned or operated under one management </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fleet of ambulances</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">flēot</span> ship, from <span class="bodyi">flēotan</span> to float, swim].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bidding</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005370a"><!--s005370a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>order or command </p><p><i></i></p><p>He came at my bidding</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chemical bond</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010202a"><!--s010202a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bond1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bond<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ethos</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeethos/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020569a"><!--s020569a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the distinguishing character or guiding beliefs of a person, institution, etc [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">ēthos</span> custom, character].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-atic</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003386a"><!--s003386a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming adjectives, with the meaning: having the character or nature of the thing specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>dramatic</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">favour<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">favor</span>) /ʹfayvə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021727a"><!--s021727a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022955b"><!--s022955b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005891c"><!--s005891c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>approving consideration or attention; approbation.</p></div><a name="s005892c"><!--s005892c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>partiality or favouritism.</p></div><a name="s005893c"><!--s005893c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>popularity.</p></div></div><a name="s022956b"><!--s022956b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>friendly regard shown towards another, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by a superior.</p></div><a name="s022957b"><!--s022957b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>kindness, or an act of kindness beyond what is expected or due.</p></div><a name="s022958b"><!--s022958b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s005894c"><!--s005894c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a token of allegiance or love, e.g. a ribbon or badge, usu worn conspicuously </p><p><i></i></p><p>Hold, Rosaline, this favour shalt thou wear</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div><a name="s005895c"><!--s005895c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a small gift given to a guest at a party, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> at a wedding reception.</p></div></div><a name="s022959b"><!--s022959b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> physical, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> facial, appearance </p><p><i></i></p><p>The boy is fair, of female favour</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div><a name="s022960b"><!--s022960b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) consent to sexual activities, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> given by a woman ✱ <span class="bodyb">in favour</span> (<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) popular; liked ✱ <span class="bodyb">in favour of</span> in agreement or sympathy with (something).</p></div><a name="s022961b"><!--s022961b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to the advantage of (somebody).</p></div><a name="s022962b"><!--s022962b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>out of preference for (an alternative) </p><p><i></i></p><p>refused a job in industry in favour of an academic appointment</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">in somebody's favour</span> to somebody's advantage.</p></div><a name="s022963b"><!--s022963b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>liked or esteemed by somebody ✱ <span class="bodyb">out of favour</span> (<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) unpopular or disliked [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">favor</span> from <span class="bodyi">favēre</span> to be favourable].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electromotive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iˌlektrəʹmohtiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019412a"><!--s019412a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>producing or relating to an electric current.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agio</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹajioh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> agios)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000975a"><!--s000975a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a premium or percentage paid for the exchange of one currency for another [Italian <span class="bodyi">agio</span>, alteration of Italian dialect <span class="bodyi">lajjë</span>, ultimately from Greek <span class="bodyi">allagē</span> exchange, from <span class="bodyi">allos</span> other].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disulphide</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dieʹsulfied/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017423a"><!--s017423a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a compound containing two atoms of sulphur combined with an element or radical.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">by and by</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008210a"><!--s008210a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>soon.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dearie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdiəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015423a"><!--s015423a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/deary_or_dearie/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">deary</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ethyl</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹethil, ʹeethil, ʹethiel, ʹeethiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020570a"><!--s020570a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chemical group (CH<sub>3</sub>CH<sub>2</sub>) derived from ethane: formula CH<sub>3</sub>CH<sub>2</sub> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ether/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ether</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/yl/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-yl</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cook-off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013021a"><!--s013021a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a cookery contest, typically involving the preparation of a speciality, e.g. barbecued ribs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fleet<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022889a"><!--s022889a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024384b"><!--s024384b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>quick and nimble </p><p><i></i></p><p>Antelopes are fleet of foot</p>.</div><a name="s024385b"><!--s024385b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or literary</span> fleeting</p><p><span class="bodyb">fleetly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fleetness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fleet3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fleet 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biddy<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbidi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> biddies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005371a"><!--s005371a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a woman </p><p><i></i></p><p>an eccentric old biddy</p> [dimin. of the name <span class="bodyi">Bridget</span>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chemical engineering</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010203a"><!--s010203a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>engineering dealing with the industrial application of chemistry</p><p><span class="bodyb">chemical engineer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ation</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003387a"><!--s003387a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns from verbs, denoting:</p><a name="s003366b"><!--s003366b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the action, or process, or result of doing something </p><p><i></i></p><p>flirtation</p> <p><i></i></p><p>computation</p>.</div><a name="s003367b"><!--s003367b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the result or product of the action or process specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>alteration</p> <p><i></i></p><p>plantation</p>.</div><a name="s003368b"><!--s003368b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the state or condition resulting from the process specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>elation</p> <p><i></i></p><p>agitation</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">-acioun</span> via Old French <span class="bodyi">-ation</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">-ation-, -atio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">-atus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ate1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ate 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-ion-, -io</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ion/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ion</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">favour<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">favor</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021728a"><!--s021728a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022964b"><!--s022964b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005896c"><!--s005896c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to regard or treat (somebody) with favour.</p></div><a name="s005897c"><!--s005897c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(+ by/with) to do a favour or kindness for (somebody); to oblige (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Wilson favoured them with a kindly smile</p><p> The Listener.</p></div></div><a name="s022965b"><!--s022965b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to show partiality towards (somebody or something).</p></div><a name="s022966b"><!--s022966b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005898c"><!--s005898c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to give support or confirmation to (an idea or theory).</p></div><a name="s005899c"><!--s005899c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to afford advantages for success to (a plan, etc).</p></div></div><a name="s022967b"><!--s022967b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to look like (a relation) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He favours his father</p>.</div><a name="s022968b"><!--s022968b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to treat (<span class="bodyi">esp</span> an injured limb) gently or carefully</p><p><span class="bodyb">favourer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electromotive force</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019413a"><!--s019413a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the amount of energy derived from an electrical source, e.g. a cell or generator, per unit current of electricity passing round a circuit and through the source.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹayjiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000976a"><!--s000976a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ageism_or_agism/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ageism</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cookout</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013022a"><!--s013022a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> an outing at which food is cooked and served in the open.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dear John <span class="bodyi">or</span> Dear John letter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015424a"><!--s015424a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a letter written by a woman to a man to break off a relationship or engagement.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">by and large</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008211a"><!--s008211a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>when all things are considered; on the whole.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disunion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹyoohnyən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017424a"><!--s017424a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018275b"><!--s018275b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the termination of union; separation.</p></div><a name="s018276b"><!--s018276b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>disunity.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chemical formula</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010204a"><!--s010204a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/formula/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">formula</span></span></a> (2b).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biddy<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> biddies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005372a"><!--s005372a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> a hen or young chicken [perhaps imitative].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ative</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003388a"><!--s003388a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming adjectives, with the meanings:</p><a name="s003369b"><!--s003369b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of, relating to, or connected with the thing or action specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>authoritative</p> <p><i></i></p><p>vocative</p>.</div><a name="s003370b"><!--s003370b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>tending to or disposed to do something </p><p><i></i></p><p>talkative</p> <p><i></i></p><p>restorative</p> [Middle English via French <span class="bodyi">-atif</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">-ativus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">-atus</span> past part. ending + <span class="bodyi">-ivus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ive1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ive 1</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">favourable</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">favorable</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021729a"><!--s021729a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022969b"><!--s022969b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005900c"><!--s005900c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>expressing or winning approval, or giving a result in one's favour </p><p><i></i></p><p>a favourable comparison</p>.</div><a name="s005901c"><!--s005901c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>disposed to favour; partial.</p></div></div><a name="s022970b"><!--s022970b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>successful </p><p><i></i></p><p>a favourable outcome</p> <p><span class="bodyb">favourably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ethyl acetate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020571a"><!--s020571a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a colourless fragrant inflammable liquid that vaporizes readily and is used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a solvent and in flavourings: formula CH<sub>3</sub>COOC<sub>2</sub>H<sub>5</sub>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fleet<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022890a"><!--s022890a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly literary</span> to fly swiftly; to pass rapidly </p><p><i></i></p><p>clouds fleeting across the sky</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">flēotan</span> to float, swim].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electromyograph</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iˌlektrəʹmie·əgrahf, -graf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019414a"><!--s019414a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an instrument used for recording the electric waves associated with the activity of muscle activity under voluntary control, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in diagnosing disorders of the nerves and muscles <span class="bodyb">electromyographic</span> /-ʹgrafik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">electromyographically</span> /-ʹgrafikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">electromyography</span> /-ʹogrəfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cook shop</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013023a"><!--s013023a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a shop that sells kitchenware.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disunite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disyooʹniet/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017425a"><!--s017425a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to divide or separate (people or things)</p><p><span class="bodyb">disunited</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agitate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹajitayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000977a"><!--s000977a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001102b"><!--s001102b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to trouble or excite the mind or feelings of (somebody); to disturb (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was agitated by his disappearance</p>.</div><a name="s001103b"><!--s001103b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to shake, move, or stir (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The drum is agitated by an electric motor</p> <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</div><a name="s001104b"><!--s001104b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to work to arouse public feeling for or against a cause </p><p><i></i></p><p>agitating for better schools</p><p><span class="bodyb">agitatedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">agitation</span> /-ʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">agitatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">agitare</span>, frequentative of <span class="bodyi">agere</span> to drive].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chemical toilet</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010205a"><!--s010205a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a toilet in which faeces and urine are treated with chemicals, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one used on a boat or in a caravan.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">atlantes</span><small><span class="eSynop">/atʹlanteez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003389a"><!--s003389a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/atlas/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">atlas</span></span></a> (4).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biddy-bid <span class="bodyi">or</span> biddy-biddy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> biddy-bids biddy-biddies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005373a"><!--s005373a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005498b"><!--s005498b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a grassland plant of New Zealand of the rose family: <span class="bodyi">Acaena anserinifolia</span>.</p></div><a name="s005499b"><!--s005499b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the burr of this plant [modification of Maori <span class="bodyi">piripiri</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">by-blow</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008212a"><!--s008212a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008579b"><!--s008579b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, dated</span> an illegitimate child </p><p><i></i></p><p>Yes, Billy Budd was a foundling, a presumable by-blow, and, evidently, no ignoble one</p><p> Herman Melville.</p></div><a name="s008580b"><!--s008580b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an indirect blow.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dearly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015425a"><!--s015425a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015951b"><!--s015951b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>very much </p><p><i></i></p><p>I would dearly like to help you</p>.</div><a name="s015952b"><!--s015952b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>at a great cost.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">favoured</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">favored</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021730a"><!--s021730a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022971b"><!--s022971b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used in combinations</span>) having an appearance or features of the kind specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>an ill-favoured child</p>.</div><a name="s022972b"><!--s022972b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>receiving preferential treatment </p><p><i></i></p><p>the favoured brother</p>.</div><a name="s022973b"><!--s022973b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>endowed with special advantages or gifts.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electron</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹlektron/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019415a"><!--s019415a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an elementary particle that carries a single negative electrical charge, that occurs in atoms outside the nucleus, and the overall movement of which constitutes electric current.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ethyl alcohol</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020572a"><!--s020572a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/alcohol/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">alcohol</span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fleet<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022891a"><!--s022891a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dialect</span> a channel, ditch, or creek in marshland [Old English <span class="bodyi">fleot</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cook's tour</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kooks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013024a"><!--s013024a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a quick tour in which attractions are viewed briefly and cursorily [named after Thomas <span class="bodyi">Cook</span> and Son, English travel agency, which first organized guided tours].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disunity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹyoohniti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017426a"><!--s017426a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lack of unity; dissension.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agitato</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ajiʹtahtoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000978a"><!--s000978a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a piece of music: to be performed in a restless and agitated manner [Italian <span class="bodyi">agitato</span>, literally ‘agitated’, from Latin <span class="bodyi">agitatus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/agitate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">agitate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electronegative</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iˌlektrohʹnegətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019416a"><!--s019416a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020404b"><!--s020404b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having a negative electric charge.</p></div><a name="s020405b"><!--s020405b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having a tendency to attract electrons <span class="bodyb">electronegativity</span> /-ʹtiviti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chemical warfare</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010206a"><!--s010206a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>warfare using poisonous or harmful chemicals.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Atlantic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ətʹlantik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003390a"><!--s003390a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>belonging to, relating to, of or found near the Atlantic Ocean</p><p>via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">Atlantikos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Atlantis</span> Atlantic Ocean, from <span class="bodyi">Atlant-, Atlas</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/atlas/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">atlas</span></span></a>). Orig applied to the ocean nearest the Atlas Mountains, which were thought to hold up the sky as Atlas held up the earth</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fleet<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022892a"><!--s022892a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dialect</span> said of water: shallow</p><p><span class="bodyb">fleet</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Perhaps related to Dutch <span class="bodyi">vloot</span> shallow].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">by-catch</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008213a"><!--s008213a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>unwanted fish and other sea creatures unintentionallycaught along with the species sought.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cook up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013025a"><!--s013025a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to concoct or improvise (something).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">favourite<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">favorite</span>) /ʹfayv(ə)rit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021731a"><!--s021731a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022974b"><!--s022974b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody or something favoured or preferred above others; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> one unduly favoured, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by a person in authority </p><p><i></i></p><p>Teachers should not have favourites</p>.</div><a name="s022975b"><!--s022975b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the competitor judged most likely to win, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by a bookmaker [Italian <span class="bodyi">favorito</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">favorire</span> to favour, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">favor</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/favour1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">favour 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dearth</span><small><span class="eSynop">/duhth/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015426a"><!--s015426a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an inadequate supply; a scarcity [Middle English <span class="bodyi">derthe</span>,from <span class="bodyi">dere</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dear1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dear 1</span></span></a>, costly].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bide</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bied/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005374a"><!--s005374a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005500b"><!--s005500b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or dialect</span> to remain for a while; to stay </p><p><i></i></p><p>Well, come along home, and don't let's bide out here in the damp</p> — Hardy ✱ <span class="bodyb">bide one's time</span>.</div><a name="s005501b"><!--s005501b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to wait patiently for an opportunity to act until the appropriate time comes to initiate action or to proceed [Old English <span class="bodyi">bīdan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ethylene</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹethileen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020573a"><!--s020573a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a colourless inflammable gas found in coal gas and used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the synthesis of organic chemical compounds: formula H<sub>2</sub>C=CH<sub>2</sub>. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ethene/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ethene</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">ethylenic</span> /-ʹlenik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disuse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹyoohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017427a"><!--s017427a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the state of no longer being used </p><p><i></i></p><p>a word that has fallen into disuse</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agitator</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹajitaytə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000979a"><!--s000979a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001105b"><!--s001105b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who stirs up public feeling on controversial issues </p><p><i></i></p><p>political agitators</p>.</div><a name="s001106b"><!--s001106b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a device or apparatus for stirring or shaking.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fleet admiral</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022893a"><!--s022893a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">Fleet Admiral</span>) in the US navy, the highest rank of admiral.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electron gun</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019417a"><!--s019417a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the cathode and its surrounding assembly that emits, controls, and focuseds a stream of electrons to produce a beam of desired size, e.g. in a cathode-ray tube.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bidet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbeeday/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005375a"><!--s005375a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a low bathroom fixture used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for bathing the external genitals and the anus [French <span class="bodyi">bidet</span> small horse, bidet, from <span class="bodyi">bider</span> to trot. So called because one sits astride it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chemico-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010207a"><!--s010207a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meaning: chemical; chemistry </p><p><i></i></p><p>chemicophysical</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">favourite<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">favorite</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021732a"><!--s021732a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>constituting a favourite; preferred; most liked </p><p><i></i></p><p>‘Gone with the Wind’ is my favourite film</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deary <span class="bodyi">or</span> dearie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdiəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dearies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015427a"><!--s015427a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> used as a familiar or condescending form of address ✱ <span class="bodyb">deary me!</span> used to express surprise or consternation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bye-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008216a"><!--s008216a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/by_or_bye/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">by-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cool<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/koohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013026a"><!--s013026a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013766b"><!--s013766b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>moderately cold; lacking in warmth.</p></div><a name="s013767b"><!--s013767b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>bringing or suggesting relief from heat </p><p><i></i></p><p>a cool dress</p>.</div><a name="s013768b"><!--s013768b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>lacking friendliness or enthusiasm.</p></div><a name="s013769b"><!--s013769b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>dispassionately calm and self-controlled.</p></div><a name="s013770b"><!--s013770b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>said of a colour: producing an impression of being cool.</p></div><a name="s013771b"><!--s013771b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> used as an intensive </p><p><i></i></p><p>made a cool million</p>.</div><a name="s013772b"><!--s013772b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> fashionable or attractive.</p></div><a name="s013773b"><!--s013773b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> very good </p><p><i></i></p><p>a cool idea</p>.</div><a name="s013774b"><!--s013774b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>said of jazz: in a restrained melodic style popular in the 1940s</p><p><span class="bodyb">coolish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">coolly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">coolness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">cōl</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ethylene glycol</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020574a"><!--s020574a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a thick liquid alcohol used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as an antifreeze: formula C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>4</sub>(OH)<sub>2</sub>. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ethanediol/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ethanediol</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Atlantic Standard Time <span class="bodyi">or</span> Atlantic Time</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003391a"><!--s003391a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the local time in eastern Canada, four hours behind Greenwich Mean Time.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disused</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹyoohzd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017428a"><!--s017428a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>no longer used; abandoned.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agitprop</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹajitprop/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000980a"><!--s000980a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>political propaganda, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> pro-communist propaganda in the arts [Russian <span class="bodyi">Agitpropbyuro</span> office of agitation and propaganda, from <span class="bodyi">agitatsiya</span> agitation +<span class="bodyi">prop</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/propaganda/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">propaganda</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Fleet Air Arm</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022894a"><!--s022894a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the branch of the Royal Navy that maintains and operates naval aircraft.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electronic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/elikʹtronik, ilek-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019418a"><!--s019418a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020406b"><!--s020406b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005250c"><!--s005250c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>relating to the methods and principles of electronics.</p></div><a name="s005251c"><!--s005251c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>involving or using devices, e.g. transistors or microchips, in which a flow of electrons through a gas, vacuum, or semiconductor is controlled by a voltage.</p></div><a name="s005252c"><!--s005252c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>relating to, involving, or using computers or other electronic systems </p><p><i></i></p><p>electronic commerce</p> <p><i></i></p><p>electronic surveillance</p>.</div></div><a name="s020407b"><!--s020407b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to electrons</p><p><span class="bodyb">electronically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bid up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005376a"><!--s005376a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to raise the price of (property in an auction) by a succession of increasing offers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">favouritism</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">favoritism</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021733a"><!--s021733a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the showing of unfair favour; partiality.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chemiluminescence</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkemiloohmiʹnes(ə)ns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010208a"><!--s010208a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>light produced by chemical reaction</p><p><span class="bodyb">chemiluminescent</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ethyl ether</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020575a"><!--s020575a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ether/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ether</span></span></a> (1a).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disutility</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disyoohʹtiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017429a"><!--s017429a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">esp</span> in economics, a drawback or disadvantage associated with a particular activity or procedure.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">death</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deth/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015428a"><!--s015428a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015953b"><!--s015953b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003989c"><!--s003989c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a permanent cessation of all vital functions; the end of life.</p></div><a name="s003990c"><!--s003990c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an instance of somebody or something dying.</p></div><a name="s003991c"><!--s003991c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the cause or occasion of loss of life </p><p><i></i></p><p>Drinking was the death of him</p>.</div></div><a name="s015954b"><!--s015954b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the state of being dead.</p></div><a name="s015955b"><!--s015955b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Death</span>) death personified, usu represented as a skeleton with a scythe.</p></div><a name="s015956b"><!--s015956b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>extinction or disappearance </p><p><i></i></p><p>language death</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">at death's door</span>.</p></div><a name="s015957b"><!--s015957b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>seriously ill ✱ <span class="bodyb">be in at the death</span> to be a witness to the death of (somebody or something) ✱ <span class="bodyb">be the death of</span> <span class="bodyi">often humorous</span> to cause the death of (somebody) ✱ <span class="bodyb">like death warmed up</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> looking very pale and ill ✱ <span class="bodyb">to death</span> beyond all acceptable limits; excessively </p><p><i></i></p><p>I was bored to death</p> <p><span class="bodyb">deathlike</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">dēath</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cool<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013027a"><!--s013027a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013775b"><!--s013775b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make or become cool.</p></div><a name="s013776b"><!--s013776b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to lose heat or warmth.</p></div><a name="s013777b"><!--s013777b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to lose enthusiasm or passion <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s013778b"><!--s013778b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + off/down) to make (something or somebody) cool or cooler.</p></div><a name="s013779b"><!--s013779b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to moderate the excitement, force, or activity of (something, e.g. somebody's temper) ✱ <span class="bodyb">cool it</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to become calm or quiet; to relax </p><p><i></i></p><p>Just cool it, will you, so I can think</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">cool one's heels</span> to wait or be kept waiting for a long time, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from disdain or discourtesy.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bye<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008214a"><!--s008214a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008581b"><!--s008581b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the passage to the next round of a tournament allowed to a competitor who has no opponent or whose opponent has withdrawn.</p></div><a name="s008582b"><!--s008582b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in cricket, a run scored off a ball that passes the batsman without striking the bat or body: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/leg_bye/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">leg bye</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/extra2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">extra<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (4).</p></div><a name="s008583b"><!--s008583b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in golf, one or more unplayed holes, played after the match is over.</p></div><a name="s008584b"><!--s008584b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>something of secondary importance ✱ <span class="bodyb">by the bye</span> by the way [alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/by2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">by 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">atlas</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹatləs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003392a"><!--s003392a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003371b"><!--s003371b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a book of maps, charts, or tables </p><p><i></i></p><p>an atlas of the world</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a road atlas</p>.</div><a name="s003372b"><!--s003372b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a book of drawings and diagrams illustrating a particular subject </p><p><i></i></p><p>an anatomical atlas</p>.</div><a name="s003373b"><!--s003373b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the topmost vertebra of the neck, supporting the skull.</p></div><a name="s003374b"><!--s003374b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">pl</span> <span class="bodyb">atlantes /atʹlanteez/</span>) in architecture, a figure or half figure of a man used as a column to support an <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/entablature/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">entablature</span></span></a> (upper part of a wall displaying decorative work): compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/caryatid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">caryatid</span></span></a> [from the title used for a book of maps by Gerhardus Mercator d.1594, Flemish cartographer, in reference to <span class="bodyi">Atlas</span>, a giant of Greek mythology who supported the heavens on his shoulders].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agit-rock</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹajitrok/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000981a"><!--s000981a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a form of rock music with polemical, politically and socially committed lyrics on subjects such as social injustice, racism, sexism, and sexuality [from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/agitate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">agitate</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/rock3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">rock 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fleet chief petty officer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022895a"><!--s022895a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in the Royal Navy, a non-commissioned officer of equivalence in rank to a warrant officer in the army or the Royal Air Force.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electronic bomb</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019419a"><!--s019419a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a weapon capable of sending out a powerful beams or pulses of energy that destroy computers and other electrical and electronic systems.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Biedermeier <span class="bodyi">or</span> Biedermaier</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbeedəmie·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005377a"><!--s005377a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005502b"><!--s005502b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or suggesting denoting a conventional and restrained style of furniture and interior decoration popular among the middle classes in 19th-cent. Germany in the 19th cent.</p></div><a name="s005503b"><!--s005503b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>conventional or philistine in attitude [named after Gottlieb <span class="bodyi">Biedermeier</span>, fictitious simple German bourgeois, ostensible author of poems by Adolf Kussmaul d.1902, and others].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">death adder</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015429a"><!--s015429a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of poisonous Australian snakes with a thick body and a very thin tail: <span class="bodyi">Acanthophis antarcticus</span> and other species.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ethyne</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeethien, ʹethien/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020576a"><!--s020576a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/acetylene/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">acetylene</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chemin de fer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/shəˌmanh də ʹfeə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010209a"><!--s010209a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a card game resembling baccarat in which only two hands are dealt and any number of players may bet against the dealer [French <span class="bodyi">chemin de fer</span> railway; from the speed at which the game is played].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bye<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008215a"><!--s008215a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> used as an expression of farewell [short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/goodbye1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">goodbye 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fawn<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fawn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021734a"><!--s021734a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022976b"><!--s022976b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a young deer.</p></div><a name="s022977b"><!--s022977b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a light greyish brown colour</p><p><span class="bodyb">fawn</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">foun</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">fetus</span> offspring].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">atm.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003394a"><!--s003394a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003377b"><!--s003377b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>atmosphere.</p></div><a name="s003378b"><!--s003378b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>atmospheric.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cool<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013028a"><!--s013028a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013780b"><!--s013780b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a cool atmosphere or place.</p></div><a name="s013781b"><!--s013781b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> poise or composure </p><p><i></i></p><p>Don't lose your cool</p>.</div><a name="s013782b"><!--s013782b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> the quality of being impressively fashionable or attractive ✱ <span class="bodyb">keep/lose one's cool</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to stay, or fail to stay, calm and composed.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fleeting</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfleeting/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022896a"><!--s022896a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>passing swiftly; transitory </p><p><i></i></p><p>the fleeting moments</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a fleeting glance</p> <p><span class="bodyb">fleetingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fleetingness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disyllable <span class="bodyi">or</span> dissyllable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹsiləbl, die-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017430a"><!--s017430a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a word, metrical foot, etc consisting of two syllables <span class="bodyb">dissyllabic</span> /disi-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">disyllabic</span> /disiʹlabik, die-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">disyllabe</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">disyllabos</span> having two syllables, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/di_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">di- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">syllabē</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/syllable/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">syllable</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agleam</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹgleem/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000982a"><!--s000982a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>gleaming.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electronic flash</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019420a"><!--s019420a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in photography, an electronic device for producing a bright flash of light from a gas-discharge tube.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biennia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bieʹeni·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005378a"><!--s005378a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/biennium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">biennium</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deathbed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015430a"><!--s015430a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the bed in which a person is dying or has died </p><p><i></i></p><p>But I should not think the better of a man who should tell me on his deathbed, he was sure of salvation</p><p> Dr Johnson.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chemise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/shəʹmeez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010210a"><!--s010210a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010542b"><!--s010542b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a woman's loose-fitting undergarment.</p></div><a name="s010543b"><!--s010543b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a loose straight-hanging dress without a waist [Middle English via Old French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">camisia</span> shirt].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017431a"><!--s017431a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used to articulate the Morse Code <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dot1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dot<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (5) [imitative].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cool<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013029a"><!--s013029a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> in a casual and nonchalant manner </p><p><i></i></p><p>Play it cool</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ATM</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003393a"><!--s003393a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003375b"><!--s003375b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in telecommunications, asynchronous transfer mode.</p></div><a name="s003376b"><!--s003376b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>automated teller machine.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-etic</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020577a"><!--s020577a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021581b"><!--s021581b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ic1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ic 1</span></span></a> </p><p><i></i></p><p>ascetic</p>.</div><a name="s021582b"><!--s021582b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>forming adjectives from nouns ending in <span class="bodyi">-esis</span> </p><p><i></i></p><p>genetic</p> <p><i></i></p><p>synthetic</p> <p>[via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">-etikos, -ētikos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">-etos, -ētos</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biennial<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bieʹeni·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005379a"><!--s005379a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005504b"><!--s005504b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>occurring every two years: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/biannual/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">biannual</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s005505b"><!--s005505b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a plant: growing vegetatively during the first year and fruiting and dying during the second: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/annual1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">annual 1</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/perennial1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">perennial 1</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">biennial</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">biennially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electronic funds transfer at point of sale</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019421a"><!--s019421a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eftpos/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">EFTPOS</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bye-bye</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008217a"><!--s008217a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> used as an expression of farewell [childish reduplication of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/goodbye1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">goodbye 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fawn<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021735a"><!--s021735a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022978b"><!--s022978b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(+ on/upon) to court favour with somebody by acting in a servilely flattering manner.</p></div><a name="s022979b"><!--s022979b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ on/upon) said of a dog, etc: to show affection to somebody</p><p><span class="bodyb">fawner</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fawning</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fawningly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">fagnian</span> to rejoice, from <span class="bodyi">fægen</span>, <span class="bodyi">fagan</span> glad].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fleet rate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022897a"><!--s022897a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a reduced insurance rate offered for a fleet of vehicles, vessels or aircraft.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aglet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaglət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000983a"><!--s000983a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001107b"><!--s001107b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a metal tag attached to the end of a lace, cord, or ribbon.</p></div><a name="s001108b"><!--s001108b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aiguillette/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aiguillette</span></span></a> (1) [Middle English <span class="bodyi">aglet</span> via early French <span class="bodyi">aguillette, aiguillette</span> small needle, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">acicula, acucula</span> ornamental pin, dimin. of Latin <span class="bodyi">acus</span> needle, pin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deathblow</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015431a"><!--s015431a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a destructive or killing stroke or event.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chemist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkemist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010211a"><!--s010211a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010544b"><!--s010544b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who is trained in chemistry.</p></div><a name="s010545b"><!--s010545b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a pharmacist.</p></div><a name="s010546b"><!--s010546b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a retail shop where medicines and other articles, e.g. cosmetics and films, are sold [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">chimista</span>, short for medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">alchimista</span> alchemist].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coolabah <span class="bodyi">or</span> coolibah</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoohləbah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013030a"><!--s013030a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a eucalyptus or gum tree that typically grows in cool conditions near rivers and streams: <span class="bodyi">Eucalyptus microtheca</span> [native name in Australia].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ditch<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dich/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017432a"><!--s017432a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a long narrow excavation dug in the earth for defence, drainage, irrigation, etc [Old English <span class="bodyi">dīc</span> dyke, ditch].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">e-ticket</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020578a"><!--s020578a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an electronically recorded pass granting the right to travel on a train, aircraft, etc, as distinct from a conventional printed ticket [short for <span class="bodyi">electronic ticket</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fax<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/faks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021736a"><!--s021736a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022980b"><!--s022980b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a facsimile message.</p></div><a name="s022981b"><!--s022981b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a facsimile machine [by shortening and alteration].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fleet rating</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022898a"><!--s022898a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fleet_rate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fleet rate</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">atman</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹatmən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003395a"><!--s003395a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003379b"><!--s003379b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in Hinduism, the innermost essence of each individual.</p></div><a name="s003380b"><!--s003380b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in Hinduism, the supreme universal self; <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brahman/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Brahman</span></span></a> (1b) [Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">ātman</span>, literally ‘breath, soul’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biennial<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005380a"><!--s005380a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005506b"><!--s005506b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an event occurring every two years.</p></div><a name="s005507b"><!--s005507b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a plant growing during the first year and dying during the second.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bye-byes</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008218a"><!--s008218a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used by or to children: bed or sleep </p><p><i></i></p><p>Go to bye-byes</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agley</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹglay, əʹglee/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000984a"><!--s000984a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Scot</span> awry or wrong </p><p><i></i></p><p>The best-laid schemes o’ mice an’ men gang aft agley</p> — Robert Burns [Scots <span class="bodyi">agley</span> squintingly, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 1</span></span></a>+ <span class="bodyi">gley</span> to squint].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electronic mail</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019422a"><!--s019422a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/email1_or_e_mail/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">email<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">death camp</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015432a"><!--s015432a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a prison camp in which large numbers of people, e.g. prisoners of war or political prisoners, are put to death or die.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chemistry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkemistri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> chemistries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010212a"><!--s010212a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010547b"><!--s010547b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a science that deals with the composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the transformations they undergo</p><p>Chemistry is divided into several branches. Physical chemistry deals with the principles of chemistry and its basis in physics. Organic chemistry deals with the structures and reactions of compounds of carbon; inorganic chemistry with the properties of all the other elements. Biochemistry deals with the compounds and reactions that participate in the processes of life. These divisions are becoming increasingly blurred — Professor Peter Atkins</p></div><a name="s010548b"><!--s010548b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the composition and chemical properties of a substance.</p></div><a name="s010549b"><!--s010549b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an instinctive affinity or attraction between people.</p></div><a name="s010550b"><!--s010550b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s002596c"><!--s002596c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the composition and chemical properties of a substance.</p></div><a name="s002597c"><!--s002597c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>chemical processes and phenomena, e.g. of an organism </p><p><i></i></p><p>blood chemistry</p>.</div></div><a name="s010551b"><!--s010551b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the complex nature of a relationship, feeling, phenomenon, etc, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> seen as inexplicable or instinctive.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coolant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoohlənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013031a"><!--s013031a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a liquid or gas used in cooling, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in an engine.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">etiolate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeeti·əlayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020579a"><!--s020579a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021583b"><!--s021583b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlight.</p></div><a name="s021584b"><!--s021584b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (something or somebody) weak, pale, or sickly <span class="bodyb">etiolation</span> /-ʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">étioler</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">étieuler</span> to turn to stubble, from <span class="bodyi">éteule</span> stubble, from Latin <span class="bodyi">stipula</span> straw].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ditch<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017433a"><!--s017433a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018277b"><!--s018277b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to dig ditches throughout (an area) for drainage, etc.</p></div><a name="s018278b"><!--s018278b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make a forced landing of (an aircraft) on water.</p></div><a name="s018279b"><!--s018279b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>of a pilot: to come down in the sea.</p></div><a name="s018280b"><!--s018280b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to get rid of or abandon (a plan, project, etc).</p></div><a name="s018281b"><!--s018281b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> to play truant from (school) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s018282b"><!--s018282b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to dig ditches or repair them.</p></div><a name="s018283b"><!--s018283b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>said of a pilot: to come down in the sea</p><p><span class="bodyb">ditcher</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">ditching</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fax<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021737a"><!--s021737a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022982b"><!--s022982b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to send a fax to (somebody).</p></div><a name="s022983b"><!--s022983b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to send (a message) by fax.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">byelaw</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbielaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008219a"><!--s008219a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bylaw_or_byelaw/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bylaw</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biennium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bieʹeni·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bienniums biennia /-ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005381a"><!--s005381a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a period of two years [Latin <span class="bodyi">biennium</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bi_1_or_bin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bi- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">annus</span> year].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Fleet Street</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022899a"><!--s022899a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the British press, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> newspaper journalism or the people working in the industry [<span class="bodyi">Fleet Street</span>, London, centre of the former newspaper district in London].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electronic music</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019423a"><!--s019423a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>music that consists of sounds electronically generated or modified.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aglitter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹglitə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000985a"><!--s000985a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>glittering.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chemo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010213a"><!--s010213a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chem_or_chemi_or_chemo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chem-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cool bag</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013032a"><!--s013032a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an insulated bag used for keeping food or drink cool.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">atmosphere</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹatməsfiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003396a"><!--s003396a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003381b"><!--s003381b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a mass of gas enveloping a celestial body, e.g. a planet; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> all the air surrounding the earth.</p></div><a name="s003382b"><!--s003382b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the air or climate of a locality.</p></div><a name="s003383b"><!--s003383b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a surrounding feeling or mood encountered in some environment.</p></div><a name="s003384b"><!--s003384b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a dominant aesthetic or emotional effect or appeal, e.g. of a play, book, film, or musical work.</p></div><a name="s003385b"><!--s003385b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a unit of pressure chosen to be a typical pressure of the air at sea level and equal to 101,325 newtons per square metre (about 14.7lb per square inch) [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">atmosphaera</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">atmos</span> vapour + <span class="bodyi">sphaira</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sphere1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sphere 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">death cap</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015433a"><!--s015433a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a poisonous toadstool with a pale green cap and milky white gills, found in most parts of the British Isles, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in beech and oak woodland: <span class="bodyi">Amanita phalloides</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">etiology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eetiʹoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020580a"><!--s020580a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aetiology/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aetiology</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ditchwater</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017434a"><!--s017434a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>stagnant water as found in ditches ✱ <span class="bodyb">dull as ditchwater</span> said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of people: irredeemably boring.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fay</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021738a"><!--s021738a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> a fairy [Middle English <span class="bodyi">faie</span> via Old French <span class="bodyi">feie, fee</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">Fata</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fairy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fairy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">by-election</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008220a"><!--s008220a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a special election held between regular elections to fill a vacancy that has arisen unexpectedly, e.g. from the death or resignation of a Member of Parliament.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aglow</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹgloh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000986a"><!--s000986a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>radiant with warmth or excitement [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/glow2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">glow 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Fleming</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfleming/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022900a"><!--s022900a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024386b"><!--s024386b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Flanders, a region lying on the North Sea coasts of the Netherlands, Belgium, and France.</p></div><a name="s024387b"><!--s024387b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a member of the Flemish-speaking people of Belgium: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/walloon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Walloon</span></span></a> [Middle English, from early Dutch <span class="bodyi">Vlaminc</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Vlam-</span> as in <span class="bodyi">Vlamland</span> Flanders].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electronic point of sale</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019424a"><!--s019424a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epos/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">EPOS</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bier</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005382a"><!--s005382a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005508b"><!--s005508b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a stand on which a corpse or coffin is placed.</p></div><a name="s005509b"><!--s005509b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a coffin together with its stand [Old English <span class="bodyi">bǣr</span>; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">beran</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bear2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bear 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cool box</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013033a"><!--s013033a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an insulated box with a handle, used for keeping food or drink cool.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">atmospheric</span><small><span class="eSynop">/atməʹsferik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003397a"><!--s003397a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003386b"><!--s003386b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of, occurring in, or like the atmosphere of the earth.</p></div><a name="s003387b"><!--s003387b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having, marked by, or contributing aesthetic or emotional atmosphere </p><p><i></i></p><p>atmospheric music</p><p><span class="bodyb">atmospherically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">etiquette</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹetiket/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020581a"><!--s020581a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the conventionally accepted standards of proper social or professional behaviour </p><p><i></i></p><p>medical etiquette</p> <p>[French <span class="bodyi">étiquette</span>,literally ‘ticket’, from early French <span class="bodyi">estiquet</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ticket1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ticket 1</span></span></a>; perhaps because rules for behaviour in particular circumstances were sometimes written on cards to be given out].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chemoautotrophic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/keemohawtəʹtrohfik, kemoh-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010214a"><!--s010214a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a bacterium: <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/autotrophic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">autotrophic</span></span></a> (capable of making sugars, proteins, etc from carbon dioxide and other simple chemical compounds) and deriving energy from the reaction between a chemical and oxygen: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/photoautotrophic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">photoautotrophic</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">chemoautotrophically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">chemoautotrophy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">death cell</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015434a"><!--s015434a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/condemned_cell/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">condemned cell</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diterpene</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dieʹtuhpeen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017435a"><!--s017435a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a group of unsaturated hydrocarbons, mainly vegetable products, with the formula C<sub>20</sub>H<sub>32</sub> <span class="bodyb">diterpenoid</span> /-noyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fayre</span><small><span class="eSynop">/feə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021739a"><!--s021739a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fair3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fair 3</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bye-line</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008221a"><!--s008221a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/by_line/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">by-line</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biff<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bif/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005383a"><!--s005383a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a whack or blow [prob imitative].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electronic publishing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019425a"><!--s019425a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the publishing of texts on CD-ROMs, etc and in other forms that can be accessed by a computer, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on CD-ROMs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chem- <span class="bodyi">or</span> chemi- <span class="bodyi">or</span> chemo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010199a"><!--s010199a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s010538b"><!--s010538b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>chemical; chemistry </p><p><i></i></p><p>chemotherapy</p> <p><i></i></p><p>chemotaxis</p>.</div><a name="s010539b"><!--s010539b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>chemically </p><p><i></i></p><p>chemisorb</p> <p>[scientific Latin from late Greek <span class="bodyi">chēmeia</span> alchemy, prob from <span class="bodyi">chyma</span> fluid, from <span class="bodyi">chein</span> to pour].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">AGM</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000987a"><!--s000987a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>annual general meeting, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a society or company.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cool down</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013034a"><!--s013034a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to allow a violent emotion, e.g. rage, to pass.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Eton collar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeetn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020582a"><!--s020582a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large stiff white collar turned over the edge of a jacket [named after <span class="bodyi">Eton</span> College, public school in England, which has such a collar as part of its uniform].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">death certificate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015435a"><!--s015435a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an official document issued by a doctor, stating the time and cause of a person's death.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Flemish</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflemish/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022901a"><!--s022901a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024388b"><!--s024388b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Flemish</span>) (<span class="bodyi">treated as pl</span>) the people of Flanders.</p></div><a name="s024389b"><!--s024389b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Germanic language of the people of Flanders</p><p><span class="bodyb">Flemish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">faze</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fayz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021740a"><!--s021740a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to disturb the composure of (somebody); to disconcert or daunt [alteration of <span class="bodyi">feeze</span> to drive away, frighten, from Old English <span class="bodyi">fēsian</span> to drive away].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ditheism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdiethee·iz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017436a"><!--s017436a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>belief in two supreme gods, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as opposing forces of good and evil</p><p><span class="bodyb">ditheist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">ditheistic</span> /-ʹistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">ditheistical</span> /-ʹistikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">atmospheric pressure</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003398a"><!--s003398a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the pressure exerted on the earth's surface by the atmosphere, with a value of 1 atmosphere.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Byelorussian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/byelohʹrush(ə)n, beloh-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008222a"><!--s008222a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/belorussian/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Belorussian</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biff<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005384a"><!--s005384a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to strike (somebody or something) sharply or roughly.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Eton crop</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020583a"><!--s020583a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a very short haircut for women, popular <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the 1920s.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electronics</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019426a"><!--s019426a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020408b"><!--s020408b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the branch of physics or technology dealing with the emission, behaviour, and effects of electrons in transistors, microchips, etc thermionic valves, or other electronic devices.</p></div><a name="s020409b"><!--s020409b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the circuits, devices, etc of a piece of electronic equipment.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agnail</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹagnayl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000988a"><!--s000988a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001109b"><!--s001109b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sore or inflammation around a fingernail or toenail.</p></div><a name="s001110b"><!--s001110b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hangnail/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hangnail</span></span></a> [Old English <span class="bodyi">angnægl</span> corn on the foot or toe, from <span class="bodyi">ang-</span> (related to <span class="bodyi">enge</span> narrow, tight, painful) + <span class="bodyi">nægl</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/nail1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">nail 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cooldrink</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013035a"><!--s013035a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">SAfr</span> a soft drink [translation of Afrikaans <span class="bodyi">koeldrank</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">atmospherics</span><small><span class="eSynop">/atməʹsferiks/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003399a"><!--s003399a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003388b"><!--s003388b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>electrical atmospheric phenomena, e.g. lightning, that produce audible disturbances in a radio receiver.</p></div><a name="s003389b"><!--s003389b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the audible disturbances produced in a radio receiver by electrical atmospheric phenomena, e.g. lightning.</p></div><a name="s003390b"><!--s003390b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the electrical phenomena causing these.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bygone<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbiegon/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008223a"><!--s008223a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>belonging to an earlier time, and often now outmoded.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">death duty</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015436a"><!--s015436a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Britain until 1975, a tax levied on the estate of a dead person: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/capital_transfer_tax/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">capital transfer tax</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inheritance_tax/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inheritance tax</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chemoreceptor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkeemohriseptə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010215a"><!--s010215a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sense organ, e.g. a taste bud, that responds to chemical stimuli.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">FBA</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021741a"><!--s021741a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Fellow of the British Academy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Flemish bond</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022902a"><!--s022902a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a method of laying bricks in which each row consists of alternating headers (bricks with end facing outwards; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/header/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">header</span></span></a> (3)) and stretchers (bricks with long side facing outwards; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stretcher1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stretcher<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (3)).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dither<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdidhə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (dithered, dithering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017437a"><!--s017437a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to act nervously or indecisively; to vacillate</p><p><span class="bodyb">ditherer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">didderen</span>, prob related to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dodder1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dodder 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bifid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbiefid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005385a"><!--s005385a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>divided into two equal lobes or parts by a central cleft </p><p><i></i></p><p>a bifid petal</p> <span class="bodyb">bifidity</span> /bieʹfiditi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">bifidus</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bi_1_or_bin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bi- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-fidus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fid/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-fid</span></span></a>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Etonian<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹtohni·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020584a"><!--s020584a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pupil of Eton College.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chemosynthesis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/keemohʹsinthəsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010216a"><!--s010216a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the formation of organic chemical compounds, e.g. in living cells, using energy derived from chemical reactions rather than from light: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/photosynthesis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">photosynthesis</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cooler</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013036a"><!--s013036a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013783b"><!--s013783b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003480c"><!--s003480c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a container for cooling liquids.</p></div><a name="s003481c"><!--s003481c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a refrigerator.</p></div><a name="s003482c"><!--s003482c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>an insulated container for food or drink.</p></div><a name="s003483c"><!--s003483c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a cool bag or cool box.</p></div></div><a name="s013784b"><!--s013784b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the cooler</span>) <span class="bodyi">informal</span> prison or a prison cell.</p></div><a name="s013785b"><!--s013785b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a drink consisting of wine, fruit juice, and soda water.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agnate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹagnayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000989a"><!--s000989a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a relative whose kinship is traceable exclusively through the male line of descent; <span class="bodyi">broadly</span> any paternal relative: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cognate1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cognate 1</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">agnate</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">agnatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">agnasci</span> to be born in addition to, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">nasci</span> to be born].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Flemish horse</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022903a"><!--s022903a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a short rope suspended from the end of the yard of a sailing ship, on which a seaman stands when reefing or furling the sails.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dither<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017438a"><!--s017438a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a state of indecision or nervous excitement </p><p><i></i></p><p>all of a dither</p> <p><span class="bodyb">dithery</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">at. no.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003400a"><!--s003400a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>atomic number.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bifocal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bieʹfohk(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005386a"><!--s005386a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005510b"><!--s005510b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having two focal lengths.</p></div><a name="s005511b"><!--s005511b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having one part that corrects for near vision and one for distant vision </p><p><i></i></p><p>a bifocal lens</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bygone<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008224a"><!--s008224a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a domestic or industrial implement of an early and now disused type ✱ <span class="bodyb">let bygones be bygones</span> to forgive and forget past quarrels.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electronic tag</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019427a"><!--s019427a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an electronic monitoring device attached to somebody or something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one worn around the wrist or ankle by people convicted of or charged with a crime but not held in custody</p><p><span class="bodyb">electronic tagging</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">FBI</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021742a"><!--s021742a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> Federal Bureau of Investigation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">death futures</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015437a"><!--s015437a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> life insurance policies of people who are terminally ill, bought from them by others as a financial investment.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Etonian<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020585a"><!--s020585a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of Eton College.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chemotherapy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/keemohʹtherəpi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010217a"><!--s010217a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the use of chemical agents in the treatment or control of disease, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> cancer</p><p><span class="bodyb">chemotherapist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coolheaded</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013037a"><!--s013037a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>not easily made angry, flustered, or excited.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agnate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000990a"><!--s000990a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001111b"><!--s001111b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>related through male descent or on the father's side.</p></div><a name="s001112b"><!--s001112b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>allied; akin; related <span class="bodyb">agnatic</span> /-ʹnatik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">agnation</span> /-ʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flense</span><small><span class="eSynop">/flens/ flinch /flin(t)sh/ flench /flen(t)sh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022904a"><!--s022904a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to strip (e.g. a whale) of blubber or skin [Dutch <span class="bodyi">flensen</span> or Danish and Norwegian <span class="bodyi">flense</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bifocals</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005387a"><!--s005387a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>glasses with bifocal lenses.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ATOC</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaytok/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003401a"><!--s003401a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Association of Train Operating Companies.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">FC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021743a"><!--s021743a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022984b"><!--s022984b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Football Club.</p></div><a name="s022985b"><!--s022985b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Forestry Commission.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">death knell</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015438a"><!--s015438a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015958b"><!--s015958b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the ringing of a bell to mark a person's death.</p></div><a name="s015959b"><!--s015959b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an indication of the end or failure of something.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dithi- <span class="bodyi">or</span> dithio-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017439a"><!--s017439a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meaning: containing two atoms of sulphur, usu in place of two oxygen atoms, in the molecular structure [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/di_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">di- 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/thi_or_thio/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">thi-</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Eton jacket</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020586a"><!--s020586a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a waist-length black jacket that is V-shaped at the back and open in front, formerly worn by boys at Eton College.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chemurgy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkemuhji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010218a"><!--s010218a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the industrial use of organic raw materials, or the branch of chemistry concerned with this <span class="bodyb">chemurgic</span> /kiʹmuhjik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coolibah</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoohləbah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013038a"><!--s013038a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/coolabah_or_coolibah/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">coolabah</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electronic voting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019428a"><!--s019428a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a form of voting in which votes are cast and counted by electronic means, such as a computer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bylaw <span class="bodyi">or</span> byelaw</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbielaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008225a"><!--s008225a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008585b"><!--s008585b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a law or regulation made by a local authority and having effect only within an area controlled by the authority.</p></div><a name="s008586b"><!--s008586b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a rule concerning the affairs of a club, company, etc [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bilawe</span>, ultimately from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">bẏr</span> town + <span class="bodyi">lög</span> law].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agnathan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/agʹnaythən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000991a"><!--s000991a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a group of primitive aquatic vertebrate animals without jaws, including the lampreys and hagfishes: superclass Agnatha</p><p><span class="bodyb">agnathan</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [from the Latin name, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">gnathos</span> jaw].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bi-fuel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbiefyooh·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005388a"><!--s005388a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a vehicle: capable of running on either petrol or a road fuel gas such as LPG or CNG, and fitted with separate tanks for each fuel.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flesh<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/flesh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022905a"><!--s022905a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024390b"><!--s024390b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the soft, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> muscular, parts of the body of an animal, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a vertebrate, as distinguished from visceral structures, bone, hide, etc.</p></div><a name="s024391b"><!--s024391b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006337c"><!--s006337c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the soft, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> muscular, parts of the body of an animal, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a vertebrate, as distinguished from visceral structures, bone, hide, etc.</p></div><a name="s006338c"><!--s006338c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>excess weight; fat.</p></div></div><a name="s024392b"><!--s024392b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the edible parts of an animal, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> its the muscular tissue of any animal usu excluding fish and sometimes fowl.</p></div><a name="s024393b"><!--s024393b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a pulpy fleshy part of a plant or fruit, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> if edible.</p></div><a name="s024394b"><!--s024394b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s006339c"><!--s006339c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the physical being of humans </p><p><i></i></p><p>The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak</p><p> Bible.</p></div><a name="s006340c"><!--s006340c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the physical or sensual aspect of human nature </p><p><i></i></p><p>pleasures of the flesh</p>.</div></div><a name="s024395b"><!--s024395b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">all flesh</span>)</p><a name="s006341c"><!--s006341c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>human beings; humankind.</p></div><a name="s006342c"><!--s006342c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>living things generally ✱ <span class="bodyb">go the way of all flesh</span> to die ✱ <span class="bodyb">in the flesh</span> in bodily form; in person </p><p><i></i></p><p>I was interested to meet him in the flesh</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">make somebody's flesh creep/crawl</span> to cause revulsion in somebody ✱ <span class="bodyb">one's own flesh/flesh and blood</span> one's own kindred or stock ✱ <span class="bodyb">press the flesh</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a politician: to meet and shake hands with numerous people, e.g. on an election campaign ✱ <span class="bodyb">put flesh on/on the bones of something</span> to fill an idea, etc out or give it substance</p><p><span class="bodyb">fleshless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">flǣsc</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ATOL</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹatol/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003402a"><!--s003402a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003391b"><!--s003391b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Air Travel Organizers’ Licensing.</p></div><a name="s003392b"><!--s003392b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Air Travel Organizer's Licence.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deathless</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015439a"><!--s015439a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>immortal; lasting for ever </p><p><i></i></p><p>only the deep sense of some deathless shame</p><p> John Webster</p><p><span class="bodyb">deathlessness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dithyramb</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdithəram(b)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017440a"><!--s017440a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018284b"><!--s018284b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a rapturous Greek hymn in honour of Bacchus.</p></div><a name="s018285b"><!--s018285b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a short poem or other piece of writing in a rapturous or exalted style <span class="bodyb">dithyrambic</span> /-ʹrambik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">dithyrambically</span> /-ʹrambikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">dithyrambos</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">by-line</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008226a"><!--s008226a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008587b"><!--s008587b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the author's name printed with a newspaper or magazine article.</p></div><a name="s008588b"><!--s008588b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a goal line.</p></div><a name="s008589b"><!--s008589b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a touchline.</p></div><a name="s008590b"><!--s008590b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a secondary line.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fcap</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021744a"><!--s021744a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>foolscap.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chenille</span><small><span class="eSynop">/shəʹneel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010219a"><!--s010219a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010552b"><!--s010552b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a soft velvety yarn of silk, cotton, wool, or synthetic fibre with a long pile.</p></div><a name="s010553b"><!--s010553b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a fabric made from this yarn [French <span class="bodyi">chenille</span>, literally ‘caterpillar’, from Latin <span class="bodyi">canicula</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">canis</span> dog; from its hairy appearance].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coolie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoohli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013039a"><!--s013039a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013786b"><!--s013786b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> an unskilled labourer or porter, usu in or from the Far East, hired for low or subsistence wages.</p></div><a name="s013787b"><!--s013787b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">offensive</span> somebody from India [Hindi <span class="bodyi">kulī</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">etrier</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaytriay (<span class="bodyi">French</span> etrje)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020587a"><!--s020587a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a short rope ladder used in mountaineering, potholing, etc [French <span class="bodyi">étrier</span> stirrup].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electronic warfare</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019429a"><!--s019429a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the use of electromagnetic energy, high-energy lasers, and particle beams for military purposes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bifurcate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbiefuhkayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005389a"><!--s005389a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to divide into two branches or parts <span class="bodyb">bifurcation</span> /-ʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">bifurcatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">bifurcare</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">bifurcus</span> two-pronged, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bi_1_or_bin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bi- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">furca</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fork1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fork 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agnosia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/agʹnozh(y)ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000992a"><!--s000992a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a disturbance of perception caused <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by neurological dysfunction [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">agnosia</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">agnōsia</span> ignorance, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">gnōsis</span> knowledge].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flesh<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022906a"><!--s022906a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024396b"><!--s024396b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006343c"><!--s006343c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to feed (e.g. a hawk or hound) with flesh from the kill to encourage interest in the chase.</p></div><a name="s006344c"><!--s006344c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to initiate or habituate (somebody), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by giving them a foretaste of something, e.g. bloodshed or warfare.</p></div></div><a name="s024397b"><!--s024397b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to remove the flesh from (hides).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">atoll</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹatol, əʹtol/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003403a"><!--s003403a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a coral reef surrounding a lagoon [<span class="bodyi">atolu</span>, native name in the Maldive Islands].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deathly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (deathlier, deathliest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015440a"><!--s015440a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015960b"><!--s015960b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>suggestive of death </p><p><i></i></p><p>a deathly pallor</p>.</div><a name="s015961b"><!--s015961b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or literary</span> fatal </p><p><i></i></p><p>a deathly blow</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ditransitive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dieʹtranzitiv, dieʹtransitiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017441a"><!--s017441a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>denoting a verb that can take two objects, typically a direct and an indirect one, such as <span class="bodyi">give</span>, <span class="bodyi">tell</span>, <span class="bodyi">buy</span> <span class="bodyb">ditransitivity</span> /-ʹtiviti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BYOB</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008227a"><!--s008227a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>bring your own bottle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">FCC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021745a"><!--s021745a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> Federal Communications Commission.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Etrurian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹtrooəri·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020588a"><!--s020588a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/etruscan/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Etruscan</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coolie hat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013040a"><!--s013040a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a shallow conical hat, usu of straw.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flesh and blood</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022907a"><!--s022907a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024398b"><!--s024398b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>one's near relations.</p></div><a name="s024399b"><!--s024399b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006345c"><!--s006345c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>human beings as having physical substance </p><p><i></i></p><p>In spite of which we like to think that we are sound, substantial flesh and blood</p><p> T S Eliot.</p></div><a name="s006346c"><!--s006346c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>human nature </p><p><i></i></p><p>more than flesh and blood could stand</p>.</div></div><a name="s024400b"><!--s024400b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>discernible characteristics; substance </p><p><i></i></p><p>attempting to give flesh and blood to vague ideas</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">atom</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹatəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003404a"><!--s003404a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003393b"><!--s003393b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the smallest particle of an element that can exist either alone or in combination, consisting of electrons, protons, and neutrons.</p></div><a name="s003394b"><!--s003394b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of the minute indivisible particles of which, according to ancient philosophy, the universe is composed.</p></div><a name="s003395b"><!--s003395b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a tiny particle; a bit </p><p><i></i></p><p>There's not an atom of truth in it</p> [Middle English via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">atomos</span> indivisible, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">temnein</span> to cut].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bifurcate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbaifuhkət, -kayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005390a"><!--s005390a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>divided into two branches or parts.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electron lens</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019430a"><!--s019430a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a device, e.g. in an electron microscope, for focusing a beam of electrons by means of an electric or magnetic field.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cheongsam</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchongsam/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010220a"><!--s010220a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dress with a slit skirt and a mandarin collar worn <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by Chinese women [Chinese (Cantonese) <span class="bodyi">cheung saam</span> long gown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agnostic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/agʹnostik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000993a"><!--s000993a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001113b"><!--s001113b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who holds the view that any ultimate reality is unknown and prob unknowable.</p></div><a name="s001114b"><!--s001114b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody who believes that it is impossible to know whether God or any other supreme being exists or not.</p><p>An agnostic holds the view that beliefs should be accepted on the basis of reason and evidence, and that there is insufficient evidence to justify belief in the existence of God. This does not imply that there is no God, but that his existence cannot be known. It is also taken generally to refer to a critical and sceptical view of religious belief — Dr Mel Thompson</p></div><a name="s001115b"><!--s001115b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>somebody who is doubtful or non-committal on a particular question</p><p><span class="bodyb">agnostic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">agnosticism</span> /-stisizəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p>modification of Greek <span class="bodyi">agnōstos</span> unknown, unknowable, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">gnōstos</span> known, from <span class="bodyi">gignōskein</span> to know. The word was created in 1869 as an antonym of <span class="bodyi">gnostic</span> by the biologist Thomas Henry Huxley, who felt the need of a label for his own philosophical viewpoint.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">death mask</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015441a"><!--s015441a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cast taken from the face of a dead person.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ditsy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹditsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (ditsier, ditsiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017442a"><!--s017442a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ditzy_or_ditsy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ditzy</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">F clef</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021746a"><!--s021746a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bass_clef/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bass clef</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">atom bomb <span class="bodyi">or</span> atomic bomb</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003405a"><!--s003405a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bomb whose violent explosive power is due to the sudden release of atomic energy derived from the splitting of the nuclei of plutonium, uranium, etc by neutrons in a very rapid chain reaction.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">by- <span class="bodyi">or</span> bye-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008209a"><!--s008209a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s008577b"><!--s008577b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>off the main route; side.</p></div><a name="s008578b"><!--s008578b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>incidental or secondary </p><p><i></i></p><p>by-election</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">big<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/big/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (bigger, biggest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005391a"><!--s005391a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005512b"><!--s005512b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001221c"><!--s001221c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>large in size, amount, number, or scale.</p></div><a name="s001222c"><!--s001222c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>largest of several </p><p><i></i></p><p>the big toe</p>.</div><a name="s001223c"><!--s001223c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>large and important in influence, standing, or wealth </p><p><i></i></p><p>the big banks</p>.</div></div><a name="s005513b"><!--s005513b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001224c"><!--s001224c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>elder </p><p><i></i></p><p>my big sister</p>.</div><a name="s001225c"><!--s001225c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>older or grown-up.</p></div></div><a name="s005514b"><!--s005514b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s001226c"><!--s001226c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>outstanding or most important </p><p><i></i></p><p>the big issue of the campaign</p>.</div><a name="s001227c"><!--s001227c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>of great significance </p><p><i></i></p><p>a big problem</p>.</div></div><a name="s005515b"><!--s005515b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>of great force or intensity </p><p><i></i></p><p>a big storm</p>.</div><a name="s005516b"><!--s005516b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s001228c"><!--s001228c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of talk: pretentious or boastful.</p></div><a name="s001229c"><!--s001229c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">often ironic</span> magnanimous or generous.</p></div></div><a name="s005517b"><!--s005517b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> popular </p><p><i></i></p><p>was very big in America</p>.</div><a name="s005518b"><!--s005518b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> advanced in pregnancy </p><p><i></i></p><p>big with child</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">in a big way</span>.</div><a name="s005519b"><!--s005519b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> very much or very greatly ✱ <span class="bodyb">too big for one's boots</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> excessively self-confident or self-important; conceited.</p></div><a name="s005520b"><!--s005520b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>arrogant or conceited</p><p><span class="bodyb">biggish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bigness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English, prob of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">death penalty</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015442a"><!--s015442a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>punishment by death.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agnostic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000994a"><!--s000994a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or being an agnostic or relating to the beliefs of agnostics.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dittany</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹditəni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017443a"><!--s017443a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018286b"><!--s018286b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a pink-flowered plant that is native to Crete: <span class="bodyi">Origanum dictamnus</span>.</p></div><a name="s018287b"><!--s018287b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gas_plant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gas plant</span></span></a> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">ditoyne</span> via French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">diktamnon</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electron microscope</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019431a"><!--s019431a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an instrument in which a beam of electrons is used to produce a highly magnified image of an object</p><p><span class="bodyb">electron microscopy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flesh-colour</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022908a"><!--s022908a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of a pinkish white colour with a slight yellow tint</p><p><span class="bodyb">flesh-colour</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">flesh-coloured</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Etruscan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹtruskən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020589a"><!--s020589a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021585b"><!--s021585b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of ancient Etruria.</p></div><a name="s021586b"><!--s021586b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the language used by the Etruscans</p><p><span class="bodyb">Etruscan</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">Etruscus</span> of Etruria, ancient country of Italy].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cooling-off period</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013041a"><!--s013041a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an interval to allow passions to cool, to permit negotiation between parties, or to allow a recently signed contract to be cancelled.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cheque</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">check</span>) /chek/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010221a"><!--s010221a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a written order for a bank to pay money as instructed or the printed form on which it is written [alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/check1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">check 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">FCO</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021747a"><!--s021747a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Foreign and Commonwealth Office.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">atomic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹtomik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003406a"><!--s003406a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003396b"><!--s003396b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or concerned with atoms, atom bombs, or atomic energy.</p></div><a name="s003397b"><!--s003397b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a chemical element: existing as separate atoms</p><p><span class="bodyb">atomically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bypass<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008228a"><!--s008228a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008591b"><!--s008591b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a road built so that through traffic can avoid a town centre.</p></div><a name="s008592b"><!--s008592b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a channel carrying a fluid round a part and back to the main stream.</p></div><a name="s008593b"><!--s008593b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a passage created surgically between two blood vessels to divert blood from one part to another.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">death rate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015443a"><!--s015443a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the number of deaths per 1000 people in a population per year.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ditto<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹditoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017444a"><!--s017444a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018288b"><!--s018288b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>used to avoid repeating a word: a thing mentioned previously or above; the same.</p></div><a name="s018289b"><!--s018289b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a mark (〃 or ”) used as a sign indicating repetition usu of a word directly above in a previous line [Italian dialect, past part. of Italian <span class="bodyi">dire</span> to say, from Latin <span class="bodyi">dicere</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electron optics</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019432a"><!--s019432a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the branch of electronics dealing with those properties of beams of electrons that are analogous to the properties of rays of light.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">big<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005392a"><!--s005392a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005521b"><!--s005521b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001230c"><!--s001230c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>outstandingly </p><p><i></i></p><p>She made it big in New York</p>.</div><a name="s001231c"><!--s001231c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>on a grand scale </p><p><i></i></p><p>Think big!</p>.</div></div><a name="s005522b"><!--s005522b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>pretentiously or boastfully </p><p><i></i></p><p>He talks big</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">talk big</span>.</div><a name="s005523b"><!--s005523b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to talk boastfully ✱ <span class="bodyb">think big</span> to be ambitious.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chequebook</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010222a"><!--s010222a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a book containing unwritten cheques.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">et seq.</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌet ʹsek/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020590a"><!--s020590a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021587b"><!--s021587b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>and the following one.</p></div><a name="s021588b"><!--s021588b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">et seqq.</span>) and the following ones [(sense 1) Latin <span class="bodyi">et sequens</span> (masc &amp; fem sing.), (sense 2) <span class="bodyi">et sequentes</span> (masc &amp; fem pl), or <span class="bodyi">et sequentia</span> (neuter pl)].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">FD</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021748a"><!--s021748a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Defender of the Faith [Latin <span class="bodyi">Fidei Defensor</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Agnus Dei</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌagnəs ʹdayee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000995a"><!--s000995a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a liturgical prayer addressed to Christ as Saviour, often set to music as a movement in a Mass [Middle English from late Latin <span class="bodyi">agnus Dei</span> lamb of God; from the opening words of the prayer in the Roman Catholic Mass].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cooling tower</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013042a"><!--s013042a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tall wide concrete tower in which steam from an industrial process, e.g. the generation of electricity, is allowed to condense.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fleshed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022909a"><!--s022909a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">used in combinations</span>) having flesh of the kind specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>pink-fleshed</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">atomic bomb</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003407a"><!--s003407a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/atom_bomb_or_atomic_bomb/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">atom bomb</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bypass<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008229a"><!--s008229a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008594b"><!--s008594b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to avoid (something, e.g. a town centre) by means of a bypass.</p></div><a name="s008595b"><!--s008595b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to neglect or ignore (something or somebody), usu intentionally.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ditto<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017445a"><!--s017445a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>as before or aforesaid; in the same manner.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electron tube</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019433a"><!--s019433a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an electronic device, e.g. a thermionic valve, consisting of a sealed container in which a controlled flow of electrons takes place through a vacuum or gas.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bigamy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbigəmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005393a"><!--s005393a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the crime of going through a marriage ceremony with one person while legally married to another</p><p><span class="bodyb">bigamist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bigamous</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bigamously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bigamie</span> via late Latin from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bi_1_or_bin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bi- 1</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">gamos</span> marriage].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">death rattle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015444a"><!--s015444a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a gurgling sound produced by air passing through mucus in the lungs and throat of a dying person.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chequebook journalism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010223a"><!--s010223a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>sensationalist journalism consisting of exclusive reports acquired by paying large amounts of money, e.g. to friends and relations of people in the public eye.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coomb <span class="bodyi">or</span> coombe <span class="bodyi">or</span> combe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koohm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013043a"><!--s013043a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a valley or basin, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on a hillside or running up from the coast [Old English <span class="bodyi">cumb</span>, of Celtic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flesher</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022910a"><!--s022910a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024401b"><!--s024401b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Scot, archaic</span> a butcher.</p></div><a name="s024402b"><!--s024402b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a knife for removing the flesh from hides.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">atomic clock</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003408a"><!--s003408a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a highly accurate type of clock that is regulated by the natural vibration frequencies of an atomic system, such as a beam of caesium atoms.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">FDA</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021749a"><!--s021749a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> Food and Drug Administration.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ette</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020591a"><!--s020591a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns from nouns, with the meanings:</p><a name="s021589b"><!--s021589b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>small or lesser kind of </p><p><i></i></p><p>kitchenette</p> <p><i></i></p><p>cigarette</p>.</div><a name="s021590b"><!--s021590b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>female </p><p><i></i></p><p>suffragette</p> <p><i></i></p><p>usherette</p>.</div><a name="s021591b"><!--s021591b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>imitation; substitute </p><p><i></i></p><p>leatherette</p> <p><i></i></p><p>flannelette</p> <p>[Middle English, from early French, fem dimin. suffix, from Old French <span class="bodyi">-ete</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/et/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-et</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ago</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹgoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000996a"><!--s000996a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>earlier thanbefore now </p><p><i></i></p><p>ten years ago</p> <p><i></i></p><p>How long ago did they leave?</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">agon, ago</span>, from <span class="bodyi">agon</span> to pass away, from Old English <span class="bodyi">āgān</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">gān</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/go1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">go 1</span></span></a>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bypath</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008230a"><!--s008230a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a little-used road.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ditto<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (dittos, dittoed, dittoing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017446a"><!--s017446a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to copy or repeat (something).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electron volt</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019434a"><!--s019434a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of energy equal to the energy gained by an electron in passing between two points between which there is a voltage difference of one volt.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Big Apple</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005394a"><!--s005394a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Big Apple</span>) <span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> New York City [orig jazz musicians’ slang].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cheque card</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010224a"><!--s010224a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a card guaranteeing that the holder's cheques up to a specified amount will be honoured by the issuing bank.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013044a"><!--s013044a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013788b"><!--s013788b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a raccoon.</p></div><a name="s013789b"><!--s013789b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal, offensive</span> a black person [short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/raccoon_or_racoon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">raccoon</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flesh fly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022911a"><!--s022911a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various flies whose maggots feed on flesh: family Sarcophagidae.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">byplay</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008231a"><!--s008231a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>action engaged in on the side while the main action proceeds, e.g. during a film or play.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">atomic energy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003409a"><!--s003409a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>energy liberated in an atom bomb, nuclear reactor, etc by changes in the nucleus of an atom.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">death row</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015445a"><!--s015445a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a part of a prison containing the cells of those condemned to death </p><p><i></i></p><p>Unlike other prisoners, death-row inmates are not ‘doing time’</p><p> Mumia Abu-Jamal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">FDR</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021750a"><!--s021750a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Franklin Delano Roosevelt (former US president).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">étude</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ayʹtoohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020592a"><!--s020592a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a piece of music written primarily for the practice of a technique [French <span class="bodyi">étude</span> study, from early French <span class="bodyi">estude, estudie</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/study1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">study 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agog</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹgog/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000997a"><!--s000997a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>full of intense anticipation or excitement; eager </p><p><i></i></p><p>I was all agog to go</p> — L P Hartley [Old French <span class="bodyi">en gogues</span> in mirth].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dittography</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹtogrəfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017447a"><!--s017447a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the unintentional repetition of letters or words in copying or printing <span class="bodyb">dittographic</span> /-ʹgrafik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">dittographia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">dittos</span> two-fold + <span class="bodyi">-graphia</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/graphy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-graphy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electrophile</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹlektrohfiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019435a"><!--s019435a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a substance with an affinity for electrons, e.g. a chlorine molecule <span class="bodyb">electrophilic</span> /-ʹfilik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cooncan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoohnkan/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013045a"><!--s013045a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a card game for two players with a pack of 40 cards, similar to rummy [modification of Mexican Spanish <span class="bodyi">con quien</span> with whom?].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chequer<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">checker</span>) /ʹchekə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010225a"><!--s010225a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/check1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">check<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (5a) [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cheker</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">eschequier</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/check1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">check 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fleshings</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022912a"><!--s022912a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>flesh-coloured tights worn by dancers and actors.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">atomicity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/atəʹmisiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003410a"><!--s003410a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003398b"><!--s003398b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the state of consisting of atoms.</p></div><a name="s003399b"><!--s003399b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the number of atoms in the molecule of a gaseous element.</p></div><a name="s003400b"><!--s003400b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/valency/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">valency</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">by-product</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008232a"><!--s008232a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008596b"><!--s008596b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something produced, e.g. in manufacturing, in addition to a principal product.</p></div><a name="s008597b"><!--s008597b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a secondary and sometimes unexpected result.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">big band</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005395a"><!--s005395a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large jazz orchestra, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that plays swing music from the 1930s and 1940s.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">death's-head</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015446a"><!--s015446a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a human skull symbolizing death.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">FE</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021751a"><!--s021751a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> further education.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electrophoresis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iˌlektrohfəʹreesis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019436a"><!--s019436a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the movement of particles through a gel or other medium in which particles are suspended under the action of an applied electric field <span class="bodyb">electrophoretic</span> /-ʹretik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">electrophoretically</span> /-ʹretikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ditto mark</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017448a"><!--s017448a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ditto1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ditto<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">etui</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eʹtwee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> etuis)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020593a"><!--s020593a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> a small ornamental case, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for needles [French <span class="bodyi">étui</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">estuier</span> to shut up, keep, preserve; related to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tweezers/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tweezers</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-agogic</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000998a"><!--s000998a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/agogue/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-agogue</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coonskin</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013046a"><!--s013046a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the skin or pelt of a raccoon.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chequer<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">checker</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (chequered, chequering, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> checkered) (checkering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010226a"><!--s010226a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to variegate (something) with different colours or shades, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to mark it with squares of alternating colours </p><p><i></i></p><p>chequered flag</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fleshly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (fleshlier, fleshliest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022913a"><!--s022913a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024403b"><!--s024403b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>belonging or relating to the body; carnal; sensual </p><p><i></i></p><p>the fleshly appetites</p>.</div><a name="s024404b"><!--s024404b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having an actual physical existence or presence </p><p><i></i></p><p>Then was I born of a virgin pure, of her I took fleshly substance</p><p> traditional carol.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">byre</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbie·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008233a"><!--s008233a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a cow shed [Old English <span class="bodyi">bẏre</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Fe</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021752a"><!--s021752a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chemical symbol for iron [Latin <span class="bodyi">ferrum</span> iron].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">atomic mass</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003411a"><!--s003411a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the mass of an atom expressed in atomic mass units.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ditty</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹditi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> ditties)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017449a"><!--s017449a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a short simple song [Middle English <span class="bodyi">ditee</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">ditié</span> poem, past part. of <span class="bodyi">ditier</span> to compose, from Latin <span class="bodyi">dictare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dictate1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dictate 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">etyma</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹetimə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020594a"><!--s020594a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/etymon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">etymon</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">a gogo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹgohgoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s000999a"><!--s000999a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">used after a noun</span>) in abundance; galore </p><p><i></i></p><p>movies a gogo</p> [from French <span class="bodyi">à gogo</span> galore].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">death's-head hawkmoth</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015447a"><!--s015447a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/death_s_head_moth/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">death's-head moth</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">big bang</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005396a"><!--s005396a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005524b"><!--s005524b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in cosmology, the theoretical explosion of material from which the universe originated.</p></div><a name="s005525b"><!--s005525b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a sudden reorganization or change.</p></div><a name="s005526b"><!--s005526b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s001232c"><!--s001232c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a sudden reorganization or change.</p></div><a name="s001233c"><!--s001233c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Big Bang</span>) the changes made to many of the regulations governing the British Stock Market in October 1986.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electrophorus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ilekʹtrofərəs, eelek-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> electrophori /-ree/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019437a"><!--s019437a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an instrument for repeatedly generating static electricity in which a plate made of an insulating material is charged by friction and used to induce a charge in a metal plate [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/electro/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">electro-</span></span></a> + scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">-phorus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/phore/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-phore</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">co-op</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoh op/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013049a"><!--s013049a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a cooperative enterprise.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chequered</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">checkered</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010227a"><!--s010227a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>characterized by variations in fortune </p><p><i></i></p><p>a chequered career</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flesh out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022914a"><!--s022914a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024405b"><!--s024405b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to develop or expand (something, e.g. an idea, proposal, etc) through fuller treatment or discussion <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s024406b"><!--s024406b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to become fuller or more substantial; to expand.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">byroad</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008234a"><!--s008234a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a secondary road.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fealty</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfee·əlti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> fealties)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021753a"><!--s021753a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>formerly, fidelity to one's feudal lord [alteration of Middle English <span class="bodyi">feute</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">fidelitat-, fidelitas</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fidelity/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fidelity</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">atomic mass unit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003412a"><!--s003412a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of mass used in atomic and nuclear physics, equal to one twelfth of the mass of an atom of carbon-12.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">death's-head moth</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015448a"><!--s015448a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large European hawkmoth with skull-shaped markings on its back: <span class="bodyi">Acherontia atropos</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ditty bag</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017450a"><!--s017450a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bag used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by sailors to hold small articles of gear, e.g. thread, needles, and tape [origin uncertain].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coop<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/koohp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013047a"><!--s013047a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013790b"><!--s013790b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a cage or small enclosure or building, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for housing poultry.</p></div><a name="s013791b"><!--s013791b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a confined space.</p></div><a name="s013792b"><!--s013792b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a wicker basket used for catching fish [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cupe</span>, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">cupa</span> cask].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">etymologize <span class="bodyi">or</span> etymologise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/etiʹmoləjiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020595a"><!--s020595a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021592b"><!--s021592b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to discover or give an etymology for (a word or other linguistic form) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s021593b"><!--s021593b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to study or formulate etymologies.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">big bang theory</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005397a"><!--s005397a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in cosmology, the theory that the universe originated from the explosion of a single mass of material, the components of which are still flying apart: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/steady_state_theory/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">steady-state theory</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-agogue</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001000a"><!--s001000a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: a leader or guide </p><p><i></i></p><p>pedagogue</p> <p><i></i></p><p>demagogue</p><p><span class="bodyb">-agogic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i> [via French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">-agōgos</span> leading, from <span class="bodyi">agein</span> to lead].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electroplate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹlektrohplayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019438a"><!--s019438a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to plate (an object) with a continuous metallic coating by electrolysis</p><p><span class="bodyb">electroplater</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fleshpot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022915a"><!--s022915a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024407b"><!--s024407b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a place that offers sensual or sexual forms of entertainment </p><p><i></i></p><p>a tour of the city's fleshpots</p>.</div><a name="s024408b"><!--s024408b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the fleshpots</span>) bodily comfort or good living; luxury [from the biblical allusion, Exodus 16.3, to Egypt as a place of decadence].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cherenkov radiation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/chiʹr(y)engkof/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010228a"><!--s010228a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cerenkov_radiation_or_cherenkov_radiation/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Cerenkov radiation</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Byronic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bieʹronik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008235a"><!--s008235a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>characteristic of Lord Byron (d.1824) or his writings, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in displaying a self-conscious romanticism</p><p><span class="bodyb">Byronically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [from the characteristics of the life and writings of George Gordon, Lord <span class="bodyi">Byron</span> d.1824, English poet].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fear<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021754a"><!--s021754a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022986b"><!--s022986b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an unpleasant, often strong, emotion caused by anticipation or awareness of danger, or a state marked by this emotion </p><p><i></i></p><p>Man's loneliness is but his fear of life</p><p> Eugene O'Neill.</p></div><a name="s022987b"><!--s022987b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>anxiety or solicitude.</p></div><a name="s022988b"><!--s022988b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>reason for alarm; danger.</p></div><a name="s022989b"><!--s022989b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> profound reverence and awe, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> towards God ✱ <span class="bodyb">for fear of/that</span> because of anxiety about; in case of; lest </p><p><i></i></p><p>They wouldn't raise taxes for fear of losing electoral support</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">put the fear of God into somebody</span> to frighten somebody ✱ <span class="bodyb">without fear or favour</span> with complete impartiality</p><p><span class="bodyb">fearless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fearlessly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fearlessness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">fǣr</span> sudden danger].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">atomic number</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003413a"><!--s003413a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom, which is characteristic of a chemical element and determines its place in the periodic table.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">death squad</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015449a"><!--s015449a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a group of people who track down and kill the opponents of a person or organization.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ditty box</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017451a"><!--s017451a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a box used for the same purpose as a ditty bag.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coop<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013048a"><!--s013048a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + up) to confine (a person or animal) in a restricted space.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agonic line</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹgonik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001001a"><!--s001001a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an imaginary line connecting points where there is no magnetic declination [Greek <span class="bodyi">agōnos</span> without angle, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">gōnia</span> angle].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electroplate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019439a"><!--s019439a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>articles that have been electroplated, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with silver.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">etymology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/etiʹmoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> etymologies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020596a"><!--s020596a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021594b"><!--s021594b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the history of the origin and development of a word or other linguistic form.</p></div><a name="s021595b"><!--s021595b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a branch of language study dealing with etymologies <span class="bodyb">etymological</span> /-ʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">etymologically</span> /-ʹlojikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">etymologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">ethimologie</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">etymologia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">etymon</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/etymon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">etymon</span></span></a>) + <span class="bodyi">-logia</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/logy_or_ology/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-logy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">byssi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbisie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008236a"><!--s008236a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/byssus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">byssus</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cherish</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹcherish/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010229a"><!--s010229a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010554b"><!--s010554b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002598c"><!--s002598c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to hold (somebody or something) dear; to feel or show affection for.</p></div><a name="s002599c"><!--s002599c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to keep or cultivate (something) with care and affection; to nurture.</p></div></div><a name="s010555b"><!--s010555b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to keep (something) in the mind with hope or affection </p><p><i></i></p><p>I still cherish the memory</p> <p><span class="bodyb">cherishable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cherisshen</span> via French from Old French <span class="bodyi">chier</span> dear, from Latin <span class="bodyi">carus</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Big Brother</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005398a"><!--s005398a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005527b"><!--s005527b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001234c"><!--s001234c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a ruthless all-powerful government.</p></div><a name="s001235c"><!--s001235c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an organization perceived as having total control over everybody's lives.</p></div></div><a name="s005528b"><!--s005528b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a ruthless all-powerful government or its leader.</p></div><a name="s005529b"><!--s005529b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the leader of such a government or organization [named after <span class="bodyi">Big Brother</span>, the omnipotent head of state in the novel <span class="bodyi">1984</span> by George Orwell d.1950, English writer].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flesh wound</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022916a"><!--s022916a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an injury involving penetration of body muscle without damage to bones or internal organs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fear<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021755a"><!--s021755a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022990b"><!--s022990b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to be afraid of (somebody or something) ; to consider or expect (somebody or something) with alarm </p><p><i></i></p><p>Let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself</p><p> Franklin D Roosevelt.</p></div><a name="s022991b"><!--s022991b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to believe (something) with regret </p><p><i></i></p><p>I fear you are mistaken</p>.</div><a name="s022992b"><!--s022992b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to have a reverential awe of (God) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s022993b"><!--s022993b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(+ for) to be afraid or apprehensive </p><p><i></i></p><p>I fear for your safety</p> <p><span class="bodyb">feared</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">atomic pile</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003414a"><!--s003414a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/reactor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">reactor</span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">death tax</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015450a"><!--s015450a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inheritance_tax/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inheritance tax</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ditz</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dits/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017452a"><!--s017452a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> a ditzy person; a scatterbrain [back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ditzy_or_ditsy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ditzy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cooper<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoohpə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013050a"><!--s013050a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who makes or repairs barrels, casks, etc <span class="bodyb">cooperage</span> /-rij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">couper, cowper</span> via early Dutch <span class="bodyi">cūper</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">cupa</span> cask].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electropositive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iˌlektrohʹpozətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019440a"><!--s019440a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020410b"><!--s020410b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having a positive electric charge.</p></div><a name="s020411b"><!--s020411b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having a tendency to release electrons.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">etymon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹetimon/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> etyma /-mə/ etymons)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020597a"><!--s020597a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an earlier linguistic form from which later forms or words are derived [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">etymon</span> literal meaning of a word according to its origin, from <span class="bodyi">etymos</span> true].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chermoula</span><small><span class="eSynop">/chuhʹmoohlə/ charmoula / chahʹmoohlə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010230a"><!--s010230a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a spice mixture used N African cookery, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in marinades for fish, of varying ingredients but generally containing coriander, cumin, onion, garlic, parsley, and hot red pepper [Arabic].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agonise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹagəniez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001002a"><!--s001002a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/agonize_or_agonise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">agonize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fearful</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfiəf(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021756a"><!--s021756a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022994b"><!--s022994b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005902c"><!--s005902c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(+ of) full of fear of something; afraid </p><p><i></i></p><p>They were fearful of reprisals</p>.</div><a name="s005903c"><!--s005903c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>showing or arising from fear </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fearful glance</p>.</div><a name="s005904c"><!--s005904c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>timid or timorous </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fearful child</p>.</div></div><a name="s022995b"><!--s022995b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>causing or likely to cause fear.</p></div><a name="s022996b"><!--s022996b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> extremely bad, large, or intense </p><p><i></i></p><p>That's a fearful waste of paper</p> <p><span class="bodyb">fearfully</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fearfulness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">byssinosis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bisiʹnohsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008237a"><!--s008237a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chronic lung disorder associated with the prolonged inhalation of cotton dust [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">byssinosis</span>, ultimately from Greek <span class="bodyi">byssos</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/byssus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">byssus</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ditzy <span class="bodyi">or</span> ditsy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (ditzier, ditziest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017453a"><!--s017453a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> silly or scatterbrained</p><p><span class="bodyb">ditziness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [perhaps alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dizzy1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dizzy 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">big bud</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005399a"><!--s005399a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several plant diseases caused by a gall mite and characterized by abnormally swollen buds.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fleshy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (fleshier, fleshiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022917a"><!--s022917a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024409b"><!--s024409b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006347c"><!--s006347c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>plump or thickset; corpulent.</p></div><a name="s006348c"><!--s006348c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>consisting of or resembling flesh.</p></div></div><a name="s024410b"><!--s024410b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a plant or fruit: succulent or pulpy</p><p><span class="bodyb">fleshiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">death toll</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015451a"><!--s015451a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the number of people or animals dying as a result of something.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">atomic structure</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003415a"><!--s003415a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the structure of an atom as an electrically neutral entity, having a positively charged nucleus consisting of neutrons and protons, surrounded by negatively charged orbiting electrons, the number of protons and electrons being equal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cooper<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (coopered, coopering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013051a"><!--s013051a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make or repair (barrels, casks, etc).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electr- <span class="bodyi">or</span> electro-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019358a"><!--s019358a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s020378b"><!--s020378b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005236c"><!--s005236c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>of or caused by electricity </p><p><i></i></p><p>electromagnetism</p> <p><i></i></p><p>electrochemistry</p>.</div><a name="s005237c"><!--s005237c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>electric </p><p><i></i></p><p>electrode</p>.</div><a name="s005238c"><!--s005238c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>electric and </p><p><i></i></p><p>electrochemical</p> <p><i></i></p><p>electromechanical</p>.</div><a name="s005239c"><!--s005239c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>electrically </p><p><i></i></p><p>electropositive</p>.</div></div><a name="s020379b"><!--s020379b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>electrolytic </p><p><i></i></p><p>electrodeposition</p>.</div><a name="s020380b"><!--s020380b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>electron </p><p><i></i></p><p>electrophile</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">electricus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/electric1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">electric 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Eu</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020599a"><!--s020599a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chemical symbol for europium.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">death trap</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015452a"><!--s015452a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a potentially lethal structure or place.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chernozem</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchuhnəzem/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010231a"><!--s010231a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dark-coloured humus-rich soil found in temperate to cool climates, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the Russian steppes [Russian <span class="bodyi">chernozem</span> black earth].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agonist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹagənist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001003a"><!--s001003a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001116b"><!--s001116b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a muscle that is restricted by the action of an antagonistic muscle with which it is paired: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/antagonist/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">antagonist</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s001117b"><!--s001117b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a substance capable of combining with a receptor on the surface of a cell and initiating a reaction [late Latin <span class="bodyi">agonista</span> competitor, from Greek <span class="bodyi">agōnistēs</span>, from <span class="bodyi">agōnizesthai</span> to contend, from <span class="bodyi">agōn</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/agony/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">agony</span></span></a> . Orig in the sense ‘protagonistic’; in the above senses prob back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/antagonist/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">antagonist</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fearsome</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfiəs(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021757a"><!--s021757a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022997b"><!--s022997b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>causing fear; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fearful/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fearful</span></span></a> (2).</p></div><a name="s022998b"><!--s022998b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>timid; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fearful/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fearful</span></span></a> (1c).</p></div><a name="s022999b"><!--s022999b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>awesome</p><p><span class="bodyb">fearsomely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fearsomeness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">byssus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbisəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> byssuses byssi /ʹbisie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008238a"><!--s008238a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008598b"><!--s008598b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a fine cloth of ancient times that was probably linen.</p></div><a name="s008599b"><!--s008599b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a tuft of filaments by which mussels and some other bivalve molluscs attach themselves to a surface [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">byssos</span> flax, of Semitic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diuresis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dieyooʹreesis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017454a"><!--s017454a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an increased excretion of urine [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/di_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">di- 1</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">ourēsis</span> urination, from <span class="bodyi">ouron</span> urine].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fletch</span><small><span class="eSynop">/flech/ fledge /flej/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022918a"><!--s022918a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to fit (an arrow) with feathers [alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fledge/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fledge</span></span></a> or back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fletcher/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fletcher</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cooperate <span class="bodyi">or</span> co-operate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohʹopərayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013052a"><!--s013052a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013793b"><!--s013793b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to act or work with another person or other people for a common purpose.</p></div><a name="s013794b"><!--s013794b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to do or agree to what is asked</p><p><span class="bodyb">cooperation</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cooperator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">cooperatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">cooperari</span> to work together, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/co/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">co-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">operare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/operate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">operate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electroscope</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹlektrəskohp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019441a"><!--s019441a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various instruments for detecting the presence of an electric charge, or determining whether it is positive or negative, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a measure of the intensity of ionizing radiation <span class="bodyb">electroscopic</span> /-ʹskopik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">big cat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005400a"><!--s005400a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large member of the cat family, such as a lion or leopard.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">atomic theory</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003416a"><!--s003416a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003401b"><!--s003401b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the theory that all material substances are composed of atoms of a relatively small number of types and all the atoms of the same type are identical.</p></div><a name="s003402b"><!--s003402b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the theory of atomic structure.</p></div><a name="s003403b"><!--s003403b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/atomism/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">atomism</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eu-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020600a"><!--s020600a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s021596b"><!--s021596b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005481c"><!--s005481c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>well; easily </p><p><i></i></p><p>euphonious</p>.</div><a name="s005482c"><!--s005482c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>good </p><p><i></i></p><p>eupepsia</p>.</div></div><a name="s021597b"><!--s021597b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>true </p><p><i></i></p><p>euchromatin</p> <p>[Middle English via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">eu-</span>, from <span class="bodyi">ey, eu</span>, neuter of <span class="bodyi">eys</span> good].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cherokee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹcherəkee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Cherokees <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> Cherokee)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010232a"><!--s010232a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010556b"><!--s010556b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a Native N American people orig of Tennessee and N Carolina.</p></div><a name="s010557b"><!--s010557b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Iroquoian language of this people</p><p><span class="bodyb">Cherokee</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [prob from Creek <span class="bodyi">tciloki</span> people of a different speech].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feasible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfeezəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021758a"><!--s021758a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023000b"><!--s023000b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>capable of being done or carried out </p><p><i></i></p><p>a feasible plan</p>.</div><a name="s023001b"><!--s023001b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> reasonable or likely <span class="bodyb">feasibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">feasibleness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><a name="sb000000198"><!--sb000000198--></a><p><span class="bodyb">feasibly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">faisible</span> from French, from <span class="bodyi">faire</span> to do, from Latin <span class="bodyi">facere</span>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyi">Feasible</span> means ‘able to be done or capable of being dealt with’: <span class="bodyi">a feasible project</span>. Its use to mean ‘likely’ or ‘probable’ (<span class="bodyi">a feasible explanation of the events</span>) is best avoided in formal contexts.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agonistic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/agəʹnistik/ agonistical <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001004a"><!--s001004a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001118b"><!--s001118b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>argumentative.</p></div><a name="s001119b"><!--s001119b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of animal behaviour: aggressive or defensive.</p></div><a name="s001120b"><!--s001120b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>of or acting as an agonist</p><p><span class="bodyb">agonistically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bystander</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbiestandə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008239a"><!--s008239a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody present but not involved in a situation or event.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">atomic weight</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003417a"><!--s003417a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a former name for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/relative_atomic_mass/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">relative atomic mass</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">death warrant</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015453a"><!--s015453a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a warrant for the execution of a death sentence.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cooperation <span class="bodyi">or</span> co-operation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koh·opəʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013053a"><!--s013053a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013795b"><!--s013795b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the action of cooperating.</p></div><a name="s013796b"><!--s013796b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>willingness to do or agree to what is asked.</p></div><a name="s013797b"><!--s013797b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the organization of people into cooperatives, or the functioning of cooperatives.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">big cheese</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005401a"><!--s005401a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005530b"><!--s005530b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an important person; a boss.</p></div><a name="s005531b"><!--s005531b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cheese2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cheese 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diuretic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dieyooʹretik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017455a"><!--s017455a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a drug: acting to increase the flow of urine</p><p><span class="bodyb">diuretically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">diourētikos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">diourein</span> to urinate, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dia_or_di/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dia-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ouron</span> urine].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electroshock therapy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iˌlektrohʹshok/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019442a"><!--s019442a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/electroconvulsive_therapy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">electroconvulsive therapy</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fletcher</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022919a"><!--s022919a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who makes arrows, often also selling and repairing them [Middle English <span class="bodyi">fleccher</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">flechier</span>, from <span class="bodyi">fleche</span> arrow, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">EU</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020598a"><!--s020598a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>European Union.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cheroot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/shəʹrooht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010233a"><!--s010233a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cigar cut square at both ends [Tamil <span class="bodyi">curu</span> <span class="bodyi">ṭṭu</span> roll].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feast<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/feest/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021759a"><!--s021759a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023002b"><!--s023002b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an elaborate meal, sometimes accompanied by a ceremony or entertainment; a banquet.</p></div><a name="s023003b"><!--s023003b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005905c"><!--s005905c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an elaborate, often public, meal, sometimes accompanied by a ceremony or entertainment; a banquet.</p></div><a name="s005906c"><!--s005906c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>something that gives abundant pleasure </p><p><i></i></p><p>a feast for the eyes</p>.</div></div><a name="s023004b"><!--s023004b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a periodic religious observance commemorating an event or honouring a deity, saint, person, or thing [Middle English <span class="bodyi">feste</span> festival, feast, via Old French <span class="bodyi">feste</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">festum</span> festival, neuter of <span class="bodyi">festus</span> solemn, festal].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">byte</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008240a"><!--s008240a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in computing, a string of eight adjacent bits (binary digits) that is capable of representing numbers from 0 to 255, processed by a computer as a unit [perhaps alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bite2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bite 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agonized <span class="bodyi">or</span> agonised</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001006a"><!--s001006a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>characterized by, suffering, or expressing agony.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deathwatch</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015454a"><!--s015454a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a vigil kept with the dead or dying.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fletching</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022920a"><!--s022920a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) the feathers of an arrow.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">big deal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005402a"><!--s005402a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> used to show that one is not impressed by something.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eucalypt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹyoohkəlipt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020601a"><!--s020601a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eucalyptus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eucalyptus</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">atomise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹatəmiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003418a"><!--s003418a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/atomize_or_atomise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">atomize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cooperative<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> co-operative</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohʹop(ə)rətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013054a"><!--s013054a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013798b"><!--s013798b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>showing cooperation or a willingness to work with others.</p></div><a name="s013799b"><!--s013799b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of, or organized as, a cooperative</p><p><span class="bodyb">cooperatively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cooperativeness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electrostatic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iˌlektrohʹstatik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019443a"><!--s019443a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020412b"><!--s020412b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or producing static electricity </p><p><i></i></p><p>an electrostatic generator</p>.</div><a name="s020413b"><!--s020413b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to electrostatics.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cherry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹcheri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cherries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010234a"><!--s010234a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010558b"><!--s010558b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002600c"><!--s002600c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a smooth yellow to deep red or blackish fruit with sweet flesh and a hard stone.</p></div><a name="s002601c"><!--s002601c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any of numerous species of trees and shrubs of the rose family that bears this fruit and are often has cultivated for their ornamental flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Prunus</span>.</p></div><a name="s002602c"><!--s002602c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the wood of the cherry tree or shrub.</p></div></div><a name="s010559b"><!--s010559b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a bright red colour.</p></div><a name="s010560b"><!--s010560b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> virginity</p><p><span class="bodyb">cherry</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">chery</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">cherise</span> (taken as a plural) via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">kerasos</span> cherry tree].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diuretic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017456a"><!--s017456a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a diuretic medicine.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feast<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021760a"><!--s021760a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023005b"><!--s023005b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to have or take part in a feast <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s023006b"><!--s023006b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to give a feast for (somebody) ✱ <span class="bodyb">feast one's eyes on</span> to look appreciatively at (something or somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Feast your eyes on her beauty</p> <p><span class="bodyb">feaster</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">byway</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008241a"><!--s008241a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008600b"><!--s008600b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a little-used road.</p></div><a name="s008601b"><!--s008601b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a secondary or little-known aspect </p><p><i></i></p><p>The author takes us down the byways of medieval literature</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deathwatch beetle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015455a"><!--s015455a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small beetle common in old buildings, where it bores into woodwork making an ominous ticking sound: <span class="bodyi">Xestobium rufovillosum</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electrostatics</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019444a"><!--s019444a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the branch of physics dealing with stationary electric charges, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the phenomena due to attraction between opposite charges and repulsion between identical charges.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agonize <span class="bodyi">or</span> agonise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹagəniez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001005a"><!--s001005a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001121b"><!--s001121b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cause (somebody) to suffer agony <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s001122b"><!--s001122b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to suffer, or cause to suffer, agony or anguish.</p></div><a name="s001123b"><!--s001123b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make a great effort.</p></div><a name="s001124b"><!--s001124b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to worry excessively, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in trying to make a decision</p><p><span class="bodyb">agonized</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">agonizing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">agoniser</span> to be in agony, via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">agōnia</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/agony/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">agony</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fletton</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflet(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022921a"><!--s022921a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mottled yellow and pink brick with sharp edges [named after <span class="bodyi">Fletton</span>, district in Cambridgeshire, England, source of the clay used].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eucalyptus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yoohkəʹliptəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> eucalyptuses eucalypti /-tie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020602a"><!--s020602a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021598b"><!--s021598b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of a genus of Australasian evergreen trees of the myrtle family that are widely cultivated for its their gum, resin, oil, and wood: genus <span class="bodyi">Eucalyptus</span>.</p></div><a name="s021599b"><!--s021599b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>oil from the leaves of a eucalyptus tree, used medicinally [Latin genus name, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eu/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eu-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">kalyptos</span> covered, from <span class="bodyi">kalyptein</span> to conceal; from the conical covering of the buds].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">atomism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹatəmiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003419a"><!--s003419a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a doctrine that the universe is composed of simple indivisible minute particles</p><p><span class="bodyb">atomist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diurnal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dieʹuhnl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017457a"><!--s017457a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018290b"><!--s018290b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having a daily cycle </p><p><i></i></p><p>diurnal tides</p>.</div><a name="s018291b"><!--s018291b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>occurring during the day or daily </p><p><i></i></p><p>diurnal tasks</p>.</div><a name="s018292b"><!--s018292b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of flowers: opening during the day and closing at night.</p></div><a name="s018293b"><!--s018293b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of animals: active during the day</p><p><span class="bodyb">diurnally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English from late Latin <span class="bodyi">diurnalis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">diurnus</span> daily, from <span class="bodyi">dies</span> day].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cooperative<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> co-operative</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013055a"><!--s013055a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an enterprise, e.g. a shop, or organization, e.g. a society, owned by and operated for the benefit of those using its services </p><p><i></i></p><p>a housing cooperative</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">big dipper</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdipə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005403a"><!--s005403a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005532b"><!--s005532b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Big Dipper</span>) <span class="bodyi">Brit</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/roller_coaster/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">roller coaster</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s005533b"><!--s005533b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Big Dipper</span>) <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/plough1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">plough<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (3).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cherry brandy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010235a"><!--s010235a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sweet liqueur in which cherries have been steeped.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Feast of Dedication</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021761a"><!--s021761a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hanukkah_or_chanukah/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Hanukkah</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">byword</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008242a"><!--s008242a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008602b"><!--s008602b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a proverb.</p></div><a name="s008603b"><!--s008603b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody or something taken as representing some usu bad quality </p><p><i></i></p><p>a byword for cruelty</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">death wish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015456a"><!--s015456a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a usu unconscious desire for one's own death.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">div</span><small><span class="eSynop">/div/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017458a"><!--s017458a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/divvy3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">divvy 3</span></span></a> [Romany <span class="bodyi">div</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electrostatic unit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019445a"><!--s019445a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a series of electrical units in the cgs system based primarily on forces of interaction between electric charges.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cherry-pick</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010236a"><!--s010236a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010561b"><!--s010561b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to select the most desirable things or people and ignore other items or members of the group <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s010562b"><!--s010562b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to select (something or somebody) in this way.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">co-opt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koh ʹopt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013056a"><!--s013056a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013800b"><!--s013800b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a committee or other body: to choose or elect (somebody) as a member.</p></div><a name="s013801b"><!--s013801b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to take (e.g. a faction or movement) into a larger group; to assimilate.</p></div><a name="s013802b"><!--s013802b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to take (something) and use it as one's own; to appropriate <span class="bodyb">co-optation</span> /-ʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">co-option</span> /-sh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">co-optive</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">cooptare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/co/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">co-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">optare</span> to choose].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Feast of Lights</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021762a"><!--s021762a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hanukkah_or_chanukah/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Hanukkah</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agonizing <span class="bodyi">or</span> agonising</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001007a"><!--s001007a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>causing physical or mental agony </p><p><i></i></p><p>an agonizing reappraisal of his policies</p><p><span class="bodyb">agonizingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">atomistic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/atəʹmistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003420a"><!--s003420a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003404b"><!--s003404b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to atoms or atomism.</p></div><a name="s003405b"><!--s003405b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>composed of many simple elements; divided into unconnected or antagonistic fragments </p><p><i></i></p><p>an atomistic society</p><p><span class="bodyb">atomistically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fleur de coin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌfluh də ʹkwunh (<span class="bodyi">French</span> flœr də kwε)/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022922a"><!--s022922a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a coin: preserved in mint condition [French <span class="bodyi">à</span> <span class="bodyi">fleur de coin</span>, literally ‘with the bloom of the die’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">big end</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005404a"><!--s005404a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> the end of an engine's connecting rod nearest the crankpin: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crankpin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crankpin</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eucaryote</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yoohʹkarioht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020603a"><!--s020603a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eukaryote_or_eucaryote/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eukaryote</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">by-your-leave</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008243a"><!--s008243a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a request for permission </p><p><i></i></p><p>He grabbed my hand without so much as a by-your-leave</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">div.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017459a"><!--s017459a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>division.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deb</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deb/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015457a"><!--s015457a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a debutante.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electrotechnology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iˌlektrohtekʹnoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019446a"><!--s019446a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the use of electricity for technological purposes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Feast of Lots</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021763a"><!--s021763a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/purim/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Purim</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">co. <span class="bodyi">or</span> Co.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011379a"><!--s011379a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011686b"><!--s011686b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>company.</p></div><a name="s011687b"><!--s011687b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>county.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fleur-de-lis <span class="bodyi">or</span> fleur-de-lys</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌfluh də ʹlee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> fleurs-de-lis fleurs-de-lys /lee(z)/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022923a"><!--s022923a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024411b"><!--s024411b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in art and heraldry, a stylized representation of three lily petals, usu bound together at their bases.</p></div><a name="s024412b"><!--s024412b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/iris/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">iris</span></span></a> (2) [Middle English <span class="bodyi">flourdelis</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">flor de lis</span> lily flower].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bigfoot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Bigfeet)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005405a"><!--s005405a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sasquatch/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Sasquatch</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">atomize <span class="bodyi">or</span> atomise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹatəmiez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003421a"><!--s003421a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003406b"><!--s003406b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to reduce (a solid or liquid) or be reduced to minute particles or to a fine spray.</p></div><a name="s003407b"><!--s003407b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to reduce (something) or be reduced to atoms or to small discrete units <span class="bodyb">atomization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Eucharist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹyoohkərist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020604a"><!--s020604a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021600b"><!--s021600b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the Christian sacrament in which consecrated bread and wine are consumed in accordance with Christ's injunctions at the Last Supper.</p></div><a name="s021601b"><!--s021601b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the consecrated bread and wine consumed in the Eucharist <span class="bodyb">Eucharistic</span> /-ʹristik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">Eucharistical</span> /-ʹristikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">eukarist</span> via Old French and late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">eucharistia</span> Eucharist, gratitude, from <span class="bodyi">eucharistos</span> grateful, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eu/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eu-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">charizesthai</span> to show favour or gratitude, from <span class="bodyi">charis</span> favour, grace, gratitude].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Byzantine<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹzantien, bie-, -teen/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008244a"><!--s008244a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008604b"><!--s008604b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or belonging to of the ancient city of Byzantium or its empire.</p></div><a name="s008605b"><!--s008605b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of or in a style of architecture developed in the Byzantine Empire in the fourth to sixth cents, featuring a central dome built over a square space and extensive use of mosaics</p><p>Byzantine is a style which originated at Byzantium (Constantinople), the Eastern capital of the Roman Empire, in the fourth cent., spreading around the Mediterranean and, with Eastern (Orthodox) Christianity, from Sicily to Russia in the following centuries. It developed the round arches, vaults, and domes of Roman architecture but eschewed formalized classical detail in favour of lavish decoration and ornament of emblematic and symbolic significance — Charles O'Brien</p></div><a name="s008606b"><!--s008606b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>complex to the point of being confusing or obscure; labyrinthine.</p></div><a name="s008607b"><!--s008607b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>characterized by trickery and deception; underhand [late Latin <span class="bodyi">Byzantinus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Byzantium</span>, ancient name of Istanbul, city in Turkey].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cherry picker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010237a"><!--s010237a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a hydraulic crane that supports a platform, used for raising and lowering people working at high levels.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agony</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹagəni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> agonies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001008a"><!--s001008a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001125b"><!--s001125b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>intense and often prolonged physical pain or mental suffering; anguish.</p></div><a name="s001126b"><!--s001126b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the struggle that precedes death </p><p><i></i></p><p>his last agony</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">agonie</span> via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">agōnia</span> struggle, anguish, from <span class="bodyi">agōn</span> gathering, contest for a prize, from <span class="bodyi">agein</span> to lead, celebrate].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diva</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdeevə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> divas dive /ʹdeevee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017460a"><!--s017460a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018294b"><!--s018294b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a principal female opera singer; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/prima_donna/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">prima donna</span></span></a> (1).</p></div><a name="s018295b"><!--s018295b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004567c"><!--s004567c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a principal female opera singer; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/prima_donna/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">prima donna</span></span></a> (1).</p></div><a name="s004568c"><!--s004568c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any distinguished female singer.</p></div></div><a name="s018296b"><!--s018296b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a haughty or temperamental woman [Italian, literally ‘goddess’, from Latin <span class="bodyi">diva</span>, fem of <span class="bodyi">divus</span> divine, god].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">debacle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹbahkəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015458a"><!--s015458a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a complete failure; a fiasco [French <span class="bodyi">débâcle</span> from <span class="bodyi">débâcler</span> to unbar,from early French <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">bacler</span> to bar, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">baculum</span> staff].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Feast of Tabernacles</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021764a"><!--s021764a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sukkoth_or_succoth/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Sukkoth</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coordinate<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> co-ordinate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohʹawd(ə)nayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013057a"><!--s013057a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013803b"><!--s013803b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to combine (diverse elements) into a common action, movement, or condition; to harmonize (things).</p></div><a name="s013804b"><!--s013804b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in chemistry, to combine to form a coordinate bond to (e.g. an atom) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s013805b"><!--s013805b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to combine or act together harmoniously <span class="bodyb">coordinative</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">coordinator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">coordinatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">coordinare</span> to arrange together, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/co/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">co-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ordinare</span> to arrange].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electrotherapy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iˌlektrohʹtherəpi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019447a"><!--s019447a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>treatment of disease by the use of electricity, e.g. to generate heat or stimulate muscular activity in tissues <span class="bodyb">electrotherapeutic</span> /-ʹpyoohtik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">electrotherapist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fleuret <span class="bodyi">or</span> fleurette</span><small><span class="eSynop">/floo·əʹret/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022924a"><!--s022924a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a flower-shaped ornament; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fleuron/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fleuron</span></span></a> [French <span class="bodyi">fleurette</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">fleur</span> flower, from Old French <span class="bodyi">flor</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flower1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flower 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Byzantine<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008245a"><!--s008245a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Byzantium.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">big game</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005406a"><!--s005406a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005534b"><!--s005534b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>large animals hunted or fished for sport.</p></div><a name="s005535b"><!--s005535b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an important objective, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a risky one.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">atomizer <span class="bodyi">or</span> atomiser</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003422a"><!--s003422a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an instrument for atomizing a perfume, disinfectant, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">euchre<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹyoohkə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020605a"><!--s020605a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a N American card game for two to four players, played with the 32 highest cards, the winner taking at least three out of five tricks [German dialect <span class="bodyi">Juckerspiel</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cherry plum</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010238a"><!--s010238a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an Asiatic plum tree used extensively in Europe as a stock onto which buds from domestic varieties are grafted: <span class="bodyi">Prunus cerasifera</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agony aunt</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001009a"><!--s001009a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a journalist who replies to readers’ questions about their personal problems in a magazine or newspaper.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">divagate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdievəgayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017461a"><!--s017461a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> to wander from one place or subject to another; to stray <span class="bodyb">divagation</span> /-ʹgaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">divagatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">divagari</span> to wander about, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">vagari</span> to wander].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">debag</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹbag/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (debagged, debagging)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015459a"><!--s015459a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to remove the trousers of (somebody) as a joke or punishment.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Feast of Weeks</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021765a"><!--s021765a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/shabuoth_or_shavuot/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Shabuoth</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coordinate<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> co-ordinate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013058a"><!--s013058a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013806b"><!--s013806b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in mathematics, any of a set of numbers used in specifying the location of a point on a line, on a surface, or in space.</p></div><a name="s013807b"><!--s013807b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) outer garments, usu separates, in harmonizing colours and, materials, and pattern.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fleuron</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflooəron, ʹfluh-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022925a"><!--s022925a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a flower-shaped ornament used for decorative effect, e.g. in architecture, printing, and cooking [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">floron</span>, from <span class="bodyi">flor, flour, flur</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flower1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flower 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electrotype<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹlektrətiep/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019448a"><!--s019448a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a duplicate printing surface made by coating a mould of the original with a thin layer of metal, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> copper, by electrolysis.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biggie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbigi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005407a"><!--s005407a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005536b"><!--s005536b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a very important or well-known person, organization, etc.</p></div><a name="s005537b"><!--s005537b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that is very complex, difficult, significant, or important.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agony column</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001010a"><!--s001010a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a page or column in a magazine or newspaper in which readers’ personal problems are discussed.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BZ</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008246a"><!--s008246a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Belize (international vehicle registration).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">euchre<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020606a"><!--s020606a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021602b"><!--s021602b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to prevent (somebody) from winning three tricks in euchre.</p></div><a name="s021603b"><!--s021603b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> to cheat, trick, or outwit (somebody).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">atomy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹatəmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> atomies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003423a"><!--s003423a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a skeleton or emaciated person [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anatomy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anatomy</span></span></a> , misunderstood as <span class="bodyi">an atomy</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">debar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹbah/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (debarred, debarring)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015460a"><!--s015460a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(+ from) to bar or preclude (somebody) from having or doing something</p><p><span class="bodyb">debarment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">debarren</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">desbarrer</span> to unbar, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">barrer</span> to bar].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cherry tomato</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010239a"><!--s010239a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a very small tomato with a strong sweet flavour.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">divalent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dieʹvaylənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017462a"><!--s017462a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in chemistry, having a valency of two; bivalent.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/feet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021766a"><!--s021766a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023007b"><!--s023007b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a notable and <span class="bodyi">esp</span> courageous act or deed.</p></div><a name="s023008b"><!--s023008b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an act or product of skill, endurance, or ingenuity [Middle English <span class="bodyi">fait</span> act, deed, via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">factum</span>,neuterpast part. of <span class="bodyi">facere</span> to make, do].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coordinate<sup>3</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> co-ordinate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohʹawd(ə)nət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013059a"><!--s013059a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013808b"><!--s013808b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>equal in rank, quality, or significance.</p></div><a name="s013809b"><!--s013809b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of equal rank in a sentence </p><p><i></i></p><p>coordinate clauses</p>.</div><a name="s013810b"><!--s013810b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>relating to or marked by coordination.</p></div><a name="s013811b"><!--s013811b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>involving coordinates </p><p><i></i></p><p>coordinate geometry</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fleury</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfloo·əri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022926a"><!--s022926a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flory/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flory</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">big gun</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005408a"><!--s005408a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> somebody or something important or powerful </p><p><i></i></p><p>The stage … is all right if you can be one of the big guns</p> — Theodore Dreiser.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">c/-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008252a"><!--s008252a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus</span> care of.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electrotype<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019449a"><!--s019449a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make an electrotype from (a printing surface)</p><p><span class="bodyb">electrotyper</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">atonal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aʹtohnl, ay-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003424a"><!--s003424a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a musical composition: organized without reference to a musical key and using the notes of the chromatic scale impartially</p><p>To composers in the first decades of the 20th cent., the ever more complex harmonies of late romanticism, especially in the works of Liszt and Wagner, seemed to be leading inevitably towards music in which there was no identifiable sense of key at all. Schoenberg took that final step into the unknown in the finale of his Second String Quartet in 1908. Over the next decade, he and his pupils Berg and Webern produced a series of masterpieces that celebrated the freedom of atonality, before they began to look for a new way of systematizing their language — Andrew Clements</p><p><span class="bodyb">atonalism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">atonalist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">atonalistic</span> /-ʹlistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">atonality</span> /-ʹnaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">atonally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">debark<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹbahk/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015461a"><!--s015461a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to disembark <span class="bodyb">debarkation</span> /-bahʹkayshən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">debarquer</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">barque</span> bark].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agora<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹagorə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> agoras agorae /-ree/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001011a"><!--s001011a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a gathering place for popular political assembly in ancient Greece [Greek <span class="bodyi">agora</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">euchromatin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yoohʹkrohmətin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020607a"><!--s020607a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the major portion of the chromosomes (threadlike genetic material in a cell; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chromosome/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chromosome</span></span></a>) that contains the active genes <span class="bodyb">euchromatic</span> /-ʹmatik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [German <span class="bodyi">Euchromatin</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eu/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eu-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chromatin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chromatin</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feather<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfedhə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021767a"><!--s021767a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023009b"><!--s023009b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of the light horny outgrowths that form the external covering of a bird's body, consisting of a shaft with two sets of interlocking barbs.</p></div><a name="s023010b"><!--s023010b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005907c"><!--s005907c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>any of the light horny outgrowths that form the external covering of a bird's body, consisting of a shaft with two sets of interlocking barbs.</p></div><a name="s005908c"><!--s005908c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the vane of an arrow.</p></div><a name="s005909c"><!--s005909c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/feathering/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">feathering</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div><a name="s023011b"><!--s023011b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the act of feathering an oar ✱ <span class="bodyb">a feather in one's cap</span> a deserved honour or mark of distinction in which one can take pride [from the former practice of wearing a feather as a mark of honour or distinction, dating back to the award of a crest of three ostrich feathers to the Black Prince after the Battle of Crécy in 1346.] ✱ <span class="bodyb">in fine feather</span> in fine condition; in high spirits</p><p><span class="bodyb">feathery</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">fether</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chersonese</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkuhsəneez, -nees/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010240a"><!--s010240a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly literary</span> a peninsula [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">chersonēsos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">chersos</span> dry land + <span class="bodyi">nēsos</span> island].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Divali</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹvahli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017463a"><!--s017463a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/diwali/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Diwali</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coordinate bond <span class="bodyi">or</span> co-ordinate bond</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013060a"><!--s013060a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in chemistry, a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/covalent_bond/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">covalent bond</span></span></a> (bond formed by shared pairs of electrons) for which the electrons are supplied by only one of the two atoms it joins.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flew</span><small><span class="eSynop">/flooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022927a"><!--s022927a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fly1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fly 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electrovalent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iˌlektrohʹvaylənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019450a"><!--s019450a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a chemical bond: formed between positively and negatively charged ions</p><p><span class="bodyb">electrovalency</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bighead</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005409a"><!--s005409a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a conceited person</p><p><span class="bodyb">bigheaded</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bigheadedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">c</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008251a"><!--s008251a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008626b"><!--s008626b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>carat.</p></div><a name="s008627b"><!--s008627b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in cricket, caught by.</p></div><a name="s008628b"><!--s008628b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>cent.</p></div><a name="s008629b"><!--s008629b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>centi-.</p></div><a name="s008630b"><!--s008630b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>century.</p></div><a name="s008631b"><!--s008631b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>chapter.</p></div><a name="s008632b"><!--s008632b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>circa.</p></div><a name="s008633b"><!--s008633b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>cold.</p></div><a name="s008634b"><!--s008634b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>colt.</p></div><a name="s008635b"><!--s008635b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>cubic.</p></div><a name="s008636b"><!--s008636b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>in physics, the speed of light in a vacuum.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">atone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹtohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003425a"><!--s003425a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(+ for) to make amends for a crime, sin, or deficiency </p><p><i></i></p><p>Deeply as I have sinned, I have led a life of martyrdom to atone for it</p> — Conan Doyle [Middle English <span class="bodyi">atonen</span> to become reconciled, from <span class="bodyi">at one</span> in harmony].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">debark<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015462a"><!--s015462a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to remove the bark from (a tree).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chert</span><small><span class="eSynop">/chuht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010241a"><!--s010241a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rock resembling flint and consisting essentially of quartz</p><p><span class="bodyb">cherty</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flews</span><small><span class="eSynop">/floohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022928a"><!--s022928a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the drooping side parts of the upper lip of a bloodhound or similar dog [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">divan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹvan/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017464a"><!--s017464a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018297b"><!--s018297b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a long low couch, usu without arms or back, placed against a wall.</p></div><a name="s018298b"><!--s018298b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a bed of a similar style without a head or foot board.</p></div><a name="s018299b"><!--s018299b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s004569c"><!--s004569c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a long low couch, usu without arms or back, placed against a wall.</p></div><a name="s004570c"><!--s004570c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a bed of a similar style without a head or foot board.</p></div></div><a name="s018300b"><!--s018300b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s004571c"><!--s004571c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the privy council of the Ottoman Empire.</p></div><a name="s004572c"><!--s004572c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a council chamber in some Muslim countries, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> Turkey; the council itself.</p></div></div><a name="s018301b"><!--s018301b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>an anthology of poems in Persian or Arabic, usu by a single author</p><p>Turkish <span class="bodyi">dīvan</span> from Persian <span class="bodyi">dīwān</span> account book, court, bench. Persian <span class="bodyi">dīwān</span> orig meant a brochure or booklet, hence a collection of poems or of the records of an assembly, the assembly itself, a bench built along the wall of a courtroom or council chamber, a couch</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Euclidean</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yoohʹklidi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020608a"><!--s020608a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">euclidean</span>) of the Greek mathematician Euclid (fl.300 <span class="bodysc">bc</span>), his geometry, or the three-dimensional space in which his geometry applies.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feather<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (feathered, feathering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021768a"><!--s021768a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023012b"><!--s023012b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to turn (an oar blade) almost horizontal when lifting it from the water.</p></div><a name="s023013b"><!--s023013b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to change the angle at which (a propeller blade) meets the air so as to have the minimum wind resistance <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s023014b"><!--s023014b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005910c"><!--s005910c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to turn (an oar blade) almost horizontal when lifting it from the water.</p></div><a name="s005911c"><!--s005911c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to change the angle at which (a propeller blade) meets the air so as to have the minimum wind resistance, or to feather the propeller blades attached to (a propeller or engine).</p></div></div><a name="s023015b"><!--s023015b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s005912c"><!--s005912c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to fit (an arrow, etc) with feathers.</p></div><a name="s005913c"><!--s005913c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to cover, clothe, or adorn (something) with feathers.</p></div></div><a name="s023016b"><!--s023016b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to cut (air, etc) with or as if with a wing <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s023017b"><!--s023017b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to feather an oar or an aircraft propeller blade.</p></div><a name="s023018b"><!--s023018b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>said of ink or a printed impression: to soak in and spread; to blur ✱ <span class="bodyb">feather one's nest</span> to provide for oneself, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> dishonestly, through a job in which one is trusted</p><p><span class="bodyb">feathered</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agora<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/agəʹrah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> agorot /-ʹroht/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001012a"><!--s001012a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of currency in Israel, worth 100th of a shekel [New Hebrew <span class="bodyi">ăgōrāh</span>, from Hebrew, a small coin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coordinate clause <span class="bodyi">or</span> co-ordinate clause</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013061a"><!--s013061a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a clause that begins with a coordinating conjunction and ranks equally with the other clause or clauses in a sentence.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electroweak</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iˌlektrohʹweek/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019451a"><!--s019451a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in physics, relating to both electromagnetic interaction and weak interaction.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">big head</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005410a"><!--s005410a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an exaggerated opinion of one's importance.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">C<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> c</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> C's Cs <span class="bodyi">or</span> c's)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008247a"><!--s008247a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008608b"><!--s008608b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the third letter of the English alphabet.</p></div><a name="s008609b"><!--s008609b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002039c"><!--s002039c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the third letter of the English alphabet.</p></div><a name="s002040c"><!--s002040c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a written character or design denoting this letter.</p></div><a name="s002041c"><!--s002041c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the sound represented by this letter, one of the English consonants.</p></div></div><a name="s008610b"><!--s008610b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an item designated as C, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the third in a series.</p></div><a name="s008611b"><!--s008611b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a mark or grade rating a student's work as fair or mediocre in quality.</p></div><a name="s008612b"><!--s008612b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in music, the first note of the diatonic scale of C major.</p></div><a name="s008613b"><!--s008613b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>the Roman numeral for 100.</p></div><a name="s008614b"><!--s008614b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> cocaine.</p></div><a name="s008615b"><!--s008615b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>a computer programming language.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">debase</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹbays/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015463a"><!--s015463a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015962b"><!--s015962b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to lower (something) in status or quality.</p></div><a name="s015963b"><!--s015963b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003992c"><!--s003992c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to reduce the intrinsic value of (a coin) by increasing the content of low-value metal.</p></div><a name="s003993c"><!--s003993c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to reduce the exchange value of (a monetary unit)</p><p><span class="bodyb">debasement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">debaser</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/base4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">base 4</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">atonement</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003426a"><!--s003426a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003408b"><!--s003408b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>reparation for an offence or injury.</p></div><a name="s003409b"><!--s003409b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> <span class="bodyb">Atonement</span>) the expiation of humankind's original sin through the death of Christ.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cherub</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹcherəb/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010242a"><!--s010242a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010563b"><!--s010563b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">pl</span> <span class="bodyb">cherubim /-bim/</span>) a biblical attendant of God or of a holy place, often represented as a being with large wings, a human head, and an animal body.</p></div><a name="s010564b"><!--s010564b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">pl</span> <span class="bodyb">cherubs</span>)</p><a name="s002603c"><!--s002603c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a beautiful usu winged and chubby child in painting and sculpture.</p></div><a name="s002604c"><!--s002604c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an innocent-looking usu chubby and pretty person, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a child <span class="bodyb">cherubic</span> /chiʹroohbik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">cherubically</span> /chiʹrooh-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">cherub</span>, from Hebrew <span class="bodyi">kĕrūbh</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">featherbed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (featherbedded, featherbedding)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021769a"><!--s021769a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023019b"><!--s023019b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cushion or protect (somebody) from hardship, worry, etc.</p></div><a name="s023020b"><!--s023020b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to assist (an industry, etc) with government subsidies.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flex<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fleks/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022929a"><!--s022929a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024413b"><!--s024413b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to bend (something pliable) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He flexed the cane experimentally</p>.</div><a name="s024414b"><!--s024414b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006349c"><!--s006349c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to bend (<span class="bodyi">esp</span> a limb or joint).</p></div><a name="s006350c"><!--s006350c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to contract or tense (a muscle or muscles) so as to flex a limb or joint.</p></div></div><a name="s024415b"><!--s024415b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>) to bend (a corpse) so that the knees are drawn up under the chin </p><p><i></i></p><p>Short cists typically contain corpses that have been flexed</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s024416b"><!--s024416b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of something pliable: to bend and revert to an original position or shape.</p></div><a name="s024417b"><!--s024417b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s006351c"><!--s006351c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a joint: to bend </p><p><i></i></p><p>Stabilize the ankle so that it cannot flex</p>.</div><a name="s006352c"><!--s006352c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a muscle: to contract or tense.</p></div></div><a name="s024418b"><!--s024418b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to work flexitime [Latin <span class="bodyi">flexus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">flectere</span> to bend].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">divaricate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dieʹvarikayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017465a"><!--s017465a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to branch off; to diverge <span class="bodyb">divarication</span> /-ʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">divaricatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">divaricare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">varicare</span> to straddle].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eucryphia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yoohʹkrifi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020609a"><!--s020609a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an evergreen shrub or small tree of Australia and S America with large white flowers and dark glossy leaves: genus <span class="bodyi">Eucryphia</span> [Latin genus name, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eu/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eu-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">kryphios</span> covered; because of its joined sepals].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electrum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹlektrəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019452a"><!--s019452a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pale yellow alloy of gold and silver [Middle English from Latin: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/electric1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">electric 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agoraphobia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/agrəʹfohbi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001013a"><!--s001013a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>abnormal dread of being in open spaces or public places <span class="bodyb">agoraphobe</span> /ʹag-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">agoraphobic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">agoraphobia</span>, from Greek <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/agora1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">agora 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/phobia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">phobia</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coordinated <span class="bodyi">or</span> co-ordinated</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohʹawd(ə)naytid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013062a"><!--s013062a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>able to move one's body efficiently and usu gracefully in sports, gymnastics, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bighearted</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005411a"><!--s005411a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>generous and kindly</p><p><span class="bodyb">bigheartedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bigheartedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">C<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008248a"><!--s008248a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008616b"><!--s008616b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Cape (on maps).</p></div><a name="s008617b"><!--s008617b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>capacitance.</p></div><a name="s008618b"><!--s008618b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>Catholic.</p></div><a name="s008619b"><!--s008619b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>Celsius.</p></div><a name="s008620b"><!--s008620b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>centigrade.</p></div><a name="s008621b"><!--s008621b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>century.</p></div><a name="s008622b"><!--s008622b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>in Britain, Conservative.</p></div><a name="s008623b"><!--s008623b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>corps.</p></div><a name="s008624b"><!--s008624b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>coulomb.</p></div><a name="s008625b"><!--s008625b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>Cuba (international vehicle registration).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">debatable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹbaytəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015464a"><!--s015464a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>open to debate; questionable</p><p><span class="bodyb">debatably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chervil</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchuhvil/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010243a"><!--s010243a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an aromatic plant of the carrot family with leaves that are used as a herb or a salad vegetable: <span class="bodyi">Anthriscus cerefolium</span> [Old English <span class="bodyi">cerfille</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flex<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022930a"><!--s022930a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a length of flexible insulated electrical cable used in connecting an electrical appliance to a socket [short for <span class="bodyi">flexible</span> <span class="bodyi">cord</span>)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">atonic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹtonik, ay-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003427a"><!--s003427a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003410b"><!--s003410b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a muscle or other contractile tissue: lacking tone or elasticity.</p></div><a name="s003411b"><!--s003411b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a syllable: not accented <span class="bodyb">atonicity</span> /atoʹnisiti, ay-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eudemonism <span class="bodyi">or</span> eudaemonism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yoohʹdeeməniz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020610a"><!--s020610a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the philosophical doctrine that the basis of moral and rational action should be its capacity to bring about personal well-being and happiness</p><p><span class="bodyb">eudemonist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">eudemonistic</span> /-ʹnistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">eudaimonia</span> happiness, from <span class="bodyi">eudaimōn</span> happy, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eu/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eu-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">daimōn</span> spirit].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feather bed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021770a"><!--s021770a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a feather mattress.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bighorn</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bighorns <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> bighorn)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005412a"><!--s005412a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wild sheep of mountainous parts of western N America, the male of which has large curved horns: <span class="bodyi">Ovis canadensis</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coordinate geometry <span class="bodyi">or</span> co-ordinate geometry</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013063a"><!--s013063a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/analytical_geometry/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">analytical geometry</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agorot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/agəʹroht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001014a"><!--s001014a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/agora2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">agora 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">divaricate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dieʹvarikət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017466a"><!--s017466a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>branching off; diverging.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">C<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008249a"><!--s008249a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chemical symbol for carbon.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">electuary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹlektyooəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> electuaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019453a"><!--s019453a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a medicinal paste that consists of drugs mixed with treacle, sugar, or honey and is administered orally, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in veterinary medicine </p><p><i></i></p><p>For the rheumatism … take equal quantities of flour of sulphur, and flour of mustard-seed, make them an electuary with honey or treacle; and take a bolus as big as a nutmeg several times a day</p><p> Dr Johnson [Middle English <span class="bodyi">electuarie</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">ekleikton</span>, from <span class="bodyi">ekleichein</span> to lick up, from <span class="bodyi">ex</span> out + <span class="bodyi">leichein</span> to lick].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">debate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹbayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015465a"><!--s015465a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015964b"><!--s015964b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a formal discussion of a motion by a legislative body.</p></div><a name="s015965b"><!--s015965b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an argument or controversy.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flexible</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022931a"><!--s022931a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024419b"><!--s024419b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>capable of being bent; pliable </p><p><i></i></p><p>one of those flexible plastic rulers</p> <p><i></i></p><p>flexible disks</p>.</div><a name="s024420b"><!--s024420b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>yielding to influence; willing to adapt or fit in with others; tractable.</p></div><a name="s024421b"><!--s024421b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>capable of changing in response to new conditions; versatile </p><p><i></i></p><p>a highly flexible curriculum</p> <p><span class="bodyb">flexibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">flexibly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">atony</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹatəni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003428a"><!--s003428a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the lack of tone or elasticity in muscle or other contractile tissue [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">atonia</span> slackness, from <span class="bodyi">atonos</span> without tone, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a>+ <span class="bodyi">tonos</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tone1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tone 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ches.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010244a"><!--s010244a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Cheshire.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coordinating conjunction <span class="bodyi">or</span> co-ordinating conjunction</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohʹawd(ə)nayting/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013064a"><!--s013064a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a conjunction such as <span class="bodyi">and</span> or <span class="bodyi">but</span> that joins together clauses or other grammatical elements of equal rank: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/subordinating_conjunction/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">subordinating conjunction</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bight</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005413a"><!--s005413a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005538b"><!--s005538b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a bend of a river, coast, mountain chain, etc.</p></div><a name="s005539b"><!--s005539b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the middle part of a slack rope.</p></div><a name="s005540b"><!--s005540b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s001236c"><!--s001236c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a bend of a river, coast, mountain chain, etc.</p></div><a name="s001237c"><!--s001237c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a hollow formed by such a bend.</p></div></div><a name="s005541b"><!--s005541b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s001238c"><!--s001238c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the middle part of a slack rope.</p></div><a name="s001239c"><!--s001239c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a loop in a rope [Old English <span class="bodyi">byht</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">featherbrain</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021771a"><!--s021771a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a foolish scatterbrained person</p><p><span class="bodyb">featherbrained</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eudiometer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yoohdiʹomitə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020611a"><!--s020611a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a graduated glass tube used for the analysis and measurement of volumes of gases during chemical reactions <span class="bodyb">eudiometric</span> /-ʹmetrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">eudiometrically</span> /-ʹmetrikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p>Italian <span class="bodyi">eudiometro</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">eudia</span> fair weather (from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eu/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eu-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-dia</span> weather) + Italian <span class="bodyi">-metro</span> -meter, from Greek <span class="bodyi">metron</span> measure. The term was orig applied to an instrument used to measure oxygen, thought to be present in greater amounts in fair weather</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eleemosynary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌeli·əʹmosinəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019454a"><!--s019454a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of, supported by, or giving charity [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">eleemosynarius</span>, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">eleemosyna</span> alms, from Greek <span class="bodyi">eleēmoysinē</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/alms/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">alms</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ca</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008254a"><!--s008254a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chemical symbol for calcium.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dive<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diev/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> dived <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> dove /dohv/) (diving)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017467a"><!--s017467a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018302b"><!--s018302b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004573c"><!--s004573c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to plunge into water headfirst, with arms extended forward.</p></div><a name="s004574c"><!--s004574c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to do this as a competitive sport, with a variety of prescribed moves </p><p><i></i></p><p>She dives for the British team</p>.</div></div><a name="s018303b"><!--s018303b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to plunge into water headfirst, with arms extended forward.</p></div><a name="s018304b"><!--s018304b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to swim underwater using breathing equipment.</p></div><a name="s018305b"><!--s018305b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of a submarine: to submerge.</p></div><a name="s018306b"><!--s018306b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>said of a bird or an aircraft: to descend steeply through the air.</p></div><a name="s018307b"><!--s018307b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>said of prices or profits: to plummet.</p></div><a name="s018308b"><!--s018308b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>(+ into) to plunge one's hand into (a container, etc) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She dived into her shopping bag and brought out a crumpled receipt</p>.</div><a name="s018309b"><!--s018309b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>(+ into) to plunge into (some activity) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He dived eagerly into his work</p>.</div><a name="s018310b"><!--s018310b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>(+ for) to dash for (cover or shelter).</p></div><a name="s018311b"><!--s018311b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>to lunge </p><p><i></i></p><p>He dived at her and she sidestepped</p> <a name="sb000000154"><!--sb000000154--></a><p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">dyfan</span> to dip, and <span class="bodyi">dūfan</span> to dive]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">dived</span> <span class="bodyi">and</span> <span class="bodyb">dove</span>. <span class="bodyi">Dove</span> is an alternative past tense form of to <span class="bodyi">dive</span> in American English. It is not used in British English<span class="bodyi">.</span></p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agouti</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹgoohti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> agoutis <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> agouti)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001015a"><!--s001015a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001127b"><!--s001127b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several species of tropical American rodents about the size of a rabbit: genera <span class="bodyi">Dasyprocta</span> and <span class="bodyi">Myoprocta</span>.</p></div><a name="s001128b"><!--s001128b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>fur with alternate dark and light bands on each hair, or an animal with such fur [French <span class="bodyi">agouti</span> from Spanish <span class="bodyi">agutí</span> from Guarani].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">debate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015466a"><!--s015466a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015966b"><!--s015966b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to discuss a question by considering opposed arguments.</p></div><a name="s015967b"><!--s015967b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to participate in a debate <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s015968b"><!--s015968b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to argue about (a matter).</p></div><a name="s015969b"><!--s015969b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to consider (a matter) from different viewpoints</p><p><span class="bodyb">debater</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">debaten</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">debatre</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">batre</span> to beat, from Latin <span class="bodyi">battuere</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flexile</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfleksiel, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> ʹfleksəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022932a"><!--s022932a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> flexible, pliable, or mobile </p><p><i></i></p><p>a Sicilian … with vehement gestures and flexile features</p><p> Edward Bulwer-Lytton <span class="bodyb">flexility</span> /flekʹsiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">flexilis</span> pliant, from <span class="bodyi">flectere</span> to bend].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cheshire cheese</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹcheshə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010245a"><!--s010245a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a white or pinkish orange cheese with a crumbly texture [named after <span class="bodyi">Cheshire</span>, county in England where it was orig made].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">atop</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹtop/ <i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003429a"><!--s003429a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> at the top of or on top of (something) [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/top1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">top 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coordination <span class="bodyi">or</span> co-ordination</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohawdiʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013065a"><!--s013065a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013812b"><!--s013812b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or action of coordinating.</p></div><a name="s013813b"><!--s013813b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the state of being coordinate or coordinated.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">featheredge</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021772a"><!--s021772a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a very thin or sharp edge, or a board or plank having such an edge.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bigmouth</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005414a"><!--s005414a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a loudmouthed or indiscreet person <span class="bodyb">bigmouthed</span> /ʹbigmowdhd, ʹbigmowtht/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">AGR</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001016a"><!--s001016a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>advanced gas-cooled reactor.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eugenics</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yoohʹjeniks/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020612a"><!--s020612a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a science dealing with the improvement of the hereditary qualities of a race or breed, e.g. by control of mating or by careful selection of parents </p><p><i></i></p><p>Eugenics was a socialist passion before it was a Nazi crime</p><p> Daily Telegraph</p><p>Eugenics is a technique that aims at the improvement of biological and mental standards of human species by the control of heredity, not unlike breeders trying to obtain desirable qualities in animals by artificial selection. The idea of human eugenics was suggested inter alia by Plato, by Campanella in the 17th cent., by Galton in the 19th. Eugenics was discredited as a result of its use by the Nazi regime: slaughtering supposed misfits and ‘inferior races’. Whether a voluntary but scientifically organized selection would give better results than the spontaneous one is debatable — Professor Leszek Kołakowski</p><p><span class="bodyb">eugenic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">eugenically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">eugenicist</span> /-sist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">eugenēs</span> wellborn, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eu/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eu-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-genēs</span> born].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elegant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹelig(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019455a"><!--s019455a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020414b"><!--s020414b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>gracefully refined or dignified, e.g. in manners, taste, or style.</p></div><a name="s020415b"><!--s020415b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>tastefully rich or luxurious, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in design or ornamentation </p><p><i></i></p><p>elegant furnishings</p>.</div><a name="s020416b"><!--s020416b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of ideas: simple and ingenious </p><p><i></i></p><p>an elegant solution</p> <p><span class="bodyb">elegance</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">elegantly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">elegant-</span>, <span class="bodyi">elegans</span> choice].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">debauch<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹbawch/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015467a"><!--s015467a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to corrupt or pervert (a person or institution) </p><p><i></i></p><p>the veracity of language, which cannot be debauched</p><p> Ralph Waldo Emerson</p><p><span class="bodyb">debauched</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">debaucher</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">débaucher</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">desbauchier</span> to scatter, rough-hew (timber), from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">bauch</span> beam, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CA</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008253a"><!--s008253a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008637b"><!--s008637b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>California (US postal abbreviation).</p></div><a name="s008638b"><!--s008638b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>chartered accountant.</p></div><a name="s008639b"><!--s008639b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>Consumers’ Association.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flexion <span class="bodyi">or</span> flection</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfleksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022933a"><!--s022933a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the action of flexing <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a joint, or the condition or process of being flexed [Latin <span class="bodyi">flexion-, flexio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">flectere</span> to bend].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dive<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017468a"><!--s017468a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018312b"><!--s018312b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a headlong plunge into water, e.g. one performed with prescribed moves in competitive diving.</p></div><a name="s018313b"><!--s018313b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the submerging of a submarine.</p></div><a name="s018314b"><!--s018314b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a steep descent by an aircraft.</p></div><a name="s018315b"><!--s018315b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a sharp decline </p><p><i></i></p><p>a steep dive in profits</p>.</div><a name="s018316b"><!--s018316b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a disreputable bar or meeting place.</p></div><a name="s018317b"><!--s018317b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a ploy in football in which a player falls over deliberately and ostentatiously after being tackled in order to give the effect of having been fouled ✱ <span class="bodyb">make a dive for</span> to reach out for or rush towards (something) ✱ <span class="bodyb">take a dive</span> said of a boxer: to pretend to be knocked out.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chess</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ches/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010246a"><!--s010246a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a board game for two players who have 16 pieces each and try to get the opposing king into a position called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/checkmate1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">checkmate 1</span></span></a> (a direct attack from which the king cannot escape) [Middle English <span class="bodyi">ches</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">esches</span>, accusative pl of <span class="bodyi">eschec</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/check1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">check 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">atopy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹatəpi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003430a"><!--s003430a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tendency to asthma, hay fever, dermatitis, and other allergies; hypersensitivity <span class="bodyb">atopic</span> /ayʹtopik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">atopia</span> uncommonness, from <span class="bodyi">atopos</span> out of the way, uncommon, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a>+ <span class="bodyi">topos</span> place].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kooht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> coot)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013066a"><!--s013066a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013814b"><!--s013814b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several species of water birds with dark plumage and a white bill: genus <span class="bodyi">Fulica</span>.</p></div><a name="s013815b"><!--s013815b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a foolish or eccentric person [Middle English <span class="bodyi">coote</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feathering</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021773a"><!--s021773a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023021b"><!--s023021b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005914c"><!--s005914c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>plumage.</p></div><a name="s005915c"><!--s005915c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the feathers of an arrow.</p></div></div><a name="s023022b"><!--s023022b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a fringe of hair, e.g. on the legs of a dog or cart horse.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">big name</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005415a"><!--s005415a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a very famous or important performer or personage</p><p><span class="bodyb">big-name</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">euglena</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yoohʹgleenə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020613a"><!--s020613a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a green freshwater single-celled organism that manufactures food by photosynthesis and moves by means of a long <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flagellum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flagellum</span></span></a> (whiplike appendage): genus <span class="bodyi">Euglena</span> <span class="bodyb">euglenoid</span> /-noyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> [Latin genus name, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eu/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eu-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">glēnē</span> eyeball, socket of a joint].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flexitime</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfleksitiem/ (<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">flextime</span> /ʹflekstiem/) <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022934a"><!--s022934a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a system whereby employees work a set total of hours per week or month but can choose from a usu limited range of daily starting and finishing times [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flexible/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flexible</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/time1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">time 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">debauch<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015468a"><!--s015468a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bout of indulgence in sensual pleasures.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agranulocyte</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ayʹgranyooləsiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001017a"><!--s001017a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various white blood cells with cytoplasm that does not contain conspicuous granules: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/basophil/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">basophil</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eosinophil/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eosinophil</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/granulocyte/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">granulocyte</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">agranulocytic</span> /-ʹsitik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chessboard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010247a"><!--s010247a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a board used in chess, draughts, etc that is divided into 64 equal squares of two alternating colours.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ca</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008255a"><!--s008255a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>circa.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dive<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdeevee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017469a"><!--s017469a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/diva/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">diva</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elegiac</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eliʹjie·ək/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019456a"><!--s019456a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020417b"><!--s020417b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or characteristic of an elegy.</p></div><a name="s020418b"><!--s020418b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>expressing sorrow, often for something now past.</p></div><a name="s020419b"><!--s020419b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>written in or consisting of elegiac couplets or elegiac stanzas</p><p><span class="bodyb">elegiacally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">elegeiakos</span>, ultimately from <span class="bodyi">elegos</span> song of mourning].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ator</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003431a"><!--s003431a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting: an agent or doer </p><p><i></i></p><p>commentator</p> <p><i></i></p><p>testator</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">-atour</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">-ator</span>, from <span class="bodyi">-atus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ate1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ate 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/or1/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-or 1</span></span></a>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cootie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoohti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013067a"><!--s013067a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, NZ, informal</span> a body louse [perhaps modification of Malay <span class="bodyi">kutu</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">big noise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005416a"><!--s005416a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an important person.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">featherstitch<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021774a"><!--s021774a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an embroidery stitch consisting of a line of loop stitches worked in a zigzag pattern.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dive-bomb</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017470a"><!--s017470a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to bomb (a place) from an aeroplane while making a steep dive towards the target</p><p><span class="bodyb">dive-bomber</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CAA</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008256a"><!--s008256a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Civil Aviation Authority.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eukaryote <span class="bodyi">or</span> eucaryote</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yoohʹkarioht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020614a"><!--s020614a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a large group of organisms, characterized by possessing cells with having a nucleus, i.e. that includes most living things except some minute forms, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> bacteria and some other minute forms: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/prokaryote_or_procaryote/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">prokaryote</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">eukaryotic</span> /-ʹotik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eu/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eu-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kary_or_karyo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">kary-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-ote</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/zygote/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">zygote</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flexography</span><small><span class="eSynop">/flekʹsogrəfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022935a"><!--s022935a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a process of rotary letterpress printing using flexible rubber plates and quick-drying inks, used e.g. for printing on plastic bags and other impervious materials <span class="bodyb">flexographic</span> /-ʹgrafik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">flexographically</span> /-ʹgrafikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flexible/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flexible</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/graphy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-graphy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elegiac couplet</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019457a"><!--s019457a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a classical verse form consisting of a dactylic hexameter followed by a dactylic pentameter.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">co-own</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koh ʹohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013068a"><!--s013068a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to own (something) with somebody else</p><p><span class="bodyb">co-owner</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agraphia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ayʹgrafiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001018a"><!--s001018a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>total or partial loss of the ability to write, caused by an injury to the brain [scientific Latin, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">graphein</span> to write].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">debauchee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dibawʹchee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015469a"><!--s015469a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody given to debauchery [French <span class="bodyi">débauché</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">débaucher</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/debauch1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">debauch 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chessman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> chessmen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010248a"><!--s010248a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of the pieces (one king, one queen, two rooks, two bishops, two knights, and eight pawns) used by each player in the game of chess.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-atory<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003432a"><!--s003432a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming adjectives from verbs, with the meaning: concerned with or tending towards the action or activity specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>accusatory</p> <p><i></i></p><p>explanatory</p> [Latin <span class="bodyi">-atorius</span>, from <span class="bodyi">-atus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ate1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ate 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-orius</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ory1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ory 1</span></span></a>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bigot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbigət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005417a"><!--s005417a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to their own religion, opinion, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>a religious bigot</p><p><span class="bodyb">bigoted</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bigotedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">bigotry</span> /-tri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">bigot</span> hypocrite, bigot].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">featherstitch<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021775a"><!--s021775a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to embroider (fabric) with a line of loop stitches worked in a zigzag pattern.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dive in</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017471a"><!--s017471a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to involve oneself in some activity with alacrity, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> eating.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cop<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kop/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013069a"><!--s013069a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013816b"><!--s013816b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a police officer.</p></div><a name="s013817b"><!--s013817b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an arrest ✱ <span class="bodyb">not much cop</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> fairly bad; worthless </p><p><i></i></p><p>The film wasn't much cop</p> <p>[prob from obsolete <span class="bodyi">cap</span> arrest, via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">capere</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flexor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfleksə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022936a"><!--s022936a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a muscle that contracts to bend a joint: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/extensor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">extensor</span></span></a> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">flexor</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">flectere</span> to bend].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Caaba</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahbə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008257a"><!--s008257a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kaaba_or_caaba/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Kaaba</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">debauchery</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹbawchəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015470a"><!--s015470a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eulogize <span class="bodyi">or</span> eulogise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹyoohləjiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020615a"><!--s020615a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to praise (something or somebody) highly in speech or writing</p><p><span class="bodyb">eulogizer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-atory<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003433a"><!--s003433a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns from verbs, denoting: a place concerned with the activity specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>observatory</p> <p><i></i></p><p>reformatory</p> [Latin <span class="bodyi">-atorium</span>, neuter of <span class="bodyi">-atorius</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/atory1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-atory 1</span></span></a>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">big screen</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005418a"><!--s005418a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the cinema as opposed to television.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elegiacs</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019458a"><!--s019458a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>verse written in elegiac couplets or elegiac stanzas.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agrarian<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹgreəri·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001019a"><!--s001019a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001129b"><!--s001129b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to do with farmers, farming, or agricultural life and interests.</p></div><a name="s001130b"><!--s001130b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to fields, lands, or their tenure [Latin <span class="bodyi">agrarius</span> from <span class="bodyi">agr-, ager</span> field].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chest<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/chest/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010249a"><!--s010249a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010565b"><!--s010565b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002605c"><!--s002605c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a box with a lid used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for the safekeeping of belongings.</p></div><a name="s002606c"><!--s002606c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a small cupboard used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for storing medicines or first-aid supplies.</p></div><a name="s002607c"><!--s002607c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a case in which a commodity, e.g. tea, is shipped.</p></div></div><a name="s010566b"><!--s010566b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002608c"><!--s002608c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the part of the body enclosed by the ribs and breastbone.</p></div><a name="s002609c"><!--s002609c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the front of the body from the neck to the waist ✱ <span class="bodyb">get something off one's chest</span> to relieve the burden of a problem, worry etc by talking about it <span class="bodyb">chestful</span> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> chestfuls)<i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">cest</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">featherweight</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021776a"><!--s021776a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023023b"><!--s023023b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a weight in boxing and wrestling between lightweight and bantamweight.</p></div><a name="s023024b"><!--s023024b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an ineffective or unimportant person or thing.</p></div><a name="s023025b"><!--s023025b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005916c"><!--s005916c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a weight in boxing of 53.5–57kg (118–126lb) if professional or 54–57kg (119–126lb) if amateur.</p></div><a name="s005917c"><!--s005917c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a weight in amateur wrestling of usu 58–62kg (127–137lb).</p></div></div><a name="s023026b"><!--s023026b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>somebody or something of limited importance or effectiveness.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flextime</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022937a"><!--s022937a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flexitime/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flexitime</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diver</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdievə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017472a"><!--s017472a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018318b"><!--s018318b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who dives as a competitive sport.</p></div><a name="s018319b"><!--s018319b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person who works or explores underwater for long periods, either carrying a supply of air in cylinders or having it sent from the surface.</p></div><a name="s018320b"><!--s018320b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a large fish-eating diving bird that has its legs placed far back under its body and as a result has a clumsy floundering gait on land.</p></div><a name="s018321b"><!--s018321b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s004575c"><!--s004575c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>any of several species of large fish-eating diving birds of the northern part of the northern hemisphere that have the legs placed far back under the body and as a result have a clumsy floundering gait on land: genus <span class="bodyi">Gavia</span>.</p></div><a name="s004576c"><!--s004576c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any of various diving birds.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cop<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (copped, copping) <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013070a"><!--s013070a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013818b"><!--s013818b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to get hold of or capture or (somebody); <span class="bodyi">specif</span> to arrest them.</p></div><a name="s013819b"><!--s013819b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to experience suddenly (something unpleasant).</p></div><a name="s013820b"><!--s013820b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to get (illegal drugs) ✱ <span class="bodyb">cop a plea</span> <span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> to plea bargain ✱ <span class="bodyb">cop hold of</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to hold onto (something) ✱ <span class="bodyb">cop it</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to be in serious trouble.</p></div><a name="s013821b"><!--s013821b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to be killed [perhaps from Dutch <span class="bodyi">kapen</span> to steal, from Frisian <span class="bodyi">kāpia</span> to take away].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">big shot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005419a"><!--s005419a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an important person.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cab</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kab/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008259a"><!--s008259a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008640b"><!--s008640b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a taxi.</p></div><a name="s008641b"><!--s008641b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the part of a locomotive, truck, crane, etc that houses the driver and operating controls.</p></div><a name="s008642b"><!--s008642b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in former times, a cabriolet or similar horse-drawn carriage used for hire [short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cabriolet/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cabriolet</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chest<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010250a"><!--s010250a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to strike (a football) with the chest </p><p><i></i></p><p>He chested the ball down to his feet.</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elegiac stanza</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019459a"><!--s019459a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a stanza consisting of four lines of iambic pentameters with a rhyme scheme of <span class="bodyi">abab</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eulogy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹyoohləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> eulogies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020616a"><!--s020616a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021604b"><!--s021604b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a speech or piece of writing in praise of somebody or something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of somebody who has recently died.</p></div><a name="s021605b"><!--s021605b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>high praise</p><p><span class="bodyb">eulogist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">eulogistic</span> /-ʹjistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">eulogistically</span> /-ʹjistikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">euloge</span> via medieval Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">eulogia</span> praise, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eu/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eu-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-logia</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/logy_or_ology/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-logy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ATP<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003434a"><!--s003434a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>adenosine triphosphate, a derivative of adenine that is reversibly converted, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to ADP, with the release of the cellular energy required for many metabolic reactions.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feature<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfeechə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021777a"><!--s021777a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023027b"><!--s023027b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a prominent or distinctive part or characteristic.</p></div><a name="s023028b"><!--s023028b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005918c"><!--s005918c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a part of the face </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her nose was not her best feature</p>.</div><a name="s005919c"><!--s005919c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the face </p><p><i></i></p><p>He had an embarrassed look on his features</p>.</div></div><a name="s023029b"><!--s023029b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005920c"><!--s005920c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a full-length film, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the main film on a cinema programme.</p></div><a name="s005921c"><!--s005921c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a distinctive article, story, or special section in a newspaper or magazine.</p></div><a name="s005922c"><!--s005922c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a radio documentary, often one about cultural rather than political matters</p><p><span class="bodyb">featureless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">feture</span> via Old French <span class="bodyi">faitre</span> form, shape, from Latin <span class="bodyi">factura</span> act of making, from <span class="bodyi">facere</span> to make].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agrarian<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001020a"><!--s001020a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of a party or movement promoting agricultural interests or land reforms.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">debeak</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹbeek/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015471a"><!--s015471a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to remove part of the beak of (a chicken or other bird) to prevent injury to other birds.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flexuous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfleksyoo·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022938a"><!--s022938a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>bending and curving; sinuous </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her flexuous and stealthy figure became an integral part of the scene</p><p> Hardy</p><p><span class="bodyb">flexuously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">flexuosus</span> from <span class="bodyi">flexus</span> a bend, past part. of <span class="bodyi">flectere</span> to bend].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diverge</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dieʹvuhj, di-/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017473a"><!--s017473a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018322b"><!--s018322b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to move in different directions from a common point </p><p><i></i></p><p>Their paths diverged</p>.</div><a name="s018323b"><!--s018323b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + from) to differ in character, form, or opinion </p><p><i></i></p><p>This is the point at which Aristotle diverges from Plato</p><p> James Martineau.</p></div><a name="s018324b"><!--s018324b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + from) to turn aside from a course or norm</p><p><span class="bodyb">divergence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s018325b"><!--s018325b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to be mathematically <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/divergent/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">divergent</span></span></a> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">divergere</span> to turn away, from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">vergere</span> to incline].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cop<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013071a"><!--s013071a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013822b"><!--s013822b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a conical or cylindrical mass of thread, yarn, or twisted strands of wool or cotton wound on a spindle.</p></div><a name="s013823b"><!--s013823b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, dialect</span> a top or crest, e.g. of a hill [Old English <span class="bodyi">copp</span> top].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CAB</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008258a"><!--s008258a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>formerly, Citizens’ Advice Bureau.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Eumenides</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yoohʹmenideez/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020617a"><!--s020617a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a group of avenging Greek goddesses; the Furies [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">eumenides</span>, literally ‘the well-disposed ones’, a euphemistic term used to avoid incurring their wrath].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elegize <span class="bodyi">or</span> elegise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeləjiez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019460a"><!--s019460a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020420b"><!--s020420b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to write in elegiac style <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s020421b"><!--s020421b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to write an elegy on (somebody or something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">elegist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chesterfield</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchestəfeeld/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010251a"><!--s010251a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010567b"><!--s010567b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a heavily padded usu leather sofa with arms and back of the same height.</p></div><a name="s010568b"><!--s010568b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a man's semifitted overcoat with a velvet collar [prob named after a 19th-cent. Earl of <span class="bodyi">Chesterfield</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agrarianism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001021a"><!--s001021a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a movement to bring about land reforms, e.g. by the redistribution of land.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Big Smoke</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005420a"><!--s005420a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> <span class="bodyb">the Big Smoke</span>) <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a large city, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> London.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ATP<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003435a"><!--s003435a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>automatic train protection.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">debenture</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹbenchə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015472a"><!--s015472a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015970b"><!--s015970b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a loan secured on the assets of a company in respect of which the company must pay a fixed interest before any dividends are paid to its own shareholders.</p></div><a name="s015971b"><!--s015971b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">debenture bond</span>) <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> an unsecured bond that is backed only by the credit standing of the issuer [Latin <span class="bodyi">debentur</span> they are due, from <span class="bodyi">debēre</span> to owe].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">divergence</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017474a"><!--s017474a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018326b"><!--s018326b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004577c"><!--s004577c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of diverging.</p></div><a name="s004578c"><!--s004578c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the amount by which something diverges; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/difference/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">difference</span></span></a> (3).</p></div></div><a name="s018327b"><!--s018327b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the acquisition of dissimilar characteristics by related organisms living in different environments.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feature<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021778a"><!--s021778a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023030b"><!--s023030b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to give special prominence to (a story), e.g. in a performance or newspaper.</p></div><a name="s023031b"><!--s023031b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to have (something or somebody) as a characteristic or feature <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s023032b"><!--s023032b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ in) to play an important part; to be a feature.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flexure</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflekshə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022939a"><!--s022939a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024422b"><!--s024422b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the action of flexing; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flexion_or_flection/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flexion</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s024423b"><!--s024423b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a turn or fold</p><p><span class="bodyb">flexural</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">copacetic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohpəʹsetik, -ʹseetik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013072a"><!--s013072a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> very satisfactory [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cabal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹbal/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008260a"><!--s008260a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a clandestine or unofficial faction, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in political intrigue</p><p>The word <span class="bodyi">cabal</span> orig meant ‘secret’, soon extended to ‘secret meeting’ and ‘clandestine group’. The latter was particularly applied to a committee of the privy council, which in 1670 had five members whose initials spelt the word <span class="bodyi">cabal</span>: Clifford, Arlington, Buckingham, Ashley, and Lauderdale</p><p>French <span class="bodyi">cabale</span> via medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">cabbala</span> from late Hebrew <span class="bodyi">qabbālāh</span> received (lore). The word orig meant ‘secret’, soon extended to ‘secret meeting’ and ‘clandestine group’. The latter was particularly applied to a committee of the privy council. By coincidence, from 1670 to 1674, the initials of five principal members of this committee spelt the word <span class="bodyi">cabal</span>: Clifford, Arlington, Buckingham, Ashley, Lauderdale. Contemporary pamphleteers seized on this coincidence to attack the five men, and thereby gave wider currency to the word</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chestnut</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹches(t)nut/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010252a"><!--s010252a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010569b"><!--s010569b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002610c"><!--s002610c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an edible nut with shiny brown skin, often eaten roasted, that grows inside a spiny case.</p></div><a name="s002611c"><!--s002611c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the tree of the beech family that produces this nut.</p></div></div><a name="s010570b"><!--s010570b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002612c"><!--s002612c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a tree or shrub of the beech family: <span class="bodyi">Castanea sativa</span>.</p></div><a name="s002613c"><!--s002613c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the edible nut of the chestnut tree.</p></div><a name="s002614c"><!--s002614c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the hard wood of the chestnut tree.</p></div></div><a name="s010571b"><!--s010571b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a reddish brown colour.</p></div><a name="s010572b"><!--s010572b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/horse_chestnut/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">horse chestnut</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s010573b"><!--s010573b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a chestnut-coloured horse.</p></div><a name="s010574b"><!--s010574b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an often repeated joke or story; <span class="bodyi">broadly</span> anything repeated excessively.</p></div><a name="s010575b"><!--s010575b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>the small hard patch on the inner side of a horse's leg</p><p><span class="bodyb">chestnut</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">chasteine, chesten</span> chestnut tree, via French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">kastanea</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agree</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹgree/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001022a"><!--s001022a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001131b"><!--s001131b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000311c"><!--s000311c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + that) to have the same opinion or judgment </p><p><i></i></p><p>I agree that it would be unwise to interfere</p>.</div><a name="s000312c"><!--s000312c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + to) to consent to do something </p><p><i></i></p><p>The owners have agreed to sell</p>.</div></div><a name="s001132b"><!--s001132b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> to come to terms on (something, e.g. a price), usu after discussion; to accept (something) by mutual consent </p><p><i></i></p><p>The following articles were agreed</p> — Winston Churchill.</div><a name="s001133b"><!--s001133b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to bring (things, e.g. figures) into harmony <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s001134b"><!--s001134b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + to) to give assent; to accede </p><p><i></i></p><p>agree to your proposal</p>.</div><a name="s001135b"><!--s001135b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s000313c"><!--s000313c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) to be of the same opinion </p><p><i></i></p><p>never seem to agree</p> <p><i></i></p><p>I agree with you</p>.</div><a name="s000314c"><!--s000314c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) to suit (somebody) or be on good terms with them; to be compatible </p><p><i></i></p><p>A man of her own size of understanding would, probably, not agree so well with her</p> — Mary Wollstonecraft <p><i></i></p><p>Poetry and the stage do not agree well together</p> — Hazlitt.</div><a name="s000315c"><!--s000315c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) to correspond or be consistent.</p></div><a name="s000316c"><!--s000316c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>(+ with) to suit somebody's health or constitution.</p></div><a name="s000317c"><!--s000317c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) to correspond in grammatical gender, number, case, or person.</p></div></div><a name="s001136b"><!--s001136b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + on) to decide together </p><p><i></i></p><p>agreed on a colour scheme</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">agreen</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">agreer</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">gre</span> will, pleasure, from Latin <span class="bodyi">gratus</span> pleasing, agreeable].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">debilitate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹbilitayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015473a"><!--s015473a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to impair the strength of (somebody); to enfeeble </p><p><i></i></p><p>a debilitating illness</p> <p><span class="bodyb">debilitation</span> /-ʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">debilitative</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">debilitatus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">debilitare</span> to weaken, from <span class="bodyi">debilis</span> weak].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flex-wing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022940a"><!--s022940a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a flexible, often collapsible wing, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one made of fabric and used in hang-gliding.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">atrabilious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/atrəʹbiliəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003436a"><!--s003436a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> ill-humoured or melancholic</p><p><span class="bodyb">atrabiliousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">atra bilis</span> black bile; compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/melancholy1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">melancholy 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">big stick</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005421a"><!--s005421a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> force, or the threat of using force.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">divergency</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dieʹvuhjənsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017475a"><!--s017475a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/divergence/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">divergence</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">copaiba</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohʹpiebə, kohʹpaybə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013073a"><!--s013073a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013824b"><!--s013824b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an oleoresin used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in varnishes.</p></div><a name="s013825b"><!--s013825b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a S American tree that yields the oleoresin: genus <span class="bodyi">Copaifera</span> [Spanish <span class="bodyi">copaíba</span> from Portuguese, of Tupian origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elegy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> elegies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019461a"><!--s019461a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020422b"><!--s020422b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a song, poem, or other work expressing sorrow or lamentation, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for a dead person.</p></div><a name="s020423b"><!--s020423b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a pensive or reflective poem that is usu nostalgic or melancholy.</p></div><a name="s020424b"><!--s020424b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005253c"><!--s005253c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a song, poem, or other work expressing sorrow or lamentation, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for a dead person.</p></div><a name="s005254c"><!--s005254c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a pensive or reflective poem that is usu nostalgic or melancholy.</p></div></div><a name="s020425b"><!--s020425b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a poem in elegiac couplets or elegiac stanzas [Latin <span class="bodyi">elegia</span> poem in elegiac couplets, ultimately from Greek <span class="bodyi">elegos</span> song of mourning].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eunuch</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹyoohnək/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020618a"><!--s020618a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021606b"><!--s021606b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>formerly, a castrated man employed as a guard in a harem or as a chamberlain in a palace </p><p><i></i></p><p>Critics are like eunuchs … They see how it should be done … but they can't do it themselves</p><p> Brendan Behan.</p></div><a name="s021607b"><!--s021607b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a man or boy deprived of the testes or external genitals.</p></div><a name="s021608b"><!--s021608b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a man lacking effectiveness or vitality [Middle English <span class="bodyi">eunuk</span> via Latinfrom Greek <span class="bodyi">eunouchos</span> bedroom guard, from <span class="bodyi">eunē</span> bed + <span class="bodyi">echein</span> to have, have charge of].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">featured</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021779a"><!--s021779a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">used in combinations</span>) having facial features of the kind specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>a heavy-featured man</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cabala <span class="bodyi">or</span> cabbala <span class="bodyi">or</span> kabala <span class="bodyi">or</span> kabbala <span class="bodyi">or</span> kabbalah /kəʹbahlə, ʹkabələ/</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008261a"><!--s008261a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008643b"><!--s008643b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Cabala</span>) a system of esoteric Jewish belief based on the extraction of hidden meanings and predictions from the Old Testament and other texts.</p></div><a name="s008644b"><!--s008644b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any occult or secret subject or doctrine <span class="bodyb">cabalism</span> /ʹkabəliz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">cabalist</span> /ʹkabəlist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">cabalistic</span> /kabəʹlistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">cabbala</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cabal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cabal</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chest of drawers</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010253a"><!--s010253a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a piece of furniture containing a set of drawers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agreeable</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001023a"><!--s001023a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001137b"><!--s001137b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to one's liking; pleasing.</p></div><a name="s001138b"><!--s001138b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>willing to agree or consent</p><p><span class="bodyb">agreeableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">agreeably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">big-ticket</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005422a"><!--s005422a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> costing a great deal of money.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flibbertigibbet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌflibətiʹjibit, ʹflib-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022941a"><!--s022941a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a silly, irresponsible person, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one who chatters on or who flits from one thing to another [Middle English <span class="bodyi">flepergebet</span>, perhaps imitative of idle chat].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">debility</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015474a"><!--s015474a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>weakness or infirmity [early French <span class="bodyi">debilité</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">debilitat-, debilitas</span>, from <span class="bodyi">debilis</span> weak].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">euonymus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yoohʹoniməs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020619a"><!--s020619a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of evergreen shrub ors, small trees, and climbing plants of a family including the spindle tree, family typically having red fruits and hard wood: genus <span class="bodyi">Euonymus</span> [Latin genus name, from Greek <span class="bodyi">euōnymos</span> spindle tree,from <span class="bodyi">euōnymos</span> having an auspicious name, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eu/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eu-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">onyma</span> name].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">element</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeləmənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019462a"><!--s019462a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020426b"><!--s020426b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in chemistry, any of more than 100 fundamental substances that consist of atoms of only one kind and that singly or in combination constitute all matter.</p></div><a name="s020427b"><!--s020427b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of the constituent parts that make up a whole.</p></div><a name="s020428b"><!--s020428b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the simplest principles of a subject of study; the rudiments.</p></div><a name="s020429b"><!--s020429b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a specified group within a human community </p><p><i></i></p><p>a criminal element</p>.</div><a name="s020430b"><!--s020430b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>any of the factors determining an outcome.</p></div><a name="s020431b"><!--s020431b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>something present in a small quantity; a hint </p><p><i></i></p><p>an element of truth in what they say</p>.</div><a name="s020432b"><!--s020432b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>the part of an electric device, e.g. a heater or kettle, that contains the heating wire through which an electric current passes.</p></div><a name="s020433b"><!--s020433b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s005255c"><!--s005255c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>any of the four substances, air, water, fire, and earth, formerly believed to compose the physical universe.</p></div><a name="s005256c"><!--s005256c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an ideal or suitable state or environment </p><p><i></i></p><p>in one's element</p>.</div><a name="s005257c"><!--s005257c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) forces of nature, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> violent or severe weather </p><p><i></i></p><p>were exposed to the elements</p>.</div></div><a name="s020434b"><!--s020434b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the bread and wine used in Communion.</p></div><a name="s020435b"><!--s020435b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>a constituent member of a mathematical set or matrix [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">elementum</span> principle, rudiment].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">atrazine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹatrəzeen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003437a"><!--s003437a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a white crystalline chemical widely used as a weedkiller [shortening of <span class="bodyi">amino triazine</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caballero</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kabəʹlyeəroh, -ʹyeəroh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> caballeros)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008262a"><!--s008262a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Spanish gentleman or knight [Spanish <span class="bodyi">caballero</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">caballarius</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cavalier1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cavalier 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">copal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohp(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013074a"><!--s013074a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a resin from various tropical trees used in varnishes [Spanish <span class="bodyi">copal</span> from Nahuatl <span class="bodyi">copalli</span> resin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">divergent</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017476a"><!--s017476a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018328b"><!--s018328b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>diverging or differing from each other.</p></div><a name="s018329b"><!--s018329b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004579c"><!--s004579c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a mathematical series: having a sum that continues to increase or decrease as the number of terms increases without limit.</p></div><a name="s004580c"><!--s004580c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a sequence: increasing or decreasing without limit.</p></div></div><a name="s018330b"><!--s018330b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>causing divergence of rays </p><p><i></i></p><p>a divergent lens</p> <p><span class="bodyb">divergently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">divergent-</span>, <span class="bodyi">divergens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">divergere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/diverge/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">diverge</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chesty</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (chestier, chestiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010254a"><!--s010254a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010576b"><!--s010576b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>inclined to, symptomatic of, or suffering from catarrh disease of the chest </p><p><i></i></p><p>a chesty cough</p>.</div><a name="s010577b"><!--s010577b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> having prominent breasts</p><p><span class="bodyb">chestiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feature film</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021780a"><!--s021780a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/feature1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">feature<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (3a).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">big time<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005423a"><!--s005423a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> <span class="bodyb">the big time</span>) <span class="bodyi">informal</span> success, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in show business </p><p><i></i></p><p>She's still hoping to make it into the big time</p><p><span class="bodyb">big-time</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">big-timer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agreed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001024a"><!--s001024a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001139b"><!--s001139b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>arranged by mutual consent </p><p><i></i></p><p>We met at the agreed time</p>.</div><a name="s001140b"><!--s001140b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of the joint opinion </p><p><i></i></p><p>In this we are agreed</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elemental<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/eləʹmentl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019463a"><!--s019463a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020436b"><!--s020436b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or being a chemical an element.</p></div><a name="s020437b"><!--s020437b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>existing as an uncombined chemical element.</p></div><a name="s020438b"><!--s020438b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>fundamental, basic, or essential.</p></div><a name="s020439b"><!--s020439b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>of or resembling a powerful force of nature </p><p><i></i></p><p>elemental passions</p> <p><span class="bodyb">elementalism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cabana</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹbahnə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008263a"><!--s008263a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a hut near a beach or swimming pool for bathers to change in [Spanish <span class="bodyi">cabaña</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">capanna</span>, <span class="bodyi">cavanna</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cabin1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cabin 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">debit<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdebit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015475a"><!--s015475a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015972b"><!--s015972b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an entry in an account recording money owed.</p></div><a name="s015973b"><!--s015973b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003994c"><!--s003994c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an entry in an account recording money owed.</p></div><a name="s003995c"><!--s003995c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the sum of such entries.</p></div></div><a name="s015974b"><!--s015974b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a charge against a bank account [Latin <span class="bodyi">debitum</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/debt/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">debt</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/flik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022942a"><!--s022942a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a computer file containing animations [alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flick3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flick 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chetrum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹcheetrəm, ʹchet-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> chetrums chetrum)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010255a"><!--s010255a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of currency in Bhutan, worth 100th of a ngultrum [native name in Bhutan].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coparcener</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohʹpahs(ə)nə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013075a"><!--s013075a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in law, a person who inherits jointly or equally with others; a joint heir [Middle English, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/co/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">co-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">parcener</span> partner, from early French <span class="bodyi">parçonier</span>, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">partition-, partitio</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/partition1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">partition 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eupepsia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yoohʹpepsi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">formal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020620a"><!--s020620a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021609b"><!--s021609b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>good digestion.</p></div><a name="s021610b"><!--s021610b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>happiness or optimism <span class="bodyb">eupeptic</span> /-tik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eu/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eu-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-pepsia</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dyspepsia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dyspepsia</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">atresia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹtreezyə, -zh(y)ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003438a"><!--s003438a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the absence or closure of a natural body passage, such as the anus [scientific Latin, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">trēsis</span> perforation, from <span class="bodyi">tetrainein</span> to pierce].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">big time<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005424a"><!--s005424a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to a very great extent or degree </p><p><i></i></p><p>I threw up on the pavement, big time</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Feb.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021781a"><!--s021781a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>February.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">divergent thinking</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017477a"><!--s017477a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>thinking that is consciously directed away from conventional routes and assumptions, so as to generate a variety of conclusions or solutions.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agreement</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001025a"><!--s001025a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001141b"><!--s001141b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000318c"><!--s000318c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>harmony of opinion or feeling </p><p><i></i></p><p>We finally reached agreement</p>.</div><a name="s000319c"><!--s000319c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>correspondence or consistency </p><p><i></i></p><p>agreement between the copy and the original</p>.</div><a name="s000320c"><!--s000320c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>consent.</p></div></div><a name="s001142b"><!--s001142b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000321c"><!--s000321c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an arrangement laying down terms, conditions, etc.</p></div><a name="s000322c"><!--s000322c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a treaty, contract, or other set of terms or conditions.</p></div><a name="s000323c"><!--s000323c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a legally binding contract.</p></div></div><a name="s001143b"><!--s001143b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>correspondence in grammatical gender, number, case, or person.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elemental<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019464a"><!--s019464a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a supernatural being, spirit, or force that is said to be physically manifested.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">debit<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (debited, debiting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015476a"><!--s015476a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015975b"><!--s015975b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to record (an amount) as a debit.</p></div><a name="s015976b"><!--s015976b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a bank: to take (a sum of money) from an account as payment: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/credit2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">credit 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flick<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/flik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022943a"><!--s022943a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024424b"><!--s024424b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a light jerky movement or blow </p><p><i></i></p><p>with a flick of the tail</p>.</div><a name="s024425b"><!--s024425b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a quick-release movement of a finger against the thumb, used for propelling small objects away ✱ <span class="bodyb">give somebody the flick</span> <span class="bodyi">chiefly Aus, informal</span> to reject or dismiss somebody in an offhand or insulting way [imitative].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cabaret</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkabəray/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008264a"><!--s008264a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008645b"><!--s008645b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a stage show or series of acts provided at a nightclub, restaurant, etc.</p></div><a name="s008646b"><!--s008646b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>such entertainment in general.</p></div><a name="s008647b"><!--s008647b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a nightclub or other venue providing such entertainment [French <span class="bodyi">cabaret</span> tavern, prob ultimately from late Latin <span class="bodyi">camera</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chamber/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chamber</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cheval glass</span><small><span class="eSynop">/shəʹval/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010256a"><!--s010256a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a full-length mirror in a frame by which it may be tilted [French <span class="bodyi">cheval</span> horse, support].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">big top</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005425a"><!--s005425a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> <span class="bodyb">the big top</span>) the main tent of a circus.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">euphemise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹyoohfəmiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020621a"><!--s020621a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/euphemize_or_euphemise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">euphemize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">copartner <span class="bodyi">or</span> co-partner</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohʹpahtnə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013076a"><!--s013076a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an equal partner in a business or other enterprise</p><p><span class="bodyb">copartnership</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">febri-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021782a"><!--s021782a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: fever </p><p><i></i></p><p>febrifuge</p> <p>[late Latin, from Latin <span class="bodyi">febris</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">atrium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹatri·əm, ʹay-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> atria /-ə/ atriums)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003439a"><!--s003439a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003412b"><!--s003412b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an inner courtyard open to the sky; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in an ancient Roman house, or with a glazed roof in a modern building.</p></div><a name="s003413b"><!--s003413b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an anatomical cavity or passage; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> either of the two upper chambers of the heart that receive blood from the veins and force it into the ventricles (lower chambers; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ventricle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ventricle</span></span></a>)</p><p><span class="bodyb">atrial</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">atrium</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">divers</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdievəz/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017478a"><!--s017478a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> various </p><p><i></i></p><p>Time travels in divers paces with divers persons</p><p> Shakespeare [Middle English <span class="bodyi">divers</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">diversus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">divertere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/divert/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">divert</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agribusiness</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹagribiznis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001026a"><!--s001026a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>all the industries involved in farming [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/agriculture/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">agriculture</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/business/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">business</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elementary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eləʹment(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019465a"><!--s019465a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020440b"><!--s020440b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or dealing with the basic elements of something; simple.</p></div><a name="s020441b"><!--s020441b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/elemental1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">elemental<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (1).</p></div><a name="s020442b"><!--s020442b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005258c"><!--s005258c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>of or dealing with the basic elements of something; simple </p><p><i></i></p><p>He can't handle the most elementary decision-making</p>.</div><a name="s005259c"><!--s005259c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>of or dealing with the first principles of something; introductory.</p></div></div><a name="s020443b"><!--s020443b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/elemental1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">elemental<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (1), <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/elemental1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">elemental<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (2)</p><p><span class="bodyb">elementarily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">elementariness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flick<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022944a"><!--s022944a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024426b"><!--s024426b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to strike lightly or remove with a quick sharp motion.</p></div><a name="s024427b"><!--s024427b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006353c"><!--s006353c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to strike (something) lightly with a quick sharp motion.</p></div><a name="s006354c"><!--s006354c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(+ away/off) to remove (something) using quick brushing movements.</p></div></div><a name="s024428b"><!--s024428b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to move with a flick of the fingers </p><p><i></i></p><p>The cow flicked its tail from side to side</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s024429b"><!--s024429b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to move lightly or jerkily; to dart.</p></div><a name="s024430b"><!--s024430b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to direct a flick at something ✱ <span class="bodyb">flick through</span> to look at or read (a book, etc) cursorily, turning the pages quickly.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">big up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005426a"><!--s005426a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to praise or commend (somebody or something) highly.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">debit card</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015477a"><!--s015477a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a card issued by a bank enabling authorizing the purchases to be of goods or services which are charged electronically to the holder's account.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">febrifuge<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfebrifyoohj/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021783a"><!--s021783a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a drug that alleviates fever; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/antipyretic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">antipyretic</span></span></a> 2 <span class="bodyb">febrifugal</span> /fiʹbrifyoog(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">fébrifuge</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">febrifuga, febrifugia</span> centaury, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/febri/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">febri-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-fuga</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fuge/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-fuge</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chevalier</span><small><span class="eSynop">/shevəʹliə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010257a"><!--s010257a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010578b"><!--s010578b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of any of various orders of merit, e.g. the French Legion of Honour.</p></div><a name="s010579b"><!--s010579b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a chivalrous man.</p></div><a name="s010580b"><!--s010580b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a knight [French <span class="bodyi">chevalier</span> knight, horseman, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">caballarius</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cavalier1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cavalier 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">COPD</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013077a"><!--s013077a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cabbage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkabij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008265a"><!--s008265a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008648b"><!--s008648b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the leaves of a cultivated plant with a short stem and a dense round head, used as a vegetable.</p></div><a name="s008649b"><!--s008649b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002042c"><!--s002042c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">derog</span> somebody who has lost control of their mental and usu physical faculties as the result of illness, brain damage, or an accident.</p></div><a name="s002043c"><!--s002043c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an inactive or apathetic person.</p></div></div><a name="s008650b"><!--s008650b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002044c"><!--s002044c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a cultivated plant that has a short stem and a dense round head of usu green leaves eaten as a vegetable: <span class="bodyi">Brassica oleracea capitata</span>.</p></div><a name="s002045c"><!--s002045c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the leaves of this plant, used as a vegetable.</p></div></div><a name="s008651b"><!--s008651b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s002046c"><!--s002046c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">derog</span> somebody who has lost control of their mental and usu physical faculties as the result of illness, brain damage, or accident.</p></div><a name="s002047c"><!--s002047c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an inactive and apathetic person [Middle English <span class="bodyi">caboche</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">caboce</span> head].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">atrocious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹtrohshəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003440a"><!--s003440a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003414b"><!--s003414b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>extremely wicked, brutal, or cruel; barbaric </p><p><i></i></p><p>atrocious crimes</p>.</div><a name="s003415b"><!--s003415b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> horrifying; appalling </p><p><i></i></p><p>They are living in atrocious conditions</p>.</div><a name="s003416b"><!--s003416b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> of very poor quality </p><p><i></i></p><p>atrocious handwriting</p><p><span class="bodyb">atrociously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">atrociousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">atroc-, atrox</span> gloomy, atrocious, from <span class="bodyi">atr-, ater</span> black + <span class="bodyi">-oc-, -ox</span> looking, appearing].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">euphemism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹyoohfəmiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020622a"><!--s020622a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021611b"><!--s021611b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a mild, indirect, or vague expression substituted for an offensive or unpleasant one, e.g. <span class="bodyi">pass away</span> for <span class="bodyi">die</span>.</p></div><a name="s021612b"><!--s021612b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the substitution of such expressions to avoid offence or embarrassment</p><p>Euphemism is the vehicle of language's great escape, rendering the supposedly unpalatable fit for mass consumption. As creative in its efforts to avoid the unacceptable as it is innately deceitful, euphemism can be found across the linguistic spectrum, whether in the rhetorical flourishes of poetic invention or as the underpinning of much sexual and anatomical slang — Jonathon Green</p> <span class="bodyb">euphemistic</span> /-ʹmistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">euphemistically</span> /-ʹmistikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">euphēmismos</span> from <span class="bodyi">euphēmos</span> auspicious, sounding good, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eu/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eu-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">phēmē</span> speech, from <span class="bodyi">phanai</span> to say, speak].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diverse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dieʹvuhs, diʹvuhs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017479a"><!--s017479a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018331b"><!--s018331b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>different or unlike </p><p><i></i></p><p>diverse interests</p>.</div><a name="s018332b"><!--s018332b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>varied or assorted </p><p><i></i></p><p>pursuits as diverse as rock-climbing and palaeography</p> <p><span class="bodyb">diversely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">diverseness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">diverse</span>, variant of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/diver/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">divers</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agriculture</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹagrikulchə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001027a"><!--s001027a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the theory and practice of cultivating and producing crops from the soil and of raising livestock <span class="bodyb">agricultural</span> /-ʹkulchərəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">agriculturalist</span> /-ʹkulchərəlist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">agriculturally</span> /-ʹkulchərəli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">agriculturist</span> /-ʹkulchərist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">agriculture</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">agricultura</span>, from <span class="bodyi">agr-, ager</span> field + <span class="bodyi">cultura</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/culture1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">culture 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elementary particle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019466a"><!--s019466a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various simple subatomic constituents of matter, e.g. the electron, proton, or photon.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flick<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022945a"><!--s022945a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024431b"><!--s024431b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a cinema film; a movie.</p></div><a name="s024432b"><!--s024432b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the flicks</span>) the cinema [short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flicker2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flicker 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">big wheel</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005427a"><!--s005427a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005542b"><!--s005542b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">the big wheel</span>) a fairground amusement device consisting of a large upright power-driven wheel carrying seats round its rim that remain horizontal while the wheel turns.</p></div><a name="s005543b"><!--s005543b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/big_shot/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">big shot</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">febrifuge<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021784a"><!--s021784a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>alleviating fever; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/antipyretic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">antipyretic</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cheviot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹcheevi·ət, ʹche-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010258a"><!--s010258a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010581b"><!--s010581b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sheep of a hardy hornless breed originally from the Cheviot Hills on the border between England and Scotland.</p></div><a name="s010582b"><!--s010582b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">cheviot</span>) a fabric made from the wool of Cheviot sheep [named after the <span class="bodyi">Cheviot</span> Hills on the border between England and Scotland, where the sheep were bred].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cope<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohp/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013078a"><!--s013078a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to deal with something effectively </p><p><i></i></p><p>He couldn't cope with such a noisy class</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Her heart couldn't cope with the extra strain placed on it</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">copen</span> to fight, from early French <span class="bodyi">couper</span> to cut, strike, from <span class="bodyi">coup</span> cut, blow, ultimately from Greek <span class="bodyi">kolaphos</span> punch, blow].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">debonair</span><small><span class="eSynop">/debəʹneə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015478a"><!--s015478a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015977b"><!--s015977b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>suave or urbane.</p></div><a name="s015978b"><!--s015978b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>light-hearted or nonchalant</p><p><span class="bodyb">debonairly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">debonere</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">debonaire</span>,from <span class="bodyi">de bonne aire</span> of good family or nature].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">atrocity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹtrositi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> atrocities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003441a"><!--s003441a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003417b"><!--s003417b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the quality of being atrocious.</p></div><a name="s003418b"><!--s003418b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something shocking or horrifying.</p></div><a name="s003419b"><!--s003419b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a barbarically cruel act.</p></div><a name="s003420b"><!--s003420b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> something ugly; an eyesore.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cabbage palm</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008266a"><!--s008266a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a palm tree with cabbage-like buds that are eaten as a vegetable: <span class="bodyi">Roystonea oleraceae</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">euphemize <span class="bodyi">or</span> euphemise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹyoohfəmiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020623a"><!--s020623a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021613b"><!--s021613b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to use a euphemism or euphemisms <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s021614b"><!--s021614b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to express (something) by euphemisms</p><p><span class="bodyb">euphemizer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diversify</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dieʹvuhsifie, di-/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (diversifies, diversified, diversifying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017480a"><!--s017480a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018333b"><!--s018333b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (things) diverse or vary them.</p></div><a name="s018334b"><!--s018334b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to divide (investment of funds, etc) among different securities to reduce risk <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s018335b"><!--s018335b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a company: to engage in varied business operations or lines of production in order to reduce risk <span class="bodyb">diversification</span> /-fiʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">diversifier</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flicker<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (flickered, flickering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022946a"><!--s022946a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s024433b"><!--s024433b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a light: to vary in intensity.</p></div><a name="s024434b"><!--s024434b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a flame or candle: to burn fitfully or with a fluctuating light.</p></div><a name="s024435b"><!--s024435b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to move irregularly or unsteadily; to quiver </p><p><i></i></p><p>His eyelids flickered</p>.</div><a name="s024436b"><!--s024436b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to appear or be present irregularly or indistinctly </p><p><i></i></p><p>Interest flickered in his eyes</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s024437b"><!--s024437b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to cause (something, e.g. eyelids) to flicker</p><p><span class="bodyb">flickering</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">flickeringly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">flicorian</span> to flutter].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agrimony</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹagriməni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> agrimonies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001028a"><!--s001028a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plant of the rose family with spikes of yellow flowers and fruits like burs: genus <span class="bodyi">Agrimonia</span> [Middle English via French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">argemōnē</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elementary school</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019467a"><!--s019467a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020444b"><!--s020444b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> formerly, a state school for children aged from 5 to 13 or 14.</p></div><a name="s020445b"><!--s020445b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a state school for pupils in the first six or eight years of their education.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">febrile</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfeebriel/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021785a"><!--s021785a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of fever; feverish <span class="bodyb">febrility</span> /fiʹbriliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">febrilis</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">febris</span> fever].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bigwig</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005428a"><!--s005428a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/big_shot/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">big shot</span></span></a> </p><p><i></i></p><p>To this commission had been sent Great bigwigs from the Continent</p> — Hilaire Belloc [from the large wigs worn by important men in the 18th cent.].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chèvre</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshevrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010259a"><!--s010259a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a soft goat's-milk cheese [French <span class="bodyi">chèvre</span>, goat, she-goat, from Latin <span class="bodyi">capra</span> she-goat, fem of <span class="bodyi">capr-, caper</span> he-goat].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cabbage rose</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008267a"><!--s008267a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rose with a large compact flower.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">debouch</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹbowch/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015479a"><!--s015479a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to emerge or issue from a narrow space into a wider area [French <span class="bodyi">déboucher</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">bouche</span> mouth, from Latin <span class="bodyi">bucca</span> cheek].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elenchus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹlengkəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> elenchi /-kie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019468a"><!--s019468a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a logical refutation, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in syllogistic form [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">elenchos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">elenchein</span> to shame, cross-examine, refute].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cope<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013079a"><!--s013079a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a long ecclesiastical vestment resembling a cape, worn on special occasions [Middle English, ultimately from late Latin <span class="bodyi">cappa</span> head covering].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">euphonious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yoohʹfohni·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020624a"><!--s020624a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pleasing to the ear</p><p><span class="bodyb">euphoniously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">atrophy<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹatrəfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> atrophies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003442a"><!--s003442a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003421b"><!--s003421b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the decrease in size, arrested development, or wasting away of a body part, organ, or tissue.</p></div><a name="s003422b"><!--s003422b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a wasting away or progressive decline of something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> through lack of use; degeneration </p><p><i></i></p><p>moral atrophy</p> <span class="bodyb">atrophic</span> /əʹtrofik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">atrophia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">atrophos</span> ill fed, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">trephein</span> to nourish].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flicker<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022947a"><!--s022947a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024438b"><!--s024438b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of flickering </p><p><i></i></p><p>a flicker of light</p>.</div><a name="s024439b"><!--s024439b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a momentary quickening or stirring </p><p><i></i></p><p>a flicker of interest</p> <p><span class="bodyb">flickery</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diversion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹvuhsh(ə)n, die-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017481a"><!--s017481a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018336b"><!--s018336b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a turning aside from a course or activity.</p></div><a name="s018337b"><!--s018337b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a detour designated for traffic when the usual route is closed.</p></div><a name="s018338b"><!--s018338b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an amusement or pastime.</p></div><a name="s018339b"><!--s018339b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>something that draws the attention away from the main scene of activity or operations </p><p><i></i></p><p>The accomplice created a diversion in the street</p> <p><span class="bodyb">diversionary</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agro-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001029a"><!--s001029a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s001144b"><!--s001144b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>fields; soil; agriculture </p><p><i></i></p><p>agrology</p>.</div><a name="s001145b"><!--s001145b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>agricultural and </p><p><i></i></p><p>agroforestry</p> [French <span class="bodyi">agro-</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">agros</span> field].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">February</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfebrooəri, ʹfebyooəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Februaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021786a"><!--s021786a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the second month of the year [Middle English <span class="bodyi">Februarie</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">Februarius</span>,from <span class="bodyi">Februa</span> (pl), a Roman feast of purification held during February].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BIH</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005429a"><!--s005429a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Bosnia-Herzegovina (international vehicle registration).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cabbage tree</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008268a"><!--s008268a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a palmlike tree grown <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for ornament in New Zealand: <span class="bodyi">Cordyline australis</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elephant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹelif(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019469a"><!--s019469a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a very large nearly hairless mammal having the snout prolonged into a muscular trunk instead of a snout and two teeth in the upper jaw developed into long ivory tusks. The African elephant is larger than the Indian elephant of S Asia, which has smaller ears and a humped back: <span class="bodyi">Loxodonta africana</span> (African elephant), <span class="bodyi">Elephas maximus</span> (Indian elephant) ✱ <span class="bodyb">the elephant in the room/corner</span> a serious problem or obvious truth that people are aware of but choose to ignore, e.g. out of fear, embarrassment, or uncertainty about how it should be dealt with </p><p><i></i></p><p>Death is the elephant in the room. No other subject in our culture is so meticulously avoided.</p><p> Michal Zapendowski [Middle English via French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">elephant-</span>, <span class="bodyi">elephas</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">atrophy<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans and trans</span></i> (atrophies, atrophied, atrophying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003443a"><!--s003443a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to undergo or cause (something) to undergo atrophy; to waste away or degenerate.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cope<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013080a"><!--s013080a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to supply (e.g. a wall) with a coping.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">debouchment</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015480a"><!--s015480a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mouth or outlet, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a river.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diversity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹvuhsiti, die-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> diversities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017482a"><!--s017482a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018340b"><!--s018340b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the condition of being different or having differences </p><p><i></i></p><p>the English countryside in all its diversity</p>.</div><a name="s018341b"><!--s018341b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a variety or assortment </p><p><i></i></p><p>a diversity of topics</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flicker<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022948a"><!--s022948a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various American woodpeckers that feed on ants: <span class="bodyi">Colaptes auratus</span> and others [imitative of its call].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">euphonise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹyoohfəniez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020625a"><!--s020625a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/euphonize_or_euphonise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">euphonize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chevron</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshevrən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010260a"><!--s010260a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010583b"><!--s010583b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a V shape or V-shaped figure, pattern, or object having the shape of a V or an inverted V, e.g.:</p><a name="s002615c"><!--s002615c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a sleeve badge that consists of one or more chevron-shaped stripes and indicatinges the wearer's rank.</p></div><a name="s002616c"><!--s002616c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a V-shaped heraldic design with the point uppermost.</p></div></div><a name="s010584b"><!--s010584b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) a row of horizontal black and white V-shaped stripes indicating that a road bends sharply [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">chevron</span> rafter, chevron, from (assumed) vulgar Latin <span class="bodyi">caprion-</span>, <span class="bodyi">caprio</span> rafter].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agrobiology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌagrohbieʹoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001030a"><!--s001030a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the branch of biology that deals with plant nutrition and growth and crop production in relation to soil management.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feces</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfeeseez/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021787a"><!--s021787a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/faeces/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">faeces</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bihari</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹhahri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005430a"><!--s005430a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005544b"><!--s005544b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of the state of Bihar in NE India.</p></div><a name="s005545b"><!--s005545b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Indic language, closely related to Hindi, spoken in the state of Bihar</p><p><span class="bodyb">Bihari</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Hindi <span class="bodyi">bihārī</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cabbage white</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008269a"><!--s008269a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of largely white butterflyies whose caterpillars feed on cabbage plants: family Pieridae.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elephantiasis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌelifənʹtie·əsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019470a"><!--s019470a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>enormous enlargement of tissues, typically those of a limb or the scrotum, caused by lymphatic obstruction, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by filariae (parasitic worms; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/filaria/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">filaria</span></span></a>) [Latin <span class="bodyi">elephantiasis</span>, a kind of leprosy, from Greek <span class="bodyi">elephant-</span>, <span class="bodyi">elephas</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/elephant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">elephant</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">copeck</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohpek/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013081a"><!--s013081a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kopeck_or_copeck_or_kopek/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">kopeck</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">atropine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹatrəpeen, -pin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003444a"><!--s003444a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an alkaloid found in deadly nightshade and used in medicine to inhibit the parasympathetic nervous system, e.g. in order to dilate the pupils, or to inhibit salivation [German <span class="bodyi">Atropin</span>, from scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">Atropa</span>, genus name of belladonna, from Greek <span class="bodyi">Atropos</span>, one of the three mythical Fates].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chevrotain</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshevrətayn, -tin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010261a"><!--s010261a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of very small hornless <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ruminant1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ruminant 1</span></span></a> (related to cattle and deer-like) mammals of with tusks found in tropical Asia and W Africa: family Tragulidae. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mouse_deer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mouse deer</span></span></a> [French <span class="bodyi">chevrotain</span>, dimin. of early French <span class="bodyi">chevrot</span> kid, fawn, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">chèvre</span> goat: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ch%C3%A8vre/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chèvre</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feckless</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfeklis/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021788a"><!--s021788a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023033b"><!--s023033b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>ineffectual; weak.</p></div><a name="s023034b"><!--s023034b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>worthless; irresponsible</p><p><span class="bodyb">fecklessly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fecklessness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Scots, from <span class="bodyi">feck</span> effect, majority, variant of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/effect1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">effect 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flick knife</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022949a"><!--s022949a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pocket knife with a blade that is stored in the handle and springs out when a button is pressed.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">euphonium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yoohʹfohni·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020626a"><!--s020626a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a brass musical instrument resembling a tuba but smaller and having a higher range [Greek <span class="bodyi">euphōnos</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/euphony/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">euphony</span></span></a>) + <span class="bodyi">-ium</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/harmonium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">harmonium</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">debridement</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹbreedmənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015481a"><!--s015481a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in medicine, the surgical removal, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from a wound, of dead, lacerated, or contaminated tissue or foreign bodies [French <span class="bodyi">débridement</span> from <span class="bodyi">débrider</span> to remove unhealthy tissue, literally ‘to unbridle’, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">bride</span> bridle].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agrochemical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/agrohʹkemikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001031a"><!--s001031a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chemical used in agriculture, e.g. as an insecticide or fertilizer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bijou<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbeezhooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bijous /ʹbeezhoohz/ bijoux /ʹbeezhooh/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005431a"><!--s005431a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small dainty usu ornamental piece of delicate workmanship; a jewel [French <span class="bodyi">bijou</span> from Breton <span class="bodyi">bizou</span> ring, from <span class="bodyi">biz</span> finger].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">divert</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dieʹvuht, di-/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017483a"><!--s017483a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018342b"><!--s018342b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004581c"><!--s004581c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to redirect (something) from one course or use to another.</p></div><a name="s004582c"><!--s004582c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to distract (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>something diverted his attention</p>.</div></div><a name="s018343b"><!--s018343b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to entertain or amuse (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She's trying to divert the kids</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">diverten</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">divertere</span> to turn in opposite directions, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">vertere</span> to turn].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cabbala</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹbahlə, ʹkabələ/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008270a"><!--s008270a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cabala_or_cabbala_or_kabala_or_kabbala_or_kabbalah_k%C9%99bahl%C9%99_kab%C9%99l%C9%99/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cabala</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elephantine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eliʹfantien/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019471a"><!--s019471a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020446b"><!--s020446b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005260c"><!--s005260c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>huge or massive.</p></div><a name="s005261c"><!--s005261c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>clumsy or ponderous.</p></div></div><a name="s020447b"><!--s020447b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to an elephant.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">copepod</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohpəpod/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013082a"><!--s013082a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a large subclass of usu minute freshwater and marine crustaceans: subclass Copepoda [Greek <span class="bodyi">kōpē</span> oar + <span class="bodyi">pod-, pous</span> foot].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feculent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfekyool(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021789a"><!--s021789a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> foul with impurities or excrement</p><p><span class="bodyb">feculence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">faeculentus</span>,from <span class="bodyi">faec-, faex</span> dregs].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">att.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003445a"><!--s003445a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>attorney.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chew<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/chooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010262a"><!--s010262a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010585b"><!--s010585b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> + on, up) to crush, grind, or gnaw (food, etc) with, or as if with, the teeth <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s010586b"><!--s010586b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> + on) to crush, grind, or gnaw food, etc ✱ <span class="bodyb">chew the fat/rag</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to make friendly conversation; to chat or gossip</p><p><span class="bodyb">chewable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">chewer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">chewiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">chewy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">cēowan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flick roll</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022950a"><!--s022950a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/snap_roll/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">snap roll</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">debrief</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹbreef/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015482a"><!--s015482a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to interrogate (a soldier, diplomat, etc) about a mission or task after its completion</p><p><span class="bodyb">debriefer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">debriefing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cabby <span class="bodyi">or</span> cabbie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkabi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cabbies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008271a"><!--s008271a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a taxi driver.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diverticula</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dievuhʹtikyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017484a"><!--s017484a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/diverticulum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">diverticulum</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agroforestry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/agrohʹforistri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001032a"><!--s001032a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a method of land management that combines pasture and woodland.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">euphonize <span class="bodyi">or</span> euphonise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹyoohfəniez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020627a"><!--s020627a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021615b"><!--s021615b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (something) pleasing to the ear.</p></div><a name="s021616b"><!--s021616b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to alter (a speech sound) for ease of pronunciation.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elephant seal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019472a"><!--s019472a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of two nearly extinct large seals with a long trunklike snout: <span class="bodyi">Mirounga angustirostris</span> or <span class="bodyi">Mirounga leonina</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bijou<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005432a"><!--s005432a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a house: small and attractively elegant.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coper</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohpə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013083a"><!--s013083a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a horse dealer; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a dishonest one [English dialect <span class="bodyi">cope</span> to trade, from Middle English <span class="bodyi">copen</span> to buy, from early Dutch].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fecund</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfeekənd, ʹfekənd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021790a"><!--s021790a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023035b"><!--s023035b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>fruitful in offspring or vegetation; prolific.</p></div><a name="s023036b"><!--s023036b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>very intellectually productive or inventive to a marked degree </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fecund imagination</p> <p><span class="bodyb">fecundity</span> /fiʹkunditi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via French <span class="bodyi">fecond</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">fecundus</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chew<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010263a"><!--s010263a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010587b"><!--s010587b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act of chewing.</p></div><a name="s010588b"><!--s010588b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something for chewing, e.g. a chewy sweet or something made for a pet dog to chew.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">attaboy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹatəboy/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003446a"><!--s003446a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> used to encourage or to express admiration [alteration of <span class="bodyi">that's the boy</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flier</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022951a"><!--s022951a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flyer_or_flier/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flyer</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">euphony</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹyoohfəni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> euphonies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020628a"><!--s020628a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021617b"><!--s021617b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a pleasing or sweet sound, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in speech.</p></div><a name="s021618b"><!--s021618b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the alteration of speech sounds for ease of pronunciation <span class="bodyb">euphonic</span> /-ʹfonik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">euphonically</span> /-ʹfonikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">euphonie</span> via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">euphōnia</span>,from <span class="bodyi">euphōnos</span> sweet-voiced, musical, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eu/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eu-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">phōnē</span> voice].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">debris</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdebri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015483a"><!--s015483a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015979b"><!--s015979b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the remains of something broken down or destroyed.</p></div><a name="s015980b"><!--s015980b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an accumulation of fragments of rock.</p></div><a name="s015981b"><!--s015981b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>accumulated rubbish or waste.</p></div><a name="s015982b"><!--s015982b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s003996c"><!--s003996c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an accumulation of fragments of rock.</p></div><a name="s003997c"><!--s003997c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>accumulated rubbish or waste [French <span class="bodyi">débris</span> from Old French, from <span class="bodyi">debrisier</span> to break to pieces,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">brisier</span> to break, of Celtic origin].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Eleusinian mysteries</span><small><span class="eSynop">/elyooʹsini·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019473a"><!--s019473a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the secret religious rites celebrated at ancient Eleusis in worship of Demeter and Persephone [named after <span class="bodyi">Eleusis</span>, ancient Greek town near Athens].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caber</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaybə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008272a"><!--s008272a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a roughly trimmed tree trunk that is thrown in the Scottish sport of tossing the caber [Scottish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">cabar</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fecundate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfekəndayt, ʹfee-/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021791a"><!--s021791a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023037b"><!--s023037b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to make (a woman or female animal) fertile.</p></div><a name="s023038b"><!--s023038b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> to make (something) fecund <span class="bodyb">fecundation</span> /-ʹdaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">fecundatus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">fecundare</span>,from <span class="bodyi">fecundus</span> fecund].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diverticular disease</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dievuhʹtikyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017485a"><!--s017485a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/diverticulosis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">diverticulosis</span></span></a> , with related muscle spasms and abdominal pain.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Copernican</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹpuhnikən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013084a"><!--s013084a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of Copernicus or the Copernican system</p><p><span class="bodyb">Copernican</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">Copernicanism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Nicolaus <span class="bodyi">Copernicus</span> d.1543, Polish astronomer].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">agronomy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹgronəmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001033a"><!--s001033a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a branch of agriculture dealing with crop production and soil management <span class="bodyb">agronomic</span> /agrəʹnomik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">agronomically</span> /agrəʹnomikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">agronomist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [prob from French <span class="bodyi">agronomie</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/agro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">agro-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/nomy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-nomy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bijouterie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹzhooht(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005433a"><!--s005433a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a collection of trinkets or ornaments; jewellery [French <span class="bodyi">bijouterie</span>, from <span class="bodyi">bijou</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bijou1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bijou 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chewing gum</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010264a"><!--s010264a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a flavoured sweetened substance, e.g. chicle, for chewing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">attach</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹtach/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003447a"><!--s003447a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003423b"><!--s003423b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to fasten (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>attached a label to the box</p>.</div><a name="s003424b"><!--s003424b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to ascribe or attribute (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>attach too much importance to it</p>.</div><a name="s003425b"><!--s003425b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to appoint (a person) to serve with an organization for special duties or for a temporary period.</p></div><a name="s003426b"><!--s003426b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to involve or include (a proviso, etc) in a deal or agreement </p><p><i></i></p><p>no conditions attached</p>.</div><a name="s003427b"><!--s003427b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to bind (somebody) to oneself by ties of affection </p><p><i></i></p><p>so totally unamiable, so absolutely incapable of attaching a sensible man</p> — Jane Austen.</div><a name="s003428b"><!--s003428b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to bring (oneself) into an association with a person or group </p><p><i></i></p><p>A Bedouin had attached himself to us</p> — Henry Tristram.</div><a name="s003429b"><!--s003429b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to seize (a person or property) by legal authority <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s003430b"><!--s003430b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>(+ to) to be attributable to somebody or something </p><p><i></i></p><p>No blame attaches to you</p><p><span class="bodyb">attachable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">attachen</span> via French <span class="bodyi">attacher</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">estachier</span>, from <span class="bodyi">estache</span> stake, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flight<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fliet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022952a"><!--s022952a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024440b"><!--s024440b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act of flying.</p></div><a name="s024441b"><!--s024441b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a journey through air or space, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a journey made in an aircraft.</p></div><a name="s024442b"><!--s024442b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006355c"><!--s006355c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a passage through the air using wings.</p></div><a name="s006356c"><!--s006356c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the ability to fly.</p></div></div><a name="s024443b"><!--s024443b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s006357c"><!--s006357c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a passage or journey through air or space.</p></div><a name="s006358c"><!--s006358c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a journey of this kind made by a scheduled airline.</p></div><a name="s006359c"><!--s006359c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the distance covered in such a journey.</p></div></div><a name="s024444b"><!--s024444b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the trajectory of a projectile, e.g. a struck or bowled ball, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a relatively high curve imparted to a bowled ball in cricket.</p></div><a name="s024445b"><!--s024445b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>swift movement.</p></div><a name="s024446b"><!--s024446b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s006360c"><!--s006360c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a flock of birds flying together.</p></div><a name="s006361c"><!--s006361c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in the airforce, a unit of six or so aircraft operating together.</p></div></div><a name="s024447b"><!--s024447b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s006362c"><!--s006362c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a continuous series of stairs from one landing or floor to another.</p></div><a name="s006363c"><!--s006363c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a series of locks taking a canal up an ascent.</p></div><a name="s006364c"><!--s006364c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a set of hurdles across a racetrack.</p></div></div><a name="s024448b"><!--s024448b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>any of the vanes or feathers at the tail of a dart, arrow, etc that provide stability ✱ <span class="bodyb">flight of fancy/the imagination</span> a piece of originality or inventiveness; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jeu_d_esprit/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jeu d'esprit</span></span></a> ✱ <span class="bodyb">take flight</span> said of a bird: to leave the ground, a perch, etc and fly off [Old English <span class="bodyi">flyht</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">euphorbia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yoohʹfawbiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020629a"><!--s020629a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of plants, including the spurges, that have a milky juice and usu green flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Euphorbia</span> [alteration of Latin <span class="bodyi">euphorbea</span>, named after <span class="bodyi">Euphorbus</span> first-cent. <span class="bodysc">ad</span> Greek physician, who is said to have discovered it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">debt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/det/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015484a"><!--s015484a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015983b"><!--s015983b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>money owed or due.</p></div><a name="s015984b"><!--s015984b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the state of owing something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> money or gratitude </p><p><i></i></p><p>They are heavily in debt</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">in somebody's debt</span>.</p></div><a name="s015985b"><!--s015985b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>owing somebody gratitude; indebted to somebody</p><p>Middle English <span class="bodyi">dette, debte</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">dette</span> something owed, from Latin <span class="bodyi">debitum</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">debēre</span> to owe. The <span class="bodyi">b</span> was introduced in the 14th or 15th cent. to conform with Latin <span class="bodyi">debitum</span>, but has never been pronounced: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/doubt1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">doubt 1</span></span></a></p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Fed</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fed/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021792a"><!--s021792a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023039b"><!--s023039b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Fed</span>) <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> the Federal Reserve System.</p></div><a name="s023040b"><!--s023040b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fed2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fed 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elevate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹelivayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019474a"><!--s019474a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020448b"><!--s020448b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to raise or lift (something).</p></div><a name="s020449b"><!--s020449b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to raise (somebody or something) in rank or status.</p></div><a name="s020450b"><!--s020450b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to raise the spirits of (somebody).</p></div><a name="s020451b"><!--s020451b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to raise the axis of (a gun) in order to increase its range [Middle English <span class="bodyi">elevaten</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">elevare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">levare</span> to lighten, from <span class="bodyi">levis</span> light in weight].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cabernet Franc</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkabənay ʹfronh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008273a"><!--s008273a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008652b"><!--s008652b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a variety of grape related to Cabernet Sauvignon, or the wine produced from it and often blended with it in the production of typically dry red wine.</p></div><a name="s008653b"><!--s008653b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a wine produced from this grape [French <span class="bodyi">Cabernet Franc</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aground</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹgrownd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001034a"><!--s001034a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>on or onto the shore or the bottom of a body of water </p><p><i></i></p><p>The ship ran aground</p> [Middle English, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ground1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ground 1</span></span></a>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bijoux</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbeezhooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005434a"><!--s005434a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bijou1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bijou 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diverticulitis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌdievuhˌtikyooʹlietis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017486a"><!--s017486a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>inflammation of a diverticulum <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/diverticulum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">diverticulum</span></span></a> , <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the large bowel, causing pain and difficulty with bowel movements.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">attaché</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹtashay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003448a"><!--s003448a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a technical expert on a diplomatic staff </p><p><i></i></p><p>a military attaché</p> [French <span class="bodyi">attaché</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">attacher</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/attach/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">attach</span></span></a>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flight<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022953a"><!--s022953a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024449b"><!--s024449b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to shoot (a bird, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a wild fowl) in flight.</p></div><a name="s024450b"><!--s024450b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (a ball, dart, etc) to move towards a target slowly and often with accuracy.</p></div><a name="s024451b"><!--s024451b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to attach feathers or feather-like parts to (an arrow or dart).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Copernican system</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013085a"><!--s013085a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the theory put forward by the Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus (d.1543) that the earth rotates daily on its axis and the planets revolve in orbits round the sun: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ptolemaic_system/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Ptolemaic system</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">euphoria</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yoohʹfawri·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020630a"><!--s020630a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an intense or exaggerated feeling of well-being or elation: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dysphoria/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dysphoria</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">euphoric</span> /yoohʹforik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">euphorically</span> /yoohʹforikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p>via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">euphoria</span>, from <span class="bodyi">euphoros</span> healthy, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eu/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eu-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">pherein</span> to bear. Orig meaning a false feeling of well-being in a sick person</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chewing tobacco</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010265a"><!--s010265a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>tobacco prepared for chewing, e.g. by the addition of flavourings, rather than smoking.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">debt collector</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015485a"><!--s015485a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person employed by a creditor to collect debts.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fed.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021795a"><!--s021795a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023041b"><!--s023041b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>federal.</p></div><a name="s023042b"><!--s023042b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>federation.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elevated</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019475a"><!--s019475a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020452b"><!--s020452b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>raised above a surface </p><p><i></i></p><p>an elevated road</p>.</div><a name="s020453b"><!--s020453b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>on a high moral or intellectual plane; lofty </p><p><i></i></p><p>elevated thoughts</p>.</div><a name="s020454b"><!--s020454b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>exhilarated in mood or feeling.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bike<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/biek/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005435a"><!--s005435a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005546b"><!--s005546b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a bicycle.</p></div><a name="s005547b"><!--s005547b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a motorcycle [by shortening and alteration].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cabernet Sauvignon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkabənay sohviʹnyonh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008274a"><!--s008274a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008654b"><!--s008654b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a variety of grape widely used in the production of dry red wine, or the wine produced from it.</p></div><a name="s008655b"><!--s008655b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a wine produced from this grape [French <span class="bodyi">Cabernet Sauvignon</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">copestone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohpstohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013086a"><!--s013086a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/copingstone/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">copingstone</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chew over</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010266a"><!--s010266a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span>to meditate on (something) or think carefully about it.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flight<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022954a"><!--s022954a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act or an instance of fleeing ✱ <span class="bodyb">put to flight</span> to cause (somebody) to flee ✱ <span class="bodyb">take (to) flight</span> to flee [Middle English <span class="bodyi">fluht, fliht</span>, of Germanic origin; Old English <span class="bodyi">flēon</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flee/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flee</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">euphoriant<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/yoohʹfawri·ənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020631a"><!--s020631a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a drug, etc: producing euphoria.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diverticulosis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌdievuhˌtikyooʹlohsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017487a"><!--s017487a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a condition of the bowel, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the large bowel, characterized by the presence of many diverticula.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">attaché case</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003449a"><!--s003449a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small slim case used for carrying papers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">debt of honour</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015486a"><!--s015486a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a debt that cannot be legally enforced but is regarded as morally binding, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a gambling debt.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ague</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaygyooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001035a"><!--s001035a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001146b"><!--s001146b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a malarial fever with regularly recurring attacks of chills and sweating </p><p><i></i></p><p>An untimely ague stay'd me a prisoner in my chamber</p> — Shakespeare.</div><a name="s001147b"><!--s001147b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a fit of shivering <span class="bodyb">aguish</span> /ʹaygyooh·ish/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via French from medieval Latin (<span class="bodyi">febris</span>) <span class="bodyi">acuta</span> (sharp) fever, from Latin <span class="bodyi">acutus</span> sharp].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fed<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fed/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021793a"><!--s021793a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense and past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/feed1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">feed 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cabin<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkabin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008275a"><!--s008275a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008656b"><!--s008656b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002048c"><!--s002048c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a private room or compartment on a ship or boat for passengers or crew.</p></div><a name="s002049c"><!--s002049c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a compartment in an aircraft for cargo, crew, or passengers.</p></div></div><a name="s008657b"><!--s008657b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a small usu single-storeyed dwelling of simple construction, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one made of wood.</p></div><a name="s008658b"><!--s008658b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a cab in a truck, crane, etc [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cabane</span> via Old French and Old Provençal from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">capanna</span> hut].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">euphoriant<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020632a"><!--s020632a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a euphoriant drug.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">attached</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003450a"><!--s003450a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(+ to) feeling affection or liking for (a person, place, or thing) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The Douglases were very attached to each other</p> — Conan Doyle.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bike<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005436a"><!--s005436a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to ride a bicycle or motorcycle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elevation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eliʹvaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019476a"><!--s019476a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020455b"><!--s020455b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the height to which something is elevated, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the height above sea level e.g.:</p><a name="s005262c"><!--s005262c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the height above sea level.</p></div><a name="s005263c"><!--s005263c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the angle at which a gun is aimed above the horizon.</p></div></div><a name="s020456b"><!--s020456b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act of elevating or the state of being elevated.</p></div><a name="s020457b"><!--s020457b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a representation drawn to scale of the front, back, or side of a building.</p></div><a name="s020458b"><!--s020458b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an elevated place.</p></div><a name="s020459b"><!--s020459b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the ability of a ballet dancer or skater to leap and be apparently suspended in the air</p><p><span class="bodyb">elevational</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flight attendant</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022955a"><!--s022955a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person employed to look after the needs of passengers onboard a commercial aircraft.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cheyenne</span><small><span class="eSynop">/shieʹan/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Cheyennes /shieʹan/ <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> Cheyenne)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010267a"><!--s010267a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010589b"><!--s010589b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a Native American people of the western plains of the USA, or a member of this people.</p></div><a name="s010590b"><!--s010590b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Algonquian language of this people [Canadian French <span class="bodyi">Cheyenne</span> from Dakota <span class="bodyi">Shaiyena</span>, from <span class="bodyi">shaia</span> to speak strangely].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">copier</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkopi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013087a"><!--s013087a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a machine for making copies, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a photocopier.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">debtor</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015487a"><!--s015487a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who owes a debt.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">AH</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001036a"><!--s001036a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used before a date that falls within the Muslim era </p><p><i></i></p><p>AH 248</p> [Latin <span class="bodyi">Anno Hegirae</span>, in the year of the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hegira_or_hejira_hejir%C9%99_or_hijra_hijr%C9%99/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hegira</span></span></a> (flight of Muhammad from Mecca)].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diverticulum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dievəʹtikyooləm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> diverticula /-lə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017488a"><!--s017488a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pocket or closed branch opening off a main passage, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an abnormal pouch opening off the intestine</p><p><span class="bodyb">diverticular</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">diverticulum</span> bypath, prob alteration of <span class="bodyi">deverticulum</span> from <span class="bodyi">devertere</span> to turn aside, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">vertere</span> to turn].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fed<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021794a"><!--s021794a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Fed</span>) <span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> a federal agent or officer [short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/federal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">federal</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cabin<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (cabined, cabining)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008276a"><!--s008276a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly literary</span> to confine (somebody) in a small space.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">euphrasia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yoohʹfrayzi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> euphrasias)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020633a"><!--s020633a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eyebright/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eyebright</span></span></a> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">euphrasia</span>, literally ‘cheerfulness’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flight capital</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022956a"><!--s022956a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024452b"><!--s024452b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>money transferred from an economically unstable region to a more stable one.</p></div><a name="s024453b"><!--s024453b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>money transferred abroad in preparation for emigration or to avoid taxes, inflation, etc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">attachment</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003451a"><!--s003451a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003431b"><!--s003431b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the process of attaching one thing to another.</p></div><a name="s003432b"><!--s003432b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a device for attaching to a machine or implement; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that adds a function.</p></div><a name="s003433b"><!--s003433b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000688c"><!--s000688c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + to) a strong interest in or loyalty towards somebody or something; fidelity.</p></div><a name="s000689c"><!--s000689c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + to) an affectionate regard for a person, place or thing, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> resulting from familiarity.</p></div></div><a name="s003434b"><!--s003434b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a temporary posting to an organization, branch of an organization, or military unit.</p></div><a name="s003435b"><!--s003435b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a computer file or set of data sent with an email message.</p></div><a name="s003436b"><!--s003436b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>the physical connection by which one thing is attached to another.</p></div><a name="s003437b"><!--s003437b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a seizure of a person or property by legal process.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005437a"><!--s005437a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005548b"><!--s005548b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a motorcyclist, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a person who is a member of a gang of motorcyclists.</p></div><a name="s005549b"><!--s005549b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person who rides a bicycle.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elevator</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019477a"><!--s019477a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020460b"><!--s020460b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lift2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lift<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (1).</p></div><a name="s020461b"><!--s020461b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005264c"><!--s005264c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an endless belt or chain conveyor with scoops or buckets for raising grain, liquids, etc.</p></div><a name="s005265c"><!--s005265c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a building for elevating and, storing, discharging, and sometimes processing grain.</p></div></div><a name="s020462b"><!--s020462b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a movable horizontal surface usu attached to the tailplane of an aircraft for controlling climb and descent.</p></div><a name="s020463b"><!--s020463b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a muscle that contracts to raises a part of the body.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chez</span><small><span class="eSynop">/shay/ <i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010268a"><!--s010268a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>at or to the home of </p><p><i></i></p><p>chez Louis</p> <p>[French <span class="bodyi">chez</span>, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">casa</span> cottage].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ah</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ah <span class="bodyi">often prolonged</span> <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001037a"><!--s001037a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used to express delight, relief, regret, or contempt.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fedayee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fidahʹyee, fidaʹyee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> fedayeen /-yeen/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021796a"><!--s021796a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of an Arab commando group operating <span class="bodyi">esp</span> against Israel [Arabic <span class="bodyi">fidā’ī</span>,literally ‘one who sacrifices himself’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">debug</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹbug/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (debugged, debugging)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015488a"><!--s015488a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015986b"><!--s015986b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to eliminate errors or malfunctions in (computer software or equipment).</p></div><a name="s015987b"><!--s015987b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to remove a concealed microphone or wiretapping device from (a room or building).</p></div><a name="s015988b"><!--s015988b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to remove insects from (e.g. a building), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with pesticide</p><p><span class="bodyb">debugger</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">divertimento</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diˌvuhtiʹmentoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> divertimenti /-tee/ divertimentos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017489a"><!--s017489a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an instrumental chamber work in several movements and usu light in character [Italian <span class="bodyi">divertimento</span> diversion, from <span class="bodyi">divertire</span> to divert, amuse, via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">divertere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/divert/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">divert</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">co-pilot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoh pielət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013088a"><!--s013088a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a qualified aircraft pilot who assists or relieves the pilot but is not in command.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cabin boy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008277a"><!--s008277a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a boy employed as a servant on board a ship.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">euphrasy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹyoohfrəsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> euphrasies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020634a"><!--s020634a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/euphrasia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">euphrasia</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flight control</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022957a"><!--s022957a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024454b"><!--s024454b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the control of an aircraft or spacecraft from a ground station, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by radio.</p></div><a name="s024455b"><!--s024455b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the system of control devices on an aeroplane.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">attack<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹtak/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003452a"><!--s003452a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003438b"><!--s003438b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to set upon (somebody or something) forcefully in order to damage, injure, or destroy them; to assault.</p></div><a name="s003439b"><!--s003439b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to take the initiative against (the opposing team, etc) in a game or contest.</p></div><a name="s003440b"><!--s003440b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to assail (somebody) with unfriendly or bitter words or hostile criticism.</p></div><a name="s003441b"><!--s003441b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of a disease, etc: to affect or act on (the body or a part of it) injuriously.</p></div><a name="s003442b"><!--s003442b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to set to work on (a task, etc), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> vigorously <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s003443b"><!--s003443b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to make an attack </p><p><i></i></p><p>The away team never attacked with any conviction</p><p><span class="bodyb">attacker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">attaquer</span> via (assumed) Old Italian <span class="bodyi">estaccare</span> to attach, from <span class="bodyi">stacca</span> stake, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eleven</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹlev(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019478a"><!--s019478a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020464b"><!--s020464b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the number 11, or the quantity represented by it.</p></div><a name="s020465b"><!--s020465b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something having eleven parts or members, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a cricket, football, or hockey team.</p></div><a name="s020466b"><!--s020466b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005266c"><!--s005266c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the age of 11 years.</p></div><a name="s005267c"><!--s005267c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the hour one hour before midday or midnight</p><p><span class="bodyb">eleven</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">elevenfold</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">endleofan</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bikini</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹkeeni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005438a"><!--s005438a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005550b"><!--s005550b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a woman's brief two-piece garment worn for swimming or sunbathing.</p></div><a name="s005551b"><!--s005551b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) a pair of woman's very brief underpants</p><p>French <span class="bodyi">bikini</span>, named after the Pacific atoll of <span class="bodyi">Bikini</span> where atomic bombs were tested by the USA in 1946. The swimsuit was named by its inventor, Louis Réard d.1984, French engineer, who felt that his creation would cause as big a sensation as the bomb</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chi<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010269a"><!--s010269a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ), equivalent to and transliterated as roman ch [Greek <span class="bodyi">chei</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">federal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021798a"><!--s021798a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023043b"><!--s023043b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005923c"><!--s005923c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>formed by agreement between political units that surrender their individual sovereignty to a central authority but retain limited powers of government, or of or constituting a government so formed.</p></div><a name="s005924c"><!--s005924c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>of the central government of a federation as distinguished from those of the constituent units</p><p>Federal government involves a territorial form of power-sharing. More precisely, it refers to a system of government in which power is legally divided between the centre and provincial units, such that neither is legally subordinate to the other. Federalism may be contrasted with a unitary system, such as that in Britain, in which sovereignty remains with Parliament at Westminster — Professor Vernon Bogdanor</p></div></div><a name="s023044b"><!--s023044b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of or loyal to the federal government of the USA in the American Civil War</p><p><span class="bodyb">federalism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">federalist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">federally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">foeder-, foedus</span> compact, league].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">debunk</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹbungk/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015489a"><!--s015489a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015989b"><!--s015989b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to expose the falseness of (a statement or idea) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Deadly pseudo-solutions, such as the blocking of research, will lose the battle of ideas if enough people debunk them</p><p> K Eric Drexler.</p></div><a name="s015990b"><!--s015990b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to expose the inflated reputation of (somebody)</p><p><span class="bodyb">debunker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bunk3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bunk 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coping</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohping/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013089a"><!--s013089a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the final, usu sloping, course of brick, stone, etc on the top of a wall [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cope3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cope 3</span></span></a>, ultimately from late Latin <span class="bodyi">cappa</span> head covering].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">euphuism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹyoohfyooh·iz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020635a"><!--s020635a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an artificial and ornate style of writing or speaking </p><p><i></i></p><p>As soon as men begin to write on nature, they fall into euphuism</p><p> Ralph Waldo Emerson</p><p><span class="bodyb">euphuist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">euphuistic</span> /-ʹistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">euphuistically</span> /-ʹistikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [named after <span class="bodyi">Euphues</span>,character who used such a style in prose romances by John Lyly d.1606, English writer].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">AHA</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001038a"><!--s001038a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>alpha-hydroxy acid.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cabin class</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008278a"><!--s008278a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a class of accommodation on a passenger ship superior to tourist class and inferior to first class.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diverting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017490a"><!--s017490a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>amusing; entertaining </p><p><i></i></p><p>And love! What diverting scenes would it produce!</p><p> Mary Wollstonecraft</p><p><span class="bodyb">divertingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flight deck</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022958a"><!--s022958a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024456b"><!--s024456b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the compartment housing the controls and the crew who operate them in an aircraft.</p></div><a name="s024457b"><!--s024457b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the deck of a ship used for the takeoff and landing of aircraft.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">attack<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003453a"><!--s003453a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003444b"><!--s003444b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act of attacking; an assault.</p></div><a name="s003445b"><!--s003445b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + on) a belligerent or antagonistic action or verbal assault.</p></div><a name="s003446b"><!--s003446b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the beginning of destructive action, e.g. by a chemical agent.</p></div><a name="s003447b"><!--s003447b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a fit of sickness or disease, often of a recurrent type </p><p><i></i></p><p>a heart attack</p>.</div><a name="s003448b"><!--s003448b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s000690c"><!--s000690c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an attempt to score or to gain ground in a game.</p></div><a name="s000691c"><!--s000691c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the attack</span>)(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the attacking players in a team or the positions occupied by them.</p></div></div><a name="s003449b"><!--s003449b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a vigorous start made on some undertaking.</p></div><a name="s003450b"><!--s003450b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>the act or manner of beginning or playing a musical passage or composition, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> if decisive and clear in tone.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bikini line</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005439a"><!--s005439a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the limit of the area of skin on a woman's thighs that would be exposed if she were wearing a bikini or similarly brief underwear.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eleven-plus <span class="bodyi">or</span> 11-plus</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019479a"><!--s019479a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an examination taken, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> formerly, at the age of 10–11 to determine which type of British state secondary education a child should receive.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chi<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> ch'i <span class="bodyi">or</span> qi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/chee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010270a"><!--s010270a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in traditional Chinese medicine, philosophy, and martial arts, the life-force or energy that flows within an individual's body [Chinese (Pekingese) <span class="bodyi">ch'i</span>, also written <span class="bodyi">qi</span>, air, energy].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Federal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfed(ə)rəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021797a"><!--s021797a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a supporter or soldier of the North in the American Civil War.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">debus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹbus/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (debussed, debussing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015490a"><!--s015490a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s015991b"><!--s015991b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to unload (e.g. military stores) from a vehicle <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s015992b"><!--s015992b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to alight from a motor vehicle.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cabin cruiser</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008279a"><!--s008279a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large private motorboat with living accommodation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Eurasian<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/yooʹrayzh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020637a"><!--s020637a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021622b"><!--s021622b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of mixed European and Asian origin.</p></div><a name="s021623b"><!--s021623b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of, growing in, or living in Europe and Asia.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">attagirl</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹatəguhl/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003454a"><!--s003454a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> used to encourage or to express admiration [alteration of <span class="bodyi">that's the girl</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">divertissement</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹvuhtismənt (<span class="bodyi">French</span> divɛrtismã)/ /diʹvuhtismənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> divertissements /-mənts (<span class="bodyi">French</span> -mã)/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017491a"><!--s017491a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018344b"><!--s018344b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004583c"><!--s004583c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a ballet or ballet suite serving as an interlude.</p></div><a name="s004584c"><!--s004584c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a virtuoso solo dance within a ballet.</p></div></div><a name="s018345b"><!--s018345b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/divertimento/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">divertimento</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s018346b"><!--s018346b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a diversion or entertainment [French <span class="bodyi">divertissement</span> diversion, from <span class="bodyi">divertir</span> to divert, from Latin <span class="bodyi">divertere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/divert/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">divert</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flight envelope</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022959a"><!--s022959a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in aerodynamics, the range of combinations of variables, such as height, speed, and angle, within which any aircraft or other flying object is stable in flight.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bikini wax</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005440a"><!--s005440a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the removal by waxing of a woman's pubic hair, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the visible part outside the bikini line.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aha</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahʹhah/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001039a"><!--s001039a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used to express surprise, triumph, derision, or amused discovery.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chiack<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchieak/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010271a"><!--s010271a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Aus, informal</span> to make derisive or teasing remarks about (somebody or something) [alteration of <span class="bodyi">chi-hike, chi-ike</span> a shout of greeting or derision].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">federalize <span class="bodyi">or</span> federalise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfed(ə)rəliez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021799a"><!--s021799a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023045b"><!--s023045b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to unite (states) in or under a federal system.</p></div><a name="s023046b"><!--s023046b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to bring (something) under the control of a federal government <span class="bodyb">federalization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elevenses</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019480a"><!--s019480a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> (<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) light refreshment taken in the middle of the morning </p><p><i></i></p><p>What was left for me? Elevenses in the garden, The Times over my face, pension at the end of the month and not a damned thing I wanted to buy with it</p><p> David Marcus [from <span class="bodyi">eleven o'clock</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coping saw</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013090a"><!--s013090a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a narrow-bladed saw used in cutting curved outlines in thin wood [<span class="bodyi">coping</span>, present part. of obsolete <span class="bodyi">cope</span> to cut, notch].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">debut<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdayb(y)ooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015491a"><!--s015491a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015993b"><!--s015993b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a first public appearance.</p></div><a name="s015994b"><!--s015994b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> a formal entrance into society.</p></div><a name="s015995b"><!--s015995b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) denoting a first recording, publication, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>debut novel</p> <p>[French <span class="bodyi">début</span> from <span class="bodyi">débuter</span> to begin, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">but</span> starting point, goal].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cabinet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkabinit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008280a"><!--s008280a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008659b"><!--s008659b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002050c"><!--s002050c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a case or cupboard usu with doors, shelves, and compartments for storing or displaying articles.</p></div><a name="s002051c"><!--s002051c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an upright case housing a radio, television, etc.</p></div></div><a name="s008660b"><!--s008660b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Cabinet</span>) (<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a body of advisers to a head of state, e.g.:</p><a name="s002052c"><!--s002052c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in Britain, a body consisting of the prime minister and senior ministers who together formulate government policy.</p></div><a name="s002053c"><!--s002053c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in the USA, the heads of the executive departments of government collectively</p><p><span class="bodyb">cabinetry</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">cabinet</span> small room, dimin. of early French <span class="bodyi">cabine</span> gambling house].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Eurasian<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020638a"><!--s020638a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person of mixed European and Asian origin.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flight feather</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022960a"><!--s022960a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of the large stiff feathers of a bird's wing or tail that are important in providing lift and control for flight.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bikky</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbiki/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005441a"><!--s005441a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bicky_or_bikky_or_biccy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bicky</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">attain</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹtayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003455a"><!--s003455a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003451b"><!--s003451b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to achieve (what one has been aiming for); to accomplish (an objective).</p></div><a name="s003452b"><!--s003452b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to reach (a place).</p></div><a name="s003453b"><!--s003453b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to reach (e.g. a certain age) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s003454b"><!--s003454b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + to) to come or arrive by motion, growth, or effort </p><p><i></i></p><p>till he hath attained to a state of freedom</p> — John Locke <span class="bodyb">attainability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i><p><span class="bodyb">attainable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">attainableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">atteynen</span> via Old French <span class="bodyi">ataindre</span>, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">attangere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/at/3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">at-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">tangere</span> to touch].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">copingstone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013091a"><!--s013091a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a stone forming part of a coping.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chiack<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010272a"><!--s010272a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Aus, informal</span> derisive remarks.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ahead</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹhed/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001040a"><!--s001040a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001148b"><!--s001148b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000324c"><!--s000324c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in a forward direction.</p></div><a name="s000325c"><!--s000325c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in front </p><p><i></i></p><p>the road ahead</p>.</div></div><a name="s001149b"><!--s001149b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in, into, or for the future </p><p><i></i></p><p>plan ahead</p> <p><i></i></p><p>the years ahead</p>.</div><a name="s001150b"><!--s001150b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in or towards a better position </p><p><i></i></p><p>get ahead of the rest</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">ahead of</span>.</div><a name="s001151b"><!--s001151b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in front or advance of </p><p><i></i></p><p>ahead of his time</p> better than.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eleventh</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019481a"><!--s019481a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020467b"><!--s020467b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>denoting a person or thing having the position in a sequence corresponding to the number eleven.</p></div><a name="s020468b"><!--s020468b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>one of eleven equal parts of something.</p></div><a name="s020469b"><!--s020469b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in music, an interval of eleven degrees of a diatonic scale, or the combination of two notes at such an interval.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">debut<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (debuted, debuting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015492a"><!--s015492a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make a debut.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Federal Reserve System</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021800a"><!--s021800a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in the USA, a banking system that consists of twelve Federal Reserve Banks plus their member banks, with the functions of a central bank.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dives</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdieveez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017492a"><!--s017492a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> the archetypal rich man [Latin <span class="bodyi">dives</span> rich, used in the Vulgate translation of the New Testament (Luke 16) as the name of the rich man at whose gate the beggar Lazarus sat].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cabinetmaker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008281a"><!--s008281a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a craftsman who makes fine furniture in wood</p><p><span class="bodyb">cabinetmaking</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Euratom</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yooʹratom/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020639a"><!--s020639a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>European Atomic Energy Community.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flightless</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022961a"><!--s022961a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a bird or insect: naturally unable to fly</p><p><span class="bodyb">flightlessness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bilabial<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bieʹlaybi·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005442a"><!--s005442a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a consonant produced with both lips (e.g. <span class="bodyi">b</span>, <span class="bodyi">p</span>, <span class="bodyi">m</span>) [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bi_1_or_bin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bi- 1</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">labium</span> lip].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ahem</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹhem/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001041a"><!--s001041a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used to attract attention or express mild disapproval [imitative of clearing the throat].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">attainder</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹtayndə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003456a"><!--s003456a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>formerly, a penalty by which a person sentenced to death or outlawry on conviction for treason or felony forfeited property and civil rights ✱ <span class="bodyb">act/bill of attainder</span> a legal provision whereby attainder was imposed without court proceedings [Middle English <span class="bodyi">attaynder</span>, from Old French <span class="bodyi">ataindre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/attain/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">attain</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">copious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohpi·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013092a"><!--s013092a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013826b"><!--s013826b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>yielding something in abundance; plentiful </p><p><i></i></p><p>a copious harvest</p>.</div><a name="s013827b"><!--s013827b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>present in large quantities, or taking place on a large scale </p><p><i></i></p><p>copious eating and still more copious drinking</p><p> Aldous Huxley.</p></div><a name="s013828b"><!--s013828b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>profuse in words or expression </p><p><i></i></p><p>a copious talker</p> <p><span class="bodyb">copiously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">copiousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">copiosus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">copia</span> abundance].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">debutant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdebyootont/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015493a"><!--s015493a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody making a debut [French <span class="bodyi">débutant</span>,present part. of <span class="bodyi">débuter</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/debut1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">debut 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">divest</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dieʹvest/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017493a"><!--s017493a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018347b"><!--s018347b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(+ of) to deprive or dispossess (somebody) of property, authority, title, etc.</p></div><a name="s018348b"><!--s018348b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004585c"><!--s004585c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(+ of) to rid or free (oneself) of something oppressive </p><p><i></i></p><p>Now we will divest us both of rule, interest of territory, cares of state</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div><a name="s004586c"><!--s004586c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">humorous</span>(+ of) to relieve (oneself) of clothing </p><p><i></i></p><p>divesting herself of her out-of-door attire</p><p> Dickens.</p></div></div><a name="s018349b"><!--s018349b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to strip (something) of an attribute, etc.</p></div><a name="s018350b"><!--s018350b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to take away (property or vested rights) from somebody.</p></div><a name="s018351b"><!--s018351b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to sell off (subsidiary companies) or dispose of (investments) [alteration of <span class="bodyi">devest</span> via early French <span class="bodyi">desvestir</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">disvestire</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">vestire</span> to clothe].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eureka</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yooʹreekə/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020640a"><!--s020640a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used to express triumph at a discovery</p><p>Greek <span class="bodyi">heurēka</span> I have found, from <span class="bodyi">heuriskein</span> to find. The exclamation is attributed to Archimedes d.212 <span class="bodysc">bc</span>, Greek mathematician and inventor, on finding a method for determining the purity of gold</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cabinetwork</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008282a"><!--s008282a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>high quality woodwork produced by a cabinetmaker.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">federate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfedərayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021801a"><!--s021801a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023047b"><!--s023047b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to join (states, etc) in a federation <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s023048b"><!--s023048b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of states, etc: to join a federation</p><p><span class="bodyb">federate</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">federative</span> /-rətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eleventh hour</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019482a"><!--s019482a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the eleventh hour</span>) the latest possible time </p><p><i></i></p><p>I feel, now, like a man who has redeemed a failing reputation … by a single just deed done at the eleventh hour</p><p> Mark Twain </p><p><i></i></p><p>as long as they don't make any eleventh-hour alterations</p> <p><span class="bodyb">eleventh-hour</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p>from the parable of the vineyard (Matthew 20:1–16). Labourers hired at the eleventh hour of the working day were paid the same as those who started earlier</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Chianti</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kiʹanti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010273a"><!--s010273a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dry red Italian table wine [Italian, named after <span class="bodyi">Chianti</span>, district of Tuscany, Italy, where it is made].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flight lieutenant</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022962a"><!--s022962a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in the Royal Air Force, an officer ranking below squadron leader and above flying officer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bilabial<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005443a"><!--s005443a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a consonant: produced with both lips.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ahimsa</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹhimsah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001042a"><!--s001042a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the Hindu, Buddhist, and Jainist doctrine of refraining from harming any living being [Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">ahimsā</span> noninjury].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">attainment</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003457a"><!--s003457a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something attained; an accomplishment.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">debutante</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdebyootont/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015494a"><!--s015494a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a woman making a debut; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an aristocratic young woman making her formal entrance into society [French <span class="bodyi">débutante</span>,fem of <span class="bodyi">débutant</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/debutant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">debutant</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eurhythmic</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">eurythmic</span>) /yooʹridhmik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020641a"><!--s020641a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021624b"><!--s021624b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>harmonious.</p></div><a name="s021625b"><!--s021625b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of eurhythmics.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">divestiture</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dieʹvestichə/ divesture /dieʹveschə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017494a"><!--s017494a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018352b"><!--s018352b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the compulsory transfer of title or disposal of interests on government order.</p></div><a name="s018353b"><!--s018353b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the selling off of subsidiary companies, or withdrawal from investment; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/disinvestment/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">disinvestment</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">copita</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohʹpeetə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013093a"><!--s013093a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tulip-shaped glass used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for sherry [Spanish <span class="bodyi">copita</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">copa</span> cup].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elf</span><small><span class="eSynop">/elf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> elves /elvz/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019484a"><!--s019484a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fairy, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a small mischievous one</p><p><span class="bodyb">elfish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">elfishly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">ælf</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chiaroscuro</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kiˌahrəʹskooəroh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> chiaroscuros)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010274a"><!--s010274a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010591b"><!--s010591b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>pictorial representation in terms of light and shade.</p></div><a name="s010592b"><!--s010592b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the arrangement or treatment of light and shade in a painting [Italian <span class="bodyi">chiaroscuro</span>, from <span class="bodyi">chiaro</span> clear, light + <span class="bodyi">oscuro</span> obscure, dark].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ahistorical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ayhiʹstorikl/ ahistoric /-storik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001043a"><!--s001043a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>without regard for history or tradition; concerned only with the present.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cabin fever</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008283a"><!--s008283a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> depression or irritability resulting from a long period spent in cramped quarters or otherwise confined, e.g. indoors during the winter.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flightline</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022963a"><!--s022963a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>at an airport or military airfield, a parking and servicing area for aircraft.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">federation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fedəʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021802a"><!--s021802a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023049b"><!--s023049b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something formed by federating, e.g.:</p><a name="s005925c"><!--s005925c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a country formed by the federation of separate states.</p></div><a name="s005926c"><!--s005926c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a union of organizations.</p></div></div><a name="s023050b"><!--s023050b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of federating, <span class="bodyi"><span class="bodyi">esp</span></span> the formation of a federal union.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bilateral</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bieʹlat(ə)rəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005444a"><!--s005444a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005552b"><!--s005552b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having two sides.</p></div><a name="s005553b"><!--s005553b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bipartite/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bipartite</span></span></a> (2)</p><p><span class="bodyb">bilateralism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bilaterally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bilateralness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bi_1_or_bin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bi- 1</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">later-</span>, <span class="bodyi">latus</span> side].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eurhythmics</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">eurythmics</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020642a"><!--s020642a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the art of harmonious bodily movement, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> through expressive timed movements in response to music [German <span class="bodyi">Eurhythmie</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">eurhythmia</span> rhythmical movement, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eu/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eu-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">rhythmos</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/rhythm/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">rhythm</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">attainment target</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003458a"><!--s003458a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a standard level of competence in any subject that schoolchildren are required to have reached at specified stages in the National Curriculum.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dec.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015495a"><!--s015495a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>December.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coplanar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohʹplaynə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013094a"><!--s013094a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in geometry, lying or acting in the same plane <span class="bodyb">coplanarity</span> /-ʹnariti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bilateral symmetry</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005445a"><!--s005445a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pattern of symmetry (e.g. in animals) in which similar parts are arranged on opposite sides of a central axis so that one and only one plane can divide the individual into essentially identical halves: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/radial_symmetry/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">radial symmetry</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/symmetry/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">symmetry</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ELF</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019483a"><!--s019483a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>extremely low frequency.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">divestment</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017495a"><!--s017495a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018354b"><!--s018354b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act of divesting.</p></div><a name="s018355b"><!--s018355b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/divestiture/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">divestiture</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flight path</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022964a"><!--s022964a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the course taken by an aircraft, spacecraft, etc, usu fixed in advance.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chiasma</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kiʹazmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> chiasmas chiasmata /-tə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010275a"><!--s010275a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an anatomical cross-shaped configuration, e.g. one between paired chromatids (part of chromosome; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chromatid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chromatid</span></span></a>) considered to be the point where genetic material is exchanged [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">chiasma</span> crosspiece, cross-shaped mark, from <span class="bodyi">chiazein</span> to mark with a chi, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chi1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chi 1</span></span></a>, written χ].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-aholic</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001044a"><!--s001044a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/holic_or_aholic_or_oholic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-holic</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cable<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaybl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008284a"><!--s008284a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008661b"><!--s008661b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002054c"><!--s002054c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a strong thick rope, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one over 8cm (3in.) in thickness.</p></div><a name="s002055c"><!--s002055c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a wire rope or metal chain of great strength, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one connected to a ship's anchor.</p></div></div><a name="s008662b"><!--s008662b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an assembly of electrical wires insulated from each other and surrounded by a sheath.</p></div><a name="s008663b"><!--s008663b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cablegram/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cablegram</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s008664b"><!--s008664b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cable_television/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cable television</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s008665b"><!--s008665b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a nautical unit of length equal to 608ft (about 185m) in Britain and 720ft (about 219m) in the USA.</p></div><a name="s008666b"><!--s008666b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cable_stitch/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cable stitch</span></span></a> [Middle English via French and medieval Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">capere</span> to take].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fedora</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fiʹdawrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021803a"><!--s021803a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a low felt hat with the crown creased lengthways [named after <span class="bodyi">Fédora</span>,drama by V. Sardou d.1908, French dramatist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eurhythmy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yooʹridhmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020643a"><!--s020643a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eurhythmic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eurhythmics</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bilayer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbielayə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005446a"><!--s005446a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a membrane or film with a thickness of two molecules [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bi_1_or_bin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bi- 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/layer1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">layer 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dec.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015496a"><!--s015496a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015996b"><!--s015996b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>deceased.</p></div><a name="s015997b"><!--s015997b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>decimal.</p></div><a name="s015998b"><!--s015998b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>decimetre.</p></div><a name="s015999b"><!--s015999b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in cricket, declared.</p></div><a name="s016000b"><!--s016000b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>declension.</p></div><a name="s016001b"><!--s016001b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>declination.</p></div><a name="s016002b"><!--s016002b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>decrease.</p></div><a name="s016003b"><!--s016003b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>in music, decrescendo.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cop off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013095a"><!--s013095a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to have a casual sexual encounter with somebody.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">attaint</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹtaynt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003459a"><!--s003459a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003455b"><!--s003455b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>formerly, to subject (a person) to the penalty of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/attainder/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">attainder</span></span></a> (forfeiture of property and civil rights) on sentence of death or outlawry.</p></div><a name="s003456b"><!--s003456b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to infect, corrupt, or taint (somebody) [Middle English <span class="bodyi">attaynten</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">ataint</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">ataindre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/attain/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">attain</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elfin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹelfin/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019485a"><!--s019485a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or resembling an elf, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in being small, delicate, or mischievous.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">divesture</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dieʹveschə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017496a"><!--s017496a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/divestiture/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">divestiture</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fed up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021804a"><!--s021804a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) discontented or bored </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'm fed up with the nine-to-five day</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chiasmus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kieʹazməs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> chiasmi /-mie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010276a"><!--s010276a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>inversion of the relationship between the elements of parallel phrases, e.g. as in Goldsmith's <span class="bodyi">to stop too fearful, and too faint to go</span>, or an example of this</p><p><span class="bodyb">chiastic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">chiasmus</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">chiasmos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">chiazein</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chiasma/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chiasma</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ahoy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹhoy/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001045a"><!--s001045a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used at sea as a greeting or warning </p><p><i></i></p><p>land ahoy</p> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hoy1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hoy 1</span></span></a>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cable<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008285a"><!--s008285a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008667b"><!--s008667b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> to communicate with or inform by cablegram.</p></div><a name="s008668b"><!--s008668b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to fasten or provide (something) with a cable or cables.</p></div><a name="s008669b"><!--s008669b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002056c"><!--s002056c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to send (a message) in the form of a cablegram.</p></div><a name="s002057c"><!--s002057c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to communicate with or inform (somebody) by cablegram <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s008670b"><!--s008670b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to communicate by means of a cablegram.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flight plan</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022965a"><!--s022965a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a statement, usu written, of the details of an intended flight.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Euro</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020644a"><!--s020644a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> connected with Europe or the European Union.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decade</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdekayd, diʹkayd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015498a"><!--s015498a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016006b"><!--s016006b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a period of ten years.</p></div><a name="s016007b"><!--s016007b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a group, set, or sequence of ten.</p></div><a name="s016008b"><!--s016008b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s003998c"><!--s003998c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a group, set, or sequence of ten.</p></div><a name="s003999c"><!--s003999c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in physics, a ratio of 10:1, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the interval between frequencies of this ratio</p><p><span class="bodyb">decadal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via French and late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">dekad-, dekas</span>,from <span class="bodyi">deka</span> ten].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">copolymer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohʹpolimə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013096a"><!--s013096a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/polymer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">polymer</span></span></a> (large molecule composed of many repeating subunits) in which two or more chemically different subunits are present <span class="bodyb">copolymeric</span> /-ʹmerik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bilberry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbilb(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bilberries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005447a"><!--s005447a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005554b"><!--s005554b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a bluish edible soft fruit produced by a dwarf shrub of the heath family that grows on moorland.</p></div><a name="s005555b"><!--s005555b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the dwarf bushy European shrub of the heath family that grows on moorland and bears this fruit: <span class="bodyi">Vaccinium myrtillus</span> [<span class="bodyi">bil-</span> (prob of Scandinavian origin) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/berry1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">berry 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">attar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹatə/ ottar /ʹotə/ otto /ʹotoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003460a"><!--s003460a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fragrant essential oil or perfume, obtained <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from rose petals </p><p><i></i></p><p>attar of roses</p> [Persian ’<span class="bodyi">atir</span> perfumed, from Arabic ’<span class="bodyi">itr</span> perfume].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fee<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021805a"><!--s021805a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023051b"><!--s023051b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) a sum of money paid <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for entrance or for a professional service.</p></div><a name="s023052b"><!--s023052b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) money paid for education.</p></div><a name="s023053b"><!--s023053b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>)</p><a name="s005927c"><!--s005927c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>money paid for education.</p></div><a name="s005928c"><!--s005928c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a gratuity.</p></div></div><a name="s023054b"><!--s023054b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s005929c"><!--s005929c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>formerly, an estate in land held in feudal law from a lord.</p></div><a name="s005930c"><!--s005930c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>formerly, an inherited or heritable estate in land ✱ <span class="bodyb">in fee</span> formerly, in absolute and legal possession [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">feu</span>, <span class="bodyi">fief</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">feudum</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elf-lock</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019486a"><!--s019486a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a tangled lock of hair [from folklore belief that an elf caused it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cable car</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008286a"><!--s008286a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008671b"><!--s008671b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of a series of cabins suspended from an overhead cable along which they are pulled, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to transport passengers up and down a mountainside.</p></div><a name="s008672b"><!--s008672b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a carriage that is pulled along a cable railway.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ahura Mazda</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ah·ˌhooərə ʹmazdə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001046a"><!--s001046a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the Supreme Being represented as a deity of goodness and light in Zoroastrianism [Avestan <span class="bodyi">Ahuramazda</span> wise god].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flight recorder</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022966a"><!--s022966a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a robust device fitted to an aircraft that records details of its flight, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for use in investigating accidents.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">divi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdivi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017497a"><!--s017497a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/divvy1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">divvy 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">euro</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> euros euro)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020645a"><!--s020645a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the single European currency used by some member countries of the European Union: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ecu_or_ecu/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ecu</span></span></a> [shortening of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/european1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">European 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chibouk <span class="bodyi">or</span> chibouque</span><small><span class="eSynop">/chiʹboohk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010277a"><!--s010277a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a long-stemmed Turkish tobacco pipe [French <span class="bodyi">chibouque</span> from Turkish <span class="bodyi">çibuk</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decadence</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdekəd(ə)ns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015499a"><!--s015499a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016009b"><!--s016009b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a period or process of moral or cultural decay or decline.</p></div><a name="s016010b"><!--s016010b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>self-indulgence, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the unrestrained gratification of desires or appetites [early French via medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">decadentia</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">decadent-, decadens</span>,present part. of <span class="bodyi">decadere</span> to fall, sink, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">cadere</span> to fall].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">copolymerize <span class="bodyi">or</span> copolymerise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013097a"><!--s013097a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to form a copolymer by combining (molecules of two or more chemical compounds) <span class="bodyb">copolymerization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fee<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (fees, feed, feeing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021806a"><!--s021806a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to give a fee to (somebody).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bilbo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbilboh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bilbos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005448a"><!--s005448a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sword, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a rapier, with a finely tempered blade [from <span class="bodyi">Bilboa</span>, the former English name for the town of <span class="bodyi">Bilbao</span> in northern Spain, where fine sword blades were crafted].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cablegram</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkayblgram/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008287a"><!--s008287a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a telegram sent by an underwater cable.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/sheek, shik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (chicer, chicest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010278a"><!--s010278a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having or showing elegance and sophistication, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of dress or manner</p><p><span class="bodyb">chicly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">chicness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">chic</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">AI</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001047a"><!--s001047a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001152b"><!--s001152b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>artificial insemination.</p></div><a name="s001153b"><!--s001153b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>artificial intelligence.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flight sergeant</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022967a"><!--s022967a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in the Royal Air Force, a non-commissioned officer ranking below warrant officer and above sergeant.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">attempt<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹtempt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003461a"><!--s003461a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003457b"><!--s003457b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to try (to do something) or make an effort to accomplish (something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> without success </p><p><i></i></p><p>He attempted to swim across the swollen river</p> <p><i></i></p><p>They should never have attempted the crossing in such weather</p>.</div><a name="s003458b"><!--s003458b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000692c"><!--s000692c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to try to climb (a mountain or mountain face).</p></div><a name="s000693c"><!--s000693c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to try to better or break (a record)</p><p><span class="bodyb">attemptable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">attemptare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/at/3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">at-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">temptare</span> to touch, try].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Euro-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020646a"><!--s020646a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eur_or_euro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Eur-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cop-out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013099a"><!--s013099a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> the act or an instance of copping out.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elicit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹlisit/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (elicited, eliciting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019487a"><!--s019487a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020470b"><!--s020470b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + from) to call forth or draw out (e.g. a response or reaction) , <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when the thing involved is latent, or given or shown reluctantly.</p></div><a name="s020471b"><!--s020471b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to draw forth or bring out (something latent or potential) <span class="bodyb">elicitation</span> /-ʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><a name="sb000000173"><!--sb000000173--></a><p><span class="bodyb">elicitor</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">elicitus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">elicere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">lacere</span> to allure]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">elicit</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">illicit</span>? These two words are sometimes confused. <span class="bodyi">Elicit</span> is a verb, usually followed by the preposition <span class="bodyi">from</span>, meaning ‘to call or draw forth (something)’: <span class="bodyi">We managed to</span> <span class="bodyi">elicit from him how he obtained the information</span>. <span class="bodyi">Illicit</span> is an adjective meaning ‘illegal’ or ‘not allowed’: <span class="bodyi">an illicit love affair</span>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">divide<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹvied/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017498a"><!--s017498a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018356b"><!--s018356b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to separate into parts, branches, groups, etc.</p></div><a name="s018357b"><!--s018357b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to split (people, things, etc) into two or more parts or groups.</p></div><a name="s018358b"><!--s018358b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to split (a territory) into areas.</p></div><a name="s018359b"><!--s018359b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to separate (something) into categories.</p></div><a name="s018360b"><!--s018360b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to share (something) between recipients.</p></div><a name="s018361b"><!--s018361b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to be what separates (one thing and another) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The Alps divide Switzerland from Italy and France</p>.</div><a name="s018362b"><!--s018362b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to be the issue that provokes disagreement in (a body) or between (parties) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The question of gay clergy is dividing the Church</p>.</div><a name="s018363b"><!--s018363b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to distribute (one's time) between one thing and another.</p></div><a name="s018364b"><!--s018364b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>in mathematics, to operate on (a number) to find out how many times it contains a smaller number </p><p><i></i></p><p>Divide 20 by 5</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s018365b"><!--s018365b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>to separate in parts, branches, groups, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>the point where the river divides</p>.</div><a name="s018366b"><!--s018366b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>said of a legislative body: to separate into groups for voting.</p></div><a name="s018367b"><!--s018367b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>in mathematics, said of a number: to allow of division without a remainder </p><p><i></i></p><p>20 does not divide by 3</p>.</div><a name="s018368b"><!--s018368b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>of a legislative body: to separate into groups for voting</p><p><span class="bodyb">dividable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">dividen</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">dividere</span> to split, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-videre</span> to separate].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decadent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdekəd(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015500a"><!--s015500a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016011b"><!--s016011b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>marked by decay or decline, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in moral or cultural declinestandards.</p></div><a name="s016012b"><!--s016012b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>self-indulgent in an uninhibited or immoral way</p><p><span class="bodyb">decadently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/decadence/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">decadence</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feeble</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfeebl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021807a"><!--s021807a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023055b"><!--s023055b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>lacking in strength or endurance; weak </p><p><i></i></p><p>a feeble old man</p>.</div><a name="s023056b"><!--s023056b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>deficient in authority, force, or effect </p><p><i></i></p><p>Nothing turns out to be so oppressive and unjust as a feeble government</p><p> Edmund Burke</p><p><span class="bodyb">feebleness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">feebly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">feble</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">flebilis</span> lamentable, wretched, from <span class="bodyi">flēre</span> to weep].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bilboes</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbilbohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005449a"><!--s005449a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a long bar of iron with sliding shackles used to confine the feet of prisoners, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on board a ship [perhaps from <span class="bodyi">Bilboa</span>, the former English name for the Spanish town of <span class="bodyi">Bilbao</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cable-laid</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008288a"><!--s008288a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a rope: composed of three ropes twisted together, each containing three strands.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ai</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹah·i, ahʹee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> ais)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001048a"><!--s001048a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sloth with three claws on each front foot [Portuguese <span class="bodyi">ai</span> or Spanish <span class="bodyi">aí</span> from Tupi <span class="bodyi">ai</span>, from the sound of its cry].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010279a"><!--s010279a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>elegance and sophistication.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elide</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹlied/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019488a"><!--s019488a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to suppress (e.g. a vowel or syllable) by elision [Latin <span class="bodyi">elidere</span> to strike out, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">laedere</span> to injure by striking].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cop out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013098a"><!--s013098a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to avoid an unwanted responsibility or fail to fulfil a commitment.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">attempt<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003462a"><!--s003462a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003459b"><!--s003459b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + at) the act or an instance of attempting something; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an unsuccessful effort </p><p><i></i></p><p>her attempts at poetry</p>.</div><a name="s003460b"><!--s003460b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + on) an effort to conquer a mountain or record </p><p><i></i></p><p>an attempt on the summit</p>.</div><a name="s003461b"><!--s003461b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an attack or assault </p><p><i></i></p><p>He had survived three attempts on his life</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">divide<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017499a"><!--s017499a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018369b"><!--s018369b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a line of division; a split </p><p><i></i></p><p>the great divide between the haves and the have-nots</p>.</div><a name="s018370b"><!--s018370b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a dividing ridge between drainage areas; a watershed.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Eurobond</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹyooərohbond/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020647a"><!--s020647a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">eurobond</span>) a bond sold outside the country in whose currency it is issued.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flight simulator</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022968a"><!--s022968a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a machine in the form of a cockpit with controls in which conditions in flight can be exactly reproduced, used for training pilots.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feebleminded</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021808a"><!--s021808a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023057b"><!--s023057b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>foolish or stupid.</p></div><a name="s023058b"><!--s023058b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> mentally deficient</p><p><span class="bodyb">feeblemindedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">feeblemindedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cable length</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008289a"><!--s008289a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cable1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cable<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (5).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bilby</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbilbi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bilbies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005450a"><!--s005450a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of two species of Australian marsupial, similar to a rat, that has large ears, a pointed nose, and a long tail, lives in a burrow and eats other small mammals and lizards: genus <span class="bodyi">Macrotis</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decaf</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdeekaf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015501a"><!--s015501a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> decaffeinated coffee.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">AID</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001049a"><!--s001049a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>artificial insemination by donor.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Chicana</span><small><span class="eSynop">/chiʹkahnə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Chicanas)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010280a"><!--s010280a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> an American woman or girl of Mexican origin or descent [modification of Spanish <span class="bodyi">mejicana</span>, fem of <span class="bodyi">mejicano</span> Mexican: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chicano/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Chicano</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">copper<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkopə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013100a"><!--s013100a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013829b"><!--s013829b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a common reddish metallic chemical element that is ductile and malleable and one of the best conductors of heat and electricity, and is used for electrical wiring and as a constituent of certain alloys: symbol Cu, atomic number 29.</p></div><a name="s013830b"><!--s013830b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the colour of copper.</p></div><a name="s013831b"><!--s013831b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a coin or token made of copper or bronze and usu of low value.</p></div><a name="s013832b"><!--s013832b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>any of various small butterflies with usu copper-coloured wings.</p></div><a name="s013833b"><!--s013833b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a large metal vessel used, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> formerly, for boiling laundry</p><p><span class="bodyb">coppery</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">coper</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">cuprum</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">cyprium</span> <span class="bodyi">aes</span> Cyprus metal, because Cyprus was a major source].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">divided highway</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017500a"><!--s017500a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dual_carriageway/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dual carriageway</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eligible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹelijəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019489a"><!--s019489a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020472b"><!--s020472b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>qualified to do or receive something </p><p><i></i></p><p>eligible for promotion</p> <p><i></i></p><p>eligible to vote</p>.</div><a name="s020473b"><!--s020473b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>worthy or desirable, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a marriage partner </p><p><i></i></p><p>an eligible young bachelor</p> <p><span class="bodyb">eligibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">eligibly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via French and late Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">eligere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/elect1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">elect 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">attend</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹtend/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003463a"><!--s003463a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003462b"><!--s003462b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to go to or be present at (an event or performance).</p></div><a name="s003463b"><!--s003463b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to go regularly to (school or another institution) for instruction, treatment etc.</p></div><a name="s003464b"><!--s003464b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of medical personnel: to look after or tend to (somebody needing treatment).</p></div><a name="s003465b"><!--s003465b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to be in store for, follow, or dog (somebody or their enterprises) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Trouble attended their every move</p>.</div><a name="s003466b"><!--s003466b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to look after (somebody) in the role of servant, attendant, or companion </p><p><i></i></p><p>I am most dreadfully attended</p> — Shakespeare.</div><a name="s003467b"><!--s003467b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>said of a bridesmaid or best man: to accompany or escort (a bride or bridegroom) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s003468b"><!--s003468b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>(+ to) to deal with a task, problem, etc.</p></div><a name="s003469b"><!--s003469b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + to) to listen or watch carefully; to pay attention to what is being said or done.</p></div><a name="s003470b"><!--s003470b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>(+ on) to result from something </p><p><i></i></p><p>the hurt that attends on deception</p><p><span class="bodyb">attender</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">attenden</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">attendere</span>, literally ‘to stretch to’, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/at/3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">at-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">tendere</span> to stretch].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flighty</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (flightier, flightiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022969a"><!--s022969a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024458b"><!--s024458b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a person: irresponsible, silly, flirtatious, or inclined to be restless.</p></div><a name="s024459b"><!--s024459b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a horse: easily excited or upset; skittish</p><p><span class="bodyb">flightily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">flightiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flight1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flight 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">euro-cent</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020648a"><!--s020648a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of currency used by some member countries of the European Union, worth 100th of a euro.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feed<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/feed/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> fed /fed/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021809a"><!--s021809a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s023059b"><!--s023059b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005931c"><!--s005931c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> + on) to give food to (a person or an animal) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She fed the baby on puréed carrot</p>.</div><a name="s005932c"><!--s005932c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to give (something) to a person or animal as food </p><p><i></i></p><p>She fed puréed carrot to the baby</p>.</div><a name="s005933c"><!--s005933c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to produce or provide food for (people).</p></div></div><a name="s023060b"><!--s023060b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to provide something essential to the growth, sustenance, maintenance, or operation of (something).</p></div><a name="s023061b"><!--s023061b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005934c"><!--s005934c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to satisfy or gratify (a feeling, etc).</p></div><a name="s005935c"><!--s005935c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to support or encourage (somebody's ambition, dislike, etc).</p></div></div><a name="s023062b"><!--s023062b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to supply (something) for use, consumption, or processing, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a continuous manner </p><p><i></i></p><p>I fed the tape into the machine</p>.</div><a name="s023063b"><!--s023063b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to supply (a signal or power) to an electronic circuit.</p></div><a name="s023064b"><!--s023064b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to be moved into a machine or opening gradually.</p></div><a name="s023065b"><!--s023065b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s005936c"><!--s005936c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to supply material to (e.g. a machine), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a continuous manner.</p></div><a name="s005937c"><!--s005937c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to supply (a signal or power) to an electronic circuit.</p></div></div><a name="s023066b"><!--s023066b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to act as a feed for (a comedian, etc).</p></div><a name="s023067b"><!--s023067b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + off/on/upon) to consume food; to eat.</p></div><a name="s023068b"><!--s023068b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>to pass or throw a ball or puck to (a teammate) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s023069b"><!--s023069b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><a name="s005938c"><!--s005938c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + off/on/upon) to consume food; to eat.</p></div><a name="s005939c"><!--s005939c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + off/on/upon) to prey.</p></div></div><a name="s023070b"><!--s023070b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + off/on/upon) to become nourished or satisfied as if by food </p><p><i></i></p><p>Ambition if it feeds at all, does so on the ambition of others</p><p> Susan Sontag.</p></div><a name="s023071b"><!--s023071b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>to be moved into a machine or opening for use, processing, or storage </p><p><i></i></p><p>The grain fed into the silo</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">fēdan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cable railway</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008290a"><!--s008290a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a railway along which the carriages are pulled by an endless cable operated by a stationary motor.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decaffeinate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹkafinayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015502a"><!--s015502a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to remove most of the caffeine from (coffee or tea)</p><p><span class="bodyb">decaffeinated</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">decaffeination</span> /-ʹnayshən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bildungsroman</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbildəngzrohmahn (<span class="bodyi">German</span> ʹbildʊŋsrɔmɑn)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005451a"><!--s005451a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a novel that deals with the development of a person's character, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> during that person's youth [German <span class="bodyi">Bildungsroman</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Bildung</span> development, education + <span class="bodyi">Roman</span> novel].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chicane<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/shiʹkayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010281a"><!--s010281a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010593b"><!--s010593b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a series of tight turns in opposite directions in an otherwise straight stretch of a road-racing course.</p></div><a name="s010594b"><!--s010594b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a hand of cards containing no trumps [French <span class="bodyi">chicane</span> deception, obstacle, from early French <span class="bodyi">chicaner</span> to quibble, obstruct justice].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aid<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ayd/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001050a"><!--s001050a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001154b"><!--s001154b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to help or give assistance to (somebody).</p></div><a name="s001155b"><!--s001155b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to bring about the accomplishment of (something); to facilitate (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>aid restful sleep</p><p><span class="bodyb">aider</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">eyden</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">adjuvare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">juvare</span> to help].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">copper<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013101a"><!--s013101a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of the reddish colour of copper.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">divided skirt</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017501a"><!--s017501a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>wide-legged knee-length shorts for women, skirt-like in appearance; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/culottes/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">culottes</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eliminate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹliminayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019490a"><!--s019490a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020474b"><!--s020474b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005268c"><!--s005268c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to get rid of (something) completely; to eradicate </p><p><i></i></p><p>the need to eliminate poverty</p>.</div><a name="s005269c"><!--s005269c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to set (something) aside as unimportant; to ignore.</p></div></div><a name="s020475b"><!--s020475b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to kill (a person), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> so as to remove them as an obstacle.</p></div><a name="s020476b"><!--s020476b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to remove (a competitor, team, etc) from a competition, usu by defeat.</p></div><a name="s020477b"><!--s020477b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to expel (e.g. waste) from the living body</p><p><span class="bodyb">eliminable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">elimination</span> /-ʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">eliminative</span> /-nətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">eliminator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">eliminatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">eliminare</span> to turn out of doors, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">limin-, limen</span> threshold].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">attendance</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003464a"><!--s003464a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003471b"><!--s003471b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the number of people attending an institution, event, exhibition etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>Attendance at the exhibition reached record levels</p>.</div><a name="s003472b"><!--s003472b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the number of times a person attends an institution, etc, usu out of a possible maximum </p><p><i></i></p><p>perfect attendance</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cable stitch</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008291a"><!--s008291a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a knitting stitch that produces a twisted ropelike pattern.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Eurocentric</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yooərohʹsentrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020649a"><!--s020649a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>concentrating on European issues, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to the exclusion of those involving the rest of the world.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bile</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005452a"><!--s005452a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005556b"><!--s005556b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a yellow or greenish fluid secreted by the liver into the intestines to aid the digestion of fats.</p></div><a name="s005557b"><!--s005557b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a tendency to become angry; irritability </p><p><i></i></p><p>But these paroxysms seldom occurred, and in them my big-hearted shipmate vented the bile which more calm-tempered individuals get rid of by continual pettishness</p> — Herman Melville [French <span class="bodyi">bile</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">bilis</span>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flimflam<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflimflam/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022970a"><!--s022970a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024460b"><!--s024460b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>deception or trickery.</p></div><a name="s024461b"><!--s024461b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>nonsense; humbug</p><p><span class="bodyb">flimflammery</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [prob of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feed<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021810a"><!--s021810a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023072b"><!--s023072b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of feeding or eating.</p></div><a name="s023073b"><!--s023073b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a mixture or preparation of food for livestock.</p></div><a name="s023074b"><!--s023074b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005940c"><!--s005940c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a mixture or preparation of food for livestock.</p></div><a name="s005941c"><!--s005941c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the amount given at each feeding.</p></div></div><a name="s023075b"><!--s023075b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s005942c"><!--s005942c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>material supplied, e.g. to a furnace.</p></div><a name="s005943c"><!--s005943c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a mechanism by which the action of feeding is effected.</p></div></div><a name="s023076b"><!--s023076b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a performer who supplies cues for another performer's, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a comedian's, lines or actions.</p></div><a name="s023077b"><!--s023077b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a large or hearty meal.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aid<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001051a"><!--s001051a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001156b"><!--s001156b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000326c"><!--s000326c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>help; assistance.</p></div><a name="s000327c"><!--s000327c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>money, supplies, or other tangible means of assistance given to those in need, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in another country.</p></div></div><a name="s001157b"><!--s001157b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000328c"><!--s000328c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>something that helps or supports </p><p><i></i></p><p>a visual aid</p> <p><i></i></p><p>an aid to understanding</p>.</div><a name="s000329c"><!--s000329c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a helper.</p></div></div><a name="s001158b"><!--s001158b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a tribute paid by a vassal to his lord ✱ <span class="bodyb">in aid of</span> in order to help or support (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She sold her jewels in aid of charity</p>.</div><a name="s001159b"><!--s001159b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> for the purpose of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>What's this in aid of?</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chicane<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010282a"><!--s010282a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010595b"><!--s010595b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to deceive (somebody) by the use of chicanery <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s010596b"><!--s010596b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to use chicanery.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">copper<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (coppered, coppering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013102a"><!--s013102a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to coat or sheathe (something) with copper.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decagon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdekəgon/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015503a"><!--s015503a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a polygon with ten angles and ten sides <span class="bodyb">decagonal</span> /diʹkagənl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">dekagōnon</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/deca_or_dec_or_deka_or_dek/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">deca-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-gon</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dividend</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdividend, -dənd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017502a"><!--s017502a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018371b"><!--s018371b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004587c"><!--s004587c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a sum of money to be divided and distributed, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the part of a company's profits payable to shareholders.</p></div><a name="s004588c"><!--s004588c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an individual shareholder's portion of this.</p></div></div><a name="s018372b"><!--s018372b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a reward or benefit </p><p><i></i></p><p>Proper tuition will pay great dividends</p>.</div><a name="s018373b"><!--s018373b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in mathematics, a number to be divided by another [Middle English <span class="bodyi">divident</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">dividendus</span>, verbal noun from <span class="bodyi">dividere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/divide1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">divide 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">attendance allowance</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">Brit</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003465a"><!--s003465a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003473b"><!--s003473b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a state benefit paid to disabled people who require the constant attention of carers at home.</p></div><a name="s003474b"><!--s003474b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>money paid to local councillors for the time they spend on council business.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ELISA</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹliezə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019491a"><!--s019491a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in biochemistry, an immunological technique for determining the quantity of a substance in a sample [acronym from <span class="bodyi">enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cable television</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008292a"><!--s008292a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a television broadcasting system in which subscribers receive programmes via a cable, rather than by aerial, typically supplied by a company providing a range of communications and information services.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aide</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ayd, ed/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001052a"><!--s001052a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001160b"><!--s001160b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aide_de_camp/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aide-de-camp</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s001161b"><!--s001161b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> an assistant to a political leader </p><p><i></i></p><p>one of the president's aides</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flimflam<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (flimflammed, flimflamming)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022971a"><!--s022971a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to deceive, cheat, or trick (somebody)</p><p><span class="bodyb">flimflammer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Eurocheque</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹyooərohchek/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020650a"><!--s020650a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a type of personal cheque that is accepted by banks in most European countries.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feedback</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021811a"><!--s021811a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023078b"><!--s023078b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>information about the results of an action or process, usu in response to a request.</p></div><a name="s023079b"><!--s023079b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the return to the input of a part of the output of a machine, system, or process, e.g. noise fed back to a microphone.</p></div><a name="s023080b"><!--s023080b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the modifying influence of the results or effects of a process, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a biological process, on another stage in the same process.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bile duct</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005453a"><!--s005453a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the duct by which bile passes from the liver or gall bladder to the duodenum.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dividend cover</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017503a"><!--s017503a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the proportion of the net profits of a company constituted by the total paid in dividends to its shareholders.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chicanery</span><small><span class="eSynop">/shiʹkayn(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> chicaneries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010283a"><!--s010283a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010597b"><!--s010597b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>deception by the use of fallacious or irrelevant arguments.</p></div><a name="s010598b"><!--s010598b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a piece of sharp practice or legal trickery </p><p><i></i></p><p>Nothing is so mistaken as the supposition that a person is to extricate himself from a difficulty by intrigue, by chicanery, by dissimulation … This increases the difficulties tenfold</p><p> Thomas Jefferson.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decahedron</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dekəʹheedrən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> decahedra decahedrons)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015504a"><!--s015504a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a polyhedron with ten faces</p><p><span class="bodyb">decahedral</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/deca_or_dec_or_deka_or_dek/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">deca-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hedron/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-hedron</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">copper<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013103a"><!--s013103a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a police officer [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cop1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cop 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/er2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-er 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">attendance centre</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003466a"><!--s003466a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a centre that a young offender is obliged to attend regularly instead of going to prison.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elision</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹlizh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019492a"><!--s019492a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>omission of a vowel or syllable in speech or writing, e.g. reducing <span class="bodyi">I'm</span> for <span class="bodyi">I am</span> to <span class="bodyi">I'm</span> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">elision-</span>, <span class="bodyi">elisio</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">elidere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/elide/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">elide</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cableway</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008293a"><!--s008293a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an overhead system along which goods carriers or cable cars can be pulled.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aide-de-camp</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ayd də ʹkonh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> aides-de-camp /ayd də ʹkonh/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001053a"><!--s001053a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an officer in the armed forces acting as a personal assistant to a senior officer [French <span class="bodyi">aide de camp</span>, literally ‘camp assistant’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Eurocommunism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yooərohʹkomyooniz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020651a"><!--s020651a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the form of Communism advocated by Communist parties of W Europe</p><p><span class="bodyb">Eurocommunist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Chicano</span><small><span class="eSynop">/chiʹkahnoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Chicanos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010284a"><!--s010284a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> an American man or boy of Mexican origin or descent [modification of Spanish <span class="bodyi">mejicano</span> Mexican].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">divider</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017504a"><!--s017504a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018374b"><!--s018374b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) a compasslike instrument with two pointed ends used for measuring or marking off lines, angles, etc.</p></div><a name="s018375b"><!--s018375b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a partition or screen used to separate parts of a room, hall, etc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">attendant<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003467a"><!--s003467a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> (<span class="bodyi">often</span> + on/upon) accompanying or following as a consequence </p><p><i></i></p><p>the chaos attendant upon earthquakes and other natural disasters</p> <p><i></i></p><p>divorce, with its attendant miseries and inconveniences</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdeekal, ʹdekəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015505a"><!--s015505a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a design or picture on prepared paper for transfer to another surface; a transfer [short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/decalcomania/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">decalcomania</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bi-level</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005454a"><!--s005454a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having, or organized on, two levels.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flimsy<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflimzi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (flimsier, flimsiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022972a"><!--s022972a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024462b"><!--s024462b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006365c"><!--s006365c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>not built to last; insubstantial </p><p><i></i></p><p>They put to sea in a flimsy boat</p>.</div><a name="s006366c"><!--s006366c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>thin and light </p><p><i></i></p><p>a flimsy nightgown</p>.</div></div><a name="s024463b"><!--s024463b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of an excuse, reason, etc: implausible; unconvincing </p><p><i></i></p><p>on some flimsy pretext</p> <p><span class="bodyb">flimsily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">flimsiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [perhaps alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/film1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">film 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-sy</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tricksy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tricksy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cabochon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkabəshon/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008294a"><!--s008294a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a highly polished gem cut in a dome-shaped form without facets [French <span class="bodyi">cabochon</span>, augmentative of early French <span class="bodyi">caboce</span> head].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elite<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> élite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹleet, ayʹleet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019493a"><!--s019493a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020478b"><!--s020478b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a relatively small and often powerful group of people considered to be intellectually, professionally, or socially superior </p><p><i></i></p><p>For hundreds of years Britain has been brilliant at educating an elite: the problem is the other eighty per cent</p><p> Claud Moser.</p></div><a name="s020479b"><!--s020479b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a typewriting type producing twelve characters to the inch</p><p><span class="bodyb">elite</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">élite</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">eslite</span> chosen, from Latin <span class="bodyi">eligere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/elect1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">elect 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">copperas</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkopərəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013104a"><!--s013104a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a green hydrated ferrous sulphate used in making inks and pigments: formula FeSO<sub>4</sub>. 7H<sub>2</sub>O [alteration of Middle English <span class="bodyi">coperose</span> via Old French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">cuprum</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/copper1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">copper 1</span></span></a>) + Latin <span class="bodyi">rosa</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/rose1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">rose 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feeder</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021812a"><!--s021812a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023081b"><!--s023081b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person or animal that feeds, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a stated way </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was a poor feeder for the first couple of weeks after birth</p>.</div><a name="s023082b"><!--s023082b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a device or apparatus for supplying food, e.g. to a caged animal or bird.</p></div><a name="s023083b"><!--s023083b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span></p><a name="s005944c"><!--s005944c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a baby's bib.</p></div><a name="s005945c"><!--s005945c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a baby's feeding bottle.</p></div></div><a name="s023084b"><!--s023084b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s005946c"><!--s005946c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a device feeding material into or through a machine.</p></div><a name="s005947c"><!--s005947c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a heavy wire conductor supplying electricity to a point of an electric distribution system.</p></div><a name="s005948c"><!--s005948c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a transmission line running from a radio transmitter to an antenna.</p></div><a name="s005949c"><!--s005949c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a road, railway, airline, or aircraft that links remote areas with the main transport system.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aide-mémoire</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ayd memʹwah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> aides-mémoire /ayd memʹwah/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001054a"><!--s001054a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001162b"><!--s001162b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an aid to the memory, e.g. a note or sketch.</p></div><a name="s001163b"><!--s001163b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a diplomatic memorandum [French <span class="bodyi">aide-mémoire</span>, from <span class="bodyi">aider</span> to aid + <span class="bodyi">mémoire</span> memory].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chichi<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsheeshee/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010285a"><!--s010285a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010599b"><!--s010599b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>showy, frilly, or elaborate.</p></div><a name="s010600b"><!--s010600b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>unnecessarily elaborate or affected [French <span class="bodyi">chichi</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">attendant<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003468a"><!--s003468a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who assists, accompanies, or performs a service for another; <span class="bodyi"><span class="bodyi">esp</span></span> an employee who waits on or looks after customers, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>a car-park attendant</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Eurocrat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹyooərəkrat/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020652a"><!--s020652a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">eurocrat</span>) <span class="bodyi">informal</span> a member of the administrative commission of the European Union [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/euro/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Euro-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-crat</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bureaucrat/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bureaucrat</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dividing line</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017505a"><!--s017505a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018376b"><!--s018376b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a line of demarcation between territories, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>The river represents the dividing line between our two counties</p>.</div><a name="s018377b"><!--s018377b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the distinction between two things that shade into each other </p><p><i></i></p><p>the dividing line between carefreeness and irresponsibility</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caboodle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹboohdl/</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008295a"><!--s008295a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>✱ <span class="bodyb">the whole caboodle</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> the whole lot </p><p><i></i></p><p>There is an argument … for slashing costs by abolishing the whole caboodle: ballot papers, polling booths, town hall declarations and all.</p><p> Daily Telegraph [prob from <span class="bodyi">ca-</span> (intensive prefix, prob of imitative origin) + obsolete <span class="bodyi">boodle</span> lot, large amount; or a corruption of <span class="bodyi">kit and boodle</span> in the sense ‘a collection of equipment’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bilge<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bilj/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005455a"><!--s005455a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005558b"><!--s005558b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001240c"><!--s001240c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the lowest part of a ship's hull between the keel and the vertical sides.</p></div><a name="s001241c"><!--s001241c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) the space inside this part of the hull.</p></div></div><a name="s005559b"><!--s005559b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bilge_water/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bilge water</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s005560b"><!--s005560b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> nonsense [prob modification of Old French <span class="bodyi">boulge</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bulge1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bulge 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feeding bottle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021813a"><!--s021813a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bottle with a teat, designed to hold milk and used for feeding babies.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decalcify</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹkalsifie/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (decalcifies, decalcified, decalcifying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015506a"><!--s015506a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to remove calcium or calcium compounds from (bones, teeth, soil, etc) <span class="bodyb">decalcification</span> /-fiʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">decalcifier</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">copper beech</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013105a"><!--s013105a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a variety of beech tree with copper-coloured leaves.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flimsy<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> flimsies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022973a"><!--s022973a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024464b"><!--s024464b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>lightweight paper used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for multiple copies.</p></div><a name="s024465b"><!--s024465b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a document, or a copy of one, printed on this paper.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elite<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> élite</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019494a"><!--s019494a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>belonging to or suitable for an élite.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Aids <span class="bodyi">or</span> AIDS</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aydz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001055a"><!--s001055a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a disease of the immune system, caused by the virus HIV, usu leading to death from infections that the body is no longer able to resist.</p><p>Aids is caused by the HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) and is the final or ‘full-blown’ phase of the HIV disease. Once the body's immune system has been infected with the HIV the virus remains latent in the body for up to ten years or so before the person is diagnosed with Aids. It is characterized by severe immune deficiency and is incurable and fatal at present. Transmission is associated with sexual intercourse and contact with infected blood — Dr John Cormack</p> [acronym from <span class="bodyi">acquired immune deficiency syndrome</span>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chichi<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010286a"><!--s010286a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010601b"><!--s010601b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>showy ornamentation.</p></div><a name="s010602b"><!--s010602b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>unnecessarily elaborate style.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">attendee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ətenʹdee, əʹtendee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003469a"><!--s003469a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person attending a conference or similar gathering.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">euro-creep</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020653a"><!--s020653a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the gradual increase in the use of the euro in the UK while it is still officially a foreign currency.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">divi-divi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌdivi ʹdivi, ˌdeevi ʹdeevi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017506a"><!--s017506a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018378b"><!--s018378b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small tropical American tree of the pea family with twisted pods: <span class="bodyi">Caesalpinia coriaria</span>.</p></div><a name="s018379b"><!--s018379b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the pods of this tree, rich in tannin that is used in the tanning of leather [Spanish <span class="bodyi">dividivi</span>, of Carib origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flinch<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/flinch/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022974a"><!--s022974a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024466b"><!--s024466b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make a nervous shrinking movement, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in response to fear, pain, threats, etc.</p></div><a name="s024467b"><!--s024467b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ from) to avoid contact with something or be averse or unwilling to do something</p><p><span class="bodyb">flinchingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">flenchir</span> to bend, turn aside, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caboose</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹboohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008296a"><!--s008296a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008673b"><!--s008673b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a ship's <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/galley/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">galley</span></span></a> (kitchen) galley, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when housed in a cabin on the deck.</p></div><a name="s008674b"><!--s008674b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a wagon attached to a goods train, usu at the rear, mainly for the crew to eat and sleep in [prob via Dutch <span class="bodyi">kabuis</span> from early Low German <span class="bodyi">kabūse</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feeding frenzy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021814a"><!--s021814a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023085b"><!--s023085b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a ferocious attack on prey by a group of sharks or piranhas.</p></div><a name="s023086b"><!--s023086b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the insatiable, aggressive, and competitive pursuit of a story by the media.</p></div><a name="s023087b"><!--s023087b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>any frenzied or uncontrolled activity </p><p><i></i></p><p>a sexual feeding frenzy</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">copper-bottomed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013106a"><!--s013106a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> completely safe; reliable </p><p><i></i></p><p>a copper-bottomed currency</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a copper-bottomed promise</p> <p>[from the former practice of coating the bottoms of timber-frame ships with copper to prevent rotting].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bilge<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005456a"><!--s005456a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005561b"><!--s005561b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to damage (a ship) in the bilge <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s005562b"><!--s005562b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a ship: to suffer damage in the bilge.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chick</span><small><span class="eSynop">/chik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010287a"><!--s010287a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010603b"><!--s010603b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002617c"><!--s002617c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a young bird.</p></div><a name="s002618c"><!--s002618c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a newly hatched chicken.</p></div></div><a name="s010604b"><!--s010604b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal, dated</span> a young woman </p><p><i></i></p><p>Johnny's going out with a real cool chick</p> <p>[short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chicken1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chicken 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Aids-related complex</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001056a"><!--s001056a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a condition caused by the HIV virus that may produce no symptoms or less severe symptoms than Aids itself, which it sometimes precedes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elitism <span class="bodyi">or</span> élitism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019495a"><!--s019495a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020480b"><!--s020480b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005270c"><!--s005270c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the belief in leadership by an elite.</p></div><a name="s005271c"><!--s005271c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the belief that some people are superior to others and deserve special treatment, or a system based on this belief.</p></div></div><a name="s020481b"><!--s020481b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>consciousness of belonging to an elite</p><p><span class="bodyb">elitist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">attention</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹtensh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003470a"><!--s003470a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003475b"><!--s003475b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the activity of attending, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> through application of the mind, to an object of sense or thought </p><p><i></i></p><p>Pay attention!</p>.</div><a name="s003476b"><!--s003476b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>consideration with a view to action </p><p><i></i></p><p>She handed him the letters that required his personal attention</p>.</div><a name="s003477b"><!--s003477b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000694c"><!--s000694c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) an act of civility or courtesy, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in courtship.</p></div><a name="s000695c"><!--s000695c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>sympathetic consideration of the needs and wants of others.</p></div></div><a name="s003478b"><!--s003478b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a formal position of readiness assumed by a soldier, etc, standing with feet together and body erect </p><p><i></i></p><p>standing to attention</p><p><span class="bodyb">attentional</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">attencioun</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">attention-, attentio</span> from <span class="bodyi">attendere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/attend/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">attend</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decalcomania</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diˌkalkəʹmayni·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015507a"><!--s015507a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016013b"><!--s016013b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the process of transferring a design from specially prepared paper to another surface such as glass.</p></div><a name="s016014b"><!--s016014b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a design transferred in this way [French <span class="bodyi">décalcomanie</span>, from <span class="bodyi">décalquer</span> to copy by tracing + <span class="bodyi">manie</span> mania; from the mid 19th-cent. craze for the process].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Eurocurrency</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹyooərohkurənsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020654a"><!--s020654a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">eurocurrency</span>) a currency deposit held outside its country of origin.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flinch<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022975a"><!--s022975a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act or an instance of flinching.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cabotage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkabətahzh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008297a"><!--s008297a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008675b"><!--s008675b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>coastal shipping, navigation, trade, or transport.</p></div><a name="s008676b"><!--s008676b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a country's limiting of traffic within its territory, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> air traffic within its airspace, to its own domestic carriers [French <span class="bodyi">cabotage</span> from <span class="bodyi">caboter</span> to sail along the coast].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">divination</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diviʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017507a"><!--s017507a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018380b"><!--s018380b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the art or practice that seeks to foresee the future or discover hidden knowledge, e.g. by using supernatural powers.</p></div><a name="s018381b"><!--s018381b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>unusual insight or perception, or an instance of this <span class="bodyb">divinatory</span> /diʹvinət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">divinacioun</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">divination-</span>, <span class="bodyi">divinatio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">divinare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/divine3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">divine 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chickadee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchikədee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010288a"><!--s010288a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous species of crestless N American songbirds of the tit family: <span class="bodyi">esp</span> family Paridae [imitative].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feedstock</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021815a"><!--s021815a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>raw material supplied to a machine or processing plant.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">copperhead</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013107a"><!--s013107a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013834b"><!--s013834b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a venomous N American snake with a coppery-brown head: <span class="bodyi">Agkistrodon contortrix</span>.</p></div><a name="s013835b"><!--s013835b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a venomous Australian snake with a coppery band around its head: <span class="bodyi">Austrelaps superbus</span>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aigrette</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaygret, ayʹgret/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001057a"><!--s001057a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001164b"><!--s001164b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a spray of feathers, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of the egret, worn on the head as an ornament.</p></div><a name="s001165b"><!--s001165b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a spray of gems worn on a hat or in the hair [French <span class="bodyi">aigrette</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/egret/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">egret</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bilge keel</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005457a"><!--s005457a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lengthways projection attached to either side of a ship's hull or the bilge to reduce the rolling of the ship and support its weight when grounded.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elixir</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹliksə, -siə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019496a"><!--s019496a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020482b"><!--s020482b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an alchemist's substance supposedly capable of changing base metals into gold.</p></div><a name="s020483b"><!--s020483b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005272c"><!--s005272c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">elixir of life</span>) a substance held to be capable of prolonging life indefinitely.</p></div><a name="s005273c"><!--s005273c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a cure-all.</p></div></div><a name="s020484b"><!--s020484b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a sweetened liquid, e.g. a syrup, containing a drug or medicine [Middle English via medieval Latin from Arabic <span class="bodyi">al-iksīr</span> the elixir, prob from Greek <span class="bodyi">xērion</span> drying powder].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decalitre</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">decaliter</span>)(dekaliter) /ʹdekəleetə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015508a"><!--s015508a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a metric unit of capacity equal to ten litres (about 2.2gall).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">attention deficit hyperactivity disorder <span class="bodyi">or</span> attention deficit disorder</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003471a"><!--s003471a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a condition occurring mainly in children, characterized by impaired concentration, hyperactivity, and learning and behavioural difficulties.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Eurodollar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹyooərohdolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020655a"><!--s020655a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">eurodollar</span>) a US dollar held by a bank or other institution outside the USA, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in Europe.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flinch<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/flin(t)sh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022976a"><!--s022976a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flense/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flense</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cabriole</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkabriohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008298a"><!--s008298a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008677b"><!--s008677b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">cabriole leg</span>) a curved furniture leg, often ending in an ornamental foot, characteristic of the early 18th cent.</p></div><a name="s008678b"><!--s008678b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a ballet leap in which one leg is extended to the side, front, or back in mid-air and the other struck against it [French <span class="bodyi">cabriole</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cabriolet/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cabriolet</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">divine<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹvien/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017508a"><!--s017508a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018382b"><!--s018382b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004589c"><!--s004589c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>being a god or goddess </p><p><i></i></p><p>a divine presence</p>.</div><a name="s004590c"><!--s004590c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>ofrelating to or proceeding from God or a god </p><p><i></i></p><p>divine inspiration</p>.</div><a name="s004591c"><!--s004591c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>devoted to the worship of God or a god; sacred.</p></div></div><a name="s018383b"><!--s018383b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> delightful or superb</p><p><span class="bodyb">divinely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">divineness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">divin</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">divinus</span> divine: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/divine3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">divine 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chicken<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchikn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010289a"><!--s010289a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010605b"><!--s010605b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the common domestic fowl, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when young.</p></div><a name="s010606b"><!--s010606b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002619c"><!--s002619c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the common domestic fowl, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when young.</p></div><a name="s002620c"><!--s002620c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the flesh of a chicken used as food.</p></div></div><a name="s010607b"><!--s010607b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span></p><a name="s002621c"><!--s002621c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an informal contest in which the participants put themselves in danger to see who is brave.</p></div><a name="s002622c"><!--s002622c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a coward.</p></div></div><a name="s010608b"><!--s010608b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a young and inexperienced person ✱ <span class="bodyb">he/she is no chicken/spring chicken</span> he/she is no longer young [Old English <span class="bodyi">cicen</span> young chicken; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">cocc</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cock1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cock 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feed up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021816a"><!--s021816a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to fatten (a person or animal) by plentiful feeding.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bilge water</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005458a"><!--s005458a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>dirty water that collects in the bilge of a ship.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aiguille</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaygweel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001058a"><!--s001058a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sharp-pointed pinnacle of rock [French <span class="bodyi">aiguille</span> needle, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">acicula</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aglet/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aglet</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Euroland</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹyooərohland/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020656a"><!--s020656a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/euro_zone_or_eurozone/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">euro-zone</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flinders</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflindəz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022977a"><!--s022977a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>splinters or fragments [Middle English <span class="bodyi">flenderis</span>, prob of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cabriolet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkabriohʹlay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008299a"><!--s008299a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008679b"><!--s008679b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a light two-wheeled carriage with a hood, pulled by a single horse.</p></div><a name="s008680b"><!--s008680b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a car with a folding or removable roof; a convertible [French <span class="bodyi">cabriolet</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">cabriole</span> caper, from early French <span class="bodyi">capriole</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/capriole1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">capriole 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Elizabethan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iˌlizəʹbeeth(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019497a"><!--s019497a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020485b"><!--s020485b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or characteristic of the reign of Elizabeth I of England (1558–1603).</p></div><a name="s020486b"><!--s020486b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>denoting styles of art, architecture, and literature associated with this period</p><p><span class="bodyb">Elizabethan</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">copperplate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013108a"><!--s013108a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013836b"><!--s013836b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a style of fine handwriting that is marked by lines of sharply contrasting thickness.</p></div><a name="s013837b"><!--s013837b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an engraved or etched copper printing plate, or a print made from such a plate.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Decalogue</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdekəlog/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015509a"><!--s015509a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the Ten Commandments [Middle English <span class="bodyi">decaloge</span> via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">dekalogos</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/deka_or_dek/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">deka-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">logos</span> word].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">attention span</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003472a"><!--s003472a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the length of time during which a person is able to concentrate.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">divine<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017509a"><!--s017509a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a clergyman; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one skilled in theology [Middle English from late Latin <span class="bodyi">divinus</span> soothsayer: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/divine3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">divine 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chicken<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010290a"><!--s010290a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> scared to do something </p><p><i></i></p><p>Don't be chicken. There's not really a ghost in there</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feel<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/feel/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> felt /felt/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021817a"><!--s021817a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s023088b"><!--s023088b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005950c"><!--s005950c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to handle or touch (something) in order to examine or explore it.</p></div><a name="s005951c"><!--s005951c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to perceive (something) by a physical sensation, e.g. on the skin or in the muscles </p><p><i></i></p><p>I can feel a draught</p>.</div></div><a name="s023089b"><!--s023089b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to experience (something) actively or passively; to be affected by (an emotion, reaction, etc) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He felt my anger</p>.</div><a name="s023090b"><!--s023090b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005952c"><!--s005952c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to be aware of (something) without direct experience or by drawing conclusions from the evidence available </p><p><i></i></p><p>I felt the presence of a stranger in the room</p>.</div><a name="s005953c"><!--s005953c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to believe or think (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>It is generally felt that such action is inadvisable</p>.</div></div><a name="s023091b"><!--s023091b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + out) to find, ascertain, or explore (something) by cautious trial </p><p><i></i></p><p>They are feeling out the possibilities of starting their own business</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s023092b"><!--s023092b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s005954c"><!--s005954c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to receive or be able to receive the sensation of touch.</p></div><a name="s005955c"><!--s005955c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to search for something by using the sense of touch.</p></div></div><a name="s023093b"><!--s023093b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s005956c"><!--s005956c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to have or be conscious of a physical condition or state of mind </p><p><i></i></p><p>She feels much better now</p>.</div><a name="s005957c"><!--s005957c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to believe oneself to have a particular quality or attribute </p><p><i></i></p><p>I felt rather stupid</p>.</div></div><a name="s023094b"><!--s023094b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>(+ for) to have sympathy or pity for (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He really feels for the underprivileged</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">feel like</span>.</p></div><a name="s023095b"><!--s023095b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to have a whim or fancy, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a passing one, for (something).</p></div><a name="s023096b"><!--s023096b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to resemble or seem to be (something) on the evidence of touch ✱ <span class="bodyb">feel one's way</span> to make progress or explore a situation cautiously ✱ <span class="bodyb">feel up to</span> to be well enough or fit enough to do something [Old English <span class="bodyi">fēlan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aiguillette</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aygwiʹlet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001059a"><!--s001059a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001166b"><!--s001166b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a shoulder cord with metal tags on certain military uniforms.</p></div><a name="s001167b"><!--s001167b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aglet/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aglet</span></span></a> (1) [French <span class="bodyi">aiguillette</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aglet/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aglet</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cacao</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹkah·oh, kəʹkayoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cacaos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008301a"><!--s008301a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008681b"><!--s008681b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the fatty seeds of a S American tree that are used in making cocoa, chocolate, and cocoa butter; a cocoa bean.</p></div><a name="s008682b"><!--s008682b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002058c"><!--s002058c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>any of the fatty seeds of a S American tree that are used in making cocoa, chocolate, and cocoa butter; a cocoa bean.</p></div><a name="s002059c"><!--s002059c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>these seeds considered collectively.</p></div></div><a name="s008683b"><!--s008683b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the S American tree that bears fleshy pods containing these seeds: <span class="bodyi">Theobroma cacao</span> [Spanish <span class="bodyi">cacao</span> from Nahuatl <span class="bodyi">cacahuatl</span> cacao beans].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decametre</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">decameter</span>)(dekameter) /ʹdekəmeetə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015510a"><!--s015510a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a metric unit of length equal to 10m (about 10.94yd) <span class="bodyb">decametric</span> /-ʹmetrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">décamètre</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/deca_or_dec_or_deka_or_dek/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">deca-</span></span></a> +<span class="bodyi">mètre</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/metre1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">metre 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fling<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fling/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> flung /flung/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022978a"><!--s022978a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s024468b"><!--s024468b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to throw, cast, or hurl (something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with force or recklessness </p><p><i></i></p><p>fling the books on the table</p> <p><i></i></p><p>flinging his arms out</p>.</div><a name="s024469b"><!--s024469b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to send or put (somebody) somewhere unceremoniously </p><p><i></i></p><p>The authorities flung him in jail</p>.</div><a name="s024470b"><!--s024470b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ into) to involve (oneself) energetically in an activity </p><p><i></i></p><p>She flung herself into her work</p>.</div><a name="s024471b"><!--s024471b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + at) to throw out (a bad-tempered or confrontational remark) at somebody </p><p><i></i></p><p>‘Stupid cow!’ he flung back at her</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s024472b"><!--s024472b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to move in a hasty or violent manner </p><p><i></i></p><p>flinging out of the room in a rage</p>.</div><a name="s024473b"><!--s024473b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(+ out) said of an animal: to kick or plunge vigorously </p><p><i></i></p><p>And Duncan's horses … turn'd wild in nature, broke their stalls, flung out</p><p> Shakespeare [Middle English <span class="bodyi">flingen</span>, of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">attentive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹtentiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003473a"><!--s003473a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003479b"><!--s003479b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>paying attention </p><p><i></i></p><p>a class of highly attentive ten-year-olds</p>.</div><a name="s003480b"><!--s003480b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>concerned for the welfare of somebody; solicitous.</p></div><a name="s003481b"><!--s003481b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>paying attentions to somebody as, or like, a suitor</p><p><span class="bodyb">attentively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">attentiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">copper pyrites</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013109a"><!--s013109a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chalcopyrite/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chalcopyrite</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bilharzia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bilʹhahzi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005459a"><!--s005459a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005563b"><!--s005563b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/schistosome/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">schistosome</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s005564b"><!--s005564b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/schistosomiasis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">schistosomiasis</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">bilharzial</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [named after Theodor <span class="bodyi">Bilharz</span> d.1862, German zoologist, who discovered the parasite that causes the disease].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Euromarket</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹyooərohmahkit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020657a"><!--s020657a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021626b"><!--s021626b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">euromarket</span>) a financial market backed by the banks of the European Union.</p></div><a name="s021627b"><!--s021627b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">euromarket</span>) the European Union treated as a single market for trade or finance.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chicken feed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010291a"><!--s010291a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a small and insignificant amount, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of money.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">divine<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017510a"><!--s017510a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018384b"><!--s018384b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to discover, perceive, or foresee (something) intuitively or by supernatural means </p><p><i></i></p><p>She somehow divined that I was in trouble</p>.</div><a name="s018385b"><!--s018385b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to discover or locate (water or minerals) by means of a divining rod <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s018386b"><!--s018386b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to practise divination</p><p><span class="bodyb">divinable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">diviner</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">divinen</span> via Frenchfrom Latin <span class="bodyi">divinare</span> to divine, prophesy, from <span class="bodyi">divinus</span> soothsayer, noun use of <span class="bodyi">divinus</span> holy, from <span class="bodyi">divus</span> good].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elk</span><small><span class="eSynop">/elk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> elks <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> elk)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019498a"><!--s019498a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020487b"><!--s020487b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the largest existing deer of Europe and Asia, of which belongs to the same species as but is smaller than the moose of N America: <span class="bodyi">Alces alces</span>.</p></div><a name="s020488b"><!--s020488b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wapiti/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wapiti</span></span></a> [prob from Old English <span class="bodyi">eolh</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feel<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021818a"><!--s021818a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023097b"><!--s023097b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the sense of feeling; touch.</p></div><a name="s023098b"><!--s023098b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>sensation or feeling.</p></div><a name="s023099b"><!--s023099b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005958c"><!--s005958c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the quality of a thing as imparted through touch </p><p><i></i></p><p>The material had a velvety feel</p>.</div><a name="s005959c"><!--s005959c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>typical or peculiar quality or atmosphere </p><p><i></i></p><p>I like the feel of the place</p>.</div></div><a name="s023100b"><!--s023100b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(+ for) intuitive skill, knowledge, or ability for (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She has a feel for the music</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">AIH</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001060a"><!--s001060a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>artificial insemination by husband.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coppersmith</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013110a"><!--s013110a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who produces articles of copper.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cachalot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkashəlot/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008302a"><!--s008302a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sperm_whale/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sperm whale</span></span></a> [French <span class="bodyi">cachalot</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fling<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022979a"><!--s022979a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024474b"><!--s024474b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a period devoted to self-indulgence </p><p><i></i></p><p>a shopping fling</p>.</div><a name="s024475b"><!--s024475b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly informal</span> a casual attempt.</p></div><a name="s024476b"><!--s024476b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a brief sexual relationship with somebody.</p></div><a name="s024477b"><!--s024477b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a vigorous Scottish reel or dance.</p></div><a name="s024478b"><!--s024478b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of flinging.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chicken-hearted</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010292a"><!--s010292a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>timid; cowardly.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Divine Liturgy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017511a"><!--s017511a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the form of service used in the Eastern Orthodox celebration of Communion.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decamp</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹkamp/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015511a"><!--s015511a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016015b"><!--s016015b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to depart secretly or suddenly; to abscond </p><p><i></i></p><p>But plunder was there none. Lucy had decamped with all her moveable wealth</p><p> Charles Kingsley.</p></div><a name="s016016b"><!--s016016b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to break up a camp</p><p><span class="bodyb">decampment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">décamper</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">descamper</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">camper</span> to camp].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bilharziasis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bilhahʹzie·əsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bilharziases /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005460a"><!--s005460a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/schistosomiasis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">schistosomiasis</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">attenuate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹtenyooayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003474a"><!--s003474a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003482b"><!--s003482b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to weaken or lessen the force or strength of.</p></div><a name="s003483b"><!--s003483b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause to taper or diminish in width (<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>).</p></div><a name="s003484b"><!--s003484b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cause (a living being or plant) to grow disproportionately long and thin </p><p><i></i></p><p>the powerful frame attenuated by spare living</p> — Dickens.</div><a name="s003485b"><!--s003485b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to taper or diminish in width.</p></div><a name="s003486b"><!--s003486b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to lessen the force or strength of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>If she had had a little more self-control she would have attenuated the emotion to nothing by sheer reasoning</p> — Hardy.</div><a name="s003487b"><!--s003487b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to reduce the amplitude of (an electrical signal or current).</p></div><a name="s003488b"><!--s003488b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to reduce the virulence of (a virus or other pathogen).</p></div><a name="s003489b"><!--s003489b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to make (e.g. air or the atmosphere) thin or rarefied in consistency <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s003490b"><!--s003490b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to become long and thin.</p></div><a name="s003491b"><!--s003491b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>to grow finer; to diminish or taper.</p></div><a name="s003492b"><!--s003492b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>to grow weaker <span class="bodyb">attenuation</span> /-ʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">attenuatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">attenuare</span> to make thin, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/at/3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">at-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">tenuis</span> thin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elkhound</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019499a"><!--s019499a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hunting dog of a breed originating in Norway, having a very heavy grey coat tipped with black.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Euro-MP</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020658a"><!--s020658a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Member of the European Parliament.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feeler</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021819a"><!--s021819a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023101b"><!--s023101b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a tactile appendage, e.g. a tentacle, of an animal.</p></div><a name="s023102b"><!--s023102b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) something, e.g. a proposal, ventured to ascertain the views of others.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aikido</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ieʹkeedoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001061a"><!--s001061a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a martial art with holds and throws similar to those of judo and using non-resistance to cause an opponent's own momentum to work against them [Japanese <span class="bodyi">aikidō</span>, from <span class="bodyi">ai-</span> together, mutual + <span class="bodyi">ki</span> spirit + <span class="bodyi">dō</span> art].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cache<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kash/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008303a"><!--s008303a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008684b"><!--s008684b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a hiding place, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for provisions or weapons.</p></div><a name="s008685b"><!--s008685b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something hidden or stored in a cache.</p></div><a name="s008686b"><!--s008686b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cache_memory/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cache memory</span></span></a> [French <span class="bodyi">cache</span> from <span class="bodyi">cacher</span> to press, hide, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">cogere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cogent/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cogent</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flint</span><small><span class="eSynop">/flint/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022980a"><!--s022980a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024479b"><!--s024479b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a hard quartz found <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in chalk or limestone.</p></div><a name="s024480b"><!--s024480b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a piece of this material chipped or flaked in antiquity to form a tool or weapon.</p></div><a name="s024481b"><!--s024481b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a material, e.g. an alloy of iron and cerium, used for producing a spark, e.g. in a cigarette lighter</p><p><span class="bodyb">flintlike</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">copper sulphate</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">copper sulfate</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013111a"><!--s013111a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chemical compound that usu occurs chemically associated with water in the form of blue crystals but also occurs as a white powder when free from water. It is used in fungicides, electroplating solutions, textile dyeing, and as a timber preservative: symbol CuSO<sub>4</sub>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chicken-livered</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010293a"><!--s010293a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chicken_hearted/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chicken-hearted</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decanal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹkaynl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015512a"><!--s015512a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016017b"><!--s016017b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of a dean or deanery.</p></div><a name="s016018b"><!--s016018b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of the south side of the choir, e.g. in a cathedral, where the dean sits: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cantorial/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cantorial</span></span></a> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">decanus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dean1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dean 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ell</span><small><span class="eSynop">/el/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019500a"><!--s019500a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a former English unit of length equal to 45in. (about 1.14m) [Old English <span class="bodyi">eln</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Divine Office</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017512a"><!--s017512a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the prescribed forms of prayer and ritual for daily worship used by Roman Catholic priests; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/breviary/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">breviary</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">European<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/yooərəʹpee·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020659a"><!--s020659a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021628b"><!--s021628b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of, from, or relating or native to Europe.</p></div><a name="s021629b"><!--s021629b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of European descent or origin.</p></div><a name="s021630b"><!--s021630b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005483c"><!--s005483c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>relating to or affecting the whole of Europe.</p></div><a name="s005484c"><!--s005484c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>relating to or affecting mainland Europe.</p></div></div><a name="s021631b"><!--s021631b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>relating or belonging to the European Union</p><p><span class="bodyb">Europeanism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">Europaios</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Eurōpē</span> Europe].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">biliary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbilyəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005461a"><!--s005461a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005565b"><!--s005565b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or conveying bile.</p></div><a name="s005566b"><!--s005566b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to structures in the body that convey bile [French <span class="bodyi">biliare</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">bilis</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bile/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bile</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">attenuate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003475a"><!--s003475a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003493b"><!--s003493b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>attenuated.</p></div><a name="s003494b"><!--s003494b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>tapering gradually </p><p><i></i></p><p>an attenuate leaf</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feeler gauge</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021820a"><!--s021820a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a set of thin steel strips of various known thicknesses by which small gaps may be measured.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ail</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ayl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">archaic</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001062a"><!--s001062a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001168b"><!--s001168b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to give pain, discomfort, or trouble to (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>What ails you?</p> <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</div><a name="s001169b"><!--s001169b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to be unwell </p><p><i></i></p><p>She had been ailing for several months</p> [Old English <span class="bodyi">eglan</span>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cache<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008304a"><!--s008304a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to place, hide, or store (something) in a cache.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flint corn</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022981a"><!--s022981a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a maize with hard usu rounded kernels.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coppice<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkopis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013112a"><!--s013112a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a thicket, grove, etc of small trees in which the trees are regularly cut back to promote growth and supply wood for poles and firewood [early French <span class="bodyi">copeiz</span>, from <span class="bodyi">couper</span> to cut].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chicken out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (chickened, chickening)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010294a"><!--s010294a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">often</span> + of) to lose one's nerve </p><p><i></i></p><p>He chickened out of asking her</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">divine right</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017513a"><!--s017513a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018387b"><!--s018387b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the right of a sovereign to rule, held to derive directly from God </p><p><i></i></p><p>the divine right of kings</p>.</div><a name="s018388b"><!--s018388b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a right which cannot be transferred.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bladder fern</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005876a"><!--s005876a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of ferns that have hooded or bladderlike cases to protect their developing spores: genus <span class="bodyi">Cystopteris</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">attenuator</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003476a"><!--s003476a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a device for attenuating; <span class="bodyi"><span class="bodyi">esp</span></span> one for reducing the amplitude of an electrical signal without introducing distortion.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ailanthus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ayʹlanthəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> ailanthuses)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001063a"><!--s001063a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a small Asiatic genus of chiefly tropical trees with unpleasant-smelling greenish flowers, including the tree of heaven: genus <span class="bodyi">Ailanthus</span> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">Ailanthus</span>, genus name, from Amboinese <span class="bodyi">ai lanto</span>, literally ‘tree (of) heaven’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">European<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020660a"><!--s020660a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021632b"><!--s021632b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Europe or the mainland of Europe.</p></div><a name="s021633b"><!--s021633b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person of European origin; a white person.</p></div><a name="s021634b"><!--s021634b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a member country of the European Union.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feel-good</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021821a"><!--s021821a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> inducing a feeling of well-being </p><p><i></i></p><p>a feel-good film</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ellipse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹlips/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019501a"><!--s019501a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020489b"><!--s020489b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a two-dimensional closed curve generated by a point moving in such a way that the sum of its distances from two fixed points is constant; the intersection of a plane cutting obliquely through a cone: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hyperbola/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hyperbola</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/parabola/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">parabola</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s020490b"><!--s020490b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ellipsis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ellipsis</span></span></a> [Greek <span class="bodyi">elleipsis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ellipsis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ellipsis</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decane</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdekayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015513a"><!--s015513a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several liquids that belong to the alkane series of organic chemical compounds and that have the same molecular formula but a different structural arrangement of atoms: formula C<sub>10</sub>H<sub>22</sub> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/deca_or_dec_or_deka_or_dek/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">deca-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ane/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ane</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flint glass</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022982a"><!--s022982a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>heavy, brilliant, highly refractive glass that contains lead oxide.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cache memory</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008305a"><!--s008305a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small computer memory that keeps frequently used data within the central processing unit so that it can be accessed at a higher speed than from main memory. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cache1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cache 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coppice<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013113a"><!--s013113a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to cut back (trees) to produce a dense growth of small trees.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chickenpox</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010295a"><!--s010295a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an infectious virus disease, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of children, that is marked by mild fever and a rash of small blisters.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bladderwort</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbladəwuht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005877a"><!--s005877a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an plant belonging to the butterwort family, chiefly aquatic plants with bladder-like floats or insect traps: genus <span class="bodyi">Utricularia</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ellipsis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹlipsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> ellipses /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019502a"><!--s019502a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020491b"><!--s020491b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the omission of one or more words needed to make a construction grammatically complete, as in <span class="bodyi">I took flowers, and my sister a book</span>.</p></div><a name="s020492b"><!--s020492b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>marks or a mark (e.g. … or *** or —), indicating the omission of letters or words [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">elleipsis</span> ellipsis, ellipse, from <span class="bodyi">elleipein</span> to leave out].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">attest</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹtest/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003477a"><!--s003477a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003495b"><!--s003495b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000696c"><!--s000696c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to affirm the truth or existence of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Several witnesses attested that he was perfectly sober</p>.</div><a name="s000697c"><!--s000697c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to authenticate (something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> officially </p><p><i></i></p><p>The testator's intention was attested by the trustees</p>.</div></div><a name="s003496b"><!--s003496b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to be proof of or bear witness to (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her blushes attest her innocence</p><p><span class="bodyb">attestation</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s003497b"><!--s003497b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + to) to bear witness to something; to testify to it </p><p><i></i></p><p>The massive sales of her books attest to her popularity</p><p><span class="bodyb">attestable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">attester</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">attestor</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">attester</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">attestari</span>, from <span class="bodyi">ad-</span> + <span class="bodyi">testis</span> witness].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cachepot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkashpoh, ʹkashpot/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008306a"><!--s008306a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an ornamental container for a houseplant in a flowerpot [French <span class="bodyi">cache-pot</span>, from <span class="bodyi">cacher</span> to hide + <span class="bodyi">pot</span> pot].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aileron</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹayləron/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001064a"><!--s001064a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a movable surface or flap at the trailing edge of an aircraft wing for giving a rolling motion and providing lateral control used to control rolling and turning manoeuvres [French <span class="bodyi">aileron</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">aile</span> wing, from Latin <span class="bodyi">ala</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decani</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹkaynie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015514a"><!--s015514a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the part of a church choir sitting on the south side and taking the first or higher part in music for two groups: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cantoris/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cantoris</span></span></a> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">decani</span> of the dean, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">decanus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/decanal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">decanal</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">copr-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013114a"><!--s013114a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/copro_or_copr/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">copro-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">divine service</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017514a"><!--s017514a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a service of public Christian worship, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> at which there is no celebration of Holy Communion, or other sacrament.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">European Commission</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020661a"><!--s020661a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the executive body of the European Union, which makes policy proposals and conducts economic relations with other countries or organizations.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flintlock</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022983a"><!--s022983a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024482b"><!--s024482b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a gunlock, used in the 17th and 18th cents, in which the charge is ignited by sparks struck from flint.</p></div><a name="s024483b"><!--s024483b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a gun with this kind of lock.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feeling<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021822a"><!--s021822a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023103b"><!--s023103b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005960c"><!--s005960c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an emotional state or reaction.</p></div><a name="s005961c"><!--s005961c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) susceptibility to impression; sensibility </p><p><i></i></p><p>a remark that hurt her feelings</p>.</div></div><a name="s023104b"><!--s023104b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a conscious recognition; a sense </p><p><i></i></p><p>a feeling of injustice</p>.</div><a name="s023105b"><!--s023105b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005962c"><!--s005962c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an opinion or belief, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when unreasoned; a sentiment.</p></div><a name="s005963c"><!--s005963c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a presentiment </p><p><i></i></p><p>has a feeling it may be true</p>.</div></div><a name="s023106b"><!--s023106b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>generalized bodily consciousness, sensation, or awareness.</p></div><a name="s023107b"><!--s023107b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s005964c"><!--s005964c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>one of the five basic physical senses, by which stimuli, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to the skin and mucous membranes, are interpreted by the brain as touch, pressure, and temperature, or a sensation experienced through this sense.</p></div><a name="s005965c"><!--s005965c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>generalized bodily consciousness, sensation, or awareness </p><p><i></i></p><p>lost all feeling in one arm</p>.</div></div><a name="s023108b"><!--s023108b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>capacity to respond emotionally, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with the higher emotions.</p></div><a name="s023109b"><!--s023109b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/feel2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">feel<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (3).</p></div><a name="s023110b"><!--s023110b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/feel2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">feel<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (4).</p></div><a name="s023111b"><!--s023111b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>the quality of a work of art that embodies and conveys the emotion of the artist.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chicken wire</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010296a"><!--s010296a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a light galvanized wire netting with a hexagonal mesh [from its use for making enclosures for chickens].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bladderwrack</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbladərak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005878a"><!--s005878a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a common brown seaweed with air bladders in its fronds, used as a manure and also as a source of iodine: <span class="bodyi">Fucus vesiculosus</span> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bladder/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bladder</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wrack3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wrack 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ellipsoid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹlipsoyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019503a"><!--s019503a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a solid or surface of which all the plane sections are ellipses or circles: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hyperboloid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hyperboloid</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/paraboloid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">paraboloid</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">ellipsoidal</span> /-ʹsoydl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">attestation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/atesʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003478a"><!--s003478a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003498b"><!--s003498b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act of attesting.</p></div><a name="s003499b"><!--s003499b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a proof or testimony.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">copra</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoprə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013115a"><!--s013115a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>dried coconut kernels yielding coconut oil [Portuguese <span class="bodyi">copra</span> from Malayalam <span class="bodyi">koppara</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cache-sexe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkashseks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008307a"><!--s008307a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small garment worn to cover only the genitals [French <span class="bodyi">cache-sexe</span>, from <span class="bodyi">cacher</span> to hide + <span class="bodyi">sexe</span> genitals].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diving beetle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017515a"><!--s017515a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous species of flesh-eating water beetles that store air under their wing cases for diving, and have fringed back legs for swimming: family Dytiscidae.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flinty</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (flintier, flintiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022984a"><!--s022984a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024484b"><!--s024484b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of stone or other material: resembling flint.</p></div><a name="s024485b"><!--s024485b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a person, facial expression, or an attitude: hard, unsympathetic, or unyielding</p><p><span class="bodyb">flintily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">flintiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feeling<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021823a"><!--s021823a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023112b"><!--s023112b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>expressing emotion or sensitivity.</p></div><a name="s023113b"><!--s023113b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005966c"><!--s005966c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>having the capacity to feel or respond emotionally; sensitive.</p></div><a name="s005967c"><!--s005967c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>easily moved emotionally; sympathetic</p><p><span class="bodyb">feelingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ailing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001065a"><!--s001065a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001170b"><!--s001170b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>unwell or chronically ill.</p></div><a name="s001171b"><!--s001171b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in an unsatisfactory condition </p><p><i></i></p><p>ailing industries</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">European Council</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020662a"><!--s020662a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an executive body of the European Union, made up of leaders of the member states, which hold regular summit meetings to decide on the European Commission's proposals.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chick-lit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010297a"><!--s010297a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a genre of literature dealing with the lives of young city-based women and their social or romantic problems and aspirations.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹkant/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015515a"><!--s015515a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016019b"><!--s016019b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to pour (liquid) gradually from one vessel into another, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> without disturbing the sediment.</p></div><a name="s016020b"><!--s016020b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to transfer from one place to another [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">decanthare</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">cantus</span> edge, rim].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blade</span><small><span class="eSynop">/blayd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005879a"><!--s005879a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005936b"><!--s005936b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the cutting part of a knife, razor, etc with a sharpened edge or edges.</p></div><a name="s005937b"><!--s005937b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a long narrow leaf, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a grass, cereal, etc.</p></div><a name="s005938b"><!--s005938b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s001343c"><!--s001343c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a long narrow leaf, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a grass, cereal, etc.</p></div><a name="s001344c"><!--s001344c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the flat expanded part of such a leaf, as distinguished from the stalk.</p></div></div><a name="s005939b"><!--s005939b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the runner of an ice skate.</p></div><a name="s005940b"><!--s005940b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s001345c"><!--s001345c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the broad flattened part of an oar, paddle, bat, etc.</p></div><a name="s001346c"><!--s001346c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an arm of a screw propeller, electric fan, steam turbine, etc.</p></div></div><a name="s005941b"><!--s005941b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>the broad flat or concave part of a machine, e.g. a bulldozer, that comes into contact with material to be moved.</p></div><a name="s005942b"><!--s005942b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>the flat part of the tongue immediately behind the tip.</p></div><a name="s005943b"><!--s005943b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>used chiefly in naming cuts of meat: a broad flat body part, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the shoulder blade.</p></div><a name="s005944b"><!--s005944b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span></p><a name="s001347c"><!--s001347c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a sword or swordsman.</p></div><a name="s001348c"><!--s001348c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or humorous</span> a dashing lively man.</p></div><a name="s001349c"><!--s001349c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a swordsman</p><p><span class="bodyb">bladed</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s005945b"><!--s005945b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or humorous</span> a dashing lively man [Old English <span class="bodyi">blæd</span>; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">blōwan</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blow4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blow 4</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">attested</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹtestid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003479a"><!--s003479a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> said of a dairy herd: certified as free from disease, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> tuberculosis.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ellipt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹlipt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019504a"><!--s019504a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to remove (a word, etc) by ellipsis [back-formation from<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/elliptical/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">elliptical</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cachet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkashay, kəʹshay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008308a"><!--s008308a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008687b"><!--s008687b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>prestige, or a characteristic feature or quality that confers prestige </p><p><i></i></p><p>The smells of cellars are a rare treat to dogs, especially ancient Brooklyn cellars which have a cachet all their own</p><p> Christopher Morley.</p></div><a name="s008688b"><!--s008688b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a seal on a document, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one used as a mark of official approval.</p></div><a name="s008689b"><!--s008689b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something other than the postmark that is stamped by hand on a postal item.</p></div><a name="s008690b"><!--s008690b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a capsule of rice paper or flour paste containing an unpleasant-tasting medicine [early French <span class="bodyi">cachet</span> from <span class="bodyi">cacher</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cache1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cache 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fee simple</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> fees simple)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021824a"><!--s021824a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fee1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fee<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (3b) (heritable estate in land) without limitation to any class of heirs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diving bell</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017516a"><!--s017516a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bell-shaped metal container open only at the bottom and supplied with compressed air through a tube, in which a person can be let down under water.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">European Currency Unit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020663a"><!--s020663a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ecu_or_ecu/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ecu</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bladed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005880a"><!--s005880a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu used in combinations</span>) having a blade or blades, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a specified kind </p><p><i></i></p><p>broad-bladed leaves</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flip<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/flip/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (flipped, flipping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022985a"><!--s022985a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s024486b"><!--s024486b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to toss (something) with a sharp movement, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> so that it turns over in the air </p><p><i></i></p><p>flip a coin</p>.</div><a name="s024487b"><!--s024487b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ over) to turn (something) over, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> lightly or easily </p><p><i></i></p><p>Flip the mattress over</p>.</div><a name="s024488b"><!--s024488b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to propel (something) with a flick of the fingers </p><p><i></i></p><p>Let's flip a coin to see who goes first</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s024489b"><!--s024489b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(+ over) to turn over in the air, or lightly and easily.</p></div><a name="s024490b"><!--s024490b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to lose one's sanity or self-control ✱ <span class="bodyb">flip one's lid</span> (<span class="bodyi">also NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">flip one's wig</span>) <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to go crazy; to lose one's self-control ✱ <span class="bodyb">flip through</span> to turn the pages of (a book, magazine, etc) quickly or casually [perhaps a contraction of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fillip2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fillip 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ailment</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaylmənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001066a"><!--s001066a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mild illness or chronic disease.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decanter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015516a"><!--s015516a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an ornamental glass bottle into which an alcoholic drink, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> wine, is decanted.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chick-pea</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchik pee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010298a"><!--s010298a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010609b"><!--s010609b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an Asiatic leguminous plant: <span class="bodyi">Cicer arietinum</span>.</p></div><a name="s010610b"><!--s010610b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the hard edible seed of an Asiatic this plant [by folk etymology from Middle English <span class="bodyi">chiche</span>, via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">cicer</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coproduce <span class="bodyi">or</span> co-produce</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohprəʹdyoohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013117a"><!--s013117a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to produce (e.g. a film or television programme) in cooperation with each other or with another producer</p><p><span class="bodyb">coproducer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">coproduction</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elliptic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹliptik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019505a"><!--s019505a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/elliptical/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">elliptical</span></span></a> (1), <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/elliptical/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">elliptical</span></span></a> (2a).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">attic</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003481a"><!--s003481a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a room or space immediately below the roof of a building [French <span class="bodyi">attique</span> low storey or wall above an entablature, literally ‘relating to Attica’, from Latin <span class="bodyi">Atticus</span>; from the use of this feature in the Attic order of architecture].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cachexia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹkeksi·ə/ cachexy /kəʹkeksi, ka-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008309a"><!--s008309a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>general physical wasting and malnutrition, usu associated with chronic disease <span class="bodyb">cachectic</span> /kəʹkektik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">kachexia</span> bad condition].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/feet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021825a"><!--s021825a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/foot1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">foot 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flip<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022986a"><!--s022986a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024491b"><!--s024491b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of flipping.</p></div><a name="s024492b"><!--s024492b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a somersault, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when performed in the air </p><p><i></i></p><p>a back flip</p>.</div><a name="s024493b"><!--s024493b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an alcoholic drink with beaten eggs added to it.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coprolalia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koprəʹlayli·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013118a"><!--s013118a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a psychiatric condition characterized by the involuntary and frequent use of obscene language [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/copro_or_copr/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">copro-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">lalia</span> speech].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diving board</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017517a"><!--s017517a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a springboard or platform projecting over a swimming pool, from which people can dive into the water.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deca- <span class="bodyi">or</span> dec- <span class="bodyi">or</span> deka- <span class="bodyi">or</span> dek-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015497a"><!--s015497a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meaning:</p><a name="s016004b"><!--s016004b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>denoting ten </p><p><i></i></p><p>decagon</p> <p><i></i></p><p>decahedron</p> <p><i></i></p><p>decathlon</p>.</div><a name="s016005b"><!--s016005b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>containing ten atoms, groups, or chemical equivalents in the molecular structure [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">deka-, dek-</span>, from <span class="bodyi">deka</span> ten].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chickweed</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchikweed/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010299a"><!--s010299a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous species of small-leaved plants of the pink family that occurs commonly as a weeds: family Caryophyllaceae.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Attic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹatik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003480a"><!--s003480a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Greek dialect of ancient Attica, which became the literary language of the Greek-speaking world</p><p><span class="bodyb">Attic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">Attikos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Attikē</span> Attica, state of ancient Greece].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blaeberry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹblayb(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> blaeberries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005881a"><!--s005881a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Scot</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bilberry/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bilberry</span></span></a> [northern Middle English <span class="bodyi">blaberie</span>, from <span class="bodyi">bla</span> dark blue (from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">blār</span>) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/berry1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">berry 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aim<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/aym/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001067a"><!--s001067a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001172b"><!--s001172b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000330c"><!--s000330c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to point a weapon, camera, etc at an object or person.</p></div><a name="s000331c"><!--s000331c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to direct (something) at or towards a specified target.</p></div></div><a name="s001173b"><!--s001173b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to intend or try (to do something).</p></div><a name="s001174b"><!--s001174b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000332c"><!--s000332c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to direct a course </p><p><i></i></p><p>Aim for the shore</p>.</div><a name="s000333c"><!--s000333c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to point a weapon at a target.</p></div></div><a name="s001175b"><!--s001175b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to channel one's efforts; to aspire.</p></div><a name="s001176b"><!--s001176b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to have the intention; to mean </p><p><i></i></p><p>She aims to marry a duke</p> <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</div><a name="s001177b"><!--s001177b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to direct or point (e.g. a weapon) at a target.</p></div><a name="s001178b"><!--s001178b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to direct (something) at or towards a specified goal </p><p><i></i></p><p>The show is aimed at children</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">aimen</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">aestimare</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/estimate1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">estimate 1</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Europeanize <span class="bodyi">or</span> Europeanise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020664a"><!--s020664a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021635b"><!--s021635b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (something or somebody) European.</p></div><a name="s021636b"><!--s021636b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (something or somebody) to become European in style, character, etc.</p></div><a name="s021637b"><!--s021637b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make (a country, etc) part of the European Union <span class="bodyb">Europeanization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elliptical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹliptikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019506a"><!--s019506a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020493b"><!--s020493b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or shaped like an ellipse </p><p><i></i></p><p>on a cloth untrue, with a twisted cue and elliptical billiard balls</p><p> W S Gilbert.</p></div><a name="s020494b"><!--s020494b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005274c"><!--s005274c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>of or marked by ellipsis or an ellipsis.</p></div><a name="s005275c"><!--s005275c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of speech or writing: extremely or excessively concise, often resulting in obscurity or ambiguity</p><p><span class="bodyb">elliptically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">ellipticity</span> /elipʹtisiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">elleiptikos</span> defective, marked by ellipsis, from <span class="bodyi">elleipein</span> to leave out].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cachinnate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkakinayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008310a"><!--s008310a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to laugh loudly or immoderately <span class="bodyb">cachinnation</span> /-ʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">cachinnatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">cachinnare</span>, of imitative origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fee tail</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> fees tail)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021826a"><!--s021826a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fee1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fee 1</span></span></a> (heritable estate in land) limited to a particular class of heirs [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fee1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fee 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tail3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tail 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coprolite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoprəliet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013119a"><!--s013119a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>fossil excrement.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flip<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (flipper, flippest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022987a"><!--s022987a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> said of a person, remark, etc: flippant; impertinent.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decapitate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹkapitayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015517a"><!--s015517a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to cut off the head of (a person) <span class="bodyb">decapitation</span> /-ʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">decapitator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">decapitatus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">decapitare</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">capit-, caput</span> head].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Atticism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹatisiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003482a"><!--s003482a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003500b"><!--s003500b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a characteristic feature of Attic Greek occurring in another language or dialect.</p></div><a name="s003501b"><!--s003501b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a witty or well-turned phrase.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diving dress</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017518a"><!--s017518a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/diving_suit/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">diving suit</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aim<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001068a"><!--s001068a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001179b"><!--s001179b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a clear intention or purpose.</p></div><a name="s001180b"><!--s001180b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000334c"><!--s000334c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the pointing of a weapon at a target </p><p><i></i></p><p>Take aim</p>.</div><a name="s000335c"><!--s000335c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the ability to hit a target.</p></div><a name="s000336c"><!--s000336c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a weapon's accuracy or effectiveness</p><p><span class="bodyb">aimless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">aimlessly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">aimlessness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elliptical trainer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019507a"><!--s019507a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an exercise apparatus similar to a treadmill but with moving pedals for the feet and movable handles for exercise of the upper body.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blag<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/blag/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005882a"><!--s005882a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005946b"><!--s005946b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a mugging or armed robbery.</p></div><a name="s005947b"><!--s005947b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a bluff [origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">European Parliament</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020665a"><!--s020665a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the parliament of the European Union.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chicle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010300a"><!--s010300a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a gum from the latex of the sapodilla, used as the chief ingredient of chewing gum [Spanish <span class="bodyi">chicle</span> from Nahuatl <span class="bodyi">chictli</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cachou</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkashooh, kəʹshooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cachous)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008311a"><!--s008311a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008691b"><!--s008691b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/catechu/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">catechu</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s008692b"><!--s008692b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a pill or lozenge used to sweeten the breath [French <span class="bodyi">cachou</span> via Portuguese from Malayalam <span class="bodyi">kāccu</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feign</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021827a"><!--s021827a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023114b"><!--s023114b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to give a false appearance or impression of (something) deliberately </p><p><i></i></p><p>She survived by feigning death</p>.</div><a name="s023115b"><!--s023115b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to pretend (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He feigned innocence</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s023116b"><!--s023116b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to pretend or dissemble [Middle English <span class="bodyi">feignen</span> via Old French <span class="bodyi">feindre</span>, <span class="bodyi">faindre</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">fingere</span> to shape, feign].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">copro- <span class="bodyi">or</span> copr-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013116a"><!--s013116a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meaning: dung or faeces </p><p><i></i></p><p>coprolite</p> <p>[via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">kopr-, kopro-</span> from <span class="bodyi">kopros</span> dung].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flip chart</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022988a"><!--s022988a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a very large pad of paper mounted on a stand and used as a visual aid during a presentation by a speaker, the sheets being flipped backwards over the top after use or display.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elm</span><small><span class="eSynop">/elm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019508a"><!--s019508a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020495b"><!--s020495b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several species of large graceful trees with serrated leaves and small light disc-shaped fruits, producing hard heavy wood: genus <span class="bodyi">Ulmus</span>.</p></div><a name="s020496b"><!--s020496b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the hard heavy wood of this tree [Old English].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">European Union</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020666a"><!--s020666a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an economic and political association of European states, including Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the UK.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">attire<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹtie·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003483a"><!--s003483a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> dress or clothing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chicory</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchik(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> chicories)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010301a"><!--s010301a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010611b"><!--s010611b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a blue-flowered European perennial composite plant of the daisy family, widely cultivated for its edible thick roots and as a salad plant: <span class="bodyi">Cichorium intybus</span>.</p></div><a name="s010612b"><!--s010612b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the ground roasted root of this plant, used as a coffee additive [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cicoree</span> via French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">kichoreia</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decapod</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdekəpod/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015518a"><!--s015518a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a group an order of crustaceans, including the shrimps, lobsters, and crabs, having stalked eyes and five pairs of legs, five pairs of appendages, and the head and thorax fused and covered by a carapace: order Decapoda</p><p><span class="bodyb">decapod</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">Decapoda</span>,order name, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/deca_or_dec_or_deka_or_dek/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">deca-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">pous</span>, <span class="bodyi">pod-</span> foot].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diving duck</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017519a"><!--s017519a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various ducks, e.g. the pochard or goldeneye, that frequents deep waters and obtains its their food by diving.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blag<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (blagged, blagging)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005883a"><!--s005883a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005948b"><!--s005948b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span></p><a name="s001350c"><!--s001350c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to rob (somebody or something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with violence.</p></div><a name="s001351c"><!--s001351c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to steal (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>They blagged a couple of old ladies’ handbags</p>.</div></div><a name="s005949b"><!--s005949b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to bluff </p><p><i></i></p><p>He had blagged his way into all the big concerts</p> — The Independent<p><span class="bodyb">blagger</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coprophagia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koprəʹfayji·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013120a"><!--s013120a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/coprophagy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">coprophagy</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aimless</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001069a"><!--s001069a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having no definite aim or purpose</p><p><span class="bodyb">aimlessly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">aimlessness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feijoa</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fayʹjohə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021828a"><!--s021828a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023117b"><!--s023117b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a dull-green oblong fruit resembling a guava and tasting somewhat like a pineapple.</p></div><a name="s023118b"><!--s023118b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the S American tree that bears this fruit: genus <span class="bodyi">Feijoa</span> [Latin genus name, named after J. da Silva <span class="bodyi">Feijó</span> d.1824, Brazilian naturalist].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cachucha</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹchoohchə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008312a"><!--s008312a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lively Andalusian solo dance in triple time performed with castanets [Spanish <span class="bodyi">cachucha</span> small boat, cachucha].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flip-flop<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflip flop/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022989a"><!--s022989a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024494b"><!--s024494b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a backward handspring.</p></div><a name="s024495b"><!--s024495b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> a sudden about-turn in policy; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/volte_face/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">volte-face</span></span></a> (1).</p></div><a name="s024496b"><!--s024496b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a usu electronic device or circuit, e.g. in a computer, capable of assuming either of two stable states.</p></div><a name="s024497b"><!--s024497b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a rubber sandal consisting of a sole and typically two diagonal straps anchored between the big toe and the second toe.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">El Niño</span><small><span class="eSynop">/el ʹneenyoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019509a"><!--s019509a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a warming of the equatorial Pacific region that occurs every five to eight years, disrupts the climate of the region, and can have severe effects on the weather in other parts of the world [Spanish <span class="bodyi">el Niño</span> the (Christ) Child, because of its original appearance at Christmas time].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blah</span><small><span class="eSynop">/blah/ blah-blah <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005884a"><!--s005884a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> silly or pretentious chatter or nonsense [imitative].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">church<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/chuhch/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010715a"><!--s010715a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010906b"><!--s010906b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a building for public Christian worship.</p></div><a name="s010907b"><!--s010907b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002718c"><!--s002718c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a building for public worship, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> Christian worship.</p></div><a name="s002719c"><!--s002719c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a place of worship used by an established denomination, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the Church of England, as opposed to a Nonconformist body: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chapel1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chapel<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (2a).</p></div></div><a name="s010908b"><!--s010908b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Church</span>) institutionalized Christian religion, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the established Christian religion of a country.</p></div><a name="s010909b"><!--s010909b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s002720c"><!--s002720c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Church</span>) a body or organization of religious believers, e.g. the whole body of Christians.</p></div><a name="s002721c"><!--s002721c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/denomination/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">denomination</span></span></a> (1).</p></div><a name="s002722c"><!--s002722c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/congregation/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">congregation</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div><a name="s010910b"><!--s010910b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>an occasion for public worship </p><p><i></i></p><p>goes to church each Sunday</p>.</div><a name="s010911b"><!--s010911b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the church</span>) the clerical profession</p><p><span class="bodyb">churchly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">churchman</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">churchwoman</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">cirice</span> from a prehistoric West Germanic word derived from Greek <span class="bodyi">kyriakos</span> of the lord, from <span class="bodyi">kyrios</span> lord, master, from <span class="bodyi">kyros</span> power].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decarbonize <span class="bodyi">or</span> decarbonise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹkahbəniez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015519a"><!--s015519a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to remove carbon from (a surface, machinery, etc) <span class="bodyb">decarbonization</span> /-ʹzayshən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">decarbonizer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">attire<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003484a"><!--s003484a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> (<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>) to dress (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was attired in a startling purple suit</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">attiren</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">atirier</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/at/3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">at-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">tire</span> order, rank, of Germanic origin].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flip-flop<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (flip-flopped) (flip-flopping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022990a"><!--s022990a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024498b"><!--s024498b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to move with repeated flapping sound or movements.</p></div><a name="s024499b"><!--s024499b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> to make an about-turn in opinion, policy, etc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Europhile</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹyooərohfiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020667a"><!--s020667a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an admirer of Europe or the European Union.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coprophagous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koʹprofəgəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013121a"><!--s013121a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>feeding on dung </p><p><i></i></p><p>a coprophagous beetle</p> <p>[Greek <span class="bodyi">koprophagos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">kopros</span> dung + <span class="bodyi">-phagos</span> -eating, from <span class="bodyi">phagein</span> to eat].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feint<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/faynt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021829a"><!--s021829a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something feigned; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a mock blow or attack directed towards a point away from the point one really intends to attack [French <span class="bodyi">feinte</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">feint</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">feindre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/feign/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">feign</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diving suit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017520a"><!--s017520a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a diver's waterproof suit with a helmet that is supplied with a mixture of gases suitable for breathing pumped through a tube.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cacique</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹseek/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008313a"><!--s008313a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008693b"><!--s008693b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a Native American chief in an area in which Spanish culture is predominant.</p></div><a name="s008694b"><!--s008694b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a local political leader in Spain and Latin America [Spanish <span class="bodyi">cacique</span>, of Arawakan origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ain't</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aynt/ <i><span class="bodyi">contraction</span></i> <span class="bodyi">non-standard</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001070a"><!--s001070a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001181b"><!--s001181b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000337c"><!--s000337c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>am not </p><p><i></i></p><p>Ain't I a craven?</p> — Virginia Woolf.</div><a name="s000338c"><!--s000338c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>are not.</p></div><a name="s000339c"><!--s000339c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>is not.</p></div></div><a name="s001182b"><!--s001182b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000340c"><!--s000340c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>have not.</p></div><a name="s000341c"><!--s000341c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><a name="sb00000034"><!--sb00000034--></a><p>has not [prob from <span class="bodyi">an't</span>, a contraction of <span class="bodyi">are not</span> or <span class="bodyi">am not</span>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyi">Ain't</span> has never been fully accepted in standard English, though it was commonly used in place of <span class="bodyi">am not</span> in the 18th cent. It is still unacceptable in speaking or writing standard English. See also note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aren_t/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aren't</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elocution</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eləʹkyoohsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019510a"><!--s019510a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the art of effective public speaking, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of good diction</p><p><span class="bodyb">elocutionary</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">elocutionist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">elocucioun</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">elocution-</span>, <span class="bodyi">elocutio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">eloqui</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eloquent/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eloquent</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blain</span><small><span class="eSynop">/blayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005885a"><!--s005885a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an inflamed swelling or sore [Old English <span class="bodyi">blegen</span>; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">blāwan</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blow1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blow 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decarboxylase</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deekahʹboksilayz, -lays/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015520a"><!--s015520a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in biochemistry, any of a group of enzymes that speed up the rate of removal of a carboxylic acid group from a compound, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an amino acid.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">attitude</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹatityoohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003485a"><!--s003485a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003502b"><!--s003502b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a feeling, emotion, or mental position, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with regard to a situation, topic, person, etc.</p></div><a name="s003503b"><!--s003503b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the arrangement of the parts of a body in sitting, standing, etc; a posture.</p></div><a name="s003504b"><!--s003504b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a manner assumed for a specific purpose </p><p><i></i></p><p>adopted a threatening attitude</p>.</div><a name="s003505b"><!--s003505b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> a confrontational or deliberately challenging manner in one's dealings, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with those in authority; studied insolence.</p></div><a name="s003506b"><!--s003506b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the position of an aircraft or spacecraft relative to a particular point of reference such as the horizon.</p></div><a name="s003507b"><!--s003507b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a ballet position in which one leg is raised at the back and bent at the knee <span class="bodyb">attitudinal</span> /-ʹtyoohdinl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">attitude</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">attitudine</span> aptitude, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">aptitudin-, aptitudo</span> fitness, from Latin <span class="bodyi">aptus</span> fit].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">church<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010716a"><!--s010716a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to put (a woman) through the ceremony of churching.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">europium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yooʹrohpi·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020668a"><!--s020668a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a silver-white metallic element of the rare-earth group: symbol Eu, atomic number 63 [scientific Latin, from Latin <span class="bodyi">Europa</span> Europe].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coprophagy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koʹprofəji/ coprophagia /koprəʹfayji·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013122a"><!--s013122a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the eating of dung.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flippant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflip(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022991a"><!--s022991a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a person, attitude, remark, etc: not having or showing proper respect or seriousness, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> where a solemn response would be expected or appropriate <span class="bodyb">flippancy</span> /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">flippantly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flip1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flip 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aïoli <span class="bodyi">or</span> aioli</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ieʹohli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001071a"><!--s001071a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a garlic-flavoured mayonnaise [French from Provençal, from <span class="bodyi">ai</span> garlic + <span class="bodyi">oli</span> oil].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feint<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021830a"><!--s021830a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make a feint.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cack</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008314a"><!--s008314a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> excrement [ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">cacare</span> to defecate].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">divining rod</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017521a"><!--s017521a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a forked rod or, e.g. a twig, believed to dip downwards when held over ground concealing water or minerals.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elongate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeelonggayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019511a"><!--s019511a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020497b"><!--s020497b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make or become longer</p><p><span class="bodyb">elongated</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">elongation</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s020498b"><!--s020498b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to extend the length of (something) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s020499b"><!--s020499b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to grow in length [late Latin <span class="bodyi">elongatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">elongare</span> to withdraw, from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">longus</span> long].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Blairism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbleəriz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005886a"><!--s005886a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the policies associated with Tony Blair, British Labour leader and prime minister from 1997, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> regarded as a modified form of traditional socialism</p><p><span class="bodyb">Blairite</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Church Army</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010717a"><!--s010717a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an Anglican organization for social work and evangelism founded on the model of the Salvation Army.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decarboxylate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌdeekahʹboksilayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015521a"><!--s015521a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in chemistry, to remove a carboxylic acid group from (an organic compound) <span class="bodyb">decarboxylation</span> /-ʹlayshən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coprophilia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koprəʹfili·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013123a"><!--s013123a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a marked, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> sexual, interest in excrement and defecation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">divinise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdiviniez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017522a"><!--s017522a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/divinize_or_divinise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">divinize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">attitudinize <span class="bodyi">or</span> attitudinise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/atiʹtyoohdiniez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003486a"><!--s003486a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to assume an affected mental attitude; to pose.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elongate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019512a"><!--s019512a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020500b"><!--s020500b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>stretched out; lengthened.</p></div><a name="s020501b"><!--s020501b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in botany and zoology, long in proportion to width.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feint<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021831a"><!--s021831a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of rulings on paper: faint or pale [alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/faint1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">faint 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">air<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/eə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001072a"><!--s001072a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001183b"><!--s001183b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000342c"><!--s000342c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the mixture of invisible odourless tasteless gases, mainly nitrogen and oxygen, that surrounds the earth.</p></div><a name="s000343c"><!--s000343c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a light breeze.</p></div><a name="s000344c"><!--s000344c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>one of the four elements of the alchemists, the others being earth, fire, and water.</p></div></div><a name="s001184b"><!--s001184b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>empty unconfined space </p><p><i></i></p><p>in the open air</p>.</div><a name="s001185b"><!--s001185b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000345c"><!--s000345c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>aircraft </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'll go by air</p>.</div><a name="s000346c"><!--s000346c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>aviation </p><p><i></i></p><p>air safety</p>.</div></div><a name="s001186b"><!--s001186b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the supposed medium of transmission of radio waves.</p></div><a name="s001187b"><!--s001187b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s000347c"><!--s000347c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the appearance or bearing of a person; demeanour </p><p><i></i></p><p>an air of dignity</p>.</div><a name="s000348c"><!--s000348c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) an artificial or affected manner; haughtiness </p><p><i></i></p><p>to put on airs</p> <p><i></i></p><p>airs and graces</p>.</div><a name="s000349c"><!--s000349c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a surrounding or pervading atmosphere or impression </p><p><i></i></p><p>an air of mystery</p>.</div></div><a name="s001188b"><!--s001188b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a tune or melody.</p></div><a name="s001189b"><!--s001189b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a light breeze.</p></div><a name="s001190b"><!--s001190b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) involving aircraft or aviation ✱ <span class="bodyb">in the air</span> being generally spread round or hinted at </p><p><i></i></p><p>rumours in the air</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">off (the) air</span> not or no longer broadcasting on radio or television ✱ <span class="bodyb">on (the) air</span> broadcasting on radio or television ✱ <span class="bodyb">take the air</span> to go out of doors for a walk ✱ <span class="bodyb">up in the air</span> not yet settled; uncertain ✱ <span class="bodyb">walk on air</span> to be filled with elation [Middle English via Old French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">aēr</span>; (sense 6) prob translation of Italian <span class="bodyi">aria</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">aer</span>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blame<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/blaym/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005887a"><!--s005887a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005950b"><!--s005950b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to hold responsible for wrongdoing or an undesirable state of affairs.</p></div><a name="s005951b"><!--s005951b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001352c"><!--s001352c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + for) to hold (somebody or something) responsible for wrongdoing or an undesirable state of affairs </p><p><i></i></p><p>I blame him for everything</p>.</div><a name="s001353c"><!--s001353c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(+ on) to place responsibility for (something reprehensible or unfortunate) on somebody or something.</p></div></div><a name="s005952b"><!--s005952b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to censure or find fault with (somebody) ✱ <span class="bodyb">be to blame</span> (<span class="bodyi">often</span> + for) to be responsible for wrongdoing or an undesirable state of affairs ✱ <span class="bodyb">I don't blame you, etc</span> I think you, etc are/were quite justified</p><p><span class="bodyb">blamable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">blamably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">blameable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">blameably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">blamer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old French <span class="bodyi">blamer</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">blasphemare</span> to blaspheme, from Greek <span class="bodyi">blasphēmein</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Eur- <span class="bodyi">or</span> Euro-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020636a"><!--s020636a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s021619b"><!--s021619b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>European </p><p><i></i></p><p>Eurocommunism</p>.</div><a name="s021620b"><!--s021620b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>European and </p><p><i></i></p><p>Eurasian</p>.</div><a name="s021621b"><!--s021621b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>European Union </p><p><i></i></p><p>Eurocrat</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flipper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022992a"><!--s022992a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024500b"><!--s024500b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a broad flat limb, e.g. of a seal, adapted for swimming.</p></div><a name="s024501b"><!--s024501b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a flat rubber shoe with the front expanded into a paddle, used for underwater swimming.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cack-handed</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kak ʹhandid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008315a"><!--s008315a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008695b"><!--s008695b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>awkward or clumsy.</p></div><a name="s008696b"><!--s008696b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">derog</span> left-handed</p><p><span class="bodyb">cack-handedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cack-handedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [from dialect <span class="bodyi">cack</span> excrement].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Church Commissioner</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010718a"><!--s010718a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of a body of trustees responsible for overseeing and administering the finances, investments, and properties of the Church of England.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decastyle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdekəstiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015522a"><!--s015522a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in architecture, said of a temple or portico: having ten columns.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">copse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kops/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013124a"><!--s013124a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a coppice [by alteration].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">divinity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹviniti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> divinities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017523a"><!--s017523a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018389b"><!--s018389b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the quality or state of being divine.</p></div><a name="s018390b"><!--s018390b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004592c"><!--s004592c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Divinity</span>) God.</p></div><a name="s004593c"><!--s004593c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a male or female deity.</p></div></div><a name="s018391b"><!--s018391b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>theology.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">attn</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003487a"><!--s003487a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>for the attention of (a specified person).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elongated</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeelonggaytid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019513a"><!--s019513a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/elongate2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">elongate 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feisty</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfiesti/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (feistier, feistiest) <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021832a"><!--s021832a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023119b"><!--s023119b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>spirited and determined.</p></div><a name="s023120b"><!--s023120b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>touchy or quarrelsome.</p></div><a name="s023121b"><!--s023121b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>fidgety or agitated [obsolete <span class="bodyi">feist fist</span>, small dog, from obsolete <span class="bodyi">fisting hound</span> derogatory term for a lap dog, from obsolete <span class="bodyi">fist</span> to break wind; from the behaviour of a pampered dog].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">blame<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005888a"><!--s005888a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005953b"><!--s005953b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + for) responsibility for wrongdoing or an undesirable state of affairs </p><p><i></i></p><p>No blame should attach to telling the truth. But it does, it does</p> — Anita Brookner.</div><a name="s005954b"><!--s005954b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>disapproval or reproach, or an expression of it</p><p><span class="bodyb">blameful</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">blamefully</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">blameless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">blamelessly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">blamelessness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">blameworthy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">air<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001073a"><!--s001073a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001191b"><!--s001191b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to expose (something) to the open air for freshening, drying, etc; to ventilate (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>air a room</p>.</div><a name="s001192b"><!--s001192b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to expose (something) to warmth so as to remove dampness </p><p><i></i></p><p>Air the sheets round the fire</p>.</div><a name="s001193b"><!--s001193b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to expose (something, e.g. an opinion) to public view or bring it to public notice </p><p><i></i></p><p>airing their grievances</p>.</div><a name="s001194b"><!--s001194b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to broadcast (a radio or television programme) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s001195b"><!--s001195b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to become exposed to the open air or to warmth for freshening, drying etc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flipping</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022993a"><!--s022993a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> used for emphasis or to express irritation </p><p><i></i></p><p>This is flipping stupid</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Where are the flipping painters?</p> <p>[euphem for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fucking/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fucking</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Euro-sceptic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020669a"><!--s020669a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a British politician, who is opposed to the European Union or the increase of its powers</p><p><span class="bodyb">Euro-sceptic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">churchgoer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchuhchgoh·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010719a"><!--s010719a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who attends church regularly</p><p><span class="bodyb">churchgoing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cackle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkakl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008316a"><!--s008316a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008697b"><!--s008697b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make the sharp squawking noise or cry characteristic of a hen, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> after laying.</p></div><a name="s008698b"><!--s008698b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to laugh in a way suggestive of a hen's cackle.</p></div><a name="s008699b"><!--s008699b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to talk noisily about trivialities; to chatter <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s008700b"><!--s008700b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to say (something) in a voice suggestive of a hen's cackle [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cakelen</span>, of imitative origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decasyllabic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌdekəsiʹlabik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015523a"><!--s015523a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>consisting of ten syllables.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cop shop</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013125a"><!--s013125a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a police station.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">divinize <span class="bodyi">or</span> divinise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdiviniez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017524a"><!--s017524a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make or declare (a person) divine; to deify.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">atto-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003488a"><!--s003488a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: one million million millionth (10<sup>–18</sup>) part </p><p><i></i></p><p>attogram</p> [Danish or Norwegian <span class="bodyi">atten</span> eighteen, from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">āttjān</span>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elongation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eelongʹgaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019514a"><!--s019514a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020502b"><!--s020502b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act of elongating or the state of being elongated.</p></div><a name="s020503b"><!--s020503b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the angular distance of one celestial body from another round which it revolves or from a particular point in the sky.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boat train</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006311a"><!--s006311a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an express train that takes people to or from a ship.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">air bag</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001074a"><!--s001074a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bag stored inside a motor vehicle and designed to inflate automatically in the event of an impact, cushioning the occupants against injury.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">felafel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fəʹlahfl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021833a"><!--s021833a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/falafel_or_felafel/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">falafel</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">churching</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchuhching/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010720a"><!--s010720a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a ceremony in which a woman is received and blessed in church after childbirth.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cackle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008317a"><!--s008317a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008701b"><!--s008701b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a cackling noise made by a hen.</p></div><a name="s008702b"><!--s008702b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a cackling laugh.</p></div><a name="s008703b"><!--s008703b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> noisy chat about nothing in particular ✱ <span class="bodyb">cut the cackle</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to stop talking.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flip side</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022994a"><!--s022994a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024502b"><!--s024502b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the side of a gramophone record which is not the principal marketing attraction.</p></div><a name="s024503b"><!--s024503b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the less familiar side of a person, situation, etc, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> if less acceptable or more sinister </p><p><i></i></p><p>The facts … revealed the flip side of the fairytale</p><p> Andrew Morton [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flip1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flip 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Euro-sceptic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020670a"><!--s020670a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>being opposed to the European Union.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decathlete</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹkathleet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015524a"><!--s015524a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an athlete who competes in the decathlon.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">divisi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹveesee/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017525a"><!--s017525a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used as a musical direction, after a plural noun, as in <span class="bodyi">cellos divisi</span> to indicate that the specified instrumental group is further divided into sections playing different parts [Italian <span class="bodyi">divisi</span> divided, from <span class="bodyi">dividere</span> to divide, from Latin: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/divide1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">divide 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Copt.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013127a"><!--s013127a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Coptic.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">attorney</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹtuhni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -eys) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> attorneys)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003489a"><!--s003489a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003508b"><!--s003508b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who has legal authority to act for another.</p></div><a name="s003509b"><!--s003509b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a lawyer</p><p><span class="bodyb">attorneyship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">attourney</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">atorné</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">atorner</span> to agree to become tenant to a new owner of the same property, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/at/3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">at-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">torner</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/turn1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">turn 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elope</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹlohp/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019515a"><!--s019515a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to run away secretly with a lover, usu with the intention of getting married or cohabiting</p><p><span class="bodyb">elopement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">eloper</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Anglo-French <span class="bodyi">aloper</span> to run away].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bob</span></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006312a"><!--s006312a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>✱ <span class="bodyb">Bob's your uncle</span> used to express the effectiveness or simplicity of an action</p><p>a pet form of the name <span class="bodyi">Robert</span>. The phrase is commonly associated with the 19th-cent. British Prime Minister Lord Salisbury (family name Robert Cecil) , who appointed his nephew Arthur Balfour to several roles for which he was allegedly not suited. Having ‘Bob’ as your uncle was therefore an advantage. But the phrase is not recorded until much later than these events</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">air base</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001075a"><!--s001075a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a base of operations for military aircraft.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caco-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008318a"><!--s008318a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cac_or_caco/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cac-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feldspar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfel(d)spah/ felspar /ʹfelspah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021834a"><!--s021834a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a group of minerals that consist of aluminium silicates with either potassium, sodium, calcium, or barium, an essential constituent of nearly all crystalline rocks <span class="bodyb">feldspathic</span> /fel(d)ʹspathik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">felspathic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p>German <span class="bodyi">Feld</span> field + obsolete German <span class="bodyi">Spath</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/spar4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">spar 4</span></span></a>. The variant <span class="bodyi">felspar</span> comes from an erroneous association with German <span class="bodyi">Fels</span> rock</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decathlon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹkathlon/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015525a"><!--s015525a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an athletic contest in which each competitor takes part in ten events: the 100m, 400m and 1500m races, the 110m high hurdles, and the javelin, discus, shot put, pole vault, high jump, and long jump</p><p><span class="bodyb">decathlete</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">décathlon</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/deca_or_dec_or_deka_or_dek/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">deca-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">athlon</span> contest].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flip-top</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022995a"><!--s022995a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>denoting a container with a lid that can be flipped open.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Church of England</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010721a"><!--s010721a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the established episcopal church of England </p><p><i></i></p><p>The Church of England should no longer be satisfied to represent only the Conservative Party at prayer</p><p> Agnes Maude Royden.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">divisible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹvizəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017526a"><!--s017526a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018392b"><!--s018392b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>capable of being divided.</p></div><a name="s018393b"><!--s018393b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a number: that can be divided by another without remainder </p><p><i></i></p><p>20 is divisible by 4</p> <p><span class="bodyb">divisibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Copt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kopt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013126a"><!--s013126a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013838b"><!--s013838b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a people descended from the ancient Egyptians.</p></div><a name="s013839b"><!--s013839b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a member of the Coptic Church [Arabic <span class="bodyi">qub't</span> Copts, via Coptic <span class="bodyi">gyptios</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">aigyptios</span> Egyptian].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Attorney General</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Attorneys General Attorney Generals)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003490a"><!--s003490a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chief legal officer of a nation or state.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Eurostar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹyooərohstah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020671a"><!--s020671a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a high-speed rail service that links London with mainland Europe via the Channel Tunnel.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eloquence</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeləkwəns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019516a"><!--s019516a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020504b"><!--s020504b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>fluent, forceful, and persuasive speech.</p></div><a name="s020505b"><!--s020505b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the art or power of using such speech.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bob<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bob/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (bobbed, bobbing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006313a"><!--s006313a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s006581b"><!--s006581b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to move gently and repeatedly up and down, typically on the surface of liquid or into and out of view </p><p><i></i></p><p>His eyes fixed on a cork that bobbed aimlessly on the water</p> — Kate Chopin.</div><a name="s006582b"><!--s006582b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to curtsy briefly.</p></div><a name="s006583b"><!--s006583b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ for) to try to seize a suspended or floating apple, etc with the teeth </p><p><i></i></p><p>bobbing for apples at Halloween</p> <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</div><a name="s006584b"><!--s006584b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to move (one's head, etc) up and down in a short quick movement [Middle English <span class="bodyi">boben</span> to strike, move with a jerk, prob of imitative origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">air bed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001076a"><!--s001076a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> an inflatable mattress.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cacodemon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kakəʹdeemən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008319a"><!--s008319a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an evil spirit; a demon [Greek <span class="bodyi">kakodaimōn</span>, from <span class="bodyi">kakos</span> bad + <span class="bodyi">daimōn</span> spirit].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flirt<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fluht/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022996a"><!--s022996a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024504b"><!--s024504b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to show sexual interest in or make advances to somebody in a playful way <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s024505b"><!--s024505b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of bird: to flap (its wings) or waggle (its tail) ✱ <span class="bodyb">flirt with</span> to show superficial or casual interest in or liking for (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He flirted with hippiedom for a while</p>.</div><a name="s024506b"><!--s024506b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to risk (danger, death, etc), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> deliberately and as a means of obtaining excitement </p><p><i></i></p><p>Climbers realize they're flirting with death</p> <p><span class="bodyb">flirtatious</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">flirtatiously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">flirty</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [orig meaning ‘to flick or strike’; perhaps imitative].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eloquent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeləkwənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019517a"><!--s019517a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020506b"><!--s020506b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>characterized by fluent, forceful, and persuasive use of language.</p></div><a name="s020507b"><!--s020507b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>vividly or movingly expressive or revealing </p><p><i></i></p><p>He put his arm around her in an eloquent gesture of reassurance</p> <p><span class="bodyb">eloquently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">eloquent-, eloquens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">eloqui</span> to speak out, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">loqui</span> to speak].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Coptic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoptik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013128a"><!--s013128a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the Afro-Asiatic language of the Copts, which is no longer spoken but survives in the liturgy of the Coptic Church.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decay<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹkay/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015526a"><!--s015526a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016021b"><!--s016021b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004000c"><!--s004000c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to rot or decompose because of the action of bacteria or fungi.</p></div><a name="s004001c"><!--s004001c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to decrease gradually in soundness, strength, or vigour; to deteriorate.</p></div></div><a name="s016022b"><!--s016022b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in physics, to undergo radioactive decay <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s016023b"><!--s016023b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to destroy (a substance) by decomposition [Middle English <span class="bodyi">decayen</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">decidere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/decide/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">decide</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">felicitate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fəʹlisitayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021835a"><!--s021835a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span>(+ on/upon) to offer congratulations or compliments to (somebody) on something</p><p><span class="bodyb">felicitator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">felicitatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">felicitare</span> to make happy, from Latin <span class="bodyi">felic-, felix</span> happy, fruitful].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Eurotunnel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹyooərohtunl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020672a"><!--s020672a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> the Channel Tunnel.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">division</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹvizh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017527a"><!--s017527a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018394b"><!--s018394b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the action of dividing or process of being divided.</p></div><a name="s018395b"><!--s018395b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004594c"><!--s004594c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the action of dividing or process of being divided.</p></div><a name="s004595c"><!--s004595c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>distribution </p><p><i></i></p><p>division of the spoils</p>.</div></div><a name="s018396b"><!--s018396b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>any of the parts or sections into which a whole is divided.</p></div><a name="s018397b"><!--s018397b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>)</p><a name="s004596c"><!--s004596c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a major army formation that can having the necessary tactical and administrative services to act independently.</p></div><a name="s004597c"><!--s004597c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a naval unit of men under a single command.</p></div></div><a name="s018398b"><!--s018398b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>an administrative or operating unit of an organization.</p></div><a name="s018399b"><!--s018399b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s004598c"><!--s004598c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an administrative territorial unit.</p></div><a name="s004599c"><!--s004599c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an administrative or operating unit of an organization.</p></div></div><a name="s018400b"><!--s018400b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a group of organisms forming part of a larger group; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a primary category of the plant kingdom equivalent to a phylum of the animal kingdom.</p></div><a name="s018401b"><!--s018401b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>a competitive class or category, e.g. of a football league.</p></div><a name="s018402b"><!--s018402b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>something that divides, separates, or marks off; a dividing line.</p></div><a name="s018403b"><!--s018403b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>disagreement or disunity </p><p><i></i></p><p>division in the ranks</p>.</div><a name="s018404b"><!--s018404b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>the physical separation into different lobbies of the members of a parliamentary body voting for and against a question.</p></div><a name="s018405b"><!--s018405b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>the mathematical operation of dividing one number by another</p><p><span class="bodyb">divisional</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">division-</span>, <span class="bodyi">divisio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">dividere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/divide1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">divide 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Church of Scotland</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010722a"><!--s010722a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the main Presbyterian denomination in Scotland, belonging to the Calvinist tradition, in which each congregation is governed by an elected body of ordained lay elders.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">attract</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹtrakt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003491a"><!--s003491a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003510b"><!--s003510b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to have the power to draw (things) towards itself </p><p><i></i></p><p>A magnet attracts iron</p>.</div><a name="s003511b"><!--s003511b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to fascinate or arouse the affection or sexual interest of (somebody).</p></div><a name="s003512b"><!--s003512b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to draw the interest of (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Quite early on the diplomatic life attracted me.</p>.</div><a name="s003513b"><!--s003513b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to become the focus of (e.g. notice or attention) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The noise attracted the attention of several passers-by</p>.</div><a name="s003514b"><!--s003514b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to be a reliable proposition for (e.g. funding or investment).</p></div><a name="s003515b"><!--s003515b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>in law and insurance, to be liable for (tax, payments, etc) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Estates passing between spouses because of death do not attract capital transfer tax</p> <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</div><a name="s003516b"><!--s003516b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to possess or exercise the power of attraction </p><p><i></i></p><p>Opposites attract</p><p><span class="bodyb">attractable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">attractor</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">attracten</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">attractus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">attrahere</span> to draw towards, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/at/3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">at-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">trahere</span> to draw].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bob<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006314a"><!--s006314a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006585b"><!--s006585b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a short quick down-and-up motion.</p></div><a name="s006586b"><!--s006586b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a change of order in bell-ringing.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">air bladder</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001077a"><!--s001077a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pouch containing air or other gas, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an organ that controls buoyancy in bony fishes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cacodyl</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkakədil/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008320a"><!--s008320a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008704b"><!--s008704b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a chemical group containing arsenic, with compounds that usu have a vile smell and are often poisonous: formula As(CH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>.</p></div><a name="s008705b"><!--s008705b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a colourless liquid with the odour of garlic, consisting of two cacodyl groups joined together: formula As<sub>2</sub>(CH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>4</sub> <span class="bodyb">cacodylic</span> /-ʹdilik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [from Greek <span class="bodyi">kakōdēs</span> ill-smelling].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flirt<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022997a"><!--s022997a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024507b"><!--s024507b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who flirts, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> somebody who flirts regularly or blatantly.</p></div><a name="s024508b"><!--s024508b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act or instance of flirting.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Coptic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013129a"><!--s013129a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or relating to the Copts, the Coptic language, or the Coptic Church.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Elsan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹelsan/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019518a"><!--s019518a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a portable chemical toilet [from the initials of its manufacturer, <span class="bodyi">E L</span> Jackson, + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sanitation/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sanitation</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">church school</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010723a"><!--s010723a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a primary school controlled in part by a church.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decay<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015527a"><!--s015527a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016024b"><!--s016024b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the state or process of decaying.</p></div><a name="s016025b"><!--s016025b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the product of decay; rot or decomposition.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">euro-zone <span class="bodyi">or</span> Eurozone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹyooərohzohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020673a"><!--s020673a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the countries of the EU in which the euro is the official currency.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">felicitations</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fəlisitayʹtaysh(ə)nz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021836a"><!--s021836a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>congratulations.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bob<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006315a"><!--s006315a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006587b"><!--s006587b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a short straight hairstyle for women, with the hair cut evenly at about chin level, so that it swings loosely.</p></div><a name="s006588b"><!--s006588b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/float1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">float<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (1a).</p></div><a name="s006589b"><!--s006589b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a hanging ball or weight on a plumb line or kite's tail.</p></div><a name="s006590b"><!--s006590b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a knot or twist, e.g. of ribbons or hair.</p></div><a name="s006591b"><!--s006591b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Scot</span> a nosegay [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bobbe</span> bunch, cluster; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">attractant</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003492a"><!--s003492a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something that attracts, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a pheromone or other substance that attracts insects or animals</p><p><span class="bodyb">attractant</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">divisionalize <span class="bodyi">or</span> divisionalise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017528a"><!--s017528a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to subdivide (a corporation, etc) into several separate sections.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">airborne</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001078a"><!--s001078a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>supported or transported by air; inflight.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cacoëthes</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kakohʹeetheez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008321a"><!--s008321a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> an insatiable desire or uncontrollable urge [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">kakoëthes</span> wickedness].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flirtation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fluhʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022998a"><!--s022998a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024509b"><!--s024509b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the activity of flirting with somebody, or with an idea, etc.</p></div><a name="s024510b"><!--s024510b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a short-lived romantic or sexual relationship.</p></div><a name="s024511b"><!--s024511b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) a brief foray into some area of activity or thought </p><p><i></i></p><p>during my flirtation with Existentialism</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Coptic Church</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013130a"><!--s013130a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the ancient branch of the Christian Church that developed in Egypt and survives today.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">churchwarden</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010724a"><!--s010724a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010912b"><!--s010912b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>either of two lay parish officials in Anglican churches with responsibility <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for parish property and alms.</p></div><a name="s010913b"><!--s010913b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a long-stemmed clay tobacco pipe.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eurythmic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yooʹridhmik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020674a"><!--s020674a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eurhythmic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eurhythmic</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bob<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (bobbed, bobbing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006316a"><!--s006316a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006592b"><!--s006592b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cut (something) shorter; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to crop (a horse's tail).</p></div><a name="s006593b"><!--s006593b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cut (hair) in a bob.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">else</span><small><span class="eSynop">/els/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019519a"><!--s019519a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020508b"><!--s020508b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>different from or other than the person, place, manner, or time mentioned or understood </p><p><i></i></p><p>somewhere else</p> <p><i></i></p><p>How else could he have acted?</p>.</div><a name="s020509b"><!--s020509b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>also; besides </p><p><i></i></p><p>There's nothing else to eat</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">or else</span>.</p></div><a name="s020510b"><!--s020510b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>used to express a threat </p><p><i></i></p><p>Do what I tell you or else!</p>.</div><a name="s020511b"><!--s020511b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>if not; otherwise </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'll go inside or else they might see me</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">elles</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">felicitous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fəʹlisitəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021837a"><!--s021837a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023122b"><!--s023122b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> very well suited or expressed; apt <span class="bodyi">formal</span>.</p></div><a name="s023123b"><!--s023123b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005968c"><!--s005968c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>very well suited or expressed; apt </p><p><i></i></p><p>a felicitous remark</p>.</div><a name="s005969c"><!--s005969c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>marked by or given to such expression </p><p><i></i></p><p>a felicitous speaker</p>.</div></div><a name="s023124b"><!--s023124b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>pleasant or delightful</p><p><span class="bodyb">felicitously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">felicitousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">division bell</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017529a"><!--s017529a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bell rung in the British Parliament to warn that a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/division/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">division</span></span></a> (vote) is about to take place.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cacography</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹkogrəfi, ka-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">formal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008322a"><!--s008322a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008706b"><!--s008706b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>bad handwriting.</p></div><a name="s008707b"><!--s008707b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>incorrect spelling <span class="bodyb">cacographic</span> /-ʹgrafik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">air brake</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001079a"><!--s001079a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001196b"><!--s001196b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a brake operated by compressed air.</p></div><a name="s001197b"><!--s001197b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a movable surface projected into the air for slowing an aircraft.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flirtatious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fluhʹtayshəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022999a"><!--s022999a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024512b"><!--s024512b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>inclined to flirt; coquettish.</p></div><a name="s024513b"><!--s024513b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a gesture, etc: indicative of playful sexual intention</p><p><span class="bodyb">flirtatiously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">flirtatiousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">copula</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkopyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013131a"><!--s013131a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a verb, e.g. a form of <span class="bodyi">be</span> or <span class="bodyi">seem</span>, that links a subject and a complement, as in the sentence <span class="bodyi">She became rich</span></p><p><span class="bodyb">copular</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">copula</span> bond, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/co/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">co-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">apere</span> to fasten].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">attraction</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹtraksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003493a"><!--s003493a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003517b"><!--s003517b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a characteristic that arouses interest or admiration; an attractive quality or aspect.</p></div><a name="s003518b"><!--s003518b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the ability to draw a response in the form of interest or affection.</p></div><a name="s003519b"><!--s003519b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something that draws or is intended to draw crowds of visitors or spectators.</p></div><a name="s003520b"><!--s003520b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a force, e.g. between unlike electrical charges, unlike magnetic poles, or particles of matter, tending to resist separation.</p></div><a name="s003521b"><!--s003521b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>personal charm.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decease<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹsees/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015528a"><!--s015528a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> death [Middle English <span class="bodyi">deces</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">decessus</span> departure, death, from <span class="bodyi">decedere</span> to depart, die, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">cedere</span> to go].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">churchy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (churchier, churchiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010725a"><!--s010725a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>marked by strict conformity or zealous adherence to the forms or beliefs of a church</p><p><span class="bodyb">churchiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eurythmics</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020675a"><!--s020675a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eurhythmic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eurhythmics</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flit<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/flit/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (flitted, flitting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023000a"><!--s023000a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024514b"><!--s024514b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006367c"><!--s006367c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to move or fly lightly and quickly.</p></div><a name="s006368c"><!--s006368c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to pass quickly or irregularly from one thing to another.</p></div></div><a name="s024515b"><!--s024515b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to pass lightly and quickly or irregularly from one place or condition to another; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to fly in this manner.</p></div><a name="s024516b"><!--s024516b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Scot, N Eng</span> to move house.</p></div><a name="s024517b"><!--s024517b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to escape or abscond in order to avoid problems or obligations [Middle English <span class="bodyi">flitten</span>, of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bob<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bob)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006317a"><!--s006317a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a shilling [perhaps from <span class="bodyi">Bob</span>, nickname for <span class="bodyi">Robert</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cacomistle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkakəmisl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008323a"><!--s008323a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a carnivorous tree-dwelling mammal found in the S parts of N America that is related to and resembles the raccoon: <span class="bodyi">Bassariscus astutus</span> [Mexican Spanish <span class="bodyi">cacomistle</span> from Nahuatl <span class="bodyi">tlacomiztli</span>, from <span class="bodyi">tlaco</span> half + <span class="bodyi">miztli</span> mountain lion].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">felicity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fəʹlisiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> felicities) <span class="bodyi">formal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021838a"><!--s021838a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023125b"><!--s023125b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>great happiness, or something causing great happiness.</p></div><a name="s023126b"><!--s023126b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a felicitous faculty or quality, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in art or language; aptness.</p></div><a name="s023127b"><!--s023127b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a felicitous expression [Middle English <span class="bodyi">felicite</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">felicitat-, felicitas</span>,from <span class="bodyi">felic-, felix</span> fruitful, happy].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">divisionism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹvizh(ə)niz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017530a"><!--s017530a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pointillism/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pointillism</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elsewhere</span><small><span class="eSynop">/elsʹweə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019520a"><!--s019520a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in or to another place </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'll take my business elsewhere</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">attractive</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003494a"><!--s003494a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003522b"><!--s003522b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having the power to attract </p><p><i></i></p><p>attractive forces between molecules</p> <p><i></i></p><p>an attractive offer</p>.</div><a name="s003523b"><!--s003523b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>good-looking or sexually interesting.</p></div><a name="s003524b"><!--s003524b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>arousing interest or pleasure; charming </p><p><i></i></p><p>an attractive smile</p><p><span class="bodyb">attractively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">attractiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">air brick</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001080a"><!--s001080a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a building brick or brick-sized metal or plastic box perforated to allow ventilation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">churchyard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010726a"><!--s010726a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an enclosed piece of ground surrounding a church; <span class="bodyi"><span class="bodyi">esp</span></span> one used as a burial ground.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decease<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015529a"><!--s015529a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to die.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">copulate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkopyoolayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013132a"><!--s013132a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to engage in sexual intercourse <span class="bodyb">copulation</span> /-ʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">copulatory</span> /-lət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">copulatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">copulare</span> to join, from <span class="bodyi">copula</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/copula/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">copula</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eurythmy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yoohʹridhmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020676a"><!--s020676a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eurythmic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eurythmics</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cacophony</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹkofəni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cacophonies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008324a"><!--s008324a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a harsh or discordant combination or confusion of sounds </p><p><i></i></p><p>so deafening a cacophony of howls, groans, and thumps</p><p> Charles Kingsley</p><p><span class="bodyb">cacophonous</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">cacophonie</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">kakophōnia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">kakos</span> bad + <span class="bodyi">phōnē</span> sound].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flit<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023001a"><!--s023001a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024518b"><!--s024518b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Scot, N Eng</span> the act or an instance of moving house.</p></div><a name="s024519b"><!--s024519b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a hurried departure, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in order to avoid problems or obligations </p><p><i></i></p><p>The company got into debt and did a moonlight flit</p>.</div><a name="s024520b"><!--s024520b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of flitting, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a quick or irregular flying movement.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bobbejaan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbobəjahn, -yahn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">SAfr</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006318a"><!--s006318a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006594b"><!--s006594b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a baboon.</p></div><a name="s006595b"><!--s006595b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a monkey wrench [Afrikaans <span class="bodyi">bobbejaan</span> from early Dutch <span class="bodyi">babiaen</span> baboon].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feline<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfeelien/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021839a"><!--s021839a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023128b"><!--s023128b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of cats or the cat family.</p></div><a name="s023129b"><!--s023129b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>resembling a cat; having the characteristics generally attributed to cats, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> grace, stealth, or slyness</p><p><span class="bodyb">felinely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">felinity</span> /fiʹlin-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">felinus</span> from <span class="bodyi">felis</span> cat].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ELT</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019521a"><!--s019521a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>English language teaching.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">churinga</span><small><span class="eSynop">/chəʹring·gə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> churinga churingas)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010727a"><!--s010727a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>among Australian aborigines, a sacred stone amulet or similar object [native name in Australia].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">division of labour</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017531a"><!--s017531a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the distribution of various parts of the process of production among different people, groups, or machines, each specializing in a particular job, to increase efficiency.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">copulative<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkopyoolətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013133a"><!--s013133a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013840b"><!--s013840b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003484c"><!--s003484c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in grammar, joining together coordinate words or word groups and expressing the sum of their meanings </p><p><i></i></p><p>a copulative conjunction</p>.</div><a name="s003485c"><!--s003485c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in grammar, functioning as a copula.</p></div></div><a name="s013841b"><!--s013841b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to copulation</p><p><span class="bodyb">copulatively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">attrib.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003495a"><!--s003495a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003525b"><!--s003525b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>attributive.</p></div><a name="s003526b"><!--s003526b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>attributively.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">airbrush<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001081a"><!--s001081a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an atomizer for spraying paint.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deceased<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> deceased)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015530a"><!--s015530a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the deceased</span>) <span class="bodyi">formal</span> a person who has recently died.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Eustachian tube</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yoohʹstayshən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020677a"><!--s020677a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">eustachian tube</span>) a tube connecting the middle ear with the throat, which allows the air pressure on both sides of the eardrum to be equalized [named after Bartolomeo <span class="bodyi">Eustachio</span> d.1574, Italian anatomist, who first described its function].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cac- <span class="bodyi">or</span> caco-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008300a"><!--s008300a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meaning: bad; unpleasant </p><p><i></i></p><p>cacography</p> <p>[scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">cac-</span>, <span class="bodyi">caco-</span>, ultimately from Greek <span class="bodyi">kakos</span> bad].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flitch</span><small><span class="eSynop">/flich/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023002a"><!--s023002a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024521b"><!--s024521b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a salted and often smoked side of pork.</p></div><a name="s024522b"><!--s024522b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a longitudinal section of a log [Old English <span class="bodyi">flicce</span> a cured ham].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bobber</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbobə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006319a"><!--s006319a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who rides a bobsleigh.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eluant <span class="bodyi">or</span> eluent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹelyoo·ənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019522a"><!--s019522a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a solvent used in eluting [Latin <span class="bodyi">eluent-</span>, <span class="bodyi">eluens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">eluere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/elute/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">elute</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feline<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021840a"><!--s021840a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cat; a member of the cat family.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">attribute<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹatribyooht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003496a"><!--s003496a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003527b"><!--s003527b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a characteristic or quality of a person or thing.</p></div><a name="s003528b"><!--s003528b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something associated with or belonging to a person or thing by virtue of which they are what they are; an inherent property or a customary accompaniment </p><p><i></i></p><p>the attributes of a lady</p> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">attributus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">attribuere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/at/3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">at-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">tribuere</span> to bestow].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">churl</span><small><span class="eSynop">/chuhl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010728a"><!--s010728a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010914b"><!--s010914b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a rude ill-bred person.</p></div><a name="s010915b"><!--s010915b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002723c"><!--s002723c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a rude ill-bred person.</p></div><a name="s002724c"><!--s002724c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a mean morose person.</p></div></div><a name="s010916b"><!--s010916b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a rustic or country person [Old English <span class="bodyi">ceorl</span> man, churl].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cactus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaktəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cacti /ʹkaktie/ cactuses)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008325a"><!--s008325a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a family of plants that hasve fleshy stems and scales or spines instead of leaves, often bears brightly coloured flowers, and is are found <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in deserts and other dry areas: family Cactaceae [Latin genus name <span class="bodyi">Cactus</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">kaktos</span>, a kind of thistle].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deceased<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015531a"><!--s015531a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> recently dead.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">copulative<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013134a"><!--s013134a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a copulative word.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eustasy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹyoohstəsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020678a"><!--s020678a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>worldwide change of sea level brought about by movements of the sea bed, melting of ice sheets, etc <span class="bodyb">eustatic</span> /yoohʹstatik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [orig as <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eu/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eu-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/static1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">static 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">division sign</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017532a"><!--s017532a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018406b"><!--s018406b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the symbol (÷) used to indicate the mathematical operation of division.</p></div><a name="s018407b"><!--s018407b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the oblique stroke (/) used to indicate a fraction.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">airbrush<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001082a"><!--s001082a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001198b"><!--s001198b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to paint or spray (something) with an airbrush.</p></div><a name="s001199b"><!--s001199b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to alter (a photograph) using an airbrush.</p></div><a name="s001200b"><!--s001200b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to alter the record or reputation of (a person) in the public perception </p><p><i></i></p><p>The former prime minister has been airbrushed out of recent history</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flitter<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflitə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (flittered, flittering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023003a"><!--s023003a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to move about in a random, restless, or agitated way</p><p><span class="bodyb">flitter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [frequentative of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flit1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flit 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bobbin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbobin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006320a"><!--s006320a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006596b"><!--s006596b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a cylinder or spindle on which yarn or thread is wound, for use in sewing, spinning, or lacemaking.</p></div><a name="s006597b"><!--s006597b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a coil of insulated wire or the reel it is wound on [French <span class="bodyi">bobine</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eluate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹelyoo·ət, -ayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019523a"><!--s019523a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the solution obtained by eluting [Latin <span class="bodyi">eluere</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/elute/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">elute</span></span></a>) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ate1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ate 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fell<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fel/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021841a"><!--s021841a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fall1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fall 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">attribute<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹtribyooht/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003497a"><!--s003497a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003529b"><!--s003529b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(+ to) to credit a certain person, group of people, etc with (something or its invention, creation, or origination) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Popular opinion has always attributed the invention to the Americans</p> <p><i></i></p><p>The painting known as ‘The Bravo’ is now attributed to Titian</p>.</div><a name="s003530b"><!--s003530b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ to) to put (a happening, etc) down to a particular circumstance, etc; to regard something as the cause or influence of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>To what do you attribute your success?</p>.</div><a name="s003531b"><!--s003531b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to ascribe (qualities or feelings) to something or somebody </p><p><i></i></p><p>The locals attributed amazing healing powers to the spring</p><p><span class="bodyb">attributable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">attributer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">attribution</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decedent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹseed(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015532a"><!--s015532a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> in law, a deceased person [Latin <span class="bodyi">decedent-, decedens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">decedere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/decease1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">decease 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">copy<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkopi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> copies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013135a"><!--s013135a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013842b"><!--s013842b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an imitation, transcript, or reproduction of an original work.</p></div><a name="s013843b"><!--s013843b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a single specimen of a printed book, CD, etc.</p></div><a name="s013844b"><!--s013844b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>material ready to be printed or photoengraved.</p></div><a name="s013845b"><!--s013845b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>written material as distinct from illustrations or other graphic material.</p></div><a name="s013846b"><!--s013846b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>newsworthy material.</p></div><a name="s013847b"><!--s013847b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a model to be copied, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a specimen of fine handwriting [Middle English <span class="bodyi">copie</span> via French and medieval Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">copia</span> abundance].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">divisive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹviesiv, -ziv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017533a"><!--s017533a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>tending to cause disunity or dissension </p><p><i></i></p><p>divisive issues</p> <p><span class="bodyb">divisively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">divisiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flitter<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023004a"><!--s023004a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act or an instance of flittering.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bobbinet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bobiʹnet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006321a"><!--s006321a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a machine-made net of cotton, silk, or nylon, imitating bobbin lace, usu with a six-sided mesh [blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bobbin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bobbin</span></span></a> and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/net1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">net 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">churlish</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchuhlish/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010729a"><!--s010729a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010917b"><!--s010917b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>rudely uncooperative; surly.</p></div><a name="s010918b"><!--s010918b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>lacking refinement or sensitivity</p><p><span class="bodyb">churlishly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">churlishness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eutectic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yoohʹtektik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020679a"><!--s020679a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021638b"><!--s021638b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>denotingof or being an alloy or other mixture that has the lowest possible melting or freezing point for a mixture of these constituents.</p></div><a name="s021639b"><!--s021639b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of or being denoting the melting or freezing point of a eutectic alloy or mixture</p><p><span class="bodyb">eutectic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">eutēktos</span> easily melted, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eu/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eu-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">tēktos</span> melted, from <span class="bodyi">tēkein</span> to melt].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">airburst</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001083a"><!--s001083a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a detonation of a bomb, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a nuclear bomb, in the air above its target.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elucidate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹloohsidayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019524a"><!--s019524a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make (something) clear, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by explanation <span class="bodyb">elucidation</span> /-ʹdaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">elucidative</span> /-dətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">elucidator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">elucidatory</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">elucidatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">elucidare</span>, from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">lucidus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lucid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lucid</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cacuminal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kaʹkyoohminl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008326a"><!--s008326a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a speech sound: made with the tip of the tongue curled back against the roof of the mouth; retroflex [Latin <span class="bodyi">cacumin-, cacumen</span> top, point].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fell<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021842a"><!--s021842a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023130b"><!--s023130b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cut, beat, or knock (something) down </p><p><i></i></p><p>felling trees</p>.</div><a name="s023131b"><!--s023131b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to knock down or kill (somebody).</p></div><a name="s023132b"><!--s023132b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to turn under and sew down the raw edges of (a seam).</p></div><a name="s023133b"><!--s023133b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flat_fell2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flat-fell 2</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">feller</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">fellan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">attribution</span><small><span class="eSynop">/atriʹbyoohsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003498a"><!--s003498a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act of attributing; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the ascribing of a work of art to a particular author, artist, or period</p><p><span class="bodyb">attributional</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deceit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹseet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015533a"><!--s015533a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016026b"><!--s016026b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004002c"><!--s004002c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or practice of deceiving; deception.</p></div><a name="s004003c"><!--s004003c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an attempt to deceive; a trick.</p></div></div><a name="s016027b"><!--s016027b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the quality of being deceitful [Middle English <span class="bodyi">deceite</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">decepta</span>,fempast part. of <span class="bodyi">decipere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/deceive/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">deceive</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">copy<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (copies, copied, copying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013136a"><!--s013136a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s013848b"><!--s013848b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make a copy of (something).</p></div><a name="s013849b"><!--s013849b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make a copy of (somebody else's work); to imitate (something).</p></div><a name="s013850b"><!--s013850b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to model oneself on(somebody) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s013851b"><!--s013851b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to make a copy.</p></div><a name="s013852b"><!--s013852b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to undergo copying </p><p><i></i></p><p>The document did not copy well</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">divisor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹviezə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017534a"><!--s017534a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in mathematics, the number by which the number or quantity undergoing division is divided.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flittermouse</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> flittermice)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023005a"><!--s023005a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dialect, archaic</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bat3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bat 3</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bobbin lace</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006322a"><!--s006322a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pillow_lace/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pillow lace</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">euthanasia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yoohthəʹnayzi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020680a"><!--s020680a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act or practice of killing incurably sick or injured individuals for reasons of mercy </p><p><i></i></p><p>Euthanasia is a long smooth-sounding word, and it conceals its danger as long, smooth words do</p><p> Pearl S Buck [Greek <span class="bodyi">euthanasia</span> easy death, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eu/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eu-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">thanatos</span> death].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">churn<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/chuhn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010730a"><!--s010730a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010919b"><!--s010919b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a vessel used in making butter in which milk or cream is agitated to make butter separate the oily globules from the watery medium.</p></div><a name="s010920b"><!--s010920b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a large metal container for transporting milk [Old English <span class="bodyi">cyrin</span>, related to Old English <span class="bodyi">corn</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/corn1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">corn 1</span></span></a>; from the granular appearance of cream as it is churned].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elude</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹloohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019525a"><!--s019525a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020512b"><!--s020512b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to avoid (somebody or something) cunningly or adroitly.</p></div><a name="s020513b"><!--s020513b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to escape the memory, understanding, or notice of (somebody) <span class="bodyb">elusion</span> /-zh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">eludere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ludere</span> to play].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fell<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021843a"><!--s021843a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023134b"><!--s023134b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a felled seam.</p></div><a name="s023135b"><!--s023135b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> an amount of timber felled.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deceitful</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹseetf(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015534a"><!--s015534a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having a tendency or disposition to deceive; dishonest </p><p><i></i></p><p>a deceitful child</p> <p><span class="bodyb">deceitfully</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><a name="sb000000119"><!--sb000000119--></a><p><span class="bodyb">deceitfulness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">deceitful</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">deceptive</span>? <span class="bodyi">Deceitful</span> implies an intention to deceive. Generally speaking, only people and their words and actions can be described as <span class="bodyi">deceitful</span>. <span class="bodyi">Deceptive</span> is applied to things that are able to mislead the unwary: <span class="bodyi">Appearances can be deceptive</span>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">attributive<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹtribyootiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003499a"><!--s003499a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003532b"><!--s003532b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or of the nature of an attribute.</p></div><a name="s003533b"><!--s003533b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in grammar, denoting an adjective or modifying noun that directly precedes a noun, as <span class="bodyi">city</span> does in <span class="bodyi">city streets</span>: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/predicative/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">predicative</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">attributively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">divorcé</span><small><span class="eSynop">/divawʹsay, -ʹsee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017535a"><!--s017535a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a divorced man [French <span class="bodyi">divorcé</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">divorcer</span> to divorce, from Latin <span class="bodyi">divortium</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/divorce1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">divorce 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">copybook</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013137a"><!--s013137a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013853b"><!--s013853b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a book formerly used in teaching handwriting, containing models for imitation.</p></div><a name="s013854b"><!--s013854b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span></span>) completely correct and conforming to established standards </p><p><i></i></p><p>a copybook display</p> <p><i></i></p><p>The church, a copybook model of renaissance perfection, imposes most beautifully, if rather donnishly upon the pastoral scene</p><p> Guardian.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Airbus</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001084a"><!--s001084a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a subsonic jet passenger aeroplane designed for short intercity flights.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CAD</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kad/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008327a"><!--s008327a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>computer-aided design.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bobble<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbobl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006323a"><!--s006323a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006598b"><!--s006598b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to move jerkily down and up briefly or repeatedly <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s006599b"><!--s006599b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to fumble (a ball), e.g. in baseball [frequentative of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bob1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bob 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flixweed</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfliksweed/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023006a"><!--s023006a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plant with small yellow flowers formerly believed to cure dysentery: <span class="bodyi">Descurainia sophia</span> [alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flux1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flux<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (5)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">euthanize <span class="bodyi">or</span> euthanise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹyoohthəniez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020681a"><!--s020681a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to practise euthanasia on (somebody).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">churn<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010731a"><!--s010731a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010921b"><!--s010921b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to agitate (milk or cream) in a churn in order to make butter.</p></div><a name="s010922b"><!--s010922b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002725c"><!--s002725c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to stir or agitate (liquid) violently.</p></div><a name="s002726c"><!--s002726c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to be in violent motion.</p></div></div><a name="s010923b"><!--s010923b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to stir or agitate (liquid) violently <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s010924b"><!--s010924b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to produce or be in violent motion.</p></div><a name="s010925b"><!--s010925b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to work a churn.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eluent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹelyoo·ənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019526a"><!--s019526a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eluant_or_eluent/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eluant</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deceive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹseev/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015535a"><!--s015535a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016028b"><!--s016028b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cause (somebody) to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid; to delude </p><p><i></i></p><p>O let not Time deceive you, you cannot conquer Time</p><p> W H Auden <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s016029b"><!--s016029b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to practise deceit</p><p><span class="bodyb">deceivable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">deceiver</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">deceiven</span> via Old French <span class="bodyi">deceivre</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">decipere</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">capere</span> to take].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fell<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021844a"><!--s021844a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) a steep rugged stretch of high moorland, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in northern England and Scotland</p><p>Middle English, hill, mountain, from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">fell, fjall</span>. The Old Norse sense became obsolete in English in the 17th cent., but survives in place names such as <span class="bodyi">Bowfell</span> and <span class="bodyi">Scafell</span> in NW England</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">divorce<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹvaws/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017536a"><!--s017536a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018408b"><!--s018408b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a legal dissolution of a marriage, or the decree ratifying this.</p></div><a name="s018409b"><!--s018409b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a separation or, dissociation, or severance </p><p><i></i></p><p>‘Leap of faith’ denotes a divorce between the intellect and the imagination</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">divorse</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">divortium</span>, from <span class="bodyi">divortere</span> to leave one's husband, alteration of <span class="bodyi">divertere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/divert/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">divert</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">copycat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013138a"><!--s013138a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013855b"><!--s013855b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a child, who slavishly imitates the behaviour or practices of another.</p></div><a name="s013856b"><!--s013856b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) imitating something else </p><p><i></i></p><p>copycat murders</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">attributive<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003500a"><!--s003500a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an attributive word, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an adjective.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">FLN</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023007a"><!--s023007a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Front de Libération Nationale.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bobble<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006324a"><!--s006324a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006600b"><!--s006600b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small fluffy ball, e.g. of wool, used for ornament or trimming </p><p><i></i></p><p>curtains with plush bobbles</p> — H E Bates.</div><a name="s006601b"><!--s006601b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a rounded bump or lump on a surface.</p></div><a name="s006602b"><!--s006602b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a fumble in handling the ball, e.g. in baseball.</p></div><a name="s006603b"><!--s006603b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a bobbling movement.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cad</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kad/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008328a"><!--s008328a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> an unscrupulous or dishonourable man </p><p><i></i></p><p>I tell you, sir, a man who would insult his sister before a stranger is an oaf and a cad</p><p> Christopher Morley</p><p><span class="bodyb">caddish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [English dialect <span class="bodyi">cad</span> unskilled assistant, short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/caddie1_or_caddy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">caddie 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">euthenics</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yooʹtheniks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020682a"><!--s020682a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a science that deals with the development of human well-being by improvement of living conditions, control of the environment, etc</p><p><span class="bodyb">euthenist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">euthenein</span> to thrive].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">air chief marshal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001085a"><!--s001085a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an officer in the Royal Air Force ranking below marshal of the Royal Air Force.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">churn out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010732a"><!--s010732a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly informal</span> to produce (something) prolifically and mechanically, usu without great concern for quality </p><p><i></i></p><p>She has been churning out short stories for years</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elusive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹloohsiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019527a"><!--s019527a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020514b"><!--s020514b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>difficult to find or catch.</p></div><a name="s020515b"><!--s020515b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>difficult to remember or understand</p><p><span class="bodyb">elusively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">elusiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">elusus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">eludere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/elude/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">elude</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decelerate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹselərayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015536a"><!--s015536a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to move or cause (something) to move at decreasing speed <span class="bodyb">deceleration</span> /-ʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">decelerator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/accelerate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">accelerate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">divorce<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017537a"><!--s017537a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018410b"><!--s018410b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to end marriage with (one's spouse) by divorce.</p></div><a name="s018411b"><!--s018411b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ from) to separate or dissociate sever (one thing) from another </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her plots are so divorced from reality</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s018412b"><!--s018412b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to obtain a divorce</p><p><span class="bodyb">divorceable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">divorcement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fell<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">literary</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021845a"><!--s021845a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023136b"><!--s023136b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>fierce or cruel.</p></div><a name="s023137b"><!--s023137b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>very destructive; deadly ✱ <span class="bodyb">at one fell swoop</span> all at once, or with a single concentrated effort [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">fel</span>,nominative of <span class="bodyi">felon</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/felon1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">felon 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">copy-edit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (copy-edited) (copy-editing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013139a"><!--s013139a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to prepare (manuscript copy) for printing, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by correcting errors and making the style consistent throughout</p><p><span class="bodyb">copy editor</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">float<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/floht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023008a"><!--s023008a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024523b"><!--s024523b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something buoyant or hollow that floats, e.g.:.</p></div><a name="s024524b"><!--s024524b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006369c"><!--s006369c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a cork or other device used to keep the baited end of a fishing line afloat.</p></div><a name="s006370c"><!--s006370c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a floating platform for swimmers or boats.</p></div><a name="s006371c"><!--s006371c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>something, e.g. a hollow ball, that floats at the end of a lever in a cistern, tank, or boiler that and regulates the liquid level.</p></div><a name="s006372c"><!--s006372c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a sac containing air or gas in and buoying up the body of a plant or animal.</p></div><a name="s006373c"><!--s006373c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>a watertight structure enabling an aircraft to float on water.</p></div></div><a name="s024525b"><!--s024525b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a tool for smoothing a surface of plaster, concrete, etc.</p></div><a name="s024526b"><!--s024526b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s006374c"><!--s006374c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a platform of a lorry supporting an exhibit in a parade.</p></div><a name="s006375c"><!--s006375c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an electrically powered delivery vehicle </p><p><i></i></p><p>a milk float</p>.</div><a name="s006376c"><!--s006376c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ</span> a vehicle for conveying horses.</p></div></div><a name="s024527b"><!--s024527b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a soft drink with a scoop of ice cream floating in it.</p></div><a name="s024528b"><!--s024528b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a sum of money available for giving change at a stall, in a shop, etc [Old English <span class="bodyi">flota</span> ship].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">attrit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹtrit/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (attritted, attritting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003501a"><!--s003501a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> to wear down (an opponent, etc) by sustained harassment [back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/attrition/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">attrition</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eutherian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yoohʹthiəri·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020683a"><!--s020683a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a subclass of animals including the mammals whose young are nourished in the womb via a placenta and are born in an advanced stage of development: subclass Eutheria</p><p><span class="bodyb">eutherian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Latin from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eu/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eu-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">thērion</span> wild beast].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bobble hat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006325a"><!--s006325a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a woollen pull-on hat with a bobble fixed to the crown.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">churn rate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010733a"><!--s010733a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the rate at which a business loses customers or loses and has to replace staff.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elute</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eeʹl(y)ooht/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019528a"><!--s019528a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to remove (adsorbed material) from the surface of a liquid or solid by washing with a solvent <span class="bodyb">elution</span> /-sh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">elutus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">eluere</span> to wash out, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">lavere</span> to wash].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">December</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹsembə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015537a"><!--s015537a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the twelfth month of the year [Middle English <span class="bodyi">Decembre</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">December</span> tenth month, from <span class="bodyi">decem</span> ten; because it was the tenth month of the Roman year: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/september/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">September</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cadastral</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹdastrəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008329a"><!--s008329a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>showing the ownership, boundaries, and value of land and buildings, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for the purposes of taxation </p><p><i></i></p><p>a cadastral register</p> <p>[French <span class="bodyi">cadastral</span> from <span class="bodyi">cadastre</span> register of property used in assessing taxes, ultimately from late Greek <span class="bodyi">katastichon</span> notebook].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">air commodore</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001086a"><!--s001086a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an officer in the Royal Air Force ranking below air vice marshal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">divorcee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/divawʹsee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017539a"><!--s017539a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a divorced person.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">copyhold</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013140a"><!--s013140a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a former type of land tenure in England established by a transcript of the manorial records, or a piece of land held in this way.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">float<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023009a"><!--s023009a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024529b"><!--s024529b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to rest on the surface of or be suspended in a fluid.</p></div><a name="s024530b"><!--s024530b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006377c"><!--s006377c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to drift on or through a liquid, or move gently in an air current </p><p><i></i></p><p>Yellow leaves floated down</p>.</div><a name="s006378c"><!--s006378c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to wander aimlessly.</p></div><a name="s006379c"><!--s006379c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>in sport, to send (a ball) on a high smooth flight.</p></div></div><a name="s024531b"><!--s024531b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to lack firmness of aim or commitment.</p></div><a name="s024532b"><!--s024532b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to present (e.g. an idea) for acceptance or rejection.</p></div><a name="s024533b"><!--s024533b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>said of a currency: to find a level in the international exchange market in response to the law of supply and demand, without artificial support or control <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s024534b"><!--s024534b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s006380c"><!--s006380c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to float in or on the surface of a liquid.</p></div><a name="s006381c"><!--s006381c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to carry (something) along in this manner.</p></div><a name="s006382c"><!--s006382c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>in sport, to send (a ball) on a high smooth flight.</p></div></div><a name="s024535b"><!--s024535b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to smooth (e.g. plaster) with a float.</p></div><a name="s024536b"><!--s024536b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to present (e.g. an idea) for acceptance or rejection.</p></div><a name="s024537b"><!--s024537b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to cause (currency) to float.</p></div><a name="s024538b"><!--s024538b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>to offer the shares of (a company) for the first time for sale on the stock market ✱ <span class="bodyb">float somebody's boat</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to excite or interest somebody, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> sexually <span class="bodyb">floatability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">floatable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">floater</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">flotian</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fell<sup>6</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021846a"><!--s021846a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an animal skin or hide; a pelt [Old English <span class="bodyi">fel</span>, <span class="bodyi">fell</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">euthyroid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yoohʹthieroyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020684a"><!--s020684a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>characterized by normal function of the thyroid gland.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bobby</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbobi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bobbies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006326a"><!--s006326a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal, dated</span> a police officer [<span class="bodyi">Bobby</span>,nickname for <span class="bodyi">Robert</span>, named after Sir <span class="bodyi">Robert</span> Peel, d.1850, English statesman, who organized the London police force].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">attrition</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹtrish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003502a"><!--s003502a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003534b"><!--s003534b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the wearing away or grinding down of a surface, etc by friction; abrasion.</p></div><a name="s003535b"><!--s003535b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the process of weakening or exhausting an opponent, etc by constant harassment or abuse </p><p><i></i></p><p>a war of attrition</p>.</div><a name="s003536b"><!--s003536b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>sorrow for one's sins arising from fear of punishment: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/contrition/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">contrition</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">attritional</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">attrition-, attritio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">atterere</span> to rub against, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/at/3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">at-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">terere</span> to rub].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">churr<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/chuh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010734a"><!--s010734a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make a vibrant or whirring noise characteristic of certain insects and birds, e.g. the partridge</p><p><span class="bodyb">churr</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [imitative].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elutriate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eeʹl(y)oohtriayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019529a"><!--s019529a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to purify, separate, or remove (a substance) by washing <span class="bodyb">elutriation</span> /-ʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">elutriatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">elutriare</span>, irreg from <span class="bodyi">elutus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/elute/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">elute</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decency</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdeesənsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> decencies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015538a"><!--s015538a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016030b"><!--s016030b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>behaviour or attitudes that conform to normal standards of propriety or morality.</p></div><a name="s016031b"><!--s016031b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004004c"><!--s004004c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a standard of propriety.</p></div><a name="s004005c"><!--s004005c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the things considered necessary for an adequate standard of living.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">divorcée</span><small><span class="eSynop">/divawʹsay, -ʹsee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017538a"><!--s017538a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a divorced woman.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cadaver</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹdavə, kəʹdahvə, kəʹdayvə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008330a"><!--s008330a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a corpse, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one intended for dissection <span class="bodyb">cadaveric</span> /kəʹdavərik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">cadaver</span> from <span class="bodyi">cadere</span> to fall].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">air-condition</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001087a"><!--s001087a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to equip (e.g. a building or vehicle) with air conditioning</p><p><span class="bodyb">air-conditioned</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">floatage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflohtij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023010a"><!--s023010a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flotage_or_floatage/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flotage</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">copyholder</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013141a"><!--s013141a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013857b"><!--s013857b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>formerly, a holder of land in copyhold.</p></div><a name="s013858b"><!--s013858b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a device for holding copy, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for a typesetter in a printing house.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fellah</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfelə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> fellahin fellaheen /-ʹheen/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021847a"><!--s021847a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a peasant or agricultural labourer in an Arab country [Arabic <span class="bodyi">fallāḥ</span>, from <span class="bodyi">falaha</span> to till the soil].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bobby calf</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006327a"><!--s006327a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an unweaned calf slaughtered for veal [prob from <span class="bodyi">Bob</span>, nickname for <span class="bodyi">Robert</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eluvium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eeʹl(y)oohvi·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019530a"><!--s019530a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>rock debris produced by the weathering and disintegration of rock in situ</p><p><span class="bodyb">eluvial</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [coined from Latin <span class="bodyi">eluere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/elute/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">elute</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eutrophic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yoohʹtrohfik, yoohʹtrofik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020685a"><!--s020685a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a body of water: rich in dissolved nutrients, e.g. phosphates, but often shallow and seasonally deficient in oxygen: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mesotrophic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mesotrophic</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/oligotrophic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">oligotrophic</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">eutrophication</span> /-ʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">eutrophy</span> /ʹyoohtrəfi, yoohʹtrohfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [prob via German from Greek <span class="bodyi">eutrophos</span> well nourished, nourishing, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eu/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eu-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">trephein</span> to nourish].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">attune</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹtyoohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003503a"><!--s003503a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003537b"><!--s003537b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + to) to cause or allow (people or their bodies) to become used, accustomed, or acclimatized to new circumstances.</p></div><a name="s003538b"><!--s003538b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + to) to train (the ear) to recognize and respond to certain sounds, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>an ear finely attuned to the delicacies of melody</p> — Poe.</div><a name="s003539b"><!--s003539b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to bring (things, people, etc) into harmony with each other</p><p><span class="bodyb">attunement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/at/3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">at-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tune1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tune 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">churr<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010735a"><!--s010735a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the vibrant or whirring noise of certain insects and birds.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decennial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹseni·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015539a"><!--s015539a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016032b"><!--s016032b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>lasting for ten years.</p></div><a name="s016033b"><!--s016033b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>occurring every ten years</p><p><span class="bodyb">decennial</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">decennially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">decennis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">decem</span> ten + <span class="bodyi">annus</span> year].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">air conditioning</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001088a"><!--s001088a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an apparatus or system for controlling the temperature, humidity, and cleanness of the air in a building or vehicle</p><p><span class="bodyb">air-condition</span> <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">air-conditioned</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">air conditioner</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">divot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdivət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017540a"><!--s017540a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018413b"><!--s018413b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a piece of turf, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one struck out of the ground in making a golf shot.</p></div><a name="s018414b"><!--s018414b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Scot</span> a piece of turf, formerly used for roofing [origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fellate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/feʹlayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021848a"><!--s021848a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to perform fellatio on (somebody) <span class="bodyb">fellation</span> /-sh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fellator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">copyist</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013142a"><!--s013142a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013859b"><!--s013859b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who makes written copies of documents.</p></div><a name="s013860b"><!--s013860b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person who imitates the work of others, e.g. somebody who copies works of art.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">floatarium</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023011a"><!--s023011a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flotarium_or_floatarium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flotarium</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cadaverous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹdav(ə)rəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008331a"><!--s008331a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008708b"><!--s008708b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>resembling a corpse, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in being unhealthily pale or thin.</p></div><a name="s008709b"><!--s008709b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>gaunt or haggard.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bobby dazzler</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdazlə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006328a"><!--s006328a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, dated, informal</span> something or somebody rather striking or impressive </p><p><i></i></p><p>She had got a new cotton blouse on. ‘Oh, my stars!’ he exclaimed. ‘What a bobby dazzler!’</p> — D H Lawrence [northern English dialect; origin of <span class="bodyi">bobby</span> unknown].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elver</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹelvə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019531a"><!--s019531a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a young eel [alteration of dialect <span class="bodyi">eelfare</span> (from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eel/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eel</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fare2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fare 2</span></span></a>), orig ‘migration of young eels upriver’, later ‘a group of young eels’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">atty.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003504a"><!--s003504a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>attorney.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eV</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020686a"><!--s020686a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>electron volt.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chute</span><small><span class="eSynop">/shooht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010736a"><!--s010736a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010926b"><!--s010926b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an inclined plane or, channel, or passage down which things may pass.</p></div><a name="s010927b"><!--s010927b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a slide into a swimming pool.</p></div><a name="s010928b"><!--s010928b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a waterfall, rapid, etc.</p></div><a name="s010929b"><!--s010929b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a parachute.</p></div><a name="s010930b"><!--s010930b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Scot</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/slide2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">slide<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (1a) [French <span class="bodyi">chute</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">cheoir</span> to fall, from Latin <span class="bodyi">cadere</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdees(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015540a"><!--s015540a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016034b"><!--s016034b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>conforming to normal standards of propriety or morality.</p></div><a name="s016035b"><!--s016035b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004006c"><!--s004006c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>conforming to normal standards of propriety or morality </p><p><i></i></p><p>All decent people live beyond their income</p><p> Saki.</p></div><a name="s004007c"><!--s004007c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>free from obscenity.</p></div></div><a name="s016036b"><!--s016036b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s004008c"><!--s004008c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>adequate or satisfactory </p><p><i></i></p><p>decent housing</p>.</div><a name="s004009c"><!--s004009c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> obliging; considerate </p><p><i></i></p><p>It was decent of him to own up</p>.</div></div><a name="s016037b"><!--s016037b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> clothed or sufficiently clothed covered to be seen without impropriety</p><p><span class="bodyb">decently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">décent</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">decent-, decens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">decēre</span> to be fitting].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">copyreader</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013143a"><!--s013143a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013861b"><!--s013861b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an editor in a publishing house who reads and corrects manuscript copy; a copy editor.</p></div><a name="s013862b"><!--s013862b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody who edits and adds headlines to newspaper or magazine copy; a subeditor.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">floatation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/flohʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023012a"><!--s023012a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flotation_or_floatation/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flotation</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">air-cool</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001089a"><!--s001089a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to cool the cylinders of (an internal-combustion engine) directly by air</p><p><span class="bodyb">air-cooled</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bobby pin</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006329a"><!--s006329a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, Aus, NZ</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hairgrip/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hairgrip</span></span></a> [from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bob3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bob 3</span></span></a>, because used on bobbed hair].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">divulge</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dieʹvulj, di-/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017541a"><!--s017541a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make known or reveal (a confidence or secret) </p><p><i></i></p><p>That the secret has not been divulged is the very best proof that it is, in fact, a secret</p><p> Poe</p><p><span class="bodyb">divulgence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">divulgen</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">divulgare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">vulgare</span> to make known].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CADCAM</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkadkam/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008332a"><!--s008332a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>computer-aided design and manufacture.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elves</span><small><span class="eSynop">/elvz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019532a"><!--s019532a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/elf/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">elf</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fellatio</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fəʹlayshioh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021849a"><!--s021849a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>oral stimulation of the penis [Latin <span class="bodyi">fellation-</span>, <span class="bodyi">fellatio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">fellare</span>, <span class="bodyi">felare</span> to suck].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ATV</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003505a"><!--s003505a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003540b"><!--s003540b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>all-terrain vehicle.</p></div><a name="s003541b"><!--s003541b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Associated Television.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chutney</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchutni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> chutneys)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010737a"><!--s010737a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a thick condiment or relish of Indian origin that contains fruits, sugar, vinegar, and spices: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pickle1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pickle<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (1b) [Hindi <span class="bodyi">ca</span> <span class="bodyi">ṭnī</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">EVA</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020687a"><!--s020687a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>extravehicular activity.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decentralisation</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015541a"><!--s015541a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/decentralization_or_decentralisation/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">decentralization</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">copyright<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013144a"><!--s013144a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the exclusive legal right to reproduce, publish, and sell a literary, musical, or artistic work for a fixed number of years.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caddie<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> caddy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkadi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> caddies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008333a"><!--s008333a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who carries a golfer's clubs and may also give other assistance or advice [French <span class="bodyi">cadet</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cadet/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cadet</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">floatation tank</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023013a"><!--s023013a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flotation_tank_or_floatation_tank/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flotation tank</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">divvy<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdivi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> divvies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017542a"><!--s017542a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> <span class="bodyi">esp</span> formerly, a dividend <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dividend/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dividend</span></span></a> , <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one paid by a cooperative society.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bobby socks</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006330a"><!--s006330a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> ankle socks of a kind worn by schoolgirls in the 1940s and ’50s [from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bob4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bob 4</span></span></a> in the sense ‘to cut short’, by association with <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bobby_pin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bobby pin</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">air corridor</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001090a"><!--s001090a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an air route over a country along which aircraft are allowed to fly.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feller</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfelə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021850a"><!--s021850a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a fellow or chap </p><p><i></i></p><p>Do unto the other feller the way he'd like to do unto you, an’ do it fust</p><p> Edward Noyes Westcott [by alteration].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">at. wt.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003506a"><!--s003506a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>atomic weight.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elvish</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹelvish/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019533a"><!--s019533a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>resembling an elf; elfish.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chutzpah</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkhootspə, ʹhootspə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010738a"><!--s010738a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> brazen audacity [Yiddish <span class="bodyi">chutzpah</span> from late Hebrew <span class="bodyi">ḥuṣpāh</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">evacuate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹvakyooayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020688a"><!--s020688a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021640b"><!--s021640b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005485c"><!--s005485c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to remove (a person or people) or withdraw, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from a dangerous place </p><p><i></i></p><p>The children were evacuated to the countryside</p>.</div><a name="s005486c"><!--s005486c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to vacate (a dangerous place) </p><p><i></i></p><p>They rapidly evacuated the burning building</p>.</div><a name="s005487c"><!--s005487c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to withdraw from military occupation of (a place or area).</p></div></div><a name="s021641b"><!--s021641b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to discharge urine, faeces, etc from the body as waste.</p></div><a name="s021642b"><!--s021642b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to empty (something).</p></div><a name="s021643b"><!--s021643b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s005488c"><!--s005488c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to discharge (urine, faeces, etc) from the body as waste.</p></div><a name="s005489c"><!--s005489c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to discharge waste from (the bowels etc).</p></div></div><a name="s021644b"><!--s021644b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to empty, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to remove gas, water, etc from (something) <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to produce a vacuum in it <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s021645b"><!--s021645b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to withdraw, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from a dangerous place, in an organized way.</p></div><a name="s021646b"><!--s021646b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to discharge urine or faeces from the body <span class="bodyb">evacuation</span> /-ʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">evacuative</span> /-ətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">evacuatus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">evacuare</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">vacuus</span> empty].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decentralise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015542a"><!--s015542a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/decentralize_or_decentralise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">decentralize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">copyright<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013145a"><!--s013145a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to secure a copyright on (a literary, musical, or artistic work).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">felloe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfeloh/ felly /ʹfeli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> felloes fellies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021851a"><!--s021851a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the exterior rim of a spoked wheel, or a segment of it [Old English <span class="bodyi">felg</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caddie<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> caddy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (caddies, caddied, caddying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008334a"><!--s008334a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to act or work as a golfer's caddie.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">float chamber</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023014a"><!--s023014a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the petrol reservoir in a carburettor, in which the level is kept constant by a floating valve.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bobby-soxer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbobi soksə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006331a"><!--s006331a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal, dated</span> an adolescent girl.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">divvy<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (divvies, divvied, divvying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017543a"><!--s017543a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + up) to divide or share (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Mother divvied up the sweets</p> <p>[by shortening and alteration from <span class="bodyi">divide</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">atypical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ayʹtipikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003507a"><!--s003507a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>not typical; deviating from a specified type or pattern <span class="bodyb">atypicality</span> /ayˌtipiʹkaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">atypically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Elysium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹlizi·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Elysiums Elysia /-i·ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019534a"><!--s019534a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020516b"><!--s020516b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the home of the blessed after death in Greek mythology.</p></div><a name="s020517b"><!--s020517b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a place of bliss, happiness, or delight; a paradise</p><p><span class="bodyb">Elysian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">Ēlysion</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chyle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010739a"><!--s010739a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lymph/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lymph</span></span></a> (liquid containing white blood cells) that is a milky liquid from emulsified fats and is produced during intestinal absorption of fats <span class="bodyb">chylous</span> /ʹkieləs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">chylus</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">chylos</span> juice, chyle, from <span class="bodyi">chein</span> to pour].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">air cover</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001091a"><!--s001091a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the use of military aircraft to protect ground or naval forces against attack.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">evacuee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ivakyooʹee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020689a"><!--s020689a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person evacuated from a dangerous place.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decentralization <span class="bodyi">or</span> decentralisation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeˌsentrəlieʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015543a"><!--s015543a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016038b"><!--s016038b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the distribution of functions and powers from a central authority to regional authorities, departments, etc.</p></div><a name="s016039b"><!--s016039b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the redistribution of population and industry from urban centres to outlying areas.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">copyright library</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013146a"><!--s013146a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a library that receives a copy of every book published in Britain.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fellow</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfeloh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021852a"><!--s021852a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023138b"><!--s023138b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a man or a boy.</p></div><a name="s023139b"><!--s023139b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005970c"><!--s005970c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an equal in rank, power, or character; a peer.</p></div><a name="s005971c"><!--s005971c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>either of a pair; a mate.</p></div></div><a name="s023140b"><!--s023140b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005972c"><!--s005972c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a comrade or associate.</p></div><a name="s005973c"><!--s005973c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) being a companion or associate; belonging to the same group<i></i></p><p>fellow travellers</p>.</div></div><a name="s023141b"><!--s023141b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a member of an incorporated literary or scientific society.</p></div><a name="s023142b"><!--s023142b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a person appointed to a salaried position allowing for advanced research.</p></div><a name="s023143b"><!--s023143b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>an incorporated member of a collegiate foundation.</p></div><a name="s023144b"><!--s023144b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a boyfriend [Old English <span class="bodyi">feolaga</span> partner, from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">fēlagi</span>,from <span class="bodyi">fēlag</span> partnership, from <span class="bodyi">fē</span> cattle, money + <span class="bodyi">lag</span> act of laying].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">floatel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/flohʹtel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023015a"><!--s023015a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flotel_or_floatel/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flotel</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bobcat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbobkat/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006332a"><!--s006332a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a common N American lynx with reddish fur and dark spots: <span class="bodyi">Felis rufus</span> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bob3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bob 3</span></span></a>;from its stubby tail].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">elytron</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹelitron/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> elytra /-trə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019535a"><!--s019535a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of the modified front pair of wings in some insects, e.g. beetles and cockroaches, that cover and protect the hind pair of functional wings [from Greek <span class="bodyi">elytron</span> sheath, wing cover, from <span class="bodyi">eilyein</span> to roll, wrap].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Au</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003509a"><!--s003509a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chemical symbol for gold [Latin <span class="bodyi">aurum</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">divvy<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdivi/ div /div/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> divvies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017544a"><!--s017544a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a fool.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decentralize <span class="bodyi">or</span> decentralise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹsentrəliez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015544a"><!--s015544a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016040b"><!--s016040b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to redistribute functions and powers from a central authority to regional authorities.</p></div><a name="s016041b"><!--s016041b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to bring about the decentralization of (e.g. an authority or government)</p><p><span class="bodyb">decentralist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">decentralization</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caddis fly</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkadis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008335a"><!--s008335a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of an order of insects with four membranous wings, long thin antennae with many joints, and aquatic larvae: order Trichoptera.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chyme</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kiem/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010740a"><!--s010740a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the semifluid mass of partly digested food expelled by the stomach into the duodenum <span class="bodyb">chymous</span> /ʹkieməs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">chymus</span> via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">chymos</span> juice].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aircraft</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeəkrahft/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> aircraft)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001092a"><!--s001092a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an aeroplane, helicopter, or other means of transport that can travel through the air and is supported either by its own buoyancy or by the dynamic action of the air against its surfaces.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">evade</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹvayd/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020690a"><!--s020690a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021647b"><!--s021647b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to get away from or avoid (somebody or something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by skill or deception.</p></div><a name="s021648b"><!--s021648b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005490c"><!--s005490c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to avoid facing up to or answering (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>You are evading the issue</p>.</div><a name="s005491c"><!--s005491c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to fail to pay (taxes, etc).</p></div><a name="s005492c"><!--s005492c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to get around or fail to observe (a law, etc).</p></div></div><a name="s021649b"><!--s021649b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to baffle or foil (something or somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The problem evades all efforts at solution</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s021650b"><!--s021650b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to take refuge by evasion</p><p><span class="bodyb">evadable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">evader</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">evadere</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">vadere</span> to go, walk].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">copytaster</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013147a"><!--s013147a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a journalist who selects potential copy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bobolink</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbobəlingk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006333a"><!--s006333a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a N American songbird that migrates in the autumn, noted for its bubbling call: <span class="bodyi">Dolichonyx</span> <span class="bodyi">oryzivorus</span> [from the sound of its call].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">AU</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003508a"><!--s003508a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003542b"><!--s003542b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>angstrom unit.</p></div><a name="s003543b"><!--s003543b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>astronomical unit.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caddis worm</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008336a"><!--s008336a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the aquatic larva of a caddis fly, which protects itself with a case made from silk covered with bits of debris, e.g. grains of sand [prob alteration of obsolete <span class="bodyi">codworm</span>, from <span class="bodyi">cod</span> bag (from Old English <span class="bodyi">codd</span>) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/worm1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">worm 1</span></span></a>; from the case in which it lives].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fellow feeling</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021853a"><!--s021853a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a feeling of community of interest or of mutual understanding; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> sympathy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">floater</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023016a"><!--s023016a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024539b"><!--s024539b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an employee without a specific job.</p></div><a name="s024540b"><!--s024540b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a spot before the eyes due to dead cells and cell fragments in the vitreous humour and lens.</p></div><a name="s024541b"><!--s024541b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> an insurance policy that covers loss of articles without mention of location.</p></div><a name="s024542b"><!--s024542b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, dated</span> a gaffe.</p></div><a name="s024543b"><!--s024543b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>somebody or something that floats.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">‘em</span><small><span class="eSynop">/(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">pronoun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019537a"><!--s019537a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used in writing to suggest casual speech: them.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ci</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010742a"><!--s010742a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>curie.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">evaginate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹvajinayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020691a"><!--s020691a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to turn (an organ or other body part) inside out <span class="bodyb">evagination</span> /-ʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">evaginatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">evaginare</span> to unsheathe, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">vagina</span> sheath].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Diwali</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹwahli/ Divali /diʹvahli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017545a"><!--s017545a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the Hindu or Sikh Festival of Lights, celebrating the end of the monsoon [Hindi <span class="bodyi">dīvālī</span> from Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">dīpāvali</span> row of lights].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deception</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹsepsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015545a"><!--s015545a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016042b"><!--s016042b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act of deceiving or the state of being deceived.</p></div><a name="s016043b"><!--s016043b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004010c"><!--s004010c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of deceiving.</p></div><a name="s004011c"><!--s004011c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the fact or condition of being deceived.</p></div></div><a name="s016044b"><!--s016044b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something that deceives; a trick [Middle English <span class="bodyi">decepcioun</span> via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">deception-, deceptio</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">decipere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/deceive/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">deceive</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">copy typist</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013148a"><!--s013148a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a typist who types up written notes or drafts, rather than typing from dictation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aircraft carrier</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001093a"><!--s001093a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a warship designed so that aircraft can be operated from it.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bobotie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹboohti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006334a"><!--s006334a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a S African baked dish of curried minced meat with a savoury custard topping [Afrikaans <span class="bodyi">bobotie</span>, prob from Malay <span class="bodyi">burbur</span> pulp, soup].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aubade</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹohbahd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003510a"><!--s003510a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a song, musical work, or poem associated with morning [French <span class="bodyi">aubade</span>, prob from Old Provençal <span class="bodyi">alba, auba</span> dawn or dawn song, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">alba</span>, <span class="bodyi">fem</span> of <span class="bodyi">albus</span> white].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caddy<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkadi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> caddies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008337a"><!--s008337a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small container, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a box or tin used for holding tea [Malay <span class="bodyi">kati</span> a unit of weight].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CI</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010741a"><!--s010741a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010931b"><!--s010931b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Channel Islands.</p></div><a name="s010932b"><!--s010932b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Côte d'Ivoire (international vehicle registration).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">evaluate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹvalyooayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020692a"><!--s020692a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to determine the amount, value, or significance of (something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by careful appraisal and study <span class="bodyb">evaluation</span> /-ʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">evaluative</span> /-ətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">evaluator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [orig as <span class="bodyi">evaluation</span>, from French <span class="bodyi">évaluation</span>, from <span class="bodyi">évaluer</span> to evaluate, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + Old French <span class="bodyi">value</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/value1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">value 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">copywriter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013149a"><!--s013149a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a writer of advertising or publicity copy</p><p><span class="bodyb">copywriting</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">em</span><small><span class="eSynop">/em/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019536a"><!--s019536a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020518b"><!--s020518b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in printing, a unit of width equal to the body of a piece of type bearing the letter M or the height of the type size.</p></div><a name="s020519b"><!--s020519b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pica1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pica<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deceptive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹseptiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015546a"><!--s015546a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>tending or having the power to deceive; misleading </p><p><i></i></p><p>Appearances can be deceptive</p> <p><span class="bodyb">deceptively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><a name="sb000000120"><!--sb000000120--></a><p><span class="bodyb">deceptiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">deceptive</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">deceitful</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/deceitful/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">deceitful</span></span></a> . In phrases like <span class="bodyi">a deceptively spacious house</span>, which are characteristic of marketing and advertising jargon, <span class="bodyi">deceptively</span> is used in a seemingly odd way. In this phrase, the house is spacious only in the sense that appearances suggest otherwise; <span class="bodyi">deceptively</span> here is equivalent to <span class="bodyi">surprisingly</span> rather than <span class="bodyi">misleadingly</span> (which <span class="bodyi">deceptively</span> means in a phrase such as <span class="bodyi">her voice was deceptively calm</span>: it was indeed calm in a way that the house is not spacious). Logically we might expect the wording to be <span class="bodyi">a deceptively cramped house</span>; but for obvious reasons this is not usually found.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aircraftman <span class="bodyi">or</span> aircraftwoman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> aircraftmen aircraftwomen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001094a"><!--s001094a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person of the lowest rank in the Royal Air Force.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bobsled</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbobsled/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006335a"><!--s006335a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bobsleigh/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bobsleigh</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">bobsledding</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">float glass</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023017a"><!--s023017a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a flat polished glass made by floating a continuous ribbon of molten glass over a liquid metal bath.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diwan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹwahn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017546a"><!--s017546a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dewan/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dewan</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fellowship</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021854a"><!--s021854a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023145b"><!--s023145b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the condition of friendly relations between people; companionship.</p></div><a name="s023146b"><!--s023146b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005974c"><!--s005974c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>community of interest, activity, feeling, or experience.</p></div><a name="s005975c"><!--s005975c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the state of being a fellow or associate.</p></div></div><a name="s023147b"><!--s023147b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a group of people with similar interests; an association.</p></div><a name="s023148b"><!--s023148b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the position of a fellow, e.g. of a university.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aubergine<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹohbəzheen, -jeen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003511a"><!--s003511a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003544b"><!--s003544b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a large purple oval fruit of a plant of the nightshade family, used as a vegetable.</p></div><a name="s003545b"><!--s003545b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000698c"><!--s000698c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a plant of the nightshade family widely cultivated for its large purple-skinned oval edible fruit: <span class="bodyi">Solanum melongena</span>.</p></div><a name="s000699c"><!--s000699c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a fruit of this plant, used as a vegetable. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eggplant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eggplant</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s003546b"><!--s003546b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a deep reddish purple colour [French <span class="bodyi">aubergine</span> via Catalan <span class="bodyi">alberginia</span> from Arabic <span class="bodyi">al-bādhinjăn</span> the eggplant, from Persian <span class="bodyi">badingăn</span>: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brinjal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brinjal</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caddy<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008338a"><!--s008338a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/caddie1_or_caddy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">caddie 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CIA</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010743a"><!--s010743a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> Central Intelligence Agency.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">evanesce</span><small><span class="eSynop">/evəʹnes/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020693a"><!--s020693a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly literary</span> to dissipate or vanish like vapour.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coq au vin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kok oh ʹvan/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013150a"><!--s013150a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dish of chicken cooked in red wine with bacon and shallots [French <span class="bodyi">coq au vin</span> cock in wine].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decerebrate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹserəbrayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015547a"><!--s015547a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to remove or inactivate the brain of (an animal in a laboratory) <span class="bodyb">decerebrate</span> /-brət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">decerebration</span> /-ʹbraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">em-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019538a"><!--s019538a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_2_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">floating</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023018a"><!--s023018a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024544b"><!--s024544b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>located out of the normal position </p><p><i></i></p><p>a floating kidney</p>.</div><a name="s024545b"><!--s024545b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006383c"><!--s006383c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>continually changing position or abode </p><p><i></i></p><p>a large floating population</p>.</div><a name="s006384c"><!--s006384c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>not presently committed or invested </p><p><i></i></p><p>floating capital</p>.</div><a name="s006385c"><!--s006385c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>short-term and usu not funded </p><p><i></i></p><p>floating debt</p>.</div></div><a name="s024546b"><!--s024546b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>connected or constructed so as to operate and adjust smoothly </p><p><i></i></p><p>a floating axle</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aircrew</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001095a"><!--s001095a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the crew of an aircraft, including the pilot and stewards.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bobsleigh</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbobslay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006336a"><!--s006336a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006604b"><!--s006604b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a large sledge for two or four people, with mechanisms for steering and braking, used for racing down an embanked ice-covered slope, as a winter-sports event.</p></div><a name="s006605b"><!--s006605b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>either of a pair of short sledges joined by a coupling</p><p><span class="bodyb">bobsleighing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [perhaps from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bob3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bob 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caddy<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008339a"><!--s008339a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/caddie2_or_caddy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">caddie 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fellow traveller</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021855a"><!--s021855a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a non-member who sympathizes with and often furthers the ideals and programme of an organized group, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the Communist party.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dixie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdiksi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017547a"><!--s017547a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> the Southern states of the USA ✱ <span class="bodyb">whistle Dixie</span> <span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> to be wasting one's time on fantasies</p><p>name for the Southern states in the song <span class="bodyi">Dixie</span> by Daniel Dutch Emmett d.1904, US musician. <span class="bodyi">Dixie</span> was a popular marching song among Confederate soldiers in the Civil War; the name may refer to the Mason-Dixon Line, regarded as the boundary between the Northern and Southern states</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aubergine<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003512a"><!--s003512a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of a deep reddish purple colour.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ciabatta</span><small><span class="eSynop">/chəʹbahtə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> ciabattas ciabatte /-tay/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010744a"><!--s010744a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010933b"><!--s010933b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a type of flattish white Italian bread made with olive oil.</p></div><a name="s010934b"><!--s010934b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a loaf of this bread [Italian dialect <span class="bodyi">ciabatta</span> slipper; from its shape].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">evanescent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/evəʹnes(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020694a"><!--s020694a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly literary</span> tending to dissipate or vanish like vapour; ephemeral </p><p><i></i></p><p>that love which many waters cannot quench … beside which the passion usually called by the name is evanescent as steam</p><p> Hardy</p><p><span class="bodyb">evanesce</span> <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">evanescence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">evanescent-, evanescens</span>,present part. of <span class="bodyi">evanescere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vanish/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">vanish</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deci-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015548a"><!--s015548a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: one tenth part of (the unit specified) </p><p><i></i></p><p>decilitre</p> <p>[French <span class="bodyi">déci-</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">decimus</span> tenth, from <span class="bodyi">decem</span> ten].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coquet <span class="bodyi">or</span> coquette</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koʹket, kəʹket/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (coquetted, coquetting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013151a"><!--s013151a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013863b"><!--s013863b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to play the coquette; to flirt.</p></div><a name="s013864b"><!--s013864b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to deal with something playfully rather than seriously; to trifle.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">floating charge</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023019a"><!--s023019a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a loan or liability for which the total assets of the borrowing company serve as security: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fixed_charge/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fixed charge</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emaciate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹmaysiayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019539a"><!--s019539a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020520b"><!--s020520b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make or become (somebody or something) excessively thin or feeble <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s020521b"><!--s020521b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to become excessively thin or feeble</p><p><span class="bodyb">emaciated</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">emaciation</span> /-ʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">emaciatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">emaciare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">macies</span> leanness, from <span class="bodyi">macer</span> lean].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">felly</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfeli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> fellies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021856a"><!--s021856a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/felloe/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">felloe</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ciao</span><small><span class="eSynop">/chow/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010745a"><!--s010745a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used to express greeting or farewell [Italian dialect <span class="bodyi">ciao</span>, alteration of <span class="bodyi">schiavo</span> (I am your) slave, from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">sclavus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/slave1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">slave 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aubrietia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awʹbreeshə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003513a"><!--s003513a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a trailing rock plant of the mustard family, flowering in the spring: <span class="bodyi">Aubrieta deltoidea</span> [scientific Latin, genus name, from Claude <span class="bodyi">Aubriet</span> d.1742, French painter of flowers and animals].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bobstay</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbobstay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006337a"><!--s006337a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chain, wire, or rod running from the end of the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bowsprit/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bowsprit</span></span></a> (spar projecting from the bow of a vessel) to the front edge of the bow so as to counteract the upward pull of the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/forestay/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">forestay</span></span></a> (rope running from the foremast to the deck) [prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bob2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bob 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-cade</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008340a"><!--s008340a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns from nouns, denoting: a procession </p><p><i></i></p><p>motorcade</p> <p>[from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cavalcade/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cavalcade</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">air cushion</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001096a"><!--s001096a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001201b"><!--s001201b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the layer of air between a hovercraft and the surface over which it moves.</p></div><a name="s001202b"><!--s001202b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an inflatable cushion.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dixie</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dixies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017548a"><!--s017548a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large metal pot in which food and drink is made or carried by soldiers or campers [Hindi <span class="bodyi">degcī</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">degcā</span> kettle, pot].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">evangel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹvanj(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020695a"><!--s020695a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021651b"><!--s021651b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> the Christian gospel.</p></div><a name="s021652b"><!--s021652b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Evangel</span>) any of the four Gospels.</p></div><a name="s021653b"><!--s021653b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> an evangelist [Middle English <span class="bodyi">evangile</span> via French and late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">euangelion</span> good news, gospel, from <span class="bodyi">euangelos</span> bringing good news, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eu/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eu-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">angelos</span> messenger].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decibel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdesibel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015549a"><!--s015549a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016045b"><!--s016045b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a unit for expressing the intensity of sounds.</p></div><a name="s016046b"><!--s016046b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a unit for expressing the power of an ratio of two amounts of electric or acoustic signal power equal to ten times the common logarithm of this ratio [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/deci/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">deci-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bel/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bel</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">floating debt</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023020a"><!--s023020a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a short-term government loan: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/funded_debt/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">funded debt</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">email<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> e-mail</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeemayl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019540a"><!--s019540a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020522b"><!--s020522b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a system for transmitting messages from one computer to another via a local area network or through a modem and telephone line.</p></div><a name="s020523b"><!--s020523b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a message or messages sent in this way [short for <span class="bodyi">electronic mail</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">felo-de-se</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌfeeloh day ʹsay, ˌfeloh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> felos-de-se /ˌfeelohz, ˌfelohz/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021857a"><!--s021857a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>suicide, or somebody who commits suicide [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">felo de se, fello de se</span>,literally ‘evildoer upon himself’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bobtail</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbobtayl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006338a"><!--s006338a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bobbed tail, or a horse or dog with a bobbed tail</p><p><span class="bodyb">bobtail</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bobtailed</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bob3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bob 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">auburn<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawbən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003514a"><!--s003514a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a reddish brown colour, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of hair [Middle English <span class="bodyi">auborne</span> blond, via Old French from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">alburnus</span> whitish, from Latin <span class="bodyi">albus</span> white. The current sense arose by association with <span class="bodyi">burn</span> and, because of a 16th-cent. spelling <span class="bodyi">abroun</span>, with <span class="bodyi">brown</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ciborium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹbawri·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> ciboria /-ri·ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010746a"><!--s010746a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010935b"><!--s010935b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a goblet-shaped vessel for holding the consecrated bread used at Communion.</p></div><a name="s010936b"><!--s010936b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a free-standing vaulted canopy supported by four columns over a high altar [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">ciborium</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">kibōrion</span> cup].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coquette</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koʹket, kəʹket/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013152a"><!--s013152a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013865b"><!--s013865b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a woman who flirts with men tries to gain the attention and admiration of men without sincere affection; a flirt </p><p><i></i></p><p>I like a woman who lays herself out a little more to please us … something of the coquette. A man likes a sort of challenge</p><p> George Eliot.</p></div><a name="s013866b"><!--s013866b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a hummingbird of Central and S America with a prominent crest: genus <span class="bodyi">Lophornis</span> <span class="bodyb">coquetry</span> /ʹkokətri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">coquettish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">coquettishly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">coquettishness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">coquette</span>, fem of <span class="bodyi">coquet</span> wanton, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">coq</span> cock].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cadence</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkayd(ə)ns/ cadency /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cadences cadencies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008341a"><!--s008341a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008710b"><!--s008710b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002060c"><!--s002060c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the rhythmic flow and intonations of speech.</p></div><a name="s002061c"><!--s002061c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a fall in the pitch of the voice, e.g. at the end of a sentence.</p></div><a name="s002062c"><!--s002062c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the rhythm of poetry or prose.</p></div></div><a name="s008711b"><!--s008711b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in music, a sequence of chords moving to a harmonic close or point of rest and giving the sense of harmonic completion.</p></div><a name="s008712b"><!--s008712b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the beat, time, or measure of a rhythmical motion or activity, e.g. rowing or marching.</p></div><a name="s008713b"><!--s008713b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s002063c"><!--s002063c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the beat, time, or measure of a rhythmical motion or activity, e.g. rowing or marching.</p></div><a name="s002064c"><!--s002064c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the rhythmic recurrence of a sound</p><p><span class="bodyb">cadenced</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">cadential</span> /kayʹdensh(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via Old Italian from Latin <span class="bodyi">cadere</span> to fall].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">air-cushion vehicle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001097a"><!--s001097a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a hovercraft.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dixieland</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017549a"><!--s017549a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>jazz music in duple time characterized by collective improvisation</p><p>A style created by the Chicago school of 1920s jazz musicians, dixieland's brash and upbeat manner was an alternative to the more purist associations of traditional New Orleans playing. It has also become familiar as a sometimes disparaging term used to cover any playing within the traditional idiom that is perceived as being created for commercial rather than creative reasons — Richard Cook</p> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dixie/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Dixie</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/land1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">land 1</span></span></a>; from its origin in the Southern states of the USA].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decide</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹsied/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015550a"><!--s015550a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016047b"><!--s016047b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make a definite choice or come to a firm conclusion in a situation where more than one option or possibility is open </p><p><i></i></p><p>He decided on the blue shirt</p>.</div><a name="s016048b"><!--s016048b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make a judgment </p><p><i></i></p><p>She decided in favour of the defendant</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s016049b"><!--s016049b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + to/that) to make a choice or come to a conclusion about (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I decided to go by bus</p> <p><i></i></p><p>They decided that they couldn't afford a holiday</p>.</div><a name="s016050b"><!--s016050b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to influence (somebody) to make a choice or resolution </p><p><i></i></p><p>In the end, her screaming decided me and I left the room</p>.</div><a name="s016051b"><!--s016051b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to settle the outcome of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her goal decided the match</p> <p><span class="bodyb">decidable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">deciden</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">decidere</span> to cut or fall off, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">caedere</span> to cut].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">evangelic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eevanʹjelik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020696a"><!--s020696a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/evangelical1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">evangelical 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">floating dock</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023021a"><!--s023021a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a floating dry dock that can be partly submerged under a ship and then raised.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">email<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> e-mail</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019541a"><!--s019541a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020524b"><!--s020524b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to send (somebody) an email.</p></div><a name="s020525b"><!--s020525b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to send (a message, document, etc) by email.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bob up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006339a"><!--s006339a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to emerge, arise, or appear suddenly or unexpectedly.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">felon<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfelən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021858a"><!--s021858a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023149b"><!--s023149b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who has committed a felony.</p></div><a name="s023150b"><!--s023150b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a whitlow [Middle English via Old French from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">fellon-, fello</span> evildoer, villain].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cicada</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹkahdə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cicadas cicadae /-dee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010747a"><!--s010747a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a family of insects that have with large transparent wings, and the males of which produces a shrill singing noise: family Cicadidae [Latin <span class="bodyi">cicada</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cadent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkayd(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008342a"><!--s008342a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having a rhythmic fall in pitch or tone [Latin <span class="bodyi">cadent-, cadens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">cadere</span> to fall].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">airdrop<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001098a"><!--s001098a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a delivery of cargo or personnel by parachute from an aircraft.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">auburn<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003515a"><!--s003515a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of hair: dark reddish brown in colour.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">floating-point</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023022a"><!--s023022a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>denotinginvolving or being a mathematical notation in which a value is represented by a number multiplied by a power of the number base: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fixed_point/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fixed-point</span></span></a> </p><p><i></i></p><p>The value 99.9 could be represented in a floating-point system as .999 × 10<sup>2</sup></p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coquina</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koʹkeenə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013153a"><!--s013153a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a soft whitish limestone formed of broken shells and corals [Spanish <span class="bodyi">coquina</span>, prob irreg dimin. of <span class="bodyi">concha</span> shell].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DIY</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017550a"><!--s017550a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018415b"><!--s018415b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>amateur repair, maintenance, and building work, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> around the home.</p></div><a name="s018416b"><!--s018416b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) of or relating to materials and equipment needed for this </p><p><i></i></p><p>a DIY store</p> <p>[from the initials of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/do_it_yourself/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">do-it-yourself</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decided</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015551a"><!--s015551a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016052b"><!--s016052b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>unquestionable </p><p><i></i></p><p>We had a decided advantage</p>.</div><a name="s016053b"><!--s016053b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>free from doubt or hesitation </p><p><i></i></p><p>My mother is a woman of decided opinions</p> <p><span class="bodyb">decidedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">decidedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emalangeni</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019542a"><!--s019542a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lilangeni/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lilangeni</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">evangelical<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/eevanʹjelikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020697a"><!--s020697a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021654b"><!--s021654b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or in accordance with the Christian message as presented in the four Gospels.</p></div><a name="s021655b"><!--s021655b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Evangelical</span>) of or being denoting a Protestant denomination emphasizing salvation by faith in the atoning death of Jesus Christ, personal conversion, and the authority of Scripture.</p></div><a name="s021656b"><!--s021656b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005493c"><!--s005493c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>of, adhering to, or marked by fundamentalism.</p></div><a name="s005494c"><!--s005494c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/low_church/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Low Church</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s021657b"><!--s021657b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>evangelistic; zealous </p><p><i></i></p><p>evangelical ardour</p> <p><span class="bodyb">evangelicalism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">evangelically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BOC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006340a"><!--s006340a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>British Oxygen Company.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cicatrice</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsikətris/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010748a"><!--s010748a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cicatrix/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cicatrix</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">felon<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021859a"><!--s021859a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> cruel or evil.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">airdrop<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (airdropped, airdropping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001099a"><!--s001099a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to deliver (cargo or personnel) by parachute.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cadenza</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹdenzə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008343a"><!--s008343a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008714b"><!--s008714b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a technically showy, sometimes improvised, solo passage in a concerto.</p></div><a name="s008715b"><!--s008715b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a flourish or other showy embellishment by a solo singer or instrumentalist, usu just before a cadence, that was popular <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in 18th-cent. music</p><p>A cadenza is an extended passage at the final cadence of a concerto movement for a soloist to show off his or her improvising skills; the orchestra stops on an unresolved chord and the performer sets off alone on an often prolonged virtuoso display ending in a trill to summon the orchestra for the final resolution. Cadenzas first featured in 18th-cent. Neapolitan opera arias and string works of Corelli and Vivaldi, whence classical composers adopted the idea. For the ‘Emperor’ concerto Beethoven wrote the cadenzas as part of the whole and inspired 19th-cent. composers and performers to make the cadenza an opportunity to pre-compose elaborate fantasies based on thematic material from the work — Amanda Holden</p> [Italian <span class="bodyi">cadenza</span> cadence, cadenza, from Latin <span class="bodyi">cadere</span> to fall].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">AUC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003516a"><!--s003516a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used to indicate a date reckoned from the traditional foundation of Rome in 753 <span class="bodysc">bc</span> [Latin <span class="bodyi">ab urbe condita</span> from the foundation of the city].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dizygotic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diezieʹgotik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017551a"><!--s017551a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>denoting non-identical twins, born from two simultaneously fertilized ova, as distinct from a single ovum that splits; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fraternal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fraternal</span></span></a> (2) [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/di_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">di- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">zygotic</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/zygote/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">zygote</span></span></a>) or <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/zygous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-zygous</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">floating rib</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023023a"><!--s023023a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rib, e.g. any of the lowest two pairs in human beings, that has no attachment to the sternum: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/true_rib/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">true rib</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">evangelical<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020698a"><!--s020698a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Evangelical</span>) a member of an evangelical denomination.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emanate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹemənayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019543a"><!--s019543a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020526b"><!--s020526b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to come out from a source <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s020527b"><!--s020527b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to send out or give off (something) [Latin <span class="bodyi">emanatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">emanare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">manare</span> to flow].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decider</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015552a"><!--s015552a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016054b"><!--s016054b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a game, point, or goal, or an additional contest, that decides the winner of a competition or match.</p></div><a name="s016055b"><!--s016055b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an additional contest held to determine the winner of a series of contests when the final score is even.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bocage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹkahzh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006341a"><!--s006341a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in ceramic work, the representation in relief of plants, leaves, and flowers, e.g. in the modelling of figurines [French <span class="bodyi">bocage</span> copse, via Old French <span class="bodyi">boscage</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">boscaticum</span> thicket, from <span class="bodyi">boscus</span> bush].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cor.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013155a"><!--s013155a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013867b"><!--s013867b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Corinthians (books of the Bible).</p></div><a name="s013868b"><!--s013868b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> coroner.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cicatrices</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sikəʹtrieseez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010749a"><!--s010749a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cicatrix/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cicatrix</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">felony</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> felonies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021860a"><!--s021860a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a grave crime, e.g. murder or arson, that was formerly regarded in law as more serious than a misdemeanour and involved forfeiture of property in addition to any other punishment <span class="bodyb">felonious</span> /fəʹlohni·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">feloniously</span> /fəʹlohni·əsli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">feloniousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deciduous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹsidyooəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015553a"><!--s015553a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016056b"><!--s016056b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of a tree: having leaves that are shed seasonally: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/evergreen1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">evergreen<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (1).</p></div><a name="s016057b"><!--s016057b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of leaves, teeth, etc: shed at a particular stage in development.</p></div><a name="s016058b"><!--s016058b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s004012c"><!--s004012c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a tree: having leaves that are shed seasonally: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/evergreen1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">evergreen<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (1).</p></div><a name="s004013c"><!--s004013c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of leaves, teeth, etc: shed at a particular stage in development.</p></div></div><a name="s016059b"><!--s016059b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> ephemeral or transitory</p><p><span class="bodyb">deciduousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">deciduus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">decidere</span> to fall off, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">cadere</span> to fall].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">evangelise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020699a"><!--s020699a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/evangelize_or_evangelise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">evangelize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Airedale</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeədayl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001100a"><!--s001100a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large terrier of a breed with a hard wiry coat that is dark on the back and sides and tan elsewhere [named after <span class="bodyi">Airedale</span>, district in Yorkshire, England, where the breed originated].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">au courant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌoh koohʹronh (<span class="bodyi">French</span> o kurã)/ /ˌoh koohʹronh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003517a"><!--s003517a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003547b"><!--s003547b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>fully informed or up to date on developments, etc.</p></div><a name="s003548b"><!--s003548b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>fully familiar or conversant with a particular topic, etc [French <span class="bodyi">au courant</span>, literally ‘in the current’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cor-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013156a"><!--s013156a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/com_or_col_or_con_or_cor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">com-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">floating voter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023024a"><!--s023024a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who does not always vote for the same party.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cicatrise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsikətriez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010750a"><!--s010750a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cicatrize_or_cicatrise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cicatrize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Boche</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bosh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006342a"><!--s006342a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Boche</span>) <span class="bodyi">informal, dated</span> Germans, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> German soldiers [French <span class="bodyi">boche</span> (slang) rascal, German, prob short for <span class="bodyi">alboche</span>, alteration of <span class="bodyi">allemand</span> German].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dizygous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dieʹziegəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017552a"><!--s017552a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dizygotic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dizygotic</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cadet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹdet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008344a"><!--s008344a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008716b"><!--s008716b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody training to be an officer in the armed forces or the police force.</p></div><a name="s008717b"><!--s008717b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a young person receiving basic military training, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> at school.</p></div><a name="s008718b"><!--s008718b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal or archaic</span> a younger son.</p></div><a name="s008719b"><!--s008719b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s002065c"><!--s002065c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a younger brother or son.</p></div><a name="s002066c"><!--s002066c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a younger branch of a family, or a member of that branch</p><p><span class="bodyb">cadetship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p>French <span class="bodyi">cadet</span> younger son, from French dialect <span class="bodyi">capdet</span>, literally ‘little chief’, ultimately from Latin<span class="bodyi">caput</span> head. It was a common practice before the Revolution for younger sons of the French nobility to join the army without a commission and try to advance themselves by ability and experience. This led to the idea of a trainee or unskilled assistant, and hence to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/caddie1_or_caddy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">caddie 1</span></span></a> and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cad/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cad</span></span></a></p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emanation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eməʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019544a"><!--s019544a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020528b"><!--s020528b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something that emanates or is produced by emanating.</p></div><a name="s020529b"><!--s020529b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a heavy gaseous element produced by radioactive disintegration </p><p><i></i></p><p>radium emanation</p>.</div><a name="s020530b"><!--s020530b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the act of emanating</p><p><span class="bodyb">emanational</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">emanative</span> /-nətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">felspar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfelspah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021861a"><!--s021861a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/feldspar/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">feldspar</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">airer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001101a"><!--s001101a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a freestanding, usu collapsible, framework for airing or drying clothes, linen, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decigram</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdesigram/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015554a"><!--s015554a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a metric unit of mass equal to one tenth of a gram (0.0035oz) [French<span class="bodyi">décigramme</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/deci/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">deci-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">gramme</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gram1_or_gramme/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gram 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">evangelism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020700a"><!--s020700a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021658b"><!--s021658b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the spreading of the Christian gospel in an effort to bring about personal conversion.</p></div><a name="s021659b"><!--s021659b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>militant or crusading zeal, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in support of a cause.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dizzy<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdizi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (dizzier, dizziest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017553a"><!--s017553a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018417b"><!--s018417b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004600c"><!--s004600c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>experiencing a whirling sensation in the head and, along with a tendency to lose balance.</p></div><a name="s004601c"><!--s004601c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>mentally confused </p><p><i></i></p><p>You're making me dizzy</p>.</div></div><a name="s018418b"><!--s018418b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> foolish or silly ✱ <span class="bodyb">the dizzy heights</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> the pinnacle of power, success, or importance; the top of the ladder</p><p><span class="bodyb">dizzily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dizziness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">dysig</span> stupid].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cicatrix</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsikətriks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cicatrices /-ʹtrieseez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010751a"><!--s010751a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010937b"><!--s010937b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a scar resulting after a flesh wound has healed.</p></div><a name="s010938b"><!--s010938b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a mark left on a stem after the fall of a leaf or bract.</p></div><a name="s010939b"><!--s010939b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002727c"><!--s002727c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a mark left on a stem after the fall of a leaf or bract.</p></div><a name="s002728c"><!--s002728c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hilum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hilum</span></span></a> (1) <span class="bodyb">cicatricial</span> /-ʹtrish(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">cicatric-, cicatrix</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">floatplane</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023025a"><!--s023025a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an aircraft with floats; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/seaplane/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">seaplane</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013154a"><!--s013154a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> used to express surprise, incredulity, or admiration [euphemism for <span class="bodyi">God</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">auction<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003518a"><!--s003518a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003549b"><!--s003549b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a public sale of property in which prospective buyers bid against one another and the sale is made to the buyer offering the highest bid.</p></div><a name="s003550b"><!--s003550b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act or process of bidding in some card games [Latin <span class="bodyi">auction-, auctio</span>, increase, from <span class="bodyi">augēre</span> to increase].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cadge</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kaj/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008345a"><!--s008345a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to ask for and get (something) by imposing on somebody's hospitality or good nature </p><p><i></i></p><p>cadge a lift into town</p> <p><i></i></p><p>He cadged a fiver from his brother</p> <p><span class="bodyb">cadger</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [back-formation from Scots <span class="bodyi">cadger</span> carrier, huckster, from Middle English <span class="bodyi">caggen</span> to tie].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emancipate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹmansipayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019545a"><!--s019545a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020531b"><!--s020531b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to free (somebody or something) from restraint or control, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from slavery or from restrictions imposed by society or law.</p></div><a name="s020532b"><!--s020532b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to free (somebody) from slavery <span class="bodyb">emancipation</span> /-ʹpaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">emancipator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">emancipatory</span> /-pətri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">emancipatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">emancipare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">mancipare</span> to transfer ownership of, from <span class="bodyi">mancip-</span>, <span class="bodyi">manceps</span> purchaser].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bock</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bok/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006343a"><!--s006343a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a strong dark German beer [German <span class="bodyi">Bock</span> short for <span class="bodyi">Bockbier</span>, by shortening and alteration from <span class="bodyi">Einbecker Bier</span> beer from <span class="bodyi">Einbeck</span>, town in Germany].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">felt<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/felt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021862a"><!--s021862a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023151b"><!--s023151b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a nonwoven cloth made by compressing wool or fur, often mixed with natural or synthetic fibres.</p></div><a name="s023152b"><!--s023152b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a material resembling felt [Old English].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">airfield</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001102a"><!--s001102a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an area of land maintained for the landing and takeoff of aircraft.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decile</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdesiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015555a"><!--s015555a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in statistics, any of ten groups containing equal numbers of items and each representing a particular frequency distribution within a statistical population [Latin <span class="bodyi">decem</span> ten + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ile_or_il/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ile</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cicatrize <span class="bodyi">or</span> cicatrise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsikətriez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010752a"><!--s010752a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010940b"><!--s010940b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/scar2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">scar 2</span></span></a> <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s010941b"><!--s010941b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to heal by forming a scar <span class="bodyb">cicatrization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dizzy<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (dizzies, dizzied, dizzying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017554a"><!--s017554a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make (somebody) dizzy or bewildered</p><p><span class="bodyb">dizzying</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dizzyingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">floatstone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023026a"><!--s023026a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>light porous stone that floats, such as pumice.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cadi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahdi, ʹkaydi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008346a"><!--s008346a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/qadi_or_cadi_or_kadi/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">qadi</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">evangelist</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020701a"><!--s020701a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021660b"><!--s021660b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Evangelist</span>) a writer of any of the four Gospels.</p></div><a name="s021661b"><!--s021661b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person who preaches the Christian gospel and seeks to convert; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a Protestant minister or layman who preaches at special services.</p></div><a name="s021662b"><!--s021662b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a person who advocates something or supports a cause with crusading zeal <span class="bodyb">evangelistic</span> /-ʹlistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">evangelistically</span> /-ʹlistikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">auction<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003519a"><!--s003519a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + off) to sell (property) at an auction.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coracle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkorəkl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013157a"><!--s013157a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small round boat of a traditional Welsh or Irish design made by covering a wicker frame with waterproof material [Welsh <span class="bodyi">corwgl</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">felt<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021863a"><!--s021863a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023153b"><!--s023153b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (wool, etc) into felt, or to cover (something) with felt.</p></div><a name="s023154b"><!--s023154b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to become matted or cause (something) to stick and mat together <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s023155b"><!--s023155b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to become matted.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BOD</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006344a"><!--s006344a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>biochemical oxygen demand.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emasculate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹmaskyoolayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019546a"><!--s019546a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020533b"><!--s020533b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to deprive (somebody or something) of effectiveness or strength, vigour, or spirit.</p></div><a name="s020534b"><!--s020534b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005276c"><!--s005276c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to castrate.</p></div><a name="s005277c"><!--s005277c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to rob (a man) of his male identity or role.</p></div></div><a name="s020535b"><!--s020535b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to castrate (a male person or animal).</p></div><a name="s020536b"><!--s020536b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to remove the male representative organs of (a flower) to prevent self-pollination and allow artificial pollination <span class="bodyb">emasculation</span> /-ʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">emasculator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">emasculatory</span> /-lətri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">emasculatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">emasculare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">masculus</span> male].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">airflow</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001103a"><!--s001103a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the motion of air round a moving or stationary object.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">float valve</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023027a"><!--s023027a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ball_valve/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ball valve</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DJ</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> DJs)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017555a"><!--s017555a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018419b"><!--s018419b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/disc_jockey/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">disc jockey</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s018420b"><!--s018420b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dinner_jacket/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dinner jacket</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">evangelize <span class="bodyi">or</span> evangelise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020702a"><!--s020702a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021663b"><!--s021663b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to preach the Christian gospel to (somebody), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with the intention of converting them to Christianity <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s021664b"><!--s021664b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to preach the Christian gospel.</p></div><a name="s021665b"><!--s021665b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to advocate a cause strongly or insistently, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in an effort to convince others <span class="bodyb">evangelization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">evangelizer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cicely</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsisəli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010753a"><!--s010753a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sweet_cicely/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sweet cicely</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decilitre</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">deciliter</span>) /ʹdesileetə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015556a"><!--s015556a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a metric unit of capacity equal to one tenth of a litre (about 0.18pt).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">felt<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021864a"><!--s021864a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense and past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/feel1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">feel 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cadmium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkadmi·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008347a"><!--s008347a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bluish white soft metallic chemical element used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in protective platings and batteries, and in alloys for making tramway wires and electric fuses: symbol Cd, atomic number 48</p><p>scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">cadmium</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">cadmia</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/calamine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">calamine</span></span></a> . Cadmium is so named because it is found with calamine in zinc ore</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coracoid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkorəkoyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013158a"><!--s013158a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the coracoid process [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">korakoeidēs</span> like a raven, from <span class="bodyi">korak-, korax</span> raven].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">auction bridge</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003520a"><!--s003520a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a form of the card game bridge, which differs from contract bridge in that tricks made in excess of the number of tricks the player has contracted to win are scored towards the game.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">embalm</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹbahm/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019547a"><!--s019547a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020537b"><!--s020537b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to treat (a dead body) in order to protect it against decay.</p></div><a name="s020538b"><!--s020538b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to preserve (something) from oblivion.</p></div><a name="s020539b"><!--s020539b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> to fill (something) with sweet odours</p><p><span class="bodyb">embalmer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">embalmment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">embaumen</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">embasmer</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">basme</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/balm/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">balm</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">airfoil</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001104a"><!--s001104a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aerofoil/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aerofoil</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bod</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bod/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006345a"><!--s006345a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006606b"><!--s006606b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person's body.</p></div><a name="s006607b"><!--s006607b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a person </p><p><i></i></p><p>an odd bod</p> [short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/body/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">body</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">djellaba <span class="bodyi">or</span> djellabah <span class="bodyi">or</span> jellaba</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jəʹlahbə, ʹjeləbə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017556a"><!--s017556a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a long loose outer garment with full sleeves and a hood, traditionally worn by Arabs [French <span class="bodyi">djellaba</span> from Arabic <span class="bodyi">jallabah</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">evaporate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹvapərayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020703a"><!--s020703a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021666b"><!--s021666b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to change from liquid to vapour.</p></div><a name="s021667b"><!--s021667b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005495c"><!--s005495c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to change from liquid to vapour.</p></div><a name="s005496c"><!--s005496c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to give out vapour; to lose moisture by evaporation.</p></div></div><a name="s021668b"><!--s021668b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to pass off or away; to disappear or fade </p><p><i></i></p><p>His fears evaporated</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s021669b"><!--s021669b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s005497c"><!--s005497c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to convert (liquid) into vapour.</p></div><a name="s005498c"><!--s005498c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to expel moisture, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> water, from (something), leaving a concentrated or solid residue.</p></div></div><a name="s021670b"><!--s021670b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to disappear or fade</p><p><span class="bodyb">evaporable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">evaporation</span> /-ʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">evaporative</span> /-rətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">evaporator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">evaporaten</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">evaporatus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">evaporare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">vapor</span> steam, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vapour1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">vapour 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">floaty</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (floatier, floatiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023028a"><!--s023028a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a fabric: light and flimsy </p><p><i></i></p><p>floaty voile curtains</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decillion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹsilyən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015557a"><!--s015557a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016060b"><!--s016060b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> the number one followed by 60 zeros (10<sup>60</sup>).</p></div><a name="s016061b"><!--s016061b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> the number one followed by 33 zeros (10<sup>33</sup>) [Latin <span class="bodyi">decem</span> ten + English <span class="bodyi">-illion</span> (as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/million/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">million</span></span></a>)].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">felt-tipped pen</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021865a"><!--s021865a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/felt_tip_pen/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">felt-tip pen</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bodacious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bohʹdayshəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006346a"><!--s006346a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> outstanding or impressive [blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bold1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bold 1</span></span></a> and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/audacious/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">audacious</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cadmium yellow</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008348a"><!--s008348a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a vivid yellow colour, or a pigment of this colour containing cadmium sulphide.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">embank</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹbangk/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019548a"><!--s019548a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to enclose, confine, or protect (something) by an embankment.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cicerone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sisəʹrohni, chichə-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cicerones ciceroni /-nee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010754a"><!--s010754a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010942b"><!--s010942b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who acts as a guide to antiquities.</p></div><a name="s010943b"><!--s010943b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a guide or mentor</p><p>Italian <span class="bodyi">cicerone</span>, named after <span class="bodyi">Cicero</span> d.43 <span class="bodysc">bc, R</span>oman orator and statesman. The word is probably a humorous allusion to Cicero's learning and eloquence</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">auctioneer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awkshəʹniə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003521a"><!--s003521a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who sells goods conducts the bidding at an auction, conducting the bidding and declaring goods sold</p><p><span class="bodyb">auctioneering</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coracoid process</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013159a"><!--s013159a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bone of many vertebrate animals that extends from the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/scapula/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">scapula</span></span></a> (shoulder blade or its equivalent) to or towards the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sternum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sternum</span></span></a> (breastbone or its equivalent). In mammals it is reduced to a small peg projecting from the scapula.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">air force</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001105a"><!--s001105a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the branch of a country's armed forces for air warfare.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Djiboutian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jiʹboohti·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017557a"><!--s017557a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Djibouti on the NE coast of Africa</p><p><span class="bodyb">Djiboutian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">evaporated milk</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020704a"><!--s020704a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>unsweetened milk concentrated by partial evaporation, usu sold in tins.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">embankment</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019549a"><!--s019549a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a raised structure to hold back water or to carry a road or railway.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flob</span><small><span class="eSynop">/flob/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (flobbed, flobbing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023029a"><!--s023029a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to spit</p><p><span class="bodyb">flob</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bode</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006347a"><!--s006347a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006608b"><!--s006608b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to presage or foreshadow (<span class="bodyi">esp</span> evil or misfortune) </p><p><i></i></p><p>This bodes some strange eruption to our state</p> — Shakespeare ✱ <span class="bodyb">bode ill/well for</span>.</div><a name="s006609b"><!--s006609b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to be a bad or good sign for (the future, or some future plan)</p><p><span class="bodyb">bodement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">bodian</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">felt-tip pen</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021866a"><!--s021866a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pen with a soft felt tip through which ink flows.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decimal<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdesiməl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015558a"><!--s015558a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016062b"><!--s016062b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004014c"><!--s004014c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>based on the number ten.</p></div><a name="s004015c"><!--s004015c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>subdivided into units which are tenths, hundredths, etc of another unit.</p></div><a name="s004016c"><!--s004016c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>expressed in a decimal fraction.</p></div></div><a name="s016063b"><!--s016063b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>numbered or proceeding by tens.</p></div><a name="s016064b"><!--s016064b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>using a decimal system (e.g. of coinage) </p><p><i></i></p><p>decimal currency</p> <p><span class="bodyb">decimally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">decima</span> tithe, from <span class="bodyi">decimus</span> tenth, from <span class="bodyi">decem</span> ten].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">airframe</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001106a"><!--s001106a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the structure of an aircraft or missile, without the engine and related parts.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cadre</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahdə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008349a"><!--s008349a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008720b"><!--s008720b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a permanent group of trained people forming the nucleus of a military force or other organization, capable of rapid expansion if required.</p></div><a name="s008721b"><!--s008721b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a group of activists working for the Communist Party or a similar cause.</p></div><a name="s008722b"><!--s008722b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002067c"><!--s002067c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a group of activists working for the Communist Party or a similar cause.</p></div><a name="s002068c"><!--s002068c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any group of activists.</p></div></div><a name="s008723b"><!--s008723b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a member of a cadre [French <span class="bodyi">cadre</span> via Italian from Latin <span class="bodyi">quadrum</span> square].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coral</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkorəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013160a"><!--s013160a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013869b"><!--s013869b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003486c"><!--s003486c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a hard substance, usu containing calcium, produced by certain marine invertebrate animals related to the sea anemones.</p></div><a name="s003487c"><!--s003487c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a rich red precious type of coral secreted by a gorgonian coral: <span class="bodyi">Corallium nobile</span>.</p></div></div><a name="s013870b"><!--s013870b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a marine invertebrate animal of a group that secrete an external chalky or horny skeleton and usu occur united into branching, encrusting, or more or less solid colonies. They have a hollow cylindrical body with a ring of tentacles round the mouth: orders Scleractinia, Madreporaria, Gorgonacea, and Alcyonacea.</p></div><a name="s013871b"><!--s013871b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a bright reddish mass of edible ovaries, e.g. of a lobster or scallop.</p></div><a name="s013872b"><!--s013872b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a deep orange-pink colour</p><p><span class="bodyb">coral</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">coralloid</span> /-loyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">corallium</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">korallion</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">auction room</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003522a"><!--s003522a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003551b"><!--s003551b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) the premises of an auctioneer.</p></div><a name="s003552b"><!--s003552b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the room in which an auction is conducted.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">evasion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹvayzh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020705a"><!--s020705a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act, an instance, or a means of evading something or somebody </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was suspected of tax evasion</p> <p>[Middle English via Old French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">evasion-, evasio</span>,from Latin <span class="bodyi">evadere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/evade/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">evade</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cichlid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsiklid/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010755a"><!--s010755a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a family of mostly tropical freshwater fishes with spiny fins: family Cichlidae [Greek <span class="bodyi">kichlē</span> thrush, also a kind of wrasse].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">djin <span class="bodyi">or</span> djinn</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> djin djinn)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017558a"><!--s017558a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jinn_or_djinn_or_djin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jinn</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">embargo<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹbahgoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -oes) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> embargoes)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019550a"><!--s019550a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020540b"><!--s020540b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a government order prohibiting the departure or entry of commercial ships.</p></div><a name="s020541b"><!--s020541b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a legal prohibition on commerce </p><p><i></i></p><p>an embargo on arms shipments</p>.</div><a name="s020542b"><!--s020542b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a stoppage, restraint, or impediment, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a or prohibition </p><p><i></i></p><p>I lay no embargo on anybody's words</p><p> Jane Austen [Spanish <span class="bodyi">embargo</span>, from <span class="bodyi">embargar</span> to bar, ultimately from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">barra</span> bar].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bodega</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bohʹdeega, bohʹdaygə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006348a"><!--s006348a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006610b"><!--s006610b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a storehouse for wine in a Spanish-speaking country, or a shop that sells wine.</p></div><a name="s006611b"><!--s006611b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a shop that sells wine [Spanish <span class="bodyi">bodega</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">apotheca</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/apothecary/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">apothecary</span></span></a> . Compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/boutique/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">boutique</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">floc</span><small><span class="eSynop">/flok/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023030a"><!--s023030a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">technical</span> a foamy mass formed by the uniting of fine suspended particles [short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/floccule/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">floccule</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">felucca</span><small><span class="eSynop">/feʹlukə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021867a"><!--s021867a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a narrow lateen-rigged sailing ship, chiefly of the Mediterranean area [Italian <span class="bodyi">feluca</span>, perhaps from Greek <span class="bodyi">epholkion</span> small boat].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">airfreight<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeəfrayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001107a"><!--s001107a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the transport of freight by air, or the charge for this</p><p><span class="bodyb">airfreight</span> <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coralline<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkorəlien/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013161a"><!--s013161a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or like coral or a coralline [French <span class="bodyi">corallin</span> via late Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">corallium</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/coral/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">coral</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decimal<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015559a"><!--s015559a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fraction that is expressed as a series of integral numbers representing powers of one tenth, shown by writing a dot followed by one digits for the number of tenths, one digit for the number of hundredths, etc and so on (e.g. 0.25 = 25/100): compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/common_fraction/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">common fraction</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">evasive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹvaysiv, -ziv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020706a"><!--s020706a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021671b"><!--s021671b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>intended to evade or avoid something </p><p><i></i></p><p>evasive action</p>.</div><a name="s021672b"><!--s021672b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>tending to avoid committing oneself; equivocal or indirect </p><p><i></i></p><p>evasive answers</p> <p><span class="bodyb">evasively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">evasiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caduceus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹdyoohsi·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> caducei /-si·ie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008350a"><!--s008350a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008724b"><!--s008724b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the symbolic staff of an ancient Greek or Roman herald, with two entwined snakes and two wings at the top, carried by the messenger god Hermes or Mercury.</p></div><a name="s008725b"><!--s008725b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a representation of this staff used as the insignia of the medical profession <span class="bodyb">caducean</span> /-si·ən, -shən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">caduceus</span>, ultimately from Greek <span class="bodyi">karyx, kēryx</span> herald].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DK</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017559a"><!--s017559a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Denmark (international vehicle registration for Denmark and Greenland).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CID</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010756a"><!--s010756a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Criminal Investigation Department.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">auctorial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awkʹtawri·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003523a"><!--s003523a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to an author or an author's work; authorial </p><p><i></i></p><p>auctorial intention</p> [Latin <span class="bodyi">auctor</span> author, originator].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">embargo<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (embargoes, embargoed, embargoing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019551a"><!--s019551a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020543b"><!--s020543b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to place an embargo on (e.g. ships or commerce).</p></div><a name="s020544b"><!--s020544b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to seize (e.g. goods or a ship) for the use or service of the state.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flocci</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfloksie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023031a"><!--s023031a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/floccus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">floccus</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">airfreight<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001108a"><!--s001108a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to transport (freight) by air.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bode's law</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bohdz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006349a"><!--s006349a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a simple numerical relation that describes the approximate distances from the sun of the seven inner planets. The formula is (x + 4) ÷ 10 = distance in astronomical units, where x is 0 for Mercury, 3 for Venus, 6 for earth, 12 for Mars, and so on [named after Johann <span class="bodyi">Bode</span>, d.1826, German astronomer, who publicized the law. It was discovered by another German astronomer Johann Daniel Titius, d.1796].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fem</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fem/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021868a"><!--s021868a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/femme_or_fem/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">femme</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coralline<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013162a"><!--s013162a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013873b"><!--s013873b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of a family of hardened calcium-containing red seaweeds: family Corallinaceae.</p></div><a name="s013874b"><!--s013874b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of various aquatic invertebrate animals, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a bryozoan or hydroid, that live in colonies and resemble coral.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caducity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹdyoohsiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">formal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008351a"><!--s008351a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008726b"><!--s008726b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the quality of being transitory or perishable.</p></div><a name="s008727b"><!--s008727b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>senility [French <span class="bodyi">caducité</span> from <span class="bodyi">caduc</span> transitory, from Latin <span class="bodyi">caducus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/caducous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">caducous</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eve</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eev/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020707a"><!--s020707a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021673b"><!--s021673b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the evening or the day before a special day, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a religious holiday </p><p><i></i></p><p>Christmas Eve</p>.</div><a name="s021674b"><!--s021674b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the period immediately preceding an event </p><p><i></i></p><p>the eve of the election</p>.</div><a name="s021675b"><!--s021675b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly literary</span> the evening [variant of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/even4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">even 4</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decimal currency</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> currencies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015560a"><!--s015560a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a currency in which the basic monetary unit is divided into ten or a hundred smaller units.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dkl</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017560a"><!--s017560a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> dekaliter.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">embark</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹbahk/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019552a"><!--s019552a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020545b"><!--s020545b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to go on board a ship or aircraft.</p></div><a name="s020546b"><!--s020546b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ on/upon) to make a start on something </p><p><i></i></p><p>She embarked on a new career</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s020547b"><!--s020547b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to put or take (somebody or something) on board a ship or aircraft <span class="bodyb">embarkation</span> /embahʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">embarquer</span> from Old Provençal <span class="bodyi">embarcar</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + late Latin <span class="bodyi">barca</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bark5/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bark 5</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">audacious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awʹdayshəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003524a"><!--s003524a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003553b"><!--s003553b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000700c"><!--s000700c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>intrepidly daring; adventurous </p><p><i></i></p><p>an audacious attempt on the summit</p>.</div><a name="s000701c"><!--s000701c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>recklessly bold; rash </p><p><i></i></p><p>an audacious move that paid off</p>.</div></div><a name="s003554b"><!--s003554b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>insolent or presumptuous</p><p><span class="bodyb">audaciously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">audaciousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">audacity</span> /awʹdasiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">audacieux</span>, from <span class="bodyi">audace</span> boldness, from Latin <span class="bodyi">audacia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">audac-, audax</span> bold, from <span class="bodyi">audēre</span> to dare].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-cide</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010757a"><!--s010757a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010944b"><!--s010944b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>forming nouns, denoting: a type of killing, or somebody or something that kills </p><p><i></i></p><p>homicide</p> <p><i></i></p><p>suicide</p> <p>forming nouns, denoting:.</p></div><a name="s010945b"><!--s010945b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>killer </p><p><i></i></p><p>insecticide</p>.</div><a name="s010946b"><!--s010946b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>killing </p><p><i></i></p><p>suicide</p> <p><span class="bodyb">-cidal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i> [French (sense 1) from Latin <span class="bodyi">-cida</span>, (sense 2) from Latin -<span class="bodyi">cidium</span>, both from <span class="bodyi">caedere</span> to cut, kill].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">floccinaucinihilipilification</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌfloksiˌnawsiˌnihiliˌpilifiʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023032a"><!--s023032a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="sb000000211"><!--sb000000211--></a><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly humorous</span> the act or habit or an instance of contemptuously dismissing something or of treating something as worthless [facetious combination of the Latin expressions <span class="bodyi">non flocci facere</span> to care not a piece of fluff, <span class="bodyi">non nauci facere</span> to care not a trifle, <span class="bodyi">nihili facere</span> to care nothing, and <span class="bodyi">non pili facere</span> to care not a hair, + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fication/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-fication</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p>The word has no proper currency, and was simply devised as an artificial example of an extremely long word</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">airglow</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001109a"><!--s001109a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>light observed in the sky, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> during the night, that originates in the upper atmosphere and is caused by gases reacting to the sun's radiation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bodge</span><small><span class="eSynop">/boj/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006350a"><!--s006350a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to make or repair (something) clumsily; to botch (a piece of work)</p><p><span class="bodyb">bodger</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/botch1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">botch 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fem.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021869a"><!--s021869a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023156b"><!--s023156b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>female.</p></div><a name="s023157b"><!--s023157b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used in grammar: feminine.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caducous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹdyoohkəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008352a"><!--s008352a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a petal or other plant part: falling off easily, often at an early stage [Latin <span class="bodyi">caducus</span> tending to fall, transitory, from <span class="bodyi">cadere</span> to fall].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cider</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsiedə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010758a"><!--s010758a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010947b"><!--s010947b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>fermented, often sparkling, apple juice.</p></div><a name="s010948b"><!--s010948b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> an unfermented apple-juice drink [Middle English <span class="bodyi">sidre</span> via Old French and late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">sikera</span> strong drink, from Hebrew <span class="bodyi">shēkhār</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">embarrass</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹbarəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019553a"><!--s019553a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020548b"><!--s020548b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cause (somebody) to feel awkwardly self-conscious.</p></div><a name="s020549b"><!--s020549b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to involve (somebody) in financial difficulties, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> debt.</p></div><a name="s020550b"><!--s020550b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to hamper or impede the movement of (somebody or something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">embarrassed</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">embarrassedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">embarrassing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">embarrassingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><a name="sb000000174"><!--sb000000174--></a><p><span class="bodyb">embarrassment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">embarrasser</span> via Spanish from Portuguese <span class="bodyi">embaraçar</span>, from <span class="bodyi">baraço</span> halter]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyi">Embarrass</span> is spelt with two <span class="bodyi">r</span>'s and two <span class="bodyi">s</span>‘s.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">evection</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹveksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020708a"><!--s020708a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>perturbation of the moon's orbit due to the sun's attraction [Latin <span class="bodyi">evection-, evectio</span> rising, from <span class="bodyi">evehere</span> to carry out, raise up, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">vehere</span> to carry].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decimal fraction</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015561a"><!--s015561a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/decimal2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">decimal 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">audible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawdəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003525a"><!--s003525a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard <span class="bodyb">audibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">audibly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">audibilis</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">audire</span> to hear].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coralroot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013163a"><!--s013163a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013875b"><!--s013875b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several species of leafless orchids with branching stems that give them a superficial resemblance to coral: genus <span class="bodyi">Corallorhiza</span>.</p></div><a name="s013876b"><!--s013876b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a related orchid of N America with colourful flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Hexalectris</span>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">floccose</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflokohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023033a"><!--s023033a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>chiefly said of plant parts: composed of or covered with woolly tufts or hairs [Latin <span class="bodyi">floccosus</span> from <span class="bodyi">floccus</span> a flock of wool].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dkm</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017561a"><!--s017561a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> dekameter.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">air guitar</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001110a"><!--s001110a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> the playing of an imaginary guitar, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> while listening to rock music.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bodgie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006351a"><!--s006351a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/teddy_boy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Teddy boy</span></span></a> [perhaps from Aus <span class="bodyi">bodger</span> worthless, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bodge/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bodge</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">female<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfeemayl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021870a"><!--s021870a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023158b"><!--s023158b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or denoting the sex that bears offspring or produces eggs.</p></div><a name="s023159b"><!--s023159b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a plant or flower: having an ovary but no stamens.</p></div><a name="s023160b"><!--s023160b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>designed with a hollow part for receiving a corresponding male part </p><p><i></i></p><p>a female electric plug</p> <a name="sb000000199"><!--sb000000199--></a><p><span class="bodyb">femaleness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English, alteration of <span class="bodyi">femel</span>, <span class="bodyi">femelle</span>, via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">femella</span> girl, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">femina</span> woman]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">female</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">feminine</span>? <span class="bodyi">Female</span> is used to describe the sex that bears offspring or produces eggs, and plants or flowers that produce seeds: <span class="bodyi">a female deer is called a doe</span>. <span class="bodyi">Feminine</span> is used only of human beings, not plants or animals, and describes qualities and behaviour that are traditionally ascribed to women rather than men: <span class="bodyi">feminine charm</span>. <span class="bodyi">Feminine</span> is also used in some languages to describe certain nouns and adjectives, in contrast to those that are masculine or neuter.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caeca</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹseekə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008353a"><!--s008353a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/caecum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">caecum</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">c.i.f.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010759a"><!--s010759a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>cost, insurance, and freight.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">even<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeev(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020709a"><!--s020709a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021676b"><!--s021676b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005499c"><!--s005499c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>having a horizontal surface; flat or level </p><p><i></i></p><p>even ground</p>.</div><a name="s005500c"><!--s005500c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>without break or irregularity; smooth.</p></div><a name="s005501c"><!--s005501c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>in the same plane or line </p><p><i></i></p><p>even with the ground</p>.</div></div><a name="s021677b"><!--s021677b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005502c"><!--s005502c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>without variation; uniform </p><p><i></i></p><p>an even grey sky</p>.</div><a name="s005503c"><!--s005503c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>of a person's temper: calm; equable </p><p><i></i></p><p>an even disposition</p>.</div></div><a name="s021678b"><!--s021678b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005504c"><!--s005504c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>equal </p><p><i></i></p><p>The scores were even</p>.</div><a name="s005505c"><!--s005505c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>fair </p><p><i></i></p><p>an even exchange</p>.</div><a name="s005506c"><!--s005506c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>in equilibrium; balanced.</p></div></div><a name="s021679b"><!--s021679b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>of a number: exactly divisible by two.</p></div><a name="s021680b"><!--s021680b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s005507c"><!--s005507c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a number: exactly divisible by two.</p></div><a name="s005508c"><!--s005508c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>marked by an even number </p><p><i></i></p><p>the even pages</p>.</div></div><a name="s021681b"><!--s021681b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>exact; precise </p><p><i></i></p><p>an even pound</p>.</div><a name="s021682b"><!--s021682b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>fifty-fifty </p><p><i></i></p><p>an even chance</p> <p><i></i></p><p>She stands an even chance of winning</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">be/get even with somebody</span>.</p></div><a name="s021683b"><!--s021683b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to have exacted or exact revenge on somebody</p><p><span class="bodyb">evenly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">evenness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">efen</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">embassy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹembəsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> embassies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019554a"><!--s019554a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020551b"><!--s020551b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the official residence of an ambassador.</p></div><a name="s020552b"><!--s020552b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a diplomatic body headed by an ambassador.</p></div><a name="s020553b"><!--s020553b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the position of an ambassador.</p></div><a name="s020554b"><!--s020554b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an ambassador's official mission abroad [early French <span class="bodyi">ambassee</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decimalize <span class="bodyi">or</span> decimalise <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015562a"><!--s015562a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016065b"><!--s016065b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to express (a number) as a decimal.</p></div><a name="s016066b"><!--s016066b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to convert (e.g. currency) (a system) to a decimal system <span class="bodyb">decimalization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">audience</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawdi·əns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003526a"><!--s003526a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003555b"><!--s003555b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a group of listeners or spectators, e.g. at a theatre or concert performance or a formal lecture.</p></div><a name="s003556b"><!--s003556b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>)</p><a name="s000702c"><!--s000702c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the people targeted or reached by a television or radio programme or by a particular writer or book.</p></div><a name="s000703c"><!--s000703c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an entertainer's body of fans.</p></div></div><a name="s003557b"><!--s003557b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a formal hearing or interview </p><p><i></i></p><p>We were granted an audience with the Pope</p> [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">audientia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">audient-, audiens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">audire</span> to hear].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coral snake</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013164a"><!--s013164a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013877b"><!--s013877b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several species of venomous snakes with grooved fangs and brilliant bands of black, yellow, or white, found in tropical regions of N and S America: genus <span class="bodyi">Micrurus</span>.</p></div><a name="s013878b"><!--s013878b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of various similar but harmless snakes found in Africa and Asia.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flocculate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflokyoolayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023034a"><!--s023034a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">technical</span> to form or cause (a substance) to form a flocculent mass</p><p><span class="bodyb">flocculant</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">flocculation</span> /-ʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">air gun</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001111a"><!--s001111a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001203b"><!--s001203b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a gun from which a projectile is propelled that propels a projectile by compressed air.</p></div><a name="s001204b"><!--s001204b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of various hand tools that worked by compressed air or emitting a stream of hot air.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bodhisattva</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bodiʹsahtvə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006352a"><!--s006352a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Buddhism, a being that has attained perfect enlightenment but compassionately refrains from entering nirvana in order to save others</p><p>Traditionally read as ‘one who aspires to enlightenment’, a bodhisattva is someone who has set out on a path of many lifetimes in order to become a buddha and liberate all beings from suffering. The bodhisattva doctrine is important in all forms of Buddhism, but receives special emphasis in the Mahayana, where the bodhisattva becomes a figure for both emulation and devotion — Professor Donald Lopez</p> [Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">bodhisattva</span> a being whose essence is enlightenment, from <span class="bodyi">bodhi</span> enlightenment + <span class="bodyi">sattva</span> being].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dl</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017562a"><!--s017562a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>decilitre.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">female<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021871a"><!--s021871a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a female animal, person, or plant.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">audile</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawdiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003527a"><!--s003527a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to the sense of hearing [from Latin <span class="bodyi">audire</span> to hear, on the pattern of <span class="bodyi">tactile</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">airhead</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001112a"><!--s001112a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">slang</span> a stupid person.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cor anglais</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkawr ʹongglay, kawr ongʹglay (<span class="bodyi">French</span> kɔr ãglɛ)/ /ˌkawr ʹongglay, kawr ongʹglay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cors anglais)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013165a"><!--s013165a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a woodwind musical instrument with a double reed similar to, and with a range a fifth lower than, the oboe [French <span class="bodyi">cor anglais</span> English horn].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bodhran</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbowrahn, bowʹrahn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006353a"><!--s006353a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small Irish drum held in one hand and beaten with a short two-headed stick [Irish <span class="bodyi">bodhrán</span> winnowing drum].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">even<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (evened, evening)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020710a"><!--s020710a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s021684b"><!--s021684b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up/out) to make or become (something) even <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s021685b"><!--s021685b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up/out) to become even</p><p><span class="bodyb">evener</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decimal place</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015563a"><!--s015563a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the position of a digit to the right of a decimal point.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DLitt</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017563a"><!--s017563a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Doctor of Letters [Latin <span class="bodyi">Doctor Litterarum</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caecilian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/seeʹsili·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008354a"><!--s008354a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous species of mainly tropical burrowing amphibian animals that resembles a worms: order Gymnophiona</p><p><span class="bodyb">caecilian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">caecilia</span> lizard, slowworm, from <span class="bodyi">caecus</span> blind].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cig</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sig/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010760a"><!--s010760a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a cigarette.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">female circumcision</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021872a"><!--s021872a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the practice, traditional in some ethnic groups, of removing the clitoris of young or adolescent girls, sometimes also involving the removal of the labia and the sewing up of part of the vagina.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">floccule</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflokyoohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023035a"><!--s023035a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small loosely united mass with a woolly or fluffy texture [late Latin <span class="bodyi">flocculus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flocculus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flocculus</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">embattle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹbatl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019555a"><!--s019555a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020555b"><!--s020555b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to prepare (an army) for battle.</p></div><a name="s020556b"><!--s020556b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to fortify (a town, position, etc) against attack.</p></div><a name="s020557b"><!--s020557b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to provide (a building) with battlements [Middle English <span class="bodyi">embatailen</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">embatailler</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">batailler</span> to battle; (sense 3) Middle English <span class="bodyi">embatailen</span> from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">batailen</span> to fortify with battlements].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">audio-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003530a"><!--s003530a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: hearing or sound </p><p><i></i></p><p>audiotape</p> <p><i></i></p><p>audiovisual</p> [Latin <span class="bodyi">audire</span> to hear].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">air hole</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001113a"><!--s001113a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hole to admit or discharge air.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bodice</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbodis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006354a"><!--s006354a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006612b"><!--s006612b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the upper part of a woman's dress, from neck to waist, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> if close-fitting and constructed as a separate piece from the skirt.</p></div><a name="s006613b"><!--s006613b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>formerly, a woman's corset-like garment, laced at the front, worn over a blouse or as an undergarment [alteration of <span class="bodyi">bodies</span>, pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/body/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">body</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corbel<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013166a"><!--s013166a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a stone or brick projection from a wall which supports a weight, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one stepped upwards and outwards [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">corbel</span>, literally ‘little raven’, from Latin <span class="bodyi">corvus</span> raven; perhaps because a corbel was thought to resemble a raven's beak].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caecum</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">cecum</span>) /ʹseekəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> caeca) (<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> ceca /ʹseekə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008355a"><!--s008355a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008728b"><!--s008728b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the pouch in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum of the small intestine opens from one side.</p></div><a name="s008729b"><!--s008729b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any body part or other structure that ends in a sac or pouch</p><p><span class="bodyb">caecal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">caecum</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">intestinum caecum</span> blind intestine].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">even<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020711a"><!--s020711a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021686b"><!--s021686b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>used to emphasize the contrast with a less strong possibility </p><p><i></i></p><p>I can't even walk, let alone run</p>.</div><a name="s021687b"><!--s021687b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used to emphasize the comparative degree </p><p><i></i></p><p>even better than last time</p>.</div><a name="s021688b"><!--s021688b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>used to express non-fulfilment of expectation </p><p><i></i></p><p>They didn't even apologize</p>.</div><a name="s021689b"><!--s021689b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> all the way </p><p><i></i></p><p>even unto death</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">even as</span>.</p></div><a name="s021690b"><!--s021690b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>at the very time that ✱ <span class="bodyb">even if</span> in spite of the possibility or fact that ✱ <span class="bodyb">even now</span> at this very moment.</p></div><a name="s021691b"><!--s021691b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>in spite of what has happened ✱ <span class="bodyb">even so</span> in spite of that [Old English <span class="bodyi">efne</span> from <span class="bodyi">efen</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/even1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">even 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decimal point</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015564a"><!--s015564a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the dot placed to the left of a decimal fraction, often between it and a whole number.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flocculent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflokyoolənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023036a"><!--s023036a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024547b"><!--s024547b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>resembling wool, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in having a loose fluffy texture.</p></div><a name="s024548b"><!--s024548b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>made up of small woolly clumps flocs or floccules</p><p><span class="bodyb">flocculence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">floccus</span> tuft of wool + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ulent/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ulent</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DM</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017564a"><!--s017564a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Deutschmark.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">female condom</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021873a"><!--s021873a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a contraceptive barrier device made of thin rubber, which fits inside the vagina.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cigar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹgah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010761a"><!--s010761a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a roll of tobacco leaf for smoking ✱ <span class="bodyb">close but no cigar</span> <span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> a comment made in response to an answer that is not quite correct, an attempt that is not quite successful, etc [Spanish <span class="bodyi">cigarro</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">embattled</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019556a"><!--s019556a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020558b"><!--s020558b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>hemmed in by adversaries, difficulties, etc.</p></div><a name="s020559b"><!--s020559b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>prepared for or involved in battle </p><p><i></i></p><p>the embattled defenders of psychoanalytic theory</p><p> David E Stannard.</p></div><a name="s020560b"><!--s020560b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>having battlements or other fortifications.</p></div><a name="s020561b"><!--s020561b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>hemmed in by adversaries, difficulties, etc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">audio<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawdioh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003528a"><!--s003528a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003558b"><!--s003558b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or denoting acoustic, mechanical, or electrical frequencies corresponding to those of audible sound waves, approximately 20 to 20,000Hz.</p></div><a name="s003559b"><!--s003559b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to or used in the transmission, reception, or reproduction of sound: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/video2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">video 2</span></span></a> [from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/audio/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">audio-</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caen- <span class="bodyi">or</span> caeno-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008356a"><!--s008356a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cen_or_ceno_or_cain_or_caino_or_caen_or_caeno/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cen-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">even<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020712a"><!--s020712a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or literary</span> the evening [Old English <span class="bodyi">ǣfen</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">air hostess</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001114a"><!--s001114a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a female member of the cabin crew on a passenger aircraft.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decimal system</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015565a"><!--s015565a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a system of numbering or classification based on the number ten, so that its most important structural values are ten, the various multiples of ten, a tenth.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corbel<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (corbelled, corbelling, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> corbeled) (corbeling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013167a"><!--s013167a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to supply (a wall) with a corbel, or lay (stone or brick) in the form of a corbel.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flocculus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflokyooləs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> flocculi /-lie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023037a"><!--s023037a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024549b"><!--s024549b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in anatomy, a small oval lobe of the cerebellum, located below the posterior lobe.</p></div><a name="s024550b"><!--s024550b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a bright or dark patch on the sun.</p></div><a name="s024551b"><!--s024551b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a floccule [late Latin <span class="bodyi">flocculus</span>, dimin. of Latin <span class="bodyi">floccus</span> flock of wool].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bodice-ripper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006355a"><!--s006355a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal, humorous</span> a romantic novel or film with a high content of excitement, sex, and violence, typically in a historical setting.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">female impersonator</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021874a"><!--s021874a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a male entertainer whose act involves dressing and performing as a woman on stage.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">audio<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003529a"><!--s003529a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the transmission, reception, or reproduction of sound.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dm</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017565a"><!--s017565a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>decimetre.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cigarette</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> also <span class="bodyb">cigaret</span>) /sigəʹret/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010762a"><!--s010762a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a narrow cylinder of cut tobacco enclosed in paper for smoking, or a similar roll of a herbal or narcotic substance [French <span class="bodyi">cigarette</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">cigare</span> cigar, from Spanish <span class="bodyi">cigarro</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cigar/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cigar</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">embay</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹbay/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019557a"><!--s019557a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020562b"><!--s020562b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to enclose or shelter (something) in or as if in a bay </p><p><i></i></p><p>an embayed fleet</p>.</div><a name="s020563b"><!--s020563b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to form (something) into a bay or bays </p><p><i></i></p><p>an embayed shoreline</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Caerphilly</span><small><span class="eSynop">/keəʹfili, kah-, kə-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008357a"><!--s008357a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mild white moist cheese [named after <span class="bodyi">Caerphilly</span>, urban district in Wales, where it was orig made].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decimate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdesimayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015566a"><!--s015566a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016067b"><!--s016067b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to kill a large number of people from among (a group or population).</p></div><a name="s016068b"><!--s016068b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to destroy a large part of (something).</p></div><a name="s016069b"><!--s016069b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s004017c"><!--s004017c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to kill a large number of people from among (a group or population) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Typhus fever decimated the school periodically</p><p> Charlotte Brontë.</p></div><a name="s004018c"><!--s004018c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to destroy a large part of (something).</p></div></div><a name="s016070b"><!--s016070b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to kill every tenth man of (e.g. a regiment of mutinous soldiers) <span class="bodyb">decimation</span> /-ʹmaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><a name="sb000000121"><!--sb000000121--></a><p><span class="bodyb">decimator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">decimatus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">decimare</span>,from <span class="bodyi">decimus</span> tenth, from <span class="bodyi">decem</span> ten]</p><div class="sidebar"><p>Historically, the word <span class="bodyi">decimate</span> refers to the practice in the Roman army of killing every tenth man in a mutinous unit in order to ensure loyalty of the rest. T surviving 90%. Although the Latin word for ‘tenth’ is embedded in <span class="bodyi">decimate</span> (compare <span class="bodyi">decimal</span>, <span class="bodyi">decimetre</span> etc), t he word is now generally accepted by all but the most historically minded as meaning ‘kill or destroy a large number or part of something’, but should not be used: <span class="bodyi">The famine decimated the population</span>; <span class="bodyi">The industry has been decimated</span>. It goes against the grain of the word, however, to link it with a specific quantity (<span class="bodyi">decimate by 50%</span>), to apply it to an individual or indivisible thing, or to use it as a substitute for <span class="bodyi">annihilate</span> or <span class="bodyi">exterminate</span>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bodied</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006356a"><!--s006356a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">used in combinations</span>) having body, or a body, of the kind specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>a full-bodied wine</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a strong-bodied athlete</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">embayment</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019558a"><!--s019558a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020564b"><!--s020564b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the formation of a bay.</p></div><a name="s020565b"><!--s020565b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a bay or a geographical conformation resembling a bay.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">evenhanded</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020713a"><!--s020713a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>fair; impartial</p><p><span class="bodyb">evenhandedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">evenhandedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">airing</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeəring/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001115a"><!--s001115a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001205b"><!--s001205b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>exposure to air or warmth for ventilation or drying </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'll give the bed a good airing</p>.</div><a name="s001206b"><!--s001206b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a walk, ride, or drive in the open air.</p></div><a name="s001207b"><!--s001207b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>exposure to discussion or debate </p><p><i></i></p><p>The proposal will get an airing at the next meeting</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corbie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawbi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013168a"><!--s013168a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Scot</span> a carrion crow or a raven [Middle English via early French <span class="bodyi">corbin</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">corvus</span> raven].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">floccus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflokəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> flocci /ʹfloksie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023038a"><!--s023038a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tuft of wool or other fibre [Latin <span class="bodyi">floccus</span> tuft of wool].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cigarette card</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010763a"><!--s010763a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small oblong card with a picture on one side and information on the other, formerly given away in a packet of cigarettes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feminine<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfemənin/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021875a"><!--s021875a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023161b"><!--s023161b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or being a female person.</p></div><a name="s023162b"><!--s023162b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>characteristic of, appropriate to, or peculiar to women; womanly </p><p><i></i></p><p>The feminine mystique has succeeded in burying millions of American women alive</p><p> Betty Friedan.</p></div><a name="s023163b"><!--s023163b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>of or belonging to the gender that normally includes most words or grammatical forms referring to females.</p></div><a name="s023164b"><!--s023164b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>having or occurring in an extra unstressed final syllable </p><p><i></i></p><p>feminine rhyme</p> <p><span class="bodyb">femininely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><a name="sb000000200"><!--sb000000200--></a><p><span class="bodyb">feminineness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">femininity</span> /-ʹniniti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">femininus</span>,from <span class="bodyi">femina</span> woman]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">feminine</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">female</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/female1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">female 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">audiobook</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawdiohbook/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003531a"><!--s003531a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an audio cassette recording of the text of a book, or an abridged version of it, read aloud.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DMA</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017566a"><!--s017566a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in computing, direct memory access.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Caesar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹseezə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008358a"><!--s008358a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008730b"><!--s008730b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>used as a title for a Roman emperor, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> those from Augustus to Hadrian.</p></div><a name="s008731b"><!--s008731b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">caesar</span>) any emperor, dictator, or powerful ruler [family name of Gaius Julius <span class="bodyi">Caesar</span> d.44 <span class="bodysc">bc, R</span>oman statesman].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">embed <span class="bodyi">or</span> imbed</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹbed/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (embedded imbedded) (embedding imbedding)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019559a"><!--s019559a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020566b"><!--s020566b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to place or fix (something) firmly or deeply in surrounding matter.</p><a name="s005278c"><!--s005278c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to make (something) an integral part of a whole.</p></div><a name="s005279c"><!--s005279c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to implant (e.g. an idea) in the mind.</p></div><a name="s005280c"><!--s005280c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to attach (a journalist) to a military unit on active service.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decimetre</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">decimeter</span>) /ʹdesimeetə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015567a"><!--s015567a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a metre (about 3.9in.).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">evening</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeevning/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020714a"><!--s020714a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021692b"><!--s021692b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005509c"><!--s005509c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the latter part of the day and the early part of the night; the time between the end of the afternoon and bedtime.</p></div><a name="s005510c"><!--s005510c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an evening's activity or entertainment.</p></div></div><a name="s021693b"><!--s021693b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a late period, e.g. of somebody's life; the end [Old English <span class="bodyi">ǣfnung</span> from <span class="bodyi">ǣfnian</span> to grow towards evening, from <span class="bodyi">ǣfen</span> evening].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corbie gable</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013169a"><!--s013169a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a gable with stepped sides.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bodiless</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbodilis/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006357a"><!--s006357a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006614b"><!--s006614b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>lacking a body, or lacking body.</p></div><a name="s006615b"><!--s006615b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>incorporeal; insubstantial.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flock<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/flok/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023039a"><!--s023039a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024552b"><!--s024552b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a group of birds or mammals assembled or herded together.</p></div><a name="s024553b"><!--s024553b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) a large group </p><p><i></i></p><p>flocks of tourists</p>.</div><a name="s024554b"><!--s024554b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a Christian church congregation, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when considered as being under the charge of a specified minister, priest, etc [Old English <span class="bodyi">flocc</span> crowd, band].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">airing cupboard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001116a"><!--s001116a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a heated cupboard in which household linen, washed laundry, etc is aired and kept dry.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cigarillo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sigəʹriloh, -ʹreelyoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cigarillos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010764a"><!--s010764a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a very small cigar [Spanish <span class="bodyi">cigarrillo</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">cigarro</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cigar/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cigar</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">D-Mark</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017567a"><!--s017567a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Deutschmark.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">audio cassette</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003532a"><!--s003532a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cassette of audiotape.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Caesarean<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> Caesarian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹzeəri·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008359a"><!--s008359a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or relating to any of the Caesars.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feminine<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021876a"><!--s021876a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the feminine gender, or a word or morpheme of this gender ✱ <span class="bodyb">the eternal feminine</span> the feminine principle in human nature.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">embellish</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹbelish/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019560a"><!--s019560a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020568b"><!--s020568b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (something) beautiful by adding ornaments; to decorate.</p></div><a name="s020569b"><!--s020569b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (speech or writing) more interesting by adding fictitious or exaggerated detail</p><p><span class="bodyb">embellisher</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">embellishment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">embelisshen</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">embelir</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">bel</span> beautiful].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decipher</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹsiefə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (deciphered, deciphering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015568a"><!--s015568a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016071b"><!--s016071b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to convert (something coded) into intelligible form; to decode.</p></div><a name="s016072b"><!--s016072b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make out the meaning of (something obscure) despite its obscurity</p><p><span class="bodyb">decipherable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">decipherment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corbie step</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013170a"><!--s013170a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of the series of steps on the sloping sides of a corbie gable.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flock<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023040a"><!--s023040a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to gather or move in a crowd </p><p><i></i></p><p>They flocked to the beach</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">air-kiss</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001117a"><!--s001117a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make the motions of kissing (somebody) without making contact</p><p><span class="bodyb">air kiss</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bodily<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbodili/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006358a"><!--s006358a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006616b"><!--s006616b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or belonging to the body </p><p><i></i></p><p>bodily needs</p> <p><i></i></p><p>bodily functions</p>.</div><a name="s006617b"><!--s006617b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>physical or actual, as distinct from spiritual </p><p><i></i></p><p>in bodily form</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">evening dress</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020715a"><!--s020715a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021694b"><!--s021694b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a dress, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with a floor-length skirt, for wear on formal or semiformal occasions.</p></div><a name="s021695b"><!--s021695b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>clothes for formal or semiformal evening occasions, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a dress with a floor-length skirt.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DMs</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017568a"><!--s017568a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Doc Martens.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ciggie <span class="bodyi">or</span> ciggy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsigi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> ciggies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010765a"><!--s010765a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a cigarette [by shortening and alteration].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">audiology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awdiʹoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003533a"><!--s003533a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the branch of science or medicine concerned with hearing <span class="bodyb">audiological</span> /-ʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">audiologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Caesarean<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">Cesarean</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008360a"><!--s008360a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a surgical operation carried out to deliver a baby, involving an incision of the abdominal and uterine walls [from the belief that Julius Caesar was born in this way].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feminise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfeminies/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021877a"><!--s021877a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/feminize_or_feminise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">feminize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ember</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹembə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019561a"><!--s019561a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020570b"><!--s020570b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a glowing fragment of coal or wood in a dying fire.</p></div><a name="s020571b"><!--s020571b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the smouldering remains of a fire.</p></div><a name="s020572b"><!--s020572b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) slowly fading emotions, memories, ideas, etc [Middle English <span class="bodyi">eymere</span> from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">eimyrja</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decision</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹsizh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015569a"><!--s015569a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016073b"><!--s016073b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004019c"><!--s004019c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a choice or conclusion in favour of a particular object or course of action reached after considering various alternatives.</p></div><a name="s004020c"><!--s004020c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the act or process of deciding.</p></div></div><a name="s016074b"><!--s016074b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>promptness and firmness in deciding </p><p><i></i></p><p>He is a man of courage and decision</p> <p>[early French <span class="bodyi">decision</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">decision-, decisio</span>,from <span class="bodyi">decidere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/decide/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">decide</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">air lane</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001118a"><!--s001118a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a path customarily followed by aeroplanes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cord<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kawd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013171a"><!--s013171a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013879b"><!--s013879b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a length of long thin flexible material consisting of several strands, e.g. of thread or yarn, woven or twisted together, or such material in general.</p></div><a name="s013880b"><!--s013880b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an anatomical structure, e.g. a nerve, resembling a cord.</p></div><a name="s013881b"><!--s013881b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an electric flex.</p></div><a name="s013882b"><!--s013882b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s003488c"><!--s003488c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>corduroy.</p></div><a name="s003489c"><!--s003489c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) trousers made of corduroy.</p></div></div><a name="s013883b"><!--s013883b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a unit of cut wood usu equal to 3.63m<sup>3</sup> (128ft<sup>3</sup>) , or a stack containing this amount of wood [Middle English via early French <span class="bodyi">corde</span> and Latin <span class="bodyi">chorda</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">chordē</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bodily<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006359a"><!--s006359a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006618b"><!--s006618b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>involving the whole body </p><p><i></i></p><p>He flung himself bodily at his assailant</p>.</div><a name="s006619b"><!--s006619b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in bodily form; in the flesh.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">evening primrose</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020716a"><!--s020716a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of plants with pale yellow flowers that open in the evening and seeds that yield a medicinal oil: genus <span class="bodyi">Oenothera</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flock<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023041a"><!--s023041a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024555b"><!--s024555b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a tuft of wool or cotton fibre.</p></div><a name="s024556b"><!--s024556b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>woollen or cotton refuse used for stuffing furniture, mattresses, etc.</p></div><a name="s024557b"><!--s024557b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>very short or pulverized fibre used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to form a velvety pattern on cloth or paper or a protective covering on metal.</p></div><a name="s024558b"><!--s024558b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/floc/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">floc</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">flocky</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">floccus</span> tuft of wool].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">audiometer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awdiʹomitə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003534a"><!--s003534a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an instrument for measuring the sharpness of hearing <span class="bodyb">audiometric</span> /-ʹmetrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">audiometry</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DMus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌdee ʹmus/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017569a"><!--s017569a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Doctor of Music.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feminism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfeminiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021878a"><!--s021878a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the advocacy or furtherance of women's rights, interests, and equality with men, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in political, economic, and social spheres</p><p>Feminism is a theory which involves women emancipating themselves on their own terms from inequalities and discrimination based on gender. The canon of this political philosophy addresses patriarchal orthodoxies within a male-dominated society. It seeks to bring an end to women's subordination and violence against women by empowering women and giving them control over their own bodies — Helena Kennedy</p><p><span class="bodyb">feminist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ember Day</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019562a"><!--s019562a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Anglican and Roman Catholic Churches, any of twelve days set aside for fasting and prayer, which fall on the Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday following the first Sunday in Lent, Whitsunday, 14 September, and 13 December [Old English <span class="bodyi">ymbrendæg</span>, from <span class="bodyi">ymbrene</span> circuit, anniversary + <span class="bodyi">dæg</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/day/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">day</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cilia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsili·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010766a"><!--s010766a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cilium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cilium</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Caesarean section</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">Cesarean section</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008361a"><!--s008361a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/caesarean2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Caesarean 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decision tree</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015570a"><!--s015570a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a graphical representation of the choices open to a decision-maker, with each possible decision and its consequences presented as a branch off a central stem so that the whole diagram looks like a tree.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">airless</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001119a"><!--s001119a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001208b"><!--s001208b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>still or windless.</p></div><a name="s001209b"><!--s001209b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>lacking fresh air; stuffy</p><p><span class="bodyb">airlessness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bodkin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbodkin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006360a"><!--s006360a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006620b"><!--s006620b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a blunt thick needle with a large eye used to draw tape or ribbon through a loop or hem.</p></div><a name="s006621b"><!--s006621b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>formerly, a long ornamental hairpin.</p></div><a name="s006622b"><!--s006622b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a small sharp slender instrument for making holes in cloth.</p></div><a name="s006623b"><!--s006623b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a dagger </p><p><i></i></p><p>when he himself might his quietus make with a bare bodkin</p> — Shakespeare [Middle English <span class="bodyi">boidekyn</span>, of uncertain origin].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">evenings</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020717a"><!--s020717a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> in the evening repeatedly; on any evening.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cord<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013172a"><!--s013172a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to provide or bind (something) with a cord, or connect (things) with a cord.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flock<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023042a"><!--s023042a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to decorate (a fabric, e.g. organdie or wallpaper) with flock</p><p><span class="bodyb">flocking</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ciliary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsili·əri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010767a"><!--s010767a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010949b"><!--s010949b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to cilia.</p></div><a name="s010950b"><!--s010950b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of the ciliary body.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DMZ</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017570a"><!--s017570a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> demilitarized zone.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">embezzle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹbezl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019563a"><!--s019563a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to appropriate (money or property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use</p><p><span class="bodyb">embezzlement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">embezzler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">embesilen</span> from Anglo-French <span class="bodyi">embeseiller</span>, from early French <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">besillier</span> to destroy].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">audiophile</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawdiohfiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003535a"><!--s003535a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person with a keen interest in the reproduction of sounds, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> music from high-fidelity broadcasts or recordings.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decisive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹsiesiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015571a"><!--s015571a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016075b"><!--s016075b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of crucial importance in determining the outcome of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>the decisive battle</p>.</div><a name="s016076b"><!--s016076b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>clearly and unambiguously settling an issue; conclusive </p><p><i></i></p><p>a decisive victory</p>.</div><a name="s016077b"><!--s016077b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>having or showingmarked by or indicative of the ability to make clear or firm decisions</p><p><span class="bodyb">decisively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">decisiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Caesarian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹzeəri·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008362a"><!--s008362a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/caesarean1_or_caesarian/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Caesarean 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feminize <span class="bodyi">or</span> feminise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfeminiez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021879a"><!--s021879a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023165b"><!--s023165b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to give a feminine quality to (something).</p></div><a name="s023166b"><!--s023166b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (a male or castrated female) to take on feminine characteristics, e.g. by administration of hormones <span class="bodyb">feminization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">air letter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001120a"><!--s001120a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001210b"><!--s001210b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an airmail letter.</p></div><a name="s001211b"><!--s001211b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aerogram_or_aerogramme/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aerogram</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">body</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbodi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bodies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006361a"><!--s006361a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006624b"><!--s006624b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the physical structure, made up of bones, flesh and organs, that constitutes a person or animal.</p></div><a name="s006625b"><!--s006625b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a corpse.</p></div><a name="s006626b"><!--s006626b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal, dated</span> a human being; a person.</p></div><a name="s006627b"><!--s006627b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the main part of a human or animal body; the trunk as distinct from the head and limbs.</p></div><a name="s006628b"><!--s006628b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a woman's garment for the trunk, usu of opaque stretchy material, fastening between the legs.</p></div><a name="s006629b"><!--s006629b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s001566c"><!--s001566c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the part of a garment covering the body or trunk.</p></div><a name="s001567c"><!--s001567c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a woman's garment for the trunk, usu of opaque stretchy material, fastening between the legs.</p></div></div><a name="s006630b"><!--s006630b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>the main, central, or principal part, e.g.: of something, e.g. the nave of a church</p><a name="s001568c"><!--s001568c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the nave of a church.</p></div><a name="s001569c"><!--s001569c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the part of a vehicle on or in which the load is placed.</p></div></div><a name="s006631b"><!--s006631b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s001570c"><!--s001570c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the main or central part of printed or written matter, as distinct from preliminary material or index.</p></div><a name="s001571c"><!--s001571c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the sound box or pipe of a musical instrument.</p></div></div><a name="s006632b"><!--s006632b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>a mass or expanse, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of water.</p></div><a name="s006633b"><!--s006633b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>any of the objects in the heavens, that is, the sun, moon, or stars; formerly, any of the seven planets known before the 18th cent.</p></div><a name="s006634b"><!--s006634b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>a material object </p><p><i></i></p><p>a foreign body</p>.</div><a name="s006635b"><!--s006635b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a group of people or things, e.g. a fighting unit or a group of individuals organized for some purpose, e.g.:</p><a name="s001572c"><!--s001572c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a fighting unit.</p></div><a name="s001573c"><!--s001573c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a group of individuals organized for some purpose </p><p><i></i></p><p>a legislative body</p>.</div></div><a name="s006636b"><!--s006636b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><a name="s001574c"><!--s001574c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>compactness or firmness of texture.</p></div><a name="s001575c"><!--s001575c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>fullness, e.g. of hair.</p></div><a name="s001576c"><!--s001576c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>comparative richness of flavour in wine ✱ <span class="bodyb">in a body</span> in a group ✱ <span class="bodyb">keep body and soul together</span> to manage to stay alive ✱ <span class="bodyb">over my dead body</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> an emphatic rejection of a suggestion, proposal, etc [from Old English <span class="bodyi">bodig</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">evening star</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020718a"><!--s020718a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the planet Venus, seen in the western sky at sunset.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">embitter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹbitə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (embittered, embittering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019564a"><!--s019564a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020573b"><!--s020573b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (somebody) bitter.</p></div><a name="s020574b"><!--s020574b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (a bad situation or feeling) worse</p><p><span class="bodyb">embittered</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">embitterment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cordage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawdij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013173a"><!--s013173a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>ropes, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a ship's rigging.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ciliary body</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010768a"><!--s010768a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the ringlike muscular body supporting the lens of the eye.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">airlift<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001121a"><!--s001121a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the transport of cargo or passengers by air, usu to or from an otherwise inaccessible area</p><p><span class="bodyb">airlift</span> <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deck<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dek/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015572a"><!--s015572a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016078b"><!--s016078b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a platform in a ship dividing the hull horizontally; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> the upper platform, open to the air.</p></div><a name="s016079b"><!--s016079b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004021c"><!--s004021c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a platform in a ship dividing the hull horizontally into different compartments.</p></div><a name="s004022c"><!--s004022c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the upper platform, open to the air, roughly level with the top of a ship's hull.</p></div></div><a name="s016080b"><!--s016080b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something resembling the deck of a ship, e.g. the floor of a bus.</p></div><a name="s016081b"><!--s016081b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a flat typically wooden platform at the side or rear of a building for walking or sitting.</p></div><a name="s016082b"><!--s016082b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s004023c"><!--s004023c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a platform forming the upper operating surface of a record player with the turntable on it.</p></div><a name="s004024c"><!--s004024c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tape_deck/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tape deck</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s016083b"><!--s016083b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a pack of playing cards.</p></div><a name="s016084b"><!--s016084b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the deck</span>) <span class="bodyi">informal</span> the ground or floor ✱ <span class="bodyb">clear the decks</span> to remove all objects or obstacles from an area or surface, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in order to prepare for another activity [Middle English from early Dutch <span class="bodyi">dec</span> roof, covering, cloak, from <span class="bodyi">decken</span> to cover].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">audiotape</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003536a"><!--s003536a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003560b"><!--s003560b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>magnetic tape for recording sound.</p></div><a name="s003561b"><!--s003561b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a cassette of this, with or without a recording on it.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DNA</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017571a"><!--s017571a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018421b"><!--s018421b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>deoxyribonucleic acid, which occurs in the nuclei of cells, is the material that makes up genes, and consists of long chains typically paired in a double helix.</p></div><a name="s018422b"><!--s018422b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of various nucleic acids that occur chiefly in the nuclei of cells, are the material that makes up genes, and consist of long strands of phosphate groups alternating with deoxyribose groups, from each of which projects a purine or pyrimidine base. The DNA chains typically occur as pairs in a double helix</p><p>DNA constitutes the genetic material within each cell, containing the code on which proteins are synthesized and the information that is transferred between cell generations during reproduction and development. Each strand of the double helix consists of a sequence of nucleotides, adenine, cytosine, guanine, and thymine (ACGT). The order in which they are arranged is the basis for the genetic code — Professor Steven Rose</p> [contraction of <span class="bodyi">deoxyribonucleic acid</span>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caesious</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">cesious</span>) /ʹseezi·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008363a"><!--s008363a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>bluish or greyish green [Latin <span class="bodyi">caesius</span> bluish grey].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flockmaster</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023043a"><!--s023043a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the owner or supervisor of a flock of sheep; a sheep farmer or shepherd.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">femme fatale</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌfam fəʹtahl (<span class="bodyi">French</span> fam fatal)/ /ˌfam fəʹtahl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> femmes fatales /ˌfam fəʹtahl (<span class="bodyi">French</span> fam fatal)/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021881a"><!--s021881a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a seductive and usu mysterious woman, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one who lures men into dangerous or compromising situations [French <span class="bodyi">femme fatale</span> disastrous woman].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">body armour</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006362a"><!--s006362a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>protective clothing worn on the upper body by the army or the police.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">even money</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020719a"><!--s020719a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>odds in betting that give the gambler the opportunity to win the sum staked.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emblazon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹblayz(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (emblazoned, emblazoning)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019565a"><!--s019565a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020575b"><!--s020575b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to display (something) conspicuously.</p></div><a name="s020576b"><!--s020576b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to inscribe or decorate (something) with a heraldic device or other emblem </p><p><i></i></p><p>vans emblazoned with the company logo</p>.</div><a name="s020577b"><!--s020577b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to deck (something) in bright colours.</p></div><a name="s020578b"><!--s020578b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to celebrate or extol (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>have his … deeds emblazoned by a poet</p><p> Thomas Nashe</p><p><span class="bodyb">emblazonment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">emblazonry</span> /-ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cilium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsili·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cilia /ʹsili·ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010769a"><!--s010769a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010951b"><!--s010951b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a minute hairlike part, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one capable of a lashing movement that beats rapidly to move produces locomotion in a single-celled organism along.</p></div><a name="s010952b"><!--s010952b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an eyelash</p><p><span class="bodyb">ciliary</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">ciliate</span> /siliət, -ayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">ciliated</span> /-aytid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">ciliation</span> /-ʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">cilium</span> eyelid].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">audiotypist</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003537a"><!--s003537a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a typist trained to type directly from a sound-recording or dictating machine</p><p><span class="bodyb">audiotyping</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">airlift<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001122a"><!--s001122a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to transport (something or somebody) by means of an airlift </p><p><i></i></p><p>The survivors were airlifted to safety</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cordate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawdayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013174a"><!--s013174a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>heart-shaped [Latin <span class="bodyi">cordatus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">cord-</span>, <span class="bodyi">cor</span> heart].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flock wallpaper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023044a"><!--s023044a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>wallpaper with a raised pattern produced by dusting powdered wool over the partially sized surface.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">femme <span class="bodyi">or</span> fem</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fem/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021880a"><!--s021880a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a lesbian who adopts a passive role and extreme feminine characteristics [French <span class="bodyi">femme</span> woman].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deck<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015573a"><!--s015573a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016085b"><!--s016085b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + out) to decorate or adorn (something or somebody).</p></div><a name="s016086b"><!--s016086b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to knock (somebody) over with a blow.</p></div><a name="s016087b"><!--s016087b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to add a deck to (a vessel) [Dutch <span class="bodyi">dekken</span> to cover].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DNA fingerprinting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017572a"><!--s017572a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>genetic fingerprinting.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">evens</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020720a"><!--s020720a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/even_money/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">even money</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">body art</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006363a"><!--s006363a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>decoration of the body by tattooing and body piercing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caesium</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">cesium</span>) /ʹseezi·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008364a"><!--s008364a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a silver-white soft metallic chemical element of the alkali metal group that is used in photoelectric cells and atomic clocks: symbol Cs, atomic number 55 [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">caesium</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">caesius</span> bluish grey].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emblem</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹembləm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019566a"><!--s019566a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020579b"><!--s020579b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a design or, symbol, or figure adopted and used as an identifying mark.</p></div><a name="s020580b"><!--s020580b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an object or a typical representation of an object symbolizing another object or idea</p><p><span class="bodyb">emblematic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">emblematize</span> <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> [Middle English via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">emblēmat-, emblēma</span> inlaid work, from <span class="bodyi">emballein</span> to insert, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ballein</span> to throw].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">C in C</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010770a"><!--s010770a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Commander in Chief.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">airline</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001123a"><!--s001123a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001212b"><!--s001212b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an organization that provides regular public air transport.</p></div><a name="s001213b"><!--s001213b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a pipe or hose supplying air, usu under pressure.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">audiovisual</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌawdiohʹviz(h)yooəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003538a"><!--s003538a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of teaching methods: using both hearing and sight.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emblematic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/embləʹmatik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019567a"><!--s019567a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or constituting an emblem; symbolic</p><p><span class="bodyb">emblematically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">evensong</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020721a"><!--s020721a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021696b"><!--s021696b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Evensong</span>) the daily evening service of the Anglican Church.</p></div><a name="s021697b"><!--s021697b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the daily evening service of the Roman Catholic Church; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vespers/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">vespers</span></span></a> [Old English <span class="bodyi">ǣfensang</span>,from <span class="bodyi">ǣfen</span> evening + <span class="bodyi">sang</span> song].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DNA profiling</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017573a"><!--s017573a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018423b"><!--s018423b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>genetic fingerprinting.</p></div><a name="s018424b"><!--s018424b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dna_fingerprinting/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">DNA fingerprinting</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deck chair</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015574a"><!--s015574a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an adjustable folding chair made of canvas stretched over a wooden frame.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">body bag</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006364a"><!--s006364a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bag in which a dead body, e.g. that of a soldier killed in action, is placed for transportation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corded</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013175a"><!--s013175a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013884b"><!--s013884b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>striped or ribbed with or as if with cord; twilled.</p></div><a name="s013885b"><!--s013885b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>bound or fastened with cords.</p></div><a name="s013886b"><!--s013886b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a muscle: ridged.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caesium clock</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008365a"><!--s008365a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an atomic clock using the vibration of caesium atoms as its standard of time.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">floe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/floh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023045a"><!--s023045a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sheet of floating ice, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on the sea [prob from Norwegian <span class="bodyi">flo</span> flat layer].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">femora</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfemərə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021882a"><!--s021882a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/femur/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">femur</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cinch<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/sinch/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010771a"><!--s010771a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010953b"><!--s010953b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002729c"><!--s002729c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>something certain to happen </p><p><i></i></p><p>It's a cinch that Mike will win the high jump</p>.</div><a name="s002730c"><!--s002730c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a task performed with ease </p><p><i></i></p><p>Finding the way here was a cinch</p>.</div></div><a name="s010954b"><!--s010954b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/girth1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">girth<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (2) [Spanish <span class="bodyi">cincha</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">cingula</span> girdle, girth, from <span class="bodyi">cingere</span> to gird].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emblematical</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019568a"><!--s019568a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/emblematic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">emblematic</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">air line</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001124a"><!--s001124a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/beeline/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">beeline</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">event</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹvent/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020722a"><!--s020722a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021698b"><!--s021698b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005511c"><!--s005511c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a happening or occurrence, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a noteworthy or important one.</p></div><a name="s005512c"><!--s005512c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a social occasion or activity.</p></div></div><a name="s021699b"><!--s021699b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of the contests in a sporting programme.</p></div><a name="s021700b"><!--s021700b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a contingency or case </p><p><i></i></p><p>in any event</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">after the event</span>.</p></div><a name="s021701b"><!--s021701b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>after something happens or happened ✱ <span class="bodyb">at all events</span> whatever may happen; anyway ✱ <span class="bodyb">in the event</span> when something actually happens or happened ✱ <span class="bodyb">in the event of/that</span> if the specified thing should happen</p><p><span class="bodyb">eventless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">eventus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">evenire</span> to happen, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">venire</span> to come].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caesura</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹzyooərə, siʹzhooərə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> caesuras caesurae /-ree/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008366a"><!--s008366a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008732b"><!--s008732b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a break or pause in a line of verse, usu at or near the middle.</p></div><a name="s008733b"><!--s008733b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in classical Greek or Latin verse, a break within a metrical <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/foot1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">foot 1</span></span></a> (unit comprising fixed combination of syllables) caused by the ending of a word</p><p><span class="bodyb">caesural</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">caesura</span>, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">caedere</span> to cut].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">audit<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawdit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003539a"><!--s003539a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003562b"><!--s003562b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a formal or official examination and verification of accounts by qualified accountants.</p></div><a name="s003563b"><!--s003563b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a systematic examination of the workings of any organization, business, etc, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with regard to economical use of resources and quality of product or result</p><p>Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">auditus</span> act of hearing, past part. of <span class="bodyi">audire</span> to hear. The word owes its derivation to the fact that accounts were orig read aloud</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DNase</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dee·enʹayz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017574a"><!--s017574a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the enzyme deoxyribonuclease.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flog</span><small><span class="eSynop">/flog/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (flogged, flogging)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023046a"><!--s023046a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024559b"><!--s024559b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to beat (a person or animal) severely with a rod, whip, etc.</p></div><a name="s024560b"><!--s024560b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to force or drive (oneself, one's memory, etc) into action.</p></div><a name="s024561b"><!--s024561b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to repeat (something) so frequently as to make it uninteresting </p><p><i></i></p><p>flog the idea to death</p>.</div><a name="s024562b"><!--s024562b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to sell (something) or offer (something) for sale </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'm hoping to flog my old computer</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s024563b"><!--s024563b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to make one's way with laborious effort ✱ <span class="bodyb">flog a dead horse</span> to waste time or energy on worn-out or previously settled issues</p><p><span class="bodyb">flogger</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [perhaps modification of Latin <span class="bodyi">flagellare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flagellate1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flagellate 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">femto-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021883a"><!--s021883a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: one thousand million millionth (10<sup>–15</sup>) part of </p><p><i></i></p><p>femtoampere</p> <p>[Danish or Norwegian <span class="bodyi">femten</span> fifteen, from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">fimmtān</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">body blow</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006365a"><!--s006365a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006637b"><!--s006637b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a hard punch on the body.</p></div><a name="s006638b"><!--s006638b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a serious setback.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cord grass</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013176a"><!--s013176a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a robust grass that grows in salt marshes: genus <span class="bodyi">Spartina</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-decker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015575a"><!--s015575a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns or adjectives, denoting: objects with the number of levels, floors, or layers specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>a double-decker bus</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a triple-decker cheeseburger</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cinch<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010772a"><!--s010772a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010955b"><!--s010955b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002731c"><!--s002731c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal (<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up</span>) to fasten or tighten a girth round (a horse).</p></div><a name="s002732c"><!--s002732c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + in) to tighten (a garment) as if with a girth </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was wearing a dress cinched at the waist</p>.</div></div><a name="s010956b"><!--s010956b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to make certain of (something); to assure.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emblematize <span class="bodyi">or</span> emblematise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/emʹblemətiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019569a"><!--s019569a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to be an emblem of (something); to symbolize.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">airliner</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001125a"><!--s001125a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a passenger aircraft operated by an airline.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eventful</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹventf(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020723a"><!--s020723a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>marked by noteworthy or exciting occurrences </p><p><i></i></p><p>We had an eventful journey home</p> <p><span class="bodyb">eventfully</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">eventfulness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">café</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkafay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008367a"><!--s008367a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008734b"><!--s008734b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a small restaurant serving light meals and usu non-alcoholic drinks.</p></div><a name="s008735b"><!--s008735b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a bar or nightclub [French <span class="bodyi">café</span> coffee, café, from Turkish <span class="bodyi">kahve</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/coffee/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">coffee</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">audit<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (audited, auditing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003540a"><!--s003540a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to perform an audit on (accounts, etc)</p><p><span class="bodyb">auditable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DNB</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017575a"><!--s017575a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Dictionary of National Biography.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deckhand</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015576a"><!--s015576a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a seaman who performs manual duties.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cinchona</span><small><span class="eSynop">/singʹkohnə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010773a"><!--s010773a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010957b"><!--s010957b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of a genus of S American trees and shrubs of the madder family: genus <span class="bodyi">Cinchona</span>.</p></div><a name="s010958b"><!--s010958b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the its dried bark of any of these trees, which contains quinine.</p></div><a name="s010959b"><!--s010959b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a drug made from this bark [Latin genus name, named after the Countess of <span class="bodyi">Chinchón</span> d.1641, vicereine of Peru, who introduced the drug into Spain].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">embody</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹbodi/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (embodies, embodied, embodying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019570a"><!--s019570a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020581b"><!--s020581b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (e.g. ideas or concepts) concrete and perceptible.</p></div><a name="s020582b"><!--s020582b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ in) to make (e.g. connected ideas or principles) a part of a body or system </p><p><i></i></p><p>Their way of life is embodied in their laws</p>.</div><a name="s020583b"><!--s020583b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to represent (an idea or belief) in human or animal form.</p></div><a name="s020584b"><!--s020584b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to give a body to (a spirit)</p><p><span class="bodyb">embodier</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">embodiment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flokati</span><small><span class="eSynop">/floʹkahti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> flokatis)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023047a"><!--s023047a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Greek hand-woven rug with a shaggy pile [modern Greek <span class="bodyi">phlokatē</span> peasant blanket].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bodyboard<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006366a"><!--s006366a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006639b"><!--s006639b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a short surfboard.</p></div><a name="s006640b"><!--s006640b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a type of short surfboard on which the surfer lies prone with the upper part of the body on the board.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cordial<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawdi·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013177a"><!--s013177a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013887b"><!--s013887b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>warmly and genially affable.</p></div><a name="s013888b"><!--s013888b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>sincerely or deeply felt </p><p><i></i></p><p>a cordial and active dislike for both his parents</p><p> Samuel Butler <span class="bodyb">cordiality</span> /-ʹaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cordially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">cordialis</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">cor</span> heart].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">femur</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfeemə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> femurs femora /ʹfemərə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021884a"><!--s021884a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023167b"><!--s023167b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the bone of the hind or lower limb nearest the body; the thighbone.</p></div><a name="s023168b"><!--s023168b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the third segment of an insect's leg counting from the base</p><p><span class="bodyb">femoral</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">femor-, femur</span> thigh].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">event horizon</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020724a"><!--s020724a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in astronomy, the boundary of a black hole.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">air lock</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001126a"><!--s001126a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001214b"><!--s001214b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an airtight chamber, e.g. in a spacecraft or submerged vessel, that allows movement between two areas of different air pressures or atmospheres.</p></div><a name="s001215b"><!--s001215b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a stoppage of flow caused by the presence of air in circulating liquid.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">café au lait</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkafay oh ʹlay (<span class="bodyi">French</span> kafɛ o lɛ)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008368a"><!--s008368a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008736b"><!--s008736b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>coffee with milk.</p></div><a name="s008737b"><!--s008737b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the light brown colour of coffee with milk [French <span class="bodyi">café au lait</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">audition<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/awʹdish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003541a"><!--s003541a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003564b"><!--s003564b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a trial performance to assess the ability of a candidate for a performing role or an applicant for membership of an orchestra, choir, etc.</p></div><a name="s003565b"><!--s003565b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> the power or sense of hearing [via Old French or directly from Latin <span class="bodyi">audition-, auditio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">audire</span> to hear].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">embolden</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹbohld(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (emboldened, emboldening)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019571a"><!--s019571a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make (somebody) bold or courageous.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">D-notice</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017576a"><!--s017576a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an official request, e.g. to a newspaper, that certain information be withheld from publication for security reasons [short for <span class="bodyi">Defence-notice</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flong</span><small><span class="eSynop">/flong/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023048a"><!--s023048a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>material made of paper and used for making moulds for stereotyping (form of printing; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stereotype2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stereotype<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (2)) [French <span class="bodyi">flan</span> flan, flong: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flan/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flan</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cinchonine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsingkəneen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010774a"><!--s010774a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an alkaloid found <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in cinchona bark and used like quinine.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bodyboard<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006367a"><!--s006367a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to surf on a bodyboard, often using flippers</p><p><span class="bodyb">bodyboarder</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bodyboarding</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">airmail<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001127a"><!--s001127a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>mail transported by aircraft, or this system of transporting mail</p><p><span class="bodyb">airmail</span> <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cordial<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013178a"><!--s013178a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013889b"><!--s013889b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a non-alcoholic sweetened fruit drink.</p></div><a name="s013890b"><!--s013890b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a liqueur.</p></div><a name="s013891b"><!--s013891b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a stimulating medicine.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fen<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021885a"><!--s021885a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023169b"><!--s023169b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005976c"><!--s005976c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an area of low marshy or flooded land.</p></div><a name="s005977c"><!--s005977c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>such an area when artificially drained.</p></div></div><a name="s023170b"><!--s023170b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Fens</span>) a fertile agricultural district of eastern England consisting of land reclaimed from the Wash</p><p><span class="bodyb">fenny</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">fenn</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decking</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015577a"><!--s015577a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016088b"><!--s016088b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an arrangement of planks forming a platform, e.g. in a garden.</p></div><a name="s016089b"><!--s016089b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>material used to make a deck or decking.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eventide</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020725a"><!--s020725a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly literary</span> the evening [Old English <span class="bodyi">āefentīd</span>, from <span class="bodyi">āefen</span> evening + <span class="bodyi">tīd</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tide1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tide 1</span></span></a> in the archaic sense ‘space of time’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">café noir</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkafay ʹnwah (<span class="bodyi">French</span> kafe nwar)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008369a"><!--s008369a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>coffee without milk; black coffee [French <span class="bodyi">café noir</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">audition<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (auditioned, auditioning)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003542a"><!--s003542a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s003566b"><!--s003566b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to test (a performer) for a part, etc by means of an audition <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s003567b"><!--s003567b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + for) to give a trial performance before a group of selectors for a play, show, etc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">airmail<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001128a"><!--s001128a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to send (something) by airmail.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flood<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/flud/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023049a"><!--s023049a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024564b"><!--s024564b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006386c"><!--s006386c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an overflowing of a body of water, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> onto land that is normally dry.</p></div><a name="s006387c"><!--s006387c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Flood</span>) the biblical flooding of the earth caused by God as a punishment for human wickedness.</p></div></div><a name="s024565b"><!--s024565b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the inflow of water associated with a rising tide.</p></div><a name="s024566b"><!--s024566b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006388c"><!--s006388c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the inflow of water associated with a rising tide.</p></div><a name="s006389c"><!--s006389c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) relating to or denoting this inflow </p><p><i></i></p><p>a flood tide</p>.</div></div><a name="s024567b"><!--s024567b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> a body of water such as a river or the sea </p><p><i></i></p><p>Darest thou, Cassius, now leap in with me into this angry flood and swim to yonder point?</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div><a name="s024568b"><!--s024568b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>an overwhelming quantity or volume </p><p><i></i></p><p>a flood of letters</p> <p><i></i></p><p>floods of tears</p>.</div><a name="s024569b"><!--s024569b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/floodlight1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">floodlight 1</span></span></a> [Old English <span class="bodyi">flōd</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">do.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017580a"><!--s017580a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>ditto.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">embolectomy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/embəʹlektəmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> embolectomies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019572a"><!--s019572a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>surgical removal of an embolus.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cordierite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawdiəriet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013179a"><!--s013179a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a blue mineral with a glassy lustre that consists of a silicate of aluminium, iron, and magnesium, and exhibits strong <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dichroism/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dichroism</span></span></a> (property of appearing as two different colours when viewed from different directions): formula (MgFe)<sub>2</sub>Al<sub>4</sub>Si<sub>5</sub>O<sub>18</sub> [French <span class="bodyi">cordierite</span>, named after Pierre <span class="bodyi">Cordier</span> d.1861, French geologist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eventide home</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020726a"><!--s020726a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">euphem</span> a home for old people.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">body-building</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006368a"><!--s006368a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the practice of strengthening the body and developing a conspicuously muscular physique through weightlifting and diet</p><p><span class="bodyb">body-builder</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deckle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdekl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015578a"><!--s015578a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a part of a paper-making machine that determines the width of the web [German <span class="bodyi">Deckel</span> cover, from <span class="bodyi">decken</span> to cover].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fen<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> fen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021886a"><!--s021886a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of currency in China, worth 100th of a yuan [Chinese (Pekingese) <span class="bodyi">fen</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cafeteria</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kafəʹtiəri·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008370a"><!--s008370a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a restaurant in which the customers serve themselves or are served at a counter and take the food to tables to eat [American Spanish <span class="bodyi">cafetería</span> retail coffee store, from Spanish <span class="bodyi">café</span> coffee].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cincture</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsingkchə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010775a"><!--s010775a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a girdle or belt, <span class="bodyi"><span class="bodyi">esp</span></span> a cloth cord or sash worn round an ecclesiastical vestment or the habit of a religious order [Latin <span class="bodyi">cinctura</span> girdle, from <span class="bodyi">cinctus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">cingere</span> to gird].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">auditive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawditiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003543a"><!--s003543a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to hearing; auditory.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">airman basic</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001130a"><!--s001130a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person of the lowest rank in the US Air Force.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cordillera</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kawdiʹlyeərə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013180a"><!--s013180a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a system of mountain ranges, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in western N America, consisting of a number of more or less parallel chains of mountain peaks [Spanish <span class="bodyi">cordillera</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">chorda</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cord1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cord 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">do<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> did) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> done) (<span class="bodyi">third person sing. present tense</span> does /dəz; <span class="bodyi">strong</span> duz/) (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> did /did/) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> done /dun/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017577a"><!--s017577a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018425b"><!--s018425b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to effect or perform (an action or activity).</p></div><a name="s018426b"><!--s018426b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make or provide.</p></div><a name="s018427b"><!--s018427b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to work on (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Shall we do the garden?</p>.</div><a name="s018428b"><!--s018428b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to have a particular effect </p><p><i></i></p><p>A rest will do you good</p>.</div><a name="s018429b"><!--s018429b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to work at (something) for a living or as a course of study </p><p><i></i></p><p>What subject does she do?</p>.</div><a name="s018430b"><!--s018430b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to be adequate or acceptable </p><p><i></i></p><p>These will do quite well</p>.</div><a name="s018431b"><!--s018431b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s004602c"><!--s004602c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to achieve (a particular speed).</p></div><a name="s004603c"><!--s004603c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to serve (a number of years) in prison <i><span class="bodyi">v aux</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s018432b"><!--s018432b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>used to form questions and negative statements </p><p><i></i></p><p>I did not agree</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Do you like this place?</p>.</div><a name="s018433b"><!--s018433b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>used for emphasis </p><p><i></i></p><p>I do hope you can come</p>.</div><a name="s018434b"><!--s018434b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>used as a substitute for a verb already mentioned </p><p><i></i></p><p>I am earning more than I did last year</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">could do with</span>.</p></div><a name="s018435b"><!--s018435b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>need or would like </p><p><i></i></p><p>We could do with some peace</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">do away with</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> abolish or kill ✱ <span class="bodyb">do by</span> to treat (somebody) in a specified way ✱ <span class="bodyb">do for</span> to be enough or adequate for ✱ <span class="bodyb">do out of</span> to deprive of something ✱ <span class="bodyb">do without</span> to manage in spite of not having (something) ✱ <span class="bodyb">have done with</span> to finish with or have no further concern with ✱ <span class="bodyb">to do with</span> concerned with <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s018436b"><!--s018436b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>to effect, perform, or carry out (an action or activity).</p></div><a name="s018437b"><!--s018437b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>to do work on or have work done on (something) to get it in the required state </p><p><i></i></p><p>I can't do this sum</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Shall we do the garden?</p>.</div><a name="s018438b"><!--s018438b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><p>to work at (something) for a living or course of study </p><p><i></i></p><p>decided to do chemistry</p>.</div><a name="s018439b"><!--s018439b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">15</span><br/><p>to make or provide (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>does a fine cheesecake</p>.</div><a name="s018440b"><!--s018440b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">16</span><br/><a name="s004604c"><!--s004604c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to put on or perform (a play, show, etc).</p></div><a name="s004605c"><!--s004605c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to play (a role).</p></div></div><a name="s018441b"><!--s018441b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">17</span><br/><p>to have a specified effect on (sombody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>A rest will do you good</p>.</div><a name="s018442b"><!--s018442b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">18</span><br/><p>to perform the expected service for (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The photographer will do you now</p>.</div><a name="s018443b"><!--s018443b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">19</span><br/><p>to travel at (a specified speed) or over (a specified distance) </p><p><i></i></p><p>doing at least 90 mph</p> <p><i></i></p><p>did two hundred miles in a morning</p>.</div><a name="s018444b"><!--s018444b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">20</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to see (a place) as a tourist </p><p><i></i></p><p>want to do Prague next</p>.</div><a name="s018445b"><!--s018445b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">21</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to spend (a period of time) doing something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> serving a prison sentence </p><p><i></i></p><p>He's doing five years for armed robbery</p>.</div><a name="s018446b"><!--s018446b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">22</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to be adequate or suitable for (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>A light salad will do us for lunch</p>.</div><a name="s018447b"><!--s018447b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">23</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span></p><a name="s004606c"><!--s004606c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to arrest or convict (somebody).</p></div><a name="s004607c"><!--s004607c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to attack or hurt (somebody).</p></div><a name="s004608c"><!--s004608c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to cheat or swindle (somebody).</p></div></div><a name="s018448b"><!--s018448b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">24</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to burgle and rob (premises).</p></div><a name="s018449b"><!--s018449b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">25</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to have sexual intercourse with (somebody).</p></div><a name="s018450b"><!--s018450b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">26</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to take (drugs) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s018451b"><!--s018451b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">27</span><br/><p>to act or behave a certain way </p><p><i></i></p><p>Do as I say</p>.</div><a name="s018452b"><!--s018452b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">28</span><br/><a name="s004609c"><!--s004609c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to make progress in a specified way </p><p><i></i></p><p>They are all doing well at school</p>.</div><a name="s004610c"><!--s004610c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to carry on business or affairs; to manage </p><p><i></i></p><p>We can do without your help</p>.</div></div><a name="s018453b"><!--s018453b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">29</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to be happening </p><p><i></i></p><p>What's doing these days?</p>.</div><a name="s018454b"><!--s018454b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">30</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) to finish </p><p><i></i></p><p>Have you done with arguing?</p>.</div><a name="s018455b"><!--s018455b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">31</span><br/><p>to be adequate or suitable </p><p><i></i></p><p>Half of that will do</p>.</div><a name="s018456b"><!--s018456b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">32</span><br/><p>to be fitting; to conform to custom or propriety </p><p><i></i></p><p>It won't do to be late</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb aux</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s018457b"><!--s018457b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">33</span><br/><p>used to form questions and negative statements </p><p><i></i></p><p>I did not agree</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Please don't go</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Do you like this place?</p>.</div><a name="s018458b"><!--s018458b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">34</span><br/><a name="s004611c"><!--s004611c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>used in present and past tenses to emphasize a positive verb </p><p><i></i></p><p>I do hope you can come</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Do be careful</p> <p><i></i></p><p>They did ask us to help</p>.</div><a name="s004612c"><!--s004612c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>used in legal language and poetry </p><p><i></i></p><p>to give what she did crave</p><p> Shakespeare </p><p><i></i></p><p>I do hereby bequeath</p>.</div><a name="s004613c"><!--s004613c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>used in declarations with inverted word order </p><p><i></i></p><p>Fervently do we pray</p><p> Abraham Lincoln.</p></div></div><a name="s018459b"><!--s018459b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">35</span><br/><p>used as a substitute for a verb already mentioned </p><p><i></i></p><p>I am earning more than I did last year</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">could do with</span>.</p></div><a name="s018460b"><!--s018460b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">36</span><br/><p>need or would like (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I could do with some peace and quiet</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">do away with</span> to put an end to or abolish (something).</p></div><a name="s018461b"><!--s018461b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">37</span><br/><p>to put (somebody) to death ✱ <span class="bodyb">do by</span> to treat (somebody) in a specified way </p><p><i></i></p><p>They did very well by her</p> <p><i></i></p><p>We felt somewhat hard done by</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">do for</span> <span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> to keep house or clean for (somebody).</p></div><a name="s018462b"><!--s018462b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">38</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to wear out or exhaust (somebody).</p></div><a name="s018463b"><!--s018463b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">39</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to bring about the death or ruin of (somebody) ✱ <span class="bodyb">do somebody out of</span> to cheat or deprive somebody of (something) ✱ <span class="bodyb">do something/nothing for</span> to enhance or fail to enhance the appearance of (somebody or something) ✱ <span class="bodyb">do without</span> to manage in spite of not having (something) ✱ <span class="bodyb">have done with</span> to finish with or have no further concern with (something) ✱ <span class="bodyb">have nothing to do with</span> to refuse to have dealings with (sombody or something).</p></div><a name="s018464b"><!--s018464b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">40</span><br/><p>to be no concern of (somebody) ✱ <span class="bodyb">have to do with</span> to deal with (something or somebody) ✱ <span class="bodyb">to do with</span> concerned with (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>a job to do with insurance</p> <p><span class="bodyb">doable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">dōn</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emboli</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹembəlie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019573a"><!--s019573a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/embolus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">embolus</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flood<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023050a"><!--s023050a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024570b"><!--s024570b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006390c"><!--s006390c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to cover with, or become submerged under, water that has overflowed.</p></div><a name="s006391c"><!--s006391c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>of a river: to rise and overflow its banks.</p></div></div><a name="s024571b"><!--s024571b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006392c"><!--s006392c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to come out, move along, arrive etc in a continuous stream or overwhelming quantities.</p></div><a name="s006393c"><!--s006393c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>of sound, light, etc: to fill or suffuse (a place) throughout.</p></div></div><a name="s024572b"><!--s024572b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006394c"><!--s006394c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to oversupply (a market).</p></div><a name="s006395c"><!--s006395c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to supply (a carburettor or engine) with too much fuel ✱ <span class="bodyb">be flooded out</span> be forced to leave one's home because of flooding.</p></div></div><a name="s024573b"><!--s024573b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>be faced with overwhelming quantities of something.</p></div><a name="s024574b"><!--s024574b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to cover or inundate (land) with a flood.</p></div><a name="s024575b"><!--s024575b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(+ out) to drive (somebody) out of a house, village, etc by flooding.</p></div><a name="s024576b"><!--s024576b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to fill or supply (a market) to excess </p><p><i></i></p><p>Strawberries flooded the market and prices dropped</p>.</div><a name="s024577b"><!--s024577b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to supply (a carburettor or engine) with an excess of fuel.</p></div><a name="s024578b"><!--s024578b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to fill or suffuse (a place) throughout with something such as sound or light <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s024579b"><!--s024579b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>said of a river: to rise and overflow its banks.</p></div><a name="s024580b"><!--s024580b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>to pour forth in a flood </p><p><i></i></p><p>Suds flooded across the kitchen floor</p>.</div><a name="s024581b"><!--s024581b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>to become filled with a flood </p><p><i></i></p><p>The basement floods whenever the river rises</p>.</div><a name="s024582b"><!--s024582b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>said of light, sound, warmth, etc: to flow in an overwhelming mass or wave </p><p><i></i></p><p>Sunlight flooded into the room</p>.</div><a name="s024583b"><!--s024583b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><p>to arrive in overwhelming quantities </p><p><i></i></p><p>Offers of help flooded in</p>.</div><a name="s024584b"><!--s024584b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">15</span><br/><p>said of a woman: to bleed excessively during menstruation.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eventing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020727a"><!--s020727a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the participation of a horse or rider in an equestrian competition, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a three-day event</p><p><span class="bodyb">eventer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cafetière</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kafʹtyeə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008371a"><!--s008371a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a coffee pot with a plunger inside that is used to push the grounds to the bottom of the pot before the coffee is poured [French <span class="bodyi">cafetière</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">auditor</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003544a"><!--s003544a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003568b"><!--s003568b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person authorized to perform an audit.</p></div><a name="s003569b"><!--s003569b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person who hears; a listener </p><p><i></i></p><p>Both her words and her air seemed intended to excite the amazement of her auditors</p> — Charlotte Brontë<p><span class="bodyb">auditorial</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">auditor</span> a hearer, from <span class="bodyi">audire</span> to hear].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fence<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fens/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021887a"><!--s021887a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023171b"><!--s023171b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005978c"><!--s005978c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a barrier, e.g. of wire or boards, intended to prevent escape or intrusion or to mark a boundary </p><p><i></i></p><p>Good fences make good neighbors</p><p> Robert Frost.</p></div><a name="s005979c"><!--s005979c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an upright obstacle to be jumped by a horse, e.g. in showjumping or steeplechasing.</p></div><a name="s005980c"><!--s005980c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a protective guard on a tool or piece of machinery.</p></div></div><a name="s023172b"><!--s023172b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a receiver of stolen goods ✱ <span class="bodyb">mend one's fences</span> to make peace after a quarrel [with allusion to the need to keep boundary fences in good repair to remain on friendly terms with one's neighbours] ✱ <span class="bodyb">sit on the fence</span> to adopt a position of neutrality or indecision</p><p><span class="bodyb">fenceless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">fens</span>,short for <span class="bodyi">defens</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/defence/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">defence</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">body-check</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006370a"><!--s006370a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in ice hockey, etc, to obstruct (an opposing player) with the body.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cinder</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsində/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010776a"><!--s010776a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010960b"><!--s010960b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>slag, e.g. from a blast furnace or volcano, or a fragment of this.</p></div><a name="s010961b"><!--s010961b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a fragment of ash.</p></div><a name="s010962b"><!--s010962b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a piece of partly burned material, e.g. coal, that will burn further but will not flame</p><p><span class="bodyb">cindery</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">sinder</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deckle edge</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015579a"><!--s015579a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rough untrimmed edge of paper</p><p><span class="bodyb">deckle-edged</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">airman first class</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001131a"><!--s001131a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person in the US Air Force ranking below sergeant.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cordite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawdiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013181a"><!--s013181a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a smokeless explosive made from nitroglycerine, guncotton, and petroleum jelly [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cord1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cord 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ite1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ite 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">do<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dos do's /doohz/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017578a"><!--s017578a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018465b"><!--s018465b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) something one ought to do </p><p><i></i></p><p>I gave her a list of dos and don'ts</p>.</div><a name="s018466b"><!--s018466b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> a party or festive occasion.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">embolic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/emʹbolik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019574a"><!--s019574a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to an embolus or an embolism.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eventual</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹventyooəl, -chooəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020728a"><!--s020728a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>taking place at an unspecified later time; ultimately resulting </p><p><i></i></p><p>They counted on his eventual success</p> <p><span class="bodyb">eventually</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">éventuel</span> relating to or resulting from an event, from Latin <span class="bodyi">eventus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/event/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">event</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">floodgate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023051a"><!--s023051a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024585b"><!--s024585b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a gate for shutting out or admitting water.</p></div><a name="s024586b"><!--s024586b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) something that acts as a barrier to a potentially overwhelming flow.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">auditorium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awdiʹtawri·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> auditoria /-ə/ auditoriums)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003545a"><!--s003545a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the part of a theatre, concert hall, etc where an audience sits [Latin <span class="bodyi">auditorium</span> lecture room or court of justice, from <span class="bodyi">audire</span> to hear].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fence<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021888a"><!--s021888a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023173b"><!--s023173b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005981c"><!--s005981c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + in) to enclose (an area) with a fence.</p></div><a name="s005982c"><!--s005982c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + off) to separate (an area) off with or as if with a fence.</p></div></div><a name="s023174b"><!--s023174b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to receive or sell (stolen goods) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s023175b"><!--s023175b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005983c"><!--s005983c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to practise fencing.</p></div><a name="s005984c"><!--s005984c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to use tactics of attack and defence, e.g. thrusting and parrying, resembling those of fencing.</p></div></div><a name="s023176b"><!--s023176b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to deal in stolen goods</p><p><span class="bodyb">fencer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caff</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kaf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008372a"><!--s008372a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a café, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one serving cheap plain food in simple surroundings [by shortening and alteration].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">declaim</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹklaym/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015580a"><!--s015580a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016090b"><!--s016090b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to speak loudly and with dramatic or rhetorical expression.</p></div><a name="s016091b"><!--s016091b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to speak pompously or bombastically <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s016092b"><!--s016092b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to deliver (a speech) or speak (words) in a loud and rhetorical or bombastic way</p><p><span class="bodyb">declaimer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">declamen</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">declamare</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">clamare</span> to cry out].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cinderella</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sindəʹrelə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010777a"><!--s010777a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010963b"><!--s010963b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody or something that suffers undeserved neglect.</p></div><a name="s010964b"><!--s010964b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody or something that is suddenly raised from obscurity to honour or importance</p><p>named after <span class="bodyi">Cinderella</span>, heroine of a fairy-tale. Neglected and used as a servant by her family, Cinderella is helped by her fairy godmother to meet and eventually marry Prince Charming</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">body check</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006369a"><!--s006369a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the legal obstruction of an opposing player with the body, e.g. in ice hockey or lacrosse.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">airman <span class="bodyi">or</span> airwoman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> airmen airwomen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001129a"><!--s001129a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a civilian or military pilot, aircraft crew member, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cordless</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013182a"><!--s013182a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of an electrical device: operating without direct connection to the mains supply or power source.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">do<sup>3</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> doh</span><small><span class="eSynop">/doh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017579a"><!--s017579a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in music, the first note of a major scale in the tonic sol-fa system, or the note C in the fixed-doh system [prob from Latin <span class="bodyi">Domine</span> Lord: see also <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gamut/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gamut</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">embolism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹembəliz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019575a"><!--s019575a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020585b"><!--s020585b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the sudden obstruction of a blood vessel by an embolus.</p></div><a name="s020586b"><!--s020586b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/embolus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">embolus</span></span></a> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">embolisme</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">embolismus</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">emballein</span> to insert, intercalate, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ballein</span> to throw].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eventuality</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iˌventyooʹaliti, -chooʹaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> eventualities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020729a"><!--s020729a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a possible, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> unwelcome, event or outcome.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fencible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfensibl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021889a"><!--s021889a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>formerly, a soldier belonging to a British militia who signed up for home service only [Middle English, suitable for defence, shortening of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/defensible/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">defensible</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">auditory</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawdit(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003546a"><!--s003546a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003570b"><!--s003570b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to hearing </p><p><i></i></p><p>the auditory nerve</p>.</div><a name="s003571b"><!--s003571b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>received through the ear </p><p><i></i></p><p>auditory stimuli</p> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">auditorius</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">audire</span> to hear].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">floodlight<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023052a"><!--s023052a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lamp producing a broad bright beam of light for artificially illuminating e.g. a theatre stage or a sports arena.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">declamation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dekləʹmaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015581a"><!--s015581a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016093b"><!--s016093b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the art or act of declaiming.</p></div><a name="s016094b"><!--s016094b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a declamatory speech.</p></div><a name="s016095b"><!--s016095b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s004025c"><!--s004025c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a speech given as a rhetorical exercise.</p></div><a name="s004026c"><!--s004026c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a speech showing strong feeling.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cine-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010778a"><!--s010778a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s010965b"><!--s010965b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>moving pictures </p><p><i></i></p><p>cinecamera</p>.</div><a name="s010966b"><!--s010966b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to the cinema </p><p><i></i></p><p>cineaste</p> <p>[<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cinema/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cinema</span></span></a> or <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cinematography/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cinematography</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caffeine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkafeen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008373a"><!--s008373a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chemical compound that occurs naturally in tea and coffee and acts as a stimulant and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/diuretic2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">diuretic 2</span></span></a> (substance that increases the production of urine)</p><p><span class="bodyb">caffeinated</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [German <span class="bodyi">kaffein</span> from <span class="bodyi">kaffee</span> coffee, via French <span class="bodyi">café</span> from Turkish <span class="bodyi">kahve</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/coffee/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">coffee</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">air marshal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001132a"><!--s001132a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001216b"><!--s001216b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an officer in the Royal Air Force ranking below air chief marshal.</p></div><a name="s001217b"><!--s001217b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">sky marshal</span>) an armed security guard on a passenger aircraft.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">body clock</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006371a"><!--s006371a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/biological_clock/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">biological clock</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cordoba</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawdəbə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013183a"><!--s013183a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the basic monetary unit of Nicaragua, divided into 100 centavos [Spanish <span class="bodyi">córdoba</span>, named after Francisco Fernández de <span class="bodyi">Córdoba</span> d.1526, Spanish explorer and governor of Nicaragua].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DOA</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017581a"><!--s017581a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used chiefly in hospitals: dead on arrival.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">embolus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹembələs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> emboli /-lie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019576a"><!--s019576a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a blood clot, air bubble, or other particle likely to cause an embolism</p><p><span class="bodyb">embolic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">embolos</span> wedge-shaped object, stopper, from <span class="bodyi">emballein</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/embolism/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">embolism</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eventuate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹventyooayt, -chooayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020730a"><!--s020730a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to result <span class="bodyb">eventuation</span> /-ʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">au fait</span><small><span class="eSynop">/oh ʹfay/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003547a"><!--s003547a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(+ with) fully informed about or familiar with (a particular matter or subject) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I expect you're au fait with all this computer jargon</p> [French <span class="bodyi">au fait</span>, literally ‘to the point’].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fencing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021890a"><!--s021890a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023177b"><!--s023177b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the art of attack and defence with a sword, e.g. the foil, épée, or sabre.</p></div><a name="s023178b"><!--s023178b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>fences, or material used for building them.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">floodlight<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> floodlit)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023053a"><!--s023053a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to illuminate (a theatre stage, sports arena, etc) with floodlights</p><p><span class="bodyb">floodlit</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cineaste <span class="bodyi">or</span> cineast</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsiniast/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010779a"><!--s010779a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a devotee of the cinema [French <span class="bodyi">cinéaste</span>, from <span class="bodyi">cinéma</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cinema/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cinema</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-aste</span> as in <span class="bodyi">enthousiaste</span> enthusiast].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cordon<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawd(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013184a"><!--s013184a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013892b"><!--s013892b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a line of troops, police, etc enclosing an area and preventing access to it.</p></div><a name="s013893b"><!--s013893b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a plant, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a fruit tree, trained to a single stem by pruning off all side shoots.</p></div><a name="s013894b"><!--s013894b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a ribbon worn as a badge of honour or as a decoration.</p></div><a name="s013895b"><!--s013895b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/string_course/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">string course</span></span></a> [French <span class="bodyi">cordon</span> ornamental cord, ribbon, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">corde</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cord1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cord 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">declamatory</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹklamət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015582a"><!--s015582a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in the style of a declamation; impassioned, rhetorical, or bombastic [Latin <span class="bodyi">declamatorius</span>, from <span class="bodyi">declamare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/declaim/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">declaim</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caffè latte</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkafay ʹlatay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008374a"><!--s008374a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a drink made by adding a little espresso coffee to frothy steamed milk [Italian <span class="bodyi">caffè latte</span> milk coffee].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Air Miles</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001133a"><!--s001133a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> points that are awarded to those purchasing certain products, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> airline tickets, and that can be used to pay for air travel.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">body colour</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006372a"><!--s006372a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>opaque pigment used in watercolour painting, giving the work a chalky appearance; gouache.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">embonpoint</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ombomʹpwanh (<span class="bodyi">French</span> ãbɔpwε)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019577a"><!--s019577a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">euphem</span> plumpness or stoutness </p><p><i></i></p><p>The only fault of the Spanish beauty is that she too soon indulges in the magnificence of en bon point</p><p> Disraeli [French <span class="bodyi">en bon point</span> in good condition].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ever</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹevə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020731a"><!--s020731a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021702b"><!--s021702b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often in negatives and questions</span>) at any time </p><p><i></i></p><p>faster than ever</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Have you ever met?</p>.</div><a name="s021703b"><!--s021703b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often in combination</span>) always </p><p><i></i></p><p>an ever-growing need</p>.</div><a name="s021704b"><!--s021704b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>used as an intensive </p><p><i></i></p><p>ever since Monday</p> <p><i></i></p><p>why ever not?</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">ever and anon/again</span>.</p></div><a name="s021705b"><!--s021705b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or literary</span> sometimes ✱ <span class="bodyb">ever so/such</span> <span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> used as an intensive </p><p><i></i></p><p>ever such a nice girl</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Thanks ever so</p> <a name="sb000000190"><!--sb000000190--></a><p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">ǣfre</span>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">ever</span> <span class="bodyi">and</span> <span class="bodyb">-ever</span>. <span class="bodyi">Whoever</span>, <span class="bodyi">however</span>, <span class="bodyi">whatever</span>, etcare written as one word when they mean ‘any person who’, ‘in whichever way’, or ‘no matter what’: <span class="bodyi">Whoever told you that is a liar</span> <span class="bodyi">However you decide to do it, make sure you get it done quickly</span>. But when <span class="bodyi">ever</span> is used with a word like <span class="bodyi">who</span>, <span class="bodyi">how</span>, or<span class="bodyi">what</span> in the intensifying sense of ‘on earth’, the two words are written separately: <span class="bodyi">Who ever can it be?</span>; <span class="bodyi">What ever did he mean by that?</span></p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">d.o.b.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017583a"><!--s017583a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>date of birth.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">au fond</span><small><span class="eSynop">/oh ʹfonh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003548a"><!--s003548a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>basically; fundamentally [French <span class="bodyi">au fond</span>, literally ‘at the bottom’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fend</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fend/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021891a"><!--s021891a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(+ for) to provide a livelihood for somebody, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> oneself; to look after oneself [Middle English, in the sense ‘defend’, short for <span class="bodyi">defenden</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/defend/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">defend</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cordon<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (cordoned, cordoning)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013185a"><!--s013185a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(+ off) to form a protective or restrictive cordon round (an area).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emboss</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹbos/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019578a"><!--s019578a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020587b"><!--s020587b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to ornament (something) with raised work.</p></div><a name="s020588b"><!--s020588b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to carve, mould, or paint (a design, lettering, etc) in relief on a surface</p><p><span class="bodyb">embossed</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">embosser</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">embossment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">embosen</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">embocer</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">boce</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/boss4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">boss 4</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cinecamera</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsinikamərə/ ciné camera <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010780a"><!--s010780a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a simple hand-held camera for making amateur films.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">airmiss</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001134a"><!--s001134a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a situation in which two aircraft in flight pass dangerously close to each other.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dob</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dob/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (dobbed, dobbing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017582a"><!--s017582a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">often</span> + in) to inform on (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He'd dob in his workmates if they smoked on the job.</p> <p>[figurative use of Brit dialect <span class="bodyi">dob</span> to set down sharply or throw down].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">body corporate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006373a"><!--s006373a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/corporation/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">corporation</span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fender</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021892a"><!--s021892a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023179b"><!--s023179b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a cushion, e.g. of rope or wood, hung over the side of a ship to absorb impact.</p></div><a name="s023180b"><!--s023180b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a low metal guard for a fire, used to confine the coals.</p></div><a name="s023181b"><!--s023181b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a wing or mudguard.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caftan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaftan/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008375a"><!--s008375a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kaftan_or_caftan/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">kaftan</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">auf Wiedersehen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/owf ʹveedəzayn (<span class="bodyi">German</span> aʊf viːdəzeən)/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003549a"><!--s003549a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>goodbye [German <span class="bodyi">auf Wiedersehen</span>, literally ‘till seeing again’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">floodplain</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023054a"><!--s023054a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a low-lying area beside a river that is composed of sedimentary deposits and is subject to periodic flooding.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">evergreen<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020732a"><!--s020732a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021706b"><!--s021706b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having leaves that remain green and functional throughout the year: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/deciduous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">deciduous</span></span></a> (1) <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/deciduous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">deciduous</span></span></a> (1a).</p></div><a name="s021707b"><!--s021707b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>always retaining freshness, interest, or popularity </p><p><i></i></p><p>the evergreen items of the American popular repertoire</p><p> Benny Green.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">declarant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹkleərənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015583a"><!--s015583a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who makes a legal declaration.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cordon bleu<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkawdonh ʹbluh (<span class="bodyi">French</span> kɔrdɔ blø)/ /ˌkawdonh ʹbluh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013186a"><!--s013186a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of cookery: of the highest standard [French <span class="bodyi">cordon bleu</span> blue ribbon; the insignia of the highest order of chivalry in the reign of the Bourbon kings of France].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">embouchure</span><small><span class="eSynop">/omboohʹshooə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019579a"><!--s019579a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in music, the position and use of the lips and tongue in playing a wind instrument [French <span class="bodyi">embouchure</span> from <span class="bodyi">s'emboucher</span> to flow into, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">bouche</span> mouth].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">air pistol</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001135a"><!--s001135a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small air gun.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dobbin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdobin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017584a"><!--s017584a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a familiar name for a farm horse [<span class="bodyi">Dobbin</span>, nickname for <span class="bodyi">Robert</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flood tide</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023055a"><!--s023055a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the tide while flowing in or at its highest point.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fend off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021893a"><!--s021893a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to keep or ward (something or somebody) off.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cinefilm</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsinifilm/ ciné film <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010781a"><!--s010781a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>film for making moving pictures on cinecameras.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cage<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kayj/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008376a"><!--s008376a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008738b"><!--s008738b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a box or enclosure of open construction, usu with bars or netting, for confining or carrying animals.</p></div><a name="s008739b"><!--s008739b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something resembling a cage in form or purpose, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the moving enclosed platform of a lift.</p></div><a name="s008740b"><!--s008740b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a framework serving as a support </p><p><i></i></p><p>the steel cage of a skyscraper</p>.</div><a name="s008741b"><!--s008741b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a barred cell or fenced area for confining prisoners [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">cavea</span> cavity, cage, from <span class="bodyi">cavus</span> hollow].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">body double</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006374a"><!--s006374a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person whose body substitutes for a film actor, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> during stunt scenes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Aug.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003550a"><!--s003550a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>August.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">evergreen<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020733a"><!--s020733a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an evergreen plant.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cordon bleu<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cordons bleus)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013187a"><!--s013187a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013896b"><!--s013896b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the highest distinction in cookery.</p></div><a name="s013897b"><!--s013897b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person with a high degree of skill or distinction in cookery, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in classical French cuisine.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">declaration</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dekləʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015584a"><!--s015584a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016096b"><!--s016096b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004027c"><!--s004027c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an emphatic announcement or formal statement.</p></div><a name="s004028c"><!--s004028c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a document containing a formal statement of terms, rights, etc.</p></div></div><a name="s016097b"><!--s016097b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> the formal announcement of the number of votes cast for each candidate in an election.</p></div><a name="s016098b"><!--s016098b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of declaring.</p></div><a name="s016099b"><!--s016099b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s004029c"><!--s004029c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a plaintiff's formal statement of a claim.</p></div><a name="s004030c"><!--s004030c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an unsworn witness statement.</p></div></div><a name="s016100b"><!--s016100b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in cricket, an announcement of a decision to end the innings before all the batsmen are out.</p></div><a name="s016101b"><!--s016101b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s004031c"><!--s004031c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the announcement of trumps in a card game.</p></div><a name="s004032c"><!--s004032c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in some card games, the announcement by a player that he or she holds a particular combination of cards.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">embower</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹbowə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (embowered, embowering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019580a"><!--s019580a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> to shelter or enclose (somebody or something) in or as if in a bower </p><p><i></i></p><p>like a rose embowered in its own green leaves</p><p> Shelley.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">airplane</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001136a"><!--s001136a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aeroplane/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aeroplane</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Doberman <span class="bodyi">or</span> Dobermann</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdohbəmən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017585a"><!--s017585a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">in full</span> <span class="bodyb">Doberman pinscher /ʹpinshə/</span>) a guard dog of a short-haired medium-sized breed of dog originating in Germany, frequently used as a guard dog [German <span class="bodyi">Dobermann Pinscher</span>,from Ludwig <span class="bodyi">Dobermann</span>,19th-cent. German dog-breeder (who bred it) + German <span class="bodyi">Pinscher</span>, a breed of terrier].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">floor<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/flaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023056a"><!--s023056a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024587b"><!--s024587b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the lower surface of a room, hallway, etc.</p></div><a name="s024588b"><!--s024588b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the bottom inside surface of a hollow structure, e.g. a cave or bodily part.</p></div><a name="s024589b"><!--s024589b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006396c"><!--s006396c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the bottom inside surface of a hollow structure, e.g. a cave or bodily part.</p></div><a name="s006397c"><!--s006397c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a ground surface </p><p><i></i></p><p>the ocean floor</p>.</div></div><a name="s024590b"><!--s024590b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a storey of a building.</p></div><a name="s024591b"><!--s024591b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the floor</span>)</p><a name="s006398c"><!--s006398c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the part of a legislative or other assembly in which members sit and speak.</p></div><a name="s006399c"><!--s006399c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the members of an assembly, people attending a meeting, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>questions from the floor</p>.</div></div><a name="s024592b"><!--s024592b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>an area in a stock exchange where trading is done.</p></div><a name="s024593b"><!--s024593b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a lower limit or minimum for wages or prices ✱ <span class="bodyb">get/have/be given the floor</span> to be granted the right to speak in an assembly ✱ <span class="bodyb">take the floor</span> to stand up, e.g. in a meeting, to make a formal speech.</p></div><a name="s024594b"><!--s024594b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to begin dancing [Old English <span class="bodyi">flōr</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cinema</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsinimə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010782a"><!--s010782a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010967b"><!--s010967b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a theatre where films are shown.</p></div><a name="s010968b"><!--s010968b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the cinema</span>) films considered as an art form, entertainment, or industry.</p></div><a name="s010969b"><!--s010969b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002733c"><!--s002733c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the cinema</span>) films considered as an art form, entertainment, or industry.</p></div><a name="s002734c"><!--s002734c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the cinema</span>) the art or technique of making films, or the effects appropriate to film [French <span class="bodyi">cinéma</span>, short for <span class="bodyi">cinématographe</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cinematograph/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cinematograph</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cage<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008377a"><!--s008377a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008742b"><!--s008742b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to put or keep (e.g. an animal) in a cage.</p></div><a name="s008743b"><!--s008743b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to confine (somebody) as if in a cage.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fenestra</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fiʹnestrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> fenestrae /-tree/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021894a"><!--s021894a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023182b"><!--s023182b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005985c"><!--s005985c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an oval opening between the middle ear and the vestibule of the inner ear.</p></div><a name="s005986c"><!--s005986c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a round opening between the middle ear and the cochlea of the inner ear.</p></div></div><a name="s023183b"><!--s023183b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an opening cut in bone.</p></div><a name="s023184b"><!--s023184b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a transparent spot in an insect's wing.</p></div><a name="s023185b"><!--s023185b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a window or opening in a wall [Latin <span class="bodyi">fenestra</span> window].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aug.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003551a"><!--s003551a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in grammar, augmentative.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">embrace<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹbrays/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019581a"><!--s019581a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020589b"><!--s020589b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to take (somebody) in one's arms and hold them closely as a sign of affection.</p></div><a name="s020590b"><!--s020590b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005281c"><!--s005281c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to take up (a cause or idea), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> readily or eagerly.</p></div><a name="s005282c"><!--s005282c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to accept (e.g. an opportunity) willingly.</p></div></div><a name="s020591b"><!--s020591b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to include (something) as an integral part or element of a whole.</p></div><a name="s020592b"><!--s020592b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to encircle or enclose (something) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s020593b"><!--s020593b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>said of two people: to embrace or hug one another</p><p><span class="bodyb">embraceable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">embracement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">embracer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">embracen</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">embracier</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">brace</span> two arms: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brace1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brace 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">body fascism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006375a"><!--s006375a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> aversion to or intolerance of a body weight or shape that does not conform to the supposedly desirable norms presented to society by the fashion industry and the media</p><p><span class="bodyb">body fascist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">evergreen fund</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020734a"><!--s020734a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fund that provides capital for the launch and development of new companies.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cordon sanitaire</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkawdonh saniʹteə (<span class="bodyi">French</span> sanitɛːr)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cordons sanitaires)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013188a"><!--s013188a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013898b"><!--s013898b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a barrier round an infected region, policed to prevent the spread of infection.</p></div><a name="s013899b"><!--s013899b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a buffer zone [French <span class="bodyi">cordon sanitaire</span> sanitary cordon].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dobra</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdohbrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017586a"><!--s017586a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the basic monetary unit of São Tomé and Principe, divided into 100 centavos [Portuguese <span class="bodyi">dóbra</span> doubloon].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">airplay</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001137a"><!--s001137a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the broadcasting of a particular recording, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by a radio station, or a single instance of this.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">declarative</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹklarətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015585a"><!--s015585a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016102b"><!--s016102b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of a sentence: constituting a statement rather than a command or a question </p><p><i></i></p><p>a declarative sentence</p>.</div><a name="s016103b"><!--s016103b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>making a declaration</p><p><span class="bodyb">declaratively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">floor<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023057a"><!--s023057a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024595b"><!--s024595b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to fit (a room) with a floor.</p></div><a name="s024596b"><!--s024596b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006400c"><!--s006400c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to knock (somebody) to the floor or ground.</p></div><a name="s006401c"><!--s006401c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a question, etc: to confuse or disconcert (somebody) or reduce them to silence.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cage bird</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008378a"><!--s008378a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bird that is kept in a cage, or a bird of a kind that people keep in cages.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cinematic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siniʹmatik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010783a"><!--s010783a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010970b"><!--s010970b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>made and presented as a film </p><p><i></i></p><p>cinematic fantasies</p>.</div><a name="s010971b"><!--s010971b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of or suitable for the making of films</p><p><span class="bodyb">cinematically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Augean</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awʹjee·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003552a"><!--s003552a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003572b"><!--s003572b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a place: disgustingly dirty.</p></div><a name="s003573b"><!--s003573b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a situation: iniquitous or corrupt [from Greek <span class="bodyi">Augeias</span>, whose stable, according to myth, remained uncleaned for 30 years until Hercules cleaned it].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">embrace<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019582a"><!--s019582a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act or an instance of embracing </p><p><i></i></p><p>a loving embrace</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fenestrate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfenistrət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021895a"><!--s021895a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fenestrated/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fenestrated</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">body forth</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (bodies forth) (bodied forth) (bodying forth)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006376a"><!--s006376a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to give substance to (an idea etc) </p><p><i></i></p><p>as imagination bodies forth the forms of things unknown</p> — Shakespeare.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cordovan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawdəv(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013189a"><!--s013189a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a soft fine-grained leather, often of horsehide, orig made in Cordoba [Old Spanish <span class="bodyi">cordován</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Córdova</span> (now <span class="bodyi">Córdoba</span>), city in Spain where it was first produced].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dobro</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdobroh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Dobros)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017587a"><!--s017587a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> an acoustic guitar with steel resonators fitted internally under the bridge [from <span class="bodyi">Dopĕra Brothers</span>, the Czech-born inventors].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">everlasting<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020735a"><!--s020735a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021708b"><!--s021708b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>lasting or enduring for all time; eternal.</p></div><a name="s021709b"><!--s021709b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>continuing for a long or indefinite time.</p></div><a name="s021710b"><!--s021710b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>tediously persistent.</p></div><a name="s021711b"><!--s021711b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of a plant: retaining its form or colour for a long time when dried</p><p><span class="bodyb">everlasting</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s021712b"><!--s021712b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>lasting or wearing for a long time; durable</p><p><span class="bodyb">everlastingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">everlastingness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">air pocket</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001138a"><!--s001138a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001218b"><!--s001218b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a region of down-flowing or low-density air that causes an aircraft to drop suddenly.</p></div><a name="s001219b"><!--s001219b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a cavity or enclosure containing air, e.g. under water.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">declaratory</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹklarət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015586a"><!--s015586a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>serving to declare, set forth, or explain.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cagey <span class="bodyi">or</span> cagy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkayji/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (cagier, cagiest) <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008379a"><!--s008379a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008744b"><!--s008744b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>hesitant about committing oneself, communicating one's intentions, etc.</p></div><a name="s008745b"><!--s008745b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>wary of being trapped or deceived</p><p><span class="bodyb">cageyness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cagily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">caginess</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">floorboard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023058a"><!--s023058a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a long board or plank forming part of a floor.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cinematograph</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siniʹmatəgrahf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010784a"><!--s010784a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a film camera or projector [French <span class="bodyi">cinématographe</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">kinēmat-, kinēma</span> movement (from <span class="bodyi">kinein</span> to move) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/o/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-o-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/graph/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-graph</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">auger</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawgə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003553a"><!--s003553a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tool for boring holes consisting of a shank with a central tapered screw and a pair of cutting lips with projecting spurs: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gimlet1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gimlet 1</span></span></a> [Middle English, alteration (by incorrect division of <span class="bodyi">a nauger</span>) of <span class="bodyi">nauger</span>, from Old English <span class="bodyi">nafogār</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corduroy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawd(ə)roy/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013190a"><!--s013190a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a durable usu cotton pile fabric with lengthways ribs [perhaps from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cord1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cord 1</span></span></a> + obsolete <span class="bodyi">duroy</span>, a coarse woollen fabric, of unknown origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fenestrated</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfenistraytid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021896a"><!--s021896a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023186b"><!--s023186b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>provided with or characterized by windows.</p></div><a name="s023187b"><!--s023187b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having one or more openings or pores </p><p><i></i></p><p>fenestrated blood capillaries</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">fenestratus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">fenestrare</span> to provide with openings or windows, from <span class="bodyi">fenestra</span> window].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bodyguard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006377a"><!--s006377a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an escort whose duty is to protect a person from bodily harm.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">embrasure</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹbrayzhə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019583a"><!--s019583a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020594b"><!--s020594b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a door or window aperture, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one with angled sides that increase the width of the opening on the inside.</p></div><a name="s020595b"><!--s020595b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an opening in a wall or parapet of a fortification to fire through which missiles can be fired [French <span class="bodyi">embrasure</span> from obsolete <span class="bodyi">embraser</span> to widen an opening].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">declare</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹkleə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015587a"><!--s015587a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016104b"><!--s016104b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (something) known formally or explicitly.</p></div><a name="s016105b"><!--s016105b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (something) evident; to show.</p></div><a name="s016106b"><!--s016106b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to state (something) emphatically; to affirm </p><p><i></i></p><p>They declared their innocence</p>.</div><a name="s016107b"><!--s016107b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to make a full statement of (income or property subject to tax or duty) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I have nothing to declare except my genius</p><p> Oscar Wilde.</p></div><a name="s016108b"><!--s016108b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s004033c"><!--s004033c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to announce (e.g. a trump suit) in a card game.</p></div><a name="s004034c"><!--s004034c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to announce that one has (a combination of playing cards) in canasta, rummy, etc <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s016109b"><!--s016109b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to make a declaration.</p></div><a name="s016110b"><!--s016110b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + for) to make a public statement of one's support.</p></div><a name="s016111b"><!--s016111b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>said of a cricket captain or team: to announce a decision to end the team's innings before all the batsmen are out ✱ <span class="bodyb">declare war</span> to commence hostilities; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> to make a formal declaration of intention to go to war</p><p><span class="bodyb">declarable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">declarer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">declaren</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">declarare</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">clarare</span> to make clear, from <span class="bodyi">clarus</span> clear].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dobsonfly</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdobsənflie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dobsonflies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017588a"><!--s017588a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large grey N American fly whose larva is used as fishing bait: <span class="bodyi">Corydalus cornutus</span> [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cagoule <span class="bodyi">or</span> kagoul</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹgoohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008380a"><!--s008380a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lightweight waterproof jacket with a hood, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that is pulled over the head rather than fastened with a zip [French <span class="bodyi">cagoule</span> hood, cowl, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">cuculla</span> monk's cowl].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">everlasting<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020736a"><!--s020736a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021713b"><!--s021713b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Everlasting</span>) God.</p></div><a name="s021714b"><!--s021714b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>eternity.</p></div><a name="s021715b"><!--s021715b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a plant of the daisy family that can be dried without loss of form or colour: genus <span class="bodyi">Helichrysum</span>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">airport</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001139a"><!--s001139a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fully-equipped airfield, usu with runways and associated buildings, that is used as a base for the transport of passengers and cargo by air.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">floorcloth</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023059a"><!--s023059a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024597b"><!--s024597b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a thin mat or rug for the floor.</p></div><a name="s024598b"><!--s024598b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a cloth for cleaning floors.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cinematography</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌsiniməʹtogrəfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010785a"><!--s010785a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the art or science of cinema photography</p><p><span class="bodyb">cinematographer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">cinematographic</span> /-matəʹgrafik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">cinematographically</span> /-matəʹgrafikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aught</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awt/ <i><span class="bodyi">pronoun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003554a"><!--s003554a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> (<span class="bodyi">in negative contexts</span>) anything at all </p><p><i></i></p><p>for aught I care</p> [Old English <span class="bodyi">āwiht</span>, from <span class="bodyi">ā</span> ever + <span class="bodyi">wiht</span> creature, thing].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corduroy road</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013191a"><!--s013191a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a road built of logs laid side by side.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fenestration</span><small><span class="eSynop">/feniʹstraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021897a"><!--s021897a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023188b"><!--s023188b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the arrangement of windows in a building.</p></div><a name="s023189b"><!--s023189b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an opening in a surface, e.g. a wall or membrane.</p></div><a name="s023190b"><!--s023190b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the operation of cutting an opening in the bony labyrinth between the inner ear and tympanum as a treatment for deafness.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">embrocate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹembrəkayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019584a"><!--s019584a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to moisten and rub (a part of the body) with a lotion or liniment [late Latin <span class="bodyi">embrocatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">embrocare</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">embrochē</span> lotion, from <span class="bodyi">embrechein</span> to embrocate, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">brechein</span> to wet].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">déclassé</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dayʹklasay/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015588a"><!--s015588a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>brought down to a lower social class or status [French <span class="bodyi">déclassé</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">déclasser</span> to declass].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">body image</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006378a"><!--s006378a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person's concept of their own physical appearance </p><p><i></i></p><p>a young woman with a poor body image</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cagy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkayji/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008381a"><!--s008381a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cagey_or_cagy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cagey</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dobsonian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dobʹsohni·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017589a"><!--s017589a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>denoting a cheaply made Newtonian type of telescope [named after John <span class="bodyi">Dobson</span>, 20th-cent. American amateur astronomer].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flooring</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023060a"><!--s023060a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024599b"><!--s024599b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a floor or base.</p></div><a name="s024600b"><!--s024600b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>material for floors </p><p><i></i></p><p>the disadvantages of softwood flooring</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">evermore</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020737a"><!--s020737a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or literary</span> always; forever ✱ <span class="bodyb">forevermore</span> <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> forever ✱ <span class="bodyb">for evermore</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit</span> forever.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">air power</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001140a"><!--s001140a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the military strength of an air force.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cinema vérité</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹveritay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010786a"><!--s010786a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the art or technique of film-making so as to convey documentary-style realism [French <span class="bodyi">cinéma-vérité</span>, literally ‘truth cinema’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">augite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawjiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003555a"><!--s003555a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003574b"><!--s003574b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a mineral consisting of a black or dark green pyroxene containing aluminium that is found in igneous rocks.</p></div><a name="s003575b"><!--s003575b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pyroxene/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pyroxene</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">augitic</span> /awʹjitik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">augitēs</span>, a type of precious stone, from <span class="bodyi">augē</span> brightness].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cordwainer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawdwaynə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013192a"><!--s013192a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, archaic</span> a shoemaker [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cordwain</span> cordovan, via French from Old Spanish <span class="bodyi">cordován</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cordovan/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cordovan</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">embrocation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/embrəʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019585a"><!--s019585a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a liquid rubbed into the skin, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to relieve pain; a liniment.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">declassify</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹklasifie/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (declassifies, declassified, declassifying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015589a"><!--s015589a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to declare (e.g. documents, information) no longer secret <span class="bodyb">declassification</span> /-fiʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">body language</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006379a"><!--s006379a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the expressing of feelings, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> unconsciously, by looks, movement, and posture.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feng shui</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌfung ʹshway, ˌfeng ʹshooh·i/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021898a"><!--s021898a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Chinese philosophy, a system of rules governing the placement and arrangement of a building, a room, etc, according to the flow of energy in the environment, so as to bring good fortune [Chinese <span class="bodyi">feng shui</span>, from <span class="bodyi">feng</span> wind + <span class="bodyi">shui</span> water].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cahoots</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹhoohts/</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008382a"><!--s008382a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>✱ <span class="bodyb">in cahoots</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) working together secretly, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with some dishonest or evil intention </p><p><i></i></p><p>This particular supermarket assistant, in cahoots with a customer, wrapped the goods and deliberately understated the price.</p> <p>[perhaps from French <span class="bodyi">cahute</span> cabin, hut].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DOC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017590a"><!--s017590a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of wines: Denominaziòne d'Origine Contròllata [Italian, name of origin controlled].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">floor lamp</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023061a"><!--s023061a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a lamp that has its base on the floor; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/standard_lamp/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">standard lamp</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">evert</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹvuht/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020738a"><!--s020738a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to turn outward or inside out <span class="bodyb">eversible</span> /-səbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">eversion</span> /-sh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">evertere</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">vertere</span> to turn].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">augment<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/awgʹment/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003556a"><!--s003556a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003576b"><!--s003576b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (something) or become greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense.</p></div><a name="s003577b"><!--s003577b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (a musical interval) a semitone greater than major or perfect </p><p><i></i></p><p>an augmented fourth</p>.</div><a name="s003578b"><!--s003578b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to add an augment to (a verb) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s003579b"><!--s003579b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to become augmented</p><p><span class="bodyb">augmentable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">augmentation</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">augmented</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">augmenter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">augmentor</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">augmenten</span> via Old French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">augmentare</span> to increase, from <span class="bodyi">augmentum</span> increase, from Latin <span class="bodyi">augēre</span> to increase].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">air pump</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001141a"><!--s001141a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pump for removing air from or supplying air to a space or apparatus, often under pressure.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cordwood</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013193a"><!--s013193a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>wood piled or sold in cords.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cineraria</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sinəʹreəri·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010787a"><!--s010787a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several composite pot plants with heart-shaped leaves and clusters of bright flower heads: genus <span class="bodyi">Pericallis</span> (formerly <span class="bodyi">Cineraria</span>) [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">cineraria</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">cinerarius</span> of ashes, from <span class="bodyi">ciner-, cinis</span> ashes; from the pale grey down on the leaves].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bodyline bowling</span><small><span class="eSynop">/-lien/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006380a"><!--s006380a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in cricket, intimidatory fast bowling aimed persistently at the batsman's body and directed <span class="bodyi">esp</span> towards the leg side.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">declension</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹklensh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015590a"><!--s015590a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016112b"><!--s016112b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a schematic arrangement of noun, adjective, or pronoun inflections.</p></div><a name="s016113b"><!--s016113b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a class of nouns or adjectives having the same type of inflectional forms.</p></div><a name="s016114b"><!--s016114b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a deterioration or decline</p><p><span class="bodyb">declensional</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">declinaison</span> from <span class="bodyi">decliner</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/decline1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">decline 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">embroider</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹbroydə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (embroidered, embroidering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019586a"><!--s019586a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020596b"><!--s020596b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005283c"><!--s005283c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to ornament (e.g. cloth or a garment) with decorative stitches made by hand or machine.</p></div><a name="s005284c"><!--s005284c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to form (e.g. a design or pattern) in ornamental needlework.</p></div></div><a name="s020597b"><!--s020597b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to elaborate on (a narrative); to embellish with exaggerated or fictitious details <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s020598b"><!--s020598b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make embroidery</p><p><span class="bodyb">embroiderer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">embroderen</span> from Anglo-French <span class="bodyi">enbrouder</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + Old French <span class="bodyi">brouder</span> to decorate with embroidery, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CAI</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008383a"><!--s008383a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008746b"><!--s008746b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>computer-aided instruction.</p></div><a name="s008747b"><!--s008747b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>computer-assisted instruction.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Fenian<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfeenyən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021899a"><!--s021899a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of a secret Irish and Irish-American organization of the 19th cent., dedicated to the overthrow of British rule in Ireland</p><p><span class="bodyb">Fenianism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Irish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">Féinne</span>,pl of <span class="bodyi">Fíann</span>,legendary band of Irish warriors].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doc</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dok/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017591a"><!--s017591a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>sometimes used as an informal term of address: a doctor.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">floor leader</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023062a"><!--s023062a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a member of a legislative body who directs his or her party's strategy in the assembly.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">every</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹevri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020739a"><!--s020739a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021716b"><!--s021716b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>being each memberall, without exception, of a group larger than two </p><p><i></i></p><p>I enjoyed every minute</p> <p><i></i></p><p>his every word</p>.</div><a name="s021717b"><!--s021717b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>each or all possible </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was given every chance</p>.</div><a name="s021718b"><!--s021718b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>once in each </p><p><i></i></p><p>Change the oil every 5000 miles</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">every bit</span>.</p></div><a name="s021719b"><!--s021719b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>through and through </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was every bit the film star</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">every bit as</span> just as; equally </p><p><i></i></p><p>He is every bit as clever as his sister</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">every now and then/again</span> at intervals; occasionally ✱ <span class="bodyb">every other</span> each alternate </p><p><i></i></p><p>every other Monday</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">every so often/every once in a while</span> at intervals; occasionally [Middle English <span class="bodyi">everich, every</span>,from Old English <span class="bodyi">ǣfre ǣlc</span>,from <span class="bodyi">ǣfre</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ever/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ever</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ǣlc</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/each1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">each 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cinerarium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sinəʹreəri·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cineraria /-ri·ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010788a"><!--s010788a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a place where the ashes of the cremated dead are kept <span class="bodyb">cinerary</span> /ʹsinərəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">cinerarium</span>, from <span class="bodyi">ciner-, cinis</span> ashes].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">augment<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawgment/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003557a"><!--s003557a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a prefixed or lengthened initial vowel marking past tense, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in Greek and Sanskrit verbs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CORE</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013194a"><!--s013194a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> Congress of Racial Equality.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">embroidery</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> embroideries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019587a"><!--s019587a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020599b"><!--s020599b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the art or process of embroidering designs.</p></div><a name="s020600b"><!--s020600b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>embroidered work.</p></div><a name="s020601b"><!--s020601b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>unnecessary additions or embellishments, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to a narrative.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">body louse</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006381a"><!--s006381a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sucking louse that feeds on the body and lives in clothing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">air quality</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001142a"><!--s001142a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the degree to which the air in a place is free from pollution.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caiman</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaymən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008384a"><!--s008384a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cayman_or_caiman/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cayman</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">declination</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dekliʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015591a"><!--s015591a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016115b"><!--s016115b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the angular distance, e.g. of a star, N or S from the celestial equator.</p></div><a name="s016116b"><!--s016116b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the angle between a compass needle and the geographical meridian, equal to the difference between magnetic and true north.</p></div><a name="s016117b"><!--s016117b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a formal refusal</p><p><span class="bodyb">declinational</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">declinacioun</span> via Frenchfrom Latin <span class="bodyi">declination-, declinatio</span> turning aside, altitude of the pole, from Latin <span class="bodyi">declinare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/decline1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">decline 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Fenian<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021900a"><!--s021900a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of the Fenians or Fenianism.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">docent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dohʹsent, ʹdohs(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017592a"><!--s017592a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018467b"><!--s018467b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a lecturer in some US colleges and universities.</p></div><a name="s018468b"><!--s018468b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a guide in a museum, art gallery, etc [obsolete German <span class="bodyi">docent</span> (now <span class="bodyi">Dozent</span>), from Latin <span class="bodyi">docent-</span>, <span class="bodyi">docens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">docēre</span> to teach].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">floor manager</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023063a"><!--s023063a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024601b"><!--s024601b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in a store, an overseer of sales staff; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/shopwalker/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">shopwalker</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s024602b"><!--s024602b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the stage manager of a television programme.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">everybody</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pronoun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020740a"><!--s020740a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>every person.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cingalese</span><small><span class="eSynop">/singgəʹleez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Cingalese)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010789a"><!--s010789a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sinhalese_or_singhalese_sin_h_%C9%99leez_or_sinhala_sinhahl%C9%99/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Sinhalese</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">core<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013195a"><!--s013195a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013900b"><!--s013900b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the usu inedible central part of some fruits, e.g. a pineapple; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the papery parts encasing the seeds in fruit such as apples and pears.</p></div><a name="s013901b"><!--s013901b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003490c"><!--s003490c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the essential, basic, or central part of something, e.g. of an individual, class, or entity.</p></div><a name="s003491c"><!--s003491c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the inmost or most intimate part </p><p><i></i></p><p>honest to the core</p>.</div></div><a name="s013902b"><!--s013902b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the central part of a planet, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the earth, which has physical properties, e.g. heat conductivity and density, that are different from those of the surrounding parts.</p></div><a name="s013903b"><!--s013903b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a cylindrical portion removed from a mass for inspection; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> such a portion of rock obtained by boring.</p></div><a name="s013904b"><!--s013904b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the part of a nuclear reactor that contains the rods of fuel, e.g. uranium, and in which the energy-producing reaction occurs.</p></div><a name="s013905b"><!--s013905b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a piece of ferromagnetic material, e.g. soft iron, that serves to concentrate and intensify the magnetic field resulting from passing an electric current through a surrounding coil.</p></div><a name="s013906b"><!--s013906b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>the part of a mould used for casting metal objects that shapes a depression, cavity, or hole in the object.</p></div><a name="s013907b"><!--s013907b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>a small rounded lump of stone, e.g. flint, from which flakes have been struck for making primitive weapons or tools [Middle English; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">augmentation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awgmenʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003558a"><!--s003558a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003580b"><!--s003580b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the process of augmenting or of being augmented.</p></div><a name="s003581b"><!--s003581b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the amount by which something is augmented.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">embroil</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹbroyl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019588a"><!--s019588a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020602b"><!--s020602b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to involve (somebody) in conflict or difficulties.</p></div><a name="s020603b"><!--s020603b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to throw (e.g. affairs) into disorder or confusion</p><p><span class="bodyb">embroilment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">embrouiller</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">brouiller</span> to broil].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">air rage</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001143a"><!--s001143a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>violence and aggression directed by an aircraft passenger towards other passengers or members of the air crew on the aircraft.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">body mass index</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006382a"><!--s006382a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a measure of the degree to which a person is overweight or underweight, calculated as their weight in kilograms divided by the square of their height in metres.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decline<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹklien/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015592a"><!--s015592a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016118b"><!--s016118b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004035c"><!--s004035c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to become gradually less strong, effective, or good; to weaken or deteriorate.</p></div><a name="s004036c"><!--s004036c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to become smaller or fewer in number; to diminish.</p></div></div><a name="s016119b"><!--s016119b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to refuse, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> courteously.</p></div><a name="s016120b"><!--s016120b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s004037c"><!--s004037c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to slope downwards; to descend.</p></div><a name="s004038c"><!--s004038c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to bend down; to droop.</p></div></div><a name="s016121b"><!--s016121b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s004039c"><!--s004039c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a celestial body: to sink towards setting.</p></div><a name="s004040c"><!--s004040c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to draw towards a close; to wane <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s016122b"><!--s016122b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s004041c"><!--s004041c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to refuse (e.g. an offer) courteously </p><p><i></i></p><p>I declined her invitation</p>.</div><a name="s004042c"><!--s004042c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to refuse to undertake, engage in, or comply with (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>to decline battle</p>.</div></div><a name="s016123b"><!--s016123b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>in grammar, to list the inflectional forms of (a noun, pronoun, or adjective) in the prescribed order</p><p><span class="bodyb">declinable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">decliner</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">declinen</span> via early French <span class="bodyi">decliner</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">declinare</span> to turn aside, inflect, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">clinare</span> to incline].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">floor show</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023064a"><!--s023064a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a series of acts presented in a nightclub.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fennec</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfenek/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021901a"><!--s021901a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small, pale fawn N African and Arabian fox with large ears: <span class="bodyi">Vulpes zerda</span> [Arabic <span class="bodyi">fanak</span>, <span class="bodyi">fenek</span>, from Persian].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cinnabar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsinəbah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010790a"><!--s010790a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010972b"><!--s010972b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>naturally occurring red mercuric sulphide.</p></div><a name="s010973b"><!--s010973b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a European moth with greyish black fore wings marked with red and clear reddish pink hind wings: <span class="bodyi">Tyria jacobaeae</span> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cynabare</span> via French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">kinnabari</span>, of Semitic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Docetism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdohsitiz(ə)m, dohʹset-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017593a"><!--s017593a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an early Christian heretical belief that Christ seemed to, but did not really, have a human body and suffer and die on the cross <span class="bodyb">Docetic</span> /-ʹsetik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">Docetist</span> /ʹdohsitist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">Dokētai</span> Docetists, from <span class="bodyi">dokein</span> to seem].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">core<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013196a"><!--s013196a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to remove a core from (a fruit)</p><p><span class="bodyb">corer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cain-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008385a"><!--s008385a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cen_or_ceno_or_cain_or_caino_or_caen_or_caeno/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cen-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">everyday</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020741a"><!--s020741a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>encountered or used routinely or typically; ordinary </p><p><i></i></p><p>clothes for everyday wear</p> <p><span class="bodyb">everydayness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">augmentative<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/awgʹmentətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003559a"><!--s003559a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003582b"><!--s003582b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>tending to augment.</p></div><a name="s003583b"><!--s003583b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a word or affix: indicating large size and sometimes awkwardness.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">embryo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹembrioh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> embryos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019589a"><!--s019589a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020604b"><!--s020604b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005285c"><!--s005285c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an animal in the early stages of growth before birth or hatching.</p></div><a name="s005286c"><!--s005286c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an developing unborn human during the first eight weeks after conception.</p></div></div><a name="s020605b"><!--s020605b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a rudimentary plant within a seed.</p></div><a name="s020606b"><!--s020606b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something as yet undeveloped ✱ <span class="bodyb">in embryo</span> in an undeveloped state </p><p><i></i></p><p>My plans are still in embryo</p> <p>[medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">embryon-, embryo</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">embryon</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_2_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">bryein</span> to swell].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">air raid</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001144a"><!--s001144a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an attack by armed aircraft on a surface target.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">body odour</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006383a"><!--s006383a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an unpleasant smell, typically of sweat, given off by a human body.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decline<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015593a"><!--s015593a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016124b"><!--s016124b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a gradual reduction or change for the worse.</p></div><a name="s016125b"><!--s016125b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004043c"><!--s004043c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a gradual reduction or change for the worse.</p></div><a name="s004044c"><!--s004044c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a gradual physical or mental decay.</p></div></div><a name="s016126b"><!--s016126b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the period during which something is approaching its end.</p></div><a name="s016127b"><!--s016127b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a downward slope.</p></div><a name="s016128b"><!--s016128b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a wasting disease, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> tuberculosis of the lungs.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">floorwalker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023065a"><!--s023065a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/shopwalker/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">shopwalker</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fennel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfenl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021902a"><!--s021902a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a European plant of the carrot family cultivated for its aromatic seeds and foliage: <span class="bodyi">Foeniculum</span> [Old English <span class="bodyi">finule</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">feniculum</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">fenum, faenum, foenum</span> hay].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cinnabar moth</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010791a"><!--s010791a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cinnabar/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cinnabar</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DOCG</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017594a"><!--s017594a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of wines: Denominaziòne di Origine Contròllata Garantita [Italian, name of origin guaranteed controlled].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">everyman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020742a"><!--s020742a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the typical or ordinary human being; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/man_in_the_street/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">man in the street</span></span></a> [from <span class="bodyi">Everyman</span>,allegorical character in <span class="bodyi">The Summoning of Everyman</span>,15th-cent. English morality play].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-caine</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008386a"><!--s008386a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting: a synthetic anaesthetic resembling cocaine </p><p><i></i></p><p>lignocaine</p> <p>[German <span class="bodyi">-kain</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Kokain</span> cocaine].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coreferential</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koh·refəʹrensh(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013197a"><!--s013197a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of two words: referring to the same person or thing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">augmentative<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003560a"><!--s003560a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003584b"><!--s003584b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an affix or particle, such as <span class="bodyi">-ón</span> or <span class="bodyi">-ote</span> in Spanish, indicating greatness or largeness and sometimes awkwardness or unattractiveness.</p></div><a name="s003585b"><!--s003585b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a word containing such an affix or particle.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">embryogenesis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌembriohʹjenəsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019590a"><!--s019590a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the formation and development of an embryo <span class="bodyb">embryogenetic</span> /-ʹnetik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">air rifle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001145a"><!--s001145a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an air gun with a rifled bore.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">body piercing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006384a"><!--s006384a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the practice of piercing holes for the insertion of decorative studs, etc in parts of the body other than the ear lobes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">declivity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹkliviti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> declivities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015594a"><!--s015594a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> a descending slope <span class="bodyb">declivitous</span> /-təs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">declivitat-, declivitas</span>,from <span class="bodyi">declivis</span> sloping down, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">clivus</span> slope, hill].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">floozy <span class="bodyi">or</span> floozie <span class="bodyi">or</span> floosie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfloohzi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> floozies floosies) <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023066a"><!--s023066a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a disreputable or promiscuous woman or girl [perhaps alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flossy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flossy</span></span></a> in the sense ‘showy, flashy, fancy’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fennig</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfenig/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021903a"><!--s021903a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of currency in Bosnia-Herzegovina, worth 100th of a convertible marka.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cinnamon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsinəmən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010792a"><!--s010792a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010974b"><!--s010974b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a spice obtained from the dried bark of an Asian tree of the laurel family.</p></div><a name="s010975b"><!--s010975b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002735c"><!--s002735c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>any of a genus of trees of the laurel family with an aromatic bark used as a spice: genus <span class="bodyi">Cinnamomum</span>.</p></div><a name="s002736c"><!--s002736c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>this spice.</p></div></div><a name="s010976b"><!--s010976b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a light yellowish brown [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cynamone</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">kinnamōmon, kinnamon</span>, of Semitic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doch an dorris</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌdokh ən ʹdorəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017595a"><!--s017595a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/deoch_an_doris_or_doch_an_dorris/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">deoch an doris</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">everyone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pronoun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020743a"><!--s020743a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>every person.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coreligionist <span class="bodyi">or</span> co-religionist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koh·riʹlijənist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013198a"><!--s013198a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person of the same religion.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">augmented</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awgʹmentid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003561a"><!--s003561a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a musical interval: made a semitone greater than major or perfect.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">body politic</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006385a"><!--s006385a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the body politic</span>) a group of people under a single government.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-flop</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023070a"><!--s023070a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: a specified number of floating-point operations per second </p><p><i></i></p><p>a gigaflop processor</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">air sac</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001146a"><!--s001146a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001220b"><!--s001220b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of the air-filled spaces in the body of a bird connected with the air passages of the lungs.</p></div><a name="s001221b"><!--s001221b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a thin-walled expanded portion of an insect's trachea.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">declutch</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹkluch/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015595a"><!--s015595a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to disengage the clutch of a motor vehicle or other machine.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cinque</span><small><span class="eSynop">/singk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010793a"><!--s010793a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in certain games, e.g. dice, five [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">cinc</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">quinque</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fenugreek</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfenyoogreek/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021904a"><!--s021904a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a leguminous Asiatic plant whose aromatic seeds are used as a flavouring: <span class="bodyi">Trigonella foenum-graecum</span> [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">fenum</span>, <span class="bodyi">faenum</span>, or <span class="bodyi">foenum Graecum</span> Greek hay].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caino-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008387a"><!--s008387a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cen_or_ceno_or_cain_or_caino_or_caen_or_caeno/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cen-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">embryology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/embriʹoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019591a"><!--s019591a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the study of the development of embryos <span class="bodyb">embryologic</span> /-ʹlojik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">embryological</span> /-ʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">embryologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">everything</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pronoun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020744a"><!--s020744a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021720b"><!--s021720b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005513c"><!--s005513c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>all that exists.</p></div><a name="s005514c"><!--s005514c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>all that is necessary or that relates to the subject </p><p><i></i></p><p>My new car has everything</p>.</div></div><a name="s021721b"><!--s021721b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something of the greatest importance; all that counts </p><p><i></i></p><p>He meant everything to her</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">docile</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdohsiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017596a"><!--s017596a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>easily led or managed; tractable</p><p><span class="bodyb">docilely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">docility</span> /dohʹsiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">docilis</span> docile, teachable, from <span class="bodyi">docēre</span> to teach].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coreopsis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koriʹopsis, koh-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013199a"><!--s013199a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plant of the daisy family, widely grown for its showy yellow or yellow and red flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Coreopsis</span> [Latin genus name, from Greek <span class="bodyi">koris</span> bedbug (because of the seed shape) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/opsis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-opsis</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">au gratin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/oh ʹgratin (<span class="bodyi">French</span> o gratε)/ /oh ʹgratin/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003562a"><!--s003562a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">used after a noun</span>) covered with breadcrumbs or grated cheese and browned under a grill </p><p><i></i></p><p>cauliflower au gratin</p> [French <span class="bodyi">au gratin</span>, literally ‘with the burned scrapings from the pan’].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">body-popping</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006386a"><!--s006386a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a solo dance form of the 1980s typified by jerky robot-like movements</p><p><span class="bodyb">body-popper</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flop<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/flop/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (flopped, flopping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023067a"><!--s023067a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024603b"><!--s024603b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to swing or hang loosely but heavily.</p></div><a name="s024604b"><!--s024604b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to fall, move, or drop in a heavy, clumsy, or relaxed manner </p><p><i></i></p><p>He flopped into the chair with a sigh of relief</p>.</div><a name="s024605b"><!--s024605b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to relax completely; to slump.</p></div><a name="s024606b"><!--s024606b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to fail completely </p><p><i></i></p><p>In spite of good reviews the play flopped</p> <p>[alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flap2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flap 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">airscrew</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001147a"><!--s001147a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an aircraft propeller.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">embryonal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/emʹbrie·ənl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019592a"><!--s019592a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/embryonic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">embryonic</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cinquecento</span><small><span class="eSynop">/chingkwiʹchentoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010794a"><!--s010794a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Cinquecento</span>) the 16th cent., <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in Italian art</p><p>Italian, literally ‘five hundred’, from <span class="bodyi">cinque</span> five (from Latin <span class="bodyi">quinque</span>) + <span class="bodyi">cento</span> hundred (from Latin <span class="bodyi">centum</span>). Italian <span class="bodyi">cinquecento</span> in this case is short for <span class="bodyi">milcinquecento</span> fifteen hundred, referring to the years 1500–99</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cainozoic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kaynəʹzoh·ik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008388a"><!--s008388a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cenozoic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Cenozoic</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feoff<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fef, feef/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021905a"><!--s021905a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>formerly, to grant a fief to (somebody) <span class="bodyb">feoffee</span> /feʹfee, feeʹfee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">feoffer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">feoffment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">feoffor</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via Anglo-French from Old French<span class="bodyi">feoffer</span> to invest with a fee, from Old French <span class="bodyi">fief</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fee1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fee 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">declutter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹklutə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (decluttered, decluttering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015596a"><!--s015596a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to remove unnecessary clutter from (a room, a desk, one's life, etc).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">everywhere</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020745a"><!--s020745a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in, at, or to every place or the whole place.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corepressor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohriʹpresə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013200a"><!--s013200a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a substance that activates a particular genetic <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/repressor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">repressor</span></span></a> (substance that inhibits the synthesis of a protein), e.g. by combining with it.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dock<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dok/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017597a"><!--s017597a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a coarse weed, the leaves of which are used to alleviate nettle stings: genus <span class="bodyi">Rumex</span> [Old English <span class="bodyi">docce</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flop<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023068a"><!--s023068a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024607b"><!--s024607b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a flopping motion, or the sound of this </p><p><i></i></p><p>fall with a flop</p>.</div><a name="s024608b"><!--s024608b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a complete failure.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">augur<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawgə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003563a"><!--s003563a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person believed to be able to foretell events by means of omens; a prophet or soothsayer; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> an official diviner of ancient Rome <span class="bodyb">augural</span> /ʹawgərəl, ʹawgyərəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">augur</span> prob related to Latin <span class="bodyi">augēre</span> to increase].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">body-scanner</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006387a"><!--s006387a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a machine that rotates round the body taking cross-sectional X-ray photographs of it that can be used to aid medical diagnosis.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">air-sea rescue</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001148a"><!--s001148a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the rescue of people in difficulties at sea by helicopter or other aircraft.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decoct</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹkokt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015597a"><!--s015597a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to extract the essence of (something) by boiling [Latin <span class="bodyi">decoctus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">decoquere</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">coquere</span> to cook].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dock<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017598a"><!--s017598a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the solid bony part of an animal's tail as distinguished from the hair [Middle English <span class="bodyi">dok</span> from Old English <span class="bodyi">-docca</span> (as in <span class="bodyi">fingirdocca</span> finger muscle)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cinquefoil</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsingkfoyl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010795a"><!--s010795a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010977b"><!--s010977b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a plant of the rose family with five-lobed leaves: genus <span class="bodyi">Potentilla</span>.</p></div><a name="s010978b"><!--s010978b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in architecture, a design enclosed by five joined arcs arranged in a circle [Middle English <span class="bodyi">sink foil</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">quinquefolium</span>, from <span class="bodyi">quinque</span> five + <span class="bodyi">folium</span> leaf].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caïque</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kieʹeek/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008389a"><!--s008389a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008748b"><!--s008748b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of various small sailing vessels used in the E Mediterranean.</p></div><a name="s008749b"><!--s008749b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a light rowing boat used on the Bosphorus [Turkish <span class="bodyi">kayik</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feoff<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021906a"><!--s021906a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fief/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fief</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">co-respondent <span class="bodyi">or</span> corespondent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkoh riʹspond(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013201a"><!--s013201a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person alleged to have committed adultery with the respondent in a divorce case.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">every which way</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020746a"><!--s020746a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> in every direction; all over the place [prob by folk etymology from Middle English <span class="bodyi">everich way</span> every way].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">embryonic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/embriʹonik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019593a"><!--s019593a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020607b"><!--s020607b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or relating to an embryo.</p></div><a name="s020608b"><!--s020608b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in an early stage of development </p><p><i></i></p><p>Mrs Almond lived much further uptown, in an embryonic street, with a high number – a region where the extension of the city began to assume a theoretic air</p><p> Henry James</p><p><span class="bodyb">embryonically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flop<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023069a"><!--s023069a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>with a flop.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">augur<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (augured, auguring)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003564a"><!--s003564a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003586b"><!--s003586b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to foretell (future events), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from omens.</p></div><a name="s003587b"><!--s003587b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to give promise of or presage (some future state or event) ✱ <span class="bodyb">augur well/ill for</span> to be an omen of success or failure for (somebody or something).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dock<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017599a"><!--s017599a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018469b"><!--s018469b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004614c"><!--s004614c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to remove part of the tail of (a horse).</p></div><a name="s004615c"><!--s004615c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to cut (an animal's tail) short.</p></div></div><a name="s018470b"><!--s018470b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make a deduction from (wages).</p></div><a name="s018471b"><!--s018471b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + from) to take away (a specified amount) from wages, a score etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>He had £1 docked from his pocket money</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">airship</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001149a"><!--s001149a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a gas-filled lighter-than-air aircraft that has its own means of propulsion and steering system.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decoction</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹkoksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015598a"><!--s015598a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016129b"><!--s016129b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the extraction of the essence of a substance by boiling.</p></div><a name="s016130b"><!--s016130b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the concentrated liquor extracted.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">evict</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹvikt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020747a"><!--s020747a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021722b"><!--s021722b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to force out or expel, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to remove (a tenant) from rented accommodation or land by a legal process.</p></div><a name="s021723b"><!--s021723b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005515c"><!--s005515c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to remove (a tenant) from rented accommodation or land by a legal process.</p></div><a name="s005516c"><!--s005516c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to recover (property) from somebody by a legal process.</p></div></div><a name="s021724b"><!--s021724b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to expel (somebody) or force them out</p><p><span class="bodyb">eviction</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">evictor</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">evicten</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">evictus</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">evincere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/evince/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">evince</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cairene</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkie(ə)reen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008390a"><!--s008390a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Cairo, capital city of Egypt</p><p><span class="bodyb">Cairene</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">core subject</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013202a"><!--s013202a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a school subject that is compulsory, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for pupils at each key stage of the National Curriculum in British schools.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">body-search</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006389a"><!--s006389a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to carry out a body search on (somebody).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cinque Ports</span><small><span class="eSynop">/singk/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010796a"><!--s010796a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>orig five and now seven towns on the SE coast of England with ancient privileges because of their importance in naval defence [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">cinq ports</span> five ports, from Latin <span class="bodyi">quinque portus</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flophouse</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023071a"><!--s023071a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> a cheap, often run-down, hotel or boarding house, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one used by homeless people. <span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Also called= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dosshouse/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dosshouse</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emcee<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/emʹsee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019594a"><!--s019594a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a compere or master of ceremonies [a representation of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mc/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">MC</span></span></a> = master of ceremonies].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-fer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -fers -fera)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021907a"><!--s021907a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting: somebody or something that bears </p><p><i></i></p><p>aquifer</p> <p><i></i></p><p>conifer</p> <p>[French <span class="bodyi">-fère</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">-fer</span> bearing, somebody or something that bears, from <span class="bodyi">ferre</span> to carry].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">augury</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawgyoori/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> auguries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003565a"><!--s003565a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003588b"><!--s003588b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the prediction of the future from omens or portents.</p></div><a name="s003589b"><!--s003589b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an omen or portent.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dock<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017600a"><!--s017600a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018472b"><!--s018472b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an artificially enclosed body of water in a port or harbour, where a ship can moor for unloading, repair work, etc.</p></div><a name="s018473b"><!--s018473b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the docks</span>) the area of such enclosures, together with wharves, sheds, etc.</p></div><a name="s018474b"><!--s018474b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s004616c"><!--s004616c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an artificially enclosed body of water in a port or harbour, where a ship can moor, e.g. for repair work to be carried out.</p></div><a name="s004617c"><!--s004617c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the docks</span>) the area of such enclosures in a harbour, together with wharves, sheds, etc.</p></div></div><a name="s018475b"><!--s018475b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a wharf ✱ <span class="bodyb">in dock</span> said of a ship: moored in a harbour.</p></div><a name="s018476b"><!--s018476b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>said of a vehicle: in a garage or repair shop </p><p><i></i></p><p>My car's in dock at the moment</p> <p>[prob from early Dutch <span class="bodyi">docke</span> dock, ditch].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decode</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹkohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015599a"><!--s015599a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016131b"><!--s016131b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to convert (a coded message) into intelligible language.</p></div><a name="s016132b"><!--s016132b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to convert (e.g. computer characters or electrical signals) from one coded form to another</p><p><span class="bodyb">decoder</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">evidence<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹevid(ə)ns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020748a"><!--s020748a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021725b"><!--s021725b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an outward sign; an indication.</p></div><a name="s021726b"><!--s021726b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a fact, that gives proof or reasons for believing or agreeing with something; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> information used, e.g. by a court, to arrive at the truth ✱ <span class="bodyb">in evidence</span> to be seen; conspicuous ✱ <span class="bodyb">turn King's/Queen's evidence</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit</span> said of an accomplice: to testify for the prosecution in court <span class="bodyb">evidential</span> /-ʹdensh(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">evidentially</span> /-ʹdensh(ə)li/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">evidentiary</span> /-ʹdenshəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">evidentia</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">evident-, evidens</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/evident/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">evident</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">core time</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013203a"><!--s013203a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> the period of each day which is a compulsory working period for employees on flexitime.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">air shot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001150a"><!--s001150a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a golf, cricket, or tennis stroke that misses the ball.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">floppy<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (floppier, floppiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023072a"><!--s023072a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>limp and tending to hang loosely</p><p><span class="bodyb">floppily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">floppiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emcee<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (emcees, emceed, emceeing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019595a"><!--s019595a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to act as an emcee of (an event).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">body search</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006388a"><!--s006388a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an act, e.g. by airport security staff, of running the hands over a person's body to check for concealed articles such as drugs or weapons.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cairn</span><small><span class="eSynop">/keən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008391a"><!--s008391a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008750b"><!--s008750b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a pile of stones built as a memorial or landmark, e.g. at the top of a mountain.</p></div><a name="s008751b"><!--s008751b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cairn_terrier/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cairn terrier</span></span></a> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">carne</span> from Scottish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">càrn</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">august</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awʹgust/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003567a"><!--s003567a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>marked by majestic dignity or solemn grandeur </p><p><i></i></p><p>Could so fantastic a pauper get admission to the august presence of a monarch?</p> — Mark Twain<p><span class="bodyb">augustly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">augustness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">augustus</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsie·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010797a"><!--s010797a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/scion/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">scion</span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feral</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfiərəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021908a"><!--s021908a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023191b"><!--s023191b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005987c"><!--s005987c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>not domesticated or cultivated; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wild1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wild 1</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s005988c"><!--s005988c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>having escaped from domestication and become wild </p><p><i></i></p><p>feral pigeons</p>.</div></div><a name="s023192b"><!--s023192b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of or suggestive of a wild beast; savage [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">feralis</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">fera</span> wild animal, from fem of <span class="bodyi">ferus</span> wild].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dock<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017601a"><!--s017601a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018477b"><!--s018477b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004618c"><!--s004618c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to bring (a ship) into dock.</p></div><a name="s004619c"><!--s004619c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>of a ship: to come or go into a dock.</p></div></div><a name="s018478b"><!--s018478b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004620c"><!--s004620c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to join (two spacecraft) together while in space.</p></div><a name="s004621c"><!--s004621c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>of spacecraft: to join together while in space.</p></div></div><a name="s018479b"><!--s018479b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to haul or guide (a ship) into a dock.</p></div><a name="s018480b"><!--s018480b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to join (two spacecraft) together while in space <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s018481b"><!--s018481b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>said of a ship: to come or go into dock.</p></div><a name="s018482b"><!--s018482b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>said of spacecraft: to join together while in space.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decoke</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹkohk/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015600a"><!--s015600a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to remove carbon deposits from (e.g. an internal-combustion engine).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">evidence<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020749a"><!--s020749a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to offer evidence of (a fact or claim).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">air show</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001151a"><!--s001151a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a public display of aircraft and aerobatics.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corf</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kawf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> corves /kawvz/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013204a"><!--s013204a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a basket formerly used in a mine to convey ore or coal [Middle English via early Dutch <span class="bodyi">corf</span> or medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">korf</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">corbis</span> basket].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">body shop</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006390a"><!--s006390a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a workshop where repairs are made to the bodywork of vehicles.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-eme</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019596a"><!--s019596a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting: a unit of language structure </p><p><i></i></p><p>phoneme</p> <p>[French <span class="bodyi">-ème</span>, from <span class="bodyi">phonème</span> speech sound, phoneme].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">floppy<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> floppies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023073a"><!--s023073a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/floppy_disk/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">floppy disk</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cipher<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> cypher</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsiefə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010798a"><!--s010798a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010979b"><!--s010979b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002737c"><!--s002737c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a method of transforming a text in order to conceal its meaning; a code.</p></div><a name="s002738c"><!--s002738c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a message in code.</p></div><a name="s002739c"><!--s002739c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a key to such a code.</p></div></div><a name="s010980b"><!--s010980b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a combination of symbolic letters, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a monogram.</p></div><a name="s010981b"><!--s010981b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002740c"><!--s002740c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/zero1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">zero<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (1).</p></div><a name="s002741c"><!--s002741c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>somebody who or something that has no worth or influence; a nonentity </p><p><i></i></p><p>‘There I shall see mine own figure.’ ‘Which I take to be either a fool or a cipher’</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div></div><a name="s010982b"><!--s010982b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>any of the Arabic numerals [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">cifre</span> via medieval Latin from Arabic <span class="bodyi">ṣifr</span> empty, cipher, zero].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fer-de-lance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌfeə də ʹlahns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> fers-de-lance /ˌfeə/ fer-de-lances)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021909a"><!--s021909a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large extremely venomous pit viper of Central and S America: <span class="bodyi">Bothrops atrox</span> [French <span class="bodyi">fer-de-lance</span> spearhead, literally ‘lance iron’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">décolletage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/daykolʹtahzh (<span class="bodyi">French</span> dekɔltaːƷ)/ /daykolʹtahzh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015601a"><!--s015601a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the low-cut neckline of a dress [French <span class="bodyi">décolletage</span> from <span class="bodyi">décolleter</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/d%C3%A9collet%C3%A91/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">décolleté 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dock<sup>6</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017602a"><!--s017602a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the prisoner's enclosure in a criminal court ✱ <span class="bodyb">in the dock</span> on trial [Flemish <span class="bodyi">docke</span> cage].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">August</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawgəst/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003566a"><!--s003566a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the eighth month of the year [Old English from Latin <span class="bodyi">Augustus</span> (<span class="bodyi">mensis</span>), the month (formerly <span class="bodyi">Sextilis</span> in the Roman calendar) renamed after himself by the first emperor <span class="bodyi">Augustus</span> Caesar in 8 <span class="bodysc">bc</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cairngorm</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkeəngawm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008392a"><!--s008392a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a yellow or smoky-brown quartz used as a gemstone [named after <span class="bodyi">Cairngorm</span>, mountain in Scotland, where it is found].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">evident</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹevid(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020750a"><!--s020750a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>clear to the vision or understanding [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">evident-, evidens</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">vident-, videns</span>,present part. of <span class="bodyi">vidēre</span> to see].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">airsick</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001152a"><!--s001152a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>suffering from the motion sickness associated with flying</p><p><span class="bodyb">airsickness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corgi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawgi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> corgis)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013205a"><!--s013205a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a short-legged dog of a breed with a fox-like head, orig developed in Wales. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/welsh_corgi/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Welsh corgi</span></span></a> [Welsh <span class="bodyi">corgi</span>, from <span class="bodyi">cor</span> dwarf + <span class="bodyi">ci</span> dog].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">body-snatcher</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006391a"><!--s006391a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>formerly, a person who dug up corpses illegally for dissection in medical schools, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">floppy disk</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023074a"><!--s023074a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in computing, a flexible disk that is coated with a magnetic substance, and is used for storing data. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/diskette/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">diskette</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emend</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹmend/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019597a"><!--s019597a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to remove errors or irregularities from (a text)</p><p><span class="bodyb">emendable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><a name="sb000000175"><!--sb000000175--></a><p><span class="bodyb">emendation</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">emenden</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">emendare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amend/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amend</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">emend</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">amend</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amend/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amend</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Augustan<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/awʹgust(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003568a"><!--s003568a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003590b"><!--s003590b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or characteristic of Augustus Caesar (d.<span class="bodysc">ad</span> 14), first Roman emperor, his period, or the literature of his reign, e.g. the works of Virgil and Ovid.</p></div><a name="s003591b"><!--s003591b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to or characteristic of a neoclassical period in a country's art and literature that is marked by stately refinement and elegance, e.g. the period of the 17th-cent. writers Corneille and Racine in France.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dockage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdokij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017603a"><!--s017603a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>accommodation at a dock for a vessel, or the cost of this.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">décolleté<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/daykolʹtay, dayʹkoltay (<span class="bodyi">French</span> dekɔlte)/ /daykolʹtay, dayʹkoltay/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015602a"><!--s015602a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016133b"><!--s016133b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a woman: wearing a strapless or low-necked dress.</p></div><a name="s016134b"><!--s016134b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a dress: low-necked [French <span class="bodyi">décolleté</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">décolleter</span> to give a low neckline to, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">collet</span> collar, from Latin <span class="bodyi">collum</span> neck].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feretory</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹferit(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> feretories)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021910a"><!--s021910a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023193b"><!--s023193b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a shrine for the relics of a saint, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a portable one for carrying in a procession.</p></div><a name="s023194b"><!--s023194b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a chapel or part of a chapel containing such a shrine [Middle English via French and medieval Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">feretrum</span> litter, bier, from Greek <span class="bodyi">pheretron</span>, from <span class="bodyi">pherein</span> to carry].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cipher<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> cypher</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (ciphered cyphered) (ciphering cyphering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010799a"><!--s010799a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010983b"><!--s010983b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to encode (something).</p></div><a name="s010984b"><!--s010984b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to compute (something) arithmetically.</p></div><a name="s010985b"><!--s010985b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, archaic</span> to figure (something) out </p><p><i></i></p><p>Leave me alone to cipher out a way</p><p> Mark Twain <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s010986b"><!--s010986b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, archaic</span> to make arithmetical or other calculations; to figure.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">airside</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001153a"><!--s001153a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the area of an airport beyond passport control: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/landside/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">landside</span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cairn terrier</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008393a"><!--s008393a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a terrier of a breed originating in Scotland, having a small compact body and coarse hair. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cairn/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cairn</span></span></a> [from its use in hunting among cairns].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">evidently</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020751a"><!--s020751a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021727b"><!--s021727b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>clearly; obviously </p><p><i></i></p><p>any style that is … so evidently bad or second-rate</p><p> T S Eliot.</p></div><a name="s021728b"><!--s021728b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>on the basis of available evidence; as seems evident </p><p><i></i></p><p>Evidently she was away on business at the time</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coria</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawriə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013206a"><!--s013206a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/corium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">corium</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">body stocking</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006392a"><!--s006392a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a very light one-piece garment covering the trunk, typically of translucent flesh-coloured nylon jersey, with or without sleeves or legs, worn <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by dancers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flops</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023075a"><!--s023075a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>floating-point operations per second, a measure of the speed of a computer processor.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emendate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeemendayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019598a"><!--s019598a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/emend/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">emend</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">emendator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">emendatory</span> /iʹmendət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">docker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017604a"><!--s017604a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who is employed in loading and unloading ships, barges, etc [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dock4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dock 4</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Augustan<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003569a"><!--s003569a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an artist or writer of the Augustan period.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">circa</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsuhkə/ <i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010800a"><!--s010800a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with dates: at, in, or of approximately </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was born circa 1600</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">circa</span>, from <span class="bodyi">circum</span> round, from <span class="bodyi">circus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/circle1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">circle 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caisson</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkays(ə)n, kəʹsoohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008394a"><!--s008394a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008752b"><!--s008752b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a watertight chamber, usu with a supply of compressed air, used to house people doing construction work under water.</p></div><a name="s008753b"><!--s008753b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a watertight structure used to keep water in or out of a dock, harbour, etc.</p></div><a name="s008754b"><!--s008754b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a chest or wagon for carrying ammunition, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for use by large guns and cannons.</p></div><a name="s008755b"><!--s008755b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s002069c"><!--s002069c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a watertight chamber, usu with a supply of compressed air, used to house people doing construction work under water.</p></div><a name="s002070c"><!--s002070c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a float for raising a sunken vessel.</p></div><a name="s002071c"><!--s002071c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a watertight structure used to keep water in or out of a dock, harbour, etc [French <span class="bodyi">caisson</span>, augmentative of <span class="bodyi">caisse</span> box, via Old Provençal from Latin <span class="bodyi">capsa</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/case2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">case 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">evil<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeevl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020752a"><!--s020752a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021729b"><!--s021729b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005517c"><!--s005517c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>not good morally; sinful or wicked </p><p><i></i></p><p>a thoroughly evil doctrine</p>.</div><a name="s005518c"><!--s005518c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>associated with the Devil.</p></div><a name="s005519c"><!--s005519c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>arising from bad character or conduct </p><p><i></i></p><p>a man of evil reputation</p>.</div></div><a name="s021730b"><!--s021730b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005520c"><!--s005520c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>causing discomfort or repulsion; offensive </p><p><i></i></p><p>an evil smell</p> <p><i></i></p><p>an evil smell</p>.</div><a name="s005521c"><!--s005521c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>disagreeable </p><p><i></i></p><p>an evil temper</p> <p><i></i></p><p>an evil temper</p>.</div></div><a name="s021731b"><!--s021731b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>pernicious or harmful.</p></div><a name="s021732b"><!--s021732b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s005522c"><!--s005522c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>pernicious or harmful.</p></div><a name="s005523c"><!--s005523c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>marked by misfortune </p><p><i></i></p><p>an evil day</p> <p><span class="bodyb">evilly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">evilness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">yfel</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feria</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfiəri·ə, ʹferi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> ferias feriae /-i·ee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021911a"><!--s021911a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a weekday of the Roman Catholic Church calendar on which no feast is celebrated</p><p><span class="bodyb">ferial</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">feria</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fair3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fair 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">décolleté<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015603a"><!--s015603a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/d%C3%A9colletage/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">décolletage</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">body suit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006393a"><!--s006393a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006641b"><!--s006641b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/body/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">body</span></span></a> (5b).</p></div><a name="s006642b"><!--s006642b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a one-piece undergarment for babies, fastening between the legs.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">floptical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfloptikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023076a"><!--s023076a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>denoting, in computing, a read-write head that is positioned by a laser device or a floppy disk or disk drive using such a head [blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/floppy2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">floppy 2</span></span></a> and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/optical/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">optical</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emendation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eemenʹdaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019599a"><!--s019599a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020609b"><!--s020609b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an alteration made to a text in the process of emending it.</p></div><a name="s020610b"><!--s020610b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act of emending a text.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">air sign</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001154a"><!--s001154a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in astrology, any of the three signs of the Zodiac Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/earth_sign/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">earth sign</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fire_sign/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fire sign</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/water_sign/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">water sign</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coriander</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koriʹandə, ʹko-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013207a"><!--s013207a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013908b"><!--s013908b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an aromatic plant of the carrot family, native to Europe and Asia and cultivated for its leaves and seeds that are used as a flavouring in cooking: <span class="bodyi">Coriandrum sativum</span>.</p></div><a name="s013909b"><!--s013909b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the leaves or seeds of this plant, or the spice prepared from the seeds [Middle English <span class="bodyi">coriandre</span> via French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">koriandron</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">docket<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdokit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017605a"><!--s017605a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018483b"><!--s018483b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a document recording the contents of a shipment or the payment of customs duties.</p></div><a name="s018484b"><!--s018484b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a label attached to goods bearing identification or instructions.</p></div><a name="s018485b"><!--s018485b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a receipt.</p></div><a name="s018486b"><!--s018486b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a brief written summary of a document.</p></div><a name="s018487b"><!--s018487b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s004622c"><!--s004622c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a document recording the contents of a shipment or the payment of customs duties.</p></div><a name="s004623c"><!--s004623c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a label attached to goods bearing identification or instructions.</p></div><a name="s004624c"><!--s004624c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a receipt.</p></div></div><a name="s018488b"><!--s018488b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span></p><a name="s004625c"><!--s004625c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a formal record of legal proceedings.</p></div><a name="s004626c"><!--s004626c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a list of legal causes to be tried.</p></div><a name="s004627c"><!--s004627c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a list of business matters to be acted on [Middle English <span class="bodyi">doggette</span>; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Augustinian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awgəʹstini·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003570a"><!--s003570a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of a religious order based on the doctrines of St Augustine; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a friar of the Hermits of St Augustine founded in 1256 and devoted to educational, missionary, and parish work</p><p><span class="bodyb">Augustinian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [St <span class="bodyi">Augustine</span> d.430, Numidian church father and Bishop of Hippo].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">circadian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/suhʹkaydi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010801a"><!--s010801a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>being, having, characterized by, or occurring in approximately day-long periods or cycles, e.g. of biological activity or function </p><p><i></i></p><p>circadian rhythms</p> <p><i></i></p><p>circadian leaf movements</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">circa</span> about + <span class="bodyi">dies</span> day + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/an2_or_ean_or_ian/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-an 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emerald</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹem(ə)rəld/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019600a"><!--s019600a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020611b"><!--s020611b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a bright green variety of the mineral beryl used as a gemstone: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aquamarine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aquamarine</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/beryl/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">beryl</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s020612b"><!--s020612b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>athe bright green colour of an emerald</p><p><span class="bodyb">emerald</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">emerallde</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">esmeraud</span>, ultimatelyfrom Greek <span class="bodyi">smaragdos</span>, of Semitic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">evil<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020753a"><!--s020753a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021733b"><!--s021733b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005524c"><!--s005524c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>wickedness; sin.</p></div><a name="s005525c"><!--s005525c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a force, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of supernatural origin, doing moral harm and opposed to goodness.</p></div><a name="s005526c"><!--s005526c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the fact of suffering, misfortune, or wrongdoing.</p></div></div><a name="s021734b"><!--s021734b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something evil; something that is <span class="bodyi">esp</span> socially harmful or morally wrong brings sorrow, distress, or calamity.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fermata</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fuhʹmahtə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> fermatas fermate /-tay/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021912a"><!--s021912a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023195b"><!--s023195b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a prolongation of a musical note, chord, or rest beyond its given time value, the length of which is at the discretion of the performer or conductor.</p></div><a name="s023196b"><!--s023196b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the sign denoting this; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pause1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pause<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (2) [Italian <span class="bodyi">fermata</span> stop, from <span class="bodyi">fermare</span> to stop, from Latin <span class="bodyi">firmare</span> to make firm, from <span class="bodyi">firmus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/firm1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">firm 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/flaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023077a"><!--s023077a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a crust of yeast that forms on the surface of sherry as it matures in barrel [Spanish <span class="bodyi">flor</span> mould, flower, from Latin <span class="bodyi">flor-, flos</span> flower].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caisson disease</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008395a"><!--s008395a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/decompression_sickness/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">decompression sickness</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decolonize <span class="bodyi">or</span> decolonise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹkoləniez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015604a"><!--s015604a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to free (a country) from colonial status; to grant it independence <span class="bodyb">decolonization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">docket<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (docketed, docketing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017606a"><!--s017606a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018489b"><!--s018489b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to put a docket an identifying statement or label on (a consignment, etc).</p></div><a name="s018490b"><!--s018490b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make an abstract of (legal proceedings, etc).</p></div><a name="s018491b"><!--s018491b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to place (a legal cause) on the docket for action.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Corinthian<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹrinthiən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013208a"><!--s013208a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013910b"><!--s013910b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Corinth in Greece.</p></div><a name="s013911b"><!--s013911b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an amateur sportsman or yachtsman.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">airspace</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001155a"><!--s001155a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the space lying above the earth or a certain area of land or water, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the space lyingarea of the atmosphere above a nation and coming under its jurisdiction.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bodysurf</span><small><span class="eSynop">/-suhf/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006394a"><!--s006394a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to surf without a surfboard by planing on the chest and stomach</p><p><span class="bodyb">bodysurfer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">auk</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003571a"><!--s003571a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of diving seabirds of the N northern hemisphere, with a short neck and black-and-white plumage, e.g. the puffin, guillemot, and razorbill: family Alcidae [Norwegian or Icelandic <span class="bodyi">alk, alka</span> from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">ālka</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">circinate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsuhsinayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010802a"><!--s010802a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">technical</span> rolled or coiled with the top as a centre </p><p><i></i></p><p>circinate fern fronds</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">circinatus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">circinare</span> to make round, from <span class="bodyi">circinus</span> pair of compasses, from <span class="bodyi">circus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/circle1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">circle 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">evildoer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020754a"><!--s020754a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who does evil</p><p><span class="bodyb">evildoing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caitiff</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaytif/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008396a"><!--s008396a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or literary</span> a base, cowardly, or despicable person [Middle English <span class="bodyi">caitif</span> prisoner, wretched person, via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">captivus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/captive1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">captive 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emerge</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹmuhj/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019601a"><!--s019601a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020613b"><!--s020613b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to come out into view.</p></div><a name="s020614b"><!--s020614b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to become manifest or known.</p></div><a name="s020615b"><!--s020615b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to survive a difficult or unpleasant experience.</p></div><a name="s020616b"><!--s020616b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to come into being or develop</p><p><span class="bodyb">emergence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">emerging</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">emergere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">mergere</span> to plunge].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ferment<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fəʹment/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021913a"><!--s021913a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023197b"><!--s023197b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to undergo or cause (a substance) to undergo fermentation.</p></div><a name="s023198b"><!--s023198b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to be in a state of agitation or intense activity <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s023199b"><!--s023199b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cause (a substance) to undergo fermentation.</p></div><a name="s023200b"><!--s023200b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to cause (a state of agitation)</p><p><span class="bodyb">fermentable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><a name="sb000000201"><!--sb000000201--></a><p><span class="bodyb">fermenter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">ferment</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">foment</span>? Either of these two verbs may be used in the sense ‘to rouse or incite a state of agitation’: <span class="bodyi">to ferment/foment rebellion</span>. In their literal senses, the verbs differ: <span class="bodyi">foment</span> means ‘to apply a hot moist substance to the body’ and <span class="bodyi">ferment</span> ‘to undergo the chemical process of fermentation’.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Corinthian<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013209a"><!--s013209a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013912b"><!--s013912b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to the modern city or the ancient city-state of Corinth.</p></div><a name="s013913b"><!--s013913b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>denoting the lightest and most ornate of the three Greek orders of architecture characterized by its bell-shaped <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/capital3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">capital 3</span></span></a> (upper part of a column) enveloped with large spiny acanthus leaves modelled on the acanthus plant: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/doric1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Doric 1</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ionic1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Ionic 1</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">Corinthian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">body swerve</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006395a"><!--s006395a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in sport, etc, a swerving action of the whole body to avoid a tackle or collision ✱ <span class="bodyb">give something/somebody a body swerve</span> <span class="bodyi">Scot</span> to take steps to avoid (something or somebody).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">docking station</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017607a"><!--s017607a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an adapter that enables converts a laptop computer into a desktop computer, by enabling it to be connected to a monitor, keyboard, and extra disk drives.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flor.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023078a"><!--s023078a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>floruit.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decolorize <span class="bodyi">or</span> decolorise /deeʹkuləriez/</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">Brit</span> chiefly <span class="bodyb">decolourize</span>)(decolourise) <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015605a"><!--s015605a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to remove colour from (something) <span class="bodyb">decolorization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">auld</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awld/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003572a"><!--s003572a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Scot</span> old [Middle English (northern), variant of Middle English <span class="bodyi">ald</span>, from Old English <span class="bodyi">eald</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/old1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">old 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">circle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsuhkl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010803a"><!--s010803a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010987b"><!--s010987b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002742c"><!--s002742c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a shape in the form of a closed curved line closed flat curve every point of which is equidistant from the centre.</p></div><a name="s002743c"><!--s002743c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a group of people or things forming a circle.</p></div></div><a name="s010988b"><!--s010988b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a balcony or tier of seats in a theatre.</p></div><a name="s010989b"><!--s010989b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a cycle or round.</p></div><a name="s010990b"><!--s010990b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a group of people sharing a common interest, activity, or leader </p><p><i></i></p><p>court circles</p>.</div><a name="s010991b"><!--s010991b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>an instance of circular reasoning.</p></div><a name="s010992b"><!--s010992b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a circle formed on the surface of a sphere, e.g. the earth, by the intersection of a plane </p><p><i></i></p><p>a circle of latitude</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">come/turn full circle</span>.</p></div><a name="s010993b"><!--s010993b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to return to the position or condition in which the thing in question started; to go back to the beginning ✱ <span class="bodyb">go/run round in circles</span> to be frantically active without making any progress [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cercle</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">circulus</span>,dimin. of <span class="bodyi">circus</span> ring, circus, from or related to Greek <span class="bodyi">krikos, kirkos</span> ring].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">airspeed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001156a"><!--s001156a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the speed of an aircraft relative to the air.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">evil eye</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020755a"><!--s020755a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a look believed to be capable of inflicting harm.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emergence</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹmuhj(ə)ns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019602a"><!--s019602a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020617b"><!--s020617b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or process of emerging.</p></div><a name="s020618b"><!--s020618b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the first noticeable signs of a fact or circumstance.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cajole</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹjohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008397a"><!--s008397a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to persuade (somebody) with flattery or deception, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the face of reluctance to do something </p><p><i></i></p><p>Why must they [women] be cajoled into virtue by artful flattery and sexual compliments?</p><p> Mary Wollstonecraft</p><p><span class="bodyb">cajolement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cajoler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">cajolery</span> /-ləri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">cajoler</span> to chatter like a jay in a cage, cajole, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">cavea</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cage1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cage 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ferment<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfuhment/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021914a"><!--s021914a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023201b"><!--s023201b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a state of unrest or upheaval; agitation or tumult.</p></div><a name="s023202b"><!--s023202b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> an agent, e.g. an enzyme or organism, capable of bringing about fermentation [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">fermentum</span> yeast].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decommission</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deekəʹmish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015606a"><!--s015606a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016135b"><!--s016135b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to remove (a ship, weapon, etc) from service.</p></div><a name="s016136b"><!--s016136b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to shut down and abandon (a nuclear reactor).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Coriolis force</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koriʹohlis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013210a"><!--s013210a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a force arising as a result of the earth's rotation that deflects moving objects, e.g. projectiles or air currents, to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere [named after Gaspard <span class="bodyi">Coriolis</span> d.1843, French civil engineer].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">body-warmer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006396a"><!--s006396a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a padded and usu quilted sleeveless waist-length jerkin jacket.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dockland</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017608a"><!--s017608a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> (<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) the district around the docks in a large port.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flora</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflawrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> floras florae /ʹflawree/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023079a"><!--s023079a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024609b"><!--s024609b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the plant life of a region, period, or special environment: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fauna/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fauna</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s024610b"><!--s024610b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a treatise on, or a work used to identify, the plants of a region, etc.</p></div><a name="s024611b"><!--s024611b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the bacteria or fungi, whether normal or pathological, occurring in or on a bodily organ [scientific Latin, named after <span class="bodyi">Flora</span>, Roman goddess of flowers].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">airstrip</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001157a"><!--s001157a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a strip of ground where aircraft can take off and land.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">auld lang syne</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌawld lang ʹsien, ʹzien/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003573a"><!--s003573a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the good old times [Scots <span class="bodyi">auld lang syne</span>, literally ‘old long ago’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">circle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010804a"><!--s010804a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010994b"><!--s010994b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to move in a circle.</p></div><a name="s010995b"><!--s010995b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to move or revolve round (somebody or something).</p></div><a name="s010996b"><!--s010996b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to enclose (something) in or as if in a circle <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s010997b"><!--s010997b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to move in or as if in a circle</p><p><span class="bodyb">circler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">evince</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹvins/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020756a"><!--s020756a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to show (something) clearly</p><p><span class="bodyb">evincible</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">evincere</span> to vanquish, win a point, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">vincere</span> to conquer].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emergency</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹmuhj(ə)nsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> emergencies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019603a"><!--s019603a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020619b"><!--s020619b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005287c"><!--s005287c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an unforeseen occurrence or combination of circumstances that is potentially dangerous and calls for immediate action.</p></div><a name="s005288c"><!--s005288c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) resulting from or used in such a situation </p><p><i></i></p><p>an emergency landing</p>.</div></div><a name="s020620b"><!--s020620b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a patient who with a serious injury or medical condition that needs urgent treatment.</p></div><a name="s020621b"><!--s020621b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ</span> in sport, a player who has been selected to replace another if the need arises, e.g. through injury [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">emergentia</span>, literally ‘something that emerges’, from Latin <span class="bodyi">emergere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/emerge/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">emerge</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cajun<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkayjən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008398a"><!--s008398a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008756b"><!--s008756b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a descendant of the French Canadians who settled in Louisiana in the 18th cent</p><p><span class="bodyb">Cajun</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s008757b"><!--s008757b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">cajun</span>) the syncopated folk music of the Cajuns, often with French vocals and steel guitar, fiddle, and accordion accompaniment [alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/acadian/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Acadian</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decompose</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deekəmʹpohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015607a"><!--s015607a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016137b"><!--s016137b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to undergo chemical breakdown; to decay or rot <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s016138b"><!--s016138b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to separate (something) into its constituent parts, elements, atoms, etc.</p></div><a name="s016139b"><!--s016139b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to rot <span class="bodyb">decomposition</span> /ˌdeekompəʹzish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">décomposer</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">composer</span> to compose].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fermentation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fuhmenʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021915a"><!--s021915a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023203b"><!--s023203b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an enzymatically controlled anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound, e.g. a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol, or an enzymatically controlled transformation of an organic compound.</p></div><a name="s023204b"><!--s023204b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005989c"><!--s005989c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an enzymatically controlled anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound, e.g. a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol, or an enzymatically controlled transformation of an organic compound.</p></div><a name="s005990c"><!--s005990c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a chemical change with effervescence.</p></div></div><a name="s023205b"><!--s023205b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> agitation or tumult; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ferment2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ferment<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (1) <span class="bodyb">fermentative</span> /fəʹmentətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aumbry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawmbri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003574a"><!--s003574a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ambry/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ambry</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dockominium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dokəʹmini·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dockominiums) <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017609a"><!--s017609a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018492b"><!--s018492b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a condominium on a waterfront, with private mooring facilities.</p></div><a name="s018493b"><!--s018493b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a private landing stage on a marina [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dock4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dock 4</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/condominium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">condominium</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawriəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> coria /ʹkawri·ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013211a"><!--s013211a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dermis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dermis</span></span></a> [Latin <span class="bodyi">corium</span> leather].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">air terminal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001158a"><!--s001158a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a building, usu in a city centre, where passengers assemble to be taken to an airport by bus or train.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eviscerate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹvisərayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020757a"><!--s020757a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021735b"><!--s021735b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to disembowel (a person or animal).</p></div><a name="s021736b"><!--s021736b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005527c"><!--s005527c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to remove an organ from (a patient).</p></div><a name="s005528c"><!--s005528c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to remove the contents of (an organ).</p></div></div><a name="s021737b"><!--s021737b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to deprive (something) of vital content or force <span class="bodyb">evisceration</span> /-ʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">evisceratus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">eviscerare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">viscera</span> entrails].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">body wave</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006397a"><!--s006397a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in hairdressing, a light permanent wave designed to give the hair body or fullness.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">circlet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsuhklit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010805a"><!--s010805a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something in the form of a little circle, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a circular ornament.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emergent</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019604a"><!--s019604a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>emerging, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the early stages of formation or development [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">emergent-, emergens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">emergere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/emerge/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">emerge</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cajun<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008399a"><!--s008399a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or relating to the Cajuns or their culture, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> their music or their style of cookery.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">floral</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflawrəl, ʹflorəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023080a"><!--s023080a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024612b"><!--s024612b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or composed of flowers </p><p><i></i></p><p>floral tributes</p>.</div><a name="s024613b"><!--s024613b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to a flora</p><p><span class="bodyb">florally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">flor-, flos</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flower1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flower 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decomposer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015608a"><!--s015608a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various organisms (e.g. many bacteria and fungi) that break down organic matter, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> dead tissue, into inorganic products.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fermion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfuhmion/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021916a"><!--s021916a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a particle, e.g. an electron, that interacts with other particles in a way described by physicists Fermi and Dirac [named after Enrico <span class="bodyi">Fermi</span> d.1954, Italian physicist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dockside</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017610a"><!--s017610a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often before another noun</span>) the area beside a dock.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">au naturel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/oh natyooʹrel/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003575a"><!--s003575a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003592b"><!--s003592b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in natural style or condition.</p></div><a name="s003593b"><!--s003593b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>uncooked or cooked plainly.</p></div><a name="s003594b"><!--s003594b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>naked [French <span class="bodyi">au naturel</span> in the natural state].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">airtight</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001159a"><!--s001159a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001222b"><!--s001222b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>impermeable to air.</p></div><a name="s001223b"><!--s001223b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>unassailable</p><p><span class="bodyb">airtightness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">evocation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/evəʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020758a"><!--s020758a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act or an instance of evoking something.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Circlip</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsuhklip/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010806a"><!--s010806a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a clip that encircles a tubular fitting and is held in place by its natural tension [blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/circle1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">circle 1</span></span></a> or <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/circular1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">circular 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/clip2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">clip 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cork<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kawk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013212a"><!--s013212a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013914b"><!--s013914b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the elastic tough outer tissue of the cork oak used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for stoppers and insulation.</p></div><a name="s013915b"><!--s013915b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a cork stopper for a bottle.</p></div><a name="s013916b"><!--s013916b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an angling float made from cork [Middle English, in the senses ‘cork’, ‘bark’, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">cortic-, cortex</span> bark].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emeritus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹmeritəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019605a"><!--s019605a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>retaining a title on an honorary basis after retirement </p><p><i></i></p><p>an emeritus professor</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">emeritus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">emereri</span> to serve out one's term, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">mereri, merēre</span> to earn, deserve, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/merit1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">merit 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cake<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kayk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008400a"><!--s008400a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008758b"><!--s008758b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of various sweet foods made from a basic mixture of flour and sugar, usu with fat, eggs, and a raising agent, and typically baked in a round, square, or oblong mould.</p></div><a name="s008759b"><!--s008759b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in combination</span>) a flattened usu round mass of fried or baked savoury food </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fishcake</p>.</div><a name="s008760b"><!--s008760b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in combination</span>) a breadlike food made from an unleavened dough and usu baked or fried in small flat shapes </p><p><i></i></p><p>an oatcake</p>.</div><a name="s008761b"><!--s008761b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a block or crust of something solid, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> compacted or congealed matter </p><p><i></i></p><p>a cake of ice</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">cakes and ale</span>.</p></div><a name="s008762b"><!--s008762b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>lively enjoyment [with allusion to the words of Malvolio in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night (II.iii.111): ‘Dost thou think because thou art virtuous there shall be no more cakes and ale?’] ✱ <span class="bodyb">go/sell like hot cakes</span> to sell extremely quickly; to be very popular [Middle English from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">kaka</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">body weight</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006398a"><!--s006398a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the weight of one's body.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">floral leaf</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023081a"><!--s023081a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a modified leaf, e.g. a sepal or petal, occurring as part of the inflorescence of a plant.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fermium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfuhmi·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021917a"><!--s021917a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a radioactive metallic chemical element that is artificially produced: symbol Fm, atomic number 100 [Latin <span class="bodyi">fermium</span>, named after Enrico <span class="bodyi">Fermi</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fermion/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fermion</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decompress</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deekəmʹpres/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015609a"><!--s015609a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016140b"><!--s016140b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to release (something) from pressure or compression.</p></div><a name="s016141b"><!--s016141b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to expand (computer data) to its normal size after it has been compressed <span class="bodyb">decompression</span> /-ʹpresh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dockyard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017611a"><!--s017611a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a place or enclosure in which ships are built or repaired.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aunt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahnt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003576a"><!--s003576a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003595b"><!--s003595b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the sister of one's father or mother, or the wife of one's uncle.</p></div><a name="s003596b"><!--s003596b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used by a child as a term of affection for an adult female friend [Middle English via Old French <span class="bodyi">ante</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">amita</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">airtime</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001160a"><!--s001160a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the broadcasting of something, e.g. a record or advertisement, on radio or television, or the duration of this.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">circs</span><small><span class="eSynop">/suhks/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010807a"><!--s010807a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> circumstances [by shortening].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">evocative</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹvokətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020759a"><!--s020759a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>evoking something, e.g. a memory or image, strongly or poignantly</p><p><span class="bodyb">evocatively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">evocativeness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cork<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013213a"><!--s013213a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to fit or close (something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a bottle) with a cork.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cake<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008401a"><!--s008401a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008763b"><!--s008763b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cover (something) with a layer of something solid or semi-solid; to encrust </p><p><i></i></p><p>shoes caked with mud</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s008764b"><!--s008764b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to form or harden into a mass.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bodywork</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006399a"><!--s006399a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006643b"><!--s006643b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the structure or form of a vehicle body.</p></div><a name="s006644b"><!--s006644b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>techniques such as massage, t'ai chi, and yoga that act therapeutically by releasing tension, balancing energies in the body, and integrating body, mind, and spirit.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fern</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fuhn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> ferns <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> fern)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021918a"><!--s021918a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023206b"><!--s023206b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a flowerless seedless plant that has a root, stem, and leaflike fronds and reproduces by spores.</p></div><a name="s023207b"><!--s023207b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of a phylum of flowerless seedless lower plants, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> any of an order resembling flowering plants in having a root, stem, and leaflike fronds but differing in reproducing by spores: phylum Filicopsida</p><p><span class="bodyb">fernery</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">ferny</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">fearn</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decompression chamber</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015610a"><!--s015610a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chamber in which air pressure can be gradually reduced to normal until it reaches the level of atmospheric pressure, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by deep-sea divers returning to the surface.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emersion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹmuhsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019606a"><!--s019606a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020622b"><!--s020622b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of emerging.</p></div><a name="s020623b"><!--s020623b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in astronomy, the reappearance of a celestial body, e.g. after an eclipse [Latin <span class="bodyi">emersus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">emergere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/emerge/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">emerge</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">auntie <span class="bodyi">or</span> aunty</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahnti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> aunties)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003577a"><!--s003577a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003597b"><!--s003597b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an aunt.</p></div><a name="s003598b"><!--s003598b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Auntie</span>) <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> the BBC.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">floreat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflawriat/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023082a"><!--s023082a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>may (the specified person or thing) flourish! </p><p><i></i></p><p>Floreat ‘EastEnders’!</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">floreat</span>, third person sing. present subjunctive of <span class="bodyi">florēre</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flourish1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flourish 1</span></span></a>), extracted from <span class="bodyi">floreat Etona</span>, motto of Eton college].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Doc Martens</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌdok ʹmahtənz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017612a"><!--s017612a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also informal</span> <span class="bodyb">Docs</span>) <span class="bodyi">trademark</span> tough-looking laced shoes or boots with thick lightweight rubber soles [from full form <span class="bodyi">Doctor Martens</span>, from the name of Klaus <span class="bodyi">Maertens</span>, German inventor of the sole].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">air-to-air</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001161a"><!--s001161a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>from one aircraft in flight to or at another </p><p><i></i></p><p>an air-to-air missile</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">evoke</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹvohk/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020760a"><!--s020760a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021738b"><!--s021738b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to call (something) forth or up </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her speech evoked a lively response</p>.</div><a name="s021739b"><!--s021739b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to bring (something) to mind or recollection, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> imaginatively or poignantly </p><p><i></i></p><p>This place evokes memories of happier years</p>.</div><a name="s021740b"><!--s021740b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to summon (a spirit, etc) by invocation.</p></div><a name="s021741b"><!--s021741b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s005529c"><!--s005529c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to summon (a spirit, etc) by invocation.</p></div><a name="s005530c"><!--s005530c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to cite (something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with approval or for support</p><p><span class="bodyb">evoker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">évoquer</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">evocare</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">vocare</span> to call].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">circuit<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsuhkit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010808a"><!--s010808a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010998b"><!--s010998b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a closed loop encompassing an area, or the area enclosed.</p></div><a name="s010999b"><!--s010999b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002744c"><!--s002744c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a course round a periphery.</p></div><a name="s002745c"><!--s002745c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a racetrack.</p></div><a name="s002746c"><!--s002746c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the act of going round such a course or a racetrack.</p></div></div><a name="s011000b"><!--s011000b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a regular tour, e.g. by a judge, round an assigned area or territory.</p></div><a name="s011001b"><!--s011001b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s002747c"><!--s002747c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a regular tour, e.g. by a judge, round an assigned area or territory.</p></div><a name="s002748c"><!--s002748c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the route travelled.</p></div><a name="s002749c"><!--s002749c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a group of church congregations with one pastor, e.g. in the Methodist Church.</p></div></div><a name="s011002b"><!--s011002b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s002750c"><!--s002750c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a complete path of an electric current.</p></div><a name="s002751c"><!--s002751c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an array of electrical components connected so as to allow the passage of current.</p></div><a name="s002752c"><!--s002752c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a two-way communication path between points, e.g. in a computer.</p></div></div><a name="s011003b"><!--s011003b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s002753c"><!--s002753c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an association or league of similar groups.</p></div><a name="s002754c"><!--s002754c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a chain of theatres at which productions are presented successively.</p></div><a name="s002755c"><!--s002755c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a regular series of sports competitions in which the same competitors take part, or the players themselves.</p></div><a name="s002756c"><!--s002756c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a set of physical exercises to be performed one after the other [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">circuitus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">circumire, circuire</span> to go round, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/circum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">circum-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ire</span> to go].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corkage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawkij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013214a"><!--s013214a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a charge made in a restaurant for serving wine brought in that has been bought elsewhere by a customer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decompression sickness</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015611a"><!--s015611a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sometimes fatal condition suffered <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by deep-sea divers, characterized by intense pains, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the joints, paralysis, and difficulty in breathing, caused by the expansion of nitrogen bubbles in the blood and tissue after a rapid transfer from a pressurized to a non-pressurized environment.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">body wrap</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006400a"><!--s006400a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a kind of beauty therapy for reducing body measurements by wrapping the body in hot bandages.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emery</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹem(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019607a"><!--s019607a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dark granular mineral, that consistings mainly of corundum, and is used for grinding and polishing [Middle English via early French <span class="bodyi">esmeri</span> from Old Italian <span class="bodyi">smiriglio</span>, ultimately from Greek <span class="bodyi">smyrid-</span>, <span class="bodyi">smyris</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cakehole</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008402a"><!--s008402a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> the mouth.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Florentine<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflorəntien/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023083a"><!--s023083a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024614b"><!--s024614b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating or belonging to the Italian city of Florence.</p></div><a name="s024615b"><!--s024615b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> <span class="bodyb">florentine</span>) (<span class="bodyi">used after a noun</span>) denoting a dish of food containing spinach or served on a bed of spinach </p><p><i></i></p><p>eggs florentine</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fernbird</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021919a"><!--s021919a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a New Zealand bird of the warbler family that has fern-like tail feathers: <span class="bodyi">Bowdleria punctata</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doctor<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdoktə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017613a"><!--s017613a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018494b"><!--s018494b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person qualified to practise medicine; a physician or surgeon.</p></div><a name="s018495b"><!--s018495b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a licensed dentist or veterinary surgeon.</p></div><a name="s018496b"><!--s018496b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a holder of the highest level of academic degree conferred by a university.</p></div><a name="s018497b"><!--s018497b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a person who is skilled in repairing or treating a usu specified type of machine, vehicle, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>a bicycle doctor</p>.</div><a name="s018498b"><!--s018498b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/doctor_of_the_church/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Doctor of the Church</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s018499b"><!--s018499b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a learned or authoritative teacher.</p></div><a name="s018500b"><!--s018500b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>an artificial fishing fly.</p></div><a name="s018501b"><!--s018501b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ</span> a cook on board ship or at a station or camp.</p></div><a name="s018502b"><!--s018502b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>a cool onshore breeze in certain warm areas ✱ <span class="bodyb">go for the doctor</span> <span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ</span> to make a supreme effort ✱ <span class="bodyb">just what the doctor ordered</span> just the thing needed</p><p><span class="bodyb">doctorly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">doctorship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">doctour</span> teacher, doctor, via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">doctor</span> teacher, from <span class="bodyi">docēre</span> to teach].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Aunt Sally</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsali/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Aunt Sallies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003578a"><!--s003578a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003599b"><!--s003599b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an effigy of a woman at which objects are thrown at a fair.</p></div><a name="s003600b"><!--s003600b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an easy target of criticism or attack.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">air traffic control</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001162a"><!--s001162a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a department ground-based agency that controls the movement of aircraft in flight, or at takeoff or landing, by issuing instructions to pilots regarding their altitude, speed, and course</p><p><span class="bodyb">air traffic controller</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">evolute</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeevəlooht, ʹev-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020761a"><!--s020761a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the curve that passes through the centres of all the circles that touch a given curve on its concave side at each point [Latin <span class="bodyi">evolutus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">evolvere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/evolve/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">evolve</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">circuit<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (circuited, circuiting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010809a"><!--s010809a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s011004b"><!--s011004b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make a circuit round (something).</p></div><a name="s011005b"><!--s011005b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to provide (something) with an electrical circuit <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s011006b"><!--s011006b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make a circuit.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emery board</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019608a"><!--s019608a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a strip of cardboard or wood coated with powdered emery and used as a nail file.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decongest</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deekənʹjest/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015612a"><!--s015612a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to relieve the congestion in (something).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Boeotian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹohsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006401a"><!--s006401a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dull boorish person</p><p><span class="bodyb">Boeotian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [named after <span class="bodyi">Boeotia</span>, a district of ancient Greece unfairly proverbial for the stupidity of its inhabitants].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corked</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013215a"><!--s013215a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of wine: having an unpleasant smell and taste as a result of being kept in a bottle sealed with a leaky cork.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ferocious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fəʹrohshəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021920a"><!--s021920a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>extremely fierce or violent</p><p><span class="bodyb">ferociously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">ferociousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">ferocity</span> /fəʹrositi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">feroc-, ferox</span>,literally ‘fierce looking’, from <span class="bodyi">ferus</span> wild, fierce].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cakewalk</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008403a"><!--s008403a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008765b"><!--s008765b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a dance characterized by stylish walking steps and figures and typically involving high strutting movements, or the marching music to which such a dance is traditionally performed.</p></div><a name="s008766b"><!--s008766b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an easy task</p><p><span class="bodyb">cakewalker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [from the former practice of giving a cake as a prize to the most accomplished dancer].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aunty</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahnti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003579a"><!--s003579a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/auntie_or_aunty/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">auntie</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Florentine<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023084a"><!--s023084a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024616b"><!--s024616b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Florence.</p></div><a name="s024617b"><!--s024617b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">florentine</span>) a hard sweet biscuit with a chocolate coated base and topped with nuts and pieces of crystallized fruit.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doctor<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (doctored, doctoring)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017614a"><!--s017614a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s018503b"><!--s018503b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004628c"><!--s004628c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to give medical treatment to (somebody).</p></div><a name="s004629c"><!--s004629c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to repair or mend (something).</p></div></div><a name="s018504b"><!--s018504b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004630c"><!--s004630c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to adapt or modify (something) for a desired end </p><p><i></i></p><p>The script had to be doctored a bit</p>.</div><a name="s004631c"><!--s004631c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to alter (evidence or statistics) in a dishonest way.</p></div></div><a name="s018505b"><!--s018505b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">euphem</span> to castrate or spay (a dog or cat) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s018506b"><!--s018506b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to practise medicine</p><p><span class="bodyb">doctoring</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">circuit breaker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010810a"><!--s010810a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a switch that automatically interrupts an electric circuit under an infrequent abnormal condition.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">air vice-marshal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001163a"><!--s001163a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an officer in the Royal Air Force ranking below air marshal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">evolution</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eevəʹloohsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020762a"><!--s020762a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021742b"><!--s021742b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a theory that the various existing types of animals and plants are derived from preexisting types by natural selection.</p></div><a name="s021743b"><!--s021743b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005531c"><!--s005531c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the historical development of a biological group, e.g. a race, species, or higher category.</p></div><a name="s005532c"><!--s005532c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a theory that the various existing types of animals and plants are derived from preexisting types and that the distinguishable differences are due to natural selection</p><p>Evolution in the biological sense is now an established fact beyond reasonable dispute. All earthly living creatures are cousins, sharing the same genetic code inherited from a remote ancestor which lived some thousands of millions of years ago. More controversial are various theories of how evolution happens, but all biologists accept Darwinian natural selection as at least an important part of the story — Professor Richard Dawkins</p></div></div><a name="s021744b"><!--s021744b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005533c"><!--s005533c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a process of change and development, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from a lower or simpler state to a higher or more complex state.</p></div><a name="s005534c"><!--s005534c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a process of gradual and relatively peaceful social, political, economic, etc advance.</p></div></div><a name="s021745b"><!--s021745b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in chemistry, the action or an instance of forming and giving something off; emission.</p></div><a name="s021746b"><!--s021746b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a set of prescribed movements, e.g. in a dance.</p></div><a name="s021747b"><!--s021747b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s005535c"><!--s005535c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a set of prescribed movements, e.g. in a dance.</p></div><a name="s005536c"><!--s005536c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a set of planned manoeuvres, e.g. in a military exercise</p><p><span class="bodyb">evolutional</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">evolutionary</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">evolution-, evolutio</span> unrolling, from <span class="bodyi">evolvere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/evolve/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">evolve</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decongestant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deekənʹjest(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015613a"><!--s015613a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something, e.g. a drug, that relieves congestion</p><p><span class="bodyb">decongestant</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Boer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbawə, ʹboh·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006402a"><!--s006402a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a S African of Dutch descent</p><p><span class="bodyb">Boer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Dutch <span class="bodyi">boer</span> farmer].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emery paper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019609a"><!--s019609a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>paper coated with emery powder for use as an abrasive.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013216a"><!--s013216a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal, dated</span> an astonishing person or thing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">florescence</span><small><span class="eSynop">/flawʹres(ə)ns, flo-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023085a"><!--s023085a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> a state or period of flourishing or flowering</p><p><span class="bodyb">florescent</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">florescentia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">florescent-, florescens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">florescere</span> to begin to flower, from <span class="bodyi">florēre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flourish1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flourish 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">au pair<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/oh ʹpeə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003580a"><!--s003580a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a young foreigner, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a young woman, who does domestic work for a family in return for meals and accommodation and the opportunity to learn the language of the family [French <span class="bodyi">au pair</span>, literally ‘on even terms’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ferous <span class="bodyi">or</span> -iferous</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021921a"><!--s021921a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming adjectives, with the meaning: bearing or; yielding; containing </p><p><i></i></p><p>carboniferous</p> <p><i></i></p><p>pestiferous</p> <p>[Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">-fer</span> producing].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">evolutionism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020763a"><!--s020763a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the theory of the evolution of animals and plants by natural selection, or belief in this theory</p><p><span class="bodyb">evolutionist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cal.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008405a"><!--s008405a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008769b"><!--s008769b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>California.</p></div><a name="s008770b"><!--s008770b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>large calorie.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doctoral</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017615a"><!--s017615a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to a doctorate </p><p><i></i></p><p>a doctoral thesis</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">airwaves</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001164a"><!--s001164a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the frequencies used for radio and television transmission.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">circuitous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/suhʹkyooh·itəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010811a"><!--s010811a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>indirect in route or method; roundabout</p><p><span class="bodyb">circuitously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">circuitousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">circuity</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deconsecrate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹkonsikrayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015614a"><!--s015614a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to declare (a building or area) to be no longer sacred and return it to secular use <span class="bodyb">deconsecration</span> /-ʹkraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boerbull <span class="bodyi">or</span> boerbul</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbooəbool/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006403a"><!--s006403a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a breed of mastiff common in S Africa [Afrikaans <span class="bodyi">boerboel</span>, from <span class="bodyi">boer</span> country- or Afrikaner-style + Dutch <span class="bodyi">bulhond</span> mastiff].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emetic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹmetik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019610a"><!--s019610a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something that causes vomiting [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">emetikē</span>,fem of <span class="bodyi">emetikos</span> causing vomiting, from <span class="bodyi">emein</span> to vomit].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corking</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawking/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013217a"><!--s013217a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal, dated</span> extremely good; excellent.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">floret</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflorit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023086a"><!--s023086a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024618b"><!--s024618b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of the small flowers forming the head of a composite plant.</p></div><a name="s024619b"><!--s024619b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any small flower.</p></div><a name="s024620b"><!--s024620b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>any of the individual flowering stems making up a cauliflower or broccoli head [Middle English <span class="bodyi">flourette</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">flouret</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">flour</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flower1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flower 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">au pair<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> au-pair</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003581a"><!--s003581a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to work as an au pair.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">evolve</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹvolv/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020764a"><!--s020764a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021748b"><!--s021748b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to work out or develop (something) gradually.</p></div><a name="s021749b"><!--s021749b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to produce (something, e.g. an organ) by natural evolutionary processes.</p></div><a name="s021750b"><!--s021750b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in chemistry, to give off or emit (gas, heat, etc) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s021751b"><!--s021751b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to undergo evolutionary change.</p></div><a name="s021752b"><!--s021752b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to develop gradually</p><p><span class="bodyb">evolvable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">evolvement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">evolvere</span> to unroll, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">volvere</span> to roll].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ferrate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹferayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021922a"><!--s021922a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a compound of a metal with an ion that contains iron and oxygen atoms [Latin <span class="bodyi">ferrum</span> iron + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ate1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ate 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deconstruct</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deekənʹstrukt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015615a"><!--s015615a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016142b"><!--s016142b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to analyse (e.g. a film or text) by deconstruction.</p></div><a name="s016143b"><!--s016143b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to take (something) to pieces; to dismantle (a structure) <span class="bodyb">deconstructive</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CAL</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kal/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008404a"><!--s008404a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008767b"><!--s008767b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>computer-aided learning.</p></div><a name="s008768b"><!--s008768b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>computer-assisted learning.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doctorate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdoktərət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017616a"><!--s017616a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the highest academic degree, awarded by a university for original postgraduate research presented as a thesis.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emetic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019611a"><!--s019611a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>causing vomiting</p><p><span class="bodyb">emetically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">airwaves</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001165a"><!--s001165a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the supposed medium of radio and television transmission.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">circuitry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsuhkitri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> circuitries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010812a"><!--s010812a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>electrical circuits, or a system of circuits.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boeremusiek</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboohrəmoosik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006404a"><!--s006404a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">SAfr</span> the traditional country music of the Afrikaners [Afrikaans <span class="bodyi">boeremusiek</span>, from <span class="bodyi">boere</span> country- or Afrikaner-style + <span class="bodyi">musiek</span> music].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cork oak</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013218a"><!--s013218a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a S European and N African oak with bark that yields cork: <span class="bodyi">Quercus suber</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flori-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023087a"><!--s023087a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: a flower or flowers </p><p><i></i></p><p>floriculture</p> <p><i></i></p><p>floriferous</p> <p>[Latin, from <span class="bodyi">flor-, flos</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flower1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flower 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aura</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003583a"><!--s003583a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003601b"><!--s003601b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a distinctive atmosphere surrounding a given source </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her greatest attraction was the aura of possibility surrounding her</p> — L M Montgomery.</div><a name="s003602b"><!--s003602b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an emanation, invisible except to those with psychic powers, coming from a person or thing.</p></div><a name="s003603b"><!--s003603b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a luminous radiation surrounding a person.</p></div><a name="s003604b"><!--s003604b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a sensation, such as flashing lights or a ringing in the ears, experienced before an attack of a brain disorder, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> epilepsy [Middle English via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">aura</span> breeze, air].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">e-voting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020765a"><!--s020765a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>=<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/electronic_voting/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">electronic voting</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ferret<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹferit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021923a"><!--s021923a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023208b"><!--s023208b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a partially domesticated European polecat, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an albino, used for hunting small rodents, e.g. rats, or kept as a pet: <span class="bodyi">Mustela furo</span>.</p></div><a name="s023209b"><!--s023209b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an active and persistent search or searcher</p><p><span class="bodyb">ferrety</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">furet, ferret</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">furittus</span> little thief, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">fur</span> thief].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">circular<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsuhkyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010813a"><!--s010813a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011007b"><!--s011007b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of circles; having the form of a circle.</p></div><a name="s011008b"><!--s011008b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002757c"><!--s002757c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>moving in or describing a circle or spiral.</p></div><a name="s002758c"><!--s002758c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>circuitous.</p></div></div><a name="s011009b"><!--s011009b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>marked by the fallacy of assuming something which is to be demonstrated </p><p><i></i></p><p>circular arguments</p>.</div><a name="s011010b"><!--s011010b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>marked by or moving in a cycle.</p></div><a name="s011011b"><!--s011011b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>said of a letter or advertising material: intended for circulation to a number of people, e.g. by mail <span class="bodyb">circularity</span> /-ʹlariti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">circularly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">circuler</span> via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">circularis</span>,from Latin <span class="bodyi">circulus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/circle1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">circle 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Doctor of Philosophy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017617a"><!--s017617a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who has a doctorate, usu in any subject other than law, medicine, or theology.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deconstruction</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deekənʹstruksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015616a"><!--s015616a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016144b"><!--s016144b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a critical technique, e.g. in literary or film criticism, in which the implied unity of a work of art is dismantled to reveal a variety of possible interpretations.</p></div><a name="s016145b"><!--s016145b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a critical technique, e.g. in literary or film criticism, which claims that there is no single innate meaning and thus no single correct interpretation of a text, but that the task of the critic or reader is to dismantle the implied unity of a work of art to reveal the variety of interpretations that are possible</p><p>Loosely applied to any rejection of the usual conventions of construction (in the case of avant-garde films, or even fashion garments that show their seams), deconstruction in a more specific sense is attributable to the philosopher Jacques Derrida (b.1930), who shows how, when two terms are opposed, each owes its meaning to its difference from the other. This trace of difference, and so of the other in the selfsame, deconstructs the apparent antithesis between them — Professor Catherine Belsey</p><p><span class="bodyb">deconstructionism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">deconstructionist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cal.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008406a"><!--s008406a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008771b"><!--s008771b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>calibre.</p></div><a name="s008772b"><!--s008772b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>small calorie.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corkscrew<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013219a"><!--s013219a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013917b"><!--s013917b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an implement for removing corks from bottles, typically consisting of a pointed spiral piece of metal attached to a handle.</p></div><a name="s013918b"><!--s013918b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) spiral </p><p><i></i></p><p>corkscrew curls</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emf</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019613a"><!--s019613a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>electromotive force.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">airway</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001166a"><!--s001166a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001224b"><!--s001224b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a designated route along which aircraft fly.</p></div><a name="s001225b"><!--s001225b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000350c"><!--s000350c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the passage through which air travels to the lungs </p><p><i></i></p><p>Keep the patient's airway open</p>.</div><a name="s000351c"><!--s000351c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a tube inserted in the throat to let an unconscious person breathe.</p></div></div><a name="s001226b"><!--s001226b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a passage for air in a mine.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boerewors</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboohrəvaws/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006405a"><!--s006405a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">SAfr</span> a heavily spiced sausage, usu made from a mixture of beef and pork [Afrikaans <span class="bodyi">boerewors</span>, from <span class="bodyi">boere</span> country- or Afrikaner-style + <span class="bodyi">wors</span> sausage].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">evzone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹevzohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020766a"><!--s020766a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of an elite Greek infantry unit [modern Greek <span class="bodyi">euzōnos</span>,from Greek, active, well-girt, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eu/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eu-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">zōnē</span> girdle].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">floriated</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflawriaytid, ʹflo-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023088a"><!--s023088a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in architecture, manuscript illumination, etc, decorated with or shaped like a floral motif </p><p><i></i></p><p>a floriated initial</p> <p><i></i></p><p>floriated capitals</p> <p><span class="bodyb">floriation</span> /-ʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aural</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawrəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003584a"><!--s003584a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to the ear or the sense of hearing</p><a name="sb00000062"><!--sb00000062--></a><p><span class="bodyb">aurally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">aural</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">oral</span>? These two words are pronounced the same and are easy to confuse. <span class="bodyi">Aural</span> relates to the ears and hearing and is connected with words such as <span class="bodyi">audible</span> and <span class="bodyi">audition</span>. An <span class="bodyi">aural</span> comprehension is one that tests a person's understanding of spoken language. <span class="bodyi">Oral</span> relates to the mouth and speaking, as in. Students of foreign languages often have to take an <span class="bodyi">oral</span> examination, one that tests their ability to speak the language.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ferret<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (ferreted, ferreting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021924a"><!--s021924a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s023210b"><!--s023210b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (+ about/around) to search about or around.</p></div><a name="s023211b"><!--s023211b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to hunt with ferrets <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s023212b"><!--s023212b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to hunt (rats, etc) with ferrets.</p></div><a name="s023213b"><!--s023213b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + out) to drive (game) out, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from covert or burrows</p><p><span class="bodyb">ferreter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Doctor of the Church</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017618a"><!--s017618a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a small number of particularly revered early theologians in the Christian Church, including St Jerome, St Ambrose, St Augustine of Hippo, and St Gregory the Great, with the later addition of St Thomas Aquinas, St Theresa of Ávila, and St Catherine of Siena.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">circular<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010814a"><!--s010814a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a paper, e.g. a leaflet or advertisement, intended for wide distribution.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corkscrew<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013220a"><!--s013220a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to move or twist in a spiral.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decontaminate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deekənʹtaminayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015617a"><!--s015617a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to rid (something) of contamination, e.g. radioactivity <span class="bodyb">decontamination</span> /-ʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">airworthy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001167a"><!--s001167a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of an aircraft: fit for operation in the air</p><p><span class="bodyb">airworthiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Calabar bean</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaləbah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008407a"><!--s008407a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the dark brown poisonous seed of a tropical African climbing plant of the pea family, used as a source of the drug physostigmine [named after <span class="bodyi">Calabar</span>, city and port in Nigeria, from which it was exported].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aurar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹowrah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003585a"><!--s003585a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eyrir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eyrir</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ferret out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021925a"><!--s021925a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to find (information) and bring it to light by searching </p><p><i></i></p><p>They ferreted out the answers</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ewe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020767a"><!--s020767a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the female of the sheep or a related animal [Old English <span class="bodyi">ēowu</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BOF</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006406a"><!--s006406a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in computing, beginning of file.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">EMF</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019612a"><!--s019612a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>European Monetary Fund.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">floribunda</span><small><span class="eSynop">/floriʹbundə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023089a"><!--s023089a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plant, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a hybrid rose, that produces sprays or clusters of flowers, as distinct from single flowers [Latin <span class="bodyi">floribunda</span>, fem of <span class="bodyi">floribundus</span> flowering freely].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doctrinaire<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/doktriʹneə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017619a"><!--s017619a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>concerned with abstract theory to the exclusion of practical considerations [French <span class="bodyi">doctrinaire</span>, from <span class="bodyi">doctrine</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/doctrine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">doctrine</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">circularize <span class="bodyi">or</span> circularise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010815a"><!--s010815a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011012b"><!--s011012b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to send circulars to (people).</p></div><a name="s011013b"><!--s011013b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to publicize (something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by means of circulars.</p></div><a name="s011014b"><!--s011014b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make (something) circular <span class="bodyb">circularization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decontextualize <span class="bodyi">or</span> decontextualise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deekonʹtekstyooəliez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015618a"><!--s015618a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to remove (something) from its context and consider it in isolation <span class="bodyb">decontextualization</span> /-lieʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">florican</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflawrikan/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023090a"><!--s023090a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a S Asian bustard, the male having black plumage and white wings: <span class="bodyi">Houbaropsis bengalensis</span> or <span class="bodyi">Sypheotides indica</span> [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corkwood</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013221a"><!--s013221a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small tree with light or corky wood, e.g. a deciduous tree of the southeastern USA: <span class="bodyi">Leitneria floridana</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boff<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bof/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006407a"><!--s006407a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006645b"><!--s006645b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a blow.</p></div><a name="s006646b"><!--s006646b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an act of sexual intercourse [imitative of a hitting noise].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aureate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawri·ət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003586a"><!--s003586a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> made of gold, or golden in colour </p><p><i></i></p><p>When all that … dullness of dirty brick trembles in aureate light</p> — Willa Cather [from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">aureatus</span> decorated with gold, from <span class="bodyi">aureus</span> golden, from <span class="bodyi">aurum</span> gold].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ewer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹyooh·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020768a"><!--s020768a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wide-mouthed pitcher or jug, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one used formerly to hold water for washing [Middle English via Old French <span class="bodyi">evier</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">aquarius</span> of water, from <span class="bodyi">aqua</span> water].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ferri-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021926a"><!--s021926a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting:</p><a name="s023214b"><!--s023214b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>iron </p><p><i></i></p><p>ferriferous</p>.</div><a name="s023215b"><!--s023215b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>ferric iron </p><p><i></i></p><p>ferricyanide</p> <p>[Latin, from <span class="bodyi">ferrum</span> iron].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calabash</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaləbash/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008408a"><!--s008408a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008773b"><!--s008773b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002072c"><!--s002072c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the large hard-skinned flask-shaped fruit of a tropical American tree.</p></div><a name="s002073c"><!--s002073c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the tropical American tree that bears this fruit: <span class="bodyi">Crescentia cujete</span>.</p></div></div><a name="s008774b"><!--s008774b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something made from the hollowed-out and dried skin of a flask-shaped tropical the calabash fruit, e.g. a water container or a tobacco pipe [French <span class="bodyi">calebasse</span> gourd, from Spanish <span class="bodyi">calabaza</span>, prob from Arabic <span class="bodyi">qar‘ah yābisah</span> dry gourd].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-emia</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019614a"><!--s019614a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aemia_or_haemia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-aemia</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">airy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (airier, airiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001168a"><!--s001168a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001227b"><!--s001227b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000352c"><!--s000352c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>open to the free circulation of air; well-ventilated.</p></div><a name="s000353c"><!--s000353c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>spacious </p><p><i></i></p><p>an airy room</p>.</div></div><a name="s001228b"><!--s001228b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000354c"><!--s000354c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>not having solid foundation; illusory </p><p><i></i></p><p>airy promises</p>.</div><a name="s000355c"><!--s000355c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>showing lack of concern; flippant.</p></div></div><a name="s001229b"><!--s001229b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>light and graceful in movement or manner.</p></div><a name="s001230b"><!--s001230b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>delicately thin in texture.</p></div><a name="s001231b"><!--s001231b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> high in the air; lofty</p><p><span class="bodyb">airily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">airiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doctrinaire<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017620a"><!--s017620a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a doctrinaire person.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">circular saw</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010816a"><!--s010816a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a power-driven saw that has its teeth set on the edge of a revolving metal disc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decontrol<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/deekənʹtrohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (decontrolled, decontrolling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015619a"><!--s015619a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to end control of (e.g. commodity prices)</p><p><span class="bodyb">decontrol</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corky</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawki/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (corkier, corkiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013222a"><!--s013222a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013919b"><!--s013919b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>resembling cork, e.g. in consistency.</p></div><a name="s013920b"><!--s013920b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>corked.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emigrant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹemigrənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019615a"><!--s019615a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who emigrates</p><p><span class="bodyb">emigrant</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aureole</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawriohl/ aureola /awʹree·ələ, ə-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003587a"><!--s003587a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003605b"><!--s003605b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a radiant light surrounding the head or body of a representation of a holy figure: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/nimbus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">nimbus</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s003606b"><!--s003606b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the halo surrounding the sun, moon, etc when seen through thin cloud; a corona [Middle English <span class="bodyi">aureole</span> heavenly crown worn by saints, from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">aureola</span> a golden circlet, fem of Latin <span class="bodyi">aureolus</span> golden, from <span class="bodyi">aurum</span> gold].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">floriculture</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflawrikulchə, ʹflo-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023091a"><!--s023091a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the cultivation and management of ornamental and flowering plants <span class="bodyb">floricultural</span> /-ʹkulch(ə)rəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">floriculturally</span> /-ʹkulch(ə)rəli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">floriculturist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ferriage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹferi·ij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021927a"><!--s021927a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>transport by ferry, or the fare paid for it.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ex.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020771a"><!--s020771a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Exodus (book of the Bible).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">airy-fairy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001169a"><!--s001169a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> whimsically unrealistic </p><p><i></i></p><p>The report was full of airy-fairy speculation</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calaboose</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaləboohs, -ʹboohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008409a"><!--s008409a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> a jail, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a local jail [Spanish <span class="bodyi">calabozo</span> dungeon].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boff<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verbtrans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006408a"><!--s006408a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006647b"><!--s006647b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to hit or punch.</p></div><a name="s006648b"><!--s006648b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to have sexual intercourse with (somebody).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doctrinal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dokʹtrienl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017621a"><!--s017621a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or concerned with doctrine </p><p><i></i></p><p>doctrinal arguments</p> <p><span class="bodyb">doctrinally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decontrol<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015620a"><!--s015620a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act of decontrolling something.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">circulate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsuhkyoolayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010817a"><!--s010817a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011015b"><!--s011015b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to move in a circle, circuit, or orbit, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to follow a course that returns to the starting point </p><p><i></i></p><p>Blood circulates through the body</p>.</div><a name="s011016b"><!--s011016b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002759c"><!--s002759c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to flow without obstruction.</p></div><a name="s002760c"><!--s002760c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to become well known or widespread </p><p><i></i></p><p>Rumours circulated through the town</p>.</div><a name="s002761c"><!--s002761c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to go from group to group at a social gathering.</p></div><a name="s002762c"><!--s002762c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>said of a newspaper, etc: to come into the hands of readers; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> to be sold or distributed <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s011017b"><!--s011017b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to circulate <span class="bodyb">circulative</span> /-lətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">circulator</span> /-laytə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">circulatory</span> /-lət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">circulatus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">circulare</span>,from <span class="bodyi">circulus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/circle1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">circle 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corm</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kawm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013223a"><!--s013223a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rounded thick underground plant stem base with buds and scaly leaves that stores food and produces new shoots each year: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bulb/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bulb</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tuber/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tuber</span></span></a> [Latin <span class="bodyi">cormus</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">kormos</span> tree trunk, from <span class="bodyi">keirein</span> to cut].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emigrate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹemigrayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019616a"><!--s019616a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to leave one's home or country for permanent residence elsewhere <span class="bodyb">emigration</span> /-ʹgraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">emigratus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">emigrare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">migrare</span> to migrate].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">au revoir</span><small><span class="eSynop">/oh rəʹvwah (<span class="bodyi">French</span> o rəvwa:r)/ /oh rəʹvwah/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003588a"><!--s003588a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>goodbye [French <span class="bodyi">au revoir</span>, literally ‘till seeing again’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ex<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/eks/ <i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020769a"><!--s020769a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021753b"><!--s021753b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>from a specified place or source.</p></div><a name="s021754b"><!--s021754b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005537c"><!--s005537c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of shares etc: without an indicated value or right </p><p><i></i></p><p>ex dividend</p>.</div><a name="s005538c"><!--s005538c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>free of charges until the time of removal from (a place) </p><p><i></i></p><p>ex dock</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">ex</span> out of, from].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">florid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflorid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023092a"><!--s023092a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024621b"><!--s024621b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>tinged with red; ruddy </p><p><i></i></p><p>a florid complexion</p>.</div><a name="s024622b"><!--s024622b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>excessively flowery or ornate in style </p><p><i></i></p><p>florid writing</p>.</div><a name="s024623b"><!--s024623b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a disease or its symptoms: occurring in fully developed form <span class="bodyb">floridity</span> /floʹriditi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">floridly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">floridness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">floridus</span> blooming, flowery, from <span class="bodyi">florēre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flourish1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flourish 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ferric</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹferik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021928a"><!--s021928a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of, containing, or being trivalent iron with a valency of three.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boffin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbofin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006409a"><!--s006409a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> a scientific expert; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one involved in technological research [World War II vocabulary, of uncertain origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aisle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001170a"><!--s001170a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001232b"><!--s001232b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000356c"><!--s000356c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a passage between rows of seats, e.g. in a church or theatre.</p></div><a name="s000357c"><!--s000357c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a passage between rows of shelving in a shop.</p></div></div><a name="s001233b"><!--s001233b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a passage between rows of seats, e.g. in a church or theatre, or between rows of shelving or storage, e.g. in a shop.</p></div><a name="s001234b"><!--s001234b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the side division of a church separated from the nave by columns or piers ✱ <span class="bodyb">lead somebody up the aisle</span> to get married to somebody</p><p><span class="bodyb">aisled</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [alteration of Middle English <span class="bodyi">ele, ile</span>, via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">ala</span> wing].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calabrese</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kaləʹbrayzi, -ʹbreezi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008410a"><!--s008410a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a type of sprouting broccoli [Italian <span class="bodyi">calabrese</span> Calabrian, from <span class="bodyi">Calabria</span>, region of Italy].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doctrine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdoktrin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017622a"><!--s017622a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018507b"><!--s018507b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something that is taught.</p></div><a name="s018508b"><!--s018508b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a principle or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief </p><p><i></i></p><p>Christian doctrine</p> <p><span class="bodyb">doctrinal</span> /dokʹtrienl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">doctrinally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">doctrina</span> teaching, from <span class="bodyi">doctor</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/doctor1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">doctor 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decorate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdekərayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015622a"><!--s015622a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016148b"><!--s016148b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004045c"><!--s004045c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to give (something) a more attractive appearance by adding colour or ornamental shapes or objects to it.</p></div><a name="s004046c"><!--s004046c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to apply new coverings of paint, wallpaper, etc to the interior or exterior surfaces of (a room or a building).</p></div></div><a name="s016149b"><!--s016149b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to award a medal or other mark of honour to (somebody) [Latin <span class="bodyi">decoratus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">decorare</span>, from <span class="bodyi">decor-, decus</span> ornament, honour].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">émigré <span class="bodyi">or</span> emigré</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹemigray/ /ʹemigray (<span class="bodyi">French</span> emigre)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019617a"><!--s019617a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who emigrates, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for political reasons [French <span class="bodyi">émigré</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">émigrer</span> to emigrate, from Latin <span class="bodyi">emigrare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/emigrate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">emigrate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">circulating library</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010818a"><!--s010818a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small library which moves from one place to another, e.g. between hospitals.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cormorant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawmərənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013224a"><!--s013224a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of common dark-coloured European seabirds with a long neck, hooked bill, webbed feet, and white throat and cheeks: genus <span class="bodyi">Phalacrocorax</span> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cormeraunt</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">cormareng</span>, from <span class="bodyi">corp</span> raven + <span class="bodyi">marenc</span> of the sea].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">auri-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003589a"><!--s003589a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aur_or_auri/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aur-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ex-<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020772a"><!--s020772a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s021755b"><!--s021755b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>out of; outside </p><p><i></i></p><p>exclude</p> <p><i></i></p><p>exodus</p>.</div><a name="s021756b"><!--s021756b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause to be </p><p><i></i></p><p>exacerbate</p> <p><i></i></p><p>exalt</p>.</div><a name="s021757b"><!--s021757b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to deprive of </p><p><i></i></p><p>expropriate</p> <p><i></i></p><p>excommunicate</p>.</div><a name="s021758b"><!--s021758b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>former </p><p><i></i></p><p>the ex-president</p> <p>[Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">ex-</span>, from <span class="bodyi">ex</span> out of, from].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">floriferous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/flawʹrifərəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023093a"><!--s023093a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a plant: producing or capable of producing flowers, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in abundance</p><p><span class="bodyb">floriferously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">floriferousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">florifer</span> flower-bearing, from <span class="bodyi">flor-, flos</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flower1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flower 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calamander</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kaləʹmandə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008411a"><!--s008411a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the hard hazel-brown black-striped wood of an E Indian tree of the ebony family, used for furniture [prob from Dutch <span class="bodyi">kalamanderhout</span> calamander wood].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eminence</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeminəns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019618a"><!--s019618a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020624b"><!--s020624b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005289c"><!--s005289c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a position of prominence or superiority.</p></div><a name="s005290c"><!--s005290c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Eminence</span>) used as a title of a Roman Catholic cardinal.</p></div></div><a name="s020625b"><!--s020625b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody or something high, prominent, or lofty, e.g.:</p><a name="s005291c"><!--s005291c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a person of high rank or attainments.</p></div><a name="s005292c"><!--s005292c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a natural geographical elevation; a height.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">circulation</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010819a"><!--s010819a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011018b"><!--s011018b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a flow.</p></div><a name="s011019b"><!--s011019b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>orderly movement through a circuit, <span class="bodyi"><span class="bodyi">esp</span></span> the movement of blood through the vessels of the body induced by the pumping action of the heart.</p></div><a name="s011020b"><!--s011020b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002763c"><!--s002763c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>passage or transmission from person to person or place to place, <span class="bodyi"><span class="bodyi">esp</span></span> the interchange of currency </p><p><i></i></p><p>Does anyone know how many coins are in circulation?</p>.</div><a name="s002764c"><!--s002764c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the extent of dissemination, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the average number of copies of a publication sold over a given period ✱ <span class="bodyb">out of circulation</span> not participating in social life.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boffo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbofoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006410a"><!--s006410a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> used mostly in show-business contexts: highly successful </p><p><i></i></p><p>Batman and Indiana Jones are smash-hit boffo biz movies</p> — New Statesman &amp; Society [prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/box_office/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">box office</span></span></a>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double vision</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018045a"><!--s018045a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a disorder of vision in which two images of a single object are seen, e.g. because of unequal action of the eye muscles. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/diplopia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">diplopia</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ferric oxide</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021929a"><!--s021929a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the red or black oxide of iron found in nature as haematite and as rust.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Decorated</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdekəraytid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015623a"><!--s015623a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>denoting or relating to a style of Gothic architecture prevalent in Britain from the late 13th to the mid 14th cent., characterized by ogee arches and elaborate ornamentation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corn<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kawn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013225a"><!--s013225a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013921b"><!--s013921b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> the important cereal crop of a particular region, usu wheat, barley, or oats in Britain, or the seeds of any such crop.</p></div><a name="s013922b"><!--s013922b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, Aus, NZ</span> maize.</p></div><a name="s013923b"><!--s013923b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a small hard seed.</p></div><a name="s013924b"><!--s013924b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> something corny [Old English].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">auric</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003590a"><!--s003590a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or derived from gold, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> trivalent gold [Latin <span class="bodyi">aurum</span> gold].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ait</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ayt/ eyot /ayt, ayət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001171a"><!--s001171a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a small island in a river [Old English <span class="bodyi">īgeoth</span>, from <span class="bodyi">īg</span> island].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ex-<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020773a"><!--s020773a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/exo_or_ex/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">exo-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">florilegium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/flawriʹleeji·əm, flo-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> florilegia /-jə, -ji·ə/ florilegiums)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023094a"><!--s023094a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> an anthology of extracts from various literary texts [Latin <span class="bodyi">florilegium</span>, literally ‘bouquet’, from <span class="bodyi">florilegus</span> culling flowers, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flori/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flori-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">legere</span> to gather].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calamari</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kaləʹmahri/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008412a"><!--s008412a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>squid, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> served as food [via Italian from Latin <span class="bodyi">calamarius</span> of a pen, from <span class="bodyi">calamus</span> reed; from the shape of the squid's inner shell].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">éminence grise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌayminonhs ʹgreez (<span class="bodyi">French</span> eminãs griz)/ /ˌayminonhs ʹgreez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> éminences grises)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019619a"><!--s019619a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who exercises power indirectly through his or her often unsuspected influence on somebody with another person or group of people who have titular authority</p><p>French <span class="bodyi">éminence grise</span>, literally ‘grey eminence’, nickname of Père Joseph (François du Tremblay) d.1638, French monk and diplomat. He was the confidant of Cardinal Richelieu d.1642, French statesman, who was known as <span class="bodyi">Éminence Rouge</span> red eminence. The names are from the colours of their respective habits</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corn<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013226a"><!--s013226a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to preserve or season (food) with salt or brine </p><p><i></i></p><p>corned beef</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decoration</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dekəʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015624a"><!--s015624a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016150b"><!--s016150b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or process of decorating.</p></div><a name="s016151b"><!--s016151b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an ornament </p><p><i></i></p><p>Christmas decorations</p>.</div><a name="s016152b"><!--s016152b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a badge of honour, e.g. a medal.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ferricyanide</span><small><span class="eSynop">/feriʹsie·ənied/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021930a"><!--s021930a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a complex chemical compound that is used in making blue pigments.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">double whammy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018046a"><!--s018046a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>two simultaneous blows or setbacks, often resulting from a single action or event.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bofors gun</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbohfəz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006411a"><!--s006411a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a light automatic anti-aircraft gun [<span class="bodyi">Bofors</span>,munition works in Sweden, where it was first made].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">auricle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawrikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003591a"><!--s003591a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003607b"><!--s003607b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pinna/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pinna</span></span></a> (2).</p></div><a name="s003608b"><!--s003608b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">no longer in technical use</span> either <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/atrium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">atrium</span></span></a> (upper chamber) of the heart.</p></div><a name="s003609b"><!--s003609b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000704c"><!--s000704c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pinna/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pinna</span></span></a> (2).</p></div><a name="s000705c"><!--s000705c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">no longer in technical use</span> either <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/atrium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">atrium</span></span></a> (upper chamber) of the heart.</p></div></div><a name="s003610b"><!--s003610b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an ear-shaped lobe, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one on each atrium of the heart [Latin <span class="bodyi">auricula</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/auricula/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">auricula</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">circulatory system</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsuhkyoolət(ə)ri, suhkyooʹlayt(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010820a"><!--s010820a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the system of blood and lymphatic vessels and the heart concerned with the circulation of the blood and lymph.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">florin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflorin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023095a"><!--s023095a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024624b"><!--s024624b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a former British or Commonwealth coin worth two shillings.</p></div><a name="s024625b"><!--s024625b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of various former gold coins of European countries, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a Dutch guilder.</p></div><a name="s024626b"><!--s024626b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the basic monetary unit of Aruba, divided into 100 cents</p><p>Middle English via French from Old Italian <span class="bodyi">fiorino</span>, from <span class="bodyi">fiore</span> flower, from Latin <span class="bodyi">flor-, flos</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flower1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flower 1</span></span></a>. The word florin was applied to various European coins, orig to a gold coin issued in Florence in the 13th cent. which had a fleur-de-lis, the city's emblem, on the reverse from the lily on the coins</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ex<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020770a"><!--s020770a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a former spouse, boyfriend, or girlfriend.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aitch</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aych/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001172a"><!--s001172a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the letter <span class="bodyi">h</span> [French <span class="bodyi">hache</span>, from (assumed) vulgar Latin <span class="bodyi">hacca</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eminent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeminənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019620a"><!--s019620a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020626b"><!--s020626b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>standing out so as to be readily seen or noted; conspicuous or notable.</p></div><a name="s020627b"><!--s020627b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having or showing eminence, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in position, fame, or achievement; highly regarded; distinguished</p><p><span class="bodyb">eminently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">eminent-, eminens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">eminēre</span> to stand out, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">minēre</span> to stand, project].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ferriferous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/feʹrifərəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021931a"><!--s021931a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>containing or yielding iron.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calamine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaləmien/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008413a"><!--s008413a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pink powder of zinc oxide or carbonate with a small amount of ferric oxide, used in soothing or cooling lotions [French <span class="bodyi">calamine</span> zinc ore, via medieval Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">cadmia</span> Theban (earth), ultimately named after <span class="bodyi">Cadmus</span>, legendary founder of Thebes, ancient city of Greece, near to which the ore was first found].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">circum-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010821a"><!--s010821a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meaning: round; about </p><p><i></i></p><p>circumnavigate</p> <p>[Old French from Latin, from <span class="bodyi">circum</span>,from <span class="bodyi">circus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/circle1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">circle 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decorative</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdek(ə)rətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015625a"><!--s015625a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>serving to decorate; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> purely ornamental rather than functional</p><p><span class="bodyb">decoratively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">decorativeness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bog</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bog/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006412a"><!--s006412a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006649b"><!--s006649b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>wet spongy poorly-drained ground, or an area of this.</p></div><a name="s006650b"><!--s006650b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/toilet/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">toilet</span></span></a> (1)</p><p><span class="bodyb">bogginess</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">boggy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [of Celtic origin; related to Old Irish <span class="bodyi">bocc</span> soft; (sense 2) short for <span class="bodyi">bog-house</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">auricula</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awʹrikyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003592a"><!--s003592a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an Alpine primula with leaves that are reminiscent of bears’ ears: <span class="bodyi">Primula auricula</span> [Latin <span class="bodyi">auricula</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">auris</span> ear].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corn<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013227a"><!--s013227a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a local hardening and thickening of skin, e.g. on the top of a toe [Middle English <span class="bodyi">corne</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">cornu</span> horn, point].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">florist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflorist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023096a"><!--s023096a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024627b"><!--s024627b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person or shop that sells cut flowers and floral arrangements.</p></div><a name="s024628b"><!--s024628b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006402c"><!--s006402c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a person who deals in or grows flowers and ornamental plants for sale.</p></div><a name="s006403c"><!--s006403c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a shop that sells cut flowers and floral arrangements.</p></div></div><a name="s024629b"><!--s024629b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a person who makes floral arrangements <span class="bodyb">floristry</span> /-tri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doubloon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dubʹloohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018047a"><!--s018047a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a former Spanish gold coin of Spain and Spanish America [Spanish <span class="bodyi">doblón</span>, augmentative of <span class="bodyi">dobla</span>, an old Spanish coin, from Latin <span class="bodyi">dupla</span>, fem of <span class="bodyi">duplus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/double1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">double 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exa-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020774a"><!--s020774a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: million million million (10<sup>18</sup>) [perhaps alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hexa_or_hex/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hexa-</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aitchbone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001173a"><!--s001173a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the hipbone, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of cattle, or the cut of beef containing this [Middle English <span class="bodyi">hachbon</span>, alteration (by incorrect division) of <span class="bodyi">nachebon</span>, from Middle English <span class="bodyi">nache</span> buttock (via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">natis</span>) + <span class="bodyi">bon</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bone1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bone 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eminent domain</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019621a"><!--s019621a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in law, a right of a government to take private property for public use, subject to making reasonable compensation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calamint</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaləmint/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008414a"><!--s008414a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plant of the mint family with aromatic purple or pink flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Calamintha</span> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">calament</span> via Old French and medieval Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">kalaminthē</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decorator</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015626a"><!--s015626a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody whose job is painting and wallpapering rooms or buildings.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bogan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbohgən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006413a"><!--s006413a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Can</span> a slow-moving side stream; a backwater [prob alteration of Algonquian <span class="bodyi">pokelogan</span> backwater].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">auricular</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awʹrikyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003593a"><!--s003593a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003611b"><!--s003611b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to the ear or the sense of hearing.</p></div><a name="s003612b"><!--s003612b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to the external ear or to the auricles of the heart.</p></div><a name="s003613b"><!--s003613b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>ear-shaped.</p></div><a name="s003614b"><!--s003614b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>told privately </p><p><i></i></p><p>an auricular confession</p> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">auricularis</span> relating to the external ear, from Latin <span class="bodyi">auris</span> ear].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">circumambient</span><small><span class="eSynop">/suhkəmʹambiənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010822a"><!--s010822a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal or literary</span> on all sides; encompassing</p><p><span class="bodyb">circumambience</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">circumambiently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">circumambient-, circumambiens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">circumambire</span> to surround in a circle, from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/circum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">circum-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ambire</span> to go round].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emir</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹemiə, eʹmiə/ ameer amir <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019622a"><!--s019622a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020628b"><!--s020628b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a ruler of a Muslim state.</p></div><a name="s020629b"><!--s020629b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in former times, a Muslim military commander or chief.</p></div><a name="s020630b"><!--s020630b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a male descendant of Muhammad [Arabic <span class="bodyi">amīr</span> commander].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">floristic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/floʹristik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023097a"><!--s023097a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to flowers or to a flora</p><p><span class="bodyb">floristically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ferrimagnetic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌferimagʹnetik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021932a"><!--s021932a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or being a substance, e.g. ferrite, characterized by magnetization in which one group of magnetic ions is polarized in a direction opposite to the other <span class="bodyb">ferrimagnetism</span> /-ʹmagnitiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doubly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018048a"><!--s018048a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018852b"><!--s018852b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to twice the degree </p><p><i></i></p><p>doubly pleased</p>.</div><a name="s018853b"><!--s018853b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in two ways </p><p><i></i></p><p>doubly mistaken</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cornball</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013228a"><!--s013228a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> corny.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calamity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹlamiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> calamities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008415a"><!--s008415a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008775b"><!--s008775b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an extremely grave event; a disaster </p><p><i></i></p><p>Calamities are of two kinds: misfortune to ourselves, and good fortune to others</p><p> Ambrose Bierce.</p></div><a name="s008776b"><!--s008776b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a state of deep distress caused by misfortune or loss</p><p><span class="bodyb">calamitous</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">calamitously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">calamitousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">calamité</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">calamitat-, calamitas</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exacerbate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ekʹsasəbayt, igʹzas-/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020775a"><!--s020775a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to worsen (something already bad) <span class="bodyb">exacerbation</span> /-ʹbaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">exacerbatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">exacerbare</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">acerbus</span> harsh, bitter, from <span class="bodyi">acer</span> sharp].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ajar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹjah/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001174a"><!--s001174a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a door: slightly open [earlier <span class="bodyi">on char</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/on1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">on 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">char</span> turn, piece of work, from Old English <span class="bodyi">cierr</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decor <span class="bodyi">or</span> décor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdekaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015621a"><!--s015621a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016146b"><!--s016146b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the style and layout of interior decoration and furnishings.</p></div><a name="s016147b"><!--s016147b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a stage setting [French <span class="bodyi">décor</span> from <span class="bodyi">décorer</span> to decorate, from Latin <span class="bodyi">decorare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/decorate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">decorate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">auriculate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awʹrikyoolət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003594a"><!--s003594a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having auricles or ear-shaped pouches.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bog asphodel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹasfədel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006414a"><!--s006414a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a yellow-flowered bog plant of the lily family: <span class="bodyi">Narthecium ossifragum</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">circumambulate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/suhkəmʹambyoolayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010823a"><!--s010823a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to walk round (a place), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a ritual fashion <span class="bodyb">circumambulation</span> /-ʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">circumambulatus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">circumambulare</span>,from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/circum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">circum-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ambulare</span> to walk].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">floristics</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023098a"><!--s023098a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing.</span>) the scientific study of the types of plant species present in a particular area, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with reference to their relative distribution and interrelationships.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ferris wheel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹferis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021933a"><!--s021933a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/big_wheel/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">big wheel</span></span></a> [named after G W <span class="bodyi">Ferris</span> d.1896, US engineer, who invented it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emirate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹemirət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019623a"><!--s019623a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020631b"><!--s020631b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the rank or authority of an emir.</p></div><a name="s020632b"><!--s020632b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the territory ruled by an emir.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doubt<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dowt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018049a"><!--s018049a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018854b"><!--s018854b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to be uncertain about (something); to be inclined to disbelieve (a statement, account, etc)</p><p>To doubt a proposition is to suspend judgment on it, to regard it as unsettled. René Descartes's ‘method of doubt’ required us to suspend judgment on anything that we can doubt: since fallible beliefs are untrustworthy, this is the only way to avoid error. Many recent thinkers urge that fallibility is no obstacle to our making progress in science and in other areas of our knowledge — Professor Christopher Hookway</p></div><a name="s018855b"><!--s018855b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to consider (something) unlikely.</p></div><a name="s018856b"><!--s018856b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to distrust or lack confidence in (somebody).</p></div><a name="s018857b"><!--s018857b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s004696c"><!--s004696c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(+ whether/that)to consider (something) unlikely </p><p><i></i></p><p>I doubt whether she'll accept our offer</p>.</div><a name="s004697c"><!--s004697c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to distrust or lack confidence in (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>find myself doubting him even when I know that he is honest</p><p> H L Mencken.</p></div></div><a name="s018858b"><!--s018858b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to fear or suspect (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I doubt some foul play</p><p> Shakespeare <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s018859b"><!--s018859b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to be uncertain</p><p><span class="bodyb">doubtable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">doubter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">doubtingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p>Middle English <span class="bodyi">douten</span> to fear, be uncertain, via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">dubitare</span> to doubt, from <span class="bodyi">dubius</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dubious/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dubious</span></span></a> . The <span class="bodyi">b</span> was introduced in the 14th or 15th cent. to conform with Latin <span class="bodyi">dubitare</span>, but has never been pronounced: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/debt/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">debt</span></span></a></p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exact<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/igʹzakt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020776a"><!--s020776a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021759b"><!--s021759b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>exhibiting or marked by complete accordance with fact; precise or accurate.</p></div><a name="s021760b"><!--s021760b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>marked by thorough consideration or minute measurement of small factual details</p><p><span class="bodyb">exactitude</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">exactness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">exactus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/exact2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">exact 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corn borer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013229a"><!--s013229a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a moth of eastern N America with a larva that is a major pest of maize, potatoes, and dahlias: <span class="bodyi">Ostrinia nubilalis</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calamus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaləməs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> calami /-mie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008416a"><!--s008416a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008777b"><!--s008777b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002074c"><!--s002074c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sweet_flag/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sweet flag</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s002075c"><!--s002075c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the aromatic root of the sweet flag, or a preparation made from this.</p></div></div><a name="s008778b"><!--s008778b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the central shaft of a feather; a quill [Latin <span class="bodyi">calamus</span> reed, reed pen, from Greek <span class="bodyi">kalamos</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">AK</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001175a"><!--s001175a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Alaska (US postal abbreviation).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decorous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdekərəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015627a"><!--s015627a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>marked by propriety and good taste; decent or restrained</p><p><span class="bodyb">decorously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">decorousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">decorus</span>,from <span class="bodyi">decor</span> beauty, grace].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">circumcise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsuhkəmsiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010824a"><!--s010824a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to cut off all or part of the foreskin of (a male) or the clitoris of (a female)</p><p><span class="bodyb">circumcision</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">circumcisen</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">circumcisus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">circumcidere</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/circum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">circum-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">caedere</span> to cut].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-florous</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023099a"><!--s023099a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming adjectives, with the meaning: having or bearing flowers of the type or number specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>uniflorous</p> <p>[late Latin <span class="bodyi">-florus</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">flor-, flos</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flower1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flower 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bogbean</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006415a"><!--s006415a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bog plant with pink or white hairy flowers and three-lobed leaves: <span class="bodyi">Menyanthes trifoliata</span>. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/buckbean/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">buckbean</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">auriferous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awʹrifərəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003595a"><!--s003595a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of rock: gold-bearing [Latin <span class="bodyi">aurifer</span>, from <span class="bodyi">aurum</span> gold + <span class="bodyi">-fer</span> bearing, from <span class="bodyi">ferre</span> to bear].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ferrite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹferiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021934a"><!--s021934a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several magnetic substances of high magnetic permeability consisting mainly of an iron oxide <span class="bodyb">ferritic</span> /feʹritik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">ferrum</span> iron + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ite1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ite 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doubt<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018050a"><!--s018050a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018860b"><!--s018860b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>uncertainty of belief or opinion.</p></div><a name="s018861b"><!--s018861b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an inclination not to believe or accept (something); a reservation.</p></div><a name="s018862b"><!--s018862b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a lack of confidence; distrust ✱ <span class="bodyb">in doubt</span> uncertain ✱ <span class="bodyb">no doubt</span> certainly; probably.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emissary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹemis(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> emissaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019624a"><!--s019624a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020633b"><!--s020633b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an agent or negotiator person sent on a mission to represent a government or head of state; an envoy.</p></div><a name="s020634b"><!--s020634b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody sent on a secret or spying mission [Latin <span class="bodyi">emissarius</span>, from <span class="bodyi">emittere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/emit/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">emit</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Akan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahkahn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Akans <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> Akan)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001177a"><!--s001177a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001235b"><!--s001235b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a people living in Ghana, the Ivory Coast, and Togo.</p></div><a name="s001236b"><!--s001236b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the language of this people, belonging to the Kwa branch of the Niger-Congo family</p><p><span class="bodyb">Akan</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [the Akan name for the language and people].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exact<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020777a"><!--s020777a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to demand and obtain (something) by force, threats, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>From them has been exacted the ultimate sacrifice</p><p> D D Eisenhower</p><p><span class="bodyb">exactable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">exacter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">exactor</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">exacten</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">exactus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">exigere</span> to drive out, demand, measure, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">agere</span> to drive].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decorticate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹkawtikayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015628a"><!--s015628a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016153b"><!--s016153b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to peel the husk, bark or other outer covering from (something).</p></div><a name="s016154b"><!--s016154b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to remove (part of) the cortex from (e.g. the brain) <span class="bodyb">decortication</span> /-ʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">decorticatus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">decorticare</span> to remove the bark from, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">cortic-, cortex</span> bark].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calando</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹlandoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008417a"><!--s008417a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a piece of music: to be performed with gradually increasing speed and volume [Italian <span class="bodyi">calando</span> dropping, from <span class="bodyi">calare</span> to lower, drop].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corn bread</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013230a"><!--s013230a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>bread made from maize flour.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Aurignacian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awrigʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003596a"><!--s003596a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or denoting an Upper Palaeolithic culture characterized by finely made artefacts of stone and bone, cave paintings, and incised drawings [French <span class="bodyi">aurignacien</span> from <span class="bodyi">Aurignac</span>, village in France close to a cave site where paintings and artefacts were found in the mid 19th cent.].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">floruit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfloroo·it/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023100a"><!--s023100a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used to indicate the date or period when the person in question, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a historical figure whose birth and death dates are unknown, lived, worked, or was most active or productive [Latin <span class="bodyi">floruit</span> he flourished, from <span class="bodyi">florēre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flourish1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flourish 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ferritin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹferitin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021935a"><!--s021935a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an iron-containing protein that functions in the storage of iron and is found <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the liver and spleen [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ferrite/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ferrite</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in1/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-in 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">circumcision</span><small><span class="eSynop">/suhkəmʹsizh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010825a"><!--s010825a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011021b"><!--s011021b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act of circumcising somebody, e.g.:</p><a name="s002765c"><!--s002765c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a Jewish rite of circumcising performed on male infants as a sign of inclusion in the Jewish religious community.</p></div><a name="s002766c"><!--s002766c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">female circumcision</span>) the rite of circumcising a female.</p></div></div><a name="s011022b"><!--s011022b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Circumcision</span>) 1 January, observed as a festival in some Christian churches in commemoration of the circumcision of Jesus.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doubtful</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdowtf(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018051a"><!--s018051a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018863b"><!--s018863b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>causing doubt; open to question </p><p><i></i></p><p>a doubtful theory</p>.</div><a name="s018864b"><!--s018864b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004698c"><!--s004698c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>lacking a definite opinion; unconvinced </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'm doubtful about the feasibility of the plan</p>.</div><a name="s004699c"><!--s004699c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>uncertain in outcome; not settled.</p></div></div><a name="s018865b"><!--s018865b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>of questionable worth, honesty, or validity</p><p><span class="bodyb">doubtfully</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">doubtfulness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decorum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹkawrəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015629a"><!--s015629a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>behaviour that is in accordance with the dictates of propriety and good taste </p><p><i></i></p><p>I would hardly walk from this room to the next to look at the raw efforts of those who have not been bred to the trade [of acting]: a set of gentlemen and ladies who have all the disadvantages of education and decorum to struggle through</p><p> Jane Austen [Latin <span class="bodyi">decorum</span>, neuter of <span class="bodyi">decorus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/decorous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">decorous</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">AKA <span class="bodyi">or</span> aka</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001176a"><!--s001176a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>also known as.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exacting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020778a"><!--s020778a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>making rigorous demands, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> requiring careful attention and precise accuracy</p><p><span class="bodyb">exactingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">exactingness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bog cotton</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006416a"><!--s006416a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cotton_grass/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cotton grass</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calandria</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹlandri·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008418a"><!--s008418a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a closed vessel through which a set of pipes pass, used as a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/heat_exchanger/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">heat exchanger</span></span></a> (device transferring heat), e.g. in a nuclear reactor [Spanish <span class="bodyi">calandria</span>, literally ‘lark’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emission</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹmish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019625a"><!--s019625a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020635b"><!--s020635b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of emitting.</p></div><a name="s020636b"><!--s020636b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something emitted, e.g. bodily fluids, electromagnetic waves, electrons, fumes, carbon dioxide in the burning of fossil fuels, etc <span class="bodyb">emissive</span> /iʹmisiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corn bunting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013231a"><!--s013231a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a European bird with streaky grey-brown plumage, found in marshy fields and scrub: <span class="bodyi">Miliaria calandra</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flory</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflawri/ fleury /ʹfloo·əri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023101a"><!--s023101a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024630b"><!--s024630b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in heraldry, decorated with fleurs-de-lis.</p></div><a name="s024631b"><!--s024631b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a cross: with the arms terminating in a trefoil shape [Old French <span class="bodyi">floré</span> from <span class="bodyi">flour</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flower1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flower 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aurochs</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawroks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> aurochs)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003597a"><!--s003597a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an extinct European ox held to be a wild ancestor of domestic cattle: <span class="bodyi">Bos primigenius</span> [German <span class="bodyi">Aurochs</span> from Old High German <span class="bodyi">ūrohso</span>, from <span class="bodyi">ūro</span> aurochs + <span class="bodyi">ohso</span> ox].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exaction</span><small><span class="eSynop">/igʹzaksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020779a"><!--s020779a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021761b"><!--s021761b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of exacting something; extortion.</p></div><a name="s021762b"><!--s021762b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something exacted, <span class="bodyi"><span class="bodyi">esp</span></span> a fee, reward, or contribution demanded or levied with severity or injustice.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decoupage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/daykoohʹpahzh (<span class="bodyi">French</span> dekupaːƷ)/ /daykoohʹpahzh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015630a"><!--s015630a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the art of applying decorative cutouts, e.g. of paper, to a surface and then coating them with varnish, lacquer, etc [French <span class="bodyi">découpage</span>,literally ‘act of cutting out’, from <span class="bodyi">découper</span> to cut out, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">couper</span> to cut].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calash</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹlash/ calèche /-ʹlesh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008419a"><!--s008419a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008779b"><!--s008779b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a light horse-drawn carriage with a folding top and small wheels.</p></div><a name="s008780b"><!--s008780b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a hood on a framework worn by women over high elaborate wigs in the 18th cent. [French <span class="bodyi">calèche</span> from German <span class="bodyi">Kalesche</span> from Czech <span class="bodyi">kolesa</span> wheels, carriage].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ferro-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021936a"><!--s021936a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s023216b"><!--s023216b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>containing iron; iron and </p><p><i></i></p><p>ferroconcrete</p>.</div><a name="s023217b"><!--s023217b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>ferrous iron </p><p><i></i></p><p>ferrocyanide</p> <p>[medieval Latin, from Latin <span class="bodyi">ferrum</span> iron].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">akimbo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkimboh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001178a"><!--s001178a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of the position of the arm: with the hand on the hip and the elbow turned outwards </p><p><i></i></p><p>He stood with one arm akimbo, holding up the glass to the light with the other hand</p> — Dickens [Middle English <span class="bodyi">in kenebowe</span>, prob from (assumed) Old Norse <span class="bodyi">i keng boginn</span> bent in a curve].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doubting Thomas</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtoməs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018052a"><!--s018052a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who habitually insists on having some kind of proof before accepting or believing things [named after <span class="bodyi">Thomas</span>, apostle of Jesus who doubted Jesus’ resurrection until he had proof of it (John 20:24–9)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emissivity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/emiʹsiviti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019626a"><!--s019626a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the ability of a surface to emit heat by radiation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">circumference</span><small><span class="eSynop">/suhʹkumfərəns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010826a"><!--s010826a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011023b"><!--s011023b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the perimeter of a circle.</p></div><a name="s011024b"><!--s011024b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the external boundary or surface of a figure or object <span class="bodyb">circumferential</span> /-ʹrensh(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">circumferentially</span> /-ʹrenshəli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">circumferentia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">circumferre</span> to carry round, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/circum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">circum-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ferre</span> to carry].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bog down</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (bogged down) (bogging down) (<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006417a"><!--s006417a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006651b"><!--s006651b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cause (a vehicle) to sink into mud or a bog, so that it can progress no further.</p></div><a name="s006652b"><!--s006652b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (a person or project) to get stuck and fail to progress.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corncob</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013232a"><!--s013232a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the core on which the edible kernels of sweet corn are arranged.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">floss<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/flos/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023102a"><!--s023102a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024632b"><!--s024632b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>waste or short silk, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from the outer part of a silkworm's cocoon.</p></div><a name="s024633b"><!--s024633b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>soft thread of silk or mercerized cotton for embroidery.</p></div><a name="s024634b"><!--s024634b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>soft thread, often waxed, for cleaning between the teeth.</p></div><a name="s024635b"><!--s024635b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>silky plant fibres, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on maize cobs or cotton bolls [prob from French <span class="bodyi">soie floche</span> floss silk, from Old French <span class="bodyi">flosche</span> down, nap].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aurora</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awʹrawrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> auroras aurorae /-ree/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003598a"><!--s003598a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003615b"><!--s003615b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an atmospheric phenomenon occurring over the northern and southern magnetic poles, consisting of bands or streamers of coloured light passing across the sky.</p></div><a name="s003616b"><!--s003616b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>dawn personified</p><p><span class="bodyb">auroral</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">aurorean</span> /-ri·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">aurora</span> dawn].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exactitude</span><small><span class="eSynop">/igʹzaktityoohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020780a"><!--s020780a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the quality of being exact; precision or accuracy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decouple</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹkupl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015631a"><!--s015631a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> to isolate (<span class="bodyi">esp</span> oscillating electrical systems) from one another so that they behave independently.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calcaneus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kalʹkayni·əs/ calcaneum /-ni·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> calcanei /-ni·ie/ calcanea /-ni·ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008421a"><!--s008421a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the bone that forms the heel [late Latin <span class="bodyi">calcaneus</span>, alteration of Latin <span class="bodyi">calcaneum</span>, from <span class="bodyi">calc-, calx</span> heel].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ferroconcrete</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ferohʹkongkreet, -ʹkonkreet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021937a"><!--s021937a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/reinforced_concrete/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">reinforced concrete</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doubtless</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018053a"><!--s018053a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018866b"><!--s018866b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>without doubt; certainly.</p></div><a name="s018867b"><!--s018867b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>probably</p><p><span class="bodyb">doubtlessly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">doubtlessness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">akin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkin/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001179a"><!--s001179a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001237b"><!--s001237b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>descended from a common ancestor.</p></div><a name="s001238b"><!--s001238b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + to) essentially similar, related, or compatible.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹmit/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (emitted, emitting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019627a"><!--s019627a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020637b"><!--s020637b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to send out or give off (e.g. light, smoke, or radiation).</p></div><a name="s020638b"><!--s020638b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005293c"><!--s005293c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to throw out or give off (e.g. light or radiation).</p></div><a name="s005294c"><!--s005294c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to send (something) out; to discharge.</p></div></div><a name="s020639b"><!--s020639b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make (a sound)</p><p><span class="bodyb">emitter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">emittere</span> to send out, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">mittere</span> to send].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">circumflex<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsuhkəmfleks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010827a"><!--s010827a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mark (^) placed over a vowel in some languages to show length, contraction, or a particular vowel quality [Latin <span class="bodyi">circumflexus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">circumflectere</span> to bend round, mark with a circumflex, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/circum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">circum-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">flectere</span> to bend].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">floss<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023103a"><!--s023103a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024636b"><!--s024636b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to clean (one's teeth) with dental floss <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s024637b"><!--s024637b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to use dental floss to clean one's teeth.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bogey<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> bogy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbohgi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -eys -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bogeys bogies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006418a"><!--s006418a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006653b"><!--s006653b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a golf score of one stroke over par on a hole.</p></div><a name="s006654b"><!--s006654b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a spectre; a ghost.</p></div><a name="s006655b"><!--s006655b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a source of recurring fear, perplexity, or harassment; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bugbear/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bugbear</span></span></a> (1) <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bugbear/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bugbear</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s006656b"><!--s006656b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a piece of dried nasal mucus [prob alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bogle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bogle</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corn cockle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013233a"><!--s013233a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a poisonous annual purple-flowered plant, formerly found as a weed of cornfields: <span class="bodyi">Agrostemma githago</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aurora australis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awʹstrahlis, awʹstraylis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003599a"><!--s003599a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the aurora of the S hemisphere [Latin <span class="bodyi">aurora australis</span>, literally ‘southern dawn’, from <span class="bodyi">aurora</span> dawn + <span class="bodyi">australis</span> from <span class="bodyi">Auster</span> god of the south wind].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exactly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020781a"><!--s020781a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021763b"><!--s021763b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>altogether; entirely </p><p><i></i></p><p>not exactly what I had in mind</p>.</div><a name="s021764b"><!--s021764b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used to express complete agreement </p><p><i></i></p><p>‘He must have cheated.’ ‘Exactly’</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decoy<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdeekoy, diʹkoy/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015632a"><!--s015632a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016155b"><!--s016155b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something used to lure or lead another person or animal into a trap.</p></div><a name="s016156b"><!--s016156b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody or something used to distract or divert the attention, e.g. of an enemy.</p></div><a name="s016157b"><!--s016157b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture [prob from Dutch <span class="bodyi">de kooi</span>,literally ‘the cage’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calcareous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kalʹkeəri·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008422a"><!--s008422a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008781b"><!--s008781b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>resembling, containing, or consisting of calcium compounds, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> calcium carbonate.</p></div><a name="s008782b"><!--s008782b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>growing on limestone or in soil with a high lime or chalk content</p><p><span class="bodyb">calcareously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">calcareousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">calcarius</span> of lime, from <span class="bodyi">calc-, calx</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chalk1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chalk 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ferrocyanide</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ferohʹsie·ənied/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021938a"><!--s021938a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a complex chemical compound that is used in making blue pigments, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> Prussian blue.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corncrake</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013234a"><!--s013234a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a common Eurasian bird of the rail family with a short bill, tan-coloured speckled plumage, and a reddish tail: <span class="bodyi">Crex crex</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">douche<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/doohsh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018054a"><!--s018054a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018868b"><!--s018868b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a jet or current of water or other fluid, directed on or into against a part or into a cavity of the body, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the vagina.</p></div><a name="s018869b"><!--s018869b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a device for giving a douche [French <span class="bodyi">douche</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">doccia</span> water pipe, from Latin <span class="bodyi">ducere</span> to lead].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emitter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹmitə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019628a"><!--s019628a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020640b"><!--s020640b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody or something that emits.</p></div><a name="s020641b"><!--s020641b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a region in a transistor that produces charge carriers.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bogey<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verbtrans</span></i> (bogeys, bogeyed)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006419a"><!--s006419a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in golf, to play (a hole) in one stroke over par.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aurora borealis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bawriʹahlis, -ʹaylis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003600a"><!--s003600a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the aurora of the N hemisphere [Latin <span class="bodyi">aurora borealis</span>, literally ‘northern dawn’, from <span class="bodyi">aurora</span> dawn + <span class="bodyi">borealis</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">Boreas</span> god of the north wind].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decoy<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015633a"><!--s015633a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to lure or entice (somebody) by or as if by a decoy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">circumflex<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010828a"><!--s010828a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011025b"><!--s011025b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a vowel: marked with or having the sound indicated by a circumflex.</p></div><a name="s011026b"><!--s011026b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in anatomy, curved.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exaggerate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/igʹzajərayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020782a"><!--s020782a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021765b"><!--s021765b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to say or believe that (something) is greater, better, more important, etc than it is </p><p><i></i></p><p>A friend exaggerates a man's virtues</p><p> Joseph Addison.</p></div><a name="s021766b"><!--s021766b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (a feature or characteristic) seem greater or more pronounced than normal <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s021767b"><!--s021767b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make an overstatement</p><p><span class="bodyb">exaggeratedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">exaggeration</span> /-ʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">exaggerative</span> /-rətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">exaggerator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p>Latin <span class="bodyi">exaggeratus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">exaggerare</span> to heap up, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">agger</span> heap, from <span class="bodyi">aggerere</span> to carry towards. The word originally meant ‘to heap up or accumulate’, later ‘to emphasize praise or blame’, hence ‘to overstate’</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flossy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflosi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (flossier, flossiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023104a"><!--s023104a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024638b"><!--s024638b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>composed of or resembling floss.</p></div><a name="s024639b"><!--s024639b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> ornate, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a vulgar, tasteless, or superficial way; flashy.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">akinesia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aykiʹneezi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001180a"><!--s001180a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>total or partial loss of the power of voluntary movement [Greek <span class="bodyi">akinēsia</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">kinein</span> to move].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calceolaria</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkalsi·əʹleəri·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008423a"><!--s008423a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tropical American plant of the foxglove family with brightly coloured pouch-shaped flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Calceolaria</span> [from the Latin genus name, from <span class="bodyi">calceolus</span> small shoe, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">calceus</span> shoe, from <span class="bodyi">calc-, calx</span> heel].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ferroelectric</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌferroh·iʹlektrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021939a"><!--s021939a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or being a crystalline substance having spontaneous electric polarization reversible by an electric field <span class="bodyb">ferroelectricity</span> /ˌferohelikʹtrisiti, ˌferoh·ˌeelek-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corn dog</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013235a"><!--s013235a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a hot dog fried in batter and served on a stick.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aurorae</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awʹrawree/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003601a"><!--s003601a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aurora/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aurora</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bogeyman <span class="bodyi">or</span> bogyman</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbohgiman/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bogeymen bogymen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006420a"><!--s006420a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a monstrous figure invented to threaten children with, so as to frighten them into obedience.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decrease<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹkrees/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015634a"><!--s015634a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016158b"><!--s016158b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make or become progressively less, e.g. in size, amount, number, or intensity <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s016159b"><!--s016159b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to decrease</p><p><span class="bodyb">decreasingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">decreessen</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">decrescere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">crescere</span> to grow].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">douche<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018055a"><!--s018055a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018870b"><!--s018870b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to clean or treat (something) with a douche.</p></div><a name="s018871b"><!--s018871b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to shower or spray with water.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ex all</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020783a"><!--s020783a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in finance, without benefits.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Emmental <span class="bodyi">or</span> Emmenthal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeməntahl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019629a"><!--s019629a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pale yellow Swiss cheese with many holes that form during ripening [named after <span class="bodyi">Emmenthal</span>, valley in Switzerland where it was orig made].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flotage <span class="bodyi">or</span> floatage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflohtij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023105a"><!--s023105a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024640b"><!--s024640b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the activity of floating or the ability to float.</p></div><a name="s024641b"><!--s024641b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flotsam/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flotsam</span></span></a> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/float2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">float 2</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/age/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-age</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">circumfuse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/suhkəmʹfyoohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">formal or technical</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010829a"><!--s010829a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011027b"><!--s011027b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to surround or envelop (something).</p></div><a name="s011028b"><!--s011028b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to pour (e.g. a liquid) round something <span class="bodyb">circumfusion</span> /-ʹfyoohzh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">circumfusus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">circumfundere</span> to pour round, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/circum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">circum-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">fundere</span> to pour].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ferromagnetic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌferohmagʹnetik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021940a"><!--s021940a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or being a substance, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> iron, characterized by strong magnetization in which all the magnetic ions are polarized in the same direction <span class="bodyb">ferromagnetism</span> /-ʹmagnitiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corn dolly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013236a"><!--s013236a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> an article of woven straw, orig having ritual significance but now used for decoration.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">akita</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkeetə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001181a"><!--s001181a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dog of a large spitz breed of Japanese origin [from <span class="bodyi">Akita</span> Prefecture in Japan].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calces</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkalseez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008424a"><!--s008424a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/calx/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">calx</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boggle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbogl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006421a"><!--s006421a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006657b"><!--s006657b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (+ at) to hesitate to do something because of doubt, fear, or scruples </p><p><i></i></p><p>Most sensible folk would boggle at paying that price</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">the mind boggles</span>.</div><a name="s006658b"><!--s006658b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used in mock bewilderment or ironic speculation: goodness knows; I haven't a clue </p><p><i></i></p><p>‘What do you suppose they're up to?’ ‘The mind boggles’</p> [perhaps from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bogle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bogle</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aur- <span class="bodyi">or</span> auri-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003582a"><!--s003582a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: the ear </p><p><i></i></p><p>aural</p> [Latin <span class="bodyi">auri-</span> from <span class="bodyi">auris</span> ear].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decrease<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdeekrees, diʹkrees/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015635a"><!--s015635a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016160b"><!--s016160b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the process of decreasing.</p></div><a name="s016161b"><!--s016161b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the amount by which something decreases.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emmer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹemə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019630a"><!--s019630a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hard variety of wheat that is the ancestor of several modern wheats: <span class="bodyi">Triticum turgidum</span> [German <span class="bodyi">Emmer</span>, from Old High German <span class="bodyi">amari</span> spelt].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">circumlocution</span><small><span class="eSynop">/suhkəmləʹkyoohsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010830a"><!--s010830a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011029b"><!--s011029b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea.</p></div><a name="s011030b"><!--s011030b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>evasive language or an evasive expression </p><p><i></i></p><p>His circumlocutions are roundly called lies</p><p> Somerset Maugham <span class="bodyb">circumlocutory</span> /-ʹlokyoot(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">circumlocution-, circumlocutio</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/circum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">circum-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">locutio</span> speech, from <span class="bodyi">loqui</span> to speak].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dough</span><small><span class="eSynop">/doh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018056a"><!--s018056a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018872b"><!--s018872b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a mixture of flour and or meal with milk, water, or another liquid that is stiff enough to knead or roll to make bread, pastry, etc: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/batter2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">batter 2</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s018873b"><!--s018873b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> money [Old English <span class="bodyi">dāg</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calci-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008425a"><!--s008425a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/calc_or_calci/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">calc-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exalt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/igʹzawlt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020784a"><!--s020784a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021768b"><!--s021768b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to raise (something or somebody) high, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in rank, power, or character.</p></div><a name="s021769b"><!--s021769b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to praise (somebody or something) highly.</p></div><a name="s021770b"><!--s021770b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to enhance the activity of (something); to inspire or stimulate </p><p><i></i></p><p>rousing and exalting the imagination</p><p> George Eliot</p><p><span class="bodyb">exalter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">exalten</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">exaltare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">altus</span> high].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Akkadian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkadi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001182a"><!--s001182a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001239b"><!--s001239b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a Semitic people inhabiting central Mesopotamia before 2000 <span class="bodysc">bc</span>.</p></div><a name="s001240b"><!--s001240b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the language of this people</p><p><span class="bodyb">Akkadian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<span class="bodyi">Akkad</span>, northern region of ancient Babylonia].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ferrous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹferəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021941a"><!--s021941a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of, containing, or being bivalent iron with a valency of two [Latin <span class="bodyi">ferrosus</span>,from <span class="bodyi">ferrum</span> iron].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flotarium <span class="bodyi">or</span> floatarium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/flohʹteəri·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> flotariums floatariums)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023106a"><!--s023106a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a commercial establishment where flotation tanks may be hired for short periods [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/float2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">float 2</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/arium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-arium</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cornea</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawni·ə, kawʹnee·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013237a"><!--s013237a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the hard transparent membrane of the eyeball that covers the iris and pupil</p><p><span class="bodyb">corneal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">cornea</span>, fem of <span class="bodyi">corneus</span> horny, from <span class="bodyi">cornu</span> horn].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bogie <span class="bodyi">or</span> bogy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbohgi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bogies) <span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006422a"><!--s006422a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006659b"><!--s006659b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a swivelling framework with one or more pairs of wheels and springs to carry and guide one end of a railway vehicle.</p></div><a name="s006660b"><!--s006660b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a low four-wheeled truck [origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aurous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawrəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003602a"><!--s003602a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or containing gold, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> univalent gold [Latin <span class="bodyi">aurum</span> gold].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bogle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbohgl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006423a"><!--s006423a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006661b"><!--s006661b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a goblin or spectre.</p></div><a name="s006662b"><!--s006662b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Scot, N Eng</span> a scarecrow [orig Scots and northern dialect, of uncertain derivation].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">corned beef</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kawnd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013238a"><!--s013238a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>chopped and pressed beef that has been preserved in brine.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ferrous sulphate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021942a"><!--s021942a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a white or pale green chemical compound containing iron, sulphur, and oxygen, occurring naturally as copperas and used in making inks, in tanning, and in the treatment of anaemia: formula FeSO<sub>4</sub>.7H<sub>2</sub>O.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calcicole</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkalsikohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008426a"><!--s008426a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plant that usually grows on soils containing lime or other calcium compounds: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/calcifuge/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">calcifuge</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">calcicolous</span> /kalʹsikələs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">calcicole</span> calcicolous, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/calci/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">calci-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">colere</span> to inhabit].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">circumlunar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/suhkəmʹloohnə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010831a"><!--s010831a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>revolving round or surrounding the moon.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doughboy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018057a"><!--s018057a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018874b"><!--s018874b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a US infantryman, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in World War I.</p></div><a name="s018875b"><!--s018875b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a dumpling or piece of fried bread dough [prob from the large round buttons on the US infantry uniform in the Civil War].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emmet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹemit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019631a"><!--s019631a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly dialect</span> an ant [Old English <span class="bodyi">āemete</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">al-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001185a"><!--s001185a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exaltation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/egzawlʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020785a"><!--s020785a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021771b"><!--s021771b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an intense or excessive sense of well-being, power, or importance.</p></div><a name="s021772b"><!--s021772b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of exalting.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decree<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹkree/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015636a"><!--s015636a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016162b"><!--s016162b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an order, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one having legal force.</p></div><a name="s016163b"><!--s016163b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a judicial decision, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in an equity, probate, or divorce court [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">decretum</span>, neuter past part. of <span class="bodyi">decernere</span> to decide, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">cernere</span> to sift or decide].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flotation <span class="bodyi">or</span> floatation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/flohʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023107a"><!--s023107a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024642b"><!--s024642b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act, process, or state of floating.</p></div><a name="s024643b"><!--s024643b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the process of launching a company on the stock market by offering shares for the first time.</p></div><a name="s024644b"><!--s024644b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006404c"><!--s006404c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the process of launching a company on the stock market by offering shares in the company for the first time.</p></div><a name="s006405c"><!--s006405c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the process of raising a loan or extra capital for a company or business venture by issuing bonds or shares.</p></div></div><a name="s024645b"><!--s024645b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the separation of particles of a material, e.g. pulverized ore, according to their relative capacity for floating on a liquid [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/float2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">float 2</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ation/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ation</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Aus.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003604a"><!--s003604a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003617b"><!--s003617b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Australia.</p></div><a name="s003618b"><!--s003618b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Australian.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">circumnavigate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/suhkəmʹnavigayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010832a"><!--s010832a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to go round (the earth), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to travel completely round the earth it, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by sea or air <span class="bodyb">circumnavigation</span> /-ʹgaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">circumnavigator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">circumnavigatus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">circumnavigare</span> to sail round, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/circum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">circum-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">navigare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/navigate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">navigate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calciferol</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kalʹsifərol/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008427a"><!--s008427a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a synthetic vitamin D used to treat rickets and as a rat poison; vitamin D<sub>2</sub> [blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/calciferous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">calciferous</span></span></a> and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ergosterol/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ergosterol</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bog moss</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006424a"><!--s006424a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sphagnum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sphagnum</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doughnut</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> also <span class="bodyb">donut</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018058a"><!--s018058a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018876b"><!--s018876b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small round or ring-shaped cake that is made with a yeast dough, often filled with jam, and deep-fried.</p></div><a name="s018877b"><!--s018877b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something ring-shaped.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cornel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawnl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013239a"><!--s013239a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of shrubs, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the dogwood: genus <span class="bodyi">Cornus</span> [Latin <span class="bodyi">cornus</span> cornelian cherry].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decree<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (decrees, decreed, decreeing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015637a"><!--s015637a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to command or impose (something) by decree </p><p><i></i></p><p>The emperor decreed an amnesty</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ferruginous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/feʹroohjinəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021943a"><!--s021943a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023218b"><!--s023218b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or containing iron.</p></div><a name="s023219b"><!--s023219b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>resembling iron rust in colour [Latin <span class="bodyi">ferrugineus, ferruginus</span>,from <span class="bodyi">ferrugin-, ferrugo</span> iron rust, from <span class="bodyi">ferrum</span> iron].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Emmy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹemi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Emmys)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019632a"><!--s019632a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in the USA, a statuette awarded annually for notable achievement in television [alteration of <span class="bodyi">Immy</span>, nickname for <span class="bodyi">image orthicon</span> a camera tube used in television].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">AUS</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003603a"><!--s003603a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Australia (international vehicle registration).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">AL</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001183a"><!--s001183a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001241b"><!--s001241b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Alabama (US postal abbreviation).</p></div><a name="s001242b"><!--s001242b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Albania (international vehicle registration).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exam</span><small><span class="eSynop">/igʹzam/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020786a"><!--s020786a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an examination, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one associated with a course of study.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flotation tank <span class="bodyi">or</span> floatation tank</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023108a"><!--s023108a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pod-like chamber containing a small amount of mineral-rich water that a person floats in as a form of stress-relief therapy, often with relaxing background music playing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calciferous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kalʹsif(ə)rəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008428a"><!--s008428a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>producing or containing calcium carbonate.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">circumpolar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/suhkəmʹpohlə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010833a"><!--s010833a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011031b"><!--s011031b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>surrounding or found near a pole of the earth.</p></div><a name="s011032b"><!--s011032b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a celestial body: continually visible above the horizon at a particular latitude.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cornelian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kawʹneeli·ən/ carnelian <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013240a"><!--s013240a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hard reddish form of the mineral chalcedony, used in jewellery [Middle English <span class="bodyi">corneline</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">corneline</span>, perhaps from <span class="bodyi">cornelle</span> cornel, from Latin <span class="bodyi">cornus</span> cornelian cherry].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doughnutting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018059a"><!--s018059a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in a televised session of Parliament, the practice of forming a group around a member who is speaking in order to give the impression that the speaker is addressing a large audience.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ferrule</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹferoohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021944a"><!--s021944a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023220b"><!--s023220b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a ring or cap, usu of metal, strengthening a cane, tool handle, etc.</p></div><a name="s023221b"><!--s023221b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a short tube or bush for making a tight joint, e.g. between pipes [alteration of Middle English <span class="bodyi">virole</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">viriola</span>,dimin. of <span class="bodyi">viria</span> bracelet].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decree absolute</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015638a"><!--s015638a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a decree making a divorce final.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">auscultation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awskəlʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003605a"><!--s003605a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act of listening to the heart, lungs, etc as a medical diagnostic aid <span class="bodyb">auscultatory</span> /awʹskultət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">auscultation-, auscultatio</span> act of listening, from <span class="bodyi">auscultare</span> to listen].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bog myrtle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006425a"><!--s006425a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a densely branched shrub that grows in boggy land and has aromatic leaves: <span class="bodyi">Myrica</span> <span class="bodyi">gale</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">examination</span><small><span class="eSynop">/igˌzamiʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020787a"><!--s020787a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021773b"><!--s021773b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of examining </p><p><i></i></p><p>a medical examination</p>.</div><a name="s021774b"><!--s021774b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an exercise, e.g. a set of questions, designed to test knowledge or proficiency, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> during or at the end of a course of study.</p></div><a name="s021775b"><!--s021775b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a formal interrogation, e.g. in a law court</p><p><span class="bodyb">examinational</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">examinatorial</span> /-nəʹtawri·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emollient<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹmoli·ənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019633a"><!--s019633a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020642b"><!--s020642b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>making soft or supple, or giving soothing relief, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to the skin.</p></div><a name="s020643b"><!--s020643b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>making a situation calmer [Latin <span class="bodyi">emollient-</span>, <span class="bodyi">emolliens</span>,present part. of <span class="bodyi">emollire</span> to soften, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">mollis</span> soft].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flotel <span class="bodyi">or</span> floatel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/flohʹtel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023109a"><!--s023109a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a platform or vessel with sleeping accommodation and leisure facilities for the workers on an oil rig [blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/floating/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">floating</span></span></a> and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hotel/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hotel</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Al</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001184a"><!--s001184a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chemical symbol for aluminium.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calcifuge</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkalsifyoohj/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008429a"><!--s008429a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plant that does not normally grow on soils containing lime or other calcium compounds: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/calcicole/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">calcicole</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">calcifugous</span> /kalʹsifəgəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">calcifuge</span> calcifugous, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/calci/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">calci-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">fugere</span> to flee].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">circumscribe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsuhkəmskrieb/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010834a"><!--s010834a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011033b"><!--s011033b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to surround (something) by a physical or imaginary line.</p></div><a name="s011034b"><!--s011034b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to restrict the range or activity of (something) definitely and clearly.</p></div><a name="s011035b"><!--s011035b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to draw round (a geometrical figure) so as to touch it at as many points as possible</p><p><span class="bodyb">circumscription</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">circumscribere</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/circum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">circum-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">scribere</span> to write, draw].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doughty</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdowti/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (doughtier, doughtiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018060a"><!--s018060a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly literary or humorous</span> bold and resolute</p><p><span class="bodyb">doughtily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">doughtiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">dohtig</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decree nisi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹniesie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015639a"><!--s015639a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a provisional decree of divorce that is made absolute after a fixed period unless cause to the contrary is shown [Latin <span class="bodyi">nisi</span> unless].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ferry<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹferi/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (ferries, ferried, ferrying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021945a"><!--s021945a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023222b"><!--s023222b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to carry (somebody) by boat, hovercraft, etc over a body of water.</p></div><a name="s023223b"><!--s023223b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to convey (somebody) by car, etc from one place to another.</p></div><a name="s023224b"><!--s023224b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to deliver (an aircraft) by air [Old English <span class="bodyi">ferian</span> to carry, convey].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bog oak</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006426a"><!--s006426a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an ancient oak preserved in a hardened and blackened state in peat.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">examine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/igʹzamin/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020788a"><!--s020788a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021776b"><!--s021776b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005539c"><!--s005539c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to inspect (something) closely.</p></div><a name="s005540c"><!--s005540c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to investigate the health of (a patient).</p></div></div><a name="s021777b"><!--s021777b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005541c"><!--s005541c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to test the knowledge, proficiency, etc of (somebody), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by a set of written or oral questions.</p></div><a name="s005542c"><!--s005542c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to interrogate (a witness, etc) closely</p><p><span class="bodyb">examinable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">examinee</span> /-ʹnee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">examiner</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">examinen</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">examinare</span>,from <span class="bodyi">examen</span> tongue of a balance, examination, from <span class="bodyi">exigere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/exact2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">exact 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cornelian cherry</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013241a"><!--s013241a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s013925b"><!--s013925b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an edible oval-shaped scarlet fruit.</p></div><a name="s013926b"><!--s013926b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the deciduous shrub or small tree of the dogwood family that bears this fruit: <span class="bodyi">Cornus mas</span> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cornel/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cornel</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ian/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ian</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Auslese</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹowslayzə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003606a"><!--s003606a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a usu sweet white wine produced <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in Germany from selected late-gathered ripe grapes [German <span class="bodyi">Auslese</span> selection, choice, choice wine, from <span class="bodyi">aus</span> out + <span class="bodyi">Lese</span> picking].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flotilla</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fləʹtilə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023110a"><!--s023110a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small fleet of ships, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> warships [Spanish <span class="bodyi">flotilla</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">flota</span> fleet].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">circumscription</span><small><span class="eSynop">/suhkəmʹskripsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010835a"><!--s010835a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>circumscribing or being circumscribed, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a restriction, or the act of imposing one [Latin <span class="bodyi">circumscription-, circumscriptio</span>,from <span class="bodyi">circumscribere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/circumscribe/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">circumscribe</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calcify</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkalsifie/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (calcifies, calcified, calcifying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008430a"><!--s008430a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s008783b"><!--s008783b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to harden (something, e.g. body tissue) by the deposition of calcium carbonate or other calcium compounds.</p></div><a name="s008784b"><!--s008784b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to convert (something) into a solid compound of calcium <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s008785b"><!--s008785b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to become calcified <span class="bodyb">calcific</span> /kalʹsifik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">calcification</span> /-fiʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emollient<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019634a"><!--s019634a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an emollient substance, e.g. lanolin.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-al<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001186a"><!--s001186a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming adjectives from nouns, denoting: character or type </p><p><i></i></p><p>directional</p> <p><i></i></p><p>fictional</p> [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">-alis</span>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doughy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdoh·i/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (doughier, doughiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018061a"><!--s018061a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018878b"><!--s018878b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>unhealthily pale; pasty.</p></div><a name="s018879b"><!--s018879b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>resembling dough in consistency</p><p><span class="bodyb">doughiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decrement</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdekrimənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015640a"><!--s015640a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016164b"><!--s016164b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a gradual decrease in quality or quantity.</p></div><a name="s016165b"><!--s016165b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the quantity lost by diminution or waste.</p></div><a name="s016166b"><!--s016166b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in mathematics, a negative increment.</p></div><a name="s016167b"><!--s016167b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in physics, a measure of the amount by which an oscillator damps the oscillation of the alternating current that it produces, expressed as a ratio of successive amplitudes [Latin <span class="bodyi">decrementum</span>, from <span class="bodyi">decrescere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/decrease1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">decrease 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bog off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (bogged off) (bogging off)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006427a"><!--s006427a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> used as an interjection: to go away; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/piss_off/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">piss off</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ferry<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> ferries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021946a"><!--s021946a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023225b"><!--s023225b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a boat, etc providing a regular service for carrying passengers, vehicles, or goods across a body of water, e.g. a river.</p></div><a name="s023226b"><!--s023226b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a place where people or things are carried by ferry across a body of water.</p></div><a name="s023227b"><!--s023227b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a ferry service, or the right to operate one.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flotsam</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflots(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023111a"><!--s023111a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024646b"><!--s024646b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>floating wreckage, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a ship or its cargo: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jetsam/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jetsam</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s024647b"><!--s024647b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a collective term for vagrants and homeless or destitute people ✱ <span class="bodyb">flotsam and jetsam</span> accumulated odds and ends [Anglo-French <span class="bodyi">floteson</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">floter</span> to float, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">circumsolar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/suhkəmʹsohlə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010836a"><!--s010836a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>revolving about or found in the vicinity of the sun.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">auspice</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawspis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003607a"><!--s003607a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a favourable prophetic sign ✱ <span class="bodyb">under the auspices of</span> under the patronage or guidance of (a body or person) [Latin <span class="bodyi">auspicium</span> from <span class="bodyi">auspic-, auspex</span> diviner by birds, from <span class="bodyi">avis</span> bird + <span class="bodyi">specere</span> to look, look at].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">example<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/igʹzahmpl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020789a"><!--s020789a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021778b"><!--s021778b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something representative of all of the group or type to which it belongs.</p></div><a name="s021779b"><!--s021779b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody or something that may be copied by other people </p><p><i></i></p><p>You have to set an example for your younger brother</p>.</div><a name="s021780b"><!--s021780b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a punishment inflicted as a warning to others, or the recipient of such a punishment </p><p><i></i></p><p>They decided to make an example of them</p>.</div><a name="s021781b"><!--s021781b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a problem to be solved to illustrate a rule, e.g. in arithmetic ✱ <span class="bodyb">for example</span> as an example or illustration [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">exemplum</span> sample, from <span class="bodyi">eximere</span> to take out, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">emere</span> to take].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Douglas fir</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdugləs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018062a"><!--s018062a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tall evergreen US tree of the pine family, with large hanging cones, that is extensively grown for its wood: <span class="bodyi">Pseudotsuga menziesii</span> [named after David <span class="bodyi">Douglas</span> d.1834, Scots botanist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">courageous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹrayjəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013657a"><!--s013657a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having or showing courage; brave</p><p><span class="bodyb">courageously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">courageousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calcine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkalsin, ʹkalsien/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008431a"><!--s008431a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008786b"><!--s008786b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to heat (<span class="bodyi">esp</span> a metal ore or other inorganic material) to a high temperature, usu in order to cause it to lose water, combine with oxygen, or turn to powder <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s008787b"><!--s008787b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to be calcined <span class="bodyb">calcination</span> /kalsiʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">calcenen</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">calc-, calx</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chalk1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chalk 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emolument</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹmolyoomənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019635a"><!--s019635a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the returns arising from office or employment; a salary or fee [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">emolumentum</span> miller's fee, from <span class="bodyi">emolere</span> to grind up, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">molere</span> to grind].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-al<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001187a"><!--s001187a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns from verbs, denoting: an action or process </p><p><i></i></p><p>rehearsal</p> <p><i></i></p><p>withdrawal</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">-aille</span> from Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">-alia</span>, neuter pl of <span class="bodyi">-alis</span>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decrepit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹkrepit/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015641a"><!--s015641a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016168b"><!--s016168b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>wasted and weakened, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by the infirmities of old age.</p></div><a name="s016169b"><!--s016169b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004047c"><!--s004047c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>worn-out.</p></div><a name="s004048c"><!--s004048c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>fallen into ruin or disrepair <span class="bodyb">decrepitude</span> /-tyoohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">decrepitus</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">crepitus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">crepare</span> to crack or creak].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bogong</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbohgong/ bugong /ʹboohgong/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006428a"><!--s006428a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large brown moth of S Australia, eaten in former times by the Aboriginals: <span class="bodyi">Agrotis infusa</span> [Ngayawong (an Aboriginal language) <span class="bodyi">bogong</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ferryboat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹferiboht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021947a"><!--s021947a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a boat used to ferry passengers, vehicles, or goods.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calcite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkalsiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008432a"><!--s008432a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>calcium carbonate in the form of limestone, chalk, marble, etc <span class="bodyb">calcitic</span> /kalʹsitik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Douglas spruce</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018063a"><!--s018063a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/douglas_fir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Douglas fir</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">example<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020790a"><!--s020790a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to serve as or give an example of (something).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">circumspect</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsuhkəmspekt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010837a"><!--s010837a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences; prudent <span class="bodyb">circumspection</span> /-ʹspeksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">circumspectly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via Frenchfrom Latin <span class="bodyi">circumspectus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">circumspicere</span> to look around, be cautious, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/circum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">circum-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">specere</span> to look].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flounce<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/flowns/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023112a"><!--s023112a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + out/off/about/away) to move in a violent or exaggerated fashion, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to emphasize one's anger </p><p><i></i></p><p>He flounced out of the room</p> <p><span class="bodyb">flouncy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [perhaps of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">e-money <span class="bodyi">or</span> e-cash</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019636a"><!--s019636a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>money in the form of digitally encoded information that can be used to make payments via the Internet or by specially encoded smart cards [short for <span class="bodyi">electronic money</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">courante</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koohʹrahn(h)t (<span class="bodyi">French</span> kurãːt)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013658a"><!--s013658a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dance of Italian origin consisting of quick running steps [early French <span class="bodyi">courante</span> from <span class="bodyi">courir</span> to run, from Latin <span class="bodyi">currere</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">auspicious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awʹspish(ə)s/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003608a"><!--s003608a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003619b"><!--s003619b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>presaging success; propitious </p><p><i></i></p><p>an auspicious beginning</p>.</div><a name="s003620b"><!--s003620b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>prosperous </p><p><i></i></p><p>the eighty-ninth moon of your Majesty's auspicious reign</p> — Jonathan Swift<p><span class="bodyb">auspiciously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">auspiciousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-al<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001188a"><!--s001188a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting:</p><a name="s001243b"><!--s001243b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>aldehyde </p><p><i></i></p><p>butanal</p>.</div><a name="s001244b"><!--s001244b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>acetal </p><p><i></i></p><p>butyral</p> [French <span class="bodyi">-al</span> from <span class="bodyi">alcool</span> alcohol, from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">alcohol</span>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bogroll</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbogrohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006429a"><!--s006429a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a roll of toilet paper.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ferryman</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹferimən, -man/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> ferrymen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021948a"><!--s021948a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who operates a ferry.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decrepitate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹkrepitayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015642a"><!--s015642a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016170b"><!--s016170b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to roast or calcine (e.g. a salt) so as to cause crackling or until crackling stops <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s016171b"><!--s016171b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to become decrepitated <span class="bodyb">decrepitation</span> /-ʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">crepitare</span> to crackle, from <span class="bodyi">crepitus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/decrepit/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">decrepit</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calcitonin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kalsiʹtohnin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008433a"><!--s008433a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hormone produced by the thyroid gland that acts to reduce the amount of calcium present in the blood by lowering the rate at which it leaves the bones [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/calci/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">calci-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tonic2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tonic 2</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in1/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-in 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flounce<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023113a"><!--s023113a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act or an instance of flouncing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">circumstance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsuhkəmstans/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010838a"><!--s010838a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011036b"><!--s011036b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002767c"><!--s002767c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl, but treated as sing. or pl</span>) a state of affairs; the situation one finds oneself in and for which one is not responsible </p><p><i></i></p><p>a victim of circumstances</p> <p><i></i></p><p>He claimed he was a victim of circumstances and had had no option but to steal</p>.</div><a name="s002768c"><!--s002768c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) one's situation with regard to material or financial welfare </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was living in easy circumstances</p>.</div><a name="s002769c"><!--s002769c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a condition or event that accompanies, causes, or determines another, or the totality of such conditions or events </p><p><i></i></p><p>There was a period of rapid change in economic circumstance</p>.</div></div><a name="s011037b"><!--s011037b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a fact or detail pertinent to an event, story, etc; an incident viewed as part of a narrative or course of events.</p></div><a name="s011038b"><!--s011038b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002770c"><!--s002770c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a fact or detail pertinent to an event, story, etc; an incident viewed as part of a narrative or course of events.</p></div><a name="s002771c"><!--s002771c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>something that happens by chance </p><p><i></i></p><p>It was just an unfortunate circumstance that she was there too</p>.</div><a name="s002772c"><!--s002772c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>an occurrence </p><p><i></i></p><p>Open rebellion was a rare circumstance</p>.</div></div><a name="s011039b"><!--s011039b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>ceremonial formalities </p><p><i></i></p><p>He loved the pomp and circumstance of the coronation</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">in/under no circumstances</span>.</p></div><a name="s011040b"><!--s011040b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>on no account; never ✱ <span class="bodyb">in/under the circumstances</span> because of the conditions; considering the situation [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">circumstantia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">circumstare</span> to stand around, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/circum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">circum-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">stare</span> to stand].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exanthema</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eksanʹtheemə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> exanthemata /-tə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020791a"><!--s020791a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a skin rash that accompanies a disease <span class="bodyb">exanthematous</span> /-təs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">exanthēma</span>, from <span class="bodyi">exanthein</span> to bloom, erupt, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">anthos</span> flower].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fertile</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfuhtiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021949a"><!--s021949a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023228b"><!--s023228b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005991c"><!--s005991c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>capable of producing or bearing fruit, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in great quantities; productive.</p></div><a name="s005992c"><!--s005992c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>capable of sustaining abundant plant growth </p><p><i></i></p><p>fertile soil</p>.</div><a name="s005993c"><!--s005993c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>characterized by great resourcefulness and activity; inventive </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fertile imagination</p>.</div></div><a name="s023229b"><!--s023229b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005994c"><!--s005994c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>capable of breeding or reproducing.</p></div><a name="s005995c"><!--s005995c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>capable of growing or developing </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fertile egg</p>.</div><a name="s005996c"><!--s005996c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>affording abundant possibilities for development </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fertile area for research</p>.</div></div><a name="s023230b"><!--s023230b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a substance: capable of being converted into fissile material</p><p><span class="bodyb">fertilely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fertileness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">fertility</span> /fuhʹtiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">fertilis</span>,from <span class="bodyi">ferre</span> to carry, bear].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bog-standard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006430a"><!--s006430a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal, derog</span> of the ordinary or regular standard, without refinements </p><p><i></i></p><p>bog-standard accommodation</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emote</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹmoht/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019637a"><!--s019637a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to give expression to emotion, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> theatrically [back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/emotion/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">emotion</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ala.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001190a"><!--s001190a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Alabama.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">courgette</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kooəʹzhet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013659a"><!--s013659a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a variety of small vegetable marrow used as a vegetable. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/zucchini/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">zucchini</span></span></a> [French dialect <span class="bodyi">courgette</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">courge</span> gourd, from Latin <span class="bodyi">cucurbita</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decrescendo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deekrəʹshendoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015643a"><!--s015643a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in music, = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/diminuendo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">diminuendo</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">decrescendo</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Italian <span class="bodyi">decrescendo</span> decreasing, from Latin <span class="bodyi">decrescendum</span>,verbal noun from <span class="bodyi">decrescere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/decrease1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">decrease 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doula</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdoohlə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018064a"><!--s018064a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a woman trained to provide emotional and practical support to women during pregnancy and during and after childbirth [from Greek <span class="bodyi">doulē</span> female slave].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Aussie<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹozi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003609a"><!--s003609a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an Australian.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calcium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkalsi·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008434a"><!--s008434a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a silver-white metallic chemical element of the alkaline-earth group found in nature only in combination: symbol Ca, atomic number 20 [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">calcium</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">calc-, calx</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chalk1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chalk 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">circumstanced</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010839a"><!--s010839a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> placed in specified circumstances, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in regard to property or income </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was obviously well circumstanced</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exaptation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/egzapʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020792a"><!--s020792a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the use of a part of the body for a purpose other than that which it had while evolving <span class="bodyb">exaptive</span> /egʹzaptiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [from<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a>+<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/adaptation/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">adaptation</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doum palm <span class="bodyi">or</span> doom palm /doom/ <span class="bodyi">or</span> dom palm /dom/</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018065a"><!--s018065a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a palm tree that is grown in Egypt and other parts of northeast Africa for its edible oval fruit: <span class="bodyi">Hyphaene thebaica</span> [Arabic <span class="bodyi">dōm</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flounce<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023114a"><!--s023114a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wide gathered strip of fabric attached by the gathered edge, e.g. to the hem of a skirt or dress</p><p><span class="bodyb">flounced</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">flouncy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [alteration of Middle English <span class="bodyi">frounce</span> fold, plant, from Old French <span class="bodyi">fronce</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Fertile Crescent</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021950a"><!--s021950a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Fertile Crescent</span>) a roughly crescent-shaped region of the Middle East that stretches from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean coast and down the Nile valley.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bogtrotter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbogtrotə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006431a"><!--s006431a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal, offensive</span> an Irish person.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emoticon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹmohtikon, iʹmot-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019638a"><!--s019638a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a representation of a human face that is formed from keyboard characters, and used in email to express feelings [blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/emotion/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">emotion</span></span></a> and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/icon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">icon</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">à la</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹah lah (<span class="bodyi">French</span> a la)/ <i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001189a"><!--s001189a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001245b"><!--s001245b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in the manner of (somebody).</p></div><a name="s001246b"><!--s001246b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>prepared, flavoured, or served with (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>spinach à la crème</p> [French <span class="bodyi">à</span> <span class="bodyi">la</span> from <span class="bodyi">à la mode</span> in the style].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decrescent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹkres(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015644a"><!--s015644a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of the moon: decreasing or waning [alteration of <span class="bodyi">decressant</span>,ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">decrescent-</span>, <span class="bodyi">decrescens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">decrescere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/decrease1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">decrease 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Aussie<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003610a"><!--s003610a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> Australian.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">courier<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoori·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013660a"><!--s013660a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014257b"><!--s014257b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person whose job is collecting and delivering parcels, papers, etc.</p></div><a name="s014258b"><!--s014258b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person employed by a holiday company to assist tourists abroad and liaise between them and the company in matters of difficulty [early French <span class="bodyi">courrier</span> from early Italian <span class="bodyi">corriere</span>, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">currere</span> to run].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calcium carbide</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008435a"><!--s008435a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a usu dark grey solid chemical compound that produces acetylene when mixed with water and is used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in acetylene lamps: formula CaC<sub>2</sub>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exarch</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeksahk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020793a"><!--s020793a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021782b"><!--s021782b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a bishop in the Eastern Orthodox Church ranking below a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/patriarch/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">patriarch</span></span></a> (head of the church) and above a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/metropolitan2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">metropolitan 2</span></span></a> (bishop of a province).</p></div><a name="s021783b"><!--s021783b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a viceroy in the Byzantine empire <span class="bodyb">exarchate</span> /-kayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">exarchos</span> leader, from <span class="bodyi">exarchein</span> to begin, take the lead, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">archein</span> to rule, begin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">circumstantial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/suhkəmʹstansh(ə)l, -ʹstahnsh(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010840a"><!--s010840a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011041b"><!--s011041b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of evidence: tending to prove a fact indirectly by proving other related events or circumstances.</p></div><a name="s011042b"><!--s011042b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002773c"><!--s002773c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>belonging to, consisting in, or dependent on circumstances.</p></div><a name="s002774c"><!--s002774c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of evidence: tending to prove a fact indirectly by proving other events or circumstances which afford a basis for a reasonable inference of the occurrence of the fact at issue </p><p><i></i></p><p>The presence of a suspect's fingerprints is circumstantial evidence</p>.</div><a name="s002775c"><!--s002775c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>said of a law case: based on or using circumstantial evidence.</p></div></div><a name="s011043b"><!--s011043b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>pertinent but not essential; incidental.</p></div><a name="s011044b"><!--s011044b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>abounding in factual details <span class="bodyb">circumstantiality</span> /-shiʹaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">circumstantially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">do up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018066a"><!--s018066a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018880b"><!--s018880b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to wrap or fasten.</p></div><a name="s018881b"><!--s018881b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to repair or refurbish ✱ <span class="bodyb">be done up</span> be dressed for an occasion.</p></div><a name="s018882b"><!--s018882b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to wrap (something).</p></div><a name="s018883b"><!--s018883b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to fasten (clothing or its fastenings) together.</p></div><a name="s018884b"><!--s018884b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to repair or redecorate (something) ✱ <span class="bodyb">be done up</span> to be dressed up for an occasion.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flounder<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflowndə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> flounders <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> flounder)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023115a"><!--s023115a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various flatfishes including some marine food fishes: <span class="bodyi">esp Platichthys flesus</span> [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">flondre</span>, of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decretal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹkreetl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015645a"><!--s015645a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an authoritative papal decision on a point of canon law [Middle English <span class="bodyi">decretale</span> via French and late Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">decretum</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/decree1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">decree 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bogus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbohgəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006432a"><!--s006432a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>spurious, sham </p><p><i></i></p><p>a bogus offer</p><p><span class="bodyb">bogusly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bogusness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<span class="bodyi">bogus</span> a machine for making counterfeit money, of unknown origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emotion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹmohsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019639a"><!--s019639a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020644b"><!--s020644b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005295c"><!--s005295c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a strong feeling, e.g. anger, fear, or joy, often involving physiological changes, e.g. a rise in the pulse rate.</p></div><a name="s005296c"><!--s005296c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>such feelings considered collectively.</p></div></div><a name="s020645b"><!--s020645b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>instinctive feelings or reactions, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as opposed to reason</p><p><span class="bodyb">emotionless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">emotion</span>, from <span class="bodyi">emouvoir</span> to stir up, via Old French <span class="bodyi">esmovoir</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">exmovēre</span> to move away, disturb, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">movēre</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/move1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">move 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fertilise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfuhtiliez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021951a"><!--s021951a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fertilize_or_fertilise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fertilize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">courier<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013661a"><!--s013661a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to send (e.g. a parcel) by courier.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calcium carbonate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008436a"><!--s008436a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chemical compound that occurs naturally in bones and shells and as chalk, marble, limestone, etc, and is used industrially in cement, fertilizers, and animal feed: formula CaCO<sub>3</sub>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">circumstantiate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/suhkəmʹstanshiayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010841a"><!--s010841a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to supply (something) with circumstantial evidence or support.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Aust.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003611a"><!--s003611a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003621b"><!--s003621b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Australia.</p></div><a name="s003622b"><!--s003622b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Australian.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exasperate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/igʹzahspərayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020794a"><!--s020794a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to anger or irritate (somebody) intensely</p><p><span class="bodyb">exasperating</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">exasperatedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">exasperatingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">exasperation</span> /-ʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">exasperatus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">exasperare</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">asper</span> rough].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alabaster</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaləbahstə, -bastə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001191a"><!--s001191a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001247b"><!--s001247b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a fine-textured, usu white and translucent, chalky stone often carved into ornaments </p><p><i></i></p><p>that whiter skin of hers than snow and smooth as monumental alabaster</p> — Shakespeare<p><span class="bodyb">alabaster</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s001248b"><!--s001248b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) white or smooth like alabaster <span class="bodyb">alabastrine</span> /-ʹbastrin/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">alabastre</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">alabaster</span> vase of alabaster, from Greek <span class="bodyi">alabastros</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dour</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dooə, ʹdowə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018067a"><!--s018067a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018885b"><!--s018885b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>stern, severe, or harsh.</p></div><a name="s018886b"><!--s018886b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>gloomy; sullen</p><p><span class="bodyb">dourly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dourness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English, prob from Scottish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">dùr</span> and Irish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">dúr</span> dull, obstinate, perhaps from Latin <span class="bodyi">durus</span> hard].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flounder<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (floundered, floundering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023116a"><!--s023116a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024648b"><!--s024648b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to stagger or thrash about ineffectually in soft mud or water, trying to maintain one's footing or keep from drowning.</p></div><a name="s024649b"><!--s024649b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to behave or speak in a blundering or incompetent way, as a result of being at a loss</p><a name="sb000000212"><!--sb000000212--></a><p><span class="bodyb">flounder</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [prob alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/founder3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">founder 3</span></span></a>, influenced by <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blunder1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blunder 1</span></span></a> or <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flounder1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flounder 1</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">flounder</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">founder</span>? <span class="bodyi">Flounder</span> means to struggle to move (<span class="bodyi">floundering in the mud</span>); <span class="bodyi">founder</span> when referring to a ship means ‘to sink’ and when referring to an animal means ‘to go lame’. In their extended senses, <span class="bodyi">founder</span> these two words are sometimes confused, but it is helpful to maintain the following distinctions: <span class="bodyi">Founder</span> implies complete failure: <span class="bodyi">The plans foundered after attempts to raise money failed</span>; while someone who <span class="bodyi">flounders</span> is struggling awkwardly: <span class="bodyi">flounder through a speech</span>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decriminalize <span class="bodyi">or</span> decriminalise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹkriminəliez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015646a"><!--s015646a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to stop treating (something) as a criminal offence; to legalize (an activity) <span class="bodyb">decriminalization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fertiliser</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021952a"><!--s021952a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fertilizer_or_fertiliser/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fertilizer</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">circumvallate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/suhkəmʹvalayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010842a"><!--s010842a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to surround (something) by, or as if by, a rampart <span class="bodyb">circumvallation</span> /-ʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">circumvallatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">circumvallare</span> to surround with a wall, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/circum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">circum-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">vallare</span> to fortify with a wall, from <span class="bodyi">vallum</span> rampart].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emotional</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019640a"><!--s019640a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020646b"><!--s020646b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to the emotions </p><p><i></i></p><p>an emotional disorder</p>.</div><a name="s020647b"><!--s020647b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>feeling or expressing emotion </p><p><i></i></p><p>an emotional speech</p>.</div><a name="s020648b"><!--s020648b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>inclined to show excessive emotion.</p></div><a name="s020649b"><!--s020649b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/emotive/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">emotive</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">emotionalism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">emotionality</span> /-ʹnaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">emotionalize</span> <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></p><a name="sb000000176"><!--sb000000176--></a><p><span class="bodyb">emotionally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">emotional</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">emotive</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/emotive/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">emotive</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">course<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kaws/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013662a"><!--s013662a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014259b"><!--s014259b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the path over which something moves.</p></div><a name="s014260b"><!--s014260b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the direction of travel, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of an aircraft, usu measured as a clockwise angle from north.</p></div><a name="s014261b"><!--s014261b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a movement or progression in space or time </p><p><i></i></p><p>the course of events</p>.</div><a name="s014262b"><!--s014262b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s003554c"><!--s003554c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the usual procedure or normal action of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>The law must take its course</p>.</div><a name="s003555c"><!--s003555c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a chosen manner of conducting oneself; a plan of action </p><p><i></i></p><p>our wisest course</p>.</div></div><a name="s014263b"><!--s014263b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a series of lessons or lectures relating to a subject.</p></div><a name="s014264b"><!--s014264b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a part of a meal served at one time.</p></div><a name="s014265b"><!--s014265b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a particular medical treatment administered over a designated period.</p></div><a name="s014266b"><!--s014266b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>an area of land marked out for a particular sport, e.g. a racecourse or golf course.</p></div><a name="s014267b"><!--s014267b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>a row or layer, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a continuous horizontal layer of brick or masonry throughout a wall.</p></div><a name="s014268b"><!--s014268b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>the lowest sail on the masts of a square-rigged vessel [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">cursus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">currere</span> to run].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">austere</span><small><span class="eSynop">/oʹstiə, aw-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003612a"><!--s003612a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003623b"><!--s003623b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>stern and forbidding in appearance and manner </p><p><i></i></p><p>austere features</p>.</div><a name="s003624b"><!--s003624b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>rigidly abstemious; self-denying </p><p><i></i></p><p>an austere life</p>.</div><a name="s003625b"><!--s003625b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>unadorned; simple </p><p><i></i></p><p>an austere stage set</p>.</div><a name="s003626b"><!--s003626b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>succinctly severe in the expression of views </p><p><i></i></p><p>her austere wit</p><p><span class="bodyb">austerely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">austereness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via Old French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">austēros</span> harsh, severe, rigorous, austere].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bogy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbohgi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006433a"><!--s006433a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bogey1_or_bogy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bogey 1</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bogie_or_bogy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bogie</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">douroucouli</span><small><span class="eSynop">/doohroohʹkoohli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> douroucoulis)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018068a"><!--s018068a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of nocturnal S American monkeys with large eyes: genus <span class="bodyi">Aotus</span> [native name in S America].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calcium chloride</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008437a"><!--s008437a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a white chemical compound used in its <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anhydrous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anhydrous</span></span></a> (water-free) state as a drying agent and in a hydrated (chemically combined with water; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hydrate2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hydrate 2</span></span></a>) state for melting ice on roads: formula CaCl<sub>2</sub>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">à la carte</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ah lah ʹkaht/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001192a"><!--s001192a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>according to a menu that prices each item separately: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/table_d_h%C3%B4te/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">table d'hôte</span></span></a> [French <span class="bodyi">à la carte</span> by the bill of fare].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ex cathedra</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌeks kəʹtheedrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020795a"><!--s020795a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021784b"><!--s021784b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>with authority </p><p><i></i></p><p>ex cathedra pronouncements</p>.</div><a name="s021785b"><!--s021785b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in the Roman Catholic Church, with papal authority and therefore infallibly true [Latin <span class="bodyi">ex cathedra</span>, literally ‘from the chair’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flour<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/flowə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023117a"><!--s023117a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024650b"><!--s024650b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>finely ground meal, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of wheat.</p></div><a name="s024651b"><!--s024651b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a fine soft powder [Middle English; orig a sense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flower1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flower 1</span></span></a> ‘best part’, that is, the finest grade of ground wheat; the spellings <span class="bodyi">flour</span> and <span class="bodyi">flower</span> remained undifferentiated till the 18th cent.].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹkrie/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (decries, decried, decrying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015647a"><!--s015647a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016172b"><!--s016172b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to express strong disapproval of (something).</p></div><a name="s016173b"><!--s016173b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to depreciate (e.g. a coin) officially or publicly</p><p><span class="bodyb">decrier</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">décrier</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">descrier</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">crier</span> to cry].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fertility drug</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021953a"><!--s021953a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a drug which treats infertility in women by stimulating the release of ova from the ovaries.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bogyman</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbohgiman/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006434a"><!--s006434a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bogeyman_or_bogyman/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bogeyman</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">circumvent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/suhkəmʹvent/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010843a"><!--s010843a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011045b"><!--s011045b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to find a way round (a problem), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by ingenuity.</p></div><a name="s011046b"><!--s011046b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to evade (e.g. an enemy), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by means of a stratagem.</p></div><a name="s011047b"><!--s011047b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to outwit (somebody).</p></div><a name="s011048b"><!--s011048b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to encircle (an enemy) so as to capture them <span class="bodyb">circumvention</span> /-ʹvensh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">circumventus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">circumvenire</span> to skirt around,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/circum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">circum-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">venire</span> to come].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emotional intelligence</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019641a"><!--s019641a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the ability to understand and control one's own emotions, to motivate oneself, and to empathize with other people.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calcium hydroxide</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008438a"><!--s008438a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a white chemical compound used to make plaster and cement; slaked lime: formula Ca(OH)<sub>2</sub>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">austerity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/oʹsteriti, aw-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> austerities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003613a"><!--s003613a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003627b"><!--s003627b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>enforced or extreme economy.</p></div><a name="s003628b"><!--s003628b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an austere act, manner, or attitude.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">excavate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹekskəvayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020796a"><!--s020796a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021786b"><!--s021786b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to form a cavity or hole in (something).</p></div><a name="s021787b"><!--s021787b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to form (something, e.g. a hole or tunnel) by hollowing or digging.</p></div><a name="s021788b"><!--s021788b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to dig out and remove (something, e.g. soil or earth).</p></div><a name="s021789b"><!--s021789b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to expose (something) to view by digging away a covering </p><p><i></i></p><p>They excavated the remains of an ancient settlement</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s021790b"><!--s021790b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to make holes or expose things by digging <span class="bodyb">excavation</span> /-ʹvaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">excavator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">excavatus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">excavare</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">cavare</span> to make hollow].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">course<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013663a"><!--s013663a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014269b"><!--s014269b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a liquid: to run or flow </p><p><i></i></p><p>He could feel the blood coursing through his veins</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s014270b"><!--s014270b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to hunt or pursue (e.g. hares) with dogs that follow by sight rather than smell.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flour<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023118a"><!--s023118a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024652b"><!--s024652b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to coat (something) with flour.</p></div><a name="s024653b"><!--s024653b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (e.g. grain) into flour.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decrypt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹkript, diʹkript/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015648a"><!--s015648a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to decode (a cryptogram), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> without prior knowledge of the key</p><p><span class="bodyb">decryption</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cryptogram/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cryptogram</span></span></a> , <span class="bodyi">cryptograph</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alack</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹlak/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001193a"><!--s001193a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> used to express sorrow or regret [Middle English, prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ah/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ah</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lack2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lack 2</span></span></a> in the sense ‘fault, loss’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">douse <span class="bodyi">or</span> dowse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dows/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018069a"><!--s018069a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018887b"><!--s018887b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to plunge (something) into or drench it with liquid water.</p></div><a name="s018888b"><!--s018888b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to extinguish (a flame, light, etc).</p></div><a name="s018889b"><!--s018889b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to take (a sail) in or down quickly</p><p><span class="bodyb">douser</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [prob from obsolete <span class="bodyi">douse</span> to smite, from <span class="bodyi">douse</span> blow, stroke, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bohea</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bohʹhee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006435a"><!--s006435a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a black tea [Chinese (Pekingese) <span class="bodyi">Wuyi</span>, named after the hills in China where it was grown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fertilize <span class="bodyi">or</span> fertilise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfuhtiliez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021954a"><!--s021954a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023231b"><!--s023231b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005997c"><!--s005997c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to make (an ovule, egg, etc) capable of developing into a new individual by uniting with a male germ cell.</p></div><a name="s005998c"><!--s005998c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to apply a fertilizer to (soil) or nutrients to (water).</p></div></div><a name="s023232b"><!--s023232b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (something) fertile by insemination, impregnation, or pollination</p><p><span class="bodyb">fertilizable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">fertilization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emotionalise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹmohsh(ə)nl·iez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019642a"><!--s019642a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/emotionalize_or_emotionalise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">emotionalize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calcium oxide</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008439a"><!--s008439a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a white chemical compound used in the manufacture of steel and glass; quicklime: formula CaO.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exceed</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹseed/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020797a"><!--s020797a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021791b"><!--s021791b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to be greater than or superior to (something).</p></div><a name="s021792b"><!--s021792b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to act or go beyond the limits of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>You exceeded the speed limit</p>.</div><a name="s021793b"><!--s021793b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to extend beyond (something) [Middle English <span class="bodyi">exceden</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">excedere</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">cedere</span> to go].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coursebook</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013664a"><!--s013664a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a textbook for students that covers a particular syllabus.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">circus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsuhkəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> circuses)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010844a"><!--s010844a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011049b"><!--s011049b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002776c"><!--s002776c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an entertainment in which a variety of performers, e.g. acrobats and clowns, and performing animals are involved in a series of unrelated acts, or the covered arena housing it.</p></div><a name="s002777c"><!--s002777c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an activity suggestive of a circus, e.g. in being a busy scene of noisy or frivolous action.</p></div></div><a name="s011050b"><!--s011050b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Circus</span>) <span class="bodyi">Brit</span> usu in proper names: a large open road junction in a town partly surrounded by a circle of buildings </p><p><i></i></p><p>Piccadilly Circus</p>.</div><a name="s011051b"><!--s011051b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a large circular or oval stadium used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for sports contests or spectacles.</p></div><a name="s011052b"><!--s011052b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s002778c"><!--s002778c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a large circular or oval stadium used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for sports contests or spectacles.</p></div><a name="s002779c"><!--s002779c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a public spectacle [Latin <span class="bodyi">circus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/circle1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">circle 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dove<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/duv/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018070a"><!--s018070a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018890b"><!--s018890b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several species of birds of the pigeon family that is are usu smaller and slenderer than the domestic pigeon: family Columbidae.</p></div><a name="s018891b"><!--s018891b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an advocate of peace, negotiation, or compromise, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an opponent of war: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hawk1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hawk 1</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s018892b"><!--s018892b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a light pinkish grey or greyish brown colour.</p></div><a name="s018893b"><!--s018893b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Dove</span>) in Christianity, the Holy Spirit, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as represented in art or literature</p><p><span class="bodyb">dovelike</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dovish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dovishness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English, from (assumed) Old English <span class="bodyi">dūfe</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alacrity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹlakriti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001194a"><!--s001194a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> promptness or cheerful readiness </p><p><i></i></p><p>She accepted the offer with alacrity</p> [Latin <span class="bodyi">alacritas</span> from <span class="bodyi">alacr-, alacer</span> lively, eager].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flourish<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflurish/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023119a"><!--s023119a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024654b"><!--s024654b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to grow luxuriantly; to thrive.</p></div><a name="s024655b"><!--s024655b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to achieve success; to prosper.</p></div><a name="s024656b"><!--s024656b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to be in good health.</p></div><a name="s024657b"><!--s024657b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to reach a height of activity, development, or influence at a specified date or during a specified period.</p></div><a name="s024658b"><!--s024658b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s006406c"><!--s006406c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to reach a height of activity, development, or influence </p><p><i></i></p><p>Unexpectedly the newspaper flourished</p>.</div><a name="s006407c"><!--s006407c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to be at the height of one's career or working most productively at a specified date or during a specified period </p><p><i></i></p><p>a Venetian painter who flourished circa 1560</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s024659b"><!--s024659b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to wave or brandish (something) with dramatic gestures</p><p><span class="bodyb">flourisher</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">florisshen</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">florir</span>, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">florēre</span> to blossom, flourish, from <span class="bodyi">flor-, flos</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flower1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flower 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decumbent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹkumb(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015649a"><!--s015649a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a plant: lying on the ground except for a raised apex or extremity [Latin <span class="bodyi">decumbent-, decumbens</span>,present part. of <span class="bodyi">decumbere</span> to lie down, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-cumbere</span> to lie down].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Austr-<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> Austro-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003614a"><!--s003614a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns and adjectives, with the meaning: south or southern </p><p><i></i></p><p>Austroasiatic</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">austr-</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">Austr-, Auster</span> god of the south wind].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bohemian<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bohʹheemi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006436a"><!--s006436a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006663b"><!--s006663b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Bohemia.</p></div><a name="s006664b"><!--s006664b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001577c"><!--s001577c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Bohemia.</p></div><a name="s001578c"><!--s001578c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the group of Czech dialects spoken in Bohemia.</p></div></div><a name="s006665b"><!--s006665b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">bohemian</span>) a person, typically a writer or artist, living an unconventional life</p><p><span class="bodyb">Bohemian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">Bohemianism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<span class="bodyi">Bohemia</span>, region (former kingdom) now forming part of the Czech Republic; (sense 2) from French <span class="bodyi">bohémien</span> gypsy, gypsies being thought to come from, or via, Bohemia].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fertilizer <span class="bodyi">or</span> fertiliser</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021955a"><!--s021955a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023233b"><!--s023233b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody or something that fertilizes.</p></div><a name="s023234b"><!--s023234b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a substance, e.g. manure, used to make soil more fertile.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emotionalism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019643a"><!--s019643a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the tendency to show or be affected by the emotions too easily</p><p><span class="bodyb">emotionalist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calcium phosphate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008440a"><!--s008440a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various chemical compounds that occur naturally in certain rocks, teeth, and bones and are used in fertilizers and animal feeds.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exceeding<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020798a"><!--s020798a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or literary</span> exceptional in amount, quality, or degree </p><p><i></i></p><p>the exceeding brightness of this early sun</p><p> Wallace Stevens.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">courser<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013665a"><!--s013665a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of African and Asian birds noted for their swift running: genus <span class="bodyi">Cursorius</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ciré</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsiray (<span class="bodyi">French</span> sire)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010845a"><!--s010845a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a highly glazed finish, usu achieved by waxing and heating, or a fabric with such a finish [French <span class="bodyi">ciré</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">cirer</span> to wax, from <span class="bodyi">cire</span> wax, from Latin <span class="bodyi">cera</span>, prob from Greek <span class="bodyi">kēros</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Austr-<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> Austro-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003615a"><!--s003615a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns and adjectives, with the meaning: Austrian and </p><p><i></i></p><p>Austro-Hungarian</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dove<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dohv/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018071a"><!--s018071a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> past tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dive1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dive 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flourish<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023120a"><!--s023120a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024660b"><!--s024660b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006408c"><!--s006408c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a decorative embellishment, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a flowing curve on handwriting, scrollwork, etc.</p></div><a name="s006409c"><!--s006409c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an ostentatious piece of language or passage in a speech or written text.</p></div></div><a name="s024661b"><!--s024661b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of flourishing or brandishing.</p></div><a name="s024662b"><!--s024662b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an ostentatious or dramatic gesture or action </p><p><i></i></p><p>He removed his hat with a flourish</p>.</div><a name="s024663b"><!--s024663b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s006410c"><!--s006410c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a fanfare on a brass instrument, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a trumpet.</p></div><a name="s006411c"><!--s006411c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an ornate or florid passage in a piece of music.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decussate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹkusayt, -sət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015650a"><!--s015650a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016174b"><!--s016174b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>shaped like an X.</p></div><a name="s016175b"><!--s016175b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of leaves: arranged in pairs each at right angles to the next pair above or below [Latin <span class="bodyi">decussatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">decussare</span> to intersect, from <span class="bodyi">decussis</span> the Roman numeral X, intersection].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emotionalize <span class="bodyi">or</span> emotionalise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019644a"><!--s019644a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make (somebody or something) emotional.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Aladdin's cave</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹladinz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001195a"><!--s001195a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hoard of precious things [<span class="bodyi">Aladdin</span>, hero of a tale in <span class="bodyi">The Arabian Nights</span>, who gains access to a cave filled with treasure].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ferula</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹferoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> ferulas ferulae /-lee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021956a"><!--s021956a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an Old World plant of the carrot family that yields various gum resins: genus <span class="bodyi">Ferula</span> [from Latin <span class="bodyi">ferula</span> giant fennel].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bohemian<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006437a"><!--s006437a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006666b"><!--s006666b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or belonging to the people, dialects, or culture of Bohemia.</p></div><a name="s006667b"><!--s006667b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">bohemian</span>) unconventional or dissolute in lifestyle or eccentric, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> consciously artistic, in dress </p><p><i></i></p><p>Painting wasn't a serious profession; it was Bohemian, disreputable, immoral.</p> — Somerset Maugham.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calc- <span class="bodyi">or</span> calci-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008420a"><!--s008420a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: lime, calcium, or calcium compounds </p><p><i></i></p><p>calcify</p> <p><i></i></p><p>calcifuge</p> <p>[Latin<span class="bodyi">calc-, calx</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chalk1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chalk 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exceeding<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020799a"><!--s020799a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or literary</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/exceedingly/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">exceedingly</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">courser<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013666a"><!--s013666a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> a swift powerful horse; a charger [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">coursier</span>, from <span class="bodyi">course</span> course, run, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">currere</span> to run].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cire perdue</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌsiə peəʹdooh (<span class="bodyi">French</span> sir pɛrdy)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010846a"><!--s010846a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a process used in metal casting in which a clay impression of an object, e.g. a statue, is formed from a wax model which is then melted away leaving a mould into which molten metal can be poured [French <span class="bodyi">(moulage à) cire perdue</span> lost wax (casting)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Austral.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003618a"><!--s003618a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003629b"><!--s003629b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Australasia.</p></div><a name="s003630b"><!--s003630b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Australia.</p></div><a name="s003631b"><!--s003631b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>Australian.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emotive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹmohtiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019645a"><!--s019645a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>arousing or appealing to emotion, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as opposed to reason </p><p><i></i></p><p>Abortion is an emotive issue</p> <p><span class="bodyb">emotively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><a name="sb000000177"><!--sb000000177--></a><p><span class="bodyb">emotiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">emotivity</span> /-ʹtiviti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">emotive</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">emotional</span>? The main meaning of <span class="bodyi">emotive</span> is ‘arousing strong feelings, appealing to the feelings (rather than reason)’, whereas the core sense of <span class="bodyi">emotional</span>: an <span class="bodyi">emotive</span> use of language chooses words specifically for their power to produce an <span class="bodyi">emotional</span> response. <span class="bodyi">Emotional</span> is the commoner word with a broader range of use; its core sense is ‘feeling or expressing emotion’. By making an <span class="bodyi">emotional</span> speech a speaker would show how strongly he or she felt about something. But somebody making an <span class="bodyi">emotive</span> speech would be <span class="bodyi">He made an emotional speech</span> would mean that the speaker showed in his speech how strongly he himself felt about something. <span class="bodyi">She made an emotive speech</span> would suggest that she was more interested in stirring up the crowd than expressing her own feeling.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">decussation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deekəʹsaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015651a"><!--s015651a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a crossed tract of nerve fibres passing between parts of the body on opposite sides of the brain or spinal cord.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dovecot <span class="bodyi">or</span> dovecote</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹduvkot/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018072a"><!--s018072a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small compartmented raised house or box for domestic pigeons.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">à la mode</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ah lah ʹmohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001196a"><!--s001196a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>fashionable or stylish [French <span class="bodyi">à la mode</span> according to the fashion].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boho</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboh·hoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006438a"><!--s006438a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bohemian2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Bohemian<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">floury</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (flourier, flouriest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023121a"><!--s023121a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024664b"><!--s024664b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>resembling flour.</p></div><a name="s024665b"><!--s024665b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>covered with flour.</p></div><a name="s024666b"><!--s024666b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a potato: having a light fluffy texture when cooked</p><p><span class="bodyb">flouriness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exceedingly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020800a"><!--s020800a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>very; extremely.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calculable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkalkyooləbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008441a"><!--s008441a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>able to be calculated or estimated <span class="bodyb">calculability</span> /-ʹbiləti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">calculably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coursework</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013667a"><!--s013667a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>work done by a student on a course, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for a course marked by continuous assessment.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cirque</span><small><span class="eSynop">/suhk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010847a"><!--s010847a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011053b"><!--s011053b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a deep steep-walled glacially excavated hollow on a mountain flank.</p></div><a name="s011054b"><!--s011054b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/circus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">circus</span></span></a> (3a) [French <span class="bodyi">cirque</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">circus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/circle1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">circle 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">austral<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawstrəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003616a"><!--s003616a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">technical</span> southern [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">australis</span> southern, from <span class="bodyi">austr-</span>, <span class="bodyi">auster</span> the south wind].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ferule</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹferoohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021957a"><!--s021957a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a flat ruler used, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> formerly, to punish children [Latin <span class="bodyi">ferula</span> giant fennel, ferule; the stalk of the giant fennel was used by the Romans for inflicting corporal punishment].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Emp.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019646a"><!--s019646a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020650b"><!--s020650b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Emperor.</p></div><a name="s020651b"><!--s020651b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Empire.</p></div><a name="s020652b"><!--s020652b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>Empress.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dedicate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdedikayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015652a"><!--s015652a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016176b"><!--s016176b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(+ to) to make a solemn long-term commitment of (oneself or one's time) to achieving a particular goal or pursuing a particular way of life.</p></div><a name="s016177b"><!--s016177b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004049c"><!--s004049c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to set (something) apart for a specific use or purpose.</p></div><a name="s004050c"><!--s004050c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to set (something, e.g. a building) apart for a sacred purpose, e.g.<span class="bodyi">esp</span> to devote it to the worship of God or the commemoration of a particular individual (e.g. a saint).</p></div></div><a name="s016178b"><!--s016178b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to inscribe or address (a book, song, etc) to somebody or something as a mark of esteem or affection </p><p><i></i></p><p>He dedicated the new book to a friend</p> <p><span class="bodyb">dedicatee</span> /-kəʹtee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dedicative</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dedicator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dedicatory</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">dedicatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">dedicare</span> to affirm, dedicate, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">dicare</span> to proclaim].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alanine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaləneen, -nien/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001197a"><!--s001197a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an amino acid found in most proteins [German <span class="bodyi">Alanin</span>, irreg from <span class="bodyi">Aldehyd</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aldehyde/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aldehyde</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dove grey</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018073a"><!--s018073a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dove1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dove<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (3).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">court<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kawt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013668a"><!--s013668a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014271b"><!--s014271b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003556c"><!--s003556c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an official assembly of people authorized to hear judicial cases.</p></div><a name="s003557c"><!--s003557c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a place in which a such a court is held.</p></div></div><a name="s014272b"><!--s014272b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a rectangular space walled or marked off for playing lawn tennis, squash, basketball, etc.</p></div><a name="s014273b"><!--s014273b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a space enclosed wholly or partly by buildings or circumscribed by a single building.</p></div><a name="s014274b"><!--s014274b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s003558c"><!--s003558c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the family and retinue or total body of courtiers of a sovereign.</p></div><a name="s003559c"><!--s003559c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the residence or establishment of a sovereign.</p></div></div><a name="s014275b"><!--s014275b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the body of members of an assembly or board with legislative or administrative powers ✱ <span class="bodyb">out of court</span> without having a court hearing [Middle English via French <span class="bodyi">cort</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">cohort-, cohors</span> enclosure, throng, cohort].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flout</span><small><span class="eSynop">/flowt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023122a"><!--s023122a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024667b"><!--s024667b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to treat (something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a convention or rule of behaviour) with contemptuous disregard </p><p><i></i></p><p>openly flouting the rules</p>.</div><a name="s024668b"><!--s024668b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to mock or insult (somebody or something)</p><a name="sb000000213"><!--sb000000213--></a><p><span class="bodyb">flouter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [prob from Middle English <span class="bodyi">flouten</span> to play the flute, from <span class="bodyi">floute</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flute1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flute 1</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">flout</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">flaunt</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flaunt/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flaunt</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bohrium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbohri·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006439a"><!--s006439a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a radioactive metallic chemical element artificially produced by atomic collisions at high energy: symbol Bh, atomic number 107 [named after Niels <span class="bodyi">Bohr</span>, d.1962, Danish physicist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calculate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkalkyoolayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008442a"><!--s008442a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008788b"><!--s008788b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to determine (something) by mathematical processes.</p></div><a name="s008789b"><!--s008789b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to reckon (something) by exercise of practical judgment; to estimate <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s008790b"><!--s008790b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make a calculation.</p></div><a name="s008791b"><!--s008791b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(+ on) to count or rely on (doing something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>They had calculated on selling the house first</p> <p><span class="bodyb">calculable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">calculative</span> /-lətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">calculatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">calculare</span>, from <span class="bodyi">calculus</span> pebble (used in reckoning)].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dedicated</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015653a"><!--s015653a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016179b"><!--s016179b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>devoted to a cause, ideal, or purpose; zealous </p><p><i></i></p><p>a dedicated scholar</p>.</div><a name="s016180b"><!--s016180b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>given over to a particular purpose </p><p><i></i></p><p>a dedicated process control computer</p> <p><span class="bodyb">dedicatedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">empanada</span><small><span class="eSynop">/empəʹnahdə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019647a"><!--s019647a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in South American cooking, a turnover with a savoury filling that is baked or fried [Spanish from <span class="bodyi">empanar</span> to roll in pastry].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">austral<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹowstrəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> australes /ʹowstrahles/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003617a"><!--s003617a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the former basic monetary unit of Argentina, divided into 100 centavos [Spanish <span class="bodyi">austral</span>, literally ‘southern’ from Latin <span class="bodyi">australis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/austral1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">austral 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cirrhosis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹrohsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cirrhoses /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010849a"><!--s010849a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>hardening, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of the liver, caused by excessive formation of connective tissue <span class="bodyb">cirrhotic</span> /siʹrotik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">cirrhosis</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">kirrhos</span> orange-coloured; because the liver often becomes orange-coloured].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">excel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹsel/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (excelled, excelling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020801a"><!--s020801a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021794b"><!--s021794b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + at/in) to be superior to or surpass all others </p><p><i></i></p><p>She excels at maths</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">excel oneself</span>.</p></div><a name="s021795b"><!--s021795b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to do something particularly well, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> better than ever before [Middle English <span class="bodyi">excellen</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">excellere</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-cellere</span> to rise, project].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fervent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfuhv(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021958a"><!--s021958a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>exhibiting deep sincere emotion; ardent </p><p><i></i></p><p>He is a fervent believer in free speech</p> <p><span class="bodyb">fervency</span> /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fervently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">fervent-, fervens</span>,present part. of <span class="bodyi">fervēre</span> to boil, glow].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaylə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001199a"><!--s001199a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or like a wing [Latin <span class="bodyi">alaris</span> from <span class="bodyi">ala</span> wing].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dover sole</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdohvə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018074a"><!--s018074a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a European marine flatfish highly valued for food: <span class="bodyi">Solea solea</span> [prob named after <span class="bodyi">Dover</span>, town and port in England].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">court<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013669a"><!--s013669a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014276b"><!--s014276b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003560c"><!--s003560c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> to seek the affections of (somebody).</p></div><a name="s003561c"><!--s003561c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of an animal: to perform actions to attract (a mate).</p></div></div><a name="s014277b"><!--s014277b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to seek to win the favour or support of (somebody).</p></div><a name="s014278b"><!--s014278b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to act so as to invite or provoke (a specified outcome, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a bad one) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s014279b"><!--s014279b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> said of a man and woman: to be involved in a romantic relationship.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flow<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/floh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023123a"><!--s023123a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024669b"><!--s024669b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of water or other liquid: to move or pour steadily and continuously </p><p><i></i></p><p>Muddy water flowed along the gutter</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Blood flows round our bodies</p>.</div><a name="s024670b"><!--s024670b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a river or stream: to move in a certain direction </p><p><i></i></p><p>The Humber flows into the North Sea</p>.</div><a name="s024671b"><!--s024671b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of the tide: to move towards the land; to rise: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ebb1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ebb 1</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s024672b"><!--s024672b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of gas or electricity: to pass along pipes or cables.</p></div><a name="s024673b"><!--s024673b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>said of crowds, traffic, etc: to move steadily along </p><p><i></i></p><p>Traffic is flowing again after an earlier accident</p>.</div><a name="s024674b"><!--s024674b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>of long hair, loose clothing, etc: to swing or stream gracefully.</p></div><a name="s024675b"><!--s024675b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>of ideas or words:</p><a name="s006412c"><!--s006412c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to come easily to one as one speaks or writes.</p></div><a name="s006413c"><!--s006413c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to have a smooth graceful continuity.</p></div></div><a name="s024676b"><!--s024676b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s006414c"><!--s006414c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of long hair, loose clothing, etc: to swing or stream gracefully </p><p><i></i></p><p>long flowing robes</p>.</div><a name="s006415c"><!--s006415c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to have a smooth graceful continuity </p><p><i></i></p><p>the flowing lines of the new car model</p>.</div></div><a name="s024677b"><!--s024677b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>said of ideas or words: to come easily to one as one speaks or writes.</p></div><a name="s024678b"><!--s024678b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>said of conversation: to be animated and lively.</p></div><a name="s024679b"><!--s024679b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>to proceed from, or be the result or outcome of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>the wealth that flows from our labour</p>.</div><a name="s024680b"><!--s024680b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>said of rock or other solid material: to deform under stress without cracking or rupturing ✱ <span class="bodyb">be flowing with</span> to have a plentiful supply of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>a land flowing with milk and honey</p> <p><span class="bodyb">flowing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">flowingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">flōwan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">excellence</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeks(ə)ləns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020802a"><!--s020802a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021796b"><!--s021796b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the state of being excellent.</p></div><a name="s021797b"><!--s021797b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> an excellent or valuable quality; a virtue.</p></div><a name="s021798b"><!--s021798b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Excellence</span>) = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/excellency/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">excellency</span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Australasian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ostrəʹlayzh(y)ən, aw-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003619a"><!--s003619a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Australasia, a region comprising Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea, and neighbouring islands in the S Pacific</p><p><span class="bodyb">Australasian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calculated</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008443a"><!--s008443a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008792b"><!--s008792b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>shrewdly planned or contrived to accomplish a purpose.</p></div><a name="s008793b"><!--s008793b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>intentional; deliberate.</p></div><a name="s008794b"><!--s008794b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002076c"><!--s002076c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>worked out by mathematical calculation.</p></div><a name="s002077c"><!--s002077c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>undertaken after reckoning or estimating the probability of success </p><p><i></i></p><p>a calculated risk</p>.</div></div><a name="s008795b"><!--s008795b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s002078c"><!--s002078c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + to) shrewdly planned or contrived to accomplish a purpose </p><p><i></i></p><p>a look calculated to enrage his opponent</p>.</div><a name="s002079c"><!--s002079c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>intentional; deliberate </p><p><i></i></p><p>a calculated insult</p> <p><span class="bodyb">calculatedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fervid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfuhvid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021959a"><!--s021959a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>passionately intense; ardent </p><p><i></i></p><p>His fervid manner of lovemaking offended her</p><p> Arnold Bennett</p><p><span class="bodyb">fervidly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">fervidus</span>,from <span class="bodyi">fervēre</span> to boil, glow].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dovetail<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹduvtayl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018075a"><!--s018075a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a joint formed by fitting a projection a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tenon1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tenon 1</span></span></a> (wooden projection) with the flared shape of a dove's tail into a cavity of the same shape and the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mortise1_or_mortice/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mortise 1</span></span></a> (cavity) into which it fits to form a joint.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bohr theory</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboh·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006440a"><!--s006440a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a theory in physics: an electron orbiting an atomic nucleus can exist in only a limited number of energy states [named after Niels <span class="bodyi">Bohr</span>, d.1962, Danish physicist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cirri-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010851a"><!--s010851a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cirr_or_cirri_or_cirro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cirr-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dedication</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dediʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015654a"><!--s015654a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016181b"><!--s016181b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act of dedicating something.</p></div><a name="s016182b"><!--s016182b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a devoting or setting aside for a particular purpose, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a religious one.</p></div><a name="s016183b"><!--s016183b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a phrase or sentence words used to dedicate a book, song, etc to somebody.</p></div><a name="s016184b"><!--s016184b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>commitment to achieving a particular purpose, ideal, etc; self-sacrificing devotion.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">empanel <span class="bodyi">or</span> impanel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpanl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (empanelled impanelled) (empanelling impanelling) (<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> empaneled impaneled) (empaneling impaneling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019648a"><!--s019648a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to enrol (somebody) on a panel list, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for jury service</p><p><span class="bodyb">empanelment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Alar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaylah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001198a"><!--s001198a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a chemical sprayed on fruit or vegetable plants, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> apple trees, to improve or increase the crop.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">court bouillon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkaw boohʹyonh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013670a"><!--s013670a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a stock made with vegetables, herbs, and often wine, used with fish [French <span class="bodyi">court-bouillon</span>, from <span class="bodyi">court</span> short + <span class="bodyi">bouillon</span> bouillon].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flow<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023124a"><!--s023124a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024681b"><!--s024681b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006416c"><!--s006416c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the action of flowing, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> moving along steadily or issuing forth in a stream.</p></div><a name="s006417c"><!--s006417c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>liquid etc flowing or moving steadily.</p></div></div><a name="s024682b"><!--s024682b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a rapid succession of thoughts, ideas, etc.</p></div><a name="s024683b"><!--s024683b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the rising of the tide: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ebb1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ebb 1</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s024684b"><!--s024684b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Scot</span></p><a name="s006418c"><!--s006418c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a watery swamp or bog.</p></div><a name="s006419c"><!--s006419c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a sea inlet ✱ <span class="bodyb">go with the flow</span> to be content to be carried along by events, current thinking, etc.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">australes</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹowstrahles/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003620a"><!--s003620a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/austral2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">austral 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boil<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/boyl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006441a"><!--s006441a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006668b"><!--s006668b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001579c"><!--s001579c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a fluid: to reach a temperature, when heated, at which it bubbles and changes into vapour.</p></div><a name="s001580c"><!--s001580c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a vessel: to contain a fluid that is boiling </p><p><i></i></p><p>The kettle's boiling</p>.</div></div><a name="s006669b"><!--s006669b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of disturbed water: to bubble or foam violently; to churn.</p></div><a name="s006670b"><!--s006670b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to become furious </p><p><i></i></p><p>I was boiling with rage</p>.</div><a name="s006671b"><!--s006671b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to undergo the action of a boiling liquid </p><p><i></i></p><p>The eggs should boil for at least four minutes</p> <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</div><a name="s006672b"><!--s006672b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to subject (food, etc) to the action of a boiling liquid </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'll boil some eggs</p>.</div><a name="s006673b"><!--s006673b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to heat (a kettle, etc) till its contents boil [Middle English <span class="bodyi">boilen</span> via Old French <span class="bodyi">boillir</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">bullire</span> to bubble, from <span class="bodyi">bulla</span> bubble].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cirri</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsirie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010850a"><!--s010850a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cirrus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cirrus</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fervour</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">fervor</span>) /ʹfuhvə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021960a"><!--s021960a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the quality or state of being fervent or fervid [Middle English <span class="bodyi">fervour</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">fervor</span>, from <span class="bodyi">fervēre</span> to boil, glow].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dedicative</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdedikətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015655a"><!--s015655a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dedicatory/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dedicatory</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calculating</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008444a"><!--s008444a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008796b"><!--s008796b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>used for making calculations </p><p><i></i></p><p>a calculating machine</p>.</div><a name="s008797b"><!--s008797b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>marked by shrewd consideration of one's own interests; scheming </p><p><i></i></p><p>In the present play [King Lear], that which aggravates the sympathy of the reader … is the cold, calculating, obdurate selfishness of his daughters</p><p> Hazlitt</p><p><span class="bodyb">calculatingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dovetail<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018076a"><!--s018076a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018894b"><!--s018894b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to join (pieces of wood etc) by means of dovetails.</p></div><a name="s018895b"><!--s018895b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to fit (things) together skilfully, neatly, or conveniently <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s018896b"><!--s018896b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to fit together in this way.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">empathize <span class="bodyi">or</span> empathise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹempəthiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019649a"><!--s019649a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + with) to understand and share the feelings of another person.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">excellency</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeks(ə)lənsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> excellencies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020803a"><!--s020803a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021799b"><!--s021799b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Excellency</span>) used as a title for certain high dignitaries of State, e.g. a governor or ambassador, and Church, e.g. a Roman Catholic archbishop or bishop.</p></div><a name="s021800b"><!--s021800b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/excellence/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">excellence</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">court card</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013671a"><!--s013671a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a king, queen, or jack in a pack of cards [alteration of <span class="bodyi">coat card</span>, from the coats worn by the figures depicted].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alarm<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹlahm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001200a"><!--s001200a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001249b"><!--s001249b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the fear resulting from the sudden sensing of danger.</p></div><a name="s001250b"><!--s001250b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a signal, e.g. a loud noise or flashing light, that warns or alerts, or an automatic device that produces such a signal </p><p><i></i></p><p>a burglar alarm</p>.</div><a name="s001251b"><!--s001251b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/alarm_clock/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">alarm clock</span></span></a> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">alarme, alarom</span> call to arms, via French from Old Italian <span class="bodyi">all'arme</span>, literally ‘to the weapon’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flow chart</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023125a"><!--s023125a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a diagram consisting of a set of symbols, e.g. rectangles or diamonds, and connecting lines, that shows the step-by-step progression through a usu complicated procedure or system.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Australia Day</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003621a"><!--s003621a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the 26th January, observed as a national holiday in Australia in commemoration of the landing of the British at Sydney Cove in 1788 to found a settlement.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cirriped</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsiriped/ cirripede /-peed/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010852a"><!--s010852a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a class of marine crustaceans including the barnacles, that are permanently attached to a rock, etc as an adult: class Cirripedia [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cirri/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cirri-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">ped-, pes</span> foot].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boil<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006442a"><!--s006442a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006674b"><!--s006674b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the boil</span>) the act or state of boiling; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/boiling_point/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">boiling point</span></span></a> </p><p><i></i></p><p>Bring the contents to the boil</p>.</div><a name="s006675b"><!--s006675b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a state of excitement or activity.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fescue</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfeskyooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021961a"><!--s021961a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of tufted grasses, some of which are important fodder grasses and a few used as lawn grasses: genera <span class="bodyi">Festuca</span> and <span class="bodyi">Vulpia</span> [alteration of Middle English <span class="bodyi">festu</span> stalk, straw, via Old French and late Latinfrom Latin <span class="bodyi">festuca</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calculation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kalkyooʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008445a"><!--s008445a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008798b"><!--s008798b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the process or result of calculating something.</p></div><a name="s008799b"><!--s008799b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an act of calculating something.</p></div><a name="s008800b"><!--s008800b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>studied care in planning, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to promote one's own interests.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dowager</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdowəjə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018077a"><!--s018077a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018897b"><!--s018897b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a widow holding property or a title received from her deceased husband </p><p><i></i></p><p>talking to huge overdressed dowagers and tedious Academicians</p><p> Oscar Wilde.</p></div><a name="s018898b"><!--s018898b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a dignified elderly woman [early French <span class="bodyi">douagiere</span> from <span class="bodyi">douage</span> dower, from <span class="bodyi">douer</span> to endow, from Latin <span class="bodyi">dotare</span>, from <span class="bodyi">dot-, dos</span> gift, dower].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dedicatory</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdedikət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015656a"><!--s015656a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>serving to dedicate something or acting as a dedication.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Australian<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003622a"><!--s003622a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003632b"><!--s003632b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Australia</p><p><span class="bodyb">Australian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s003633b"><!--s003633b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the speech of the aboriginal inhabitants of Australia.</p></div><a name="s003634b"><!--s003634b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>English as spoken and written in Australia</p><p>French <span class="bodyi">australien</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">australis</span> in the phrase <span class="bodyi">Terra Australis</span> the southern land. Words from the Aboriginal languages of Australia which have become familiar in English mostly refer to indigenous flora and fauna or to Aboriginal practices; they include <span class="bodyi">boomerang</span>, <span class="bodyi">budgerigar</span>, <span class="bodyi">dingo</span>, <span class="bodyi">kangaroo</span>, <span class="bodyi">koala</span>, <span class="bodyi">kookaburra</span>, <span class="bodyi">wallaby</span>, and <span class="bodyi">wombat</span>. A few words of more general reference have been adopted, such as <span class="bodyi">barrack</span> (in the senses ‘to jeer’ and ‘to shout encouragement’) and <span class="bodyi">cooee</span></p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flow diagram</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023126a"><!--s023126a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flow_chart/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flow chart</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">excellent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeks(ə)lənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020804a"><!--s020804a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>outstandingly good</p><p><span class="bodyb">excellently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">excellent-, excellens</span>,present part. of <span class="bodyi">excellere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/excel/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">excel</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alarm<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001201a"><!--s001201a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001252b"><!--s001252b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to strike (somebody) with fear, apprehension, cause great fear or anxiety in </p><p><i></i></p><p>Don't be alarmed, it's quite safe!</p>.</div><a name="s001253b"><!--s001253b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to warn or alert (somebody).</p></div><a name="s001254b"><!--s001254b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to fit or protect (something) with an automatic alarm</p><p><span class="bodyb">alarming</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">alarmingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">empathy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹempəthi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019650a"><!--s019650a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020653b"><!--s020653b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the capacity for understanding and sharing another's feelings or ideas.</p></div><a name="s020654b"><!--s020654b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the imaginative re-creation of a mood, feeling or emotional state suggested by a work of art in order to better understand or appreciate it <span class="bodyb">empathetic</span> /-ʹthetik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">empathetically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">empathic</span> /emʹpathik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">empatheia</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_2_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">pathos</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pathos/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pathos</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">court circular</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013672a"><!--s013672a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a daily report of the engagements and other activities of the members of the royal family, published in newspapers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cirro-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010853a"><!--s010853a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cirr_or_cirri_or_cirro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cirr-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fess <span class="bodyi">or</span> fesse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fes/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021962a"><!--s021962a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a broad horizontal bar across the middle of a heraldic shield [Middle English <span class="bodyi">fesse</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">fascia</span> a band].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boil<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006443a"><!--s006443a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a localized pus-filled swelling of the skin resulting from infection of a hair follicle [alteration of Middle English <span class="bodyi">bile</span>, from Old English <span class="bodyi">bẏl</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dowdy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdowdi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (dowdier, dowdiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018078a"><!--s018078a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018899b"><!--s018899b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>old-fashioned or dull in appearance, clothing etc.</p></div><a name="s018900b"><!--s018900b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not neat or smart</p><p><span class="bodyb">dowdily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dowdiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<span class="bodyi">dowd</span> poorly dressed woman, from Middle English <span class="bodyi">doude</span>; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calculator</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008446a"><!--s008446a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008801b"><!--s008801b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a machine for performing mathematical operations, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a small hand-held electronic device.</p></div><a name="s008802b"><!--s008802b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a set or book of tables used in calculating.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deduce</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹdyoohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015657a"><!--s015657a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016185b"><!--s016185b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to establish (a fact, the truth, etc) by reasoning and making use of the information available; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> to infer (a conclusion) from a general principle: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/induce/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">induce</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s016186b"><!--s016186b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to trace the course or derivation of (something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">deducible</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">deducere</span> to lead out or away, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ducere</span> to lead].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Australian<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003623a"><!--s003623a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003635b"><!--s003635b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>characteristic of, relating to, or belonging to Australia.</p></div><a name="s003636b"><!--s003636b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to or denoting a biogeographical region that comprises Australia and the islands north of it from the Celebes eastwards, Tasmania, New Zealand, and Polynesia.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">court cupboard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013673a"><!--s013673a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a 16th- or 17th-cent. sideboard or cabinet with an open base and a closed top section with one or more doors.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emperor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹemp(ə)rə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019651a"><!--s019651a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the supreme ruler of an empire</p><p><span class="bodyb">emperorship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old French <span class="bodyi">empereor</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">imperator</span> commander, from <span class="bodyi">imperare</span> to command, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">parare</span> to prepare].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">excelsior</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹselsi·aw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020805a"><!--s020805a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021801b"><!--s021801b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>used to indicate high quality, e.g. in product names.</p></div><a name="s021802b"><!--s021802b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> fine curled wood shavings used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for packing fragile items [Latin <span class="bodyi">excelsior</span> higher, compar. of <span class="bodyi">excelsus</span> high, past part. of <span class="bodyi">excellere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/excel/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">excel</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cirrocumulus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sirohʹkyoohmyooləs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cirrocumuli /-lie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010854a"><!--s010854a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cloud formation consisting of small white rounded masses occurring at high altitude, usu in regular groupings forming a mackerel sky, between about 5000 and 10,000m (about 16,600 and 35,000ft).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alarm clock</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001202a"><!--s001202a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a clock that can be set to sound an alarm at a required time, used to wake somebody up usu to rouse somebody from sleep.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flower<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflowə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023127a"><!--s023127a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024685b"><!--s024685b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006420c"><!--s006420c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a reproductive structure in an angiosperm plant that is specialized for reproduction and typically consists of a shortened stem axis bearing leaves modified to form coloured petals, sepals, carpels (female reproductive structures; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/carpel/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">carpel</span></span></a>) or stamens and has a scent (male reproductive structures; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stamen/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stamen</span></span></a>).</p></div><a name="s006421c"><!--s006421c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a plant that produces a reproductive structure of this kind.</p></div><a name="s006422c"><!--s006422c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a plant that produces any similar type of reproductive structure.</p></div></div><a name="s024686b"><!--s024686b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006423c"><!--s006423c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the finest or most perfect part or example of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>the flower of a nation's youth destroyed in war</p>.</div><a name="s006424c"><!--s006424c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the finest, most vigorous period; the prime </p><p><i></i></p><p>in the flower of his manhood</p>.</div><a name="s006425c"><!--s006425c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a state of blooming or flourishing </p><p><i></i></p><p>when most of the plants are in flower</p>.</div></div><a name="s024687b"><!--s024687b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) a finely divided powder produced <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by condensation or sublimation (conversion of a gas directly to a solid; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sublimate1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sublimate<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (2)) </p><p><i></i></p><p>flowers of sulphur</p> <p><span class="bodyb">flowerless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">flower-like</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">flour</span> flower, best of anything (see also <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flour1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flour 1</span></span></a>) via Old French <span class="bodyi">flor, flour</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">flor-, flos</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dowel<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdowəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018079a"><!--s018079a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018901b"><!--s018901b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a wooden or metal pin fitting into holes in adjacent pieces to hold them together.</p></div><a name="s018902b"><!--s018902b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>rods of wood or metal for sawing into such pins [Middle English <span class="bodyi">dowle</span>; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fest</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fest/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021963a"><!--s021963a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> (<span class="bodyi">often in combination</span>) a meeting or occasion marked by a specified activity </p><p><i></i></p><p>a gabfest</p> <p>[German <span class="bodyi">Fest</span> celebration, from Latin <span class="bodyi">festum</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/feast1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">feast 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boil away</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006444a"><!--s006444a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006676b"><!--s006676b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a fluid that is being boiled: to turn into vapour; to evaporate <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s006677b"><!--s006677b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to boil (a fluid) till it evaporates.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calculi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkalkyoolie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008447a"><!--s008447a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/calculus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">calculus</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deduct</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹdukt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015658a"><!--s015658a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + from) to subtract (an amount) from a total [Latin <span class="bodyi">deductus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">deducere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/deduce/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">deduce</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Australianism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003624a"><!--s003624a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a characteristic feature of Australian English.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">except<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹsept/ <i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020806a"><!--s020806a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021803b"><!--s021803b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>with the exclusion or exception of (something or somebody specified) </p><p><i></i></p><p>daily except Sundays</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">except for</span>.</p></div><a name="s021804b"><!--s021804b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>with the exception of (something or somebody).</p></div><a name="s021805b"><!--s021805b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>but for (something or somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>We could not have done it except for your help</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">exceptus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/except3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">except 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Courtelle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kawʹtel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013674a"><!--s013674a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> an acrylic fibre.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alarmist</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001203a"><!--s001203a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who needlessly alarms other people.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cirr- <span class="bodyi">or</span> cirri- <span class="bodyi">or</span> cirro-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010848a"><!--s010848a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meaning: cirrus </p><p><i></i></p><p>cirriped</p> <p><i></i></p><p>cirrostratus</p> <p>[scientific Latin, from <span class="bodyi">cirrus</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emperor penguin</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019652a"><!--s019652a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the largest known penguin, found only in the south polar region: <span class="bodyi">Aptenodytes forsteri</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">festal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfestl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021964a"><!--s021964a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/festive/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">festive</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">festally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">festum</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/feast1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">feast 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boil down</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006445a"><!--s006445a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006678b"><!--s006678b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to reduce (a fluid) in bulk by boiling.</p></div><a name="s006679b"><!--s006679b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to condense or summarize (a text) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s006680b"><!--s006680b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ to) to amount in essence to a certain thing </p><p><i></i></p><p>The evidence boils down to you-did-I-didn't</p> — Harper Lee.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flower<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (flowered, flowering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023128a"><!--s023128a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024688b"><!--s024688b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a plant: to produce flowers; to blossom.</p></div><a name="s024689b"><!--s024689b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to develop and flourish </p><p><i></i></p><p>It was not until his twenties that his creative talent began to flower</p> <p><span class="bodyb">flowerer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">flowering</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calculous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkalkyooləs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008448a"><!--s008448a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in medicine, caused or characterized by a stony calculus or several calculi.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dowel<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (dowelled, dowelling, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> doweled) (doweling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018080a"><!--s018080a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to fasten (adjacent pieces) together by dowels.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deductible<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015659a"><!--s015659a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>that can be deducted, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from income before taxation </p><p><i></i></p><p>Your petrol expenses are deductible for tax purposes</p> <p><span class="bodyb">deductibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Australian Rules football</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003625a"><!--s003625a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a game played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field with four goalposts at each end, using a ball similar to a rugby ball which may be passed from player to player by kicking it or by striking it with the clenched fist.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">except<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">conj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020807a"><!--s020807a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021806b"><!--s021806b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>only; but </p><p><i></i></p><p>I would go except it's too far</p>.</div><a name="s021807b"><!--s021807b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> unless </p><p><i></i></p><p>except you repent</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">courteous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkuhti·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013675a"><!--s013675a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>showing respect and consideration for others; polite</p><p><span class="bodyb">courteously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">courteousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">corteis</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">corteis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">cort</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/court1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">court 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cirrostratus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sirohʹstrahtəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cirrostrati /-tie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010855a"><!--s010855a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cloud formation consisting of a uniform layer of high stratus clouds that are darker than cirrus, occurring at high altitude, between about 5000 and 10,000m (about 16,600 and 35,000ft).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alarum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹlarəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001204a"><!--s001204a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> an alarm or a call to arms </p><p><i></i></p><p>That … bell rang out a blood-curdling alarum over my head!</p> — Mark Twain <p><i></i></p><p>For where a man's intentions are published, it is an alarum, to call up all that are against them</p> — Bacon [Middle English <span class="bodyi">alarom</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/alarm1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">alarm 1</span></span></a>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emphasis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹemfəsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> emphases /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019653a"><!--s019653a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020655b"><!--s020655b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>force or intensity of expression that gives special importance to something in speaking or writing.</p></div><a name="s020656b"><!--s020656b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005297c"><!--s005297c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>force or intensity of expression that gives special importance to something </p><p><i></i></p><p>writing with emphasis on the need for reform</p>.</div><a name="s005298c"><!--s005298c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a particular prominence given in speaking or writing to one or more words or syllables.</p></div></div><a name="s020657b"><!--s020657b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>special consideration of or stress on something </p><p><i></i></p><p>the school's emphasis on examinations</p> <p>[via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">emphasis</span> exposition, emphasis, from <span class="bodyi">emphainein</span> to indicate, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">phainein</span> to show].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flowered</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023129a"><!--s023129a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024690b"><!--s024690b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having a pattern of flowers </p><p><i></i></p><p>flowered dresses</p>.</div><a name="s024691b"><!--s024691b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used in combinations</span>) producing flowers of the kind specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>a purple-flowered shrub</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Australoid<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹostrəloyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003626a"><!--s003626a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or belonging to an ethnic group including the Australian Aboriginals and other peoples of southern Asia and the Pacific islands [<span class="bodyi">Australia</span> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/oid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-oid</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dowelling</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdowəling/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018081a"><!--s018081a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dowel1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dowel<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deductible<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015660a"><!--s015660a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> an insurance excess.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calculus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkalkyooləs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008449a"><!--s008449a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008803b"><!--s008803b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">pl</span> <span class="bodyb">calculi</span>) a hard stony mass, e.g. of cholesterol, that forms abnormally in the kidney, gall bladder, or other hollow organ or tube.</p></div><a name="s008804b"><!--s008804b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">pl</span> <span class="bodyb">calculuses</span>) a branch of mathematics, comprising differential and integral calculus, that deals with rates of change of functions and the ideas of limits and has applications to the calculation of arcs, areas, volumes, etc.</p></div><a name="s008805b"><!--s008805b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">pl</span> <span class="bodyb">calculi</span>)</p><a name="s002080c"><!--s002080c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a hard stony mass, e.g. of cholesterol, that forms abnormally in the kidney, gall bladder, or other hollow organ or tube, may cause a painful blockage, and often requires removal by a surgical operation.</p></div><a name="s002081c"><!--s002081c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>tartar that accumulates on the teeth.</p></div></div><a name="s008806b"><!--s008806b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">pl</span> <span class="bodyb">calculuses</span>)</p><a name="s002082c"><!--s002082c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a branch of mathematics, comprising differential and integral calculus, that deals with rates of change of functions and the ideas of limits and has applications to the calculation of arcs, areas, volumes, etc.</p></div><a name="s002083c"><!--s002083c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any system of calculation that uses a special symbolic notation [Latin <span class="bodyi">calculus</span> pebble, stone in the bladder or kidney, stone used in reckoning].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fester<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfestə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (festered, festering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021965a"><!--s021965a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s023235b"><!--s023235b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a wound: to generate pus.</p></div><a name="s023236b"><!--s023236b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of food, etc: to putrefy or rot.</p></div><a name="s023237b"><!--s023237b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a feeling, etc: to rankle </p><p><i></i></p><p>It's the things I might have said that fester</p><p> Clemence Dane.</p></div><a name="s023238b"><!--s023238b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of a problem, situation, etc: to become worse; to intensify <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s023239b"><!--s023239b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to make (a wound) inflamed [Middle English<span class="bodyi">festren</span>, from <span class="bodyi">fester, festre</span> suppurating sore: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fester2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fester 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">courtesan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawtizan, -ʹzan/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013676a"><!--s013676a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a prostitute, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one with a wealthy or upper-class clientele [early French <span class="bodyi">courtisane</span> via early Italian <span class="bodyi">cortigiana</span> woman courtier, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">cohort-, cohors</span> enclosure, throng, cohort].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boiled shirt</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006446a"><!--s006446a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> a shirt for wear with formal evening dress, etc, with a starched front.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">except<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020808a"><!--s020808a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021808b"><!--s021808b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to take or leave out (somebody or something) from a number or a whole; to exclude <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s021809b"><!--s021809b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + to/against) <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in law, to take exception to something [Middle English <span class="bodyi">excepten</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">exceptare</span>,from <span class="bodyi">exceptus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">excipere</span> to take out, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">capere</span> to take].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cirrus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsirəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cirri /ʹsirie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010856a"><!--s010856a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011055b"><!--s011055b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a wispy white cloud formation, usu consisting of minute ice crystals, occurring at high altitudes, between about 5000 and 10,000m (about 16,600 and 35,000ft).</p></div><a name="s011056b"><!--s011056b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">technical</span></p><a name="s002780c"><!--s002780c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tendril/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tendril</span></span></a> (1).</p></div><a name="s002781c"><!--s002781c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a slender, usu flexible, animal appendage [scientific Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">cirrus</span> curl].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alarums and excursions</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001205a"><!--s001205a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>clamour and confusion [orig used as a stage direction in Elizabethan drama, indicating martial sounds and the movement of soldiers across the stage].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emphasize <span class="bodyi">or</span> emphasise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹemfəsiez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019654a"><!--s019654a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020658b"><!--s020658b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005299c"><!--s005299c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to give emphasis to.</p></div><a name="s005300c"><!--s005300c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to draw attention to.</p></div></div><a name="s020659b"><!--s020659b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to give emphasis to (something).</p></div><a name="s020660b"><!--s020660b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make (something) sharper or clearer in form or outline.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">floweret</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflowərit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023130a"><!--s023130a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a floret, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of cauliflower or broccoli.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dower<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdowə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018082a"><!--s018082a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018903b"><!--s018903b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a widow's legal share during her life of her deceased husband's property.</p></div><a name="s018904b"><!--s018904b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> dowry [Middle English <span class="bodyi">dowere</span> via French from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">dotarium</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">dotare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dowager/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dowager</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">excepting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020809a"><!--s020809a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/except1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">except 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fester<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021966a"><!--s021966a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pus-producing sore; a pustule [Middle English <span class="bodyi">fester, festre</span>, via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">fistula</span> pipe, pipe-like ulcer].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deduction</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹduksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015661a"><!--s015661a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016187b"><!--s016187b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004051c"><!--s004051c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of deducting taking away or subtracting.</p></div><a name="s004052c"><!--s004052c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an amount that is or may be deductedsubtracted.</p></div></div><a name="s016188b"><!--s016188b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004053c"><!--s004053c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or practice of deducing.</p></div><a name="s004054c"><!--s004054c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the use of reasoning and the available information to discover the truth or reach a conclusion about something; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> the process of drawing a particular conclusion from a general premise.</p></div><a name="s004055c"><!--s004055c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a conclusion reached by the process of deducing this process</p><p><span class="bodyb">deductive</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">deductively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caldera</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kalʹdeərə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008450a"><!--s008450a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wide volcanic crater formed by violent eruption followed by subsidence of the central part of the volcano [Spanish <span class="bodyi">caldera</span> cauldron, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">caldaria</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">courtesy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkuhtəsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> courtesies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013677a"><!--s013677a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014280b"><!--s014280b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>courteous behaviour.</p></div><a name="s014281b"><!--s014281b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a courteous act or expression </p><p><i></i></p><p>Fair sir, you spit on me on Wednesday last, you spurned me such a day; another time you called me dog; and for these courtesies I'll lend you thus much moneys</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div><a name="s014282b"><!--s014282b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span></span>) done or provided by way of courtesy </p><p><i></i></p><p>a courtesy call</p>.</div><a name="s014283b"><!--s014283b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a curtsy ✱ <span class="bodyb">by courtesy of/courtesy of</span> through the kindness, generosity, or permission granted by (a person or organization) [Middle English <span class="bodyi">corteisie</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">corteis</span> courteous, from <span class="bodyi">cort</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/court1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">court 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Australoid<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003627a"><!--s003627a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of the Australoid ethnic group.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boiled sweet</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006447a"><!--s006447a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a sweet of boiled sugar, usu fruit-flavoured.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CIS</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010857a"><!--s010857a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Commonwealth of Independent States, a successor to the USSR.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alas</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹlas/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001206a"><!--s001206a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used to express unhappiness, pity, or disappointment [Middle English from Old French, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ah/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ah</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">las</span> weary, from Latin <span class="bodyi">lassus</span> weary].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emphatic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹfatik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019655a"><!--s019655a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020661b"><!--s020661b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>spoken with or marked by emphasis.</p></div><a name="s020662b"><!--s020662b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>tending to express oneself in forcefully speech or to take decisive action.</p></div><a name="s020663b"><!--s020663b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>clear or definite </p><p><i></i></p><p>an emphatic victory</p> <p><span class="bodyb">emphatically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">emphatikos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">emphainein</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/emphasis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">emphasis</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dower<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (dowered, dowering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018083a"><!--s018083a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to give a dower to (somebody).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flower girl</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023131a"><!--s023131a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024692b"><!--s024692b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a girl or woman who sells flowers, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a market or the street.</p></div><a name="s024693b"><!--s024693b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a young girl who is part of the bridal party at a wedding.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exception</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹsepsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020810a"><!--s020810a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021810b"><!--s021810b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of excepting somebody or something; exclusion </p><p><i></i></p><p>with the exception of Jack</p>.</div><a name="s021811b"><!--s021811b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody or something excepted, <span class="bodyi"><span class="bodyi">esp</span></span> a case to which a rule does not apply.</p></div><a name="s021812b"><!--s021812b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>question or objection </p><p><i></i></p><p>witnesses whose authority is beyond exception</p><p> Macaulay ✱ <span class="bodyb">take exception to</span>.</p></div><a name="s021813b"><!--s021813b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to object to (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>For some reason, she took exception to my remarks</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">festival</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfestivl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021967a"><!--s021967a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023240b"><!--s023240b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005999c"><!--s005999c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a time marked by special, e.g. customary, celebration.</p></div><a name="s006000c"><!--s006000c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a religious feast.</p></div></div><a name="s023241b"><!--s023241b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a programme or season of cultural events or entertainment </p><p><i></i></p><p>the Edinburgh Festival</p>.</div><a name="s023242b"><!--s023242b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) of, appropriate to, or set apart as a festival </p><p><i></i></p><p>Edinburgh is unbearable during the festival season</p> <p>[Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">festivus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/festive/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">festive</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boiler</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006448a"><!--s006448a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006681b"><!--s006681b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a tank in which water is heated or domestic hot water is stored.</p></div><a name="s006682b"><!--s006682b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the part of a steam generator in which water is converted into steam under pressure.</p></div><a name="s006683b"><!--s006683b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a vessel used for boiling.</p></div><a name="s006684b"><!--s006684b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a chicken suitable for boiling rather than roasting.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deductive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹduktiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015662a"><!--s015662a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>based on or using deduction</p><p><span class="bodyb">deductively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cis-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010858a"><!--s010858a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meaning: on this side of </p><p><i></i></p><p>cisalpine</p> <p>[Latin, from <span class="bodyi">cis</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">australopithecine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌostrəlohʹpithəseen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003628a"><!--s003628a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an extinct southern African hominid, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of the genus <span class="bodyi">Australopithecus</span>, with near-human teeth and a relatively small brain</p><p><span class="bodyb">australopithecine</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">australis</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/austral1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">austral 1</span></span></a>) + Greek <span class="bodyi">pithēkos</span> ape].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caldron</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawldrən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008451a"><!--s008451a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cauldron_or_caldron/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cauldron</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dower house</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018084a"><!--s018084a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a house provided for a widow, often on the estate of her deceased husband.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">courtesy call</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013678a"><!--s013678a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an unsolicited telephone call made by a sales representative to a potential customer with information about a product or service.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaylayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001207a"><!--s001207a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having wings or wing-like extensions [Latin from <span class="bodyi">ala</span> wing].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emphysema</span><small><span class="eSynop">/emfiʹseemə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019656a"><!--s019656a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a disorder characterized by air-filled expansions of body tissues; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> such a condition of the lungs involving abnormal enlargement of the air sacs and causing breathlessness [Greek <span class="bodyi">emphysēma</span> bodily inflation].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flower head</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023132a"><!--s023132a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rounded or flattened cluster of densely packed stalkless flowers at the top of a stem, having the appearance of a single flower; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inflorescence/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inflorescence</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exceptionable</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020811a"><!--s020811a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>likely to cause objection; objectionable</p><a name="sb000000191"><!--sb000000191--></a><p><span class="bodyb">exceptionably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">exceptionable</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">exceptional</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/exceptional/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">exceptional</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">festive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfestiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021968a"><!--s021968a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023243b"><!--s023243b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or suitable for a feast or festival, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> Christmas and New Year </p><p><i></i></p><p>We did a lot of visiting over the festive season</p>.</div><a name="s023244b"><!--s023244b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>joyous or merry</p><p><span class="bodyb">festively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">festiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">festivus</span>,from <span class="bodyi">festum</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/feast1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">feast 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boilermaker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006449a"><!--s006449a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006685b"><!--s006685b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an industrial metalworker, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a plater or welder.</p></div><a name="s006686b"><!--s006686b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a drink of whisky followed by a glass of beer.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deed<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/deed/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015663a"><!--s015663a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016189b"><!--s016189b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something that is done; an action </p><p><i></i></p><p>evil deeds</p>.</div><a name="s016190b"><!--s016190b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an illustrious act or action; a feat or exploit.</p></div><a name="s016191b"><!--s016191b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the act of doing something </p><p><i></i></p><p>Never mistake the word for the deed</p>.</div><a name="s016192b"><!--s016192b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in law, a signed and sealed written document containing a transfer, bargain, or contract [Old English <span class="bodyi">dǣd</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alb</span><small><span class="eSynop">/alb/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001208a"><!--s001208a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a full-length white linen vestment, with long tight sleeves and a girdle around the waist, worn by a priest at Mass [Old English <span class="bodyi">albe</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">alba</span>, fem of <span class="bodyi">albus</span> white].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cisalpine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sisʹalpien/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010859a"><!--s010859a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>south of the Alps, i.e. on ‘this’ side of the Alps as looked at from Rome.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calèche</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹlesh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008452a"><!--s008452a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/calash/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">calash</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">empire</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019658a"><!--s019658a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020664b"><!--s020664b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005301c"><!--s005301c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a large group of countries or peoples under the authority of a single ruler or state </p><p><i></i></p><p>Fate looks after the Indian Empire because it is so big and so helpless</p><p> Kipling.</p></div><a name="s005302c"><!--s005302c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>something resembling such an empire, <span class="bodyi"><span class="bodyi">esp</span></span> an extensive territory or enterprise under single domination or the control of a single person or entity.</p></div></div><a name="s020665b"><!--s020665b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>imperial sovereignty.</p></div><a name="s020666b"><!--s020666b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the period during which an empire is in existence.</p></div><a name="s020667b"><!--s020667b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Empire</span>) a variety of eating apple with a red skin and crisp juicy flesh [Middle English via French <span class="bodyi">empire, empirie</span>,from Latin <span class="bodyi">imperium</span> absolute authority, empire, from <span class="bodyi">imperare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/emperor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">emperor</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flowering plant</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023133a"><!--s023133a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024694b"><!--s024694b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a plant that produces flowers; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/angiosperm/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">angiosperm</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s024695b"><!--s024695b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a plant notable and cultivated for its ornamental flowers.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">courtesy car</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013679a"><!--s013679a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a car lent to a customer by a garage or vehicle servicing company while the customer's own car is being serviced or repaired.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dow-Jones average</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌdow ʹjohnz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018085a"><!--s018085a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dow_jones_index/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Dow-Jones index</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Australorp</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹostrəlawp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003629a"><!--s003629a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a black domestic fowl of a breed developed in Australia and valued for its egg production [blend of <span class="bodyi">Australia</span> + <span class="bodyi">Orpington</span>, a town in Kent, S England, where the Orpington, ancestor of the Australorp, originated].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exceptional</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020812a"><!--s020812a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021814b"><!--s021814b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>forming an exception; unusual </p><p><i></i></p><p>an exceptional number of rainy days</p>.</div><a name="s021815b"><!--s021815b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not average; superior </p><p><i></i></p><p>a student of exceptional ability</p> <p><span class="bodyb">exceptionality</span> /-ʹnaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><a name="sb000000192"><!--sb000000192--></a><p><span class="bodyb">exceptionally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">exceptional</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">exceptionable</span>? These two words are sometimes confused. <span class="bodyi">Exceptional</span> means ‘extremely unusual’ (<span class="bodyi">only under exceptional circumstances</span>) or ‘outstanding’ (<span class="bodyi">an exceptional student</span>). <span class="bodyi">Exceptionable</span> is a formal word meaning ‘objectionable’, ‘offensive’: <span class="bodyi">I was not the only one who found her remarks exceptionable</span>. See also note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/unexceptional/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">unexceptional</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">festivity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/feʹstiviti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> festivities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021969a"><!--s021969a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023245b"><!--s023245b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) festive activity; a party or celebration.</p></div><a name="s023246b"><!--s023246b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a festival.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boilerplate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/-playt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006450a"><!--s006450a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006687b"><!--s006687b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>rolled steel plate used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the construction of boilers.</p></div><a name="s006688b"><!--s006688b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span></p><a name="s001581c"><!--s001581c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>journalistic material syndicated to various newspapers, formerly distributed as stereotype plates.</p></div><a name="s001582c"><!--s001582c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>speech or writing that merely repeats or rehashes doctrine, etc uncritically.</p></div><a name="s001583c"><!--s001583c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>fixed strings of wording for use <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in word-processing documents, e.g. clauses in legal contracts </p><p><i></i></p><p>The rest of the will was boilerplate</p> — Ed McBain.</div></div><a name="s006689b"><!--s006689b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in rock climbing, a series of overlapping undercut slabs of rock.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cisco</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsiskoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -oes -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> ciscoes ciscos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010860a"><!--s010860a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of herring-like North American freshwater food fishes of the salmon family: genus <span class="bodyi">Coregonus</span> [back-formation from Canadian French <span class="bodyi">ciscoette</span> from Ojibwa <span class="bodyi">bemidewiskawed</span> the one with oily skin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Empire</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹempie·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019657a"><!--s019657a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or characteristic of a style, e.g. of furniture or interior decoration, popular during the first French Empire (1804–15) [French <span class="bodyi">Empire</span>, short for <span class="bodyi">le premier</span> <span class="bodyi">Empire</span> the first Empire of France].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flowerpecker</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflowəpekə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023134a"><!--s023134a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various species of very small Australasian or SE Asian songbirds that feed on the insects in flowers: family Dicaeidae.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dow-Jones index</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌdow ʹjohnz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018086a"><!--s018086a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an index of the prices of securities in the USA based on the daily average price of selected lists of shares [named after Charles H <span class="bodyi">Dow</span> d.1902 and Edward D <span class="bodyi">Jones</span> d.1920, US financial statisticians, whose company compile it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">courtesy light</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013680a"><!--s013680a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small light inside a motor vehicle that comes on automatically when a door is opened.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Austrian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹostriən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003630a"><!--s003630a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003637b"><!--s003637b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Austria.</p></div><a name="s003638b"><!--s003638b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the dialect of German spoken in Austria</p><p><span class="bodyb">Austrian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exceptionalism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020813a"><!--s020813a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the belief that one's own country or culture is different from and generally better than others.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Caledonian<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kaləʹdohni·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008453a"><!--s008453a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to Scotland, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to the Scottish Highlands or ancient Scotland [<span class="bodyi">Caledonia</span> Latin name of part of N Britain, later applied to Scotland].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deed<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015664a"><!--s015664a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to convey or transfer (e.g. property) by deed.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">albacore</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹalbəkaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> albacores <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> albacore)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001209a"><!--s001209a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large tuna fish with long pectoral fins that is caught for canning: <span class="bodyi">Thunnus alalunga</span> [Portuguese <span class="bodyi">albacor</span> from Arabic <span class="bodyi">al-bakūrah</span> the albacore].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">festoon<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/feʹstoohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021970a"><!--s021970a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a decorative chain or strip hanging between two points, or an carved, moulded, or painted ornament representing this [French <span class="bodyi">feston</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">festone</span>, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">festa</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/feast1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">feast 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boiler room</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006451a"><!--s006451a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006690b"><!--s006690b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a room or compartment, e.g. on board ship, that houses a boiler.</p></div><a name="s006691b"><!--s006691b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> (<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) of or relating to an organization that tries to sell shares, land, or commodities of dubious value by telephone using high-pressure sales techniques, or the premises used for this purpose </p><p><i></i></p><p>a boiler-room sales pitch</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cislunar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sisʹloohnə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010861a"><!--s010861a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>between the earth and the moon </p><p><i></i></p><p>cislunar space</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">empire-builder</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019659a"><!--s019659a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who seeks to extend their power or influence, e.g. within a business organization, by acquiring additional staff or areas of operation</p><p><span class="bodyb">empire-building</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flowerpot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023135a"><!--s023135a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an earthenware or plastic container, typically the shape of a small bucket, in which to grow plants.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">down<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/down/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018087a"><!--s018087a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018905b"><!--s018905b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004700c"><!--s004700c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>at or towards a relatively low level or position </p><p><i></i></p><p>down into the cellar</p>.</div><a name="s004701c"><!--s004701c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>downwards from the surface of the earth or water.</p></div><a name="s004702c"><!--s004702c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>below the horizon.</p></div><a name="s004703c"><!--s004703c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>downstream.</p></div><a name="s004704c"><!--s004704c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>in or into a lying or sitting position </p><p><i></i></p><p>lie down</p>.</div><a name="s004705c"><!--s004705c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">f</span><br/><p>to or on the ground, surface, or bottom </p><p><i></i></p><p>The house burned down</p>.</div><a name="s004706c"><!--s004706c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">g</span><br/><p>so as to conceal a particular surface </p><p><i></i></p><p>turn it face down</p>.</div><a name="s004707c"><!--s004707c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">h</span><br/><p>downstairs.</p></div></div><a name="s018906b"><!--s018906b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004708c"><!--s004708c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in a direction conventionally the opposite of up.</p></div><a name="s004709c"><!--s004709c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in or towards the south.</p></div><a name="s004710c"><!--s004710c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> away from the capital of a country or from a university city </p><p><i></i></p><p>sent down from Cambridge</p>.</div><a name="s004711c"><!--s004711c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to or at the front of a theatrical stage.</p></div><a name="s004712c"><!--s004712c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>to leeward </p><p><i></i></p><p>push the helm down</p>.</div></div><a name="s018907b"><!--s018907b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s004713c"><!--s004713c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in or into a relatively low condition or status </p><p><i></i></p><p>The family has come down in the world</p>.</div><a name="s004714c"><!--s004714c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>used to express opposition </p><p><i></i></p><p>Down with the oppressors!</p>.</div><a name="s004715c"><!--s004715c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to prison </p><p><i></i></p><p>She went down for five years</p>.</div></div><a name="s018908b"><!--s018908b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s004716c"><!--s004716c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in or into a state of reduced or relatively low intensity, heat, volume, etc or activity </p><p><i></i></p><p>calm down</p>.</div><a name="s004717c"><!--s004717c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>into a state of reduced heat, volume, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>turn the radio down</p>.</div><a name="s004718c"><!--s004718c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>into silence </p><p><i></i></p><p>They shouted him down</p>.</div><a name="s004719c"><!--s004719c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>into a slower pace or lower gear </p><p><i></i></p><p>change down into second</p>.</div><a name="s004720c"><!--s004720c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>to a lower amount, price, figure, or rank </p><p><i></i></p><p>Prices are coming down</p>.</div><a name="s004721c"><!--s004721c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">f</span><br/><p>behind an opponent </p><p><i></i></p><p>We're three points down</p>.</div></div><a name="s018909b"><!--s018909b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s004722c"><!--s004722c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>so as to be known, recognized, or recorded, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on paper </p><p><i></i></p><p>scribble it down</p>.</div><a name="s004723c"><!--s004723c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>so as to be firmly held in position </p><p><i></i></p><p>stick down the flap of the envelope</p> <p><i></i></p><p>I don't like to feel tied down</p>.</div><a name="s004724c"><!--s004724c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to the moment of catching or discovering </p><p><i></i></p><p>track the culprits down</p>.</div></div><a name="s018910b"><!--s018910b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>in cash on the spot, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as an initial payment </p><p><i></i></p><p>I paid £100 down</p>.</div><a name="s018911b"><!--s018911b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>from a predecessor or an earlier time </p><p><i></i></p><p>jewels handed down in the family</p>.</div><a name="s018912b"><!--s018912b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s004725c"><!--s004725c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to a concentrated state </p><p><i></i></p><p>boil the sauce down</p>.</div><a name="s004726c"><!--s004726c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>so as to be flattened, reduced, eroded, concentrated, or diluted </p><p><i></i></p><p>water down the gin</p> <p><i></i></p><p>heels worn down</p>.</div><a name="s004727c"><!--s004727c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>completely from top to bottom </p><p><i></i></p><p>hose the car down</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">down to</span> used to indicate a downward limit or boundary </p><p><i></i></p><p>from the manager down to the office junior</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">dūne</span>, short for <span class="bodyi">adūne, of dūne</span> off the hill, from <span class="bodyi">dūn</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/down7/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">down 7</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Caledonian<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008454a"><!--s008454a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary or humorous</span> a native or inhabitant of Scotland.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">courtesy title</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013681a"><!--s013681a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a title given to somebody, e.g. the son or daughter of a peer, which is without legal validity but commonly accepted.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cisplatin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sisʹplatin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010862a"><!--s010862a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a platinum compound used in the treatment of certain forms of cancer [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cis/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cis-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/platinum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">platinum</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deed of covenant</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015665a"><!--s015665a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> an agreement to pay a certain amount of money regularly, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that enables the recipient benefits a charity by allowing it to reclaim the tax paid on the sum.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Austrian blind</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003631a"><!--s003631a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a window blind of soft fabric that gathers into vertical ruches when raised, belonging to an early 19th-cent. style associated with Vienna.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Albanian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/alʹbayni·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001210a"><!--s001210a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001255b"><!--s001255b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Albania.</p></div><a name="s001256b"><!--s001256b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Indo-European language of Albania</p><p><span class="bodyb">Albanian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">festoon<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021971a"><!--s021971a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023247b"><!--s023247b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to hang or form festoons round (a room, etc).</p></div><a name="s023248b"><!--s023248b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cover (something) profusely and gaily with decorations </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her desk was festooned with balloons and streamers</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">excerpt<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeksuhpt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020814a"><!--s020814a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a passage taken from a book, musical composition, etc, e.g. for quoting or performing [Latin <span class="bodyi">excerptus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">excerpere</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">carpere</span> to gather, pluck].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boiler suit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006452a"><!--s006452a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a one-piece work garment combining shirt and trousers, worn over clothing to protect it; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/overall2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">overall 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">empire line</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019660a"><!--s019660a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a style of women's dress having a high waistline and a low neckline, first popular in early 19th cent. France.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flower power</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023136a"><!--s023136a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a movement of the late 1960s which promoted peace and love as forces to change the world and used flowers as its symbols.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calefacient<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kaliʹfayshənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008455a"><!--s008455a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having a warming effect [Latin <span class="bodyi">calefacient-</span>, <span class="bodyi">calefaciens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">calefacere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chafe1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chafe 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">courthouse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawt·hows/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013682a"><!--s013682a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014284b"><!--s014284b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a building in which a court of law is held.</p></div><a name="s014285b"><!--s014285b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the administrative building of a US county.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">down<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018088a"><!--s018088a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018913b"><!--s018913b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>directed or going downwards </p><p><i></i></p><p>the down escalator</p>.</div><a name="s018914b"><!--s018914b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>depressed; dejected.</p></div><a name="s018915b"><!--s018915b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s004728c"><!--s004728c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>depressed; dejected.</p></div><a name="s004729c"><!--s004729c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>ill </p><p><i></i></p><p>down with flu</p>.</div></div><a name="s018916b"><!--s018916b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of a computer system: temporarily out of action.</p></div><a name="s018917b"><!--s018917b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>having been finished or dealt with </p><p><i></i></p><p>eight down and two to go</p>.</div><a name="s018918b"><!--s018918b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span>bound in a direction regarded as the opposite of up, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> travelling away from a large town or city </p><p><i></i></p><p>the down line</p>.</div><a name="s018919b"><!--s018919b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>said of a ship's helm: with the rudder to windward ✱ <span class="bodyb">down for</span> on the list to enter something (e.g. a race or school) ✱ <span class="bodyb">down on</span> having a low opinion of or grudge against somebody ✱ <span class="bodyb">down to</span> attributed to; the fault of </p><p><i></i></p><p>problems that are down to bad management</p>.</div><a name="s018920b"><!--s018920b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>the responsibility of </p><p><i></i></p><p>It is down to the parents to raise the question</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Austro-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003632a"><!--s003632a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/austr_1_or_austro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Austr- 1</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/austr_2_or_austro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Austr- 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cissing</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsising/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010863a"><!--s010863a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the occurrence of unwanted holes and cracks in paintwork [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">excerpt<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ekʹsuhpt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020815a"><!--s020815a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to take (a passage) from something for quoting, copying, or performing</p><p><span class="bodyb">excerptible</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">excerption</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">excerptor</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boiling<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006453a"><!--s006453a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006692b"><!--s006692b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>at or near boiling point.</p></div><a name="s006693b"><!--s006693b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> very hot </p><p><i></i></p><p>The weather was boiling</p>.</div><a name="s006694b"><!--s006694b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>suitable for boiling </p><p><i></i></p><p>a boiling fowl</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deed poll</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> deeds poll)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015666a"><!--s015666a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a deed made and executed by one party only, often used to change a person's name [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/deed1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">deed 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">poll</span> having the edges cut straight rather than indented, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/poll1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">poll 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flowery</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflowəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023137a"><!--s023137a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024696b"><!--s024696b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to, full of, or patterned with flowers </p><p><i></i></p><p>flowery wallpaper</p> <p><i></i></p><p>flowery meadows</p> <p><i></i></p><p>flowery May</p>.</div><a name="s024697b"><!--s024697b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>containing or using highly ornate language </p><p><i></i></p><p>flowery speeches</p> <p><span class="bodyb">floweriness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">empiric<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpirik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019661a"><!--s019661a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020668b"><!--s020668b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who relies on practical experience rather than theory.</p></div><a name="s020669b"><!--s020669b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a quack or charlatan [Latin <span class="bodyi">empiricus</span> doctor relying on experience alone, from Greek <span class="bodyi">empeirikos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">empeiria</span> experience, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_2_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">peiran</span> to attempt].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">festoon blind</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021972a"><!--s021972a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a ruched window blind.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">albatross</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹalbətros/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> albatrosses <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> albatross)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001211a"><!--s001211a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001257b"><!--s001257b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several species of very large web-footed seabirds that are with long narrow wings related to the petrels and include the largest seabirds: genera <span class="bodyi">Diomedea</span> and <span class="bodyi">Phoebetria</span>.</p></div><a name="s001258b"><!--s001258b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an encumbrance or handicap.</p></div><a name="s001259b"><!--s001259b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a golf score of three strokes less than par on a hole [prob alteration of <span class="bodyi">alcatras</span> water bird, from Portuguese or Spanish <span class="bodyi">alcatraz</span> pelican; (sense 2) from the dead albatross hung round the neck of a sailor in the poem <span class="bodyi">The Ancient Mariner</span> by S T Coleridge; (sense 3) suggested by <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/birdie1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">birdie<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (2) and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eagle1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eagle 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calefacient<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008456a"><!--s008456a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any medicinal preparation that has a warming effect, e.g. a mustard plaster.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">courtier</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawti·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013683a"><!--s013683a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an attendant or companion to a king or queen [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">cortoyer</span> to be present at court, from <span class="bodyi">cort</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/court1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">court 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">down<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018089a"><!--s018089a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018921b"><!--s018921b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004730c"><!--s004730c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in a downward direction along, through, towards, in, on, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>running down the hill</p>.</div><a name="s004731c"><!--s004731c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>at the bottom of </p><p><i></i></p><p>The bathroom is down those stairs</p>.</div><a name="s004732c"><!--s004732c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>at or to a position further along </p><p><i></i></p><p>I drove down the road</p>.</div></div><a name="s018922b"><!--s018922b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> down to; to </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'm going down the shops</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Austroasiatic <span class="bodyi">or</span> Austro-Asiatic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌostrohˌayziʹatik, -ˌayzhiʹatik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003633a"><!--s003633a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a family of languages spoken in NE India and SE Asia</p><p><span class="bodyb">Austroasiatic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">Austro-Asiatic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">festschrift</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfestshrift/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> festschrifts festschriften /-t(ə)n/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021973a"><!--s021973a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a volume of writings by various authors presented as a tribute or memorial, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to a scholar [German <span class="bodyi">Festschrift</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Fest</span> festival, celebration + <span class="bodyi">Schrift</span> writing].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deejay</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdeejay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015667a"><!--s015667a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a disc jockey.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boiling<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006454a"><!--s006454a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used as an intensifier </p><p><i></i></p><p>boiling hot</p> <p><i></i></p><p>boiling mad</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">courtly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (courtlier, courtliest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013684a"><!--s013684a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>elegant and refined</p><p><span class="bodyb">courtliness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flown</span><small><span class="eSynop">/flohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023138a"><!--s023138a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fly1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fly 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cissy<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> sissy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsisi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cissies sissies) <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010864a"><!--s010864a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011057b"><!--s011057b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an effeminate boy or man.</p></div><a name="s011058b"><!--s011058b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a cowardly person [<span class="bodyi">sis</span> (short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sister/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sister</span></span></a>) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/y2/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-y 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">empiric<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019662a"><!--s019662a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/empirical/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">empirical</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">excess</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹses/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020816a"><!--s020816a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021816b"><!--s021816b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005543c"><!--s005543c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the exceeding of usual, proper, or specified limits.</p></div><a name="s005544c"><!--s005544c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the amount or degree by which one thing or quantity exceeds another.</p></div></div><a name="s021817b"><!--s021817b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an amount that is more than normal, prescribed, or desirable.</p></div><a name="s021818b"><!--s021818b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) undue or immoderate indulgence; intemperance.</p></div><a name="s021819b"><!--s021819b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an amount an insured person agrees to pay towards a claim made on an insurance policy in return for a lower premium.</p></div><a name="s021820b"><!--s021820b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s005545c"><!--s005545c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) denoting an amount that is more than normal, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>excess weight</p>.</div><a name="s005546c"><!--s005546c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>still to be paid </p><p><i></i></p><p>excess postage</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">in excess of</span> more than [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">excessus</span> departure, projection, past part. of <span class="bodyi">excedere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/exceed/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">exceed</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calendar<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaləndə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008457a"><!--s008457a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008807b"><!--s008807b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a system for fixing the beginning, length, and divisions of the year and arranging days and longer divisions of time, e.g. weeks and months, in a definite order.</p></div><a name="s008808b"><!--s008808b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a table or set of tables displaying the days of one year.</p></div><a name="s008809b"><!--s008809b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a chronological list of events or activities </p><p><i></i></p><p>a major event in the sporting calendar</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">calender</span> via Anglo-French or medieval Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">kalendarium</span> moneylender's account book, from <span class="bodyi">kalendae</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/calends_or_kalends/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">calends</span></span></a> , the day of the month on which accounts were traditionally settled].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">albedo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/alʹbeedoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> albedos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001212a"><!--s001212a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the fraction proportion of light or other electromagnetic radiation reflected by a surface or body, e.g. the moon or a cloud [late Latin <span class="bodyi">albedo</span> whiteness, from Latin <span class="bodyi">albus</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">down<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018090a"><!--s018090a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018923b"><!--s018923b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cause (something or somebody) to go or come down.</p></div><a name="s018924b"><!--s018924b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to drink or swallow (something) quickly ✱ <span class="bodyb">down tools</span> <span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> to stop working.</p></div><a name="s018925b"><!--s018925b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> to go on strike.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">FET</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021974a"><!--s021974a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>field-effect transistor.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Austronesian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ostrəʹneezh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003634a"><!--s003634a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a family of languages including Indonesian, Melanesian, Malagasy, Fijian, and Maori</p><p><span class="bodyb">Austronesian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<span class="bodyi">Austronesia</span>, islands of the southern Pacific, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/austr_1_or_austro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Austr- 1</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">nēsos</span> island].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">courtly love</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013685a"><!--s013685a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a medieval conventionalized code prescribing the conduct and emotions of ladies and their lovers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deem</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deem/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015668a"><!--s015668a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to judge or consider (something) to be as specified something </p><p><i></i></p><p>I would deem it an honour</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">demen</span> from Old English <span class="bodyi">dōm</span> judgment].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calendar<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (calendared, calendaring)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008458a"><!--s008458a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to enter (something) in a calendar.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">empirical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpirikl/ empiric <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019663a"><!--s019663a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>originating in or based on observation, experience, or experiment rather than theory </p><p><i></i></p><p>empirical data</p> <p><i></i></p><p>empirical laws</p> <p><span class="bodyb">empirically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flow-on</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023139a"><!--s023139a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus</span> an adjustment in pay that is made to restore differentials or parity of pay following an increase in similar or related occupations </p><p><i></i></p><p>This could regenerate the wages’ spiral and begin flow-ons throughout the work force</p><p> The Age (Melbourne).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">excessive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹsesiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020817a"><!--s020817a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>exceeding normal, proper, or desirable limits</p><p><span class="bodyb">excessively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">excessiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">albeit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awlʹbee·it/ <i><span class="bodyi">conj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001213a"><!--s001213a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> even though </p><p><i></i></p><p>He agreed to take part, albeit without enthusiasm</p> [Middle English, literally ‘all though it be’].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cissy<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> sissy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (cissier, cissiest) <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010865a"><!--s010865a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011059b"><!--s011059b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>effeminate.</p></div><a name="s011060b"><!--s011060b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>cowardly.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boiling point</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006455a"><!--s006455a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006695b"><!--s006695b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the temperature at which a liquid boils.</p></div><a name="s006696b"><!--s006696b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the point at which people lose emotional self-control and become violent or lose their tempers.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">down<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018091a"><!--s018091a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018926b"><!--s018926b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a downward movement.</p></div><a name="s018927b"><!--s018927b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) a period of depression, ill fortune, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>life's ups and downs</p>.</div><a name="s018928b"><!--s018928b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in American football, an attempt to advance the ball ✱ <span class="bodyb">have a down on</span> to have a grudge against (somebody).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feta</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfetə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021975a"><!--s021975a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a firm white Greek cheese made of sheep's or goat's milk and cured in brine [modern Greek (<span class="bodyi">tyri</span>) <span class="bodyi">pheta</span>,from <span class="bodyi">tyri</span> cheese + <span class="bodyi">pheta</span> slice, from Italian <span class="bodyi">fetta</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">court-martial<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> courts-martial court-martials)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013686a"><!--s013686a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014286b"><!--s014286b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a court of commissioned officers that tries members of the armed forces.</p></div><a name="s014287b"><!--s014287b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a trial by such a court.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">AUT</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003635a"><!--s003635a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Association of University Teachers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calendar month</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008459a"><!--s008459a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/month/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">month</span></span></a> (1a).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flow sheet</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023140a"><!--s023140a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flow_chart/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flow chart</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">de-emphasize <span class="bodyi">or</span> de-emphasise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹemfəsiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015669a"><!--s015669a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to reduce emphasis on or commitment to (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He had proposed that the firm de-emphasized currently troubled departments</p><p> Newsweek.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">empirical formula</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019664a"><!--s019664a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chemical formula showing the simplest ratio of elements in a compound rather than the total number of atoms in the molecule, e.g. CH<sub>2</sub>O rather than C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>12</sub>O<sub>6</sub> as the formula for glucose: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/molecular_formula/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">molecular formula</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/structural_formula/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">structural formula</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">down<sup>6</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018092a"><!--s018092a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018929b"><!--s018929b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004733c"><!--s004733c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the fine soft feathers that cover a young bird.</p></div><a name="s004734c"><!--s004734c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the finer softer layer of feathers below an adult bird's contour feathers.</p></div><a name="s004735c"><!--s004735c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>fine soft feathers used to fill pillows, duvets, etc; eiderdown.</p></div></div><a name="s018930b"><!--s018930b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>fine soft hairs, e.g. on a person's skin.</p></div><a name="s018931b"><!--s018931b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>fine soft hairs on a plant part, e.g. the fuzz on a peach skin [Middle English <span class="bodyi">doun</span> from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">dūnn</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">albert</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹalbət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001214a"><!--s001214a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a watch chain worn across the front of a waistcoat [named after Prince <span class="bodyi">Albert</span> d.1861, consort of Queen Victoria].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boiling-water reactor</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006456a"><!--s006456a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a nuclear reactor in which water is used as a coolant and as the force to drive the turbines as it evaporates into steam.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cist<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/sist/ kist /kist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010866a"><!--s010866a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Neolithic or Bronze Age stone burial chamber [Welsh <span class="bodyi">cist</span> chest, from Latin <span class="bodyi">cista</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fetch<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fech/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021976a"><!--s021976a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023249b"><!--s023249b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to go or come after (something or somebody) and bring or take them back.</p></div><a name="s023250b"><!--s023250b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006001c"><!--s006001c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to cause (somebody) to come; to bring.</p></div><a name="s006002c"><!--s006002c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to reach (a specified price) as profit or return.</p></div></div><a name="s023251b"><!--s023251b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to strike or deal (a blow, slap, etc).</p></div><a name="s023252b"><!--s023252b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to produce or utter (a sigh, etc) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s023253b"><!--s023253b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>said of a dog: to go after something, e.g. a stick or ball, and bring it back ✱ <span class="bodyb">fetch and carry</span> to perform simple tasks or run errands for somebody</p><p><span class="bodyb">fetcher</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">fetian, feccan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exchange<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/iksʹchaynj/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020818a"><!--s020818a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021821b"><!--s021821b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005547c"><!--s005547c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act of giving one thing for another; a swap or transaction </p><p><i></i></p><p>an exchange of prisoners</p>.</div><a name="s005548c"><!--s005548c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>something given or received in exchange.</p></div></div><a name="s021822b"><!--s021822b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a brief interchange of words or blows.</p></div><a name="s021823b"><!--s021823b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>change or conversion of one currency into another.</p></div><a name="s021824b"><!--s021824b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s005549c"><!--s005549c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>change or conversion of one currency into another.</p></div><a name="s005550c"><!--s005550c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/exchange_rate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">exchange rate</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s005551c"><!--s005551c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the system of settling debts payable currently, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a foreign country, usu by bills of exchange rather than money.</p></div></div><a name="s021825b"><!--s021825b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a place where things or services are exchanged, e.g.:</p><a name="s005552c"><!--s005552c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an organized market for trading in securities or commodities.</p></div><a name="s005553c"><!--s005553c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a centre or device controlling the connection of telephone calls between many different lines.</p></div></div><a name="s021826b"><!--s021826b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s005554c"><!--s005554c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a system by which students from two different countries spend a period of time studying at institutions in each other's country.</p></div><a name="s005555c"><!--s005555c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) involved in such an exchange </p><p><i></i></p><p>an exchange student</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">exchaunge</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">eschange</span>,from <span class="bodyi">eschangier</span> to exchange, ultimately from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">cambiare</span> to exchange].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">court-martial<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (court-martialled) (court-martialling) (<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> court-martialed) (court-martialing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013687a"><!--s013687a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to try (somebody) by court-martial.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">autarchy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawtahki/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> autarchies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003637a"><!--s003637a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003641b"><!--s003641b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>absolute sovereignty; autocracy.</p></div><a name="s003642b"><!--s003642b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/autarky/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">autarky</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">autarchic</span> /awʹtahkik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">autarchical</span> /awʹtahkikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">autarchia</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aut_or_auto/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aut-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/archy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-archy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flowstone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023141a"><!--s023141a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a deposit of a calcium mineral, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> calcium carbonate, formed by water flowing in a very thin sheet over limestone rocks.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calendar year</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008460a"><!--s008460a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/year/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">year</span></span></a> (2a).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deemster</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdeemstə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015670a"><!--s015670a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a High Court judge in the Isle of Man [Middle English <span class="bodyi">demestre</span> judge, from <span class="bodyi">demen</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/deem/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">deem</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">down<sup>7</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018093a"><!--s018093a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a region of undulating treeless usu chalk uplands, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in S England [Old English <span class="bodyi">dūn</span> hill].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">empiricism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpirisiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019665a"><!--s019665a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020670b"><!--s020670b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a theory that all knowledge is dependent on experience of the external world.</p></div><a name="s020671b"><!--s020671b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the practice of discovery by observation and experiment.</p></div><a name="s020672b"><!--s020672b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>quackery or charlatanism</p><p><span class="bodyb">empiricist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">albescent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/alʹbes(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001215a"><!--s001215a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>becoming or shading into white [Latin <span class="bodyi">albescent-, albescens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">albescere</span> to become white, from <span class="bodyi">albus</span> white].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cist<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010867a"><!--s010867a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in ancient Greece and Rome, a box for holding sacred utensils [Latin <span class="bodyi">cista</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">kistē</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boil over</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006457a"><!--s006457a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006697b"><!--s006697b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of milk or other fluid: to overflow while boiling.</p></div><a name="s006698b"><!--s006698b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to become so angry that one loses one's temper.</p></div><a name="s006699b"><!--s006699b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of tempers or anger: to get out of control so that violence, etc results.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">autarky</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawtahki/ autarchy <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> autarkies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003638a"><!--s003638a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003643b"><!--s003643b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>self-sufficiency and independence.</p></div><a name="s003644b"><!--s003644b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the policy, or resulting condition, of national economic self-sufficiency.</p></div><a name="s003645b"><!--s003645b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a state that is economically self-sufficient <span class="bodyb">autarkic</span> /awʹtahkik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">autarkical</span> /awʹtahkikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [German <span class="bodyi">Autarkie</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">autarkeia</span> from <span class="bodyi">autarkēs</span> self-sufficient, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aut_or_auto/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aut-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">arkein</span> to defend, suffice].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fetch<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021977a"><!--s021977a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023254b"><!--s023254b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006003c"><!--s006003c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the distance along open water or land over which the wind blows.</p></div><a name="s006004c"><!--s006004c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the distance traversed by waves without obstruction.</p></div></div><a name="s023255b"><!--s023255b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of fetching.</p></div><a name="s023256b"><!--s023256b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a trick or stratagem.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exchange<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020819a"><!--s020819a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021827b"><!--s021827b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005556c"><!--s005556c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to give (something) in return for something received as an equivalent </p><p><i></i></p><p>exchanging freedom for security</p>.</div><a name="s005557c"><!--s005557c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of two parties: to give and receive (things of the same type) </p><p><i></i></p><p>They exchanged blows</p>.</div></div><a name="s021828b"><!--s021828b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to replace (goods) by other goods </p><p><i></i></p><p>Will they exchange clothes that don't fit?</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s021829b"><!--s021829b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to be given or received in exchange.</p></div><a name="s021830b"><!--s021830b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to engage in an exchange <span class="bodyb">exchangeability</span> /-jəʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">exchangeable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">exchanger</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calender<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaləndə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008461a"><!--s008461a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a machine for pressing cloth, rubber, paper, etc between rollers or plates, e.g. to produce a smooth or glossy surface [French <span class="bodyi">calandre</span>, modification of Greek <span class="bodyi">kylindros</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cylinder/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cylinder</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Court of Appeal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013688a"><!--s013688a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a court hearing appeals from the decisions of lower courts.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fl oz</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023142a"><!--s023142a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>fluid ounce.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">de-energize <span class="bodyi">or</span> de-energise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹenəjiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015671a"><!--s015671a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to disconnect (an electrical circuit) from a power source.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">down-and-out<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018094a"><!--s018094a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>destitute and homeless.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emplace</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹplays/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019666a"><!--s019666a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to put (something) into position [back formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/emplacement/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">emplacement</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boil up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006458a"><!--s006458a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006700b"><!--s006700b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of feelings or a tense situation: to build up towards crisis point so that unrest threatens.</p></div><a name="s006701b"><!--s006701b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of clouds: to pile up into towering masses on the horizon.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Albigenses</span><small><span class="eSynop">/albiʹjenseez/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001216a"><!--s001216a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>members of a Catharistic sect of Christianity in S France between the 11th and 13th cents</p><p><span class="bodyb">Albigensian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">Albigensianism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [medieval Latin, pl of <span class="bodyi">Albigensis</span>, literally ‘inhabitant of Albi’, from <span class="bodyi">Albiga</span> Albi, commune in S France].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cistercian<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹstuhsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010868a"><!--s010868a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of an austere Benedictine order founded by St Robert of Molesme in 1098 at Cîteaux in France</p><p><span class="bodyb">Cistercian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">Cistercium</span> Cîteaux].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exchange rate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020820a"><!--s020820a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the price at which one currency may be exchanged for another.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">court of first instance</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013689a"><!--s013689a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a law court in which proceedings are started.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calender<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (calendered, calendering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008462a"><!--s008462a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to press (e.g. cloth, rubber, or paper) in a calender.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fetch<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021978a"><!--s021978a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023257b"><!--s023257b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the ghostly double of a person still alive; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/doppelg%C3%A4nger/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">doppelgänger</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s023258b"><!--s023258b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a ghost [origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Flt Lt</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023143a"><!--s023143a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Flight Lieutenant.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deep<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/deep/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015672a"><!--s015672a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016193b"><!--s016193b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004056c"><!--s004056c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>extending far downwards, inwards, or back from a surface or area.</p></div><a name="s004057c"><!--s004057c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>having a specified extension in this direction.</p></div></div><a name="s016194b"><!--s016194b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>extending far downwards, back, or inwards from a surface or area.</p></div><a name="s016195b"><!--s016195b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>having a specified extension in an implied direction </p><p><i></i></p><p>a shelf 20 centimetres deep</p>.</div><a name="s016196b"><!--s016196b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>coming from very low in the chest </p><p><i></i></p><p>a deep sigh</p>.</div><a name="s016197b"><!--s016197b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s004058c"><!--s004058c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a colour: high in saturation and low in lightness; dark and full.</p></div><a name="s004059c"><!--s004059c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>of a sound: having a low musical pitch or pitch range.</p></div></div><a name="s016198b"><!--s016198b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s004060c"><!--s004060c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>intellectually demanding or difficult to understand.</p></div><a name="s004061c"><!--s004061c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>capable of serious and significant thought </p><p><i></i></p><p>a deep thinker</p>.</div></div><a name="s016199b"><!--s016199b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s004062c"><!--s004062c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(+ in) experiencing or involved in something to a great extent or with great intensity </p><p><i></i></p><p>deep in debt</p>.</div><a name="s004063c"><!--s004063c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(+ in) absorbed or engrossed </p><p><i></i></p><p>deep in thought</p>.</div></div><a name="s016200b"><!--s016200b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>intense or extreme </p><p><i></i></p><p>deep sleep</p>.</div><a name="s016201b"><!--s016201b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> cunning or devious.</p></div><a name="s016202b"><!--s016202b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>remote in time or space.</p></div><a name="s016203b"><!--s016203b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>in sport, near or towards the outer limits of the playing area.</p></div><a name="s016204b"><!--s016204b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><a name="s004064c"><!--s004064c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in sport, near or towards the outer limits of the playing area, or far from an attacking movement.</p></div><a name="s004065c"><!--s004065c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in cricket, of or occupying a fielding position far from the batsman ✱ <span class="bodyb">go off the deep end</span> to become very excited or angry.</p></div></div><a name="s016205b"><!--s016205b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> to enter recklessly on a course of action ✱ <span class="bodyb">in deep water</span> in difficulty or distress; unable to manage</p><p><span class="bodyb">deeply</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">deepness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">dyppan</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dip1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dip 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">autecology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awtiʹkoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003639a"><!--s003639a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>ecology dealing with a single organism or a single species of organism <span class="bodyb">autecological</span> /-ʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">down-and-out<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018095a"><!--s018095a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a destitute and homeless person.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emplacement</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019667a"><!--s019667a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020673b"><!--s020673b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the situation or location of something.</p></div><a name="s020674b"><!--s020674b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a prepared position for guns weapons or military equipment </p><p><i></i></p><p>radar emplacements</p>.</div><a name="s020675b"><!--s020675b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the act of putting something into place [early French <span class="bodyi">emplacement</span> from <span class="bodyi">emplacer</span> to emplace, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">place</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boisterous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboyst(ə)rəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006459a"><!--s006459a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006702b"><!--s006702b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>noisily and cheerfully rough.</p></div><a name="s006703b"><!--s006703b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of the wind, or weather, or water: stormy or wild</p><p><span class="bodyb">boisterously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">boisterousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [variant of Middle English <span class="bodyi">boisteous, boistuous</span>, earlier <span class="bodyi">boistous</span> rough, of unknown origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cistercian<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010869a"><!--s010869a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of the Cistercians.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">albino</span><small><span class="eSynop">/alʹbeenoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> albinos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001217a"><!--s001217a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an organism with deficient pigmentation, <span class="bodyi"><span class="bodyi">esp</span></span> a human being or other animal with a congenital lack of pigment resulting in a white or translucent skin, white or colourless hair, and eyes with a pink pupil <span class="bodyb">albinic</span> /alʹbinik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">albinism</span> /ʹalbiniz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">albinotic</span> /-ʹnotik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Portuguese <span class="bodyi">albino</span>, from Spanish <span class="bodyi">albo</span> white, from Latin <span class="bodyi">albus</span> white].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fetching</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021979a"><!--s021979a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>attractive or becoming </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was wearing a very fetching hat</p> <p><span class="bodyb">fetchingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">auteur</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ohʹtuh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003640a"><!--s003640a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a film director whose personal style and views so distinctively influence the film under production that he or she is thought of as its overall creator</p><p>Auteur derives from French criticism of the 1950s and proposes that the collaboration of film-making is beholden to one vision – usually that of the director. This is still in dispute. There are valuable theories that argue how the system, the money, or even the medium itself affects the message. Even among loyal auteurists, it is admitted that the role of auteur can be taken up by producers, writers and, especially, actors and actresses — David Thomson</p> [French <span class="bodyi">auteur</span> author].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calends <span class="bodyi">or</span> kalends</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkalindz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008463a"><!--s008463a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the first day of each month in the ancient Roman calendar: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ide/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ides</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/nones/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">nones</span></span></a> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">kalendes</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">kalendae, calendae</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exchequer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iksʹchekə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020821a"><!--s020821a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021831b"><!--s021831b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Exchequer</span>) <span class="bodyi">Brit</span> the department of state in charge of the national revenue.</p></div><a name="s021832b"><!--s021832b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a national or royal treasury.</p></div><a name="s021833b"><!--s021833b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Exchequer</span>) <span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a former civil court having jurisdiction primarily over revenue and now merged with the Queen's Bench Division</p><p>Middle English <span class="bodyi">escheker</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">eschequier</span> chessboard, counting table, from <span class="bodyi">eschec</span> check: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/check1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">check 1</span></span></a>. The connection between the chessboard and the counting table relates to the checked cloth formerly used on such a table</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">downbeat<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018096a"><!--s018096a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the principally accented note of a bar of music, usu the first note.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deep<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015673a"><!--s015673a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016206b"><!--s016206b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>at or to a great depth </p><p><i></i></p><p>They had to dig deep</p>.</div><a name="s016207b"><!--s016207b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>far in </p><p><i></i></p><p>a house deep in the woods</p>.</div><a name="s016208b"><!--s016208b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>far on; late </p><p><i></i></p><p>They danced deep into the night</p>.</div><a name="s016209b"><!--s016209b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in a deep position in sport </p><p><i></i></p><p>The wingers were playing deep</p>.</div><a name="s016210b"><!--s016210b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>far back in space or time </p><p><i></i></p><p>The tradition had its roots deep in the Dark Ages</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Flt Off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023144a"><!--s023144a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Flight Officer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bok choy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bok ʹchoy/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006460a"><!--s006460a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pak_choi/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pak choi</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">court of inquiry</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013690a"><!--s013690a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a board of people appointed to ascertain the causes of an accident, disaster, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emplane</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹplayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019668a"><!--s019668a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020676b"><!--s020676b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to board an aircraft <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s020677b"><!--s020677b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to put (something or somebody) on board an aircraft.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cistern</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsist(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010870a"><!--s010870a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011061b"><!--s011061b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a water reservoir for a toilet.</p></div><a name="s011062b"><!--s011062b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a tank at the top of a house or building.</p></div><a name="s011063b"><!--s011063b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a tank, usu underground, for storing rainwater [Middle English via Frenchfrom Latin <span class="bodyi">cisterna</span>,from <span class="bodyi">cista</span> box, chest].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fetch up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021980a"><!--s021980a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023259b"><!--s023259b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to come to rest or arrive </p><p><i></i></p><p>They eventually fetched up in Paris</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s023260b"><!--s023260b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to vomit (food, etc).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Albion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹalbi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001218a"><!--s001218a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> Britain or England [Old English via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">Aloviōn</span>, of Celtic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">auth.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003641a"><!--s003641a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>authorized.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calendula</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹlendyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008464a"><!--s008464a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008810b"><!--s008810b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of a genus of plants of the daisy family with orange or yellow flowers, e.g. the pot marigold: genus <span class="bodyi">Calendula</span>.</p></div><a name="s008811b"><!--s008811b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the essential oil obtained from a calendula</p><p>from the Latin genus name, via medieval Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">calendae</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/calends_or_kalends/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">calends</span></span></a> . Probably so called because the marigold flowers for most of the year, and can usually be seen each calends</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">excise<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeksiez, ekʹsiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020822a"><!--s020822a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021834b"><!--s021834b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity within a country.</p></div><a name="s021835b"><!--s021835b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in Britain, a former government department for collecting excise [early Dutch <span class="bodyi">excijs</span>, prob modification of Old French <span class="bodyi">assise</span> session, assessment: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/assize/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">assize</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deep<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015674a"><!--s015674a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016211b"><!--s016211b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004066c"><!--s004066c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the deep</span>) the sea.</p></div><a name="s004067c"><!--s004067c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any of the very deep portions of a body of water, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the sea.</p></div></div><a name="s016212b"><!--s016212b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a vast or immeasurable extent; an abyss </p><p><i></i></p><p>the black deep of space</p>.</div><a name="s016213b"><!--s016213b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the middle or most intense part </p><p><i></i></p><p>the deep of winter</p>.</div><a name="s016214b"><!--s016214b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in cricket, the part of the playing area near the boundary and far from the batsman.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">downbeat<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018097a"><!--s018097a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018932b"><!--s018932b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>pessimistic; gloomy.</p></div><a name="s018933b"><!--s018933b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relaxed; informal.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bokmål</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboohkmawl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006461a"><!--s006461a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a literary form of Norwegian adapted from written Danish: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/nynorsk/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Nynorsk</span></span></a> [Norwegian <span class="bodyi">Bokmål</span> book language].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">employ<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹploy/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019669a"><!--s019669a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020678b"><!--s020678b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to pay (somebody) wages or a salary in return for their work services, usu on a long-term basis.</p></div><a name="s020679b"><!--s020679b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to give (somebody) a task or occupation.</p></div><a name="s020680b"><!--s020680b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to use (something) in a specified way or for a specific purpose <span class="bodyb">employability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">employable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">emploien</span> via early French <span class="bodyi">emploier</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">implicare</span> to enfold, involve, implicate, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">plicare</span> to fold].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Flt Sgt</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023145a"><!--s023145a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Flight Sergeant.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cistus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsistəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010871a"><!--s010871a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a shrub of the rockrose family with large red or white flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Cistus</span> [Latin genus name, from Greek <span class="bodyi">kistos</span> rockrose].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fete<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> fête</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021981a"><!--s021981a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023261b"><!--s023261b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> an outdoor bazaar or other entertainment, usu held to raise money for a particular purpose.</p></div><a name="s023262b"><!--s023262b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a festival [French <span class="bodyi">fête</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">feste</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/feast1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">feast 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">authentic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awʹthentik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003642a"><!--s003642a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003646b"><!--s003646b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>worthy of belief as conforming to fact or reality; trustworthy </p><p><i></i></p><p>an authentic account</p>.</div><a name="s003647b"><!--s003647b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not imaginary, false, or imitation; genuine </p><p><i></i></p><p>The signature looked authentic enough</p>.</div><a name="s003648b"><!--s003648b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a mode in church music: ranging upward from the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/keynote1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">keynote 1</span></span></a> (the note on which the mode is based): compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/plagal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">plagal</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">authentically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">authenticity</span> /-ʹtisiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">autentik</span> via Old French from Greek <span class="bodyi">authentikos</span> from <span class="bodyi">authentēs</span> perpetrator, master].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">court of law</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013691a"><!--s013691a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/court1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">court<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (1a).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">albite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹalbiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001219a"><!--s001219a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a white to grey feldspar that consists of sodium aluminium silicate and is a common constituent of various rocks, e.g. granite: formula NaAlSi<sub>3</sub>O<sub>8</sub> [Swedish <span class="bodyi">albit</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">albus</span> white].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calf<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kahf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> calves /kahvz/ calfs)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008465a"><!--s008465a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008812b"><!--s008812b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002084c"><!--s002084c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the young of the domestic cow or any other bovine mammal, e.g. the bison.</p></div><a name="s002085c"><!--s002085c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the young of some other large animals, e.g. the elephant or whale.</p></div></div><a name="s008813b"><!--s008813b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/calfskin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">calfskin</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s008814b"><!--s008814b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a mass of floating ice detached from an iceberg, a glacier that runs into the sea, etc ✱ <span class="bodyb">in calf</span> said of a cow: pregnant</p><p><span class="bodyb">calflike</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">cealf</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">excise<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ekʹsiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020823a"><!--s020823a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to impose an excise on (something or somebody)</p><p><span class="bodyb">excisable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">downcast<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018098a"><!--s018098a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018934b"><!--s018934b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>dejected or depressed.</p></div><a name="s018935b"><!--s018935b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>directed downwards </p><p><i></i></p><p>with downcast eyes</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deep-discount</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015675a"><!--s015675a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016215b"><!--s016215b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of financial securities: issued at a discount to the redemption value and having a low rate of interest, thus giving capital gain rather than income.</p></div><a name="s016216b"><!--s016216b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> enormously reduced in price.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flu</span><small><span class="eSynop">/flooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023146a"><!--s023146a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>influenza.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fete<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> fête</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021982a"><!--s021982a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>) to honour or commemorate (somebody or something) with or as if with a fete or other ceremony.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">employ<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019670a"><!--s019670a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the state of being employed, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for wages or a salary </p><p><i></i></p><p>in the government's employ</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BOL</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006462a"><!--s006462a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Bolivia (international vehicle registration).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">authenticate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awʹthentikayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003643a"><!--s003643a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003649b"><!--s003649b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to prove or declare (a document, signature, etc) genuine.</p></div><a name="s003650b"><!--s003650b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to corroborate (a story, etc) independently <span class="bodyb">authentication</span> /-ʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">authenticator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">citadel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsitədl, -del/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010872a"><!--s010872a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011064b"><!--s011064b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a fortress, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that commands a city.</p></div><a name="s011065b"><!--s011065b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a stronghold.</p></div><a name="s011066b"><!--s011066b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a Salvation Army church [early French <span class="bodyi">citadelle</span> from Old Italian <span class="bodyi">cittadella</span>,dimin. of <span class="bodyi">cittade</span> city, from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">civitat-, civitas</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/city/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">city</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">album</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹalbəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001220a"><!--s001220a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001260b"><!--s001260b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a book with blank pages used to hold or display a collection, e.g. of stamps or photographs </p><p><i></i></p><p>Rosamond … was always that combination of correct sentiments, music, dancing, drawing, elegant note-writing, private album for extracted verse, and perfect blond loveliness</p> — George Eliot.</div><a name="s001261b"><!--s001261b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a recording or collection of recordings issued on one or more compact discs, cassettes, or long-playing records of different songs, etc, usu issued on a single CD, tape, or LP [Latin <span class="bodyi">album</span> a white (blank) tablet, neuter of <span class="bodyi">albus</span> white].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calf<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> calves)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008466a"><!--s008466a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the fleshy back part of the leg below the knee [Middle English from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">kālfi</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">court of record</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013692a"><!--s013692a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a court whose recorded proceedings are valid as evidence of fact.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">excise<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹsiez, eksiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020824a"><!--s020824a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021836b"><!--s021836b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to remove (something) by cutting it out, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> surgically.</p></div><a name="s021837b"><!--s021837b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to remove or delete (something, e.g. a passage of text) <span class="bodyb">excision</span> /ikʹsizh(ə)n, ek-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">excisus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">excidere</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">caedere</span> to cut].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deep-dish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015676a"><!--s015676a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>cooked in a deep dish and thus more substantial than usual.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">downcast<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018099a"><!--s018099a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a ventilation shaft in a mine: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/upcast1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">upcast 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fête champêtre</span><small><span class="eSynop">/shomʹpet(rə) (<span class="bodyi">French</span> fɛt ʧãpɛtr)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> fêtes champêtres /ˌfayt shomʹpet(rə) (<span class="bodyi">French</span> fɛt ʧãpɛtr)/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021983a"><!--s021983a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an outdoor entertainment [French <span class="bodyi">fête champêtre</span> rural festival].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">employee</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">employe</span>) /employʹee, imʹployee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019671a"><!--s019671a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody employed by another for wages or a salary [French <span class="bodyi">employé</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">employer</span> to employ, from early French <span class="bodyi">emploier</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/employ1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">employ 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bola</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbohlə/ bolas /ʹbohləs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bolas bolases)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006463a"><!--s006463a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a S American weapon consisting of two or more heavy balls attached to the ends of a cord for hurling at and entangling an animal [American Spanish <span class="bodyi">bolas</span>,orig pl of Spanish <span class="bodyi">bola</span> ball].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">excise duty</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020825a"><!--s020825a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tax on any of various activities, often levied in the form of a licence that must be bought.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calf love</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008467a"><!--s008467a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/puppy_love/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">puppy love</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flub<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/flub/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (flubbed, flubbing) <span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023147a"><!--s023147a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024698b"><!--s024698b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to botch or bungle (something) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s024699b"><!--s024699b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to blunder</p><p><span class="bodyb">flub</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deepen</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (deepened, deepening)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015677a"><!--s015677a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s016217b"><!--s016217b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make or become (something) deeper or more profound <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s016218b"><!--s016218b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to become deeper or more profound.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">author<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawthə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003644a"><!--s003644a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003651b"><!--s003651b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the writer of a book, article, etc, or one whose profession is writing.</p></div><a name="s003652b"><!--s003652b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody or something that originates something or gives it existence; a source </p><p><i></i></p><p>We know who the author of the revolting business is</p> — Conan Doyle <span class="bodyb">authorial</span> /awʹthawri·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i><p><span class="bodyb">authorship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">auctour</span> via Old North French from Latin <span class="bodyi">auctor</span> promoter, originator, author, from <span class="bodyi">augēre</span> to increase].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">albumen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹalbyoomin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001221a"><!--s001221a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001262b"><!--s001262b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the white of an egg.</p></div><a name="s001263b"><!--s001263b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/albumin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">albumin</span></span></a> [Latin <span class="bodyi">albumen</span> from <span class="bodyi">albus</span> white].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">downdraught</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018100a"><!--s018100a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a downward movement of air, e.g. in a chimney.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Court of Session</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013693a"><!--s013693a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the highest civil court in Scotland.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">citation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sieʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010873a"><!--s010873a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011067b"><!--s011067b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002782c"><!--s002782c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an act of citing or quoting.</p></div><a name="s002783c"><!--s002783c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a quotation.</p></div></div><a name="s011068b"><!--s011068b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a mention, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of something praiseworthy; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> specific reference in a military dispatch to meritorious conduct.</p></div><a name="s011069b"><!--s011069b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> an official summons to appear before a court of law, or the document containing it.</p></div><a name="s011070b"><!--s011070b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in law, the act of quoting legal authority, or a case cited as authority or precedent</p><p><span class="bodyb">citational</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feti-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021985a"><!--s021985a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">employer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019672a"><!--s019672a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person, company, or other organization that employs people.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bold<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bohld/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006464a"><!--s006464a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006704b"><!--s006704b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>showing or requiring a fearless adventurous spirit.</p></div><a name="s006705b"><!--s006705b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>impudent; presumptuous </p><p><i></i></p><p>I think he's very bold. It isn't good manners to wink at a strange girl</p> — L M Montgomery.</div><a name="s006706b"><!--s006706b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>departing from convention or tradition </p><p><i></i></p><p>a bold scheme</p>.</div><a name="s006707b"><!--s006707b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>standing out prominently; conspicuous </p><p><i></i></p><p>bold colours</p>.</div><a name="s006708b"><!--s006708b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>set, printed, etc in boldface a thickened form of a typeface ✱ <span class="bodyb">as bold as brass</span> with brazen self-assurance; without a hint of shame</p><p><span class="bodyb">boldly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">boldness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English<span class="bodyi">bald</span>, <span class="bodyi">beald</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calfskin</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008468a"><!--s008468a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a high-quality leather made from the skin of a calf.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siet/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010874a"><!--s010874a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011071b"><!--s011071b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to quote (something) by way of example, authority, precedent, or proof </p><p><i></i></p><p>The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div><a name="s011072b"><!--s011072b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to refer to or name (somebody), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to mention them formally in commendation or praise.</p></div><a name="s011073b"><!--s011073b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to call upon (somebody) to appear before a court of law</p><p><span class="bodyb">citable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">citer</span> to cite, summon, from Latin <span class="bodyi">citare</span> to put in motion, rouse, summon, from <span class="bodyi">citus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">ciēre</span> to stir, move].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flub<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023148a"><!--s023148a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> the act or an instance of flubbing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exciseman</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ekʹsiezman, ik-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> excisemen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020826a"><!--s020826a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>formerly, an officer who inspected and rated articles liable to excise, collected the money payable, and prevented smuggling.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">author<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (authored, authoring)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003645a"><!--s003645a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to be the writer or originator of (something).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feti-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021984a"><!--s021984a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/feto_or_feti_or_foeto_or_foeti/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">feto-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Court of St James's</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013694a"><!--s013694a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the court of the British sovereign [<span class="bodyi">St James's</span> Palace, London, former seat of the British court].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">albumin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹalbyoomin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001222a"><!--s001222a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous proteins that occuring in large quantities in blood plasma, milk, egg white, plant fluids, etc and are coagulated by heat</p><p><span class="bodyb">albuminous</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/albumen/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">albumen</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in1/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-in 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deep-freeze</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> deep-froze) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> deep-frozen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015679a"><!--s015679a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to freeze or store (e.g. food) in a freezer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">downer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018101a"><!--s018101a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018936b"><!--s018936b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a depressing experience or situation.</p></div><a name="s018937b"><!--s018937b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">slang</span> a depressant drug, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a barbiturate.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">employment</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019673a"><!--s019673a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020681b"><!--s020681b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act of employing or the state of being employed </p><p><i></i></p><p>His letters, which he continually rearranged, and his Will, which he frequently altered, were a source of consolation and employment</p><p> E V Lucas.</p></div><a name="s020682b"><!--s020682b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005303c"><!--s005303c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>paid work.</p></div><a name="s005304c"><!--s005304c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a job or occupation.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fluctuant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfluktyooənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023149a"><!--s023149a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024700b"><!--s024700b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>unstable; fluctuating.</p></div><a name="s024701b"><!--s024701b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>movable and compressible </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fluctuant abscess</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bold<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006465a"><!--s006465a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006709b"><!--s006709b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a bold typeface.</p></div><a name="s006710b"><!--s006710b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>boldface </p><p><i></i></p><p>printed in bold</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CITES</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsieteez/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010875a"><!--s010875a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caliber</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkalibə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008469a"><!--s008469a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/calibre/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">calibre</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">court order</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013695a"><!--s013695a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an order issuing from a court of law that requires a person to do or abstain from doing a specified act.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">authoress</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawthəres, -ris/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003646a"><!--s003646a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a female author.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">albuminoid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/alʹbyoohminoyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001223a"><!--s001223a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/scleroprotein/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">scleroprotein</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">excitable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹsietəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020827a"><!--s020827a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021838b"><!--s021838b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>capable of being readily roused into a state of excitement or irritability.</p></div><a name="s021839b"><!--s021839b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>capable of being activated by and reacting to stimuli <span class="bodyb">excitability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">excitably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">excitableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fetid <span class="bodyi">or</span> foetid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfetid, ʹfeetid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021986a"><!--s021986a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having a heavy offensive smell; stinking</p><p><span class="bodyb">fetidly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fetidness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">fetidus</span>,from <span class="bodyi">fetēre</span> to stink].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">downfall</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018102a"><!--s018102a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018938b"><!--s018938b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sudden fall, e.g. from high rank or power, or a cause of such a fall </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her pride was her downfall</p>.</div><a name="s018939b"><!--s018939b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a heavy fall of rain or snow.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">employment agency</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019674a"><!--s019674a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an agency providing a service for employers seeking workers and for people seeking employment.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deep freeze</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015678a"><!--s015678a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016219b"><!--s016219b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a freezer.</p></div><a name="s016220b"><!--s016220b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the condition of being held in temporary suspension.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fluctuate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfluktyooayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023150a"><!--s023150a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024702b"><!--s024702b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to rise and fall; to swing back and forth.</p></div><a name="s024703b"><!--s024703b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to change continually and often irregularly; to waver <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s024704b"><!--s024704b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to change continually and often irregularly <span class="bodyb">fluctuation</span> /-ʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">fluctuatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">fluctuare</span> to undulate, from <span class="bodyi">fluctus</span> flow, wave, past part. of <span class="bodyi">fluere</span> to flow].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boldface</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006466a"><!--s006466a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the thickened form of a typeface used to give prominence or emphasis.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">court plaster</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013696a"><!--s013696a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an adhesive plaster, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of silk coated with isinglass and glycerin, formerly used to cover wounds [from its use for beauty spots by ladies at royal courts].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cithara</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsithərə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010876a"><!--s010876a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an ancient Greek stringed musical instrument of the lyre family with a wooden sounding board [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">kithara</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">albuminous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/alʹbyoohminəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001224a"><!--s001224a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to, containing, or like albumen or albumin.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calibrate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkalibrayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008470a"><!--s008470a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008815b"><!--s008815b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to determine the correct reading of (an arbitrary or inaccurate scale or instrument) by comparison with a standard.</p></div><a name="s008816b"><!--s008816b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to determine, adjust, or mark the graduations of (e.g. a thermometer).</p></div><a name="s008817b"><!--s008817b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to measure the diameter of (e.g. a gun barrel) <span class="bodyb">calibration</span> /-braysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">calibrator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">authoring language <span class="bodyi">or</span> author language</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003647a"><!--s003647a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a computer language system that enables users to create applications, e.g. for computer-aided learning, without any detailed knowledge of programming.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">downfield</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018103a"><!--s018103a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in various outdoor team sports, in or into the part of the field towards which the attacking team is playing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bole<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006467a"><!--s006467a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the trunk of a tree [Middle English from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">bolr</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">excite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹsiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020828a"><!--s020828a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021840b"><!--s021840b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005558c"><!--s005558c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to rouse (somebody) to strong, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> pleasurable, feeling.</p></div><a name="s005559c"><!--s005559c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to arouse (an emotional response) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her late arrival excited much curiosity</p>.</div><a name="s005560c"><!--s005560c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to provoke or stir up (action, e.g. a rebellion).</p></div></div><a name="s021841b"><!--s021841b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to increase the activity of or produce a response in (an organ, tissue, etc); to stimulate.</p></div><a name="s021842b"><!--s021842b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005561c"><!--s005561c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to induce a magnetic field or electric current in (something).</p></div><a name="s005562c"><!--s005562c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to induce (a magnetic field or an electric current).</p></div></div><a name="s021843b"><!--s021843b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to raise (an atom or a molecule) to a higher energy level</p><p><span class="bodyb">excitant</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">excitation</span> /eksiʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">excitative</span> /-tətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">excitatory</span> /-tət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">excitement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">exciter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">exciting</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">excitingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">exciten</span> via Old Frenchfrom Latin <span class="bodyi">excitare</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">citare</span> to rouse].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">employment office</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019675a"><!--s019675a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/job_centre_or_jobcentre_or_jobcentre/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Job Centre</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">court roll</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013697a"><!--s013697a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a register of land holdings of a manor.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deep-fry</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (deep-fries) (deep-fried) (deep-frying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015680a"><!--s015680a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to fry (food) by complete immersion in hot fat or oil</p><p><span class="bodyb">deep-fryer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fetish</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfetish/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021987a"><!--s021987a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023263b"><!--s023263b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006005c"><!--s006005c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an object believed among a primitive people to have magical power.</p></div><a name="s006006c"><!--s006006c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an object regarded with superstitious trust or reverence.</p></div></div><a name="s023264b"><!--s023264b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a form of sexual desire and gratification related to an object or bodily part whose presence in reality or fantasy is psychologically necessary for sexual gratification, or form of sexual desire and gratification related to such an object, etc.</p></div><a name="s023265b"><!--s023265b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an object of irrational reverence or obsessive devotion [French <span class="bodyi">fétiche</span> via Portuguese from Latin <span class="bodyi">facticius</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/factitious/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">factitious</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">citified <span class="bodyi">or</span> cityfied</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsitified/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010877a"><!--s010877a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">often derog</span> having adopted city ways </p><p><i></i></p><p>Even the trees seem citified and self-conscious</p><p> Helen Keller <span class="bodyb">citification</span> /-fiʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flue</span><small><span class="eSynop">/flooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023151a"><!--s023151a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024705b"><!--s024705b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a channel in a chimney for flame and smoke.</p></div><a name="s024706b"><!--s024706b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a pipe for conveying heat, e.g. to water in a steam boiler [origin uncertain].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calibre</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">caliber</span>) /ʹkalibə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008471a"><!--s008471a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008818b"><!--s008818b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the internal diameter of a hollow cylinder, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a gun barrel.</p></div><a name="s008819b"><!--s008819b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the external diameter of a round or cylindrical object, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a bullet, shell, or other projectile.</p></div><a name="s008820b"><!--s008820b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002086c"><!--s002086c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>degree of mental capacity or moral quality.</p></div><a name="s002087c"><!--s002087c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>degree of excellence or importance [French <span class="bodyi">calibre</span> via Old Italian from Arabic <span class="bodyi">qālib</span> mould, shoemaker's last].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">albuminuria</span><small><span class="eSynop">/alˌbyoohmiʹnyooəri·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001225a"><!--s001225a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the presence of albumin in the urine, usu symptomatic of kidney disease</p><p><span class="bodyb">albuminuric</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">authorise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawthəriez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003648a"><!--s003648a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/authorize_or_authorise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">authorize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">downgrade<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/downʹgrayd/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018104a"><!--s018104a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018940b"><!--s018940b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to lower (something or somebody) in rank, value, or importance.</p></div><a name="s018941b"><!--s018941b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to alter the status of (an employee or a job) so as to lower the rate of pay.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deep-laid</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015681a"><!--s015681a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>carefully and cunningly contrived </p><p><i></i></p><p>deep-laid plots</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bole<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006468a"><!--s006468a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a reddish brown clay that can be used as a pigment [Greek <span class="bodyi">bōlos</span> a clod of earth].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">excited</span><small><span class="eSynop">/isʹsietid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020829a"><!--s020829a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021844b"><!--s021844b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>happy and emotionally aroused.</p></div><a name="s021845b"><!--s021845b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>worried or agitated.</p></div><a name="s021846b"><!--s021846b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of an atom, molecule, etc: raised to a higher energy level</p><p><span class="bodyb">excitedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emporium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpawri·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> emporiums emporia /-ri·ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019676a"><!--s019676a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a place of trade, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a large shop or commercial centre [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">emporion</span>,from <span class="bodyi">emporos</span> traveller, trader].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">courtroom</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013698a"><!--s013698a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a room in which the sessions of a court of law are held.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fetishism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021988a"><!--s021988a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023266b"><!--s023266b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the displacement of erotic interest and satisfaction to a fetish.</p></div><a name="s023267b"><!--s023267b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>belief in magical fetishes</p><p><span class="bodyb">fetishist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">fetishistic</span> /-ʹshistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calices</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaliseez, ʹkay-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008472a"><!--s008472a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/calix/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">calix</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flue-cured</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023152a"><!--s023152a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of tobacco: cured by heat, usu from flues, without exposure to smoke or fumes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">citizen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsitiz(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010878a"><!--s010878a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011074b"><!--s011074b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a state, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a native or naturalized one.</p></div><a name="s011075b"><!--s011075b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an inhabitant of a city or town</p><p><span class="bodyb">citizenship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">citizein</span> from Anglo-French <span class="bodyi">citezein</span>,alteration of Old French <span class="bodyi">citeien</span>, from <span class="bodyi">cité</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/city/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">city</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alburnum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/alʹbuhnəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001226a"><!--s001226a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sapwood/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sapwood</span></span></a> [Latin <span class="bodyi">alburnum</span>, from <span class="bodyi">albus</span> white].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">authoritarian<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/awˌthoriʹteəri·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003649a"><!--s003649a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003653b"><!--s003653b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a regime: enforcing strict obedience to authority, rather than allowing independent decision-making.</p></div><a name="s003654b"><!--s003654b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a person in a controlling position: dictatorial, domineering, and tyrannical.</p><p><span class="bodyb">authoritarianism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">downgrade<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdowngrayd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018105a"><!--s018105a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018942b"><!--s018942b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a downward slope, e.g. of a road.</p></div><a name="s018943b"><!--s018943b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a descent towards a lower or inferior state or level.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exciton</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeksiton/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020830a"><!--s020830a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mobile, electrically neutral combination of a high-energy electron bound to a hole in a semiconductor [<span class="bodyi">excitation</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/excite/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">excite</span></span></a>) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/on2/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-on 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caliche</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹleechi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008473a"><!--s008473a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sodium-rich gravel or crumbly rock found in Chile and Peru and used as a source of nitrogen compounds, e.g. fertilizers [American Spanish <span class="bodyi">caliche</span> via Spanish from Latin <span class="bodyi">calc-, calx</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chalk1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chalk 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deep-pan</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015682a"><!--s015682a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a pizza: cooked in a pan with raised sides and with a thicker crust than usual.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">empower</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpowə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (empowered, empowering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019677a"><!--s019677a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020683b"><!--s020683b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to give official authority or legal power to (somebody).</p></div><a name="s020684b"><!--s020684b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to give (somebody) the strength and confidence to act on their own initiative </p><p><i></i></p><p>the word empower … one of those suspicious New Age buzzwords that always portend a scam or screwball notion</p><p> Guardian</p><p><span class="bodyb">empowerment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fluellen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/flooʹelin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023153a"><!--s023153a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of two species of small creeping plants with purple or yellow flowers, commonly found in cornfields: genus <span class="bodyi">Kickxia</span> [alteration of Welsh <span class="bodyi">llysiau Llywelyn</span> Llewelyn's herbs, prob named after <span class="bodyi">Llewelyn ap Jerweth</span> or his grandson <span class="bodyi">Llewelyn ap Gruffud</span>, 13th-cent. Welsh princes].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fetlock</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfetlok/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021989a"><!--s021989a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023268b"><!--s023268b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a projection bearing a tuft of hair on the back of the leg above the hoof of an animal of the horse family.</p></div><a name="s023269b"><!--s023269b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the joint of the limb or tuft of hair at the fetlock [Middle English <span class="bodyi">fitlok, fetlak</span> of Germanic origin; related to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/foot1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">foot 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">courtship</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawtship/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013699a"><!--s013699a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014288b"><!--s014288b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a period of courting.</p></div><a name="s014289b"><!--s014289b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the courting rituals of animals.</p></div><a name="s014290b"><!--s014290b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the process of courting favour.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bolection</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bohʹleksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006469a"><!--s006469a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a projecting moulding, e.g. framing a panel on a door, etc [prob alteration of <span class="bodyi">projection</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alcaic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/alʹkayik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001227a"><!--s001227a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or written in any of several predominantly iambic verse forms, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a four-line stanza consisting of two eleven-syllable lines, one nine-syllable line, and one ten-syllable line [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">Alkaios</span> Alcaeus, Greek poet of seventh cent. <span class="bodysc">bc</span> who invented the form].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">citizenry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsitiz(ə)nri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> citizenries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010879a"><!--s010879a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> (<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the whole body of citizens.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">authoritarian<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003650a"><!--s003650a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person in a position of control who brooks no opposition to his or her authority.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">downhearted</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018106a"><!--s018106a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>discouraged or dejected</p><p><span class="bodyb">downheartedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">downheartedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exclaim</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹsklaym/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020831a"><!--s020831a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021847b"><!--s021847b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cry out or speak utter (something) sharply, passionately, or vehemently <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s021848b"><!--s021848b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion </p><p><i></i></p><p>She exclaimed in delight</p> <p><span class="bodyb">exclaimer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">exclamer</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">exclamare</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">clamare</span> to cry out].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calico</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkalikoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -oes -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> calicoes calicos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008474a"><!--s008474a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008821b"><!--s008821b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>white or unbleached cotton cloth of medium weight, orig imported from India.</p></div><a name="s008822b"><!--s008822b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> any brightly printed cotton fabric [named after <span class="bodyi">Calicut</span>, city in India, where it originated].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">court shoe</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013700a"><!--s013700a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a plain high-heeled woman's shoe with no fastenings [from its use as part of dress at court].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feto- <span class="bodyi">or</span> feti- <span class="bodyi">or</span> foeto- <span class="bodyi">or</span> foeti-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021990a"><!--s021990a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s023270b"><!--s023270b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>fetus </p><p><i></i></p><p>feticide</p>.</div><a name="s023271b"><!--s023271b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>fetal and </p><p><i></i></p><p>fetoplacental</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fluence</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflooh·əns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023154a"><!--s023154a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> magical power or influence [shortening of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/influence1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">influence 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Citizens’ Advice Bureau</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010880a"><!--s010880a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Britain, an office at which members of the public can get information about their civil rights, the law, etc, or the organization that runs such offices.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deep-rooted</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015683a"><!--s015683a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>firmly established; held or felt with great intensity or conviction </p><p><i></i></p><p>You have a deep-rooted loyalty to your family</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bolero</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹleəroh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> boleros)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006470a"><!--s006470a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006711b"><!--s006711b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a type of Spanish dance in moderate triple time, or a piece of music suitable for dancing it to.</p></div><a name="s006712b"><!--s006712b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> <span class="bodyb">/ʹboləroh/</span>) a woman's short jacket open at the front [Spanish <span class="bodyi">bolero</span>, perhaps from <span class="bodyi">bola</span> ball].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">empress</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹempris/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019678a"><!--s019678a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020685b"><!--s020685b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the wife or widow of an emperor.</p></div><a name="s020686b"><!--s020686b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a woman having the rank of emperor in her own right [Middle English <span class="bodyi">emperesse</span> from Old French, fem of <span class="bodyi">empereor</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/emperor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">emperor</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">downhill<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018107a"><!--s018107a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018944b"><!--s018944b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a descending gradient.</p></div><a name="s018945b"><!--s018945b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a skiing race downhill against time: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/slalom/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">slalom</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alcaics</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001228a"><!--s001228a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>alcaic verse.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">authoritative</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awʹthoritətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003651a"><!--s003651a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003655b"><!--s003655b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000706c"><!--s000706c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>having or proceeding from authority; definitive; official </p><p><i></i></p><p>the authoritative version</p>.</div><a name="s000707c"><!--s000707c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>entitled to belief or acceptance; reliable; conclusive </p><p><i></i></p><p>an authoritative account</p>.</div></div><a name="s003656b"><!--s003656b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>commanding respect and obedience </p><p><i></i></p><p>in an authoritative tone</p><p><span class="bodyb">authoritatively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">authoritativeness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exclamation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ekskləʹmaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020832a"><!--s020832a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021849b"><!--s021849b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of exclaiming.</p></div><a name="s021850b"><!--s021850b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the words exclaimed <span class="bodyb">exclamatory</span> /ikʹsklamət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calico bush</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008475a"><!--s008475a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mountain_laurel/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mountain laurel</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">downhill<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018108a"><!--s018108a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>towards the bottom of a hill or slope ✱ <span class="bodyb">go downhill</span> to decline or deteriorate.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">court tennis</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013701a"><!--s013701a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/real_tennis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">real tennis</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deep-sea</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015684a"><!--s015684a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) relating to or occurringof or in the deeper parts of the sea </p><p><i></i></p><p>deep-sea fishing</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fluent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflooh·ənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023155a"><!--s023155a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024707b"><!--s024707b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006426c"><!--s006426c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>able to speak, write, read, etc without difficulty </p><p><i></i></p><p>Many children rapidly become fluent readers</p> <p><i></i></p><p>She's fluent in Welsh</p>.</div><a name="s006427c"><!--s006427c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of somebody's command of a language: effortless and competent </p><p><i></i></p><p>They speak fluent Italian</p>.</div></div><a name="s024708b"><!--s024708b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>effortlessly smooth and rapid; polished </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fluent performance</p>.</div><a name="s024709b"><!--s024709b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>flowing or capable of flowing; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fluid2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fluid<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (1) <span class="bodyb">fluency</span> /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fluently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">fluent-, fluens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">fluere</span> to flow].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fetor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfeetə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021991a"><!--s021991a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> a strong offensive smell; a stink [Middle English <span class="bodyi">fetoure</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">fetor</span>,from <span class="bodyi">fetēre</span> to stink].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">empty<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹempti/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (emptier, emptiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019679a"><!--s019679a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020687b"><!--s020687b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005305c"><!--s005305c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>containing nothing, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> lacking typical or expected contents.</p></div><a name="s005306c"><!--s005306c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>not occupied, inhabited, or frequented </p><p><i></i></p><p>empty streets</p>.</div></div><a name="s020688b"><!--s020688b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005307c"><!--s005307c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>lacking reality or substance; hollow </p><p><i></i></p><p>an empty pleasure</p>.</div><a name="s005308c"><!--s005308c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>lacking effect, value, or sincerity </p><p><i></i></p><p>empty threats</p> <p><i></i></p><p>an empty gesture</p>.</div><a name="s005309c"><!--s005309c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>lacking sense; foolish </p><p><i></i></p><p>his empty ideas</p>.</div></div><a name="s020689b"><!--s020689b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> hungry.</p></div><a name="s020690b"><!--s020690b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of a mathematical set: having no numbers or elements</p><p><span class="bodyb">emptily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">emptiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">ǣmettig</span> unoccupied, from <span class="bodyi">ǣmetta</span> leisure].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">authority</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awʹthoriti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> authorities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003652a"><!--s003652a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003657b"><!--s003657b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the power to issue directives accompanied by the right to expect obedience.</p></div><a name="s003658b"><!--s003658b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the position of a person who has such power.</p></div><a name="s003659b"><!--s003659b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>delegated power or authorization.</p></div><a name="s003660b"><!--s003660b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the authorities</span>) people in command; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a governmental or law-enforcing agency.</p></div><a name="s003661b"><!--s003661b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Authority</span>) a governmental body that administers a public service or enterprise.</p></div><a name="s003662b"><!--s003662b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a citation used in defence or support of one's actions, opinions, or beliefs, or the source from which the citation is drawn.</p></div><a name="s003663b"><!--s003663b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>an individual cited or appealed to as an expert.</p></div><a name="s003664b"><!--s003664b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>effective influence or conviction.</p></div><a name="s003665b"><!--s003665b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>the right granted by one person to another to act on his or her behalf.</p></div><a name="s003666b"><!--s003666b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>weight, strength, or conviction resulting from practice and expertise [Middle English <span class="bodyi">auctorite</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">auctoritat-, auctoritas</span> opinion, decision, power, from <span class="bodyi">auctor</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/author1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">author 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calico printing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008476a"><!--s008476a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a process of making coloured designs on cotton fabrics, e.g. calico.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exclamation mark</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020833a"><!--s020833a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a punctuation mark (!) principally used after an interjection or exclamation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boletus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹleetəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> boletuses)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006471a"><!--s006471a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of fleshy mushrooms and or toadstools with a rounded cap that has pores rather than gills on its undersurface, some species of which are edible: genus <span class="bodyi">Boletus</span> [Latin <span class="bodyi">boletus</span> a mushroom, from Greek <span class="bodyi">bōlitēs</span> a fungus].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">citizen's arrest</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010881a"><!--s010881a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a legally permitted arrest by a member of the public.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alcalde</span><small><span class="eSynop">/alʹkaldi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001229a"><!--s001229a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chief administrative and judicial officer of a Spanish or Latin American town [Spanish <span class="bodyi">alcalde</span> from Arabic <span class="bodyi">al-qādī</span> the judge].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">courtyard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013702a"><!--s013702a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an open court or enclosure adjacent to a building.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">downhill<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018109a"><!--s018109a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>going or sloping downhill.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deep-seated</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015685a"><!--s015685a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>firmly established and difficult to change or remove </p><p><i></i></p><p>a deep-seated tradition</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bolide</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbohlied, ʹbohlid/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006472a"><!--s006472a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large bright meteor of a type that tends to explode [French <span class="bodyi">bolide</span> meteor, fireball, via Latin <span class="bodyi">bolid-, bolis</span> arrow-shaped meteor, from Greek <span class="bodyi">bolid-</span>, <span class="bodyi">bolis</span> missile, javelin, from <span class="bodyi">ballein</span> to throw].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">empty<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (empties, emptied, emptying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019680a"><!--s019680a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020691b"><!--s020691b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005310c"><!--s005310c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to remove the contents of.</p></div><a name="s005311c"><!--s005311c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to become empty <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s020692b"><!--s020692b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + of)to remove the contents of (a container).</p></div><a name="s020693b"><!--s020693b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to remove or discharge (the contents of a container) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s020694b"><!--s020694b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to become empty.</p></div><a name="s020695b"><!--s020695b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>said of a river: to discharge itself into the sea or a lake</p><p><span class="bodyb">emptier</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calif</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaylif, ʹkalif/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008477a"><!--s008477a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/caliph_or_calif/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">caliph</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flue pipe</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023156a"><!--s023156a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an organ pipe whose tone is produced by an air current striking the lip and causing the air within to vibrate: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/reed_pipe/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">reed pipe</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fetter<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfetə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021992a"><!--s021992a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023272b"><!--s023272b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a shackle for the feet.</p></div><a name="s023273b"><!--s023273b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) something that confines; a restraint [Old English <span class="bodyi">feter</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Citizens’ Band</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010882a"><!--s010882a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a system of radio communication by which private individuals, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> drivers, can transmit messages to one another.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alcazar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/alʹkazə, ahlʹkahzə, alʹkahzə, ʹalkəzah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001230a"><!--s001230a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Spanish fortress or palace built by the Moors [Spanish <span class="bodyi">alcazar</span>, from Arabic <span class="bodyi">al-qasr</span> the castle].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exclamation point</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020834a"><!--s020834a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/exclamation_mark/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">exclamation mark</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Authorized Version</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003654a"><!--s003654a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an English version of the Bible prepared under James I, published in 1611, and widely used by Protestants.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">couscous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoohskoohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013703a"><!--s013703a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a N African dish of crushed or coarsely ground wheat steamed and served with meat or vegetables [French <span class="bodyi">couscous</span> from Arabic <span class="bodyi">kuskus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">kuskasa</span> to pound, pulverize].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">down-home</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018110a"><!--s018110a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018946b"><!--s018946b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>from or typical of one's own part of the country.</p></div><a name="s018947b"><!--s018947b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>unpretentious, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> typical of country life.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">empty<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> empties)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019681a"><!--s019681a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bottle or other container that has been emptied.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exclave</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeksklayv/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020835a"><!--s020835a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a portion of a country separated from the main part and surrounded by foreign territory: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/enclave/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">enclave</span></span></a> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-clave</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/enclave/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">enclave</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bolivar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/boʹleevah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bolivars bolivares /boliʹvahrays/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006473a"><!--s006473a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the basic monetary unit of Venezuela, divided into 100 centimos [American Spanish <span class="bodyi">bolívar</span>, named afterSimón <span class="bodyi">Bolívar</span> d.1830, Venezuelan soldier and statesman].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Calif.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008478a"><!--s008478a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>California.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deep-set</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015686a"><!--s015686a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of eyes: set firmly or deeply.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Citizen's Charter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010883a"><!--s010883a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a document produced by the British government in 1991 that sets out the standards of service expected from various public bodies and private companies and guarantees redress where such standards are not met, or any similar document.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fetter<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (fettered, fettering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021993a"><!--s021993a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023274b"><!--s023274b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to put fetters on (somebody).</p></div><a name="s023275b"><!--s023275b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to bind (somebody) with or as if with fetters; to shackle or restrain (somebody).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">authorize <span class="bodyi">or</span> authorise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawthəriez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003653a"><!--s003653a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003667b"><!--s003667b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to invest (somebody) with authority or legal power or empower them to act in a certain way </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was not authorized to destroy the documents</p>.</div><a name="s003668b"><!--s003668b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to give official permission for (a proceeding, etc); to sanction (an activity, etc) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Who authorized the arrest?</p> <span class="bodyb">authorization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i><p><span class="bodyb">authorizer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fluff<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fluf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023157a"><!--s023157a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024710b"><!--s024710b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006428c"><!--s006428c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>small loose bits of waste material, e.g. hairs and threads, that stick to clothes, carpets, etc.</p></div><a name="s006429c"><!--s006429c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>soft light fur, down, etc.</p></div></div><a name="s024711b"><!--s024711b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a blunder, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in performance ✱ <span class="bodyb">bit of fluff</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> an attractive young person, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a young woman, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> considered as being frivolous or as lacking intelligence [prob alteration of <span class="bodyi">flue</span> fluff, from Flemish <span class="bodyi">vluwe</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cousin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkuzn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013704a"><!--s013704a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014291b"><!--s014291b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a child of one's uncle or aunt.</p></div><a name="s014292b"><!--s014292b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a kinsman or relative </p><p><i></i></p><p>our American cousins</p>.</div><a name="s014293b"><!--s014293b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>formerly used as a title by a sovereign in addressing a nobleman</p><p><span class="bodyb">cousinhood</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cousinly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cousinship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cosin</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">consobrinus</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">sobrinus</span> cousin on the mother's side, from <span class="bodyi">soror</span> sister].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alchemy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹalkəmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> alchemies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001231a"><!--s001231a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001264b"><!--s001264b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a medieval chemical science and philosophical doctrine that sought a means of turning to turn base metals into gold, curing cure all diseases, and achieving achieve immortality.</p></div><a name="s001265b"><!--s001265b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>thea mysterious, beautifying transformation of something common into something precious or beautiful </p><p><i></i></p><p>Full many a glorious morning have I seen … gilding pale streams with heavenly alchemy</p> — Shakespeare <span class="bodyb">alchemic</span> /alʹkemik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">alchemical</span> /alʹkem-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i><p><span class="bodyb">alchemist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">alkamie, alquemie</span> via Old French or medieval Latin from Arabic <span class="bodyi">al-kīmiyā’</span> the alchemy, from late Greek <span class="bodyi">chēmeia</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">empty-handed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019682a"><!--s019682a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having or bringing nothing, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> because nothing has been gained or obtained </p><p><i></i></p><p>They returned empty-handed</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bolivian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹlivi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006474a"><!--s006474a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Bolivia in S America</p><p><span class="bodyb">Bolivian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Downing Street</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdowning/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018111a"><!--s018111a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the British government, the British prime minister, or a spokesperson for either </p><p><i></i></p><p>Downing Street is expected to announce cabinet changes soon</p> <p>[from <span class="bodyi">Downing Street</span>, London, location of the British prime minister's official residence].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exclosure</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iksʹklohzhə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020836a"><!--s020836a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an area from which wild animals or other intruders are excluded, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by fencing [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-closure</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/enclosure_or_inclosure/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">enclosure</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">author language</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003655a"><!--s003655a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/authoring_language_or_author_language/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">authoring language</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Deep South</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015687a"><!--s015687a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the southernmost part of the eastern USA, including Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Mississippi.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fettle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfetl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021994a"><!--s021994a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a state of physical or mental fitness or order; condition </p><p><i></i></p><p>You're in fine fettle today</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">fetlen</span> to shape or prepare, gird oneself, from Old English <span class="bodyi">fetel</span> girdle].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">citrate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsitrayt, ʹsietrayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010884a"><!--s010884a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a salt or ester of citric acid.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alcheringa</span><small><span class="eSynop">/alchəʹring·ga/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001232a"><!--s001232a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a golden age recorded in the legends of certain Australian Aboriginal peoples as the time when their first ancestors were created [Aranda <span class="bodyi">aljerre-nge</span> in the dreamtime].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">califate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaylifayt, ʹkal-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008479a"><!--s008479a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/caliphate_or_califate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">caliphate</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cousin-german</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cousins-german)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013705a"><!--s013705a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> a first cousin [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cosin germain</span> via French from Old French <span class="bodyi">cosin germain</span>, from <span class="bodyi">cosin</span> cousin + <span class="bodyi">germain</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">germanus</span> having the same parents].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">empty-headed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019683a"><!--s019683a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>foolish or silly.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fluff<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023158a"><!--s023158a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024712b"><!--s024712b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(+ out/up) to make (something) fuller, plumper, or fluffier </p><p><i></i></p><p>The bird fluffed up its feathers</p> <p><i></i></p><p>fluff up the pillows</p> <p><i></i></p><p>fluff out one's hair</p>.</div><a name="s024713b"><!--s024713b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to make a mistake, or do (something) badly, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to forget (one's lines) in a play.</p></div><a name="s024714b"><!--s024714b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006430c"><!--s006430c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to fail to perform or achieve (something) successfully; to bungle.</p></div><a name="s006431c"><!--s006431c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to do (something) badly, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to forget (one's lines) in a play <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s024715b"><!--s024715b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to make a mistake, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a performance.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foodstuff</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023422a"><!--s023422a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a substance with food value, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the raw material of food before or after processing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glam rock</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025530a"><!--s025530a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a style of popular music, prominent in the UK during the 1970s, characterized by sing-along tunes performed by bands and singers wearing outrageous clothes and flamboyant, often glittery, make-up</p><p><span class="bodyb">glam-rock</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fanfaronade</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌfanfərəʹnahd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021537a"><!--s021537a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> empty boasting; bluster [French <span class="bodyi">fanfaronnade</span> from Spanish <span class="bodyi">fanfarronada</span>, from <span class="bodyi">fanfarrón</span> braggart].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Crohn's disease</span><small><span class="eSynop">/krohnz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014204a"><!--s014204a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chronic inflammatory disease of the bowel, causing scarring and thickening of the bowel wall, fistulae, and abscesses, with resultant malabsorption of nutrients [named after B B <span class="bodyi">Crohn</span> d.1983, US physician, who was one of the first to describe it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">braid<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007083a"><!--s007083a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007283b"><!--s007283b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a narrow strip of fabric, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> plaited cord or ribbon, used for trimming.</p></div><a name="s007284b"><!--s007284b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001713c"><!--s001713c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a length of plaited hair; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/plait1_or_plat/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">plait<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (1).</p></div><a name="s001714c"><!--s001714c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a very narrow plait of hair with coloured threads interlaced and decorative beads at the end.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gross<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026584a"><!--s026584a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028468b"><!--s028468b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007519c"><!--s007519c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to earn or bring in (an overall total) before deductions.</p></div><a name="s007520c"><!--s007520c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(+ up) to convert (a net amount) to a gross amount by adding tax, etc that has been deducted.</p></div></div><a name="s028469b"><!--s028469b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to earn or bring in (an overall total) exclusive of deductions.</p></div><a name="s028470b"><!--s028470b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (+ out) to make (somebody) feel disgusted or repelled</p><p><span class="bodyb">grosser</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enzymology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/enzieʹmoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020069a"><!--s020069a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a branch of science that deals with the nature, activity, and significance of enzymes <span class="bodyb">enzymological</span> /-məʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">enzymologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bankrupt<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004362a"><!--s004362a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004401b"><!--s004401b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an insolvent person whose estate is administered under the bankruptcy laws for the benefit of his or her creditors.</p></div><a name="s004402b"><!--s004402b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody who is destitute of a specified quality or thing </p><p><i></i></p><p>a moral bankrupt</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fusel oil</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfyoohzl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024476a"><!--s024476a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an acrid oily poisonous liquid consisting chiefly of amyl alcohol and used as a source of alcohols and as a solvent [German <span class="bodyi">Fusel</span> bad liquor].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alcohol</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹalkəhol/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001233a"><!--s001233a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001266b"><!--s001266b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a colourless volatile inflammable liquid,that is the intoxicating agent in fermented and distilled drinks and is also used as a solvent: formula C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>5</sub>OH.</p></div><a name="s001267b"><!--s001267b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>intoxicating drink containing alcohol.</p></div><a name="s001268b"><!--s001268b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>any of various organic compounds, <span class="bodyi">specif</span> derived from hydrocarbons, containing the hydroxyl group</p><p>medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">alcohol</span> via Old Spanish from Arabic <span class="bodyi">al-kuḥul</span> the powdered antimony. The modern sense of <span class="bodyi">alcohol</span> did not emerge until the middle of the 18th cent. As borrowed from Arabic, it orig denoted powdered antimony used as a cosmetic to darken the eyelids. Thence it was taken up by chemists in the 16th cent. to refer to any fine powder. By a further development in the 17th cent., the word was applied in chemistry to any refined liquid obtained by distillation or purification – especially to <span class="bodyi">alcohol of wine</span>, which in time was shortened to simply <span class="bodyi">alcohol.</span></p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drafty</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018182a"><!--s018182a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/draughty/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">draughty</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cockfighting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011485a"><!--s011485a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the setting of specially bred cocks, usu fitted with metal spurs, to fight each other for public entertainment</p><p><span class="bodyb">cockfight</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">food value</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023423a"><!--s023423a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the amount of nourishment that can be obtained from a foodstuff.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fanfic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfanfik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021538a"><!--s021538a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span>=<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fan_fiction/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fan fiction</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glance<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/glahns/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025531a"><!--s025531a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027251b"><!--s027251b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007128c"><!--s007128c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + at) to take a quick look </p><p><i></i></p><p>I glanced at my watch</p>.</div><a name="s007129c"><!--s007129c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of the eyes: to move swiftly from one thing to another.</p></div></div><a name="s027252b"><!--s027252b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + off) to strike a surface obliquely in such a way as to go off at an angle </p><p><i></i></p><p>The bullet glanced off the wall</p>.</div><a name="s027253b"><!--s027253b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s007130c"><!--s007130c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to flash or gleam with intermittent rays of reflected light </p><p><i></i></p><p>brooks glancing in the sun</p>.</div><a name="s007131c"><!--s007131c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to make sudden quick movements </p><p><i></i></p><p>dragonflies glancing over the pond</p>.</div></div><a name="s027254b"><!--s027254b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to touch on a subject or refer to it briefly or indirectly </p><p><i></i></p><p>The study glances at the customs of ancient cultures</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s027255b"><!--s027255b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to glance off a surface [Middle English <span class="bodyi">glencen, glenchen</span>, perhaps alteration of <span class="bodyi">glenten</span> to move quickly, slide, ultimately from French <span class="bodyi">glacer</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/glac%C3%A9/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">glacé</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">croissant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrwahsong (<span class="bodyi">French</span> krwasɔ)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014205a"><!--s014205a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a flaky rich crescent-shaped roll of bread or yeast-leavened pastry [French <span class="bodyi">croissant</span> crescent, from Old French <span class="bodyi">creissant</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crescent1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crescent 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020070a"><!--s020070a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meaning: earliest or oldest </p><p><i></i></p><p>eolith</p> <p>[Greek <span class="bodyi">ēō-</span>, from <span class="bodyi">ēōs</span> dawn].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brail<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/brayl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007084a"><!--s007084a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rope fastened to the edge or end of a sail and used for hauling the sail up or in [Middle English <span class="bodyi">brayle</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">braiel</span> strap].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drag<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/drag/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (dragged, dragging)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018183a"><!--s018183a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s019016b"><!--s019016b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004756c"><!--s004756c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to pull or move (something) along slowly or with difficulty.</p></div><a name="s004757c"><!--s004757c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to trail along a surface.</p></div><a name="s004758c"><!--s004758c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to move (an image) across a computer screen with the mouse.</p></div></div><a name="s019017b"><!--s019017b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to move (a cursor, etc) across a computer screen, usu by means of a mouse.</p></div><a name="s019018b"><!--s019018b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to bring or obtain by force or compulsion.</p></div><a name="s019019b"><!--s019019b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to search (a body of water) with a large net, hook, or other device.</p></div><a name="s019020b"><!--s019020b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s004759c"><!--s004759c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to bring (somebody) by force or compulsion.</p></div><a name="s004760c"><!--s004760c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to obtain (something) by force or with difficulty </p><p><i></i></p><p>finally dragged a confession out of them</p>.</div></div><a name="s019021b"><!--s019021b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s004761c"><!--s004761c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to search (a body of water) with a large net, hook, or other device.</p></div><a name="s004762c"><!--s004762c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to catch (something) with a dragnet <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s019022b"><!--s019022b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to hang or lag behind.</p></div><a name="s019023b"><!--s019023b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to trail along a surface.</p></div><a name="s019024b"><!--s019024b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to pass, move, or proceed laboriously or tediously </p><p><i></i></p><p>The story dragged at that point</p>.</div><a name="s019025b"><!--s019025b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span>(+ on) to draw smoke from (a cigarette, pipe, etc) into the mouth ✱ <span class="bodyb">drag and drop</span> in computing, to use a mouse to move an image to another position and release it there ✱ <span class="bodyb">drag one's feet/heels</span> to act in a deliberately slow, dilatory, or ineffective manner</p><p><span class="bodyb">draggingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">draggen</span>, from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">draga</span> or Old English <span class="bodyi">dragan</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/draw1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">draw 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gross<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gross)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026585a"><!--s026585a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a group of twelve dozen things </p><p><i></i></p><p>a gross of pencils</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">groce</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">grosse</span>, fem of <span class="bodyi">gros</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gross1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gross 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bankrupt<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004363a"><!--s004363a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004403b"><!--s004403b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to reduce (a person or organization) to bankruptcy.</p></div><a name="s004404b"><!--s004404b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to impoverish (somebody).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fusible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfyoohzibl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024477a"><!--s024477a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>able, or easily able, to be fused or melted.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cockle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkokl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011486a"><!--s011486a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/corn_cockle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">corn cockle</span></span></a> [Old English <span class="bodyi">coccel</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alcoholic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/alkəʹholik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001234a"><!--s001234a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001269b"><!--s001269b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of, containing, or caused by alcohol.</p></div><a name="s001270b"><!--s001270b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>affected with alcoholism</p><p><span class="bodyb">alcoholically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">food web</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023424a"><!--s023424a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>all the interacting food chains in an ecological community.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Croix de Guerre</span><small><span class="eSynop">/krwa də ʹgeə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014206a"><!--s014206a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the highest French military decoration [French <span class="bodyi">Croix de Guerre</span> cross of war].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fan fiction</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021539a"><!--s021539a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>fiction published on the Internet and making use of the writer's favourite characters or locations in existing books, films, or television programmes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glance<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025532a"><!--s025532a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027256b"><!--s027256b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a quick or cursory look.</p></div><a name="s027257b"><!--s027257b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007132c"><!--s007132c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a quick or cursory look.</p></div><a name="s007133c"><!--s007133c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a swift movement of the eyes.</p></div></div><a name="s027258b"><!--s027258b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a quick intermittent flash or gleam.</p></div><a name="s027259b"><!--s027259b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s007134c"><!--s007134c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a deflected impact or blow.</p></div><a name="s007135c"><!--s007135c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a stroke in cricket that barely deflects the ball from its line of flight.</p></div></div><a name="s027260b"><!--s027260b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>an allusion ✱ <span class="bodyb">at first glance</span> on first consideration.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brail<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007085a"><!--s007085a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to take in (a sail) by the brails.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bankruptcy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbangkrupsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bankruptcies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004364a"><!--s004364a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004405b"><!--s004405b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>being bankrupt.</p></div><a name="s004406b"><!--s004406b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>utter failure, or total absence of something desired or required.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gross domestic product</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026586a"><!--s026586a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the total value of the goods and services produced in a country during a specified period, usu a year, excluding income from possessions and investments abroad: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gross_national_product/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gross national product</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cockle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011487a"><!--s011487a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011777b"><!--s011777b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a common edible bivalve mollusc with a ribbed shell.</p></div><a name="s011778b"><!--s011778b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a common edible bivalve mollusc: genus <span class="bodyi">Cardium</span>.</p></div><a name="s011779b"><!--s011779b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the ribbed shell of this mollusc ✱ <span class="bodyb">warm the cockles of one's heart</span> to give one a feeling of pleasure mixed with slightly sentimental tenderness [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cokille</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">coquille</span>, via Latinfrom Greek <span class="bodyi">konchylion</span>,from <span class="bodyi">konchē</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/conch/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">conch</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fusiform</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfyoohzifawm/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024478a"><!--s024478a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>tapering towards each end </p><p><i></i></p><p>fusiform bacteria</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">EOC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020071a"><!--s020071a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Equal Opportunities Commission.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alcoholic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001235a"><!--s001235a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody affected with alcoholism.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foody</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023425a"><!--s023425a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/foodie_or_foody/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">foodie</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drag<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018184a"><!--s018184a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019026b"><!--s019026b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004763c"><!--s004763c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>something that retards motion, action, or progress.</p></div><a name="s004764c"><!--s004764c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the retarding force acting on a body, e.g. an aircraft, moving through air, water, etc, or other fluid, parallel and opposite to the direction of motion.</p></div><a name="s004765c"><!--s004765c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a burden or encumbrance.</p></div></div><a name="s019027b"><!--s019027b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act or process of dragging.</p></div><a name="s019028b"><!--s019028b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s004766c"><!--s004766c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a drawing along or over a surface with effort or pressure.</p></div><a name="s004767c"><!--s004767c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>motion effected with slowness or difficulty.</p></div></div><a name="s019029b"><!--s019029b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a drawing into the mouth of cigarette, pipe, or cigar smoke.</p></div><a name="s019030b"><!--s019030b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span></p><a name="s004768c"><!--s004768c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>clothing that is generally regarded as appropriate for one sex but worn by a person of the opposite sex, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> women's clothing worn by a man </p><p><i></i></p><p>in drag</p>.</div><a name="s004769c"><!--s004769c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) ofrelating to or featuring men who dress in women's clothing </p><p><i></i></p><p>a drag act</p>.</div></div><a name="s019031b"><!--s019031b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a dull or boring person or experience.</p></div><a name="s019032b"><!--s019032b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a device that is pulled along under water to search for objects.</p></div><a name="s019033b"><!--s019033b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>an object drawn over the ground to leave a scented trail, e.g. for dogs to follow.</p></div><a name="s019034b"><!--s019034b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><a name="s004770c"><!--s004770c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/drag_race/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">drag race</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s004771c"><!--s004771c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) relating to or used in drag racing.</p></div></div><a name="s019035b"><!--s019035b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>a coach drawn by four horses.</p></div><a name="s019036b"><!--s019036b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> a street or road.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cro-Magnon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkroh ʹmanyon, ʹmagnən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014207a"><!--s014207a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) denoting a tall erect race of human beings who appeared about 35,000 years ago, and flourished from the Upper Palaeolithic to Neolithic period, known from skeletal remains found chiefly in S France and classified as the same species as recent human beings</p><p>Cro-Magnon is a rock shelter in the Dordogne, southwest France, which gave its name to the modern form of human (Homo sapiens) after several late Palaeolithic burials were discovered there in 1868. The skeletons indicated tall, muscular people with a long skull, high forehead, and broad face, with prominent chin — Dr Paul Bahn</p> [named after <span class="bodyi">Cro-Magnon</span>,a cave near Les Eyzies, France, where remains were found].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fang</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fang/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021540a"><!--s021540a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022712b"><!--s022712b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a tooth by which an animal's prey is seized and held or torn.</p></div><a name="s022713b"><!--s022713b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of the long hollow or grooved teeth of a venomous snake.</p></div><a name="s022714b"><!--s022714b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>any of the clawlike structures around the mouth of a spider.</p></div><a name="s022715b"><!--s022715b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s005797c"><!--s005797c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a tooth by which an animal's prey is seized and held or torn.</p></div><a name="s005798c"><!--s005798c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any of the long hollow or grooved teeth of a venomous snake.</p></div><a name="s005799c"><!--s005799c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>any of the clawlike structures around the mouthpart of a spider.</p></div></div><a name="s022716b"><!--s022716b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a projecting tooth or prong.</p></div><a name="s022717b"><!--s022717b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>the root of a tooth or any of the prongs into which a root divides</p><p><span class="bodyb">fanged</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fangless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p>Old English <span class="bodyi">fang</span> booty, plunder, from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">fang</span> capture, grasp; the Old Norse meaning is recorded in English from the 14th to the 17th cent. Current senses probably came from the idea of something that grips, grasps, or snags</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">braille</span><small><span class="eSynop">/brayl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007086a"><!--s007086a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">Braille</span>) a system of writing or printing for the blind that uses characters made up of raised dots [named after Louis <span class="bodyi">Braille</span>, d.1852, French teacher of the blind, who devised it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cockle<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011488a"><!--s011488a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pucker or wrinkle [early French <span class="bodyi">coquille</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cockle2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cockle 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">banksia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbangksiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004365a"><!--s004365a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an Australian evergreen tree or shrub with tough leathery leaves and yellow flowers [scientific Latin genus name, named after Sir Joseph <span class="bodyi">Banks</span> d.1820, English naturalist, who accompanied Captain Cook's expedition to Australia and collected many plants].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Eocene</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeeohseen/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020072a"><!--s020072a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or dating from a geological epoch, of the second geological epoch of the Tertiary period, lasting from about 56.5 to about 35.5 million years ago, and marked <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by the first appearance of horses and other hoofed animals</p><p><span class="bodyb">Eocene</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gross national product</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026587a"><!--s026587a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the total value of the goods and services produced in a country during a specified period, usu a year, including income from investments abroad: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gross_domestic_product/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gross domestic product</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glance<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025533a"><!--s025533a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several usu dark minerals with a metallic lustre [German <span class="bodyi">Glanz</span> lustre, glance].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alcoholism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001236a"><!--s001236a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>excessive and usu compulsive consumption of alcoholic drinks, or the physical and psychological disorders associated with such dependence.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dragée</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdrazhay (<span class="bodyi">French</span> draƷe)/ /ʹdrazhay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018185a"><!--s018185a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019037b"><!--s019037b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sugar-coated nut or fruit.</p></div><a name="s019038b"><!--s019038b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a small silver-coloured sugar ball for decorating cakes [French <span class="bodyi">dragée</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">dragie</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dredge3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dredge 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fool<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/foohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023426a"><!--s023426a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025084b"><!--s025084b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person lacking in prudence, common sense, or understanding.</p></div><a name="s025085b"><!--s025085b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006589c"><!--s006589c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a person lacking in prudence, common sense, or understanding.</p></div><a name="s006590c"><!--s006590c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a person who is victimized or made to appear foolish; a dupe.</p></div></div><a name="s025086b"><!--s025086b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a jester employed by a royal or noble household ✱ <span class="bodyb">act/play the fool</span> to deliberately behave in an amusingly or irritatingly foolish manner ✱ <span class="bodyb">be no/nobody's fool</span> to be wise or shrewd ✱ <span class="bodyb">make a fool of somebody</span> to trick somebody.</p></div><a name="s025087b"><!--s025087b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to make somebody look foolish ✱ <span class="bodyb">make a fool of oneself</span> to behave in a way or do something that leads to embarrassment ✱ <span class="bodyb">more fool</span> used to express the opinion that somebody has done, is doing, or is proposing to do something foolish </p><p><i></i></p><p>More fool you for believing him, then!</p> <p><span class="bodyb">foolery</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">fol</span>, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">follis</span> bellows, bag].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fusil</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfyoohzil/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024479a"><!--s024479a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a light flintlock musket [French <span class="bodyi">fusil</span> steel for striking fire, from Old French <span class="bodyi">foisil</span>, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">focus</span> fire].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crombec</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrombek/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014208a"><!--s014208a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of small African warblers with colourful plumage and a very short tail: genus <span class="bodyi">Sylvietta</span> [via French from Dutch <span class="bodyi">krom</span> crooked + <span class="bodyi">bek</span> beak].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fan heater</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021541a"><!--s021541a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an electric heater that blows out warm air by means of a fan.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brain<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/brayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007087a"><!--s007087a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007285b"><!--s007285b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the portion of the central nervous system that constitutes the organ of thought and neural coordination, is enclosed within the skull, and is continuous with the spinal cord.</p></div><a name="s007286b"><!--s007286b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001715c"><!--s001715c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the portion of the vertebrate central nervous system that constitutes the organ of thought and neural coordination, is made up of neurons and supporting and nutritive structures, is enclosed within the skull, and is continuous with the spinal cord.</p></div><a name="s001716c"><!--s001716c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a nervous centre in invertebrates comparable in position and function to the vertebrate brain.</p></div><a name="s001717c"><!--s001717c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) this part of an animal's brain used as food</p><p>The human brain is the most complicated structure known with its 100 billion nerve cells, each with around 2000 connections. Having evolved from simple ganglia, the brain handles information from the senses, controls movements, creates intelligent solutions to problems, and so on, in specialized regions. How it generates consciousness remains mysterious — Professor Richard Gregory</p></div></div><a name="s007287b"><!--s007287b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the intellect or mind </p><p><i></i></p><p>a good brain</p>.</div><a name="s007288b"><!--s007288b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s001718c"><!--s001718c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) intellectual endowment; intelligence.</p></div><a name="s001719c"><!--s001719c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a highly intelligent or intellectual person.</p></div><a name="s001720c"><!--s001720c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the brain/the brains</span>) <span class="bodyi">informal</span> the person chiefly responsible for an organization or enterprise.</p></div></div><a name="s007289b"><!--s007289b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>an automatic device, e.g. a computer, that performs one or more of the functions of the human brain for control or computation ✱ <span class="bodyb">have something on the brain</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span>to have a snatch of music, song, or verse constantly recurring in one's head ✱ <span class="bodyb">rack/wrack one's brains</span> to make a great mental effort; to think hard</p><p><span class="bodyb">brained</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">brægen</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cockle<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans and trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011489a"><!--s011489a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to wrinkle or pucker, or cause (e.g. fabric) to wrinkle to pucker.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bank statement</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004366a"><!--s004366a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a printed record of the transactions made on a particular bank account within a particular period.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grosso modo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌgrosoh ʹmodoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026588a"><!--s026588a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> as an approximation; roughly [Italian <span class="bodyi">grosso modo</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fusilier</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">fusileer</span>) /fyoohzəʹliə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024480a"><!--s024480a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of a British regiment formerly armed with fusils [French <span class="bodyi">fusilier</span> from <span class="bodyi">fusil</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fusil/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fusil</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">draggle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdragl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018186a"><!--s018186a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019039b"><!--s019039b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (something) wet and dirty, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by trailing it on the ground <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s019040b"><!--s019040b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to trail on the ground.</p></div><a name="s019041b"><!--s019041b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to straggle [frequentative of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/drag1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">drag 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eohippus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eeohʹhipəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> eohippuses)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020073a"><!--s020073a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an extinct small primitive four-toed ancestor of the horse: genus <span class="bodyi">Eohippus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fool<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023427a"><!--s023427a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025088b"><!--s025088b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to trick or deceive (somebody or something) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s025089b"><!--s025089b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to say or do something as a joke </p><p><i></i></p><p>Don't take things so seriously. I was only fooling</p>.</div><a name="s025090b"><!--s025090b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to behave in a silly or irresponsible way.</p></div><a name="s025091b"><!--s025091b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(+ with) to meddle or tamper thoughtlessly or ignorantly with something.</p></div><a name="s025092b"><!--s025092b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s006591c"><!--s006591c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(+ with) to deal or contend with somebody without serious thought, purpose, or effort </p><p><i></i></p><p>He's a dangerous man to fool with</p>.</div><a name="s006592c"><!--s006592c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(+ with) to meddle or tamper thoughtlessly or ignorantly with something </p><p><i></i></p><p>You don't fool with electricity. Call an electrician.</p>.</div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cromlech</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkromlek/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014209a"><!--s014209a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014802b"><!--s014802b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">no longer used technically</span> in Wales, a megalithic burial chamber consisting of a flat stone laid on upright ones; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dolmen/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dolmen</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s014803b"><!--s014803b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in Brittany, a circle of standing stones [Welsh <span class="bodyi">cromlech</span>, from <span class="bodyi">crom</span> curved + <span class="bodyi">llech</span> slab].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fan-jet</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021542a"><!--s021542a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a jet engine in which some of the air drawn in bypasses the combustion chambers, or an aircraft powered by such an engine.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glancing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025534a"><!--s025534a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having a slanting direction; deflected </p><p><i></i></p><p>a glancing blow</p> <p><span class="bodyb">glancingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brain<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007088a"><!--s007088a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007290b"><!--s007290b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to kill (somebody) by smashing their skull.</p></div><a name="s007291b"><!--s007291b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to hit (somebody) hard on the head.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cockleshell</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011490a"><!--s011490a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011780b"><!--s011780b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the shell of a cockle, scallop, or similar mollusc.</p></div><a name="s011781b"><!--s011781b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a light flimsy boat.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alcopop</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹalkohpop/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001237a"><!--s001237a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a soft drink containing alcohol [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/alcohol/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">alcohol</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pop2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pop<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (2)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">banner<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbanə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004367a"><!--s004367a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004407b"><!--s004407b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000882c"><!--s000882c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a usu square or oblong flag bearing heraldic arms.</p></div><a name="s000883c"><!--s000883c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an ensign displaying a distinctive or symbolic device or legend, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one presented as an award of honour or distinction.</p></div></div><a name="s004408b"><!--s004408b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a strip of cloth on which a message, slogan, or sign is painted.</p></div><a name="s004409b"><!--s004409b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/banner_headline/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">banner headline</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s004410b"><!--s004410b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + under) a name, slogan, or goal associated with a particular group or ideology [Middle English <span class="bodyi">banere</span> from Old French, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gross ton</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026589a"><!--s026589a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of capacity, e.g. of a merchant ship, equal to 100ft<sup>3</sup> (about 2.83m<sup>3</sup>).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">draggy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdragi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (draggier, draggiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018187a"><!--s018187a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> dull or boring </p><p><i></i></p><p>I spent a really draggy evening with my relations</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eolian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eeʹohli·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020074a"><!--s020074a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aeolian/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aeolian</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fanlight</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021543a"><!--s021543a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a window, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a semicircular one, with radiating divisions over a door or window.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fusillade<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fyoohzəʹlayd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024481a"><!--s024481a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026301b"><!--s026301b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession.</p></div><a name="s026302b"><!--s026302b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a spirited outburst, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of criticism [French <span class="bodyi">fusillade</span> from <span class="bodyi">fusiller</span> to shoot, from <span class="bodyi">fusil</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fusil/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fusil</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brainbox</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbraynboks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007089a"><!--s007089a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007292b"><!--s007292b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the skull or cranium.</p></div><a name="s007293b"><!--s007293b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a very intelligent person.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gland<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/gland/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025535a"><!--s025535a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027261b"><!--s027261b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an organ of the body that selectively removes materials from the blood, alters them, and secretes them for further use or for elimination.</p></div><a name="s027262b"><!--s027262b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a bodily structure that resembles a gland but does not secrete, e.g. a lymph node.</p></div><a name="s027263b"><!--s027263b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s007136c"><!--s007136c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an organ of the body that selectively removes materials from the blood, alters them, and secretes them for further use or for elimination.</p></div><a name="s007137c"><!--s007137c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a bodily structure that resembles a gland but does not secrete, e.g. a lymph node.</p></div></div><a name="s027264b"><!--s027264b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>any of various plant organs that secrete oil, nectar, resin, etc</p><p><span class="bodyb">glandless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">glande</span>, from Old French <span class="bodyi">glandre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/glanders/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">glanders</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fool<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023428a"><!--s023428a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> foolish or silly </p><p><i></i></p><p>The dog was barking his fool head off</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alcove</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹalkohv/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001238a"><!--s001238a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a niche, recess, or arched opening, e.g. in the wall of a room [French <span class="bodyi">alcôve</span> via Spanish from Arabic <span class="bodyi">al-qubbah</span> the arch].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cockney</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkokni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -eys) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cockneys)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011491a"><!--s011491a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011782b"><!--s011782b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native of London, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of the East End of London; traditionally somebody born within the sound of the bells of St Mary-le-Bow.</p></div><a name="s011783b"><!--s011783b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the dialect of London, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the East End of London </p><p><i></i></p><p>If it were not for talking cockney, we might call him a ‘regular swell’</p><p> Poe</p><p><span class="bodyb">cockney</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cockneyism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cokeney</span> pampered child, (effeminate) townsman,literally ‘cocks’ egg’, from <span class="bodyi">cok</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cock1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cock 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ey</span> egg, from Old English <span class="bodyi">ǣg</span>; from the belief that small misshapen eggs were laid by cocks].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014210a"><!--s014210a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a withered old woman [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">carogne</span> carrion, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">carn-</span>, <span class="bodyi">caro</span> flesh].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">banner<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004368a"><!--s004368a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> distinguished from all others, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in excellence </p><p><i></i></p><p>a banner year for business</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grosz</span><small><span class="eSynop">/grosh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> groszy)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026590a"><!--s026590a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of currency in Poland, worth 100th of a zloty [Polish <span class="bodyi">grosz</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">denarius grossus</span>: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/groat/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">groat</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/groschen/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">groschen</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dragline</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018188a"><!--s018188a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an excavating machine in which the bucket is drawn in by cables.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fanny</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfani/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> fannies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021544a"><!--s021544a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022718b"><!--s022718b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, coarse slang</span> the female genitals.</p></div><a name="s022719b"><!--s022719b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> the buttocks [<span class="bodyi">Fanny</span>, nickname for <span class="bodyi">Frances</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eolith</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹee·əlith/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020075a"><!--s020075a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a very crudely chipped flint assumed to be the earliest form of stone tool.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cock of the walk</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011492a"><!--s011492a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who dominates or is self-assertive, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> overbearingly.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brainchild</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007090a"><!--s007090a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something that is the product of a specified person's creative imagination </p><p><i></i></p><p>The automation of the catalogue had been the librarian's brainchild</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fusillade<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024482a"><!--s024482a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to attack (a place) or shoot down (a person) by a fusillade.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fool<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023429a"><!--s023429a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a cold dessert made from whipped cream or custard and fruit pureé.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gland<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025536a"><!--s025536a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a device for preventing leakage of fluid past a joint or moving part in machinery [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">banneret <span class="bodyi">or</span> bannerette</span><small><span class="eSynop">/banəʹret/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004369a"><!--s004369a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small banner [Middle English <span class="bodyi">baneret</span> from Old French, from <span class="bodyi">banere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/banner1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">banner 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aldehyde</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaldihied/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001239a"><!--s001239a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various highly reactive compounds, e.g. acetaldehyde, characterized by the group CHO <span class="bodyb">aldehydic</span> /-ʹhidik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [German <span class="bodyi">Aldehyd</span>, from scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">al dehyd</span>, abbr of <span class="bodyi">alcohol dehydrogenatum</span> dehydrogenated alcohol].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">croning</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrohning/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014211a"><!--s014211a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the US or Australia, a feminist celebration honouring older women [punning blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crown1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crown 1</span></span></a> and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crone/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crone</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dragnet</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018189a"><!--s018189a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019042b"><!--s019042b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a net drawn along the bottom of a body of water or the ground to catch fish or small game.</p></div><a name="s019043b"><!--s019043b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a network of measures designed to lead to capture or discovery, e.g. of a criminal.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grot<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/grot/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026591a"><!--s026591a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> something unpleasant, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> dirt [back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grotty/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grotty</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Fanny Adams <span class="bodyi">or</span> sweet Fanny Adams</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹadəmz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021545a"><!--s021545a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> absolutely nothing</p><p>orig a nautical term for tinned meat, named after a murder victim whose body was cut up into small pieces. The current sense is partly a euphemism for <span class="bodyi">fuck all</span></p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Eolithic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ee·əʹlithik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020076a"><!--s020076a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or dating from the early period of the Stone Age, characterized by the use of eoliths.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fusilli</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fyoohʹzili/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024483a"><!--s024483a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) spiral-shaped pasta [Italian <span class="bodyi">fusilli</span> little spindles, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">fusus</span> spindle].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glanders</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹglandəz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025537a"><!--s025537a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a contagious bacterial disease, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of horses, in which mucus is discharged profusely from the nostrils [Old French <span class="bodyi">glandre</span> glandular swelling on the neck, gland, from Latin <span class="bodyi">glandula</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">gland-, glans</span> acorn].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fool about</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023430a"><!--s023430a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025093b"><!--s025093b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to behave in a silly or irresponsible way.</p></div><a name="s025094b"><!--s025094b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to spend time idly or aimlessly </p><p><i></i></p><p>He just fools about all day</p>.</div><a name="s025095b"><!--s025095b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> (<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) to have a casual sexual relationship with somebody </p><p><i></i></p><p>You'd better stop fooling about with my wife</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brain coral</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007091a"><!--s007091a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several genera of coral that have surface convolutions resembling those of the brain: genus <span class="bodyi">Diploria</span> and other genera.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cockpit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011493a"><!--s011493a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011784b"><!--s011784b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003068c"><!--s003068c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a space in the fuselage of an aeroplane for the pilot and crew.</p></div><a name="s003069c"><!--s003069c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the driver's compartment in a racing or sports car.</p></div></div><a name="s011785b"><!--s011785b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a pit or enclosure for cockfights.</p></div><a name="s011786b"><!--s011786b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s003070c"><!--s003070c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the rear part of the lowest deck of a sailing warship used as officers’ quarters and for treating the wounded.</p></div><a name="s003071c"><!--s003071c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a recess below deck level from which a small vessel, e.g. a yacht, is steered.</p></div></div><a name="s011787b"><!--s011787b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s003072c"><!--s003072c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a pit or enclosure for cockfights.</p></div><a name="s003073c"><!--s003073c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a place noted for bloody, violent, or prolonged conflict.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dragoman</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdragohmən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dragomans dragomen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018190a"><!--s018190a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an interpreter, chiefly of Arabic, Turkish, or Persian, employed <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the Middle Eastern countries [Middle English <span class="bodyi">drogman</span> via French, Old Italian, medieval Greek, and Arabic from Aramaic <span class="bodyi">tūrgĕmānā</span> an interpreter].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">banner headline</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004370a"><!--s004370a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a headline in large type running across a newspaper page.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fanny pack</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021546a"><!--s021546a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a bum bag.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grot<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026592a"><!--s026592a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic, literary</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grotto/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grotto</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cronk</span><small><span class="eSynop">/krongk/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ, informal, dated</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014212a"><!--s014212a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014804b"><!--s014804b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>unsound or unfit.</p></div><a name="s014805b"><!--s014805b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>dishonest; fraudulent [perhaps from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crank3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crank 3</span></span></a>, or via German or Yiddish <span class="bodyi">krank</span> ill, from early High German <span class="bodyi">kranc</span> weak].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">al dente</span><small><span class="eSynop">/al ʹdenti/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001240a"><!--s001240a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of pasta and vegetables: cooked but firm when bitten [Italian <span class="bodyi">al dente</span>, literally ‘to the tooth’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeeon, ʹee·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020077a"><!--s020077a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aeon_or_eon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aeon</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glandes</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹglandeez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025538a"><!--s025538a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/glans/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">glans</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fusion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfyoohzh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024484a"><!--s024484a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026303b"><!--s026303b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or process of fusing.</p></div><a name="s026304b"><!--s026304b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the union of light atomic nuclei to form heavier nuclei, resulting in the release of enormous quantities of energy.</p></div><a name="s026305b"><!--s026305b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a union formed when two things fuse; a merging.</p></div><a name="s026306b"><!--s026306b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a blend of two or more styles, e.g. in music, cookery, or design</p><p>When jazz musicians began applying rock rhythms to their work, around 1970, the hybrid term jazz-rock was used to describe the results, but this subsequently gave way to the more all-embracing term ‘fusion’. Besides this generic application, it has grown into a widely used epithet for virtually any amalgamation, induced or otherwise, of popular instrumental forms — Richard Cook</p> [Latin <span class="bodyi">fusion-, fusio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">fundere</span> to pour, melt].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fool around</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023431a"><!--s023431a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fool_about/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fool about</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fantail</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021547a"><!--s021547a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022720b"><!--s022720b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a fan-shaped tail or end.</p></div><a name="s022721b"><!--s022721b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a domestic pigeon having a broad rounded tail.</p></div><a name="s022722b"><!--s022722b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005800c"><!--s005800c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a domestic pigeon having a broad rounded tail often with 30 or 40 feathers.</p></div><a name="s005801c"><!--s005801c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any of numerous species of flycatchers found in SE Asia and Australasia, having fan-shaped tails: genus <span class="bodyi">Rhipidura</span>.</p></div></div><a name="s022723b"><!--s022723b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> the overhanging stern of a vessel; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/counter4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">counter 4</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">fan-tailed</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cockroach</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkokrohch/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011494a"><!--s011494a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous species of insects resembling beetles that have flattened bodies and long antennae and include some domestic pests: suborder Blattodea, <span class="bodyi">esp Periplaneta americana</span> and <span class="bodyi">Blatta</span> <span class="bodyi">orientalis</span> [by folk etymology from Spanish <span class="bodyi">cucaracha</span>, from <span class="bodyi">cuca</span> caterpillar].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crony</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrohni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cronies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014213a"><!--s014213a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal, often derog</span> a close friend, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of long standing; a chum </p><p><i></i></p><p>a crony of former president Marcos</p> <p><i></i></p><p>They're old cronies</p> <p>[alteration of obsolete <span class="bodyi">chrony</span>, prob from Greek <span class="bodyi">chronios</span> long-lasting, from <span class="bodyi">chronos</span> time].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brain-dead</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007092a"><!--s007092a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007294b"><!--s007294b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having suffered brain death.</p></div><a name="s007295b"><!--s007295b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> totally lacking in intelligence </p><p><i></i></p><p>brain-dead politicians</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bannerol</span><small><span class="eSynop">/banəʹrohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004371a"><!--s004371a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/banderole_or_banderol_band%C9%99rohl_or_bannerol_ban%C9%99rohl/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">banderole</span></span></a> [early French <span class="bodyi">bannerol</span>, variant of <span class="bodyi">banderole</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/banderole_or_banderol_band%C9%99rohl_or_bannerol_ban%C9%99rohl/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">banderole</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dragon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdragən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018191a"><!--s018191a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019044b"><!--s019044b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a mythical monster animal usu represented as a monstrous winged and scaly reptile with a crested head, large claws, and the power to breathe fire.</p></div><a name="s019045b"><!--s019045b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a very strict or formidable person, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a woman.</p></div><a name="s019046b"><!--s019046b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span></p><a name="s004772c"><!--s004772c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a violent, combative, or very strict person.</p></div><a name="s004773c"><!--s004773c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a fierce or formidable woman.</p></div></div><a name="s019047b"><!--s019047b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>any of various lizards, e.g. the Komodo dragon or a small brilliantly coloured tree-dwelling lizard of the E Indies.</p></div><a name="s019048b"><!--s019048b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a newly industrialized and economically successful country in SE Asia ✱ <span class="bodyb">chase the dragon</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to take heroin by heating it and inhaling the fumes [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">draco</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">drakōn</span> serpent].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grotesque<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/grohʹtesk, grəʹtesk/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026593a"><!--s026593a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028471b"><!--s028471b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>amusingly or repellently unnatural or ugly in appearance, usu tending towards ugliness.</p></div><a name="s028472b"><!--s028472b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>absurdly incongruous or inappropriate.</p></div><a name="s028473b"><!--s028473b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>of the grotesque style in art</p><p><span class="bodyb">grotesquely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">grotesqueness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p>early French <span class="bodyi">crotesque</span> from Old Italian <span class="bodyi">pittura</span> <span class="bodyi">grottesca</span>, literally ‘cave painting’, from <span class="bodyi">grotta</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grotto/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grotto</span></span></a> . <span class="bodyi">Grotta</span> in this case prob referred to excavated Roman buildings which had paintings in the grotesque style</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alder</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawldə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001241a"><!--s001241a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of trees or shrubs of the birch family that have with toothed leaves and catkins that grows in moist ground, produce wood for turning and bark for tanning, and grow in moist ground: genus <span class="bodyi">Alnus</span> [Old English <span class="bodyi">alor</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eosinophil</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ee·əʹsinəfil/ eosinophile /-fiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020079a"><!--s020079a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a white blood cell with granules in the cytoplasm that are readily stained by eosin: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/agranulocyte/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">agranulocyte</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/basophil/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">basophil</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/granulocyte/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">granulocyte</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">eosinophilic</span> /-ʹfilik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foolhardy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (foolhardier, foolhardiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023432a"><!--s023432a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>foolishly adventurous and bold; rash</p><p><span class="bodyb">foolhardily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">foolhardiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">fol hardi</span>, from <span class="bodyi">fol</span> foolish + <span class="bodyi">hardi</span> bold].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fusion bomb</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024485a"><!--s024485a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bomb in which nuclei of a light chemical element, e.g. hydrogen, unite to form nuclei of heavier elements, e.g. helium, with a release of energy; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a hydrogen bomb.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glandular</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹglandyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025539a"><!--s025539a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to, denoting, affecting, or produced by a gland or glands</p><p><span class="bodyb">glandularly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fan-tailed flycatcher</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfantayld/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021548a"><!--s021548a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fantail/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fantail</span></span></a> (2b).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brain death</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007093a"><!--s007093a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the death of a human being determined by the assessment that their brain has irreversibly ceased to function.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dragonet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdragənit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018192a"><!--s018192a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of small marine fishes that are often brightly coloured: <span class="bodyi">Callionymus</span> <span class="bodyi">lyra</span> and other species [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dragon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dragon</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/et/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-et</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bannister</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbanistə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004372a"><!--s004372a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/banister_or_bannister/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">banister</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cockscomb</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkokskohm, ʹkokskoom/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011495a"><!--s011495a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011788b"><!--s011788b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the comb of a domestic fowl or related bird.</p></div><a name="s011789b"><!--s011789b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/coxcomb/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">coxcomb</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s011790b"><!--s011790b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a pot plant of the amaranth family grown for its red, yellow, or purple flowers: <span class="bodyi">Celosia cristata</span>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grotesque<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026594a"><!--s026594a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028474b"><!--s028474b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a style of decorative art in which incongruous or fantastic human and animal forms are interwoven with natural motifs (e.g. foliage).</p></div><a name="s028475b"><!--s028475b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>asomebody who is grotesque person or thing in appearance </p><p><i></i></p><p>All who have passed the age of thirty are joyless grotesques … staying alive without, so far as the child can see, having anything to live for</p><p> George Orwell.</p></div><a name="s028476b"><!--s028476b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a family of 19th-cent. sans serif typefaces.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eosin <span class="bodyi">or</span> eosine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹee·əsin, -seen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020078a"><!--s020078a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a red fluorescent chemical compound, the salts of which are used as dyes and to stain biological specimens [Greek <span class="bodyi">ēōs</span> dawn + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in1/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-in 1</span></span></a>, from its colour].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cronyism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014214a"><!--s014214a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>favouritism shown to friends, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in making political appointments.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alderman</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawldəmən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> aldermen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001242a"><!--s001242a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001271b"><!--s001271b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in Britain until 1974, a senior member of a county or borough council elected by the other councillors.</p></div><a name="s001272b"><!--s001272b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person governing a kingdom, district, or shire as viceroy for an Anglo-Saxon king.</p></div><a name="s001273b"><!--s001273b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, Aus</span> an elected member of the governing body of a borough <span class="bodyb">aldermanic</span> /-ʹmanik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">ealdorman</span>, from <span class="bodyi">ealdor</span> parent (from <span class="bodyi">eald</span> old) + <span class="bodyi">man</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fuss<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fus/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024486a"><!--s024486a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026307b"><!--s026307b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>needless or useless bustle or excitement.</p></div><a name="s026308b"><!--s026308b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006951c"><!--s006951c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a state of agitation, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> over a trivial matter.</p></div><a name="s006952c"><!--s006952c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an objection or protest [perhaps imitative].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foolish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023433a"><!--s023433a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025096b"><!--s025096b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>unwise; silly.</p></div><a name="s025097b"><!--s025097b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>absurd; ridiculous</p><p><span class="bodyb">foolishly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">foolishness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dragonfly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dragonflies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018193a"><!--s018193a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a suborder of long slender-bodied insects that are often brightly coloured, have having two pairs of intricately veined wings held outspread when at rest, and have larvae that live in water: suborder Anisoptera.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bannock</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbanək/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004373a"><!--s004373a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Scot, N Eng</span> a round flat loaf of unleavened bread made with oatmeal or barley meal [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bannok</span>, prob from Scottish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">bannach</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brain drain</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007094a"><!--s007094a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the brain drain</span>) <span class="bodyi">informal</span> loss of highly qualified workers and professionals through emigration.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fan-tan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfan tan/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021549a"><!--s021549a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022724b"><!--s022724b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a Chinese gambling game in which the banker divides a pile of objects into fours and players bet on what number will be left at the end.</p></div><a name="s022725b"><!--s022725b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a card game in which players must build in sequence upon sevens and attempt to be the first one with no cards left [Chinese (Cantonese), from <span class="bodyi">faan</span> chance + <span class="bodyi">taan</span> to spread out].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cockshy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkokshie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cockshies) <span class="bodyi">Brit</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011496a"><!--s011496a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011791b"><!--s011791b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a target that things may be thrown at in a game.</p></div><a name="s011792b"><!--s011792b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a throw at this target</p><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cock1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cock 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/shy4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">shy 4</span></span></a>. Orig the target was a clay pot containing a cock; the contestant who succeeded in breaking the pot won the bird</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glandular fever</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025540a"><!--s025540a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/infectious_mononucleosis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">infectious mononucleosis</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grotesquerie <span class="bodyi">or</span> grotesquery</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> grotesqueries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026595a"><!--s026595a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028477b"><!--s028477b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something grotesque.</p></div><a name="s028478b"><!--s028478b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the quality of being grotesque; grotesqueness.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Aldis lamp</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawldis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001243a"><!--s001243a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a hand-held lamp for signalling in Morse code [named after A C W Aldis d.1953, its British inventor].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">EOT</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020080a"><!--s020080a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021138b"><!--s021138b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>end of tape.</p></div><a name="s021139b"><!--s021139b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>end of transmission.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fuss<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024487a"><!--s024487a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026309b"><!--s026309b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to pay close or undue attention to small details.</p></div><a name="s026310b"><!--s026310b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + with) to keep touching or moving something anxiously or unnecessarily </p><p><i></i></p><p>She fussed with her hair</p>.</div><a name="s026311b"><!--s026311b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to become upset; to worry <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s026312b"><!--s026312b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to agitate or upset (somebody) ✱ <span class="bodyb">not fussed</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> with no strong feelings about something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a choice of alternatives; not bothered</p><p><span class="bodyb">fusser</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crook<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/krook/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014215a"><!--s014215a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014806b"><!--s014806b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an implement or part of something having a bent or hooked shape.</p></div><a name="s014807b"><!--s014807b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003706c"><!--s003706c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a shepherd's staff.</p></div><a name="s003707c"><!--s003707c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a bishop's crozier.</p></div></div><a name="s014808b"><!--s014808b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a bend or curve </p><p><i></i></p><p>She carried the parcel in the crook of her arm</p>.</div><a name="s014809b"><!--s014809b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a person given to criminal practices; a thief or swindler</p><p><span class="bodyb">crookery</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">crok</span> from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">krōkr</span> hook].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foolproof</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023434a"><!--s023434a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>so simple or reliable as to leave no opportunity for error, misuse, or failure </p><p><i></i></p><p>a foolproof plan</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dragon fruit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018194a"><!--s018194a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>=<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pitahaya/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pitahaya</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fantasia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fanʹtayzi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021550a"><!--s021550a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a free instrumental or literary composition not in strict form, comprising familiar tunes [Italian <span class="bodyi">fantasia</span> and German <span class="bodyi">Fantasie</span> fancy, fantasy, from Latin <span class="bodyi">phantasia</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fantasy1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fantasy 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glans</span><small><span class="eSynop">/glanz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> glandes /ʹglandeez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025541a"><!--s025541a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the rounded mass of tissue at the end of the penis or clitoris [Latin <span class="bodyi">gland-, glans</span>, literally ‘acorn’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cocksure</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011497a"><!--s011497a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cocky1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cocky 1</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">cocksurely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cocksureness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cock1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cock 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sure1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sure 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">banns</span><small><span class="eSynop">/banz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004374a"><!--s004374a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the public announcement, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in church, of a proposed marriage [pl of <span class="bodyi">bann</span>, from Middle English <span class="bodyi">bane, ban</span> proclamation: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ban2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ban 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brainiac</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrayniak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007095a"><!--s007095a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> a very intelligent or intellectual person.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aldosterone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/alʹdostərohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001244a"><!--s001244a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex that affects the salt and water balance of the body: formula C<sub>21</sub>H<sub>28</sub>O<sub>5</sub> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aldehyde/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aldehyde</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/o/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-o-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sterol/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sterol</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/one/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-one</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crook<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014216a"><!--s014216a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014810b"><!--s014810b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to bend (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>crook one's finger</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s014811b"><!--s014811b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to curve or wind.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-eous</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020081a"><!--s020081a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming adjectives, with the meaning: having the nature of </p><p><i></i></p><p>gaseous</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">-eus</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foolscap</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfoohlskap, ʹfoolskap/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023435a"><!--s023435a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a size of paper usu 17 × 13½ in. (432 × 343mm) [from the watermark of a dunce's cap formerly applied to such paper].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grotto</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgrotoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -oes -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> grottoes grottos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026596a"><!--s026596a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028479b"><!--s028479b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small cave, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one in a picturesque setting.</p></div><a name="s028480b"><!--s028480b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an excavation or structure made to resemble a natural cave [Italian <span class="bodyi">grotta, grotto</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">crypta</span> cavern: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crypt/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crypt</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fusspot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024488a"><!--s024488a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a person who fusses about trifles.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dragonnade</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dragəʹnayd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018195a"><!--s018195a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>persecution using troops, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> any of a series of persecutions of French Protestants under Louis XIV by soldiers who were quartered among them [French <span class="bodyi">dragonnade</span> from <span class="bodyi">dragon</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dragoon1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dragoon 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fantasize <span class="bodyi">or</span> fantasise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfantəsiez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021551a"><!--s021551a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022726b"><!--s022726b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + about) to indulge in reverie; to create or develop imaginative and often fantastic views or ideas </p><p><i></i></p><p>We fantasized about winning the pools</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s022727b"><!--s022727b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to indulge in reverie about (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He fantasized that he went to the Olympics</p> <p><span class="bodyb">fantasist</span> /-sist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glare<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/gleə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025542a"><!--s025542a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027265b"><!--s027265b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to stare angrily or fiercely.</p></div><a name="s027266b"><!--s027266b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s027267b"><!--s027267b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to express (e.g. hostility) by staring fiercely [Middle English <span class="bodyi">glaren</span> from early Dutch or early Low German; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">glæs</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/glass1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">glass 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">banoffi pie <span class="bodyi">or</span> banoffee pie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹnofi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004375a"><!--s004375a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pie made with bananas, toffee, and cream [from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/banana/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">banana</span></span></a> and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/toffee/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">toffee</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fool's cap</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023436a"><!--s023436a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025098b"><!--s025098b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a hat with several pointed extensions, usu with bells or tassels attached to them, worn by a court jester.</p></div><a name="s025099b"><!--s025099b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dunce_s_cap_or_dunce_cap/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dunce's cap</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brainless</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007096a"><!--s007096a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>stupid; foolish</p><p><span class="bodyb">brainlessly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">brainlessness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cocktail</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoktayl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011498a"><!--s011498a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011793b"><!--s011793b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003074c"><!--s003074c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a drink of mixed spirits or of spirits mixed with flavourings.</p></div><a name="s003075c"><!--s003075c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>something resembling or suggesting such a drink; <span class="bodyi"><span class="bodyi">esp</span></span> a mixture of diverse elements </p><p><i></i></p><p>a deadly cocktail of chemicals</p>.</div></div><a name="s011794b"><!--s011794b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a dish served as a starter or dessert usu consisting of seafood or chopped fruit with a sauce or dressing.</p></div><a name="s011795b"><!--s011795b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) suitable for social occasions involving cocktails </p><p><i></i></p><p>a cocktail dress</p><p>prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cock1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cock 1</span></span></a>+ <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tail1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tail 1</span></span></a>. The word orig meant a horse with a tail that stuck up like a cock's, caused by cutting the tail muscles. As this was usually done to carriage horses and hunters, the word was then applied to a racehorse that had one of these in its pedigree, i.e. that was not pure bred; hence a mixture</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">e.p.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020086a"><!--s020086a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>en passant.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dragon's blood</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018196a"><!--s018196a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a darkened resin from the fruit of a palm tree used for colouring varnish and in photoengraving.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aldrin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawldrin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001245a"><!--s001245a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chlorinated insecticide that is very poisonous to human beings: formula C<sub>12</sub>H<sub>8</sub>Cl<sub>6</sub> [named after Kurt <span class="bodyi">Alder</span> d.1958, German chemist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fussy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (fussier, fussiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024489a"><!--s024489a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026313b"><!--s026313b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006953c"><!--s006953c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>showing too much concern over details.</p></div><a name="s006954c"><!--s006954c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>fastidious </p><p><i></i></p><p>not fussy about food</p>.</div></div><a name="s026314b"><!--s026314b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having too much or too detailed ornamentation</p><p><span class="bodyb">fussily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fussiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grotty</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgroti/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (grottier, grottiest) <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026597a"><!--s026597a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028481b"><!--s028481b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>unpleasant in some way; nasty.</p></div><a name="s028482b"><!--s028482b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>cheaply made or of poor quality generally.</p></div><a name="s028483b"><!--s028483b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>not healthy; unwell</p><p><span class="bodyb">grottily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">grottiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [by shortening and alteration from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grotesque1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grotesque 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crook<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ, informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014217a"><!--s014217a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014812b"><!--s014812b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>ill; sick.</p></div><a name="s014813b"><!--s014813b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not in correct working order.</p></div><a name="s014814b"><!--s014814b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>bad; unpleasant ✱ <span class="bodyb">go crook</span> <span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ, informal (<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + at/on</span>) to lose one's temper [shortening of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crooked/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crooked</span></span></a> , perhaps influenced by <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cronk/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cronk</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fantastic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fanʹtastik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021552a"><!--s021552a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022728b"><!--s022728b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005802c"><!--s005802c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>unreal or imaginary.</p></div><a name="s005803c"><!--s005803c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>so extreme as to challenge belief; incredible.</p></div><a name="s005804c"><!--s005804c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>exceedingly large or great.</p></div></div><a name="s022729b"><!--s022729b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>marked by extravagant fantasy or eccentricity; unrealistic.</p></div><a name="s022730b"><!--s022730b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> wonderful; eccentric </p><p><i></i></p><p>He looked fantastic in his velvet jacket</p> <p><span class="bodyb">fantastical</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">fantasticality</span> /-ʹkaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fantastically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fantasticalness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p>Middle English <span class="bodyi">fantastic, fantastical</span> via French and late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">phantastikos</span> producing mental images, from <span class="bodyi">phantazein</span> to present to the mind and <span class="bodyi">phantazesthai</span> to imagine, both from <span class="bodyi">phantos</span> visible. In the 16th–19th cent. the spellings <span class="bodyi">phantastic</span>, and <span class="bodyi">phantasy</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fantasy1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fantasy 1</span></span></a>, were also used</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glare<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025543a"><!--s025543a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027268b"><!--s027268b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an angry or fierce stare.</p></div><a name="s027269b"><!--s027269b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a harsh uncomfortably bright light; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> painfully bright sunlight.</p></div><a name="s027270b"><!--s027270b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s007138c"><!--s007138c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a harsh uncomfortably bright light; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> painfully bright sunlight.</p></div><a name="s007139c"><!--s007139c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>garishness.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">banquet<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbangkwit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004376a"><!--s004376a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large and elaborate ceremonial meal for many people often in honour of a person; a feast [early French <span class="bodyi">banquet</span> from Old Italian <span class="bodyi">banchetto</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">banca</span> bench: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bank3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bank 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brainpan</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007097a"><!--s007097a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> the skull.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fool's errand</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023437a"><!--s023437a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a needless or fruitless task or activity.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cock up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011499a"><!--s011499a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, coarse slang</span> to spoil (something) or render it a failure by bungling or incompetence</p><p><span class="bodyb">cock-up</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ale</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ayl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001246a"><!--s001246a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001274b"><!--s001274b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>beer.</p></div><a name="s001275b"><!--s001275b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an alcoholic drink made with malt and hops. It is, usu more bitter, stronger, and heavier than beer [Old English <span class="bodyi">ealu</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dragoon<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/drəʹgoohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018197a"><!--s018197a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019049b"><!--s019049b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a cavalry unit formerly composed of mounted infantrymen armed with carbines.</p></div><a name="s019050b"><!--s019050b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a type of domestic pigeon</p><p>French <span class="bodyi">dragon</span> dragon, carbine, dragoon, from Old French: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dragon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dragon</span></span></a> . So called because the dragoon's carbine appeared to breathe fire like a dragon</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fustanella</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fustəʹnelə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024490a"><!--s024490a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a white pleated skirt worn by Greek and Albanian men [Italian <span class="bodyi">fustanella</span>, prob from <span class="bodyi">fustagno</span> fustian].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ep.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020084a"><!--s020084a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>epistle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crookback</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014218a"><!--s014218a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a person with a hump; a hunchback </p><p><i></i></p><p>this scolding crookback … misshapen Dick</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fantasy<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfantəsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> fantasies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021553a"><!--s021553a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022731b"><!--s022731b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an extravagant mental image or daydream, or the power or process of creating one, e.g. in response to a psychological need.</p></div><a name="s022732b"><!--s022732b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005805c"><!--s005805c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a creation of the unrestricted imagination whether expressed or merely conceived, e.g. a fantastic design or idea.</p></div><a name="s005806c"><!--s005806c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a fantasia.</p></div><a name="s005807c"><!--s005807c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>imaginative fiction or drama characterized <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by strange, unrealistic, or grotesque elements.</p></div></div><a name="s022733b"><!--s022733b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>unrestricted creative imagination; fancy [Middle English <span class="bodyi">fantasie</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">phantasia</span> imagination, appearance, ultimately from Greek <span class="bodyi">phantazein</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fantastic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fantastic</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grouch<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/growch/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026598a"><!--s026598a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028484b"><!--s028484b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a bad-tempered complaint.</p></div><a name="s028485b"><!--s028485b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a habitually irritable or complaining person; a grumbler</p><p><span class="bodyb">grouchiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">grouchy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [prob alteration of <span class="bodyi">grutch</span> grudge, from Old French <span class="bodyi">groucier</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grudge1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grudge 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glaring</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025544a"><!--s025544a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>obtrusively evident </p><p><i></i></p><p>a glaring error</p> <p><span class="bodyb">glaringly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">glaringness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">banquet<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (banqueted, banqueting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004377a"><!--s004377a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s004411b"><!--s004411b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to provide or entertain (somebody) with a banquet <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s004412b"><!--s004412b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to take part in a banquet</p><p><span class="bodyb">banqueter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brainpower</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007098a"><!--s007098a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>intellectual ability; intelligence.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fool's gold</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023438a"><!--s023438a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/iron_pyrites/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">iron pyrites</span></span></a> [because it can be mistaken for gold].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cocky<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoki/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (cockier, cockiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011500a"><!--s011500a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> marked by arrogant overconfidence or presumptuousness</p><p><span class="bodyb">cockily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cockiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cock1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cock 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/y1_or_ey/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-y 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aleatory</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹali·ət(ə)ri, ʹay-/ aleatoric /ali·əʹtorik, ay-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001247a"><!--s001247a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001276b"><!--s001276b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>depending on chance.</p></div><a name="s001277b"><!--s001277b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to or based on luck, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> bad luck.</p></div><a name="s001278b"><!--s001278b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>improvisatory or random in character </p><p><i></i></p><p>aleatory music</p> [Latin <span class="bodyi">aleatorius</span> of a gambler, from <span class="bodyi">aleator</span> gambler, from <span class="bodyi">alea</span>, a dice game].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fustian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfusti·ən, ʹfuschən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024491a"><!--s024491a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026315b"><!--s026315b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a strong cotton or linen fabric, e.g. corduroy or moleskin, usu having a pile face and twill weave.</p></div><a name="s026316b"><!--s026316b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>pretentious and banal writing or speech; bombast</p><p><span class="bodyb">fustian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via Old French and medieval Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">fustis</span> club].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fantasy<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (fantasies, fantasied, fantasying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021554a"><!--s021554a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022734b"><!--s022734b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to fantasize (something).</p></div><a name="s022735b"><!--s022735b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to visualize or conceive (something).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grouch<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026599a"><!--s026599a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to complain annoyingly or habitually.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dragoon<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018198a"><!--s018198a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019051b"><!--s019051b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to force (somebody) to do something against their will </p><p><i></i></p><p>We were dragooned into helping</p>.</div><a name="s019052b"><!--s019052b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to force or attempt to force (somebody) into submission by persecution or the harsh use of troops.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glasnost</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹglaznost, ʹglasnost/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025545a"><!--s025545a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the willingness of an organization, orig the government of the former USSR, to be open about its affairs and invite public scrutiny and debate [Russian <span class="bodyi">glasnost</span> publicity, openness, from <span class="bodyi">glas</span> voice].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">banquette</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bangʹket (<span class="bodyi">French</span> bãkɛt)/ /bangʹket/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004378a"><!--s004378a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004413b"><!--s004413b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a raised step along the inside of a parapet or trench for soldiers or guns.</p></div><a name="s004414b"><!--s004414b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a built-in upholstered bench along a wall [French <span class="bodyi">banquette</span> from Provençal <span class="bodyi">banqueta</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">banc</span> bench, of Germanic origin; related to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bench1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bench 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ep-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020085a"><!--s020085a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epi_or_ep/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epi-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brain stem</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007099a"><!--s007099a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the part of the brain comprising the medulla oblongata, the midbrain, and the pons.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crooked</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrookid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014219a"><!--s014219a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014815b"><!--s014815b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having a crook or curve; bent.</p></div><a name="s014816b"><!--s014816b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> not morally straightforward; dishonest.</p></div><a name="s014817b"><!--s014817b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ, informal</span> bad-tempered; angry</p><p><span class="bodyb">crookedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">crookedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fool's paradise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023439a"><!--s023439a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a state of illusory happiness.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cocky<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cockies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011501a"><!--s011501a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ</span> somebody who owns a small farm [by shortening and alteration from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cockatoo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cockatoo</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alec <span class="bodyi">or</span> aleck</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹalik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001248a"><!--s001248a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, informal</span> a foolish person: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/smart_alec_or_smart_aleck/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">smart alec</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fustic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfustik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024492a"><!--s024492a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026317b"><!--s026317b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a tropical American tree of the fig family: <span class="bodyi">Maclura tinctoria</span>.</p></div><a name="s026318b"><!--s026318b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a yellow dye yielded by the wood of this tree.</p></div><a name="s026319b"><!--s026319b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the European sumac, which also yields dye: <span class="bodyi">Cotinus Coggygria</span></p><p>Middle English <span class="bodyi">fustik</span> via French and Arabic from Greek <span class="bodyi">pistakē</span> pistachio tree. Greek <span class="bodyi">pistakē</span> was transferred to the sumac, to which the pistachio is related, and thus to other plants yielding dye</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fantasy football</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021555a"><!--s021555a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a game or competition involving imaginary teams comprising actual players from various clubs, points being scored according to the players’ performance in their own club matches.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brainstorm</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007100a"><!--s007100a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007296b"><!--s007296b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a transitory disturbance in the brain, resulting in uncharacteristic behaviour or a lapse in concentration; a mental aberration.</p></div><a name="s007297b"><!--s007297b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an instance of brainstorming.</p></div><a name="s007298b"><!--s007298b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> an inspiration; a brainwave.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">EP<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020082a"><!--s020082a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a record or compact disc with a playing time greater than a normal single [short for <span class="bodyi">extended play</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">banshee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbanshee, banʹshee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004379a"><!--s004379a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a female spirit in Gaelic folklore whose wailing warns of approaching death in a household [Scottish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">ban-sìth</span> and Irish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">bean-sídhe</span>, from Old Irish <span class="bodyi">ben síde</span> woman of fairyland].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glass<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/glahs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025546a"><!--s025546a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027271b"><!--s027271b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a hard brittle usu transparent or translucent substance formed by melting sand or some other form of silica with metallic oxides and other ingredients and cooling the mixture rapidly.</p></div><a name="s027272b"><!--s027272b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007140c"><!--s007140c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a hard brittle usu transparent or translucent substance formed by melting sand or some other form of silica with metallic oxides and other ingredients and cooling the mixture rapidly.</p></div><a name="s007141c"><!--s007141c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a substance resembling glass, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in hardness and transparency.</p></div><a name="s007142c"><!--s007142c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) relating to or made of glass </p><p><i></i></p><p>a glass door</p>.</div></div><a name="s027273b"><!--s027273b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something made of glass, e.g.:</p><a name="s007143c"><!--s007143c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a glass drinking vessel.</p></div><a name="s007144c"><!--s007144c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a mirror.</p></div><a name="s007145c"><!--s007145c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a barometer.</p></div><a name="s007146c"><!--s007146c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>an optical instrument, e.g. a magnifying glass, for viewing objects not easily seen.</p></div></div><a name="s027274b"><!--s027274b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>articles made of glass; glassware.</p></div><a name="s027275b"><!--s027275b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the quantity held by a glass drinking vessel <span class="bodyb">glassful</span> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> glassfuls)<i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">glassware</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">glassless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">glasslike</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">glæs</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drag out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018199a"><!--s018199a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to protract or lengthen (something) unnecessarily.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">croon<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kroohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014220a"><!--s014220a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014818b"><!--s014818b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to sing, usu sentimental popular songs, in a low or soft voice <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s014819b"><!--s014819b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to sing (a song) in a crooning manner</p><p><span class="bodyb">crooner</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">croynen</span> to bellow,from early Dutch <span class="bodyi">cronen</span>; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">cran</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crane1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crane 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ground<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/grownd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026600a"><!--s026600a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028486b"><!--s028486b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007521c"><!--s007521c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the surface of the earth.</p></div><a name="s007522c"><!--s007522c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>soil or earth.</p></div></div><a name="s028487b"><!--s028487b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>land or an area of land of a particular type </p><p><i></i></p><p>high ground</p>.</div><a name="s028488b"><!--s028488b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an area of land used for a particular purpose </p><p><i></i></p><p>parade ground</p>.</div><a name="s028489b"><!--s028489b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the area around and belonging to a large house or other building.</p></div><a name="s028490b"><!--s028490b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>an area of knowledge or special interest.</p></div><a name="s028491b"><!--s028491b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s007523c"><!--s007523c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an area of knowledge or special interest.</p></div><a name="s007524c"><!--s007524c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an area to be won or defended in or as if in battle.</p></div></div><a name="s028492b"><!--s028492b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) a basis for belief, action, or argument </p><p><i></i></p><p>grounds for complaint</p>.</div><a name="s028493b"><!--s028493b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s007525c"><!--s007525c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a surrounding area; a background.</p></div><a name="s007526c"><!--s007526c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a prepared underlying surface on which something (e.g. paint or a road) is to be added or applied.</p></div></div><a name="s028494b"><!--s028494b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) ground coffee beans after brewing.</p></div><a name="s028495b"><!--s028495b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>the bottom of a body of water; the bed.</p></div><a name="s028496b"><!--s028496b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> an electrical earth ✱ <span class="bodyb">cut the ground from under somebody's feet</span> to do something that makes somebody's actions or arguments unnecessary or superfluous ✱ <span class="bodyb">gain ground</span> to become more popular or widely accepted ✱ <span class="bodyb">gain ground on</span> to begin to catch up with on or overtake ✱ <span class="bodyb">give ground</span> to withdraw before superior force; to retreat ✱ <span class="bodyb">go to ground</span> to go into hiding.</p></div><a name="s028497b"><!--s028497b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>said of a fox: to enter its burrow ✱ <span class="bodyb">lose ground</span> to fall behind in a contest of some kind or become less popular or widely accepted ✱ <span class="bodyb">off the ground</span> said of an undertaking: started and in progress ✱ <span class="bodyb">on the ground</span> in the area or at the level where practical work takes place and from which those who manage or theorize are remote ✱ <span class="bodyb">run into the ground</span> to tire out or use up with heavy work or wear out with much use [Old English <span class="bodyi">grund</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fool's parsley</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023440a"><!--s023440a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a poisonous European plant of the carrot family that resembles parsley: <span class="bodyi">Aethusa cynapium</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coco</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohkoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cocos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011502a"><!--s011502a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011796b"><!--s011796b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/coconut/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">coconut</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s011797b"><!--s011797b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/coconut_palm/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">coconut palm</span></span></a> [Spanish <span class="bodyi">coco</span> from Portuguese <span class="bodyi">côco</span>,literally ‘bogeyman’; because the base of the coconut looks like a face].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fusty</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfusti/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (fustier, fustiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024493a"><!--s024493a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026320b"><!--s026320b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>stale or musty from being left undisturbed for a long time.</p></div><a name="s026321b"><!--s026321b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>rigidly old-fashioned or reactionary</p><p><span class="bodyb">fustily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fustiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">fustis</span> cub].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹlee/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001249a"><!--s001249a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>on or towards the leeward side of a boat or ship.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bantam</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbant(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004380a"><!--s004380a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004415b"><!--s004415b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of numerous small domestic fowl.</p></div><a name="s004416b"><!--s004416b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a small and tough or aggressive person [named after <span class="bodyi">Bantam</span>, former port in Java. The birds were said to be imported from Bantam, although they are not native there].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Fanti <span class="bodyi">or</span> Fante</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfanti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Fantis Fantes <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> Fanti Fante)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021556a"><!--s021556a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022736b"><!--s022736b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of an African people of Ghana.</p></div><a name="s022737b"><!--s022737b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the language of this people, a dialect of Akan.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brainstorming</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007101a"><!--s007101a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007299b"><!--s007299b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a problem-solving technique that involves the spontaneous contribution of ideas from all members of a group.</p></div><a name="s007300b"><!--s007300b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) of or relating to brainstorming </p><p><i></i></p><p>a brainstorming session</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">croon<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014221a"><!--s014221a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014820b"><!--s014820b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an instance of singing in a low or soft voice.</p></div><a name="s014821b"><!--s014821b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a crooning voice or tone.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drag queen</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018200a"><!--s018200a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a man who dresses in women's clothes, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one who wears flamboyant outfits.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glass<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025547a"><!--s025547a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027276b"><!--s027276b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to enclose, cover, or fit (something) with glass </p><p><i></i></p><p>It cost over £100 to glass the broken window</p>.</div><a name="s027277b"><!--s027277b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> to smash a drinking glass in the face of (somebody), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a pub brawl.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">EP<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020083a"><!--s020083a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021140b"><!--s021140b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>electroplate.</p></div><a name="s021141b"><!--s021141b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>European Parliament.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ground<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026601a"><!--s026601a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028498b"><!--s028498b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to bring (something) to or place (something) on the ground.</p></div><a name="s028499b"><!--s028499b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007527c"><!--s007527c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>) to provide a reason or justification for (something).</p></div><a name="s007528c"><!--s007528c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to instruct (somebody) in the fundamentals, e.g. of a subject.</p></div></div><a name="s028500b"><!--s028500b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s007529c"><!--s007529c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to forbid (a pilot or aircraft) to fly.</p></div><a name="s007530c"><!--s007530c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to give (a child) the punishment of having to stay at home indoors.</p></div></div><a name="s028501b"><!--s028501b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to earth (an electrical appliance) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s028502b"><!--s028502b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>said of a ship: to run aground.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foot<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/foot/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> feet /feet/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023441a"><!--s023441a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025100b"><!--s025100b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the end part of the leg on which an animal or person stands.</p></div><a name="s025101b"><!--s025101b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006593c"><!--s006593c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the end part of the leg on which an animal or person stands.</p></div><a name="s006594c"><!--s006594c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an organ of locomotion or attachment of an invertebrate animal, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a mollusc or caterpillar.</p></div></div><a name="s025102b"><!--s025102b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the part of a stocking, sock, tights, etc that covers the human foot.</p></div><a name="s025103b"><!--s025103b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">pl also</span> <span class="bodyb">foot</span>) a unit of length equal to 0.305m (12in.).</p></div><a name="s025104b"><!--s025104b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s006595c"><!--s006595c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the lower edge or lowest part; the bottom.</p></div><a name="s006596c"><!--s006596c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the end of something that is opposite the head or top, or nearest to the human feet </p><p><i></i></p><p>the foot of the bed</p>.</div></div><a name="s025105b"><!--s025105b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>the basic unit of verse metre consisting of any of various fixed combinations of stressed and unstressed or long and short syllables.</p></div><a name="s025106b"><!--s025106b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>the piece on a sewing machine that presses the cloth against the feed.</p></div><a name="s025107b"><!--s025107b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>manner or motion of walking or running; step </p><p><i></i></p><p>fleet of foot</p>.</div><a name="s025108b"><!--s025108b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> (<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the infantry ✱ <span class="bodyb">a foot in the door</span> a position from which progress may be made ✱ <span class="bodyb">fall/land on one's feet</span> to be successful or happy, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> after overcoming difficulties ✱ <span class="bodyb">feet of clay</span> a flaw or weakness in somebody who is, or is thought to be, otherwise perfect [with allusion to the biblical story (Daniel 2:33) of the figure that King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon saw in a dream, which had a head and body made of precious metals but feet of iron and clay, which subsequently collapsed] ✱ <span class="bodyb">get/start off on the right/wrong foot</span> to start a job, relationship, etc well or badly ✱ <span class="bodyb">have/keep one's feet on the ground</span> to have or keep a sensible, practical attitude to life ✱ <span class="bodyb">keep one's feet</span> to avoid overbalancing ✱ <span class="bodyb">my foot</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> an expression of disbelief ✱ <span class="bodyb">not put a foot wrong</span> to make no mistakes at all ✱ <span class="bodyb">on/by foot</span> walking or running, as opposed to using transport ✱ <span class="bodyb">one foot in the grave</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> close to death, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> because of old age or illness ✱ <span class="bodyb">on one's feet</span> in a standing position; not sitting down.</p></div><a name="s025109b"><!--s025109b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>having recovered, e.g. after an illness.</p></div><a name="s025110b"><!--s025110b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>said of a business, etc: established and financially sound ✱ <span class="bodyb">on the back foot</span> in a weak or defensive position ✱ <span class="bodyb">on the front foot</span> in a vigorous, combative, or winning condition or frame of mind ✱ <span class="bodyb">put one's best foot forward</span> to make every effort; to do one's best ✱ <span class="bodyb">put one's foot down</span> to take a firm stand.</p></div><a name="s025111b"><!--s025111b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to press on the accelerator of a vehicle in order to go faster ✱ <span class="bodyb">put one's foot in it</span> to make an embarrassing blunder </p><p><i></i></p><p>Dentopedalogy is the science of opening your mouth and putting your foot in it</p><p> Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh ✱ <span class="bodyb">run/rush somebody off their feet</span> (<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>) to keep somebody very busy ✱ <span class="bodyb">set foot</span> (+ in/inside/on) to go into (a building or an area), often for the first time ✱ <span class="bodyb">under foot</span> on the ground; under a person's feet ✱ <span class="bodyb">under somebody's feet</span> in somebody's way</p><p><span class="bodyb">footless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">fōt</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cocoa</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohkoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011503a"><!--s011503a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011798b"><!--s011798b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>powdered ground roasted cacao seeds from which some fat has been removed.</p></div><a name="s011799b"><!--s011799b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a hot drink made by mixing cocoa with milk.</p></div><a name="s011800b"><!--s011800b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s003076c"><!--s003076c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>powdered ground roasted cacao seeds from which some fat has been removed: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chocolate1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chocolate 1</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s003077c"><!--s003077c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a hot drink made by mixing cocoa with milk </p><p><i></i></p><p>Cocoa is a cad and a coward, cocoa is a vulgar beast</p><p> G K Chesterton.</p></div></div><a name="s011801b"><!--s011801b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the cacao tree of S America, which has fleshy yellow pods containing many seeds: <span class="bodyi">Theobroma cacao</span> [modification of Spanish <span class="bodyi">cacao</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cacao/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cacao</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">futhark</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfoohthahk/ futhorc /ʹfoothawk/ futhork /ʹfoohthawk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024494a"><!--s024494a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the alphabet of runes used by early Germanic peoples [from the first six letters, f, u, þ (th), o (or a), r, c (=k)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alehouse</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001250a"><!--s001250a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> an inn or place for drinking </p><p><i></i></p><p>You are to call at all the alehouses and bid those that are drunk get them to bed</p> — Shakespeare.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bantamweight</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004381a"><!--s004381a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004417b"><!--s004417b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a weight in boxing and amateur wrestling between flyweight and featherweight.</p></div><a name="s004418b"><!--s004418b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a weight in boxing of 51–53.5kg (112–118lb) if professional or 51–54kg (112–119lb) if amateur.</p></div><a name="s004419b"><!--s004419b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a weight in amateur wrestling of usually 52–57kg (115–126lb).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fan vaulting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021557a"><!--s021557a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an elaborate system of vaulting in which the ribs diverge from a single shaft to resemble the framework of a fan.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drag race</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018201a"><!--s018201a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an acceleration contest between cars, motorcycles, etc, usu over a short quarter mile course (about 402 metres)</p><p><span class="bodyb">drag racer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">drag racing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crop<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/krop/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014222a"><!--s014222a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014822b"><!--s014822b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a plant product that can be grown and harvested extensively, or the total production of it.</p></div><a name="s014823b"><!--s014823b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a group or quantity appearing at any one time </p><p><i></i></p><p>a new crop of students</p>.</div><a name="s014824b"><!--s014824b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a riding whip, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with a short stock and a loop on the end, or its stock or handle.</p></div><a name="s014825b"><!--s014825b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a short haircut.</p></div><a name="s014826b"><!--s014826b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a pouched enlargement of the gullet of many birds in which food is stored and prepared for digestion.</p></div><a name="s014827b"><!--s014827b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>the whole tanned hide of an animal [Old English <span class="bodyi">cropp</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glass-blowing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025548a"><!--s025548a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the art or process of shaping a mass of semi-molten glass by blowing air into it through a tube</p><p><span class="bodyb">glass-blower</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brains trust</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007102a"><!--s007102a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a group of expert advisers assembled to answer questions of immediate or current interest in public or on radio or television: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brain_trust/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brain trust</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foot<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023442a"><!--s023442a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025112b"><!--s025112b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to pay (e.g. a bill) ✱ <span class="bodyb">foot it</span> to travel on foot; to walk.</p></div><a name="s025113b"><!--s025113b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to dance.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">EPA</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020087a"><!--s020087a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> Environmental Protection Agency.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ground<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026602a"><!--s026602a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense and past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grind1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grind 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cocoa bean</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011504a"><!--s011504a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the seed of the cacao tree.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">futile</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfyoohtiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024495a"><!--s024495a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>completely ineffective; pointless </p><p><i></i></p><p>Our speculations are futile until we have all the facts</p><p> Conan Doyle</p><p><span class="bodyb">futilely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">futility</span> /fyoohʹtiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">futilis</span> that pours out easily, leaky, useless, prob from <span class="bodyi">fundere</span> to pour].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alembic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹlembik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001251a"><!--s001251a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001279b"><!--s001279b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an apparatus formerly used in distillation </p><p><i></i></p><p>He is as true a man of science as ever distilled his own heart in an alembic</p> — Nathaniel Hawthorne.</div><a name="s001280b"><!--s001280b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a means of refining or transmuting [Middle English via Old French and medieval Latin from Arabic <span class="bodyi">al-anbīq</span> the still, from Greek <span class="bodyi">ambik-, ambix</span> cap of a still].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">banter<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbantə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004382a"><!--s004382a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>teasing or badgering; badinage </p><p><i></i></p><p>He remembered the bitterness of his life at school … the banter which had made him morbidly afraid of making himself ridiculous</p> — Somerset Maugham [origin unknown].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fanzine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfanzeen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021558a"><!--s021558a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a magazine for fans, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a particular sports team or, pop star, or literary genre [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fan3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fan 3</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/magazine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">magazine</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crop<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (cropped, cropping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014223a"><!--s014223a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s014828b"><!--s014828b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003708c"><!--s003708c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to cut (hair) short </p><p><i></i></p><p>the new cropped style</p>.</div><a name="s003709c"><!--s003709c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of an animal: to graze on (grass, etc).</p></div><a name="s003710c"><!--s003710c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to cut and harvest (mature plant produce).</p></div><a name="s003711c"><!--s003711c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to trim (a photograph).</p></div></div><a name="s014829b"><!--s014829b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003712c"><!--s003712c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to grow (something) as a crop </p><p><i></i></p><p>We plan to crop more wheat next year</p>.</div><a name="s003713c"><!--s003713c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to plant (land) so as to bear a crop <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s014830b"><!--s014830b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to yield or bear a crop.</p></div><a name="s014831b"><!--s014831b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of an animal: to graze on grass, etc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">footage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfootij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023443a"><!--s023443a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025114b"><!--s025114b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>length or quantity expressed in feet.</p></div><a name="s025115b"><!--s025115b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a length of cinema or television film.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glass ceiling</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025549a"><!--s025549a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hypothetical barrier to career advancement, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one caused by sexism or racism, denying people access to a goal that seems to be within their reach, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> such a barrier to career advancement.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">groundbait</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026603a"><!--s026603a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>bait scattered on the water so as to attract fish.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epact</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeepakt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020088a"><!--s020088a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021142b"><!--s021142b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a period added to harmonize the lunar with the solar calendar; the difference in time between the lunar and solar years.</p></div><a name="s021143b"><!--s021143b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the moon's phase at the start of a calendar year [early French <span class="bodyi">epacte</span> via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">epaktē</span>,from <span class="bodyi">epagein</span> to bring in, intercalate, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ep/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ep-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">agein</span> to drive].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cocoa butter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011505a"><!--s011505a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pale vegetable fat with a low melting point obtained from cacao seeds.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brainteaser</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007103a"><!--s007103a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a logical or mathematical puzzle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">futon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfoohton/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024496a"><!--s024496a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a thick padded quilt that is laid on the floor or on a frame to serve as a bed [Japanese <span class="bodyi">futon</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">banter<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (bantered, bantering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004383a"><!--s004383a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to speak or act playfully or wittily</p><p><span class="bodyb">banterer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aleph</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahlef, ʹaylef/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001252a"><!--s001252a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet [Hebrew <span class="bodyi">āleph</span>, prob from <span class="bodyi">eleph</span> ox].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dragster</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdragstə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018202a"><!--s018202a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019053b"><!--s019053b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a vehicle, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a motor car, built or modified for use in a drag race.</p></div><a name="s019054b"><!--s019054b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the driver of such a vehicle.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">FAO</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021559a"><!--s021559a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022738b"><!--s022738b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.</p></div><a name="s022739b"><!--s022739b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>for the attention of.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crop circle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014224a"><!--s014224a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a ring or other pattern of flattened corn appearing within a field of standing corn, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in S England, and attributed to meteorological, paranormal, or extraterrestrial forces, or to hoaxers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glasses</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025550a"><!--s025550a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pair of glass lenses in a frame worn in front of the eyes to correct defects of vision or for protection </p><p><i></i></p><p>A celebrity is a person who works hard all his life to become well known, and then wears dark glasses to avoid being recognized</p><p> Fred Allen.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drag up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018203a"><!--s018203a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019055b"><!--s019055b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to bring up (a child) badly or without good manners </p><p><i></i></p><p>Where were you dragged up?</p>.</div><a name="s019056b"><!--s019056b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to mention (an unpleasant topic) unnecessarily </p><p><i></i></p><p>He always has to drag up that story about his ex-wife</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eparch</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹepahk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020089a"><!--s020089a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a governor or bishop of a diocese in the Eastern Orthodox Church</p><p><span class="bodyb">eparchy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">eparchos</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ep/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ep-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">arkhos</span> ruler].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">futsal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfootsal/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024497a"><!--s024497a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a form of indoor five-a-side football first developed in S America [Spanish or Portuguese, from Spanish <span class="bodyi">fútbol de sala</span> or Portuguese <span class="bodyi">futebol de salão</span> hall football].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ground bass</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bays/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026604a"><!--s026604a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in music, a short bass passage continually repeated below constantly changing melody and harmony.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bantu</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbantooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Bantus <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> Bantu)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004384a"><!--s004384a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004420b"><!--s004420b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">derog</span> a member of a group of indigenous peoples inhabiting of central and southern Africa.</p></div><a name="s004421b"><!--s004421b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a group of African languages spoken by these peoples, including Kongo, Swahili, Xhosa, and Zulu</p><p><span class="bodyb">Bantu</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p>plural in some African languages of <span class="bodyi">-ntu</span>, an element meaning ‘person’. Words from Bantu languages that have passed into English include <span class="bodyi">chimpanzee</span>, <span class="bodyi">mamba</span>, <span class="bodyi">tsetse</span>, and <span class="bodyi">zombie</span>, and possibly <span class="bodyi">banjo</span></p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brain trust</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007104a"><!--s007104a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a group of expert advisers to a government, department, or politician: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brains_trust/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brains trust</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foot-and-mouth</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023444a"><!--s023444a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/foot_and_mouth_disease/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">foot-and-mouth disease</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coco de mer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohkoh də ʹmeə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011506a"><!--s011506a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tall palm tree of the Seychelles that produces a large nut [French <span class="bodyi">coco-de-mer</span>, literally ‘coco from the sea’ (because the nuts were first discovered floating in the sea)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fa <span class="bodyi">or</span> fah</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021245a"><!--s021245a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in music, the fourth note of a major scale in the tonic sol-fa system, or the note F in the fixed-doh system [Middle English from Latin: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gamut/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gamut</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alert<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹluht/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001253a"><!--s001253a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001281b"><!--s001281b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>watchful; aware.</p></div><a name="s001282b"><!--s001282b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>active; brisk</p><p><span class="bodyb">alertly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">alertness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">alerte</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">all’</span> <span class="bodyi">erta</span>, literally ‘on the lookout’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crop-dusting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014225a"><!--s014225a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the spraying of crops from the air with fertilizer, insecticide, or fungicide in powdered form.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glass fibre</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025551a"><!--s025551a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fibreglass/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fibreglass</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drail</span><small><span class="eSynop">/drayl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018204a"><!--s018204a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a heavy fishhook dragged behind a moving boat [obsolete <span class="bodyi">drail</span> to drag, trail, perhaps alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/trail2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">trail 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">futtock</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfutək/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024498a"><!--s024498a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of the usu four or five curved timbers joined together to form the lower part of the compound ribs of a ship [prob alteration of <span class="bodyi">foothook</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">banyan <span class="bodyi">or</span> banian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbanyan/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004385a"><!--s004385a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004422b"><!--s004422b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an Indian tree of the fig family with branches that send out shoots which grow down to the soil and root to form secondary trunks: <span class="bodyi">Ficus benghalensis</span>.</p></div><a name="s004423b"><!--s004423b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a loose-fitting shirt, jacket, or gown worn <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in India [earlier <span class="bodyi">banyan</span> Hindu merchant, from Hindi <span class="bodyi">baniyā</span>; from a pagoda erected by merchants under a tree of the species in Iran].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epaulette</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">epaulet</span>) /epəʹlet, ʹep-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020090a"><!--s020090a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an ornamental strip or pad attached to the shoulder of a garment, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a military uniform [French <span class="bodyi">épaulette</span>,dimin. of <span class="bodyi">épaule</span> shoulder, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">spatula</span> shoulder blade, spoon].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">braintwister</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007105a"><!--s007105a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brainteaser/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brainteaser</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alert<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001254a"><!--s001254a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001283b"><!--s001283b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an alarm or other signal that warns of danger, e.g. from hostile aircraft.</p></div><a name="s001284b"><!--s001284b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the danger period during which an alert is in effect ✱ <span class="bodyb">on the alert</span> on the lookout, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for danger or opportunity.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">FAQ</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021560a"><!--s021560a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in computing, frequently asked question.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coconut</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohkənut/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011507a"><!--s011507a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the large oval fruit of the coconut palm whose outer fibrous husk yields coir and whose nut contains thick edible white flesh and a thick sweet milk.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ground-breaking</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026605a"><!--s026605a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>introducing entirely new developments or methods; pioneering </p><p><i></i></p><p>Beatty sealed his reputation by funding a ground-breaking movie where the violence is shockingly off-hand</p><p> New Musical Express.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crop-eared</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014226a"><!--s014226a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014832b"><!--s014832b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a dog or horse: having the tops of the ears cut off, e.g. for identification.</p></div><a name="s014833b"><!--s014833b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used contemptuously of the 17th-cent. Roundheads, in reference to their severely cropped hair.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foot-and-mouth disease</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023445a"><!--s023445a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a infectious virus disease of cattle, sheep, pigs, and goats, characterized by small ulcers in the mouth, about the hoofs, and on the udder and teats.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glass harmonica</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025552a"><!--s025552a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a set of glass bowls with graduated pitches used as a musical instrument and played by rubbing their moistened rims with the finger or by using a keyboard mechanism to strike them.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">future<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfyoohchə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024499a"><!--s024499a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026322b"><!--s026322b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006955c"><!--s006955c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the future</span>) time that is to come.</p></div><a name="s006956c"><!--s006956c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>that which is going to occur.</p></div></div><a name="s026323b"><!--s026323b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a likelihood of success </p><p><i></i></p><p>He didn't have any future as a cricketer</p>.</div><a name="s026324b"><!--s026324b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006957c"><!--s006957c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in grammar, the verb future tense that expresses action or state in the future of a language.</p></div><a name="s006958c"><!--s006958c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a verb form in this tense.</p></div></div><a name="s026325b"><!--s026325b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) something, e.g. a bulk commodity, bought for future acceptance or sold for future delivery ✱ <span class="bodyb">in future</span> from now on</p><p><span class="bodyb">futureless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">futurus</span> about to be].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">banzai</span><small><span class="eSynop">/banʹzie/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004386a"><!--s004386a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Japanese cheer or battle cry [Japanese <span class="bodyi">banzai</span> (may you live for) 10,000 years, a greeting to the Japanese emperor, i.e. ‘long live the emperor’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brainwash</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007106a"><!--s007106a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to attempt systematically to instil beliefs into (somebody), often in place of beliefs already held</p><p><span class="bodyb">brainwasher</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">brainwashing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [from brainwashing, translation of Chinese (Pekingese) <span class="bodyi">xi nao</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">far<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fah/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> (farther /ʹfahdhə/) (further /ʹfuhdhə/) (farthest /ʹfahdhist/) (furthest /ʹfuhdhist/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021561a"><!--s021561a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022740b"><!--s022740b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to or at a considerable distance in space or time </p><p><i></i></p><p>They wandered far into the woods</p> <p><i></i></p><p>I worked far into the night</p>.</div><a name="s022741b"><!--s022741b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005808c"><!--s005808c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>by a broad interval </p><p><i></i></p><p>the far distant hills</p>.</div><a name="s005809c"><!--s005809c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(+ from) in total contrast to </p><p><i></i></p><p>Far from criticizing you, I'm delighted</p>.</div></div><a name="s022742b"><!--s022742b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to or at an extent or degree </p><p><i></i></p><p>As far as I know, she won't be coming</p> <p><i></i></p><p>I wouldn't go so far as to say you were wrong, but I think you were unwise</p>.</div><a name="s022743b"><!--s022743b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s005810c"><!--s005810c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to or at a considerable distance or degree </p><p><i></i></p><p>A bright student will go far</p>.</div><a name="s005811c"><!--s005811c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>very much </p><p><i></i></p><p>far too hot</p>.</div></div><a name="s022744b"><!--s022744b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to or at a considerable distance in time </p><p><i></i></p><p>I worked far into the night</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">by far</span>.</p></div><a name="s022745b"><!--s022745b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>by a considerable margin </p><p><i></i></p><p>By far the quickest way is through London</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">far and away</span> by a considerable margin </p><p><i></i></p><p>They were far and away the best team</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">far and near/wide</span> in every direction; everywhere; over a large area </p><p><i></i></p><p>They advertised the event far and wide</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">far be it from me</span> used to express reluctance, or pretended reluctance, to say or do something </p><p><i></i></p><p>Far be it from me to interfere, but I do think you are making a big mistake</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">far gone</span> in a very poor or serious state because of drink, injury, etc.</p></div><a name="s022746b"><!--s022746b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>said of a period of time: far advanced ✱ <span class="bodyb">far out</span> <span class="bodyi">informal, dated</span> excellent; wonderful.</p></div><a name="s022747b"><!--s022747b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal, dated</span> extremely unconventional; weird </p><p><i></i></p><p>far-out clothes</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">go too far</span> to go beyond what is acceptable ✱ <span class="bodyb">how far</span> to what extent, degree, or distance </p><p><i></i></p><p>They didn't know how far to trust him</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">in so far as</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/insofar_as/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">insofar as</span></span></a> ✱ <span class="bodyb">so far</span> up to the present </p><p><i></i></p><p>She has written only one novel so far</p>.</div><a name="s022748b"><!--s022748b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to a given extent, degree, or distance ✱ <span class="bodyb">thus far</span> <span class="bodyi">formal</span> up to the present [Old English <span class="bodyi">feorr</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">épée</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹepay (<span class="bodyi">French</span> epe)/ /ʹepay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020091a"><!--s020091a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fencing or duelling sword having a bowl-shaped guard and a rigid tapering blade of triangular cross-section with no cutting edge: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/foil5/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">foil 5</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sabre1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sabre 1</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">épéeist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">épée</span> via Old French <span class="bodyi">espee</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">spatha</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/spade3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">spade 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coconut ice</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011508a"><!--s011508a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a coconut sweet with the consistency of fudge that is made with sugar and desiccated coconut and is usu coloured pink or white.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alert<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001255a"><!--s001255a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001285b"><!--s001285b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to call (somebody) to a state of readiness; to warn (somebody).</p></div><a name="s001286b"><!--s001286b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + to) to cause (somebody) to be aware, e.g. of a need or responsibility.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ground control</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026606a"><!--s026606a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028503b"><!--s028503b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">taking sing. or pl verb</span>) the equipment machinery (e.g. computers) and operators that control or communicate with aircraft from the ground.</p></div><a name="s028504b"><!--s028504b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a system for directing from the ground the landing of an aircraft whose vision is obscured.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">future<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024500a"><!--s024500a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026326b"><!--s026326b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>that is to be.</p></div><a name="s026327b"><!--s026327b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of or constituting the future tense.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glasshouse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹglahs·hows/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025553a"><!--s025553a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027278b"><!--s027278b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a greenhouse.</p></div><a name="s027279b"><!--s027279b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a military prison or place of detention.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drain<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/drayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018205a"><!--s018205a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019057b"><!--s019057b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004774c"><!--s004774c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to draw off (liquid) gradually or completely.</p></div><a name="s004775c"><!--s004775c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>of liquid: to flow off gradually or completely.</p></div><a name="s004776c"><!--s004776c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to make or become empty or dry by causing or allowing liquid to drain away.</p></div><a name="s004777c"><!--s004777c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to empty (something) by drawing off liquid </p><p><i></i></p><p>drain the pond</p>.</div><a name="s004778c"><!--s004778c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>to empty (e.g. a glass) (something) by drinking the contents </p><p><i></i></p><p>He drained his glass</p>.</div><a name="s004779c"><!--s004779c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">f</span><br/><p>to carry away the surface water of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The river that drains the area</p>.</div><a name="s004780c"><!--s004780c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">g</span><br/><p>to make (something) gradually dry </p><p><i></i></p><p>drain a swamp</p>.</div></div><a name="s019058b"><!--s019058b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004781c"><!--s004781c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to exhaust (somebody) physically or emotionally.</p></div><a name="s004782c"><!--s004782c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to deplete or empty (something) by gradually using up resources etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>a war that drained the nation of youth and wealth</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s019059b"><!--s019059b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to flow off gradually.</p></div><a name="s019060b"><!--s019060b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to become gradually dry</p><p><span class="bodyb">drainer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">drēahnian</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cropper<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkropə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014227a"><!--s014227a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plant that yields a crop of a usu specified quality or amount.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">football</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023446a"><!--s023446a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025116b"><!--s025116b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006597c"><!--s006597c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>any of several games that involve kicking a ball, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> Association Football in the UK or American football in the US, that are played between two teams on a usu rectangular field with having goalposts at each end and whose object is to get the ball over a goal line or between goalposts by running, passing, or kicking.</p></div><a name="s006598c"><!--s006598c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the inflated round or oval ball used in any of these games.</p></div><a name="s006599c"><!--s006599c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) of football </p><p><i></i></p><p>a football match</p>.</div></div><a name="s025117b"><!--s025117b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something treated as a basis for contention rather than on its intrinsic merits </p><p><i></i></p><p>The bill became a political football in Parliament</p> <p><span class="bodyb">footballer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baobab</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbayohbab/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004387a"><!--s004387a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an Old World tropical tree with a thick trunk and an edible acid fruit resembling a gourd: <span class="bodyi">Adansonia digitata</span>. Its bark is used in making paper, cloth, and rope [prob from an African language].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">far<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (farther further) (farthest furthest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021562a"><!--s021562a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022749b"><!--s022749b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>remote in space, time, or degree </p><p><i></i></p><p>in the far distance</p>.</div><a name="s022750b"><!--s022750b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>long </p><p><i></i></p><p>a far journey</p>.</div><a name="s022751b"><!--s022751b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>being the more distant of two </p><p><i></i></p><p>the far side of the lake</p>.</div><a name="s022752b"><!--s022752b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of a political position: extreme </p><p><i></i></p><p>the far left</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">be a far cry from</span>.</p></div><a name="s022753b"><!--s022753b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to be totally different from.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brain wave</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007107a"><!--s007107a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007301b"><!--s007301b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a rhythmic fluctuation of voltage between parts of the brain.</p></div><a name="s007302b"><!--s007302b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a sudden bright idea.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coconut matting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011509a"><!--s011509a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a coarse matting made from the outer fibrous husk of the coconut and used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for doormats.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ground cover</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026607a"><!--s026607a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>low-growing plants that grow in a spreading fashion and are often planted to help suppress weeds.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aleurone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹalyoorohn, əʹlyooərohn/ aleuron /-rən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001256a"><!--s001256a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>minute granules of protein stored in seeds <span class="bodyb">aleuronic</span> /-ʹronik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via German from Greek <span class="bodyi">aleuron</span> flour].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epeirogenesis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eˌpie(ə)rohʹjenəsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020092a"><!--s020092a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epeirogeny/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epeirogeny</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drain<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018206a"><!--s018206a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019061b"><!--s019061b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a pipe or other means by which usu liquid matter is drained away </p><p><i></i></p><p>There was a strong smell throughout the house, but whether it was bugs, or rats, or cats, or drains, or a compound of the four, I could not determine</p><p> Samuel Butler.</p></div><a name="s019062b"><!--s019062b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a gradual outflow or withdrawal.</p></div><a name="s019063b"><!--s019063b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something that causes depletion; a burden ✱ <span class="bodyb">go down the drain</span> to be wasted or to come to nothing </p><p><i></i></p><p>Another week's work went down the drain</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glassine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹglaseen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025554a"><!--s025554a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a glazed transparent paper that is highly resistant to air and grease and used for book jackets, food wrappers, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">future perfect</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024501a"><!--s024501a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a verb tense, e.g. <span class="bodyi">will have</span> <span class="bodyi">finished</span>, expressing completion of an action at or before a future time.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">football pools</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023447a"><!--s023447a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a form of organized gambling based on forecasting the results of football matches.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cropper<sup>2</sup></span></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014228a"><!--s014228a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>✱ <span class="bodyb">come a cropper</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to have a fall </p><p><i></i></p><p>I tripped over the wire and came a cropper</p> <p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to suffer a severe reversal </p><p><i></i></p><p>A lot of those speculators came a cropper</p> <p>[prob from English dialect <span class="bodyi">crop</span> neck, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crop1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crop 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BAOR</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004388a"><!--s004388a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>British Army of the Rhine.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">farad</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfarəd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021563a"><!--s021563a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the SI unit of electrical capacitance [named after Michael Faraday: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/faraday/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">faraday</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brainy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (brainier, brainiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007108a"><!--s007108a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> intelligent; clever</p><p><span class="bodyb">braininess</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ground effect</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026608a"><!--s026608a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028505b"><!--s028505b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an aircraft's gaining of added buoyancy when close to the ground.</p></div><a name="s028506b"><!--s028506b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a similar but intentionally produced effect (e.g. in a hovercraft)</p><p><span class="bodyb">ground-effect</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coconut milk</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011510a"><!--s011510a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011802b"><!--s011802b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the sweet juice contained in the coconut.</p></div><a name="s011803b"><!--s011803b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a liquid obtained from the flesh of the coconut by pressing or boiling, used in Asian cookery.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drainage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdraynij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018207a"><!--s018207a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019064b"><!--s019064b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or process of draining.</p></div><a name="s019065b"><!--s019065b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004783c"><!--s004783c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or process of draining.</p></div><a name="s004784c"><!--s004784c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>something drained off.</p></div></div><a name="s019066b"><!--s019066b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a system of drains.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crop rotation</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014229a"><!--s014229a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the practice of growing different crops in succession on the same land, chiefly to preserve the productive capacity of the soil.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epeirogeny</span><small><span class="eSynop">/epieʹrojəni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020093a"><!--s020093a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the slow deformation of the earth's crust by which continents and their broader features are produced <span class="bodyb">epeirogenic</span> /-ʹjenik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">epeirogenically</span> /-ʹjenikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">ēpeiros</span> mainland, continent + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/geny/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-geny</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">future-proof</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024502a"><!--s024502a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a product or commodity: not likely to become obsolete.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glass lizard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025555a"><!--s025555a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/glass_snake/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">glass snake</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">footbath</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023448a"><!--s023448a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bath for cleaning, warming, or disinfecting the feet.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bap</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bap/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004389a"><!--s004389a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a soft bread roll with a thin crust and often dusted with flour [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">faradaic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/farəʹdayik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021564a"><!--s021564a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/faradic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">faradic</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Aleut</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹl(y)ooht, ʹal(y)ooht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001257a"><!--s001257a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001287b"><!--s001287b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a people of the Aleutian and Shumagin islands and W Alaska.</p></div><a name="s001288b"><!--s001288b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the language of this people [Russian <span class="bodyi">aléut</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">braise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/brayz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007109a"><!--s007109a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to cook (meat, etc) slowly by first sautéeing it in hot fat and then simmering it gently in very little liquid in a closed container [French <span class="bodyi">braiser</span>, from <span class="bodyi">braise</span> live coals, from Old French <span class="bodyi">brese</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ground elder</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026609a"><!--s026609a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a coarse European plant of the carrot family that has creeping white underground stems and is commonly found growing as a weed on cultivated ground: <span class="bodyi">Aegopodium podagraria</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coconut oil</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011511a"><!--s011511a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an almost colourless oil extracted from coconuts and used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in making soaps and cosmetics.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epergne</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹpuhn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020094a"><!--s020094a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tiered or branched centrepiece for a dinner table holding fruit, flowers, etc [prob from French <span class="bodyi">épargne</span> saving, ultimately of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">futurism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024503a"><!--s024503a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026328b"><!--s026328b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Futurism</span>) a movement in art, music, and literature begun in Italy about 1910 and seeking to express the dynamic energy and movement of mechanical processes.</p></div><a name="s026329b"><!--s026329b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a point of view that finds meaning or fulfilment in the future rather than in the past or present</p><p><span class="bodyb">futurist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crop top</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014230a"><!--s014230a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a woman's close-fitting vest-like garment <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of cotton jersey, cut short beneath the bust to leave the midriff bare.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">footboard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023449a"><!--s023449a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025118b"><!--s025118b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a narrow platform on which to stand or brace the feet.</p></div><a name="s025119b"><!--s025119b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a board forming the end of a bed.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glasspaper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025556a"><!--s025556a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>paper to which a thin layer of powdered glass has been glued for use as an abrasive.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">faraday</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfarəday/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021565a"><!--s021565a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the quantity of electrical charge required to remove one gram equivalent of a chemical element from solution when a solution containing the element is broken down by electrolysis; about 96,500 coulombs per mole [named after Michael <span class="bodyi">Faraday</span> d.1867, English physicist and chemist, who discovered the laws of electrolysis].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">A level</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001258a"><!--s001258a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001289b"><!--s001289b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an examination generally taken at sixth-form level and used as a basis for determining university entrance.</p></div><a name="s001290b"><!--s001290b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an examination in any of various subjects, usu taken at school or college at about the age of 18, or the level of study leading to this.</p></div><a name="s001291b"><!--s001291b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a pass in this examination </p><p><i></i></p><p>She has four A levels</p> [abbr of <span class="bodyi">Advanced level</span>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baptise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bapʹtiez, ʹbaptiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004390a"><!--s004390a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/baptize_or_baptise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">baptize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drainer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdraynə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018208a"><!--s018208a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019067b"><!--s019067b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a rack where washed dishes are left to dry.</p></div><a name="s019068b"><!--s019068b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/draining_board/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">draining board</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brak</span><small><span class="eSynop">/brak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007110a"><!--s007110a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">SAfr</span> a mongrel dog; a cur [Afrikaans <span class="bodyi">brak</span>, from Dutch <span class="bodyi">brak</span> setter].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ground floor</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026610a"><!--s026610a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the floor of a house on a level with the ground ✱ <span class="bodyb">get in on the ground floor</span> to be involved in an enterprise, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a profitable scheme, at the outset.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crop up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014231a"><!--s014231a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to happen or appear unexpectedly or casually </p><p><i></i></p><p>Another problem has cropped up</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baptism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbaptiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004391a"><!--s004391a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004424b"><!--s004424b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the ritual use of water for purification, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the Christian sacrament of admission to the church.</p></div><a name="s004425b"><!--s004425b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an act, experience, or ordeal by which somebody is purified, sanctified, initiated, or named <span class="bodyb">baptismal</span> /bapʹtizməl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via Old French and medieval Latin from medieval Greek <span class="bodyi">baptismos</span> ceremonial washing, from <span class="bodyi">baptizein</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/baptize_or_baptise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">baptize</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coconut palm</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011512a"><!--s011512a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tall American tropical palm tree that produces coconuts: <span class="bodyi">Cocos nucifera</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foot brake</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023450a"><!--s023450a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a brake, e.g. in a motor vehicle, operated by foot pressure.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">draining board</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018209a"><!--s018209a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a usu grooved and slightly sloping surface at the side of a sink unit on which washed dishes are placed to drain.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">futuristic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fyoohchəʹristik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024504a"><!--s024504a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to do with a vision of the future; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in being revolutionary or technologically advanced</p><p><span class="bodyb">futuristically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brake<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/brayk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007111a"><!--s007111a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007303b"><!--s007303b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) a device for slowing down or stopping a vehicle, usu by friction against the wheels.</p></div><a name="s007304b"><!--s007304b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that slows down or stops movement or activity ✱ <span class="bodyb">put the brake on</span> to take steps to slow the progress of something thought to be developing too precipitately</p><p><span class="bodyb">brakeless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English, bridle, curb; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ground frost</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026611a"><!--s026611a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a temperature below freezing on the ground, harmful to low-growing vegetation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alevin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹalivin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001259a"><!--s001259a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a young fish, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a newly hatched salmon [French <span class="bodyi">alevin</span>, from Old French <span class="bodyi">alever</span> to lift up, rear (offspring) from Latin <span class="bodyi">allevare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">levare</span> to raise].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">faradic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fəʹradik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021566a"><!--s021566a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of an alternating electric current produced by an induction coil [French <span class="bodyi">faradique</span>, from the name of Michael Faraday: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/faraday/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">faraday</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epexegesis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iˌpeksiʹjeesis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> epexegeses /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020095a"><!--s020095a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021144b"><!--s021144b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the addition of a word or words to clarify preceding text or provide additional information.</p></div><a name="s021145b"><!--s021145b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>material added in this way <span class="bodyb">epexegetic</span> /-ʹjetik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">epexegetical</span> /-ʹjetikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">epexegetically</span> /-ʹjetikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">epexēgēsis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ep/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ep-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">exēgēsis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/exegesis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">exegesis</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">croque-monsieur</span><small><span class="eSynop">/krok məʹsyuh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014232a"><!--s014232a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cheese and ham sandwich grilled or fried [French <span class="bodyi">croque-monsieur</span>, literally ‘munch-man’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drainpipe</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018210a"><!--s018210a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pipe that carries rainwater from a roof or waste, liquid sewage, etc from a building.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">footbridge</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023451a"><!--s023451a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bridge for pedestrians.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Eph</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020096a"><!--s020096a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Ephesians (book of the Bible).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brake<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007112a"><!--s007112a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007305b"><!--s007305b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to operate, manage, or apply a brake, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on a vehicle.</p></div><a name="s007306b"><!--s007306b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a vehicle: to become slowed by a brake <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s007307b"><!--s007307b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to slow or stop (a vehicle) using a brake.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baptismal name</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004392a"><!--s004392a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/christian_name/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Christian name</span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coconut shy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011513a"><!--s011513a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a stall at a funfair where people throw balls at coconuts on stands.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">futurity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fyoohʹtyooəriti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> futurities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024505a"><!--s024505a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026330b"><!--s026330b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the future.</p></div><a name="s026331b"><!--s026331b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a future event or prospect.</p></div><a name="s026332b"><!--s026332b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a competition, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a horse race, for which entries are made well in advance of the event.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ground glass</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026612a"><!--s026612a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028507b"><!--s028507b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>glass with a light-diffusing surface produced by etching or grinding that makes it translucent but not transparent.</p></div><a name="s028508b"><!--s028508b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>glass that is translucent but not transparent through having a light-diffusing surface produced by etching or grinding.</p></div><a name="s028509b"><!--s028509b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>glass ground into a powder, for use in as a coating on abrasives.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">farandole</span><small><span class="eSynop">/farənʹdohl (<span class="bodyi">French</span> farãdɔl)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021567a"><!--s021567a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Provençal dance in which dancers hold hands forming a chain and follow a leader, or the music for this dance [French <span class="bodyi">farandole</span> from Provençal <span class="bodyi">farandoulo</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alewife</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaylwief/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> alewives)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001260a"><!--s001260a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a N American fish related to the herring that is found in the NW Atlantic: <span class="bodyi">Alosa pseudoharengus</span> [perhaps from French <span class="bodyi">alose</span> shad].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glass snake</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025557a"><!--s025557a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027280b"><!--s027280b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a limbless snakelike lizard of the southern USA with a fragile tail that readily breaks into pieces: <span class="bodyi">Ophisaurus ventralis</span>.</p></div><a name="s027281b"><!--s027281b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of various similar Eurasian and N American lizards.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">croquet<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrohkay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014233a"><!--s014233a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014834b"><!--s014834b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a game in which wooden balls are driven by mallets through a series of hoops set out on a lawn, the winner being the first player to hit the central post.</p></div><a name="s014835b"><!--s014835b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the driving away of an opponent's croquet ball by striking one's own ball placed against it [French dialect <span class="bodyi">croquet</span> hockey stick, from early French, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">croc</span> hook, of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ephedra</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹfedrə, ʹefədrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020097a"><!--s020097a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a large genus of jointed nearly leafless desert shrubs: genus <span class="bodyi">Ephedra</span> [from the Latin genus name, from Latin <span class="bodyi">ephedra</span> horsetail plant, from Greek <span class="bodyi">ephedros</span> sitting upon, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ep/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ep-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">hedra</span> seat].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">groundhog</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026613a"><!--s026613a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028510b"><!--s028510b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/woodchuck/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">woodchuck</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s028511b"><!--s028511b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a small N American marmot; a woodchuck.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brake<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">literary</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007113a"><!--s007113a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007308b"><!--s007308b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a thicket </p><p><i></i></p><p>This green plot shall be our stage, this hawthorn brake our tiring-house</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div><a name="s007309b"><!--s007309b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an area of overgrown rough or marshy land <span class="bodyb">braky</span> /ʹbrayki/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">bracu</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cocoon<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹkoohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011514a"><!--s011514a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011804b"><!--s011804b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a silk envelope which an insect larva forms about itself and in which it passes the pupa stage.</p></div><a name="s011805b"><!--s011805b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003078c"><!--s003078c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a silk envelope which an insect larva forms about itself and in which it passes the pupa stage.</p></div><a name="s003079c"><!--s003079c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an animal's protective covering similar to this.</p></div></div><a name="s011806b"><!--s011806b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a protective covering like a cocoon, e.g. for an aeroplane in storage.</p></div><a name="s011807b"><!--s011807b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a sheltered or insulated state of existence [French <span class="bodyi">cocon</span> from Provençal <span class="bodyi">coucoun</span>,from <span class="bodyi">coco</span> shell].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baptism of fire</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004393a"><!--s004393a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an initial experience, e.g. a soldier's first battle, that is a severe ordeal [orig meaning a spiritual baptism by gift of the Holy Spirit, a translation of late Greek <span class="bodyi">baptisma pyros</span>; now usu taken to refer to artillery fire].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drainpipes</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018211a"><!--s018211a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/drainpipe_trousers/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">drainpipe trousers</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">futurology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fyoohchəʹroləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024506a"><!--s024506a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the forecasting of the future from current trends in society</p><p><span class="bodyb">futurologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [German <span class="bodyi">Futurologie</span>, from <span class="bodyi">futur</span> future + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/o/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-o-</span></span></a> + -<span class="bodyi">logie</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/logy_or_ology/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-logy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alexanders</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aligʹzahndəz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> alexanders)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001261a"><!--s001261a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a biennial European plant of the carrot family with flat clusters of greenish yellow flowers and black seeds: <span class="bodyi">Smyrnium olusatrum</span> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">alexaundre</span> via Old French from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">alexandrum</span>, prob by folk etymology from Latin <span class="bodyi">holus atrum</span> black vegetable].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">footed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">used in combinations</span>)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023452a"><!--s023452a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025120b"><!--s025120b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having the kind or number of feet specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>a four-footed animal</p>.</div><a name="s025121b"><!--s025121b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having a preference for or greater skill with the foot specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>left-footed</p>.</div><a name="s025122b"><!--s025122b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>having a tread or step of the kind specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>light-footed</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">faraway</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021568a"><!--s021568a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022754b"><!--s022754b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>situated far away; lying at a great distance; remote.</p></div><a name="s022755b"><!--s022755b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>dreamy or abstracted </p><p><i></i></p><p>There was a faraway look in her eyes</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glassware</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025558a"><!--s025558a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>articles made of glass, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> drinking glasses or glass ornaments.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">croquet<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (croqueted /ʹkrohkayd/) (croqueting /-kaying/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014234a"><!--s014234a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to drive away (an opponent's croquet ball) by striking one's own ball placed against it.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ephedrine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹfedrin, ʹefidrin, -dreen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020098a"><!--s020098a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an alkaloid drug obtained from a desert shrub Chinese ephedras or made synthetically that is used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to relieve hay fever, asthma, and nasal congestion.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grounding</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026614a"><!--s026614a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>fundamental training in a field of knowledge.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fu yong</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌfooh ʹyong/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024507a"><!--s024507a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/foo_yong_or_fu_yong/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">foo yong</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cocoon<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011515a"><!--s011515a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to wrap or envelop (somebody or something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> tightly, in or as if in a cocoon.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Baptist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbaptist/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004394a"><!--s004394a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>belonging or relating to the Baptist Church, a Protestant denomination which baptizes full adult believers rather than babies or children</p><p><span class="bodyb">Baptist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brake<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007114a"><!--s007114a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007310b"><!--s007310b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an open horse-drawn four-wheeled carriage.</p></div><a name="s007311b"><!--s007311b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/shooting_brake/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">shooting brake</span></span></a> [variant of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/break2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">break 2</span></span></a> in the sense ‘carriage frame used for breaking in horses’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-footer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023454a"><!--s023454a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting:</p><a name="s025123b"><!--s025123b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody or something that is a specified number of feet in height, length, or breadth </p><p><i></i></p><p>a six-footer</p>.</div><a name="s025124b"><!--s025124b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person who has a preference for or greater skill with the foot specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>a left-footer</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">croquette</span><small><span class="eSynop">/krohʹket/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014235a"><!--s014235a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small piece of minced meat, vegetable, etc coated with breadcrumbs and fried in deep fat [French <span class="bodyi">croquette</span> from <span class="bodyi">croquer</span> to crunch, of imitative origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drainpipe trousers</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018212a"><!--s018212a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>tight trousers with narrow legs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Alexander technique</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aligʹzahndə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001262a"><!--s001262a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a therapy for the treatment of specific ailments and the improvement of improving general health and well-being that aims to by correcting posture and movement, thereby and relieving physical, mental, and emotional tension [named after F M <span class="bodyi">Alexander</span> d.1955, Australian actor, who developed it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">farce</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fahs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021569a"><!--s021569a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022756b"><!--s022756b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a comedy with an improbable plot that is concerned more with situation than characterization.</p></div><a name="s022757b"><!--s022757b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the broad humour characteristic of farce.</p></div><a name="s022758b"><!--s022758b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a ridiculous or nonsensical situation.</p></div><a name="s022759b"><!--s022759b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a travesty; a mockery </p><p><i></i></p><p>The wine was a farce and the food a tragedy</p><p> Anthony Powell.</p></div><a name="s022760b"><!--s022760b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/forcemeat/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">forcemeat</span></span></a></p><p>Middle English <span class="bodyi">farse</span> via Old French <span class="bodyi">farce</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">farsa</span>, fem past part. of <span class="bodyi">farcire</span> to stuff. Senses 1–3 arose from the comic interludes ‘stuffed’ into religious plays</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glass wool</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025559a"><!--s025559a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>glass fibres in a mass resembling wool used for insulation, filtering, packing, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ground ivy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026615a"><!--s026615a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a trailing plant of the mint family with bluish purple flowers: <span class="bodyi">Glechoma hederacea</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ephemera</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹfemərə/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020099a"><!--s020099a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021146b"><!--s021146b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>items of short-lived duration, use, or interest, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> those that subsequently become collectible.</p></div><a name="s021147b"><!--s021147b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ephemeron/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ephemeron</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fuze</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fyoohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun and verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024508a"><!--s024508a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fuse1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fuse<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (2) and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fuse2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fuse 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cocotte</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koʹkot, kəʹkot/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011516a"><!--s011516a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011808b"><!--s011808b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small ovenproof dish in which an individual portion of a dish is cooked and served.</p></div><a name="s011809b"><!--s011809b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> a female prostitute [French <span class="bodyi">cocotte</span>, orig baby-talk for a hen].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baptist</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004395a"><!--s004395a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004426b"><!--s004426b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who baptizes.</p></div><a name="s004427b"><!--s004427b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Baptist</span>) a member of the Baptist Church.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brake<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/brayk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007115a"><!--s007115a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bracken/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bracken</span></span></a> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">brake</span>, prob introduced as a sing. of <span class="bodyi">braken</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bracken/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bracken</span></span></a>), misapprehended as a pl].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crore</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kraw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014236a"><!--s014236a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of currency in India worth 10 million rupees or 100 lakhs [Hindi <span class="bodyi">karōr</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">footer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023453a"><!--s023453a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal, dated</span> football [by shortening and alteration from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/football/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">football</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drake<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/drayk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018213a"><!--s018213a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a male duck, which often has more distinctive or colourful plumage than the female [Middle English, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">farceur</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fahʹsuh (<span class="bodyi">French</span> farsœːr)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021570a"><!--s021570a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022761b"><!--s022761b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a joker or wag.</p></div><a name="s022762b"><!--s022762b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a writer or actor of farce [French <span class="bodyi">farceur</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">farcer</span>, from <span class="bodyi">farce</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/farce/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">farce</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glasswort</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025560a"><!--s025560a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of salt-marsh plants with jointed fleshy stems and leaves reduced to fleshy sheaths: genus <span class="bodyi">Salicornia</span> [from its former use in the manufacture of glass].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ephemeral</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹfemərəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020100a"><!--s020100a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021148b"><!--s021148b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>lasting a very short time </p><p><i></i></p><p>ephemeral pleasures</p>.</div><a name="s021149b"><!--s021149b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>lasting one day only </p><p><i></i></p><p>an ephemeral fever</p> <p><span class="bodyb">ephemerality</span> /-ʹraliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">ephemerally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">ephēmeros</span> lasting a day, daily, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ep/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ep-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">hēmera</span> day].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Alexandrian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aligʹzahndri·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001263a"><!--s001263a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001292b"><!--s001292b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or characteristic of ancient or modern Alexandria.</p></div><a name="s001293b"><!--s001293b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hellenistic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Hellenistic</span></span></a> [<span class="bodyi">Alexandria</span>, city in Egypt, centre of Hellenistic culture].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ground layer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026616a"><!--s026616a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in botany, the layer of ground-covering vegetation consisting mainly of mosses, lichens, and fungi: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/field_layer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">field layer</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/shrub_layer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">shrub layer</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/understorey/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">understorey</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fuzee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fyoohʹzee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024509a"><!--s024509a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fusee_or_fuzee/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fusee</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cocuswood</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohkəswood/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011517a"><!--s011517a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011810b"><!--s011810b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a West Indian hardwood tree: <span class="bodyi">Brya ebenus</span>.</p></div><a name="s011811b"><!--s011811b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the dark-coloured hard wood of this tree, which turns black as it ages and is used to make musical instruments and in inlays.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baptistery <span class="bodyi">or</span> baptistry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbaptistri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> baptisteries baptistries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004396a"><!--s004396a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a part of a church or formerly a separate building used for baptism.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">footfall</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023455a"><!--s023455a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the sound of a footstep.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brake<sup>6</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007116a"><!--s007116a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007312b"><!--s007312b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a toothed instrument used for crushing flax and hemp.</p></div><a name="s007313b"><!--s007313b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">brake harrow</span>) a machine formerly used for breaking up large clumps of earth [Middle English, perhaps related to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/break2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">break 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crosier <span class="bodyi">or</span> crozier</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrohzi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014237a"><!--s014237a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a staff resembling a shepherd's crook, carried by bishops as a symbol of office [Middle English <span class="bodyi">croser</span> crosier-bearer, from early French <span class="bodyi">crossier</span>,from <span class="bodyi">crosse</span> crosier, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drake<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018214a"><!--s018214a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mayfly, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an artificial one used as bait in angling [Old English <span class="bodyi">draca</span> dragon, from a prehistoric Germanic word borrowed from Latin <span class="bodyi">draco</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dragon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dragon</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glassy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (glassier, glassiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025561a"><!--s025561a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027282b"><!--s027282b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>resembling glass.</p></div><a name="s027283b"><!--s027283b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>dull or lifeless </p><p><i></i></p><p>There was a fatuous and glassy squint in his eyes</p><p> Evelyn Waugh</p><p><span class="bodyb">glassily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">glassiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">farcical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfahsikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021571a"><!--s021571a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or resembling a farce, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> unintentionally; ludicrous or absurd <span class="bodyb">farcicality</span> /-ʹkaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">farcically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">farcicalness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fuzz<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fuz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024510a"><!--s024510a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026333b"><!--s026333b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>fine light particles or fibres, e.g. of down or fluff.</p></div><a name="s026334b"><!--s026334b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a blur.</p></div><a name="s026335b"><!--s026335b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a distortion in sound, e.g. on a radio [prob back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fuzzy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fuzzy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">groundless</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026617a"><!--s026617a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having no basis in fact or reason; unjustified </p><p><i></i></p><p>groundless fears</p> <p><span class="bodyb">groundlessly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">groundlessness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">COD</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011518a"><!--s011518a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011812b"><!--s011812b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>cash on delivery.</p></div><a name="s011813b"><!--s011813b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> collect on delivery.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ephemeris</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹfeməris/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> ephemerides /efiʹmerideez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020101a"><!--s020101a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a table showing the predicted position of a celestial body at regular intervals [Latin <span class="bodyi">ephemeris</span> diary, ephemeris, from Greek <span class="bodyi">ephēmeris</span>, from <span class="bodyi">ephēmeros</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ephemeral/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ephemeral</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alexandrine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aligʹzahndrin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001264a"><!--s001264a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">Alexandrine</span>) a twelve-syllable verse line consisting of six iambic feet with a pause after the third</p><p><span class="bodyb">alexandrine</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">alexandrin</span> (adj), from <span class="bodyi">Alexandre</span> Alexander; from the use of such lines in a poem about Alexander the Great d.323 <span class="bodysc">bc</span>, king of Macedonia].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baptize <span class="bodyi">or</span> baptise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bapʹtiez, ʹbaptiez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004397a"><!--s004397a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004428b"><!--s004428b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to administer baptism to (somebody), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> so as to confer membership of the Christian Church.</p></div><a name="s004429b"><!--s004429b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to give a name to, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> (somebody) at baptism, or give (somebody) a name or nickname in general.</p></div><a name="s004430b"><!--s004430b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to initiate or launch (an activity or enterprise) [Middle English <span class="bodyi">baptizen</span> via Old French and late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">baptizein</span> to dip, baptize].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foot-fault</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023457a"><!--s023457a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make a foot fault in tennis, squash, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cross-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014241a"><!--s014241a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting:</p><a name="s014856b"><!--s014856b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>movement from one side to the other </p><p><i></i></p><p>cross-channel services</p>.</div><a name="s014857b"><!--s014857b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>transverse position </p><p><i></i></p><p>crossbeams</p>.</div><a name="s014858b"><!--s014858b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>interrelation or interaction </p><p><i></i></p><p>cross-dating</p> <p><i></i></p><p>cross-fertilization</p>.</div><a name="s014859b"><!--s014859b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the form of a cross </p><p><i></i></p><p>crossroads</p> <p><i></i></p><p>crossbones</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dralon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdraylon/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018215a"><!--s018215a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> an acrylic fibre used chiefly in upholstery [prob a blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/drapery/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">drapery</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/nylon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">nylon</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brake<sup>7</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007117a"><!--s007117a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to crush (flax and hemp) with a brake.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fuzz<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024511a"><!--s024511a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026336b"><!--s026336b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of hair: to become fuzzy or frizzy <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s026337b"><!--s026337b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (e.g. a picture) fuzzy or blurred.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">farcy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfahsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021572a"><!--s021572a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022763b"><!--s022763b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>cutaneous glanders, a disease of horses.</p></div><a name="s022764b"><!--s022764b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an ultimately fatal bacterial infection of cattle [Middle English <span class="bodyi">farsin, farsi</span> via French and late Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">farcimen</span> sausage, from <span class="bodyi">farcire</span> to stuff; from the swellings the diseases cause].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ephemeron</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹfeməron/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> ephemera /-rə/ ephemerons)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020102a"><!--s020102a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something ephemeral [from Greek <span class="bodyi">ephēmeron</span> mayfly, neuter of <span class="bodyi">ephēmeros</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ephemeral/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ephemeral</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Glaswegian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/glazʹweej(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025562a"><!--s025562a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Glasgow</p><p><span class="bodyb">Glaswegian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [irreg from <span class="bodyi">Glasgow</span>, city in Scotland].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bar.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004403a"><!--s004403a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004447b"><!--s004447b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>barrister.</p></div><a name="s004448b"><!--s004448b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Baruch (book of the Apocrypha).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">groundling</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgrowndling/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026618a"><!--s026618a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028512b"><!--s028512b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a spectator who stood in the pit of an Elizabethan theatre.</p></div><a name="s028513b"><!--s028513b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody regarded as being of low status.</p></div><a name="s028514b"><!--s028514b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s007531c"><!--s007531c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a spectator who stood in the pit of an Elizabethan theatre </p><p><i></i></p><p>O, it offends me to the soul to hear … a fellow tear a passion to tatters, to very rags, to split the ears of the groundlings</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div><a name="s007532c"><!--s007532c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>somebody regarded as being of low status.</p></div></div><a name="s028515b"><!--s028515b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an animal or plant that stays or grows close to the ground, or a fish that lives on or near the bottom of the water.</p></div><a name="s028516b"><!--s028516b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a person who works on the ground as opposed to in the air or on water.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foot fault</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023456a"><!--s023456a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fault in tennis, squash, etc made when a server's feet are not behind the baseline</p><p><span class="bodyb">foot-fault</span> <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cod<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kod/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cods <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> cod)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011519a"><!--s011519a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011814b"><!--s011814b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a large grey soft-finned fish with barbels (tactile organs; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/barbel2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">barbel 2</span></span></a>) that is a major food fish.</p></div><a name="s011815b"><!--s011815b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003080c"><!--s003080c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a large grey soft-finned fish with barbels (tactile organs; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/barbel2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">barbel 2</span></span></a>) that is found in the colder parts of the N Atlantic and is a major food fish: <span class="bodyi">Gadus morhua</span>.</p></div><a name="s003081c"><!--s003081c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any of several species of fish of the cod family, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a Pacific fish closely related to the Atlantic cod: family Gadidae.</p></div></div><a name="s011816b"><!--s011816b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>any of various spiny-finned fishes resembling the true cods.</p></div><a name="s011817b"><!--s011817b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the flesh of the cod used as food [Middle English; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alexandrite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aligʹzahndriet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001265a"><!--s001265a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a green gemstone that appears red in artificial light [German <span class="bodyi">Alexandrit</span>, named after <span class="bodyi">Alexander I</span> d.1825, Russian emperor].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cross<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kros/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014238a"><!--s014238a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014836b"><!--s014836b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003714c"><!--s003714c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a figure formed by two intersecting lines (+ or ×).</p></div><a name="s003715c"><!--s003715c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the figure (×) used to mark something incorrect in a school exercise, etc (compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tick1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tick 1</span></span></a>), or to represent a kiss in a letter, etc.</p></div></div><a name="s014837b"><!--s014837b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003716c"><!--s003716c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an upright stake with a transverse beam used, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by the ancient Romans, for execution.</p></div><a name="s003717c"><!--s003717c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Cross</span>) in Christianity, the cross on which Christ was crucified, or the Crucifixion itself.</p></div><a name="s003718c"><!--s003718c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the Cross as a symbol of Christianity, or any representation of it.</p></div><a name="s003719c"><!--s003719c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a monument in the form of a cross.</p></div><a name="s003720c"><!--s003720c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>a badge or decoration shaped like a cross.</p></div></div><a name="s014838b"><!--s014838b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s003721c"><!--s003721c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the crossing of dissimilar individuals, or the resulting hybrid.</p></div><a name="s003722c"><!--s003722c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(+ between) somebody or something that combines characteristics of two different types or individuals.</p></div></div><a name="s014839b"><!--s014839b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a hook delivered over the opponent's lead in boxing.</p></div><a name="s014840b"><!--s014840b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the act of crossing the ball in football ✱ <span class="bodyb">at cross purposes</span> misunderstanding each other or having different objectives ✱ <span class="bodyb">have one's cross to bear</span> to have personal troubles to bear like everybody else [from the practice of making someone condemned to crucifixion carry his cross to the place of execution] ✱ <span class="bodyb">make the sign of the cross</span> said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a Roman Catholic: as an act of reverence, to indicate the shape of the Cross, gesturing towards one's forehead, centre body, and each shoulder in turn.</p></div><a name="s014841b"><!--s014841b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>said of a priest, etc: to indicate the shape of the Cross with one's hand in blessing a congregation, etc ✱ <span class="bodyb">on the cross</span> on the bias; diagonally [Old English via Old Norse or Old Irish from Latin <span class="bodyi">cruc-, crux</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DRAM</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdeeram/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018216a"><!--s018216a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>dynamic random access memory.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brake<sup>8</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007118a"><!--s007118a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>archaic past tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/break1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">break 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fardel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfahdl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">archaic</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021573a"><!--s021573a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022765b"><!--s022765b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a bundle.</p></div><a name="s022766b"><!--s022766b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a burden </p><p><i></i></p><p>Who would fardels bear, to grunt and sweat under a weary life?</p><p> Shakespeare [Middle English from Old French, prob from Arabic <span class="bodyi">fardah</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fuzz<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024512a"><!--s024512a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the fuzz</span>) <span class="bodyi">informal</span> the police.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foothill</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023458a"><!--s023458a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hill at the foot of mountains.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">groundnut</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026619a"><!--s026619a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028517b"><!--s028517b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007533c"><!--s007533c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a N American leguminous plant with an edible tuberous root: <span class="bodyi">Apios tuberosa</span>.</p></div><a name="s007534c"><!--s007534c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the tuber produced by this plant.</p></div></div><a name="s028518b"><!--s028518b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/peanut/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">peanut</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ephod</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeefod/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020103a"><!--s020103a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a garment worn by the Jewish high priest in ancient Israel [Hebrew <span class="bodyi">ēphōdh</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alexia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹleksi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001266a"><!--s001266a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>partial or total loss of the ability to read, owing to brain damage: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aphasia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aphasia</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aphonia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aphonia</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dyslexia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dyslexia</span></span></a> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">alexia</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">lexis</span> speech, from <span class="bodyi">legein</span> to speak].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bar.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004404a"><!--s004404a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004449b"><!--s004449b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>barometer.</p></div><a name="s004450b"><!--s004450b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>barometric.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cod<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011520a"><!--s011520a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal, dated</span> nonsense [short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/codswallop/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">codswallop</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Glauber's salt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹglowbəz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025563a"><!--s025563a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) hydrated sodium sulphate, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when used as a laxative [named after Johann <span class="bodyi">Glauber</span> d.1668, German chemist, who produced it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cross<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014239a"><!--s014239a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014842b"><!--s014842b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003723c"><!--s003723c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to lie or be situated across each other or across (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The path crosses two fields</p>.</div><a name="s003724c"><!--s003724c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of one line, road, etc: to intersect (another).</p></div><a name="s003725c"><!--s003725c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to pass simultaneously in opposite directions.</p></div></div><a name="s014843b"><!--s014843b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to go across (e.g. a road, river, or room, boundary) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Only two crossed the finishing line</p>.</div><a name="s014844b"><!--s014844b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s003726c"><!--s003726c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(+ off/out/through) to cancel (an item) by drawing a line across it.</p></div><a name="s003727c"><!--s003727c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to draw two parallel lines across (a cheque) so as to allow only direct payment into a bank account, not encashment.</p></div><a name="s003728c"><!--s003728c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to finish off (a letter <span class="bodyi">t</span> or <span class="bodyi">f</span>) with the horizontal bar.</p></div></div><a name="s014845b"><!--s014845b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s003729c"><!--s003729c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in sitting, to position (one's legs) so that one thigh is resting on the other.</p></div><a name="s003730c"><!--s003730c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to fold (one's arms) or place them crosswise.</p></div></div><a name="s014846b"><!--s014846b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to make the sign of the cross in front of (oneself).</p></div><a name="s014847b"><!--s014847b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to oppose or frustrate (somebody).</p></div><a name="s014848b"><!--s014848b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to hybridize (an animal or plant) by causing it to interbreed with one of a different kind.</p></div><a name="s014849b"><!--s014849b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to kick or pass (the ball) across the field in football <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s014850b"><!--s014850b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>said of two lines, etc: to lie or be across each other.</p></div><a name="s014851b"><!--s014851b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>said of letters, messages, etc: to pass simultaneously in opposite directions before the sender of each has received the other.</p></div><a name="s014852b"><!--s014852b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>said of plant or animal species: to interbreed or hybridize.</p></div><a name="s014853b"><!--s014853b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>in football, to cross the ball ✱ <span class="bodyb">cross my heart</span> used to guarantee the truth of what one is saying ✱ <span class="bodyb">cross somebody's palm with silver</span> <span class="bodyi">often humorous</span> to pay somebody to tell one's fortune or perform some other service ✱ <span class="bodyb">cross swords</span> (<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) to come into conflict ✱ <span class="bodyb">cross the floor</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to join the opposing party, or change parties, in Parliament ✱ <span class="bodyb">get one's lines or wires crossed</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to misunderstand something</p><p><span class="bodyb">crosser</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dram<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dram/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018217a"><!--s018217a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019069b"><!--s019069b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a unit of mass equal to one sixteenth of an ounce (about 1.77g).</p></div><a name="s019070b"><!--s019070b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Scot</span> a tot of spirits, usu whisky [Middle English <span class="bodyi">dragme</span> via French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">drachmē</span>, literally ‘handful’, from <span class="bodyi">drassesthai</span> to grasp].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fare<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/feə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021574a"><!--s021574a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022767b"><!--s022767b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005812c"><!--s005812c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the price charged to transport somebody.</p></div><a name="s005813c"><!--s005813c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a paying passenger.</p></div></div><a name="s022768b"><!--s022768b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>food provided for a meal </p><p><i></i></p><p>good simple fare</p> <p>[Middle English in the senses ‘journey’, ‘passage’, ‘supply of food’, from Old English <span class="bodyi">faru, fær</span> journey, passage; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">faran</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fare2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fare 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brake disc</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007119a"><!--s007119a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in a disc brake, the disc attached to the wheel, on which the brake pad presses.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foothold</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023459a"><!--s023459a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025125b"><!--s025125b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/footing/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">footing</span></span></a> (1).</p></div><a name="s025126b"><!--s025126b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an established position or basis from which to progress </p><p><i></i></p><p>The firm eventually secured a foothold in the plastics market</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fuzzy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (fuzzier, fuzziest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024513a"><!--s024513a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026338b"><!--s026338b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>marked by or giving a suggestion of fuzz </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fuzzy covering of felt</p>.</div><a name="s026339b"><!--s026339b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not clear; indistinct </p><p><i></i></p><p>He had moved the camera and the photo was fuzzy</p> <p><span class="bodyb">fuzzily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fuzziness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [perhaps from Low German <span class="bodyi">fussig</span> loose, spongy].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ephor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹefaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020104a"><!--s020104a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021150b"><!--s021150b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of five magistrates of ancient Sparta having power over the king.</p></div><a name="s021151b"><!--s021151b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a government official in modern Greece, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one who supervises public works <span class="bodyb">ephorate</span> /-rət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">ephoros</span>, from <span class="bodyi">ephoran</span> to oversee, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ep/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ep-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">horan</span> to see].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ground pine</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026620a"><!--s026620a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028519b"><!--s028519b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a European yellow-flowered plant of the mint family with a resinous smell: <span class="bodyi">Ajuga chamaepitys</span>.</p></div><a name="s028520b"><!--s028520b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of several species of N American club mosses with long creeping stems: genus <span class="bodyi">Lycopodium</span>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cod<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (codded, codding)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011521a"><!--s011521a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to trick or kid (somebody) [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bar<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004398a"><!--s004398a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004431b"><!--s004431b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a straight piece, e.g. of wood or metal, that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses, e.g. as a lever, support, or fastening.</p></div><a name="s004432b"><!--s004432b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000884c"><!--s000884c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a straight piece, e.g. of wood or metal, that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses, e.g. as a lever, support, barrier, or fastening.</p></div><a name="s000885c"><!--s000885c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a solid piece or block of material that is usu rectangular and longer than it is wide </p><p><i></i></p><p>a chocolate bar</p>.</div><a name="s000886c"><!--s000886c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/barre/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">barre</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s004433b"><!--s004433b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something that obstructs or prevents passage, progress, or action, e.g.:</p><a name="s000887c"><!--s000887c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an intangible or nonphysical impediment, e.g. to progress or to promotion in a job.</p></div><a name="s000888c"><!--s000888c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the denial or invalidation of a claim in law.</p></div><a name="s000889c"><!--s000889c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a submerged or partly submerged bank, e.g. of sand, along a shore or in a river, often obstructing navigation.</p></div><a name="s000890c"><!--s000890c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>in Parliament, a barrier beyond which nonmembers may not pass.</p></div></div><a name="s004434b"><!--s004434b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in a court of law, the dock or the railing that encloses the dock.</p></div><a name="s004435b"><!--s004435b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> <span class="bodyb">the Bar</span>)</p><a name="s000891c"><!--s000891c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> (<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the whole body of barristers.</p></div><a name="s000892c"><!--s000892c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> the profession of barrister.</p></div><a name="s000893c"><!--s000893c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> the legal profession.</p></div></div><a name="s004436b"><!--s004436b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a straight stripe, band, or line much longer than it is wide, e.g.: a strip of metal attached to a military medal to indicate an additional award of the medal</p><a name="s000894c"><!--s000894c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>any of two or more narrow horizontal stripes on a heraldic shield.</p></div><a name="s000895c"><!--s000895c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stripe1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stripe<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (2).</p></div><a name="s000896c"><!--s000896c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a strip of metal attached to a military medal to indicate an additional award of the medal.</p></div></div><a name="s004437b"><!--s004437b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s000897c"><!--s000897c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a counter at which food or <span class="bodyi">esp</span> alcoholic drinks are served, or a room or establishment containing this.</p></div><a name="s000898c"><!--s000898c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a place where a specified commodity is sold or or particular a service provided </p><p><i></i></p><p>a heel bar</p>.</div></div><a name="s004438b"><!--s004438b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>in music, a group of musical notes and rests that add up to a prescribed time value, bounded on each side on the staff by a bar line, or the bar line itself.</p></div><a name="s004439b"><!--s004439b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>a small loop or crosspiece of oversewn threads used, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on garments, as a fastening, e.g. for a hook, for joining, or for strengthening something ✱ <span class="bodyb">be called to the Bar</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to become a barrister ✱ <span class="bodyb">be called within the Bar</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to be made a Queen's Counsel ✱ <span class="bodyb">behind bars</span> in prison [Middle English <span class="bodyi">barre</span> from Old French].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glaucoma</span><small><span class="eSynop">/glawʹkohmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025564a"><!--s025564a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>increased pressure within the eyeball causing damage to the retina and gradual impairment or loss of vision</p><p><span class="bodyb">glaucomatous</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">glaukōma</span>, from <span class="bodyi">glaukos</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/glaucous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">glaucous</span></span></a> ; from the greyish haze on the pupil].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cross<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014240a"><!--s014240a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014854b"><!--s014854b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) angry; annoyed.</p></div><a name="s014855b"><!--s014855b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>irritable; grumpy</p><p><span class="bodyb">crossly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">crossness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alfalfa</span><small><span class="eSynop">/alʹfalfə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001267a"><!--s001267a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a deep-rooted plant of the pea family that is widely grown for fodder: <span class="bodyi">Medicago sativa</span> [Spanish <span class="bodyi">alfalfa</span>, modification of Arabic dialect <span class="bodyi">al-faṣfaṣah</span> the alfalfa].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dram<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018218a"><!--s018218a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the basic monetary unit of Armenia, divided into 100 luma.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brake drum</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007120a"><!--s007120a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in a drum brake, the short broad cylinder attached to the wheel, against which the brake shoe presses.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fare<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021575a"><!--s021575a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022769b"><!--s022769b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span></p><a name="s005814c"><!--s005814c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to get along; to succeed or do </p><p><i></i></p><p>How did you fare in your exam?</p>.</div><a name="s005815c"><!--s005815c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to happen.</p></div></div><a name="s022770b"><!--s022770b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to travel.</p></div><a name="s022771b"><!--s022771b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to eat [Old English <span class="bodyi">faran</span> to travel].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fuzzy logic</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024514a"><!--s024514a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a system of logic that allows for degrees of uncertainty, rather than depending on absolute truth-values, and that is used to make human thought processes or imprecise information accessible to computers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ground plan</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026621a"><!--s026621a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028521b"><!--s028521b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a plan of the ground floor of a building.</p></div><a name="s028522b"><!--s028522b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a first or basic plan.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cod<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011522a"><!--s011522a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span>a trick or hoax.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">footie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfooti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023460a"><!--s023460a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/footy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">footy</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epiblast</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹepiblast/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020106a"><!--s020106a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the outer layer of an embryo at a very early stage in its development <span class="bodyb">epiblastic</span> /-ʹblastik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drama</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdrahmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018219a"><!--s018219a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019071b"><!--s019071b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a composition in verse or prose intended for performance by actors, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on stage; a play </p><p><i></i></p><p>Even in an Ibsen drama one must reveal to the audience things that one would suppress before the children or servants</p><p> Saki.</p></div><a name="s019072b"><!--s019072b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004785c"><!--s004785c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>plays or literary works intended to be staged, thought of collectively or as a genre.</p></div><a name="s004786c"><!--s004786c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) relating to plays or the theatre </p><p><i></i></p><p>a drama school</p>.</div></div><a name="s019073b"><!--s019073b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an exciting or emotionally charged situation or set of events [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">dramat-, drama</span> deed, drama, from <span class="bodyi">dran</span> to do, act].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bar<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (barred, barring)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004399a"><!--s004399a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004440b"><!--s004440b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to fasten (e.g. a door) with a bar.</p></div><a name="s004441b"><!--s004441b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to shut in or out by or as if by bars.</p></div><a name="s004442b"><!--s004442b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to prevent or forbid</p><p><span class="bodyb">barred</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s004443b"><!--s004443b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s000899c"><!--s000899c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to fasten (something, e.g. a door) with a bar.</p></div><a name="s000900c"><!--s000900c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to place bars across (something) to prevent movement in, out, or through.</p></div></div><a name="s004444b"><!--s004444b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s000901c"><!--s000901c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to shut (somebody) in or out by or as if by bars.</p></div><a name="s000902c"><!--s000902c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to set aside the possibility of (something).</p></div></div><a name="s004445b"><!--s004445b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s000903c"><!--s000903c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to prevent or forbid (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>No holds barred</p>.</div><a name="s000904c"><!--s000904c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to make a legal objection to (something).</p></div></div><a name="s004446b"><!--s004446b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to mark (something, e.g. an animal) with stripes.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alfresco <span class="bodyi">or</span> al fresco</span><small><span class="eSynop">/alʹfreskoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001268a"><!--s001268a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>taking place in the open air </p><p><i></i></p><p>an alfresco lunch</p> [Italian <span class="bodyi">al fresco</span> in the fresh (air)].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glaucous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹglawkəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025565a"><!--s025565a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027284b"><!--s027284b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of plants or plant parts: of a dull blue or bluish green colour.</p></div><a name="s027285b"><!--s027285b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a leaf or fruit: having a powdery or waxy coating giving a frosted appearance </p><p><i></i></p><p>glaucous grapes</p> <p><span class="bodyb">glaucousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">glaucus</span> silvery grey, from Greek <span class="bodyi">glaukos</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crossbar</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014242a"><!--s014242a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a transverse bar, e.g. between goalposts.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brake-fade</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007121a"><!--s007121a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a decrease in the efficiency of a braking system due to the brakes overheating, sometimes resulting in a total loss of stopping capacity.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ground rent</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026622a"><!--s026622a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the rent paid by the owner of a building to the owner of the land that it is built on.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹepik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020107a"><!--s020107a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021157b"><!--s021157b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>characteristic of or relating to an epic.</p></div><a name="s021158b"><!--s021158b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005375c"><!--s005375c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>extending beyond the usual or ordinary, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in size or scope </p><p><i></i></p><p>His genius was epic</p><p> Times Literary Supplement.</p></div><a name="s005376c"><!--s005376c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>heroic</p><p><span class="bodyb">epical</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">epically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">epikos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">epos</span> word, speech, poem].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bar<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004400a"><!--s004400a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/except1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">except 1</span></span></a> ✱ <span class="bodyb">bar none</span> with no exceptions.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fuzzy-wuzzy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/wuzi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">Brit, offensive</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024515a"><!--s024515a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026340b"><!--s026340b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a Sudanese soldier or tribesman encountered in the wars of the late 19th cent.</p></div><a name="s026341b"><!--s026341b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a black African [reduplication of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fuzzy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fuzzy</span></span></a> ; from the appearance of the hair].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cod<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011523a"><!--s011523a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> false or inauthentic.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Far East</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021576a"><!--s021576a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the countries in Asia east of India, including China, Japan, Korea, and Indochina</p><p><span class="bodyb">Far Eastern</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alga</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹalgə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> algae /ʹalji, ʹalgi/ algas)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001270a"><!--s001270a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) any of a group of chiefly aquatic plants, e.g. seaweeds and pond scums, that lack differentiated stems, roots, and leaves and that often contain a brown or red pigment in addition to chlorophyll</p><p><span class="bodyb">algal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">algoid</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">alga</span> seaweed].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glaze<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/glayz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025566a"><!--s025566a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027286b"><!--s027286b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to provide or fit (e.g. a window frame) with glass.</p></div><a name="s027287b"><!--s027287b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to coat (e.g. food or pottery) with a glaze.</p></div><a name="s027288b"><!--s027288b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to give a smooth glossy surface to (something) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s027289b"><!--s027289b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + over) to become dull or lifeless </p><p><i></i></p><p>His eyes glazed over</p>.</div><a name="s027290b"><!--s027290b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to form a glaze</p><p><span class="bodyb">glazer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">glazing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">glasen</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/glass1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">glass 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dramatic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/drəʹmatik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018220a"><!--s018220a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019074b"><!--s019074b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or characteristic of drama or, acting; theatrical, or plays.</p></div><a name="s019075b"><!--s019075b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004787c"><!--s004787c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>characteristic of drama; vivid or exciting.</p></div><a name="s004788c"><!--s004788c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>striking in appearance or effect</p><p><span class="bodyb">dramatically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">dramatikos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">dramat-</span>, <span class="bodyi">drama</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/drama/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">drama</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crossbeam</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014243a"><!--s014243a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a beam lying transversely between beams positioned lengthways, e.g. in a roof.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">footing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023461a"><!--s023461a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025127b"><!--s025127b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a stable position or placing of or for the feet.</p></div><a name="s025128b"><!--s025128b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006600c"><!--s006600c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an established position.</p></div><a name="s006601c"><!--s006601c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a position or rank in relation to others </p><p><i></i></p><p>They all started off on an equal footing</p>.</div></div><a name="s025129b"><!--s025129b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a surface, or the condition of a surface, with respect to its suitability for walking or running.</p></div><a name="s025130b"><!--s025130b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) an enlargement at the lower end of a foundation, wall, pier, or column to distribute the load, or a trench dug to accommodate this </p><p><i></i></p><p>The footing must be excavated to a minimum depth of 4ft</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brake fluid</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007122a"><!--s007122a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the oily fluid used to transmit pressure in a hydraulic brake system or clutch system.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ground rule</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026623a"><!--s026623a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a basic rule of procedure.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fwd</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024517a"><!--s024517a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forward.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glaze<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025567a"><!--s025567a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027291b"><!--s027291b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a liquid preparation that sets or hardens to give a glossy coating to food.</p></div><a name="s027292b"><!--s027292b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a vitreous coating made chiefly from a mixture of oxides and used to seal or decorate pottery.</p></div><a name="s027293b"><!--s027293b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a transparent or translucent colour applied to a painted or printed surface to modify its tone.</p></div><a name="s027294b"><!--s027294b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a smooth glossy or lustrous surface or finish.</p></div><a name="s027295b"><!--s027295b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s007147c"><!--s007147c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a liquid preparation that sets or hardens to give a glossy coating to food.</p></div><a name="s007148c"><!--s007148c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a vitreous coating made chiefly from a mixture of oxides and used to seal or decorate pottery.</p></div><a name="s007149c"><!--s007149c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a transparent or translucent colour applied to a painted or printed surface to modify its tone.</p></div><a name="s007150c"><!--s007150c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a smooth glossy or lustrous surface or finish.</p></div></div><a name="s027296b"><!--s027296b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a smooth slippery coating of thin ice.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coda</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohdə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011524a"><!--s011524a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011818b"><!--s011818b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a concluding section to a piece of music that is formally distinct from its main structure.</p></div><a name="s011819b"><!--s011819b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that serves to round off or conclude something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a literary or dramatic work, and that has an interest of its own [Italian <span class="bodyi">coda</span> tail, from Latin <span class="bodyi">cauda</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020108a"><!--s020108a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021159b"><!--s021159b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a long narrative poem recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical hero.</p></div><a name="s021160b"><!--s021160b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a novel, film, etc that resembles an epic in length, structure, or content.</p></div><a name="s021161b"><!--s021161b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a series of events or body of legend or tradition fit to form the subject of an epic </p><p><i></i></p><p>that great environmental epic, the wreck of the Torrey Canyon</p><p> The Guardian.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">footle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfoohtl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023462a"><!--s023462a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">often</span> + about/around) to waste time in aimless or fruitless activity [alteration of <span class="bodyi">footer</span> to bungle, from French <span class="bodyi">foutre</span> to copulate].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bar<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004401a"><!--s004401a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of odds in betting: being offered for all the unnamed competitors </p><p><i></i></p><p>20 to one bar</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cross bench</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014244a"><!--s014244a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of the benches in the House of Lords for members who belong to neither government nor opposition parties</p><p><span class="bodyb">crossbencher</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [because the benches are at right angles to the government and opposition benches].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">groundsel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgrown(d)zl, ʹgrown(d)sl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026624a"><!--s026624a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of European plant of the daisy family that has are common weeds and have small yellow flower heads and is a common weed: genus <span class="bodyi">Senecio</span> [Old English <span class="bodyi">grundeswelge</span>, from <span class="bodyi">grund</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ground1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ground 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">swelgan</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/swallow2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">swallow 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dramatics</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018221a"><!--s018221a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019076b"><!--s019076b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the study or practice of theatrical arts, e.g. acting and stage management.</p></div><a name="s019077b"><!--s019077b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>dramatic behaviour, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an exaggerated display of emotion.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fare stage</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021577a"><!--s021577a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022772b"><!--s022772b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of the stops, e.g. on a bus route, between which a fare is calculated.</p></div><a name="s022773b"><!--s022773b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a distance that can be travelled for a minimum fare or for a single increment in a fare.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brake horsepower</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007123a"><!--s007123a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the useful power of an engine as calculated from the resistance to a brake or dynamometer applied to the shaft or flywheel.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">algebra</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaljibrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001271a"><!--s001271a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001294b"><!--s001294b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a branch of mathematics in which letters, symbols, etc representing various entities are combined in equations and formulas according to special rules of operation</p><p><span class="bodyb">algebraic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s001295b"><!--s001295b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a system of representing logical arguments in symbols</p><p><span class="bodyb">algebraist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p>medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">algebra</span> from Arabic <span class="bodyi">al-jabr</span>, literally ‘the reduction’ (of fractures). The mathematical sense comes from the title of a ninth-cent. Arabic treatise <span class="bodyi">Ýihm al-jabr wa'l-muḳ ā</span> <span class="bodyi">bala</span> ‘The science of restoring what is missing and equating like with like’, by <span class="bodyi">al-Khuwārizmi</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/algorithm/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">algorithm</span></span></a></p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">FWD <span class="bodyi">or</span> f.w.d.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024516a"><!--s024516a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026342b"><!--s026342b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>four-wheel drive.</p></div><a name="s026343b"><!--s026343b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>front-wheel drive.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glazier</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹglayzi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025568a"><!--s025568a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who fits glass, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> into windows and doors, as an occupation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">footlights</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023463a"><!--s023463a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a row of lights set across the front of a stage floor.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">farewell<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021578a"><!--s021578a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> goodbye.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coddle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkodl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011525a"><!--s011525a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011820b"><!--s011820b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cook (<span class="bodyi">esp</span> eggs) slowly in a liquid just below the boiling point.</p></div><a name="s011821b"><!--s011821b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to treat (a person or animal) with extreme care; to pamper</p><p><span class="bodyb">coddler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [perhaps from <span class="bodyi">caudle</span>, a warm drink given to invalids, from Latin <span class="bodyi">caldum</span> hot drink].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">groundsheet</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026625a"><!--s026625a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a waterproof sheet placed on the ground (e.g. in a tent).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brake light</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007124a"><!--s007124a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of a pair of red lights at the rear of a vehicle that light up when the brakes are applied.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epicanthic fold</span><small><span class="eSynop">/epiʹkanthik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020109a"><!--s020109a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fold of the skin of the upper eyelid extending over the inner corner of the eye and found among Mongolian peoples [Latin <span class="bodyi">epicanthus</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epi_or_ep/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epi-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">canthus</span> corner of the eye].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crossbill</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014245a"><!--s014245a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of finches whose bill has as have strongly curved crossed tips, adapted for extracting seeds from fir cones: genus <span class="bodyi">Loxia</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bar<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004402a"><!--s004402a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of pressure equal to 100,000 newtons per square metre (about 14.5lb per square inch) [German <span class="bodyi">Bar</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">baros</span> weight].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Algerian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/alʹjiəriən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001272a"><!--s001272a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Algeria</p><p><span class="bodyb">Algerian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dramatise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdramətiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018222a"><!--s018222a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dramatize_or_dramatise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dramatize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">f-word</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024518a"><!--s024518a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">euphem</span> the word ‘fuck’.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">GLBT</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025569a"><!--s025569a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender(ed).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">footling</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023464a"><!--s023464a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025131b"><!--s025131b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>bungling or inept </p><p><i></i></p><p>footling amateurs who understand nothing</p><p> E R Bentley.</p></div><a name="s025132b"><!--s025132b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006602c"><!--s006602c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>unimportant or trivial.</p></div><a name="s006603c"><!--s006603c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>pettily fussy [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/footle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">footle</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">code<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011526a"><!--s011526a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011822b"><!--s011822b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a system of letters, numbers, words, or symbols used to represent and replace those conveying the meaning of a text, e.g. to keep it secret or to communicate it briefly.</p></div><a name="s011823b"><!--s011823b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a system of numbers, symbols, etc that conveys information or instructions to a computer.</p></div><a name="s011824b"><!--s011824b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a particular set of letters, numbers, etc identifying or representing a particular object.</p></div><a name="s011825b"><!--s011825b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/area_code/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">area code</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s011826b"><!--s011826b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/genetic_code/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">genetic code</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s011827b"><!--s011827b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s003082c"><!--s003082c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a systematic body of laws, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one established by statutes.</p></div><a name="s003083c"><!--s003083c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a set of rules or principles governing the behaviour of a particular group or individual</p><p><span class="bodyb">coded</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">caudex, codex</span> trunk of a tree, tablet of wood covered with wax for writing on, book].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epicardium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/epiʹkahdi·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> epicardia /-di·ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020110a"><!--s020110a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the innermost part of the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pericardium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pericardium</span></span></a> (membranous sac) that closely covers the heart</p><p><span class="bodyb">epicardial</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epi_or_ep/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epi-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">kardia</span> heart].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">groundsman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> groundsmen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026626a"><!--s026626a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who tends a playing field, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a cricket pitch.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">farewell<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021579a"><!--s021579a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022774b"><!--s022774b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a parting wish for good luck; a goodbye.</p></div><a name="s022775b"><!--s022775b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an act of departure or leave-taking.</p></div><a name="s022776b"><!--s022776b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) of, for, or before departure or leave-taking </p><p><i></i></p><p>a farewell drink</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-algia</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001273a"><!--s001273a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting: pain in the part of the body specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>neuralgia</p><p><span class="bodyb">-algic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">algia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">algos</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crossbones</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014246a"><!--s014246a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>two leg or arm bones placed or depicted crosswise: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/skull_and_crossbones/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">skull and crossbones</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brake lining</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007125a"><!--s007125a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an asbestos strip riveted to a brake shoe to increase its friction.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">GLC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025570a"><!--s025570a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027297b"><!--s027297b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>gas-liquid chromatography.</p></div><a name="s027298b"><!--s027298b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>formerly, Greater London Council.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">FX</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024519a"><!--s024519a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used in film-making: special effects.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dramatis personae</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌdramətis puhʹsohnie/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018223a"><!--s018223a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the characters or actors in a play, or a list of these: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/persona/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">persona</span></span></a> (2) [Latin <span class="bodyi">dramatis personae</span> persons of the drama].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barathea</span><small><span class="eSynop">/barəʹthiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004406a"><!--s004406a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a soft woollen fabric, sometimes mixed with cotton or silk, used for coats and suits [from <span class="bodyi">Barathea</span>, a trademark: origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">footloose</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023465a"><!--s023465a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having no ties; free to go or do as one pleases ✱ <span class="bodyb">footloose and fancy-free</span> free to do what one wants, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> because of not being involved in a relationship.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">code<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011527a"><!--s011527a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011828b"><!--s011828b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to put (words) into the form or symbols of a code.</p></div><a name="s011829b"><!--s011829b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to specify (an amino acid, protein, etc) in terms of the genetic code <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s011830b"><!--s011830b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to be or contain the genetic code for an amino acid, protein, etc</p><p><span class="bodyb">codable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">coder</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epicarp</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹepikahp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020111a"><!--s020111a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/exocarp/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">exocarp</span></span></a> [French <span class="bodyi">épicarpe</span>, from <span class="bodyi">épi-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epi_or_ep/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epi-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-carpe</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/carp/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-carp</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gleam<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/gleem/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025571a"><!--s025571a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027299b"><!--s027299b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007151c"><!--s007151c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a short-lived appearance of reflected, subdued, or partly obscured light.</p></div><a name="s007152c"><!--s007152c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a small bright light.</p></div></div><a name="s027300b"><!--s027300b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a brief or faint indication of emotion, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>a gleam of anticipation in his eyes</p>.</div><a name="s027301b"><!--s027301b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a brief or faint appearance or occurrence </p><p><i></i></p><p>a gleam of hope</p> <p><span class="bodyb">gleamy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">glǣm</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">algicide</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaljisied/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001274a"><!--s001274a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a substance that kills algae [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/alga/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">alga</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/i/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-i-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cide/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-cide</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">farfalle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fahʹfalay, -li/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021580a"><!--s021580a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pasta in the shape of bows or butterfly wings [Italian, plural of <span class="bodyi">faralla</span> butterfly].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dramatist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdramətist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018224a"><!--s018224a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a writer of plays.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brakeman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> brakemen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007126a"><!--s007126a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007314b"><!--s007314b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a railway worker responsible for the brakes and for general maintenance of rolling stock, who may also act as assistant guard. <span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brakesman/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brakesman</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s007315b"><!--s007315b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the person sitting at the rear of a bobsleigh who operates the brakes.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crossbow</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014247a"><!--s014247a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a short bow mounted crosswise near the end of a wooden support and used, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> formerly, to fire bolts and stones</p><p><span class="bodyb">crossbowman</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barb<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bahb/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004407a"><!--s004407a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004451b"><!--s004451b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sharp projection extending backwards from the point of an arrow, fishhook, etc, and preventing easy extraction.</p></div><a name="s004452b"><!--s004452b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a biting or pointedly critical remark or comment</p><p><span class="bodyb">barbless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s004453b"><!--s004453b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000905c"><!--s000905c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a sharp projection extending backwards from the point of an arrow, fishhook, etc, and preventing easy extraction.</p></div><a name="s000906c"><!--s000906c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a biting or pointedly critical remark or comment.</p></div></div><a name="s004454b"><!--s004454b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>any of the side branches of the shaft of a feather.</p></div><a name="s004455b"><!--s004455b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a plant hair or bristle ending in a hook.</p></div><a name="s004456b"><!--s004456b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/barbel2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">barbel 2</span></span></a> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">barbe</span> barb, beard, via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">barba</span> beard].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">footman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> footmen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023466a"><!--s023466a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025133b"><!--s025133b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a servant in livery hired chiefly to wait on or receive visitors, etc.</p></div><a name="s025134b"><!--s025134b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a foot soldier.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ground speed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026627a"><!--s026627a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the speed of an aircraft relative to the ground.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fylfot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfilfot/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024521a"><!--s024521a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a swastika [Middle English, denoting a device used to fill the lower part of a painted glass window, from <span class="bodyi">fillen</span> to fill + <span class="bodyi">fot</span> foot].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">codeine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohdeen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011528a"><!--s011528a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a derivative of morphine with a less powerful effect that is given orally to relieve pain and coughing [French <span class="bodyi">codéine</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">kōdeia</span> poppyhead, from <span class="bodyi">kōos</span> cavity].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epicene</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹepiseen/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020112a"><!--s020112a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021162b"><!--s021162b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having characteristics typical of both sexes; hermaphrodite.</p></div><a name="s021163b"><!--s021163b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>lacking characteristics typical of either sex; sexless.</p></div><a name="s021164b"><!--s021164b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>effeminate [Middle English via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">epikoinos</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epi_or_ep/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epi-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">koinos</span> common].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">algin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaljin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001275a"><!--s001275a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>alginic acid, an alginate, or a similar substance obtained from seaweed or other marine brown algae [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/alga/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">alga</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in1/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-in 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">farfetched</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021581a"><!--s021581a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>not easily or naturally deduced; improbable </p><p><i></i></p><p>a farfetched example</p> <p><span class="bodyb">farfetchedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barb<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004408a"><!--s004408a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to provide (e.g. an arrow) with a barb.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">footnote<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023467a"><!--s023467a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025135b"><!--s025135b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a note of reference, explanation, or comment typically placed at the bottom of a printed page </p><p><i></i></p><p>He dreams footnotes, and they run away with all his brains</p><p> George Eliot.</p></div><a name="s025136b"><!--s025136b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something subordinately related to a larger event or work </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her biography is an illuminating footnote to the history of our times</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gleam<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025572a"><!--s025572a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027302b"><!--s027302b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to shine, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with reflected light.</p></div><a name="s027303b"><!--s027303b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to appear briefly or faintly</p><p><span class="bodyb">gleaming</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">gleamingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brake pad</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007127a"><!--s007127a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in a disc brake, the block that presses on the disc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dramatize <span class="bodyi">or</span> dramatise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdramətiez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018225a"><!--s018225a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019078b"><!--s019078b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to adapt (e.g. a novel) for performance by actors theatrical presentation.</p></div><a name="s019079b"><!--s019079b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to present (something) in a dramatic or exaggerated manner.</p></div><a name="s019080b"><!--s019080b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to exaggerate the significance, seriousness, excitement, etc of (something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a means of drawing attention <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s019081b"><!--s019081b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to be suitable for dramatization.</p></div><a name="s019082b"><!--s019082b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to behave dramatically <span class="bodyb">dramatization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-fy <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ify</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024520a"><!--s024520a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming verbs, with the meanings:</p><a name="s026344b"><!--s026344b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to become or cause to be </p><p><i></i></p><p>purify</p>.</div><a name="s026345b"><!--s026345b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to fill with </p><p><i></i></p><p>horrify</p>.</div><a name="s026346b"><!--s026346b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to give the characteristics of; to make similar to </p><p><i></i></p><p>countrify</p>.</div><a name="s026347b"><!--s026347b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to engage in (a specified activity) </p><p><i></i></p><p>speechify</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">-fien</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">-ficare</span>, from <span class="bodyi">-ficus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-fic</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">code name</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011529a"><!--s011529a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a name that for secrecy or convenience is used in place of an ordinary name.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ground squirrel</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026628a"><!--s026628a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several genera of burrowing N American rodent, e.g.s including the chipmunk and the suslik: genus <span class="bodyi">Spermophilus</span> and other genera.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crossbred</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014248a"><!--s014248a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>hybrid; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> produced by interbreeding two pure but different breeds, strains, or varieties: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/straightbred/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">straightbred</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">crossbred</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epicentre</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">epicenter</span>) /ʹepisentə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020113a"><!--s020113a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the part of the earth's surface directly above the place of origin of an earthquake <span class="bodyb">epicentral</span> /-ʹsentrəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epi_or_ep/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epi-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">centrum</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/centre1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">centre 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fettle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021995a"><!--s021995a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023276b"><!--s023276b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to trim the rough joints or edges of (unfired pottery or a metal casting).</p></div><a name="s023277b"><!--s023277b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to line (a furnace) with loose material, e.g. ore or sand.</p></div><a name="s023278b"><!--s023278b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dialect</span> to clean or mend (something).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glean</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gleen/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025573a"><!--s025573a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027304b"><!--s027304b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to gather produce, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> grain, left by reapers.</p></div><a name="s027305b"><!--s027305b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to gather material, e.g. information, bit by bit <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s027306b"><!--s027306b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to pick up (e.g. grain) after a reaper.</p></div><a name="s027307b"><!--s027307b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to gather (e.g. information) bit by bit</p><p><span class="bodyb">gleaner</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">glenen</span> via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">glennare</span>, of Celtic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">footnote<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023468a"><!--s023468a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to supply (e.g. a page, a text, etc) with a footnote or footnotes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brake shoe</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007128a"><!--s007128a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in a drum brake, a long curved block that presses on the drum.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dramaturge</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdramətuhj/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018226a"><!--s018226a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019083b"><!--s019083b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a writer of plays.</p></div><a name="s019084b"><!--s019084b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">dramaturg</span>) a literary adviser attached to a theatrical, operatic, or film company [German <span class="bodyi">Dramaturg</span> and French <span class="bodyi">dramaturge</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">dramatourgos</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dramaturgy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dramaturgy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">g</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024524a"><!--s024524a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026359b"><!--s026359b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>gallon(s).</p></div><a name="s026360b"><!--s026360b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>gas.</p></div><a name="s026361b"><!--s026361b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>gauge.</p></div><a name="s026362b"><!--s026362b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>gelding.</p></div><a name="s026363b"><!--s026363b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>gram(s).</p></div><a name="s026364b"><!--s026364b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>gravity, or acceleration due to gravity.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barb<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004409a"><!--s004409a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a northern African breed of horses that are noted for speed and endurance and are related to Arabs [French <span class="bodyi">barbe</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">barbero</span> of Barbary, from <span class="bodyi">Barberia</span> Barbary, former name of the region now comprising Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">groundstaff</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026629a"><!--s026629a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the people who maintain a sports ground.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">code of conduct</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> codes of conduct)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011530a"><!--s011530a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the rules, written or unwritten, that govern the way the people in a particular group, occupation, or situation are expected to behave.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crossbreed<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> crossbred)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014249a"><!--s014249a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s014860b"><!--s014860b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to hybridize or cross (two varieties or breeds of the same species) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s014861b"><!--s014861b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to undergo crossbreeding.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alginate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaljinayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001276a"><!--s001276a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a salt of alginic acid used as a stabilizing, gelling, or thickening agent in the manufacture of ice cream, plastics, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epicontinental</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌepiˌkontiʹnentl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020114a"><!--s020114a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lying on a continent or continental shelf </p><p><i></i></p><p>epicontinental seas</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fettler</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfetlə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021996a"><!--s021996a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023279b"><!--s023279b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who fettles.</p></div><a name="s023280b"><!--s023280b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus</span> a railway maintenance worker.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Barbadian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bahʹbaydi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004410a"><!--s004410a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Barbados in the Caribbean</p><p><span class="bodyb">Barbadian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crossbreed<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014250a"><!--s014250a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hybrid.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dramaturgy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdramətuhji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018227a"><!--s018227a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the art or technique of dramatic composition and theatrical representation <span class="bodyb">dramaturgic</span> /-ʹtuhjik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">dramaturgical</span> /-ʹtuhjikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">dramaturgically</span> /-ʹtuhjikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [German <span class="bodyi">Dramaturgie</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">dramatourgia</span> dramatic composition, from <span class="bodyi">dramatourgos</span> dramatist, from <span class="bodyi">dramat-, drama</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/drama/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">drama</span></span></a>) + <span class="bodyi">-ourgos</span> worker, from <span class="bodyi">ergon</span> work].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gleanings</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025574a"><!--s025574a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>things acquired by gleaning.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ground state</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026630a"><!--s026630a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the lowest possible energy level of a system of interacting elementary particles.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">footpad<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023469a"><!--s023469a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a broad foot on the leg of a spacecraft [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/foot1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">foot 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pad1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pad 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">G<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> g</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> G's Gs <span class="bodyi">or</span> g's)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024522a"><!--s024522a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026348b"><!--s026348b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the seventh letter of the English alphabet.</p></div><a name="s026349b"><!--s026349b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006959c"><!--s006959c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the seventh letter of the English alphabet.</p></div><a name="s006960c"><!--s006960c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a written character or design denoting this letter.</p></div><a name="s006961c"><!--s006961c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the sound represented by this letter, one of the English consonants.</p></div></div><a name="s026350b"><!--s026350b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an item designated as G, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the seventh in a series.</p></div><a name="s026351b"><!--s026351b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in music, the fifth note of the diatonic scale of C major.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brakesman</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrayksmən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> brakesmen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007129a"><!--s007129a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brakeman/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brakeman</span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epicotyl</span><small><span class="eSynop">/epiʹkotil/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020115a"><!--s020115a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the part of the stem of a plant embryo or seedling above the cotyledon [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epi_or_ep/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epi-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cotyledon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cotyledon</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">code of practice</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> codes of practice)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011531a"><!--s011531a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the set of rules, written or unwritten, that govern the way the people in a particular profession are expected to go about their work.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alginic acid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/alʹjinik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001277a"><!--s001277a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an insoluble acid that forms in a thick jelly-like paste when mixed with water and is found in the cell walls of brown algae: formula (C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>8</sub>O<sub>6</sub>)<span class="bodyi"><sub>n</sub></span> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/algin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">algin</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ic1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ic 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fettuccine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fetəʹcheeni/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021997a"><!--s021997a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) pasta in narrow ribbons of egg-enriched pasta [Italian <span class="bodyi">fettuccine</span>, pl of <span class="bodyi">fettuccina</span>,dimin. of <span class="bodyi">fettuccia</span> small slice, ribbon, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">fetta</span> slice].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barbarian<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bahʹbeəri·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004411a"><!--s004411a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004457b"><!--s004457b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person belonging to a land, culture, or people regarded as uncivilized or inferior to and more savage than one's own.</p></div><a name="s004458b"><!--s004458b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody regarded as lacking refinement, learning, or artistic or literary culture</p><p><span class="bodyb">barbarian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">barbarus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/barbarous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">barbarous</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drank</span><small><span class="eSynop">/drangk/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018228a"><!--s018228a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/drink1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">drink 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ground stroke</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026631a"><!--s026631a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a stroke made (e.g. in tennis) by hitting a ball that has rebounded from the ground: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/volley1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">volley 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">footpad<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023470a"><!--s023470a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> somebody who robs pedestrians on foot [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/foot1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">foot 1</span></span></a> + archaic <span class="bodyi">pad</span> a highwayman, from Low German or Dutch <span class="bodyi">pad</span> path].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epicritic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/epiʹkritik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020116a"><!--s020116a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or being a nerve or receptor in the skin that responds to and allows accurate discrimination of fine variations in touch, temperature, etc [Greek <span class="bodyi">epikritikos</span> determinative, from <span class="bodyi">epikrinein</span> to decide, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epi_or_ep/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epi-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">krinein</span> to judge].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">algo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001278a"><!--s001278a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/alg_or_algo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">alg-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cross-check<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014251a"><!--s014251a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to check (information) for validity or accuracy by reference to more than one source.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brake van</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007130a"><!--s007130a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> on a railway train, the coach or wagon from which the brakes can be applied; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/guard_s_van/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">guard's van</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">co-dependency</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohdiʹpendənsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011532a"><!--s011532a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a state of mutual dependency, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a situation where a carer comes to rely psychologically on the person he or she is caring for</p><p><span class="bodyb">co-dependent</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glebe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gleeb/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025575a"><!--s025575a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027308b"><!--s027308b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in former times, land belonging or yielding revenue to a church or clergyman.</p></div><a name="s027309b"><!--s027309b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> land; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a plot of cultivated land [Latin <span class="bodyi">gleba</span> clod, land].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fetus <span class="bodyi">or</span> foetus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfeetəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> fetuses foetuses)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021998a"><!--s021998a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an unborn or unhatched vertebrate; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a developing human from usu seven weeks after conception to birth, from the time of appearance of bone cells in the cartilage</p><a name="sb000000202"><!--sb000000202--></a><p><span class="bodyb">fetal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">foetus</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">fetus</span>? <span class="bodyi">Foetus</span> was the usual British spelling until the late 20th cent., <span class="bodyi">fetus</span> being used in American English. <span class="bodyi">Fetus</span> is now the only spelling in technical use, and is increasingly found in popular writing in British English.</p></div><p>Latin <span class="bodyi">fetus</span> act of bearing young, offspring, also erroneously spelt <span class="bodyi">foetus</span>. <span class="bodyi">Foetus</span> was the usual British spelling until the late 20th cent., and <span class="bodyi">fetus</span> was used in American English. <span class="bodyi">Fetus</span> is now the only spelling in technical use, and is increasingly found in more general contexts in British English</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">G<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024523a"><!--s024523a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026352b"><!--s026352b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Gabon (international vehicle registration).</p></div><a name="s026353b"><!--s026353b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>gauss.</p></div><a name="s026354b"><!--s026354b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>German.</p></div><a name="s026355b"><!--s026355b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>giga-.</p></div><a name="s026356b"><!--s026356b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> grand ($1000).</p></div><a name="s026357b"><!--s026357b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>gravitational constant.</p></div><a name="s026358b"><!--s026358b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>Gulf.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barbarian<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004412a"><!--s004412a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004459b"><!--s004459b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to barbarians or of the nature of a barbarian.</p></div><a name="s004460b"><!--s004460b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>lacking refinement, learning, or artistic or literary culture.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">groundswell</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgrowndswel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026632a"><!--s026632a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028523b"><!--s028523b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sea swell caused by an often distant gale or ground tremor.</p></div><a name="s028524b"><!--s028524b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a rapid and spontaneous build-up of public opinion.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">footpath</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023471a"><!--s023471a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025137b"><!--s025137b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a narrow path for people on foot, e.g. in the country.</p></div><a name="s025138b"><!--s025138b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a pavement.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">co-determination</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkohdiˌtuhmiʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011533a"><!--s011533a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the participation of the workforce with management in the determination of business policy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">GA</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024525a"><!--s024525a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026365b"><!--s026365b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>General Assembly.</p></div><a name="s026366b"><!--s026366b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Georgia (US postal abbreviation).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epicure</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹepikyooə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020117a"><!--s020117a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody with sensitive and discriminating tastes, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in food or wine</p><p><span class="bodyb">epicurism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [named after <span class="bodyi">Epicurus</span> d.270 <span class="bodysc">bc</span>, Greek philosopher].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drape<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/drayp/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018229a"><!--s018229a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019085b"><!--s019085b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cover or decorate (something) with folds of cloth or clothing hanging in loose folds or flowing lines.</p></div><a name="s019086b"><!--s019086b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to arrange (cloth, clothing, etc) in this way flowing lines or folds.</p></div><a name="s019087b"><!--s019087b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to hang or stretch (something) loosely or carelessly </p><p><i></i></p><p>He draped his legs over the chair</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">drapen</span> to weave, from early French <span class="bodyi">draper</span>, from <span class="bodyi">drap</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/drab1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">drab 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feu</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fyooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021999a"><!--s021999a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a perpetual lease for a fixed rent, or land held under such a lease [Middle English (Scots) from early French <span class="bodyi">fé, fief</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fee1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fee 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barbaric</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bahʹbarik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004413a"><!--s004413a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004461b"><!--s004461b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>vicious and cruel </p><p><i></i></p><p>barbaric punishment</p>.</div><a name="s004462b"><!--s004462b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>unsophisticated or uncivilized</p><p><span class="bodyb">barbarically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/glee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025576a"><!--s025576a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027310b"><!--s027310b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a feeling of merry high-spirited joy or delight.</p></div><a name="s027311b"><!--s027311b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an unaccompanied song for three or more usu male solo voices [Old English <span class="bodyi">glēo</span> entertainment].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">algolagnia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/algohʹlagni·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001280a"><!--s001280a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>sexual pleasure found in inflicting or suffering pain; sadomasochism</p><p><span class="bodyb">algolagnic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">algolagnia</span> from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/alg_or_algo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">alg-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">lagneia</span> lust].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bramble</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrambl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007131a"><!--s007131a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007316b"><!--s007316b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a prickly rambling shrub of the rose family, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a blackberry.</p></div><a name="s007317b"><!--s007317b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly ScotBrit</span> the fruit of this shrub; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blackberry1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blackberry 1</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">brambly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">brembel</span> from Old English <span class="bodyi">brēmel</span>;related to Old English <span class="bodyi">brōm</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/broom/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">broom</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cross-check<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014252a"><!--s014252a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a check by reference to more than one source.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">groundwater</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026633a"><!--s026633a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>underground water in soil and rocks that supplies wells and springs, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> water that has saturated surface soil and rocks.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">codex</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohdeks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> codices /ʹkohdiseez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011534a"><!--s011534a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a manuscript book, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of biblical or classical texts [Latin <span class="bodyi">codex</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">footplate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023472a"><!--s023472a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> the platform on which the crew stand in a locomotive.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barbarise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbahbəriez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004414a"><!--s004414a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/barbarize_or_barbarise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">barbarize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ga<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024526a"><!--s024526a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Georgia (USA).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feud<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fyoohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022000a"><!--s022000a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lasting state of hostilities, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> between families or clans, marked by violent attacks for the purpose of revenge [alteration of Middle English <span class="bodyi">feide</span> from Old French, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drape<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018230a"><!--s018230a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019088b"><!--s019088b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004789c"><!--s004789c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a piece of drapery.</p></div><a name="s004790c"><!--s004790c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a curtain.</p></div></div><a name="s019089b"><!--s019089b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the way in which fabric or clothing hangs.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cross-country<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014253a"><!--s014253a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014862b"><!--s014862b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>proceeding over countryside rather than by roads </p><p><i></i></p><p>cross-country rambling</p> <p><i></i></p><p>cycle cross-country</p>.</div><a name="s014863b"><!--s014863b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a race: held over the countryside instead of over a track.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brambling</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrambling/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007132a"><!--s007132a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a brightly coloured Old World finch: <span class="bodyi">Fringilla montifringilla</span> [prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bramble/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bramble</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ling/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ling</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glee club</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025577a"><!--s025577a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a choir, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in N America, organized for singing usu short secular pieces.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">groundwork</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026634a"><!--s026634a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>work done to provide a foundation or basis.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Epicurean<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌepikyooʹree·ən, -ʹkyooəri·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020118a"><!--s020118a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021165b"><!--s021165b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a follower of the doctrine of the materialist Greek philosopher Epicurus (d.270 <span class="bodysc">bc</span>) who taught that pleasure, in the form of mental serenity and freedom from pain, was the highest good.</p></div><a name="s021166b"><!--s021166b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">epicurean</span>) an epicure</p><p><span class="bodyb">Epicureanism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">algology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/alʹgoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001281a"><!--s001281a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a branch of biology dealing with algae <span class="bodyb">algological</span> /-ʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">algologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">codfish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> codfishes <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> codfish)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011535a"><!--s011535a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cod1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cod 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foot-pound</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> foot-pounds)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023473a"><!--s023473a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of work equal to the work done by a force of one pound in moving a body through a distance of one foot, equivalent to about 1.36 joules.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feud<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022001a"><!--s022001a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to carry on a feud.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ga<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024527a"><!--s024527a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chemical symbol for gallium.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barbarism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbahbəriz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004415a"><!--s004415a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004463b"><!--s004463b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a word, action, or idea that is unacceptable by contemporary standards, or the use of such words, actions, or ideas.</p></div><a name="s004464b"><!--s004464b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>primitive or unsophisticated social or intellectual condition.</p></div><a name="s004465b"><!--s004465b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>barbarous cruelty.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">draper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018231a"><!--s018231a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, dated</span> a person who deals in or sells textile fabrics cloth and usu also haberdashery and soft furnishings [Middle English, orig a maker of cloth, from Old French <span class="bodyi">drapier</span>, from <span class="bodyi">drap</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/drab1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">drab 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gleeful</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgleef(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025578a"><!--s025578a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>full of glee; merry or triumphant</p><p><span class="bodyb">gleefully</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">gleefulness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cross-country<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cross-countries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014254a"><!--s014254a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014864b"><!--s014864b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>cross-country running, horse-riding, etc.</p></div><a name="s014865b"><!--s014865b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a cross-country race.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ground zero</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026635a"><!--s026635a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028525b"><!--s028525b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the point on the surface of the earth at or directly below or above the centre of a nuclear explosion.</p></div><a name="s028526b"><!--s028526b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Ground Zero</span>) <span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> the site of a destroyed building, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the former World Trade Centre in New York, destroyed in a terrorist attack on 11 September 2001.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Epicurean<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020119a"><!--s020119a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021167b"><!--s021167b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to the Greek philosopher Epicurus or his doctrine.</p></div><a name="s021168b"><!--s021168b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">epicurean</span>) relating to or suitable for an epicure.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">codger</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkojə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011536a"><!--s011536a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an old and mildly eccentric man [prob alteration of <span class="bodyi">cadger</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cadge/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cadge</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bramley</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbramli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -eys)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007133a"><!--s007133a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large green variety of cooking apple [named after Matthew <span class="bodyi">Bramley</span>, <span class="bodyi">fl.</span> 1850, English butcher and reputed first grower of the fruit].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Algol <span class="bodyi">or</span> ALGOL</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹalgol/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001279a"><!--s001279a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an early high-level computer language designed primarily for mathematical and scientific use [acronym from <span class="bodyi">algorithmic language</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foot-pound-second</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023474a"><!--s023474a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of a system of units based upon the foot as the unit of length, the pound as the unit of weight or mass, and the second as the unit of time.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gab<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/gab/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (gabbed, gabbing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024528a"><!--s024528a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to chatter or blab [prob short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gabble1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gabble 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feudal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022002a"><!--s022002a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023281b"><!--s023281b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of feudalism or a medieval fee.</p></div><a name="s023282b"><!--s023282b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">derog</span> suggestive of feudalism, usu with reference to the expectation of unquestioning obedience from inferiors, or their servile compliance </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her old feudal countess of a mother rules the family with an iron hand</p><p> Henry James</p><p><span class="bodyb">feudally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">feodalis, feudalis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">feodum, feudum</span> fee, fief, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epicycle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹepisiekl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020120a"><!--s020120a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a circle that itself moves round the circumference of a larger circle <span class="bodyb">epicyclic</span> /-ʹsieklik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">epicicle</span> via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">epikyklos</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epi_or_ep/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epi-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">kyklos</span> circle].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">group<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/groohp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026636a"><!--s026636a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028527b"><!--s028527b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a number of people or things gathered together or regarded as forming a single unit.</p></div><a name="s028528b"><!--s028528b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a small band of musicians, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> playing pop music.</p></div><a name="s028529b"><!--s028529b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an operational and administrative unit in an air force consisting of two or more squadrons.</p></div><a name="s028530b"><!--s028530b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>two or more figures or objects forming a distinct unit in a painting or other artistic work.</p></div><a name="s028531b"><!--s028531b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a number of business companies under the same ultimate ownership of a single individual or association.</p></div><a name="s028532b"><!--s028532b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s007535c"><!--s007535c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an assemblage of atoms forming part of a molecule; a radical </p><p><i></i></p><p>a methyl group</p>.</div><a name="s007536c"><!--s007536c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>all the chemical elements forming one of the vertical columns of the periodic table.</p></div></div><a name="s028533b"><!--s028533b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a mathematical set that is closed under a binary associative operation, has an identity element, and has an inverse for every element [French <span class="bodyi">groupe</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">gruppo</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barbarity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bahʹbariti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> barbarities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004416a"><!--s004416a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/barbarism/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">barbarism</span></span></a> (2), <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/barbarism/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">barbarism</span></span></a> (3).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">codices</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohdiseez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011537a"><!--s011537a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/codex/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">codex</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gleeman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gleemen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025579a"><!--s025579a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a professional entertainer, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a travelling singer; a minstrel.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bran</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bran/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007134a"><!--s007134a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the broken husk of cereal grain separated from the flour or meal by sifting [Middle English from Old French].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drapery</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> draperies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018232a"><!--s018232a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019090b"><!--s019090b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004791c"><!--s004791c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>cloth, or clothing, curtains, etc arranged or hung gracefully, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in loose folds, or a piece of such cloth or clothing.</p></div><a name="s004792c"><!--s004792c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>textile fabrics used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for clothing or soft furnishings.</p></div><a name="s004793c"><!--s004793c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> hangings of heavy fabric used as a curtain.</p></div></div><a name="s019091b"><!--s019091b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> the business or shop of a draper.</p></div><a name="s019092b"><!--s019092b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span></p><a name="s004794c"><!--s004794c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the business or shop of a draper.</p></div><a name="s004795c"><!--s004795c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the goods sold by a draper.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">footprint</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023475a"><!--s023475a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025139b"><!--s025139b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an impression made by a foot or shoe </p><p><i></i></p><p>We can make our lives sublime, and, departing, leave behind us footprints on the sands of time</p><p> Longfellow.</p></div><a name="s025140b"><!--s025140b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the area on the earth's surface covered by the transmissions of a communications satellite.</p></div><a name="s025141b"><!--s025141b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the space on a desk occupied by an electronic device such as a computer.</p></div><a name="s025142b"><!--s025142b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the effect an individual's presence and behaviour has on the environment<i></i></p><p>ecological footprint</p> <p><i></i></p><p>carbon footprint</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cross-cultural</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014255a"><!--s014255a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014866b"><!--s014866b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>embracing different cultures </p><p><i></i></p><p>meetings that make for better cross-cultural understanding</p>.</div><a name="s014867b"><!--s014867b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>drawing a comparison between different cultures.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Algonkian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/alʹgongki·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001282a"><!--s001282a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/algonquian/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Algonquian</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gab<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024529a"><!--s024529a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> idle talk.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feudalise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022003a"><!--s022003a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/feudalize_or_feudalise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">feudalize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barbarize <span class="bodyi">or</span> barbarise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbahbəriez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004417a"><!--s004417a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make (somebody or something) barbarous <span class="bodyb">barbarization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">codicil</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohdisil/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011538a"><!--s011538a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011831b"><!--s011831b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a modifying clause added to a will.</p></div><a name="s011832b"><!--s011832b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an appendix or supplement <span class="bodyb">codicillary</span> /-ʹsiləri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">codicille</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">codicillus</span>,dimin. of <span class="bodyi">codic-, codex</span> book].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/glen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025580a"><!--s025580a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a narrow valley, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in Scotland or Ireland [Middle English (Scots), valley, from Scottish Gaelic and Irish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">gleann</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">group<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026637a"><!--s026637a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028534b"><!--s028534b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to form or combine (people or things) in a group.</p></div><a name="s028535b"><!--s028535b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + under/with) to assign (somebody or something) to a group; to classify <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s028536b"><!--s028536b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to form or belong to a group</p><p><span class="bodyb">groupable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Algonkin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/alʹgongkin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001283a"><!--s001283a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/algonquin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Algonquin</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">branch<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/brahnch/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007135a"><!--s007135a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007318b"><!--s007318b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a secondary woody shoot arising from the trunk of a tree, or from a bough, or from the main axis of a shrub.</p></div><a name="s007319b"><!--s007319b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001721c"><!--s001721c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> the tributary of a river.</p></div><a name="s001722c"><!--s001722c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a side road or way.</p></div><a name="s001723c"><!--s001723c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a slender projection, e.g. the tine of an antler.</p></div></div><a name="s007320b"><!--s007320b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a distinct part of a complex whole, e.g.:</p><a name="s001724c"><!--s001724c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a division of a family descending from a particular ancestor.</p></div><a name="s001725c"><!--s001725c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a distinct section of a particular subject of study </p><p><i></i></p><p>Pathology is a branch of medicine</p>.</div><a name="s001726c"><!--s001726c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a division or separate part of an organization</p><p><span class="bodyb">branched</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">branchless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">branchlet</span> /ʹbrahnchlit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">branchy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via Old French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">branca</span> paw].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epicycloid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/epiʹsiekloyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020121a"><!--s020121a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a curve traced by a point on a circle as it rolls round the outside of a fixed circle</p><p><span class="bodyb">epicycloidal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">footrest</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023476a"><!--s023476a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a support, e.g. a low stool or a rail, for the feet.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drastic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdrastik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018233a"><!--s018233a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019093b"><!--s019093b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>radical in effect or action; severe </p><p><i></i></p><p>a drastic solution</p>.</div><a name="s019094b"><!--s019094b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a drug, remedy, or treatment: acting rapidly or violently</p><p><span class="bodyb">drastically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">drastikos</span> effective, from <span class="bodyi">dran</span> to do].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crosscurrent</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014256a"><!--s014256a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014868b"><!--s014868b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a current in a river or the sea that flows across the main current.</p></div><a name="s014869b"><!--s014869b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a conflicting tendency </p><p><i></i></p><p>political crosscurrents</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gabardine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gabəʹdeen, ʹgabədeen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024530a"><!--s024530a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gaberdine_or_gabardine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gaberdine</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feudalism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022004a"><!--s022004a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a medieval system of political organization involving the relationship of lord to vassal with all land held in exchange for service fee, homage, the service of tenants under arms and in court, wardship, and forfeiture</p><p><span class="bodyb">feudalist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">feudalistic</span> /-ʹlistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">barbarous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbahb(ə)rəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004418a"><!--s004418a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004466b"><!--s004466b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>lacking culture or refinement.</p></div><a name="s004467b"><!--s004467b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>mercilessly harsh or cruel.</p></div><a name="s004468b"><!--s004468b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>with no system of social organization; uncivilized</p><p><span class="bodyb">barbarously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">barbarousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">barbaros</span> foreign, ignorant].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">codicology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohdiʹkoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011539a"><!--s011539a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the study of manuscripts <span class="bodyb">codicological</span> /-kəʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [from French <span class="bodyi">codicologie</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">codic-</span>, stem of <span class="bodyi">codex</span> codex + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ology/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ology</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">group captain</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026638a"><!--s026638a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in the RAF and some other air forces, an officer who is senior to a wing commander and junior to an air commodore.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glengarry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/glenʹgari/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> glengarries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025581a"><!--s025581a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a straight-sided woollen cap with a crease in the crown from front to back and two short ribbons hanging down behind, worn <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as part of Highland military uniform [named after <span class="bodyi">Glengarry</span>, valley in Scotland].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epideictic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/epiʹdiektik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020122a"><!--s020122a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>intended for effect or display, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> designed to display the rhetorical skill of a speaker [Greek <span class="bodyi">epideiktikos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">epideiknynai</span> to display, show off, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epi_or_ep/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epi-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">deiknynai</span> to show].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">branch<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007136a"><!--s007136a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007321b"><!--s007321b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to put forth branches.</p></div><a name="s007322b"><!--s007322b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to spring out, e.g. from a main stem.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/drat/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018234a"><!--s018234a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used to express annoyance</p><p><span class="bodyb">dratted</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [prob euphemism for <span class="bodyi">God rot</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crosscut<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014257a"><!--s014257a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to cut across the grain of (wood).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foot rot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023477a"><!--s023477a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bacterial infection that causes progressive inflammation of the feet of sheep, cattle, and other hoofed animals.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gabble<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgabl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024531a"><!--s024531a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to talk rapidly or unintelligibly; to jabber</p><p><span class="bodyb">gabbler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [prob imitative].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Algonquian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/alʹgongkwi·ən/ Algonkian /-ki·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001284a"><!--s001284a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001296b"><!--s001296b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a group of Native American languages spoken <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the eastern parts of Canada and the USA.</p></div><a name="s001297b"><!--s001297b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a member of any of the Native American peoples speaking Algonquian languages.</p></div><a name="s001298b"><!--s001298b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/algonquin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Algonquin</span></span></a> (1), <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/algonquin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Algonquin</span></span></a> (2)</p><p><span class="bodyb">Algonquian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/algonquin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Algonquin</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ian/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ian</span></span></a> . Words from Algonquian languages that have passed into English include <span class="bodyi">chipmunk</span>, <span class="bodyi">moccasin</span>, <span class="bodyi">moose</span>, <span class="bodyi">persimmon</span>, <span class="bodyi">powwow</span>, <span class="bodyi">raccoon</span>, <span class="bodyi">skunk</span>, <span class="bodyi">terrapin</span>, and <span class="bodyi">toboggan.</span></p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feudality</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fyoohʹdaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> feudalities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022005a"><!--s022005a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023283b"><!--s023283b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the state of being feudal.</p></div><a name="s023284b"><!--s023284b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a feudal holding.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Barbary ape</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbahbəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004419a"><!--s004419a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tailless monkey of N Africa and Gibraltar: <span class="bodyi">Macaca sylvana</span> [named after <span class="bodyi">Barbary</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/barb3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">barb 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">codify</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohdifie/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (codifies, codified, codifying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011540a"><!--s011540a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to collect and arrange (e.g. laws or rules) in a systematic form <span class="bodyb">codification</span> /-fiʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">codifier</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">group dynamics</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026639a"><!--s026639a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the relationships that exist or establish themselves between individuals in a group, or the processes involved in the formation of these relationships.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gley</span><small><span class="eSynop">/glay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025582a"><!--s025582a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sticky clay formed under the surface of some waterlogged soils [Russian <span class="bodyi">gleĭ</span> clay].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epidemic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/epiʹdemik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020123a"><!--s020123a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021169b"><!--s021169b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an outbreak of a disease affecting many individuals within a population, community, or region at the same time.</p></div><a name="s021170b"><!--s021170b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an widespread outbreak or product of sudden rapid spread, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of something undesirable growth, or development</p><p><span class="bodyb">epidemical</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">epidemically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">footrule</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023478a"><!--s023478a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a ruler that is one foot long, or a ruler graduated in feet and inches.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crosscut<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014258a"><!--s014258a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something that cuts across or through; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a mine passage driven through a body of ore or from a shaft to a body of ore.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feudalize <span class="bodyi">or</span> feudalise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfyoohdliez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022006a"><!--s022006a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make (something) feudal <span class="bodyb">feudalization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">codlin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkodlin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011541a"><!--s011541a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/codling2_or_codlin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">codling 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gabble<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024532a"><!--s024532a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>rapid or unintelligible talk.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">draught<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">draft</span>) /drahft/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018235a"><!--s018235a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019095b"><!--s019095b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a current of air in an enclosed space.</p></div><a name="s019096b"><!--s019096b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004796c"><!--s004796c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>anthe act of drinking or inhaling, or athe portion drunk or inhaled.</p></div><a name="s004797c"><!--s004797c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a portion prepared poured out or mixed for drinking; a dose.</p></div></div><a name="s019097b"><!--s019097b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the act of drawing liquid, e.g. from a cask, or a quantity of liquid so drawn.</p></div><a name="s019098b"><!--s019098b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the depth of water a vessel ship or boat requires to float in, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when loaded.</p></div><a name="s019099b"><!--s019099b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a team of animals together with the load they draw.</p></div><a name="s019100b"><!--s019100b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>the act of drawing in a fishing net, or the quantity of fish so caught ✱ <span class="bodyb">on draught</span> said of beer or cider: ready to be served from the cask or barrel [Middle English <span class="bodyi">draght</span> from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">drattr</span>; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">dragan</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/draw1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">draw 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grouper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> groupers <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> grouper)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026640a"><!--s026640a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous species of large fishes of the sea bass family, found in tropical seas: genera <span class="bodyi">Epinephelus</span>, <span class="bodyi">Mycteroperca</span>, and other genera [Portuguese <span class="bodyi">garoupa</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Algonquin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/alʹgongkwin/ Algonkin /-kin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001285a"><!--s001285a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001299b"><!--s001299b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a Native American people living in the Ottawa river valley in Canada.</p></div><a name="s001300b"><!--s001300b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the dialect of Ojibwa spoken by the Algonquins.</p></div><a name="s001301b"><!--s001301b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/algonquian/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Algonquian</span></span></a> (1), <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/algonquian/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Algonquian</span></span></a> (2)</p><p><span class="bodyb">Algonquin</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">Algonquin</span>, alteration of <span class="bodyi">Algoumequin</span>, from Micmac <span class="bodyi">algoomaking</span> at the place where fish are speared].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">branchia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrangki·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> branchiae /ʹbrangkiee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007137a"><!--s007137a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the gill of a fish or other aquatic animal</p><p><span class="bodyb">branchial</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">branchiate</span> /ʹbrangki·ət, -ayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">branchion</span> gill].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bearded tit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004835a"><!--s004835a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small European bird with a long tail, found in secluded reedy places: <span class="bodyi">Panurus biarmicus</span>. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/reedling/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">reedling</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹglie·ə, ʹglee·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025583a"><!--s025583a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/neuroglia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">neuroglia</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">glial</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">glia</span> glue].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epidemic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020124a"><!--s020124a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021171b"><!--s021171b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a disease: affecting or tending to affect many individuals within a population, community, or region at the same time.</p></div><a name="s021172b"><!--s021172b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>very or excessively prevalent to an excessive degree </p><p><i></i></p><p>The practice had reached epidemic proportions</p> <p>[French <span class="bodyi">épidémique</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">epidemie</span> an epidemic, via late Latin <span class="bodyi">epidemia</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">epidēmia</span> visit, epidemic, ultimately from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epi_or_ep/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epi-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">demos</span> the people].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crosscut saw</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014259a"><!--s014259a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a saw designed to cut across the grain of wood: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ripsaw/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ripsaw</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gabbro</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgabroh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gabbros)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024533a"><!--s024533a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a coarse-grained, dark-coloured igneous rock composed of a calcium-containing feldspar and iron and magnesium minerals <span class="bodyb">gabbroic</span> /gaʹbroh·ik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Italian <span class="bodyi">gabbro</span>, prob from Latin <span class="bodyi">glaber</span> smooth].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">footsie</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023480a"><!--s023480a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025143b"><!--s025143b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> the act or an instance of surreptitiously and playfully touching, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the feet, as an indication of romantic or sexual interest ✱ <span class="bodyb">play footsie</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to caress somebody surreptitiously and amorously with the feet.</p></div><a name="s025144b"><!--s025144b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to have clandestine dealings with somebody [baby-talk dimin. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/foot1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">foot 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glib</span><small><span class="eSynop">/glib/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (glibber, glibbest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025584a"><!--s025584a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027312b"><!--s027312b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>showing little forethought or preparation; lacking depth and substance </p><p><i></i></p><p>glib solutions to problems</p>.</div><a name="s027313b"><!--s027313b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>marked by ease and fluency in speaking or writing, often to the point of being superficial or dishonest</p><p><span class="bodyb">glibly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">glibness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [prob modification of Low German <span class="bodyi">glibberig</span> slippery].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feudatory<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfyoohdət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022007a"><!--s022007a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023285b"><!--s023285b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>formerly, owing feudal allegiance.</p></div><a name="s023286b"><!--s023286b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>formerly, under a foreign overlord [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">feudatorius</span>,from <span class="bodyi">feudare</span> to enfeoff, from <span class="bodyi">feudum</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/feudal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">feudal</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">draught<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">draft</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018236a"><!--s018236a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019101b"><!--s019101b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of an animal: used for drawing loads </p><p><i></i></p><p>draught oxen</p>.</div><a name="s019102b"><!--s019102b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of beer or cider: served from the barrel or cask </p><p><i></i></p><p>draught beer</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">codling<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkodling/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011542a"><!--s011542a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a young cod [Middle English, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cod1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cod 1</span></span></a>+ <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ling/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ling</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">branchiopod</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrangki·əpod/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007138a"><!--s007138a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a class of aquatic crustaceans, e.g. a brine shrimp, typically having a long body, a carapace, and many pairs of leaflike appendages: class Branchiopoda <span class="bodyb">branchiopodan</span> /brangkiʹopədən, ˌbrangki·əʹpohdən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">branchiopodous</span> /brangkiʹopədəs, ˌbrangki·əʹpohdəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">branchia</span> gills + <span class="bodyi">pod-, pous</span> foot].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bear down</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004836a"><!--s004836a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004924b"><!--s004924b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a woman in childbirth: to exert concentrated downward pressure in an effort to expel the baby from the womb ✱ <span class="bodyb">bear down on</span> to come towards (somebody) purposefully or threateningly.</p></div><a name="s004925b"><!--s004925b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to weigh heavily on (something).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alg- <span class="bodyi">or</span> algo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001269a"><!--s001269a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: pain </p><p><i></i></p><p>algolagnia</p> [Latin <span class="bodyi">alg-</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">algos</span>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">groupie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgroohpi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026641a"><!--s026641a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an ardent female fan who follows of a famous person, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a rock star, who follows the object of admiration on tour, often <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the hope of striking up a sexual relationship with them [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/group1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">group<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (2) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ie/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ie</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epidemiology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌepideemiʹoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020125a"><!--s020125a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021173b"><!--s021173b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a branch of medicine that deals with the incidence, distribution, and control of disease in a population.</p></div><a name="s021174b"><!--s021174b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the factors controlling the presence or absence of disease <span class="bodyb">epidemiological</span> /-ʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">epidemiologically</span> /-ʹlojikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">epidemiologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">epidemia</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epidemic1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epidemic 1</span></span></a>) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/logy_or_ology/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-logy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cross-dating</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014260a"><!--s014260a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the dating of archaeological finds from one site by relating them to material from a comparable site.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gabby</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgabi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (gabbier, gabbiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024534a"><!--s024534a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> talkative or garrulous.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glide<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/glied/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025585a"><!--s025585a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027314b"><!--s027314b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to move noiselessly in a smooth, continuous, and effortless manner.</p></div><a name="s027315b"><!--s027315b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to pass gradually and imperceptibly.</p></div><a name="s027316b"><!--s027316b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s007153c"><!--s007153c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of an aircraft: to fly without the use of engines.</p></div><a name="s007154c"><!--s007154c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to fly in a glider <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s027317b"><!--s027317b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to glide</p><p><span class="bodyb">gliding</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">glidingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">glīdan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">branch out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007139a"><!--s007139a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to extend one's activities or try new experiences.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feudatory<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> feudatories)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022008a"><!--s022008a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>formerly, a person holding lands by feudal tenure; a vassal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bearer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004837a"><!--s004837a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004926b"><!--s004926b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a porter.</p></div><a name="s004927b"><!--s004927b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a plant yielding fruit.</p></div><a name="s004928b"><!--s004928b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a pallbearer.</p></div><a name="s004929b"><!--s004929b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a person holding an order for payment, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a bank note or cheque.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">draughtboard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018237a"><!--s018237a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chessboard/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chessboard</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">codling<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> codlin</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011543a"><!--s011543a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several elongated greenish cooking apples [alteration of Middle English <span class="bodyi">querdlyng</span>, from Anglo-French <span class="bodyi">quer de lion</span> lion heart; from its tapering shape and because it is very hard when raw].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">algorithm</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹalgəridhəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001286a"><!--s001286a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a systematic procedure for solving a mathematical problem in a finite number of steps, often using a computer; <span class="bodyi">broadly</span> a step-by-step procedure for solving a problem or accomplishing some end <span class="bodyb">algorithmic</span> /-ʹridhmik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [alteration of Middle English <span class="bodyi">algorisme</span>, via Old French and medieval Latin from Arabic <span class="bodyi">al-khuwārizmi</span>, named after <span class="bodyi">al-Khuwārizmi</span> fl.825, Arabian mathematician].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grouping</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026642a"><!--s026642a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a set of people or things individuals or objects combined in a group.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Footsie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfootsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023479a"><!--s023479a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an index showing the prices on the London Stock Exchange of the shares of the hundred largest public companies in Britain [from <span class="bodyi">Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 Share Index</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epidermis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/epiʹduhmis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020126a"><!--s020126a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021175b"><!--s021175b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the thin outer layer of the external covering of the animal body that is derived from ectoderm; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> the outer insensitive layer of the skin of a vertebrate animal that covers the dermis.</p></div><a name="s021176b"><!--s021176b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a thin protective surface layer of cells in higher plants</p><p><span class="bodyb">epidermal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">epidermic</span> /-mik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">epidermoid</span> /-moyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">epidermis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epi_or_ep/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epi-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">dermat-</span>, <span class="bodyi">derma</span> skin, from <span class="bodyi">derein</span> to skin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cross-dresser</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014261a"><!--s014261a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a transvestite</p><p><span class="bodyb">cross-dressing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gaberdine <span class="bodyi">or</span> gabardine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gabəʹdeen, ʹgabədeen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024535a"><!--s024535a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026367b"><!--s026367b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a firm durable fabric, e.g. of wool or rayon, woven with diagonal ribs on the right side.</p></div><a name="s026368b"><!--s026368b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a waterproof coat made of gaberdine.</p></div><a name="s026369b"><!--s026369b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a coarse long coat or smock worn chiefly by Jews in medieval times </p><p><i></i></p><p>You call me misbeliever, cut-throat dog, and spit upon my Jewish gaberdine</p><p> Shakespeare [early French <span class="bodyi">gaverdine</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glide<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025586a"><!--s025586a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027318b"><!--s027318b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of gliding.</p></div><a name="s027319b"><!--s027319b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in music, = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/portamento/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">portamento</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s027320b"><!--s027320b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a transitional sound produced by the vocal organs passing from one articulatory position to another.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brand<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/brand/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007140a"><!--s007140a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007323b"><!--s007323b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a class of goods identified by name as the product of a single firm or manufacturer.</p></div><a name="s007324b"><!--s007324b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a mark made by burning with a hot iron, or with a stamp or stencil, to identify manufacture or quality or to designate ownership, e.g. of cattle.</p></div><a name="s007325b"><!--s007325b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a charred or smouldering piece of wood.</p></div><a name="s007326b"><!--s007326b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s001727c"><!--s001727c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a class of goods identified by name as the product of a single firm or manufacturer.</p></div><a name="s001728c"><!--s001728c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a characteristic or distinctive kind </p><p><i></i></p><p>a lively brand of humour</p>.</div></div><a name="s007327b"><!--s007327b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s001729c"><!--s001729c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a mark made by burning with a hot iron, or with a stamp or stencil, to identify manufacture or quality or to designate ownership, e.g. of cattle.</p></div><a name="s001730c"><!--s001730c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>formerly, a mark put on criminals with a hot iron.</p></div><a name="s001731c"><!--s001731c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a mark conveying disgrace </p><p><i></i></p><p>the brand of poverty</p>.</div></div><a name="s007328b"><!--s007328b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s001732c"><!--s001732c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a tool used to produce a brand; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/branding_iron/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">branding iron</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s001733c"><!--s001733c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a charred or smouldering piece of wood.</p></div><a name="s001734c"><!--s001734c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a flaming torch.</p></div><a name="s001735c"><!--s001735c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> a sword </p><p><i></i></p><p>So this great brand the King took, and by this will beat his foemen down</p><p> Tennyson [Old English <span class="bodyi">brand</span> torch, sword; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">bærnan</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/burn1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">burn 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fever</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfeevə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022009a"><!--s022009a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023287b"><!--s023287b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a rise of body temperature above the normal, or any of various diseases characterized by such a rise in temperature.</p></div><a name="s023288b"><!--s023288b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a state of intense emotion or activity</p><p><span class="bodyb">feverish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">feverishly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">feverishness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s023289b"><!--s023289b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006007c"><!--s006007c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a state of intense emotion or activity </p><p><i></i></p><p>They were in a fever of impatience</p>.</div><a name="s006008c"><!--s006008c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a contagious, usu transient, enthusiasm; a craze </p><p><i></i></p><p>Football fever raged throughout the world</p> <p>[Old Englishfrom Latin <span class="bodyi">febris</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">draught-proof</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018238a"><!--s018238a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to plug gaps around (windows, doors, etc) to prevent a draught blowing through </p><p><i></i></p><p>draught-proof your house for the winter</p> <p><span class="bodyb">draught-proofing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gabfest</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgabfest/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024536a"><!--s024536a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026370b"><!--s026370b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> an informal gathering for conversation </p><p><i></i></p><p>political gabfests</p>.</div><a name="s026371b"><!--s026371b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a prolonged conversation [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gab2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gab 2</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fest/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fest</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alias<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹayli·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001287a"><!--s001287a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>otherwise called or known as </p><p><i></i></p><p>William Hancock, alias Michael Jones</p> [Latin <span class="bodyi">alias</span> otherwise, from <span class="bodyi">alius</span> other].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">footslog<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfootslog/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (footslogged, footslogging)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023481a"><!--s023481a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to march or tramp laboriously</p><p><span class="bodyb">footslogger</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">codling moth <span class="bodyi">or</span> codlin moth</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011544a"><!--s011544a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small moth whose larva lives in apples, pears, etc: <span class="bodyi">Cydia pomonella</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bear garden</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004838a"><!--s004838a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a scene of great noise or tumult [from the rowdiness of bearbaiting].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">group practice</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026643a"><!--s026643a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a medical practice run by a group of associated general practitioners.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epidermolysis bullosa</span><small><span class="eSynop">/epiduhʹmolisis booʹlohsə, -ʹlohzə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020127a"><!--s020127a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a group of inherited or, in rare cases, autoimmune skin disorders in which the skin, and in severe cases also the mucous membranes, blister when subjected to even slight pressure or friction [scientific Latin from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epidermis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epidermis</span></span></a> +<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lysis/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-lysis</span></span></a> and <span class="bodyi">bullosus</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">bulla</span> swelling].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glide path</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025587a"><!--s025587a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the path of descent of an aircraft in landing, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as marked by ground radar or radio.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crosse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kros/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014262a"><!--s014262a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a long-handled stick with a shallow triangular net of leather thongs at the end, used in lacrosse [French <span class="bodyi">crosse</span> crosier, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brand<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007141a"><!--s007141a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007329b"><!--s007329b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to mark (goods, cattle, slaves, or criminals) with a brand </p><p><i></i></p><p>And now I must become her branded slave</p><p> Dryden.</p></div><a name="s007330b"><!--s007330b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to stigmatize (somebody, or their conduct) </p><p><i></i></p><p>There are certain actions which the consent of all nations and individuals has branded with the unchangeable name of meanness</p><p> Thomas Paine.</p></div><a name="s007331b"><!--s007331b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to impress (something) indelibly </p><p><i></i></p><p>a day that is forever branded on my memory</p><p> Oscar Wilde</p><p><span class="bodyb">brander</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">draughts</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018239a"><!--s018239a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> (<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a board game for two players each of whom moves twelve disc-shaped pieces diagonally according to fixed rules across a chessboard, usu using only the black squares, to capture the opponent's pieces [Middle English <span class="bodyi">draghtes</span>, pl of <span class="bodyi">draght</span> draught, move in chess: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/draught1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">draught 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alias<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001288a"><!--s001288a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an assumed name.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">footslog<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023482a"><!--s023482a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a long and tiring walk, hike, or march.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glider</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025588a"><!--s025588a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027321b"><!--s027321b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an aircraft similar to an aeroplane but without an engine.</p></div><a name="s027322b"><!--s027322b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person or thing that glides.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bear hug</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004839a"><!--s004839a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rough tight embrace.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fevered</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfeevəd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022010a"><!--s022010a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023290b"><!--s023290b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>hot or flushed owing to fever or agitation </p><p><i></i></p><p>She wiped his fevered brow</p>.</div><a name="s023291b"><!--s023291b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>extremely fast or active, and usu agitated or excited </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fevered imagination</p> <p><i></i></p><p>This story is just a product of a fevered imagination</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cod-liver oil</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011545a"><!--s011545a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an oil obtained from the liver of the cod and closely related fishes and used as a source of vitamins A and D.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crossed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014263a"><!--s014263a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a telephone line: connected in error to two or more telephones.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epidiascope</span><small><span class="eSynop">/epiʹdie·əskohp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020128a"><!--s020128a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a projector for producing images of both opaque objects and transparencies.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gabion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgaybi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024537a"><!--s024537a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hollow cylinder of wickerwork, iron, etc filled with earth and used in building fieldworks or as a support in mining [early French via Old Italian from Latin <span class="bodyi">cavea</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cage1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cage 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">group therapy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026644a"><!--s026644a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the treatment of several individuals with similar psychological problems simultaneously through group discussion and mutual aid.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">branded</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrandid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007142a"><!--s007142a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>labelled with the manufacturer's brand.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">draughtsman <span class="bodyi">or</span> draughtswoman</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">draftsman</span>) (draftswoman) <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> draughtsmen draughtswomen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018240a"><!--s018240a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019103b"><!--s019103b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004798c"><!--s004798c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a person who draws technical plans and sketches, e.g. of machinery or structures.</p></div><a name="s004799c"><!--s004799c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an artist skilled in drawing.</p></div></div><a name="s019104b"><!--s019104b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/draftsman/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">draftsman</span></span></a> (1) <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/draftsman/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">draftsman</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s019105b"><!--s019105b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a disc-shaped piece used in draughts</p><p><span class="bodyb">draughtsmanship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">codon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohdon/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011546a"><!--s011546a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in genetics, a group of three adjacent nucleotides (structural units; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/nucleotide/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">nucleotide</span></span></a>) in RNA or DNA that codes for a particular amino acid or starts or stops protein synthesis [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/code1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">code 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/on2/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-on 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alibi<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹalibie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> alibis)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001289a"><!--s001289a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001302b"><!--s001302b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the plea of having been elsewhere when a crime was committed, or evidence supporting such a claim.</p></div><a name="s001303b"><!--s001303b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a plausible excuse, usu intended to avert blame or punishment [Latin <span class="bodyi">alibi</span> elsewhere, from <span class="bodyi">alius</span> other].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epididymis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/epiʹdidimis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> epididymides /-ʹdimideez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020129a"><!--s020129a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mass of coiled tubes at the back of the testis in which sperm is stored</p><p><span class="bodyb">epididymal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">epididymis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epi_or_ep/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epi-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">didymos</span> testicle].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glimmer<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹglimə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (glimmered, glimmering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025589a"><!--s025589a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027323b"><!--s027323b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to shine faintly or unsteadily.</p></div><a name="s027324b"><!--s027324b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to appear indistinctly with a faintly luminous quality</p><p><span class="bodyb">glimmering</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">glimmeringly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">glimeren</span>, prob of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cross-examine</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014264a"><!--s014264a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to question closely (a witness in a law court) closely in order to check answers or elicit new information</p><p><span class="bodyb">cross-examination</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cross-examiner</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">groupuscule</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgroohpəskyoohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026645a"><!--s026645a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small group that forms a faction; a splinter group [French <span class="bodyi">groupuscule</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">groupe</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/group1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">group 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bearing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004840a"><!--s004840a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004930b"><!--s004930b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the manner in which one carriesstands, moves, or conducts oneself </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fine looking man, with a dignified and military bearing</p> — Edgar Rice Burroughs.</div><a name="s004931b"><!--s004931b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) a machine part in which another part turns or slides.</p></div><a name="s004932b"><!--s004932b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an emblem or figure on a heraldic shield.</p></div><a name="s004933b"><!--s004933b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s001048c"><!--s001048c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the compass direction of a course or of one point with respect to another.</p></div><a name="s001049c"><!--s001049c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a determination of position.</p></div><a name="s001050c"><!--s001050c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) comprehension of one's position, environment, or situation </p><p><i></i></p><p>lose one's bearings</p>.</div><a name="s001051c"><!--s001051c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + on) a relation, connection or relevance to something, significance </p><p><i></i></p><p>has no bearing on the matter</p>.</div></div><a name="s004934b"><!--s004934b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>an emblem or figure on a heraldic shield.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">branding iron</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007143a"><!--s007143a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an iron implement that is heated and used to brand cattle, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgaybl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024538a"><!--s024538a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026372b"><!--s026372b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the vertical triangular section of wall between two slopes of a pitched roof.</p></div><a name="s026373b"><!--s026373b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a triangular part used as a decoration over a window or door</p><p><span class="bodyb">gabled</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via Old French from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">gafle</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">draughty</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">drafty</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (draughtier, draughtiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018241a"><!--s018241a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a room, house, etc: having cold draughts blowing through it</p><p><span class="bodyb">draughtily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">draughtiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foot soldier</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023483a"><!--s023483a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025145b"><!--s025145b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an infantry soldier.</p></div><a name="s025146b"><!--s025146b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a lowly but indispensable worker or member of an organization.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feverfew</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022011a"><!--s022011a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a perennial European composite plant with white-yellow flowers: <span class="bodyi">Tanacetum parthenium</span> [Middle English via Anglo-French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">febrifugia</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/febrifuge1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">febrifuge 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">codpiece</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011547a"><!--s011547a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a flap or bag concealing an opening in the front of men's breeches, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the 15th and 16th cent </p><p><i></i></p><p>Why, what a ruthless thing is this … for the rebellion of a codpiece to take away the life of a man!</p><p> Shakespeare [Middle English <span class="bodyi">codpese</span>,from <span class="bodyi">cod</span> bag, scrotum (from Old English <span class="bodyi">codd</span>) + <span class="bodyi">pese</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/piece1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">piece 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alibi<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (alibis, alibied, alibiing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001290a"><!--s001290a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to provide (somebody) with an alibi or excuse.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cross-eye</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014265a"><!--s014265a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014870b"><!--s014870b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a squint in which the eye turns towards the nose.</p></div><a name="s014871b"><!--s014871b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) eyes that squint inwards</p><p><span class="bodyb">cross-eyed</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">groupware</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026646a"><!--s026646a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>computer software that enables a network of users (e.g. within an organization) to share information and other resources.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feverish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022012a"><!--s022012a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023292b"><!--s023292b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006009c"><!--s006009c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>having the symptoms of a fever.</p></div><a name="s006010c"><!--s006010c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>indicating, relating to, or caused by a fever.</p></div><a name="s006011c"><!--s006011c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>tending to cause or infect with fever.</p></div></div><a name="s023293b"><!--s023293b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>marked by intense emotion, activity, or instability </p><p><i></i></p><p>feverish excitement</p> <p><span class="bodyb">feverishly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">feverishness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gable end</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024539a"><!--s024539a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an end wall that has a gable at the top.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">footsore</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023484a"><!--s023484a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having sore or tender feet, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from much walking</p><p><span class="bodyb">footsoreness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bearing rein</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004841a"><!--s004841a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/checkrein/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">checkrein</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brandish</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrandish/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007144a"><!--s007144a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to shake or wave (a weapon, etc) menacingly or ostentatiously [Middle English <span class="bodyi">braundisshen</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">brandiss-</span>,stem of <span class="bodyi">brandir</span>,from <span class="bodyi">brand</span> sword, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epidural<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/epiʹdyooərəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020130a"><!--s020130a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>situated on or administered outside the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dura_mater/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dura mater</span></span></a> (outermost membrane covering brain and spinal cord) </p><p><i></i></p><p>epidural anaesthesia</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dravidian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/drəʹvidi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018242a"><!--s018242a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019106b"><!--s019106b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a group of indigenous peoples of inhabiting S India and Sri Lanka.</p></div><a name="s019107b"><!--s019107b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of several languages of India, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan spoken by these peoples, including Tamil and Malayalam</p><p><span class="bodyb">Dravidian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">Drāvi</span> <span class="bodyi">ḍa</span> Tamil + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ian/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ian</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">codswallop</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkodzwoləp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011548a"><!--s011548a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> nonsense</p><p>origin uncertain. Sometimes said to be named after Hiram <span class="bodyi">Codd</span>, 19th-cent. inventor of a bottle for fizzy drinks, <span class="bodyi">Codd's Wallop</span> becoming a derogatory term for gassy beer; there is no evidence to support this</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glimmer<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025590a"><!--s025590a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027325b"><!--s027325b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a feeble or unsteady light.</p></div><a name="s027326b"><!--s027326b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007155c"><!--s007155c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a dim perception or faint idea.</p></div><a name="s007156c"><!--s007156c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a small sign or amount </p><p><i></i></p><p>a glimmer of intelligence</p>.</div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Alice band</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹalis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001291a"><!--s001291a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a firm headband worn to hold the hair back from the face [from the illustrations of the character <span class="bodyi">Alice</span> in <span class="bodyi">Through the Looking Glass</span> by Lewis Carroll].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cross-fertilization <span class="bodyi">or</span> cross-fertilisation</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014266a"><!--s014266a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014872b"><!--s014872b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003731c"><!--s003731c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>fertilization by the joining of ova with pollen or sperm from a different individual: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/self_fertilization_or_self_fertilisation/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">self-fertilization</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s003732c"><!--s003732c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>cross-pollination.</p></div></div><a name="s014873b"><!--s014873b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>interaction, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a broadening or productive nature.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">feverous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfeevərəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022013a"><!--s022013a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/feverish/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">feverish</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gabonese</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gabəʹneez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Gabonese)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024540a"><!--s024540a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Gabon in West Africa</p><p><span class="bodyb">Gabonese</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grouse<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/grows/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> grouse)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026647a"><!--s026647a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a gameany of several species of birds with a plump body and strong feathered legs, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the red grouse, which is a popular game bird: genus <span class="bodyi">Lagopus</span> [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bearish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004842a"><!--s004842a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004935b"><!--s004935b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001052c"><!--s001052c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>bad-tempered.</p></div><a name="s001053c"><!--s001053c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>clumsy or rough.</p></div></div><a name="s004936b"><!--s004936b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>marked by, tending to cause, or fearful of falling prices, e.g. in a stock market: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bullish/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bullish</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">bearishness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glimpse<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/glimps/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025591a"><!--s025591a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to see (something) briefly or partially [Middle English <span class="bodyi">glimsen</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brandleader</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrandleedə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007145a"><!--s007145a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the best-known best-selling brand of a type of product.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epidural<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020131a"><!--s020131a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an injection of a local anaesthetic into the lower portion of the canal housing the spinal cord, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to reduce the pain of childbirth.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">draw<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/draw/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> drew /drooh/) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> drawn)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018243a"><!--s018243a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019108b"><!--s019108b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004800c"><!--s004800c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to produce (a picture, diagram, etc) by making lines on a surface.</p></div><a name="s004801c"><!--s004801c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to produce a likeness of (somebody or something) in this way.</p></div></div><a name="s019109b"><!--s019109b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004802c"><!--s004802c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to pull or haul (a vehicle, etc).</p></div><a name="s004803c"><!--s004803c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to move (somebody) in a particular direction </p><p><i></i></p><p>She drew him to one side</p>.</div><a name="s004804c"><!--s004804c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to pull (curtains) to an open or closed position.</p></div></div><a name="s019110b"><!--s019110b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s004805c"><!--s004805c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to bring out of a container, often with an effort </p><p><i></i></p><p>to draw a sword</p>.</div><a name="s004806c"><!--s004806c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to extract (a tooth).</p></div></div><a name="s019111b"><!--s019111b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to take in (a breath).</p></div><a name="s019112b"><!--s019112b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to attract </p><p><i></i></p><p>to draw the crowds</p>.</div><a name="s019113b"><!--s019113b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to bring about (a response) </p><p><i></i></p><p>to draw cheers</p>.</div><a name="s019114b"><!--s019114b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to reach (a conclusion).</p></div><a name="s019115b"><!--s019115b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to receive (a salary).</p></div><a name="s019116b"><!--s019116b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to take (money) from a bank account.</p></div><a name="s019117b"><!--s019117b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>to take (cards) from a pack.</p></div><a name="s019118b"><!--s019118b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>to take or be awarded (a random choice).</p></div><a name="s019119b"><!--s019119b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>to have equal scores at the end of (a game).</p></div><a name="s019120b"><!--s019120b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>to come or go steadily or gradually </p><p><i></i></p><p>Night draws near</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s019121b"><!--s019121b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><a name="s004807c"><!--s004807c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to produce (a picture, diagram, etc) by making lines on a surface, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on paper.</p></div><a name="s004808c"><!--s004808c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to produce a likeness of (a person or thing) in this way.</p></div></div><a name="s019122b"><!--s019122b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">15</span><br/><a name="s004809c"><!--s004809c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to pull or haul (a vehicle, load, etc).</p></div><a name="s004810c"><!--s004810c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to cause (somebody or something) to move in a specified direction </p><p><i></i></p><p>She drew him aside</p>.</div></div><a name="s019123b"><!--s019123b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">16</span><br/><a name="s004811c"><!--s004811c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to attract (something or somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Honey draws flies</p>.</div><a name="s004812c"><!--s004812c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to derive (a quality or feeling) from a specified source </p><p><i></i></p><p>They drew inspiration from their teacher</p>.</div><a name="s004813c"><!--s004813c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to bring (something unwelcome) on oneself; to provoke (an unfavourable result) </p><p><i></i></p><p>draw enemy fire</p>.</div><a name="s004814c"><!--s004814c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to bring (something) out by way of response; to elicit (a reaction) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The display drew cheers from the spectators</p>.</div></div><a name="s019124b"><!--s019124b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">17</span><br/><p>to take in (breath).</p></div><a name="s019125b"><!--s019125b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">18</span><br/><a name="s004815c"><!--s004815c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to bring or pull (something) out, often with effort </p><p><i></i></p><p>draw a tooth</p> <p><i></i></p><p>draw a sword</p>.</div><a name="s004816c"><!--s004816c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to cause (blood) to flow.</p></div><a name="s004817c"><!--s004817c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to extract the essence from (a herb, flavouring ,etc).</p></div><a name="s004818c"><!--s004818c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to remove the internal organs of (a person or animal); to disembowel.</p></div></div><a name="s019126b"><!--s019126b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">19</span><br/><p>to formulate or arrive at (a conclusion, etc) by reasoning.</p></div><a name="s019127b"><!--s019127b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">20</span><br/><a name="s004819c"><!--s004819c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + out) to take (money) from a bank acount or other place of deposit.</p></div><a name="s004820c"><!--s004820c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to receive (money) regularly, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from a particular source </p><p><i></i></p><p>draw a salary</p>.</div><a name="s004821c"><!--s004821c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to use (a cheque, etc) to make a cash demand.</p></div><a name="s004822c"><!--s004822c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to accumulate or gain (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>drawing interest</p>.</div></div><a name="s019128b"><!--s019128b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">21</span><br/><a name="s004823c"><!--s004823c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to receive or take (something) at random </p><p><i></i></p><p>draw a winning number</p>.</div><a name="s004824c"><!--s004824c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to take (cards) from a dealer or pack.</p></div><a name="s004825c"><!--s004825c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to be selected randomly to play against (another team).</p></div></div><a name="s019129b"><!--s019129b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">22</span><br/><p>to pull together and close (e.g. curtains).</p></div><a name="s019130b"><!--s019130b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">23</span><br/><a name="s004826c"><!--s004826c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to stretch or shape (metal) by pulling it through holes in dies.</p></div><a name="s004827c"><!--s004827c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to produce (wire) in this way.</p></div></div><a name="s019131b"><!--s019131b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">24</span><br/><p>to bend (a bow) by pulling back the string.</p></div><a name="s019132b"><!--s019132b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">25</span><br/><p>to finish (a contest) with the scores equal or without a winner.</p></div><a name="s019133b"><!--s019133b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">26</span><br/><p>said of a ship: require (a specified depth) to float in.</p></div><a name="s019134b"><!--s019134b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">27</span><br/><p>to drive game out of (an area).</p></div><a name="s019135b"><!--s019135b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">28</span><br/><p>to strike (a ball) so as to impart a curved motion or backspin <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s019136b"><!--s019136b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">29</span><br/><p>to make drawings; to sketch.</p></div><a name="s019137b"><!--s019137b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">30</span><br/><p>to come or go steadily or gradually </p><p><i></i></p><p>Night draws near</p>.</div><a name="s019138b"><!--s019138b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">31</span><br/><p>to advance as far as a specified position </p><p><i></i></p><p>draw level</p>.</div><a name="s019139b"><!--s019139b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">32</span><br/><p>to finish a competition or contest with the scores equal or neither side winning.</p></div><a name="s019140b"><!--s019140b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">33</span><br/><a name="s004828c"><!--s004828c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to bring out a weapon.</p></div><a name="s004829c"><!--s004829c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to pull back a bowstring.</p></div></div><a name="s019141b"><!--s019141b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">34</span><br/><a name="s004830c"><!--s004830c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to obtain resources, e.g. of information </p><p><i></i></p><p>drawing from a common fund of knowledge</p>.</div><a name="s004831c"><!--s004831c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to make a written demand for payment of money on deposit.</p></div></div><a name="s019142b"><!--s019142b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">35</span><br/><a name="s004832c"><!--s004832c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to produce or allow a draught </p><p><i></i></p><p>the chimney draws well</p>.</div><a name="s004833c"><!--s004833c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a sail: to swell out in a wind.</p></div></div><a name="s019143b"><!--s019143b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">36</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span>(+ on) to suck in tobacco smoke from (a pipe, cigarette, etc).</p></div><a name="s019144b"><!--s019144b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">37</span><br/><p>to steep or infuse </p><p><i></i></p><p>give the tea time to draw</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">draw on/upon</span>.</p></div><a name="s019145b"><!--s019145b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">38</span><br/><p>to use as a source of supply.</p></div><a name="s019146b"><!--s019146b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">39</span><br/><p>to use (something) as source of supply </p><p><i></i></p><p>We can draw on our previous experience</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">draw the line / a line in the sand</span> to establish a boundary or limit </p><p><i></i></p><p>drawing the line between art and pornography</p> <p><i></i></p><p>draw the line at using violence</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">draw the line</span> to fix a limit or boundary for an activity [Old English <span class="bodyi">dragan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">footstep</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023485a"><!--s023485a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025147b"><!--s025147b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006604c"><!--s006604c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the sound of a step or tread.</p></div><a name="s006605c"><!--s006605c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the distance covered by a step.</p></div></div><a name="s025148b"><!--s025148b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/footprint/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">footprint</span></span></a> (1) ✱ <span class="bodyb">follow in somebody's footsteps</span> to do what another person has done before, e.g. in following the same career.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">co-ed</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohʹed/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011549a"><!--s011549a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011833b"><!--s011833b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a co-educational school.</p></div><a name="s011834b"><!--s011834b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a female student in a co-educational institution</p><p><span class="bodyb">co-ed</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [short for <span class="bodyi">co-educational</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alicyclic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aliʹsieklik, -ʹsiklik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001292a"><!--s001292a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>combining the properties of aliphatic and cyclic organic chemical compounds [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aliphatic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aliphatic</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cyclic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cyclic</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crossfire</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014267a"><!--s014267a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014874b"><!--s014874b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>firing from two or more points in crossing directions.</p></div><a name="s014875b"><!--s014875b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>rapid or heated interchange </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was caught in the crossfire between his feuding parents</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fever pitch</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022014a"><!--s022014a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a state of intense excitement and agitation </p><p><i></i></p><p>They raised the crowd to fever pitch</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gaboon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gəʹboon/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024541a"><!--s024541a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dark hardwood from a W African tree [an alteration of <span class="bodyi">Gabon</span>, a republic in W central Africa].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bear market</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004843a"><!--s004843a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a stock market in which prices are falling.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">footstool</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023486a"><!--s023486a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a low stool used to support the feet.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burlesque<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (burlesques, burlesqued, burlesquing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007987a"><!--s007987a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to imitate (somebody or something) in a humorous or derisive manner.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glimpse<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025592a"><!--s025592a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a brief or partial view or look.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alidade</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹalidayd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001293a"><!--s001293a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rule equipped with sights used to determine direction in astronomy or surveying, e.g. as part of an astrolabe [Middle English <span class="bodyi">allidatha</span> via medieval Latin from Arabic <span class="bodyi">al-’iḍādah</span> the revolving radius of a circle].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">co-education</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkoh·edyooʹkaysh(ə)n, ˌkoh·ejoo-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011550a"><!--s011550a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the education of students of both sexes at the same institution</p><p><span class="bodyb">co-educational</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">co-educationally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">draw<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018244a"><!--s018244a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019147b"><!--s019147b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a process of taking names or items randomly, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a lottery or raffle, or to determine the grouping of opponents in a sports competition.</p></div><a name="s019148b"><!--s019148b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a contest that ends with the scores even; a tie.</p></div><a name="s019149b"><!--s019149b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something that attracts public attention or a large audience.</p></div><a name="s019150b"><!--s019150b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s004834c"><!--s004834c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a sucking action on something held between the lips, e.g. a pipe.</p></div><a name="s004835c"><!--s004835c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the removing of a gun from its holster in order to shoot </p><p><i></i></p><p>quick on the draw</p>.</div></div><a name="s019151b"><!--s019151b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> the movable part of a drawbridge.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epifauna</span><small><span class="eSynop">/epiʹfawnə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020132a"><!--s020132a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>aquatic animals living on a solid surface, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a hard sea floor: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/infauna/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">infauna</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">epifaunal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cross-grained</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014268a"><!--s014268a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014876b"><!--s014876b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of timber: having the grain or fibres running diagonally, transversely, or irregularly.</p></div><a name="s014877b"><!--s014877b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a person: difficult to deal with; intractable.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grouse<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026648a"><!--s026648a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to complain, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> annoyingly or without reason; to grumble</p><p><span class="bodyb">grouser</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [perhaps from Old French <span class="bodyi">groucier</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grudge1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grudge 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">few<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fyooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022015a"><!--s022015a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023294b"><!--s023294b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>amounting to only a small number </p><p><i></i></p><p>One of his few pleasures is gardening</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Some few people still believe that the world is flat</p>.</div><a name="s023295b"><!--s023295b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">a few</span>) at least some though not many </p><p><i></i></p><p>He'd had a few drinks</p> <p><i></i></p><p>I caught a few more fish</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">few and far between</span>.</p></div><a name="s023296b"><!--s023296b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>scarce; rare </p><p><i></i></p><p>Good days are few and far between</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">not a few</span> quite a lot</p><p><span class="bodyb">fewness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">fēawa</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gaboon viper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024542a"><!--s024542a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large venomous African snake: <span class="bodyi">Bitis gabonica</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Béarnaise sauce</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bayəʹnayz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004844a"><!--s004844a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rich sauce made with butter and egg yolks, and flavoured with wine, onion, and tarragon [French <span class="bodyi">béarnaise</span>, fem of <span class="bodyi">béarnais</span> of <span class="bodyi">Béarn</span>, region and former province of France].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">footwear</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023487a"><!--s023487a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>shoes, boots, etc collectively.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glint<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/glint/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025593a"><!--s025593a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027327b"><!--s027327b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to shine with tiny bright flashes; to sparkle or glitter, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by reflection.</p></div><a name="s027328b"><!--s027328b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of rays of light: to strike a reflecting surface obliquely and dart out at an angle <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s027329b"><!--s027329b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to glint [Middle English <span class="bodyi">glinten</span> to dart obliquely, glint, of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burly</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbuhli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (burlier, burliest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007988a"><!--s007988a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>strongly and heavily built</p><p><span class="bodyb">burliness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English in the senses ‘comely’, ‘noble’, ‘well-built’, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kyooʹrayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014686a"><!--s014686a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to manage (a museum, exhibition, etc) as a curator</p><p><span class="bodyb">curation</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/curator/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">curator</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alien<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹayli·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001294a"><!--s001294a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001304b"><!--s001304b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000358c"><!--s000358c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>relating or belonging to another person, place, or thing; strange.</p></div><a name="s000359c"><!--s000359c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>foreign.</p></div></div><a name="s001305b"><!--s001305b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>from another world; extraterrestrial.</p></div><a name="s001306b"><!--s001306b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ to) differing in nature or character, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to the extent of being opposed </p><p><i></i></p><p>They have ideas quite alien to ours</p> [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">alienus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">alius</span> other].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coefficient</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koh·iʹfish(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011551a"><!--s011551a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011835b"><!--s011835b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a constant, usu a number, placed before the variable factor or factors in an algebraic expression and multiplying them </p><p><i></i></p><p>In the expression 5xy the coefficient of xy is 5</p>.</div><a name="s011836b"><!--s011836b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic, e.g. of a device or process </p><p><i></i></p><p>the coefficient of expansion of a metal</p> <p>[scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">coefficient-, coefficiens</span>,from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/co/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">co-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">efficient-, efficiens</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/efficient/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">efficient</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grouse<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026649a"><!--s026649a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a complaint.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drawback</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018245a"><!--s018245a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019152b"><!--s019152b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an undesirable feature; a disadvantage </p><p><i></i></p><p>To have been well brought up is a great drawback now-a-days</p><p> Oscar Wilde.</p></div><a name="s019153b"><!--s019153b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a refund of duties, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on an imported product subsequently exported.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epigamic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/epiʹgamik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020133a"><!--s020133a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in zoology, denoting a feature that attracts the opposite sex [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epi_or_ep/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epi-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">gamos</span> marriage].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bear out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004845a"><!--s004845a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to confirm or substantiate (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Research bore out his theory</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">few<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022016a"><!--s022016a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023297b"><!--s023297b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">pl</span>) not many </p><p><i></i></p><p>Few of his stories were true</p>.</div><a name="s023298b"><!--s023298b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">a few</span>) at least some though not many </p><p><i></i></p><p>Only a few of his plans came to fruition</p>.</div><a name="s023299b"><!--s023299b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the few</span>) a select or exclusive group of people; an elite.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gaby</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgaybi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gabies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024543a"><!--s024543a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Eng dialect</span> a person lacking common sense; a simpleton [perhaps of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">footwork</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023488a"><!--s023488a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025149b"><!--s025149b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the control and placing of the feet in sport or dancing.</p></div><a name="s025150b"><!--s025150b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the activity of moving from place to place on foot </p><p><i></i></p><p>The investigation entailed a lot of footwork</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Burman</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbuhmən / <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Burmans)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007989a"><!--s007989a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/burmese/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Burmese</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">Burman</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glint<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025594a"><!--s025594a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027330b"><!--s027330b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a tiny bright flash of usu reflected light; a sparkle.</p></div><a name="s027331b"><!--s027331b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a brief or faint manifestation </p><p><i></i></p><p>a glint of recognition in her expression</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coelacanth</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹseeləkanth/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011552a"><!--s011552a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fish with fleshy pectoral fins, known only from fossils until a living specimen was caught in S African waters in 1938: genus <span class="bodyi">Coelacanthus</span> [Greek <span class="bodyi">koilos</span> hollow + <span class="bodyi">akantha</span> thorn, spine; because of the hollow spines in its fins].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alien<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001295a"><!--s001295a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001307b"><!--s001307b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a foreign-born resident who has not been naturalized; <span class="bodyi">broadly</span> a foreign-born citizen.</p></div><a name="s001308b"><!--s001308b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a being from another world; an extraterrestrial.</p></div><a name="s001309b"><!--s001309b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a person, animal, or plant from another family, race, or species</p><p><span class="bodyb">alienage</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fewer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022017a"><!--s022017a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="sb000000203"><!--sb000000203--></a><p>comparative of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/few1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">few 1</span></span></a></p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">fewer</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">less</span>? The general rule is to use <span class="bodyi">fewer</span> with plural nouns (<span class="bodyi">fewer people</span>, <span class="bodyi">fewer books</span>) and <span class="bodyi">less</span> with singular nouns (<span class="bodyi">less time</span>, <span class="bodyi">less work</span>, <span class="bodyi">less sugar</span>). More precisely, <span class="bodyi">fewer</span> is used with people or things that can be counted (<span class="bodyi">fewer than 100 people came to the meeting</span>) and <span class="bodyi">less</span> is used with quantities and numbers that give a quantity or size: <span class="bodyi">less than two years ago</span>. The use of <span class="bodyi">less</span> with plural nouns should be avoided: <span class="bodyi">fewer opportunities</span>, not <span class="bodyi">less opportunities</span>. This incorrect usage is, however, frequently found in informal contexts.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bearskin</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004846a"><!--s004846a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an article made of the skin of a bear; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a tall black military hat worn by the Brigade of Guards.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curate's egg</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014687a"><!--s014687a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> something with both good and bad parts</p><p>from a cartoon depicting a curate who, given a stale egg by his bishop, declared that parts of it were excellent</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">draw back</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018246a"><!--s018246a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019154b"><!--s019154b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to avoid an issue or commitment.</p></div><a name="s019155b"><!--s019155b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to retreat.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grouse<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026650a"><!--s026650a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ, informal</span> excellent or attractive [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epigastric</span><small><span class="eSynop">/epiʹgastrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020134a"><!--s020134a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lying on or over the stomach.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Burmese</span><small><span class="eSynop">/buhʹmeez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Burmese)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007990a"><!--s007990a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008289b"><!--s008289b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Myanmar.</p></div><a name="s008290b"><!--s008290b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Tibeto-Burman language spoken by the people of Myanmar</p><p><span class="bodyb">Burmese</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<span class="bodyi">Burma</span>, former name of Myanmar, country in SE Asia].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gad<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/gad/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (gadded, gadding)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024544a"><!--s024544a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(+ about/around) to go or travel in an aimless or restless manner or in search of pleasure [Old English <span class="bodyi">gædeling</span> vagabond].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">footy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfooti/ footie <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023489a"><!--s023489a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> football [by shortening and alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/football/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">football</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glioma</span><small><span class="eSynop">/glieʹohmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gliomas gliomata /-tə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025595a"><!--s025595a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tumour of the brain and spinal cord arising from the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/neuroglia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">neuroglia</span></span></a> (tissue supporting nerve cells and fibres) [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/glia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">glia</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/oma/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-oma</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coelenterate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/seeʹlentərayt, -rət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011553a"><!--s011553a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a phylum of invertebrate animals including the corals, sea anemones, and jellyfishes: phylum Coelenterata</p><p><span class="bodyb">coelenterate</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin phylum name, from Greek <span class="bodyi">koilos</span> hollow + <span class="bodyi">enteron</span> intestine].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alienable</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001296a"><!--s001296a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>legally capable of being sold or transferred <span class="bodyb">alienability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bear up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004847a"><!--s004847a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to summon up courage, resolution, or strength; to endure a difficult situation </p><p><i></i></p><p>She is bearing up under the strain</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fey</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fay/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022018a"><!--s022018a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023300b"><!--s023300b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>marked by an otherworldly and irresponsible air.</p></div><a name="s023301b"><!--s023301b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>able to see into the future or to see spirits.</p></div><a name="s023302b"><!--s023302b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006012c"><!--s006012c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>marked by an otherworldly and irresponsible air.</p></div><a name="s006013c"><!--s006013c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>able to see into the future or to see spirits.</p></div></div><a name="s023303b"><!--s023303b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Scot</span></p><a name="s006014c"><!--s006014c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>fated to die; doomed.</p></div><a name="s006015c"><!--s006015c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>marked by an excited or elated state</p><p><span class="bodyb">feyness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">fǣge</span> doomed].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grout<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/growt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026651a"><!--s026651a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028537b"><!--s028537b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">grouting</span>) a thin mortar used for filling spaces, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the gaps between wall or floor tiles.</p></div><a name="s028538b"><!--s028538b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007537c"><!--s007537c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">grouting</span>) a thin mortar used for filling spaces, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the gaps between wall or floor tiles.</p></div><a name="s007538c"><!--s007538c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>plaster that can be applied to the outside of buildings or as a thin finishing coat on ceilings.</p></div></div><a name="s028539b"><!--s028539b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) sediment of any kind at the bottom of a container [Old English <span class="bodyi">grūt</span> coarse meal].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curative<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkyooərətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014688a"><!--s014688a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or used in the cure of diseases</p><p><span class="bodyb">curatively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drawbar</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018247a"><!--s018247a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019156b"><!--s019156b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004836c"><!--s004836c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a beam across the rear of a tractor to which implements are hitched.</p></div><a name="s004837c"><!--s004837c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a railway vehicle coupling.</p></div></div><a name="s019157b"><!--s019157b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a bar that can be pulled to release something.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foo yong <span class="bodyi">or</span> fu yong</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌfooh ʹyong/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023490a"><!--s023490a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various Chinese-style dishes, similar to a vegetable omelettes, in which eggs are combined with beansprouts and sometimes other vegetables [Cantonese <span class="bodyi">foō yung</span>, literally ‘hibiscus’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coeliac</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">celiac</span>) /ʹseeliak/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011554a"><!--s011554a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or in the region of the abdominal cavity [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">koiliakos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">koilia</span> cavity, from <span class="bodyi">koilos</span> hollow].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epigastrium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/epiʹgstri·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> epigastria /-tri·ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020135a"><!--s020135a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the middle region of the upper part of the abdomen above the navel: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hypogastrium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hypogastrium</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">epigastric</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">epigastrion</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epi_or_ep/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epi-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">gastr-</span>, <span class="bodyi">gastēr</span> belly].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gad<sup>2</sup></span></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024545a"><!--s024545a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>✱ <span class="bodyb">on the gad</span> <span class="bodyi">archaic</span> travelling about, especially in search of pleasure.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glissade<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/gliʹsahd, gliʹsayd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025596a"><!--s025596a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027332b"><!--s027332b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a slide down a snow- or ice-covered slope, usu in a standing or squatting position.</p></div><a name="s027333b"><!--s027333b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a gliding step in ballet [French <span class="bodyi">glissade</span> slide, from <span class="bodyi">glisser</span> to slide, ultimately of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Burmese cat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007991a"><!--s007991a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cat of a breed resembling the Siamese cat but of solid and darker colour, typically dark brown or grey, and usu with orange or yellow eyes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alienate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹayli·ənayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001297a"><!--s001297a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001310b"><!--s001310b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (somebody) (<span class="bodyi">esp</span> a former friend or supporter) hostile or indifferent, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> where attachment formerly existed.</p></div><a name="s001311b"><!--s001311b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (something, e.g. affection) to be withdrawn or diverted.</p></div><a name="s001312b"><!--s001312b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to convey or transfer (e.g. property or a right) to another, usu by a specific act </p><p><i></i></p><p>The grantee of any extensive tract of land generally finds it for his interest to alienate … the greater part of it</p> — Adam Smith<p><span class="bodyb">alienator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">alienatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">alienare</span> to estrange, from <span class="bodyi">alienus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/alien1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">alien 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beast</span><small><span class="eSynop">/beest/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004848a"><!--s004848a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004937b"><!--s004937b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an animal, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a farm animal or a large wild animal.</p></div><a name="s004938b"><!--s004938b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001054c"><!--s001054c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an animal as distinguished from a plant.</p></div><a name="s001055c"><!--s001055c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a four-legged mammal as distinguished from human beings, lower vertebrates, and invertebrates.</p></div><a name="s001056c"><!--s001056c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>an animal under human control.</p></div></div><a name="s004939b"><!--s004939b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a cruel or contemptible person [Middle English <span class="bodyi">beste</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">bestia</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drawbridge</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018248a"><!--s018248a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bridge that can be raised or, let down, or drawn aside in order to prevent or permit passage, e.g. one over a castle moat.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curative<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014689a"><!--s014689a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a medicine or agent used to cure something.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grout<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026652a"><!--s026652a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to fill up the spaces between (tiles) with grout</p><p><span class="bodyb">grouter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glissade<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025597a"><!--s025597a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to perform a glissade.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coeliac disease</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011555a"><!--s011555a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>defective digestion of fats in the intestines, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in young children.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gad<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024546a"><!--s024546a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> used as a mild oath [euphemism for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/god1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">god 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fop</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fop/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023491a"><!--s023491a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a man who is overly concerned about his clothes, hair, appearance, etc; a dandy</p><p><span class="bodyb">foppery</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">foppish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">foppishly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">foppishness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English, fool; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beastly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (beastlier, beastliest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004849a"><!--s004849a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004940b"><!--s004940b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>very unpleasant or disagreeable </p><p><i></i></p><p>beastly weather</p>.</div><a name="s004941b"><!--s004941b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of beasts; bestial</p><p><span class="bodyb">beastliness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fez</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> fezzes)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022019a"><!--s022019a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a red brimless hat shaped like a truncated cone with a tassel, worn by men in southern and eastern Mediterranean countries [French <span class="bodyi">fez</span>, named after <span class="bodyi">Fez</span>, city inMorocco where they were orig made].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burn<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/buhn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past and past part.</span> burned burnt) (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> burned burnt /buhnt/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007992a"><!--s007992a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008291b"><!--s008291b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to undergo or cause to undergo combustion by fire.</p></div><a name="s008292b"><!--s008292b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to injure or damage by exposure to fire or heat, or to become charred, scorched, or destroyed in this way.</p></div><a name="s008293b"><!--s008293b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>of a fire: to consume fuel and give off heat, light, and gases.</p></div><a name="s008294b"><!--s008294b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to use as fuel.</p></div><a name="s008295b"><!--s008295b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>of the skin: to become reddened and sore from exposure to heat.</p></div><a name="s008296b"><!--s008296b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(+ with) to experience a strong emotion or desire.</p></div><a name="s008297b"><!--s008297b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to drive very fast ✱ <span class="bodyb">burn one's bridges/boats</span> to commit oneself to a course of action that cannot be reversed ✱ <span class="bodyb">burn one's fingers</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/finger1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">finger 1</span></span></a> ✱ <span class="bodyb">burn the candle at both ends</span> to be active at night as well as by day ✱ <span class="bodyb">burn the midnight oil</span> to work or study far into the night <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s001967c"><!--s001967c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a fire: to consume fuel and give off heat, light, and gases.</p></div><a name="s001968c"><!--s001968c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a fuel or other material: to undergo combustion </p><p><i></i></p><p>The wood burns well</p>.</div><a name="s001969c"><!--s001969c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>said of a building etc: to be consumed or destroyed by fire.</p></div></div><a name="s008298b"><!--s008298b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to give off light </p><p><i></i></p><p>A lamp was burning in the window</p>.</div><a name="s008299b"><!--s008299b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to become charred, scorched, or destroyed by fire or the action of heat </p><p><i></i></p><p>I think the food must be burning</p>.</div><a name="s008300b"><!--s008300b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>said of the skin: to become reddened and sore from exposure to heat.</p></div><a name="s008301b"><!--s008301b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><a name="s001970c"><!--s001970c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to be longing </p><p><i></i></p><p>They were burning to tell the story</p>.</div><a name="s001971c"><!--s001971c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(+ with) to experience an emotion or desire strongly </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was burning with fury</p>.</div></div><a name="s008302b"><!--s008302b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to drive very fast <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s008303b"><!--s008303b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><a name="s001972c"><!--s001972c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to undergo combustion by fire.</p></div><a name="s001973c"><!--s001973c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to use (something) as fuel.</p></div></div><a name="s008304b"><!--s008304b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><a name="s001974c"><!--s001974c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to injure or damage (something) by exposure to fire, heat, radiation, corrosive chemicals, or electricity.</p></div><a name="s001975c"><!--s001975c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to char or scorch (something) by exposure to fire or heat.</p></div><a name="s001976c"><!--s001976c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to put (somebody) to death by burning.</p></div></div><a name="s008305b"><!--s008305b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">15</span><br/><p>to produce (something) by burning </p><p><i></i></p><p>He managed to burn a hole in the sleeve</p>.</div><a name="s008306b"><!--s008306b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">16</span><br/><p>to copy data, audio files, etc to (a CD) ✱ <span class="bodyb">burn one's bridges/boats</span> to commit oneself to a course of action that cannot be reversed ✱ <span class="bodyb">burn one's fingers</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/finger1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">finger 1</span></span></a> ✱ <span class="bodyb">burn the candle at both ends</span> to be active at night as well as by day ✱ <span class="bodyb">burn the midnight oil</span> to work or study far into the night [Middle English <span class="bodyi">birnan</span> from Old English <span class="bodyi">byrnan</span> (verb intrans), <span class="bodyi">bærnan</span> (verb trans)].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epigeal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/epiʹjee·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020136a"><!--s020136a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>growing, living, or occurring above the surface of the ground: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hypogeal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hypogeal</span></span></a> [Greek <span class="bodyi">epigaios</span> upon the earth, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epi_or_ep/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epi-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">gē</span> earth].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alienation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌayli·əʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001298a"><!--s001298a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001313b"><!--s001313b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>withdrawal from or a feeling of apathy towards one's former attachments or society in general</p><p>The concept of alienation in philosophical parlance was popularized by some unfaithful disciples of Hegel: Hess, Feuerbach and, especially, Marx. Alienation is a process whereby products of human work and life gain a quasi-autonomous existence and dominate (or oppress) people like foreign powers; people lose control of their own creations. God is alienated humanity, money is the productive effort alienated from the producers. The word ‘alienation’ is often used in a vague sense of being injuriously separated from society or one's own milieu — Professor Leszek Kołakowski</p></div><a name="s001314b"><!--s001314b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a conveyance of property to another.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drawee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/drawʹee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018249a"><!--s018249a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the person or organization from whose bank, etc account money is taken when a cheque, draft, etc is presented for payment.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curator</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kyooʹraytə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014690a"><!--s014690a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person in charge of a museum, art gallery, exhibition etc, or a collection within one <span class="bodyb">curatorial</span> /kyooərəʹtawri·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">curatorship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">curator</span>, from <span class="bodyi">curare</span> to care, from <span class="bodyi">cura</span> care].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grove</span><small><span class="eSynop">/grohv/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026653a"><!--s026653a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small wood or, group, or planting of trees [Old English <span class="bodyi">grāf</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glissando</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gliʹsandoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> glissandi /-dee/ glissandos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025598a"><!--s025598a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in music, a rapid sliding up or down the scale [prob modification of French <span class="bodyi">glissade</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/glissade1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">glissade 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coelom</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">celom</span>) /ʹseeləm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> coeloms coelomata /seeʹlohmətə/) (<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> celoms celomata)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011556a"><!--s011556a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the space between the body wall and the digestive tract in animals more advanced than the lower worms <span class="bodyb">coelomic</span> /seeʹlohmik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [German <span class="bodyi">Koelom</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">koilōma</span> cavity, from <span class="bodyi">koilos</span> hollow].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gadabout</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024547a"><!--s024547a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a person who goes from place to place in search of pleasure.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foppery</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfopəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023492a"><!--s023492a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the behaviour, dress, or affectations characteristic of a fop.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ff</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022020a"><!--s022020a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023304b"><!--s023304b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>folios.</p></div><a name="s023305b"><!--s023305b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>following, e.g. pages.</p></div><a name="s023306b"><!--s023306b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>fortissimo.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burn<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007993a"><!--s007993a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008307b"><!--s008307b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an injury or damage resulting from burning.</p></div><a name="s008308b"><!--s008308b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001977c"><!--s001977c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an injury or damage resulting from burning.</p></div><a name="s001978c"><!--s001978c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a burned area </p><p><i></i></p><p>I noticed a burn on the table top</p>.</div><a name="s001979c"><!--s001979c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a burning sensation </p><p><i></i></p><p>I can still feel the burn of the iodine on the cut</p>.</div></div><a name="s008309b"><!--s008309b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a firing of a spacecraft rocket engine in flight.</p></div><a name="s008310b"><!--s008310b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> tobacco or a cigarette.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beast of burden</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004850a"><!--s004850a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an animal used to carry heavy material or perform other heavy work, e.g. pulling a plough.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epigene</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹepijeen/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020137a"><!--s020137a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of rock: formed or occurring on the earth's surface: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hypogene/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hypogene</span></span></a> [French <span class="bodyi">épigène</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">epigenēs</span> growing after, from <span class="bodyi">epigignesthai</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epigone/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epigone</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drawer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018250a"><!--s018250a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019158b"><!--s019158b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>/draw/ an open-topped storage box that slides out of a piece of furniture for access.</p></div><a name="s019159b"><!--s019159b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>/ʹdraw·ə/</p><a name="s004838c"><!--s004838c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>somebody who draws something.</p></div><a name="s004839c"><!--s004839c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the person or organization to whom money is paid when a cheque, draft, etc is presented for payment.</p></div></div><a name="s019160b"><!--s019160b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>/drawz/ <span class="bodyi">dated or humorous</span> (<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) an undergarment for the lower body; knickers or underpants.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curb<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kuhb/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014691a"><!--s014691a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015245b"><!--s015245b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a check or restraint.</p></div><a name="s015246b"><!--s015246b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a chain or strap used to restrain a horse, attached to the sides of the bit and passing below the lower jaw, or the bit to which it is attached.</p></div><a name="s015247b"><!--s015247b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s003803c"><!--s003803c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a chain or strap used to restrain a horse, attached to the sides of the bit and passing below the lower jaw.</p></div><a name="s003804c"><!--s003804c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a bit used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with a curb chain or strap, usu in a double bridle.</p></div></div><a name="s015248b"><!--s015248b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a sprain in a ligament just below a horse's hock.</p></div><a name="s015249b"><!--s015249b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kerb/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">kerb</span></span></a> [early French <span class="bodyi">courbe</span> curve, curved piece of wood or iron, from Latin <span class="bodyi">curvus</span> curved].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alienist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹayli·ənist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001299a"><!--s001299a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001315b"><!--s001315b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a specialist in legal aspects of psychiatry.</p></div><a name="s001316b"><!--s001316b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> somebody who treats mental disorders [French <span class="bodyi">aliéniste</span>, from <span class="bodyi">aliéné</span> insane, from Latin <span class="bodyi">alienatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">alienare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/alienate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">alienate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grovel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgrovl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (grovelled, grovelling, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> groveled) (groveling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026654a"><!--s026654a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028540b"><!--s028540b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to lie or creep with the body prostrate to show subservience or abasement.</p></div><a name="s028541b"><!--s028541b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to abase or humble oneself, e.g. in order to earn forgiveness or favour</p><p><span class="bodyb">groveller</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">grovellingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [back-formation from obsolete <span class="bodyi">groveling</span> prone, from Middle English <span class="bodyi">on gruf</span> on the face, from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">á grúfu</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coelomate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹseeləmayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011557a"><!--s011557a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an animal with a coelom</p><p><span class="bodyb">coelomate</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gadarene</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgadəreen/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024548a"><!--s024548a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>headlong or precipitate </p><p><i></i></p><p>a Gadarene rush to the cities</p> <p>[from the demon-possessed <span class="bodyi">Gadarene</span> swine (Matthew 8:28) that rushed into the sea].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burn<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007994a"><!--s007994a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Scot</span> a small stream [Old English <span class="bodyi">burn</span>, <span class="bodyi">bourne</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bourn1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bourn 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glisten<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹglis(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (glistened, glistening)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025599a"><!--s025599a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to shine, usu by reflection, with a sparkling radiance or with the lustre of a wet or oily surface [Old English <span class="bodyi">glisnian</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epigenesis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/epiʹjenəsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020138a"><!--s020138a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021177b"><!--s021177b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in biology, development of an organism by gradual production of different parts from a single undifferentiated cell, e.g. a fertilized egg.</p></div><a name="s021178b"><!--s021178b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>change in the mineral character of a rock owing to outside influences <span class="bodyb">epigenetic</span> /-ʹnetik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fiacre</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fiʹahkrə (<span class="bodyi">French</span> fjakr)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022021a"><!--s022021a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>formerly, a small four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage for hire </p><p><i></i></p><p>A fiacre was found resting in the shadow of the Arch of Constantine</p><p> Henry James [French <span class="bodyi">fiacre</span>, named after the Hôtel de St <span class="bodyi">Fiacre</span> in Paris, where such vehicles were first hired out].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">for.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023496a"><!--s023496a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025165b"><!--s025165b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>foreign.</p></div><a name="s025166b"><!--s025166b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>forest.</p></div><a name="s025167b"><!--s025167b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>forestry.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beat<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/beet/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> beat) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> beaten)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004851a"><!--s004851a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s004942b"><!--s004942b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001057c"><!--s001057c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to hit (somebody) repeatedly, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> so as to inflict pain.</p></div><a name="s001058c"><!--s001058c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to strike directly against (something) forcefully and repeatedly </p><p><i></i></p><p>Heavy waves beat the shore</p>.</div><a name="s001059c"><!--s001059c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to flap or thrash at (something) vigorously </p><p><i></i></p><p>a trapped bird beating the air</p>.</div><a name="s001060c"><!--s001060c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to strike at or range over (something) in order to rouse game, or as if to rouse game.</p></div><a name="s001061c"><!--s001061c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>to mix or whip (food).</p></div><a name="s001062c"><!--s001062c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">f</span><br/><p>to strike (something) repeatedly in order to produce music or a signal.</p></div></div><a name="s004943b"><!--s004943b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001063c"><!--s001063c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to pound (something) into a powder, paste, or pulp.</p></div><a name="s001064c"><!--s001064c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to make (something) by repeated treading or driving over a surface </p><p><i></i></p><p>A path had been beaten through the woods</p>.</div><a name="s001065c"><!--s001065c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to dislodge (something) by repeated hitting </p><p><i></i></p><p>We beat the dust from the carpet</p>.</div><a name="s001066c"><!--s001066c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to lodge (something) securely by repeated striking </p><p><i></i></p><p>He beat a stake into the ground</p>.</div><a name="s001067c"><!--s001067c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>to shape (something) by beating; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to flatten (something) thin by blows </p><p><i></i></p><p>gold beaten into foil</p>.</div><a name="s001068c"><!--s001068c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">f</span><br/><p>to sound or express (something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by drumbeat </p><p><i></i></p><p>The men beat a tattoo on the drums</p>.</div></div><a name="s004944b"><!--s004944b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cause (one's hand or foot) to strike or tap repeatedly </p><p><i></i></p><p>He beat his foot nervously on the ground</p>.</div><a name="s004945b"><!--s004945b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s001069c"><!--s001069c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to overcome or defeat (somebody).</p></div><a name="s001070c"><!--s001070c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to surpass (somebody).</p></div><a name="s001071c"><!--s001071c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to win by overcoming a restraint imposed by (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The oldest entrant beat the odds to win the race</p>.</div></div><a name="s004946b"><!--s004946b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to indicate (a rhythm) by beating.</p></div><a name="s004947b"><!--s004947b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>of a bird's wing: to strike the air <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s004948b"><!--s004948b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s001072c"><!--s001072c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(+ on/at/against) to dash or strike </p><p><i></i></p><p>The rain was beating on the roof</p>.</div><a name="s001073c"><!--s001073c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to glare or strike with oppressive intensity </p><p><i></i></p><p>The sun was beating down</p>.</div></div><a name="s004949b"><!--s004949b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s001074c"><!--s001074c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a heart or pulse: to pulsate or throb.</p></div><a name="s001075c"><!--s001075c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to sound on being struck </p><p><i></i></p><p>The drums were beating</p>.</div></div><a name="s004950b"><!--s004950b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><a name="s001076c"><!--s001076c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to strike the air; to flap </p><p><i></i></p><p>The bird's wings beat frantically</p>.</div><a name="s001077c"><!--s001077c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to strike cover or range in order to find or rouse game.</p></div></div><a name="s004951b"><!--s004951b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><a name="s001078c"><!--s001078c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to progress with much difficulty.</p></div><a name="s001079c"><!--s001079c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a sailing vessel: to make way at sea against the wind by a series of alternate tacks across the wind ✱ <span class="bodyb">beat about the bush</span> to fail to come to the point in conversation by talking indirectly or evasively ✱ <span class="bodyb">beat a retreat</span> to withdraw quickly ✱ <span class="bodyb">beat it</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to hurry away; to leave ✱ <span class="bodyb">beat somebody to it</span> to act ahead of somebody, usu so as to forestall them ✱ <span class="bodyb">it beats me</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> I cannot understand </p><p><i></i></p><p>It beats me why she married him</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">off the beaten track</span> of a place: remote or isolated.</div></div><a name="s004952b"><!--s004952b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>not well-known ✱ <span class="bodyb">beat down</span>/<span class="bodyb">beat somebody down</span> to make (somebody) reduce the price of something</p><p><span class="bodyb">beatable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">beater</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">bēatan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">draw in</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018251a"><!--s018251a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019161b"><!--s019161b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of successive days: to grow shorter with the approach of winter.</p></div><a name="s019162b"><!--s019162b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of a train: to approach a station.</p></div><a name="s019163b"><!--s019163b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to entice (somebody) to take part.</p></div><a name="s019164b"><!--s019164b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of a train: to approach a station.</p></div><a name="s019165b"><!--s019165b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s004840c"><!--s004840c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of successive days: to grow shorter, in autumn and early winter.</p></div><a name="s004841c"><!--s004841c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of successive nights: to start earlier <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s019166b"><!--s019166b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to cause or entice (somebody) to enter or participate.</p></div><a name="s019167b"><!--s019167b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to sketch (something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> roughly.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aliform</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaylifawm/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001300a"><!--s001300a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>wing-shaped or having wing-shaped parts [Latin <span class="bodyi">ali-</span> (from <span class="bodyi">ala</span> wing) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/form_or_iform/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-form</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grow</span><small><span class="eSynop">/groh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> grew /grooh/) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> grown /grohn/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026655a"><!--s026655a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028542b"><!--s028542b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of an organism: to increase in size and develop to maturity.</p></div><a name="s028543b"><!--s028543b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to increase or expand <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s028544b"><!--s028544b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s007539c"><!--s007539c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of an organism: to increase in size and develop to maturity.</p></div><a name="s007540c"><!--s007540c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to take on a particular appearance or assume a particular position through a process of natural growth </p><p><i></i></p><p>two tree trunks grown together</p>.</div></div><a name="s028545b"><!--s028545b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s007541c"><!--s007541c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to increase in size by the addition of new parts or elements </p><p><i></i></p><p>The business just grew and grew</p>.</div><a name="s007542c"><!--s007542c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to increase or expand </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her confidence grew daily</p>.</div></div><a name="s028546b"><!--s028546b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(+ from/out of) to develop from a parent source </p><p><i></i></p><p>The book grew out of a series of lectures</p>.</div><a name="s028547b"><!--s028547b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to become gradually </p><p><i></i></p><p>She grew pale</p>.</div><a name="s028548b"><!--s028548b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to cause (a plant, fruit, or vegetables, etc) to grow; to cultivate <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s028549b"><!--s028549b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to cause (a plant or the fruit or vegetables it yields) to grow; to cultivate (plants).</p></div><a name="s028550b"><!--s028550b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to develop (something) as a natural product of growing </p><p><i></i></p><p>They don't start to grow wings until several weeks later</p>.</div><a name="s028551b"><!--s028551b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>to cause (something, e.g. a business) to increase in size or expand</p><p><span class="bodyb">grower</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">growingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">grōwan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curb<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014692a"><!--s014692a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015250b"><!--s015250b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to check or control (somebody or something).</p></div><a name="s015251b"><!--s015251b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to put a curb on (a horse).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coelurosaur</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹlyooərəsaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011558a"><!--s011558a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small flesh-eating dinosaur that walked on two legs and is believed to be an ancestor of the birds [Greek <span class="bodyi">koilos</span> hollow + <span class="bodyi">oura</span> tail + <span class="bodyi">sauros</span> lizard].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gadfly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gadflies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024549a"><!--s024549a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026374b"><!--s026374b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a flyany of various flies, e.g. a horsefly or botfly, that bites or annoys livestock.</p></div><a name="s026375b"><!--s026375b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>ana usu intentionally annoying person who stimulates or provokes others, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by persistent irritating criticism [obsolete <span class="bodyi">gad</span> metal spike, goad, rod, from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">gaddr</span> spike, sting].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glisten<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025600a"><!--s025600a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sheen or sparkle, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a reflected light reflected from given off by something wet or oily.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fiancé <span class="bodyi">or</span> fiancée</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fiʹonsay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022022a"><!--s022022a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a man or woman to whom a person is engaged to be married [French <span class="bodyi">fiancé</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">fidare</span>,alteration of <span class="bodyi">fidere</span> to trust].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burner</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007995a"><!--s007995a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the part of a fuel-burning device, e.g. a stove or furnace, where the flame is produced.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drawing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018252a"><!--s018252a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019168b"><!--s019168b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004842c"><!--s004842c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the art or technique of representing an object, figure, or plan by means of lines.</p></div><a name="s004843c"><!--s004843c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a representation formed by drawing.</p></div></div><a name="s019169b"><!--s019169b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an amount drawn from a fund.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epigeous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/epiʹjee·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020139a"><!--s020139a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epigeal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epigeal</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curbstone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014693a"><!--s014693a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kerbstone/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">kerbstone</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beat<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004852a"><!--s004852a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004953b"><!--s004953b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001080c"><!--s001080c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a metrical or rhythmic stress in poetry or music.</p></div><a name="s001081c"><!--s001081c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the rhythmic effect of this.</p></div><a name="s001082c"><!--s001082c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the tempo indicated to a musical performer.</p></div></div><a name="s004954b"><!--s004954b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001083c"><!--s001083c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a pulsation or throb.</p></div><a name="s001084c"><!--s001084c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a sound produced by beating, or as if by beating.</p></div></div><a name="s004955b"><!--s004955b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>each of the pulsations of amplitude produced by the mixing of sine waves, e.g. sound or radio waves, having different frequencies.</p></div><a name="s004956b"><!--s004956b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an area or route regularly patrolled, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by a police officer.</p></div><a name="s004957b"><!--s004957b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a single stroke or blow, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a series </p><p><i></i></p><p>three beats on the drum</p>.</div><a name="s004958b"><!--s004958b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tack1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tack<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (3b).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coenobite</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">cenobite</span>) /ʹseenəbiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011560a"><!--s011560a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of a monastic community <span class="bodyb">coenobitic</span> /-ʹbitik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">coenobitical</span> /-ʹbitikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">coenobita</span> from <span class="bodyi">coenobium</span> monastery, from late Greek <span class="bodyi">koinobion</span>, derivative of Greek <span class="bodyi">koin-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/coen_or_coeno/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">coen-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">bios</span> life].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">for-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023497a"><!--s023497a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming verbs, denoting:</p><a name="s025168b"><!--s025168b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>prohibition or exclusion </p><p><i></i></p><p>forbid</p>.</div><a name="s025169b"><!--s025169b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>omission, refraining, or neglect </p><p><i></i></p><p>forgo</p> <p><i></i></p><p>forget</p>.</div><a name="s025170b"><!--s025170b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006614c"><!--s006614c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>prohibition or exclusion </p><p><i></i></p><p>forbid</p> <p><i></i></p><p>forfend</p>.</div><a name="s006615c"><!--s006615c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>omission, refraining, or neglect </p><p><i></i></p><p>forgo</p> <p><i></i></p><p>forsake</p> <p><i></i></p><p>forget</p> <p><i></i></p><p>forswear</p>.</div></div><a name="s025171b"><!--s025171b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>destruction </p><p><i></i></p><p>fordo</p>.</div><a name="s025172b"><!--s025172b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>completion; excess </p><p><i></i></p><p>forspent</p> <p><i></i></p><p>forlorn</p> <a name="sb000000217"><!--sb000000217--></a><p>[Old English; related to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/for1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">for 1</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">for-</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">fore-</span>? These two prefixes are sometimes confused. The prefix <span class="bodyi">for-</span> denotes prohibition (<span class="bodyi">forbid</span>) or omission (<span class="bodyi">forsake</span>). The prefix <span class="bodyi">fore-</span> means ‘before’ (<span class="bodyi">foresee</span>). See also notes at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/forbear1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">forbear 1</span></span></a> and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/forgo_or_forego/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">forgo</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gadget</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgajit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024550a"><!--s024550a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a usu small and often novel mechanical or electronic device <span class="bodyb">gadgetry</span> /-tri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [perhaps from French <span class="bodyi">gâchette</span> catch of a lock, trigger, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">gâche</span> staple, hook].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">growbag</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026656a"><!--s026656a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large bag of compost designed to be laid flat and used as a container for planting.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alight<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹliet/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001301a"><!--s001301a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001317b"><!--s001317b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to come down from something; to dismount or disembark </p><p><i></i></p><p>passengers alighting at Crewe</p>.</div><a name="s001318b"><!--s001318b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to descend from the air and settle; to land</p><p><span class="bodyb">alightment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">ālīhtan</span>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">līhtan</span> to alight].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glister<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹglistə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (glistered, glistering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025601a"><!--s025601a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly literary</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/glitter1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">glitter 1</span></span></a> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">glistren</span>, prob from early Dutch <span class="bodyi">glisteren</span> or early Low German <span class="bodyi">glistern</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fiasco</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fiʹaskoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> fiascos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022023a"><!--s022023a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a complete and ignominious failure [via French from Italian <span class="bodyi">fiasco</span> bottle (from late Latin <span class="bodyi">flasca</span>, <span class="bodyi">flasco</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flask/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flask</span></span></a>), in the phrase <span class="bodyi">far fiasco</span>, literally ‘to make a bottle’, used in the theatre to mean ‘to fail in a performance’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curcuma</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkuhkyoomə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014694a"><!--s014694a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of tropical plants of the ginger family with short fleshy roots, including the plant from which turmeric is obtained: genus <span class="bodyi">Curcuma</span> [scientific Latin from Arabic <span class="bodyi">kurkum</span> saffron].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coen- <span class="bodyi">or</span> coeno-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011559a"><!--s011559a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meaning: common; general </p><p><i></i></p><p>coenobite</p> <p>[scientific Latin, from Greek <span class="bodyi">koin-, koino-</span>,from <span class="bodyi">koinos</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">for<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fə; <span class="bodyi">strong</span> faw/ <i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023493a"><!--s023493a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025151b"><!--s025151b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006606c"><!--s006606c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>used to indicate purpose or reason </p><p><i></i></p><p>for money</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a grant for studying medicine</p> <p><i></i></p><p>an operation for cancer</p> <p><i></i></p><p>What's this knob for?</p>.</div><a name="s006607c"><!--s006607c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>used to indicate goal or direction, intention, or desire </p><p><i></i></p><p>head for home</p> <p><i></i></p><p>She left for home an hour ago</p> <p><i></i></p><p>He acted for the best</p> <p><i></i></p><p>It's getting on for five</p>.</div><a name="s006608c"><!--s006608c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>used to indicate something that is to be had or gained </p><p><i></i></p><p>Now for a good rest</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Run for your life</p> <p><i></i></p><p>My wife has an eye for a bargain</p> <p><i></i></p><p>The flowers are for you</p> <p><i></i></p><p>There's a phone call for you</p>.</div></div><a name="s025152b"><!--s025152b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>as being or constituting </p><p><i></i></p><p>for breakfast</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Don't take him for a fool</p> <p><i></i></p><p>I ate it for breakfast</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Take John, for example</p> <p><i></i></p><p>I know for a fact he's leaving</p> <p><i></i></p><p>I for one don't care</p>.</div><a name="s025153b"><!--s025153b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>because of </p><p><i></i></p><p>cry for joy</p>.</div><a name="s025154b"><!--s025154b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s006609c"><!--s006609c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>because of </p><p><i></i></p><p>I cried for joy</p> <p><i></i></p><p>You'll feel better for a holiday</p>.</div><a name="s006610c"><!--s006610c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>because of the hindrance of </p><p><i></i></p><p>They couldn't speak for laughing</p> <p><i></i></p><p>If it weren't for you I'd leave</p>.</div></div><a name="s025155b"><!--s025155b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s006611c"><!--s006611c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in place of </p><p><i></i></p><p>Have you got change for a pound</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a word-for-word translation</p>.</div><a name="s006612c"><!--s006612c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>on behalf of; representing </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'm acting for my client</p> <p><i></i></p><p>red for danger</p>.</div><a name="s006613c"><!--s006613c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>in support of; in favour of </p><p><i></i></p><p>He played for England</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Who did you vote for?</p>.</div></div><a name="s025156b"><!--s025156b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>considered as; considering </p><p><i></i></p><p>tall for her age</p> <p><i></i></p><p>She's tall for her age</p> <p><i></i></p><p>It's cold for April</p>.</div><a name="s025157b"><!--s025157b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>with respect to; concerning </p><p><i></i></p><p>a stickler for detail</p> <p><i></i></p><p>This region is famous for its scenery</p> <p><i></i></p><p>He's a stickler for detail</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Eggs are good for you</p>.</div><a name="s025158b"><!--s025158b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>used to indicate cost, payment, equivalence, or correlation </p><p><i></i></p><p>work for nothing</p> <p><i></i></p><p>They were all out for 342 runs</p> <p><i></i></p><p>He wouldn't hurt her for the world</p> <p><i></i></p><p>There were five duds for every good one</p> <p><i></i></p><p>£7 for a hat!</p>.</div><a name="s025159b"><!--s025159b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>used to indicate duration of time or extent of space </p><p><i></i></p><p>Bends for ten miles</p> <p><i></i></p><p>The police said it was the worst accident for months</p>.</div><a name="s025160b"><!--s025160b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>on the occasion or at the time of </p><p><i></i></p><p>She came home for Christmas</p> <p><i></i></p><p>We invited them for nine o'clock</p>.</div><a name="s025161b"><!--s025161b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>used to introduce a clause with a non-finite verb </p><p><i></i></p><p>There's no need for you to worry</p> <p><i></i></p><p>It's dangerous for George to hurry</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">for it</span>.</p></div><a name="s025162b"><!--s025162b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> likely to get into trouble </p><p><i></i></p><p>If I'm late again, I'll be for it</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">for you</span> used in exclamations of enthusiasm or exasperation </p><p><i></i></p><p>That's country hotels for you!</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">Oh for …</span> used in expressions of, often exasperated, desire </p><p><i></i></p><p>Oh for a bit of peace and quiet!</p> <p>[Old English].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burnet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbuhnit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007996a"><!--s007996a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008311b"><!--s008311b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several species of plants of the rose family with red or purplish flowers arranged in spikes: genus <span class="bodyi">Sanguisorba</span>.</p></div><a name="s008312b"><!--s008312b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/burnet_moth/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">burnet moth</span></span></a> [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">burnete</span>, from <span class="bodyi">brun</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brunette1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brunette 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">growing pains</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026657a"><!--s026657a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028552b"><!--s028552b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>pains felt in the muscles and joints of growing children, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the legs, that have no known cause.</p></div><a name="s028553b"><!--s028553b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the problems that are commonly experienced in the early stages of a new project or development.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gadoid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgaydoyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024551a"><!--s024551a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of an order of soft-finned fishes including the cod and hake: order Gadiformes</p><p><span class="bodyb">gadoid</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">Gadus</span>, genus of fishes, from Greek <span class="bodyi">gados</span> cod].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beat<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004853a"><!--s004853a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004959b"><!--s004959b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or being beatniks </p><p><i></i></p><p>beat poets</p>.</div><a name="s004960b"><!--s004960b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> exhausted </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'm dead beat after driving all day</p> [short for <span class="bodyi">beaten</span>, past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/beat1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">beat 1</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epiglottis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/epiʹglotis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020140a"><!--s020140a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a thin plate of flexible cartilage in front of the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/glottis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">glottis</span></span></a> (area between vocal cords), at the root of the tongue, that folds back to cover the entrance to the larynx during swallowing</p><p><span class="bodyb">epiglottal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">epiglottic</span> /-tik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alight<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001302a"><!--s001302a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001319b"><!--s001319b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> on fire; ignited </p><p><i></i></p><p>The paper caught alight</p>.</div><a name="s001320b"><!--s001320b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>animated or alive </p><p><i></i></p><p>see the place alight with merriment</p> — Punch [prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/light1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">light 1</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drawing board</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018253a"><!--s018253a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019170b"><!--s019170b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a board to which paper is attached for drawing on.</p></div><a name="s019171b"><!--s019171b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a planning stage </p><p><i></i></p><p>a project still on the drawing board</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">back to the drawing board</span>.</p></div><a name="s019172b"><!--s019172b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>back to the planning stage after failure.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glister<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025602a"><!--s025602a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly literary</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/glitter2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">glitter 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fiat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfeeat, ʹfieat/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022024a"><!--s022024a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an authoritative and often arbitrary order; a decree </p><p><i></i></p><p>government by fiat</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">fiat</span> let it be done, from <span class="bodyi">fieri</span> to become, be done].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curd</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kuhd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014695a"><!--s014695a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015252b"><!--s015252b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) the thick casein-rich part of coagulated milk used as a food or made into cheese.</p></div><a name="s015253b"><!--s015253b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a fatty substance occurring as small deposits in poached salmon.</p></div><a name="s015254b"><!--s015254b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a rich thick fruit preserve made with eggs, sugar, and butter </p><p><i></i></p><p>lemon curd</p>.</div><a name="s015255b"><!--s015255b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the edible head of a cauliflower or a similar related plant</p><p><span class="bodyb">curdy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grow into</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026658a"><!--s026658a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028554b"><!--s028554b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to become big enough to fit (something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a piece of clothing) that is currently too large.</p></div><a name="s028555b"><!--s028555b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to become mature or skilled enough to deal with (something, e.g. a job) successfully.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">for<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">conj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023494a"><!--s023494a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025163b"><!--s025163b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>and the reason is that.</p></div><a name="s025164b"><!--s025164b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>because.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coenzyme</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohʹenziem/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011561a"><!--s011561a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a nonprotein compound that combines with a protein to form an active enzyme and whose activity cannot be destroyed by heat.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epigone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹepigohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> epigones epigoni /iʹpigənie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020141a"><!--s020141a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an inferior follower or imitator <span class="bodyb">epigonic</span> /-ʹgonik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">epigonous</span> /iʹpigənəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [German <span class="bodyi">Epigone</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">epigonos</span> successor,from <span class="bodyi">epigignesthai</span> to be born after, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epi_or_ep/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epi-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">gignesthai</span> to be born].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gadolinite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgadəliniet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024552a"><!--s024552a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a black or brown mineral that is a silicate of iron, beryllium, yttrium, and cerium [German <span class="bodyi">Gadolinit</span>, named after Johann <span class="bodyi">Gadolin</span> d.1852, Finnish chemist who first identified it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burnet moth</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007997a"><!--s007997a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of day-flying moths with bright metallic green or blue front wings and red hind wings: family Zygaenidae [Middle English <span class="bodyi">burnet</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/burnet/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">burnet</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beatbox</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004854a"><!--s004854a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a drum machine.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glitch</span><small><span class="eSynop">/glich/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025603a"><!--s025603a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027334b"><!--s027334b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a technical hitch; a temporary malfunction or setback.</p></div><a name="s027335b"><!--s027335b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in astronomy, a brief irregularity or change in the rotation of a pulsar [prob from German <span class="bodyi">glitschen</span> to slide, slip].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drawing pin</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018254a"><!--s018254a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a pin with a broad flat head used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to fasten sheets of paper to boards.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fib<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fib/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022025a"><!--s022025a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a trivial or childish lie [perhaps by shortening and alteration from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fable1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fable 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">align</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹlien/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001303a"><!--s001303a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001321b"><!--s001321b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to bring (things) into proper relative position or state of adjustment, usu in a straight line.</p></div><a name="s001322b"><!--s001322b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to position (usu oneself or another) on the side of or against a party or cause </p><p><i></i></p><p>nations aligned against fascism</p> <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</div><a name="s001323b"><!--s001323b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to join with others in a common cause.</p></div><a name="s001324b"><!--s001324b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to be or become aligned</p><p><span class="bodyb">alignment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">aligner</span> from Old French, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ligne</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/line2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">line 2</span></span></a> from Latin <span class="bodyi">linea</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curd cheese</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014696a"><!--s014696a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a smooth sharp-tasting soft cheese made from the curds of skimmed milk.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">growl<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/growl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026659a"><!--s026659a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028556b"><!--s028556b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007543c"><!--s007543c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to utter a deep sound in the throat that expresses hostility.</p></div><a name="s007544c"><!--s007544c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to speak in an angry or hostile way.</p></div></div><a name="s028557b"><!--s028557b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make a continuous low sound that suggests hostility or impending doom </p><p><i></i></p><p>Thunder growled in the dark sky</p> <p><span class="bodyb">growl</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s028558b"><!--s028558b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to say (something) in an angry or hostile way [prob imitative].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coequal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohʹeekwəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011562a"><!--s011562a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>equal with one another</p><p><span class="bodyb">coequal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">coequality</span> /koh·iʹkwoliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">coequally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">for<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/faw/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023495a"><!--s023495a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>being in favour of a motion or measure.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beaten<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004855a"><!--s004855a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/beat1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">beat 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burning</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007998a"><!--s007998a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008313b"><!--s008313b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001980c"><!--s001980c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>on fire.</p></div><a name="s001981c"><!--s001981c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>ardent or intense </p><p><i></i></p><p>burning enthusiasm</p>.</div></div><a name="s008314b"><!--s008314b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001982c"><!--s001982c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>producing heat or the sensation of heat </p><p><i></i></p><p>a burning fever</p>.</div><a name="s001983c"><!--s001983c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>resembling that produced by a burn </p><p><i></i></p><p>a burning sensation on the tongue</p>.</div></div><a name="s008315b"><!--s008315b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>of fundamental importance; urgent </p><p><i></i></p><p>It is one of the burning issues of our time</p> <p><span class="bodyb">burningly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fib<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (fibbed, fibbing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022026a"><!--s022026a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to tell a trivial or childish lie</p><p><span class="bodyb">fibber</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epigram</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹepigram/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020142a"><!--s020142a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021179b"><!--s021179b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a short witty or satirical poem </p><p><i></i></p><p>Has your ladyship heard the epigram he wrote last week on Lady Frizzle's feather catching fire?</p><p> Sheridan.</p></div><a name="s021180b"><!--s021180b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a concise, witty, and often paradoxical remark or saying <span class="bodyb">epigrammatic</span> /-ʹmatik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">epigrammatical</span> /-ʹmatikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">epigrammatically</span> /-ʹmatikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">epigrammatist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">epigrame</span> via Latin from Greek<span class="bodyi">epigramma</span>, from <span class="bodyi">epigraphein</span> to write on, inscribe, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epi_or_ep/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epi-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">graphein</span> to write].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drawing room</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018255a"><!--s018255a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019173b"><!--s019173b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a formal reception room.</p></div><a name="s019174b"><!--s019174b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/living_room/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">living room</span></span></a> [short for <span class="bodyi">withdrawing room</span>, a private room into which the family could withdraw from more public parts of the house].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alike<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹliek/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001304a"><!--s001304a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>showing close resemblance without being identical </p><p><i></i></p><p>alike in their beliefs</p> [Old English <span class="bodyi">onlīc</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/on1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">on 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">līc</span> body].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glitter<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹglitə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (glittered, glittering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025604a"><!--s025604a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027336b"><!--s027336b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to shine by reflection in bright flashes, with a metallic lustre, or with a glassy brilliance.</p></div><a name="s027337b"><!--s027337b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007157c"><!--s007157c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to shine by reflection in bright flashes or with a metallic lustre </p><p><i></i></p><p>The sequins on her dress glittered in the moonlight</p>.</div><a name="s007158c"><!--s007158c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to shine with a glassy brilliance </p><p><i></i></p><p>His eyes glittered with anger</p>.</div></div><a name="s027338b"><!--s027338b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to have an enticing brilliance </p><p><i></i></p><p>The world continues to offer glittering prizes to those who have stout hearts and sharp swords</p><p> F E Smith</p><p><span class="bodyb">glitteringly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">gliteren</span> from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">glitra</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gadolinium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gadəʹlini·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024553a"><!--s024553a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a silvery metallic chemical element of the rare-earth group: symbol Gd, atomic number 64 [Latin <span class="bodyi">gadolinium</span>, named after J <span class="bodyi">Gadolin</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gadolinite/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gadolinite</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curdle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkuhdl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014697a"><!--s014697a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015256b"><!--s015256b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cause (milk or a soft mixture) to separate into solid curds or lumps and liquid </p><p><i></i></p><p>Any acid curdles milk</p>.</div><a name="s015257b"><!--s015257b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (any liquid or soft mixture) to break up in this manner <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s015258b"><!--s015258b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to separate in this manner into curds or lumps and liquid </p><p><i></i></p><p>Add the egg, alternately with the flour, to prevent the mixture from curdling</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">make one's blood curdle</span>.</p></div><a name="s015259b"><!--s015259b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to fill one with dread [frequentative of obsolete <span class="bodyi">curd</span> to thicken or congeal, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/curd/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">curd</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">growl<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026660a"><!--s026660a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a growling sound or way of talking.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coerce</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohʹuhs/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011563a"><!--s011563a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011837b"><!--s011837b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + into) to compel (somebody) to do something by force or threats.</p></div><a name="s011838b"><!--s011838b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to restrain or dominate by authority or force.</p></div><a name="s011839b"><!--s011839b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s003084c"><!--s003084c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to restrain or dominate (somebody) by authority or force.</p></div><a name="s003085c"><!--s003085c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to bring about (something) by force or threat</p><p><span class="bodyb">coercible</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">coercion</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">coercive</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">coercēre</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/co/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">co-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">arcēre</span> to shut up or hold off].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burning bush</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007999a"><!--s007999a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008316b"><!--s008316b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several plants with red fruit or foliage, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the summer cypress, with leaves that turn red in autumn.</p></div><a name="s008317b"><!--s008317b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gas_plant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gas plant</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beaten<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004856a"><!--s004856a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004961b"><!--s004961b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>hammered into a desired shape </p><p><i></i></p><p>beaten gold</p>.</div><a name="s004962b"><!--s004962b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>defeated ✱ <span class="bodyb">off the beaten track</span> said of a place: remote or isolated.</p></div><a name="s004963b"><!--s004963b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>not well-known; unfamiliar.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fora</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfawrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023498a"><!--s023498a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/forum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">forum</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drawknife</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> drawknives)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018256a"><!--s018256a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a woodworker's tool that has a blade with a handle at each end and is used for shaving off surfaces.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curé</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkyooəray/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> curés /ʹkyooərayz/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014700a"><!--s014700a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a parish priest in France or another French-speaking country [Old French <span class="bodyi">curé</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">curatus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/curate1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">curate 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glitter<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025605a"><!--s025605a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027339b"><!--s027339b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>bright shimmering reflected light or metallic lustre.</p></div><a name="s027340b"><!--s027340b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>small glittering particles used for ornamentation.</p></div><a name="s027341b"><!--s027341b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something that is brilliantly attractive, sometimes in a superficial way </p><p><i></i></p><p>the glitter of a showbiz career</p> <p><span class="bodyb">glittery</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alike<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001305a"><!--s001305a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in the same manner, form, or degree; equally </p><p><i></i></p><p>a disease that affects children and adults alike</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epigrammatize <span class="bodyi">or</span> epigrammatise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/epiʹgramətiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020143a"><!--s020143a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021181b"><!--s021181b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make or compose an epigram about (something) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s021182b"><!--s021182b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make or compose epigrams</p><p><span class="bodyb">epigrammatist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fiber</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfiebə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022027a"><!--s022027a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fibre/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fibre</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gadroon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gəʹdroohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024554a"><!--s024554a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an elaborately notched or indented convex moulding used in architecture and as a decoration on silverware</p><p><span class="bodyb">gadrooning</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">godron</span> round plait, gadroon, from early French <span class="bodyi">goderon</span>, perhaps dimin. of Old French <span class="bodyi">godet</span> drinking cup].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coercion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohʹuhsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011564a"><!--s011564a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011840b"><!--s011840b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the use of force or threats to make somebody do something or to bring something about.</p></div><a name="s011841b"><!--s011841b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>government using force.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">growler</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026661a"><!--s026661a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028559b"><!--s028559b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small iceberg.</p></div><a name="s028560b"><!--s028560b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person or animal that growls.</p></div><a name="s028561b"><!--s028561b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a four-wheeled hansom cab.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beater</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004857a"><!--s004857a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004964b"><!--s004964b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of various hand-held implements for whisking or beating </p><p><i></i></p><p>a carpet beater</p> <p><i></i></p><p>an egg beater</p>.</div><a name="s004965b"><!--s004965b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person who strikes bushes or other cover to rouse game for hunters.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burning glass</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008000a"><!--s008000a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lens used to produce fire from the rays of the sun.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forage<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹforij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023499a"><!--s023499a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025173b"><!--s025173b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>food for animals, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when taken by browsing or grazing, e.g. hay or straw.</p></div><a name="s025174b"><!--s025174b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006616c"><!--s006616c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of foraging for provisions.</p></div><a name="s006617c"><!--s006617c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a search [Middle English, from Old French <span class="bodyi">forre</span> fodder, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Fibonacci number</span><small><span class="eSynop">/feebəʹnahchi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022028a"><!--s022028a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a number in the Fibonacci sequence 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, … [named after Leonardo <span class="bodyi">Fibonacci</span> d. about 1250, Italian mathematician].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glitterati</span><small><span class="eSynop">/glitəʹrahti/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025606a"><!--s025606a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> celebrated and fashionable people, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> those in the world of entertainment [blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/glitter1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">glitter 1</span></span></a> and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/literati/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">literati</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coercive force</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011565a"><!--s011565a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in physics, the opposing magnetic intensity that must be applied to a magnetized material to demagnetize it.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epigraph</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹepigrahf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020144a"><!--s020144a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021183b"><!--s021183b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an engraved inscription.</p></div><a name="s021184b"><!--s021184b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a quotation at the beginning of a book, chapter, etc, suggesting its theme</p><p><span class="bodyb">epigraphic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">epigraphē</span>,from <span class="bodyi">epigraphein</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epigram/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epigram</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drawl<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/drawl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018257a"><!--s018257a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019175b"><!--s019175b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to speak slowly or lazily and often affectedly, with vowels greatly prolonged <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s019176b"><!--s019176b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to utter (something) in this way</p><p><span class="bodyb">drawler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [prob frequentative of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/draw1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">draw 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grown<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/grohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026662a"><!--s026662a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>fully developed; mature </p><p><i></i></p><p>grown men</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cure<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kyooə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014698a"><!--s014698a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015260b"><!--s015260b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003805c"><!--s003805c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a drug, treatment, etc that gives relief or recovery from a disease.</p></div><a name="s003806c"><!--s003806c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>relief or recovery from a disease.</p></div></div><a name="s015261b"><!--s015261b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that corrects a harmful or troublesome situation; a remedy.</p></div><a name="s015262b"><!--s015262b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a process or method of curing meat, fish, etc or of hardening rubber, concrete, etc.</p></div><a name="s015263b"><!--s015263b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s003807c"><!--s003807c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a spiritual or pastoral charge.</p></div><a name="s003808c"><!--s003808c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a parish</p><p><span class="bodyb">cureless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p>Middle English from Old French, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">cura</span> care. The original sense was ‘care, concern’, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the spiritual care of souls; later ‘care of the sick’, hence ‘remedy’</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gadwall</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgadwawl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gadwalls <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> gadwall)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024555a"><!--s024555a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a greyish brown duck about the size of a mallard: <span class="bodyi">Anas strepera</span> [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aliment</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹalimənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">formal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001306a"><!--s001306a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001325b"><!--s001325b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>food or nutriment.</p></div><a name="s001326b"><!--s001326b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>sustenance for the body or mind <span class="bodyb">alimental</span> /-ʹmentl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">alimentum</span> from <span class="bodyi">alere</span> to nourish].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beat generation</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004858a"><!--s004858a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a movement among young people in the 1950s and early 1960s, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the USA, whose members rejected conventional values in favour of a more liberated, often communal, lifestyle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burnish<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbuhnish/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008001a"><!--s008001a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make (something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> metal) shiny or lustrous, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by rubbing; to polish (a surface)</p><p><span class="bodyb">burnished</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">burnisher</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">burnischen</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">bruniss-</span>, stem of <span class="bodyi">brunir</span> to make brown, from <span class="bodyi">brun</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brunette1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brunette 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glitz</span><small><span class="eSynop">/glits/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025607a"><!--s025607a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> superficial glamour </p><p><i></i></p><p>an award ceremony with all the expected glitz</p> <p>[Yiddish <span class="bodyi">glitz</span> glitter].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cure<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014699a"><!--s014699a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015264b"><!--s015264b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to restore (somebody) to health, soundness, or normality </p><p><i></i></p><p>The new treatment cured many of tuberculosis</p>.</div><a name="s015265b"><!--s015265b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to bring about recovery from (an illness or other disorder) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He claimed that an alternative remedy had cured his cancer</p>.</div><a name="s015266b"><!--s015266b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to rectify (a harmful or troublesome situation) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Nothing will cure rampant inflation overnight</p>.</div><a name="s015267b"><!--s015267b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to free (somebody) from something objectionable or harmful </p><p><i></i></p><p>He desperately wants to be cured of his drug habit</p>.</div><a name="s015268b"><!--s015268b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s003809c"><!--s003809c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to preserve (meat, fish, etc) by salting, drying, smoking, etc.</p></div><a name="s003810c"><!--s003810c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to harden (rubber, plastic, concrete, etc) by a some chemical process such as vulcanization.</p></div><a name="s003811c"><!--s003811c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to prepare (skins or hides) for use by tanning, etc <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s015269b"><!--s015269b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to effect a cure </p><p><i></i></p><p>Thirty-month-old Samuel Johnson was taken to Queen Anne suffering from scrofula, but unfortunately her touch failed to cure</p>.</div><a name="s015270b"><!--s015270b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to undergo a curing or hardening process <span class="bodyb">curability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">curable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">curableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">curer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forage<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023500a"><!--s023500a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025175b"><!--s025175b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006618c"><!--s006618c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to wander in search of forage or food.</p></div><a name="s006619c"><!--s006619c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + for) to make a search; to rummage.</p></div></div><a name="s025176b"><!--s025176b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to collect or take provisions or forage from (a place).</p></div><a name="s025177b"><!--s025177b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to obtain (food) by foraging </p><p><i></i></p><p>He foraged a chicken for the feast</p>.</div><a name="s025178b"><!--s025178b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to feed (animals), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with hay or straw <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s025179b"><!--s025179b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to wander in search of forage or food.</p></div><a name="s025180b"><!--s025180b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + for) to make a search; to rummage</p><p><span class="bodyb">forager</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epigraphic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/epiʹgrafik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020145a"><!--s020145a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021185b"><!--s021185b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or being an epigraph.</p></div><a name="s021186b"><!--s021186b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to epigraphy</p><p><span class="bodyb">epigraphically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drawl<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018258a"><!--s018258a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a drawling manner of speaking</p><p><span class="bodyb">drawly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gadzooks</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gadʹzooks/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024556a"><!--s024556a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> used as a mild oath [perhaps alteration of <span class="bodyi">God's hooks</span>, i.e. the nails by which Christ was fixed to the cross].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grown<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026663a"><!--s026663a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grow/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grow</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coercivity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koh·uhʹsiviti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011566a"><!--s011566a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the property of a material determined by the value of the coercive force when the material has been fully magnetized.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beatific</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bee·əʹtifik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004859a"><!--s004859a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004966b"><!--s004966b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>blissfully happy.</p></div><a name="s004967b"><!--s004967b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>enjoying the peace and happiness of heaven.</p></div><a name="s004968b"><!--s004968b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>of, possessing, or imparting beatitude.</p></div><a name="s004969b"><!--s004969b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>having a blissful or benign appearance; saintly or angelic </p><p><i></i></p><p>a beatific smile</p><p><span class="bodyb">beatifically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">beatificus</span> making happy, from <span class="bodyi">beatus</span> happy, blessed, past part. of <span class="bodyi">beare</span> to bless].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burnish<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008002a"><!--s008002a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a shine or lustre.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Fibonacci sequence</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022029a"><!--s022029a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an infinite sequence of integers in which every term after the second is the sum of the two preceding terms [named after Leonardo <span class="bodyi">Fibonacci</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fibonacci_number/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Fibonacci number</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alimentary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aliʹment(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001307a"><!--s001307a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to nourishment or nutrition.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glitzy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/glitsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (glitzier, glitziest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025608a"><!--s025608a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> glamorous, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a superficial, overstated, or ironic way </p><p><i></i></p><p>a glitzy Hollywood party</p> <p><span class="bodyb">glitzily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">glitziness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cure-all</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014701a"><!--s014701a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a remedy for all ills; a panacea.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forage cap</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023501a"><!--s023501a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cap worn by infantry soldiers as part of their undress uniform.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gael</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gayl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024557a"><!--s024557a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Gaelic-speaking inhabitant of Scotland or Ireland [Scottish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">Gaidheal</span> and Irish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">Gaedheal</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beatify</span><small><span class="eSynop">/beeʹatifie/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (beatifies, beatified, beatifying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004860a"><!--s004860a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004970b"><!--s004970b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to authorize the veneration of (a dead person) by Roman Catholics by giving the title ‘Blessed’.</p></div><a name="s004971b"><!--s004971b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (somebody) supremely happy <span class="bodyb">beatification</span> /-fiʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old French <span class="bodyi">beatifier</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">beatificare</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">beatus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/beatific/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">beatific</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grown-up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026664a"><!--s026664a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>fully mature; adult</p><p><span class="bodyb">grown-up</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drawn<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/drawn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018259a"><!--s018259a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/draw1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">draw 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epigraphical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/epiʹgrafikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020146a"><!--s020146a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epigraphic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epigraphic</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fibre</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">fiber</span>) /ʹfiebə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022031a"><!--s022031a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023309b"><!--s023309b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006016c"><!--s006016c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an elongated tapering plant cell with thick walls.</p></div><a name="s006017c"><!--s006017c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/nerve_fibre/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">nerve fibre</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s006018c"><!--s006018c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>any of the filaments composing most of the intercellular matrix of connective tissue.</p></div><a name="s006019c"><!--s006019c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>any of the elongated contractile cells of muscle tissue.</p></div><a name="s006020c"><!--s006020c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>a slender natural or manufactured thread or filament, e.g. of wool, cotton, or asbestos.</p></div></div><a name="s023310b"><!--s023310b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>material made of fibres.</p></div><a name="s023311b"><!--s023311b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dietary_fibre/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dietary fibre</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s023312b"><!--s023312b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>essential structure or character </p><p><i></i></p><p>the very fibre of his being</p>.</div><a name="s023313b"><!--s023313b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>strength or fortitude </p><p><i></i></p><p>moral fibre</p> <p>[French <span class="bodyi">fibre</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">fibra</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burnous</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">burnoose</span>) /buhʹnoohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008003a"><!--s008003a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hooded cloak traditionally worn by Arabs and Moors [French <span class="bodyi">burnous</span> via Arabic from Greek <span class="bodyi">birros</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alimentary canal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001308a"><!--s001308a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the tubular passage that extends from the mouth to the anus and functions in the digestion and absorption of food.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coeval</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohʹeevl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011567a"><!--s011567a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration</p><p><span class="bodyb">coeval</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">coevality</span> /-ʹvaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">coevally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">coaevus</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/co/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">co-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">aevum</span> age, lifetime].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gloaming</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹglohming/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025609a"><!--s025609a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the gloaming</span>) <span class="bodyi">literary</span> twilight or dusk [Middle English (Scots) <span class="bodyi">gloming</span>, from Old English <span class="bodyi">glōmung</span>, from <span class="bodyi">glōm</span> twilight].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kyooʹret/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014702a"><!--s014702a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/curette1_or_curet/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">curette 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gaelic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgaylik; <span class="bodyi">Scot</span> ʹgalik; Irish ʹgalik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024558a"><!--s024558a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the Celtic languages of Ireland, the Isle of Man, and Scotland</p><p><span class="bodyb">Gaelic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Scottish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">Gàidhlig</span>, Irish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">Gaeilge</span>, and Manx Gaelic <span class="bodyi">Gaelg</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foramen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/foʹraymin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> foramina /foʹraminə/ foramens)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023502a"><!--s023502a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small anatomical opening or perforation <span class="bodyb">foraminal</span> /foʹraminəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">foramin-, foramen</span>, from <span class="bodyi">forare</span> to bore].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epigraphy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹpigrəfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020147a"><!--s020147a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021187b"><!--s021187b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>epigraphs collectively.</p></div><a name="s021188b"><!--s021188b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the study of inscriptions, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> ancient inscriptions</p><p><span class="bodyb">epigrapher</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">epigraphist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grow on</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026665a"><!--s026665a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028562b"><!--s028562b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to become gradually more pleasing or likeable to (somebody).</p></div><a name="s028563b"><!--s028563b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to become gradually more apparent to (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The feeling's been growing on me that we aren't particularly welcome here</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gloat<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/gloht/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025610a"><!--s025610a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + over) to think or talk about something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one's own achievements or another person's misfortunes or failures, with great and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or relish</p><p><span class="bodyb">gloater</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">gloatingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [prob of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fibreboard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022032a"><!--s022032a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a material made by compressing fibres of wood, etc into stiff boards.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beating</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004861a"><!--s004861a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004972b"><!--s004972b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>injury or damage inflicted by striking with repeated blows </p><p><i></i></p><p>a savage beating</p>.</div><a name="s004973b"><!--s004973b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a throbbing </p><p><i></i></p><p>the beating of your heart</p>.</div><a name="s004974b"><!--s004974b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a defeat </p><p><i></i></p><p>Our team took a terrible beating in the finals</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coexist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koh·igʹzist/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011568a"><!--s011568a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011842b"><!--s011842b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to exist together or at the same time.</p></div><a name="s011843b"><!--s011843b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to live in peace with each other</p><p><span class="bodyb">coexistence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">coexistent</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burnout</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008004a"><!--s008004a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008318b"><!--s008318b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a condition of extreme exhaustion and disillusionment caused by overwork and stress.</p></div><a name="s008319b"><!--s008319b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the moment at which a jet or rocket engine uses up its fuel and ceases to operate.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curettage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kyooʹretij, kyooəriʹtahzh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014703a"><!--s014703a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a surgical scraping or cleaning, e.g. of the womb, by means of a curette.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drawn<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018260a"><!--s018260a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019177b"><!--s019177b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>looking strained, tired, or ill </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her face was drawn with sorrow</p>.</div><a name="s019178b"><!--s019178b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a game, competition, etc: ended in a draw.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gaelic coffee</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024559a"><!--s024559a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/irish_coffee/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Irish coffee</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foraminifer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/forəʹminifə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> foraminifera /-ʹnifərə/ foraminifers)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023503a"><!--s023503a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of an order of chiefly marine amoeba-like single-celled organisms usu having a hard perforated calcium-containing shells that form the bulk of chalk. The shells have minute holes through which slender pseudopodia (jellylike extensions of the cell used for movement; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pseudopod/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pseudopod</span></span></a>) protrude: order Foraminifera <span class="bodyb">foraminiferal</span> /-ʹnifərəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">foraminiferous</span> /-ʹnifərəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">foramin-, foramen</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/foramen/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">foramen</span></span></a> + -<span class="bodyi">fera</span>, neuter pl of -<span class="bodyi">fer</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-fer</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alimentation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌalimənʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">formal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001309a"><!--s001309a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001327b"><!--s001327b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>nourishing or being nourished.</p></div><a name="s001328b"><!--s001328b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>sustenance or support <span class="bodyb">alimentative</span> /-ʹmentətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epigynous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹpijinəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020148a"><!--s020148a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021189b"><!--s021189b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a floral organ, e.g. a petal: attached to the upper surface of the ovary: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hypogynous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hypogynous</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/perigynous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">perigynous</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s021190b"><!--s021190b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a flower: having epigynous floral organs <span class="bodyb">epigyny</span> /-ni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coextensive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koh·ikʹstensiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011569a"><!--s011569a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having the same scope or boundaries in space or time</p><p><span class="bodyb">coextensively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gloat<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025611a"><!--s025611a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act or an instance of gloating.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curette<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> curet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kyooʹret/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014704a"><!--s014704a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a scoop, loop, or ring used in curettage [French <span class="bodyi">curette</span> from <span class="bodyi">curer</span> to clean or cure, from Latin <span class="bodyi">curare</span> to care for,from <span class="bodyi">cura</span> care].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beatitude</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹatityoohd, -choohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004862a"><!--s004862a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004975b"><!--s004975b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a state of utmost bliss.</p></div><a name="s004976b"><!--s004976b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001085c"><!--s001085c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a state of utmost bliss.</p></div><a name="s001086c"><!--s001086c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>used as a title: a primate, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of an Eastern Church.</p></div></div><a name="s004977b"><!--s004977b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>any of a series of sayings of Jesus beginning ‘Blessed are’ in the Authorized Version of the Bible [Latin <span class="bodyi">beatitudo</span>, from <span class="bodyi">beatus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/beatific/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">beatific</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burn out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008005a"><!--s008005a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008320b"><!--s008320b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to fail as a result of too much heat, friction, or electric current.</p></div><a name="s008321b"><!--s008321b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to be no longer active </p><p><i></i></p><p>The disease had burned itself out</p>.</div><a name="s008322b"><!--s008322b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to exhaust (somebody) from overwork or stress </p><p><i></i></p><p>He had burned himself out by the age of thirty</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s008323b"><!--s008323b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of a fuse or other electrical device: to cease to conduct electricity when the filament has melted.</p></div><a name="s008324b"><!--s008324b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>said of a jet or rocket engine: to cease to operate having used up all its fuel.</p></div><a name="s008325b"><!--s008325b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to become exhausted from overwork or stress.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grow out of</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026666a"><!--s026666a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028564b"><!--s028564b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to become too big to fit in (something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a piece of clothing).</p></div><a name="s028565b"><!--s028565b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to become too mature or too accomplished to get enjoyment or satisfaction from (something).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drawn-thread work</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018261a"><!--s018261a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/drawn_work/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">drawn-work</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fibreglass</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022033a"><!--s022033a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023314b"><!--s023314b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>glass in fibrous form used in making various products, e.g. textiles and insulation materials.</p></div><a name="s023315b"><!--s023315b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a combination of synthetic resins and fibreglass.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foraminiferan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/forəmiʹnifərən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023504a"><!--s023504a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/foraminifer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">foraminifer</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gaelic football</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024560a"><!--s024560a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a football game played between teams of 15 players using a round football and a low net slung between rugby posts, in which the players score by kicking, punching, or bouncing the ball over the bar or into the net.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alimony</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaliməni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001310a"><!--s001310a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/maintenance/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">maintenance</span></span></a> (3) [Latin <span class="bodyi">alimonia</span> sustenance, from <span class="bodyi">alere</span> to nourish].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epilation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/epiʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020149a"><!--s020149a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the loss or removal of hair <span class="bodyb">epilator</span> /ʹepilaytə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">épilation</span> from <span class="bodyi">épiler</span> to remove hair, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">pilus</span> hair].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">C of C</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011570a"><!--s011570a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Chamber of Commerce.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curette<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014705a"><!--s014705a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to perform curettage on (a patient).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beatnik</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbeetnik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004863a"><!--s004863a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in the 1950s and 1960s, a person who rejected the moral attitudes of established society, e.g. by unconventional behaviour and dress.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glob</span><small><span class="eSynop">/glob/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025612a"><!--s025612a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly informal</span> a blob, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a semiliquid substance [perhaps blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/globe1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">globe 1</span></span></a> and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blob1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blob 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burnt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/buhnt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008006a"><!--s008006a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> past tense and past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/burn1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">burn 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epilepsy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹepilepsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020150a"><!--s020150a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various disorders marked by disturbed electrical rhythms of the brain and typically manifested by convulsive attacks and sometimes loss of consciousness</p><p><span class="bodyb">epileptic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">epileptic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">epilepsie</span> via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">epilēpsia</span>,from <span class="bodyi">epilambanein</span> to seize, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epi_or_ep/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epi-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">lambanein</span> to grasp].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">A-line</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001311a"><!--s001311a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a garment: shaped like the lower part of an A, with the bottom wider than the top </p><p><i></i></p><p>an A-line skirt</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fibre optics</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022034a"><!--s022034a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the use of very thin bundles of glass or plastic fibres that transmit light throughout their length by internal reflections and are used, e.g. for transmitting optical signals</p><p><span class="bodyb">fibre-optic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forasmuch as</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fərəzʹmuch/ <i><span class="bodyi">conj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023505a"><!--s023505a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or formal</span> used e.g. in official proclamations or legal documents: in view of the fact that; since.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gaeltacht</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgayltahkh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024561a"><!--s024561a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the part of Ireland where native speakers of Irish Gaelic live [Irish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">Gaedhealtacht</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Gaedheal</span> Gaelic].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">growth</span><small><span class="eSynop">/grohth/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026667a"><!--s026667a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028566b"><!--s028566b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007545c"><!--s007545c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the process of growing.</p></div><a name="s007546c"><!--s007546c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>progressive development.</p></div></div><a name="s028567b"><!--s028567b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an increase or expansion.</p></div><a name="s028568b"><!--s028568b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s007547c"><!--s007547c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an increase or expansion.</p></div><a name="s007548c"><!--s007548c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the degree to which something has grown or increased.</p></div></div><a name="s028569b"><!--s028569b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s007549c"><!--s007549c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>something that grows or has grown.</p></div><a name="s007550c"><!--s007550c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a tumour or other abnormal growth of tissue formation.</p></div></div><a name="s028570b"><!--s028570b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) growing rapidly </p><p><i></i></p><p>a growth industry</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drawn-work</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018262a"><!--s018262a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>decoration on cloth made by drawing out threads according to a pattern.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">C of E</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011571a"><!--s011571a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011844b"><!--s011844b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Church of England.</p></div><a name="s011845b"><!--s011845b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Council of Europe.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curfew</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkuhfyooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014706a"><!--s014706a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015271b"><!--s015271b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a regulation imposed on all or particular people, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> during times of civil disturbance, requiring their withdrawal of all or particular people from the streets by a stated time.</p></div><a name="s015272b"><!--s015272b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a signal for a curfew, the time at which it begins, or the period during which it is in effect.</p></div><a name="s015273b"><!--s015273b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a signal, e.g. the sounding of a bell, announcing the beginning of a time of curfew.</p></div><a name="s015274b"><!--s015274b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s003812c"><!--s003812c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the hour at which a curfew becomes effective.</p></div><a name="s003813c"><!--s003813c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the period during which a curfew is in effect [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">covrefeu</span>, a signal given to bank the hearth fire, from <span class="bodyi">covrir</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cover1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cover 1</span></span></a>) + <span class="bodyi">feu</span> fire, from Latin <span class="bodyi">focus</span> hearth].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beat off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004864a"><!--s004864a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004978b"><!--s004978b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to drive or force away (a person or animal) with blows <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s004979b"><!--s004979b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span> said of a man: to masturbate.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">global</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹglohbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025613a"><!--s025613a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027342b"><!--s027342b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or involving the entire world.</p></div><a name="s027343b"><!--s027343b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>general; comprehensive.</p></div><a name="s027344b"><!--s027344b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>operating on or, applying to, or affecting the whole of a computer file or program.</p></div><a name="s027345b"><!--s027345b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>spherical</p><p><span class="bodyb">globally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fibrescope</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022035a"><!--s022035a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a flexible instrument using fibre optics for examining inaccessible areas, e.g. the lining of the stomach.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burnt offering</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008007a"><!--s008007a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008326b"><!--s008326b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sacrifice offered to a deity and usu burned on or at an altar.</p></div><a name="s008327b"><!--s008327b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">humorous</span> a burned or overcooked meal or piece of food.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epileptic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/epiʹleptik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020151a"><!--s020151a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or affected with epilepsy</p><p><span class="bodyb">epileptically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">draw off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018263a"><!--s018263a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019179b"><!--s019179b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to remove (liquid) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s019180b"><!--s019180b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of troops: to move apart and regroup.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">growth factor</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026668a"><!--s026668a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a substance stimulating a cell to divide, move, differentiate, or continue living.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aliphatic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aliʹfatik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001312a"><!--s001312a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001329b"><!--s001329b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a chemical compound: having an open-chain rather than a cyclic structure: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aromatic1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aromatic<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (2).</p></div><a name="s001330b"><!--s001330b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of or derived from fat [Greek <span class="bodyi">aleiphat-, aleiphar</span> oil, from <span class="bodyi">aleiphein</span> to smear].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foray<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹforay/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023506a"><!--s023506a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make a raid or incursion</p><p><span class="bodyb">forayer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">forrayen</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">forrer</span>, from <span class="bodyi">forre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/forage1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">forage 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkyooəri·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> curiae /ʹkyooəri·ee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014707a"><!--s014707a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015275b"><!--s015275b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Curia</span>) the administration and governmental apparatus of the Roman Catholic Church.</p></div><a name="s015276b"><!--s015276b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of the ten divisions of an ancient Roman tribe</p><p><span class="bodyb">curial</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">curia</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/co/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">co-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">vir</span> man].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gaff<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/gaf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024562a"><!--s024562a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026376b"><!--s026376b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006962c"><!--s006962c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a pole with a hook for holding or landing heavy fish.</p></div><a name="s006963c"><!--s006963c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a spear or spearhead for killing fish or turtles.</p></div></div><a name="s026377b"><!--s026377b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a spar on which the head of a fore-and-aft sail is extended [French <span class="bodyi">gaffe</span> boathook, blunder, from Provençal <span class="bodyi">gaf</span> hook, from <span class="bodyi">gafar</span> to seize].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coffee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkofi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011572a"><!--s011572a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011846b"><!--s011846b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a drink made from the roasted seeds of a large African evergreen shrub or small tree.</p></div><a name="s011847b"><!--s011847b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>these seeds either green or roasted.</p></div><a name="s011848b"><!--s011848b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s003086c"><!--s003086c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a hot drink made from the ground roasted seeds of a coffee tree.</p></div><a name="s003087c"><!--s003087c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>these seeds, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> after roasting and grinding.</p></div></div><a name="s011849b"><!--s011849b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/coffee_tree/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">coffee tree</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s011850b"><!--s011850b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a cup of coffee.</p></div><a name="s011851b"><!--s011851b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a light brown colour</p><p><span class="bodyb">coffee</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Italian <span class="bodyi">caffè</span> via Turkish <span class="bodyi">kahve</span> from Arabic <span class="bodyi">qaḥwa</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beat-up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004866a"><!--s004866a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> dilapidated or worn out.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">globalization <span class="bodyi">or</span> globalisation <span class="bodyi">or</span> -isation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/glohbəlieʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025614a"><!--s025614a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the process by which trade and commerce, commmunications, social trends, etc become international or worldwide in scope or application</p><p>Globalization is an umbrella term which contains several disparate concepts: the rapid growth of international trade in finished goods and services; the extension of free international markets in private capital able to flow across borders; growth of large, multinational enterprises organizing production across national boundaries; and the slow convergence of consumer tastes in different countries around certain global standards — Evan Davis</p><p><span class="bodyb">globalize</span> <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fibril</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfiebril/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022036a"><!--s022036a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small filament or fibre</p><p><span class="bodyb">fibrillar</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">fibrillose</span> /-lohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">fibrilla</span>,dimin. of <span class="bodyi">fibra</span> fibre].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foray<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023507a"><!--s023507a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025181b"><!--s025181b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sudden invasion, attack, or raid.</p></div><a name="s025182b"><!--s025182b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a brief excursion or attempt, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> outside one's accustomed sphere </p><p><i></i></p><p>My father's foray into politics ended in disaster</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">draw on</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018264a"><!--s018264a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to approach </p><p><i></i></p><p>Night draws on</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burnt sienna<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008008a"><!--s008008a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of a reddish brown or deep reddish orange colour.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aliquot<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹalikwot/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001313a"><!--s001313a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001331b"><!--s001331b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>contained an exact number of times in another </p><p><i></i></p><p>5 is an aliquot part of 15</p>.</div><a name="s001332b"><!--s001332b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>constituting a fraction of a whole </p><p><i></i></p><p>an aliquot part of invested capital</p> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">aliquotus</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">aliquot</span> some, several, from <span class="bodyi">alius</span> other + <span class="bodyi">quot</span> how many].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gaff<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024563a"><!--s024563a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to strike or secure (e.g. a fish) with a gaff.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epileptic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020152a"><!--s020152a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who is affected with epilepsy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Global Positioning System</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025615a"><!--s025615a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a system of satellites orbiting the earth that enables an appropriate receiver to establish an exact geographical location, altitude, and speed and direction of travel.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">growth hormone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026669a"><!--s026669a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028571b"><!--s028571b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a polypeptide growth-regulating hormone of vertebrates that is secreted by the front lobe of the pituitary gland in vertebrates that regulates growth.</p></div><a name="s028572b"><!--s028572b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of various plant substances (e.g. an auxin or gibberellin) that promotes growth.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beat up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004865a"><!--s004865a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to assault and harm (somebody) by repeated punching, kicking, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coffee bar</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011573a"><!--s011573a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an establishment where coffee and light refreshments are served; a cafe or snack bar.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkyooəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> curies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014708a"><!--s014708a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of radioactivity equal to 3.7 × 10<sup>10</sup> disintegrations per second [named after Pierre <span class="bodyi">Curie</span> d.1906, French physicist, and his Polish-born wife Marie d.1934, physicist and chemist, who studied radioactivity].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fibrillate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfiebrilayt, ʹfib-/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022037a"><!--s022037a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023316b"><!--s023316b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to undergo fibrillation <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s023317b"><!--s023317b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to undergo orto cause (something) to undergo fibrillation.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">draw out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018265a"><!--s018265a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019181b"><!--s019181b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to remove or extract (something).</p></div><a name="s019182b"><!--s019182b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to extend (a process) beyond its normal or expected duration.</p></div><a name="s019183b"><!--s019183b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to encourage (somebody) to speak freely <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s019184b"><!--s019184b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of successive days: to grow longer at the end of winter.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forbad</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fəʹbad/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023508a"><!--s023508a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/forbid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">forbid</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burnt sienna<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008009a"><!--s008009a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008328b"><!--s008328b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sienna/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sienna</span></span></a> (natural brownish yellow earthy substance) heated to give it a reddish or orange hue and used as a pigment: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/raw_sienna2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">raw sienna 2</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s008329b"><!--s008329b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the reddish brown or deep reddish orange colour of this.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coffee house</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011574a"><!--s011574a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an establishment that sells coffee and refreshments and, historically, often served as an informal club.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epilimnion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/epiʹlimni·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> epilimnia /-ni·ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020153a"><!--s020153a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the warm, less dense, oxygen-rich upper layer of water in a lake, which is rich in oxygen: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hypolimnion/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hypolimnion</span></span></a> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epi_or_ep/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epi-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">limnion</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">limnē</span> marshy lake].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beau</span><small><span class="eSynop">/boh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> beaux beaus /bohz/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004867a"><!--s004867a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004980b"><!--s004980b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a male lover; a boyfriend </p><p><i></i></p><p>Is that man going to be your beau?</p> — Gene Stratton Porter.</div><a name="s004981b"><!--s004981b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any eligible young male acquaintance </p><p><i></i></p><p>one never thinks of married men's being beaux – they have something else to do</p> — Jane Austen.</div><a name="s004982b"><!--s004982b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> sometimes in a nickname: a dandy </p><p><i></i></p><p>Beau Brummell</p> [French <span class="bodyi">beau</span> beautiful, from Latin <span class="bodyi">bellus</span> pretty].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aliquot<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001314a"><!--s001314a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001333b"><!--s001333b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small part that is contained an exact number of times in a whole.</p></div><a name="s001334b"><!--s001334b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a small sample, e.g. one taken from a mixture undergoing a chemical reaction to determine what changes have occurred.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gaff<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024564a"><!--s024564a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a house, flat, or other dwelling place [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">global village</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025616a"><!--s025616a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the world viewed as an totally integrated system in which all the constituent parts are interdependent and linked, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by modern technology.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curio</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkyooərioh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> curios)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014709a"><!--s014709a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an object that is something considered novel, rare, or bizarre </p><p><i></i></p><p>He bought up a lot of [em]balmed human heads (great curios, you know)</p><p> Herman Melville [short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/curiosity/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">curiosity</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fibrillation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fiebriʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022038a"><!--s022038a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023318b"><!--s023318b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the forming of fibres or fibrils.</p></div><a name="s023319b"><!--s023319b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>very rapid irregular contractions of muscle fibres of the heart resulting in a lack of synchronization between heartbeat and pulse.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">growth ring</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026670a"><!--s026670a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a layer of wood, shell, etc produced by a plant or animal during a particular period of growth.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drawstring</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018266a"><!--s018266a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a string or tape, usu threaded through a casing, that can be pulled to close an opening, e.g. of a bag, tighten or gather material, e.g. of curtains or clothes, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forbade</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fəʹbad, fəʹbayd/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023509a"><!--s023509a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/forbid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">forbid</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burnt umber<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008010a"><!--s008010a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of a dark reddish brown colour.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Beaufort scale</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbohfawt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004868a"><!--s004868a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a scale in which indicating the force of the wind is indicated by numbers from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane) [named after Sir Francis <span class="bodyi">Beaufort</span> d.1857, English admiral, who devised it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">global warming</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025617a"><!--s025617a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere that is believed to be caused by the greenhouse effect <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/greenhouse_effect/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">greenhouse effect</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curiosa</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kyooəriʹohsə/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014710a"><!--s014710a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015277b"><!--s015277b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>curiosities.</p></div><a name="s015278b"><!--s015278b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">euphem</span> erotic or pornographic books, etc [Latin <span class="bodyi">curiosa</span>, neuter pl of <span class="bodyi">curiosus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/curious/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">curious</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epilogue</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹepilog/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020154a"><!--s020154a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021191b"><!--s021191b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a concluding section of a literary or dramatic work that often comments on or summarizes the main theme or reveals the later fate of the characters action or plot.</p></div><a name="s021192b"><!--s021192b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a speech or poem addressed to the audience by an actor at the end of a play [Middle English <span class="bodyi">epiloge</span> via French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">epilogos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">epilegein</span> to say in addition, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epi_or_ep/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epi-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">legein</span> to say].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grow up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026671a"><!--s026671a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028573b"><!--s028573b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a person: to develop towards or arrive at a mature state.</p></div><a name="s028574b"><!--s028574b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to arise and develop </p><p><i></i></p><p>The movement grew up in the 60s</p>.</div><a name="s028575b"><!--s028575b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in imperative</span>) to begin to act sensibly.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fibrin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfiebrin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022039a"><!--s022039a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fibrous protein formed from fibrinogen by the action of thrombin, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the clotting of blood <span class="bodyb">fibrinous</span> /-nəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fibre/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fibre</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in1/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-in 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coffee mill</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011575a"><!--s011575a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small machine used for grinding roasted coffee beans.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gaff<sup>4</sup></span></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024565a"><!--s024565a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>✱ <span class="bodyb">blow the gaff</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blow1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blow 1</span></span></a> [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">A-list</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001315a"><!--s001315a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a list of the most important or celebrated people involved in some activity, e.g. in the entertainment industry.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">draw up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018267a"><!--s018267a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019185b"><!--s019185b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to prepare (a document or proposal).</p></div><a name="s019186b"><!--s019186b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to produce a version of (a formal document).</p></div><a name="s019187b"><!--s019187b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to straighten (oneself) to an upright posture, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to show dignity or resentment.</p></div><a name="s019188b"><!--s019188b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to bring (somebody or something) to a halt.</p></div><a name="s019189b"><!--s019189b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to bring (fighting troops) into readiness for battle <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s019190b"><!--s019190b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to come to a halt.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forbear<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fawʹbeə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> forbore /fawʹbaw/) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> forborne /fawʹbawn/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023510a"><!--s023510a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s025183b"><!--s025183b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + from) to hold oneself back from (doing something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with an effort of self-restraint </p><p><i></i></p><p>He forbore to answer the slander</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s025184b"><!--s025184b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ from) to hold back or abstain </p><p><i></i></p><p>He forbore from expressing his disagreement</p>.</div><a name="s025185b"><!--s025185b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="sb000000218"><!--sb000000218--></a><p>to control oneself when provoked; to be patient [Old English <span class="bodyi">forberan</span> to endure, do without, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/for/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">for-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">beran</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bear2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bear 2</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">forbear</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">forebear</span>? The verb that means ‘refrain from’ is spelt <span class="bodyi">forbear</span>, with <span class="bodyi">bear</span> stressed, (<span class="bodyi">forbore to reply to the accusation</span>); the noun that means ‘ancestor’ is spelt either <span class="bodyi">forebear</span> or <span class="bodyi">forbear</span>, with <span class="bodyi">for(e</span>) stressed.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beau ideal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/boh eedayʹal/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004869a"><!--s004869a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the perfect type or model </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her person was of the smallest size that is believed to comport with beauty, and which poets and artists have chosen as the beau ideal of female loveliness</p> — J Fenimore Cooper [French <span class="bodyi">beau idéal</span> ideal beauty].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burnt umber<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008011a"><!--s008011a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008330b"><!--s008330b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/umber/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">umber</span></span></a> (a natural dark brown earthy substance) heated to give it a reddish hue and used as a pigment: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/raw_umber2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">raw umber 2</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s008331b"><!--s008331b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the dark reddish brown colour of this.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epinephrine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/epiʹnefrin, -reen/ epinephrin /-rin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020155a"><!--s020155a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/adrenalin_or_adrenaline_%C9%99dren%C9%99lin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">adrenalin</span></span></a> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epi_or_ep/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epi-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">nephros</span> kidney].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">globe<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/glohb/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025618a"><!--s025618a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027346b"><!--s027346b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007159c"><!--s007159c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a spherical representation of the earth or a heavenly body.</p></div><a name="s007160c"><!--s007160c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the globe</span>) the world; the earth.</p></div></div><a name="s027347b"><!--s027347b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something spherical or rounded, e.g. a glass bowl or light.</p></div><a name="s027348b"><!--s027348b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/orb/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">orb</span></span></a> (1)</p><p><span class="bodyb">globe-like</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">globoid</span> /ʹglohboyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">globose</span> /ʹglohbohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">globus</span> ball, sphere].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">groyne</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">groin</span>) /groyn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026672a"><!--s026672a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rigid wall-like structure built out from a shore, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to check erosion of the beach; a breakwater [alteration of obsolete <span class="bodyi">groin</span> snout, via Old French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">grunium</span> pig's snout, from Latin <span class="bodyi">grunnire</span> to grunt].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forbear<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfawbeə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023511a"><!--s023511a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/forebear_or_forbear/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">forebear</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gaffe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gaf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024566a"><!--s024566a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a social or tactical blunder; a faux pas </p><p><i></i></p><p>A gaffe is when a politician tells the truth</p><p> Michael Kinsley, US journalist [French <span class="bodyi">gaffe</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gaff1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gaff 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coffee morning</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011576a"><!--s011576a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a morning social gathering at which coffee is served; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one at which funds are raised for a charity.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dray<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dray/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018268a"><!--s018268a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a strong low cart or wagon without sides, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by brewers [Middle English <span class="bodyi">draye</span>, a wheelless vehicle, from Old English <span class="bodyi">dræge</span> dragnet; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">dragan</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/draw1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">draw 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">curiosity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kyooəriʹositi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> curiosities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014711a"><!--s014711a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015279b"><!--s015279b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>desire to know </p><p><i></i></p><p>Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect</p><p> Dr Johnson.</p></div><a name="s015280b"><!--s015280b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>inquisitiveness or nosiness.</p></div><a name="s015281b"><!--s015281b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a strange, interesting, or rare object, custom, fact, etc.</p></div><a name="s015282b"><!--s015282b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s003814c"><!--s003814c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a strange or rare object, custom, etc.</p></div><a name="s003815c"><!--s003815c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an abstruse fact </p><p><i></i></p><p>the curiosities of anatomical science</p><p> Charles Lamb.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fibrinogen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fieʹbrinəj(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022040a"><!--s022040a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a blood plasma protein that is produced in the liver and is converted into fibrin during clotting of blood.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹliev/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001316a"><!--s001316a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001335b"><!--s001335b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having life; not dead.</p></div><a name="s001336b"><!--s001336b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000360c"><!--s000360c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>having life; not dead.</p></div><a name="s000361c"><!--s000361c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>of all those living </p><p><i></i></p><p>the proudest mother alive</p>.</div></div><a name="s001337b"><!--s001337b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000362c"><!--s000362c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>still in existence, force, or operation; active.</p></div><a name="s000363c"><!--s000363c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/live2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">live<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (3b).</p></div></div><a name="s001338b"><!--s001338b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(+ to) realizing the existence of; aware of </p><p><i></i></p><p>alive to the danger</p>.</div><a name="s001339b"><!--s001339b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>marked by alertness; lively or animated.</p></div><a name="s001340b"><!--s001340b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) showing much activity; swarming </p><p><i></i></p><p>The sea was alive with large whales</p> — Herman Melville<p><span class="bodyb">aliveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">on life</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/on1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">on 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">līf</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/life/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">life</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Beaujolais</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbohzhəlay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004870a"><!--s004870a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chiefly red table wine made in southern Burgundy in France [French, named after <span class="bodyi">Beaujolais</span>, region of central France].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burn-up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008013a"><!--s008013a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> the act or an instance of driving at high speed.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gaffer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgafə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024567a"><!--s024567a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026378b"><!--s026378b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> the chief lighting electrician in a film or television studio.</p></div><a name="s026379b"><!--s026379b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a foreman or overseer.</p></div><a name="s026380b"><!--s026380b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> an old man [prob alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/godfather/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">godfather</span></span></a> : compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gammer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gammer</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dray<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018269a"><!--s018269a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/drey_or_dray_dray/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">drey</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">globe<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025619a"><!--s025619a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027349b"><!--s027349b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to become spherical or rounded <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s027350b"><!--s027350b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to form (something) into a globe.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coffee pot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011577a"><!--s011577a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pot for brewing or serving coffee.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forbearance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fawʹbeərəns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023512a"><!--s023512a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025186b"><!--s025186b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a refraining from the enforcement of something, e.g. a debt, right, or obligation, that is due.</p></div><a name="s025187b"><!--s025187b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>patience; self-restraint.</p></div><a name="s025188b"><!--s025188b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>leniency.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">GRP</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026673a"><!--s026673a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>glass-reinforced plastic.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epi- <span class="bodyi">or</span> ep-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020105a"><!--s020105a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s021152b"><!--s021152b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>outer; external </p><p><i></i></p><p>epidermis</p>.</div><a name="s021153b"><!--s021153b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>besides; in addition </p><p><i></i></p><p>epilogue</p> <p><i></i></p><p>epiphenomenon</p>.</div><a name="s021154b"><!--s021154b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>over; above </p><p><i></i></p><p>epigraph</p>.</div><a name="s021155b"><!--s021155b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>on; upon </p><p><i></i></p><p>epiphyte</p>.</div><a name="s021156b"><!--s021156b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>after; later </p><p><i></i></p><p>epigone</p> <p>[Middle English via French and Latin from Greek, from <span class="bodyi">epi</span> on, at, besides, after].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alizarin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹlizərin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001317a"><!--s001317a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an orange or red dye formerly obtained from madder [prob from French <span class="bodyi">alizarine</span> from <span class="bodyi">alizari</span> madder, from Spanish, prob from Arabic <span class="bodyi">al-‘aṣārah</span> the juice].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">damping-off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015123a"><!--s015123a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a diseased condition of seedlings or cuttings caused by fungi.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fibro-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022042a"><!--s022042a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fibr_or_fibro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fibr-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burn up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008012a"><!--s008012a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to obsess (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Jealousy was burning him up</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Beaujolais nouveau</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌbohzhəlay noohʹvoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004871a"><!--s004871a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Beaujolais wine sold in the year of its production [French <span class="bodyi">Beaujolais nouveau</span> new Beaujolais].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gag<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/gag/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (gagged, gagging)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024568a"><!--s024568a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s026381b"><!--s026381b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to apply a gag to or put a gag in the mouth of (somebody) to prevent speech.</p></div><a name="s026382b"><!--s026382b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to prevent (somebody) from having free speech or expression <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s026383b"><!--s026383b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to heave or retch.</p></div><a name="s026384b"><!--s026384b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to tell jokes [Middle English <span class="bodyi">gaggen</span> to strangle, of imitative origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dread<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dred/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018270a"><!--s018270a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019191b"><!--s019191b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to be extremely apprehensive about (something).</p></div><a name="s019192b"><!--s019192b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to fear (something or somebody) greatly.</p></div><a name="s019193b"><!--s019193b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to be in great awe of (somebody)</p><p><span class="bodyb">dreaded</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">dreden</span>, from Old English <span class="bodyi">drǣdan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">globe artichoke</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025620a"><!--s025620a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027351b"><!--s027351b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/artichoke/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">artichoke</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s027352b"><!--s027352b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/artichoke/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">artichoke</span></span></a> (1b).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coffee shop</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011578a"><!--s011578a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small restaurant where light snacks are served.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forbid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fəʹbid/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (forbidding, <span class="bodyi">past tense</span> forbade /fəʹbad, fəʹbayd/ forbad /fəʹbad/) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> forbidden /fəʹbid(ə)n/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023513a"><!--s023513a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025189b"><!--s025189b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006620c"><!--s006620c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to refuse to allow (something); to refuse to allow (somebody) to do something </p><p><i></i></p><p>The law forbids shops to sell alcohol to minors</p>.</div><a name="s006621c"><!--s006621c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to refuse access to (somewhere) or use of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her father forbade him the house</p>.</div></div><a name="s025190b"><!--s025190b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (something) impracticable; to hinder or prevent (an action or expedient) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Limited time forbids further discussion of the subject</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">God/Heaven forbid</span>.</p></div><a name="s025191b"><!--s025191b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>used to express a strong wish that something does not happen </p><p><i></i></p><p>Heaven forbid that my daughter inherits her dad's nose!</p> <p><span class="bodyb">forbidder</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">forbēodan</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/for/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">for-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">bēodan</span> to bid].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epiphany</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹpifəni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> epiphanies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020156a"><!--s020156a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021193b"><!--s021193b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Epiphany</span>)</p><a name="s005377c"><!--s005377c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the coming of the Magi to see the infant Christ.</p></div><a name="s005378c"><!--s005378c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>6 January, observed as a festival in the Christian Church in commemoration of this.</p></div></div><a name="s021194b"><!--s021194b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a sudden revelation manifestation or perception of the essential nature or meaning of something <span class="bodyb">epiphanic</span> /epiʹfanik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">epiphanie</span> via French and late Latinfrom Greek <span class="bodyi">epiphaneia</span> appearance, manifestation, from <span class="bodyi">epiphainein</span> to manifest, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epi_or_ep/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epi-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">phanein</span> to show].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fibro</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfiebroh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> fibros)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022041a"><!--s022041a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus</span> a mixture of asbestos and cement [short for <span class="bodyi">fibro-cement</span>, because of the asbestos fibres that bind the cement].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">damp-proof<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015124a"><!--s015124a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>impervious to damp.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grub<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/grub/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (grubbed, grubbing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026674a"><!--s026674a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028576b"><!--s028576b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007551c"><!--s007551c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to dig in the ground, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for something that is difficult to find or extract.</p></div><a name="s007552c"><!--s007552c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + up) to dig (something) up or out <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s028577b"><!--s028577b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to dig in the ground, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for something that is difficult to find or extract.</p></div><a name="s028578b"><!--s028578b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to search about; to rummage.</p></div><a name="s028579b"><!--s028579b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to do hard, boring, or demeaning work in an effort to achieve something <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s028580b"><!--s028580b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + up) to dig (something) up or out by, or as if by, the roots.</p></div><a name="s028581b"><!--s028581b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to clear (an area) by digging up roots and stumps</p><p><span class="bodyb">grubber</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">grubben</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gag<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024569a"><!--s024569a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026385b"><!--s026385b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something thrust into the mouth to keep it open or prevent speech or outcry.</p></div><a name="s026386b"><!--s026386b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a joke or humorous story.</p></div><a name="s026387b"><!--s026387b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a check to free speech.</p></div><a name="s026388b"><!--s026388b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/closure1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">closure<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (3).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alkali</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹalkəlie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> alkalis alkalies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001318a"><!--s001318a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001341b"><!--s001341b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of various soluble chemical bases, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a hydroxide or carbonate of an alkali metal, that combine with acids to form salts: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/acid2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">acid 2</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/base1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">base<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (7).</p></div><a name="s001342b"><!--s001342b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a soluble chemical salt that is present in some soils of dry regions and prevents the growth of crops</p><p><span class="bodyb">alkalize</span> <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></p><p>Middle English via medieval Latin from Arabic <span class="bodyi">al-qili</span> the ashes of the plant saltwort. Alkalis were first obtained from the ashes of various plants, including saltwort.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beau monde</span><small><span class="eSynop">/boh ʹmond/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004872a"><!--s004872a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>fashionable people [French <span class="bodyi">beau monde</span> beautiful world].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burp<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/buhp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008014a"><!--s008014a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a belch [imitative].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dread<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018271a"><!--s018271a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019194b"><!--s019194b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>great fear, uneasiness, or apprehension.</p></div><a name="s019195b"><!--s019195b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004844c"><!--s004844c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>great fear, uneasiness, or apprehension.</p></div><a name="s004845c"><!--s004845c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>something that causes this.</p></div></div><a name="s019196b"><!--s019196b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s004846c"><!--s004846c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a Rastafarian.</p></div><a name="s004847c"><!--s004847c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) dreadlocks.</p></div></div><a name="s019197b"><!--s019197b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> great reverence.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coffee table</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011579a"><!--s011579a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a low table usu placed in a living room.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">globefish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> globefishes <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> globefish)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025621a"><!--s025621a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027353b"><!--s027353b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several species of chiefly tropical marine fishes that can distend its body themselves to a globular form, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a form of defence: family Tetraodontidae. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blowfish/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blowfish</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/puffer_fish/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">puffer fish</span></span></a> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/puffer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">puffer</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s027354b"><!--s027354b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/porcupine_fish/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">porcupine fish</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forbidden</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023514a"><!--s023514a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025192b"><!--s025192b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not allowed.</p></div><a name="s025193b"><!--s025193b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of quantum phenomena: not conforming to the usual selection principles.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fibroblast</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfiebrəblast/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022043a"><!--s022043a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cell giving rise to connective tissue which secretes collagen <span class="bodyb">fibroblastic</span> /-ʹblastik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burp<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008015a"><!--s008015a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008332b"><!--s008332b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to belch <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s008333b"><!--s008333b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to relieve the indigestion of (a baby) by patting or rubbing its back until excess gas is released through the mouth.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gaga</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgahgah/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024570a"><!--s024570a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026389b"><!--s026389b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>senile.</p></div><a name="s026390b"><!--s026390b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>slightly mad.</p></div><a name="s026391b"><!--s026391b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ about) infatuated [French <span class="bodyi">gaga</span> a fool, imitating mumbled or incoherent speech].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beaut<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/byooht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004873a"><!--s004873a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Aus, NZ, informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/beauty/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">beauty</span></span></a> (3).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">damp-proof<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015125a"><!--s015125a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make (a wall or building) impervious to damp by means of a damp course.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epiphenomenon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌepifəʹnominən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> epiphenomena /-nə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020157a"><!--s020157a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021195b"><!--s021195b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a secondary phenomenon accompanying another and caused by another it.</p></div><a name="s021196b"><!--s021196b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a mental process regarded as an epiphenomenon of brain activity.</p></div><a name="s021197b"><!--s021197b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an unrelated or unexpected symptom occurring during the course of a disease</p><p><span class="bodyb">epiphenomenal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dread<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018272a"><!--s018272a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019198b"><!--s019198b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>greatly feared.</p></div><a name="s019199b"><!--s019199b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> held in great reverence [Middle English <span class="bodyi">dred</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">dreden</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dread1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dread 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grub<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026675a"><!--s026675a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028582b"><!--s028582b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a soft thick wormlike larva of an insect.</p></div><a name="s028583b"><!--s028583b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> food [Middle English <span class="bodyi">grubbe</span>, prob from <span class="bodyi">grubben</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grub1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grub 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alkali metal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001319a"><!--s001319a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of the univalent metals lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, caesium, and francium.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">globeflower</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025622a"><!--s025622a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plant of the buttercup family with spherical yellow flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Trollius</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coffee-table book</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011580a"><!--s011580a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a book that is large in format and lavishly produced, e.g. with extensive use of full-colour illustrations, as if for display on a coffee table.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forbidden fruit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023515a"><!--s023515a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) something that is very tempting but not allowed [from the fruit Adam was forbidden by God to eat, Genesis 2:17].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">damp-proof course</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015126a"><!--s015126a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/damp_course/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">damp course</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beaut<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004874a"><!--s004874a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ, informal</span> fine or marvellous </p><p><i></i></p><p>a beaut party</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fibro-cement</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022044a"><!--s022044a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fibro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fibro</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burqa <span class="bodyi">or</span> burka <span class="bodyi">or</span> boorka</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbuhkə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008016a"><!--s008016a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an outer garment for a Muslim woman, covering the entire head and body, with a mesh-covered opening for the eyes [Urdu or Persian, from Arabic].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gage<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/gayj/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">archaic</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024571a"><!--s024571a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026392b"><!--s026392b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a token of defiance; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a glove, cap, etc thrown on the ground in former times as a challenge to a fight.</p></div><a name="s026393b"><!--s026393b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something deposited as a pledge of performance [Middle English from Old French, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grubby</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (grubbier, grubbiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026676a"><!--s026676a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028584b"><!--s028584b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>unpleasantly or extremely dirty; grimy </p><p><i></i></p><p>grubby hands</p>.</div><a name="s028585b"><!--s028585b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>disreputable or sordid </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'm not interested in your grubby little schemes</p> <p><span class="bodyb">grubbily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">grubbiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epiphysis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹpifisis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> epiphyses /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020158a"><!--s020158a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021198b"><!--s021198b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a part of a bone that develops separately from and later becomes united with the rest, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an end of a long bone of a limb: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/diaphysis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">diaphysis</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s021199b"><!--s021199b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pineal_body/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pineal body</span></span></a> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">epiphysis</span> growth, from <span class="bodyi">epiphyesthai</span> to grow on].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alkaline</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹalkəlien/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001320a"><!--s001320a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>containing or having the properties of an alkali; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> having a pH of more than seven <span class="bodyb">alkalinity</span> /-ʹliniti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">globetrotter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025623a"><!--s025623a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> somebody who travels widely</p><p><span class="bodyb">globetrotting</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dreadful</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdredf(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018273a"><!--s018273a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019200b"><!--s019200b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004848c"><!--s004848c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>extremely unpleasant or shocking </p><p><i></i></p><p>What a dreadful thing to say!</p>.</div><a name="s004849c"><!--s004849c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>very disagreeable, e.g. through dullness or poor quality </p><p><i></i></p><p>a dreadful film</p>.</div></div><a name="s019201b"><!--s019201b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>extreme </p><p><i></i></p><p>a dreadful mess</p>.</div><a name="s019202b"><!--s019202b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>causing or inspiring dread</p><p><span class="bodyb">dreadfully</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dreadfulness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forbidding</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023516a"><!--s023516a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025194b"><!--s025194b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having a menacing or dangerous appearance </p><p><i></i></p><p>forbidding mountains</p>.</div><a name="s025195b"><!--s025195b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>unfriendly </p><p><i></i></p><p>His father was a stern forbidding figure</p> <p><span class="bodyb">forbiddingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">forbiddingness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coffee tree</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011581a"><!--s011581a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of large African evergreen shrubs or small trees of the madder family that are widely cultivated in warm regions for their seeds: genus <span class="bodyi">Coffea</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">damp squib</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015127a"><!--s015127a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> something that ends feebly, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> after a promising start.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beauteous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbyoohti·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004875a"><!--s004875a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> beautiful</p><p><span class="bodyb">beauteousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English from <span class="bodyi">beaute</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/beauty/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">beauty</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gage<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024572a"><!--s024572a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to pledge (something) as a gage.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burr<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/buh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008017a"><!--s008017a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008334b"><!--s008334b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">bur</span>) a rough or prickly covering of a fruit or seed.</p></div><a name="s008335b"><!--s008335b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that sticks or clings.</p></div><a name="s008336b"><!--s008336b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a thin rough edge left after cutting or shaping metal, plastic, etc.</p></div><a name="s008337b"><!--s008337b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the rolled pronunciation of /r/ made at the back of the throat or the front of the mouth.</p></div><a name="s008338b"><!--s008338b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a hard rounded outgrowth on a tree trunk or branch.</p></div><a name="s008339b"><!--s008339b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s001984c"><!--s001984c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the rolled pronunciation of /r/ made at the back of the throat, as in a West Country or Northumberland accent.</p></div><a name="s001985c"><!--s001985c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the rolled /r/ made at the front of the mouth in some Scottish accents.</p></div><a name="s001986c"><!--s001986c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>generally, a dialectal pronunciation </p><p><i></i></p><p>‘A Yorkshire burr,’ he affirmed, ‘was … much better than a Cockney's lisp.’</p><p> Charlotte Brontë.</p></div></div><a name="s008340b"><!--s008340b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a small drill, e.g. one used by a dentist or surgeon.</p></div><a name="s008341b"><!--s008341b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>a rough whirring sound [Middle English <span class="bodyi">burre</span>, of Germanic origin; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">byrst</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bristle1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bristle 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alkaline earth</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001321a"><!--s001321a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001343b"><!--s001343b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an oxide of any of the bivalent metals calcium, strontium, barium, magnesium, radium, or beryllium.</p></div><a name="s001344b"><!--s001344b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">alkaline earth metal</span>) any of the metals whose oxides are alkaline earths.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grub-screw</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026677a"><!--s026677a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a headless screw-bolt.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">globigerina</span><small><span class="eSynop">/glohˌbijəʹrienə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> globigerinas globigerinae /-nee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025624a"><!--s025624a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a minute single-celled marine animal that has a chalky shell and lives in the surface waters of the sea: genus <span class="bodyi">Globigerina</span> [Latin genus name, from <span class="bodyi">globus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/globe1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">globe 1</span></span></a> (from the spherical chambers in its shell) + <span class="bodyi">gerere</span> to carry, bear].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fibroid<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfiebroyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022045a"><!--s022045a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>resembling, forming, or consisting of fibrous tissue.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dreadlocks</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdredloks/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018274a"><!--s018274a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>long matted, plaited, or tightly curled locks of hair worn <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by male Rastafarians.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epiphyte</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹepifiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020159a"><!--s020159a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plant that derives its moisture and nutrients from the air and rain and grows on another plant</p><p><span class="bodyb">epiphytal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">epiphytic</span> /-ʹfitik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coffer<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkofə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011582a"><!--s011582a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011852b"><!--s011852b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a chest or box; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a strongbox.</p></div><a name="s011853b"><!--s011853b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a treasury or exchequer; <span class="bodyi">broadly</span> a store of wealth </p><p><i></i></p><p>The national coffers have been emptied to pay for this war</p>.</div><a name="s011854b"><!--s011854b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s003088c"><!--s003088c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/caisson/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">caisson</span></span></a> (2).</p></div><a name="s003089c"><!--s003089c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cofferdam/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cofferdam</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s011855b"><!--s011855b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a recessed decorative panel in a vault, ceiling, etc [Middle English <span class="bodyi">coffre</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">cophinus</span> basket, from Greek <span class="bodyi">kophinos</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forbore</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fawʹbaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023517a"><!--s023517a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/forbear1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">forbear 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">damsel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdamzəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015128a"><!--s015128a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or literary</span> a young unmarried woman [Middle English <span class="bodyi">damesel</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">dameisele</span>, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">domina</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dame/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dame</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beautician</span><small><span class="eSynop">/byoohʹtish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004876a"><!--s004876a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who gives beauty treatments.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burr<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008018a"><!--s008018a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008342b"><!--s008342b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make a whirring sound.</p></div><a name="s008343b"><!--s008343b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to form a rough or projecting edge on (metal) <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s008344b"><!--s008344b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to pronounce (an ‘r’) with a burr.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fibroid<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022046a"><!--s022046a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a benign tumour made up of fibrous and muscular tissue that occurs <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the uterine wall.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grubstake<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026678a"><!--s026678a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028586b"><!--s028586b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>supplies or funds given to a mining prospector in return for a share in his or her discoveries.</p></div><a name="s028587b"><!--s028587b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any material assistance provided to an organization or individual [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grub2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grub 2</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stake1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stake 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">episcopacy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹpiskəpəsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> episcopacies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020160a"><!--s020160a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021200b"><!--s021200b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>government of the Church by bishops or by a hierarchy.</p></div><a name="s021201b"><!--s021201b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/episcopate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">episcopate</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dreadnought</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdrednawt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018275a"><!--s018275a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019203b"><!--s019203b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a battleship whose main armament consists of big guns of the same calibre.</p></div><a name="s019204b"><!--s019204b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a type of heavy overcoat worn <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the 19th cent.</p></div><a name="s019205b"><!--s019205b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a brave or fearless person [(sense 1) <span class="bodyi">Dreadnought</span>, Brit battleship, the first of this type, launched in 1906].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gage<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024573a"><!--s024573a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gauge1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gauge 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alkaloid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹalkəloyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001322a"><!--s001322a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous nitrogen-containing organic compounds, e.g. morphine, that are usu chemical bases, occur in plants, and are extensively used as drugs <span class="bodyb">alkaloidal</span> /-ʹloydl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">damselfish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> damselfishes <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> damselfish)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015129a"><!--s015129a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several small brightly coloured marine fishes of tropical and warm seas: <span class="bodyi">Chromis chromis</span> and other species.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forborne</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fawʹbawn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023518a"><!--s023518a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/forbear1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">forbear 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">globular</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹglobyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025625a"><!--s025625a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027355b"><!--s027355b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having the shape of a globe; spherical or globule </p><p><i></i></p><p>globular proteins</p>.</div><a name="s027356b"><!--s027356b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having or consisting of globules <span class="bodyb">globularity</span> /-ʹlariti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">globularly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [partly from Latin <span class="bodyi">globus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/globe1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">globe 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ular/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ular</span></span></a> ; partly from Latin <span class="bodyi">globulus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/globule/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">globule</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ar1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ar 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beautiful</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbyoohtif(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004877a"><!--s004877a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004983b"><!--s004983b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having qualities of beauty; exciting producing aesthetic or sensual pleasure or delighting the senses.</p></div><a name="s004984b"><!--s004984b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>generally enjoyable and goodpleasing; excellent</p><p><span class="bodyb">beautifully</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coffer<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (coffered, coffering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011583a"><!--s011583a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to decorate (a vault, ceiling, etc) with recessed decorative panels.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burrito</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹreetoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> burritos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008019a"><!--s008019a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tortilla rolled round a savoury filling and baked [American Spanish <span class="bodyi">burrito</span>, literally ‘little donkey’, dimin. of Spanish <span class="bodyi">burro</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/burro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">burro</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dream<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dreem/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018276a"><!--s018276a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019206b"><!--s019206b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep.</p></div><a name="s019207b"><!--s019207b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a state of absentmindedness; a daydream.</p></div><a name="s019208b"><!--s019208b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s004850c"><!--s004850c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a strongly desired goal; an ambition.</p></div><a name="s004851c"><!--s004851c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) representing the realization of an ambition; perfect </p><p><i></i></p><p>a dream house</p>.</div></div><a name="s019209b"><!--s019209b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>something notable for its beauty, excellence, etc ✱ <span class="bodyb">like a dream</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> very well, easily, successfully, etc</p><p><span class="bodyb">dreamful</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dreamless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dreamlike</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">drēam</span> noise, joy].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gage<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024574a"><!--s024574a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gauge2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gauge 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grubstake<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026679a"><!--s026679a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to provide (somebody) with a grubstake</p><p><span class="bodyb">grubstaker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fibroin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfiebroh·in/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022047a"><!--s022047a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an insoluble protein comprising the filaments of the raw silk fibre [French <span class="bodyi">fibroïne</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fibro/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fibro-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-ine</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in1/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-in 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">damselfly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> damselflies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015130a"><!--s015130a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a slender insect related to the dragonfly, having projecting stalked wings that are folded above the body when the insect is at rest: suborder Zygoptera.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">force<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/faws/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023519a"><!--s023519a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025196b"><!--s025196b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006622c"><!--s006622c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>strength or energy exerted or brought to bear; active power.</p></div><a name="s006623c"><!--s006623c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>moral or mental strength, or somebody showing this.</p></div><a name="s006624c"><!--s006624c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>capacity to persuade or convince.</p></div><a name="s006625c"><!--s006625c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>legal validity; operative effect.</p></div></div><a name="s025197b"><!--s025197b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006626c"><!--s006626c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a body, e.g. of troops or ships, assigned to a military purpose.</p></div><a name="s006627c"><!--s006627c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the armed services of a nation or commander.</p></div></div><a name="s025198b"><!--s025198b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006628c"><!--s006628c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a body of people or things fulfilling some function </p><p><i></i></p><p>labour force</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a labour force</p>.</div><a name="s006629c"><!--s006629c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">the Force</span>) = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/police1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">police<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div><a name="s025199b"><!--s025199b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>violence or threats of violence, compulsion, or constraint exerted on or against a person or thing an individual or group having the power of effective action.</p></div><a name="s025200b"><!--s025200b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>an agency that if applied to a free body results chiefly in an acceleration of the body and sometimes in elastic deformation and other effects.</p></div><a name="s025201b"><!--s025201b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s006630c"><!--s006630c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an agency that if applied to a free body results chiefly in an acceleration of the body and sometimes in elastic deformation and other effects.</p></div><a name="s006631c"><!--s006631c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an agency or influence analogous to a physical force </p><p><i></i></p><p>Reason is a harmonising, controlling force rather than a creative one</p><p> Bertrand Russell.</p></div></div><a name="s025202b"><!--s025202b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>the quality of conveying impressions intensely or opinions strongly in writing or speech.</p></div><a name="s025203b"><!--s025203b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Force</span>) a measure of wind strength as expressed by a number on the Beaufort scale ✱ <span class="bodyb">by force of</span> by means of; using ✱ <span class="bodyb">in force</span> in great numbers.</p></div><a name="s025204b"><!--s025204b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>said of a law or rule: valid or operative [Middle English from Old French, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">fortis</span> strong].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">globule</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹglobyoohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025626a"><!--s025626a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tiny globe or ball, e.g. of liquid or melted solid</p><p><span class="bodyb">globulous</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">globulus</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">globus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/globe1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">globe 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cofferdam</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011584a"><!--s011584a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a watertight enclosure from which water is pumped to allow construction or repair, e.g. of a pier or ship's hull.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alkalosis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/alkəʹlohsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001323a"><!--s001323a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a medical disorder in which the blood, tissues, etc are abnormally alkaline.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beautiful game</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004878a"><!--s004878a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>association football.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">episcopal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹpiskəpl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020161a"><!--s020161a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021202b"><!--s021202b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of a bishop.</p></div><a name="s021203b"><!--s021203b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having or governed by bishops.</p></div><a name="s021204b"><!--s021204b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Episcopal</span>) Anglican; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of an Anglican Church that is not the official national Church, e.g. in the USA or Scotland</p><p><span class="bodyb">episcopally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English from late Latin <span class="bodyi">episcopalis</span>,from <span class="bodyi">episcopus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bishop/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bishop</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dream<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> dreamed dreamt /dremt/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018277a"><!--s018277a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s019210b"><!--s019210b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to have a dream.</p></div><a name="s019211b"><!--s019211b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to indulge in daydreams or fantasies </p><p><i></i></p><p>dreaming of a better future</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s019212b"><!--s019212b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to have a dream of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I dreamed I was back at school</p>.</div><a name="s019213b"><!--s019213b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to consider (something) as a possibility; to imagine </p><p><i></i></p><p>She never dreamed he would refuse</p>.</div><a name="s019214b"><!--s019214b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(+ away) to pass (time) in reverie or inaction ✱ <span class="bodyb">wouldn't dream of</span> wouldn't consider even the possibility of (doing something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">dreamer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burro</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbooroh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> burros)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008020a"><!--s008020a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a small donkey used as a pack animal [Spanish <span class="bodyi">burro</span>, ultimately from late Latin <span class="bodyi">burricus</span> small horse].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gage<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024575a"><!--s024575a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a greengage.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">damson</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdamzən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015131a"><!--s015131a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015701b"><!--s015701b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small purple fruit similar to a plum.</p></div><a name="s015702b"><!--s015702b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the small tree that bears this fruit: <span class="bodyi">Prunus domestica</span> [Middle English, from Latin <span class="bodyi">prunum damascenum</span> plum of <span class="bodyi">Damascus</span>, city in Syria].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fibroma</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fieʹbrohmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> fibromas fibromata /-tə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022048a"><!--s022048a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a benign tumour consisting mainly of fibrous tissue.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Grub Street</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026680a"><!--s026680a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the world or lifestyle of struggling journalists and literary hacks [<span class="bodyi">Grub Street</span>, London, formerly inhabited by literary hacks].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">globulin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹglobyoolin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025627a"><!--s025627a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a group class of widely occurring proteins that are soluble in dilute salt solutions.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beautify</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbyoohtifie/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (beautifies, beautified, beautifying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004879a"><!--s004879a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make (somebody or something) beautiful; to embellish <span class="bodyb">beautification</span> /-fiʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">beautifier</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alkane</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹalkayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001324a"><!--s001324a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a series of saturated open-chain hydrocarbons, e.g. methane, ethane, propane, or butane [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/alkyl/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">alkyl</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ane/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ane</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">force<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023520a"><!--s023520a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025205b"><!--s025205b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006632c"><!--s006632c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to compel (somebody) to do something.</p></div><a name="s006633c"><!--s006633c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to bring (something) about by compulsion, violence, or a great effort, or through natural or logical necessity.</p></div></div><a name="s025206b"><!--s025206b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006634c"><!--s006634c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to press or drive (something) with a violent effort.</p></div><a name="s006635c"><!--s006635c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to break open (a door, lock, etc).</p></div><a name="s006636c"><!--s006636c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to make (one's way) with a violent effort into or through something.</p></div></div><a name="s025207b"><!--s025207b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to impose or thrust (something) on.</p></div><a name="s025208b"><!--s025208b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s006637c"><!--s006637c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to produce (e.g. a laugh) with an unnatural effort.</p></div><a name="s006638c"><!--s006638c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to strain (e.g. one's voice).</p></div></div><a name="s025209b"><!--s025209b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to hasten the growth of (a plant) ✱ <span class="bodyb">force somebody's hand</span> to cause somebody to act or reveal their intentions prematurely ✱ <span class="bodyb">force the issue</span> to compel a decision, action, etc to be taken</p><p><span class="bodyb">forceable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">forcer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s025210b"><!--s025210b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> + into) to compel (somebody) or produce (a result or action) by physical, moral, or intellectual means.</p></div><a name="s025211b"><!--s025211b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to make (somebody) do something or cause (something) through natural or logical necessity.</p></div><a name="s025212b"><!--s025212b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s006639c"><!--s006639c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> + through) to press, drive, or effect (something) against resistance or inertia.</p></div><a name="s006640c"><!--s006640c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to impose or thrust (oneself, etc) on somebody or something.</p></div></div><a name="s025213b"><!--s025213b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><a name="s006641c"><!--s006641c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to capture or penetrate (a place) by force.</p></div><a name="s006642c"><!--s006642c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to break open or through (a lock, door, etc).</p></div></div><a name="s025214b"><!--s025214b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><a name="s006643c"><!--s006643c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to raise or accelerate (e.g. speed) to the utmost.</p></div><a name="s006644c"><!--s006644c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to produce (e.g. a laugh) only with unnatural or unwilling effort.</p></div><a name="s006645c"><!--s006645c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to strain (e.g. one's voice) by excessive effort.</p></div><a name="s006646c"><!--s006646c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to hasten the growth, onset of maturity, or rate of progress of.</p></div></div><a name="s025215b"><!--s025215b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>to induce (e.g. a particular bid from one's partner) in a card game by some conventional act, bid, etc.</p></div><a name="s025216b"><!--s025216b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>said of a batsman in cricket: to play an aggressive shot at (a delivery), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> off the back foot ✱ <span class="bodyb">force somebody's hand</span> to cause somebody to act precipitously or reveal their purpose or intention ✱ <span class="bodyb">force the issue</span> to compel a decision, action, etc to be taken</p><p><span class="bodyb">forceable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">forcer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">episcopalian<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/iˌpiskəʹpayli·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020162a"><!--s020162a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021205b"><!--s021205b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or advocating the episcopal form of Church government.</p></div><a name="s021206b"><!--s021206b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Episcopalian</span>) of or belonging to the Episcopal Church</p><p><span class="bodyb">episcopalianism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coffin<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkofin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011585a"><!--s011585a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011856b"><!--s011856b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a box or chest for the burial of a corpse.</p></div><a name="s011857b"><!--s011857b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the horny body forming the hoof of a horse's foot [Middle English, basket, receptacle, via Frenchfrom Latin <span class="bodyi">cophinus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/coffer1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">coffer 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burrow<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹburoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008021a"><!--s008021a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hole or excavation in the ground made by a rabbit, fox, etc for shelter and habitation [Middle English <span class="bodyi">borow</span>, variant of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/borough/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">borough</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dreamboat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018278a"><!--s018278a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal, dated</span> a highly attractive person, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a man.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gaggle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgagl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024576a"><!--s024576a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026394b"><!--s026394b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a flock of geese.</p></div><a name="s026395b"><!--s026395b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a typically noisy or talkative group or cluster [Middle English <span class="bodyi">gagyll</span>, from <span class="bodyi">gagelen</span> to cackle, of imitative origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">damson cheese</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015132a"><!--s015132a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a preserve made with sieved damsons and sugar, which is potted and aged before eating.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fibr- <span class="bodyi">or</span> fibro-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022030a"><!--s022030a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s023307b"><!--s023307b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>fibre or fibrous tissue </p><p><i></i></p><p>fibroid</p>.</div><a name="s023308b"><!--s023308b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>fibrous and </p><p><i></i></p><p>fibrovascular</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">fibra</span> fibre].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grudge<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/gruj/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026681a"><!--s026681a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028588b"><!--s028588b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to be unwilling or reluctant to give or admit (something).</p></div><a name="s028589b"><!--s028589b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to feel resentful towards (somebody) on account of their wealth, success, etc</p><p><span class="bodyb">grudger</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">grucchen, grudgen</span> to grumble, complain, from Old French <span class="bodyi">groucier</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burrow<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008022a"><!--s008022a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008345b"><!--s008345b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to construct or excavate (e.g. a hole or passage) by tunnelling.</p></div><a name="s008346b"><!--s008346b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make a motion suggestive of burrowing with (something); to nestle </p><p><i></i></p><p>She burrowed her tiny hand into mine</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s008347b"><!--s008347b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to conceal oneself in, or as if in, a burrow.</p></div><a name="s008348b"><!--s008348b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s001987c"><!--s001987c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to make a burrow.</p></div><a name="s001988c"><!--s001988c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to progress by digging or tunnelling.</p></div></div><a name="s008349b"><!--s008349b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to make a motion suggestive of burrowing; to snuggle </p><p><i></i></p><p>The piglets burrowed against their mother's back for warmth</p>.</div><a name="s008350b"><!--s008350b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to make a search as if by digging </p><p><i></i></p><p>She burrowed into her pocket for some change</p> <p><span class="bodyb">burrower</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coffin<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (coffined, coffining)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011586a"><!--s011586a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to enclose or place (somebody or something) in or as if in a coffin.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beauty</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbyoohti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> beauties)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004880a"><!--s004880a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004985b"><!--s004985b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the qualities in a person or thing a quality that gives pleasure to the senses or exalt satisfies the aesthetic demands of the mind or spirit; loveliness </p><p><i></i></p><p>Beauty is truth, truth beauty</p> — Keats.</div><a name="s004986b"><!--s004986b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a beautiful person or thing; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a beautiful woman.</p></div><a name="s004987b"><!--s004987b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a brilliant, or extreme, or conspicuous example of something or instance </p><p><i></i></p><p>That mistake was a beauty</p>.</div><a name="s004988b"><!--s004988b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a particularly advantageous or excellent quality </p><p><i></i></p><p>The beauty of my idea is that it costs so little</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">beaute</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">biauté</span>, from <span class="bodyi">bel, biau</span> beautiful, from Latin <span class="bodyi">bellus</span> pretty].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glockenspiel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹglokənspeel, -shpeel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025628a"><!--s025628a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a percussion instrument consisting of a series of graduated metal bars played with two hammers [German <span class="bodyi">Glockenspiel</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Glocke</span> bell + <span class="bodyi">Spiel</span> play].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dreamland</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018279a"><!--s018279a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019215b"><!--s019215b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an unreal delightful region existing only in imagination or in fantasy.</p></div><a name="s019216b"><!--s019216b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> sleep.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">force<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023521a"><!--s023521a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in place names in N England: a waterfall </p><p><i></i></p><p>High Force</p> <p>[Middle English from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">fors</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">episcopalian<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020163a"><!--s020163a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021207b"><!--s021207b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an adherent of the episcopal form of Church government.</p></div><a name="s021208b"><!--s021208b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Episcopalian</span>) a member of the Episcopal Church.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gaggle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024577a"><!--s024577a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of geese: to cackle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alkanet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹalkənet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001325a"><!--s001325a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001345b"><!--s001345b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000364c"><!--s000364c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a plant of the borage family that yields a strong red dye: <span class="bodyi">Alkanna tinctoria</span>.</p></div><a name="s000365c"><!--s000365c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the dye obtained from this plant.</p></div></div><a name="s001346b"><!--s001346b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of various related plants: genera <span class="bodyi">Alkanna</span>, <span class="bodyi">Pentaglottis</span>, and <span class="bodyi">Anchusa</span> [Middle English from Old Spanish <span class="bodyi">alcaneta</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">alcana</span> henna shrub, via medieval Latin from Arabic <span class="bodyi">al-ḥinnā’</span> the henna].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dan/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015133a"><!--s015133a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of the ten levels of expertise in judo or karate, or a person who has achieved a specified level. There are ten levels [Japanese <span class="bodyi">dan</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fibrosis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fieʹbrohsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022049a"><!--s022049a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the abnormal increase of fibrous tissue in an organ or part of the body <span class="bodyb">fibrotic</span> /fieʹbrotik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coffin bone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011587a"><!--s011587a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the bone enclosed within the hoof of a horse.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grudge<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026682a"><!--s026682a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a feeling of deep-seated resentment or ill will.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dreamt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dremt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018280a"><!--s018280a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense and past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dream2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dream 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beauty parlour</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004881a"><!--s004881a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/beauty_salon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">beauty salon</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glomerule</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgloməroohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025629a"><!--s025629a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a compact clustered flower head like that of a daisy or thistle [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">glomerulus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/glomerulus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">glomerulus</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gaia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgie·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024578a"><!--s024578a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the earth and all living things on it considered as an organic whole, with the different parts interacting to promote survival and stability [Greek <span class="bodyi">gaia</span> earth, named after <span class="bodyi">Gaia</span>, the Greek goddess of the earth].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forced</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023522a"><!--s023522a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025217b"><!--s025217b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>unnatural or unwilling and produced only with effort </p><p><i></i></p><p>a forced smile</p>.</div><a name="s025218b"><!--s025218b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>made because of an emergency </p><p><i></i></p><p>forced landing</p> <p><i></i></p><p>The aircraft had to make a forced landing in a field</p>.</div><a name="s025219b"><!--s025219b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>done, or doing something, under pressure or compulsion </p><p><i></i></p><p>forced labour</p>.</div><a name="s025220b"><!--s025220b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>made at great speed without rest </p><p><i></i></p><p>a forced march</p> <p><span class="bodyb">forcedly</span> /ʹfawsidli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bursa</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbuhsə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bursas bursae /ʹbuhsee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008023a"><!--s008023a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small sac or pouch in the body, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a fluid-filled sac between a tendon and a bone</p><p><span class="bodyb">bursal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">bursa</span> bag, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/purse1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">purse 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alkene</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹalkeen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001326a"><!--s001326a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a series of unsaturated double-bonded hydrocarbons, e.g. ethylene or propylene, in which the carbon atoms are arranged in a straight line and there is a double bond between two carbon atoms [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/alkyl/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">alkyl</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ene/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ene</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dan.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015134a"><!--s015134a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Daniel (book of the Bible).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">episcopate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹpiskəpət, -payt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020164a"><!--s020164a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021209b"><!--s021209b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the rank, office, or term of a bishop.</p></div><a name="s021210b"><!--s021210b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a body of bishops.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fibrositis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fiebrəʹsiətəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022050a"><!--s022050a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a painful muscular condition resulting from inflammation of fibrous tissue, e.g. muscle sheaths [Latin <span class="bodyi">fibrosus</span> fibrous + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/itis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-itis</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coffin nail</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011588a"><!--s011588a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a cigarette.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grudging</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026683a"><!--s026683a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>offered or given only unwillingly; reluctant</p><p><span class="bodyb">grudgingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glomerulus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gloʹmeryooləs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> glomeruli /-lie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025630a"><!--s025630a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small coiled or intertwined mass of blood vessels, nerve fibres, etc, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a knot of capillaries (tiny blood vessels; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/capillary1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">capillary 1</span></span></a>) at the point of origin of each <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/nephron/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">nephron</span></span></a> (urine-secreting unit in a kidney)</p><p><span class="bodyb">glomerular</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">glomerulus</span>, dimin. of Latin <span class="bodyi">glomer-, glomus</span> ball].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gaiety</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgayiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gaieties)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024579a"><!--s024579a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026396b"><!--s026396b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the quality of being cheerful or, merry, or bright.</p></div><a name="s026397b"><!--s026397b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>merrymaking; festive activity [French <span class="bodyi">gaieté</span> from <span class="bodyi">gai</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gay1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gay 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dreamtime <span class="bodyi">or</span> Dreamtime</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018281a"><!--s018281a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/alcheringa/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">alcheringa</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beauty queen</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004882a"><!--s004882a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a young woman who wins a beauty contest.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bursar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbuhsə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008024a"><!--s008024a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008351b"><!--s008351b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> an officer, e.g. of a monastery or college, in charge of funds.</p></div><a name="s008352b"><!--s008352b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Scot</span> the holder of a bursary [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">bursarius</span>, from <span class="bodyi">bursa</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bursa/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bursa</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">force-feed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> force-fed)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023523a"><!--s023523a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to feed (somebody, e.g. a person on hunger strike or with an eating disorder) against their will.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">episcope</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹepiskohp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020165a"><!--s020165a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a projector for producing images of opaque objects, e.g. photographs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alkyd</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹalkid/ alkyd resin <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001327a"><!--s001327a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous plastics that are produced by heating alcohols with acids and are used to make paints and tough protective coatings [blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/alkyl/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">alkyl</span></span></a> and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/acid2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">acid 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fibrous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfiebrəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022051a"><!--s022051a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>containing or, consisting of, or resembling fibres</p><p><span class="bodyb">fibrously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fibrousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">fibreux</span> from <span class="bodyi">fibre</span> fibre, from Latin <span class="bodyi">fibra</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coffle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkofl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011589a"><!--s011589a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a train of slaves or animals fastened together [Arabic <span class="bodyi">qāfila</span> caravan].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gruel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgrooh·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026684a"><!--s026684a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>thin porridge [Middle English <span class="bodyi">grewel</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">gruel</span>, of Germanic origin; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">grūt</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grout1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grout 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dance<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dahns/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015135a"><!--s015135a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015703b"><!--s015703b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to move the body in a rhythmic way, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a set sequence of steps and in time to music </p><p><i></i></p><p>Fine dancing, I believe, like virtue, must be its own reward</p><p> Jane Austen.</p></div><a name="s015704b"><!--s015704b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to move quickly and lightly <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s015705b"><!--s015705b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to perform (a dance or a role in a ballet) ✱ <span class="bodyb">dance attendance on</span> to attend to the needs of (somebody); to try to please (somebody) ✱ <span class="bodyb">dance to somebody's tune</span> to do what somebody wants</p><p><span class="bodyb">danceable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dancer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dancing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">dauncen</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">dancier</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gloom<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/gloohm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025631a"><!--s025631a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027357b"><!--s027357b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>partial or total darkness.</p></div><a name="s027358b"><!--s027358b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a state or atmosphere of despondency.</p></div><a name="s027359b"><!--s027359b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s007161c"><!--s007161c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>depression of a person's spirits.</p></div><a name="s007162c"><!--s007162c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an atmosphere of despondency.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dream up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018282a"><!--s018282a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to devise or invent (something).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gaijin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gieʹjin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gaijin)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024580a"><!--s024580a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Japan, a foreigner [Japanese contraction of <span class="bodyi">gaikoku-jin</span>, from <span class="bodyi">gaikoku</span> foreign country + <span class="bodyi">jin</span> person].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bursary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbuhs(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bursaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008025a"><!--s008025a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008353b"><!--s008353b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a bursar's office.</p></div><a name="s008354b"><!--s008354b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a grant of money awarded to a student; a scholarship [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">bursaria</span>, from <span class="bodyi">bursa</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bursa/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bursa</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beauty salon</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004883a"><!--s004883a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an establishment where offering professional beauty treatments, e.g. hairdressing, treatments for the face, and manicures, are provided, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for women.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">episiotomy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iˌpeeziʹotəmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> episiotomies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020166a"><!--s020166a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>surgical enlargement of the opening of the vagina during childbirth, to prevent tearing [Greek <span class="bodyi">epision</span> pubic region + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tomy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-tomy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gruelling</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">grueling</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026685a"><!--s026685a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>trying or taxing or demanding to the point of causing exhaustion; punishing </p><p><i></i></p><p>a gruelling race</p> <p>[present part. of obsolete <span class="bodyi">gruel</span> to punish, from the phrase <span class="bodyi">get one's gruel</span> get one's punishment].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">force field</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023524a"><!--s023524a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>chiefly in science fiction stories or films, an invisible barrier that is impermeable to alien life forms, weaponry such as energy beams, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fibrovascular</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fiebrohʹvaskyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022052a"><!--s022052a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a plant structure: consisting of fibres and conducting cells.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alkyl</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹalkil/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001328a"><!--s001328a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a univalent radical, e.g. methyl, derived from an alkane, e.g. methane, by removal of a hydrogen atom <span class="bodyb">alkylic</span> /alʹkilik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [German <span class="bodyi">Alkyl</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Alkohol</span> alcohol, from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">alcohol</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/alcohol/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">alcohol</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dance<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015136a"><!--s015136a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015706b"><!--s015706b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a series of steps and bodily movements, usu in time to music.</p></div><a name="s015707b"><!--s015707b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a social gathering at which dancing takes place.</p></div><a name="s015708b"><!--s015708b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a piece of music for dancing to.</p></div><a name="s015709b"><!--s015709b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dance_music/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dance music</span></span></a> (1).</p></div><a name="s015710b"><!--s015710b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dance_music/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dance music</span></span></a> ✱ <span class="bodyb">lead somebody a merry dance</span> to cause somebody a lot of trouble.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">C of S</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011590a"><!--s011590a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Church of Scotland.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gloom<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025632a"><!--s025632a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to become or cause (somebody or something) to become gloomy [Middle English <span class="bodyi">gloumen</span> to look gloomy; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dreamy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (dreamier, dreamiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018283a"><!--s018283a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019217b"><!--s019217b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>pleasantly abstracted from immediate reality.</p></div><a name="s019218b"><!--s019218b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>given to day dreaming or fantasy </p><p><i></i></p><p>a dreamy child</p>.</div><a name="s019219b"><!--s019219b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>suggestive of a dream in vague or visionary quality.</p></div><a name="s019220b"><!--s019220b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> delightful; very pleasing or attractive</p><p><span class="bodyb">dreamily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dreaminess</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bursitis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/buhʹsietis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008026a"><!--s008026a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>inflammation of a bursa <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bursa/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bursa</span></span></a> (fluid-filled sac) of the knee, shoulder, elbow, or other joint [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">bursitis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bursa/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bursa</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gaillardia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gayʹlahdi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024581a"><!--s024581a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plant of the daisy family with showy flowers that have a purple centre surrounded by yellow, reddish orange, or white: genus <span class="bodyi">Gaillardia</span> [Latin genus name, named after <span class="bodyi">Gaillard</span> de Marentonneau, 18th-cent. French botanist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beauty sleep</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004884a"><!--s004884a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>sleep considered as being beneficial to a person's beauty.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">episode</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹepisohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020167a"><!--s020167a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021211b"><!--s021211b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a distinctive and separate event that is part of a larger series, e.g. in history or in somebody's life.</p></div><a name="s021212b"><!--s021212b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a developed situation or incident that is integral to but separable from a continuous narrative, e.g. a play or novel.</p></div><a name="s021213b"><!--s021213b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an instalment of a serialized literary work, radio or television programme, etc.</p></div><a name="s021214b"><!--s021214b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a digressive subdivision or passage introducing a new theme in a musical composition.</p></div><a name="s021215b"><!--s021215b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the part of an ancient Greek tragedy between two songs from the chorus [Greek <span class="bodyi">epeisodion</span>, neuter of <span class="bodyi">epeisodios</span> coming in besides, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epi_or_ep/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epi-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">eisodios</span> coming in, from <span class="bodyi">eis</span> into + <span class="bodyi">hodos</span> road, journey].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forceful</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfawsf(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023525a"><!--s023525a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>possessing or filled with force; powerful; intense; effective</p><p><span class="bodyb">forcefully</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">forcefulness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gruesome</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgroohs(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026686a"><!--s026686a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>inspiring horror or repulsion; ghastly </p><p><i></i></p><p>gruesome scenes of torture</p> <p><span class="bodyb">gruesomely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">gruesomeness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [alteration of <span class="bodyi">growsome</span> (from English dialect <span class="bodyi">grow, grue</span> to shiver, prob from early Dutch <span class="bodyi">grūwen</span>) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/some1/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-some 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cog<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kog/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011591a"><!--s011591a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011858b"><!--s011858b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a tooth on the rim of a wheel or gear.</p></div><a name="s011859b"><!--s011859b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a subordinate person or part</p><p><span class="bodyb">cogged</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cogge</span>,of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dance band</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015137a"><!--s015137a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a band that plays music for people to dance to.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drear</span><small><span class="eSynop">/driə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018284a"><!--s018284a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> dreary [short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dreary/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dreary</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gloomy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (gloomier, gloomiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025633a"><!--s025633a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027360b"><!--s027360b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>partially or totally dark, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> dismally or depressingly dark </p><p><i></i></p><p>gloomy weather</p>.</div><a name="s027361b"><!--s027361b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>feeling or causing despondency.</p></div><a name="s027362b"><!--s027362b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s007163c"><!--s007163c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>low in spirits.</p></div><a name="s007164c"><!--s007164c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>causing despondency </p><p><i></i></p><p>a gloomy story</p> <p><span class="bodyb">gloomily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">gloominess</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fibula</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfibyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> fibulae /-lee/ fibulas)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022053a"><!--s022053a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023320b"><!--s023320b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the outer and usu smaller of the two bones of the hind limb of higher vertebrates between the knee and ankle: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tibia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tibia</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s023321b"><!--s023321b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an ornamented clasp used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by the ancient Greeks and Romans</p><p><span class="bodyb">fibular</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">fibula</span> brooch, clasp; (sense 1) because the shape of the fibula and tibia resembles a clasp].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alkylate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹalkilayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001329a"><!--s001329a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to introduce one or more alkyl radicals into (a compound) <span class="bodyb">alkylation</span> /-ʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gaily</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgayli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024582a"><!--s024582a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026398b"><!--s026398b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>cheerfully or merrily.</p></div><a name="s026399b"><!--s026399b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>with bright colours.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burst<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/buhst/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> burst)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008027a"><!--s008027a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s008355b"><!--s008355b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to break or cause to break suddenly and violently apart or into pieces.</p></div><a name="s008356b"><!--s008356b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001989c"><!--s001989c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to give vent suddenly to a repressed emotion </p><p><i></i></p><p>He burst into tears</p>.</div><a name="s001990c"><!--s001990c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to begin suddenly and forcefully </p><p><i></i></p><p>They burst into song</p> <p><i></i></p><p>The next moment he had burst into song</p>.</div></div><a name="s008357b"><!--s008357b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to emerge or appear suddenly </p><p><i></i></p><p>She burst out of the house</p>.</div><a name="s008358b"><!--s008358b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(+ with) to be filled to breaking point or to the point of overflowing </p><p><i></i></p><p>The cupboard was bursting with packets of every kind</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s008359b"><!--s008359b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to break suddenly and violently </p><p><i></i></p><p>She burst a blood vessel</p> <p><i></i></p><p>He burst the balloon by sitting on it</p>.</div><a name="s008360b"><!--s008360b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to produce (something) by bursting </p><p><i></i></p><p>The weight had burst a hole in the bag</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">berstan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beauty spot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004885a"><!--s004885a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004989b"><!--s004989b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a beautiful scenic area.</p></div><a name="s004990b"><!--s004990b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a mole, or an artificial mole worn on the face.</p></div><a name="s004991b"><!--s004991b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a mark, e.g. a mole or a similar artificial mark, adorning a person's face.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">episodic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/epiʹsodik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020168a"><!--s020168a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021216b"><!--s021216b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>made up of separate, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> loosely connected, episodes </p><p><i></i></p><p>an episodic narrative</p>.</div><a name="s021217b"><!--s021217b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>limited in duration or significance to a particular episode.</p></div><a name="s021218b"><!--s021218b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>occasional or sporadic</p><p><span class="bodyb">episodically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">force-land</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023526a"><!--s023526a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to land (an aircraft) involuntarily or in an emergency [back-formation from <span class="bodyi">forced landing</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gruff</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gruf/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026687a"><!--s026687a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028590b"><!--s028590b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>brusque or stern in manner or speech </p><p><i></i></p><p>a gruff reply</p>.</div><a name="s028591b"><!--s028591b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>deep and harsh </p><p><i></i></p><p>a gruff voice</p> <p><span class="bodyb">gruffly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">gruffness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Dutch <span class="bodyi">grof</span> rough, harsh].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cog<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011592a"><!--s011592a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tenon1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tenon 1</span></span></a> [prob alteration of <span class="bodyi">cock</span> (tenon), perhaps from Old French <span class="bodyi">coque</span> notch].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dance floor</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015138a"><!--s015138a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a separate part of the floor in a disco, nightclub, etc where people can dance.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dreary</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (drearier, dreariest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018285a"><!--s018285a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>causing feelings of cheerlessness or gloom; dull</p><p><span class="bodyb">drearily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dreariness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">drēorig</span> sad, bloody, from <span class="bodyi">drēor</span> gore].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gloop</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gloop/ (<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">glop</span> /glop/) <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025634a"><!--s025634a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a sticky or messy semiliquid substance or mixture</p><p><span class="bodyb">gloopy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [prob imitative].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-fic</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022054a"><!--s022054a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming adjectives, with the meaning: making or causing </p><p><i></i></p><p>horrific</p> <p><i></i></p><p>pacific</p> <p>[French <span class="bodyi">-fique</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">-ficus</span>,from <span class="bodyi">facere</span> to make].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beaux</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004886a"><!--s004886a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/beau/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">beau</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burst<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008028a"><!--s008028a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008361b"><!--s008361b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sudden usu temporary outbreak or eruption </p><p><i></i></p><p>There were several bursts of applause</p>.</div><a name="s008362b"><!--s008362b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a sudden, usu brief, intense effort or exertion; a spurt </p><p><i></i></p><p>She produced a burst of speed</p>.</div><a name="s008363b"><!--s008363b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a temporary marked increase or display </p><p><i></i></p><p>It was an uncharacteristic burst of generosity</p>.</div><a name="s008364b"><!--s008364b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a volley of shots from a usu automatic firearm.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alkyne</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹalkien/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001330a"><!--s001330a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a series of unsaturated triple-bonded hydrocarbons, e.g. acetylene, in which the carbon atoms are arranged in a straight line and there is a triple bond between two carbon atoms [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/alkyl/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">alkyl</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-yne</span>, variant of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ine2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ine 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gain<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/gayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024583a"><!--s024583a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026400b"><!--s026400b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to get possession of or win (something good), usu by industry, merit, or craft.</p></div><a name="s026401b"><!--s026401b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006964c"><!--s006964c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to increase a lead over or catch up a rival by (<span class="bodyi">esp</span> time or distance) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He gained 35 metres on the third lap</p>.</div><a name="s006965c"><!--s006965c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to get (something) by a natural development or process </p><p><i></i></p><p>I began to gain strength</p>.</div><a name="s006966c"><!--s006966c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to acquire (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>You won't gain any friends that way</p>.</div><a name="s006967c"><!--s006967c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to arrive at (a place) </p><p><i></i></p><p>We gained the river that night</p>.</div></div><a name="s026402b"><!--s026402b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to increase in (e.g. speed) </p><p><i></i></p><p>You gain momentum as you come down the hill</p>.</div><a name="s026403b"><!--s026403b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of a watch or clock: to run too fast by (an amount) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The clock gains a minute a day</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s026404b"><!--s026404b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to get advantage; to profit </p><p><i></i></p><p>He hoped to gain from his crime</p>.</div><a name="s026405b"><!--s026405b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to increase, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in weight.</p></div><a name="s026406b"><!--s026406b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>said of a watch or clock: to run fast</p><p><span class="bodyb">gainer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">episodical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/epiʹsodikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020169a"><!--s020169a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/episodic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">episodic</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">force majeure</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌfaws maʹzhuh (<span class="bodyi">French</span> fɔrs maƷœːr)/ /ˌfaws maʹzhuh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023527a"><!--s023527a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025221b"><!--s025221b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a disruptive event or influence, e.g. war or civil disturbance, that cannot be reasonably anticipated or controlled.</p></div><a name="s025222b"><!--s025222b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an unavoidable event that in law excuses a party from fulfilling a contract.</p></div><a name="s025223b"><!--s025223b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>overwhelming force or superiority [French <span class="bodyi">force majeure</span>, literally ‘superior force’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grumble<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgrumbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026688a"><!--s026688a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028592b"><!--s028592b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to mutter discontentedly or in complaint.</p></div><a name="s028593b"><!--s028593b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to rumble <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s028594b"><!--s028594b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to express (something) in a moaning or discontented way</p><p><span class="bodyb">grumbler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">grumblingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">grumbly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [prob from early French <span class="bodyi">grommeler</span>, derivative of early Dutch <span class="bodyi">grommen</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cogent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohj(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011593a"><!--s011593a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of an argument or evidence: appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing</p><p><span class="bodyb">cogency</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cogently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">cogent-, cogens</span>,present part. of <span class="bodyi">cogere</span> to drive together, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/co/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">co-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">agere</span> to drive].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dredge<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/drej/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018286a"><!--s018286a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019221b"><!--s019221b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a machine for removing earth, mud, etc, usu by scooping or sucking buckets on an endless chain or a suction tube.</p></div><a name="s019222b"><!--s019222b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an oblong frame with an attached net for gathering fish, objects shellfish, etc from the bottom of a body of water the sea, a river, etc [prob from Scots <span class="bodyi">dreg-</span>, in <span class="bodyi">dregbot</span> dredger, ‘dredge boat’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gloria</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹglawri·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025635a"><!--s025635a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hymn or <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/doxology/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">doxology</span></span></a> (text giving praise to God) that begins with the word <span class="bodyi">Gloria</span>, used in Christian services of worship [Latin <span class="bodyi">gloria</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/glory1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">glory 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dance hall</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015139a"><!--s015139a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a public hall with facilities for dancing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-fication</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022055a"><!--s022055a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting: action or production </p><p><i></i></p><p>reification</p> <p><i></i></p><p>jollification</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">-ficacioun</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">-fication-, -ficatio</span>,from verbs ending in <span class="bodyi">-ficare</span> to make, from <span class="bodyi">-ficus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-fic</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burst out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008029a"><!--s008029a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008365b"><!--s008365b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to begin suddenly </p><p><i></i></p><p>He burst out laughing</p>.</div><a name="s008366b"><!--s008366b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to exclaim suddenly.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gain<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024584a"><!--s024584a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026407b"><!--s026407b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>resources or advantage acquired or increased; a profit.</p></div><a name="s026408b"><!--s026408b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the obtaining of profit or possessions.</p></div><a name="s026409b"><!--s026409b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an increase in amount, magnitude, or degree.</p></div><a name="s026410b"><!--s026410b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s006968c"><!--s006968c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an increase in amount, magnitude, or degree </p><p><i></i></p><p>a gain in efficiency</p>.</div><a name="s006969c"><!--s006969c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the ratio of output power to input power in an amplifier [Middle English <span class="bodyi">gayne</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">gaaigne</span>, <span class="bodyi">gaaing</span>, from <span class="bodyi">gaaignier</span> to till, earn, gain, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epistasis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹpistəsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020170a"><!--s020170a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>suppression of the effect of a gene by another gene that is not its allele <span class="bodyb">epistatic</span> /epiʹstatik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">epistasis</span> act of stopping, from <span class="bodyi">ephistanai</span> to stop, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epi_or_ep/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epi-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">histanai</span> to cause to stand].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beaux esprits</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌbohz eʹspree (<span class="bodyi">French</span> boz ɛspri)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004887a"><!--s004887a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bel_esprit/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bel esprit</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grumble<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026689a"><!--s026689a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028595b"><!--s028595b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the sound of grumbling.</p></div><a name="s028596b"><!--s028596b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a complaint or cause of complaint.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">all<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/awl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001331a"><!--s001331a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001347b"><!--s001347b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the whole amount, quantity, or number of.</p></div><a name="s001348b"><!--s001348b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000366c"><!--s000366c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the whole amount or quantity of </p><p><i></i></p><p>We sat up all night</p> <p><i></i></p><p>all the year round</p>.</div><a name="s000367c"><!--s000367c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>as much as possible </p><p><i></i></p><p>He spoke in all seriousness</p>.</div></div><a name="s001349b"><!--s001349b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the whole number or sum of </p><p><i></i></p><p>All dogs love aniseed</p>.</div><a name="s001350b"><!--s001350b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>every </p><p><i></i></p><p>all manner of hardship</p>.</div><a name="s001351b"><!--s001351b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>any whatever </p><p><i></i></p><p>beyond all doubt</p>.</div><a name="s001352b"><!--s001352b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s000368c"><!--s000368c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>displaying only </p><p><i></i></p><p>all attention</p> <p><i></i></p><p>She was all attention</p>.</div><a name="s000369c"><!--s000369c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>having or seeming to have some physical feature conspicuously or excessively </p><p><i></i></p><p>be all ears</p> <p><i></i></p><p>all thumbs</p> <p><i></i></p><p>all ears</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">all there</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> not mentally subnormal; alert or shrewd ✱ <span class="bodyb">all very well</span> a formula used in rejection of advice or sympathy ✱ <span class="bodyb">be all one</span> to be a matter of indifference ✱ <span class="bodyb">for all</span> in spite of <p><i></i></p><p>The door remained stuck for all their efforts</p> [Old English <span class="bodyi">eall</span>].</div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forcemeat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023528a"><!--s023528a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a savoury highly seasoned stuffing, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of breadcrumbs and meat [<span class="bodyi">force</span> (alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/farce/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">farce</span></span></a>) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/meat/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">meat</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cogitate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkojitayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans and trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011594a"><!--s011594a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to ponder, usu intently and objectively, about (something); to meditate <span class="bodyb">cogitation</span> /-ʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cogitative</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cogitator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">cogitatus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">cogitare</span> to think or think about, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/co/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">co-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">agitare</span> to turn over (in the mind)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dredge<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018287a"><!--s018287a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019223b"><!--s019223b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up/out)</p><a name="s004852c"><!--s004852c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to dig, gather, or remove (something) with a dredge.</p></div><a name="s004853c"><!--s004853c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to deepen (e.g. a waterway) with a dredger or dredge.</p></div></div><a name="s019224b"><!--s019224b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (+ up) to bring (something) to light by thorough searching </p><p><i></i></p><p>dredging up memories</p> <p><span class="bodyb">dredger</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s019225b"><!--s019225b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to use a dredge.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glorified</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹglawrified/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025636a"><!--s025636a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>appearing or made to appear more special, important, valuable, etc than is really the case </p><p><i></i></p><p>a glorified salesman</p> <p><i></i></p><p>He calls her his research assistant, but glorified dogsbody is more like it</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fiche</span><small><span class="eSynop">/feesh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> fiche fiches)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022056a"><!--s022056a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023322b"><!--s023322b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/microfiche/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">microfiche</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s023323b"><!--s023323b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ultrafiche/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ultrafiche</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dance music</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015140a"><!--s015140a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015711b"><!--s015711b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>music for dancing to.</p></div><a name="s015712b"><!--s015712b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>rhythmic electronic music played in clubs.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burthen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbuhdhən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008030a"><!--s008030a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a burden </p><p><i></i></p><p>The vapours weep their burthen to the ground</p><p> Tennyson.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gainer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024585a"><!--s024585a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026411b"><!--s026411b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person or thing that gains.</p></div><a name="s026412b"><!--s026412b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a type of dive in which the diver leaves the board facing forwards, does a backward somersault, and enters the water feet first.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beaver<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbeevə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> beavers <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> beaver)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004888a"><!--s004888a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004992b"><!--s004992b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a large semiaquatic rodent with webbed hind feet and a broad flat tail that builds dams and underwater lodges.</p></div><a name="s004993b"><!--s004993b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001087c"><!--s001087c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the fur of the beaver.</p></div><a name="s001088c"><!--s001088c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a hat made of beaver fur or a fabric imitation.</p></div></div><a name="s004994b"><!--s004994b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s001089c"><!--s001089c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>any of several species of large semiaquatic rodents with webbed hind feet and a broad flat tail that build dams and underwater lodges: genus <span class="bodyi">Castor</span>.</p></div><a name="s001090c"><!--s001090c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the fur or pelt of the beaver.</p></div></div><a name="s004995b"><!--s004995b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a hat made of beaver fur or a fabric imitation.</p></div><a name="s004996b"><!--s004996b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a heavy fabric of felted wool napped on both sides [Old English <span class="bodyi">beofor</span>; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">brūn</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brown1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brown 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">all<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001332a"><!--s001332a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001353b"><!--s001353b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>wholly or altogether </p><p><i></i></p><p>all alone</p> <p><i></i></p><p>I'm all for it</p>.</div><a name="s001354b"><!--s001354b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to a supreme degree </p><p><i></i></p><p>all-powerful</p>.</div><a name="s001355b"><!--s001355b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>for each side </p><p><i></i></p><p>three all</p> <p><i></i></p><p>The score is two all</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">all but</span>.</div><a name="s001356b"><!--s001356b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>very nearly; almost </p><p><i></i></p><p>He … all but burst into hysterical weeping</p> — James Joyce ✱ <span class="bodyb">all that</span> <span class="bodyi">chiefly in negatives and questions</span>to a marked or unusual extent; very <p><i></i></p><p>was not all that hungry</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">all the</span> (+ compar) so much <p><i></i></p><p>all the better</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">all together</span> all at the same time or in the same place ✱ <span class="bodyb">all too</span> emphatically so <p><i></i></p><p>is all too obvious</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epistaxis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/epiʹstaksis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> epistaxes /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020171a"><!--s020171a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/nosebleed/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">nosebleed</span></span></a> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">epistaxis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">epistazein</span> to drip on, to bleed at the nose again, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epi_or_ep/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epi-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">stazein</span> to drip].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cogito</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkogitoh, ʹkoj-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011595a"><!--s011595a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in philosophy, the principle that one's existence can be conclusively established by the fact that one thinks [Latin <span class="bodyi">cogito, ergo sum</span> I think, therefore I am (theorem stated by René Descartes d.1650, French philosopher)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grumbling</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026690a"><!--s026690a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>causing intermittent pain or discomfort </p><p><i></i></p><p>a grumbling appendix</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">force of habit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023529a"><!--s023529a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>behaviour made involuntary or automatic by repetition.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glorify</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹglawrifie/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (glorifies, glorified, glorifying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025637a"><!--s025637a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027363b"><!--s027363b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to bestow honour, praise, or admiration on.</p></div><a name="s027364b"><!--s027364b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007165c"><!--s007165c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to bestow honour, praise, or admiration on (somebody or something).</p></div><a name="s007166c"><!--s007166c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to elevate (somebody or something) to heavenly glory.</p></div></div><a name="s027365b"><!--s027365b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to give glory to (God), e.g. in worship.</p></div><a name="s027366b"><!--s027366b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to shed radiance or splendour on (something) <span class="bodyb">glorification</span> /-fiʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">glorifier</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dredge<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018288a"><!--s018288a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to coat (food) by sprinkling with flour, sugar, etc</p><p><span class="bodyb">dredger</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [obsolete <span class="bodyi">dredge</span> sweetmeat, from Old French <span class="bodyi">dragie</span>, via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">tragēma</span>, from <span class="bodyi">trōgein</span> to gnaw].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fichu</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfeeshooh (<span class="bodyi">French</span> fiʧy)/ /ʹfeeshooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022057a"><!--s022057a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a woman's light triangular scarf draped over the shoulders and fastened at the bosom [French <span class="bodyi">fichu</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">ficher</span> to stick in, throw on, from Latin <span class="bodyi">figere</span> to fasten, pierce].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dance of death</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015141a"><!--s015141a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015713b"><!--s015713b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a medieval artistic theme in which a figure personifying death leads people to the grave.</p></div><a name="s015714b"><!--s015714b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a dance symbolizing this.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">burton</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbuht(ə)n/</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008031a"><!--s008031a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>✱ <span class="bodyb">go for a burton</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to be broken, destroyed, or ruined </p><p><i></i></p><p>Once again, our plans went for a burton</p><p>prob from <span class="bodyi">Burton</span> ale, a type of strong ale brewed in Burton-upon-Trent in Staffordshire. The original sense ‘go for a drink’, prob led to ‘be ruined by indulgence in drink’</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gainful</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgaynf(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024586a"><!--s024586a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>profitable </p><p><i></i></p><p>gainful employment</p> <p><span class="bodyb">gainfully</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">all<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pronoun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> all)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001333a"><!--s001333a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001357b"><!--s001357b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the whole number, quantity, or amount </p><p><i></i></p><p>All you need is a bit of patience</p>.</div><a name="s001358b"><!--s001358b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>everybody; everything </p><p><i></i></p><p>He sacrificed all for love</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">all in all</span>.</div><a name="s001359b"><!--s001359b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>generally; taking everything into account.</p></div><a name="s001360b"><!--s001360b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>supremely important </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was all in all to him</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">all of</span> fully; no less than <p><i></i></p><p>We lost all of £50</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">all the best</span> used as an expression of goodwill and usu farewell ✱ <span class="bodyb">all the way</span> completely; without reservation <p><i></i></p><p>I'm with you all the way on that</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">for all</span> to the extent that <p><i></i></p><p>He may be dead for all I know</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">for all one is worth</span> with all one's might ✱ <span class="bodyb">in all</span> in total ✱ <span class="bodyb">one's all</span> one's greatest effort or total resources.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epistemic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/epiʹsteemik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020172a"><!--s020172a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of knowledge or epistemology</p><p><span class="bodyb">epistemically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cognac</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonyak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011596a"><!--s011596a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a French brandy; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> one from the departments of Charente and Charente-Maritime distilled from white wine [French <span class="bodyi">cognac</span>, named after <span class="bodyi">Cognac</span>, town in France, where it is produced].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beaver<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (beavered, beavering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004889a"><!--s004889a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> + away) to work energetically </p><p><i></i></p><p>They are beavering away at the problem</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glorious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹglawri·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025638a"><!--s025638a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027367b"><!--s027367b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>possessing, deserving, or conferring glory.</p></div><a name="s027368b"><!--s027368b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007167c"><!--s007167c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>possessing or deserving glory.</p></div><a name="s007168c"><!--s007168c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>conferring glory </p><p><i></i></p><p>a glorious victory</p>.</div></div><a name="s027369b"><!--s027369b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>marked by great beauty, or splendour, or excellence.</p></div><a name="s027370b"><!--s027370b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>delightful; wonderful </p><p><i></i></p><p>glorious weather</p> <p><span class="bodyb">gloriously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">gloriousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grummet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgrumit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026691a"><!--s026691a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grommet/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grommet</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dredger</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018289a"><!--s018289a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a ship with an apparatus for dredging harbours, waterways, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forceps</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfawsips, ʹfawseps/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> forceps)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023530a"><!--s023530a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025224b"><!--s025224b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) an instrument used, e.g. in surgery and watchmaking, for grasping, holding firmly, or pulling </p><p><i></i></p><p>a pair of forceps</p>.</div><a name="s025225b"><!--s025225b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a large instrument of this type used to clasp a baby's head to assist in its delivery [Latin <span class="bodyi">forceps</span> pincers, from <span class="bodyi">formus</span> warm + <span class="bodyi">capere</span> to take].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fickle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022058a"><!--s022058a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lacking steadfastness or constancy; capricious</p><p><span class="bodyb">fickleness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">ficol</span> deceitful].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">D and C</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015142a"><!--s015142a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>dilatation and curettage, a gynaecological procedure in which the womb is gently stretched open to allow its temporary lining to be scraped clean.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Burundian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/booʹroondiən / <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008032a"><!--s008032a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Burundi in central Africa</p><p><span class="bodyb">Burundian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gainsay</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">third person sing. present</span> gainsays) (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> gainsaid)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024587a"><!--s024587a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to deny or dispute (e.g. an allegation)</p><p><span class="bodyb">gainsayer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">gainsayen</span>, from <span class="bodyi">gain-</span> against (from Old English <span class="bodyi">gēan-</span>) + <span class="bodyi">sayen</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/say1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">say 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">all<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001334a"><!--s001334a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001361b"><!--s001361b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>one's greatest effort or total resources </p><p><i></i></p><p>She gave her all for the cause</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">in all</span>.</div><a name="s001362b"><!--s001362b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/all_told/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">all told</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epistemology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ipˌistəʹmoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020173a"><!--s020173a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the philosophical study or theory of the nature, and limits, and grounds of experience, belief, and knowledge</p><p>Questions that epistemology concerns itself with include: does all non-trivial knowledge derive from sense-experience? (Empiricism: yes; rationalism: no); can appeal to observation and experience give us any reason for beliefs about other things (the past, the future, the unobservable)? What is the difference between a justified and an unjustified belief? Is knowing like believing, only better? — Professor Jonathan Dancy</p> <span class="bodyb">epistemological</span> /-ʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">epistemologically</span> /-ʹlojikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i><p><span class="bodyb">epistemologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">epistēmē</span> knowledge, from <span class="bodyi">epistanai</span> to understand, know, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epi_or_ep/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epi-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">histanai</span> to stand].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cognate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkognayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011597a"><!--s011597a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011860b"><!--s011860b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>related by blood, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on the mother's side: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/agnate1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">agnate 1</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s011861b"><!--s011861b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>related by derivation or borrowing or by descent from the same ancestral language.</p></div><a name="s011862b"><!--s011862b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s003090c"><!--s003090c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>related by derivation or borrowing or by descent from the same ancestral language </p><p><i></i></p><p>The German word Vater is cognate with father</p>.</div><a name="s003091c"><!--s003091c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>denoting a noun that is related in form and meaning to the verb of which it is the object (e.g. to die a death).</p></div></div><a name="s011863b"><!--s011863b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>of the same or similar nature</p><p><span class="bodyb">cognately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cognateness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">cognation</span> /kogʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">cognatus</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/co/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">co-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">gnatus, natus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">nasci</span> to be born].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fictile</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfiktiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022059a"><!--s022059a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023324b"><!--s023324b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>moulded into shape by a potter.</p></div><a name="s023325b"><!--s023325b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of or relating to pottery [Latin <span class="bodyi">fictilis</span> moulded of clay, from <span class="bodyi">fingere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fiction/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fiction</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beaver<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004890a"><!--s004890a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004997b"><!--s004997b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a piece of armour protecting the lower part of the face.</p></div><a name="s004998b"><!--s004998b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a helmet visor [Middle English <span class="bodyi">baviere</span> from Old French].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">D region</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018290a"><!--s018290a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the lowest part of the ionosphere, occurring between about 40 and 65km (25 and 40mi) above the surface of the earth.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glory<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹglawri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> glories)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025639a"><!--s025639a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027371b"><!--s027371b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007169c"><!--s007169c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>praise, honour, or distinction granted by common consent; renown.</p></div><a name="s007170c"><!--s007170c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>worshipful praise, honour, and thanksgiving </p><p><i></i></p><p>giving glory to God</p>.</div></div><a name="s027372b"><!--s027372b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that secures praise or renown.</p></div><a name="s027373b"><!--s027373b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>splendour or magnificence.</p></div><a name="s027374b"><!--s027374b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s007171c"><!--s007171c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>something that secures praise or renown.</p></div><a name="s007172c"><!--s007172c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a highly commendable asset.</p></div></div><a name="s027375b"><!--s027375b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s007173c"><!--s007173c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>resplendence or magnificence </p><p><i></i></p><p>the glory that was Greece and the grandeur that was Rome</p><p> Poe.</p></div><a name="s007174c"><!--s007174c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the splendour, blessedness, and happiness of heaven; eternity.</p></div></div><a name="s027376b"><!--s027376b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a state of great gratification or exaltation.</p></div><a name="s027377b"><!--s027377b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a ring or spot of light, e.g. one round a representation of a holy figure or around a heavenly body ✱ <span class="bodyb">glory be!</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> used to express great surprise or enthusiastic piety ✱ <span class="bodyb">in (all) its/his/her/their glory</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> in a state of great pride, satisfaction, happiness, etc [Middle English <span class="bodyi">glorie</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">gloria</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">force pump</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023531a"><!--s023531a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pump that can force a liquid, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> water, higher than atmospheric pressure could.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dandelion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdandilie·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015143a"><!--s015143a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of plants of the daisy family with yellow flowers and downy seed heads, occurring virtually worldwide as a weed: <span class="bodyi">Taraxacum officinale</span> and other species [early French <span class="bodyi">dent de lion</span> lion's tooth, because of the indentations on the leaves].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grump<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/grump/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026692a"><!--s026692a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028597b"><!--s028597b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a fit of ill humour or sulkiness.</p></div><a name="s028598b"><!--s028598b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a grumpy person [obsolete <span class="bodyi">grumps</span> snubs, slights, prob of imitative origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bury</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹberi/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (buries, buried, burying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008033a"><!--s008033a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008367b"><!--s008367b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to place (a corpse) in the earth or a tomb with the appropriate funeral rites.</p></div><a name="s008368b"><!--s008368b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001991c"><!--s001991c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to place (a corpse) in the earth or a tomb with the appropriate funeral rites.</p></div><a name="s001992c"><!--s001992c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to lose (somebody) by death </p><p><i></i></p><p>She has buried three husbands</p>.</div></div><a name="s008369b"><!--s008369b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to hide or dispose of (something) by depositing it in the earth.</p></div><a name="s008370b"><!--s008370b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to cover (something) from view; to conceal (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The report was buried under miscellaneous papers</p>.</div><a name="s008371b"><!--s008371b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to put (something) completely out of mind </p><p><i></i></p><p>They would have to bury their differences</p>.</div><a name="s008372b"><!--s008372b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(+ in) to submerge or engross (somebody, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> oneself) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She buried herself in her books</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">bury the hatchet</span>.</p></div><a name="s008373b"><!--s008373b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to settle a disagreement and become reconciled [from the Native American custom of burying two hatchets in the ground as a symbol of peace before negotiations to end hostilities started] [Old English <span class="bodyi">byrgan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">‘gainst <span class="bodyi">or</span> gainst</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gaynst/ <i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024588a"><!--s024588a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> against [short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/against1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">against 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alla breve<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌalə ʹbrevi, ʹbrayvi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001335a"><!--s001335a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a piece of music: with two or four beats in a bar, a single beat being represented by a minim [Italian <span class="bodyi">alla breve</span>, literally ‘according to the breve’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fiction</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfiksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022060a"><!--s022060a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023326b"><!--s023326b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006021c"><!--s006021c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>literature, e.g. novels or short stories, describing imaginary people and events </p><p><i></i></p><p>I write fiction and I'm told it's autobiography, I write autobiography and I'm told it's fiction</p><p> Philip Roth.</p></div><a name="s006022c"><!--s006022c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>something invented by the imagination; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> an invented story.</p></div></div><a name="s023327b"><!--s023327b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the action of feigning or creating with the imagination.</p></div><a name="s023328b"><!--s023328b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an assumption of a possibility as a fact, irrespective of the question of its truth </p><p><i></i></p><p>a legal fiction</p> <p><span class="bodyb">fictional</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">fictionality</span> /-ʹnaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fictionally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><a name="sb000000204"><!--sb000000204--></a><p><span class="bodyb">fictionist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">ficcioun</span> via Old Frenchfrom Latin <span class="bodyi">fiction-, fictio</span> act of fashioning, fiction, from <span class="bodyi">fingere</span> to shape, fashion, feign]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">fictional</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">fictitious</span>? These two words are sometimes confused. <span class="bodyi">Fictional</span> means ‘of fiction’: <span class="bodyi">fictional heroes</span>; <span class="bodyi">fictitious</span> means ‘not real or genuine; false’: <span class="bodyi">He gave a fictitious name to the police</span>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epistle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹpisl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020174a"><!--s020174a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021219b"><!--s021219b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a letter, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a formal or lengthy one.</p></div><a name="s021220b"><!--s021220b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Epistle</span>)</p><a name="s005379c"><!--s005379c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>any of the letters from the apostles adopted as books of the New Testament.</p></div><a name="s005380c"><!--s005380c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a reading from any of these books at a church service [Middle English via Old French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">epistolē</span> message, letter, from <span class="bodyi">epistellein</span> to send to, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epi_or_ep/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epi-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">stellein</span> to send].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beaverboard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004891a"><!--s004891a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fibreboard used for partitions and ceilings [from <span class="bodyi">Beaver Board</span>, a trademark].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cognate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011598a"><!--s011598a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a thing, e.g. a word, that is cognate with another.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glory<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (glories, gloried, glorying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025640a"><!--s025640a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027378b"><!--s027378b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + in) to rejoice proudly </p><p><i></i></p><p>They were glorying in their youth and vigour</p>.</div><a name="s027379b"><!--s027379b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">often</span> + in) to have or take great pride or pleasure </p><p><i></i></p><p>He glories in the name of Ben Pink Dandelion!</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">force shield</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023532a"><!--s023532a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/force_field/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">force field</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dregs</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dregz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018291a"><!--s018291a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019226b"><!--s019226b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>sediment contained in a liquid or deposited by it.</p></div><a name="s019227b"><!--s019227b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the most undesirable part </p><p><i></i></p><p>the dregs of society</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">dreg</span> from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">dregg</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bus.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008036a"><!--s008036a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>business.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dandelion clock</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015144a"><!--s015144a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the downy pale seed head of a dandelion.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gait<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/gayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024589a"><!--s024589a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026413b"><!--s026413b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a manner of walking or moving on foot.</p></div><a name="s026414b"><!--s026414b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a sequence of foot movements, e.g. a walk, trot, or canter, by which a horse moves forwards [Scots variant of Middle English <span class="bodyi">gate</span> path, way, way of doing something, from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">gata</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grump<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026693a"><!--s026693a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028599b"><!--s028599b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to grumble or sulk; to be grumpy.</p></div><a name="s028600b"><!--s028600b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to be bad-tempered or show one's displeasure by grumbling and being unsociable; to sulk.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alla breve<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001336a"><!--s001336a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the sign marking a musical piece or passage to be played alla breve, or the time in which it is played.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fictional</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fiksh(ə)nl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022061a"><!--s022061a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or occurring in fiction; not existing or happening in real life</p><a name="sb000000205"><!--sb000000205--></a><p><span class="bodyb">fictionally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">fictional</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">fictitious</span>? These two words are sometimes confused. <span class="bodyi">Fictional</span> means ‘occurring in fiction’: <span class="bodyi">fictional heroes</span>. <span class="bodyi">Fictitious</span> means ‘not genuine; invented or false’; so a <span class="bodyi">fictional name</span> is one that occurs in a work of fiction, whereas a <span class="bodyi">fictitious name</span> is a false or assumed one that a person adopts .</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epistolary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹpistələri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020175a"><!--s020175a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021221b"><!--s021221b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or appropriate to a letter.</p></div><a name="s021222b"><!--s021222b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>carried on by or in the form of letters </p><p><i></i></p><p>an endless sequence of epistolary love affairs</p><p> Times Literary Supplement.</p></div><a name="s021223b"><!--s021223b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>written in the form of a series of letters </p><p><i></i></p><p>an epistolary novel</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bebop</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbeebop/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004892a"><!--s004892a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>jazz characterized by unusual chord structures, syncopated rhythm, and harmonic complexity and innovation. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bop3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bop 3</span></span></a></p><p>Originally a nonsense word used in scat singing to denote a particular two-beat rhythm, bebop – later more widely recognized in the shorter form ‘bop’ – became one of the major styles in jazz, developed by young American musicians in the 1940s and characterized by a deeper and more diversified rhythmic and harmonic content than that offered by swing jazz — Richard Cook</p><p><span class="bodyb">bebopper</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [imitative of the music's rhythm].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cognisable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkognizəbl, kogʹniez-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011599a"><!--s011599a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cognizable_or_cognisable/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cognizable</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bus<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bus/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> buses) (<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> busses)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008034a"><!--s008034a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008374b"><!--s008374b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a large motor-driven passenger vehicle operating usu according to a timetable along a fixed route.</p></div><a name="s008375b"><!--s008375b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a car or aircraft, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an old and unreliable one.</p></div><a name="s008376b"><!--s008376b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a conductor or an assembly of conductors connected to several similar circuits in an electrical or electronic system, e.g. one that carries data from one part of a computer to another or from the central processing unit to a printer or other peripheral [short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/omnibus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">omnibus</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grumpy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (grumpier, grumpiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026694a"><!--s026694a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>moodily cross; surly</p><p><span class="bodyb">grumpily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">grumpiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glory box</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025641a"><!--s025641a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bottom_drawer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bottom drawer</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gait<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024590a"><!--s024590a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to train (a horse) to use a particular gait or set of gaits.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forcible</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023533a"><!--s023533a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025226b"><!--s025226b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>effected by force used against opposition or resistance.</p></div><a name="s025227b"><!--s025227b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>powerful; forceful</p><p><span class="bodyb">forcibleness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">forcibly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dander<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdandə/</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015145a"><!--s015145a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>✱ <span class="bodyb">get/have one's dander up</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to lose one's temper</p><p>prob English dialect of American origin, one of a number of similar words meaning either ‘dandruff’ or (more plausibly) ‘ferment used in making molasses’</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dreich</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dreekh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018292a"><!--s018292a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Scot</span> bleak or dismal </p><p><i></i></p><p>a dreich January morning</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">dregh, dreich</span>, of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fictionalize <span class="bodyi">or</span> fictionalise <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verbtrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022062a"><!--s022062a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make (events, etc) into or treat them in the manner of fiction</p><p><span class="bodyb">fictionalization</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Allah</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹalah, ʹalə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001337a"><!--s001337a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the name for God used by Muslims or in reference to the Islamic religion [Arabic <span class="bodyi">allāh</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epistrophe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹpistrəfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020176a"><!--s020176a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>repetition of the same word or expression at the end of a series of phrases, sentences, etc, for rhetorical effect: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anaphora/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anaphora</span></span></a> [Greek <span class="bodyi">epistrophē</span>, literally ‘turning about’, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epi_or_ep/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epi-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">strophē</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/strophe/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">strophe</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">becalm</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹkahm/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004893a"><!--s004893a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>) to keep (a sailing vessel) motionless by lack of wind.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cognisance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkogniz(ə)ns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011600a"><!--s011600a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cognizance_or_cognisance/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cognizance</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bus<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (bused bussed) (busing bussing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008035a"><!--s008035a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s008377b"><!--s008377b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to travel by bus <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s008378b"><!--s008378b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to transport (people) by bus.</p></div><a name="s008379b"><!--s008379b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to work as a busboy.</p></div><a name="s008380b"><!--s008380b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to transport (children) by bus to a school in another district where the pupils are of a different race, in order to create integrated classes.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glory hole</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025642a"><!--s025642a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a cupboard or small room used for storage, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that is often untidy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drench<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/drench/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018293a"><!--s018293a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019228b"><!--s019228b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (something or somebody) thoroughly wet; to soak or saturate.</p></div><a name="s019229b"><!--s019229b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to administer a drench to (an animal) [Old English <span class="bodyi">drencan</span>; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">drincan</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/drink1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">drink 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gaiter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024591a"><!--s024591a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026415b"><!--s026415b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>formerly, a cloth or leather legging worn by men to protect the hose from mud splashes, etc, usu buttoned on the outside, retained only in certain types of formal wear, e.g. that of bishops </p><p><i></i></p><p>Mr Knightley was hard at work upon the lower buttons of his thick leather gaiters</p><p> Jane Austen </p><p><i></i></p><p>I see already his muscular calves encased in the gaiters episcopal</p><p> Somerset Maugham.</p></div><a name="s026416b"><!--s026416b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>formerly, an ankle boot or overshoe for women, with a fabric upper.</p></div><a name="s026417b"><!--s026417b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a climber's legging of tough nylon canvas for the lower leg and boot upper, for preventing snow from getting into the top of the boots [French <span class="bodyi">guêtre</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">guestre, guiestre</span>, prob of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Grundyism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgrundiiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026695a"><!--s026695a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>excessive attachment to conventional standards, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in sexual matters; prudery</p><p>named after <span class="bodyi">Mrs Grundy</span>, a character frequently alluded to in the play <span class="bodyi">Speed the Plough</span> by Thomas Morton d.1838, English lawyer and playwright. The phrase ‘What would Mrs Grundy say?’ became a popular catchphrase, used to refer to something slightly shocking</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forcing ground</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023534a"><!--s023534a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hotbed/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hotbed</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dander<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015146a"><!--s015146a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>minute scales from hair, feathers, or skin [alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dandruff/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dandruff</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fictitious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fikʹtishəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022063a"><!--s022063a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023329b"><!--s023329b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a name: false; assumed.</p></div><a name="s023330b"><!--s023330b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not genuinely felt; feigned.</p></div><a name="s023331b"><!--s023331b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>found or described in fiction</p><p><span class="bodyb">fictitiously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><a name="sb000000206"><!--sb000000206--></a><p><span class="bodyb">fictitiousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">ficticius</span> artificial, feigned, from <span class="bodyi">fingere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fiction/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fiction</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">fictitious</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">fictional</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fiction/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fiction</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epistyle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹepistiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020177a"><!--s020177a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/architrave/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">architrave</span></span></a> (1) [French <span class="bodyi">épistyle</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">epistylium</span> on a column, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epi_or_ep/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epi-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">stylos</span> column].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">all-American</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001338a"><!--s001338a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>representative of the ideals of the USA; typically or truly American </p><p><i></i></p><p>an all-American boy</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cognisant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkogniz(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011601a"><!--s011601a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cognizant_or_cognisant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cognizant</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">became</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹkaym/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004894a"><!--s004894a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/become/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">become</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">busbar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbusbah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008037a"><!--s008037a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a solid rod or rail designed as a conductor for high currents [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bus1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bus 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bar1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bar 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Glos.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025643a"><!--s025643a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Gloucestershire.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drench<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018294a"><!--s018294a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019230b"><!--s019230b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a dose of liquid medicine.</p></div><a name="s019231b"><!--s019231b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a poisonous or medicinal drink put down the throat of an animal.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dandify</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdandifie/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (dandifies, dandified, dandifying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015147a"><!--s015147a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make (somebody) ostentatiously fashionable.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gaiter boot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024592a"><!--s024592a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gaiter/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gaiter</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grunge</span><small><span class="eSynop">/grunj/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026696a"><!--s026696a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028601b"><!--s028601b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> dirt.</p></div><a name="s028602b"><!--s028602b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a style of rock music that developed in North America in the 1980s and features markedly discordant guitar and a sneering and listless vocal style.</p></div><a name="s028603b"><!--s028603b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a fashion style in which layers of clothing give a deliberately careless and uncoordinated appearance</p><p><span class="bodyb">grungy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grungy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grungy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fictive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfiktiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022064a"><!--s022064a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023332b"><!--s023332b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not genuinely felt; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fictitious/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fictitious</span></span></a> (2).</p></div><a name="s023333b"><!--s023333b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of or capable of imaginative creation.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ford<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fawd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023535a"><!--s023535a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a shallow part of a river or other body of water that can be crossed by wading, in a vehicle, etc [Old English; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">faran</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fare2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fare 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">busboy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbusboy/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008038a"><!--s008038a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a waiter [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/omnibus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">omnibus</span></span></a> in an earlier sense ‘assistant in a restaurant’ (prob suggesting ‘somebody who does all tasks’)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epitaph</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹepitahf, -taf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020178a"><!--s020178a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021224b"><!--s021224b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a commemorative inscription on a tombstone or monument.</p></div><a name="s021225b"><!--s021225b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a brief statement commemorating a deceased person or past event [Middle English <span class="bodyi">epitaphe</span> via French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">epitaphion</span> funeral oration, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epi_or_ep/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epi-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">taphos</span> tomb, funeral].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">allantois</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹlantoh·is/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> allantoides /alənʹtoh·ideez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001339a"><!--s001339a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a vascular membrane that surrounds the fetus in reptiles, birds, and mammals and that in some mammals combines with the chorion to form the placenta <span class="bodyb">allantoic</span> /alənʹtoh·ik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">allantois</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">allantoeidēs</span> sausage-shaped, from <span class="bodyi">allant-, allas</span> sausage].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">because</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹkoz, biʹkəz/ <i><span class="bodyi">conj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004895a"><!--s004895a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004999b"><!--s004999b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>for the reason that; since </p><p><i></i></p><p>He rested because he was tired</p>.</div><a name="s005000b"><!--s005000b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>and the proof is that </p><p><i></i></p><p>They must be in, because the light's on</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">because that, because</span>, from <span class="bodyi">by cause that</span>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cognition</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kogʹnish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011602a"><!--s011602a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011864b"><!--s011864b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the mental act or process of acquiring knowledge that involves the processing of sensory information and includes perception, awareness, and judgment.</p></div><a name="s011865b"><!--s011865b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an insight, intuition, or perception that is a product of this process</p><p>Since the 1950s, the cognitive sciences have urged that we understand cognition on the model of a computer. Perception, inference, language use, and memory all depend upon extensive unconscious computation and upon cognitive structures and dispositions which are innate, perhaps to be explained by natural selection — Professor Christopher Hookway</p><p><span class="bodyb">cognitional</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">cognition-, cognitio</span>,from <span class="bodyi">cognoscere</span> to become acquainted with, know].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gloss<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/glos/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025644a"><!--s025644a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027380b"><!--s027380b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007175c"><!--s007175c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>surface lustre or, sheen, or brightness.</p></div><a name="s007176c"><!--s007176c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>something that gives this </p><p><i></i></p><p>lip gloss</p>.</div></div><a name="s027381b"><!--s027381b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a deceptively attractive outer appearance.</p></div><a name="s027382b"><!--s027382b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s007177c"><!--s007177c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>paint to which varnish has been added to give a shiny finish.</p></div><a name="s007178c"><!--s007178c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) relating to or denoting such paint </p><p><i></i></p><p>gloss paint</p> <p><i></i></p><p>gloss finish</p> <p>[prob of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drenched</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018295a"><!--s018295a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">used in combinations</span>) covered or bathed in the specified substance </p><p><i></i></p><p>sun-drenched beaches</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a violent and blood-drenched movie</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dandle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdandl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015148a"><!--s015148a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to move (a baby or small child) up and down in one's arms or on one's knee in affectionate play [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gal.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024595a"><!--s024595a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Galatians (book of the Bible).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grungy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (grungier, grungiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026697a"><!--s026697a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028604b"><!--s028604b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> dilapidated, dirty, or sordid.</p></div><a name="s028605b"><!--s028605b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>typical of grunge music or the grunge fashion style [perhaps a blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grubby/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grubby</span></span></a> and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dingy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dingy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ficus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfeekəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> ficus)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022065a"><!--s022065a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tropical plant of the genus that includes the fig tree [Latin <span class="bodyi">ficus</span> fig].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">because of</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004896a"><!--s004896a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005001b"><!--s005001b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>as a result of (something or somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was off school because of illness</p>.</div><a name="s005002b"><!--s005002b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>for the sake of (something or somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She gave up her job because of the children</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cognitive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkognitiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011603a"><!--s011603a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011866b"><!--s011866b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to cognition.</p></div><a name="s011867b"><!--s011867b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>based on or reducible to empirical knowledge</p><p><span class="bodyb">cognitively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">cognitivity</span> /-ʹtiviti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ford<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023536a"><!--s023536a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to cross (a river, stream, etc) at a ford</p><p><span class="bodyb">fordable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">allargando</span><small><span class="eSynop">/alahʹgandoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001340a"><!--s001340a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a piece of music: to be performed with gradually decreasing speed and increasing fullness of tone [Italian <span class="bodyi">allargando</span> widening, from <span class="bodyi">allargare</span> to widen, from <span class="bodyi">al-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">largare</span> to widen].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gloss<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025645a"><!--s025645a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to give a gloss to (something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to varnish it or paint it with gloss paint</p><p><span class="bodyb">glosser</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epitaxy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹepitaksi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020179a"><!--s020179a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the growth of one crystalline substance on another whose structure provides the orientation for that of the overlying layer <span class="bodyb">epitaxial</span> /-ʹtaksi·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">épitaxie</span>, from Greek <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epi_or_ep/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epi-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">taxis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/taxis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">taxis</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dresden</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdrezd(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018296a"><!--s018296a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a type of ornate and delicately coloured German porcelain made at Meissen near Dresden</p><p><span class="bodyb">Dresden</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [named after <span class="bodyi">Dresden</span>, city in SE Germany].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">busby</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbuzbi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> busbies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008039a"><!--s008039a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008381b"><!--s008381b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a military full-dress fur hat that has a small bag hanging one side, worn <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by hussars.</p></div><a name="s008382b"><!--s008382b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> the bearskin worn by the Brigade of Guards [prob from the name <span class="bodyi">Busby</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dandruff</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdandruf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015149a"><!--s015149a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>dead skin that comes off the scalp in small white or greyish scales</p><p><span class="bodyb">dandruffy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [from <span class="bodyi">dand-</span> (origin unknown) + <span class="bodyi">-ruff</span>, of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gal.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024596a"><!--s024596a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gall_or_gal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gall.</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grunion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgrunyən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026698a"><!--s026698a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small marine fish found off the coast of California, where it comes ashore in large numbers to spawn: <span class="bodyi">Leuresthes tenuis</span> [prob from Spanish <span class="bodyi">gruñón</span> grunter].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fore-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023540a"><!--s023540a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025228b"><!--s025228b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>forming verbs, with the meaning: occurring, etc earlier or beforehand </p><p><i></i></p><p>foresee</p> <p><i></i></p><p>forefather</p>.</div><a name="s025229b"><!--s025229b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>forming nouns, with the meanings:</p><a name="s006647c"><!--s006647c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>situated at the front; in front </p><p><i></i></p><p>foreleg</p> <p><i></i></p><p>foreground</p>.</div><a name="s006648c"><!--s006648c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a front part </p><p><i></i></p><p>forearm</p> <a name="sb000000219"><!--sb000000219--></a><p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">fore-</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fore1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fore 1</span></span></a>, adv]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">fore-</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">for</span>-? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/for/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">for-</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dress<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dres/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018297a"><!--s018297a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019232b"><!--s019232b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004854c"><!--s004854c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to put clothes on (oneself or another person).</p></div><a name="s004855c"><!--s004855c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to put on provide (somebody) with clothing.</p></div></div><a name="s019233b"><!--s019233b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make neater or more attractive by decorating, arranging, grooming, etc.</p></div><a name="s019234b"><!--s019234b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s004856c"><!--s004856c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to add decorative details or accessories to (something).</p></div><a name="s004857c"><!--s004857c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to arrange (the hair).</p></div><a name="s004858c"><!--s004858c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to groom and curry (an animal).</p></div><a name="s004859c"><!--s004859c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to arrange goods on a display in (e.g. a shop window).</p></div></div><a name="s019235b"><!--s019235b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s004860c"><!--s004860c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to apply dressings or medicaments to (e.g. a wound).</p></div><a name="s004861c"><!--s004861c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to apply manure or fertilizer to (soil, land, etc).</p></div><a name="s004862c"><!--s004862c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to finish the surface of (e.g. timber, stone, leather or textiles).</p></div><a name="s004863c"><!--s004863c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to add a dressing to (a salad).</p></div></div><a name="s019236b"><!--s019236b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to prepare for use or service, e.g. for cooking or eating.</p></div><a name="s019237b"><!--s019237b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s004864c"><!--s004864c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to prepare (something) for use or service.</p></div><a name="s004865c"><!--s004865c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to prepare (a chicken, crab, etc) for cooking or eating.</p></div><a name="s004866c"><!--s004866c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to kill and prepare (an animal) for market.</p></div><a name="s004867c"><!--s004867c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to make (an artificial fishing fly).</p></div></div><a name="s019238b"><!--s019238b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to arrange (e.g. troops) in the proper alignment <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s019239b"><!--s019239b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s004868c"><!--s004868c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to put on clothing.</p></div><a name="s004869c"><!--s004869c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to put on or wear formal, elaborate, or fancy clothes </p><p><i></i></p><p>Guests are expected to dress for dinner</p>.</div></div><a name="s019240b"><!--s019240b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>said of troops: to form proper alignment ✱ <span class="bodyb">dressed to kill</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> wearing beautiful or striking clothes [Middle English <span class="bodyi">dressen</span> via Old French <span class="bodyi">dresser</span> to arrange, prepare].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">béchamel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbayshəmel (<span class="bodyi">French</span> beʧamɛl)/ /ʹbayshəmel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004897a"><!--s004897a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a white sauce made with <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/roux/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">roux</span></span></a> (fat cooked with flour) and milk in which vegetables and herbs have been infused: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/velout%C3%A9/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">velouté</span></span></a> [French <span class="bodyi">sauce béchamelle</span>, named after Louis de <span class="bodyi">Béchamel</span> d.1703, French courtier, said to have invented a similar sauce].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">all-around</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001341a"><!--s001341a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/all_round/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">all-round</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bush<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/boosh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008040a"><!--s008040a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008383b"><!--s008383b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001993c"><!--s001993c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a shrub, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one with a woody stem and branches that grow thickly from it at a low level.</p></div><a name="s001994c"><!--s001994c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a dense thicket of shrubs.</p></div></div><a name="s008384b"><!--s008384b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> <span class="bodyb">the bush</span>) a large uncleared or sparsely settled area, e.g. in Africa or Australia, that is usu covered with scrub or forest.</p></div><a name="s008385b"><!--s008385b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span> the pubic hair.</p></div><a name="s008386b"><!--s008386b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s001995c"><!--s001995c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a bushy tuft or mass </p><p><i></i></p><p>a bush of black hair</p>.</div><a name="s001996c"><!--s001996c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a bushy tail of a fox, squirrel, or other animal; a brush.</p></div></div><a name="s008387b"><!--s008387b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a bunch of ivy formerly hung up as the sign of a wine-seller or a tavern [Middle English, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fid/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022066a"><!--s022066a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tapering wooden pin used in opening the strands of a rope for splicing [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gloss<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025646a"><!--s025646a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027383b"><!--s027383b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a brief explanation or translation of a difficult word or expression.</p></div><a name="s027384b"><!--s027384b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007179c"><!--s007179c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a brief explanation, e.g. in the margin of a text, of a difficult word or expression.</p></div><a name="s007180c"><!--s007180c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an interlinear translation.</p></div><a name="s007181c"><!--s007181c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a continuous commentary accompanying a text.</p></div></div><a name="s027385b"><!--s027385b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a deliberately false or misleading interpretation, e.g. of a text.</p></div><a name="s027386b"><!--s027386b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/glossary/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">glossary</span></span></a> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">glose</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">glossa</span> unusual word requiring explanation, from Greek <span class="bodyi">glōssa, glōtta</span> tongue, language].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grunt<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/grunt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026699a"><!--s026699a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028606b"><!--s028606b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to utter the deep short guttural sound typical of a pig.</p></div><a name="s028607b"><!--s028607b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to utter a similar sound, e.g. in reluctant agreement or during strenuous exertion when suffering from the effects of exertion <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s028608b"><!--s028608b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to say (something) with a deep voice and in a muted way that suggest irritation, disgust, or unwillingness to speak openly</p><p><span class="bodyb">grunter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">grunnettan</span>, frequentative of <span class="bodyi">grunian</span>, of imitative origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cognitive dissonance</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011604a"><!--s011604a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>psychological conflict resulting from incompatible beliefs and attitudes held simultaneously.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gal<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/gal/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024593a"><!--s024593a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a girl [by alteration].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dandy<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdandi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dandies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015150a"><!--s015150a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015715b"><!--s015715b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a man who is obsessively concerned with looking fashionable.</p></div><a name="s015716b"><!--s015716b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal, dated</span> something excellent in its class</p><p><span class="bodyb">dandyish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dandyism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [perhaps from <span class="bodyi">Dandy</span>, nickname for <span class="bodyi">Andrew</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epithalamium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌepithəʹlaymi·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> epithalamiums epithalamia /-mi·ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020180a"><!--s020180a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a song or poem in celebration of a marriage or in praise of a bride and bridegroom <span class="bodyb">epithalamic</span> /-ʹlamik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">epithalamion</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epi_or_ep/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epi-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">thalamos</span> room, bridal chamber].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fore<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/faw/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023537a"><!--s023537a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>situated in, towards, or adjacent to the front, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a ship [Old English].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dress<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018298a"><!--s018298a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019241b"><!--s019241b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a one-piece outer garment including both top and skirt for a woman or girl.</p></div><a name="s019242b"><!--s019242b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004870c"><!--s004870c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>clothing, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> garmentseveryday or ornamental covering for the human body; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> clothing suitable for a particular purpose or occasion or appropriate to a specified time </p><p><i></i></p><p>in evening dress</p>.</div><a name="s004871c"><!--s004871c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) relating to, denoting, or suitable for an occasion requiring or permitting formal dress </p><p><i></i></p><p>a dress suit</p>.</div></div><a name="s019243b"><!--s019243b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>covering, adornment, or appearance appropriate or peculiar to a specified time </p><p><i></i></p><p>18th-century dress</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">allay</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹlay/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (allays, allayed, allaying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001342a"><!--s001342a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001363b"><!--s001363b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to reduce the severity of (e.g. pain or grief) ; to alleviate (something).</p></div><a name="s001364b"><!--s001364b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to reduce or diminish (e.g. fear or suspicion) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The idea of any thing to be done in a moment, was increasing, not lessening, Mr Woodhouse's agitation. The ladies knew better how to allay it</p> — Jane Austen [Old English <span class="bodyi">ālecgan</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">lecgan</span> to lay].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grunt<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026700a"><!--s026700a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028609b"><!--s028609b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a grunting sound.</p></div><a name="s028610b"><!--s028610b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the deep short guttural sound of a pig.</p></div><a name="s028611b"><!--s028611b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a muted speech sound that expresses irritation, disgust, or reserve.</p></div><a name="s028612b"><!--s028612b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a low sound produced as a result of exertion.</p></div><a name="s028613b"><!--s028613b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span></p><a name="s007553c"><!--s007553c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an infantryman in the US Army or Marines.</p></div><a name="s007554c"><!--s007554c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a person who does unskilled or routine work.</p></div></div><a name="s028614b"><!--s028614b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a tropical seafish that makes a grunting sound when taken out of the water: family Pomadasyidae.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-fid</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022067a"><!--s022067a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming adjectives, with the meaning: divided into parts as specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>bifid</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">-fidus</span>,from <span class="bodyi">findere</span> to split].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bush<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008041a"><!--s008041a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to grow thickly or spread like a bush.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bêche-de-mer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌbesh də ʹmeə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004898a"><!--s004898a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005003b"><!--s005003b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/trepang/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">trepang</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s005004b"><!--s005004b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Bêche-de-Mer</span>) a pidgin English used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the W Pacific. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/beach_la_mar/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">beach-la-mar</span></span></a> [French <span class="bodyi">bêche-de-mer</span>, literally ‘sea grub’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cognitive science</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011605a"><!--s011605a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the scientific study of the mental and other processes involved in obtaining and using knowledge.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dandy<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (dandier, dandiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015151a"><!--s015151a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> very good; first-rate.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gal<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024594a"><!--s024594a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of acceleration equivalent to one centimetre per second per second [named after <span class="bodyi">Galileo</span> Galilei d.1642, Italian astronomer and physicist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epithelium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/epiʹtheeli·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> epithelia /-li·ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020181a"><!--s020181a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021226b"><!--s021226b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a thin layer of cellular animal tissue that covers an external or internal surface of the body, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> serving as a lining to hollow organs such as the intestines and serves to enclose and protect other parts, to produce secretions and excretions, and to function in absorption.</p></div><a name="s021227b"><!--s021227b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a thin layer of cells that lines a cavity or tube of a plant</p><p><span class="bodyb">epithelial</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epi_or_ep/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epi-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">thēlē</span> nipple].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gloss<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025647a"><!--s025647a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to supply a gloss or glosses for (a word, text, etc).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fore<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023538a"><!--s023538a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something that occupies a forward position; a front part ✱ <span class="bodyb">to the fore</span> in or into a position of prominence.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dressage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdresahzh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018299a"><!--s018299a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019244b"><!--s019244b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the performance by a trained horse of precise movements in response to its rider.</p></div><a name="s019245b"><!--s019245b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the art of riding and training a horse to give such a performance [French <span class="bodyi">dressage</span>, preparation, straightening, training, from Old French <span class="bodyi">dresser</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dress1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dress 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gruntled</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgruntld/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026701a"><!--s026701a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> made contented or satisfied </p><p><i></i></p><p>I could see that, if not exactly disgruntled, he was far from being gruntled</p><p> P G Wodehouse [back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/disgruntled/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">disgruntled</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bush<sup>3</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> bushing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008042a"><!--s008042a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008388b"><!--s008388b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a usu removable cylindrical lining for an opening through which a shaft passes, e.g. in a car's suspension system, used to limit the size of the opening, resist abrasion, or serve as a guide.</p></div><a name="s008389b"><!--s008389b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an electrically insulated lining for a hole through which a wire passes [Dutch <span class="bodyi">bus</span> bushing, box, via early Dutch <span class="bodyi">busse</span> box, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">buxis</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Fid. Def.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022068a"><!--s022068a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Defender of the Faith [Latin <span class="bodyi">Fidei Defensor</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dandy brush</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015152a"><!--s015152a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a coarse brush used in grooming horses.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beck<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bek/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004899a"><!--s004899a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">N Eng</span> a brook; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a pebbly mountain stream [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bek</span> from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">bekkr</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">All Blacks</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001343a"><!--s001343a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the New Zealand Rugby Union team [from the colour of their shirts, shorts, and socks].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glossary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹglosəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> glossaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025649a"><!--s025649a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a list of terms, e.g. those used in a particular text or in a specialized field, usu with their meanings <span class="bodyb">glossarial</span> /gloʹseəri·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">glossarist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">glossarium</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">glossa</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gloss3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gloss 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cognitive therapy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011606a"><!--s011606a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a method of treating psychological disorders that encourages patients to face up to and resolve their own distorted ways of thinking about themselves and the world.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dress circle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018300a"><!--s018300a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the first or lowest curved tier of seats in a theatre [from the former requirement that its occupants wear evening dress].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epithet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹepithet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020182a"><!--s020182a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021228b"><!--s021228b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a descriptive word or phrase accompanying or replacing occurring in place of the name of a person or thing.</p></div><a name="s021229b"><!--s021229b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a disparaging or abusive word or phrase <span class="bodyb">epithetic</span> /-ʹthetik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">epithetical</span> /-ʹthetikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">epithetos</span> added, from <span class="bodyi">epitithenai</span> to put on, add, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epi_or_ep/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epi-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">tithenai</span> to place].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fore<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023539a"><!--s023539a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used by a golfer to warn anyone in the probable line of flight of the ball [prob short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/before1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">before 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gala</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgahlə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024597a"><!--s024597a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026418b"><!--s026418b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a festive gathering, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that marks a special occasion.</p></div><a name="s026419b"><!--s026419b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a special sports meeting </p><p><i></i></p><p>a swimming gala</p>.</div><a name="s026420b"><!--s026420b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) marking or being a special occasion </p><p><i></i></p><p>a gala performance</p> <p>[Italian <span class="bodyi">gala</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">gale</span> merrymaking, festivity, pleasure].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grutten</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgrutn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026702a"><!--s026702a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/greet2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">greet 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bush<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008043a"><!--s008043a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to provide (a bearing, shaft, etc) with a bush.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dane</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015153a"><!--s015153a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Denmark [Old English <span class="bodyi">Dene</span> or Old Norse <span class="bodyi">Danr</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fiddle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfidl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022069a"><!--s022069a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023334b"><!--s023334b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a violin.</p></div><a name="s023335b"><!--s023335b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a dishonest practice; a swindle.</p></div><a name="s023336b"><!--s023336b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> an activity involving intricate manipulation </p><p><i></i></p><p>It was a bit of a fiddle to get all these wires back in place</p>.</div><a name="s023337b"><!--s023337b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a device to keep objects from sliding off a table on board ship ✱ <span class="bodyb">on the fiddle</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> taking part in dishonest practices [Old English <span class="bodyi">fithele</span> violin,prob from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">vitula</span> instrument played at festivals, from <span class="bodyi">vitulari</span> to celebrate].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glossitis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gloʹsietis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025650a"><!--s025650a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>inflammation of the tongue.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beck<sup>2</sup></span></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004900a"><!--s004900a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>✱ <span class="bodyb">at somebody's beck and call</span> in continual readiness to obey somebody [Middle English in the senses ‘nod’, ‘bow’, ‘gesture of command’, from <span class="bodyi">becken</span>, <span class="bodyi">beknen</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/beckon1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">beckon 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dress-down</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018302a"><!--s018302a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or denoting a day, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a Friday, when less formal clothes, e.g. jeans and T-shirts, may be worn to work.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">all clear</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001344a"><!--s001344a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a signal that a danger has passed or that it is safe to proceed </p><p><i></i></p><p>Wait till you get the all clear</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fore-and-aft</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023542a"><!--s023542a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025232b"><!--s025232b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>lying, running, or acting in the general line of the length of a construction, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a ship.</p></div><a name="s025233b"><!--s025233b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006649c"><!--s006649c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a sail: set lengthways in the direction of the bow and stern rather than on a yard set across a ship.</p></div><a name="s006650c"><!--s006650c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a ship: having fore-and-aft sails as the principal sails</p><p><span class="bodyb">fore-and-after</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">galactic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gəʹlaktik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024598a"><!--s024598a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of a galaxy, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the Milky Way galaxy [from Greek <span class="bodyi">galakt-, gala</span> milk].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cognizable <span class="bodyi">or</span> cognisable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkognizəbl, kogʹniez-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">formal or technical</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011607a"><!--s011607a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011868b"><!--s011868b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>perceptible.</p></div><a name="s011869b"><!--s011869b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>capable of being heard and determined by a court of law</p><p><span class="bodyb">cognizably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gruyère</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgroohyeə (<span class="bodyi">French</span> gryjɛːr)/ /ʹgroohyeə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026703a"><!--s026703a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Swiss cheese with smaller holes and a slightly fuller flavour than Emmenthal [named after <span class="bodyi">Gruyère</span>, district of Switzerland where it was orig made].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epitome</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹpitəmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020183a"><!--s020183a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021230b"><!--s021230b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a typical or ideal example; an embodiment </p><p><i></i></p><p>The British monarchy is the epitome of tradition</p>.</div><a name="s021231b"><!--s021231b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a condensed account or summary, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a literary work [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">epitomē</span>,from <span class="bodyi">epitemnein</span> to cut short, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epi_or_ep/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epi-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">temnein</span> to cut].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bush baby</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008044a"><!--s008044a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of small active nocturnal tree-dwelling African primates with large eyes and ears, and a long tail and hind limbs: genus <span class="bodyi">Galago</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fiddle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022070a"><!--s022070a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023338b"><!--s023338b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to move one's hands or fingers restlessly.</p></div><a name="s023339b"><!--s023339b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to play the fiddle.</p></div><a name="s023340b"><!--s023340b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006023c"><!--s006023c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to move one's hands or fingers restlessly.</p></div><a name="s006024c"><!--s006024c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + about/around) to spend time in aimless or fruitless activity <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span>.</p></div></div><a name="s023341b"><!--s023341b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to falsify (accounts, etc), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> so as to gain financial advantage.</p></div><a name="s023342b"><!--s023342b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to get or contrive (something) by cheating or deception </p><p><i></i></p><p>He fiddled an extra ten pounds on his expenses</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">fiddle with</span>.</p></div><a name="s023343b"><!--s023343b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to tamper or meddle with (something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">fiddler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Danegeld</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdayngeld/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015154a"><!--s015154a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015717b"><!--s015717b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in Anglo-Saxon England, a tax levied to finance resistance to the Danish invaders.</p></div><a name="s015718b"><!--s015718b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a similar tax levied by the Norman kings of England in the 11th and 12th cents. [Middle English, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dane/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Dane</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">geld</span> tribute, payment, from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">gjald</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glosso-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025651a"><!--s025651a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gloss_or_glosso/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gloss-</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">galactic equator</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024599a"><!--s024599a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the circle of the celestial sphere lying in the plane that bisects the band of the Milky Way.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gr wt</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026704a"><!--s026704a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>gross weight.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dress down</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018301a"><!--s018301a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019246b"><!--s019246b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to reprove (somebody) severely, often publicly <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s019247b"><!--s019247b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to wear casual or less formal clothes</p><p><span class="bodyb">dressing down</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epitomize <span class="bodyi">or</span> epitomise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹpitəmiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020184a"><!--s020184a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021232b"><!--s021232b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to serve as a typical or ideal example of (something).</p></div><a name="s021233b"><!--s021233b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make an epitome of (something); to summarize</p><p><span class="bodyb">epitomist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">epitomization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fore and aft</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023541a"><!--s023541a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025230b"><!--s025230b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>from bow to stern; lengthways.</p></div><a name="s025231b"><!--s025231b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in, at, or towards both the bow and stern of a ship.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">allegation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aliʹgaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001345a"><!--s001345a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a statement made without proof or that has yet to be proved.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cognizance <span class="bodyi">or</span> cognisance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkogniz(ə)ns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">formal or technical</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011608a"><!--s011608a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011870b"><!--s011870b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>jurisdiction or control.</p></div><a name="s011871b"><!--s011871b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the ability to perceive or understand.</p></div><a name="s011872b"><!--s011872b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>notice or heed </p><p><i></i></p><p>The tribunal takes cognizance of the exceptional circumstances in this case</p>.</div><a name="s011873b"><!--s011873b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in heraldry, a distinctive badge or mark [Middle English <span class="bodyi">conisaunce</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">cognoscere</span> to know].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bushbuck</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bushbucks <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> bushbuck)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008045a"><!--s008045a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small striped antelope of tropical African forests, the male of which has spirally twisted horns: <span class="bodyi">Tragelaphus scriptus</span> [translation of Afrikaans <span class="bodyi">bosbok</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">becket</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbekit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004901a"><!--s004901a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bracket, loop of rope, hook, etc for securing tackle or spars on a ship [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fiddle-faddle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfidl fadl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022071a"><!--s022071a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> often used as an exclamation: nonsense [reduplication of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fiddle1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fiddle 1</span></span></a> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fiddlesticks/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fiddlesticks</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Danelaw</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015155a"><!--s015155a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015719b"><!--s015719b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the part of England held by the Danes before the Norman Conquest in 1066.</p></div><a name="s015720b"><!--s015720b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the law in force in this area.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">galactic halo</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024600a"><!--s024600a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in astronomy, an almost spherical mass of stars, globular clusters, dust, and gas surrounding a galaxy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glossolalia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/glosəʹlayli·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025652a"><!--s025652a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the phenomenon of ecstatic speaking in usu incomprehensible language, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in evangelical Christianity or as a symptom of a mental psychiatric or psychological disorder [Greek <span class="bodyi">glossa</span> tongue, language + <span class="bodyi">lalia</span> chatter, from <span class="bodyi">lalein</span> to chatter, talk].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dresser<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018303a"><!--s018303a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019248b"><!--s019248b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a piece of kitchen furniture resembling a sideboard with a high back that has open shelves for holding or displaying dishes and cooking utensils.</p></div><a name="s019249b"><!--s019249b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a chest of drawers with a mirror; a dressing table [Middle English <span class="bodyi">dressore</span> sideboard or table for preparing food, from early French <span class="bodyi">dresseur</span>, from Old French <span class="bodyi">dresser</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dress1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dress 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gryke</span><small><span class="eSynop">/griek/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026705a"><!--s026705a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grike_or_gryke/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grike</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cognizant <span class="bodyi">or</span> cognisant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkogniz(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011609a"><!--s011609a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal or technical</span> having special or certain knowledge, often from first-hand sources [back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cognizance_or_cognisance/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cognizance</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forearm<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfawrahm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023543a"><!--s023543a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the human arm between the elbow and the wrist, or the corresponding part of the forelimb of other vertebrates.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bushed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008046a"><!--s008046a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008390b"><!--s008390b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>thoroughly tired out; exhausted.</p></div><a name="s008391b"><!--s008391b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>perplexed or confused.</p></div><a name="s008392b"><!--s008392b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Aus</span> lost, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the bush.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fiddle-faddle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022072a"><!--s022072a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to waste time; to fuss around.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epizootic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌepizohʹotik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020185a"><!--s020185a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a disease: temporarily affecting many animals of one kind at the same time</p><p><span class="bodyb">epizootically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dang<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dang/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015156a"><!--s015156a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal, euphem</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/damn1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">damn<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (4).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beckon<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbekən/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (beckoned, beckoning)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004902a"><!--s004902a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s005005b"><!--s005005b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to summon or signal, typically with a wave or nod.</p></div><a name="s005006b"><!--s005006b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to appear inviting </p><p><i></i></p><p>A pint of beer beckoned</p> <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</div><a name="s005007b"><!--s005007b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to beckon to (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>My aunt beckoned me to sit down beside her</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">beknen</span> from Old English <span class="bodyi">bīecnan</span>, from <span class="bodyi">bēacen</span> sign, later <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/beacon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">beacon</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">allege</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹlej/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001346a"><!--s001346a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to assert (something) without proof or before proving it </p><p><i></i></p><p>The prosecution alleged that she had never seen the man before</p> <span class="bodyb">alleged</span> /əʹlejd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">allegedly</span> /əʹlejidli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">alleggen</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">allegare</span> to dispatch, cite, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">legare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/legate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">legate</span></span></a>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">galactose</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gəʹlaktohz, -tohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024601a"><!--s024601a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sugar that is less soluble and less sweet than glucose [French <span class="bodyi">galactose</span>, ultimately from Greek <span class="bodyi">gala</span>, <span class="bodyi">galaktos</span> milk].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gloss- <span class="bodyi">or</span> glosso-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025648a"><!--s025648a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting:</p><a name="s027387b"><!--s027387b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>tongue </p><p><i></i></p><p>glossal</p> <p><i></i></p><p>glossitis</p>.</div><a name="s027388b"><!--s027388b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>tongue and </p><p><i></i></p><p>glossopharyngeal</p>.</div><a name="s027389b"><!--s027389b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>language </p><p><i></i></p><p>glossology</p> <p>[via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">glōss-, glōsso-</span>, from <span class="bodyi">glōssa</span> tongue, language].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dresser<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018304a"><!--s018304a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019250b"><!--s019250b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who dresses in a specified way </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fashionable dresser</p>.</div><a name="s019251b"><!--s019251b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody who looks after stage costumes and helps actors to dress.</p></div><a name="s019252b"><!--s019252b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> somebody who assists a surgeon during an operation, e.g. by passing instruments or dressings.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gryphon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgrifən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026706a"><!--s026706a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/griffin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">griffin</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cognomen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kogʹnohmen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cognomens cognomina /-minə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011610a"><!--s011610a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011874b"><!--s011874b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a surname, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the family (and usu third) name of a citizen of ancient Rome.</p></div><a name="s011875b"><!--s011875b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal or humorous</span> a name, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a descriptive nickname <span class="bodyb">cognominal</span> /kogʹnominl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">cognomen</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/co/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">co-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">nomen</span> name].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dang<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015157a"><!--s015157a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal, euphem</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/damn3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">damn 3</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beckon<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004903a"><!--s004903a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a summons or signal, typically with a wave or nod.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fiddlehead</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022073a"><!--s022073a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>ornamentation on a ship's bow curved like a scroll [from the resemblance to the scroll at the head of a violin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bushel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbooshl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008047a"><!--s008047a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008393b"><!--s008393b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a British unit of volume used for grain and other dry goods and for liquids, equal to 8 imperial gallons (about 36.4l).</p></div><a name="s008394b"><!--s008394b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a US unit of volume used for dry goods, equal to 64 US pints (about 30.3l).</p></div><a name="s008395b"><!--s008395b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a container with a capacity equal to a bushel ✱ <span class="bodyb">hide one's light under a bushel</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hide1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hide 1</span></span></a> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">busshel</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">boissel</span>, of Celtic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">allegiance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹleej(ə)ns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001347a"><!--s001347a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001365b"><!--s001365b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>dedication to or dutiful support of a person, group, or cause.</p></div><a name="s001366b"><!--s001366b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the obligation of subjects or citizens to their sovereign or government [Middle English <span class="bodyi">allegeaunce</span>, modification of early French <span class="bodyi">ligeance</span>, from Old French <span class="bodyi">lige</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/liege1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">liege 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forearm<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fawʹrahm/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023544a"><!--s023544a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to arm (oneself or others) in advance; to prepare (oneself or others) against attack, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gloss over</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025653a"><!--s025653a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027390b"><!--s027390b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (something wrong) appear right and acceptable.</p></div><a name="s027391b"><!--s027391b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to veil or hide (something undesirable) by rapid or superficial treatment </p><p><i></i></p><p>glossing over humiliations, gilding small moments of glory</p><p> Times Literary Supplement.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epizootic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020186a"><!--s020186a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an epizootic disease.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">galago</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gəʹlaygoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> galagos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024602a"><!--s024602a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bush_baby/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bush baby</span></span></a> [Latin genus name, perhaps from Wolof <span class="bodyi">golokh</span> monkey].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dressing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018305a"><!--s018305a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019253b"><!--s019253b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004872c"><!--s004872c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a usu cold sauce for adding to food, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> salads.</p></div><a name="s004873c"><!--s004873c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a seasoned mixture used as stuffing, e.g. for poultry.</p></div></div><a name="s019254b"><!--s019254b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>material applied to cover a wound, sore, etc.</p></div><a name="s019255b"><!--s019255b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>manure or compost to improve the growth of plants.</p></div><a name="s019256b"><!--s019256b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a substance used to stiffen fabrics in the finishing process.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grysbok</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgriesbok/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026707a"><!--s026707a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of two species of small SW African antelopes with small erect horns, seen mainly at night: genus <span class="bodyi">Raphicerus</span> [Afrikaans <span class="bodyi">grysbok</span> grey buck].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dang<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015158a"><!--s015158a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal, euphem</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/damn4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">damn 4</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">become</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹkum/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> became /biʹkaym/) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> become)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004904a"><!--s004904a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s005008b"><!--s005008b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to come to be </p><p><i></i></p><p>The sky became darker</p> <p><i></i></p><p>The minister became party leader last month</p> <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</div><a name="s005009b"><!--s005009b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to suit or be suitable for (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>That hairstyle becomes her</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Such behaviour does not become you</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">become of</span>.</div><a name="s005010b"><!--s005010b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to happen to (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>What became of that girl who lived next door?</p> [Old English <span class="bodyi">becuman</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/be/3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">be-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">cuman</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/come1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">come 1</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cognoscente</span><small><span class="eSynop">/konyohʹshenti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cognoscenti /-ti/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011611a"><!--s011611a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person having or claiming expert knowledge; a connoisseur [Italian <span class="bodyi">cognoscente</span> wise, from Latin <span class="bodyi">cognoscent-, cognoscens</span>,present part. of <span class="bodyi">cognoscere</span> to know].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forebear <span class="bodyi">or</span> forbear</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfawbeə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023545a"><!--s023545a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="sb000000220"><!--sb000000220--></a><p>an ancestor or forefather [Middle English (Scots) <span class="bodyi">forebear</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fore/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fore-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-bear</span>, <span class="bodyi">-beer</span> someone who is, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/be/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">be</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">forebear</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">forbear</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/forbear1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">forbear 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fiddler crab</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022074a"><!--s022074a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a burrowing crab of which the male has one claw much enlarged: genus <span class="bodyi">Uca</span> [from the position in which the enlarged claw is held, resembling the angle of a violinist's arm].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">allegorical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aliʹgorikl/ allegoric <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001348a"><!--s001348a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>constituting or characteristic of allegory</p><p><span class="bodyb">allegorically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">EPNS</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020187a"><!--s020187a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>electroplated nickel silver.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glossy<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹglosi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (glossier, glossiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025654a"><!--s025654a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027392b"><!--s027392b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a surface: having a lustre or, sheen, or brightness.</p></div><a name="s027393b"><!--s027393b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>superficially attractive in an opulent, sophisticated, or smoothly captivating manner </p><p><i></i></p><p>a glossy musical</p> <p><span class="bodyb">glossily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">glossiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gs</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026709a"><!--s026709a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>gauss.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bushfire</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008048a"><!--s008048a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rapidly spreading and uncontrolled fire in the Australian bush.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">galah</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gəʹlah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024603a"><!--s024603a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026421b"><!--s026421b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an Australian cockatoo with a rose-coloured breast and a grey back, kept as a cage bird but seen as a pest in wheat-growing areas: <span class="bodyi">Eulophus roseicapillus</span>.</p></div><a name="s026422b"><!--s026422b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, informal</span> a fool or simpleton [from Yuwaalaraay (an Aboriginal language) <span class="bodyi">gilaa</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dressing gown</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018306a"><!--s018306a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a loose robe worn <span class="bodyi">esp</span> over nightclothes or when not fully dressed.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">danger</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdaynjə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015159a"><!--s015159a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015721b"><!--s015721b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>exposure to the possibility of injury, pain, or loss </p><p><i></i></p><p>Boldness is ever blind; for it seeth not danger</p><p> Bacon.</p></div><a name="s015722b"><!--s015722b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a case or cause of danger </p><p><i></i></p><p>I was well aware of the dangers of mining</p>.</div><a name="s015723b"><!--s015723b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the possibility of something unwelcome </p><p><i></i></p><p>Is there any danger of her dying?</p><p>Middle English <span class="bodyi">daunger</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">dangier</span>,ultimatelyfrom Latin <span class="bodyi">dominium</span> ownership, power, from <span class="bodyi">dominus</span> lord. The original sense was ‘power’, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the power to harm or injure, later ‘injury, damage’, hence the risk of these</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">becoming</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004905a"><!--s004905a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>suitable or fitting; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> attractively suitable</p><p><span class="bodyb">becomingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cogwheel</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011612a"><!--s011612a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wheel with cogs or teeth.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">allegorise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaligəriez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001349a"><!--s001349a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/allegorize_or_allegorise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">allegorize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glossy<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> glossies) <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025655a"><!--s025655a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027394b"><!--s027394b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a magazine expensively produced on glossy paper with many colour photographs and often having a fashionable or sophisticated content.</p></div><a name="s027395b"><!--s027395b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a photograph, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of somebody famous, printed on expensive glossy paper.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forebode</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fawʹbohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">archaic or literary</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023546a"><!--s023546a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025234b"><!--s025234b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to foretell or portend (something bad that is to happen).</p></div><a name="s025235b"><!--s025235b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to have a premonition of (evil, misfortune, etc)</p><p><span class="bodyb">foreboder</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fiddlesticks</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022075a"><!--s022075a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> used as an exclamation: nonsense [<span class="bodyi">fiddlestick</span> violin bow; from its small value compared with the fiddle itself].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Galahad</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgaləhad/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024604a"><!--s024604a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a noble or chivalrous person [named after Sir <span class="bodyi">Galahad</span>, one of King Arthur's knights].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">GS</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026708a"><!--s026708a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028615b"><!--s028615b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>General Secretary.</p></div><a name="s028616b"><!--s028616b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>General Staff.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dressing room</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018307a"><!--s018307a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019257b"><!--s019257b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a room used chiefly for dressing, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a room in a theatre for changing costumes and make-up or a communal room where sports players change into their kit.</p></div><a name="s019258b"><!--s019258b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a small room, often one off a bedroom, where clothes, shoes, etc are kept.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">danger list</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015160a"><!--s015160a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a list of hospital patients who are critically ill.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bushido</span><small><span class="eSynop">/boohshiʹdoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008049a"><!--s008049a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the Japanese code of chivalry that originated with the Samurai warriors, valuing honour above life, and stressing loyalty to the feudal lord or emperor [Japanese <span class="bodyi">bushidō</span>, from <span class="bodyi">bushi</span> warrior + <span class="bodyi">dō</span> doctrine].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epoch</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeepok/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020188a"><!--s020188a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021234b"><!--s021234b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005381c"><!--s005381c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an extended period of time, usu characterized by a distinctive development or by a memorable series of events.</p></div><a name="s005382c"><!--s005382c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a division of geological time less than a period and greater than an age.</p></div></div><a name="s021235b"><!--s021235b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a date or time selected as a point of reference, e.g. in astronomy.</p></div><a name="s021236b"><!--s021236b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a memorable event or date; a turning point <span class="bodyb">epochal</span> /ʹepokl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">epochē</span> cessation, fixed point, from <span class="bodyi">epechein</span> to pause, hold back, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epi_or_ep/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epi-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">echein</span> to stay, remain the same].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cohabit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohʹhabit/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (cohabited, cohabiting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011613a"><!--s011613a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to live or exist together, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as unmarried sexual partners</p><p><span class="bodyb">cohabitant</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">cohabitation</span> /-ʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">cohabitee</span> /-ʹtee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cohabiter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">cohabitare</span>,from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/co/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">co-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">habitare</span> to inhabit].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">becquerel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbek(ə)rəl, bekəʹrel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004906a"><!--s004906a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the SI unit of radiation activity equal to one unit of disintegration per second [named after Antoine Henri <span class="bodyi">Becquerel</span> d.1908, French physicist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">allegorist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaligərist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001350a"><!--s001350a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who uses or writes allegory.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foreboding<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fawʹbohding/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023547a"><!--s023547a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an omen, prediction, or presentiment of coming evil.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glottal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹglot(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025656a"><!--s025656a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or produced by the glottis </p><p><i></i></p><p>glottal constriction</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">GSM</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026710a"><!--s026710a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028617b"><!--s028617b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Global System for Mobile Communications, an international digital mobile telephone system.</p></div><a name="s028618b"><!--s028618b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Global Standard for Mobile Communications.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fiddling</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022076a"><!--s022076a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023344b"><!--s023344b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>trifling or petty </p><p><i></i></p><p>She made some fiddling excuse</p>.</div><a name="s023345b"><!--s023345b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fiddly/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fiddly</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BEd</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004907a"><!--s004907a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Bachelor of Education.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">galangal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgalənggal/ galingale /ʹgalinggayl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024605a"><!--s024605a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plant of the ginger family with an aromatic rhizome used in Asian cookery: genera <span class="bodyi">Alpinia</span> and <span class="bodyi">Kaempferia</span> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">galingale</span> via Old French from Arabic <span class="bodyi">kalanjān</span>, perhaps from Chinese <span class="bodyi">gaoliangjiang</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Gaoliang</span>, a Chinese district + <span class="bodyi">jiang</span> ginger].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dressing station</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018308a"><!--s018308a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> a place where first aid is given to those wounded in battle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epoch-making</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020189a"><!--s020189a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>uniquely or highly significant </p><p><i></i></p><p>The steam engine was an epoch-making invention</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coheir</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohʹeə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011614a"><!--s011614a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who inherits something jointly with somebody else.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bushing</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbooshing/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008050a"><!--s008050a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bush3_or_bushing/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bush 3</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">danger money</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015161a"><!--s015161a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>extra payment for dangerous work.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foreboding<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023548a"><!--s023548a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>presaging evil; ominous</p><p><span class="bodyb">forebodingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">allegorize <span class="bodyi">or</span> allegorise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaligəriez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans or intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001351a"><!--s001351a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to compose, express, or interpret (something) as allegory <span class="bodyb">allegorization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">allegorizer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glottal stop</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025657a"><!--s025657a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a speech sound produced by closure and sudden reopening of the glottis, as heard between the two syllables in a Cockney pronunciation of <span class="bodyi">butter</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fiddly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (fiddlier, fiddliest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022077a"><!--s022077a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> finicky or intricate.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">GSOH</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026711a"><!--s026711a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>good sense of humour.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epode</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹepohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020190a"><!--s020190a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021237b"><!--s021237b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a lyric poem in which a long line is followed by a shorter one.</p></div><a name="s021238b"><!--s021238b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the last part of a Greek ode, following the strophe and the antistrophe [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">epōidos</span> sung or said after, from + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epi_or_ep/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epi-</span></span></a> <span class="bodyi">aidein</span> to sing].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cohere</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohʹhiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011615a"><!--s011615a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011876b"><!--s011876b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to hold together firmly as parts of the same whole; <span class="bodyi">broadly</span> to stick together.</p></div><a name="s011877b"><!--s011877b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to be logically or aesthetically consistent [Latin <span class="bodyi">cohaerēre</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/co/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">co-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">haerēre</span> to stick].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dangerous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdaynj(ə)rəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015162a"><!--s015162a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015724b"><!--s015724b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>able or likely to do harm or inflict injury.</p></div><a name="s015725b"><!--s015725b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>involving danger; risky or perilous</p><p><span class="bodyb">dangerously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dangerousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">galantine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgalənteen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024606a"><!--s024606a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cold dish of boned and usu stuffed cooked meat glazed with aspic [French <span class="bodyi">galantine</span> via Old French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">galatina</span>, prob from Latin <span class="bodyi">gelatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">gelare</span> to freeze, congeal].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bed<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bed/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004908a"><!--s004908a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005011b"><!--s005011b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001091c"><!--s001091c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a place for resting or sleeping, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a piece of furniture on or in which one may lie and sleep and that usu includes usu including a bedstead, mattress, and bedding.</p></div><a name="s001092c"><!--s001092c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a place of sexual activity.</p></div><a name="s001093c"><!--s001093c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a place for a hospital patient.</p></div><a name="s001094c"><!--s001094c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>sleep, or a time for sleeping </p><p><i></i></p><p>a walk before bed</p>.</div></div><a name="s005012b"><!--s005012b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a plot of ground, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a garden, prepared for plants.</p></div><a name="s005013b"><!--s005013b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the bottom of a body of water.</p></div><a name="s005014b"><!--s005014b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s001095c"><!--s001095c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a plot of ground, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a garden, prepared for plants.</p></div><a name="s001096c"><!--s001096c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>plants grown in such a plot.</p></div></div><a name="s005015b"><!--s005015b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s001097c"><!--s001097c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the bottom of a body of water </p><p><i></i></p><p>the sea bed</p>.</div><a name="s001098c"><!--s001098c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an area of a sea or lake bottom supporting a heavy growth of a specified organism </p><p><i></i></p><p>an oyster bed</p>.</div></div><a name="s005016b"><!--s005016b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a supporting surface or structure; <span class="bodyi"><span class="bodyi">esp</span></span>the foundation that supports a road or railway.</p></div><a name="s005017b"><!--s005017b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stratum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stratum</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s005018b"><!--s005018b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>a heap on which something else is laid </p><p><i></i></p><p>coleslaw on a bed of lettuce</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">get out of bed on the wrong side</span>.</div><a name="s005019b"><!--s005019b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to be bad-tempered all day.</p></div><a name="s005020b"><!--s005020b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>to be in a bad mood at the beginning of the day ✱ <span class="bodyb">go to bed with</span> to have sexual intercourse with ✱ <span class="bodyb">in bed</span> having sexual intercourse [Old English <span class="bodyi">bedd</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bushism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbooshiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008051a"><!--s008051a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a verbal slip or illogicality uttered by George W. Bush, the 43rd president of the United States.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dressing table</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018309a"><!--s018309a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a table usu fitted with drawers and a mirror for use while dressing, applying make-up, combing one's hair, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forebrain</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023549a"><!--s023549a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the front part of the brain, including the cerebral hemispheres, the thalamus, and the hypothalamus.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glottis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹglotis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> glottises glottides /ʹglotideez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025658a"><!--s025658a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027396b"><!--s027396b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">technical</span> the slit-like space between the two vocal cords in the larynx.</p></div><a name="s027397b"><!--s027397b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">not in technical use</span> all of the anatomical structures of the voice box involved in producing speech sounds [Greek <span class="bodyi">glōttid-, glōttis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">glōtta</span> tongue].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">allegory</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹalig(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> allegories)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001352a"><!--s001352a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001367b"><!--s001367b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the expression by means of symbolic figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence.</p></div><a name="s001368b"><!--s001368b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a story, poem, painting, etc that contains or consists of allegory</p><p><span class="bodyb">allegorist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">allegorization</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">allegorize</span> <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s001369b"><!--s001369b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000370c"><!--s000370c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the expression by means of symbolic figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence.</p></div><a name="s000371c"><!--s000371c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a story, poem, painting, etc that contains or consists of allegory.</p></div></div><a name="s001370b"><!--s001370b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a symbolic representation; an emblem [Middle English <span class="bodyi">allegorie</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">allēgorein</span> to speak figuratively, from <span class="bodyi">allos</span> other + <span class="bodyi">-agorein</span> to speak publicly, from <span class="bodyi">agora</span> assembly].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">G spot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026712a"><!--s026712a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small area near the front of the vagina that is highly erogenous in some women [shortening of <span class="bodyi">Grafenberg spot</span>, named after Ernst <span class="bodyi">Grafenberg</span> d.1957, German gynaecologst who identified it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">FIDE</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022078a"><!--s022078a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>World Chess Federation [French <span class="bodyi">Fédération Internationale</span> <span class="bodyi">des Échecs</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eponym</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹepənim/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020191a"><!--s020191a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021239b"><!--s021239b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a word or name, e.g. <span class="bodyi">cardigan</span> or <span class="bodyi">Hodgkin's disease</span>, derived from the name of a real or mythical person.</p></div><a name="s021240b"><!--s021240b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person after whom something is named or believed to be named</p><p>Greek <span class="bodyi">epōnymos</span> eponym,eponymous, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epi_or_ep/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epi-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">onyma</span> name. Many hundreds of English words have been derived from the names of real people. Some, such as <span class="bodyi">Heaviside layer</span> and <span class="bodyi">Hodgkin's disease</span>, have fairly obviously been formed by this process; less obvious examples include <span class="bodyi">bloomers, bowdlerize, boycott, cardigan, chauvinism, derby, dunce, gerrymander, guppy, leotard, loganberry, lynch, mackintosh, martinet, maverick, plimsoll, sadism, salmonella, sandwich, shrapnel, silhouette, thespian</span>, and <span class="bodyi">volt</span></p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Galatian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gəʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024607a"><!--s024607a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Galatia, an ancient Roman province in Asia Minor</p><p><span class="bodyb">Galatian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coherent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohʹhiərənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011616a"><!--s011616a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011878b"><!--s011878b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>able to speak clearly and make oneself understood.</p></div><a name="s011879b"><!--s011879b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003092c"><!--s003092c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>logically consistent </p><p><i></i></p><p>a coherent argument</p>.</div><a name="s003093c"><!--s003093c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>showing a unity of thought or purpose.</p></div></div><a name="s011880b"><!--s011880b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>having the quality of cohering.</p></div><a name="s011881b"><!--s011881b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of electromagnetic waves: having a definite relationship to each other </p><p><i></i></p><p>coherent light</p> <p><span class="bodyb">coherence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">coherency</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">coherently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">cohaerent-, cohaerens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">cohaerēre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cohere/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cohere</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dangle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdanggl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015163a"><!--s015163a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015726b"><!--s015726b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to hang or swing loosely <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s015727b"><!--s015727b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to swing or dangle.</p></div><a name="s015728b"><!--s015728b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to offer (something) enticingly</p><p><span class="bodyb">dangler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dangly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [prob of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dressmaker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018310a"><!--s018310a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a woman, who makes clothes for usu female clients </p><p><i></i></p><p>If a woman really repents, she has to go to a bad dressmaker, otherwise no one believes in her</p><p> Oscar Wilde</p><p><span class="bodyb">dressmaking</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bed<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (bedded, bedding)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004909a"><!--s004909a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s005021b"><!--s005021b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001099c"><!--s001099c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + down) to provide (somebody) with a bed or bedding; to settle (somebody) in sleeping quarters </p><p><i></i></p><p>The children were bedded down for the night</p>.</div><a name="s001100c"><!--s001100c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + down) to go to bed.</p></div><a name="s001101c"><!--s001101c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to have sexual intercourse with (somebody).</p></div></div><a name="s005022b"><!--s005022b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to go to bed with for sexual intercourse.</p></div><a name="s005023b"><!--s005023b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s001102c"><!--s001102c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to embed.</p></div><a name="s001103c"><!--s001103c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to fix (something) firmly in something else; to embed.</p></div><a name="s001104c"><!--s001104c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + out) to plant or arrange (seedlings, etc) in beds.</p></div></div><a name="s005024b"><!--s005024b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to lay (something) flat or in a layer <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s005025b"><!--s005025b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + down) to go to bed </p><p><i></i></p><p>I need a place to bed down for the night</p>.</div><a name="s005026b"><!--s005026b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + down) to form a layer.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bush jacket</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008052a"><!--s008052a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cotton jacket with patch pockets and a belt, resembling a shirt [from its orig use in rough country].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">allegretto</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aliʹgretoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001353a"><!--s001353a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a piece of music: to be performed faster than andante but not as fast as allegro</p><p><span class="bodyb">allegretto</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Italian <span class="bodyi">allegretto</span> from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/allegro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">allegro</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fideism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfiedi·iz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022079a"><!--s022079a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>reliance on faith rather than reason, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in metaphysics</p><p><span class="bodyb">fideist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">fideistic</span> /-ʹistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [prob from French <span class="bodyi">fidéisme</span>,from Latin <span class="bodyi">fides</span> faith].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eponymous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹponiməs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020192a"><!--s020192a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>denoting a character in a film, book, etc, whose name is in its title </p><p><i></i></p><p>the eponymous heroine of ‘Jane Eyre’</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forecast<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> forecast forecasted)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023550a"><!--s023550a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s025236b"><!--s025236b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to estimate or predict (some future event or condition), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a result of rational study and analysis of available pertinent data </p><p><i></i></p><p>I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia</p><p> Winston Churchill.</p></div><a name="s025237b"><!--s025237b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to serve as a forecast of (something that might happen) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Such events may forecast peace</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s025238b"><!--s025238b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to calculate or predict the future</p><p><span class="bodyb">forecaster</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">forecasten</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fore/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fore-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">casten</span> to cast, contrive, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cast1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cast 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glove<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/gluv/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025659a"><!--s025659a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027398b"><!--s027398b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a close-fitting covering for the hand having separate sections for each of the fingers and the thumb and often extending above the wrist, worn for warmth, fashion, or protection.</p></div><a name="s027399b"><!--s027399b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/boxing_glove/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">boxing glove</span></span></a> ✱ <span class="bodyb">fit like a glove</span> said of clothes: to be a perfect fit</p><p><span class="bodyb">gloved</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">glōf</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">G-string</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026713a"><!--s026713a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small piece of cloth, leather, etc covering the genitalsia and held in place by thongs, elastic, etc passed round the hips and between the buttocks [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">galaxy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgaləksi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> galaxies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024608a"><!--s024608a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026423b"><!--s026423b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006970c"><!--s006970c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a system composed chiefly of stars, dust, and gas.</p></div><a name="s006971c"><!--s006971c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Galaxy</span>) the Milky Way.</p></div></div><a name="s026424b"><!--s026424b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an assemblage of brilliant or notable people or things [Middle English <span class="bodyi">galaxie, galaxias</span> via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">galaxia</span> milky, from <span class="bodyi">galakt-, gala</span> milk].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cohesion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohʹheezh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011617a"><!--s011617a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011882b"><!--s011882b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the fact or state of being coherent, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> acting or working together effectively as a unit.</p></div><a name="s011883b"><!--s011883b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act of cohering.</p></div><a name="s011884b"><!--s011884b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s003094c"><!--s003094c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the fact or state of being coherent, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> acting or working together effectively as a unit.</p></div><a name="s003095c"><!--s003095c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the act of cohering.</p></div></div><a name="s011885b"><!--s011885b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in physics, molecular attraction by which the particles of a body are united throughout its mass.</p></div><a name="s011886b"><!--s011886b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>union between similar plant parts or organs</p><p><span class="bodyb">cohesive</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cohesively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cohesiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">cohaesus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">cohaerēre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cohere/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cohere</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dangling participle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdanggling/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015164a"><!--s015164a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in grammar, a verbal phrase that is not grammatically related to the noun to which it logically refers, e.g. <span class="bodyi">Driving home last night, a rabbit made me swerve</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bush lawyer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008053a"><!--s008053a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ, informal</span> somebody who offers legal advice without having any qualifications.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dress parade</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018311a"><!--s018311a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a military parade in dress uniform.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fidelity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fiʹdeliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> fidelities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022080a"><!--s022080a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023346b"><!--s023346b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006025c"><!--s006025c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the quality or state of being faithful; loyalty </p><p><i></i></p><p>Histories are more full of examples of the fidelity of dogs than of friends</p><p> Pope.</p></div><a name="s006026c"><!--s006026c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>accuracy in details; exactness.</p></div></div><a name="s023347b"><!--s023347b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the degree of similarity between some reproduced material and its original source [Middle English <span class="bodyi">fidelite</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">fidelitat-, fidelitas</span>,from <span class="bodyi">fidelis</span> faithful, from <span class="bodyi">fides</span> faith].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">G suit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026714a"><!--s026714a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a suit designed to counteract the physiological effects of high acceleration in an aircraft or spacecraft [short for <span class="bodyi">gravity</span> <span class="bodyi">suit</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">allegro</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹlegroh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001354a"><!--s001354a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a piece of music: to be performed in a brisk lively manner</p><p><span class="bodyb">allegro</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Italian <span class="bodyi">allegro</span> merry, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">alacr-, alacer</span> lively].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glove<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025660a"><!--s025660a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to cover (something) with or as if with a glove.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">EPOS</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeehpos/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020193a"><!--s020193a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>electronic point of sale, a system of recording every sale made in a shop, by means of bar coding and a laser scanner at the cash desk.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bed and breakfast</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004910a"><!--s004910a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a night's lodging and breakfast the following morning.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">galbanum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgalbənəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024609a"><!--s024609a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a yellowish aromatic gum resin obtained from any of several Asian plants, formerly used for medicinal purposes and in incense [Middle English via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">chalbanē</span>, from Hebrew <span class="bodyi">ḥelbēnāh</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forecast<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023551a"><!--s023551a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a prophecy, estimate, or prediction of a future happening or condition, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of the weather.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coho <span class="bodyi">or</span> cohoe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoh·hoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cohos cohoes <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> coho cohoe)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011618a"><!--s011618a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a N Pacific salmon having deep red flesh: <span class="bodyi">Oncorhynchus kisutch</span> [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Danish<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdaynish/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015165a"><!--s015165a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>from or relating to Denmark [Old English <span class="bodyi">Denisc</span> from <span class="bodyi">Dene</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dane/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Dane</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bush-league</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008054a"><!--s008054a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> of low value or merit; inferior [<span class="bodyi">bush league</span> minor baseball league].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fidget<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfijit/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (fidgeted, fidgeting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022081a"><!--s022081a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s023348b"><!--s023348b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to move or act restlessly or nervously <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s023349b"><!--s023349b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (somebody) to move or act nervously</p><p><span class="bodyb">fidgeter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fidgetiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fidgety</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<span class="bodyi">fidge</span> to fidget, prob alteration of English dialect <span class="bodyi">fitch</span>, from Middle English <span class="bodyi">fichen</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dress rehearsal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018312a"><!--s018312a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019259b"><!--s019259b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a full rehearsal of a play in costume and with stage props shortly before the first performance of a play, show, etc.</p></div><a name="s019260b"><!--s019260b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a full-scale practice; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dry_run/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dry run</span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epoxide</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹpoksied/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020194a"><!--s020194a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an epoxy compound.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gale</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gayl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024610a"><!--s024610a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026425b"><!--s026425b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a strong wind; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a wind having a speed of 50 to 102km/h (32 to 63mph).</p></div><a name="s026426b"><!--s026426b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a noisy outburst of laughter [origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">GSVQ</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026715a"><!--s026715a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>General Scottish Vocational Qualification.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forecastle <span class="bodyi">or</span> fo'c’sle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfohks(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023552a"><!--s023552a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025239b"><!--s025239b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a short raised deck at the bow of a ship.</p></div><a name="s025240b"><!--s025240b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a forward part of a merchant ship where the living quarters are situated [Middle English <span class="bodyi">forecastel</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fore/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fore-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">castel</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/castle1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">castle 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cohort</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohhawt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011619a"><!--s011619a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011887b"><!--s011887b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a group of soldiers; esp a division of a Roman legion.</p></div><a name="s011888b"><!--s011888b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003096c"><!--s003096c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a group of soldiers; <span class="bodyi"><span class="bodyi">esp</span></span> a division of a Roman legion.</p></div><a name="s003097c"><!--s003097c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a band or group.</p></div></div><a name="s011889b"><!--s011889b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a group of individuals having age, class membership, or other statistical factors in common in a study of the population.</p></div><a name="s011890b"><!--s011890b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="sb00000090"><!--sb00000090--></a><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a companion or accomplice [Old French <span class="bodyi">cohorte</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">cohort-, cohors</span> court, retinue]</p><div class="sidebar"><p>The use in sense <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cohort/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cohort</span></span></a> (3) arises from a misunderstanding of the plural form <span class="bodyi">cohorts</span> as meaning a group of which each member is a <span class="bodyi">cohort</span>, whereas a <span class="bodyi">cohort</span> is a group and <span class="bodyi">cohorts</span> are several groups. This misunderstanding is reinforced by confusion of the first syllable <span class="bodyi">co-</span> with words such as <span class="bodyi">co-author</span> and <span class="bodyi">co-star</span>, as if the spelling might be <span class="bodyi">co-hort</span>, a fellow <span class="bodyi">hort</span> (whatever that is). This meaning is creeping into British English: <span class="bodyi">his chief cohort was an Englishman</span>. There are much better alternatives: for example <span class="bodyi">supporter</span>, <span class="bodyi">collaborator</span>, <span class="bodyi">henchman</span>, and <span class="bodyi">associate</span>, as well as the two words given in the definition above.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glove box</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025661a"><!--s025661a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027400b"><!--s027400b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/glove_compartment/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">glove compartment</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s027401b"><!--s027401b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a sealed compartment that has holes with gloves attached for handling dangerous materials inside the compartment.</p></div><a name="s027402b"><!--s027402b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/glove_compartment/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">glove compartment</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Danish<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015166a"><!--s015166a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the Scandinavian language spoken in Denmark.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bedazzle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹdaz(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004911a"><!--s004911a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to dazzle (somebody) with brilliance; to impress (somebody) greatly</p><p><span class="bodyb">bedazzlement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">allele</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹleel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001355a"><!--s001355a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of two or more genes that occur as alternatives at a given place on a chromosome and are responsible for variations in a hereditary characteristic, e.g. eye colour <span class="bodyb">allelic</span> /əʹleelik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [German <span class="bodyi">Allel</span>, short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/allelomorph/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">allelomorph</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bushman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bushmen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008055a"><!--s008055a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008396b"><!--s008396b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Bushman</span>) a member of a race of nomadic hunting people of southern Africa.</p></div><a name="s008397b"><!--s008397b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> the San languages spoken by these peoples.</p></div><a name="s008398b"><!--s008398b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Aus</span> somebody who lives in the bush [(sense 1) modification of obsolete Afrikaans <span class="bodyi">boschjesman</span>, from <span class="bodyi">boschje</span> (dimin. of <span class="bodyi">bosch</span> forest) + <span class="bodyi">man</span> man].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fidget<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022082a"><!--s022082a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023350b"><!--s023350b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who fidgets.</p></div><a name="s023351b"><!--s023351b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) uneasiness or restlessness shown by nervous movements </p><p><i></i></p><p>I've got the fidgets</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">galea</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgayli·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> galeae /ʹgayli·ee/ galeas)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024611a"><!--s024611a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a botanical or anatomical part shaped like a helmet <span class="bodyb">galeate</span> /-ayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">galeated</span> /-aytid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">galea</span> helmet].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epoxidize <span class="bodyi">or</span> epoxidise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹpoksidiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020195a"><!--s020195a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to convert (something) into an epoxy compound </p><p><i></i></p><p>epoxidized oils</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foreclose</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fawʹklohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023553a"><!--s023553a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025241b"><!--s025241b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to take away the right to redeem (e.g. a mortgage), usu because of nonpayment; to repossess (property) in this way.</p></div><a name="s025242b"><!--s025242b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006651c"><!--s006651c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to take away the right to redeem (e.g. a mortgage), usu because of nonpayment; to repossess (property) in this way.</p></div><a name="s006652c"><!--s006652c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + on) to take away the right to redeem a mortgage or other debt from (a person).</p></div></div><a name="s025243b"><!--s025243b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to to prevent or exclude (a possible action) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s025244b"><!--s025244b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to foreclose a mortgage or other debt <span class="bodyb">foreclosure</span> /fawʹklohzhə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">forclosen</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">forclos</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">forclore</span>, from <span class="bodyi">fors</span> outside + <span class="bodyi">clore</span> to close, from Latin <span class="bodyi">claudere</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">GT</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026716a"><!--s026716a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>grand tourer or gran turismo, denoting a saloon car with a sporty appearance and performance but enough comfort to make it suitable for long journeys.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Danish blue</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015167a"><!--s015167a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a soft white Danish cheese with blue veins and a strong flavour.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dress sense</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018313a"><!--s018313a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>taste in choosing and wearing clothes that fit well and suit the wearer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bed-blocking</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004912a"><!--s004912a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the occupying of hospital beds by patients who do not actually need hospital care because there is no alternative place of care available for them.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">allelomorph</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹleeləmawf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001356a"><!--s001356a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/allele/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">allele</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">allelomorphic</span> /-ʹmawfik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">allēlōn</span> of each other, from <span class="bodyi">allos</span> other +<span class="bodyi">morphē</span> form].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bushmaster</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008056a"><!--s008056a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large tropical American pit viper that is the largest New World venomous snake: <span class="bodyi">Lachesis muta</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glove compartment</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025662a"><!--s025662a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small storage compartment in the dashboard of a motor vehicle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cohune</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohʹhoon/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011620a"><!--s011620a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a palm tree native to Central America that has feathery leaves and produces a nut containing a valuable oil similar to coconut oil.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fiducial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fiʹd(y)oohsh(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022083a"><!--s022083a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023352b"><!--s023352b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>taken as a standard of reference </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fiducial mark</p>.</div><a name="s023353b"><!--s023353b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>founded on faith or trust.</p></div><a name="s023354b"><!--s023354b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>having the nature of a trust [late Latin <span class="bodyi">fiducialis</span> from <span class="bodyi">fiducia</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fiduciary1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fiduciary 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">galena</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gəʹleenə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024612a"><!--s024612a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lead sulphide occurring as a bluish grey mineral: formula PbS [Latin <span class="bodyi">galena</span> lead ore].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bushmeat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008057a"><!--s008057a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in parts of Africa, chimpanzee meat.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gt</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026717a"><!--s026717a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>great.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epoxy<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹpoksi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020196a"><!--s020196a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021241b"><!--s021241b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a chemical compound: containing a three-membered ring consisting of one oxygen and two carbon atoms.</p></div><a name="s021242b"><!--s021242b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to an epoxy compound or epoxy resin [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epi_or_ep/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epi-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/oxy_2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">oxy- 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dress shield</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018314a"><!--s018314a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a waterproof piece of material attached inside a dress at the armpit to protect it from perspiration.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Danish pastry</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015168a"><!--s015168a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small cake made from a rich yeast dough with a sweet filling.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glove puppet</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025663a"><!--s025663a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a puppet, usu made of a fabric representation of a person, animal, cartoon character, etc, worn on the hand and animated by moving the fingers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bedbug</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004913a"><!--s004913a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wingless bloodsucking bug that sometimes infests beds: <span class="bodyi">Cimex lectularius</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forecourt</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023554a"><!--s023554a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025245b"><!--s025245b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an open or paved area in front of a building, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the part of a petrol station where the petrol pumps are situated.</p></div><a name="s025246b"><!--s025246b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the part of a court in some racket games lying between the net and the service line.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">COI</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011621a"><!--s011621a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Central Office of Information.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fiduciary<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fiʹd(y)oohshi·əri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022084a"><!--s022084a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023355b"><!--s023355b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or having the nature of a trust; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fiducial/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fiducial</span></span></a> (3).</p></div><a name="s023356b"><!--s023356b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of paper money: not backed by gold but depending for its value on securities or public confidence in the issuer [Latin <span class="bodyi">fiduciarius</span> from <span class="bodyi">fiducia</span> confidence, trust, from <span class="bodyi">fidere</span> to trust].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alleluia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aliʹlooh·yə/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj and noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001357a"><!--s001357a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hallelujah1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hallelujah 1</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hallelujah2_or_alleluia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hallelujah 2</span></span></a> [Middle English via late Latin and Greek from Hebrew <span class="bodyi">halălūyāh</span> praise ye Jehovah].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Galenic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gəʹlenik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024613a"><!--s024613a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or being the medical methods or principles of Galen, a Greek physician and writer of the second cent.</p><p><span class="bodyb">Galenical</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gtd</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026718a"><!--s026718a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>guaranteed.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bedclothes</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004914a"><!--s004914a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the covers, e.g. sheets and blankets, used on a bed.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dress shirt</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018315a"><!--s018315a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a man's formal shirt, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for wear with evening dress.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epoxy<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (epoxies, epoxied, epoxying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020197a"><!--s020197a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to glue (something) with epoxy resin.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bushpig</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008058a"><!--s008058a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wild pig of southern Africa that has long reddish brown body hair, white face markings, and a white crest on the back: <span class="bodyi">Potamochoerus porcus</span> [translation of Dutch <span class="bodyi">bosvark</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dank</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dangk/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015169a"><!--s015169a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>unpleasantly moist or wet</p><p><span class="bodyb">dankly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dankness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">danke</span>, prob of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glover</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025664a"><!--s025664a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who makes or sells gloves.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">allemande</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaləmand/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001358a"><!--s001358a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001371b"><!--s001371b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a 17th-cent. and 18th-cent. court or folk dance.</p></div><a name="s001372b"><!--s001372b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>music for an allemande, often part of a suite [French (<span class="bodyi">danse</span>) <span class="bodyi">allemande</span> German (dance)].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foredeck</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023555a"><!--s023555a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the front part of a ship's main deck.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fiduciary<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> fiduciaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022085a"><!--s022085a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who is entrusted to hold or manage property for another.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coif<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/koyf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011622a"><!--s011622a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011891b"><!--s011891b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a close-fitting cap worn by nuns under a veil.</p></div><a name="s011892b"><!--s011892b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a protective usu metal skullcap formerly worn under a hood of mail [Middle English <span class="bodyi">coife</span> via French <span class="bodyi">coife</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">cofea</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">galette</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gəʹlet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024614a"><!--s024614a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a type of savoury pancake [French <span class="bodyi">galette</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">galete</span>, from <span class="bodyi">galet</span> pebble].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guacamole</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gwahkəʹmohli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026719a"><!--s026719a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dip or hors d'oeuvre made of mashed seasoned avocado mixed, mashed or sieved with tomato and chilli [Spanish <span class="bodyi">guacamole</span> from Nahuatl <span class="bodyi">ahuacamolli</span>, literally ‘avocado sauce’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beddable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbedəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004915a"><!--s004915a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> sexually attractive.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dress uniform</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018316a"><!--s018316a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a military uniform worn on formal or ceremonial occasions.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Californian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kaliʹfawni·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008480a"><!--s008480a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of the US state of California</p><p><span class="bodyb">Californian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">danse macabre</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌdahns məʹkahbrə (<span class="bodyi">French</span> dãːs makaːbr)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015170a"><!--s015170a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dance_of_death/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dance of death</span></span></a> [French <span class="bodyi">danse macabre</span> macabre dance].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epoxy<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> epoxies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020198a"><!--s020198a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a substance containing an epoxy group, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a tough resistant resin used as an adhesive or coating.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foredoom</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023556a"><!--s023556a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>) to doom (somebody or something) beforehand, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to failure </p><p><i></i></p><p>The whole project was foredoomed to failure</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coif<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/koyf, kwahf/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (coiffed, coiffing, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> coifed) (coifing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011623a"><!--s011623a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011893b"><!--s011893b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to arrange (hair) by brushing, combing, or curling.</p></div><a name="s011894b"><!--s011894b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cover or dress (hair) with or as if with a coif.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bedder</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbedə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004916a"><!--s004916a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005027b"><!--s005027b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a bedding plant.</p></div><a name="s005028b"><!--s005028b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a person employed at a Cambridge college to clean rooms.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guaiac</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹg(w)ieak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026720a"><!--s026720a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the resin from the guaiacum tree; guaiacum [Latin <span class="bodyi">Guaiacum</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/guaiacum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">guaiacum</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glow<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/gloh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025665a"><!--s025665a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027403b"><!--s027403b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to shine with the steady light produced by intense heat without flames </p><p><i></i></p><p>The coals were glowing in the grate</p>.</div><a name="s027404b"><!--s027404b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007182c"><!--s007182c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to have or experience a sensation of or as if of heat </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her eyes glowed with rage</p>.</div><a name="s007183c"><!--s007183c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of the complexion, etc: to have or show a strong, healthy, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> red, colour </p><p><i></i></p><p>After hours of playing in the snow, the children's cheeks were glowing</p>.</div><a name="s007184c"><!--s007184c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to show great pleasure or satisfaction </p><p><i></i></p><p>a glowing report</p> <p><i></i></p><p>The winning athletes were glowing with pride</p> <p><span class="bodyb">glowingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">glōwan</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">all-embracing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001359a"><!--s001359a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>complete or sweeping.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Galibi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gəʹleebi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Galibis <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> Galibi)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024615a"><!--s024615a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026427b"><!--s026427b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a Carib people inhabiting French Guiana.</p></div><a name="s026428b"><!--s026428b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the language spoken by these people [Carib <span class="bodyi">galibi</span> strong man].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fie/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022086a"><!--s022086a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> used to express disgust or shock [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">fi</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dress up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018317a"><!--s018317a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019261b"><!--s019261b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004874c"><!--s004874c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to dress (oneself or somebody else) in good, formal, or smart clothes.</p></div><a name="s004875c"><!--s004875c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to dress (oneself or somebody else) in a particular costume clothes suited to a particular assumed role </p><p><i></i></p><p>The children were dressed up as pirates</p>.</div></div><a name="s019262b"><!--s019262b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (something) more attractive or suitable for a formal occasion, e.g. by adding accessories.</p></div><a name="s019263b"><!--s019263b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to appear in a more favourable light, e.g. by distortion or exaggeration <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s019264b"><!--s019264b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to get dressed up.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">California poppy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kaliʹfawni·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008481a"><!--s008481a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a N American plant of the poppy family with bright yellow or orange flowers: <span class="bodyi">Eschscholtzia californica</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">danseur</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dahnʹsuh (<span class="bodyi">French</span> dãsœːr)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015171a"><!--s015171a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a male ballet dancer [French <span class="bodyi">danseur</span>, from <span class="bodyi">danser</span> to dance].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bedding</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbeding/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004917a"><!--s004917a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005029b"><!--s005029b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bedclothes/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bedclothes</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s005030b"><!--s005030b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a bottom layer; a foundation.</p></div><a name="s005031b"><!--s005031b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>material used as a bed for livestock.</p></div><a name="s005032b"><!--s005032b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a stratified rock formation.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coiffeur</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kwahʹfuh (<span class="bodyi">French</span> kwaføːr)/ /kwahʹfuh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011624a"><!--s011624a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hairdresser [French <span class="bodyi">coiffeur</span>, from <span class="bodyi">coiffer</span> to arrange the hair, earlier ‘to cover with a coif’, from <span class="bodyi">coife</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/coif1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">coif 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epoxy resin</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020199a"><!--s020199a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tough resistant resin used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in coatings and adhesives.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Allen key</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹalən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001360a"><!--s001360a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a tool with a hexagonal end that is designed to turn a screw with a recess of this shape in the head [named after the manufacturer, the <span class="bodyi">Allen Manufacturing Company</span>, Connecticut].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fore-edge</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023557a"><!--s023557a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the edge of a book or page opposite the spine.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fief</span><small><span class="eSynop">/feef/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022087a"><!--s022087a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023357b"><!--s023357b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>formerly, a feudal estate.</p></div><a name="s023358b"><!--s023358b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something over which somebody has rights or exercises control </p><p><i></i></p><p>He treats the Education Department as his own fief</p> <p><span class="bodyb">fiefdom</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">fief</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fee1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fee 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glow<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025666a"><!--s025666a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027405b"><!--s027405b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the state of glowing, or the light so produced.</p></div><a name="s027406b"><!--s027406b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007185c"><!--s007185c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the state of glowing with heat and light.</p></div><a name="s007186c"><!--s007186c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>steady light from or as if from something burning without flames or smoke.</p></div></div><a name="s027407b"><!--s027407b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>brightness or warmth of colour </p><p><i></i></p><p>the glow of his cheeks</p>.</div><a name="s027408b"><!--s027408b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s007187c"><!--s007187c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a sensation of warmth.</p></div><a name="s007188c"><!--s007188c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>warmth of feeling or emotion.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guaiacum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹg(w)ie·əkəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026721a"><!--s026721a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028619b"><!--s028619b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>either of two species of tropical American and Caribbean trees that produce an oily greenish brown wood: genus <span class="bodyi">Guaiacum</span>.</p></div><a name="s028620b"><!--s028620b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the brownish resin produced by this tree, which has a faint balsamic smell and is used in varnishes.</p></div><a name="s028621b"><!--s028621b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the wood of this tree [Latin genus name, via Spanish <span class="bodyi">guayaco</span> from Taino <span class="bodyi">guayacan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Galician</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gəʹlishən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024616a"><!--s024616a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026429b"><!--s026429b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Galicia, a region of Spain.</p></div><a name="s026430b"><!--s026430b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Romance language of the Spanish Galicians.</p></div><a name="s026431b"><!--s026431b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Galicia, a region now in Poland and the Ukraine</p><p><span class="bodyb">Galician</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dressy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (dressier, dressiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018318a"><!--s018318a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019265b"><!--s019265b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of clothes: stylish, smart, or formal.</p></div><a name="s019266b"><!--s019266b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a person: showy in dress.</p></div><a name="s019267b"><!--s019267b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>excessively elaborate in appearance</p><p><span class="bodyb">dressiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">californium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kaliʹfawni·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008482a"><!--s008482a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a radioactive metallic chemical element that is artificially produced by bombarding curium 244 and americium 243 with neutrons: symbol Cf, atomic number 98 [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">californium</span>, named after <span class="bodyi">California</span>, state of USA, where it was first made].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coiffeuse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kwahʹfuhz (<span class="bodyi">French</span> kwaføːz)/ /kwahʹfuhz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011625a"><!--s011625a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a female hairdresser [French <span class="bodyi">coiffeuse</span>, fem of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/coiffeur/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">coiffeur</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">danseuse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dahnʹsuhz (<span class="bodyi">French</span> dãsøːz)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015172a"><!--s015172a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a female ballet dancer [French <span class="bodyi">danseuse</span>, fem of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/danseur/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">danseur</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">EPROM</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeeprom/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020200a"><!--s020200a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>erasable programmable read-only memory.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forefather</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023558a"><!--s023558a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025247b"><!--s025247b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an ancestor.</p></div><a name="s025248b"><!--s025248b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person of an earlier period and common heritage.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">allergen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaləjən, -jen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001361a"><!--s001361a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a substance that induces allergy <span class="bodyb">allergenic</span> /-ʹjenik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/allergy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">allergy</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gen/3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-gen</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">field<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/feeld/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022088a"><!--s022088a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023359b"><!--s023359b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006027c"><!--s006027c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an area of open land surrounded by a hedge or fence and used for cultivation or pasture.</p></div><a name="s006028c"><!--s006028c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an area of land containing a natural resource </p><p><i></i></p><p>a coal field</p>.</div><a name="s006029c"><!--s006029c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the place where a battle is fought, or a battle itself.</p></div><a name="s006030c"><!--s006030c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a large unbroken expanse, e.g. of ice.</p></div><a name="s006031c"><!--s006031c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/airfield/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">airfield</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s023360b"><!--s023360b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an area constructed, equipped, or marked for sports.</p></div><a name="s023361b"><!--s023361b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006032c"><!--s006032c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an area constructed, equipped, or marked for sports.</p></div><a name="s006033c"><!--s006033c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the part of a sports area enclosed by the running track and used for athletic field events.</p></div></div><a name="s023362b"><!--s023362b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a branch of study or knowledge, or of an activity.</p></div><a name="s023363b"><!--s023363b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) working or for use in the field </p><p><i></i></p><p>field artillery</p>.</div><a name="s023364b"><!--s023364b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the field</span>) the participants in a sports activity, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with the exception of the favourite or winner.</p></div><a name="s023365b"><!--s023365b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a region or space in which a given effect, e.g. magnetism, exists.</p></div><a name="s023366b"><!--s023366b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s006034c"><!--s006034c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the sphere of practical operation outside a place of work such as a laboratory </p><p><i></i></p><p>geologists working in the field</p>.</div><a name="s006035c"><!--s006035c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an area in which troops are operating, e.g. in an exercise or theatre of war.</p></div><a name="s006036c"><!--s006036c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) working or for use in the field </p><p><i></i></p><p>field operations</p> <p><i></i></p><p>field artillery</p>.</div></div><a name="s023367b"><!--s023367b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><a name="s006037c"><!--s006037c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the field</span>) the participants in a sports activity, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with the exception of the favourite or winner.</p></div><a name="s006038c"><!--s006038c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in cricket, the fielders collectively.</p></div></div><a name="s023368b"><!--s023368b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>a space on which something is drawn or projected, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the surface on which a coat of arms is displayed.</p></div><a name="s023369b"><!--s023369b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><a name="s006039c"><!--s006039c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a set of mathematical elements that when subject to the two binary operations of addition and subtraction is a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/commutative/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">commutative</span></span></a> (having results independent of the order of the elements involved) group under addition and, excluding zero, is a commutative group under multiplication.</p></div><a name="s006040c"><!--s006040c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a region in which a mathematical quantity, e.g. a scalar or vector, is associated with every point.</p></div><a name="s006041c"><!--s006041c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a region or space in which a given effect, e.g. magnetism, exists.</p></div></div><a name="s023370b"><!--s023370b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>the area visible for observation through an optical instrument.</p></div><a name="s023371b"><!--s023371b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>an area, e.g. a region of a computer disk store, in which a particular type of information is recorded ✱ <span class="bodyb">take the field</span> said e.g. of a sports team: to go onto a playing field.</p></div><a name="s023372b"><!--s023372b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><p>to enter on a military campaign [Old English <span class="bodyi">feld</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guanaco</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gwahʹnahkoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> guanacos <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> guanaco)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026722a"><!--s026722a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a S American mammal that has a soft thick fawn-coloured coat and resembles a llama: <span class="bodyi">Lama guanicoe</span> [Spanish <span class="bodyi">guanaco</span> from Quechua <span class="bodyi">huanacu</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Galilean</span><small><span class="eSynop">/galəʹlayən, -ʹlee·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024617a"><!--s024617a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or developed by the Italian physicist and astronomer Galileo Galilei (d.1642) [from <span class="bodyi">Galileo</span> Galilei d.1642, Italian physicist and astronomer].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drew</span><small><span class="eSynop">/drooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018319a"><!--s018319a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/draw1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">draw 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bedding plant</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004918a"><!--s004918a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plant appropriate or adapted for growing in open-air beds.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glow discharge</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025667a"><!--s025667a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a luminous discharge of electricity in a gas at low pressure.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calipash</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkalipash/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008483a"><!--s008483a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fatty gelatinous edible substance of a dull greenish colour found next to the upper shell of a turtle [perhaps native name in West Indies].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coiffure</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kwahʹf(y)ooə (<span class="bodyi">French</span> kwafyːr)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011626a"><!--s011626a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hairstyle</p><p><span class="bodyb">coiffured</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">coiffure</span>, from <span class="bodyi">coiffer</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/coiffeur/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">coiffeur</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eps</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020201a"><!--s020201a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>earnings per share.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dantean</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdantiən, danʹtiən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015173a"><!--s015173a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or in the style of the Italian poet Dante Alighieri (1265–1321), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> reminiscent of his description of a journey through hell and the punishments suffered there</p><p><span class="bodyb">Dantean</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">Dantesque</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">field<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022089a"><!--s022089a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023373b"><!--s023373b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006042c"><!--s006042c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to stop and pick up (a batted ball).</p></div><a name="s006043c"><!--s006043c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to deal with (a question) by giving an impromptu answer </p><p><i></i></p><p>The Minister fielded the reporters’ questions</p>.</div></div><a name="s023374b"><!--s023374b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006044c"><!--s006044c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to put (a team) into the field of play.</p></div><a name="s006045c"><!--s006045c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to put (troops) into the field of battle <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s023375b"><!--s023375b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to play as a fielder in cricket, baseball, etc</p><p><span class="bodyb">fielder</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">allergic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹluhjik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001362a"><!--s001362a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001373b"><!--s001373b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(+ to) having an allergy to something </p><p><i></i></p><p>allergic to strawberries</p>.</div><a name="s001374b"><!--s001374b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of or inducing allergy </p><p><i></i></p><p>an allergic reaction</p>.</div><a name="s001375b"><!--s001375b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (+ to) averse or antipathetic to a practice </p><p><i></i></p><p>allergic to marriage</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forefeet</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023559a"><!--s023559a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/forefoot/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">forefoot</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">galilee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgalilee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024618a"><!--s024618a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chapel or porch at the entrance of a church [via Anglo-French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">galilaea</span> Galilee; so called because it was at the furthest point from the altar, as Galilee was the furthest province from Jerusalem].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bedeck</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹdek/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004919a"><!--s004919a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to deck out or adorn (a person, place, or thing) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She wears her yellow hair in a high pompadour and is bedecked with rings and chains</p> — Willa Cather.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drey <span class="bodyi">or</span> dray /dray/</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dreys drays)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018320a"><!--s018320a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a squirrel's nest [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glower<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹglowə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (glowered, glowering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025668a"><!--s025668a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger</p><p><span class="bodyb">gloweringly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English (Scots) <span class="bodyi">glowren</span>, perhaps of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guanine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgwahneen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026723a"><!--s026723a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chemical compound that is one of the four bases coding genetic information whose order in a DNA or RNA molecule chain codes genetic information: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/adenine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">adenine</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cytosine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cytosine</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/thymine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">thymine</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/uracil/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">uracil</span></span></a> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/guano/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">guano</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ine2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ine 2</span></span></a>, from its being found <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in guano].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calipee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkalipee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008484a"><!--s008484a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fatty gelatinous edible substance of a light yellow colour found next to the lower shell of a turtle [perhaps native name in West Indies].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coign of vantage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011627a"><!--s011627a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> an advantageous position [<span class="bodyi">coign</span>, earlier spelling of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/coin1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">coin 1</span></span></a> in the sense ‘corner’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">epsilon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹepsilon/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020202a"><!--s020202a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet (E, ϵ), equivalent to and transliterated as roman e [Greek <span class="bodyi">e psilon</span>,literally ‘simple e’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Danubian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/daʹnyooh·biən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015174a"><!--s015174a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or relating to the Danube, a river in central and SE Europe.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">field artillery</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022090a"><!--s022090a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>artillery, other than anti-aircraft or antitank guns, used in the field.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forefinger</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023560a"><!--s023560a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the finger next to the thumb </p><p><i></i></p><p>I observe from your forefinger that you make your own cigarettes</p><p> Conan Doyle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">allergy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> allergies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001363a"><!--s001363a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001376b"><!--s001376b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>extreme sensitivity, marked by sneezing, itching, skin rashes, etc, to substances that have no such effect on the average individual</p><p>Allergies are caused by extreme sensitivity (hypersensitivity) of the immune system to innocuous substances, known as ‘allergens’, which do not usually trigger an immune response in a normal healthy individual. As part of the immune response, the affected tissues release histamine and other chemicals, which results in symptoms such as swelling, itching, constriction of the airways and rashes. A life-threatening allergic reaction is known as anaphylaxis — Dr John Cormack</p></div><a name="s001377b"><!--s001377b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>increased sensitivity to an antigen in response to a first exposure.</p></div><a name="s001378b"><!--s001378b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a feeling of antipathy or aversion [German <span class="bodyi">Allergie</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">allos</span> other+ <span class="bodyi">ergon</span> work].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bedevil</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹdevl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (bedevilled, bedevilling, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> bedeviled) (bedeviling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004920a"><!--s004920a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005033b"><!--s005033b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to be a continual problem or nuisance to.</p></div><a name="s005034b"><!--s005034b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to torment (somebody) maliciously; to harass.</p></div><a name="s005035b"><!--s005035b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to change (something) for the worse; to spoil or frustrate.</p></div><a name="s005036b"><!--s005036b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to possess (somebody) with or as if with a devil; to bewitch</p><p><span class="bodyb">bedevilment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">galingale</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgalinggayl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024619a"><!--s024619a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026432b"><!--s026432b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sedge with an aromatic root: <span class="bodyi">Cyperus longus</span>.</p></div><a name="s026433b"><!--s026433b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/galangal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">galangal</span></span></a> [Middle English, in the sense ‘a kind of ginger’: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/galangal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">galangal</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glower<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025669a"><!--s025669a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sullen or angry look or stare.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coil<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/koyl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011628a"><!--s011628a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011895b"><!--s011895b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to wind (something long) into rings or spirals <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s011896b"><!--s011896b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to move in a circular, spiral, or winding course.</p></div><a name="s011897b"><!--s011897b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to form a coil [early French <span class="bodyi">coillir, cuillir</span> to gather, from Latin <span class="bodyi">colligere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/collect1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">collect 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dribble<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdribl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018321a"><!--s018321a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019268b"><!--s019268b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to fall or flow in drops or in a thin intermittent stream; to trickle.</p></div><a name="s019269b"><!--s019269b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to let saliva trickle from the mouth; to drool.</p></div><a name="s019270b"><!--s019270b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s004876c"><!--s004876c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to dribble a ball in football, hockey, basketball, etc.</p></div><a name="s004877c"><!--s004877c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to proceed by dribbling <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s019271b"><!--s019271b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in football, hockey, basketball, etc, to propel (a ball) by successive slight taps or bounces with the foot, stick, or hand</p><p><span class="bodyb">dribbler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [frequentative of <span class="bodyi">drib</span> to dribble, prob alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/drip1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">drip 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caliper<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkalipə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008485a"><!--s008485a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/calliper1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">calliper 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guano</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgwahnoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026724a"><!--s026724a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a phosphate-rich substance consisting chiefly of the excrement of seabirds and used as a fertilizer, or an artificial fertilizer that resembles it, usu made from fish [Spanish <span class="bodyi">guano</span> from Quechua <span class="bodyi">huanu</span> dung].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Epsom salts</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeps(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020203a"><!--s020203a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>hydrated magnesium sulphate used as a laxative [named after <span class="bodyi">Epsom</span>, town in Surrey, England, where the salts occur naturally in the water].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">field day</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022091a"><!--s022091a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023376b"><!--s023376b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a time of unusual pleasure and unrestrained action </p><p><i></i></p><p>The newspaper had a field day with the scandal</p>.</div><a name="s023377b"><!--s023377b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006046c"><!--s006046c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a day for military exercises or manoeuvres.</p></div><a name="s006047c"><!--s006047c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an outdoor meeting or social gathering.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dap<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dap/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (dapped, dapping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015175a"><!--s015175a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to fish by allowing the bait to touch the surface of the water lightly [perhaps alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dab1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dab 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forefoot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> forefeet)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023561a"><!--s023561a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025249b"><!--s025249b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the front foot of a four-footed animal.</p></div><a name="s025250b"><!--s025250b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the forward part of a ship where the stem and keel meet.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alleviate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹleeviayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001364a"><!--s001364a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to relieve (a troublesome situation, state of mind, etc) <span class="bodyb">alleviation</span> /-ʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">alleviative</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">alleviator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">alleviatory</span> /-ət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">alleviatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">alleviare</span>, from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">levis</span> light].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bedfellow</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004921a"><!--s004921a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005037b"><!--s005037b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who shares a bed.</p></div><a name="s005038b"><!--s005038b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a close associate; an ally </p><p><i></i></p><p>political bedfellows</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">galiot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgali·ət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024620a"><!--s024620a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/galliot_or_galiot/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">galliot</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coil<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011629a"><!--s011629a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011898b"><!--s011898b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a length of rope, cable, etc gathered into a series of loops.</p></div><a name="s011899b"><!--s011899b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003098c"><!--s003098c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a length of rope, cable, etc gathered into a series of loops.</p></div><a name="s003099c"><!--s003099c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a series of loops; a spiral.</p></div></div><a name="s011900b"><!--s011900b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a single loop of a coil.</p></div><a name="s011901b"><!--s011901b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s003100c"><!--s003100c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a number of turns of wire, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in spiral form, used for electromagnetic effect or for providing electrical resistance.</p></div><a name="s003101c"><!--s003101c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an electrical coil that supplies a high voltage to the spark plugs of an internal-combustion engine.</p></div></div><a name="s011902b"><!--s011902b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>an intrauterine contraceptive device in the form of a metal or plastic coil.</p></div><a name="s011903b"><!--s011903b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a series of connected pipes in rows, layers, or windings, e.g. in a condenser.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glow-worm</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025670a"><!--s025670a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of luminescent wingless insects, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a larva or wingless female of a beetle, that emits light from the abdomen: <span class="bodyi">Lampyris noctiluca</span> and other species.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caliper<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008486a"><!--s008486a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/calliper2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">calliper 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Epstein-Barr virus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌepstien ʹbah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020204a"><!--s020204a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a virus of the herpes family that causes glandular fever and is associated with a cancer of the lymph nodes [named after Sir Michael A <span class="bodyi">Epstein</span> b.1921, British pathologist, and Yvonne M <span class="bodyi">Barr</span> b.1932, Irish pathologist, who discovered it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forefront</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023562a"><!--s023562a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the foremost part or place; the vanguard </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was in the forefront of the progressive movement</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dribble<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018322a"><!--s018322a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019272b"><!--s019272b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small trickling stream or flow.</p></div><a name="s019273b"><!--s019273b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a tiny or insignificant bit or quantity.</p></div><a name="s019274b"><!--s019274b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an act or instance of dribbling in sport</p><p><span class="bodyb">dribbly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">field-effect transistor</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022092a"><!--s022092a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a transistor in which current is controlled by an applied electric field.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dap<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015176a"><!--s015176a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015729b"><!--s015729b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in fishing, a fly that allows the bait to touch the surface of the water.</p></div><a name="s015730b"><!--s015730b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dialect</span> a plimsoll.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">galipot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgalipot/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024621a"><!--s024621a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a crude turpentine oleoresin obtained from a S European pine [French <span class="bodyi">galipot</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guanosine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgwahnəseen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026725a"><!--s026725a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/nucleoside/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">nucleoside</span></span></a> (chemical compound found in DNA and RNA) containing guanine [blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/guanine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">guanine</span></span></a> and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ribose/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ribose</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bed in</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004922a"><!--s004922a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to establish (a plan, scheme, etc) or (said of a plan, scheme, etc) to become established.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alley<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹali/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -eys) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> alleys)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001365a"><!--s001365a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001379b"><!--s001379b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a narrow back street or passageway between buildings.</p></div><a name="s001380b"><!--s001380b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a garden walk bordered by trees or a hedge.</p></div><a name="s001381b"><!--s001381b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bowling_alley/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bowling alley</span></span></a> ✱ <span class="bodyb">up/down one's alley</span> <span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> suited to one's abilities or tastes [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">aler</span> to go, modification of Latin <span class="bodyi">ambulare</span> to walk].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coil<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011630a"><!--s011630a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> turmoil or trouble </p><p><i></i></p><p>I am not worth this coil that's made for me</p><p> Shakespeare [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gloxinia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/glokʹsini·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025671a"><!--s025671a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of tropical plants widely cultivated for its their attractive white or purple bell-shaped flowers: genera <span class="bodyi">Gloxinia</span> and <span class="bodyi">Sinningia</span> [named after B P <span class="bodyi">Gloxin</span> 18th-cent. German botanist, who first described it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caliphate <span class="bodyi">or</span> califate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkalifayt, -fət, ʹkay-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008488a"><!--s008488a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the position of caliph or the area ruled by a caliph.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">daphne</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdafni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015177a"><!--s015177a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small ornamental shrub with evergreen leaves and fragrant bell-shaped pinkish flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Daphne</span> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">daphnē</span> laurel, named after <span class="bodyi">Daphne</span>, a nymph in Greek mythology who was changed into a laurel to escape from Apollo's advances].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">EQ</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020205a"><!--s020205a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>emotional intelligence [from <span class="bodyi">emotional IQ</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foregather <span class="bodyi">or</span> forgather</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (foregathered forgathered) (foregathering forgathering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023563a"><!--s023563a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to come together or assemble [Middle English (Scots) <span class="bodyi">forgadder</span> from Dutch <span class="bodyi">vergaderen</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dribs and drabs</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌdribz ən ʹdrabz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018323a"><!--s018323a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> small usu scattered amounts [<span class="bodyi">drib</span> prob back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dribble2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dribble 2</span></span></a> and <span class="bodyi">driblet</span> drop of liquid, trifle; <span class="bodyi">drab</span> prob alteration of <span class="bodyi">drib</span> by reduplication].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coin<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/koyn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011631a"><!--s011631a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011904b"><!--s011904b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a usu thin round piece of metal issued as money.</p></div><a name="s011905b"><!--s011905b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>metal money ✱ <span class="bodyb">pay somebody back in their own coin</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to treat somebody as they have treated others [Middle English via French <span class="bodyi">coin</span> wedge, corner, die, from Latin <span class="bodyi">cuneus</span> wedge].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guarana</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gwahʹrahnə / <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026726a"><!--s026726a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028622b"><!--s028622b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a shrub or climbing plant native to the Amazon basin, with clusters of small round red berries containing black seeds which have a high caffeine content: <span class="bodyi">Paullinia cupana</span>.</p></div><a name="s028623b"><!--s028623b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a paste, powder, or syrup made from the seeds, or an energy-boosting drink or drug made from any of these [Tupi-Guarani <span class="bodyi">waraná</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fielder</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022093a"><!--s022093a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of the players whose job is to field the ball in cricket, baseball, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gloze</span><small><span class="eSynop">/glohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">archaic</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025672a"><!--s025672a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027409b"><!--s027409b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to explain (something) away.</p></div><a name="s027410b"><!--s027410b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to gloss or comment on (a word, text, etc) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s027411b"><!--s027411b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to use flattering or fawning language [Middle English <span class="bodyi">glosen</span> to gloss, flatter, from <span class="bodyi">glose</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gloss3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gloss 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gall<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/gawl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024622a"><!--s024622a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026434b"><!--s026434b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>brazen and insolent audacity; impudence.</p></div><a name="s026435b"><!--s026435b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006972c"><!--s006972c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> bile.</p></div><a name="s006973c"><!--s006973c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>something bitter to endure.</p></div><a name="s006974c"><!--s006974c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>rancour or bitterness [Old English <span class="bodyi">gealla</span> bile].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alley<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -eys) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> alleys)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001366a"><!--s001366a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large or superior playing marble [by shortening and alteration from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/alabaster/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">alabaster</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bedlam</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbedləm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004923a"><!--s004923a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a place, scene, or state of uproar and confusion </p><p><i></i></p><p>It was bedlam at the children's party</p> [<span class="bodyi">Bedlam</span>, popular name for the Hospital of St Mary of Bethlehem, London, a hospital for the insane, from Middle English <span class="bodyi">Bedlem</span> Bethlehem].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caliph <span class="bodyi">or</span> calif</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkalif, ʹkaylif/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008487a"><!--s008487a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in former times, a secular and spiritual head of Islam claiming descent from Muhammad</p><p><span class="bodyb">caliphal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">caliphe</span> via French from Arabic <span class="bodyi">khalīfah</span> successor].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">daphnia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdafni·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> daphnia)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015178a"><!--s015178a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a minute freshwater crustacean used as food for aquarium fish: genus <span class="bodyi">Daphnia</span> [Latin genus name, from <span class="bodyi">Daphne</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/daphne/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">daphne</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">equable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹekwəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020206a"><!--s020206a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021243b"><!--s021243b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>even-tempered or placid.</p></div><a name="s021244b"><!--s021244b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>uniform or even, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> free from extremes or sudden changes </p><p><i></i></p><p>an equable climate</p> <p><span class="bodyb">equability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">equableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><a name="sb000000185"><!--sb000000185--></a><p><span class="bodyb">equably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">aequabilis</span>,from <span class="bodyi">aequare</span> to make level or equal, from <span class="bodyi">aequus</span> level, equal]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">equable</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">equitable</span>? These two words are sometimes confused. <span class="bodyi">Equable</span> means ‘even-tempered’ or ‘free from extremes’ and is frequently used to describe a person's character: <span class="bodyi">He has a very equable temperament</span>. <span class="bodyi">Equitable</span> means ‘fair’ or ‘just’: <span class="bodyi">an equitable system of taxation</span>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forego<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023564a"><!--s023564a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="sb000000221"><!--sb000000221--></a><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/forgo_or_forego/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">forgo</span></span></a></p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">forego</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">forgo</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/forgo_or_forego/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">forgo</span></span></a></p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dried</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018324a"><!--s018324a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense and past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dry2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dry 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bed linen</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004924a"><!--s004924a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the sheets and pillowcases used on a bed.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calisthenics</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kalisʹtheniks/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008489a"><!--s008489a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/callisthenics/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">callisthenics</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alley cat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001367a"><!--s001367a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a stray cat living in the streets of a town.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coin<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011632a"><!--s011632a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011906b"><!--s011906b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003102c"><!--s003102c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to make (a coin), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by stamping; to mint.</p></div><a name="s003103c"><!--s003103c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to convert (metal) into coins.</p></div></div><a name="s011907b"><!--s011907b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to create or invent (a word or phrase).</p></div><a name="s011908b"><!--s011908b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make or earn (money) rapidly and in large quantity ✱ <span class="bodyb">to coin a phrase</span> said, usu ironically, when one uses an idiom or cliché </p><p><i></i></p><p>I think he was being economical with the truth, to coin a phrase</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glucagon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgloohkəgon, -gən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025673a"><!--s025673a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hormone produced in the pancreas that responds to low sugar content in the blood by increasing the rate at which glycogen in the liver is broken down to glucose [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/glucose/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">glucose</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">agōn</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">agein</span> to lead, drive].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">field event</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022094a"><!--s022094a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an athletic event, e.g. discus, javelin, or jumping, other than a race: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/track_event/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">track event</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gall<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024623a"><!--s024623a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026436b"><!--s026436b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a cause or state of exasperation.</p></div><a name="s026437b"><!--s026437b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a skin sore caused by rubbing [Old English <span class="bodyi">gealla</span> and early Low German <span class="bodyi">galle</span> sore].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guarani</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gwahrəʹnee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026727a"><!--s026727a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028624b"><!--s028624b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Guarani</span>) a member of a Native South American people inhabiting Bolivia, Paraguay, and S Brazil.</p></div><a name="s028625b"><!--s028625b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Guarani</span>) the language spoken by this of the Guarani people.</p></div><a name="s028626b"><!--s028626b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the basic monetary unit of Paraguay, divided into 100 centimos <span class="bodyb">guaranian</span> /-ʹnee·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i> [Spanish <span class="bodyi">guaraní</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dapper</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdapə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015179a"><!--s015179a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a man: neat and spruce in dress and demeanour</p><p><span class="bodyb">dapperly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dapperness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">dapyr</span> from early Dutch <span class="bodyi">dapper</span> quick, strong].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forego<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (foregoes, <span class="bodyi">past tense</span> forewent /fawʹwent/) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> foregone /fawʹgon/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023565a"><!--s023565a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to precede (somebody or something) in time or place</p><p><span class="bodyb">foregoer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drier<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> dryer /ʹdrie·ə/</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018325a"><!--s018325a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019275b"><!--s019275b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of various machines for drying something, e.g. the hair or laundry.</p></div><a name="s019276b"><!--s019276b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a substance that accelerates drying, e.g. of oils and printing inks.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calix</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaliks, ʹkayliks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> calices /ʹkaliseez, ʹkay-/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008490a"><!--s008490a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cup, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one used in church; a chalice [Latin <span class="bodyi">calic-, calix</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">equal<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeekwəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020207a"><!--s020207a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021245b"><!--s021245b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005383c"><!--s005383c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>of the same quantity, size, or degree as another.</p></div><a name="s005384c"><!--s005384c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>identical in value; equivalent.</p></div></div><a name="s021246b"><!--s021246b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005385c"><!--s005385c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>of the same quantity, size, degree, value quality, nature, or status as another.</p></div><a name="s005386c"><!--s005386c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>identical or equivalent for each member of a group, class, or society </p><p><i></i></p><p>equal rights</p>.</div></div><a name="s021247b"><!--s021247b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>evenly balanced or matched </p><p><i></i></p><p>The two opponents were equal</p>.</div><a name="s021248b"><!--s021248b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(+ to) capable of meeting the requirements of (something, e.g. a situation or task) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He is quite equal to the job</p> <p>[Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">aequalis</span>,from <span class="bodyi">aequus</span> level, equal].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coinage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoynij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011633a"><!--s011633a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011909b"><!--s011909b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003104c"><!--s003104c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>coins collectively.</p></div><a name="s003105c"><!--s003105c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the coins in use as money in a particular country.</p></div></div><a name="s011910b"><!--s011910b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003106c"><!--s003106c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act of coining or inventing something.</p></div><a name="s003107c"><!--s003107c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>something, e.g. a word, that is made up or invented.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bedmaker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004925a"><!--s004925a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bedder/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bedder</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guarantee<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/garənʹtee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026728a"><!--s026728a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028627b"><!--s028627b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007555c"><!--s007555c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an assurance of the quality of, or the length of use to be expected from, a product, work, etc offered for sale, accompanied by a promise to replace it or refund money paid for it the product or pay the customer back if it proves defective.</p></div><a name="s007556c"><!--s007556c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a certificate or document containing an assurance of this kind.</p></div></div><a name="s028628b"><!--s028628b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an agreement or written undertaking by which one person accepts responsibility for another's obligations, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> debts, in case of default.</p></div><a name="s028629b"><!--s028629b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an assurance that something will happen.</p></div><a name="s028630b"><!--s028630b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a written undertaking to answer for the payment of a debt or the performance of a duty of another in case of the other's default.</p></div><a name="s028631b"><!--s028631b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>somebody who offers a guarantee; a guarantor.</p></div><a name="s028632b"><!--s028632b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>something given as security; a pledge.</p></div><a name="s028633b"><!--s028633b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a guarantor [prob alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/guaranty/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">guaranty</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gall<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024624a"><!--s024624a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026438b"><!--s026438b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cause feelings of mortification and irritation in (somebody) ; to vex acutely </p><p><i></i></p><p>a great mind like his, cramped and galled by narrow circumstances</p><p> James Boswell.</p></div><a name="s026439b"><!--s026439b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to wear (something) away by rubbing.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alleyway</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001368a"><!--s001368a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/alley1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">alley<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glucocorticoid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gloohkohʹkawtikoyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025674a"><!--s025674a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several corticosteroid hormones or drugs, e.g. cortisol, that affect metabolic processes and are used in medicine, e.g. in treating rheumatoid arthritis, because they suppress inflammation and inhibit the activity of the immune system.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fieldfare</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022095a"><!--s022095a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a medium-sized Eurasian thrush with an ash-coloured head and chestnut wings: <span class="bodyi">Turdus pilaris</span> [alteration of Old English <span class="bodyi">feldeware</span>,from <span class="bodyi">feld</span> field + <span class="bodyi">-ware</span> dweller].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dapple<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdapl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015180a"><!--s015180a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to mark (a surface) with rounded patches of varying shade [Middle English <span class="bodyi">dappel-grey</span> (adj) grey variegated with spots of different colour, perhaps of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foregoing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023566a"><!--s023566a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>going before; immediately preceding </p><p><i></i></p><p>The foregoing statement is open to challenge</p> <p>[present part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/forego2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">forego 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drier<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018326a"><!--s018326a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>compar of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dry1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dry 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calk</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kawk/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008491a"><!--s008491a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/caulk1_or_calk/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">caulk 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">field glasses</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022096a"><!--s022096a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an optical instrument consisting of two telescope-like parts on a single frame with a focusing device.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">All Fools’ Day</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001369a"><!--s001369a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/april_fools_day/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">April Fools’ Day</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bedmate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004926a"><!--s004926a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who shares one's bed; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a sexual partner.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foregone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023567a"><!--s023567a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> previous; past.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gall<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024625a"><!--s024625a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a diseased swelling of plant tissue produced by infection with fungi, insect parasites, etc [Middle English via French <span class="bodyi">galle</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">galla</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guarantee<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (guaranteed, guaranteeing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026729a"><!--s026729a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028634b"><!--s028634b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to provide a guarantee of replacement or, repayment, etc with respect to (a product, sold or work, etc carried out).</p></div><a name="s028635b"><!--s028635b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007557c"><!--s007557c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to undertake to do or secure (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She guaranteed delivery of the goods</p>.</div><a name="s007558c"><!--s007558c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to give an assurance relating to (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I can guarantee that he'll be there</p>.</div></div><a name="s028636b"><!--s028636b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to undertake to answer for the debt or default of (somebody).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dapple<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015181a"><!--s015181a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015731b"><!--s015731b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a spot or patch of a colour different from its background.</p></div><a name="s015732b"><!--s015732b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a dappled horse or other animal.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coin-box</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011634a"><!--s011634a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011911b"><!--s011911b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a telephone whose operation is paid for by inserting coins.</p></div><a name="s011912b"><!--s011912b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a box on such a telephone that receives the coins.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">equal<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020208a"><!--s020208a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody or something that is equal to another </p><p><i></i></p><p>She is not your equal</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glucose</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgloohkohz, ʹgloohkohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025675a"><!--s025675a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027412b"><!--s027412b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a simple sugar that occurs widely in nature and is the usual form in which carbohydrate is absorbed and used in the body by animals: formula C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>12</sub>O<sub>6</sub>.</p></div><a name="s027413b"><!--s027413b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a light-coloured syrup obtained by partial breakdown of starch [French <span class="bodyi">glucos</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">gleukos</span> must, sweet wine].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">driest</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdrie·əst/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018327a"><!--s018327a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>superl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dry1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dry 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">field goal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022097a"><!--s022097a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023378b"><!--s023378b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in American football, a score made by kicking the ball over the crossbar from ordinary play.</p></div><a name="s023379b"><!--s023379b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in basketball, a goal made while the ball is in play.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bed of nails</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004927a"><!--s004927a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a difficult or unpleasant situation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">call<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kawl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008492a"><!--s008492a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008823b"><!--s008823b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002088c"><!--s002088c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to cry out loudly or distinctly.</p></div><a name="s002089c"><!--s002089c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to cry out to (somebody) to attract their attention or make them come.</p></div></div><a name="s008824b"><!--s008824b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of a bird or animal: to utter a characteristic note or cry.</p></div><a name="s008825b"><!--s008825b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to telephone.</p></div><a name="s008826b"><!--s008826b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to summon people to come to (a meeting).</p></div><a name="s008827b"><!--s008827b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to summon (a witness) to be present in court to give evidence.</p></div><a name="s008828b"><!--s008828b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to use a particular name or description for </p><p><i></i></p><p>We call her Kitty</p> <p><i></i></p><p>I call that generous</p>.</div><a name="s008829b"><!--s008829b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + in/by/round) to make a short visit.</p></div><a name="s008830b"><!--s008830b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>of a train, etc: to stop at a particular place ✱ <span class="bodyb">call for</span> to need or demand.</p></div><a name="s008831b"><!--s008831b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to stop to collect ✱ <span class="bodyb">call in/into question</span> to express doubts about ✱ <span class="bodyb">call on/upon</span> to require (somebody) to do something ✱ <span class="bodyb">call the shots/tune</span> to be in control ✱ <span class="bodyb">call to account</span> to demand an explanation from</p><p><span class="bodyb">caller</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><a name="s002090c"><!--s002090c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to speak loudly or distinctly.</p></div><a name="s002091c"><!--s002091c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to cry out to attract attention or make somebody come.</p></div><a name="s002092c"><!--s002092c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>said of a bird or animal: to utter its characteristic note or cry.</p></div></div><a name="s008832b"><!--s008832b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><a name="s002093c"><!--s002093c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + in/by/round) to make a brief visit </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'll call by later</p>.</div><a name="s002094c"><!--s002094c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(+ at) said e.g. of a train: to stop at (a specified place along a route).</p></div></div><a name="s008833b"><!--s008833b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to telephone.</p></div><a name="s008834b"><!--s008834b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>to make a demand in card games, e.g. to see a player's hand.</p></div><a name="s008835b"><!--s008835b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>to predict the result of tossing a coin <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s008836b"><!--s008836b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><a name="s002095c"><!--s002095c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + out) to utter or announce (something) in a loud distinct voice.</p></div><a name="s002096c"><!--s002096c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + out) to read (something, e.g. a list of names) aloud.</p></div></div><a name="s008837b"><!--s008837b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">15</span><br/><a name="s002097c"><!--s002097c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to command or request (somebody) to come or be present, especially in an official context such as a witness in a lawcourt.</p></div><a name="s002098c"><!--s002098c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to invite or command people to come together at (e.g. a meeting); to convoke (a meeting).</p></div><a name="s002099c"><!--s002099c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to rouse (somebody) from sleep.</p></div><a name="s002100c"><!--s002100c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to attract (e.g. game) by imitating a characteristic cry.</p></div></div><a name="s008838b"><!--s008838b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">16</span><br/><p>to give the order for (something) or bring it into action </p><p><i></i></p><p>The unions have called a strike</p>.</div><a name="s008839b"><!--s008839b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">17</span><br/><a name="s002101c"><!--s002101c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to apply a particular name or description to (somebody or something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>We call her Kitty</p> <p><i></i></p><p>I call that generous</p>.</div><a name="s002102c"><!--s002102c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to consider (something) for purposes of an estimate or for convenience </p><p><i></i></p><p>Let's call it a round £100</p>.</div></div><a name="s008840b"><!--s008840b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">18</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to communicate or attempt to communicate with (somebody) by telephone or radio.</p></div><a name="s008841b"><!--s008841b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">19</span><br/><a name="s002103c"><!--s002103c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to rule on the status of (e.g. a tennis serve) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The serve was called out</p>.</div><a name="s002104c"><!--s002104c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a cricket umpire: to judge the delivery of (a bowler) to be illegal.</p></div></div><a name="s008842b"><!--s008842b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">20</span><br/><p>to call out the instructions for (a dance).</p></div><a name="s008843b"><!--s008843b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">21</span><br/><a name="s002105c"><!--s002105c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to make a demand in bridge for (a card or suit).</p></div><a name="s002106c"><!--s002106c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to require (a player) to show their hand in poker by making an equal bet.</p></div></div><a name="s008844b"><!--s008844b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">22</span><br/><p>to predict or guess the outcome of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The election is too close to call</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">call for</span>.</p></div><a name="s008845b"><!--s008845b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">23</span><br/><p>to visit or stop at a place in order to take (something or somebody) away; to collect.</p></div><a name="s008846b"><!--s008846b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">24</span><br/><p>to require (something) as necessary or appropriate </p><p><i></i></p><p>The task called for all her strength</p>.</div><a name="s008847b"><!--s008847b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">25</span><br/><p>to demand or order (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>legislation calling for the establishment of new schools</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">call in/into question</span> to cast doubt on (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>evidence that called into question the validity of his statement</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">call on/upon</span> to require or oblige (somebody) to do something </p><p><i></i></p><p>You may be called on to attend</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">call the shots/the tune</span> to be in charge or in control, e.g. determining policy or procedure ✱ <span class="bodyb">call to account</span> to hold (somebody) responsible.</p></div><a name="s008848b"><!--s008848b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">26</span><br/><p>to reprimand (somebody).</p></div><a name="s008849b"><!--s008849b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">27</span><br/><p>to demand an explanation from (somebody) ✱ <span class="bodyb">call to mind</span> to remember (something) ✱ <span class="bodyb">call to order</span> to order (a meeting) to observe the customary rules</p><p><span class="bodyb">callable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">callen</span>, prob from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">kalla</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">equal<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (equalled, equalling, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> equaled) (equaling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020209a"><!--s020209a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021249b"><!--s021249b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to be equal, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> identical in value, to.</p></div><a name="s021250b"><!--s021250b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to achieve as much or reach the same standard as <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s021251b"><!--s021251b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to be equal to (something); <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to be identical in value to it.</p></div><a name="s021252b"><!--s021252b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to make or produce something equal to (another thing) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s021253b"><!--s021253b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + out) to become equal or identical.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guarantor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/garənʹtaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026730a"><!--s026730a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who makes or gives a guarantee.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foregone conclusion</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023568a"><!--s023568a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an inevitable result; a certainty </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her victory was a foregone conclusion</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">all found</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001370a"><!--s001370a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> with free food and lodging provided in addition to wages </p><p><i></i></p><p>£200 a week and all found</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glucoside</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgloohkəsied/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025676a"><!--s025676a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a glycoside that yields glucose on hydrolysis <span class="bodyb">glucosidic</span> /-ʹsidik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dapple-grey</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015182a"><!--s015182a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a horse with a grey coat marked with spots of a darker colour</p><p><span class="bodyb">dapple-grey</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gallant<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgalənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024627a"><!--s024627a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026440b"><!--s026440b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>nobly chivalrous and brave.</p></div><a name="s026441b"><!--s026441b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>/ʹgalənt, gəʹlant/ courteously and elaborately attentive, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to women.</p></div><a name="s026442b"><!--s026442b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>splendid or stately </p><p><i></i></p><p>a gallant ship</p>.</div><a name="s026443b"><!--s026443b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> showy in dress</p><p><span class="bodyb">gallantly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">galaunt</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">galant</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">galer</span> to have a good time, from <span class="bodyi">gale</span> pleasure, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coincide</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koh·inʹsied/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011635a"><!--s011635a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011913b"><!--s011913b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) to occur at the same time or in the same place.</p></div><a name="s011914b"><!--s011914b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) to correspond in nature, character, function, or position.</p></div><a name="s011915b"><!--s011915b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) to be in accord or agreement; to concur [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">coincidere</span>,from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/co/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">co-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">incidere</span> to fall on, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">cadere</span> to fall].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drift<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/drift/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018328a"><!--s018328a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019277b"><!--s019277b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004878c"><!--s004878c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to be carried along by a current of water or air.</p></div><a name="s004879c"><!--s004879c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to move or float smoothly and effortlessly.</p></div></div><a name="s019278b"><!--s019278b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to move in a random, aimless, or casual way.</p></div><a name="s019279b"><!--s019279b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s004880c"><!--s004880c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to move in a random or casual way.</p></div><a name="s004881c"><!--s004881c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to be carried along aimlessly </p><p><i></i></p><p>The conversation drifted from one topic to another</p>.</div></div><a name="s019280b"><!--s019280b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of snow, leaves, etc: to pile up under the force of wind or water.</p></div><a name="s019281b"><!--s019281b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to deviate from a set course, plan, or adjustment.</p></div><a name="s019282b"><!--s019282b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + apart) to lose contact or fail to keep in touch </p><p><i></i></p><p>We used to be close, but lately we've drifted apart</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s019283b"><!--s019283b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to pile (something) up in a drift.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">field gun</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022098a"><!--s022098a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a field artillery cannon.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">call<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008493a"><!--s008493a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008850b"><!--s008850b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002107c"><!--s002107c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an act of calling with the voice.</p></div><a name="s002108c"><!--s002108c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the cry of a bird or animal, or an imitation of this.</p></div></div><a name="s008851b"><!--s008851b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a request or command to come or assemble.</p></div><a name="s008852b"><!--s008852b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002109c"><!--s002109c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a request or command to come or assemble.</p></div><a name="s002110c"><!--s002110c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a summons or signal on a drum, bugle, or pipe.</p></div></div><a name="s008853b"><!--s008853b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s002111c"><!--s002111c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a demand or request.</p></div><a name="s002112c"><!--s002112c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>need or justification </p><p><i></i></p><p>no call for such rudeness</p>.</div></div><a name="s008854b"><!--s008854b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a strong inner prompting to a course of action, e.g. a divine vocation; a calling.</p></div><a name="s008855b"><!--s008855b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s002113c"><!--s002113c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a strong inner prompting to a course of action, e.g. a divine vocation; a calling.</p></div><a name="s002114c"><!--s002114c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the attraction or appeal of a particular activity or place </p><p><i></i></p><p>the call of the wild</p>.</div><a name="s002115c"><!--s002115c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>admission to the bar as a barrister.</p></div></div><a name="s008856b"><!--s008856b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a short usu formal visit.</p></div><a name="s008857b"><!--s008857b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>an act of telephoning somebody.</p></div><a name="s008858b"><!--s008858b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>a usu vocal ruling made by an official of a sports contest.</p></div><a name="s008859b"><!--s008859b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>the act of calling in a card game ✱ <span class="bodyb">on call</span> ready to be used or summoned when needed.</p></div><a name="s008860b"><!--s008860b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>said of a loan: to be repaid on demand ✱ <span class="bodyb">within call</span> within hearing or reach of a call or summons.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dapsone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdapsohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015183a"><!--s015183a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a synthetic antibacterial drug used to treat leprosy: formula (H<sub>2</sub>NC<sub>6</sub>H<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>2</sub> [shortened from <span class="bodyi">diaminodiphenyl-sulphone</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">equalise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020210a"><!--s020210a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/equalize_or_equalise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">equalize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guaranty</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgarənti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026731a"><!--s026731a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028637b"><!--s028637b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/guarantee1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">guarantee<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (2).</p></div><a name="s028638b"><!--s028638b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/guarantee1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">guarantee<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (3).</p></div><a name="s028639b"><!--s028639b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something offered as security by a person making a guaranty.</p></div><a name="s028640b"><!--s028640b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of pledging something as security [early French <span class="bodyi">garantie</span>, from <span class="bodyi">garant</span> warrant, of Germanic origin: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/warranty/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">warranty</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foreground<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023569a"><!--s023569a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025251b"><!--s025251b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the part of a picture or view nearest to and in front of the spectator.</p></div><a name="s025252b"><!--s025252b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a position of prominence; the forefront</p><p><span class="bodyb">foreground</span> <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gallant<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgalənt, gəʹlant/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024628a"><!--s024628a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a man of fashion who is particularly attentive to women.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bed of roses</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004928a"><!--s004928a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a place or situation of agreeable ease </p><p><i></i></p><p>It's no bed of roses teaching in a secondary school</p> — The Daily Mirror.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drift<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018329a"><!--s018329a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019284b"><!--s019284b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004882c"><!--s004882c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the motion or action of drifting.</p></div><a name="s004883c"><!--s004883c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an easy, moderate, more or less steady flow along a course.</p></div><a name="s004884c"><!--s004884c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>an aimless course, with no attempt at direction or control.</p></div><a name="s004885c"><!--s004885c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a gradual shift in attitude, opinion, or emotion.</p></div></div><a name="s019285b"><!--s019285b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004886c"><!--s004886c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the lateral motion of an aircraft or ship due to currents of air or water.</p></div><a name="s004887c"><!--s004887c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a slow-moving ocean current.</p></div><a name="s004888c"><!--s004888c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a deviation from a set course, plan, etc.</p></div><a name="s004889c"><!--s004889c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a deviation from a true reproduction, representation, or reading.</p></div><a name="s004890c"><!--s004890c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>in motor racing, a controlled skid on a bend taken at high speed.</p></div></div><a name="s019286b"><!--s019286b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s004891c"><!--s004891c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a mass of snow, leaves sand, rock debris, etc deposited by wind or water.</p></div><a name="s004892c"><!--s004892c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a deposit of clay, sand, gravel, and boulders transported by running water from a glacier.</p></div></div><a name="s019287b"><!--s019287b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a general underlying tendency or meaning, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of what is spoken or written.</p></div><a name="s019288b"><!--s019288b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a nearly horizontal mine passage on or parallel to a vein or rock stratum.</p></div><a name="s019289b"><!--s019289b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">SAfr</span> a ford.</p></div><a name="s019290b"><!--s019290b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>the act of driving a group of animals along, or the animals so driven</p><p><span class="bodyb">drifty</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old Norse <span class="bodyi">drift</span> snowdrift; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">drīfan</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/drive1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">drive 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glue<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/glooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025677a"><!--s025677a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027414b"><!--s027414b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a substance used for sticking things together, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one obtained by boiling animal hides, bones, etc; an adhesive.</p></div><a name="s027415b"><!--s027415b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of various strong adhesives, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a gelatinous protein substance obtained by boiling animal hides, bones, etc.</p></div><a name="s027416b"><!--s027416b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a solution of glue used for sticking things together</p><p><span class="bodyb">glue-like</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">gluey</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">glu</span> via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">glut-</span>, <span class="bodyi">glus</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">gluten</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">field hockey</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022099a"><!--s022099a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> hockey.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">all fours</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001371a"><!--s001371a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>all four legs of a quadruped ✱ <span class="bodyb">on all fours</span> on hands and knees </p><p><i></i></p><p>crawling around on all fours</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coincidence</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohʹinsid(ə)ns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011636a"><!--s011636a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011916b"><!--s011916b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the chance occurrence at the same time or place of two or more events that appear to be related or similar </p><p><i></i></p><p>It's just a coincidence</p> <p><i></i></p><p>The thing is beyond coincidence</p><p> Conan Doyle.</p></div><a name="s011917b"><!--s011917b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act or condition of coinciding; a correspondence <span class="bodyb">coincidental</span> /-ʹdentl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">coincidentally</span> /-ʹdentəli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calla</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkalə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008494a"><!--s008494a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008861b"><!--s008861b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a poisonous European plant of the arum family with heart-shaped leaves that grows in wet places: <span class="bodyi">Calla palustris</span>.</p></div><a name="s008862b"><!--s008862b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an African plant of the arum family with brightly coloured or brilliant white flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Zantedeschia</span> [from the Latin genus name, modification of Greek <span class="bodyi">kallaia</span> cock's wattles].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">darbies</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdahbiz/ <i><span class="bodyi">plural noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015184a"><!--s015184a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal, archaic</span> handcuffs [short for obsolete <span class="bodyi">Father Darby's (Derby's) bands</span> rigid bond binding a debtor, perhaps from the name of a money-lender].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foreground<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023570a"><!--s023570a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025253b"><!--s025253b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to place (something) in the foreground, e.g. of a picture.</p></div><a name="s025254b"><!--s025254b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to give (something, e.g. a point in an argument) prominence in order to draw attention to it.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">equaliser</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020211a"><!--s020211a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/equalizer_or_equaliser/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">equalizer</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guard<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/gahd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026732a"><!--s026732a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028641b"><!--s028641b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or duty of protecting or defending or of preventing escape.</p></div><a name="s028642b"><!--s028642b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person or group who performs this duty.</p></div><a name="s028643b"><!--s028643b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s007559c"><!--s007559c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a person or group whose duty is to watch over and protect a place, people, etc.</p></div><a name="s007560c"><!--s007560c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a person or group whose duty is to control (somebody) or prevent them from escaping.</p></div></div><a name="s028644b"><!--s028644b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/household_troops/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">household troops</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s028645b"><!--s028645b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a protective or safety device, e.g. a device on a machine to prevent for protecting the operator against injury.</p></div><a name="s028646b"><!--s028646b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s007561c"><!--s007561c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a defensive position in boxing, fencing, etc.</p></div><a name="s007562c"><!--s007562c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in cricket, the position of the batsman relative to the wicket when waiting to receive the ball.</p></div></div><a name="s028647b"><!--s028647b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a state of readiness to deal with adverse events; vigilance.</p></div><a name="s028648b"><!--s028648b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> the person in charge of the carriages, wagons, and any passengers, etc in a railway train ✱ <span class="bodyb">be off (one's) guard</span> to be relaxed and unwary, unprepared to deal with a threat ✱ <span class="bodyb">be on (one's) guard</span> to be alert and vigilant, ready to deal with a threat ✱ <span class="bodyb">stand guard</span> to act as a guard or sentry [Middle English <span class="bodyi">garde</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">garder</span> to guard, defend, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gallant<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgalənt, gəʹlant/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024629a"><!--s024629a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> said of a man: to flirt with (a woman).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bedouin <span class="bodyi">or</span> beduin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbedwin, ʹbedooh·in/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bedouins beduins <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> bedouin beduin)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004929a"><!--s004929a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Bedouin</span>) a nomadic Arab of the Arabian, Syrian, or N African deserts [French <span class="bodyi">bédouin</span> from Arabic <span class="bodyi">badāwi, bidwān</span>, pl of <span class="bodyi">badawi</span> desert dweller].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glue<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (glues, glued, gluing glueing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025678a"><!--s025678a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027417b"><!--s027417b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to stick tightly with glue </p><p><i></i></p><p>I glued the handle back onto the jug</p>.</div><a name="s027418b"><!--s027418b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to fix (something, e.g. the eyes, one's attention, etc) steadily or with deep concentration </p><p><i></i></p><p>She glued her eyes on the TV as the news unfolded</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coincident</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohʹinsid(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011637a"><!--s011637a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011918b"><!--s011918b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>occupying the same space or time; coinciding </p><p><i></i></p><p>coincident points</p>.</div><a name="s011919b"><!--s011919b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of similar nature; harmonious</p><p><span class="bodyb">coincidently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calla lily</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008495a"><!--s008495a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/calla/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">calla</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Darby and Joan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌdahbi ən ʹjohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015185a"><!--s015185a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a happily married elderly couple [prob from <span class="bodyi">Darby and Joan</span>,couple in an 18th-cent. song].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drifter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018330a"><!--s018330a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019291b"><!--s019291b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who travels or moves about aimlessly.</p></div><a name="s019292b"><!--s019292b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a coastal fishing boat equipped with drift nets.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">field hospital</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022100a"><!--s022100a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a temporary hospital established for emergency treatment in a combat zone.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Allhallows</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awlʹhalohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001372a"><!--s001372a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/all_saints_day/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">All Saints’ Day</span></span></a> [short for <span class="bodyi">All Hallows’ Day</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/halloween_or_hallowe_en/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Halloween</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forehand<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023571a"><!--s023571a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025255b"><!--s025255b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a stroke in tennis, squash, etc made with the palm of the hand turned in the direction of movement</p><p><span class="bodyb">forehand</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">forehand</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s025256b"><!--s025256b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006653c"><!--s006653c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a stroke in tennis, squash, etc made with the palm of the hand turned in the direction of movement.</p></div><a name="s006654c"><!--s006654c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the side or part of the court on which such strokes are made.</p></div></div><a name="s025257b"><!--s025257b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the part of a horse in front of the rider.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gallantry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgaləntri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gallantries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024630a"><!--s024630a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026444b"><!--s026444b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>spirited and conspicuous bravery.</p></div><a name="s026445b"><!--s026445b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>courteous attention to a lady.</p></div><a name="s026446b"><!--s026446b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006975c"><!--s006975c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an act of marked courtesy.</p></div><a name="s006976c"><!--s006976c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>courteous attention to a lady.</p></div></div><a name="s026447b"><!--s026447b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) gallant words or actions.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guard<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026733a"><!--s026733a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028649b"><!--s028649b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to protect (somebody or something) from danger, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by watchful attention.</p></div><a name="s028650b"><!--s028650b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to watch over (somebody or something) so as to prevent escape, entry, theft, etc.</p></div><a name="s028651b"><!--s028651b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to keep (something) in check.</p></div><a name="s028652b"><!--s028652b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in basketball, to remain close beside (an opponent) to prevent them receiving or passing the ball <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s028653b"><!--s028653b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to watch by way of caution or defence; stand guard ✱ <span class="bodyb">guard against</span> to attempt to prevent (something) by taking precautions</p><p><span class="bodyb">guarder</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">equalitarian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iˌkwoliʹteəri·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020212a"><!--s020212a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/egalitarian/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">egalitarian</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">equalitarianism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glue ear</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025679a"><!--s025679a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a condition in which an accumulation of a sticky substance in the middle ear impairs hearing, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of in children, often corrected or alleviated by the surgical insertion of a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grommet/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grommet</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Darby and Joan club</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015186a"><!--s015186a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a club for elderly people.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">field layer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022101a"><!--s022101a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in botany, the layer of vegetation immediately above the ground layer, comprising grasses, ferns, and wild flowers: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ground_layer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ground layer</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/shrub_layer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">shrub layer</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/understorey/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">understorey</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bedpan</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004930a"><!--s004930a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a shallow vessel used by a person in bed for urination or defecation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drift ice</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018331a"><!--s018331a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>floating ice masses that drift with the currents in the sea.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coiner</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011638a"><!--s011638a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> somebody who makes counterfeit coins.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Callanetics</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kaləʹnetiks/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008496a"><!--s008496a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> (<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a system of exercises involving small precise movements designed to trim and strengthen the body by developing deep muscles [from the name of its inventor <span class="bodyi">Callan</span> Pinckney b.1939, US fitness teacher + <span class="bodyi">-etics</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/athletic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">athletics</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alliaceous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aliʹayshəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001373a"><!--s001373a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001382b"><!--s001382b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>resembling garlic or onion, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in smell or taste.</p></div><a name="s001383b"><!--s001383b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating or belonging to the genus of plants that includes garlic and onion [Latin <span class="bodyi">allium</span> garlic].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forehand<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023572a"><!--s023572a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>with the palm of the hand turned in the direction of movement.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gall bladder</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024631a"><!--s024631a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a membranous muscular sac in which bile from the liver is stored.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">field magnet</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022102a"><!--s022102a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a magnet for producing and maintaining a magnetic field, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a generator or electric motor.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guard cell</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026734a"><!--s026734a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of the two crescent-shaped cells that border and open and close a plant stoma.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coin-op</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoin op/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011639a"><!--s011639a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a self-service laundry where the machines are operated by coins.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dare<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/deə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">third person sing. present tense before an expressed or implied infinitive without ‘to’</span> dare)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015187a"><!--s015187a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s015733b"><!--s015733b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to have sufficient courage or boldness to do something </p><p><i></i></p><p>No one dared say a word</p> <p><i></i></p><p>He says he dare not try</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s015734b"><!--s015734b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to challenge (somebody) to do something </p><p><i></i></p><p>I dared him to jump</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">don't you dare</span>.</p></div><a name="s015735b"><!--s015735b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>used to tell somebody in an angry way not to do something ✱ <span class="bodyb">how dare you?</span> used to express anger </p><p><i></i></p><p>How dare you open my letters?</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">I dare say/daresay</span> it is likely or probable that </p><p><i></i></p><p>I dare say we could come to an agreement about the money</p> <p><span class="bodyb">darer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">durran</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">equality</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹkwoliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020213a"><!--s020213a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the quality or state of being equal</p><p>Equality is the ultimate goal of egalitarianism, where all citizens of the state are given equal rights and privileges. Equality affords a comparison without discrimination on grounds of gender, race, creed, age, sexual orientation, disability, or economic background. This can range from equality of opportunity for welfare and/or resources (Dworkin) or is embraced in the notion of justice (Justinian), equal in law. Contemporary debates revolve around equality of outcome and equality of opportunity — Helena Kennedy</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drift net</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018332a"><!--s018332a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a long shallow fishing net having buoyed by floats along its top edge and weights to allow it toed along its bottom edge so as to hang vertically and drift with the tide</p><p><span class="bodyb">drift netter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">drift netting</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forehead</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfawhed, ʹforid/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023573a"><!--s023573a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the part of the face above the eyes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">call box</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008497a"><!--s008497a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a public telephone box.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alliance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹlie·əns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001374a"><!--s001374a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001384b"><!--s001384b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a confederation of nations by formal treaty.</p></div><a name="s001385b"><!--s001385b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a union of families by marriage.</p></div><a name="s001386b"><!--s001386b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an association or bond between nations, groups, or individuals who agree to cooperate for mutual benefit.</p></div><a name="s001387b"><!--s001387b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a connection or relationship, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by marriage.</p></div><a name="s001388b"><!--s001388b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a botanical category comprising a group of related plant families.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">galleass</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgalias/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024632a"><!--s024632a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large fast warship equipped with both oars and sails and used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the 16th and 17th cents [early French <span class="bodyi">galeasse</span> via Old Italian <span class="bodyi">galeazza</span> from late Greek <span class="bodyi">galea</span> galley].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bedpost</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004931a"><!--s004931a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a post of a bedstead, often turned or carved.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glue-sniffing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025680a"><!--s025680a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the practice of breathing in the fumes from various kinds of glue as an intoxicant</p><p><span class="bodyb">glue-sniffer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">field marshal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022103a"><!--s022103a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an officer of the highest rank in the British army.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cointreau</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkwontroh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011640a"><!--s011640a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a colourless liqueur flavoured with oranges [named after the <span class="bodyi">Cointreau</span> family, French liqueur manufacturers].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dare<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015188a"><!--s015188a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a challenge to do something bold or rash.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">equalize <span class="bodyi">or</span> equalise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020214a"><!--s020214a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021254b"><!--s021254b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (something) equal.</p></div><a name="s021255b"><!--s021255b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (something) uniform, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to distribute it evenly or uniformly <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s021256b"><!--s021256b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make things equal, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to bring the scores level, e.g. in a football match <span class="bodyb">equalization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guarded</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026735a"><!--s026735a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>marked by caution </p><p><i></i></p><p>a guarded reply</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a guarded look</p> <p><span class="bodyb">guardedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">guardedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bedraggle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹdragl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004932a"><!--s004932a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to wet (somebody or something) thoroughly [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/be/3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">be-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/draggle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">draggle</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foreign</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹforən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023574a"><!--s023574a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025258b"><!--s025258b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>situated outside a place or country, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one's own country </p><p><i></i></p><p>a foreign country</p>.</div><a name="s025259b"><!--s025259b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>born in, belonging to, or characteristic of some place or country other than one's own or the one under consideration </p><p><i></i></p><p>Humour is the first of the gifts to perish in a foreign tongue</p><p> Virginia Woolf.</p></div><a name="s025260b"><!--s025260b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>concerned with or dealing with other nations </p><p><i></i></p><p>foreign affairs</p> <p><i></i></p><p>foreign minister</p> <p><i></i></p><p>foreign trade</p>.</div><a name="s025261b"><!--s025261b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>occurring in an abnormal situation in the living body and commonly introduced from outside </p><p><i></i></p><p>a foreign body</p>.</div><a name="s025262b"><!--s025262b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s006655c"><!--s006655c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + to) alien in character; not characteristic of (somebody or something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>behaviour that is foreign to my nature</p>.</div><a name="s006656c"><!--s006656c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(+ to) not connected or relevant.</p></div><a name="s006657c"><!--s006657c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>of or proceeding from some other person or thing than the one under consideration</p><p><span class="bodyb">foreignness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">forein</span> via Old French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">foranus</span> on the outside, from Latin <span class="bodyi">foris</span> outside].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">callboy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008498a"><!--s008498a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who tells actors when it is time to go on stage.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">driftwood</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018333a"><!--s018333a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>wood floating on water or cast up on a shore or beach.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glug<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/glug/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (glugged, glugging)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025681a"><!--s025681a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027419b"><!--s027419b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to pour (something) in such a way as to make a gurgling noise.</p></div><a name="s027420b"><!--s027420b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to drink (something) quickly and often noisily </p><p><i></i></p><p>We spent the evening chatting and glugging loads of wine</p> <p><span class="bodyb">gluggable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">galleon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgali·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024633a"><!--s024633a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th cent. to early 18th cent. used for war or commerce [Old Spanish <span class="bodyi">galeón</span> via Old French from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">galea</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/galley/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">galley</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">field mouse</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022104a"><!--s022104a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of mice that inhabit fields: genus <span class="bodyi">Apodemus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">allied</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹalied, əʹlied/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001375a"><!--s001375a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001389b"><!--s001389b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>joined in alliance by agreement or treaty.</p></div><a name="s001390b"><!--s001390b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in close association; united.</p></div><a name="s001391b"><!--s001391b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000372c"><!--s000372c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>related by resemblance or common properties </p><p><i></i></p><p>heraldry and allied subjects</p>.</div><a name="s000373c"><!--s000373c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>related genetically.</p></div></div><a name="s001392b"><!--s001392b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Allied</span>) of the Allies </p><p><i></i></p><p>an attack by Allied troops</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coir</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoyə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011641a"><!--s011641a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a stiff coarse fibre from the husk of a coconut [Malayalam <span class="bodyi">kāyar</span> rope].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">equalizer <span class="bodyi">or</span> equaliser</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020215a"><!--s020215a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021257b"><!--s021257b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody or something that makes things equal.</p></div><a name="s021258b"><!--s021258b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a goal, point, etc that brings the scores level in a game or match.</p></div><a name="s021259b"><!--s021259b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an electronic device, e.g. in a radio or stereo system, that is designed to reduce distortion by making the frequency response the same for a wide range of frequencies.</p></div><a name="s021260b"><!--s021260b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> a weapon, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a gun.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foreign affairs</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023575a"><!--s023575a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>political and other newsworthy events happening around the world, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in terms of how they relate to or affect other countries.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bedraggled</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004933a"><!--s004933a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005039b"><!--s005039b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>looking limp and untidy, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> after being made wet.</p></div><a name="s005040b"><!--s005040b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>left wet and limp by rain, or as if by rain.</p></div><a name="s005041b"><!--s005041b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>soiled and stained by, or as if by, trailing in mud.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">daredevil</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015189a"><!--s015189a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who is recklessly bold <span class="bodyb">daredevilry</span> /-ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guard hair</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026736a"><!--s026736a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of the long coarse hairs forming a protective coating over the underfur of a mammal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drill<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dril/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018334a"><!--s018334a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019293b"><!--s019293b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004893c"><!--s004893c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to make (e.g. a hole) by piercing action, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with a drill.</p></div><a name="s004894c"><!--s004894c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to drill bore or drive a hole in (something) by piercing action, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with a drill.</p></div></div><a name="s019294b"><!--s019294b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004895c"><!--s004895c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to fix (something) in somebody's the mind or behaviour of somebody by repetitive instruction.</p></div><a name="s004896c"><!--s004896c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to train or exercise (somebody) in military drill.</p></div></div><a name="s019295b"><!--s019295b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to hit (e.g. a ball) to make it travel fast and straight <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s019296b"><!--s019296b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to make a hole with a drill.</p></div><a name="s019297b"><!--s019297b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to engage in drill, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> military drill</p><p><span class="bodyb">driller</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Dutch <span class="bodyi">drillen</span> to bore, whirl].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gallery</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgaləri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> galleries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024634a"><!--s024634a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026448b"><!--s026448b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a room or building devoted to the exhibition of works of art.</p></div><a name="s026449b"><!--s026449b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006977c"><!--s006977c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a room or building devoted to the exhibition of works of art.</p></div><a name="s006978c"><!--s006978c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an institution or business exhibiting or dealing in works of art.</p></div></div><a name="s026450b"><!--s026450b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a balcony projecting from one or more interior walls of a hall, auditorium, or church, to accommodate additional people, or reserved for musicians, singers, etc.</p></div><a name="s026451b"><!--s026451b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the occupants of a balcony, e.g. in a theatre.</p></div><a name="s026452b"><!--s026452b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the spectators at a golf or tennis tournament match.</p></div><a name="s026453b"><!--s026453b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a long and narrow passage, room, or corridor </p><p><i></i></p><p>a shooting gallery</p>.</div><a name="s026454b"><!--s026454b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a horizontal subterranean passage in a cave or military mining system ✱ <span class="bodyb">play to the gallery</span> to act in a way calculated to win popular support or approval</p><p><span class="bodyb">galleried</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">galerie</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">galeria</span>, prob alteration of <span class="bodyi">galilea</span>, <span class="bodyi">galilaea</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/galilee/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">galilee</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glug<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025682a"><!--s025682a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027421b"><!--s027421b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or sound an instance of glugging.</p></div><a name="s027422b"><!--s027422b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the noise of glugging.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">call centre</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008499a"><!--s008499a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an office or department handling telephone calls received <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from customers of a company or other organization.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">field mushroom</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022105a"><!--s022105a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the common edible mushroom: <span class="bodyi">Agaricus campestris</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coition</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohʹish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011642a"><!--s011642a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/coitus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">coitus</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">coitional</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">coition-, coitio</span> a coming together, from <span class="bodyi">cuire</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/coitus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">coitus</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Allies</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaliez/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001376a"><!--s001376a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001393b"><!--s001393b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the nations, including Britain, Russia, and France, united against the Central European powers in World War I.</p></div><a name="s001394b"><!--s001394b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the nations, including Britain, the USA, and the Soviet Union, united against the Axis powers in World War II.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">equally</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020216a"><!--s020216a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021261b"><!--s021261b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in an equal or uniform manner; evenly.</p></div><a name="s021262b"><!--s021262b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to an equal degree; alike </p><p><i></i></p><p>She is respected equally by young and old</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foreign aid</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023576a"><!--s023576a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>assistance, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> economic assistance, provided by one nation to another.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">daren't</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">contraction</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015190a"><!--s015190a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>dare not.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guardhouse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgahdhows/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026737a"><!--s026737a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a building used by soldiers on guard duty or as a prison.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gluggable</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025683a"><!--s025683a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> said of a drink, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an alcoholic one: capable of being consumed in quantity with ease and enjoyment </p><p><i></i></p><p>It's a relatively cheap but eminently gluggable burgundy</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">field officer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022106a"><!--s022106a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a commissioned army officer of the rank of colonel, lieutenant colonel, or major.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">galley</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgali/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -eys) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> galleys)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024635a"><!--s024635a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026455b"><!--s026455b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a large low usu single-decked ship propelled by oars and sails and used in the Mediterranean in the Middle Ages and in classical antiquity.</p></div><a name="s026456b"><!--s026456b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a large rowing boat.</p></div><a name="s026457b"><!--s026457b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a kitchen on a ship or aircraft.</p></div><a name="s026458b"><!--s026458b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in printing, a proof in the form of a long sheet.</p></div><a name="s026459b"><!--s026459b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in printing:</p><a name="s006979c"><!--s006979c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a long oblong tray with upright sides for holding set type.</p></div><a name="s006980c"><!--s006980c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a proof in the form of a long sheet taken from type on a galley [Middle English <span class="bodyi">galeie</span> via Old French from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">galea</span>, from early Greek].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coitus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoytəs, ʹkoh·itəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011643a"><!--s011643a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">technical</span> sexual intercourse involving insertion of the penis into the vagina and culminating in ejaculation</p><p><span class="bodyb">coital</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">coitally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">coitus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">coire</span> to come together, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/co/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">co-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ire</span> to go].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drill<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018335a"><!--s018335a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019298b"><!--s019298b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a tool with an edged or pointed end for making a hole in a solid substance by revolving or by a succession of blows.</p></div><a name="s019299b"><!--s019299b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>military training in marching, parade movements, and the handling of arms, etc.</p></div><a name="s019300b"><!--s019300b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an physical or mental exercise aimed at improving facility and skill by regular practice.</p></div><a name="s019301b"><!--s019301b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> the approved or correct procedure for accomplishing something efficiently.</p></div><a name="s019302b"><!--s019302b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a marine snail that bores through the shells and eats the flesh of oysters: <span class="bodyi">Urosalpinx cinerea</span>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bedridden</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbedrid(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004934a"><!--s004934a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>confined to bed, e.g. by illness [Old English <span class="bodyi">bedreda</span> a person confined to bed, from <span class="bodyi">bedd</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bed1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bed 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-rida, -reda</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/rider/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">rider</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alligator</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaligaytə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001377a"><!--s001377a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001395b"><!--s001395b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>either of two species ofa large American or Chinese aquatic reptiles that are related to the crocodiles but have with a broader heads that does not taper towards the snout: genus <span class="bodyi">Alligator</span>.</p></div><a name="s001396b"><!--s001396b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>leather made from alligator hide [Spanish <span class="bodyi">el lagarto</span> the lizard, from Latin <span class="bodyi">lacertus, lacerta</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">call down</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008500a"><!--s008500a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to invoke (somebody or something) or cause them to appear.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">equal opportunity</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020217a"><!--s020217a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021263b"><!--s021263b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) nondiscrimination on the grounds of age, sex, race, etc, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the workplace.</p></div><a name="s021264b"><!--s021264b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) offering or ensuring equal opportunity </p><p><i></i></p><p>an equal-opportunities employer</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foreigner</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023577a"><!--s023577a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025263b"><!--s025263b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person belonging to or owing allegiance to a foreign country.</p></div><a name="s025264b"><!--s025264b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a stranger or outsider.</p></div><a name="s025265b"><!--s025265b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something, such as a ship, from a foreign country.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guardian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgahdi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026738a"><!--s026738a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028654b"><!--s028654b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody or something that guards or protects.</p></div><a name="s028655b"><!--s028655b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody who has the care of the person or property of another, <span class="bodyi">specif</span> somebody entrusted by law with the care of a person somebody who is of unsound mind, not of age, etc</p><p><span class="bodyb">guardianship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fieldsman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> fieldsmen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022107a"><!--s022107a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fielder/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fielder</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coitus interruptus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/intəʹruptəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011644a"><!--s011644a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>coitus in which the penis is withdrawn before orgasm in order to prevent ejaculation of sperm into the vagina [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">coitus interruptus</span>, interrupted coitus].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">galley proof</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024636a"><!--s024636a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/galley/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">galley</span></span></a> (4b).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">darg</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dahg/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015191a"><!--s015191a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ or dialect</span> a fixed amount of work; a task [Old English <span class="bodyi">dægweorc</span>, from <span class="bodyi">dæg</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/day/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">day</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">weorc</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/work1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">work 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bedrock</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004935a"><!--s004935a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005042b"><!--s005042b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the solid rock underlying unconsolidated surface materials, e.g. soil.</p></div><a name="s005043b"><!--s005043b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the basis of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>the bedrock of society</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drill<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018336a"><!--s018336a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019303b"><!--s019303b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a shallow furrow into which seed is sown.</p></div><a name="s019304b"><!--s019304b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004897c"><!--s004897c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a shallow furrow into which seed is sown.</p></div><a name="s004898c"><!--s004898c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a row of seed sown in such a furrow.</p></div></div><a name="s019305b"><!--s019305b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a planting implement that makes such holes or furrows, drops in the seed and sometimes fertilizer, and covers it them with earth [perhaps from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/drill1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">drill 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gluhwein <span class="bodyi">or</span> Glühwein</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgloohvien, <span class="bodyi">German</span> ʹglyːvaɪn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025684a"><!--s025684a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>warmed red wine to which sugar and spices have been added; mulled red wine [German <span class="bodyi">Glühwein</span>, from <span class="bodyi">glühen</span> to glow, heat + <span class="bodyi">Wein</span> wine].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alligator pear</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001378a"><!--s001378a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/avocado/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">avocado</span></span></a> [by folk etymology from <span class="bodyi">avocado pear</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caller</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008501a"><!--s008501a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008863b"><!--s008863b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who makes a telephone call or pays a visit.</p></div><a name="s008864b"><!--s008864b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus</span> somebody who gives a running commentary at a race meeting.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foreign exchange</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023578a"><!--s023578a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025266b"><!--s025266b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>foreign currency.</p></div><a name="s025267b"><!--s025267b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the buying and selling of foreign currency.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">equals sign <span class="bodyi">or</span> equal sign</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020218a"><!--s020218a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sign (=) indicating mathematical equality or logical equivalence.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guardian angel</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026739a"><!--s026739a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028656b"><!--s028656b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who is regarded as a person's special protector.</p></div><a name="s028657b"><!--s028657b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an angel who is thought to watch over a particular person.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">field sport</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022108a"><!--s022108a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an open-air sport, e.g. hunting or shooting, involving the pursuit of animals.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cojones</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹhohnayz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011645a"><!--s011645a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011920b"><!--s011920b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the testicles.</p></div><a name="s011921b"><!--s011921b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>courage [Spanish <span class="bodyi">cojones</span> testicles].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">daring<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdeəring/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015192a"><!--s015192a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>adventurously bold in action or thought</p><p><span class="bodyb">daringly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">galley slave</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024637a"><!--s024637a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026460b"><!--s026460b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a slave or criminal forced to act as an oarsman on a galley ship.</p></div><a name="s026461b"><!--s026461b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody who has to do menial work; a drudge.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/glum/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (glummer, glummest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025685a"><!--s025685a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027423b"><!--s027423b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>broodingly morose.</p></div><a name="s027424b"><!--s027424b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>dreary; gloomy</p><p><span class="bodyb">glumly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">glumness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gloom2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gloom 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bedroll</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004936a"><!--s004936a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> bedding, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> that used for sleeping in the open, rolled up for carrying.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foreign legion</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023579a"><!--s023579a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">Foreign Legion</span>) a body of foreign volunteers serving within a regular national army, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> that of France [translation of French <span class="bodyi">légion étrangère</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">equal temperament</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020219a"><!--s020219a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the division of the musical octave into twelve equal semitones</p><p>Equal temperament is a system devised in the 16th cent. to make each step (semitone) of a chromatic scale the same. Though scientifically this is impossible, the ear gratefully accommodates it. C♯ and D♭ on the piano sound the same, but to a string or wind player a C♯ is actually higher than a D♭. Though J S Bach's <span class="bodyi">Well-Tempered Klavier</span> celebrates the idea, the system was not fully adopted until the 19th cent. — Amanda Holden</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guardrail</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026740a"><!--s026740a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a railing that protects people from falling from a high place.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">call girl</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008502a"><!--s008502a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a prostitute who accepts appointments by telephone: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/streetwalker/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">streetwalker</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">all-important</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001379a"><!--s001379a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of very great or greatest importance </p><p><i></i></p><p>an all-important question</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drill<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018337a"><!--s018337a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to sow (seeds) by dropping them along a shallow furrow.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">field-test</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022110a"><!--s022110a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to submit (something) to a field test.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Coke</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011646a"><!--s011646a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> short for Coca-Cola.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glume</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gloohm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025686a"><!--s025686a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of the two dry scale-like bracts (specialized leaves; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bract/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bract</span></span></a>) at the base of the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/spikelet/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">spikelet</span></span></a> (flower cluster) in grasses <span class="bodyb">glumaceous</span> /gloohʹmayshəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">gluma</span> hull, husk].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bedroom</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004937a"><!--s004937a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005044b"><!--s005044b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a room furnished with a bed, and intended primarily for sleeping.</p></div><a name="s005045b"><!--s005045b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) dealing with, suggestive of, or inviting sexual relations </p><p><i></i></p><p>a bedroom farce</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gallfly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gallflies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024638a"><!--s024638a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several insects that produce galls by laying their eggs in plant tissues.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">equanimity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ekwəʹnimiti, ee-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020220a"><!--s020220a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>evenness of mind or temper, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> under stress <span class="bodyb">equanimous</span> /iʹkwaniməs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">aequanimitas</span>,from <span class="bodyi">aequo animo</span> with even mind].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foreign office</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023580a"><!--s023580a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the government department responsible for foreign affairs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">all-in</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001381a"><!--s001381a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001397b"><!--s001397b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> all-inclusive, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> including all costs </p><p><i></i></p><p>an all-in holiday to Greece</p>.</div><a name="s001398b"><!--s001398b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> said of wrestling: having almost no holds barred.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coke<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011647a"><!--s011647a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a solid porous fuel that remains after gases have been driven from coal by heating [Middle English; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drill<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018338a"><!--s018338a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a durable cotton fabric in twill weave [short for <span class="bodyi">drilling</span> from German <span class="bodyi">drillich</span> fabric woven with a threefold thread, from Latin <span class="bodyi">trilic-, trilix</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tri/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tri-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">licium</span> thread].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">field test</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022109a"><!--s022109a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/field_trial/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">field trial</span></span></a> (2) <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/field_trial/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">field trial</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guard ring</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026741a"><!--s026741a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028658b"><!--s028658b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a ring worn to prevent another ring from slipping off one's finger.</p></div><a name="s028659b"><!--s028659b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a circular electrode used to limit or define the extent of a magnetic field.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">daring<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015193a"><!--s015193a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>adventurous boldness.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calligraphy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹligrəfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008503a"><!--s008503a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the art of producing beautiful or elegant handwriting, or the handwriting itself</p><p><span class="bodyb">calligrapher</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">calligraphic</span> /kaliʹgrafik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">calligraphist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">calligraphie</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">kalligraphia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">kallos</span> beauty + <span class="bodyi">-graphia</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/graphy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-graphy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gluon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹglooh·on/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025687a"><!--s025687a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an elementary particle held to be responsible for the force that binds quarks together [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/glue1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">glue 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/on2/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-on 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Beds</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004938a"><!--s004938a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Bedfordshire.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">all in</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001380a"><!--s001380a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> tired out; exhausted </p><p><i></i></p><p>You look all in</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">galliard</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgalyəd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024639a"><!--s024639a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lively dance in triple time that was popular in the 16th cent [Old French <span class="bodyi">gaillarde</span>, fem of <span class="bodyi">gaillard</span> lively, valiant, prob of Celtic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">field trial</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022111a"><!--s022111a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023380b"><!--s023380b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a trial of gun dogs or sheep dogs in actual performance.</p></div><a name="s023381b"><!--s023381b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a test for a new design, invention, variety of plant, etc under authentic working or growing conditions, rather than in the laboratory, workshop, or greenhouse.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foreign secretary</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023581a"><!--s023581a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">Foreign Secretary</span>) the government minister with responsibility for foreign affairs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coke<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011648a"><!--s011648a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to convert (coal) into coke.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">equate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹkwayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020221a"><!--s020221a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021265b"><!--s021265b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to treat, represent, or regard (something) as equal, equivalent, or comparable </p><p><i></i></p><p>He equates dissension with disloyalty</p>.</div><a name="s021266b"><!--s021266b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (things) equal <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s021267b"><!--s021267b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to be or make equal or equivalent</p><p><span class="bodyb">equatable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">equaten</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">aequatus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">aequare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/equable/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">equable</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drill<sup>6</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018339a"><!--s018339a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a W African baboon closely related to the mandrills: <span class="bodyi">Mandrillus leucophaeus</span> [prob native name in W Africa].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guardroom</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026742a"><!--s026742a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a room serving as a guardhouse.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dariole</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdariohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015194a"><!--s015194a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small cup-shaped mould in which a single portion of a sweet or savoury dish is cooked and served [French <span class="bodyi">dariole</span> pastry filled with cream].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">call in</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008504a"><!--s008504a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008865b"><!--s008865b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to summon (somebody) to consult them or seek their help.</p></div><a name="s008866b"><!--s008866b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002116c"><!--s002116c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to demand repayment of (a loan).</p></div><a name="s002117c"><!--s002117c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to withdraw (currency) from circulation.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glut<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/glut/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025688a"><!--s025688a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an excessive supply of something, e.g. a harvested crop, that exceeds market demand.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bedside</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004939a"><!--s004939a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005046b"><!--s005046b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the space at the side of a bed.</p></div><a name="s005047b"><!--s005047b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) of or conducted at somebody's bedside </p><p><i></i></p><p>a bedside vigil</p>.</div><a name="s005048b"><!--s005048b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) suitable for a person in bed </p><p><i></i></p><p>bedside reading</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gallic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgalik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024640a"><!--s024640a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or characteristic of Gaul or France [Latin <span class="bodyi">Gallicus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Gallia</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gaul/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Gaul</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coke<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011649a"><!--s011649a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">slang</span> cocaine [by shortening and alteration].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">all-inclusive</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001382a"><!--s001382a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>including everything </p><p><i></i></p><p>a broader and more all-inclusive view</p><p><span class="bodyb">all-inclusiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">field trip</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022112a"><!--s022112a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a visit made by students for first-hand observation, e.g. to a farm or a museum.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forejudge</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023582a"><!--s023582a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to prejudge (something).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drilling rig</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018340a"><!--s018340a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the structure, equipment, and machinery used to drill an oil well.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calling</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawling/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008505a"><!--s008505a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008867b"><!--s008867b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a strong inner impulse towards a particular course of action, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when accompanied by conviction of divine influence.</p></div><a name="s008868b"><!--s008868b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any profession or occupation, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one demanding dedication.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Darjeeling</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dahʹjeeling/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015195a"><!--s015195a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a high-quality tea grown in the mountainous districts of N India [named after <span class="bodyi">Darjeeling</span>, town in India famous for its tea plantations].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glut<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (glutted, glutting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025689a"><!--s025689a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027425b"><!--s027425b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to fill or feed (something or somebody) beyond capacity.</p></div><a name="s027426b"><!--s027426b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand [Middle English <span class="bodyi">glouten</span>, <span class="bodyi">glotten</span> to fill to excess, prob from early French <span class="bodyi">glotir</span>, <span class="bodyi">gloutir</span> to swallow, from Latin <span class="bodyi">gluttire</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">equation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹkwayzh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020222a"><!--s020222a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021268b"><!--s021268b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a statement of the equality of two mathematical or logical expressions.</p></div><a name="s021269b"><!--s021269b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an expression representing a chemical reaction quantitatively by means of chemical symbols.</p></div><a name="s021270b"><!--s021270b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a complex of variable factors </p><p><i></i></p><p>the whole social equation</p>.</div><a name="s021271b"><!--s021271b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the act of equating or the state of being equated</p><p><span class="bodyb">equational</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">equationally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guardsman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> guardsmen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026743a"><!--s026743a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of a military body such as the called <span class="bodyi">guard</span> or <span class="bodyi">guards</span>, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a soldier in the Household Troops in the British Army or a member of the US National Guard.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bedside manner</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004940a"><!--s004940a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the manner with which a doctor deals with patients.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gallic acid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgalik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024641a"><!--s024641a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an acid found widely in plants and used in dyes, inks, and as a photographic developer: formula C<sub>7</sub>H<sub>6</sub>O<sub>5</sub> [French <span class="bodyi">gallique</span>, from <span class="bodyi">galle</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gall4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gall 4</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">col.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011652a"><!--s011652a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011927b"><!--s011927b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>colour; coloured.</p></div><a name="s011928b"><!--s011928b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>column.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drillmaster</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018341a"><!--s018341a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019306b"><!--s019306b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an instructor in military drill, usu a non-commissioned officer.</p></div><a name="s019307b"><!--s019307b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an instructor with a strict manner, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one who stresses trivial points.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alliterate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹlitərayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001383a"><!--s001383a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001399b"><!--s001399b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to use, produce, or contain alliteration <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s001400b"><!--s001400b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to arrange (words) or construct (phrases) so as to cause alliteration [back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/alliteration/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">alliteration</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foreknowledge</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fawʹnolij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023583a"><!--s023583a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>knowledge of something before it has happened or existed <span class="bodyb">foreknow</span> // <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bed-sit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004941a"><!--s004941a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a bed-sitter.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fieldwalker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022113a"><!--s022113a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who walks across fields, etc looking for archaeological artefacts.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calling card</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008506a"><!--s008506a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008869b"><!--s008869b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small printed card bearing a person's name and other details, presented by way of personal introduction; a visiting card.</p></div><a name="s008870b"><!--s008870b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> anything that serves as evidence that somebody or something has been somewhere </p><p><i></i></p><p>Some dog has left its calling card on my front step</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">equator</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020223a"><!--s020223a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021272b"><!--s021272b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the notional circle around the earth that is equidistant at all points from the two poles and divides the earth's surface into the northern and southern hemispheres.</p></div><a name="s021273b"><!--s021273b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/celestial_equator/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">celestial equator</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s021274b"><!--s021274b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a circle or circular band dividing the surface of a body into two usu equal and symmetrical parts, sometimes imaginary </p><p><i></i></p><p>the equator of a dividing cell</p> <p>[Middle English from late Latin <span class="bodyi">aequator</span>, from <span class="bodyi">circulus aequator diei et noctis</span> circle that equalizes day and night].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glutamate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgloohtəmayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025690a"><!--s025690a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027427b"><!--s027427b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a salt or ester of glutamic acid.</p></div><a name="s027428b"><!--s027428b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/monosodium_glutamate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">monosodium glutamate</span></span></a> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/glutamic_acid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">glutamic acid</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ate1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ate 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guard's van</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026744a"><!--s026744a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a railway wagon or carriage attached usu at the rear of a train for the use of the guard.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dark<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dahk/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015196a"><!--s015196a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015736b"><!--s015736b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>with little or no light.</p></div><a name="s015737b"><!--s015737b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003933c"><!--s003933c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>wholly or partially black.</p></div><a name="s003934c"><!--s003934c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a colour: not light or pale.</p></div></div><a name="s015738b"><!--s015738b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>of the hair or complexion: not fair.</p></div><a name="s015739b"><!--s015739b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s003935c"><!--s003935c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of the hair or complexion: not fair.</p></div><a name="s003936c"><!--s003936c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a person: having brown or black hair.</p></div></div><a name="s015740b"><!--s015740b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>secret or mysterious.</p></div><a name="s015741b"><!--s015741b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s003937c"><!--s003937c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>sinister or evil </p><p><i></i></p><p>dark deeds</p>.</div><a name="s003938c"><!--s003938c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>angry </p><p><i></i></p><p>dark looks</p>.</div><a name="s003939c"><!--s003939c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>dismal or sad </p><p><i></i></p><p>dark times for everyone</p>.</div></div><a name="s015742b"><!--s015742b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>said of a region: remote or little known.</p></div><a name="s015743b"><!--s015743b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> lacking knowledge; ignorant</p><p><span class="bodyb">darkish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">darkly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">darkness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">deorc</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gallicise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgalisiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024642a"><!--s024642a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gallicize_or_gallicise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Gallicize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drill sergeant</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018342a"><!--s018342a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/drillmaster/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">drillmaster</span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">col</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kol/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011650a"><!--s011650a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011922b"><!--s011922b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a depression or pass in a mountain ridge or range.</p></div><a name="s011923b"><!--s011923b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in meteorology, a region of low pressure between two anticyclones [French <span class="bodyi">col</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">collum</span> neck].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dark<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015197a"><!--s015197a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015744b"><!--s015744b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003940c"><!--s003940c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the absence of light; darkness </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was scared of the dark</p>.</div><a name="s003941c"><!--s003941c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>night or nightfall </p><p><i></i></p><p>owls that come out after dark</p>.</div></div><a name="s015745b"><!--s015745b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a dark or deep colour ✱ <span class="bodyb">in the dark</span> in a state of ignorance.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foreland</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023584a"><!--s023584a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025268b"><!--s025268b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a promontory or headland.</p></div><a name="s025269b"><!--s025269b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an area of land in front of a body of water or other prominent feature.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glutamic acid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gloohʹtamik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025691a"><!--s025691a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an acidic amino acid found in most proteins [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gluten/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gluten</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amino/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amino</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ic1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ic 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bed-sitter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004942a"><!--s004942a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a single room serving as both bedroom and sitting room.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calliope</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹlie·əpi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008507a"><!--s008507a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a keyboard musical instrument resembling an organ and consisting of a series of whistles sounded by steam or compressed air [named after <span class="bodyi">Calliope</span>, the Muse of epic poetry in Greek mythology].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gallicism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgalisiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024643a"><!--s024643a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a characteristic French word or expression occurring in another language.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">equatorial<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ekwəʹtawri·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020224a"><!--s020224a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021275b"><!--s021275b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of, at, or near the equator of the earth.</p></div><a name="s021276b"><!--s021276b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of the climate: characterized by consistently high temperatures and rainfall throughout the year.</p></div><a name="s021277b"><!--s021277b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005387c"><!--s005387c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>of, at, or near the equator of the earth.</p></div><a name="s005388c"><!--s005388c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of the climate: characterized by consistently high temperatures and rainfall throughout the year.</p></div></div><a name="s021278b"><!--s021278b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of a telescope or its mounting: having two axes at right angles to each other and allowing a celestial body to be kept in view as the earth rotates.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guar gum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gwah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026745a"><!--s026745a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a gum produced from the ground seeds of a plant of the pea family, used as a thickening agent and as a sizing material [Hindi <span class="bodyi">guar</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fieldwork</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022114a"><!--s022114a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023382b"><!--s023382b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>work done in the field, e.g. by students, to gain practical experience through first-hand observation.</p></div><a name="s023383b"><!--s023383b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the gathering of data in anthropology, sociology, etc through the observation or interviewing of subjects in the field</p><p><span class="bodyb">field-worker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alliteration</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əˌlitəʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001384a"><!--s001384a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the repetition of initial consonant sounds in neighbouring words or syllables, e.g. ‘<span class="bodyi">thr</span>eatening <span class="bodyi">thr</span>ongs of <span class="bodyi">thr</span>eshers’</p><p><span class="bodyb">alliterate</span> <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> <span class="bodyb">alliterative</span> /əʹlitərətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">alliteratively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">littera</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/letter1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">letter 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Col.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011651a"><!--s011651a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011924b"><!--s011924b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Colonel.</p></div><a name="s011925b"><!--s011925b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Colorado.</p></div><a name="s011926b"><!--s011926b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>Colossians (book of the Bible).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dark Ages</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015198a"><!--s015198a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015746b"><!--s015746b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">dark ages</span>) the period of European history from the fall of the Roman Empire in the West (<span class="bodysc">ad</span> 476) to about 1000, typically perceived as a time devoid of culture or, learning, or civilized attitudes </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her intellect reached forward into the twentieth century; her social prejudices and family affections reached back into the dark ages</p><p> George Bernard Shaw.</p></div><a name="s015747b"><!--s015747b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">dark ages</span>) any period or existence seen as similarly primitive or deprived </p><p><i></i></p><p>For in those dark ages, even all-perfect America read rubbish</p><p> Louisa M Alcott.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drily <span class="bodyi">or</span> dryly</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdrieli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018343a"><!--s018343a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019308b"><!--s019308b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in a subtly or understatedly ironic or humorous way.</p></div><a name="s019309b"><!--s019309b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in a dry manner or condition.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bed-sitting-room</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004943a"><!--s004943a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a bed-sitter.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foreleg</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023585a"><!--s023585a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a front leg, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a quadruped.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calliper<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">caliper</span>) /ʹkalipə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008508a"><!--s008508a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008871b"><!--s008871b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a measuring instrument with two hinged arms that can be adjusted to determine thickness, diameter, or distance between surfaces </p><p><i></i></p><p>a pair of callipers</p>.</div><a name="s008872b"><!--s008872b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a support for the human leg extending from the knee or thigh to the foot [alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/calibre/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">calibre</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">equatorial<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020225a"><!--s020225a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an equatorial telescope mounting.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gallicize <span class="bodyi">or</span> Gallicise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgalisiez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024644a"><!--s024644a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to cause (somebody or something) to conform to a French mode or idiom.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">allium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹali·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001385a"><!--s001385a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a large genus of plants of the lily family including the onion, garlic, chives, leek, and shallot: genus <span class="bodyi">Allium</span> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">Allium</span>, genus name, from Latin <span class="bodyi">allium</span>, garlic].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Guatemalan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌgwahtəʹmahlən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026746a"><!--s026746a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Guatemala</p><p><span class="bodyb">Guatemalan</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fiend</span><small><span class="eSynop">/feend/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022115a"><!--s022115a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023384b"><!--s023384b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006048c"><!--s006048c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a demon.</p></div><a name="s006049c"><!--s006049c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Fiend</span>) the Devil; Satan.</p></div><a name="s006050c"><!--s006050c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a person of great wickedness or cruelty.</p></div></div><a name="s023385b"><!--s023385b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> somebody greatly or excessively devoted to a specified activity or thing; a fanatic or devotee </p><p><i></i></p><p>a golf fiend</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a fresh-air fiend</p>.</div><a name="s023386b"><!--s023386b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a person who uses immoderate quantities of something specified; an addict </p><p><i></i></p><p>a dope fiend</p>.</div><a name="s023387b"><!--s023387b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> somebody remarkably clever at a specified activity; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wizard1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wizard<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (2) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She's a fiend at arithmetic</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">fīend</span> enemy].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glutamine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgloohtəmeen, -min/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025692a"><!--s025692a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an amino acid found in many proteins that breaks down to yield glutamic acid and ammonia [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gluten/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gluten</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amine</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">col-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011653a"><!--s011653a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/com_or_col_or_con_or_cor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">com-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dark chocolate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015199a"><!--s015199a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>chocolate that is dark in colour and slightly bitter; plain chocolate.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drink<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dringk/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> drank /drangk/) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> drunk /drungk/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018344a"><!--s018344a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019310b"><!--s019310b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to swallow (a liquid), usu for refreshment or nourishment <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s019311b"><!--s019311b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004899c"><!--s004899c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to swallow (a liquid), usu for refreshment or nourishment.</p></div><a name="s004900c"><!--s004900c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to take in or absorb (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>drinking air into his lungs</p>.</div><a name="s004901c"><!--s004901c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(+ in) to listen to and comprehend (something) avidly.</p></div></div><a name="s019312b"><!--s019312b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to join in (a toast) by raising one's glass and drinking from it.</p></div><a name="s019313b"><!--s019313b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to bring (oneself or something else) to a specified state by drinking alcohol </p><p><i></i></p><p>He drank himself into oblivion</p> <p><i></i></p><p>She tried to drink her troubles away</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s019314b"><!--s019314b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to take liquid into the mouth and swallow it.</p></div><a name="s019315b"><!--s019315b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to drink alcohol, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> habitually or to excess </p><p><i></i></p><p>In a few ill-chosen words she told the cook that she drank</p><p> Saki.</p></div><a name="s019316b"><!--s019316b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>(+ in) to take in or receive avidly ✱ <span class="bodyb">drink like a fish</span> to drink alcohol habitually to excess ✱ <span class="bodyb">drink to</span> to drink a toast to (somebody, a person's health, etc)</p><p><span class="bodyb">drinkable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">drincan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forelimb</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023586a"><!--s023586a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an arm, fin, wing, or leg that is a foreleg or homologous to a foreleg.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bedsore</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004944a"><!--s004944a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sore caused by prolonged pressure on part of the body of a bedridden invalid.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">galligaskins</span><small><span class="eSynop">/galiʹgaskinz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024645a"><!--s024645a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> loose wide trousers or breeches, worn formerly by men [prob modification of early French <span class="bodyi">garguesques</span> via Old Spanish or Italian from Latin <span class="bodyi">Graecus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/greek1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Greek 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">equerry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹkweri, ʹekwəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> equerries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020226a"><!--s020226a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021279b"><!--s021279b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an officer of the British royal household in personal attendance on a member of the royal family.</p></div><a name="s021280b"><!--s021280b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>formerly, an officer of a royal or noble household in charged with the care of horses [French <span class="bodyi">escuirie</span> office of a squire, stable, from <span class="bodyi">escuier, esquier</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/esquire/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">esquire</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guava</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgwahvə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026747a"><!--s026747a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028660b"><!--s028660b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sweet acid yellow edible tropical fruit with pink aromatic flesh.</p></div><a name="s028661b"><!--s028661b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the tropical American tree that bears this fruit: genus <span class="bodyi">Psidium</span> [modification of Spanish <span class="bodyi">guayaba</span>, of Arawakan origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calliper<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">caliper</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (callipered, callipering, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> calipered) (calipering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008509a"><!--s008509a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to measure (something) with callipers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fiendish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022116a"><!--s022116a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023388b"><!--s023388b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>extremely cruel or wicked.</p></div><a name="s023389b"><!--s023389b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> extremely bad, unpleasant, or difficult.</p></div><a name="s023390b"><!--s023390b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> ingeniously clever or complex</p><p><span class="bodyb">fiendishly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fiendishness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">all-night</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001386a"><!--s001386a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001401b"><!--s001401b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>lasting throughout the night </p><p><i></i></p><p>an all-night poker game</p>.</div><a name="s001402b"><!--s001402b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>open throughout the night </p><p><i></i></p><p>an all-night café</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glutei</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgloohtiie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025693a"><!--s025693a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gluteus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gluteus</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colander</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoləndə, ʹkul-/ cullender /ʹkuləndə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011655a"><!--s011655a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a perforated bowl-shaped utensil for washing or draining food [Middle English <span class="bodyi">colyndore</span>,prob modification of Old Provençal <span class="bodyi">colador</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">colatus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">colare</span> to sieve].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dark current</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015200a"><!--s015200a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the residual current in a device, e.g. a photocell or video camera tube, when there is no light falling on it.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drink<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018345a"><!--s018345a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019317b"><!--s019317b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004902c"><!--s004902c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>liquid suitable for drinking.</p></div><a name="s004903c"><!--s004903c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>alcoholic drink.</p></div></div><a name="s019318b"><!--s019318b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a draught or portion of liquid for drinking.</p></div><a name="s019319b"><!--s019319b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>excessive consumption of alcohol.</p></div><a name="s019320b"><!--s019320b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the drink</span>) <span class="bodyi">informal</span> the sea or ocean, or any sizable body of water.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forelock</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023587a"><!--s023587a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lock of hair growing just above the forehead ✱ <span class="bodyb">touch/tug one's forelock</span> to make a gesture that indicates one's social inferiority to another person, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by raising a hand to one's forehead.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bedspread</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004945a"><!--s004945a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an ornamental cloth cover for a bed.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gallimaufry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/galiʹmawfri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gallimaufries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024646a"><!--s024646a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a medley or jumble [early French <span class="bodyi">galimafree</span> hash].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">callipygian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kaliʹpiji·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008510a"><!--s008510a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> having well-shaped attractive buttocks [Greek <span class="bodyi">kallipygos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">kalli-</span> beautiful + <span class="bodyi">pygē</span> buttocks].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guayule</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gwəʹyoohli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026748a"><!--s026748a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a silvery-leaved shrub with many branches that belongs to the daisy family, is found in Mexico and SW USA, and is cultivated as a source of rubber: <span class="bodyi">Parthenium argentatum</span> [American Spanish <span class="bodyi">guayule</span> from Nahuatl <span class="bodyi">cuauhuli</span> tree gum].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">equestrian<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹkwestri·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020227a"><!--s020227a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021281b"><!--s021281b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of horses or horse riding.</p></div><a name="s021282b"><!--s021282b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>representing a person on horseback.</p></div><a name="s021283b"><!--s021283b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005389c"><!--s005389c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>of or featuring horses or horse riding </p><p><i></i></p><p>equestrian skills</p>.</div><a name="s005390c"><!--s005390c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>representing a person on horseback.</p></div></div><a name="s021284b"><!--s021284b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>of or composed of knights</p><p><span class="bodyb">equestrianism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">equestr-, equester</span> of a horseman, from <span class="bodyi">eques</span> horseman, from <span class="bodyi">equus</span> horse].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">darken</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (darkened, darkening)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015201a"><!--s015201a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s015748b"><!--s015748b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make or become (something) dark or darker.</p></div><a name="s015749b"><!--s015749b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of something unwelcome: to spoil or blight (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>lives darkened by poverty</p>.</div><a name="s015750b"><!--s015750b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make or become (somebody) unhappy or angry <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s015751b"><!--s015751b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to become dark or darker.</p></div><a name="s015752b"><!--s015752b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to become unhappy or angry.</p></div><a name="s015753b"><!--s015753b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>said of the eyes or face: to show a strong emotion, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> anger ✱ <span class="bodyb">not darken somebody's door</span> to keep away from somebody</p><p><span class="bodyb">darkener</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fierce</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fiəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022117a"><!--s022117a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023391b"><!--s023391b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>violently hostile or aggressive; combative or pugnacious.</p></div><a name="s023392b"><!--s023392b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006051c"><!--s006051c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>lacking restraint or control; violent or heated </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fierce argument</p>.</div><a name="s006052c"><!--s006052c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>extremely intense or severe </p><p><i></i></p><p>fierce pain</p>.</div></div><a name="s023393b"><!--s023393b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>furiously active or determined </p><p><i></i></p><p>Let's make a fierce effort to finish this project on time</p>.</div><a name="s023394b"><!--s023394b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of a mechanism: operating with a sharp and powerful action </p><p><i></i></p><p>These brakes are a bit fierce</p> <p><span class="bodyb">fiercely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fierceness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">fiers</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">ferus</span> wild, savage].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">allo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001387a"><!--s001387a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s001403b"><!--s001403b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>other; different; atypical </p><p><i></i></p><p>allopathy</p>.</div><a name="s001404b"><!--s001404b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>being one of a specified group whose members together constitute a structural unit, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a language </p><p><i></i></p><p>allophone</p> [Greek <span class="bodyi">all-</span>, from <span class="bodyi">allos</span> other].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drinkable</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018346a"><!--s018346a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of water: suitable or safe for drinking.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gluten</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgloohtin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025694a"><!--s025694a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tough sticky protein substance, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of wheat flour, that gives dough its cohesive and elastic properties <span class="bodyb">glutenous</span> /-nəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">glutin-, gluten</span> glue].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cola nut</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011656a"><!--s011656a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kola_nut_or_cola_nut/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">kola nut</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foreman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> foremen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023588a"><!--s023588a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025270b"><!--s025270b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the chairman and spokesman of a jury.</p></div><a name="s025271b"><!--s025271b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a senior male worker who supervises a group of workers, a particular operation, or a section of a plant.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bedstead</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbedsted/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004946a"><!--s004946a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the framework of a bed [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bedstede</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bed1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bed 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">stede</span> place].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">callistemon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kaliʹsteemən, kəʹlistəmən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008511a"><!--s008511a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bottlebrush/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bottlebrush</span></span></a> (2) [from the Latin genus name, from Greek <span class="bodyi">kallos</span> beauty + <span class="bodyi">stēmōn</span> thread, stamen].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gallinacean</span><small><span class="eSynop">/galiʹnayshən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024647a"><!--s024647a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a gallinaceous bird.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gubbins</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgubinz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026749a"><!--s026749a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028662b"><!--s028662b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing.</span>) an object whose the name is unknown or of which you do not know or have forgotten; a thingamajig.</p></div><a name="s028663b"><!--s028663b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a miscellaneous or disorganized group or collection of objects, often associated with something specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>He received the catalogue and all the other marketing gubbins</p>.</div><a name="s028664b"><!--s028664b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing.</span>) a silly person [pl of obsolete <span class="bodyi">gubbin</span> fragment, scrap, from Old French <span class="bodyi">gobbon</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">equestrian<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020228a"><!--s020228a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who rides or performs on horseback.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dark energy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015202a"><!--s015202a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an unidentified form of energy believed to be the cause of the expansion of the universe at an accelerating rate.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">allocate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaləkayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001388a"><!--s001388a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001405b"><!--s001405b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000374c"><!--s000374c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to apportion and distribute (e.g. money or responsibility) in shares.</p></div><a name="s000375c"><!--s000375c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to assign (something limited in supply) to somebody </p><p><i></i></p><p>We've been allocated one of the new flats</p>.</div></div><a name="s001406b"><!--s001406b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to earmark or designate (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>We will allocate a section of the building for research purposes</p> <span class="bodyb">allocable</span> /-kəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i><p><span class="bodyb">allocatable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">allocation</span> /-ʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">allocator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">allocatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">allocare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">locare</span> to place, from <span class="bodyi">locus</span> place].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bedstraw</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004947a"><!--s004947a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of plants of the madder family having with angled stems, opposite or whorled leaves, and small flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Galium</span> [from its use for mattresses].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fiery</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfie·əri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (fierier, fieriest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022118a"><!--s022118a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023395b"><!--s023395b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006053c"><!--s006053c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>consisting of fire.</p></div><a name="s006054c"><!--s006054c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>burning or blazing </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fiery cross</p>.</div><a name="s006055c"><!--s006055c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>liable to catch fire or explode.</p></div></div><a name="s023396b"><!--s023396b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of food: very hot </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fiery chilli sauce</p>.</div><a name="s023397b"><!--s023397b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>of the colour of fire, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> red </p><p><i></i></p><p>fiery red hair</p>.</div><a name="s023398b"><!--s023398b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s006056c"><!--s006056c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>full of or exuding strong emotion or spirit; passionate </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fiery speech</p>.</div><a name="s006057c"><!--s006057c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>easily provoked; irascible </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fiery temper</p> <p><span class="bodyb">fierily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fieriness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English, from <span class="bodyi">fire, fier</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fire1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fire 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cola <span class="bodyi">or</span> kola</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohlə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011654a"><!--s011654a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011929b"><!--s011929b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a carbonated soft drink flavoured with extract from coca leaves, kola nut, sugar, caramel, and acid and aromatic substances.</p></div><a name="s011930b"><!--s011930b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of a genus of small W African trees that hasve seeds containing caffeine: genus <span class="bodyi">Cola</span> [(sense 1) from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/coca_cola/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Coca-Cola</span></span></a> ; (sense 2) from W African <span class="bodyi">kolo</span> nut].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glutes</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gloohts/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025695a"><!--s025695a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> the gluteal muscles.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drink-driving</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018347a"><!--s018347a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> the crime of driving a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol</p><p><span class="bodyb">drink-driver</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foremast</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023589a"><!--s023589a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the mast nearest the bow of a ship, or the lower part of it.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">callisthenics</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">calisthenics</span>) /kalisʹtheniks/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008512a"><!--s008512a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the art or practice of performing systematic rhythmic bodily exercises, usu performed without apparatus, or the exercises themselves</p><p><span class="bodyb">callisthenic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">kallos</span> beauty + <span class="bodyi">sthenos</span> strength].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gubernatorial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌgyoohbənəʹtawri·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026750a"><!--s026750a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or belonging to a governor, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a governor of a US state [Latin <span class="bodyi">gubernator</span> governor, from <span class="bodyi">gubernare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/govern/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">govern</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gallinaceous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/galiʹnayshəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024648a"><!--s024648a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of an order of birds including the pheasants, turkeys, grouse, and the common domestic fowl, which have heavy bodies and live mainly on the ground: order Galliformes [Latin <span class="bodyi">gallinaceus</span> of domestic fowl, from <span class="bodyi">gallina</span> hen, from <span class="bodyi">gallus</span> cock].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beduin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbedwin, ʹbedooh·in/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004948a"><!--s004948a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bedouin_or_beduin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bedouin</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">equi-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020229a"><!--s020229a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s021285b"><!--s021285b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>equal </p><p><i></i></p><p>equipoise</p>.</div><a name="s021286b"><!--s021286b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>equally </p><p><i></i></p><p>equidistant</p> <p><i></i></p><p>equiprobable</p> <p>[Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">aequi-</span>,from <span class="bodyi">aequus</span> equal].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">allochthonous <span class="bodyi">or</span> allocthonous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹlokthənəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001389a"><!--s001389a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a plant, animal, or substance: entering a particular ecological region from an outside source: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/autochthonous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">autochthonous</span></span></a> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/allo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">allo-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-chthonous</span> (as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/autochthonous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">autochthonous</span></span></a>)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">darkey</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdahki/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> darkeys)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015203a"><!--s015203a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/darky_or_darkie_or_darkey_dahki/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">darky</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drinker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018348a"><!--s018348a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019321b"><!--s019321b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who drinks, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one who drinks alcohol to excess.</p></div><a name="s019322b"><!--s019322b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a device that provides water for domestic animals or poultry.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foremost<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023590a"><!--s023590a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025272b"><!--s025272b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>first in a series or progression.</p></div><a name="s025273b"><!--s025273b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of first rank or position; preeminent [Old English <span class="bodyi">formest</span>, superl of <span class="bodyi">forma</span> first].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">co-latitude</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohʹlatityoohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011657a"><!--s011657a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the difference between a degree of latitude and 90°.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">call loan</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008513a"><!--s008513a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>money lent that is liable to be repaid whenever the lender wishes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gluteus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgloohti·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> glutei /ʹgloohtiie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025696a"><!--s025696a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of the three large muscles of the buttock</p><p><span class="bodyb">gluteal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">gloutos</span> buttock].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guddle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgudl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026751a"><!--s026751a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Scot</span> to catch (fish) by groping with the hands (e.g. under stones or banks of streams) [prob imitative].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fiery cross</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022119a"><!--s022119a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023399b"><!--s023399b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a charred and sometimes bloodstained wooden cross formerly used in the Scottish Highlands as a signal to clansmen to rally for battle.</p></div><a name="s023400b"><!--s023400b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a burning cross used, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> formerly, as a means of intimidation by the Ku Klux Klan.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">galling</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgawling/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024649a"><!--s024649a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>markedly irritating or vexing; deeply mortifying</p><p><span class="bodyb">gallingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">equiangular</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eekwiʹanggyoolə, ek-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020230a"><!--s020230a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having all, angles equal or all corresponding, angles equal </p><p><i></i></p><p>equiangular polygons</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">allocution</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aləʹkyoohsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001390a"><!--s001390a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a formal speech; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an authoritative or stirring address </p><p><i></i></p><p>after this vigorous allocution, to one of which sort Lord Steyne treated his ‘Hareem’ whenever symptoms of insubordination appeared in his household</p> — Thackeray [Latin <span class="bodyi">allocution-, allocutio</span> from <span class="bodyi">alloqui</span> to speak to, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">loqui</span> to speak].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bed-wetting</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbedweting/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004949a"><!--s004949a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>involuntary urination in bed during sleep</p><p><span class="bodyb">bed-wetter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guddle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026752a"><!--s026752a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Scot</span> a mess or muddle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dark horse</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015204a"><!--s015204a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015754b"><!--s015754b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody or something that is little known but is likely to succeed, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a competitor in a race or contest.</p></div><a name="s015755b"><!--s015755b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a secretive person.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fiesta</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fiʹestə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022120a"><!--s022120a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023401b"><!--s023401b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in Spain and Latin America, a saint's day, often celebrated with processions and dances.</p></div><a name="s023402b"><!--s023402b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in Spain and Latin America, a festive occasion; a celebration [Spanish <span class="bodyi">fiesta</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">festa</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/feast1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">feast 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foremost<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023591a"><!--s023591a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>most importantly </p><p><i></i></p><p>first and foremost</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colcannon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kolʹkanən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011658a"><!--s011658a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an Irish dish of potatoes and cabbage boiled and mashed together usu with cream or buttermilk [Irish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">cál ceannan</span> white-headed cabbage].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">call money</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008514a"><!--s008514a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/call_loan/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">call loan</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drinking chocolate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018349a"><!--s018349a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019323b"><!--s019323b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a mixture of cocoa powder, dried milk, and sugar.</p></div><a name="s019324b"><!--s019324b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a drink made by adding hot water to this mixture.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gallinule</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgalinyoohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024650a"><!--s024650a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026462b"><!--s026462b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several species of aquatic birds of the rail family with dark plumage and long thin toes; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the purple gallinule: <span class="bodyi">Porphyrula martinica</span> and other species.</p></div><a name="s026463b"><!--s026463b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a moorhen: <span class="bodyi">Gallinula chloropus</span> and other species [Latin <span class="bodyi">Gallinula</span> genus name, literally ‘little hen’, from <span class="bodyi">gallina</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gallinaceous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gallinaceous</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glutinous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgloohtinəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025697a"><!--s025697a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>resembling glue; sticky</p><p><span class="bodyb">glutinously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">glutinousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">glutineux</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">glutinosus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">glutin-</span>, <span class="bodyi">gluten</span> glue].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">equidistant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eekwiʹdist(ə)nt, ek-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020231a"><!--s020231a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>equally distant</p><p><span class="bodyb">equidistance</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">equidistantly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [via French or late Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">aequi-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/equi/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">equi-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">distant-, distans</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/distant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">distant</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">allogamy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹlogəməs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001391a"><!--s001391a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>reproduction by cross-fertilization: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/autogamy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">autogamy</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">allogamous</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004950a"><!--s004950a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005049b"><!--s005049b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a social four-winged insect with a hairy body and sting, often kept in a hive for the honey that it produces.</p></div><a name="s005050b"><!--s005050b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001105c"><!--s001105c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>any of several species of social four-winged insects often kept in hives for the honey that they produce: genus <span class="bodyi">Apis</span>.</p></div><a name="s001106c"><!--s001106c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any of a large group of insects that differ from the related wasps, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the heavier hairier body and legs, and in sometimes having a pollen basket: superfamily <span class="bodyi">Apoidea</span>.</p></div></div><a name="s005051b"><!--s005051b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a gathering of people for a specified purpose </p><p><i></i></p><p>an even more evil fame than attached to the … moonlight husking-bees</p> — Harold Frederic <p><i></i></p><p>a sewing bee</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">bee in one's bonnet</span>.</div><a name="s005052b"><!--s005052b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an obsession about a specified subject or idea </p><p><i></i></p><p>He's got a bee in his bonnet about cleanliness</p> [Old English <span class="bodyi">bēo</span>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gudgeon<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹguj(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026753a"><!--s026753a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028665b"><!--s028665b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a pivot or spindle.</p></div><a name="s028666b"><!--s028666b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the socket into which the pins of a hinge fit.</p></div><a name="s028667b"><!--s028667b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a socket into which the rudder of a boat fits.</p></div><a name="s028668b"><!--s028668b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a pin that holds two blocks together [Middle English <span class="bodyi">gudyon</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">goujon</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">gouge</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gouge1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gouge 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">FIFA</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfeefə/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022121a"><!--s022121a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>International Football Federation [French <span class="bodyi">Fédération</span> <span class="bodyi">Internationale de Football Association</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">darkie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdahki/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015205a"><!--s015205a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/darky_or_darkie_or_darkey_dahki/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">darky</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">call off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008515a"><!--s008515a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008873b"><!--s008873b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cancel (a plan or arrangement).</p></div><a name="s008874b"><!--s008874b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to give a command to (an animal) to leave somebody alone.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">equilateral</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eekwiʹlat(ə)rəl, ek-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020232a"><!--s020232a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having all sides equal </p><p><i></i></p><p>an equilateral triangle</p> <p>[late Latin <span class="bodyi">aequilateralis</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">aequi-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/equi/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">equi-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">later-, latus</span> side].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forename</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023592a"><!--s023592a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a name that precedes a person's surname.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drinking fountain</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018350a"><!--s018350a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fixture with a nozzle that delivers a stream of water for drinking.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glutton</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹglut(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025698a"><!--s025698a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027429b"><!--s027429b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a habitually greedy and voracious eater and drinker.</p></div><a name="s027430b"><!--s027430b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody who has a great liking for something.</p></div><a name="s027431b"><!--s027431b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s007189c"><!--s007189c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a habitually greedy and voracious eater and drinker.</p></div><a name="s007190c"><!--s007190c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>somebody who has a great liking for something </p><p><i></i></p><p>He's a glutton for horror movies</p>.</div></div><a name="s027432b"><!--s027432b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wolverine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wolverine</span></span></a> ✱ <span class="bodyb">a glutton for punishment</span> a person who is keen to take on difficult or unpleasant tasks, etc <span class="bodyb">gluttonous</span> /-nəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">gluttonously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">gluttonousness</span> /-nəsnis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">glotoun</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">glutton-</span>, <span class="bodyi">glutto</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">galliot <span class="bodyi">or</span> galiot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgaliət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024651a"><!--s024651a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026464b"><!--s026464b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small swift galley ship formerly used in the Mediterranean.</p></div><a name="s026465b"><!--s026465b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a long narrow Dutch merchant sailing ship that can be floated in shallow water [Middle English <span class="bodyi">galiote</span> via French or Dutch from late Latin <span class="bodyi">galeota</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">galea</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/galley/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">galley</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colchicine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkolchiseen, ʹkolkiseen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011659a"><!--s011659a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an alkaloid extracted from the corms or seeds of the meadow saffron and used to inhibit division of the cell nucleus in mitosis and in the treatment of gout [Latin <span class="bodyi">Colchicum</span>, genus name of the meadow saffron].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">allograft</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaləgrahft/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001392a"><!--s001392a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a graft between two genetically unlike members of the same species.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Beeb</span><small><span class="eSynop">/beeb/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004951a"><!--s004951a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> the BBC [by shortening and alteration].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fife</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fief/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022122a"><!--s022122a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small flute used chiefly in military bands</p><p><span class="bodyb">fifer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [German <span class="bodyi">Pfeife</span> pipe, fife, from Old High German <span class="bodyi">pfīfa</span>, ultimately via a prehistoric Germanic word from Latin <span class="bodyi">pipare</span> to chirp, of imitative origin: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pipe1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pipe 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">equilibrant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹkwilibrənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020233a"><!--s020233a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a force that is capable of balancing out another force.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dark lantern</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015206a"><!--s015206a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lantern that can be closed to conceal the light.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gudgeon<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gudgeons gudgeon)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026754a"><!--s026754a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028669b"><!--s028669b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">pl esp collectively</span> <span class="bodyb">gudgeon</span>) a small European freshwater fish used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for food or bait: <span class="bodyi">Gobio gobio</span>.</p></div><a name="s028670b"><!--s028670b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> somebody who is easily fooled; a dupe </p><p><i></i></p><p>The bait is so palpably artificial that the most credulous gudgeon turns away</p><p> Hardy [Middle English <span class="bodyi">gojune</span> via French <span class="bodyi">goujon</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">gobion-</span>, <span class="bodyi">gobio</span>, alteration of <span class="bodyi">gobius</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/goby/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">goby</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forenoon</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023593a"><!--s023593a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>morning, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the hours of daylight before midday.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">call of nature</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008516a"><!--s008516a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">euphem</span> the urge to urinate or defecate.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drinking problem</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018351a"><!--s018351a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an inability to consume only moderate amounts of alcohol, sometimes verging on alcoholism.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colchicum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkolchikəm, ʹkolkikəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> colchicums)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011660a"><!--s011660a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011931b"><!--s011931b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of a genus of African and Eurasian plants of the lily family with flowers that resemble crocuses: genus <span class="bodyi">Colchicum</span>.</p></div><a name="s011932b"><!--s011932b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the colchicine-containing dried corm or dried ripe seeds of the meadow saffron, used in medicine [Latin genus name, from Greek <span class="bodyi">kolchikon</span> product of <span class="bodyi">Colchis</span>, an ancient region in Asia, home of the sorceress Medea; the plant was believed to be poisonous].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">allomorph<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaləmawf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001393a"><!--s001393a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of two or more distinct crystalline forms of the same substance <span class="bodyb">allomorphic</span> /-ʹmawfik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/allo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">allo-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">morphē</span> form].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gluttony</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025699a"><!--s025699a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>habitual greed or excess in eating or drinking </p><p><i></i></p><p>Gluttony is an emotional escape, a sign something is eating us</p><p> Peter de Vries.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beebread</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004952a"><!--s004952a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>bitter yellowish brown pollen mixed with honey used by bees as food. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ambrosia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ambrosia</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gallipot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgalipot/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024652a"><!--s024652a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small usu ceramic vessel formerly used to hold medicines, e.g. ointments [Middle English <span class="bodyi">galy pott</span>, prob from <span class="bodyi">galy, galeie</span> galley + <span class="bodyi">pott</span> pot; because they were imported in galleys].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">FIFO</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfiefoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022123a"><!--s022123a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>first in, first out.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gudgeon pin</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026755a"><!--s026755a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a metal pin linking the piston and connecting rod in an internal-combustion engine.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">equilibrate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹkwilibrayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020234a"><!--s020234a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021287b"><!--s021287b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to bring (things) into or keep (things) in equilibrium or balance <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s021288b"><!--s021288b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to come to or be in equilibrium <span class="bodyb">equilibration</span> /-ʹbraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">darkling</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdahkling/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">literary</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015207a"><!--s015207a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or in the dark </p><p><i></i></p><p>And we are here as on a darkling plain</p><p> Matthew Arnold.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drinking water</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018352a"><!--s018352a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>water that is fit for human beings to drink.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">call option</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008517a"><!--s008517a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an option to buy a specified amount of a share issue, security, commodity, etc at a fixed agreed price at or within an agreed time: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/put_option/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">put option</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cold<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohld/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011661a"><!--s011661a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011933b"><!--s011933b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having a low temperature, often below the normal temperature or below that compatible with human comfort </p><p><i></i></p><p>But this place is too cold for hell</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div><a name="s011934b"><!--s011934b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of food: previously cooked but served cold.</p></div><a name="s011935b"><!--s011935b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of food: cooked and served at a low temperature.</p></div><a name="s011936b"><!--s011936b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>refrigerated </p><p><i></i></p><p>cold drinks</p>.</div><a name="s011937b"><!--s011937b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s003108c"><!--s003108c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>characterized by lack of feeling or sociability; unemotional; unresponsive.</p></div><a name="s003109c"><!--s003109c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>unfriendly or hostile </p><p><i></i></p><p>a cold stare</p>.</div></div><a name="s011938b"><!--s011938b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>producing a sensation of cold; chilling, depressing, or cheerless </p><p><i></i></p><p>cold blank walls</p>.</div><a name="s011939b"><!--s011939b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>said of a colour: producing an impression of being cool; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> in the range blue to green.</p></div><a name="s011940b"><!--s011940b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s003110c"><!--s003110c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>dead.</p></div><a name="s003111c"><!--s003111c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>unconscious </p><p><i></i></p><p>knocked out cold</p>.</div></div><a name="s011941b"><!--s011941b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><a name="s003112c"><!--s003112c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>retaining only faint scents, traces, or clues </p><p><i></i></p><p>a cold trail</p>.</div><a name="s003113c"><!--s003113c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>far from a goal, object, or solution sought.</p></div></div><a name="s011942b"><!--s011942b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>presented or regarded in a straightforward way; impersonal </p><p><i></i></p><p>the cold facts</p>.</div><a name="s011943b"><!--s011943b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>unprepared.</p></div><a name="s011944b"><!--s011944b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>said of a process: performed on an unheated material ✱ <span class="bodyb">give somebody the cold shoulder</span> to be unfriendly or unwelcoming [most probably based on the physical action of hunching the shoulder as a gesture of indifference; possibly influenced by the former practice of offering unwanted guests the menials’ fare of cold meat from a shoulder of mutton.] ✱ <span class="bodyb">in cold blood</span> with premeditation; deliberately ✱ <span class="bodyb">in the cold light of day</span> when a situation is considered soberly and objectively ✱ <span class="bodyb">leave somebody cold</span> to fail to excite or, impress, or move somebody</p><p><span class="bodyb">coldish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">coldly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">coldness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">ceald, cald</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forensic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fəʹrenzik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023594a"><!--s023594a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025274b"><!--s025274b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or denoting the scientific investigation of crime.</p></div><a name="s025275b"><!--s025275b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>belonging to or used in courts of law</p><p><span class="bodyb">forensically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">forensis</span> public, from <span class="bodyi">forum</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/forum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">forum</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gallium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgali·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024653a"><!--s024653a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rare bluish white metallic chemical element that is soft and melts just above room temperature, and occurs naturally in zinc and aluminium ores and in germanite: symbol Ga, atomic number 31 [Latin <span class="bodyi">gallium</span> from <span class="bodyi">gallus</span> cock,intended as translation of Paul <span class="bodyi">Lecoq</span> de Boisbaudran d.1912, French chemist, who first discovered it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beech</span><small><span class="eSynop">/beech/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> beeches <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> beech)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004953a"><!--s004953a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005053b"><!--s005053b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several species of hardwood deciduous trees with smooth grey bark and small edible triangular nuts: genus <span class="bodyi">Fagus</span>.</p></div><a name="s005054b"><!--s005054b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the wood of this tree</p><p><span class="bodyb">beechen</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">bēce</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fifteen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fifʹteen/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022124a"><!--s022124a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023403b"><!--s023403b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the number 15, or the quantity represented by it.</p></div><a name="s023404b"><!--s023404b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) something having 15 parts or members, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a Rugby Union football team.</p></div><a name="s023405b"><!--s023405b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in Britain, a classification of cinema films only suitable for people of 15 years or over</p><p><span class="bodyb">fifteenth</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">fīftēne</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">allomorph<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001394a"><!--s001394a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of two or more alternative forms of a morpheme, e.g. the <span class="bodyi">-es</span> of <span class="bodyi">dishes</span> and the <span class="bodyi">-s</span> of <span class="bodyi">dreams</span></p><p><span class="bodyb">allomorphic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/allo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">allo-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/morpheme/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">morpheme</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glyceride</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹglisəried/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025701a"><!--s025701a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an ester of glycerol, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one formed by combination with a fatty acid.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guelder rose</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgeldə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026756a"><!--s026756a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a shrub of the honeysuckle family with clusters of fragrant white flowers: <span class="bodyi">Viburnum opulus</span> [Dutch <span class="bodyi">geldersche roos</span> rose of<span class="bodyi">Gelderland</span>, province of the Netherlands].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drink problem</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018353a"><!--s018353a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/drinking_problem/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">drinking problem</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">callose</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkalohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008518a"><!--s008518a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a carbohydrate that is a component of plant cell walls [Latin <span class="bodyi">callosus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/callous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">callous</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fifth</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fifth/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022125a"><!--s022125a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023406b"><!--s023406b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>denoting a person or thing having the position in a sequence corresponding to the number five.</p></div><a name="s023407b"><!--s023407b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>one of five equal parts of something.</p></div><a name="s023408b"><!--s023408b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in music, an interval of five degrees of a diatonic scale, or the combination of two notes at such an interval ✱ <span class="bodyb">take the fifth</span> in the USA, to refuse to testify as a witness against oneself, in accordance with the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution.</p></div><a name="s023409b"><!--s023409b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the fifth and usu highest forward gear of a motor vehicle.</p></div><a name="s023410b"><!--s023410b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s006058c"><!--s006058c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in music, an interval of five degrees of a diatonic scale, or the combination of two notes at such an interval.</p></div><a name="s006059c"><!--s006059c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dominant2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dominant<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (3)</p><a name="sb000000207"><!--sb000000207--></a><p><span class="bodyb">fifthly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">fīfta</span>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p>In careful speech the second <span class="bodyi">f</span> is pronounced, but it is commonly omitted.</p></div></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dark matter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015208a"><!--s015208a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>invisible and unidentified matter that is believed to account for up to 90% of the universe's mass.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">equilibria</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eekwiʹlibriə, ek-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020235a"><!--s020235a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/equilibrium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">equilibrium</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beech mast</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004954a"><!--s004954a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the nuts of the beech when lying on the ground.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Guelf <span class="bodyi">or</span> Guelph</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gwelf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026757a"><!--s026757a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of a political party in medieval Italy which opposed the German emperors: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ghibelline/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Ghibelline</span></span></a> [Italian <span class="bodyi">Guelfo</span> from German <span class="bodyi">Welf</span>, name of one of the major dynasties of the Holy Roman Empire who opposed the German emperors].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forensic medicine</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023595a"><!--s023595a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a science that deals with the application of medical facts and methods to criminal investigations and legal problems.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gallivant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgalivant/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024654a"><!--s024654a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to travel energetically or roam about for pleasure [perhaps alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gallant2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gallant 2</span></span></a> used to mean ‘to act like a gallant, flirt’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">allopathy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹlopəthi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001395a"><!--s001395a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>conventional medical practice using treatments that produce effects different from those of the disease being treated <span class="bodyb">allopath</span> /ʹaləpath/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">allopathic</span> /aləʹpathik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">allopathically</span> /-ʹpathikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">allopathist</span> /əʹlopəthist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [German <span class="bodyi">Allopathie</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/allo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">allo-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pathy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-pathy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glycerin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹglisərin/ glycerine /-reen, -rin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025702a"><!--s025702a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/glycerol/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">glycerol</span></span></a> [French <span class="bodyi">glycérine</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">glykeros</span> sweet].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drink up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018354a"><!--s018354a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019325b"><!--s019325b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to finish (a drink) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Let's drink up and go</p>.</div><a name="s019326b"><!--s019326b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to absorb (liquid) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The dry soil drank up the rain in no time</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cold<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011662a"><!--s011662a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011945b"><!--s011945b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003114c"><!--s003114c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a condition of low temperature.</p></div><a name="s003115c"><!--s003115c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>cold weather.</p></div></div><a name="s011946b"><!--s011946b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>bodily sensation produced by relative lack of heat; chill.</p></div><a name="s011947b"><!--s011947b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an infection characterized by a sore throat, runny nose, sneezing, etc; <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/common_cold/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">common cold</span></span></a> ✱ <span class="bodyb">catch a cold</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to be in trouble, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in financial difficulties as a result of speculating unwisely ✱ <span class="bodyb">out in the cold</span> ignored or neglected.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">callosity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹlositi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> callosities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008519a"><!--s008519a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">technical</span> an area of marked or abnormal hardness and thickness on skin, bark, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dark reaction</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015209a"><!--s015209a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in biochemistry, the phase of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/photosynthesis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">photosynthesis</span></span></a> (use of sunlight by green plants to obtain nutrients) that does not require the presence of light. It involves the formation of sugars and other carbohydrates from carbon dioxide using stored energy: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/light_reaction/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">light reaction</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bee eater</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004955a"><!--s004955a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of brightly coloured insect-eating birds of warm or tropical Europe, Asia, and Australasia, with a slender bill: family Meropidae.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forensics</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fəʹrenziks/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023596a"><!--s023596a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025276b"><!--s025276b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>scientific tests, methods, etc involved in investigating crime.</p></div><a name="s025277b"><!--s025277b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the department or people involved in this.</p></div><a name="s025278b"><!--s025278b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006658c"><!--s006658c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>scientific tests, methods, etc involved in investigating crime.</p></div><a name="s006659c"><!--s006659c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the department or people involved in this </p><p><i></i></p><p>We'd better call in forensics</p>.</div></div><a name="s025279b"><!--s025279b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the practice, art, or study of formal debating.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">galliwasp</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgaliwosp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024655a"><!--s024655a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of lizards found in the Caribbean and Central America: <span class="bodyi">Diploglossus monotropis</span> and other species [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fifth column</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022126a"><!--s022126a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a group within a nation or faction that sympathizes with and works secretly for an enemy or rival</p><p><span class="bodyb">fifth columnist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [name applied to rebel sympathizers in Madrid in 1936 when four rebel columns were advancing on the city].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">allophone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaləfohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001396a"><!--s001396a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of two or more alternative forms of a phoneme, e.g. the aspirated /<span class="bodyi">p</span>/ of <span class="bodyi">pin</span> and the nonaspirated /<span class="bodyi">p</span>/ of <span class="bodyi">spin</span>: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/phoneme/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">phoneme</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">allophonic</span> /-ʹfonik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">equilibrist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹkwilibrist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020236a"><!--s020236a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who performs balancing tricks, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on a high wire.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guenon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gəʹnon (<span class="bodyi">French</span> gənɔ/ /gəʹnon/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> guenons <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> guenon)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026758a"><!--s026758a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of long-tailed tree-dwelling African monkeys: genus <span class="bodyi">Cercopithecus</span> [French <span class="bodyi">guenon</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cold<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011663a"><!--s011663a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011948b"><!--s011948b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>with utter finality; absolutely </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was turned down cold</p>.</div><a name="s011949b"><!--s011949b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>without any preparation </p><p><i></i></p><p>He had to do it cold</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drip<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/drip/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (dripped, dripping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018355a"><!--s018355a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019327b"><!--s019327b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004904c"><!--s004904c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to let (liquid) fall in drops.</p></div><a name="s004905c"><!--s004905c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>of liquid: to fall in drops <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s019328b"><!--s019328b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to let (liquid) fall in drops <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s019329b"><!--s019329b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to let drops of liquid fall </p><p><i></i></p><p>The tap dripped all night</p>.</div><a name="s019330b"><!--s019330b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to fall in drops.</p></div><a name="s019331b"><!--s019331b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to overflow as if with moisture </p><p><i></i></p><p>a novel that drips with sentimentality</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">dryppan</span>; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">dropa</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/drop1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">drop 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glycerol</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹglisərol/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025703a"><!--s025703a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sweet syrupy alcohol usu obtained from fats and used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a solvent and plasticizer: formula CH<sub>2</sub>OHCHOHCH<sub>2</sub>OH [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/glycerin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">glycerin</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ol1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ol 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">callous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaləs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008520a"><!--s008520a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008875b"><!--s008875b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>feeling no sympathy for others; cruelly unsympathetic.</p></div><a name="s008876b"><!--s008876b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of skin or bark: hardened and thickened</p><p><span class="bodyb">callously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">callousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">calleux</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">callosus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">callum, callus</span> callous skin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beef<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/beef/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> beefs)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004956a"><!--s004956a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005055b"><!--s005055b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001107c"><!--s001107c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>meat from a bullock, cow, or bull.</p></div><a name="s001108c"><!--s001108c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">pl</span> <span class="bodyb">beeves</span>, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">beefs</span>) a full-grown ox, cow, or bull, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when fattened for food.</p></div></div><a name="s005056b"><!--s005056b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the flesh of a bullock, cow, or other adult domestic bovine animal.</p></div><a name="s005057b"><!--s005057b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s001109c"><!--s001109c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">pl</span> <span class="bodyb">beeves</span>, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">beefs</span>) an ox, cow, or bull in a full-grown or nearly full-grown state; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a bullock or cow fattened for food.</p></div><a name="s001110c"><!--s001110c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a dressed carcass of a beef animal.</p></div></div><a name="s005058b"><!--s005058b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> muscular flesh; brawn.</p></div><a name="s005059b"><!--s005059b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a complaint [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">buef</span> ox, beef, from Latin <span class="bodyi">bov-, bos</span> head of cattle].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">darkroom</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015210a"><!--s015210a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a room with specially subdued light for handling and processing light-sensitive photographic materials.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">allopurinol</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aləʹpyooərinol/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001397a"><!--s001397a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a drug used to promote excretion of uric acid, e.g. in the treatment of gout [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/allo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">allo-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/purine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">purine</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ol1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ol 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gall mite</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024656a"><!--s024656a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various tiny four-legged mites that form galls on plants: family Eriophyidae.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drip<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018356a"><!--s018356a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019332b"><!--s019332b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004906c"><!--s004906c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a drop of liquid, or liquid that falls in drops.</p></div><a name="s004907c"><!--s004907c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the action or sound of falling in drops.</p></div></div><a name="s019333b"><!--s019333b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a projection for throwing off rainwater.</p></div><a name="s019334b"><!--s019334b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s004908c"><!--s004908c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a device used in medicine to administer a liquid, e.g. drugs or nutrients in solution, slowly at a slow rate, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> into a vein.</p></div><a name="s004909c"><!--s004909c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a substance administered by means of a drip </p><p><i></i></p><p>a saline drip</p>.</div></div><a name="s019335b"><!--s019335b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a dull, weak, or insipid person</p><p><span class="bodyb">dripless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foreordain</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023597a"><!--s023597a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025280b"><!--s025280b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to settle, arrange, or appoint (something) in advance.</p></div><a name="s025281b"><!--s025281b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a god, fate, etc: to predestine (somebody or something) to something <span class="bodyb">foreordination</span> /ˌfawrawdiʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guerdon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹguhd(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026759a"><!--s026759a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> a reward or recompense</p><p><span class="bodyb">guerdon</span> <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> [Middle English via French from Old High German <span class="bodyi">widarlōn</span> repayment].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fifth wheel</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022127a"><!--s022127a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023411b"><!--s023411b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a spare wheel for a four-wheeled vehicle.</p></div><a name="s023412b"><!--s023412b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> somebody or something superfluous, unnecessary, or burdensome.</p></div><a name="s023413b"><!--s023413b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a coupling between the tractor and trailer of an articulated lorry.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glycine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹglieseen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025704a"><!--s025704a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sweet amino acid found in most proteins [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/glyc_or_glyco/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">glyc-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ine2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ine 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cold-blooded</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011664a"><!--s011664a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011950b"><!--s011950b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003116c"><!--s003116c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>done or acting without consideration or compunction; ruthless </p><p><i></i></p><p>cold-blooded murder</p>.</div><a name="s003117c"><!--s003117c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>concerned only with the facts; emotionless.</p></div></div><a name="s011951b"><!--s011951b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having a body temperature not internally regulated but approximating to that of the environment: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/warm_blooded/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">warm-blooded</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">cold-bloodedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cold-bloodedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">equilibrium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eekwiʹlibri·əm, ek-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> equilibria /-bri·ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020237a"><!--s020237a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021289b"><!--s021289b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a state of balance between opposing forces, actions, or processes, e.g. in a reversible chemical reaction.</p></div><a name="s021290b"><!--s021290b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005391c"><!--s005391c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a state of bodily or physical balance adjustment between opposing or divergent influences or elements </p><p><i></i></p><p>The introduction of a new and mighty force had disturbed the old equilibrium</p><p> Macaulay.</p></div><a name="s005392c"><!--s005392c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a calm and controlled state of intellectual or emotional state balance.</p></div><a name="s005393c"><!--s005393c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the economic condition in which supply and demand are matched.</p></div></div><a name="s021291b"><!--s021291b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the normal state of the body in relation to its environment that involves adjustment to changing orientation with respect to gravity [Latin <span class="bodyi">aequilibrium</span> from <span class="bodyi">aequilibris</span> being in equilibrium, from <span class="bodyi">aequi-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/equi/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">equi-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">libra</span> weight, balance].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">call-out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008522a"><!--s008522a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an occasion on which somebody is summoned, e.g. to give medical treatment or to carry out emergency repairs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beef<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004957a"><!--s004957a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005060b"><!--s005060b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + up) to add weight, strength, or power to (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Police presence is to be beefed up for the cup final</p> <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</div><a name="s005061b"><!--s005061b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">often</span> + about) to complain </p><p><i></i></p><p>Fans are beefing about the price of the tickets</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">darksome</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdahksəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015211a"><!--s015211a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> dark.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gallnut</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024657a"><!--s024657a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plant gall that has a rounded shape resembling a nut.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">equine<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹekwien/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020238a"><!--s020238a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or resembling a horse or other member of the horse family</p><p><span class="bodyb">equinely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">equinus</span> from <span class="bodyi">equus</span> horse].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guerilla</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gəʹrilə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026760a"><!--s026760a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/guerrilla_or_guerilla/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">guerrilla</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">all-or-nothing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001398a"><!--s001398a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001407b"><!--s001407b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>risking everything </p><p><i></i></p><p>an all-or-nothing gamble</p>.</div><a name="s001408b"><!--s001408b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>accepting no compromises </p><p><i></i></p><p>an all-or-nothing perfectionist</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">call out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008521a"><!--s008521a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008877b"><!--s008877b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to call loudly.</p></div><a name="s008878b"><!--s008878b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to summon to action.</p></div><a name="s008879b"><!--s008879b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to summon (people) to action.</p></div><a name="s008880b"><!--s008880b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to instruct (workers) to strike.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fifty</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfifti/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> fifties)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022128a"><!--s022128a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023414b"><!--s023414b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the number 50, or the quantity represented by it.</p></div><a name="s023415b"><!--s023415b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the numbers 50 to 59; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a range of temperatures, ages, or dates within a century characterized by these numbers <span class="bodyb">fiftieth</span> /ʹfifti·ith/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">fīftig</span> group of fifty, from <span class="bodyi">fīf</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/five/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">five</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-tig</span> group of ten].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drip-dry</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018357a"><!--s018357a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> said of a fabric or garment: to dry with few or no creases when hung up dripping wet</p><p><span class="bodyb">drip-dry</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forepart</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023598a"><!--s023598a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the front part of something.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glyco-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025705a"><!--s025705a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/glyc_or_glyco/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">glyc-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cold-call</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans and trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011666a"><!--s011666a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011952b"><!--s011952b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make a cold call to (somebody).</p></div><a name="s011953b"><!--s011953b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to sell (goods or services) by a cold call.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beefburger</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbeefbuhgə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004958a"><!--s004958a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hamburger.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dark tourism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015212a"><!--s015212a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>tourism centred on places associated with death, disaster, and atrocities, such as battlefields and prison camps.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gallo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024658a"><!--s024658a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: France or the French </p><p><i></i></p><p>Gallophile</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">Gallus</span> a Gaul].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fifty-fifty<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022129a"><!--s022129a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>evenly; equally </p><p><i></i></p><p>They shared the money fifty-fifty</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guernsey</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹguhnzi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026761a"><!--s026761a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028671b"><!--s028671b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Guernsey</span>) an animal of a fawn-and-white breed of dairy cattle originating in Guernsey in the Channel Islands.</p></div><a name="s028672b"><!--s028672b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Guernsey</span>) a breed of fawn and white dairy cattle larger than the jersey.</p></div><a name="s028673b"><!--s028673b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a thick knitted tunic or jersey traditionally worn by sailors [named after <span class="bodyi">Guernsey</span>, Channel islands, where both originated].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glycogen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgliekəjen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025706a"><!--s025706a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a substance <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/polysaccharide/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">polysaccharide</span></span></a> that is the chief form in which carbohydrate is stored in the body tissue of animals <span class="bodyb">glycogenic</span> /-ʹjenik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">equine<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020239a"><!--s020239a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a horse or other member of the horse family.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drip-feed<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018358a"><!--s018358a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/drip2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">drip<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (3).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">allosaurus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aləʹsawrəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001399a"><!--s001399a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large two-footed flesh-eating dinosaur of the late Jurassic period [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">allos</span> other + <span class="bodyi">sauros</span> lizard].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">callow</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaloh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008523a"><!--s008523a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008881b"><!--s008881b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>lacking adult attitudes; immature </p><p><i></i></p><p>a callow youth</p> <p><span class="bodyb">callowly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s008882b"><!--s008882b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a bird: not yet fully fledged</p><p><span class="bodyb">callowness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">calu</span> bald].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forepaw</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023599a"><!--s023599a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a front foot of a four-legged mammal that does not have hooves.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beefcake</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004959a"><!--s004959a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a photographic display of muscular male physiques; compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cheesecake/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cheesecake</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cold call</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011665a"><!--s011665a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an unsolicited visit or telephone call made by a salesperson to a prospective customer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">darky <span class="bodyi">or</span> darkie <span class="bodyi">or</span> darkey /ʹdahki/</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> darkies darkeys)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015213a"><!--s015213a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">offensive</span> a black person.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gallon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgalən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024659a"><!--s024659a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026466b"><!--s026466b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a unit of liquid capacity equal to eight pints (about 4.546l).</p></div><a name="s026467b"><!--s026467b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a unit of liquid capacity in the USA equal to 0.83 imperial gallon (3.79l).</p></div><a name="s026468b"><!--s026468b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal (<span class="bodyi">in pl</span></span>) large quantities <span class="bodyb">gallonage</span> /-nij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">galon</span> via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">galeta</span> pail, a liquid measure].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fifty-fifty<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022130a"><!--s022130a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>half favourable and half unfavourable; even </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fifty-fifty chance</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glycogenesis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gliekəʹjenəsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025707a"><!--s025707a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the formation of glycogen, or the formation of sugar from glycogen.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guerrilla <span class="bodyi">or</span> guerilla</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gəʹrilə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026762a"><!--s026762a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of a small independent fighting force which engages in sabotage, unexpected assaults, etc, usu with a political objective</p><p>Spanish <span class="bodyi">guerrilla</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">guerra</span> war, of Germanic origin. This word entered English from Spanish during the Peninsular War fought in Spain and Portugal from 1808 to 1814; its first recorded use appears in the writings of the Duke of Wellington, commander of the British forces. It was originally applied to Spanish and Portuguese groups who harassed the French troops and played a significant role in expelling them from the Peninsula</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">call sign</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008524a"><!--s008524a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the combination of letters and numbers assigned to a radio operator or station for identification.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drip-feed<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018359a"><!--s018359a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to feed (a patient) by means of a drip.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foreplay</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023600a"><!--s023600a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>erotic stimulation preceding sexual intercourse.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">equinoctial<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/eekwiʹnoksh(ə)l, ek-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020240a"><!--s020240a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021292b"><!--s021292b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or occurring at an equinox </p><p><i></i></p><p>equinoctial spring tides</p>.</div><a name="s021293b"><!--s021293b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to the equator or celestial equator.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">allot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹlot/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (allotted, allotting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001400a"><!--s001400a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001409b"><!--s001409b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to apportion or assign (something); = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/allocate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">allocate</span></span></a> (1) </p><p><i></i></p><p>A distinguished post was allotted to ‘ancient sirloin’, as mine host termed it</p> — Washington Irving <p><i></i></p><p>Each hour had its allotted task</p> — Charlotte Brontë.</div><a name="s001410b"><!--s001410b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to earmark or designate (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Ten minutes have been allotted for your speech</p><p><span class="bodyb">allotter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">alotten</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">aloter</span> to share out by drawing lots, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">lot</span> lot, of Germanic origin; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">hlot</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lot1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lot 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fig.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022133a"><!--s022133a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023419b"><!--s023419b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>figurative.</p></div><a name="s023420b"><!--s023420b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>figuratively.</p></div><a name="s023421b"><!--s023421b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>figure.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">darling<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdahling/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015214a"><!--s015214a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015756b"><!--s015756b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>used as an familiar or affectionate form of address.</p></div><a name="s015757b"><!--s015757b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a dearly loved person.</p></div><a name="s015758b"><!--s015758b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a favourite </p><p><i></i></p><p>He is the critics’ darling</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">dēorling</span>,from <span class="bodyi">dēore</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dear1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dear 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">galloon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gəʹloohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024660a"><!--s024660a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a narrow lace or braid trimming for dresses [French <span class="bodyi">galon</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">galonner</span> to adorn with braid].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beefeater</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004960a"><!--s004960a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Yeoman of the Guard [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/beef1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">beef 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">eater</span>; orig meaning a well-fed servant].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cold cathode</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011667a"><!--s011667a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cathode that emits electrons at an ambient temperature.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glycol</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgliekol/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025708a"><!--s025708a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ethylene_glycol/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ethylene glycol</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guess<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ges/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026763a"><!--s026763a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028674b"><!--s028674b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to form an opinion of or estimate or judge (something) without having sufficient knowledge or information for an accurate assessment.</p></div><a name="s028675b"><!--s028675b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to arrive at a correct conclusion about (something) by conjecture, chance, or intuition </p><p><i></i></p><p>She guessed the answer</p>.</div><a name="s028676b"><!--s028676b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> to believe or suppose (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I guess you're right</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s028677b"><!--s028677b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to make a guess</p><p><span class="bodyb">guessable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">guesser</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">gessen</span>, prob of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dripping<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018360a"><!--s018360a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019336b"><!--s019336b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the fat that runs out from meat during roasting.</p></div><a name="s019337b"><!--s019337b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) liquid that falls in drops, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> melted wax, fat, etc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forequarter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023601a"><!--s023601a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025282b"><!--s025282b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the front half of a side of the carcass of a quadruped.</p></div><a name="s025283b"><!--s025283b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the front legs, shoulders, etc of a quadruped.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">call-up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008526a"><!--s008526a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an order to report for military service.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">darling<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015215a"><!--s015215a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015759b"><!--s015759b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>dearly loved; favourite.</p></div><a name="s015760b"><!--s015760b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>charming </p><p><i></i></p><p>a darling little house</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beefsteak fungus</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004961a"><!--s004961a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bright red edible fungus that grows on dead trees: <span class="bodyi">Fistulina hepatica</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fig<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fig/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022131a"><!--s022131a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023416b"><!--s023416b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a fleshy pear-shaped or oblong edible fruit with many seeds.</p></div><a name="s023417b"><!--s023417b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006060c"><!--s006060c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a fleshy pear-shaped or oblong edible fruit with many seeds.</p></div><a name="s006061c"><!--s006061c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the tree that bears this fruit: <span class="bodyi">Ficus carica</span>.</p></div></div><a name="s023418b"><!--s023418b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a contemptibly worthless trifle </p><p><i></i></p><p>It's not worth a fig</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">fige</span> via Old French from Old Provençal <span class="bodyi">figa</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">ficus</span> fig tree, fig].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">equinoctial<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020241a"><!--s020241a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021294b"><!--s021294b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/celestial_equator/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">celestial equator</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s021295b"><!--s021295b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an equinoctial storm.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glycolic acid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/glieʹkolik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025709a"><!--s025709a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a colourless crystalline soluble biodegradable acid found in unripe grapes, sugar beet, and sugar cane and also produced by oxidation of glycol, which has a wide range of industrial uses and is also used cosmetically in acid peels: formula CH<sub>2</sub>OHCOOH.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cold chisel</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011668a"><!--s011668a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chisel made of steel suitable for chipping or cutting cold metal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gallop<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgaləp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024661a"><!--s024661a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026469b"><!--s026469b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a fast bounding gait of a quadruped; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> the fastest natural four-beat gait of the horse.</p></div><a name="s026470b"><!--s026470b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a ride or run at a gallop.</p></div><a name="s026471b"><!--s026471b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a stretch of grass where racehorses are exercised [early French <span class="bodyi">galop</span> variant of <span class="bodyi">walop</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wallop1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wallop 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">allotment</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹlotmənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001401a"><!--s001401a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001411b"><!--s001411b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a small plot of land let out to an individual, e.g. by a town council, for cultivation.</p></div><a name="s001412b"><!--s001412b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act of allotting or a share allotted.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guess<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026764a"><!--s026764a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an opinion or estimate arrived at by guessing chance or on the basis of inadequate knowledge or information; a conjecture or surmise ✱ <span class="bodyb">be anybody's guess</span> to be impossible to judge or estimate with any chance of accuracy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">call up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008525a"><!--s008525a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008883b"><!--s008883b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to summon (somebody) for military service or some other duty.</p></div><a name="s008884b"><!--s008884b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to bring to mind.</p></div><a name="s008885b"><!--s008885b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to summon (somebody), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for military service or some other duty.</p></div><a name="s008886b"><!--s008886b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to bring (something) to mind.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forerun</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (forerunning, <span class="bodyi">past tense</span> foreran) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> forerun) <span class="bodyi">literary</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023602a"><!--s023602a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025284b"><!--s025284b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to go before (something).</p></div><a name="s025285b"><!--s025285b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to act as an indication or warning of (something).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guesstimate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgestimət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026765a"><!--s026765a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an estimate made without adequate information [blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/guess1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">guess 1</span></span></a> and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/estimate1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">estimate 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beefsteak tomato</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004962a"><!--s004962a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/beef_tomato/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">beef tomato</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glycolysis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/glieʹkoləsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025710a"><!--s025710a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the partial oxidation of a carbohydrate, e.g. glucose, by enzymes, releasing a little energy as ATP in the cell <span class="bodyb">glycolytic</span> /-ʹlitik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cold comfort</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011669a"><!--s011669a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something intended to console or compensate somebody but inadequate for the purpose.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fig<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022132a"><!--s022132a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> dress; array </p><p><i></i></p><p>all belted and plumed, and in full military fig</p><p> De Quincey [<span class="bodyi">fig</span> to adorn, variant of obsolete <span class="bodyi">feague</span> to liven up, literally ‘to whip’, prob from German <span class="bodyi">fegen</span> to sweep or burnish].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dripping<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018361a"><!--s018361a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>extremely wet.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">equinoctial circle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020242a"><!--s020242a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/equinoctial2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">equinoctial<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">darn<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dahn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015216a"><!--s015216a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015761b"><!--s015761b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to mend (knitted material) with interwoven stitches across a hole interlacing stitches woven across a hole or worn part.</p></div><a name="s015762b"><!--s015762b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to embroider (material) using a long running stitch</p><p><span class="bodyb">darning</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [prob from French dialect <span class="bodyi">darner</span>, ultimately of Celtic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gallop<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (galloped, galloping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024662a"><!--s024662a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s026472b"><!--s026472b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to go or ride at a gallop.</p></div><a name="s026473b"><!--s026473b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to read, talk, or proceed at great speed <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s026474b"><!--s026474b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make (a horse) ride at a gallop</p><p><span class="bodyb">galloper</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">galloping</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">allotrope</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹalətrohp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001402a"><!--s001402a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of the two or more different physical forms in which a substance can exist </p><p><i></i></p><p>Graphite and diamond are allotropes of carbon</p> <span class="bodyb">allotropic</span> /-ʹtropik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">allotropically</span> /-ʹtropikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i><p><span class="bodyb">allotropy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/allotropy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">allotropy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">callus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaləs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> calluses)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008527a"><!--s008527a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008887b"><!--s008887b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a hard thickened area on skin or bark.</p></div><a name="s008888b"><!--s008888b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a mass of connective tissue that forms round a break in a bone and changes into bone as the break heals.</p></div><a name="s008889b"><!--s008889b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>soft tissue that forms over a wounded or cut plant surface.</p></div><a name="s008890b"><!--s008890b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a tumour of plant tissue [Latin <span class="bodyi">callus</span> callous skin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forerunner</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023603a"><!--s023603a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025286b"><!--s025286b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sign or symptom that gives advance warning of something.</p></div><a name="s025287b"><!--s025287b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/prototype/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">prototype</span></span></a> (1).</p></div><a name="s025288b"><!--s025288b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006660c"><!--s006660c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a predecessor or forefather.</p></div><a name="s006661c"><!--s006661c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/prototype/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">prototype</span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">equinoctial line</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020243a"><!--s020243a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/equinoctial2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">equinoctial<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guesstimate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026766a"><!--s026766a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make a guesstimate of (something).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beef tea</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004963a"><!--s004963a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hot drink made from beef extract.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glycoprotein</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gliekoh ʹprohteen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025711a"><!--s025711a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a protein containing one or more carbohydrate groups.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gall. <span class="bodyi">or</span> gal.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024626a"><!--s024626a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>gallon(s).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fight<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> fought /fawt/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022134a"><!--s022134a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s023422b"><!--s023422b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006062c"><!--s006062c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> + for/against) to contend in battle or physical combat, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to strive to overcome a person by blows or weapons.</p></div><a name="s006063c"><!--s006063c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to disagree verbally; to argue.</p></div><a name="s006064c"><!--s006064c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to take part in the sport of boxing; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/box3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">box 3</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s023423b"><!--s023423b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + for/against) to strive or struggle </p><p><i></i></p><p>He is fighting for his political life</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s023424b"><!--s023424b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to contend against (somebody) in or as if in battle or physical combat.</p></div><a name="s023425b"><!--s023425b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to attempt to prevent the success, effectiveness, or development of (somebody or something).</p></div><a name="s023426b"><!--s023426b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to wage (a war).</p></div><a name="s023427b"><!--s023427b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s006065c"><!--s006065c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to engage in a boxing match with (somebody).</p></div><a name="s006066c"><!--s006066c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to attempt to prevent the success, effectiveness, or development of (somebody or something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The company fought the strike for months</p>.</div></div><a name="s023428b"><!--s023428b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s006067c"><!--s006067c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to wage (a war).</p></div><a name="s006068c"><!--s006068c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to take part in (a boxing match).</p></div><a name="s006069c"><!--s006069c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to stand as a candidate for (a constituency) in an election.</p></div></div><a name="s023429b"><!--s023429b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to struggle to endure or surmount (a difficulty) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He fought his illness for a year before he died</p>.</div><a name="s023430b"><!--s023430b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><a name="s006070c"><!--s006070c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to make (one's way) by fighting, or as if by fighting </p><p><i></i></p><p>She fought her way through the crowd</p>.</div><a name="s006071c"><!--s006071c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + back/down) to control (something) with a struggle </p><p><i></i></p><p>She fought down her fear</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">fight shy of</span> to avoid facing or getting (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He fights shy of publicity</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">feohtan</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">darn<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015217a"><!--s015217a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a darned area of a garment </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was wearing a sweater full of darns</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calm<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kahm; <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> kah(l)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008528a"><!--s008528a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008891b"><!--s008891b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>free from anger, nervousness, excitement, etc.</p></div><a name="s008892b"><!--s008892b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>marked by the absence of wind or rough water; still </p><p><i></i></p><p>a calm sea</p> <p><span class="bodyb">calmly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">calmness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">calme</span> via French, Old Italian, and late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">kauma</span> heat of the day, from <span class="bodyi">kaiein</span> to burn].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drippy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (drippier, drippiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018362a"><!--s018362a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019338b"><!--s019338b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> weak, insipid, or mawkish.</p></div><a name="s019339b"><!--s019339b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>inclined to drip.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cold cream</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011670a"><!--s011670a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a thick oily often perfumed cream for cleansing and soothing the skin of the neck, face, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foresail</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfawsayl, ʹfaws(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023604a"><!--s023604a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025289b"><!--s025289b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the lowest square main sail on the foremast of a square-rigged ship.</p></div><a name="s025290b"><!--s025290b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the principal fore-and-aft sail set on a schooner's foremast.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">allotropy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹlotrəpi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001403a"><!--s001403a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the existence of a substance, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an element, in two or more different forms with different physical properties [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/allo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">allo-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-tropy</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">tropé</span> turn, turning].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">equinoctial point</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020244a"><!--s020244a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/equinox/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">equinox</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beef tomato</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004964a"><!--s004964a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a very large variety of tomato.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Galloway</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgaləway/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024663a"><!--s024663a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an animal of a breed of hardy chiefly black beef cattle native to SW Scotland [named after <span class="bodyi">Galloway</span>, district of SW Scotland].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guesswork</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026767a"><!--s026767a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act of guessing, or a judgment based on a guess.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calm<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008529a"><!--s008529a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008893b"><!--s008893b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an emotional state free from anger, nervousness, excitement, etc.</p></div><a name="s008894b"><!--s008894b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the absence of wind or rough water; stillness.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dripstone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018363a"><!--s018363a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019340b"><!--s019340b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a stone projection, e.g. over a window, for throwing off rainwater.</p></div><a name="s019341b"><!--s019341b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>calcium carbonate in the form of stalactites or stalagmites.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cold cuts</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011671a"><!--s011671a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>sliced assorted cold cooked meats.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glyc- <span class="bodyi">or</span> glyco-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025700a"><!--s025700a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: sugar </p><p><i></i></p><p>glycoside</p> <p>[Greek <span class="bodyi">glyk-</span> from <span class="bodyi">glykys</span> sweet].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">darn<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015218a"><!--s015218a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal, euphem</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/damn1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">damn<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (4).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fight<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022135a"><!--s022135a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023431b"><!--s023431b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006072c"><!--s006072c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an act of fighting; a battle or combat.</p></div><a name="s006073c"><!--s006073c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a boxing match.</p></div><a name="s006074c"><!--s006074c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a verbal disagreement; an argument.</p></div></div><a name="s023432b"><!--s023432b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a protracted struggle for an objective </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fight for justice</p>.</div><a name="s023433b"><!--s023433b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>strength or disposition for fighting; pugnacity </p><p><i></i></p><p>He is still full of fight</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">fight or flight</span>.</p></div><a name="s023434b"><!--s023434b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the natural response to stress or threat, in which the body prepares itself to oppose a source of stress or threat or to flee from it.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foresee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fawʹsee/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> foresaw /fawʹsaw/) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> foreseen /fawʹseen/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023605a"><!--s023605a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to be aware of (something, e.g. a development or event) beforehand</p><p><span class="bodyb">foreseeable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">foreseeably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">foreseer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">all-out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001405a"><!--s001405a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>using maximum effort and resources </p><p><i></i></p><p>an all-out effort to finish on time</p><p><span class="bodyb">all out</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">equinoctial year</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020245a"><!--s020245a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/solar_year/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">solar year</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beef Wellington</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004965a"><!--s004965a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fillet of beef covered with pâté and baked in a casing of pastry.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gallows</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgalohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gallows gallowses)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024664a"><!--s024664a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026475b"><!--s026475b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a frame, usu of two upright posts and a crosspiece, for hanging criminals.</p></div><a name="s026476b"><!--s026476b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the gallows</span>) the punishment of hanging [Old English <span class="bodyi">gealga</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guest<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/gest/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026768a"><!--s026768a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028678b"><!--s028678b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007563c"><!--s007563c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a person entertained in one's home </p><p><i></i></p><p>Guests can be, and often are, delightful, but they should never be allowed to get the upper hand</p><p> Elizabeth von Arnim.</p></div><a name="s007564c"><!--s007564c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a person taken out and, entertained at another's expense, and paid for by another.</p></div></div><a name="s028679b"><!--s028679b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person who pays to stay at a hotel, etc for the services of an establishment (e.g. a hotel).</p></div><a name="s028680b"><!--s028680b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>somebody who is present by invitation </p><p><i></i></p><p>one of the guests on tonight's show</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a guest star on a TV programme</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">gest</span> from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">gestr</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calm<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008530a"><!--s008530a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008895b"><!--s008895b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + down) to become or make (somebody or something) calm <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s008896b"><!--s008896b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + down) to become calm.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drive<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/driev/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> drove) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> driven) (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> drove /drohv/) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> driven /ʹdriv(ə)n/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018364a"><!--s018364a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019342b"><!--s019342b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to control and direct the course of (a vehicle).</p></div><a name="s019343b"><!--s019343b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to transport (somebody) in a vehicle.</p></div><a name="s019344b"><!--s019344b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to propel or force something by physical force.</p></div><a name="s019345b"><!--s019345b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to cause (people or animals) to go in a certain direction.</p></div><a name="s019346b"><!--s019346b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s004910c"><!--s004910c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to apply pressure on (somebody) to act in a certain way </p><p><i></i></p><p>They drove her to despair</p>.</div><a name="s004911c"><!--s004911c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to lead (somebody) to a certain emotional state </p><p><i></i></p><p>It drives me crazy</p>.</div></div><a name="s019347b"><!--s019347b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to provide the energy or motive power for (a machine or engine).</p></div><a name="s019348b"><!--s019348b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to rush or dash with great speed </p><p><i></i></p><p>rain driving against the window</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">be driving at</span>.</p></div><a name="s019349b"><!--s019349b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to be implying or suggesting <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s019350b"><!--s019350b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><a name="s004912c"><!--s004912c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to control and direct the course of (a vehicle).</p></div><a name="s004913c"><!--s004913c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to convey or transport (somebody or something) in a vehicle.</p></div></div><a name="s019351b"><!--s019351b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><a name="s004914c"><!--s004914c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to set (something) in motion by physical force.</p></div><a name="s004915c"><!--s004915c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to force (something) into position by blows </p><p><i></i></p><p>drive a nail into the wall</p>.</div><a name="s004916c"><!--s004916c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to cause (something or somebody) to go by force, authority, or influence </p><p><i></i></p><p>drive the enemy back</p>.</div><a name="s004917c"><!--s004917c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to keep (something) in motion or operation </p><p><i></i></p><p>drive machinery by electricity</p>.</div></div><a name="s019352b"><!--s019352b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>to cause (draught animals, game, cattle, etc) to move in a desired direction.</p></div><a name="s019353b"><!--s019353b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><a name="s004918c"><!--s004918c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to exert inescapable or persuasive pressure on (somebody).</p></div><a name="s004919c"><!--s004919c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to compel (somebody) to undergo or suffer a change, e.g. in situation, awareness, or emotional state </p><p><i></i></p><p>It's driving me crazy</p>.</div><a name="s004920c"><!--s004920c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to urge (somebody) relentlessly to continuous exertion.</p></div></div><a name="s019354b"><!--s019354b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>to transact or execute (something) energetically </p><p><i></i></p><p>They drove a hard bargain</p>.</div><a name="s019355b"><!--s019355b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><a name="s004921c"><!--s004921c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to propel (a ball, shuttlecock, etc) swiftly.</p></div><a name="s004922c"><!--s004922c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to play a drive in cricket or golf at (a ball).</p></div></div><a name="s019356b"><!--s019356b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">15</span><br/><p>to bore (e.g. a tunnel or passage) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s019357b"><!--s019357b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">16</span><br/><p>to operate a vehicle.</p></div><a name="s019358b"><!--s019358b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">17</span><br/><p>to rush or dash with great speed, force, or momentum, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> against an obstruction </p><p><i></i></p><p>rain driving against the windscreen</p>.</div><a name="s019359b"><!--s019359b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">18</span><br/><p>to drive a ball or other object of play ✱ <span class="bodyb">be driving at</span> to imply (something) as an ultimate meaning or conclusion</p><p><span class="bodyb">drivable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">driveable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">drīfan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">darn<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015219a"><!--s015219a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal, euphem</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/damn3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">damn 3</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cold feet</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011672a"><!--s011672a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> fear or doubt strong enough to prevent a planned course of action.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foreshadow</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023606a"><!--s023606a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to indicate or suggest beforehand (what is to come)</p><p><span class="bodyb">foreshadower</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fight back</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022136a"><!--s022136a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to struggle to recover from a losing or disadvantageous position; to resist</p><p><span class="bodyb">fightback</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glycoside</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgliekəsied/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025712a"><!--s025712a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous chemical compounds in which a sugar is attached by an oxygen or nitrogen atom to a nonsugar group and that break down to yield a sugar <span class="bodyb">glycosidic</span> /-ʹsidik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">equinox</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹekwinoks, ʹee-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020246a"><!--s020246a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021296b"><!--s021296b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>either of the two times each year, around 21 March and 23 September, when the sun crosses the equator and day and night are of equal length everywhere on earth.</p></div><a name="s021297b"><!--s021297b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>either of the two points where the apparent path of the sun crosses the celestial equator [Middle English via French and late Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">aequinoctium</span>,from <span class="bodyi">aequi-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/equi/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">equi-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">noct-, nox</span> night].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">all out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001404a"><!--s001404a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>with maximum determination and effort </p><p><i></i></p><p>She went all out to win</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beefwood</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004966a"><!--s004966a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005062b"><!--s005062b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several trees of Australia and the W Indies, which yield hard heavy reddish wood: several species, <span class="bodyi">esp Casuarina equisetifolia</span>.</p></div><a name="s005063b"><!--s005063b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the wood of any of these trees.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gallows bird</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024665a"><!--s024665a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic, informal</span> a person who deserves hanging.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guest<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026769a"><!--s026769a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to appear as a guest, e.g. on for example in a TV show.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calmative</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahmətiv; <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> ʹkah(l)mətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008531a"><!--s008531a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a drug: having a calming effect; sedative</p><p><span class="bodyb">calmative</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/calm3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">calm 3</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-ative</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sedative1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sedative 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cold frame</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011673a"><!--s011673a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a usu glass-covered frame without artificial heat used to protect plants and seedlings.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">darned</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dahnd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015220a"><!--s015220a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal, euphem</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/damned/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">damned</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foreshank</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023607a"><!--s023607a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025291b"><!--s025291b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the top part of a four-legged animal's front leg.</p></div><a name="s025292b"><!--s025292b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a cut of meat, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of beef or lamb, taken from the foreshank.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drive<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018365a"><!--s018365a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019360b"><!--s019360b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a journey or trip in a vehicle <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a car.</p></div><a name="s019361b"><!--s019361b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a private road or surfaced path giving access from a public right of way to a building, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a surfaced path leading from a public road to a private house.</p></div><a name="s019362b"><!--s019362b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s004923c"><!--s004923c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a motivating instinctual need or acquired desire </p><p><i></i></p><p>sex drive</p>.</div><a name="s004924c"><!--s004924c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>great zeal in pursuing one's ends.</p></div></div><a name="s019363b"><!--s019363b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a strong systematic group effort; a campaign.</p></div><a name="s019364b"><!--s019364b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the means for giving motion to a machine, vehicle, or part.</p></div><a name="s019365b"><!--s019365b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a military offensive or expansionist move.</p></div><a name="s019366b"><!--s019366b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s004925c"><!--s004925c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the means for giving motion to a machine or part </p><p><i></i></p><p>a chain drive</p>.</div><a name="s004926c"><!--s004926c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the means by which or position from which the movement of a motor vehicle is controlled or directed </p><p><i></i></p><p>a four-wheel drive</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a left-hand drive</p>.</div></div><a name="s019367b"><!--s019367b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/disk_drive/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">disk drive</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s019368b"><!--s019368b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><a name="s004927c"><!--s004927c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of driving a ball, shuttlecock, etc.</p></div><a name="s004928c"><!--s004928c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an attacking cricket stroke played conventionally with a straight bat and designed to send the ball in front of the batsman's wicket.</p></div><a name="s004929c"><!--s004929c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a long golf shot, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one played with a driver from the tee.</p></div></div><a name="s019369b"><!--s019369b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a gathering of people to play a specified indoor game </p><p><i></i></p><p>a whist drive</p>.</div><a name="s019370b"><!--s019370b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>a shoot in which the game is driven within the range of the guns.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">allover</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawlohvə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001406a"><!--s001406a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>covering the whole extent or surface </p><p><i></i></p><p>a sweater with an allover pattern</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fighter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022137a"><!--s022137a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023435b"><!--s023435b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody or something that fights, e.g.:</p><a name="s006075c"><!--s006075c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a pugnacious or boldly determined individual.</p></div><a name="s006076c"><!--s006076c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a boxer.</p></div></div><a name="s023436b"><!--s023436b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a fast manoeuvrable aeroplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">equip</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹkwip/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (equipped, equipping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020247a"><!--s020247a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021298b"><!--s021298b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (somebody or something) ready for service, action, or use; to provide (somebody) with appropriate supplies.</p></div><a name="s021299b"><!--s021299b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to provide (somebody) with the necessary abilities, intellectual capacity, emotional resources, etc.</p></div><a name="s021300b"><!--s021300b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to dress or array (somebody or something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">equipper</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">equiper</span>, prob from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">skipa</span> to equip a ship, from <span class="bodyi">skip</span> ship].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glycosuria</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gliekohʹsyooəri·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025713a"><!--s025713a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the presence of abnormal amounts of sugar in the urine, a symptom of diabetes or a disorder of the kidneys</p><p><span class="bodyb">glycosuric</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">glycosurie</span>, from <span class="bodyi">glucos</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/glucose/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">glucose</span></span></a>) + <span class="bodyi">-uria</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gallows humour</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024666a"><!--s024666a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>grim humour that makes fun of a very serious or terrifying situation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guest beer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026770a"><!--s026770a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a draught beer that is on sale in a pub for a limited period only and is not normally sold there.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beefy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbeefi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (beefier, beefiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004967a"><!--s004967a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005064b"><!--s005064b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>tasting of beef.</p></div><a name="s005065b"><!--s005065b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>brawny or powerful</p><p><span class="bodyb">beefiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calomel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaləmel, -məl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008532a"><!--s008532a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a white tasteless powder consisting largely of mercurous chloride, used medicinally, e.g. as a purgative [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">calomelas</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">kalos</span> beautiful + <span class="bodyi">melas</span> black; probably so called because it was orig obtained from a black compound of mercury].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cold front</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011674a"><!--s011674a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an advancing edge of a cold air mass.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">darnel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdahnl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015221a"><!--s015221a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of grasses that is a are common weeds in fields of grain: genus <span class="bodyi">Lolium</span> [Middle English; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fighter-bomber</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022138a"><!--s022138a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an aeroplane that combines the functions of fighter and bomber.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foresheet</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023608a"><!--s023608a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025293b"><!--s025293b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sheet3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sheet<sup>3</sup></span></span></a> (1) (controlling rope) attached to a foresail.</p></div><a name="s025294b"><!--s025294b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the forward part of an open boat.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">equipage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹekwipij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020248a"><!--s020248a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021301b"><!--s021301b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> material or articles used in the equipment and stores of a military unit or other organized group.</p></div><a name="s021302b"><!--s021302b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>formerly, a horse-drawn carriage with its servants.</p></div><a name="s021303b"><!--s021303b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a set of small useful articles or the case in which they are kept.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">all over</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001407a"><!--s001407a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001413b"><!--s001413b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>over the whole extent or surface </p><p><i></i></p><p>decorated all over with a flower pattern</p>.</div><a name="s001414b"><!--s001414b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in every respect </p><p><i></i></p><p>That's Paul all over</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glyph</span><small><span class="eSynop">/glif/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025714a"><!--s025714a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027433b"><!--s027433b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a symbolic figure or character usu incised or carved in relief.</p></div><a name="s027434b"><!--s027434b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a symbol, e.g. on a road sign or in computer graphics, that conveys information without using words.</p></div><a name="s027435b"><!--s027435b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an ornamental vertical groove in architecture</p><p><span class="bodyb">glyphic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">glyphē</span> carved work, from <span class="bodyi">glyphein</span> to carve].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guesthouse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgest·hows/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026771a"><!--s026771a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a private house used to accommodate paying guests.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gallows tree</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024667a"><!--s024667a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gallows/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gallows</span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beehive</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004968a"><!--s004968a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005066b"><!--s005066b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a structure for housing a colony of bees.</p></div><a name="s005067b"><!--s005067b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a conically shaped lacquered hairstyle, fashionable for women in the 1960s.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Calor gas</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkalə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008533a"><!--s008533a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> butane gas in liquid form that is contained in portable cylinders and used as a fuel, e.g. for domestic heating [Latin <span class="bodyi">calor</span> heat].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drive-by<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> drive-bys)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018366a"><!--s018366a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> the act or an instance of committing a crime, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a shooting, committed from a moving vehicle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cold fusion</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011675a"><!--s011675a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the supposed production of energy by nuclear fusion at ordinary temperatures, without the application of great heat and pressure.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">darner</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdahnə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015222a"><!--s015222a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015763b"><!--s015763b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a darning needle.</p></div><a name="s015764b"><!--s015764b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> any of several species of large dragonflies: family Aeshnidae [(sense 2) prob because of its shape].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fighting chance</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022139a"><!--s022139a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">a fighting chance</span>) a small chance that may be realized through struggle </p><p><i></i></p><p>The team has a fighting chance of getting to the final</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foreshock</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023609a"><!--s023609a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small earth tremor that precedes an earthquake.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gallsickness</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024668a"><!--s024668a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a disease affecting the livers of cattle and sheep.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">allow</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹlow/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001408a"><!--s001408a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001415b"><!--s001415b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to permit (something, or somebody to do something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Smoking is not allowed</p>.</div><a name="s001416b"><!--s001416b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000376c"><!--s000376c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to enable or make it possible for (somebody to do something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The software allows you to copy from one application to another</p>.</div><a name="s000377c"><!--s000377c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to admit the possibility of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The facts allow only one explanation</p>.</div><a name="s000378c"><!--s000378c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to fail to prevent (something, or somebody from doing something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She had allowed herself to become angry</p>.</div></div><a name="s001417b"><!--s001417b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000379c"><!--s000379c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to assign (e.g. time or money) as a share or suitable amount </p><p><i></i></p><p>Allow an hour for lunch</p>.</div><a name="s000380c"><!--s000380c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to grant (a sum of money) as an allowance to (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>They allowed him £500 a year</p>.</div><a name="s000381c"><!--s000381c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to reckon (an amount) as a deduction or an addition </p><p><i></i></p><p>Allow a gallon for leakage</p>.</div></div><a name="s001418b"><!--s001418b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(+ that) to admit (something) as true or valid; to acknowledge (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I allowed that I could have been wrong</p> <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</div><a name="s001419b"><!--s001419b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(+ of) to admit the possibility of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>evidence that allows of only one conclusion</p>.</div><a name="s001420b"><!--s001420b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(+ for) to take (special factors or circumstances) into account </p><p><i></i></p><p>This figure allows for inflation</p><p><span class="bodyb">allowable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">allowably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">allowedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">allowen</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">adlaudare</span> to extol, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">laudare</span> to praise].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caloric<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹlorik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008534a"><!--s008534a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hypothetical weightless fluid formerly held to be responsible for the phenomena of heat and combustion [French <span class="bodyi">calorique</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">calor</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/calorie_or_calory/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">calorie</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bee-keeper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004969a"><!--s004969a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who keeps bees for their honey</p><p><span class="bodyb">bee-keeping</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drive-by<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018367a"><!--s018367a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a crime: committed from a moving vehicle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guest rope</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026772a"><!--s026772a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rope that hangs over the side of a boat for the use of other boats drawing alongside or as a supplementary towing rope.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">darning needle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015223a"><!--s015223a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015765b"><!--s015765b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a long needle with a large eye for use in darning.</p></div><a name="s015766b"><!--s015766b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/darner/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">darner</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glyptic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgliptik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025715a"><!--s025715a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to carving or engraving, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on gems [prob via French <span class="bodyi">glyptique</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">glyptikē</span>, from <span class="bodyi">glyphein</span> to carve].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">equipment</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020249a"><!--s020249a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021304b"><!--s021304b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the set of articles, apparatus, or physical, mental, or emotional resources needed for a particular purpose serving to equip a person, thing, enterprise, expedition, etc.</p></div><a name="s021305b"><!--s021305b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>mental or emotional resources.</p></div><a name="s021306b"><!--s021306b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the act of equipping somebody or something.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cold-hearted</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011676a"><!--s011676a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>marked by lack of sympathy, interest, or sensitivity</p><p><span class="bodyb">cold-heartedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cold-heartedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fighting cock</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022140a"><!--s022140a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023437b"><!--s023437b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gamecock/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gamecock</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s023438b"><!--s023438b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody who is always ready for a fight.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foreshore</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023610a"><!--s023610a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025295b"><!--s025295b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006662c"><!--s006662c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the part of a seashore between high-tide and low-tide marks.</p></div><a name="s006663c"><!--s006663c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the land just above the high-water mark.</p></div></div><a name="s025296b"><!--s025296b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a strip of land bordering a body of water.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gallstone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024669a"><!--s024669a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rounded solid mass of cholesterol and calcium salts formed in the gall bladder or bile ducts.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beeline</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbeelien/</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004970a"><!--s004970a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>✱ <span class="bodyb">make a beeline</span> take a straight direct course </p><p><i></i></p><p>He made a beeline for the buffet</p> [from the belief that nectar-laden bees return to their hives in a direct line].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">allowable</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001409a"><!--s001409a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001421b"><!--s001421b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>permissible.</p></div><a name="s001422b"><!--s001422b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>that may be assigned as an allowance </p><p><i></i></p><p>expenses allowable against tax</p><p><span class="bodyb">allowably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dart<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/daht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015224a"><!--s015224a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015767b"><!--s015767b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small projectile with a pointed shaft and flights of feather or plastic, used as a weapon or in the game of darts.</p></div><a name="s015768b"><!--s015768b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a stitched tapering fold put in a garment to shape it to the figure.</p></div><a name="s015769b"><!--s015769b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a quick movement or dash [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">dars</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caloric<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008535a"><!--s008535a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of heat or calories</p><p><span class="bodyb">calorically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drive-in<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018368a"><!--s018368a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or denoting a bank, cinema, restaurant, etc that people can use while remaining in their cars.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foreshorten</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (foreshortened, foreshortening)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023611a"><!--s023611a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025297b"><!--s025297b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to shorten (a detail in a drawing or painting) so as to create an illusion of depth.</p></div><a name="s025298b"><!--s025298b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (something) more compact in scale or time.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guest worker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026773a"><!--s026773a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an immigrant worker who is a temporary resident of a country, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the EU, and is usu employed in an unskilled job [translation of German <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gastarbeiter/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Gastarbeiter</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glyptodont</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgliptədont/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025716a"><!--s025716a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various extinct mammals related to the armadillos and having the body covered with horny armour: genus <span class="bodyi">Glyptodon</span> [Greek <span class="bodyi">glyptos</span> carved (from <span class="bodyi">glyphein</span> to carve) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/odont/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-odont</span></span></a> tooth].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cold-rolled</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011677a"><!--s011677a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of metal: rolled into sheets while cold and so having a smooth hard surface.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fighting fish <span class="bodyi">or</span> Siamese fighting fish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022141a"><!--s022141a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small tropical fish the males of which are very aggressive: <span class="bodyi">Betta splendens</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">equipoise<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹekwipoyz, ʹee-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020250a"><!--s020250a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021307b"><!--s021307b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a state of equilibrium.</p></div><a name="s021308b"><!--s021308b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a counterbalance.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gallup poll</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgaləp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024670a"><!--s024670a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a survey of public opinion used as a means of forecasting something, e.g. an election result [named after George <span class="bodyi">Gallup</span> d.1984, US public opinion statistician, who devised it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Beelzebub</span><small><span class="eSynop">/beeʹelzibub/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004971a"><!--s004971a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a devil or the Devil.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dart<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015225a"><!--s015225a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015770b"><!--s015770b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to move suddenly or rapidly </p><p><i></i></p><p>He darted across the road</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s015771b"><!--s015771b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to throw or thrust (something) with a sudden movement.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calorie <span class="bodyi">or</span> calory</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaləri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> calories)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008536a"><!--s008536a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008897b"><!--s008897b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1g of water by 1°C under standard conditions, equal to 4.1868 joules. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/small_calorie/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">small calorie</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s008898b"><!--s008898b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1kg of water by 1°C under standard conditions. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kilocalorie/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">kilocalorie</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/large_calorie/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">large calorie</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s008899b"><!--s008899b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002118c"><!--s002118c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1g of water by 1°C under standard conditions, equal to 4.1868 joules. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/small_calorie/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">small calorie</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s002119c"><!--s002119c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1kg of water by 1°C under standard conditions. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kilocalorie/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">kilocalorie</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/large_calorie/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">large calorie</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s008900b"><!--s008900b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s002120c"><!--s002120c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a unit equivalent to the kilocalorie expressing the energy-producing value of food when used in the body.</p></div><a name="s002121c"><!--s002121c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an amount of food that has an energy-producing value of one kilocalorie [French <span class="bodyi">calorie</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">calor</span> heat, from <span class="bodyi">calēre</span> to be warm].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drive-in<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018369a"><!--s018369a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a drive-in restaurant, cinema, bank, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fighting fit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022142a"><!--s022142a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>very fit; in good health.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">allowance<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001410a"><!--s001410a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001423b"><!--s001423b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000382c"><!--s000382c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a share or portion allotted or granted; a ration.</p></div><a name="s000383c"><!--s000383c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a sum granted as reimbursement or for expensespaid to a person, usu at regular intervals.</p></div><a name="s000384c"><!--s000384c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a reduction from a list price or stated price.</p></div><a name="s000385c"><!--s000385c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>an amount deducted or added in reckoningof income on which no tax is payable </p><p><i></i></p><p>an allowance for wastage</p>.</div></div><a name="s001424b"><!--s001424b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a handicap, e.g. in a race.</p></div><a name="s001425b"><!--s001425b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000386c"><!--s000386c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>permission or sanction.</p></div><a name="s000387c"><!--s000387c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>acknowledgment </p><p><i></i></p><p>allowance of your claim</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">make allowances for</span> to take into account mitigating circumstances.</div></div><a name="s001426b"><!--s001426b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) the taking into account of mitigating circumstances </p><p><i></i></p><p>We must make allowances for his inexperience</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gall wasp</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024671a"><!--s024671a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various wasps whose larvae produce plant galls in which they feed: family Cynipidae.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guff</span><small><span class="eSynop">/guf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026774a"><!--s026774a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> foolish talk or ideas; nonsense [prob imitative].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foreshow</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> foreshowed) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> foreshowed foreshown /fawʹshohn/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023612a"><!--s023612a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to foretell or foreshadow (something).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">GM</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025717a"><!--s025717a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027436b"><!--s027436b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>general manager.</p></div><a name="s027437b"><!--s027437b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>genetically modified.</p></div><a name="s027438b"><!--s027438b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>George Medal.</p></div><a name="s027439b"><!--s027439b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in chess, grandmaster.</p></div><a name="s027440b"><!--s027440b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> said of a school: grant-maintained.</p></div><a name="s027441b"><!--s027441b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>guided missile.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">been</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bin; <span class="bodyi">strong</span> been/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004972a"><!--s004972a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/be/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">be</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cold sore</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011678a"><!--s011678a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a blister or group of blisters appearing round or inside the mouth, caused by a viral infection with herpes simplex: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/herpes_simplex/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">herpes simplex</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">equipoise<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020251a"><!--s020251a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021309b"><!--s021309b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to serve as a counterbalance to (something).</p></div><a name="s021310b"><!--s021310b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to put or hold (something) in equilibrium.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dartboard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015226a"><!--s015226a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a circular target used in the game of darts, marked into sections that have different scores.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calorific</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kaləʹrifik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008537a"><!--s008537a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008901b"><!--s008901b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of heat production.</p></div><a name="s008902b"><!--s008902b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to the energy-producing content of food, fuel, etc.</p></div><a name="s008903b"><!--s008903b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>high in calories [French <span class="bodyi">calorifique</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">calorificus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">calor</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/calorie_or_calory/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">calorie</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">galoot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gəʹlooht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024672a"><!--s024672a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> somebody who is foolish or uncouth [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gm</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025718a"><!--s025718a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>gram.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foresight</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023613a"><!--s023613a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025299b"><!--s025299b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act of foreseeing or the ability to foresee things; prescience.</p></div><a name="s025300b"><!--s025300b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>prudence due to the ability to foresee future events or conditions </p><p><i></i></p><p>He had the foresight to invest his money wisely</p>.</div><a name="s025301b"><!--s025301b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the sight nearest the muzzle on a firearm.</p></div><a name="s025302b"><!--s025302b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in surveying, a sighting taken looking forwards</p><p><span class="bodyb">foresighted</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">foresightedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">foresightedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">allowance<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001411a"><!--s001411a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001427b"><!--s001427b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to put (somebody) on a fixed allowance.</p></div><a name="s001428b"><!--s001428b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to provide (something) in a limited quantity.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fight off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022143a"><!--s022143a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to ward (somebody or something) off by fighting, or as if by fighting; to repel (an attacker or threat).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">equipollent<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/eekwiʹpolənt, ek-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020252a"><!--s020252a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> equal in force, power, validity, or effect</p><p><span class="bodyb">equipollence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">equipollency</span> /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">aequipollent-, aequipollens</span>,from <span class="bodyi">aequi-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/equi/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">equi-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">pollent-, pollens</span>,present part. of <span class="bodyi">pollēre</span> to be able].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bee orchid</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004973a"><!--s004973a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of European plants of the orchid family with velvety flowers resembling bees: family Orchidaceae.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drivel<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdrivl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (drivelled, drivelling, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> driveled) (driveling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018370a"><!--s018370a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019371b"><!--s019371b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to talk foolish or childish nonsense.</p></div><a name="s019372b"><!--s019372b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to let saliva dribble from the mouth or mucus run from the nose</p><p><span class="bodyb">driveller</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">dreflian</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cold-start</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011680a"><!--s011680a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011956b"><!--s011956b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to start (something) without preparation.</p></div><a name="s011957b"><!--s011957b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in computing, to reload (a program).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guffaw<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/gəʹfaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026775a"><!--s026775a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a loud or boisterous laugh [imitative].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">darter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdahtə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015227a"><!--s015227a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015772b"><!--s015772b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a fish-eating bird that has a long slender neck and flies with darting movements: genus <span class="bodyi">Anhinga</span>.</p></div><a name="s015773b"><!--s015773b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>either of two genera of a small, brightly coloured freshwater fishes of N America: genera <span class="bodyi">Etheostoma</span> and <span class="bodyi">Percina</span>.</p></div><a name="s015774b"><!--s015774b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>any of several species of dragonflies with a wide body that catch prey by darting out from a perch: family Libellulidae and related families.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calorific value</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008538a"><!--s008538a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the quantity of heat or energy, usu expressed in joules per kilogram, produced by burning a specified amount of fuel or food.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">galop</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgaləp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024673a"><!--s024673a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lively dance in duple time [French <span class="bodyi">galop</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gallop1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gallop 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">G-man</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025719a"><!--s025719a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027442b"><!--s027442b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a special agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.</p></div><a name="s027443b"><!--s027443b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Irish</span> a political detective [prob short for <span class="bodyi">government man</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fight out</span></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022144a"><!--s022144a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>✱ <span class="bodyb">fight it out</span> to settle (an argument) by fighting </p><p><i></i></p><p>I just left them to fight it out</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foreskin</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023614a"><!--s023614a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the fold of skin that covers the glans of the penis.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drivel<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018371a"><!--s018371a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>foolish or childish nonsense </p><p><i></i></p><p>It was simply a conglomeration of incoherent drivel from beginning to end</p><p> Mark Twain.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">equipollent<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020253a"><!--s020253a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> something that is equipollent.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beep<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/beep/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004974a"><!--s004974a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sound, e.g. from a horn or electronic device, that serves as a signal or warning [imitative].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guffaw<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026776a"><!--s026776a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to laugh loudly or boisterously.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cold start</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011679a"><!--s011679a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011954b"><!--s011954b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an act of starting something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an engine or a machine, without preparation.</p></div><a name="s011955b"><!--s011955b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in computing, the reloading of a program.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calorimeter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kaləʹrimitə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008539a"><!--s008539a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several devices for measuring heat taken up or given out, e.g. during a chemical reaction <span class="bodyb">calorimetric</span> /-ʹmetrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">calorimetry</span> /-tri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">calor</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/calorie_or_calory/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">calorie</span></span></a>) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/meter2/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-meter 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">allowedly</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹlowidli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001412a"><!--s001412a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>as is allowed or acknowledged; admittedly.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dartmoor pony</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdahtmaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015228a"><!--s015228a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an animal of an old breed of small shaggy English ponies [named after <span class="bodyi">Dartmoor</span>, region of SW England where the breed originated].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">galore</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gəʹlaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024674a"><!--s024674a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">used after a noun</span>) abundant or plentiful </p><p><i></i></p><p>bargains galore</p> <p>[Irish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">go leor</span> enough].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">GMO</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025720a"><!--s025720a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>genetically modified organism.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fig leaf</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022145a"><!--s022145a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023439b"><!--s023439b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a leaf of a fig tree.</p></div><a name="s023440b"><!--s023440b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a representation of such a leaf positioned so as to conceal the genitals on a statue, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>Nobody noticed their [the statues’] nakedness before … nobody can help noticing it now, the fig-leaf makes it so conspicuous</p><p> Mark Twain.</p></div><a name="s023441b"><!--s023441b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something that conceals or camouflages, usu inadequately or dishonestly </p><p><i></i></p><p>The opt-out clause is a fig leaf that the Prime Minister is clutching … to cover the serious disagreements in his party</p><p> Hansard [from the fig leaves with which Adam and Eve tried to conceal their nakedness (Genesis 3:7)].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">GUI</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgooh·i/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026777a"><!--s026777a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>graphical user interface.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">driven<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdriv(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018372a"><!--s018372a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/drive1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">drive 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">equipotential<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌeekwipəʹtensh(ə)l, ek-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020254a"><!--s020254a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having the same or uniform potential, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> electrical potential </p><p><i></i></p><p>an equipotential surface</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beep<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004975a"><!--s004975a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005068b"><!--s005068b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to sound a horn.</p></div><a name="s005069b"><!--s005069b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make a beep <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s005070b"><!--s005070b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cause (a horn, etc) to sound</p><p><span class="bodyb">beeper</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forest<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹforist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023615a"><!--s023615a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025303b"><!--s025303b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a dense growth of trees and underbrush covering a large tract of land.</p></div><a name="s025304b"><!--s025304b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something resembling a profusion of trees </p><p><i></i></p><p>a forest of TV aerials</p>.</div><a name="s025305b"><!--s025305b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a tract of wooded land in Britain formerly owned by the sovereign and used for hunting game [Middle English via Old French from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">forestis</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">foris</span> outside].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cold storage</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011681a"><!--s011681a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011958b"><!--s011958b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>storage, e.g. of food, in a cold place for preservation.</p></div><a name="s011959b"><!--s011959b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a condition of being held or continued without being acted on; abeyance.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">galosh</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gəʹlosh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024675a"><!--s024675a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rubber overshoe [Middle English <span class="bodyi">galoche</span> clog, patten, via Old French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">gallicula</span>, dimin. of Latin <span class="bodyi">gallica</span> <span class="bodyi">solea</span> Gaulish shoe].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">darts</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dahts/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015229a"><!--s015229a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu treated as sing.</span>) an indoor game in which darts are thrown at a dartboard to score points.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calory</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaləri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008540a"><!--s008540a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/calorie_or_calory/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">calorie</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">GMT</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025721a"><!--s025721a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Greenwich Mean Time.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alloy<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaloy/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001413a"><!--s001413a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001429b"><!--s001429b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a solid substance composed of a mixture of metals or of a metal with a non-metal.</p></div><a name="s001430b"><!--s001430b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a metal mixed with a more valuable metal.</p></div><a name="s001431b"><!--s001431b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an addition that impairs or debases something [early French <span class="bodyi">aloi</span> from <span class="bodyi">aloier</span> to combine, from Latin <span class="bodyi">alligare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ally1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ally 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">figment</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfigmənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022146a"><!--s022146a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something fabricated or imagined </p><p><i></i></p><p>The spy ring was just a figment of the author's imagination</p> <p>[Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">figmentum</span>,from <span class="bodyi">fingere</span> to shape].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guidance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgied(ə)ns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026778a"><!--s026778a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028681b"><!--s028681b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>advice or instructions on how to do something.</p></div><a name="s028682b"><!--s028682b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the process of controlling the course of something as it moves.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">equipotential<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020255a"><!--s020255a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an equipotential line or surface.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">driven<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018373a"><!--s018373a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019373b"><!--s019373b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>influenced chiefly by; geared to </p><p><i></i></p><p>export-driven</p> <p><i></i></p><p>customer-driven</p>.</div><a name="s019374b"><!--s019374b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>worked by or responding to a specified type of computer action </p><p><i></i></p><p>menu-driven software</p> <p><i></i></p><p>command-driven programs</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forest<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023616a"><!--s023616a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to cover (a tract of land) with trees or forest <span class="bodyb">forestation</span> /fawriʹstaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cold store</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011682a"><!--s011682a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a building for cold storage.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Darwinism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdahwiniz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015230a"><!--s015230a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a theory of evolution developed by Charles Darwin, based on the concept. It asserts that widely divergent groups of plants and animals have arisen from common ancestors as a result of natural selection of offspring which develop slight variations that make them better adapted to their environment</p><p>A term used for evolution itself (which Darwin did most to establish) and for Darwin's theory of its mechanism – natural selection. Darwin himself recognized other causes of evolution, but only natural selection accounts for the apparent ‘design’ of organisms. Neo-Darwinism unites Darwinism with Mendelism: particulate genes have a frequency in the gene pool, which is biased over the generations by non-random selection — Professor Richard Dawkins</p> <span class="bodyb">Darwinian</span> /dahʹwini·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i><p><span class="bodyb">Darwinist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i> [Charles <span class="bodyi">Darwin</span> d.1882, English naturalist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beeper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004976a"><!--s004976a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an electronic warning or signalling device that makes a beep.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">figurant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfigyoor(ə)nt/ figurante /-ʹront/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022147a"><!--s022147a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a male or female ballet dancer who dances only in a group [French <span class="bodyi">figurant</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">figurer</span> to figure or represent, from Latin <span class="bodyi">figura</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/figure1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">figure 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">galumph</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gəʹlumf/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024676a"><!--s024676a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to stride along or bound around with exuberant din </p><p><i></i></p><p>He left it dead, and with its head he went galumphing back</p><p> Lewis Carroll</p><p><span class="bodyb">galumphing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gallop2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gallop 2</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/triumphant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">triumphant</span></span></a> ; coined by Lewis Carroll d.1898, English writer].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calque</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kalk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008541a"><!--s008541a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/loan_translation/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">loan translation</span></span></a> [French <span class="bodyi">calque</span> copy, from <span class="bodyi">calquer</span> to trace, via Italian from Latin <span class="bodyi">calcare</span> to trample].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">GMWU</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025722a"><!--s025722a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> General and Municipal Workers Union.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alloy<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹloy/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001414a"><!--s001414a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001432b"><!--s001432b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to mix (metals, or a metal with a non-metal) so as to form an alloy.</p></div><a name="s001433b"><!--s001433b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to reduce the purity or value of (something) by addition.</p></div><a name="s001434b"><!--s001434b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to temper or moderate (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>My happiness was alloyed by a feeling of guilt</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guide<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/gied/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026779a"><!--s026779a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028683b"><!--s028683b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007565c"><!--s007565c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>somebody who leads or directs another or others person or people.</p></div><a name="s007566c"><!--s007566c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>somebody who shows and explains places of interest to travellers, tourists, etc.</p></div></div><a name="s028684b"><!--s028684b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007567c"><!--s007567c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a book providing information about a place, activity, etc.</p></div><a name="s007568c"><!--s007568c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a principle that directs somebody's conduct or course of life.</p></div></div><a name="s028685b"><!--s028685b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s007569c"><!--s007569c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + to) something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a guidebook, that provides somebody with information about a place, activity, etc.</p></div><a name="s007570c"><!--s007570c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>something or somebody that directs a person in their conduct or course of life.</p></div></div><a name="s028686b"><!--s028686b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a device or mark for positioning bar, rod, etc for steadying or directing the motion of something.</p></div><a name="s028687b"><!--s028687b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Guide</span>) <span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a member of a worldwide movement of girls and young women founded with the aim of forming character and teaching good citizenship through outdoor activities and domestic skills, <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a member of the intermediate section for girls aged from ten to 15 [Middle English via French from Old Provençal <span class="bodyi">guida</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">equiprobable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eekwiʹprobəbl, ek-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020256a"><!--s020256a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having the same degree of logical or mathematical probability </p><p><i></i></p><p>equiprobable alternatives</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cold sweat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011683a"><!--s011683a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>concurrent perspiration and chill, usu associated with fear or, pain, or shock.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">figuration</span><small><span class="eSynop">/figyooʹraysh(ə)n, figə-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022148a"><!--s022148a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023442b"><!--s023442b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the creation or representation of an allegorical or symbolic figure.</p></div><a name="s023443b"><!--s023443b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a form or outline.</p></div><a name="s023444b"><!--s023444b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in music, ornamentation of a musical passage by using musical figures.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forestall</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023617a"><!--s023617a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025306b"><!--s025306b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to exclude, hinder, or prevent (somebody or something) by taking measures or action in advance.</p></div><a name="s025307b"><!--s025307b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to get ahead of or anticipate (somebody or something).</p></div><a name="s025308b"><!--s025308b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to buy up (goods) in order to create a short supply and thus raise prices, or to affect (a market) in this way</p><p><span class="bodyb">forestaller</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">forestalment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">forstallen</span> from Old English <span class="bodyi">foresteall</span> act of waylaying, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fore/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fore-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">steall</span> position, stall].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">driver</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018374a"><!--s018374a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019375b"><!--s019375b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who drives a vehicle.</p></div><a name="s019376b"><!--s019376b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody who drives animals.</p></div><a name="s019377b"><!--s019377b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a golf club with a wooden head and a nearly vertical face used to hit the ball long distances, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from the tee.</p></div><a name="s019378b"><!--s019378b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an implement or mechanical part used, e.g. a hammer, for driving.</p></div><a name="s019379b"><!--s019379b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a mechanical piece for imparting motion to another piece.</p></div><a name="s019380b"><!--s019380b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a piece of computer software that controls a piece of hardware ✱ <span class="bodyb">in the driver's seat</span> in a position of authority or control</p><p><span class="bodyb">driverless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004977a"><!--s004977a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005071b"><!--s005071b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an alcoholic drink brewed from fermented malt flavoured with hops.</p></div><a name="s005072b"><!--s005072b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a carbonated non-alcoholic drink, or a fermented, slightly alcoholic drink, flavoured with roots or other plant parts </p><p><i></i></p><p>ginger beer</p>.</div><a name="s005073b"><!--s005073b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a glass or measure of beer [Old English <span class="bodyi">bēor</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guide<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026780a"><!--s026780a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028688b"><!--s028688b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to lead or direct (somebody) along a route or to a place.</p></div><a name="s028689b"><!--s028689b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to control and direct the movement of (something).</p></div><a name="s028690b"><!--s028690b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to give advice or instructions to (somebody) regarding as regards their behaviour, an appropriate course of action, etc.</p></div><a name="s028691b"><!--s028691b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to supervise (somebody), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> during their training <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s028692b"><!--s028692b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to act or work as a guide; give guidance</p><p><span class="bodyb">guidable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">guider</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gnarl</span><small><span class="eSynop">/nahl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025723a"><!--s025723a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hard knotty lump, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on a tree; a knot [back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gnarled/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gnarled</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">galvanic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/galʹvanik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024677a"><!--s024677a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026477b"><!--s026477b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of, being, or producing a direct current of electricity resulting from chemical action.</p></div><a name="s026478b"><!--s026478b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having an electric effect; stimulating vigorous activity or vitality</p><p><span class="bodyb">galvanically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">all-points bulletin</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001415a"><!--s001415a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a police message, e.g. about a suspect wanted for questioning, broadcast to all police officers in an area.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caltrop <span class="bodyi">or</span> caltrap</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaltrəp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008542a"><!--s008542a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008904b"><!--s008904b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/water_chestnut/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">water chestnut</span></span></a> (2).</p></div><a name="s008905b"><!--s008905b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a device with four metal points arranged so that one always projects upwards, used to hinder enemy horses, vehicles, etc [Old English <span class="bodyi">calcatrippe</span> a plant that catches the feet, from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">calcatrippa</span> from <span class="bodyi">calc-</span>, <span class="bodyi">calx</span> heel].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">equisetum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ekwiʹseetəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> equiseta /-tə/ equisetums)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020257a"><!--s020257a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of plants that comprises the horsetails: genus <span class="bodyi">Equisetum</span> [Latin <span class="bodyi">equisaetum</span> horsetail (plant), from <span class="bodyi">equus</span> horse + <span class="bodyi">saeta</span> bristle].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dash<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dash/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015231a"><!--s015231a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015775b"><!--s015775b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to move with speed or haste.</p></div><a name="s015776b"><!--s015776b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to smash against something <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s015777b"><!--s015777b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to hurl or strike with great force.</p></div><a name="s015778b"><!--s015778b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s003942c"><!--s003942c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to hurl or fling (something) with great force.</p></div><a name="s003943c"><!--s003943c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to strike or knock (something) violently.</p></div></div><a name="s015779b"><!--s015779b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to destroy or ruin (a hope or plan) [Middle English <span class="bodyi">dasshen</span>, prob of imitative origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cold turkey</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011684a"><!--s011684a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011960b"><!--s011960b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the abrupt complete cessation of the use of an addictive narcotic drug by an addict.</p></div><a name="s011961b"><!--s011961b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the shivering, nausea, feelings of fear, etc resulting from this.</p></div><a name="s011962b"><!--s011962b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span></p><a name="s003118c"><!--s003118c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the abrupt complete cessation of the use of an addictive narcotic drug by an addict.</p></div><a name="s003119c"><!--s003119c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the shivering, nausea, feelings of fear, etc resulting from this.</p></div></div><a name="s011963b"><!--s011963b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> blunt language or procedure.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">driver ant</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018375a"><!--s018375a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/army_ant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">army ant</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">figurative</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfigyoorətiv, ʹfigə-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022149a"><!--s022149a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023445b"><!--s023445b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>characterized by or using figures of speech, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> metaphor.</p></div><a name="s023446b"><!--s023446b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006077c"><!--s006077c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>representing by a figure or likeness; emblematic.</p></div><a name="s006078c"><!--s006078c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>representational </p><p><i></i></p><p>figurative sculpture</p> <p><span class="bodyb">figuratively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">figurativeness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calumet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkalyoomet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008543a"><!--s008543a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a long highly ornamented pipe smoked by Native Americans, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on ceremonial occasions in token of peace [American French <span class="bodyi">calumet</span> via French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">kalamos</span> reed].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forestay</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023618a"><!--s023618a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a stay from the top of the foremast to the bow of a ship.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beer and skittles</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004978a"><!--s004978a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a situation of agreeable easepleasure and enjoyment </p><p><i></i></p><p>Being a student is not all beer and skittles</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gnarled</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025724a"><!--s025724a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027444b"><!--s027444b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a tree: full of or covered with knots or lumps.</p></div><a name="s027445b"><!--s027445b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of hands, etc: rough and twisted, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with age [prob alteration of <span class="bodyi">knurled</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/knurl/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">knurl</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">equitable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹekwitəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020258a"><!--s020258a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021311b"><!--s021311b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>fair and just.</p></div><a name="s021312b"><!--s021312b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>valid in equity as distinguished from law <span class="bodyb">equitability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">equitableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><a name="sb000000186"><!--sb000000186--></a><p><span class="bodyb">equitably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">equitable</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">equable</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/equable/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">equable</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guidebook</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026781a"><!--s026781a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a handbook, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a book of information for travellers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">galvanise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgalvəniez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024678a"><!--s024678a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/galvanize_or_galvanise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">galvanize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dash<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015232a"><!--s015232a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015780b"><!--s015780b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a punctuation mark (–) used to indicate a break or an omission in the structure of a sentence, or to stand for missing words or letters.</p></div><a name="s015781b"><!--s015781b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in Morse code, a signal, e.g. a flash or audible tone, of relatively long duration: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dot1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dot<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (5).</p></div><a name="s015782b"><!--s015782b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in music, a vertical line written above or below a note, showing that it is to be played staccato.</p></div><a name="s015783b"><!--s015783b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s003944c"><!--s003944c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a speedy or hasty movement or journey.</p></div><a name="s003945c"><!--s003945c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a sprint.</p></div></div><a name="s015784b"><!--s015784b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a small amount of a substance </p><p><i></i></p><p>a dash of salt</p>.</div><a name="s015785b"><!--s015785b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>liveliness of style and action; panache.</p></div><a name="s015786b"><!--s015786b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dashboard/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dashboard</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">all-powerful</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001416a"><!--s001416a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having complete or sole power; omnipotent.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cold war</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011685a"><!--s011685a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011964b"><!--s011964b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a conflict carried on by methods other than military action.</p></div><a name="s011965b"><!--s011965b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Cold War</span>) the period of intense rivalry and hostility between the Western and Soviet blocs between 1945 and 1989.</p></div><a name="s011966b"><!--s011966b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s003120c"><!--s003120c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a conflict carried on by methods other than military action.</p></div><a name="s003121c"><!--s003121c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Cold War</span>) the period of intense rivalry and hostility between the Western and Soviet blocs between 1945 and 1989.</p></div></div><a name="s011967b"><!--s011967b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a hostile but nonviolent relationship.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drive shaft</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018376a"><!--s018376a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/propeller_shaft/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">propeller shaft</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">figure<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfigə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022150a"><!--s022150a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023447b"><!--s023447b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a number symbol, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an Arabic one.</p></div><a name="s023448b"><!--s023448b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006079c"><!--s006079c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a number symbol, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an Arabic one </p><p><i></i></p><p>a salary running into six figures</p>.</div><a name="s006080c"><!--s006080c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) arithmetical calculations.</p></div><a name="s006081c"><!--s006081c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a written or printed character.</p></div><a name="s006082c"><!--s006082c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>value, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as expressed in numbers </p><p><i></i></p><p>was sold for a low figure</p>.</div></div><a name="s023449b"><!--s023449b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>bodily shape or form, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a slim shape </p><p><i></i></p><p>a slender figure</p>.</div><a name="s023450b"><!--s023450b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s006083c"><!--s006083c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a personage or personality </p><p><i></i></p><p>great political figures</p>.</div><a name="s006084c"><!--s006084c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a representative or substitute </p><p><i></i></p><p>a father figure</p>.</div></div><a name="s023451b"><!--s023451b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s006085c"><!--s006085c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the graphic representation of a human or animal form.</p></div><a name="s006086c"><!--s006086c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a diagram or pictorial illustration in a text.</p></div><a name="s006087c"><!--s006087c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a geometrical diagram or shape.</p></div></div><a name="s023452b"><!--s023452b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>an appearance made; an impression produced, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a favourable one </p><p><i></i></p><p>cut quite a figure</p>.</div><a name="s023453b"><!--s023453b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s006088c"><!--s006088c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a series of movements in a dance.</p></div><a name="s006089c"><!--s006089c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an outline representation of a form traced by a series of evolutions, e.g. by a skater on an ice surface.</p></div></div><a name="s023454b"><!--s023454b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>an intentional deviation from the usual form or syntactic relation of words.</p></div><a name="s023455b"><!--s023455b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>an often repetitive pattern in a manufactured article, e.g. cloth, or natural substance, e.g. wood.</p></div><a name="s023456b"><!--s023456b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>a short musical phrase.</p></div><a name="s023457b"><!--s023457b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>in logic, the form of a syllogism with respect to the position of the middle term of the two premises [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">figura</span>,from <span class="bodyi">fingere</span> to form].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calumniate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹlumniayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008544a"><!--s008544a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to make malicious false statements about (somebody) <span class="bodyb">calumniation</span> /-ʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">calumniator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forester</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023619a"><!--s023619a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025309b"><!--s025309b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person trained in forestry.</p></div><a name="s025310b"><!--s025310b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person or animal that inhabits forest land.</p></div><a name="s025311b"><!--s025311b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Forester</span>) a member of a friendly society known as the Ancient Order of Foresters.</p></div><a name="s025312b"><!--s025312b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a green-winged day-flying moth found in damp meadows: <span class="bodyi">Adscita statices</span>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gnarly</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹnahli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (gnarlier, gnarliest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025725a"><!--s025725a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027446b"><!--s027446b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>gnarled.</p></div><a name="s027447b"><!--s027447b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> said of an undertaking, problem, etc: difficult or tricky.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beer garden</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004979a"><!--s004979a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a garden or open area attached to a pub or bar, where customers can eat and drink.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dash<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015233a"><!--s015233a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal, dated</span> used to express annoyance.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guided missile</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026782a"><!--s026782a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a missile whose course in flight is controlled electronically from the ground or by an inbuilt device, e.g. one that causes it to seek heat.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">equitation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ekwiʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020259a"><!--s020259a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> the act or art of riding on horseback [via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">equitation-, equitatio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">equitare</span> to ride on horseback, from <span class="bodyi">equit-, eques</span> horseman, from <span class="bodyi">equus</span> horse].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cold wave</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011686a"><!--s011686a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011968b"><!--s011968b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a period of unusually cold weather.</p></div><a name="s011969b"><!--s011969b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a permanent wave applied to the hair using chemicals.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">galvanism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgalvəniz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024679a"><!--s024679a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026479b"><!--s026479b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>direct electric current produced by chemical action.</p></div><a name="s026480b"><!--s026480b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the therapeutic use of such a current, e.g. in the removal of birthmarks [French <span class="bodyi">galvanisme</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">galvanismo</span>, named after Luigi <span class="bodyi">Galvani</span> d.1798, Italian physician and physicist, who first described it].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drive-through <span class="bodyi">or</span> drive-thru</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018377a"><!--s018377a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or denoting a restaurant, bank, etc providing a relatively quick service for customers who remain in their cars.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">all-purpose</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001417a"><!--s001417a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>suited for many purposes or uses.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">figure<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022151a"><!--s022151a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023458b"><!--s023458b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006090c"><!--s006090c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to calculate (a sum, etc).</p></div><a name="s006091c"><!--s006091c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> to conclude or decide (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He figured there was no use in further effort</p>.</div><a name="s006092c"><!--s006092c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> to regard or consider (something).</p></div></div><a name="s023459b"><!--s023459b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to represent (somebody or something) by or as if by a figure or outline; to portray (them or it).</p></div><a name="s023460b"><!--s023460b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to decorate (something, e.g. music) with a pattern.</p></div><a name="s023461b"><!--s023461b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in music, to write figures over or under (the bass) in order to indicate the accompanying chords <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s023462b"><!--s023462b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + in) to take an <span class="bodyi">esp</span> important or conspicuous part.</p></div><a name="s023463b"><!--s023463b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to calculate.</p></div><a name="s023464b"><!--s023464b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to seem reasonable or expected.</p></div><a name="s023465b"><!--s023465b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> to regard or consider (something).</p></div><a name="s023466b"><!--s023466b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to represent (somebody or something) by a figure or outline; to portray ✱ <span class="bodyb">figure on</span> <span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> to take (something) into consideration, e.g. in planning </p><p><i></i></p><p>Figure on $200 a month extra income</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calumny<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaləmni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> calumnies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008545a"><!--s008545a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008906b"><!--s008906b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a false charge or misrepresentation maliciously calculated to damage another person's reputation.</p></div><a name="s008907b"><!--s008907b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the making of such a false charge or misrepresentation <span class="bodyb">calumnious</span> /kəʹlumni·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">calomnie</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">calumnia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">calvi</span> to deceive].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beery</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (beerier, beeriest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004980a"><!--s004980a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005074b"><!--s005074b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>affected or caused by beer </p><p><i></i></p><p>beery voices</p>.</div><a name="s005075b"><!--s005075b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>smelling or tasting of beer </p><p><i></i></p><p>beery breath</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">equity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹekwiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> equities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020260a"><!--s020260a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021313b"><!--s021313b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>justice according to natural law or right; fairness.</p></div><a name="s021314b"><!--s021314b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a system of justice orig developed on the basis of conscience and fairness to supplement or override the more rigid common law: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/common_law/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">common law</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/statute_law/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">statute law</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s021315b"><!--s021315b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a right, claim, or interest existing or valid in equity.</p></div><a name="s021316b"><!--s021316b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the value of a property, e.g. a mortgaged house, in excess of monetary claims against it.</p></div><a name="s021317b"><!--s021317b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a share that does not bear fixed interest.</p></div><a name="s021318b"><!--s021318b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>the value of shares issued by a company.</p></div><a name="s021319b"><!--s021319b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Equity</span>) in Britain, the trade union representing the interests of actors and performers [Middle English <span class="bodyi">equite</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">aequitat-, aequitas</span>,from <span class="bodyi">aequus</span> equal, fair].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forest ranger</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023620a"><!--s023620a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an officer charged with the patrolling and guarding of a forest.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guide dog</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026783a"><!--s026783a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dog trained to lead a blind or partially sighted person.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">galvanized iron</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024681a"><!--s024681a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>iron coated with a protective layer of zinc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gnash</span><small><span class="eSynop">/nash/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025726a"><!--s025726a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to strike or grind (the teeth) together [alteration of Middle English <span class="bodyi">gnasten</span>, prob of imitative origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drive time</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018378a"><!--s018378a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of the periods of time in the morning or the late afternoon when people are driving to or from work.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dashboard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015234a"><!--s015234a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a panel containing dials and controls in a car or other vehicle</p><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dash1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dash 1</span></span></a>, in an obsolete sense ‘to splash, splatter’, + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/board1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">board 1</span></span></a>. A dashboard was orig a board or panel that protected the driver of a carriage from being splattered with mud</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">figured</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022152a"><!--s022152a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023467b"><!--s023467b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>represented or portrayed.</p></div><a name="s023468b"><!--s023468b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>adorned with or formed into a figure </p><p><i></i></p><p>figured muslin</p>.</div><a name="s023469b"><!--s023469b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>indicated by figures.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cole</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011687a"><!--s011687a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>cabbage, broccoli, kohlrabi, or a related edible plant of the cabbage family [Old English <span class="bodyi">cāl</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">caulis</span> stem, cabbage].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">all right<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001418a"><!--s001418a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001435b"><!--s001435b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>well enough </p><p><i></i></p><p>She did all right at school</p>.</div><a name="s001436b"><!--s001436b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>beyond doubt; certainly </p><p><i></i></p><p>it's him all right!</p> <p><i></i></p><p>He has pneumonia all right</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">alriht</span> exactly, from <span class="bodyi">al</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/all1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">all 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">riht</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/right1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">right 1</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calumny<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verbtrans</span></i> (calumnies, calumnied, -ies) (-ied)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008546a"><!--s008546a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to slander; to calumniate.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bee's knees</span></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004981a"><!--s004981a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>✱ <span class="bodyb">the bee's knees</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> an outstandingly fine person or thing, the best of all: often used ironically or disparagingly of a person's own opinion of himself or herself [originally in the contrary meaning ‘something insignificant’: perhaps a corruption of <span class="bodyi">business</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">equivalence</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹkwivələns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020261a"><!--s020261a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021320b"><!--s021320b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the state or property of being equivalent.</p></div><a name="s021321b"><!--s021321b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005394c"><!--s005394c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the relation between two statements that are either both true or both false such that each implies the other.</p></div><a name="s005395c"><!--s005395c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a logical function of two statements, which takes the value true if both statements are true or both false and the value false otherwise.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forestry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹforistri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023621a"><!--s023621a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025313b"><!--s025313b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the scientific study or practice of cultivating or managing forests.</p></div><a name="s025314b"><!--s025314b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>forest land.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">driveway</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018379a"><!--s018379a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/drive2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">drive<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guideline</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026784a"><!--s026784a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a recommendation as to policy or conduct.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gnashers</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹnashəz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025727a"><!--s025727a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> teeth.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Calvados</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkalvədos/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008547a"><!--s008547a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>apple brandy made in the Calvados department of Normandy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colectomy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹlektəmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> colectomies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011688a"><!--s011688a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a surgical operation to remove all or part of the colon.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">all right<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001419a"><!--s001419a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001437b"><!--s001437b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>satisfactory or acceptable </p><p><i></i></p><p>The film is all right for children</p>.</div><a name="s001438b"><!--s001438b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>safe or well; in good condition or working order </p><p><i></i></p><p>I was ill but I'm all right now</p>.</div><a name="s001439b"><!--s001439b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>agreeable or pleasing.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dashed</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dasht/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015235a"><!--s015235a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal, dated</span> used for emphasis </p><p><i></i></p><p>a dashed pity</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">galvanize <span class="bodyi">or</span> galvanise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgalvəniez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024680a"><!--s024680a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026481b"><!--s026481b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to stimulate, rouse, or excite (somebody) as if by the action of an electric current </p><p><i></i></p><p>The candidate galvanized his supporters into action</p>.</div><a name="s026482b"><!--s026482b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to coat (iron or steel) with zinc as a protection from rust <span class="bodyb">galvanization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">galvanizer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">figured bass</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022153a"><!--s022153a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/continuo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">continuo</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beestings</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbeestingz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004982a"><!--s004982a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing.</span>) colostrum, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a cow [Old English <span class="bodyi">bẏsting</span>, from <span class="bodyi">bēost</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foretaste</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023622a"><!--s023622a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025315b"><!--s025315b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an advance indication or warning.</p></div><a name="s025316b"><!--s025316b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an anticipatory sampling </p><p><i></i></p><p>It was this marquee that Mr Bambridge was bent on buying, and he appeared to like looking inside it frequently, as a foretaste of its possession</p><p> George Eliot.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guidepost</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026785a"><!--s026785a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a signpost.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">equivalence class</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020262a"><!--s020262a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mathematical set in which an equivalence relation holds between every pair of members of the set.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">galvanometer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/galvəʹnomitə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024682a"><!--s024682a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an instrument for detecting or measuring a small electric current <span class="bodyb">galvanometric</span> /-ʹmetrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">driving</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018380a"><!--s018380a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019381b"><!--s019381b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>communicating power or force </p><p><i></i></p><p>a driving wheel</p>.</div><a name="s019382b"><!--s019382b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having great force </p><p><i></i></p><p>driving rain</p>.</div><a name="s019383b"><!--s019383b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>acting with vigour; energetic </p><p><i></i></p><p>driving ambition</p>.</div><a name="s019384b"><!--s019384b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>ofrelating to or used in the driving of a vehicle </p><p><i></i></p><p>She's just passed her driving test</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">in the driving seat</span>.</p></div><a name="s019385b"><!--s019385b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in a position of authority or control.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">all right<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001420a"><!--s001420a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001440b"><!--s001440b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a formula used for giving assent </p><p><i></i></p><p>All right, let's go</p>.</div><a name="s001441b"><!--s001441b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an exclamation used in indignant or menacing response </p><p><i></i></p><p>All right! Just you wait</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">figurehead</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022154a"><!--s022154a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023470b"><!--s023470b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an ornamental carved figure on a ship's bow.</p></div><a name="s023471b"><!--s023471b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a head or chief in name only.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calvary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkalvəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> calvaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008548a"><!--s008548a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008908b"><!--s008908b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sculpture of the crucifixion of Christ.</p></div><a name="s008909b"><!--s008909b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an experience of intense mental suffering [named after <span class="bodyi">Calvary</span>, the hill near Jerusalem where Christ was crucified].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dashiki</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dəʹsheeki/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dashikis)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015236a"><!--s015236a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a loose brightly coloured shirt without buttons, traditionally worn by men in W Africa [alteration of Yoruba <span class="bodyi">danshiki</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coleopteran</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koliʹoptərən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011689a"><!--s011689a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of an order of beetles typically with shell-like forewings: order Coleoptera</p><p><span class="bodyb">coleopteran</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">coleopterous</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">coleoptera</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">koleon</span> sheath + <span class="bodyi">pteron</span> wing].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gnat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/nat/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025728a"><!--s025728a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various small two-winged fly that bites flies many of which are biting: <span class="bodyi">Trichocera annulata</span>, <span class="bodyi">Culex pipiens</span>, and many others [Old English <span class="bodyi">gnætt</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beeswax</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbeezwaks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004983a"><!--s004983a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a yellowish plastic substance secreted by bees, which is used by them for constructing honeycombs and by humans as a wood polish.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foretell</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> foretold /fawʹtohld/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023623a"><!--s023623a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to predict (a coming event, etc)</p><p><span class="bodyb">foreteller</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Guider</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026786a"><!--s026786a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">guider</span>) an adult leader of a Guide company or Brownie pack.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">all-round</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001422a"><!--s001422a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001444b"><!--s001444b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>competent in many fields </p><p><i></i></p><p>an all-round athlete</p>.</div><a name="s001445b"><!--s001445b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having general utility.</p></div><a name="s001446b"><!--s001446b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>encompassing all aspects; comprehensive </p><p><i></i></p><p>an all-round reduction in price</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">equivalence relation</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020263a"><!--s020263a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a relation between elements of a mathematical set that is symmetric, reflexive, and transitive.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gam</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gam/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024683a"><!--s024683a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a leg [prob from early French <span class="bodyi">gambe</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">gamba</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gambit/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gambit</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calve</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kahv/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008549a"><!--s008549a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008910b"><!--s008910b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a cow, whale, etc: to give birth to (a calf).</p></div><a name="s008911b"><!--s008911b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of an iceberg, glacier, etc: to release (a floating mass of ice) [Old English <span class="bodyi">cealfian</span>, from <span class="bodyi">cealf</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/calf1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">calf 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beeswing</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbeezwing/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004984a"><!--s004984a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a thin crust of tartar that forms on old wine when it has been kept for a long time.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coleoptile</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koliʹoptiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011690a"><!--s011690a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the first leaf produced by a germinating seed of grasses and some related plants, which forms a protective sheath round the bud that develops into the shoot [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">coleoptilum</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">koleon</span> sheath + <span class="bodyi">ptilon</span> down].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dashing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015237a"><!--s015237a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015787b"><!--s015787b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>marked by vigorous action; spirited.</p></div><a name="s015788b"><!--s015788b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>smart and stylish in dress and manners</p><p><span class="bodyb">dashingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">driving range</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018381a"><!--s018381a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an area having equipment equipped with distance markers, clubs, balls, and tees for practising golf drives.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gnathic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹnathik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025729a"><!--s025729a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to the jaw [Greek <span class="bodyi">gnathos</span> jaw].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">figure of eight</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022155a"><!--s022155a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something, e.g. a skater's figure, resembling the Arabic numeral eight in form or shape.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forethought</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023624a"><!--s023624a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025317b"><!--s025317b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of thinking or planning out in advance.</p></div><a name="s025318b"><!--s025318b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>consideration for the future.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Guide to the Dictionary</span></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><p><span class="bodyi">The text of the dictionary has been organized in a way that calls for the minimum of additional explanation. The display below shows the main features of a dictionary entry, and this is followed by notes on special points of interest and an explanation of the pronunciation system</span>.</p><div class="sidebar"><span class="sHeadSense">Headword</span><br/><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/darter/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodyb">darter</span></span></a> /ʹdahtə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">1</span> a fish-eating bird that has a long slender neck and flies with darting movements: genus <span class="bodyi">Anhinga</span> <span class="bodyb">2</span> either of two genera of a small, brightly coloured freshwater fishes of N America: genera <span class="bodyi">Etheostoma</span> and <span class="bodyi">Percina</span> <span class="bodyb">3</span> any of several species of dragonflies with a wide body that catch prey by darting out from a perch: family Libellulidae and related families.</p></div><div class="sidebar"><span class="sHeadSense">pronunciation</span><br/><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dartmoor_pony/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodyb">Dartmoor pony</span></span></a> /ʹdahtmaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> an animal of an old breed of small shaggy English ponies [named after <span class="bodyi">Dartmoor</span>, region of SW England where the breed originated]</p></div><div class="sidebar"><span class="sHeadSense">part of speech</span><br/><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/darts/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodyb">darts</span></span></a> /dahts/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">usu treated as sing.</span>) an indoor game in which darts are thrown at a dartboard to score points</p><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/darwinism/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodyb">Darwinism</span></span></a> /ʹdahwiniz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> a theory of evolution developed by Charles Darwin, based on the concept. It asserts that widely divergent groups of plants and animals have arisen from common ancestors as a result of natural selection of offspring which develop slight variations that make them better adapted to their environment</p></div><div class="sidebar"><span class="sHeadSense">editorial note</span><br/><p></p><p>A term used for evolution itself (which Darwin did most to establish) and for Darwin's theory of its mechanism – natural selection. Darwin himself recognized other causes of evolution, but only natural selection accounts for the apparent ‘design' of organisms. Neo-Darwinism unites Darwinism with Mendelism: particulate genes have a frequency in the gene pool, which is biased over the generations by non-random selection — Professor Richard Dawkins</p> <span class="bodyb">Darwinian</span> /dahʹwini·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i><p><span class="bodyb">Darwinist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i> [Charles <span class="bodyi">Darwin</span> d.1882, English naturalist]</p></div><div class="sidebar"><span class="sHeadSense">definition</span><br/><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dash1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodyb">dash<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> /dash/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> <span class="bodyb">1</span> to move with speed or haste <span class="bodyb">2</span> to smash against something <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> <span class="bodyb">3</span> to hurl or strike with great force <span class="bodyb">4</span> <span class="bodyb">a</span> to hurl or fling (something) with great force <span class="bodyb">b</span> to strike or knock (something) violently <span class="bodyb">5</span> to destroy or ruin (a hope or plan).</p></div><div class="sidebar"><span class="sHeadSense">word origin (etymology)</span><br/><p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">dasshen</span>, prob of imitative origin].</p></div><div class="sidebar"><span class="sHeadSense">regional label</span><br/><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dash2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodyb">dash<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">1</span> a punctuation mark (—) used to indicate a break or an omission in the structure of a sentence, or to stand for missing words or letters. <span class="bodyb">2</span> in Morse code, a signal, e.g. a flash or audible tone, of relatively long duration: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dot1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dot<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (5). <span class="bodyb">3</span> in music, a vertical line written above or below a note, showing that it is to be played staccato. <span class="bodyb">4</span> <span class="bodyb">a</span> a speedy or hasty movement or journey. <span class="bodyb">b</span> <span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a sprint <span class="bodyb">5</span> a small amount of a substance</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a dash of salt</p> <p><span class="bodyb">6</span> liveliness of style and action; panache. <span class="bodyb">7</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dashboard/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dashboard</span></span></a></p><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dash3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodyb">dash<sup>3</sup></span></span></a> <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal, dated</span> used to express annoyance.</p><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dashboard/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodyb">dashboard</span></span></a> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> a panel containing dials and controls in a car or other vehicle</p></div><div class="sidebar"><span class="sHeadSense">word history</span><br/><p></p><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dash1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><sup>1</sup></span></a>, in an obsolete sense ‘to splash, splatter’, + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/board1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">board 1</span></span></a>. A dashboard was orig a board or panel that protected the driver of a carriage from being splattered with mud</p></div><div class="sidebar"><span class="sHeadSense">usage label</span><br/><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dashed/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodyb">dashed</span></span></a> /dasht/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal, dated</span> used for emphasis </p><p><i></i></p><p>a dashed pity</p></div><div class="sidebar"><span class="sHeadSense">inflected form when irregular or noteworthy</span><br/><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dashiki/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodyb">dashiki</span></span></a> /dəʹsheeki/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dashikis) a loose brightly coloured shirt without buttons, traditionally worn by men in W Africa [alteration of Yoruba <span class="bodyi">danshiki</span>]</p><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dashing/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodyb">dashing</span></span></a> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">1</span> marked by vigorous action; spirited. <span class="bodyb">2</span> smart and stylish in dress and manners</p><p><span class="bodyb">dashingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dash_off/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodyb">dash off</span></span></a> <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> to complete or execute (e.g. writing or drawing) hastily</p><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dashpot/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodyb">dashpot</span></span></a> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> a device for cushioning or damping a movement, e.g. of a mechanical part, to avoid shock.</p><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dassie/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodyb">dassie</span></span></a> /ʹdahsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> any of several species of hyraxes of Africa and SW Asia, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the rock hyrax: family Procaviidae [Afrikaans <span class="bodyi">dassie</span> from Dutch <span class="bodyi">das</span> badger].</p><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dastard/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodyb">dastard</span></span></a> /ʹdastəd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a coward, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one who commits malicious acts [Middle English, perhaps from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">dæstr</span> exhausted].</p></div><div class="sidebar"><span class="sHeadSense">illustrative example of usage</span><br/><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dastardly/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodyb">dastardly</span></span></a> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">dated</span> despicably malicious or cowardly </p><p><i></i></p><p>One could do a dastardly thing if one chose, but it was contemptible to regret it afterwards</p> — Somerset Maugham<p><span class="bodyb">dastardliness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dasyure/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodyb">dasyure</span></span></a> /ʹdasiyooə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> any of a genus of tree-dwelling flesh-eating marsupial mammals of Australia and Tasmania resembling a large weasels: genus <span class="bodyi">Dasyurus</span>. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/quoll/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">quoll</span></span></a> [Greek <span class="bodyi">dasys</span> thick with hair + <span class="bodyi">oura</span> tail].</p><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dat/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodyb">DAT</span></span></a> /dat/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i> digital audiotape.</p><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dat/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodyb">dat.</span></span></a> <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i> dative.</p><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/data/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodyb">data</span></span></a> /ʹdaytə/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) <span class="bodyb">1</span> factual information, e.g. measurements or statistics, used as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or calculation.  <span class="bodyb">2</span> in computing, the numbers, characters, etc on which a computer operates. [pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/datum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">datum</span></span></a>]</p></div><div class="sidebar"><span class="sHeadSense">usage note on points of grammar and language sensitivity</span><br/><p></p><p><span class="bodyi">Data</span> is, strictly speaking, a plural noun with the a comparatively rare singular form <span class="bodyi">datum</span>, but it is. With the advent of computers and data processing, <span class="bodyi">data</span> has come increasingly to be seen and used as a singular mass noun like <span class="bodyi">information</span> or <span class="bodyi">news</span>: <span class="bodyi">The data is currently being processed</span>. Traditionalists insist however that this should be: <span class="bodyi">The data are currently being processed</span>.</p><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/databank/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodyb">databank</span></span></a> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> a collection of computer data organized for rapid search and retrieval, e.g. by computer.</p><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/database/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodyb">database</span></span></a> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> a set of data held in structured form by a computer.</p><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/database_management_system/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodyb">database management system</span></span></a> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> a software system that organizes the structure of data in a database and controls access to, input to, and output of that data.</p></div><div class="sidebar"><span class="sHeadSense">alternative spelling</span><br/><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/or/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodyb">datable <span class="bodyi">or</span> dateable</span></span></a> /ʹdaytəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> able to be given a particular date.</p><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/data_capture/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodyb">data capture</span></span></a> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> in computing, the act of collecting data and converting it into a form that a computer can use.</p><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/data_compression/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodyb">data compression</span></span></a> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> in computing, the reorganization or restructuring of data so that it takes up less storage space.</p><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dataglove/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodyb">dataglove</span></span></a> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> a glove fitted with sensors that transmits the hand movements of the person wearing it to a virtual-reality system.</p><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/data_mining/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodyb">data mining</span></span></a> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> in marketing, counterespionage, etc: the computer analysis of large databases for the purpose of extracting from them useful but previously undiscovered information.</p></div><div class="sidebar"><span class="sHeadSense">derived word with meaning deducible from the headword</span><br/><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/data_processing/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodyb">data processing</span></span></a> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> the entering, storing, and maintaining, and arranging of data, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by a computer</p><p><span class="bodyb">data processor</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/data_protection/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodyb">data protection</span></span></a> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">Brit</span> legal protection of the privacy and security of information stored in computers.</p></div><div class="sidebar"><span class="sHeadSense">cross-reference to another entry</span><br/><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/datcha/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodyb">datcha</span></span></a> /ʹdahchə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dacha_or_datcha/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dacha</span></span></a>.</p></div><div class="sidebar"><span class="sHeadSense">idiom or phrase</span><br/><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/date1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodyb">date<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> /dayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">1</span> a particular day of the month or year, identified by a number or phrase. <span class="bodyb">2</span> <span class="bodyb">a</span> the time at which a particular event has occurred or will occur. <span class="bodyb">b</span> the period of time to which something belongs. <span class="bodyb">c</span> (<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the two dates marking the beginning and end of something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the dates of somebody's birth and death. <span class="bodyb">3</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> <span class="bodyb">a</span> an appointment, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a romantic or social engagement. <span class="bodyb">b</span> a person with whom one has arranged such an appointment. <span class="bodyb">4</span> a show or concert, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that is part of a series being performed in different venues <span class="bodyb">to date</span> until the present moment [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">data</span>, as in <span class="bodyi">data Romae</span> (letter) given at Rome, fem past part. of <span class="bodyi">dare</span> to give].</p></div><div class="sidebar"><span class="sHeadSense">grammatical information showing how a word is used in context</span><br/><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/date2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodyb">date<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> <span class="bodyb">1</span> to determine the date of (something). <span class="bodyb">2</span> to mark (a document, letter, etc) with a date. <span class="bodyb">3</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> <span class="bodyb">a</span> to go on a date or dates with. <span class="bodyb">b</span> to go out on dates. <span class="bodyb">4</span> to make (somebody) appear old-fashioned </p><p><i></i></p><p>His record collection dates him</p>. <span class="bodyb">5</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to go on a date with (somebody) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> <span class="bodyb">6</span> (<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + from) to have been in existence for a specified time <p><i></i></p><p>coins dating from Anglo-Saxon times</p></div><a name="s000002a"><!--s000002a--></a><div class="sect1"><span class="eHead">Alternative spellings</span><br/><p>Some words in English can be correctly spelt in more than one way (such as judgment and judgement). In these cases the alternative forms are given after the headword or at an appropriate place in the entry if they apply to a particular meaning:</p><blockquote><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/or/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodyi">aboulia <span class="bodyi">or</span> abulia</span></span></a> /ayʹboohli·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> in psychiatry, a pathological loss of willpower…</p><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bourbon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodyb">bourbon</span></span></a> /ʹbuhbən, ʹbooəbən (<span class="bodyi">French</span> burbɔ)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">1</span> (<span class="bodyb">Bourbon</span>) a member of a royal dynasty who ruled in France, Spain, etc. <span class="bodyb">2</span> (<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Bourbon</span>) <span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> an extreme political reactionary…</p><span class="attribution"></span></blockquote><p>Spellings that are used in American English are shown with the label <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span>:</p><blockquote><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/colour1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodyb">colour<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">color</span>) /ʹkulə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">1</span> <span class="bodyb">a</span> a visual sensation, e.g. of redness, blueness, etc, caused by the wavelength of perceived light. <span class="bodyb">b</span> the property of objects and light sources that enables…</p><span class="attribution"></span></blockquote><p>The distinction implied here is not absolute, since usage varies considerably within North America. Spellings labelled as American are sometimes also found in British English and in other varieties of English; conversely British spellings are also sometimes found in American English and in other varieties. Information of this kind indicates what is typical rather than what is invariable.</p></div><a name="s000003a"><!--s000003a--></a><div class="sect1"><span class="eHead">Inflections</span><br/><p>Inflections, or changes in the endings of words (mainly nouns, verbs, and adjectives), are given when they are irregular or, though regular, cause users difficulty.</p><p>The following inflections are regarded as regular and are not routinely given:</p><ul class="ulbulleted"><li><p>third person singular present tenses of verbs formed by adding -<span class="bodyi">s</span> to the stem, or -<span class="bodyi">es</span> to stems ending in -<span class="bodyi">s</span>, <span class="bodyi">-x, -z, -sh,</span> or soft <span class="bodyi">-ch,</span> e.g. <span class="bodyb">look</span>, <span class="bodyb">looks</span>; <span class="bodyb">stare</span>, <span class="bodyb">stares</span>; <span class="bodyb">mash</span>, <span class="bodyb">mashes</span>, <span class="bodyb">crunch</span>, <span class="bodyb">crunches</span>.</p></li><li><p>past tense and past participles of verbs formed by adding <span class="bodyi">-ed</span> to the stem, verbs ending in a silent -<span class="bodyi">e</span> dropping this <span class="bodyi">e</span>: e.g. <span class="bodyb">look</span>, <span class="bodyb">looked</span>; <span class="bodyb">stare</span>, <span class="bodyb">stared</span>.</p></li><li><p>present participles of verbs formed by adding <span class="bodyi">-ing</span> to the stem, verbs ending in a silent -<span class="bodyi">e</span> dropping this <span class="bodyi">e</span>: e.g. <span class="bodyb">look</span>, <span class="bodyb">looking</span>; <span class="bodyb">stare</span>, <span class="bodyb">staring</span>.</p></li><li><p>plurals of nouns formed by adding -<span class="bodyi">s</span> to the stem, or -<span class="bodyi">es</span> to stems ending in -<span class="bodyi">s</span>, <span class="bodyi">-x, -z, -sh,</span> or soft <span class="bodyi">-ch:</span> <span class="bodyb">bat</span>, <span class="bodyb">bats</span>; <span class="bodyb">fox</span>, <span class="bodyb">foxes</span>; <span class="bodyb">sash</span>, <span class="bodyb">sashes</span>; <span class="bodyb">church</span>, <span class="bodyb">churches</span>.</p></li></ul><p>Other types of inflection are shown after the headword:</p><blockquote><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brag1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodyb">brag<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> /brag/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (bragged) (bragging) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> to talk boastfully…</p><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/query2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodyb">query<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (queries) (queried) (querying) <span class="bodyb">1</span> to question the accuracy of (e.g. a statement)…</p><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/go1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodyb">go<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> /goh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> went /went/) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> gone /gon/) <span class="bodyb">1</span> <span class="bodyb">a</span> to proceed on a course; to travel…</p><span class="attribution"></span></blockquote><p>Comparative and superlative forms of adjectives and adverbs are shown when these involve modification of the stem, principally doubling of a final consonant or changing a final <span class="bodyi">y</span> to <span class="bodyi">i</span>:</p><blockquote><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hot1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodyb">hot<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> /hot/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (hotter, hottest) <span class="bodyb">1</span> <span class="bodyb">a</span> having a relatively high temperature…</p><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dry1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodyb">dry<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> /drie/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (drier or dryer, driest or dryest) <span class="bodyb">1</span> <span class="bodyb">a</span> free from moisture or liquid, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> water…</p><span class="attribution"></span></blockquote><p>Comparative and superlative forms are also shown for adjectives and adverbs of more than one syllable that have such forms: principally adjectives ending in <span class="bodyi">-y</span> (<span class="bodyb">happier</span>, <span class="bodyb">happiest</span>) and their negative forms (<span class="bodyb">unhappier</span>, <span class="bodyb">unhappiest</span>) and a few others such as <span class="bodyb">commoner</span>, <span class="bodyb">commonest</span> and <span class="bodyb">pleasanter</span>, <span class="bodyb">pleasantest</span>. Others have to be formed with <span class="bodyi">more</span> and <span class="bodyi">most</span> (such as <span class="bodyb">more hostile</span>, <span class="bodyb">most hostile</span>).</p></div><a name="s000004a"><!--s000004a--></a><div class="sect1"><span class="eHead">Grammar</span><br/><p>The traditional names are used to identify wordclasses or parts of speech. These are <span class="bodyi">noun, verb, adj</span> (= adjective), <span class="bodyi">adv</span> (= adverb), <span class="bodyi">pronoun, conj</span> (= conjunction), <span class="bodyi">prep</span> (= preposition), and <span class="bodyi">interj</span> (= interjection or exclamation).</p><p>The words used to link words (especially verbs) to other words in sentences, known as collocations, are shown in round brackets:</p><blockquote><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aware/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodyb">aware</span></span></a> /əʹweə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">1</span> (<span class="bodyi">often</span> + of) having or showing realization; conscious of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>I was not aware of her presence till she spoke</p>…<span class="attribution"></span></blockquote><p>Typical objects of transitive verbs are shown by means of round brackets:</p><blockquote><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/confuse/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodyb">confuse</span></span></a> /kənʹfyoohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> <span class="bodyb">1</span> to bewilder or perplex (somebody). <span class="bodyb">2</span> <span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to embarrass or abash (somebody). <span class="bodyb">3</span> to muddle or befuddle (a person or their mind, etc) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He had not drunk enough wine to confuse his wits</p>…<span class="attribution"></span></blockquote><p>Other labels used to show grammatical information are:</p><p>VERBS</p><p><span class="bodyi">in passive:</span> shows that the verb is used in the passive voice in the meaning being given:</p><blockquote><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/reincarnate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodyb">reincarnate</span></span></a> /reeinʹkahnayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>) to cause (a person or his or her soul) to be reborn in another body after death…</p><span class="attribution"></span></blockquote><p>NOUNS</p><p><span class="bodyi">in pl:</span> shows that the noun is used in the plural form in the meaning being given:</p><blockquote><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ablution/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodyb">ablution</span></span></a> /əʹbloohsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">1</span> (<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) the washing of the body. <span class="bodyb">2</span> the washing of the hands, sacred vessels, etc in a ritual purification…</p><span class="attribution"></span></blockquote><p><span class="bodyi">treated as sing.:</span> shows that the noun is used in the plural but takes a singular form of verb:</p><blockquote><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chinese_chequers/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodyb">Chinese chequers</span></span></a> (<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">Chinese checkers</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">treated as sing.</span>) a board game for two to six players…</p><span class="attribution"></span></blockquote><p>These labels are sometimes qualified by the word <span class="bodyi">usu</span> (= usually), which shows that the word is mostly, but not always, used in the way indicated.</p></div><a name="s000005a"><!--s000005a--></a><div class="sect1"><span class="eHead">Idioms and phrases</span><br/><p>These are put in a single alphabetical sequence at the end of the entry:</p><blockquote><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/better1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodyb">better<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> /ʹbetə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">1</span> of a higher quality or more excellent type. <span class="bodyb">2</span> more appropriate or advisable </p><p><i></i></p><p>It would be better to take them with you</p>. <span class="bodyb">3</span> improved in health; partly or wholly recovered from an illness or injury <p><i></i></p><p>Is she at all better yet?</p> <span class="bodyb">better off</span> enjoying better circumstances, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> financially <span class="bodyb">go one better</span> to improve slightly on what somebody else has achieved <span class="bodyb">the better part of</span> most or nearly all of something <p><i></i></p><p>We waited for the better part of an hour</p>…<span class="attribution"></span></blockquote><p>Multi-word items that are noun-equivalents (such as <span class="bodyb">man of God</span>) and unvariable are usually entered as main entries in their own right.</p><p>Phrasal verbs consisting of a verb and an adverb (e.g. <span class="bodyb">come off</span>, <span class="bodyb">take in</span>) are entered as main entries.</p></div><a name="s000006a"><!--s000006a--></a><div class="sect1"><span class="eHead">Usage labels and notes</span><br/><p>Levels of formality with which words are associated are shown by the following labels:</p><div class="table_wrapper"><table cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" class="entrytable" frame="void" rules="all"><tbody><tr><td><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span></p></td><td><p>shows that the word is normally confined to written and printed documents</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span></p></td><td><p>shows that the word is normally found in literature</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span></p></td><td><p>shows that the word is mainly found in older usage and has a dated or old-fashioned effect in modern contexts</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="bodyi">non-standard</span></p></td><td><p>shows that the word is not regarded as standard (e.g. <span class="bodyi">ain't</span>) either in writing or in speech</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span></p></td><td><p>shows that the word is no longer in general use but is occasionally heard or seen in print</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="bodyi">humorous</span></p></td><td><p>shows that the word is normally intended to sound amusing or witty</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="bodyi">dialect</span></p></td><td><p>shows that the word is not part of standard English but is used locally in parts of the English-speaking world</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span></p></td><td><p>shows that the word is normally confined to conversation and informal writing</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="bodyi">slang</span></p></td><td><p>shows that the word is highly informal and is mainly used by particular groups (e.g. young people)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span></p></td><td><p>used for slang words that are regarded as vulgar or offensive</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="bodyi">derog</span> (= derogatory)</p></td><td><p>shows that the word is normally used in a depreciatory or disapproving way</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="bodyi">offensive taboo</span></p></td><td><p>shows that the word normally causes offence shows that the word is normally regarded as socially unacceptable</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="bodyi">euphem</span> (= euphemistic)</p></td><td><p>shows that the word is normally used as a euphemism, i.e. as a more pleasant-sounding alternative for an unpleasant word or concept</p></td></tr></tbody></table></div>alternative for an unpleasant word or concept Special notes are given at some entries to alert the user to usage that is controversial or disputed:<p><span class="bodyi">Feasible</span> means ‘able to be done or capable of being dealt with’: <span class="bodyi">a feasible project.</span> Its use to mean ‘likely' or ‘probable' (<span class="bodyi">a feasible explanation of the events</span>) is best avoided in formal contexts.</p></div><a name="s000007a"><!--s000007a--></a><div class="sect1"><span class="eHead">Regional labels</span><br/><p>Words and meanings that are chiefly used in certain regional varieties of English are marked accordingly:</p><blockquote><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bagman/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodyb">bagman</span></span></a> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bagmen) <span class="bodyb">1</span> <span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, dated</span> a sales representative; a travelling salesman. <span class="bodyb">2</span> <span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a person who collects or distributes dishonestly or illegally gained money on behalf of another. <span class="bodyb">3</span> <span class="bodyi">Aus</span> a tramp; a swagman.</p><span class="attribution"></span></blockquote><p>Again distinctions are not always clear-cut. For example, many uses identified as North American or as British are also used in other parts of the English-speaking world, such as Australia and New Zealand, and uses identified as Australian may also have filtered into North American use and even into occasional British use.</p></div><a name="s000008a"><!--s000008a--></a><div class="sect1"><span class="eHead">Cross-references</span><br/><p>These are shown in small capital letters:</p><blockquote><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/abduct/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodyb">abduct</span></span></a> /əbʹdukt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> <span class="bodyb">1</span> to carry (somebody) off secretly or by force: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kidnap/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">kidnap</span></span></a>. <span class="bodyb">2</span> said of a muscle: to draw away (a limb etc.) from a position near or parallel to the main part of the body: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/adduct1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">adduct 1</span></span></a>…</p><span class="attribution"></span></blockquote><p>Sometimes it is necessary in explaining technical terms to refer to other technical terms. In these cases we have added a short gloss or explanation, so that the definition is self-contained but still links the information to related terms that users can look up if they wish to:</p><blockquote><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jurat/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodyb">jurat</span></span></a> /ʹjooərat/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">1</span> a certificate added to an <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/affidavit/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">affidavit</span></span></a> (sworn declaration in writing) stating when, before whom, and where it was made…</p><span class="attribution"></span></blockquote></div><a name="s000009a"><!--s000009a--></a><div class="sect1"><span class="eHead">Word origins</span><br/><p>Word origins, or etymologies, are shown in square brackets at the end of entries. The immediate source language is given first, followed by earlier languages leading back to the ultimate source, or the earliest known source:</p><blockquote><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/assess/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodyb">assess</span></span></a> /əʹses/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> <span class="bodyb">1</span> to determine the rate or amount of (a tax, claim for damages, etc)… [Middle English <span class="bodyi">assessen</span>, prob from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">assess-</span>, past part. stem of <span class="bodyi">assidēre</span> to sit beside, assist in the office of a judge, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/as/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">as-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">sedēre</span> to sit]</p><span class="attribution"></span></blockquote><p>In some cases the source is an earlier form of English, either Old English (or Anglo-Saxon, the form in use from the 7th century to the Norman Conquest) or Middle English (the form that developed under French influence after the Norman Conquest, from the 12th century to the late 15th century).</p><p>In some entries, additional historical information has been added where this is of special interest:</p><blockquote><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/junket1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodyb">junket<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> /ʹjungkit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">1</span> a dessert of sweetened flavoured milk curdled with rennet. <span class="bodyb">2</span> <span class="bodyi">chiefly informal</span> a trip made by a person or group an official, business person, etc at public or a firm's expense. </p><p>Middle English <span class="bodyi">ioncate</span> rush basket, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">juncus</span> rush. In the 15th cent. the word referred to a kind of cream cheese made in a rush basket or served on a rush mat, later to other dishes made with cream; (sense 2) from a 16th-cent. sense ‘feast, banquet’</p><span class="attribution"></span></blockquote><p>Word elements (such as <span class="bodyi">in-, re-, un-,</span> etc) are given in the form of cross-references when there are separate entries for them. This is done regardless of whether the element originated in a source language (as with IN- in <span class="bodyi">indifferent</span> and RE- in <span class="bodyi">recapitulate</span>) or in English (as with IN- in <span class="bodyi">inexact</span> and RE- in <span class="bodyi">recapture).</span></p></div><a name="s000010a"><!--s000010a--></a><div class="sect1"><span class="eHead">Pronunciation</span><br/><p>Pronunciations are shown within slashes / / after headwords or other word forms. Pronunciations vary within the British Isles and throughout the English-speaking world. The system followed here is the so-called ‘Received Pronunciation' characteristic of educated speech in south-east England and conventionally used as a model in the teaching of English.</p><p>The following characters are used to represent sounds in English:</p><p>CONSONANTS</p><p>b, d, f, h, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w,  and z have their normal values.</p><div class="table_wrapper"><table cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" class="entrytable" frame="void" rules="all"><tbody><tr><td><p>ch</p></td><td><p>stands for the sound as in</p></td><td><p><span class="bodyb">ch</span>eer</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>dh</p></td><td><p>stands for the sound as in</p></td><td><p><span class="bodyb">th</span>ey</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>g</p></td><td><p>stands for the sound as in</p></td><td><p><span class="bodyb">g</span>et</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>j</p></td><td><p>stands for the sound as in</p></td><td><p><span class="bodyb">j</span>ump</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>kh</p></td><td><p>stands for the sound as in</p></td><td><p>lo<span class="bodyb">ch</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ng</p></td><td><p>stands for the sound as in</p></td><td><p>si<span class="bodyb">ng</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>nh</p></td><td><p>stands for the sound as in</p></td><td><p>restaura<span class="bodyb">nt</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>sh</p></td><td><p>stands for the sound as in</p></td><td><p><span class="bodyb">sh</span>ip</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>th</p></td><td><p>stands for the sound as in</p></td><td><p><span class="bodyb">th</span>ing</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>y</p></td><td><p>stands for the sound as in</p></td><td><p><span class="bodyb">y</span>ell</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>z</p></td><td><p>stands for the sound as in</p></td><td><p><span class="bodyb">z</span>ero</p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p>VOWELS</p><p><span class="bodyi">short vowels:</span></p><div class="table_wrapper"><table cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" class="entrytable" frame="void" rules="all"><tbody><tr><td><p>a</p></td><td><p>stands for the sound as in</p></td><td><p>h<span class="bodyb">a</span>t</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>e</p></td><td><p>stands for the sound as in</p></td><td><p>b<span class="bodyb">e</span>d</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>i</p></td><td><p>stands for the sound as in</p></td><td><p>s<span class="bodyb">i</span>t, happ<span class="bodyb">y</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>o</p></td><td><p>stands for the sound as in</p></td><td><p>p<span class="bodyb">o</span>t, c<span class="bodyb">ou</span>gh</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>u</p></td><td><p>stands for the sound as in</p></td><td><p>m<span class="bodyb">u</span>d, t<span class="bodyb">ou</span>gh</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ə</p></td><td><p>stands for the sound as in</p></td><td><p><span class="bodyb">a</span>like, port<span class="bodyb">er</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p>The symbol (ə), with round brackets, indicates that the following consonant (normally l, m, or n) has a syllabic value, as in <span class="bodyi">garden</span>.</p><p><span class="bodyi">long vowels:</span></p><div class="table_wrapper"><table cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" class="entrytable" frame="void" rules="all"><tbody><tr><td><p>ah</p></td><td><p>stands for the sound as in</p></td><td><p>f<span class="bodyb">a</span>ther</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>aw</p></td><td><p>stands for the sound as in</p></td><td><p>h<span class="bodyb">or</span>n, <span class="bodyb">aw</span>ful</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ee</p></td><td><p>stands for the sound as in</p></td><td><p>sh<span class="bodyb">ee</span>p, t<span class="bodyb">ea</span>m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ie</p></td><td><p>stands for the sound as in</p></td><td><p>b<span class="bodyb">i</span>te, f<span class="bodyb">i</span>ght</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>oh</p></td><td><p>stands for the sound as in</p></td><td><p>b<span class="bodyb">o</span>ne, l<span class="bodyb">oa</span>n</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>oo</p></td><td><p>stands for the sound as in</p></td><td><p>b<span class="bodyb">oo</span>k, p<span class="bodyb">u</span>t</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ooh</p></td><td><p>stands for the sound as in</p></td><td><p>b<span class="bodyb">oo</span>t, l<span class="bodyb">u</span>te</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>uh</p></td><td><p>stands for the sound as in</p></td><td><p>b<span class="bodyb">ir</span>d, abs<span class="bodyb">ur</span>d</p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p>A vowel sound is called ‘strong’ when the syllable is pronounced with special emphasis, as in <span class="bodyi">I'll be</span> (= /bee/) <span class="bodyi">there</span> as distinct from <span class="bodyi">I'll be</span> (= /bi/) <span class="bodyi">there.</span></p><p><span class="bodyi">diphthongs (vowels made up of two sounds) and triphthongs (vowels made up of three sounds):</span></p><div class="table_wrapper"><table cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" class="entrytable" frame="void" rules="all"><tbody><tr><td><p>ay</p></td><td><p>stands for the sound as in</p></td><td><p>d<span class="bodyb">ay</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>eə</p></td><td><p>stands for the sound as in</p></td><td><p>h<span class="bodyb">ai</span>r, th<span class="bodyb">ere</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ie.ə</p></td><td><p>stands for the sound as in</p></td><td><p>f<span class="bodyb">ire</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>iə</p></td><td><p>stands for the sound as in</p></td><td><p>b<span class="bodyb">eer</span>, h<span class="bodyb">ere</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ooə</p></td><td><p>stands for the sound as in</p></td><td><p>c<span class="bodyb">ure</span>, j<span class="bodyb">ur</span>y</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ow</p></td><td><p>stands for the sound as in</p></td><td><p>n<span class="bodyb">ow</span>, r<span class="bodyb">ou</span>t</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>owə</p></td><td><p>stands for the sound as in</p></td><td><p>s<span class="bodyb">our</span>, p<span class="bodyb">ower</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>oy</p></td><td><p>stands for the sound as in</p></td><td><p>b<span class="bodyb">oy</span>, l<span class="bodyb">oi</span>ter</p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p>The main stress in a word, i.e. the syllable that receives the main emphasis, is shown by the raised symbol ʹ, as in <span class="bodyb">father</span> /ʹfahdhə/</p><p>A secondary stress, if any, is shown by the inferior symbol ˌ, as in <span class="bodyb">annunciation</span> /əˌnunsiʹaysh(ə)n/</p><p>Words and phrases that are borrowed from other languages (such as French <span class="bodyi">amour propre</span> and German <span class="bodyi">Bildungs-roman</span>) tend to develop an anglicized pronunciation, and this is the form normally given for these items. For less fully assimilated French and German words a pronunciation reflecting that of the original language is also given. Because the letters of the English alphabet are inadequate for this purpose, special symbols of the International Phonetic Alphabet are used. A table of these is given below.</p><div class="table_wrapper"><table cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" class="entrytable" frame="void" rules="all"><thead><tr><th rowspan="2"><p>Symbol</p></th><th colspan="2"><p>as in:</p></th><th rowspan="2"><p>Nearest English Equivalent</p></th></tr><tr><th><p>French</p></th><th><p>German</p></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p>i</p></td><td><p>n<span class="bodyb">i</span>d</p></td><td><p><span class="bodyb">I</span>nhalt</p></td><td><p>h<span class="bodyb">ea</span>t</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>iː</p></td><td><p>—</p></td><td><p>r<span class="bodyb">ie</span>chen</p></td><td><p>f<span class="bodyb">ee</span>d</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>iə</p></td><td><p>—</p></td><td><p>B<span class="bodyb">ie</span>r</p></td><td><p>b<span class="bodyb">ee</span>r</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>e</p></td><td><p><span class="bodyb">é</span>t<span class="bodyb">é</span></p></td><td><p>M<span class="bodyb">e</span>dikament</p></td><td><p>d<span class="bodyb">ay</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>eː</p></td><td><p>—</p></td><td><p>m<span class="bodyb">eh</span>r</p></td><td><p>f<span class="bodyb">ai</span>r</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ε</p></td><td><p>s<span class="bodyb">e</span>pt</p></td><td><p>K<span class="bodyb">e</span>tte</p></td><td><p>p<span class="bodyb">e</span>t</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>εː</p></td><td><p>m<span class="bodyb">è</span>re</p></td><td><p>R<span class="bodyb">ä</span>tsel</p></td><td><p>f<span class="bodyb">ai</span>r</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>eə</p></td><td><p>—</p></td><td><p>Wieders<span class="bodyb">ehe</span>n</p></td><td><p>f<span class="bodyb">ai</span>r</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>a</p></td><td><p>p<span class="bodyb">a</span>tte</p></td><td><p><span class="bodyb">A</span>lbum</p></td><td><p>c<span class="bodyb">ar</span>t</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>aː</p></td><td><p>t<span class="bodyb">a</span>rd</p></td><td><p>—</p></td><td><p>c<span class="bodyb">ar</span>d</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>aı</p></td><td><p>—</p></td><td><p>Fräul<span class="bodyb">ei</span>n</p></td><td><p>t<span class="bodyb">ie</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>aʊ</p></td><td><p>—</p></td><td><p><span class="bodyb">au</span>f</p></td><td><p>c<span class="bodyb">ow</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ɑ</p></td><td><p>b<span class="bodyb">a</span>s</p></td><td><p><span class="bodyb">Ah</span>nung</p></td><td><p>c<span class="bodyb">ar</span>d</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ɑː</p></td><td><p>s<span class="bodyb">a</span>ble</p></td><td><p>—</p></td><td><p>c<span class="bodyb">ar</span>d</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ɔ</p></td><td><p>t<span class="bodyb">o</span>nne</p></td><td><p>P<span class="bodyb">o</span>st</p></td><td><p>h<span class="bodyb">o</span>t</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ɔː</p></td><td><p>m<span class="bodyb">o</span>rs</p></td><td><p>—</p></td><td><p>s<span class="bodyb">or</span>t</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ɔı</p></td><td><p>—</p></td><td><p>Fr<span class="bodyb">äu</span>lein</p></td><td><p>t<span class="bodyb">o</span>y</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>o</p></td><td><p>ch<span class="bodyb">au</span>d</p></td><td><p>T<span class="bodyb">o</span>mate</p></td><td><p>c<span class="bodyb">oa</span>t</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>oː</p></td><td><p>r<span class="bodyb">o</span>se</p></td><td><p>K<span class="bodyb">oh</span>le</p></td><td><p>c<span class="bodyb">o</span>de</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ʊ</p></td><td><p>—</p></td><td><p><span class="bodyb">u</span>nter</p></td><td><p>p<span class="bodyb">u</span>t</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>u</p></td><td><p>c<span class="bodyb">ou</span>p</p></td><td><p>—</p></td><td><p>c<span class="bodyb">oo</span>l</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>uː</p></td><td><p>r<span class="bodyb">ou</span>ge</p></td><td><p><span class="bodyb">Uh</span>r</p></td><td><p>c<span class="bodyb">oo</span>l</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>y</p></td><td><p>cr<span class="bodyb">u</span></p></td><td><p>F<span class="bodyb">ü</span>hrer</p></td><td><p>cr<span class="bodyb">u</span>de</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>yː</p></td><td><p>b<span class="bodyb">u</span>che</p></td><td><p>ph<span class="bodyb">y</span>sisch</p></td><td><p>cr<span class="bodyb">u</span>de</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ø</p></td><td><p>bl<span class="bodyb">eu</span></p></td><td><p><span class="bodyb">ö</span>ffnen</p></td><td><p><span class="bodyb">ea</span>rly</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>øː</p></td><td><p>j<span class="bodyb">eu</span>ne</p></td><td><p>b<span class="bodyb">ö</span>se</p></td><td><p><span class="bodyb">ea</span>rly</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>œ</p></td><td><p>s<span class="bodyb">eu</span>l</p></td><td><p>—</p></td><td><p><span class="bodyb">ea</span>rly</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>œː</p></td><td><p>p<span class="bodyb">eu</span>r</p></td><td><p>—</p></td><td><p><span class="bodyb">ea</span>rly</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ə</p></td><td><p>l<span class="bodyb">e</span></p></td><td><p>g<span class="bodyb">e</span>nug</p></td><td><p><span class="bodyb">a</span>do</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>έ</p></td><td><p>v<span class="bodyb">i</span>n</p></td><td><p>—</p></td><td><p>—</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ã</p></td><td><p>bl<span class="bodyb">an</span>c</p></td><td><p>—</p></td><td><p>restaur<span class="bodyb">ant</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ɔ̃</p></td><td><p>n<span class="bodyb">o</span>n</p></td><td><p>—</p></td><td><p>—</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>œ̃</p></td><td><p>j<span class="bodyb">eu</span>ne</p></td><td><p>—</p></td><td><p>—</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ɥ</p></td><td><p>n<span class="bodyb">uit</span></p></td><td><p>—</p></td><td><p><span class="bodyb">whea</span>t</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ç</p></td><td><p>—</p></td><td><p>i<span class="bodyb">ch</span></p></td><td><p>—</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>χ</p></td><td><p>—</p></td><td><p>na<span class="bodyb">ch</span></p></td><td><p>lo<span class="bodyb">ch</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ɲ</p></td><td><p>p<span class="bodyb">ag</span>ne</p></td><td><p>—</p></td><td><p><span class="bodyb">ne</span>w</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ƞ</p></td><td><p>—</p></td><td><p>r<span class="bodyb">ing</span>en</p></td><td><p>pa<span class="bodyb">n</span>g</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ɜ</p></td><td><p><span class="bodyb">j</span>ournal</p></td><td><p><span class="bodyb">G</span>enie</p></td><td><p>plea<span class="bodyb">s</span>ure</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>∫</p></td><td><p>c<span class="bodyb">h</span>at</p></td><td><p><span class="bodyb">S</span>trasse</p></td><td><p><span class="bodyb">sh</span>ow</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>t∫</p></td><td><p>(<span class="bodyb">tch</span>eque)</p></td><td><p>—</p></td><td><p><span class="bodyb">ch</span>eat</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ϳ</p></td><td><p>m<span class="bodyb">i</span>eux</p></td><td><p><span class="bodyb">J</span>ahr</p></td><td><p><span class="bodyb">y</span>ou</p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><a name="s000011a"><!--s000011a--></a><div class="sect1"><span class="eHead">List of Abbreviations</span><br/><p>Abbreviations in general use (such as AD and i.e.) are given in the main text.</p><p>Special abbreviations are as follows:</p><div class="table_wrapper"><table cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" class="entrytable" frame="void" rules="all"><tbody><tr><td><p><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></p></td><td><p>abbreviation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="bodyi">adj</span></p></td><td><p>adjective</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="bodyi">adv</span></p></td><td><p>adverb</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="bodyi">attrib</span></p></td><td><p>attributive(ly)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="bodyi">Aus</span></p></td><td><p>Australian</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="bodyi">aux</span></p></td><td><p>auxiliary (verb)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="bodyi">b</span>.</p></td><td><p>born</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span></p></td><td><p>British</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="bodyi">c.</span></p></td><td><p>circa</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="bodyi">Can</span></p></td><td><p>Canadian</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="bodyi">cent</span>.</p></td><td><p>century</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="bodyi">cents</span></p></td><td><p>centuries</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="bodyi">comb</span>. <span class="bodyi">form</span></p></td><td><p>combining form</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="bodyi">compar</span></p></td><td><p>comparative</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="bodyi">conj</span></p></td><td><p>conjunction</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="bodyi">d.</span></p></td><td><p>died</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="bodyi">derog</span></p></td><td><p>derogatory</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="bodyi">dimin</span>.</p></td><td><p>diminutive</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="bodyi">esp</span></p></td><td><p>especially</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="bodyi">euphem</span></p></td><td><p>euphemistic</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="bodyi">fem</span></p></td><td><p>feminine</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="bodyi">fl</span></p></td><td><p>floruit</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="bodyi">interj</span></p></td><td><p>interjection</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="bodyi">intrans</span></p></td><td><p>intransitive</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="bodyi">irreg</span></p></td><td><p>irregular(ly)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="bodyi">masc</span></p></td><td><p>masculine</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span></p></td><td><p>North American</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="bodyi">N Eng</span></p></td><td><p>Northern English</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="bodyi">NZ</span></p></td><td><p>New Zealand</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="bodyi">orig</span></p></td><td><p>originally</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="bodyi">part</span>.</p></td><td><p>participle</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="bodyi">pers</span></p></td><td><p>person</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="bodyi">pl</span></p></td><td><p>plural</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="bodyi">prep</span></p></td><td><p>preposition</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="bodyi">pres part.</span></p></td><td><p>present participle</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="bodyi">prob</span></p></td><td><p>probably</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="bodyi">SAfr</span></p></td><td><p>South Africa(n)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="bodyi">Scot</span></p></td><td><p>Scottish</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="bodyi">sing</span>.</p></td><td><p>singular</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="bodyi">specif</span></p></td><td><p>specifically</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="bodyi">superl</span></p></td><td><p>superlative</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="bodyi">trans</span></p></td><td><p>transitive</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="bodyi">usu</span></p></td><td><p>usually</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="bodyi">verb aux</span></p></td><td><p>auxiliary verb</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></p></td><td><p>intransitive verb</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></p></td><td><p>transitive verb</p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><a name="s000012a"><!--s000012a--></a><div class="sect1"><span class="eHead">Trademarks</span><br/><p>Words included in the dictionary that the publishers have reason to believe are trademarks are labelled as such purely as a matter of courtesy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">all round</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001421a"><!--s001421a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001442b"><!--s001442b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>by, for, or to everyone present </p><p><i></i></p><p>We ordered drinks all round</p>.</div><a name="s001443b"><!--s001443b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in every respect.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">equivalency</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹkwivələnsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> equivalencies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020264a"><!--s020264a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/equivalence/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">equivalence</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calves<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahvz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008550a"><!--s008550a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/calf1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">calf 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/beet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004985a"><!--s004985a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005076b"><!--s005076b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several species of herbaceous plants with a swollen root used as a vegetable, as a source of sugar, or for forage: genus <span class="bodyi">Beta</span>.</p></div><a name="s005077b"><!--s005077b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> beetroot [Old English <span class="bodyi">bēte</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">beta</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gamay</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgamay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024684a"><!--s024684a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026483b"><!--s026483b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a variety of grape used in the production of red wine, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> Beaujolais, or the wine produced from it.</p></div><a name="s026484b"><!--s026484b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a wine produced from this grape [named after <span class="bodyi">Gamay</span>, village in E France].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foretoken<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023625a"><!--s023625a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a premonitory sign.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coleorhiza</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koliəʹriezə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> coleorhizae /-zi/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011691a"><!--s011691a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the protective sheath that in some plants (e.g. grasses) covers the part of the seedling that develops into the first root [scientific Latin, from Greek <span class="bodyi">koleon</span> sheath + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/rhiza_or_rrhiza/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-rhiza</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drizzle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdriz(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018382a"><!--s018382a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019386b"><!--s019386b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to rain in very small drops or very lightly <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s019387b"><!--s019387b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to let (liquid) fall in minute drops or a thin stream </p><p><i></i></p><p>drizzle oil over the salad</p> <p>[perhaps ultimately from Old English <span class="bodyi">dreosan</span> to fall].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guideway</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026787a"><!--s026787a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a channel or track that dictates the course of something.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dash off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015238a"><!--s015238a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to complete or execute (e.g. writing or drawing) hastily.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">figure of speech</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022156a"><!--s022156a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a form of expression, e.g. a hyperbole or metaphor, used to convey meaning or heighten effect.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">all-rounder</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001423a"><!--s001423a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who is competent in many fields; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a cricketer who bats and bowls to a relatively high standard.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gnaw</span><small><span class="eSynop">/naw/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025730a"><!--s025730a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027448b"><!--s027448b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007191c"><!--s007191c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to bite or chew on (something) with the teeth, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to wear it away by persistent biting or nibbling.</p></div><a name="s007192c"><!--s007192c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to make (e.g. a hole) by gnawing.</p></div></div><a name="s027449b"><!--s027449b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to affect (something) as if by continuous eating away.</p></div><a name="s027450b"><!--s027450b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to erode or corrode (something) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s027451b"><!--s027451b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to bite or nibble persistently.</p></div><a name="s027452b"><!--s027452b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to destroy or affect reduce something by or as if by gnawing</p><p><span class="bodyb">gnawer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">gnagan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">equivalent<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹkwivəl(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020265a"><!--s020265a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021322b"><!--s021322b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>equal in force, amount, or value.</p></div><a name="s021323b"><!--s021323b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>corresponding or virtually identical, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in effect, function, or meaning</p><p><span class="bodyb">equivalence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s021324b"><!--s021324b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>having the same chemical combining capacity </p><p><i></i></p><p>equivalent quantities of two elements</p>.</div><a name="s021325b"><!--s021325b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>related by an equivalence relation</p><p><span class="bodyb">equivalently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">aequivalent-, aequivalens</span>,present part. of <span class="bodyi">aequivalēre</span> to have equal power, from Latin <span class="bodyi">aequi-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/equi/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">equi-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">valēre</span> to be strong].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calves<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008551a"><!--s008551a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/calf2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">calf 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beetle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbeetl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004986a"><!--s004986a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005078b"><!--s005078b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of an order of insects with four wings, of which the front pair are modified into stiff coverings that protect the back pair at rest: order Coleoptera.</p></div><a name="s005079b"><!--s005079b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a game in which the players attempt to be the first to complete a stylized drawing of a beetle in accordance with the throwing of a dice [Middle English <span class="bodyi">betylle</span> from Old English <span class="bodyi">bitula</span>, from <span class="bodyi">bītan</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bite1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bite 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gambian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgambi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024685a"><!--s024685a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Gambia, a country in W Africa</p><p><span class="bodyb">Gambian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">figure out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022157a"><!--s022157a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023472b"><!--s023472b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to discover or determine (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'll try to figure out a solution</p>.</div><a name="s023473b"><!--s023473b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to solve or fathom (something or somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I just can't figure him out</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foretoken<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (foretokened, foretokening)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023626a"><!--s023626a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to indicate or warn of (something) in advance.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guiding</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026788a"><!--s026788a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> the activities of the Guide movement.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coleslaw</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohlslaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011692a"><!--s011692a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a salad of raw sliced or chopped white cabbage, carrots, etc [Dutch <span class="bodyi">koolsla</span>, from <span class="bodyi">kool</span> cabbage + <span class="bodyi">sla</span> salad].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gnawing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025731a"><!--s025731a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>persistently worrying or distressing </p><p><i></i></p><p>gnawing doubts</p> <p><i></i></p><p>gnawing pain</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">All Saints’ Day</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001424a"><!--s001424a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>1 November observed in Christian churches as a festival in honour of all the saints.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dashpot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015239a"><!--s015239a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a device for cushioning or damping a movement, e.g. of a mechanical part, to avoid shock.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beetle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004987a"><!--s004987a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">often</span> + off) to move swiftly </p><p><i></i></p><p>He beetled off down the road</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drizzle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018383a"><!--s018383a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fine misty rain</p><p><span class="bodyb">drizzly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Calvin cycle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008552a"><!--s008552a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in photosynthesis, a series of reactions in which carbon dioxide is converted to glucose [named after Melvin <span class="bodyi">Calvin</span> d.1997, US biochemist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">equivalent<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020266a"><!--s020266a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021326b"><!--s021326b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something or somebody that is equivalent.</p></div><a name="s021327b"><!--s021327b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the weight of a substance in grams that combines with, displaces, or is otherwise chemically equivalent to 8 grams of oxygen or 1.007 97 grams of hydrogen.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gambier</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgambi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024686a"><!--s024686a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an astringent substance from a Malayan woody climbing plant, used in tanning [Malay <span class="bodyi">gambir</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guidon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgied(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026789a"><!--s026789a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a triangular or forked pennant (e.g. a standard of a regiment of dragoons) [early French <span class="bodyi">guidon</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">guidone</span>, from <span class="bodyi">guida</span> guide, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">figure skating</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022158a"><!--s022158a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>skating in which the skater outlines distinctive circular patterns based on the figure eight</p><p><span class="bodyb">figure skater</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gneiss</span><small><span class="eSynop">/nies/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025732a"><!--s025732a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a metamorphic rock usu composed of light bands of feldspar and quartz alternating with dark bands of mica or hornblende</p><p><span class="bodyb">gneissic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">gneissoid</span> /ʹniesoyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">gneissose</span> /ʹniesohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [German <span class="bodyi">Gneis</span>, prob alteration of early High German <span class="bodyi">gneiste</span>, <span class="bodyi">ganeiste</span> spark, from Old High German <span class="bodyi">gneisto</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coleus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohli·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> coleuses)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011693a"><!--s011693a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of plants of the mint family including many grown for their its brightly coloured and variegated foliage: genus <span class="bodyi">Solenostemon</span> (formerly <span class="bodyi">Coleus</span>) [Latin <span class="bodyi">coleus</span>, former genus name, from Greek <span class="bodyi">koleos, koleon</span> sheath; because the stamens are joined together, resembling a sheath].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foretold</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fawʹtohld/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023627a"><!--s023627a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense and past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/foretell/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">foretell</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dassie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdahsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015240a"><!--s015240a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of hyraxes of Africa and SW Asia, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the rock hyrax: family Procaviidae [Afrikaans <span class="bodyi">dassie</span> from Dutch <span class="bodyi">das</span> badger].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">all-seater</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001425a"><!--s001425a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> said of a sports stadium: having no places for standing spectators.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beetle<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004988a"><!--s004988a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a heavy wooden tool for hammering or ramming [Old English <span class="bodyi">bīetel</span>; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">bēatan</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/beat1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">beat 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drogue</span><small><span class="eSynop">/drohg/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018384a"><!--s018384a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019388b"><!--s019388b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small parachute for stabilizing or decelerating something or for pulling a larger parachute out of stowage.</p></div><a name="s019389b"><!--s019389b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sea_anchor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sea anchor</span></span></a> [prob alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/drag2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">drag 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gambit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgambit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024687a"><!--s024687a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026485b"><!--s026485b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a calculated move; a stratagem.</p></div><a name="s026486b"><!--s026486b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a remark intended to start a conversation or make a telling point.</p></div><a name="s026487b"><!--s026487b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a chess opening, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one in which a player risks minor pieces to gain an advantage [Italian <span class="bodyi">gambetto</span> act of tripping someone, from <span class="bodyi">gamba</span> leg, via late Latin <span class="bodyi">gamba</span>, <span class="bodyi">camba</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">kampē</span> bend].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Calvinism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkalviniz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008553a"><!--s008553a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the Christian doctrines of John Calvin (d.1564) and his followers, marked by emphasis on the sovereignty of God and <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by the doctrine of predestination</p><p><span class="bodyb">Calvinist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">Calvinistic</span> /-ʹnistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">Calvinistical</span> /-ʹnistikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [named after John <span class="bodyi">Calvin</span> d.1564, French theologian].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">equivalent weight</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020267a"><!--s020267a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/equivalent2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">equivalent<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guild</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gild/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026790a"><!--s026790a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028693b"><!--s028693b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an association of people with similar interests or pursuits.</p></div><a name="s028694b"><!--s028694b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a medieval association of merchants or craftsmen</p><p><span class="bodyb">guildship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">gilde</span> from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">gildi</span> payment, guild].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">figurine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfigyooreen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022159a"><!--s022159a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a statuette [French <span class="bodyi">figurine</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">figurina</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">figura</span> figure, from Latin: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/figure1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">figure 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gnocchi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹn(y)oki/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025733a"><!--s025733a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>small dumplings made from flour, semolina, or potatoes [Italian <span class="bodyi">gnocci</span>, pl of <span class="bodyi">gnocco</span>, alteration of <span class="bodyi">nocchio</span> knot in wood].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coley</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> coleys <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> coley)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011694a"><!--s011694a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a N Atlantic food fish closely related to the cod [prob by shortening and alteration from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/coalfish/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">coalfish</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foretop</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023628a"><!--s023628a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a platform at the top of a ship's foremast.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">droid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/droyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018385a"><!--s018385a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in science fiction, a robot [shortening of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/android/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">android</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beetle-browed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004989a"><!--s004989a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having thick overhanging eyebrows.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calx</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kalks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> calxes calces /ʹkalseez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008554a"><!--s008554a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the crumbly residue left when a metal or mineral has been subjected to intense heat [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cals</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">calx</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chalk1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chalk 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dastard</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdastəd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015241a"><!--s015241a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a coward, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one who commits malicious acts [Middle English, perhaps from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">dæstr</span> exhausted].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">allseed</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawlseed/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001426a"><!--s001426a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several plants, e.g. knotgrass, that produce many seeds.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guilder <span class="bodyi">or</span> gulden</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgoold(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> guilders guilder)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026791a"><!--s026791a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the former basic monetary unit of the Netherlands, divided into 100 cents (replaced by the euro in 2002) [modification of Dutch <span class="bodyi">gulden</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gulden/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gulden</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">equivocal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹkwivəkl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020268a"><!--s020268a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021328b"><!--s021328b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>subject to two or more interpretations; ambiguous </p><p><i></i></p><p>And in her ears rang the echo of a boy's laughter, golden and equivocal</p><p> Saki.</p></div><a name="s021329b"><!--s021329b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>questionable or suspicious <span class="bodyb">equivocality</span> /-ʹkaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">equivocally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">equivocalness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">aequivocus</span>,from <span class="bodyi">aequi-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/equi/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">equi-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">voc-, vox</span> voice].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gamble<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgambl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024688a"><!--s024688a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s026488b"><!--s026488b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006981c"><!--s006981c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to play a game of chance for money or property.</p></div><a name="s006982c"><!--s006982c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to bet or risk something on an uncertain outcome </p><p><i></i></p><p>Women's total instinct for gambling is satisfied by marriage</p><p> Gloria Steinem.</p></div></div><a name="s026489b"><!--s026489b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to take on a business risk with the expectation of gain; to speculate <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s026490b"><!--s026490b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to risk (money) by gambling; to wager.</p></div><a name="s026491b"><!--s026491b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to venture or hazard (something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">gambler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [obsolete <span class="bodyi">gamel</span> to play, or its source, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/game2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">game 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">figwort</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfigwuht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022160a"><!--s022160a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of chiefly herbaceous plants with an irregular two-lipped corolla: genus <span class="bodyi">Scrophularia</span> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fig1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fig 1</span></span></a> in an obsolete sense ‘piles’ + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wort1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wort 1</span></span></a>; from its supposed ability to cure piles].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkolik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011695a"><!--s011695a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a paroxysm of abdominal pain localized in the intestines or other hollow organ and caused by spasm, obstruction, or twisting</p><p><span class="bodyb">colicky</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">kōlikos</span> colicky, from <span class="bodyi">kōlon</span>, alteration of <span class="bodyi">kolon</span> colon].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gnome</span><small><span class="eSynop">/nohm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025734a"><!--s025734a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027453b"><!--s027453b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in folklore, a dwarf who lives under the earth and guards treasure.</p></div><a name="s027454b"><!--s027454b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a garden ornament in the form of a gnome.</p></div><a name="s027455b"><!--s027455b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an international banker considered to have great power over the financial sector of national economies </p><p><i></i></p><p>the gnomes of Zurich</p> <p><span class="bodyb">gnomish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p>via French from modern Latin <span class="bodyi">gnomus</span>. The word <span class="bodyi">gnome</span> was apparently coined by the 16th-cent. Swiss scientist Paracelsus. He may have derived it from a hypothetical Greek form <span class="bodyi">gēnomos</span> meaning ‘earth-dweller’, but it is more probably a purely fanciful coinage</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fore-topgallant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fawtopʹgalənt, fawtəʹgalənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023629a"><!--s023629a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of the part of the frontmost mast of a ship that is next above the fore-topmast </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fore-topgallant mast</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a fore-topgallant sail</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beetling</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbeetling/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004990a"><!--s004990a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>prominent and overhanging </p><p><i></i></p><p>beetling brows</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bitel-browed</span> with overhanging brows, prob from <span class="bodyi">betylle, bitel</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/beetle1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">beetle 1</span></span></a>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calyces</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaliseez, ʹkay-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008555a"><!--s008555a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/calyx/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">calyx</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">equivocate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹkwivəkayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020269a"><!--s020269a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to use equivocal or evasive language, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with intent to deceive or to avoid committing oneself <span class="bodyb">equivocation</span> /-ʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">equivocator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">equivocatory</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gamble<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024689a"><!--s024689a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026492b"><!--s026492b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something involving an element of risk.</p></div><a name="s026493b"><!--s026493b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an act of gambling.</p></div><a name="s026494b"><!--s026494b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the playing of a game of chance for stakes.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">droll</span><small><span class="eSynop">/drohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018386a"><!--s018386a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>humorous, whimsical, or amusing, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in an odd way</p><p><span class="bodyb">drollery</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">drollness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">drolly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">drôle</span>, ultimately from early Dutch <span class="bodyi">drolle</span> imp].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dastardly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015242a"><!--s015242a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> despicably malicious or cowardly </p><p><i></i></p><p>One could do a dastardly thing if one chose, but it was contemptible to regret it afterwards</p><p> Somerset Maugham</p><p><span class="bodyb">dastardliness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coliform</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkolifawm/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011696a"><!--s011696a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of the rod-shaped bacteria that are normally present in the intestines of vertebrate animals [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/colon1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">colon 1</span></span></a>+<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/form_or_iform/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-form</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Fijian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/feeʹjee·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022161a"><!--s022161a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023474b"><!--s023474b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of the Melanesian people of the Fiji Islands.</p></div><a name="s023475b"><!--s023475b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Austronesian language of the Fijians</p><p><span class="bodyb">Fijian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<span class="bodyi">Fiji</span> Islands, SW Pacific].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guildhall</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026792a"><!--s026792a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028695b"><!--s028695b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a hall where a guild or corporation assembles, or used to assemble.</p></div><a name="s028696b"><!--s028696b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in some British towns, the town hall.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">All Souls’ Day</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001427a"><!--s001427a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>2 November observed in Christian churches as a day of prayer for the souls of believers who have died.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fore-topmast</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fawʹtopmast/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023630a"><!--s023630a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the mast next above the foremast.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gnome of Zurich</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹzyooərikh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Gnomes of Zurich)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025735a"><!--s025735a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">usu pl</span>) an international banker usu considered to have great power over the financial sector of national economies [<span class="bodyi">Zurich</span>, city in Switzerland famous for banking].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beetroot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbeetrooht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> beetroots <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> beetroot)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004991a"><!--s004991a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a cultivated beet with a red edible root that is a common salad vegetable: <span class="bodyi">Beta vulgaris</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calypso</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹlipsoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> calypsos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008556a"><!--s008556a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008912b"><!--s008912b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a style of West Indian music in which improvised lyrics, usu satirizing current events, are sung to music with a syncopated rhythm.</p></div><a name="s008913b"><!--s008913b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a song in this style <span class="bodyb">calypsonian</span> /-ʹsohni·ən, kalip-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i> [perhaps named after <span class="bodyi">Calypso</span>, island nymph in Homer's <span class="bodyi">Odyssey</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">equivoque <span class="bodyi">or</span> equivoke</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹekwivohk, ʹee-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020270a"><!--s020270a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an equivocal word or phrase; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a pun [French <span class="bodyi">équivoque</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">aequivocus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/equivocal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">equivocal</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gamboge</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gamʹbohj, gamʹboozh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024690a"><!--s024690a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a gum resin from some SE Asian trees, used as a yellow pigment [Latin <span class="bodyi">gambogium</span>, alteration of <span class="bodyi">cambugium</span>, named after <span class="bodyi">Cambodia</span>, country of SE Asia from which it was obtained].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dasyure</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdasiyooə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015243a"><!--s015243a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of tree-dwelling flesh-eating marsupial mammals of Australia and Tasmania resembling a large weasels: genus <span class="bodyi">Dasyurus</span>. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/quoll/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">quoll</span></span></a> [Greek <span class="bodyi">dasys</span> thick with hair + <span class="bodyi">oura</span> tail].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drollery</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> drolleries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018387a"><!--s018387a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019390b"><!--s019390b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of jesting or droll behaviour.</p></div><a name="s019391b"><!--s019391b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>droll humour.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">filagree<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfiləgree/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022162a"><!--s022162a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/filigree1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">filigree 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fore-topsail</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fawʹtopsayl, -s(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023631a"><!--s023631a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sail set on a fore-topmast; the sail next above the foresail.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coliseum <span class="bodyi">or</span> colosseum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koləʹsee·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011697a"><!--s011697a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large building, e.g. a stadium or theatre, used for public entertainments</p><p>medieval Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">Colosseum</span> the amphitheatre in Rome, from <span class="bodyi">colossus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/colossus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">colossus</span></span></a> . The Coliseum stood near a large statue of Nero</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guild socialism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026793a"><!--s026793a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an early socialist theory advocating state ownership of industry with control by guilds of workers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">allspice</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawlspies/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001428a"><!--s001428a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001447b"><!--s001447b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a mildly pungent spice prepared from the berry of a W Indian tree belonging to the eucalyptus family.</p></div><a name="s001448b"><!--s001448b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the berry or tree from which allspice is obtained: <span class="bodyi">Pimenta dioica</span> [from its supposed combination of the flavours of cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gnomic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹnohmik, ʹnomik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025736a"><!--s025736a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027456b"><!--s027456b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>characterized by or in the form of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aphorism/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aphorism</span></span></a> (short wise sayings) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She claimed to be in love with her brother, whom nobody had ever seen, and went in for gnomic utterances and baroque clutter</p><p> Margaret Drabble.</p></div><a name="s027457b"><!--s027457b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>mysterious or enigmatic</p><p><span class="bodyb">gnomically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">gnōmikos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">gnōmē</span> maxim, from <span class="bodyi">gignōskein</span> to know].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beeves</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004992a"><!--s004992a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/beef1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">beef<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (1a).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calyx</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaliks, ʹkayliks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> calyxes calyces /ʹkaliseez, ʹkay-/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008557a"><!--s008557a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008914b"><!--s008914b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the outer usu green or leafy part of a flower, consisting of a ring of sepals that protect the developing bud.</p></div><a name="s008915b"><!--s008915b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any cup-shaped body part, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> any of several cavities in the kidney through which urine passes before it reaches the bladder [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">kalyx</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ER</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020271a"><!--s020271a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021330b"><!--s021330b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> emergency room.</p></div><a name="s021331b"><!--s021331b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>King Edward.</p></div><a name="s021332b"><!--s021332b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>Queen Elizabeth [(sense 2) Latin <span class="bodyi">Edwardus Rex</span>, (sense 3) Latin <span class="bodyi">Elizabetha Regina</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gambol<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgambl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (gambolled, gambolling, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> gamboled) (gamboling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024691a"><!--s024691a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to skip or leap about in play [modification of early French <span class="bodyi">gambade</span> spring of a horse, gambol, prob via Old Provençal from late Latin <span class="bodyi">gamba, camba</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gambit/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gambit</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DAT</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dat/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015244a"><!--s015244a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>digital audiotape.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">filagree<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022163a"><!--s022163a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/filigree2_or_filagree/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">filigree 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-drome</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018388a"><!--s018388a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting:</p><a name="s019392b"><!--s019392b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something that runs in a specified direction </p><p><i></i></p><p>palindrome</p> <p><i></i></p><p>loxodrome</p>.</div><a name="s019393b"><!--s019393b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a place where a specified type of racing is held </p><p><i></i></p><p>velodrome</p> <p><i></i></p><p>hippodrome</p>.</div><a name="s019394b"><!--s019394b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a large place where a specified activity goes on or that has the purpose specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>aerodrome</p> <p>[Greek <span class="bodyi">-dromos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">dromos</span> course, racecourse, act of running; (senses 2,3) early French <span class="bodyi">-drome</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">-dromos</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">dromos</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">all-star</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001429a"><!--s001429a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>composed wholly or chiefly of stars of the theatre, cinema, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>an all-star cast</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forever<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fəʹrevə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023632a"><!--s023632a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025319b"><!--s025319b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">for ever</span>) for all future time; indefinitely </p><p><i></i></p><p>She wants to live for ever</p>.</div><a name="s025320b"><!--s025320b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>persistently; incessantly </p><p><i></i></p><p>He's forever whistling out of tune</p>.</div><a name="s025321b"><!--s025321b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a long time </p><p><i></i></p><p>The speeches went on forever</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">forever</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">for ever</span>? When the meaning is ‘for all future time’ the spelling as two words is preferred: <span class="bodyi">I will love you for ever</span>. When the meaning is ‘constantly; with persistence’ the spelling as one word is more common: <span class="bodyi">The children are forever asking me for money</span>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guile</span><small><span class="eSynop">/giel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026794a"><!--s026794a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>deceitful cunning; duplicity</p><p><span class="bodyb">guileful</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">guilefully</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">guileless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">guilelessly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via Old French from Old Norse].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colitis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹlietəs, koh-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011698a"><!--s011698a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>inflammation of the colon [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">colitis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/colon1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">colon 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/itis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-itis</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gnomon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹnohmon/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025737a"><!--s025737a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027458b"><!--s027458b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a fixed projecting part that casts a shadow on the face of a sundial, indicating allowing the time to be told.</p></div><a name="s027459b"><!--s027459b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in geometry, the remainder of a parallelogram after the removal of a similar parallelogram containing one of its corners <span class="bodyb">gnomonic</span> /nohʹmonik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">gnōmōn</span> interpreter, pointer on a sundial, from <span class="bodyi">gignōskein</span> to know].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">calzone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kaltʹsohnay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> calzoni /-ni/ calzones)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008558a"><!--s008558a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an Italian dish consisting of a pizza base folded over a generous filling [Italian <span class="bodyi">calzone</span>, literally ‘trouser leg’, because of its shape].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BEF</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004993a"><!--s004993a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>British Expeditionary Force.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">er</span><small><span class="eSynop">/uh/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020273a"><!--s020273a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used to express hesitation or doubt.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gambol<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024692a"><!--s024692a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a skipping or leaping about in play.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">filagree<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022164a"><!--s022164a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/filigree3_or_filagree/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">filigree 3</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dat.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015245a"><!--s015245a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>dative.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dromedary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdroməd(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dromedaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018389a"><!--s018389a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a one-humped camel of W Asia and N Africa, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one bred or trained for riding or racing: <span class="bodyi">Camelus dromedarius</span> </p><p><i></i></p><p>I shall be sitting in a gondola or on a dromedary</p><p> Henry James [Middle English <span class="bodyi">dromedarie</span> via French and late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">dromad-, dromas</span> running].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">all-terrain vehicle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001430a"><!--s001430a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a motor vehicle with large low-pressure tyres and a low-powered engine, intended for use on rough terrain.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guillemot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgilimot/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> guillemots <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> guillemot)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026795a"><!--s026795a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of sea birds of the auk family that has black-and-whiteve black and white plumage and are found mainly in northern seas: genus <span class="bodyi">Uria</span> [French <span class="bodyi">guillemot</span>, dimin. of the name <span class="bodyi">Guillaume</span> William].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coll.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011699a"><!--s011699a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>college.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forever<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023633a"><!--s023633a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a seemingly endless length of time </p><p><i></i></p><p>It took her forever to find the answer</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gnosis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹnohsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025738a"><!--s025738a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>secret knowledge of spiritual truth available only to the initiated, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as held by the ancient Gnostics to be essential to salvation <span class="bodyb">gnostic</span> /ʹnostik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">gnōsis</span> knowledge, from <span class="bodyi">gignōskein</span> to know].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CAM</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kam/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008559a"><!--s008559a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008916b"><!--s008916b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Cameroon (international vehicle registration).</p></div><a name="s008917b"><!--s008917b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>complementary and alternative medicine.</p></div><a name="s008918b"><!--s008918b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>computer-aided manufacture.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gambrel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgambrəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024693a"><!--s024693a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026495b"><!--s026495b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a roof that has sloping ends and sides, and a ridge in a small vertical triangular gable at each end.</p></div><a name="s026496b"><!--s026496b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a roof that has two sides with a double slope, with the lower slope steeper than the upper one.</p></div><a name="s026497b"><!--s026497b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the hock of an animal [early French <span class="bodyi">gamberel</span> crooked stick used to hang animal carcasses, from <span class="bodyi">gambe</span> leg, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">gamba</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gambit/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gambit</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Er</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020272a"><!--s020272a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chemical symbol for erbium.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drone<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdrohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018390a"><!--s018390a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019395b"><!--s019395b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>athe male bee with, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a honeybee, that has no sting and whose sole function is to mate with the queen.</p></div><a name="s019396b"><!--s019396b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody who lives off others.</p></div><a name="s019397b"><!--s019397b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a remotely-controlled pilotless aircraft, missile, or ship.</p></div><a name="s019398b"><!--s019398b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a droning sound.</p></div><a name="s019399b"><!--s019399b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>any of the usu three pipes on a set of bagpipes that sounds a fixed continuous notes.</p></div><a name="s019400b"><!--s019400b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>an unvarying sustained bass note [Old English <span class="bodyi">drān</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">befall</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹfawl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> befell /biʹfel/) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> befallen /biʹfawlən/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004994a"><!--s004994a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to happen to (somebody or something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as if by fate </p><p><i></i></p><p>I hope no disaster has befallen them</p> <p><i></i></p><p>whatever befalls</p> [Old English <span class="bodyi">befeallan</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/be/3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">be-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">feallan</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fall1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fall 1</span></span></a>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">data</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdaytə/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015246a"><!--s015246a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015789b"><!--s015789b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>factual information, e.g. measurements or statistics, used as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or calculation.</p></div><a name="s015790b"><!--s015790b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="sb000000118"><!--sb000000118--></a><p>in computing, the numbers, characters, etc on which a computer operates [pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/datum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">datum</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyi">Data</span> is, strictly speaking, a plural noun with the a comparatively rare singular form <span class="bodyi">datum</span>, but it is. With the advent of computers and data processing, <span class="bodyi">data</span> has come increasingly to be seen and used as a singular mass noun like <span class="bodyi">information</span> or <span class="bodyi">news</span>: <span class="bodyi">The data is currently being processed</span>. Traditionalists insist however that this should be: <span class="bodyi">The data are currently being processed</span>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">filament</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfiləmənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022165a"><!--s022165a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023476b"><!--s023476b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a single thread or a thin flexible threadlike object or part.</p></div><a name="s023477b"><!--s023477b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a slender conductor in an electric light bulb, made incandescent by the passage of an electric current.</p></div><a name="s023478b"><!--s023478b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the stalk of a stamen that bears the anther.</p></div><a name="s023479b"><!--s023479b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a single thread or a thin flexible threadlike object or part, e.g.:</p><a name="s006093c"><!--s006093c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an elongated thin series of attached cells or a very long thin cylindrical single cell, e.g. of some algae, fungi, or bacteria.</p></div><a name="s006094c"><!--s006094c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a slender conductor, e.g. in an electric light bulb, made incandescent by the passage of an electric current.</p></div><a name="s006095c"><!--s006095c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the stalk of a stamen that bears the anther <span class="bodyb">filamentary</span> /-ʹment(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">filamentous</span> /-ʹmentəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">filament</span> via medieval Latin from late Latin <span class="bodyi">filare</span> to spin, from Latin <span class="bodyi">filum</span> thread].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">all-ticket</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001431a"><!--s001431a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a sports match: for which one must buy tickets in advance.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guilloche</span><small><span class="eSynop">/giʹlosh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026796a"><!--s026796a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an architectural decoration in the form of interlaced bands [French <span class="bodyi">guillochis</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">collaborate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹlabərayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011700a"><!--s011700a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011970b"><!--s011970b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) to work together or to work with somebody else on a common project or with a common aim.</p></div><a name="s011971b"><!--s011971b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) to cooperate with an enemy of one's country <span class="bodyb">collaboration</span> /-ʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">collaborative</span> /-rətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">collaboratively</span> /-rətivli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">collaborator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">collaboratus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">collaborare</span> to labour together, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/co/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">co-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">laborare</span> to work].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cam<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kam/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008560a"><!--s008560a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mechanical device, e.g. a wheel or shaft with a projecting part, that transforms circular motion into intermittent or back-and-forth motion [perhaps via French <span class="bodyi">came</span> from German <span class="bodyi">Kamm</span>, literally ‘comb’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forevermore <span class="bodyi">or</span> for evermore</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023634a"><!--s023634a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used as a more emphatic form of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/forever1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">forever 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-gnosis</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -gnoses)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025739a"><!--s025739a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting: knowledge; recognition </p><p><i></i></p><p>prognosis</p> <p><span class="bodyb">-gnostic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">gnōsis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gnosis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gnosis</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">filaria</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fiʹleəri·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> filariae /-ri·ee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022166a"><!--s022166a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous threadlike nematode worms that develop in biting insects and are parasites in the blood or tissues of mammals when adult: superfamily Filarioidea</p><p><span class="bodyb">filarial</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">filaria</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">filum</span> thread].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-er<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020274a"><!--s020274a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming the comparative of adjectives and adverbs of one and sometimes two or more syllables </p><p><i></i></p><p>hotter</p> <p><i></i></p><p>quicker</p> <p><i></i></p><p>unhappier</p> <p><i></i></p><p>faster</p> <p><i></i></p><p>happier</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">-ra</span> (in adjectives), <span class="bodyi">-or</span> (in adverbs)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drone<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018391a"><!--s018391a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019401b"><!--s019401b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make a sustained deep murmuring or buzzing sound.</p></div><a name="s019402b"><!--s019402b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + on) to talk persistently and tediously in a monotonous tone</p><p><span class="bodyb">droning</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">droningly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">befit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹfit/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (befitted, befitting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004995a"><!--s004995a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to be appropriate or suitable for (somebody or something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was given a warm welcome, as befits a local hero</p><p><span class="bodyb">befitting</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">befittingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gambrel roof</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024694a"><!--s024694a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gambrel/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gambrel</span></span></a> (1), <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gambrel/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gambrel</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">databank</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015247a"><!--s015247a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a collection of computer data organized for rapid search and retrieval, e.g. by computer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">all-time</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001432a"><!--s001432a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>exceeding all others yet known </p><p><i></i></p><p>an all-time bestseller</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guillotine<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgiləteen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026797a"><!--s026797a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028697b"><!--s028697b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a machine for beheading with consisting of a heavy blade that slides down between grooved posts.</p></div><a name="s028698b"><!--s028698b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an instrument (e.g. a paper cutter) that works like a guillotine.</p></div><a name="s028699b"><!--s028699b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>limitation of the discussion of legislative business by the imposition of a time limit: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/closure1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">closure 1</span></span></a></p><p>French <span class="bodyi">guillotine</span>, named after Joseph <span class="bodyi">Guillotin</span> d.1814, French physician. Contrary to what some people have believed, Joseph Guillotin did not invent the guillotine; similar machines had been used in Scotland, Italy, and elsewhere for centuries before their use in the French revolution. He was, however, the leading advocate in the National Assembly of this method of execution; partly on humanitarian grounds, but more importantly on egalitarian grounds, since previously decapitation had been a privileged method of execution for nobles. The design of the guillotine is attributed to Antoine Louis, a French surgeon, and originally the machine was named after him <span class="bodyi">Louison</span> or <span class="bodyi">Louisette</span>. The name <span class="bodyi">guillotine</span> caught on, however, and was in use in English as early as 1793</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">collaborationism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011701a"><!--s011701a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>collaboration with an enemy</p><p><span class="bodyb">collaborationist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cam<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008561a"><!--s008561a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>=<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/webcam/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">webcam</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gnosticism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹnostisiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025740a"><!--s025740a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a religious movement outlook or system, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of various cults of the late pre-Christian and early Christian era, distinguished by the conviction that matter is evil and that emancipation comes through esoteric spiritual knowledge</p><p>Gnosticism is the term used for a range of religious and philosophical beliefs that claim secret knowledge, conferring power and/or salvation. Gnostic influences were found both in Judaism and in early Christianity. It tended to devalue the physical and to promote speculation about, or mystical union with, spiritual beings or levels of reality — Dr Mel Thompson</p><p><span class="bodyb">Gnostic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i> [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">gnōstikos</span> of knowledge, from <span class="bodyi">gignōskein</span> to know].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forewarn</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023635a"><!--s023635a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to warn (somebody) in advance</p><p><span class="bodyb">forewarner</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-er<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020275a"><!--s020275a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting:</p><a name="s021333b"><!--s021333b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005396c"><!--s005396c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>somebody or something that performs (the action specified) </p><p><i></i></p><p>recorder</p> <p><i></i></p><p>eye-opener</p>.</div><a name="s005397c"><!--s005397c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>something suitable for (the action specified) </p><p><i></i></p><p>broiler</p>.</div></div><a name="s021334b"><!--s021334b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005398c"><!--s005398c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>somebody engaged in the occupation of </p><p><i></i></p><p>geographer</p>.</div><a name="s005399c"><!--s005399c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>somebody or something belonging to or associated with </p><p><i></i></p><p>sixth-former</p>.</div><a name="s005400c"><!--s005400c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>native or of; resident of </p><p><i></i></p><p>cottager</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Londoner</p>.</div><a name="s005401c"><!--s005401c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>something that has </p><p><i></i></p><p>three-wheeler</p> <p><i></i></p><p>four-poster</p>.</div></div><a name="s021335b"><!--s021335b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005402c"><!--s005402c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>somebody or something that does or performs (the action specified) </p><p><i></i></p><p>reporter</p> <p><i></i></p><p>eye-opener</p>.</div><a name="s005403c"><!--s005403c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>something that is a suitable object of (the action specified) </p><p><i></i></p><p>broiler</p>.</div></div><a name="s021336b"><!--s021336b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>somebody or something that is </p><p><i></i></p><p>foreigner</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">-ere</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drongo<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdronggoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os -oes) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> drongos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018392a"><!--s018392a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of insect-eating songbirds of tropical India, Africa, and Australia with that typically have glossy black plumage and a long forked tail: family Dicruridae [Malagasy].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">filariasis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/filəʹrie·əsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> filariases /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022167a"><!--s022167a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>infestation with or a disease, e.g. elephantiasis, caused by threadlike nematode filarial worms [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">filariasis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">filaria</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/filaria/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">filaria</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">befog</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹfog/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (befogged, befogging)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004996a"><!--s004996a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005080b"><!--s005080b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to confuse (something).</p></div><a name="s005081b"><!--s005081b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (something) foggy; to obscure (something).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">database</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015248a"><!--s015248a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a set of data held in structured form by a computer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">collage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkolahzh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011702a"><!--s011702a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011972b"><!--s011972b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a composition made of pieces of paper, wood, cloth, etc fixed to a surface.</p></div><a name="s011973b"><!--s011973b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an assembly of diverse fragments </p><p><i></i></p><p>a collage of ideas</p> <p><span class="bodyb">collagist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">collage</span> gluing, from <span class="bodyi">coller</span> to glue, from <span class="bodyi">colle</span> glue, ultimately from Greek <span class="bodyi">kolla</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">all told</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001433a"><!--s001433a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>altogether; with everything or everybody taken into account.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">game<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/gaym/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024695a"><!--s024695a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026498b"><!--s026498b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an activity engaged in for diversion or amusement.</p></div><a name="s026499b"><!--s026499b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other.</p></div><a name="s026500b"><!--s026500b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a division of a larger contest.</p></div><a name="s026501b"><!--s026501b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the number of points necessary to win a game.</p></div><a name="s026502b"><!--s026502b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Games</span>) organized sports, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> athletics.</p></div><a name="s026503b"><!--s026503b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>the equipment used for a particular game.</p></div><a name="s026504b"><!--s026504b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a computer game.</p></div><a name="s026505b"><!--s026505b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s006983c"><!--s006983c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a course or plan consisting of manoeuvres directed towards some end </p><p><i></i></p><p>playing a waiting game</p>.</div><a name="s006984c"><!--s006984c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a specified type of activity seen as competitive or governed by rules, and pursued for financial gain </p><p><i></i></p><p>the newspaper game</p>.</div></div><a name="s026506b"><!--s026506b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>a situation that involves contest, rivalry, or struggle.</p></div><a name="s026507b"><!--s026507b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit (<span class="bodyi">in pl</span></span>)a school lesson in which a sport is taught or played.</p></div><a name="s026508b"><!--s026508b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><a name="s006985c"><!--s006985c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>animals under pursuit or taken in hunting; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> wild mammals, birds, and fish hunted for sport or food.</p></div><a name="s006986c"><!--s006986c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the edible flesh of game animals, e.g. deer and pheasant ✱ <span class="bodyb">ahead of the game</span> in a stronger position than one's rivals or competitors in any sphere of activity ✱ <span class="bodyb">on the game</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> working as a prostitute ✱ <span class="bodyb">raise one's game</span> to improve one's performance when faced with a challenge ✱ <span class="bodyb">the game is up</span> the crime, plot, etc has been discovered or exposed [Old English <span class="bodyi">gamen</span> amusement, fun].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guillotine<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026798a"><!--s026798a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to behead, cut, or limit by means of execute (somebody) on a guillotine.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gnotobiotic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌnohtohbieʹotik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025741a"><!--s025741a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or denoting a controlled environment, e.g. a germ-free culture, containing no unknown organisms</p><p><span class="bodyb">gnotobiotically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">gnōtos</span> known (from <span class="bodyi">gignōskein</span> to know) + <span class="bodyi">biotē</span> life, way of life].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">camaraderie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kaməʹrahdəri, -ʹradəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008562a"><!--s008562a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a spirit of good humour and trust among friends [French <span class="bodyi">camaraderie</span> from <span class="bodyi">camarade</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/comrade/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">comrade</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forewent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fawʹwent/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023636a"><!--s023636a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/forego1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">forego 1</span></span></a> and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/forego2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">forego 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">filature</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfiləchə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022168a"><!--s022168a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a place where silk is obtained from cocoons [French <span class="bodyi">filature</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">filatus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">filare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/filament/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">filament</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">era</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹiərə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020276a"><!--s020276a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021337b"><!--s021337b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a historical period begun or typified by some distinctive figure or characteristic feature.</p></div><a name="s021338b"><!--s021338b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a major division of geological time that is subdivided into periods.</p></div><a name="s021339b"><!--s021339b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an extended period of years reckoned from a fixed point in time </p><p><i></i></p><p>the Christian era</p>.</div><a name="s021340b"><!--s021340b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s005404c"><!--s005404c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a historical period begun or typified by some distinctive figure or characteristic feature </p><p><i></i></p><p>the era of space flight</p>.</div><a name="s005405c"><!--s005405c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a major division of geological time that is subdivided into periods </p><p><i></i></p><p>the Mesozoic era</p>.</div><a name="s005406c"><!--s005406c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a stage in the development of somebody or something [late Latin <span class="bodyi">aera</span> a number or time used as a basis of reckoning, from Latin, counters, pl of <span class="bodyi">aer-, aes</span> copper, money].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">before<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹfaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004997a"><!--s004997a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005082b"><!--s005082b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>earlier in time; previously </p><p><i></i></p><p>They had left a week before</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Haven't we met before?</p>.</div><a name="s005083b"><!--s005083b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>so as to be in advance of others; ahead </p><p><i></i></p><p>The guide went on before</p> [Old English <span class="bodyi">beforan</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/be/3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">be-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">foran</span> before, from <span class="bodyi">fore</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fore1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fore 1</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">allude</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹl(y)oohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001434a"><!--s001434a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(+ to) to make indirect, casual, or implicit reference </p><p><i></i></p><p>Do you allude to me, Miss Cardew, as an entanglement?</p> — Wilde [Latin <span class="bodyi">alludere</span>, literally ‘to play with’, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ludere</span> to play].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drongo<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> drongos drongoes)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018393a"><!--s018393a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Aus, informal</span> a worthless person; a fool [perhaps from <span class="bodyi">Drongo</span>, name of an unsuccessful Australian racehorse].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">collagen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoləjən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011703a"><!--s011703a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an insoluble protein that occurs as fibres in connective tissue, e.g. tendons, and in bones, and yields gelatin and glue on prolonged heating with water [Greek <span class="bodyi">kolla</span> glue + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gen/3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-gen</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">database management system</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015249a"><!--s015249a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a software system that organizes the structure of data in a database and controls access to, input to, and output of that data.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guilt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gilt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026799a"><!--s026799a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028700b"><!--s028700b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the fact of having committed an offence, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a crime criminal offence in law.</p></div><a name="s028701b"><!--s028701b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>feelings of being at fault or to blame</p><p><span class="bodyb">guiltless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s028702b"><!--s028702b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s007571c"><!--s007571c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>responsibility for a criminal or other offence.</p></div><a name="s007572c"><!--s007572c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>feelings of being at fault or to blame, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for imagined offences or from a sense of inadequacy </p><p><i></i></p><p>How extraordinary it is that one feels most guilt about the sins one is unable to commit</p><p> V S Pritchett [Old English <span class="bodyi">gylt</span> an offence, delinquency, guilt].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">camarilla</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kaməʹrilə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008563a"><!--s008563a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a group of unofficial often secret and scheming advisers [Spanish <span class="bodyi">camarilla</span>, literally ‘small room’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">game<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024696a"><!--s024696a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026509b"><!--s026509b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to play for money; to gamble.</p></div><a name="s026510b"><!--s026510b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to play computer games</p><p><span class="bodyb">gamer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">gamenian</span> to play, from <span class="bodyi">gamen</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/game1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">game 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">GNP</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025742a"><!--s025742a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>gross national product.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forewing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023637a"><!--s023637a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of the front wings of a four-winged insect.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">filbert</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfilbət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022169a"><!--s022169a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023480b"><!--s023480b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sweet thick-shelled variety of hazelnut.</p></div><a name="s023481b"><!--s023481b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>either of two European hazels that bear such nuts: <span class="bodyi">Corylus avellana pontica</span> and <span class="bodyi">Corylus maxima</span> [Middle English from Anglo-French <span class="bodyi">philber</span>,named after St <span class="bodyi">Philibert</span> d.684, Frankish abbot whose feast day falls in the nutting season].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eradicate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹradikayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020277a"><!--s020277a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021341b"><!--s021341b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to eliminate or do away with completely (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>We can try to eradicate ignorance by better teaching</p>.</div><a name="s021342b"><!--s021342b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to pull (something) up by the roots</p><p><span class="bodyb">eradicable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">eradication</span> /-ʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">eradicative</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">eradicator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">eradicatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">eradicare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">radic-, radix</span> root].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">before<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004998a"><!--s004998a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005084b"><!--s005084b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in front of.</p></div><a name="s005085b"><!--s005085b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001111c"><!--s001111c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in front of (something or somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>standing before the fireplace</p>.</div><a name="s001112c"><!--s001112c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>under the jurisdiction or consideration of (somebody or something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>the case before the court</p>.</div></div><a name="s005086b"><!--s005086b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>preceding (an event, date, etc) in time; earlier than (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>before the war</p>.</div><a name="s005087b"><!--s005087b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in a higher or more important position than (something or somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>They put quantity before quality</p>.</div><a name="s005088b"><!--s005088b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in preference to.</p></div><a name="s005089b"><!--s005089b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>under the onslaught of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>They retreated before the attack</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drool</span><small><span class="eSynop">/droohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018394a"><!--s018394a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019403b"><!--s019403b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004930c"><!--s004930c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to secrete saliva in anticipation of food.</p></div><a name="s004931c"><!--s004931c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to let saliva dribble from the mouth.</p></div></div><a name="s019404b"><!--s019404b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + over) to make an excessive or effusive show of pleasure </p><p><i></i></p><p>He stood drooling over the cars in the showroom</p> <p>[perhaps alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/drivel1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">drivel 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">all-up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001435a"><!--s001435a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of an aircraft's weight: including everything necessary for operation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">game<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024697a"><!--s024697a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026511b"><!--s026511b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>ready to take risks or try something new </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was game for anything</p>.</div><a name="s026512b"><!--s026512b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having a resolute unyielding spirit </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was game to the end</p> <p><span class="bodyb">gamely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">gameness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/game1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">game 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guiltless</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgiltlis/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026800a"><!--s026800a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>not to blame for a crime or offence; innocent</p><p><span class="bodyb">guiltlessly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">guiltlessness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">datable <span class="bodyi">or</span> dateable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdaytəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015250a"><!--s015250a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>able to be given a particular date.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">collapsar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹlapsah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011704a"><!--s011704a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an old star that has collapsed; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a black hole <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/black_hole/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">black hole</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forewoman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> forewomen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023638a"><!--s023638a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025322b"><!--s025322b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the chairwoman and spokeswoman of a jury.</p></div><a name="s025323b"><!--s025323b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a senior female worker who supervises a group of workers, a particular operation, or a section of a plant.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">camber<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008564a"><!--s008564a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008919b"><!--s008919b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a slight arching or upward sloping from the sides to the middle of a road, deck, beam, etc.</p></div><a name="s008920b"><!--s008920b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the degree to which an aircraft wing or other aerofoil curves up from its front edge and down again to its back edge.</p></div><a name="s008921b"><!--s008921b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a positioning of the wheels of a motor vehicle so that they are closer together at the bottom than at the top.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gnu</span><small><span class="eSynop">/nooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gnus <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> gnu)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025743a"><!--s025743a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large African antelope with an oxlike head, a short mane, a long tail, and horns that curve downward and outward: <span class="bodyi">Connochaetes gnou</span> and <span class="bodyi">Connochaetes taurinus</span> [Khoikhoi <span class="bodyi">t'gnu</span> (Khoikhoi is an indigenous language of Southern Africa)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">erase</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹrayz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020278a"><!--s020278a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021343b"><!--s021343b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005407c"><!--s005407c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to obliterate or rub out (something written, painted, etc).</p></div><a name="s005408c"><!--s005408c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to remove (recorded matter) from a magnetic tape.</p></div><a name="s005409c"><!--s005409c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to delete (data) from a computer storage device.</p></div></div><a name="s021344b"><!--s021344b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to remove (something) from existence or memory completely as if by erasing <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s021345b"><!--s021345b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to yield to being erased </p><p><i></i></p><p>Pencil erases easily</p> <p><span class="bodyb">erasable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">erasure</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">erasus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">eradere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">radere</span> to scratch, scrape].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">before<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">conj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004999a"><!--s004999a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005090b"><!--s005090b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>earlier than the time when.</p></div><a name="s005091b"><!--s005091b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>rather than </p><p><i></i></p><p>I would resign before I would accept a pay cut</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">filch</span><small><span class="eSynop">/filch/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022170a"><!--s022170a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to steal (something of small value)</p><p><span class="bodyb">filcher</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">filchen</span>; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">droop<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/droohp/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018395a"><!--s018395a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019405b"><!--s019405b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to hang or bend downwards; to sag.</p></div><a name="s019406b"><!--s019406b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to become tired, weakened, or depressed <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s019407b"><!--s019407b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to let (something) droop [Middle English <span class="bodyi">drupen</span> from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">drūpa</span>; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">dropa</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/drop1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">drop 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">game<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024698a"><!--s024698a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of somebody's leg: injured, crippled, or lame [orig in the sense of ‘bad, false’; perhaps from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/game3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">game 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guilt trip</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026801a"><!--s026801a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a period of suffering strong, but sometimes unwarranted feelings of guilt, or a self-indulgent display of guilt and remorse.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">allure<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹl(y)ooə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001436a"><!--s001436a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to entice (somebody) by charm or attraction</p><p><span class="bodyb">allurement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">alluring</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">aluren</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">aleurer</span> from Old French, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">loire</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lure1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lure 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">data capture</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015251a"><!--s015251a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in computing, the act of collecting data and converting it into a form that a computer can use.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">camber<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkambə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (cambered, cambering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008565a"><!--s008565a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s008922b"><!--s008922b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to curve upwards in the middle <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s008923b"><!--s008923b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (e.g. a road or deck) to curve in this way [French <span class="bodyi">cambrer</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">camurus</span> curved].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">collapse<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹlaps/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011705a"><!--s011705a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011974b"><!--s011974b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to fall down or break completely; to disintegrate.</p></div><a name="s011975b"><!--s011975b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to fall inward and become flat abruptly and completely, e.g. through compression </p><p><i></i></p><p>a collapsed lung</p>.</div><a name="s011976b"><!--s011976b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to fail suddenly and completely.</p></div><a name="s011977b"><!--s011977b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to suffer a breakdown in energy, stamina, or self-control through exhaustion or disease; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to fall helpless or unconscious.</p></div><a name="s011978b"><!--s011978b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to fold down into a more compact shape </p><p><i></i></p><p>a telescope that collapses</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s011979b"><!--s011979b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to collapse</p><p><span class="bodyb">collapsible</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">collapsus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">collabi</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/col/3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">col-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">labi</span> to fall, slide].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eraser</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020279a"><!--s020279a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something, e.g. a piece of rubber or a felt pad, used to erase pencil, ink, chalk, etc or other marks.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foreword</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023639a"><!--s023639a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a preface, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one written by somebody other than the author of the text [translation of German <span class="bodyi">Vorwort</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beforehand</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹfawhand/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005000a"><!--s005000a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005092b"><!--s005092b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in anticipation.</p></div><a name="s005093b"><!--s005093b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>ahead of time.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">droop<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018396a"><!--s018396a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the condition or appearance of drooping</p><p><span class="bodyb">droopily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">droopiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">droopy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">GNVQ</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025744a"><!--s025744a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> General National Vocational Qualification.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">file<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022171a"><!--s022171a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023482b"><!--s023482b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a folder, cabinet, etc in which papers are kept in order.</p></div><a name="s023483b"><!--s023483b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a collection of papers or publications on a subject, usu arranged or classified.</p></div><a name="s023484b"><!--s023484b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a collection of related data records, e.g. for a computer ✱ <span class="bodyb">on file</span> in a file; filed for reference and available for consultation [Middle English <span class="bodyi">filen</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">filum</span> thread, because documents were formerly hung on strings for easy reference].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gamecock</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024699a"><!--s024699a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a male domestic fowl of a strain developed for cockfighting.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guilty</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (guiltier, guiltiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026802a"><!--s026802a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028703b"><!--s028703b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007573c"><!--s007573c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>responsible for an offence or wrongdoing and deserving punishment.</p></div><a name="s007574c"><!--s007574c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>found to have committed a crime criminal offence by a judge, jury, etc after a trial.</p></div></div><a name="s028704b"><!--s028704b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007575c"><!--s007575c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>suggesting or involving guilt </p><p><i></i></p><p>a guilty deed</p>.</div><a name="s007576c"><!--s007576c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>feeling guilt </p><p><i></i></p><p>their guilty consciences</p> <p><span class="bodyb">guiltily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">guiltiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">allure<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001437a"><!--s001437a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>power of attraction or fascination; charm.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">data compression</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015252a"><!--s015252a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in computing, the reorganization or restructuring of data so that it takes up less storage space.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Erastian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹrasti·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020280a"><!--s020280a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or advocating the doctrine of State supremacy over the Church in ecclesiastical affairs</p><p><span class="bodyb">Erastian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">Erastianism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [named after Thomas <span class="bodyi">Erastus</span> d.1583, Swiss physician and Zwinglian theologian].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Camberwell Beauty</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹcambəwel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008566a"><!--s008566a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dark brown butterfly with a broad yellow border on the wings: <span class="bodyi">Nymphalis</span> <span class="bodyi">antiopa</span> [named after <span class="bodyi">Camberwell</span>, district of London, where the first specimens were collected].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">collapse<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011706a"><!--s011706a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011980b"><!--s011980b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an instance of collapsing falling down, falling in, or disintegration.</p></div><a name="s011981b"><!--s011981b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>total failure or breakdown.</p></div><a name="s011982b"><!--s011982b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a sudden, incapacitating loss of energy, strength, or self-control.</p></div><a name="s011983b"><!--s011983b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an airless state of a lung or part of a lung.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">befriend</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹfrend/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005001a"><!--s005001a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to become a friend of (somebody) purposely; to show kindness and understanding to (somebody).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">go<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/goh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> went /went/) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> gone /gon/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025745a"><!--s025745a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027460b"><!--s027460b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007193c"><!--s007193c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to proceed on a course; to travel.</p></div><a name="s007194c"><!--s007194c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to move out of or away from a place; to leave <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s027461b"><!--s027461b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to proceed on a course; to travel.</p></div><a name="s027462b"><!--s027462b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s007195c"><!--s007195c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to move out of or away from a place; to leave </p><p><i></i></p><p>I must go</p> <p><i></i></p><p>The ferry goes every hour</p>.</div><a name="s007196c"><!--s007196c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>used with a further verb to express purpose </p><p><i></i></p><p>I went to see them</p> <p><i></i></p><p>I'll go and look</p>.</div><a name="s007197c"><!--s007197c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to make an expedition for a specified activity </p><p><i></i></p><p>to go shopping</p>.</div><a name="s007198c"><!--s007198c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to attend a specified institution habitually.</p></div></div><a name="s027463b"><!--s027463b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to extend.</p></div><a name="s027464b"><!--s027464b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to be in or arrive at a specified state or condition.</p></div><a name="s027465b"><!--s027465b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s007199c"><!--s007199c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to pass by means of a specified process or according to a specified procedure </p><p><i></i></p><p>Your suggestion will go before the committee</p>.</div><a name="s007200c"><!--s007200c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to extend </p><p><i></i></p><p>It's true as far as it goes</p>.</div><a name="s007201c"><!--s007201c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to speak, proceed, or develop in a specified direction or up to a specified limit </p><p><i></i></p><p>You've gone too far</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Don't let's go into details</p>.</div></div><a name="s027466b"><!--s027466b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + and) used to intensify a complementary verb </p><p><i></i></p><p>Don't go saying that</p> <p><i></i></p><p>He went and won first prize</p>.</div><a name="s027467b"><!--s027467b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to be, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> habitually </p><p><i></i></p><p>to go barefoot</p>.</div><a name="s027468b"><!--s027468b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><a name="s007202c"><!--s007202c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to come or arrive at a specified state or condition </p><p><i></i></p><p>to go to sleep</p> <p><i></i></p><p>to go to waste</p>.</div><a name="s007203c"><!--s007203c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to join a specified institution professionally or attend it habitually </p><p><i></i></p><p>to go on the stage</p>.</div><a name="s007204c"><!--s007204c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to come to be; to turn </p><p><i></i></p><p>The tyre went flat</p>.</div><a name="s007205c"><!--s007205c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to become voluntarily </p><p><i></i></p><p>He went absent without leave</p>.</div><a name="s007206c"><!--s007206c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>to change to a specified system or tendency </p><p><i></i></p><p>The company went public</p>.</div><a name="s007207c"><!--s007207c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">f</span><br/><p>to continue to be; to remain </p><p><i></i></p><p>to go hungry</p>.</div></div><a name="s027469b"><!--s027469b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><a name="s007208c"><!--s007208c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to become lost, consumed, or spent </p><p><i></i></p><p>My pen's gone</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Half their income goes in rent</p>.</div><a name="s007209c"><!--s007209c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to disappear.</p></div><a name="s007210c"><!--s007210c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to die.</p></div><a name="s007211c"><!--s007211c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to elapse </p><p><i></i></p><p>only three weeks to go</p>.</div><a name="s007212c"><!--s007212c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>to be got rid of, e.g. by sale or removal </p><p><i></i></p><p>These slums must go</p>.</div><a name="s007213c"><!--s007213c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">f</span><br/><p>to fail or give way </p><p><i></i></p><p>His hearing started to go</p>.</div><a name="s007214c"><!--s007214c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">g</span><br/><p>to give way </p><p><i></i></p><p>At last the dam went</p>.</div></div><a name="s027470b"><!--s027470b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><a name="s007215c"><!--s007215c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + on) to happen or progress </p><p><i></i></p><p>Let's find out what's going on</p> <p><i></i></p><p>How are things going?</p>.</div><a name="s007216c"><!--s007216c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to be in general or on an average </p><p><i></i></p><p>The cook was a good cook, as cooks go, and as cooks go, she went</p><p> Saki.</p></div><a name="s007217c"><!--s007217c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to pass or be granted by award, assignment, or lot </p><p><i></i></p><p>The prize went to a French girl</p>.</div><a name="s007218c"><!--s007218c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to turn out, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a specified manner </p><p><i></i></p><p>The party went well</p>.</div></div><a name="s027471b"><!--s027471b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>to put or subject oneself </p><p><i></i></p><p>They went to unnecessary expense</p>.</div><a name="s027472b"><!--s027472b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><a name="s007219c"><!--s007219c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to begin an action, motion, or process </p><p><i></i></p><p>Ready, steady, go!</p>.</div><a name="s007220c"><!--s007220c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to begin, maintain, or perform an action or motion </p><p><i></i></p><p>Go like this with your left foot</p>.</div><a name="s007221c"><!--s007221c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to function in a proper or specified way </p><p><i></i></p><p>trying to get the car to go</p> <p><i></i></p><p>I felt ill but kept going</p>.</div><a name="s007222c"><!--s007222c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to make a characteristic noise </p><p><i></i></p><p>The doorbell went</p>.</div></div><a name="s027473b"><!--s027473b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><a name="s007223c"><!--s007223c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to be known or identified as specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>She now goes by another name</p>.</div><a name="s007224c"><!--s007224c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to be in phrasing or content </p><p><i></i></p><p>as the saying goes</p>.</div><a name="s007225c"><!--s007225c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to be sung or played in a specified manner </p><p><i></i></p><p>The song goes to the tune of ‘Greensleeves’</p>.</div></div><a name="s027474b"><!--s027474b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">15</span><br/><p>to act or be in accordance or harmony.</p></div><a name="s027475b"><!--s027475b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">16</span><br/><a name="s007226c"><!--s007226c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to act or occur in accordance or harmony </p><p><i></i></p><p>a good rule to go by</p>.</div><a name="s007227c"><!--s007227c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to contribute to a total or result </p><p><i></i></p><p>taxes that go for education</p>.</div></div><a name="s027476b"><!--s027476b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">17</span><br/><p>(+ an infinitive) to be about, intending, or destined </p><p><i></i></p><p>Is it going to rain?</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Is it going to rain?</p>.</div><a name="s027477b"><!--s027477b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">18</span><br/><p>(+ with) to be compatible or harmonize with (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>a wine that goes with beef</p>.</div><a name="s027478b"><!--s027478b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">19</span><br/><a name="s007228c"><!--s007228c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to be capable of passing, extending, or being contained or inserted </p><p><i></i></p><p>It won't go round my waist</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Three into two won't go</p>.</div><a name="s007229c"><!--s007229c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to belong </p><p><i></i></p><p>These books go on the top shelf</p>.</div></div><a name="s027479b"><!--s027479b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">20</span><br/><p>to be acceptable, satisfactory, or adequate.</p></div><a name="s027480b"><!--s027480b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">21</span><br/><a name="s007230c"><!--s007230c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to carry authority </p><p><i></i></p><p>What she said went</p>.</div><a name="s007231c"><!--s007231c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to be acceptable, satisfactory, or adequate </p><p><i></i></p><p>In America everything goes and nothing matters, while in Europe nothing goes and everything matters</p><p> Philip Roth.</p></div><a name="s007232c"><!--s007232c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to be the case; to be valid </p><p><i></i></p><p>and that goes for you too</p>.</div></div><a name="s027481b"><!--s027481b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">22</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to empty the bladder or bowels </p><p><i></i></p><p>I've been needing to go for ages</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s027482b"><!--s027482b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">23</span><br/><p>to proceed along or according to (a way, course, etc) </p><p><i></i></p><p>to go one's own way</p>.</div><a name="s027483b"><!--s027483b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">24</span><br/><p>to pass through (a distance) </p><p><i></i></p><p>to go ten miles</p>.</div><a name="s027484b"><!--s027484b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">25</span><br/><p>to undertake (e.g. an errand) by travelling.</p></div><a name="s027485b"><!--s027485b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">26</span><br/><p>to emit (a sound).</p></div><a name="s027486b"><!--s027486b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">27</span><br/><p>to participate to the extent of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>to go halves</p>.</div><a name="s027487b"><!--s027487b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">28</span><br/><p>to perform or effect (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>to go the limit</p>.</div><a name="s027488b"><!--s027488b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">29</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to say </p><p><i></i></p><p>So she goes ‘Don't you ever do that again!’</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">go about</span>.</p></div><a name="s027489b"><!--s027489b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">30</span><br/><p>to undertake or begin to tackle (something).</p></div><a name="s027490b"><!--s027490b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">31</span><br/><p>in sailing, to change tack ✱ <span class="bodyb">go after</span> to seek or pursue (something or somebody) ✱ <span class="bodyb">go against</span> to act in opposition to (e.g. somebody's wishes or principles).</p></div><a name="s027491b"><!--s027491b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">32</span><br/><p>to turn out unfavourably for (somebody) ✱ <span class="bodyb">go ahead</span> to begin.</p></div><a name="s027492b"><!--s027492b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">33</span><br/><p>to continue; to advance or proceed ✱ <span class="bodyb">go all the way</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to engage in full sexual intercourse ✱ <span class="bodyb">go at</span> to attack (somebody or something).</p></div><a name="s027493b"><!--s027493b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">34</span><br/><p>to undertake (e.g. a task) energetically ✱ <span class="bodyb">go back on</span> to fail to keep (e.g. a promise).</p></div><a name="s027494b"><!--s027494b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">35</span><br/><p>to be disloyal to (somebody or something); to betray ✱ <span class="bodyb">go for</span> to serve or be accounted as (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>It all went for nothing</p>.</div><a name="s027495b"><!--s027495b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">36</span><br/><p>to try to gain secure (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He went for the biggest slice</p>.</div><a name="s027496b"><!--s027496b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">37</span><br/><p>to choose, favour, or accept (something).</p></div><a name="s027497b"><!--s027497b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">38</span><br/><p>to have an interest in or liking for (somebody or something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She went for him in a big way</p>.</div><a name="s027498b"><!--s027498b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">39</span><br/><p>to attack (somebody or something).</p></div><a name="s027499b"><!--s027499b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">40</span><br/><p>to apply to ✱ <span class="bodyb">go into</span> said of a number: to be contained in (another number) </p><p><i></i></p><p>5 goes into 60 12 times</p>.</div><a name="s027500b"><!--s027500b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">41</span><br/><p>to investigate (something).</p></div><a name="s027501b"><!--s027501b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">42</span><br/><p>to explain (something) in depth </p><p><i></i></p><p>The book doesn't go into the moral aspects</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">go it</span> to behave in a reckless, excited, or impulsive manner.</p></div><a name="s027502b"><!--s027502b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">43</span><br/><p>to proceed rapidly or furiously ✱ <span class="bodyb">go it alone</span> to act alone, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> courageously ✱ <span class="bodyb">go missing</span> <span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> to disappear ✱ <span class="bodyb">go off</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to stop liking or begin to dislike (something or somebody) ✱ <span class="bodyb">go on</span> to be enthusiastic about or have a liking for (something) to the specified degree </p><p><i></i></p><p>We don't go much on cars</p><p> Len Deighton ✱ <span class="bodyb">go one better</span> to outdo or surpass another ✱ <span class="bodyb">go out of one's way</span> to take extra trouble ✱ <span class="bodyb">go over</span> to examine, inspect, or check (something).</p></div><a name="s027503b"><!--s027503b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">44</span><br/><p>to repeat (something).</p></div><a name="s027504b"><!--s027504b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">45</span><br/><p>to study or revise (something) ✱ <span class="bodyb">go through</span> to subject (something) to thorough examination, study, or discussion.</p></div><a name="s027505b"><!--s027505b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">46</span><br/><p>to experience or undergo (something difficult or unpleasant).</p></div><a name="s027506b"><!--s027506b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">47</span><br/><p>to spend, use, or exhaust (something) ✱ <span class="bodyb">go west</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to die or become destroyed or expended [First World War services’ slang, probably based on the notion of the setting sun symbolizing disappearance or finality. In myth, the Fortunate Isles or Islands of the Blest, where the souls of the good are made happy, were located in the western ocean. An association with convicts condemned to die on the gallows at Tyburn, who were taken west up Oxford Street, is unlikely] ✱ <span class="bodyb">go with</span> to accompany (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>the responsibility that goes with parenthood</p>.</div><a name="s027507b"><!--s027507b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">48</span><br/><p>to be the social, romantic, or sexual companion of (somebody) ✱ <span class="bodyb">go without</span> to be deprived of (something) ✱ <span class="bodyb">leave/let go</span> to stop holding ✱ <span class="bodyb">not go there</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span>to refrain from pursuing a topic which might be embarrassing, upsetting, etc ✱ <span class="bodyb">to go</span> <span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> said of prepared food and drink: to be taken away for consumption off the premises [Old English <span class="bodyi">ga</span>, first person singular present tense of <span class="bodyi">gan</span>; <span class="bodyi">went</span> was orig the past tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wend/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wend</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">game fish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024700a"><!--s024700a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any fish sought by anglers for sport, e.g. salmon, trout, and whitefish.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">file<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022172a"><!--s022172a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023485b"><!--s023485b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to arrange (papers, etc) in order, e.g. alphabetically, for preservation and reference.</p></div><a name="s023486b"><!--s023486b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to submit or record (a lawsuit, etc) officially <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s023487b"><!--s023487b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to place items, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> papers, in a file</p><p><span class="bodyb">filer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">filing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forfeit<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfawfit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023640a"><!--s023640a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025324b"><!--s025324b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something lost, taken away, or imposed as a penalty.</p></div><a name="s025325b"><!--s025325b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the loss or forfeiting of something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of civil rights.</p></div><a name="s025326b"><!--s025326b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006664c"><!--s006664c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl, but treated as sing. or pl</span>) a game in which articles are deposited, e.g. for making a mistake has to be, and then redeemed by performing a task such as singing a song.</p></div><a name="s006665c"><!--s006665c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an article deposited or a task performed in the game of forfeits [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">forfait</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">forfaire</span> to commit a crime, forfeit, from <span class="bodyi">for-</span> out (from Latin <span class="bodyi">foris</span>) + <span class="bodyi">faire</span> to do, from Latin <span class="bodyi">facere</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drop<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/drop/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018397a"><!--s018397a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019408b"><!--s019408b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004932c"><!--s004932c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a round or pear-shaped mass of falling liquid.</p></div><a name="s004933c"><!--s004933c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the quantity of liquid that falls in such a mass.</p></div></div><a name="s019409b"><!--s019409b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) a dose of medicine measured or administered in by drops.</p></div><a name="s019410b"><!--s019410b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s004934c"><!--s004934c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a small quantity of liquid.</p></div><a name="s004935c"><!--s004935c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a minute quantity, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of liquid </p><p><i></i></p><p>a drop of pity</p>.</div><a name="s004936c"><!--s004936c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a small quantity of drink, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> alcohol </p><p><i></i></p><p>haven't had a drop</p>.</div></div><a name="s019411b"><!--s019411b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a small globular sweet or medicated lozenge.</p></div><a name="s019412b"><!--s019412b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of dropping; a fall, decrease, or decline.</p></div><a name="s019413b"><!--s019413b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>the distance through which or the amount by which something drops.</p></div><a name="s019414b"><!--s019414b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s004937c"><!--s004937c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an ornament resembling a drop of liquid that hangs from a piece of jewellery, e.g. an earring.</p></div><a name="s004938c"><!--s004938c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a small globular sweet or medicated lozenge </p><p><i></i></p><p>pear drop</p>.</div></div><a name="s019415b"><!--s019415b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s004939c"><!--s004939c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of dropping; a fall.</p></div><a name="s004940c"><!--s004940c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a decline in quantity or quality.</p></div></div><a name="s019416b"><!--s019416b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><a name="s004941c"><!--s004941c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the distance from a higher to a lower level or through which something drops.</p></div><a name="s004942c"><!--s004942c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the quantity by which something decreases.</p></div></div><a name="s019417b"><!--s019417b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><a name="s004943c"><!--s004943c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>something that drops, hangs, or falls.</p></div><a name="s004944c"><!--s004944c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an unframed piece of cloth stage scenery.</p></div><a name="s004945c"><!--s004945c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a hinged platform on a gallows.</p></div></div><a name="s019418b"><!--s019418b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>a parachute descent, or the people or things dropped by parachute.</p></div><a name="s019419b"><!--s019419b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a central point or depository to which something, e.g. mail, is brought for distribution.</p></div><a name="s019420b"><!--s019420b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">slang</span> a secret place used for the deposit and collection of letters or stolen or illegal goods ✱ <span class="bodyb">a drop in the ocean/a bucket</span> something too small or unimportant to have any effect ✱ <span class="bodyb">at the drop of a hat</span> without hesitation; promptly ✱ <span class="bodyb">have/get the drop on</span> <span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, slang</span> to have or get an advantage over somebody [orig to be in a position to attack or fire on an opponent from above] [Old English <span class="bodyi">dropa</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guimpe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gimp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026803a"><!--s026803a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028705b"><!--s028705b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a high-necked blouse of a kind formerly worn under a pinafore.</p></div><a name="s028706b"><!--s028706b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gimp1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gimp 1</span></span></a> [French <span class="bodyi">guimpe</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">guimple</span>, of Germanic origin; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">wimpel</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wimple1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wimple 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">allusion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹl(y)ooh·zh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001438a"><!--s001438a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001449b"><!--s001449b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an implied or indirect reference, or the use of such references, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in literature.</p></div><a name="s001450b"><!--s001450b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>alluding or hinting <span class="bodyb">allusive</span> /-siv, -ziv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">allusively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">allusiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">allusion-, allusio</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">alludere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/allude/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">allude</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dataglove</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015253a"><!--s015253a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a glove fitted with sensors that transmits the hand movements of the person wearing it to a virtual-reality system.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">erasure</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹrayzhə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020281a"><!--s020281a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021346b"><!--s021346b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of erasing.</p></div><a name="s021347b"><!--s021347b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a mark left where something has been erased.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cambium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkambi·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cambiums cambia /ʹkambi·ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008567a"><!--s008567a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a thin layer of cells between the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/xylem/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">xylem</span></span></a> (water-conducting tissue) and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/phloem/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">phloem</span></span></a> (food-conducting tissue) of many plants that divides to form more xylem and phloem as the plant grows</p><p><span class="bodyb">cambial</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">cambium</span>, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">cambiare</span> to exchange, of Celtic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">befuddle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹfudl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005002a"><!--s005002a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005094b"><!--s005094b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to muddle or stupefy (somebody) with drink, or as if with drink.</p></div><a name="s005095b"><!--s005095b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to confuse or perplex (somebody)</p><p><span class="bodyb">befuddlement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forfeit<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (forfeited, forfeiting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023641a"><!--s023641a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025327b"><!--s025327b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to lose the right to (a privilege, etc) because of some error, offence, or crime.</p></div><a name="s025328b"><!--s025328b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to confiscate (something) as a penalty</p><p><span class="bodyb">forfeitable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">forfeiter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">forfeiture</span> /-chə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">collar<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011707a"><!--s011707a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011984b"><!--s011984b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a band of fabric that serves to finish or decorate the neckline of a garment; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that is turned over.</p></div><a name="s011985b"><!--s011985b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a band fitted around the neck of an animal.</p></div><a name="s011986b"><!--s011986b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a protective or supportive device worn round the neck.</p></div><a name="s011987b"><!--s011987b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>something resembling a collar, e.g. a ring or round flange to restrain motion or hold something in place.</p></div><a name="s011988b"><!--s011988b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>any of various animal markings similar to a collar in appearance or form.</p></div><a name="s011989b"><!--s011989b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a cut of bacon from the neck of a pig</p><p><span class="bodyb">collared</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">collarless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">coler</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">collare</span>, from <span class="bodyi">collum</span> neck].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">file<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022173a"><!--s022173a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023488b"><!--s023488b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a row of people, animals, or things arranged one behind the other.</p></div><a name="s023489b"><!--s023489b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of the rows of squares that extend across a chessboard from white's side to black's side: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/rank1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">rank<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (5) [early French <span class="bodyi">file</span> string, row, from <span class="bodyi">filer</span> to spin, via late Latinfrom Latin <span class="bodyi">filum</span> thread].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guinea</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgini/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026804a"><!--s026804a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028707b"><!--s028707b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a former British gold coin worth 21 shillings.</p></div><a name="s028708b"><!--s028708b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a modern money unit worth £1.05 and five new pence, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in setting professional fees and in the auction trade [named after <span class="bodyi">Guinea</span>, region of W Africa, source of the gold from which it was orig made].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">go<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> goes)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025746a"><!--s025746a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027508b"><!--s027508b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or manner of going.</p></div><a name="s027509b"><!--s027509b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007233c"><!--s007233c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a turn in an activity, e.g. a game.</p></div><a name="s007234c"><!--s007234c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an attempt, a try.</p></div><a name="s007235c"><!--s007235c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a chance or opportunity </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fair go for everyone</p>.</div></div><a name="s027510b"><!--s027510b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>vigour or vigorous activity.</p></div><a name="s027511b"><!--s027511b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a spell of activity </p><p><i></i></p><p>did it in one go</p>.</div><a name="s027512b"><!--s027512b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly informal</span> an often unexpected or awkward turn of affairs </p><p><i></i></p><p>a rum go</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">all the go</span>.</p></div><a name="s027513b"><!--s027513b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal, dated</span> the height of fashion; the rage ✱ <span class="bodyb">have a go at</span>/<span class="bodyb">have a go at (somebody</span>) to censure or criticize (somebody) ✱ <span class="bodyb">make a go of</span>/<span class="bodyb">make a go of (something</span>) to make a success of (e.g. a business venture) ✱ <span class="bodyb">no go</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to no avail; useless ✱ <span class="bodyb">on the go</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> constantly or restlessly active.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drop<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (dropped, dropping, dropped, dropping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018398a"><!--s018398a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019421b"><!--s019421b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to fall or cause to fall vertically.</p></div><a name="s019422b"><!--s019422b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to fall in a state of collapse or death.</p></div><a name="s019423b"><!--s019423b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make or become weaker or less </p><p><i></i></p><p>He dropped his voice</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Production has dropped</p>.</div><a name="s019424b"><!--s019424b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s004946c"><!--s004946c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to cease to be of concern </p><p><i></i></p><p>Let the matter drop</p>.</div><a name="s004947c"><!--s004947c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to give up or abandon (an idea, accusation, friendship, etc).</p></div><a name="s004948c"><!--s004948c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to interrupt (an activity).</p></div></div><a name="s019425b"><!--s019425b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to leave somebody out of (a team, etc).</p></div><a name="s019426b"><!--s019426b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to set down (passengers or cargo) from a vehicle, ship, etc.</p></div><a name="s019427b"><!--s019427b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to lose (a point or game) in a series.</p></div><a name="s019428b"><!--s019428b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to utter or mention casually </p><p><i></i></p><p>to drop a hint</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s019429b"><!--s019429b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to fall in drops.</p></div><a name="s019430b"><!--s019430b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>to fall vertically.</p></div><a name="s019431b"><!--s019431b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><a name="s004949c"><!--s004949c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to become less </p><p><i></i></p><p>Production has dropped</p>.</div><a name="s004950c"><!--s004950c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of the voice: to be lowered.</p></div></div><a name="s019432b"><!--s019432b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>to fall in a state of collapse or death </p><p><i></i></p><p>He'll work until he drops</p>.</div><a name="s019433b"><!--s019433b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>to cease to be of concern; to lapse </p><p><i></i></p><p>let the matter drop</p>.</div><a name="s019434b"><!--s019434b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><p>(+ by/in/over/round) to pay a brief informal visit <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s019435b"><!--s019435b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">15</span><br/><p>to let (something) fall vertically.</p></div><a name="s019436b"><!--s019436b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">16</span><br/><a name="s004951c"><!--s004951c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to lower (something) from one level or position to another.</p></div><a name="s004952c"><!--s004952c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to lessen or decrease </p><p><i></i></p><p>He gradually dropped his speed</p>.</div></div><a name="s019437b"><!--s019437b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">17</span><br/><a name="s004953c"><!--s004953c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to set (passengers, cargo, etc) down from a vehicle, ship, or aircraft.</p></div><a name="s004954c"><!--s004954c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to deliver or unload (supplies, troops, etc) by parachute.</p></div></div><a name="s019438b"><!--s019438b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">18</span><br/><a name="s004955c"><!--s004955c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to give up or abandon (an idea, charge, etc).</p></div><a name="s004956c"><!--s004956c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to interrupt (an activity or task) for a while </p><p><i></i></p><p>When I heard the car I dropped what I was doing</p>.</div><a name="s004957c"><!--s004957c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to break off an association or connection with (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She has dropped all her old friends</p>.</div><a name="s004958c"><!--s004958c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to leave (somebody) out of a team or group.</p></div><a name="s004959c"><!--s004959c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>to leave (something) out of a written text.</p></div></div><a name="s019439b"><!--s019439b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">19</span><br/><a name="s004960c"><!--s004960c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to utter or mention (something) in a casual way </p><p><i></i></p><p>Did they drop a hint at all?</p>.</div><a name="s004961c"><!--s004961c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to send (an informal message) by post </p><p><i></i></p><p>Drop us a line soon</p>.</div></div><a name="s019440b"><!--s019440b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">20</span><br/><a name="s004962c"><!--s004962c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to bring (something or somebody) down with a shot or blow.</p></div><a name="s004963c"><!--s004963c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in bridge, to play (a high card) without winning the trick, because of having to follow suit.</p></div><a name="s004964c"><!--s004964c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>in rugby, to score (a goal) with a drop kick.</p></div><a name="s004965c"><!--s004965c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to hit (a ball, shuttlecock, etc) with a drop shot.</p></div></div><a name="s019441b"><!--s019441b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">21</span><br/><p>to lose (a point or game) in a series.</p></div><a name="s019442b"><!--s019442b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">22</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to take (an illegal drug) orally.</p></div><a name="s019443b"><!--s019443b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">23</span><br/><p>said of an animal: to give birth to (young) ✱ <span class="bodyb">drop a brick</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to make an indiscreet remark ✱ <span class="bodyb">drop a clanger</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to make an embarrassing mistake ✱ <span class="bodyb">drop dead</span> to die suddenly in the course of ordinary activities ✱ <span class="bodyb">drop one's aitches</span> to omit the sound of ‘h’ at the beginning of a word that is spelt with one ✱ <span class="bodyb">drop one's guard</span> to suspend one's vigilance or wariness.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gamekeeper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024701a"><!--s024701a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who has charge of the breeding and protection of game animals or birds on a private estate.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">data mining</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015254a"><!--s015254a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in marketing, counterespionage, etc: the computer analysis of large databases for the purpose of extracting from them useful but previously undiscovered information.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alluvial<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹl(y)oohviəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001439a"><!--s001439a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or forming alluvium </p><p><i></i></p><p>alluvial soil</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">erbium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹuhbi·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020282a"><!--s020282a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a silver-white soft metallic chemical element of the rare-earth group that occurs in various minerals: symbol Er, atomic number 68 [named after <span class="bodyi">Ytterby</span>, town in Sweden where the first rare-earth mineral was found].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cambodian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kamʹbohdi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008568a"><!--s008568a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008924b"><!--s008924b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Cambodia in SE Asia.</p></div><a name="s008925b"><!--s008925b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the official language of Cambodia; Khmer</p><p><span class="bodyb">Cambodian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beg</span><small><span class="eSynop">/beg/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (begged, begging)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005003a"><!--s005003a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s005096b"><!--s005096b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to ask for alms or charity.</p></div><a name="s005097b"><!--s005097b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001113c"><!--s001113c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to ask for earnestly.</p></div><a name="s001114c"><!--s001114c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to ask (somebody) earnestly to do something.</p></div></div><a name="s005098b"><!--s005098b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to ask earnestly </p><p><i></i></p><p>begged for mercy</p> <p><i></i></p><p>begged to be included</p>.</div><a name="s005099b"><!--s005099b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of a dog: to sit up and hold out the forepaws <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s005100b"><!--s005100b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to ask for (something) as charity.</p></div><a name="s005101b"><!--s005101b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s001115c"><!--s001115c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to ask earnestly for (a favour).</p></div><a name="s001116c"><!--s001116c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to ask (somebody) earnestly to do something; to entreat </p><a name="sb00000066"><!--sb00000066--></a><p><i></i></p><p>begged them to stay</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">beg the question</span> to assume something as established or proved without justification ✱ <span class="bodyb">go begging</span> to be available but unwanted [Middle English <span class="bodyi">beggen</span>, prob alteration of Old English <span class="bodyi">bedecian</span>]<div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">beg the question</span>. Strictly speaking, a statement that <span class="bodyi">begs the question</span> is one that is logically flawed because it is based on an unproven assumption, often taking for granted the very thing that it itself is seeking to establish. If someone argues: <span class="bodyi">The Loch Ness monster must exist because there have been so many sightings of it</span>, that statement<span class="bodyi">begs the question</span> because it assumes that the sightings were of the monster and not something else – which is the whole point at issue. This is the original meaning of the phrase and the only one allowed by traditionalists. It is, however, probably more frequently used nowadays to mean that a statement raises obvious questions which need to be answered: <span class="bodyi">Their claim that the scheme will benefit millions begs the question of precisely what benefit those millions will receive</span>.</p></div></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">collar<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (collared, collaring) <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011708a"><!--s011708a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011990b"><!--s011990b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to seize by or as if by the collar or neck; to apprehend.</p></div><a name="s011991b"><!--s011991b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003122c"><!--s003122c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to seize (somebody) by or as if by the collar or neck; to apprehend.</p></div><a name="s003123c"><!--s003123c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to get control of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>With our machine … we can collar nearly the whole of this market</p><p> Roald Dahl.</p></div></div><a name="s011992b"><!--s011992b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to stop and detain (somebody) in conversation; to buttonhole.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">file<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022174a"><!--s022174a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to march or proceed in file.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alluvial<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001440a"><!--s001440a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a deposit of alluvium.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drop back</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018399a"><!--s018399a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to move into a position further back or behind, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by moving towards the rear of an advancing line or column.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forfeit<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023642a"><!--s023642a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forfeited or subject to forfeiture.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guinea fowl</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026805a"><!--s026805a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of W African birds with white-speckled slate-coloured slaty plumage, related to the pheasants and widely kept for food: genus <span class="bodyi">Numida</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gamelan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgamilan/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024702a"><!--s024702a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a flute, string, and percussion orchestra of SE Asia [Javanese <span class="bodyi">gamelan</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ERDF</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020283a"><!--s020283a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>European Regional Development Fund.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">go<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025747a"><!--s025747a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">used after a noun</span>) functioning properly </p><p><i></i></p><p>declared all systems go for the rocket launch</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">data processing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015255a"><!--s015255a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the entering, storing, and maintaining, and arranging of data, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by a computer</p><p><span class="bodyb">data processor</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cambrian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkambri·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008569a"><!--s008569a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008926b"><!--s008926b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Welsh.</p></div><a name="s008927b"><!--s008927b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to or dating from a geological period, of the earliest geological period of the Palaeozoic era, lasting from about 570 to about 510 million years ago, and marked by the presence of every type of invertebrate animal</p><p><span class="bodyb">Cambrian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">Cambria</span> Wales, from Welsh <span class="bodyi">Cymry</span> Welshmen].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">collar beam</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011709a"><!--s011709a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a horizontal beam in a roof that connects two opposite rafters at a place higher than their base: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tie_beam/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tie-beam</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">began</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹgan/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005004a"><!--s005004a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/begin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">begin</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">file<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022175a"><!--s022175a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tool, usu of hardened steel, with many cutting ridges for shaping or smoothing objects or surfaces [Old English <span class="bodyi">fēol</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alluvion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹl(y)oohvi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001441a"><!--s001441a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001451b"><!--s001451b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the wash of water against a shore.</p></div><a name="s001452b"><!--s001452b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flood1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flood<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (1a).</p></div><a name="s001453b"><!--s001453b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/alluvium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">alluvium</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s001454b"><!--s001454b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>new land formed by the movement or action of water, e.g. by deposition at the edge of a river, or the formation of such land [Latin <span class="bodyi">alluvion-, alluvio</span> from <span class="bodyi">alluere</span> to wash against, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">lavere</span> to wash].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forfend</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fawʹfend/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023643a"><!--s023643a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025329b"><!--s025329b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to forbid (something).</p></div><a name="s025330b"><!--s025330b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to defend, protect, or secure (something) ✱ <span class="bodyb">Heaven/God forfend</span> <span class="bodyi">archaic or humorous</span> used to express a hope that something does not happen </p><p><i></i></p><p>Heaven forfend that my daughter inherits a nose like her dad's!</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">forfenden</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/for/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">for-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">fenden</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fend/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fend</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">game laws</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024703a"><!--s024703a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>laws dealing with the protection and hunting of game.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drop behind</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018400a"><!--s018400a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to fail to keep up with the rest of a group.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">go<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025748a"><!--s025748a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Japanese board game of capture and territorial domination played by two players with counters on a board covered in a grid [Japanese <span class="bodyi">go</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ere</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eə/ <i><span class="bodyi">prep and conj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020284a"><!--s020284a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> before </p><p><i></i></p><p>I shall see thee, ere I die, look pale with love</p><p> Shakespeare [Old English <span class="bodyi">ǣr</span>, before, early, soon].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guinea hen</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026806a"><!--s026806a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a female guinea fowl.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cambric</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkambrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008570a"><!--s008570a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fine white linen or cotton fabric [obsolete Flemish <span class="bodyi">Kameryk</span> Cambrai, city in France where it was first made].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">data protection</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015256a"><!--s015256a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> legal protection of the privacy and security of information stored in computers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">collarbone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011710a"><!--s011710a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/clavicle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">clavicle</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beget</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹget/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (begetting, <span class="bodyi">past tense</span> begot /biʹgot/) (<span class="bodyi">archaic</span> begat /biʹgat/) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> begotten /biʹgotn/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005005a"><!--s005005a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005102b"><!--s005102b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to produce (offspring) as the father; to sire.</p></div><a name="s005103b"><!--s005103b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> to produce or cause (an effect) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Dancing begets warmth, which is the parent of wantonness</p> — Henry Fielding<p><span class="bodyb">begetter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">bigietan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">file<sup>6</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022176a"><!--s022176a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to rub or smooth (an object) or cut it away with or as if with a file.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">game plan</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024704a"><!--s024704a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026513b"><!--s026513b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> the strategy adopted by a team in a match.</p></div><a name="s026514b"><!--s026514b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a strategy for winning a game or achieving an objective by a series of steps, e.g. in politics.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alluvium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aʹl(y)oohvi·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> alluviums alluvia /-vi·ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001442a"><!--s001442a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>clay, silt, or similar material deposited by running water</p><p><span class="bodyb">alluvial</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [late Latin, neuter of <span class="bodyi">alluvius</span> alluvial, from Latin <span class="bodyi">alluere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/alluvion/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">alluvion</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Guinean</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹginiən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026807a"><!--s026807a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Guinea, country in W Africa</p><p><span class="bodyb">Guinean</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">datcha</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdahchə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015257a"><!--s015257a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dacha_or_datcha/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dacha</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forgather</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fawʹgadhə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023644a"><!--s023644a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/foregather_or_forgather/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">foregather</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">erect<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹrekt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020285a"><!--s020285a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021348b"><!--s021348b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005410c"><!--s005410c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>vertical in position; upright.</p></div><a name="s005411c"><!--s005411c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>standing up or out from the body </p><p><i></i></p><p>erect hairs</p>.</div><a name="s005412c"><!--s005412c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>characterized by firm or rigid straightness, e.g. in bodily posture </p><p><i></i></p><p>an erect bearing</p>.</div></div><a name="s021349b"><!--s021349b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in a state of physiological erection</p><p><span class="bodyb">erectly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">erectness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">erectus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">erigere</span> to erect, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">regere</span> to lead straight, guide].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">collard</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoləd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011711a"><!--s011711a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, Brit dialect</span> the leaves of a variety of cabbage, used as a vegetable [variant of <span class="bodyi">colewort</span> kale].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goad<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/gohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025749a"><!--s025749a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027514b"><!--s027514b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a pointed rod used to urge on an animal.</p></div><a name="s027515b"><!--s027515b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that pricks, urges, or stimulates somebody into action [Old English <span class="bodyi">gād</span> spear, goad].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drop curtain</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018401a"><!--s018401a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a stage curtain that can be lowered and raised.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cambs</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008571a"><!--s008571a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Cambridgeshire.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beggar<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbegə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005006a"><!--s005006a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005104b"><!--s005104b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who lives by asking for money, food, etc.</p></div><a name="s005105b"><!--s005105b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a very poor person.</p></div><a name="s005106b"><!--s005106b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a person of a specified kind </p><p><i></i></p><p>lucky beggar</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">beggere, beggare</span>, from <span class="bodyi">beggen</span> to beg + <span class="bodyi">-ere, -are</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/er2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-er 2</span></span></a>; (sense 3) partly euphemism for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bugger1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bugger 1</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">filefish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> filefishes <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> filefish)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022177a"><!--s022177a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous species of bony tropical fishes with rough granular leathery skins: family Balistidae.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">game point</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024705a"><!--s024705a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a situation in tennis, badminton, etc in which one player or side will win the game by winning the next point.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ally</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001445a"><!--s001445a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming adverbs from adjectives that end in <span class="bodyi">-al</span> <span class="bodyi">-ic</span>, with the meaning: in (such) a manner </p><p><i></i></p><p>provisionally</p> <p><i></i></p><p>logically</p> <p><i></i></p><p>terrifically</p> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/al1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-al 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ly2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ly 2</span></span></a>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forgave</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fəʹgayv/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023645a"><!--s023645a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/forgive/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">forgive</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">date<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015258a"><!--s015258a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015791b"><!--s015791b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a particular day of the month or year, identified by a number or phrase.</p></div><a name="s015792b"><!--s015792b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003946c"><!--s003946c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the time at which a particular event has occurred or will occur.</p></div><a name="s003947c"><!--s003947c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the period of time to which something belongs.</p></div><a name="s003948c"><!--s003948c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the two dates marking the beginning and end of something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the dates of somebody's birth and death.</p></div></div><a name="s015793b"><!--s015793b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span></p><a name="s003949c"><!--s003949c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an appointment, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a romantic or social engagement.</p></div><a name="s003950c"><!--s003950c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a person with whom one has arranged such an appointment.</p></div></div><a name="s015794b"><!--s015794b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a show or concert, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that is part of a series being performed in different venues ✱ <span class="bodyb">to date</span> until the present moment [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">data</span>, as in <span class="bodyi">data Romae</span> (letter) given at Rome, fem past part. of <span class="bodyi">dare</span> to give].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guinea pig</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026808a"><!--s026808a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028709b"><!--s028709b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small stout-bodied short-eared nearly tailless rodent often kept as a pet: <span class="bodyi">Cavia porcellus</span>.</p></div><a name="s028710b"><!--s028710b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody or something used as a subject of research or experimentation [erroneously named after <span class="bodyi">Guinea</span>, region of W Africa (the guinea pig originated in S America); (sense 2) because it is frequently used as a laboratory animal].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drop-dead</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018402a"><!--s018402a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> impressively or extremely </p><p><i></i></p><p>drop-dead gorgeous</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">collard greens</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011712a"><!--s011712a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/collard/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">collard</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">erect<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020286a"><!--s020286a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021350b"><!--s021350b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005413c"><!--s005413c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to build (a structure) by fitting together materials or parts.</p></div><a name="s005414c"><!--s005414c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to set (an object) in an upright position.</p></div></div><a name="s021351b"><!--s021351b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to create or establish (a theory, organization, etc).</p></div><a name="s021352b"><!--s021352b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to draw or construct (a perpendicular, etc) on a given base</p><p><span class="bodyb">erectable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">erector</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">camcorder</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkamkawdə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008572a"><!--s008572a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a video camera with a built-in video recorder [blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/camera/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">camera</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/recorder/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">recorder</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">file manager</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022178a"><!--s022178a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a computer program that allows a user to organize and handle files and directories.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goad<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025750a"><!--s025750a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027516b"><!--s027516b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to drive (e.g. cattle) with a goad.</p></div><a name="s027517b"><!--s027517b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to incite, rouse, or urge (somebody) by nagging or persistent annoyance.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">game show</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024706a"><!--s024706a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a television programme in which participants play games for prizes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beggar<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (beggared, beggaring)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005007a"><!--s005007a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005107b"><!--s005107b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to reduce (somebody) to beggary.</p></div><a name="s005108b"><!--s005108b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to exceed the resources or abilities of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>It beggars description</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ally<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹalie, əʹlie/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (allies, allied, allying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001443a"><!--s001443a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s001455b"><!--s001455b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(+ with/to) to join or unite (oneself or another person or group) with, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for common benefit </p><p><i></i></p><p>He allied himself with a wealthy family by marriage</p>.</div><a name="s001456b"><!--s001456b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>) to combine with.</p></div><a name="s001457b"><!--s001457b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ to) to relate (something) by resemblance or common properties </p><p><i></i></p><p>Its beak allies it to the finches</p> <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</div><a name="s001458b"><!--s001458b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(+ with) to form or enter into an alliance [Middle English <span class="bodyi">allien</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">alligare</span> to bind to, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ligare</span> to bind].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forge<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fawj/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023646a"><!--s023646a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an open furnace where metal, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> iron, is heated and worked, or a workshop with such a furnace [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">fabrica</span>, from <span class="bodyi">fabr-, faber</span> smith].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">date<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015259a"><!--s015259a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015795b"><!--s015795b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to determine the date of (something).</p></div><a name="s015796b"><!--s015796b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to mark (a document, letter, etc) with a date.</p></div><a name="s015797b"><!--s015797b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span></p><a name="s003951c"><!--s003951c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to go on a date or dates with.</p></div><a name="s003952c"><!--s003952c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to go out on dates.</p></div></div><a name="s015798b"><!--s015798b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to make (somebody) appear old-fashioned </p><p><i></i></p><p>His record collection dates him</p>.</div><a name="s015799b"><!--s015799b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to go on a date with (somebody) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s015800b"><!--s015800b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + from) to have been in existence for a specified time </p><p><i></i></p><p>coins dating from Anglo-Saxon times</p>.</div><a name="s015801b"><!--s015801b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to become old-fashioned </p><p><i></i></p><p>clothes that won't date</p>.</div><a name="s015802b"><!--s015802b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> said of two people: to go out together.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guinea worm</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026809a"><!--s026809a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a very long slender nematode worm of warm climates that lives under the skin of human beings and other mammals: <span class="bodyi">Dracunculus medinensis</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drop-forge</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018403a"><!--s018403a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to forge (something) between two dies using a drop hammer or similar</p><p><span class="bodyb">drop forger</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">drop forging</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">came<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kaym/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008573a"><!--s008573a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/come1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">come 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">go-ahead<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025751a"><!--s025751a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>energetic and progressive.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">collared dove</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011713a"><!--s011713a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dove with grey-brown plumage and a narrow band of black around its neck: <span class="bodyi">Streptopelia decaocto</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">filename</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022179a"><!--s022179a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sequence of characters and/or spaces which identifies a computer file.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">erectile</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹrektiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020287a"><!--s020287a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021353b"><!--s021353b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>capable of undergoing physiological erection.</p></div><a name="s021354b"><!--s021354b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>capable of being raised to an erect position.</p></div><a name="s021355b"><!--s021355b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005415c"><!--s005415c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>capable of becoming swollen with blood to bring about physiological erection </p><p><i></i></p><p>erectile tissue</p>.</div><a name="s005416c"><!--s005416c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>of or involving the erection of the penis <span class="bodyb">erectility</span> /-ʹtiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forge<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023647a"><!--s023647a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025331b"><!--s025331b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to shape (metal or a metal object) by heating and hammering or with a press.</p></div><a name="s025332b"><!--s025332b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to form or bring (something) into being, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by an expenditure of effort </p><p><i></i></p><p>We made every effort to forge party unity</p>.</div><a name="s025333b"><!--s025333b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to counterfeit (<span class="bodyi">esp</span> a signature, document, or bank note) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s025334b"><!--s025334b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to commit forgery</p><p><span class="bodyb">forgeable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">forger</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beggarly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005008a"><!--s005008a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005109b"><!--s005109b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>marked by extreme poverty.</p></div><a name="s005110b"><!--s005110b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>contemptibly mean, petty, or paltry </p><p><i></i></p><p>a beggarly sum</p><p><span class="bodyb">beggarliness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gamesmanship</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024707a"><!--s024707a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the art or practice of winning games by means other than superior skill without actually violating the rules.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">date<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015260a"><!--s015260a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015803b"><!--s015803b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small brown oval fruit with a long thin stone and a sweet taste, eaten fresh or dried.</p></div><a name="s015804b"><!--s015804b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">date palm</span>)the tall tropical palm that bears this fruit: <span class="bodyi">Phoenix dactylifera</span> [Middle English via Old French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">daktylos</span> finger; because the leaves resemble the fingers of a hand].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guipure</span><small><span class="eSynop">/giʹpyooə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026810a"><!--s026810a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a heavy large-patterned decorative lace with large patterns on a fabric foundation [French <span class="bodyi">guipure</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ally<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹalie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> allies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001444a"><!--s001444a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001459b"><!--s001459b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a state associated with another by treaty or league.</p></div><a name="s001460b"><!--s001460b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person or group that helps, supports, or cooperates with another.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drop goal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018404a"><!--s018404a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a score in rugby made by drop-kicking the ball over the goal's crossbar.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">came<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008574a"><!--s008574a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a slender grooved lead rod used to hold together panes of glass, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a lattice or stained-glass window [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gamesome</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgayms(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024708a"><!--s024708a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>merry or frolicsome</p><p><span class="bodyb">gamesomely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">gamesomeness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">go-ahead<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025752a"><!--s025752a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the go-ahead</span>) a signal, authority, or permission to proceed </p><p><i></i></p><p>They finally gave us the go-ahead</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">erection</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹreksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020288a"><!--s020288a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021356b"><!--s021356b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005417c"><!--s005417c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a process in whichthe dilation with blood and resulting firmness of a previously limp body part, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the penis, clitoris, or nipples, becomes firm through being dilated with blood, usu as a result of sexual stimulation.</p></div><a name="s005418c"><!--s005418c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an occurrence of this, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the penis </p><p><i></i></p><p>He had an erection</p>.</div></div><a name="s021357b"><!--s021357b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something erected, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a building.</p></div><a name="s021358b"><!--s021358b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the act of erecting something.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">collate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹlayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011714a"><!--s011714a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011993b"><!--s011993b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to collect and compare (information, statements, etc) carefully in order to verify them and often to integrate them or arrange them in order.</p></div><a name="s011994b"><!--s011994b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to assemble (pages) in proper order </p><p><i></i></p><p>This machine can collate the printed sheets</p>.</div><a name="s011995b"><!--s011995b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to appoint (a priest) to a Church of England benefice of which the bishop is the patron</p><p><span class="bodyb">collator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/collation/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">collation</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">allyl</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹalil/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001446a"><!--s001446a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an organic chemical group, CH<sub>2</sub>CHCH<sub>2</sub>, that has a valency of 1 and occurs in the compounds that make garlic and mustard pungent <span class="bodyb">allylic</span> /əʹlilik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">allium</span> garlic].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forge<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023648a"><!--s023648a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to move forwards slowly and steadily but with effort [prob alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/force2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">force 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/giez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026811a"><!--s026811a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028711b"><!--s028711b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>assumed appearance; semblance </p><p><i></i></p><p>Criticism in the guise of advice</p>.</div><a name="s028712b"><!--s028712b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>external appearance; aspect [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">guise</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dateable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdaytəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015261a"><!--s015261a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/datable_or_dateable/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">datable</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">file server</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022180a"><!--s022180a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the main computer in a network that stores programs and files that are to be accessed by other computers in the network.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drop hammer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018405a"><!--s018405a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a power hammer or heavy weight raised and then released to drop on hot metal resting on an anvil or die.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beggar-my-neighbour</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005009a"><!--s005009a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a card game based on luck in which the object is to acquire all the cards held by the other players one's opponents.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">camel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaməl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008575a"><!--s008575a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008928b"><!--s008928b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>either of two large <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ruminant1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ruminant 1</span></span></a> (cud-chewing) mammals with humped backs and long necks used for riding and for carrying goods in desert regions, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in Africa and Asia:</p><a name="s002122c"><!--s002122c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the one-humped Arabian camel; the dromedary: <span class="bodyi">Camelus dromedarius</span>.</p></div><a name="s002123c"><!--s002123c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the two-humped Bactrian camel: <span class="bodyi">Camelus bactrianus</span>.</p></div></div><a name="s008929b"><!--s008929b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a float attached to a ship to increase its buoyancy.</p></div><a name="s008930b"><!--s008930b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a light yellowish brown colour [Old English via French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">kamēlos</span>, of Semitic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gamester</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgaymstə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024709a"><!--s024709a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who plays games, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a gambler.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025753a"><!--s025753a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027518b"><!--s027518b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007236c"><!--s007236c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in sport, an area or object into which players must in various games attempt to put a ball, etc to score points against the defence of the opposing side.</p></div><a name="s007237c"><!--s007237c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>anthe act or instance of putting a ball, etc into a goal.</p></div><a name="s007238c"><!--s007238c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the position of a player defending a goal </p><p><i></i></p><p>in goal</p>.</div></div><a name="s027519b"><!--s027519b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an end towards which effort is directed; an aim or objective.</p></div><a name="s027520b"><!--s027520b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the end or destination of a journey</p><p><span class="bodyb">goalless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">gol</span> boundary, limit; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">collateral<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹlat(ə)rəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011715a"><!--s011715a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011996b"><!--s011996b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>accompanying as secondary or subordinate.</p></div><a name="s011997b"><!--s011997b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>belonging to the same ancestral stock but not in a direct line of descent: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lineal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lineal</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s011998b"><!--s011998b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>parallel or corresponding in position, time, or significance <span class="bodyb">collaterality</span> /-ʹraliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">collaterally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English, prob via French from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">collateralis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/col/3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">col-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">lateralis</span> lateral].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">E region</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020289a"><!--s020289a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the part of the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ionosphere/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ionosphere</span></span></a> (upper part of the earth's atmosphere) occurring between about 65 and 145km (about 40 and 90mi) above the earth's surface and containing the E layer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drop handlebars</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018406a"><!--s018406a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lowered curving handlebars, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on a racing bicycle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guiser</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026812a"><!--s026812a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Scot</span> a child in fancy dress who visits houses at Halloween and offers to tell a joke, sing a song, etc in return for a gift of sweets</p><p><span class="bodyb">guising</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beggary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbegəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005010a"><!--s005010a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>extreme poverty or penury.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dated</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015262a"><!--s015262a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>out of date or old-fashioned.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">almacantar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/alməʹkantə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001447a"><!--s001447a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/almucantar_or_almacantar/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">almucantar</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forge ahead</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023649a"><!--s023649a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to move with a sudden increase of speed and power </p><p><i></i></p><p>The horse forged ahead to win the race</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">filet<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfilit, ʹfilay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022181a"><!--s022181a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fillet1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fillet 1</span></span></a> [French <span class="bodyi">filet</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fillet1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fillet 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cameleer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kaməʹliə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008576a"><!--s008576a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who rides or controls a camel.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gametangium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gamiʹtanji·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gametangia /-ji·ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024711a"><!--s024711a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plant organ in which gametes are developed [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">gametangium</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gamet_or_gameto/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gamet-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">angeion</span> vessel].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goalball</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025754a"><!--s025754a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a team game played by blindfolded or visually impaired people using a large ball that makes a sound when it is thrown.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">collateral<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011716a"><!--s011716a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011999b"><!--s011999b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>property pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender.</p></div><a name="s012000b"><!--s012000b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a collateral relative.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forgery</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> forgeries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023650a"><!--s023650a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025335b"><!--s025335b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006666c"><!--s006666c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of forging.</p></div><a name="s006667c"><!--s006667c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>forging as a crime.</p></div></div><a name="s025336b"><!--s025336b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a forged document, bank note, etc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dateless</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015263a"><!--s015263a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015805b"><!--s015805b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having no date.</p></div><a name="s015806b"><!--s015806b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>timeless.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">begin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹgin/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (beginning, <span class="bodyi">past tense</span> began /biʹgan/) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> begun /biʹgun/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005011a"><!--s005011a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005111b"><!--s005111b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to do the first part of an action; to start.</p></div><a name="s005112b"><!--s005112b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to bring or come into existence.</p></div><a name="s005113b"><!--s005113b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ with) to have as a starting point <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s005114b"><!--s005114b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s001117c"><!--s001117c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to do the first part of an action; to start </p><p><i></i></p><p>If you're all ready, we'll begin</p>.</div><a name="s001118c"><!--s001118c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to undergo initial steps </p><p><i></i></p><p>Work on the project began in May</p>.</div></div><a name="s005115b"><!--s005115b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s001119c"><!--s001119c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to come into existence; to arise </p><p><i></i></p><p>The war began in 1939</p>.</div><a name="s001120c"><!--s001120c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(+ with) to have the specified thing first </p><p><i></i></p><p>The alphabet begins with A</p> <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</div></div><a name="s005116b"><!--s005116b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to set about the activity of (doing something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The children began laughing</p>.</div><a name="s005117b"><!--s005117b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to call (something) into being; to found </p><p><i></i></p><p>The dynasty was begun in 1631</p>.</div><a name="s005118b"><!--s005118b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to come first in (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>A begins the alphabet</p>.</div><a name="s005119b"><!--s005119b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in negative contexts</span>) to manage do or succeed in (something), in the least degree (to do something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I can't begin to explain it all</p> <p><i></i></p><p>I can't begin to describe her beauty</p><p><span class="bodyb">beginner</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">beginnan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">filet<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022182a"><!--s022182a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lace with a square mesh and geometric designs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guitar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/giʹtah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026813a"><!--s026813a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a flat-bodied stringed musical instrument with a flat body, a long fretted neck, and six or twelve strings played by plucking, plucked with a plectrum or the fingers</p><p><span class="bodyb">guitarist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">guitare</span> via Spanish <span class="bodyi">guitarra</span> and Arabic <span class="bodyi">qītār</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">kithara</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cithara/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cithara</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drop-kick</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018408a"><!--s018408a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to kick (something or somebody) with a drop kick.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goalie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgohli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025755a"><!--s025755a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a goalkeeper.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eremite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹerimiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020290a"><!--s020290a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Christian hermit or recluse <span class="bodyb">eremitic</span> /-ʹmitik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">eremitical</span> /-ʹmitikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hermit/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hermit</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">camel hair</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008577a"><!--s008577a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008931b"><!--s008931b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>soft silky cloth made from the hair of a camel, sometimes mixed with wool, usu light tan in colour.</p></div><a name="s008932b"><!--s008932b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the hair of a camel or a substitute for it, e.g. hair from squirrels’ tails, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in paintbrushes.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gamete</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgameet, gəʹmeet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024712a"><!--s024712a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mature germ cell with a single set of chromosomes, capable of fusing with another gamete of the other sex to form a zygote from which a new organism develops <span class="bodyb">gametic</span> /gəʹmetik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">gameta</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">gametēs</span> husband, from <span class="bodyi">gamein</span> to marry, from <span class="bodyi">gamos</span> marriage].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alma mater</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌalmə ʹmahtə, ʹmaytə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001448a"><!--s001448a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a school, college, or university that one has attended [Latin <span class="bodyi">alma mater</span> fostering mother].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">collateral damage</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011717a"><!--s011717a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>unintended destruction or casualties in non-military areas caused by a military operation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beginner</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005012a"><!--s005012a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who is learning a new activity or doing something for the first time.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">filet mignon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌfilay miʹnyon (<span class="bodyi">French</span> filɛ miɲɔ/ /ˌfilay miʹnyon/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> filets mignons /ˌfilay miʹnyon (<span class="bodyi">French</span> filɛ minɔ)/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022183a"><!--s022183a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small steak cut from the centre of a beef fillet [French <span class="bodyi">filet mignon</span> dainty fillet].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forget</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fəʹget/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (forgetting, <span class="bodyi">past tense</span> forgot /fəʹgot/) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> forgotten /fəʹgot(ə)n/) (<span class="bodyi">or archaic or NAmer</span> forgot)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023651a"><!--s023651a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s025337b"><!--s025337b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to be unable to remember (something).</p></div><a name="s025338b"><!--s025338b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to give no attention to (somebody or something).</p></div><a name="s025339b"><!--s025339b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006668c"><!--s006668c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to disregard or overlook (something) intentionally </p><p><i></i></p><p>Women and elephants never forget an injury</p><p> Saki.</p></div><a name="s006669c"><!--s006669c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to discount (something)as a possibility <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s025340b"><!--s025340b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to fail to remember or notice something.</p></div><a name="s025341b"><!--s025341b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to neglect to do somewthing required ✱ <span class="bodyb">forget oneself</span> to behave inappropriately</p><p><span class="bodyb">forgettable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">forgetter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">forgietan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drop kick</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018407a"><!--s018407a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019444b"><!--s019444b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a kick made, e.g. in rugby, by dropping a ball to the ground and kicking it at the moment it starts to rebound</p><p><span class="bodyb">drop-kick</span> <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s019445b"><!--s019445b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in wrestling, martial arts, etc, a kick made after jumping into the air.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goalkeeper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025756a"><!--s025756a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a player who defends the goal in football, hockey, lacrosse, etc</p><p><span class="bodyb">goalkeeping</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">camellia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹmeelyə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008578a"><!--s008578a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of shrubs with glossy evergreen leaves and showy roselike flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Camellia</span> [from the Latin genus name, from <span class="bodyi">Camellus</span>, Latin name of Georg Josef Kamel d.1706, Moravian Jesuit missionary, who first described the plant].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gamete intrafallopian transfer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024713a"><!--s024713a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a technique for the treatment of infertile women, in which eggs and sperm from the prospective parents are injected, by means of a catheter, into the fallopian tubes where fertilization can occur naturally.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dateline</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015264a"><!--s015264a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a line in a written document or publication giving the date and place of composition or issue.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gujarati <span class="bodyi">or</span> Gujerati</span><small><span class="eSynop">/goojəʹrahti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026814a"><!--s026814a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028713b"><!--s028713b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a people of the state of Gujarat in W India.</p></div><a name="s028714b"><!--s028714b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Indic language spoken by thise people of Gujarat</p><p><span class="bodyb">Gujarati</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Hindi <span class="bodyi">gujarātī</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">collation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011718a"><!--s011718a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012001b"><!--s012001b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act, process, or result of collating.</p></div><a name="s012002b"><!--s012002b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a light meal; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">collation-, collatio</span> bringing together, from <span class="bodyi">conferre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/confer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">confer</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">erepsin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹrepsin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020291a"><!--s020291a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mixture of protein-digesting enzymes present in the intestinal juice [<span class="bodyi">er-</span> (prob from Latin <span class="bodyi">eripere</span> to sweep away) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pepsin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pepsin</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">almanac <span class="bodyi">or</span> almanack</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawlmənak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001449a"><!--s001449a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various annual publications containing statistical and general information, often in tabular form, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a publication containing astronomical and meteorological data for each day in a particular year [Middle English <span class="bodyi">almenak</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">almanach</span>, from Arabic <span class="bodyi">al-manākh</span> the calendar].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beginning</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005013a"><!--s005013a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005120b"><!--s005120b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the point at which something begins; the start.</p></div><a name="s005121b"><!--s005121b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the first part.</p></div><a name="s005122b"><!--s005122b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the origin or source.</p></div><a name="s005123b"><!--s005123b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a rudimentary stage or early period </p><p><i></i></p><p>the beginnings of a cold</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forgetful</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fəʹgetf(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023652a"><!--s023652a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025342b"><!--s025342b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>likely or apt to forget.</p></div><a name="s025343b"><!--s025343b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ of) characterized by negligent failure to remember; neglectful </p><p><i></i></p><p>Forgetful of his manners, he left without thanking her</p>.</div><a name="s025344b"><!--s025344b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> inducing oblivion </p><p><i></i></p><p>forgetful sleep</p> <p><span class="bodyb">forgetfully</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">forgetfulness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">filial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfili·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022184a"><!--s022184a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023490b"><!--s023490b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or befitting a son or daughter, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in his or her relationship to a parent </p><p><i></i></p><p>But you must know, your father lost a father; that father lost, lost his, and the survivor bound in filial obligation for a while to do obsequious sorrow</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div><a name="s023491b"><!--s023491b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having or assuming the relation of a child or offspring</p><p><span class="bodyb">filially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via late Latinfrom Latin <span class="bodyi">filius</span> son].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goal kick</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025757a"><!--s025757a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027521b"><!--s027521b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a free kick in football awarded to the defending side when the ball is sent over the goal line by an opposing player.</p></div><a name="s027522b"><!--s027522b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in rugby, an attempt to kick a goal</p><p><span class="bodyb">goal-kicker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">goal-kicking</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">camelopard</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹmeləpahd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008579a"><!--s008579a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a giraffe [late Latin <span class="bodyi">camelopardus</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">kamēlopardalis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">kamēlos</span> camel + <span class="bodyi">pardalis</span> leopard].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Date Line</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015265a"><!--s015265a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/international_date_line/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">International Date Line</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drop leaf</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018409a"><!--s018409a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019446b"><!--s019446b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a hinged flap on the side or end of a table that can be folded down.</p></div><a name="s019447b"><!--s019447b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) having such a flap or flaps </p><p><i></i></p><p>a drop-leaf table</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colleague</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoleeg/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011719a"><!--s011719a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fellow worker, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a profession [French <span class="bodyi">collegue</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">collega</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/col/3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">col-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">legare</span> to appoint, depute].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">erethism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹerithiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020292a"><!--s020292a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021359b"><!--s021359b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>abnormal responsiveness or sensitivity, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of human organs and physiological systems, to stimulation.</p></div><a name="s021360b"><!--s021360b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an abnormal tendency to become sexually aroused or irritated in response to verbal or psychic stimulation <span class="bodyb">erethismic</span> /-ʹthizmik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">éréthisme</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">erethismos</span> irritation, from <span class="bodyi">erethizein</span> to irritate].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">game theory</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024714a"><!--s024714a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the rigorous analysis of strategy, e.g. in a business or military situation, where there is a conflict of interest.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gulab jamun</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gooˌlab jaʹmoon/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026815a"><!--s026815a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an Indian dessert consisting of a deep-fried ball of curd cheese served in syrup.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beg off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005014a"><!--s005014a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to ask to be released from something, e.g. an undertaking.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">almandine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹalməndeen, -dien/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001450a"><!--s001450a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a deep violet to red garnet used as a gemstone [Middle English <span class="bodyi">alabandine</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">alabandina</span> from <span class="bodyi">Alabanda</span>, ancient city in Asia Minor].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">filial generation</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022185a"><!--s022185a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a generation in a breeding experiment that is successive to a parental generation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forget-me-not</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023653a"><!--s023653a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of small low-growing plants of the borage family with white or bright blue flowers usu arranged in a spike: genus <span class="bodyi">Myosotis</span> [translation of Old French <span class="bodyi">ne m'oubliez mye</span> do not forget me; the flower has associations in legend with remembrance between lovers].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goal line</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025758a"><!--s025758a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a line at either end and usu running the width of a playing area on which a goal or goal post is situated.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">droplet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdroplit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018410a"><!--s018410a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small drop of liquid.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Camembert</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaməmbeə (<span class="bodyi">French</span> kamãbɛːr)/ /ʹkaməmbeə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008580a"><!--s008580a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a round soft cheese with a thin greyish white rind [named after <span class="bodyi">Camembert</span>, town in Normandy, France, near to which it was orig made].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">collect<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹlekt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011720a"><!--s011720a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012003b"><!--s012003b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003124c"><!--s003124c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to bring (things) together in one place; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> to assemble a collection of (things) as a hobby.</p></div><a name="s003125c"><!--s003125c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to gather or exact (e.g. payments or contributions) from a number of sources </p><p><i></i></p><p>collect taxes</p>.</div><a name="s003126c"><!--s003126c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to come together in a band, group, or mass; to gather.</p></div></div><a name="s012004b"><!--s012004b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to fetch (something or somebody) from a place </p><p><i></i></p><p>It's your turn to collect the children from school</p>.</div><a name="s012005b"><!--s012005b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to accumulate or gather (something) passively </p><p><i></i></p><p>Books collect dust</p>.</div><a name="s012006b"><!--s012006b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to gain or regain control of (something or oneself) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He tried to collect his thoughts</p>.</div><a name="s012007b"><!--s012007b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to claim as due and receive possession or payment of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She is entitled to collect social security</p>.</div><a name="s012008b"><!--s012008b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> to gain or obtain (something) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s012009b"><!--s012009b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to come together in a band, group, or mass; to gather.</p></div><a name="s012010b"><!--s012010b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + on) to receive payment </p><p><i></i></p><p>By collecting on his insurance he was able to replace the camera</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">collectus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">colligere</span> to collect, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/col/3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">col-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">legere</span> to gather].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gameto-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024715a"><!--s024715a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gamet_or_gameto/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gamet-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">begone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹgon/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005015a"><!--s005015a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in imperative</span>) to go away; to depart [Middle English from <span class="bodyi">be gone</span> (imperative)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gulag</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgoohlag/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026816a"><!--s026816a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028715b"><!--s028715b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the penal system of labour camps in the former Soviet Union, or one of these camps.</p></div><a name="s028716b"><!--s028716b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a prison camp or forced labour camp, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the former Soviet Union [Russian <span class="bodyi">Gulag</span>, acronym from <span class="bodyi">Glavnoe Upravlenie Ispravitel'no-trudovykh Lagerei</span>, Chief Directorate of Labour Camps].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">erewhile</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eəʹwiel/ erewhiles <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020293a"><!--s020293a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or literary</span> some time ago; heretofore </p><p><i></i></p><p>I am as fair now as I was erewhile</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">date rape</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015266a"><!--s015266a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rape committed on a victim who is on a date with the assailant.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Almighty</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awlʹmieti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001451a"><!--s001451a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Almighty</span>) a title for God.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">filiation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/filiʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022186a"><!--s022186a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023492b"><!--s023492b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>filial relationship, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a son to his father.</p></div><a name="s023493b"><!--s023493b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>descent or derivation, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from a culture or language.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forgettable</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023654a"><!--s023654a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>deserving or apt to be forgotten, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> because of unworthiness or poor quality </p><p><i></i></p><p>a forgettable performance</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">go along</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025759a"><!--s025759a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027523b"><!--s027523b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to move along; to proceed.</p></div><a name="s027524b"><!--s027524b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to go or travel as a companion </p><p><i></i></p><p>I went along for the ride</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">go along with</span>.</p></div><a name="s027525b"><!--s027525b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to agree or cooperate with (something).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">begonia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹgohni·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005016a"><!--s005016a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a large genus of tropical plants that have asymmetrical leaves and are widely cultivated as an ornamental garden and house plants: genus <span class="bodyi">Begonia</span> [from the Latin genus name, named after Michel <span class="bodyi">Bégon</span> d.1710, French governor of Santo Domingo, who introduced the plant to Europe].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gametocyte</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gəʹmeetohsiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024716a"><!--s024716a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cell that divides to produce gametes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">collect<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkolikt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011721a"><!--s011721a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012011b"><!--s012011b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a short prayer comprising an invocation, petition, and conclusion.</p></div><a name="s012012b"><!--s012012b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a prayer preceding the Epistle read at Communion [Middle English <span class="bodyi">collecte</span> via Old French from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">collecta</span>, short for <span class="bodyi">oratio ad collectam</span> prayer upon assembly].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gulch</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gulch/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026817a"><!--s026817a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a ravine, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with a fast-flowing river running through it [perhaps from English dialect <span class="bodyi">gulch</span> to swallow, from Middle English <span class="bodyi">gulchen</span>, of imitative origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">filibeg <span class="bodyi">or</span> philibeg</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfilibeg/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022187a"><!--s022187a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a kilt [Scottish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">feileadh-beag</span>, from <span class="bodyi">feileadh</span> kilt + <span class="bodyi">beag</span> little].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">date stamp</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015267a"><!--s015267a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015807b"><!--s015807b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a device for stamping a date, or the mark it makes</p><p><span class="bodyb">date-stamp</span> <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s015808b"><!--s015808b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the impression or mark made by this.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cameo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkamioh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cameos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008581a"><!--s008581a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008933b"><!--s008933b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a piece of stone carved with a contrasting raised design, especially a head in profile in a piece of jewellery.</p></div><a name="s008934b"><!--s008934b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002124c"><!--s002124c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a small piece of stone, e.g. onyx, carved in such a way that the background is a different colour from the raised design.</p></div><a name="s002125c"><!--s002125c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a small medallion, e.g. on a ring or brooch, with a profiled head in relief.</p></div></div><a name="s008935b"><!--s008935b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a short literary or dramatic piece of writing that reveals or highlights a plot or character, plot, or scene.</p></div><a name="s008936b"><!--s008936b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a small dramatic role, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a film or television drama, played by a well-known actor and often confined to a single scene [Italian <span class="bodyi">cameo</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goalpost</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025760a"><!--s025760a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of usu two vertical posts with or without a crossbar that constitute the goal in football, rugby, etc ✱ <span class="bodyb">move the goalposts</span> to change the rules, conditions, parameters, etc that pertain to something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in order to gain a personal advantage or affect the outcome of something.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forgive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fəʹgiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> forgave /fəʹgayv/) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> forgiven /fəʹgiv(ə)n/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023655a"><!--s023655a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s025345b"><!--s025345b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to stop feeling angry about (something) or to stop feeling resentful towards (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I find it hard to forgive an insult</p> <p><i></i></p><p>One should forgive one's enemies</p>.</div><a name="s025346b"><!--s025346b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to pardon (somebody, an offence, etc) for doing something; to pardon (something done) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us</p><p> Prayer Book.</p></div><a name="s025347b"><!--s025347b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006670c"><!--s006670c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to cancel or write off (a debt or other obligation).</p></div><a name="s006671c"><!--s006671c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to absolve or free (somebody) from paying a debt or discharging an obligation, etc <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s025348b"><!--s025348b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to grant forgiveness</p><p><span class="bodyb">forgivable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">forgivably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">forgiver</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">forgifan</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/for/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">for-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">gifan</span> to give].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drop-off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018412a"><!--s018412a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019451b"><!--s019451b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a marked dwindling or decline </p><p><i></i></p><p>a drop-off in attendance</p>.</div><a name="s019452b"><!--s019452b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a very steep or perpendicular descent.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">erf</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eəf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> erven /ʹeəvən/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020294a"><!--s020294a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">SAfr</span> a plot of urban building land, usu large enough for one house [Afrikaans <span class="bodyi">erf</span> from Dutch, plot of land, inheritance].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">almighty<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001452a"><!--s001452a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001461b"><!--s001461b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Almighty</span>) having absolute power over all </p><p><i></i></p><p>Almighty God</p>.</div><a name="s001462b"><!--s001462b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having relatively unlimited power </p><p><i></i></p><p>the almighty dollar</p>.</div><a name="s001463b"><!--s001463b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> great in extent, seriousness, force, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>an almighty crash</p> [Old English <span class="bodyi">ealmihtig</span>, from <span class="bodyi">eall</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/all1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">all 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">mihtig</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mighty1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mighty 1</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">begorra</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹgorə/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005017a"><!--s005017a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Irish</span> used as a mild oath [euphemism for <span class="bodyi">by God</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gametogenesis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌgamitohʹjenəsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024717a"><!--s024717a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the production of gametes</p><p><span class="bodyb">gametogenic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">gametogeny</span> /-ʹtojəni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">filibuster<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfilibustə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022188a"><!--s022188a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023494b"><!--s023494b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> the use of extreme delaying tactics in a legislative assembly.</p></div><a name="s023495b"><!--s023495b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>formerly, a military adventurer engaging in unauthorized warfare against a foreign country [Spanish<span class="bodyi">filibustero</span> pirate, from Dutch <span class="bodyi">vrijbuiter</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/freebooter/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">freebooter</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gulden</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgoold(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> guldens gulden)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026818a"><!--s026818a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028717b"><!--s028717b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/guilder_or_gulden/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">guilder</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s028718b"><!--s028718b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/guilder_or_gulden/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">guilder</span></span></a> [Middle English from early Dutch <span class="bodyi">gulden florijn</span> golden florin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goanna</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gohʹanə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025761a"><!--s025761a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of large Australian lizards: genus <span class="bodyi">Varanus</span> [alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/iguana/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">iguana</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drop off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018411a"><!--s018411a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019448b"><!--s019448b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to fall asleep, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> unintentionally.</p></div><a name="s019449b"><!--s019449b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to become less.</p></div><a name="s019450b"><!--s019450b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to decline or slump </p><p><i></i></p><p>Demand for souvenir flags dropped off after the royal visit</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">camera</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkamrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008582a"><!--s008582a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008937b"><!--s008937b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a device for recording still or moving images in the form of a lightproof box with an aperture and a lens, using light-sensitive film or electronic array to produce a still photograph, cinema film, or video signal.</p></div><a name="s008938b"><!--s008938b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Camera</span>) the treasury department of the papal <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/curia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">curia</span></span></a> (court and government of the Catholic Church) ✱ <span class="bodyb">in camera</span> in private, often in a judge's private rooms, with members of the public excluded ✱ <span class="bodyb">on camera</span> within the range of a camera, e.g. during the making of a film or television broadcast, and therefore visible or recorded [late Latin <span class="bodyi">camera</span> room, from Latin: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chamber/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chamber</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">almighty<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001453a"><!--s001453a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to a great degree; very.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">collect<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹlekt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011722a"><!--s011722a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> of a telephone call: to be paid for by the receiver </p><p><i></i></p><p>a collect telephone call</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Send the package collect</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">erg<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/uhg/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020295a"><!--s020295a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of work or energy in the centimetre-gram-second system equal to the work done by a force of one dyne moving its point of application through one centimetre, equivalent to 10<sup>–7</sup> joules [Greek <span class="bodyi">ergon</span> work].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dating agency</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015268a"><!--s015268a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an agency that arranges introductions for people seeking a companion or partner.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">begot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹgot/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005018a"><!--s005018a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/beget/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">beget</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forgiveness</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023656a"><!--s023656a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forgiving or being forgiven; pardon.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gametophyte</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gəʹmeetohfiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024718a"><!--s024718a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the haploid phase of a plant of a species that exhibits alternation of generations, e.g. a moss or fern, which develops from asexual spores and bears sex organs that produce the gametes <span class="bodyb">gametophytic</span> /-ʹfitik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">filibuster<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (filibustered, filibustering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022189a"><!--s022189a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023496b"><!--s023496b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> to engage in delaying tactics.</p></div><a name="s023497b"><!--s023497b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>formerly, to carry out insurrectionist or revolutionary activities in a foreign country.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gules</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gyoohlz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026819a"><!--s026819a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the colour red when it appears on coats of arms and other heraldic emblems [Middle English <span class="bodyi">goules</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">goles</span>, <span class="bodyi">goules</span> red fur neck ornament, pl of <span class="bodyi">gole</span>, <span class="bodyi">goule</span> throat, from Latin <span class="bodyi">gula</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dropout</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018413a"><!--s018413a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019453b"><!--s019453b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who rejects or withdraws from participation in conventional society.</p></div><a name="s019454b"><!--s019454b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a student who fails to complete or withdraws from a course of study, usu of higher education.</p></div><a name="s019455b"><!--s019455b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a spot on a magnetic tape from which data has disappeared.</p></div><a name="s019456b"><!--s019456b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a drop kick awarded to the defending team in rugby, e.g. after an unconverted try.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/goht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025762a"><!--s025762a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027526b"><!--s027526b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of various species of long-legged agile ruminant mammals that are related to the sheep and have with backward-curving horns, a short tail, and usu straight hair: genus <span class="bodyi">Capra</span>.</p></div><a name="s027527b"><!--s027527b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a lecherous man.</p></div><a name="s027528b"><!--s027528b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a foolish person.</p></div><a name="s027529b"><!--s027529b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Goat</span>) the constellation and sign of the zodiac Capricorn ✱ <span class="bodyb">get somebody's goat</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to annoy or irritate somebody</p><p><span class="bodyb">goatish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">goaty</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">gāt</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">begotten</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹgotn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005019a"><!--s005019a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/beget/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">beget</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cameraman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cameramen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008583a"><!--s008583a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who operates a camera in television or films.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forgiving</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023657a"><!--s023657a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>willing or able to forgive</p><p><span class="bodyb">forgivingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">filicide</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfilisied/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022190a"><!--s022190a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023498b"><!--s023498b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act of murdering one's son or daughter.</p></div><a name="s023499b"><!--s023499b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person who commits filicide [Latin <span class="bodyi">filius</span> son, <span class="bodyi">filia</span> daughter + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cide/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-cide</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">erg<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> ergs areg /əʹreg/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020296a"><!--s020296a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an area of shifting sand dunes in a desert, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the Sahara [French <span class="bodyi">erg</span>, of Hamitic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dative<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdaytiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015269a"><!--s015269a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Greek, Latin, German, etc: denoting a grammatical case expressing an indirect object [Middle English <span class="bodyi">datif</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">dativus</span> relating to giving, from <span class="bodyi">datus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">dare</span> to give].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">collectable<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> collectible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹlektəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011723a"><!--s011723a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012013b"><!--s012013b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>able to be collected.</p></div><a name="s012014b"><!--s012014b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>worth making a collection of or putting into a collection; of interest to a collector.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gamet- <span class="bodyi">or</span> gameto-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024710a"><!--s024710a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: gamete </p><p><i></i></p><p>gametophyte</p> <p>[Latin, from <span class="bodyi">gameta</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gamete/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gamete</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">almond</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahmənd, ʹawl-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001454a"><!--s001454a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001464b"><!--s001464b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small tree of the rose family with pink flowers and edible seeds: <span class="bodyi">Prunus dulcis</span>.</p></div><a name="s001465b"><!--s001465b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an edible oval nut obtained from the fruit of this a small tree of the rose family, used in cookery and confectionery </p><p><i></i></p><p>sugared almonds</p>.</div><a name="s001466b"><!--s001466b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) containing or flavoured with almonds </p><p><i></i></p><p>almond essence</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">almande</span> via Old French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">amandula</span>, alteration of Latin <span class="bodyi">amygdala</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">amygdalē</span>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gulf<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/gulf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026820a"><!--s026820a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028719b"><!--s028719b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a partially landlocked part of the sea, usu larger than a bay.</p></div><a name="s028720b"><!--s028720b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a deep chasm; an abyss.</p></div><a name="s028721b"><!--s028721b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an unbridgeable gap </p><p><i></i></p><p>the gulf between theory and practice</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">goulf</span> via early French <span class="bodyi">golfe</span> and late Latin <span class="bodyi">colpus</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">kolpos</span> bosom, gulf].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goatee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgohtee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025763a"><!--s025763a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small pointed beard covering only the bottom of the chin [from its resemblance to the beard of a male goat].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drop out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018414a"><!--s018414a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019457b"><!--s019457b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to withdraw from an activity.</p></div><a name="s019458b"><!--s019458b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004966c"><!--s004966c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to withdraw from participation.</p></div><a name="s004967c"><!--s004967c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to fail to complete a course of study.</p></div></div><a name="s019459b"><!--s019459b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to adopt an alternative lifestyle.</p></div><a name="s019460b"><!--s019460b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in rugby, to make a dropout.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">camera obscura</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əbʹskyooərə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008584a"><!--s008584a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a darkened box or room with an aperture through which light from outside enters through an optical system to form an image of the exterior view on a flat surface, e.g. a screen, inside [Latin <span class="bodyi">camera obscura</span> dark chamber].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">collectable<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> collectible</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011724a"><!--s011724a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an object that is worth collecting.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gulf<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026821a"><!--s026821a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to swallow up or absorb (something) completely.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">filigree<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfiligree/ filagree /ʹfiləgree/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022191a"><!--s022191a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023500b"><!--s023500b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>ornamental openwork of delicate or intricate design.</p></div><a name="s023501b"><!--s023501b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a pattern or design resembling such openwork </p><p><i></i></p><p>a filigree of frost on a window</p> <p>[French <span class="bodyi">filigrane</span> from Italian,from Latin <span class="bodyi">filum</span> thread + <span class="bodyi">granum</span> grain].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gamey</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024719a"><!--s024719a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gamy_or_gamey/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gamy</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">begrime</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹgriem/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005020a"><!--s005020a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make (somebody or something) dirty; to blacken.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forgo <span class="bodyi">or</span> forego</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fəʹgoh, fawʹgoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (forgoes foregoes) (forgoing foregoing) (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> forwent forewent /fawʹwent/) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> forgone foregone /fawʹgon/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023658a"><!--s023658a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to abstain or refrain from (something desirable) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Children learn to forgo immediate gratification for the sake of future gains</p> <a name="sb000000223"><!--sb000000223--></a><p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">forgān</span> to pass by, forgo, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/for/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">for-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">gān</span> to go]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">forgo</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">forego</span>? <span class="bodyi">Forgo</span>, more rarely spelt <span class="bodyi">forego</span>, means ‘to refrain from’: <span class="bodyi">The country decided to forgo its right to intervene</span>. The spelling <span class="bodyi">forego</span>, in the sense ‘to go before’, is usually only found in the forms <span class="bodyi">foregoing</span> (<span class="bodyi">The foregoing remarks apply in all instances</span>) and <span class="bodyi">foregone</span> (<span class="bodyi">The victory was a foregone conclusion</span>).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ergative</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹuhgətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020298a"><!--s020298a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or being the grammatical relationship between two sentences, e.g. <span class="bodyi">The prisoners marched</span> and <span class="bodyi">We marched the prisoners</span>, such that the subject of the first corresponds to the object of the second, the new subject of which causes rather than performs the action <span class="bodyb">ergativity</span> /-ʹtiviti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">ergatēs</span> worker, from <span class="bodyi">ergon</span> work].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">almond-eyed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001455a"><!--s001455a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having narrow slanting eyes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dative<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015270a"><!--s015270a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the dative case or a word in this case.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goatfish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> goatfishes <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> goatfish)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025764a"><!--s025764a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/red_mullet/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">red mullet</span></span></a> [from the barbels under its mouth].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dropper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018415a"><!--s018415a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a short usu glass tube fitted with a rubber bulb and used to measure or administer liquids in by drops [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/drop2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">drop 2</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/er2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-er 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">camera phone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008585a"><!--s008585a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mobile phone with a built-in camera and software that allows the transmission of pictures.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gulf Stream</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026822a"><!--s026822a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Gulf Stream</span>) a warm ocean current flowing from the Gulf of Mexico northeast along the coast of the USA to Nantucket island and from there across the N Atlantic to the British Isles and NW Europe as the North Atlantic Drift.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">filigree<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> filagree</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022192a"><!--s022192a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to decorate (something) with filigree</p><p><span class="bodyb">filigreed</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goatherd</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025765a"><!--s025765a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who tends goats.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">collected</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹlektid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011725a"><!--s011725a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012015b"><!--s012015b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>exhibiting calmness and composure.</p></div><a name="s012016b"><!--s012016b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>assembled from a number of sources </p><p><i></i></p><p>the collected works of Jane Austen</p> <p><span class="bodyb">collectedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">collectedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ergo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹuhgoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020299a"><!--s020299a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>therefore or hence </p><p><i></i></p><p>The Bishop's views are just as perilous to society. Ergo, to the asylum with him</p><p> Jack London [Latin <span class="bodyi">ergo</span> because of].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forgot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fəʹgot/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023659a"><!--s023659a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025349b"><!--s025349b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>past tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/forget/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">forget</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s025350b"><!--s025350b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or NAmer</span> past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/forgot/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">forgot</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gamin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgamin (<span class="bodyi">French</span> gamε)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024720a"><!--s024720a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a street urchin [French <span class="bodyi">gamin</span> urchin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">begrudge</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹgruj/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005021a"><!--s005021a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005124b"><!--s005124b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to give only very or concede (something) reluctantly </p><p><i></i></p><p>He begrudged every minute taken from his work</p>.</div><a name="s005125b"><!--s005125b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to envy (somebody) the pleasure or enjoyment of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>They begrudge him his wealth</p><p><span class="bodyb">begrudgingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">droppings</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018416a"><!--s018416a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>animal excrement, e.g. from mice, rabbits, or birds.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">datum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdaytəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> data)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015271a"><!--s015271a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s015809b"><!--s015809b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a piece of information, e.g. a number, fixed point, or assumed value, used as a basis for measuring or calculating.</p></div><a name="s015810b"><!--s015810b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something given or admitted, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a basis for reasoning or drawing conclusions [Latin <span class="bodyi">datum</span> something given, neuter past part. of <span class="bodyi">dare</span> to give].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">almoner</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahmənə, ʹal-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001456a"><!--s001456a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001467b"><!--s001467b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a former name for a social worker attached to a British hospital.</p></div><a name="s001468b"><!--s001468b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody who distributed alms in former times [Middle English <span class="bodyi">almoiner</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">almosnier</span> from <span class="bodyi">almosne</span> alms, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">eleemosyna</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/alms/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">alms</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">camera-ready</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008586a"><!--s008586a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of artwork, typeset material, etc: ready to be photographed without alteration for reproduction.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gulf War Syndrome</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026823a"><!--s026823a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a medical condition that affects some veterans of the 1991 Gulf War, with symptoms of chronic fatigue, recurrent headaches, and skin disorders.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">datum line <span class="bodyi">or</span> datum level</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015272a"><!--s015272a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a horizontal line or plane used as a reference point for taking measurements, e.g. in engineering or surveying.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">filigree<sup>3</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> filagree</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022193a"><!--s022193a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of a delicate and intricate design.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">collectible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹlektəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011726a"><!--s011726a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/collectable1_or_collectible/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">collectable 1</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/collectable2_or_collectible/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">collectable 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gamine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgameen (<span class="bodyi">French</span> gamin)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024721a"><!--s024721a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a girl or woman having an elfin impish appeal</p><p><span class="bodyb">gamine</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">gamine</span>, fem of <span class="bodyi">gamin</span> urchin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ergo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020300a"><!--s020300a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/erg_or_ergo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">erg-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forgotten</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fəʹgot(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023660a"><!--s023660a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/forgot/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">forgot</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goat's beard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025766a"><!--s025766a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027530b"><!--s027530b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a Eurasian plant of the daisy family with grasslike leaves and yellow flower heads that close at about midday: <span class="bodyi">Tragopogon pratensis</span>.</p></div><a name="s027531b"><!--s027531b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a plant of the rose family with dense clusters of tiny white flowers: <span class="bodyi">Aruncus dioicus</span>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drop scone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018417a"><!--s018417a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small round cake made by dropping a spoonful of batter onto a hot griddle. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/scotch_pancake/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Scotch pancake</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beguile</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹgiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005022a"><!--s005022a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005126b"><!--s005126b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to please or charm (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>the glory of the Jungfrau … the most engaging and beguiling and fascinating spectacle that exists on the earth</p> — Mark Twain.</div><a name="s005127b"><!--s005127b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + into) to deceive or hoodwink (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>His peculiar specialty is the beguiling of lonely ladies by playing upon their religious feelings</p> — Conan Doyle.</div><a name="s005128b"><!--s005128b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to while (the time) away, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by some agreeable occupation</p><p><span class="bodyb">beguilement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">beguiler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">beguilingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">camerlengo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kaməʹlenggoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> camerlengos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008587a"><!--s008587a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cardinal who heads the papal treasury [Italian <span class="bodyi">camarlingo</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">almost</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawlmohst/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001457a"><!--s001457a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>very nearly but not exactly or entirely [Middle English from Old English <span class="bodyi">ealmǣst</span>, from <span class="bodyi">eall</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/all1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">all 1</span></span></a>+ <span class="bodyi">mǣst</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/most1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">most 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gulfweed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026824a"><!--s026824a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sargassum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sargassum</span></span></a> [named after the <span class="bodyi">Gulf</span> of Mexico].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deep space</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015688a"><!--s015688a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>space well beyond the limits of the earth's atmosphere, including space outside the solar system.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">filing</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfieling/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022194a"><!--s022194a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a metal fragment rubbed off in filing </p><p><i></i></p><p>iron filings</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ergometer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/uhʹgomitə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020301a"><!--s020301a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an apparatus for measuring the work performed by a group of muscles <span class="bodyb">ergometric</span> /-ʹmetrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forint</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹforint/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023661a"><!--s023661a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the basic monetary unit of Hungary, divided into 100 fillers [Hungarian <span class="bodyi">forint</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">fiorino</span> florin, literally ‘little flower’, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">flor-</span>, <span class="bodyi">flos</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flower1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flower 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gull<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/gul/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026825a"><!--s026825a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous species of sea birds with long wings, and webbed feet, and which are largely white, grey, or black plumage: family Laridae [Middle English, of Celtic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gaming</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgayming/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024722a"><!--s024722a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026515b"><!--s026515b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the practice of gambling.</p></div><a name="s026516b"><!--s026516b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the playing of games that simulate actual conditions, e.g. of business or war, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for training or testing purposes.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">collection</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹleksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011727a"><!--s011727a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012017b"><!--s012017b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or process of collecting.</p></div><a name="s012018b"><!--s012018b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something collected, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an accumulation of objects gathered for study, comparison, or exhibition.</p></div><a name="s012019b"><!--s012019b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a range of similar products, e.g. new garments, presented to the public </p><p><i></i></p><p>Christian Dior's spring collection</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cameroonian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kaməʹroohni·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008588a"><!--s008588a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Cameroon in W Africa</p><p><span class="bodyb">Cameroonian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goatskin</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025767a"><!--s025767a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027532b"><!--s027532b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the skin of a goat or the leather made from this.</p></div><a name="s027533b"><!--s027533b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a container or other article made from goatskin.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beguine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹgeen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005023a"><!--s005023a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a vigorous popular W Indian dance [American French <span class="bodyi">béguine</span> from French <span class="bodyi">béguin</span> flirtation].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drop shot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018418a"><!--s018418a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a delicate shot in tennis, badminton, squash, etc that drops abruptly quickly after crossing the net or dies after hitting a wall.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deep structure</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015689a"><!--s015689a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in grammar, a formal representation of the underlying meaning of a sentence.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alms</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahmz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001458a"><!--s001458a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) money, food, etc given to help the poor, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in former times </p><p><i></i></p><p>It had been his practice … to drop his halfpenny duly into the hat of some blind Bartimeus, that sat begging alms by the wayside</p> — Lamb<p><span class="bodyb">almsgiver</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">almsgiving</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">ǣlmesse, ǣlms</span> via late Latin <span class="bodyi">eleemosyna</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">eleēmosynē</span> pity, alms, from <span class="bodyi">eleēmōn</span> merciful, from <span class="bodyi">eleos</span> pity].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Filipina</span><small><span class="eSynop">/filiʹpeenə / <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022195a"><!--s022195a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a female native or inhabitant of the Philippine Islands.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fork<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fawk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023662a"><!--s023662a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025351b"><!--s025351b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a tool or implement with two or more prongs set on the end of a handle, e.g.:</p><a name="s006672c"><!--s006672c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an agricultural or gardening tool for digging, carrying, etc.</p></div><a name="s006673c"><!--s006673c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a small implement for eating or serving food.</p></div></div><a name="s025352b"><!--s025352b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>either of two forked supports for a bicycle or motorcycle wheel.</p></div><a name="s025353b"><!--s025353b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006674c"><!--s006674c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a forked part, or piece of equipment.</p></div><a name="s006675c"><!--s006675c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>either of two forked supports for a bicycle or motorcycle wheel.</p></div></div><a name="s025354b"><!--s025354b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s006676c"><!--s006676c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a division into branches, or a place where this happens.</p></div><a name="s006677c"><!--s006677c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any of the branches into which something forks.</p></div></div><a name="s025355b"><!--s025355b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>an attack by a chess piece, e.g. a knight, on two pieces simultaneously <span class="bodyb">forkful</span> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> forkfuls)<i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">forca</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">furca</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ergonomic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/uhgəʹnomik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020302a"><!--s020302a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>designed to maximize productivity by minimizing effort and discomfort</p><p><span class="bodyb">ergonomically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gull<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026826a"><!--s026826a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> to trick, cheat, or deceive (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>They had been gulled into parting with their savings</p> <p>[obsolete <span class="bodyi">gull</span> gullet, from Middle English <span class="bodyi">golle</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gamma</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgamə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024723a"><!--s024723a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026517b"><!--s026517b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ), equivalent to and transliterated as roman g.</p></div><a name="s026518b"><!--s026518b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the third item in a series [Middle English via late Latin from Greek, of Semitic origin; related to Hebrew <span class="bodyi">gīmel</span>, third letter of the Hebrew alphabet].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goatsucker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025768a"><!--s025768a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/nightjar/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">nightjar</span></span></a> [from the belief that it sucks the milk from goats].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deep vein thrombosis</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015690a"><!--s015690a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the development of a blood clot in a deep-lying vein in the calf or thigh, caused <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by injury or inactivity, and sometimes giving rise to a pulmonary embolism.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dropsy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdropsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018419a"><!--s018419a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/oedema/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">oedema</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">dropsical</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">dropesie</span>, short for <span class="bodyi">ydropesie</span>, via Old French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">hydrōps</span>, from <span class="bodyi">hydōr</span> water].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">collective<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹlektiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011728a"><!--s011728a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012020b"><!--s012020b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>denoting a number of individuals considered as one group </p><p><i></i></p><p>Flock is a collective word</p>.</div><a name="s012021b"><!--s012021b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/multiple1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">multiple<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (5).</p></div><a name="s012022b"><!--s012022b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>of, made, or held in common by a group of individuals </p><p><i></i></p><p>collective responsibility</p> <p><i></i></p><p>collective control</p>.</div><a name="s012023b"><!--s012023b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>collectivized </p><p><i></i></p><p>a collective farm</p> <p><span class="bodyb">collectively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">collectiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">collectivity</span> /kolekʹtiviti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">begum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbaygəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005024a"><!--s005024a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used as a title in some Muslim countries: a woman of high rank [Urdu <span class="bodyi">begam</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">camiknickers</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaminikəz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008589a"><!--s008589a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a women's one-piece undergarment that combines a camisole and knickers</p><p><span class="bodyb">camiknicker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Filipino</span><small><span class="eSynop">/filiʹpeenoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Filipinos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022196a"><!--s022196a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023502b"><!--s023502b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a male native or inhabitant of the Philippine Islands.</p></div><a name="s023503b"><!--s023503b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the official language of the Philippine Islands</p><p><span class="bodyb">Filipino</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Spanish <span class="bodyi">Filipino</span>, <span class="bodyi">Filipina</span> from (<span class="bodyi">Islas</span>) <span class="bodyi">Filipinas</span> Philippine Islands].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">almshouse</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001459a"><!--s001459a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a house founded and financed by charity in which a poor person can live cheaply or free.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fork<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023663a"><!--s023663a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025356b"><!--s025356b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to divide into two or more branches </p><p><i></i></p><p>You'll find the garage just where the road forks</p>.</div><a name="s025357b"><!--s025357b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make a turn into one of the branches of a fork </p><p><i></i></p><p>We forked left at the inn</p>.</div><a name="s025358b"><!--s025358b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (+ out/up) to make a payment or contribution <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s025359b"><!--s025359b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to raise, pitch, dig, or work (something) with a fork </p><p><i></i></p><p>We watched them fork hay in the traditional way</p>.</div><a name="s025360b"><!--s025360b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to attack (two chessmen) simultaneously.</p></div><a name="s025361b"><!--s025361b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (+ out/over/up) to pay or contribute (a specified amount) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He's forked out half of his salary for a new car</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ergonomics</span><small><span class="eSynop">/uhgəʹnomiks/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020303a"><!--s020303a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a science concerned with the relationship between human beings, the machines and equipment they use, and the working environment, and improving its efficiency <span class="bodyb">ergonomist</span> /uhʹgonəmist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/erg_or_ergo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">erg-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/economic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">economics</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gull<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026827a"><!--s026827a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a person who is easily tricked or deceived or cheated; a dupe.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gob<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/gob/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025769a"><!--s025769a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027534b"><!--s027534b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a shapeless or sticky lump.</p></div><a name="s027535b"><!--s027535b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> (<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a large amount </p><p><i></i></p><p>gobs of money</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">gobbe</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">gobe</span> large piece of food, mouthful, from <span class="bodyi">gober</span> to swallow, prob of Celtic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> deers <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> deer)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015691a"><!--s015691a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous species of ruminant mammals of which most of the males and some of the females that usu bears antlers, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the male: family Cervidae [Old English <span class="bodyi">dēor</span> beast].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">droshky</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdroshki/ drosky /ʹdroski/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> droshkies droskies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018420a"><!--s018420a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a four-wheeled open carriage used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in Russia and Poland in former times [Russian <span class="bodyi">drozhki</span>, from <span class="bodyi">droga</span> pole of a wagon; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">dragan</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/draw1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">draw 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">camisole</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkamisohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008590a"><!--s008590a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a short bodice worn as an undergarment by women [French <span class="bodyi">camisole</span>, prob via Old Provençal from late Latin <span class="bodyi">camisia</span> shirt].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fill<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fil/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022197a"><!--s022197a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023504b"><!--s023504b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006096c"><!--s006096c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to put into (something) as much as can be held or conveniently contained.</p></div><a name="s006097c"><!--s006097c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to supply (something) with a full complement </p><p><i></i></p><p>The class is already filled</p>.</div><a name="s006098c"><!--s006098c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to swell or billow </p><p><i></i></p><p>Wind filled the sails</p>.</div><a name="s006099c"><!--s006099c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to trim (a sail) to catch the wind.</p></div><a name="s006100c"><!--s006100c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>to repair the cavities of (a tooth).</p></div><a name="s006101c"><!--s006101c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">f</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to stop up or plug (a hole or gap).</p></div></div><a name="s023505b"><!--s023505b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006102c"><!--s006102c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to feed or satiate (somebody).</p></div><a name="s006103c"><!--s006103c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to satisfy or fulfil (a need or requirement).</p></div><a name="s006104c"><!--s006104c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to supply the requirements of (an order, prescription, etc).</p></div></div><a name="s023506b"><!--s023506b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006105c"><!--s006105c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to occupy the whole of (a place) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Smoke filled the room</p>.</div><a name="s006106c"><!--s006106c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to spread through (a place).</p></div><a name="s006107c"><!--s006107c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to occupy (time) </p><p><i></i></p><p>What do you do to fill your day?</p>.</div></div><a name="s023507b"><!--s023507b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s006108c"><!--s006108c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to hold and perform the duties of (an office).</p></div><a name="s006109c"><!--s006109c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to place a person in (a vacancy) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s023508b"><!--s023508b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to become full or obstructed ✱ <span class="bodyb">fill somebody's shoes</span> to take over somebody's job or responsibilities [Old English <span class="bodyi">fyllan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">collective<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011729a"><!--s011729a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012024b"><!--s012024b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a collective body; a group.</p></div><a name="s012025b"><!--s012025b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a cooperative organization; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a collective farm.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gamma globulin</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024724a"><!--s024724a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several immunoglobulins in blood or serum including most antibodies.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forked</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023664a"><!--s023664a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having one end divided into two or more branches or points.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">almucantar <span class="bodyi">or</span> almacantar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/alməʹkantə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001460a"><!--s001460a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in astronomy, a line or circle above and parallel to the horizon [Middle English via medieval Latin or French from Arabic <span class="bodyi">almukantarāt</span> lines of celestial latitude].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">begun</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹgun/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005025a"><!--s005025a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/begin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">begin</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">erg- <span class="bodyi">or</span> ergo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020297a"><!--s020297a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: work </p><p><i></i></p><p>ergonomics</p> <p>[Greek <span class="bodyi">ergo-</span> from <span class="bodyi">ergon</span> work].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gullah</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgulə; <span class="bodyi">also</span> ʹgoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026828a"><!--s026828a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028722b"><!--s028722b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a people of African descent living mainly on the sea islands and coast of S Carolina, Georgia, and NE Florida.</p></div><a name="s028723b"><!--s028723b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the English dialect spoken by this people, of the Gullahs, heavily influenced by W African languages</p><p><span class="bodyb">Gullah</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [perhaps by shortening from Angola, country in SW Africa].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gob<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (gobbed, gobbing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025770a"><!--s025770a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> to spit.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deerhound</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015692a"><!--s015692a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tall dog of a rough-coated breed with a rough coat resembling the greyhound.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fill<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022198a"><!--s022198a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023509b"><!--s023509b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>as much as one can eat or drink.</p></div><a name="s023510b"><!--s023510b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>as much as one can bear.</p></div><a name="s023511b"><!--s023511b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006110c"><!--s006110c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>as much as one can eat or drink </p><p><i></i></p><p>Eat your fill</p>.</div><a name="s006111c"><!--s006111c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>as much as one can bear </p><p><i></i></p><p>I've had my fill of them for today</p>.</div><a name="s006112c"><!--s006112c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the quantity needed to fill something </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fill of pipe tobacco</p>.</div></div><a name="s023512b"><!--s023512b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>material used to fill a receptacle, cavity, passage, or low place.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drosophila</span><small><span class="eSynop">/droʹsofilə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> drosophilas drosophilae /-lee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018421a"><!--s018421a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of small two-winged fruit flyies extensively used in genetic research: genus <span class="bodyi">Drosophila</span> [Latin <span class="bodyi">Drosophila</span>, genus name, from Greek <span class="bodyi">drosos</span> dew + scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">-phila</span>, fem of <span class="bodyi">-philus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/phile_or_phil/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-phile</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">collective bargaining</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011730a"><!--s011730a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>negotiation between an employer and union representatives usu on wages, hours, and working conditions.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gamma radiation</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024725a"><!--s024725a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>radiation composed of gamma rays.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">camomile <span class="bodyi">or</span> chamomile</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaməmiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008591a"><!--s008591a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of strong-scented plants of the daisy family with leaves and flowers that are used medicinally, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in herbal remedies: genus <span class="bodyi">Anthemis</span> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">camemille</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">chamaimēlon</span>, from <span class="bodyi">chamai</span> on the ground + <span class="bodyi">mēlon</span> apple].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">behalf</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹhahf/</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005026a"><!--s005026a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>✱ <span class="bodyb">on behalf of</span> in the interest of; as a representative of [Middle English in the senses ‘benefit’, ‘support’, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/by1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">by 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/half1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">half 1</span></span></a> in the sense ‘side’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ergosterol</span><small><span class="eSynop">/uhʹgostərol/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020304a"><!--s020304a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a steroid found <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in yeast, moulds, and ergot that is converted into vitamin D<sub>2</sub> by ultraviolet light [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ergot/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ergot</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sterol/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sterol</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aloe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaloh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001461a"><!--s001461a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001469b"><!--s001469b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of a large genus of succulent plants of the lily family with thick leaves and tall spikes of flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Aloe</span>.</p></div><a name="s001470b"><!--s001470b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl, but treated as sing.</span>) the dried juice of the leaves of various aloes used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a laxative </p><p><i></i></p><p>bitter aloes</p>.</div><a name="s001471b"><!--s001471b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/century_plant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">century plant</span></span></a> [Middle English via late Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">aloe</span> dried juice of aloe leaves, from Greek <span class="bodyi">aloē</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forked lightning</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023665a"><!--s023665a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lightning that is seen as a branching or zigzag line in the sky: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sheet_lightning/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sheet lightning</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gob<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025771a"><!--s025771a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> the mouth </p><p><i></i></p><p>Shut your gob!</p> <p>[Irish Gaelic and Scottish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">gob</span> beak, protruding mouth].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gullet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgulit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026829a"><!--s026829a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028724b"><!--s028724b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the oesophagus or throat.</p></div><a name="s028725b"><!--s028725b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the throat [Middle English <span class="bodyi">golet</span> via early French <span class="bodyi">goulet</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">gula</span> throat].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deer-lick</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015693a"><!--s015693a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a block or area of salt that deer can lick.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dross</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dros/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018422a"><!--s018422a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019461b"><!--s019461b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the scum on the surface of molten metal.</p></div><a name="s019462b"><!--s019462b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>waste or, rubbish, or foreign matter; impurities</p><p><span class="bodyb">drossy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">drōs</span> dregs].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">filler<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022199a"><!--s022199a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023513b"><!--s023513b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a substance added to a product, e.g. to increase bulk or strength.</p></div><a name="s023514b"><!--s023514b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a composition or material used to fill holes before painting or varnishing.</p></div><a name="s023515b"><!--s023515b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a piece, e.g. a plate, used to cover or fill a space between two parts of a structure.</p></div><a name="s023516b"><!--s023516b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>material, e.g. a brief report, used to fill extra space in a column or page of a newspaper or magazine.</p></div><a name="s023517b"><!--s023517b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>an utterance inserted into speech to occupy time.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">collective farm</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011731a"><!--s011731a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large farm that is worked jointly by a group of people, but is usually owned and supervised by the state.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gamma rays</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024726a"><!--s024726a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>streams of high-energy electromagnetic radiation that have a shorter wavelength than X-rays and are emitted in the radioactive decay of some unstable atomic nuclei.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">camouflage<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaməflahzh, -flahj/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008592a"><!--s008592a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008939b"><!--s008939b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the disguising of military or other equipment or installations with nets, paint, foliage, etc, or the disguise applied.</p></div><a name="s008940b"><!--s008940b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>animal markings, colouring, etc that match the natural surroundings and conceal the animal from predators.</p></div><a name="s008941b"><!--s008941b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>concealment by means of disguise.</p></div><a name="s008942b"><!--s008942b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s002126c"><!--s002126c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>concealment by means of disguise.</p></div><a name="s002127c"><!--s002127c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>something, e.g. a disguise or way of behaving, designed to deceive or conceal [French <span class="bodyi">camouflage</span> from <span class="bodyi">camoufler</span> to disguise, from Italian <span class="bodyi">camuffare</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">behave</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹhayv/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005027a"><!--s005027a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005129b"><!--s005129b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to act conduct oneself in a specified way </p><p><i></i></p><p>She has been behaving badly</p>.</div><a name="s005130b"><!--s005130b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to conduct oneself properly <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s005131b"><!--s005131b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to conduct (oneself) in a specified way.</p></div><a name="s005132b"><!--s005132b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to conduct (oneself) properly </p><p><i></i></p><p>Please behave yourself when you go to your grandmother's</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">behaven</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/be/3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">be-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">haven</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/have1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">have 1</span></span></a>, hold].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gulley</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹguli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026830a"><!--s026830a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gully1_or_gulley/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gully 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gobbet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgobit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025772a"><!--s025772a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a piece or portion [Middle English <span class="bodyi">gobet</span> from early French, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">gobe</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gob1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gob 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aloe vera</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹverə, ʹviərə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001462a"><!--s001462a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001472b"><!--s001472b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a jelly-like extract from the leaves of a species of aloe, used in cosmetic preparations and ointments.</p></div><a name="s001473b"><!--s001473b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of a species of aloe with thick fleshy leaves from which an oil is obtained: <span class="bodyi">Aloe vera</span>.</p></div><a name="s001474b"><!--s001474b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an extract from the leaves of aloe vera that is used in cosmetic preparations [modern Latin <span class="bodyi">aloe vera</span> true aloe].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forklift</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023666a"><!--s023666a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a vehicle for hoisting and transporting heavy objects by means of steel prongs inserted under the load.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ergot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹuhgət, ʹuhgot/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020305a"><!--s020305a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021361b"><!--s021361b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005419c"><!--s005419c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a black or dark purple club-shaped <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sclerotium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sclerotium</span></span></a> (hard mass of fungal threads) that develops in place of the seed of a grass, e.g. rye.</p></div><a name="s005420c"><!--s005420c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a fungus bearing such sclerotia: genus <span class="bodyi">Claviceps</span>.</p></div></div><a name="s021362b"><!--s021362b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a disease of rye and other cereals caused by a fungus that produces a mass of dark threads in the ear of the plant an ergot fungus.</p></div><a name="s021363b"><!--s021363b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the dried sclerotia of an ergot fungus containing ergotamine and other alkaloids, used medicinally <span class="bodyb">ergotic</span> /uhʹgotik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">ergot</span>, literally ‘cock's spur’; because grain affected by ergot resembles a claw].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deerskin</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015694a"><!--s015694a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016221b"><!--s016221b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>leather from a deer's hide.</p></div><a name="s016222b"><!--s016222b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) made from this.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drought</span><small><span class="eSynop">/drowt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018423a"><!--s018423a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019463b"><!--s019463b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a prolonged period with little or no of dryness or lack of rainfall.</p></div><a name="s019464b"><!--s019464b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a prolonged shortage of something</p><p><span class="bodyb">droughty</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">drūgath</span>, from <span class="bodyi">drūgian</span> to dry up; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">drẏge</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dry1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dry 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">filler<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> fillers filler)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022200a"><!--s022200a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of currency in Hungary, worth 100th of a forint [Hungarian <span class="bodyi">fillér</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gammer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgamə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024727a"><!--s024727a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dialect, archaic</span> an old woman [prob alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/godmother/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">godmother</span></span></a> : compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gaffer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gaffer</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">behaviour</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">behavior</span>) /biʹhayvyə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005028a"><!--s005028a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005133b"><!--s005133b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the way in which a person conducts himself or herself.</p></div><a name="s005134b"><!--s005134b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>anything that an organism does involving action and response to stimulation</p><p>The simplest behaviour is initiated and controlled by reflexes (input stimuli evoking responses) or by tropisms (movement towards rewarding, or away from noxious, stimuli). Built-in (innate) behaviour can be amazingly elaborate, and appropriate in normal conditions, as for migration or web spinning. Higher animals, especially primates, generalize from past experience to behave with creative intelligence — Professor Richard Gregory</p></div><a name="s005135b"><!--s005135b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the way in which something, e.g. a machine, functions</p><p><span class="bodyb">behavioural</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [alteration of Middle English <span class="bodyi">behavour</span>, from <span class="bodyi">behaven</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/behave/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">behave</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">camouflage<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008593a"><!--s008593a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to conceal or disguise (something or somebody) by camouflage</p><p><span class="bodyb">camouflageable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">collective noun</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011732a"><!--s011732a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="sb00000091"><!--sb00000091--></a><p>in grammar, a noun that denotes a number of individuals considered as one group</p><div class="sidebar"><p>The following list gives some of the special terms used to describe groups of animals, birds, and people. Some of them are in general use but others come from antiquarians’ lists and have no real basis in usage: apes: shrewdness; asses: herd; bees: hive, swarm, drift, or bike; birds: flock or flight; boar: sounder; boys: blush; buffalo: herd or gang; cattle: herd or drove; chickens: brood; cranes: herd; curlew: herd; deer: herd or mob; dogs: pack or kennel; doves: flight; ducks (on water): raft, bunch, or padding; ducks (in flight): team; elephants: herd; elk: herd; finches: charm; fish: shoal; flies: cloud; geese: gaggle or (in the air) skein, team, or wedge; giraffes: herd; goats: flock or herd; grouse: pack or covey; hawks: cast; horses: team or (breeding) stud; hounds: pack, kennel, or cry; insects: flight or swarm; kangaroos: mob or troop; kittens: kindle; ladies: bevy; lions: pride; monkeys: troop; partridges: covey; penguins: rookery; pheasants: head; pigeons: kit (flying together); pigs: herd; plovers: stand or wing; porpoises: herd, pod, or school; pups: litter; quail: bevy or drift; racehorses: string; roes: bevy; rooks: parliament; seals: herd, rockery, or pod (small herd); sheep: flock or herd; snipe: wisp; swallows: flight; swans: game or herd or (in the air) wedge; swine: herd; waterfowl: bunch or knob; whales: school, herd, gam, or pod (small school); widgeon: company or trip; wildfowl: bunch, trip, plump, or knob (less than 30); wolves: pack; women: gaggle; wrens: herd.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deerstalker</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdiəstawkə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015695a"><!--s015695a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016223b"><!--s016223b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a close-fitting hat with peaks at the front and the back and ear-flaps.</p></div><a name="s016224b"><!--s016224b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody who stalks deer [because they were often worn by people stalking deer].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gobble<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgobl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025773a"><!--s025773a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027536b"><!--s027536b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to swallow or eat (something) greedily or noisily.</p></div><a name="s027537b"><!--s027537b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to take, use, or read (something) quickly or eagerly</p><p><span class="bodyb">gobbler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gob1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gob 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aloft</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹloft/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001463a"><!--s001463a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001475b"><!--s001475b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>at or to a higher place or a great height.</p></div><a name="s001476b"><!--s001476b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>at or to the masthead or the upper rigging of a ship: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/alow/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">alow</span></span></a> [Middle English from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">ā</span> <span class="bodyi">lopt</span>, from <span class="bodyi">ā</span> on, in + <span class="bodyi">lopt</span> air].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ergotamine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/uhʹgotəmeen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020306a"><!--s020306a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a drug obtained from ergot that is used in treating migraine.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gullible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹguləbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026831a"><!--s026831a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>easily tricked or deceived or cheated <span class="bodyb">gullibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forklift truck</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023667a"><!--s023667a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/forklift/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">forklift</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drove<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/drohv/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018424a"><!--s018424a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019465b"><!--s019465b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a group of animals driven or moving together.</p></div><a name="s019466b"><!--s019466b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) a crowd of people moving or acting together </p><p><i></i></p><p>Bargain hunters arrived in droves</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">drāf</span>, from <span class="bodyi">drīfan</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/drive1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">drive 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fillet<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">filet</span>) /ʹfilit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022201a"><!--s022201a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023518b"><!--s023518b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006113c"><!--s006113c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a fleshy boneless piece of meat cut from the hind loin or upper hind leg.</p></div><a name="s006114c"><!--s006114c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a long slice of boneless fish.</p></div><a name="s006115c"><!--s006115c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a thin narrow strip of material.</p></div></div><a name="s023519b"><!--s023519b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a ribbon or narrow strip of material used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a headband.</p></div><a name="s023520b"><!--s023520b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a narrow flat architectural moulding.</p></div><a name="s023521b"><!--s023521b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s006116c"><!--s006116c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a narrow flat architectural moulding, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the raised band between two flutes in a shaft.</p></div><a name="s006117c"><!--s006117c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a plain line, or a narrow line of repeated ornaments, impressed on a book cover.</p></div></div><a name="s023522b"><!--s023522b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s006118c"><!--s006118c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a junction in which the interior angle is rounded off or partly filled in.</p></div><a name="s006119c"><!--s006119c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a triangular piece that partly fills such an interior [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">filet</span> net, fillet, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">fil</span> thread, from Latin <span class="bodyi">filum</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gammon<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgamən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024728a"><!--s024728a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026519b"><!--s026519b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>ham that has been smoked or cured.</p></div><a name="s026520b"><!--s026520b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the lower end of a side of bacon, removed from the carcass after curing with salt: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ham1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ham 1</span></span></a> [early French <span class="bodyi">gambon</span> ham, augmentative of <span class="bodyi">gambe</span> leg, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">gamba</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gambit/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gambit</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">de-escalate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹeskəlayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015696a"><!--s015696a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016225b"><!--s016225b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to reduce the intensity or gravity, extent, or scope of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Officers tried to de-escalate the situation</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s016226b"><!--s016226b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to decrease in intensity, extent, or scope <span class="bodyb">de-escalation</span> /-ʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">camp<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kamp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008594a"><!--s008594a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008943b"><!--s008943b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002128c"><!--s002128c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an area of ground on which tents or other temporary shelters are erected, or the area together with the shelters and inhabitants regarded as a unit </p><p><i></i></p><p>set up camp in the foothills</p>.</div><a name="s002129c"><!--s002129c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a place where troops are housed or trained.</p></div><a name="s002130c"><!--s002130c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a place with temporary accommodation and other facilities, e.g. for holidaymakers, prisoners, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>a holiday camp</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a concentration camp</p>.</div><a name="s002131c"><!--s002131c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) suitable for use in a camp or while travelling, e.g. by being lightweight or collapsible.</p></div></div><a name="s008944b"><!--s008944b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a group of people who share a particular view, e.g. members of a political party or supporters of a particular doctrine </p><p><i></i></p><p>split into two camps</p>.</div><a name="s008945b"><!--s008945b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002132c"><!--s002132c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">SAfr</span> a field for grazing animals.</p></div><a name="s002133c"><!--s002133c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus</span> a place where sheep, cattle, etc congregate.</p></div></div><a name="s008946b"><!--s008946b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an ancient or prehistoric fortified site [early French <span class="bodyi">camp</span>, prob via Old Provençal from Latin <span class="bodyi">campus</span> plain, field].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">behaviourism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005029a"><!--s005029a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a theory holding that the proper concern of psychology is the objective study of behaviour and that information derived from introspection is not admissible psychological evidence.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fillet<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (filleted, filleting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022202a"><!--s022202a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023523b"><!--s023523b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to remove the bones from (a fish).</p></div><a name="s023524b"><!--s023524b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cut (meat or fish) into fillets.</p></div><a name="s023525b"><!--s023525b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006120c"><!--s006120c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to remove the bones from (a fish).</p></div><a name="s006121c"><!--s006121c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to cut (meat or fish) into fillets.</p></div></div><a name="s023526b"><!--s023526b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to bind, provide, or adorn (something) with or as if with a fillet.</p></div><a name="s023527b"><!--s023527b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to remove inessential parts from (something).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forlorn</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fəʹlawn/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023668a"><!--s023668a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025362b"><!--s025362b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>sad and lonely because of isolation or desertion; desolate.</p></div><a name="s025363b"><!--s025363b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in poor condition; miserable or wretched </p><p><i></i></p><p>forlorn tumbledown buildings</p>.</div><a name="s025364b"><!--s025364b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>nearly hopeless </p><p><i></i></p><p>a forlorn attempt</p>.</div><a name="s025365b"><!--s025365b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(+ of) without; bereft of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>forlorn of hope</p> <p><span class="bodyb">forlornly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">forlornness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">forloren</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">forlēosan</span> to lose, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/for/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">for-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">lēosan</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lose/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lose</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">collective ownership</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011733a"><!--s011733a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the ownership of something, e.g. land, by a group of people who have collective control.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aloha</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹloh·hə, əʹloh·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001464a"><!--s001464a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Hawaiian word used to express greeting or farewell [Hawaiian from <span class="bodyi">aloha</span> love].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gobble<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025774a"><!--s025774a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make the guttural sound of a male turkey or a similar sound</p><p><span class="bodyb">gobbler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [imitative].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gull-wing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026832a"><!--s026832a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028726b"><!--s028726b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a car door: hinged at the top and opening upwards.</p></div><a name="s028727b"><!--s028727b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of an aircraft wing: slanting upwards from the fuselage for a short distance with a long horizontal outer section.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ergotism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹuhgətiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020307a"><!--s020307a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an abnormal condition produced by eating grain or grain products of cereals infected with ergot fungus and characterized by convulsions and gangrene of the fingers and toes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drove<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018425a"><!--s018425a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019467b"><!--s019467b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to drive (cattle, sheep, etc) over a long distance, usu to market</p><p><span class="bodyb">drover</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s019468b"><!--s019468b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to work as a drover.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gammon<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024729a"><!--s024729a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in backgammon, the winning of a game before the loser removes any men from the board [perhaps alteration of Middle English <span class="bodyi">gamen</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/game1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">game 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">def</span><small><span class="eSynop">/def/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015697a"><!--s015697a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">slang</span> excellent [prob short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/definitive1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">definitive 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">behaviour therapy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005030a"><!--s005030a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>therapy intended to change an abnormal behaviour, e.g. a phobia, by conditioning the patient to respond normally.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">camp<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008595a"><!--s008595a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008947b"><!--s008947b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to pitch or occupy a camp.</p></div><a name="s008948b"><!--s008948b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to live temporarily in a tent or other outdoor accommodation, e.g. on holiday.</p></div><a name="s008949b"><!--s008949b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to settle down as if to a siege </p><p><i></i></p><p>Reporters have been camping outside the house for weeks</p> <p><span class="bodyb">camping</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gobble<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025775a"><!--s025775a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a gobbling sound.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forlorn hope</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023669a"><!--s023669a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025366b"><!--s025366b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a desperate or extremely difficult enterprise.</p></div><a name="s025367b"><!--s025367b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a hope or desire that persists despite the knowledge that it is unlikely to materialize [by folk etymology from Dutch <span class="bodyi">verloren hoop</span>, literally ‘lost troop’, a band of soldiers who led an attack and were not expected to survive].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fillet steak</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022203a"><!--s022203a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a boneless steak fillet.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">erica</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹerikə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020308a"><!--s020308a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a large genus of low evergreen shrubs with many branches, including of a genus that includes several species of heather and the heath family: genus <span class="bodyi">Erica</span> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">ereikē</span> heather].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">collective unconscious</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011734a"><!--s011734a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>that part of a person's unconscious which is inherited and shared with all other people.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gammon<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (gammoned, gammoning)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024730a"><!--s024730a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in backgammon, to beat (an opponent) by scoring a gammon.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gully<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> gulley</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹguli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies -eys) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gullies gulleys)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026833a"><!--s026833a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028728b"><!--s028728b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a trench worn in the earth by running water.</p></div><a name="s028729b"><!--s028729b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a deep gutter or drain.</p></div><a name="s028730b"><!--s028730b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in cricket, a fielding position close to the batsman on the off side and between point and the slips, or the fielder in this position [prob alteration of Middle English <span class="bodyi">golet</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gullet/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gullet</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹlohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001465a"><!--s001465a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001477b"><!--s001477b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>separated from others; isolated.</p></div><a name="s001478b"><!--s001478b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>considered apart from any others </p><p><i></i></p><p>many incidents in London alone</p>.</div><a name="s001479b"><!--s001479b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>exclusive of other factors </p><p><i></i></p><p>Time alone will tell</p>.</div><a name="s001480b"><!--s001480b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>without company or assistance </p><p><i></i></p><p>could not have managed alone</p>.</div><a name="s001481b"><!--s001481b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>free from interference </p><p><i></i></p><p>Leave them alone</p><p><span class="bodyb">aloneness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English, from <span class="bodyi">al</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/all1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">all 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/one1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">one 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drove<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018426a"><!--s018426a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/drive1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">drive 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">def.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015698a"><!--s015698a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016227b"><!--s016227b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>defective.</p></div><a name="s016228b"><!--s016228b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>defence.</p></div><a name="s016229b"><!--s016229b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>defendant.</p></div><a name="s016230b"><!--s016230b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for deferred shares: deferred.</p></div><a name="s016231b"><!--s016231b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>definite.</p></div><a name="s016232b"><!--s016232b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>definition.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">behead</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹhed/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005031a"><!--s005031a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005136b"><!--s005136b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to execute (somebody) by cutting off their head.</p></div><a name="s005137b"><!--s005137b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cut off the head of (somebody); to decapitate.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">camp<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008596a"><!--s008596a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008950b"><!--s008950b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>exaggeratedly effeminate.</p></div><a name="s008951b"><!--s008951b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>deliberately and outrageously affected or inappropriate, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to the point of tastelessness, in order to amuse.</p></div><a name="s008952b"><!--s008952b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a man: homosexual</p><p><span class="bodyb">campily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">campness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">campy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fill in</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022204a"><!--s022204a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023528b"><!--s023528b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to add what is necessary to complete (a form) ; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/make_out/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">make out</span></span></a> (2).</p></div><a name="s023529b"><!--s023529b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + on) to give (somebody) information </p><p><i></i></p><p>Friends filled him in on the latest news</p>.</div><a name="s023530b"><!--s023530b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to add details to (a drawing or design) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s023531b"><!--s023531b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + for) to act as a temporary substitute.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">form-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023672a"><!--s023672a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: formic acid </p><p><i></i></p><p>formaldehyde</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deface</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹfays/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015699a"><!--s015699a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to spoil the external appearance of (something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">defaceable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">defacement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">defacer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">defacen</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">desfacier</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">face</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/face1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">face 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">collectivise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹlektiviez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011735a"><!--s011735a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/collectivize_or_collectivise_k%C9%99lektiviez_or_ise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">collectivize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">along<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹlong/ <i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001466a"><!--s001466a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001482b"><!--s001482b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>over the length of or in a line parallel with (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>walking along the road</p>.</div><a name="s001483b"><!--s001483b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in the course of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>along the way</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Did you meet anyone along the way?</p>.</div><a name="s001484b"><!--s001484b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in accordance with (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>along these lines</p> <p><i></i></p><p>something along these lines</p> [Old English <span class="bodyi">andlang</span>, from <span class="bodyi">and-</span> against + <span class="bodyi">lang</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/long1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">long 1</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gully<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (gullies, gullied, gullying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026834a"><!--s026834a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make gullies in (the earth).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drover</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018427a"><!--s018427a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who drives cattle or sheep.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ericaceous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eriʹkayshəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020309a"><!--s020309a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021364b"><!--s021364b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>denotingof or being a member of the family that includes the heaths, heathers, and rhododendrons.</p></div><a name="s021365b"><!--s021365b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of compost: suitable for plants that will not grow in limy soil, e.g. heathers and rhododendrons.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gobbledygook <span class="bodyi">or</span> gobbledegook</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgobldigoohk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025776a"><!--s025776a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>wordy and generally unintelligible jargon [prob imitating a turkey gobbling].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gammon<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024731a"><!--s024731a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal, dated</span> nonsense or humbug </p><p><i></i></p><p>Hold your peace, and don't bother our game with your gammon</p><p> Scott [obsolete <span class="bodyi">gammon</span> to talk, perhaps from Middle English <span class="bodyi">gamen</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/game1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">game 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beheld</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹheld/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005032a"><!--s005032a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense and past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/behold/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">behold</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">camp<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008597a"><!--s008597a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to adopt a camp style or behave in a camp manner ✱ <span class="bodyb">camp it up</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to act or behave in an exaggeratedly theatrical or effeminate manner that is intended to be amusing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">filling</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022205a"><!--s022205a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023532b"><!--s023532b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something used to fill a cavity, container, or depression </p><p><i></i></p><p>a filling for a tooth</p>.</div><a name="s023533b"><!--s023533b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a food mixture used to fill cakes, sandwiches, etc.</p></div><a name="s023534b"><!--s023534b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/weft/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">weft</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">form<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fawm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023670a"><!--s023670a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025368b"><!--s025368b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006678c"><!--s006678c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the shape and structure of something as distinguished from its material or content.</p></div><a name="s006679c"><!--s006679c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a body, e.g. of a person, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in its external appearance or as distinguished from the face.</p></div><a name="s006680c"><!--s006680c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a kind or variety.</p></div></div><a name="s025369b"><!--s025369b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the essential nature of a thing as distinguished from the matter in which it is embodied.</p></div><a name="s025370b"><!--s025370b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006681c"><!--s006681c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an established or correct method of proceeding or behaving; formality </p><p><i></i></p><p>just a matter of form</p>.</div><a name="s006682c"><!--s006682c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a prescribed and set order of words.</p></div></div><a name="s025371b"><!--s025371b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a printed or typed document, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one with blank spaces for insertion of required or requested information.</p></div><a name="s025372b"><!--s025372b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s006683c"><!--s006683c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>conduct regulated by external controls, e.g. custom or etiquette; ceremony.</p></div><a name="s006684c"><!--s006684c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>manner or conduct of a specified sort, as tested by a prescribed or accepted standard </p><p><i></i></p><p>bad form</p>.</div></div><a name="s025373b"><!--s025373b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a long seat without a back; a bench.</p></div><a name="s025374b"><!--s025374b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>something, e.g. shuttering, that holds, supports, and determines the shape of something.</p></div><a name="s025375b"><!--s025375b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s006685c"><!--s006685c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the way in which something is arranged, exists, or shows itself </p><p><i></i></p><p>a novel written in the form of a letter</p>.</div><a name="s006686c"><!--s006686c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a kind or variety </p><p><i></i></p><p>Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia</p><p> E L Doctorow.</p></div></div><a name="s025376b"><!--s025376b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><a name="s006687c"><!--s006687c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>orderly method of arrangement, e.g. in the presentation of ideas, a way of coordinating elements, as, for example, in an artistic production or line of reasoning </p><p><i></i></p><p>His work lacks form</p>.</div><a name="s006688c"><!--s006688c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the structural element, plan, or design of a work of art: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/content4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">content<sup>4</sup></span></span></a> (3).</p></div></div><a name="s025377b"><!--s025377b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a school class organized for the work of a particular year.</p></div><a name="s025378b"><!--s025378b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><a name="s006689c"><!--s006689c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the past performances of a competitor, racehorse, greyhound, etc considered as a guide to future performance.</p></div><a name="s006690c"><!--s006690c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>known ability to perform </p><p><i></i></p><p>at the top of one's form</p>.</div><a name="s006691c"><!--s006691c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + in/out of/off) condition suitable for performing well, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in sports.</p></div></div><a name="s025379b"><!--s025379b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a criminal record.</p></div><a name="s025380b"><!--s025380b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>any of the ways in which a word may be written or spoken as a result of inflection or change of spelling or pronunciation.</p></div><a name="s025381b"><!--s025381b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><p>the bed or nest of a hare.</p></div><a name="s025382b"><!--s025382b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">15</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/forme/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">forme</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">formless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">formlessly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">formlessness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via Old French <span class="bodyi">forme</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">forma</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">collectivism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹlektiviz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011736a"><!--s011736a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a political or economic theory advocating collective control, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> over production and distribution</p><p><span class="bodyb">collectivist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">collectivistic</span> /-ʹvistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drown</span><small><span class="eSynop">/drown/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018428a"><!--s018428a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019469b"><!--s019469b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to die or cause to die through suffocation by submersion, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in water.</p></div><a name="s019470b"><!--s019470b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to submerge, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by a rise in the water level.</p></div><a name="s019471b"><!--s019471b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to wet thoroughly; to drench <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s019472b"><!--s019472b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s004968c"><!--s004968c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to cause (somebody or something) to drown.</p></div><a name="s004969c"><!--s004969c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to submerge (something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by a rise in the water level </p><p><i></i></p><p>Prolonged flooding drowned the village</p>.</div><a name="s004970c"><!--s004970c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to wet (something) thoroughly; to drench.</p></div></div><a name="s019473b"><!--s019473b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to engage (oneself) deeply and strenuously in an activity </p><p><i></i></p><p>He drowned himself in work</p>.</div><a name="s019474b"><!--s019474b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + out) to cause (a sound) not to be heard by making a loud noise </p><p><i></i></p><p>His speech was drowned out by boos</p><p> New Yorker ✱ <span class="bodyb">drown one's sorrows</span>.</p></div><a name="s019475b"><!--s019475b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to attempt to forget one's or get rid of problems, cares, etc by drinking alcohol [Middle English <span class="bodyi">drounen</span>, prob of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">de facto<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/day ʹfaktoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015700a"><!--s015700a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in reality; actually [Latin <span class="bodyi">de facto</span>, literally ‘of fact’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gammon<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (gammoned, gammoning)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024732a"><!--s024732a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal, dated</span> to deceive or fool (somebody).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">erigeron</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹrijərən, iʹrig-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020310a"><!--s020310a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a widely distributed genus of plants of the daisy family with flower heads that resemble asters: genus <span class="bodyi">Erigeron</span> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">ērigerōn</span> groundsel, from <span class="bodyi">ēri</span> early + <span class="bodyi">gerōn</span> old man; from the hoary down of some species].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gulp<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/gulp/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026835a"><!--s026835a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028731b"><!--s028731b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + down) to swallow (something) hurriedly or, greedily, or in one swallow <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s028732b"><!--s028732b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make a sudden swallowing movement as if surprised or nervous [Middle English <span class="bodyi">gulpen</span>, from an early Dutch <span class="bodyi">gulpen</span> to bubble forth, drink deep, of imitative origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">behemoth</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹheemoth/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005033a"><!--s005033a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005138b"><!--s005138b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a huge and monstrous creature or thing.</p></div><a name="s005139b"><!--s005139b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something of oppressive or monstrous size or power [Middle English via Latin from Hebrew <span class="bodyi">běhēmōth</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gobbler</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025777a"><!--s025777a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a male turkey.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">along<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001467a"><!--s001467a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001485b"><!--s001485b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>forward; on </p><p><i></i></p><p>Move along</p>.</div><a name="s001486b"><!--s001486b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>as a companion or a necessary or pleasant addition; with one </p><p><i></i></p><p>Can I bring a friend along?</p>.</div><a name="s001487b"><!--s001487b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>arriving at a particular place </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'll be along in five minutes</p>.</div><a name="s001488b"><!--s001488b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>at or to a more advanced point or state </p><p><i></i></p><p>coming along well</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">all along</span>.</div><a name="s001489b"><!--s001489b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>all the time </p><p><i></i></p><p>They knew the truth all along</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">along with</span> in addition to <p><i></i></p><p>chickenpox, along with other childhood ailments</p>.</div><a name="s001490b"><!--s001490b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>in company with; simultaneously with </p><p><i></i></p><p>She arrived along with her solicitor</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">filling station</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022206a"><!--s022206a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a retail establishment for selling fuel, oil, etc to motorists.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">camp<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008598a"><!--s008598a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a camp style of acting or way of behaving </p><p><i></i></p><p>a marvellous piece of high camp</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">form<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023671a"><!--s023671a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025383b"><!--s025383b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006692c"><!--s006692c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to give shape or existence to.</p></div><a name="s006693c"><!--s006693c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to mould into a particular shape.</p></div><a name="s006694c"><!--s006694c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to create or establish.</p></div></div><a name="s025384b"><!--s025384b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006695c"><!--s006695c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to come into existence; to take shape.</p></div><a name="s006696c"><!--s006696c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to serve to make up or constitute.</p></div></div><a name="s025385b"><!--s025385b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006697c"><!--s006697c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to join together as (a group).</p></div><a name="s006698c"><!--s006698c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to arrange or be arranged in (a shape).</p></div></div><a name="s025386b"><!--s025386b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to influence (somebody) strongly through experience, instruction, etc.</p></div><a name="s025387b"><!--s025387b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s006699c"><!--s006699c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to give form, shape, or existence to (something or somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The pots were formed from clay</p> <p><i></i></p><p>It's hard to form a judgment</p>.</div><a name="s006700c"><!--s006700c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to join together as (a group) </p><p><i></i></p><p>We formed a pressure group</p>.</div></div><a name="s025388b"><!--s025388b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s006701c"><!--s006701c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to give a particular shape to (something).</p></div><a name="s006702c"><!--s006702c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to arrange or be arranged in (a shape) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The people formed a line outside the shop</p>.</div><a name="s006703c"><!--s006703c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to arrange (somebody or something) in order </p><p><i></i></p><p>The battalion advanced as soon as the lines were formed</p>.</div><a name="s006704c"><!--s006704c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to model or train (a person, a person's mind, etc) by instruction and discipline </p><p><i></i></p><p>There is nothing finer than a mind formed by classical education</p>.</div></div><a name="s025389b"><!--s025389b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to develop or acquire (e.g. a habit).</p></div><a name="s025390b"><!--s025390b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to serve to make up or constitute (e.g. a dish); to be a usu essential or basic element of (something).</p></div><a name="s025391b"><!--s025391b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><a name="s006705c"><!--s006705c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to produce (e.g. a tense) by inflection </p><p><i></i></p><p>All these verbs form the past in -ed</p>.</div><a name="s006706c"><!--s006706c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to combine to make (a compound word).</p></div></div><a name="s025392b"><!--s025392b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>to articulate (a sound, etc) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She's unable to form a ‘sh’</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s025393b"><!--s025393b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>to become formed or shaped </p><p><i></i></p><p>A scab had formed over the wound</p>.</div><a name="s025394b"><!--s025394b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>to take a definite form; to come into existence </p><p><i></i></p><p>Thunderclouds were forming over the hills</p> <p><span class="bodyb">formability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">formable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">collectivize <span class="bodyi">or</span> collectivise /kəʹlektiviez/ <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011737a"><!--s011737a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to organize (something) under collective control <span class="bodyb">collectivization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drowse<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/drowz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018429a"><!--s018429a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to sleep lightly; to doze [back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/drowsy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">drowsy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">de facto<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015701a"><!--s015701a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>existing in fact; effective: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de_jure/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de jure</span></span></a> </p><p><i></i></p><p>a de facto state of war</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gammy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgami/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (gammier, gammiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024733a"><!--s024733a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> said of somebody's leg: injured or lame [prob irreg from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/game4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">game 4</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/y1_or_ey/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-y 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">campaign<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kamʹpayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008599a"><!--s008599a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008953b"><!--s008953b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a series of coordinated events or operations designed to bring about a particular result, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a social or political objective, e.g. a candidate's election.</p></div><a name="s008954b"><!--s008954b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a connected series of military operations forming a distinct phase of a war.</p></div><a name="s008955b"><!--s008955b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002134c"><!--s002134c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a connected series of military operations forming a distinct phase of a war.</p></div><a name="s002135c"><!--s002135c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>active military life </p><p><i></i></p><p>be on campaign</p><p>French <span class="bodyi">campagne</span> open country, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">campus</span> plain, field. In military use the word orig applied to time spent camping and exercising in open country</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gulp<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026836a"><!--s026836a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028733b"><!--s028733b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a swallowing sound or action.</p></div><a name="s028734b"><!--s028734b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the amount swallowed in a gulp.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">behest</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹhest/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005034a"><!--s005034a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an command or urgent prompting or insistent request </p><p><i></i></p><p>He returned home at the behest of his friends</p> [Old English <span class="bodyi">behǣs</span> promise, from <span class="bodyi">behātan</span> to promise, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/be/3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">be-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">hātan</span> to command, promise].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Erin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹerin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020311a"><!--s020311a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or literary</span> Ireland [Old Irish <span class="bodyi">Érinn</span>,dative of <span class="bodyi">Ériu</span> Ireland].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fillip<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfilip/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022207a"><!--s022207a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something that arouses or boosts; a stimulus </p><p><i></i></p><p>This should give a fillip to sales</p> <p>[orig meaning a blow or gesture made by flipping a finger away from the thumb; prob imitative].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gobby</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgobi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (gobbier gobbiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025778a"><!--s025778a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> inclined to talk a great deal, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> impudently.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">formal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfawml/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023674a"><!--s023674a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025395b"><!--s025395b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006707c"><!--s006707c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>characterized by dignity, ceremoniousness, and the observance of correct procedure.</p></div><a name="s006708c"><!--s006708c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>suitable for a formal occasion.</p></div></div><a name="s025396b"><!--s025396b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>done in accordance with established procedure; official.</p></div><a name="s025397b"><!--s025397b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>of language: grammatically precise and elevated above the colloquial or everyday.</p></div><a name="s025398b"><!--s025398b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>relating to outward form or internal organization as opposed to content.</p></div><a name="s025399b"><!--s025399b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>arranged in a symmetrical or orderly pattern</p><p><span class="bodyb">formally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">formalness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s025400b"><!--s025400b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s006709c"><!--s006709c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>following established form, custom, rule, or convention.</p></div><a name="s006710c"><!--s006710c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>based on prescribed forms and rules </p><p><i></i></p><p>a formal reception</p>.</div><a name="s006711c"><!--s006711c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>said of a person: characterized by punctilious respect for form or correct procedure.</p></div></div><a name="s025401b"><!--s025401b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>suitable for formal occasions </p><p><i></i></p><p>formal dress</p>.</div><a name="s025402b"><!--s025402b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s006712c"><!--s006712c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>characteristic of speech and writing in serious amd official contexts </p><p><i></i></p><p>formal language</p>.</div><a name="s006713c"><!--s006713c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a second-person pronoun in some languages: used in addressing a person formally or in referring to a person one respects or a person of higher social standing, greater age, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>In French, ‘vous’ is used as the formal pronoun</p>.</div></div><a name="s025403b"><!--s025403b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>having a normal or recognizable structure </p><p><i></i></p><p>no formal qualifications needed</p>.</div><a name="s025404b"><!--s025404b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>officially made or recognized </p><p><i></i></p><p>a formal complaint</p>.</div><a name="s025405b"><!--s025405b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>relating to the outward form or appearance of something as distinguished from its content.</p></div><a name="s025406b"><!--s025406b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>set out in an orderly arrangement </p><p><i></i></p><p>a formal garden a formal proof</p> <p><span class="bodyb">formally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">formalness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">formalis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">forma</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/form1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">form 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alongshore</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əlongʹshaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001468a"><!--s001468a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>along the shore or coast </p><p><i></i></p><p>alongshore currents</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">collector</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹlektə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011738a"><!--s011738a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012026b"><!--s012026b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who collects things of a certain type </p><p><i></i></p><p>a stamp collector</p>.</div><a name="s012027b"><!--s012027b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an official who collects funds, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> money </p><p><i></i></p><p>a debt collector</p>.</div><a name="s012028b"><!--s012028b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s003127c"><!--s003127c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a conductor that maintains contact between moving and stationary parts of an electric circuit.</p></div><a name="s003128c"><!--s003128c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a region in a transistor that collects charge carriers</p><p><span class="bodyb">collectorship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drowse<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018430a"><!--s018430a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019476b"><!--s019476b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of drowsing.</p></div><a name="s019477b"><!--s019477b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a state of drowsiness.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gamopetalous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gamohʹpetələs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024734a"><!--s024734a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a flower: having petals that are united to form a tube, as in the primrose or primula [Latin <span class="bodyi">gamopetalus</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">gamos</span> marriage + <span class="bodyi">petalus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/petalous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">petalous</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Erinys</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹrinis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Erinyes /-neez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020312a"><!--s020312a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fury/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fury</span></span></a> (3a) [Greek <span class="bodyi">Erinys</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">defalcate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdeefalkayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015702a"><!--s015702a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to embezzle <span class="bodyb">defalcation</span> /-ʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">defalcator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">defalcatus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">defalcare</span> to deduct, literally ‘to cut down’,from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">falc-, falx</span> sickle].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fillip<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (filliped, filliping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022208a"><!--s022208a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023535b"><!--s023535b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to stimulate (something or somebody).</p></div><a name="s023536b"><!--s023536b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to flick (something) with the fingers.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gulp back</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026837a"><!--s026837a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to keep back (tears) by or as if by swallowing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alongside<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əlongʹsied/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001469a"><!--s001469a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>along or at the side of something.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">formaldehyde</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fəʹmaldihied/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023675a"><!--s023675a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pungent irritating gas used chiefly as a disinfectant and preservative and in chemical synthesis [a blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/formic_acid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">formic acid</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aldehyde/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aldehyde</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">behind<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹhiend/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005035a"><!--s005035a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005140b"><!--s005140b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001121c"><!--s001121c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in thea place that is being or has been now departed from </p><p><i></i></p><p>I've left the keys behind</p>.</div><a name="s001122c"><!--s001122c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in, to, or towards the back </p><p><i></i></p><p>Look behind</p>.</div></div><a name="s005141b"><!--s005141b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001123c"><!--s001123c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in a secondary or inferior position.</p></div><a name="s001124c"><!--s001124c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + in/with) in arrears </p><p><i></i></p><p>He is behind in his payments</p>.</div><a name="s001125c"><!--s001125c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + with) late </p><p><i></i></p><p>I've got behind with my work</p> [Old English <span class="bodyi">behindan</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/be/3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">be-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">hindan</span> from behind].</div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">campaign<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008600a"><!--s008600a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to go on, engage in, or conduct a campaign</p><p><span class="bodyb">campaigner</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">go-between</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025779a"><!--s025779a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an intermediary or agent.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">collector's item</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011739a"><!--s011739a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an object that is of special interest and value to collectors.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drowsy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (drowsier, drowsiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018431a"><!--s018431a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019478b"><!--s019478b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>sleepy.</p></div><a name="s019479b"><!--s019479b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>tending to induce sleepiness </p><p><i></i></p><p>a drowsy summer afternoon</p>.</div><a name="s019480b"><!--s019480b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>lazy or lethargic</p><p><span class="bodyb">drowsily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">drowsiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [prob from Old English <span class="bodyi">drūsian</span> to be sluggish].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-gamous</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024735a"><!--s024735a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gamy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-gamy</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">defame</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹfaym/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015703a"><!--s015703a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to injure the reputation of (somebody) by libel or slander <span class="bodyb">defamation</span> /defəʹmaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">defamatory</span> /diʹfamət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">defamer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">diffamare</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">fama</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fame/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fame</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eristic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/eʹristik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020313a"><!--s020313a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> employing subtle and usu specious argument</p><p><span class="bodyb">eristically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">eristikos</span> fond of wrangling, from <span class="bodyi">erizein</span> to wrangle, from <span class="bodyi">eris</span> strife].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fill out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022209a"><!--s022209a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023537b"><!--s023537b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to become fatter <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s023538b"><!--s023538b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> to complete (a form).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">formalin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfawməlin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023676a"><!--s023676a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a clear aqueous solution of formaldehyde [orig a trademark: from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/formaldehyde/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">formaldehyde</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in1/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-in 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">campanile</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kampəʹneeli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> campaniles campanili /-lee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008601a"><!--s008601a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bell tower, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that is freestanding [Italian <span class="bodyi">campanile</span>, from <span class="bodyi">campana</span> bell, from late Latin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">behind<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005036a"><!--s005036a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005142b"><!--s005142b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>at or to the back or rear of (something or somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Look behind you</p>.</div><a name="s005143b"><!--s005143b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001126c"><!--s001126c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>remaining after (somebody who has departed) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He left a great name behind him</p>.</div><a name="s001127c"><!--s001127c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>obscured by (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>There was malice behind the mask of friendship</p>.</div></div><a name="s005144b"><!--s005144b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s001128c"><!--s001128c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>less advanced than </p><p><i></i></p><p>behind the rest of the class</p>.</div><a name="s001129c"><!--s001129c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>not keeping up with </p><p><i></i></p><p>behind schedule</p>.</div></div><a name="s005145b"><!--s005145b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>responsible for </p><p><i></i></p><p>I know who's behind this</p>.</div><a name="s005146b"><!--s005146b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>supporting and helping </p><p><i></i></p><p>solidly behind the candidate</p>.</div><a name="s005147b"><!--s005147b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>less advanced than (somebody or something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He is behind his classmates in performance</p>.</div><a name="s005148b"><!--s005148b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>used to indicate delay </p><p><i></i></p><p>behind schedule</p>.</div><a name="s005149b"><!--s005149b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>used to indicate deficiency </p><p><i></i></p><p>Sales are lagging behind last year's figures</p>.</div><a name="s005150b"><!--s005150b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><a name="s001130c"><!--s001130c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in the background of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>the conditions behind the strike</p>.</div><a name="s001131c"><!--s001131c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in support of (somebody or something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>solidly behind their candidate</p>.</div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gum<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/gum/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026838a"><!--s026838a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the parts of the jaws from which the teeth grow, or the tissue that surrounds the teeth [Old English <span class="bodyi">gōma</span> palate].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alongside<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001470a"><!--s001470a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001491b"><!--s001491b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> + of) side by side with or along the side of (something), usu in a parallel position.</p></div><a name="s001492b"><!--s001492b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> + of) concurrently with (something).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goblet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgoblit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025780a"><!--s025780a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027538b"><!--s027538b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a drinking vessel that has a rounded bowl, a foot, and a stem and is used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for wine.</p></div><a name="s027539b"><!--s027539b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the part of a liquidizer in which food is liquidized or ground by means of rotating blades [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">gobelet</span> dimin. of <span class="bodyi">gobel</span> cup].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gamp</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gamp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024736a"><!--s024736a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a large umbrella [named after Sarah <span class="bodyi">Gamp</span>, a nurse with a large umbrella in the novel <span class="bodyi">Martin Chuzzlewit</span> by Charles Dickens d.1870, English writer].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drub</span><small><span class="eSynop">/drub/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (drubbed, drubbing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018432a"><!--s018432a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019481b"><!--s019481b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to beat (somebody) severely.</p></div><a name="s019482b"><!--s019482b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to defeat (somebody) decisively</p><p><span class="bodyb">drubbing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [perhaps from Arabic <span class="bodyi">ḍaraba</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colleen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koʹleen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011740a"><!--s011740a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Irish</span> a girl or young woman [Irish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">cailín</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">defat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹfat/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (defatted, defatting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015704a"><!--s015704a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to remove fat from (food).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">filly</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfili/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> fillies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022210a"><!--s022210a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023539b"><!--s023539b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a young female horse, usu of less than four years.</p></div><a name="s023540b"><!--s023540b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a young woman; a girl [Middle English <span class="bodyi">fyly</span> from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">fylja</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eristic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">formal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020314a"><!--s020314a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021366b"><!--s021366b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the art or practice of logical controversial argument.</p></div><a name="s021367b"><!--s021367b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person who is skilled in this.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drudge<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/druj/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018433a"><!--s018433a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who does hard, menial, routine, or monotonous work [Middle English <span class="bodyi">druggen</span>; prob related to Old English <span class="bodyi">drēogan</span> to work, endure].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goblet cell</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025781a"><!--s025781a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mucus-secreting cell that is shaped like a goblet and found in mucous membranes, e.g. those of the intestines.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aloof<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹloohf/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001471a"><!--s001471a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>at a distance; out of involvement</p><p>obsolete <span class="bodyi">aloof</span> to windward, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">loof</span>, variant of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/luff1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">luff 1</span></span></a>. This was orig a command to steer a ship to windward and hence away from a lee shore or some obstacle that it might be blown against</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gamut</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgamət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024737a"><!--s024737a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026521b"><!--s026521b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an entire range or series </p><p><i></i></p><p>She ran the whole gamut of the emotions from A to B</p><p> Dorothy Parker.</p></div><a name="s026522b"><!--s026522b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the whole series of recognized musical notes ✱ <span class="bodyb">run the gamut</span> to go through the whole range of something</p><p>late Latin <span class="bodyi">gamma ut</span>, lowest note in medieval scale of music, from <span class="bodyi">gamma</span>, applied to the lowest note G on the bass clef + <span class="bodyi">ut</span>, applied to the first note of a hexachord, the notes of which were named after syllables of a Latin hymn: Ut <span class="bodyi">queant laxis</span> re<span class="bodyi">sonare fibris</span> Mi<span class="bodyi">ra</span> <span class="bodyi">gestorum</span> fa<span class="bodyi">muli tuorum</span>, Sol<span class="bodyi">ve polluti</span> la<span class="bodyi">bii reatum</span>, <span class="bodyi">Sancte Johannes</span>. In the 18th cent. <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/doh/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">doh</span></span></a> replaced <span class="bodyi">ut</span>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/soh_or_so/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">soh</span></span></a> replaced <span class="bodyi">sol</span>, and another note, named <span class="bodyi">si</span> from the initials of <span class="bodyi">Sancte Johannes</span>, was added to the scale; <span class="bodyi">si</span> was later changed to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/te/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">te</span></span></a> to avoid having two notes with the same initial letter. In the 20th cent. <span class="bodyi">me</span> became a common spelling for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mi1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mi 1</span></span></a>, reflecting its pronunciation</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">formalise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023677a"><!--s023677a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/formalize_or_formalise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">formalize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">behind<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005037a"><!--s005037a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> the buttocks.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gum<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026839a"><!--s026839a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028735b"><!--s028735b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a plant substance that is sticky or gelatinous when moist but hardens on drying.</p></div><a name="s028736b"><!--s028736b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007577c"><!--s007577c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>any of numerous polysaccharide plant substances that are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mucilage/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mucilage</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s007578c"><!--s007578c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any of various substances (e.g. a mucilage or gum resin) that exude from plants.</p></div></div><a name="s028737b"><!--s028737b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>any sticky substance or deposit resembling a plant gum.</p></div><a name="s028738b"><!--s028738b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>any soft glue used for sticking paper and other lightweight materials.</p></div><a name="s028739b"><!--s028739b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s007579c"><!--s007579c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> chewing gum.</p></div><a name="s007580c"><!--s007580c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a hard gelatinous sweet.</p></div></div><a name="s028740b"><!--s028740b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> chewing gum.</p></div><a name="s028741b"><!--s028741b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus</span> a eucalyptus tree [Middle English <span class="bodyi">gomme</span> from early French, via Latin <span class="bodyi">gummi</span>, and Greek <span class="bodyi">kommi</span> from Egyptian <span class="bodyi">kernai</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">campanology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kampəʹnoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008602a"><!--s008602a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the art of bell ringing <span class="bodyb">campanological</span> /-nəʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">campanologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [modern Latin <span class="bodyi">campanologia</span>, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">campana</span> bell + <span class="bodyi">-logia</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/logy_or_ology/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-logy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">default<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹfawlt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015705a"><!--s015705a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016233b"><!--s016233b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>failure to do something required by duty or law, e.g. to pay debts or to appear in a court:</p><a name="s004068c"><!--s004068c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>failure to pay debts.</p></div><a name="s004069c"><!--s004069c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>failure to appear at the required time in a legal proceeding.</p></div></div><a name="s016234b"><!--s016234b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>failure to be present; absence.</p></div><a name="s016235b"><!--s016235b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an option or setting that has been pre-selected, e.g. in computing, and that remains in effect until it is overridden or cancelled.</p></div><a name="s016236b"><!--s016236b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s004070c"><!--s004070c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in computing, an option that has been pre-selected and that remains in effect until it is overridden or cancelled.</p></div><a name="s004071c"><!--s004071c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) pre-selected and remaining in effect until overridden or cancelled ✱ <span class="bodyb">by default</span> in the absence of an alternative </p><p><i></i></p><p>She won by default since her opponent refused to compete</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">in default</span> guilty of non-payment of a debt or of failing to appear in court ✱ <span class="bodyb">in default of</span> in the absence of [Middle English <span class="bodyi">defaute, defaulte</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">defallere</span> to be lacking, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">fallere</span> to deceive].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">college</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkolij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011741a"><!--s011741a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012029b"><!--s012029b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a building used for an educational or religious purpose.</p></div><a name="s012030b"><!--s012030b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003129c"><!--s003129c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a self-governing constituent body of a university offering instruction and often living quarters.</p></div><a name="s003130c"><!--s003130c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an institution offering vocational or technical instruction </p><p><i></i></p><p>business college</p> <p><i></i></p><p>art college</p>.</div></div><a name="s012031b"><!--s012031b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an organized body of people engaged in a common pursuit.</p></div><a name="s012032b"><!--s012032b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s003131c"><!--s003131c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a public school or private secondary school.</p></div><a name="s003132c"><!--s003132c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a state school for older pupils </p><p><i></i></p><p>a sixth-form college</p> <p>[Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">collegium</span> society, from <span class="bodyi">collega</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/colleague/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">colleague</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">film<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/film/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022211a"><!--s022211a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023541b"><!--s023541b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006122c"><!--s006122c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a roll or strip of plastic coated with a light-sensitive emulsion for taking photographs.</p></div><a name="s006123c"><!--s006123c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a thin flexible transparent sheet, e.g. of plastic, used as a wrapping.</p></div></div><a name="s023542b"><!--s023542b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006124c"><!--s006124c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a series of pictures recorded on film for the cinema and projected rapidly onto a screen so as to create the illusion of movement.</p></div><a name="s006125c"><!--s006125c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a representation, e.g. of an incident or story, on film.</p></div><a name="s006126c"><!--s006126c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) the cinema.</p></div></div><a name="s023543b"><!--s023543b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a thin layer, skin, or covering.</p></div><a name="s023544b"><!--s023544b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s006127c"><!--s006127c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a thin layer or covering </p><p><i></i></p><p>There was a thin film of ice on the pond</p>.</div><a name="s006128c"><!--s006128c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a thin skin or membranous covering.</p></div><a name="s006129c"><!--s006129c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>something that blurs the sight; a fine mist or haze.</p></div><a name="s006130c"><!--s006130c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>an abnormal growth on or in the eye, or dimness of sight resulting from this [Old English <span class="bodyi">filmen</span> membrane;related to Old English <span class="bodyi">fell</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fell6/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fell 6</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eristical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eʹristikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020315a"><!--s020315a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eristic1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eristic 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drudge<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018434a"><!--s018434a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to work as a drudge</p><p><span class="bodyb">drudger</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-gamy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024739a"><!--s024739a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting: marriage </p><p><i></i></p><p>polygamy</p> <p><span class="bodyb">-gamous</span> <i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">-gamie</span> via late Latin from Greek, from <span class="bodyi">gamos</span> marriage].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aloof<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001472a"><!--s001472a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>distant in interest or feeling; reserved or unsympathetic</p><p><span class="bodyb">aloofly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">aloofness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">campanula</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəmʹpanyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008603a"><!--s008603a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of plants of the harebell family with bell-shaped blue, white, or purple flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Campanula</span>. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bellflower/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bellflower</span></span></a> [from the Latin genus name, dimin. of late Latin <span class="bodyi">campana</span> bell].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">formalism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023678a"><!--s023678a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025407b"><!--s025407b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>strict or excessive adherence to prescribed or external forms, structures, or techniques, e.g. in religion or art, often without regard to their content, inner significance, moral value, etc</p><p>Formalism privileges form (style, structure, genre) over thematic content or historical specificity in the analysis or evaluation of works of art and literature. In the 1920s the Russian Formalists believed that art should make strange the familiar by representing it in new ways — Professor Catherine Belsey</p></div><a name="s025408b"><!--s025408b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the structure of a logical, mathematical, or scientific argument as opposed to its content</p><p><span class="bodyb">formalist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">formalistic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">formalistically</span> /-ʹlistikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gum<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (gummed, gumming)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026840a"><!--s026840a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s028742b"><!--s028742b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to smear or stick (something) with or as if with gum <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s028743b"><!--s028743b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to exude or form gum</p><p><span class="bodyb">gummer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goblin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgoblin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025782a"><!--s025782a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a grotesque mischievous elf [Middle English <span class="bodyi">gobelin</span> via Old French from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">gobelinus</span>, perhaps from Greek <span class="bodyi">kobalos</span> rogue].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">behindhand</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005038a"><!--s005038a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005151b"><!--s005151b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001132c"><!--s001132c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + with) behind schedule </p><p><i></i></p><p>She is behindhand with her work</p>.</div><a name="s001133c"><!--s001133c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + in/with) in arrears </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was behindhand with the rent</p>.</div></div><a name="s005152b"><!--s005152b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>lagging behind the times; backward.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">college of education</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011742a"><!--s011742a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a college for the training of teachers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">default<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015706a"><!--s015706a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016237b"><!--s016237b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + on) to fail to meet an obligation, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a financial one.</p></div><a name="s016238b"><!--s016238b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to fail to appear in court.</p></div><a name="s016239b"><!--s016239b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to revert to a pre-selected option or setting <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s016240b"><!--s016240b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to declare (somebody) to be in default.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">film<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022212a"><!--s022212a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023545b"><!--s023545b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make a film of (something or somebody).</p></div><a name="s023546b"><!--s023546b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + over) to cover (something) or cause it to become covered with a film <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s023547b"><!--s023547b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to be suitable for photographing.</p></div><a name="s023548b"><!--s023548b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to make a film.</p></div><a name="s023549b"><!--s023549b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + over) to become covered with a film of something.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Eritrean</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eriʹtrayən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020316a"><!--s020316a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Eritrea, NE Africa</p><p><span class="bodyb">Eritrean</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gamy <span class="bodyi">or</span> gamey</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgaymi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (gamier, gamiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024738a"><!--s024738a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having the strong flavour or smell of game that has been hung until high</p><p><span class="bodyb">gaminess</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">formality</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fawʹmaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> formalities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023679a"><!--s023679a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025409b"><!--s025409b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the quality or state of being formal.</p></div><a name="s025410b"><!--s025410b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>compliance with or observance of formal or conventional rules; ceremony.</p></div><a name="s025411b"><!--s025411b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006714c"><!--s006714c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an established form or procedure that is required or conventional.</p></div><a name="s006715c"><!--s006715c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>something required by rule or custom but which has little real significance </p><p><i></i></p><p>Don't worry about the interview. It's just a formality</p>.</div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">behind-the-scenes</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005039a"><!--s005039a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>kept, made, or held in secret </p><p><i></i></p><p>behind-the-scenes talks</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drudgery</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdrujəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018435a"><!--s018435a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>menial or monotonous work<i></i></p><p>The test of a vocation is the love of the drudgery it produces</p><p> Logan Pearsall Smith.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alopecia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aləʹpeeshə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001473a"><!--s001473a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>abnormal loss of hair in humans or loss of wool, feathers, etc in animals [Middle English <span class="bodyi">allopicia</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">alōpekia</span>, literally ‘fox mange’, from <span class="bodyi">alōpēx</span> fox].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">defaulter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹfawltə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015707a"><!--s015707a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016241b"><!--s016241b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who defaults.</p></div><a name="s016242b"><!--s016242b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a member of the armed forces who commits a military offence.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gobo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgohboh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gobos goboes)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025783a"><!--s025783a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various shielding devices used in theatre, television, or film productions, e.g. a screen used to shape a beam of light or a piece that shields a microphone from unwanted sounds [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">campanulate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəmʹpanyoolət, -layt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008604a"><!--s008604a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of flowers or other plant parts: bell-shaped [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">campanula</span> bell-shaped part, dimin. of late Latin <span class="bodyi">campana</span> bell].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gum<sup>4</sup></span></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026841a"><!--s026841a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>✱ <span class="bodyb">by gum</span> <span class="bodyi">dated, informal</span> a mild oath [euphemism for <span class="bodyi">God</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">collegial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹleeji·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011743a"><!--s011743a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012033b"><!--s012033b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/collegiate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">collegiate</span></span></a> (1), <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/collegiate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">collegiate</span></span></a> (2).</p></div><a name="s012034b"><!--s012034b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>characterized by equal sharing of authority, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by Roman Catholic bishops <span class="bodyb">collegiality</span> /-ʹaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">collegially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">filmic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfilmik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022213a"><!--s022213a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to the cinema</p><p><span class="bodyb">filmically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">erk</span><small><span class="eSynop">/uhk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020317a"><!--s020317a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, slang</span> a person holding the lowest rank in the air force or navy [alteration of <span class="bodyi">airc</span>, short for <span class="bodyi">aircraftman</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">behold</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹhohld/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> beheld /biʹheld/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005040a"><!--s005040a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to see or observe (something or somebody)</p><p><span class="bodyb">beholder</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">behealdan</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/be/3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">be-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">healdan</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hold1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hold 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drug<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/drug/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018436a"><!--s018436a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019483b"><!--s019483b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, treatment, or prevention of disease.</p></div><a name="s019484b"><!--s019484b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a substance that has a particular effect on the body, e.g. a stimulant or relaxant.</p></div><a name="s019485b"><!--s019485b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something that causes addiction or habituation ✱ <span class="bodyb">drug on the market</span> a commodity that will not sell, usu owing to a glut [Middle English <span class="bodyi">drogges, drouges</span>, pl, from Old French <span class="bodyi">drogue</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">formalize <span class="bodyi">or</span> formalise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023680a"><!--s023680a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025412b"><!--s025412b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (an arrangement, etc) formal.</p></div><a name="s025413b"><!--s025413b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to give formal status or approval to (something).</p></div><a name="s025414b"><!--s025414b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to give (something) a definite shape <span class="bodyb">formalization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">defeasible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹfeezəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015708a"><!--s015708a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>capable of being annulled <span class="bodyb">defeasibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ganache</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gəʹnash/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024740a"><!--s024740a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a creamy chocolate-flavoured cake filling or icing [French <span class="bodyi">ganache</span>, literally ‘jaw’, ultimately from Greek <span class="bodyi">gnathos</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aloud</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹlowd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001474a"><!--s001474a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001493b"><!--s001493b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>with a normal speaking voice; not silently.</p></div><a name="s001494b"><!--s001494b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> loudly.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gum arabic</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026842a"><!--s026842a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a water-soluble gum obtained from several acacia plants and used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the manufacture of adhesives and in pharmacy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">film noir</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌfilm ʹnwah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022214a"><!--s022214a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a style of film-making developed in the 1940s, with a plot involving suspense, mystery, crime, and corruption, and a bleak, often shadowy, setting, or a film in this style</p><p>Film noir begins as the French appreciation of an American genre: the thriller or mystery film with a disillusioned or neurotic hero afraid of the world, the city, the night, and femmes fatales. It covers the period from the mid forties to the late fifties. But we now see Citizen Kane, some films by Marcel Carne, and some German pictures of the twenties as ‘noirish’ — David Thomson</p> [French <span class="bodyi">film noir</span> black film].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">camp bed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008605a"><!--s008605a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small collapsible bed, usu of fabric stretched over a lightweight frame.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Erlenmeyer flask</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeələnmie·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020318a"><!--s020318a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a flat-bottomed conical laboratory flask [named after Emil <span class="bodyi">Erlenmeyer</span> d.1909, German chemist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gobshite</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025784a"><!--s025784a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Irish, coarse slang</span> a stupid or contemptible person.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">collegian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹleejən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011744a"><!--s011744a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of a college.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beholden</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹhohldn/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005041a"><!--s005041a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + to) under an obligation for a favour or gift; indebted </p><p><i></i></p><p>I want to be beholden to nobody</p> [Middle English, past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/behold/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">behold</span></span></a>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">formal logic</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023681a"><!--s023681a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a system of logic that examines the form of propositions and means of deductive reasoning, rather than their content.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">filmography</span><small><span class="eSynop">/filʹmogrəfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> filmographies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022215a"><!--s022215a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a list of films of a prominent film figure or on a particular topic [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/film1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">film 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-ography</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bibliography/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bibliography</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gobsmacked</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025785a"><!--s025785a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> utterly taken aback; overwhelmed with astonishment </p><p><i></i></p><p>Aghast, concussed and altogether gobsmacked I find myself this week, having just listened to an extraordinary documentary</p><p> The Listener.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gander<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgandə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024741a"><!--s024741a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an adult male goose [Old English <span class="bodyi">gandra</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gumbo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgumboh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026843a"><!--s026843a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028744b"><!--s028744b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a meat and vegetable soup thickened with okra pods, a popular dish in Cajun cooking.</p></div><a name="s028745b"><!--s028745b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/okra/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">okra</span></span></a> (1).</p></div><a name="s028746b"><!--s028746b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a type of soil found in the central USA that becomes very muddy and sticky when wet.</p></div><a name="s028747b"><!--s028747b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> a mixture of miscellaneous things.</p></div><a name="s028748b"><!--s028748b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Gumbo</span>) a regional language based on French and incorporating W African elements, spoken in parts of Louisiana and the French West Indies [American French <span class="bodyi">gombo</span>, of Bantu origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drug<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (drugged, drugging)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018437a"><!--s018437a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019486b"><!--s019486b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to administer a drug to.</p></div><a name="s019487b"><!--s019487b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to adulterate (something, e.g. a drink) with a drug.</p></div><a name="s019488b"><!--s019488b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to administer a drug to (a person or animal).</p></div><a name="s019489b"><!--s019489b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to lull or stupefy (somebody) with or as if with a drug.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">defeat<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹfeet/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015709a"><!--s015709a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016243b"><!--s016243b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to win a victory over (somebody or something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>We managed to defeat the opposing team</p>.</div><a name="s016244b"><!--s016244b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to frustrate (e.g. a hope).</p></div><a name="s016245b"><!--s016245b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in law, to nullify (something) [Middle English <span class="bodyi">deffeten</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">deffaire</span>, <span class="bodyi">desfaire</span>, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">disfacere</span> to undo, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">facere</span> to do].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">erl-king</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹuhlking/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020319a"><!--s020319a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Germanic mythology, a malevolent being who carries children off to the realm of death [German <span class="bodyi">Erlkönig</span> alder king, mistranslation of Danish <span class="bodyi">ellerkonge</span> king of the elves].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alow</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹloh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001475a"><!--s001475a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> below, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> under the deck of a ship: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aloft/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aloft</span></span></a> [Middle English, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/low3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">low 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">camper</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkampə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008606a"><!--s008606a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008956b"><!--s008956b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who stays temporarily in a tent, caravan, etc, or at a holiday camp.</p></div><a name="s008957b"><!--s008957b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">camper van</span>)a motor vehicle equipped for use as temporary accommodation, e.g. for holidays.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">behoof</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹhoof, biʹhoohf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005042a"><!--s005042a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> advantage or profit [Old English <span class="bodyi">behōf</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">collegiate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹleeji·ət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011745a"><!--s011745a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012035b"><!--s012035b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to a collegiate church.</p></div><a name="s012036b"><!--s012036b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to or comprising a college.</p></div><a name="s012037b"><!--s012037b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/collegial/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">collegial</span></span></a> (2)</p><p><span class="bodyb">collegiately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">collegiatus</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">collegium</span> society, from <span class="bodyi">collega</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/colleague/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">colleague</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">formant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfawmənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023682a"><!--s023682a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a characteristic resonance band of a vowel sound or musical instrument [German <span class="bodyi">Formant</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">formant-, formans</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">formare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/format1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">format 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gander<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024742a"><!--s024742a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a look or glance </p><p><i></i></p><p>talking and taking ganders at the girls</p><p> Life [prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gander1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gander 1</span></span></a>; from the outstretched neck of a person craning to look at something].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gobstopper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025786a"><!--s025786a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large round hard sweet.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">behove</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹhohv/ (<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">behoove</span> /biʹhoohv/) <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005043a"><!--s005043a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to be incumbent on, or necessary, proper, or advantageous for (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>It behoves us to fight</p> [Old English <span class="bodyi">behōfian</span>, from <span class="bodyi">behōf</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/behoof/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">behoof</span></span></a>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">filmset</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfilmset/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (filmsetting, <span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> filmset)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022216a"><!--s022216a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to set (material to be printed) by photocomposition</p><p><span class="bodyb">filmsetter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drug-driving</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018438a"><!--s018438a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the crime of driving a vehicle while under the influence of drugs</p><p><span class="bodyb">drug-driver</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alp</span><small><span class="eSynop">/alp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001477a"><!--s001477a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001495b"><!--s001495b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a high mountain.</p></div><a name="s001496b"><!--s001496b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in Switzerland, a mountainside pasture [back-formation from <span class="bodyi">the Alps</span>, a mountain system of Europe].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gumboil</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026844a"><!--s026844a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an abscess in the gum.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">collegiate church</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011746a"><!--s011746a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012038b"><!--s012038b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a church other than a cathedral that has a chapter of canons.</p></div><a name="s012039b"><!--s012039b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, Scot</span> a church or corporate group of churches with two or more ministers of equal rank.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ERM</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020320a"><!--s020320a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>exchange-rate mechanism.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">camp follower</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008607a"><!--s008607a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008958b"><!--s008958b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a civilian, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a prostitute, who follows or works in a military unit in order to provide services to military personnel.</p></div><a name="s008959b"><!--s008959b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody who is temporarily attached to a group, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for opportunistic reasons.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">format<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfawmat/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023683a"><!--s023683a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025415b"><!--s025415b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the shape, size, and general make-up, e.g. of a book.</p></div><a name="s025416b"><!--s025416b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the general plan of organization or arrangement.</p></div><a name="s025417b"><!--s025417b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in computing, the structure of data e.g. held on a disk or displayed on a screen [via French and German from Latin <span class="bodyi">formatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">formare</span> to form, from <span class="bodyi">forma</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/form1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">form 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">defeat<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015710a"><!--s015710a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016246b"><!--s016246b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004072c"><!--s004072c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>failure to win, or to achieve an aim </p><p><i></i></p><p>We are not interested in the possibilities of defeat; they do not exist</p><p> Queen Victoria.</p></div><a name="s004073c"><!--s004073c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a contest, battle, etc in which one is the loser.</p></div></div><a name="s016247b"><!--s016247b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + of) the act or an instance of defeating somebody or something.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gumboot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026845a"><!--s026845a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a strong waterproof rubber boot reaching usu to the knee.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gandhian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgandi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024743a"><!--s024743a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or relating to the Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi (d.1948) or his principle of nonviolent protest.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beige</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bayzh, bayj/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005044a"><!--s005044a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of a yellowish grey colour</p><p><span class="bodyb">beige</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">beige</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">filmsetting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022217a"><!--s022217a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/photocomposition/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">photocomposition</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goby</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgohbi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gobies <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> goby)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025787a"><!--s025787a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous species of small spiny-finned fishes often with the pelvic fins united to form a sucking disc: family Gobiidae [Latin <span class="bodyi">gobius</span> gudgeon, from Greek <span class="bodyi">kōbios</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drugget</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdrugit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018439a"><!--s018439a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a coarse durable cloth used chiefly as a floor covering [early French <span class="bodyi">droguet</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">drogue</span> trash, drug].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">col legno</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kol ʹlegnoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011747a"><!--s011747a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a passage of music for stringed instruments: to be played by tapping the strings with the back of the bow [Italian <span class="bodyi">col legno</span>, literally ‘with the wood’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ALP</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001476a"><!--s001476a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Australian Labor Party.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">camphor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkamfə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008608a"><!--s008608a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a gummy fragrant chemical compound obtained from the wood and bark of the camphor tree and used as a liniment and insect repellent: formula C<sub>10</sub>H<sub>16</sub>O <span class="bodyb">camphoric</span> /kamʹforik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">caumfre</span> via French, Arabic, and Malay from Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">kapūra</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ermine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹuhmin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> ermines <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> ermine)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020321a"><!--s020321a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021368b"><!--s021368b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a stoat or related weasel that has a white winter coat usu with black on the tail.</p></div><a name="s021369b"><!--s021369b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the winter fur of this animal, used to trim ceremonial robes.</p></div><a name="s021370b"><!--s021370b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a heraldic fur consisting of black spots on a white field [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">hermine</span>, prob from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">mus Armenius</span> Armenian mouse].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">format<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (formatted, formatting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023684a"><!--s023684a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025418b"><!--s025418b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to arrange (material, e.g. a book or data) in a particular format or style.</p></div><a name="s025419b"><!--s025419b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in computing, to prepare (a floppy disk, etc) to receive data</p><p><span class="bodyb">formatting</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">defeatism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015711a"><!--s015711a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pessimistic view of the chances of overcoming difficulties or achieving success; acceptance of or resignation to defeat</p><p><span class="bodyb">defeatist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">being</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbeeing/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005045a"><!--s005045a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005153b"><!--s005153b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001134c"><!--s001134c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the quality or state of having existence </p><p><i></i></p><p>This law came into being in 1969</p>.</div><a name="s001135c"><!--s001135c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>life.</p></div></div><a name="s005154b"><!--s005154b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the essential qualities that constitute an existent thing; the essence of somebody or something </p><p><i></i></p><p>from the depths of his being</p>.</div><a name="s005155b"><!--s005155b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a living thing; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a person [Middle English, verbal noun from <span class="bodyi">been, bēon</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/be/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">be</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gang<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/gang/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024744a"><!--s024744a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026523b"><!--s026523b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a group of people associating for criminal or disreputable ends.</p></div><a name="s026524b"><!--s026524b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a group of people working together, e.g. as labourers.</p></div><a name="s026525b"><!--s026525b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a group of adolescents who spend leisure time together.</p></div><a name="s026526b"><!--s026526b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a series of switches or devices arranged to act together [Old English <span class="bodyi">gang</span> a journey, going, from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">gangr</span>, <span class="bodyi">ganga</span>. The current sense comes from the idea of people going around together].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gumdrop</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026846a"><!--s026846a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hard jellylike sweet, originally one made of flavoured gum arabic.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">go-by</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025789a"><!--s025789a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an act of avoidance; a snub </p><p><i></i></p><p>We gave them the go-by</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alpaca</span><small><span class="eSynop">/alʹpakə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> alpacas <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> alpaca)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001478a"><!--s001478a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001497b"><!--s001497b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a type of domesticated mammal, related to the llama, found in Peru: <span class="bodyi">Lama pacos</span>.</p></div><a name="s001498b"><!--s001498b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the fine long wool of this mammal, or fabric made from this [Spanish <span class="bodyi">alpaca</span> from Aymara <span class="bodyi">allpaca</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">collenchyma</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹlengkimə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011748a"><!--s011748a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plant tissue found in growing stems, leaf midribs, etc that consists of living cells with irregularly thickened walls: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/parenchyma/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">parenchyma</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sclerenchyma/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sclerenchyma</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">collenchymatous</span> /kolənʹkiemətəs, -ʹkimətəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin, from Greek <span class="bodyi">kolla</span> glue + <span class="bodyi">enkhuma</span> infusion].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">erne <span class="bodyi">or</span> ern</span><small><span class="eSynop">/uhn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020322a"><!--s020322a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> an eagle, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the white-tailed sea eagle [Old English <span class="bodyi">earn</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">camphorate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkamfərayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008609a"><!--s008609a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to impregnate or treat (something) with camphor.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">film star</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022218a"><!--s022218a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a famous and popular film actor or actress.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">formation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fawʹmaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023685a"><!--s023685a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025420b"><!--s025420b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>giving form or shape to something, or taking form; development </p><p><i></i></p><p>I am convinced that … an unhappy childhood is essential for the formation of exceptional gifts</p><p> Thornton Wilder.</p></div><a name="s025421b"><!--s025421b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something formed </p><p><i></i></p><p>new word formations</p>.</div><a name="s025422b"><!--s025422b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the manner in which a thing is formed or arranged; structure.</p></div><a name="s025423b"><!--s025423b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used as sing. or pl</span>) a group of people or things arranged in some prescribed manner or for a particular purpose.</p></div><a name="s025424b"><!--s025424b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a body or series of rocks represented as a unit in geological mapping.</p></div><a name="s025425b"><!--s025425b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s006716c"><!--s006716c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an arrangement of a group of people or things in some prescribed manner or for a particular purpose.</p></div><a name="s006717c"><!--s006717c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) such a group.</p></div><a name="s006718c"><!--s006718c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) done in a pattern or arrangement </p><p><i></i></p><p>formation dancing</p> <p><span class="bodyb">formational</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">defecate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdefəkayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015712a"><!--s015712a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to discharge faeces from the bowels <span class="bodyb">defecation</span> /-ʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">defecator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">defecatory</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">defaecatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">defaecare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">faec-, faex</span> dregs].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">druggie <span class="bodyi">or</span> druggy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdrugi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> druggies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018440a"><!--s018440a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a drug addict or frequent user of drugs</p><p><span class="bodyb">druggie</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">druggy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bejewelled</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">bejeweled</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005046a"><!--s005046a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>decorated with jewels.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gang<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024745a"><!--s024745a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026527b"><!--s026527b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(+ together) to move or act as a gang </p><p><i></i></p><p>The children ganged together and made the new boy feel left out</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s026528b"><!--s026528b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to assemble or operate (e.g. mechanical parts) simultaneously as a group.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gumma</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgumə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gummas gummata /ʹgumətə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026847a"><!--s026847a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rubbery tumour characteristic of the latter stages of syphilis <span class="bodyb">gummatous</span> /-təs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">gummi</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gum2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gum 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">filmstrip</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022219a"><!--s022219a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a strip of film containing photographs, diagrams, or graphic matter for still projection.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ernie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹuhni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020323a"><!--s020323a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Britain, an electronic device used to draw the prizewinning numbers of Premium Bonds [acronym from <span class="bodyi">Electronic random number indicator equipment</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">go by</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025788a"><!--s025788a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to pass </p><p><i></i></p><p>as time goes by</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">druggist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdrugist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018441a"><!--s018441a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019490b"><!--s019490b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who deals in or dispenses drugs and medicines; a pharmacist.</p></div><a name="s019491b"><!--s019491b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> the owner or manager of a drugstore.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Colles’ fracture</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkolis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011749a"><!--s011749a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fracture of the radius just above the wrist in which the hand is displaced backwards [named after Abraham <span class="bodyi">Colles</span> d.1843, Irish surgeon].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">camphor tree</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008610a"><!--s008610a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large evergreen tree of the laurel family grown in most warm countries as a source of camphor: <span class="bodyi">Cinnamomum camphora</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alpenglow</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹalpəngloh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001479a"><!--s001479a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a reddish glow seen near sunset or sunrise on the summits of mountains [prob partial translation of German <span class="bodyi">Alpenglühen</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Alpen</span> Alps + <span class="bodyi">glühen</span> to glow].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">formative<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfawmətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023686a"><!--s023686a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025426b"><!--s025426b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>giving or capable of giving form to something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> having a significant influence on the growth or development of somebody or something.</p></div><a name="s025427b"><!--s025427b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006719c"><!--s006719c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>giving or capable of giving form to something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> having a significant influence on the growth or development of somebody or something </p><p><i></i></p><p>a formative influence</p>.</div><a name="s006720c"><!--s006720c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>of or characterized by formation or development or by formative effects </p><p><i></i></p><p>Certain emotional responses develop subconsciously during a child's formative years</p>.</div></div><a name="s025428b"><!--s025428b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>used in word formation or inflection </p><p><i></i></p><p>‘-ing’ is a formative affix</p>.</div><a name="s025429b"><!--s025429b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s006721c"><!--s006721c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a cell, tissue, etc: capable of alteration by growth and development.</p></div><a name="s006722c"><!--s006722c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>producing new cells and tissues</p><p><span class="bodyb">formatively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">formativeness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">formativus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">formare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/format1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">format 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">defect<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdeefekt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015713a"><!--s015713a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016248b"><!--s016248b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an imperfection that impairs the worth or usefulness of something; a fault or shortcoming </p><p><i></i></p><p>a hearing defect</p>.</div><a name="s016249b"><!--s016249b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a deficiency [Middle English <span class="bodyi">defaicte</span> via Frenchfrom Latin <span class="bodyi">defectus</span> lack, past part. of <span class="bodyi">deficere</span> to desert or fail, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">facere</span> to make, do].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005047a"><!--s005047a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>ten decibels [named after Alexander Graham <span class="bodyi">Bell</span> d.1922, US inventor of the telephone].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gang<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024746a"><!--s024746a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Scot</span> to go [Old English <span class="bodyi">gangan</span>; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">gang</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gang1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gang 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gummy<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgumi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (gummier, gummiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026848a"><!--s026848a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028749b"><!--s028749b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>containing or covered with gum.</p></div><a name="s028750b"><!--s028750b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007581c"><!--s007581c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>consisting of or containing gum.</p></div><a name="s007582c"><!--s007582c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>covered with gum.</p></div></div><a name="s028751b"><!--s028751b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>viscous or sticky</p><p><span class="bodyb">gumminess</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">filmy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (filmier, filmiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022220a"><!--s022220a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023550b"><!--s023550b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of, resembling, or composed of film; gauzy.</p></div><a name="s023551b"><!--s023551b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>covered with a mist or film; hazy</p><p><span class="bodyb">filminess</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">GOC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025790a"><!--s025790a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> General Officer Commanding.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">collet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkolit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011750a"><!--s011750a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a metal band, collar, ferrule, or flange; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a circle or flange in which a gem is set [early French <span class="bodyi">collet</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">col</span> collar, from Latin <span class="bodyi">collum</span> neck].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">camping site</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008611a"><!--s008611a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/campsite/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">campsite</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">belabour</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">belabor</span>) /biʹlaybə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005048a"><!--s005048a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005156b"><!--s005156b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to deal with in excessive detail.</p></div><a name="s005157b"><!--s005157b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to work on or at (something) to absurd lengths </p><p><i></i></p><p>You're belabouring the obvious</p>.</div><a name="s005158b"><!--s005158b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s001136c"><!--s001136c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to strike repeatedly beat or thrash (somebody).</p></div><a name="s001137c"><!--s001137c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to assail or attack verbally (somebody).</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">erode</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹrohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020324a"><!--s020324a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021371b"><!--s021371b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to wear away by the action of water, wind, glacial ice, etc.</p></div><a name="s021372b"><!--s021372b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to eat into slowly and destructively.</p></div><a name="s021373b"><!--s021373b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to diminish or destroy by degrees.</p></div><a name="s021374b"><!--s021374b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s005421c"><!--s005421c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to wear (something) away by the action of water, wind, glacial ice, etc.</p></div><a name="s005422c"><!--s005422c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to eat into (something) slowly and destructively.</p></div><a name="s005423c"><!--s005423c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to diminish or destroy (something) by degrees </p><p><i></i></p><p>He's been eroding her confidence</p>.</div></div><a name="s021375b"><!--s021375b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to produce or form (something) by eroding <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s021376b"><!--s021376b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to be eroded</p><p><span class="bodyb">erodible</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">erodere</span> to eat away, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">rodere</span> to gnaw].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">formative<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023687a"><!--s023687a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025430b"><!--s025430b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a word-forming element.</p></div><a name="s025431b"><!--s025431b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a formative affix.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gang-bang</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024747a"><!--s024747a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026529b"><!--s026529b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the rape of somebody by a succession of men on one occasion.</p></div><a name="s026530b"><!--s026530b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>sexual intercourse involving several people; an orgy.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">alpenhorn</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹalpənhawn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001480a"><!--s001480a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a long straight wooden wind instrument used by Swiss herdsmen to call sheep and cattle, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the past. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/alphorn/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">alphorn</span></span></a> [German <span class="bodyi">Alpenhorn</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Alpen</span> Alps + <span class="bodyi">Horn</span> horn].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gummy<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (gummier, gummiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026849a"><!--s026849a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>with gums showing clearly, usu because of the absence of teeth </p><p><i></i></p><p>a gummy smile</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">druggy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018442a"><!--s018442a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/druggie_or_druggy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">druggie</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">defect<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹfekt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015714a"><!--s015714a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to desert a cause or party, often in favour of another</p><p><span class="bodyb">defection</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">defector</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Filofax</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfieləfaks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022222a"><!--s022222a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a loose-leaf personal organizer [phonetic representation of <span class="bodyi">file of facts</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">collide</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹlied/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011751a"><!--s011751a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012040b"><!--s012040b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to come together forcibly.</p></div><a name="s012041b"><!--s012041b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to come into conflict [Latin <span class="bodyi">collidere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/col/3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">col-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">laedere</span> to injure by striking].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">campion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkampi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008612a"><!--s008612a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous species of plants of the carnation family with delicate red, pink, or white flowers: genera <span class="bodyi">Silene</span> and <span class="bodyi">Lychnis</span></p><p>prob from obsolete <span class="bodyi">campion</span> champion. The campion is said to have been used by the Greeks and Romans in victors’ garlands</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">go-cart</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025791a"><!--s025791a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/go_kart_or_go_cart/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">go-kart</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">erogenic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/erəʹjenik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020325a"><!--s020325a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/erogenous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">erogenous</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ganger</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024748a"><!--s024748a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> the foreman of a gang of labourers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gumption</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgumpsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026850a"><!--s026850a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028752b"><!--s028752b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the intelligence and courage to take action; initiative.</p></div><a name="s028753b"><!--s028753b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>shrewd practical common sense [origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">form class</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023688a"><!--s023688a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025432b"><!--s025432b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/part_of_speech/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">part of speech</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s025433b"><!--s025433b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a group of words that share some grammatical feature or features, e.g. a common pattern of inflections.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Belarussian <span class="bodyi">or</span> Belarusian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/beləʹrushən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005049a"><!--s005049a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/belorussian/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Belorussian</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">defective<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹfektiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015715a"><!--s015715a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016250b"><!--s016250b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having a defect and unable to fulfil its function properly; faulty </p><p><i></i></p><p>defective brakes</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a defective pane of glass</p> <p><i></i></p><p>defective eyesight</p>.</div><a name="s016251b"><!--s016251b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">offensive</span> said of a person: subnormal, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in intelligence.</p></div><a name="s016252b"><!--s016252b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in grammar, lacking one or more of the usual inflections</p><p><span class="bodyb">defectively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><a name="sb000000122"><!--sb000000122--></a><p><span class="bodyb">defectiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">defective</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">deficient</span>? These two words are close together in meaning and can sometimes be used to describe the same thing, but there is a significant difference between them. <span class="bodyi">Defective</span> is applied to functioning things that fail to function properly: a<span class="bodyi">defective</span> component is faulty and does not work: <span class="bodyi">defective brakes</span>. <span class="bodyi">Deficient</span> primarily means ‘lacking’ or ‘inadequate’: <span class="bodyi">a diet</span> <span class="bodyi">deficient</span> <span class="bodyi">in the</span> <span class="bodyi">vitamins necessary for</span> <span class="bodyi">healthy growth</span>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ANC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001896a"><!--s001896a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>African National Congress.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drug rape</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018443a"><!--s018443a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>rape carried out while the victim is under the influence of a sedative and often amnesia-inducing drug such as Rohypnol that has been surreptitiously administered to them.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">filo <span class="bodyi">or</span> phyllo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfeeloh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022221a"><!--s022221a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a flaky pastry made with extremely thin sheets of dough and used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisine [modern Greek <span class="bodyi">phyllon</span> leaf, sheet of pastry].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">collider</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011752a"><!--s011752a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a ring-shaped particle beam accelerator in which electrons and positrons circulate in opposite directions and collide with each other, thereby producing other elementary particles used in research into the nature of matter.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">god<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/god/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025792a"><!--s025792a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027540b"><!--s027540b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">God</span>) the supreme or ultimate reality; the being perfect in power, wisdom, and goodness whom people worship as creator and ruler of the universe</p><p>God is a word that can apply to whatever is worshipped, and to which power and holiness are ascribed. Eastern religions acknowledge a multiplicity of gods, each representing an aspect of reality, but in the West ‘God’ is thought of primarily as a personal, loving creator, all-powerful and present everywhere, as taught in the monotheistic religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam — Dr Mel Thompson</p></div><a name="s027541b"><!--s027541b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a being or object believed to have more than natural attributes and powers, e.g. the control of a particular aspect of reality, and to require human worship.</p></div><a name="s027542b"><!--s027542b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a very influential person.</p></div><a name="s027543b"><!--s027543b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>somebody or something of supreme value.</p></div><a name="s027544b"><!--s027544b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the gods</span>) the highest gallery in a theatre, usu with the cheapest seats</p><p><span class="bodyb">godhood</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">godlike</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">campo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkampoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> campos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008613a"><!--s008613a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a type of grassland plain in S America [via American Spanish from Spanish <span class="bodyi">campo</span> field from Latin <span class="bodyi">campus</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">belated</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹlaytid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005050a"><!--s005050a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>delayed beyond the usual time </p><p><i></i></p><p>belated birthday greetings</p><p><span class="bodyb">belatedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">belatedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [past part. of archaic <span class="bodyi">belate</span> to make late].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gum resin</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026851a"><!--s026851a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mixture of gum and resin (e.g. myrrh), usu obtained from by making an incision in a plant and allowing the juice that exudes to solidify.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gangland</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024749a"><!--s024749a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the world of organized crime; the criminal underworld.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">erogenous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹrojənəs/ erogenic /erəʹjenik/ erotogenic erotogenous <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020326a"><!--s020326a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of part of the body:of or producing sexual excitement when stimulated; sensitive to sexual stimulation </p><p><i></i></p><p>erogenous zones</p> <p>[Greek <span class="bodyi">erōs</span> love + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/genous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-genous</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/genic/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-genic</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ance</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001897a"><!--s001897a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting:</p><a name="s001887b"><!--s001887b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an action or process, or an instance of one </p><p><i></i></p><p>furtherance</p> <p><i></i></p><p>performance</p>.</div><a name="s001888b"><!--s001888b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a quality or state, or an instance of one </p><p><i></i></p><p>brilliance</p> <p><i></i></p><p>protuberance</p>.</div><a name="s001889b"><!--s001889b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an amount or degree </p><p><i></i></p><p>conductance</p> [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">-antia</span>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forme</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">form</span>) /fawm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023689a"><!--s023689a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a frame enclosing metal type or blocks ready for printing [Old French <span class="bodyi">forme</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/form1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">form 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fils</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fils/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> fils)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022223a"><!--s022223a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of currency in some countries of the Middle East, worth 1000th of a dinar in Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, and Kuwait; 100th of a dirham in the United Arab Emirates; and 100th of a rial in Yemen [Arabic].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drugstore</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018444a"><!--s018444a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a pharmacy chemist's shop, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that also sells sweets, magazines, and refreshments.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">defective<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015716a"><!--s015716a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">offensive</span> somebody who is subnormal physically or mentally.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">collie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011753a"><!--s011753a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large dog of a breed orig used to herd sheep, having a pointed nose and long hair [prob from English dialect <span class="bodyi">colly</span> black, from <span class="bodyi">col</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/coal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">coal</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">god<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> God</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025793a"><!--s025793a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used to express astonishment, exasperation, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">campsite</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008614a"><!--s008614a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an area of land set aside for tents, caravans, etc and often having toilets, washrooms, and other facilities for holidaymakers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">belay<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹlay/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (belays, belayed, belaying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005051a"><!--s005051a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s005159b"><!--s005159b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001138c"><!--s001138c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to secure (a rope) by winding it round a support.</p></div><a name="s001139c"><!--s001139c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to secure (somebody) at the end of a rope.</p></div></div><a name="s005160b"><!--s005160b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to secure or make fast (a rope) by turns round a support.</p></div><a name="s005161b"><!--s005161b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to secure (somebody, e.g. a climber) at the end of a rope <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s005162b"><!--s005162b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to be belayed.</p></div><a name="s005163b"><!--s005163b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in imperative</span>) to stop; to leave off </p><p><i></i></p><p>Belay there!</p> [Old English <span class="bodyi">belecgan</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/be/3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">be-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">lecgan</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lay1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lay 1</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gumshield</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026852a"><!--s026852a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a device worn in the mouth by sports players to protect their teeth.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Eros</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹiəros, ʹeros/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020327a"><!--s020327a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021377b"><!--s021377b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>sexual love.</p></div><a name="s021378b"><!--s021378b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a desire for self-preservation and uninhibited enjoyment that in Freudian theory is one of two primal instincts: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/thanatos/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Thanatos</span></span></a> [named after <span class="bodyi">Erōs</span>, Greek god of love,from <span class="bodyi">erōs</span> love].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">druid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdrooh·id/ druidess /-dis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018445a"><!--s018445a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Druid</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">Druidess</span>) a member of an ancient Celtic order of priests, often appearing in legends as magicians, or of a modern movement reviving this cult <span class="bodyb">druidic</span> /droohʹidik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">druidical</span> /droohʹidikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">druidism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">druides, druidae</span>, pl, from Gaulish <span class="bodyi">druides</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ganglia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹganggli·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024750a"><!--s024750a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ganglion/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ganglion</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">filter<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfiltə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022224a"><!--s022224a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023552b"><!--s023552b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a porous article or mass, e.g. of paper, sand, etc, through which a gas or liquid is passed to separate out matter in suspension.</p></div><a name="s023553b"><!--s023553b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an apparatus containing a filter medium, such as a car's oil filter or the filter tip of a cigarette.</p></div><a name="s023554b"><!--s023554b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a device or material for suppressing or minimizing waves or oscillations of certain frequencies, e.g. of electricity, light, or sound.</p></div><a name="s023555b"><!--s023555b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s006131c"><!--s006131c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a device or material for suppressing or minimizing waves or oscillations of certain frequencies, e.g. of electricity, light, or sound.</p></div><a name="s006132c"><!--s006132c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a transparent material, e.g. coloured glass, that absorbs light of certain colours selectively.</p></div></div><a name="s023556b"><!--s023556b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a traffic signal at a road junction consisting of a green arrow which, when illuminated, allows traffic to turn left or right when the main signals are red [Middle English <span class="bodyi">filtre</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">filtrum</span> piece of felt used as a filter, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">collier</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoli·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011754a"><!--s011754a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012042b"><!--s012042b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a coal miner.</p></div><a name="s012043b"><!--s012043b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a ship for transporting coal [Middle English <span class="bodyi">colier</span> charcoal-burner, from <span class="bodyi">col</span> coal].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">former<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfawmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023690a"><!--s023690a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025434b"><!--s025434b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or occurring in the past </p><p><i></i></p><p>in former times</p>.</div><a name="s025435b"><!--s025435b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having been previously or once </p><p><i></i></p><p>the former Prime Minister</p>.</div><a name="s025436b"><!--s025436b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>denoting the first of two things mentioned or understood [Old English <span class="bodyi">forma</span> first].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ancestor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹansestə, -səstə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001898a"><!--s001898a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001890b"><!--s001890b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody from whom a person is descended, usu more distant than a grandparent.</p></div><a name="s001891b"><!--s001891b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an animal or plant from which a more recent species has evolved.</p></div><a name="s001892b"><!--s001892b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an earlier type or model from which a more recent version has developed</p><p><span class="bodyb">ancestress</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">ancestre</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">antecessor</span> somebody or something that goes before, from <span class="bodyi">antecedere</span> to go before, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ante/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ante-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">cēdere</span> to go].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">god-awful</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025794a"><!--s025794a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> extremely unpleasant </p><p><i></i></p><p>god-awful explosions of violence</p><p> Playboy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">defence</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">defense</span>) /diʹfens/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015717a"><!--s015717a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016253b"><!--s016253b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004074c"><!--s004074c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of defending.</p></div><a name="s004075c"><!--s004075c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a means or method of defending.</p></div></div><a name="s016254b"><!--s016254b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004076c"><!--s004076c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an argument in support or justification.</p></div><a name="s004077c"><!--s004077c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a defendant's denial, answer, or strategy.</p></div></div><a name="s016255b"><!--s016255b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) a defensive structure.</p></div><a name="s016256b"><!--s016256b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>)</p><a name="s004078c"><!--s004078c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a defending party or group, e.g. in a court of law.</p></div><a name="s004079c"><!--s004079c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in sport, defendingdefensive players, acts, or moves in a game or sport.</p></div></div><a name="s016257b"><!--s016257b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the military resources of a country</p><p><span class="bodyb">defenceless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">defencelessly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">defencelessness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">defensa</span>, fem past part. of<span class="bodyi">defendere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/defend/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">defend</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">campus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkampəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> campuses)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008615a"><!--s008615a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008960b"><!--s008960b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the grounds and buildings of a university, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that is geographically self-contained.</p></div><a name="s008961b"><!--s008961b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> the grounds of a school, college, etc [Latin <span class="bodyi">campus</span> field, plain].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gumshoe</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026853a"><!--s026853a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> a detective [<span class="bodyi">gumshoe</span> in the sense ‘rubber shoe’, suggesting somebody who walks stealthily].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">belay<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> belays)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005052a"><!--s005052a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005164b"><!--s005164b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in mountain climbing, an act a method or act of belaying a rope or person.</p></div><a name="s005165b"><!--s005165b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001140c"><!--s001140c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a mountain climber's belayed rope.</p></div><a name="s001141c"><!--s001141c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>something to which a belayed rope is attached.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">filter<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (filtered, filtering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022225a"><!--s022225a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s023557b"><!--s023557b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to subject (a substance) to the action of a filter.</p></div><a name="s023558b"><!--s023558b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + out) to remove (particles, etc) by means of a filter <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s023559b"><!--s023559b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to pass or move through a filter, or as if through a filter.</p></div><a name="s023560b"><!--s023560b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + in/out/through) to move gradually </p><p><i></i></p><p>The children filtered out of assembly</p>.</div><a name="s023561b"><!--s023561b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + in/out/through) said of information: to become known over a period of time </p><p><i></i></p><p>The news soon filtered through to the public</p>.</div><a name="s023562b"><!--s023562b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> said of traffic: to turn left or right in the direction of the green arrow while the main lights are still red</p><p><span class="bodyb">filterable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">filtrable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">filtration</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gangling</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹganggling/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024751a"><!--s024751a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>tall, thin, and awkward in movement </p><p><i></i></p><p>a gangling gawky child</p> <p>[perhaps irreg from Scot <span class="bodyi">gangrel</span> vagrant, lanky person].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">former<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> former)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023691a"><!--s023691a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the first mentioned </p><p><i></i></p><p>Of puppies and kittens, the former are the harder to train</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">former</span> <span class="bodyi">and</span> <span class="bodyb">latter</span>. The <span class="bodyi">former</span> refers back to the first of two previously mentioned things or people, the <span class="bodyi">latter</span> to the second. They are used to avoid tedious or awkward repetition: <span class="bodyi">Given the choice of being vilified by a newspaper or being ignored by it, I would instinctively opt for the former</span>. They should never be used when more than two things are listed. In that case use <span class="bodyi">first, first-named, second, last</span> etc. They should also be avoided when it is not absolutely and immediately clear what they refer to.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ancestral</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anʹsestrəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001899a"><!--s001899a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or inherited from an ancestor </p><p><i></i></p><p>ancestral estates</p><p><span class="bodyb">ancestrally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">erosion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹrohzh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020328a"><!--s020328a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021379b"><!--s021379b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>eroding or being eroded.</p></div><a name="s021380b"><!--s021380b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an instance or product of erosion</p><p><span class="bodyb">erosional</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">erosive</span> /-siv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">erosion-, erosio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">erodere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/erode/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">erode</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">defence mechanism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015718a"><!--s015718a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016258b"><!--s016258b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a reaction used by a living organism to defend itself against bacteria and viruses.</p></div><a name="s016259b"><!--s016259b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a usu unconscious mental process, e.g. projection or repression, that prevents the entry of unacceptable or painful thoughts into consciousness.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colliery</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoli·əri, ʹkolyəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> collieries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011755a"><!--s011755a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a coal mine and its associated buildings.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">godchild</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> godchildren)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025795a"><!--s025795a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody for whom another person becomes godparent at baptism.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">campylobacter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkampilohʹbaktə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008616a"><!--s008616a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rod-shaped bacterium that causes food poisoning and gastroenteritis: genus <span class="bodyi">Campylobacter</span> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">campylobacter</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">kampylos</span> bent + Latin <span class="bodyi">bacterium</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bacterium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bacterium</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drum<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/drum/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018446a"><!--s018446a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019492b"><!--s019492b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a percussion instrument, usu in the form of a hollow cylinder or hemisphere with a skin, plastic, or other material stretched over the opening or ends, that is played by beating with a stick, a pair of sticks, or the hands.</p></div><a name="s019493b"><!--s019493b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the sound made by striking a drum, or any similar sound.</p></div><a name="s019494b"><!--s019494b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something resembling a drum in shape, e.g. a cylindrical container or mechanical part.</p></div><a name="s019495b"><!--s019495b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s004971c"><!--s004971c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>something resembling a drum in shape.</p></div><a name="s004972c"><!--s004972c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a cylindrical machine or mechanical device or part; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a metal cylinder coated with magnetic material on which data, e.g. for a computer, may be recorded.</p></div><a name="s004973c"><!--s004973c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a cylindrical container, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a large metal container for liquids, e.g. oil.</p></div><a name="s004974c"><!--s004974c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>in architecture, a cylindrical block of stone or circular structure.</p></div></div><a name="s019496b"><!--s019496b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eardrum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eardrum</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s019497b"><!--s019497b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>any of several species of spiny-finned fishes that make a drumming noise: family Sciaenidae.</p></div><a name="s019498b"><!--s019498b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a dwelling; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pad1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pad<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (5).</p></div><a name="s019499b"><!--s019499b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, informal</span> a brothel.</p></div><a name="s019500b"><!--s019500b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, informal</span> a piece of information </p><p><i></i></p><p>Give them the drum</p>.</div><a name="s019501b"><!--s019501b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a drummer ✱ <span class="bodyb">beat/bang the drum for</span> to support, promote, or publicize (something) with great enthusiasm or vigour</p><p><span class="bodyb">drumlike</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [prob from Dutch <span class="bodyi">trom</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gum tree</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026854a"><!--s026854a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any tree that exudes a gum, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a eucalyptus tree ✱ <span class="bodyb">up a gum tree</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> in a difficult situation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bel canto</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bel ʹkantoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005053a"><!--s005053a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>operatic singing characterized by ease, purity, evenness of tone production, and an agile and precise vocal technique [Italian <span class="bodyi">bel canto</span> beautiful singing].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">filterable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfiltərəbl/ filtrable /ʹfiltrəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022226a"><!--s022226a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023563b"><!--s023563b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a substance: capable of being filtered.</p></div><a name="s023564b"><!--s023564b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a virus or bacterium: small enough to pass through a fine filter material.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ganglion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹganggli·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> ganglia /-gli·ə/ ganglions)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024752a"><!--s024752a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026531b"><!--s026531b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small cyst on a joint membrane or tendon sheath.</p></div><a name="s026532b"><!--s026532b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a mass of nerve cells outside the brain or spinal cord.</p></div><a name="s026533b"><!--s026533b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006987c"><!--s006987c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a small cyst on a joint membrane or tendon sheath.</p></div><a name="s006988c"><!--s006988c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a mass of nerve cells outside the brain or spinal cord.</p></div></div><a name="s026534b"><!--s026534b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a focus of strength, energy, or activity <span class="bodyb">ganglionic</span> /-ʹonik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">ganglion</span> tumour, nerve centre].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">former<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023692a"><!--s023692a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> (<span class="bodyi">usu in combination</span>) a member of a specified school form or year </p><p><i></i></p><p>a sixth-former</p> <p>[<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/form1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">form 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/er2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-er 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goddamned</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgoddamd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025797a"><!--s025797a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/goddamn_or_goddam_or_goddamned/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">goddamn</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CAMRA</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkamrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008617a"><!--s008617a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Campaign for Real Ale.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">defend</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹfend/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015719a"><!--s015719a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016260b"><!--s016260b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004080c"><!--s004080c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + from/against) to protect (somebody or something) from attack.</p></div><a name="s004081c"><!--s004081c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to attempt to retain (something that one holds, e.g. a military position, sporting title, or parliamentary seat) in the face of efforts by others to gain it.</p></div></div><a name="s016261b"><!--s016261b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to maintain (something) by argument in the face of opposition or criticism.</p></div><a name="s016262b"><!--s016262b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in sport, to attempt to prevent an opponent from scoring, e.g. by protecting a goal (e.g. a goal).</p></div><a name="s016263b"><!--s016263b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to act as legal representative in court for (somebody) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s016264b"><!--s016264b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to take action against attack or challenge.</p></div><a name="s016265b"><!--s016265b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to play or be in defence</p><p><span class="bodyb">defendable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">defender</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">defenden</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">defendere</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-fendere</span> to strike].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ancestry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹansestri, -səstri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> ancestries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001900a"><!--s001900a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001893b"><!--s001893b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a line of <span class="bodyi">esp</span> noble descent; a lineage </p><p><i></i></p><p>Ancestry has never counted much in England</p> — Nancy Mitford.</div><a name="s001894b"><!--s001894b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) one's ancestors as a group.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drum<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (drummed, drumming)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018447a"><!--s018447a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s019502b"><!--s019502b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to beat a drum.</p></div><a name="s019503b"><!--s019503b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make a succession of strokes, taps, or vibrations that produce drumlike sounds.</p></div><a name="s019504b"><!--s019504b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to throb or sound rhythmically </p><p><i></i></p><p>Blood drummed in his ears</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s019505b"><!--s019505b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s004975c"><!--s004975c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to strike or tap (something) repeatedly.</p></div><a name="s004976c"><!--s004976c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to produce (rhythmic sounds) by such action.</p></div><a name="s004977c"><!--s004977c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to make such sounds </p><p><i></i></p><p>drumming her fingers on the desk</p>.</div></div><a name="s019506b"><!--s019506b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to summon or enlist (somebody), orig by beating a drum </p><p><i></i></p><p>drum them into service</p>.</div><a name="s019507b"><!--s019507b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + into) to instil (an idea or lesson) by constant repetition </p><p><i></i></p><p>The rules were drummed into us as children</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">belch<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/belch/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005054a"><!--s005054a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005166b"><!--s005166b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to expel gas suddenly from the stomach through the mouth.</p></div><a name="s005167b"><!--s005167b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + out)</p><a name="s001142c"><!--s001142c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of smoke, steam, etc: to gush.</p></div><a name="s001143c"><!--s001143c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to emit (smoke, steam, etc) violently.</p></div></div><a name="s005168b"><!--s005168b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + out) said of smoke, steam, etc: to issue forth spasmodically or forcefully; to gush <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s005169b"><!--s005169b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + out) to eject or emit (smoke, steam, etc) forcefully [Old English <span class="bodyi">bealcian</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gum turpentine</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026855a"><!--s026855a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028754b"><!--s028754b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/turpentine1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">turpentine<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (1).</p></div><a name="s028755b"><!--s028755b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/turpentine1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">turpentine<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (1a).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">erotic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹrotik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020330a"><!--s020330a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021381b"><!--s021381b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of, concerned with, or tending to arouse sexual desire </p><p><i></i></p><p>erotic art</p>.</div><a name="s021382b"><!--s021382b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>strongly affected by sexual desire</p><p><span class="bodyb">erotically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">erōtikos</span>,from <span class="bodyi">erōt-, erōs</span> love].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colligative</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹligətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011756a"><!--s011756a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>depending on the number rather than the nature of particles, e.g. molecules </p><p><i></i></p><p>Pressure is a colligative property</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">colligatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">colligare</span> to bind together, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/col/3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">col-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ligare</span> to tie].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">filter bed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022227a"><!--s022227a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bed of sand or gravel for purifying water or sewage.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ganglioside</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹganggliəsied/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024753a"><!--s024753a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a group of sugar-containing fatty chemical compounds found in nerve tissue [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ganglion/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ganglion</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ose2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ose 2</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ide_or_id/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ide</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">former<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023693a"><!--s023693a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025437b"><!--s025437b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody or something that forms something.</p></div><a name="s025438b"><!--s025438b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a frame or core on which an electrical coil is wound [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/form2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">form 2</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/er2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-er 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">camshaft</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkamshahft/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008618a"><!--s008618a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a shaft to which a cam is attached.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gum up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026856a"><!--s026856a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to prevent or impede the proper working of (something).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">belch<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005055a"><!--s005055a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sudden expulsion of gas from the stomach through the mouth.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goddamn <span class="bodyi">or</span> goddam <span class="bodyi">or</span> goddamned</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025796a"><!--s025796a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>damned.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">erotica</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹrotikə/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020331a"><!--s020331a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) literature or art with an erotic theme or quality [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">erōtika</span>,neuter pl of <span class="bodyi">erōtikos</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/erotic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">erotic</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anchor<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹangkə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001901a"><!--s001901a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001895b"><!--s001895b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a device dropped from a ship or boat to hold it in a particular place, typically a large metal hook that digs into the seabed.</p></div><a name="s001896b"><!--s001896b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that serves to hold an object firmly in place.</p></div><a name="s001897b"><!--s001897b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>somebody or something providing support, stability, and security; a mainstay.</p></div><a name="s001898b"><!--s001898b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an anchorman or anchorwoman.</p></div><a name="s001899b"><!--s001899b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) a vehicle's brakes ✱ <span class="bodyb">at anchor</span> said of a ship: held in position by an anchor ✱ <span class="bodyb">drop anchor</span> to lower the anchor of a ship to hold it in position</p><p><span class="bodyb">anchorless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">ancor</span>, <span class="bodyi">ancra</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">ankyra</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gangly</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹganggli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024754a"><!--s024754a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gangling/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gangling</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">defendant</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015720a"><!--s015720a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a party person, company, etc against whom a criminal charge or civil claim is made: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/plaintiff/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">plaintiff</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">filter feeder</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022228a"><!--s022228a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an animal, e.g. a blue whale, adapted to filtering minute organisms or other food from water that passes through its system</p><p><span class="bodyb">filter feeding</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">collimate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkolimayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011757a"><!--s011757a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012044b"><!--s012044b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (e.g. rays of light) parallel.</p></div><a name="s012045b"><!--s012045b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to adjust the line of sight of (a telescope, theodolite, etc) <span class="bodyb">collimation</span> /-ʹmaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">collimator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">collimatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">collimare</span>, variant of <span class="bodyi">collineare</span> to make straight, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/col/3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">col-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">linea</span> line].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drum and bass</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdrum ən ʹbays/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018448a"><!--s018448a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a type of modern dance music characterized by fast insistent drum beats with complex percussion break patterns and low bass lines.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">formerly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023694a"><!--s023694a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>at an earlier time; previously.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Can.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008622a"><!--s008622a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008973b"><!--s008973b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Canada.</p></div><a name="s008974b"><!--s008974b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Canadian.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">defender</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015721a"><!--s015721a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who plays in a defensive position in a sport.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beldam <span class="bodyi">or</span> beldame</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbeldəm, ʹbeldam/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005056a"><!--s005056a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> an old woman; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a hag [Middle English <span class="bodyi">beldam</span> grandmother, from Old French <span class="bodyi">bel</span> beautiful + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dam3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dam 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gangmaster</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024755a"><!--s024755a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who organizes and supplies gangs of workers, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> foreign workers who perform menial tasks for low wages.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">filter paper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022229a"><!--s022229a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>porous paper used for filtering.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goddaughter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025798a"><!--s025798a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a female godchild.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gun<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/gun/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026857a"><!--s026857a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028756b"><!--s028756b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a weapon that discharges a bullet or shell through a metal tube; a firearm.</p></div><a name="s028757b"><!--s028757b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody who carries or is skilled with a gun, e.g. a hunter or a hired killer.</p></div><a name="s028758b"><!--s028758b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s007583c"><!--s007583c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>any weapon that discharges a bullet or shell through a metal tube; a firearm </p><p><i></i></p><p>My, my. Such a lot of guns around town and so few brains</p><p> Humphrey Bogart.</p></div><a name="s007584c"><!--s007584c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a piece of artillery with a high muzzle velocity and a comparatively flat trajectory.</p></div></div><a name="s028759b"><!--s028759b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a discharge of a gun; gunfire.</p></div><a name="s028760b"><!--s028760b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s007585c"><!--s007585c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>somebody who carries a gun in a shooting party.</p></div><a name="s007586c"><!--s007586c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> somebody who is skilled with a gun, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a hired killer.</p></div></div><a name="s028761b"><!--s028761b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a device that releases a controlled amount of something, e.g. grease or glue, and is operated broadly like a firearm ✱ <span class="bodyb">go great guns</span> to be working at great speed or very effectively ✱ <span class="bodyb">jump the gun</span> to start in a race before the starting signal.</p></div><a name="s028762b"><!--s028762b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to move or act before the proper time ✱ <span class="bodyb">stick to one's guns</span> to refuse to change one's decision, intentions, or opinion in spite of opposition</p><p><span class="bodyb">gunned</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">gonne</span>, <span class="bodyi">gunne</span>, prob of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">collimator</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011758a"><!--s011758a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012046b"><!--s012046b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a device for producing a beam of parallel rays or radiation.</p></div><a name="s012047b"><!--s012047b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a small telescope fixed to a larger one to adjust its line of sight.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drumbeat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018449a"><!--s018449a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a stroke on a drum or its sound.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eroticise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹrotisiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020332a"><!--s020332a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eroticize_or_eroticise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eroticize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Formica</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fawʹmiekə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023695a"><!--s023695a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> any of various laminated plastics used to make heat-resistant surfaces, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for worktops, tables, etc [said to be from its development as a substitute <span class="bodyi">for mica</span> as an insulation material].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anchor<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (anchored, anchoring)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001902a"><!--s001902a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s001900b"><!--s001900b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to hold (a boat or ship) in place in the water by means of an anchor.</p></div><a name="s001901b"><!--s001901b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to secure (something) firmly in place <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s001902b"><!--s001902b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to drop anchor.</p></div><a name="s001903b"><!--s001903b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to become fixed; to settle.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">can<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kan, kən/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb aux</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">third person sing. present tense</span> can) (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> could /kood, kəd/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008619a"><!--s008619a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008962b"><!--s008962b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to be able to; to know how to </p><p><i></i></p><p>She can speak seven languages</p> <p><i></i></p><p>I can't make the door open</p>.</div><a name="s008963b"><!--s008963b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to have permission to; may </p><p><i></i></p><p>You can go if you want</p>.</div><a name="s008964b"><!--s008964b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to have a certain tendency or likelihood </p><p><i></i></p><p>It can be cold at night</p>.</div><a name="s008965b"><!--s008965b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>used in the negative to express surprise or disbelief </p><p><i></i></p><p>They cannot be serious</p> <a name="sb00000073"><!--sb00000073--></a><p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">cunnan</span> to know, later ‘to know how to’]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">can</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">may</span>? <span class="bodyi">Can</span> is nowadays used far more frequently than <span class="bodyi">may</span> when routinely asking or giving permission (<span class="bodyi">Can I go now, please? You can go if you want</span>), despite the argument by traditionalists that this loses a useful distinction between <span class="bodyi">can</span> ‘be able to’ and <span class="bodyi">may</span> ‘be allowed to’. <span class="bodyi">May</span> is however more usual in polite requests (<span class="bodyi">Jane, may I introduce you to Mrs Potter?</span>), and when <span class="bodyi">may</span> is needed to avoid ambiguity (<span class="bodyi">They seem doubtful about what they may and may not do</span>).</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">defenestration</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeˌfeniʹstraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015722a"><!--s015722a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly humorous</span> the act of throwing somebody out of a window [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">fenestra</span> window].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gangplank</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024756a"><!--s024756a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a movable board or plank used to board a ship from a quay or another ship.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beleaguer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹleegə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (beleaguered, beleaguering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005057a"><!--s005057a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005170b"><!--s005170b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to beset or harass (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>beleaguered teachers</p>.</div><a name="s005171b"><!--s005171b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to surround (a place) with an army so as to prevent escape; to besiege [Dutch <span class="bodyi">belegeren</span>, from <span class="bodyi">be-</span> all around + <span class="bodyi">leger</span> camp].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anchorage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹangkərij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001903a"><!--s001903a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001904b"><!--s001904b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a place where boats and ships are anchored or can anchor.</p></div><a name="s001905b"><!--s001905b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of anchoring a boat or ship, or a charge for this.</p></div><a name="s001906b"><!--s001906b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something that provides a secure hold or attachment.</p></div><a name="s001907b"><!--s001907b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>reassurance, security, or stability, or a source of these.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goddess</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgodes, ʹgodis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025799a"><!--s025799a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027545b"><!--s027545b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a female deity.</p></div><a name="s027546b"><!--s027546b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a woman whose great charm or beauty arouses adoration.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">filter tip</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022230a"><!--s022230a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cigarette tip of porous material that filters the smoke before it enters the smoker's mouth, or a cigarette with such a tip</p><p><span class="bodyb">filter-tipped</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">collinear</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohʹlini·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011759a"><!--s011759a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of points: lying on or passing through the same straight line <span class="bodyb">collinearity</span> /-ʹariti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">formic acid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfawmik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023696a"><!--s023696a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pungent corrosive liquid acid naturally produced by ants: formula HCOOH [Latin <span class="bodyi">formica</span> ant].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eroticism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹrotisiz(ə)m/ erotism /ʹerətiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020333a"><!--s020333a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021383b"><!--s021383b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an erotic theme, quality, or character.</p></div><a name="s021384b"><!--s021384b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>sexual arousal or excitement.</p></div><a name="s021385b"><!--s021385b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>sexual impulse or desire</p><p><span class="bodyb">eroticist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gun<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (gunned, gunning) <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026858a"><!--s026858a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028763b"><!--s028763b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to press hard on the accelerator to make (a vehicle or engine) go or run faster of (a vehicle) so as to increase its speed.</p></div><a name="s028764b"><!--s028764b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to use the accelerator to make (an engine) run faster ✱ <span class="bodyb">be gunning for</span> to be intent on finding, criticizing, punishing, or killing (somebody) somebody in order to criticize, punish, or kill them.</p></div><a name="s028765b"><!--s028765b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to be trying very hard to obtain or achieve something.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drum brake</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018450a"><!--s018450a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a brake that operates by the friction of pads pressing against a rotating drum.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">can<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kan/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008620a"><!--s008620a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008966b"><!--s008966b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a usu cylindrical metal container in which food or drink is sealed for sale or long-term storage; a tin.</p></div><a name="s008967b"><!--s008967b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002136c"><!--s002136c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a usu cylindrical metal container, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for liquids </p><p><i></i></p><p>an oil can</p>.</div><a name="s002137c"><!--s002137c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a usu cylindrical metal container in which food or drink is sealed for sale or long-term storage; a tin.</p></div></div><a name="s008968b"><!--s008968b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) headphones.</p></div><a name="s008969b"><!--s008969b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> a toilet.</p></div><a name="s008970b"><!--s008970b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> jail ✱ <span class="bodyb">in the can</span> said of a film, videotape, etc: completed and ready for release <span class="bodyb">canful</span> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> canfuls)<i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">canne</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">defense</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹfens/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015723a"><!--s015723a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/defence/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">defence</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">godet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gohʹdet, ʹgohday/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025800a"><!--s025800a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an inset, usu triangular in shape, inserted into a garment to give fullness or flare, e.g. at the bottom of a skirt [French <span class="bodyi">godet</span>, literally ‘drinking cup, mug’ prob of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gangrene<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹganggreen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024757a"><!--s024757a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>death of soft tissues in a localized area of the body, due to loss of blood supply <span class="bodyb">gangrenous</span> /ʹganggrinəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">gangraina</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">belemnite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbeləmniet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005058a"><!--s005058a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a conical pointed fossil shell of any of an order of extinct cephalopod molluscs [French <span class="bodyi">bélemnite</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">belemnon</span> dart].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">filth</span><small><span class="eSynop">/filth/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022231a"><!--s022231a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023565b"><!--s023565b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>foul or putrid matter, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> dirt or refuse.</p></div><a name="s023566b"><!--s023566b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something loathsome or vile, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> obscene or pornographic material.</p></div><a name="s023567b"><!--s023567b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the filth</span>) <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal, derog</span> (<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the police [Old English <span class="bodyi">fẏlth</span>,from <span class="bodyi">fūl</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/foul1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">foul 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anchoress</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹangk(ə)ris/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001904a"><!--s001904a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a female anchorite.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">collision</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹlizh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011760a"><!--s011760a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012048b"><!--s012048b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an act or instance of colliding; a clash.</p></div><a name="s012049b"><!--s012049b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in physics, an encounter between particles, e.g. atoms or molecules, resulting in the exchange or transformation of energy</p><p><span class="bodyb">collisional</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">collision-, collisio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">collidere</span> to collide].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">formication</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fawmiʹkayshən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023697a"><!--s023697a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hallucinatory feeling as if insects were crawling over one's skin [Latin <span class="bodyi">formicare</span> to crawl like an ant, from <span class="bodyi">formica</span> ant].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drumfire</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018451a"><!--s018451a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>artillery fire so continuous artillery fire that as to sounds like a rapid succession of drumbeats.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eroticize <span class="bodyi">or</span> eroticise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹrotisiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020334a"><!--s020334a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to give erotic qualities to (something) <span class="bodyb">eroticization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gunboat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026859a"><!--s026859a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a relatively heavily armed ship of shallow draught.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">can<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kan/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (canned, canning)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008621a"><!--s008621a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008971b"><!--s008971b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to pack or preserve (<span class="bodyi">esp</span> food or drink) in a can.</p></div><a name="s008972b"><!--s008972b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> to put a stop or end to (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Can that racket.</p><p> Nathaniel Bust</p><p><span class="bodyb">canner</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">defensible</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015724a"><!--s015724a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>capable of being defended, e.g. by argument or in a war <span class="bodyb">defensibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">defensibly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English from late Latin <span class="bodyi">defensibilis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">defendere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/defence/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">defence</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gangrene<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024758a"><!--s024758a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to become gangrenous.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">filthy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (filthier, filthiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022232a"><!--s022232a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023568b"><!--s023568b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>covered with or containing filth; offensively dirty </p><p><i></i></p><p>filthy conditions</p>.</div><a name="s023569b"><!--s023569b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>vile, evil, or lewd </p><p><i></i></p><p>a filthy trick</p>.</div><a name="s023570b"><!--s023570b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> used with reference to money: tainted; immoral; corrupt.</p></div><a name="s023571b"><!--s023571b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of a mood or expression: malevolent.</p></div><a name="s023572b"><!--s023572b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> said of the weather: stormy.</p></div><a name="s023573b"><!--s023573b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> said of books or magazines: pornographic ✱ <span class="bodyb">filthy lucre</span> <span class="bodyi">literary or humorous</span> money ✱ <span class="bodyb">filthy rich</span> extremely wealthy</p><p><span class="bodyb">filthily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">filthiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bel esprit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌbel eʹspree (<span class="bodyi">French</span> bɛl ɛspri)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> beaux esprits /ˌbohz eʹspree (<span class="bodyi">French</span> boz ɛspri)/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005059a"><!--s005059a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person with a fine and gifted mind [French <span class="bodyi">bel esprit</span> fine mind].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">formidable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fəʹmidəbl, ʹfawmidəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023698a"><!--s023698a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025439b"><!--s025439b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>causing fear, dread, or apprehension </p><p><i></i></p><p>a formidable prospect</p>.</div><a name="s025440b"><!--s025440b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>difficult to overcome </p><p><i></i></p><p>The most formidable weapon against errors of every kind is reason</p><p> Thomas Paine.</p></div><a name="s025441b"><!--s025441b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a person: tending to inspire respect or awe; discouraging approach by others</p><p><span class="bodyb">formidableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><a name="sb000000225"><!--sb000000225--></a><p><span class="bodyb">formidably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">formidabilis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">formidare</span> to fear]</p><div class="sidebar"><p>Nowadays in British English <span class="bodyi">formidable</span> is usually pronounced with the stress on the second syllable <span class="bodyi">-mid-</span>. The older pronunciation, in which the stress falls on the first syllable <span class="bodyi">for-</span>, is preferred in American English and is the standard pronunciation in British English.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">godetia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gəʹdeeshə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025801a"><!--s025801a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an American plant of the fuchsia family widely grown for its attractive white, pink, or red flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Godetia</span> [named after C H <span class="bodyi">Godet</span> d.1879, Swiss botanist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gunboat diplomacy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026860a"><!--s026860a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the high-handed threat or use of naval or military power.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">collision course</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011761a"><!--s011761a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a course or approach that would result in collision or conflict if continued unaltered.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anchorite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹangkəriet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001905a"><!--s001905a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who lives in seclusion, usu for religious reasons; a hermit <span class="bodyb">anchoritic</span> /-ʹritik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">anchoreta</span>, ultimately from Greek <span class="bodyi">anachōrein</span> to withdraw].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drumfish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> drumfishes <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> drumfish)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018452a"><!--s018452a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/drum1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">drum<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (5).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Canaanite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaynəniet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008623a"><!--s008623a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of a Semitic people who inhabited ancient Palestine and Phoenicia from about 3000 <span class="bodysc">bc</span></p><p><span class="bodyb">Canaanite</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">Kananitēs</span> from <span class="bodyi">Kanaan</span> Canaan, ancient region in Palestine].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">erotism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹerətiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020335a"><!--s020335a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eroticism/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eroticism</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">defensive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹfensiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015725a"><!--s015725a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016266b"><!--s016266b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004082c"><!--s004082c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>serving to defend.</p></div><a name="s004083c"><!--s004083c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>devoted to resisting or preventing aggression, attack, criticism, etc or attempts by an opponent to score.</p></div></div><a name="s016267b"><!--s016267b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>sensitive to anticipateding criticism, sensitive to it, and eager to defend one's own actions or views ✱ <span class="bodyb">on the defensive</span> having to defend oneself against attack or criticism</p><p><span class="bodyb">defensively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">defensiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gang saw</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024759a"><!--s024759a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a saw with several blades fitted in a frame, used in a timber mill.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">belfry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbelfri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> belfries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005060a"><!--s005060a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005172b"><!--s005172b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a bell tower, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when associated with attached to a church.</p></div><a name="s005173b"><!--s005173b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a room in which a bell is hung in such a bell tower [Middle English <span class="bodyi">belfrey</span>, alteration by association with <span class="bodyi">bell</span>, of <span class="bodyi">berfrey</span>, from early French <span class="bodyi">berfrei</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">filtrable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfiltrəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022233a"><!--s022233a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/filterable/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">filterable</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">form letter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023699a"><!--s023699a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a letter in a standardized format, to which pertinent details such as people's names and addresses can be added for sending to a usu large number of people.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drumhead</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018453a"><!--s018453a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019508b"><!--s019508b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the skin or other material stretched over the end of a drum.</p></div><a name="s019509b"><!--s019509b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the top part of a capstan.</p></div><a name="s019510b"><!--s019510b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a type of cabbage with a flat top.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">defer<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹfuh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (deferred, deferring)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015726a"><!--s015726a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016268b"><!--s016268b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to postpone (an action, decision, etc).</p></div><a name="s016269b"><!--s016269b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to postpone the military drafting of (somebody)</p><p><span class="bodyb">deferment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">deferrable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">deferral</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">deferren, differren</span> via Frenchfrom Latin <span class="bodyi">differre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/differ/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">differ</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">collocate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoləkayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011762a"><!--s011762a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012050b"><!--s012050b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to set or arrange (things) in a particular place or position, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> side by side <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s012051b"><!--s012051b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) said of a linguistic element: to form part of a collocation [Latin <span class="bodyi">collocatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">collocare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/col/3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">col-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">locare</span> to place, from <span class="bodyi">locus</span> place].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anchorman <span class="bodyi">or</span> anchorwoman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> anchormen anchorwomen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001906a"><!--s001906a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001908b"><!--s001908b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a man or woman who competes last, e.g. in a relay race.</p></div><a name="s001909b"><!--s001909b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in television and radio broadcasting, a man or woman who links up with outside reporters from a central studio.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eroto-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020336a"><!--s020336a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/erot_or_eroto/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">erot-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guncotton</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026861a"><!--s026861a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an explosive chemical compound consisting of cellulose nitrate with a high nitrogen content.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gangsta</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgangstə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">NAmer, slang</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024760a"><!--s024760a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026535b"><!--s026535b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a black street gang.</p></div><a name="s026536b"><!--s026536b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a kind of rap music, often with lyrics about gang warfare and fighting [alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gangster/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gangster</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">godfather</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025802a"><!--s025802a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027547b"><!--s027547b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a male godparent at baptism.</p></div><a name="s027548b"><!--s027548b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody having a relation to another or others like that of a godfather to his godchild </p><p><i></i></p><p>the godfather of a whole generation of rebels</p><p> Times Literary Supplement.</p></div><a name="s027549b"><!--s027549b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the leader of a criminal organization, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the Mafia.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Canada balsam</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkanədə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008624a"><!--s008624a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sticky yellowish or greenish resin from the balsam fir that is used as an adhesive, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in mounting subjects on microscope slides [named after <span class="bodyi">Canada</span>, country in N America].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Belgian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbelj(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005061a"><!--s005061a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Belgium in NW Europe</p><p><span class="bodyb">Belgian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">form of address</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023700a"><!--s023700a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a correct title or expression of politeness to be used to somebody.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">filtrate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfiltrayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022234a"><!--s022234a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to filter (a fluid) [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">filtratus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">filtrare</span> to filter,from <span class="bodyi">filtrum</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/filter1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">filter 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drum kit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018454a"><!--s018454a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a set of drums and other percussion instruments usu played by a single player, e.g. in a rock band.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">collocate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011763a"><!--s011763a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a word that is typically, or very frequently, used in conjunction with another word.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anchor person</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001907a"><!--s001907a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> an anchorman or anchorwoman.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">defer<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (deferred, deferring)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015727a"><!--s015727a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + to) to acknowledge somebody else's superiority or, usu out of respect, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to allow their somebody else's opinion to prevail [Middle English <span class="bodyi">deferren, differren</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">deferre</span> to bring or bring down, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ferre</span> to carry].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">erotogenic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iˌrotəʹjenik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020337a"><!--s020337a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/erogenous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">erogenous</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">God-fearing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025803a"><!--s025803a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>devout.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Canada day</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008625a"><!--s008625a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>July 1, observed as a public holiday in Canada in commemoration of the proclamation of dominion status in 1867.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Belgian hare</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005062a"><!--s005062a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a slender dark red rabbit of a domestic breed.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gundog</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026862a"><!--s026862a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dog trained to locate or retrieve game for hunters.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gangster</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgangstə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024761a"><!--s024761a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of a criminal gang</p><p><span class="bodyb">gangsterism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-form <span class="bodyi">or</span> -iform</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023673a"><!--s023673a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming adjectives, with the meaning: having the form or shape of; resembling </p><p><i></i></p><p>cruciform</p> <p>[early French <span class="bodyi">-forme</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">-formis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">forma</span> form].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">filtrate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022235a"><!--s022235a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>material that has passed through a filter.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drumlin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdrumlin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018455a"><!--s018455a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an elongated or oval hill formed from glacial debris [Irish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">druim</span> back, ridge (from Old Irish <span class="bodyi">druimm</span>) + English <span class="bodyi">-lin</span>, alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ling/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ling</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">collocation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koləʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011764a"><!--s011764a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act or result of placing or arranging together; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a combination of two or more words that is well established by usage</p><p><span class="bodyb">collocational</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anchovy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanchəvi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> anchovies <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> anchovy)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001908a"><!--s001908a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001910b"><!--s001910b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a common small Mediterranean fish that resembles a herring and is often preserved in oil and salt and used as a garnish: <span class="bodyi">Engraulis encrasicholus</span>.</p></div><a name="s001911b"><!--s001911b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of several species of related fish: genus <span class="bodyi">Engraulis</span> [possibly Spanish <span class="bodyi">anchova</span>, ultimately from Greek <span class="bodyi">aphyē</span> small fry].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">erotogenous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/erəʹtojənəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020338a"><!--s020338a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/erogenous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">erogenous</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Belial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbeeli·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005063a"><!--s005063a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005174b"><!--s005174b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the Devil.</p></div><a name="s005175b"><!--s005175b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>often personified in the Bible: worthlessness or wickedness </p><p><i></i></p><p>children of Belial</p> [Greek <span class="bodyi">Belial</span> from Hebrew <span class="bodyi">bĕlīya'al</span>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deference</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdef(ə)rəns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015728a"><!--s015728a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016270b"><!--s016270b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the respect and esteem due to a superior or an elder.</p></div><a name="s016271b"><!--s016271b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>compliance with the wishes or opinion of another ✱ <span class="bodyb">in deference to</span> because of respect for.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gangue</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gang/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024762a"><!--s024762a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the worthless part of an ore [French <span class="bodyi">gangue</span> from German <span class="bodyi">Gang</span> course, vein of metal, from Old High German <span class="bodyi">gang</span> act of going].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">godforsaken</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025804a"><!--s025804a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027550b"><!--s027550b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>remote; desolate.</p></div><a name="s027551b"><!--s027551b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>neglected or miserable.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Canada goose</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008626a"><!--s008626a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wild goose that is grey and brown with a black head and neck and a white patch under the throat, introduced into Europe from N America: <span class="bodyi">Branta canadensis</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gun down</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026863a"><!--s026863a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to kill (somebody) by shooting them, usu in cold blood.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">formula</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfawmyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> formulas formulae /-lee, -lie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023701a"><!--s023701a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025442b"><!--s025442b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006723c"><!--s006723c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a set form of words for use in a ceremony or ritual.</p></div><a name="s006724c"><!--s006724c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a truth, principle, or procedure, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a basis for negotiation or, often conventionalized, as a recommended basis for action </p><p><i></i></p><p>working out a peace formula</p>.</div><a name="s006725c"><!--s006725c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a prescribed or set form or method, e.g. of writing, often followed uncritically; an established rule or custom.</p></div></div><a name="s025443b"><!--s025443b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006726c"><!--s006726c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a fact, rule, or principle expressed in symbols, e.g. in mathematics.</p></div><a name="s006727c"><!--s006727c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a symbolic expression of the chemical composition of a substance.</p></div><a name="s006728c"><!--s006728c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a group of numerical symbols used to express a single concept.</p></div></div><a name="s025444b"><!--s025444b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006729c"><!--s006729c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a recipe or the list of ingredients in it.</p></div><a name="s006730c"><!--s006730c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>liquid baby food made from milk or soya.</p></div></div><a name="s025445b"><!--s025445b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a method or procedure for bringing something about.</p></div><a name="s025446b"><!--s025446b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Formula</span>) a classification of racing cars (Formula One, Two, etc) specifying <span class="bodyi">esp</span> size, weight, and engine capacity.</p></div><a name="s025447b"><!--s025447b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s006731c"><!--s006731c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Formula</span>) a classification of racing cars (Formula One, Two, etc) specifying <span class="bodyi">esp</span> size, weight, and engine capacity.</p></div><a name="s006732c"><!--s006732c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) relating to or denoting one of these classifications </p><p><i></i></p><p>Formula One cars</p> <p><span class="bodyb">formulaic</span> /-ʹlayik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">formulaically</span> /-ʹlayikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">formula</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">forma</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/form1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">form 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">filtration</span><small><span class="eSynop">/filʹtraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022236a"><!--s022236a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023574b"><!--s023574b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the process of passing through, or as if through, a filter.</p></div><a name="s023575b"><!--s023575b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/diffusion/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">diffusion</span></span></a> (3a) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The kidney produces urine by filtration</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drum major</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018456a"><!--s018456a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the marching leader of a band, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a non-commissioned officer in charge of the corps of drums in a military band.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">collocutor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoləkyoohtə, kəʹlokyootə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011765a"><!--s011765a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody taking part in a conversation [late Latin <span class="bodyi">collocutor</span> from <span class="bodyi">colloqui</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/colloquy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">colloquy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anchusa</span><small><span class="eSynop">/angʹkyoosə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001909a"><!--s001909a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of Eurasian herbaceous plants with hairy leaves and stems and usu bright blue flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Anchusa</span> [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">ankhousa</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gang up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024763a"><!--s024763a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + on/against) to combine as a group for a specific purpose, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a disreputable one.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gunfight</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026864a"><!--s026864a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a duel with guns</p><p><span class="bodyb">gunfighter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">belie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹlie/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (belies, belied, belying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005064a"><!--s005064a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005176b"><!--s005176b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to give a false impression of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>the white frock that … imparted to her developing figure an amplitude that belied her age</p> — Hardy.</div><a name="s005177b"><!--s005177b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to show (something) to be false </p><p><i></i></p><p>Harker smiled … but at the same time his action belied his words, for his hands instinctively sought the hilt of the great Kukri knife</p> — Bram Stoker [Old English <span class="bodyi">belēogan</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/be/3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">be-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">lēogan</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lie4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lie 4</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">formularize <span class="bodyi">or</span> formularise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfawmyooləriez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023702a"><!--s023702a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to state (something) as a formula or reduce it to a formula; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/formulate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">formulate</span></span></a> (1) <span class="bodyb">formularization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">erotology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/erəʹtoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020339a"><!--s020339a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the study and description of sexual love, stimulation, and behaviour.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deferent<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdef(ə)rənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015729a"><!--s015729a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>serving to carry down or out </p><p><i></i></p><p>a deferent duct</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">deferent-, deferens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">deferre</span> to carry down].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Canadian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹnaydi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008627a"><!--s008627a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Canada</p><p><span class="bodyb">Canadian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">Canadianism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drum majorette</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018457a"><!--s018457a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a girl or young woman who twirls a baton while leading or accompanying a procession or marching band.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fimbria</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfimbri·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> fimbriae /ʹfimbri·ee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022237a"><!--s022237a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023576b"><!--s023576b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in anatomy, etc, a fringe-like structure.</p></div><a name="s023577b"><!--s023577b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in anatomy, one of the finger-like projections composing such a structure, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> that forming the entrance to each of the Fallopian tubes</p><p><span class="bodyb">fimbrial</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">fimbria</span> border, fringe].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">godhead</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025805a"><!--s025805a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027552b"><!--s027552b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>divine nature or essence.</p></div><a name="s027553b"><!--s027553b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Godhead</span>) the supreme being; God.</p></div><a name="s027554b"><!--s027554b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Godhead</span>)</p><a name="s007239c"><!--s007239c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the supreme being; God.</p></div><a name="s007240c"><!--s007240c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the nature of God [Middle English <span class="bodyi">godhed</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/god1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">god 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-hed</span> -hood].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">collodion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹlohdi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011766a"><!--s011766a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a viscous solution of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pyroxylin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pyroxylin</span></span></a> (mixture of cellulose nitrates), used as a coating for wounds or for photographic films [modification of scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">collodium</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">kollōdēs</span> glutinous, from <span class="bodyi">kolla</span> glue].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gangway<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024764a"><!--s024764a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026537b"><!--s026537b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a passageway; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a temporary way constructed from planks.</p></div><a name="s026538b"><!--s026538b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006989c"><!--s006989c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the opening in a ship's side or rail through which the ship is boarded.</p></div><a name="s006990c"><!--s006990c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a gangplank.</p></div><a name="s006991c"><!--s006991c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a ladder or stairway slung over a ship's side, used for boarding.</p></div></div><a name="s026539b"><!--s026539b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a narrow passage between sections of seats in a theatre, storage bays in a warehouse, etc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anchylose</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹangkilohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001910a"><!--s001910a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ankylose_or_anchylose/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ankylose</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">belief</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹleef/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005065a"><!--s005065a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005178b"><!--s005178b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something believed; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a tenet or body of tenets held by a group.</p></div><a name="s005179b"><!--s005179b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>conviction of the truth of some a statement or the reality of some a being, thing, or phenomenon, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when based on examination of evidence.</p></div><a name="s005180b"><!--s005180b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>trust or confidence in somebody or something</p><p>To believe something is to take it to be true and to use it as a guide to one's actions. Beliefs have generally been thought to be inner states, perhaps present to consciousness, that can be identified through introspection. More recently, the connection between belief and action has been emphasized, especially by economists – beliefs are often just habits of behaviour and expectation which need not be conscious at all — Professor Christopher Hookway</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">beleave</span>, prob alteration of Old English <span class="bodyi">gelēafa</span>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">formulary<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfawmyooləri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> formularies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023703a"><!--s023703a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025448b"><!--s025448b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a book or other collection of stated and prescribed forms, e.g. of prayers.</p></div><a name="s025449b"><!--s025449b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a book containing a list of medicinal substances and formulas </p><p><i></i></p><p>the British National Formulary</p>.</div><a name="s025450b"><!--s025450b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a prescribed form or model; a formula.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">erotomania</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iˌrotəʹmayni·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020340a"><!--s020340a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021386b"><!--s021386b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>excessive sexual desire.</p></div><a name="s021387b"><!--s021387b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a psychiatric condition in which a person groundlessly believes that another person is in love with them <span class="bodyb">erotomaniac</span> /-ak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gunfire</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026865a"><!--s026865a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the firing of guns, or the noise they make.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Canadian football</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008628a"><!--s008628a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a field game resembling American football that is played with teams of twelve players each.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deferent<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015730a"><!--s015730a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/deferential/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">deferential</span></span></a> [back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/deference/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">deference</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fimbriate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfimbri·ət, -ayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022238a"><!--s022238a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having the edge or extremity bordered by long slender projections; fringed </p><p><i></i></p><p>fimbriate petals</p> <p><span class="bodyb">fimbriation</span> /-ʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">fimbriatus</span> fringed, from <span class="bodyi">fimbria</span> fringe].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">godless</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025806a"><!--s025806a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027555b"><!--s027555b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not acknowledging a deity; impious.</p></div><a name="s027556b"><!--s027556b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>wicked</p><p><span class="bodyb">godlessness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">collogue</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koʹlohg/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011767a"><!--s011767a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to conspire or speak furtively.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drummer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdrumə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018458a"><!--s018458a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019511b"><!--s019511b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who plays a drum.</p></div><a name="s019512b"><!--s019512b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a travelling sales representative.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gangway<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024765a"><!--s024765a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used when trying to make one's way round an obstacle: make way!.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anchylosis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/angkiʹlohsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001911a"><!--s001911a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ankylosis_or_anchylosis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ankylosis</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">formulary<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023704a"><!--s023704a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or denoting a formula.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">believe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹleev/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005066a"><!--s005066a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005181b"><!--s005181b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001144c"><!--s001144c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to consider (something) to be true or honest </p><p><i></i></p><p>They believe the reports</p>.</div><a name="s001145c"><!--s001145c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to accept a statement made by (somebody) as the truth </p><p><i></i></p><p>I don't believe you</p>.</div></div><a name="s005182b"><!--s005182b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to consider (something) to be true or (somebody) to be telling the truth.</p></div><a name="s005183b"><!--s005183b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to hold (something) as an opinion; to think </p><p><i></i></p><p>I believe it will rain soon</p> <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</div><a name="s005184b"><!--s005184b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s001146c"><!--s001146c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + in) to have a firm religious faith </p><p><i></i></p><p>people who believe in God</p>.</div><a name="s001147c"><!--s001147c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + in) to have a firm conviction as to the reality or goodness of something.</p></div><a name="s001148c"><!--s001148c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + in) to accept something trustfully and on faith </p><p><i></i></p><p>people who believe in the natural goodness of man</p>.</div></div><a name="s005185b"><!--s005185b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + in) to have a firm conviction as to the reality or goodness of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>I don't believe in ghosts</p> <p><i></i></p><p>We believe in exercise</p><p><span class="bodyb">believable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">believer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">belēfan</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/be/3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">be-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">lẏfan, lēfan</span> to allow, believe].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">erot- <span class="bodyi">or</span> eroto-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020329a"><!--s020329a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: eroticism </p><p><i></i></p><p>erotica</p> <p><i></i></p><p>erotogenic</p> <p>[Greek <span class="bodyi">erōto</span>, from <span class="bodyi">erōt-, erōs</span> love].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fimbriated</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfimbriaytid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022239a"><!--s022239a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fimbriate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fimbriate</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gunge</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gunj/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026866a"><!--s026866a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> any unpleasant, dirty, or sticky substance</p><p><span class="bodyb">gunged</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">gungy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ganister <span class="bodyi">or</span> gannister</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹganistə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024766a"><!--s024766a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fine-grained quartz used for furnace linings [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deferential</span><small><span class="eSynop">/defəʹrensh(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015731a"><!--s015731a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016272b"><!--s016272b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>showing or expressing deference; respectful.</p></div><a name="s016273b"><!--s016273b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>showing or expressing excessive deference; obsequious</p><p><span class="bodyb">deferentially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin<span class="bodyi">deferent-, deferens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">deferre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/defer2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">defer 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colloid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoloyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011768a"><!--s011768a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012052b"><!--s012052b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a substance composed of particles that are too small to be seen with a light microscope but too large to form a true solution.</p></div><a name="s012053b"><!--s012053b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003133c"><!--s003133c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a substance composed of particles that are too small to be seen with a light microscope but too large to form a true solution: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crystalloid1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crystalloid 1</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s003134c"><!--s003134c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a system consisting of a colloid together with the gaseous, liquid, or solid medium in which it is dispersed.</p></div></div><a name="s012054b"><!--s012054b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a gelatinous substance found in tissues, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in disease <span class="bodyb">colloidal</span> /koʹloydl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">colloidally</span> /koʹloydəli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Canadian pondweed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008629a"><!--s008629a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an aquatic plant that thrives in slow-moving water, introduced into Europe from N America and used in garden ponds to increase the oxygen content of the water: <span class="bodyi">Elodea canadensis</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drum'n’bass</span><small><span class="eSynop">/drumənʹbays/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018459a"><!--s018459a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/drum_and_bass/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">drum and bass</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">godly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (godlier, godliest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025807a"><!--s025807a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027557b"><!--s027557b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>divine.</p></div><a name="s027558b"><!--s027558b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>pious; devout</p><p><span class="bodyb">godliness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">formulate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfawmyoolayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023705a"><!--s023705a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025451b"><!--s025451b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to state (something) as a formula or reduce it to a formula.</p></div><a name="s025452b"><!--s025452b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to devise or develop (a policy, plan, product, etc) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The company claims to have formulated a new soap</p> <p><span class="bodyb">formulation</span> /-ʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">formulator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ancien régime</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌonsi·an rayʹzheem (<span class="bodyi">French</span> ãsjε reƷim)/ /ˌonsi·an rayʹzheem/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> anciens régimes /ˌonsi·an rayʹzheemz (<span class="bodyi">French</span> ãsjε reƷim)/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001912a"><!--s001912a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001912b"><!--s001912b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the political and social system of France before the Revolution of 1789.</p></div><a name="s001913b"><!--s001913b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any system or arrangement which has been superseded [French <span class="bodyi">ancien régime</span> old regime].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Belisha beacon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹleeshə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005067a"><!--s005067a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a flashing light in an amber globe mounted on a black-and-white-striped pole that marks a zebra crossing [named after Leslie Hore-<span class="bodyi">Belisha</span> d.1957, English politician, who was Minister of Transport when they were introduced].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">err</span><small><span class="eSynop">/uh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020341a"><!--s020341a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021388b"><!--s021388b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make a mistake; to be incorrect or inaccurate.</p></div><a name="s021389b"><!--s021389b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to do wrong; to sin ✱ <span class="bodyb">err on the side of</span> to show more (e.g. caution, generosity) than the situation strictly requires.</p></div><a name="s021390b"><!--s021390b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to act with bias, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> towards a better or safer course </p><p><i></i></p><p>I think we should err on the side of caution</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">erren</span> via early French <span class="bodyi">errer</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">errare</span> to stray].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">FIN</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022240a"><!--s022240a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Finland (international vehicle registration).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deferred</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹfuhd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015732a"><!--s015732a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a payment: withheld for or until a stated time.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gung ho</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌgung ʹhoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026867a"><!--s026867a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>extremely or excessively enthusiastic, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for fighting or warfare [<span class="bodyi">Gung ho!</span>, motto of certain US marine raiders in World War II, from Chinese (Pekingese) <span class="bodyi">gong he</span> work together].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Canadien</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənadiʹen (<span class="bodyi">French</span> kanadjε)/ Canadienne /(<span class="bodyi">French</span> kanadjɛn)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008630a"><!--s008630a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a male or female French Canadian.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ancient<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaynsh(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001913a"><!--s001913a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001914b"><!--s001914b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having existed for many years </p><p><i></i></p><p>ancient customs</p>.</div><a name="s001915b"><!--s001915b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>belonging to a remote period of history, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from the time of the earliest known civilizations to the fall of the western Roman Empire in <span class="bodysc">ad</span> 476.</p></div><a name="s001916b"><!--s001916b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> very old or old-fashioned</p><p><span class="bodyb">anciently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">ancientness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">ancien</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">ante</span> before].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">belittle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹlitl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005068a"><!--s005068a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to undermine the value of (somebody or something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He constantly belittles her efforts</p><p><span class="bodyb">belittlement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">belittler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ganja</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹganjə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024767a"><!--s024767a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>cannabis [Hindi <span class="bodyi">gāṁ</span> <span class="bodyi">jā</span> from Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">gañjā</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">godmother</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025808a"><!--s025808a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a female godparent.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">collop</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoləp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011769a"><!--s011769a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small slice, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of meat; an escalope [Middle English, prob of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">errand</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹerənd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020342a"><!--s020342a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021391b"><!--s021391b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a short trip taken to attend to some business, often for somebody else.</p></div><a name="s021392b"><!--s021392b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the object or purpose of such a trip [Old English <span class="bodyi">ǣrend</span> message, business].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drum out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018460a"><!--s018460a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to expel or dismiss (somebody) ignominiously.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fin<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022241a"><!--s022241a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023578b"><!--s023578b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a flattened appendage of an aquatic animal, e.g. a fish or whale, used in propelling or guiding the body.</p></div><a name="s023579b"><!--s023579b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a flattened projecting, often movable, part attached to the underside of a vessel, e.g. a submarine, to give it stability or to improve its controllability.</p></div><a name="s023580b"><!--s023580b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a vertical aerofoil attached to an aircraft for directional stability.</p></div><a name="s023581b"><!--s023581b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flipper/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flipper</span></span></a> (2).</p></div><a name="s023582b"><!--s023582b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>any of the projecting ribs on a radiator or an engine cylinder that improve heat transfer</p><p><span class="bodyb">finless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">finlike</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">finned</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">finn</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">form up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023706a"><!--s023706a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025453b"><!--s025453b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of e.g. soldiers, Scouts: to arrange themselves in, or cause them to take up, a particular formation.</p></div><a name="s025454b"><!--s025454b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to take one's place in a pattern, shape, line-up, etc <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s025455b"><!--s025455b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make (e.g. soldiers, Scouts) arrange themselves in a particular pattern or shape </p><p><i></i></p><p>They were formed up for inspection in rows of ten</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">defiance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹfie·əns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015733a"><!--s015733a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>bold resistance or disobedience ✱ <span class="bodyb">in defiance of</span> despite; contrary to</p><p><span class="bodyb">defiant</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">defiantly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gunk</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gungk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026868a"><!--s026868a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> any unpleasant, dirty, or sticky substance; gunge [orig the trade name of a detergent used for cleaning oily machinery etc].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">canaille</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹnayəl, kəʹnie (<span class="bodyi">French</span> kanaj/ /kəʹnayəl, kəʹnie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008631a"><!--s008631a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">derog</span> (<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the common people; the rabble [French <span class="bodyi">canaille</span> via Italian from Latin <span class="bodyi">canis</span> dog].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Belizean</span><small><span class="eSynop">/beʹleeziən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005069a"><!--s005069a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Belize in Central America</p><p><span class="bodyb">Belizean</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ancient<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001914a"><!--s001914a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the ancients</span>) members of an ancient civilization, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the ancient Greeks and Romans.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colloq.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011770a"><!--s011770a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012055b"><!--s012055b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>colloquial.</p></div><a name="s012056b"><!--s012056b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>colloquially.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gannet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹganit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024768a"><!--s024768a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026540b"><!--s026540b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several species of large white fish-eating seabirds, breeding in large colonies mainly on offshore islands: <span class="bodyi">Morus bassanus</span> and other species.</p></div><a name="s026541b"><!--s026541b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a greedy person; a scavenger [Old English <span class="bodyi">ganot</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">godown</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgohdown/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025809a"><!--s025809a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a warehouse in an Asian country, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> India [Malay <span class="bodyi">gudang</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">errant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹerənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020343a"><!--s020343a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021393b"><!--s021393b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> doing wrong </p><p><i></i></p><p>her errant husband</p>.</div><a name="s021394b"><!--s021394b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> going astray </p><p><i></i></p><p>an errant lamb</p>.</div><a name="s021395b"><!--s021395b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> given to travelling, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in search of adventure <span class="bodyb">errancy</span> /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">errantly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">errantry</span> /-tri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">erraunt</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">errant</span>, (sense 2) present part. of <span class="bodyi">errer</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/err/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">err</span></span></a> ; (sense 3) present part. of <span class="bodyi">errer</span> to travel, from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">iterare</span>,from Latin <span class="bodyi">iter</span> road, journey].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">defibrillation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeˌfibriʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015734a"><!--s015734a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the restoration of the normal regular beating and rhythm of the heart.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drum roll</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018461a"><!--s018461a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a succession of drum beats played so quickly that they sound like a continuous noise, often used to announce or introduce somebody or something.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fin<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (finned, finning)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022242a"><!--s022242a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to lash or move through the water using, or as if using, fins.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">formwork</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023707a"><!--s023707a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wooden structure that holds concrete in place and in shape while it hardens.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gunlayer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026869a"><!--s026869a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a soldier with the task of aiming a large gun.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">canal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹnal/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008632a"><!--s008632a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008975b"><!--s008975b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an artificial waterway for commercial vessels and pleasure boats.</p></div><a name="s008976b"><!--s008976b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any channel or watercourse used for drainage, for irrigation, or to convey water for power.</p></div><a name="s008977b"><!--s008977b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a tubular passage in an animal or plant; a duct </p><p><i></i></p><p>the alimentary canal</p> <p>[Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">canalis</span> pipe, channel, from <span class="bodyi">canna</span> reed].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bell<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005070a"><!--s005070a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005186b"><!--s005186b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a hollow metallic device, either cup-shaped with a flaring mouth or saucer-shaped, that vibrates and makes a ringing sound when struck.</p></div><a name="s005187b"><!--s005187b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the sound of a bell as a signal; e.g. to mark the end of a round in boxing, wrestling, etc.</p></div><a name="s005188b"><!--s005188b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a half-hour subdivision of a watch on a ship, indicated by the strokes of a bell.</p></div><a name="s005189b"><!--s005189b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>something with the shape of a bell, e.g. the<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/corolla/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">corolla</span></span></a> (petals) of any of various flowers corolla of a flower or the flared end of a wind instrument ✱ <span class="bodyb">bells and whistles</span> attractive additional features ✱ <span class="bodyb">be saved by the bell</span> to escape a dangerous or unpleasant predicament by a timely intervention at the last moment [an image from boxing, in which a contestant is saved from being counted out if the bell marking the end of the round intervenes before the count is finished.] ✱ <span class="bodyb">give somebody a bell</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to telephone somebody ✱ <span class="bodyb">knock/beat/kick etc five/six/ etc bells out of</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span>to beat or strike (somebody or something) hard and repeatedly [Old English <span class="bodyi">belle</span>; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">bellan</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bell3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bell 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gannister</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹganistə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024769a"><!--s024769a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ganister_or_gannister/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ganister</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ancient history</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001915a"><!--s001915a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001917b"><!--s001917b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the history of the ancient civilizations, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> those of Greece and Rome.</p></div><a name="s001918b"><!--s001918b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something which has been common knowledge for a long time.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">errata</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹrahtə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020344a"><!--s020344a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/erratum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">erratum</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gunlock</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026870a"><!--s026870a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the mechanism for igniting the charge of a firearm.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colloquia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹlohkwi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011771a"><!--s011771a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/colloquium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">colloquium</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">canal boat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008633a"><!--s008633a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a boat for use on a canal, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a barge.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">defibrillator</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹfibrilaytə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015735a"><!--s015735a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an apparatus used to apply an electric current to the heart to restore its normal rhythm.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">finable <span class="bodyi">or</span> fineable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfienəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022243a"><!--s022243a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of an offence: liable to a fine</p><p><span class="bodyb">finableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fineableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fornicate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfawnikayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023708a"><!--s023708a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal or humorous</span> to commit fornication</p><p><span class="bodyb">fornicator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">fornicatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">fornicare</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">fornic-, fornix</span> arch, vault, brothel].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">go down</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025810a"><!--s025810a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027559b"><!--s027559b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to decline or decrease.</p></div><a name="s027560b"><!--s027560b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007241c"><!--s007241c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to decrease.</p></div><a name="s007242c"><!--s007242c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to undergo a decline or decrease </p><p><i></i></p><p>The market is going down</p>.</div></div><a name="s027561b"><!--s027561b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of the sun: to go below the horizon.</p></div><a name="s027562b"><!--s027562b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s007243c"><!--s007243c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a ship or aircraft: to sink or crash.</p></div><a name="s007244c"><!--s007244c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to undergo defeat.</p></div><a name="s007245c"><!--s007245c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>said of a computer system or program: to become inoperative; to crash.</p></div></div><a name="s027563b"><!--s027563b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to be capable of being swallowed.</p></div><a name="s027564b"><!--s027564b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s007246c"><!--s007246c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to be received in a specified way </p><p><i></i></p><p>The plan won't go down well with the farmers</p>.</div><a name="s007247c"><!--s007247c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to come to be remembered, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by posterity </p><p><i></i></p><p>He will go down in history as a great general</p>.</div></div><a name="s027565b"><!--s027565b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) to become ill </p><p><i></i></p><p>He went down with flu</p>.</div><a name="s027566b"><!--s027566b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to leave a university.</p></div><a name="s027567b"><!--s027567b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to be sent to prison ✱ <span class="bodyb">go down on</span> <span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span> to perform fellatio or cunnilingus on (somebody).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drumstick</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018462a"><!--s018462a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019513b"><!--s019513b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a stick for beating a drum.</p></div><a name="s019514b"><!--s019514b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the part of a fowl's leg between the thigh and foot when cooked as food.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bell<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005071a"><!--s005071a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005190b"><!--s005190b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to provide (something) with a bell.</p></div><a name="s005191b"><!--s005191b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ out) to give (something) the shape or flared mouth of a bell <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s005192b"><!--s005192b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to take the form of a bell; to flare.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ganoid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹganoyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024770a"><!--s024770a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of the scales of fish: hard and bony, covered with a substance like enamel: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ctenoid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ctenoid</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/placoid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">placoid</span></span></a> [French <span class="bodyi">ganoïde</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">ganos</span> brightness].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ancient lights</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001916a"><!--s001916a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing.</span>) a legally enforceable right to unobstructed daylight from an opening, e.g. a window, in a building.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gunman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gunmen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026871a"><!--s026871a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a man armed with a gun, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a professional killer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">erratic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹratik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020345a"><!--s020345a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021396b"><!--s021396b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>characterized by lack of consistency or, regularity, or uniformity; unpredictable.</p></div><a name="s021397b"><!--s021397b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having no fixed course </p><p><i></i></p><p>an erratic comet</p> <p><span class="bodyb">erratically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">erraticism</span> /-siz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">erraticus</span>,from <span class="bodyi">errare</span> to stray].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">finagle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fiʹnaygl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022244a"><!--s022244a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023583b"><!--s023583b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to manage to obtain (something) using trickery or persistence.</p></div><a name="s023584b"><!--s023584b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to trick (somebody) into doing what one wants</p><p><span class="bodyb">finagler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [perhaps alteration of English dialect <span class="bodyi">fainaigue</span> to cheat].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">godparent</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025811a"><!--s025811a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who undertakes responsibility for the religious education and spiritual welfare of another person at baptism.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deficiency</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹfish(ə)nsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> deficiencies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015736a"><!--s015736a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016274b"><!--s016274b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>being deficient; inadequacy.</p></div><a name="s016275b"><!--s016275b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a lack or shortage.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">canalize <span class="bodyi">or</span> canalise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkanəliez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008634a"><!--s008634a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008978b"><!--s008978b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to provide (an area) with a canal or canals.</p></div><a name="s008979b"><!--s008979b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to convert (a river) into a canal.</p></div><a name="s008980b"><!--s008980b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to direct (something, e.g. a flow of liquid or gas) into a preferred channel or outlet <span class="bodyb">canalization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drum up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018463a"><!--s018463a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019515b"><!--s019515b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to obtain (something) by canvassing, soliciting, or persistent effort </p><p><i></i></p><p>drum up some business</p>.</div><a name="s019516b"><!--s019516b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to invent or originate (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>drum up a new time-saving method</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fornication</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fawniʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023709a"><!--s023709a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal or humorous</span> voluntary sexual intercourse outside marriage.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bell<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005072a"><!--s005072a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a stag or hound: to make a resonant bellowing or baying sound [Old English <span class="bodyi">bellan</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">colloquial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹlohkwi·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011772a"><!--s011772a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used in, characteristic of, or using the style of familiar and informal conversation; conversational</p><p><span class="bodyb">colloquially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">colloquium</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/colloquy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">colloquy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gantlet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgantlit, ʹgawntlit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024771a"><!--s024771a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a gauntlet.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ancient monument</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001917a"><!--s001917a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> any structure such as a building or ruin that has been scheduled by the government for preservation because of its historical or architectural value and interest.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gunmetal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026872a"><!--s026872a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028766b"><!--s028766b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a greyish form of bronze formerly used for cannons.</p></div><a name="s028767b"><!--s028767b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a bluish grey colour</p><p><span class="bodyb">gunmetal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">final<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfienl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022245a"><!--s022245a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023585b"><!--s023585b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>being the last; occurring at the end </p><p><i></i></p><p>the final chapter</p>.</div><a name="s023586b"><!--s023586b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not to be altered or undone; conclusive </p><p><i></i></p><p>The judges’ decision is final</p>.</div><a name="s023587b"><!--s023587b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>relating to the ultimate object or result of a process </p><p><i></i></p><p>His final purpose was not altered, though he changed the means</p><p> J Fenimore Cooper [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">finalis</span> final,from <span class="bodyi">finis</span> boundary, end].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drunk<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/drungk/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018464a"><!--s018464a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/drink1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">drink 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deficiency disease</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015737a"><!--s015737a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a disease, e.g. scurvy, caused by a lack of essential vitamins, minerals, etc in the diet.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">erratic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020346a"><!--s020346a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a boulder, rock, etc that has been transported from its original resting place, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by a glacier.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">comply</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəmʹplie/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (complies, complied, complying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012187a"><!--s012187a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012648b"><!--s012648b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + with) to conform or adapt one's actions to somebody else's wishes or to a rule </p><p><i></i></p><p>She refused to comply with his demands</p>.</div><a name="s012649b"><!--s012649b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + with) to meet a certain standard </p><p><i></i></p><p>The toy doesn't comply with European safety legislation</p> <p>[Italian <span class="bodyi">complire</span> via Spanish from Latin <span class="bodyi">complēre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/complete1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">complete 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gantry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgantri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gantries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024772a"><!--s024772a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026542b"><!--s026542b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a frame structure raised on side supports that spans over or round something and is used for railway signals, as a travelling crane, for servicing a rocket before launching, etc.</p></div><a name="s026543b"><!--s026543b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a frame for supporting barrels.</p></div><a name="s026544b"><!--s026544b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a structure on which bottles are displayed in a bar [perhaps modification of early French <span class="bodyi">gantier</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">cantherius</span> trellis].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">canapé</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkanəpay, -pi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008635a"><!--s008635a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an appetizer consisting of a small piece of bread, biscuit, pastry, etc with a savoury topping [French <span class="bodyi">canapé</span> sofa (the base being seen as a ‘couch’ on which to ‘seat’ toppings), from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">canopeum, canapeum</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/canopy1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">canopy 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">God's acre</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025812a"><!--s025812a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic, literary</span> a churchyard.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forsake</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fəʹsayk/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (forsaking, <span class="bodyi">past tense</span> forsook /fəʹsook/) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> forsaken /fəʹsayk(ə)n/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023710a"><!--s023710a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025456b"><!--s025456b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to renounce (e.g. something once cherished), often for ever </p><p><i></i></p><p>She forsook her family ties</p>.</div><a name="s025457b"><!--s025457b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to desert or abandon (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>False friends forsake us in adversity</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">forsacan</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/for/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">for-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">sacan</span> to dispute].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">belladonna</span><small><span class="eSynop">/beləʹdonə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005073a"><!--s005073a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005193b"><!--s005193b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>deadly nightshade.</p></div><a name="s005194b"><!--s005194b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an extract of deadly nightshade containing atropine [Italian <span class="bodyi">belladonna</span> beautiful lady; from its use as a cosmetic to dilute the pupils of the eyes].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ancillary<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/anʹsiləri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001918a"><!--s001918a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001919b"><!--s001919b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>giving support; auxiliary.</p></div><a name="s001920b"><!--s001920b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having a less important position or role; subordinate [Latin <span class="bodyi">ancillaris</span> of a maid-servant, ultimately from <span class="bodyi">anculus</span> servant].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gunnel<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgunl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026873a"><!--s026873a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gunwale_or_gunnel/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gunwale</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drunk<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018465a"><!--s018465a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019517b"><!--s019517b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>under the influence of alcohol.</p></div><a name="s019518b"><!--s019518b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>dominated by an intense feeling </p><p><i></i></p><p>drunk with power</p>.</div><a name="s019519b"><!--s019519b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/drunken/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">drunken</span></span></a> (2b) [Middle English <span class="bodyi">drunke</span>, alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/drunken/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">drunken</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">final<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022246a"><!--s022246a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023588b"><!--s023588b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006133c"><!--s006133c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a deciding match, game, trial, etc in a sport or competition.</p></div><a name="s006134c"><!--s006134c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) a round made up of these </p><p><i></i></p><p>We were beaten in the finals</p>.</div></div><a name="s023589b"><!--s023589b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the last and usu most important series of examinations in an academic or professional course </p><p><i></i></p><p>She takes her finals in June</p>.</div><a name="s023590b"><!--s023590b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in music, the note on which a modal scale ends.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">erratum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹrahtəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> errata /-tə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020347a"><!--s020347a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021398b"><!--s021398b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an error in a printed work discovered after printing and shown with its correction on a sheet inserted into the publication.</p></div><a name="s021399b"><!--s021399b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl, but treated as sing. or pl</span>) a list of such errors and corrections inserted into a publication [Latin <span class="bodyi">erratum</span>, neuter past part. of <span class="bodyi">errare</span> to stray].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gaol</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jayl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun and verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024773a"><!--s024773a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jail1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jail 1</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jail2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jail 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deficient</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹfish(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015738a"><!--s015738a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016276b"><!--s016276b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + in) lacking in some necessary quality or element </p><p><i></i></p><p>a diet deficient in minerals</p> <p><i></i></p><p>I had been deficient in judgment</p>.</div><a name="s016277b"><!--s016277b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not up to a normal standard or complement; inadequate</p><a name="sb000000123"><!--sb000000123--></a><p><span class="bodyb">deficiently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">deficient-</span>, <span class="bodyi">deficiens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">deficere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/defect1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">defect 1</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">deficient</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">defective</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/defective1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">defective 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">godsend</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgodsend/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025813a"><!--s025813a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a desirable or needed person, thing, or event, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that comes unexpectedly or at just the right time.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forsaken</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023711a"><!--s023711a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025458b"><!--s025458b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a place: completely deserted.</p></div><a name="s025459b"><!--s025459b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a person: left absolutely alone or helpless</p><p><span class="bodyb">forsakenly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adverb</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">forsakenness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compo<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkompoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> compos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012188a"><!--s012188a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a material made of a mixture of others; a composite [short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/composition/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">composition</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">canard</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹnahd, ʹkanahd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008636a"><!--s008636a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008981b"><!--s008981b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a false or unfounded report or story; a hoax.</p></div><a name="s008982b"><!--s008982b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002138c"><!--s002138c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a small wing-shaped device mounted near an aircraft's nose to provide extra stability or control.</p></div><a name="s002139c"><!--s002139c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an aircraft with such a device fitted [French <span class="bodyi">canard</span> duck; (sense 1) from early French <span class="bodyi">vendre des canards à moitié</span> to cheat, literally ‘to half-sell ducks’].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">belladonna lily</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005074a"><!--s005074a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plant of the daffodil family noted for its fragrant white or pink flowers: <span class="bodyi">Amaryllis</span> <span class="bodyi">belladonna</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ancillary<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> ancillaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001919a"><!--s001919a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> somebody who assists, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> somebody who provides essential support to medical staff but is not medically qualified.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gunnel<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026874a"><!--s026874a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of small long N Atlantic fish resemblinges that resemble an eel and belong to the blenny family: family Pholidae [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drunk<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018466a"><!--s018466a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019520b"><!--s019520b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who is drunk, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> habitually.</p></div><a name="s019521b"><!--s019521b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a bout of drinking alcohol.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forsook</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fəʹsook/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023712a"><!--s023712a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/forsake/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">forsake</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">erroneous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹrohni·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020348a"><!--s020348a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>containing or characterized by error; incorrect </p><p><i></i></p><p>erroneous assumptions</p> <p><span class="bodyb">erroneously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">erroneousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">erroneus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">erron-, erro</span> wanderer, from <span class="bodyi">errare</span> to stray].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">final cause</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022247a"><!--s022247a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in philosophy, the ultimate purpose of an action or process.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gaoler</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024774a"><!--s024774a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jailer_or_jailor_or_gaoler/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jailer</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">God's gift</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025814a"><!--s025814a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027568b"><!--s027568b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal, chiefly ironic</span> the best person or thing, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> somebody who considers himself or herself supremely attractive, competent, etc.</p></div><a name="s027569b"><!--s027569b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal, chiefly ironic</span> somebody or something that is the best of their or its kind, or somebody that considers himself or herself to be so, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in terms of sexual attractiveness.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">canary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹneəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> canaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008637a"><!--s008637a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008983b"><!--s008983b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small usu yellow finch native to the Canary Islands, widely kept as a cage bird: <span class="bodyi">Serinus canaria</span>.</p></div><a name="s008984b"><!--s008984b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a sweet white wine of the Canary Islands [French <span class="bodyi">canarie</span> from Old Spanish <span class="bodyi">canario</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Islas Canarias</span> Canary Islands].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ancon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹangkon/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> ancones /angʹkohneez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001920a"><!--s001920a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of the carved brackets used to support a classical door cornice [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">ankōn</span> elbow].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compo<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> compos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012189a"><!--s012189a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a supply of food for several days, made up of various items and carried by a soldier, etc when fresh food is unavailable [short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/composite1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">composite 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deficit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdefisit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015739a"><!--s015739a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016278b"><!--s016278b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a deficiency in amount or quality.</p></div><a name="s016279b"><!--s016279b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an excess of expenditure over revenue or of liabilities over assets.</p></div><a name="s016280b"><!--s016280b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s004084c"><!--s004084c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in economics, an excess of expenditure over revenue.</p></div><a name="s004085c"><!--s004085c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an excess of liabilities over assets [French <span class="bodyi">déficit</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">deficit</span> it is wanting, from <span class="bodyi">deficere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/defect1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">defect 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gunner</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026875a"><!--s026875a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028768b"><!--s028768b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a soldier or airman who operates a gun, <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a private in the Royal Artillery.</p></div><a name="s028769b"><!--s028769b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody who hunts with a gun.</p></div><a name="s028770b"><!--s028770b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>formerly, a warrant officer who supervised naval ordnance and ordnance stores.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bell-bottoms</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005075a"><!--s005075a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>trousers with wide flaring bottoms</p><p><span class="bodyb">bell-bottom</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drunkard</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdrungkəd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018467a"><!--s018467a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who is habitually drunk </p><p><i></i></p><p>The rolling English drunkard made the rolling English road</p><p> G K Chesterton.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">error</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹerə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020349a"><!--s020349a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021400b"><!--s021400b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005424c"><!--s005424c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a mistake or inaccuracy in speech, writing, thought, or action </p><p><i></i></p><p>a typing error</p>.</div><a name="s005425c"><!--s005425c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the state of being wrong in behaviour or beliefs </p><p><i></i></p><p>He realized the error of his ways</p>.</div></div><a name="s021401b"><!--s021401b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the difference between an observed or calculated value and a true value, e.g. in statistics ✱ <span class="bodyb">in error</span> by mistake</p><p><span class="bodyb">error-free</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">errorless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">errour</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">error</span>, from <span class="bodyi">errare</span> to stray].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">canary yellow</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008638a"><!--s008638a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of a vivid yellow colour</p><p><span class="bodyb">canary yellow</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">godson</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025815a"><!--s025815a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a male godchild.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">component<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəmʹpohnənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012190a"><!--s012190a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012650b"><!--s012650b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a constituent part, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a machine.</p></div><a name="s012651b"><!--s012651b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in mathematics, any of the vector terms added to form a vector sum or resultant <span class="bodyb">componential</span> /kompəʹnensh(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">component-, componens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">componere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/compound3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">compound 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gap</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gap/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024775a"><!--s024775a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026545b"><!--s026545b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a break in a barrier, e.g. a wall or hedge.</p></div><a name="s026546b"><!--s026546b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an empty space between two objects or two parts of an object.</p></div><a name="s026547b"><!--s026547b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a break in continuity; an interval.</p></div><a name="s026548b"><!--s026548b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a disparity or difference </p><p><i></i></p><p>the gap between imports and exports</p>.</div><a name="s026549b"><!--s026549b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s006992c"><!--s006992c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a mountain pass.</p></div><a name="s006993c"><!--s006993c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a ravine.</p></div></div><a name="s026550b"><!--s026550b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/spark_gap/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">spark gap</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">gapped</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">gappy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">gap</span> chasm, hole].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gunnery</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026876a"><!--s026876a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the science of the flight of projectiles and of the effective use of guns.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ancy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001921a"><!--s001921a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting: a quality or state </p><p><i></i></p><p>piquancy</p> <p><i></i></p><p>expectancy</p> [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">-antia</span>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">final clause</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022248a"><!--s022248a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in grammar, a clause expressing purpose, introduced by, e.g., <span class="bodyi">so that</span> or <span class="bodyi">in order that</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drunken</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdrungk(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018468a"><!--s018468a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019522b"><!--s019522b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/drunk1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">drunk<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (1) <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/drunk2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">drunk 2</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s019523b"><!--s019523b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004978c"><!--s004978c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>given to habitual excessive use of alcohol.</p></div><a name="s004979c"><!--s004979c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>of, characterized by, or resulting from alcoholic intoxication </p><p><i></i></p><p>a drunken brawl</p> <p><span class="bodyb">drunkenly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">drunkenness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English from Old English <span class="bodyi">druncen</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">drincan</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/drink1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">drink 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bellboy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005076a"><!--s005076a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a porter or page in a hotel.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forsooth</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fəʹsoohth/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023713a"><!--s023713a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or humorous</span> indeed; actually; no less </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her family owns a castle in the Scottish Highlands, forsooth</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">forsōth</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/for1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">for 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sooth1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sooth 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deficit financing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015740a"><!--s015740a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>spending that is financed by borrowing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ersatz</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeəzatz, ʹuhsatz/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020350a"><!--s020350a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>being denoting an artificial and inferior substitute or imitation [German <span class="bodyi">Ersatz</span> a substitute].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">canasta</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹnastə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008639a"><!--s008639a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008985b"><!--s008985b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a card game resembling rummy usu for four players using two full packs plus jokers, in which players or partnerships win points for sets of three or more cards of the same rank and score bonuses for seven-card sets.</p></div><a name="s008986b"><!--s008986b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a combination of seven cards of the same rank in canasta [Spanish <span class="bodyi">canasta</span> basket].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gunnery sergeant</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026877a"><!--s026877a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a non-commissioned officer in the US Marines, ranking below a master sergeant.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">final drive</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022249a"><!--s022249a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in a motor vehicle, the last part of the transmission system.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">component<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012191a"><!--s012191a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of parts: serving or helping to constitute a whole; constituent.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ancylostomiasis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌansilostəʹmie·əsis/ ankylostomiasis /ˌangkilohstəʹmie·əsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001922a"><!--s001922a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001921b"><!--s001921b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>infestation of the intestine by parasitic bloodsucking hookworms.</p></div><a name="s001922b"><!--s001922b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the condition this causes, which, if untreated, can lead to severe anaemia and malnutrition [scientific Latin, from <span class="bodyi">Ancylostoma</span> the genus name of the hookworm + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/iasis_or_asis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-iasis</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Godspeed</span><small><span class="eSynop">/godʹspeed/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025816a"><!--s025816a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> a prosperous journey; success </p><p><i></i></p><p>They bade him Godspeed</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">god speid</span>, from the phrase <span class="bodyi">God spede you</span> may God prosper you].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drupe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/droohp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018469a"><!--s018469a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fruit, e.g. a cherry or plum, that has a stone enclosed by a fleshy layer and is usu covered by a thin skin <span class="bodyb">drupaceous</span> /droohʹpayshəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">drupa</span>, from Latin, overripe olive, from Greek <span class="bodyi">dryppa</span> olive].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gape<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/gayp/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024776a"><!--s024776a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026551b"><!--s026551b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006994c"><!--s006994c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to open the mouth wide.</p></div><a name="s006995c"><!--s006995c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to open or part widely </p><p><i></i></p><p>Holes gaped in the pavement</p>.</div></div><a name="s026552b"><!--s026552b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to gaze stupidly or in openmouthed surprise or wonder</p><p><span class="bodyb">gaping</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">gapingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">gapen</span> from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">gapa</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forswear</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fawʹsweə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> forswore /fawʹswaw/) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> forsworn /fawʹswawn/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023714a"><!--s023714a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025460b"><!--s025460b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to solemnly renounce (something) <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s025461b"><!--s025461b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006733c"><!--s006733c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to reject or deny (something) under oath.</p></div><a name="s006734c"><!--s006734c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to solemnly renounce (something).</p></div></div><a name="s025462b"><!--s025462b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to perjure (oneself) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s025463b"><!--s025463b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to swear to something falsely; to commit perjury [Old English <span class="bodyi">forswerian</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/for/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">for-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">swerian</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/swear/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">swear</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">defilade<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/defiʹlayd/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015741a"><!--s015741a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to arrange (fortifications) so as to protect the lines from enemy fire [prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-filade</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/enfilade1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">enfilade 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bell buoy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005077a"><!--s005077a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a buoy fitted with a warning bell that is rung by the action of the waves.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Erse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/uhs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020351a"><!--s020351a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the Irish Gaelic language</p><p><span class="bodyb">Erse</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English (Scots) <span class="bodyi">Erisch</span>,alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/irish1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Irish 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cancan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkankan/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008640a"><!--s008640a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an energetic stage dance performed by women, often in a row, who kick their legs high while holding up the front of their skirt [French <span class="bodyi">cancan</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gunny</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹguni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026878a"><!--s026878a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a coarse heavy material, usu of jute, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for sacking [Hindi <span class="bodyi">ganī</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compo rations</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012192a"><!--s012192a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/compo2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">compo 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">godsquad</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgodˌskwod/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025817a"><!--s025817a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly derog</span> any religious, usu Christian, group that is thought to be overly pious or to be acting in a zealously evangelical way, often to the extent of being intrusive.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">finale</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fiʹnahli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022250a"><!--s022250a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023591b"><!--s023591b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006135c"><!--s006135c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a final scene or number in a show or an opera, or one of its acts </p><p><i></i></p><p>in the finale to Act 2</p>.</div><a name="s006136c"><!--s006136c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the last and often most spectacular item in a public performance such as a firework display.</p></div></div><a name="s023592b"><!--s023592b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the last section of an instrumental musical composition.</p></div><a name="s023593b"><!--s023593b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the last and often climactic event or item in a sequence [Italian <span class="bodyi">finale</span> final, from Latin <span class="bodyi">finalis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/final1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">final 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-and</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001926a"><!--s001926a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting: a person or thing treated in the way specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>multiplicand</p> <p><i></i></p><p>analysand</p> [Latin <span class="bodyi">-andus</span>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gape<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024777a"><!--s024777a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026553b"><!--s026553b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an act of gaping; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an openmouthed stare.</p></div><a name="s026554b"><!--s026554b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the average width of the open mouth or beak.</p></div><a name="s026555b"><!--s026555b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the gapes</span>) a disease of young birds characterized by constant gaping, caused by gapeworms infesting the windpipe.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drupel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdroohpl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018470a"><!--s018470a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/drupelet/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">drupelet</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">defilade<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015742a"><!--s015742a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act or process of defilading.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">erst</span><small><span class="eSynop">/uhst/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020352a"><!--s020352a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> in the past; formerly [Middle English <span class="bodyi">erest</span> earliest, formerly, from Old English <span class="bodyi">ǣrest</span>, superl of <span class="bodyi">ǣr</span> early].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bell curve</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005078a"><!--s005078a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in mathematics, a graph of a normal distribution.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cancel<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkansl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (cancelled, cancelling, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> canceled) (canceling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008641a"><!--s008641a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s008987b"><!--s008987b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to decide that (something arranged) will not take place, usu without intending to reschedule it.</p></div><a name="s008988b"><!--s008988b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make void; to annul or revoke.</p></div><a name="s008989b"><!--s008989b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002140c"><!--s002140c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to make (something) void; to annul or revoke (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>cancel a magazine subscription</p>.</div><a name="s002141c"><!--s002141c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + out) to match (something) in force or effect; to counterbalance or offset (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>His irritability cancelled out his natural kindness</p><p> Osbert Sitwell.</p></div><a name="s002142c"><!--s002142c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to put an end to (something); to destroy.</p></div></div><a name="s008990b"><!--s008990b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to mark (something written or printed) for deletion.</p></div><a name="s008991b"><!--s008991b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s002143c"><!--s002143c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in mathematics, to remove (a common divisor) from a numerator and denominator.</p></div><a name="s002144c"><!--s002144c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to remove (equivalents) on opposite sides of an equation or account.</p></div></div><a name="s008992b"><!--s008992b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to deface (e.g. a postage stamp), usu with a set of lines, so as to prevent reuse.</p></div><a name="s008993b"><!--s008993b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + out) to match in force or effect; to counterbalance or offset</p><p><span class="bodyb">cancellation</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s008994b"><!--s008994b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>(+ out) to neutralize each other's strength or effect; to be counterbalanced</p><p><span class="bodyb">canceller</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cancellen</span> via Old French and late Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">cancellare</span> to make like a lattice, ultimately from <span class="bodyi">carcer</span> prison].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gunpoint</span></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026879a"><!--s026879a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>✱ <span class="bodyb">at gunpoint</span> while threatening somebody, or being threatened, with the use of a gun.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forsworn</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fawʹswawn/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023715a"><!--s023715a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>guilty of perjury; having lied under oath.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">comport</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəmʹpawt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012193a"><!--s012193a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012652b"><!--s012652b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to behave (oneself) in a manner that conforms with what is right, proper, or expected <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s012653b"><!--s012653b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> (+ with) to be fitting; to accord </p><p><i></i></p><p>acts that comport with ideals</p> <p>[early French <span class="bodyi">comporter</span> to bear, conduct, from Latin <span class="bodyi">comportare</span> to bring together, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/com_or_col_or_con_or_cor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">com-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">portare</span> to carry].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">godwit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025818a"><!--s025818a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of wading birds with a long upward-curving bills, related to the sandpipers and curlews: genus <span class="bodyi">Limosa</span> [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">finalise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022251a"><!--s022251a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/finalize_or_finalise_or_ise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">finalize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">belle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005079a"><!--s005079a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a popular and attractive young woman </p><p><i></i></p><p>bathing belles</p> <p><i></i></p><p>the belle of the ball</p> [French <span class="bodyi">belle</span>, from fem of <span class="bodyi">beau</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/beau/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">beau</span></span></a>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drupelet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdroohplit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018471a"><!--s018471a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of the small drupes that together form an aggregate fruit such as a raspberry.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">defile<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹfiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015743a"><!--s015743a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016281b"><!--s016281b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (something) unclean or impure.</p></div><a name="s016282b"><!--s016282b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to deprive (a woman) of her virginity</p><p><span class="bodyb">defilement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">defiler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">defilen</span>,alteration of <span class="bodyi">defoulen</span> to trample or defile, from Old French <span class="bodyi">defouler</span> to trample, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">fouler</span> to trample, literally ‘to full’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forsythia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fawʹsiethi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023716a"><!--s023716a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of ornamental shrubs of the olive family with bright yellow bell-shaped flowers that appear appearing in early spring before the leaves: genus <span class="bodyi">Forsythia</span> [named after William <span class="bodyi">Forsyth</span> d.1804, Brit botanist, who is said to have introduced the plant from China].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gaper</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgaypə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024778a"><!--s024778a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large edible burrowing clam: genus <span class="bodyi">Mya</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cancel<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008642a"><!--s008642a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008995b"><!--s008995b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a cancellation.</p></div><a name="s008996b"><!--s008996b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a loose page in a book containing missing or revised text or instructions for correction or deletion of existing text.</p></div><a name="s008997b"><!--s008997b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/natural2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">natural<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (2a).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">erstwhile<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹuhstwiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020353a"><!--s020353a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>former; previous </p><p><i></i></p><p>her erstwhile students</p> <p>[archaic <span class="bodyi">erst</span> formerly (from Old English <span class="bodyi">ǣrest</span>, superl of <span class="bodyi">ǣr</span> early) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/while1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">while 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">comportment</span><small><span class="eSynop">/komʹpawtmənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012194a"><!--s012194a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> bearing or demeanour.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">and</span><small><span class="eSynop">/(ə)n, (ə)nd; <span class="bodyi">strong</span> and/ <i><span class="bodyi">conj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001923a"><!--s001923a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001923b"><!--s001923b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>used to join coordinate sentence elements of the same class or function, expressing addition or combination </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was cold and hungry</p> <p><i></i></p><p>John and I</p>.</div><a name="s001924b"><!--s001924b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used to express the addition of numbers </p><p><i></i></p><p>Three and three make six</p> <p><i></i></p><p>three hundred and seventeen</p>.</div><a name="s001925b"><!--s001925b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>used to link clauses to express additional information, consequence, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>She's ill and can't travel</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Water the seeds and they will grow</p>.</div><a name="s001926b"><!--s001926b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>used to join repeated words expressing continuation or progression </p><p><i></i></p><p>They ran and ran</p> <p><i></i></p><p>It grew larger and larger</p>.</div><a name="s001927b"><!--s001927b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> used instead of <span class="bodyi">to</span> after <span class="bodyi">come</span>, <span class="bodyi">go</span>, <span class="bodyi">run</span>, <span class="bodyi">try</span>, and <span class="bodyi">stop</span> </p><p><i></i></p><p>Come and look at this</p>.</div><a name="s001928b"><!--s001928b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/if1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">if 1</span></span></a> ✱ <span class="bodyb">and/or</span> used to indicate that two words or expressions may be taken together or individually [Old English <span class="bodyi">and</span>, <span class="bodyi">ond</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gunpowder</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026880a"><!--s026880a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an explosive mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulphur formerly used in firearms and still used in blasting.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgoh·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025819a"><!--s025819a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027570b"><!--s027570b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in combination</span>) a regular attender of something specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>a theatregoer</p>.</div><a name="s027571b"><!--s027571b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> somebody or something that moves or does things fast.</p></div><a name="s027572b"><!--s027572b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a lively, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> sexually active, person.</p></div><a name="s027573b"><!--s027573b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus</span> a proposal or idea that is acceptable or feasible.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">finalism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022252a"><!--s022252a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the theory that there is a purpose to natural processes such as evolution <span class="bodyb">finalistic</span> /-ʹlistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">belle époque</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bel ayʹpok (<span class="bodyi">French</span> bel epok)/ /bel ayʹpok/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005080a"><!--s005080a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the time immediately before World War I, regarded as a time of elegance and prosperity [French <span class="bodyi">belle époque</span> fine period].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Druze <span class="bodyi">or</span> Druse /droohz/</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Druzes Druses <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> Druze Druse)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018472a"><!--s018472a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of a religious sect originating among Muslims and centred in the mountains of Lebanon and Syria [Arabic <span class="bodyi">Durūz</span>, pl, named after Muḥammed ibn-Ism'aīlal-<span class="bodyi">Darazīy</span> d.1019, Muslim religious leader who founded the sect].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gapeworm</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024779a"><!--s024779a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a nematode worm that causes the gapes in birds.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">defile<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015744a"><!--s015744a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to march off in a file [French <span class="bodyi">défiler</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">filer</span> to move in a column].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cancellation</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">cancelation</span>) /kansəʹlayshən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008643a"><!--s008643a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s008998b"><!--s008998b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something cancelled, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a cancelled booking for a theatre seat, hotel room, place on a flight, etc that may become available for others to book.</p></div><a name="s008999b"><!--s008999b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a mark made to cancel something, e.g. a postage stamp.</p></div><a name="s009000b"><!--s009000b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the cancelling of something.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fort</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fawt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023717a"><!--s023717a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025464b"><!--s025464b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a fortified building, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one built in former times for defence, or any strongly fortified place maintained for defence ✱ <span class="bodyb">hold the fort</span> to take charge of something for somebody or deputize temporarily.</p></div><a name="s025465b"><!--s025465b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cope with problems for somebody, or look after their work, while they are temporarily absent [with allusion to a signal sent by General Sherman during the American Civil War urging General Corse to hold the fort at Allatoona Pass until reinforcements arrived; the message, misquoted as <span class="bodyi">hold the fort, for I am coming</span>, was later incorporated in a popular gospel song] [Middle English <span class="bodyi">forte</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">fortis</span> strong].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">erstwhile<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020354a"><!--s020354a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> formerly; previously.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compose</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəmʹpohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012195a"><!--s012195a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012654b"><!--s012654b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003301c"><!--s003301c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to create (something) by mental or artistic labour </p><p><i></i></p><p>He composed a sonnet</p>.</div><a name="s003302c"><!--s003302c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to formulate and write (a piece of music).</p></div></div><a name="s012655b"><!--s012655b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003303c"><!--s003303c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to form (something) by putting it together.</p></div><a name="s003304c"><!--s003304c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>) to form the substance of (something); to make (something) up.</p></div><a name="s003305c"><!--s003305c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to arrange (type) for printing; to set.</p></div></div><a name="s012656b"><!--s012656b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to free (oneself) from agitation; to calm or settle (oneself).</p></div><a name="s012657b"><!--s012657b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to settle (a point of disagreement) [early French <span class="bodyi">composer</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">componere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/compound3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">compound 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gun room</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026881a"><!--s026881a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028771b"><!--s028771b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a room in which firearms are stored, usu in locked cabinets.</p></div><a name="s028772b"><!--s028772b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> quarters on a British warship used by junior officers.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goes</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025820a"><!--s025820a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>third person present sing. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/go1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">go 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">AND<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001924a"><!--s001924a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Andorra (international vehicle registration).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">finalist</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022253a"><!--s022253a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023594b"><!--s023594b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a contestant in the finals of a competition.</p></div><a name="s023595b"><!--s023595b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person sitting finals (important college or university exams; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/final2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">final<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (2)).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">belles lettres</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌbel ʹletrə, ʹletə (<span class="bodyi">French</span> bɛl lɛtr)/ /ˌbel ʹletrə, ʹletə/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005081a"><!--s005081a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) literature that has no practical or informative function, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a light, entertaining, sophisticated nature <span class="bodyb">belletrist</span> /belʹletrist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">belles lettres</span> fine letters].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dry<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/drie/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (drier dryer) (driest dryest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018473a"><!--s018473a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019524b"><!--s019524b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004980c"><!--s004980c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>free from moisture or liquid, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> water; not or no longer wet.</p></div><a name="s004981c"><!--s004981c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>not in or under water </p><p><i></i></p><p>dry land</p>.</div><a name="s004982c"><!--s004982c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>said of climate: having little rainfall or low humidity </p><p><i></i></p><p>a dry climate</p>.</div><a name="s004983c"><!--s004983c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>lacking water, natural moisture, or lubrication.</p></div><a name="s004984c"><!--s004984c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>not or no longer yielding milk, oil, etc.</p></div></div><a name="s019525b"><!--s019525b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004985c"><!--s004985c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>characterized by exhaustion of a supply of water or other liquid </p><p><i></i></p><p>The well is dry</p>.</div><a name="s004986c"><!--s004986c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of paint, etc: no longer sticky or damp.</p></div><a name="s004987c"><!--s004987c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>lacking natural moisture or lubrication </p><p><i></i></p><p>a dry mouth</p> <p><i></i></p><p>dry hair</p>.</div><a name="s004988c"><!--s004988c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> thirsty.</p></div><a name="s004989c"><!--s004989c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>said of a cough: marked by the absence or scantiness of secretions.</p></div><a name="s004990c"><!--s004990c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">f</span><br/><p>not shedding or accompanied by tears </p><p><i></i></p><p>not a dry eye in the room</p>.</div><a name="s004991c"><!--s004991c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">g</span><br/><p>said of a mammal: not giving milk.</p></div></div><a name="s019526b"><!--s019526b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of bread, toast, etc: eaten without butter or other spread.</p></div><a name="s019527b"><!--s019527b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>prohibiting the manufacture or sale of alcoholic drinks.</p></div><a name="s019528b"><!--s019528b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>said of wine, etc: not sweet.</p></div><a name="s019529b"><!--s019529b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>solid as opposed to liquid </p><p><i></i></p><p>dry goods</p>.</div><a name="s019530b"><!--s019530b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s004992c"><!--s004992c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>not showing or communicating warmth, enthusiasm, or feeling; impassive.</p></div><a name="s004993c"><!--s004993c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>uninteresting </p><p><i></i></p><p>a dry narrative</p>.</div><a name="s004994c"><!--s004994c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>marked by a matter-of-fact, ironic, or terse manner of expression.</p></div><a name="s004995c"><!--s004995c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>lacking embellishment, bias, or emotional concern; plain </p><p><i></i></p><p>the dry facts</p>.</div></div><a name="s019531b"><!--s019531b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>functioning without lubrication </p><p><i></i></p><p>a dry clutch</p>.</div><a name="s019532b"><!--s019532b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><a name="s004996c"><!--s004996c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>built or constructed without a process which requires water.</p></div><a name="s004997c"><!--s004997c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>using no mortar </p><p><i></i></p><p>dry masonry</p>.</div><a name="s004998c"><!--s004998c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>using prefabricated materials, e.g. plasterboard, rather than a construction involving plaster or mortar </p><p><i></i></p><p>dry wall construction</p> <p><span class="bodyb">dryish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dryness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">drẏge</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gap year</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024780a"><!--s024780a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a year's break that somebody takes between leaving school and starting further education.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cancellous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkansələs, kanʹseləs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008644a"><!--s008644a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of bone: having a porous structure [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">cancelli</span> intersecting bony plates and bars in cancellous bone, from Latin <span class="bodyi">cancelli</span> lattice, from <span class="bodyi">carcer</span> prison].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">defile<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015745a"><!--s015745a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a narrow passage or gorge [French <span class="bodyi">défilé</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">défiler</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/defile2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">defile 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forte<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fawt, ʹfawtay/ /ʹfawtay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023718a"><!--s023718a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025466b"><!--s025466b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>/ʹfawtay/ something at which a person excels; a person's strong point </p><p><i></i></p><p>Grammar is George's forte</p>.</div><a name="s025467b"><!--s025467b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the strongest part of a sword blade, being between the middle and the hilt: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/foible/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">foible</span></span></a> (2) [French <span class="bodyi">fort</span> strong, from Latin <span class="bodyi">fortis</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">AND<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001925a"><!--s001925a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in computing, a logic circuit with two or more inputs and one output, the value of the output being 1 if the values of all inputs are 1, and 0 otherwise.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bellflower</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005082a"><!--s005082a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/campanula/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">campanula</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gunrunner</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026882a"><!--s026882a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who carries or deals in contraband arms and ammunition</p><p><span class="bodyb">gunrunning</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">composed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012196a"><!--s012196a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>free from agitation; calm and collected <span class="bodyb">composedly</span> /-zidli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">finality</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fieʹnaliti, fi-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022254a"><!--s022254a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023596b"><!--s023596b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the condition of being final, settled, or irrevocable </p><p><i></i></p><p>The finality of death</p>.</div><a name="s023597b"><!--s023597b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a determined air or tone that admits of no further argument </p><p><i></i></p><p>‘We cannot alter the arrangements,’ she said with finality</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">erucic acid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹroohsik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020355a"><!--s020355a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fatty acid found <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in rapeseed oil: formula C<sub>22</sub>H<sub>42</sub>O<sub>2</sub> [from Latin <span class="bodyi">eruca</span> rocket plant].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dry<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (dries, dried, drying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018474a"><!--s018474a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s019533b"><!--s019533b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + out) to make or cause (something) to become dry.</p></div><a name="s019534b"><!--s019534b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to preserve (something) by removing moisture </p><p><i></i></p><p>The company dries and cures meats</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s019535b"><!--s019535b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + out) to become dry</p><p><span class="bodyb">dryable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goest</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025821a"><!--s025821a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>archaic second person present sing. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/go1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">go 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024781a"><!--s024781a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/garfish/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">garfish</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cancer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkansə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008645a"><!--s008645a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009001b"><!--s009001b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002145c"><!--s002145c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a malignant tumour that develops when cells multiply in an unlimited way.</p></div><a name="s002146c"><!--s002146c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the medical condition that is characterized by the presence of such a tumour or tumours</p><p>A cancer is a malignant tumour that develops when cells multiply in an abnormal and uncontrolled manner. Cancerous cells can invade and destroy nearby tissues and spread (or ‘metastasise’) to other areas of the body – by direct spread or via the blood and/or lymphatic systems — Dr John Cormack</p></div></div><a name="s009002b"><!--s009002b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a spreading evil in a person, society, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>the cancer of hidden resentment</p><p> Irish Digest.</p></div><a name="s009003b"><!--s009003b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Cancer</span>) in astronomy, a constellation (the Crab) depicted as a crab crushed beneath Hercules’ foot.</p></div><a name="s009004b"><!--s009004b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Cancer</span>) in astrology, the fourth sign of the zodiac or a person born under this sign.</p></div><a name="s009005b"><!--s009005b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Cancer</span>)</p><a name="s002147c"><!--s002147c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in astrology, the fourth sign of the zodiac.</p></div><a name="s002148c"><!--s002148c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a person born under this sign <span class="bodyb">Cancerian</span> /kanʹsiəri·ən, kanʹseə-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cancerous</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">cancer</span> crab, cancer].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">define</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹfien/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015746a"><!--s015746a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016283b"><!--s016283b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004086c"><!--s004086c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to be or describe the essential quality or nature qualities of (somebody or something); to identify.</p></div><a name="s004087c"><!--s004087c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to set forth the meaning of (e.g. a word) </p><p><i></i></p><p>To define true madness, what is't but to be nothing else but mad?</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div></div><a name="s016284b"><!--s016284b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004088c"><!--s004088c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to fix or mark the limits of (something); to demarcate.</p></div><a name="s004089c"><!--s004089c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to make (something) clear or precise in outline</p><p><span class="bodyb">definable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">definer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">definen</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">definire</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">finire</span> to limit, end, from <span class="bodyi">finis</span> boundary, end].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">finalize <span class="bodyi">or</span> finalise <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022255a"><!--s022255a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023598b"><!--s023598b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to put (plans or arrangements) in final or finished form.</p></div><a name="s023599b"><!--s023599b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to give final approval to (an agreement or transaction) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s023600b"><!--s023600b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to conclude negotiations on a transaction, etc <span class="bodyb">finalization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bellhop</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005083a"><!--s005083a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a porter or page in a hotel [short for <span class="bodyi">bell-hopper</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forte<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfawti, ʹfawtay/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023719a"><!--s023719a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a piece of music: to be performed in a loud and often forceful manner</p><p><span class="bodyb">forte</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Italian <span class="bodyi">forte</span> strong, from Latin <span class="bodyi">fortis</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Andalusian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/andəʹloohsh(ə)n, -syən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001927a"><!--s001927a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001929b"><!--s001929b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Andalusia, in southern Spain.</p></div><a name="s001930b"><!--s001930b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the variety of Spanish spoken in Andalusia</p><p><span class="bodyb">Andalusian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goeth</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025822a"><!--s025822a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>archaic third person present sing. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/go1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">go 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">composer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012197a"><!--s012197a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who writes music.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dry<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dries drys)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018475a"><!--s018475a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019536b"><!--s019536b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004999c"><!--s004999c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a dry place.</p></div><a name="s005000c"><!--s005000c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the dry</span>) <span class="bodyi">chiefly Aus</span> the dry season.</p></div></div><a name="s019537b"><!--s019537b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a Conservative politician who holds hard-line or uncompromising views.</p></div><a name="s019538b"><!--s019538b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> somebody who supports a ban on the sale of alcoholic drinks; a prohibitionist.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gunship</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026883a"><!--s026883a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a heavily armed helicopter used to attack targets on the ground.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eruct</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹrukt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020356a"><!--s020356a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021402b"><!--s021402b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to belch <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s021403b"><!--s021403b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a volcano: to pour or throw out (lava, etc) <span class="bodyb">eructation</span> /eerukʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">eructare</span>, from <span class="bodyi">e-</span> + <span class="bodyi">ructare</span> to belch, from <span class="bodyi">-ructus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">-rugere</span> to belch].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">garage<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgarahzh, ʹgarij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024782a"><!--s024782a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026556b"><!--s026556b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a building for the shelter of motor vehicles.</p></div><a name="s026557b"><!--s026557b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an establishment for providing essential services, e.g. the supply of petrol or repair work to motor vehicles.</p></div><a name="s026558b"><!--s026558b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a style of house music with a soul influence [French <span class="bodyi">garage</span> act of docking, garage, from <span class="bodyi">garer</span> to dock, shelter, ultimately of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cancroid<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkangkroyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008646a"><!--s008646a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009006b"><!--s009006b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>resembling a crab.</p></div><a name="s009007b"><!--s009007b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>resembling a cancer in appearance or rapid growth [Latin <span class="bodyi">cancr-, cancer</span> crab, cancer].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">definite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdefinət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015747a"><!--s015747a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016285b"><!--s016285b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004090c"><!--s004090c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>free of all ambiguity or, uncertainty, or obscurity.</p></div><a name="s004091c"><!--s004091c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>clearly apparent; unquestionable </p><p><i></i></p><p>I had a definite advantage</p>.</div></div><a name="s016286b"><!--s016286b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having distinct or certain limits</p><p><span class="bodyb">definitely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><a name="sb000000124"><!--sb000000124--></a><p><span class="bodyb">definiteness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">definitus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">definire</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/define/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">define</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">definite</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">definitive</span>? These two words are sometimes confused. Both <span class="bodyi">definite</span> and <span class="bodyi">definitive</span> suggest that something is unlikely to be changed: a <span class="bodyi">definite</span> answer is clear, firm, and unambiguous; a <span class="bodyi">definite</span> dateis one that has been decided on and fixed by the people involved. <span class="bodyi">Definitive</span> has connotations of being authoritative and conclusive: the <span class="bodyi">definitive</span> answer to a problem is one that solves it once and for all. If someone writes a <span class="bodyi">definitive</span> biography or plays the <span class="bodyi">definitive</span> Hamlet, that person's book or performance becomes the standard by which all later ones are judged.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">finally</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022256a"><!--s022256a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023601b"><!--s023601b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>after some time, or period of difficulty; eventually </p><p><i></i></p><p>We finally managed to make a temporary repair and got on our way</p>.</div><a name="s023602b"><!--s023602b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>as the last in a series of things </p><p><i></i></p><p>… whale, yak, and finally zebra</p>.</div><a name="s023603b"><!--s023603b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>used to introduce a final point: lastly </p><p><i></i></p><p>Finally, please remember to collect your free leaflet</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bellicose</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbelikohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005084a"><!--s005084a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>disposed to or fond of quarrels or fighting; aggressive wars <span class="bodyb">bellicosity</span> /-ʹkositi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">bellicosus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">bellicus</span> of war, from <span class="bodyi">bellum</span> war].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">andante</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anʹdantay/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001928a"><!--s001928a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a piece of music: to be performed moderately slowly</p><p><span class="bodyb">andante</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Italian <span class="bodyi">andante</span>, literally ‘going’, present part. of <span class="bodyi">andare</span> to go].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gofer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgohfə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025823a"><!--s025823a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> somebody who runs errands or carries messages for others [alteration of <span class="bodyi">go for</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cancroid<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008647a"><!--s008647a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various forms of slow-growing skin cancer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">definite article</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015748a"><!--s015748a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in grammar, a word (<span class="bodyi">the</span> in English) that designates an identified or immediately identifiable person or thing: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/indefinite_article/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">indefinite article</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dryad</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdriead, ʹdrie·əd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018476a"><!--s018476a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a nymph of the woods in Greek mythology [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">dryad-, dryas</span>, from <span class="bodyi">drys</span> tree].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">final solution</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022257a"><!--s022257a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Final Solution</span>) the Nazi euphemism for the policy of exterminating all the Jews in Europe during WWII [translation of German <span class="bodyi">Endlösung</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Fortean</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfawti·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023720a"><!--s023720a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or denoting the paranormal or paranormal phenomena [named after Charles H <span class="bodyi">Fort</span> d.1932, US student of the paranormal].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">composite<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkompəzit/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012198a"><!--s012198a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012658b"><!--s012658b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>made up of distinct parts or constituents.</p></div><a name="s012659b"><!--s012659b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>combining the typical or essential characteristics of individuals making up a group </p><p><i></i></p><p>a composite portrait</p>.</div><a name="s012660b"><!--s012660b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Composite</span>) of a Roman order of architecture that combines Ionic with Corinthian.</p></div><a name="s012661b"><!--s012661b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>/ʹkompəziet/ of or belonging to a very large family of plants, including the dandelion, daisy, and sunflower, typically having florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers.</p></div><a name="s012662b"><!--s012662b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in mathematics, having two or more factors; not prime</p><p><span class="bodyb">compositely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">compositeness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">compositus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">componere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/compound3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">compound 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gunshot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026884a"><!--s026884a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028773b"><!--s028773b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a shot or projectile fired from a gun.</p></div><a name="s028774b"><!--s028774b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the range of a gun </p><p><i></i></p><p>out of gunshot</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">erudite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeroodiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020357a"><!--s020357a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>possessing or displaying extensive or profound knowledge; learned </p><p><i></i></p><p>an erudite scholar</p> <p><span class="bodyb">eruditely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">erudition</span> /-ʹdish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">erudit</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">eruditus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">erudire</span> to instruct, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">rudis</span> rude, ignorant].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">garage<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024783a"><!--s024783a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to keep or put (a car) in a garage.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">andantino</span><small><span class="eSynop">/andanʹteenoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001929a"><!--s001929a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a piece of music: to be performed slightly faster than andante</p><p><span class="bodyb">andantino</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Italian <span class="bodyi">andantino</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">andante</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/andante/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">andante</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goffer<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgohfə, ʹgofə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (goffered, goffering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025824a"><!--s025824a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027574b"><!--s027574b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to crimp, wave, or flute (e.g. a lace edging), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with a heated iron.</p></div><a name="s027575b"><!--s027575b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to emboss (the edges of a book) [French <span class="bodyi">gaufrer</span> to stamp with a decorative tool, from <span class="bodyi">gaufre</span> honeycomb, ultimately from Dutch or early Low German <span class="bodyi">wafel</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/waffle1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">waffle 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">belligerence</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹlij(ə)rəns/ belligerency /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005085a"><!--s005085a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005195b"><!--s005195b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an aggressive or truculent attitude, atmosphere, or disposition.</p></div><a name="s005196b"><!--s005196b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the state of being at war or in conflict; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> the status of a belligerent.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">candela</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kanʹdaylə, kanʹdeelə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008648a"><!--s008648a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the basic SI unit of luminous intensity. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/candle1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">candle 1</span></span></a> [Latin <span class="bodyi">candela</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/candle1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">candle 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dry battery</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018477a"><!--s018477a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an electric battery consisting of a single dry cell or two or more dry cells connected together.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">finance<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfienans, fiʹnans/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022258a"><!--s022258a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023604b"><!--s023604b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the system that includes the circulation of money and involves banking, credit, and investment.</p></div><a name="s023605b"><!--s023605b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the science of the management of funds.</p></div><a name="s023606b"><!--s023606b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) resources of money </p><p><i></i></p><p>My finances are low</p>.</div><a name="s023607b"><!--s023607b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the obtaining of funds </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'm trying to arrange finance for the expedition</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">finance</span> payment, ransom, settlement, from early French <span class="bodyi">finance</span>, from <span class="bodyi">finer</span> to end, pay, from <span class="bodyi">fin</span> end, from Latin <span class="bodyi">finis</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">definite integral</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015749a"><!--s015749a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in mathematics, a number that is the difference between the values of an integral at two given limits: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/indefinite_integral/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">indefinite integral</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fortepiano</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fawtaypiʹanoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023721a"><!--s023721a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an early type of piano in use in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gun-shy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026885a"><!--s026885a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a dog: afraid of the sound of a gun.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">composite<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkompəzit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012199a"><!--s012199a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012663b"><!--s012663b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a composite material, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a building material.</p></div><a name="s012664b"><!--s012664b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>/ʹkompəziet/ a plant of the composite family.</p></div><a name="s012665b"><!--s012665b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>/ʹkompəziet/ a motion or proposal created from several related motions for the purpose of discussion, e.g. at a national conference.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">garage band</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024784a"><!--s024784a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an amateurish or unsophisticated rock group [from the idea of such bands rehearsing in garages].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">erupt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹrupt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020358a"><!--s020358a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021404b"><!--s021404b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005426c"><!--s005426c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a volcano: to release lava, steam, etc suddenly and usu violently.</p></div><a name="s005427c"><!--s005427c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to burst violently from limits or restraint.</p></div><a name="s005428c"><!--s005428c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>said of a tooth: to emerge through the gum.</p></div><a name="s005429c"><!--s005429c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to become suddenly active or violent; to explode </p><p><i></i></p><p>Will terrorism erupt again?</p>.</div><a name="s005430c"><!--s005430c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>to become violently angry </p><p><i></i></p><p>He erupted when his son said he had crashed the car</p>.</div></div><a name="s021405b"><!--s021405b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005431c"><!--s005431c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a rash, spot, etc: to appear on the skin.</p></div><a name="s005432c"><!--s005432c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>of a tooth: to emerge through the gum.</p></div><a name="s005433c"><!--s005433c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to break out, e.g. in a rash <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s021406b"><!--s021406b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to force out or release (something) suddenly or violently <span class="bodyb">eruptive</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">eruptus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">erumpere</span> to burst forth, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">rumpere</span> to break].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Andean</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anʹdee·ən, ʹandi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001930a"><!--s001930a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of the region of the Andes, a mountain range in S America</p><p><span class="bodyb">Andean</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goffer<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025825a"><!--s025825a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an iron or other tool used for goffering lace etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">belligerent<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹlij(ə)rənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005086a"><!--s005086a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005197b"><!--s005197b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>engaged in legally recognized war.</p></div><a name="s005198b"><!--s005198b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>inclined to or exhibiting aggressiveness, hostility, or combativeness</p><p><span class="bodyb">belligerently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">belligerant-, belligerans</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">belligerare</span> to wage war, ultimately from <span class="bodyi">bellum</span> war + <span class="bodyi">gerere</span> to wage].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">definitely</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015750a"><!--s015750a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016287b"><!--s016287b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in a definite manner.</p></div><a name="s016288b"><!--s016288b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>certainly; without any doubt.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">candelabrum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kandlʹahbrəm/ candelabra /-ʹahbrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> candelabra candelabrums <span class="bodyi">or</span> candelabras)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008649a"><!--s008649a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a branched candlestick or lamp with several lights [Latin <span class="bodyi">candelabrum</span> from <span class="bodyi">candela</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/candle1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">candle 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dry bulb</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018478a"><!--s018478a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an ordinary exposed thermometer bulb, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as used in conjunction with a wet bulb.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forte-piano</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fawtiʹpyahnoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023722a"><!--s023722a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a piece of music: to be performed in a manner that is loud then immediately soft</p><p><span class="bodyb">forte-piano</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Italian <span class="bodyi">forte-piano</span> loud-soft].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">finance<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022259a"><!--s022259a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to raise or provide money for (a project or a person).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gunslinger</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026886a"><!--s026886a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> somebody who carries a gun, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a cowboy in the Wild West who was notoriously quick to settle disputes with his gun.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eruption</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹrupsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020359a"><!--s020359a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021407b"><!--s021407b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act of erupting.</p></div><a name="s021408b"><!--s021408b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a product of erupting, e.g. a rash or spot on the skin.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">garage sale</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024785a"><!--s024785a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sale of secondhand furniture and household goods, held in the seller's garage or house.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">composite<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkompəziet/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012200a"><!--s012200a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to merge (several things) to form a composite whole; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to combine (visual images) to produce a single picture.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">andiron</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹandie·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001931a"><!--s001931a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of a pair of metal stands used on a hearth to support burning wood [Middle English <span class="bodyi">aundiren</span> via Old French from assumed Gaulish <span class="bodyi">anderos</span> young bull].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">belligerent<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005087a"><!--s005087a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a country or person engaged in legally recognized war.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">go-getter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025826a"><!--s025826a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an aggressively enterprising person</p><p><span class="bodyb">go-getting</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">candescent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kanʹdes(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008650a"><!--s008650a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> glowing or dazzling with heat</p><p><span class="bodyb">candescence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">candescent-, candescens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">candescere</span> to cause to shine, from <span class="bodyi">candēre</span> to shine].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">definition</span><small><span class="eSynop">/defiʹnish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015751a"><!--s015751a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016289b"><!--s016289b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a statement of what a word or phrase means.</p></div><a name="s016290b"><!--s016290b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004092c"><!--s004092c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a statement of what a word or phrase means.</p></div><a name="s004093c"><!--s004093c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a word or phrase expressing the essential nature of a person or thing.</p></div></div><a name="s016291b"><!--s016291b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of defining.</p></div><a name="s016292b"><!--s016292b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the action or power of making definite and clear.</p></div><a name="s016293b"><!--s016293b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s004094c"><!--s004094c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>distinctness of outline or detail, e.g. in a photograph.</p></div><a name="s004095c"><!--s004095c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>clarity, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of musical sound in reproduction</p><p><span class="bodyb">definitional</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dry cell</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018479a"><!--s018479a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a battery cell whose electrolyte is not a liquid: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wet_cell/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wet cell</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forth</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fawth/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyi">chiefly archaic</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023723a"><!--s023723a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025468b"><!--s025468b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>onwards in time, place, or order; forwards </p><p><i></i></p><p>And from that day forth, he was never seen again</p>.</div><a name="s025469b"><!--s025469b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>out; into notice or view </p><p><i></i></p><p>The trees will put forth leaves</p>.</div><a name="s025470b"><!--s025470b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>away from a centre; abroad </p><p><i></i></p><p>He went forth to preach</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">and so forth</span>.</p></div><a name="s025471b"><!--s025471b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>and so on; and other related things </p><p><i></i></p><p>Here are the baby's nappies, cream, and so forth</p> <p>[Old English].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">finance company</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022260a"><!--s022260a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a company that specializes in arranging or financing hire purchase.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gunsmith</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026887a"><!--s026887a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who designs, makes, or repairs firearms.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">composition</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kompəʹzish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012201a"><!--s012201a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012666b"><!--s012666b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003306c"><!--s003306c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a piece of writing; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a school essay </p><p><i></i></p><p>Read your own compositions, and when you meet with a passage which you think is particularly fine, strike it out</p><p> Dr Johnson.</p></div><a name="s003307c"><!--s003307c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a written piece of music.</p></div></div><a name="s012667b"><!--s012667b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a product of mixing or combining various elements or ingredients.</p></div><a name="s012668b"><!--s012668b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the factors or parts that make up something, or the way in which the factors or parts make up the whole.</p></div><a name="s012669b"><!--s012669b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the act or process of composing; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> arrangement into proper proportion or relation and artistic form.</p></div><a name="s012670b"><!--s012670b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s003308c"><!--s003308c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or process of composing; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> arrangement into proper proportion or relation and artistic form.</p></div><a name="s003309c"><!--s003309c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an arrangement of type for printing, or the production of this.</p></div></div><a name="s012671b"><!--s012671b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>an agreement by which a creditor accepts partial payment</p><p><span class="bodyb">compositional</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">compositionally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">composicioun</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">composition-, compositio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">componere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/compound3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">compound 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goggle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgogl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025827a"><!--s025827a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to stare with wide or bulging eyes [Middle English <span class="bodyi">gogelen</span> to squint; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Andorran</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anʹdawrən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001932a"><!--s001932a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Andorra, in the S Pyrenees</p><p><span class="bodyb">Andorran</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bell jar</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005088a"><!--s005088a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bell-shaped glass vessel that is designed to cover objects or to contain gases or a vacuum.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">erven</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeəvən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020360a"><!--s020360a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/erf/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">erf</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">garam masala</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌgarəm məʹsahlə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024786a"><!--s024786a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an aromatic mixture of ground coriander, cumin, cinnamon, etc used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in curries [Hindi <span class="bodyi">garam masālā</span>, from <span class="bodyi">garam</span> hot, pungent + <span class="bodyi">masālā</span> spice].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">candid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkandid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008651a"><!--s008651a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009008b"><!--s009008b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>indicating or suggesting complete sincerity; frank or open.</p></div><a name="s009009b"><!--s009009b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>tending to criticize severely; blunt or outspoken.</p></div><a name="s009010b"><!--s009010b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of photographs, etc: featuring subjects acting naturally and unposed, and often taken without their knowledge</p><p><span class="bodyb">candidly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">candidness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">candide</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">candidus</span> bright, white, from <span class="bodyi">candēre</span> to shine, glow].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">definitive<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹfinətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015752a"><!--s015752a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016294b"><!--s016294b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004096c"><!--s004096c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>serving to provide a final solution </p><p><i></i></p><p>a definitive victory</p>.</div><a name="s004097c"><!--s004097c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>serving to define or specify something precisely </p><p><i></i></p><p>definitive laws</p>.</div></div><a name="s016295b"><!--s016295b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>authoritative and apparently exhaustive </p><p><i></i></p><p>a definitive biography</p>.</div><a name="s016296b"><!--s016296b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>fully differentiated or developed </p><p><i></i></p><p>the definitive form of an organ of the body</p>.</div><a name="s016297b"><!--s016297b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of a postage stamp: issued as one of the normal postage stamps of a the country, rather than for commemorative purposes or territory of use</p><a name="sb000000125"><!--sb000000125--></a><p><span class="bodyb">definitively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">definitive</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">definite</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/definite/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">definite</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dry-clean</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018480a"><!--s018480a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to clean (a fabric, garment, etc) with organic solvents rather than water</p><p><span class="bodyb">dry cleaner</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dry cleaning</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">finance house</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022261a"><!--s022261a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/finance_company/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">finance company</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forthcoming</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023724a"><!--s023724a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025472b"><!--s025472b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>approaching; about to occur or appear.</p></div><a name="s025473b"><!--s025473b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006735c"><!--s006735c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>made available </p><p><i></i></p><p>New funds will be forthcoming next year</p>.</div><a name="s006736c"><!--s006736c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>willing to give information; responsive [obsolete <span class="bodyi">forthcome</span> to come forth].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gunwale <span class="bodyi">or</span> gunnel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgunl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026888a"><!--s026888a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the upper edge of a ship's or boat's side [Middle English <span class="bodyi">gonnewale</span>, from <span class="bodyi">gonne</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gun1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gun 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wale/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wale</span></span></a> , from its former use as a support for guns].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compositor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəmʹpozitə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012202a"><!--s012202a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who sets type.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">androcentric</span><small><span class="eSynop">/androhʹsentrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001934a"><!--s001934a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>focused on or geared towards men</p><p><span class="bodyb">androcentrism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goggle-box</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025828a"><!--s025828a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a television set.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">candida</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkandidə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008652a"><!--s008652a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of parasitic fungusi that resembles yeasts, including the fungus that causes <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/thrush2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">thrush 2</span></span></a>: genus <span class="bodyi">Candida</span> [from the Latin genus name, from <span class="bodyi">candidus</span> white].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ery <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ry</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020361a"><!--s020361a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting:</p><a name="s021409b"><!--s021409b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>quality or state of having (a specified trait or mode of behaviour) </p><p><i></i></p><p>snobbery</p> <p><i></i></p><p>treachery</p>.</div><a name="s021410b"><!--s021410b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>art or practice of </p><p><i></i></p><p>cookery</p> <p><i></i></p><p>archery</p>.</div><a name="s021411b"><!--s021411b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>place for doing, keeping, producing, or selling (a specified thing) </p><p><i></i></p><p>brewery</p> <p><i></i></p><p>fishery</p> <p><i></i></p><p>bakery</p>.</div><a name="s021412b"><!--s021412b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s005434c"><!--s005434c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>collection or body of </p><p><i></i></p><p>finery</p> <p><i></i></p><p>greenery</p>.</div><a name="s005435c"><!--s005435c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>class of (specified goods) </p><p><i></i></p><p>ironmongery</p> <p><i></i></p><p>confectionery</p>.</div></div><a name="s021413b"><!--s021413b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>state or condition of </p><p><i></i></p><p>slavery</p>.</div><a name="s021414b"><!--s021414b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly derog</span> all that is concerned with or characteristic of </p><p><i></i></p><p>popery</p> <p><i></i></p><p>tomfoolery</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">-erie</span>, from Old French, from <span class="bodyi">-ier</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/er1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-er 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-ie</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/y2/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-y 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">garb<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/gahb/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024787a"><!--s024787a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a style of clothing; dress </p><p><i></i></p><p>a figure in priestly garb</p> <p>[early French <span class="bodyi">garbe</span> elegance, grace from Old Italian <span class="bodyi">garbo</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bell metal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005089a"><!--s005089a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>bronze with a high tin content, used for bells.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forthright<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023725a"><!--s023725a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>going straight to the point without ambiguity or hesitation </p><p><i></i></p><p>the difference between open forthright bigotry and the shamefaced kind that works through unwritten agreements</p><p> Shirley Chisholm</p><p><span class="bodyb">forthrightly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">forthrightness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">financial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fieʹnanshəl, fiʹnanshəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022262a"><!--s022262a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023608b"><!--s023608b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to finance, finances, or money.</p></div><a name="s023609b"><!--s023609b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Aus, NZ, informal</span> having plenty of money; well-off</p><p><span class="bodyb">financially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gunyah</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgunyə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026889a"><!--s026889a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus</span> a hut built by Australian aboriginals in the bush [native name in Australia].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">definitive<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015753a"><!--s015753a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a definitive postage stamp.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dry cleaning</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018481a"><!--s018481a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019539b"><!--s019539b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the cleaning of fabrics or garments with organic solvents rather than water.</p></div><a name="s019540b"><!--s019540b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>things that have been or are to be dry-cleaned.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compos mentis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkompəs ʹmentis/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012203a"><!--s012203a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of sound mind, memory, and understanding [Latin, literally ‘having mastery of one's mind’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">androecium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anʹdreesyəm, -sh(y)əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> androecia /-syə, -sh(y)ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001935a"><!--s001935a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>all the stamens collectively in the flower of a plant [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">androecium</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/andr_or_andro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">andr-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">oikion</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">oikos</span> house].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goggle-eyed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025829a"><!--s025829a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>with the eyes wide or bulging, in amazement or fascination.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">candidate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkandidayt, -dət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008653a"><!--s008653a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009011b"><!--s009011b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who is competing with others for something, e.g. a job, a political position, or an award.</p></div><a name="s009012b"><!--s009012b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody who is taking an examination.</p></div><a name="s009013b"><!--s009013b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>somebody or something regarded as suitable for something, or likely to suffer something <span class="bodyb">candidacy</span> /-dəsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">candidature</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">candidatus</span> clothed in white, from <span class="bodyi">candidus</span> white; from the white toga worn by candidates for office in ancient Rome].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">erysipelas</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eriʹsipələs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020362a"><!--s020362a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a feverish disease with intense deep red local inflammation of the skin, caused by infection by a streptococcal bacterium [Middle English <span class="bodyi">erisipila</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">erysipelas</span> red skin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guppy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgupi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> guppies <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> guppy)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026890a"><!--s026890a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small fish that is native to the W Indies and S America and is a popular aquarium fish: <span class="bodyi">Poecilia reticulata</span> [named after R J L <span class="bodyi">Guppy</span> d.1916, Trinidadian amateur naturalist who sent the first specimen to the British Museum].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bellow<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbeloh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005090a"><!--s005090a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005199b"><!--s005199b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make the loud deep hollow sound characteristic of a bull.</p></div><a name="s005200b"><!--s005200b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to shout in a deep voice <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s005201b"><!--s005201b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to bawl (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The captain bellows the orders</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">belwen</span> from Old English <span class="bodyi">bylgian</span>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forthright<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023726a"><!--s023726a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025474b"><!--s025474b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>directly and candidly.</p></div><a name="s025475b"><!--s025475b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>at once.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dry dock</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018482a"><!--s018482a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dock from which the water can be pumped to allow ships to be repaired.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">financial futures</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022263a"><!--s022263a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>futures (commodities, etc bought or sold at an agreed price, but not handed over until some specified date in the future; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/future1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">future<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (4)) in currencies or interest rates.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deflagrate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdefləgrayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015754a"><!--s015754a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016298b"><!--s016298b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to burn rapidly with sparks and intense heat <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s016299b"><!--s016299b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (a substance) to burn in this way <span class="bodyb">deflagration</span> /-ʹgraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">deflagratus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">deflagrare</span> to burn down, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">flagrare</span> to burn].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compost<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkompost/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012204a"><!--s012204a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mixture of decayed organic matter used as a fertilizer [early French <span class="bodyi">composte</span> via medieval Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">compositum</span>, neuter past part. of <span class="bodyi">componere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/compound3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">compound 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">androgen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹandrəjən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001936a"><!--s001936a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a number of hormones, such as testosterone, that influences the development of the male reproductive system <span class="bodyb">androgenic</span> /-ʹjenik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">garb<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024788a"><!--s024788a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to dress (somebody) in a distinct way.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goggles</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025830a"><!--s025830a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>protective glasses set in a flexible frame that fits snugly against the face.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">candid camera</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008654a"><!--s008654a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009014b"><!--s009014b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a usu small camera equipped with a fast lens that is used for taking informal photographs of unposed subjects, often without their knowledge.</p></div><a name="s009015b"><!--s009015b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the style of still photography or documentary filming that captures subjects in this way.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">erythema</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eriʹtheemə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020363a"><!--s020363a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>abnormal redness of the skin, usu occurring in patches, caused by widening of the blood vessels, e.g. after injury <span class="bodyb">erythematous</span> /-təs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">erythēma</span>, from <span class="bodyi">erythainein</span> to redden, from <span class="bodyi">erythros</span> red].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bellow<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005091a"><!--s005091a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005202b"><!--s005202b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a bellowing sound.</p></div><a name="s005203b"><!--s005203b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a loud deep shout.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gurdwara</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹguhrdwahra/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026891a"><!--s026891a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Sikh place of worship [Punjabi <span class="bodyi">gurduārā</span>, from Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">guru</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/guru/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">guru</span></span></a>) + <span class="bodyi">dvāra</span> door].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dryer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018483a"><!--s018483a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/drier1_or_dryer_drie%C2%B7%C9%99/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">drier 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forthwith</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023727a"><!--s023727a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>immediately.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compost<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012205a"><!--s012205a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012672b"><!--s012672b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to convert (plant debris, etc) to compost.</p></div><a name="s012673b"><!--s012673b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to treat with compost.</p></div><a name="s012674b"><!--s012674b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to add compost to (something).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deflate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹflayt, deeʹflayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015755a"><!--s015755a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016300b"><!--s016300b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to release air or gas from (e.g. a balloon or a tyre).</p></div><a name="s016301b"><!--s016301b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to reduce (somebody) in self-confidence or self-importance, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> suddenly.</p></div><a name="s016302b"><!--s016302b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cause deflation in (an economy or price levels).</p></div><a name="s016303b"><!--s016303b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s004098c"><!--s004098c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to reduce (something) in size or importance.</p></div><a name="s004099c"><!--s004099c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to reduce (somebody) in self-confidence or self-importance, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> suddenly.</p></div></div><a name="s016304b"><!--s016304b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to reduce (a price level) or cause (the economy or the availability of credit) to contract <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s016305b"><!--s016305b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to lose firmness through or as if through the escape of contained gas</p><p><span class="bodyb">deflator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-flate</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inflate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inflate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">garbage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgahbij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024789a"><!--s024789a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026559b"><!--s026559b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> rubbish or waste.</p></div><a name="s026560b"><!--s026560b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>worthless writing or speech ✱ <span class="bodyb">garbage in, garbage out</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> invalid or poor data put in to a computer will produce equally poor output [Middle English, in the sense ‘animal entrails’, from early French].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Financial Ombudsman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022264a"><!--s022264a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several ombudsmen dealing with finance-related complaints that are made by banking customers, building-society customers, or insurance and unit-trust customers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">androgyne<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹandrəjien/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001937a"><!--s001937a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hermaphrodite/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hermaphrodite</span></span></a> [French <span class="bodyi">androgyne</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">androgynus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/androgynous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">androgynous</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">go-go</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025831a"><!--s025831a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a style of popular music that originated in Washington, DC, and is characterized by strong percussion, jazz and African elements, and chanting with audience response.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">candidiasis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kandiʹdie·əsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008655a"><!--s008655a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/thrush2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">thrush 2</span></span></a> or a similar disease caused by infection with a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/candida/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">candida</span></span></a> fungus [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">candidiasis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/candida/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">candida</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">erythroblast</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹrithrohblast/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020365a"><!--s020365a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bone-marrow cell that gives rise to a red blood cell <span class="bodyb">erythroblastic</span> /-ʹblastik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gurgle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹguhgl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (gurgling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026892a"><!--s026892a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s028775b"><!--s028775b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007587c"><!--s007587c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to make the sound of unevenly flowing water.</p></div><a name="s007588c"><!--s007588c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to flow or move with such a sound.</p></div></div><a name="s028776b"><!--s028776b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make a low-pitched bubbling sound from the throat.</p></div><a name="s028777b"><!--s028777b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>of water: to flow or move with such a sound <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s028778b"><!--s028778b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to utter (something) with a gurgling sound</p><p><span class="bodyb">gurgle</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">gurgulio</span> gullet].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deflation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹflaysh(ə)n, dee-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015756a"><!--s015756a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016306b"><!--s016306b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004100c"><!--s004100c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of deflating.</p></div><a name="s004101c"><!--s004101c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the state of being deflated.</p></div></div><a name="s016307b"><!--s016307b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of deflating; the state of being deflated.</p></div><a name="s016308b"><!--s016308b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s004102c"><!--s004102c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a contraction in the volume of available money and credit, and a resulting decline in economic activity, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a result of government policy.</p></div><a name="s004103c"><!--s004103c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a decline in the general level of prices.</p></div></div><a name="s016309b"><!--s016309b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in geology, the erosion of soil by the wind</p><p><span class="bodyb">deflationary</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">deflationist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">composter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəmʹpostə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012206a"><!--s012206a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a barrel or similar container in which organic matter is collected for composting.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dry fly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018484a"><!--s018484a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an artificial angling fly designed to float on the surface of the water.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">garble<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgahbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024790a"><!--s024790a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to distort or confuse (a message), giving a false impression of the facts</p><p><span class="bodyb">garbler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p>Middle English <span class="bodyi">garbelen</span> to sift, select, via Old Italian and Arabic from late Latin <span class="bodyi">cribellum</span>, dimin. of Latin <span class="bodyi">cribum</span> sieve. The current meaning of <span class="bodyi">garble</span>, which suggests mixing things together confusedly, seems to be at odds with its etymology. The notion originally underlying the metaphorical sense was, however, that of distorting the facts by deliberately selecting those that supported one's case and screening out those that were disadvantageous</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bellows</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbelohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">treated as sing.</span>)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005092a"><!--s005092a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005204b"><!--s005204b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a device that by alternate expansion and contraction supplies with handles and pleated expandable sides used to create a current of air, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to fan a fire.</p></div><a name="s005205b"><!--s005205b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a pleated expandable part in e.g. a camera [Middle English, probably from Old English <span class="bodyi">belig</span> bag, skin, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/belly1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">belly 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fortification</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌfawtifiʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023728a"><!--s023728a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025476b"><!--s025476b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006737c"><!--s006737c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of fortifying.</p></div><a name="s006738c"><!--s006738c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the science or art of providing defensive works.</p></div></div><a name="s025477b"><!--s025477b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that fortifies, defends, or strengthens, <span class="bodyi"><span class="bodyi">esp</span></span> works erected to defend a place or position.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 Share Index</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022265a"><!--s022265a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/footsie/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Footsie</span></span></a> [because it is published daily in the newspaper, <span class="bodyi">The Financial Times</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">candied</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkandid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008656a"><!--s008656a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>sweetened or preserved with a thick coating of sugar.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">androgyne<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001938a"><!--s001938a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/androgynous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">androgynous</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">go-go dancer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025832a"><!--s025832a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a female dancer employed to entertain by dancing in a modern usu erotic style, e.g. in a disco, pub, or nightclub</p><p><span class="bodyb">go-go dance</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">go-go dancing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [alteration (influenced by <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/go1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">go 1</span></span></a>) of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_gogo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a gogo</span></span></a> , from <span class="bodyi">Whisky à Gogo</span>, the name of a café and disco in Paris, from French <span class="bodyi">à gogo</span> galore].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">erythroblastosis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iˌrithrohblaʹstohsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> erythroblastoses /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020366a"><!--s020366a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the abnormal presence of erythroblasts in the circulating blood.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">composure</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəmʹpohzhə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012207a"><!--s012207a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>calmness of mind, bearing, or appearance.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bellpull</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005093a"><!--s005093a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005206b"><!--s005206b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a cord by which one rings a bell.</p></div><a name="s005207b"><!--s005207b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a handle or knob attached to such a cord.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gurkha</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹguhkə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026893a"><!--s026893a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028779b"><!--s028779b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of any of several Nepalese peoples.</p></div><a name="s028780b"><!--s028780b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a Gurkha serving in the British or Indian army [Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">goraska</span> protector of cattle, an epithet of their deity].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Goidelic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/goyʹdelik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025833a"><!--s025833a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the group of Celtic languages comprising Irish Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic, and Manx: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brythonic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Brythonic</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">Goidelic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [early Irish <span class="bodyi">Góidel</span> Gaelic].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">garble<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024791a"><!--s024791a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act of garbling, or a garbled message.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dry goods</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018485a"><!--s018485a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019541b"><!--s019541b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>solid as opposed to liquid commodities.</p></div><a name="s019542b"><!--s019542b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> textiles, clothing, haberdashery, etc, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as distinguished from hardware and groceries.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">financial year</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022266a"><!--s022266a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in the UK, the tax and accounting year that runs from 6 April of one year to 5 April of the following year.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">androgynous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anʹdrojinəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001939a"><!--s001939a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001933b"><!--s001933b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>combining features that are typically male with features that are typically female and therefore of uncertain sex.</p></div><a name="s001934b"><!--s001934b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having characteristics of both the male and female forms; hermaphrodite.</p></div><a name="s001935b"><!--s001935b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000440c"><!--s000440c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>combining features that are typically male with features that are typically female and therefore of uncertain sex.</p></div><a name="s000441c"><!--s000441c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>having characteristics of both the male and female forms; hermaphrodite.</p></div></div><a name="s001936b"><!--s001936b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>bearing both male and female flowers in the same cluster <span class="bodyb">androgyny</span> /-ni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">androgynos</span> hermaphrodite, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/andr_or_andro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">andr-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">gynē</span> woman].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deflect</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹflekt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015757a"><!--s015757a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016310b"><!--s016310b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to turn (somebody or something) from a straight course or fixed purpose direction <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s016311b"><!--s016311b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to turn aside; to deviate <span class="bodyb">deflective</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">deflector</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">deflectere</span> to bend down, turn aside, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">flectere</span> to bend].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fortified wine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfawtified/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023729a"><!--s023729a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wine to which alcohol has been added during or after fermentation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">candle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkandl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008657a"><!--s008657a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009016b"><!--s009016b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a usu long slender cylindrical mass of tallow or wax enclosing a wick that is burned to give light.</p></div><a name="s009017b"><!--s009017b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something resembling a candle in shape or use </p><p><i></i></p><p>a sulphur candle for fumigation</p>.</div><a name="s009018b"><!--s009018b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/candela/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">candela</span></span></a> ✱ <span class="bodyb">not hold a candle to</span> to be much inferior to (another person or thing) [originally in positive contexts, the image being of an assistant holding a candle for a person to work by] ✱ <span class="bodyb">not worth the candle</span> <span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span>not worth the effort, or not justified by the result [from the notion of the cost of a candle needed to provide light for an activity not being justified by the results achieved] [Old English <span class="bodyi">candel</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">candela</span>, from <span class="bodyi">candēre</span> to shine].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">erythrocyte</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹrithrəsiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020367a"><!--s020367a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021417b"><!--s021417b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of the haemoglobin-containing cells that carry oxygen to the tissues and are responsible for the red colour of vertebrate blood; a red blood cell.</p></div><a name="s021418b"><!--s021418b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/red_blood_cell/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">red blood cell</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">erythrocytic</span> /-ʹsitik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compote</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkompot/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012208a"><!--s012208a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>fruit cooked in syrup and usu served cold [French <span class="bodyi">compote</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">composta</span>, fem past part. of <span class="bodyi">componere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/compound3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">compound 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gurn</span><small><span class="eSynop">/guhn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026894a"><!--s026894a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/girn_or_gurn/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">girn</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bell push</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005094a"><!--s005094a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a button that is pushed to ring a bell.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">go in</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025834a"><!--s025834a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027576b"><!--s027576b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to enter.</p></div><a name="s027577b"><!--s027577b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of the sun, etc: to become obscured by a cloud.</p></div><a name="s027578b"><!--s027578b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) to form a union or alliance </p><p><i></i></p><p>They asked us to go in with them on the project</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">go in for</span>.</p></div><a name="s027579b"><!--s027579b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to engage in (an activity), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a hobby or for enjoyment.</p></div><a name="s027580b"><!--s027580b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to enter and compete in (e.g. a test or race).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">candle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008658a"><!--s008658a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to examine (eggs) for staleness, blood clots, or fertility by holding them between the eye and a light</p><p><span class="bodyb">candler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dry ice</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018486a"><!--s018486a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>solidified carbon dioxide used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a refrigerant or to produce the theatrical effect of white mist.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">financier</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fiʹnansi·ə, fie-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022267a"><!--s022267a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person employed or engaged in large-scale finance or investment.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fortify</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfawtifie/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (fortifies, fortified, fortifying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023730a"><!--s023730a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025478b"><!--s025478b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to strengthen and secure (a place, etc) by military defences.</p></div><a name="s025479b"><!--s025479b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to give strength, courage, or endurance to.</p></div><a name="s025480b"><!--s025480b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to add (e.g. alcohol to wine or vitamins to food) to strengthen or enrich it.</p></div><a name="s025481b"><!--s025481b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to make (somebody or something) strong, e.g.:</p><a name="s006739c"><!--s006739c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to strengthen and secure (a place, etc) by military defences.</p></div><a name="s006740c"><!--s006740c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to give strength, courage, or endurance to (somebody).</p></div><a name="s006741c"><!--s006741c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to add (e.g. alcohol to wine or vitamins to food) to strengthen or enrich it <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s025482b"><!--s025482b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to erect fortifications</p><p><span class="bodyb">fortifiable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fortifier</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">fortifien</span> via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">fortificare</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">fortis</span> strong].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">erythromycin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iˌrithrəʹmiesin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020368a"><!--s020368a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an antibiotic that is produced by a bacterium and is effective against many types of bacteria and some protozoans (single-celled organisms; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/protozoan/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">protozoan</span></span></a>) [Latin <span class="bodyi">Streptomyces erythreus</span>, name of the bacterium that produces it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">android</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹandroyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001940a"><!--s001940a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in science fiction, an automaton that looks and behaves like a human [late Greek <span class="bodyi">androeidēs</span> manlike, from Greek <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/andr_or_andro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">andr-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-oeides</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/oid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-oid</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deflection <span class="bodyi">or</span> deflexion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹfleksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015758a"><!--s015758a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016312b"><!--s016312b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act of deflecting or the condition of being deflected.</p></div><a name="s016313b"><!--s016313b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the amount by which something is deflected.</p></div><a name="s016314b"><!--s016314b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s004104c"><!--s004104c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act of deflecting; the condition of being deflected.</p></div><a name="s004105c"><!--s004105c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the amount or degree by which something is deflected.</p></div></div><a name="s016315b"><!--s016315b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the movement, usu as a departure from the zero reading, of an indicator or pointer on the scale of an instrument, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an electrical one.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">garboard</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgahbawd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024792a"><!--s024792a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the plank next to a ship's keel [obsolete Dutch <span class="bodyi">gaarboord</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compound<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkompownd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012209a"><!--s012209a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012675b"><!--s012675b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something formed by a union of elements or parts.</p></div><a name="s012676b"><!--s012676b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in chemistry, a distinct substance formed by combination of chemical elements in fixed proportion.</p></div><a name="s012677b"><!--s012677b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a word consisting of components that are words, e.g. <span class="bodyi">houseboat</span> or <span class="bodyi">whitewash</span> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">compouned</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">compounen</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/compound3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">compound 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bell-ringer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005095a"><!--s005095a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who rings church bells or handbells</p><p><span class="bodyb">bell-ringing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gurnard</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹguhnəd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gurnards <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> gurnard)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026895a"><!--s026895a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of fishes with a large armoured heads and three pairs of pectoral fins used like feet to walk along the sea floor: family Triglidae [Middle English, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">grunnire</span> to grunt, from the sound it makes when taken from the water].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deflocculate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹflokyoolayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015759a"><!--s015759a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to disperse (something) or become dispersed into fine particles </p><p><i></i></p><p>The soil deflocculated</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">garboard strake</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024793a"><!--s024793a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/garboard/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">garboard</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fortissimo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fawʹtisimoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023731a"><!--s023731a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a piece of music: to be performed in a very loud manner [Italian <span class="bodyi">fortissima</span>, superl of <span class="bodyi">forte</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/forte2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">forte 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">erythropoiesis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iˌrithrohpoyʹeesis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020369a"><!--s020369a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the formation of red blood cells <span class="bodyb">erythropoietic</span> /-ʹetik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/erythr_or_erythro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">erythr-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">poiēsis</span> creation].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dryly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018487a"><!--s018487a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/drily_or_dryly/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">drily</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">candleberry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkandlb(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> candleberries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008659a"><!--s008659a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wax_myrtle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wax myrtle</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">financing gap</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022268a"><!--s022268a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the gap between the amount of money earned by a country through its exports and the foreign exchange it needs to cover its debts and imports.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">going<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025835a"><!--s025835a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027581b"><!--s027581b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often in combination</span>) the act or instance of going </p><p><i></i></p><p>comings and goings</p> <p><i></i></p><p>theatregoing</p>.</div><a name="s027582b"><!--s027582b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the condition of the ground, e.g. for horse racing.</p></div><a name="s027583b"><!--s027583b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>advance; progress </p><p><i></i></p><p>I found the going too slow</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">andropause</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹandrəpawz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001941a"><!--s001941a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/male_menopause/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">male menopause</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compound<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkompownd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012210a"><!--s012210a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012678b"><!--s012678b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>composed of or resulting from a union of usu similar separate elements, ingredients, or parts.</p></div><a name="s012679b"><!--s012679b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a sentence: having two or more main clauses.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gurney</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹguhni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026896a"><!--s026896a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a wheeled stretcher of the kind used in hospitals to transport patients [orig denoting a kind of cab, later a similar vehicle used as an ambulance: prob named after J T Gurney, US inventor, who patented a new design of cab in 1883].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bell tent</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005096a"><!--s005096a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a round tent that is supported by a central pole.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">defloration</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeflawʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015760a"><!--s015760a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>deflowering or being deflowered [Middle English <span class="bodyi">defloracioun</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">deflorare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/deflower/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">deflower</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">garbology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gahʹboləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024794a"><!--s024794a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the study of people's rubbish as a method of analysing their culture and lifestyle</p><p><span class="bodyb">garbologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">candleholder</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008660a"><!--s008660a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/candlestick/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">candlestick</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">andr- <span class="bodyi">or</span> andro-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001933a"><!--s001933a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s001931b"><!--s001931b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>man </p><p><i></i></p><p>androgynous</p>.</div><a name="s001932b"><!--s001932b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>male </p><p><i></i></p><p>androecium</p> [early French <span class="bodyi">andr-</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">andr-, anēr</span> man, male].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fortitude</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfawtityoohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023732a"><!--s023732a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>courage or endurance, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the face of pain or adversity [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">fortitudin-, fortitudo</span>, from <span class="bodyi">fortis</span> strong].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">finback</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022269a"><!--s022269a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fin_whale/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fin whale</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">erythropoietin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iˌrithrohʹpoyitin, -poyʹeetin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020370a"><!--s020370a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hormone formed, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the kidney, in response to reduced oxygen concentration, that stimulates red blood cell formation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">going<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025836a"><!--s025836a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027584b"><!--s027584b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007248c"><!--s007248c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>living; existing </p><p><i></i></p><p>the best novelist going</p>.</div><a name="s007249c"><!--s007249c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>available; to be had </p><p><i></i></p><p>She asked if there were any jobs going</p>.</div></div><a name="s027585b"><!--s027585b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007250c"><!--s007250c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>current; prevailing </p><p><i></i></p><p>the going price</p>.</div><a name="s007251c"><!--s007251c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>profitable or thriving </p><p><i></i></p><p>a going concern</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">going for</span> favourable to </p><p><i></i></p><p>He had everything going for him</p>.</div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guru</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgoohrooh, ʹgoorooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gurus)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026897a"><!--s026897a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028781b"><!--s028781b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a Hindu or Sikh personal religious teacher and spiritual guide.</p></div><a name="s028782b"><!--s028782b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007589c"><!--s007589c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>any spiritual and intellectual guide; a mentor.</p></div><a name="s007590c"><!--s007590c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an acknowledged leader or expert chief proponent (e.g. of a cult or idea) </p><p><i></i></p><p>the guru of modern philosophical thought</p> <p>[Hindi <span class="bodyi">gurū</span> from Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">guru</span>, from <span class="bodyi">guru</span> weighty, venerable].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compound<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəmʹpownd/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012211a"><!--s012211a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012680b"><!--s012680b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to put together (parts) so as to form a whole; to combine.</p></div><a name="s012681b"><!--s012681b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to form (something, e.g. a medicine) by combining parts.</p></div><a name="s012682b"><!--s012682b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s003310c"><!--s003310c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to calculate (interest) on both the principal and accumulated interest.</p></div><a name="s003311c"><!--s003311c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to augment or add to (something bad) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He compounded the error by covering it up</p>.</div></div><a name="s012683b"><!--s012683b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in law, to agree not to prosecute (an offence) in return for payment, etc</p><p><span class="bodyb">compoundable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">compounder</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">compounen</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">componere</span> to put together, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/com_or_col_or_con_or_cor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">com-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ponere</span> to put].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bellwether</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbelwedhə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005097a"><!--s005097a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005208b"><!--s005208b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a male sheep that leads the flock.</p></div><a name="s005209b"><!--s005209b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a leader or trendsetter who is followed blindly [Middle English from <span class="bodyi">belle</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bell1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bell 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">wether</span>; from the practice of belling the leader of a flock].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dry measure</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018488a"><!--s018488a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a series of units for measurement of the capacity of dry goods.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deflower</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹflowə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (deflowered, deflowering) <span class="bodyi">dated or literary</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015761a"><!--s015761a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016316b"><!--s016316b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to deprive (a woman) of her virginity; to ravish (her).</p></div><a name="s016317b"><!--s016317b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to spoil (something) or take away its beauty </p><p><i></i></p><p>They found a great deal of entertainment at the hotel, an enormous wooden structure, for the erection of which it seemed to them that the virgin forests of the West must have been terribly deflowered</p><p> Henry James [Middle English <span class="bodyi">deflouren</span> via Frenchfrom Latin <span class="bodyi">deflorare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">flor-, flos</span> flower].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">garçon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gahʹsonh (<span class="bodyi">French</span> garsɔ)/ /gahʹsonh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024795a"><!--s024795a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a waiter in a French restaurant [French <span class="bodyi">garçon</span> boy, servant].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fortnight</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfawtniet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023733a"><!--s023733a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> two weeks [Middle English <span class="bodyi">fourtenight</span>, alteration of <span class="bodyi">fourtene night</span> fourteen nights].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">candlelight</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008661a"><!--s008661a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009019b"><!--s009019b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the light given off by a candle.</p></div><a name="s009020b"><!--s009020b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> the time for lighting up; twilight</p><p><span class="bodyb">candlelit</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">androsterone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anʹdrostərohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001942a"><!--s001942a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an androgenic steroid hormone that is found in the testes and in the urine of both males and females: formula C<sub>19</sub>H<sub>30</sub>O<sub>2</sub> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/andr_or_andro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">andr-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sterol/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sterol</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/one/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-one</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">finca</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfingkə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022270a"><!--s022270a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Spain or other Spanish-speaking countries, a country property, estate, or ranch [Spanish <span class="bodyi">finca</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">belly<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbeli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bellies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005098a"><!--s005098a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005210b"><!--s005210b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001149c"><!--s001149c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the abdomen.</p></div><a name="s001150c"><!--s001150c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the undersurface of an animal's body.</p></div><a name="s001151c"><!--s001151c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a cut of pork consisting of this part of the body.</p></div><a name="s001152c"><!--s001152c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>the stomach and associated organs.</p></div></div><a name="s005211b"><!--s005211b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an internal cavity; the interior </p><p><i></i></p><p>the belly of the ship</p>.</div><a name="s005212b"><!--s005212b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a surface or object curved or rounded like a human belly </p><p><i></i></p><p>the belly of a sail</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">go belly-up</span>.</div><a name="s005213b"><!--s005213b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span>said of an undertaking, business, etc: to collapse or fail [Old English <span class="bodyi">belig</span> bag, skin, belly].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">erythr- <span class="bodyi">or</span> erythro-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020364a"><!--s020364a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s021415b"><!--s021415b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>red </p><p><i></i></p><p>erythrocyte</p>.</div><a name="s021416b"><!--s021416b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>erythrocyte </p><p><i></i></p><p>erythrocytic</p> <p>[Greek <span class="bodyi">erythr-</span>, from <span class="bodyi">erythros</span> red].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compound<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkompownd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012212a"><!--s012212a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fenced or walled-in area containing a group of buildings [by folk etymology from Malay <span class="bodyi">kampong</span> group of buildings, village].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Guru Granth Sahib</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026898a"><!--s026898a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/granth/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Granth</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">going-over</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> goings-over)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025837a"><!--s025837a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027586b"><!--s027586b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a thorough examination or investigation.</p></div><a name="s027587b"><!--s027587b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a severe scolding or beating.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dry out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018489a"><!--s018489a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019543b"><!--s019543b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make or cause (something) to become dry.</p></div><a name="s019544b"><!--s019544b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to cause or help (somebody) to overcome an addiction to alcohol or drugs <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s019545b"><!--s019545b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to become dry.</p></div><a name="s019546b"><!--s019546b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to overcome an addiction to alcohol or drugs.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">garda</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgahdə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gardai /ʹgahdee, ʹgahdie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024796a"><!--s024796a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026561b"><!--s026561b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Garda</span>) (<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the Irish police.</p></div><a name="s026562b"><!--s026562b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a member of the garda [shortening of Irish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">Garda</span> <span class="bodyi">Síochána</span> Civic Guard, literally ‘guard of peace’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">defocus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹfohkəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (defocused defocussed) (defocusing defocussing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015762a"><!--s015762a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016318b"><!--s016318b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to put (e.g. an image or lens) out of focus <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s016319b"><!--s016319b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to go out of focus.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fortnightly<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023734a"><!--s023734a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>occurring or appearing once a fortnight.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Candlemas</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkandlməs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008662a"><!--s008662a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Christian feast commemorating the presentation of Christ in the temple and the purification of the Virgin Mary, observed on 2 February [Old English <span class="bodyi">candelmæsse</span>, from <span class="bodyi">candel</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/candle1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">candle 1</span></span></a>) + <span class="bodyi">mæsse</span> feast: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mass1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mass 1</span></span></a>; from the candles blessed and carried in celebration of the feast].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">belly<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans and trans</span></i> (bellies, bellied, bellying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005099a"><!--s005099a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + out) to swell or fill, or cause (something) to swell or fill </p><p><i></i></p><p>The sails bellied out</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-androus</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001943a"><!--s001943a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming adjectives, with the meaning: having the number or type of stamens specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>monandrous</p> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">-andrus</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">-andros</span> having men of a particular kind or number].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">finch</span><small><span class="eSynop">/finch/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022271a"><!--s022271a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous species of songbirds with short stout conical beaks adapted for crushing seeds: <span class="bodyi">esp</span> family Fringillidae [Old English <span class="bodyi">finc</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Es</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020372a"><!--s020372a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chemical symbol for einsteinium.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compound eye</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012213a"><!--s012213a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an eye of insects and other arthropods that consists of a number of separate visual units.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goings-on</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025838a"><!--s025838a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027588b"><!--s027588b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>actions or events </p><p><i></i></p><p>sundry goings-on</p>.</div><a name="s027589b"><!--s027589b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>irregular or reprehensible happenings or conduct </p><p><i></i></p><p>tales of scandalous goings-on in high circles</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">garden<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgahd(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024797a"><!--s024797a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026563b"><!--s026563b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a plot of ground where herbs, fruits, vegetables, or typically flowers are cultivated.</p></div><a name="s026564b"><!--s026564b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a public recreation area or park.</p></div><a name="s026565b"><!--s026565b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006996c"><!--s006996c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a public recreation area or park </p><p><i></i></p><p>a botanical garden</p>.</div><a name="s006997c"><!--s006997c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an open-air eating or drinking place </p><p><i></i></p><p>a beer garden</p>.</div></div><a name="s026566b"><!--s026566b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) found in, or suitable for, a garden </p><p><i></i></p><p>garden furniture</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">lead somebody up the garden path</span>.</p></div><a name="s026567b"><!--s026567b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to mislead or deceive somebody [Middle English <span class="bodyi">gardin</span> from early French, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">defoliant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹfohli·ənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015763a"><!--s015763a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chemical applied to plants to cause the leaves to drop off prematurely.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drypoint</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018490a"><!--s018490a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019547b"><!--s019547b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an engraving made by using a pointed tool, e.g. a needle, directly on a metal plate without the use of acid.</p></div><a name="s019548b"><!--s019548b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a needle or other tool used for this.</p></div><a name="s019549b"><!--s019549b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an engraving produced using this method.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fortnightly<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023735a"><!--s023735a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> once in a fortnight; every fortnight.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gush<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/gush/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026899a"><!--s026899a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028783b"><!--s028783b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to flow out copiously or violently.</p></div><a name="s028784b"><!--s028784b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to emit in a sudden copious flow </p><p><i></i></p><p>The wound was gushing</p>.</div><a name="s028785b"><!--s028785b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make an effusive often affected display of sentiment or enthusiasm </p><p><i></i></p><p>They were all gushing over the baby</p> <p><span class="bodyb">gushing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s028786b"><!--s028786b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to emit (something) in a copious free flow [Middle English <span class="bodyi">guschen</span>, prob of imitative origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">candlenut</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkandlnut/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008663a"><!--s008663a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009021b"><!--s009021b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a tropical tree of the spurge family that is a source of oil used in paints and varnishes: <span class="bodyi">Aleurites moluccana</span>.</p></div><a name="s009022b"><!--s009022b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of the seeds of this tree, formerly burned as candles.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bellyache<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005100a"><!--s005100a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>colic.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ane</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001945a"><!--s001945a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting: a saturated carbon compound, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a hydrocarbon of the alkane series </p><p><i></i></p><p>methane</p> <p><i></i></p><p>alkane</p> [alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ene/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ene</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ine2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ine 2</span></span></a>, and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/one/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-one</span></span></a>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">find<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fiend/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> found /fownd/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022272a"><!--s022272a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s023610b"><!--s023610b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006137c"><!--s006137c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to come upon or encounter (something or somebody), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> accidentally.</p></div><a name="s006138c"><!--s006138c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to experience or be aware of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>We returned to find the windows broken</p>.</div><a name="s006139c"><!--s006139c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to know, discover, or recognize (something) to be present in something or native to an area </p><p><i></i></p><p>Iodine is found in seaweed</p>.</div></div><a name="s023611b"><!--s023611b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to meet with (a specified reception) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was sure of finding a welcome there</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Fortunately the idea found favour</p>.</div><a name="s023612b"><!--s023612b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006140c"><!--s006140c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to seek or provide (a resource such as money or time) for a purpose.</p></div><a name="s006141c"><!--s006141c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to discover or obtain (something) by effort or experiment </p><p><i></i></p><p>He finally found the courage to speak</p>.</div><a name="s006142c"><!--s006142c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to seek or experience (a feeling such as comfort).</p></div><a name="s006143c"><!--s006143c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to gain or regain the use or power of (e.g. one's voice, tongue, wits) after a surprise, etc.</p></div><a name="s006144c"><!--s006144c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>to attain or reach (a level, etc).</p></div></div><a name="s023613b"><!--s023613b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s006145c"><!--s006145c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to perceive (oneself) to be in a specified place or condition </p><p><i></i></p><p>He found himself in a dilemma</p>.</div><a name="s006146c"><!--s006146c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to discover (a person or thing) to have a specified quality, attribute, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>I found her sympathetic</p> <p><i></i></p><p>I don't find that funny</p>.</div><a name="s006147c"><!--s006147c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to discover (a fact) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I found that people stopped noticing</p>.</div><a name="s006148c"><!--s006148c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>said of a jury: to pronounce (a defendant) guilty or innocent after deliberation <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s023614b"><!--s023614b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(+ for/against) to determine a case judicially by a verdict </p><p><i></i></p><p>find for the defendant</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">all found</span>.</p></div><a name="s023615b"><!--s023615b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> said of wages: with bed and board provided free ✱ <span class="bodyb">find fault</span> (<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) to criticize unfavourably </p><p><i></i></p><p>always finding fault with her son</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">find it in one's heart</span> to be hard-hearted enough (to do something hurtful) ✱ <span class="bodyb">find one's feet</span> to gain confidence with experience ✱ <span class="bodyb">find one's way</span> to get to a destination without help or direction </p><p><i></i></p><p>find one's way to the lecture room</p> <p><i></i></p><p>The donations found their way into private pockets</p> <p><span class="bodyb">findable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">findan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ES</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020371a"><!--s020371a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>El Salvador (international vehicle registration).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goitre</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">goiter</span>) /ʹgoytə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025839a"><!--s025839a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an abnormal enlargement of the thyroid gland visible as a swelling of the front of the neck</p><p><span class="bodyb">goitred</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">goitrous</span> /ʹgoytrəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">goitre</span>, back-formation from <span class="bodyi">goitron</span> throat, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">guttur</span> throat, crop of a bird].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gush<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026900a"><!--s026900a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028787b"><!--s028787b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sudden outpouring.</p></div><a name="s028788b"><!--s028788b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an effusive and usu affected display of sentiment or enthusiasm.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fortnightly<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> fortnightlies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023736a"><!--s023736a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a publication issued fortnightly.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">garden<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (gardened, gardening)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024798a"><!--s024798a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to work in, cultivate, or lay out a garden</p><p><span class="bodyb">gardener</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">gardening</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compound fracture</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012214a"><!--s012214a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bone fracture produced in such a way as to form an open wound.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">defoliate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹfohliayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015764a"><!--s015764a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to deprive (a tree or an area) of leaves, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> prematurely or as a tactic in warfare</p><p><span class="bodyb">defoliate</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">defoliation</span> /-ʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">defoliator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">defoliatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">defoliare</span> to strip of leaves, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">folium</span> leaf].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">candlepower</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008664a"><!--s008664a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>luminous intensity expressed in candelas.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dry riser</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018491a"><!--s018491a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a system of pipes in a building with outlets at certain points for distributing water or other extinguishing fluid in the event of a fire.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bellyache<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005101a"><!--s005101a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to complain whiningly or peevishly; to find fault</p><p><span class="bodyb">bellyacher</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">go-kart <span class="bodyi">or</span> go-cart</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025840a"><!--s025840a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small tiny racing car with small wheels used in karting [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/go1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">go 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">kart</span>, alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cart1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cart 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">find<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022273a"><!--s022273a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody or something found; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a valuable object or talented person discovered.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-es<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020373a"><!--s020373a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021419b"><!--s021419b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>forming the plural of most nouns that end in <span class="bodyi">s</span>, <span class="bodyi">z</span>, <span class="bodyi">sh</span>, <span class="bodyi">ch</span>, or a final <span class="bodyi">y</span> that changes to <span class="bodyi">i</span> </p><p><i></i></p><p>glasses</p> <p><i></i></p><p>peaches</p> <p><i></i></p><p>ladies</p>.</div><a name="s021420b"><!--s021420b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>forming the plural of some nouns ending in <span class="bodyi">o</span> or in an <span class="bodyi">f</span> that changes to <span class="bodyi">v</span> </p><p><i></i></p><p>tomatoes</p> <p><i></i></p><p>loaves</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">-es, -s</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/s1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-s 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deforest</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹforist/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015765a"><!--s015765a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to clear (an area) of forests <span class="bodyb">deforestation</span> /-ʹstaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Fortran</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfawtran/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023737a"><!--s023737a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a high-level computer language, primarily for mathematical and scientific applications [contraction of <span class="bodyi">formula translation</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ane</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj, noun, and pronoun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001944a"><!--s001944a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Scot</span> one [Middle English (northern dialect) <span class="bodyi">an</span> from Old English <span class="bodyi">ān</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">garden centre</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024799a"><!--s024799a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an establishment selling equipment for gardens or gardening, e.g. tools, furniture, plants, and seeds.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gusher</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026901a"><!--s026901a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028789b"><!--s028789b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an oil well with a copious natural flow.</p></div><a name="s028790b"><!--s028790b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody or something that gushes, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> somebody who talks effusively.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compound interest</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012215a"><!--s012215a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>interest calculated on the principal plus accumulated interest.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dry rot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018492a"><!--s018492a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019550b"><!--s019550b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a decay of seasoned timber caused by fungi.</p></div><a name="s019551b"><!--s019551b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a fungus causing dry rot.</p></div><a name="s019552b"><!--s019552b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005001c"><!--s005001c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a decay of seasoned timber in which the cellulose of wood is consumed by fungi leaving it brittle and crumbly.</p></div><a name="s005002c"><!--s005002c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any of various fungi causing dry rot: <span class="bodyi">Serpula lacrymans</span> and other species.</p></div></div><a name="s019553b"><!--s019553b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>decay from within, caused e.g. by corruption or by resistance to new forces.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">belly button</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005102a"><!--s005102a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/navel/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">navel</span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">candlestick</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008665a"><!--s008665a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a holder with a socket for a candle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Golconda</span><small><span class="eSynop">/golʹkondə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025841a"><!--s025841a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a source of great wealth, happiness, or good fortune [named after <span class="bodyi">Golconda</span>, city in India famous for its diamonds].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">finder</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022274a"><!--s022274a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023616b"><!--s023616b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who finds something </p><p><i></i></p><p>The finder kindly handed in my lost keys</p>.</div><a name="s023617b"><!--s023617b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a small astronomical telescope attached to a larger telescope for finding an object ✱ <span class="bodyb">finders keepers (losers weepers</span>) <span class="bodyi">informal</span> the person who finds something has the right to keep it.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-es<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020374a"><!--s020374a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming the third person singular present of most verbs that end in <span class="bodyi">s</span>, <span class="bodyi">z</span>, <span class="bodyi">sh</span>, <span class="bodyi">ch</span>, or a final <span class="bodyi">y</span> that changes to <span class="bodyi">i</span> </p><p><i></i></p><p>fizzes</p> <p><i></i></p><p>hushes</p> <p><i></i></p><p>defies</p> <p>[Middle English: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/s2/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-s 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">garden city</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024800a"><!--s024800a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a planned town with spacious residential areas including public parks and considerable garden space.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fortress</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfawtris/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023738a"><!--s023738a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fortified place, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a large and permanent fortification, sometimes including a town [Middle English <span class="bodyi">forteresse</span>, from early French <span class="bodyi">forteresce</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">fortis</span> strong].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">candlewick</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008666a"><!--s008666a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009023b"><!--s009023b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a fabric made with thick soft cotton yarn cut in a raised tufted pattern, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for bedspreads.</p></div><a name="s009024b"><!--s009024b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the yarn used to make this fabric.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deform</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹfawm/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015766a"><!--s015766a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016320b"><!--s016320b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to spoil the form or appearance of (something).</p></div><a name="s016321b"><!--s016321b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (something) ugly or monstrous.</p></div><a name="s016322b"><!--s016322b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to alter the shape of (something) by stress <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s016323b"><!--s016323b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to become misshapen or changed in shape, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by stress</p><p><span class="bodyb">deformable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">deformation</span> /defəʹmaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">deformational</span> /defəʹmaysh(ə)nl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">deformen</span> via Frenchfrom Latin <span class="bodyi">deformare</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">formare</span> to form, from <span class="bodyi">forma</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/form1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">form 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anecdotage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anikʹdohtij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001946a"><!--s001946a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001937b"><!--s001937b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>anecdotes in general, or the telling of them.</p></div><a name="s001938b"><!--s001938b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">humorous</span> old age accompanied by a tendency to tell too many stories </p><p><i></i></p><p>Grandfather's in his anecdotage now</p> [(sense 1) <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anecdote/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anecdote</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/age/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-age</span></span></a> ; (sense 2) blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anecdote/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anecdote</span></span></a> and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dotage/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dotage</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dry run</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018493a"><!--s018493a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019554b"><!--s019554b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a practice exercise; a rehearsal or trial.</p></div><a name="s019555b"><!--s019555b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a firing practice without ammunition.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compound leaf</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012216a"><!--s012216a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a divided leaf that has two or more leaflets on a common stalk.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gold</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gohld/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025842a"><!--s025842a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027590b"><!--s027590b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007252c"><!--s007252c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a yellow precious metallic chemical element that is soft and easily worked, occurs chiefly uncombined or in a few minerals, and is used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in jewellery and as a currency reserve: symbol Au, atomic number 79.</p></div><a name="s007253c"><!--s007253c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) made of or containing gold </p><p><i></i></p><p>a gold ring</p>.</div></div><a name="s027591b"><!--s027591b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007254c"><!--s007254c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>gold coins.</p></div><a name="s007255c"><!--s007255c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>money.</p></div><a name="s007256c"><!--s007256c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gold_standard/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gold standard</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s007257c"><!--s007257c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>gold as a commodity.</p></div></div><a name="s027592b"><!--s027592b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gold_medal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gold medal</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s027593b"><!--s027593b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a deep metallic yellow colour.</p></div><a name="s027594b"><!--s027594b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>something valued as excellent or the finest of its kind </p><p><i></i></p><p>a heart of gold</p>.</div><a name="s027595b"><!--s027595b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>the gold-coloured or yellow centre spot of an archery target, or a shot that hits it [Old English].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gushy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (gushier, gushiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026902a"><!--s026902a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>marked by effusive often affected sentiment or enthusiasm</p><p><span class="bodyb">gushily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">belly dance<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005103a"><!--s005103a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a solo dance originating in the Middle East, performed by women and emphasizing movements of the belly</p><p><span class="bodyb">belly dancer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fin de siècle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌfan də seeʹeklə (<span class="bodyi">French</span> fε də sjɛkl)/ /ˌfan də seeʹeklə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022275a"><!--s022275a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023618b"><!--s023618b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the end of a century, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the 19th cent.</p></div><a name="s023619b"><!--s023619b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">fin-de-siècle</span>) (<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) relating to or characteristic of the close of a century, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the 19th cent. and its literary and artistic climate of sophisticated decadence and world-weariness.</p></div><a name="s023620b"><!--s023620b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006149c"><!--s006149c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">fin-de-siècle</span>) (<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) relating to or characteristic of the close of a century, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the 19th cent. and its literary and artistic climate of sophisticated decadence and world-weariness </p><p><i></i></p><p>Proust, the chronicler of fin-de-siècle society</p>.</div><a name="s006150c"><!--s006150c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>decadent [French <span class="bodyi">fin de siècle</span> end of the century].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ESA</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020375a"><!--s020375a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021421b"><!--s021421b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> environmentally sensitive area.</p></div><a name="s021422b"><!--s021422b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>European Space Agency.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gardenia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gahʹdeeni·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024801a"><!--s024801a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of Old World tropical tree ors and shrubs with showy fragrant white or yellow flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Gardenia</span> [Latin genus name, named after Alexander <span class="bodyi">Garden</span> d.1791, Scottish naturalist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fortuitous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fawʹtyooh·itəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023739a"><!--s023739a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025483b"><!--s025483b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>occurring by chance.</p></div><a name="s025484b"><!--s025484b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> fortunate; lucky</p><p><span class="bodyb">fortuitously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fortuitousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><a name="sb000000226"><!--sb000000226--></a><p><span class="bodyb">fortuity</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">fortuitus</span> from <span class="bodyi">forte</span> by chance, from <span class="bodyi">fort-, fors</span> chance, luck]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">fortuitous</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">fortunate</span>? Primarily, and from its origins, <span class="bodyi">fortuitous</span> means ‘occurring by chance’: <span class="bodyi">I had no idea she was going to be there; our meeting was entirely fortuitous</span>. In modern writing and speech <span class="bodyi">fortuitous</span> has also come to mean ‘happening refer to things that happen by good fortune’: , not simply by chance (<span class="bodyi">The event could not have happened at a more fortuitous time</span>. T), but t his is a usage that traditionalists seek to avoid. <span class="bodyi">Fortunate</span>, by contrast, means ‘lucky’ or ‘auspicious’.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anecdotal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anikʹdohtl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001947a"><!--s001947a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001939b"><!--s001939b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>existing in the form of an anecdote, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as distinct from corroborated evidence or proof.</p></div><a name="s001940b"><!--s001940b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>containing anecdotes or depicting an anecdote </p><p><i></i></p><p>anecdotal art</p><p><span class="bodyb">anecdotally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goldbrick<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025843a"><!--s025843a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027596b"><!--s027596b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> something that appears to be valuable but is actually worthless.</p></div><a name="s027597b"><!--s027597b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> a person who shirks assigned work [from a confidence trick in which an ordinary brick is passed off as solid gold].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">candlewood</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008667a"><!--s008667a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>slivers of resinous wood burned for light.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drysalter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdriesawltə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018494a"><!--s018494a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, dated</span> a person who sells or deals in dyes, glues, and other chemical products, and sometimes also medicines and dried, cured, or preserved foods.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">belly dance<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005104a"><!--s005104a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to perform a belly dance</p><p><span class="bodyb">belly dancer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compound lens</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012217a"><!--s012217a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a combination of two or more simple lenses.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">finding</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022276a"><!--s022276a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023621b"><!--s023621b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) the result of an investigation, or piece of research, or judicial enquiry </p><p><i></i></p><p>the findings of the welfare committee</p>.</div><a name="s023622b"><!--s023622b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the result of a judicial enquiry </p><p><i></i></p><p>What was the finding of the court?</p>.</div><a name="s023623b"><!--s023623b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> (<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) small tools and materials used by a craftsman or dressmaker.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gusset</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgusit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026903a"><!--s026903a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028791b"><!--s028791b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a piece of material inserted in a seam (e.g. the crotch of an undergarment) to provide reinforcement or allow for movement.</p></div><a name="s028792b"><!--s028792b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a plate or bracket for strengthening a join in a structure timber or metal framework [Middle English in the sense ‘piece covering the joints in a suit of armour’, from early French <span class="bodyi">gousset</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">gousse</span> pod, shell].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deformed</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹfawmd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015767a"><!--s015767a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>distorted or unshapely in form.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">escadrille</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeskədril/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020376a"><!--s020376a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small unit of the French air force [French <span class="bodyi">escadrille</span> flotilla, escadrille, from Spanish <span class="bodyi">escuadrilla</span>,dimin. of <span class="bodyi">escuadra</span> squadron, squad].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">garden leave <span class="bodyi">or</span> gardening leave</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024802a"><!--s024802a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>paid leave that an employee is obliged to take between the time when they notify their employer, or are given notice by their employer, that they are leaving their post of employment and the time of leaving it.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fortunate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfawch(ə)nət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023740a"><!--s023740a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025485b"><!--s025485b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>unexpectedly bringing something good; auspicious.</p></div><a name="s025486b"><!--s025486b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>lucky</p><a name="sb000000227"><!--sb000000227--></a><p><span class="bodyb">fortunateness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">fortunate</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">fortuitous</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fortuitous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fortuitous</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">can-do</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008668a"><!--s008668a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> marked by determination to press on and get things done, regardless of difficulties </p><p><i></i></p><p>A can-do attitude is beginning to replace the inertia bred of vested interests</p><p> The Economist.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anecdote</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanikdoht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001948a"><!--s001948a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a usu short account of an interesting or amusing incident <span class="bodyb">anecdotalist</span> /-ʹdohtəlist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">anecdotic</span> /-ʹdotik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">anecdotical</span> /-ʹdotikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">anecdotist</span> /ʹanikdohtist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">anecdote</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">anekdota</span> unpublished items, neuter pl of <span class="bodyi">anekdotos</span> unpublished, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ekdotos</span> published].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gust<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/gust/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026904a"><!--s026904a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028793b"><!--s028793b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sudden brief rush of wind.</p></div><a name="s028794b"><!--s028794b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a sudden outburst; a surge </p><p><i></i></p><p>a gust of emotion</p> <p><span class="bodyb">gustily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">gustiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">gusty</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old Norse <span class="bodyi">gustr</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">belly flop<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005105a"><!--s005105a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dive into water in which the front of the body strikes flat against the surface.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goldbrick<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025844a"><!--s025844a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027598b"><!--s027598b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to swindle or cheat (somebody). <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s027599b"><!--s027599b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> to shirk assigned work</p><p><span class="bodyb">goldbricker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">find out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022277a"><!--s022277a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023624b"><!--s023624b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to learn or discover (something) by study or inquiry.</p></div><a name="s023625b"><!--s023625b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to detect (a person) in an offence.</p></div><a name="s023626b"><!--s023626b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006151c"><!--s006151c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to detect (a person) in an offence.</p></div><a name="s006152c"><!--s006152c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to discover the true character or identity of (a person) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s023627b"><!--s023627b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + about) to discover, learn, or verify something.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dry slope</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018495a"><!--s018495a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an artificial ski slope covered with matting rather than snow.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compound time</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012218a"><!--s012218a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in music, a tempo with two or more groups of simple time units in each bar: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/simple_time/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">simple time</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deformity</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> deformities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015768a"><!--s015768a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016324b"><!--s016324b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004106c"><!--s004106c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the state of being deformed; ugliness.</p></div><a name="s004107c"><!--s004107c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a deformed person or thing.</p></div></div><a name="s016325b"><!--s016325b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a physical blemish or distortion; a disfigurement.</p></div><a name="s016326b"><!--s016326b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a moral or aesthetic flaw or defect [Middle English <span class="bodyi">deformite</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">deformitat-, deformitas</span>,from <span class="bodyi">deformis</span> deformed, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">forma</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/form1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">form 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">escalade</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eskəʹlayd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020377a"><!--s020377a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an act of scaling the walls of a fortification with ladders [French <span class="bodyi">escalade</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">scalata</span>,from <span class="bodyi">scalare</span> to scale, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">scala</span> ladder].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">candour</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">candor</span>) /ʹkandə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008669a"><!--s008669a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009025b"><!--s009025b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>sincerity or honesty of expression; frankness or openness.</p></div><a name="s009026b"><!--s009026b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>directness in stating something or in criticizing somebody; bluntness [French <span class="bodyi">candeur</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">candor</span> whiteness].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">garden party</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024803a"><!--s024803a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a usu formal party held on the lawns of a garden.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anechoic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aneʹkohik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001949a"><!--s001949a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">technical</span> free from echoes and reverberations.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drystone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018496a"><!--s018496a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a wall: constructed of stone without the use of mortar.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gust<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026905a"><!--s026905a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to blow in gusts </p><p><i></i></p><p>winds gusting up to 40 mph</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">comprehend</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kompriʹhend/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012219a"><!--s012219a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012684b"><!--s012684b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to grasp the nature, significance, or meaning of (something); to understand (something).</p></div><a name="s012685b"><!--s012685b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to include (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The park comprehends all of the land beyond the river</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">comprehenden</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">comprehendere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/com_or_col_or_con_or_cor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">com-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">prehendere</span> to grasp, understand, comprise].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">belly flop<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005106a"><!--s005106a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to execute a belly flop.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fortunately</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023741a"><!--s023741a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025487b"><!--s025487b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in a fortunate manner; luckily.</p></div><a name="s025488b"><!--s025488b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>as was fortunate in the circumstances.</p></div><a name="s025489b"><!--s025489b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>having or being a fortunate outcome; luckily </p><p><i></i></p><p>Fortunately I got back in time</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">escalate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeskəlayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020378a"><!--s020378a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021423b"><!--s021423b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to increase, or cause to increase, in amount extent, scope, intensity, or seriousness, usu rapidly </p><p><i></i></p><p>The matter has escalated into something like a major scandal</p><p> Sunday Times magazine.</p></div><a name="s021424b"><!--s021424b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to increase in amount or number, usu rapidly </p><p><i></i></p><p>escalating prices</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s021425b"><!--s021425b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to escalate <span class="bodyb">escalation</span> /-ʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/escalator/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">escalator</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fine<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fien/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022278a"><!--s022278a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023628b"><!--s023628b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>superior in quality; excellent </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fine musician</p>.</div><a name="s023629b"><!--s023629b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>wonderful; splendid </p><p><i></i></p><p>The tall ships made a fine show</p>.</div><a name="s023630b"><!--s023630b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>dry and sunny.</p></div><a name="s023631b"><!--s023631b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>well; in good health or spirits </p><p><i></i></p><p>feeling fine</p>.</div><a name="s023632b"><!--s023632b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>contented; satisfactory </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'm fine, thanks</p>.</div><a name="s023633b"><!--s023633b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">ironic</span> said of something undesirable: splendid </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fine mess</p>.</div><a name="s023634b"><!--s023634b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>characterized by elegance or refinement </p><p><i></i></p><p>fine manners</p>.</div><a name="s023635b"><!--s023635b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>performed with extreme care and accuracy </p><p><i></i></p><p>fine workmanship</p>.</div><a name="s023636b"><!--s023636b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>said of precious metals: pure in quality </p><p><i></i></p><p>fine gold</p>.</div><a name="s023637b"><!--s023637b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>narrow in gauge or width; not thick or coarse </p><p><i></i></p><p>fine thread</p> <p><i></i></p><p>fine hair</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a fine nib</p>.</div><a name="s023638b"><!--s023638b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>consisting of relatively small particles </p><p><i></i></p><p>fine sand</p>.</div><a name="s023639b"><!--s023639b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>very small </p><p><i></i></p><p>fine print</p>.</div><a name="s023640b"><!--s023640b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>keen; sharp </p><p><i></i></p><p>a knife with a fine edge</p>.</div><a name="s023641b"><!--s023641b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><p>having a delicate or subtle quality </p><p><i></i></p><p>a wine of fine bouquet</p>.</div><a name="s023642b"><!--s023642b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">15</span><br/><p>subtle or sensitive in perception or discrimination </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fine distinction</p>.</div><a name="s023643b"><!--s023643b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">16</span><br/><p>in cricket, denoting a fielding position behind the batsman and near an extension of the line between the wickets ✱ <span class="bodyb">cut it fine</span> to leave it dangerously close to the deadline before doing something ✱ <span class="bodyb">not to put too fine a point on it</span> to speak bluntly or plainly ✱ <span class="bodyb">one fine day</span> one of these days; at some unspecified time ✱ <span class="bodyb">one's finest hour</span> one's moment of glory or greatest achievement ✱ <span class="bodyb">run it fine</span> to leave only the irreducible margin</p><p><span class="bodyb">finely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fineness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p>Middle English <span class="bodyi">fin</span> from Old French, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">finire</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/finish1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">finish 1</span></span></a>. The underlying sense is ‘finished, complete, perfected’, hence very good of its kind</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goldcrest</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025845a"><!--s025845a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a very small olive-green European bird that has a bright yellow crown with a black border: <span class="bodyi">Regulus regulus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DEFRA</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdefrə / <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015769a"><!--s015769a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">C and W</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008670a"><!--s008670a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>country and western.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anemia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹneemi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001951a"><!--s001951a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anaemia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anaemia</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">comprehensible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kompriʹhensəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012220a"><!--s012220a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>capable of being comprehended; intelligible <span class="bodyb">comprehensibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">comprehensibly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">garderobe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgahdrohb/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024804a"><!--s024804a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026568b"><!--s026568b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a part of a medieval building used as a privy.</p></div><a name="s026569b"><!--s026569b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a wardrobe or private room in a medieval building [Middle English from early French, from <span class="bodyi">garder</span> to keep + <span class="bodyi">robe</span> robe, dress: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wardrobe/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wardrobe</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drysuit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018497a"><!--s018497a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a close-fitting waterproof suit worn over other clothing by participants in certain water sports: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wet_suit/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wet suit</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">defraud</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹfrawd/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015770a"><!--s015770a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + of) to cheat (somebody) of something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> money</p><p><span class="bodyb">defrauder</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">defrauden</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">defraudare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">fraudare</span> to cheat, from <span class="bodyi">fraud-, fraus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fraud/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fraud</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">escalator</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020379a"><!--s020379a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a power-driven set of stairs on an endless belt that ascend or descend continuously [orig a US trademark; blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/escalade/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">escalade</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/elevator/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">elevator</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fine<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022279a"><!--s022279a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023644b"><!--s023644b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> satisfactorily; well; OK </p><p><i></i></p><p>doing fine</p> <p><i></i></p><p>getting on fine</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Everything's going fine</p>.</div><a name="s023645b"><!--s023645b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>into small parts; finely </p><p><i></i></p><p>Chop the chillies fine</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gustation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/guʹstaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026906a"><!--s026906a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> the action of tasting, or the sense of taste.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bellyful</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbelif(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bellyfuls)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005107a"><!--s005107a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an excessive amount.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gold digger</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025846a"><!--s025846a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a woman who uses her charms and sexual attraction to extract money or gifts from men.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fortune</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfawchoohn, ʹfawchən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023742a"><!--s023742a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025490b"><!--s025490b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a large quantity of money, or of money and possessions.</p></div><a name="s025491b"><!--s025491b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>luck, destiny, or fate, often personified, as a force affecting human affairs.</p></div><a name="s025492b"><!--s025492b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006742c"><!--s006742c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>one's future destiny.</p></div><a name="s006743c"><!--s006743c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the experiences good and bad that a person or thing undergoes ✱ <span class="bodyb">a small fortune</span> a large amount of money.</p></div></div><a name="s025493b"><!--s025493b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s006744c"><!--s006744c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a large quantity of material possessions or wealth </p><p><i></i></p><p>A single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife</p><p> Jane Austen.</p></div><a name="s006745c"><!--s006745c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">small fortune</span>) <span class="bodyi">informal</span> a very large sum of money.</p></div></div><a name="s025494b"><!--s025494b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s006746c"><!--s006746c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>luck.</p></div><a name="s006747c"><!--s006747c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>prosperity attained partly through luck.</p></div><a name="s006748c"><!--s006748c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the favourable or unfavourable events that accompany the progress of an individual or thing.</p></div></div><a name="s025495b"><!--s025495b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a person's destiny or fate.</p></div><a name="s025496b"><!--s025496b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Fortune</span>) a supposed power, sometimes personified, that unpredictably determines events and issues [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">fortuna</span> luck].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">candy<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkandi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> candies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008671a"><!--s008671a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009027b"><!--s009027b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>crystallized sugar formed by boiling down sugar syrup.</p></div><a name="s009028b"><!--s009028b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> sweets.</p></div><a name="s009029b"><!--s009029b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span></p><a name="s002149c"><!--s002149c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>sweets, chocolate, and other confectionery.</p></div><a name="s002150c"><!--s002150c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a sweet [Middle English <span class="bodyi">sugre candy</span> via Old French from Old Italian <span class="bodyi">zucchero candi</span>, from <span class="bodyi">zucchero</span> sugar + Arabic <span class="bodyi">qandī</span> candied, from <span class="bodyi">qand</span> cane sugar].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anemic</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001952a"><!--s001952a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anaemic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anaemic</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">comprehension</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kompriʹhensh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012221a"><!--s012221a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012686b"><!--s012686b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003312c"><!--s003312c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>grasping with the intellect; understanding.</p></div><a name="s003313c"><!--s003313c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the capacity for understanding fully.</p></div></div><a name="s012687b"><!--s012687b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a school exercise testing understanding of a passage [French <span class="bodyi">comprehension</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">comprehension-, comprehensio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">comprehendere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/comprehend/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">comprehend</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">garfish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> garfishes <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> garfish)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024805a"><!--s024805a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026570b"><!--s026570b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several species of fishes of European and N Atlantic waters with a long body and elongated jaws: family Belonidae.</p></div><a name="s026571b"><!--s026571b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a similar freshwater fish: genus <span class="bodyi">Lepisosteus</span> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">garfysshe</span>, prob from <span class="bodyi">gar, gare</span> spear + <span class="bodyi">fysshe</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fish1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fish 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dry up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018498a"><!--s018498a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019556b"><!--s019556b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to disappear or cease to yield by evaporation, draining, or the cutting off of a source of supply.</p></div><a name="s019557b"><!--s019557b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to wither or die.</p></div><a name="s019558b"><!--s019558b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to dry washed-up dishes by hand.</p></div><a name="s019559b"><!--s019559b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to stop talking <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s019560b"><!--s019560b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to dry up.</p></div><a name="s019561b"><!--s019561b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to dry (washed dishes) by hand.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gold disc</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025847a"><!--s025847a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a music award in the form of a framed gold record given to an artist, group, etc, for sales in excess of a particular figure in Britain for selling 250,000 copies of an album or 500,000 copies of a single, and in the USA for selling 500,000 copies of an album or one million copies of a single.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">belly-land</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005108a"><!--s005108a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to land an aircraft on its undersurface without the use of landing gear</p><p><span class="bodyb">belly landing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">escalator clause</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020380a"><!--s020380a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a clause in a contract providing for a proportional upward or downward adjustment, e.g. of prices or wages.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">defray</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹfray/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015771a"><!--s015771a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to provide for the payment of (an expense)</p><p><span class="bodyb">defrayable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">defrayal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">defrayment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">deffrayer</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">frayer</span> to expend from Old French <span class="bodyi">frai</span> expenditure, literally ‘damage by breaking’, from Latin <span class="bodyi">fractum</span>,neuterpast part. of <span class="bodyi">frangere</span> to break].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fortune cookie</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023743a"><!--s023743a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a biscuit containing a slip of paper with a prediction, proverb, or joke printed on it.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fine<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022280a"><!--s022280a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023646b"><!--s023646b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + down) to purify or clarify (beer or wine).</p></div><a name="s023647b"><!--s023647b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + down) to make (something) finer in quality or size by paring, trimming, or editing <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s023648b"><!--s023648b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to become pure or clear </p><p><i></i></p><p>The ale will fine</p>.</div><a name="s023649b"><!--s023649b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + away/down) to become finer or smaller in lines or proportions; to diminish </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her features had fined down</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gustative</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgustətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026907a"><!--s026907a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gustatory/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gustatory</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">candy<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (candies, candied, candying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008672a"><!--s008672a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to encrust or glaze (e.g. fruit or fruit peel) with sugar by cooking it in a heavy syrup.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anemo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001953a"><!--s001953a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anem_or_anemo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anem-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">comprehensive<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kompriʹhensiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012222a"><!--s012222a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012688b"><!--s012688b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>covering completely or broadly; inclusive </p><p><i></i></p><p>comprehensive insurance</p>.</div><a name="s012689b"><!--s012689b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>wide-ranging </p><p><i></i></p><p>comprehensive knowledge</p>.</div><a name="s012690b"><!--s012690b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> relating to, applying, or denoting the principle of educating in one secondary school children of all abilities from a given area </p><p><i></i></p><p>comprehensive education</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a comprehensive school</p> <p><span class="bodyb">comprehensively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">comprehensiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">garganey</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgahgəni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> garganeys <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> garganey)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024806a"><!--s024806a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small European duck, the male of which has a broad white stripe over the eye: <span class="bodyi">Anas querquedula</span> [Italian dialect <span class="bodyi">garganei</span>, of imitative origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DS</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018499a"><!--s018499a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in music, dal segno [Italian <span class="bodyi">dal segno</span> from the sign].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">defrock</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹfrok/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015772a"><!--s015772a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to unfrock (e.g. a priest).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gold dust</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025848a"><!--s025848a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>gold in the form of very fine particles ✱ <span class="bodyb">like gold dust</span> very rare or valuable.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fine<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022281a"><!--s022281a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023650b"><!--s023650b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sum payable as punishment for an offence.</p></div><a name="s023651b"><!--s023651b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a sum of money paid by a tenant at the start of a tenancy, to reduce subsequent rent ✱ <span class="bodyb">in fine</span> <span class="bodyi">literary</span> briefly; in conclusion </p><p><i></i></p><p>We landed, in fine, more dead than alive</p><p> Poe [Middle English, in the senses ‘end, settlement, compensation’, via Old French <span class="bodyi">fin</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">finis</span> boundary, end, which in medieval Latin came to mean a sum of money due at the conclusion of a lawsuit].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">belly laugh</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005109a"><!--s005109a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a deep hearty laugh.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fortune-hunter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023744a"><!--s023744a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who seeks wealth, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by marriage</p><p><span class="bodyb">fortune-hunting</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">escallonia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eskəʹlohni·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020381a"><!--s020381a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an evergreen shrub of the saxifrage family, grown as a garden ornamental: genus <span class="bodyi">Escallonia</span> [named after <span class="bodyi">Escallon</span>, 18th-cent. Spanish traveller who discovered the plants].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gargantuan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gahʹgantyooən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024807a"><!--s024807a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Gargantuan</span>) gigantic or colossal </p><p><i></i></p><p>a gargantuan meal</p> <p>[from <span class="bodyi">Gargantua</span>, gigantic king in the novel <span class="bodyi">Gargantua</span> by François Rabelais d.1553, French humorist and satirist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">candy floss</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">Brit</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008673a"><!--s008673a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009030b"><!--s009030b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a light fluffy mass of spun sugar, usu wound round a stick as a sweet.</p></div><a name="s009031b"><!--s009031b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something attractive but insubstantial.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anemograph</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹneməgrahf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001954a"><!--s001954a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an anemometer that records its measurements graphically <span class="bodyb">anemographic</span> /-ʹgrafik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gustatory</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgustət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026908a"><!--s026908a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of, associated with, or denoting the sense of taste</p><p><span class="bodyb">gustatorily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">gustatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">gustare</span> to taste, from <span class="bodyi">gustus</span> taste, liking].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DSC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018500a"><!--s018500a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Distinguished Service Cross.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">comprehensive<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012223a"><!--s012223a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a comprehensive school.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">defrost</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹfrost/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015773a"><!--s015773a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016327b"><!--s016327b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to thaw out (food) from a frozen state.</p></div><a name="s016328b"><!--s016328b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to free (a refrigerator or freezer) from ice.</p></div><a name="s016329b"><!--s016329b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to demist (a windscreen) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s016330b"><!--s016330b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to thaw out, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from a deep-frozen state.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">golden</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025849a"><!--s025849a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027600b"><!--s027600b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>consisting of, relating to, or containing gold.</p></div><a name="s027601b"><!--s027601b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007258c"><!--s007258c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>of the colour of gold.</p></div><a name="s007259c"><!--s007259c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of hair: having a colour between blond and ginger.</p></div></div><a name="s027602b"><!--s027602b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>prosperous; flourishing </p><p><i></i></p><p>golden days</p>.</div><a name="s027603b"><!--s027603b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>favourable; advantageous </p><p><i></i></p><p>a golden opportunity</p>.</div><a name="s027604b"><!--s027604b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>of or marking a 50th anniversary </p><p><i></i></p><p>golden wedding</p> <p><span class="bodyb">goldenness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">belong</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹlong/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005110a"><!--s005110a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005214b"><!--s005214b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(+ to) to be somebody's property </p><p><i></i></p><p>That coat belongs to Jim</p>.</div><a name="s005215b"><!--s005215b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to be in a proper situation, e.g. according to ability or social qualification, or a proper position or place </p><p><i></i></p><p>I never felt as if I belonged there</p> <p><i></i></p><p>These knives belong in the kitchen</p>.</div><a name="s005216b"><!--s005216b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ to) to be attached or bound by birth, allegiance, dependency, or membership </p><p><i></i></p><p>I belong to Glasgow</p>.</div><a name="s005217b"><!--s005217b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(+ to) to be an attribute, part, or function of a person or thing </p><p><i></i></p><p>nuts and bolts belonging to the engine</p>.</div><a name="s005218b"><!--s005218b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to be properly classified </p><p><i></i></p><p>Whales belong among the mammals</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">belongen</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/be/3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">be-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">longen</span> to be suitable, from <span class="bodyi">along</span> (<span class="bodyi">on</span>) because (of)].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gusto</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgustoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026909a"><!--s026909a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>enthusiastic and vigorous enjoyment or vitality </p><p><i></i></p><p>He sang with great gusto</p> <p>[Spanish <span class="bodyi">gusto</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">gustus</span> taste].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gargle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgahgl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024808a"><!--s024808a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to cleanse one's mouth or throat by blowing through a liquid held in the mouth [Old French <span class="bodyi">gargouiller</span> from <span class="bodyi">gargouille</span> throat].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">escallop<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/eʹskoləp, eʹskaləp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020382a"><!--s020382a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/scallop1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">scallop 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">candy-striped</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008674a"><!--s008674a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of fabric: with a regular pattern of usu narrow stripes of colour, often pink, on a white background.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anemometer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aniʹmomitə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001955a"><!--s001955a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an instrument for measuring the force or speed of the wind <span class="bodyb">anemometric</span> /-mohʹmetrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">anemometrical</span> /-mohʹmetrikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">anemometry</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">defroster</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015774a"><!--s015774a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a device for removing or preventing frost, e.g. in a refrigerator.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fortune-teller</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023745a"><!--s023745a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who claims to foretell future events</p><p><span class="bodyb">fortune-telling</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DSc</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018501a"><!--s018501a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Doctor of Science.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fine<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022282a"><!--s022282a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to punish (somebody) by imposing a fine </p><p><i></i></p><p>The police fined him for speeding</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compress<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəmʹpres/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012224a"><!--s012224a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012691b"><!--s012691b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to press or squeeze (something) together.</p></div><a name="s012692b"><!--s012692b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to reduce (something, e.g. a computer file) in size or volume as if by squeezing <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s012693b"><!--s012693b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to be compressed <span class="bodyb">compressibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">compressible</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">compressen</span> via late Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">compressus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">comprimere</span> to compress, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/com_or_col_or_con_or_cor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">com-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">premere</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/press1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">press 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">golden age</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025850a"><!--s025850a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027605b"><!--s027605b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a period of great happiness, prosperity, or achievement.</p></div><a name="s027606b"><!--s027606b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a period of time when a particular art form, type of music, literature, etc was flourishing.</p></div><a name="s027607b"><!--s027607b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a period of time in a country's history when its arts, empire, etc flourished.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">belonging</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005111a"><!--s005111a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005219b"><!--s005219b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) possessions </p><p><i></i></p><p>He packed up his belongings</p>.</div><a name="s005220b"><!--s005220b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>close or intimate relationship </p><p><i></i></p><p>a sense of belonging</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gut<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/gut/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026910a"><!--s026910a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028795b"><!--s028795b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>)</p><a name="s007591c"><!--s007591c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the belly or abdomen.</p></div><a name="s007592c"><!--s007592c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the intestine </p><p><i></i></p><p>A king may go a progress through the guts of a beggar</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div></div><a name="s028796b"><!--s028796b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often used before a noun</span>) the part of a person that responds basic emotionally or instinctively responding part of a person </p><p><i></i></p><p>a gut feeling</p>.</div><a name="s028797b"><!--s028797b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/catgut/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">catgut</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s028798b"><!--s028798b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the sac of silk taken from a silkworm and drawn out into a thread for use in attaching a fish hook to a fishing line.</p></div><a name="s028799b"><!--s028799b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the inner essential parts or workings.</p></div><a name="s028800b"><!--s028800b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) courage or determination.</p></div><a name="s028801b"><!--s028801b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a narrow water passage; a strait ✱ <span class="bodyb">bust a gut</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to exert oneself or make a great effort ✱ <span class="bodyb">hate somebody's guts</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to hate somebody with great intensity [Middle English from Old English <span class="bodyi">guttas</span> (pl)].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gargle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024809a"><!--s024809a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026572b"><!--s026572b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a liquid used in gargling.</p></div><a name="s026573b"><!--s026573b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a bubbling liquid sound produced by gargling.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">candytuft</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008675a"><!--s008675a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of plants of the mustard family cultivated for its their white, pink, or purple flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Iberis</span> [<span class="bodyi">Candy</span>, former name of Crete, Greek island + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tuft1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tuft 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anemone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹneməni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001956a"><!--s001956a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001941b"><!--s001941b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of various plants of the buttercup family with lobed or divided leaves and brightly coloured flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Anemone</span>.</p></div><a name="s001942b"><!--s001942b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a flower of this plant.</p></div><a name="s001943b"><!--s001943b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sea_anemone/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sea anemone</span></span></a> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">anemōnē</span>, perhaps related by folk etymology to <span class="bodyi">anemos</span> wind, but from a word of Semitic origin; related to Hebrew <span class="bodyi">Na‘ămān</span>, epithet of Adonis].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compress<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkompres/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012225a"><!--s012225a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pad pressed on a body part, e.g. to ease the pain and swelling of a bruise [early French <span class="bodyi">compresse</span>, from <span class="bodyi">compresser</span> to compress, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">compressare</span>,frequentative of <span class="bodyi">comprimere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/compress1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">compress 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fine<sup>6</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/feen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022283a"><!--s022283a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023652b"><!--s023652b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>high-quality French brandy, distilled from wine.</p></div><a name="s023653b"><!--s023653b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fine_champagne/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fine champagne</span></span></a> [French <span class="bodyi">fine</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">fin</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fine1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fine 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deft</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deft/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015775a"><!--s015775a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>marked by facility and skill; nimble</p><p><span class="bodyb">deftly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">deftness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">defte</span>, variant of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/daft/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">daft</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">escallop<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (escalloped, escalloping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020383a"><!--s020383a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/scallop2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">scallop 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forty</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfawti/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> forties)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023746a"><!--s023746a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025497b"><!--s025497b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the number 40, or the quantity represented by it.</p></div><a name="s025498b"><!--s025498b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the numbers 40 to 49; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a range of temperatures, ages, or dates within a century characterized by these numbers <span class="bodyb">fortieth</span> /ʹfawti·əth/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">fēowertig</span> group of forty, from <span class="bodyi">fēower</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/four/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">four</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-tig</span> group of ten].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DSM</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018502a"><!--s018502a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Distinguished Service Medal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">golden-ager</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025851a"><!--s025851a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> an elderly or retired person.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Belorussian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/belohʹrush(ə)n, belə-/ Belarussian Belarusian Byelorussian /bieloh-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005112a"><!--s005112a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005221b"><!--s005221b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Belarus (Belorussia) in eastern Europe.</p></div><a name="s005222b"><!--s005222b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Slavonic language of the Belorussians</p><p><span class="bodyb">Belorussian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gut<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (gutted, gutting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026911a"><!--s026911a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028802b"><!--s028802b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to remove the intestines of (<span class="bodyi">esp</span> an animal).</p></div><a name="s028803b"><!--s028803b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007593c"><!--s007593c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to destroy the inside of (something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a building).</p></div><a name="s007594c"><!--s007594c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to destroy the essential power or effectiveness of (something).</p></div></div><a name="s028804b"><!--s028804b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to extract the essentials of (a piece of writing) and present them in summary form.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cane<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008676a"><!--s008676a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009032b"><!--s009032b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002151c"><!--s002151c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a hollow or pithy usu flexible jointed stem of some reeds and grasses, e.g. bamboo.</p></div><a name="s002152c"><!--s002152c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any of various tall woody grasses or reeds, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> sugarcane.</p></div><a name="s002153c"><!--s002153c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a long woody flowering or fruiting stem, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a raspberry.</p></div></div><a name="s009033b"><!--s009033b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002154c"><!--s002154c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a walking stick, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one made from a cane.</p></div><a name="s002155c"><!--s002155c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a cane or rod used to give beatings, or the punishment so inflicted.</p></div><a name="s002156c"><!--s002156c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a length of split rattan used in basketry, wickerwork, etc [Middle English via Old French and Old Provençal from Latin <span class="bodyi">canna</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">kanna</span>, of Semitic origin].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compressed</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəmʹprest/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012226a"><!--s012226a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012694b"><!--s012694b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>pressed together.</p></div><a name="s012695b"><!--s012695b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>reduced in size or volume, e.g. by pressure.</p></div><a name="s012696b"><!--s012696b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>flattened as though subjected to compressing.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fine<sup>7</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfeenay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022284a"><!--s022284a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a musical direction often occurring in the middle of a composition, indicating the end of a piece of music, where what follows is a repeat of an earlier section [Italian <span class="bodyi">fine</span> end, from Latin <span class="bodyi">finis</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gargoyle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgahgoyl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024810a"><!--s024810a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026574b"><!--s026574b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building.</p></div><a name="s026575b"><!--s026575b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person of grotesque appearance [Middle English <span class="bodyi">gargoyl</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">gargouille</span> throat].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DSO</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018503a"><!--s018503a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Distinguished Service Order.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anemophilous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aniʹmofiləs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001957a"><!--s001957a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of flowering plants: pollinated by the wind</p><p><span class="bodyb">anemophily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anemo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anemo-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/philous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-philous</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Forty-five</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023747a"><!--s023747a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">the Forty-five</span>) the Jacobite rebellion that took place in the United Kingdom in 1745 to 1746.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">defunct</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹfungkt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015776a"><!--s015776a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016331b"><!--s016331b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>no longer existing or in use.</p></div><a name="s016332b"><!--s016332b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>dead; extinct </p><p><i></i></p><p>snipping off the heads of defunct roses, and thinking of nothing in particular</p><p> Saki [Latin <span class="bodyi">defunctus</span>,from past part. of <span class="bodyi">defungi</span> to finish or die, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">fungi</span> to perform].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">escalope <span class="bodyi">or</span> escallop</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeskəlop/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020384a"><!--s020384a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a thin boneless slice of meat, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a slice of veal or pork beaten flat, coated with egg and breadcrumbs, and fried [French <span class="bodyi">escalope</span>, from early French, shell, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beloved<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹluvid, biʹluvd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005113a"><!--s005113a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>dearly loved </p><p><i></i></p><p>his beloved daughter</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">golden boy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025852a"><!--s025852a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027608b"><!--s027608b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a man or boy who is very successful, has great potential, or is highly favoured or who possesses talents that promise success </p><p><i></i></p><p>the golden boy of snooker</p>.</div><a name="s027609b"><!--s027609b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a man or boy who is highly favoured or popular.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Guthrie test</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹguthri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026912a"><!--s026912a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a blood test that is routinely carried out on newborn babies, to test for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/phenylketonuria/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">phenylketonuria</span></span></a> , which can result in brain and nerve damage [named after Robert <span class="bodyi">Guthrie</span> b.1916, American microbiologist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cane<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008677a"><!--s008677a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009034b"><!--s009034b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to beat (somebody) with a cane</p><p><span class="bodyb">caner</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">caning</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s009035b"><!--s009035b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002157c"><!--s002157c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to beat (somebody) with a cane.</p></div><a name="s002158c"><!--s002158c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to punish or reprimand (somebody) severely.</p></div><a name="s002159c"><!--s002159c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to defeat (somebody) overwhelmingly.</p></div></div><a name="s009036b"><!--s009036b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to weave or furnish (something) with cane.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compressed air</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012227a"><!--s012227a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>air under pressure greater than that of the atmosphere.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fineable</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022285a"><!--s022285a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/finable_or_fineable/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">finable</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gargoylism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024811a"><!--s024811a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hurler_s_syndrome/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Hurler's syndrome</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forty-five</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023748a"><!--s023748a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> <span class="bodyb">45</span>) a gramophone record that plays at 45 revolutions per minute.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anem- <span class="bodyi">or</span> anemo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001950a"><!--s001950a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: wind </p><p><i></i></p><p>anemometer</p> [prob via French <span class="bodyi">anémo-</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">anem-, anemo-</span>, from <span class="bodyi">anemos</span>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Golden Delicious</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025853a"><!--s025853a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a variety of eating apple with a greenish yellow skin and sweet juicy flesh.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gutless</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026913a"><!--s026913a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> lacking courage; cowardly</p><p><span class="bodyb">gutlessness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">canebrake</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaynbrayk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008678a"><!--s008678a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a thicket of canes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">escapade</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeskəpayd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020385a"><!--s020385a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wild, reckless, and often mischievous adventure, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that flouts rules or conventions [French <span class="bodyi">escapade</span> from Old Italian <span class="bodyi">scappata</span>,from <span class="bodyi">scappare</span> to escape, from late Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">cappa</span> cloak].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">defuse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹfyoohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015777a"><!--s015777a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016333b"><!--s016333b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to remove the fuse from (a mine, bomb, etc).</p></div><a name="s016334b"><!--s016334b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (a situation) (something) less harmful, potent, or tense </p><p><i></i></p><p>The ministers held talks to try to defuse the crisis</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beloved<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005114a"><!--s005114a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dearly loved person </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'm writing to my beloved</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DSP</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018504a"><!--s018504a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>digital signal processor (or processing).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compression</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəmʹpresh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012228a"><!--s012228a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012697b"><!--s012697b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the action of compressing or being compressed.</p></div><a name="s012698b"><!--s012698b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the process of compressing the fuel mixture in a cylinder of an internal-combustion engine, or the quality of this process.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fine art</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fien/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022286a"><!--s022286a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) any of the arts appreciated primarily for aesthetic qualities, such as painting or sculpture ✱ <span class="bodyb">have/get something down to a fine art</span> to reduce effort, expenditure, and performance time on some task, etc to a minimum.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">garibaldi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gariʹbawldi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> garibaldis)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024812a"><!--s024812a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a biscuit with a layer of currants in it [named after Giuseppe <span class="bodyi">Garibaldi</span> d.1882, Italian patriot].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forty-niner</span><small><span class="eSynop">/-ʹnienə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023749a"><!--s023749a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who took part in the gold rush in California during 1849.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">escape<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹskayp/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020386a"><!--s020386a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021426b"><!--s021426b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005436c"><!--s005436c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to free oneself from confinement or restraint.</p></div><a name="s005437c"><!--s005437c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of gases, liquids, etc: to leak out gradually; to seep.</p></div><a name="s005438c"><!--s005438c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>said of a plant: to run wild from cultivation.</p></div></div><a name="s021427b"><!--s021427b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to avoid a threatening evil, danger, etc <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s021428b"><!--s021428b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to avoid (something or somebody unwelcome or dangerous).</p></div><a name="s021429b"><!--s021429b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to fail to be noticed or recalled by (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>His name escapes me</p>.</div><a name="s021430b"><!--s021430b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to be produced or uttered by (somebody), usu involuntarily </p><p><i></i></p><p>A cry escaped her lips</p> <p><span class="bodyb">escapable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">escapee</span> /iskayʹpee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">escaper</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">escapen</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">eschaper</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + late Latin <span class="bodyi">cappa</span> head covering, cloak].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">golden eagle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025854a"><!--s025854a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large eagle of the northern hemisphere with brownish yellow tips on the head and neck feathers: <span class="bodyi">Aquila chrysaetos</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">defy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹfie/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (defies, defied, defying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015778a"><!--s015778a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016335b"><!--s016335b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to resist (somebody) by refusing to obey or respect them.</p></div><a name="s016336b"><!--s016336b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to resist attempts at (something).</p></div><a name="s016337b"><!--s016337b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to challenge (somebody) to do something considered impossible.</p></div><a name="s016338b"><!--s016338b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to challenge (somebody) to fight</p><p><span class="bodyb">defier</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">defyen</span> to renounce faith in or challenge, via Old French from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">fidere</span> to trust].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gutsy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgutsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (gutsier, gutsiest) <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026914a"><!--s026914a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028805b"><!--s028805b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>courageous.</p></div><a name="s028806b"><!--s028806b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>expressing or appealing strongly to the physical passions; lusty </p><p><i></i></p><p>They belted out a string of gutsy rock numbers</p> <p><span class="bodyb">gutsiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">below<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹloh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005115a"><!--s005115a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005223b"><!--s005223b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in, on, or to a lower place, floor, or deck.</p></div><a name="s005224b"><!--s005224b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>less than the number or amount specified.</p></div><a name="s005225b"><!--s005225b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>lower down on the same page or on a following page.</p></div><a name="s005226b"><!--s005226b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>on earth.</p></div><a name="s005227b"><!--s005227b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in a lower rank, number or quantity </p><p><i></i></p><p>temperatures of 10° and below</p>.</div><a name="s005228b"><!--s005228b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>under the surface of the water or earth [Middle English, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/be/3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">be-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/low1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">low 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anencephaly</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aninʹsefəli, -ʹkefəli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001958a"><!--s001958a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a birth defect in which part or all of the brain is absent <span class="bodyb">anencephalic</span> /-ʹfalik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">encephalos</span> brain].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compressor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəmʹpresə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012229a"><!--s012229a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012699b"><!--s012699b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something that compresses.</p></div><a name="s012700b"><!--s012700b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a machine for compressing gases.</p></div><a name="s012701b"><!--s012701b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a muscle that compresses a part.</p></div><a name="s012702b"><!--s012702b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an electrical device that reduces the variation in range of a transmitted signal.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dsp</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018505a"><!--s018505a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>died without issue [Latin <span class="bodyi">decessit sine prole</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cane sugar</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008679a"><!--s008679a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>sugar obtained from sugarcane.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fine champagne</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌfeen shonhʹpanhyə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022287a"><!--s022287a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>brandy from the Champagne district of the Cognac region, more than half the content of which comes from Grande Champagne [French <span class="bodyi">fine</span>, see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fine6/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fine<sup>6</sup></span></span></a> (1), from Champagne].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">garish</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgeərish/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024813a"><!--s024813a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>excessively and gaudily bright or vivid</p><p><span class="bodyb">garishly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">garishness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forty winks</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023750a"><!--s023750a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a short sleep; a nap.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deg.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015779a"><!--s015779a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>degree.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DSS</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018506a"><!--s018506a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> formerly, Department of Social Security.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">below<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005116a"><!--s005116a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005229b"><!--s005229b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in or to a lower place than (something or somebody).</p></div><a name="s005230b"><!--s005230b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>inferior to (something or somebody), e.g. in rank.</p></div><a name="s005231b"><!--s005231b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>unworthy of (somebody or something).</p></div><a name="s005232b"><!--s005232b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>covered by or underneath (something).</p></div><a name="s005233b"><!--s005233b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>downstream from (a place).</p></div><a name="s005234b"><!--s005234b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>less than (a number or quantity) </p><p><i></i></p><p>below the age of 18</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gutta-percha</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌgutə ʹpuhchə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026915a"><!--s026915a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tough plastic substance obtained from the latex of several Malaysian trees and used in golfballs, waterproofing materials, and electrical insulation [Malay <span class="bodyi">gĕtah-pĕrcha</span>, from <span class="bodyi">gĕtah</span> sap, latex + <span class="bodyi">pĕrcha</span> tree producing gutta-percha].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">escape<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020387a"><!--s020387a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021431b"><!--s021431b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of escaping.</p></div><a name="s021432b"><!--s021432b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a means of escape.</p></div><a name="s021433b"><!--s021433b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005439c"><!--s005439c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a means of escape.</p></div><a name="s005440c"><!--s005440c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) providing a means of escape, release, or avoidance </p><p><i></i></p><p>an escape hatch</p> <p><i></i></p><p>an escape clause</p>.</div></div><a name="s021434b"><!--s021434b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a key on a computer keyboard that is used e.g. to terminate or interrupt an operation.</p></div><a name="s021435b"><!--s021435b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a cultivated plant run wild.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹnent/ <i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001959a"><!--s001959a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or Scot</span> about or concerning (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The parlour-maid gave notice, having been terrified … by an outbreak of sudden temper on the part of the master anent some underdone cutlets</p> — Saki [Old English <span class="bodyi">on efen</span> alongside, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/on1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">on 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">efen</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/even1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">even 1</span></span></a>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">canine<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaynien/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008680a"><!--s008680a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009037b"><!--s009037b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of, resembling, or being a dog or a member of the dog family of carnivorous mammals that includes dogs, wolves, jackals, and foxes.</p></div><a name="s009038b"><!--s009038b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of or being any of the four conical pointed teeth lying between the incisor and the first premolar on each side of both jaws [Latin <span class="bodyi">caninus</span> from <span class="bodyi">canis</span> dog].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">garland<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgahlənd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024814a"><!--s024814a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026576b"><!--s026576b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a wreath of flowers or leaves worn as an ornament or sign of distinction.</p></div><a name="s026577b"><!--s026577b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> an anthology or collection of verse or prose [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">garlande</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fine chemicals</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fien/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022288a"><!--s022288a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>extremely pure chemicals, e.g. for use in research and industry.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">comprise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəmʹpriez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012230a"><!--s012230a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012703b"><!--s012703b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to be made up of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The family comprised two adults and three children</p>.</div><a name="s012704b"><!--s012704b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="sb000000101"><!--sb000000101--></a><p>to make up or constitute (something) [Middle English <span class="bodyi">comprisen</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">compris</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">comprendre</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">comprehendere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/comprehend/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">comprehend</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyi">Comprise</span> is a difficult word to use, because it is close in meaning to, but should be treated differently from, such verbs as <span class="bodyi">consist (of</span>), <span class="bodyi">compose</span>, and <span class="bodyi">make up</span>. There are two rules to remember. First, a whole <span class="bodyi">comprises</span> (consists of or is composed of) its parts; the parts <span class="bodyi">make up</span> or <span class="bodyi">constitute</span> the whole, but do not <span class="bodyi">comprise</span> it: <span class="bodyi">The collection comprises over 500</span> <span class="bodyi">items</span>; <span class="bodyi">The meal comprised no less than fifteen courses</span>. Second, <span class="bodyi">comprise</span> should not be followed by <span class="bodyi">of</span>, even when it is used in the passive.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfawrəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> forums fora /ʹfawrə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023751a"><!--s023751a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025499b"><!--s025499b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006749c"><!--s006749c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a public meeting place for open discussion.</p></div><a name="s006750c"><!--s006750c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a public meeting or lecture involving audience participation.</p></div><a name="s006751c"><!--s006751c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a radio or television programme broadcasting discussions of public concern.</p></div><a name="s006752c"><!--s006752c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>an event, broadcast, or medium, such as a newspaper, an Internet newsgroup, etc, where views may be aired and debated.</p></div></div><a name="s025500b"><!--s025500b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a court or tribunal.</p></div><a name="s025501b"><!--s025501b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city which formed the centre for judicial and public business [Latin <span class="bodyi">forum</span>, literally ‘a place outside’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goldeneye</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> goldeneyes <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> goldeneye)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025855a"><!--s025855a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>aeither of two species of large-headed swift-flying diving duck of northern regions, the male of which is strikingly marked in black and white and has yellow eyes: genus <span class="bodyi">Bucephala</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dégagé</span><small><span class="eSynop">/daygaʹzhay/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015780a"><!--s015780a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016339b"><!--s016339b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>free and easy in manner; nonchalant; unconcerned.</p></div><a name="s016340b"><!--s016340b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>politically uncommitted [French <span class="bodyi">dégagé</span>, from past part. of <span class="bodyi">dégager</span> to redeem a pledge, free, from Old French <span class="bodyi">desgagier</span>, from <span class="bodyi">des-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">gage</span> pledge].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bel Paese</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌbel pahʹayzay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005117a"><!--s005117a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mild soft creamy Italian cheese with a thin dark yellow rind [Italian <span class="bodyi">bel paese</span>, literally ‘beautiful country’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DST</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018507a"><!--s018507a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>daylight saving time.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">garland<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024815a"><!--s024815a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to crown or deck (somebody) with a garland.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aneroid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanəroyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001960a"><!--s001960a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>containing no liquid or operated without the use of liquid </p><p><i></i></p><p>an aneroid manometer</p> [French <span class="bodyi">anéroïde</span>, from Greek <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + late Greek <span class="bodyi">nēron</span> water + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/oid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-oid</span></span></a>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guttate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgutayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026916a"><!--s026916a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of plants: having small coloured spots [Latin <span class="bodyi">guttatus</span> from <span class="bodyi">gutta</span> drop].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">escape clause</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020388a"><!--s020388a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a clause in a contract setting out the conditions under which a signatory may be freed from any of the obligations.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compromise<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkomprəmiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012231a"><!--s012231a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012705b"><!--s012705b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a settlement reached by compromise.</p></div><a name="s012706b"><!--s012706b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the settling of differences through arbitration or through consent reached by mutual concessions.</p></div><a name="s012707b"><!--s012707b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s003314c"><!--s003314c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a settlement reached by mutual concession.</p></div><a name="s003315c"><!--s003315c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the settling of differences through arbitration or mutual concession.</p></div><a name="s003316c"><!--s003316c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>something blending qualities of two different things </p><p><i></i></p><p>a compromise solution</p>.</div></div><a name="s012708b"><!--s012708b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a shameful concession, e.g. a lowering of standards for expediency </p><p><i></i></p><p>a compromise of principles</p> <p>[Middle English, in the sense ‘mutual promise to abide by an arbiter's decision’, via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">compromissum</span>, neuter past part. of <span class="bodyi">compromittere</span> to promise mutually, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/com_or_col_or_con_or_cor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">com-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">promittere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/promise1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">promise 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forward<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfaw·wəd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023752a"><!--s023752a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025502b"><!--s025502b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in or towards the direction in which one is facing or moving.</p></div><a name="s025503b"><!--s025503b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> + of) located at, near, or nearer to the front, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a ship or aircraft.</p></div><a name="s025504b"><!--s025504b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006753c"><!--s006753c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>lacking modesty or reserve; brash, assertive, or impudent.</p></div><a name="s006754c"><!--s006754c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>advanced in physical or mental development; precocious.</p></div></div><a name="s025505b"><!--s025505b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>advanced in what is being or needs to be done.</p></div><a name="s025506b"><!--s025506b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>for the future.</p></div><a name="s025507b"><!--s025507b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>from the original point of departure; outward </p><p><i></i></p><p>the forward journey</p>.</div><a name="s025508b"><!--s025508b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>relating to the future </p><p><i></i></p><p>forward planning</p>.</div><a name="s025509b"><!--s025509b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s006755c"><!--s006755c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>moving, tending, or leading towards a position in front </p><p><i></i></p><p>England need some new forward players</p>.</div><a name="s006756c"><!--s006756c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in cricket: occupying a fielding position in front of the batsman's wicket</p><p><span class="bodyb">forwardly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">forwardness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">foreweard</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fore/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fore-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-weard</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ward_or_wards/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ward</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fine-draw</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfien/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022289a"><!--s022289a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to sew (pieces of fabric) together as finely as possible so that the seam is almost imperceptible.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">golden girl</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025856a"><!--s025856a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027610b"><!--s027610b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a woman or girl who is very successful, has great potential, or is highly favoured or who possesses talents that promise success.</p></div><a name="s027611b"><!--s027611b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a woman or girl who is highly favoured and popular.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">degas</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹgas/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (degassed, degassing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015781a"><!--s015781a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to remove gas from (something).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">canine<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008681a"><!--s008681a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009039b"><!--s009039b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a canine tooth.</p></div><a name="s009040b"><!--s009040b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a canine animal.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">belt<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/belt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005118a"><!--s005118a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005235b"><!--s005235b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a strip of material, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> leather, worn round the waist or hips for decoration or to hold something, e.g. clothing or a weapon.</p></div><a name="s005236b"><!--s005236b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an endless band of tough flexible material for transmitting motion and power or conveying objects materials </p><p><i></i></p><p>a conveyor belt</p>.</div><a name="s005237b"><!--s005237b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an area characterized by some distinctive feature, e.g. of culture, geology, or life forms </p><p><i></i></p><p>the stockbroker belt</p>.</div><a name="s005238b"><!--s005238b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a jarring blow; a whack </p><p><i></i></p><p>a belt on the ear</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">below the belt</span>.</div><a name="s005239b"><!--s005239b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in an unfair way </p><p><i></i></p><p>Alluding to his past misdeeds in that way was really hitting below the belt</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">belt and braces</span> using two methods or devices for double security.</div><a name="s005240b"><!--s005240b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> offering double security; taking no chances ✱ <span class="bodyb">tighten one's belt</span> to reduce expenditure; to take economy measures or consumption ✱ <span class="bodyb">under one's belt</span> as part of one's experience; having been successfully attained or accomplished </p><p><i></i></p><p>She has three hit records under her belt</p><p><span class="bodyb">belted</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">belt</span>, from a prehistoric Germanic word borrowed from Latin <span class="bodyi">balteus</span> belt].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dt</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018508a"><!--s018508a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Deuteronomy (book of the Bible).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gutted</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026917a"><!--s026917a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> deeply disappointed or disheartened.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">garlic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgahlik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024816a"><!--s024816a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026578b"><!--s026578b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a bulbous plant of the lily family, widely cultivated for its bulbs: <span class="bodyi">Allium sativum</span>.</p></div><a name="s026579b"><!--s026579b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the pungent compound bulb of a plant of the lily family this plant, used as a flavouring in cookery </p><p><i></i></p><p>And, most dear actors, eat no onions or garlic, for we are to utter sweet breath</p><p> Shakespeare</p><p><span class="bodyb">garlicky</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">gārlēac</span>, from <span class="bodyi">gār</span> spear + <span class="bodyi">lēac</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/leek/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">leek</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compromise<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012232a"><!--s012232a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012709b"><!--s012709b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to come to agreement by mutual concession <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s012710b"><!--s012710b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to expose (somebody or something) to discredit or danger.</p></div><a name="s012711b"><!--s012711b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to go against (one's principles, etc) for expediency.</p></div><a name="s012712b"><!--s012712b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to settle (a disagreement) by mutual concessions</p><p><span class="bodyb">compromiser</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caning</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008682a"><!--s008682a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009041b"><!--s009041b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a beating with a cane or rod.</p></div><a name="s009042b"><!--s009042b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a severe reprimand or punishment.</p></div><a name="s009043b"><!--s009043b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a convincing defeat; a trouncing.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">golden goal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025857a"><!--s025857a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027612b"><!--s027612b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in certain football matches, a system operating in extra time under which the first team to score wins the match.</p></div><a name="s027613b"><!--s027613b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a goal scored under this system.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fine-drawn</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfien/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022290a"><!--s022290a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of arguments or distinctions: subtle or refined [from the image of wire drawn out till very fine].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forward<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023753a"><!--s023753a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025510b"><!--s025510b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006757c"><!--s006757c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to or towards what is ahead or in front </p><p><i></i></p><p>She moved slowly forward through the crowd</p>.</div><a name="s006758c"><!--s006758c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>into the future </p><p><i></i></p><p>from that time forward</p>.</div></div><a name="s025511b"><!--s025511b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to or towards an earlier time </p><p><i></i></p><p>Can we bring the date of the meeting forward?</p>.</div><a name="s025512b"><!--s025512b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>into prominence or open view.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aneroid barometer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001961a"><!--s001961a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a barometer in which the action of atmospheric pressure in compressing an evacuated metal capsule is made to move a pointer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">escape key</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020389a"><!--s020389a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/escape2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">escape<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (3).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">degauss</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹgows/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015782a"><!--s015782a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to demagnetize, (something); <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to demagnetize (a steel ship) as a protection against magnetic mines</p><p><span class="bodyb">degausser</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">belt<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005119a"><!--s005119a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005241b"><!--s005241b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to fasten with a belt.</p></div><a name="s005242b"><!--s005242b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to strike or hit (somebody).</p></div><a name="s005243b"><!--s005243b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s001153c"><!--s001153c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to encircle or fasten (something) with a belt </p><p><i></i></p><p>a coat belted at the waist</p>.</div><a name="s001154c"><!--s001154c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + on) to strap (something) on.</p></div></div><a name="s005244b"><!--s005244b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s001155c"><!--s001155c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to beat (somebody) with or as if with a belt; to thrash.</p></div><a name="s001156c"><!--s001156c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to strike or hit (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The man belted him in the mouth</p>.</div></div><a name="s005245b"><!--s005245b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + out) to sing (a song) in a forceful manner or style <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s005246b"><!--s005246b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to move or act in a vigorous or violent manner </p><p><i></i></p><p>They belted out of the classroom when the bell rang</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DTI</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018509a"><!--s018509a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Department of Trade and Industry.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gutter<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgutə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026918a"><!--s026918a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028807b"><!--s028807b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007595c"><!--s007595c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a trough just below the eaves of a roof or at the side of a street to catch and carry off rainwater, surface water, etc.</p></div><a name="s007596c"><!--s007596c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a trough or groove to catch or direct something, e.g. at the side of a bowling alley.</p></div></div><a name="s028808b"><!--s028808b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a white space between two pages of a book, two postage stamps on a sheet, etc.</p></div><a name="s028809b"><!--s028809b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the gutter</span>) the lowest or most vulgar level or condition of human life [Middle English <span class="bodyi">goter</span> via early French <span class="bodyi">goutiere</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">gutta</span> drop].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compromising</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkomprəmiezing/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012233a"><!--s012233a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>likely to lead to discredit or scandal </p><p><i></i></p><p>They were caught in a compromising situation</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">garment<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgahmənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024817a"><!--s024817a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an article of clothing [Middle English from French <span class="bodyi">garnement</span> equipment from <span class="bodyi">garnir</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/garnish1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">garnish 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">belter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005120a"><!--s005120a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005247b"><!--s005247b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an excellent person or thing.</p></div><a name="s005248b"><!--s005248b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a song that is suitable for belting out.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fine-grained</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌfien/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022291a"><!--s022291a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of wood or leather: having a fine even grain.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anesthesia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anəsʹtheezyə, -zh(y)ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001962a"><!--s001962a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anaesthesia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anaesthesia</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">golden goose</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025858a"><!--s025858a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a source of continuing prosperity that must be handled with restraint [from the phrase <span class="bodyi">kill the goose that lays the golden eggs</span>, from a fable in which a goose that lays a golden egg every day is killed for the gold thought to be inside her].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">escapement</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020390a"><!--s020390a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021436b"><!--s021436b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a device in a watch or clock that controls the motion of the cogwheels and through which the energy of the power source is delivers energyed to the regulatory mechanism.</p></div><a name="s021437b"><!--s021437b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a ratchet device, e.g. the spacing mechanism of a typewriter that moves the carriage on one space when a key is struck, that permits motion in one direction only in equal steps.</p></div><a name="s021438b"><!--s021438b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a space left between the hammer and the strings of a piano that allows the strings to vibrate.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">canister</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkanistə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008683a"><!--s008683a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009044b"><!--s009044b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small usu metal container, e.g. a box or tin for holding a dry product, e.g. tea or shot.</p></div><a name="s009045b"><!--s009045b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in former times, a metal cylinder containing shot or shrapnel, designed to explode on impact when fired from a cannon, or the contents of such a cylinder [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">kanastron</span> basket, from <span class="bodyi">kanna</span> reed].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">degenerate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹjen(ə)rət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015783a"><!--s015783a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016341b"><!--s016341b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having sunk to a condition below that which is normal to a type; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> having sunk to a lower and usu morally or physically peculiarly corrupt state.</p></div><a name="s016342b"><!--s016342b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a plant or animal: having lost an ancestral structure, function, etc; e.g. loss of gut and eyes in tapeworm <span class="bodyb">degeneracy</span> /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">degenerately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">degenerat</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">degeneratus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">degenerare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">gener-, genus</span> race, kind].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forward<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023754a"><!--s023754a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025513b"><!--s025513b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in hockey, football, etc, an attacking player stationed at or near the front of his or her side or team.</p></div><a name="s025514b"><!--s025514b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> <span class="bodyb">forwards</span>) in commerce, an arrangement to trade specified assets at an agreed price at a particular date in the future.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DTP</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018510a"><!--s018510a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>desktop publishing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gutter<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (guttered, guttering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026919a"><!--s026919a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s028810b"><!--s028810b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to flow in rivulets.</p></div><a name="s028811b"><!--s028811b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007597c"><!--s007597c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a candle: to burn unevenly so that melted wax runs down one side.</p></div><a name="s007598c"><!--s007598c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a flame: to burn fitfully or feebly, frequently being on the point of going out <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s028812b"><!--s028812b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cut or wear gutters in.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">comptroller</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹtrohlə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012234a"><!--s012234a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a public finance officer [Middle English, alteration of <span class="bodyi">conterroller</span> controller].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">garment<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024818a"><!--s024818a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>) to clothe (somebody).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">belting</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbelting/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005121a"><!--s005121a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005249b"><!--s005249b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>belts collectively.</p></div><a name="s005250b"><!--s005250b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>material for belts.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">golden hamster</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025859a"><!--s025859a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small tawny hamster widely kept as a pet: <span class="bodyi">Mesocricetus auratus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">canker<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkangkə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008684a"><!--s008684a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009046b"><!--s009046b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an ulcer or spreading sore, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one affecting the mouth.</p></div><a name="s009047b"><!--s009047b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002160c"><!--s002160c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an area of dead tissue or an open wound in a plant </p><p><i></i></p><p>as killing as the canker to the rose</p><p> Milton.</p></div><a name="s002161c"><!--s002161c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any of various inflammatory diseases of animals, e.g. an ear disease of dogs, cats, and rabbits, or a disease of horses that softens the underside of the hooves.</p></div></div><a name="s009048b"><!--s009048b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a source of spreading corruption or evil <span class="bodyb">cankerous</span> /-rəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">cancer</span> crab, cancer].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dt's <span class="bodyi">or</span> DT's</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dee ʹteez/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018511a"><!--s018511a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/delirium_tremens/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">delirium tremens</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fine print</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌfien/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022292a"><!--s022292a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>very small print, typically that on a guarantee or insurance certificate.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">garner<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgahnə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024819a"><!--s024819a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026580b"><!--s026580b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a granary or grain bin.</p></div><a name="s026581b"><!--s026581b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a store [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">granarium</span>, from <span class="bodyi">granum</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grain1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grain 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">degenerate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015784a"><!--s015784a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who or something which is a degenerate person.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forward<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023755a"><!--s023755a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025515b"><!--s025515b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006759c"><!--s006759c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to send (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>We will forward the goods on payment</p>.</div><a name="s006760c"><!--s006760c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to send (something) onwards from an intermediate point in transit.</p></div></div><a name="s025516b"><!--s025516b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to advance or progress (a plan, process, etc)</p><p><span class="bodyb">forwarder</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anesthesiology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌanəsˌtheeziʹoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001963a"><!--s001963a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anaesthesiology/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anaesthesiology</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">anesthesiologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compulsion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəmʹpulsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012235a"><!--s012235a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012713b"><!--s012713b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003317c"><!--s003317c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>compelling or being compelled.</p></div><a name="s003318c"><!--s003318c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a force or agency that compels.</p></div></div><a name="s012714b"><!--s012714b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a strong impulse to perform an irrational act </p><p><i></i></p><p>a compulsion to steal</p> <p>[Middle English via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">compulsion-, compulsio</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">compellere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/compel/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">compel</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guttering</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026920a"><!--s026920a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028813b"><!--s028813b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the gutters on the roof of a building collectively.</p></div><a name="s028814b"><!--s028814b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>metal or plastic channels for use as gutters.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">escape road</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020391a"><!--s020391a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a slip road for drivers who are unable to stop or turn safely, e.g. on a steep downward slope.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">belt up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005122a"><!--s005122a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to stop talking; to be quiet.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">canker<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (cankered, cankering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008685a"><!--s008685a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s009049b"><!--s009049b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to corrupt or undermine (somebody or something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>God help that country, cankered deep by doubt</p><p> Archibald MacLeish.</p></div><a name="s009050b"><!--s009050b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to infect or become infected (somebody or something) with canker <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s009051b"><!--s009051b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to become infected with canker.</p></div><a name="s009052b"><!--s009052b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to be corrupted or undermined.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">degenerate<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹjenərayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015785a"><!--s015785a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016343b"><!--s016343b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to pass from a higher to a lower statetype or condition; to deteriorate </p><p><i></i></p><p>The road degenerated into a bumpy track</p> <p><span class="bodyb">degeneration</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s016344b"><!--s016344b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to decline from a former thriving or healthy condition.</p></div><a name="s016345b"><!--s016345b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of organisms: to evolve into a less complex form <span class="bodyb">degenerative</span> /-rətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">golden handcuffs</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025860a"><!--s025860a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a series of payments or other benefits given to an employee as an inducement to remain with a company.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">finery<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfienəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022293a"><!--s022293a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>elaborate, flamboyant, or special clothes, jewellery, or decoration [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fine4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fine 4</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ery_or_ry/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ery</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anesthetic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anəsʹthetik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001964a"><!--s001964a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anaesthetic1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anaesthetic 1</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anaesthetic2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anaesthetic 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DTTO</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018512a"><!--s018512a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>drug treatment and testing order, an alternative to a custodial sentence for those convicted of drugs-related crime such as theft.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">escape valve</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020392a"><!--s020392a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a valve that releases air or steam when it reaches a particular pressure.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">garner<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (garnered, garnering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024820a"><!--s024820a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026582b"><!--s026582b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to collect (e.g. evidence or information) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The facts you have garnered with such infinite trouble invariably fail you at a pinch</p><p> Helen Keller.</p></div><a name="s026583b"><!--s026583b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to gather or store (e.g. grain).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gutter press</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026921a"><!--s026921a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>theat section of the national press that is marked by extreme vulgarity or sensationalism cheapness.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forwards</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023756a"><!--s023756a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/forward2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">forward<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (1a).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compulsive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəmʹpulsiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012236a"><!--s012236a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of, caused by, or suffering from a psychological compulsion or obsession </p><p><i></i></p><p>a compulsive liar</p> <p><span class="bodyb">compulsively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">compulsiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beltway</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbeltway/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005123a"><!--s005123a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a ring road.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">degeneration</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diˌjenəʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015786a"><!--s015786a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016346b"><!--s016346b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004108c"><!--s004108c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the process or an instance of degenerating.</p></div><a name="s004109c"><!--s004109c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the state of being degenerate.</p></div></div><a name="s016347b"><!--s016347b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004110c"><!--s004110c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in medicine, the damage caused to cells or tissues in the body by disease or ageing.</p></div><a name="s004111c"><!--s004111c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in biology, the loss of function or structure in an organism, as an evolutionary process.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cankerworm</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008686a"><!--s008686a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of the larvae of various N American moths that are harmful to trees, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by feeding on buds and leaves.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">golden handshake</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025861a"><!--s025861a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a large sum of money given to an employee on leaving a company, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on retirement.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">garnet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgahnit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024821a"><!--s024821a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hard brittle silicate mineral used as an abrasive, and in its transparent deep red form as a gem [Middle English <span class="bodyi">garnet</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">grenat</span> red like a pomegranate, from <span class="bodyi">pomme</span> <span class="bodyi">grenate</span> pomegranate].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DU</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018513a"><!--s018513a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>depleted uranium.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guttersnipe</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026922a"><!--s026922a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> a deprived child living in poverty and usu dressed in ragged clothes [orig denoting someone who lived by picking saleable refuse from street gutters: <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gutter1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gutter 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/snipe1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">snipe 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">forwent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fawʹwent/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023757a"><!--s023757a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/forgo_or_forego/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">forgo</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compulsory</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəmʹpulsəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012237a"><!--s012237a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012715b"><!--s012715b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>mandatory or enforced </p><p><i></i></p><p>compulsory arbitration</p>.</div><a name="s012716b"><!--s012716b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>involving compulsion or obligation; coercive </p><p><i></i></p><p>compulsory legislation</p> <p><span class="bodyb">compulsorily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beluga</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹloohgə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005124a"><!--s005124a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005251b"><!--s005251b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a white sturgeon of the Black Sea that provides caviar, the Caspian Sea, and their tributaries: <span class="bodyi">Huso huso</span>.</p></div><a name="s005252b"><!--s005252b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a small whale that is white when adult: <span class="bodyi">Delphinapterus leucas</span> [Russian <span class="bodyi">beluga</span>, from <span class="bodyi">belyĭ</span> white].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">escape velocity</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020393a"><!--s020393a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the minimum velocity that a moving body, e.g. a rocket, must have to escape from the gravitational field of the earth, moon, etc or of a celestial body.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anesthetist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹneesthətist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001965a"><!--s001965a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anaesthetist/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anaesthetist</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">finery<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> fineries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022294a"><!--s022294a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>formerly, a hearth for converting pig iron into wrought iron [French <span class="bodyi">finerie</span>, from <span class="bodyi">finer</span> to refine].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deglaze</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹglayz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015787a"><!--s015787a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to add wine, cream, stock, etc to (a pan in which food has been braised or cooked) in order to dilute the residue juices remaining and make a sauce.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">canna</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkanə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008687a"><!--s008687a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of tropical plants grown for its their bright red or yellow flowers and decorative leaves: genus <span class="bodyi">Canna</span> [from the Latin genus name from Greek <span class="bodyi">kanna</span> reed].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">golden hello</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025862a"><!--s025862a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a substantial one-off payment given to a person after they have agreed to join a company as a new employee, often used to induce a person to leave a rival organization.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compulsory purchase</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012238a"><!--s012238a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> the purchase of private land or property for public use or development whether the owner wishes to sell it or not.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dual<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdyooh·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018514a"><!--s018514a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019562b"><!--s019562b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>consisting of two parts or elements.</p></div><a name="s019563b"><!--s019563b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having a double character or nature.</p></div><a name="s019564b"><!--s019564b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005003c"><!--s005003c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>consisting of two parts or elements.</p></div><a name="s005004c"><!--s005004c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>having a double character or nature.</p></div></div><a name="s019565b"><!--s019565b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in grammar, said of a word or word form: denoting two people, things, or instances: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/plural1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">plural<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (1), <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/singular1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">singular<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (3b).</p></div><a name="s019566b"><!--s019566b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + to) said of a mathematical expression: related to another by interchangeable terms <span class="bodyb">duality</span> /dyoohʹaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dually</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">dualis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">duo</span> two].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guttural<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgut(ə)rəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026923a"><!--s026923a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028815b"><!--s028815b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of a sound: formed or pronounced in the throat.</p></div><a name="s028816b"><!--s028816b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>featuring guttural sounds prominently.</p></div><a name="s028817b"><!--s028817b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>relating to the throat.</p></div><a name="s028818b"><!--s028818b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s007599c"><!--s007599c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>formed or pronounced in the throat </p><p><i></i></p><p>guttural sounds</p>.</div><a name="s007600c"><!--s007600c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>featuring guttural sounds prominently.</p></div><a name="s007601c"><!--s007601c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>velarized</p><p><span class="bodyb">gutturally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [via French from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">gutturalis</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">guttur</span> throat].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">escape wheel</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020394a"><!--s020394a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a notched wheel in the escapement of a watch or clock.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foss</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fos/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023758a"><!--s023758a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fosse_or_foss/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fosse</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anesthetize</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹneesthətiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001966a"><!--s001966a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anaesthetize_or_anaesthetise_or_ise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anaesthetize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">belvedere</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbelvidiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005125a"><!--s005125a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a structure, e.g. on the roof of a house positioned to command an extensive view </p><p><i></i></p><p>He chiefly talked of the view from the little belvedere on the roof of the casino</p> — Henry James [Italian <span class="bodyi">belvedere</span> beautiful view].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">garnish<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgahnish/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024822a"><!--s024822a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026584b"><!--s026584b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to decorate or embellish (<span class="bodyi">esp</span> food).</p></div><a name="s026585b"><!--s026585b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in law, to serve (somebody) with a garnishment.</p></div><a name="s026586b"><!--s026586b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to garnishee (somebody) [Middle English <span class="bodyi">garnishen</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">garnir</span> to warn, equip, garnish, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fines</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fienz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022295a"><!--s022295a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>ore or coal in the form of a powder or very fine particles [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fine1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fine<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (11)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cannabin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkanəbin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008688a"><!--s008688a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cannabis_resin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cannabis resin</span></span></a> [Latin <span class="bodyi">cannabis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cannabis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cannabis</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deglutition</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deegloohʹtish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015788a"><!--s015788a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">technical</span> the act or process of swallowing [French <span class="bodyi">déglutition</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">deglutitus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">deglutire</span> to swallow down, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">glutire, gluttire</span> to swallow].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">golden mean</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025863a"><!--s025863a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027614b"><!--s027614b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the medium between extremes; moderation.</p></div><a name="s027615b"><!--s027615b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/golden_section/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">golden section</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compunction</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəmʹpungksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012239a"><!--s012239a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012717b"><!--s012717b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>anxiety arising from awareness of guilt; remorse.</p></div><a name="s012718b"><!--s012718b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a twinge of misgiving; a scruple <span class="bodyb">compunctious</span> /-shəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">compunctiously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">compunccioun</span> via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">compunction-, compunctio</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">compungere</span> to prick hard, sting, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/com_or_col_or_con_or_cor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">com-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">pungere</span> to prick].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dual<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018515a"><!--s018515a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019567b"><!--s019567b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in grammar, the dual number, the inflectional form denoting it, or a word in that form.</p></div><a name="s019568b"><!--s019568b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in mathematics, a dual expression.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">escapism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020395a"><!--s020395a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>diversion of the mind to purely imaginative activity or entertainment intended to provide as an escape from unpleasant reality or routine</p><p><span class="bodyb">escapist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guttural<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026924a"><!--s026924a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a guttural consonant or speech sound, e.g. the <span class="bodyi">l</span> sound in <span class="bodyi">milk</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">degradation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/degrəʹdaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015789a"><!--s015789a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016348b"><!--s016348b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004112c"><!--s004112c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the process of degrading or being degraded.</p></div><a name="s004113c"><!--s004113c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a humiliatingan action or condition that is considered humiliating.</p></div></div><a name="s016349b"><!--s016349b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a state of physical or moral debasement or squalor.</p></div><a name="s016350b"><!--s016350b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a gradual loss of quality or deterioration in performance.</p></div><a name="s016351b"><!--s016351b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the wearing down of rocks by erosion.</p></div><a name="s016352b"><!--s016352b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the breaking down of a chemical substance into simpler substances, molecules, or atoms.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fossa</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfosə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> fossae /ʹfosee, ʹfosie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023759a"><!--s023759a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an anatomical pit or depression <span class="bodyb">fossate</span> /ʹfosayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">fossa</span> ditch, from <span class="bodyi">fodere</span> to dig].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BEM</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005126a"><!--s005126a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>British Empire Medal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fines herbes</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌfeenz ʹeəb (<span class="bodyi">French</span> fin zɛrb)/ /ˌfeenz ʹeəb/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022296a"><!--s022296a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mixture of finely chopped herbs used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a seasoning [French <span class="bodyi">fines herbes</span> fine herbs].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anestrus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aʹneestrəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001967a"><!--s001967a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anoestrus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anoestrus</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">garnish<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024823a"><!--s024823a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an embellishment, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an edible savoury or decorative addition to a dish.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compurgation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kompuhʹgaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012240a"><!--s012240a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in law, a method of trial abolished in 1833 by which a person could be acquitted if witnesses swore to his or her innocence and veracity [late Latin <span class="bodyi">compurgation-, compurgatio</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">compurgare</span> to clear completely, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/com_or_col_or_con_or_cor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">com-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">purgare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/purge1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">purge 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">golden number</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025864a"><!--s025864a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a number marking a year in the Metonic cycle of 19 years that is used in calculating the date of Easter.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cannabis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkanəbis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008689a"><!--s008689a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009053b"><!--s009053b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the dried leaves and flowering tops of female hemp plants, which yield cannabis a dark resin and are sometimes smoked or eaten for their intoxicating effect.</p></div><a name="s009054b"><!--s009054b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hemp/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hemp</span></span></a> (1c) [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">kannabis</span> hemp].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dual<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (dualled, dualling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018516a"><!--s018516a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to convert (a road) to a dual carriageway.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">escapology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eskəʹpoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020396a"><!--s020396a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the theatrical art or practice of escaping from confinement or restraints such as chains, handcuffs, or locked boxes, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a theatrical performance</p><p><span class="bodyb">escapologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">degrade</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹgrayd/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015790a"><!--s015790a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016353b"><!--s016353b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cause (somebody) to lose self-respect or the respect of others or self-respect; to demean.</p></div><a name="s016354b"><!--s016354b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to reduce the quality of (something); <span class="bodyi">specif</span> to impair it with respect to some physical property.</p></div><a name="s016355b"><!--s016355b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to lower (somebody) in grade, rank, or status; to demote.</p></div><a name="s016356b"><!--s016356b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in chemistry, to decompose (a compound).</p></div><a name="s016357b"><!--s016357b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in geology, to wear (rocks) down by erosion <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s016358b"><!--s016358b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to become qualitatively worse; to degenerate.</p></div><a name="s016359b"><!--s016359b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to decompose or disintegrate</p><p><span class="bodyb">degradable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">degrader</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">degraden</span> via French and late Latinfrom Latin <span class="bodyi">degradere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">gradus</span> step, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grade1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grade 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bemoan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹmohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005127a"><!--s005127a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to express regret, displeasure, or deep grief over (something); to lament </p><p><i></i></p><p>She's always bemoaning her fate</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">garnishee<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/gahniʹshee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024824a"><!--s024824a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in law, somebody served with a garnishment.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fosse <span class="bodyi">or</span> foss</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fos/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023760a"><!--s023760a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a ditch or moat, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that forms part of a fortification [Middle English <span class="bodyi">fosse</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">fossa</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fossa/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fossa</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cannabis café</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008690a"><!--s008690a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a café in which the selling and smoking of cannabis is permitted or tolerated.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guv</span><small><span class="eSynop">/guv/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026925a"><!--s026925a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> sir, used as a form of address.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aneurysm <span class="bodyi">or</span> aneurism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanyooriz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001968a"><!--s001968a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a permanent blood-filled swelling of a diseased blood vessel <span class="bodyb">aneurysmal</span> /anyooʹrizməl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">aneurysma</span>, from <span class="bodyi">aneurynein</span> to dilate, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ana_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ana-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">eurynein</span> to stretch].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compurgator</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkompuhgaytə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012241a"><!--s012241a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in law, formerly, a person testifying to the innocence or veracity of another.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dual carriageway</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018517a"><!--s018517a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a road that has traffic travelling in two or more lanes in each direction, usu separated by a central reservation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">finespun</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfienspun/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022297a"><!--s022297a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023654b"><!--s023654b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a yarn, fabric, etc: delicate.</p></div><a name="s023655b"><!--s023655b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>made or developed with extreme or excessive care or delicacy </p><p><i></i></p><p>finespun arguments</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">golden oldie</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025865a"><!--s025865a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a hit song from the past that is still popular.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">escargot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eʹskahgoh (<span class="bodyi">French</span> ɛskargo)/ /eʹskahgoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> escargots /eʹskahgohz (<span class="bodyi">French</span> ɛskargo)/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020397a"><!--s020397a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an edible snail, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when prepared for eating [French <span class="bodyi">escargot</span> from Old Provençal <span class="bodyi">escaragol</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">degrading</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015791a"><!--s015791a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>humiliating; debasing </p><p><i></i></p><p>degrading punishments</p> <p><span class="bodyb">degradingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cannabis resin</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008691a"><!--s008691a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dark resin obtained from female hemp plants that contains the physiologically active ingredients of cannabis. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cannabin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cannabin</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bemuse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹmyoohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005128a"><!--s005128a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make (somebody) confused; to bewilder </p><p><i></i></p><p>I was bemused by all the fuss they were making</p> <span class="bodyb">bemusedly</span> /-zidli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i><p><span class="bodyb">bemusement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">garnishee<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (garnishees, garnisheed, garnisheeing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024825a"><!--s024825a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026587b"><!--s026587b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to serve (somebody) with a garnishment.</p></div><a name="s026588b"><!--s026588b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to take (money owed) by legal authority following a garnishment.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guvnor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹguvnə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026926a"><!--s026926a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/guv/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">guv</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dualism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018518a"><!--s018518a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019569b"><!--s019569b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the quality or state of being dual.</p></div><a name="s019570b"><!--s019570b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a theory that considers reality to consist of two independent and fundamental principles, e.g. mind and matter.</p></div><a name="s019571b"><!--s019571b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a doctrine that the universe is ruled by the two opposing principles of good and evil</p><p><span class="bodyb">dualist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">dualistic</span> /-ʹlistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">dualistically</span> /-ʹlistikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fossick</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfosik/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023761a"><!--s023761a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025517b"><!--s025517b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ</span> to search for gold, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by picking over abandoned workings.</p></div><a name="s025518b"><!--s025518b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + about/around/for) to search or rummage for something</p><p><span class="bodyb">fossicker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [English dialect <span class="bodyi">fussick, fussock</span> to potter].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">golden parachute</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025866a"><!--s025866a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a substantial payment contractually guaranteed to a business executive in the event of dismissal or demotion, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> following a takeover or merger.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">computation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kompyooʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012242a"><!--s012242a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012719b"><!--s012719b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>calculating, or a system of calculating.</p></div><a name="s012720b"><!--s012720b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003319c"><!--s003319c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or process of calculating, or a system of calculating.</p></div><a name="s003320c"><!--s003320c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the result of calculating; an amount calculated.</p></div></div><a name="s012721b"><!--s012721b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the use or operation of a computer</p><p><span class="bodyb">computational</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">computationally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anew</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹnyooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyi">chiefly literary</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001969a"><!--s001969a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001944b"><!--s001944b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>one more time; again.</p></div><a name="s001945b"><!--s001945b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in a new form or way [Old English <span class="bodyi">of nīwe</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/of/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">of</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">nīwe</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/new1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">new 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">finesse<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fiʹnes/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022298a"><!--s022298a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023656b"><!--s023656b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>refinement or delicacy of workmanship </p><p><i></i></p><p>It lacks finesse</p>.</div><a name="s023657b"><!--s023657b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>skilful and subtle handling of a situation; adroitness.</p></div><a name="s023658b"><!--s023658b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006153c"><!--s006153c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>skilful handling of a situation; adroitness.</p></div><a name="s006154c"><!--s006154c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the subtleties and refinements of any aspect of social intercourse </p><p><i></i></p><p>Catherine … was not experienced enough in the finesse of love, or the duties of friendship, to know when delicate raillery was properly called for, or when a confidence should be forced</p><p> Jane Austen.</p></div></div><a name="s023659b"><!--s023659b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in certain card games, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in bridge and whist, the withholding of one's highest card in the hope that a lower card will take the trick because the only opposing higher card is in the hand of an opponent who has already played [Middle English from French, from <span class="bodyi">fin</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fine1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fine 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">degree</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹgree/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015792a"><!--s015792a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016360b"><!--s016360b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004114c"><!--s004114c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the extent or measure of an action, condition, or relation </p><p><i></i></p><p>the degree of force that victims are entitled to use to defend themselves</p>.</div><a name="s004115c"><!--s004115c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an amount or measure </p><p><i></i></p><p>a high degree of probability</p>.</div></div><a name="s016361b"><!--s016361b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004116c"><!--s004116c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a division or interval of a scale of measurement; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> any of various units for measuring temperature.</p></div><a name="s004117c"><!--s004117c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a 360th part of the circumference of a circle.</p></div></div><a name="s016362b"><!--s016362b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a step or stage in a process, course, or order of classification.</p></div><a name="s016363b"><!--s016363b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an academic title conferred<span class="bodyi">esp</span> on university students in recognition of proficiency or honorarily.</p></div><a name="s016364b"><!--s016364b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the rank or status of a person </p><p><i></i></p><p>people of high degree</p>.</div><a name="s016365b"><!--s016365b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>in law, a legal measure of guilt or negligence </p><p><i></i></p><p>murder in the first degree</p>.</div><a name="s016366b"><!--s016366b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>in medicine, a measure of damage caused to tissue by burning.</p></div><a name="s016367b"><!--s016367b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>in mathematics:</p><a name="s004118c"><!--s004118c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the rank of algebraic expression that for a monomial term is the sum of the exponents of the variable factors and for a polynomial is the sum of the exponents of the variable factors of the highest degree.</p></div><a name="s004119c"><!--s004119c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the greatest power of the derivative of highest order in a differential equation.</p></div></div><a name="s016368b"><!--s016368b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>in music, the position of a note of a scale ✱ <span class="bodyb">by degrees</span> gradually ✱ <span class="bodyb">to a degree</span> to some extent; somewhat.</p></div><a name="s016369b"><!--s016369b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>to a remarkable extent </p><p><i></i></p><p>the man is eccentric to a degree</p> <p>[Middle English via Frenchfrom Latin <span class="bodyi">degradus</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">gradus</span> step, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grade1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grade 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">escarp<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹskahp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020398a"><!--s020398a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/scarp1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">scarp 1</span></span></a> [French <span class="bodyi">escarpe</span> a scarp, from Italian <span class="bodyi">scarpa</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">canned</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kand/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008692a"><!--s008692a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009055b"><!--s009055b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>recorded for mechanical or electronic reproduction, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> prerecorded for addition to a soundtrack or a videotape </p><p><i></i></p><p>canned laughter</p> <p><i></i></p><p>canned music</p>.</div><a name="s009056b"><!--s009056b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>sold or preserved in a can; tinned.</p></div><a name="s009057b"><!--s009057b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> drunk.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ben<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ben/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005129a"><!--s005129a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Scot</span> used in place names: a mountain or hill [Scottish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">beann</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">garnishment</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024826a"><!--s024826a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026589b"><!--s026589b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a garnish.</p></div><a name="s026590b"><!--s026590b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a judicial warning to a debtor not to pay his or her debt to anyone other than the appropriate third party [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/garnish1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">garnish 1</span></span></a>, in the sense ‘to serve notice, to warn’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">GUY</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026927a"><!--s026927a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Guyana (international vehicle registration).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dual-purpose</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018519a"><!--s018519a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>intended for or serving two purposes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fossick out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023762a"><!--s023762a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ</span> to look for or find (something) by rummaging, or as if by rummaging.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">golden plover</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025867a"><!--s025867a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of two plovers whose brownish upper parts are speckled with golden yellow and white in summer: <span class="bodyi">Pluvialis apricaria</span> and <span class="bodyi">Pluvialis dominica</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">compute</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəmʹpyooht/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012243a"><!--s012243a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012722b"><!--s012722b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to determine or calculate (a quantity or number), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by mathematical means or using a computer <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s012723b"><!--s012723b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make calculations; to reckon.</p></div><a name="s012724b"><!--s012724b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to use a computer.</p></div><a name="s012725b"><!--s012725b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal (<span class="bodyi">in negative contexts</span></span>) to make sense <span class="bodyb">computability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">computable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">computare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/com_or_col_or_con_or_cor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">com-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">putare</span> to settle an account].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">angary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanggəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001970a"><!--s001970a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the right in international law of a nation at war to seize or destroy property of neutrals for military purposes, subject to the payment of compensation [late Latin <span class="bodyi">angaria</span> service to a lord, via Greek from Persian <span class="bodyi">angaros</span> courier].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cannel coal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkanl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008693a"><!--s008693a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bituminous coal that burns brightly [prob from English dialect <span class="bodyi">cannel</span> candle, from Old English <span class="bodyi">candel</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/candle1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">candle 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">escarp<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020399a"><!--s020399a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/scarp2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">scarp 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ben<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005130a"><!--s005130a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Scot</span> the inner room of a house, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a two-roomed cottage [Old English <span class="bodyi">binnan</span> inside].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">finesse<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022299a"><!--s022299a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023660b"><!--s023660b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006155c"><!--s006155c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to bring about (a tricky manoeuvre, etc) by finesse.</p></div><a name="s006156c"><!--s006156c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to avoid blame or trouble by adroit manipulation of (a situation, facts, etc).</p></div></div><a name="s023661b"><!--s023661b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to play (a card) in a finesse <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s023662b"><!--s023662b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make a finesse in playing cards.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">degree of freedom</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015793a"><!--s015793a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016370b"><!--s016370b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in physics, any of a limited characteristic number of ways in which a body or system may move.</p></div><a name="s016371b"><!--s016371b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in statistics, the number of independent values or quantities that must be specified to define a statistical situation completely.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guy<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/gie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026928a"><!--s026928a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rope, chain, rod, etc used to secure attached to something (e.g. a tent or the boom of a yacht) as a brace or guide [prob from Dutch <span class="bodyi">gei</span> brail].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">garniture</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgahnichə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024827a"><!--s024827a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an embellishment or trimming [early French <span class="bodyi">garniture</span> equipment, alteration of Old French <span class="bodyi">garnesture</span>, from <span class="bodyi">garnir</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/garnish1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">garnish 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fossil</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfosl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023763a"><!--s023763a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025519b"><!--s025519b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a relic or the petrified remains of an animal or plant of a past geological age, preserved in the earth's crust.</p></div><a name="s025520b"><!--s025520b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006761c"><!--s006761c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a person with outmoded views.</p></div><a name="s006762c"><!--s006762c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>something such as an outdated viewpoint or custom that has become rigidly fixed</p><p><span class="bodyb">fossiliferous</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fossilization</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fossilize</span> <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s025521b"><!--s025521b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an obsolete word or word element that only occurs in an idiom, such as <span class="bodyi">fro</span> in <span class="bodyi">to and fro</span> [Latin <span class="bodyi">fossilis</span> dug up, from <span class="bodyi">fossus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">fodere</span> to dig].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dual-use</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018520a"><!--s018520a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having two possible uses, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> able to be used for both non-military and military purposes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">computer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012244a"><!--s012244a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a programmable electronic device that can store, retrieve, and process data.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">golden retriever</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025868a"><!--s025868a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a medium-sized retriever of a medium-sized gold-coloured breed with a silky gold-coloured coat.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">angel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaynj(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001971a"><!--s001971a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001946b"><!--s001946b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a spiritual being, usu depicted in human form with wings, believed to serve as a divine intermediary or acting as a heavenly worshipper.</p></div><a name="s001947b"><!--s001947b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000442c"><!--s000442c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a spiritual being, usu depicted in human form with wings, believed to serve as a divine intermediary or acting as a heavenly worshipper.</p></div><a name="s000443c"><!--s000443c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a member of the lowest of the nine orders of celestial beings in the traditional hierarchy.</p></div></div><a name="s001948b"><!--s001948b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a very kind or loving person or a well-behaved child </p><p><i></i></p><p>Though women are angels, yet wedlock's the devil</p> — Byron.</div><a name="s001949b"><!--s001949b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s000444c"><!--s000444c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an attendant spirit or guardian.</p></div><a name="s000445c"><!--s000445c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a messenger or harbinger </p><p><i></i></p><p>angel of death</p>.</div></div><a name="s001950b"><!--s001950b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a financial backer of a theatrical venture or other enterprise.</p></div><a name="s001951b"><!--s001951b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an unexplained signal on a radar screen.</p></div><a name="s001952b"><!--s001952b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a former English gold coin portraying St Michael killing a dragon [Middle English via Old French and late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">angelos</span> messenger].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cannellini bean</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kanəʹleeni / <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008694a"><!--s008694a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a white haricot bean used in Italian cooking [Italian <span class="bodyi">cannellini</span> small tubes].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">escarpment</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020400a"><!--s020400a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a long cliff or steep slope separating two comparatively level or more gently sloping surfaces [French <span class="bodyi">escarpe</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/escarp1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">escarp 1</span></span></a>) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ment/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ment</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bench<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bench/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005131a"><!--s005131a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005253b"><!--s005253b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a long backless seat, e.g. of wood or stone, for two or more people.</p></div><a name="s005254b"><!--s005254b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">the Bench</span>) a judge's seat in court.</p></div><a name="s005255b"><!--s005255b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s001157c"><!--s001157c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the office of judge or magistrate </p><p><i></i></p><p>appointed to the bench</p>.</div><a name="s001158c"><!--s001158c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the judges or magistrates hearing a particular case, or judges or magistrates collectively.</p></div></div><a name="s005256b"><!--s005256b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a seat for an official, coach, substitute player, etc at the side of a sports field.</p></div><a name="s005257b"><!--s005257b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> any of the long seats on which members sit in Parliament.</p></div><a name="s005258b"><!--s005258b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a long worktable.</p></div><a name="s005259b"><!--s005259b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the bench</span>) seating for substitute players at e.g. a football match [Old English <span class="bodyi">benc</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">degrees of frost</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015794a"><!--s015794a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> degrees of temperature below zero.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fine structure</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌfien/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022300a"><!--s022300a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the microscopic structure of an organism or its cells, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as revealed by an electron microscope</p><p><span class="bodyb">fine structural</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guy<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026929a"><!--s026929a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to secure (something, e.g. a tent or a yacht) with guys.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">garotte</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gəʹrot/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun and verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024828a"><!--s024828a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/garrotte1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">garrotte 1</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/garrotte2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">garrotte 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fossil fuel</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023764a"><!--s023764a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fuel, e.g. coal, that is extracted from the earth and derived from the remains of living things.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dub<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dub/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (dubbed, dubbing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018521a"><!--s018521a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019572b"><!--s019572b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005005c"><!--s005005c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to call (somebody or something) by a descriptive unofficial name or nickname.</p></div><a name="s005006c"><!--s005006c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to confer knighthood on (somebody), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by ceremonial touching on the shoulder with a sword.</p></div></div><a name="s019573b"><!--s019573b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to dress (a fishing fly).</p></div><a name="s019574b"><!--s019574b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to dress (leather) by rubbing it with grease [Old English <span class="bodyi">dubbian</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">golden rice</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025869a"><!--s025869a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a form of rice genetically modified to produce yellow grains containing beta-carotene in order to counteract vitamin-A deficiency.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">computer-aided design</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012245a"><!--s012245a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>industrial design using computer graphics to construct models.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">angel cake</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">angel food cake</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001972a"><!--s001972a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pale very light sponge cake.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-escence</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020401a"><!--s020401a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting:</p><a name="s021439b"><!--s021439b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>process of becoming </p><p><i></i></p><p>obsolescence</p>.</div><a name="s021440b"><!--s021440b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>state or condition of being </p><p><i></i></p><p>alkalescence</p> <p><i></i></p><p>effervescence</p> <p>[early French <span class="bodyi">-escence</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">-escentia</span>,from <span class="bodyi">-escent-</span>, <span class="bodyi">-escens</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/escent/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-escent</span></span></a>) + <span class="bodyi">-ia</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/y2/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-y 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cannelloni</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kanəʹlohni/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008695a"><!--s008695a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) large tubular rolls of pasta served with a filling, e.g. of meat, vegetables, or cheese [Italian <span class="bodyi">cannelloni</span>, literally ‘large tubes’, ultimately from <span class="bodyi">canna</span> cane, reed, from Latin: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cane1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cane 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bench<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005132a"><!--s005132a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005260b"><!--s005260b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to exhibit (a dog) at a show.</p></div><a name="s005261b"><!--s005261b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to remove (a player) from or keep them out of a game.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fine-tooth comb</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌfien/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022301a"><!--s022301a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a comb with narrow teeth set very close together ✱ <span class="bodyb">go over/through something with a fine-tooth comb</span> to search something very thoroughly </p><p><i></i></p><p>The police have obviously gone over the crime scene with a fine-tooth comb</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">de haut en bas</span><small><span class="eSynop">/də ˌoh on(h) ʹbah (<span class="bodyi">French</span> də o ã ba)/ /də ˌoh on(h) ʹbah/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015795a"><!--s015795a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>with a superior or condescending manner [French <span class="bodyi">de haut en bas</span> from top to bottom].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guy<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026930a"><!--s026930a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028819b"><!--s028819b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a person, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a man.</p></div><a name="s028820b"><!--s028820b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Guy</span>) a humorous effigy of a man burned in Britain on Guy Fawkes Night.</p></div><a name="s028821b"><!--s028821b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, dated, informal</span> a person whose appearance is grotesque or ridiculous </p><p><i></i></p><p>The lady from the provinces who dresses like a guy and who doesn't think she dances but would rather like to try</p><p> W S Gilbert [named after <span class="bodyi">Guy</span> Fawkes d.1606, English conspirator: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/guy_fawkes_night/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Guy Fawkes Night</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fossiliferous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fosilʹifərəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023765a"><!--s023765a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>containing fossils.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">computerate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəmʹpyooht(ə)rət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012246a"><!--s012246a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> computer-literate.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">garpike</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024829a"><!--s024829a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/garfish/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">garfish</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dub<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018522a"><!--s018522a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019575b"><!--s019575b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005007c"><!--s005007c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to provide (a film, television broadcast, etc) with a new or altered soundtrack, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one in a different language.</p></div><a name="s005008c"><!--s005008c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to match (a soundtrack) to the pictures of a film.</p></div><a name="s005009c"><!--s005009c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + in) to add (commentary, sound effects, music, etc) to a film or to a radio or television broadcast.</p></div></div><a name="s019576b"><!--s019576b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005010c"><!--s005010c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> to construct (a soundtrack) out of two or more different tracks, e.g. music, sound effects, or commentary: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mix1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mix 1</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s005011c"><!--s005011c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to transpose (a previous recording) to a new record</p><p><span class="bodyb">dubbing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [by shortening and alteration from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/double4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">double 4</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goldenrod</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025870a"><!--s025870a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plant of the daisy family with heads of small yellow flowers often clustered in branching spikes: genus <span class="bodyi">Solidago</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">angel dust</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001973a"><!--s001973a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> the drug phencyclidine.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-escent</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020402a"><!--s020402a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming adjectives, with the meanings:</p><a name="s021441b"><!--s021441b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>being or beginning to be; slightly </p><p><i></i></p><p>convalescent</p> <p><i></i></p><p>incandescent</p>.</div><a name="s021442b"><!--s021442b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>reflecting or emitting light (in a specified way) </p><p><i></i></p><p>fluorescent</p> <p><i></i></p><p>opalescent</p>.</div><a name="s021443b"><!--s021443b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>having the properties of; resembling </p><p><i></i></p><p>arborescent</p> <p>[early French <span class="bodyi">-escent</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">-escent-, -escens</span>,present part. suffix of verbs ending in <span class="bodyi">-escere</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cannery</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkanəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> canneries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008696a"><!--s008696a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a factory for canning foods.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bencher</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005133a"><!--s005133a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> any of the chief or governing members of any of the Inns of Court.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fine-toothed comb</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌfien/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022302a"><!--s022302a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fine_tooth_comb/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fine-tooth comb</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dehisce</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹhis/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015796a"><!--s015796a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of seedpods, etc: to split open; to discharge the contents by splitting</p><p><span class="bodyb">dehiscence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dehiscent</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">dehiscere</span> to split open, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">hiscere</span> to gape].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guy<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026931a"><!--s026931a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> to ridicule or make fun of (somebody or something).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">golden rule</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025871a"><!--s025871a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027616b"><!--s027616b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a guiding principle.</p></div><a name="s027617b"><!--s027617b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a moral principle, derived from Matthew 7:12 and Luke 6:31, requiring that one treat others as one would wish to be treated by them.</p></div><a name="s027618b"><!--s027618b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a guiding principle.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">garret</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgarit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024830a"><!--s024830a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small room just under the roof of a house [Middle English <span class="bodyi">garette</span> watchtower, from Old French <span class="bodyi">garite</span>, from <span class="bodyi">garir</span> to protect, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eschar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeskah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020403a"><!--s020403a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a scab formed <span class="bodyi">esp</span> after a burn [Middle English <span class="bodyi">escare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/scar1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">scar 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dub<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018523a"><!--s018523a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019577b"><!--s019577b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of dubbing a soundtrack, sound effects, etc, or the sounds added.</p></div><a name="s019578b"><!--s019578b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a type of popular music that developed from reggae and. It is characterized by the use of sparse vocals and instruments that are electronically remixed and brought to prominence and suppressed in a seemingly arbitrary way.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fossilize <span class="bodyi">or</span> fossilise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfosiliez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023766a"><!--s023766a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025522b"><!--s025522b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to convert (e.g. a plant or animal) into a fossil.</p></div><a name="s025523b"><!--s025523b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (a custom, etc) outmoded, rigid, or fixed <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s025524b"><!--s025524b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to become fixed in an outmoded state <span class="bodyb">fossilization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">computer dating</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012247a"><!--s012247a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the use of computers by introduction agencies to match the personal details of their clients.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Angeleno <span class="bodyi">or</span> Angelino</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anjəʹleenoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Angelenos Angelinos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001974a"><!--s001974a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Los Angeles [American Spanish].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cannibal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkanibl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008697a"><!--s008697a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009058b"><!--s009058b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a human being who eats human flesh.</p></div><a name="s009059b"><!--s009059b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an animal that eats its own kind</p><p><span class="bodyb">cannibalism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">cannibalistic</span> /-ʹlistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Spanish <span class="bodyi">Canibales</span>, the name of a West Indian tribe said to be cannibals, from Arawakan <span class="bodyi">Caniba, Carib</span>, of Cariban origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">benchmark</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005134a"><!--s005134a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005262b"><!--s005262b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a point of reference, e.g. a mark on a permanent object indicating height above sea level, from which measurements may be made, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in surveying.</p></div><a name="s005263b"><!--s005263b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that serves as a standard for assessing others by which others may be measured.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fine-tune</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌfien/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022303a"><!--s022303a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make minute adjustments to, manipulate, or hone (something) in order to optimize performance or results </p><p><i></i></p><p>They are still fine-tuning the software prior to its launch</p> <p><i></i></p><p>attempts by the Chancellor to fine-tune the economy</p> <p>[from the notion of tuning a radio to get the best reception].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dehorn</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹhawn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015797a"><!--s015797a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to remove, or prevent the growth of, the horns of (e.g. cattle).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">computer game</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012248a"><!--s012248a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a game played on a computer by keying in instructions or by using keys, a mouse, or a joystick to move a point or figure on a screen.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Guyanese</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gieəʹneez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Guyanese)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026932a"><!--s026932a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Guayana</p><p><span class="bodyb">Guyanese</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">golden section</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025872a"><!--s025872a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the proportion of a geometrical figure or a divided line such that the ratio of the smaller part to the greater is the same as that of the greater to the whole.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eschatology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eskəʹtoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020404a"><!--s020404a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a branch of theology or religious belief concerned with the ultimate destiny of the universe or of humankind, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the Christian doctrine concerning death, judgment, heaven, and hell <span class="bodyb">eschatological</span> /ˌeskətəʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">eschatologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">eschatos</span> last, farthest + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/logy_or_ology/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-logy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dubbin<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdubin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018524a"><!--s018524a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a grease made of oil and tallow used for softening and waterproofing leather [alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dubbing/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dubbing</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">angelfish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> angelfishes <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> angelfish)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001975a"><!--s001975a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001953b"><!--s001953b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several species of brightly coloured bony fishes of warm seas with a body that is narrow from side to side and deep from top to bottom: families Chaetodontidae and Pomocanthidae.</p></div><a name="s001954b"><!--s001954b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/scalare/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">scalare</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s001955b"><!--s001955b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/angel_shark/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">angel shark</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cannibalize <span class="bodyi">or</span> cannibalise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkanibəliez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008698a"><!--s008698a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to dismantle (e.g. a machine) in order to provide spare parts for others <span class="bodyb">cannibalization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bench press</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005135a"><!--s005135a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a weightlifting exercise in which a person lies on their back on a bench and lifts a weight with both arms.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">finfoot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfinfoot/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> finfoots <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> finfoot)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022304a"><!--s022304a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of three species of tropical and subtropical waterbirds that have long necks, bills, and tails, and are similar to the grebes: family Heliornithidae [from the flaps on either side of its toes].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fossorial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/foʹsawri·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023767a"><!--s023767a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025525b"><!--s025525b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of an animal: burrowing.</p></div><a name="s025526b"><!--s025526b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of an animal's limbs: used for or adapted to digging [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">fossorius</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">fodere</span> to dig].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">garrison<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgaris(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024831a"><!--s024831a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026591b"><!--s026591b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a body of troops stationed in a fortified town or place to defend it.</p></div><a name="s026592b"><!--s026592b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a town or place in which troops are stationed [Middle English <span class="bodyi">garisoun</span> protection, from Old French <span class="bodyi">garison</span>, from <span class="bodyi">garir</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/garret/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">garret</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dehumanize <span class="bodyi">or</span> dehumanise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹhyoohməniez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015798a"><!--s015798a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to deprive (somebody) of human qualities or personality <span class="bodyb">dehumanization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Guy Fawkes Night</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfawks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026933a"><!--s026933a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>5 November, observed in Britain with fireworks and bonfires in commemoration of the arrest of Guy Fawkes in 1605 for attempting to blow up the Houses of Parliament.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">computerize <span class="bodyi">or</span> computerise <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012249a"><!--s012249a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012726b"><!--s012726b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to equip (an office, company, etc) with computers.</p></div><a name="s012727b"><!--s012727b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to carry out, control, or conduct (something) by means of a computer <span class="bodyb">computerization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">escheat<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/isʹcheet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020405a"><!--s020405a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021444b"><!--s021444b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the reversion of property to a government or sovereign as a result of the owner's dying without having made a will and without heirs.</p></div><a name="s021445b"><!--s021445b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>property that has reverted in this way [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">eschete</span> reversion of property, from <span class="bodyi">escheoir</span> to fall, devolve, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">cadere</span> to fall].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">angel food cake</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001976a"><!--s001976a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/angel_cake/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">angel cake</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">golden share</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025873a"><!--s025873a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a share in a company that is sufficient to prevent a takeover, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> such a share held by the government in a company considered to be of national importance.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dubbin<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (dubbined, dubbining)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018525a"><!--s018525a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to apply dubbin to (leather).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">garrison<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (garrisoned, garrisoning)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024832a"><!--s024832a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026593b"><!--s026593b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to station troops in (a place).</p></div><a name="s026594b"><!--s026594b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to assign (troops) as a garrison.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cannon<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkanən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cannons cannon)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008699a"><!--s008699a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009060b"><!--s009060b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a large gun mounted on a carriage, used formerly in warfare.</p></div><a name="s009061b"><!--s009061b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an automatic shell-firing gun mounted <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in an aircraft.</p></div><a name="s009062b"><!--s009062b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002162c"><!--s002162c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a large gun mounted on a carriage, used formerly in warfare.</p></div><a name="s002163c"><!--s002163c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an automatic shell-firing gun mounted <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in an aircraft.</p></div></div><a name="s009063b"><!--s009063b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a heavy tube or drum that rotates freely on its supporting shaft.</p></div><a name="s009064b"><!--s009064b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="sb00000074"><!--sb00000074--></a><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a shot in billiards in which the cue ball strikes two object balls in succession, or a shot in snooker or pool in which the ball struck by the cue ball strikes a second ball close to it [French <span class="bodyi">canon</span> via Italian from Latin <span class="bodyi">canna</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cane1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cane 1</span></span></a>; (sense 3) alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/carom1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">carom 1</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">cannon</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">canon</span>? These two words are easily confused. The noun <span class="bodyi">cannon</span> means ‘a large gun’ or ‘a shot in billiards or snooker’. <span class="bodyi">Cannon</span> is also a verb: <span class="bodyi">The shot cannoned off the far post</span>. <span class="bodyi">Canon</span> is only used as a noun and means ‘a clergyman’, ‘a musical composition’, ‘a body of principles or rules’, or ‘an authoritative list of books’.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bend<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bend/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> bent /bent/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005136a"><!--s005136a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s005264b"><!--s005264b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to shape or move (something) into or out of a curve or angle.</p></div><a name="s005265b"><!--s005265b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001159c"><!--s001159c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to turn from a course; to deflect (something).</p></div><a name="s001160c"><!--s001160c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to turn or direct (something) in a certain direction </p><p><i></i></p><p>He bent his steps homewards</p>.</div></div><a name="s005266b"><!--s005266b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ to) to direct (oneself or one's attention) strenuously or with interest; to apply (oneself) </p><p><i></i></p><p>They bent themselves to the task</p>.</div><a name="s005267b"><!--s005267b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to interpret or apply (a rule) in a way that suits one's own purpose.</p></div><a name="s005268b"><!--s005268b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to fasten (a sail) to its yard.</p></div><a name="s005269b"><!--s005269b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to subdue (somebody) or make them submissive <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s005270b"><!--s005270b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to move or curve out of a straight line or position.</p></div><a name="s005271b"><!--s005271b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to incline the body, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in submission; to bow.</p></div><a name="s005272b"><!--s005272b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + to) to yield or compromise </p><p><i></i></p><p>I refuse to bend to his will</p> [Old English <span class="bodyi">bendan</span>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dehumidify</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deehyoohʹmidifie/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (dehumidifies, dehumidified, dehumidifying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015799a"><!--s015799a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to remove moisture from (e.g. air) <span class="bodyb">dehumidification</span> /-fiʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dehumidifier</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">finger<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfinggə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022305a"><!--s022305a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023663b"><!--s023663b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of the five parts at the end of the hand or forelimb, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one other than the thumb.</p></div><a name="s023664b"><!--s023664b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that resembles a finger, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in being long, narrow, and often tapering in shape </p><p><i></i></p><p>a finger of toast</p>.</div><a name="s023665b"><!--s023665b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a part of a glove into which a finger is inserted.</p></div><a name="s023666b"><!--s023666b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the breadth of a finger, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when used as a measure of alcoholic drink ✱ <span class="bodyb">be all fingers and thumbs</span> to be clumsy in handling something ✱ <span class="bodyb">get one's fingers burned/burn one's fingers</span> to suffer for one's efforts, enterprise, or temerity ✱ <span class="bodyb">give somebody the finger</span> <span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> to make an offensive gesture with the middle finger at somebody, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to show contempt or irritation ✱ <span class="bodyb">have a finger in the/every pie</span> to be involved or have an interest in something or everything ✱ <span class="bodyb">have/keep one's finger on the pulse</span> to ensure one is aware of the latest developments or trends ✱ <span class="bodyb">keep one's fingers crossed</span> to hope for the best ✱ <span class="bodyb">not lay a finger on</span> to avoid touching or interfering with (a person or thing) in the slightest ✱ <span class="bodyb">not lift a finger</span> to make not the slightest effort to help, etc ✱ <span class="bodyb">pull/take one's finger out</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to start working hard; to get going ✱ <span class="bodyb">put one's finger on something</span> to identify something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a problem or the cause of a difficulty, etc ✱ <span class="bodyb">put the finger on somebody</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to identify somebody, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as having committed a crime; to inform on them ✱ <span class="bodyb">snap/click one's fingers</span> to make a clicking noise using the middle finger and thumb, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in order to mark a rhythm or attract attention ✱ <span class="bodyb">twist somebody round one's little finger</span> to be able to get what one wants from somebody ✱ <span class="bodyb">work one's fingers to the bone</span> to wear oneself out with laborious manual work</p><p><span class="bodyb">fingerless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fingerlike</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foster<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfostə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (fostered, fostering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023768a"><!--s023768a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025527b"><!--s025527b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to promote or encourage the growth or development of (friendship, trade, etc).</p></div><a name="s025528b"><!--s025528b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006763c"><!--s006763c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to rear or give parental care to (a child with whom one has no blood or legal ties) in one's home.</p></div><a name="s006764c"><!--s006764c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to place (a child) in a foster home.</p></div></div><a name="s025529b"><!--s025529b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cherish (a hope, etc)</p><p><span class="bodyb">fosterage</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fosterer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fostering</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">fōstor-</span>, from <span class="bodyi">fōstor</span> food, feeding].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">computer language</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012250a"><!--s012250a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an artificial language used to program a computer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">guzzle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹguzl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (guzzling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026934a"><!--s026934a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to consume (something) greedily, continually, or habitually</p><p><span class="bodyb">guzzler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">escheat<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020406a"><!--s020406a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021446b"><!--s021446b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to revert by escheat <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s021447b"><!--s021447b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (property) to revert by escheat</p><p><span class="bodyb">escheatable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">golden syrup</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025874a"><!--s025874a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pale yellow syrup derived from cane sugar refining and used in cooking.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dehydrate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deehieʹdrayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015800a"><!--s015800a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016372b"><!--s016372b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to remove water from (a chemical compound, foodstuff, etc).</p></div><a name="s016373b"><!--s016373b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (something) dry and uninteresting in style or character <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s016374b"><!--s016374b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cause to lose water or body fluids</p><p><span class="bodyb">dehydrated</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">dehydration</span> /-ʹdraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dehydrator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bend<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005137a"><!--s005137a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005273b"><!--s005273b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>bending or being bent </p><p><i></i></p><p>knee bends</p>.</div><a name="s005274b"><!--s005274b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a curved part, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a road or river.</p></div><a name="s005275b"><!--s005275b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the bends</span>) (<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/decompression_sickness/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">decompression sickness</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s005276b"><!--s005276b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in heraldry, a band across a shield from top left to bottom right, as viewed from the front ✱ <span class="bodyb">round the bend</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> mad or crazy.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foster<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023769a"><!--s023769a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>providing or, receiving, or sharing care in a family home though not related by blood or legal ties </p><p><i></i></p><p>a foster home</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a foster child</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">garrison cap</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024833a"><!--s024833a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a visorless folding cap worn as part of a military uniform: compare <span class="bodysc">service cap</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">angelic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anʹjelik/ angelical /-ikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001977a"><!--s001977a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001956b"><!--s001956b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of angels </p><p><i></i></p><p>the angelic host</p>.</div><a name="s001957b"><!--s001957b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>very pretty, kind, or well-behaved</p><p><span class="bodyb">angelically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dubbing</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdubing/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018526a"><!--s018526a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019579b"><!--s019579b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dubbin1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dubbin 1</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s019580b"><!--s019580b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>material used to make an artificial fishing fly [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dub1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dub 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cannon<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (cannoned, cannoning)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008700a"><!--s008700a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009065b"><!--s009065b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(+ into) to collide with.</p></div><a name="s009066b"><!--s009066b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ off) to collide with and be deflected off (something).</p></div><a name="s009067b"><!--s009067b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002164c"><!--s002164c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(+ into) to collide with (somebody or something).</p></div><a name="s002165c"><!--s002165c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(+ off) to collide with and be deflected off (something).</p></div></div><a name="s009068b"><!--s009068b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to make a cannon in billiards, snooker, or pool.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">computer-literate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012251a"><!--s012251a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>able to use a computer competently</p><p><span class="bodyb">computer literacy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gwyniad</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgwiniad/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026935a"><!--s026935a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a whitefish found in Lake Bala in N Wales [Welsh <span class="bodyi">gwyniad</span>, from <span class="bodyi">gwyn</span> white].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">finger<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (fingered, fingering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022306a"><!--s022306a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s023667b"><!--s023667b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to touch, feel, or handle (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The deep-veined hands fingered many bank-notes – one after the other … while Fred leaned back … scorning to look eager</p><p> George Eliot.</p></div><a name="s023668b"><!--s023668b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006157c"><!--s006157c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> to inform on (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>finger one's associates to the police</p>.</div><a name="s006158c"><!--s006158c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + for) to select (somebody) for a certain role, etc.</p></div></div><a name="s023669b"><!--s023669b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to mark fingerings on (a music score) as a guide to playing.</p></div><a name="s023670b"><!--s023670b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s006159c"><!--s006159c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to play (a musical instrument) with the fingers.</p></div><a name="s006160c"><!--s006160c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to mark fingerings (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fingering1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fingering 1</span></span></a>) on (a music score) as a guide to playing.</p></div></div><a name="s023671b"><!--s023671b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> in computing, to obtain information about (another user of the Internet, etc) using a finger program <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s023672b"><!--s023672b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to touch or handle something </p><p><i></i></p><p>finger through the cards</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Escherichia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eshəʹriki·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020407a"><!--s020407a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of bacteria found in the intestines of humans and other animals, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> E. coli, which can cause serious illness and is used in genetic research [named after Theodor <span class="bodyi">Escherich</span> d.1911, German paediatrician].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goldfield</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025875a"><!--s025875a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a district in which gold-bearing minerals occur.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bend<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005138a"><!--s005138a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various knots for fastening one rope to another or to an object [Old English <span class="bodyi">bend</span> fetter].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">garron</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgarən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024834a"><!--s024834a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Scot, Irish</span> a small sturdy workhorse [Irish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">gearrán</span> and Scottish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">gearran</span> gelding].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cannonade<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kanəʹnayd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008701a"><!--s008701a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a burst or period of continuous heavy artillery fire.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dehydrogenate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹhiedrəjənayt, deehieʹdrojənayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015801a"><!--s015801a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to remove hydrogen from (a chemical compound) <span class="bodyb">dehydrogenation</span> /-ʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dubiety</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dyoohʹbieiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dubieties) <span class="bodyi">formal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018527a"><!--s018527a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019581b"><!--s019581b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the state of being doubtful.</p></div><a name="s019582b"><!--s019582b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a matter of doubt [late Latin <span class="bodyi">dubietas</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">dubius</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dubious/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dubious</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fosterage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfostərij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023770a"><!--s023770a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025530b"><!--s025530b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of fostering.</p></div><a name="s025531b"><!--s025531b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the state of being fostered.</p></div><a name="s025532b"><!--s025532b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of encouraging or promoting something.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">angelica</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anʹjelikə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001978a"><!--s001978a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001958b"><!--s001958b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>candied stalks of a plant related to the carrot and parsley, the candied stalks of which are used as a decoration on cakes and desserts.</p></div><a name="s001959b"><!--s001959b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the plant from whose stalks candied cake decorations are made, having roots and fruit that are used to produce a flavouring oil: <span class="bodyi">Angelica archangelica</span>.</p></div><a name="s001960b"><!--s001960b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>any of a genus of related plants: genus <span class="bodyi">Angelica</span> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">Angelica</span>, genus name, short for medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">herba angelica</span>, literally ‘angelic plant’, from its supposed medicinal properties].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eschew</span><small><span class="eSynop">/isʹchooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020408a"><!--s020408a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to avoid (something) habitually, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on moral or practical grounds [Middle English <span class="bodyi">eschewen</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">eschiuver</span>,of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026936a"><!--s026936a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the symbol for the gray, the SI unit for the absorbed dose of ionizing radiation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">finger alphabet</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022307a"><!--s022307a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sign language using the fingers to make letters and spell out words.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">computer science</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012252a"><!--s012252a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the study of the construction, operation, and use of computers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goldfinch</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025876a"><!--s025876a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small red, black, yellow, and white European finch: <span class="bodyi">Carduelis carduelis</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bender</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005139a"><!--s005139a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005277b"><!--s005277b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a drinking spree </p><p><i></i></p><p>He went on a bender when his wife left him</p>.</div><a name="s005278b"><!--s005278b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a homosexual man.</p></div><a name="s005279b"><!--s005279b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a temporary shelter made from branches that are bent over and covered with plastic or canvas.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dehydrogenize <span class="bodyi">or</span> dehydrogenise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹhiedrəjəniez, deehieʹdrojəniez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015802a"><!--s015802a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dehydrogenate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dehydrogenate</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cannonade<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008702a"><!--s008702a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to attack (e.g. troops) with a cannonade.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">garrotte<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">garotte</span>) (garrote) /gəʹrot/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024835a"><!--s024835a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026595b"><!--s026595b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a Spanish method of execution using an iron collar for strangling somebody.</p></div><a name="s026596b"><!--s026596b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an iron collar or a wire or cord used for strangling somebody [Spanish <span class="bodyi">garrote</span> cudgel, garrotte, prob from early French <span class="bodyi">garrot</span> heavy wooden projectile].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Angelino</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anjəʹleenoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001979a"><!--s001979a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/angeleno_or_angelino/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Angeleno</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dubious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdyoohbi·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018528a"><!--s018528a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019583b"><!--s019583b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>giving rise to doubt; uncertain </p><p><i></i></p><p>They considered our proposal a little dubious</p>.</div><a name="s019584b"><!--s019584b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>unsettled in opinion; undecided </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'm dubious about this colour scheme</p>.</div><a name="s019585b"><!--s019585b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>of uncertain outcome </p><p><i></i></p><p>a rather dubious experiment</p>.</div><a name="s019586b"><!--s019586b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>of questionable value, quality, or origin </p><p><i></i></p><p>They won by dubious means</p> <p><span class="bodyb">dubiously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dubiousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">dubius</span>, from <span class="bodyi">dubare</span> to vacillate].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fosterling</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfostəling/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023771a"><!--s023771a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a foster child.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eschscholtzia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/isʹkolshə, eshʹshohltzi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020409a"><!--s020409a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021448b"><!--s021448b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of a genus of plants of the poppy family with yellow to red flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Eschscholtzia</span>.</p></div><a name="s021449b"><!--s021449b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/california_poppy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">California poppy</span></span></a> [named after J von <span class="bodyi">Eschscholtz</span> d.1831, German botanist].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fingerboard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022308a"><!--s022308a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the part of a stringed instrument against which the fingers press the strings to vary the pitch.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goldfish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> goldfishes <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> goldfish)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025877a"><!--s025877a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small usu golden-yellow or orange-red fish related to the carps and widely kept in aquariums and ponds: <span class="bodyi">Carassius auratus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">comrade</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkomrid, ʹkomrayd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012253a"><!--s012253a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012728b"><!--s012728b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003321c"><!--s003321c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an intimate friend or associate; a companion.</p></div><a name="s003322c"><!--s003322c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a fellow soldier </p><p><i></i></p><p>comrades in arms</p>.</div></div><a name="s012729b"><!--s012729b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a fellow communist</p><p><span class="bodyb">comradely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">comradeship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">comarade</span> group sleeping in one room, roommate, companion, from Old Spanish <span class="bodyi">cámara</span> room, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">camera, camara</span> room, from Latin: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chamber/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chamber</span></span></a> ; (sense 2) from its use as a form of address by communists].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gybe</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">jibe</span>) /jieb/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026937a"><!--s026937a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028822b"><!--s028822b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to change a ship's course by greatly, taking the stern of the ship through the wind, as when rounding a buoy, a headland, etc.</p></div><a name="s028823b"><!--s028823b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a fore-and-aft sail: to swing suddenly and violently from one side to the other of a boat to the other when running before the wind</p><p><span class="bodyb">gybe</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s028824b"><!--s028824b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cause (a ship) to gybe [obsolete Dutch <span class="bodyi">gijben</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bend sinister</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005140a"><!--s005140a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in heraldry, a band across a shield from top right to bottom left, supposedly a sign of bastardy as viewed from the front. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bar_sinister/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bar sinister</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">garrotte<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">garotte</span>) (garrote) <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024836a"><!--s024836a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to execute or kill (somebody) with a garrotte.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">angelology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aynjəlʹoləgi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001980a"><!--s001980a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the branch of theology concerned with the study of angels.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">finger bowl</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022309a"><!--s022309a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small bowl of water for rinsing the fingers at table.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cannonball<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008703a"><!--s008703a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a round solid missile made for firing from the type of cannon used in former times.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">escort<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeskawt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020410a"><!--s020410a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021450b"><!--s021450b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>one or more people, cars, ships, etc accompanying somebody or something to give protection or show courtesy.</p></div><a name="s021451b"><!--s021451b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person who accompanies another person socially, often in return for a fee [French <span class="bodyi">escorte</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">scorta</span>,from <span class="bodyi">scorgere</span> to guide, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">corrigere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/correct1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">correct 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">de-ice</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹies/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015803a"><!--s015803a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to keep (something) free from ice or rid it of ice.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dublin Bay prawn</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdublin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018529a"><!--s018529a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large prawn often eaten as scampi [named after <span class="bodyi">Dublin Bay</span> on the E coast of the Republic of Ireland].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fouetté</span><small><span class="eSynop">/foohʹetay (<span class="bodyi">French</span> fwεte)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023772a"><!--s023772a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in ballet, a quick whipping movement of the raised leg in a pirouette [French <span class="bodyi">fouetté</span>, from past part. of <span class="bodyi">fouetter</span> to whip, from <span class="bodyi">fouet</span> whip].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Comsat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkomsat/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012254a"><!--s012254a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> an artificial satellite used for relaying radio waves, e.g. for intercontinental communication [short for <span class="bodyi">communications satellite</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goldfish bowl</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025878a"><!--s025878a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027619b"><!--s027619b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small usu spherical tank for keeping goldfish in, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the home.</p></div><a name="s027620b"><!--s027620b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> any place or situation that affords little or no privacy.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gym</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jim/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026938a"><!--s026938a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028825b"><!--s028825b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a gymnasium.</p></div><a name="s028826b"><!--s028826b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>gymnastics.</p></div><a name="s028827b"><!--s028827b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>development of the body by games, exercises, etc, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in school.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bendy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (bendier, bendiest) <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005141a"><!--s005141a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005280b"><!--s005280b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>pliable </p><p><i></i></p><p>bendy rollers</p>.</div><a name="s005281b"><!--s005281b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having many bends </p><p><i></i></p><p>a bendy path</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">garrulous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgarooləs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024837a"><!--s024837a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>excessively talkative, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> about trivial things <span class="bodyb">garrulity</span> /gaʹroohliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">garrulously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">garrulousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">garrulus</span> from <span class="bodyi">garrire</span> to chatter].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cannonball<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008704a"><!--s008704a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to move or progress at a very fast pace.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">angel shark</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001981a"><!--s001981a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of sharks that have broad flat heads and bodies and winglike pectoral fins: genus <span class="bodyi">Squatina</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fought</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fawt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023773a"><!--s023773a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense and past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fight1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fight 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">escort<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹskawt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020411a"><!--s020411a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to accompany (somebody or something) as an escort.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">finger buffet</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022310a"><!--s022310a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a meal consisting of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/finger_food/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">finger food</span></span></a> , typically served at a reception.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gold leaf</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025879a"><!--s025879a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>gold beaten into very thin sheets and used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for gilding.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beneath<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹneeth/ <i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005142a"><!--s005142a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005282b"><!--s005282b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001161c"><!--s001161c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in or to a lower position than (something); below (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>beneath the stairs</p>.</div><a name="s001162c"><!--s001162c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>directly under (something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> so as to be close or touching </p><p><i></i></p><p>beneath his shirt</p>.</div></div><a name="s005283b"><!--s005283b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not suitable to (something or somebody); unworthy of (somebody or something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He thinks it's beneath him to use public transport</p> <p><i></i></p><p>She is beneath contempt</p>.</div><a name="s005284b"><!--s005284b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>under the control, pressure, or influence of (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She has six people working beneath her</p> [Old English <span class="bodyi">beneothan</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/be/3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">be-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">neothan</span> below].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gym ball</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026939a"><!--s026939a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>=<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stability_ball/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stability ball</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dubnium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdubni·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018530a"><!--s018530a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an unstable radioactive metallic chemical element that is of the transactinide group, artificially produced by bombarding plutonium with high-energy atoms: symbol Db, atomic number 105 [named after <span class="bodyi">Dubna</span>, town in Russia].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Con</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012255a"><!--s012255a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012730b"><!--s012730b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Conservative.</p></div><a name="s012731b"><!--s012731b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Constable.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">de-icer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015804a"><!--s015804a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016375b"><!--s016375b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a substance used to remove ice or frost from a windscreen, e.g. an aerosol spray.</p></div><a name="s016376b"><!--s016376b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a device used on aircraft to remove ice from, or prevent the formation of ice on, their outer surfaces of an aircraft.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">garryowen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gariʹoh·in/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024838a"><!--s024838a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in rugby, an offensive tactic consisting of a high kick upwards followed by a charge by the forward players [named after <span class="bodyi">Garryowen</span> R.F.C., a rugby club in Co. Limerick, Ireland].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cannon bone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008705a"><!--s008705a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the leg bone between the hock joint and the fetlock of a horse or other hoofed mammal [French <span class="bodyi">canon</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cannon1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cannon 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">angels on horseback</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001982a"><!--s001982a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) oysters rolled in bacon, grilled, and served, e.g. on cocktail sticks or toast, as an appetizer or a savoury.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foul<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fowl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023774a"><!--s023774a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025533b"><!--s025533b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>offensive to the smell or taste; disgusting.</p></div><a name="s025534b"><!--s025534b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006765c"><!--s006765c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>offensive to the senses; evil-smelling; loathsome or repugnant.</p></div><a name="s006766c"><!--s006766c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>impure; polluted; rotten.</p></div></div><a name="s025535b"><!--s025535b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>morally or spiritually evil; detestable </p><p><i></i></p><p>But he that hides a dark soul and foul thoughts benighted walks under the midday sun</p><p> Milton.</p></div><a name="s025536b"><!--s025536b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>particularly unpleasant, disagreeable, or distressing </p><p><i></i></p><p>in a foul temper</p>.</div><a name="s025537b"><!--s025537b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>coarse or abusive </p><p><i></i></p><p>foul language</p>.</div><a name="s025538b"><!--s025538b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>wet and stormy </p><p><i></i></p><p>foul weather</p>.</div><a name="s025539b"><!--s025539b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>unfair, treacherous, or dishonourable </p><p><i></i></p><p>by fair means or foul</p>.</div><a name="s025540b"><!--s025540b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>infringing the rules, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a game or sport.</p></div><a name="s025541b"><!--s025541b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><a name="s006767c"><!--s006767c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>filled or covered with dirty or offensive matter; soiled; polluted </p><p><i></i></p><p>foul linen</p>.</div><a name="s006768c"><!--s006768c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>full of dirt or mud </p><p><i></i></p><p>a foul drain</p>.</div><a name="s006769c"><!--s006769c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with)clogged or choked with a foreign substance.</p></div></div><a name="s025542b"><!--s025542b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>marked up or defaced by changes </p><p><i></i></p><p>a foul copy of a manuscript</p>.</div><a name="s025543b"><!--s025543b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>said of a rope or anchor: blocking movement; entangled </p><p><i></i></p><p>a foul anchor</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">fall/run foul of</span>.</p></div><a name="s025544b"><!--s025544b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>to come into conflict with (<span class="bodyi">esp</span> authority).</p></div><a name="s025545b"><!--s025545b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>to collide with (something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">foully</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">foulness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">fūl</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">escritoire</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eskriʹtwah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020412a"><!--s020412a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a writing table or desk [early French <span class="bodyi">escritoire</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">scriptorium</span> room for scribes, from Latin <span class="bodyi">scribere</span> to write].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beneath<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005143a"><!--s005143a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in or to a lower position; below </p><p><i></i></p><p>the flat beneath</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">finger-dry</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022311a"><!--s022311a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to dry (hair) by repeatedly running the fingers through it, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in contrast to using a brush or styling tools.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gymkhana</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jimʹkahnə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026940a"><!--s026940a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a local sporting event featuring competitions and displays relating to horse riding</p><p>Urdu <span class="bodyi">gend-khāna</span> racket court, from Hindi <span class="bodyi">gemd</span> ball + Persian <span class="bodyi">khanah</span> house. The word was used in Indian in the mid 19th cent. to refer to a public sports facility; later, particularly by Europeans, to an athletics display or contest, which might include horsemanship, and by the late 19th cent. to mounted games</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gold medal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025880a"><!--s025880a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a medal of gold awarded to somebody who comes first in a competition or race</p><p><span class="bodyb">gold medallist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">con-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012265a"><!--s012265a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/com_or_col_or_con_or_cor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">com-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ducal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdyoohkl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018531a"><!--s018531a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of a duke or duchy</p><p><span class="bodyb">ducally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">ducal</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">ducalis</span> of a leader, from Latin <span class="bodyi">duc-, dux</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/duke/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">duke</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">garter<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgahtə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024839a"><!--s024839a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026597b"><!--s026597b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a band, usu of elastic, worn to hold up a stocking or sock.</p></div><a name="s026598b"><!--s026598b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/suspender/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">suspender</span></span></a> (1)</p><p><span class="bodyb">gartered</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s026599b"><!--s026599b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006998c"><!--s006998c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Garter</span>) the Order of the Garter.</p></div><a name="s006999c"><!--s006999c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the blue velvet garter that is a badge of the Order.</p></div><a name="s007000c"><!--s007000c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>membership of the Order [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">gartier</span>, from <span class="bodyi">garet</span> bend of the knee, of Celtic origin].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cannoneer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kanəʹniə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008706a"><!--s008706a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in former times, a soldier who fired a cannon.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deictic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdiektik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015805a"><!--s015805a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in grammar, dependent on context and a reference to something already mentioned for its full meaning </p><p><i></i></p><p>This, that, and those have a deictic function</p> <p>[Greek <span class="bodyi">deiktikos</span> from <span class="bodyi">deiknynai</span> to show].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Angelus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanjələs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001983a"><!--s001983a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001961b"><!--s001961b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a Roman Catholic devotion said at morning, noon, and evening to commemorate the Incarnation.</p></div><a name="s001962b"><!--s001962b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">Angelus bell</span>) a bell rung to mark the time for saying the prayer [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">angelus</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">angelus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/angel/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">angel</span></span></a> , the first word of the opening verse].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gymnasium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jimʹnayzi·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gymnasiums gymnasia /-zi·ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026942a"><!--s026942a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028828b"><!--s028828b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a large room or separate building used for indoor sports and gymnastic activities.</p></div><a name="s028829b"><!--s028829b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a German or Scandinavian secondary school that prepares pupils for university [Latin <span class="bodyi">gymnasium</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">gymnasion</span>, exercise ground, school, from <span class="bodyi">gymnazein</span> to exercise naked, from <span class="bodyi">gymnos</span> naked; (sense 2) German <span class="bodyi">Gymnasium</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">gymnasium</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">escrow<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeskroh, eʹskroh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020413a"><!--s020413a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a deed, money, piece of property, etc deposited with somebody to be delivered by them to a designated person only upon the fulfilment of some condition ✱ <span class="bodyb">in escrow</span> in trust as an escrow [early French <span class="bodyi">escroue</span> scroll, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ducat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdukət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018532a"><!--s018532a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019587b"><!--s019587b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a usu gold coin formerly used in many European countries.</p></div><a name="s019588b"><!--s019588b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) money [Middle English via French from Old Italian <span class="bodyi">ducato</span> coin with the doge's portrait on it, from <span class="bodyi">duca</span> doge, via late Greek from Latin <span class="bodyi">duc-, dux</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/duke/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">duke</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Benedicite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/beniʹdisitay, -tee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005144a"><!--s005144a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hymn of praise to God beginning ‘All the works of the Lord, bless ye the Lord’ [Middle English from late Latin <span class="bodyi">benedicte</span> bless ye (first word of the hymn), imperative pl of <span class="bodyi">benedicere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/benediction/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">benediction</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foul<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023775a"><!--s023775a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025546b"><!--s025546b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an infringement of the rules in a game or sport.</p></div><a name="s025547b"><!--s025547b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an entanglement or collision in angling, sailing, etc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gold mine</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025881a"><!--s025881a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027621b"><!--s027621b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an extremely profitable enterprise, business, etc.</p></div><a name="s027622b"><!--s027622b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a rich source of something desired.</p></div><a name="s027623b"><!--s027623b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a place where gold is mined</p><p><span class="bodyb">gold miner</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fingered</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022312a"><!--s022312a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">used in combinations</span>) having fingers of the kind specified or showing a talent for doing the thing specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>nimble-fingered</p> <p><i></i></p><p>green-fingered</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">con<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kon/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012256a"><!--s012256a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a confidence trick.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dei ex machina</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌdayee eks ʹmakinə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015806a"><!--s015806a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/deus_ex_machina/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">deus ex machina</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">garter<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (gartered, gartering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024840a"><!--s024840a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to fasten or support (something) with or as if with a garter.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cannon fodder</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008707a"><!--s008707a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>soldiers regarded merely as material to be expended in battle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anger<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanggə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001984a"><!--s001984a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a strong feeling of displeasure aroused by real or imagined offence or injustice and usu accompanied by the desire to retaliate [Middle English in the senses ‘affliction, anger’, from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">angr</span> grief].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Duchenne muscular dystrophy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dooʹshen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018533a"><!--s018533a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a form of muscular dystrophy that usu affects only boys and begins to show between three and five years of age [named after Guillaume <span class="bodyi">Duchenne</span> d.1875, French neurologist, who first described it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Benedictine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/beniʹdikteen, -tin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005145a"><!--s005145a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005285b"><!--s005285b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a religious order following the rule of St Benedict and devoted <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to scholarship.</p></div><a name="s005286b"><!--s005286b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a brandy-based liqueur made orig by French Benedictine monks</p><p><span class="bodyb">Benedictine</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foul<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023776a"><!--s023776a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025548b"><!--s025548b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to pollute (something) or make it dirty.</p></div><a name="s025549b"><!--s025549b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in sport, to commit a foul against (e.g. an opposing player).</p></div><a name="s025550b"><!--s025550b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006770c"><!--s006770c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to obstruct or block (e.g. a drain).</p></div><a name="s006771c"><!--s006771c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to entangle or collide with (e.g. a boat).</p></div><a name="s006772c"><!--s006772c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>said of marine growths: to cover (the bottom of a ship), impeding its speed.</p></div></div><a name="s025551b"><!--s025551b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to discredit or disgrace (somebody or something) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s025552b"><!--s025552b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to commit a foul in a sport or game.</p></div><a name="s025553b"><!--s025553b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to become or be foul, e.g.:</p><a name="s006773c"><!--s006773c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to decompose or rot.</p></div><a name="s006774c"><!--s006774c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to become filled, obstructed, or covered with a foreign substance.</p></div><a name="s006775c"><!--s006775c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>said of a rope, etc: to become entangled or come into collision.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">escrow<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020414a"><!--s020414a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> to deposit (something) in escrow.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gymnast</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjimnast/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026943a"><!--s026943a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody trained in gymnastics [early French <span class="bodyi">gymnaste</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">gymnastēs</span> trainer, from <span class="bodyi">gymnazein</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gymnasium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gymnasium</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anger<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (angered, angering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001985a"><!--s001985a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s001963b"><!--s001963b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make or become angry <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s001964b"><!--s001964b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (somebody) angry.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gold-plate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025883a"><!--s025883a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to cover (metal, etc) with a thin layer of gold.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">finger food</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022313a"><!--s022313a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>foodcanapés, vol-au-vents, small sandwiches, etc that can be picked up in the fingers and eaten easily, served at receptions, drinks parties, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deify</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdeeifie, ʹday-/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (deifies, deified, deifying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015807a"><!--s015807a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016377b"><!--s016377b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make a god of.</p></div><a name="s016378b"><!--s016378b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to take as an object of worship.</p></div><a name="s016379b"><!--s016379b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s004120c"><!--s004120c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to make a god of (somebody or something).</p></div><a name="s004121c"><!--s004121c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to take (somebody or something) as an object of worship.</p></div></div><a name="s016380b"><!--s016380b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to glorify (something) as of supreme worth <span class="bodyb">deification</span> /-fiʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">deifyen</span> via French and late Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">deificare</span>,from <span class="bodyi">deus</span> god].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">garter snake</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024841a"><!--s024841a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026600b"><!--s026600b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several species of harmless longitudinally striped American snakes: genus <span class="bodyi">Thamnophis</span>.</p></div><a name="s026601b"><!--s026601b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of several species of venomous African snakes: genus <span class="bodyi">Elapsoidea</span>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cannot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkanot, ʹkanət, kəʹnot/ <i><span class="bodyi">contraction</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008708a"><!--s008708a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>can not ✱ <span class="bodyb">cannot but/cannot help but</span> to be bound to; must </p><p><i></i></p><p>I could not but smile at the answer</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">con<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (conned, conning)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012257a"><!--s012257a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to swindle or trick (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was conned out of her savings</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duchess</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹduchis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018534a"><!--s018534a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019589b"><!--s019589b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the wife or widow of a duke.</p></div><a name="s019590b"><!--s019590b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a woman having in her own right the rank of a duke [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">duchesse</span>, fem of <span class="bodyi">duc</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/duke/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">duke</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foulard</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfoohlah(d)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023777a"><!--s023777a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lightweight plain-woven or twilled silk, or silk and cotton, fabric, usu decorated with a printed pattern [French <span class="bodyi">foulard</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fingering<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022314a"><!--s022314a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the use or position of the fingers in sounding notes on an instrument, or the marking indicating this on the score.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">benediction</span><small><span class="eSynop">/beniʹdiksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005146a"><!--s005146a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005287b"><!--s005287b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the invocation of a blessing; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the short blessing with which public worship is concluded.</p></div><a name="s005288b"><!--s005288b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Benediction</span>) a Roman Catholic or Anglo-Catholic service including the exposition of the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/host4_or_host/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">host 4</span></span></a> (consecrated bread) and the blessing of the congregation with it [Middle English <span class="bodyi">benediccioun</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">benediction-, benedictio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">benedicere</span> to bless, speak well of, from <span class="bodyi">bene</span> well + <span class="bodyi">dicere</span> to say].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">garter stitch</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024842a"><!--s024842a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the ribbed pattern formed by using only a plain knit stitch.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gymnastics</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jimʹnastiks/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026944a"><!--s026944a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028830b"><!--s028830b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing.</span>) physical exercises developing or displaying bodily strength and coordination, often performed in competition.</p></div><a name="s028831b"><!--s028831b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as pl</span>) exercises in intellectual or physical dexterity </p><p><i></i></p><p>verbal gymnastics</p> <p><span class="bodyb">gymnastic</span> /jimʹnastik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">escudo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/esʹkoohdoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> escudos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020415a"><!--s020415a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the former basic monetary unit of Portugal and Cape Verde, divided into 100 centavos (in Portugal replaced by the euro in 2002) [Spanish and Portuguese <span class="bodyi">escudo</span> shield, from Latin <span class="bodyi">scutum</span>; because early coins bore a shield or coat of arms].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gold plate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025882a"><!--s025882a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027624b"><!--s027624b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a thin coating of gold on another metal.</p></div><a name="s027625b"><!--s027625b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>articles that are made of or plated with gold.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deign</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015808a"><!--s015808a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016381b"><!--s016381b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to see fit to act in a less dignified, haughty, or indifferent way than usual; to condescend </p><p><i></i></p><p>She barely deigned to acknowledge their greeting</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s016382b"><!--s016382b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to condescend to give or offer (something) [Middle English <span class="bodyi">deignen</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">dignare, dignari</span> to consider worthy,from <span class="bodyi">dignus</span> worthy].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cannula</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkanyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cannulas cannulae /-lee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008709a"><!--s008709a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small tube for inserting into a body cavity or duct, e.g. for draining off fluid or for introducing medicine [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">cannula</span>, dimin. of Latin <span class="bodyi">canna</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cane1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cane 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Angevin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanjəvin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001986a"><!--s001986a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001965b"><!--s001965b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Anjou in W France.</p></div><a name="s001966b"><!--s001966b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a member of the dynasty of the Plantagenet kings of England</p><p><span class="bodyb">Angevin</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">Angevin</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">andegavinus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Andegavia</span> Anjou; used in sense 2 because the Plantagenets were descended from Geoffrey of Anjou, and the early Plantagenet kings also held the title Count of Anjou].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">con<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012258a"><!--s012258a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a convict.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duchesse potatoes</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹduchis, -ches, ʹdooshes/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018535a"><!--s018535a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>mashed potatoes mixed with egg, butter, etc and sometimes cream, piped on to a baking sheet and baked or browned under the grill.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foulbrood</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023778a"><!--s023778a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bacterial disease of honeybee larvae.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fingering<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022315a"><!--s022315a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> a fine wool yarn for hand knitting [earlier <span class="bodyi">fingram</span>, prob alteration of Old French <span class="bodyi">fin grain</span> fine grain: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grogram/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grogram</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Benedictus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/beniʹdiktəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005147a"><!--s005147a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005289b"><!--s005289b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a liturgical text from Matthew 21:9 beginning ‘Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord’.</p></div><a name="s005290b"><!--s005290b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a canticle from Luke 1:68 beginning ‘Blessed be the Lord God of Israel’ [late Latin <span class="bodyi">benedictus</span> blessed (first word of the text and canticle) past part. of <span class="bodyi">benedicere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/benediction/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">benediction</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">garth</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gahth/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024843a"><!--s024843a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026602b"><!--s026602b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the open space bounded by a cloister.</p></div><a name="s026603b"><!--s026603b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a small yard or enclosure [Middle English from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">garthr</span> yard].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">esculent<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeskyoolənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020416a"><!--s020416a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> edible [Latin <span class="bodyi">esculentus</span>,from <span class="bodyi">esca</span> food, from <span class="bodyi">edere</span> to eat].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gymno-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026945a"><!--s026945a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gymn_or_gymno/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gymn-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">de-industrialization <span class="bodyi">or</span> de-industrialisation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌdee·industri·əlieʹzaysh(ə)n/ -isation <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015809a"><!--s015809a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the loss of industrial capability or strength.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gold reserve</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025884a"><!--s025884a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>gold held by a central bank, e.g. to protect a nation's currency or to meet international payments.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duchy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹduchi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> duchies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018536a"><!--s018536a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the territory of a duke or duchess; a dukedom [Middle English <span class="bodyi">duche</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">duché</span>, from <span class="bodyi">duc</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/duke/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">duke</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">angina</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anʹjienə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001988a"><!--s001988a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001969b"><!--s001969b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/angina_pectoris/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">angina pectoris</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s001970b"><!--s001970b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any condition marked by painful, often suffocating attacks of choking, or an attack of this kind</p><p><span class="bodyb">anginal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">anginose</span> /ʹanjinohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">angina</span> quinsy, from <span class="bodyi">angere</span> to strangle].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cannulate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkanyoolayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008710a"><!--s008710a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to insert a cannula into (a body cavity or duct) <span class="bodyb">cannulation</span> /-ʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">con<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012259a"><!--s012259a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the opposing or negative position, or somebody holding it: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pro1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pro 1</span></span></a> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">contra</span> against, opposite].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fingerling</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfinggəling/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022316a"><!--s022316a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a young fish aged up to a year, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the parr of a trout or salmon [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/finger1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">finger 1</span></span></a> (from its dark fingerlike markings) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ling/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ling</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">benefaction</span><small><span class="eSynop">/beniʹfaksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005148a"><!--s005148a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005291b"><!--s005291b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act of doing good, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by generous donation.</p></div><a name="s005292b"><!--s005292b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a benefit conferred; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a charitable donation [late Latin <span class="bodyi">benefaction-, benefactio</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">bene facere</span> to do good to, from <span class="bodyi">bene</span> good, well + <span class="bodyi">facere</span> to do].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foulmouthed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023779a"><!--s023779a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>using or given to using obscene, profane, or abusive language.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gas<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/gas/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gases gasses)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024844a"><!--s024844a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026604b"><!--s026604b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a fluid substance, e.g. air, that has neither independent shape nor volume and tends to expand indefinitely.</p></div><a name="s026605b"><!--s026605b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007001c"><!--s007001c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a gas or gaseous mixture used to produce general anaesthesia, as a fuel, etc.</p></div><a name="s007002c"><!--s007002c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a substance, e.g. tear gas or mustard gas, that can be used to produce a poisonous, asphyxiating, or irritant atmosphere.</p></div></div><a name="s026606b"><!--s026606b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> petrol.</p></div><a name="s026607b"><!--s026607b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> empty talk.</p></div><a name="s026608b"><!--s026608b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an enjoyable or amusing person or thing.</p></div><a name="s026609b"><!--s026609b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> flatulence [Latin <span class="bodyi">gas</span>, alteration of Greek <span class="bodyi">chaos</span> space, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chaos/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chaos</span></span></a> ; (sense 3) short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gasoline_or_gasolene/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gasoline</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">esculent<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020417a"><!--s020417a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something that is edible.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gymn- <span class="bodyi">or</span> gymno-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026941a"><!--s026941a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meaning: naked; bare </p><p><i></i></p><p>gymnosperm</p> <p>[Greek <span class="bodyi">gymno-</span>, from <span class="bodyi">gymnos</span> naked].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duck<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/duk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> ducks <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> duck)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018537a"><!--s018537a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019591b"><!--s019591b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a swimming bird with a short neck, short legs, webbed feet, and a broad flat beak.</p></div><a name="s019592b"><!--s019592b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005012c"><!--s005012c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>any of several species of swimming birds that have a short neck, short legs, webbed feet, and a broad flat beak: family Anatidae.</p></div><a name="s005013c"><!--s005013c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the flesh of a duck used as food.</p></div></div><a name="s019593b"><!--s019593b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a female duck, which often has less distinctive or colourful plumage than the male: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/drake1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">drake 1</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s019594b"><!--s019594b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">also in pl, but treated as sing.</span>) an affectionate term of address used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by a man to a woman ✱ <span class="bodyb">like water off a duck's back</span> said of a remark, reprimand, etc: having no effect or impact at all ✱ <span class="bodyb">take to something like a duck to water</span> to have a natural or instant talent or liking for something [Old English <span class="bodyi">dūce</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deinonychus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dieʹnonikəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015810a"><!--s015810a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large flesh-eating dinosaur of the Cretaceous period that walked on two legs [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">deinos</span> terrible + <span class="bodyi">onyx, onykh-</span> claw].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gold rush</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025885a"><!--s025885a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rush of people to newly discovered goldfields in pursuit of riches.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">angina pectoris</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹpektəris/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001989a"><!--s001989a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a disease marked by brief attacks of intense chest pain, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on exertion, caused by deficient oxygenation of the heart muscles [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">angina pectoris</span> angina of the chest].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gas<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (gassed, gassing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024845a"><!--s024845a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s026610b"><!--s026610b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to poison or otherwise affect (a person or animal) adversely with gas.</p></div><a name="s026611b"><!--s026611b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> (+ up) to fill the tank of (a motor vehicle) with petrol <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s026612b"><!--s026612b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a battery or cell: to give off gas.</p></div><a name="s026613b"><!--s026613b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to talk idly.</p></div><a name="s026614b"><!--s026614b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> (+ up) to fill the tank of a motor vehicle with petrol.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">con<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012260a"><!--s012260a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>on the negative side; in opposition: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pro2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pro 2</span></span></a> </p><p><i></i></p><p>So much has been written pro and con</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">canny</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkani/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (cannier, canniest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008711a"><!--s008711a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009069b"><!--s009069b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>cautious and shrewd; astute.</p></div><a name="s009070b"><!--s009070b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Scot, NE Eng</span> careful, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> where money is concerned; thrifty.</p></div><a name="s009071b"><!--s009071b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NE Eng</span> pleasant or attractive</p><p><span class="bodyb">cannily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">canniness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/can1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">can 1</span></span></a> in an obsolete sense ‘to know’ + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/y1_or_ey/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-y 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foul play</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023780a"><!--s023780a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025554b"><!--s025554b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>violence, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> murder.</p></div><a name="s025555b"><!--s025555b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>play that infringes the rules in a game or sport.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">benefactor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbenifaktə/ benefactress /-tris/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005149a"><!--s005149a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a man or woman who gives aid; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one who makes a gift or bequest to a person, institution, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">escutcheon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹskuch(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020418a"><!--s020418a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021452b"><!--s021452b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a shield on which a coat of arms is displayed.</p></div><a name="s021453b"><!--s021453b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a protective or ornamental shield or plate, e.g. round a keyhole ✱ <span class="bodyb">a blot on one's escutcheon</span> a stain on one's reputation</p><p><span class="bodyb">escutcheoned</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">escochon</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">escuchon</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">scutum</span> shield].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fingermark</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022317a"><!--s022317a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mark left by a dirty, sticky, or greasy finger, e.g. on a window, wall, or paintwork.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gymnosperm</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjimnohspuhm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026946a"><!--s026946a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a group of woody plants (e.g. conifers) that produce naked seeds not enclosed in an ovary: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/angiosperm/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">angiosperm</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">gymnospermous</span> /-ʹspuhməs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">gymnospermy</span> /-mi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gymn_or_gymno/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gymn-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">sperma</span> seed].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duck<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018538a"><!--s018538a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019595b"><!--s019595b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to lower one's head or body suddenly, e.g. to avoid being seen or hit.</p></div><a name="s019596b"><!--s019596b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to thrust (something or somebody) momentarily under water.</p></div><a name="s019597b"><!--s019597b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to lower (e.g. the head), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> quickly as a bow or to avoid being seen or hit.</p></div><a name="s019598b"><!--s019598b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to avoid or evade (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>duck the issue</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s019599b"><!--s019599b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to plunge one's head or body under the surface of water.</p></div><a name="s019600b"><!--s019600b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s005014c"><!--s005014c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to lower one's head or body suddenly, e.g. to avoid being seen or hit.</p></div><a name="s005015c"><!--s005015c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to bow or bob.</p></div></div><a name="s019601b"><!--s019601b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to evade (a duty, question, or responsibility, etc).</p></div><a name="s019602b"><!--s019602b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>in bridge, to play a low card for tactical reasons</p><p><span class="bodyb">ducker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">douken</span>; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">dūce</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/duck1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">duck 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goldsmith</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025886a"><!--s025886a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who makes or deals in articles of gold.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deionize <span class="bodyi">or</span> deionise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹie·əniez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015811a"><!--s015811a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to remove ions from (<span class="bodyi">esp</span> water) <span class="bodyb">deionization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">deionizer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">con<sup>6</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">conn</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (conned, conning)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012261a"><!--s012261a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to conduct or direct the steering of (a ship) [alteration of Middle English <span class="bodyi">condien</span> to conduct, via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">conducere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/conduce/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">conduce</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gasbag</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024846a"><!--s024846a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an idle talker.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">angio-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001990a"><!--s001990a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/angi_or_angio/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">angi-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foul-up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun informal</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023782a"><!--s023782a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025562b"><!--s025562b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a state of confusion caused by ineptitude, carelessness, or mismanagement.</p></div><a name="s025563b"><!--s025563b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a mechanical difficulty.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">canoe<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹnooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008712a"><!--s008712a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a long light narrow boat with pointed ends and curved sides usu propelled with a paddle [French <span class="bodyi">canoe</span> via Spanish and Arawakan from Carib <span class="bodyi">canaoua</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Esd.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020419a"><!--s020419a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Esdras (books of the Apocrypha).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">benefice</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbenifis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005150a"><!--s005150a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an ecclesiastical office to which an income is attached</p><p><span class="bodyb">beneficed</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via Old French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">beneficium</span> favour, promotion, from <span class="bodyi">beneficus</span> beneficent, from <span class="bodyi">bene</span> well + <span class="bodyi">facere</span> to do].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fingernail</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022318a"><!--s022318a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the thin horny plate on the upper surface at the tip of a finger.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gym shoe</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026947a"><!--s026947a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/plimsoll/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">plimsoll</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duck<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018539a"><!--s018539a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act or an instance of ducking, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a sudden lowering of the head.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gold standard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025887a"><!--s025887a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a monetary system in which the basic unit of currency is defined by a stated quantity of gold of a fixed purity.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gas chamber</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024847a"><!--s024847a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chamber in which prisoners are executed or animals killed by poison gas.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">angiogram</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanji·əgram/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001991a"><!--s001991a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an X-ray photograph of blood vessels.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ESE</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020420a"><!--s020420a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>east-southeast.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gymslip</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026948a"><!--s026948a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028832b"><!--s028832b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a girl's tunic or pinafore dress worn, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> formerly, as part of a school uniform.</p></div><a name="s028833b"><!--s028833b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated, informal</span> (used before a noun) relating to schoolgirls or girls of school age </p><p><i></i></p><p>a gymslip pregnancy</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdeeiz(ə)m, ʹday-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015812a"><!--s015812a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a movement or system of thought advocating natural religion based on human reason rather than revelation; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a chiefly 18th-cent. doctrine asserting that although God created the universe but He does not intervene in its functioning</p><p><span class="bodyb">deist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">deistic</span> /-ʹistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">deistical</span> /-ʹistikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">deistically</span> /-ʹistikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">déisme</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">deus</span> god].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">canoe<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (canoes, canoed, canoeing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008713a"><!--s008713a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to travel in or paddle a canoe</p><p><span class="bodyb">canoeist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foul up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023781a"><!--s023781a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025556b"><!--s025556b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006776c"><!--s006776c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to make a mistake or do something badly.</p></div><a name="s006777c"><!--s006777c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to spoil or confuse (something) by making mistakes.</p></div></div><a name="s025557b"><!--s025557b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to spoil or confuse (something) by making mistakes or using poor judgment.</p></div><a name="s025558b"><!--s025558b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to entangle or block (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Bad weather fouled up the communications</p> <p><span class="bodyb">foul-up</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s025559b"><!--s025559b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> to contaminate (something) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s025560b"><!--s025560b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to do something badly; to bungle it.</p></div><a name="s025561b"><!--s025561b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to become entangled or blocked.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">con<sup>7</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">conn</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012262a"><!--s012262a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the control exercised by a person steering a ship.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">finger painting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022319a"><!--s022319a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023673b"><!--s023673b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the art or process of painting pictures, designs, etc using the fingers instead of a brush.</p></div><a name="s023674b"><!--s023674b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a picture, etc produced by this.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duck<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018540a"><!--s018540a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019603b"><!--s019603b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a durable usu cotton fabric with a close weave.</p></div><a name="s019604b"><!--s019604b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) trousers made from this fabric [Dutch <span class="bodyi">doek</span> cloth].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beneficent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹnefis(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005151a"><!--s005151a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>doing or producing good; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> performing acts of kindness and charity</p><p><span class="bodyb">beneficence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">beneficently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [back-formation from <span class="bodyi">beneficence</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">beneficentia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">beneficus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/benefice/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">benefice</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">golem</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgohləm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025888a"><!--s025888a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027626b"><!--s027626b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a clay figure of Hebrew folklore supernaturally endowed with life.</p></div><a name="s027627b"><!--s027627b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something, e.g. a robot, resembling a golem [Yiddish <span class="bodyi">goylem</span> from Hebrew <span class="bodyi">gōlem</span> shapeless mass].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gas chromatography</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024848a"><!--s024848a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gas_liquid_chromatography/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gas-liquid chromatography</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">angiography</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anjiʹogrəfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001992a"><!--s001992a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001971b"><!--s001971b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a technique for imaging blood and lymph vessels using an X-ray examination after a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/radiopaque/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">radiopaque</span></span></a> (opaque to radiation) contrast medium that is opaque to radiation has been introduced.</p></div><a name="s001972b"><!--s001972b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an examination of this kind <span class="bodyb">angiographic</span> /anjiəʹgrafik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">angiographically</span> /anjiəʹgrafikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">can of worms</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008714a"><!--s008714a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a potentially awkward or complicated matter, situation, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gynaecology</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">gynecology</span>) /gienəʹkoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026951a"><!--s026951a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a branch of medicine that deals with diseases and disorders of women, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of the female reproductive system <span class="bodyb">gynaecological</span> /-ʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">gynaecologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ese<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020421a"><!--s020421a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming adjectives from nouns, with the meaning: of or originating in (a specified place or country) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Japanese</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Viennese</p> <p>[Portuguese <span class="bodyi">-ês</span> and Italian <span class="bodyi">-ese</span>,from Latin <span class="bodyi">-ensis</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">found<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fownd/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023783a"><!--s023783a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense and past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/find1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">find 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">con<sup>8</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (conned, conning) <span class="bodyi">archaic</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012263a"><!--s012263a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012732b"><!--s012732b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to study or examine (something) closely.</p></div><a name="s012733b"><!--s012733b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to learn (something) by heart [Middle English <span class="bodyi">connen</span> to know, learn, study, alteration of <span class="bodyi">cunnen</span> to know].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">finger paints</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022320a"><!--s022320a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a set of thick paints in various colours, intended to be applied with the fingers rather than a brush, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by children used in finger painting.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">golf</span><small><span class="eSynop">/golf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025889a"><!--s025889a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a game in which a players using long-shafted clubs attempts to hit a small ball into each of the 9 or 18 successive holes on a course with the object of taking as few strokes as possible </p><p><i></i></p><p>If you watch a game, it's fun. If you play it, it's recreation. If you work at it, it's golf</p><p> Bob Hope [Middle English (Scots), perhaps from early Dutch <span class="bodyi">colf, colve</span> club, bat].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beneficial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/beniʹfish(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005152a"><!--s005152a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005293b"><!--s005293b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + to) conferring benefits; conducive to personal or social well-being </p><p><i></i></p><p>beneficial to the health</p>.</div><a name="s005294b"><!--s005294b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>receiving or entitling one to receive advantage or profit, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from property </p><p><i></i></p><p>the beneficial owner of an estate</p><p><span class="bodyb">beneficially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">beneficium</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/benefice/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">benefice</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gascon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgaskən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024849a"><!--s024849a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026615b"><!--s026615b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Gascon</span>) a native or inhabitant of Gascony in France.</p></div><a name="s026616b"><!--s026616b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a braggart</p><p><span class="bodyb">Gascon</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">Gascoun</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">vascon-</span>, <span class="bodyi">vasco</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/basque/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">basque</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdeeiti, ʹday-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> deities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015813a"><!--s015813a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016383b"><!--s016383b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a god or goddess </p><p><i></i></p><p>the deities of ancient Greece</p>.</div><a name="s016384b"><!--s016384b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004122c"><!--s004122c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the rank or essential nature of a god.</p></div><a name="s004123c"><!--s004123c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Deity</span>) the Supreme Being; God.</p></div></div><a name="s016385b"><!--s016385b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>somebody exalted or revered as supremely good or powerful [Middle English <span class="bodyi">deitee</span> via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">deitat-, deitas</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">deus</span> god].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duck<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018541a"><!--s018541a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a score of nought, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in cricket </p><p><i></i></p><p>Gower was out for a duck</p> <p>[short for <span class="bodyi">duck's egg</span>; from the egg-shaped number 0].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">angioma</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anjiʹohmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> angiomas angiomata /-tə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001993a"><!--s001993a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tumour composed chiefly of blood or lymph vessels</p><p><span class="bodyb">angiomatous</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">angioma</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/angi_or_angio/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">angi-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/oma/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-oma</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cañon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkanyən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008717a"><!--s008717a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/canyon_or_ca%C3%B1on/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">canyon</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gynaec- <span class="bodyi">or</span> gynaeco-</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">gynec-</span>) (gyneco-) <i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026950a"><!--s026950a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: woman, or the reproductive organs of women </p><p><i></i></p><p>gynaecology</p> <p>[Greek <span class="bodyi">gynaik-, gynaiko-</span>, from <span class="bodyi">gynaik-, gynē</span> woman].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beneficiary<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/beniʹfishəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> beneficiaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005153a"><!--s005153a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005295b"><!--s005295b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who benefits from something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a trust, will, or insurance policy.</p></div><a name="s005296b"><!--s005296b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person who receives the income or proceeds of a trust, will, or insurance policy.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">déjà vu</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌdayzhah ʹvooh (<span class="bodyi">French</span> deƷa vy)/ /ˌdayzhah ʹvooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015814a"><!--s015814a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016386b"><!--s016386b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the illusion of remembering scenes and events when they are experienced for the first time.</p></div><a name="s016387b"><!--s016387b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something excessively or unpleasantly familiar [French <span class="bodyi">déjà vu</span> already seen].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">golf ball</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025890a"><!--s025890a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027628b"><!--s027628b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small hard usu white ball used in playing golf </p><p><i></i></p><p>If you think it's hard to meet new people, try picking up the wrong golf ball</p><p> Jack Lemmon.</p></div><a name="s027629b"><!--s027629b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a metal sphere spherical ball that carries the characters in some electric typewriters.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ese<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ese)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020422a"><!--s020422a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns from nouns, denoting:</p><a name="s021454b"><!--s021454b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>inhabitant of </p><p><i></i></p><p>Chinese</p>.</div><a name="s021455b"><!--s021455b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005441c"><!--s005441c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>language of </p><p><i></i></p><p>Portuguese</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Cantonese</p>.</div><a name="s005442c"><!--s005442c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly derog</span> speech, literary style, or diction peculiar to (the place, person, or group specified) </p><p><i></i></p><p>journalese</p> <p><i></i></p><p>officialese</p>.</div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duck-billed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018542a"><!--s018542a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having a snout or jaws shaped like a duck's bill </p><p><i></i></p><p>a duck-billed dinosaur</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gasconade<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/gaskəʹnayd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024850a"><!--s024850a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>bravado or boasting [French <span class="bodyi">gasconnade</span> from <span class="bodyi">gasconner</span> to boast, from <span class="bodyi">gascon</span> Gascon, boaster].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">con<sup>9</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012264a"><!--s012264a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used in music: with </p><p><i></i></p><p>con brio</p> <p>[Italian <span class="bodyi">con</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">found<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023784a"><!--s023784a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025564b"><!--s025564b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>equipped </p><p><i></i></p><p>The boat is fully found and ready to go</p>.</div><a name="s025565b"><!--s025565b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> including meals, heating, and/or other services </p><p><i></i></p><p>The rent is £60 a week all found</p>.</div><a name="s025566b"><!--s025566b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of an object: taken from a place where it occurs naturally, often for use in a work of art.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fingerpick<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022321a"><!--s022321a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to play (a stringed instrument such as a guitar) with the fingernails, or with plectrums attached to the fingertips</p><p><span class="bodyb">fingerpicker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">angioplasty</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanjiohplasti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> angioplasties)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001994a"><!--s001994a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>surgical repair of a blood vessel, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the unblocking or widening of a blocked or narrowed artery, e.g. by means of a tiny balloon inflated inside the artery <span class="bodyb">angioplastic</span> /-ʹplastik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">angioplasty</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/angio/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">angio-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-plasty</span> denoting plastic surgery, ultimately from Greek <span class="bodyi">plassein</span> to mould].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">canon<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkanən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008715a"><!--s008715a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009072b"><!--s009072b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a regulation or dogma decreed by a church council.</p></div><a name="s009073b"><!--s009073b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002166c"><!--s002166c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an accepted principle, rule, or criterion.</p></div><a name="s002167c"><!--s002167c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a body of principles, rules, or standards.</p></div></div><a name="s009074b"><!--s009074b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002168c"><!--s002168c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an authoritative list of books accepted as Holy Scripture.</p></div><a name="s002169c"><!--s002169c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the authentic works of a writer.</p></div></div><a name="s009075b"><!--s009075b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the series of prayers forming the set part of the Roman Catholic Mass and including the consecration of the bread and wine.</p></div><a name="s009076b"><!--s009076b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="sb00000075"><!--sb00000075--></a><p>a musical composition for two or more vocal or instrumental parts in which the melody is repeated by the voices or instruments entering in succession and overlapping [Old English via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">kanōn</span> rule]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">canon</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">cannon</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cannon1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cannon 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beneficiary<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005154a"><!--s005154a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of a benefice.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gynandromorph</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jieʹnandrəmawf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026952a"><!--s026952a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an abnormal individual, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an insect, having characters of both sexes in different parts of the body <span class="bodyb">gynandromorphic</span> /-ʹmawfik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">gynandromorphism</span> /-ʹmawfiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">gynandromorphous</span> /-ʹmawfəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">gynandromorphy</span> /-fi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">gynandros</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gynandrous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gynandrous</span></span></a>) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/morph/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-morph</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">con amore</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kon aʹmawray/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012266a"><!--s012266a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a piece of music: to be performed in a tender manner [Italian <span class="bodyi">con amore</span> with love].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deject</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹjekt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015815a"><!--s015815a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make (somebody) feel sad or depressed [from Middle English <span class="bodyi">dejecten</span> to throw down, from Latin <span class="bodyi">dejectus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">deicere</span> throw down, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">jacere</span> to throw].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">e-shopping</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020423a"><!--s020423a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the purchasing of goods and services via the Internet [short for <span class="bodyi">electronic shopping</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gasconade<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024851a"><!--s024851a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to boast or brag [French <span class="bodyi">gasconnade</span> from <span class="bodyi">gasconner</span> to boast, from <span class="bodyi">gascon</span> Gascon, boaster].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">canon<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008716a"><!--s008716a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009077b"><!--s009077b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a clergyman belonging to the chapter of a cathedral or collegiate church.</p></div><a name="s009078b"><!--s009078b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="sb00000076"><!--sb00000076--></a><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/canon_regular/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">canon regular</span></span></a> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">canoun</span> via Anglo-French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">canonicus</span> a person living under a rule, from Greek <span class="bodyi">kanonikos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">kanōn</span> rule]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">canon</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">cannon</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cannon1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cannon 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duck-billed platypus</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018543a"><!--s018543a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/platypus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">platypus</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">angi- <span class="bodyi">or</span> angio-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001987a"><!--s001987a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting:</p><a name="s001967b"><!--s001967b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>blood or lymph vessels </p><p><i></i></p><p>angioma</p>.</div><a name="s001968b"><!--s001968b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>seed vessels </p><p><i></i></p><p>angiosperm</p> [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">angeion</span> vessel, blood vessel, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">angos</span> vessel].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fingerpick<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022322a"><!--s022322a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plectrum worn on a fingertip.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">golf club</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025891a"><!--s025891a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027630b"><!--s027630b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of a set of clubs with long shafts and shaped metal or wooden heads used to strike the ball in the game of golf.</p></div><a name="s027631b"><!--s027631b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an association of golf players or their, often having their own course, clubhouse, and other facilities.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">found<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023785a"><!--s023785a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025567b"><!--s025567b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to establish (e.g. an institution) , often with provision for continued financial support.</p></div><a name="s025568b"><!--s025568b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + on/upon) to set or ground (e.g. a plan, a system of thought) on something sure or solid.</p></div><a name="s025569b"><!--s025569b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to take the first steps in building (something) [Middle English <span class="bodyi">founden</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">fundare</span>, from <span class="bodyi">fundus</span> bottom].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">benefit<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbenifit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005155a"><!--s005155a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005297b"><!--s005297b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001163c"><!--s001163c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>something that helps or promotes well-being; an advantage.</p></div><a name="s001164c"><!--s001164c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>good or welfare </p><p><i></i></p><p>I did it for his benefit</p>.</div></div><a name="s005298b"><!--s005298b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>)</p><a name="s001165c"><!--s001165c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>financial help provided by the state in time of need, e.g. sickness, old age, or unemployment.</p></div><a name="s001166c"><!--s001166c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a payment or service provided for by an annuity, pension scheme, or insurance policy.</p></div></div><a name="s005299b"><!--s005299b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an entertainment, game, or social event to raise funds for a person or cause ✱ <span class="bodyb">benefit of the doubt</span> the assumption of innocence in the absence of proof of guilt </p><p><i></i></p><p>He said it was an accident and I gave him the benefit of the doubt</p> [Middle English from Anglo-French <span class="bodyi">benfet</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">bene factum</span> good deed, from <span class="bodyi">bene</span> good, well + <span class="bodyi">facere</span> to do].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gynandrous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jiʹnandrəs, jie-, gie-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026953a"><!--s026953a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a flower, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an orchid: having the male and female parts united in a column [Greek <span class="bodyi">gynandros</span> of doubtful sex, from <span class="bodyi">gynē</span> woman + <span class="bodyi">andr-, anēr</span> man].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012267a"><!--s012267a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an instinct, drive, wish, craving, etc to act purposefully <span class="bodyb">conative</span> /ʹkonətiv, ʹkoh-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">conation-, conatio</span> act of attempting, from <span class="bodyi">conari</span> to attempt].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exclude</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹskloohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020837a"><!--s020837a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021851b"><!--s021851b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to bar (somebody or something) from participation, consideration, or inclusion.</p></div><a name="s021852b"><!--s021852b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to shut (somebody or something) out.</p></div><a name="s021853b"><!--s021853b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to expel (somebody), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from a place or position previously occupied</p><p><span class="bodyb">excludable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">excluder</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">excluden</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">excludere</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">claudere</span> to close].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">golf course</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025892a"><!--s025892a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an area of land laid out for playing golf having consisting of a series of 9 or 18 holes, each with a tee, fairway, and putting green, and usu various natural or artificial hazards.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duckboard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018544a"><!--s018544a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a wooden board or slat used to make a path over wet or muddy ground.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">angiosperm</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanji·əspuhm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001995a"><!--s001995a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a large group of plants, including herbaceous plants, shrubs, grasses, and some trees, that produce flowers and reproduce by means of seeds enclosed within a carpel: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gymnosperm/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gymnosperm</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">angiospermous</span> /-ʹspuhməs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fingerplate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022323a"><!--s022323a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a metal or porcelain plate fastened to a door, usu above the handle, to protect the door surface from finger marks.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gas constant</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024852a"><!--s024852a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the constant of proportionality in the equation describing the relation of the pressure and volume of a gas to its absolute temperature: 8.314 joule kelvin<sup>-1</sup> mole<sup>-1</sup>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dejected</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹjektid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015816a"><!--s015816a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>cast down in spirits; depressed</p><p><span class="bodyb">dejectedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">benefit<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (benefited benefitted) (benefiting benefitting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005156a"><!--s005156a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s005300b"><!--s005300b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to be useful or profitable to (somebody) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s005301b"><!--s005301b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + from) to receive benefit </p><p><i></i></p><p>You might benefit from taking iron tablets</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">found<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023786a"><!--s023786a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025570b"><!--s025570b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to melt (metal) and pour it into a mould.</p></div><a name="s025571b"><!--s025571b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cast (metal) in this way.</p></div><a name="s025572b"><!--s025572b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make or shape (something metal) in this way [early French <span class="bodyi">fondre</span> to pour, melt, from Latin <span class="bodyi">fundere</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">canonic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹnonik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008718a"><!--s008718a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/canonical/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">canonical</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-gyne</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026954a"><!--s026954a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, with the meaning: woman or female </p><p><i></i></p><p>pseudogyne</p> <p>[Greek <span class="bodyi">gynē</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">con brio</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kon ʹbreeoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012268a"><!--s012268a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a piece of music: to be performed in a vigorous or brisk manner [Italian <span class="bodyi">con brio</span> with vigour].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exclusion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iksʹkloohzh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020838a"><!--s020838a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021854b"><!--s021854b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of excluding somebody or something.</p></div><a name="s021855b"><!--s021855b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that is not covered by a contract, insurance policy, etc</p><p><span class="bodyb">exclusionary</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ducking stool</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018545a"><!--s018545a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a seat attached to a plank that was formerly used to punish offenders by plunging them into water.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">golfer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025893a"><!--s025893a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who plays golf.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">canonical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹnonikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008719a"><!--s008719a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009079b"><!--s009079b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of a canon, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an ecclesiastical or musical one.</p></div><a name="s009080b"><!--s009080b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002170c"><!--s002170c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>conforming to a general rule; orthodox.</p></div><a name="s002171c"><!--s002171c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>conforming to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/canon_law/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">canon law</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s009081b"><!--s009081b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>accepted as forming part of the canon of Holy Scripture or of a writer's works.</p></div><a name="s009082b"><!--s009082b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>of a cathedral chapter</p><p><span class="bodyb">canonically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">canonicity</span> /kanəʹnisiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gas-cooled reactor</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024853a"><!--s024853a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a nuclear reactor that uses gas, usu carbon dioxide, as a coolant.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Angl.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001996a"><!--s001996a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Anglican.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concatenate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/konʹkatənayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012269a"><!--s012269a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal or technical</span> to link (things) together in a series or chain <span class="bodyb">concatenation</span> /-ʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">concatenatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">concatenare</span> to link together, from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">catenare</span> to chain, from <span class="bodyi">catena</span> chain].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foundation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fownʹdaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023787a"><!--s023787a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025573b"><!--s025573b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) an underlying natural or prepared base or support, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the masonry substructure on which a building rests.</p></div><a name="s025574b"><!--s025574b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006778c"><!--s006778c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the basis or principle underlying something.</p></div><a name="s006779c"><!--s006779c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a reason or justification.</p></div></div><a name="s025575b"><!--s025575b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of establishing something, e.g. an institution or colony.</p></div><a name="s025576b"><!--s025576b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an organization or institution established by endowment with provision for future maintenance.</p></div><a name="s025577b"><!--s025577b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the basis on which something stands or is supported, a reason or justification.</p></div><a name="s025578b"><!--s025578b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s006780c"><!--s006780c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an organization or institution established by endowment with provision for future maintenance.</p></div><a name="s006781c"><!--s006781c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the endowment on which an organization or institution is established.</p></div></div><a name="s025579b"><!--s025579b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) an underlying natural or prepared base or support, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the masonry substructure on which a building rests.</p></div><a name="s025580b"><!--s025580b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>a cream, lotion, etc applied to the face as a base for other make-up</p><p><span class="bodyb">foundational</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">foundationally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">foundationless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gynec- <span class="bodyi">or</span> gyneco-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026955a"><!--s026955a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gynaec_or_gynaeco/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gynaec-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fingerpost</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022324a"><!--s022324a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a signpost, e.g. at a road junction, that gives directions, distance, etc on signs resembling a pointing finger.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dejection</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹjeksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015817a"><!--s015817a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lowness of spirits; depression or melancholy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">benefit of clergy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005157a"><!--s005157a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005302b"><!--s005302b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the former clerical privilege of being tried in an ecclesiastical court.</p></div><a name="s005303b"><!--s005303b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">humorous</span> the ministration or sanction of the church </p><p><i></i></p><p>a couple living together without benefit of clergy</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exclusionist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iksʹkloohzh(ə)nist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020839a"><!--s020839a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who would exclude another from some right or privilege</p><p><span class="bodyb">exclusionist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">canonical hour</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008720a"><!--s008720a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009083b"><!--s009083b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in the Roman Catholic Church, any of the daily religious services that make up the Divine Office: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/matins/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">matins</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lauds/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lauds</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/prime1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">prime 1</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/terce_or_terce/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">terce</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sext/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sext</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/none3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">none 3</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vespers/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">vespers</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/compline/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">compline</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s009084b"><!--s009084b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in the Church of England, any time of the day at which the marriage ceremony may lawfully be performed.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duckling</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdukling/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018546a"><!--s018546a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a young duck.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">golfing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025894a"><!--s025894a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the sport or practice of playing golf</p><p><span class="bodyb">golfer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foundation course</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023788a"><!--s023788a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a basic general course, e.g. as taught in the first year at certain universities.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fingerprint<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022325a"><!--s022325a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023675b"><!--s023675b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an ink impression of the lines upon the fingertip taken for purposes of identification.</p></div><a name="s023676b"><!--s023676b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006161c"><!--s006161c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the impression of a fingertip on any surface.</p></div><a name="s006162c"><!--s006162c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an ink impression of the lines upon the fingertip taken for purposes of identification.</p></div></div><a name="s023677b"><!--s023677b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>any set of characteristics that can be used to identify something.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exclusion order</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020840a"><!--s020840a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> an official order banning somebody from a particular place, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in order to prevent a crime.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gas-discharge tube</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024854a"><!--s024854a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tube in which an electrical discharge takes place through a gas.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concave</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonkayv, konʹkayv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012270a"><!--s012270a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>hollowed or rounded inwards like the inside of a bowl: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/convex/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">convex</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">concavely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">concavity</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">concave</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">concavus</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">cavus</span> hollow].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">de jure</span><small><span class="eSynop">/di ʹjooəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015818a"><!--s015818a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>by right, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> full legal right: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de_facto2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de facto 2</span></span></a> </p><p><i></i></p><p>Recognition was extended de jure to the new government</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">de jure</span>, literally ‘of law’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Benelux</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbeniluks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005158a"><!--s005158a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005304b"><!--s005304b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the customs union formed in 1947 between Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.</p></div><a name="s005305b"><!--s005305b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>these countries collectively [blend of <span class="bodyi">Belgium</span> + <span class="bodyi">Netherlands</span> + <span class="bodyi">Luxembourg</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gyno-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026956a"><!--s026956a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gyn_or_gyno/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gyn-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Angle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanggl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001997a"><!--s001997a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of a Germanic people who, along with the Saxons and Jutes, invaded England during the fifth cent. <span class="bodysc">ad</span> and settled there, mainly in northern and eastern parts of the country <span class="bodyb">Anglian</span> /ʹanggli·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">Angli</span> (pl), of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">canonicals</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008721a"><!--s008721a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the vestments prescribed by canon for an officiating clergyman.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">golf links</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025895a"><!--s025895a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a golf course, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one near the sea.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ducks and drakes</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018547a"><!--s018547a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing</span>) the pastime of skimming flat stones along the surface of calm water ✱ <span class="bodyb">play ducks and drakes with</span> to squander (e.g. money) recklessly.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">angle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001998a"><!--s001998a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001973b"><!--s001973b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000446c"><!--s000446c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a geometric figure or space formed by two lines extending from the same point or by two surfaces diverging from the same line.</p></div><a name="s000447c"><!--s000447c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a measure of the inclination of two lines or surfaces that form an angle, expressed in degrees, minutes, and seconds.</p></div></div><a name="s001974b"><!--s001974b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a corner.</p></div><a name="s001975b"><!--s001975b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000448c"><!--s000448c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a precise viewpoint from which something is observed, photographed, filmed, or considered; an aspect.</p></div><a name="s000449c"><!--s000449c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a special approach or technique for accomplishing an objective.</p></div></div><a name="s001976b"><!--s001976b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/angle_iron/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">angle iron</span></span></a> ✱ <span class="bodyb">at an angle</span> not straight, parallel, vertical, etc; sloping or slanting</p><p><span class="bodyb">angled</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">angulus</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dekaliter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015820a"><!--s015820a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/decalitre/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">decalitre</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concavity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/konʹkaviti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> concavities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012271a"><!--s012271a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012734b"><!--s012734b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the quality or state of being concave.</p></div><a name="s012735b"><!--s012735b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a concave line or surface or the space included in it.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fingerprint<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022326a"><!--s022326a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023678b"><!--s023678b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to take an inked impression of the fingerprints of (somebody), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for identification purposes.</p></div><a name="s023679b"><!--s023679b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to take a sample of blood or tissue from (somebody), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in order to make a DNA record or match.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gaseous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgasiəs, ʹgay-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024855a"><!--s024855a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having the form or nature of a gas</p><p><span class="bodyb">gaseousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foundation garment</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023789a"><!--s023789a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a girdle, corset, or other supporting undergarment.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exclusion principle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020841a"><!--s020841a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a principle in physics stating that no two electrons in an atom or molecule will be exactly equivalent in terms of their four quantum numbers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gynoecium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jieʹneesi·əm, gie-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gynoecia /-si·ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026957a"><!--s026957a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>all the female parts of a flower collectively [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">gynaikeion</span> women's apartments, from <span class="bodyi">gynaik-</span>, <span class="bodyi">gynē</span> woman].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">benevolent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹnevələnt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005159a"><!--s005159a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005306b"><!--s005306b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>marked by or disposed to doing good; charitable </p><p><i></i></p><p>a benevolent society</p>.</div><a name="s005307b"><!--s005307b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>indicative of or characterized by goodwill </p><p><i></i></p><p>benevolent smiles</p><p><span class="bodyb">benevolence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">benevolently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">benevolent-, benevolens</span>, from <span class="bodyi">bene</span> good, well + <span class="bodyi">volent-</span>, <span class="bodyi">volens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">velle</span> to wish].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">canonise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkanəniez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008722a"><!--s008722a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/canonize_or_canonise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">canonize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Golgi apparatus</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025896a"><!--s025896a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a specialized organelle in the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cytoplasm/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cytoplasm</span></span></a> (jellylike material) of a eukaryote cell that appears in electron microscopy as a series of parallel membranes and is concerned with secretion of cell products [named after Camillo <span class="bodyi">Golgi</span> d.1926, Italian physician, who first described it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duck's arse</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">duck's ass</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018548a"><!--s018548a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a man's hairstyle, often worn by teddy boys, in which the hair is swept back and cut so as to droop at the nape of the neck in the shape of a duck's tail.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concavo-concave</span><small><span class="eSynop">/konˌkayvoh konʹkayv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012272a"><!--s012272a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having both sides concave; biconcave.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gynophobia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jienəʹfohbi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026958a"><!--s026958a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>extreme fear of women.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">angle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s001999a"><!--s001999a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001977b"><!--s001977b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000450c"><!--s000450c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to place, move, or direct (something) in a sloping or slanting position.</p></div><a name="s000451c"><!--s000451c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to bend or shape (something) into an angle.</p></div></div><a name="s001978b"><!--s001978b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to present (e.g. a news story) from a particular or prejudiced point of view; to slant <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s001979b"><!--s001979b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to turn or proceed at an angle.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gas equation</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024856a"><!--s024856a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the equation of state for one mole of an <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ideal_gas/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ideal gas</span></span></a> (a hypothetical gas that obeys the gas laws).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dekameter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015821a"><!--s015821a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/decametre/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">decametre</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foundation hospital</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023790a"><!--s023790a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a self-governing hospital that can borrow money directly from private sources and contract out clinical services.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exclusion zone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020842a"><!--s020842a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an area into which entry of people, vehicles, etc is forbidden or restricted.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BEng</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005160a"><!--s005160a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Bachelor of Engineering.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">canonist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkanənist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008723a"><!--s008723a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a specialist in canon law.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">finger program</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022327a"><!--s022327a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">finger</span>) an Internet utility that allows somebody to obtain information about other users of various sites, e.g. whether they are currently logged on to a particular site or not.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Golgi body</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025897a"><!--s025897a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027632b"><!--s027632b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a separate particle of the Golgi apparatus.</p></div><a name="s027633b"><!--s027633b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/golgi_apparatus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Golgi apparatus</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duck soup</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018549a"><!--s018549a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> something easy to do; a cinch.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gas gangrene</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024857a"><!--s024857a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>gangrene marked by impregnation of the dying tissue with gas, caused by infection with a clostridial bacterium.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gynophore</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjienəfaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026959a"><!--s026959a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an elongation of a flower stalk in some plants, e.g. a caper, that bears the gynoecium at its tip.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concavo-convex</span><small><span class="eSynop">/konˌkayvoh konʹveks/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012273a"><!--s012273a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012736b"><!--s012736b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>concave on one side and convex on the other.</p></div><a name="s012737b"><!--s012737b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a lens: having the concave side more curved than the convex.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">angle<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002000a"><!--s002000a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001980b"><!--s001980b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to fish with a hook and line.</p></div><a name="s001981b"><!--s001981b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + for) to use clever or devious means to attain or try to attain an objective, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by making known indirectly or subtly what one wants </p><p><i></i></p><p>We angled for an invitation but we didn't get one</p><p><span class="bodyb">angler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">angling</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">angelen</span> from Old English <span class="bodyi">angel</span> fishhook, from <span class="bodyi">anga</span> hook].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foundation stone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023791a"><!--s023791a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025581b"><!--s025581b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a stone in the foundation of a building, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when laid with public ceremony.</p></div><a name="s025582b"><!--s025582b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that underpins or forms a basis.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">canonize <span class="bodyi">or</span> canonise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkanəniez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008724a"><!--s008724a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009085b"><!--s009085b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to recognize (somebody) officially as a saint.</p></div><a name="s009086b"><!--s009086b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to give official sanction or approval to (something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by ecclesiastical authority <span class="bodyb">canonization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">canonizen</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">canon</span> catalogue of saints, ultimately from Greek <span class="bodyi">kanōn</span> rule].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deka- <span class="bodyi">or</span> dek-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015819a"><!--s015819a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/deca_or_dec_or_deka_or_dek/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">deca-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fingerstall</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfinggəstawl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022328a"><!--s022328a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a protective cover for an injured finger.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exclusive<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹskloohsiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020843a"><!--s020843a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021856b"><!--s021856b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005563c"><!--s005563c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>excluding or having the power to exclude.</p></div><a name="s005564c"><!--s005564c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>limiting or limited to possession, control, use, etc by a single individual, group, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>an exclusive contract</p>.</div></div><a name="s021857b"><!--s021857b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005565c"><!--s005565c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>excluding others, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> those considered to be inferior, from participation, membership, or entry </p><p><i></i></p><p>an exclusive club</p>.</div><a name="s005566c"><!--s005566c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>snobbishly aloof.</p></div></div><a name="s021858b"><!--s021858b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>stylish and expensive.</p></div><a name="s021859b"><!--s021859b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s005567c"><!--s005567c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>whole or undivided </p><p><i></i></p><p>gave his exclusive attention</p>.</div><a name="s005568c"><!--s005568c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>functioning independently and without assistance or interference; sole </p><p><i></i></p><p>exclusive jurisdiction</p>.</div></div><a name="s021860b"><!--s021860b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>not inclusive </p><p><i></i></p><p>Monday to Friday exclusive</p> <p><span class="bodyb">exclusively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">exclusiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">exclusivity</span> /ekskloohʹsiviti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">exclusif</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">exclusivus</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">excludere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/exclude/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">exclude</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bengali</span><small><span class="eSynop">/benʹgawli, beng-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005161a"><!--s005161a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005308b"><!--s005308b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of West Bengal or Bangladesh on the Indian subcontinent.</p></div><a name="s005309b"><!--s005309b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the modern Indic language of the Bengalis</p><p><span class="bodyb">Bengali</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Hindi <span class="bodyi">Baṅgālī</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Baṅgāl</span> Bengal].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goliath beetle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gəʹlie·əth/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025898a"><!--s025898a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a very large African beetle that has a black body marked with white stripes: <span class="bodyi">Goliathus</span> <span class="bodyi">giganteus</span> [named after <span class="bodyi">Goliath</span>, biblical giant of the Philistines killed by David (I Samuel 17)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duckweed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018550a"><!--s018550a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several genera of small free-floating stemless plants that have with small rounded leaves that and often covers large areas of the surface of still water: family Lemnaceae.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gas guzzler</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024858a"><!--s024858a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> a large motor car that has a high consumption of petrol.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gyn- <span class="bodyi">or</span> gyno-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026949a"><!--s026949a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028834b"><!--s028834b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>denoting women </p><p><i></i></p><p>gynophobia</p> <p>forming words, denoting:.</p></div><a name="s028835b"><!--s028835b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>woman </p><p><i></i></p><p>gynocracy</p>.</div><a name="s028836b"><!--s028836b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>female reproductive organ; ovary </p><p><i></i></p><p>gynophore</p>.</div><a name="s028837b"><!--s028837b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>pistil </p><p><i></i></p><p>gynoecium</p> <p>[Greek <span class="bodyi">gyn-</span>, from <span class="bodyi">gynē</span> woman].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bengal light</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bengʹgawl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005162a"><!--s005162a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various coloured lights or fireworks; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a blue light or flare used, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> formerly, for signalling or illumination.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foundation trust</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023792a"><!--s023792a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>=<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/foundation_hospital/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">foundation hospital</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fingertip</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022329a"><!--s022329a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023680b"><!--s023680b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the end joint of a finger or the soft part at the end of a finger.</p></div><a name="s023681b"><!--s023681b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>)</p><a name="s006163c"><!--s006163c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>activated by the use of a fingertip </p><p><i></i></p><p>fingertip controls</p>.</div><a name="s006164c"><!--s006164c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>using, or as if using, the fingertips; extremely thorough </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fingertip search</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">at one's fingertips</span> said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of information: readily accessible to one ✱ <span class="bodyb">to one's fingertips</span> through and through </p><p><i></i></p><p>a society hostess to her fingertips</p>.</div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deke<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/deek/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015822a"><!--s015822a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in ice hockey, to draw (an opposing player) out of position by feinting to make a move or play a shot [by shortening from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/decoy2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">decoy 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">angle<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002001a"><!--s002001a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a fishhook.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">golliwog</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgoliwog/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025899a"><!--s025899a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a soft doll with a black face, often dressed in colourful clothes [named after <span class="bodyi">Golliwogg</span>, an animated doll in children's books by Bertha Upton d.1912, US writer].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gash<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/gash/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024859a"><!--s024859a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to injure (somebody or something) with a deep long cut or cleft [Middle English <span class="bodyi">garsen</span> via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">charaxare</span> to sharpen, from Greek <span class="bodyi">charassein</span> to scratch, engrave].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ducky<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (duckier, duckiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018551a"><!--s018551a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> delightful; sweet [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/duck1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">duck 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/y4_or_ie/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-y 4</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">canon law</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008725a"><!--s008725a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the codified law governing a church.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conceal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹseel/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012274a"><!--s012274a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012738b"><!--s012738b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to place (something) out of sight.</p></div><a name="s012739b"><!--s012739b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + from) to prevent disclosure or recognition of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Hear me, ye women who adorn yourselves alluringly and conceal your thoughts from your men</p><p> George Bernard Shaw</p><p><span class="bodyb">concealer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">concealment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">concelen</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">concelare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">celare</span> to hide].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exclusive<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020844a"><!--s020844a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021861b"><!--s021861b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an interview, article, etc published by only one newspaper or broadcast by only one television channel or radio station.</p></div><a name="s021862b"><!--s021862b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an exclusive right, e.g. to sell a particular product in a certain area.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-gynous</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026960a"><!--s026960a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming adjectives, denoting with the meaning: having females or female parts or organs of the kind or number specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>androgynous</p> <p><i></i></p><p>heterogynous</p> <p><span class="bodyb">-gyny</span> <i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">-gynus</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">-gynos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">gynē</span> woman].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">founder<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfowndə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023793a"><!--s023793a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who establishes an institution, colony, etc [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/found3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">found 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">benighted</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹnietid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005163a"><!--s005163a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>intellectually, morally, or socially unenlightened </p><p><i></i></p><p>They diffused the light of Oriental knowledge, through the Western regions of benighted Europe</p> — Washington Irving<p><span class="bodyb">benightedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [past part. of <span class="bodyi">benight</span> to overtake by darkness or night, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/be/3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">be-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/night/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">night</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deke<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015823a"><!--s015823a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in ice hockey, a pretend move or shot to draw an opposing player out of position.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fingerwave</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022330a"><!--s022330a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wave produced by winding wet hair round the finger.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gollop<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgoləp/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (golloped, golloping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025900a"><!--s025900a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to gulp (food or drink) [by alteration].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gash<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024860a"><!--s024860a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a deep long cut, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in flesh.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">angle bracket</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002002a"><!--s002002a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001982b"><!--s001982b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>either of a pair of punctuation marks (&amp;#60;&gt;) used to enclose text. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bracket1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bracket 1</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s001983b"><!--s001983b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a metal bracket with arms set at right angles, used to support shelving, etc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concealer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012275a"><!--s012275a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody or something that conceals; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a flesh-coloured cosmetic product used to conceal facial blemishes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">canon regular</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> canons regular)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008726a"><!--s008726a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of any of several Roman Catholic institutes of priests belonging to a religious order and living in a community.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exclusive disjunction</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020845a"><!--s020845a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a complex sentence in logic that is true when one and only one of its constituent sentences is true.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gyp<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> gip</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jip/</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026961a"><!--s026961a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>✱ <span class="bodyb">give somebody gyp</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to cause (somebody) pain or discomfort [alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gee_up/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gee up</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ducky<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> duckies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018552a"><!--s018552a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> an affectionate term of address used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by a man to a woman.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">founder<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023794a"><!--s023794a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who owns, manages, or works in a foundry [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/found4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">found 4</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">benign</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹnien/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005164a"><!--s005164a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005310b"><!--s005310b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>gentle or gracious </p><p><i></i></p><p>a benign smile</p>.</div><a name="s005311b"><!--s005311b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>favourable or mild </p><p><i></i></p><p>a benign climate</p>.</div><a name="s005312b"><!--s005312b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a tumour: not malignant <span class="bodyb">benignity</span> /biʹnigniti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">benignly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">benigne</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">benignus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">bene</span> well + <span class="bodyi">gigni</span> to be born, passive of <span class="bodyi">gignere</span> to beget].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dekko</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdekoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015824a"><!--s015824a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a look or glance [Hindi <span class="bodyi">dekho</span> look!, imperative pl of <span class="bodyi">dekhnā</span> to see, from Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">d</span> <span class="bodyi">ṛś</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gollop<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025901a"><!--s025901a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a gulp of food or drink.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fingle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfingg(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022331a"><!--s022331a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">W Indian</span> to finger, handle, or touch (something) all over [blend of obsolete <span class="bodyi">fangle</span> to trifle and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/finger2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">finger 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">angle iron</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002003a"><!--s002003a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rolled steel structural member with an L-shaped cross-section.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concede</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹseed/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012276a"><!--s012276a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012740b"><!--s012740b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003323c"><!--s003323c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to accept (something) as true, valid, or accurate.</p></div><a name="s003324c"><!--s003324c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to acknowledge (something) grudgingly or hesitantly.</p></div></div><a name="s012741b"><!--s012741b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to grant or yield (a right or privilege).</p></div><a name="s012742b"><!--s012742b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to allow (e.g. a goal or point) involuntarily </p><p><i></i></p><p>United conceded two more goals</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s012743b"><!--s012743b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to make concession; to yield</p><p><span class="bodyb">conceder</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">concéder</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">concedere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">cedere</span> to yield, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cede/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cede</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gasholder</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024861a"><!--s024861a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gasometer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gasometer</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duct<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dukt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018553a"><!--s018553a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019605b"><!--s019605b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a pipe, tube, or channel that conveys or carries air, power lines, telephone cables, etc.</p></div><a name="s019606b"><!--s019606b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005016c"><!--s005016c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a pipe, tube, or channel that conveys a substance.</p></div><a name="s005017c"><!--s005017c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a pipe or tubular channel for carrying electric power lines, telephone cables, or other conductors.</p></div></div><a name="s019607b"><!--s019607b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a bodily tube or vessel, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that carries a glandular secretion.</p></div><a name="s019608b"><!--s019608b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an elongated tubular cavity in plant tissue</p><p><span class="bodyb">ducting</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">ductus</span> past part. of <span class="bodyi">ducere</span> to lead].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gyp<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i> (gypped, gypping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026962a"><!--s026962a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> to cheat, or cheat (somebody).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">canonry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkanənri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> canonries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008727a"><!--s008727a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009087b"><!--s009087b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the office of a canon.</p></div><a name="s009088b"><!--s009088b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the endowment that financially supports a canon.</p></div><a name="s009089b"><!--s009089b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the building in which a canon resides.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exclusivism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹskloohsiviz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020846a"><!--s020846a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the practice of excluding people or groups from a place or activity.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">benignant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹnignənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005165a"><!--s005165a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/benign/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">benign</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">benignancy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">benignantly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">founder<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (foundered, foundering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023795a"><!--s023795a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s025583b"><!--s025583b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a ship: to sink.</p></div><a name="s025584b"><!--s025584b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of e.g. a plan, project, or arrangement: to fail.</p></div><a name="s025585b"><!--s025585b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to collapse or give way.</p></div><a name="s025586b"><!--s025586b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of a horse: to stumble or go lame <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s025587b"><!--s025587b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="sb000000228"><!--sb000000228--></a><p>to disable or lame (e.g. a horse), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by overwork [Middle English <span class="bodyi">foundren</span> to send to the bottom, collapse, from early French <span class="bodyi">fondrer</span>, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">fundus</span> bottom]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">founder</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">flounder</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flounder2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flounder 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">del.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015826a"><!--s015826a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>delegate.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">golly<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgoli/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025902a"><!--s025902a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used to express surprise [euphemism for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/god2_or_god/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">god 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">finial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfini·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022332a"><!--s022332a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023682b"><!--s023682b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an ornament forming an upper extremity of a spire, gable, pinnacle, etc, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in Gothic architecture.</p></div><a name="s023683b"><!--s023683b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an crowning ornament or detail, e.g. a decorative knob on the top or end of an object such as a piece of furniture [Middle English variant of<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/final1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">final 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">angle of depression</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002004a"><!--s002004a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the angle formed by the line of sight and the horizontal plane for an object below the horizontal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gasify</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgasifie, ʹgay-/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (gasifies, gasified, gasifying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024862a"><!--s024862a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s026617b"><!--s026617b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to change (a solid or liquid) into gas </p><p><i></i></p><p>gasify coal</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s026618b"><!--s026618b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to become a gas <span class="bodyb">gasification</span> /-fiʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conceit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹseet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012277a"><!--s012277a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012744b"><!--s012744b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>excessively high opinion of oneself </p><p><i></i></p><p>Conceit spoils the finest genius</p><p> Louisa M Alcott.</p></div><a name="s012745b"><!--s012745b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span></p><a name="s003325c"><!--s003325c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a fanciful idea.</p></div><a name="s003326c"><!--s003326c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an elaborate, unusual, and cleverly expressed figure of speech [Middle English, in the sense ‘thought, opinion’ from <span class="bodyi">conceiven</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/conceive/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">conceive</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">canoodle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹnoohdl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008728a"><!--s008728a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to kiss and cuddle amorously with somebody; to pet [perhaps from English dialect <span class="bodyi">canoodle</span> donkey, fool, silly lover].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gyp<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026963a"><!--s026963a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028838b"><!--s028838b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> a fraud or swindle.</p></div><a name="s028839b"><!--s028839b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a college servant at Cambridge and Durham universities: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/scout1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">scout<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (5).</p></div><a name="s028840b"><!--s028840b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span></p><a name="s007602c"><!--s007602c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a cheat or swindler.</p></div><a name="s007603c"><!--s007603c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a fraud or swindle [prob short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gypsy_or_gipsy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gypsy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Del.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015825a"><!--s015825a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Delaware.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">excogitate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eksʹkojitayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020847a"><!--s020847a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to devise (something) in the mind <span class="bodyb">excogitation</span> /-ʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">excogitatus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">excogitare</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">cogitare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cogitate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cogitate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Beninese</span><small><span class="eSynop">/beniʹneez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005166a"><!--s005166a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Benin in W Africa</p><p><span class="bodyb">Beninese</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">golly<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gollies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025903a"><!--s025903a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/golliwog/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">golliwog</span></span></a> [by shortening and alteration].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duct<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018554a"><!--s018554a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to convey (something, e.g. air) through a duct.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">founding father</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023796a"><!--s023796a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025588b"><!--s025588b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a founder.</p></div><a name="s025589b"><!--s025589b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Founding Father</span>) a member of the American Constitutional Convention of 1787.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">finical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfinikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022333a"><!--s022333a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>finicky</p><p><span class="bodyb">finically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">finicalness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fine1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fine 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">angle of elevation</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002005a"><!--s002005a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the angle formed by the line of sight and the horizontal plane for an object above the horizontal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gasket</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgaskit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024863a"><!--s024863a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026619b"><!--s026619b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a specially shaped piece of sealing material for ensuring that a joint, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> between metal surfaces, does not leak liquid or gas.</p></div><a name="s026620b"><!--s026620b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a line or band used to tie a furled sail to a beam on a ship's mast [prob alteration of French <span class="bodyi">garcette</span> thin rope, literally ‘little girl’, dimin. of Old French <span class="bodyi">garce</span> girl].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conceited</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012278a"><!--s012278a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having an excessively high opinion of oneself</p><p><span class="bodyb">conceitedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">conceitedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Canopic jar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹnohpik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008729a"><!--s008729a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a jar in which the ancient Egyptians preserved the viscera of an embalmed body</p><p>named after <span class="bodyi">Canopus</span>, city of ancient Egypt. The Egyptian god Osiris was worshipped there in the form of a jar with a human head, and the name <span class="bodyi">Canopic</span> was wrongly given to the funerary jars, one of which represents Imset, the human-headed son of the god Horus</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bent<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bent/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005167a"><!--s005167a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense and past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bend1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bend 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Delaware</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdeləweə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Delawares <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> Delaware)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015827a"><!--s015827a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016388b"><!--s016388b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a Native American people of New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania.</p></div><a name="s016389b"><!--s016389b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Algonquian language of this people.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foundling</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfowndling/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023797a"><!--s023797a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an infant found abandoned by unknown parents.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">excommunicate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ekskəʹmyoohnikayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020848a"><!--s020848a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021863b"><!--s021863b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to deprive (somebody) officially of the rights of church membership.</p></div><a name="s021864b"><!--s021864b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to exclude (somebody) from fellowship of a group or community <span class="bodyb">excommunication</span> /-ʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">excommunicative</span> /-kətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">excommunicator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">excommunicatory</span> /-kət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">excommunicaten</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">excommunicatus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">excommunicare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">communicare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/communicate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">communicate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">golosh</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gəʹlosh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025904a"><!--s025904a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/galosh/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">galosh</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">finicking</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfiniking/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022334a"><!--s022334a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>finicky [alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/finical/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">finical</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">angle of incidence</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002006a"><!--s002006a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the angle between the direction of a moving body or ray of light where it meets a surface, and a perpendicular at that point.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gypsophila</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jipʹsofilə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026964a"><!--s026964a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of plants of the pink family that has are native to the Mediterranean and have clusters of small delicate flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Gypsophila</span> [Latin genus name, from Greek <span class="bodyi">gypsos</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gypsum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gypsum</span></span></a>) + <span class="bodyi">-philos</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/phile_or_phil/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-phile</span></span></a>)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ductile</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹduktiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018555a"><!--s018555a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019609b"><!--s019609b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of metals: capable of being drawn out or hammered thin.</p></div><a name="s019610b"><!--s019610b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>capable of being easily moulded into a new form.</p></div><a name="s019611b"><!--s019611b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>easily led or influenced; tractable </p><p><i></i></p><p>the ductile masses</p> <p><span class="bodyb">ductility</span> /dukʹtiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">ductile</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">ductilis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">ductus</span>, past part.].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gaskin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgaskin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024864a"><!--s024864a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a part of the hind leg of a quadruped between the stifle and the hock [obsolete <span class="bodyi">gaskin</span> hose, breeches, prob short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/galligaskins/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">galligaskins</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conceivable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹseevəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012279a"><!--s012279a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>capable of being conceived in the mind; imaginable </p><p><i></i></p><p>I have searched in every conceivable place</p> <p><span class="bodyb">conceivability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">conceivably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">canopy<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkanəpi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> canopies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008730a"><!--s008730a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009090b"><!--s009090b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002172c"><!--s002172c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a cloth covering suspended over a bed.</p></div><a name="s002173c"><!--s002173c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a cover, often of cloth, fixed or carried above a person of high rank or a sacred object.</p></div><a name="s002174c"><!--s002174c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>an awning or marquee.</p></div><a name="s002175c"><!--s002175c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>anything resembling or compared to a cover </p><p><i></i></p><p>the canopy of the heavens</p>.</div></div><a name="s009091b"><!--s009091b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an ornamental rooflike structure.</p></div><a name="s009092b"><!--s009092b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the lifting or supporting surface of a parachute.</p></div><a name="s009093b"><!--s009093b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s002176c"><!--s002176c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the transparent enclosure over an aircraft cockpit.</p></div><a name="s002177c"><!--s002177c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the lifting or supporting surface of a parachute.</p></div></div><a name="s009094b"><!--s009094b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the uppermost layer of a forest, composed of spreading leafy branches [Middle English <span class="bodyi">canope</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">canopeum</span>, ultimately from Greek <span class="bodyi">kōnōpion</span> couch with mosquito net, from <span class="bodyi">kōnōps</span> mosquito].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bent<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005168a"><!--s005168a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005313b"><!--s005313b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>changed from an original not straight or even condition by bending; curved </p><p><i></i></p><p>a bent hairpin</p>.</div><a name="s005314b"><!--s005314b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ on) determined to have or do something </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was bent on winning</p>.</div><a name="s005315b"><!--s005315b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> homosexual.</p></div><a name="s005316b"><!--s005316b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> corrupt; dishonest.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">angle of reflection</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002007a"><!--s002007a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the angle between the direction of a moving body or ray of light after reflection from a point on a surface, and a perpendicular at that point.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">found object</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023798a"><!--s023798a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/objet_trouv%C3%A9/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">objet trouvé</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">canopy<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (canopies, canopied, canopying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008731a"><!--s008731a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to cover (something) with a canopy, or as if with a canopy </p><p><i></i></p><p>a canopied bed</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">finicky</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfiniki/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022335a"><!--s022335a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023684b"><!--s023684b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>excessively exacting or meticulous in taste or standards; fussy.</p></div><a name="s023685b"><!--s023685b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>requiring delicate attention to detail </p><p><i></i></p><p>a finicky job</p> <p><span class="bodyb">finickiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/finicking/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">finicking</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gombeen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gomʹbeen, ʹgombeen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">Irish</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025905a"><!--s025905a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027634b"><!--s027634b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>usury.</p></div><a name="s027635b"><!--s027635b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) of or involved in usury </p><p><i></i></p><p>gombeen man</p> <p>[Irish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">gaimbín</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">delay<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹlay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015828a"><!--s015828a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016390b"><!--s016390b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of delaying or being delayed.</p></div><a name="s016391b"><!--s016391b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004124c"><!--s004124c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of delaying.</p></div><a name="s004125c"><!--s004125c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of being delayed.</p></div></div><a name="s016392b"><!--s016392b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the time during which something is delayed.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gaslight</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024865a"><!--s024865a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>light from a gas flame or gas lighting fixture</p><p><span class="bodyb">gaslit</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conceive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹseev/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012280a"><!--s012280a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012746b"><!--s012746b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to become pregnant with (a baby).</p></div><a name="s012747b"><!--s012747b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003327c"><!--s003327c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to originate in one's mind </p><p><i></i></p><p>He conceived a prejudice against her</p>.</div><a name="s003328c"><!--s003328c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to form a conception of (something); to visualize or imagine <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s012748b"><!--s012748b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to become pregnant.</p></div><a name="s012749b"><!--s012749b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(+ of) to form a conception in the mind </p><p><i></i></p><p>Most parents couldn't conceive of giving their children away</p> <p><span class="bodyb">conceiver</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">conceiven</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">concipere</span> to take in, conceive, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">capere</span> to take].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ductless gland</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018556a"><!--s018556a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/endocrine2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">endocrine 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gypsum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjipsəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026965a"><!--s026965a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>hydrated calcium sulphate occurring as a mineral and used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in plaster of Paris <span class="bodyb">gypseous</span> /ʹjipsi·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">gypsiferous</span> /jipʹsif(ə)rəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">gypsos</span>, of Semitic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">excommunicate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ekskəʹmyoohnikət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020849a"><!--s020849a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>excommunicated.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bent<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005169a"><!--s005169a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005317b"><!--s005317b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a strong inclination or interest; a bias </p><p><i></i></p><p>a capitalist bent</p>.</div><a name="s005318b"><!--s005318b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a special ability or talent </p><p><i></i></p><p>Most Assistant Commissioners develop a bent for some special work after their first hot weather in the country</p> — Kipling [irreg from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bend1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bend 1</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">angle of refraction</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002008a"><!--s002008a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the angle between a refracted ray of light and a perpendicular at the point where the ray meets the interface at which refraction occurs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-gon</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025906a"><!--s025906a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting: a geometrical figure having the number of angles specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>decagon</p> <p>[via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">-gōnon</span>, from <span class="bodyi">gōnia</span> angle].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gas-liquid chromatography</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024866a"><!--s024866a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a technique for analysing a mixture of volatile chemical substances in which the mixture is carried by an inert gas, e.g. argon, through a column of a stationary liquid or solid. The components are separated according to their relative velocities through the column and are identified by a detector as each leaves the column.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">canst</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənst; <span class="bodyi">strong</span> kanst/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008732a"><!--s008732a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>archaic second person sing. present tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/can1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">can 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dud<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dud/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018557a"><!--s018557a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019612b"><!--s019612b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something that fails to perform as it should; a bomb, missile, etc that fails to explode.</p></div><a name="s019613b"><!--s019613b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a counterfeit or fake.</p></div><a name="s019614b"><!--s019614b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a weak, spiritless, or ineffectual person.</p></div><a name="s019615b"><!--s019615b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) clothes</p><p>(sense 4) Middle English <span class="bodyi">dudde</span> coarse cloak; earlier history unknown. (senses 1,2,3) and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dud2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dud 2</span></span></a> may have evolved via a 16th-cent. meaning ‘rags, tatters’, or may be a different word of unknown origin</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fining</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfiening/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022336a"><!--s022336a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) a substance used for clarifying beer or wine.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gypsy moth <span class="bodyi">or</span> gipsy moth</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026967a"><!--s026967a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large European moth that is brown in the male and white in the female: <span class="bodyi">Lymantria dispar</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foundry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfowndri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> foundries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023799a"><!--s023799a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a place for casting metals [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/found4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">found 4</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">delay<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015829a"><!--s015829a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016393b"><!--s016393b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to leave or put off the doing of (something) to a later time; to postpone (something).</p></div><a name="s016394b"><!--s016394b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to stop, detain, or hinder (somebody or something) for a time <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s016395b"><!--s016395b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to fail to act or move immediately</p><p><span class="bodyb">delayer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">delayen</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">delaier</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">laier</span> to leave, ultimatelyfrom Latin <span class="bodyi">laxare</span> to slacken].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">excommunicate<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ekskəʹmyoohnikət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020850a"><!--s020850a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who is excommunicated.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bent<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005170a"><!--s005170a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005319b"><!--s005319b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001167c"><!--s001167c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a reedy grass.</p></div><a name="s001168c"><!--s001168c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a stalk of stiff coarse grass.</p></div></div><a name="s005320b"><!--s005320b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of several species of grasses including important used for pasture and lawns grasses: genus <span class="bodyi">Agrostis</span> [Old English <span class="bodyi">beonot-</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concelebrate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹseləbrayt, kon-/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012281a"><!--s012281a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to celebrate or officiate at (Mass or the Eucharist) jointly with another priest</p><p><span class="bodyb">concelebrant</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">concelebration</span> /-ʹbraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">concelebratus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">concelebrare</span> to celebrate in great numbers, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">celebrare</span> to celebrate].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">angle of repose</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002009a"><!--s002009a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the steepest angle at which stones or other loose material on a sloping surface will not slide down.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gonad</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgohnad/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025907a"><!--s025907a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of the primary sex glands in which the egg or sperm cells are produced, e.g. the ovaries or testes <span class="bodyb">gonadal</span> /gohʹnadl, gohʹnaydl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">gonad-, gonas</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">gonos</span> procreation, seed, from <span class="bodyi">gignesthai</span> to be born].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gasman</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgasman/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gasmen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024867a"><!--s024867a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a man whose job is fitting and repairing gas appliances or reading household gas meters.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">delayed action</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015830a"><!--s015830a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) said of e.g. a bomb or camera: that does not operate until an often preset period of time has elapsed.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dud<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018558a"><!--s018558a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> ineffectual or, counterfeit, or valueless </p><p><i></i></p><p>dud cheques</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">finis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfinis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022337a"><!--s022337a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to mark the end of a book or film: the end [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">finis</span> end].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fount<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fownt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023800a"><!--s023800a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025590b"><!--s025590b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> a fountain or spring.</p></div><a name="s025591b"><!--s025591b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a source [early French <span class="bodyi">font</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">font-, fons</span> fountain].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">can't</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kahnt/ <i><span class="bodyi">contraction</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008738a"><!--s008738a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>can not.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gypsy <span class="bodyi">or</span> gipsy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjipsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gypsies gipsies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026966a"><!--s026966a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028841b"><!--s028841b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Gypsy</span>) a member of the Romany people, a largely nomadic people who migrated from India to Europe in about the ninth cent. and retain an itinerant lifestyle in modern societies.</p></div><a name="s028842b"><!--s028842b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Romany language, which is related to Hindi.</p></div><a name="s028843b"><!--s028843b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>somebody with an unconventional or nomadic way of life</p><p>by shortening and alteration from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/egyptian2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Egyptian 2</span></span></a>. When gypsies first came to Europe they claimed to be from a country called ‘Little Egypt’</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concenter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹsentə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012282a"><!--s012282a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/concentre/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">concentre</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gonadotrophic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌgonədohʹtrohfik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025908a"><!--s025908a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>acting on or stimulating the gonads.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ex-con</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020851a"><!--s020851a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a former convict.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anglepoise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹangglpoyz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002010a"><!--s002010a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a lamp with a jointed support that can be moved into various positions.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Benthamism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbenthəmiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005171a"><!--s005171a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the utilitarian philosophy of Jeremy Bentham <span class="bodyb">Benthamite</span> /-miet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [named after Jeremy <span class="bodyi">Bentham</span> d.1832, English philosopher].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">delayed drop</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015831a"><!--s015831a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a parachute drop in which the parachute is not opened until a predetermined time has elapsed.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gas mantle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024868a"><!--s024868a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small cap or tube of chemically treated fibres fitted to the flame of a gas lamp to give out a brilliant glowing white light.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fount<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> font</span><small><span class="eSynop">/font/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023801a"><!--s023801a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in printing: a complete set of characters for printing in one style [orig meaning ‘the process of melting or founding’; French <span class="bodyi">fonte</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">fondre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/found4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">found 4</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">finish<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfinish/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022338a"><!--s022338a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023686b"><!--s023686b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006165c"><!--s006165c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to end or terminate.</p></div><a name="s006166c"><!--s006166c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to stop (doing something).</p></div></div><a name="s023687b"><!--s023687b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to end (something) or come to the end of it.</p></div><a name="s023688b"><!--s023688b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to stop (doing something).</p></div><a name="s023689b"><!--s023689b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + off/up) to eat, drink, use, or dispose of (something) entirely.</p></div><a name="s023690b"><!--s023690b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s006167c"><!--s006167c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> + off) to complete or perfect (something).</p></div><a name="s006168c"><!--s006168c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to provide (a product) with a finish; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to put a final coat or surface on (something).</p></div><a name="s006169c"><!--s006169c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to neaten (the raw edge of a piece of sewing) by oversewing or facing, to prevent fraying.</p></div></div><a name="s023691b"><!--s023691b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> + off) to complete or perfect (something).</p></div><a name="s023692b"><!--s023692b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s006170c"><!--s006170c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to provide (a product) with a finish; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to put a final coat or surface on (something).</p></div><a name="s006171c"><!--s006171c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to neaten (the raw edge of a piece of sewing) by oversewing or facing, to prevent fraying.</p></div><a name="s006172c"><!--s006172c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to fatten (cattle) before slaughter.</p></div></div><a name="s023693b"><!--s023693b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> to send (a girl) to finishing school.</p></div><a name="s023694b"><!--s023694b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><a name="s006173c"><!--s006173c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to ruin or put an end to (a person, activity, etc) </p><p><i></i></p><p>the scandal that finished his career</p>.</div><a name="s006174c"><!--s006174c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">also</span> + off) to bring about the death of (somebody).</p></div><a name="s006175c"><!--s006175c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to exhaust (somebody) utterly.</p></div><a name="s006176c"><!--s006176c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to come to an end; to terminate.</p></div><a name="s006177c"><!--s006177c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>to come to the end of a course, task, or undertaking in a specified manner </p><p><i></i></p><p>finish with a song</p>.</div><a name="s006178c"><!--s006178c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">f</span><br/><p>to come to the end of a relationship <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s023695b"><!--s023695b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><a name="s006179c"><!--s006179c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to arrive or end up in a specified place or state.</p></div><a name="s006180c"><!--s006180c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to end a competition, etc in a specified place or order.</p></div></div><a name="s023696b"><!--s023696b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>to complete a manoeuvre in football by scoring.</p></div><a name="s023697b"><!--s023697b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>said of a farm animal: to become suitably fat for marketing ✱ <span class="bodyb">finish with</span> to have no further need of (something one has been using).</p></div><a name="s023698b"><!--s023698b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>to deal fully with (a person).</p></div><a name="s023699b"><!--s023699b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><p>to break off relations with (a person, group, etc) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I've finished with the Greens</p> <p><i></i></p><p>finish with one's boyfriend</p> <p><span class="bodyb">finisher</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">finisshen</span> via French <span class="bodyi">finir</span> to finish, from Latin <span class="bodyi">finire</span>, from <span class="bodyi">finis</span> end].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dude</span><small><span class="eSynop">/d(y)oohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018559a"><!--s018559a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019616b"><!--s019616b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a man </p><p><i></i></p><p>He's a real cool dude</p>.</div><a name="s019617b"><!--s019617b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a man who wears fashionable or flashy clothes.</p></div><a name="s019618b"><!--s019618b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a city-dweller, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one from the eastern USA holidaying on a ranch in the western USA</p><p><span class="bodyb">dudish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dudishly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [perhaps from German dialect <span class="bodyi">Dude</span> fool].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concentrate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkons(ə)ntrayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012283a"><!--s012283a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012750b"><!--s012750b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003329c"><!--s003329c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to focus or direct (one's mind or attention) on or towards a common centre or objective </p><p><i></i></p><p>Depend upon it, Sir, when a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully</p><p> Dr Johnson.</p></div><a name="s003330c"><!--s003330c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to gather (something) into one body, mass, or force </p><p><i></i></p><p>Power was concentrated in a few able hands</p>.</div></div><a name="s012751b"><!--s012751b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (a solution) less dilute.</p></div><a name="s012752b"><!--s012752b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s003331c"><!--s003331c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to make (a solution) less dilute.</p></div><a name="s003332c"><!--s003332c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to express or exhibit (something) in condensed form </p><p><i></i></p><p>The author concentrates his message in the last paragraph</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s012753b"><!--s012753b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + on) to direct one's efforts or attention on a task, etc.</p></div><a name="s012754b"><!--s012754b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to gather or collect.</p></div><a name="s012755b"><!--s012755b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to go towards or meet at a common centre <span class="bodyb">concentrative</span> /-traytiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">concentrator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">concentrer</span> from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">centrum</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/centre1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">centre 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">angler</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002011a"><!--s002011a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who fishes with a line and hook; a fisherman.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">delayering</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹlayəring/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015832a"><!--s015832a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the simplification of the hierarchical structure within an organization by removing some of the intermediate levels of responsibility.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">benthos</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbenthos/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005172a"><!--s005172a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the organisms that live on or at the bottom of bodies of water <span class="bodyb">benthic</span> /ʹbenthik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">benthos</span> depth, deep sea].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gonadotrophin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌgonədohʹtrohfin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025909a"><!--s025909a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a gonadotrophic hormone that acts on or stimulates the gonads, e.g. a follicle-stimulating hormone.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gypsy skirt</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026968a"><!--s026968a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a medium-length or long loose-fitting skirt, often consisting of several layers of material.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">excoriate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹskawriayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020852a"><!--s020852a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021865b"><!--s021865b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005569c"><!--s005569c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to wear away the skin of (somebody or something).</p></div><a name="s005570c"><!--s005570c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to abrade or wear away (skin, etc).</p></div></div><a name="s021866b"><!--s021866b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to censure (somebody) scathingly <span class="bodyb">excoriation</span> /-ʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">excoriaten</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">excoriatus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">excoriare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">corium</span> skin, hide].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cant.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008733a"><!--s008733a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Canticles (book of the Bible).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gas mask</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024869a"><!--s024869a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mask connected to a chemical air filter and used as a protection against noxious fumes or gases.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fountain<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfowntən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023802a"><!--s023802a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025592b"><!--s025592b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an artificially produced jet of water, or the structure providing this.</p></div><a name="s025593b"><!--s025593b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>anything that streams out like a fountain </p><p><i></i></p><p>A film is a petrified fountain of thought</p><p> Jean Cocteau.</p></div><a name="s025594b"><!--s025594b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a spring of water issuing from the ground.</p></div><a name="s025595b"><!--s025595b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a source.</p></div><a name="s025596b"><!--s025596b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a reservoir containing a supply of liquid, e.g. in a lamp or printing press [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">fontaine</span>, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">fontanus</span> of a spring, from <span class="bodyi">font-, fons</span> fountain].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">finish<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022339a"><!--s022339a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023700b"><!--s023700b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006181c"><!--s006181c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the end or final stage of something; the end.</p></div><a name="s006182c"><!--s006182c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the end of a race or the place designated for this.</p></div></div><a name="s023701b"><!--s023701b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006183c"><!--s006183c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the final treatment or coating of a surface, or a material such as varnish used for this.</p></div><a name="s006184c"><!--s006184c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the texture or appearance of a surface, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> after a coating has been applied.</p></div><a name="s006185c"><!--s006185c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the relative neatness of workmanship on a finished product.</p></div><a name="s006186c"><!--s006186c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>polish or refinement ✱ <span class="bodyb">fight to the finish</span> a struggle that ends with the death or total defeat of one of the contestants.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dude ranch</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018560a"><!--s018560a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an American cattle ranch in the western USA converted into a holiday centre, offering activities such as camping and riding.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concentrate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012284a"><!--s012284a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something in concentrated form, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> food.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bentonite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbentəniet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005173a"><!--s005173a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an absorbent clay used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to give bulk to paper, drugs, etc [named after Fort <span class="bodyi">Benton</span>, Montana, USA, where it is found].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">excrement</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹekskrəmənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020853a"><!--s020853a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>faeces or other waste matter discharged from the body <span class="bodyb">excremental</span> /-ʹmentl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">excrementitious</span> /-ʹtishəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">excrementum</span> from <span class="bodyi">excernere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/excrete/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">excrete</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anglerfish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> anglerfishes <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> anglerfish)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002012a"><!--s002012a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a marine fish with a large flat head and wide mouth with a lure on the head that is used to attract smaller fishes as prey: <span class="bodyi">Lophius piscatorius</span> and others.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dele<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdeeli/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (deles, deled, deleing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015833a"><!--s015833a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in printing, to delete (e.g. a character) from typeset matter [Latin <span class="bodyi">dele</span>, imperative sing. of <span class="bodyi">delēre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/delete/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">delete</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gas meter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024870a"><!--s024870a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a device for measuring and recording the amount of gas used by a domestic customer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gypsy top</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026969a"><!--s026969a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a loose-fitting collarless embroidered blouse.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gonadotropic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌgonədohʹtropik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025910a"><!--s025910a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gonadotrophic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gonadotrophic</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fountain<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023803a"><!--s023803a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to flow or spout like or in a fountain.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cant<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kant/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008734a"><!--s008734a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009095b"><!--s009095b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the insincere or hypocritical expression of platitudes or sentiments, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> those suggesting piety.</p></div><a name="s009096b"><!--s009096b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the jargon of a specific group of people; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> the slang used by thieves, beggars, etc.</p></div><a name="s009097b"><!--s009097b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>set or stock phrases </p><p><i></i></p><p>I won't be called names … as wife, spouse, my dear, joy, jewel, love, sweetheart, and the rest of that nauseous cant, in which men and their wives are so fulsomely familiar</p><p> Congreve.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">finisher</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022340a"><!--s022340a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023702b"><!--s023702b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person or horse that completes a race </p><p><i></i></p><p>only five finishers out of a field of fifteen</p>.</div><a name="s023703b"><!--s023703b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person or machine that does one of the last tasks on a manufactured product.</p></div><a name="s023704b"><!--s023704b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in football, a team member expert at scoring once a goal has been set up by other members.</p></div><a name="s023705b"><!--s023705b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often used before a noun</span>) an animal that is being fattened for slaughter </p><p><i></i></p><p>finisher cattle</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dudgeon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdujən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018561a"><!--s018561a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> great resentment ✱ <span class="bodyb">in high dudgeon</span> in a fit or state of great indignation, resentment, or anger [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concentration</span><small><span class="eSynop">/konsənʹtraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012285a"><!--s012285a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012756b"><!--s012756b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>direction of attention to a single object, activity, etc.</p></div><a name="s012757b"><!--s012757b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a concentrated mass or thing.</p></div><a name="s012758b"><!--s012758b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the relative amount of a substance in a mixture or a solution.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bentwood</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005174a"><!--s005174a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>wood that is steamed and bent into shape for use in furniture </p><p><i></i></p><p>a bentwood chair</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Anglican<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹangglikən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002013a"><!--s002013a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>belonging or relating to the established episcopal Church of England and Churches of similar faith in communion with it</p><p><span class="bodyb">Anglicanism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">anglicanus</span> from <span class="bodyi">anglicus</span> English, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">Angli</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/angle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Angle</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">excrescence</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹskres(ə)ns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020854a"><!--s020854a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021867b"><!--s021867b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an excessive or abnormal outgrowth or enlargement.</p></div><a name="s021868b"><!--s021868b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> an ugly or undesirable thing </p><p><i></i></p><p>That new building is an excrescence</p> <p><span class="bodyb">excrescent</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">excrescentia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">excrescent-, excrescens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">excrescere</span> to grow out, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">crescere</span> to grow].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gyrate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jieʹrayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026971a"><!--s026971a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028848b"><!--s028848b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to move or cause to revolve or move with a circular or spiral motion </p><p><i></i></p><p>The stripper gyrated slowly upon the tiny square of painted hardboard at the end of the bar</p><p> Len Deighton.</p></div><a name="s028849b"><!--s028849b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to dance wildly or erotically <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s028850b"><!--s028850b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to revolve or move with a circular or spiral motion <span class="bodyb">gyration</span> /jieʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">gyrational</span> /jieʹraysh(ə)nəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">gyrator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">gyratory</span> /ʹjierət(ə)ri, jieʹrayt(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">finishing line</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022341a"><!--s022341a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">esp</span> in athletics, the tape or line marking the end of the course.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cant<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008735a"><!--s008735a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> to speak in cant or jargon [prob from early French <span class="bodyi">canter</span> to tell, literally ‘to sing’, from Latin <span class="bodyi">cantare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chant1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chant 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">due<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dyooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018562a"><!--s018562a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019619b"><!--s019619b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005018c"><!--s005018c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>owed or owing as a debt.</p></div><a name="s005019c"><!--s005019c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>payable </p><p><i></i></p><p>The balance is now due</p>.</div></div><a name="s019620b"><!--s019620b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005020c"><!--s005020c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>owed or owing as a natural or moral right </p><p><i></i></p><p>his due reward</p>.</div><a name="s005021c"><!--s005021c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>proper or appropriate </p><p><i></i></p><p>after due consideration</p>.</div><a name="s005022c"><!--s005022c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>regular or lawful </p><p><i></i></p><p>due process of law</p>.</div></div><a name="s019621b"><!--s019621b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>required or expected in the prearranged or normal course of events </p><p><i></i></p><p>due to arrive at any time</p>.</div><a name="s019622b"><!--s019622b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s005023c"><!--s005023c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>capable of satisfying a need, obligation, or duty.</p></div><a name="s005024c"><!--s005024c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>regular or lawful </p><p><i></i></p><p>due proof of loss</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">due to</span> ascribable to (somebody or something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>This advance is partly due to a few men of genius</p><p> A N Whitehead.</p></div></div><a name="s019623b"><!--s019623b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>because of (something or somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The flight was delayed due to fog</p> <a name="sb000000156"><!--sb000000156--></a><p>✱ <span class="bodyb">in due course</span> after a normal passage of time; in the expected or allocated time [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">deu</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">devoir</span> to owe, from Latin <span class="bodyi">debēre</span>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">due to</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">owing to</span>? The traditional rule of thumb regarding the use of these two phrases is that <span class="bodyi">owing to</span> <span class="bodyi">Owing to</span> means and can be replaced in a sentence by ‘because of’ and, while <span class="bodyi">due to</span> means and is replaceable by ‘caused by’: <span class="bodyi">Owing to circumstances beyond our control, the departure of the train has had to be delayed</span>; <span class="bodyi">The delay is due to circumstances beyond our control</span>. The basis for this rule is said to be that <span class="bodyi">due</span> <span class="bodyi">Due</span> is an adjective and should ought either to be attached to a noun (<span class="bodyi">a mistake due to ignorance</span>) or to follow the a verb such as <span class="bodyi">to be</span> or <span class="bodyi">to seem</span>: <span class="bodyi">Her mistakes were mainly due to inexperience</span>. <span class="bodyi">Owing to</span>, on the other hand, is said to be a compound preposition that can introduce an adverbial phrase: <span class="bodyi">cancelled owing to rain</span>; <span class="bodyi">Owing to an earlier engagement, I reluctantly had to turn down the invitation</span>. Most modern authorities recommend that the rule should be remembered, while acknowledging that its grammatical basis is shaky (there is no reason why <span class="bodyi">due to</span> should not be seen as a compound preposition if <span class="bodyi">owing to</span> is one) and that <span class="bodyi">due to</span> is so frequently used in the sense of <span class="bodyi">because of</span> that many modern dictionaries show it with that sense.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dele<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015834a"><!--s015834a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several proofreading marks used to indicate a deletion from a text.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gonadotropin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gonədohʹtrohpin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025911a"><!--s025911a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gonadotrophin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gonadotrophin</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">benumb</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹnum/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005175a"><!--s005175a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make (a person or body part) inactive or numb </p><p><i></i></p><p>benumbed with fear</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">benomen, benome</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">benimen</span> to deprive, from Old English <span class="bodyi">beniman</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/be/3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">be-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">niman</span> to take].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concentration camp</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012286a"><!--s012286a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a camp where political prisoners, refugees, etc are confined; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> any of the Nazi camps for the internment or mass execution of prisoners during World War II.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gasoline <span class="bodyi">or</span> gasolene</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gasəʹleen, ʹgasəleen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024871a"><!--s024871a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> petrol [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gas1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gas 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ol1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ol 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ine1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ine 1</span></span></a> or <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ene/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ene</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fountainhead</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023804a"><!--s023804a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025597b"><!--s025597b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a spring that is the source of a stream.</p></div><a name="s025598b"><!--s025598b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a principal source.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Anglican<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002014a"><!--s002014a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of the Anglican Church.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">excreta</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹskreetə/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020855a"><!--s020855a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) excrement</p><p><span class="bodyb">excretal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin, neuter pl of <span class="bodyi">excretus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/excrete/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">excrete</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gyratory<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/jieʹrayt(ə)ri, ʹjierət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026972a"><!--s026972a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>moving with a circular or spiral motion.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">due<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018563a"><!--s018563a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019624b"><!--s019624b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something due or owed.</p></div><a name="s019625b"><!--s019625b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that rightfully belongs to somebody.</p></div><a name="s019626b"><!--s019626b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) fees; charges ✱ <span class="bodyb">give somebody their due</span> to give somebody the credit they deserve.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cant<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008736a"><!--s008736a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009098b"><!--s009098b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an oblique or slanting surface.</p></div><a name="s009099b"><!--s009099b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an inclination from a given line; a slope.</p></div><a name="s009100b"><!--s009100b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002178c"><!--s002178c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an oblique or slanting surface.</p></div><a name="s002179c"><!--s002179c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an inclination from a given line; a slope.</p></div></div><a name="s009101b"><!--s009101b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s002180c"><!--s002180c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a sudden thrust that produces some displacement.</p></div><a name="s002181c"><!--s002181c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the displacement so caused [Middle English, prob from early Dutch <span class="bodyi">cant</span> edge, corner, via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">canthus, cantus</span> iron tyre, perhaps of Celtic origin].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gondola</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgondələ/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025912a"><!--s025912a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027636b"><!--s027636b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a long narrow flat-bottomed boat used on the canals of Venice.</p></div><a name="s027637b"><!--s027637b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007260c"><!--s007260c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an enclosure suspended from a balloon for carrying passengers or instruments.</p></div><a name="s007261c"><!--s007261c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a cabin suspended from a cable and used for transporting passengers, e.g. up a ski slope.</p></div></div><a name="s027638b"><!--s027638b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a fixture approachable from all sides used in self-service retail shops to display merchandise.</p></div><a name="s027639b"><!--s027639b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> an open railway goods wagon with a flat bottom and fixed sides [Italian <span class="bodyi">gondola</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">gondula</span>, dimin. of (assumed) vulgar Latin <span class="bodyi">condua</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">delectable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹlektəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015835a"><!--s015835a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016396b"><!--s016396b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>highly pleasing; delightful.</p></div><a name="s016397b"><!--s016397b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of food: delicious <span class="bodyb">delectability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">delectableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">delectably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">delectabilis</span>,from <span class="bodyi">delectare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/delight1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">delight 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fountain pen</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023805a"><!--s023805a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pen with a reservoir or cartridge that automatically feeds the nib with ink </p><p><i></i></p><p>the small agitated figures … decorated with fountain pens, and burdened with despatch boxes</p><p> Virginia Woolf.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">finishing post</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022342a"><!--s022342a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">esp</span> in horse racing, the post marking the end of the course.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gasometer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gaʹsomitə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024872a"><!--s024872a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large cylindrical storage container for gas.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concentre</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">concenter</span>) /kənʹsentə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012287a"><!--s012287a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to collect (something) at or come to a common centre [early French <span class="bodyi">concentrer</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Benzedrine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbenzədrin, -dreen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005176a"><!--s005176a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a type of amphetamine [blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/benzoic_acid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">benzoic acid</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ephedrine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ephedrine</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gyratory<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gyratories) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026973a"><!--s026973a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a traffic-flow system involving the circular movement of traffic.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anglicise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹangglisiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002015a"><!--s002015a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anglicize_or_anglicise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anglicize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">excrete</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹskreet/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020856a"><!--s020856a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to separate and discharge (waste) from the body or from living tissue</p><p><span class="bodyb">excreter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">excretion</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">excretive</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">excretory</span> /-t(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">excretus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">excernere</span> to sift out, discharge, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">cernere</span> to sift].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">due<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018564a"><!--s018564a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used before points of the compass: directly or exactly </p><p><i></i></p><p>due north</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cant<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008737a"><!--s008737a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009102b"><!--s009102b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to be or cause (something) to be at an angle; to tilt or slope.</p></div><a name="s009103b"><!--s009103b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to set (something) at an angle.</p></div><a name="s009104b"><!--s009104b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to give an oblique edge to (something); to bevel.</p></div><a name="s009105b"><!--s009105b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to tip or overturn (something) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s009106b"><!--s009106b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to slope.</p></div><a name="s009107b"><!--s009107b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to pitch to one side; to lean.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gondolier</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gondəʹliə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025913a"><!--s025913a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who propels a gondola [via French from Italian <span class="bodyi">gondoliere</span> from <span class="bodyi">gondola</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gondola/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gondola</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">delectation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/delekʹtaysh(ə)n, dee-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015836a"><!--s015836a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> delight or enjoyment [Middle English <span class="bodyi">delectacioun</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">delectation-, delectatio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">delectare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/delight1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">delight 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">finishing school</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022343a"><!--s022343a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a private school, usu for girls of school-leaving age, that trains its students in social refinement.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gasp<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/gahsp/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024873a"><!--s024873a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026621b"><!--s026621b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to catch the breath suddenly and audibly, e.g. with shock.</p></div><a name="s026622b"><!--s026622b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to breathe laboriously.</p></div><a name="s026623b"><!--s026623b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ for) to crave </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was gasping for a glass of water</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s026624b"><!--s026624b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(+ out) to utter (words) with gasps </p><p><i></i></p><p>He gasped out his message</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">gaspen</span> from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">geispa</span> to yawn].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concentric</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹsentrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012288a"><!--s012288a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of shapes: having a common centre </p><p><i></i></p><p>concentric circles</p> <p><span class="bodyb">concentrically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">concentricity</span> /konsenʹtrisiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">concentricus</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">centrum</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/centre1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">centre 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Anglicism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹangglisiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002016a"><!--s002016a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001984b"><!--s001984b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a characteristic feature of English occurring in another language.</p></div><a name="s001985b"><!--s001985b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>adherence or attachment to England, English culture, etc.</p></div><a name="s001986b"><!--s001986b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the fact or quality of being English, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> typically so [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">anglicus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anglican1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Anglican 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">four</span><small><span class="eSynop">/faw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023806a"><!--s023806a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025599b"><!--s025599b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the number 4, or the quantity represented by it.</p></div><a name="s025600b"><!--s025600b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something having four parts or members, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a four-person racing boat or its crew.</p></div><a name="s025601b"><!--s025601b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006782c"><!--s006782c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the age of 4 years.</p></div><a name="s006783c"><!--s006783c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the hour four hours after midday or midnight.</p></div></div><a name="s025602b"><!--s025602b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a shot in cricket that crosses the boundary after having hit the ground and so scores four runs: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/six/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">six</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">four</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fourfold</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">fēower</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">excruciate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹskroohshiayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020857a"><!--s020857a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to torment (somebody) [Latin <span class="bodyi">excruciatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">excruciare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">cruciare</span> to crucify, from <span class="bodyi">cruc-</span>, <span class="bodyi">crux</span> cross].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duel<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdyooh·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018565a"><!--s018565a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019627b"><!--s019627b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a formal combat with weapons fought between two people in the presence of witnesses in order to settle a quarrel or point of honour.</p></div><a name="s019628b"><!--s019628b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a conflict or contest between usu evenly matched people, ideas, or forces [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">duellum</span>, from Old Latin, war].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gyre<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/jieə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026974a"><!--s026974a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> to move with a swirling or rotating motion; to gyrate [Middle English <span class="bodyi">giren</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">gyrare</span>, from <span class="bodyi">gyrus</span> circle, from Greek <span class="bodyi">gyros</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">benzene</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbenzeen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005177a"><!--s005177a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an inflammable poisonous liquid hydrocarbon found in petroleum and used in the synthesis of organic chemical compounds and as a solvent: formula C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>6</sub> <span class="bodyb">benzenoid</span> /ʹbenzənoyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/benzoic_acid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">benzoic acid</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ene/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ene</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cantab.</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkantab/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008739a"><!--s008739a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used with academic awards: of Cambridge </p><p><i></i></p><p>MA Cantab.</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">Cantabrigiensis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Cantabrigia</span> Cambridge].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gone<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/gon/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025914a"><!--s025914a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/go1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">go 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">delegacy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdeligəsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> delegacies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015837a"><!--s015837a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016398b"><!--s016398b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004126c"><!--s004126c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act of delegating.</p></div><a name="s004127c"><!--s004127c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an appointment as delegate.</p></div></div><a name="s016399b"><!--s016399b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a body of delegates; a board.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concept</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonsept/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012289a"><!--s012289a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012759b"><!--s012759b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something conceived in the mind; a thought or notion.</p></div><a name="s012760b"><!--s012760b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a generic idea abstracted from particular instances.</p></div><a name="s012761b"><!--s012761b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) developed to test or implement new ideas </p><p><i></i></p><p>a concept car</p> <p><span class="bodyb">conceptual</span> /kənʹseptyooəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">conceptually</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">conceptum</span>, neuter past part. of <span class="bodyi">concipere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/conceive/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">conceive</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Anglicist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹangglisist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002017a"><!--s002017a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a specialist in English language, literature, or culture, usu somebody who is not a native speaker of English.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gasp<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024874a"><!--s024874a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an audible catching of the breath.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">four-by-four <span class="bodyi">or</span> 4x4</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023807a"><!--s023807a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a motor vehicle equipped with a transmission system that sends power directly to all four wheels.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">finishing touch</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022344a"><!--s022344a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) something done or added as a last detail to enhance the presentation of a piece of work, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>Carrie was putting the finishing touches to her toilet</p><p> Theodore Dreiser.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">benzene ring</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005178a"><!--s005178a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the structural arrangement of six carbon atoms that exists in the molecules of benzene and in other organic chemical compounds derived from it.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gyre<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026975a"><!--s026975a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> a swirling or rotating motion</p><p><span class="bodyb">gyral</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">excruciating</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹskroohshiayting/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020858a"><!--s020858a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021869b"><!--s021869b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>causing great pain or anguish; agonizing or tormenting </p><p><i></i></p><p>A neophyte taking a skiing holiday used to spend the first week in excruciating, character-forming exercises</p><p> Economist.</p></div><a name="s021870b"><!--s021870b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>very intense; extreme </p><p><i></i></p><p>an excruciating heat</p>.</div><a name="s021871b"><!--s021871b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>very bad, irritating, or tedious </p><p><i></i></p><p>jokes that can be excruciating</p> <p><span class="bodyb">excruciatingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cantabile</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kanʹtahbili, -lay/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008740a"><!--s008740a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a piece of music: to be performed in a singing manner</p><p><span class="bodyb">cantabile</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Italian <span class="bodyi">cantabile</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">cantabilis</span> worthy to be sung, from Latin <span class="bodyi">cantare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chant1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chant 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duel<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (duelled, duelling, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> dueled) (dueling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018566a"><!--s018566a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to fight a duel</p><p><span class="bodyb">dueller</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">duellist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gone<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025915a"><!--s025915a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027640b"><!--s027640b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007262c"><!--s007262c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>past; ended.</p></div><a name="s007263c"><!--s007263c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>lost; ruined.</p></div><a name="s007264c"><!--s007264c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>used up.</p></div></div><a name="s027641b"><!--s027641b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>intoxicated with drugs, alcohol, etc.</p></div><a name="s027642b"><!--s027642b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s007265c"><!--s007265c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>involved; absorbed.</p></div><a name="s007266c"><!--s007266c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>intoxicated with drugs, alcohol, etc.</p></div><a name="s007267c"><!--s007267c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + on) infatuated (with somebody).</p></div></div><a name="s027643b"><!--s027643b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>pregnant by a specified length of time </p><p><i></i></p><p>six months gone</p>.</div><a name="s027644b"><!--s027644b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">euphem</span> dead.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">delegate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdeligət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015838a"><!--s015838a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016400b"><!--s016400b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person delegated to represent or act for somebody else, e.g. a representative of a state or organization at a conference.</p></div><a name="s016401b"><!--s016401b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a representative of a territory of the USA in the House of Representatives [Middle English <span class="bodyi">delegat</span> via late Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">delegatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">delegare</span> to send on a mission, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">legare</span> to send].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conception</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹsepsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012290a"><!--s012290a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012762b"><!--s012762b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>conceiving or being conceived; the beginning of pregnancy.</p></div><a name="s012763b"><!--s012763b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a general idea; a concept </p><p><i></i></p><p>He has no conception of what it is like to be short of money</p>.</div><a name="s012764b"><!--s012764b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the originating of something in the mind </p><p><i></i></p><p>the conception of a plan</p> <p><span class="bodyb">conceptional</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">conceptive</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">concepcioun</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">conception-</span>, <span class="bodyi">conceptio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">concipere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/conceive/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">conceive</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exculpate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹekskulpayt, ikʹskulpayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020859a"><!--s020859a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to clear (somebody) from alleged fault, blame, or guilt <span class="bodyb">exculpation</span> /ekskulʹpaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">exculpatory</span> /ikʹskulpət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">exculpatus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">exculpare</span>,from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">culpa</span> blame].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">four-dimensional</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023808a"><!--s023808a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or denoting something that has or exists in four dimensions, usu length, breadth, and depth, plus time or a fourth spatial dimension.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">benzine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbenzeen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005179a"><!--s005179a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various volatile inflammable petroleum distillates used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a solvents or motor fuels [German <span class="bodyi">Benzin</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/benzoin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">benzoin</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ine2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ine 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anglicize <span class="bodyi">or</span> anglicise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹangglisiez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002018a"><!--s002018a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001987b"><!--s001987b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Anglicize</span>) to make (somebody or something) English in tastes or characteristics.</p></div><a name="s001988b"><!--s001988b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to adapt (a foreign word or phrase) to English usage <span class="bodyb">anglicization</span> /-sieʹzaysh(ə)n, -siʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">finite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfieniet/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022345a"><!--s022345a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023706b"><!--s023706b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having definite or definable limits </p><p><i></i></p><p>a finite number of possibilities</p>.</div><a name="s023707b"><!--s023707b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>subject to limitations, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> those imposed by the laws of nature </p><p><i></i></p><p>finite beings</p>.</div><a name="s023708b"><!--s023708b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>completely determinable in theory or in fact by counting, measurement, or thought </p><p><i></i></p><p>a finite distance</p> <p><i></i></p><p>the finite velocity of light</p>.</div><a name="s023709b"><!--s023709b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>neither infinite nor infinitesimal.</p></div><a name="s023710b"><!--s023710b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>said of a verb form: showing distinction of grammatical person and number, and tense, as distinct from the base form</p><p><span class="bodyb">finite</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">finitely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">finiteness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">finitude</span> /ʹfinityoohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">finitus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">finire</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/finish1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">finish 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">delegate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdeligayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015839a"><!--s015839a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016402b"><!--s016402b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to entrust (e.g. a duty or responsibility) to another.</p></div><a name="s016403b"><!--s016403b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to appoint (somebody) as one's representative <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s016404b"><!--s016404b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to assign responsibility or authority to other people.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gyrfalcon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjuhfawlkən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026976a"><!--s026976a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large and powerful Arctic falcon: <span class="bodyi">Falco rusticolus</span></p><p>Middle English <span class="bodyi">gerfaucun</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">girfaucon</span>, of Germanic origin. The current spelling arose in the 19th cent. from the mistaken belief that the first syllable came from Latin <span class="bodyi">gyrare</span> to gyrate; its real meaning is not known</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duenna</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dyoohʹenə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018567a"><!--s018567a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an older woman serving as governess, companion, or chaperon to the younger ladies in a Spanish or Portuguese family [Spanish <span class="bodyi">dueña</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">domina</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/do%C3%B1a/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Doña</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cantabrigian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kantəʹbriji·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008741a"><!--s008741a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009108b"><!--s009108b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a student or graduate of Cambridge University.</p></div><a name="s009109b"><!--s009109b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Cambridge</p><p><span class="bodyb">Cantabrigian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">Cantabrigia</span> Cambridge].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gone<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025916a"><!--s025916a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> later or older than; turned </p><p><i></i></p><p>It's gone three o'clock</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gasper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024875a"><!--s024875a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal, dated</span> a cigarette.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conceptual art</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012291a"><!--s012291a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an artistic genre in which the concept that the artist wishes to convey is considered more important than the form or composition of the work of art by which it is conveyed, and in which a mere statement of the concept itself may sometimes serve as the artwork</p><p><span class="bodyb">conceptual artist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">excursion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹskuhsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020860a"><!--s020860a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021872b"><!--s021872b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a short pleasure trip, e.g. for sightseeing.</p></div><a name="s021873b"><!--s021873b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) of or offered at a reduced rate for such a trip </p><p><i></i></p><p>an excursion ticket</p>.</div><a name="s021874b"><!--s021874b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005571c"><!--s005571c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a short pleasure trip, e.g. for sightseeing.</p></div><a name="s005572c"><!--s005572c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) of or offered at a reduced rate for such a trip </p><p><i></i></p><p>an excursion ticket</p>.</div></div><a name="s021875b"><!--s021875b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a deviation from a direct, definite, or proper course; a digression.</p></div><a name="s021876b"><!--s021876b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">technical</span> a movement outward and back or from a mean position or axis, or the distance so travelled</p><p><span class="bodyb">excursionist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">excursion-, excursio</span>,from <span class="bodyi">excurrere</span> to run out, extend, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">currere</span> to run].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gyro</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjie·(ə)roh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gyros) <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026977a"><!--s026977a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028851b"><!--s028851b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a gyroscope.</p></div><a name="s028852b"><!--s028852b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a gyrocompass.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">four-eyes</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> four-eyes)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023809a"><!--s023809a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal, derog</span> a person who wears glasses</p><p><span class="bodyb">four-eyed</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">benzodiazepine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌbenzohdieʹayzipin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005180a"><!--s005180a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several chemically related synthetic drugs, e.g. diazepam, chlordiazepoxide, and nitrazepam, widely used as tranquillizers, sedatives, and hypnotics [from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/benzoin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">benzoin</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/di_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">di- 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/az_or_azo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">az-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epoxide/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epoxide</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ine2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ine 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">finitism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfienietiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022346a"><!--s022346a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in philosophy and mathematics, the tenet that nothing can be infinite</p><p><span class="bodyb">finitist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">delegation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deliʹgaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015840a"><!--s015840a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016405b"><!--s016405b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a group of people chosen to represent others.</p></div><a name="s016406b"><!--s016406b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act of delegating or the process of being delegated.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goner</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025917a"><!--s025917a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027645b"><!--s027645b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a hopeless or irretrievable person or thing.</p></div><a name="s027646b"><!--s027646b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody or something whose case or state is hopeless or lost.</p></div><a name="s027647b"><!--s027647b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a dead person.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gas-permeable</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024876a"><!--s024876a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a contact lens: allowing oxygen to reach the surface of the eye.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">angling</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanggling/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002019a"><!--s002019a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the sport or activity of fishing with hook and line.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cantal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/konʹtahl (<span class="bodyi">French</span> kãtal)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008742a"><!--s008742a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hard strong-flavoured French cheese similar to Cheddar [named after <span class="bodyi">Cantal</span>, department in S France where it is made].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conceptualise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹseptyooəliez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012292a"><!--s012292a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/conceptualize_or_conceptualise_or_ise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">conceptualize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">excursive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹskuhsiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020861a"><!--s020861a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> digressive</p><p><span class="bodyb">excursively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">excursiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">due process</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018568a"><!--s018568a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">due process of law</span>) a course of legal proceedings carried out in accordance with established rules and principles.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gyro-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026978a"><!--s026978a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gyr_or_gyro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gyr-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">benzoic acid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/benʹzohik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005181a"><!--s005181a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an organic acid used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a food preservative, in medicine, and in organic synthesis: formula C<sub>7</sub>H<sub>6</sub>O<sub>2</sub> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/benzoin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">benzoin</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/acid2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">acid 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">four-flush<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023810a"><!--s023810a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a poker hand of four cards of the same suit and one card of a different suit. It has little intrinsic value, but can be useful in bluffing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gonfalon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgonfələn/ gonfanon /-nən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025918a"><!--s025918a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a flag or banner that hangs from a crosspiece or frame [Italian <span class="bodyi">gonfalone</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">gonfanon, gonfalon</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">finito</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fiʹneetoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022347a"><!--s022347a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> completely finished; all over </p><p><i></i></p><p>We've broken up again and this time it's finito</p> <p>[Italian <span class="bodyi">finito</span> finished, from <span class="bodyi">finire</span> to finish, from Latin: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/finish1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">finish 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conceptualism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹseptyooəliz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012293a"><!--s012293a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in philosophy, a theory asserting that classes and universals exist only as mental concepts</p><p><span class="bodyb">conceptualist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">delegitimize <span class="bodyi">or</span> delegitimise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeliʹjitimiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015841a"><!--s015841a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to take away the legal status, civil rights, or legitimacy of a person, group, etc <span class="bodyb">delegitimization</span> /-mieʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">excursus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ekʹskuhsəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> excursus excursuses)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020862a"><!--s020862a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an appendix or digression that contains further discussion of some point or topic [Latin <span class="bodyi">excursus</span> digression, past part. of <span class="bodyi">excurrere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/excursion/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">excursion</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cantaloupe <span class="bodyi">or</span> cantaloup</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkantəloohp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008743a"><!--s008743a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/muskmelon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">muskmelon</span></span></a> (type of cultivated melon) with a hard ridged rind and orange flesh [named after <span class="bodyi">Cantalupo</span>, former papal villa near Rome, Italy, the first place in Europe where it was grown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dyoohʹet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018569a"><!--s018569a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019629b"><!--s019629b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a composition for two performers.</p></div><a name="s019630b"><!--s019630b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a performance by two musicians, singers, dancers, etc</p><p><span class="bodyb">duettist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Italian <span class="bodyi">duetto</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">duo</span> two musicians, from Latin <span class="bodyi">duo</span> two].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Anglo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002021a"><!--s002021a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s001989b"><!--s001989b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>English or British nation, people, or culture </p><p><i></i></p><p>Anglophobia</p>.</div><a name="s001990b"><!--s001990b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>English or British and </p><p><i></i></p><p>Anglo-American</p> [Latin <span class="bodyi">Anglo</span>, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">Angli</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/angle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Angle</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gas plant</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024877a"><!--s024877a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Eurasian plant with showy white flowers and leaves that give off a flammable vapour: <span class="bodyi">Dictamnus albus</span>. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/burning_bush/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">burning bush</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dittany/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dittany</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fraxinella/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fraxinella</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gyrocompass</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026979a"><!--s026979a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a compass in which the horizontal axis of a constantly spinning gyroscope always points to true north.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">benzoin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbenzoh·in, ʹbenzoyn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005182a"><!--s005182a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005321b"><!--s005321b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a hard fragrant yellowish balsamic resin used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in medicines.</p></div><a name="s005322b"><!--s005322b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of various trees found in SE Asia that yield this resin [early French <span class="bodyi">benjoin</span> via Old Catalan <span class="bodyi">benjuí</span> from Arabic <span class="bodyi">lubān jāwi</span>, literally ‘frankincense of Java’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">four-flush<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023811a"><!--s023811a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025603b"><!--s025603b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to use a poor poker hand, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a four-flush, to bluff.</p></div><a name="s025604b"><!--s025604b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> to act in a blatantly misleading way</p><p><span class="bodyb">four-flusher</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conceptualize <span class="bodyi">or</span> conceptualise <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012294a"><!--s012294a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to form a concept of (something) <span class="bodyb">conceptualization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gong<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/gong/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025919a"><!--s025919a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027648b"><!--s027648b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a disc-shaped percussion instrument that produces a resounding tone when struck, usu with a padded hammer.</p></div><a name="s027649b"><!--s027649b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a flat saucer-shaped bell.</p></div><a name="s027650b"><!--s027650b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a medal or decoration [Malay and Javanese <span class="bodyi">gong</span>, of imitative origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">excuse<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹskyoohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020863a"><!--s020863a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021877b"><!--s021877b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005573c"><!--s005573c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to forgive (somebody) entirely.</p></div><a name="s005574c"><!--s005574c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to overlook (something) as unimportant </p><p><i></i></p><p>Excuse my ignorance</p>.</div></div><a name="s021878b"><!--s021878b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005575c"><!--s005575c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to seek pardon or make apology for (something).</p></div><a name="s005576c"><!--s005576c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to try to remove blame from (somebody, e.g. oneself).</p></div></div><a name="s021879b"><!--s021879b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to justify or be an acceptable reason for (a wrong).</p></div><a name="s021880b"><!--s021880b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to allow (somebody) to leave.</p></div><a name="s021881b"><!--s021881b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span>(<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>) to free (somebody) from a duty ✱ <span class="bodyb">be excused</span> <span class="bodyi">euphem</span> to go to the toilet ✱ <span class="bodyb">excuse me</span> used to attract somebody's attention, to apologize for an interruption or mistake, or to ask to be allowed to pass ✱ <span class="bodyb">excuse oneself</span> to announce politely that one is leaving</p><p><span class="bodyb">excusable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">excusably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">excusatory</span> /-zət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">excusen</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">excusare</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">causa</span> cause, explanation].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duff<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/duf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018570a"><!--s018570a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a boiled or steamed pudding, often containing dried fruit ✱ <span class="bodyb">up the duff</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit, Aus, informal</span> pregnant [northern English dialect variant of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dough/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dough</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cantankerous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kanʹtangkərəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008744a"><!--s008744a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>ill-natured or quarrelsome</p><p><span class="bodyb">cantankerously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cantankerousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [perhaps irreg from obsolete <span class="bodyi">contack</span> contention].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fink<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fingk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">NAmer, derog</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022348a"><!--s022348a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023711b"><!--s023711b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an informer.</p></div><a name="s023712b"><!--s023712b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a strikebreaker.</p></div><a name="s023713b"><!--s023713b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a general term of abuse for a person one dislikes [perhaps German <span class="bodyi">Fink</span> finch, used as a derogatory term for a student not belonging to any of the student corporations].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Anglo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanggloh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Anglos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002020a"><!--s002020a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a white person whose first language is English, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one living in the USA. The term is often used as a means of distinguishing such a person from those of Latin, Hispanic, or French origin.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gas ring</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024878a"><!--s024878a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a perforated metal ring through which jets of gas issue and over which food is cooked: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ring1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ring<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (3).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">delete</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹleet/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015842a"><!--s015842a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to eliminate (something) <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by crossing out, cutting out, or erasing</p><p><span class="bodyb">deletion</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">deletus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">delēre</span> to wipe out, destroy, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-lēre</span> (related to Latin <span class="bodyi">linere</span> to smear)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gyromagnetic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌjie·ərohmagʹnetik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026980a"><!--s026980a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to the magnetic properties of a rotating electrical particle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">benzol</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbenzol/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005183a"><!--s005183a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>benzene, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when unrefined [German <span class="bodyi">Benzol</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/benzoin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">benzoin</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ol1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ol 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">four-handed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023812a"><!--s023812a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025605b"><!--s025605b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>designed for four hands.</p></div><a name="s025606b"><!--s025606b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>engaged in by four people.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conceptus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹseptəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> conceptuses)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012295a"><!--s012295a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">technical</span> an embryo or fetus [Latin <span class="bodyi">conceptus</span> one conceived, past part. of <span class="bodyi">concipere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/conceive/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">conceive</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gong<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025920a"><!--s025920a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027651b"><!--s027651b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to strike a gong.</p></div><a name="s027652b"><!--s027652b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make the resonant sound of a gong.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Anglo-Catholic</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002022a"><!--s002022a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or denoting a High Church movement in Anglicanism fostering Catholic traditions of belief and forms of worship</p><p><span class="bodyb">Anglo-Catholic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">Anglo-Catholicism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gassy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (gassier, gassiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024879a"><!--s024879a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026625b"><!--s026625b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>full of, containing, or like gas </p><p><i></i></p><p>gassy beer</p>.</div><a name="s026626b"><!--s026626b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> full of boastful or insincere talk</p><p><span class="bodyb">gassiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cantata</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kanʹtahtə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008745a"><!--s008745a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a choral composition, often a musical setting of a religious text, comprising choruses, solos, recitatives, and interludes [via Italian from Latin <span class="bodyi">cantata</span> sung mass, ecclesiastical chant, fem past part. of <span class="bodyi">cantare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chant1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chant 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fink<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022349a"><!--s022349a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023714b"><!--s023714b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(+ on) to inform on somebody.</p></div><a name="s023715b"><!--s023715b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to break a strike.</p></div><a name="s023716b"><!--s023716b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ out) to renege on an undertaking or promise </p><p><i></i></p><p>He said he'd support us, but he finked out</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deleterious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deliʹtiəri·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015843a"><!--s015843a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> harmful or detrimental </p><p><i></i></p><p>a bill to forbid the manufacture, exportation, importation, purchase, sale, borrowing, lending, stealing, drinking, smelling, or possession … of each and every deleterious beverage known to the human race, except water</p><p> Mark Twain</p><p><span class="bodyb">deleteriously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">deleteriousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">dēlētērios</span>,from <span class="bodyi">dēleisthai</span> to hurt].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duff<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018571a"><!--s018571a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> not working; worthless or useless [perhaps back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/duffer1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">duffer 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">excuse<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹskyoohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020864a"><!--s020864a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021882b"><!--s021882b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005577c"><!--s005577c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>something offered as grounds for being excused </p><p><i></i></p><p>She had a good excuse for being late</p>.</div><a name="s005578c"><!--s005578c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a false reason given in explanation of an action etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>It's just an excuse for raising the price</p>.</div></div><a name="s021883b"><!--s021883b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) an expression of regret for failure to do something or <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for one's absence </p><p><i></i></p><p>I phoned Jill to make my excuses for not going to the party</p>.</div><a name="s021884b"><!--s021884b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a very poor example </p><p><i></i></p><p>That was an excuse for a meal</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gyroplane</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026981a"><!--s026981a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an aircraft supported by rapidly rotating horizontal aerofoils.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Four Hundred</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023813a"><!--s023813a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Four Hundred</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">the 400</span>) <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> the exclusive social set of a community [arbitrary smallish number].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bequeath</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹkweeth, biʹkweedh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005184a"><!--s005184a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005323b"><!--s005323b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to give or leave (something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> personal property) by will: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/devise1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">devise 1</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s005324b"><!--s005324b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to transmit (something); to hand down </p><p><i></i></p><p>ideas bequeathed to us by the writers of the 19th century</p> <span class="bodyb">bequeathal</span> /biʹkweedhəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bequethen</span> from Old English <span class="bodyi">becwethan</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/be/3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">be-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">cwethan</span> to say].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concern<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹsuhn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012296a"><!--s012296a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012765b"><!--s012765b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to be about or relate to (something or somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The novel concerns three soldiers</p>.</div><a name="s012766b"><!--s012766b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to involve or have an influence on (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The problem concerns us all</p>.</div><a name="s012767b"><!--s012767b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to be a cause of trouble or distress to (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>His ill health concerns me</p>.</div><a name="s012768b"><!--s012768b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to engage or occupy (oneself) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He concerns himself with trivia</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">as far as somebody or something is concerned</span>.</p></div><a name="s012769b"><!--s012769b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>with regard to somebody or something ✱ <span class="bodyb">to whom it may concern</span> used at the beginning of a letter that is not addressed to anybody in particular [Middle English <span class="bodyi">concernen</span> via French from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">concernere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">cernere</span> to sift].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cant dog</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008746a"><!--s008746a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cant_hook/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cant hook</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goniometer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gohniʹomitə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025921a"><!--s025921a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an instrument for measuring angles <span class="bodyb">goniometric</span> /-ʹmetrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">goniometry</span> /-tri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">goniomètre</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">gōnia</span> angle + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/meter2/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-meter 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gastarbeiter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgastahbietə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Gastarbeiter Gastarbeiters)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024880a"><!--s024880a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a foreign worker, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a German-speaking country [German <span class="bodyi">Gastarbeiter</span> guest worker].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Anglocentric</span><small><span class="eSynop">/angglohʹsentrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002023a"><!--s002023a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>based on or concentrating on England or Britain.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">delft</span><small><span class="eSynop">/delft/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015844a"><!--s015844a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>tin-glazed Dutch earthenware with blue and white or polychrome decoration [named after <span class="bodyi">Delft</span>, town in the Netherlands where it originated].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Finlandisation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌfinləndiezaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022350a"><!--s022350a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/finlandization_or_finlandisation/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Finlandization</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Fourierism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfoori·əriz(ə)m, ʹfooriayiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023814a"><!--s023814a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a system for reorganizing society into cooperative communities</p><p><span class="bodyb">Fourierist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">fouriérisme</span>, named after F M C <span class="bodyi">Fourier</span> d.1837, French social reformer].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gyr- <span class="bodyi">or</span> gyro-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026970a"><!--s026970a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028844b"><!--s028844b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>denoting a circle, spiral, or rotation </p><p><i></i></p><p>gyrate</p>.</div><a name="s028845b"><!--s028845b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>denoting a gyroscope </p><p><i></i></p><p>gyrocompass</p> <p>forming words, denoting:.</p></div><a name="s028846b"><!--s028846b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>ring; circle; spiral; rotation </p><p><i></i></p><p>gyromagnetic</p>.</div><a name="s028847b"><!--s028847b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>gyroscope </p><p><i></i></p><p>gyrocompass</p> <p>[prob from early French via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">gyr-</span>, from <span class="bodyi">gyros</span> circle].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duff<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018572a"><!--s018572a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019631b"><!--s019631b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> in golf, to mishit (a shot) by hitting the ground behind the ball.</p></div><a name="s019632b"><!--s019632b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, informal</span> to steal and change the brands on (cattle) [perhaps back-formations from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/duffer1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">duffer 1</span></span></a> and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/duffer2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">duffer 2</span></span></a> respectively].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bequest</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹkwest/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005185a"><!--s005185a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005325b"><!--s005325b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act of bequeathing.</p></div><a name="s005326b"><!--s005326b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a legacy [Middle English, irreg from <span class="bodyi">bequethen</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bequeath/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bequeath</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concern<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012297a"><!--s012297a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012770b"><!--s012770b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something that relates to or involves one </p><p><i></i></p><p>not our concern</p>.</div><a name="s012771b"><!--s012771b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>anxiety, or a cause of anxiety.</p></div><a name="s012772b"><!--s012772b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a matter for consideration.</p></div><a name="s012773b"><!--s012773b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a marked interest or regard.</p></div><a name="s012774b"><!--s012774b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a business or manufacturing organization or establishment.</p></div><a name="s012775b"><!--s012775b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal, dated</span> a contrivance or thing.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">excuse-me</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹskyoohzmee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020865a"><!--s020865a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a dance during which somebody may ask to dance with another person's partner.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">canteen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kanʹteen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008747a"><!--s008747a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009110b"><!--s009110b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a dining hall, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a school or factory.</p></div><a name="s009111b"><!--s009111b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a shop providing supplies in a camp.</p></div><a name="s009112b"><!--s009112b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a partitioned box for holding cutlery.</p></div><a name="s009113b"><!--s009113b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a small flask used by a soldier, traveller, etc to carry liquid, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> drinking water [French <span class="bodyi">cantine</span> bottle case, sutler's shop, from Italian <span class="bodyi">cantina</span> wine cellar, from <span class="bodyi">canto</span> corner, from Latin <span class="bodyi">canthus</span> iron tyre, perhaps of Celtic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gasteropod</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgast(ə)rəpod/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024881a"><!--s024881a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gastropod/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gastropod</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">delftware</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdelftweə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015845a"><!--s015845a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/delft/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">delft</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gonna</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgonə, ʹgənə/ <i><span class="bodyi">contraction</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025922a"><!--s025922a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> going to </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'm gonna wash that man right out of my hair</p><p> Oscar Hammerstein II.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Anglo-Indian</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002024a"><!--s002024a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001991b"><!--s001991b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a British person who lived for a long time in India, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> during the time when India was part of the British Empire.</p></div><a name="s001992b"><!--s001992b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a Eurasian of mixed British and Indian birth or descent</p><p><span class="bodyb">Anglo-Indian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Finlandise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022351a"><!--s022351a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/finlandize_or_finlandise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Finlandize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Fourier series</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfoori·ə, ʹfooriay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023815a"><!--s023815a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an infinite series in which the terms are constants multiplied by sine or cosine functions, of integer multiples of the variable and which is used in the analysis of periodic functions such as simple harmonic motion [named after Baron J B J <span class="bodyi">Fourier</span> d.1830, French geometrician and physicist, who devised it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duffel bag</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018574a"><!--s018574a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cylindrical canvas bag, closed by a drawstring, used for carrying personal belongings.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gyroscope</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026982a"><!--s026982a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a device containing a wheel that is mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and is free to turn in any direction so that it maintains the same orientation <span class="bodyb">gyroscopic</span> /-ʹskopik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">gyroscopically</span> /-ʹskopikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">gyroscope</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gyro/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gyro-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/scope/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-scope</span></span></a> ; from its original use to illustrate the rotation of the earth].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">canter<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkantə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008748a"><!--s008748a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009114b"><!--s009114b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a three-beat gait of a horse or similar animal that is smoother and slower than a gallop.</p></div><a name="s009115b"><!--s009115b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a ride at this speed ✱ <span class="bodyb">at a canter</span> easily; with little or no effort [short for obsolete <span class="bodyi">canterbury</span>, named after the city of <span class="bodyi">Canterbury</span>, England; from the supposed gait of pilgrims to the shrine of St Thomas à Becket at Canterbury].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concerned</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012298a"><!--s012298a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012776b"><!--s012776b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>anxious.</p></div><a name="s012777b"><!--s012777b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used after a noun</span>) involved </p><p><i></i></p><p>The police arrested the men concerned</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ex-directory</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020866a"><!--s020866a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> intentionally not listed in a telephone directory.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">berate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹrayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005186a"><!--s005186a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to scold or condemn (somebody) vehemently </p><p><i></i></p><p>A thousand times I berated myself for being drawn into such a trap</p> — Edgar Rice Burroughs [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/be/3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">be-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/rate3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">rate 3</span></span></a>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gas thermometer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024882a"><!--s024882a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a device for measuring temperature by determining the volume of a gas at constant pressure or the pressure of a gas at constant volume.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deli</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdeli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> delis)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015846a"><!--s015846a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/delicatessen/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">delicatessen</span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gonococcus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gonohʹkokəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gonococci /-ʹkok(s)ie, -ʹkok(s)ee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025923a"><!--s025923a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the pus-producing bacterium that causes gonorrhoea: <span class="bodyi">Neisseria gonorrhoeae</span></p><p><span class="bodyb">gonococcal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gonorrhoea/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gonorrhoea</span></span></a> and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/coccus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">coccus</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Anglo-Irish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002025a"><!--s002025a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the formerly dominant group of English Protestant settlers in Ireland</p><p><span class="bodyb">Anglo-Irish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Finlandization <span class="bodyi">or</span> Finlandisation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌfinləndieʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022352a"><!--s022352a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the process or outcome of a more powerful nation, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the former Soviet Union, having an influence over a less powerful nation's economic and foreign policies, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an influence that is beneficial to the more powerful nation [translation of German <span class="bodyi">Finnlandisierung</span>, in reference to Finland's relationship with the Soviet Union after 1944].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duffel coat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018575a"><!--s018575a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hooded coat made of duffel that is usu thigh-length or knee-length and fastened with toggles.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gyrostabilizer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026983a"><!--s026983a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a stabilizing device (e.g. for a ship or aeroplane) in which a constantly spinning gyroscope opposes sideways motion.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ex div.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020867a"><!--s020867a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>ex dividend.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">four-in-hand</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023816a"><!--s023816a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025607b"><!--s025607b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a team of four horses driven by one person, or a vehicle drawn by such a team.</p></div><a name="s025608b"><!--s025608b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a necktie tied loosely and with the two ends dangling, a style that was popular at the end of the 19th cent.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concerning</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012299a"><!--s012299a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to (something); with reference to (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'd like some information concerning French classes</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Berber</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbuhbə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005187a"><!--s005187a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005327b"><!--s005327b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a Caucasian people of northern Africa.</p></div><a name="s005328b"><!--s005328b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an Afro-Asiatic language spoken by these people</p><p><span class="bodyb">Berber</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Arabic <span class="bodyi">Barbar</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">barbaros</span> foreign].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">canter<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (cantered, cantering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008749a"><!--s008749a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s009116b"><!--s009116b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to progress or ride at a canter <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s009117b"><!--s009117b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (a horse) to canter.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deliberate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹlib(ə)rət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015847a"><!--s015847a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016407b"><!--s016407b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>characterized by awareness of the nature of the action involved and of its consequences; intentional or wilful.</p></div><a name="s016408b"><!--s016408b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>characterized by or resulting from careful and thorough consideration.</p></div><a name="s016409b"><!--s016409b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>slow or unhurried </p><p><i></i></p><p>He walked with a deliberate step</p> <p><span class="bodyb">deliberately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">deliberateness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">deliberatus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">deliberare</span> to weigh in the mind, ponder, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">libra</span> scale, pound].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gastrectomy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gaʹstrektəmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gastrectomies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024884a"><!--s024884a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>surgical removal of all or part of the stomach [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gastr_or_gastro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gastr-</span></span></a> +<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ectomy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ectomy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gonorrhoea</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">gonorrhea</span>) /gonəʹri·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025924a"><!--s025924a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sexually transmitted disease in which there is inflammation of the mucous membranes of the genital tracts caused by gonococcal bacteria</p><p><span class="bodyb">gonorrhoeal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">gonorrhoia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">gonos</span> semen + <span class="bodyi">-rrhoia</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/rrhoea/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-rrhoea</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Anglomania</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ang·gləʹmaynyə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002026a"><!--s002026a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>excessive fondness for English customs, institutions, etc <span class="bodyb">Anglomaniac</span> /-ʹmayni·ak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Finlandize <span class="bodyi">or</span> Finlandise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022353a"><!--s022353a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a powerful nation, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the former Soviet Union: to cause (a less powerful nation) to cooperate with the powerful nation, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> through economic and foreign policies.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duffel <span class="bodyi">or</span> duffle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdufl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018573a"><!--s018573a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019633b"><!--s019633b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a coarse heavy woollen material with a thick nap.</p></div><a name="s019634b"><!--s019634b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> personal belongings, equipment, etc or supplies, e.g. for camping or sport [Dutch <span class="bodyi">duffel</span>, named after <span class="bodyi">Duffel</span>, town in Belgium where the cloth was made].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gyve</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jiev/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026984a"><!--s026984a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fetter or shackle [Middle English; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ex dividend</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020868a"><!--s020868a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of shares: without payment of the next dividend.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gastric</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgastrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024885a"><!--s024885a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating toto do with or in the region of the stomach [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">gastricus</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">gastr-</span>, <span class="bodyi">gastēr</span> stomach].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Canterbury bell</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkantəb(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008750a"><!--s008750a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tall European plant cultivated for its large showy bell-shaped flowers: <span class="bodyi">Campanula medium</span> [said to be from bells on the harness of pilgrims’ horses going to <span class="bodyi">Canterbury</span>, city in England].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concernment</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹsuhnmənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012300a"><!--s012300a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> something in which one is concerned.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deliberate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹlibərayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015848a"><!--s015848a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016410b"><!--s016410b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to ponder think about (something) carefully and thoroughly and often discuss carefully and thoroughly it formally before reaching a decision <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s016411b"><!--s016411b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to ponder issues and decisions carefully</p><p><span class="bodyb">deliberator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">four-leaf clover</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023817a"><!--s023817a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a clover leaf that has four leaflets instead of three and is believed to bring good luck.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-gony</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025925a"><!--s025925a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting: origin; reproduction; manner of coming into being </p><p><i></i></p><p>sporogony</p> <p><i></i></p><p>cosmogony</p> <p>[via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">-gonia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">gonos</span> procreation, seed].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Anglo-Norman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002027a"><!--s002027a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001993b"><!--s001993b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or denoting relations between England and Normandy around the time of the Norman invasion.</p></div><a name="s001994b"><!--s001994b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to the form of French used in England after the Norman Conquest</p><p>After the Norman Conquest in 1066, French became the language of the court, government, church, and law in England. Of the numerous French words borrowed into English within the next four centuries, most reflect its status as the language of administration and polite society. French is, for example, the source of many central terms in modern legal vocabulary: <span class="bodyi">dowry</span>, <span class="bodyi">elope</span>, <span class="bodyi">embezzle</span>, <span class="bodyi">endow</span>, <span class="bodyi">jeopardy</span>, <span class="bodyi">jury</span>, <span class="bodyi">lease</span>, <span class="bodyi">mayhem</span>, <span class="bodyi">nuisance</span>, <span class="bodyi">purloin</span>, <span class="bodyi">trial</span>, <span class="bodyi">verdict</span>, <span class="bodyi">waiver</span>, and so on. Other borrowings from French in the medieval period include <span class="bodyi">chronicle</span>, <span class="bodyi">citizen</span>, <span class="bodyi">enhance</span>, <span class="bodyi">exchequer</span>, <span class="bodyi">improve</span>, <span class="bodyi">mariner</span>, <span class="bodyi">noun</span>, <span class="bodyi">packet</span>, <span class="bodyi">perform</span>, <span class="bodyi">pleasant</span>, <span class="bodyi">scourge</span>, <span class="bodyi">several</span>, <span class="bodyi">soil</span>, <span class="bodyi">surgeon</span>, <span class="bodyi">toil</span>, <span class="bodyi">tomb</span>, <span class="bodyi">wager</span>, and <span class="bodyi">wreck</span>. After the political severance of England and Normandy in 1204, the upper classes gradually acquired English. See also note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/french2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">French 2</span></span></a></p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">berceuse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/beəʹsuhz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> berceuses /beəʹsuhz/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005188a"><!--s005188a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lullaby or a musical composition in this style [French <span class="bodyi">berceuse</span>, from <span class="bodyi">bercer</span> to rock].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Finn</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022354a"><!--s022354a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023717b"><!--s023717b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Finland.</p></div><a name="s023718b"><!--s023718b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a member of any people speaking Finnish or a Finnic language [Swedish <span class="bodyi">Finne</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duffer<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018576a"><!--s018576a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019635b"><!--s019635b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an incompetent, ineffectual, or clumsy person.</p></div><a name="s019636b"><!--s019636b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ, informal</span> an unproductive mine [perhaps from Scots <span class="bodyi">doofart</span> stupid person].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">h<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026988a"><!--s026988a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028862b"><!--s028862b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>hect-.</p></div><a name="s028863b"><!--s028863b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>height.</p></div><a name="s028864b"><!--s028864b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>high.</p></div><a name="s028865b"><!--s028865b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>hour.</p></div><a name="s028866b"><!--s028866b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>husband.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exeat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeksiat/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020869a"><!--s020869a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a formal leave of absence granted <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to a student [Latin <span class="bodyi">exeat</span> let him or her go out, from <span class="bodyi">exire</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/exit1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">exit 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cantharides</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kanʹtharideez/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008751a"><!--s008751a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/spanish_fly/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Spanish fly</span></span></a> (2) [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cantharide</span> (sing.) via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">kantharid-, kantharis</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">deliberation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diˌlibəʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015849a"><!--s015849a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016412b"><!--s016412b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004128c"><!--s004128c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>careful and serious thought.</p></div><a name="s004129c"><!--s004129c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a discussion and consideration of pros and cons.</p></div></div><a name="s016413b"><!--s016413b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>slow and careful movement or action <span class="bodyb">deliberative</span> /diʹlib(ə)rətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">deliberatively</span> /diʹlib-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">deliberativeness</span> /diʹlib-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gastric flu</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024886a"><!--s024886a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a disorder of the stomach or intestinal tract, causing nausea and diarrhoea.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Anglophile</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanggləfiel, -fil/ Anglophil /-fil/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002028a"><!--s002028a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">anglophile</span>) somebody who is greatly interested in and admires England or Britain, its people, culture, etc <span class="bodyb">Anglophilia</span> /-ʹfili·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">Anglophilic</span> /-ʹfilik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">anglophile</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anglo/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Anglo-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/phile_or_phil/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-phile</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bereave</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹreev/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> bereaved bereft)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005189a"><!--s005189a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005329b"><!--s005329b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">be bereaved</span>) to suffer loss by the death of a loved person.</p></div><a name="s005330b"><!--s005330b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> to rob or deprive (somebody) of something or somebody held dear, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> through death </p><p><i></i></p><p>But I am black, as if bereav'd of light</p> — Blake<p><span class="bodyb">bereavement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">berēafian</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/be/3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">be-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">rēafian</span> to rob].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">four-leaved clover</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023818a"><!--s023818a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/four_leaf_clover/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">four-leaf clover</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gonzo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgonzoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025926a"><!--s025926a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027653b"><!--s027653b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>bizarre; crazy.</p></div><a name="s027654b"><!--s027654b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to or denoting a highly subjective or eccentric style of journalism [Italian <span class="bodyi">gonzo</span> dupe, simpleton].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">finnan haddie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌfinən ʹhadi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022355a"><!--s022355a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Scot, informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/finnan_haddock/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">finnan haddock</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duffer<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018577a"><!--s018577a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, informal</span> somebody who duffs cattle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concert<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonsət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012301a"><!--s012301a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012778b"><!--s012778b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a public performance of music or dancing; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a musical performance made up of several individual compositions.</p></div><a name="s012779b"><!--s012779b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>agreement ✱ <span class="bodyb">in concert</span> working together.</p></div><a name="s012780b"><!--s012780b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a musician: performing live [French <span class="bodyi">concert</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">concerto</span> harmony, agreement, from <span class="bodyi">concertare</span> to negotiate, ultimately from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">certare</span> to strive, from <span class="bodyi">certus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/certain1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">certain 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">H<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> h</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> H's Hs <span class="bodyi">or</span> h's)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026985a"><!--s026985a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028853b"><!--s028853b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the eighth letter of the English alphabet.</p></div><a name="s028854b"><!--s028854b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007604c"><!--s007604c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the eighth letter of the English alphabet.</p></div><a name="s007605c"><!--s007605c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a written character or design denoting this letter.</p></div><a name="s007606c"><!--s007606c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the sound represented by this letter, one of the English consonants.</p></div></div><a name="s028855b"><!--s028855b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an item designated as H, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the eighth in a series.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exec.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020870a"><!--s020870a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>executive.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">canthi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkanthie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008752a"><!--s008752a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/canthus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">canthus</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">delicacy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdelikəsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> delicacies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015850a"><!--s015850a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016414b"><!--s016414b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something pleasing to eat that is considered rare or luxurious.</p></div><a name="s016415b"><!--s016415b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004130c"><!--s004130c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>daintiness.</p></div><a name="s004131c"><!--s004131c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the quality or state of being dainty </p><p><i></i></p><p>lace of great delicacy</p>.</div><a name="s004132c"><!--s004132c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>frailty or fragility.</p></div></div><a name="s016416b"><!--s016416b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s004133c"><!--s004133c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>refined sensibility in feeling or conduct; tact.</p></div><a name="s004134c"><!--s004134c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>avoidance of anything offensive or disturbing; squeamishness.</p></div></div><a name="s016417b"><!--s016417b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>precise and refined perception or discrimination.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gastric juice</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024887a"><!--s024887a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a thin acidic digestive liquid secreted by glands in the lining of the stomach.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Anglophobe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanggləfohb/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002029a"><!--s002029a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">anglophobe</span>) somebody who hates or fears England or Britain, its people, culture, etc <span class="bodyb">Anglophobia</span> /-ʹfohbi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">Anglophobic</span> /-ʹfohbik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [prob from French <span class="bodyi">anglophobe</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bereaved</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005190a"><!--s005190a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>suffering the death of a loved one </p><p><i></i></p><p>the bereaved relatives</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025927a"><!--s025927a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027655b"><!--s027655b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sticky substance.</p></div><a name="s027656b"><!--s027656b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>cloying sentimentality [perhaps alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/glue1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">glue 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concert<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹsuht/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012302a"><!--s012302a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to establish (a plan) by agreement between those involved.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">four-letter word</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023819a"><!--s023819a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a group of vulgar or obscene words typically relating to sexual intercourse or excretion and often made up of four letters </p><p><i></i></p><p>Good authors who once knew better words now only use four-letter words</p><p> Cole Porter.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duffle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdufl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018578a"><!--s018578a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/duffel_or_duffle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">duffel</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">execrable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeksikrəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020871a"><!--s020871a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>very bad or unpleasant </p><p><i></i></p><p>His coats were execrable, his hat not to be handled</p><p> Herman Melville</p><p><span class="bodyb">execrably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cant hook</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008753a"><!--s008753a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a stout wooden lever with a metal-clad end, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in handling logs [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cant3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cant 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">finnan haddock</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022356a"><!--s022356a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a haddock that is split and smoked until pale yellow [<span class="bodyi">finnan</span> alteration of <span class="bodyi">Findon</span>, fishing village in Scotland, where they were first made].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">delicate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdelikət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015851a"><!--s015851a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016418b"><!--s016418b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004135c"><!--s004135c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>very finely made </p><p><i></i></p><p>a gown of delicate silk</p>.</div><a name="s004136c"><!--s004136c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>easily damaged torn; fragile.</p></div></div><a name="s016419b"><!--s016419b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004137c"><!--s004137c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>pleasing to the senses in a mild or subtle way </p><p><i></i></p><p>a delicate shade of blue</p>.</div><a name="s004138c"><!--s004138c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>dainty.</p></div><a name="s004139c"><!--s004139c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>marked by daintiness or charm of colour, line, or proportion.</p></div></div><a name="s016420b"><!--s016420b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s004140c"><!--s004140c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>marked by extreme precision.</p></div><a name="s004141c"><!--s004141c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>having or showing extreme sensitivity </p><p><i></i></p><p>a delicate instrument</p>.</div></div><a name="s016421b"><!--s016421b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>calling for or involving requiring meticulously careful treatment </p><p><i></i></p><p>a delicate balance of power</p>.</div><a name="s016422b"><!--s016422b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>marked by or requiring tact; sensitive </p><p><i></i></p><p>a delicate subject</p>.</div><a name="s016423b"><!--s016423b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>weak or sickly.</p></div><a name="s016424b"><!--s016424b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>fastidious or squeamish </p><p><i></i></p><p>delicate tastes</p> <p><span class="bodyb">delicately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">delicateness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">delicat</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">delicatus</span> charming, self-indulgent, effeminate].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">h<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">symbol</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026989a"><!--s026989a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in physics, Planck's constant.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gastric ulcer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024888a"><!--s024888a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an ulcer in the mucous membrane lining the stomach.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Anglophone<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanggləfohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002030a"><!--s002030a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>consisting of, belonging to, or relating to an English-speaking population or community, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as contrasted with a French-speaking population or community: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/francophone1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Francophone 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bereft</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005191a"><!--s005191a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(+ of) deprived or robbed of something; completely without it </p><p><i></i></p><p>bereft of all hope</p> [archaic past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bereave/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bereave</span></span></a>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">good<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/good/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (better /ʹbetə/) (best /best/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025928a"><!--s025928a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027657b"><!--s027657b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007268c"><!--s007268c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>of a favourable or desirable character or tendency.</p></div><a name="s007269c"><!--s007269c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>of a high standard.</p></div><a name="s007270c"><!--s007270c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>agreeable; pleasant.</p></div><a name="s007271c"><!--s007271c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>amusing </p><p><i></i></p><p>That's a good one!</p>.</div><a name="s007272c"><!--s007272c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>(+ for) beneficial to the health or character of (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Spinach is good for you</p>.</div></div><a name="s027658b"><!--s027658b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007273c"><!--s007273c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>morally commendable; virtuous.</p></div><a name="s007274c"><!--s007274c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>well-behaved; obedient.</p></div></div><a name="s027659b"><!--s027659b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + at) competent; skilful.</p></div><a name="s027660b"><!--s027660b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s007275c"><!--s007275c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>suitable; fit </p><p><i></i></p><p>a good day for gardening</p>.</div><a name="s007276c"><!--s007276c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>free from injury or disease; whole </p><p><i></i></p><p>one good arm</p>.</div><a name="s007277c"><!--s007277c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>not rotten; fresh.</p></div><a name="s007278c"><!--s007278c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>said of land: bountiful; fertile.</p></div><a name="s007279c"><!--s007279c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>not depreciated </p><p><i></i></p><p>bad money drives out good</p>.</div><a name="s007280c"><!--s007280c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">f</span><br/><p>commercially sound </p><p><i></i></p><p>a good risk</p>.</div></div><a name="s027661b"><!--s027661b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s007281c"><!--s007281c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(+ for) certain to last or live for (a specified time) </p><p><i></i></p><p>good for another year</p>.</div><a name="s007282c"><!--s007282c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(+ for) certain to pay or contribute (a specified sum).</p></div><a name="s007283c"><!--s007283c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(+ for) certain to elicit (a specified result) </p><p><i></i></p><p>always good for a laugh</p>.</div></div><a name="s027662b"><!--s027662b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s007284c"><!--s007284c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>kind; benevolent </p><p><i></i></p><p>good intentions</p>.</div><a name="s007285c"><!--s007285c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>reputable; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> upper-class </p><p><i></i></p><p>a good family</p>.</div><a name="s007286c"><!--s007286c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>deserving of respect; honourable </p><p><i></i></p><p>in good standing</p>.</div><a name="s007287c"><!--s007287c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>loyal </p><p><i></i></p><p>a good Catholic</p>.</div></div><a name="s027663b"><!--s027663b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s007288c"><!--s007288c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>well-founded; true </p><p><i></i></p><p>good reasons</p>.</div><a name="s007289c"><!--s007289c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>correct; conforming to a standard </p><p><i></i></p><p>good English</p>.</div><a name="s007290c"><!--s007290c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>legally valid </p><p><i></i></p><p>good title</p>.</div><a name="s007291c"><!--s007291c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>choice; discriminating </p><p><i></i></p><p>good taste</p>.</div></div><a name="s027664b"><!--s027664b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s007292c"><!--s007292c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>adequate; satisfactory.</p></div><a name="s007293c"><!--s007293c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>thorough; full.</p></div><a name="s007294c"><!--s007294c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>strong; robust.</p></div><a name="s007295c"><!--s007295c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>ample; full </p><p><i></i></p><p>have a good look</p>.</div></div><a name="s027665b"><!--s027665b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>at least </p><p><i></i></p><p>a good hour later</p>.</div><a name="s027666b"><!--s027666b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>suitable for smart or formal wear </p><p><i></i></p><p>my good trousers</p>.</div><a name="s027667b"><!--s027667b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><a name="s007296c"><!--s007296c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>at least </p><p><i></i></p><p>a good hour later</p>.</div><a name="s007297c"><!--s007297c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a number or amount: substantial.</p></div></div><a name="s027668b"><!--s027668b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>used in expressions of greeting and farewell </p><p><i></i></p><p>good day</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">all in good time</span>.</p></div><a name="s027669b"><!--s027669b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>in due course ✱ <span class="bodyb">as good as</span> virtually; in effect </p><p><i></i></p><p>as good as dead</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">as good as gold</span> extremely well-behaved ✱ <span class="bodyb">good and</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> very; entirely </p><p><i></i></p><p>good and ready</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">good for/on you!</span> well done! ✱ <span class="bodyb">in good faith</span> with honest or sincere intentions ✱ <span class="bodyb">make good</span> to be successful in life.</p></div><a name="s027670b"><!--s027670b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> to repair (something).</p></div><a name="s027671b"><!--s027671b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">15</span><br/><p>to provide compensation for (a loss, damage, expense, etc).</p></div><a name="s027672b"><!--s027672b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">16</span><br/><p>to fulfil (a promise, etc)</p><p><span class="bodyb">goodish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">gōd</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duff up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018579a"><!--s018579a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to beat (somebody) up.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">H<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026986a"><!--s026986a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028856b"><!--s028856b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>harbour.</p></div><a name="s028857b"><!--s028857b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used on lead pencils: hard.</p></div><a name="s028858b"><!--s028858b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> heroin.</p></div><a name="s028859b"><!--s028859b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>henry.</p></div><a name="s028860b"><!--s028860b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>hospital.</p></div><a name="s028861b"><!--s028861b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>Hungary (international vehicle registration).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concertante</span><small><span class="eSynop">/konchəʹtantay, -tanti/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012303a"><!--s012303a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a piece of music, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a symphony: having parts for solo instruments [Italian <span class="bodyi">concertante</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">concertare</span> to be in harmony].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">execrate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeksikrayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020872a"><!--s020872a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021885b"><!--s021885b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to detest (something) utterly.</p></div><a name="s021886b"><!--s021886b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to declare (somebody or something) to be evil or detestable <span class="bodyb">execration</span> /-ʹkraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">execrative</span> /-krətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">execrator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">execratory</span> /-t(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">exsecratus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">exsecrari</span> to put under a curse, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">sacr-, sacer</span> sacred].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gastrin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgastrin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024889a"><!--s024889a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a polypeptide hormone secreted by the stomach lining that induces secretion of gastric juice.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">canthus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkanthəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> canthi /ʹkanthie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008754a"><!--s008754a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of the angles formed where the upper and lower eyelids meet [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">kanthos</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">four-o'clock</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023820a"><!--s023820a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tropical American plant with trumpet-shaped flowers that open in the late afternoon: <span class="bodyi">Mirabilis jalapa</span>. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/marvel_of_peru/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">marvel of Peru</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">delicatessen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌdelikəʹtes(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015852a"><!--s015852a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016425b"><!--s016425b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a shop where delicacies and foreign foods, e.g. cooked meats, are sold.</p></div><a name="s016426b"><!--s016426b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>foods of this type [obsolete German <span class="bodyi">delicatessen</span> delicacies, via French from Old Italian <span class="bodyi">delicatezza</span>,from <span class="bodyi">delicato</span> delicate, from Latin <span class="bodyi">delicatus</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">finnesko</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfinəskoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> finnesko)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022357a"><!--s022357a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a boot made of reindeer skin, with the hair remaining on it [Norwegian <span class="bodyi">finnsko</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Finn</span> Lapp, Finn + <span class="bodyi">sko</span> shoe].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Anglophone<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002031a"><!--s002031a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of an English-speaking population or community, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as contrasted with a member of a French-speaking population or community.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beret</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹberay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005192a"><!--s005192a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cap with a tight headband, a soft flat top, and no peak [French <span class="bodyi">berret</span> from Provençal: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/biretta/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">biretta</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">good<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025929a"><!--s025929a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027673b"><!--s027673b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007298c"><!--s007298c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the quality of being good </p><p><i></i></p><p>know good from evil</p>.</div><a name="s007299c"><!--s007299c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>something good; merit or use </p><p><i></i></p><p>It's no good complaining</p>.</div><a name="s007300c"><!--s007300c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a good element or portion </p><p><i></i></p><p>recognize the good in others</p>.</div></div><a name="s027674b"><!--s027674b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>benefit or advantage </p><p><i></i></p><p>for the good of the community</p>.</div><a name="s027675b"><!--s027675b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s007301c"><!--s007301c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) something that has economic utility or satisfies an economic want.</p></div><a name="s007302c"><!--s007302c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) personal property having intrinsic value but usu excluding money, securities, etc.</p></div><a name="s007303c"><!--s007303c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) wares; merchandise </p><p><i></i></p><p>tinned goods</p>.</div><a name="s007304c"><!--s007304c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl, used before a noun</span>) relating to the transport of merchandise, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by rail </p><p><i></i></p><p>goods train</p>.</div></div><a name="s027676b"><!--s027676b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span>(<span class="bodyi">in pl, but treated as sing. or pl</span>) the desired or necessary article.</p></div><a name="s027677b"><!--s027677b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) proof of wrongdoing ✱ <span class="bodyb">do somebody/something good</span> to be beneficial to somebody or something ✱ <span class="bodyb">for good</span> forever; permanently ✱ <span class="bodyb">to the good</span> for the best; beneficial.</p></div><a name="s027678b"><!--s027678b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>in a position of net gain or profit </p><p><i></i></p><p>£100 to the good</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dug<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dug/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018580a"><!--s018580a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense and past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dig1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dig 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concerted</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹsuhtid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012304a"><!--s012304a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012781b"><!--s012781b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>planned or done together; combined.</p></div><a name="s012782b"><!--s012782b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>performed in unison.</p></div><a name="s012783b"><!--s012783b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s003333c"><!--s003333c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>planned or done together; combined </p><p><i></i></p><p>a concerted effort</p>.</div><a name="s003334c"><!--s003334c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>performed in unison.</p></div></div><a name="s012784b"><!--s012784b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of music: arranged in parts for several voices or instruments.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">canticle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkantikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008755a"><!--s008755a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a song; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> any of several songs, e.g. the Magnificat, taken from the Bible and used in services of worship [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">canticulum</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">canticum</span> song, from <span class="bodyi">canere</span> to sing].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Finnic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfinik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022358a"><!--s022358a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023719b"><!--s023719b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>denoting a group of peoples that includes the Finns.</p></div><a name="s023720b"><!--s023720b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>denoting a group of languages that includes Finnish and Estonian.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Anglo-Saxon</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002032a"><!--s002032a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001995b"><!--s001995b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of the Germanic peoples who conquered England in the fifth cent. <span class="bodysc">ad</span> and formed the ruling group until the Norman conquest in 1066.</p></div><a name="s001996b"><!--s001996b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/old_english/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Old English</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s001997b"><!--s001997b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>loosely, a white person of English or British descent or whose first language is English.</p></div><a name="s001998b"><!--s001998b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> direct or indecent English speech or writing</p><p><span class="bodyb">Anglo-Saxon</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">Anglo-Saxones</span> (pl) alteration of medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">Angli Saxones</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">Angli</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/angle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Angle</span></span></a>) + late Latin <span class="bodyi">Saxones</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/saxon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Saxon</span></span></a>)].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">berg<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/buhg/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005193a"><!--s005193a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an iceberg.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">H<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026987a"><!--s026987a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chemical symbol for hydrogen.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gastritis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gaʹstrietis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024890a"><!--s024890a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>inflammation of the membrane lining the stomach.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">delicious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹlishəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015853a"><!--s015853a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016427b"><!--s016427b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>highly pleasing to the sense one of the bodily senses, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> that of taste.</p></div><a name="s016428b"><!--s016428b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>affording great pleasure; delightful</p><p><span class="bodyb">deliciously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">deliciousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via Old French and late Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">deliciae</span> delight, from <span class="bodyi">delicere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/delight1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">delight 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">good book</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025930a"><!--s025930a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">the Good Book</span>) the Bible.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">executant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/igʹzekyoot(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">formal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020873a"><!--s020873a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021887b"><!--s021887b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who executes something.</p></div><a name="s021888b"><!--s021888b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a performer, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a musical piece.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">four-o'clock plant</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023821a"><!--s023821a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/four_o_clock/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">four-o'clock</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dug<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018581a"><!--s018581a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019637b"><!--s019637b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an udder, teat or nipple.</p></div><a name="s019638b"><!--s019638b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">derog</span> a woman's breast [perhaps of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concert grand</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012305a"><!--s012305a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a grand piano of the largest size, used for concerts.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cantilena</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kantiʹlaynə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008756a"><!--s008756a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009118b"><!--s009118b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a simple fluid style in vocal music.</p></div><a name="s009119b"><!--s009119b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the part carrying the main tune in choral music [via Italian from Latin <span class="bodyi">cantilena</span> song, from <span class="bodyi">cantus</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Finnish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022359a"><!--s022359a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023721b"><!--s023721b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the Finno-Ugric language of the people of Finland, Karelia, and parts of Sweden and Norway.</p></div><a name="s023722b"><!--s023722b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Finnish</span>) (<span class="bodyi">treated as pl</span>) the people of Finland; the Finns</p><p><span class="bodyb">Finnish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ha<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026990a"><!--s026990a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>hectare.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">berg<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005194a"><!--s005194a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">SAfr</span> often in place-names: a mountain [Afrikaans <span class="bodyi">berg</span> from early Dutch <span class="bodyi">bergh, berch</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goodbye<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">goodby</span>) /goodʹbie/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025931a"><!--s025931a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used to express farewell [alteration of <span class="bodyi">God be with you</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Angolan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/angʹgohlən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002033a"><!--s002033a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Angola, in SW Africa</p><p><span class="bodyb">Angolan</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gastro-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024891a"><!--s024891a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gastr_or_gastro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gastr-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">execute</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeksikyooht/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020874a"><!--s020874a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021889b"><!--s021889b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to carry (something) out fully; to put (a plan, idea, etc) completely into effect.</p></div><a name="s021890b"><!--s021890b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to put (a person) to death as a punishment.</p></div><a name="s021891b"><!--s021891b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make or produce (a work of art, etc), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by carrying out a design.</p></div><a name="s021892b"><!--s021892b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to do what is required to make (something) legally effective or valid.</p></div><a name="s021893b"><!--s021893b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to play or perform (something, e.g. a musical piece).</p></div><a name="s021894b"><!--s021894b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>in computing, to run (a file, program, etc)</p><p><span class="bodyb">executable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">execution</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">executen</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">executer</span>, back-formation from <span class="bodyi">execution</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/execution/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">execution</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">delight<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹliet/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015854a"><!--s015854a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016429b"><!--s016429b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + in) to take great pleasure in doing something </p><p><i></i></p><p>He delighted in teasing her</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s016430b"><!--s016430b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to give enjoyment or satisfaction to (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The pianist delighted the audience with his performance</p><p>Middle English <span class="bodyi">deliten</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">delectare</span>, from <span class="bodyi">delectus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">delicere</span> to allure, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">lacere</span> to allure. The <span class="bodyi">-gh-</span> was added in the 16th cent. by association with <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/light1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">light 1</span></span></a></p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fourpenny one</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023822a"><!--s023822a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal, dated</span> a sharp blow [prob from rhyming slang <span class="bodyi">fourpenny bit</span> hit].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dugong</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdoohgong/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018582a"><!--s018582a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large aquatic plant-eating mammal of shallow tropical waters that has flippers, a broad crescent-shaped tail, and tusks in the male: <span class="bodyi">Dugong dugon</span> [Latin genus name, from Malay and Tagalog <span class="bodyi">duyong</span> sea cow].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concerti</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹshuhtee, kənʹchuhtee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012306a"><!--s012306a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/concerto/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">concerto</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cantilever<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkantileevə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008757a"><!--s008757a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009120b"><!--s009120b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a projecting beam or member supported at only one end.</p></div><a name="s009121b"><!--s009121b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a bracket-shaped member supporting a balcony or a cornice.</p></div><a name="s009122b"><!--s009122b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>either of the beams or trusses that form a span of a cantilever bridge [perhaps from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cant3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cant 3</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/i/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-i-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lever1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lever 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Finno-Ugrian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌfinoh ʹyoohgri·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022360a"><!--s022360a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/finno_ugric/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Finno-Ugric</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ha<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> hah</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hah/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026991a"><!--s026991a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used to express surprise, joy, triumph, etc [Middle English].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">execution</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eksiʹkyoohsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020875a"><!--s020875a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021895b"><!--s021895b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act of putting somebody to death as a punishment.</p></div><a name="s021896b"><!--s021896b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a judicial writ directing the enforcement of a judgment.</p></div><a name="s021897b"><!--s021897b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the act, mode, or result of performance </p><p><i></i></p><p>The execution was perfect but the piece lacked expression</p>.</div><a name="s021898b"><!--s021898b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the act of carrying something out or putting it into effect </p><p><i></i></p><p>in the execution of her duties</p> <p>[Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">exsecution-, exsecutio</span>,from <span class="bodyi">exsequi</span> to execute, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">sequi</span> to follow].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goodbye<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">goodby</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> goodbyes <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> goodbys)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025932a"><!--s025932a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a concluding remark or gesture at parting </p><p><i></i></p><p>It's time to say our goodbyes</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">four-poster</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023823a"><!--s023823a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bed with four tall often carved corner posts designed to support curtains or a canopy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dugout</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018583a"><!--s018583a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019639b"><!--s019639b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a boat made by hollowing out a large log.</p></div><a name="s019640b"><!--s019640b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a shelter dug in the ground or in a hillside, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for troops.</p></div><a name="s019641b"><!--s019641b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a shelter at the side of a sports ground, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one where trainers, managers, substitutes, etc sit during a match.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">angora</span><small><span class="eSynop">/angʹgawrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002034a"><!--s002034a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s001999b"><!--s001999b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a cat, goat, or rabbit of a long-haired domestic breed.</p></div><a name="s002000b"><!--s002000b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a fabric or yarn made of Angora rabbit or goat hair.</p></div><a name="s002001b"><!--s002001b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the hair of the Angora rabbit or goat.</p></div><a name="s002002b"><!--s002002b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s000452c"><!--s000452c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a fabric or yarn made wholly or partly of Angora rabbit or goat hair, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for knitting: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mohair/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mohair</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s000453c"><!--s000453c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) consisting of or made from this fabric or yarn.</p></div></div><a name="s002003b"><!--s002003b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Angora</span>) an Angora cat, goat, or rabbit [<span class="bodyi">Angora</span>, former name of Ankara, capital of Turkey].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gastrocolic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gastrohʹkolik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024892a"><!--s024892a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to the stomach and colon.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bergamot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbuhgəmot/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005195a"><!--s005195a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pear-shaped orange with a rind that yields an essential oil used in perfumery and as a flavouring [prob named after <span class="bodyi">Bergamo</span>, town in Italy].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">delight<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015855a"><!--s015855a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016431b"><!--s016431b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>great pleasure or satisfaction; joy.</p></div><a name="s016432b"><!--s016432b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that gives great pleasure </p><p><i></i></p><p>The room was a delight to behold</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cantilever<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verbtrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008758a"><!--s008758a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to support with a cantilever.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concerti grossi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgrosi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012307a"><!--s012307a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/concerto_grosso/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">concerto grosso</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026992a"><!--s026992a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cold fog on the E coast of Britain [prob from a Low German or Dutch dialect word].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Finno-Ugric</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹyoohgrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022361a"><!--s022361a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023723b"><!--s023723b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a branch of the Uralic family of languages that includes Finnish, Estonian, Lapp, Hungarian, and some other languages of northeastern Europe.</p></div><a name="s023724b"><!--s023724b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a member of any of various peoples who speak one of the Finno-Ugric languages</p><p><span class="bodyb">Finno-Ugric</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duh <span class="bodyi">or</span> d'uh</span><small><span class="eSynop">/du/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018584a"><!--s018584a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>expressing scorn at a person's dullness or stupidity.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goodfella</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgoodfelə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> goodfellas)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025933a"><!--s025933a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> a gangster, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a member of the Mafia or a person involved in organized crime.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bergschrund</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbeəgshroont/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005196a"><!--s005196a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a crevasse at the top of a mountain glacier [German <span class="bodyi">Bergschrund</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Berg</span> mountain + <span class="bodyi">Schrund</span> crack].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">delighted</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015856a"><!--s015856a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>highly pleased</p><p><span class="bodyb">delightedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fourscore</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023824a"><!--s023824a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> eighty.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Angora cat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002035a"><!--s002035a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cat of a long-haired domestic breed.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gastroenteritis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌgastroh·entəʹrietəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024893a"><!--s024893a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>inflammation of the lining of the stomach and the intestines, usu causing painful diarrhoea.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">executioner</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020876a"><!--s020876a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who puts another person to death; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a person legally appointed to perform capital punishment.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cantilever bridge</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008759a"><!--s008759a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bridge formed from beams or trusses that are supported at one end, project towards each other, and are joined directly or by a suspended connecting member.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hab.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026993a"><!--s026993a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Habakkuk (book of the Bible).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concertina<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/konsəʹteenə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012308a"><!--s012308a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small hexagonal musical instrument of the accordion family.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">finny</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfini/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (finnier, finniest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022362a"><!--s022362a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023725b"><!--s023725b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having fins.</p></div><a name="s023726b"><!--s023726b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary or humorous</span> relating to or denoting fish </p><p><i></i></p><p>The sportsman had only to cast his line to haul in a bass or some other member of the finny tribe</p><p> J Fenimore Cooper.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duiker</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdiekə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> duikers <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> duiker)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018585a"><!--s018585a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019642b"><!--s019642b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several species of small African antelope withs that have short backward-pointing horns: <span class="bodyi">Sylvicapra Grimmia</span> and other species.</p></div><a name="s019643b"><!--s019643b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">SAfr</span> a cormorant [Afrikaans <span class="bodyi">duiker</span> diver, from <span class="bodyi">duik</span> to dive, from early Dutch <span class="bodyi">dūken</span>; from the antelope's ability to weave and plunge through thick bushland and the bird's swooping and diving flight].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">good-for-nothing<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025934a"><!--s025934a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of no value; worthless.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">habanera</span><small><span class="eSynop">/habəʹneərə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026994a"><!--s026994a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Cuban dance in slow duple time, or a piece of music for this dance [Spanish <span class="bodyi">danza</span> <span class="bodyi">habanera</span> Havanan dance, from La <span class="bodyi">Habana</span> (Havana), capital city of Cuba].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">delightful</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹlietf(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015857a"><!--s015857a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>highly pleasing; charming</p><p><span class="bodyb">delightfully</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">delightfulness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foursome</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfaws(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023825a"><!--s023825a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025609b"><!--s025609b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a group of four people or things.</p></div><a name="s025610b"><!--s025610b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a golf match between two pairs of partners in which each pair plays one ball.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beriberi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹberiberi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005197a"><!--s005197a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a deficiency disease marked by degeneration of the nerves, caused by a lack of or inability to assimilate vitamin B<sub>1</sub> [Sinhalese <span class="bodyi">bæribæri</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gastroenterology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌgastroh·entəʹroləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024894a"><!--s024894a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the study of the diseases and abnormalities of the stomach and intestines</p><p><span class="bodyb">gastroenterological</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">gastroenterologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">executive<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/igʹzekyootiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020877a"><!--s020877a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021899b"><!--s021899b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005579c"><!--s005579c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>concerned with making and carrying out laws, decisions, etc.</p></div><a name="s005580c"><!--s005580c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>concerned with the detailed application of policy or law rather than its formulation.</p></div></div><a name="s021900b"><!--s021900b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of, for, or being an executive </p><p><i></i></p><p>an executive jet</p> <p><span class="bodyb">executively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duke</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dyoohk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018586a"><!--s018586a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019644b"><!--s019644b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a nobleman of the highest hereditary rank, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a member of the highest rank of the British peerage.</p></div><a name="s019645b"><!--s019645b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a sovereign ruler of a European duchy.</p></div><a name="s019646b"><!--s019646b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a fist</p><p><span class="bodyb">dukedom</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">duc</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">duc-, dux</span>, from <span class="bodyi">ducere</span> to lead; (sense 3) rhyming slang <span class="bodyi">Duke of Yorks</span> forks, fingers, hands].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concertina<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (concertinas, concertinaed concertina'd /-nəd/) (concertinaing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012309a"><!--s012309a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to collapse or fold up like the bellows of a concertina.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fino</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfeenoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> finos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022363a"><!--s022363a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a light-coloured dry sherry [Spanish <span class="bodyi">fino</span> fine, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">finire</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/finish1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">finish 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Angora goat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002036a"><!--s002036a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a goat of a domestic breed with long silky hair which is the true mohair.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cantillate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkantilayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008760a"><!--s008760a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to recite (passages of religious text) on musical notes, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a Jewish service of worship <span class="bodyb">cantillation</span> /-ʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">cantillatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">cantillare</span> to sing low, from <span class="bodyi">cantare</span> to sing].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">good-for-nothing<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025935a"><!--s025935a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an idle worthless person.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Habdalah</span><small><span class="eSynop">/havʹdahlə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026995a"><!--s026995a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Jewish domestic ceremony marking the close of a Sabbath or holy day [Hebrew <span class="bodyi">habhdālāh</span> separation].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foursquare<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023826a"><!--s023826a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025611b"><!--s025611b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>bold and resolute.</p></div><a name="s025612b"><!--s025612b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>solid; squarely based.</p></div><a name="s025613b"><!--s025613b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>square.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dulcet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdulsit/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018587a"><!--s018587a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of sounds: sweetly pleasant or soothing </p><p><i></i></p><p>dulcet tones</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">doucet</span> from Old French, from <span class="bodyi">douz</span> sweet, from Latin <span class="bodyi">dulcis</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Delilah</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹlielə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015858a"><!--s015858a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a treacherous and seductive woman [named after <span class="bodyi">Delilah</span> in the Old Testament (Judges 16: 4–20), a woman whom Samson loved, who discovered the secret of his strength and betrayed him to the Philistines].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Angora rabbit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002037a"><!--s002037a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rabbit of a long-haired, usu white, domestic breed.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">berk</span><small><span class="eSynop">/buhk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005198a"><!--s005198a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, slang</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/burk_or_berk_or_birk/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">burk</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concertino</span><small><span class="eSynop">/konchəʹteenoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> concertinos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012310a"><!--s012310a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012785b"><!--s012785b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a short concerto.</p></div><a name="s012786b"><!--s012786b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the solo instruments in a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/concerto_grosso/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">concerto grosso</span></span></a> (piece for solo instruments and full orchestra) [Italian <span class="bodyi">concertino</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">concerto</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/concert1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">concert 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gastrointestinal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌgastroh·inʹtestinl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024895a"><!--s024895a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating toto do with or in the region of both the stomach and intestine.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Good Friday</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025936a"><!--s025936a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the Friday before Easter Sunday, observed in the Christian Church as the anniversary of the crucifixion of Christ [from its special sanctity].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">executive<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020878a"><!--s020878a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021901b"><!--s021901b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who holds a position of administrative or managerial responsibility.</p></div><a name="s021902b"><!--s021902b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person or group that controls or directs an organization.</p></div><a name="s021903b"><!--s021903b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the executive branch of a government.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cantina</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kanʹteenə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008761a"><!--s008761a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small bar or wine shop, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a Spanish-speaking area [Spanish <span class="bodyi">cantina</span> canteen, from Italian <span class="bodyi">cantina</span> wine cellar: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/canteen/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">canteen</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fin whale</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022364a"><!--s022364a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large common <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/rorqual/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">rorqual</span></span></a> (whale).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">habeas corpus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhaybi·əs ʹkawpəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026996a"><!--s026996a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a judicial writ requiring a detained person to be brought before a court so that the legality of their detention may be examined [Middle English from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">habeas corpus</span> you should have the body, the opening words of the writ].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foursquare<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023827a"><!--s023827a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025614b"><!--s025614b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in a solidly based and steady way.</p></div><a name="s025615b"><!--s025615b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>resolutely.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">delimit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹlimit/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (delimited, delimiting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015859a"><!--s015859a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to fix the limits of (something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">delimitation</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">délimiter</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">delimitare</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">limitare</span> to limit, from <span class="bodyi">limit-, limes</span> boundary, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/limit1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">limit 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dulcimer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdulsimə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018588a"><!--s018588a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a stringed musical instrument having strings of graduated length stretched over a sounding board and played by striking the strings with light hammers [Middle English <span class="bodyi">dowcemere</span> via Old French from Old Italian <span class="bodyi">dolcimelo</span>, from <span class="bodyi">dolce</span> sweet, from Latin <span class="bodyi">dulcis</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">canting</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkanting/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008762a"><!--s008762a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in heraldry, expressing a name by means of a visual pun </p><p><i></i></p><p>canting arms</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concertmaster</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012311a"><!--s012311a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> the principal first violinist and usu assistant conductor of an orchestra [German <span class="bodyi">Konzertmeister</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Konzert</span> concert + <span class="bodyi">Meister</span> master].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gastrolith</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgastrohlith/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024896a"><!--s024896a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hard solid mass in the stomach, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one formed around a stone that has been swallowed.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">berkelium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹkeeli·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005199a"><!--s005199a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a radioactive metallic chemical element that is artificially produced: symbol Bk, atomic number 97 [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">berkelium</span>, named after <span class="bodyi">Berkeley</span>, city in California, USA, where it was first made].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haberdasher</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhabədashə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026997a"><!--s026997a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028867b"><!--s028867b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a dealer in buttons, thread, ribbon, and other small articles used in sewing making clothes.</p></div><a name="s028868b"><!--s028868b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a dealer in shirts, ties, and other minor articles of menswear [Middle English <span class="bodyi">haberdassher</span>, prob a modification of Anglo-French <span class="bodyi">hapertas</span> petty merchandise].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">angostura bark</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anggəʹstooərə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002038a"><!--s002038a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the aromatic bitter bark of a S American tree of the rue family used as a flavouring and formerly as a tonic and a treatment for fever [<span class="bodyi">Angostura</span>, now called Ciudad Bolívar, town in Venezuela].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">good-hearted</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025937a"><!--s025937a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having a kindly generous disposition</p><p><span class="bodyb">good-heartedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fiord</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022365a"><!--s022365a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fjord_or_fiord/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fjord</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Executive Council</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020879a"><!--s020879a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Australia and New Zealand, a body of ministers led by the governor or governor general that formally approves cabinet legislation, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">four-star</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023828a"><!--s023828a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of a superior standard or quality </p><p><i></i></p><p>a four-star restaurant</p> <p>[from the number of asterisks used in guidebooks to denote relative excellence].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">delimitate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹlimitayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015860a"><!--s015860a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to delimit (something) <span class="bodyb">delimitation</span> /-ʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">delimitative</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dulia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dyooʹlieə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018589a"><!--s018589a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Roman Catholic theology, reverence accorded to saints and angels: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/latria/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">latria</span></span></a> [Middle English, via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">douleia</span> servitude, from <span class="bodyi">doulos</span> slave].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cantle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkantl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008763a"><!--s008763a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the upward-curving rear part of a saddle [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">cantel</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">cant</span> edge, corner: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cant3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cant 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concerto</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹshuhtoh, kənʹchuhtoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> concertos concerti /-tee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012312a"><!--s012312a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a piece for one or more soloists and orchestra, usu with three contrasting movements</p><p>Concerto is now used to designate a work in which one solo instrument, sometimes more, is contrasted with a larger instrumental group (conventionally a full symphony orchestra); the term was first used in the 17th cent. to describe music written for voices and instruments. But it was the concerto grosso, as perfected by Corelli at the turn of the 18th cent., that began the evolution of the form, which reached its high point in the vehicles for virtuoso display of the romantic era — Andrew Clements</p> [Italian <span class="bodyi">concerto</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/concert1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">concert 1</span></span></a>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Angostura bitters</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002039a"><!--s002039a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a bitter aromatic tonic added to alcoholic drinks as a flavouring.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haberdashery</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> haberdasheries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026998a"><!--s026998a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028869b"><!--s028869b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>goods sold by a haberdasher.</p></div><a name="s028870b"><!--s028870b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a haberdasher's shop.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gastronome</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgastrənohm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024897a"><!--s024897a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an epicure or gourmet [French <span class="bodyi">gastronome</span>, back-formation from <span class="bodyi">gastronomie</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gastronomy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gastronomy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fioritura</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fyoriʹtoorə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> fioriture /-ʹtooray/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022366a"><!--s022366a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a flourish or decoration improvised in a piece of music by a performer, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an opera singer [Italian <span class="bodyi">fioritura</span>, literally ‘a flowering’, from <span class="bodyi">fiorire</span> to flower, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">florēre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flourish1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flourish 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">good-humoured</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025938a"><!--s025938a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>good-natured; cheerful</p><p><span class="bodyb">good-humouredly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Berks</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bahks/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005200a"><!--s005200a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Berkshire.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">four-stroke</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023829a"><!--s023829a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025616b"><!--s025616b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or denoting an internal-combustion engine with a cycle of four strokes, usu intake, compression, combustion, and exhaust.</p></div><a name="s025617b"><!--s025617b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a vehicle: powered by a four-stroke engine.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">executive officer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020880a"><!--s020880a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the officer who is second in command of a military or naval unit.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">delineate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹliniayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015861a"><!--s015861a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016433b"><!--s016433b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to show (something) by drawing lines in the shape of it; to portray.</p></div><a name="s016434b"><!--s016434b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to describe (something) in usu sharp or vivid detail <span class="bodyb">delineation</span> /-ʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">delineative</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">delineator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">delineatus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">delineare</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">linea</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/line1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">line 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dull<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dul/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018590a"><!--s018590a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019647b"><!--s019647b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>boring or uninteresting.</p></div><a name="s019648b"><!--s019648b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>cloudy or overcast.</p></div><a name="s019649b"><!--s019649b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>lacking brilliance, brightness, or intensity </p><p><i></i></p><p>a dull greenish colour</p>.</div><a name="s019650b"><!--s019650b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>not resonant or ringing </p><p><i></i></p><p>a dull thud</p>.</div><a name="s019651b"><!--s019651b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>lacking sharpness of cutting edge or point; blunt.</p></div><a name="s019652b"><!--s019652b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s005025c"><!--s005025c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>slow in perception or understanding sensibility.</p></div><a name="s005026c"><!--s005026c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>lacking activity or vivacity; listless or sluggish.</p></div></div><a name="s019653b"><!--s019653b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>mentally slow; stupid</p><p><span class="bodyb">dullish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dullness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dully</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dulness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">dol</span> foolish].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Berliner</span><small><span class="eSynop">/buhʹlinə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005201a"><!--s005201a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005331b"><!--s005331b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Berlin.</p></div><a name="s005332b"><!--s005332b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a newspaper format of a size between tabloid and broadsheet, with a page size of 315 × 470 mm.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gastronomist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gaʹstronəmist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024898a"><!--s024898a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gastronome/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gastronome</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">canto</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkantoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cantos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008764a"><!--s008764a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a major division of a long poem [Italian <span class="bodyi">canto</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">cantus</span> song, past part. of <span class="bodyi">canere</span> to sing].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">delinquency</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹlingkwənsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> delinquencies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015862a"><!--s015862a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016435b"><!--s016435b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>antisocial or illegal conduct, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by young people.</p></div><a name="s016436b"><!--s016436b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an offence or crime.</p></div><a name="s016437b"><!--s016437b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>failure to fulfil one's obligations.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dull<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018591a"><!--s018591a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019654b"><!--s019654b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make or become dull (something) dull </p><p><i></i></p><p>Old age had dulled his hearing</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s019655b"><!--s019655b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to become dull.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">executor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/igʹzekyootə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> executors)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020881a"><!--s020881a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person appointed to carry out the provisions of another person's will <span class="bodyb">executorial</span> /igzekyooʹtawri·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">executorship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">executory</span> /-t(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">exsecutor</span>,from <span class="bodyi">exsequi</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/execution/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">execution</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goodie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgoodi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025939a"><!--s025939a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/goody1_or_goodie/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">goody 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fipple</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfipl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022367a"><!--s022367a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023727b"><!--s023727b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the block fitted into the mouthpiece of a whistle, recorder, or flageolet.</p></div><a name="s023728b"><!--s023728b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the whole mouthpiece of such an instrument [perhaps related to Old Norse <span class="bodyi">flipi</span> horse's lip].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">habergeon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhabəjən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026999a"><!--s026999a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>formerly, a hauberk, or a sleeveless chain-mail coat or jacket shorter than a hauberk [Middle English <span class="bodyi">haubergeoun</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">haubergeon</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">hauberc</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hauberk/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hauberk</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concerto grosso</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgrosoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> concerti grossi /ʹgrosi/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012313a"><!--s012313a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a piece for a small group of solo instruments and full orchestra [Italian <span class="bodyi">concerto grosso</span> big concerto].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">angry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanggri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (angrier, angriest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002040a"><!--s002040a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002004b"><!--s002004b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000454c"><!--s000454c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + about/at/with) feeling or showing anger.</p></div><a name="s000455c"><!--s000455c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>caused by or expressing anger </p><p><i></i></p><p>angry words</p>.</div></div><a name="s002005b"><!--s002005b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>seeming to show or typify anger </p><p><i></i></p><p>an angry sky</p>.</div><a name="s002006b"><!--s002006b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>painfully inflamed </p><p><i></i></p><p>an angry rash</p><p><span class="bodyb">angrily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">angriness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fourteen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fawʹteen/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023830a"><!--s023830a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the number 14, or the quantity represented by it</p><p><span class="bodyb">fourteenth</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">fēowertīene</span>, from <span class="bodyi">fēower</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/four/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">four</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">tīen</span>, <span class="bodyi">tēn</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ten/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ten</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gastronomy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gaʹstronəmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024899a"><!--s024899a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the art or science of good eating <span class="bodyb">gastronomic</span> /-ʹnomik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">gastronomical</span> /-ʹnomikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">gastronomically</span> /-ʹnomikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">gastronomie</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">Gastronomia</span>, title of a fourth-cent. <span class="bodysc">bc</span> poem, from <span class="bodyi">gastr-</span>, <span class="bodyi">gaster</span> stomach + <span class="bodyi">-nomia</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/nomy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-nomy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">berm <span class="bodyi">or</span> berme</span><small><span class="eSynop">/buhm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005202a"><!--s005202a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005333b"><!--s005333b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a raised bank of earth or sand used as a fortification.</p></div><a name="s005334b"><!--s005334b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a narrow shelf between a ditch and the base of a parapet in a fortification.</p></div><a name="s005335b"><!--s005335b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a narrow raised path beside a road, canal, etc [French <span class="bodyi">berme</span> from Dutch <span class="bodyi">berm</span> strip of ground along a dyke].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Haber process</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhahbə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027000a"><!--s027000a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an industrial process for producing ammonia by causing atmospheric nitrogen to react at high temperature and pressure with hydrogen, in the presence of a catalyst [named after Fritz <span class="bodyi">Haber</span> d.1934, German chemist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">executrix</span><small><span class="eSynop">/igʹzekyootriks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> executrices /igˌzekyooʹtrieseez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020882a"><!--s020882a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a female executor.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">delinquent<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹlingkwənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015863a"><!--s015863a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who has behaved in an antisocial or criminal way, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a young person.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fipple flute</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022368a"><!--s022368a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tubular wind instrument, such as a recorder, flageolet, or whistle, that has a fipple and is played by holding it endwise.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">angst</span><small><span class="eSynop">/angst/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002041a"><!--s002041a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>anxiety and anguish, caused <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by considering the state of the world and the human condition [Danish <span class="bodyi">Angst</span> fear; the word was first used in this sense by Søren Kierkegaard d.1855, Danish philosopher].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concert party</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012314a"><!--s012314a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a concert by a number of people performing variety acts.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gastropod</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgastrəpod/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024900a"><!--s024900a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a large class of molluscs including the snails, usu with a distinct head bearing sensory organs: class Gastropoda</p><p><span class="bodyb">gastropod</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">gastropodan</span> /gaʹstropədən, -ʹpohdən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> [Latin class name, from Greek <span class="bodyi">gastr-</span>, <span class="bodyi">gastēr</span> stomach + <span class="bodyi">pod-, pous</span> foot].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bermudan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/berʹmyoodən/ Bermudian /-diən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005203a"><!--s005203a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Bermuda</p><p><span class="bodyb">Bermudan</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">Bermudian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">canton<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkanton/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008765a"><!--s008765a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009123b"><!--s009123b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small territorial division of a country, e.g. any of the states of the Swiss confederation:</p><a name="s002182c"><!--s002182c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>any of the states of the Swiss confederation.</p></div><a name="s002183c"><!--s002183c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a division of a French arrondissement.</p></div></div><a name="s009124b"><!--s009124b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>/ʹkant(ə)n/ a square in the top left corner of a heraldic shield <span class="bodyb">cantonal</span> /ʹkant(ə)nl, kanʹtonl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old French <span class="bodyi">canton</span> corner, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">canthus</span> iron tyre; (sense 1) via Italian <span class="bodyi">canto</span> corner; (sense 2) via Old Provençal <span class="bodyi">cant</span> edge, corner].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fourth</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fawth/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023831a"><!--s023831a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025618b"><!--s025618b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>denoting a person or thing having the position in a sequence corresponding to the number four.</p></div><a name="s025619b"><!--s025619b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>one of four equal parts of something.</p></div><a name="s025620b"><!--s025620b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the fourth and sometimes highest forward gear of a motor vehicle.</p></div><a name="s025621b"><!--s025621b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in music, an interval of four degrees of a diatonic scale, or the combination of two notes at such an interval.</p></div><a name="s025622b"><!--s025622b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s006784c"><!--s006784c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in music, an interval of four degrees of a diatonic scale, or the combination of two notes at such an interval.</p></div><a name="s006785c"><!--s006785c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/subdominant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">subdominant</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">fourthly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">fēortha</span>, <span class="bodyi">fēowertha</span>, from <span class="bodyi">fēower</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/four/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">four</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/th1_or_eth/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-th 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goodies</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025940a"><!--s025940a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/goodies/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">goody<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (1a).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dullard</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹduləd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018592a"><!--s018592a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a stupid or insensitive person.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exegesis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eksiʹjeesis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> exegeses /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020883a"><!--s020883a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021904b"><!--s021904b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an explanation or critical interpretation of a text, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a biblical text.</p></div><a name="s021905b"><!--s021905b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an exposition <span class="bodyb">exegetic</span> /-ʹjetik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">exegetical</span> /-ʹjetikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">exēgēsis</span>,from <span class="bodyi">exēgeisthai</span> to explain, interpret, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">hēgeisthai</span> to lead].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">habiliment</span><small><span class="eSynop">/həʹbilimənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027001a"><!--s027001a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or literary</span> (<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) an article of clothing </p><p><i></i></p><p>Toad is busy arraying himself in those singularly hideous habiliments so dear to him</p><p> Kenneth Grahame [early French <span class="bodyi">habillement</span> from <span class="bodyi">habiller</span> to dress, alteration of <span class="bodyi">abiller</span> to trim a log, from <span class="bodyi">bille</span> log].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">angstrom</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹangstrəm, ʹangstrom/ ångström /ʹangstrom/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002042a"><!--s002042a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of length equal to 10<sup>–10</sup>m, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in measuring electromagnetic radiation wavelength [named after Anders J <span class="bodyi">Ångström</span> d.1874, Swedish physicist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">delinquent<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s015864a"><!--s015864a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s016438b"><!--s016438b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>guilty of wrongdoing or of neglect of duty.</p></div><a name="s016439b"><!--s016439b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>marked by delinquency </p><p><i></i></p><p>delinquent behaviour</p> <p><span class="bodyb">delinquently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">delinquent-, delinquens</span>,present part. of <span class="bodyi">delinquere</span> to fail, offend, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">linquere</span> to leave].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concert pitch</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012315a"><!--s012315a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012787b"><!--s012787b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in music, a tuning standard of usu 440 Hertz for A above middle C.</p></div><a name="s012788b"><!--s012788b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a high state of fitness, tension, or readiness.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fir</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fuh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022369a"><!--s022369a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023729b"><!--s023729b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of numerous species of evergreen trees of the pine family that hasve flat needle-shaped leaves and erect cones: genus <span class="bodyi">Abies</span>: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pine1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pine 1</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s023730b"><!--s023730b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the wood of this tree [Old English <span class="bodyi">fyrh</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">canton<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kanʹton/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (cantoned, cantoning)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008766a"><!--s008766a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009125b"><!--s009125b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to divide (e.g. a country) into cantons.</p></div><a name="s009126b"><!--s009126b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>/kənʹtoohn/ to allot quarters to (e.g. a body of troops).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gastroporn</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgastrohpawn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024901a"><!--s024901a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>sensuous or erotic depictions of or references to food in literature or broadcasting.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bermuda shorts</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹmyoohdə/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005204a"><!--s005204a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>knee-length shorts [named after <span class="bodyi">Bermuda</span>, a group of islands in the W Atlantic].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fourth dimension</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023832a"><!--s023832a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025623b"><!--s025623b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>time considered as a dimension in addition to length, breadth, and depth; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a fourth spatial coordinate in addition to three rectangular coordinates, or the time coordinate in a space-time continuum.</p></div><a name="s025624b"><!--s025624b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something outside the range of ordinary experience</p><p><span class="bodyb">fourth-dimensional</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">good-looking</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025941a"><!--s025941a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having a pleasing or attractive appearance</p><p><span class="bodyb">good-looker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dulse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/duls/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018593a"><!--s018593a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a coarse edible red seaweed: <span class="bodyi">Rhodymenia palmata</span> [Scottish Gaelic and Irish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">duileasg</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Anguillan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/angʹgwilən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002043a"><!--s002043a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Anguilla, one of the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean</p><p><span class="bodyb">Anguillan</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hoyden <span class="bodyi">or</span> hoiden</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhoydn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029470a"><!--s029470a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a boisterous girl</p><p><span class="bodyb">hoydenish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [perhaps from obsolete Dutch <span class="bodyi">heiden</span> country lout, heathen].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cockabully</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkokəbooli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cockabullies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011467a"><!--s011467a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small blunt-nosed freshwater fish found in New Zealand: genus <span class="bodyi">Gobiomorphus</span> [Maori <span class="bodyi">kokopu</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">entryism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020036a"><!--s020036a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the practice of infiltrating a political party in order to influence its policy from within</p><p><span class="bodyb">entryist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grandsire</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgran(d)sie·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026202a"><!--s026202a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028027b"><!--s028027b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grandfather/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grandfather</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s028028b"><!--s028028b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/forefather/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">forefather</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disc</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">disk</span>) /disk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017000a"><!--s017000a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017707b"><!--s017707b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004468c"><!--s004468c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a thin flat circular object.</p></div><a name="s004469c"><!--s004469c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an apparently flat figure or surface, e.g. of a planet </p><p><i></i></p><p>the solar disc</p>.</div></div><a name="s017708b"><!--s017708b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a disk for a computer.</p></div><a name="s017709b"><!--s017709b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> a gramophone record.</p></div><a name="s017710b"><!--s017710b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>any of various round flat anatomical structures, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> any of the cartilaginous discs between the spinal vertebrae.</p></div><a name="s017711b"><!--s017711b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>any of the sharp-edged concave circular cutting blades of a harrow.</p></div><a name="s017712b"><!--s017712b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="sb000000140"><!--sb000000140--></a><p>the central part of the flower head of a plant such as the daisy, which is made up of many closely packed small tubular flowers [Latin <span class="bodyi">discus</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">diskos</span> disc, platter, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/discus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">discus</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">disc</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">disk</span>? <span class="bodyi">Disc</span> is the correct spelling of the word in British English, except in the context of computers where the usual American English spelling <span class="bodyi">disk</span> is generally preferred: <span class="bodyi">a slipped disc</span> but <span class="bodyi">a disk drive</span>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">immersion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹmuhsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030420a"><!--s030420a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031938b"><!--s031938b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of immersing or being immersed.</p></div><a name="s031939b"><!--s031939b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a method of teaching a foreign language by placing the student in a situation where only the foreign language is spoken.</p></div><a name="s031940b"><!--s031940b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in astronomy, the disappearance of a celestial body behind or into the shadow of another.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">funky</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (funkier, funkiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024415a"><!--s024415a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026220b"><!--s026220b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> having an earthy unsophisticated style and feeling, as in the blues; soulful.</p></div><a name="s026221b"><!--s026221b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> said of clothes: original and stylish.</p></div><a name="s026222b"><!--s026222b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> smelling mouldy or musty</p><p><span class="bodyb">funkily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">funkiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<span class="bodyi">funk</span> offensive smell, perhaps from French dialect <span class="bodyi">funquer</span> to emit smoke].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bore<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006747a"><!--s006747a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tedious person, situation, or thing [perhaps from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bore2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bore 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">harness racing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027570a"><!--s027570a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the sport of trotting.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hijack<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> high-jack</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhiejak/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028520a"><!--s028520a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030189b"><!--s030189b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to seize control of (a vehicle or aircraft) by force while it is in transit.</p></div><a name="s030190b"><!--s030190b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to steal, rob, or kidnap (something or somebody) as if by hijacking</p><p><span class="bodyb">hijacker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p>origin unknown. This word first achieved wide currency in the USA in the 1920s, when it was applied to stealing bootleg alcohol in transit, but there is some evidence that it was earlier used by hoboes to mean ‘to rob a sleeping person’. It has been conjectured that the word derives from <span class="bodyi">High, Jack!</span>, i.e. a command to the victim to put his hands up, or possibly from <span class="bodyi">Hi, Jack!</span>, i.e. a menacing greeting to the victim, but neither explanation is very convincing</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fixed-point</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022635a"><!--s022635a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>denoting a mathematical notation, e.g. in a decimal system, in which the radix is fixed: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/floating_point/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">floating-point</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">entry-level</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020037a"><!--s020037a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>denotingof or being the basic model in a range of products, e.g. computers, designed for new users who may later progress to more sophisticated equipment in the range.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anguilliform</span><small><span class="eSynop">/angʹgwilifawm/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002044a"><!--s002044a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or denoting eels and similar fish [Latin <span class="bodyi">anguilla</span> eel + <span class="bodyi">-iform</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/form_or_iform/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-form</span></span></a>)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grand slam</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026203a"><!--s026203a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028029b"><!--s028029b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the winning of all the major tournaments in a particular sport in a given year, or of all the games in a tournament.</p></div><a name="s028030b"><!--s028030b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in bridge, the winning of all 13 tricks by one player or side.</p></div><a name="s028031b"><!--s028031b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in baseball, a home run scored when there is a batter waiting at each of the three other bases, so that four runs are scored in all.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">harp<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hahp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027571a"><!--s027571a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a stringed musical instrument with strings stretched across an open triangular frame, plucked with the fingers</p><p><span class="bodyb">harper</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">harpist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">hearpe</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hoyle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hoyl/</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029471a"><!--s029471a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>✱ <span class="bodyb">according to Hoyle</span> exactly in accordance with the rules or regulations [named after Edmond <span class="bodyi">Hoyle</span>, d.1769, British writer on card games].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cockade</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koʹkayd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011468a"><!--s011468a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an ornament, e.g. a rosette or knot of ribbon, worn on the hat as a badge</p><p><span class="bodyb">cockaded</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [modification of French <span class="bodyi">cocarde</span>,fem of <span class="bodyi">cocard</span> vain].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bore<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006748a"><!--s006748a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to weary (somebody) by being dull or monotonous</p><p><span class="bodyb">bored</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">boring</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">immersion heater</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030421a"><!--s030421a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an electrical apparatus for heating a liquid in which it is immersed, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an electric water-heater fixed inside a domestic hot-water storage tank.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fixed satellite</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022636a"><!--s022636a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a satellite that orbits the earth in time with the earth's own rotation, so staying above the same spot on the earth's surface.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discalced</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹkalst/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017002a"><!--s017002a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a friar or nun: barefoot or wearing only sandals [part translation of Latin <span class="bodyi">discalceatus</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">calceatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">calceare</span> to put on shoes, from <span class="bodyi">calceus</span> shoe, from <span class="bodyi">calc-, calx</span> heel].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">funnel<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfunl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024416a"><!--s024416a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026223b"><!--s026223b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a utensil usu having the shape of a hollow cone with a tube extending from the smaller end, designed to direct liquids or powders into a small opening.</p></div><a name="s026224b"><!--s026224b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a shaft, stack, or flue for ventilation or the escape of smoke or steam [Middle English <span class="bodyi">fonel</span>, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">infundibulum</span>, from <span class="bodyi">infundere</span> to pour in, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">fundere</span> to pour].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hijack<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> high-jack</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028521a"><!--s028521a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act or an instance of hijacking.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Entryphone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020038a"><!--s020038a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> an intercom system at the entrance to a building, which visitors use to identify themselves.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anguine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanggwin/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002045a"><!--s002045a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or resembling a snake [Latin <span class="bodyi">anguinus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">anguis</span> snake].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">harp<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027572a"><!--s027572a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029389b"><!--s029389b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(+ on) to dwell on or return to a subject tediously or monotonously.</p></div><a name="s029390b"><!--s029390b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to play a harp.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grandson</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgran(d)sun/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026204a"><!--s026204a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a son of one's son or daughter.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">HP</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029472a"><!--s029472a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031105b"><!--s031105b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">hp</span>) high pressure.</p></div><a name="s031106b"><!--s031106b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">hp</span>) hire purchase.</p></div><a name="s031107b"><!--s031107b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">hp</span>) horsepower.</p></div><a name="s031108b"><!--s031108b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>Houses of Parliament.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discard<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹkahd/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017003a"><!--s017003a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017716b"><!--s017716b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to get rid of (something or somebody) as useless or superfluous.</p></div><a name="s017717b"><!--s017717b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004470c"><!--s004470c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to throw out (a playing card) from one's hand.</p></div><a name="s004471c"><!--s004471c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to play (any card from a suit different from the one led except a trump) when unable to follow suit <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s017718b"><!--s017718b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to discard a playing card [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/card1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">card 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bore<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006749a"><!--s006749a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tidal flood that moves swiftly in the form of a steep-fronted wave up an estuary, etc [prob from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">bāra</span> wave].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fixed star</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022637a"><!--s022637a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of the stars so distant that they appear to remain fixed relative to one another.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cock-a-doodle-doo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkok ə ˌdoohdl ʹdooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011469a"><!--s011469a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used to represent the crowing of a cockerel [imitative].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">immigrant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹimigrənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030422a"><!--s030422a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031941b"><!--s031941b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who comes to a country to take up permanent residence.</p></div><a name="s031942b"><!--s031942b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008289c"><!--s008289c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a person who comes to a country to take up permanent residence.</p></div><a name="s008290c"><!--s008290c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) relating to, denoting, or involving immigrants </p><p><i></i></p><p>immigrant labour</p>.</div></div><a name="s031943b"><!--s031943b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a plant or animal that becomes established in an area where it was previously unknown [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/immigrate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">immigrate</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ant1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ant 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hijra</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhijrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028522a"><!--s028522a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hegira_or_hejira_hejir%C9%99_or_hijra_hijr%C9%99/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hegira</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">funnel<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (funnelled, funnelling, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> funneled) (funneling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024417a"><!--s024417a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s026225b"><!--s026225b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to pass through a funnel, or as if through a funnel </p><p><i></i></p><p>The crowd funnelled out of the football ground</p>.</div><a name="s026226b"><!--s026226b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to have or take the shape of a funnel <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s026227b"><!--s026227b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to move (something) to a focal point or into a central channel </p><p><i></i></p><p>Contributions were funnelled into one account</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">entwine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹtwien/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020039a"><!--s020039a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021103b"><!--s021103b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to twine (things) together or round.</p></div><a name="s021104b"><!--s021104b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to twine round (something) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s021105b"><!--s021105b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to become twined.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anguish</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanggwish/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002046a"><!--s002046a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>extreme mental distress or physical pain [Middle English <span class="bodyi">angwisshe</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">angustiae</span> (pl) straits, distress, from <span class="bodyi">angustus</span> narrow].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grandstand<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026205a"><!--s026205a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028032b"><!--s028032b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a usu roofed stand for spectators at a racecourse, stadium, etc in the best position for viewing the contest.</p></div><a name="s028033b"><!--s028033b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) giving an ideal viewing position </p><p><i></i></p><p>a grandstand seat</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">harpoon<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hahʹpoohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027573a"><!--s027573a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a barbed spear used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in hunting large fish or whales</p><p><span class="bodyb">harpooner</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [prob from Dutch <span class="bodyi">harpoen</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">harpon</span> brooch, ultimately from Greek <span class="bodyi">harpē</span> sickle].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">HPV</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029473a"><!--s029473a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>human papilloma virus.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cock-a-hoop</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkok ə ʹhoohp/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011470a"><!--s011470a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> triumphantly boastful; exulting</p><p><span class="bodyb">cock-a-hoop</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [from the phrase <span class="bodyi">to set cock a hoop</span> to be festive, of unknown origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fixed-wing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022638a"><!--s022638a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>denoting the conventional type of aircraft as distinct from the helicopter type with rotating blades.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">immigrate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹimigrayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030423a"><!--s030423a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031944b"><!--s031944b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to come into a country of which one is not a native to take up permanent residence.</p></div><a name="s031945b"><!--s031945b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a plant or animal: to become established in an area where it was previously unknown <span class="bodyb">immigration</span> /-ʹgraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">immigrational</span> /-ʹgraysh(ə)nəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">immigratus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">immigrare</span> to go in, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">migrare</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/migrate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">migrate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discard<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdiskahd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017004a"><!--s017004a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017719b"><!--s017719b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody or something discarded, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a discarded card.</p></div><a name="s017720b"><!--s017720b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act of discarding in a card game.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hike<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiek/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028523a"><!--s028523a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030191b"><!--s030191b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a long walk in the country, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for pleasure or exercise.</p></div><a name="s030192b"><!--s030192b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a big increase or rise, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in prices or wages ✱ <span class="bodyb">take a hike</span> <span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">usu in imperative</span>) to go away [origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bore<sup>6</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006750a"><!--s006750a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bear2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bear 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anguished</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002047a"><!--s002047a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>suffering or expressing anguish.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">harpoon<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027574a"><!--s027574a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to spear (a large fish or whale) with a harpoon</p><p><span class="bodyb">harpooner</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enucleate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹnyoohkliayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020040a"><!--s020040a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021106b"><!--s021106b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to remove a nucleus from (a cell).</p></div><a name="s021107b"><!--s021107b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to remove surgically (e.g. a tumour or an eyeball) from its surrounding capsule without cutting into it <span class="bodyb">enucleation</span> /iˌnyoohkliʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">enucleatus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">enucleare</span> to remove the kernel from, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">nucleus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/nucleus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">nucleus</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grandstand<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026206a"><!--s026206a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> to behave or perform in such a way as to attract the attention of and impress onlookers</p><p><span class="bodyb">grandstander</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">funnel web</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024418a"><!--s024418a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various spiders that builds a tube-shaped webs; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an extremely poisonous large black Australian spider: <span class="bodyi">Atrax robustus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">HQ</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029474a"><!--s029474a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>headquarters.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fixer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022639a"><!--s022639a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024035b"><!--s024035b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who is adept at bringing about a desired result, e.g. by enabling somebody to get round the law or officialdom </p><p><i></i></p><p>But in LA, man, I tell you, I'm even more of a high-achiever – all fizz and push, a fixer</p><p> Martin Amis.</p></div><a name="s024036b"><!--s024036b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in photography, a substance used to fix a print.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cock-a-leekie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkok ə ʹleeki/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011471a"><!--s011471a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chicken and leek soup [alteration of <span class="bodyi">cockie</span> (dimin. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cock1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cock 1</span></span></a>) + <span class="bodyi">leekie</span>,dimin. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/leek/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">leek</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grandstand finish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026207a"><!--s026207a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a particularly exciting end to a race or competition because the winner is in doubt until the last possible moment.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Boreal<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbawri·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006751a"><!--s006751a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to the coniferous forest belt growing in northern and mountainous parts of the northern hemisphere [Middle English <span class="bodyi">boriall</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">borealis</span>, via Latin <span class="bodyi">boreas</span> north wind, north, from Greek <span class="bodyi">Boreas</span>, god of the north wind].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">imminent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹiminənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030424a"><!--s030424a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031946b"><!--s031946b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>about to take place; impending <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a threatening way.</p></div><a name="s031947b"><!--s031947b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> overhanging</p><p><span class="bodyb">imminence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">imminently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">imminent-, imminens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">imminēre</span> to project, threaten, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">minēre</span> to overhang].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">harp seal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027575a"><!--s027575a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an arctic seal with a black saddle-shaped mark on the back: <span class="bodyi">Phoca groenlandica</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disc brake</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017005a"><!--s017005a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a brake that operates by the friction of pads pressing against the sides of a rotating disc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hike<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028524a"><!--s028524a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030193b"><!--s030193b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to go on a hike <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s030194b"><!--s030194b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + up) to pull or lift (something) up </p><p><i></i></p><p>She hiked up her skirt</p>.</div><a name="s030195b"><!--s030195b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + up) to raise (prices, wages, etc)</p><p><span class="bodyb">hiker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">funny<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfuni/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (funnier, funniest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024419a"><!--s024419a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026228b"><!--s026228b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>causing amusement and laughter; seeking or intended to amuse.</p></div><a name="s026229b"><!--s026229b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>strange or suspicious </p><p><i></i></p><p>a funny smell</p>.</div><a name="s026230b"><!--s026230b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>involving deception or dishonesty </p><p><i></i></p><p>told them not to try anything funny</p>.</div><a name="s026231b"><!--s026231b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> slightly unwell.</p></div><a name="s026232b"><!--s026232b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s006933c"><!--s006933c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> slightly unwell.</p></div><a name="s006934c"><!--s006934c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>eccentric or slightly crazy <span class="bodyb">funnily</span> /ʹfunəli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">funniness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">E number</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020041a"><!--s020041a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a number with the letter E in front of it, used in the lists of ingredients on food packaging to denote a particular additive [<span class="bodyi">E</span> short for European, because the system was set up by the European Union].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">angular</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanggyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002048a"><!--s002048a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002007b"><!--s002007b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000456c"><!--s000456c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>having one or more angles.</p></div><a name="s000457c"><!--s000457c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>forming an angle; sharp-cornered.</p></div><a name="s000458c"><!--s000458c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>placed, attached, etc at an angle.</p></div></div><a name="s002008b"><!--s002008b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>measured by an angle or with reference to the rate at which an angle changes </p><p><i></i></p><p>angular distance</p> <p><i></i></p><p>angular separation</p>.</div><a name="s002009b"><!--s002009b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>lean and bony.</p></div><a name="s002010b"><!--s002010b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s000459c"><!--s000459c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>lean and bony.</p></div><a name="s000460c"><!--s000460c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>stiff in character or manner; awkward <span class="bodyb">angularity</span> /-ʹlariti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">angularly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">angulaire</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">angularis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">angulus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/angle1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">angle 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">HR</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029475a"><!--s029475a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031109b"><!--s031109b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Croatia (international vehicle registration).</p></div><a name="s031110b"><!--s031110b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>human resources.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fixings</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022640a"><!--s022640a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024037b"><!--s024037b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> the fasteners such as nails, screws, nuts, and bolts, needed for a repair or construction job.</p></div><a name="s024038b"><!--s024038b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> trimmings </p><p><i></i></p><p>a turkey dinner with all the fixings</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cockalorum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kokəʹlawrəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011472a"><!--s011472a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a self-important little man [prob modification of obsolete Flemish <span class="bodyi">kockeloeren</span> to crow, of imitative origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grand tour</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026208a"><!--s026208a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028034b"><!--s028034b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the grand tour</span>) an extended tour of the cultural sites of Europe, formerly a usual part of the education of young British gentlemen.</p></div><a name="s028035b"><!--s028035b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an extensive and usu educational tour.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">immiscible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹmisəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030425a"><!--s030425a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of two or more different liquids: incapable of being thoroughly mixed together <span class="bodyb">immiscibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">immiscibly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Boreal<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006752a"><!--s006752a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>one of the earliest post-glacial climactic periods in Northern Europe.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hila</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhielə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028525a"><!--s028525a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hilum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hilum</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disc camera</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017006a"><!--s017006a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a camera using film contained on a disc that rotates in the camera after each exposure.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enumerate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹnyoohmərayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020042a"><!--s020042a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021108b"><!--s021108b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to list or name (a number of items) one by one.</p></div><a name="s021109b"><!--s021109b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to count up (a number of items)</p><p><span class="bodyb">enumerable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">enumeration</span> /iˌnyoohməʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">enumerative</span> /-rətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">enumeratus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">enumerare</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">numerare</span> to count, from <span class="bodyi">numerus</span> number].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hr</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029476a"><!--s029476a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>hour.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">harpsichord</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhahpsikawd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027576a"><!--s027576a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a keyboard musical instrument with one or two manuals, having a horizontal frame and strings and producing notes by the action of quills or leather points plucking the strings</p><p><span class="bodyb">harpsichordist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [modification of Italian <span class="bodyi">arpicordo</span>, from <span class="bodyi">arpa</span> harp + <span class="bodyi">corda</span> string].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">funny<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> funnies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024420a"><!--s024420a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026233b"><!--s026233b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a comic strip or comic section in a periodical.</p></div><a name="s026234b"><!--s026234b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a joke.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fixity</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022641a"><!--s022641a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the quality or state of being fixed or stable </p><p><i></i></p><p>fixity of expression</p> <p><i></i></p><p>fixity of purpose</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cockamamie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kokəʹmaymi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011473a"><!--s011473a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> ridiculous or nonsensical [prob alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/decalcomania/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">decalcomania</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">angular momentum</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002049a"><!--s002049a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vector1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">vector 1</span></span></a> (quantity having both magnitude and direction) that is equal to the angular velocity of a rotating body or system multiplied by its <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/moment_of_inertia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">moment of inertia</span></span></a> (resistance to change of angular velocity) with respect to the rotation axis.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grand tourer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026209a"><!--s026209a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a full form of GT, denoting a saloon car with a sporty appearance and performance but with enough comfort to make it suitable for long journeys.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">immobile</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹmohbiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030426a"><!--s030426a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031948b"><!--s031948b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>incapable of being moved.</p></div><a name="s031949b"><!--s031949b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>motionless </p><p><i></i></p><p>You must keep the patient immobile</p> <p><span class="bodyb">immobility</span> /imohʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">immobilis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">mobilis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mobile1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mobile 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discern</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹsuhn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017007a"><!--s017007a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017721b"><!--s017721b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to detect (something or somebody) with one of the senses, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> vision.</p></div><a name="s017722b"><!--s017722b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to perceive (something) or recognize it mentally</p><p><span class="bodyb">discerner</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">discernible</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">discernibly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">discernen</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">discernere</span> to separate, distinguish between, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">cernere</span> to sift].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boredom</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbawd(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006753a"><!--s006753a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the state of being bored </p><p><i></i></p><p>No society seems ever to have succumbed to boredom</p><p> J K Galbraith.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">HRH</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029477a"><!--s029477a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>His/Her Royal Highness.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fixture</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfikschə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022642a"><!--s022642a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024039b"><!--s024039b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006256c"><!--s006256c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a household appliance or piece of equipment, e.g. a bath or toilet, that is fixed in position.</p></div><a name="s006257c"><!--s006257c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) items, e.g. sanitary ware, kitchen cupboards, worktops, etc, fixed in a property, that the owner is not legally entitled to remove if should the property is be sold: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fitting2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fitting<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (3).</p></div></div><a name="s024040b"><!--s024040b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> somebody or something invariably present in a specified setting or long associated with a specified place or activity </p><p><i></i></p><p>He has become a fixture as the England wicket-keeper</p>.</div><a name="s024041b"><!--s024041b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a sporting event scheduled for a certain date or time.</p></div><a name="s024042b"><!--s024042b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> the process of fixing or condition of being fixed </p><p><i></i></p><p>Frights, changes, horrors, divert and crack, rend and deracinate, the unity and married calm of states quite from their fixture</p><p> Shakespeare [modification of obsolete <span class="bodyi">fixure</span>, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">fixura</span>,from Latin <span class="bodyi">fixus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fix1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fix 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enumerator</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020043a"><!--s020043a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a person employed to issue and collect census forms.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">harpy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhahpi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> harpies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027577a"><!--s027577a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029391b"><!--s029391b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Harpy</span>) a rapacious creature of Greek mythology with the head of a woman and the body of a bird.</p></div><a name="s029392b"><!--s029392b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">derog</span> a rapacious woman [Latin <span class="bodyi">Harpyia</span>, from Greek].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hilar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhielə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028526a"><!--s028526a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in botany, of, relating to, or located near a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hilum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hilum</span></span></a> (scar on a seed).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">angular velocity</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002050a"><!--s002050a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vector1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">vector 1</span></span></a> (quantity having both magnitude and direction) that is equal in magnitude to the rate of change of angular position with time and that has direction such that the motion appears clockwise to somebody looking in the direction of the vector.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">funny bone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024421a"><!--s024421a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the place at the back of the elbow where the nerve supplying the hand and forearm rests against the bone [from the tingling felt when it is struck, with a pun on <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/humerus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">humerus</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cock-and-bull story</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011474a"><!--s011474a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a long, rambling, and barely credible story</p><p>probably an allusion to a fable. There is famously a reference to ‘a cock and a bull’ as a type of story at the end of Laurence Sterne's 1767 novel <span class="bodyi">Tristram Shandy</span>, and the phrase occurs shortly after this in the form now familiar.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">granduncle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026210a"><!--s026210a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/great_uncle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">great-uncle</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">immobilize <span class="bodyi">or</span> immobilise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹmohbiliez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030427a"><!--s030427a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031950b"><!--s031950b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to prevent (somebody or something) from moving freely, effectively, or normally </p><p><i></i></p><p>The shock had completely immobilized him</p> <p><i></i></p><p>The traffic warden immobilized the illegally parked cars</p>.</div><a name="s031951b"><!--s031951b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to prevent or restrict (somebody or a body part) from moving by mechanical means or by strict bed rest, as a treatment to encourage healing.</p></div><a name="s031952b"><!--s031952b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to withhold (money or capital) from circulation <span class="bodyb">immobilization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">immobilizer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discerning</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017008a"><!--s017008a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>showing insight and understanding; discriminating</p><p><span class="bodyb">discernment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">discerningly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enunciate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹnunsiayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020044a"><!--s020044a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021110b"><!--s021110b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to articulate (words) distinctly, typically by separating the syllables </p><p><i></i></p><p>‘She was the most –’ he snapped his fingers noiselessly in the air, enunciating fiercely, ‘Kunst – ler – isch!’</p><p> Willa Cather.</p></div><a name="s021111b"><!--s021111b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to state or formulate (something) precisely or systematically </p><p><i></i></p><p>He enunciated the principles to be followed by the new administration</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s021112b"><!--s021112b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to articulate or pronounce words clearly <span class="bodyb">enunciation</span> /iˌnunsiʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">enunciative</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">enunciator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">enuntiatus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">enuntiare</span> to report, declare, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">nuntiare</span> to report, from <span class="bodyi">nuntius</span> messenger].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">HRT</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029478a"><!--s029478a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>hormone replacement therapy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fix up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022643a"><!--s022643a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024043b"><!--s024043b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) to provide (somebody) with something.</p></div><a name="s024044b"><!--s024044b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to organize or arrange (something).</p></div><a name="s024045b"><!--s024045b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to adapt, repair, or do up (a place) for a certain purpose.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">harquebus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhahkwibəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027578a"><!--s027578a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/arquebus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">arquebus</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hilarious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiʹleəri·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028527a"><!--s028527a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>extremely funny</p><p><span class="bodyb">hilariously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [irreg from Latin <span class="bodyi">hilarus, hilaris</span> cheerful, from Greek <span class="bodyi">hilaros</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">angulation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anggooʹlayshən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002051a"><!--s002051a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002011b"><!--s002011b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the state of having angles or the formation of angles.</p></div><a name="s002012b"><!--s002012b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an angular position or part.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cockatiel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kokəʹteel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011475a"><!--s011475a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small grey Australian parrot with a crested yellow head: <span class="bodyi">Nymphicus hollandicus</span> [Dutch <span class="bodyi">kaketielje</span> from Malay <span class="bodyi">kakatua</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grand unified theory</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026211a"><!--s026211a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in physics, any of various theories that seek to represent the numerous interactions between subatomic particles in terms of a single mathematical structure.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">borehole</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006754a"><!--s006754a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hole drilled in the earth to obtain water, oil, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">immoderate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹmod(ə)rət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030428a"><!--s030428a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lacking moderation; excessive</p><p><span class="bodyb">immoderately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">immoderateness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">immoderation</span> /-ʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">immoderat</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">immoderatus</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">moderatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">moderare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/moderate1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">moderate 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">funny farm</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024422a"><!--s024422a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a psychiatric hospital.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discernment</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017009a"><!--s017009a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>skill in discerning; keen insight.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enure</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹnyooə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020045a"><!--s020045a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inure_or_enure/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inure</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cockatoo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kokəʹtooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cockatoos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011476a"><!--s011476a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011769b"><!--s011769b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of numerous species of large noisy chiefly Australasian parrots with a crests and brightly coloured plumage: family Cacatuidae, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> genus <span class="bodyi">Kakatoe</span>.</p></div><a name="s011770b"><!--s011770b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ, informal</span> a small farmer.</p></div><a name="s011771b"><!--s011771b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, informal</span> a lookout [Dutch <span class="bodyi">kaketoe</span> from Malay <span class="bodyi">kakatua</span>,from <span class="bodyi">kakak</span> elder sibling + <span class="bodyi">tua</span> old; (sense 3) from the belief that a flock of cockatoos post a sentry while feeding].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">harridan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹharid(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027579a"><!--s027579a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an ill-tempered unpleasant woman [perhaps modification of French <span class="bodyi">haridelle</span> old horse, gaunt woman].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">borer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006755a"><!--s006755a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tool used for boring.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hryvna</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhrivnə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029479a"><!--s029479a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the basic monetary unit of Ukraine, divided into 100 kopiykas [ultimately from Russian <span class="bodyi">grivina</span> ring, coin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fizgig</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfizgig/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022644a"><!--s022644a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024046b"><!--s024046b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, informal</span> a police informer.</p></div><a name="s024047b"><!--s024047b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a flirtatious young woman.</p></div><a name="s024048b"><!--s024048b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a firework or spinning top that makes a fizzing sound [alteration of earlier <span class="bodyi">fisgig</span>, perhaps from obsolete <span class="bodyi">fise</span> intestinal wind + <span class="bodyi">gig</span> wanton girl, spinning top].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fun run</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024423a"><!--s024423a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a long-distance run, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to raise money for charity.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">immodest</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹmodist/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030429a"><!--s030429a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031953b"><!--s031953b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not conforming to the accepted or expected standards, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of sexual propriety.</p></div><a name="s031954b"><!--s031954b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>bold; shameless</p><p><span class="bodyb">immodestly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">immodesty</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">immodestus</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">modestus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/modest/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">modest</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grange</span><small><span class="eSynop">/graynj/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026212a"><!--s026212a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028036b"><!--s028036b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a large country house, often with many outbuildings.</p></div><a name="s028037b"><!--s028037b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a barn or granary [Middle English, granary, farmhouse, via French from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">granica</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">granum</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grain1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grain 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hilarity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiʹlariti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028528a"><!--s028528a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>mirth or merriment.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anhedral<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/anʹheedrəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002052a"><!--s002052a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a crystal: having no plane faces [from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hedral/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-hedral</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enuresis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/enyooʹreesis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020046a"><!--s020046a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an involuntary discharge of urine <span class="bodyb">enuretic</span> /-ʹretik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">enuresis</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">enourein</span> to urinate in, wet the bed, from <span class="bodyi">en</span> in + <span class="bodyi">ourein</span> to urinate, from <span class="bodyi">ouron</span> urine].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disc floret</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017010a"><!--s017010a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/disc_flower/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">disc flower</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cockatrice</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkokətris, -tries/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011477a"><!--s011477a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011772b"><!--s011772b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a mythical creature, half snake and half cock, hatched from a cock's egg and able to kill with a look </p><p><i></i></p><p>O my accursed womb … A cockatrice hast thou hatched to the world, whose unavoided eye is murderous</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div><a name="s011773b"><!--s011773b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in heraldry, an animal with a dragon's tail and the body of a cock.</p></div><a name="s011774b"><!--s011774b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/basilisk/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">basilisk</span></span></a> (1) [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cocatrice</span> via Frenchfrom medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">cocatric-, cocatrix</span> mongoose].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">harried</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹharid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027580a"><!--s027580a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>beset by worrying problems; harassed.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boric</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbawrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006756a"><!--s006756a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or containing boron.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grani-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026213a"><!--s026213a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: grain or seeds </p><p><i></i></p><p>granivorous</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">grani-</span> from <span class="bodyi">granum</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grain1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grain 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hilary term</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhiləri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028529a"><!--s028529a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in some British universities, the term beginning in January [named after St <span class="bodyi">Hilary</span> d.367, French bishop, whose feast day is 13 January].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disc flower</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017011a"><!--s017011a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of the small tubular flowers that make up the central part of the flower head of a plant such as the daisy: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ray_flower/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ray flower</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">immolate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹimohlayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030430a"><!--s030430a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031955b"><!--s031955b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to kill or offer (somebody, oneself, or something) as a sacrificial victim, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by burning.</p></div><a name="s031956b"><!--s031956b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> to relinquish or sacrifice (something highly valued) <span class="bodyb">immolation</span> /-ʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">immolator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">immolatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">immolare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">mola</span> meal; from the Roman custom of sprinkling sacrificial victims with meal].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">envelop</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹveləp/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (enveloped, enveloping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020047a"><!--s020047a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021113b"><!--s021113b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to enclose, wrap, or surround (something or somebody) completely with or as if with a covering </p><p><i></i></p><p>She enveloped him in her arms</p>.</div><a name="s021114b"><!--s021114b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to conceal or obscure (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The matter was enveloped in mystery</p> <a name="sb000000181"><!--sb000000181--></a><p><span class="bodyb">envelopment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">envolupen</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">envoloper</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">voloper</span> to wrap]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">envelop</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">envelope</span>? These two words are related and sometimes confused. <span class="bodyi">Envelop</span> (always pronounced with the stress on the second syllable <span class="bodyi">-vel-</span>) is a verb: <span class="bodyi">Fog envelops the city</span>; <span class="bodyi">enveloped in a huge black cloak.</span> <span class="bodyi">Envelope</span> (always pronounced with the stress on the first syllable <span class="bodyi">en-</span>) is a noun: <span class="bodyi">She opened the sealed envelope and drew out the winner's name</span>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anhedral<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002053a"><!--s002053a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the angle between a downwardly inclined wing of an aircraft and a horizontal line: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dihedral2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dihedral 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fizz<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fiz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022645a"><!--s022645a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024049b"><!--s024049b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make a hissing or sputtering sound.</p></div><a name="s024050b"><!--s024050b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a liquid: to produce bubbles of gas [imitative].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fur.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024426a"><!--s024426a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>furlong.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cockboat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkokboht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011478a"><!--s011478a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small boat; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one used as a tender to a larger boat [obsolete <span class="bodyi">cock</span> small boat, from Middle English <span class="bodyi">cok</span> via Old French from medieval Latin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hs</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029480a"><!--s029480a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chemical symbol for hassium.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">harrier<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhari·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027581a"><!--s027581a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029393b"><!--s029393b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a hunting dog resembling a small foxhound and used for hunting hares.</p></div><a name="s029394b"><!--s029394b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Harrier</span>) used in naming cross-country teams </p><p><i></i></p><p>the Altrincham Harriers</p> <p>[irreg from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hare1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hare 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">graniferous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/graʹnifərəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026214a"><!--s026214a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>producing grain or similar seeds [Latin <span class="bodyi">granum</span> grain + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ferous_or_iferous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ferous</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discharge<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹchahj/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017012a"><!--s017012a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017723b"><!--s017723b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004472c"><!--s004472c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to dismiss (somebody) from employment or service.</p></div><a name="s004473c"><!--s004473c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to release (somebody) from custody or care.</p></div></div><a name="s017724b"><!--s017724b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004474c"><!--s004474c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to fulfil (a debt or obligation) by performing an appropriate action.</p></div><a name="s004475c"><!--s004475c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to release (somebody) from an obligation.</p></div></div><a name="s017725b"><!--s017725b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s004476c"><!--s004476c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to send or pour out (a liquid or gas); to emit.</p></div><a name="s004477c"><!--s004477c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to shoot (a firearm).</p></div></div><a name="s017726b"><!--s017726b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to annul (an order of court) legally.</p></div><a name="s017727b"><!--s017727b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s004478c"><!--s004478c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to unload (a charge, load, or burden).</p></div><a name="s004479c"><!--s004479c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to unload (a boat, etc).</p></div></div><a name="s017728b"><!--s017728b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to remove an electric charge from (something) or reduce its electric charge <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s017729b"><!--s017729b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to throw off or deliver a load, charge, or burden.</p></div><a name="s017730b"><!--s017730b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s004480c"><!--s004480c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a gun: to be fired.</p></div><a name="s004481c"><!--s004481c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to pour out fluid contents.</p></div></div><a name="s017731b"><!--s017731b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to lose or reduce an electric charge</p><p><span class="bodyb">dischargeable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">discharger</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">dischargen</span> via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">discarricare</span>, from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">carricare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/charge1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">charge 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boric acid</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006757a"><!--s006757a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a white crystalline solid acid used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a weak antiseptic: formula H<sub>3</sub>BO<sub>3</sub>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cockchafer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkokchayfə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011479a"><!--s011479a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large European beetle destructive to vegetation: <span class="bodyi">Melolontha melolontha</span> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cock1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cock 1</span></span></a>+ <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chafer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chafer</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">envelope</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹenvəlohp, ʹon-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020048a"><!--s020048a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021115b"><!--s021115b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a flat container, usu of folded and gummed paper, e.g. for a letter.</p></div><a name="s021116b"><!--s021116b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a wrapper, cover, or casing, e.g. the gasbag of an airship.</p></div><a name="s021117b"><!--s021117b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something that envelops; a wrapper or covering.</p></div><a name="s021118b"><!--s021118b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an enclosing membrane or other natural covering that encloses.</p></div><a name="s021119b"><!--s021119b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in mathematics, a curve tangent to each of a family of curves.</p></div><a name="s021120b"><!--s021120b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="sb000000182"><!--sb000000182--></a><p>✱ <span class="bodyb">push the (edge of) the envelope</span> to achieve success in a pioneering activity [from graphs showing the performance capacity of a machine, aircraft, etc; the <span class="bodyi">envelope</span> is a line at the edge of the graph marking its limits] [French <span class="bodyi">enveloppe</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">envoloper</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/envelop/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">envelop</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">envelope</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">envelop</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/envelop/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">envelop</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">harrier<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027582a"><!--s027582a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of slender hawks with long angled wings: genus <span class="bodyi">Circus</span> [alteration of <span class="bodyi">harrower</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/harrow2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">harrow<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (2) in an archaic sense ‘to rob, plunder’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anhydride</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anʹhiedried/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002054a"><!--s002054a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a compound derived from another, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an acid, by removing the elements of water [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anhydrous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anhydrous</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ide_or_id/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ide</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fizz<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022646a"><!--s022646a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024051b"><!--s024051b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or sound of fizzing.</p></div><a name="s024052b"><!--s024052b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>spirit or liveliness.</p></div><a name="s024053b"><!--s024053b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006258c"><!--s006258c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an effervescent drink, e.g. sparkling wine.</p></div><a name="s006259c"><!--s006259c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the effervescence of sparkling wine, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>The fizz has gone out of this lemonade</p>.</div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hili</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhielie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028530a"><!--s028530a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hilus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hilus</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">HSH</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029481a"><!--s029481a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>His/Her Serene Highness.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">immoral</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹmorəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030431a"><!--s030431a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031957b"><!--s031957b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not conforming to conventional or expected moral standards, e.g. in sexual matters or business: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amoral/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amoral</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s031958b"><!--s031958b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>gained by corrupt or immoral means </p><p><i></i></p><p>immoral earnings</p> <p><span class="bodyb">immorality</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><a name="sb000000256"><!--sb000000256--></a><p><span class="bodyb">immorally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">immoral</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">amoral</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amoral/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amoral</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">granita</span><small><span class="eSynop">/grəʹneetə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026215a"><!--s026215a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a coarse-grained water ice [Italian].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fur<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fuh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024424a"><!--s024424a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026235b"><!--s026235b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the hairy coat of a mammal, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when fine, soft, and thick.</p></div><a name="s026236b"><!--s026236b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006935c"><!--s006935c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a piece of the dressed pelt of an animal used to make, trim, or line garments.</p></div><a name="s006936c"><!--s006936c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an article of clothing made of or with fur.</p></div></div><a name="s026237b"><!--s026237b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a coating of dead cells on the tongue of somebody who is unwell.</p></div><a name="s026238b"><!--s026238b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a coating resembling fur, e.g.:</p><a name="s006937c"><!--s006937c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a coating of dead cells on the tongue of somebody who is unwell.</p></div><a name="s006938c"><!--s006938c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the thick pile of a fabric, e.g. chenille.</p></div></div><a name="s026239b"><!--s026239b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a coating formed in vessels, e.g. kettles or pipes, by deposition of scale from hard water.</p></div><a name="s026240b"><!--s026240b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>any of the heraldic representations of animal pelts or their colours that have a stylized pattern of tufts or patches ✱ <span class="bodyb">make the fur fly</span> to cause an argument or a scene</p><p><span class="bodyb">furless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">furred</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discharge<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdischahj, disʹchahj/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017013a"><!--s017013a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017732b"><!--s017732b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of discharging.</p></div><a name="s017733b"><!--s017733b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that is discharged or emitted.</p></div><a name="s017734b"><!--s017734b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a brief flow of an electric charge through a gas, usu with associated light emission</p><p><span class="bodyb">discharger</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s017735b"><!--s017735b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>release or dismissal, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from an office or employment, or a document stating this.</p></div><a name="s017736b"><!--s017736b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s004482c"><!--s004482c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of relieving somebody of an obligation, accusation, or penalty.</p></div><a name="s004483c"><!--s004483c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a certificate of release or payment.</p></div></div><a name="s017737b"><!--s017737b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s004484c"><!--s004484c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>legal release from confinement.</p></div><a name="s004485c"><!--s004485c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an acquittal.</p></div></div><a name="s017738b"><!--s017738b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of discharging or unloading.</p></div><a name="s017739b"><!--s017739b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of firing a missile or missiles </p><p><i></i></p><p>an artillery discharge</p>.</div><a name="s017740b"><!--s017740b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><a name="s004486c"><!--s004486c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of flowing or pouring out.</p></div><a name="s004487c"><!--s004487c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>something that is discharged or emitted </p><p><i></i></p><p>a purulent discharge</p>.</div></div><a name="s017741b"><!--s017741b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><a name="s004488c"><!--s004488c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a brief flow of an electric charge through a gas, usu with associated light emission.</p></div><a name="s004489c"><!--s004489c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the conversion of the chemical energy of a battery into electrical energy.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Harris tweed</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹharis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027583a"><!--s027583a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a loosely woven tweed made in the Outer Hebrides, chiefly on the island of Lewis and Harris.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cockcrow</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011480a"><!--s011480a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> dawn.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">HSO</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029482a"><!--s029482a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Higher Scientific Officer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anhydrous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anʹhiedrəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002055a"><!--s002055a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>containing no water, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> no <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/water_of_crystallization/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">water of crystallization</span></span></a> (water chemically combined in a crystal) [Greek <span class="bodyi">anydros</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">hydor</span> water + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ous</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">immorality</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iməʹraliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> immoralities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030432a"><!--s030432a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031959b"><!--s031959b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the quality or state of being immoral.</p></div><a name="s031960b"><!--s031960b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an immoral act or immoral behaviour, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in sexual matters or business.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hill<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hil/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028531a"><!--s028531a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030196b"><!--s030196b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a usu rounded natural rise of land lower than a mountain.</p></div><a name="s030197b"><!--s030197b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a heap or mound, e.g. of earth.</p></div><a name="s030198b"><!--s030198b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a slope ✱ <span class="bodyb">over the hill</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> past one's prime; too old</p><p><span class="bodyb">hilly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">hyll</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fur<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (furred, furring)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024425a"><!--s024425a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s026241b"><!--s026241b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to trim or line (a garment) with fur.</p></div><a name="s026242b"><!--s026242b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to become coated or clogged, or to coat or clog (e.g. a pipe) with, or as if with, fur.</p></div><a name="s026243b"><!--s026243b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to apply strips of wood, brick, etc to (floor or wall timbers) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s026244b"><!--s026244b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to become coated or clogged with, or as if with, fur [Middle English <span class="bodyi">furren</span> to line or trim with fur, from Old French <span class="bodyi">forrer</span> to line or encase, from <span class="bodyi">fuerre</span> sheath, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boride</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbawried/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006758a"><!--s006758a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a binary compound of boron, usu with a more electropositive element or radical.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">granite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgranit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026216a"><!--s026216a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028038b"><!--s028038b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a very hard granular igneous rock formed of quartz, feldspar, and mica and used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for building.</p></div><a name="s028039b"><!--s028039b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>unyielding firmness or endurance</p><p><span class="bodyb">granitelike</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">granitic</span> /graʹnitik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">granitoid</span> /-toyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Italian <span class="bodyi">granito</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">granire</span> to granulate, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">granum</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grain1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grain 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">envenom</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹvenəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020049a"><!--s020049a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021121b"><!--s021121b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to put poison into or onto (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The point envenomed too? Then, venom, to thy work</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div><a name="s021122b"><!--s021122b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to fill (somebody) with bitterness [Middle English <span class="bodyi">envenimen</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">envenimer</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">venim</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/venom/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">venom</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fizzer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022647a"><!--s022647a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024054b"><!--s024054b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> something that is successful or sparkles.</p></div><a name="s024055b"><!--s024055b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ</span> something that is a fiasco or dismal failure.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discharge tube</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017014a"><!--s017014a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tube which contains gas or vapour, usu at very low pressure, in which a discharge of electricity, usu producing light, occurs when a high voltage is applied to electrodes in the tube.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cocked hat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011481a"><!--s011481a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hat with a brim turned up at three places to give a three-cornered shape ✱ <span class="bodyb">knock into a cocked hat</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to defeat or surpass (somebody or something) completely.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Harrovian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/həʹrohvi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027584a"><!--s027584a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pupil of Harrow School</p><p><span class="bodyb">Harrovian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">Harrovia</span> Harrow, district of London where the school is situated].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">immortal<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹmawtl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030433a"><!--s030433a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031961b"><!--s031961b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>living for ever </p><p><i></i></p><p>the immortal gods</p>.</div><a name="s031962b"><!--s031962b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>enduring for ever; imperishable </p><p><i></i></p><p>immortal love</p>.</div><a name="s031963b"><!--s031963b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>having enduring fame <span class="bodyb">immortality</span> /-ʹtaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">immortally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">immortalis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> +<span class="bodyi">mortalis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mortal1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mortal 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anil</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanil/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002056a"><!--s002056a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002013b"><!--s002013b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a shrub of the pea family, found in the W Indies, which is a source of indigo dye: <span class="bodyi">Indigofera suffruticosa</span>.</p></div><a name="s002014b"><!--s002014b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the dye itself [via French and Portuguese from Arabic <span class="bodyi">an-nīl</span> the indigo plant, from Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">nīlī</span> indigo, from fem of <span class="bodyi">nīla</span> dark blue].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">HST</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029483a"><!--s029483a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>high-speed train.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">furbelow</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfuhbiloh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024427a"><!--s024427a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026245b"><!--s026245b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a pleated or gathered piece of material; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a flounce on women's clothing.</p></div><a name="s026246b"><!--s026246b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that suggests a furbelow, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in being showy or superfluous </p><p><i></i></p><p>frills and furbelows</p> <p>[by folk etymology from French dialect <span class="bodyi">farbella</span> a frill].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hill<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028532a"><!--s028532a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030199b"><!--s030199b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to draw earth round the roots or base of (plants).</p></div><a name="s030200b"><!--s030200b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to form (something) into a heap.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fizzle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfizl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022648a"><!--s022648a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make a weak fizzing sound</p><p><span class="bodyb">fizzle</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [prob alteration of <span class="bodyi">fist</span> to break wind].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enviable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹenvi·əbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020050a"><!--s020050a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>worthy of arousing envy; highly desirable</p><p><span class="bodyb">enviableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">enviably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boring</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006759a"><!--s006759a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>causing boredom; tedious; uninteresting</p><p><span class="bodyb">boringly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">graniteware</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026217a"><!--s026217a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028040b"><!--s028040b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>ironware covered with mottled enamel usu in two tones of grey.</p></div><a name="s028041b"><!--s028041b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>pottery with a speckled granitelike appearance.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disc harrow</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017015a"><!--s017015a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a harrow with sharp-edged discs set at an angle for cutting or loosening soil.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cockerel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkok(ə)rəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011482a"><!--s011482a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a young male domestic fowl [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cokerelle</span>,from Old French dialect <span class="bodyi">kokerel</span>, dimin. of Old French <span class="bodyi">coc</span> cock].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">harrow<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹharoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027585a"><!--s027585a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cultivating implement set with spikes, spring teeth, or discs and drawn over the ground <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to pulverize and smooth the soil [Middle English <span class="bodyi">harwe</span> from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">herfi</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">immortal<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030434a"><!--s030434a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031964b"><!--s031964b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008291c"><!--s008291c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a person or being that lives for ever.</p></div><a name="s008292c"><!--s008292c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Immortal</span>) (<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) any of the gods of classical Greece and Rome.</p></div></div><a name="s031965b"><!--s031965b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person of lasting fame.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">HT</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029484a"><!--s029484a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>high-tension.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">borlotti bean</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bawʹloti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006760a"><!--s006760a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a speckled pink kidney bean that turns brown when cooked [plural of Italian <span class="bodyi">borlotto</span> kidney bean].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aniline</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanilin, -leen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002057a"><!--s002057a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a poisonous colourless oily liquid derived from coal tar and used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes and plastics [German <span class="bodyi">Anilin</span> from <span class="bodyi">anil</span> indigo: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anil/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anil</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hillbilly</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhilbili/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hillbillies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028533a"><!--s028533a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> a person from a remote or culturally unsophisticated area, e.g. the Appalachian mountains [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hill1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hill 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">Billy</span>, nickname for <span class="bodyi">William</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fizzle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022649a"><!--s022649a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act, an instance, or the sound of fizzling.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">furbish</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfuhbish/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024428a"><!--s024428a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026247b"><!--s026247b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to renovate or improve the appearance of (e.g. a building).</p></div><a name="s026248b"><!--s026248b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to polish (e.g. a weapon)</p><p><span class="bodyb">furbisher</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">furbisshen</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">fourbir</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">envious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹenvi·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020051a"><!--s020051a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>feeling or showing envy </p><p><i></i></p><p>envious looks</p> <p><i></i></p><p>envious of a neighbour's wealth</p> <p><span class="bodyb">enviously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">enviousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">harrow<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027586a"><!--s027586a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029395b"><!--s029395b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cultivate (ground or land) with a harrow.</p></div><a name="s029396b"><!--s029396b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause distress to (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>a harrowing experience</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">the harrowing of Hell</span>.</p></div><a name="s029397b"><!--s029397b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in medieval theology, the descent of Christ into hell between his death and resurrection, to rescue the souls of the righteous</p><p><span class="bodyb">harrower</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [(sense 2) variant of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/harry/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">harry</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disciple</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹsiepl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017016a"><!--s017016a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017742b"><!--s017742b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who learns from, and is much in the company of, a teacher or instructor; a pupil or follower </p><p><i></i></p><p>I found it [the group] to consist of a veteran angler and two rustic disciples</p><p> Washington Irving.</p></div><a name="s017743b"><!--s017743b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of the followers of Christ during his life on earth; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> any of Christ's twelve appointed followers</p><p><span class="bodyb">discipleship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">discipulus</span> pupil, from <span class="bodyi">discere</span> to learn].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ht</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029485a"><!--s029485a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>height.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">granivorous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/graʹnivərəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026218a"><!--s026218a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of animals: feeding on seeds or grain.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cocker spaniel</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011483a"><!--s011483a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small spaniel with long ears and silky coat</p><p>from <span class="bodyi">cocking</span> woodcock hunting. The cocker was used to find and flush woodcock for shooting</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aniline dye</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002058a"><!--s002058a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any synthetic dye made from or chemically related to aniline.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">immortalize <span class="bodyi">or</span> immortalise <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030435a"><!--s030435a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to give everlasting fame or notoriety to (somebody or something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> through a work of art, film, or literary work, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>New York's criminal underworld is immortalized in the Godfather trilogy of films</p> <p><span class="bodyb">immortalization</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">born</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bawn/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006761a"><!--s006761a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006960b"><!--s006960b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001639c"><!--s001639c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>brought into existence by, or as if by, birth </p><p><i></i></p><p>new-born children</p> <p><i></i></p><p>with a courage born of desperation</p>.</div><a name="s001640c"><!--s001640c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used in combinations</span>) by birth; native </p><p><i></i></p><p>British-born</p>.</div></div><a name="s006961b"><!--s006961b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having a specified character, situation, or destiny from birth.</p></div><a name="s006962b"><!--s006962b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ of) resulting from (e.g. a feeling or cause) </p><p><i></i></p><p>wisdom born of experience</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a born leader</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">born and bred</span>.</p></div><a name="s006963b"><!--s006963b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>by birth and training; through and through </p><p><i></i></p><p>a countryman born and bred</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">never in all my born days</span> never in my whole life ✱ <span class="bodyb">not born yesterday</span> sufficiently knowing about the ways of the world [Old English <span class="bodyi">boren</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">beran</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bear2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bear 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">harrumph<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/həʹrumf/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027587a"><!--s027587a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make a guttural sound as if clearing the throat, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a sign of disapproval [imitative].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">environ</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹvie(ə)rən/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (environed, environing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020052a"><!--s020052a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to encircle or surround (something) [Middle English <span class="bodyi">envirounen</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">environner</span>,from <span class="bodyi">environ</span> around, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_2_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">viron</span> circle, from <span class="bodyi">virer</span> to turn, veer].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">furcate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfuhkayt, ʹfuhkət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024429a"><!--s024429a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">technical</span> divided into two or more branches; forked</p><p><span class="bodyb">furcately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">furcatus</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">furca</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fork1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fork 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fizzle out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022650a"><!--s022650a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to fail or end feebly, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> after a promising start.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hill climb</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028534a"><!--s028534a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a race for cars, motorcycles, etc up a steep hill.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">HTLV</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029486a"><!--s029486a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>human T-cell lymphotropic virus, any of a family of retroviruses (viruses containing RNA; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/retrovirus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">retrovirus</span></span></a>) associated with certain leukaemias and immune-system deficiencies.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disciplinarian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disipliʹneəri·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017017a"><!--s017017a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who enforces or advocates strict discipline or order.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">granny bond</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026220a"><!--s026220a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a savings bond, formerly available only to those over a certain age, which is guaranteed to maintain its value in line with the rate of inflation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cock-eyed</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kokʹied/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011484a"><!--s011484a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011775b"><!--s011775b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003066c"><!--s003066c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>askew or awry.</p></div><a name="s003067c"><!--s003067c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>somewhat foolish or mad </p><p><i></i></p><p>a cock-eyed scheme</p>.</div></div><a name="s011776b"><!--s011776b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having a squint.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anilingus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ayniʹlinggəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002059a"><!--s002059a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>sexual stimulation of the anus with the tongue or lips [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">anilingus</span> from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anus</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-lingus</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cunnilingus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cunnilingus</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">immortelle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imawʹtel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030436a"><!--s030436a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031966b"><!--s031966b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a flower that retains its shape and colour for a long time when dried.</p></div><a name="s031967b"><!--s031967b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/everlasting2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">everlasting<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (3) [French <span class="bodyi">immortelle</span>, from fem of <span class="bodyi">immortel</span> immortal, from Latin <span class="bodyi">immortalis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/immortal1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">immortal 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">born-again</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006762a"><!--s006762a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having undergone a conversion, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to evangelical Christianity.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">harrumph<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027588a"><!--s027588a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a guttural sound made as if to clear the throat.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">environment</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020053a"><!--s020053a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021123b"><!--s021123b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the circumstances, objects, or conditions by which somebody or something is surrounded.</p></div><a name="s021124b"><!--s021124b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the natural surroundings and other of or the complex of external factors that acts upon an organism, an ecological community, or plant and animal life in general</p><p>The environment is what surrounds us – often divided into the ‘built’ and the ‘natural’ environment. As human impact on the natural environment has grown through increased population growth and economic activity, we have become more aware of the need for its protection and conservation. This has given rise to a new politics of ‘environmentalism’ – Professor Andrew Dobson</p> <span class="bodyb">environmental</span> /-ʹmentl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">environmentally</span> /-ʹment(ə)li/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">furcate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfuhkayt, fuhʹkayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024430a"><!--s024430a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to divide (something) into branches <span class="bodyb">furcation</span> /fuhʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">HTML</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029487a"><!--s029487a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>hypertext markup language, a system for presenting text for use on a network, e.g. the Internet, with provision, through hot links or hypertext links, for accessing related material in other parts of the network.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hill figure</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028535a"><!--s028535a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a design cut into a hillside, e.g. a horse cut into chalk.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">granny flat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026221a"><!--s026221a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a part of a large house converted into an more-or-less independent dwelling, usu to accommodate an elderly relative.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disciplinary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdisiplinəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017018a"><!--s017018a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017744b"><!--s017744b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or involving discipline; corrective </p><p><i></i></p><p>disciplinary action</p>.</div><a name="s017745b"><!--s017745b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of a particular field of study.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">borne<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bawn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006763a"><!--s006763a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bear2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bear 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fizzog</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fiʹzog/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022651a"><!--s022651a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a person's face; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/phizog/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">phizog</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concession</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹsesh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012316a"><!--s012316a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012789b"><!--s012789b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of conceding.</p></div><a name="s012790b"><!--s012790b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a reduced price or fare for people in certain categories, e.g. children, pensioners, or the unemployed.</p></div><a name="s012791b"><!--s012791b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a grant of land, property, or a right made, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by a government, in return for services or for a particular use.</p></div><a name="s012792b"><!--s012792b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s003335c"><!--s003335c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a small shop or business that is allowed to operate on the premises of a larger business.</p></div><a name="s003336c"><!--s003336c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the right to operate such a concession.</p></div></div><a name="s012793b"><!--s012793b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a reduction of demands or standards made <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to accommodate shortcomings</p><p><span class="bodyb">concessionary</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">concessive</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">concession</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">concession-, concessio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">concedere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/concede/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">concede</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anima</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanimə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002060a"><!--s002060a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002015b"><!--s002015b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an individual's true inner self: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/persona/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">persona</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s002016b"><!--s002016b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in Jungian psychology, the inner feminine part of the male personality: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/animus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">animus</span></span></a> [Latin <span class="bodyi">anima</span>, literally ‘female soul’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">harry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhari/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (harries, harried, harrying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027589a"><!--s027589a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029398b"><!--s029398b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make a destructive raid on (enemy territory) , or ravage it.</p></div><a name="s029399b"><!--s029399b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to harass or torment (somebody) by or as if by constant attack</p><p><span class="bodyb">harrier</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">harien</span> from Old English <span class="bodyi">hergian</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">immovable <span class="bodyi">or</span> immoveable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹmoohvəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030437a"><!--s030437a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031968b"><!--s031968b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not moving; not able or intended to be moved.</p></div><a name="s031969b"><!--s031969b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>steadfast; unyielding.</p></div><a name="s031970b"><!--s031970b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s008293c"><!--s008293c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>steadfast; unyielding.</p></div><a name="s008294c"><!--s008294c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>incapable of being moved emotionally.</p></div><a name="s008295c"><!--s008295c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>unchanging or unchangeable.</p></div></div><a name="s031971b"><!--s031971b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of a religious festival: occurring on the same date every year.</p></div><a name="s031972b"><!--s031972b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in law, denoting property, such as land and buildings, that cannot be moved <span class="bodyb">immovability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">immovably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">environmentalism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inˌvie(ə)rənʹment(ə)liz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020054a"><!--s020054a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021125b"><!--s021125b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a theory that views environment rather than heredity as the important factor in human development.</p></div><a name="s021126b"><!--s021126b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>concern about the protection or quality of the natural environment.</p></div><a name="s021127b"><!--s021127b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a theory that views environment rather than heredity as the important factor in human development</p><p><span class="bodyb">environmentalist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">furcula</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfuhkyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> furculae /-lee, -lie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024431a"><!--s024431a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wishbone or other forked part</p><p><span class="bodyb">furcular</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">furcula</span> forked prop, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">furca</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fork1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fork 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hillfort</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028536a"><!--s028536a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fortified hilltop characteristic of Iron Age settlements in W Europe.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">HTTP</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029488a"><!--s029488a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>hypertext transfer protocol, the system for transferring hypertext documents over the Internet.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">granny knot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026222a"><!--s026222a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a reef knot with the ends crossed the wrong way and therefore not secure liable to slip.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">borne<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006764a"><!--s006764a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">used in combinations</span>) carried by something specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>airborne</p> <p><i></i></p><p>water-borne</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fizzy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (fizzier, fizziest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022652a"><!--s022652a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024056b"><!--s024056b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a drink: effervescent.</p></div><a name="s024057b"><!--s024057b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of somebody's personality: exuberant or sparkling</p><p><span class="bodyb">fizzily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fizziness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">animadversion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌanimadʹvuhsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">formal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002061a"><!--s002061a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002017b"><!--s002017b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a critical and usu censorious remark.</p></div><a name="s002018b"><!--s002018b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>hostile criticism [Latin <span class="bodyi">animadversion-, animadversio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">animadvertere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/animadvert/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">animadvert</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discipline<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdisiplin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017019a"><!--s017019a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017746b"><!--s017746b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004490c"><!--s004490c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>order obtained by enforcing obedience, e.g. in a school or army.</p></div><a name="s004491c"><!--s004491c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>self-control.</p></div></div><a name="s017747b"><!--s017747b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>training of the mind and character designed to produce obedience and self-control.</p></div><a name="s017748b"><!--s017748b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>punishment or chastisement.</p></div><a name="s017749b"><!--s017749b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a system of rules governing conduct.</p></div><a name="s017750b"><!--s017750b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a field of study</p><p><span class="bodyb">disciplinary</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">disciplinal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">disciplina</span> teaching, learning, from <span class="bodyi">discipulus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/disciple/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">disciple</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">immovables <span class="bodyi">or</span> immoveables</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030438a"><!--s030438a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in law, immovable property.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">furfuraceous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fuhf(y)əʹrayshəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024432a"><!--s024432a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>covered with scales that resemble bran; scurfy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">environmentally-friendly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020055a"><!--s020055a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>causing or said to cause no harm to the environment </p><p><i></i></p><p>an environmentally-friendly detergent</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concessionaire</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənˌseshəʹneə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012317a"><!--s012317a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the owner, operator, or beneficiary of a concession [French <span class="bodyi">concessionnaire</span>, from <span class="bodyi">concession</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/concession/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">concession</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">harsh</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hahsh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027590a"><!--s027590a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029400b"><!--s029400b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>disagreeable or painful to the senses </p><p><i></i></p><p>like sweet bells jangled, out of tune and harsh</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div><a name="s029401b"><!--s029401b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>lacking in aesthetic appeal or refinement; crude </p><p><i></i></p><p>harsh colours</p>.</div><a name="s029402b"><!--s029402b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>unduly exacting; severe </p><p><i></i></p><p>a harsh punishment</p>.</div><a name="s029403b"><!--s029403b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of a climate, conditions, etc: unpleasant; difficult to endure.</p></div><a name="s029404b"><!--s029404b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>said of facts, etc: unpalatable; difficult to face.</p></div><a name="s029405b"><!--s029405b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>having too strong or rough an effect </p><p><i></i></p><p>harsh soaps</p> <p><span class="bodyb">harshen</span> <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">harshly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">harshness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">harsk</span>, of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hillock</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhilək/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028537a"><!--s028537a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small hill</p><p><span class="bodyb">hillocky</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">huarache</span><small><span class="eSynop">/waʹrahchi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029489a"><!--s029489a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sandal held on by leather thongs, traditionally the footwear of Mexican Indians [Mexican Spanish <span class="bodyi">huarache</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">granny <span class="bodyi">or</span> grannie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgrani/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> grannies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026219a"><!--s026219a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028042b"><!--s028042b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> one's grandmother.</p></div><a name="s028043b"><!--s028043b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007414c"><!--s007414c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an affectionate name for one's grandmother.</p></div><a name="s007415c"><!--s007415c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an elderly woman.</p></div></div><a name="s028044b"><!--s028044b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a fussy person.</p></div><a name="s028045b"><!--s028045b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/granny_knot/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">granny knot</span></span></a> [by shortening and alteration].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">environment-friendly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020056a"><!--s020056a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/environmentally_friendly/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">environmentally-friendly</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fjeld</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fyeld/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022653a"><!--s022653a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a barren plateau of the Scandinavian upland [Norwegian <span class="bodyi">fjeld</span>, related to <span class="bodyi">fjell</span> mountain, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fell4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fell 4</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">furfural</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfuhf(y)oorəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024433a"><!--s024433a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a liquid aldehyde with a penetrating smell that is usu made from plant materials, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in making synthetic plastics and as a solvent [Latin <span class="bodyi">furfur</span> bran].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discipline<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017020a"><!--s017020a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017751b"><!--s017751b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to punish or penalize (a person or animal) for the sake of discipline.</p></div><a name="s017752b"><!--s017752b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to train (a person or animal) by instruction and exercise, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in obedience and self-control.</p></div><a name="s017753b"><!--s017753b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to bring (a group, e.g. troops) under control</p><p><span class="bodyb">disciplinable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">discipliner</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bornean</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbawni·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006765a"><!--s006765a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Borneo in the Malay Archipelago</p><p><span class="bodyb">Bornean</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">immun-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030439a"><!--s030439a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/immuno_or_immun/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">immuno-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">animadvert</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌanimadʹvuht/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002062a"><!--s002062a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> (<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + on/upon) to comment, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> critically or adversely, on something</p><p><span class="bodyb">animadversion</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">animadvertere</span> to pay attention to, censure, from <span class="bodyi">animum advertere</span>, literally ‘to turn the mind to’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hart</span><small><span class="eSynop">/haht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027591a"><!--s027591a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the male of the red deer, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when over five years old: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hind2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hind 2</span></span></a> [Old English <span class="bodyi">heort</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hill station</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028538a"><!--s028538a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a town or settlement in the low mountains of N India, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one orig established by the British as a place for officials and their families to stay during the hot season.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concessive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹsesiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012318a"><!--s012318a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012794b"><!--s012794b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>making or being a concession.</p></div><a name="s012795b"><!--s012795b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in grammar, said of a word or clause: showing the concession of a point.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hub</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hub/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029490a"><!--s029490a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031111b"><!--s031111b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the central part of a wheel, propeller, or fan, through which the axle passes.</p></div><a name="s031112b"><!--s031112b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the focal point of activity [prob alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hob1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hob 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Granny Smith</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026223a"><!--s026223a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large green variety of dessert apple [named after Maria Ann (‘Granny’) <span class="bodyi">Smith</span> d.1870, Australian gardener who first grew them].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bornite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbawniet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006766a"><!--s006766a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a reddish brown mineral that becomes iridescent from tarnish, consisting of a sulphide of copper and iron and constituting an important source of copper: formula Cu<sub>5</sub>FeS<sub>4</sub> [named after Ignaz von <span class="bodyi">Born</span> d.1791, Austrian mineralogist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">furioso</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fyooəriʹohsoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024434a"><!--s024434a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a piece of music: to be performed with great force or vigour [Italian <span class="bodyi">furioso</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">furiosus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/furious/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">furious</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conch</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kongk, konch/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> conchs conches /ʹkonchiz/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012319a"><!--s012319a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012796b"><!--s012796b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a large marine gastropod mollusc with a spiral shell.</p></div><a name="s012797b"><!--s012797b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003337c"><!--s003337c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>any of numerous species of large marine gastropod molluscs: family Strombidae.</p></div><a name="s003338c"><!--s003338c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the spiral shell of such a mollusc.</p></div></div><a name="s012798b"><!--s012798b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in architecture, an apse, or the plain semidome of an apse [Latin <span class="bodyi">concha</span> mussel, mussel shell, from Greek <span class="bodyi">konchē</span>; (sense 2) Italian <span class="bodyi">conca</span> semidome, apse, via late Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">concha</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">environs</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹvie(ə)rənz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020057a"><!--s020057a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the neighbourhood surrounding something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a town [early French <span class="bodyi">environs</span>, from <span class="bodyi">environ</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/environ/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">environ</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hartal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhahtahl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027592a"><!--s027592a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in the Indian subcontinent, a general strike called for a political purpose [Hindi <span class="bodyi">hartāl</span>, from <span class="bodyi">hāt</span> shop + <span class="bodyi">tālā</span> lock].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">FJI</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022654a"><!--s022654a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Fiji (international vehicle registration).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">animal<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaniməl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002063a"><!--s002063a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002019b"><!--s002019b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000461c"><!--s000461c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a living creature, typically differing from a plant in its capacity for spontaneous movement and rapid response to stimulation </p><p><i></i></p><p>Man is the only animal that blushes. Or needs to</p> — Mark Twain.</div><a name="s000462c"><!--s000462c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any living creature apart from a human being.</p></div><a name="s000463c"><!--s000463c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a mammal, or a mammal or reptile, as opposed to a bird, fish, etc.</p></div></div><a name="s002020b"><!--s002020b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000464c"><!--s000464c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a person considered as a purely physical being.</p></div><a name="s000465c"><!--s000465c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a coarse, unfeeling, or cruel person.</p></div></div><a name="s002021b"><!--s002021b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a person or thing of a particular kind </p><p><i></i></p><p>a political animal</p> [Latin <span class="bodyi">animal</span>, from <span class="bodyi">animalis</span> animate, from <span class="bodyi">anima</span> soul].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hilt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hilt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028539a"><!--s028539a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the handle of a sword, dagger, or knife ✱ <span class="bodyb">to the hilt</span> completely [Old English].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">immune<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹmyoohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030440a"><!--s030440a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031973b"><!--s031973b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008296c"><!--s008296c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + to) not susceptible to something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> having high resistance to a disease </p><p><i></i></p><p>immune to diphtheria</p>.</div><a name="s008297c"><!--s008297c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + to/from) not liable to be affected by something bad </p><p><i></i></p><p>No science is immune to the infection of politics and the corruption of power</p><p> Jacob Bronowski.</p></div></div><a name="s031974b"><!--s031974b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008298c"><!--s008298c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>having or producing antibodies to a corresponding antigen </p><p><i></i></p><p>an immune serum</p>.</div><a name="s008299c"><!--s008299c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>concerned with or involving immunity </p><p><i></i></p><p>the immune system</p>.</div></div><a name="s031975b"><!--s031975b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + from) free or exempt </p><p><i></i></p><p>was immune from prosecution</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">immunis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">munia</span> services, obligations].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discipular</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹsipyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017021a"><!--s017021a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> of a disciple.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hub and spoke</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029491a"><!--s029491a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a system of organizing air-traffic routes in which major airports act as centres to and from which all flights from outlying airports operate.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">granny specs</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026224a"><!--s026224a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> glasses with small circular lenses and metal frames.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hartebeest</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhahtibeest/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027593a"><!--s027593a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of large African antelopes with ridged horns that project upward and outward: genus <span class="bodyi">Alcelaphus</span> [obsolete Afrikaans (now <span class="bodyi">hartbees</span>) from Dutch, from <span class="bodyi">hart</span> deer + <span class="bodyi">beest</span> beast].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">envisage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹvizij/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020058a"><!--s020058a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021128b"><!--s021128b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to form a mental picture of (something).</p></div><a name="s021129b"><!--s021129b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="sb000000183"><!--sb000000183--></a><p>to consider (something) as a future possibility [French <span class="bodyi">envisager</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">visage</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/visage/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">visage</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">envisage</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">envision</span>? These two words are synonymous in the sense of ‘to form a mental picture of (something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in advance’: <span class="bodyi">The group envisages a future in which all farming will be organic</span>. <span class="bodyi">Envisage</span> is more commonly used in British English; <span class="bodyi">envision</span> in American English. The meaning is quite close to that of <span class="bodyi">expect</span>, but the distinction should be preserved, and <span class="bodyi">expect</span> should be used in place of <span class="bodyi">envisage</span> in sentences such as <span class="bodyi">A further fall in interest rates is expected</span> – not <span class="bodyi">envisaged</span> – <span class="bodyi">next month</span>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boron</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbawron/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006767a"><!--s006767a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a metalloid chemical element found in nature only in combination: symbol B, atomic number 5 <span class="bodyb">boronic</span> /bawʹronik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/borax/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">borax</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-on</span> as in <span class="bodyi">carbon</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">furious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfyooəri·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024435a"><!--s024435a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026249b"><!--s026249b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>exhibiting or goaded by uncontrollable anger.</p></div><a name="s026250b"><!--s026250b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006939c"><!--s006939c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>having a stormy or turbulent appearance </p><p><i></i></p><p>furious bursts of flame from the fire</p>.</div><a name="s006940c"><!--s006940c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>marked by noise, excitement, or activity.</p></div></div><a name="s026251b"><!--s026251b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>intense </p><p><i></i></p><p>the furious growth of tropical vegetation</p> <p><span class="bodyb">furiously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">furiousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">furiosus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">furia</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fury/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fury</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concha</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkongkə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> conchae /ʹkongkee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012320a"><!--s012320a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something shell-shaped; <span class="bodyi"><span class="bodyi">esp</span></span> the largest and deepest concavity of the external ear [Latin <span class="bodyi">concha</span> shell, from Greek <span class="bodyi">konchē</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hilum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhieləm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hila /ʹhielə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028540a"><!--s028540a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030201b"><!--s030201b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in botany, a scar on a seed, e.g. a bean, marking the point of attachment of the ovule to its stalk.</p></div><a name="s030202b"><!--s030202b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hilus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hilus</span></span></a> [Latin <span class="bodyi">hilum</span> trifle].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disc jockey</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017022a"><!--s017022a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who plays and introduces recorded music on a radio programme or at a nightclub or party.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">animal<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002064a"><!--s002064a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002022b"><!--s002022b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or derived from animals.</p></div><a name="s002023b"><!--s002023b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit </p><p><i></i></p><p>animal lust</p>.</div><a name="s002024b"><!--s002024b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>relating to the part of an embryo that contains active cytoplasm.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hubba hubba</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhubə ʹhubə/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029492a"><!--s029492a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, dated slang</span> an expression of enthusiastic appreciation, orig <span class="bodyi">esp</span> used by World-War-II GIs in admiration of an attractive girl [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fjord <span class="bodyi">or</span> fiord</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fyawd, ʹfeeawd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022655a"><!--s022655a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a narrow inlet of the sea, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one between steep cliffs that was formed by the action of glaciers, e.g. in Norway or New Zealand [Norwegian <span class="bodyi">fjord</span> from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">fjörthr</span>: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/firth/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">firth</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">immune<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030441a"><!--s030441a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an immune person or animal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">granola</span><small><span class="eSynop">/grəʹnohlə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026225a"><!--s026225a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a breakfast dish resembling that consists of rolled oats mixed with dried fruit and nuts and covered with brown sugar; muesli [orig a trademark: based on <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grain1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grain 1</span></span></a> or <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/granular/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">granular</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">envision</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹvizh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020059a"><!--s020059a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="sb000000184"><!--sb000000184--></a><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/envisage/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">envisage</span></span></a></p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">envision</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">envisage</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/envisage/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">envisage</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conchie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonchi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012321a"><!--s012321a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/conchy_or_conchie_konchi/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">conchy</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hartshorn</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhahts·hawn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027594a"><!--s027594a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> ammonium carbonate [from the earlier use of hart's horns as the chief source of ammonia].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disclaim</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹklaym/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017023a"><!--s017023a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017754b"><!--s017754b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to deny or disavow (something).</p></div><a name="s017755b"><!--s017755b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to renounce a legal claim to (property) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s017756b"><!--s017756b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make a disclaimer [Anglo-French <span class="bodyi">disclaimer</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">claimer</span> to claim, from Old French <span class="bodyi">clamer</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">clamare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/claim1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">claim 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hubble-bubble</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhubl bubl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029493a"><!--s029493a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031113b"><!--s031113b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an oriental tobacco- or marijuana-smoking device; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hookah/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hookah</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/water_pipe/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">water pipe</span></span></a> (2).</p></div><a name="s031114b"><!--s031114b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a flurry of noise or activity; a commotion or hubbub [reduplication of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bubble1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bubble 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boronia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹrohniə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006768a"><!--s006768a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sweet-scented Australian shrub, cultivated for the cut-flower trade: genus <span class="bodyi">Boronia</span> [scientific Latin, named after Francesco <span class="bodyi">Borone</span>, d.1794, Italian botanist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">furl</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fuhl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024436a"><!--s024436a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026252b"><!--s026252b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to fold or roll (e.g. a sail or umbrella) close to or round something <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s026253b"><!--s026253b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to curl or fold as in being furled</p><p><span class="bodyb">furl</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">furlable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">furled</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">ferler</span>, from Old French <span class="bodyi">fer, ferm</span> tight (from Latin <span class="bodyi">firmus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/firm1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">firm 1</span></span></a>) + <span class="bodyi">lier</span> to tie, from Latin <span class="bodyi">ligare</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">immune response</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030442a"><!--s030442a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an integrated bodily response to the presence of foreign matter, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a disease-causing antigen, that results in the production of lymphocytes. In certain disorders, such as Aids, the immune response can be severely compromised.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">animalcule</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aniʹmalkyoohl/ animalculum /aniʹmalkyooləm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> animalcules animalcula /-lə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002065a"><!--s002065a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a minute usu microscopic organism, e.g. an amoeba</p><p><span class="bodyb">animalcular</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">animalculum</span>, dimin. of Latin <span class="bodyi">animal</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/animal1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">animal 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">FL</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022656a"><!--s022656a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024058b"><!--s024058b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Florida (US postal abbreviation).</p></div><a name="s024059b"><!--s024059b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Fürstentum Liechtenstein (international vehicle registration for Liechtenstein).</p></div><a name="s024060b"><!--s024060b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>Flight Lieutenant.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">granolith</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgranəlith/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026226a"><!--s026226a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an artificial stone consisting of crushed granite and cement <span class="bodyb">granolithic</span> /-ʹlithik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<span class="bodyi">grano-</span> granite (via German from Italian <span class="bodyi">granito</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/granite/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">granite</span></span></a>) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lith/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-lith</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hilus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhieləs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hili /ʹhielie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028541a"><!--s028541a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in anatomy, a notch or opening in a body part, usu where a vessel, nerve, etc enters [Latin <span class="bodyi">hilus</span>, alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hilum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hilum</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">envoy<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> envoi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹenvoy/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020060a"><!--s020060a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the concluding words of a poem, essay, or book; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a short fixed final stanza of a ballad <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ballade/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ballade</span></span></a> (poem with three verses) [French <span class="bodyi">envoi</span> message, from Old French <span class="bodyi">envoier</span> to send on one's way, from Latin <span class="bodyi">inviare</span>, from <span class="bodyi">via</span> way].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conchiglie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/konʹkeelyay/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012322a"><!--s012322a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>shell-shaped pasta [Italian, plural of <span class="bodyi">conchiglia</span> little shell].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fl.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022657a"><!--s022657a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024061b"><!--s024061b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>floor.</p></div><a name="s024062b"><!--s024062b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>floruit.</p></div><a name="s024063b"><!--s024063b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>fluid.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disclaimer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017024a"><!--s017024a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017757b"><!--s017757b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a denial or repudiation.</p></div><a name="s017758b"><!--s017758b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004492c"><!--s004492c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a denial of legal responsibility.</p></div><a name="s004493c"><!--s004493c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a renunciation of a legal claim [Anglo-French <span class="bodyi">disclaimer</span>, from the verb: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/disclaim/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">disclaim</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hart's-tongue</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027595a"><!--s027595a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Eurasian fern with undivided fronds: <span class="bodyi">Phyllitis scolopendrium</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boron nitride</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006769a"><!--s006769a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chemical compound of boron and nitrogen that has a very high melting point and occurs in various forms, e.g. a relatively soft form used in lubricants and in heat-resistant linings for furnaces, etc, and as <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/borazon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">borazon</span></span></a> (man-made substance as hard as diamond).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">furlong</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfuhlong/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024437a"><!--s024437a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of length equal to 220 yards (about 0.2km) [Old English <span class="bodyi">furlang</span>, from <span class="bodyi">furh</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/furrow1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">furrow 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">lang</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/long1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">long 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">immune system</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030443a"><!--s030443a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the various cells and tissues in humans and other vertebrate animals which enable them to mount a specific protective respondse to invading micro-organisms, parasites, etc and, protecting the body from infection and often setting up a long-lasting immunity to reinfection</p><p>The immune system is shaped by evolution to react to foreign infectious agents such as parasites, bacteria and viruses, but not to ‘self”. To eradicate infection, it employs a battery of mechanisms, from relatively non-specific defences at skin and mucosal barriers to circulating antibody proteins and immune cells that are highly specific for the infection. It retains a ‘memory’ for the infection, so that on a subsequent encounter it is primed and ready to respond immediately – Professor Leonard C Harrison</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hubble's constant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhublz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029494a"><!--s029494a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the ratio between the speed of a galaxy's recession and its distance from the observer: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hubble_s_law/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Hubble's law</span></span></a> [named after E P <span class="bodyi">Hubble</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hubble_s_law/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Hubble's law</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grant<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/grahnt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026227a"><!--s026227a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028046b"><!--s028046b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007416c"><!--s007416c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to consent to carry out or fulfil (e.g. a wish or request).</p></div><a name="s007417c"><!--s007417c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to give (something) as a right, privilege, or favour.</p></div></div><a name="s028047b"><!--s028047b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to bestow or transfer (something, e.g. a title or property) formally.</p></div><a name="s028048b"><!--s028048b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s007418c"><!--s007418c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to be willing to concede (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I grant you it was a rather rash decision</p>.</div><a name="s007419c"><!--s007419c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to assume (something) to be true ✱ <span class="bodyb">take somebody or something for granted</span> to assume to be (something) as true, real, or certain to occur.</p></div></div><a name="s028049b"><!--s028049b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to value (somebody or something) too lightly</p><p><span class="bodyb">grantable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">grantee</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">granter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">grantor</span> /grahnʹtaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">granten</span> via early French <span class="bodyi">creanter</span>, <span class="bodyi">graanter</span> to guarantee, assure from Latin <span class="bodyi">credent-</span>, <span class="bodyi">credens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">credere</span> to believe].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">animal husbandry</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002066a"><!--s002066a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a branch of agriculture concerned with the breeding and care of domestic animals.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">him</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əm; <span class="bodyi">strong</span> him/ <i><span class="bodyi">pronoun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028543a"><!--s028543a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used as the objective case: he </p><p><i></i></p><p>Don't talk to him</p> <p><i></i></p><p>I can run faster than him</p> <p>[Old English, dative of <span class="bodyi">hē</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/he1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">he 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">envoy<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020061a"><!--s020061a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021130b"><!--s021130b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a diplomatic agent, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one who ranks immediately below an ambassador.</p></div><a name="s021131b"><!--s021131b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a messenger or representative [French <span class="bodyi">envoyé</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">envoyer</span> to send, from Old French <span class="bodyi">envoier</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/envoy1_or_envoi/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">envoy 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conchoidal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kongʹkoydl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012323a"><!--s012323a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a crystal fracture: shaped like the smooth curved inner surface of a mussel or oyster shell [Greek <span class="bodyi">konchoeidēs</span> like a mussel, from <span class="bodyi">konchē</span> mussel, shell].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disclose</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹklohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017025a"><!--s017025a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017759b"><!--s017759b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (information) known.</p></div><a name="s017760b"><!--s017760b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to expose (something) to view</p><p><span class="bodyb">discloser</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">disclosen</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">disclaudere</span> to open, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">claudere</span> to close].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Fla</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022658a"><!--s022658a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Florida.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">animalise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaniməliez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002067a"><!--s002067a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/animalize_or_animalise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">animalize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">harum-scarum<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌheərəm ʹskeərəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027596a"><!--s027596a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> usu said of a person: reckless or irresponsible</p><p><span class="bodyb">harum-scarum</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [perhaps alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/helter_skelter1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">helter-skelter 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">furlough<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfuhloh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024438a"><!--s024438a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a leave of absence from duty granted <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to a soldier [Dutch <span class="bodyi">verlof</span> permission, from early Dutch <span class="bodyi">ver-</span> for- + <span class="bodyi">lof</span> permission].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grant<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026228a"><!--s026228a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028050b"><!--s028050b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an amount of money given by a government or other body for a particular purpose, e.g. paying for a course of study.</p></div><a name="s028051b"><!--s028051b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007420c"><!--s007420c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of granting.</p></div><a name="s007421c"><!--s007421c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a transfer of property or the property so transferred.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">immunise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹimyooniez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030444a"><!--s030444a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/immunize_or_immunise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">immunize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">borosilicate glass</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bawrohʹsilikət, -kayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006770a"><!--s006770a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>glass containing more boron than usual, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to make heat-resistant casserole dishes, plates, laboratory flasks, etc [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/boron/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">boron</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/silicate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">silicate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">envy<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹenvi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> envies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020062a"><!--s020062a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021132b"><!--s021132b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>resentful or admiring awareness of, and a wish to possess, an advantage enjoyed by another, accompanied by a desire to possess the same advantage.</p></div><a name="s021133b"><!--s021133b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an object of such a feeling [Middle English <span class="bodyi">envie</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">invidia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">invidēre</span> to look askance at, envy, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">vidēre</span> to see].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conchology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kongʹkoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012324a"><!--s012324a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the study of shells</p><p><span class="bodyb">conchologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hubble's law</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029495a"><!--s029495a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a law stating that as the universe expands, the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/red_shift/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">red shift</span></span></a> in the spectrum of a distant galaxy (representing its speed of recession) is proportional to its distance from the observer [named after E P <span class="bodyi">Hubble</span> d.1953, US astronomer, who discovered the relationship].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">HIM</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028542a"><!--s028542a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>His/Her Imperial Majesty.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disclosing agent</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017026a"><!--s017026a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a substance that indicates the presence of something, e.g. plaque on teeth.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flab</span><small><span class="eSynop">/flab/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022659a"><!--s022659a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> soft loose body tissue [back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flabby/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flabby</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">animalism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaniməliz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002068a"><!--s002068a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002025b"><!--s002025b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>behaviour that demonstrates qualities thought to be typical of animals, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> lack of spiritual feeling.</p></div><a name="s002026b"><!--s002026b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>preoccupation with the satisfaction of physical needs and urges; sensuality.</p></div><a name="s002027b"><!--s002027b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000466c"><!--s000466c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>behaviour that demonstrates qualities thought to be typical of animals, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> lack of spiritual feeling.</p></div><a name="s000467c"><!--s000467c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>preoccupation with the satisfaction of physical needs and urges; sensuality.</p></div></div><a name="s002028b"><!--s002028b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a theory that human beings do not have a spiritual nature</p><p><span class="bodyb">animalist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">animalistic</span> /-ʹlistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">furlough<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024439a"><!--s024439a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> to grant a furlough to (e.g. a soldier).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">harum-scarum<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027597a"><!--s027597a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> recklessly or irresponsibly.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conchy <span class="bodyi">or</span> conchie /ʹkonchi/</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> conchies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012325a"><!--s012325a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal, derog</span> a conscientious objector to war [by shortening and alteration].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Himalayan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/himəʹlayən, hiʹmahli·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028544a"><!--s028544a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or relating to the Himalayas.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hubble space telescope</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029496a"><!--s029496a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hubble_telescope/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Hubble telescope</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">borough</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹburə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006771a"><!--s006771a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006964b"><!--s006964b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an urban area in Britain with powers of local self-government granted by royal charter.</p></div><a name="s006965b"><!--s006965b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of the local-government areas that together with the City of London comprise Greater London.</p></div><a name="s006966b"><!--s006966b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a municipal corporation in certain states of the USA.</p></div><a name="s006967b"><!--s006967b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>any of the five political divisions of New York City.</p></div><a name="s006968b"><!--s006968b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a British urban constituency.</p></div><a name="s006969b"><!--s006969b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s001641c"><!--s001641c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a municipal corporation in certain states of the USA.</p></div><a name="s001642c"><!--s001642c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any of the five political divisions of New York City [Middle English <span class="bodyi">burgh</span>, from Old English <span class="bodyi">burg</span> fortified town; Old English <span class="bodyi">beorg</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/barrow2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">barrow 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">immunity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹmyoohniti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> immunities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030445a"><!--s030445a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031976b"><!--s031976b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + from/to) the state of being immune.</p></div><a name="s031977b"><!--s031977b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + against/to) the ability to resist the effects or development of a disease-causing parasite, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a micro-organism.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">envy<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (envies, envied, envying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020063a"><!--s020063a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to be envious of (somebody or something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">envier</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">envyingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">granted</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026229a"><!--s026229a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>admittedly; as is true.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disclosing tablet</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017027a"><!--s017027a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tablet containing a disclosing agent.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flabbergast</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflabəgahst/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022660a"><!--s022660a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>) to overwhelm (somebody) with shock or astonishment [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">animality</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aniʹmaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002069a"><!--s002069a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002029b"><!--s002029b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>behaviour typical of animals.</p></div><a name="s002030b"><!--s002030b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>behaviour in or characteristics of humans thought to be more typical of animals, e.g. a lack of spiritual feeling or rational thought.</p></div><a name="s002031b"><!--s002031b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000468c"><!--s000468c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>behaviour typical of animals.</p></div><a name="s000469c"><!--s000469c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>behaviour in or characteristics of humans thought to be more typical of animals, e.g. a lack of spiritual feeling or rational thought.</p></div></div><a name="s002032b"><!--s002032b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the state of being an animal.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haruspex</span><small><span class="eSynop">/həʹruspeks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> haruspices /-piseez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027598a"><!--s027598a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in ancient Rome, a diviner who based his predictions on the entrails of animals [Latin <span class="bodyi">haruspex</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enwrap <span class="bodyi">or</span> inwrap</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹrap/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (enwrapped inwrapped) (enwrapping inwrapping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020064a"><!--s020064a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021134b"><!--s021134b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to wrap or envelop (something or somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>the coldness of the empty house enwrapped her</p><p> Edith Sitwell.</p></div><a name="s021135b"><!--s021135b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to engross (somebody).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">borrow<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboroh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006772a"><!--s006772a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006970b"><!--s006970b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001643c"><!--s001643c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to take or receive (something) with the implied or expressed intention of returning it to its owner or the place where it belongs.</p></div><a name="s001644c"><!--s001644c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to get (a sum of money) from a bank, etc, under an arrangement to pay it back, usu with interest.</p></div></div><a name="s006971b"><!--s006971b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001645c"><!--s001645c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to appropriate or adopt (something) for a temporary period </p><p><i></i></p><p>borrowing prestige from her predecessor</p>.</div><a name="s001646c"><!--s001646c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to take (ideas, etc) from somebody else.</p></div><a name="s001647c"><!--s001647c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to introduce (words from another language) into one's own.</p></div></div><a name="s006972b"><!--s006972b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in arithmetic, to take (one) from the number of the next highest power of ten when the number being subtracted from is less than the number to be subtracted </p><p><i></i></p><p>If you subtract 9 from 43, you have to borrow 1 and take 9 from 13</p>.</div><a name="s006973b"><!--s006973b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in executing a stroke in golf, to allow (an amount of deviation from a straight line) to counter the effect of a slope <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s006974b"><!--s006974b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to borrow something </p><p><i></i></p><p>Live frugally and you won't have to borrow</p>.</div><a name="s006975b"><!--s006975b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>said of a golf ball: to deviate from a straight line because of the slope of the green </p><p><i></i></p><p>It will borrow from the right</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">living on borrowed time</span>.</p></div><a name="s006976b"><!--s006976b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>continuing to live in spite of being terminally ill</p><a name="sb00000072"><!--sb00000072--></a><p><span class="bodyb">borrower</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">borgian</span>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p>See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lend/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lend</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">furmety</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfuhmiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024440a"><!--s024440a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/frumenty/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">frumenty</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concierge</span><small><span class="eSynop">/konsiʹeəzh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012326a"><!--s012326a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who is employed as a doorkeeper, caretaker, etc, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in France [French <span class="bodyi">concierge</span>, modification of Latin <span class="bodyi">conservus</span> fellow slave, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">servus</span> slave].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Granth</span><small><span class="eSynop">/grunt, grahnt/ Adi Granth / ˌahdee ʹgrunt, ʹgrahnt/ Guru Granth Sahib <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026230a"><!--s026230a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Granth</span>) the main sacred scripture of the Sikh religion [from Punjabi <span class="bodyi">grantha</span> book, <span class="bodyi">ādi</span> first; see also<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/guru/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">guru</span></span></a> and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sahib/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sahib</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disclosure</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹklohzhə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017028a"><!--s017028a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017761b"><!--s017761b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something disclosed; a revelation.</p></div><a name="s017762b"><!--s017762b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of disclosing or exposing.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">immunize <span class="bodyi">or</span> immunise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹimyooniez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030446a"><!--s030446a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make (a person, animal, etc) immune, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by inoculation <span class="bodyb">immunization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">immunizer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hubble telescope</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029497a"><!--s029497a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an astronomical observatory launched into orbit round the earth in 1990 [named after E P <span class="bodyi">Hubble</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hubble_s_law/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Hubble's law</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">himation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiʹmation/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028545a"><!--s028545a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an ancient Greek garment comprising a rectangle of cloth draped about the body and over the left shoulder [Greek <span class="bodyi">himation</span> from <span class="bodyi">hennynai</span> to clothe].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flabby</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (flabbier, flabbiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022661a"><!--s022661a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024064b"><!--s024064b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006260c"><!--s006260c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of flesh: lacking resilience or firmness.</p></div><a name="s006261c"><!--s006261c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a person or body part: having flesh like this.</p></div></div><a name="s024065b"><!--s024065b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>ineffective or feeble </p><p><i></i></p><p>flabby reasoning</p> <p><span class="bodyb">flabbily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">flabbiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [alteration of <span class="bodyi">flappy</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flap1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flap 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">animalize <span class="bodyi">or</span> animalise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaniməliez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002070a"><!--s002070a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002033b"><!--s002033b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (somebody) unfeeling or inhuman; to brutalize (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The faces of men animalized by war</p>.</div><a name="s002034b"><!--s002034b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (somebody) to be ruled by their physical needs and urges, at the expense of their spiritual or emotional side; to sensualize (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>animalized by passion</p> <span class="bodyb">animalization</span> /-lieʹzaysh(ə)n, -liʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conciliar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹsili·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012327a"><!--s012327a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or issued by a council [Latin <span class="bodyi">concilium</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/council/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">council</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">harvest<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhahvist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027599a"><!--s027599a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029406b"><!--s029406b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the gathering in of agricultural crops, or the season when this is done.</p></div><a name="s029407b"><!--s029407b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a mature crop, or the yield of a crop, of grain, fruit, etc.</p></div><a name="s029408b"><!--s029408b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the product or fruit of exertion [Old English <span class="bodyi">hærfest</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">himself</span><small><span class="eSynop">/himʹself/ <i><span class="bodyi">pronoun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028546a"><!--s028546a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030203b"><!--s030203b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>used reflexively or for emphasis to refer to a male person or animal that is the subject of the clause </p><p><i></i></p><p>The boy has hurt himself</p> <p><i></i></p><p>He himself said it</p>.</div><a name="s030204b"><!--s030204b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used for emphasis.</p></div><a name="s030205b"><!--s030205b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Irish</span> an important man, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the master of the house ✱ <span class="bodyb">be himself</span> to be fit or healthy as normal </p><p><i></i></p><p>He isn't quite himself today</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">immunoassay</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌimyoonoh·əʹsay, ˌimyoonohʹasay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030448a"><!--s030448a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the identification and measurement of the concentration of a substance, e.g. a protein, through its capacity to act as an antigen in the presence of specific antibodies that react with it</p><p><span class="bodyb">immunoassayable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Enzed</span><small><span class="eSynop">/enʹzed/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ, informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020065a"><!--s020065a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021136b"><!--s021136b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>New Zealand.</p></div><a name="s021137b"><!--s021137b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an inhabitant of New Zealand</p><p><span class="bodyb">Enzedder</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [from the pronunciation of the initial letters].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">furnace</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfuhnis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024441a"><!--s024441a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an enclosed apparatus in which heat is produced, e.g. for heating a building or reducing ore [Middle English <span class="bodyi">furnas</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">fornac-, fornax</span> oven].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disco</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdiskoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> discos) <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017029a"><!--s017029a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017763b"><!--s017763b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a discotheque.</p></div><a name="s017764b"><!--s017764b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a collection of popular records together with the equipment for playing them.</p></div><a name="s017765b"><!--s017765b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a type of soul-based dance music [short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/discotheque/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">discotheque</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Granthi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgruntee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026231a"><!--s026231a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the keeper and reader of the Granth in a Sikh gurdwara, also responsible for leading religious services and officiating at ceremonies [Punjabi, from Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">granthika</span> narrator].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flaccid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflaksid, ʹflasid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022662a"><!--s022662a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024066b"><!--s024066b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006262c"><!--s006262c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>lacking normal or youthful firmness; flabby </p><p><i></i></p><p>flaccid muscles</p>.</div><a name="s006263c"><!--s006263c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>soft; hanging limply.</p></div></div><a name="s024067b"><!--s024067b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>lacking vigour or force </p><p><i></i></p><p>a flaccid handshake</p> <p><span class="bodyb">flaccidity</span> /flakʹsiditi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">flaccidly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">flaccidus</span> from <span class="bodyi">flaccus</span> flabby].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">borrow<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006773a"><!--s006773a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the tendency of a golf ball to deviate from a straight line because of the slope of the green.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hubbub</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhubub/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029498a"><!--s029498a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a noisy confusion; uproar [prob of Celtic origin and connected with Scottish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">ub ub</span>,interj of contempt].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">animal kingdom</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002071a"><!--s002071a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the one of the three basic groups of natural objects that includes all living and extinct animals: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mineral_kingdom/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mineral kingdom</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/plant_kingdom/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">plant kingdom</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conciliate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹsiliayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012328a"><!--s012328a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012799b"><!--s012799b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to appease or pacify (somebody).</p></div><a name="s012800b"><!--s012800b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to reconcile (people) <span class="bodyb">conciliation</span> /-ʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">conciliative</span> /-ətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">conciliator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">conciliatory</span> /-ət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">conciliatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">conciliare</span> to assemble, unite, win over, from <span class="bodyi">concilium</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/council/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">council</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Enzedder</span><small><span class="eSynop">/enʹzedə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020066a"><!--s020066a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/enzed/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Enzed</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">harvest<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027600a"><!--s027600a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029409b"><!--s029409b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to gather in (a crop).</p></div><a name="s029410b"><!--s029410b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to gather (a natural product) as if by harvesting <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s029411b"><!--s029411b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to gather in a food crop</p><p><span class="bodyb">harvestable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">harvester</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">harvester</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discobolus <span class="bodyi">or</span> discobolos</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹskobələs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> discoboli /-lie/ discoboloi /-loy/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017030a"><!--s017030a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017766b"><!--s017766b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a discus thrower, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in classical Greece.</p></div><a name="s017767b"><!--s017767b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a classical statue of a discus thrower [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">diskobolos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">diskos</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/discus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">discus</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ballein</span> to throw].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">furnish</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfuhnish/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024442a"><!--s024442a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026254b"><!--s026254b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006941c"><!--s006941c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to provide, supply, or give (something).</p></div><a name="s006942c"><!--s006942c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to provide or supply (somebody) with what they need.</p></div></div><a name="s026255b"><!--s026255b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to equip (a room, flat, etc) with furniture</p><p><span class="bodyb">furnished</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">furnisher</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">furnisshen</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">fournir</span> to complete, equip, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flack<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/flak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022663a"><!--s022663a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> a person who provides publicity, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a press agent</p><p><span class="bodyb">flackery</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">immunochemistry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌimyoonohʹkeməstri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030449a"><!--s030449a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical aspects of immunology and immunological products such as antibodies.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hinayana</span><small><span class="eSynop">/heenəʹyahnə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028547a"><!--s028547a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an early form of Buddhism, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> Theravada [Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">hīnayāna</span>, literally ‘lesser vehicle’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">borrow pit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006774a"><!--s006774a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">borrow hole</span>) a hole resulting from the excavation of material for use in embanking.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grant-in-aid</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> grants-in-aid)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026232a"><!--s026232a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028052b"><!--s028052b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a grant or subsidy paid by a central to a local government to fund a public project.</p></div><a name="s028053b"><!--s028053b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a grant to a school or individual for a project.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hubby</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhubi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hubbies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029499a"><!--s029499a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> one's husband.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">animal liberation</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002072a"><!--s002072a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002035b"><!--s002035b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the freeing of animals from captivity by people who believe that animals should not be exploited by humans.</p></div><a name="s002036b"><!--s002036b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a movement that advocates the freeing of animals.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concinnity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹsiniti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012329a"><!--s012329a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> neatness and elegance, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of literary style [Latin <span class="bodyi">concinnitas</span>, from <span class="bodyi">concinnus</span> skilfully put together].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enzootic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/enzohʹotik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020067a"><!--s020067a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of animal diseases: peculiar to or constantly present in a particular locality.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discography</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹskogrəfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> discographies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017031a"><!--s017031a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017768b"><!--s017768b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a descriptive list of recordings, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by a particular artist or band.</p></div><a name="s017769b"><!--s017769b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the study of recorded music</p><p><span class="bodyb">discographer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">discographic</span> /-ʹgrafik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">discographical</span> /-ʹgrafikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/disc/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">disc</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/o/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-o-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/graphy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-graphy</span></span></a> , on the pattern of <span class="bodyi">biography</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">harvester</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhahvistə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027601a"><!--s027601a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029412b"><!--s029412b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who harvests.</p></div><a name="s029413b"><!--s029413b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/combine_harvester/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">combine harvester</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">immunocompetent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iˌmyoonohʹkompitənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030450a"><!--s030450a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having an immune system that responds normally</p><p><span class="bodyb">immunocompetence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">furnishing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024443a"><!--s024443a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026256b"><!--s026256b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) articles of furniture and fittings used to make a room comfortable.</p></div><a name="s026257b"><!--s026257b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) denoting material used for carpets, cushions, etc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grant-maintained</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026233a"><!--s026233a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>denoting a British state school funded directly by the Department of Education and run by its governors and head teacher rather than by a local education authority.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flack<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022664a"><!--s022664a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024068b"><!--s024068b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> to promote or publicize (a person or thing) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s024069b"><!--s024069b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">often</span> + for) to provide publicity.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">borscht</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bawsht/ borsch /bawsh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006775a"><!--s006775a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a soup of Russian origin, made primarily from beetroots and served hot or cold, often with sour cream [Russian <span class="bodyi">borshch</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hubcap</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029500a"><!--s029500a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a removable metal cap placed over the hub of a wheel.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹsies/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012330a"><!--s012330a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>brief and clear, without unnecessary details</p><p><span class="bodyb">concisely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">conciseness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">concision</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">concisus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">concidere</span> to cut up, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">caedere</span> to cut, strike].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hind<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiend/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028548a"><!--s028548a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>situated at the back or behind; rear </p><p><i></i></p><p>a hind leg</p> <p>[Middle English, prob back-formation from Old English <span class="bodyi">hinder</span> (adv) behind].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">animal magnetism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002073a"><!--s002073a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002037b"><!--s002037b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>powerful physical charm or sexual attractiveness.</p></div><a name="s002038b"><!--s002038b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> a force that some individuals are said to possess and by which a strong hypnotic influence can be exerted.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enzyme</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹenziem/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020068a"><!--s020068a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous complex proteins that are produced by living cells and that promotes specific biochemical reactions without undergoing change itself themselves <span class="bodyb">enzymatic</span> /-ʹmatik, enziʹmatik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">enzymic</span> /enʹziemik, enʹzimik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [German <span class="bodyi">Enzym</span> from early Greek <span class="bodyi">enzymos</span> leavened, from Greek <span class="bodyi">en</span> in + <span class="bodyi">zymē</span> leaven].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discoid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdiskoyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017032a"><!--s017032a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>resembling a disc or discus; disc-shaped</p><p><span class="bodyb">discoidal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">diskoeidēs</span>,from <span class="bodyi">diskos</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/disc/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">disc</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">harvest home</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027602a"><!--s027602a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029414b"><!--s029414b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the gathering in of the harvest, or the time of this.</p></div><a name="s029415b"><!--s029415b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a festival at the close of harvest.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Borstal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbawstl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006776a"><!--s006776a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> formerly, a penal institution providing training for young offenders [named after <span class="bodyi">Borstal</span>, village in Kent, England, site of first such institution].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gran turismo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌgran tooʹrizmoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026234a"><!--s026234a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028054b"><!--s028054b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gt/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">GT _2</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s028055b"><!--s028055b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a full form of GT, denoting a saloon car with a sporty appearance and performance but with enough comfort to make it suitable for long journeys [Italian <span class="bodyi">gran turismo</span> great touring].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hubris</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhyoohbris/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029501a"><!--s029501a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>overweening pride, usu leading to retribution </p><p><i></i></p><p>Hubris is, certainly, the disease of politics. The health and safety commission should send everyone a warning</p><p> Clare Short <span class="bodyb">hubristic</span> /hyoohʹbristik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">hybris</span> insolence, violation, outrage].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concision</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹsizh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012331a"><!--s012331a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>conciseness [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">concision-, concisio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">concidere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/concise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">concise</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">furniture</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfuhnichə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024444a"><!--s024444a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026258b"><!--s026258b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the movable articles, e.g. tables, chairs, and beds, that make an area suitable for living in or use.</p></div><a name="s026259b"><!--s026259b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>small fittings and accessories </p><p><i></i></p><p>door furniture</p>.</div><a name="s026260b"><!--s026260b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the whole movable equipment of a ship, e.g. rigging, sails, anchors, and boats.</p></div><a name="s026261b"><!--s026261b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>pieces of wood, metal, or plastic placed in an arrangement of printing type to make blank spaces and secure the type in its frame.</p></div><a name="s026262b"><!--s026262b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> the trappings of a horse [early French <span class="bodyi">fourniture</span>, from <span class="bodyi">fournir</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/furnish/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">furnish</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">immunocompromised</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌimyoonohʹkomprəmiezd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030451a"><!--s030451a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having an impaired immune system that has been damaged e.g. by disease.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hind<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hinds <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> hind)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028549a"><!--s028549a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a female deer, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a red deer: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hart/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hart</span></span></a> [Old English].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exegete</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeksijeet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020884a"><!--s020884a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who practises exegesis [Greek <span class="bodyi">exēgētēs</span> from <span class="bodyi">exēgeisthai</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/exegesis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">exegesis</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">animal rights</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002074a"><!--s002074a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the rights of animals not to be exploited for human advantage.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flack<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022665a"><!--s022665a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flak_or_flack/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flak</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discolour</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">discolor</span>) /disʹkulə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017033a"><!--s017033a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017770b"><!--s017770b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to change to a less attractive colour <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s017771b"><!--s017771b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to become discoloured</p><p><span class="bodyb">discoloration</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">discolouration</span> /-ʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">discolouren</span> via French and late Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">discolor</span> of another colour, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">color</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/colour1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">colour 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">harvestman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> harvestmen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027603a"><!--s027603a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous species of arachnids with a small rounded body and very long slender legs: order Opiliones.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conclave</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkongklayv, ʹkonklayv/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012332a"><!--s012332a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012801b"><!--s012801b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a private meeting or secret assembly.</p></div><a name="s012802b"><!--s012802b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the assembly of Roman Catholic cardinals secluded continuously while electing a pope [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">conclave</span> room that can be locked up, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">clavis</span> key].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">huckaback</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhukəbak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029502a"><!--s029502a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an absorbent durable fabric of cotton, linen, or both, used chiefly for towels [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">immunodeficiency</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌimyoonoh·diʹfish(ə)nsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> immunodeficiencies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030452a"><!--s030452a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any deficiency in the body's ability to mount an effective immune response, often resulting in infections</p><p><span class="bodyb">immunodeficient</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">furniture beetle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024445a"><!--s024445a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small beetle whose larva is a woodworm: <span class="bodyi">Anobium punctatum</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bort <span class="bodyi">or</span> boart</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bawt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006777a"><!--s006777a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>imperfectly crystallized diamond fragments, used as an abrasive [prob from Dutch <span class="bodyi">boort</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discombobulate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diskəmʹbobyoolayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017034a"><!--s017034a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> to upset or confuse (somebody) [prob alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/discompose/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">discompose</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exempla</span><small><span class="eSynop">/igʹzemplə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020885a"><!--s020885a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/exemplum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">exemplum</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hind<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">archaic</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028550a"><!--s028550a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030206b"><!--s030206b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a farm worker.</p></div><a name="s030207b"><!--s030207b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a peasant [Middle English <span class="bodyi">hine</span> servant, farmhand, from Old English <span class="bodyi">hīna</span>, genitive of <span class="bodyi">hīwan</span> (pl), members of a household].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">granular</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgranyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026235a"><!--s026235a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028056b"><!--s028056b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>consisting of granules; having a grainy texture or appearance.</p></div><a name="s028057b"><!--s028057b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of data: composed of or analysed into smaller or more detailed elements <span class="bodyb">granularity</span> /-ʹlariti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">granularly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">animal spirits</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002075a"><!--s002075a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>natural vitality.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flacon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/flaʹkonh (<span class="bodyi">French</span> flakɔ)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022666a"><!--s022666a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small, often decorative bottle with a stopper, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one for perfume [French <span class="bodyi">flacon</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">flasca</span>, <span class="bodyi">flasco</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flask/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flask</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">harvest mite</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027604a"><!--s027604a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a six-legged mite larva that sucks the blood of vertebrates and causes intense irritation: genus <span class="bodyi">Trombicula</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conclude</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹkloohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012333a"><!--s012333a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012803b"><!--s012803b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to bring or come (something) to an end, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a particular way or with a particular action </p><p><i></i></p><p>Let us conclude the meeting with a prayer</p>.</div><a name="s012804b"><!--s012804b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003339c"><!--s003339c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to arrive at (an opinion), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by logical inference or reasoning </p><p><i></i></p><p>I concluded that her argument was sound</p>.</div><a name="s003340c"><!--s003340c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to come to an agreement on (something, e.g. a deal or treaty) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s012805b"><!--s012805b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to end [Middle English <span class="bodyi">concluden</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">concludere</span> to shut up, end, infer, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">claudere</span> to shut].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exemplar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/igʹzemplə, -plah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020886a"><!--s020886a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021906b"><!--s021906b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody or something that serves as a typical or ideal example or model.</p></div><a name="s021907b"><!--s021907b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a copy of a book or text [Middle English via Old French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">exemplarium</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">exemplum</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/example1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">example 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">furore</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fyooʹrawri/ (<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">furor</span> /ʹfyooəraw/) <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024446a"><!--s024446a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an outburst of general excitement or indignation [Italian <span class="bodyi">furore</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">furor</span>, from <span class="bodyi">furere</span> to rage].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">huckleberry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhuklb(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> huckleberries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029503a"><!--s029503a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031115b"><!--s031115b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an edible dark blue or black berry that grows on an American shrub of the heath family.</p></div><a name="s031116b"><!--s031116b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008125c"><!--s008125c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an American shrub of the heath family: genus <span class="bodyi">Gaylussacia</span>.</p></div><a name="s008126c"><!--s008126c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the edible dark blue or black berry that grows on this shrub.</p></div></div><a name="s031117b"><!--s031117b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blueberry/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blueberry</span></span></a> [perhaps alteration of <span class="bodyi">hurtleberry</span> whortleberry, huckleberry].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">harvest moon</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027605a"><!--s027605a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the full moon nearest the time of the September equinox.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">immunogenesis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌimyoonohʹjenəsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030453a"><!--s030453a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the production of immunity <span class="bodyb">immunogenic</span> /-nik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">immunogenically</span> /-nikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">immunogenicity</span> /-ʹnisiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flag<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/flag/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022667a"><!--s022667a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024070b"><!--s024070b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a usu rectangular piece of fabric of distinctive design that is used as an identifying symbol, e.g. of a nation, or as a signalling device, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one flown from a single vertical staff.</p></div><a name="s024071b"><!--s024071b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a similarly designed device used to give a starting or finishing signal at motorcycle or car races.</p></div><a name="s024072b"><!--s024072b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a flag-shaped marker indicating a hole on a golf course, or a smaller device for pinpointing positions on a map.</p></div><a name="s024073b"><!--s024073b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a small paper flag on a pin, given <span class="bodyi">esp</span> formerly, as a badge to contributors to a charity on a flag day.</p></div><a name="s024074b"><!--s024074b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>something, e.g. a strip of paper inserted into an opening of a book or a piece of coding inserted into a computer file, used as a marker.</p></div><a name="s024075b"><!--s024075b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> the name of a newspaper in its front-page typographical form; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/masthead1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">masthead<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (2).</p></div><a name="s024076b"><!--s024076b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>the part of a taximeter that projects upwards when the taxi is for hire.</p></div><a name="s024077b"><!--s024077b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>the underside of an upturned tail, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> that of a deer ✱ <span class="bodyb">fly the flag</span> said of a ship: to be registered in a specific country and sail under its flag. See also <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flag_of_convenience/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flag of convenience</span></span></a> ✱ <span class="bodyb">keep the flag flying</span> to continue to represent or promote the interests of one's country, organization, etc ✱ <span class="bodyb">put the flags/flag out</span> to celebrate: often used ironically to show surprise at an unexpected or overdue response, achievement, etc [from the practice of putting out flags and bunting as part of an outdoor celebration such as a parade or sports tournament] ✱ <span class="bodyb">wave/show/carry the flag</span> to represent one's country.</p></div><a name="s024078b"><!--s024078b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to support one's organization by representing it in public ✱ <span class="bodyb">wrap oneself in the flag</span> <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to make an ostentatious display of patriotism [origin uncertain; perhaps related to obsolete <span class="bodyi">flag</span> drooping].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">granulate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgranyoolayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026236a"><!--s026236a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028058b"><!--s028058b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to form or crystallize (something) into grains or granules </p><p><i></i></p><p>granulated sugar</p>.</div><a name="s028059b"><!--s028059b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to give (something) a roughened or granular appearance or texture <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s028060b"><!--s028060b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make or become rough or granular in appearance or texture.</p></div><a name="s028061b"><!--s028061b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of a wound: to form minute grainy particles laced with tiny blood vessels as part of the process of healing</p><p><span class="bodyb">granulated</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">granulation</span> /-ʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">granulative</span> /-lətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">granulator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">animate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanimayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002076a"><!--s002076a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002039b"><!--s002039b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (something) lively and interesting.</p></div><a name="s002040b"><!--s002040b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to give confidence and support to (somebody); to encourage (somebody).</p></div><a name="s002041b"><!--s002041b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to incite or inspire (somebody) to do something; to move (somebody) to action.</p></div><a name="s002042b"><!--s002042b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to create or film (something) using the techniques of animation.</p></div><a name="s002043b"><!--s002043b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to give life to (something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">animator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">animatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">animare</span> to give life to, from <span class="bodyi">anima</span> breath, soul].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discomfit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹkumfit/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (discomfited, discomfiting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017035a"><!--s017035a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017772b"><!--s017772b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to embarrass or disconcert (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He imagined himself to be … accomplished … because he could spell his own name; and was marvellously discomfited that I didn't think the same</p><p> Emily Brontë.</p></div><a name="s017773b"><!--s017773b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="sb000000141"><!--sb000000141--></a><p>to frustrate the plans of (somebody) <span class="bodyb">discomfiture</span> /-fichə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">discomfiten</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">desconfit</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">desconfire</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">confire</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/comfit/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">comfit</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">discomfit</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">discomfort</span>? <span class="bodyi">Discomfit</span> originally meant to ‘defeat’ and from that came to mean to ‘thwart’: <span class="bodyi">His attempts at persuasion were of no avail and he retired discomfited</span>. Because it is usually pronounced the same, or virtually the same, as the commoner and weaker verb <span class="bodyi">discomfort</span>, it is now often treated as having the same meaning to ‘make (somebody) feel uneasy’.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">borzoi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbawzoy, bawʹzoy/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006778a"><!--s006778a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dog of a large long-haired breed developed in Russia, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for pursuing wolves [Russian <span class="bodyi">borzoĭ</span> swift].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hindbrain</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028551a"><!--s028551a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030208b"><!--s030208b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the rearmost part of the embryonic vertebrate brain.</p></div><a name="s030209b"><!--s030209b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the parts of the adult brain, including the cerebellum, pons, and medulla oblongata, that develop from the hindbrain. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/rhombencephalon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">rhombencephalon</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exemplary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/igʹzempləri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020887a"><!--s020887a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021908b"><!--s021908b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>deserving imitation; commendable </p><p><i></i></p><p>His conduct was exemplary</p>.</div><a name="s021909b"><!--s021909b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a punishment: serving as a warning.</p></div><a name="s021910b"><!--s021910b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>serving as an example, instance, or illustration</p><p><span class="bodyb">exemplarily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">exemplariness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">exemplarity</span> /egzemʹplariti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">furphy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfuhfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> furphies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024447a"><!--s024447a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, informal</span> an unlikely or absurd rumour [named after the <span class="bodyi">Furphy</span> family, who supplied sanitation carts in Australia during World War I].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flag<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (flagged, flagging)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022668a"><!--s022668a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024079b"><!--s024079b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to mark (a page, word, or passage) with a paper strip or sticker or with a piece of coding.</p></div><a name="s024080b"><!--s024080b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to direct (e.g. the driver of a vehicle, competitor in a race, etc) somewhere by signalling with the hands or a flag </p><p><i></i></p><p>flag the starters off</p> <p><i></i></p><p>He flagged me into the kerb</p>.</div><a name="s024081b"><!--s024081b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to provide or decorate (something) with a flag or flags.</p></div><a name="s024082b"><!--s024082b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to send (a message) using flags, e.g. in semaphore</p><p><span class="bodyb">flagger</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">huckster<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhukstə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029504a"><!--s029504a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031118b"><!--s031118b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a hawker or pedlar.</p></div><a name="s031119b"><!--s031119b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a person who uses aggressive methods to sell or publicize something.</p></div><a name="s031120b"><!--s031120b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span></p><a name="s008127c"><!--s008127c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a person who uses aggressive methods to sell or publicize something.</p></div><a name="s008128c"><!--s008128c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a person who writes advertising material, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for radio or television</p><p><span class="bodyb">hucksterism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">hukster</span> from Dutch <span class="bodyi">hokester</span>,from <span class="bodyi">hoeken</span> to peddle].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conclusion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹkloohzh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012334a"><!--s012334a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012806b"><!--s012806b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of concluding.</p></div><a name="s012807b"><!--s012807b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a final summing up, e.g. of an essay.</p></div><a name="s012808b"><!--s012808b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a reasoned judgment; an inference.</p></div><a name="s012809b"><!--s012809b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s003341c"><!--s003341c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a reasoned judgment; an inference.</p></div><a name="s003342c"><!--s003342c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in logic, the inferred proposition of a syllogism.</p></div></div><a name="s012810b"><!--s012810b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a result or outcome ✱ <span class="bodyb">jump to conclusions</span> to reach a decision too quickly, without considering all the circumstances [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">conclusion-, conclusio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">concludere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/conclude/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">conclude</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discomfort<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017036a"><!--s017036a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>mental or physical unease, or something causing this.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">harvest mouse</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027606a"><!--s027606a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small European field mouse that nests <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in cornfields: <span class="bodyi">Micromys minutus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">animate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanimət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002077a"><!--s002077a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002044b"><!--s002044b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>possessing life; alive.</p></div><a name="s002045b"><!--s002045b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to animal life.</p></div><a name="s002046b"><!--s002046b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>full of energy or life; animated</p><p><span class="bodyb">animately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">animateness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hinder<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhində/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (hindered, hindering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028552a"><!--s028552a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to retard or obstruct the progress of (something or somebody); to hamper </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was hindered by her long skirt</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">hindrian</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boscage <span class="bodyi">or</span> boskage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboskij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006779a"><!--s006779a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a growth of trees or shrubs [Middle English <span class="bodyi">boskage</span>, ultimately from Old French <span class="bodyi">bois, bosc</span> forest].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">immunoglobulin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌimyoonohʹglobyoolin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030454a"><!--s030454a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a protein antibody that is made up of light and heavy amino acid chains and usu binds specifically to a particular antigen.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">granule</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgranyoohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026237a"><!--s026237a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small hard particle [late Latin <span class="bodyi">granulum</span>, dimin. of Latin <span class="bodyi">granum</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grain1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grain 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exemplary damages</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020888a"><!--s020888a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in law, a sum awarded in damages that exceeds the compensation required for the actual loss and is intended to punish the guilty party.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">furred</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fuhd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024448a"><!--s024448a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026263b"><!--s026263b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006943c"><!--s006943c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>lined, trimmed, or faced with fur.</p></div><a name="s006944c"><!--s006944c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>having a coat of fur, or wearing clothes made of fur.</p></div></div><a name="s026264b"><!--s026264b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>coated as if with fur, <span class="bodyi">specif</span>:</p><a name="s006945c"><!--s006945c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a tongue: having a coating consisting chiefly of mucus and dead cells.</p></div><a name="s006946c"><!--s006946c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of e.g. the inside of a kettle: with a heavy deposit of scale.</p></div></div><a name="s026265b"><!--s026265b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>incorporating furring strips </p><p><i></i></p><p>furred wall</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flag<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (flagged, flagging)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022669a"><!--s022669a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024083b"><!--s024083b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to grow tired; to lose energy </p><p><i></i></p><p>Some of the marchers were beginning to flag</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Our spirits flagged</p>.</div><a name="s024084b"><!--s024084b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to become feeble, less interesting, or less active; to decline </p><p><i></i></p><p>Conversation flagged</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Interest flagged</p> <p>[perhaps from obsolete <span class="bodyi">flag</span> drooping].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conclusive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹkloohsiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012335a"><!--s012335a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>putting an end to debate or question, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by reason of irrefutability</p><p><span class="bodyb">conclusively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">conclusiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">huckster<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (huckstered, huckstering) <span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029505a"><!--s029505a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031121b"><!--s031121b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> to haggle <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span>.</p></div><a name="s031122b"><!--s031122b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to deal in or bargain over (dubious commodities).</p></div><a name="s031123b"><!--s031123b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to promote or advertise (something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in an aggressive or underhand manner.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discomfort<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹkumfət/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017037a"><!--s017037a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="sb000000142"><!--sb000000142--></a><p>to make (somebody) uncomfortable or uneasy [Middle English <span class="bodyi">discomforten</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">desconforter</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">conforter</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/comfort2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">comfort 2</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">discomfort</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">discomfit</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/discomfit/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">discomfit</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">animated</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanimaytid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002078a"><!--s002078a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002047b"><!--s002047b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>full of vigour and spirit; vivacious </p><p><i></i></p><p>an animated discussion</p>.</div><a name="s002048b"><!--s002048b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>full of bustle and activity.</p></div><a name="s002049b"><!--s002049b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>made using the techniques of animation </p><p><i></i></p><p>animated films</p>.</div><a name="s002050b"><!--s002050b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>endowed with life or the qualities of life; alive </p><p><i></i></p><p>Viruses can behave as animated bodies or inert crystals</p><p><span class="bodyb">animatedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">animatedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">immunology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imyooʹnoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030455a"><!--s030455a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the branch of biology that deals with the phenomena and causes of immunity <span class="bodyb">immunologic</span> /-ʹlojik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">immunological</span> /-ʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">immunologically</span> /-ʹlojikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">immunologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">has</span><small><span class="eSynop">/s, z, əz, həz; <span class="bodyi">strong</span> haz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027607a"><!--s027607a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>third person sing. present of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/have1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">have 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hinder<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhiendə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028553a"><!--s028553a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>situated behind or at the rear; posterior </p><p><i></i></p><p>the hinder end of its body</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">hinder</span> (adv)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">furrier</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfuri·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024449a"><!--s024449a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fur dealer [Middle English <span class="bodyi">furrer</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">forreor</span>, from <span class="bodyi">forrer</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fur2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fur 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">granulocyte</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgranyooləsiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026238a"><!--s026238a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various white blood cells that have cytoplasm containing large numbers of conspicuous stainable granules and a nucleus with many lobes: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/agranulocyte/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">agranulocyte</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/basophil/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">basophil</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eosinophil/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eosinophil</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">granulocytic</span> /-ʹsitik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exemplify</span><small><span class="eSynop">/igʹzemplifie/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (exemplifies, exemplified, exemplifying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020889a"><!--s020889a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021911b"><!--s021911b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to show or illustrate (something) by example.</p></div><a name="s021912b"><!--s021912b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to be a typical instance of or serve as an example of (something) <span class="bodyb">exemplification</span> /-fiʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">exemplifien</span> via Old French from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">exemplificare</span>,from Latin <span class="bodyi">exemplum</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/example1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">example 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bosh</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bosh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006780a"><!--s006780a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> nonsense [Turkish <span class="bodyi">boş</span> empty, useless].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flag<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022670a"><!--s022670a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024085b"><!--s024085b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a hard evenly stratified stone that splits into flat pieces suitable for paving.</p></div><a name="s024086b"><!--s024086b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a slab of this; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flagstone/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flagstone</span></span></a> (1) [Middle English <span class="bodyi">flagge</span> sod, flag,from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">flaga</span> slab].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concoct</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹkokt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012336a"><!--s012336a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012811b"><!--s012811b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to prepare (e.g. a meal) by combining diverse ingredients.</p></div><a name="s012812b"><!--s012812b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to devise or invent (e.g. a story)</p><p><span class="bodyb">concocter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">concoction</span> /kənʹkoksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">concoctus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">concoquere</span> to cook together, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">coquere</span> to cook].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">has-been</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027608a"><!--s027608a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> somebody or something that has passed the peak of effectiveness, success, or popularity.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">animated cartoon</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002079a"><!--s002079a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a film that creates the illusion of movement by photographing successive positional changes, e.g. of characters in drawings.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discommode</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diskəʹmohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017038a"><!--s017038a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to inconvenience or incommode (somebody)</p><p><span class="bodyb">discommodious</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">discommoder</span> from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">commode</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/commode/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">commode</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">furring strip</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfuhring/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024450a"><!--s024450a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a thin strip of wood, brick, or metal fixed to walls, floors, or ceilings to form a level surface, e.g. for plastering, or an air space.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">immuno- <span class="bodyi">or</span> immun-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030447a"><!--s030447a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: immunity </p><p><i></i></p><p>immunochemistry</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">huddle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhudl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029506a"><!--s029506a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031124b"><!--s031124b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to crowd (people or animals) together.</p></div><a name="s031125b"><!--s031125b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to draw or curl (oneself) up </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was huddled up in an armchair</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s031126b"><!--s031126b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + together) to gather in a closely-packed group.</p></div><a name="s031127b"><!--s031127b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to curl up or crouch [prob from or related to Middle English <span class="bodyi">hoderen</span> to huddle, of Low German origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hindi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhindi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028554a"><!--s028554a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the Indic language of N India, used as an official language of India</p><p><span class="bodyb">Hindi</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p>Hindi <span class="bodyi">hindī</span> from <span class="bodyi">Hind</span> India, from Persian. British involvement in India – trading from the early 17th cent., and controlling most of the subcontinent from the mid-18th cent. to 1947 with a large army and civil service – has resulted in a considerable number of words being borrowed from Hindi into English. Words in general use include <span class="bodyi">bangle, bungalow, chutney, cot, cummerbund, dungaree, gymkhana, juggernaut, jungle, jute, khaki, loot, pundit, pyjamas, shampoo, thug</span>, and <span class="bodyi">veranda</span>. British slang has also been enriched by Hindi words picked up by British soldiers serving in India, such as <span class="bodyi">blighty, cushy, dekko</span>, and <span class="bodyi">gooly</span>; <span class="bodyi">doolally</span>, based on an Indian place name, is another memento of their service. All these words, unlike many borrowings from non-European languages, have become so anglicized that their origin is rarely recognized. Other Hindi loanwords, which probably still betray their origin, include <span class="bodyi">guru, pukka, purdah, puttee</span>, and <span class="bodyi">topee</span>. See also usage note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hindu/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Hindu</span></span></a></p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flag<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (flagged, flagging)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022671a"><!--s022671a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to lay (e.g. a pavement) with flags </p><p><i></i></p><p>a stone-flagged passageway</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bosk</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bosk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006781a"><!--s006781a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> a small wooded area </p><p><i></i></p><p>in the bleak tangles of the bosk</p><p> Oscar Wilde [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bosk</span>, variant of <span class="bodyi">busk</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bush1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bush 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exemplum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/igʹzempləm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> exempla /-plə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020890a"><!--s020890a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021913b"><!--s021913b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an example, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an anecdote or story that illustrates a moral point or supports an argument.</p></div><a name="s021914b"><!--s021914b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly formal</span> an example or model [Latin <span class="bodyi">exemplum</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/example1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">example 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">granum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgraynəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> grana /ʹgraynə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026239a"><!--s026239a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of the stacks of thin layers of chlorophyll-containing material in plant chloroplasts [Latin <span class="bodyi">granum</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grain1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grain 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concomitance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹkomitəns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012337a"><!--s012337a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012813b"><!--s012813b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the state of being concomitant.</p></div><a name="s012814b"><!--s012814b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in Christianity, the doctrine that the bread and wine of the Eucharist contain the body and blood of Christ.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hash<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hash/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027609a"><!--s027609a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029416b"><!--s029416b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a dish consisting chiefly of reheated cooked chopped food, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> meat.</p></div><a name="s029417b"><!--s029417b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a rehash.</p></div><a name="s029418b"><!--s029418b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a muddle; a jumble ✱ <span class="bodyb">make a hash of something</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to do something it incompetently ✱ <span class="bodyb">settle somebody's hash</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to deal summarily with (an opponent, etc).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flag<sup>6</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022672a"><!--s022672a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various plants that have long bladelike leaves and grow near water or on damp ground: <span class="bodyi">Iris pseudacorus</span> and other species [Middle English <span class="bodyi">flagge</span> reed, rush, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">furrow<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfuroh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024451a"><!--s024451a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026266b"><!--s026266b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a trench in the earth made by a plough.</p></div><a name="s026267b"><!--s026267b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a groove.</p></div><a name="s026268b"><!--s026268b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a deep wrinkle [Old English <span class="bodyi">furh</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discompose</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diskəmʹpohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017039a"><!--s017039a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to disturb the composure of (somebody) <span class="bodyb">discomposure</span> /-ʹpohzhə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hindmost</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028555a"><!--s028555a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>furthest back; last.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exempt<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/igʹzempt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020891a"><!--s020891a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>free from some liability or requirement to which others are subject </p><p><i></i></p><p>exempt from jury service</p> <p>[Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">exemptus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">eximere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/example1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">example 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">immunoreaction</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌimyoonohriʹaksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030456a"><!--s030456a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the reaction between an antigen and an antibody.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">animation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aniʹmaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002080a"><!--s002080a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002051b"><!--s002051b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the state of being lively and full of energy and activity.</p></div><a name="s002052b"><!--s002052b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the technique of filming a sequence of drawings, computer images, or models in different positions so that, in the final film, the characters and other elements in them appear to be moving in a lifelike way </p><p><i></i></p><p>computer animation</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">huddle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029507a"><!--s029507a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031128b"><!--s031128b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a closely-packed group; a bunch.</p></div><a name="s031129b"><!--s031129b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a secretive or conspiratorial meeting </p><p><i></i></p><p>He went into a huddle with his colleagues</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grape</span><small><span class="eSynop">/grayp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026240a"><!--s026240a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028062b"><!--s028062b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a smooth-skinned juicy green or purple berry that grows in clusters on a grapevine, eaten as a fruit or fermented to produce wine.</p></div><a name="s028063b"><!--s028063b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007422c"><!--s007422c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a smooth-skinned juicy greenish white to deep red or purple berry that grows in clusters on a grapevine, eaten as a fruit or fermented to produce wine.</p></div><a name="s007423c"><!--s007423c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grapevine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grapevine</span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div><a name="s028064b"><!--s028064b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the grape</span>) <span class="bodyi">informal</span> wine </p><p><i></i></p><p>Don't mix the grape and the grain</p>.</div><a name="s028065b"><!--s028065b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grapeshot/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grapeshot</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">grapy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">grape</span> bunch of grapes, grape, prob from <span class="bodyi">grap</span> hook (used in gathering grapes) of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boskage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboskij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006782a"><!--s006782a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/boscage_or_boskage/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">boscage</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concomitant<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/konʹkomit(ə)nt, kən-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012338a"><!--s012338a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> accompanying, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a subordinate or incidental way</p><p><span class="bodyb">concomitance</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">concomitantly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">concomitant-, concomitans</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">concomitari</span> to accompany, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">comitari</span> to accompany, from <span class="bodyi">comit-, comes</span> companion].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hash<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027610a"><!--s027610a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to chop (meat, potatoes, etc) into small pieces [French <span class="bodyi">hacher</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">hache</span> battle-axe, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">furrow<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024452a"><!--s024452a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026269b"><!--s026269b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make a furrow or line in (a surface) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s026270b"><!--s026270b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to become grooved or wrinkled.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flag boat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022673a"><!--s022673a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a boat serving as a marker in sailing races.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exempt<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020892a"><!--s020892a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make (somebody or something) exempt</p><p><span class="bodyb">exemption</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hindquarter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028556a"><!--s028556a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030210b"><!--s030210b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the back half of a side of the carcass of a quadruped.</p></div><a name="s030211b"><!--s030211b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the hind legs and adjoining parts of a quadruped.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grapefruit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026241a"><!--s026241a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028066b"><!--s028066b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a large round citrus fruit with a bitter yellow rind and a somewhat acid juicy pulp.</p></div><a name="s028067b"><!--s028067b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the tropical or subtropical evergreen tree that bears this fruit: <span class="bodyi">Citrus paradisi</span> [because the fruit grows in clusters like grapes].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bosky</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboski/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (boskier, boskiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006783a"><!--s006783a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> full of trees; wooded.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">immunosuppression</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌimyoonohsəʹpresh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030457a"><!--s030457a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>suppression, e.g. by drugs, of natural immune responses, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when deliberately induced to help to prevent rejection of a transplanted organ <span class="bodyb">immunosuppressant</span> /-ʹpres(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">immunosuppressed</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disconcert</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diskənʹsuht/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017040a"><!--s017040a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to disturb the composure of (somebody); to fluster</p><p><span class="bodyb">disconcerted</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">disconcerting</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">disconcertingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">disconcertion</span> /-ʹsuhsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [obsolete French <span class="bodyi">disconcerter</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">concerter</span> to bring together, from Latin <span class="bodyi">concertare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/concert1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">concert 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">animato</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aniʹmahtoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002081a"><!--s002081a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a piece of music: to be performed with liveliness and vigour [Italian <span class="bodyi">animato</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">animatus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/animate1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">animate 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hash<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027611a"><!--s027611a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> hashish.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hue</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hyooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029508a"><!--s029508a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031130b"><!--s031130b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008129c"><!--s008129c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the attribute of colours that permits them to be classed as red, yellow, green, blue, or an intermediate between any adjacent pair of these colours.</p></div><a name="s008130c"><!--s008130c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a colour or shade having this attribute.</p></div><a name="s008131c"><!--s008131c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a shade of a colour.</p></div></div><a name="s031131b"><!--s031131b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a complexion or aspect </p><p><i></i></p><p>political factions of every hue</p> <p><span class="bodyb">hueless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">hīw</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concomitant<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012339a"><!--s012339a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something that accompanies or is connected with something else.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">furry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfuhri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (furrier, furriest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024453a"><!--s024453a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>like, made of, or covered with fur</p><p><span class="bodyb">furriness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flag captain</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022674a"><!--s022674a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the captain of a flagship.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grape hyacinth</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026242a"><!--s026242a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small plant of the lily family with clusters of usu blue flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Muscari</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hindrance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhindrəns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028557a"><!--s028557a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030212b"><!--s030212b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act of hindering.</p></div><a name="s030213b"><!--s030213b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an impediment or obstacle.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exempt<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020893a"><!--s020893a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who is exempt, e.g. from paying tax or from duty.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disconfirm</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diskənʹfuhm/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017041a"><!--s017041a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to indicate that (a theory, etc) is not correct <span class="bodyb">disconfirmation</span> /ˌdiskonfəʹmaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">immunosuppressive<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/iˌmyoonohsəʹpresiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030458a"><!--s030458a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a drug or treatment: having the ability to suppress the body's natural response to attack any foreign matter that is introduced to the body and used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to help to prevent rejection of a transplanted organ.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bo's’n</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbohz(ə)n, ʹbohs(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006784a"><!--s006784a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/boatswain_or_bosun_or_bo_s_n/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">boatswain</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hash<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027612a"><!--s027612a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the symbol # [prob an alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hatch4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hatch 4</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fur seal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024454a"><!--s024454a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of eared seals that has a double coat with a dense soft underfur, which is used for clothing and trimmings: <span class="bodyi">Callorhinus ursinus</span> and other species.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hue and cry</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029509a"><!--s029509a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031132b"><!--s031132b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>formerly, a cry used when in pursuit of a criminal.</p></div><a name="s031133b"><!--s031133b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a clamour of alarm or protest; an outcry</p><p>derived from the Anglo-Norman form of the term <span class="bodyi">hu e cri</span>; <span class="bodyi">hue</span> signifying the sound of a trumpet or horn as well as the human voice.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">animatronics</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌaniməʹtroniks/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002082a"><!--s002082a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002053b"><!--s002053b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing.</span>) a branch of theatre and film technology that combines the techniques of traditional puppetry with modern electronics to create animated special effects.</p></div><a name="s002054b"><!--s002054b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the techniques or effects of this</p><p><span class="bodyb">animatronic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/animation/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">animation</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/electronic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">electronics</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concord</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkongkawd, ʹkonkawd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012340a"><!--s012340a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012815b"><!--s012815b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> a state of agreement; harmony </p><p><i></i></p><p>living in concord</p>.</div><a name="s012816b"><!--s012816b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a treaty or covenant.</p></div><a name="s012817b"><!--s012817b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>grammatical agreement.</p></div><a name="s012818b"><!--s012818b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in music, a harmonious combination of simultaneously heard notes [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">concordia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">concord-, concors</span> agreeing, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">cord-, cor</span> heart].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Flag Day</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022675a"><!--s022675a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in the USA, 14 June, the anniversary of the day on which the Stars and Stripes was adopted as the national flag in 1777.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hindsight</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028558a"><!--s028558a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>understanding of a situation, or realization of what is required, only after the event.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bosnian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbozni·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006785a"><!--s006785a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006977b"><!--s006977b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Bosnia.</p></div><a name="s006978b"><!--s006978b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a Slavonic language spoken by the Bosnians and written in the Latin alphabet: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/croatian/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Croatian</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/serb/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Serb</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">Bosnian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">further<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfuhdhə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024455a"><!--s024455a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026271b"><!--s026271b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to a greater degree or extent </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was further annoyed by a second interruption</p>.</div><a name="s026272b"><!--s026272b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>moreover.</p></div><a name="s026273b"><!--s026273b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="sb000000231"><!--sb000000231--></a><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/farther1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">farther<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (1) [Old English <span class="bodyi">furthor</span>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">further</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">farther</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/farther1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">farther 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anime</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahneemay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002083a"><!--s002083a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a type of animation, orig from Japan, that deals with fantasy relating to the possibilities of modern technology [Japanese <span class="bodyi">anime</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hued</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029510a"><!--s029510a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu used in combinations</span>) coloured </p><p><i></i></p><p>green-hued</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">immunosuppressive<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030459a"><!--s030459a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an immunosuppressive drug.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exequy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeksikwi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> exequies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020894a"><!--s020894a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> (<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a funeral ceremony [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">exequiae, exsequiae</span> (pl), from <span class="bodyi">exequi, exsequi</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/execution/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">execution</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disconnect</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diskəʹnekt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017042a"><!--s017042a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017774b"><!--s017774b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to break the connection of (something), e.g. to a power supply </p><p><i></i></p><p>Disconnect the lawnmower before cleaning the blades</p>.</div><a name="s017775b"><!--s017775b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004494c"><!--s004494c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to cut off the supply of (a public service, e.g. electricity or the telephone).</p></div><a name="s004495c"><!--s004495c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to cut off the supply of e.g. electricity or the telephone to (a person, etc).</p></div></div><a name="s017776b"><!--s017776b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cut (somebody) off during a telephone call <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s017777b"><!--s017777b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to become disconnected or be able to be disconnected <span class="bodyb">disconnection</span> /-ʹneksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grapeshot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026243a"><!--s026243a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>ammunition for cannons, in the form of small iron balls shot fixed in clusters, for use against personnel.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hash browns</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027613a"><!--s027613a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>cooked potatoes that have been chopped or mashed and fried in hot oil or fat until browned.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concordance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹkawd(ə)ns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012341a"><!--s012341a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012819b"><!--s012819b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an alphabetical index of the principal words in a book or an author's works, with their immediate contexts.</p></div><a name="s012820b"><!--s012820b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> agreement [Middle English via French from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">concordantia</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">concordant-, concordans</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">concordare</span> to agree, from <span class="bodyi">concord-</span>, <span class="bodyi">concors</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/concord/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">concord</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flag day</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022676a"><!--s022676a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a collection day on which a charity holds a street collection held by a charitable concern, when its helpers stand with collection boxes in the street, usu giving contributors paper badges, formerly in the form of flags attached to a pin, to record their contribution.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hindu</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhindooh, hinʹdooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028559a"><!--s028559a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an adherent of Hinduism</p><a name="sb000000242"><!--sb000000242--></a><p><span class="bodyb">Hindu</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Persian <span class="bodyi">Hindū</span> inhabitant of India, from <span class="bodyi">Hind</span> India]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">Hindu</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">Hindi</span>? These two words are sometimes confused. <span class="bodyi">Hindi</span> is a language spoken in northern India and one of India's two official languages. A <span class="bodyi">Hindu</span> is a follower of Hinduism, the main religion of India.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">further<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024456a"><!--s024456a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026274b"><!--s026274b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>extending beyond what exists or has happened; additional </p><p><i></i></p><p>There are two further volumes</p>.</div><a name="s026275b"><!--s026275b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>coming after the one referred to </p><p><i></i></p><p>closed until further notice</p>.</div><a name="s026276b"><!--s026276b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/farther2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">farther<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disconnected</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017043a"><!--s017043a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017778b"><!--s017778b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>disjointed or incoherent </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her essay was just a stream of disconnected thoughts</p>.</div><a name="s017779b"><!--s017779b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not connected; having been disconnected</p><p><span class="bodyb">disconnectedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">disconnectedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">huff<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/huf/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029511a"><!--s029511a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031134b"><!--s031134b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to emit loud puffs, e.g. of breath or steam.</p></div><a name="s031135b"><!--s031135b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make empty threats </p><p><i></i></p><p>Management huffed and puffed about the chances of a lockout</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s031136b"><!--s031136b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in draughts, to take (an opponent's piece) as a penalty for failing to make a compulsory capture.</p></div><a name="s031137b"><!--s031137b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to treat (somebody) with contempt ✱ <span class="bodyb">huffing and puffing</span> bluster [imitative].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">animism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanimiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002084a"><!--s002084a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002055b"><!--s002055b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>attribution of conscious life, spirits, or souls to nature or natural objects or phenomena.</p></div><a name="s002056b"><!--s002056b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the belief that there is an unseen force that animates the universe.</p></div><a name="s002057b"><!--s002057b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the belief that souls exist independently of bodies</p><p><span class="bodyb">animist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">animistic</span> /-ʹmistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [German <span class="bodyi">Animismus</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">anima</span> soul].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exercise<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeksəsiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020895a"><!--s020895a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021915b"><!--s021915b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005581c"><!--s005581c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>regular or repeated use of a part of the body, the senses, or the powers of the mind.</p></div><a name="s005582c"><!--s005582c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>physical exertion for the sake of developing and maintaining bodily fitness.</p></div></div><a name="s021916b"><!--s021916b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something performed or practised in order to develop, improve, or display a specific power or skill.</p></div><a name="s021917b"><!--s021917b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something done for a particular purpose </p><p><i></i></p><p>an exercise in crowd control</p>.</div><a name="s021918b"><!--s021918b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a manoeuvre or drill carried out for training and discipline.</p></div><a name="s021919b"><!--s021919b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the use or application of a specified power or right [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">exercitium</span>, from <span class="bodyi">exercēre</span> to drive on, keep busy, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">arcēre</span> to enclose, hold off].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bosom</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboozəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006786a"><!--s006786a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006979b"><!--s006979b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the front of the human chest; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the female breasts.</p></div><a name="s006980b"><!--s006980b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001648c"><!--s001648c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the front of the human chest; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the female breasts.</p></div><a name="s001649c"><!--s001649c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> either of the female breasts.</p></div></div><a name="s006981b"><!--s006981b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the breast considered as the centre of secret thoughts and emotions </p><p><i></i></p><p>Hers was not the only dissatisfied bosom</p><p> Jane Austen.</p></div><a name="s006982b"><!--s006982b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the part of a garment covering the breast </p><p><i></i></p><p>He then drew a pistol from his bosom</p><p> Poe.</p></div><a name="s006983b"><!--s006983b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the deep heart or centre of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>In the deep bosom of the ocean buried</p><p> Shakespeare ✱ <span class="bodyb">in the bosom of one's family</span>.</p></div><a name="s006984b"><!--s006984b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>safely surrounded by one's loved ones [Old English <span class="bodyi">bōsm</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flag down</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022677a"><!--s022677a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to direct (a driver or vehicle) to stop by signalling with the hands </p><p><i></i></p><p>A policeman flagged me down and asked to see my licence</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">immunotherapy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌimyoonohʹtherəpi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030460a"><!--s030460a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>treatment of or preventive measures against disease by stimulating or altering the immune response.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hashish</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhasheesh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027614a"><!--s027614a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the resin from the flowering tops of the female hemp plant, smoked or, chewed, etc for its intoxicating effect [Arabic <span class="bodyi">ḥashīsh</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grape sugar</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026244a"><!--s026244a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dextrose/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dextrose</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concordant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹkawd(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012342a"><!--s012342a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012821b"><!--s012821b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in agreement.</p></div><a name="s012822b"><!--s012822b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>harmonious</p><p><span class="bodyb">concordantly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">concordant-, concordans</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">concordare</span> to agree, from <span class="bodyi">concord-, concors</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/concord/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">concord</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hinduism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhindoohiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028560a"><!--s028560a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a major religious faith of the Indian subcontinent, which involves belief in cycles of reincarnation and the worship of many gods</p><p>Hinduism is a term of relatively recent coinage used to refer to Hindus, those South Asians who are not Muslims, Jains, Buddhists, or Christians. Although derived from a Persian name for the Indus river, Hinduism is currently used as a term of self-reference and is counted as one of the ‘world religions’ — Professor Donald Lopez</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">further<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (furthered, furthering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024457a"><!--s024457a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to bring (a plan, chance, etc) closer to fulfilment or success</p><p><span class="bodyb">furtherance</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">furtherer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disconsolate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹkonsələt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017044a"><!--s017044a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>dejected; downcast</p><p><span class="bodyb">disconsolately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">disconsolateness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">disconsolation</span> /-ʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">disconsolatus</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">consolatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">consolari</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/console1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">console 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">huff<sup>2</sup></span></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029512a"><!--s029512a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>✱ <span class="bodyb">in a huff</span> in a piqued and resentful mood.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bosom companion</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006787a"><!--s006787a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bosom_friend/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bosom friend</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hash out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027615a"><!--s027615a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to come to agreement on (a matter) after much discussion.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">animosity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aniʹmositi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> animosities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002085a"><!--s002085a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a strong feeling of hostility, ill will, or resentment [Middle English <span class="bodyi">animosite</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">animosus</span> spirited, from <span class="bodyi">animus</span> spirit, mind].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exercise<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020896a"><!--s020896a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021920b"><!--s021920b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to engage in physical exertion for the sake of fitness <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s021921b"><!--s021921b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005583c"><!--s005583c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to use (a part of the body) repeatedly in order to strengthen or develop it.</p></div><a name="s005584c"><!--s005584c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to train (troops, etc) by drills and manoeuvres.</p></div><a name="s005585c"><!--s005585c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to give exercise to (an animal).</p></div></div><a name="s021922b"><!--s021922b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make use of (a right or power).</p></div><a name="s021923b"><!--s021923b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s005586c"><!--s005586c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to engage the attention of (a person, a person's mind, etc).</p></div><a name="s005587c"><!--s005587c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to alarm or worry (somebody)</p><p><span class="bodyb">exercisable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">exerciser</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">immure</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹmyooə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030461a"><!--s030461a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031978b"><!--s031978b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to enclose (somebody or something) within walls or as if within walls; to imprison.</p></div><a name="s031979b"><!--s031979b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to shut (oneself) away from other people.</p></div><a name="s031980b"><!--s031980b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s008300c"><!--s008300c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to entomb (somebody) in a wall.</p></div><a name="s008301c"><!--s008301c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to build (something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a shrine) into a wall</p><p><span class="bodyb">immurement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">immurare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">murus</span> wall].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flagella</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022678a"><!--s022678a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flagellum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flagellum</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hindustani<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hindoohʹstahni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028561a"><!--s028561a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030214b"><!--s030214b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a group of Indic dialects of N India and Pakistan of which Hindi and Urdu are considered the main written forms.</p></div><a name="s030215b"><!--s030215b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the dialect of Hindi spoken in Delhi, used throughout India as a lingua franca [Hindi <span class="bodyi">Hindūstānī</span>, from Persian <span class="bodyi">Hindūstān</span> country of the Indians, from <span class="bodyi">Hindū</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hindu/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Hindu</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concordat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/konʹkawdat, kən-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012343a"><!--s012343a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a compact or covenant; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> one between a pope and a sovereign or government [French <span class="bodyi">concordat</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">concordatum</span>, neuter past part. of Latin <span class="bodyi">concordare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/concord/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">concord</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grapevine</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026245a"><!--s026245a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028068b"><!--s028068b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any vine on which grapes grow: genus <span class="bodyi">Vitis</span>.</p></div><a name="s028069b"><!--s028069b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the grapevine</span>) <span class="bodyi">informal</span> a secret or unofficial means of circulating information or gossip, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> word of mouth.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">further education</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024458a"><!--s024458a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> vocational, cultural, or recreational education for people who have left school.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discontent<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diskənʹtent/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017045a"><!--s017045a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017780b"><!--s017780b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>lack of contentment; dissatisfaction.</p></div><a name="s017781b"><!--s017781b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody who is discontented; a malcontent.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bosomed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006788a"><!--s006788a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">used in combinations</span>) having a bosom of the kind specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>big-bosomed</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">huffish</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhufish/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029513a"><!--s029513a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/huffy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">huffy</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">animus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaniməs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002086a"><!--s002086a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002058b"><!--s002058b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>ill will or hostility; animosity.</p></div><a name="s002059b"><!--s002059b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a pervading attitude or spirit.</p></div><a name="s002060b"><!--s002060b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>motivation or sense of purpose.</p></div><a name="s002061b"><!--s002061b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in Jungian psychology, the inner masculine part of the female personality: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anima/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anima</span></span></a> [Latin <span class="bodyi">animus</span>, literally ‘spirit, mind, courage, anger’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exercise ball</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020897a"><!--s020897a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>=<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stability_ball/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stability ball</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hasid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhasid/ Chassid <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Hasidim Chassidim /-dim/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027616a"><!--s027616a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029419b"><!--s029419b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a Jewish sect of the second cent. <span class="bodysc">bc</span> opposed to the influence of ancient Greek culture and devoted to the strict observance of Jewish ritual forms.</p></div><a name="s029420b"><!--s029420b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a member of a Jewish mystical sect founded in Poland about 1750 in opposition to formalistic ritualism <span class="bodyb">Hasidic</span> /həʹsidik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">Hasidism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">Hasidism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Hebrew <span class="bodyi">hāsīdh</span> pious].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">immutable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹmyoohtəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030462a"><!--s030462a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>not capable of or susceptible to change <span class="bodyb">immutability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">immutableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">immutably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English, from Latin <span class="bodyi">immutabilis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">mutabilis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mutable/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mutable</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concourse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkongkaws, ʹkonkaws/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012344a"><!--s012344a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012823b"><!--s012823b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003343c"><!--s003343c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an open space where roads or paths meet.</p></div><a name="s003344c"><!--s003344c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an open space or main hall, e.g. in a station.</p></div></div><a name="s012824b"><!--s012824b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> a coming or, gathering, or happening together </p><p><i></i></p><p>a large concourse of people</p> <p>[Middle English via early French <span class="bodyi">concours</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">concursus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">concurrere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/concur/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">concur</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">furthermore</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024459a"><!--s024459a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in addition to what precedes; moreover.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flagellant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflajilənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022679a"><!--s022679a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024087b"><!--s024087b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who scourges himself or herself as a public penance.</p></div><a name="s024088b"><!--s024088b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person who responds sexually either to being beaten by somebody or to beating another person</p><p><span class="bodyb">flagellant</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">flagellantism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">flagellant-, flagellans</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">flagellare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flagellate1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flagellate 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hindustani<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028562a"><!--s028562a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to Hindustan (N India), its people, or the Hindustani language.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-graph</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026249a"><!--s026249a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting:</p><a name="s028072b"><!--s028072b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something written or represented </p><p><i></i></p><p>monograph</p> <p><i></i></p><p>pictograph</p>.</div><a name="s028073b"><!--s028073b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an instrument for recording or transmitting something specified or by a specified means </p><p><i></i></p><p>seismograph</p> <p><i></i></p><p>telegraph</p> <p>[(sense 1) early French <span class="bodyi">-graphe</span> via Latin <span class="bodyi">-graphum</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">-graphos</span> written, from <span class="bodyi">graphein</span> to write; (sense 2) French<span class="bodyi">-graphe</span> via late Latin <span class="bodyi">-graphus</span> writer, from Greek <span class="bodyi">-graphos</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discontent<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017046a"><!--s017046a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make (somebody) discontented.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">huffy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhufi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (huffier, huffiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029514a"><!--s029514a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031138b"><!--s031138b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>sulky or petulant.</p></div><a name="s031139b"><!--s031139b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>easily offended; touchy</p><p><span class="bodyb">huffily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">huffiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bosom friend</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006789a"><!--s006789a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an intimate friend.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exercise bike</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020898a"><!--s020898a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a stationary piece of equipment that is pedalled like a bicycle for physical exercise.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanie·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002087a"><!--s002087a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a negatively charged ion that moves towards the anode during electrolysis: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cation/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cation</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">anionic</span> /-ʹonik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">anionically</span> /-ʹonikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">aniōn</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">anienai</span> to go up].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concrescence</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹkres(ə)ns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012345a"><!--s012345a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in biology, the growing together of parts or organs, e.g. of an embryo</p><p><span class="bodyb">concrescent</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">concrescentia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">concrescent-, concrescens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">concrescere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/concrete1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">concrete 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flagellate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflajilayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022680a"><!--s022680a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to whip or flog (somebody), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a religious punishment or for sexual gratification <span class="bodyb">flagellation</span> /-ʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">flagellator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">flagellatory</span> /-lət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">flagellatus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">flagellare</span> to whip,from <span class="bodyi">flagellum</span> whip, flail, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">flagrum</span> scourge].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">IMO</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030463a"><!--s030463a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>International Maritime Organization.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">graph<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/grahf, graf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026246a"><!--s026246a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028070b"><!--s028070b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a diagram expressing a relation between quantities or variables, typically a line joining points plotted in relation to a vertical and a horizontal axis.</p></div><a name="s028071b"><!--s028071b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in mathematics, the collection of all points whose coordinates satisfy a given relation (e.g. the equation of a function) [short for <span class="bodyi">graphic formula</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hinge<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhinj/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028563a"><!--s028563a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030216b"><!--s030216b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a device that attaches a swinging part, e.g. a door or lid, and enables it to turn.</p></div><a name="s030217b"><!--s030217b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007926c"><!--s007926c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a device that attaches a swinging part, e.g. a door or lid, and enables it to turn.</p></div><a name="s007927c"><!--s007927c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a flexible joint in which bones are held together by ligaments.</p></div><a name="s007928c"><!--s007928c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a small piece of thin gummed paper used to fasten a postage stamp in an album.</p></div></div><a name="s030218b"><!--s030218b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a point or principle on which something turns or depends [Middle English <span class="bodyi">heng</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discontent<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017047a"><!--s017047a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/discontented/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">discontented</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">furthermost</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024460a"><!--s024460a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>most distant.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haslet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhazlit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027617a"><!--s027617a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the edible entrails, e.g. the liver, of an animal, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a pig, cooked and compressed into a meat loaf: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/giblets/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">giblets</span></span></a> [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">hastelet</span> piece of meat roasted on a spit].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hug<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hug/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (hugged, hugging)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029515a"><!--s029515a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031140b"><!--s031140b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to hold or embrace (somebody) tightly in one's arms.</p></div><a name="s031141b"><!--s031141b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to feel very pleased with (oneself) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was hugging himself with delight</p>.</div><a name="s031142b"><!--s031142b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cling to (something) or cherish it </p><p><i></i></p><p>He hugged his miseries like a sulky child</p><p> John Buchan.</p></div><a name="s031143b"><!--s031143b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of a ship, etc: to move parallel and close to (the land)</p><p><span class="bodyb">huggable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [perhaps of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exercise book</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020899a"><!--s020899a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a booklet of blank, usu lined, pages used for written work in schools.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">graph<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026247a"><!--s026247a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to plot (something) on a graph, or represent on (something) using a graph.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concrete<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkongkreet, ʹkonkreet/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012346a"><!--s012346a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012825b"><!--s012825b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>real or tangible.</p></div><a name="s012826b"><!--s012826b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>specific or particular.</p></div><a name="s012827b"><!--s012827b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>characterized by or belonging to immediate experience of actual things or events.</p></div><a name="s012828b"><!--s012828b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s003345c"><!--s003345c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>real or tangible </p><p><i></i></p><p>Halstead presented no concrete evidence of any Marxist motivation among the Museum's scientists</p><p> Phillip E Johnson.</p></div><a name="s003346c"><!--s003346c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>specific or particular </p><p><i></i></p><p>concrete proposals</p>.</div><a name="s003347c"><!--s003347c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>characterized by or belonging to immediate experience of actual things or events.</p></div></div><a name="s012829b"><!--s012829b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>said of a noun: naming a thing rather than a quality, state, or action</p><p><span class="bodyb">concretely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">concreteness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English, in the sense ‘coalesced’, from Latin <span class="bodyi">concretus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">concrescere</span> to grow together, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">crescere</span> to grow].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bosomy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006790a"><!--s006790a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having large breasts.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discontented</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017048a"><!--s017048a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>restlessly unhappy; dissatisfied</p><p><span class="bodyb">discontentedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">discontentedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">discontentment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flagellate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflajilət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022681a"><!--s022681a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024089b"><!--s024089b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having flagella.</p></div><a name="s024090b"><!--s024090b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>shaped like a flagellum [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flagellum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flagellum</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ate3_or_ated/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ate 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">further to</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024461a"><!--s024461a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> in response to and following on from </p><p><i></i></p><p>Further to your letter of the fourth July</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hasn't</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhaznt/ <i><span class="bodyi">contraction</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027618a"><!--s027618a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>has not.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">imp.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030466a"><!--s030466a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031983b"><!--s031983b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>imperative.</p></div><a name="s031984b"><!--s031984b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>imperfect.</p></div><a name="s031985b"><!--s031985b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>imperial.</p></div><a name="s031986b"><!--s031986b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>import.</p></div><a name="s031987b"><!--s031987b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>importer.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hug<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029516a"><!--s029516a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tight clasp or embrace.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002088a"><!--s002088a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plant of the carrot family with aromatic seeds that have a liquorice-like flavour: <span class="bodyi">Pimpinella anisum</span> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">anis</span> via Old French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">annēson, anison</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hinge<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (hingeing hinging)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028564a"><!--s028564a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s030219b"><!--s030219b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to attach (something) by or as if by a hinge <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s030220b"><!--s030220b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to hang or turn on a hinge </p><p><i></i></p><p>The door hinges outwards</p>.</div><a name="s030221b"><!--s030221b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ on) to depend or turn on a single consideration or point </p><p><i></i></p><p>The whole trip hinges on whether we can borrow the car</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exercise price</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020900a"><!--s020900a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the price at which the owners of traded options on a stock exchange may exercise their right to buy or sell the security.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">graph<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026248a"><!--s026248a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in linguistics, a written symbol representing a single unit of sound [prob from <span class="bodyi">-graph</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concrete<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012347a"><!--s012347a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hard strong building material made by mixing a cementing material cement, and a mineral aggregate, e.g. sand and gravel, with sufficient water to cause the cement to set and bind the entire mass.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flagellate<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflajilət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022682a"><!--s022682a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a group of protozoans (minute single-celled animals; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/protozoan/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">protozoan</span></span></a>) that swims by means of a flagellum <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flagellum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flagellum</span></span></a> (thread-like projection) or flagella</p><p><span class="bodyb">flagellate</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boson</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbohson/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006791a"><!--s006791a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a particle, e.g. a photon, meson, or alpha particle, that obeys relations stated by Bose and Einstein and whose spin is either zero or an integral number <span class="bodyb">bosonic</span> /bohʹsonik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [from the name of Satyendranath <span class="bodyi">Bose</span>, d.1974, Indian physicist + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/on2/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-on 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discontinue</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diskənʹtinyooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (discontinues, discontinued, discontinuing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017049a"><!--s017049a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s017782b"><!--s017782b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cease or stop (something).</p></div><a name="s017783b"><!--s017783b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cease production of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>This line has been discontinued</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s017784b"><!--s017784b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to come to an end</p><p><span class="bodyb">discontinuance</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">discontinuation</span> /-ʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">discontinuen</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">discontinuare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">continuare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/continue/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">continue</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">imp<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/imp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030464a"><!--s030464a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031981b"><!--s031981b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small demon.</p></div><a name="s031982b"><!--s031982b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a mischievous child; a scamp [Old English <span class="bodyi">impa</span> graft, shoot, offspring, child from <span class="bodyi">impian</span> to graft: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/imp2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">imp 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hinglish</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhingglish/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028565a"><!--s028565a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span>a variety of English used by speakers of Hindi, incorporating Hindi vocabulary and grammatical constructions</p><p><span class="bodyb">Hinglish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hasp<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hahsp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027619a"><!--s027619a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a device for fastening; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a hinged metal strap that fits over a metal loop and is secured by a pin or padlock [Old English <span class="bodyi">hæsp</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">huge</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hyoohj/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029517a"><!--s029517a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031144b"><!--s031144b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>great in size, scale, degree, or scope; enormous.</p></div><a name="s031145b"><!--s031145b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> very popular or successful</p><p><span class="bodyb">hugely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">hugeness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">ahuge</span>, of unknown origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aniseed</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaniseed/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002089a"><!--s002089a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the seed of anise used as a flavouring in food and drinks [Middle English <span class="bodyi">anis</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anise</span></span></a>) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/seed1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">seed 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exert</span><small><span class="eSynop">/igʹzuht/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020901a"><!--s020901a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021924b"><!--s021924b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to bring (strength or authority) to bear, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with sustained effort; to employ or wield (a power or faculty).</p></div><a name="s021925b"><!--s021925b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to take upon (oneself) the effort of doing something</p><p><span class="bodyb">exertion</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">exsertus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">exserere</span> to thrust out, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">serere</span> to join].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">furthest<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfuhdhist/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024462a"><!--s024462a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>most distant in space or time.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grapheme</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgrafeem/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026250a"><!--s026250a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any set of units in a writing system that can represent a phoneme, such as the <span class="bodyi">f</span> of <span class="bodyi">fin</span>, the <span class="bodyi">ph</span> of <span class="bodyi">phantom</span>, and the <span class="bodyi">gh</span> of <span class="bodyi">laugh</span> <span class="bodyb">graphemic</span> /graʹfeemik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">graphemically</span> /graʹfeemikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BOSS</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bos/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006792a"><!--s006792a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">SAfr</span> Bureau of State Security.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hugely</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029518a"><!--s029518a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>very much; enormously </p><p><i></i></p><p>hugely excited</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hinnie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhini/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028566a"><!--s028566a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hinny2_or_hinnie/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hinny 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discontinuous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diskənʹtinyooəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017050a"><!--s017050a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lacking sequence, coherence, or continuity <span class="bodyb">discontinuity</span> /ˌdiskontiʹnyooh·iti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">discontinuously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flagellated</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflajilaytid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022683a"><!--s022683a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flagellate2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flagellate 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anisette</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aniʹset (<span class="bodyi">French</span> anisɛt)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002090a"><!--s002090a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a usu colourless liqueur flavoured with aniseed [French <span class="bodyi">anisette</span> from <span class="bodyi">anis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anise</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concrete<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012348a"><!--s012348a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012830b"><!--s012830b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cover, form, or set with concrete.</p></div><a name="s012831b"><!--s012831b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cover (something) with or set (something) in concrete.</p></div><a name="s012832b"><!--s012832b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>/kənʹkreet/ <span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to form (something) into a solid mass <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s012833b"><!--s012833b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>/kənʹkreet/ to become solid.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">furthest<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024463a"><!--s024463a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026277b"><!--s026277b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to or at the greatest distance in space, time, or degree.</p></div><a name="s026278b"><!--s026278b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>by the greatest degree or extent; most.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-grapher</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026251a"><!--s026251a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting:</p><a name="s028074b"><!--s028074b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person with expertise in a particular field or area of study </p><p><i></i></p><p>geographer</p>.</div><a name="s028075b"><!--s028075b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person involved or skilled in a particular kind of writing </p><p><i></i></p><p>calligrapher</p> <p><i></i></p><p>biographer</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exeunt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeksiunt, -oont/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020902a"><!--s020902a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">third person pl pres</span>) used as a stage direction to specify that all or certain named characters leave the stage [Latin <span class="bodyi">exeunt</span> they go out, from <span class="bodyi">exire</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/exit1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">exit 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">imp<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030465a"><!--s030465a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to graft or repair (e.g. a falcon's wing or tail) with a feather to improve flight [Old English <span class="bodyi">impian</span>, ultimately from Greek <span class="bodyi">emphyein</span> to <span class="bodyi">implant</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_2_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">phyein</span> to plant].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hasp<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027620a"><!--s027620a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to fasten (something) with a hasp.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boss<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bos/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006793a"><!--s006793a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006985b"><!--s006985b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who exercises control or authority; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> somebody who directs or supervises workers.</p></div><a name="s006986b"><!--s006986b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a politician who controls a party organization, e.g. in the USA [Dutch <span class="bodyi">baas</span> master].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hugger-mugger<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhugə ʹmugə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029519a"><!--s029519a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031146b"><!--s031146b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>secrecy </p><p><i></i></p><p>and we have done but greenly in hugger-mugger to inter him</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div><a name="s031147b"><!--s031147b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>confusion or muddle [origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">furtive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfuhtiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024464a"><!--s024464a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>expressive of or done by stealth; surreptitious or sly</p><p><span class="bodyb">furtively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">furtiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">furtivus</span> hidden, stolen, from <span class="bodyi">furtum</span> theft, from <span class="bodyi">fur</span> thief].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discord<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdiskawd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017051a"><!--s017051a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017785b"><!--s017785b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>lack of agreement or harmony; conflict.</p></div><a name="s017786b"><!--s017786b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004496c"><!--s004496c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a combination of musical sounds that strikes the ear very harshly; dissonance.</p></div><a name="s004497c"><!--s004497c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a harsh unpleasant combination of sounds [Middle English <span class="bodyi">discorde</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">discord-, discors</span> discordant, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">cord-, cor</span> heart].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concrete mixer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012349a"><!--s012349a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cement_mixer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cement mixer</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hinny<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhini/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hinnies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028567a"><!--s028567a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hybrid offspring of a stallion and a female ass: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mule1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mule 1</span></span></a> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">hinnis</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exeunt omnes</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌeksiunt ʹomnayz/ <i><span class="bodyi">phrase</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020903a"><!--s020903a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used as a stage direction: they all go out [Latin <span class="bodyi">exeunt omnes</span> they all go out].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">graphic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgrafik/ graphical <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026252a"><!--s026252a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028076b"><!--s028076b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>formed by writing, drawing, or engraving.</p></div><a name="s028077b"><!--s028077b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>marked by clear and vivid description; explicit.</p></div><a name="s028078b"><!--s028078b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>of methods of producing pictures or the pictorial arts.</p></div><a name="s028079b"><!--s028079b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>of computer graphics.</p></div><a name="s028080b"><!--s028080b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s007424c"><!--s007424c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>relating to or employing methods of producing pictures, such as engraving, etching, lithography, and photography.</p></div><a name="s007425c"><!--s007425c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>relating to the pictorial arts.</p></div></div><a name="s028081b"><!--s028081b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>said of a rock or mineral surface: having marks resembling written characters.</p></div><a name="s028082b"><!--s028082b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>represented by a graph.</p></div><a name="s028083b"><!--s028083b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>relating to writing</p><p><span class="bodyb">graphically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">graphicness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">graphikos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">graphein</span> to write].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impact<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹimpakt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030467a"><!--s030467a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031988b"><!--s031988b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008302c"><!--s008302c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a striking of one body against another.</p></div><a name="s008303c"><!--s008303c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a violent contact or collision or the impetus produced by this.</p></div><a name="s008304c"><!--s008304c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>force or impetus.</p></div></div><a name="s031989b"><!--s031989b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a strong or powerful effect or impression </p><p><i></i></p><p>It is hard to overestimate the impact of modern science on our society</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hassium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhasi·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027621a"><!--s027621a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a very unstable chemical element artificially produced by high-energy atomic collisions: symbol Hs, atomic number 108 [Latin <span class="bodyi">hassium</span> from <span class="bodyi">Hassias</span> Hesse, the German state where it was discovered].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boss<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006794a"><!--s006794a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006987b"><!--s006987b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to act as director or supervisor of (the staff of an organization, etc).</p></div><a name="s006988b"><!--s006988b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + about/around) to give orders to (somebody) in a domineering manner.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flagellum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fləʹjeləm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> flagella /-lə/ flagellums)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022684a"><!--s022684a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a thread-like projection of a cell membrane in various organisms, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one of minute whip-like projection form by means of which protozoans, spermatozoa, and bacteria swim</p><p><span class="bodyb">flagellar</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">flagellum</span> whip, shoot of a plant].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anisotropic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aˌniesohʹtrohpik, -ʹtropik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002091a"><!--s002091a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a crystal: having properties with different values when measured in different directions</p><p><span class="bodyb">anisotropically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">anisotropism</span> /-ʹsotrəpiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">anisotropy</span> /-ʹsotrəpi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">aniso</span> unequal + <span class="bodyi">tropos</span> turn + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ic1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ic 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hugger-mugger<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029520a"><!--s029520a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031148b"><!--s031148b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in secrecy.</p></div><a name="s031149b"><!--s031149b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in confusion.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">furuncle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfyooərungkl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024465a"><!--s024465a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a boil on the skin <span class="bodyb">furuncular</span> /fyooʹrungkyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">furunculous</span> /fyooʹrungkyooləs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">furunculus</span> petty thief, sucker, furuncle, ultimately from <span class="bodyi">fur</span> thief].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exfoliant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eksʹfohli·ənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020904a"><!--s020904a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a gently abrasive skin cream or cleaning device that removes dead skin cells.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boss<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006795a"><!--s006795a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> first-rate or excellent.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discord<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdiskawd, disʹkawd/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017052a"><!--s017052a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to disagree or clash [Middle English <span class="bodyi">discorden</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">discordare</span>, from <span class="bodyi">discord-, discors</span> discordant, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">cord-, cor</span> heart].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flageolet<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/flajəʹlet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022685a"><!--s022685a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small recorder-like instrument with four finger holes and two thumb holes [French <span class="bodyi">flageolet</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">flajol</span> flute, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">flare</span> to blow].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ankh</span><small><span class="eSynop">/angk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002092a"><!--s002092a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cross that has a loop for its upper vertical arm, used in ancient Egypt as an emblem of life [Egyptian <span class="bodyi">‘nh</span> life, soul].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hassle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhasl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027622a"><!--s027622a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029421b"><!--s029421b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a difficult or trying situation.</p></div><a name="s029422b"><!--s029422b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>harassment.</p></div><a name="s029423b"><!--s029423b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a trying problem; a struggle </p><p><i></i></p><p>It's such a hassle getting across London</p>.</div><a name="s029424b"><!--s029424b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a heated often protracted argument; a wrangle [perhaps from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/haggle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">haggle</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tussle2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tussle 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impact<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpakt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030468a"><!--s030468a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031990b"><!--s031990b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to fix or press (something) firmly e.g. by packing or wedging <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s031991b"><!--s031991b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make contact, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> forcefully.</p></div><a name="s031992b"><!--s031992b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="sb000000257"><!--sb000000257--></a><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + on) to have a strong effect or make a great impression on somebody or something <span class="bodyb">impactive</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">impactus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">impingere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/impinge/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">impinge</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p>Many traditionalists dislike the use of the verb <span class="bodyi">impact on</span> in figurative contexts – <span class="bodyi">Higher interest rates have impacted on consumer spending</span> – preferring the use of such verbs as <span class="bodyi">affect</span> or <span class="bodyi">influence</span> instead. <span class="bodyi">Impact</span> is pronounced differently depending on whether it is used as a verb or a noun. The stress in <span class="bodyi">impact</span> the noun (<span class="bodyi">braced themselves for the impact</span>) is on the first syllable <span class="bodyi">im-</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/impact1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">impact 1</span></span></a>). The stress in verbal use (<span class="bodyi">How will this impact on our plans for expansion?</span>) is on the second syllable.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concrete music</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012350a"><!--s012350a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/musique_concr%C3%A8te/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">musique concrète</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">graphic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026253a"><!--s026253a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028084b"><!--s028084b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a picture, map, or graph used for illustration or demonstration.</p></div><a name="s028085b"><!--s028085b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a graphic representation displayed by a computer (e.g. on a VDU).</p></div><a name="s028086b"><!--s028086b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>any product of graphic art.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hughie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhyooh·i/</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029521a"><!--s029521a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>✱ <span class="bodyb">send it/her down, Hughie!</span> <span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ</span> a plea for the rain to come down good and hard, addressed as though to a rain god [of 20th-cent. origin. <span class="bodyi">Hughie</span> is said to be a dimin. of the given name <span class="bodyi">Hugh</span>, but could represent a facetious use of Greek <span class="bodyi">huei</span> it's raining].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hinny<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> hinnie</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hinnies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028568a"><!--s028568a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Scot, N Eng</span> used as a term of endearment [English dialect, variant of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/honey/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">honey</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">furunculosis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fyooˌrungkyooʹlohsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024466a"><!--s024466a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026279b"><!--s026279b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a medical condition characterized by the occurrence of boils on the skin.</p></div><a name="s026280b"><!--s026280b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a highly infectious bacterial disease of trout, salmon, and related fishes [Latin <span class="bodyi">furunculosis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">furunculus</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/furuncle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">furuncle</span></span></a>) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/osis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-osis</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exfoliate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eksʹfohliayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020905a"><!--s020905a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021926b"><!--s021926b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cast (skin or bark) off in scales, layers, etc.</p></div><a name="s021927b"><!--s021927b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to remove surface cells, layers, etc from (the skin) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s021928b"><!--s021928b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to shed scales, surface body cells, etc.</p></div><a name="s021929b"><!--s021929b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to separate into thin layers or flakes.</p></div><a name="s021930b"><!--s021930b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to come off in a thin piece <span class="bodyb">exfoliation</span> /-ʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">exfoliative</span> /-ətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">exfoliatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">exfoliare</span> to strip of leaves, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">folium</span> leaf].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boss<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006796a"><!--s006796a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006989b"><!--s006989b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a stud or knob projecting from the centre of a shield.</p></div><a name="s006990b"><!--s006990b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a carved ornament concealing the intersection of the ribs of a vault or panelled ceiling.</p></div><a name="s006991b"><!--s006991b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the enlarged part of a shaft, on which a wheel is mounted.</p></div><a name="s006992b"><!--s006992b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the middle part of a propeller.</p></div><a name="s006993b"><!--s006993b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a rounded mass of igneous rock protruding through other layers.</p></div><a name="s006994b"><!--s006994b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a protuberant part; a prominence [Middle English <span class="bodyi">boce</span> via Old French from (assumed) vulgar Latin <span class="bodyi">bottia</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ankle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹangkl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002093a"><!--s002093a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002062b"><!--s002062b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the joint between the foot and the leg.</p></div><a name="s002063b"><!--s002063b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the part of the leg between the lower calf and this joint.</p></div><a name="s002064b"><!--s002064b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000470c"><!--s000470c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the joint between the foot and the leg.</p></div><a name="s000471c"><!--s000471c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the part of the leg between the lower calf and this joint.</p></div></div><a name="s002065b"><!--s002065b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the joint between the cannon bone and pastern of a horse or related animal [Old English <span class="bodyi">anclēow</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discordant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹkawd(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017053a"><!--s017053a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017787b"><!--s017787b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to a discord; dissonant </p><p><i></i></p><p>discordant tones</p>.</div><a name="s017788b"><!--s017788b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>disagreeing; at variance</p><p><span class="bodyb">discordance</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">discordancy</span> /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">discordantly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flageolet<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022686a"><!--s022686a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/french_bean/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">French bean</span></span></a> [French <span class="bodyi">flageolet</span>, modification of Provençal <span class="bodyi">faioulet</span>, prob ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">phaseolus</span> kidney bean].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fury</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfyooəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> furies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024467a"><!--s024467a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026281b"><!--s026281b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006947c"><!--s006947c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>intense, disordered, and often destructive rage.</p></div><a name="s006948c"><!--s006948c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a fit of intense rage.</p></div></div><a name="s026282b"><!--s026282b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>wild disordered force or activity.</p></div><a name="s026283b"><!--s026283b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Fury</span>) any of the three avenging deities who in Greek mythology punished crimes.</p></div><a name="s026284b"><!--s026284b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s006949c"><!--s006949c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Fury</span>) any of the three avenging deities who in Greek mythology punished crimes.</p></div><a name="s006950c"><!--s006950c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an angry or vengeful woman </p><p><i></i></p><p>There is no fury like an ex-wife searching for a new lover</p><p> Cyril Connolly [Middle English <span class="bodyi">furie</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">furia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">furere</span> to rage].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Huguenot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhyoohgənoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029522a"><!--s029522a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of the French Protestant Church, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of the 16th and 17th cents</p><p><span class="bodyb">Huguenot</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">Huguenotic</span> /-ʹnotik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">Huguenotism</span> /-notiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French dialect <span class="bodyi">huguenot</span> adherent of a Swiss political movement, alteration (influenced by Besançon <span class="bodyi">Hugues</span> d.1532, Swiss political leader) of <span class="bodyi">eidgnot</span> from Swiss German <span class="bodyi">Eidgnoss</span> confederate, from <span class="bodyi">Eid</span> oath and <span class="bodyi">Genoss</span> associate].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concrete poetry</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012351a"><!--s012351a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>poetry which uses typographical arrangement for its effect.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">graphicacy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgrafikəsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026255a"><!--s026255a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the ability to design and interpret graphics.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hint<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hint/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028569a"><!--s028569a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030222b"><!--s030222b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a brief practical suggestion or piece of advice </p><p><i></i></p><p>hints for home decorators</p>.</div><a name="s030223b"><!--s030223b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an indirect or veiled statement; an insinuation </p><p><i></i></p><p>His hint about having to get up early reminded us that it was getting late</p>.</div><a name="s030224b"><!--s030224b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ of) a slight indication or trace; a suggestion </p><p><i></i></p><p>There was a hint of irony in her voice</p> <p>[prob alteration of obsolete <span class="bodyi">hent</span> to grasp].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hassle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027623a"><!--s027623a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029425b"><!--s029425b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to subject (somebody) to persistent harassment <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s029426b"><!--s029426b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to argue or fight </p><p><i></i></p><p>The player hassled with the referee</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impacted</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpaktid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030469a"><!--s030469a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031993b"><!--s031993b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a tooth: not able to grow into its proper position because of a lack of space in the jaw or obstruction by bone or other teeth.</p></div><a name="s031994b"><!--s031994b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a fracture: with the broken ends of the bone wedged together.</p></div><a name="s031995b"><!--s031995b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of faeces: lodged in a body passage.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ankle-biter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002094a"><!--s002094a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, Aus, NZ, informal</span> a young child.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ex gratia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgrayshə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020906a"><!--s020906a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>as a favour; not compelled by legal right </p><p><i></i></p><p>ex gratia payments</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">ex gratia</span> out of kindness].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bossa nova</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌbosə ʹnohvə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006797a"><!--s006797a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Brazilian dance similar to the samba, or a piece of music for dancing it to [Portuguese <span class="bodyi">bossa nova</span>, literally ‘new trend’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">furze</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fuhz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024468a"><!--s024468a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gorse/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gorse</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">furzy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">fyrs</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flag fall</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022687a"><!--s022687a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus</span> the minimum hiring charge for a taxi, to which the rate per kilometre is added.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discotheque</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdiskətek/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017054a"><!--s017054a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a nightclub for dancing to recorded music [French <span class="bodyi">discothèque</span>, from <span class="bodyi">disque</span> disc, record + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/o/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-o-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-thèque</span> as in <span class="bodyi">bibliothèque</span> library].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-graphical</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026257a"><!--s026257a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/graphic_or_graphical/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-graphic</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hassock</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhasək/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027624a"><!--s027624a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029427b"><!--s029427b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a cushion for kneeling on, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in church.</p></div><a name="s029428b"><!--s029428b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a clump of grass; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tussock/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tussock</span></span></a> [Old English <span class="bodyi">hassuc</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">huh</span><small><span class="eSynop">/huh, hah/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029523a"><!--s029523a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used to express surprise, disapproval, or enquiry.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impaction</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpaksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030470a"><!--s030470a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act or an instance of becoming or being impacted.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hint<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028570a"><!--s028570a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + at) to indicate (something) indirectly or by allusion; to suggest </p><p><i></i></p><p>The Chancellor hinted that there might be further tax cuts</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concretion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹkreesh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012352a"><!--s012352a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012834b"><!--s012834b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a hard, usu inorganic, mass formed abnormally in a living body.</p></div><a name="s012835b"><!--s012835b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a mass of deposited mineral matter in rock</p><p><span class="bodyb">concretionary</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anklebone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002095a"><!--s002095a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the large protruding bone in the ankle; the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/talus2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">talus 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exhalation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eks(h)əʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020907a"><!--s020907a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021931b"><!--s021931b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of exhaling.</p></div><a name="s021932b"><!--s021932b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something exhaled or given off; an emanation </p><p><i></i></p><p>the various exhalations which arise from damp cloaks, festering umbrellas, and the coarsest tallow candles</p><p> Dickens.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flagitious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fləʹjishəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022688a"><!--s022688a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>very wicked, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> criminally so; villainous </p><p><i></i></p><p>The raison d’état, meaning the convenience of the government … was deemed a sufficient explanation and excuse for the most flagitious crimes</p><p> John Stuart Mill</p><p><span class="bodyb">flagitiously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">flagitiousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">flagitiosus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">flagitium</span> something shameful or disgraceful].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boss-eyed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006798a"><!--s006798a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> having a squint; cross-eyed [perhaps connected with dialect <span class="bodyi">boss</span> bungle, as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/boss_shot/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">boss shot</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">graphical</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026256a"><!--s026256a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/graphic1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">graphic 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impair</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpeə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030471a"><!--s030471a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to diminish (something) in quality, strength, or amount</p><p><span class="bodyb">impairer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">impairment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">empeiren</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">empeirer</span>, ultimately from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + late Latin <span class="bodyi">pejorare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pejorative/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pejorative</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anklet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹangklit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002096a"><!--s002096a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an ornamental band or chain worn round the ankle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discount<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdiskownt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017055a"><!--s017055a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017789b"><!--s017789b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a reduction made from the gross amount or value of something, e.g. a reduction in the price of goods or a reduction in the amount due on a debt, etc when paid promptly or before the specified date.</p></div><a name="s017790b"><!--s017790b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a reduction made from the gross amount or value of something, e.g.:</p><a name="s004498c"><!--s004498c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a reduction in the price of goods, accorded <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to special or trade customers.</p></div><a name="s004499c"><!--s004499c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a reduction in the amount due on a bill of exchange, debt, etc when paid promptly or before the specified date.</p></div></div><a name="s017791b"><!--s017791b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) selling goods or services at a discount, or relating to such goods and services ✱ <span class="bodyb">at a discount</span> below the usual price.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fuscous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfuskəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024469a"><!--s024469a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>dark brownish grey [Latin <span class="bodyi">fuscus</span> dusky].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concretize <span class="bodyi">or</span> concretise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkongkritiez, ʹkonkritiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012353a"><!--s012353a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make (e.g. an idea) concrete, specific, or definite <span class="bodyb">concretization</span> /-tieʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hast</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hast/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027625a"><!--s027625a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>archaic present second person sing. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/have1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">have 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hinterland</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhintəland/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028571a"><!--s028571a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030225b"><!--s030225b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a region lying inland from a coast or away from a major river.</p></div><a name="s030226b"><!--s030226b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a region remote from urban or cultural centres.</p></div><a name="s030227b"><!--s030227b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an unknown or unseen side of something or somebody [German <span class="bodyi">Hinterland</span>, from <span class="bodyi">hinter</span> hinder + <span class="bodyi">Land</span> land].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">huhu</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhoohhooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029524a"><!--s029524a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large dark-brown beetle of New Zealand that bores into wood: <span class="bodyi">Prionoplus reticularis</span> [Maori <span class="bodyi">huhu</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exhale</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iksʹhayl, igʹzayl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020908a"><!--s020908a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021933b"><!--s021933b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to breathe (something) out.</p></div><a name="s021934b"><!--s021934b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to give forth (gas or vapour) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s021935b"><!--s021935b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to emit breath or vapour</p><p><span class="bodyb">exhalation</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s021936b"><!--s021936b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to rise or be given off as vapour</p><p><span class="bodyb">exhalable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">exalen</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">exhalare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">halare</span> to breathe].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flag lieutenant</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022689a"><!--s022689a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a naval officer serving an admiral in the capacity of aide-de-camp.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impaired</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030472a"><!--s030472a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031996b"><!--s031996b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>suffering from a disability of a particular kind an impairment </p><p><i></i></p><p>visually impaired</p>.</div><a name="s031997b"><!--s031997b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Can</span> said of a driver or driving: under the influence of alcohol or narcotics.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ankylosaur</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹangkiləsaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002097a"><!--s002097a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a herbivorous dinosaur of the Cretaceous period with short legs and a heavy body covered in armoured plates [Greek <span class="bodyi">ankulos</span> crooked (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ankylosis_or_anchylosis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ankylosis</span></span></a>) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/saur/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-saur</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hastate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhastayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027626a"><!--s027626a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a leaf: having a triangular shape like a spearhead [Latin <span class="bodyi">hastatus</span> from <span class="bodyi">hasta</span> spear].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boss shot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006799a"><!--s006799a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dialect or informal</span> a bad shot or aim; a bungled attempt [dialect <span class="bodyi">boss</span> bungle].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">graphical user interface</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026258a"><!--s026258a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any visual means by which a computer user gives instructions to the computer (e.g. icons on the screen) , particularly as distinct from voice-recognition systems.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exhaust<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/igʹzawst/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020909a"><!--s020909a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021937b"><!--s021937b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005588c"><!--s005588c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to tire (somebody) completely.</p></div><a name="s005589c"><!--s005589c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to use or consume (a supply, etc) entirely.</p></div></div><a name="s021938b"><!--s021938b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005590c"><!--s005590c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to develop or deal with (a subject) to the fullest possible extent.</p></div><a name="s005591c"><!--s005591c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to try out the whole number of (possibilities, etc).</p></div></div><a name="s021939b"><!--s021939b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005592c"><!--s005592c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to draw off or let out (something) completely.</p></div><a name="s005593c"><!--s005593c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to empty (something) by drawing off the contents; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> to create a vacuum <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s021940b"><!--s021940b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to discharge or empty </p><p><i></i></p><p>The engine exhausts through a silencer</p> <p><span class="bodyb">exhaustedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">exhauster</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">exhaustibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">exhaustible</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">exhausting</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">exhaustingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">exhaustus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">exhaurire</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">haurire</span> to draw, drain].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fuse<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fyoohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024470a"><!--s024470a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026285b"><!--s026285b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a combustible substance enclosed in a cord or cable for setting off an explosive charge by transmitting fire to it.</p></div><a name="s026286b"><!--s026286b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">fuze</span>) the detonating device for setting off the charge in a projectile, bomb, etc [orig the tube or casing of an explosive device; Italian <span class="bodyi">fuso</span> spindle, from Latin <span class="bodyi">fusus</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concubinage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/konʹkyoobinij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012354a"><!--s012354a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>being or having a concubine.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hui</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhooh·i/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029525a"><!--s029525a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031150b"><!--s031150b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NZ</span> a large social or ceremonial gathering of Maoris.</p></div><a name="s031151b"><!--s031151b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a party.</p></div><a name="s031152b"><!--s031152b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in Hawaii, a club or association [Maori and Hawaiian <span class="bodyi">hui</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hip<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hip/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028572a"><!--s028572a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030228b"><!--s030228b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the projecting region at each side of the lower or rear part of the body, formed by the pelvis and upper thigh.</p></div><a name="s030229b"><!--s030229b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007929c"><!--s007929c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the projecting region at each side of the lower or rear part of the body, formed by the pelvis and upper thigh </p><p><i></i></p><p>He tells you when you've got on too much lipstick, and helps you with your girdle when your hips stick</p><p> Ogden Nash.</p></div><a name="s007930c"><!--s007930c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the joint between the femur and the hipbone.</p></div></div><a name="s030230b"><!--s030230b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an external angle between two adjacent sloping sides of a roof</p><p><span class="bodyb">hipped</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">hype</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discount<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdiskownt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017056a"><!--s017056a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017792b"><!--s017792b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004500c"><!--s004500c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to make a deduction from (a price) , usu for cash or prompt payment.</p></div><a name="s004501c"><!--s004501c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to sell (an item) or offer it for sale at a discount.</p></div><a name="s004502c"><!--s004502c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to buy or sell (a bill of exchange) before maturity at below the stated price.</p></div></div><a name="s017793b"><!--s017793b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>/disʹkownt/</p><a name="s004503c"><!--s004503c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to leave (something) out of account as unimportant, unreliable, or irrelevant.</p></div><a name="s004504c"><!--s004504c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to underestimate or minimize the importance of (something).</p></div></div><a name="s017794b"><!--s017794b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to take (a future event) into account in present arrangements or calculations in order to lessen its effect <span class="bodyb">discountable</span> /disʹkowntəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [modification of French <span class="bodyi">décompter</span> via French and medieval Latin from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">computare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/count1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">count 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flagman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> flagmen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022690a"><!--s022690a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person in any of various situations whose job is to make signals with a flag.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ankylose <span class="bodyi">or</span> anchylose</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹangkilohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002098a"><!--s002098a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a joint or bone: to become stiff or fused owing to ankylosis [back-formation from <span class="bodyi">ankylosis</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bossy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbosi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (bossier, bossiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006800a"><!--s006800a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> domineering or dictatorial</p><p><span class="bodyb">bossily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bossiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discounted cash flow</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017057a"><!--s017057a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a method of assessing the present value of an anticipated future sum.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">huia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhooi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029526a"><!--s029526a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an extinct black bird of New Zealand, the female having a long curved beak, whose striking tail feathers were prized by the Maoris: <span class="bodyi">Heteralocha acutirostris</span> [Maori <span class="bodyi">huia</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impala</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpahlə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> impalas <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> impala)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030473a"><!--s030473a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large brownish African antelope noted for its ability to make long graceful leaps, having lyre-shaped the male of which has slender horns in the male that grow in the shape of a lyre: <span class="bodyi">Aepyceros melampus</span> [Zulu <span class="bodyi">i-mpala</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hip<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028573a"><!--s028573a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the ripened fruit of a rose. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/rosehip/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">rosehip</span></span></a> [Old English <span class="bodyi">hēope</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">graphic arts</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026259a"><!--s026259a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the fine and applied arts of representation, decoration, and writing or printing on flat surfaces.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haste<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hayst/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027627a"><!--s027627a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029429b"><!--s029429b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>rapidity of motion; swiftness.</p></div><a name="s029430b"><!--s029430b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>rash or headlong speed; precipitateness </p><p><i></i></p><p>Marry in haste, repent at leisure</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">make haste</span>.</p></div><a name="s029431b"><!--s029431b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to act quickly; to hurry [Middle English from Old French, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flag of convenience</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022691a"><!--s022691a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the flag of a country under which a ship is registered in order to avoid the taxes and regulations of the ship-owner's home country.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concubine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkongkyoobien, ʹkonkyoobien/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012355a"><!--s012355a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in a polygamous society, a woman who lives with a man in addition to his lawful wife or wives [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">concubina</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">cubare</span> to lie].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exhaust<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020910a"><!--s020910a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021941b"><!--s021941b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>used gas or vapour expelled from an engine.</p></div><a name="s021942b"><!--s021942b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the emission of such gases.</p></div><a name="s021943b"><!--s021943b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the pipe or system of parts through which such gases escape.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fuse<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">fuze</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024471a"><!--s024471a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to equip (a bomb) with a fuse.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ankylosis <span class="bodyi">or</span> anchylosis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/angkiʹlohsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> ankyloses anchyloses /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002099a"><!--s002099a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002066b"><!--s002066b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the fusing of the bones in a joint resulting in a stiff or immovable joint.</p></div><a name="s002067b"><!--s002067b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>union of separate bones or hard parts to form a single bone or part <span class="bodyb">ankylotic</span> /-ʹlotik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">ankylōsis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">ankyloun</span> to make crooked].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hula</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhoolə/ hula-hula /ˌhoohlə ʹhoohlə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029527a"><!--s029527a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Polynesian dance involving swaying of the hips [Hawaiian <span class="bodyi">hula</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discountenance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹkownt(ə)nəns/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017058a"><!--s017058a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017795b"><!--s017795b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to abash or disconcert (somebody).</p></div><a name="s017796b"><!--s017796b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to discourage (something or somebody) by showing disapproval.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bossyboots</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbosiboohts/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006801a"><!--s006801a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a bossy or domineering person.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concupiscence</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹkyoohpis(ə)ns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012356a"><!--s012356a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> strong desire; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> lust</p><p><span class="bodyb">concupiscent</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">concupiscentia</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">concupiscent-</span>, <span class="bodyi">concupiscens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">concupiscere</span> to desire ardently, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">cupere</span> to desire].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hip<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028574a"><!--s028574a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used to begin a cheer </p><p><i></i></p><p>Hip hip hooray</p> <p>[origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fuse<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024472a"><!--s024472a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026287b"><!--s026287b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to blend (two things) thoroughly, e.g. by melting together.</p></div><a name="s026288b"><!--s026288b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to become blended by melting together, or as if by melting together.</p></div><a name="s026289b"><!--s026289b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to reduce (a material) to a liquid or plastic state by heat.</p></div><a name="s026290b"><!--s026290b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to cause (e.g. a light bulb) to fail by fusing.</p></div><a name="s026291b"><!--s026291b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>of an electrical appliance: to fail because of the melting of a fuse.</p></div><a name="s026292b"><!--s026292b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to equip (e.g. a plug) with an electrical fuse <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s026293b"><!--s026293b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to become fluid with heat.</p></div><a name="s026294b"><!--s026294b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to become blended by, or as if by, melting together.</p></div><a name="s026295b"><!--s026295b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>said of an electrical appliance: to fail because of the melting of a fuse [Latin <span class="bodyi">fusus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">fundere</span> to pour, melt].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flag officer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022692a"><!--s022692a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of the officers in the navy or coast guard above captain [because they are entitled to display a flag with one or more stars indicating their rank].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impale</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpayl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030474a"><!--s030474a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031998b"><!--s031998b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to pierce with something pointed.</p></div><a name="s031999b"><!--s031999b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to torture or kill by piercing with a sharp stake.</p></div><a name="s032000b"><!--s032000b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s008305c"><!--s008305c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to pierce (somebody, oneself, or something) with something pointed.</p></div><a name="s008306c"><!--s008306c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to torture or kill (somebody) by piercing them with a sharp stake.</p></div></div><a name="s032001b"><!--s032001b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in heraldry, to put (two coats of arms) together on a shield with a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pale3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pale 3</span></span></a> (a broad vertical band) between them</p><p><span class="bodyb">impalement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">empaler</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">impalare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">palus</span> stake].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exhaustion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/igʹzawsch(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020911a"><!--s020911a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021944b"><!--s021944b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>extreme tiredness.</p></div><a name="s021945b"><!--s021945b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of exhausting.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haste<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027628a"><!--s027628a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to move or act swiftly </p><p><i></i></p><p>Let us haste to hear it</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">graphic design</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026260a"><!--s026260a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the art of combining text and, illustration, and decoration in the design of printed matter</p><p><span class="bodyb">graphic designer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ankylostomiasis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌangkilohstəʹmie·əsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002100a"><!--s002100a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ancylostomiasis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ancylostomiasis</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hip<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (hipper, hippest) <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028575a"><!--s028575a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030231b"><!--s030231b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>conforming to or interested in the latest trends or fashions.</p></div><a name="s030232b"><!--s030232b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ to) aware of what is happening</p><p><span class="bodyb">hipness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hula hoop</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029528a"><!--s029528a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a light plastic or cane hoop that can be made to spin round the waist by gyrating the body.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flag of truce</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022693a"><!--s022693a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a white flag carried or displayed to an enemy as an invitation to conference or parley.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discount house</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017059a"><!--s017059a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017797b"><!--s017797b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> an organization whose business is discounting bills of exchange before their due date.</p></div><a name="s017798b"><!--s017798b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a shop where goods are sold at a discount from the recommended price.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">graphic equalizer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026261a"><!--s026261a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an electronic device for adjusting the level of certain frequencies in a recording system, built into most standard systems.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concur</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹkuh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (concurred, concurring)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012357a"><!--s012357a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012836b"><!--s012836b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) to express agreement </p><p><i></i></p><p>She concurred with my opinion</p>.</div><a name="s012837b"><!--s012837b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of events: to happen together; to coincide [Middle English <span class="bodyi">concurren</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">concurrere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">currere</span> to run].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hasten</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhays(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (hastened, hastening)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027629a"><!--s027629a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s029432b"><!--s029432b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to accelerate (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>They had to hasten the tests</p> <p><i></i></p><p>hasten one's steps</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Sorrow hastened his end</p>.</div><a name="s029433b"><!--s029433b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (somebody) to hurry </p><p><i></i></p><p>He hastened her to the door</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s029434b"><!--s029434b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to move or act quickly; to hurry </p><p><i></i></p><p>I was hastening to greet her with one of my best considered bows</p><p> Poe</p><p><span class="bodyb">hastener</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impalpable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpalpəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030475a"><!--s030475a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032002b"><!--s032002b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>incapable of being sensed by the touch; intangible.</p></div><a name="s032003b"><!--s032003b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not easily discerned or grasped by the mind <span class="bodyb">impalpability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">impalpably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anlage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanlahgə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> anlagen /-gən/ anlages /-gəz/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002101a"><!--s002101a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002068b"><!--s002068b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the part of an embryo that will develop into a particular organ.</p></div><a name="s002069b"><!--s002069b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any foundation for future development [German <span class="bodyi">Anlage</span>, literally ‘design, construction, foundation’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exhaustive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/igʹzawstiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020912a"><!--s020912a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>comprehensive; thorough </p><p><i></i></p><p>an exhaustive investigation</p> <p><span class="bodyb">exhaustively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">exhaustiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bosun</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbohz(ə)n, ʹbohs(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006802a"><!--s006802a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/boatswain_or_bosun_or_bo_s_n/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">boatswain</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fuse<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024473a"><!--s024473a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026296b"><!--s026296b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an electrical safety device that includes a wire or strip of fusible metal that melts and interrupts the circuit when the current exceeds a particular value.</p></div><a name="s026297b"><!--s026297b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/circuit_breaker/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">circuit breaker</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hip bath</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028576a"><!--s028576a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a portable bath in which one sits rather than lies.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hasty</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhaysti/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (hastier, hastiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027630a"><!--s027630a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029435b"><!--s029435b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>done or made in a hurry </p><p><i></i></p><p>hasty preparations</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a hasty meal</p>.</div><a name="s029436b"><!--s029436b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>precipitate; rash </p><p><i></i></p><p>She later regretted her hasty words</p>.</div><a name="s029437b"><!--s029437b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of somebody's temper: too readily roused.</p></div><a name="s029438b"><!--s029438b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> prone to or showing anger; irritable</p><p><span class="bodyb">hastily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">hastiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hula-hula</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029529a"><!--s029529a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hula/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hula</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exhibit<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/igʹzibit/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (exhibited, exhibiting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020913a"><!--s020913a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s021946b"><!--s021946b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to show (a work of art, etc) publicly, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for purposes of competition, demonstration, or information.</p></div><a name="s021947b"><!--s021947b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to show or display (a feeling, quality, symptom, etc) outwardly, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by visible signs or actions <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s021948b"><!--s021948b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to display something for public inspection</p><p><span class="bodyb">exhibitor</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">exhibitory</span> /-t(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">exhibiten</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">exhibitus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">exhibēre</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">habēre</span> to have, hold].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concurrence</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹkurəns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012358a"><!--s012358a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012838b"><!--s012838b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>occurrence at the same time.</p></div><a name="s012839b"><!--s012839b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003348c"><!--s003348c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>agreement or union in action; cooperation.</p></div><a name="s003349c"><!--s003349c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>agreement in opinion.</p></div><a name="s003350c"><!--s003350c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>consent.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">graphic novel</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026262a"><!--s026262a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a work of literature in the form of a comic strip.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ann.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002102a"><!--s002102a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002070b"><!--s002070b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>annals.</p></div><a name="s002071b"><!--s002071b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>annual.</p></div><a name="s002072b"><!--s002072b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>annuity.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flagon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflagən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022694a"><!--s022694a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024091b"><!--s024091b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a large usu metal or pottery vessel with a handle and spout and often a lid, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for holding liquids at table.</p></div><a name="s024092b"><!--s024092b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a large squat short-necked bottle, often with one or two ear-shaped handles, in which cider, wine, etc are sold.</p></div><a name="s024093b"><!--s024093b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006264c"><!--s006264c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a large usu metal or pottery vessel with a handle and spout and often a lid, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for holding liquids at table.</p></div><a name="s006265c"><!--s006265c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a large squat short-necked bottle, often with one or two ear-shaped handles, in which cider, wine, etc are sold.</p></div></div><a name="s024094b"><!--s024094b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the contents of or quantity contained in a flagon [Middle English via French <span class="bodyi">flascon, flacon</span> bottle, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">flascon-, flasco</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flask/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flask</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discount market</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017060a"><!--s017060a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the part of the money market, including banks and, formerly, discount houses, involved in discounting bills of exchange and other financial securities.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fusee <span class="bodyi">or</span> fuzee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fyoohʹzee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024474a"><!--s024474a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026298b"><!--s026298b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a conical spirally grooved pulley or wheel, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a watch or clock.</p></div><a name="s026299b"><!--s026299b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a match with a large head.</p></div><a name="s026300b"><!--s026300b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a red flare used as a warning signal [French <span class="bodyi">fusée</span>, literally ‘spindleful of yarn’, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">fusus</span> spindle].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impanel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpanl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030476a"><!--s030476a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/empanel_or_impanel/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">empanel</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">impanelment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bot.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006809a"><!--s006809a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006997b"><!--s006997b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>botanical.</p></div><a name="s006998b"><!--s006998b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>botany.</p></div><a name="s006999b"><!--s006999b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>botanist.</p></div><a name="s007000b"><!--s007000b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>bottle.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hipbone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028577a"><!--s028577a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the large bone composed of the ilium, ischium, and pubis that forms half of the pelvis in mammals.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hat/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027631a"><!--s027631a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029439b"><!--s029439b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a covering for the head, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one with a shaped crown and brim.</p></div><a name="s029440b"><!--s029440b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> used to specify a particular role of somebody who has more than one </p><p><i></i></p><p>wearing his ministerial hat</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">first out of the hat</span>.</p></div><a name="s029441b"><!--s029441b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the first name, etc to be selected at random ✱ <span class="bodyb">hat in hand</span> in a deferential manner; cap in hand ✱ <span class="bodyb">keep something under one's hat</span> to keep something it a secret ✱ <span class="bodyb">pick out of a hat</span> to select (e.g. a name) at random ✱ <span class="bodyb">take one's hat off to somebody</span> to give somebody them due credit ✱ <span class="bodyb">talk through one's hat</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to voice irrational or erroneous ideas, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in attempting to appear knowledgeable ✱ <span class="bodyb">throw one's hat into the ring</span> to offer to take up a challenge</p><p><span class="bodyb">hatless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">hæt</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hula skirt</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029530a"><!--s029530a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a long grass skirt of the kind worn by a hula dancer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exhibit<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020914a"><!--s020914a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021949b"><!--s021949b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something exhibited.</p></div><a name="s021950b"><!--s021950b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something produced as evidence in a court of law.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">anna</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002103a"><!--s002103a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a former money unit of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Myanmar, worth one sixteenth of a rupee [Hindi <span class="bodyi">ānā</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discount rate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017061a"><!--s017061a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017799b"><!--s017799b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan, e.g. a bank loan.</p></div><a name="s017800b"><!--s017800b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the charge levied by a central bank for advances and rediscounts.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concurrent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹkurənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012359a"><!--s012359a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012840b"><!--s012840b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>operating or occurring at the same time.</p></div><a name="s012841b"><!--s012841b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in mathematics, said of lines: convergent; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> meeting at a common point</p><p><span class="bodyb">concurrence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">concurrently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">concurrent-, concurrens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">concurrere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/concur/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">concur</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-graphic <span class="bodyi">or</span> -graphical</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026254a"><!--s026254a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming adjectives, with the meanings:</p><a name="s028087b"><!--s028087b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>written, represented, or transmitted in a particular way </p><p><i></i></p><p>ideographic</p>.</div><a name="s028088b"><!--s028088b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to writing on a specified subject </p><p><i></i></p><p>autobiographic</p> <p>[via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">-graphikos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">graphikos</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/graphic1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">graphic 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BOT</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006803a"><!--s006803a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Board of Trade.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flagpole</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022695a"><!--s022695a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tall pole on which to hoist a flag.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hip flask</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028578a"><!--s028578a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a flat flask for spirits, which can be carried in a hip pocket.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hatband</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027632a"><!--s027632a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a band made of fabric, leather, etc round the crown of a hat just above the brim.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impart</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpaht/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030477a"><!--s030477a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032004b"><!--s032004b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make known or disclose (information, etc).</p></div><a name="s032005b"><!--s032005b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to give or bestow (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>John disliked the flavour imparted by the herbs</p> <p><span class="bodyb">impartable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">impartation</span> /-ʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">impartment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">impartir</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">impartire</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">partire</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/part2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">part 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fuselage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfyoohzəlahzh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024475a"><!--s024475a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the central body portion of an aeroplane designed to accommodate the crew and the passengers or cargo [French <span class="bodyi">fuselage</span> from <span class="bodyi">fuselé</span> spindle-shaped, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">fusus</span> spindle].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hulk</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hulk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029531a"><!--s029531a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031153b"><!--s031153b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008132c"><!--s008132c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the hull of a ship that is no longer seaworthy and is used as a storehouse or, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> formerly, as a prison.</p></div><a name="s008133c"><!--s008133c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an abandoned wreck or shell, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a vessel.</p></div></div><a name="s031154b"><!--s031154b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person, creature, or thing that is bulky or unwieldy </p><p><i></i></p><p>a big hulk of a man</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">hulc</span> fast ship, via late Latinfrom Greek <span class="bodyi">holkas</span> cargo ship, merchantman].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">annalist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanəlist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002104a"><!--s002104a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a writer of annals; a historian.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discount store</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017062a"><!--s017062a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/discount_house/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">discount house</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bot<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> bott</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bot/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006805a"><!--s006805a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the larva of the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/botfly/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">botfly</span></span></a> , which develops parasitically in the stomach or intestines of sheep, horses, and cattle [prob of Low German or Low Dutch origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">graphics</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026263a"><!--s026263a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028089b"><!--s028089b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007426c"><!--s007426c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the art or science of drawing an object on a two-dimensional surface according to mathematical rules of projection.</p></div><a name="s007427c"><!--s007427c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>designs (e.g. advertising posters) containing both typographical and pictorial elements.</p></div></div><a name="s028090b"><!--s028090b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>)</p><a name="s007428c"><!--s007428c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/graphic_arts/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">graphic arts</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s007429c"><!--s007429c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/graphic_design/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">graphic design</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s028091b"><!--s028091b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s007430c"><!--s007430c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the images on a computer screen.</p></div><a name="s007431c"><!--s007431c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the use of computers to create and manipulate images, e.g. in television and films.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exhibition</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eksiʹbish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020915a"><!--s020915a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021951b"><!--s021951b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a public showing, e.g. of works of art or objects of manufacture.</p></div><a name="s021952b"><!--s021952b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of exhibiting </p><p><i></i></p><p>an exhibition of ill-temper</p>.</div><a name="s021953b"><!--s021953b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a grant awarded, usu on merit, by a school or university to a student ✱ <span class="bodyb">make an exhibition of oneself</span> to behave foolishly in public.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gastropub</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgastrohpub/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024902a"><!--s024902a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pub that serves fine food.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hip hop</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028579a"><!--s028579a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030233b"><!--s030233b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a style of popular music in which spoken words are accompanied by music with a regular heavy beat, and effects are produced by manipulating records on turntables.</p></div><a name="s030234b"><!--s030234b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the fashions and slang associated with devotees of hip hop music [reduplication of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hip4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hip 4</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flag rank</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022696a"><!--s022696a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the rank of a flag officer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concuss</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹkus/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012360a"><!--s012360a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to affect (somebody) with concussion [Latin <span class="bodyi">concussus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">concutere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/concussion/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">concussion</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hatbox</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027633a"><!--s027633a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large cylindrical box for storing a hat.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hulking</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029532a"><!--s029532a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> bulky; massive.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impartial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpahsh(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030478a"><!--s030478a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>not having or showing any favouritism, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> towards rivals; not biased <span class="bodyb">impartiality</span> /-shiʹaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">impartially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">impartialness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">app.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002523a"><!--s002523a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002417b"><!--s002417b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>appendix.</p></div><a name="s002418b"><!--s002418b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in computing, application.</p></div><a name="s002419b"><!--s002419b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>appointed.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discourage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹkurij/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017063a"><!--s017063a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017801b"><!--s017801b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to dishearten (somebody)or deprive them of confidence.</p></div><a name="s017802b"><!--s017802b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004505c"><!--s004505c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + from) to hinder or deter (somebody) from doing something.</p></div><a name="s004506c"><!--s004506c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to attempt to prevent (something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by showing disapproval or taking action to counter it</p><p><span class="bodyb">discouragement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">discouraging</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">discouragingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Old French <span class="bodyi">descoragier</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">corage</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/courage/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">courage</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exhibitioner</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020916a"><!--s020916a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a student awarded an exhibition.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bot<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (botted, botting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006806a"><!--s006806a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s006995b"><!--s006995b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, informal</span> to borrow, cadge, or scrounge (something) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s006996b"><!--s006996b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + on) to sponge </p><p><i></i></p><p>I don't want to bot on my friends all the time.</p> <p>[prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/botfly/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">botfly</span></span></a> in reference to its parasitism].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gastr- <span class="bodyi">or</span> gastro-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024883a"><!--s024883a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s026627b"><!--s026627b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>belly </p><p><i></i></p><p>gastropod</p>.</div><a name="s026628b"><!--s026628b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>stomach </p><p><i></i></p><p>gastritis</p>.</div><a name="s026629b"><!--s026629b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>gastric and </p><p><i></i></p><p>gastrointestinal</p> <p>[Greek, from <span class="bodyi">gastr-, gastēr</span> stomach].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impartible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpahtəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030479a"><!--s030479a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of property, an estate, etc: not divisible </p><p><i></i></p><p>an impartible inheritance</p> <p><span class="bodyb">impartibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">impartibly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">impartibilis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">partibilis</span> divisible, from Latin <span class="bodyi">partire</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/part2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">part 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flagrant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflaygrənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022697a"><!--s022697a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>conspicuous; outrageous </p><p><i></i></p><p>flagrant neglect of duty</p> <p><span class="bodyb">flagrance</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">flagrancy</span> /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><a name="sb000000208"><!--sb000000208--></a><p><span class="bodyb">flagrantly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">flagrant-</span>, <span class="bodyi">flagrans</span>,present part. of <span class="bodyi">flagrare</span> to burn]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">flagrant</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">blatant</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blatant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blatant</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">appal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹpawl/ (<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">appall</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (appalled, appalling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002524a"><!--s002524a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to overcome (somebody) with consternation, horror, or dismay </p><p><i></i></p><p>The waste appals me</p> <p><i></i></p><p>appalled by the squalor</p><p><span class="bodyb">appalling</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">appallingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">appallen</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">pallescere</span> from <span class="bodyi">pallēre</span> to be pale].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">graphite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgrafiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026264a"><!--s026264a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is also used in lead pencils, as a lubricant, and in lightweight sports equipment <span class="bodyb">graphitic</span> /graʹfitik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [German <span class="bodyi">Graphit</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">graphein</span> to write].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hatch<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hach/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027634a"><!--s027634a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029442b"><!--s029442b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small door or opening, e.g. in a wall or aircraft.</p></div><a name="s029443b"><!--s029443b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an opening in the deck of a ship or in the floor or roof of a building, or a cover over such an opening.</p></div><a name="s029444b"><!--s029444b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s007770c"><!--s007770c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an opening in the deck of a ship or in the floor or roof of a building, or a cover over such an opening.</p></div><a name="s007771c"><!--s007771c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hatchway/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hatchway</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s029445b"><!--s029445b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a sluice in a dyke or dam.</p></div><a name="s029446b"><!--s029446b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hatchback/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hatchback</span></span></a> ✱ <span class="bodyb">down the hatch!</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> an expression of encouragement to drink up ✱ <span class="bodyb">under hatches</span> below decks [Old English <span class="bodyi">hæc</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hipped<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028581a"><!--s028581a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030235b"><!--s030235b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu used in combinations</span>) having hips of a specified kind </p><p><i></i></p><p>broad-hipped</p>.</div><a name="s030236b"><!--s030236b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a roof: having a hip or hips.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hull<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hul/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029533a"><!--s029533a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031155b"><!--s031155b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the main frame or body of a ship, excluding the superstructure and fittings flying boat, airship, etc.</p></div><a name="s031156b"><!--s031156b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008134c"><!--s008134c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the outer covering of a fruit or seed; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/husk1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">husk 1</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s008135c"><!--s008135c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the calyx that surrounds some fruits, e.g. the strawberry.</p></div></div><a name="s031157b"><!--s031157b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a covering or casing [Old English <span class="bodyi">hulu</span> husk, pod, hull].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">concussion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹkush(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012361a"><!--s012361a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012842b"><!--s012842b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a jarring injury to the brain, often resulting in unconsciousness, caused by a hard blow.</p></div><a name="s012843b"><!--s012843b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a hard blow or collision <span class="bodyb">concussive</span> /kənʹkusiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">concussion</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">concussion-, concussio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">concutere</span> to shake violently, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">quatere</span> to shake].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discourse<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdiskaws/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017064a"><!--s017064a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017803b"><!--s017803b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>talk, conversation, or continuous text, <span class="bodyi">esp</span>, in linguistics, with regard to logical flow and progression through choice of expression, etc.</p></div><a name="s017804b"><!--s017804b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a formal speech or piece of writing.</p></div><a name="s017805b"><!--s017805b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> the power of reasoning [Middle English <span class="bodyi">discours</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">discursus</span> conversation, literally ‘running to and fro’, past part. of Latin <span class="bodyi">discurrere</span> to run about, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">currere</span> to run].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exhibitionism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020917a"><!--s020917a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021954b"><!--s021954b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or practice of behaving so as to attract attention to oneself.</p></div><a name="s021955b"><!--s021955b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a compulsion to commit acts of indecent exposure</p><p><span class="bodyb">exhibitionist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">exhibitionist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">exhibitionistic</span> /-ʹnistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bot<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006807a"><!--s006807a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, informal</span> a scrounger ✱ <span class="bodyb">on the bot</span> on the scrounge.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gastroscope</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgastrəskohp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024903a"><!--s024903a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an instrument for looking at the interior of the stomach</p><p><span class="bodyb">gastroscopic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">gastroscopist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">gastroscopy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hipped<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028582a"><!--s028582a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> (+ on) obsessed or infatuated with something </p><p><i></i></p><p>He's hipped on meditation</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hatch<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027635a"><!--s027635a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029447b"><!--s029447b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of young: to emerge from an egg or pupa.</p></div><a name="s029448b"><!--s029448b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (young) to emerge from an egg.</p></div><a name="s029449b"><!--s029449b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of an egg: to open and release young.</p></div><a name="s029450b"><!--s029450b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to incubate (an egg).</p></div><a name="s029451b"><!--s029451b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>said of a female bird: to incubate eggs; to brood <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s029452b"><!--s029452b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s007772c"><!--s007772c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to incubate (an egg).</p></div><a name="s007773c"><!--s007773c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to cause (young) to emerge from an egg.</p></div></div><a name="s029453b"><!--s029453b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to devise or originate (a plot or plan), usu conspiratorially [Middle English <span class="bodyi">hacchen</span>, of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hull<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029534a"><!--s029534a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031158b"><!--s031158b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to remove the hulls of (fruit, seeds, etc).</p></div><a name="s031159b"><!--s031159b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to hit or pierce the hull of (a ship)</p><p><span class="bodyb">huller</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impassable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpahsəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030480a"><!--s030480a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a road, etc: incapable of being passed, traversed, or surmounted <span class="bodyb">impassability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">impassableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">impassably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flagrante delicto</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fləˌgranti diʹliktoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022698a"><!--s022698a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_flagrante_delicto/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in flagrante delicto</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">condemn</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹdem/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012362a"><!--s012362a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012844b"><!--s012844b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to declare (a person or an action) to be utterly reprehensible, wrong, or evil, usu after considering evidence.</p></div><a name="s012845b"><!--s012845b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003351c"><!--s003351c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to prescribe punishment for (somebody); <span class="bodyi">specif</span> to sentence (somebody) to death.</p></div><a name="s003352c"><!--s003352c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + to) to cause (somebody) to suffer something unpleasant; to doom </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was condemned to a life of solitude</p>.</div></div><a name="s012846b"><!--s012846b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to declare (something) unfit for use <span class="bodyb">condemnable</span> /kənʹdemnəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">condemnation</span> /kondemʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">condemnatory</span> /kənʹdemnət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">condemnen</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">condemnare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">damnare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/damn1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">damn 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Appaloosa</span><small><span class="eSynop">/apəʹloohsə, -zə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002525a"><!--s002525a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rugged N American saddle horse of a breed with mottled skin and striped hooves [prob from <span class="bodyi">Palouse</span>, a Native American people of Washington and Idaho, USA].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discourse<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹkaws/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">literary</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017065a"><!--s017065a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017806b"><!--s017806b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(+ on/upon) to express one's ideas in speech or writing </p><p><i></i></p><p>For two hours he discoursed upon celts, arrowheads, and shards</p><p> Conan Doyle.</p></div><a name="s017807b"><!--s017807b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> + on/upon) to talk or converse</p><p><span class="bodyb">discourser</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grapho-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026265a"><!--s026265a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: writing </p><p><i></i></p><p>graphology</p> <p><i></i></p><p>graphologist</p> <p>[French <span class="bodyi">grapho-</span>, ultimately from Greek <span class="bodyi">graphein</span> to write].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exhibitive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/igʹzibitiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020918a"><!--s020918a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> (+ of) illustrative of (something).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bot<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006808a"><!--s006808a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a computer program that runs automatically, used for example as a labour-saving tool for retrieving information from data.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gastrula</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgastroolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gastrulas gastrulae /-li/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024904a"><!--s024904a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the embryo of a multicellular animal at the stage in its development succeeding the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blastula/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blastula</span></span></a> (early) stage and consisting of a hollow two-layered cellular cup: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blastula/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blastula</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/morula/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">morula</span></span></a> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">gastrula</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gastr_or_gastro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gastr-</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hippie <span class="bodyi">or</span> hippy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhipi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hippies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028583a"><!--s028583a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who rejects established values, advocates non-violence, and dresses unconventionally. In the 1960s hippies were associated with free love, communal living, and the use of psychedelic drugs</p><p><span class="bodyb">hippiedom</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">hippiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">hippyish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hip4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hip 4</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ie/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ie</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hullabaloo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhuləbəʹlooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hullabaloos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029535a"><!--s029535a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a confused noise; uproar [perhaps from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hallo1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hallo 1</span></span></a> + Scots <span class="bodyi">balloo</span> (interj) used to hush children].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hatch<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027636a"><!--s027636a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a brood of young produced by hatching.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">appanage <span class="bodyi">or</span> apanage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹapənij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002526a"><!--s002526a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002420b"><!--s002420b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>formerly, a grant of a province, a lucrative post, or money, made by a monarch or government to a dependent member of a royal family </p><p><i></i></p><p>bishoprics … as appanages for the younger sons of great families</p> — Disraeli.</div><a name="s002421b"><!--s002421b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> a usual attribute or prerogative </p><p><i></i></p><p>as if loveliness were not the special prerogative of woman – her legitimate appanage and heritage</p> — Charlotte Brontë [French <span class="bodyi">apanage</span> from Old Provençal <span class="bodyi">apanar</span> to support, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ap_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ap- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">pan</span> bread, from Latin <span class="bodyi">panis</span>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">graphology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/graʹfoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026266a"><!--s026266a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028092b"><!--s028092b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the study of handwriting, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for the purpose of character analysis.</p></div><a name="s028093b"><!--s028093b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the study of writing systems and the symbols used in them <span class="bodyb">graphological</span> /-ʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">graphologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">graphologie</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grapho/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grapho-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-logie</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/logy_or_ology/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-logy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discourse marker</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdiskaws/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017066a"><!--s017066a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in linguistics, a word used in conversation or discourse to signal the kind of communication one is making, e.g. <span class="bodyi">certainly</span> for concessions, <span class="bodyi">besides</span>, <span class="bodyi">I mean</span>, for additions and reinforcements, <span class="bodyi">therefore</span> for conclusions, and <span class="bodyi">but</span> for counter arguments.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">condemned cell</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012363a"><!--s012363a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> formerly, a prison cell for people condemned to death.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flagship</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022699a"><!--s022699a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024095b"><!--s024095b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the ship that carries the commander of a fleet and flies his or her flag.</p></div><a name="s024096b"><!--s024096b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that is considered the pride of an organization, e.g. a leading product that most of all establishes its public reputation.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bot<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006804a"><!--s006804a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a software program that performs, autonomously and often surreptitiously, routine and repetitive tasks such as data-gathering on the Internet [from<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/robot/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">robot</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exhilarate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/igʹzilərayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020919a"><!--s020919a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021956b"><!--s021956b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (somebody) very happy or cheerful.</p></div><a name="s021957b"><!--s021957b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to enliven or invigorate (somebody)</p><p><span class="bodyb">exhilarating</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">exhilaration</span> /-ʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">exhilarative</span> /-rətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">exhilaratus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">exhilarare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">hilarare</span> to gladden, from <span class="bodyi">hilarus</span> cheerful].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impasse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹampas (<span class="bodyi">French</span> εpas)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030481a"><!--s030481a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032006b"><!--s032006b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a deadlock or stalemate.</p></div><a name="s032007b"><!--s032007b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a predicament from which there is no obvious escape [French <span class="bodyi">impasse</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">passer</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pass1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pass 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gas turbine</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024905a"><!--s024905a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an internal-combustion engine in which turbine blades are driven by hot gases, the pressure and velocity of which are intensified by compressed air introduced into the combustion chamber.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hippo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028585a"><!--s028585a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hipp_or_hippo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hipp-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hullo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/huʹloh, həʹloh/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029536a"><!--s029536a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hello_or_hallo_or_hullo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hello</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hatch<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027637a"><!--s027637a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to mark (a drawing, map, or engraving) with fine closely spaced parallel lines to show eminences and depressions</p><p><span class="bodyb">hatching</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">hachen</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">hacher</span> to inlay, chop up, from <span class="bodyi">hache</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hatchet/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hatchet</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">graph paper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026267a"><!--s026267a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>paper printed with small squares for drawing graphs and diagrams.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apparat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹapərat, apəʹrat/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002527a"><!--s002527a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>formerly, the administrative set-up of a communist party, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a communist country [Russian].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impassible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpasəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030482a"><!--s030482a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> incapable of suffering or feeling emotion or of experiencing pain or injury <span class="bodyb">impassibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">impassibleness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">impassibly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">impassibilis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">passibilis</span> capable of feeling, from Latin <span class="bodyi">pati</span> to suffer].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discourteous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹkuhti·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017067a"><!--s017067a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>rude or impolite; lacking in manners or consideration for others</p><p><span class="bodyb">discourteously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">discourteousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flagstaff</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> flagstaffs flagstaves)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022700a"><!--s022700a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flagpole/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flagpole</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exhort</span><small><span class="eSynop">/igʹzawt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020920a"><!--s020920a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021958b"><!--s021958b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to urge or advise (somebody) strongly </p><p><i></i></p><p>I exhorted them to behave well</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s021959b"><!--s021959b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to give warnings or advice; to make urgent appeals <span class="bodyb">exhortative</span> /-tətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">exhortatory</span> /-tət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">exhorter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">exhortation</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">exhorten</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">exhortari</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">hortari</span> to urge, incite].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BOTAC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006810a"><!--s006810a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>British Overseas Trade Advisory Council.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">condensate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹdensayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012364a"><!--s012364a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a liquid product of condensation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gasworks</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gasworks)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024906a"><!--s024906a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing.</span>) a plant for manufacturing gas.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hum<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hum/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (hummed, humming)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029537a"><!--s029537a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031160b"><!--s031160b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to utter a prolonged /m/ sound.</p></div><a name="s031161b"><!--s031161b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make the characteristic droning noise of an insect in flight motion or a similar sound.</p></div><a name="s031162b"><!--s031162b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to sing with the lips closed and without articulation.</p></div><a name="s031163b"><!--s031163b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to be lively or active </p><p><i></i></p><p>The place was humming</p>.</div><a name="s031164b"><!--s031164b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to have an offensive smell <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s031165b"><!--s031165b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to sing (a tune) with the lips closed and without articulation ✱ <span class="bodyb">hum and haw/ha</span> to show indecision, or to equivocate</p><p><span class="bodyb">hummable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">hummer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [imitative].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hatchback</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027638a"><!--s027638a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029454b"><!--s029454b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a car with an upward-opening hatch giving entry to the luggage and passenger compartment of a motor car.</p></div><a name="s029455b"><!--s029455b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a car with a hatchback.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impassion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpash(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030483a"><!--s030483a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to arouse the feelings or passions of (somebody) [Italian <span class="bodyi">impassionare</span>, from <span class="bodyi">in-</span> (from Latin, expressing intensity) + <span class="bodyi">passione</span> passion from late Latin <span class="bodyi">passion-</span>, <span class="bodyi">passio</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/passion/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">passion</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hippo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhipoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hippos <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> hippo)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028584a"><!--s028584a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a hippopotamus.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exhortation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/egzawʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020921a"><!--s020921a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021960b"><!--s021960b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of exhorting </p><p><i></i></p><p>She ignored our exhortations</p>.</div><a name="s021961b"><!--s021961b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>language intended to incite, encourage, or inspire.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flagstone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022701a"><!--s022701a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024097b"><!--s024097b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a flat slab of stone used for paving; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flag4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flag<sup>4</sup></span></span></a> (2).</p></div><a name="s024098b"><!--s024098b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a smooth-textured stratified rock that can be split into slabs</p><p><span class="bodyb">flagstoned</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apparatchik</span><small><span class="eSynop">/apəʹrachik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> apparatchiks apparatchiki /-ki/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002528a"><!--s002528a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002422b"><!--s002422b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a communist apparat.</p></div><a name="s002423b"><!--s002423b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a bureaucrat in any organization, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one regarded as bedevilled by bureaucracy [Russian <span class="bodyi">apparatchik</span> from <span class="bodyi">apparat</span>, literally ‘apparatus’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discourtesy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹkuhtəsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> discourtesies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017068a"><!--s017068a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>rudeness, incivility, or an instance of either.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-graphy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026268a"><!--s026268a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting:</p><a name="s028094b"><!--s028094b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>writing or representation in a particular manner, on a particular subject, etc or by a specified means </p><p><i></i></p><p>calligraphy</p> <p><i></i></p><p>biography</p>.</div><a name="s028095b"><!--s028095b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the art or science of </p><p><i></i></p><p>choreography</p> <p><span class="bodyb">-grapher</span> <i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">-graphic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">-graphical</span> <i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">-graphia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">graphein</span> to write].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">botanic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹtanik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006811a"><!--s006811a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/botanical/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">botanical</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gat<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/gat/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024907a"><!--s024907a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> past tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/get1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">get 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">condensation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kondənʹsaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012365a"><!--s012365a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012847b"><!--s012847b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>droplets of water formed, e.g. on a window, when water vapour in the air cools and becomes liquid.</p></div><a name="s012848b"><!--s012848b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act or process of changing from a vapour or a gas to a liquid.</p></div><a name="s012849b"><!--s012849b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in chemistry, a reaction that involves union between molecules to form a new chemical compound that is more complex.</p></div><a name="s012850b"><!--s012850b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>something that has been condensed, e.g. an abridgment of a literary work.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hum<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029538a"><!--s029538a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031166b"><!--s031166b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a humming sound.</p></div><a name="s031167b"><!--s031167b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in electronics, an obtrusive low vibrating sound in an amplifier.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impassioned</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030484a"><!--s030484a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>filled with passion or zeal; showing great warmth or intensity of feeling </p><p><i></i></p><p>He made an impassioned appeal for peace</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hatchery</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hatcheries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027639a"><!--s027639a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a place for hatching eggs, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> fish eggs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grapnel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgrapnəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026269a"><!--s026269a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028096b"><!--s028096b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a device, like a small anchor with several claws or hooks radiating from a central stem and bent backwards, that is hurled with a line attached in order to hook onto a ship, the top of a wall, etc.</p></div><a name="s028097b"><!--s028097b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a small anchor with several hooks used for anchoring small boats [Middle English <span class="bodyi">grapenel</span>, ultimately from early French <span class="bodyi">grap</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grape/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grape</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flag-waving</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022702a"><!--s022702a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a passionate appeal to patriotic or partisan sentiment; jingoism</p><p><span class="bodyb">flag-waver</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hum<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029539a"><!--s029539a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used to express hesitation, uncertainty, disagreement, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">condensation trail</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012366a"><!--s012366a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vapour_trail/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">vapour trail</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gat<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024908a"><!--s024908a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a firearm, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a handgun [short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gatling_gun/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Gatling gun</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hippocampus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hipohʹkampəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hippocampi /-pie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028586a"><!--s028586a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in anatomy, a curved elongated ridge of nervous tissue inside each hemisphere of the brain. It is part of the limbic system, the structures of the brain concerned with emotion and motivation [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">hippokampos</span> sea horse, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hippo/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hippo-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">kampos</span> sea monster].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exhume</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ekʹsyoohm, igʹzyoohm/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020922a"><!--s020922a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021962b"><!--s021962b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to disinter (something buried, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a dead body).</p></div><a name="s021963b"><!--s021963b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to bring (something) back from neglect or obscurity <span class="bodyb">exhumation</span> /-ʹmaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">exhumer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">exhumer</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">exhumare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">humus</span> earth].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discover</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹskuvə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (discovered, discovering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017069a"><!--s017069a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017808b"><!--s017808b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to find (something) by searching or by chance.</p></div><a name="s017809b"><!--s017809b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to be the first to see, find, or know about (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Sir Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin</p>.</div><a name="s017810b"><!--s017810b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to realize or find out (a fact).</p></div><a name="s017811b"><!--s017811b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to disclose (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I grew more and more astonished as she discovered her plan to me</p> <p><span class="bodyb">discoverable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">discoverer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">discoveren</span> via Old French <span class="bodyi">descovrir</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">discooperire</span> to disclose, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">cooperire</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cover1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cover 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apparatus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/apəʹraytəs; <span class="bodyi">NAmer also</span> -ʹratəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> apparatuses apparatus)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002529a"><!--s002529a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002424b"><!--s002424b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>equipment designed for a particular use, or a single piece of such equipment </p><p><i></i></p><p>scientific apparatus</p> <p><i></i></p><p>gymnastic apparatus</p>.</div><a name="s002425b"><!--s002425b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the administrative bureaucracy of an organization, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a political party.</p></div><a name="s002426b"><!--s002426b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a group of anatomical organs that have a common physiological function.</p></div><a name="s002427b"><!--s002427b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">apparatus criticus</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">critical apparatus</span>) a set of notes accompanying a text, e.g. dealing with disputed readings [Latin <span class="bodyi">apparatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">apparare</span> to prepare, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ap_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ap- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">parare</span> to prepare].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">botanical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹtanikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006812a"><!--s006812a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007001b"><!--s007001b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to plants or botany.</p></div><a name="s007002b"><!--s007002b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>derived from plants.</p></div><a name="s007003b"><!--s007003b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a plant: occurring more or less unchanged from the original wild form</p><p><span class="bodyb">botanically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">botanique</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">botanikos</span> of herbs, from <span class="bodyi">botanē</span> pasture, herb, from <span class="bodyi">boskein</span> to feed].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impassive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpasiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030485a"><!--s030485a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032008b"><!--s032008b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>incapable of or not susceptible to emotion.</p></div><a name="s032009b"><!--s032009b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>showing no feeling or emotion</p><p><span class="bodyb">impassively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">impassiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">impassivity</span> /-ʹsiviti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grappa</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgrapə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026270a"><!--s026270a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an Italian spirit distilled from the fermented remains of grapes after the juice has been extracted for making wine [Italian <span class="bodyi">grappa</span> grape stalk, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hatchet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhachit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027640a"><!--s027640a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029456b"><!--s029456b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a short-handled axe.</p></div><a name="s029457b"><!--s029457b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) said of a person's face: grimly sharp-featured [Middle English <span class="bodyi">hachet</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">hachette</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">hache</span> battle-axe, or Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">condense</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹdens/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012367a"><!--s012367a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012851b"><!--s012851b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (something) denser or more compact; to compress <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s012852b"><!--s012852b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to undergo condensation</p><p><span class="bodyb">condensable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">condensen</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">condensare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">densare</span> to make dense, from <span class="bodyi">densus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dense/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dense</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hippocras</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhipohkras/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028587a"><!--s028587a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a drink of wine flavoured with spices that was popular in medieval times [Middle English <span class="bodyi">ypocras</span> from Old French, named after <span class="bodyi">Hippocrates</span> <span class="bodyi">fl.</span> fourth cent. <span class="bodysc">bc</span>, Greek physician who is said to have invented the filter used to strain it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flail<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/flayl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022703a"><!--s022703a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a threshing implement consisting of a stout short free-swinging stick attached to a wooden handle [Middle English <span class="bodyi">fleil, flail</span>,partly from Old English and partly from early French <span class="bodyi">flaiel</span>, ultimately from late Latin <span class="bodyi">flagellum</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flagellate1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flagellate 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-gate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024911a"><!--s024911a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting: political or economic scandal </p><p><i></i></p><p>Irangate</p> <p>[<span class="bodyi">Watergate</span>, name given to a US political scandal in the early 1970s involving burglary of the Democratic Party headquarters in the Watergate building in Washington, DC].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">human<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhyoohmən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029540a"><!--s029540a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031168b"><!--s031168b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of people.</p></div><a name="s031169b"><!--s031169b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>typical of people considered as fallible and imperfect beings.</p></div><a name="s031170b"><!--s031170b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>denoting a person; consisting of people.</p></div><a name="s031171b"><!--s031171b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>denoting the faults that we as people have, possessed neither of divine perfection nor a machine's accuracy </p><p><i></i></p><p>human failings</p>.</div><a name="s031172b"><!--s031172b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>having the good attributes, e.g. kindness and compassion, thought to be characteristic of people</p><p><span class="bodyb">humanly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><a name="sb000000248"><!--sb000000248--></a><p><span class="bodyb">humanness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">humain</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">humanus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">homo</span> man, human being; compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/humane/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">humane</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">human</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">humane</span>? <span class="bodyi">Human</span> means ‘belonging or relating to human beings as a race’ (<span class="bodyi">human nature</span>; <span class="bodyi">human society</span>). <span class="bodyi">Humane</span> has a more limited use. It means ‘showing compassion or kindness’ (<span class="bodyi">humane treatment of animals</span>) or, more rarely, ‘culturallybroad and liberal’ (<span class="bodyi">a humane education</span>).</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discovered check</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017070a"><!--s017070a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in chess, the putting of one's opponent's king in check from a piece other than the one used for the move.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">botanic garden</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006813a"><!--s006813a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) a place in which plant collections are grown for display and scientific study.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apparel<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹparəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (apparelled, apparelling, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> appareled) (appareling) <span class="bodyi">literary</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002530a"><!--s002530a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002428b"><!--s002428b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to dress (somebody) or array them in something </p><p><i></i></p><p>apparelled for the river in a boater and bathing trunks</p>.</div><a name="s002429b"><!--s002429b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to clothe, cover, or adorn (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>It was still a message of dismissal, apparelled though it was in flowery euphemism</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">appareillen</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">apparēre</span> to appear].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ex hypothesi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hieʹpothəsie/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020923a"><!--s020923a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>according to the hypothesis [Latin <span class="bodyi">ex hypothesi</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impasto</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpastoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> impastos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030486a"><!--s030486a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032010b"><!--s032010b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in art, the technique or process of applying paint so thickly that it stands out from the canvas, etc, often deliberately leaving visible brush or palette knife strokes.</p></div><a name="s032011b"><!--s032011b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>paint that has been applied in this way</p><p><span class="bodyb">impastoed</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Italian <span class="bodyi">impasto</span>, from <span class="bodyi">impastare</span> to make into a paste, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">pasta</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pasta/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pasta</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grapple<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgrapl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026271a"><!--s026271a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028098b"><!--s028098b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) to engage in hand-to-hand fighting; to wrestle.</p></div><a name="s028099b"><!--s028099b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ with) to struggle to deal successfully with something </p><p><i></i></p><p>She has spent the last three hours grappling with a mathematical problem</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s028100b"><!--s028100b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to seize and wrestle with (somebody).</p></div><a name="s028101b"><!--s028101b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to seize (something) with, or as if with, a grapnel.</p></div><a name="s028102b"><!--s028102b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or literary</span> to seize or lay hold of (something) and attach it firmly with or as if with a grapnel </p><p><i></i></p><p>Those friends thou hast … grapple them unto thy soul with hoops of steel</p><p> Shakespeare</p><p><span class="bodyb">grappler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discovery</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹskuv(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> discoveries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017071a"><!--s017071a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017812b"><!--s017812b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or process of discovering or revealing something; the process of being discovered or revealed.</p></div><a name="s017813b"><!--s017813b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004507c"><!--s004507c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>somebody or something discovered.</p></div><a name="s004508c"><!--s004508c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a divulgence or revelation.</p></div></div><a name="s017814b"><!--s017814b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in law, an obligatory disclosure of documents or facts by a party to a legal action.</p></div><a name="s017815b"><!--s017815b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Discovery</span>) a variety of eating apple with a red and green skin and crisp moderately sweet flesh.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flail<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022704a"><!--s022704a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024099b"><!--s024099b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + about/around) to wave one's arms and legs about violently; to flounder or thresh about </p><p><i></i></p><p>flail around in the water</p>.</div><a name="s024100b"><!--s024100b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of the arms: to wave about violently <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s024101b"><!--s024101b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to thresh (grain).</p></div><a name="s024102b"><!--s024102b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to strike (something) with a threshing action </p><p><i></i></p><p>with oars flailing the water</p>.</div><a name="s024103b"><!--s024103b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to swing (one's arms) about wildly </p><p><i></i></p><p>flailing his arms to ward off the insects</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hatchet-faced</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027641a"><!--s027641a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a person: grimly sharp-featured.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/gayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024909a"><!--s024909a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026630b"><!--s026630b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the usu hinged frame or door that closes an opening in a wall or fence.</p></div><a name="s026631b"><!--s026631b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a city or castle entrance, often with defensive structures.</p></div><a name="s026632b"><!--s026632b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s007003c"><!--s007003c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a means of entrance or exit; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a numbered exit from an airport building to the airfield.</p></div><a name="s007004c"><!--s007004c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a mountain pass.</p></div><a name="s007005c"><!--s007005c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a mechanically operated barrier used as a starting device for a race.</p></div><a name="s007006c"><!--s007006c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>either of a pair of barriers that let water in and out of a lock or close a road at a level crossing.</p></div></div><a name="s026633b"><!--s026633b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an electronic device, e.g. in a computer, that produces a defined output for every combination of input conditions </p><p><i></i></p><p>a logic gate</p>.</div><a name="s026634b"><!--s026634b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the set of notches in a manually worked gearbox into which the gear lever is pushed to select the gears.</p></div><a name="s026635b"><!--s026635b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>the total admission receipts or the number of spectators at a sporting event</p><p><span class="bodyb">gated</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s026636b"><!--s026636b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>the part of a film camera or projector that holds the film flat behind the lens [Old English <span class="bodyi">geat</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">human<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029541a"><!--s029541a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a man, woman, or child; a person.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">condensed milk</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012368a"><!--s012368a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>milk thickened by evaporation and sweetened.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exigence</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeksij(ə)ns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020924a"><!--s020924a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/exigency/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">exigency</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apparel<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">literary</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002531a"><!--s002531a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002430b"><!--s002430b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>garments or clothing </p><p><i></i></p><p>My strange apparel drew no comment</p>.</div><a name="s002431b"><!--s002431b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that clothes or adorns </p><p><i></i></p><p>the bright apparel of spring</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hippocratic oath</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hipəʹkratik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028588a"><!--s028588a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an oath embodying a code of medical ethics [named after <span class="bodyi">Hippocrates</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hippocras/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hippocras</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impatiens</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpaysh(ə)nz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030487a"><!--s030487a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various plants, including the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/busy_lizzie/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">busy lizzie</span></span></a> , that have exploding seed pods: genus <span class="bodyi">Impatiens</span> [Latin <span class="bodyi">impatiens</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/impatient/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">impatient</span></span></a> ; from the bursting of its ripe seed pods when touched].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">botanize <span class="bodyi">or</span> botanise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbotəniez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006814a"><!--s006814a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007004b"><!--s007004b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to collect plants for botanical investigation.</p></div><a name="s007005b"><!--s007005b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to study plants, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on a field trip.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grapple<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026272a"><!--s026272a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028103b"><!--s028103b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a hand-to-hand struggle.</p></div><a name="s028104b"><!--s028104b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a grapnel [early French <span class="bodyi">grappelle</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">grap</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grape/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grape</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discredit<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹkredit/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (discredited, discrediting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017072a"><!--s017072a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017816b"><!--s017816b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to reject (a story or statement) as untrue.</p></div><a name="s017817b"><!--s017817b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cast doubt on the accuracy, authority, or reputation of (a person or their ideas, work, etc).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flair</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fleə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022705a"><!--s022705a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024104b"><!--s024104b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(+ for) a natural aptitude, ability, or talent for a certain thing </p><p><i></i></p><p>have a flair for design</p>.</div><a name="s024105b"><!--s024105b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>style, originality, and taste [French <span class="bodyi">flair</span>, literally ‘sense of smell’, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">fragrare</span> to smell sweet].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">condenser</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012369a"><!--s012369a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012853b"><!--s012853b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003353c"><!--s003353c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an apparatus for condensing gas or vapour.</p></div><a name="s003354c"><!--s003354c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a lens or mirror used to concentrate light on an object.</p></div></div><a name="s012854b"><!--s012854b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a capacitor.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hatchet job</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027642a"><!--s027642a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a vicious or damaging attack on a person or their work, delivered either verbally or in writing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exigency</span><small><span class="eSynop">/igʹzij(ə)nsi, ʹeksij(ə)nsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> exigencies) <span class="bodyi">formal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020925a"><!--s020925a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021964b"><!--s021964b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an exigent state of affairs; an emergency </p><p><i></i></p><p>They must be free to act in any exigency</p>.</div><a name="s021965b"><!--s021965b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) such need or necessity as belongs to the occasion; a requirement.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apparent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹparənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002532a"><!--s002532a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002432b"><!--s002432b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>easily seen or understood; evident </p><p><i></i></p><p>The reason was all too apparent</p>.</div><a name="s002433b"><!--s002433b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>seemingly real but not necessarily so </p><p><i></i></p><p>The increase is only apparent</p>.</div><a name="s002434b"><!--s002434b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>having an absolute right to succeed to a title or estate </p><p><i></i></p><p>the heir apparent</p><p><span class="bodyb">apparently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">apparent-, apparens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">apparēre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/appear/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">appear</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024910a"><!--s024910a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to punish (a student) by confinement to the premises of a school or college.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hippodrome</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhipədrohm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028589a"><!--s028589a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030237b"><!--s030237b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>usu in names: a music hall, theatre, etc.</p></div><a name="s030238b"><!--s030238b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an arena for equestrian performances or chariot races in ancient Greece or Rome [early French via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">hippodromos</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hippo/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hippo-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">dromos</span> racecourse].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grappling iron</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026273a"><!--s026273a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028105b"><!--s028105b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grapnel/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grapnel</span></span></a> (1).</p></div><a name="s028106b"><!--s028106b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a device with claws, attached to a line and designed to hook into a surface when thrown; a grapnel.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">botany</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbotəni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> botanies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006815a"><!--s006815a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007006b"><!--s007006b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a branch of biology dealing with plant life.</p></div><a name="s007007b"><!--s007007b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001650c"><!--s001650c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the plant life of a region.</p></div><a name="s001651c"><!--s001651c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the properties and life phenomena exhibited by a plant, plant type, or plant group</p><p><span class="bodyb">botanist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [back-formation from <span class="bodyi">botanic</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/botanical/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">botanical</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">human being</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029542a"><!--s029542a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/human2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">human 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impatient</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpaysh(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030488a"><!--s030488a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032012b"><!--s032012b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008307c"><!--s008307c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>lacking patience; quickly roused to anger or exasperation by delays, incompetence, incomprehension, etc.</p></div><a name="s008308c"><!--s008308c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(+ of) intolerant </p><p><i></i></p><p>Impatient of delay, Sally ran to the station</p>.</div></div><a name="s032013b"><!--s032013b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>showing or caused by a lack of patience </p><p><i></i></p><p>an impatient reply</p>.</div><a name="s032014b"><!--s032014b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + to/for) eagerly desirous; anxious </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was impatient to see her boyfriend</p> <p><span class="bodyb">impatience</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">impatiently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">impacient</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">impatient-, impatiens</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">patient-, patiens</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/patient1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">patient 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flake<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/flayk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022707a"><!--s022707a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024108b"><!--s024108b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small loose particle.</p></div><a name="s024109b"><!--s024109b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a thin flattened piece or layer; a chip.</p></div><a name="s024110b"><!--s024110b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006266c"><!--s006266c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a small loose mass or particle.</p></div><a name="s006267c"><!--s006267c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a snowflake.</p></div></div><a name="s024111b"><!--s024111b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s006268c"><!--s006268c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a thin flattened piece or layer; a chip.</p></div><a name="s006269c"><!--s006269c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a sliver of flint, etc chipped from a core for use as a tool, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one used during the Stone Age.</p></div></div><a name="s024112b"><!--s024112b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a pipe tobacco of small irregularly cut pieces.</p></div><a name="s024113b"><!--s024113b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> a crazy person [Middle English, of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discredit<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017073a"><!--s017073a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017818b"><!--s017818b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>loss of credit or reputation.</p></div><a name="s017819b"><!--s017819b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person or thing that brings disgrace.</p></div><a name="s017820b"><!--s017820b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s004509c"><!--s004509c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>loss of credit or reputation </p><p><i></i></p><p>I knew stories to the discredit of England</p><p> W B Yeats.</p></div><a name="s004510c"><!--s004510c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a person or thing that brings disgrace.</p></div></div><a name="s017821b"><!--s017821b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>loss of belief or confidence; doubt </p><p><i></i></p><p>Contradictions cast discredit on his testimony</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">condescend</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kondiʹsend/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012370a"><!--s012370a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012855b"><!--s012855b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to adopt a patronizing attitude of superiority.</p></div><a name="s012856b"><!--s012856b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003355c"><!--s003355c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to descend to less formal or dignified action or speech </p><p><i></i></p><p>She actually condescended to join us in the pub</p>.</div><a name="s003356c"><!--s003356c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to waive the privileges of rank </p><p><i></i></p><p>The general condescended to eat with his subordinates</p> <p><span class="bodyb">condescending</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">condescendingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">condescension</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">condescenden</span> via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">condescendere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">descendere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/descend/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">descend</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apparent horizon</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002533a"><!--s002533a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/horizon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">horizon</span></span></a> (1c).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hatchet man</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027643a"><!--s027643a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029458b"><!--s029458b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person hired for murder, coercion, or attack.</p></div><a name="s029459b"><!--s029459b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a vicious or merciless critic.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">human chain</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029543a"><!--s029543a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large number of people forming a line stretching between two sites, for the purpose of passing things quickly by hand from one site to the other.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exigent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeksij(ə)nt, ʹegzij(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">formal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020926a"><!--s020926a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021966b"><!--s021966b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>requiring immediate aid or action.</p></div><a name="s021967b"><!--s021967b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>exacting; demanding</p><p><span class="bodyb">exigently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">exigent-, exigens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">exigere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/exact2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">exact 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">graptolite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgraptəliet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026274a"><!--s026274a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous extinct fossil marine animals from the Palaeozoic era</p><p>Greek <span class="bodyi">graptos</span> painted (from <span class="bodyi">graphein</span> to write, paint) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lite/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-lite</span></span></a> . So called because the fossils leave pencil-like markings on the rocks</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hippogriff <span class="bodyi">or</span> hippogryph</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhipohgrif/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028590a"><!--s028590a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mythological creature with a griffin's wings, claws, and head and a horse's body [French <span class="bodyi">hippogriffe</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">ippogrifo</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">hippos</span> horse + Italian <span class="bodyi">grifo</span> griffin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gateau</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgatoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gateaux gateaus /ʹgatohz/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024912a"><!--s024912a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rich often filled elaborate cream cake [French <span class="bodyi">gâteau</span> cake, from Old French <span class="bodyi">gastel</span>, prob of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discreditable</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017074a"><!--s017074a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>bringing discredit or disgrace; shameful</p><p><span class="bodyb">discreditably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impeach</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpeech/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030489a"><!--s030489a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032015b"><!--s032015b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008309c"><!--s008309c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to bring a criminal accusation against (somebody).</p></div><a name="s008310c"><!--s008310c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to charge (somebody) with a serious crime against the state.</p></div><a name="s008311c"><!--s008311c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to charge (a serving public official) with misconduct.</p></div></div><a name="s032016b"><!--s032016b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cast doubt on or challenge the credibility or validity of (e.g. a person's honesty) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The only way out is to impeach the testimony of the witnesses</p> <p><span class="bodyb">impeachable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">impeachment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">empechen</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">empeechier</span> to hinder, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">impedicare</span> to fetter, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">pedica</span> fetter, from <span class="bodyi">ped-</span>, <span class="bodyi">pes</span> foot].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flake<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022708a"><!--s022708a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024114b"><!--s024114b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(+ off) to come away in flakes </p><p><i></i></p><p>The paint had begun to flake off</p>.</div><a name="s024115b"><!--s024115b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to separate or break up into flakes <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s024116b"><!--s024116b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to separate or chip (something) into flakes </p><p><i></i></p><p>Flake the fish and combine it with the mashed potato</p>.</div><a name="s024117b"><!--s024117b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to coat or cover (something) with flakes or flaky parts</p><p><span class="bodyb">flaker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">botany wool</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006816a"><!--s006816a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fine grade of merino wool, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from Australian merino sheep [<span class="bodyi">Botany</span> Bay, region of New South Wales in Australia, where it orig came from].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">condign</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹdien/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012371a"><!--s012371a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> well-deserved; merited </p><p><i></i></p><p>condign praise</p> <p><i></i></p><p>‘Speak thou this in my praise, master?’ ‘In thy condign praise.’</p><p> Shakespeare</p><p><span class="bodyb">condignly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">condigne</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">condignus</span> very worthy, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">dignus</span> worthy].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apparent magnitude</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002534a"><!--s002534a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the magnitude of a star measured according to its brightness as observed from earth, the brighter stars having a lower value than the fainter ones.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hatchling</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhachling/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027644a"><!--s027644a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a recently hatched animal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exiguous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/igʹzigyoo·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020927a"><!--s020927a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> excessively scanty; inadequate; meagre <span class="bodyb">exiguity</span> /eksiʹgyooh·iti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">exiguously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">exiguousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">exiguus</span> from <span class="bodyi">exigere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/exact2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">exact 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hippopotamus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hipəʹpotəməs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hippopotamuses hippopotami /-mie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028591a"><!--s028591a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large chiefly aquatic mammal with an extremely large head and mouth, thick hairless skin, and short legs: <span class="bodyi">Hippopotamus amphibius</span> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">hippopotamos</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hippo/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hippo-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">potamos</span> river].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">humane</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hyoohʹmayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029544a"><!--s029544a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031173b"><!--s031173b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008136c"><!--s008136c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>marked by compassion or consideration for other human beings or animals.</p></div><a name="s008137c"><!--s008137c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>causing the minimum pain possible </p><p><i></i></p><p>humane killing of animals</p>.</div></div><a name="s031174b"><!--s031174b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>characterized by broad humanistic culture; liberal </p><p><i></i></p><p>humane studies</p> <p><span class="bodyb">humanely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">humaneness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p>Middle English <span class="bodyi">humain</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/human1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">human 1</span></span></a>. <span class="bodyi">Humane</span> was a common earlier spelling of <span class="bodyi">human</span> in all its meanings, but since the 18th cent. this spelling has been restricted to the senses now current, which refer to the better aspects of human nature. See also Usage note at<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/human1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">human 1</span></span></a></p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grasp<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/grahsp/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026275a"><!--s026275a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028107b"><!--s028107b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to take hold of (something or somebody) eagerly with the fingers or arms.</p></div><a name="s028108b"><!--s028108b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to take advantage of (something) enthusiastically </p><p><i></i></p><p>You must grasp this wonderful opportunity</p>.</div><a name="s028109b"><!--s028109b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to succeed in understanding (something) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s028110b"><!--s028110b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + at) to make the motion of seizing</p><p><span class="bodyb">graspable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">grasper</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">graspen</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discreet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹskreet/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017075a"><!--s017075a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017822b"><!--s017822b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>judicious in speech or conduct; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> capable of maintaining a prudent silence.</p></div><a name="s017823b"><!--s017823b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>subtle; trying not to attract attention.</p></div><a name="s017824b"><!--s017824b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>unpretentious or modest; showing quiet good taste </p><p><i></i></p><p>The house was furnished with discreet elegance</p> <p><span class="bodyb">discreetly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><a name="sb000000143"><!--sb000000143--></a><p><span class="bodyb">discreetness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">discret</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">discretus</span> separate, past part. of <span class="bodyi">discernere</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/discern/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">discern</span></span></a>); the sense influenced by late Latin <span class="bodyi">discretion-</span>, <span class="bodyi">discretio</span> discernment]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">discreet</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">discrete</span>? Though they are pronounced the same and look very similar, these two words have distinct and different meanings. When used of people, <span class="bodyi">discreet</span> means ‘careful, reliable, and not likely to gossip’ (<span class="bodyi">Can we rely on her to be discreet?</span>): when used about actions, it means ‘unlikely to attract attention’ (<span class="bodyi">We have made a few discreet inquiries</span>). <span class="bodyi">Discrete</span> is a more technical word meaning ‘separate’ or ‘individually distinct’: <span class="bodyi">The process can be broken down into a number of discrete stages.</span></p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impeccable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpekəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030490a"><!--s030490a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032017b"><!--s032017b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>free from fault or blemishame; flawless.</p></div><a name="s032018b"><!--s032018b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>incapable of sinning <span class="bodyb">impeccability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">impeccably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">impeccabilis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">peccare</span> to sin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">condiment</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkondimənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012372a"><!--s012372a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a flavouring for food, such as salt, pepper, or mustard [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">condimentum</span>, from <span class="bodyi">condire</span> to pickle, from <span class="bodyi">condere</span> to build, store up, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-dere</span> to put].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gate-crash</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024913a"><!--s024913a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to enter or attend (a party) without a ticket or invitation </p><p><i></i></p><p>the trauma of walking endlessly up and down Glasgow's Byres Road with a bottle of Hirondelle looking for a party to gatecrash</p><p> Muriel Gray</p><p><span class="bodyb">gate-crasher</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flake<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022709a"><!--s022709a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a platform, rack, tray, etc for drying fish or produce [Middle English in the sense ‘hurdle’, from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">flaki</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hatchment</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027645a"><!--s027645a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a square panel set cornerwise bearing the coat of arms of a deceased person for display outside a house or in a church [perhaps an alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/achievement/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">achievement</span></span></a> (4), or from obsolete French <span class="bodyi">hachement</span>, from Old French <span class="bodyi">acesmement</span> adornment].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">botch<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/boch/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006817a"><!--s006817a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007008b"><!--s007008b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to repair, patch, or assemble (something) in a makeshift or inept way.</p></div><a name="s007009b"><!--s007009b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to foul up or bungle (a task, arrangement, etc) hopelessly</p><p><span class="bodyb">botcher</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bocchen</span> to patch; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apparent time</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002535a"><!--s002535a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the time of day according to the position of the sun, as indicated by a sundial: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mean_time/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mean time</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exile<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeksiel, ʹegziel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020928a"><!--s020928a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021968b"><!--s021968b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>enforced or voluntary absence from one's country or home </p><p><i></i></p><p>They are living in exile</p>.</div><a name="s021969b"><!--s021969b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody who goes or is sent into exile <span class="bodyb">exilic</span> /ekʹsilik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">exil</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">exilium</span>, from <span class="bodyi">exul</span> banished person].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">human engineering</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029545a"><!--s029545a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ergonomic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ergonomics</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discrepancy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹskrep(ə)nsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> discrepancies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017076a"><!--s017076a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017825b"><!--s017825b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the state of being at variance, or of not agreeing.</p></div><a name="s017826b"><!--s017826b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an instance of inconsistency between two accounts, etc</p><p><span class="bodyb">discrepant</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gatefold</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024914a"><!--s024914a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large folded page inserted in a book, journal, etc; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one with a single fold.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hipp- <span class="bodyi">or</span> hippo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028580a"><!--s028580a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: horse </p><p><i></i></p><p>hippodrome</p> <p>[via Latin from Greek, from <span class="bodyi">hippos</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grasp<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026276a"><!--s026276a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028111b"><!--s028111b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a firm hold.</p></div><a name="s028112b"><!--s028112b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>control or power </p><p><i></i></p><p>He is entirely in her grasp</p>.</div><a name="s028113b"><!--s028113b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the ability or opportunity to seize and hold or to attain something </p><p><i></i></p><p>Success was just beyond his grasp</p>.</div><a name="s028114b"><!--s028114b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>understanding or ability to understand </p><p><i></i></p><p>a firm grasp of the subject</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">condition<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹdish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012373a"><!--s012373a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012857b"><!--s012857b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the state of something, e.g. with regard to appearance or fitness for use </p><p><i></i></p><p>There had been complaints about the condition of the road</p>.</div><a name="s012858b"><!--s012858b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003357c"><!--s003357c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a usu defective state of health </p><p><i></i></p><p>a heart condition</p>.</div><a name="s003358c"><!--s003358c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a state of physical fitness </p><p><i></i></p><p>out of condition</p>.</div><a name="s003359c"><!--s003359c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) attendant circumstances </p><p><i></i></p><p>under present conditions</p>.</div><a name="s003360c"><!--s003360c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> social status; rank.</p></div></div><a name="s012859b"><!--s012859b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something essential to the occurrence of something else; a prerequisite </p><p><i></i></p><p>One of the necessary conditions for producing a pure chemical acid is clean apparatus</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">on condition that</span>.</p></div><a name="s012860b"><!--s012860b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>providing that [Middle English <span class="bodyi">condicion</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">condicion-, condicio</span> terms of agreement, condition, from <span class="bodyi">condicere</span> to agree, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">dicere</span> to say, determine].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impecunious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/impiʹkyoohni·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030491a"><!--s030491a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having very little or no money <span class="bodyb">impecuniosity</span> /-ʹositi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">impecuniously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">impecuniousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + obsolete <span class="bodyi">pecunious</span> rich, from Latin <span class="bodyi">pecuniosus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">pecunia</span> money].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flake<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022710a"><!--s022710a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fake4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fake 4</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">botch<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006818a"><!--s006818a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> something botched; a mess </p><p><i></i></p><p>Somebody's made a botch of the repairs</p> <p><span class="bodyb">botchy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hatchway</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027646a"><!--s027646a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029460b"><!--s029460b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a passage giving access, e.g. to a lower deck in a ship.</p></div><a name="s029461b"><!--s029461b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an opening in a ship's deck, etc, or a covering over such an opening.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apparition</span><small><span class="eSynop">/apəʹrish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002536a"><!--s002536a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002435b"><!--s002435b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an unusual or unexpected sight; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the appearance of a ghost.</p></div><a name="s002436b"><!--s002436b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a ghostly figure itself; a phantom.</p></div><a name="s002437b"><!--s002437b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000529c"><!--s000529c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an unusual or unexpected sight; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the appearance of a ghost.</p></div><a name="s000530c"><!--s000530c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a ghostly figure itself; a phantom.</p></div></div><a name="s002438b"><!--s002438b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> the act of becoming visible; appearance </p><p><i></i></p><p>the apparition of this starre in Bethlehem</p> — John Gaule<p><span class="bodyb">apparitional</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">apparicioun</span> via late Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">apparitus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">apparēre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/appear/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">appear</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exile<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020929a"><!--s020929a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to send (somebody) into exile.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">human interest</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029546a"><!--s029546a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the aspect of a news story that concerns the personal experiences and feelings of individual people, readily exploitable by the media.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impedance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpeed(ə)ns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030492a"><!--s030492a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032019b"><!--s032019b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the opposition in an electrical circuit to the flow of an alternating current that is analogous to the opposition of an electrical resistance to the flow of a direct current.</p></div><a name="s032020b"><!--s032020b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the ratio of the sound pressure to the rate of volume displacement at a given surface in a sound-transmitting medium that is vibrating to produce the sound.</p></div><a name="s032021b"><!--s032021b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s008312c"><!--s008312c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of impeding.</p></div><a name="s008313c"><!--s008313c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>something that impedes.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flake<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022711a"><!--s022711a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fake5/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fake 5</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discrepant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹskrep(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017077a"><!--s017077a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of two reports, etc: not agreeing; having discrepancies; at variance</p><p><span class="bodyb">discrepantly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">discrepant-, discrepans</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">discrepare</span> to sound discordantly, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">crepare</span> to rattle, creak].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hippy<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hippies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028592a"><!--s028592a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hippie_or_hippy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hippie</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gatehouse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgayt·hows/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024915a"><!--s024915a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026637b"><!--s026637b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a structure above or beside a gate, e.g. of a city wall or castle, often used in former times as a guardroom or prison.</p></div><a name="s026638b"><!--s026638b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a lodge at the entrance to the grounds of a large house.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grasping</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026277a"><!--s026277a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>eager for material possessions; greedy</p><p><span class="bodyb">graspingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">graspingness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027647a"><!--s027647a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029462b"><!--s029462b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to feel extreme enmity or aversion towards (somebody or something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Women have very little idea of how much men hate them</p><p> Germaine Greer <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s029463b"><!--s029463b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to feel enmity or aversion ✱ <span class="bodyb">hate somebody's guts</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gut1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gut 1</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">hatable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">hateable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">hater</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">hatian</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">botel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bohʹtel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006819a"><!--s006819a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/boatel_or_botel/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">boatel</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">condition<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012374a"><!--s012374a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012861b"><!--s012861b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003361c"><!--s003361c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to adapt or modify the behaviour of (a person or animal) so that they act or respond in a particular way.</p></div><a name="s003362c"><!--s003362c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to cause (a response) to be triggered by one stimulus because of previous association with another.</p></div></div><a name="s012862b"><!--s012862b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to put (something) into a proper or desired state for work or use.</p></div><a name="s012863b"><!--s012863b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to give a certain condition to (something).</p></div><a name="s012864b"><!--s012864b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to use conditioner on (the hair).</p></div><a name="s012865b"><!--s012865b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to make (something) subject to or dependent on a condition.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/igʹzist/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020930a"><!--s020930a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021970b"><!--s021970b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005594c"><!--s005594c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to have being in the real world; to be </p><p><i></i></p><p>Do unicorns exist?</p>.</div><a name="s005595c"><!--s005595c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to have being in specified conditions </p><p><i></i></p><p>Some chemical compounds exist only in solution</p>.</div></div><a name="s021971b"><!--s021971b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005596c"><!--s005596c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to have life or the functions of vitality </p><p><i></i></p><p>One would rather exist, even in pain, than not exist</p><p> Dr Johnson.</p></div><a name="s005597c"><!--s005597c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to live at an inferior level or under adverse circumstances </p><p><i></i></p><p>existing from one day to the next</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">exsistere</span> to come into being, exist, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">sistere</span> to stand].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">appeal<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹpeel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002537a"><!--s002537a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002439b"><!--s002439b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the power of arousing a sympathetic response; attraction.</p></div><a name="s002440b"><!--s002440b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an earnest plea, e.g. for mercy; an entreaty.</p></div><a name="s002441b"><!--s002441b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a large-scale coordinated approach to the public for donations to a charity or cause.</p></div><a name="s002442b"><!--s002442b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an application, e.g. to a recognized authority, for corroboration, vindication, or decision.</p></div><a name="s002443b"><!--s002443b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a legal proceeding by which a case is brought to a higher court for review.</p></div><a name="s002444b"><!--s002444b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>in cricket, a call by members of the fielding side, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the bowler, for the umpire to declare a batsman out.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">humanise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029547a"><!--s029547a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/humanize_or_humanise_or_ise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">humanize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flake out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022712a"><!--s022712a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to collapse or fall asleep from exhaustion [perhaps from obsolete <span class="bodyi">flake</span> to become languid, variant of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flag3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flag 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discrete</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹskreet/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017078a"><!--s017078a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017827b"><!--s017827b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>individually distinct </p><p><i></i></p><p>They form two discrete categories</p>.</div><a name="s017828b"><!--s017828b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>consisting of distinct or unconnected elements; discontinuous</p><p><span class="bodyb">discretely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><a name="sb000000144"><!--sb000000144--></a><p><span class="bodyb">discreteness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">discretus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/discreet/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">discreet</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">discrete</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">discreet</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/discreet/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">discreet</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gatekeeper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024916a"><!--s024916a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026639b"><!--s026639b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who guards a gate.</p></div><a name="s026640b"><!--s026640b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person or thing that controls access or contact.</p></div><a name="s026641b"><!--s026641b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a butterfly with orange and brown wings: <span class="bodyi">Pyronia tithonus</span>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027648a"><!--s027648a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029464b"><!--s029464b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>intense hostility or dislike; loathing.</p></div><a name="s029465b"><!--s029465b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an object of hatred </p><p><i></i></p><p>one of my pet hates</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">hete</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">botfly</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbotflie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> botflies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006820a"><!--s006820a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several genera of heavy-bodied two-winged flies with larvae parasitic in the alimentary canals of horses, sheep, cattle, and rarely, human beings: genus <span class="bodyi">Gasterophilus</span> and other genera [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bot1_or_bott/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bot 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fly3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fly 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">appeal<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">often</span> + to)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002538a"><!--s002538a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002445b"><!--s002445b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to arouse a sympathetic response in somebody.</p></div><a name="s002446b"><!--s002446b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make an earnest plea or request </p><p><i></i></p><p>appealed to them for help</p>.</div><a name="s002447b"><!--s002447b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to call on another for corroboration, vindication, or decision </p><p><i></i></p><p>Dorothea appealed to her husband, and he made a silent sign of approval</p> — George Eliot.</div><a name="s002448b"><!--s002448b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to take a case to a higher court for review.</p></div><a name="s002449b"><!--s002449b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to make an appeal in cricket <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s002450b"><!--s002450b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to take (a case) to a higher court</p><p><span class="bodyb">appealable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">appealer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">appelen</span> to accuse, appeal, via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">appellare</span> to address].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impede</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpeed/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030493a"><!--s030493a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to interfere with or retard the progress of (somebody or something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">impeder</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">impedire</span> to shackle, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ped-, pes</span> foot].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hippy<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028593a"><!--s028593a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a woman: having large hips.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">existence</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020931a"><!--s020931a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021972b"><!--s021972b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the state or fact of existing or being.</p></div><a name="s021973b"><!--s021973b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005598c"><!--s005598c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the state or fact of existing or being </p><p><i></i></p><p>the existence of such phenomena</p>.</div><a name="s005599c"><!--s005599c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>life </p><p><i></i></p><p>Death is an elementary fact of existence</p>.</div><a name="s005600c"><!--s005600c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the totality of existent things.</p></div></div><a name="s021974b"><!--s021974b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a manner of living or being </p><p><i></i></p><p>He pursued a solitary existence</p>.</div><a name="s021975b"><!--s021975b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a particular being or entity </p><p><i></i></p><p>all the fair existences of heaven</p><p> Keats.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">humanism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029548a"><!--s029548a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031175b"><!--s031175b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008138c"><!--s008138c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a cultural movement, dominant during the Renaissance, that was characterized by a revival of classical learning and a shift of emphasis from religious to secular concerns.</p></div><a name="s008139c"><!--s008139c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>literary culture.</p></div></div><a name="s031176b"><!--s031176b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>humanitarianism.</p></div><a name="s031177b"><!--s031177b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a doctrine, attitude, or way of life based on human interests or values; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a philosophy that asserts the intrinsic worth of human beings and that usu rejects religious belief</p><p><span class="bodyb">humanist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">humanistic</span> /-ʹnistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">humanistically</span> /-ʹnistikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conditional<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012375a"><!--s012375a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012866b"><!--s012866b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>subject to a condition or set of conditions being met </p><p><i></i></p><p>an offer conditional on exam grades</p>.</div><a name="s012867b"><!--s012867b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in grammar, expressing a condition, typically with the word ‘if’</p><p><span class="bodyb">conditionality</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">conditionally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grass<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/grahs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026278a"><!--s026278a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028115b"><!--s028115b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007432c"><!--s007432c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a plant with slender leaves and green flowers in small spikes or clusters.</p></div><a name="s007433c"><!--s007433c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>grass leaves or plants collectively.</p></div></div><a name="s028116b"><!--s028116b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of a large family of plants with slender leaves and green flowers in small spikes or clusters, including bamboo, wheat, rye, and corn: family Gramineae.</p></div><a name="s028117b"><!--s028117b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an area covered in growing grass.</p></div><a name="s028118b"><!--s028118b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>vegetation or land suitable or used for grazing animals.</p></div><a name="s028119b"><!--s028119b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s007434c"><!--s007434c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>vegetation suitable or used for grazing animals.</p></div><a name="s007435c"><!--s007435c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>land on which animals are grazed; pasture.</p></div></div><a name="s028120b"><!--s028120b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>grass leaves or plants collectively.</p></div><a name="s028121b"><!--s028121b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">slang</span> marijuana.</p></div><a name="s028122b"><!--s028122b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, slang</span> a police informer ✱ <span class="bodyb">let the grass grow under one's feet</span> to delay before taking action ✱ <span class="bodyb">put/send out to grass</span> to cause (somebody) to retire from work, usu compulsorily [from the practice of putting a horse out to pasture at the end of its working life]]</p><p><span class="bodyb">grasslike</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">græs</span>; (sense 6) rhyming slang <span class="bodyi">grass(hopper</span>) copper (policeman)].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flake white</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022713a"><!--s022713a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pure white pigment made from flakes of white lead and used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in oil painting.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discretion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹskresh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017079a"><!--s017079a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017829b"><!--s017829b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the quality of being discreet, e.g. in employing self-control, and in safeguarding the dignity and privacy of others.</p></div><a name="s017830b"><!--s017830b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the ability to make responsible decisions </p><p><i></i></p><p>She has reached the age of discretion</p>.</div><a name="s017831b"><!--s017831b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the freedom to act as one sees fit in any particular situation </p><p><i></i></p><p>I leave the matter to your discretion</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">humanitarian<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hyoohˌmaniʹteəri·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029549a"><!--s029549a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031178b"><!--s031178b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to the promotion of human welfare, or the relief of human suffering </p><p><i></i></p><p>countries willing to provide humanitarian assistance</p>.</div><a name="s031179b"><!--s031179b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="sb000000249"><!--sb000000249--></a><p>said of a disaster: involving extensive human suffering</p><div class="sidebar"><p>The second meaning is controversial: a humanitarian disaster (i.e. one that requires a humanitarian response) is effectively a contradiction in terms, and the extension of meaning is barely tolerable. Above all, <span class="bodyi">humanitarian</span> should not be used as an alternative for <span class="bodyi">humane</span>, as in <span class="bodyi">A legal war is not necessarily a humanitarian</span> [use <span class="bodyi">humane</span>] <span class="bodyi">war</span>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">appealing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002539a"><!--s002539a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002451b"><!--s002451b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having appeal; attractive </p><p><i></i></p><p>an appealing smile</p>.</div><a name="s002452b"><!--s002452b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a look or expression: marked by earnest entreaty; imploring </p><p><i></i></p><p>He cast one last appealing look at her – and then he spoke the fatal words</p> — Wilkie Collins<p><span class="bodyb">appealingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">both<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bohth/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006821a"><!--s006821a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007010b"><!--s007010b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>being the two; affecting or involving the one as well as the other </p><p><i></i></p><p>Both his feet were blistered</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Both parents were alcoholics</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">have it both ways</span>.</p></div><a name="s007011b"><!--s007011b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to exploit or profit from each of a pair of contradictory positions, circumstances, etc, or to maintain two contradictory views simultaneously [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bothe</span> from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">bāthir</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gateleg table</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024917a"><!--s024917a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a table with drop leaves supported by two movable legs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conditional<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012376a"><!--s012376a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in grammar, a conditional clause or mood.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hipster</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhipstə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028594a"><!--s028594a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> somebody who is keenly aware of and interested in new trends and unconventional patterns, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in jazz [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hip4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hip 4</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impediment</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpedimənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030494a"><!--s030494a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032022b"><!--s032022b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + to) something that impedes </p><p><i></i></p><p>There is no greater impediment to the advancement of knowledge than the ambiguity of words</p><p> Thomas Reid.</p></div><a name="s032023b"><!--s032023b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a physiological speech defect, e.g. a stammer or lisp.</p></div><a name="s032024b"><!--s032024b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">pl</span> <span class="bodyb">impediments</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">impedimenta</span>) in law, something that obstructs the making or finalizing of a contract, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a marriage contract.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flak jacket</span><small><span class="eSynop">/flak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022714a"><!--s022714a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a jacket of heavy fabric containing shields, e.g. of metal or plastic, for protection, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> against enemy fire.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hate crime</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027649a"><!--s027649a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a crime that is committed against somebody because the perpetrator disapproves of their race, sexuality, religion, etc. It usu takes the form of physical violence, verbal abuse or threats, or damage to property, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grass<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026279a"><!--s026279a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028123b"><!--s028123b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to feed (livestock) on grass.</p></div><a name="s028124b"><!--s028124b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cover or seed (an area) with grass.</p></div><a name="s028125b"><!--s028125b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, slang</span> (<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + up) to inform against or betray (somebody) to the authorities, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the police <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s028126b"><!--s028126b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, slang</span> (<span class="bodyi">often</span> + on) to inform the police or some other person or people in authority about wrongdoing committed by somebody.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">existent</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020932a"><!--s020932a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having being; existing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discretionary</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017080a"><!--s017080a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017832b"><!--s017832b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>left to or exercised at one's own discretion </p><p><i></i></p><p>discretionary powers</p>.</div><a name="s017833b"><!--s017833b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>subject to the discretion of another </p><p><i></i></p><p>a discretionary grant</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">appear</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹpiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002540a"><!--s002540a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002453b"><!--s002453b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000531c"><!--s000531c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to be or become visible </p><p><i></i></p><p>The sun appears on the horizon</p>.</div><a name="s000532c"><!--s000532c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to arrive </p><p><i></i></p><p>The postman appears promptly at eight each day</p>.</div></div><a name="s002454b"><!--s002454b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to give the impression of being; to seem </p><p><i></i></p><p>He appears happy enough</p>.</div><a name="s002455b"><!--s002455b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to come into public view </p><p><i></i></p><p>She first appeared on a television variety show</p>.</div><a name="s002456b"><!--s002456b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to come formally before an authoritative body </p><p><i></i></p><p>A man will appear before Chester magistrates today, charged with the assault</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">apperen</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">apparēre</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ap_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ap- 1</span></span></a>+ <span class="bodyi">parēre</span> to show oneself].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">humanitarian<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029550a"><!--s029550a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who promotes human welfare and social reform; a philanthropist</p><p><span class="bodyb">humanitarianism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conditional discharge</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012377a"><!--s012377a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a penalty involving compliance with some condition, rather than actual punishment, imposed by a court for a minor or technical offence.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">both<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pronoun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006822a"><!--s006822a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the one as well as the other </p><p><i></i></p><p>We're both well</p> <p><i></i></p><p>I've contacted both of them</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gatepost</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024918a"><!--s024918a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the post on which a gate is hung or against which it closes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impedimenta</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imˌpediʹmentə/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030495a"><!--s030495a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032025b"><!--s032025b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>unwieldy baggage or equipment.</p></div><a name="s032026b"><!--s032026b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>things that impede; encumbrances [Latin <span class="bodyi">impedimenta</span>, pl of <span class="bodyi">impedimentum</span> impediment].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">existential</span><small><span class="eSynop">/egziʹstensh(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020933a"><!--s020933a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021976b"><!--s021976b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of, affirming, or grounded in existence </p><p><i></i></p><p>existential propositions</p>.</div><a name="s021977b"><!--s021977b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of or relating to existentialism</p><p><span class="bodyb">existentially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [(sense 2) translation of Danish <span class="bodyi">eksistentiel</span> and German <span class="bodyi">existential</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hipsters</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhipstəz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028595a"><!--s028595a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> trousers that start at the hips rather than the waist [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hip1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hip 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flak <span class="bodyi">or</span> flack</span><small><span class="eSynop">/flak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022706a"><!--s022706a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024106b"><!--s024106b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the fire from anti-aircraft guns.</p></div><a name="s024107b"><!--s024107b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> heavy criticism or opposition [German <span class="bodyi">Flak</span>, contraction of <span class="bodyi">Fliegerabwehrkanone</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Flieger</span> flyer + <span class="bodyi">Abwehr</span> defence + <span class="bodyi">Kanone</span> gun].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hateful</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhaytf(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027650a"><!--s027650a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029466b"><!--s029466b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>deserving or arousing hate </p><p><i></i></p><p>‘My name's Macbeth.’ ‘The devil himself could not pronounce a title more hateful to mine ear.’</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div><a name="s029467b"><!--s029467b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> full of hate; malicious </p><p><i></i></p><p>See how the giddy multitude do point … Ah, Gloucester, hide thee from their hateful looks</p><p> Shakespeare</p><p><span class="bodyb">hatefully</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">hatefulness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p>As its form suggests, <span class="bodyi">hateful</span> orig meant ‘full of hate’. Probably because hatred is often a reciprocal act, the focus of the word soon came to be transferred from the person hating to the object of hatred. The two meanings have coexisted for more than six centuries, but the first meaning given above is now so prevalent that the second is liable to be misunderstood</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discretionary income</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017081a"><!--s017081a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>what remains of one's income after obligatory charges and basic living expenses have been deducted: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/disposable_income/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">disposable income</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grasshopper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026280a"><!--s026280a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous species of plant-eating insects with hind legs that are adapted for leaping and produce a chirping noise when rubbed together: family Acrididae: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/locust/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">locust</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">appearance</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002541a"><!--s002541a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002457b"><!--s002457b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000533c"><!--s000533c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a visit or attendance that is seen or noticed by others </p><p><i></i></p><p>He made a brief appearance at Barbara's party</p>.</div><a name="s000534c"><!--s000534c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>participation in a performance, show, programme, etc on screen or on the stage </p><p><i></i></p><p>the Prime Minister's television appearances</p>.</div></div><a name="s002458b"><!--s002458b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000535c"><!--s000535c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an outward aspect; a look </p><p><i></i></p><p>The animal had a fierce appearance</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Her appearance is against her</p>.</div><a name="s000536c"><!--s000536c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an external show; a semblance </p><p><i></i></p><p>Although hostile, he tried to preserve an appearance of neutrality</p>.</div><a name="s000537c"><!--s000537c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) an outward or superficial look, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that hides the real situation </p><p><i></i></p><p>Appearances can be deceptive</p>.</div></div><a name="s002459b"><!--s002459b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the coming into court of a party in an action, or his or her lawyer </p><p><i></i></p><p>her expected appearance at Aberdeen Sheriff Court on six charges of theft</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">keep up appearances</span>.</div><a name="s002460b"><!--s002460b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to maintain standards outwardly at least ✱ <span class="bodyb">put in an appearance</span> to attend a gathering etc, if briefly ✱ <span class="bodyb">to all appearances</span> according to every outward indication </p><p><i></i></p><p>To all appearances the horse was a no-hoper</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">both<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">conj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006823a"><!--s006823a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used to indicate and stress the inclusion of each of two things specified by coordinated words or word groups </p><p><i></i></p><p>Both she and my daughter have been invited</p> <p><i></i></p><p>She both speaks and writes Swahili</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">humanity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hyoohʹmaniti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> humanities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029551a"><!--s029551a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031180b"><!--s031180b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>humankind.</p></div><a name="s031181b"><!--s031181b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the quality or state of being human.</p></div><a name="s031182b"><!--s031182b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the quality of being humane.</p></div><a name="s031183b"><!--s031183b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the cultural branches of learning.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grassland</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026281a"><!--s026281a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028127b"><!--s028127b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>farmland used for grazing.</p></div><a name="s028128b"><!--s028128b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>land on which the natural dominant plant forms are grasses.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpel/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (impelled, impelling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030496a"><!--s030496a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032027b"><!--s032027b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to urge (somebody) forward or force them into action.</p></div><a name="s032028b"><!--s032028b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to propel (something) or drive it forward</p><p><span class="bodyb">impeller</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">impellere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">pellere</span> to drive].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discretionary trust</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017082a"><!--s017082a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a trust in which the number of shares allocated to each beneficiary is determined not by the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/settlor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">settlor</span></span></a> (creator of the trust) in the trust, but at the discretion of the trustees.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flaky</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflayki/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (flakier, flakiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022715a"><!--s022715a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024118b"><!--s024118b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>consisting of flakes </p><p><i></i></p><p>of a flaky texture</p>.</div><a name="s024119b"><!--s024119b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>tending to flake </p><p><i></i></p><p>dry, flaky skin</p>.</div><a name="s024120b"><!--s024120b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> eccentric; daft; crazy</p><p><span class="bodyb">flakily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">flakiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">existentialism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020934a"><!--s020934a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a philosophical movement characterized by enquiry into human beings’ experience of themselves in relation to the world, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with reference to their freedom, responsibility, and isolation: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/essentialism/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">essentialism</span></span></a></p><p>Existentialism or existential philosophy is a movement that is too varied to be defined by common tenets. It starts with individual human self, experiencing and trying to understand his or her situation in the world; an individual existence can never be properly described in abstract terms or reduced to something ‘objective’, like ‘human nature’. Nor is it ever self-identical, because of its duration in time. 20th-cent. existential thinkers (Heidegger, Sartre, Jaspers, Marcel), some of them atheists, some Christian, often refer to Kierkegaard as their spiritual ancestor — Professor Leszek Kołakowski</p><p><span class="bodyb">existentialist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">existentialistic</span> /-ʹlistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gateway</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024919a"><!--s024919a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026642b"><!--s026642b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an opening for a gate.</p></div><a name="s026643b"><!--s026643b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in computing, a piece of hardware or software used to connect networks.</p></div><a name="s026644b"><!--s026644b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a point of entry or access </p><p><i></i></p><p>gateway to the North</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hircine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhuhsien/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028596a"><!--s028596a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> of or resembling a goat, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in smell [Latin <span class="bodyi">hircinus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">hircus</span> he-goat].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conditionality</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənˌdish(ə)ʹnaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012378a"><!--s012378a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the imposition of a condition, <span class="bodyi">specif</span> one attached to an international loan or debt relief requiring the recipient country to implement certain financial or economic policies.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hath</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hath/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027651a"><!--s027651a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>archaic third person sing. present of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/have1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">have 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">appease</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹpeez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002542a"><!--s002542a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002461b"><!--s002461b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to pacify or calm (somebody).</p></div><a name="s002462b"><!--s002462b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to conciliate (<span class="bodyi">esp</span> an aggressor) by making concessions.</p></div><a name="s002463b"><!--s002463b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to assuage or allay (hunger, thirst, etc)</p><p><span class="bodyb">appeasable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">appeasement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">appeaser</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">appesen</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">apaisier</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ap_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ap- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">pais</span> peace: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/peace/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">peace</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exit<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeksit/ /ʹegzit/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (exited, exiting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020935a"><!--s020935a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s021978b"><!--s021978b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">third person sing. pres</span>) used as a stage direction to specify that a certain character leaves the stage </p><p><i></i></p><p>Exit Ophelia</p>.</div><a name="s021979b"><!--s021979b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of an actor: to leave the stage.</p></div><a name="s021980b"><!--s021980b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to leave or depart.</p></div><a name="s021981b"><!--s021981b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in computing, to terminate a program, process, etc <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s021982b"><!--s021982b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in computing, to leave or terminate (a program, process, or system) [Latin <span class="bodyi">exit</span> he or she goes out, from <span class="bodyi">exire</span> to go out, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ire</span> to go].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discriminant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹskriminənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017083a"><!--s017083a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017834b"><!--s017834b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a distinguishing characteristic.</p></div><a name="s017835b"><!--s017835b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a mathematical expression providing a criterion for the behaviour of another more complicated expression, relation, or set of relations.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bother<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbodhə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (bothered, bothering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006824a"><!--s006824a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s007012b"><!--s007012b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to disturb, pester, or distract (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Do stop bothering me while I'm working</p>.</div><a name="s007013b"><!--s007013b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (somebody) to be troubled or perplexed </p><p><i></i></p><p>His silence bothered her</p>.</div><a name="s007014b"><!--s007014b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cause (somebody) discomfort or pain </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her hip bothers her a bit sometimes</p>.</div><a name="s007015b"><!--s007015b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to cause annoyance to (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Will the radio bother you?</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s007016b"><!--s007016b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in negative contexts</span>) to take the trouble to do something </p><p><i></i></p><p>He didn't bother to answer</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Usually she didn't bother putting on make-up at the weekends</p>.</div><a name="s007017b"><!--s007017b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in negative contexts</span>) to concern oneself about something </p><p><i></i></p><p>We don't bother with anniversaries in this family</p>.</div><a name="s007018b"><!--s007018b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to take pains; to take the trouble </p><p><i></i></p><p>Thanks, but you needn't have bothered</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">can't be bothered</span>.</p></div><a name="s007019b"><!--s007019b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to be unwilling to take the trouble (to do something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I can't be bothered learning all these irregular verbs</p> <p>[perhaps from Irish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">bodhraim</span> I deafen, annoy].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impeller <span class="bodyi">or</span> impellor</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030497a"><!--s030497a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032029b"><!--s032029b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008314c"><!--s008314c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a rotor or the blade of a rotor.</p></div><a name="s008315c"><!--s008315c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a disc of angled blades which impart motion to a gas or liquid by rotating, e.g. in a pump, compressor, etc.</p></div></div><a name="s032030b"><!--s032030b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody or something that impels.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">humanize <span class="bodyi">or</span> humanise <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029552a"><!--s029552a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031184b"><!--s031184b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to give (something) a human quality or character </p><p><i></i></p><p>Something is wanting to science until it has been humanized</p><p> Ralph Waldo Emerson.</p></div><a name="s031185b"><!--s031185b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (a person) humane </p><p><i></i></p><p>She wanted … a grief that should deeply touch her, and thus humanise her and make her capable of sympathy</p><p> Nathaniel Hawthorne <span class="bodyb">humanization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conditioned</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012379a"><!--s012379a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012868b"><!--s012868b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>subject to, implying, or dependent on a condition; <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/conditional1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">conditional 1</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s012869b"><!--s012869b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>brought or put into a specified state, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a high level of fitness.</p></div><a name="s012870b"><!--s012870b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a reflex: determined or established by conditioning.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gather<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgadhə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (gathered, gathering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024920a"><!--s024920a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s026645b"><!--s026645b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to bring (things) together; to collect.</p></div><a name="s026646b"><!--s026646b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to come together in a body.</p></div><a name="s026647b"><!--s026647b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to pick or harvest (flowers, crops, etc).</p></div><a name="s026648b"><!--s026648b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s007007c"><!--s007007c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to summon up (e.g. nerves or courage).</p></div><a name="s007008c"><!--s007008c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to accumulate (speed).</p></div><a name="s007009c"><!--s007009c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to prepare (e.g. oneself) for an effort </p><p><i></i></p><p>She gathered herself for her first entrance</p>.</div></div><a name="s026649b"><!--s026649b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s007010c"><!--s007010c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to clasp (somebody), e.g. to oneself, in an embrace </p><p><i></i></p><p>He gathered her into his arms</p>.</div><a name="s007011c"><!--s007011c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to draw (e.g. a garment) about or close to something </p><p><i></i></p><p>She gathered her cloak about her</p>.</div><a name="s007012c"><!--s007012c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to pull (fabric) together, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> along a line of stitching, to create small tucks.</p></div></div><a name="s026650b"><!--s026650b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to reach a conclusion intuitively from hints or through inferences </p><p><i></i></p><p>I gather you're ready to leave</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s026651b"><!--s026651b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to come together in a body</p><p><span class="bodyb">gatherer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">gaderian</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grass of Parnassus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/pahʹnasəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026282a"><!--s026282a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a marsh plant with a single small whitish flower: <span class="bodyi">Parnassia palustris</span> [named after <span class="bodyi">Parnassus</span>, mountain in Greece].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hire<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hie·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028597a"><!--s028597a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030239b"><!--s030239b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to obtain the temporary use of (something) or the services of (somebody) for a fixed sum.</p></div><a name="s030240b"><!--s030240b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ out) to grant the services of (somebody) or the temporary use of (something) for a fixed sum </p><p><i></i></p><p>They hired themselves out as labourers</p> <p><span class="bodyb">hireable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">hirer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flaky pastry</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022716a"><!--s022716a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>rich pastry composed of numerous very thin layers, used for pies, tarts, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hatha yoga</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhutə, ʹhathə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027652a"><!--s027652a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a system of yoga consisting of physical exercises and breath control designed to keep the body healthy and thus leave the mind free from its demands [Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">haṭha</span> force, persistence + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/yoga/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">yoga</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">appellant<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹpelənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002543a"><!--s002543a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/appellate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">appellate</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exit<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020936a"><!--s020936a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021983b"><!--s021983b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a way out of a room, building, or other enclosed space.</p></div><a name="s021984b"><!--s021984b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act of going out or away.</p></div><a name="s021985b"><!--s021985b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005601c"><!--s005601c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act of going out or away.</p></div><a name="s005602c"><!--s005602c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) relating to the right to leave </p><p><i></i></p><p>an exit visa</p>.</div></div><a name="s021986b"><!--s021986b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a departure of a performer from the stage.</p></div><a name="s021987b"><!--s021987b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a point at which vehicles can leave a major road, roundabout, etc.</p></div><a name="s021988b"><!--s021988b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary or euphem</span> death [Latin <span class="bodyi">exitus</span> departure, past part. of <span class="bodyi">exire</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/exit1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">exit 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impend</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpend/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030498a"><!--s030498a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032031b"><!--s032031b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008316c"><!--s008316c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to be about to happen.</p></div><a name="s008317c"><!--s008317c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to hover threateningly; to menace.</p></div></div><a name="s032032b"><!--s032032b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to be suspended; to hang [Latin <span class="bodyi">impendēre</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">pendēre</span> to hang].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discriminate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹskriminayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017084a"><!--s017084a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017836b"><!--s017836b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004511c"><!--s004511c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(+ between) to make a distinction between (two things) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He can't discriminate between fact and fancy</p>.</div><a name="s004512c"><!--s004512c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to show good judgment or discernment.</p></div></div><a name="s017837b"><!--s017837b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ against) to treat (somebody) differently and <span class="bodyi">esp</span> unfavourably on the grounds of race, sex, religion, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>Women feel discriminated against</p> <p><span class="bodyb">discriminable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">discriminably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">discriminatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">discriminare</span> to divide, from <span class="bodyi">discrimin-</span>, <span class="bodyi">discrimen</span> distinction, difference, from <span class="bodyi">discernere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/discern/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">discern</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hire<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028598a"><!--s028598a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030241b"><!--s030241b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>payment for the temporary use of something.</p></div><a name="s030242b"><!--s030242b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>hiring or being hired.</p></div><a name="s030243b"><!--s030243b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> somebody who has been hired.</p></div><a name="s030244b"><!--s030244b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) available to be hired </p><p><i></i></p><p>a hire car</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">for/on hire</span>.</p></div><a name="s030245b"><!--s030245b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>available to be hired [Old English <span class="bodyi">hẏr</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flam</span><small><span class="eSynop">/flam/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022717a"><!--s022717a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a drumbeat of two strokes, the first being a very quick <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grace_note/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grace note</span></span></a> (extra decorative note) [prob imitative].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bother<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006825a"><!--s006825a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007020b"><!--s007020b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>trouble, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> involving violence </p><p><i></i></p><p>Gangs of … dropouts … looking for bother</p><p> George Melly.</p></div><a name="s007021b"><!--s007021b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>difficulty or problems </p><p><i></i></p><p>This time the program loaded without any bother</p>.</div><a name="s007022b"><!--s007022b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>unnecessary fuss or effort </p><p><i></i></p><p>Sorry to cause all this bother</p>.</div><a name="s007023b"><!--s007023b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>something that is a nuisance or requires a lot of attention </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'd love a cup if it's no bother</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grass roots</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026283a"><!--s026283a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028129b"><!--s028129b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>society at the local level as distinguished from the centres of political leadership.</p></div><a name="s028130b"><!--s028130b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the fundamental level or source</p><p><span class="bodyb">grass-roots</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gather<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024921a"><!--s024921a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something gathered; <span class="bodyi"><span class="bodyi">esp</span></span> a tuck in cloth made by gathering.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conditioner</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012380a"><!--s012380a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a substance applied to the hair, fabric, etc, to improve the condition.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">humankind</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029553a"><!--s029553a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) human beings collectively.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hatred</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhaytrid/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027653a"><!--s027653a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>intense dislike or hate [Middle English, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hate2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hate 2</span></span></a>+ Old English <span class="bodyi">rǣden</span> condition].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">appellant<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002544a"><!--s002544a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who appeals against a judicial decision.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exit counsellor</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020937a"><!--s020937a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who offers counselling to people who have left or are attempting to leave a cult.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discriminate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹkriminət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017085a"><!--s017085a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>showing discrimination.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impending</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030499a"><!--s030499a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>about to happen </p><p><i></i></p><p>a brooding sense of impending annihilation</p><p> David Lehman.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bother<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006826a"><!--s006826a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">bother it</span>) used as a mild expression of annoyance.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hireling</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhie·əling/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028599a"><!--s028599a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">derog</span> a person who works for payment, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for purely mercenary motives.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gathering</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024922a"><!--s024922a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026652b"><!--s026652b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an assembly or meeting.</p></div><a name="s026653b"><!--s026653b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a gather or series of gathers in cloth.</p></div><a name="s026654b"><!--s026654b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in printing, a sheet of printed pages forming a unit in a book.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hatstand</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027654a"><!--s027654a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an upright post with hooks for hanging hats on.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">appellate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹpelət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002545a"><!--s002545a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a court of law: relating to or recognizing appeals [Latin <span class="bodyi">appellatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">appellare</span> to appeal to, call upon: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/appeal2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">appeal 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grass ski</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026284a"><!--s026284a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small board mounted on a set of wheels with a caterpillar track, strapped to the feet to simulate the movements of skiing on grass-covered slopes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flambé<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflombay (<span class="bodyi">French</span> flãbe)/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022718a"><!--s022718a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">used after a noun</span>) said of food: sprinkled with brandy, rum, etc and ignited [French <span class="bodyi">flambé</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">flamber</span> to flame, singe, from Old French <span class="bodyi">flambe</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flame1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flame 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">humanly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029554a"><!--s029554a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031186b"><!--s031186b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008140c"><!--s008140c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>from a human viewpoint.</p></div><a name="s008141c"><!--s008141c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>within the range of human capacity </p><p><i></i></p><p>as much as is humanly possible</p>.</div></div><a name="s031187b"><!--s031187b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008142c"><!--s008142c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in a manner characteristic of human beings, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in showing emotion or weakness.</p></div><a name="s008143c"><!--s008143c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>with humaneness.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">condo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkondoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> condos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012381a"><!--s012381a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> a condominium.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exit poll</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020938a"><!--s020938a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a survey of voting trends conducted by questioning people as they leave a polling station after voting in an election.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discriminating</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017086a"><!--s017086a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017838b"><!--s017838b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>discerning or judicious in matters of taste, etc.</p></div><a name="s017839b"><!--s017839b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>observant of fine differences and distinctions </p><p><i></i></p><p>a discriminating eye</p>.</div><a name="s017840b"><!--s017840b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a duty or tariff: imposed at differential rates rather than at a flat rate</p><p><span class="bodyb">discriminatingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">botheration</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bodhəʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006827a"><!--s006827a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>sometimes used as an interjection: an expression of annoyance or trouble.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gatling gun</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgatling/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024923a"><!--s024923a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an early machine gun with a revolving cluster of barrels fired once each per revolution [named after R J <span class="bodyi">Gatling</span> d.1903, US inventor].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hire purchase</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028600a"><!--s028600a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a system whereby a customer may take possession of goods after paying an initial deposit and then pay the remainder of the price in regular instalments over a specific period.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impenetrable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpenitrəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030500a"><!--s030500a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032033b"><!--s032033b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008318c"><!--s008318c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>incapable of being penetrated or pierced.</p></div><a name="s008319c"><!--s008319c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>not open to intellectual influences or ideas.</p></div></div><a name="s032034b"><!--s032034b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>incapable of being comprehended.</p></div><a name="s032035b"><!--s032035b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of matter: unable to occupy the same space as other matter at the same time <span class="bodyb">impenetrability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">impenetrableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">impenetrably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">impenetrabel</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">impenetrabilis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">penetrabilis</span> penetrable, from <span class="bodyi">penetrare</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/penetrate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">penetrate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discrimination</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diˌskrimiʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017087a"><!--s017087a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017841b"><!--s017841b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>prejudicial treatment, e.g. on the grounds of race or sex.</p></div><a name="s017842b"><!--s017842b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the recognition or appreciation of the difference between one thing and another.</p></div><a name="s017843b"><!--s017843b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>discernment and good judgment, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in matters of taste</p><p><span class="bodyb">discriminational</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hatter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027655a"><!--s027655a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who makes and sells hats ✱ <span class="bodyb">mad as a hatter</span> completely mad [strongly associated with the hatter in Lewis Carroll's 1865 story <span class="bodyi">Alice's Adventures in Wonderland</span>, but the phrase is found earlier, e.g. in Thomas Hughes's <span class="bodyi">Tom Brown's Schooldays</span> (1857). There may be a connection with the notion that hat-making could cause mercury poisoning because of the nitrate fumes given off in the manufacture of felt.].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">human nature</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029555a"><!--s029555a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the nature of human beings; the innate and acquired behavioural patterns, motives, attitudes, ideas, etc characteristic of human beings.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grass snake</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026285a"><!--s026285a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a nonpoisonous European snake with two yellow or orange patches forming a collar behind its head: <span class="bodyi">Natrix natrix</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exit strategy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020939a"><!--s020939a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plan for releasing oneself or one's country from a difficult situation, especially a military involvement.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">appellation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/apəʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002546a"><!--s002546a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> an identifying name, nickname, or title </p><p><i></i></p><p>In the navy he [Captain Vere] was popularly known by the appellation Starry Vere</p> — Herman Melville.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">condole</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹdohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012382a"><!--s012382a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(+ with) to express sympathetic sorrow </p><p><i></i></p><p>He condoled with us over the loss of our aunt</p> <p>[late Latin <span class="bodyi">condolēre</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">dolēre</span> to feel pain].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flambé<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (flambés) (flambéed) (flambéing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022719a"><!--s022719a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to sprinkle (food) with brandy, rum, etc and ignite it.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bothersome</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbodhəs(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006828a"><!--s006828a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>causing bother; annoying.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hirsute</span><small><span class="eSynop">/huhʹsyooht/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028601a"><!--s028601a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> very hairy</p><p><span class="bodyb">hirsuteness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">hirsutus</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">GATT</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gat/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024924a"><!--s024924a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">humanoid<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhyoohmənoyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029556a"><!--s029556a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having human form or characteristics.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grass tree</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026286a"><!--s026286a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of Australian plants of the lily family with a thick woody trunk bearing a cluster of stiff leaves resembling blades of grass and a spike of small flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Xanthorrhoea</span>. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blackboy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blackboy</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hat trick</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027656a"><!--s027656a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>three successes by one person or side, usu in a sporting activity; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> the dismissing of three batsmen with three consecutive balls by a bowler in cricket</p><p>originally a trick performed by a conjuror, typically involving three hats; then used in cricket commentaries</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flambeau</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflamboh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> flambeaux /ʹflamboh(z)/ flambeaus /ʹflambohz/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022720a"><!--s022720a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024121b"><!--s024121b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a flaming torch, e.g. for carrying in a procession.</p></div><a name="s024122b"><!--s024122b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a large ornamental branched candlestick [French <span class="bodyi">flambeau</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">flambe</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flame1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flame 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discriminative</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹskriminətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017088a"><!--s017088a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/discriminatory/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">discriminatory</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">appellation contrôlée</span><small><span class="eSynop">/apəʹlasyonh kontrohʹlay (<span class="bodyi">French</span> apəlasjɔ kɔtrole)/ /apəʹlasyonh kontrohʹlay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002547a"><!--s002547a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a government certification of a French wine guaranteeing that it originates from a specified geographical area and meets that locality's standards of production [French <span class="bodyi">appellation contrôlée</span>, literally ‘controlled appellation’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bothy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbothi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bothies) <span class="bodyi">Scot</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006829a"><!--s006829a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007024b"><!--s007024b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small outbuilding on a farm which formerly provided accommodation for farmworkers.</p></div><a name="s007025b"><!--s007025b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a small hut in the mountains which provides shelter for mountaineers and hill-walkers [Scots <span class="bodyi">bothy</span>, prob from Gaelic <span class="bodyi">bothan</span> hut, and related to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/booth/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">booth</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">condolence</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹdohləns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012383a"><!--s012383a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012871b"><!--s012871b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>sympathy with somebody in sorrow.</p></div><a name="s012872b"><!--s012872b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) an expression of sympathy.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ex libris</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹleebris/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> ex libris)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020940a"><!--s020940a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bookplate [Latin <span class="bodyi">ex libris</span> from the books; used before the owner's name on bookplates].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impenitent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpenit(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030501a"><!--s030501a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>feeling or showing no regret or shame, e.g. about a wicked deed, bad behaviour, etc; unrepentant</p><p><span class="bodyb">impenitence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">impenitency</span> /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">impenitently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">impaenitent-, impaenitens</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">paenitens</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/penitent1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">penitent 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hirsutism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028602a"><!--s028602a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>excessive growth of hair.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gauche</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gohsh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024925a"><!--s024925a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lacking social experience or grace</p><p><span class="bodyb">gauchely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">gaucheness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">gauche</span> left, left-handed, from <span class="bodyi">gauchir</span> to turn aside].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">humanoid<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029557a"><!--s029557a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in science fiction, a being with human form or characteristics.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discriminator</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017089a"><!--s017089a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody or something that discriminates; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> an electronic circuit that can be adjusted to accept or reject signals above a specific value.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flamboyant<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/flamʹboyənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022721a"><!--s022721a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024123b"><!--s024123b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>given to dashing display or ostentatious exuberance </p><p><i></i></p><p>a flamboyant lifestyle</p>.</div><a name="s024124b"><!--s024124b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of e.g. clothing: colourful or exotic.</p></div><a name="s024125b"><!--s024125b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>ornate; florid </p><p><i></i></p><p>flamboyant handwriting</p>.</div><a name="s024126b"><!--s024126b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Flamboyant</span>) relating to or denoting a style of French Gothic architectural decoration characterized by wavy curves suggesting flames</p><p><span class="bodyb">flamboyance</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">flamboyancy</span> /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">flamboyantly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">flamboyant</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">flamboyer</span> to flame, from Old French <span class="bodyi">flambe</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flame1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flame 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hauberk</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhawbuhk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027657a"><!--s027657a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tunic of chain mail worn as defensive armour, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from the 12th to the 14th cent [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">hauberc</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grass widow</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026287a"><!--s026287a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a woman whose husband is temporarily away from her, often or for long periods.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">appellative<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹpelətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002548a"><!--s002548a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in grammar, denoting a common noun</p><p><span class="bodyb">appellatively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Botox</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbohtoks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006830a"><!--s006830a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a dilute form of the toxin that causes botulism, used as a muscle relaxant in the treatment of a number of disorders such as strabismus and uncontrolled eye blinking, and now also in cosmetic surgery to remove certain types of facial wrinkle [short for <span class="bodyi">Botulinum Toxin</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">imper.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030502a"><!--s030502a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>imperative.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">condom</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkondəm, ʹkondom/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012384a"><!--s012384a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rubber sheath worn over the penis or in the vagina during sexual intercourse to prevent conception or sexually transmitted disease</p><p>origin uncertain. This word is first recorded in the early 18th cent. (although the device certainly existed earlier), in the forms <span class="bodyi">condum</span>, <span class="bodyi">condon</span>, <span class="bodyi">cundum</span>. It has long been popularly supposed to have owed its name to a Dr or Colonel Condom, its alleged inventor, but he almost certainly did not exist. Various other origins have been proposed (e.g. from the town of <span class="bodyi">Condom</span> in France, from Latin <span class="bodyi">quondam</span> ‘formerly, on occasion’, or from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">condoma</span> ‘house, dome’), but none is generally accepted</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">his<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/iz; <span class="bodyi">strong</span> hiz/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028603a"><!--s028603a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030246b"><!--s030246b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>belonging to or associated with a male person or animal already known or mentioned him </p><p><i></i></p><p>his house</p> <p><i></i></p><p>his children</p> <p><i></i></p><p>his being chosen</p> <p><i></i></p><p>his acquittal</p>.</div><a name="s030247b"><!--s030247b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used in titles </p><p><i></i></p><p>His Majesty</p> <p>[Old English, genitive of <span class="bodyi">hē</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/he1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">he 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gaucherie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgohsh(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024926a"><!--s024926a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>tactless or awkward manner or behaviour, or an instance of this [French <span class="bodyi">gaucherie</span> from <span class="bodyi">gauche</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gauche/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gauche</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Exmoor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeksmooə, ʹeksmaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020941a"><!--s020941a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pony of a hardy breed with thick manes native to the Exmoor district [named after <span class="bodyi">Exmoor</span>, area of moorland in SW England].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">human papilloma virus</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029558a"><!--s029558a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a class of viruses that cause warts and tumours in humans, certain strains of which infect the cervix and are thought to be a cause of cervical cancer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discriminatory</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹskriminət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017090a"><!--s017090a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>showing discrimination, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of an unfavourable kind </p><p><i></i></p><p>a discriminatory law</p> <p><span class="bodyb">discriminatorily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grass widower</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026288a"><!--s026288a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a man whose wife is temporarily away from him.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flamboyant<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022722a"><!--s022722a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Madagascan tree with attractive scarlet flowers, used as a decorative street tree: <span class="bodyi">Delonix regia</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haughty</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhawti/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (haughtier, haughtiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027658a"><!--s027658a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>disdainfully proud; arrogant</p><p><span class="bodyb">haughtily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">haughtiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">haught</span> proud, via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">altus</span> high].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">condominium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kondəʹmini·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> condominiums)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012385a"><!--s012385a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012873b"><!--s012873b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>joint sovereignty by two or more nations, or a territory under joint sovereignty.</p></div><a name="s012874b"><!--s012874b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span></p><a name="s003363c"><!--s003363c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an individually owned unit in a multi-unit structure, e.g. a block of flats.</p></div><a name="s003364c"><!--s003364c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a block of individually owned flats [from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">dominium</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/domain/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">domain</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">his<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pronoun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028604a"><!--s028604a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030248b"><!--s030248b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the one or ones that belong to him or are associated with him </p><p><i></i></p><p>Is this house his?</p> <p><i></i></p><p>His are on the table</p> <p><i></i></p><p>children younger than his</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">of his</span>.</p></div><a name="s030249b"><!--s030249b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>belonging to or associated with him </p><p><i></i></p><p>friends of his</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bo tree</span><small><span class="eSynop">/boh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006831a"><!--s006831a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the pipal tree: <span class="bodyi">Ficus religiosa</span> [Sinhalese <span class="bodyi">bō</span>,from Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">bodhi</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">human resources</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029559a"><!--s029559a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031188b"><!--s031188b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used with a pl verb</span>) = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/personnel/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">personnel</span></span></a> (1).</p></div><a name="s031189b"><!--s031189b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used with a sing. verb</span>) = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/personnel/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">personnel</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">appellative<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002549a"><!--s002549a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in grammar, a common noun, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one used as a form of address, e.g. <span class="bodyi">doctor</span>, <span class="bodyi">waiter</span>, <span class="bodyi">folks</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ex nihilo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹneehiloh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020942a"><!--s020942a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> from or out of nothing </p><p><i></i></p><p>creation ex nihilo</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">ex nihilo</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gaucho</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgowchoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gauchos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024927a"><!--s024927a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cowboy of the pampas regions in S America [American Spanish <span class="bodyi">gaucho</span>, prob from Quechua <span class="bodyi">wáhcha</span> poor person, orphan].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">imperative<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹperətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030503a"><!--s030503a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032036b"><!--s032036b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>very urgent or important; not to be avoided </p><p><i></i></p><p>It is our imperative duty to stop the killing</p>.</div><a name="s032037b"><!--s032037b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>commanding; showing authority.</p></div><a name="s032038b"><!--s032038b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s008320c"><!--s008320c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>commanding; showing authority.</p></div><a name="s008321c"><!--s008321c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>expressive of a command, entreaty, or exhortation.</p></div><a name="s008322c"><!--s008322c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>having the power to restrain, control, and direct.</p></div></div><a name="s032039b"><!--s032039b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>relating to or denoting the grammatical mood that expresses command, e.g. the verb <span class="bodyi">stop</span> in <span class="bodyi">Stop that at once!</span></p><p><span class="bodyb">imperatively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">imperativeness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">imperativus</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">imperare</span> to command, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">parare</span> to make ready].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discursive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹskuhsiv, -ziv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017091a"><!--s017091a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017844b"><!--s017844b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a person's writing or lecturing style, etc: passing unmethodically from one topic to another; digressive.</p></div><a name="s017845b"><!--s017845b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to discourse of various kinds.</p></div><a name="s017846b"><!--s017846b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in philosophy, proceeding by logical argument or reason</p><p><span class="bodyb">discursively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">discursiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">discursivus</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">discursus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/discourse1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">discourse 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haul<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hawl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027659a"><!--s027659a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029468b"><!--s029468b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to pull with effort; to drag.</p></div><a name="s029469b"><!--s029469b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to transport (goods) in a vehicle, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a lorry.</p></div><a name="s029470b"><!--s029470b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s007774c"><!--s007774c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to pull or drag (something) with an effort.</p></div><a name="s007775c"><!--s007775c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to transport (goods) in a vehicle, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a lorry.</p></div></div><a name="s029471b"><!--s029471b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span>(+ up) to bring (somebody) before an authority for judgment </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was hauled up before the magistrate for a traffic offence</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s029472b"><!--s029472b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to pull or drag </p><p><i></i></p><p>They hauled on the rope</p>.</div><a name="s029473b"><!--s029473b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>said of the wind: to shift </p><p><i></i></p><p>The wind had hauled round to a point more to the northward</p><p> Poe.</p></div><a name="s029474b"><!--s029474b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to steer a ship in a certain direction </p><p><i></i></p><p>We hauled out into the stream</p><p> R H Dana ✱ <span class="bodyb">haul somebody over the coals</span>.</p></div><a name="s029475b"><!--s029475b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to give somebody them a severe reprimand [Middle English <span class="bodyi">halen</span> to pull, from Old French <span class="bodyi">haler</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grassy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (grassier, grassiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026289a"><!--s026289a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028131b"><!--s028131b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>consisting of or covered with grass.</p></div><a name="s028132b"><!--s028132b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having the texture or smell of grass.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">condone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹdohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012386a"><!--s012386a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to pardon or overlook (an offence) voluntarily; to accept (something) tacitly </p><p><i></i></p><p>I don't condone corruption in politics</p> <p><span class="bodyb">condonation</span> /kondəʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">condoner</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">condonare</span> to forgive, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">donare</span> to give].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">human rights</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029560a"><!--s029560a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the rights to which all human beings are entitled, including the rights to liberty, freedom of speech, and equality.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">botryoidal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/botriʹoydl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006832a"><!--s006832a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having the form of a bunch of grapes </p><p><i></i></p><p>botryoidal garnets</p> <p>[Greek <span class="bodyi">botryoeidēs</span>, from <span class="bodyi">botrys</span> bunch of grapes].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flame<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/flaym/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022723a"><!--s022723a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024127b"><!--s024127b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a bright mass of burning gas coming from something that is on fire or a single point or tongue of this.</p></div><a name="s024128b"><!--s024128b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the fierce intensity or ardour of an emotion, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>the flame of passion</p>.</div><a name="s024129b"><!--s024129b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a brilliant reddish orange colour.</p></div><a name="s024130b"><!--s024130b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an abusive message sent by email or appearing on the notice board of a newsgroup, etc.</p></div><a name="s024131b"><!--s024131b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the spirit of something, e.g. a movement, seen as a lamp needing to be tended ✱ <span class="bodyb">burst into flames</span> to start burning fiercely ✱ <span class="bodyb">go up in flames</span> to be destroyed by fire ✱ <span class="bodyb">in flames</span> on fire; burning ✱ <span class="bodyb">old flame</span> <span class="bodyi">dated</span>a former lover admirer or sweetheart</p><p><span class="bodyb">flameless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">flamelike</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">flamy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">flaume</span>, <span class="bodyi">flaumbe</span> via Old French <span class="bodyi">flambe</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">flammula</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">flamma</span> flame].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exobiology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌeksohbieʹoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020944a"><!--s020944a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the study of extraterrestrial plants and animals <span class="bodyb">exobiological</span> /-ʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">exobiologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdiskəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017092a"><!--s017092a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017847b"><!--s017847b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a solid disc, between 180mm and 219mm (about 7–9in) in diameter, that is thicker in the centre than at the edge, thrown as an event in ancient Greek games and in modern athletic contests.</p></div><a name="s017848b"><!--s017848b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the athletic event of throwing the discus [Latin <span class="bodyi">discus</span> quoit, disc, dish, from Greek <span class="bodyi">diskos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">dilkein</span> to throw].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">imperative<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030504a"><!--s030504a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032040b"><!--s032040b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an obligatory, necessary, or urgent act or duty.</p></div><a name="s032041b"><!--s032041b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008323c"><!--s008323c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an obligatory, necessary, or urgent act or duty.</p></div><a name="s008324c"><!--s008324c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a command or order.</p></div><a name="s008325c"><!--s008325c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a judgment, principle, or proposition that leads to a particular action.</p></div></div><a name="s032042b"><!--s032042b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the imperative mood or a verb form expressing this mood.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gaud</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gawd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024928a"><!--s024928a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a gaudy ornament or trinket </p><p><i></i></p><p>Sir Walter Scott … sets the world in love with … sham grandeurs, sham gauds, and sham chivalries of a brainless and worthless long-vanished society</p><p> Mark Twain [Middle English <span class="bodyi">gaude</span> trick, toy, prob via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">gaudēre</span> to rejoice].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hispanic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiʹspanik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028605a"><!--s028605a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>characteristic of or relating to Spain, Portugal, or Latin America, or to Spanish-speaking people <span class="bodyb">Hispanicist</span> /-sist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">Hispanist</span> /ʹhispənist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">hispanicus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Hispania</span> Iberian peninsula, Spain].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">appellee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əpelʹee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002550a"><!--s002550a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the person appealed against in a case taken to a higher court; the defendant in an appeal case.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/grat/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026290a"><!--s026290a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/greet2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">greet 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haul<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027660a"><!--s027660a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029476b"><!--s029476b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or process of hauling.</p></div><a name="s029477b"><!--s029477b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007776c"><!--s007776c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an amount gathered or acquired, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> illegally; booty or spoils </p><p><i></i></p><p>The burglars had abandoned their haul of jewellery and antiques and fled</p>.</div><a name="s007777c"><!--s007777c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a seizure by the authorities of illicit goods </p><p><i></i></p><p>a drugs haul</p> <p><i></i></p><p>an arms haul</p>.</div><a name="s007778c"><!--s007778c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the fish taken in a single draught of a net.</p></div></div><a name="s029478b"><!--s029478b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the distance or route to be travelled, or over which a load is to be transported.</p></div><a name="s029479b"><!--s029479b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s007779c"><!--s007779c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>transport by hauling or the load transported.</p></div><a name="s007780c"><!--s007780c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the distance or route to be travelled, or over which a load is to be transported </p><p><i></i></p><p>a long haul</p>.</div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">condor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkondaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012387a"><!--s012387a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a very large vulture of the high Andes with a bare head and neck: <span class="bodyi">Vultur gryphus</span> [Spanish <span class="bodyi">cóndor</span> from Quechua <span class="bodyi">kúntur</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discuss</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹskus/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017093a"><!--s017093a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017849b"><!--s017849b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to consider or examine (a topic) in speech or writing.</p></div><a name="s017850b"><!--s017850b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to talk about (an issue, problem, etc) so as to make decisions </p><p><i></i></p><p>Let's discuss holiday dates</p> <p><span class="bodyb">discussable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">discussant</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">discusser</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">discussible</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">discussen</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">discussus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">discutere</span> to shatter, later ‘to analyse in detail’, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> apart + <span class="bodyi">quatere</span> to shake].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gaudy<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (gaudier, gaudiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024929a"><!--s024929a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>ostentatiously or tastelessly and brightly ornamented</p><p><span class="bodyb">gaudily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">gaudiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">botrytis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹtrietəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006833a"><!--s006833a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rot-causing fungus, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the grey mould <span class="bodyi">Botrytis cinerea</span>, which is encouraged to form on grapes used for certain wines; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/noble_rot/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">noble rot</span></span></a> [scientific Latin, irreg formed from Greek <span class="bodyi">botrys</span> bunch of grapes].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flame<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022724a"><!--s022724a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024132b"><!--s024132b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006270c"><!--s006270c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to burn vigorously; to blaze.</p></div><a name="s006271c"><!--s006271c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to apply a flame to or set alight.</p></div></div><a name="s024133b"><!--s024133b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to burn vigorously; to blaze </p><p><i></i></p><p>A wood fire flamed in the hearth</p>.</div><a name="s024134b"><!--s024134b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of an emotion: to be felt or displayed with an intensity </p><p><i></i></p><p>Their passion flamed but died again</p>.</div><a name="s024135b"><!--s024135b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of the face or cheeks: to grow fiery red with anger or embarrassment.</p></div><a name="s024136b"><!--s024136b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to send an abusive message by email or other electronic means <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s024137b"><!--s024137b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to apply a flame to (something), e.g. to set alight (spirits used in cooking) or flambé (food).</p></div><a name="s024138b"><!--s024138b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to send (somebody) an abusive email message or post an abusive message about (somebody) on a computer network.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exocarp</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeksohkahp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020945a"><!--s020945a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the outermost layer, e.g. the skin of a cherry, of the tissue surrounding the seeds in a fruit. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epicarp/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epicarp</span></span></a> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/exo_or_ex/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">exo-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">carp</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pericarp/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pericarp</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">humble<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhumbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029561a"><!--s029561a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031190b"><!--s031190b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having a low opinion of oneself; unassertive.</p></div><a name="s031191b"><!--s031191b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>marked by deference or submission </p><p><i></i></p><p>a humble apology</p>.</div><a name="s031192b"><!--s031192b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>ranking low in a hierarchy or scale </p><p><i></i></p><p>people of humble origins</p>.</div><a name="s031193b"><!--s031193b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>modest or unpretentious </p><p><i></i></p><p>a humble dwelling</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">in my humble opinion</span>.</p></div><a name="s031194b"><!--s031194b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>used in mock humility to preface one's own views</p><p><span class="bodyb">humbleness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">humbly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">humilis</span> low, humble, from <span class="bodyi">humus</span> earth].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hispanic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028606a"><!--s028606a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Spanish-speaking person of Latin American descent living in the USA.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">imperator</span><small><span class="eSynop">/impəʹrahtaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030505a"><!--s030505a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in ancient Rome, a title of respect given to victorious generals and later to emperors <span class="bodyb">imperatorial</span> /imˌperəʹtawri·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">imperator</span> from <span class="bodyi">imperare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/imperative1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">imperative 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">append</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹpend/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002551a"><!--s002551a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to attach or add (something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a supplement, attachment, addition, or appendix to a text </p><p><i></i></p><p>I deem it proper to append the following brief explanation</p> — Frederick Douglass <p><i></i></p><p>append one's name to a document</p> [French <span class="bodyi">appendre</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">appendere</span> to hang on, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ap_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ap- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">pendere</span> to hang].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haulage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhawlij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027661a"><!--s027661a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029480b"><!--s029480b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or process of hauling.</p></div><a name="s029481b"><!--s029481b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a charge made for hauling.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/grayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026291a"><!--s026291a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028133b"><!--s028133b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007436c"><!--s007436c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a frame or bed of metal bars that holds the fuel in a fireplace, stove, or furnace.</p></div><a name="s007437c"><!--s007437c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a fireplace.</p></div></div><a name="s028134b"><!--s028134b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grating1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grating 1</span></span></a> [Middle English via medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">crata, grata</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">cratis</span> hurdle].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">discussion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹskush(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017094a"><!--s017094a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017851b"><!--s017851b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>consideration of a question in open debate or conversation.</p></div><a name="s017852b"><!--s017852b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a conversation or debate about something.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gaudy<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gaudies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024930a"><!--s024930a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a feast, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a dinner for ex-students, in some universities [prob from Latin <span class="bodyi">gaudium</span> joy].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">imperceptible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/impəʹseptəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030506a"><!--s030506a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032043b"><!--s032043b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>extremely slight, gradual, or subtle </p><p><i></i></p><p>We could feel an imperceptible change in her attitude</p>.</div><a name="s032044b"><!--s032044b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008326c"><!--s008326c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>not perceptible by the mind or senses.</p></div><a name="s008327c"><!--s008327c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>too small to be perceptible <span class="bodyb">imperceptibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">imperceptibly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [early French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">imperceptibilis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">perceptibilis</span> perceptible, from Latin <span class="bodyi">percipere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/perceive/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">perceive</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flame cell</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022725a"><!--s022725a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hollow cell that has a tuft of cilia (small beating hairs; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cilium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cilium</span></span></a>) and is part of the excretory system of various lower invertebrates such as flatworms [so called because the cilia resemble tongues of flame].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">humble<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029562a"><!--s029562a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031195b"><!--s031195b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make humiliate (somebody) or render them humble in spirit or manner.</p></div><a name="s031196b"><!--s031196b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to defeat (somebody) decisively; to destroy the power, independence, or prestige of (a person, country, etc).</p></div><a name="s031197b"><!--s031197b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to sacrifice one's pride and abase (oneself).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">condottiere</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kondoʹtyeəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> condottieri /-ri/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012388a"><!--s012388a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012875b"><!--s012875b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a leader of a troop of mercenaries, in Italy or elsewhere in Europe, between the 14th and 16th cents.</p></div><a name="s012876b"><!--s012876b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a member of a condottiere's troop </p><p><i></i></p><p>And now it shall be seen whether Spanish and Italian condottieri can hold their own on British ground against the men of Devon</p><p> Charles Kingsley [Italian <span class="bodyi">condottiere</span>, from <span class="bodyi">condotta</span> act of hiring, troop of mercenaries, from Latin <span class="bodyi">conducti</span> hired mercenaries, from <span class="bodyi">conducere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/conduce/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">conduce</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">appendage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹpendij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002552a"><!--s002552a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002464b"><!--s002464b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a limb or other subordinate or derivative body part </p><p><i></i></p><p>a useless appendage like the shrivelled wings … of many insular beetles</p> — Darwin.</div><a name="s002465b"><!--s002465b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something appended to something larger or more important </p><p><i></i></p><p>A child's nature is too serious a thing to admit of its being regarded as a mere appendage to another being</p> — Charles Lamb.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hispid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhispid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028607a"><!--s028607a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>covered with bristles or stiff hairs: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pubescent/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pubescent</span></span></a> (2) </p><p><i></i></p><p>a hispid plant</p> <p><span class="bodyb">hispidity</span> /hiʹspiditi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">hispidus</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exocrine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeksəkreen, -krin, -krien/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020946a"><!--s020946a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021992b"><!--s021992b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a gland: producing secretions that are discharged through a duct: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/endocrine1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">endocrine<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (1).</p></div><a name="s021993b"><!--s021993b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of an exocrine gland, e.g. a sweat gland or kidney </p><p><i></i></p><p>exocrine secretions</p> <p>[<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/exo_or_ex/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">exo-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">krinein</span> to separate].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Botswanan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/botʹswahnən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006834a"><!--s006834a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Botswana</p><p><span class="bodyb">Botswanan</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haulier</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhawli·ə/ (<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">hauler</span> /ʹhawlə/) <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027662a"><!--s027662a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029482b"><!--s029482b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person or commercial establishment whose business is transport by lorry.</p></div><a name="s029483b"><!--s029483b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a mineworker responsible for transporting coal from the face to the shaft.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disdain<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹdayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017095a"><!--s017095a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the feeling one has for something one despises; contempt or scorn [Middle English <span class="bodyi">desdeynen</span> via Frenchfrom Latin <span class="bodyi">dedignari</span> to scorn, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/de/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">de-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">dignari</span> to deem worthy, from <span class="bodyi">dignus</span> worthy].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">imperceptive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/impəʹseptiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030507a"><!--s030507a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lacking the ability to see or understand things; not perceptive</p><p><span class="bodyb">imperception</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">imperceptively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">imperceptiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gauge<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">gage</span>) /gayj/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024931a"><!--s024931a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026655b"><!--s026655b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an instrument for measuring or testing something, e.g. a dimension or quantity.</p></div><a name="s026656b"><!--s026656b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007013c"><!--s007013c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the thickness of a thin sheet of metal, plastic, film, etc.</p></div><a name="s007014c"><!--s007014c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the diameter of wire, a hypodermic needle, a screw, etc.</p></div></div><a name="s026657b"><!--s026657b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a measure of the size of the bore of a shotgun.</p></div><a name="s026658b"><!--s026658b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the distance between the rails of a railway, wheels on an axle, etc.</p></div><a name="s026659b"><!--s026659b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> the relative position of a ship with reference to another ship and the wind [Middle English <span class="bodyi">gauge</span> from early French, prob of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026292a"><!--s026292a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028135b"><!--s028135b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to reduce (something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a hard food) to small particles by rubbing it on something rough.</p></div><a name="s028136b"><!--s028136b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to gnash or grind (teeth) noisily.</p></div><a name="s028137b"><!--s028137b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s007438c"><!--s007438c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to gnash or grind (teeth) noisily.</p></div><a name="s007439c"><!--s007439c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to make a rasping sound <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s028138b"><!--s028138b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to rub or rasp noisily.</p></div><a name="s028139b"><!--s028139b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to cause irritation; to jar </p><p><i></i></p><p>His way of talking grates on my nerves</p> <p><span class="bodyb">grater</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">graten</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">grater</span> to scratch, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hiss<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/his/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028608a"><!--s028608a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030250b"><!--s030250b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make a sharp voiceless sound like a prolonged <span class="bodyi">s</span>, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in disapproval <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s030251b"><!--s030251b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to show disapproval of (somebody or something) by hissing.</p></div><a name="s030252b"><!--s030252b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to utter (something) with a hiss [Middle English <span class="bodyi">hissen</span>, of imitative origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flame gun</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022726a"><!--s022726a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hand-held device that throws out a jet of flame, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for killing garden weeds.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">humble-bee</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029563a"><!--s029563a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bumblebee/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bumblebee</span></span></a> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">humbylbee</span>, prob from Low German <span class="bodyi">hummelbē</span>, from <span class="bodyi">hummel</span> to buzz + <span class="bodyi">bē</span> bee].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conduce</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹdyoohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012389a"><!--s012389a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> (+ to) to lead or contribute to a particular and usu desirable result [Middle English <span class="bodyi">conducen</span> to conduct, from Latin <span class="bodyi">conducere</span> to conduct, bring together, hire, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ducere</span> to lead].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bott</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bot/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006835a"><!--s006835a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bot1_or_bott/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bot 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haulm</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hawm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027663a"><!--s027663a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029484b"><!--s029484b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a plant stem.</p></div><a name="s029485b"><!--s029485b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the stems or tops of potatoes, peas, beans, etc, after the crop has been gathered [Old English <span class="bodyi">healm</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">appendant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹpend(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002553a"><!--s002553a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002466b"><!--s002466b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>associated as an accompaniment or attendant circumstance </p><p><i></i></p><p>When the Highlanders read the Bible they will naturally wish to … know the history, collateral or appendant</p> — Dr Johnson.</div><a name="s002467b"><!--s002467b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a legal right: attached to the possession of land, etc.</p></div><a name="s002468b"><!--s002468b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>attached as an appendage </p><p><i></i></p><p>an appendant proboscis</p><p><span class="bodyb">appendant</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Exod.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020947a"><!--s020947a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Exodus (book of the Bible).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disdain<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017096a"><!--s017096a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017853b"><!--s017853b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to regard (a person or thing) with disdain.</p></div><a name="s017854b"><!--s017854b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to refuse (to do something) because of disdain </p><p><i></i></p><p>She disdained to answer him</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grateful</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgraytf(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026293a"><!--s026293a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028140b"><!--s028140b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>feeling or expressing thanks.</p></div><a name="s028141b"><!--s028141b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> pleasing or comforting</p><p><span class="bodyb">gratefully</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">gratefulness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [obsolete <span class="bodyi">grate</span> pleasing, thankful, from Latin <span class="bodyi">gratus</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impercipient</span><small><span class="eSynop">/impəʹsipi·ənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030508a"><!--s030508a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>failing to see or understand something</p><p><span class="bodyb">impercipience</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gauge<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">gage</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024932a"><!--s024932a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026660b"><!--s026660b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to measure exactly the size, dimensions, capacity, or contents of (something).</p></div><a name="s026661b"><!--s026661b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to estimate or judge (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Can you gauge his reaction?</p>.</div><a name="s026662b"><!--s026662b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to check (something) for conformity to specifications or limits</p><p><span class="bodyb">gaugeable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">gauger</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">gaugeably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hiss<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028609a"><!--s028609a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030253b"><!--s030253b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a hissing sound.</p></div><a name="s030254b"><!--s030254b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>electrical interference; noise.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conducive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹdyoohsiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012390a"><!--s012390a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(+ to) likely to bring about a certain desirable result </p><p><i></i></p><p>The disruptive mood of many of today's classrooms is hardly conducive to profitable study</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flamen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflaymen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> flamens flamines /ʹflaymineez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022727a"><!--s022727a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in ancient Rome, any of 15 priests who each served a particular deity [Latin <span class="bodyi">flamen</span> priest].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">humble pie</span></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029564a"><!--s029564a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>✱ <span class="bodyb">eat humble pie</span> to abase oneself by apologizing [<span class="bodyi">humple pie</span> from a pun on <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/umbles/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">umbles</span></span></a> , deer's offal, a lowly food].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exodus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeksədəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020948a"><!--s020948a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021994b"><!--s021994b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Exodus</span>) the second book of the Old Testament, relating the flight of the Israelites from their captivity in Egypt.</p></div><a name="s021995b"><!--s021995b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a mass departure; an emigration </p><p><i></i></p><p>On Saturday at twelve there was a large exodus from barracks</p><p> Evelyn Waugh [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">exodos</span> road out, from <span class="bodyi">ex</span> out + <span class="bodyi">hodos</span> road].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disdainful</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹdaynf(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017097a"><!--s017097a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>feeling or showing disdain; superior </p><p><i></i></p><p>a disdainful smile</p> <p><span class="bodyb">disdainfully</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">disdainfulness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bottle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbotl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006836a"><!--s006836a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007026b"><!--s007026b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a rigid or semirigid container, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for liquids, usu of glass or plastic, with a comparatively narrow neck or mouth.</p></div><a name="s007027b"><!--s007027b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001652c"><!--s001652c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a rigid or semirigid container, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for liquids, usu of glass or plastic, with a comparatively narrow neck or mouth.</p></div><a name="s001653c"><!--s001653c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the contents of a bottle.</p></div><a name="s001654c"><!--s001654c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>bottled milk used to feed infants, or its purpose-designed container </p><p><i></i></p><p>The baby has had her bottle</p>.</div></div><a name="s007028b"><!--s007028b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> courage; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/nerve1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">nerve<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (2) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He didn't have the bottle to go through with it</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">hit the bottle</span>.</p></div><a name="s007029b"><!--s007029b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to start drinking alcohol heavily ✱ <span class="bodyb">on the bottle</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> drinking heavily <span class="bodyb">bottleful</span> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bottlefuls)<i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">botel</span> via early French <span class="bodyi">bouteille</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">butticula</span>,dimin. of late Latin <span class="bodyi">buttis</span> cask].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">appendicectomy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əˌpendiʹsektəmi/ appendectomy /apənʹdek-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> appendicectomies appendectomies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002554a"><!--s002554a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>surgical removal of the vermiform appendix [Latin <span class="bodyi">appendic-, appendix</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/appendix/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">appendix</span></span></a>) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ectomy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ectomy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haunch</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hawnch/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027664a"><!--s027664a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029486b"><!--s029486b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the human hip.</p></div><a name="s029487b"><!--s029487b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007781c"><!--s007781c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the back legs of a four-legged animal; the hindquarters.</p></div><a name="s007782c"><!--s007782c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the back half of the side of a slaughtered animal; a hindquarter.</p></div></div><a name="s029488b"><!--s029488b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the lower half of either of the sides of an arch ✱ <span class="bodyb">on one's haunches</span> in a squatting position [Middle English <span class="bodyi">haunche</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">hanche</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">graticule</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgratikyoohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026294a"><!--s026294a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028142b"><!--s028142b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a network or scale visible on the eyepiece of a telescope, microscope, etc and used in locating or measuring objects.</p></div><a name="s028143b"><!--s028143b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the network of latitude and longitude lines on which a map is drawn [French <span class="bodyi">graticule</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">craticula</span> fine latticework, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">cratis</span> wickerwork].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">imperfect<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpuhfikt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030509a"><!--s030509a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032045b"><!--s032045b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>flawed, defective, or incomplete; not perfect.</p></div><a name="s032046b"><!--s032046b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to or denoting a verb tense expressing a continuing state or an incomplete action, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the past.</p></div><a name="s032047b"><!--s032047b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a flower: having only stamens or a pistil.</p></div><a name="s032048b"><!--s032048b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of a cadence in music: ending on a dominant chord.</p></div><a name="s032049b"><!--s032049b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>not legally enforceable</p><p><span class="bodyb">imperfectly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">imperfectness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">imperfit</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">imperfectus</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">perfectus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/perfect1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">perfect 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flamenco</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fləʹmengkoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> flamencos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022728a"><!--s022728a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024139b"><!--s024139b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a vivacious style of Spanish guitar music, often accompanied by singing, dancing, and hand clapping.</p></div><a name="s024140b"><!--s024140b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a dance performed to this music [Spanish <span class="bodyi">flamenco</span> like a gypsy, literally ‘Flemish’, from early Dutch <span class="bodyi">Vlaminc</span> Fleming].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gauge theory</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024933a"><!--s024933a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a theory in physics that describes the interaction between particles.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hist/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028610a"><!--s028610a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> used to attract attention [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conduct<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkondukt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012391a"><!--s012391a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012877b"><!--s012877b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a mode or standard of personal behaviour, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as based on moral principles.</p></div><a name="s012878b"><!--s012878b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act or, manner, or process of carrying on, organizing or directing an operation, etc; management </p><p><i></i></p><p>the conduct of war</p> <p>[medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">conductus</span> escort, guide, past part. of <span class="bodyi">conducere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/conduce/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">conduce</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ex officio</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹfis(h)ioh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020949a"><!--s020949a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>by virtue or because of an office </p><p><i></i></p><p>The president is an ex officio member of the committee</p> <p>[late Latin <span class="bodyi">ex officio</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">humbug<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhumbug/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029565a"><!--s029565a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031198b"><!--s031198b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>pretence or deception, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a hypocritical kind </p><p><i></i></p><p>There's no imaginative sentimental humbug about me. I call a spade a spade</p><p> Dickens.</p></div><a name="s031199b"><!--s031199b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a hypocritical impostor or sham.</p></div><a name="s031200b"><!--s031200b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>drivel or nonsense.</p></div><a name="s031201b"><!--s031201b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a hard peppermint-flavoured striped sweet made from boiled sugar</p><p><span class="bodyb">humbuggery</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">appendices</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹpendiseez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002555a"><!--s002555a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/appendix/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">appendix</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bottle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006837a"><!--s006837a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007030b"><!--s007030b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to put (liquid, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> wine or milk) into a bottle.</p></div><a name="s007031b"><!--s007031b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to preserve (fruit, etc) by storage in glass jars ✱ <span class="bodyb">bottle it</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to lose one's nerve; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bottle_out/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bottle out</span></span></a> </p><p><i></i></p><p>When she was put to the test, she bottled it</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disease</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹzeez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017098a"><!--s017098a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017855b"><!--s017855b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a condition of a living animal or plant body, or of a specific part of one, that impairs the performance of a vital function; a sickness or malady</p><p>Diseases are the result of something going wrong with the normal everyday functions of the body. They may result from a multitude of causes – such as in-built (or genetic) errors, auto-immune disorders (where the body's own defence mechanisms turn inwards on itself), or damage from without by, for example, viruses, bacteria, toxins or chemicals; they can result in impairment of both mental and physical function and may in some cases be preventable — Dr John Cormack</p></div><a name="s017856b"><!--s017856b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a harmful or corrupt development, situation, condition, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>the disease of self-doubt</p> <p><span class="bodyb">diseased</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">disese</span> uneasiness, sickness, from early French <span class="bodyi">desaise</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">aise</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ease1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ease 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gratification</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌgratifiʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026295a"><!--s026295a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028144b"><!--s028144b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of gratifying or being gratified.</p></div><a name="s028145b"><!--s028145b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a source of satisfaction or pleasure.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haunt<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hawnt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027665a"><!--s027665a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029489b"><!--s029489b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a ghost or spirit: to visit (a person) or inhabit (a place).</p></div><a name="s029490b"><!--s029490b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of a person: to visit (a place) often.</p></div><a name="s029491b"><!--s029491b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a person: to visit (a place) constantly.</p></div><a name="s029492b"><!--s029492b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of an idea, memory, etc: to recur constantly and spontaneously to (a person, the mind, etc) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s029493b"><!--s029493b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>said of a ghost: to appear habitually.</p></div><a name="s029494b"><!--s029494b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to persist or linger</p><p><span class="bodyb">haunter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">haunten</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">hanter</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">imperfect<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030510a"><!--s030510a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the imperfect tense or a verb form expressing it.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flameout</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflaymowt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022729a"><!--s022729a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024141b"><!--s024141b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the failure of a jet engine in flight caused by its flame being extinguished and resulting in a loss of power.</p></div><a name="s024142b"><!--s024142b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> any spectacular failure</p><p><span class="bodyb">flame out</span> <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hist.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028611a"><!--s028611a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030255b"><!--s030255b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>historian.</p></div><a name="s030256b"><!--s030256b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>historical.</p></div><a name="s030257b"><!--s030257b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>history.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gaul</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gawl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024934a"><!--s024934a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of ancient Gaul, ancient region of Europe including most of what is now France [via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">Gallia</span>, prob of Celtic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diseconomy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disiʹkonəmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> diseconomies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017099a"><!--s017099a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017857b"><!--s017857b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a lack of economy.</p></div><a name="s017858b"><!--s017858b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an increase in costs, or a factor responsible for this.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gratify</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgratifie/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (gratifies, gratified, gratifying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026296a"><!--s026296a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028146b"><!--s028146b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to give pleasure or satisfaction to (somebody).</p></div><a name="s028147b"><!--s028147b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to give in to or to satisfy (an urge, whim, etc)</p><p><span class="bodyb">gratification</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">gratifier</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s028148b"><!--s028148b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to yield to (a feeling, whim, etc)</p><p><span class="bodyb">gratifyingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">gratifier</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">gratificari</span> to make oneself pleasing, from <span class="bodyi">gratus</span> pleasing, thankful].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exogamy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ekʹsogəmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020950a"><!--s020950a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021996b"><!--s021996b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>marriage outside a specific group, e.g. a tribe, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as required by custom or law: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/endogamy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">endogamy</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s021997b"><!--s021997b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>sexual reproduction between organisms that are not closely related <span class="bodyb">exogamic</span> /eksohʹgamik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">exogamous</span> /-məs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">humbug<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (humbugged, humbugging)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029566a"><!--s029566a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to deceive (somebody) with a hoax.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bottle bank</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006838a"><!--s006838a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large container, sited in a public place, in which people can deposit empty glass bottles for recycling.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">appendicitis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əˌpendiʹsietis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002556a"><!--s002556a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>inflammation of the vermiform appendix [scientific Latin, from Latin <span class="bodyi">appendic-</span>, appendix (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/appendix/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">appendix</span></span></a>) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/itis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-itis</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haunt<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027666a"><!--s027666a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a place habitually frequented </p><p><i></i></p><p>The bar was a favourite haunt of the legal fraternity</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">imperfection</span><small><span class="eSynop">/impəʹfeksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030511a"><!--s030511a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032050b"><!--s032050b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the quality or state of being imperfect.</p></div><a name="s032051b"><!--s032051b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a fault or blemish.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conduct<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹdukt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012392a"><!--s012392a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012879b"><!--s012879b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to guide or escort (somebody) somewhere </p><p><i></i></p><p>He got a job conducting tourists through the museum</p>.</div><a name="s012880b"><!--s012880b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003365c"><!--s003365c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to carry on or direct (an operation) from a position of command or control </p><p><i></i></p><p>He conducted a siege</p>.</div><a name="s003366c"><!--s003366c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to carry out (an exercise or operation) </p><p><i></i></p><p>We're going to conduct an experiment</p>.</div></div><a name="s012881b"><!--s012881b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s003367c"><!--s003367c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to convey (water or other fluid material) in a channel, pipe, etc.</p></div><a name="s003368c"><!--s003368c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to act as a medium for transmitting (heat or light).</p></div></div><a name="s012882b"><!--s012882b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to behave (oneself) in a specified manner </p><p><i></i></p><p>He conducted himself appallingly</p>.</div><a name="s012883b"><!--s012883b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to direct the performance or execution of (a musical work or group of musicians) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s012884b"><!--s012884b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to act as leader or director, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of an orchestra.</p></div><a name="s012885b"><!--s012885b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to have the property of transmitting heat, sound, electricity, etc <span class="bodyb">conductibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">conductible</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">conductive</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flame out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022730a"><!--s022730a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024143b"><!--s024143b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a jet engine: to fail during flight as a result of the extinction of its flame.</p></div><a name="s024144b"><!--s024144b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> to fail spectacularly.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">histamine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhistəmin, -meen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028613a"><!--s028613a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chemical compound that transmits nerve impulses in the autonomic nervous system. The release of this compound, usu after injury or in the presence of an allergen, causes an allergic reaction <span class="bodyb">histaminic</span> /-ʹminik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/histidine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">histidine</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amine</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disembark</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disimʹbahk/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017100a"><!--s017100a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017859b"><!--s017859b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to alight from a ship, plane, etc <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s017860b"><!--s017860b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to put (passengers, etc) on land from a ship, plane, etc <span class="bodyb">disembarkation</span> /disˌembahʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">desembarquer</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">embarquer</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/embark/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">embark</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gauleiter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgowlietə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024935a"><!--s024935a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026663b"><!--s026663b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an official in charge of a district in Nazi Germany.</p></div><a name="s026664b"><!--s026664b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">gauleiter</span>) an arrogant henchman or subordinate [German <span class="bodyi">Gauleiter</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Gau</span> district, region + <span class="bodyi">Leiter</span> leader].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exogenous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ekʹsojinəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020951a"><!--s020951a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>originating from the outside; due to external causes</p><p><span class="bodyb">exogenously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">exogène</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/exo_or_ex/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">exo-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-gène</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">-genēs</span> born].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">imperfective<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/impəʹfektiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030512a"><!--s030512a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or denoting an aspect of verbs in Slavic languages that indicates that an action is in progress but does not refer to its completion: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/perfective/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">perfective</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gratin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgratanh (<span class="bodyi">French</span> gratε)/ /ʹgratanh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026297a"><!--s026297a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dish cooked with a topping of breadcrumbs or grated cheese that has formed a brown crust [French <span class="bodyi">gratin</span>, from <span class="bodyi">grater</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grate2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grate 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bottlebrush</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006839a"><!--s006839a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007032b"><!--s007032b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a brush with a cylindrical head for cleaning bottles; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> one with a cylindrical head on a thin stem.</p></div><a name="s007033b"><!--s007033b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of several species of Australasian shrubs of the eucalyptus family with spikes of brightly coloured, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> red, flowers: genera <span class="bodyi">Callistemon</span> and <span class="bodyi">Melaleuca</span>. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/callistemon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">callistemon</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">appendix</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹpendiks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002557a"><!--s002557a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002469b"><!--s002469b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">pl</span> <span class="bodyb">appendices /-seez/</span>) a supplement, e.g. containing explanatory or statistical material, attached at the end of a book or other piece of writing.</p></div><a name="s002470b"><!--s002470b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">pl</span> <span class="bodyb">appendixes</span>) a narrow short blind tube that extends from the lower end of the large intestine.</p></div><a name="s002471b"><!--s002471b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">pl</span> <span class="bodyb">appendixes</span>) the vermiform appendix or any similar bodily outgrowth [Latin <span class="bodyi">appendic-, appendix</span> appendage, from <span class="bodyi">appendere</span> to hang on, suspend: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/append/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">append</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">humdinger</span><small><span class="eSynop">/humʹding·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029567a"><!--s029567a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an excellent or remarkable person or thing [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conductance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹdukt(ə)ns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012393a"><!--s012393a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the ability of a material to conduct electricity.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haunted</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027667a"><!--s027667a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029495b"><!--s029495b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a building: inhabited by a ghost.</p></div><a name="s029496b"><!--s029496b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>worried or anguished </p><p><i></i></p><p>a haunted expression</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flameproof<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022731a"><!--s022731a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024145b"><!--s024145b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of fabric: rendered non-flammable by treatment.</p></div><a name="s024146b"><!--s024146b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of cookware: suitable for use in an oven or on a hob.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">histidine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhistədeen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028614a"><!--s028614a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an amino acid that is a chemical base and is found in most proteins [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hist_or_histo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hist-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ide_or_id/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ide</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ine2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ine 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disembarrass</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disimʹbarəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017101a"><!--s017101a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> (<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + of) to free (somebody) from something troublesome or superfluous </p><p><i></i></p><p>He disembarrassed himself of the autograph-hunters by jumping into a cab</p> <p><span class="bodyb">disembarrassment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gaulish</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgawlish/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024936a"><!--s024936a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the Celtic language of the ancient Gauls</p><p><span class="bodyb">Gaulish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹekson/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020952a"><!--s020952a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of four officers of the yeomen of the guard who act as resident commanders [modification, based on the French pronunciation, of French <span class="bodyi">exempt</span> cavalry officer exempt from normal duties].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haunting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027668a"><!--s027668a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029497b"><!--s029497b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of concerns, memories, etc: constantly recurring to one; persistent.</p></div><a name="s029498b"><!--s029498b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>poignantly evocative </p><p><i></i></p><p>a haunting melody</p> <p><span class="bodyb">hauntingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">humdrum<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhumdrum/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029568a"><!--s029568a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>monotonous or dull [reduplication of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hum1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hum 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bottled gas</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006840a"><!--s006840a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>liquefied propane or butane in portable containers, for use as fuel for camping stoves, blowlamps, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conducti</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹduktie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012394a"><!--s012394a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/conductus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">conductus</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flameproof<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022732a"><!--s022732a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make (a fabric or cookware) flameproof.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grating<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026298a"><!--s026298a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028149b"><!--s028149b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a framework of parallel bars or crossbars, e.g. covering a window.</p></div><a name="s028150b"><!--s028150b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a set of close parallel lines or bars ruled on a polished surface to produce optical spectra by diffraction.</p></div><a name="s028151b"><!--s028151b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the action of rubbing something against a rough surface or, <span class="bodyi">esp</span>, the sound produced by this [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grate1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grate 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ing2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ing 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">histiocyte</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhisti·əsiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028615a"><!--s028615a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/macrophage/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">macrophage</span></span></a> (large cell) that is not capable of independent movement <span class="bodyb">histiocytic</span> /-ʹsitik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">histion</span> web (dimin. of <span class="bodyi">histos</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hist_or_histo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hist-</span></span></a>) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cyte/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-cyte</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apperception</span><small><span class="eSynop">/apuhʹsepsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002558a"><!--s002558a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002472b"><!--s002472b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an individual's awareness of his or her own mind at work.</p></div><a name="s002473b"><!--s002473b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the realization that an idea or concept newly presented to one belongs to a class or group of ideas already stored in one's mind; the thought ‘this is that’ or ‘this is one of those’ <span class="bodyb">apperceptive</span> /-ʹseptiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">aperception</span> from <span class="bodyi">apercevoir</span> to perceive].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">imperfective<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030513a"><!--s030513a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the imperfective aspect or a verb form in this aspect.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disembodied</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disimʹbodid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017102a"><!--s017102a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017861b"><!--s017861b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>denoting a soul existing apart from the body it inhabited </p><p><i></i></p><p>We were in some mysterious way invisible, and as free to come and go as disembodied spirits</p><p> Lewis Carroll.</p></div><a name="s017862b"><!--s017862b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>coming from an invisible source </p><p><i></i></p><p>a disembodied voice</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gaullism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgawliz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024937a"><!--s024937a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the political principles and policies of the French political leader Charles de Gaulle (d.1970)</p><p><span class="bodyb">Gaullist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exonerate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/igʹzonərayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020953a"><!--s020953a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021998b"><!--s021998b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + from) to free (somebody) from blame.</p></div><a name="s021999b"><!--s021999b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + from) to relieve (somebody) of a responsibility or, obligation, or hardship <span class="bodyb">exoneration</span> /-ʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">exonerative</span> /-rətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">exoneraten</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">exoneratus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">exonerare</span> to unburden, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">oner-, onus</span> load].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grating<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026299a"><!--s026299a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of sounds: with an annoyingly or unnervingly harsh quality; rasping [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grate2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grate 2</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ing1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ing 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conduction</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹduksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012395a"><!--s012395a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012886b"><!--s012886b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the transfer of heat from an area of higher temperature to one of lower temperature in a conducting medium.</p></div><a name="s012887b"><!--s012887b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the transmission of sound or electricity through a medium.</p></div><a name="s012888b"><!--s012888b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the transmission of an electrical impulse through nerve tissue.</p></div><a name="s012889b"><!--s012889b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the conducting or conveying, e.g. of water, through a channel, etc.</p></div><a name="s012890b"><!--s012890b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/conductivity/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">conductivity</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hausa</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhowsə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Hausas <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> Hausa)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027669a"><!--s027669a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029499b"><!--s029499b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a people inhabiting N Nigeria and S Niger.</p></div><a name="s029500b"><!--s029500b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the language of this people, one of the national languages of Nigeria, and widely used in W Africa as a lingua franca</p><p><span class="bodyb">Hausa</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [the Hausa name].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">humdrum<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhumdrum/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029569a"><!--s029569a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the humdrum</span>) monotonous or dull people or situations.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">histo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028616a"><!--s028616a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hist_or_histo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hist-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flamer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022733a"><!--s022733a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a person who sends abusive messages by email or other electronic means.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">imperforate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpuhf(ə)rət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030514a"><!--s030514a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032052b"><!--s032052b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said e.g. of a stamp or a sheet of stamps: lacking perforations.</p></div><a name="s032053b"><!--s032053b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>lacking a normal anatomical opening <span class="bodyb">imperforation</span> /-ʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disembowel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disimʹbowəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (disembowelled, disembowelling, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> disemboweled) (disemboweling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017103a"><!--s017103a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to remove the bowels or entrails of or eviscerate (a person or animal)</p><p><span class="bodyb">disembowelment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bottle-feed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> bottle-fed /ʹfed/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006841a"><!--s006841a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to feed (an infant) by means of a bottle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">appertain</span><small><span class="eSynop">/apəʹtayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002559a"><!--s002559a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + to) to belong or be connected as a rightful or customary part, possession, or attribute; to pertain </p><p><i></i></p><p>We were then ordered to give up all nautical instruments and letters appertaining to any of us</p> — R H Dana <p><i></i></p><p>In this great stretch of country there is no sign of life nor of anything appertaining to life</p> — Conan Doyle [Middle English <span class="bodyi">apperteinen</span> via Old French <span class="bodyi">apartenir</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">appertinēre</span>, from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ap_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ap- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">pertinēre</span> to belong, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pertain/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pertain</span></span></a>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gaunt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gawnt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024938a"><!--s024938a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026665b"><!--s026665b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>excessively thin and angular, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from hunger or suffering.</p></div><a name="s026666b"><!--s026666b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a place: barren or desolate</p><p><span class="bodyb">gauntly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">gauntness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English, perhaps of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exo- <span class="bodyi">or</span> ex-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020943a"><!--s020943a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s021989b"><!--s021989b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>outside; outer </p><p><i></i></p><p>exoskeleton</p> <p><i></i></p><p>exogamy</p>.</div><a name="s021990b"><!--s021990b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>outer </p><p><i></i></p><p>exoskeleton</p>.</div><a name="s021991b"><!--s021991b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>giving off; releasing </p><p><i></i></p><p>exocrine</p> <p>[Greek <span class="bodyi">exō</span> out, outside, from <span class="bodyi">ex</span> out of].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gratis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgratis, ʹgrah-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026300a"><!--s026300a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>without charge; free, interest, or recompense </p><p><i></i></p><p>This is the fool that lent out money gratis</p><p> Shakespeare [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">gratiis</span>, <span class="bodyi">gratis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">gratia</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grace1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grace 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hausfrau</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhowsfrow/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027670a"><!--s027670a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a German housewife [German <span class="bodyi">Hausfrau</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Haus</span> house + <span class="bodyi">Frau</span> woman, wife].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conductive education</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹduktiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012396a"><!--s012396a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an educational system for children with severely impaired motor coordination, in which they are encouraged repeatedly to attempt a simple action until they can perform it.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">imperial<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpiəri·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030515a"><!--s030515a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032054b"><!--s032054b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008328c"><!--s008328c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>of or befitting an empire, emperor, or empress.</p></div><a name="s008329c"><!--s008329c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>of the former British Empire.</p></div></div><a name="s032055b"><!--s032055b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008330c"><!--s008330c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>sovereign; royal.</p></div><a name="s008331c"><!--s008331c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>regal, imperious, or majestic.</p></div></div><a name="s032056b"><!--s032056b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>belonging to an official nonmetric British series of weights and measures such as the pound and the pint.</p></div><a name="s032057b"><!--s032057b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of a product: of a superior size or quality</p><p><span class="bodyb">imperially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">imperialness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">imperialis</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">imperium</span> command, empire, from <span class="bodyi">imperare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/imperative1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">imperative 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disempower</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disimʹpowə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (disempowered, disempowering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017104a"><!--s017104a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to deprive (a person or group) of initiative or confidence</p><p><span class="bodyb">disempowerment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flamethrower</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022734a"><!--s022734a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a weapon that expels a burning stream of liquid.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bottle gas</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006842a"><!--s006842a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bottled_gas/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bottled gas</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gauntlet<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgawntlit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024939a"><!--s024939a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026667b"><!--s026667b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a strong protective glove with a wide extension above the wrist, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for sports and in industry.</p></div><a name="s026668b"><!--s026668b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a glove to protect the hand, formerly worn with medieval armour ✱ <span class="bodyb">take up the gauntlet</span> to accept a challenge ✱ <span class="bodyb">throw down the gauntlet</span> to issue a challenge</p><p><span class="bodyb">gauntleted</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">gantelet</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">gant</span> glove, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">humectant<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hyooʹmektənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029570a"><!--s029570a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a substance, such as glycerin, that promotes retention of moisture and lends itself to use in skin preparations or as a food additive [Latin <span class="bodyi">humectant-, humectans</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">humectare</span> to moisten, from <span class="bodyi">humectus</span> moist, from <span class="bodyi">humēre</span> to be moist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exophthalmos</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eksofʹthalmos, -məs/ exophthalmus /-məs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020954a"><!--s020954a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>abnormal protrusion of the eyeball <span class="bodyb">exophthalmic</span> /-mik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">exophthalmos</span> having prominent eyes, from <span class="bodyi">ex</span> out + <span class="bodyi">ophthalmos</span> eye].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">histochemistry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/histohʹkemistri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028617a"><!--s028617a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the branch of science dealing with the use of chemical techniques in making the structure of tissues and cells visible for examination under a microscope <span class="bodyb">histochemical</span> /-ʹkemikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gratitude</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgratityoohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026301a"><!--s026301a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the state or feeling of being grateful; thankfulness [Middle English via French from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">gratitude</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">gratus</span> grateful].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">appestat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹapəstat/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002560a"><!--s002560a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the part of the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hypothalamus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hypothalamus</span></span></a> (area of brain regulating bodily needs) that controls the appetite [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/appetite/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">appetite</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stat/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-stat</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haustellum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hawʹsteləm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> haustella /-lə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027671a"><!--s027671a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mouth part, e.g. of an insect, adapted to suck blood, plant juices, etc <span class="bodyb">haustellate</span> /ʹhawstəlit/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">haustellum</span> from <span class="bodyi">haustus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">haurire</span> to drink, draw].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conductivity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kondukʹtiviti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> conductivities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012397a"><!--s012397a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the ability of a material to conduct or transmit heat or electricity, or the degree of this. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/conduction/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">conduction</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">imperial<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030516a"><!--s030516a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032058b"><!--s032058b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a size of paper measuring 762 x 559mm (30 x 22in.) in the UK, slightly more in the USA.</p></div><a name="s032059b"><!--s032059b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a small pointed beard growing below the lower lip, so called from the style of beard worn as a young man by Napoleon III, Emperor of France.</p></div><a name="s032060b"><!--s032060b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something of unusual size or excellence, e.g. a wine bottle holding the equivalent of eight standard bottles.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gratuitous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/grəʹtyooh·itəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026302a"><!--s026302a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028152b"><!--s028152b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not called for by the circumstances; unwarranted </p><p><i></i></p><p>scenes of gratuitous violence</p>.</div><a name="s028153b"><!--s028153b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>costing nothing; free.</p></div><a name="s028154b"><!--s028154b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s007440c"><!--s007440c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>costing nothing; free.</p></div><a name="s007441c"><!--s007441c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>not involving a return benefit or compensation</p><p><span class="bodyb">gratuitously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">gratuitousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">gratuitus</span> given freely, from <span class="bodyi">gratus</span> grateful, pleasing].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flame tree</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022735a"><!--s022735a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various ornamental trees with vivid scarlet flowers: <span class="bodyi">Brachychiton acerifolius</span> (of Australia) and other species.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">histocompatibility</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhistohkəmpatəʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028618a"><!--s028618a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in medicine, a state of mutual tolerance that allows some tissues to be grafted effectively onto others.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disenchant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disinʹchahnt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017105a"><!--s017105a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to rid (somebody) of an illusion; to disillusion </p><p><i></i></p><p>The Darwin who wrote The Descent of Man was disenchanted with natural selection</p><p> Phillip E Johnson</p><p><span class="bodyb">disenchanted</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">disenchanter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">disenchanting</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">disenchantingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">disenchantment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">desenchanter</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">enchanter</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/enchant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">enchant</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">humectant<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029571a"><!--s029571a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>promoting retention of moisture.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gauntlet<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024940a"><!--s024940a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026669b"><!--s026669b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a double file of men armed with weapons with which to strike at somebody made to run between them, used formerly as a military punishment.</p></div><a name="s026670b"><!--s026670b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>criticism or an ordeal or test ✱ <span class="bodyb">run the gauntlet</span> to have to suffer criticism or a testing experience.</p></div><a name="s026671b"><!--s026671b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>formerly, to have to run through a gauntlet as a punishment [by folk etymology from <span class="bodyi">gantelope</span>, modification of Swedish <span class="bodyi">gatlopp</span>, from Old Swedish <span class="bodyi">gata</span> road, lane + <span class="bodyi">lop</span> course, run].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hautboy <span class="bodyi">or</span> hautbois</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹohboy/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027672a"><!--s027672a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029501b"><!--s029501b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> an oboe.</p></div><a name="s029502b"><!--s029502b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007783c"><!--s007783c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a large strawberry of central Europe and Asia.</p></div><a name="s007784c"><!--s007784c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the plant bearing this: <span class="bodyi">Fragaria moschata</span> [early French <span class="bodyi">hautbois</span>, from <span class="bodyi">haut</span> high + <span class="bodyi">bois</span> wood].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">appetence</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹapitəns/ appetency /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> appetences appetencies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002561a"><!--s002561a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002474b"><!--s002474b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> a fixed and strong eagerness or desire; a craving </p><p><i></i></p><p>Whatsoe'er might please the appetence, here it was poured out in lavish affluence</p> — Giles Fletcher.</div><a name="s002475b"><!--s002475b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a natural attraction or affinity, e.g. between chemicals</p><p><span class="bodyb">appetent</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">appetentia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">appetent-, appetens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">appetere</span> to crave: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/appetite/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">appetite</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exoplanet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeksohplanit/</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020955a"><!--s020955a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a planet outside our own solar system.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bottle glass</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006843a"><!--s006843a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>tough dark green or amber glass used for making bottles.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conductor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹduktə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012398a"><!--s012398a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012891b"><!--s012891b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who directs the performance of an orchestra or other group of musicians.</p></div><a name="s012892b"><!--s012892b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a substance or body capable of transmitting electricity, heat, sound, etc.</p></div><a name="s012893b"><!--s012893b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s003369c"><!--s003369c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">esp</span> formerly, a collector of fares on a bus or tram.</p></div><a name="s003370c"><!--s003370c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a guard railway officer in charge of a train; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/guard1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">guard<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (7) <span class="bodyb">conductorial</span> /kondukʹtawri·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">conductorship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">imperial gallon</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030517a"><!--s030517a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gallon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gallon</span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">histogram</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhistəgram/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028619a"><!--s028619a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in statistics, a diagram consisting of a series of adjacent rectangles, the height and width of which represent each of two variables.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">humeral</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhyoohmərəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029572a"><!--s029572a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031202b"><!--s031202b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or in the region of the humerus or shoulder.</p></div><a name="s031203b"><!--s031203b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in the Roman Catholic Church, denoting a vestment worn round the shoulders for administering the sacrament.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flamines</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflaymineez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022736a"><!--s022736a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flamen/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flamen</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gaur</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgowə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024941a"><!--s024941a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large E Indian wild ox with a broad forehead and short thick horns: <span class="bodyi">Bibos gaurus</span> [Hindi <span class="bodyi">gaur</span> from Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">gaura</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bottle-green</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006845a"><!--s006845a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of a very dark green colour</p><p><span class="bodyb">bottle green</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haute couture</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌoht koohʹtyooə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027673a"><!--s027673a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the designing and making of highly fashionable or fashion-setting clothes by leading fashion houses [French <span class="bodyi">haute couture</span>, literally ‘high sewing’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gratuity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/grəʹtyooh·iəti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gratuities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026303a"><!--s026303a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028155b"><!--s028155b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small sum of money given in return for or in anticipation of some service; a tip.</p></div><a name="s028156b"><!--s028156b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a sum of money given to someone when they retire, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from the armed services [Old French <span class="bodyi">gratuité</span> or medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">gratuitas</span> gift, from Latin <span class="bodyi">gratus</span> pleasing, grateful].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disencumber</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disinʹkumbə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (disencumbered, disencumbering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017106a"><!--s017106a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to free (somebody, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> oneself) from an encumbrance [early French <span class="bodyi">desencombrer</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">encombrer</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/encumber/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">encumber</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conductor rail</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012399a"><!--s012399a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rail for conducting current to an electric locomotive or train.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">appetiser</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹapətiezə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002562a"><!--s002562a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/appetizer_or_appetiser/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">appetizer</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exorbitant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/igʹzawbit(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020956a"><!--s020956a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of prices, demands, etc: much greater than is reasonable; excessive</p><p><span class="bodyb">exorbitance</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">exorbitantly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English, in the sense ‘abnormal, irregular’, via Old French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">exorbitant-, exorbitans</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">exorbitare</span> to deviate, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">orbita</span> track, rut].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">imperialism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030518a"><!--s030518a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032061b"><!--s032061b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the policy, practice, or advocacy of extending the power and dominion of a nation, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by territorial acquisition.</p></div><a name="s032062b"><!--s032062b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any unacceptable extension or attempted extension of power or influence.</p></div><a name="s032063b"><!--s032063b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s008332c"><!--s008332c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the policy, practice, or advocacy of extending the power and dominion of a nation, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by territorial acquisition.</p></div><a name="s008333c"><!--s008333c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any unacceptable extension or attempted extension of power or influence.</p></div></div><a name="s032064b"><!--s032064b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s008334c"><!--s008334c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>government by an emperor or empress.</p></div><a name="s008335c"><!--s008335c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the spirit or character of empire or an empire</p><p><span class="bodyb">imperialist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">imperialistic</span> /-ʹlistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">imperialistically</span> /-ʹlistikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">histology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiʹstoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028620a"><!--s028620a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the branch of anatomy that deals with the organization and microscopic structure of animal and plant tissues <span class="bodyb">histological</span> /-ʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">histologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">histologie</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/histo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">histo-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-logie</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/logy_or_ology/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-logy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">humerus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhyoohmərəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> humeri /-rie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029573a"><!--s029573a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the long bone of the upper arm or forelimb extending from the shoulder to the elbow [Latin <span class="bodyi">humerus</span> upper arm, shoulder].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flaming</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022737a"><!--s022737a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024147b"><!--s024147b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>emitting flames or on fire; blazing.</p></div><a name="s024148b"><!--s024148b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>brilliantly hot or bright </p><p><i></i></p><p>flaming June</p> <p><i></i></p><p>flaming red hair</p>.</div><a name="s024149b"><!--s024149b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>full of fury or ardour </p><p><i></i></p><p>a flaming passion</p> <p><i></i></p><p>We had a flaming row</p>.</div><a name="s024150b"><!--s024150b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> used to express irritation </p><p><i></i></p><p>That flaming cat's brought in a dead bird</p> <p><span class="bodyb">flamingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">appetising</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002563a"><!--s002563a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/appetizing_or_appetising/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">appetizing</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haute cuisine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kwiʹzeen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027674a"><!--s027674a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>cooking of a high standard, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> following French methods [French <span class="bodyi">haute cuisine</span>, literally ‘high cooking’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bottle green</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006844a"><!--s006844a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a very dark green.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conductress</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹduktris/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012400a"><!--s012400a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">esp</span> formerly, a female collector of fares on a bus or tram.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gauss</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gows/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gauss gausses)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024942a"><!--s024942a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of magnetic induction equal to 10<sup>-4</sup> tesla [named after K F <span class="bodyi">Gauss</span> d.1855, German mathematician and astronomer].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">histolysis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiʹstolisis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028621a"><!--s028621a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in biology, the breakdown of body tissues <span class="bodyb">histolytic</span> /-ʹlitik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/histo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">histo-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lysis/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-lysis</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disendow</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disinʹdow/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017107a"><!--s017107a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to strip (a church, etc) of an endowment</p><p><span class="bodyb">disendowment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exorcize <span class="bodyi">or</span> exorcise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeksawsiez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020957a"><!--s020957a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022000b"><!--s022000b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to expel (an evil spirit) by solemn command, e.g. in a religious ceremony.</p></div><a name="s022001b"><!--s022001b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to free (a person or place) of an evil spirit.</p></div><a name="s022002b"><!--s022002b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to get rid of (an unpleasant thought or emotion) as if by exorcism <span class="bodyb">exorcism</span> /-siz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">exorcist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">exorcizer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">exorcisen</span> via French and late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">exorkizein</span>, from <span class="bodyi">ex</span> out + <span class="bodyi">horkizein</span> to bind by oath, adjure, from <span class="bodyi">horkos</span> oath].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gravadlax</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgravədlaks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026304a"><!--s026304a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gravlax/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gravlax</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">appetite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹapətiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002564a"><!--s002564a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002476b"><!--s002476b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a desire to satisfy an internal bodily need; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a desire to eat.</p></div><a name="s002477b"><!--s002477b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a strong desire demanding satisfaction; an inclination </p><p><i></i></p><p>One loses one's appetite for detective fiction</p><p><span class="bodyb">appetitive</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">apetit</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">appetere</span> to strive after, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ap_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ap- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">petere</span> to seek].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">humic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhyoohmik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029574a"><!--s029574a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or derived from humus.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">imperil</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹperəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (imperilled, imperilling, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> imperiled) (imperiling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030519a"><!--s030519a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to put (somebody or something) in danger or at risk of harm</p><p><span class="bodyb">imperilment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">histone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhistohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028622a"><!--s028622a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various basic proteins that are found associated with DNA in the chromosomes (strands of gene-carrying material; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chromosome/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chromosome</span></span></a>) of cells.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haute école</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ayʹkol/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027675a"><!--s027675a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a highly stylized form of classical horse-riding; advanced dressage [French <span class="bodyi">haute école</span>, literally ‘high school’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flamingo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fləʹminggoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os -oes) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> flamingos flamingoes)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022738a"><!--s022738a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of web-footed wading birds with long legs and neck, curved beak, and rosy-white plumage with scarlet and black markings: family Phoenicopteridae [Portuguese <span class="bodyi">flamengo</span> from Spanish <span class="bodyi">flamenco</span> Fleming, perhaps in jocular reference to the pink complexion of the Flemings].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gaussian distribution</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgowsi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024943a"><!--s024943a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/normal_distribution/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">normal distribution</span></span></a> [named after K F <span class="bodyi">Gauss</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gauss/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gauss</span></span></a>), who first described it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disenfranchise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disinʹfranchiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017108a"><!--s017108a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017863b"><!--s017863b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to deprive (a person) of any citizen's rights, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> that of voting.</p></div><a name="s017864b"><!--s017864b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to deprive (a place) of the right to send representatives to an elected body <span class="bodyb">disenfranchisement</span> /-chizmənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exordium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ekʹsawdi·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> exordiums exordia /-di·ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020958a"><!--s020958a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> a beginning or introduction, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to a formal speech or literary work</p><p><span class="bodyb">exordial</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">exordium</span> from <span class="bodyi">exordiri</span> to begin, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ordiri</span> to begin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">appetizer <span class="bodyi">or</span> appetiser</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹapətiezə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002565a"><!--s002565a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002478b"><!--s002478b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a food or drink that stimulates the appetite, usu served before a meal.</p></div><a name="s002479b"><!--s002479b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a foretaste </p><p><i></i></p><p>To the Indians death was a very simple thing, for life was just an appetiser</p> — Ronald Bergan.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">imperious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpiəri·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030520a"><!--s030520a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>marked by arrogant assurance; domineering </p><p><i></i></p><p>Some husbands are imperious, and some wives perverse</p><p> Dr Johnson</p><p><span class="bodyb">imperiously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">imperiousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">imperiosus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">imperium</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/imperial1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">imperial 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">humid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhyoohmid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029575a"><!--s029575a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>containing or characterized by perceptible moisture </p><p><i></i></p><p>a humid climate</p> <p><span class="bodyb">humidity</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">humidly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">humide</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">(h)umidus</span> moist,from <span class="bodyi">humēre</span> to be moist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">histopathology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhistohpəʹtholəji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028623a"><!--s028623a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the branch of pathology concerned with the tissue changes accompanying disease <span class="bodyb">histopathological</span> /-pathəʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">histopathologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flammable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflaməbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022739a"><!--s022739a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="sb000000209"><!--sb000000209--></a><p>readily combustible; easily set on fire; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inflammable1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inflammable<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (1) <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inflammable1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inflammable 1</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">flammability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">flammare</span> to flame, set on fire, from <span class="bodyi">flamma</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flame1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flame 1</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">flammable</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">inflammable</span>? Although <span class="bodyi">flammable</span> and <span class="bodyi">inflammable</span> may appear to be opposites, in fact they have the same meaning. SBut s ince <span class="bodyi">inflammable</span> may seem to mean ‘not flammable’ (from the prefix <span class="bodyi">in-</span> meaning ‘not’ + <span class="bodyi">flammable</span>) and because of the risk of fire and danger to life, use of the word <span class="bodyi">flammable</span> is increasingly preferred, especially in technical contexts: <span class="bodyi">highly flammable solvents</span>. The preferred negative is <span class="bodyi">non-flammable</span>:<span class="bodyi">non-flammable clothing</span>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gauze</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gawz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024944a"><!--s024944a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026672b"><!--s026672b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a thin often transparent fabric used chiefly for clothing or draperies.</p></div><a name="s026673b"><!--s026673b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a loosely woven cotton surgical dressing.</p></div><a name="s026674b"><!--s026674b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a fine mesh of metal or plastic filaments.</p></div><a name="s026675b"><!--s026675b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s007015c"><!--s007015c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a thin often transparent fabric used chiefly for clothing or draperies.</p></div><a name="s007016c"><!--s007016c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a loosely woven cotton surgical dressing.</p></div><a name="s007017c"><!--s007017c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a fine mesh of metal or plastic filaments.</p></div></div><a name="s026676b"><!--s026676b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a thin haze or mist</p><p><span class="bodyb">gauzily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">gauziness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">gauzy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">gaze</span>, prob from <span class="bodyi">Gaza</span>, a town in Palestine known for the production of fine fabrics].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exoskeleton</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eksohʹskelitn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020959a"><!--s020959a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022003b"><!--s022003b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a hard external supportive covering of an animal, e.g. a lobster or beetle.</p></div><a name="s022004b"><!--s022004b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a type of powered suit intended for military use, enabling soldiers to carry heavier loads and move and communicate more effectively</p><p><span class="bodyb">exoskeletal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disengage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disinʹgayj/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017109a"><!--s017109a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017865b"><!--s017865b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to release or detach (somebody, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> oneself, or a part of one) from something that holds, engages, or entangles </p><p><i></i></p><p>He disengaged himself from her embrace</p>.</div><a name="s017866b"><!--s017866b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to remove (troops) from combat areas <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s017867b"><!--s017867b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of troops or combatants: to withdraw, or retire from engagement.</p></div><a name="s017868b"><!--s017868b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in fencing, to move one's sword to the other side of an opponent's sword in order to attack</p><p><span class="bodyb">disengagement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">désengager</span>, from <span class="bodyi">dés-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">engager</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/engage/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">engage</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">imperishable<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹperishəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030521a"><!--s030521a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032065b"><!--s032065b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not subject to decay or deterioration; not perishable.</p></div><a name="s032066b"><!--s032066b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>enduring permanently </p><p><i></i></p><p>imperishable fame</p> <p><span class="bodyb">imperishability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">imperishableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">imperishably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">appetizing <span class="bodyi">or</span> appetising</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002566a"><!--s002566a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>appealing to the appetite, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in appearance or aroma</p><p><span class="bodyb">appetizingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">humidex</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhyoohmideks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029576a"><!--s029576a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Can</span> an index of the level of discomfort likely from combined temperature and humidity [blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/humidity/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">humidity</span></span></a> and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/index1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">index 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hist- <span class="bodyi">or</span> histo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028612a"><!--s028612a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: tissue </p><p><i></i></p><p>histology</p> <p>[via French from Greek <span class="bodyi">histos</span> mast, loom beam, web, from <span class="bodyi">histanai</span> to cause to stand].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fluffy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (fluffier, fluffiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023159a"><!--s023159a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024716b"><!--s024716b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>like or covered with fluff </p><p><i></i></p><p>fluffy chicks</p> <p><i></i></p><p>fluffy clouds</p>.</div><a name="s024717b"><!--s024717b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of whipped foods, etc: light and soft or airy </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fluffy sponge cake</p> <p><i></i></p><p>fluffy soufflés</p> <p><i></i></p><p>fluffy mashed potato</p> <p><span class="bodyb">fluffily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fluffiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gavage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgavahzh, ʹgavij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024945a"><!--s024945a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>introduction of material, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> food, into the stomach by a tube [French <span class="bodyi">gavage</span> from <span class="bodyi">gaver</span> to stuff, feed forcibly].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exosphere</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeksohsfiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020960a"><!--s020960a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the outer zone of a planet's atmosphere <span class="bodyb">exospheric</span> /-ʹsferik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disentail</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disinʹtayl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017110a"><!--s017110a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in law, to free (an estate) from entail</p><p><span class="bodyb">disentailment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">imperishable<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030522a"><!--s030522a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) something that is imperishable.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">humidifier</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hyoohʹmidifie·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029577a"><!--s029577a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a device for supplying or maintaining humidity, e.g. in a centrally heated room.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">appl.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002567a"><!--s002567a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>applied.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">historian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiʹstawri·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028624a"><!--s028624a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a student of or expert in history.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flugelhorn</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfloohglhawn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023160a"><!--s023160a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a valved brass musical instrument resembling a cornet [German <span class="bodyi">Flügelhorn</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Flügel</span> wing, flank + <span class="bodyi">Horn</span> horn; from its use to signal to the outlying beaters in a shoot].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gave</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gayv/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024946a"><!--s024946a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/give1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">give 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disentangle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disinʹtanggl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017111a"><!--s017111a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017869b"><!--s017869b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to free (somebody or something) from entanglements </p><p><i></i></p><p>if I can disentangle myself from a prior commitment</p>.</div><a name="s017870b"><!--s017870b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to unravel (tangled wool, string, etc)</p><p><span class="bodyb">disentanglement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exostosis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eksoʹstohsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> exostoses /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020961a"><!--s020961a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a spur or bony outgrowth from a bone [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">exostōsis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">ex</span> out of + <span class="bodyi">osteon</span> bone].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">applaud</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹplawd/</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002568a"><!--s002568a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s002480b"><!--s002480b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of an audience: to express approval (of somebody or something) by clapping, cheering, etc <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s002481b"><!--s002481b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to express approval of (somebody or something) by clapping the hands.</p></div><a name="s002482b"><!--s002482b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to praise (somebody or something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> publicly </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was applauded for his presence of mind</p><p><span class="bodyb">applaudable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">applauder</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">applaudir</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">applaudere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ap_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ap- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">plaudere</span> to applaud].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fluid<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflooh·id/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023161a"><!--s023161a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024718b"><!--s024718b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a substance, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a liquid or gas, that can flow freely, has no fixed shape, yields to pressure, and conforms to the shape of its container.</p></div><a name="s024719b"><!--s024719b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a liquid in the body of an animal or plant </p><p><i></i></p><p>cerebrospinal fluid</p> <p><span class="bodyb">fluidal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">fluide</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">fluidus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">fluere</span> to flow].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">imperium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpiəri·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030523a"><!--s030523a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>absolute or supreme power; sovereignty [Latin <span class="bodyi">imperium</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/imperial1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">imperial 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">historic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiʹstorik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028625a"><!--s028625a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030258b"><!--s030258b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>famous or important in history, or likely to be so </p><p><i></i></p><p>a historic occasion</p>.</div><a name="s030259b"><!--s030259b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> of the past; historical </p><p><i></i></p><p>historic battlefields</p>.</div><a name="s030260b"><!--s030260b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="sb000000243"><!--sb000000243--></a><p>in grammar, said of a tense: expressive of past time</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">historic</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">historical</span>? These two words are sometimes confused. A <span class="bodyi">historic</span> event is one that is very important or memorable and thought likely to be recorded as such in history. A <span class="bodyi">historical</span> event is any event that took place in the past.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">humidify</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hyoohʹmidifie/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (humidifies, humidified, humidifying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029578a"><!--s029578a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>) to increase the amount of moisture in make (air) humid <span class="bodyb">humidification</span> /-fiʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">humidifier</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gavel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgavl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024947a"><!--s024947a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small mallet with which a chairman, judge, or auctioneer commands attention or confirms a vote, sale, etc [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disenthral</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">disenthrall</span>) /disinʹthrawl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (disenthralled, disenthralling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017112a"><!--s017112a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> to set (a person or thing) free</p><p><span class="bodyb">disenthralment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">applause</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹplawz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002569a"><!--s002569a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002483b"><!--s002483b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>approval or admiration expressed by clapping the hands.</p></div><a name="s002484b"><!--s002484b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>praise, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when publicly expressed [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">applausus</span> applause, welcome, earlier clashing noise, noun use of past part. of <span class="bodyi">applaudere</span> to clap, applaud: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/applaud/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">applaud</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fluid<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023162a"><!--s023162a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024720b"><!--s024720b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of liquids, gases, etc: capable of flowing, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in having particles that easily change their relative position without separation of the mass and that yield to pressure.</p></div><a name="s024721b"><!--s024721b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a form or shape: likely or tending to change or move; not fixed.</p></div><a name="s024722b"><!--s024722b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006432c"><!--s006432c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>of a form or shape: likely or tending to change or move; not fixed.</p></div><a name="s006433c"><!--s006433c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>of plans, etc: not yet definite; capable of alteration or adaptation.</p></div></div><a name="s024723b"><!--s024723b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>relating to fluids </p><p><i></i></p><p>fluid mechanics</p>.</div><a name="s024724b"><!--s024724b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>said of a coupling or clutch: using a fluid to effect power transmission.</p></div><a name="s024725b"><!--s024725b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>said of a style of movement: smooth or easy; effortlessly graceful.</p></div><a name="s024726b"><!--s024726b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>said of plans, etc: not yet definite; capable of alteration or adaptation.</p></div><a name="s024727b"><!--s024727b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>said of assets: easily converted into cash; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/liquid1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">liquid<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (5) <span class="bodyb">fluidity</span> /floohʹiditi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fluidly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fluidness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impermanent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpuhmənənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030524a"><!--s030524a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>transient; not permanent or lasting</p><p><span class="bodyb">impermanence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">impermanency</span> /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">impermanently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exoteric</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eksohʹterik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020962a"><!--s020962a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022005b"><!--s022005b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>designed for, understood by, or suitable for the general public: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/esoteric/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">esoteric</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s022006b"><!--s022006b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not admitted or belonging to the inner circle of enlightened members</p><p><span class="bodyb">exoterically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">exōterikos</span> exoteric, external, from <span class="bodyi">exōterō</span>, compar of <span class="bodyi">exō</span> outside].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">historical</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028626a"><!--s028626a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030261b"><!--s030261b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to history and past events </p><p><i></i></p><p>The writer was not too concerned about historical accuracy</p>.</div><a name="s030262b"><!--s030262b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>belonging to the past </p><p><i></i></p><p>historical figures</p>.</div><a name="s030263b"><!--s030263b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>dealing with or representing the events of history </p><p><i></i></p><p>a historical novel</p>.</div><a name="s030264b"><!--s030264b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>relating to changes over a period of time </p><p><i></i></p><p>historical linguistics</p> <a name="sb000000244"><!--sb000000244--></a><p><span class="bodyb">historically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">historical</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">historic</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/historic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">historic</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conductus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹduktəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> conducti /-tie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012401a"><!--s012401a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a choral work of the 12th or 13th cent., with a metrical Latin text of moral, religious, or political content set either to specially composed music, or to a secular tune, rather than based on plainsong [Latin <span class="bodyi">conductus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">conducere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/conduce/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">conduce</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bottle jack</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006846a"><!--s006846a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NZ</span> a large jack used for heavy lifting jobs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gavial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgayvi·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024948a"><!--s024948a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large Indian crocodile: <span class="bodyi">Gavialis gangeticus</span> [French <span class="bodyi">gavial</span>, modification of Hindi <span class="bodyi">gha</span> <span class="bodyi">riyāl</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">humidity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hyoohʹmiditi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029579a"><!--s029579a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>moisture or dampness, or the degree of this, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the atmosphere: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/relative_humidity/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">relative humidity</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disentitle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disinʹtietl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017113a"><!--s017113a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to deprive (somebody) of a right or entitlement </p><p><i></i></p><p>Certain factors may disentitle you to benefit</p> <p><span class="bodyb">disentitlement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gravamen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/grəʹvaymen, -mən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gravamens gravamina /grəʹvaminə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026305a"><!--s026305a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the most significant part of a complaint or legal grievance; the substance [late Latin <span class="bodyi">gravamen</span> burden, from Latin <span class="bodyi">gravare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grieve1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grieve 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apple</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹapl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002570a"><!--s002570a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002485b"><!--s002485b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a round fruit with red or green skin and crisp white flesh.</p></div><a name="s002486b"><!--s002486b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000538c"><!--s000538c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a round fruit with red or green skin and crisp white flesh.</p></div><a name="s000539c"><!--s000539c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any of a genus of trees of the rose family that bear this fruit: genus <span class="bodyi">Malus</span>.</p></div></div><a name="s002487b"><!--s002487b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a fruit or other plant structure resembling an apple </p><p><i></i></p><p>crab apples</p> <p><i></i></p><p>an oak apple</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">she's apples</span>.</div><a name="s002488b"><!--s002488b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, informal</span> everything's fine ✱ <span class="bodyb">the apple of one's eye</span> somebody or something greatly cherished [originally the pupil of the eye (once believed to be a solid ball), and hence something precious and delicate. In Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream (III.ii.104) Oberon squeezes magic juice into the eye of the lover Demetrius with the words ‘Flower of this purple dye, | Hit with Cupid's archery, | Sink in apple of his eye’.] ✱ <span class="bodyb">upset the apple cart</span> to ruin a scheme or plan [Old English <span class="bodyi">æppel</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fluid drachm</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dram/ (<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">fluidram</span> /ʹflooh·idram/) <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023163a"><!--s023163a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of capacity equal to one eighth of a fluid ounce (about 3.55ml).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impermeable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpuhmi·əbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030525a"><!--s030525a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a substance, membrane, etc: not permitting something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a fluid, to pass through <span class="bodyb">impermeability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">impermeableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">impermeably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">impermeabilis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">permeabilis</span> permeable, from <span class="bodyi">permeare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/permeate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">permeate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exothermal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eksohʹthuhml/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020963a"><!--s020963a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/exothermic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">exothermic</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">humidor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhyoohmidaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029580a"><!--s029580a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a case or room in which cigars or tobacco can be kept moist [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/humid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">humid</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-or</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cuspidor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cuspidor</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conduit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkondit, ʹkondwit, ʹkondyoo·it/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012402a"><!--s012402a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012894b"><!--s012894b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a channel through which something, e.g. a fluid, is conveyed.</p></div><a name="s012895b"><!--s012895b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a pipe, tube, or tile for protecting electric wires or cables.</p></div><a name="s012896b"><!--s012896b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an agency of communication or transmission </p><p><i></i></p><p>a conduit for information</p> <p>[French <span class="bodyi">conduit</span> pipe, channel, from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">conductus</span> water pipe, past part. of Latin <span class="bodyi">conducere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/conduce/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">conduce</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">historicism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiʹstorisiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028627a"><!--s028627a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030265b"><!--s030265b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the theory that emphasizes the importance of judging or determining events and social conditions in the context of their historical setting.</p></div><a name="s030266b"><!--s030266b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the belief that events in history are governed by natural laws.</p></div><a name="s030267b"><!--s030267b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>excessive emphasis on past styles, e.g. in art and architecture</p><p><span class="bodyb">historicist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disequilibrium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disˌeekwiʹlibri·əm, disˌek-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017114a"><!--s017114a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>loss or lack of equilibrium.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bottleneck</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006847a"><!--s006847a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007034b"><!--s007034b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the neck of a bottle.</p></div><a name="s007035b"><!--s007035b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a narrow stretch of road where the flow of traffic is impeded, so that frequent hold-ups result.</p></div><a name="s007036b"><!--s007036b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s001655c"><!--s001655c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a narrow stretch of road where the flow of traffic is impeded, so that frequent hold-ups result.</p></div><a name="s001656c"><!--s001656c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a point or situation where free movement or progress is held up.</p></div></div><a name="s007037b"><!--s007037b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a style of guitar-playing using an object, e.g. a metal bar or the neck of a bottle, pressed against the strings to produce the effect of one note sliding into another.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grave<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/grayv/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026306a"><!--s026306a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028157b"><!--s028157b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007442c"><!--s007442c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a pit excavated for the burial of a body or bodies.</p></div><a name="s007443c"><!--s007443c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a tomb.</p></div></div><a name="s028158b"><!--s028158b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the grave</span>) <span class="bodyi">literary</span> death.</p></div><a name="s028159b"><!--s028159b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the end or destruction of something, the place where it ended, or the thing that caused it to end </p><p><i></i></p><p>the grave of all my hopes</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">turn in one's grave</span>.</p></div><a name="s028160b"><!--s028160b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>used to suggest that a dead person would strongly disapprove of something if he or she knew about it </p><p><i></i></p><p>Your grandmother would turn in her grave if she saw you dressed like that</p> <p><i></i></p><p>After what they did to the symphony, Beethoven must be turning in his grave</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">græf</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">applejack</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002571a"><!--s002571a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> brandy distilled from cider.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hauteur</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ohʹtuh (<span class="bodyi">French</span> otœr)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027676a"><!--s027676a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>arrogance or haughtiness </p><p><i></i></p><p>He did not take fits of chilling hauteur</p><p> Charlotte Brontë [French <span class="bodyi">hauteur</span> from <span class="bodyi">haut</span> high, from Latin <span class="bodyi">altus</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fluid drive</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023164a"><!--s023164a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a device, e.g. an automatic car gearbox, containing fluid that transmits power from an engine to a driven unit, e.g. the wheels of a car.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impersonal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpuhsənl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030526a"><!--s030526a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032067b"><!--s032067b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008336c"><!--s008336c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>not showing, influenced by, or involving personal feelings or opinions; objective or unbiased.</p></div><a name="s008337c"><!--s008337c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>cold, formal, or detached </p><p><i></i></p><p>He spoke in a flat impersonal tone</p>.</div><a name="s008338c"><!--s008338c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>not having human characteristics </p><p><i></i></p><p>an impersonal deity</p>.</div></div><a name="s032068b"><!--s032068b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008339c"><!--s008339c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a verb: used to express an action that has no definite subject, the subject in English usu being <span class="bodyi">it</span>, e.g. <span class="bodyi">rained</span> in <span class="bodyi">it rained</span>.</p></div><a name="s008340c"><!--s008340c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a pronoun: not referring to a particular person, e.g. <span class="bodyi">it</span> in <span class="bodyi">it rained</span> <span class="bodyb">impersonality</span> /-ʹnaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">impersonally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">impersonalis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">personalis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/personal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">personal</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exothermic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eksohʹthuhmik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020964a"><!--s020964a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a chemical reaction or compound: characterized by or formed with the evolution of heat</p><p><span class="bodyb">exothermically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">humify</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhyoohmifie/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (humifies, humified, humifying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029581a"><!--s029581a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s031204b"><!--s031204b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to convert (plant remains) into humus <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s031205b"><!--s031205b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of plant remains: to form humus <span class="bodyb">humification</span> /-fiʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grave<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026307a"><!--s026307a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028161b"><!--s028161b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007444c"><!--s007444c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>requiring serious consideration; important </p><p><i></i></p><p>grave problems</p>.</div><a name="s007445c"><!--s007445c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>likely to produce great harm or danger </p><p><i></i></p><p>a grave mistake</p>.</div></div><a name="s028162b"><!--s028162b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>solemnserious and dignified.</p></div><a name="s028163b"><!--s028163b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>drab in colour; sombre.</p></div><a name="s028164b"><!--s028164b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of a sound: low in pitch</p><p><span class="bodyb">gravely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">graveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">grave</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">gravis</span> heavy, serious].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bottle-nosed dolphin</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006848a"><!--s006848a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">bottlenose dolphin</span>) a moderately large stout-bodied dolphin with a prominent beak and long curved dorsal fin: <span class="bodyi">Tursiops</span> <span class="bodyi">truncatus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disestablish</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disiʹstablish/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017115a"><!--s017115a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to deprive (<span class="bodyi">esp</span> a national Church) of established status</p><p><span class="bodyb">disestablishment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apple-pie bed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002572a"><!--s002572a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a bed made with the sheet folded back halfway down as a practical joke, so that the occupant cannot lie out straight</p><p>Possibly a corruption of the French phrase <span class="bodyi">cap-à-pie</span> ‘from head to foot’, although the association of meaning is not obvious. There may be no historical connection with <span class="bodyi">apple-pie order</span></p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haut monde</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌoh ʹmon(h)d/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027677a"><!--s027677a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>high society [French <span class="bodyi">haut monde</span>, literally ‘high world’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fluidics</span><small><span class="eSynop">/floohʹidiks/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023165a"><!--s023165a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing.</span></span>) the study or use of fluid flow in shaped channels to produce devices, e.g. an amplifier or switch, that function like electronic components</p><p><span class="bodyb">fluidic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exotic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/igʹzotik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020965a"><!--s020965a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022007b"><!--s022007b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>introduced from another country; not native to the place where found </p><p><i></i></p><p>an exotic plant</p>.</div><a name="s022008b"><!--s022008b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>strikingly or excitingly different or unusual </p><p><i></i></p><p>an exotic dish</p> <p><span class="bodyb">exotically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">exoticism</span> /-siz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">exoticus</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">exōtikos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">exō</span> outside].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">condyle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkondil/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012403a"><!--s012403a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rounded prominence at the end of a bone, forming part of the joint with another bone</p><p><span class="bodyb">condylar</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">condyloid</span> /-loyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">condyle</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">kondylos</span> knuckle].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">historicity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/histəʹrisiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028628a"><!--s028628a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>historical authenticity.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impersonalize <span class="bodyi">or</span> impersonalise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030527a"><!--s030527a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make (something) impersonal, objective, unbiased, lacking in warmth or human emotion, etc <span class="bodyb">impersonalization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">humiliate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hyoohʹmiliayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029582a"><!--s029582a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make cause (somebody) to feel worthless or robbed of humble or lower their dignity or self-respect <span class="bodyb">humiliation</span> /-ʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">humiliatus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">humiliare</span>,from Latin <span class="bodyi">humilis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/humble1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">humble 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disesteem<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/disiʹsteem/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017116a"><!--s017116a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> disfavour; lack of esteem.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apple-pie order</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002573a"><!--s002573a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> perfect order or organization</p><p>Commonly associated with the orderliness of American mothers baking apple pies, but the phrase seems to originate in British English. As with <span class="bodyi">apple-pie bed</span>, there may be a connection with French <span class="bodyi">cap-à-pie</span> ‘from head to foot’</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fluidize <span class="bodyi">or</span> fluidise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023166a"><!--s023166a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024728b"><!--s024728b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cause (something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a solid) to flow like a fluid.</p></div><a name="s024729b"><!--s024729b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to suspend (e.g. solid particles) in a rapidly moving stream of gas or vapour to induce flowing motion of the whole; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to fluidize the particles of (a loose bed of material) in an upward flow, e.g. of a gas, to increase the rate of a chemical or physical reaction <span class="bodyb">fluidization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fluidizer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">humility</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hyoohʹmiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029583a"><!--s029583a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the quality or state of being humble.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Havana</span><small><span class="eSynop">/həʹvanə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027678a"><!--s027678a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cigar made in Cuba or from tobacco of the type grown in Cuba [named after <span class="bodyi">Havana</span>, capital city of Cuba].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grave<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> graven graved)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026308a"><!--s026308a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028165b"><!--s028165b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to engrave (something).</p></div><a name="s028166b"><!--s028166b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> to fix in the mind [Old English <span class="bodyi">grafan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bottle out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006849a"><!--s006849a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to lose one's nerve and back out of a plan, challenge, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">historic present</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028629a"><!--s028629a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in grammar, the present tense used to relate past events.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exotic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020966a"><!--s020966a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an exotic plant or animal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impersonate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpuhsənayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030528a"><!--s030528a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to pretend to be (somebody), either for entertainment or as an act of deception <span class="bodyb">impersonation</span> /-ʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">impersonator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">persona</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/person/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">person</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">condyloma</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kondiʹlohmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> condylomas condylomata /-mətə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012404a"><!--s012404a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a warty growth on the skin or mucous membrane, usu near the anus and genitals, resulting from syphilis or a viral infection <span class="bodyb">condylomatous</span> /-ʹlomətəs, -ʹlohmətəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin, from Greek <span class="bodyi">kondylōma</span>, from <span class="bodyi">kondylos</span> knuckle, knob, lump].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disesteem<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017117a"><!--s017117a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> to regard (a person or thing) with disfavour, or think little of them </p><p><i></i></p><p>I would not therefore be thought to disesteem … the study of nature</p><p> John Locke.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fluid mechanics</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023167a"><!--s023167a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing.</span>) the branch of engineering that studies the mechanical properties and flow of liquids; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hydraulic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hydraulics</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grave<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026309a"><!--s026309a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to clean and then tar (e.g. a ship's bottom) [Middle English <span class="bodyi">graven</span>, perhaps from Old French <span class="bodyi">grave</span>, <span class="bodyi">greve</span> shore, because orig the ship would have been beached].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apples and pears</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002574a"><!--s002574a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> stairs [rhyming slang].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cone<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012405a"><!--s012405a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012897b"><!--s012897b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the tapering fruit of a coniferous tree.</p></div><a name="s012898b"><!--s012898b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003371c"><!--s003371c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the tapering fruit of a coniferous tree, made up of a mass of overlapping woody scales arranged on an axis and bearing seeds between them.</p></div><a name="s003372c"><!--s003372c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any of several similar flower or fruit clusters.</p></div></div><a name="s012899b"><!--s012899b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in solid geometry:</p><a name="s003373c"><!--s003373c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a solid generated by rotating a right-angled triangle about a side other than its hypotenuse.</p></div><a name="s003374c"><!--s003374c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a solid figure tapering evenly to a point from a circular base.</p></div></div><a name="s012900b"><!--s012900b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a plastic cone-shaped portable marker set up on a road surface to re-route traffic.</p></div><a name="s012901b"><!--s012901b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a crisp cone-shaped wafer for holding a portion of ice cream.</p></div><a name="s012902b"><!--s012902b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>the apex of a volcano.</p></div><a name="s012903b"><!--s012903b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>any of the relatively short light-receptors in the retina of vertebrates that are sensitive to bright light and function in colour vision: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/rod/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">rod</span></span></a> (5).</p></div><a name="s012904b"><!--s012904b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>a conical gastropod mollusc related to snails, whelks, and limpets: genus <span class="bodyi">Conus</span> [French <span class="bodyi">cône</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">kōnos</span> pine cone, geometrical cone].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exotica</span><small><span class="eSynop">/igʹzotikə/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020967a"><!--s020967a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>exotic things, <span class="bodyi"><span class="bodyi">esp</span></span> literary or artistic items with an exotic theme or quality [Latin <span class="bodyi">exotica</span>, neuter pl of <span class="bodyi">exoticus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/exotic1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">exotic 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">have<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/v, əv, həv; <span class="bodyi">strong</span> hav/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> had) (<span class="bodyi">third person sing. present tense</span> has /s, z, əz, həz; <span class="bodyi">strong</span> haz/) (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> had /d, əd, həd; <span class="bodyi">strong</span> had/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027679a"><!--s027679a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029503b"><!--s029503b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to own or possess as property.</p></div><a name="s029504b"><!--s029504b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to exercise or display (a feeling or quality).</p></div><a name="s029505b"><!--s029505b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s007785c"><!--s007785c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to experience or undergo (e.g. an illness).</p></div><a name="s007786c"><!--s007786c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to engage in an activity </p><p><i></i></p><p>to have a swim</p> <p><i></i></p><p>to have a look</p>.</div><a name="s007787c"><!--s007787c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to eat or drink </p><p><i></i></p><p>Will you have some tea?</p>.</div></div><a name="s029506b"><!--s029506b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to receive or be given </p><p><i></i></p><p>I've had some news</p>.</div><a name="s029507b"><!--s029507b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to get (something) done or to get (somebody) to do something </p><p><i></i></p><p>We'll soon have it finished</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Please have them come in</p>.</div><a name="s029508b"><!--s029508b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s007788c"><!--s007788c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to accommodate or be the host of </p><p><i></i></p><p>Thank you for having us</p>.</div><a name="s007789c"><!--s007789c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to arrange or organize </p><p><i></i></p><p>to have a party</p>.</div></div><a name="s029509b"><!--s029509b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to give birth to <i><span class="bodyi">v aux</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s029510b"><!--s029510b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>used with a past participle to form the perfect, pluperfect, and future perfect tenses of verbs ✱ <span class="bodyb">be had</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to be the victim of a deception ✱ <span class="bodyb">have (got) it in for</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to behave in a vindictive way towards ✱ <span class="bodyb">have had it</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to have missed one's chance.</p></div><a name="s029511b"><!--s029511b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to be useless or beyond repair ✱ <span class="bodyb">have it out</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to settle a disagreement openly <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s029512b"><!--s029512b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><a name="s007790c"><!--s007790c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to own or possess (something) as property </p><p><i></i></p><p>They have three houses</p>.</div><a name="s007791c"><!--s007791c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to possess (something or somebody) as an attribute or asset </p><p><i></i></p><p>She has red hair</p> <p><i></i></p><p>They have many friends</p>.</div></div><a name="s029513b"><!--s029513b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>to exercise or display (a feeling or quality) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He has a lot of courage</p> <p><i></i></p><p>They had the nerve to ask for more money</p>.</div><a name="s029514b"><!--s029514b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>to be able to speak (a language) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I have a little French</p>.</div><a name="s029515b"><!--s029515b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><a name="s007792c"><!--s007792c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to purchase or obtain (something).</p></div><a name="s007793c"><!--s007793c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to receive (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I've had no news of my brother for weeks</p>.</div></div><a name="s029516b"><!--s029516b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><a name="s007794c"><!--s007794c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to accept or admit (somebody).</p></div><a name="s007795c"><!--s007795c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span> to have sexual intercourse with (somebody).</p></div></div><a name="s029517b"><!--s029517b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">15</span><br/><a name="s007796c"><!--s007796c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to be affected by (a disease) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Have you had mumps?</p>.</div><a name="s007797c"><!--s007797c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to experience (something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by undergoing or suffering it </p><p><i></i></p><p>I've already had one bicycle stolen</p>.</div><a name="s007798c"><!--s007798c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to engage in an activity </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'm going to have a bath</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Have a look at that</p>.</div><a name="s007799c"><!--s007799c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to hold or organize (an event, etc).</p></div><a name="s007800c"><!--s007800c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>to partake of (food, drink, etc) </p><p><i></i></p><p>We're about to have dinner</p>.</div><a name="s007801c"><!--s007801c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">f</span><br/><p>to entertain (a feeling, emotion, etc) in the mind </p><p><i></i></p><p>You must have an opinion</p>.</div></div><a name="s029518b"><!--s029518b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">16</span><br/><a name="s007802c"><!--s007802c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to tell or persuade (somebody) to do something </p><p><i></i></p><p>Have the children form a line</p>.</div><a name="s007803c"><!--s007803c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to get (something) done </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'll soon have it finished</p> <p><i></i></p><p>We'd better have this gas leak seen to</p>.</div></div><a name="s029519b"><!--s029519b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">17</span><br/><p>to give birth to or be the parents of (a baby or young animal).</p></div><a name="s029520b"><!--s029520b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">18</span><br/><p>to invite or entertain (somebody) as a guest </p><p><i></i></p><p>Thanks for having me</p>.</div><a name="s029521b"><!--s029521b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">19</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in negative contexts</span>) to allow or permit (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'm not having any more of that</p>.</div><a name="s029522b"><!--s029522b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">20</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span></p><a name="s007804c"><!--s007804c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to hold (somebody) in a position of disadvantage or certain defeat </p><p><i></i></p><p>We have them now</p>.</div><a name="s007805c"><!--s007805c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to perplex or floor (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>You have me there</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb aux</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s029523b"><!--s029523b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">21</span><br/><p>used with a past part. to form perfect, pluperfect, and future perfect tense of verbs </p><p><i></i></p><p>She has gone home</p> <p><i></i></p><p>They had already eaten</p> <p><i></i></p><p>We will have finished dinner by then</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">be had</span>.</p></div><a name="s029524b"><!--s029524b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">22</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to be the victim of a fraud or deception </p><p><i></i></p><p>I think you've been had</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">have had it</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to have missed one's chance.</p></div><a name="s029525b"><!--s029525b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">23</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to be useless or past one's best ✱ <span class="bodyb">have/have got to</span> to be obliged to or find it necessary to do something ✱ <span class="bodyb">have it away/off</span> <span class="bodyi">coarse slang (<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + with</span>) to have sexual intercourse with somebody ✱ <span class="bodyb">have it in for somebody</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to be noticeably bent on harming them ✱ <span class="bodyb">have it in one</span> to have the capacity (to do something) ✱ <span class="bodyb">have it out</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to settle a point at issue with somebody ✱ <span class="bodyb">have it that</span> to allege that (something is the case) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Rumour has it that they're splitting up</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">have nothing on</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to be negligible in comparison with (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Today's groups have nothing on those thirties dance bands</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">have something on somebody</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to know something compromising about somebody that could be useful ✱ <span class="bodyb">never had it so good/easy</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> never been in such easy circumstances before [Old English <span class="bodyi">habban</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">historiographer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hi'storiʹogrəfə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028630a"><!--s028630a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a writer of history; a historian [early French <span class="bodyi">historiographeur</span> via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">historiographos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">historia</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/history/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">history</span></span></a>) + <span class="bodyi">graphein</span> to write].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bottle party</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006850a"><!--s006850a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a private party to which guests contribute bottles of drink.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impertinent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpuhtinənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030529a"><!--s030529a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032069b"><!--s032069b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>rude; insolent.</p></div><a name="s032070b"><!--s032070b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not restrained within due or proper bounds </p><p><i></i></p><p>impertinent curiosity</p>.</div><a name="s032071b"><!--s032071b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> irrelevant; lacking pertinence</p><p><span class="bodyb">impertinence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">impertinency</span> /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">impertinently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">impertinent-, impertinens</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">pertinent-, pertinens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">pertinēre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pertain/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pertain</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hummingbird</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029584a"><!--s029584a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous species of tiny brightly coloured tropical American birds with related to the swifts, having a slender bill and narrow wings that beat rapidly making a humming sound: family Trochilidae.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diseur</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹzuh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> diseurs /deeʹzuh/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017118a"><!--s017118a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a male reciter or entertainer, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a professional one [French <span class="bodyi">diseur</span>, from <span class="bodyi">dire</span> to say, from Latin <span class="bodyi">dicere</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fluid ounce</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">fluidounce</span> /flooh·iʹdowns/) <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023168a"><!--s023168a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024730b"><!--s024730b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a British unit of liquid capacity equal to one twentieth of an imperial pint (about 28.4ml).</p></div><a name="s024731b"><!--s024731b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a US unit of liquid capacity equal to one sixteenth of a US pint (about 29.54ml).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gavotte</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gəʹvot/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024949a"><!--s024949a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026677b"><!--s026677b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an 18th-cent. dance in which the feet are raised rather than slid.</p></div><a name="s026678b"><!--s026678b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a composition or movement of music in quadruple time [French <span class="bodyi">gavotte</span> from Old Provençal <span class="bodyi">gavoto</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Gavot</span> inhabitant of the Alps].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grave<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/grahv/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026310a"><!--s026310a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mark (`) placed over a vowel in some languages to show that it is pronounced in a particular way with a fall of pitch (e.g. in ancient Greek) or has a particular tone quality (e.g. <span class="bodyi">è</span> in French)</p><p><span class="bodyb">grave</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">grave</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grave2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grave 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exotic dancer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020968a"><!--s020968a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a striptease dancer or belly dancer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">have<sup>2</sup></span></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027680a"><!--s027680a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>✱ <span class="bodyb">the haves and have-nots</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> wealthy people and poor people.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">historiography</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiˌstoriʹogrəfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028631a"><!--s028631a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030268b"><!--s030268b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the writing of history; the history of historical writing.</p></div><a name="s030269b"><!--s030269b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the principles of historical writing</p><p><span class="bodyb">historiographer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">historiographic</span> /-əʹgrafik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">historiographical</span> /-əʹgrafikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bottler</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006851a"><!--s006851a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007038b"><!--s007038b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who bottles wine, etc.</p></div><a name="s007039b"><!--s007039b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ, informal</span> a term for something or somebody exceptional.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">imperturbable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/impəʹtuhbəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030530a"><!--s030530a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>marked by great calm and composure <span class="bodyb">imperturbability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">imperturbableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">imperturbably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English from late Latin <span class="bodyi">imperturbabilis</span>, from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">perturbare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/perturb/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">perturb</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cone<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012406a"><!--s012406a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012905b"><!--s012905b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to bevel (something) like the slanting surface of a cone.</p></div><a name="s012906b"><!--s012906b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> (+ off) to close (part of a road, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a lane or carriageway of a motorway) with a line of traffic cones.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apple sauce</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002575a"><!--s002575a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002489b"><!--s002489b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sauce made of stewed apples, typically served with pork.</p></div><a name="s002490b"><!--s002490b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> nonsense.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fluidram</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflooh·idram/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023169a"><!--s023169a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fluid_drachm/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fluid drachm</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hummock</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhumək/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029585a"><!--s029585a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031206b"><!--s031206b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a hillock.</p></div><a name="s031207b"><!--s031207b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a ridge of ice</p><p><span class="bodyb">hummocky</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [alteration of <span class="bodyi">hammock</span>, of unknown origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diseuse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/deeʹzuhz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> diseuses /deeʹzuhz/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017119a"><!--s017119a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a female reciter or entertainer, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a professional one [French <span class="bodyi">diseuse</span> from <span class="bodyi">dire</span> to say, from Latin <span class="bodyi">dicere</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gawk<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/gawk/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024950a"><!--s024950a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to gawp</p><p><span class="bodyb">gawker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [perhaps alteration of obsolete <span class="bodyi">gaw</span> to stare, from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">gā</span> to heed, mark].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gravel<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgravl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026311a"><!--s026311a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028167b"><!--s028167b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>loose fragments of rock or small stones, often used to surface roads and paths.</p></div><a name="s028168b"><!--s028168b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a sandy deposit of small stones in the kidneys and urinary bladder [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">gravele</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">grave, greve</span> pebbly ground, beach].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">applet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaplit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002576a"><!--s002576a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in computing, a small application that runs within a larger program, or operates within a web page.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">have-a-go</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027681a"><!--s027681a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> said of a member of the public: actively attempting to stop somebody who is committing a crime, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one involving violence </p><p><i></i></p><p>a have-a-go hero</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expand</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹspand/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020969a"><!--s020969a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022009b"><!--s022009b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to increase the size, extent, number, volume, or scope of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The company has expanded its interests overseas</p>.</div><a name="s022010b"><!--s022010b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005603c"><!--s005603c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to express (something) in detail or in full </p><p><i></i></p><p>You will have to expand your argument</p>.</div><a name="s005604c"><!--s005604c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to express (something) in fuller mathematical form, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as the sum of many terms of a series <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s022011b"><!--s022011b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to become larger, greater, etc; to be expanded </p><p><i></i></p><p>Iron expands when heated</p>.</div><a name="s022012b"><!--s022012b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to unfold or open out.</p></div><a name="s022013b"><!--s022013b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to express in detail or in full.</p></div><a name="s022014b"><!--s022014b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + on) to speak or write at length; to enlarge </p><p><i></i></p><p>Please expand on this passage</p>.</div><a name="s022015b"><!--s022015b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to grow genial; to become more sociable </p><p><i></i></p><p>She only expands among friends</p> <p><span class="bodyb">expandable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">expander</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">expaunden</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">expandere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">pandere</span> to spread].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">history</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhistəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> histories)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028632a"><!--s028632a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030270b"><!--s030270b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a branch of knowledge that records and interprets past events.</p></div><a name="s030271b"><!--s030271b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>past events considered as a whole </p><p><i></i></p><p>Does history repeat itself, the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce? No, it's too grand, too considered a process. History just burps, and we taste again that raw-onion sandwich it swallowed centuries ago</p><p> Julian Barnes, referring to Karl Marx.</p></div><a name="s030272b"><!--s030272b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an account of past events </p><p><i></i></p><p>a history of the university</p>.</div><a name="s030273b"><!--s030273b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a person's medical, sociological, etc background.</p></div><a name="s030274b"><!--s030274b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>an unusual or interesting past ✱ <span class="bodyb">be history</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to be finished, dead, etc.</p></div><a name="s030275b"><!--s030275b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a treatise presenting systematically related natural phenomena</p><p>History as a branch of knowledge deals not just with events, but also with conditions of life, structures of society, politics, culture and the economy, the environment, and almost anything else as long as it is located in the past. It is distinguished from chronicle by its attempt to interpret the past and from biography in its focus on collectivities rather than individuals; some historians would also argue that it is distinguished from legal and moral approaches to the past by prioritizing rational understanding over judgment or the assignment of blame and praise: ‘The study of history is the study of causes’ (E H Carr) – Richard J Evans</p> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">historia</span> enquiry, history, from <span class="bodyi">histōr, istōr</span> knowing, learned].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impervious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpuhvi·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030531a"><!--s030531a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032072b"><!--s032072b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(+ to) not capable of being affected or disturbed by something </p><p><i></i></p><p>He is quite impervious to criticism</p>.</div><a name="s032073b"><!--s032073b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + to) not allowing a fluid to pass through; impermeable </p><p><i></i></p><p>This coat is impervious to rain</p> <p><span class="bodyb">imperviously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">imperviousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">impervius</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">pervius</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pervious/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pervious</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bottle store</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006852a"><!--s006852a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">SAfr</span> an off-licence.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fluke<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/floohk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023170a"><!--s023170a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024732b"><!--s024732b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of various parasitic flatworms, e.g. a liver fluke: classes Trematoda and Monogenea.</p></div><a name="s024733b"><!--s024733b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a flatfish, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a flounder [Old English <span class="bodyi">flōc</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gravel<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (gravelled, gravelling, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> graveled) (graveling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026312a"><!--s026312a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028169b"><!--s028169b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cover or spread (a surface, e.g. a road) with gravel.</p></div><a name="s028170b"><!--s028170b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to perplex or confuse (somebody).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hummus <span class="bodyi">or</span> hoummous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhoohməs, ʹhooməs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029586a"><!--s029586a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a puree made from chick-peas and sesame seed paste, served as an appetizer or salad [Turkish <span class="bodyi">humus</span> mashed chick-peas].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gawk<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024951a"><!--s024951a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a clumsy awkward person</p><p><span class="bodyb">gawkish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [prob from English dialect <span class="bodyi">gawk</span> left-handed].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coney</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012407a"><!--s012407a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cony_or_coney/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cony</span></span></a> (1), <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cony_or_coney/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cony</span></span></a> (2) <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cony_or_coney/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cony</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disfavour<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">disfavor</span>) /disʹfayvə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017120a"><!--s017120a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017871b"><!--s017871b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>disapproval or dislike.</p></div><a name="s017872b"><!--s017872b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the state of being disapproved of </p><p><i></i></p><p>He fell into disfavour</p> <p>[prob from early French <span class="bodyi">desfaveur</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + Old French <span class="bodyi">favor</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/favour1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">favour 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">havelock</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhavlok/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027682a"><!--s027682a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a light-coloured cover for an army cap with a flap hanging down at the back to protect the neck from the sun [named after Sir H <span class="bodyi">Havelock</span> d.1857, British general serving in India].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">histrionic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/histriʹonik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028633a"><!--s028633a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030276b"><!--s030276b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>deliberately affected; theatrical.</p></div><a name="s030277b"><!--s030277b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> of actors, acting, or the theatre</p><p><span class="bodyb">histrionically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">histrionicus</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">histrion-, histrio</span> actor, alteration of <span class="bodyi">hister</span>, from Etruscan].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fluke<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023171a"><!--s023171a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024734b"><!--s024734b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the part of an anchor that digs into the sea, river, etc bottom.</p></div><a name="s024735b"><!--s024735b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a barbed end, e.g. of a harpoon.</p></div><a name="s024736b"><!--s024736b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>either of the lobes of a whale's tail [perhaps from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fluke1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fluke 1</span></span></a>; from its flat shape].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Appleton layer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaplt(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002577a"><!--s002577a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a layer of the atmosphere containing ionized gases; the F layer [named after Sir Edward <span class="bodyi">Appleton</span> d.1965, English physicist, who discovered it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gravel<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026313a"><!--s026313a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>harsh-sounding; gravelly.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gawky</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (gawkier, gawkiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024952a"><!--s024952a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>awkward and lanky </p><p><i></i></p><p>a gawky child</p> <p><span class="bodyb">gawkily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">gawkiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gawk2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gawk 2</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/y1_or_ey/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-y 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expanded</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020970a"><!--s020970a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a plastic, resin, etc: having gas introduced during manufacture to produce a light cellular structure </p><p><i></i></p><p>expanded polystyrene</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impetigo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/impəʹtiegoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030532a"><!--s030532a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a contagious bacterial skin disease characterized by blisters and pustules <span class="bodyb">impetiginous</span> /-ʹtijinəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">impetigo</span>, from <span class="bodyi">impetere</span> to attack].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bottle tree</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006853a"><!--s006853a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an Australian tree that has a swollen bottle-shaped trunk: <span class="bodyi">Adansonia gregorii</span> and <span class="bodyi">Brachychiton</span> <span class="bodyi">rupestre</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disfavour<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">disfavor</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017121a"><!--s017121a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to regard or treat (a person or thing) with disfavour.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">humongous <span class="bodyi">or</span> humungous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hyoohʹmung·gəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029587a"><!--s029587a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> very large; huge</p><p><span class="bodyb">humongously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [prob based on <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/huge/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">huge</span></span></a> and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tremendous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tremendous</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">confab<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonfab/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012408a"><!--s012408a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a chat or discussion [short for<span class="bodyi">confabulation</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haven</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhayv(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">chiefly literary</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027683a"><!--s027683a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029526b"><!--s029526b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a place of safety or refuge </p><p><i></i></p><p>She found the art gallery a haven of peace</p>.</div><a name="s029527b"><!--s029527b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a harbour or port </p><p><i></i></p><p>a land-locked haven for all manner of ships</p><p> Stevenson [Old English <span class="bodyi">hæfen</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gravel-blind</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026314a"><!--s026314a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having very weak vision [suggested by <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sand_blind/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sand-blind</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impetuous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpetyoo·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030533a"><!--s030533a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032074b"><!--s032074b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008341c"><!--s008341c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>acting or done with impulsiveness or rashness.</p></div><a name="s008342c"><!--s008342c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>impulsive or rash by nature </p><p><i></i></p><p>a youth to whom was given … such impetuous blood</p><p> Wordsworth.</p></div></div><a name="s032075b"><!--s032075b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> marked by forceful and violent movement <span class="bodyb">impetuosity</span> /-ʹositi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">impetuously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">impetuousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">impetuosus</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">impetus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/impetus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">impetus</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">appliance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹplie·əns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002578a"><!--s002578a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002491b"><!--s002491b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an instrument or device designed for a particular use; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a domestic machine, e.g. a food mixer, vacuum cleaner, or cooker.</p></div><a name="s002492b"><!--s002492b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a fire engine.</p></div><a name="s002493b"><!--s002493b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an artificial limb, dental brace, or other device worn to correct a deformity or replace a missing part </p><p><i></i></p><p>a surgical appliance</p>.</div><a name="s002494b"><!--s002494b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> the process of applying something; application </p><p><i></i></p><p>the appliance of science</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expanded metal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020971a"><!--s020971a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>sheet metal cut and expanded into an open mesh, used e.g. for reinforcement.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">histrionics</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028634a"><!--s028634a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the deliberate display of emotion for effect.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fluke<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023172a"><!--s023172a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024737b"><!--s024737b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an accidental success, and therefore one unlikely to be repeated </p><p><i></i></p><p>If I foul up now, they'll all laugh and say Easy Rider was a fluke</p><p> Jack Nicholson.</p></div><a name="s024738b"><!--s024738b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a strange or lucky coincidence </p><p><i></i></p><p>It was a fluke that we discovered the answer</p> <p><span class="bodyb">flukey</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fluky</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">humor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhyoohmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun and verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029588a"><!--s029588a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/humour1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">humour 1</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/humour2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">humour 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">confab<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (confabbed, confabbing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012409a"><!--s012409a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to have a chat or discussion.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disfigure</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹfigə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017122a"><!--s017122a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to mar or spoil the appearance or quality of (somebody or something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">disfigurement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">desfigurer</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">figure</span> form, face, figure, from Latin <span class="bodyi">figura</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">have-not</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027684a"><!--s027684a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/have2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">have 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bottle up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006854a"><!--s006854a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to confine or restrain (one's emotions) </p><p><i></i></p><p>It's no good just bottling up your anger</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gawp</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gawp/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024953a"><!--s024953a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to gape or stare stupidly</p><p><span class="bodyb">gawper</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gape1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gape 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gravelly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026315a"><!--s026315a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028171b"><!--s028171b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>like, containing, or covered with gravel.</p></div><a name="s028172b"><!--s028172b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>harsh-sounding; grating </p><p><i></i></p><p>a gravelly voice</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">applicable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹplikəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002579a"><!--s002579a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>able to be applied rightfully or suitably; appropriate or related <span class="bodyb">applicability</span> /əˌplikəʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impetus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹimpitəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030534a"><!--s030534a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032076b"><!--s032076b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008343c"><!--s008343c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a driving force.</p></div><a name="s008344c"><!--s008344c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an incentive or stimulus </p><p><i></i></p><p>The changes in taxation were intended to give a new impetus to the ailing economy</p>.</div></div><a name="s032077b"><!--s032077b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in physics, the energy possessed by a moving body [Latin <span class="bodyi">impetus</span> assault, impetus, from <span class="bodyi">impetere</span> to attack].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hit<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hit/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (hitting, <span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> hit) (hitting, <span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> hit)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028635a"><!--s028635a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030278b"><!--s030278b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to aim a blow at (somebody or something) with the hand or an implement.</p></div><a name="s030279b"><!--s030279b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to come or bring into violent contact with something else </p><p><i></i></p><p>The car hit a tree</p> <p><i></i></p><p>She hit her head on the door</p>.</div><a name="s030280b"><!--s030280b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s007931c"><!--s007931c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to propel (a ball, etc) with a blow.</p></div><a name="s007932c"><!--s007932c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to reach (a target).</p></div></div><a name="s030281b"><!--s030281b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to harm or have a detrimental effect on </p><p><i></i></p><p>a region hit by famine</p>.</div><a name="s030282b"><!--s030282b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to arrive at (a place) ✱ <span class="bodyb">hit it off</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to enjoy one another's company ✱ <span class="bodyb">hit on</span> to arrive at (a solution) by chance or unexpectedly ✱ <span class="bodyb">hit the ground running</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to be fully ready to start on an undertaking when the time comes ✱ <span class="bodyb">hit the road</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to start on a journey ✱ <span class="bodyb">hit the roof</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to become extremely angry <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s030283b"><!--s030283b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s007933c"><!--s007933c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to aim a blow at (somebody or something) with the hand or with a weapon or implement.</p></div><a name="s007934c"><!--s007934c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to bring (part of the body) into violent contact with something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> accidentally.</p></div><a name="s007935c"><!--s007935c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>said of something moving: to make sudden forceful contact with (something stationary).</p></div><a name="s007936c"><!--s007936c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to press (a button or switch).</p></div></div><a name="s030284b"><!--s030284b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s007937c"><!--s007937c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to have a detrimental effect or impact on (something or somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The region was hit by floods</p>.</div><a name="s007938c"><!--s007938c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to discover or meet (e.g. a problem).</p></div></div><a name="s030285b"><!--s030285b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s007939c"><!--s007939c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to cause a propelled object to reach or strike (e.g. a target).</p></div><a name="s007940c"><!--s007940c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in cricket, said of a batsman: to score (a specified number of runs).</p></div><a name="s007941c"><!--s007941c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to reach or attain (e.g. a specified level).</p></div><a name="s007942c"><!--s007942c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to arrive at (a place).</p></div></div><a name="s030286b"><!--s030286b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> to rob or kill (somebody).</p></div><a name="s030287b"><!--s030287b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>to be suddenly obvious to (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>It hit her that the man was someone she knew</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s030288b"><!--s030288b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>said of a substance, e.g. a drug: to take effect ✱ <span class="bodyb">hit it off</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to get along well ✱ <span class="bodyb">hit on</span> to discover or arrive at (a solution or answer) by chance.</p></div><a name="s030289b"><!--s030289b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to make sexual advances towards (somebody) ✱ <span class="bodyb">hit the deck</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to fall or throw oneself to the ground ✱ <span class="bodyb">hit the road</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to start on a journey ✱ <span class="bodyb">hit the roof</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to give vent to a burst of anger ✱ <span class="bodyb">hit the sack</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to go to bed ✱ <span class="bodyb">hit the trail</span> <span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> to start on a journey</p><p><span class="bodyb">hitter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">hitten</span> from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">hitta</span> to meet with, hit].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disforest</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹforist/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017123a"><!--s017123a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/deforest/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">deforest</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haven't</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhavnt/ <i><span class="bodyi">contraction</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027685a"><!--s027685a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>have not.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">humoral</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhyoohmərəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029589a"><!--s029589a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031208b"><!--s031208b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to a bodily fluid or secretion, e.g. an endocrine hormone, or <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to blood serum and the antibodies circulating in it.</p></div><a name="s031209b"><!--s031209b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to the four humours of medieval physiology (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/humour1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">humour<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (7)) [late Latin <span class="bodyi">humoralis</span> from <span class="bodyi">(h)umor</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/humour1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">humour 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expander</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹspandə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020972a"><!--s020972a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody or something that expands; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> any of several substances, e.g. dextran, used as a blood or plasma substitute for increasing the blood volume.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">graven image</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgrayv(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026316a"><!--s026316a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an idol, usu carved from wood or stone.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">confabulate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹfabyoolayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">formal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012410a"><!--s012410a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012907b"><!--s012907b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to chat.</p></div><a name="s012908b"><!--s012908b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to hold a discussion <span class="bodyb">confabulation</span> /-ʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">confabulatory</span> /-lət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">confabulatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">confabulari</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/com_or_col_or_con_or_cor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">com-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">fabulari</span> to talk, from <span class="bodyi">fabula</span> story].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bottom<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbotəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006855a"><!--s006855a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007040b"><!--s007040b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001657c"><!--s001657c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the underside of something.</p></div><a name="s001658c"><!--s001658c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a surface on which something rests.</p></div><a name="s001659c"><!--s001659c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> the buttocks or rump.</p></div></div><a name="s007041b"><!--s007041b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the ground beneath a body of water.</p></div><a name="s007042b"><!--s007042b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s001660c"><!--s001660c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the part of a ship's hull lying below the water.</p></div><a name="s001661c"><!--s001661c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a boat or ship, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a merchant ship.</p></div></div><a name="s007043b"><!--s007043b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s001662c"><!--s001662c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the lowest, deepest, or farthest part or place.</p></div><a name="s001663c"><!--s001663c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the lowest position or last place in order of precedence.</p></div><a name="s001664c"><!--s001664c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bottom_gear/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bottom gear</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s001665c"><!--s001665c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) the lower part of a two-piece garment </p><p><i></i></p><p>pyjama bottoms</p>.</div></div><a name="s007044b"><!--s007044b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) low-lying grassland along a watercourse.</p></div><a name="s007045b"><!--s007045b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a foundation colour applied to textile fibres before dyeing.</p></div><a name="s007046b"><!--s007046b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> solidity and firmness of character; staying power, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> that of horses </p><p><i></i></p><p>He has a certain amount of bottom which a lot don't</p><p> The Guardian ✱ <span class="bodyb">at bottom</span>.</p></div><a name="s007047b"><!--s007047b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>basically, really ✱ <span class="bodyb">be at the bottom of</span> to be the real cause of (a situation, problem, etc) ✱ <span class="bodyb">bottoms up!</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> used as a toast before starting to drink: cheers! ✱ <span class="bodyb">from the bottom of one's heart</span> with fervent sincerity ✱ <span class="bodyb">get to the bottom of</span> to find out the truth, source, or basis of (a situation, problem, etc) [originally with reference to reading a story or account to the bottom of the page, i.e. to the end.] ✱ <span class="bodyb">the bottom falls out of the market, etc</span> the market, etc collapses suddenly ✱ <span class="bodyb">touch bottom</span> to reach a level of morale so low that one can sink no further [Old English <span class="bodyi">botm</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fluke<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023173a"><!--s023173a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to achieve or gain (something) by accident or luck.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gay<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/gay/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024954a"><!--s024954a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026679b"><!--s026679b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>homosexual.</p></div><a name="s026680b"><!--s026680b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>for or relating to homosexuals </p><p><i></i></p><p>a gay bar</p>.</div><a name="s026681b"><!--s026681b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> bright or attractive </p><p><i></i></p><p>a room with gay curtains at the windows</p>.</div><a name="s026682b"><!--s026682b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> happily excited; carefree</p><a name="sb000000232"><!--sb000000232--></a><p><span class="bodyb">gayness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">gai</span> happy, prob of Germanic origin]</p><div class="sidebar"><p>The primary meaning of <span class="bodyi">gay</span> in contemporary English is ‘homosexual’. As an adjective or a noun, it is the standard term used by homosexuals to describe themselves and as such has become part of the standard vocabulary of world English. This development has only occurred since the 1960s. Before the 1960sn, in standard usage, <span class="bodyi">gay</span> was an adjective meaning ‘cheerful’ or ‘bright’. These senses are still sometimes used, but care should be taken when using the word with these meanings to avoid misunderstanding.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">applicant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaplik(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002580a"><!--s002580a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who applies for something, e.g. a job.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹimpi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> impis)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030535a"><!--s030535a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>formerly in South Africa, a band or regiment of Zulu warriors [Zulu <span class="bodyi">impi</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">have on</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027686a"><!--s027686a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029528b"><!--s029528b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to be wearing.</p></div><a name="s029529b"><!--s029529b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to have planned or organized (an event).</p></div><a name="s029530b"><!--s029530b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to deceive or tease (somebody).</p></div><a name="s029531b"><!--s029531b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to be wearing (something).</p></div><a name="s029532b"><!--s029532b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to have planned (something) for a particular time </p><p><i></i></p><p>What do you have on for tomorrow?</p>.</div><a name="s029533b"><!--s029533b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> to deceive or tease (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was just having you on</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gay<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024955a"><!--s024955a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a homosexual; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a man </p><p><i></i></p><p>In future, all movie gays will be law-abiding citizens with healthy relationships … and a glitter-free wardrobe</p><p> New Statesman.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hit<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028636a"><!--s028636a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030290b"><!--s030290b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a blow, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that meets its target.</p></div><a name="s030291b"><!--s030291b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007943c"><!--s007943c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>something that enjoys great success.</p></div><a name="s007944c"><!--s007944c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a person who is popular.</p></div></div><a name="s030292b"><!--s030292b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s007945c"><!--s007945c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in computing, a successful match when a database is being searched for a particular item.</p></div><a name="s007946c"><!--s007946c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a visit to a site on the Internet.</p></div></div><a name="s030293b"><!--s030293b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> a murder carried out by a criminal.</p></div><a name="s030294b"><!--s030294b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in baseball, a base hit.</p></div><a name="s030295b"><!--s030295b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a dose of a substance, e.g. a drug.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">humoresque</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hyooməʹresk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029590a"><!--s029590a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a musical composition that is whimsical or fanciful in character [German <span class="bodyi">Humoreske</span>,ultimatelyfrom <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/humour1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">humour 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disfranchise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹfranchiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017124a"><!--s017124a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/disenfranchise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">disenfranchise</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">confect</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹfekt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012411a"><!--s012411a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to put together or prepare (an elaborate dish, artistic work, etc) from assorted ingredients or materials </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was at work confecting another best-seller.</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">confectus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">conficere</span> to prepare, put together, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">facere</span> to make].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expanse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹspans/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020973a"><!--s020973a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022016b"><!--s022016b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something spread out, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> over a wide area.</p></div><a name="s022017b"><!--s022017b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the extent to which something is spread out [Latin <span class="bodyi">expansum</span>, neuter past part. of <span class="bodyi">expandere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/expand/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">expand</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bottom<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006856a"><!--s006856a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007048b"><!--s007048b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to provide (a chair, etc) with a bottom.</p></div><a name="s007049b"><!--s007049b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to provide a foundation for (a theory, etc) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s007050b"><!--s007050b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a submarine: to reach the sea bed.</p></div><a name="s007051b"><!--s007051b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ</span> to excavate (a mine) to the depth of the mineral-bearing strata</p><p><span class="bodyb">bottomer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fluky <span class="bodyi">or</span> flukey</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (flukier, flukiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023174a"><!--s023174a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024739b"><!--s024739b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>happening by or depending on chance rather than skill.</p></div><a name="s024740b"><!--s024740b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of wind: unsteady; changeable</p><p><span class="bodyb">flukily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">flukiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impiety</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpieiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> impieties)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030536a"><!--s030536a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lack of reverence or an irreverent act.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">graver</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgrayvə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026317a"><!--s026317a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various tools (e.g. a burin) used in engraving.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">application</span><small><span class="eSynop">/apliʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002581a"><!--s002581a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002495b"><!--s002495b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a request or petition, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a formal request made in writing, e.g. to be considered for a job.</p></div><a name="s002496b"><!--s002496b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000540c"><!--s000540c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an act of applying.</p></div><a name="s000541c"><!--s000541c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a use to which something is put.</p></div></div><a name="s002497b"><!--s002497b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>capacity for practical use; relevance.</p></div><a name="s002498b"><!--s002498b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>close attention; diligence.</p></div><a name="s002499b"><!--s002499b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a computer program that performs a particular function, e.g. word processing.</p></div><a name="s002500b"><!--s002500b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a lotion or other substance applied to the skin <span class="bodyb">applicative</span> /əʹplikətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">applicatory</span> /əʹplikət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">applicacioun</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">application-, applicatio</span> a bending towards, attaching, from <span class="bodyi">applicare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/apply/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">apply</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haver</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhayvə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (havered, havering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027687a"><!--s027687a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029534b"><!--s029534b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Scot</span> to talk nonsense.</p></div><a name="s029535b"><!--s029535b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> to be indecisive; to hesitate [origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">humorist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhyoohmərist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029591a"><!--s029591a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person specializing in or noted for humour in speech, writing, or acting <span class="bodyb">humoristic</span> /-ʹristik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hit-and-miss</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028637a"><!--s028637a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hit_or_miss/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hit-or-miss</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gazania</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gəʹzayni·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024956a"><!--s024956a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a S African herbaceous plant with large orange or yellow flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Gazania</span> [Latin genus name, named after Theodore of <span class="bodyi">Gaza</span> d.1478, Greek scholar].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">applicator</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaplikaytə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002582a"><!--s002582a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a device for applying a substance, e.g. medicine or polish.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expansible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹspansəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020974a"><!--s020974a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>able to expand or be expanded; expandable <span class="bodyb">expansibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disfunction</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹfungksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017125a"><!--s017125a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dysfunction/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dysfunction</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Graves</span><small><span class="eSynop">/grahv/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Graves /grahv/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026318a"><!--s026318a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dry white or occasionally red wine produced in the Graves district of the Bordeaux region of France.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flume</span><small><span class="eSynop">/floohm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023175a"><!--s023175a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024741b"><!--s024741b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an inclined water channel, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one for conveying water, e.g. for power generation or for floating logs down.</p></div><a name="s024742b"><!--s024742b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an amusement-park chute with a shallow stream of water flowing down it, or one of tubular design at a swimming pool.</p></div><a name="s024743b"><!--s024743b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a deep gorge with a river or stream running through it [prob from Middle English <span class="bodyi">flum</span> river, via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">flumen</span>, from <span class="bodyi">fluere</span> to flow].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impinge</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpinj/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030537a"><!--s030537a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032078b"><!--s032078b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(+ on/upon) to encroach or infringe on something </p><p><i></i></p><p>We mustn't impinge on other people's rights</p>.</div><a name="s032079b"><!--s032079b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ on/upon) to make an impression.</p></div><a name="s032080b"><!--s032080b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ on/upon/against) to strike or collide with something or somebody</p><p><span class="bodyb">impingement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">impinger</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">impingere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">pangere</span> to fasten, drive in].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">confection</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹfeksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012412a"><!--s012412a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012909b"><!--s012909b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an elaborately prepared item of sweet food, e.g. a cake or dessert.</p></div><a name="s012910b"><!--s012910b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an elaborately contrived article of dress, e.g. a woman's hat.</p></div><a name="s012911b"><!--s012911b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the process of assembling, composing, or confecting something [Latin <span class="bodyi">confection-, confectio</span> preparation, from <span class="bodyi">conficere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/confect/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">confect</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bottom<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006857a"><!--s006857a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007052b"><!--s007052b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>belonging to, relating to, or situated at the bottom or lower part of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>Where's the bottom half of my bikini?</p>.</div><a name="s007053b"><!--s007053b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of fishes: frequenting the bottom of the sea or a river <span class="bodyb">bottommost</span> /-mohst, -məst/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haversack</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhavəsak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027688a"><!--s027688a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a knapsack [French <span class="bodyi">havresac</span> from German <span class="bodyi">Habersack</span> bag for oats, from <span class="bodyi">Haber</span> oats + <span class="bodyi">Sack</span> bag].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">humorous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhyoohmərəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029592a"><!--s029592a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>full of, characterized by, or expressing humour</p><p><span class="bodyb">humorously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">humorousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hit-and-run</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028638a"><!--s028638a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030296b"><!--s030296b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a road accident: involving a driver who does not stop after causing damage or injury.</p></div><a name="s030297b"><!--s030297b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of an attack: involving rapid action and immediate withdrawal </p><p><i></i></p><p>hit-and-run raids on coastal towns</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gaze<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/gayz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024957a"><!--s024957a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to fix the eyes in a steady and intent look</p><p><span class="bodyb">gazer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">gazen</span>, prob of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">applied</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹplied/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002583a"><!--s002583a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>put to practical use; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> applying general principles to solve specific problems </p><p><i></i></p><p>applied sciences</p> <p><i></i></p><p>an exhibition of applied art</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expansile</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹspansiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020975a"><!--s020975a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or capable of expansion.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Graves’ disease</span><small><span class="eSynop">/grayvz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026319a"><!--s026319a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a medical condition in which there is enlargement of the thyroid gland and abnormal protrusion of the eyeball [Robert J <span class="bodyi">Graves</span> d.1853, Irish physician, one of the first people to describe it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">confectioner</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012413a"><!--s012413a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a manufacturer of or dealer in confectionery.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹimpi·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030538a"><!--s030538a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lacking in reverence or proper respect, e.g. for God; irreverent</p><p><span class="bodyb">impiously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">impiousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">impius</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">pius</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pious/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pious</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bottom drawer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006858a"><!--s006858a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, dated</span> a young woman's collection of clothes and household articles, kept in anticipation of her marriage, or the drawer in which she stores these things.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flummery</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfluməri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> flummeries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023176a"><!--s023176a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024744b"><!--s024744b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> pretentious humbug.</p></div><a name="s024745b"><!--s024745b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a sweet dish typically made with flour or oatmeal, eggs, honey, and cream [Welsh <span class="bodyi">llymru</span>, the oatmeal dish].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">humour<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">humor</span>) /ʹhyoohmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029593a"><!--s029593a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031210b"><!--s031210b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008144c"><!--s008144c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a comic or amusing quality.</p></div><a name="s008145c"><!--s008145c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>things that are intended to be comic or amusing; wit.</p></div></div><a name="s031211b"><!--s031211b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a comic or amusing quality </p><p><i></i></p><p>the humour of his predicament</p>.</div><a name="s031212b"><!--s031212b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the faculty of expressing or appreciating the comic or amusing </p><p><i></i></p><p>has no sense of humour</p>.</div><a name="s031213b"><!--s031213b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>things that are intended to be comic or amusing; wit.</p></div><a name="s031214b"><!--s031214b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal or literary</span> temperament </p><p><i></i></p><p>of cheerful humour</p>.</div><a name="s031215b"><!--s031215b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a state of mind; temper </p><p><i></i></p><p>was in no humour to listen</p>.</div><a name="s031216b"><!--s031216b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> an inclination; a whim </p><p><i></i></p><p>You'll ask me why I rather choose to have a weight of carrion flesh than to receive three thousand ducats. I'll not answer that, but say it is my humour</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div><a name="s031217b"><!--s031217b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated or archaic</span> a liquid or secretion in an animal or plant body, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> any of the four fluids, that is, bile or choler, black bile or melancholy, blood, and phlegm, regarded in medieval physiology as entering into the constitution of the body and determining by their relative proportions a person's health and temperament </p><p><i></i></p><p>right as the humour of malencolie causeth ful many a man in sleepe to cry</p><p> Chaucer ✱ <span class="bodyb">out of humour</span>.</p></div><a name="s031218b"><!--s031218b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>in a bad temper</p><p><span class="bodyb">humourless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">humourlessness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via French <span class="bodyi">humeur</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">(h)umor</span> moisture, from <span class="bodyi">humere</span> to be moist].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haversine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhavəsien/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027689a"><!--s027689a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in mathematics, half of a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/versed_sine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">versed sine</span></span></a> [shortening of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/half1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">half 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/versed_sine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">versed sine</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disgorge</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹgawj/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017126a"><!--s017126a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017873b"><!--s017873b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to vomit (food) from the stomach.</p></div><a name="s017874b"><!--s017874b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to discharge (a load or contents) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The bus disgorged its load at the camp</p>.</div><a name="s017875b"><!--s017875b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to give up (dishonestly acquired funds) on request or under pressure <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s017876b"><!--s017876b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to discharge contents</p><p><span class="bodyb">disgorgement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">desgorger</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">gorge</span> throat].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hitch<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hich/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028639a"><!--s028639a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030298b"><!--s030298b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to move (something) by jerks.</p></div><a name="s030299b"><!--s030299b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to catch or fasten (something) by a hook or knot </p><p><i></i></p><p>He hitched a plough to the tractor</p>.</div><a name="s030300b"><!--s030300b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to request and obtain (a free lift) in a passing vehicle, or to travel in this way <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s030301b"><!--s030301b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to hitchhike ✱ <span class="bodyb">get hitched</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to get married [Middle English <span class="bodyi">hytchen</span>; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gaze<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024958a"><!--s024958a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fixed intent look.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gravestone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgrayvstohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026320a"><!--s026320a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a stone over or at one end of a grave, usu inscribed with the name and details of the dead person.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bottomed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006859a"><!--s006859a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">used in combinations</span>) having a bottom of the kind specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>copper-bottomed pans</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030539a"><!--s030539a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>mischievous</p><p><span class="bodyb">impishly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">impishness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">humour<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">humor</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029594a"><!--s029594a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to indulge (somebody) or comply with their wishes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expansion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹspansh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020976a"><!--s020976a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022018b"><!--s022018b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of expanding </p><p><i></i></p><p>territorial expansion</p>.</div><a name="s022019b"><!--s022019b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the increase in volume of working fluid, e.g. steam, in an engine cylinder.</p></div><a name="s022020b"><!--s022020b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something expanded, e.g.:</p><a name="s005605c"><!--s005605c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an expanded part.</p></div><a name="s005606c"><!--s005606c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a fuller treatment of an earlier theme or work.</p></div></div><a name="s022021b"><!--s022021b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the expanding of a mathematical expression or function in a series <span class="bodyb">expansionary</span> /-n(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">appliqué<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹpleekay, apleeʹkay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002584a"><!--s002584a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002501b"><!--s002501b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>decorative work in which a cutout decoration is fastened, usu by sewing, to a larger piece of material.</p></div><a name="s002502b"><!--s002502b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the decorative work formed in this manner [French <span class="bodyi">appliqué</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">appliquer</span> to put on, from Latin <span class="bodyi">applicare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/apply/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">apply</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flummox</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfluməks/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023177a"><!--s023177a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to bewilder or confuse (somebody) completely [origin uncertain].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">confectioner's custard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012414a"><!--s012414a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a thick sweet custard used as a filling in pastries, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">have up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027690a"><!--s027690a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to bring (somebody) before the authorities to answer a charge, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was had up in court for dangerous driving</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disgorger</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017127a"><!--s017127a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a device for extracting a hook from a fish's gullet.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hitch<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028640a"><!--s028640a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030302b"><!--s030302b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sudden halt or obstruction; a stoppage.</p></div><a name="s030303b"><!--s030303b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a knot used for a temporary fastening.</p></div><a name="s030304b"><!--s030304b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a device used to connect two things.</p></div><a name="s030305b"><!--s030305b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an act of hitchhiking.</p></div><a name="s030306b"><!--s030306b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> a period of service, e.g. in the armed forces.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gazebo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gəʹzeeboh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os -oes) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gazebos gazeboes)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024959a"><!--s024959a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a freestanding structure, e.g. a summerhouse, placed to command a view [perhaps from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gaze1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gaze 1</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">-ebo</span> as in <span class="bodyi">videbo</span> I shall see].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">graveyard</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgrayvyahd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026321a"><!--s026321a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028173b"><!--s028173b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an area of ground used for burials, usu beside a church.</p></div><a name="s028174b"><!--s028174b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a condition of final disappointment or failure </p><p><i></i></p><p>the graveyard of their hopes</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bottom gear</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006860a"><!--s006860a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the transmission gear of a vehicle giving the lowest speed of travel.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hump<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hump/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029595a"><!--s029595a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031219b"><!--s031219b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a humped or crooked back.</p></div><a name="s031220b"><!--s031220b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a fleshy protuberance on the back of a camel, bison, etc.</p></div><a name="s031221b"><!--s031221b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a mound or knoll ✱ <span class="bodyb">get the hump</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to have a fit of sulking or depression ✱ <span class="bodyb">over the hump</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> past the most difficult phase</p><p><span class="bodyb">humped</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">humpless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [prob related to Low German <span class="bodyi">hump</span> bump].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">implacable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹplakəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030540a"><!--s030540a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032081b"><!--s032081b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not capable of being appeased or pacified </p><p><i></i></p><p>an implacable enemy</p>.</div><a name="s032082b"><!--s032082b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>unrelenting; never stopping, weakening, or changing <span class="bodyb">implacability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">implacableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">implacably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">implacabilis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">placabilis</span> easy to appease, from <span class="bodyi">placare</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/placate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">placate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expansion bolt</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020977a"><!--s020977a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bolt with an attachment that expands as the bolt is inserted and tightened.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flump</span><small><span class="eSynop">/flump/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023178a"><!--s023178a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024746b"><!--s024746b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to move or drop with a dull heavy sound </p><p><i></i></p><p>flump into a chair</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s024747b"><!--s024747b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to bring (something) down heavily</p><p><span class="bodyb">flump</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [imitative].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">havildar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhavldah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027691a"><!--s027691a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a non-commissioned officer in the Indian army, equivalent to a sergeant [Hindi <span class="bodyi">hawāldār</span>, from Arabic <span class="bodyi">hawāla</span> charge + Persian <span class="bodyi">dār</span> having].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">appliqué<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (appliqués) (appliquéd) (appliquéing /-kaying, -ʹkaying/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002585a"><!--s002585a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to apply (e.g. a decoration or ornament) to a larger surface.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disgrace<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹgrays/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017128a"><!--s017128a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017877b"><!--s017877b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to bring reproach or shame to (somebody) through unacceptable conduct.</p></div><a name="s017878b"><!--s017878b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (somebody) to lose favour or standing, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a consequence of dishonourable behaviour </p><p><i></i></p><p>the disgraced minister</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hitcher</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhichə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028641a"><!--s028641a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hitchhiker.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">graveyard shift</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026322a"><!--s026322a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> the working shift that starts late at night and finishes early in the morning; the night shift.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">confectioner's sugar</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012415a"><!--s012415a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/icing_sugar/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">icing sugar</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gazelle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gəʹzel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gazelles <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> gazelle)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024960a"><!--s024960a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of small, graceful, and swift African and Asian antelopes noted for its their soft lustrous eyes: genus <span class="bodyi">Gazella</span> and other genera [French <span class="bodyi">gazelle</span>, ultimately from Arabic <span class="bodyi">ghazāl</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bottomless</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006861a"><!--s006861a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007054b"><!--s007054b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>extremely deep.</p></div><a name="s007055b"><!--s007055b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>boundless or unlimited</p><p><span class="bodyb">bottomlessly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bottomlessness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hump<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029596a"><!--s029596a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031222b"><!--s031222b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to form or curve (the back) into a hump.</p></div><a name="s031223b"><!--s031223b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> to carry (something cumbersome) with difficulty </p><p><i></i></p><p>humping suitcases around</p>.</div><a name="s031224b"><!--s031224b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span> to have sexual intercourse with (somebody) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s031225b"><!--s031225b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to rise in a hump.</p></div><a name="s031226b"><!--s031226b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, informal</span> to travel around or go on foot.</p></div><a name="s031227b"><!--s031227b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span> to have sexual intercourse.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">implant<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹplahnt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030541a"><!--s030541a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032083b"><!--s032083b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to fix or set securely or deeply.</p></div><a name="s032084b"><!--s032084b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to set (e.g. an idea or principle) permanently in somebody's consciousness or habit patterns.</p></div><a name="s032085b"><!--s032085b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to insert (something, e.g. artificial tissue, a hormone, etc) in a living organism.</p></div><a name="s032086b"><!--s032086b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to fix or set (something) securely or deeply <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s032087b"><!--s032087b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>said of a fertilized egg: to become attached to the wall of the uterus or, abnormally, the Fallopian tube</p><p><span class="bodyb">implantable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">implantation</span> /-ʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">implanter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hitchhike</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhichhiek/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028642a"><!--s028642a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to travel by obtaining free lifts in passing vehicles</p><p><span class="bodyb">hitchhiker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">havoc</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhavək/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027692a"><!--s027692a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029536b"><!--s029536b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>widespread destruction; devastation.</p></div><a name="s029537b"><!--s029537b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>great confusion and disorder; chaos </p><p><i></i></p><p>It's amazing the havoc even a few children can create in a house</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">cry havoc</span>.</p></div><a name="s029538b"><!--s029538b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to give an army the signal to plunder ✱ <span class="bodyb">play havoc with something</span> to disrupt something it </p><p><i></i></p><p>The flu epidemic has played havoc with the teaching schedule</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">havok</span> from Anglo-French, modification of Old French <span class="bodyi">havot</span> plunder].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flung</span><small><span class="eSynop">/flung/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023179a"><!--s023179a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense and past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fling1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fling 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disgrace<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017129a"><!--s017129a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017879b"><!--s017879b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>loss of favour, honour, or respect; shame.</p></div><a name="s017880b"><!--s017880b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody or something shameful </p><p><i></i></p><p>His manners are a disgrace</p> <p><i></i></p><p>You're a disgrace to the school</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">in disgrace</span>.</p></div><a name="s017881b"><!--s017881b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>out of somebody's favour, e.g. because of unacceptable conduct [via French from Old Italian <span class="bodyi">disgrazia</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">grazia</span> grace, from Latin <span class="bodyi">gratia</span> favour: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grace1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grace 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expansionism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020978a"><!--s020978a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a policy of economic or territorial expansion</p><p><span class="bodyb">expansionist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">expansionistic</span> /-ʹnistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gazette<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/gəʹzet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024961a"><!--s024961a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026683b"><!--s026683b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a newspaper or journal, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an official one.</p></div><a name="s026684b"><!--s026684b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an official journal containing announcements of honours and government appointments [French <span class="bodyi">gazette</span> via Italian from Italian dialect <span class="bodyi">gazeta</span> small copper coin (the price of the newspaper)].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">confectionery</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> confectioneries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012416a"><!--s012416a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012912b"><!--s012912b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>sweets and, chocolate, cakes, and biscuits.</p></div><a name="s012913b"><!--s012913b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the confectioner's art or business.</p></div><a name="s012914b"><!--s012914b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a confectioner's shop.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">graveyard slot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026323a"><!--s026323a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a time, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> between late night and early morning, when a radio or television programme will attract relatively few listeners or viewers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apply</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹplie/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (applies, applied, applying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002586a"><!--s002586a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s002503b"><!--s002503b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000542c"><!--s000542c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to bring (something) to bear or put (something) to use, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for some practical purpose </p><p><i></i></p><p>We need to apply more pressure to get results</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Apply the brakes firmly in an emergency</p>.</div><a name="s000543c"><!--s000543c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to lay or spread (something) on a surface </p><p><i></i></p><p>Apply varnish to all exposed areas</p>.</div></div><a name="s002504b"><!--s002504b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ to) to devote (oneself or one's efforts) to something with attention or diligence </p><p><i></i></p><p>They succeed by applying themselves to the job in hand</p> <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</div><a name="s002505b"><!--s002505b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + to) to have relevance </p><p><i></i></p><p>This rule applies to new members only</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Clause 7 doesn't apply if you're self-employed</p>.</div><a name="s002506b"><!--s002506b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + for/to) to make a request, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> formally in writing </p><p><i></i></p><p>Apply in writing to the personnel manager</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Will you apply for the job?</p> <span class="bodyb">applier</span> /əʹplie·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">applien</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">applicare</span> to fasten to, attach, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ap_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ap- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">plicare</span> to fold].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bottom line</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006862a"><!--s006862a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007056b"><!--s007056b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the bottom line</span>) the last line of figures in a financial report showing the final profit or loss.</p></div><a name="s007057b"><!--s007057b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the bottom line</span>) <span class="bodyi">informal</span> the one important criterion that decides viability </p><p><i></i></p><p>The bottom line is, will the public buy it?</p>.</div><a name="s007058b"><!--s007058b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the bottom line</span>) <span class="bodyi">informal</span> the significant point to recognize.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">humpback</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029597a"><!--s029597a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031228b"><!--s031228b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hunchback/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hunchback</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s031229b"><!--s031229b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a large whale related to the rorquals (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/rorqual/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">rorqual</span></span></a>) but having very long flippers: <span class="bodyi">Megaptera novaeangliae</span></p><p><span class="bodyb">humpbacked</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">implant<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹimplahnt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030542a"><!--s030542a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something, e.g. a graft or hormone pellet, implanted in the tissue of a living organism.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haw<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/haw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027693a"><!--s027693a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029539b"><!--s029539b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the red berry of the hawthorn.</p></div><a name="s029540b"><!--s029540b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hawthorn/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hawthorn</span></span></a> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">hawe</span> from Old English <span class="bodyi">haga</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gazette<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024962a"><!--s024962a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to publish or report (news, military appointments, etc) in an official gazette </p><p><i></i></p><p>M.P.'s baronetted, sham colonels gazetted, and second-rate aldermen knighted</p><p> W S Gilbert.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flunk</span><small><span class="eSynop">/flungk/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023180a"><!--s023180a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024748b"><!--s024748b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to fail, or to fail (somebody), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in an examination or course.</p></div><a name="s024749b"><!--s024749b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ out) to be turned out of a school or college for failure <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span>.</p></div><a name="s024750b"><!--s024750b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to give a failing mark to (a candidate).</p></div><a name="s024751b"><!--s024751b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to get a failing mark in (an examination, subject, etc) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The usual crew had flunked the first grade again</p><p> Harper Lee [perhaps blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flinch1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flinch 1</span></span></a> and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/funk2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">funk 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disgraceful</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹgraysf(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017130a"><!--s017130a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>shameful or shocking</p><p><span class="bodyb">disgracefully</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">disgracefulness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">appoggiatura</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əˌpojəʹtooərə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002587a"><!--s002587a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grace_note/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grace note</span></span></a> (musical note added as ornament) preceding an essential melodic note, performed on the beat, normally taking half its time value: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/acciaccatura/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">acciaccatura</span></span></a> [Italian <span class="bodyi">appoggiatura</span> support, from <span class="bodyi">appoggiare</span> to lean or rest on, ultimately from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ap_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ap- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">podium</span> support].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hi-tech</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhie ʹtek/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028643a"><!--s028643a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/high_tech_or_hi_tech/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">high-tech</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bottom out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006863a"><!--s006863a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a situation: to sink to a lowest point and then level out.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expansion joint</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020979a"><!--s020979a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a joint that has a gap to allow for thermal expansion of the sections.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gravi-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026324a"><!--s026324a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meaning: heavy or weight </p><p><i></i></p><p>gravimeter</p> <p>[via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">gravi-</span>, from <span class="bodyi">gravis</span> heavy].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">implausible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹplawzəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030543a"><!--s030543a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a story, excuse, etc: unlikely to be true; liable not to be believed; not plausible <span class="bodyb">implausibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">implausibleness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">implausibly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">humpback bridge</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029598a"><!--s029598a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a narrow bridge rising and falling steeply from a central hump.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">confederacy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹfed(ə)rəsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> confederacies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012417a"><!--s012417a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012915b"><!--s012915b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a league or compact for mutual support or common action; an alliance of independent states.</p></div><a name="s012916b"><!--s012916b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Confederacy</span>) the eleven southern states that withdrew from the USA in 1860 and 1861.</p></div><a name="s012917b"><!--s012917b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an unlawful association; a conspiracy.</p></div><a name="s012918b"><!--s012918b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s003375c"><!--s003375c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a league or alliance for common action.</p></div><a name="s003376c"><!--s003376c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Confederacy</span>) the eleven southern states that withdrew from the USA in 1860 and 1861</p><p><span class="bodyb">confederal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haw<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027694a"><!--s027694a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/nictitating_membrane/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">nictitating membrane</span></span></a> (inner eyelid) of certain animals [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disgruntled</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹgruntld/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017131a"><!--s017131a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>aggrieved and dissatisfied</p><p><span class="bodyb">disgruntlement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> (used intensively) + <span class="bodyi">gruntle</span> to grumble, from Middle English <span class="bodyi">gruntlen</span>, frequentative of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grunt1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grunt 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">confederate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹfed(ə)rət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012418a"><!--s012418a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012919b"><!--s012919b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>united in a league; allied.</p></div><a name="s012920b"><!--s012920b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Confederate</span>) belonging or relating to the Confederacy [late Latin <span class="bodyi">confoederatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">confoederare</span> to unite by a league, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">foeder-, foedus</span> compact].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gazetteer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gazəʹtiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024963a"><!--s024963a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dictionary of place names [orig denoting a journalist; the current sense comes from <span class="bodyi">The Gazetteer's or Newsman's Interpreter</span>, a geographical index edited by Laurence Echard d.1730, English historian].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hither<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhidhə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028644a"><!--s028644a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or literary</span> to or towards this place [Old English <span class="bodyi">hider</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gravid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgravid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026325a"><!--s026325a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pregnant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pregnant</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">gravidity</span> /graʹviditi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">gravidly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">gravidus</span> from <span class="bodyi">gravis</span> heavy, seriousness].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">appoint</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹpoynt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002588a"><!--s002588a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002507b"><!--s002507b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to select (somebody) for an office or position.</p></div><a name="s002508b"><!--s002508b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to fix or name (something, e.g. a time) officially </p><p><i></i></p><p>appoint a day for the hearing</p>.</div><a name="s002509b"><!--s002509b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to state in a will that property will be transferred to (somebody), or decide the future ownership of (property) in this way [Middle English <span class="bodyi">appointen</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">apointier</span> to arrange, from <span class="bodyi">a point</span> to a point].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bottomry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbotəmri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006864a"><!--s006864a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> a contract by which a ship is pledged as security for a loan to be repaid at the end of a successful voyage [modification of Dutch <span class="bodyi">bodemerij</span>, from <span class="bodyi">bodem</span> bottom, ship].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haw<sup>3</sup></span></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027695a"><!--s027695a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>✱ <span class="bodyb">hum and haw</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hum1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hum 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expansive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹspansiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020980a"><!--s020980a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022022b"><!--s022022b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having a capacity or tendency to expand or cause expansion.</p></div><a name="s022023b"><!--s022023b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>freely communicative; genial or effusive </p><p><i></i></p><p>He grew more expansive after dinner</p>.</div><a name="s022024b"><!--s022024b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>having a wide expanse or extent.</p></div><a name="s022025b"><!--s022025b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>characterized by extravagance or magnificence of scale </p><p><i></i></p><p>expansive living</p> <p><span class="bodyb">expansively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">expansiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flunky <span class="bodyi">or</span> flunkey</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies -eys) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> flunkies flunkeys)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023181a"><!--s023181a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024752b"><!--s024752b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person performing menial duties </p><p><i></i></p><p>Sam works as a flunky in a cookhouse</p>.</div><a name="s024753b"><!--s024753b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a yes-man; a servile follower.</p></div><a name="s024754b"><!--s024754b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a liveried servant</p><p><span class="bodyb">flunkeyism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Scots, perhaps from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flanker/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flanker</span></span></a> in the sense ‘a person who stands by somebody's side’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">implement<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹimplimənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030544a"><!--s030544a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032088b"><!--s032088b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a utensil or tool, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one with a specified purpose </p><p><i></i></p><p>gardening implements</p>.</div><a name="s032089b"><!--s032089b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a means of achieving an end; an agent </p><p><i></i></p><p>bombs and other implements of destruction</p>.</div><a name="s032090b"><!--s032090b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in Scots law, the act or an instance of carrying out an obligation [Middle English from late Latin <span class="bodyi">implementum</span> action of filling up, from Latin <span class="bodyi">implēre</span> to fill up, later ‘to employ’ from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">plere</span> to fill].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">humph</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hum(p)f/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj and noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029599a"><!--s029599a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a gruntlike sound used to express doubt or contempt [imitative].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disguise<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹgiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017132a"><!--s017132a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017882b"><!--s017882b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to change the appearance or nature of (a person or thing) in order to conceal their identity.</p></div><a name="s017883b"><!--s017883b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to hide the true state or character of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The facts cannot be disguised any longer</p> <p><span class="bodyb">disguisedly</span> /-zidli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">disguisement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">disgisen</span> to change one's dress, from Old French <span class="bodyi">desguisier</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">guise</span> fashion, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gazillion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gəʹzilyən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024964a"><!--s024964a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an enormously high but unspecified quantity or number [modelled fancifully on<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/million/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">million</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/trillion/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">trillion</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hither<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028645a"><!--s028645a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> nearer </p><p><i></i></p><p>the hither side of the hill</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">appointed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002589a"><!--s002589a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002510b"><!--s002510b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a time or place: as previously decided for the event in question </p><p><i></i></p><p>at the appointed hour</p>.</div><a name="s002511b"><!--s002511b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used in combinations</span>) equipped or furnished as specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>at their well-appointed premises on Albemarle Street</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bottom-up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006865a"><!--s006865a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007059b"><!--s007059b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>proceeding from the detail to the general principle: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/top_down/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">top-down</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s007060b"><!--s007060b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of computer-programming: characterized by first developing the simplest operations of a program, followed by integration of the more complex units, the advantage of this order of working being the ability to test as one goes along.</p></div><a name="s007061b"><!--s007061b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of business decisions: based on the requirements of the ultimate consumer; non-hierarchical.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">confederate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012419a"><!--s012419a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012921b"><!--s012921b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an ally or accomplice </p><p><i></i></p><p>He will fall upon us with his confederates and slay us all</p><p> Edgar Rice Burroughs.</p></div><a name="s012922b"><!--s012922b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Confederate</span>) an adherent of the Confederacy.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hawaiian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/həʹwie·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027696a"><!--s027696a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029541b"><!--s029541b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of the US state of Hawaii, group of islands in Pacific Ocean.</p></div><a name="s029542b"><!--s029542b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Austronesian language of Hawaii</p><p><span class="bodyb">Hawaiian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expansivity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ekspanʹsiviti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020981a"><!--s020981a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the amount that a substance or body expands when its temperature is increased by one degree.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fluoresce</span><small><span class="eSynop">/flooəʹres/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023183a"><!--s023183a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to glow with fluorescence</p><p><span class="bodyb">fluorescer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gravimeter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/graʹvimitə, ʹgravimeetə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026326a"><!--s026326a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028175b"><!--s028175b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a weighing instrument for measuring variations in gravity on the earth, moon, etc.</p></div><a name="s028176b"><!--s028176b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a device similar to a hydrometer for determining relative intensity [French <span class="bodyi">gravimètre</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gravi/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gravi-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-mètre</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/meter2/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-meter 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">implement<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹimpliment/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030545a"><!--s030545a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to put (plans, orders, etc) into effect </p><p><i></i></p><p>These plans have not yet been implemented due to lack of funds</p> <p><span class="bodyb">implementation</span> /-ʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">implementer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">humpty-dumpty</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhumpti ʹdumpti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> humpty-dumpties)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029600a"><!--s029600a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031230b"><!--s031230b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a short fat person.</p></div><a name="s031231b"><!--s031231b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that once damaged can never be repaired or made operative again [<span class="bodyi">Humpty-Dumpty</span>, egg-shaped nursery-rhyme character who fell from a wall and broke into bits].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disguise<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017133a"><!--s017133a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017884b"><!--s017884b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a costume or other means of disguising oneself or concealing one's identity.</p></div><a name="s017885b"><!--s017885b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the state of being disguised </p><p><i></i></p><p>The Duke returns to Vienna in disguise</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gazpacho</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gəzʹpachoh, gəs-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gazpachos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024965a"><!--s024965a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Spanish cold soup containing tomatoes, olive oil, garlic, and peppers, and usu breadcrumbs [Spanish <span class="bodyi">gazpacho</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">appointee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/apoynʹtee, ə-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002590a"><!--s002590a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who is appointed to a job or post.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hither and thither</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028646a"><!--s028646a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in all directions; to and fro.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">botty</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> botties)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006866a"><!--s006866a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> the bottom or buttocks.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hawaiian guitar</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027697a"><!--s027697a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an electric stringed musical instrument consisting of a long soundboard and six to eight steel strings that are plucked while being pressed with a movable steel bar.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ex parte</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹpahti, pahtay/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020982a"><!--s020982a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of legal proceedings: from or in the interests of one side only [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">ex parte</span> from a side].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gravimetric</span><small><span class="eSynop">/graviʹmetrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026327a"><!--s026327a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028177b"><!--s028177b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to the measurement of density or weight.</p></div><a name="s028178b"><!--s028178b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to the measurement of a gravitational field using a gravimeter</p><p><span class="bodyb">gravimetrically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">gravimetry</span> /graʹvimətri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disgust<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹgust/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017134a"><!--s017134a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017886b"><!--s017886b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the loathing or revulsion one feels for something that sickens one, or that one cannot bear.</p></div><a name="s017887b"><!--s017887b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the indignation one feels at a moral outrage ✱ <span class="bodyb">in disgust</span> because of disgust, boredom, or frustration </p><p><i></i></p><p>I gave up in disgust after the third unsuccessful attempt</p> <p>[early modern French <span class="bodyi">desgoust</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">goust</span> taste, from Latin <span class="bodyi">gustus</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fluorescence</span><small><span class="eSynop">/flooəʹres(ə)ns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023184a"><!--s023184a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024757b"><!--s024757b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the emitting of electromagnetic radiation, usu as visible light, as a result of the simultaneous absorption of radiation of shorter wavelength.</p></div><a name="s024758b"><!--s024758b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the light or other radiation emitted in this process.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">humpy<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (humpier, humpiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029601a"><!--s029601a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031232b"><!--s031232b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>full of or covered in humps.</p></div><a name="s031233b"><!--s031233b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having the form of a hump.</p></div><a name="s031234b"><!--s031234b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> irritable or irascible</p><p><span class="bodyb">humpiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">confederate<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹfedərayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012420a"><!--s012420a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012923b"><!--s012923b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to unite (states, bodies, etc) in a confederacy <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s012924b"><!--s012924b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to band together to form a confederacy.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">implicate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹimplikayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030546a"><!--s030546a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032091b"><!--s032091b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008345c"><!--s008345c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + in) to show (somebody) to be involved in a crime, wrongdoing, etc.</p></div><a name="s008346c"><!--s008346c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to involve (something) as an essential part of a process or action.</p></div></div><a name="s032092b"><!--s032092b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to suggest (something) as a consequence or inference; to imply.</p></div><a name="s032093b"><!--s032093b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to entwine (something) [Latin <span class="bodyi">implicatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">implicare</span> to involve, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">plicare</span> to fold].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gazump</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gəʹzump/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024966a"><!--s024966a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to thwart (a would-be house purchaser) by raising the price after agreeing to sell at a certain price</p><p><span class="bodyb">gazumper</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [earlier <span class="bodyi">gezumph, gazoomph, gazumph</span> to swindle, perhaps from Yiddish].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">appointive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹpoyntiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002591a"><!--s002591a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> said of a post or office: filled by appointment rather than by election.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hitherto</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hidhəʹtooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028647a"><!--s028647a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>up to this time; until now.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">botulin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbotyoolin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006867a"><!--s006867a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a toxin that is the direct cause of botulism [prob from scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">botulinus</span>, a spore-forming bacterium, from Latin <span class="bodyi">botulus</span> sausage].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hawfinch</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027698a"><!--s027698a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of large Eurasian finches with a large heavy bill: genus <span class="bodyi">Coccothraustes</span> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/haw1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">haw 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/finch/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">finch</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disgust<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017135a"><!--s017135a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to arouse repugnance, aversion, or indignation in (somebody)</p><p><span class="bodyb">disgusted</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">disgustedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">disgusting</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">disgustingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">disgustingness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eksʹpat/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020983a"><!--s020983a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/expatriate2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">expatriate 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">graving dock</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgrayving/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026328a"><!--s026328a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dry_dock/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dry dock</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">confederation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənˌfedəʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012421a"><!--s012421a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012925b"><!--s012925b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a league or alliance.</p></div><a name="s012926b"><!--s012926b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a union of self-governing states under the minimal control of a central authority.</p></div><a name="s012927b"><!--s012927b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the act of forming such a union or league.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">humpy<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> humpies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029602a"><!--s029602a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus</span> a small or primitive hut [Aboriginal <span class="bodyi">yumbi</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fluorescent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/flooəʹres(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023185a"><!--s023185a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024759b"><!--s024759b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or having fluorescence.</p></div><a name="s024760b"><!--s024760b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>bright and glowing as a result of fluorescence.</p></div><a name="s024761b"><!--s024761b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>brightly colourful </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fluorescent pink</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gazunder</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gəʹzundə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (gazundered, gazundering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024967a"><!--s024967a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to attempt to force an unreasonably low offer upon (the seller of a house) by reducing a previous offer at the latest possible stage of the transaction</p><p><span class="bodyb">gazunderer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gazump/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gazump</span></span></a> and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/under1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">under 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">implication</span><small><span class="eSynop">/impliʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030547a"><!--s030547a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032094b"><!--s032094b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008347c"><!--s008347c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of implicating or being implicated.</p></div><a name="s008348c"><!--s008348c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + in) incriminating involvement.</p></div></div><a name="s032095b"><!--s032095b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of implying or being implied.</p></div><a name="s032096b"><!--s032096b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s008349c"><!--s008349c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of implying or being implied.</p></div><a name="s008350c"><!--s008350c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a logical relation between two propositions such that, if the first is true, the second must be true.</p></div></div><a name="s032097b"><!--s032097b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>something implied <span class="bodyb">implicative</span> /imʹplikətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">implicatively</span> /imʹplikətivli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">appointment</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002592a"><!--s002592a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002512b"><!--s002512b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000544c"><!--s000544c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an act of appointing somebody to a position.</p></div><a name="s000545c"><!--s000545c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an office or position held by somebody who has been appointed to it.</p></div></div><a name="s002513b"><!--s002513b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an arrangement for a meeting or other engagement.</p></div><a name="s002514b"><!--s002514b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) equipment or furnishings </p><p><i></i></p><p>admiring the cozy apartments and rich but eminently homelike appointments of the place</p> — Mark Twain ✱ <span class="bodyb">by appointment/by appointment to the Queen</span>.</div><a name="s002515b"><!--s002515b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>selling a commodity or supplying a service to the Queen.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hitler</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhitlə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028648a"><!--s028648a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an autocratic or dictatorial person <span class="bodyb">Hitlerian</span> /hitʹliəri·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [named after Adolf <span class="bodyi">Hitler</span> d.1945, German political leader].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gravitas</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgravitas/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026329a"><!--s026329a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a solemn and serious quality or manner </p><p><i></i></p><p>the gravitas of Oxford marmalade with its acerbic subtext</p><p> The Economist [Latin <span class="bodyi">gravitas</span> from <span class="bodyi">gravis</span> heavy, serious].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hawk<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hawk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027699a"><!--s027699a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029543b"><!--s029543b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of numerous species of medium-sized birds of prey with short rounded wings and a long tail, that hunts during the day: genus <span class="bodyi">Accipiter</span> and other genera.</p></div><a name="s029544b"><!--s029544b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person who takes a militant attitude; a supporter of a warlike policy: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dove1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dove<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (2).</p></div><a name="s029545b"><!--s029545b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a small board with a handle on the underside for holding mortar or plaster</p><p><span class="bodyb">hawkish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">hawkishly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">hawkishness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">hauk</span> from Old English <span class="bodyi">hafoc</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expatiate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹspayshiayt, ek-/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020984a"><!--s020984a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + on/upon) to speak or write at length or in detail on (something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a single subject) </p><p><i></i></p><p>expatiating on the value of the fabric</p><p> Hardy <span class="bodyb">expatiation</span> /-ʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">exspatiatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">exspatiari</span> to wander, digress, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">spatium</span> space, course].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">GB</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024968a"><!--s024968a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026685b"><!--s026685b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">Gb</span>) gigabyte(s).</p></div><a name="s026686b"><!--s026686b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Great Britain (international vehicle registration).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fluorescent lamp</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023186a"><!--s023186a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tubular electric lamp with a coating of fluorescent material on its inner surface.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apport</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹpawt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002593a"><!--s002593a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an object supposedly produced by supernatural means at a spiritualist seance [French <span class="bodyi">apport</span> something introduced or added, ultimately from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ap_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ap- 1</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">portare</span> to bring, carry].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">botulism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbotyooliz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006868a"><!--s006868a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>acute, often fatal, food poisoning caused by botulin a toxin in food, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> incompletely sterilized food preserved in an airtight container.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">implicit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹplisit/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030548a"><!--s030548a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032098b"><!--s032098b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008351c"><!--s008351c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>implied rather than directly stated </p><p><i></i></p><p>an implicit assumption</p>.</div><a name="s008352c"><!--s008352c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(+ in) present but underlying rather than explicit.</p></div></div><a name="s032099b"><!--s032099b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>unquestioning; absolute </p><p><i></i></p><p>He demands implicit obedience</p> <p><span class="bodyb">implicitly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">implicitness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">implicitus</span>, later form of <span class="bodyi">implicatus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/implicate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">implicate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">confer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹfuh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (conferred, conferring)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012422a"><!--s012422a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s012928b"><!--s012928b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + on) to bestow (an honour, award, or title) on somebody </p><p><i></i></p><p>An honorary doctorate had been conferred on him by Edinburgh University</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s012929b"><!--s012929b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) to come together to compare views or take counsel; to consult </p><p><i></i></p><p>You may confer with your team</p> <p><span class="bodyb">conferrable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">conferral</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">conferrer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">conferre</span> to bring together, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ferre</span> to carry].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">humungous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hyoohʹmung·gəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029603a"><!--s029603a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/humongous_or_humungous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">humongous</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hitlerism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028649a"><!--s028649a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the nationalistic and totalitarian principles and policies of the German political leader Adolf Hitler (d.1945)</p><p><span class="bodyb">Hitlerite</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dish<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dish/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017136a"><!--s017136a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017888b"><!--s017888b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004513c"><!--s004513c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a shallow open often circular vessel used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for holding or serving food.</p></div><a name="s004514c"><!--s004514c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any vessel from which food is eaten or served.</p></div><a name="s004515c"><!--s004515c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the amount a dish will hold; a dishful </p><p><i></i></p><p>He ate two dishes of pasta</p>.</div><a name="s004516c"><!--s004516c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the dishes</span>) the utensils and tableware used in preparing, serving, and eating a meal </p><p><i></i></p><p>I have to wash the dishes</p>.</div></div><a name="s017889b"><!--s017889b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a type of food prepared in a particular way </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fish dish</p>.</div><a name="s017890b"><!--s017890b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something resembling a dish in shape, e.g.:</p><a name="s004517c"><!--s004517c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a directional aerial, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for receiving radio or television transmissions or microwaves, having a concave usu parabolic reflector.</p></div><a name="s004518c"><!--s004518c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a hollow or depression, e.g. a concavity in a spoked wheel.</p></div></div><a name="s017891b"><!--s017891b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an attractive person <span class="bodyb">dishful</span> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dishfuls)<i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dishlike</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">disc</span> plate, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">discus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/discus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">discus</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gravitate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgravitayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026330a"><!--s026330a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to move under the influence of gravitation ✱ <span class="bodyb">gravitate towards</span> to move or be drawn gradually and steadily towards.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hawk<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027700a"><!--s027700a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029546b"><!--s029546b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to hunt game with a trained hawk.</p></div><a name="s029547b"><!--s029547b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to soar and strike like a hawk </p><p><i></i></p><p>birds hawking after insects</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s029548b"><!--s029548b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to hunt (game) on the wing like a hawk.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expatriate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/eksʹpatriayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020985a"><!--s020985a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022026b"><!--s022026b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to exile or banish (somebody).</p></div><a name="s022027b"><!--s022027b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to withdraw (oneself) from residence in one's native country <span class="bodyb">expatriation</span> /-ʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">expatriatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">expatriare</span> to leave one's own country, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">patria</span> native country, from <span class="bodyi">patr-, pater</span> father].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">implode</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹplohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030549a"><!--s030549a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032100b"><!--s032100b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to collapse inwards suddenly, or cause to do this <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s032101b"><!--s032101b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to do this <span class="bodyb">implosion</span> /-ʹplohzh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">implosive</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-plode</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/explode/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">explode</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bouclé</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboohklay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006869a"><!--s006869a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an uneven yarn of three plies, one of which forms loops at intervals, or fabric made from this [French <span class="bodyi">bouclé</span> curly, past part. of <span class="bodyi">boucler</span> to curl, from <span class="bodyi">boucle</span> buckle, curl].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conferee <span class="bodyi">or</span> conferree</span><small><span class="eSynop">/konfuhʹree/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012423a"><!--s012423a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012930b"><!--s012930b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person on whom an award, etc is conferred.</p></div><a name="s012931b"><!--s012931b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person who is conferred with on some matter.</p></div><a name="s012932b"><!--s012932b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>any of the participants or delegates attending a conference.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">GBA</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024969a"><!--s024969a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Alderney (international vehicle registration).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apportion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹpawsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002594a"><!--s002594a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002516b"><!--s002516b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to divide, distribute, or allot (something) in just proportion or according to a plan </p><p><i></i></p><p>All around farms were apportioned and allotted in proportion to the standing of each individual</p> — Conan Doyle.</div><a name="s002517b"><!--s002517b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to assign (blame)</p><p><span class="bodyb">apportionment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old French <span class="bodyi">apportionner</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ap_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ap- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">portionner</span> to portion].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">humus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhyoohməs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029604a"><!--s029604a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a brown or black organic soil material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter [Latin <span class="bodyi">humus</span> earth].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fluori-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023187a"><!--s023187a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fluor_or_fluoro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fluor-</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hit list</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028650a"><!--s028650a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a list of people to be killed, organizations to be eliminated, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dish<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017137a"><!--s017137a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017892b"><!--s017892b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (a surface) concave like a dish.</p></div><a name="s017893b"><!--s017893b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> to ruin or spoil (a person or their hopes) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s017894b"><!--s017894b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to gossip ✱ <span class="bodyb">dish the dirt</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to spread gossip.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gravitation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/graviʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026331a"><!--s026331a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the natural force of mutual attraction between objects or particles, or the movement caused by this force</p><p><span class="bodyb">gravitational</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">gravitationally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">gravitative</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">implore</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹplaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030550a"><!--s030550a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032102b"><!--s032102b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to beg (somebody) to do something.</p></div><a name="s032103b"><!--s032103b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to beg for (something) earnestly <span class="bodyb">imploration</span> /-ʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">imploratory</span> /imʹplorət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">imploring</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">imploringly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">implorare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a>+ <span class="bodyi">plorare</span> to cry out].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hawk<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027701a"><!--s027701a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to offer (goods) for sale in the street </p><p><i></i></p><p>hawking newspapers</p> <p>[back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hawker1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hawker 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expatriate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/eksʹpatri·ət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020986a"><!--s020986a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who lives outside their native country</p><p><span class="bodyb">expatriate</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">GBE</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024970a"><!--s024970a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Knight or Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Humvee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhumvee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029605a"><!--s029605a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, trademark</span> a modern military vehicle; a jeep [phonetic representation of initials of <span class="bodyi">high-mobility multi-purpose vehicle</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hitman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hitmen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028651a"><!--s028651a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a hired assassin.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dishabille</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disəʹbeel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017138a"><!--s017138a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/d%C3%A9shabill%C3%A9/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">déshabillé</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gravitational constant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/graviʹtaysh(ə)nl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026332a"><!--s026332a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Newton's law of gravity, the factor that relates gravity to the mass of and distance between bodies under the influence of the force of gravity.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fluoridate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflooəridayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023188a"><!--s023188a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to add a fluoride to (e.g. drinking water) to prevent tooth decay <span class="bodyb">fluoridation</span> /-ʹdaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">appose</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹpohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002595a"><!--s002595a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">technical</span> to place (one thing) side by side with another; to juxtapose [from Latin <span class="bodyi">apponere</span> to place close to, modelled on <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/compose/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">compose</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/impose/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">impose</span></span></a> , etc].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conference</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonf(ə)rəns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012424a"><!--s012424a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012933b"><!--s012933b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003377c"><!--s003377c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a usu formal interchange of views; a consultation.</p></div><a name="s003378c"><!--s003378c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a discussion held between people linked by telephone or computer.</p></div></div><a name="s012934b"><!--s012934b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a meeting of people, e.g. members of a certain profession, for the discussion of matters of common concern, typically lasting several days and including the presentation of papers.</p></div><a name="s012935b"><!--s012935b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a representative assembly or administrative organization of an denomination, organization, association, etc ✱ <span class="bodyb">in conference</span> taking part in a meeting <span class="bodyb">conferential</span> /konfəʹrensh(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boudoir</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboohdwah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006870a"><!--s006870a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a woman's dressing room, bedroom, or private sitting room [French <span class="bodyi">boudoir</span>, literally ‘sulking place’, from <span class="bodyi">bouder</span> to pout].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">imply</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹplie/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (implies, implied, implying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030551a"><!--s030551a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s032104b"><!--s032104b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to suggest (something) without directly stating it </p><p><i></i></p><p>Silence implies consent</p>.</div><a name="s032105b"><!--s032105b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="sb000000258"><!--sb000000258--></a><p>to involve (something) as a necessary or potential consequence <span class="bodyb">impliedly</span> /imʹplieidli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">emplien</span> via early French <span class="bodyi">emplier</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">implicare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/implicate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">implicate</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">imply</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">infer</span>? These two words are sometimes confused, though they are in fact opposite in meaning. To <span class="bodyi">imply</span> something is to suggest it by what you say without stating it explicitly: <span class="bodyi">She implied that I was untrustworthy</span>. To <span class="bodyi">infer</span> something is to deduce it from what someone says, even though they have not explicitly said as much: <span class="bodyi">I inferred from her remark that she thought me untrustworthy</span>. That said, the use of <span class="bodyi">infer</span> to mean the same as <span class="bodyi">imply</span> has become increasingly common.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conference call</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012425a"><!--s012425a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a telephone discussion between three or more people whose telephones lines have been temporarily linked for the purpose.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hun</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hun/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029606a"><!--s029606a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031235b"><!--s031235b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a nomadic Mongolian people who overran a large part of central and E Europe under Attila during the fourth and fifth cents <span class="bodysc">ad</span>.</p></div><a name="s031236b"><!--s031236b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">hun</span>) a person who is wantonly destructive or barbarically cruel.</p></div><a name="s031237b"><!--s031237b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also collectively</span> <span class="bodyb">the Hun</span>) <span class="bodyi">derog</span> a German; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a German soldier in World War I or II</p><p><span class="bodyb">Hunnish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">Hūne</span> via late Latin <span class="bodyi">Hunni</span> (pl) from Greek <span class="bodyi">Hounnoi</span>, of Iranian origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hawk<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027702a"><!--s027702a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029549b"><!--s029549b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to utter a harsh guttural sound in or as if in clearing the throat <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s029550b"><!--s029550b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to raise (phlegm) by hawking [imitative].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expect</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹspekt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020987a"><!--s020987a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022028b"><!--s022028b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005607c"><!--s005607c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to consider (an event) probable or certain </p><p><i></i></p><p>She expects to be forgiven</p>.</div><a name="s005608c"><!--s005608c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to consider (something) reasonable, due, or necessary </p><p><i></i></p><p>He expected respect from his children</p>.</div><a name="s005609c"><!--s005609c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to consider (somebody) bound in duty or obligated </p><p><i></i></p><p>They expected us to pay for the repair</p>.</div></div><a name="s022029b"><!--s022029b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005610c"><!--s005610c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to anticipate, look forward to, or be waiting for (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'm expecting a telephone call</p>.</div><a name="s005611c"><!--s005611c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to be waiting or prepared for the arrival of (somebody).</p></div></div><a name="s022030b"><!--s022030b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to suppose or think (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I expect that's true</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">be expecting</span>.</p></div><a name="s022031b"><!--s022031b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to be pregnant</p><p><span class="bodyb">expectable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">exspectare</span> to look forward to, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">spectare</span> to look at, from <span class="bodyi">spectus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">specere</span> to look].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gravitational field</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026333a"><!--s026333a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a property of the region of space surrounding a body (e.g. a planet) that exerts a force of attraction on nearby bodies </p><p><i></i></p><p>The rocket entered the gravitational field of Saturn</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hit-or-miss</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028652a"><!--s028652a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lacking method or consistency of procedure; unreliable; haphazard </p><p><i></i></p><p>Documenting such unwritten languages was a hit-or-miss affair</p><p> New Internationalist.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">GBG</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024971a"><!--s024971a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Guernsey (international vehicle registration).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bouffant<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboohfong/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006871a"><!--s006871a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>puffed out </p><p><i></i></p><p>bouffant hair</p> <p><i></i></p><p>bouffant sleeves</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a bouffant hairstyle</p> <p>[French <span class="bodyi">bouffant</span> puffed, swelling, present part. of <span class="bodyi">bouffer</span> to puff].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fluoride</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflooəried/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023189a"><!--s023189a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a compound of fluorine, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> e.g. one added to toothpaste or drinking water to prevent tooth decay.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apposite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹapəzit/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002596a"><!--s002596a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>highly pertinent or appropriate; apt </p><p><i></i></p><p>an apposite description</p><p><span class="bodyb">appositely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">appositeness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">appositus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">apponere</span> to place near, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ap_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ap- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ponere</span> to put].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impolite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/impəʹliet/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030552a"><!--s030552a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>not having or showing good manners; not polite</p><p><span class="bodyb">impolitely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">impoliteness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dish aerial</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017139a"><!--s017139a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dish1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dish<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (3a).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Conference pear</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012426a"><!--s012426a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sweet firm-fleshed variety of pear [apparently named after the 1885 National Pear Conference; the pear was first exhibited in that year].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hunch<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hunch/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029607a"><!--s029607a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031238b"><!--s031238b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to assume a bent or crooked posture <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s031239b"><!--s031239b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to arch (one's shoulders).</p></div><a name="s031240b"><!--s031240b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>) to bend (oneself) into a cramped position </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was hunched in a corner</p> <p>[orig in the sense ‘push, shove’, unknown origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hawk<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027703a"><!--s027703a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an audible effort to force up phlegm from the throat.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hit out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028653a"><!--s028653a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + at) to act or speak violently or aggressively.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gravitational wave</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026334a"><!--s026334a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028179b"><!--s028179b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a hypothetical wave by means of which gravitational attraction is effected.</p></div><a name="s028180b"><!--s028180b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a wave on the surface of a liquid that is under the influence of gravity.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">GBH</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024972a"><!--s024972a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> grievous bodily harm.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expectance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹspekt(ə)ns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020988a"><!--s020988a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/expectancy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">expectancy</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impolitic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpolətik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030553a"><!--s030553a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>unwise or ill-advised</p><p><span class="bodyb">impoliticly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disharmony</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹhahməni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017140a"><!--s017140a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lack of harmony; discord <span class="bodyb">disharmonious</span> /-ʹmohni·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apposition</span><small><span class="eSynop">/apəʹzish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002597a"><!--s002597a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002518b"><!--s002518b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a grammatical construction in which two usu adjacent nouns or noun phrases both refer to the same person or thing and stand in the same syntactic relation to the rest of a sentence, as in ‘She lives with <span class="bodyi">her son</span>, <span class="bodyi">an art historian</span>‘, ‘<span class="bodyi">My sister Jill</span> phoned’.</p></div><a name="s002519b"><!--s002519b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">technical</span> the placing of one thing side by side with another</p><p><span class="bodyb">appositional</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">appositionally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">appositive</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fluorimeter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/flooəʹrimitə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023190a"><!--s023190a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fluorometer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fluorometer</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bouffant<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006872a"><!--s006872a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bouffant hairstyle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conferencing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012427a"><!--s012427a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>group discussion between people linked by telephone, by telephone and video equipment, or by computer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hawkbit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027704a"><!--s027704a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plant of the daisy family, similar to a dandelion, with yellow flowers and leaves arranged in a rosette: genus <span class="bodyi">Leontodon</span>, family Compositae [blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hawkweed/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hawkweed</span></span></a> and <span class="bodyi">devil's bit</span>, a scabious].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hunch<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029608a"><!--s029608a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031241b"><!--s031241b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a strong intuitive feeling.</p></div><a name="s031242b"><!--s031242b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a hump or protuberance.</p></div><a name="s031243b"><!--s031243b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a large lump of something.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">graviton</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgraviton/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026335a"><!--s026335a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hypothetical elementary particle with zero electric charge and no mass, held to be responsible for gravitational interactions [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gravity/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gravity</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/on2/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-on 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hit parade</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028654a"><!--s028654a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> a listing of pop records ranked in order of the number sold each week.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bougainvillea <span class="bodyi">or</span> bougainvillaea</span><small><span class="eSynop">/boohgənʹvilyə, -li·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006873a"><!--s006873a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an ornamental tropical climbing plant with brilliant purple or red floral bracts: genus <span class="bodyi">Bougainvillea</span> [scientific Latin, named after Louis Antoine de <span class="bodyi">Bougainville</span>, d.1811, French navigator, who introduced it to Europe].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expectancy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹspekt(ə)nsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> expectancies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020989a"><!--s020989a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022032b"><!--s022032b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/expectation/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">expectation</span></span></a> (1), <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/expectation/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">expectation</span></span></a> (1).</p></div><a name="s022033b"><!--s022033b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/expectation/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">expectation</span></span></a> (1a), <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/expectation/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">expectation</span></span></a> (1b).</p></div><a name="s022034b"><!--s022034b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the expected amount, or number, or length of something <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of years of life, based on statistical probability.</p></div><a name="s022035b"><!--s022035b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the expected length of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>life expectancy</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">imponderable<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpond(ə)rəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030554a"><!--s030554a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>incapable of being precisely evaluated or assessed <span class="bodyb">imponderability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">imponderableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">imponderably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">imponderabilis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ponderabilis</span> able to be weighed up, from Latin <span class="bodyi">ponderare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ponder/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ponder</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">GBJ</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024973a"><!--s024973a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Jersey (international vehicle registration).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">conferree</span><small><span class="eSynop">/konfuhʹree/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012428a"><!--s012428a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/conferee_or_conferree/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">conferee</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dishcloth</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017141a"><!--s017141a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017895b"><!--s017895b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a cloth for washing or drying dishes.</p></div><a name="s017896b"><!--s017896b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a cloth for drying dishes; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tea_towel/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tea towel</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fluorinate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflooərinayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023191a"><!--s023191a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024762b"><!--s024762b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to treat (something) or cause (a chemical) to combine with fluorine or a compound of fluorine.</p></div><a name="s024763b"><!--s024763b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fluoridate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fluoridate</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">fluorination</span> /-ʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">appraisal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹprayz(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002598a"><!--s002598a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an act or instance of appraising, e.g. a valuation of property by an authorized person, or an assessment of a worker's performance.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hawker<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027705a"><!--s027705a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who hawks wares [Low German <span class="bodyi">höker</span> from early Low German <span class="bodyi">hōken</span> to peddle].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hunchback</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029609a"><!--s029609a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031244b"><!--s031244b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a humped back.</p></div><a name="s031245b"><!--s031245b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">offensive</span> a person with a humped back</p><p><span class="bodyb">hunchbacked</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gravity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgraviti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026336a"><!--s026336a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028181b"><!--s028181b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the force that attracts objects towards the earth, or towards any body that has mass.</p></div><a name="s028182b"><!--s028182b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the quality of being heavy; weight.</p></div><a name="s028183b"><!--s028183b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s007446c"><!--s007446c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>dignity or sobriety of bearing.</p></div><a name="s007447c"><!--s007447c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>significance, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> seriousness </p><p><i></i></p><p>He couldn't comprehend the gravity of the situation</p> <p><span class="bodyb">gravity</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">gravité</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">gravitat-, gravitas</span>, from <span class="bodyi">gravis</span> heavy].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bough</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bow/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006874a"><!--s006874a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a main branch of a tree</p><p><span class="bodyb">boughed</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">bōg</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">GBM</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024974a"><!--s024974a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Isle of Man (international vehicle registration).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expectant<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020990a"><!--s020990a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022036b"><!--s022036b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having, showing, or characterized by expectation </p><p><i></i></p><p>an expectant hush</p>.</div><a name="s022037b"><!--s022037b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a woman: pregnant; expecting the birth of a child</p><p><span class="bodyb">expectantly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hittite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhitiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028655a"><!--s028655a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030307b"><!--s030307b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a people that established an empire in Asia Minor and Syria in the second millennium <span class="bodysc">bc</span>.</p></div><a name="s030308b"><!--s030308b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Anatolian language of this people</p><p><span class="bodyb">Hittite</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Hebrew <span class="bodyi">ḥittī</span> <span class="bodyi">m</span>, from Hittite <span class="bodyi">hatti</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">appraise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹprayz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002599a"><!--s002599a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002520b"><!--s002520b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to evaluate the worth, significance, or status of (somebody or something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>appraising the way in which students approach writing tasks</p>.</div><a name="s002521b"><!--s002521b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make a valuation of (property, etc) for tax purposes, etc</p><p><span class="bodyb">appraisee</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">appraiser</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">appraising</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><a name="sb00000050"><!--sb00000050--></a><p><span class="bodyb">appraisingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">appreisen</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">apprisier</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">prisier</span> to price, prize, from <span class="bodyi">pris</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/price1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">price 1</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">appraise</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">apprise</span>? These two words are sometimes confused. To <span class="bodyi">appraise</span> is a fairly formal word meaning ‘to assess’ something or ‘estimate its value’: <span class="bodyi">appraise the damage caused by the fire.</span> To <span class="bodyi">apprise</span> is an even more formal word meaning ‘to inform’ and is followed by the preposition <span class="bodyi">of</span>: <span class="bodyi">She had already apprised us of her intentions</span>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">imponderable<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030555a"><!--s030555a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something whose effect is hard or impossible to calculate </p><p><i></i></p><p>We can't be sure of the outcome because there are just too many imponderables</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">confess</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹfes/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012429a"><!--s012429a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012936b"><!--s012936b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003379c"><!--s003379c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to make known or admit (wrongdoing, etc on one's part).</p></div><a name="s003380c"><!--s003380c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to acknowledge (a fact), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> reluctantly </p><p><i></i></p><p>I must confess that I am still in the dark</p><p> Conan Doyle.</p></div></div><a name="s012937b"><!--s012937b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of a priest: to receive the confession of (a penitent).</p></div><a name="s012938b"><!--s012938b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to acknowledge one's sins or the state of one's conscience to God or a priest.</p></div><a name="s012939b"><!--s012939b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s003381c"><!--s003381c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to acknowledge (sin) to God or a priest.</p></div><a name="s003382c"><!--s003382c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a priest: to receive the confession of (a penitent) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s012940b"><!--s012940b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s003383c"><!--s003383c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to acknowledge one's sins or the state of one's conscience to God or a priest.</p></div><a name="s003384c"><!--s003384c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a priest: to hear a confession.</p></div></div><a name="s012941b"><!--s012941b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to admit something </p><p><i></i></p><p>Come, confess, and be an honest girl for once</p><p> Henry Fielding</p><p><span class="bodyb">confessable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">confesser</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">confessus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">confitēri</span> to confess, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">fatēri</span> to confess].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dishcloth gourd</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017142a"><!--s017142a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/loofah/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">loofah</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hawker<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027706a"><!--s027706a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a falconer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fluorine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflooəreen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023192a"><!--s023192a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a non-metallic chemical element of the halogen group that normally occurs as a pale yellowish toxic gas: symbol F, atomic number 9 [French <span class="bodyi">fluor</span>, a mineral containing fluorine and belonging to a group used as fluxes, now specifically fluorspar, from Latin <span class="bodyi">fluere</span> to flow].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gravity feed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026337a"><!--s026337a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any system that causes a material to flow by the action of gravity alone.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hundred</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhundrəd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hundreds hundred)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029610a"><!--s029610a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031246b"><!--s031246b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">a/one hundred</span>) the number 100, or the quantity represented by it.</p></div><a name="s031247b"><!--s031247b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the numbers 100 to 999.</p></div><a name="s031248b"><!--s031248b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the sixteen hundreds, etc</span>) (<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the hundred years of a specified century.</p></div><a name="s031249b"><!--s031249b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) a very large number.</p></div><a name="s031250b"><!--s031250b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) the number occupying the position three to the left of the decimal point in Arabic notation, or this position in a number or sum.</p></div><a name="s031251b"><!--s031251b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>100 units or digits; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> 100 pounds </p><p><i></i></p><p>That outfit must have cost hundreds</p>.</div><a name="s031252b"><!--s031252b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>in cricket, a score of 100 or more runs made by a batsman.</p></div><a name="s031253b"><!--s031253b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>a banknote having a denomination of 100.</p></div><a name="s031254b"><!--s031254b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>a historical subdivision of some English and American counties, with its own court </p><p><i></i></p><p>the Chiltern Hundreds</p>.</div><a name="s031255b"><!--s031255b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the sixteen hundreds, etc</span>) (<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the hundred years of a specified century </p><p><i></i></p><p>the late eighteen hundreds</p>.</div><a name="s031256b"><!--s031256b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>the first nine years of a specified century </p><p><i></i></p><p>The Labour Party was founded in the nineteen hundreds</p>.</div><a name="s031257b"><!--s031257b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) a very large number </p><p><i></i></p><p>hundreds of things to do</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">a hundred to one</span>.</p></div><a name="s031258b"><!--s031258b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>in all probability ✱ <span class="bodyb">in their hundreds</span> in great quantities ✱ <span class="bodyb">not a hundred miles from here</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> not far off; in this very place ✱ <span class="bodyb">one/a-hundred-per-cent</span> with complete conviction; wholeheartedly ✱ <span class="bodyb">twenty, etc hundred hours</span> a verbal representation of 20.00, etc, that is, 8.00 p.m., etc, in the 24-hour system.</p></div><a name="s031259b"><!--s031259b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> six score, or 120</p><p><span class="bodyb">hundred</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">hundredfold</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">hundredth</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">hund</span>; (sense 5) prob because it consisted of 100 hides of land].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bought</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bawt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006875a"><!--s006875a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense and past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/buy1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">buy 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gbyte</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024975a"><!--s024975a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>gigabyte(s).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fluorite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflooəriet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023193a"><!--s023193a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fluorspar/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fluorspar</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">confessant</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012430a"><!--s012430a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in the Roman Catholic Church, a person who attends confession and confesses to a priest.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">appreciable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹpreesh(y)əbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002600a"><!--s002600a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>large enough to notice; substantial </p><p><i></i></p><p>The snail had crawled an appreciable distance</p><p><span class="bodyb">appreciably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hawk-eyed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027707a"><!--s027707a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029551b"><!--s029551b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having sharp sight.</p></div><a name="s029552b"><!--s029552b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>watchful; vigilant.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">import<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpawt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030556a"><!--s030556a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032106b"><!--s032106b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to bring (something) in from a foreign or external source, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to bring (e.g. merchandise) in from abroad.</p></div><a name="s032107b"><!--s032107b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in computing, to transfer (a file, data, etc) from one computer, database, or package to another.</p></div><a name="s032108b"><!--s032108b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal or archaic</span> to signify (something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">importable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">importation</span> /-ʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">importer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">importen</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">importare</span> to bring into, later ‘to imply, be significant’, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a>+ <span class="bodyi">portare</span> to carry].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expectant<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020991a"><!--s020991a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person, e.g. a candidate for a position, who expects, hopes for, or anticipates something.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">HIV</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028656a"><!--s028656a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>human immunodeficiency virus, a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/retrovirus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">retrovirus</span></span></a> (virus containing ribonucleic acid) that breaks down the human body's immune system and is the cause of Aids.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dishdasha</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdishdashə/ dishdash /ʹdishdash/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017143a"><!--s017143a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a long-sleeved full-length robe worn by men from the Arabian peninsula [from Arabic <span class="bodyi">dišdāša</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gravity wave</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026338a"><!--s026338a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wave of gravitational force that is held to be produced when a body is accelerating under the influence of the force of gravity.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hundreds and thousands</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029611a"><!--s029611a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>tiny strips of sugar of assorted bright colours, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for cake decoration.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">appreciate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹpreeshiayt, -siayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002601a"><!--s002601a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002522b"><!--s002522b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to recognize the value or importance of (something that one has the benefit of) and be properly grateful </p><p><i></i></p><p>They don't appreciate their staff</p> <p><i></i></p><p>I appreciate your offer</p>.</div><a name="s002523b"><!--s002523b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">in negative contexts</span>) to be pleased at (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He doesn't appreciate being kept waiting</p>.</div><a name="s002524b"><!--s002524b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to esteem (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>appreciate fine wines</p>.</div><a name="s002525b"><!--s002525b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to realize or be aware of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I appreciate that the schedule is tight</p> <p><i></i></p><p>I appreciate your difficulty</p>.</div><a name="s002526b"><!--s002526b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to raise the value of (a commodity, currency, etc) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s002527b"><!--s002527b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to increase in value </p><p><i></i></p><p>The property will have appreciated considerably in six years</p><p><span class="bodyb">appreciative</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">appreciatively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">appreciator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">appreciatory</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">appretiatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">appretiare</span>, from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ap_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ap- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">pretium</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/price1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">price 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">GBZ</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024976a"><!--s024976a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Gibraltar (international vehicle registration).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expectation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ekspekʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020992a"><!--s020992a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022038b"><!--s022038b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the state of expecting something; a mood of anticipation.</p></div><a name="s022039b"><!--s022039b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>hopeful anticipation of a desired event.</p></div><a name="s022040b"><!--s022040b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) something expected.</p></div><a name="s022041b"><!--s022041b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s005612c"><!--s005612c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the state of expecting something; a mood of anticipation </p><p><i></i></p><p>Bingley's attentions to your sister had given rise to a general expectation of their marriage</p><p> Jane Austen.</p></div><a name="s005613c"><!--s005613c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>hopeful anticipation of a desired event.</p></div><a name="s005614c"><!--s005614c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) something expected </p><p><i></i></p><p>results exceeding all expectations</p>.</div></div><a name="s022042b"><!--s022042b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) prospects of inheritance.</p></div><a name="s022043b"><!--s022043b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s005615c"><!--s005615c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/expectancy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">expectancy</span></span></a> (2).</p></div><a name="s005616c"><!--s005616c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/expected_value/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">expected value</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fluoro-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023194a"><!--s023194a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fluor_or_fluoro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fluor-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dishearten</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹhaht(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (disheartened, disheartening)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017144a"><!--s017144a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to discourage (somebody) or cause them to lose enthusiasm</p><p><span class="bodyb">disheartening</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dishearteningly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">disheartenment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bougie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboozhi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006876a"><!--s006876a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tapering cylindrical instrument for introduction into a tubular passage of the body [French <span class="bodyi">bougie</span>, literally ‘wax candle’, named after <span class="bodyi">Bougie</span>, seaport in Algeria from which wax was exported].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hawkmoth</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027708a"><!--s027708a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous species of stout-bodied moths with long narrow forewings: family Sphingidae.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hive<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiev/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028657a"><!--s028657a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030309b"><!--s030309b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a beehive.</p></div><a name="s030310b"><!--s030310b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a place full of busy occupants </p><p><i></i></p><p>a hive of industry</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">hẏf</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gravlax</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgravlaks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026339a"><!--s026339a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>filleted salmon which has been seasoned and pressed, and is usu eaten raw [Norwegian <span class="bodyi">gravlaks</span> from <span class="bodyi">grav</span> buried + <span class="bodyi">laks</span> salmon; because orig the salmon was buried in salt in a trench].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">import<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹimpawt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030557a"><!--s030557a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032109b"><!--s032109b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something imported, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> merchandise from abroad.</p></div><a name="s032110b"><!--s032110b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of importing, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> merchandise from abroad.</p></div><a name="s032111b"><!--s032111b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> meaning or significance.</p></div><a name="s032112b"><!--s032112b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> importance </p><p><i></i></p><p>We should not underestimate the import of this decision</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">confessedly</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹfesidli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012431a"><!--s012431a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>by confession; admittedly.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hundredweight</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hundredweights hundredweight)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029612a"><!--s029612a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031260b"><!--s031260b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a British unit of weight equal to 112lb (about 50.80kg).</p></div><a name="s031261b"><!--s031261b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a US unit of weight equal to 100lb (about 45.36kg).</p></div><a name="s031262b"><!--s031262b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a unit of weight equal to about 50kg.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">appreciation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əˌpreeshiʹaysh(ə)n, -siʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002602a"><!--s002602a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002528b"><!--s002528b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>sensitive awareness, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> recognition of aesthetic values </p><p><i></i></p><p>appreciation of the fine points</p> <p><i></i></p><p>appreciation of good music</p>.</div><a name="s002529b"><!--s002529b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>admiration, approval, or gratitude </p><p><i></i></p><p>show proper appreciation for their generosity</p>.</div><a name="s002530b"><!--s002530b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an increase in value </p><p><i></i></p><p>an appreciation of 10% over two years</p>.</div><a name="s002531b"><!--s002531b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a judgment or evaluation; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a favourable critical assessment </p><p><i></i></p><p>The Lancet printed a short appreciation of her life and work</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dished</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017145a"><!--s017145a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017897b"><!--s017897b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>slightly concave.</p></div><a name="s017898b"><!--s017898b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a pair of vehicle wheels: fixed so as to be nearer together at the bottom than the top.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">GC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024977a"><!--s024977a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>George Cross.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hive<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028658a"><!--s028658a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030311b"><!--s030311b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to collect (bees) into a hive <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s030312b"><!--s030312b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of bees: to enter and take possession of a hive.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fluorocarbon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌflooərohʹkahb(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023195a"><!--s023195a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various chemically inert compounds containing carbon and fluorine, used chiefly as a lubricants and , refrigerant, ors and in making resins and plastics.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">confession</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹfesh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012432a"><!--s012432a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012942b"><!--s012942b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003385c"><!--s003385c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an acknowledgement of a fault, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>Valentin de Bellegarde was, by his own confession, at all times a great chatterer</p><p> Henry James.</p></div><a name="s003386c"><!--s003386c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) revelations of a private nature about one's life </p><p><i></i></p><p>Confessions of an English Opium Eater</p><p> de Quincey.</p></div></div><a name="s012943b"><!--s012943b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a formal or written acknowledgment of guilt by a person accused of an offence.</p></div><a name="s012944b"><!--s012944b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in the Roman Catholic Church, a disclosure of one's sins in confidence to a priest, or the procedure of attending a church for this purpose.</p></div><a name="s012945b"><!--s012945b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a formal statement of religious beliefs.</p></div><a name="s012946b"><!--s012946b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">Confession</span>) an organized religious body having a common creed ✱ <span class="bodyb">hear confession</span> said of a priest: to listen in private to somebody's confession of sin and give them absolution</p><p><span class="bodyb">confessional</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">confessionalism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">confessionalist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">confessionally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">confessionary</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hung</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hung/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029613a"><!--s029613a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="sb000000250"><!--sb000000250--></a><p>past tense and past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hang1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hang 1</span></span></a> ✱ <span class="bodyb">hung up</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> in a state of anxiety, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of an emotional nature ✱ <span class="bodyb">hung up on</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> obsessed with (somebody or something)</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">hung</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">hanged</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hang1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hang 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">importance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpawt(ə)ns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030558a"><!--s030558a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032113b"><!--s032113b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>consequence; significance.</p></div><a name="s032114b"><!--s032114b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>high rank or social standing.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hawksbill</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027709a"><!--s027709a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a flesh-eating sea turtle whose shell yields a valuable tortoiseshell: <span class="bodyi">Eretmochelys</span> <span class="bodyi">imbricata</span> [from the shape of its jaws, thought to resemble a hawk's bill].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bouillabaisse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/booh·yəʹbes (<span class="bodyi">French</span> bujabɛs)/ /booh·yəʹbes/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006877a"><!--s006877a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a highly seasoned fish stew made with at least two kinds of fish [French <span class="bodyi">bouillabaisse</span> from Provençal <span class="bodyi">bouiabaisso</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expected frequency</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020993a"><!--s020993a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in statistics, the average number of times an event is expected to occur in a given number of trials.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gravure</span><small><span class="eSynop">/grəʹvyooə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026340a"><!--s026340a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028184b"><!--s028184b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the process of printing from an engraved plate made of copper or wood.</p></div><a name="s028185b"><!--s028185b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/photogravure/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">photogravure</span></span></a> [French <span class="bodyi">gravure</span> from <span class="bodyi">graver</span> to engrave, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apprehend</span><small><span class="eSynop">/apriʹhend/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002603a"><!--s002603a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002532b"><!--s002532b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal or literary</span> to arrest or seize (a suspected person, etc) </p><p><i></i></p><p>In any other part of the country the drug dealers would have been apprehended in a series of dawn raids</p> — Independent.</div><a name="s002533b"><!--s002533b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to understand or perceive (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Society is apprehended as a social system for the organization of production</p>.</div><a name="s002534b"><!--s002534b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> to anticipate (danger, difficulty, etc) </p><p><i></i></p><p>No real danger was at any time apprehended</p> — Poe [Middle English <span class="bodyi">apprehenden</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">apprehendere</span> to seize].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dishevel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹshevl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (dishevelled, dishevelling, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> disheveled) (disheveling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017146a"><!--s017146a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make (hair or clothes) untidy or disordered [back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dishevelled/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dishevelled</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">GCA</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024978a"><!--s024978a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Guatemala Central America (international vehicle registration for Guatemala).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hive off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028659a"><!--s028659a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> to separate (something) from a group or larger unit; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> to assign (e.g. assets or responsibilities) to a subsidiary company or agency.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">important</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpawt(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030559a"><!--s030559a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032115b"><!--s032115b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of considerable significance or consequence </p><p><i></i></p><p>The little things are infinitely the most important</p><p> Conan Doyle.</p></div><a name="s032116b"><!--s032116b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having high rank or social standing</p><p><span class="bodyb">importance</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">importantly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [via French and Old Italian from Latin <span class="bodyi">important-, importans</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">importare</span> : see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/import1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">import 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">confessional</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012433a"><!--s012433a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012947b"><!--s012947b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the enclosed cubicle in a church where a priest hears confessions, divided by a screen from the person making confession.</p></div><a name="s012948b"><!--s012948b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the practice of confessing to a priest.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hawkweed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027710a"><!--s027710a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plant of the daisy family with red, orange, or yellow dandelion-like heads: genus <span class="bodyi">Hieracium</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hungan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhoohng·gən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029614a"><!--s029614a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/houngan_or_hungan/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">houngan</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fluorometer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/flooəʹromitə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023196a"><!--s023196a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an instrument for measuring fluorescence and related phenomena <span class="bodyb">fluorometric</span> /-ʹmetrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">fluorometry</span> /-ʹromitri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apprehensible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/apriʹhensəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002604a"><!--s002604a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>capable of being apprehended</p><p><span class="bodyb">apprehensibly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expected value</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020994a"><!--s020994a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in statistics, the mean value of a random variable.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gravy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgrayvi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026341a"><!--s026341a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028186b"><!--s028186b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the fat and juices from cooked meat, thickened and seasoned and used as a sauce.</p></div><a name="s028187b"><!--s028187b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> something of benefit that is obtained easily and sometimes unexpectedly [Middle English <span class="bodyi">gravey</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">gravé</span>, of unknown origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bouillon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboohyong (<span class="bodyi">French</span> bujɔ)/ /ʹboohyong/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006878a"><!--s006878a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a thin clear soup made usu from lean beef [French <span class="bodyi">bouillon</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">boillon</span>, from <span class="bodyi">boillir</span> to boil].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dishevelled</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">disheveled</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017147a"><!--s017147a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a person's hair or appearance: unkempt or untidy [Middle English <span class="bodyi">discheveled</span> with the hair uncovered, from early French <span class="bodyi">deschevelé</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">descheveler</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">chevel</span> hair, from Latin <span class="bodyi">capillus</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">GCB</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024979a"><!--s024979a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Knight or Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hives</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028660a"><!--s028660a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/urticaria/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">urticaria</span></span></a> [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">importunate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpawtyoonət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030560a"><!--s030560a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032117b"><!--s032117b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>very persistent in making requests or demands.</p></div><a name="s032118b"><!--s032118b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>made persistently</p><p><span class="bodyb">importunately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hawse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hawz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027711a"><!--s027711a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029553b"><!--s029553b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a hawsehole.</p></div><a name="s029554b"><!--s029554b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007806c"><!--s007806c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the part of a ship's bow that contains the hawseholes.</p></div><a name="s007807c"><!--s007807c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the distance between the bow and the anchor [Middle English <span class="bodyi">halse</span> from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">hals</span> neck, hawse].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">confessor</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012434a"><!--s012434a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012949b"><!--s012949b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in the Roman Catholic Church a priest who hears confessions and gives absolution:</p><a name="s003387c"><!--s003387c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a priest who hears confessions and gives absolution.</p></div><a name="s003388c"><!--s003388c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a priest who acts as one's regular spiritual adviser </p><p><i></i></p><p>His wife was accustomed, in all grave matters, to seek the counsel and ministry of her confessor Fray Simon</p><p> Washington Irving.</p></div><a name="s003389c"><!--s003389c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a person who witnesses heroically to the Christian faith but does not suffer actual martyrdom.</p></div></div><a name="s012950b"><!--s012950b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person who makes a confession.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hungarian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hungʹgeəri·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029615a"><!--s029615a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031263b"><!--s031263b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Hungary.</p></div><a name="s031264b"><!--s031264b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Finno-Ugric language of Hungary</p><p><span class="bodyb">Hungarian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p>Words from Hungarian that have passed into English include <span class="bodyi">coach, goulash, hussar, paprika</span>, and <span class="bodyi">shako</span></p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fluor- <span class="bodyi">or</span> fluoro-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023182a"><!--s023182a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting:</p><a name="s024755b"><!--s024755b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>fluorine </p><p><i></i></p><p>fluoride</p> <p><i></i></p><p>fluorocarbon</p>.</div><a name="s024756b"><!--s024756b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>fluorescence </p><p><i></i></p><p>fluoroscope</p> <p>[French, from <span class="bodyi">fluor</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fluorine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fluorine</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apprehension</span><small><span class="eSynop">/apriʹhensh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002605a"><!--s002605a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002535b"><!--s002535b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>anxiety or fear; nervous anticipation.</p></div><a name="s002536b"><!--s002536b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>understanding; comprehension </p><p><i></i></p><p>that greater clearness of head and quicker apprehension which usually attend temperance in eating and drinking</p> — Benjamin Franklin.</div><a name="s002537b"><!--s002537b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the arrest of a suspected person, etc [Middle English via late Latin <span class="bodyi">apprehension-</span>, <span class="bodyi">apprehensio</span> arrest, seizure, understanding, from Latin <span class="bodyi">apprehensus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">apprehendere</span>, to seize].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expectorant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹspektərənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020995a"><!--s020995a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a medicine, drug, or other agent that promotes expectoration</p><p><span class="bodyb">expectorant</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">HIV-positive</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028661a"><!--s028661a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having been tested for and found to be infected with HIV.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gravy boat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026342a"><!--s026342a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small boat-shaped vessel used for pouring gravy or other sauces.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dishonest</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹonist/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017148a"><!--s017148a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>not honest, truthful, or sincere; deceitful</p><p><span class="bodyb">dishonestly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dishonesty</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">deshoneste</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">honeste</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/honest/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">honest</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boulder</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbohldə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006879a"><!--s006879a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large stone or mass of rock greater than 200mm in diameter</p><p><span class="bodyb">bouldery</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [short for <span class="bodyi">boulder stone</span>, from Middle English <span class="bodyi">bulder ston</span>,of Scandinavian origin; related to Swedish dialect <span class="bodyi">bullersten</span> large stone in a stream, from <span class="bodyi">buller</span> noise + <span class="bodyi">sten</span> stone].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">GCE</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024980a"><!--s024980a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> formerly, General Certificate of Education.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">importune</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpawtyoohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030561a"><!--s030561a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032119b"><!--s032119b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make persistent demands of (somebody).</p></div><a name="s032120b"><!--s032120b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008353c"><!--s008353c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to make persistent demands of (somebody).</p></div><a name="s008354c"><!--s008354c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to be troublesomely persistent in asking for (something).</p></div></div><a name="s032121b"><!--s032121b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to solicit (somebody) for purposes of prostitution <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s032122b"><!--s032122b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to beg, urge, or solicit with troublesome persistence</p><p><span class="bodyb">importuner</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">importunity</span> /-ʹtyoohniti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">importuner</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">importunare</span>,from Latin <span class="bodyi">importunus</span> unfit, troublesome, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-portunus</span> as in <span class="bodyi">opportunus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/opportune/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">opportune</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hawsehole</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027712a"><!--s027712a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hole in the bow of a ship through which the anchor cable passes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">confetti</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹfeti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012435a"><!--s012435a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing.</span>) small bits of coloured paper for throwing at celebrations, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> weddings [Italian <span class="bodyi">confetti</span>, pl of <span class="bodyi">confetto</span> a sweet, from Latin <span class="bodyi">confectum</span> something prepared, neuter past part. of <span class="bodyi">conficere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/confect/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">confect</span></span></a> ; from the Italian practice of throwing sweets, real or imitation, at carnivals].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hunger<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhunggə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029616a"><!--s029616a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031265b"><!--s031265b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008146c"><!--s008146c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a craving or urgent need for food.</p></div><a name="s008147c"><!--s008147c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the unpleasant sensation or weakened condition arising from this.</p></div></div><a name="s031266b"><!--s031266b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a strong desire; a craving </p><p><i></i></p><p>a hunger for affection</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">hungor</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gravy train</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026343a"><!--s026343a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a much exploited source of easy money.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apprehensive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/apriʹhensiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002606a"><!--s002606a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002538b"><!--s002538b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>fearful, anxious, nervous, or uneasy </p><p><i></i></p><p>Every delay makes one more apprehensive of further delays</p> — Jane Austen.</div><a name="s002539b"><!--s002539b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> relating to understanding </p><p><i></i></p><p>our apprehensive faculties</p> — John Locke<p><span class="bodyb">apprehensively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">apprehensiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hiya</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhieyə/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028662a"><!--s028662a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used as an informal greeting [shortened from <span class="bodyi">how are you?</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dishonesty</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017149a"><!--s017149a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lack of honesty or integrity; deceitfulness.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hawsepipe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhawzpiep/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027713a"><!--s027713a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a metal pipe on either side of a ship's bow, through which the anchor cable passes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fluoroscope</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflooərəskohp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023197a"><!--s023197a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an instrument with a screen coated with a fluorescent substance, used for observing the internal structure of an opaque object, e.g. the living body, by means of X-rays <span class="bodyb">fluoroscopic</span> /-ʹskopik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">fluoroscopically</span> /-ʹskopikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">fluoroscopy</span> /-ʹroskəpi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">GCHQ</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024981a"><!--s024981a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Government Communications Headquarters.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expectorate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹspektərayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020996a"><!--s020996a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022044b"><!--s022044b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to eject (phlegm or similar matter) from the throat or lungs by coughing or spitting.</p></div><a name="s022045b"><!--s022045b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to spit (saliva, etc) <span class="bodyb">expectoration</span> /-ʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">expectoratus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">expectorare</span> to cast out of the breast, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">pector-, pectus</span> breast, soul].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impose</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030562a"><!--s030562a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032123b"><!--s032123b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008355c"><!--s008355c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + on/upon) to establish or apply (something, e.g. a tax, fine, rule, etc) as compulsory.</p></div><a name="s008356c"><!--s008356c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + on/upon) to establish (something) by force.</p></div></div><a name="s032124b"><!--s032124b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to force (oneself) into the company or on the attention of another.</p></div><a name="s032125b"><!--s032125b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ on/upon) to pass off (something fake) on somebody </p><p><i></i></p><p>He made a career of imposing fake antiques on the public</p>.</div><a name="s032126b"><!--s032126b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to arrange (typeset pages) in the required order for printing <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s032127b"><!--s032127b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + on/upon) to take unwarranted advantage of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>I felt we were imposing on his good nature</p>.</div><a name="s032128b"><!--s032128b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + on/upon) to be an excessive requirement or burden</p><p><span class="bodyb">imposable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">imposer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">imposer</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">impositus</span>, past part. of<span class="bodyi">imponere</span> to put upon, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ponere</span> to put].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boulder clay</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006880a"><!--s006880a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a glacial deposit of pebbles, rock, etc in clay.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">confidant <span class="bodyi">or</span> confidante</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonfidant, -ʹdant/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012436a"><!--s012436a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="sb000000102"><!--sb000000102--></a><p>a male or female friend to whom one entrusts one's secrets; an intimate [French <span class="bodyi">confident</span> (fem <span class="bodyi">confidente</span>) a confidant, via Italian from Latin <span class="bodyi">confident-, confidens</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">confidere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/confide/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">confide</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">confidant(e</span>) <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">confident</span>? A <span class="bodyi">confidant</span> is a person to whom one entrusts one's secrets. It is spelt <span class="bodyi">confidante</span> when the person in question is a woman or girl. <span class="bodyi">Confident</span> is the adjective meaning ‘assured, certain’: <span class="bodyi">We know we're facing tough opposition, but we're confident we can win</span>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hunger<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (hungered, hungering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029617a"><!--s029617a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031267b"><!--s031267b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to feel or suffer hunger.</p></div><a name="s031268b"><!--s031268b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ for/after) to have an eager desire for something </p><p><i></i></p><p>He hungered for fame and recognition</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gray<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/gray/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj, noun, and verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026344a"><!--s026344a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="sb000000237"><!--sb000000237--></a><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grey1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grey 1</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grey2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grey 2</span></span></a>, and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grey3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grey 3</span></span></a></p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">gray</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">grey</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grey1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grey 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dishonor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹonə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun and verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017150a"><!--s017150a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dishonour1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dishonour 1</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dishonour2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dishonour 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apprentice<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹprentis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002607a"><!--s002607a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002540b"><!--s002540b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who is learning an art or trade, either from an employer to whom he or she is bound by contract, or by practical experience under skilled workers.</p></div><a name="s002541b"><!--s002541b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an inexperienced person; a novice</p><p><span class="bodyb">apprenticeship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">aprentis</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">apprendre</span> to learn, from Latin <span class="bodyi">apprehendere</span> to seize].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">HK</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028663a"><!--s028663a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Hong Kong (international vehicle registration).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">G clef</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024982a"><!--s024982a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/treble_clef/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">treble clef</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fluorosis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/flooəʹrohsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023198a"><!--s023198a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an abnormal condition, e.g. mottling of the teeth, caused by excessive intake of fluorine compounds <span class="bodyb">fluorotic</span> /-ʹrotik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expedience</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹspeedi·əns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020997a"><!--s020997a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/expediency/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">expediency</span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boule<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/boohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006881a"><!--s006881a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007062b"><!--s007062b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl, but treated as sing.</span>) an orig French game similar to bowls in which usu metal balls are thrown or rolled in an attempt to place them nearer to a jack than the opponent's balls.</p></div><a name="s007063b"><!--s007063b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a synthetically formed pear-shaped mass of sapphire, spinel, etc with the atomic structure of a single crystal [French <span class="bodyi">boule</span> ball, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">bulla</span> bubble].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">imposing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030563a"><!--s030563a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>impressive because of size, bearing, dignity, or grandeur</p><p><span class="bodyb">imposingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">imposingness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">confide</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹfied/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012437a"><!--s012437a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012951b"><!--s012951b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(+ in) to impart one's secrets and other private matters to somebody </p><p><i></i></p><p>I had nobody to confide in</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s012952b"><!--s012952b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to tell (something) confidentially </p><p><i></i></p><p>She once confided to me that she disliked both her children</p>.</div><a name="s012953b"><!--s012953b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> to entrust (something) to somebody's care </p><p><i></i></p><p>The power confided in me will be used to hold, occupy, and possess the property and places belonging to the government</p><p> Abraham Lincoln</p><p><span class="bodyb">confider</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">confidere</span> to entrust utterly, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">fidere</span> to trust].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hawser</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027714a"><!--s027714a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large rope, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one used on a ship [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">altiare</span>, from <span class="bodyi">altus</span> high].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gray<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026345a"><!--s026345a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the SI unit of ionizing radiation equal to an absorbed dose of one joule per kilogram [named after L H Gray d.1965, English physicist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hunger march</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029618a"><!--s029618a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a march undertaken as a protest against unemployment or poverty, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the 1920s and 1930s</p><p><span class="bodyb">hunger-marcher</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dishonorable</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017151a"><!--s017151a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dishonourable/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dishonourable</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">HKJ</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028664a"><!--s028664a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (international vehicle registration for Jordan).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fluorspar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflooəspah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023199a"><!--s023199a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mineral consisting of calcium fluoride that occurs in a colourless and various coloured forms, the chief source of fluorine and also used in glass-making and as a flux in the manufacture and refining of metals [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fluor_or_fluoro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fluor-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/spar4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">spar 4</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apprentice<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002608a"><!--s002608a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>) to take (somebody) on as an apprentice </p><p><i></i></p><p>She's to be apprenticed to a dressmaker, aren't you, Sally?</p> — Somerset Maugham <p><i></i></p><p>Arthur, apprenticed as an electrician in Nottingham, was home for the holidays</p> — D H Lawrence.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boule<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/boohl, byoohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006882a"><!--s006882a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/buhl_or_boulle_or_boule/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">buhl</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hawser-laid</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027715a"><!--s027715a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cable_laid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cable-laid</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">GCMG</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024983a"><!--s024983a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Knight or Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">imposition</span><small><span class="eSynop">/impəʹzish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030564a"><!--s030564a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032129b"><!--s032129b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of imposing.</p></div><a name="s032130b"><!--s032130b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008357c"><!--s008357c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a levy or tax.</p></div><a name="s008358c"><!--s008358c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an excessive or unwarranted requirement or burden.</p></div><a name="s008359c"><!--s008359c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a task, e.g. a written exercise, given as a punishment in school.</p></div><a name="s008360c"><!--s008360c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>the arrangement of pages to be printed so that they will be in the correct order in the finished work.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expediency</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹspeedi·ənsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> expediencies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020998a"><!--s020998a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022046b"><!--s022046b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>suitability; fitness.</p></div><a name="s022047b"><!--s022047b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>development of or adherence to expedient means and methods.</p></div><a name="s022048b"><!--s022048b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/expedient2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">expedient 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hunger strike</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029619a"><!--s029619a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>refusal, as an act of protest, to eat enough to sustain life</p><p><span class="bodyb">hunger-striker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dishonour<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">dishonor</span>) /disʹonə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017152a"><!--s017152a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017899b"><!--s017899b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>loss of honour or reputation.</p></div><a name="s017900b"><!--s017900b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a state of shame or disgrace.</p></div><a name="s017901b"><!--s017901b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an insult or affront [Old French <span class="bodyi">deshonor</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">honor</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/honour1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">honour 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grayling</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgrayling/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> graylings <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> grayling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026346a"><!--s026346a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028188b"><!--s028188b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several species of silvery freshwater fishes that resembling ae the trout: genus <span class="bodyi">Thymallus</span>.</p></div><a name="s028189b"><!--s028189b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a common European butterfly with greyish wings: <span class="bodyi">Hipparchia</span> <span class="bodyi">semele</span> [Middle English, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gray1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gray 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ling/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ling</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">confidence</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonfid(ə)ns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012438a"><!--s012438a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012954b"><!--s012954b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a consciousness of one's powers being sufficient, or a feeling of reliance on one's circumstances; self-assurance.</p></div><a name="s012955b"><!--s012955b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>faith or trust in something or somebody.</p></div><a name="s012956b"><!--s012956b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>certainty or strong expectation </p><p><i></i></p><p>every confidence of success</p>.</div><a name="s012957b"><!--s012957b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>reliance on the discretion of one's hearers </p><p><i></i></p><p>in strictest confidence</p>.</div><a name="s012958b"><!--s012958b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>something said or written in confidence; a secret ✱ <span class="bodyb">in somebody's confidence</span> on intimate enough terms with somebody for them to tell one their private concerns ✱ <span class="bodyb">take somebody into one's confidence</span> to tell somebody something in private [Latin <span class="bodyi">confidentia</span> from <span class="bodyi">confidere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/confide/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">confide</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hl</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028666a"><!--s028666a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>hectolitre(s).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apprise <span class="bodyi">or</span> apprize</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹpriez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002609a"><!--s002609a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> (<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + of) to inform (somebody) of something </p><a name="sb00000051"><!--sb00000051--></a><p><i></i></p><p>She made certain that all the media were fully apprised of her dissatisfaction</p> [French <span class="bodyi">appris</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">apprendre</span> to learn, teach, from Old French <span class="bodyi">apprendre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/apprentice1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">apprentice 1</span></span></a>]<div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">apprise</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">appraise</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/appraise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">appraise</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expedient<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹspeedi·ənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020999a"><!--s020999a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022049b"><!--s022049b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>suitable for achieving a particular end.</p></div><a name="s022050b"><!--s022050b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>characterized by concern with what is opportune or advantageous rather than what is right, just, or moral</p><p><span class="bodyb">expedience</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">expediency</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><a name="sb000000193"><!--sb000000193--></a><p><span class="bodyb">expediently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">expedient-, expediens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">expedire</span> to extricate, arrange (literally ‘to free the feet’), from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ped-, pes</span> foot]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">expedient</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">expeditious</span>? <span class="bodyi">Expedient</span> means ‘useful or convenient in the circumstances (often disregarding moral considerations)’: <span class="bodyi">It might be expedient to deny any knowledge of the plan</span>. It is sometimes confused with <span class="bodyi">expeditious</span>, which is a formal word meaning‘quick and efficient’: <span class="bodyi">the most expeditious method of sending supplies</span>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flurry<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfluri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> flurries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023200a"><!--s023200a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024764b"><!--s024764b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006434c"><!--s006434c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a gust of wind.</p></div><a name="s006435c"><!--s006435c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a brief fall of snow or rain, or a quantity of something such as leaves, blown by a light wind.</p></div></div><a name="s024765b"><!--s024765b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a state of nervous excitement or bustle.</p></div><a name="s024766b"><!--s024766b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a short-lived outburst of trading activity [prob from obsolete <span class="bodyi">flurr</span> to scatter, flutter, of imitative origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boule<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboohli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006883a"><!--s006883a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007064b"><!--s007064b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the legislative assembly of any the ancient Greek city states, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> that of Athens.</p></div><a name="s007065b"><!--s007065b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the modern Greek parliament [Greek <span class="bodyi">boulē</span> assembly].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impossible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹposəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030565a"><!--s030565a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032131b"><!--s032131b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>incapable of being or occurring; not possible.</p></div><a name="s032132b"><!--s032132b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008361c"><!--s008361c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>incapable of being or occurring; not possible.</p></div><a name="s008362c"><!--s008362c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>seemingly incapable of being done, attained, or fulfilled; insuperably difficult </p><p><i></i></p><p>an impossible task</p>.</div><a name="s008363c"><!--s008363c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>difficult to believe </p><p><i></i></p><p>an impossible story</p>.</div></div><a name="s032133b"><!--s032133b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>extremely undesirable or difficult to put up with or deal with </p><p><i></i></p><p>Life became impossible because of lack of money</p> <p><span class="bodyb">impossibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">impossibly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">impossibilis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">possibilis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/possible1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">possible 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hung jury</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029620a"><!--s029620a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a jury that fails to reach a verdict.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">GCSE</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024984a"><!--s024984a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> General Certificate of Secondary Education.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hawthorn</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027716a"><!--s027716a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous species of spiny shrubs of the rose family with white or pink flowers and small red fruits: genus <span class="bodyi">Crataegus</span> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">hawethorn</span> from Old English <span class="bodyi">hagathorn</span>, from <span class="bodyi">haga</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/haw1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">haw 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/thorn/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">thorn</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">graze<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/grayz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026347a"><!--s026347a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028190b"><!--s028190b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007448c"><!--s007448c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>of animals: to feed on growing grass and other green plants.</p></div><a name="s007449c"><!--s007449c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to put (animals) out to graze.</p></div></div><a name="s028191b"><!--s028191b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to feed on growing grass and other green plants.</p></div><a name="s028192b"><!--s028192b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to eat snacks frequently, instead of eating meals at regular times.</p></div><a name="s028193b"><!--s028193b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to sample things, e.g. television channels, casually and irregularly, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to switch television channels frequently without watching any programme fully.</p></div><a name="s028194b"><!--s028194b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> to take things from supermarket shelves and eat them while shopping, often without paying for them <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s028195b"><!--s028195b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s007450c"><!--s007450c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to crop and eat (growing grass).</p></div><a name="s007451c"><!--s007451c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to feed on the grass in (e.g. a particular field).</p></div></div><a name="s028196b"><!--s028196b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to put (animals) out to graze </p><p><i></i></p><p>They grazed the cows on the meadow</p> <p><span class="bodyb">grazable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">grazer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">grasian</span>, from <span class="bodyi">græs</span> grass].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">confidence game</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012439a"><!--s012439a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/confidence_trick/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">confidence trick</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dishonour<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">dishonor</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017153a"><!--s017153a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017902b"><!--s017902b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to treat (a person, or a thing deserving respect) in a degrading or disrespectful manner.</p></div><a name="s017903b"><!--s017903b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to bring shame on (somebody).</p></div><a name="s017904b"><!--s017904b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a bank, etc: to refuse to accept or pay (a cheque, etc).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">HL</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028665a"><!--s028665a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> House of Lords.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">appro</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaproh/</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002610a"><!--s002610a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>✱ <span class="bodyb">on appro</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> on approval.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expedient<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021000a"><!--s021000a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a means to an end, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one devised or used in case of urgent need.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impost<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹimpohst/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030566a"><!--s030566a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032134b"><!--s032134b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a tax.</p></div><a name="s032135b"><!--s032135b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in horse-racing, the weight that a horse must carry as a handicap [early French from Latin <span class="bodyi">impositum</span>, neuter of <span class="bodyi">impositus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/impose/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">impose</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flurry<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (flurries, flurried, flurrying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023201a"><!--s023201a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s024767b"><!--s024767b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to become agitated and confused.</p></div><a name="s024768b"><!--s024768b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to come or move in flurries <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s024769b"><!--s024769b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make or cause (somebody) to become agitated and confused.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">GCVO</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024985a"><!--s024985a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Knight or Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boulevard</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboohləvahd, -vah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006884a"><!--s006884a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a broad avenue, usu lined by trees [French <span class="bodyi">boulevard</span>, modification of early Dutch <span class="bodyi">bolwerc</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bulwark/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bulwark</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">confidence interval</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012440a"><!--s012440a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a set of values within which there is a specified probability, e.g. 95%, of including the true value of a statistical mean, average, variance, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hay<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027717a"><!--s027717a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029555b"><!--s029555b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>grass that has been mown and dried for fodder.</p></div><a name="s029556b"><!--s029556b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">in negative contexts</span>) a negligible amount </p><p><i></i></p><p>You can earn up to fifty grand, and that ain't hay</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">hit the hay</span>.</p></div><a name="s029557b"><!--s029557b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to go to bed ✱ <span class="bodyb">make hay of</span> to make a mess or nonsense of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>new evidence that makes hay of his theories</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">make hay while the sun shines</span> to utilize an opportunity fully while it lasts ✱ <span class="bodyb">roll in the hay</span> <span class="bodyi">informal, dated</span> to make love [Old English <span class="bodyi">hīeg</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">h'm</span><small><span class="eSynop">/həm/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028669a"><!--s028669a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hmm_or_h_m/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hmm</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">graze<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026348a"><!--s026348a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028197b"><!--s028197b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to abrade or scratch, usu by glancing contact.</p></div><a name="s028198b"><!--s028198b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to touch (something) lightly in passing.</p></div><a name="s028199b"><!--s028199b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to abrade or scratch (something), usu by glancing contact </p><p><i></i></p><p>She grazed her elbow on the wall</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s028200b"><!--s028200b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to touch or rub against something in passing </p><p><i></i></p><p>Our bumpers just grazed</p> <p>[perhaps from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/graze1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">graze 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hung over</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029621a"><!--s029621a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>suffering from a hangover.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">approach<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹprohch/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002611a"><!--s002611a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002542b"><!--s002542b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000546c"><!--s000546c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to draw closer to (something or somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>the train now approaching Platform 5</p>.</div><a name="s000547c"><!--s000547c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to come very near to (something) in quality, character, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>Something approaching international humour has been achieved by Asterix</p> — Independent.</div></div><a name="s002543b"><!--s002543b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000548c"><!--s000548c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to make advances to (somebody), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with an offer of work or a request for support.</p></div><a name="s000549c"><!--s000549c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to begin to consider or deal with (something) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s002544b"><!--s002544b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to draw nearer [Middle English <span class="bodyi">approchen</span> via Old French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">appropiare</span> to draw near, from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ap_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ap- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">prope</span> near].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expedite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹekspidiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">formal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021001a"><!--s021001a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022051b"><!--s022051b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to execute (something) promptly.</p></div><a name="s022052b"><!--s022052b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to hasten the process or progress of (something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">expediter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">expeditor</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">expeditus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">expedire</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/expedient1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">expedient 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dishonourable</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">dishonorable</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017154a"><!--s017154a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>base or shameful; discreditable</p><p><span class="bodyb">dishonourably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impost<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030567a"><!--s030567a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bracket, the top part of a pillar, or a moulding that supports an arch [Italian <span class="bodyi">imposta</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">impositus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/impose/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">impose</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flush<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/flush/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023202a"><!--s023202a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024770b"><!--s024770b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006436c"><!--s006436c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a tinge of red, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the cheeks; a blush.</p></div><a name="s006437c"><!--s006437c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of flushing.</p></div><a name="s006438c"><!--s006438c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a fresh and vigorous state </p><p><i></i></p><p>in the first flush of womanhood</p>.</div></div><a name="s024771b"><!--s024771b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a transitory sensation of extreme heat, e.g. a hot flush.</p></div><a name="s024772b"><!--s024772b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006439c"><!--s006439c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a surge of emotion </p><p><i></i></p><p>a flush of anger</p>.</div><a name="s006440c"><!--s006440c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a sudden increase, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of new plant growth.</p></div></div><a name="s024773b"><!--s024773b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s006441c"><!--s006441c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a sudden flow, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of water.</p></div><a name="s006442c"><!--s006442c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the cleansing of something, e.g. a toilet, with a flow of water.</p></div><a name="s006443c"><!--s006443c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a device for flushing toilets or drains [perhaps modification of Latin <span class="bodyi">fluxus</span> flow, from <span class="bodyi">fluxere</span> to flow].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gd</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024986a"><!--s024986a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chemical symbol for gadolinium.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">confidence man</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012441a"><!--s012441a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> the full form of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/conman/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">conman</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boulle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/boohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006885a"><!--s006885a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/buhl_or_boulle_or_boule/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">buhl</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">HM</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028667a"><!--s028667a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030313b"><!--s030313b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>headmaster or headmistress.</p></div><a name="s030314b"><!--s030314b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>heavy metal (music).</p></div><a name="s030315b"><!--s030315b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>His/Her Majesty.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hay<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027718a"><!--s027718a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to cut, cure, and store grass for hay.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">graze<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026349a"><!--s026349a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an abrasion, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of the skin, made by a scraping along a surface.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expedition</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ekspiʹdish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021002a"><!--s021002a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022053b"><!--s022053b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005617c"><!--s005617c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a journey or excursion undertaken for a specific purpose, e.g. for war or exploration.</p></div><a name="s005618c"><!--s005618c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the group of people making such an expedition.</p></div></div><a name="s022054b"><!--s022054b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> efficient promptness; speed <span class="bodyb">expeditionary</span> /-n(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">expedicioun</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">expedition-, expeditio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">expedire</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/expedient1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">expedient 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impostor <span class="bodyi">or</span> imposter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpostə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030568a"><!--s030568a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who assumes a false identity or title for fraudulent purposes [late Latin <span class="bodyi">impostor</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">imponere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/impose/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">impose</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">approach<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002612a"><!--s002612a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002545b"><!--s002545b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an act or instance of approaching </p><p><i></i></p><p>not aware of their approach</p>.</div><a name="s002546b"><!--s002546b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a means of access </p><p><i></i></p><p>the northern approaches to the city</p>.</div><a name="s002547b"><!--s002547b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a manner or method of doing something, or the attitude behind this.</p></div><a name="s002548b"><!--s002548b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) an advance made to establish personal or business relations.</p></div><a name="s002549b"><!--s002549b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the final part of an aircraft flight before landing.</p></div><a name="s002550b"><!--s002550b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) denoting a golf shot from the fairway towards the green.</p></div><a name="s002551b"><!--s002551b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>an approximation.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dish out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017155a"><!--s017155a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017905b"><!--s017905b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to serve out (food) from a dish, pan, etc.</p></div><a name="s017906b"><!--s017906b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to give or distribute (advice, criticism, etc) freely ✱ <span class="bodyb">dish it out</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to criticize people or inflict punishments indiscriminately.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hung parliament</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029622a"><!--s029622a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a parliament in which no party holds an overall majority.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flush<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023203a"><!--s023203a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024774b"><!--s024774b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006444c"><!--s006444c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to glow, or cause to glow, brightly with a ruddy or rosy colour.</p></div><a name="s006445c"><!--s006445c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to blush.</p></div></div><a name="s024775b"><!--s024775b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to flow and spread suddenly and freely.</p></div><a name="s024776b"><!--s024776b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to produce new growth </p><p><i></i></p><p>The plants flushed twice during the year</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s024777b"><!--s024777b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s006446c"><!--s006446c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to cause liquid to flow over or through (something, e.g. a toilet), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to cleanse it.</p></div><a name="s006447c"><!--s006447c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to flow or be carried along on a stream of liquid.</p></div><a name="s006448c"><!--s006448c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + away) to dispose of (e.g. waste) by carrying it away on a stream of liquid in this way ✱ <span class="bodyb">be flushed with</span> to feel proud of and excited by.</p></div></div><a name="s024778b"><!--s024778b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s006449c"><!--s006449c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to cause (somebody) to blush.</p></div><a name="s006450c"><!--s006450c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to glow with a ruddy or rosy colour</p><p><span class="bodyb">flusher</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">g'day</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gəʹday/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024987a"><!--s024987a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, informal</span> used as a greeting [<span class="bodyi">good day</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hm</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028668a"><!--s028668a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>hectometre(s).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">confidence trick</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012442a"><!--s012442a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a swindle performed <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by somebody pretending to be something they are not</p><p><span class="bodyb">confidence trickster</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boult</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bohlt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006886a"><!--s006886a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bolt5_or_boult/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bolt 5</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haybox</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027719a"><!--s027719a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>formerly, a well-insulated airtight box used to keep a previously heated vessel hot and allow slow cooking to continue.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grazier</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgrayzi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026350a"><!--s026350a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028201b"><!--s028201b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who grazes cattle, usu for beef production.</p></div><a name="s028202b"><!--s028202b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus</span> a sheep farmer.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flush<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023204a"><!--s023204a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024779b"><!--s024779b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006451c"><!--s006451c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>having or forming a continuous edge or plane surface; level not indented, recessed, or projecting </p><p><i></i></p><p>Make the panelling flush with the wall</p>.</div><a name="s006452c"><!--s006452c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>arranged edge to edge so as to fit snugly.</p></div></div><a name="s024780b"><!--s024780b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> having a plentiful supply of money</p><p><span class="bodyb">flush</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s024781b"><!--s024781b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> readily available; abundant.</p></div><a name="s024782b"><!--s024782b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>filled to overflowing</p><p><span class="bodyb">flushness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [origin uncertain; perhaps from or related to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flush1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flush 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expeditious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ekspiʹdishəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021003a"><!--s021003a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> speedy; prompt and efficient</p><p><span class="bodyb">expeditiously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><a name="sb000000194"><!--sb000000194--></a><p><span class="bodyb">expeditiousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">expeditious</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">expedient</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/expedient1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">expedient 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">approachable</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002613a"><!--s002613a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>not hostile or forbidding in manner and therefore easy to talk to or deal with <span class="bodyb">approachability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dish towel</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017156a"><!--s017156a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Scot, NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tea_towel/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tea towel</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">imposture</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹposchə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030569a"><!--s030569a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>fraud or deception, or an instance of this [late Latin <span class="bodyi">impostura</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">imponere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/impose/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">impose</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gdns</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024988a"><!--s024988a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in street names, gardens.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hungry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhunggri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (hungrier, hungriest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029623a"><!--s029623a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031269b"><!--s031269b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>feeling hunger.</p></div><a name="s031270b"><!--s031270b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>characterized by or indicating hunger or longing </p><p><i></i></p><p>a hungry look</p>.</div><a name="s031271b"><!--s031271b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ for) eager or avid for something </p><p><i></i></p><p>hungry for power</p>.</div><a name="s031272b"><!--s031272b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of land: not rich or fertile; barren.</p></div><a name="s031273b"><!--s031273b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ</span> mean, grasping, or greedy.</p></div><a name="s031274b"><!--s031274b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NZ</span> said of timber: parched and bare</p><p><span class="bodyb">hungrily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">hungriness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">hungrig</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">HMG</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028670a"><!--s028670a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> His/Her Majesty's Government.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">confident</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonfid(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012443a"><!--s012443a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012959b"><!--s012959b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>characterized by assurance; self-reliant.</p></div><a name="s012960b"><!--s012960b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> + of) full of conviction; certain </p><p><i></i></p><p>confident of success</p> <a name="sb000000103"><!--sb000000103--></a><p><span class="bodyb">confidently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">confident-, confidens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">confidere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/confide/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">confide</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">confident</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">confidant(e</span>)? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/confidant_or_confidante/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">confidant</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bounce<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bowns/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006887a"><!--s006887a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007066b"><!--s007066b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cause (a ball, etc) to rebound.</p></div><a name="s007067b"><!--s007067b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to return (a cheque) as not good because of lack of funds in the payer's account <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s007068b"><!--s007068b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to rebound after striking the ground or other surface.</p></div><a name="s007069b"><!--s007069b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to move violently, noisily, or with a springing step </p><p><i></i></p><p>She bounced into the room</p>.</div><a name="s007070b"><!--s007070b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to return (a cheque) as not good because of lack of funds in the payer's account.</p></div><a name="s007071b"><!--s007071b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> said of a cheque: to be returned by a bank as not good.</p></div><a name="s007072b"><!--s007072b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to coerce into doing something.</p></div><a name="s007073b"><!--s007073b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> to dismiss; fire ✱ <span class="bodyb">bounce something off somebody</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to see what somebody's reactions are to an idea, etc [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bounsen</span> to beat, thump, prob of imitative origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grazing</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgrayzing/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026351a"><!--s026351a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028203b"><!--s028203b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act of feeding, or of setting animals to feed, on grass and other vegetation </p><p><i></i></p><p>Heavy grazing will kill off some plant species</p>.</div><a name="s028204b"><!--s028204b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>vegetation or land for animals to feed on grazing.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haycock</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027720a"><!--s027720a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small conical pile of hay in a field.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">GDP</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024989a"><!--s024989a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>gross domestic product.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹspel/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (expelled, expelling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021004a"><!--s021004a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022055b"><!--s022055b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to drive or force (something) out.</p></div><a name="s022056b"><!--s022056b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cut (somebody) off from membership of a school, society, etc.</p></div><a name="s022057b"><!--s022057b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to drive (somebody) away; to deport (somebody)</p><p><span class="bodyb">expellable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">expellee</span> /ekspeʹlee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">expeller</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">expellen</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">expellere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">pellere</span> to drive].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">approach road</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002614a"><!--s002614a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/slip_road/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">slip road</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dish up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017157a"><!--s017157a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017907b"><!--s017907b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to serve (food) onto dishes from a pan, etc.</p></div><a name="s017908b"><!--s017908b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to produce or present (facts or information) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s017909b"><!--s017909b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to serve food onto dishes ready to be eaten </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'm dishing up now</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flush<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023205a"><!--s023205a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024783b"><!--s024783b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>so as to form a level or even surface or edge.</p></div><a name="s024784b"><!--s024784b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>squarely </p><p><i></i></p><p>She hit him flush on the chin</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hunk</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hungk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029624a"><!--s029624a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031275b"><!--s031275b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a large lump or piece of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>a hunk of cheese</p>.</div><a name="s031276b"><!--s031276b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a sexually attractive, usu muscular man</p><p><span class="bodyb">hunky</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Flemish <span class="bodyi">hunke</span> piece of food].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">HMI</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028671a"><!--s028671a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> formerly, His/Her Majesty's Inspector (of Schools).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impotent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹimpət(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030570a"><!--s030570a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032136b"><!--s032136b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>lacking in efficacy, strength, or vigour.</p></div><a name="s032137b"><!--s032137b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of an adult male: unable to perform sexual intercourse through an inability to attain or maintain an erection of the penis</p><p><span class="bodyb">impotence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">impotency</span> /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">impotent</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">impotently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">impotent-, impotens</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">potent-, potens</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/potent1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">potent 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">confidential</span><small><span class="eSynop">/konfiʹdensh(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012444a"><!--s012444a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012961b"><!--s012961b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of information: intended to be kept secret.</p></div><a name="s012962b"><!--s012962b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>characterized by intimacy or willingness to confide.</p></div><a name="s012963b"><!--s012963b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a secretary or assistant: entrusted with private or confidential information <span class="bodyb">confidentiality</span> /-shiʹaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">confidentially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">confidentialness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bounce<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006888a"><!--s006888a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007074b"><!--s007074b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001666c"><!--s001666c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a sudden leap or bound.</p></div><a name="s001667c"><!--s001667c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a rebound.</p></div></div><a name="s007075b"><!--s007075b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>verve, liveliness.</p></div><a name="s007076b"><!--s007076b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the quality of bouncing well; springiness.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grazioso</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gratsiʹohzoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026352a"><!--s026352a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a piece of music: to be performed in a light and graceful manner [Italian <span class="bodyi">grazioso</span> graceful].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hay fever</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027721a"><!--s027721a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>nasal catarrh and conjunctivitis occurring usu in the spring and summer through allergy to pollen.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">GDR</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024990a"><!--s024990a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>German Democratic Republic.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dishwasher</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017158a"><!--s017158a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017910b"><!--s017910b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an electrical machine that washes dishes; a washing-up machine.</p></div><a name="s017911b"><!--s017911b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person employed to wash dishes.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">approbation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aprəʹbaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002615a"><!--s002615a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002552b"><!--s002552b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>approval, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> if formal or official; sanction </p><p><i></i></p><p>He did not seek the approbation of the Establishment</p>.</div><a name="s002553b"><!--s002553b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>praise; commendation </p><p><i></i></p><p>where ‘outrageous’ and ‘insane’ are terms of approbation</p><p><span class="bodyb">approbative</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">approbatory</span> /əʹprohbət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">approbation</span>, <span class="bodyi">approbatio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">approbare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/approve/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">approve</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expend</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹspend/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021005a"><!--s021005a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022058b"><!--s022058b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to consume (time, care, or attention) by use.</p></div><a name="s022059b"><!--s022059b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to spend or pay out (money)</p><p><span class="bodyb">expender</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">expenden</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">expendere</span> to weigh out, expend, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">pendere</span> to weigh].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hunker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (hunkered, hunkering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029625a"><!--s029625a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031277b"><!--s031277b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + down) to squat or crouch.</p></div><a name="s031278b"><!--s031278b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to sit in a hunched position </p><p><i></i></p><p>hunkering over the table</p>.</div><a name="s031279b"><!--s031279b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + down) to take refuge or hide somewhere </p><p><i></i></p><p>hunkering down in a cave</p> <p><span class="bodyb">hunkered</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [prob related to Old Norse <span class="bodyi">hūka</span> to squat].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flush<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023206a"><!--s023206a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make (something) flush </p><p><i></i></p><p>Flush the headings on the page</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">confiding</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012445a"><!--s012445a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>tending to confide; trustful </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'm a very confiding soul by nature</p><p> Jean Webster</p><p><span class="bodyb">confidingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">confidingness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hmm <span class="bodyi">or</span> h'm</span><small><span class="eSynop">/həm/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028672a"><!--s028672a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used to express hesitation, doubt, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grease<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/grees/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026353a"><!--s026353a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028205b"><!--s028205b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any thick oily substance, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one used as a lubricant.</p></div><a name="s028206b"><!--s028206b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any oily substance.</p></div><a name="s028207b"><!--s028207b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>animal fat used in cooking, or produced when meat is cooked.</p></div><a name="s028208b"><!--s028208b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>oily wool as it comes from the sheep ✱ <span class="bodyb">in the grease</span> said of wool or fur: in the natural uncleaned condition</p><p><span class="bodyb">greaseless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">grese</span> via early French <span class="bodyi">craisse, graisse</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">crassus</span> fat].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bounce back</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006889a"><!--s006889a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to recover quickly from a blow or defeat.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haymaker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027722a"><!--s027722a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029558b"><!--s029558b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who tosses and spreads hay to dry after cutting.</p></div><a name="s029559b"><!--s029559b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a powerful swinging blow, e.g. in boxing.</p></div><a name="s029560b"><!--s029560b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a machine that breaks or bends hay so that it dries more rapidly</p><p><span class="bodyb">haymaking</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impound</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpownd/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030571a"><!--s030571a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032138b"><!--s032138b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008364c"><!--s008364c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to shut up (e.g. an animal) in a pound; to confine (somebody or something) as if in a pound.</p></div><a name="s008365c"><!--s008365c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to take legal possession of (something, e.g. evidence from a crime scene, an illegally parked vehicle, etc).</p></div></div><a name="s032139b"><!--s032139b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to collect and confine (water) in a dam or as if in a reservoir</p><p><span class="bodyb">impoundable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">impoundage</span> /-dij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">impounder</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">impoundment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">GE</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024991a"><!--s024991a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Georgia (international vehicle registration).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dishwater</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017159a"><!--s017159a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>water in which dishes have been washed.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hunkers</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029626a"><!--s029626a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> the haunches [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hunker/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hunker</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flush<sup>6</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023207a"><!--s023207a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024785b"><!--s024785b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cause (<span class="bodyi">esp</span> a game bird) to take flight suddenly.</p></div><a name="s024786b"><!--s024786b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + out) to force (somebody) to leave a place of concealment </p><p><i></i></p><p>The gardener flushed the boys from their hiding place</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s024787b"><!--s024787b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a game bird: to take flight suddenly [Middle English <span class="bodyi">flusshen</span>, perhaps of imitative origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expendable<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021006a"><!--s021006a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022060b"><!--s022060b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>normally used up in service; not intended to be kept or re-used </p><p><i></i></p><p>expendable supplies like pencils and paper</p>.</div><a name="s022061b"><!--s022061b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>regarded as available for sacrifice or destruction in order to accomplish an objective </p><p><i></i></p><p>expendable troops</p> <p><span class="bodyb">expendability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">expendably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haymow</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhaymoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027723a"><!--s027723a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029561b"><!--s029561b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a stack or store of hay.</p></div><a name="s029562b"><!--s029562b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the part of a barn where hay is stored.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grease<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026354a"><!--s026354a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028209b"><!--s028209b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to smear or lubricate (something) with grease.</p></div><a name="s028210b"><!--s028210b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to hasten or ease the process or progress of (something) ✱ <span class="bodyb">grease somebody's palm</span> to bribe somebody.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bouncer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006890a"><!--s006890a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007077b"><!--s007077b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person employed in a nightclub or other public place to restrain or remove disorderly people.</p></div><a name="s007078b"><!--s007078b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in cricket, a fast and aggressive short-pitched delivery of the ball that passes or hits the batsman at above chest height after bouncing.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">appropriate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹprohpriayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002616a"><!--s002616a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002554b"><!--s002554b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to take exclusive possession of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He had appropriated the larger attic as his workroom</p>.</div><a name="s002555b"><!--s002555b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + to) to set (something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> money) apart for a particular purpose or use</p><p><span class="bodyb">appropriation</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s002556b"><!--s002556b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to take or make use of (something) without authority or right </p><p><i></i></p><p>It was not a surprise that Egypt had appropriated the Canal</p> — Enoch Powell<p><span class="bodyb">appropriable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">appropriator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">appropriaten</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">appropriatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">appropriare</span> to make one's own].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impoverish</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpov(ə)rish/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030572a"><!--s030572a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032140b"><!--s032140b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (somebody) poor.</p></div><a name="s032141b"><!--s032141b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to deprive (somebody or something) of strength, richness, or fertility; to lower the quality or value of (something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">impoverisher</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">impoverishment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">enpoverisen</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">empovrir</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">povre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/poor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">poor</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dishy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (dishier, dishiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017160a"><!--s017160a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> said of a person, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a man: attractive [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dish1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dish<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (4)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">configuration</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənˌfigyooʹraysh(ə)n, kənˌfigə-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012446a"><!--s012446a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012964b"><!--s012964b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003390c"><!--s003390c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an arrangement of parts, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as relative one to another.</p></div><a name="s003391c"><!--s003391c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the figure, contour, pattern, workings, etc, produced by such an arrangement.</p></div></div><a name="s012965b"><!--s012965b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the process of configuring a computer program or system, or the resulting set-up.</p></div><a name="s012966b"><!--s012966b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the relative positions in space of the atoms in a chemical compound.</p></div><a name="s012967b"><!--s012967b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a set of separate psychological features functioning as a unit; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gestalt/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gestalt</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">configurational</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">configurationally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">configurative</span> /kənʹfigyoorətiv, kənʹfigə-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ge</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024992a"><!--s024992a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chemical symbol for germanium.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">HMS</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028673a"><!--s028673a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>His/Her Majesty's Ship.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hunky-dory</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhungki ʹdawri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029627a"><!--s029627a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> perfectly satisfying; as one would wish [obsolete English dialect <span class="bodyi">hunk</span> home base in games, from Dutch <span class="bodyi">honk</span>; origin of <span class="bodyi">-dory</span> uncertain].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flush<sup>7</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023208a"><!--s023208a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hand of playing cards, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a gambling game such as poker, all of the same suit [early French <span class="bodyi">flus, fluz</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">fluxus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flush1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flush 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expendable<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021007a"><!--s021007a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) something that is expendable.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impracticable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpraktikəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030573a"><!--s030573a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032142b"><!--s032142b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>incapable of being put into effect or carried out </p><p><i></i></p><p>We soon realized that the plan was impracticable</p>.</div><a name="s032143b"><!--s032143b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not suitable or fit for use or for a particular use <span class="bodyb">impracticability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">impracticableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><a name="sb000000259"><!--sb000000259--></a><p><span class="bodyb">impracticably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">impracticable</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">impractical</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/impractical/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">impractical</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hayrick</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027724a"><!--s027724a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a haystack.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grease gun</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026355a"><!--s026355a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a motor mechanic's tool for releasing a controlled amount of lubricant.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">appropriate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹprohpri·ət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002617a"><!--s002617a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002557b"><!--s002557b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>suitable or fitting.</p></div><a name="s002558b"><!--s002558b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> relating or belonging exclusively to a particular person or thing </p><p><i></i></p><p>a feature … appropriate and peculiar to the country</p> — J Fenimore Cooper<p><span class="bodyb">appropriacy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">appropriately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">appropriateness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bouncing</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbownsing/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006891a"><!--s006891a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>enjoying good health; robust </p><p><i></i></p><p>a bouncing baby</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">configure</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹfigə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012447a"><!--s012447a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012968b"><!--s012968b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to give (a thing or things) a certain shape, pattern or configuration.</p></div><a name="s012969b"><!--s012969b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to set up (a computer system along with its peripherals, or a computer program) to operate according to a certain pattern or sequence</p><p><span class="bodyb">configurable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [from Latin <span class="bodyi">configurare</span> to shape according to a pattern, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">figura</span> shape, figure].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gean</span><small><span class="eSynop">/geen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024993a"><!--s024993a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026687b"><!--s026687b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a wild sweet cherry.</p></div><a name="s026688b"><!--s026688b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the tree that bears this fruit: <span class="bodyi">Prunus avium</span> [early French <span class="bodyi">guisne, guine</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disillusion<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/disiʹloohzh(ə)n, -ʹlyoohzh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017161a"><!--s017161a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the state of being disillusioned or disabused; loss of a cherished ideal or belief.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">HMSO</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028674a"><!--s028674a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> formerly, His/Her Majesty's Stationery Office.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hunt<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hunt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029628a"><!--s029628a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031280b"><!--s031280b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008148c"><!--s008148c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to pursue (a wild animal quarry) for food or enjoyment </p><p><i></i></p><p>hunt foxes</p>.</div><a name="s008149c"><!--s008149c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of an animal: to chase and kill (prey) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Cats hunt birds as well as mice</p>.</div><a name="s008150c"><!--s008150c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to use (hounds) in the search for game.</p></div></div><a name="s031281b"><!--s031281b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of the police: to pursue (a suspect, etc) with intent to capture.</p></div><a name="s031282b"><!--s031282b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ out) to search out or seek (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'll hunt out a copy for you</p>.</div><a name="s031283b"><!--s031283b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to traverse (wild country, etc) in search of prey <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s031284b"><!--s031284b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to take part in a hunt, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> regularly.</p></div><a name="s031285b"><!--s031285b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(+ for) to attempt to find something </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'm hunting for a replacement for the vase I broke</p>.</div><a name="s031286b"><!--s031286b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>said of a device, machine, etc: to run alternately fast and slowly</p><p><span class="bodyb">hunting</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> ✱ <span class="bodyb">hunt up/down</span> used with reference to change-ringing: to alter the place of a bell in systematic progression [Old English <span class="bodyi">huntian</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flushed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023209a"><!--s023209a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024788b"><!--s024788b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having an abnormal redness in the cheeks </p><p><i></i></p><p>You're looking a bit flushed. Are you feeling all right?</p>.</div><a name="s024789b"><!--s024789b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ with) excited or inflamed </p><p><i></i></p><p>flushed with victory</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expenditure</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹspendichə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021008a"><!--s021008a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022062b"><!--s022062b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of spending money.</p></div><a name="s022063b"><!--s022063b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the amount of money spent.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impractical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpraktikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030574a"><!--s030574a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032144b"><!--s032144b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008366c"><!--s008366c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>incapable of dealing sensibly with practical matters, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> financial matters.</p></div><a name="s008367c"><!--s008367c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>not good at doing practical things, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> manual tasks.</p></div></div><a name="s032145b"><!--s032145b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> not able to be put into effect or carried out </p><p><i></i></p><p>an impractical pipe dream</p><p> James Laughlin <span class="bodyb">impracticality</span> /-ʹkaləti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><a name="sb000000260"><!--sb000000260--></a><p><span class="bodyb">impractically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">impractical</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">impracticable</span>? These two words are very close in meaning, but it is useful to distinguish between them. A plan that is <span class="bodyi">impractical</span> may be fine in theory but is difficult to carry out or of little use in practice. An <span class="bodyi">impracticable</span> plan is, quite simply, impossible to carry out. A person can be described as <span class="bodyi">impractical</span> (‘not good at ordinary tasks’ or ‘not down-to-earth’), but not as <span class="bodyi">impracticable</span>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hayseed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027725a"><!--s027725a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029563b"><!--s029563b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>grass seed from hay.</p></div><a name="s029564b"><!--s029564b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> a bumpkin or yokel.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gear<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/giə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024994a"><!--s024994a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026689b"><!--s026689b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a toothed wheel that is one of a set of interlocking wheels.</p></div><a name="s026690b"><!--s026690b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007018c"><!--s007018c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>any of two or more adjustments of a transmission, e.g. of a bicycle or motor vehicle, that determine direction of travel or ratio of engine speed to vehicle speed.</p></div><a name="s007019c"><!--s007019c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>working relation, position, or adjustment </p><p><i></i></p><p>out of gear</p>.</div></div><a name="s026691b"><!--s026691b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a mechanism that performs a specific function in a machine.</p></div><a name="s026692b"><!--s026692b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a set of equipment usu for a particular purpose.</p></div><a name="s026693b"><!--s026693b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> clothing.</p></div><a name="s026694b"><!--s026694b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s007020c"><!--s007020c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> clothing or garments.</p></div><a name="s007021c"><!--s007021c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>movable property; goods.</p></div></div><a name="s026695b"><!--s026695b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">slang</span> drugs, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> illegal ones [Old English <span class="bodyi">gearwe</span> equipment].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">appropriate technology</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002618a"><!--s002618a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/intermediate_technology/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">intermediate technology</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grease monkey</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026356a"><!--s026356a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a mechanic.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">confine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹfien/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012448a"><!--s012448a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012970b"><!--s012970b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + to) to restrict or keep (somebody or something) within certain limits </p><p><i></i></p><p>I had to confine myself to a brief summary</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Please confine your questions to matters that are directly relevant</p>.</div><a name="s012971b"><!--s012971b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to shut (somebody) up </p><p><i></i></p><p>He had been confined to barracks for insubordination</p>.</div><a name="s012972b"><!--s012972b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ to) said of an illness, etc: to keep (somebody) in bed, a wheelchair, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was confined to bed with gout</p>.</div><a name="s012973b"><!--s012973b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> to keep (a woman) indoors or in bed around the time of immediately before, during, and just after childbirth</p><p><span class="bodyb">confinement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">confiner</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">confiner</span> to confine, from Latin <span class="bodyi">confinis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/confine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">confines</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fluster<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflustə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (flustered, flustering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023210a"><!--s023210a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s024790b"><!--s024790b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make or become (somebody) agitated, nervous, or confused <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s024791b"><!--s024791b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to become agitated, nervous, or confused</p><p><span class="bodyb">flustered</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [prob of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bouncing bet</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006892a"><!--s006892a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">bouncing Bet</span>) = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/soapwort/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">soapwort</span></span></a> [<span class="bodyi">Bet</span>, nickname for <span class="bodyi">Elizabeth</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disillusion<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017162a"><!--s017162a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to free (somebody) of a mistakenly favourable impression or belief</p><p><span class="bodyb">disillusioned</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">disillusionment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hunt<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029629a"><!--s029629a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031287b"><!--s031287b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of hunting </p><p><i></i></p><p>We're on the hunt for a new manager</p>.</div><a name="s031288b"><!--s031288b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008151c"><!--s008151c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a group of mounted hunters and their hounds.</p></div><a name="s008152c"><!--s008152c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the area hunted.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">HNC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028675a"><!--s028675a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Higher National Certificate.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expense</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹspens/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021009a"><!--s021009a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022064b"><!--s022064b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005619c"><!--s005619c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>something expended to secure a benefit or bring about a result.</p></div><a name="s005620c"><!--s005620c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>financial burden or outlay </p><p><i></i></p><p>built at considerable expense</p>.</div><a name="s005621c"><!--s005621c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the charges incurred by an employee in performing their duties.</p></div><a name="s005622c"><!--s005622c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) an item of business outlay chargeable against revenue in a specific period.</p></div></div><a name="s022065b"><!--s022065b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a cause or occasion of high expenditure </p><p><i></i></p><p>A car is a great expense</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">at somebody's expense</span>.</p></div><a name="s022066b"><!--s022066b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in a manner that causes somebody to be ridiculed </p><p><i></i></p><p>He made a joke at my expense</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">at the expense of</span> to the detriment of </p><p><i></i></p><p>develop a boy's physique at the expense of his intelligence</p><p> Bertrand Russell [Middle English via Anglo-French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">expensa</span>, fem past part. of Latin <span class="bodyi">expendere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/expend/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">expend</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">imprecate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹimprikayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030575a"><!--s030575a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032146b"><!--s032146b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to utter (a curse).</p></div><a name="s032147b"><!--s032147b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to invoke (evil) against somebody or something <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s032148b"><!--s032148b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to curse <span class="bodyb">imprecatory</span> /impriʹkaytəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">imprecari</span> to invoke, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">precari</span> to pray: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pray1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pray 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haystack</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027726a"><!--s027726a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large, constructed pile of hay, usu protected by thatch.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gear<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024995a"><!--s024995a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026696b"><!--s026696b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to provide (machinery) with gears or connect it by gearing.</p></div><a name="s026697b"><!--s026697b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ to) to adjust (something) so as to match, blend with, or satisfy something </p><p><i></i></p><p>an institution geared to the needs of the blind</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s026698b"><!--s026698b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of machinery: to be in or come into gear.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">appropriation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əˌprohpriʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002619a"><!--s002619a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002559b"><!--s002559b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of appropriating </p><p><i></i></p><p>his free appropriation of whatever might serve his purpose</p> — Henry James.</div><a name="s002560b"><!--s002560b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something appropriated, e.g. money officially set aside for a particular use <span class="bodyb">appropriative</span> /əʹprohpriətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fluster<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023211a"><!--s023211a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a state of agitated confusion </p><p><i></i></p><p>They were in a bit of a fluster</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">confinement</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹfienmənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012449a"><!--s012449a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012974b"><!--s012974b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act of confining or the state of being confined.</p></div><a name="s012975b"><!--s012975b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> the period immediately before, during, and just after, childbirth.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disillusioned</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017163a"><!--s017163a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>bitter or depressed as a result of having been disillusioned.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">huntaway</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029630a"><!--s029630a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NZ</span> a dog trained to drive sheep forward a long way from the shepherd.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bouncy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbownsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (bouncier, bounciest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006893a"><!--s006893a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007079b"><!--s007079b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>that bounces readily.</p></div><a name="s007080b"><!--s007080b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>buoyant; exuberant</p><p><span class="bodyb">bouncily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bounciness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expense account</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021010a"><!--s021010a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an account of expenses reimbursable to an employee.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grease nipple</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026357a"><!--s026357a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small projection with a hole in it through which grease can be squirted into a mechanism using a grease gun.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">HND</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028676a"><!--s028676a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Higher National Diploma.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">imprecation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/impriʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030576a"><!--s030576a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a curse.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haywire</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027727a"><!--s027727a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>out of control; erratic; crazy </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her blood pressure's gone haywire – she needs hospital care</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Your emotions are bound to be a bit haywire just now</p> <p><i></i></p><p>The computer's gone completely haywire</p><p>originally a North American term for wire used to bundle up bales of hay, which came to symbolize anything improvised or crudely made</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gearbox</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024996a"><!--s024996a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a protective casing enclosing a set of <span class="bodyi">esp</span> car gears, or the gears so enclosed.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">approval</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹproohvl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002620a"><!--s002620a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002561b"><!--s002561b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a favourable opinion or judgment.</p></div><a name="s002562b"><!--s002562b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>formal or official permission ✱ <span class="bodyb">on approval</span> said of goods supplied commercially: able to be returned without payment if found unsatisfactory.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flute<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/flooht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023212a"><!--s023212a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024792b"><!--s024792b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a high-pitched woodwind musical instrument that consists of a cylindrical tube with finger holes stopped at one end, held horizontally and played by blowing air across a side hole.</p></div><a name="s024793b"><!--s024793b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006453c"><!--s006453c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a woodwind musical instrument that consists of a cylindrical tube stopped at one end, held horizontally and played by blowing air across a side hole while closing the other holes with fingers or movable pads. It has a range from middle C upwards for three octaves.</p></div><a name="s006454c"><!--s006454c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any of various similar instruments in which sound is produced by air being blown across a hole.</p></div></div><a name="s024794b"><!--s024794b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006455c"><!--s006455c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a grooved pleat or frill on a garment, upholstery, etc.</p></div><a name="s006456c"><!--s006456c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any of the vertical parallel grooves on the shaft of a classical column.</p></div></div><a name="s024795b"><!--s024795b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a tall narrow wineglass</p><p><span class="bodyb">flutelike</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fluty</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">floute</span> via French from Old Provençal <span class="bodyi">flaut</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bouncy castle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006894a"><!--s006894a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">Bouncy Castle</span>) <span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a large inflatable play structure with a base and sides, typically in the shape of a castle, set up outdoors for children to jump around on, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> at fairs, birthday parties, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">greasepaint</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026358a"><!--s026358a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>theatrical make-up.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">confines</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonfienz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012450a"><!--s012450a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>limits or boundaries </p><p><i></i></p><p>An achievement of this nature … was not … to a bold spirit, beyond the confines of the possible</p><p> Edgar Allan Poe [French <span class="bodyi">confins</span> (pl), ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">confinis</span> bordering, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">finis</span> end, limit].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hunt down</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029631a"><!--s029631a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to pursue (somebody) in order to capture, attack, or kill them </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was hunted down by his enemies and murdered</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disincentive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disinʹsentiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017164a"><!--s017164a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something that discourages action or effort; a deterrent.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ho.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028680a"><!--s028680a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>house.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expensive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹspensiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021011a"><!--s021011a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022067b"><!--s022067b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>commanding a high price; costly.</p></div><a name="s022068b"><!--s022068b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>involving great expense </p><p><i></i></p><p>an expensive hobby</p> <p><span class="bodyb">expensively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">expensiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gearing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024997a"><!--s024997a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026699b"><!--s026699b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a series of gear wheels.</p></div><a name="s026700b"><!--s026700b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> the advantage gained by the use of extra capital, e.g. borrowed money, to increase the returns on invested equity capital.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">approve</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹproohv/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002621a"><!--s002621a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002563b"><!--s002563b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + of) to regard a person, action, etc favourably <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s002564b"><!--s002564b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to give formal or official sanction to (something); to ratify.</p></div><a name="s002565b"><!--s002565b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to accept (something) as satisfactory </p><p><i></i></p><p>The repairs were inspected and approved</p>.</div><a name="s002566b"><!--s002566b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to have or express a favourable opinion of (something).</p></div><a name="s002567b"><!--s002567b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to show (e.g. oneself) to be something </p><p><i></i></p><p>Cornelia … approved herself so discreet a matron, so affectionate a mother</p> — Dryden<p><span class="bodyb">approvingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">approven</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">approbare</span> to judge to be good, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ap_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ap- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">probare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/prove/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">prove</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hazard<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhazəd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027728a"><!--s027728a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029565b"><!--s029565b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007808c"><!--s007808c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a risk or peril.</p></div><a name="s007809c"><!--s007809c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a source of danger </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fire hazard</p>.</div><a name="s007810c"><!--s007810c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly archaic or literary</span> chance; accident; uncertainty </p><p><i></i></p><p>You therein … give up yourself merely to chance and hazard from firm security</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div></div><a name="s029566b"><!--s029566b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a golf-course obstacle, e.g. a bunker.</p></div><a name="s029567b"><!--s029567b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a game of chance played with two dice.</p></div><a name="s029568b"><!--s029568b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in billiards, a stroke that pockets a ball, a <span class="bodyi">winning hazard</span> being the pocketing of the object ball, and a <span class="bodyi">losing hazard</span> the pocketing of the cue ball off another ball.</p></div><a name="s029569b"><!--s029569b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in real tennis, each of the winning openings in a court </p><p><i></i></p><p>We will in France … play a set shall strike his father's crown into the hazard</p><p> Shakespeare [Middle English via French from Arabic <span class="bodyi">az-zahr</span> the die].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">imprecise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/impriʹsies/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030577a"><!--s030577a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>inexact, vague, or inaccurate; not precise</p><p><span class="bodyb">imprecisely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">impreciseness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">imprecision</span> /-ʹsizh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flute<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023213a"><!--s023213a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024796b"><!--s024796b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to produce a flutelike sound <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s024797b"><!--s024797b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to utter (something) with a flutelike sound; to produce (a flutelike sound).</p></div><a name="s024798b"><!--s024798b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to form flutes in (a column, garment, etc)</p><p><span class="bodyb">fluter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bound<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bownd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006895a"><!--s006895a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also used in combinations</span>) going or intending to go somewhere specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>I was driving along the M5, bound for home</p> <p><i></i></p><p>the northbound carriageway</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">boun</span> ready, prepared to go, from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">būinn</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">būa</span> to dwell, prepare].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">confirm</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹfuhm/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012451a"><!--s012451a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012976b"><!--s012976b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to establish or give official notice of the correctness of (a report, suspicion, fear, etc).</p></div><a name="s012977b"><!--s012977b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ in) to vindicate or strengthen (somebody) in a belief, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>We were soon confirmed in our suspicions of foul play</p>.</div><a name="s012978b"><!--s012978b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to be evidence of or prove (something).</p></div><a name="s012979b"><!--s012979b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to commit oneself definitely to (a booking, arrangement, etc).</p></div><a name="s012980b"><!--s012980b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to administer the rite of confirmation to (a candidate) <span class="bodyb">confirmability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">confirmable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">confirmative</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">confirmatory</span> /-mət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">confirmer</span> to confirm, from Latin <span class="bodyi">confirmare</span> to strengthen, confirm, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">firmare</span> to make firm, from <span class="bodyi">firmus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/firm1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">firm 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">greaseproof paper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026359a"><!--s026359a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>paper resistant to penetration by grease, oil, etc or wax and used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for wrapping food.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hazard<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027729a"><!--s027729a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029570b"><!--s029570b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to venture (an estimate, guess, etc) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Would you care to hazard a guess?</p> <p><i></i></p><p>‘About two hundred miles?’ I hazarded</p>.</div><a name="s029571b"><!--s029571b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to expose (something) to danger </p><p><i></i></p><p>They are forced to take arms and hazard their young lives</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a captain guilty of hazarding his ship</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ho</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028677a"><!--s028677a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chemical symbol for holmium.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gear lever</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024998a"><!--s024998a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a control, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a rod, on a gear-changing mechanism, e.g. a gearbox, used to engage the different gears.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impregnable<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpregnəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030578a"><!--s030578a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032149b"><!--s032149b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>incapable of being taken by assault </p><p><i></i></p><p>an impregnable fortress</p>.</div><a name="s032150b"><!--s032150b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>beyond criticism or question </p><p><i></i></p><p>an impregnable social position</p>.</div><a name="s032151b"><!--s032151b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>strong or; firm; unbeatable; unassailable </p><p><i></i></p><p>an impregnable belief in his own superiority</p> <p><i></i></p><p>He has an impregnable belief in his own ability</p> <p><span class="bodyb">impregnability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">impregnably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">imprenable</span> from early French, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">prenable</span> vulnerable to capture, from <span class="bodyi">prendre</span> to take, from Latin <span class="bodyi">prehendere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/prehensile/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">prehensile</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disinclination</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌdisingkliʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017165a"><!--s017165a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>unwillingness to do something.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">experience<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹspiəri·əns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021012a"><!--s021012a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022069b"><!--s022069b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005623c"><!--s005623c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>direct participation or observation.</p></div><a name="s005624c"><!--s005624c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the knowledge, skill, or practice derived from such experience, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> over a period of time.</p></div></div><a name="s022070b"><!--s022070b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something personally encountered or undergone </p><p><i></i></p><p>a terrifying experience</p>.</div><a name="s022071b"><!--s022071b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the sum total of conscious events that make up an individual life or the collective past of a community, nation, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>beyond human experience</p> <p>[Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">experientia</span> act of trying, from <span class="bodyi">experient-, experiens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">experiri</span> to try out].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">approved school</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002622a"><!--s002622a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a former name for a boarding school for young offenders.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hunted</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029632a"><!--s029632a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of somebody's look or expression: suggestive of being harried or persecuted.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fluting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023214a"><!--s023214a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a series of parallel grooves or pleats.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bound<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">usu in pl, treated as sing. or pl</span>)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006896a"><!--s006896a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007081b"><!--s007081b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a limiting line; a boundary.</p></div><a name="s007082b"><!--s007082b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that limits or restrains </p><p><i></i></p><p>beyond the bounds of decency</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">out of bounds</span>.</p></div><a name="s007083b"><!--s007083b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>outside the permitted limits </p><p><i></i></p><p>The town centre was out of bounds for boarding-school pupils</p>.</div><a name="s007084b"><!--s007084b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of the ball in team sport, etc: outside the area of play [Middle English via Old French from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">bodina</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">confirmand</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonfəmand/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012452a"><!--s012452a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who is a candidate for the religious ceremony of confirmation [Latin <span class="bodyi">confirmandus</span>, verbal noun from <span class="bodyi">confirmare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/confirm/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">confirm</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hazard lights</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027730a"><!--s027730a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a vehicle's right and left indicator lights when flashing simultaneously, operated to warn that the vehicle is stationary or very slow-moving, and temporarily obstructing traffic.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">greaser</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgreesə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026360a"><!--s026360a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028211b"><!--s028211b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody whose work involves greasing machinery, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a motor mechanic.</p></div><a name="s028212b"><!--s028212b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a long-haired man belonging to a motorcycle gang.</p></div><a name="s028213b"><!--s028213b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal, offensive</span> a Mexican or other person of Latin American origin.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impregnable<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030579a"><!--s030579a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>capable of being impregnated.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gearshift</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024999a"><!--s024999a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gear_lever/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gear lever</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ho<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028678a"><!--s028678a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030316b"><!--s030316b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>used to express surprise or triumph.</p></div><a name="s030317b"><!--s030317b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by sailors to attract attention to something specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>Land ho!</p> <p>[Middle English].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bound<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006897a"><!--s006897a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007085b"><!--s007085b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to set limits to (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>His views were not bounded by any narrow ideas of expediency</p><p> A Jameson.</p></div><a name="s007086b"><!--s007086b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to form the boundary of (a country, region, etc) </p><p><i></i></p><p>a landlocked country bounded by high mountain ranges</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disinclined</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disinʹkliend/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017166a"><!--s017166a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>unwilling to do something.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">approx.</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹproks/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002623a"><!--s002623a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002568b"><!--s002568b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>approximate.</p></div><a name="s002569b"><!--s002569b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>approximately.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flutist</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023215a"><!--s023215a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flautist/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flautist</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">experience<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021013a"><!--s021013a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to have experience of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She experienced severe hardships as a child</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hunter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029633a"><!--s029633a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031289b"><!--s031289b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008153c"><!--s008153c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>somebody who hunts game, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with hounds.</p></div><a name="s008154c"><!--s008154c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a fast strong horse used in hunting.</p></div></div><a name="s031290b"><!--s031290b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used in combinations</span>) a person who hunts or seeks something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> over-eagerly </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fortune-hunter</p>.</div><a name="s031291b"><!--s031291b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a watch with a hinged metal cover to protect it.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">confirmation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/konfəʹmaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012453a"><!--s012453a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012981b"><!--s012981b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>confirming proof; corroboration.</p></div><a name="s012982b"><!--s012982b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the confirming of a booking, arrangement, etc.</p></div><a name="s012983b"><!--s012983b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a religious ceremony admitting a person to full membership of a Christian church</p><p><span class="bodyb">confirmational</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">greasy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (greasier, greasiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026361a"><!--s026361a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028214b"><!--s028214b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007452c"><!--s007452c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>smeared or soiled with grease.</p></div><a name="s007453c"><!--s007453c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>oily in appearance or texture.</p></div></div><a name="s028215b"><!--s028215b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>containing an unusual or unpalatable amount of grease </p><p><i></i></p><p>greasy food</p>.</div><a name="s028216b"><!--s028216b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>insincerely polite or fawning in a distasteful way.</p></div><a name="s028217b"><!--s028217b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/slippery/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">slippery</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">greasily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">greasiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hazardous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhazədəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027731a"><!--s027731a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029572b"><!--s029572b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>involving or exposing one to risk, e.g. of loss or harm </p><p><i></i></p><p>a hazardous occupation</p>.</div><a name="s029573b"><!--s029573b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>depending on hazard or chance </p><p><i></i></p><p>such hazardous affirmations</p><p> Charlotte Brontë</p><p><span class="bodyb">hazardously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">hazardousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impregnate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹimpregnayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030580a"><!--s030580a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032152b"><!--s032152b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008368c"><!--s008368c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to make (a female person or animal) pregnant; to fertilize (her).</p></div><a name="s008369c"><!--s008369c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to introduce sperm cells into (an ovum).</p></div></div><a name="s032153b"><!--s032153b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008370c"><!--s008370c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(+ with) to soak or saturate (something) with something </p><p><i></i></p><p>paper impregnated with perfume</p>.</div><a name="s008371c"><!--s008371c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a quality, emotion, etc: to fill or be a dominant presence in (speech or writing) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Awe and wonder impregnated his articles</p> <p><span class="bodyb">impregnation</span> /-ʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">impregnator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">impraegnatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">impraegnare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a>+ Latin <span class="bodyi">praegnas</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pregnant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pregnant</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gearstick</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025000a"><!--s025000a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gear_lever/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gear lever</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flutter<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflutə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (fluttered, fluttering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023216a"><!--s023216a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s024799b"><!--s024799b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to flap the wings rapidly.</p></div><a name="s024800b"><!--s024800b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006457c"><!--s006457c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to move or fall with quick wavering or flapping motions </p><p><i></i></p><p>flags fluttering in the wind</p>.</div><a name="s006458c"><!--s006458c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to beat or vibrate in irregular spasms </p><p><i></i></p><p>His pulse fluttered</p>.</div></div><a name="s024801b"><!--s024801b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to move about or behave in an agitated aimless manner <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s024802b"><!--s024802b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to make (something) flutter</p><p><span class="bodyb">flutterer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">floterian</span>, frequentative of <span class="bodyi">flotian</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/float2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">float 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disinfect</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disinʹfekt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017167a"><!--s017167a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to cleanse (a place, etc) of infection, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by destroying harmful micro-organisms</p><p><span class="bodyb">disinfection</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">desinfecter</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">infecter</span> to infect, from Latin <span class="bodyi">infectus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/infect/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">infect</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hunter-gatherer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029634a"><!--s029634a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in anthropology, a member of a nomadic people living by hunting, fishing, and gathering fruit, etc, as distinct from staying in one place and cultivating the soil.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">confirmed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s012454a"><!--s012454a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s012984b"><!--s012984b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>being so fixed in habit or attitude as to be unlikely to change </p><p><i></i></p><p>a confirmed bachelor</p>.</div><a name="s012985b"><!--s012985b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having been admitted to full membership of a Christian church through the religious ceremony of confirmation <span class="bodyb">confirmedly</span> /-midli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">confirmedness</span> /-m(i)dnis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ho<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> hoe</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hos hoes) <span class="bodyi">NAmer, slang</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028679a"><!--s028679a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030318b"><!--s030318b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a prostitute.</p></div><a name="s030319b"><!--s030319b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a girlfriend or woman [black or dialect pronunciation of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/whore1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">whore 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">experienced</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021014a"><!--s021014a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>skilful or wise as a result of experience of a particular activity or of life in general </p><p><i></i></p><p>an experienced driver</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">approximate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹproksimət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002624a"><!--s002624a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002570b"><!--s002570b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>nearly correct or exact.</p></div><a name="s002571b"><!--s002571b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a term, etc: loose; inexact</p><p><span class="bodyb">approximately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">approximatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">approximare</span> to come near, from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ap_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ap- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">proximare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/proximate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">proximate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">great<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/grayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026362a"><!--s026362a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028218b"><!--s028218b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>notably large in size or number.</p></div><a name="s028219b"><!--s028219b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007454c"><!--s007454c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>extreme in amount or, degree, or effectiveness </p><p><i></i></p><p>caused great alarm</p>.</div><a name="s007455c"><!--s007455c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>of importance; significant </p><p><i></i></p><p>a great day in European history</p>.</div><a name="s007456c"><!--s007456c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>enjoyable </p><p><i></i></p><p>had a great time</p>.</div></div><a name="s028220b"><!--s028220b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s007457c"><!--s007457c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>eminent or distinguished </p><p><i></i></p><p>There just aren't that many great figures around now</p><p> Martin Amis.</p></div><a name="s007458c"><!--s007458c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>aristocratic or grand </p><p><i></i></p><p>great ladies</p>.</div></div><a name="s028221b"><!--s028221b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>denoting the largest or most important of several; main or principal </p><p><i></i></p><p>a reception in the great hall</p>.</div><a name="s028222b"><!--s028222b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>used in plant and animal names: of a relatively large kind.</p></div><a name="s028223b"><!--s028223b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">chiefly in combination</span>) removed in a family relationship by one stage further at least three stages directly or two stages indirectly </p><p><i></i></p><p>great-grandfather</p>.</div><a name="s028224b"><!--s028224b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s007459c"><!--s007459c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>remarkably able or skilled </p><p><i></i></p><p>is a great organizer</p>.</div><a name="s007460c"><!--s007460c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>devoted or enthusiastic </p><p><i></i></p><p>a great fan of theirs</p> <p><span class="bodyb">great</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">greatly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">greatness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">grēat</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hazchem</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhazkem/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027732a"><!--s027732a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) relating to a classification system for hazardous materials in storage and transportation [from <span class="bodyi">hazardous chemical</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bound<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006898a"><!--s006898a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007087b"><!--s007087b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001668c"><!--s001668c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu used in combinations</span>) confined to a place </p><p><i></i></p><p>house-bound</p> <p><i></i></p><p>desk-bound</p>.</div><a name="s001669c"><!--s001669c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>certain or sure (to do something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>It's bound to rain soon</p>.</div></div><a name="s007088b"><!--s007088b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also used in combinations</span>) placed under legal or moral obligation (to do something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>am bound to say</p> <p><i></i></p><p>are duty-bound to assist</p>.</div><a name="s007089b"><!--s007089b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>held in chemical or physical combination </p><p><i></i></p><p>bound water in a molecule</p>.</div><a name="s007090b"><!--s007090b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often used in combinations</span>) said of books: having the kind of binding specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>a leather-bound volume</p>.</div><a name="s007091b"><!--s007091b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>said of a linguistic element: always occurring in combination with another linguistic form, e.g. the negative prefix <span class="bodyi">un-</span> as in <span class="bodyi">unknown</span> and the agent suffix <span class="bodyi">-er</span> as in <span class="bodyi">speaker</span> ✱ <span class="bodyb">bound up with</span> closely connected with or dependent on (something) ✱ <span class="bodyb">I'll be bound</span> I bet; I'll warrant ✱ <span class="bodyb">I'm bound to say</span> I must admit [past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bind1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bind 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impregnate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpregnit, -nayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030581a"><!--s030581a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032154b"><!--s032154b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) filled or saturated.</p></div><a name="s032155b"><!--s032155b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>pregnant.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hunter-killer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029635a"><!--s029635a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>denoting a submarine or other vessel equipped to locate and destroy enemy vessels.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gear train</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025001a"><!--s025001a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a system of two or more gear wheels that transmit motion from one shaft to another.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">experiential</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikˌspiəriʹensh(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021015a"><!--s021015a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>based on or derived from experience; empirical</p><p><span class="bodyb">experientially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">couth</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koohth/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013706a"><!--s013706a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>sophisticated or polished </p><p><i></i></p><p>couth and kempt in creaseless suits</p><p> Punch [back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/uncouth/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">uncouth</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flutter<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023217a"><!--s023217a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024803b"><!--s024803b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of fluttering.</p></div><a name="s024804b"><!--s024804b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006459c"><!--s006459c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a state of nervous confusion, excitement, or commotion.</p></div><a name="s006460c"><!--s006460c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>abnormal spasmodic fluttering of the heart, etc.</p></div></div><a name="s024805b"><!--s024805b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a distortion in reproduced sound similar to but at a faster rate than <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wow4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wow 4</span></span></a> (distortion heard as slow rise and fall).</p></div><a name="s024806b"><!--s024806b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an unwanted oscillation, e.g. of an aircraft part or bridge, set up by natural forces.</p></div><a name="s024807b"><!--s024807b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a small gamble or bet</p><p><span class="bodyb">fluttery</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disinfectant<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/disinʹfekt(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017168a"><!--s017168a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chemical that destroys harmful micro-organisms</p><p><span class="bodyb">disinfectant</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">great<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> great greats)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026363a"><!--s026363a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028225b"><!--s028225b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) somebody who is eminent in a particular field </p><p><i></i></p><p>the greats of the stage</p>.</div><a name="s028226b"><!--s028226b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/great_organ/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">great organ</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haze<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hayz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027733a"><!--s027733a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029574b"><!--s029574b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>vapour, dust, smoke, etc causing a slight decrease in the air's transparency </p><p><i></i></p><p>a summer haze</p>.</div><a name="s029575b"><!--s029575b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>vagueness or confusion of mental perception </p><p><i></i></p><p>Through an alcoholic haze he was dimly aware that guests were departing</p> <p>[prob back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hazy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hazy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hoagie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhohgi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028681a"><!--s028681a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030320b"><!--s030320b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a long roll split and filled with meat, cheese, etc.</p></div><a name="s030321b"><!--s030321b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hero_sandwich/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hero sandwich</span></span></a> [origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">approximate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹproksimayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002625a"><!--s002625a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002572b"><!--s002572b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + to) to come close, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in quality or character </p><p><i></i></p><p>The animals are kept as far as possible in conditions approximating to their native habitat</p>.</div><a name="s002573b"><!--s002573b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + to) to average out </p><p><i></i></p><p>a reading rate approximating to ten books a year</p>.</div><a name="s002574b"><!--s002574b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make a guess <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s002575b"><!--s002575b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to approach or be similar to (something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in quality or number </p><p><i></i></p><p>Surgery alters their anatomy so that it approximates that of the preferred sex</p>.</div><a name="s002576b"><!--s002576b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to simulate (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Flying conditions can be approximated in the laboratory</p>.</div><a name="s002577b"><!--s002577b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to guess (an amount) <span class="bodyb">approximative</span> /əʹproksimətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">approximatively</span> /əʹproksimətivli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bound<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006899a"><!--s006899a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007092b"><!--s007092b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a leap or jump.</p></div><a name="s007093b"><!--s007093b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a bounce [early French <span class="bodyi">bond</span>,from <span class="bodyi">bondir</span> to rebound, earlier to resound, from Latin <span class="bodyi">bombus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bomb1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bomb 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impresario</span><small><span class="eSynop">/impriʹsahrioh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> impresarios)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030582a"><!--s030582a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who organizes, puts on, finances, or sponsors a public entertainment, e.g. a <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an opera, ballet, or concert [Italian <span class="bodyi">impresario</span>, literally ‘one who undertakes something’, from <span class="bodyi">impresa</span> undertaking, from <span class="bodyi">imprendere</span> to undertake, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">prehendere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/prehensile/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">prehensile</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hunter's moon</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029636a"><!--s029636a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the first full moon after harvest moon.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disinfectant<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017169a"><!--s017169a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>destroying harmful micro-organisms.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gear up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025002a"><!--s025002a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026701b"><!--s026701b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (something) ready for effective operation.</p></div><a name="s026702b"><!--s026702b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to put (e.g. oneself) into a state of anxious excitement or nervous anticipation.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">great ape</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026364a"><!--s026364a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of the more advanced anthropoid apes, e.g. the gorilla.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">couture</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koohʹtyooə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013707a"><!--s013707a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the business of designing and making fashionable custom-made women's clothing [French <span class="bodyi">couture</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">cousture</span> sewing, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">consuere</span> to sew together, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/con/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">con-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">suere</span> to sew].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fluty</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfloohti/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (flutier, flutiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023218a"><!--s023218a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>like the sound of a flute; light and clear.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">experiment<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹsperimənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021016a"><!--s021016a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022072b"><!--s022072b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an operation carried out under controlled conditions in order to test or establish a hypothesis or to illustrate a known law </p><p><i></i></p><p>a scientific experiment</p>.</div><a name="s022073b"><!--s022073b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a tentative procedure or policy that has not been tried before.</p></div><a name="s022074b"><!--s022074b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of experimenting [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">experimentum</span>, from <span class="bodyi">experiri</span> to try out].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hoar<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/haw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028682a"><!--s028682a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or literary</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hoarfrost/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hoarfrost</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">approximation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əˌproksiʹmaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002626a"><!--s002626a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002578b"><!--s002578b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a roughly calculated amount; an estimate.</p></div><a name="s002579b"><!--s002579b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a loose or inexact account, description, etc.</p></div><a name="s002580b"><!--s002580b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ to) something that is approximately similar to a certain thing </p><p><i></i></p><p>a checked pattern intended as an approximation to a tartan</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haze<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027734a"><!--s027734a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(+ over) to become hazy or cloudy </p><p><i></i></p><p>Later on the sky hazed over</p> <p>[prob back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hazy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hazy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">imprescriptible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/impriʹskriptəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030583a"><!--s030583a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in law, denoting rights, etc that cannot be taken away or revoked; inalienable [early French <span class="bodyi">imprescriptible</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">prescriptible</span> subject to prescription, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">praescriptibilis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">praescribere</span> to claim by right of prescription: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/prescribe/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">prescribe</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bound<sup>6</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006900a"><!--s006900a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007094b"><!--s007094b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to move by leaping.</p></div><a name="s007095b"><!--s007095b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to rebound or bounce.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hunting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029637a"><!--s029637a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the pursuit of game on horseback with hounds.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gearwheel</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025003a"><!--s025003a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a toothed wheel that engages another piece of a mechanism; a cogwheel.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disinfest</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disinʹfest/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017170a"><!--s017170a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to rid (a place, etc) of insects, rodents, or other pests <span class="bodyb">disinfestation</span> /disˌinfeʹstaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">couturier</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koohʹtyooəri·ə, -riay/ couturière /koohˌtyooəriʹeə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013708a"><!--s013708a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a man or woman who makes and sells couture clothes [French <span class="bodyi">couturier</span> dressmaker, from early French <span class="bodyi">cousturier</span> tailor's assistant, from <span class="bodyi">cousture</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/couture/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">couture</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bound<sup>7</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006901a"><!--s006901a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense and past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bind1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bind 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">appurtenance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹpuhtinəns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002627a"><!--s002627a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) an item that belongs to the equipment for something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a piece of furniture, fitting, household article, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>sheets and blankets and knives and forks and pots and pans and more complicated appurtenances of living</p> — Barbara Vine<p><span class="bodyb">appurtenant</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via Anglo-French from Old French <span class="bodyi">apartenance</span>, from <span class="bodyi">apartenir</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/appertain/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">appertain</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">great auk</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026365a"><!--s026365a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an extinct large flightless auk formerly abundant along N Atlantic coasts: <span class="bodyi">Pinguinus impennis</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">experiment<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹsperiment/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021017a"><!--s021017a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to carry out an experiment or experiments <span class="bodyb">experimentation</span> /-ʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">experimenter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haze<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027735a"><!--s027735a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029576b"><!--s029576b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to harass (a new student or recruit) with ridicule, humiliating tricks, etc.</p></div><a name="s029577b"><!--s029577b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to drive (cattle) while on horseback </p><p><i></i></p><p>haze the calves into a pen</p> <p>[origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fluvial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfloohvi·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023219a"><!--s023219a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to, found in, or living in or near a stream or river [Latin <span class="bodyi">fluvialis</span> from <span class="bodyi">fluvius</span> river, from <span class="bodyi">fluere</span> to flow].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hoar<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028683a"><!--s028683a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or literary</span> grey with age; hoary [Old English <span class="bodyi">hār</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hunting crop</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029638a"><!--s029638a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a short riding whip with an angled handle and looped thong, used by foxhunters.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gecko</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgekoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os -oes) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> geckos geckoes)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025004a"><!--s025004a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous species of small chiefly tropical lizards able to walk on vertical or overhanging surfaces: family Gekkonidae and other families [Malay <span class="bodyi">ge'kok</span>, of imitative origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disinflation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disinʹflaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017171a"><!--s017171a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a reduction of the rate of inflation</p><p><span class="bodyb">disinflationary</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">couvade</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koohʹvahd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013709a"><!--s013709a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a custom among some peoples by which a father takes to his bed at the birth of his child as if bearing it himself [French <span class="bodyi">couvade</span> from <span class="bodyi">couver</span> to sit on, brood, from Latin <span class="bodyi">cubare</span> to lie down].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Apr.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002629a"><!--s002629a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>April.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boundary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbownd(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> boundaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006902a"><!--s006902a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007096b"><!--s007096b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a dividing line, that indicates or fixes a limit or extent.</p></div><a name="s007097b"><!--s007097b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a border or frontier.</p></div><a name="s007098b"><!--s007098b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a stroke in cricket that sends the ball over the limits of the field, or the score of four or six made by this.</p></div><a name="s007099b"><!--s007099b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s001670c"><!--s001670c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the marked limits of a cricket field.</p></div><a name="s001671c"><!--s001671c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a stroke in cricket that sends the ball over the boundary, or the score of four or six made by this [English dialect <span class="bodyi">bounder</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bound2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bound 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">experimental</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikˌsperiʹmentl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021018a"><!--s021018a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022075b"><!--s022075b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>based on or derived from an experiment or experiments.</p></div><a name="s022076b"><!--s022076b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used as a means of or having the characteristics of an experiment </p><p><i></i></p><p>an experimental school</p>.</div><a name="s022077b"><!--s022077b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>innovative </p><p><i></i></p><p>experimental theatre</p>.</div><a name="s022078b"><!--s022078b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>provisional or tentative.</p></div><a name="s022079b"><!--s022079b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/experiential/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">experiential</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">experimentalism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">experimentalist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">experimentally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">great-aunt</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026366a"><!--s026366a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an aunt of one's father or mother.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hoard<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hawd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028684a"><!--s028684a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030322b"><!--s030322b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an often secret supply, e.g. of money or food, stored up for preservation or future use.</p></div><a name="s030323b"><!--s030323b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a cache of valuable archaeological remains.</p></div><a name="s030324b"><!--s030324b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="sb000000245"><!--sb000000245--></a><p>a store of useful information or facts [Old English]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">hoard</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">horde</span>? These two words are pronounced the same but have different meanings. A <span class="bodyi">hoard</span> is a store or collection, often of valuable things (<span class="bodyi">a pirate's hoard</span>). A <span class="bodyi">horde</span> is a large and sometimes unruly group of people (<span class="bodyi">resorts overrun by hordes of tourists</span>).</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hazel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhayzl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027736a"><!--s027736a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029578b"><!--s029578b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several species of small trees of the birch family, bearing edible nuts in autumn and catkins in spring: <span class="bodyi">Corylus avellana</span> and other species.</p></div><a name="s029579b"><!--s029579b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the wood of these trees.</p></div><a name="s029580b"><!--s029580b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hazelnut/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hazelnut</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s029581b"><!--s029581b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a yellowish light to strong brown, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as an eye colour</p><p><span class="bodyb">hazel</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">hæsel</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hunting dog</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029639a"><!--s029639a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">Cape hunting dog</span>) a wild dog of Africa that hunts in packs, having a dark coat with paler markings and a white-tipped tail: <span class="bodyi">Lycaon pictus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fluviatile</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfloohvi·ətil, -tiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023220a"><!--s023220a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">technical</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fluvial/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fluvial</span></span></a> [via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">fluviatilis</span> from <span class="bodyi">fluvius</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fluvial/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fluvial</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jee/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025005a"><!--s025005a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> used as an exclamation of surprise or enthusiasm [euphemism for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jesus2_or_jesus_christ/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Jesus 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disinformation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌdisinfəʹmaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017172a"><!--s017172a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>deliberately false or misleading information, e.g. supplied to an enemy [based on Russian <span class="bodyi">desinformatsiya</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">APR</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002628a"><!--s002628a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>annual or annualized percentage rate.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flux<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fluks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023221a"><!--s023221a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024808b"><!--s024808b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006461c"><!--s006461c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a continuous flow or flowing </p><p><i></i></p><p>Beauty halts and freezes the melting flux of nature</p><p> Camille Paglia.</p></div><a name="s006462c"><!--s006462c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an influx.</p></div></div><a name="s024809b"><!--s024809b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>continual change; fluctuation.</p></div><a name="s024810b"><!--s024810b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006463c"><!--s006463c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a substance used to promote fusion of metals, e.g. in soldering or brazing.</p></div><a name="s006464c"><!--s006464c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a substance used in smelting ores and refining metals to promote the melting of the ore or metal and to remove impurities.</p></div></div><a name="s024811b"><!--s024811b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s006465c"><!--s006465c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the rate of transfer of a fluid, particles, or energy across a given surface.</p></div><a name="s006466c"><!--s006466c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the strength or effect of the forces acting in an area of an electric or magnetic field.</p></div></div><a name="s024812b"><!--s024812b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> an abnormal flowing of fluid, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> excrement, from the body [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">fluxus</span> flow, from <span class="bodyi">fluere</span> to flow].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">couverture</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoohvəchə, koohveəʹtooə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013710a"><!--s013710a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>chocolate containing a high percentage of cocoa butter, used by chefs for coating, icing, or decorating confectionery [French <span class="bodyi">couverture</span> covering, from <span class="bodyi">couvert</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">couvrir</span> to cover, from Old French <span class="bodyi">covrir</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boundary layer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006903a"><!--s006903a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the thin layer of virtually stationary liquid or gas that surrounds a body moving through the medium.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expert<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹekspuht/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021019a"><!--s021019a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having or showing special skill or knowledge derived from training or experience</p><p><span class="bodyb">expertly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">expertness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">expertus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">experiri</span> to try out].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Great Bear</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026367a"><!--s026367a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ursa_major/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Ursa Major</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hunting ground</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029640a"><!--s029640a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an area of fruitful search or exploitation </p><p><i></i></p><p>The British Empire is now a favourite hunting ground for historians</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hoard<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028685a"><!--s028685a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to accumulate (a hoard)</p><p><span class="bodyb">hoarder</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hazel hen</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027737a"><!--s027737a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a European woodland grouse with speckled plumage: <span class="bodyi">Tetrastes bonasia</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">geebung</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjeebung/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025006a"><!--s025006a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026703b"><!--s026703b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small green edible but rather tasteless fruit.</p></div><a name="s026704b"><!--s026704b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Australian tree or shrub with hard narrow leaves and long-lasting yellow or white flowers that bears this fruit: genus <span class="bodyi">Persoonia</span> [from Dharuk, an Aboriginal language].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disingenuous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disinʹjenyoo·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017173a"><!--s017173a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>insincere, especially in pretending ignorance of something one knows about; falsely naïve</p><p><span class="bodyb">disingenuously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">disingenuousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apraxia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ayʹpraksiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002630a"><!--s002630a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>loss or impairment of the ability to execute complex coordinated movements <span class="bodyb">apractic</span> /ayʹpraktik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">apraxic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">apraxia</span>, inaction, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">prassein</span> to do].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flux<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023222a"><!--s023222a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024813b"><!--s024813b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to melt (something) so that it becomes fluid.</p></div><a name="s024814b"><!--s024814b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to treat (e.g. metal to be soldered) with a flux <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s024815b"><!--s024815b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to become fluid.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gee-gee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjee jee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025007a"><!--s025007a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> used by or to children: a horse [reduplication of <span class="bodyi">gee</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gee_up/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gee-up</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">covalent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohʹvaylənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013711a"><!--s013711a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of chemical bonds: created by shared electrons or pairs of electrons between combining atoms</p><p><span class="bodyb">covalence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">covalency</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">covalently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hunting horn</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029641a"><!--s029641a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a signal horn used in the chase, usu consisting of a long coiled tube with a flared bell.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expert<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021020a"><!--s021020a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who has special skill or knowledge in a particular field.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boundary rider</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006904a"><!--s006904a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ</span> a person who rides round a sheep or cattle station to maintain the fencing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">après-ski</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌapray ʹskee (<span class="bodyi">French</span> apre ski)/ /ˌapray ʹskee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002631a"><!--s002631a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002581b"><!--s002581b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>social activity after a day's skiing.</p></div><a name="s002582b"><!--s002582b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) relating to this activity </p><p><i></i></p><p>an après-ski drink</p> [French <span class="bodyi">après</span> after + <span class="bodyi">ski</span> ski, skiing].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hazelnut</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027738a"><!--s027738a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the small round hard-shelled edible nut of the hazel.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disinherit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disinʹherit/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (disinherited, disinheriting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017174a"><!--s017174a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017912b"><!--s017912b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to deprive (an heir) of the right to inherit, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by altering one's will.</p></div><a name="s017913b"><!--s017913b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to deprive (any person or group) of a rightful heritage </p><p><i></i></p><p>My constituency is the desperate, the disinherited, the disrespected, and the despised</p><p> Jesse Jackson</p><p><span class="bodyb">disinheritance</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">great circle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026368a"><!--s026368a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a circle formed on the surface of a sphere, e.g. the earth, by the intersection of a plane that passes through the centre of the sphere.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hoarding</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">Brit</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028686a"><!--s028686a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030325b"><!--s030325b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a large board designed to carry outdoor advertising.</p></div><a name="s030326b"><!--s030326b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a temporary fence put round a building site [obsolete <span class="bodyi">hourd, hoard</span>, prob from Old French <span class="bodyi">hourt</span> scaffold, platform].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fluxion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfluksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023223a"><!--s023223a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024816b"><!--s024816b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>constant change.</p></div><a name="s024817b"><!--s024817b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span></p><a name="s006467c"><!--s006467c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in calculus, = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/derivative2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">derivative<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (2).</p></div><a name="s006468c"><!--s006468c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/calculus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">calculus</span></span></a> (2a)</p><p><span class="bodyb">fluxional</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">fluxion-</span>, <span class="bodyi">fluxio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">fluere</span> to flow].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">geek</span><small><span class="eSynop">/geek/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025008a"><!--s025008a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026705b"><!--s026705b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who is unfashionable or socially awkward.</p></div><a name="s026706b"><!--s026706b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody who is obsessively interested in computers and technology</p><p><span class="bodyb">geeky</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [prob from English dialect <span class="bodyi">geck, geek</span> fool].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hazy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (hazier, haziest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027739a"><!--s027739a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029582b"><!--s029582b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>obscured or cloudy </p><p><i></i></p><p>a hazy view of the mountains</p>.</div><a name="s029583b"><!--s029583b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>vague or indefinite </p><p><i></i></p><p>I had only a hazy recollection of what happened</p> <p><span class="bodyb">hazily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">haziness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expertise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ekspuhʹteez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021021a"><!--s021021a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>skill in or knowledge of a particular field </p><p><i></i></p><p>technical expertise</p> <p>[French <span class="bodyi">expertise</span> expertness, from <span class="bodyi">expert</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/expert1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">expert 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apricot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹayprikot/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002632a"><!--s002632a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002583b"><!--s002583b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an oval orange-coloured fruit with soft juicy yellow or orange flesh.</p></div><a name="s002584b"><!--s002584b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000550c"><!--s000550c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an oval orange-coloured fruit with soft juicy yellow or orange flesh.</p></div><a name="s000551c"><!--s000551c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the tree of the rose family that bears this fruit, closely related to the peach and plum: <span class="bodyi">Prunus armeniaca</span>.</p></div></div><a name="s002585b"><!--s002585b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an orange-pink colour [alteration of earlier <span class="bodyi">abrecock</span>, from Arabic <span class="bodyi">al-birqūq</span> the apricot].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hunting pink</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029642a"><!--s029642a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the red colour of the coats worn by fox-hunters.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">covalent bond</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013712a"><!--s013712a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a non-ionic chemical bond formed by shared pairs of electrons between combining atoms.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disinhibit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disinʹhibit/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (disinhibited, disinhibiting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017175a"><!--s017175a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to remove inhibiting restraints from (somebody) <span class="bodyb">disinhibition</span> /-ʹbish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boundary umpire</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006905a"><!--s006905a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Australian Rules football, an umpire stationed on the sidelines to signal when the ball is out.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impress<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpres/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030584a"><!--s030584a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032156b"><!--s032156b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008372c"><!--s008372c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + by/with) to produce a deep and usu favourable impression on (somebody).</p></div><a name="s008373c"><!--s008373c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + on) to fix (e.g. an idea or thought) strongly or deeply in the mind or memory; to emphasize (something) strongly.</p></div></div><a name="s032157b"><!--s032157b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008374c"><!--s008374c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to apply (something) with pressure so as to imprint it on something.</p></div><a name="s008375c"><!--s008375c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to mark (something) by, or as if by, pressure or stamping.</p></div></div><a name="s032158b"><!--s032158b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to transmit (force or motion) by pressure <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s032159b"><!--s032159b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to produce a favourable impression</p><p><span class="bodyb">impresser</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">impressible</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">impressen</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">impressus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">imprimere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">premere</span> to press].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">greatcoat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026369a"><!--s026369a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a heavy overcoat.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fly<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/flie/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (flies, flying, flew /flooh/) (flown /flohn/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023224a"><!--s023224a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s024818b"><!--s024818b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006469c"><!--s006469c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a creature or winged aircraft: to move in or through the air.</p></div><a name="s006470c"><!--s006470c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to move or wave in the air.</p></div></div><a name="s024819b"><!--s024819b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006471c"><!--s006471c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to operate (an aircraft or spacecraft) in flight.</p></div><a name="s006472c"><!--s006472c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to transport in an aircraft, or travel by aircraft.</p></div></div><a name="s024820b"><!--s024820b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006473c"><!--s006473c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to operate or travel in an aircraft or spacecraft.</p></div><a name="s006474c"><!--s006474c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to be transported by air.</p></div></div><a name="s024821b"><!--s024821b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s006475c"><!--s006475c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to move or pass swiftly </p><p><i></i></p><p>He flew past me</p>.</div><a name="s006476c"><!--s006476c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to pass suddenly and violently into a specified state </p><p><i></i></p><p>He flew into a rage</p>.</div><a name="s006477c"><!--s006477c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to seem to pass quickly </p><p><i></i></p><p>Our holiday simply flew</p>.</div></div><a name="s024822b"><!--s024822b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to depart in haste; to dash.</p></div><a name="s024823b"><!--s024823b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s006478c"><!--s006478c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to take flight; to flee </p><p><i></i></p><p>It is sometimes better not to struggle against temptation. Either fly or yield at once</p><p> F H Bradley.</p></div><a name="s006479c"><!--s006479c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> to fade and disappear; to vanish </p><p><i></i></p><p>The shadows have flown</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s024824b"><!--s024824b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s006480c"><!--s006480c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to operate (an aircraft or spacecraft) in flight.</p></div><a name="s006481c"><!--s006481c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to transport (somebody or something) by aircraft.</p></div><a name="s006482c"><!--s006482c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to journey over (a specified region) by flying </p><p><i></i></p><p>fly the Atlantic</p>.</div><a name="s006483c"><!--s006483c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to fly </p><p><i></i></p><p>fly a kite</p>.</div></div><a name="s024825b"><!--s024825b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to flee or escape from (somebody or something) ✱ <span class="bodyb">fly a kite</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to make information public or set up a rumour, or take some other action, in order to gauge public opinion on some matter.</p></div><a name="s024826b"><!--s024826b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to obtain a loan or credit by means of a bill of exchange signed by a guarantor ✱ <span class="bodyb">fly at</span> to make a sudden verbal or physical attack on (somebody) ✱ <span class="bodyb">fly high</span> to be ambitious.</p></div><a name="s024827b"><!--s024827b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>to be successful.</p></div><a name="s024828b"><!--s024828b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>to be elated ✱ <span class="bodyb">fly in the face of</span> to act in open defiance or disobedience of (e.g. somebody's orders).</p></div><a name="s024829b"><!--s024829b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>to be contrary to (a belief, common sense, etc) ✱ <span class="bodyb">fly off the handle</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to become very angry, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> without any warning</p><p><span class="bodyb">flyable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">flying</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">flēogan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">geese</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gees/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025009a"><!--s025009a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/goose1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">goose 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">HB</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027740a"><!--s027740a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used as a designation of medium grade on lead pencils: hard black.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">April</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaypril/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002633a"><!--s002633a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the fourth month of the year [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">Aprilis</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hoarfrost</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028687a"><!--s028687a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a covering of minute ice crystals that forms on the ground, trees, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impress<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹimpres/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030585a"><!--s030585a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032160b"><!--s032160b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act of impressing.</p></div><a name="s032161b"><!--s032161b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a mark made by pressure.</p></div><a name="s032162b"><!--s032162b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an impression or effect.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expert system</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021022a"><!--s021022a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a computer program that contains specialized knowledge elicited from human experts on a particular subject and can use it to deduce solutions to novel problems.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">covariance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohʹveəri·əns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013713a"><!--s013713a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014294b"><!--s014294b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in mathematics, the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/arithmetic_mean/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">arithmetic mean</span></span></a> (average value) of the products of the differences of corresponding values of two random variables from their respective means.</p></div><a name="s014295b"><!--s014295b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in statistics, the expected value of the product of the deviations of two random variables from their respective means.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Huntington's chorea</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhuntingt(ə)nz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029643a"><!--s029643a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hereditary fatal brain disorder that develops usu in middle age and is characterized by <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chorea/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chorea</span></span></a> (spasmodic movement with lack of coordination) and nervous degeneration [named after George <span class="bodyi">Huntington</span> d.1916, US neurologist, who first described it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fly<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> flies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023225a"><!--s023225a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024830b"><!--s024830b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an act or the process of flying.</p></div><a name="s024831b"><!--s024831b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the space over a stage where scenery and equipment can be hung.</p></div><a name="s024832b"><!--s024832b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006484c"><!--s006484c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an opening in a garment, etc concealed by a fold of cloth extending over the fastener.</p></div><a name="s006485c"><!--s006485c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) such an opening in the front of a pair of trousers.</p></div></div><a name="s024833b"><!--s024833b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the space over a stage where scenery and equipment can be hung.</p></div><a name="s024834b"><!--s024834b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fly_sheet/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fly sheet</span></span></a> (1).</p></div><a name="s024835b"><!--s024835b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s006486c"><!--s006486c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the outer or loose end of a flag: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hoist2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hoist<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (3a).</p></div><a name="s006487c"><!--s006487c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the length of an extended flag from its staff or support.</p></div></div><a name="s024836b"><!--s024836b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flywheel/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flywheel</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s024837b"><!--s024837b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">pl also</span> <span class="bodyb">flys</span>) <span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a light covered horse-drawn carriage.</p></div><a name="s024838b"><!--s024838b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">fly ball</span>)in baseball, a ball hit high into the air, usu to the outfield.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gee-up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025011a"><!--s025011a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used as a direction, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to a horse: move ahead; go faster [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hb</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027741a"><!--s027741a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>haemoglobin.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bounden</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbowndən/</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006906a"><!--s006906a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>✱ <span class="bodyb">bounden duty</span> an obligatory or binding responsibility [Middle English, archaic past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bind1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bind 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">great crested grebe</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026370a"><!--s026370a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large diving water bird found in Europe, Africa, and Asia that has black projecting ear tufts in the breeding season: <span class="bodyi">Podiceps cristatus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disintegrate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹintigrayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017176a"><!--s017176a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017914b"><!--s017914b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to break into fragments or constituent elements.</p></div><a name="s017915b"><!--s017915b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to lose unity or cohesion </p><p><i></i></p><p>His family was slowly disintegrating</p>.</div><a name="s017916b"><!--s017916b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a nucleus or other subatomic particle: to undergo a change in composition, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by emitting radioactive particles or dividing into smaller units <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s017917b"><!--s017917b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to disintegrate <span class="bodyb">disintegrative</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">disintegrator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">April fool</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002634a"><!--s002634a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the victim of a joke or trick played on April Fools’ Day.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impress<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpres/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030586a"><!--s030586a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032163b"><!--s032163b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>formerly, to force (a man) into service in the army or navy <span class="bodyi">dated</span>.</p></div><a name="s032164b"><!--s032164b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008376c"><!--s008376c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to force (a man) into service in the army or navy.</p></div><a name="s008377c"><!--s008377c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to take (something) forcibly for public use.</p></div></div><a name="s032165b"><!--s032165b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to procure or enlist (somebody) to do something by forcible persuasion </p><p><i></i></p><p>They had impressed a small school to assist in the performances</p><p> Dickens</p><p><span class="bodyb">impressment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/press1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">press 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hoarhound</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028688a"><!--s028688a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/horehound_or_hoarhound/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">horehound</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Huntington's disease</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029644a"><!--s029644a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/huntington_s_chorea/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Huntington's chorea</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">covariant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohʹveəriənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013714a"><!--s013714a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in mathematics, said of a variable: changing in proportion to another variable </p><p><i></i></p><p>covariant distribution</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gee up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025010a"><!--s025010a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026707b"><!--s026707b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to stir (somebody) to greater activity.</p></div><a name="s026708b"><!--s026708b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to encourage (e.g. a horse) to go faster.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hb</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027742a"><!--s027742a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>hardback.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fly<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> flies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023226a"><!--s023226a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024839b"><!--s024839b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of a large order of insects having two membranous wings and mouthparts adapted for piercing and sucking: order Diptera.</p></div><a name="s024840b"><!--s024840b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of various winged insects that are not true flies </p><p><i></i></p><p>caddis fly</p> <p><i></i></p><p>butterfly</p>.</div><a name="s024841b"><!--s024841b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a natural or artificial fly attached to a fishhook for use as bait ✱ <span class="bodyb">fly in the ointment</span> a detracting factor or element ✱ <span class="bodyb">fly on the wall</span> somebody who watches others while not being noticed himself or herself ✱ <span class="bodyb">there are no flies on</span> there is little or no possibility of deceiving or cheating (him, her, etc) [Old English <span class="bodyi">flēoge</span> winged insect].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Great Dane</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026371a"><!--s026371a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dog of a massive powerful smooth-coated breed with long legs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expiate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹekspiayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021023a"><!--s021023a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022080b"><!--s022080b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005625c"><!--s005625c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to eradicate the guilt incurred by (a sin, etc).</p></div><a name="s005626c"><!--s005626c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to pay the penalty for (a crime, etc).</p></div></div><a name="s022081b"><!--s022081b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make amends for (something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">expiable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">expiation</span> /-ʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">expiator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">expiatory</span> /ekspiʹayt(ə)ri, ʹekspi·ət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">expiatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">expiare</span> to atone for, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">piare</span> to atone for, appease].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disintegration</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disˌintiʹgraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017177a"><!--s017177a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017918b"><!--s017918b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of disintegrating.</p></div><a name="s017919b"><!--s017919b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the process by which a nucleus or other subatomic particle emits radioactive particles or divides into smaller units.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bounder</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbowndə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006907a"><!--s006907a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, dated, informal</span> a man who behaves badly; a cad [from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bound6/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bound 6</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">April Fools’ Day</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002635a"><!--s002635a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>1 April, characteristically marked by the playing of practical jokes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impress<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹimpres/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">dated</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030587a"><!--s030587a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032166b"><!--s032166b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of forcing somebody to do something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to join the army or navy.</p></div><a name="s032167b"><!--s032167b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of forcibly taking something for public use.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hoarse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/haws/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028689a"><!--s028689a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030327b"><!--s030327b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a voice: rough or harsh in sound.</p></div><a name="s030328b"><!--s030328b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having a hoarse voice, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> temporarily because of overuse or illness </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was hoarse with shouting</p> <p><span class="bodyb">hoarsely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">hoarseness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">hās</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cove<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohv/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013715a"><!--s013715a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014296b"><!--s014296b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small sheltered inlet or bay.</p></div><a name="s014297b"><!--s014297b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a concave architectural moulding, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> at the point where a wall meets a ceiling or floor [Old English <span class="bodyi">cofa</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gee whiz</span><small><span class="eSynop">/wiz/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025012a"><!--s025012a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> gee [euphemism for <span class="bodyi">Jesus Christ</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boundless</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbowndlis/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006908a"><!--s006908a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>limitless</p><p><span class="bodyb">boundlessly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">boundlessness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bound2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bound 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disinter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disinʹtuh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (disinterred, disinterring)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017178a"><!--s017178a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017920b"><!--s017920b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to remove (somebody's corpse) from a grave or tomb.</p></div><a name="s017921b"><!--s017921b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to bring to light or unearth (something hidden or forgotten) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Finding that … there were objections to an invented name, I disinterred the old one</p><p> Hardy</p><p><span class="bodyb">disinterment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fly<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (flyer, flyest, flier, fliest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023227a"><!--s023227a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> clever and worldly-wise, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in being able to use people or situations to gain advantages [prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fly1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fly 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">HBM</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027743a"><!--s027743a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>His or Her Britannic Majesty.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">great divide</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026372a"><!--s026372a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028227b"><!--s028227b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a significant point of division, e.g. between nations, generations, or cultures.</p></div><a name="s028228b"><!--s028228b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the great divide</span>) <span class="bodyi">euphem</span> death, or the boundary between life and death [named after the <span class="bodyi">Great Divide</span>, watershed in N America].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">huntress</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhuntris/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029645a"><!--s029645a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">esp</span> in mythology, a woman or goddess that hunts </p><p><i></i></p><p>Diana the huntress</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expiration</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ekspiʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021024a"><!--s021024a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022082b"><!--s022082b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the release of air from the lungs through the nose or mouth.</p></div><a name="s022083b"><!--s022083b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>expiry; termination.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">a priori</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌay prieʹawri, -rie/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002636a"><!--s002636a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002586b"><!--s002586b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or derived by reasoning from self-evident propositions; deductive: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_posteriori/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a posteriori</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s002587b"><!--s002587b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000552c"><!--s000552c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>relating to or derived by reasoning from self-evident propositions; deductive: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_posteriori/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a posteriori</span></span></a> </p><p><i></i></p><p>a priori reasoning</p> <p><i></i></p><p>argue a priori</p>.</div><a name="s000553c"><!--s000553c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>relating to something that can be known by reason alone without recourse to experience.</p></div><a name="s000554c"><!--s000554c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>true or false by definition or convention alone, without further investigation </p><p><i></i></p><p>a priori statements</p>.</div></div><a name="s002588b"><!--s002588b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of argument or reasoning: without examination or analysis; presumptive </p><p><i></i></p><p>something that cannot be assumed a priori</p> <span class="bodyb">apriority</span> /-ʹoriti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">a priori</span>, from the former].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impression</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpresh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030588a"><!--s030588a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032168b"><!--s032168b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an influence or effect on the mind or senses.</p></div><a name="s032169b"><!--s032169b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + on) an influence or effect, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a marked one, on the mind or senses </p><p><i></i></p><p>made a good impression on the audience</p>.</div><a name="s032170b"><!--s032170b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s008378c"><!--s008378c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) a thought or opinion about a person, place, event, etc.</p></div><a name="s008379c"><!--s008379c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) a telling image impressed on the mind or senses.</p></div><a name="s008380c"><!--s008380c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a notion or recollection, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that is vague, intuitive, or subjective </p><p><i></i></p><p>had the impression he disagreed</p>.</div></div><a name="s032171b"><!--s032171b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s008381c"><!--s008381c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + on) an effect produced by some action or effort.</p></div><a name="s008382c"><!--s008382c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a characteristic, trait, or feature resulting from some influence.</p></div></div><a name="s032172b"><!--s032172b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>an imitation of a person, animal, etc; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an imitation in caricature of a noted personality as a form of entertainment.</p></div><a name="s032173b"><!--s032173b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>the act or process of impressing.</p></div><a name="s032174b"><!--s032174b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>the effect produced by impressing: e.g.</p><a name="s008383c"><!--s008383c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a stamp, form, or figure produced by physical contact.</p></div><a name="s008384c"><!--s008384c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an imprint of the teeth and adjacent portions of the jaw for use in dentistry.</p></div></div><a name="s032175b"><!--s032175b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>a stamp, form, or figure produced by physical contact.</p></div><a name="s032176b"><!--s032176b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><a name="s008385c"><!--s008385c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in printing, the amount of pressure with which an inked printing surface deposits its ink on the paper.</p></div><a name="s008386c"><!--s008386c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in printing, a single instance of the meeting of a printing surface and the material being printed.</p></div><a name="s008387c"><!--s008387c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a print or copy so made.</p></div><a name="s008388c"><!--s008388c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>all the copies of a publication, e.g. a book, printed for issue at a single time</p><p><span class="bodyb">impressional</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">impressionally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hoarsen</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i> (hoarsened, hoarsening)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028690a"><!--s028690a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to become or make (somebody or their voice) hoarse or become hoarse.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">geezer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgeezə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025013a"><!--s025013a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a man [prob alteration of Scot <span class="bodyi">guiser</span> one in disguise, mummer].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cove<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013716a"><!--s013716a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to fit (a wall or ceiling) with a cove.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bounteous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbownti·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006909a"><!--s006909a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>giving or given freely </p><p><i></i></p><p>Hail, universal Lord, be bounteous still</p><p> Milton </p><p><i></i></p><p>this bounteous repast</p><p> Charlotte Brontë</p><p><span class="bodyb">bounteously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bounteousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bountevous</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">bontif</span> kind, from <span class="bodyi">bonté</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bounty/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bounty</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disinterest</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹintrest, -trəst/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017179a"><!--s017179a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017922b"><!--s017922b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>lack of self-interest; disinterestedness; impartiality.</p></div><a name="s017923b"><!--s017923b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">non-standard</span> lack of interest; apathy.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">H-bomb</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027744a"><!--s027744a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hydrogen bomb.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expire</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹspie·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021025a"><!--s021025a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022084b"><!--s022084b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to come to an end; to cease to be valid </p><p><i></i></p><p>My passport expires this year</p>.</div><a name="s022085b"><!--s022085b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to breathe out; to exhale.</p></div><a name="s022086b"><!--s022086b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to die <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s022087b"><!--s022087b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to breathe (air) out from the lungs</p><p><span class="bodyb">expiration</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">expiratory</span> /-rət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">expiren</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">exspirare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">spirare</span> to breathe].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apron</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹayprən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002637a"><!--s002637a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002589b"><!--s002589b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a garment tied round the waist and used to protect clothing.</p></div><a name="s002590b"><!--s002590b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that suggests or resembles an apron in shape, position, or use, e.g.:</p><a name="s000555c"><!--s000555c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the part of a theatre stage that projects in front of the curtain.</p></div><a name="s000556c"><!--s000556c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the paved area by an airport terminal or in front of hangars, used for loading and moving aircraft.</p></div></div><a name="s002591b"><!--s002591b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a conveyor belt made of rubber or metal plates ✱ <span class="bodyb">tied to somebody's apron strings</span> usu said of a man: dominated by a woman, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a mother or wife</p><p>Middle English, orig <span class="bodyi">napron</span>, from early French <span class="bodyi">naperon</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">nape</span> cloth, modification of Latin <span class="bodyi">mappa</span> napkin, towel. The modern form of the word originated in a misunderstanding of <span class="bodyi">a napron</span> as <span class="bodyi">an apron</span> during the 15th cent. Another word formed in the same way is <span class="bodyi">adder</span></p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hoary</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (hoarier, hoariest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028691a"><!--s028691a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030329b"><!--s030329b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007947c"><!--s007947c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>grey or white with age.</p></div><a name="s007948c"><!--s007948c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>having greyish or whitish hair, down, or leaves.</p></div></div><a name="s030330b"><!--s030330b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>impressively or venerably old; ancient.</p></div><a name="s030331b"><!--s030331b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>hackneyed </p><p><i></i></p><p>a hoary old joke</p> <p><span class="bodyb">hoariness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fly agaric</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹagərik, əʹgarik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023228a"><!--s023228a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a poisonous toadstool usu with a bright red cap with small white scaly patches: <span class="bodyi">Amanita muscaria</span> [because it was a source of poison for flypaper].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">greater</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026373a"><!--s026373a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Greater</span>) consisting of a central city together with adjacent areas that are geographically or administratively connected with it </p><p><i></i></p><p>Greater London</p> <p>[compar of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/great1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">great 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hunt saboteur</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029646a"><!--s029646a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who tries to disrupt fox hunts.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cove<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013717a"><!--s013717a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal, dated</span> a man </p><p><i></i></p><p>Is this cove trying to be funny, or what?</p><p> Conan Doyle [prob from Romany <span class="bodyi">kova</span> thing, person].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impressionable</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030589a"><!--s030589a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032177b"><!--s032177b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>easily influenced </p><p><i></i></p><p>Give me a girl at an impressionable age and she is mine for life</p><p> Muriel Spark.</p></div><a name="s032178b"><!--s032178b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>easily moulded <span class="bodyb">impressionability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">impressionableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">impressionably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gefilte fish</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gəʹfiltə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025014a"><!--s025014a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dish consisting of fish, breadcrumbs, eggs, and seasoning shaped into balls or ovals and boiled in a fish stock [Yiddish <span class="bodyi">gefilte</span> filled, stuffed].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bountiful</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbowntif(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006910a"><!--s006910a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007100b"><!--s007100b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>generous; liberal </p><p><i></i></p><p>I never met with a young woman to whom Providence has been as bountiful as it has to you, Judith</p><p> J Fenimore Cooper.</p></div><a name="s007101b"><!--s007101b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>abundant; plentiful </p><p><i></i></p><p>a bountiful harvest</p> <p><span class="bodyb">bountifully</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bountifulness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">HC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027745a"><!--s027745a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029584b"><!--s029584b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Holy Communion.</p></div><a name="s029585b"><!--s029585b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> House of Commons.</p></div><a name="s029586b"><!--s029586b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>hydrocarbon.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disinterested</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017180a"><!--s017180a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017924b"><!--s017924b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>free from selfish motive or interest; impartial.</p></div><a name="s017925b"><!--s017925b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">non-standard</span> uninterested</p><p><span class="bodyb">disinterestedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><a name="sb000000145"><!--sb000000145--></a><a name="sb000000146"><!--sb000000146--></a><p><span class="bodyb">disinterestedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">disinterested</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">uninterested</span>? <span class="bodyi">Disinterested</span> does not mean the same as <span class="bodyi">uninterested</span>. A <span class="bodyi">disinterested</span> observer is somebody who is not on anybody's side; an <span class="bodyi">uninterested</span> observer simply does not care about what is going on.</p></div><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">disinterested</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">uninterested</span>? <span class="bodyi">Disinterested</span> is now so often used to mean ‘unconcerned’ or ‘bored’ (in other words <span class="bodyi">uninterested</span>), that it can easily be misinterpreted when used in its primary meaning in modern English of ‘impartial’ or ‘not motivated by selfishness’. A <span class="bodyi">disinterested</span> observer is somebody who is not on anybody's side; an <span class="bodyi">uninterested</span> observer simply does not care about what is going on. Careful users of English should try to preserve this distinction.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expiry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹspie·əri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> expiries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021026a"><!--s021026a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022088b"><!--s022088b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a termination, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a time or period fixed by law, contract, or agreement.</p></div><a name="s022089b"><!--s022089b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> death.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apropos<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/aprəʹpoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002638a"><!--s002638a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002592b"><!--s002592b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>at the opportune moment </p><p><i></i></p><p>You could not have arrived more apropos</p>.</div><a name="s002593b"><!--s002593b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>by the way; incidentally </p><p><i></i></p><p>Apropos, I'll be coming too</p> [French <span class="bodyi">à</span> <span class="bodyi">propos</span>, to the purpose].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hoatzin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hohʹatsin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028692a"><!--s028692a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a crested olive-coloured S American bird with claws on the first and second fingers of the wing: <span class="bodyi">Opisthocomus hoazin</span> [American Spanish <span class="bodyi">hoatzin</span> from Nahuatl <span class="bodyi">uatzin</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">huntsman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> huntsmen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029647a"><!--s029647a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031292b"><!--s031292b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who hunts.</p></div><a name="s031293b"><!--s031293b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person who trains and looks after the hounds of a hunt.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fly ash</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023229a"><!--s023229a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>fine particles of noncombustible ash carried out of a bed of solid fuel during combustion, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in power stations.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">greater celandine</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026374a"><!--s026374a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/celandine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">celandine</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coven</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkuvn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013718a"><!--s013718a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a group or gathering of witches [Middle English <span class="bodyi">covin</span> band, via French and medieval Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">convenire</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/convene/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">convene</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impressionism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030590a"><!--s030590a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032179b"><!--s032179b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Impressionism</span>) an art movement, begun in late 19th-cent. France, that tries to convey the visual effects of actual reflected light on natural usu outdoor subjects</p><p>Like many artistic movements, impressionism was named not by its exponents but by its enemies. It applies most accurately to those who, like Monet in his <span class="bodyi">Impression: Sunrise</span>, which gave rise to the name, painted mainly outdoors, and used broad-brush strokes with a disregard for conventional ‘finish’. More loosely, it has been used of writers and composers, such as Debussy, who created an analogous mood — Martin Gayford</p></div><a name="s032180b"><!--s032180b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>literary depiction that seeks to convey a general subjective impression rather than a detailed re-creation of reality.</p></div><a name="s032181b"><!--s032181b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a style of musical composition designed to create impressions and moods through rich and varied harmonies and tones</p><p><span class="bodyb">Impressionist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">impressionist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bounty</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbownti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bounties) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006911a"><!--s006911a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007102b"><!--s007102b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> generosity.</p></div><a name="s007103b"><!--s007103b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> something given generously; an act of generosity </p><p><i></i></p><p>the many bounties he studiously concealed, the many acts of humanity he performed in private</p><p> James Boswell.</p></div><a name="s007104b"><!--s007104b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s001672c"><!--s001672c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a financial inducement or reward, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when offered by a government for some act or service.</p></div><a name="s001673c"><!--s001673c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a payment to encourage the killing of vermin or dangerous animals.</p></div></div><a name="s007105b"><!--s007105b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a financial inducement or reward, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when offered by a government for an act or service, e.g. for the capture of a criminal or outlaw, or the killing of unwanted animals.</p></div><a name="s007106b"><!--s007106b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> something given generously.</p></div><a name="s007107b"><!--s007107b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> generosity [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bounte</span> goodness, via Old French <span class="bodyi">bonté</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">bonitat-, bonitas</span>,from <span class="bodyi">bonus</span> good].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gegenschein</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgaygənshien/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025015a"><!--s025015a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a faint patch of light usu in the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ecliptic1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ecliptic 1</span></span></a> (apparent path of the sun among the stars) opposite the sun [German <span class="bodyi">Gegenschein</span>, from <span class="bodyi">gegen</span> against, counter- + <span class="bodyi">Schein</span> shine].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disintermediation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌdisintəmeediʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017181a"><!--s017181a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the practice in corporate finance of borrowing money directly from lenders, e.g. by issuing bonds, instead of using an intermediary, e.g. a bank.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">HCF</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027746a"><!--s027746a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>highest common factor.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">explain</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹsplayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021027a"><!--s021027a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022090b"><!--s022090b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (something) plain or understandable, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by giving details.</p></div><a name="s022091b"><!--s022091b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to give the reason for or cause of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was unwilling to explain her conduct</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s022092b"><!--s022092b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make something plain or understandable ✱ <span class="bodyb">explain oneself</span> to clarify one's statements or the reasons for one's conduct</p><p><span class="bodyb">explainable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">explainer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">explanation</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">explanen</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">explanare</span>, literally ‘to make level’, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">planus</span> level, flat].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apropos<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002639a"><!--s002639a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relevant or opportune </p><p><i></i></p><p>Read E M Forster's story ‘When the machine stopped’ – it is rather apropos in today's computer-dependent world</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Huon pine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhyooh·on/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029648a"><!--s029648a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large conifer of Tasmania with aromatic red timber and yew-like berries: <span class="bodyi">Dacrydium franklinii</span> [named after the <span class="bodyi">Huon</span> River in S Tasmania].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hoax<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hohks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028693a"><!--s028693a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an act of deception; a trick or practical joke </p><p><i></i></p><p>The bomb warning turned out to be a hoax</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">greathearted</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026375a"><!--s026375a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>generous in spirit; magnanimous</p><p><span class="bodyb">greatheartedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">greatheartedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impressionist</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030591a"><!--s030591a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032182b"><!--s032182b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Impressionist</span>) a person, e.g. a painter, who practises the theories of impressionism.</p></div><a name="s032183b"><!--s032183b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an entertainer who does impressions.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">covenant<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkuv(ə)nənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013719a"><!--s013719a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014298b"><!--s014298b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a solemn agreement; a contract.</p></div><a name="s014299b"><!--s014299b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a contract that binds a person to make regular payments of money to a charitable organization.</p></div><a name="s014300b"><!--s014300b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in the Bible, an agreement between God and the Israelites <span class="bodyb">convenantal</span> /kuvəʹnantl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">convenire</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/convene/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">convene</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flyaway</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023230a"><!--s023230a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024842b"><!--s024842b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>lacking practical sense; flighty.</p></div><a name="s024843b"><!--s024843b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of the hair: tending not to stay in place.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bounty-hunter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006912a"><!--s006912a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007108b"><!--s007108b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who tracks down outlaws or wanted criminals for whose capture a reward is offered.</p></div><a name="s007109b"><!--s007109b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any person who undertakes searches or research for the sake of the reward offered.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gehenna</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gəʹhenə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025016a"><!--s025016a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>hell </p><p><i></i></p><p>Down to Gehenna or up to the Throne, he travels fastest who travels alone</p><p> Kipling [late Latin <span class="bodyi">Gehenna</span>, via Greek from Hebrew <span class="bodyi">Gê’</span> <span class="bodyi">Hinnōm</span> valley of Hinnom, a valley outside Jerusalem where the Israelites sacrificed their children to Baal (Jeremiah 19:5–6)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">HCG</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027747a"><!--s027747a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>human chorionic gonadotrophin, a hormone manufactured by the placenta during pregnancy, its presence in the urine being a standard indication of pregnancy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disinvent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disinʹvent/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017182a"><!--s017182a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in negative contexts</span>) to undo the invention of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>You can't disinvent the nuclear bomb</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">explain away</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021028a"><!--s021028a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to minimize the significance of (errors or unpleasant facts) by making excuses </p><p><i></i></p><p>He tried to explain away the corruption in his department</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apropos<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/aprəʹpoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002640a"><!--s002640a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> + of) concerning (something); with regard to (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>apropos our discussions</p> <p><i></i></p><p>apropos of your letter</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hurdle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhuhdl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029649a"><!--s029649a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031294b"><!--s031294b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a portable framework, usu of interlaced branches and stakes, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for enclosing land or livestock.</p></div><a name="s031295b"><!--s031295b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008155c"><!--s008155c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a portable framework, usu of interlaced branches and stakes, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for enclosing land or livestock.</p></div><a name="s008156c"><!--s008156c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a frame formerly used for dragging traitors to execution.</p></div></div><a name="s031296b"><!--s031296b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s008157c"><!--s008157c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a light barrier jumped by athletes, horses, dogs, etc in certain races.</p></div><a name="s008158c"><!--s008158c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl, but treated as sing. or pl</span>) any of various races over hurdles: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flat_race/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flat race</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/steeplechase/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">steeplechase</span></span></a> (1a).</p></div></div><a name="s031297b"><!--s031297b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a barrier, obstacle, or testing experience </p><p><i></i></p><p>a number of hurdles to surmount</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">hyrdel</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">covenant<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013720a"><!--s013720a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014301b"><!--s014301b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to enter into a covenant <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s014302b"><!--s014302b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to agree to or promise (something) by entering into a covenant.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impressionistic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imˌpreshəʹnistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030592a"><!--s030592a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032184b"><!--s032184b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>based on or involving subjective impression as distinct from knowledge, fact, or systematic thought.</p></div><a name="s032185b"><!--s032185b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> <span class="bodyb">Impressionistic</span>) relating to or denoting impressionism, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in art</p><p><span class="bodyb">impressionistically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hoax<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028694a"><!--s028694a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to deceive or play a trick on (somebody)</p><p><span class="bodyb">hoaxer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [prob contraction of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hocus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hocus</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">great horned owl</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026376a"><!--s026376a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/horned_owl/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">horned owl</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Geiger counter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgiegə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025017a"><!--s025017a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an electronic instrument for detecting the presence and intensity of ionizing radiations, e.g. particles from a radioactive substance [named after Hans <span class="bodyi">Geiger</span> d.1945, German physicist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bouquet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/boohʹkay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006913a"><!--s006913a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007110b"><!--s007110b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a bunch of flowers fastened together.</p></div><a name="s007111b"><!--s007111b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a distinctive and characteristic fragrance, e.g. of wine [French <span class="bodyi">bouquet</span>, earlier ‘thicket’, from early French <span class="bodyi">bosquet</span>, from Old French <span class="bodyi">bosc</span> forest].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flyball</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023231a"><!--s023231a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024844b"><!--s024844b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>=<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fly2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fly<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (8).</p></div><a name="s024845b"><!--s024845b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a competitive race between teams of four dogs who each in turn run up the course, catch a ball in their mouths, and run back again.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disinvest</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disinʹvest/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017183a"><!--s017183a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to reduce or terminate investment.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">explanation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ekspləʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021029a"><!--s021029a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022093b"><!--s022093b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of explaining.</p></div><a name="s022094b"><!--s022094b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that explains, e.g. a statement, a detailed account, or a reason.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hcp</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027748a"><!--s027748a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>handicap.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/aps/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002641a"><!--s002641a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002594b"><!--s002594b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a projecting and usu rounded and vaulted part of a building, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a church.</p></div><a name="s002595b"><!--s002595b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/apsis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">apsis</span></span></a> (1) [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">apsis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/apsis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">apsis</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hurdle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029650a"><!--s029650a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031298b"><!--s031298b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to jump over (a barrier, etc), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> while running <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s031299b"><!--s031299b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to run in hurdle races</p><p><span class="bodyb">hurdler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">hurdling</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">covenanter <span class="bodyi">or</span> covenantor</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013721a"><!--s013721a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014303b"><!--s014303b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who makes a covenant.</p></div><a name="s014304b"><!--s014304b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Covenanter</span>) an adherent of the Scottish National Covenant of 1638 that established and set out a defence of Presbyterianism.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impressive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpresiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030593a"><!--s030593a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>making a marked impression; stirring deep feelings, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of awe or admiration</p><p><span class="bodyb">impressively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">impressiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">geisha</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgayshə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> geisha geishas)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025018a"><!--s025018a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Japanese girl who is trained to provide entertaining and light-hearted company, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for a man or a group of men [Japanese <span class="bodyi">geisha</span>, from <span class="bodyi">gei</span> art + <span class="bodyi">-sha</span> person].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hob<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hob/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028695a"><!--s028695a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030332b"><!--s030332b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a horizontal surface, either on a cooker or installed as a separate unit, that contains heating areas on which pans are placed.</p></div><a name="s030333b"><!--s030333b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a ledge near a fireplace on which something may be kept warm.</p></div><a name="s030334b"><!--s030334b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a cutting tool used to make gear wheels or screw threads [origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flyblow</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023232a"><!--s023232a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024846b"><!--s024846b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the egg or young larva of a flesh fly or blowfly.</p></div><a name="s024847b"><!--s024847b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>infestation, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of meat, with flyblows [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fly3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fly 3</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blow1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blow<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (20)].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">great-nephew</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026377a"><!--s026377a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a grandson of one's brother or sister.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disinvestment</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disinʹvestmənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017184a"><!--s017184a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>reduction or termination of investment, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by realizing assets or not replacing capital equipment.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bouquet garni</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgahni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006914a"><!--s006914a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small bunch of herbs, e.g. thyme, parsley, and a bay leaf, for use in flavouring stews and soups [French <span class="bodyi">bouquet garni</span>, literally ‘garnished bouquet’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apsidal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹapsidl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002642a"><!--s002642a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming or in the form of an apse.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">explanative</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹsplanətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021030a"><!--s021030a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/explanatory/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">explanatory</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Coventry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkov(ə)ntri, ʹkuv-/</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013722a"><!--s013722a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>✱ <span class="bodyb">send to Coventry</span> to exclude or ostracize (somebody)</p><p>from <span class="bodyi">Coventry</span>, city in England. The phrase is sometimes said to come from the unpopularity of soldiers billeted in the city, or because Royalist prisoners in the English Civil War were sent to Coventry, which was staunchly Parliamentarian</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">HD</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027749a"><!--s027749a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>heavy duty.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hurdy-gurdy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhuhdi ʹguhdi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hurdy-gurdies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029651a"><!--s029651a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031300b"><!--s031300b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/barrel_organ/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">barrel organ</span></span></a> or other musical instrument in which the sound is produced by turning a crank.</p></div><a name="s031301b"><!--s031301b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a medieval stringed instrument on which music was produced by turning a wheel and pressing keys [prob imitative].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">imprest</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹimprest/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030594a"><!--s030594a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032186b"><!--s032186b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in a business, etc, a cash fund from which small expenses are paid and which is topped up periodically from the organization's central funds; petty cash.</p></div><a name="s032187b"><!--s032187b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008389c"><!--s008389c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a loan from a government for public business.</p></div><a name="s008390c"><!--s008390c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an advance of money, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> formerly, advance wages given to a soldier or sailor [obsolete <span class="bodyi">imprest</span> to lend, prob from Italian <span class="bodyi">imprestare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">praestare</span> to pay].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hob<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028696a"><!--s028696a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030335b"><!--s030335b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a male ferret: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gill4_or_jill/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gill 4</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s030336b"><!--s030336b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or dialect</span> a hobgoblin [Middle English from <span class="bodyi">Hobbe</span>, nickname for <span class="bodyi">Robert</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Geissler tube</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgieslə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025019a"><!--s025019a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a glass or quartz tube filled with vapour that produces a luminous electrical discharge, used e.g. in spectroscopy [named after Heinrich <span class="bodyi">Geissler</span> d.1879, German mechanic and glassblower, who invented it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flyblown</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023233a"><!--s023233a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024848b"><!--s024848b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>infested with the eggs or young larvae of a flesh fly or blowfly flyblows.</p></div><a name="s024849b"><!--s024849b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006488c"><!--s006488c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>impure; tainted.</p></div><a name="s006489c"><!--s006489c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>not new; used.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bourbon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbuhbən, ʹbooəbən (<span class="bodyi">French</span> burbɔ)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006915a"><!--s006915a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007112b"><!--s007112b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Bourbon</span>) a member of a royal dynasty who ruled in France, Spain, etc.</p></div><a name="s007113b"><!--s007113b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Bourbon</span>) <span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> an extreme political reactionary.</p></div><a name="s007114b"><!--s007114b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a chocolate-flavoured biscuit with a filling of chocolate cream.</p></div><a name="s007115b"><!--s007115b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a whisky distilled from a mash made up of not less than 51% maize plus malt and rye.</p></div><a name="s007116b"><!--s007116b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a chocolate-flavoured biscuit with a filling of chocolate cream</p><p><span class="bodyb">bourbonism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<span class="bodyi">Bourbon</span>, seigniory in France; (sense 4) <span class="bodyi">Bourbon</span> County, Kentucky, USA].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disjecta membra</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disˌyektə ʹmembrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017185a"><!--s017185a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>scattered fragments, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a literary work [Latin <span class="bodyi">disjecta membra</span> scattered limbs (from <span class="bodyi">disicere</span> to throw about + <span class="bodyi">membrum</span> limb), alteration of Horace (<span class="bodyi">Satires</span> 1.4): <span class="bodyi">disjecti membra poetae</span> the limbs of a dismembered poet, that is, random quotations].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">explanatory</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹsplanət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021031a"><!--s021031a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>serving to explain </p><p><i></i></p><p>explanatory notes</p> <p><span class="bodyb">explanatorily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">imprimatur</span><small><span class="eSynop">/impriʹmahtə, -ʹmaytə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030595a"><!--s030595a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032188b"><!--s032188b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a licence granted, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by Roman Catholic episcopal authority, to print or publish.</p></div><a name="s032189b"><!--s032189b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>sanction or approval [Latin <span class="bodyi">imprimatur</span> let it be printed, from <span class="bodyi">imprimere</span> to print: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/impress1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">impress 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">HDL</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027750a"><!--s027750a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>high-density lipoprotein.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cover<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkuvə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (covered, covering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013723a"><!--s013723a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s014305b"><!--s014305b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003562c"><!--s003562c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to place or set a cover or covering over (something).</p></div><a name="s003563c"><!--s003563c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to lie or spread over (something); to envelop.</p></div><a name="s003564c"><!--s003564c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to extend thickly or conspicuously over the surface of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her face was covered in spots</p>.</div><a name="s003565c"><!--s003565c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to travel (a specified distance).</p></div></div><a name="s014306b"><!--s014306b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to hide (something) from sight or knowledge; to conceal.</p></div><a name="s014307b"><!--s014307b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s003566c"><!--s003566c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to include, consider, or take (a matter) into account; to treat (a subject).</p></div><a name="s003567c"><!--s003567c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to report news about (something).</p></div><a name="s003568c"><!--s003568c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to have (something) as one's territory or field of activity.</p></div></div><a name="s014308b"><!--s014308b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s003569c"><!--s003569c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to insure against (a specified risk or contingency).</p></div><a name="s003570c"><!--s003570c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to provide protection against or compensation for (loss, risk, etc).</p></div><a name="s003571c"><!--s003571c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to make sufficient provision for (a demand or charge) by means of a reserve or deposit.</p></div></div><a name="s014309b"><!--s014309b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s003572c"><!--s003572c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to protect (somebody) by being in a position to fire at an attacker.</p></div><a name="s003573c"><!--s003573c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to hold (somebody) within range of an aimed firearm.</p></div></div><a name="s014310b"><!--s014310b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>in sport, to mark (a member of an opposing team) in order to obstruct a play.</p></div><a name="s014311b"><!--s014311b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>of a male animal: to copulate with (a female animal).</p></div><a name="s014312b"><!--s014312b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s003574c"><!--s003574c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in sport, to mark (a member of an opposing team) in order to obstruct a play.</p></div><a name="s003575c"><!--s003575c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in baseball, to have (a base) protected.</p></div><a name="s003576c"><!--s003576c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>in chess, to protect (a piece on a chess board) from attack by an opponent.</p></div></div><a name="s014313b"><!--s014313b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><a name="s003577c"><!--s003577c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a male animal: to copulate with (a female animal).</p></div><a name="s003578c"><!--s003578c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a bird: to sit on and incubate (eggs).</p></div></div><a name="s014314b"><!--s014314b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>to record a cover version of (a song).</p></div><a name="s014315b"><!--s014315b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>in bridge, to play a higher-ranking card on (a previously played card) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s014316b"><!--s014316b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>(+ for) to act as a substitute or replacement for somebody during an absence.</p></div><a name="s014317b"><!--s014317b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>(+ for) to provide an alibi for somebody who is absent or doing something wrong ✱ <span class="bodyb">cover one's back</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to take precautions against blame for something ✱ <span class="bodyb">cover one's tracks</span> to conceal evidence of one's past actions</p><p><span class="bodyb">coverable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">covering</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">coveren</span> via early French <span class="bodyi">covrir</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">cooperire</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/co/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">co-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">operire</span> to close, cover].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hurl<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/huhl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029652a"><!--s029652a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031302b"><!--s031302b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to throw, drive, or thrust (something) violently somewhere.</p></div><a name="s031303b"><!--s031303b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + at) to utter or shout (abuse, etc) violently at somebody </p><p><i></i></p><p>She hurled insults at him</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s031304b"><!--s031304b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to rush or hurtle somewhere</p><p><span class="bodyb">hurler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">hurlen</span>, prob of imitative origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">great-niece</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026378a"><!--s026378a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a granddaughter of one's brother or sister.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apsis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹapsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> apsides /-deez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002643a"><!--s002643a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002596b"><!--s002596b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the point in an astronomical orbit at which the distance of the body from the centre of attraction is either greatest or least.</p></div><a name="s002597b"><!--s002597b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/apse/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">apse</span></span></a> (1) [Latin <span class="bodyi">apsid-, apsis</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">hapsid-, hapsis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">haptein</span> to fasten].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hobbit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhobit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028697a"><!--s028697a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of an imaginary race of genial hole-dwellers that resemble small human beings [figure in novels by J R R Tolkien d.1973, English writer].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gel<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/jel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025020a"><!--s025020a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026709b"><!--s026709b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a jelly-like substance, e.g. a hair gel or shaving gel.</p></div><a name="s026710b"><!--s026710b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/colloid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">colloid</span></span></a> (non-crystalline substance) composed of a liquid evenly dispersed in a solid: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sol3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sol 3</span></span></a> [shortening of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gelatin_or_gelatine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gelatin</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">explant<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/eksʹplahnt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021032a"><!--s021032a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to remove (living tissue) from an organism and place it in a nourishing medium for experimental growth <span class="bodyb">explantation</span> /-ʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-plant</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/implant1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">implant 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flyby</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfliebie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> flybys)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023234a"><!--s023234a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a flight of a spacecraft close to a celestial body, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to obtain scientific data.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cover<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013724a"><!--s013724a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014318b"><!--s014318b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something wrapped or spread over to conceal or give protection, <span class="bodyi">esp</span>:</p><a name="s003579c"><!--s003579c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>something flat placed over a container to close it; a lid or top.</p></div><a name="s003580c"><!--s003580c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an overlay or outer layer, e.g. for protection.</p></div><a name="s003581c"><!--s003581c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a blanket, eiderdown, etc used on a bed.</p></div><a name="s003582c"><!--s003582c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a protective covering, e.g. a binding or jacket, for a book.</p></div></div><a name="s014319b"><!--s014319b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003583c"><!--s003583c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>natural shelter, e.g. undergrowth, for an animal, or the materials that provide this.</p></div><a name="s003584c"><!--s003584c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a position or situation affording shelter from attack.</p></div><a name="s003585c"><!--s003585c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the protection offered by a force, e.g. of aircraft, supporting a military operation.</p></div></div><a name="s014320b"><!--s014320b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a condition or circumstance that helps to conceal or obscure </p><p><i></i></p><p>under cover of darkness</p>.</div><a name="s014321b"><!--s014321b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a pretext or disguise </p><p><i></i></p><p>a cover for intelligence operations</p>.</div><a name="s014322b"><!--s014322b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> protection under an insurance policy.</p></div><a name="s014323b"><!--s014323b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a single place setting in a restaurant.</p></div><a name="s014324b"><!--s014324b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cover_version/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cover version</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s014325b"><!--s014325b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s003586c"><!--s003586c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in cricket, the fielding position of cover-point, extra cover, or any position in between them.</p></div><a name="s003587c"><!--s003587c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the covers</span>) the fielding positions on the off side of a cricket pitch that lie between point and mid-off.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hurl<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029653a"><!--s029653a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031305b"><!--s031305b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an act of hurling something somewhere.</p></div><a name="s031306b"><!--s031306b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Scot</span> a ride in a car.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">imprint<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹimprint/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030596a"><!--s030596a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032190b"><!--s032190b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a mark or depression made by pressure </p><p><i></i></p><p>the fossil imprint of a dinosaur's foot</p>.</div><a name="s032191b"><!--s032191b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008391c"><!--s008391c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a publisher's name printed at the foot of a title-page, or a printer's name on any publication.</p></div><a name="s008392c"><!--s008392c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a brand name under which a range of books are published.</p></div></div><a name="s032192b"><!--s032192b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an indelible distinguishing mark, effect, or influence </p><p><i></i></p><p>Their work bears a sort of regional imprint</p><p> Malcolm Cowley [early French <span class="bodyi">empreinte</span>, fem past part. of <span class="bodyi">empreindre</span> to imprint, from Latin <span class="bodyi">imprimere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/impress1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">impress 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bourdon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbooədn, ʹbawdn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006916a"><!--s006916a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007117b"><!--s007117b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a 16-foot organ <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stop2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stop 2</span></span></a> (set of vibrators) that produces low notes.</p></div><a name="s007118b"><!--s007118b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the bass drone on a set of bagpipes [early French <span class="bodyi">bourdon</span> bass pipe, of imitative origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hobble<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhobl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028698a"><!--s028698a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030337b"><!--s030337b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to walk along unsteadily or with difficulty <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s030338b"><!--s030338b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (a person or animal) to limp.</p></div><a name="s030339b"><!--s030339b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to fasten together the legs of (a horse) to prevent it from straying; to fetter.</p></div><a name="s030340b"><!--s030340b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to impede or hamper the progress of (somebody or something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">hobbler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">hoblen</span>, prob from Low German or Dutch].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apt.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002646a"><!--s002646a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>apartment.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">great organ</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026379a"><!--s026379a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the principal keyboard of an organ together with its stops, usu the loudest on the organ.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gel<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (gelled, gelling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025021a"><!--s025021a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s026711b"><!--s026711b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to change into a gel; to set.</p></div><a name="s026712b"><!--s026712b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">jell</span>) said of an idea, plan, etc: to take shape or become definite.</p></div><a name="s026713b"><!--s026713b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">jell</span>) said of a group of people: to get on well together <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s026714b"><!--s026714b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to put gel on (the hair).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disjoin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹjoyn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017186a"><!--s017186a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> (<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>) to detach </p><p><i></i></p><p>He that outlives a wife whom he has long loved sees himself disjoined from the only mind that has the same hopes, and fears, and interest</p><p> Dr Johnson [early French <span class="bodyi">desjoindre</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">disjungere</span> to separate, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">jungere</span> to join].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">HDPE</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027751a"><!--s027751a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>high-density polyethylene.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fly-by-night<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023235a"><!--s023235a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024850b"><!--s024850b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>given to making a quick profit, usu by disreputable or irresponsible acts; untrustworthy.</p></div><a name="s024851b"><!--s024851b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>transitory; passing </p><p><i></i></p><p>fly-by-night fashions</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">explant<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeksplahnt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021033a"><!--s021033a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a piece of living tissue explanted from an organism.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hurler's syndrome</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhuhləz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029654a"><!--s029654a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a serious inherited disorder resulting from an enzyme deficiency and causing dwarfism, severe mental retardation, overgrowth of the skull, and other skeletal and constitutional defects. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gargoylism/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gargoylism</span></span></a> [named after Gertrud <span class="bodyi">Hurler</span> d.1965, Austrian paediatrician, who first described it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">APT</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002644a"><!--s002644a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Advanced Passenger Train.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bourgeois<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbooəzhwah, ʹbawzhwah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bourgeois /ʹbooəzhwah, ʹbawzhwah/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006917a"><!--s006917a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007119b"><!--s007119b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a middle-class person.</p></div><a name="s007120b"><!--s007120b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person whose behaviour and views are influenced by middle-class values or interests.</p></div><a name="s007121b"><!--s007121b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the bourgeoisie [early French <span class="bodyi">bourgeois</span> burgher from Old French <span class="bodyi">borjois</span>,from <span class="bodyi">borc</span> town, from Latin <span class="bodyi">burgus</span> fortified place, of Germanic origin: related to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/borough/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">borough</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coverage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkuv(ə)rij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013725a"><!--s013725a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014326b"><!--s014326b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an area or amount covered.</p></div><a name="s014327b"><!--s014327b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>inclusion within the scope of discussion or reporting </p><p><i></i></p><p>news coverage</p>.</div><a name="s014328b"><!--s014328b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the number or percentage of people reached by a communications medium.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disjoint<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹjoynt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017187a"><!--s017187a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017926b"><!--s017926b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to disturb the orderly structure or arrangement of (something).</p></div><a name="s017927b"><!--s017927b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> to take (a meat carcass) apart at the joints <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s017928b"><!--s017928b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> to come apart at the joints.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">imprint<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹprint/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030597a"><!--s030597a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032193b"><!--s032193b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008393c"><!--s008393c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to make (a mark) on something by pressure.</p></div><a name="s008394c"><!--s008394c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to make a mark on (something) by pressure.</p></div></div><a name="s032194b"><!--s032194b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to fix (an image, etc) indelibly or permanently in the mind, memory, etc.</p></div><a name="s032195b"><!--s032195b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cause (a young animal, chick, etc) to undergo imprinting <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s032196b"><!--s032196b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + on) said of a young animal, chick, etc: to undergo imprinting.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">HDTV</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027752a"><!--s027752a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>high-definition television.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hobble<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028699a"><!--s028699a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030341b"><!--s030341b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a hobbling movement.</p></div><a name="s030342b"><!--s030342b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something, e.g. a rope, used to hobble a horse.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gelati</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jəʹlahti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025022a"><!--s025022a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gelato/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gelato</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">great power</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026380a"><!--s026380a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Great Power</span>) any of the nations that figure most decisively in international affairs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fly-by-night<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023236a"><!--s023236a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024852b"><!--s024852b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an untrustworthy person, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> somebody who seeks to evade responsibilities or debts.</p></div><a name="s024853b"><!--s024853b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a shaky business enterprise.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hurley</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhuhli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029655a"><!--s029655a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031307b"><!--s031307b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a stick for playing the game of hurling.</p></div><a name="s031308b"><!--s031308b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hurling/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hurling</span></span></a> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hurl1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hurl 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bourgeois<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006918a"><!--s006918a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007122b"><!--s007122b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>middle-class.</p></div><a name="s007123b"><!--s007123b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>characterized by a narrow-minded concern for material interests and respectability.</p></div><a name="s007124b"><!--s007124b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>capitalist.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/apt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002645a"><!--s002645a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002598b"><!--s002598b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>likely, or having a tendency to do something </p><p><i></i></p><p>apt to forget</p>.</div><a name="s002599b"><!--s002599b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>suited to a purpose; relevant </p><p><i></i></p><p>an apt choice</p> <p><i></i></p><p>an expression that was all too apt</p>.</div><a name="s002600b"><!--s002600b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>keenly intelligent and responsive </p><p><i></i></p><p>an apt pupil</p><p><span class="bodyb">aptly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><a name="sb00000052"><!--sb00000052--></a><p><span class="bodyb">aptness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English, from Latin <span class="bodyi">aptus</span>, literally ‘fastened’, past part. of <span class="bodyi">apere</span> to fasten]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">apt</span>, <span class="bodyb">liable</span>, <span class="bodyi">and</span> <span class="bodyb">likely</span>. <span class="bodyi">Apt to</span>, <span class="bodyi">liable to</span>, and<span class="bodyi">likely to</span> are similar in meaning and use and need to be handled with care. <span class="bodyi">He is apt to exaggerate</span> means ‘he often exaggerates (as we know from our experience of him)’; <span class="bodyi">he is likely to exaggerate</span> means ‘he can be expected to exaggerate (in this instance)’. <span class="bodyi">He is liable to exaggerate</span> can mean either. When referring to a specific time in the future always use <span class="bodyi">likely</span>: <span class="bodyi">It is likely to rain tomorrow</span>. But <span class="bodyi">it is apt/liable/likely to rain in November</span> means in all three forms ‘November is often a rainy month’.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">HE</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027753a"><!--s027753a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029587b"><!--s029587b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>high explosive.</p></div><a name="s029588b"><!--s029588b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>His Eminence.</p></div><a name="s029589b"><!--s029589b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>His or Her Excellency.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">imprinting</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹprinting/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030598a"><!--s030598a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a behaviour pattern rapidly established early in the life of an animal that involves attachment to an object or other animal, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the animal's mother, seen just after birth or hatching.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cover-all</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013726a"><!--s013726a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>taking everything into account; comprehensive.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expletive<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ekʹspleetiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021034a"><!--s021034a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022095b"><!--s022095b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an exclamatory word or phrase; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> one that is obscene or profane.</p></div><a name="s022096b"><!--s022096b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a word, phrase, etc inserted to fill a space, e.g. in a sentence or a line of poetry, without adding to the sense [late Latin <span class="bodyi">expletivus</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">expletus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">explēre</span> to fill out, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">plēre</span> to fill].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disjoint<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017188a"><!--s017188a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017929b"><!--s017929b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> dislocated </p><p><i></i></p><p>Fortinbras … thinking by our late dear brother's death our state to be disjoint and out of frame</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div><a name="s017930b"><!--s017930b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of mathematical sets: having no elements in common.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hobbledehoy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhobldiʹhoy/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028700a"><!--s028700a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal, dated</span> an awkward gawky youth [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Great Russian</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026381a"><!--s026381a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028229b"><!--s028229b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of the Russian-speaking people of the central and NE region of the former Soviet Union.</p></div><a name="s028230b"><!--s028230b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Russian language itself, as distinct from the other languages of the former Soviet Union.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gelatinize</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jiʹlatiniez/ gelatinise -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025024a"><!--s025024a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026715b"><!--s026715b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to convert (a substance) into a jelly or jelly-like form.</p></div><a name="s026716b"><!--s026716b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to coat or treat (something) with gelatine <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s026717b"><!--s026717b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to become jelly-like in consistency or change into a jelly <span class="bodyb">gelatinization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fly-by-wire</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023237a"><!--s023237a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>denoting a computer-regulated electronic control system for an aircraft.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hurling</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029656a"><!--s029656a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an Irish field game resembling hockey played between two teams of 15 players each [verbal noun from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hurl1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hurl 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apterous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaptərəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002647a"><!--s002647a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>without wings </p><p><i></i></p><p>apterous insects</p> [Greek <span class="bodyi">apteros</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">pteron</span> wing].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bourgeoisie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/booəzhwahʹzee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006919a"><!--s006919a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the middle class [French <span class="bodyi">bourgeoisie</span>, from <span class="bodyi">bourgeois</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bourgeois1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bourgeois 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">He</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027754a"><!--s027754a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chemical symbol for helium.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">imprison</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpriz(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (imprisoned, imprisoning)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030599a"><!--s030599a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032197b"><!--s032197b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to put (somebody) in prison or confine as if in a prison.</p></div><a name="s032198b"><!--s032198b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to confine (somebody or something) as if in a prison </p><p><i></i></p><p>He has an active mind imprisoned in a shrivelled body</p> <p><span class="bodyb">imprisonment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">imprisonen</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">emprisoner</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">prison</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/prison/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">prison</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cover charge</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013727a"><!--s013727a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a charge, e.g. for service, made by a restaurant or nightclub in addition to the charge for food and drink.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disjointed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017189a"><!--s017189a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lacking orderly sequence; incoherent </p><p><i></i></p><p>a disjointed narrative</p> <p><span class="bodyb">disjointedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">disjointedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flycatcher</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023238a"><!--s023238a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various species of small birds that feed on insects caught while flying: <span class="bodyi">esp</span> family Muscicapidae.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expletive<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021035a"><!--s021035a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a word or phrase: serving to fill a space.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Greats</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026382a"><!--s026382a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the course and final BA examination in classics at Oxford University.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hobby<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhobi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hobbies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028701a"><!--s028701a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030343b"><!--s030343b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a leisure activity or pastime engaged in for interest or recreation.</p></div><a name="s030344b"><!--s030344b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a small horse.</p></div><a name="s030345b"><!--s030345b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an early type of bicycle without pedals [short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hobbyhorse/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hobbyhorse</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gelatin <span class="bodyi">or</span> gelatine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjelətin, -teen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025023a"><!--s025023a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a glutinous material obtained from animal tissues by boiling; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a protein used in food, e.g. to set jellies, and photography [French <span class="bodyi">gélatine</span> edible jelly, gelatin, via Italian from Latin <span class="bodyi">gelare</span> to freeze, congeal].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hurly-burly</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhuhli ʹbuhli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029657a"><!--s029657a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an uproar or commotion </p><p><i></i></p><p>when the hurly-burly's done, when the battle's lost and won</p><p> Shakespeare [prob alteration and reduplication of <span class="bodyi">hurling</span>,verbal noun from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hurl1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hurl 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bourn<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bawn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006920a"><!--s006920a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small stream [from Old English <span class="bodyi">burn, bourne</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">apteryx</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaptəriks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002648a"><!--s002648a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kiwi/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">kiwi</span></span></a> (1) [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">apteryx</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/a_2_or_an/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">a- 2</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">pteryx</span> wing].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fly-drive</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023239a"><!--s023239a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a holiday: including flights to and from a destination and the hire of a car at that destination.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hobby<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hobbies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028702a"><!--s028702a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small falcon of Asia, Africa, and Europe that catches small birds while in flight: <span class="bodyi">Falco subbuteo</span> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">hoby</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">hobe</span> <span class="bodyi">t</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">hobe</span> falcon].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">he<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/(h)i, ee; <span class="bodyi">strong</span> hee/ <i><span class="bodyi">pronoun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027755a"><!--s027755a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029590b"><!--s029590b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>used to refer to a male person or creature, previously mentioned, who is neither speaker nor hearer.</p></div><a name="s029591b"><!--s029591b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used in a generic sense or when the sex of the person is unspecified:</p><a name="s007811c"><!--s007811c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or literary</span> to mean ‘anyone’, followed by a relative clause </p><p><i></i></p><p>He that hath ears to hear, let him hear</p><p> Bible </p><p><i></i></p><p>Tell me he that knows</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div><a name="s007812c"><!--s007812c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> to refer back to an indefinite pronoun or common-gender noun (now superseded by <span class="bodyi">he or she</span> or <span class="bodyi">they</span>) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Nobody may act just as he pleases</p>.</div></div><a name="s029592b"><!--s029592b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">He</span>) <span class="bodyi">esp</span> formerly, used to refer to God [Old English <span class="bodyi">hē</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expletory</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ekʹspleet(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021036a"><!--s021036a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/expletive2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">expletive 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cover crop</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013728a"><!--s013728a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a crop, e.g. clover, planted in otherwise bare fields, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> between the planting of main crops, to enrich the soil and prevent erosion: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/catch_crop/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">catch crop</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">improbable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹprobəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030600a"><!--s030600a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>unlikely to be true or to occur <span class="bodyb">improbability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">improbableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">improbably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">improbable</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">improbabilis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">probabilis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/probable1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">probable 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">great seal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026383a"><!--s026383a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the official seal of a nation or monarch that is used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for the authentication of state documents.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Huron</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhyooəron/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Huron)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029658a"><!--s029658a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of a confederacy of Native American tribes formerly living east of Lake Huron [from Old French <span class="bodyi">hure</span> head of a wild boar, with reference to the people's bristly head hair].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gelatinous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jiʹlatinəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025025a"><!--s025025a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>resembling gelatin or jelly, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in consistency; viscous</p><p><span class="bodyb">gelatinously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">gelatinousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disjunct</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdisjungkt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017190a"><!--s017190a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sentence_adverb/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sentence adverb</span></span></a> [Latin <span class="bodyi">disjunctus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">disjungere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/disjoin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">disjoin</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bourn<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> bourne</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">literary</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006921a"><!--s006921a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007125b"><!--s007125b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> a boundary or limit </p><p><i></i></p><p>the undiscovered country from whose bourn no traveller returns</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div><a name="s007126b"><!--s007126b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a goal or destination [early French <span class="bodyi">bourne</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">bodne</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bound2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bound 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flyer <span class="bodyi">or</span> flier</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹflie·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023240a"><!--s023240a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024854b"><!--s024854b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person or thing that flies or moves very fast.</p></div><a name="s024855b"><!--s024855b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006490c"><!--s006490c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a passenger on an aircraft.</p></div><a name="s006491c"><!--s006491c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a pilot.</p></div><a name="s006492c"><!--s006492c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>an airman.</p></div></div><a name="s024856b"><!--s024856b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a small leaflet or handbill, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one advertising an event, product, etc.</p></div><a name="s024857b"><!--s024857b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a fast or auspicious start, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a flying start in athletics.</p></div><a name="s024858b"><!--s024858b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> a daring or speculative business venture or investment.</p></div><a name="s024859b"><!--s024859b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a rectangular step in a straight flight of stairs: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/winder/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">winder</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aptitude</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaptityoohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002649a"><!--s002649a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002601b"><!--s002601b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a natural ability or talent, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for learning.</p></div><a name="s002602b"><!--s002602b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + for) general fitness or suitability <span class="bodyb">aptitudinal</span> /-ʹtyoohdinl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hobbyhorse</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028703a"><!--s028703a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030346b"><!--s030346b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a toy consisting of an imitation horse's head attached to one end of a stick on which a child can pretend to ride.</p></div><a name="s030347b"><!--s030347b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a rocking horse.</p></div><a name="s030348b"><!--s030348b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in morris dancing, a model of a horse attached to the waist of a performer.</p></div><a name="s030349b"><!--s030349b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a favourite topic or preoccupation [archaic <span class="bodyi">hobby</span> small light horse, from Middle English <span class="bodyi">hoby, hobyn</span>, prob from <span class="bodyi">Hobbin</span>, nickname for <span class="bodyi">Robin</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">explicable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeksplikəbl, ikʹsplikəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021037a"><!--s021037a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>capable of being explained</p><p><span class="bodyb">explicably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">great skua</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026384a"><!--s026384a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large stocky <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/skua/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">skua</span></span></a> (large seabird) with dusky plumage and broad rounded wings, which breeds chiefly along Arctic and Antarctic shores and forages over cold and temperate seas: <span class="bodyi">Stercorarius skua</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hurrah</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hooʹrah/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029659a"><!--s029659a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hurray_or_hooray/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hurray</span></span></a> [alteration of the obsolete cheer <span class="bodyi">Huzza!</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disjunction</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹjungksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017191a"><!--s017191a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017931b"><!--s017931b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a lack of coordination; a mismatch.</p></div><a name="s017932b"><!--s017932b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a cleavage or separation.</p></div><a name="s017933b"><!--s017933b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in logic:</p><a name="s004519c"><!--s004519c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a compound sentence consisting of two sentences linked by <span class="bodyi">or</span>, whether an <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inclusive_disjunction/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inclusive disjunction</span></span></a> or an <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/exclusive_disjunction/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">exclusive disjunction</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s004520c"><!--s004520c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the relation between two such sentences.</p></div><a name="s004521c"><!--s004521c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the operator or element denoting <span class="bodyi">or</span>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bourrée</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbooray/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006922a"><!--s006922a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007127b"><!--s007127b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a 17th-cent. French dance usu in duple time, or a piece of music suitable for dancing it to.</p></div><a name="s007128b"><!--s007128b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in ballet, a series of small steps with the feet close together [French <span class="bodyi">bourrée</span>, literally ‘bundle of twigs’, perhaps because performed round a twig fire].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">he<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027756a"><!--s027756a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029593b"><!--s029593b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in combination</span>) a male person or creature </p><p><i></i></p><p>a he-goat</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Is the parrot a he or a she?</p>.</div><a name="s029594b"><!--s029594b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in children's games, the player who tries to catch the others; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/it2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">it<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cover girl</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013729a"><!--s013729a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an attractive young woman whose picture appears on a magazine cover.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gelation<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/jiʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025026a"><!--s025026a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the action or process of freezing [Latin <span class="bodyi">gelation-</span>, <span class="bodyi">gelatio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">gelare</span> to freeze].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">improbity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹprohbiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> improbities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030601a"><!--s030601a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> lack of integrity; dishonesty; wickedness [early French <span class="bodyi">improbité</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">improbitas</span>, from <span class="bodyi">improbus</span> bad, dishonest, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">probus</span> good, honest].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fly-fish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023241a"><!--s023241a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to fish using a rod and artificial flies for bait.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aqua-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002653a"><!--s002653a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002603b"><!--s002603b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>forming words, denoting: water </p><p><i></i></p><p>aquaplane</p>.</div><a name="s002604b"><!--s002604b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aqu_or_aqua_or_aqui/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aqu-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hobbyist</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028704a"><!--s028704a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person with a particular hobby.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disjunctive<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹjungktiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017192a"><!--s017192a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017934b"><!--s017934b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>lacking coordination or cohesiveness.</p></div><a name="s017935b"><!--s017935b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of a conjunction, e.g. <span class="bodyi">or</span> or <span class="bodyi">but</span>: expressing an alternative or opposition between the meanings of the words connected by it.</p></div><a name="s017936b"><!--s017936b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s004522c"><!--s004522c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a proposition: constituting a logical disjunction.</p></div><a name="s004523c"><!--s004523c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a conjunction, e.g. <span class="bodyi">or</span> or <span class="bodyi">but</span>: expressing an alternative or opposition between the meanings of the words connected by it</p><p><span class="bodyb">disjunctively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">explicate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeksplikayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">formal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021038a"><!--s021038a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022097b"><!--s022097b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to give a detailed explanation of (something).</p></div><a name="s022098b"><!--s022098b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to develop the implications of (a theory, etc).</p></div><a name="s022099b"><!--s022099b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to analyse (a literary work, etc) <span class="bodyb">explication</span> /-ʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">explicative</span> /-tiv, ekʹsplikətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">explicator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">explicatory</span> /-t(ə)ri, ekʹsplikət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">explicatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">explicare</span>, literally ‘to unfold’, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">plicare</span> to fold].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bourse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/booəs, baws (<span class="bodyi">French</span> burs)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006923a"><!--s006923a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007129b"><!--s007129b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a stock exchange of continental Europe.</p></div><a name="s007130b"><!--s007130b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Bourse</span>) the Paris stock exchange [French <span class="bodyi">bourse</span>, literally ‘purse’, from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">bursa</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/purse1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">purse 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hurray <span class="bodyi">or</span> hooray</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hooʹray/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029660a"><!--s029660a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used as a cheer to express joy, approval, or encouragement [see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hurrah/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hurrah</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-head</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027760a"><!--s027760a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting:</p><a name="s029626b"><!--s029626b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the tip, end, or point of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>arrowhead</p> <p><i></i></p><p>spearhead</p>.</div><a name="s029627b"><!--s029627b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">derog</span> a person with the specified substitute for brains </p><p><i></i></p><p>airhead</p> <p><i></i></p><p>dickhead</p>.</div><a name="s029628b"><!--s029628b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a person addicted to the specified drug </p><p><i></i></p><p>acidhead</p> <p><i></i></p><p>crackhead</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aqua<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹakwə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002651a"><!--s002651a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the colour aquamarine</p><p><span class="bodyb">aqua</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fly-fishing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023242a"><!--s023242a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>fishing, e.g. for salmon or trout, using a rod and artificial flies as bait </p><p><i></i></p><p>If fishing is a religion, fly-fishing is high church</p><p> Tom Brokaw</p><p><span class="bodyb">fly-fish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">great tit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026385a"><!--s026385a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large common black, white, and yellow Eurasian and N African tit: <span class="bodyi">Parus major</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cover glass</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013730a"><!--s013730a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a piece of very thin glass used to cover material on a glass microscope slide.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gelation<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025027a"><!--s025027a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the action or process of forming into a gel.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impromptu<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpromptyooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030602a"><!--s030602a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>made or, done, composed, or uttered on the spur of the moment; unplanned or not rehearsed </p><p><i></i></p><p>We had an impromptu change of plan</p> <p><span class="bodyb">impromptu</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">impromptu</span> extemporaneously, from Latin <span class="bodyi">in promptu</span> in readiness].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hobgoblin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hobʹgoblin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028705a"><!--s028705a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030350b"><!--s030350b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a mischievous goblin.</p></div><a name="s030351b"><!--s030351b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a bugbear or bogey.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disjunctive<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017193a"><!--s017193a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017937b"><!--s017937b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in grammar, a disjunctive conjunction.</p></div><a name="s017938b"><!--s017938b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in logic, a disjunctive proposition.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">explicit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹsplisit/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021039a"><!--s021039a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022100b"><!--s022100b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>clear and unambiguous </p><p><i></i></p><p>explicit instructions</p>.</div><a name="s022101b"><!--s022101b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>graphically frank or detailed </p><p><i></i></p><p>explicit sex scenes</p>.</div><a name="s022102b"><!--s022102b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>fully developed or formulated</p><p><span class="bodyb">explicitly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">explicitness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">explicite</span> via medieval Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">explicitus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">explicare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/explicate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">explicate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hurrian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹuri·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029661a"><!--s029661a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031309b"><!--s031309b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a people who entered Syria and Mesopotamia and flourished between 4000 and 2000 <span class="bodysc">bc</span>, eventually becoming absorbed into the Assyrian and Hittite populations.</p></div><a name="s031310b"><!--s031310b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the language of these people, not belonging to any known language group, or the cuneiform script in which it was written</p><p><span class="bodyb">Hurrian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Assyrian and Hittite <span class="bodyi">harri</span>, <span class="bodyi">hurri</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Boursin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/booəʹsanh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006924a"><!--s006924a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a thick cream cheese of French origin that is flavoured with herbs, garlic, or pepper.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aqua<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002652a"><!--s002652a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in lists of ingredients: water [Latin <span class="bodyi">aqua</span> water].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gelato</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jəʹlahtoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gelati /jəʹlahti/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025028a"><!--s025028a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an Italian ice cream [Italian <span class="bodyi">gelato</span> ice cream].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">great-uncle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026386a"><!--s026386a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an uncle of one's father or mother.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">head<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hed/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027757a"><!--s027757a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029595b"><!--s029595b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the upper or foremost division of the human body containing the brain, the chief sense organs, and the face, also clearly demarcated in most other animals, although only certain mammals have the musculature for facial expression.</p></div><a name="s029596b"><!--s029596b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the seat of the intellect; the mind </p><p><i></i></p><p>Two heads are better than one</p>.</div><a name="s029597b"><!--s029597b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a headache.</p></div><a name="s029598b"><!--s029598b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl, but treated as sing. or pl</span>) the obverse of a coin, typically bearing the head of the monarch or president: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tail1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tail<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (5).</p></div><a name="s029599b"><!--s029599b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s007813c"><!--s007813c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a person or individual </p><p><i></i></p><p>at a cost of £25 per head</p> <p><i></i></p><p>count heads</p>.</div><a name="s007814c"><!--s007814c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">with pl meaning</span>) used in counting livestock </p><p><i></i></p><p>500 head of cattle</p>.</div></div><a name="s029600b"><!--s029600b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s007815c"><!--s007815c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the end that is upper, higher, or opposite the foot </p><p><i></i></p><p>the head of the table</p>.</div><a name="s007816c"><!--s007816c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the source of a stream, river, etc.</p></div><a name="s007817c"><!--s007817c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the end of a lake or inlet into which a river flows.</p></div><a name="s007818c"><!--s007818c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used in place names</span>) a headland </p><p><i></i></p><p>Worms Head</p>.</div><a name="s007819c"><!--s007819c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>either end of something, e.g. a cask or drum, whose two ends need not be distinguished.</p></div></div><a name="s029601b"><!--s029601b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a director or leader, e.g. a school principal.</p></div><a name="s029602b"><!--s029602b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>a director or leader, e.g.:</p><a name="s007820c"><!--s007820c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a school principal.</p></div><a name="s007821c"><!--s007821c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a person in charge of a department in an institution.</p></div></div><a name="s029603b"><!--s029603b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><a name="s007822c"><!--s007822c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a rounded or flattened cluster of flowers; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/capitulum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">capitulum</span></span></a> (1).</p></div><a name="s007823c"><!--s007823c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the foliaged part of a plant, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when consisting of a compact mass of leaves or fruits.</p></div></div><a name="s029604b"><!--s029604b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>the leading part of a military column, procession, etc.</p></div><a name="s029605b"><!--s029605b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><a name="s007824c"><!--s007824c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the uppermost extremity or projecting part of an object; the top.</p></div><a name="s007825c"><!--s007825c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the striking or operational part of a weapon, tool, implement, etc.</p></div><a name="s007826c"><!--s007826c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the flattened or rounded end of a nail, tack, screw, etc.</p></div></div><a name="s029606b"><!--s029606b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><a name="s007827c"><!--s007827c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a body of water kept in reserve at a height.</p></div><a name="s007828c"><!--s007828c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a mass of water in motion.</p></div></div><a name="s029607b"><!--s029607b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><a name="s007829c"><!--s007829c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the difference in height between two points in a body of liquid, or the pressure resulting from this.</p></div><a name="s007830c"><!--s007830c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the pressure of a fluid </p><p><i></i></p><p>a good head of steam</p>.</div></div><a name="s029608b"><!--s029608b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit (<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span></span>) a toilet, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a ship's toilet.</p></div><a name="s029609b"><!--s029609b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">15</span><br/><p>a measure of length equivalent to a head </p><p><i></i></p><p>won by a head</p>.</div><a name="s029610b"><!--s029610b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">16</span><br/><p>the place of leadership, honour, or command </p><p><i></i></p><p>at the head of the class</p>.</div><a name="s029611b"><!--s029611b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">17</span><br/><a name="s007831c"><!--s007831c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a word often in larger letters placed above a passage in order to introduce or categorize it; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/heading/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">heading</span></span></a> (1).</p></div><a name="s007832c"><!--s007832c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a separate section or topic </p><p><i></i></p><p>matters discussed under several heads</p>.</div></div><a name="s029612b"><!--s029612b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">18</span><br/><p>the foam or froth that rises on a fermenting or effervescing liquid, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> beer.</p></div><a name="s029613b"><!--s029613b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">19</span><br/><p>the part of a boil, pimple, etc at which it is likely to break.</p></div><a name="s029614b"><!--s029614b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">20</span><br/><a name="s007833c"><!--s007833c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a part of a machine or machine tool containing a device, e.g. a cutter or drill, or the part of an apparatus that performs the chief or a particular function.</p></div><a name="s007834c"><!--s007834c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any of at least two electromagnetic components that bear on the magnetic tape in a tape recorder, such that one can erase recorded material if desired and another may either record or play back ✱ <span class="bodyb">above/over somebody's head</span> said of intellectual material: too difficult for somebody them to understand ✱ <span class="bodyb">bang/knock people's heads together</span> to deal summarily with people who persist in arguing and refusing to cooperate with each other ✱ <span class="bodyb">come to a head</span> to arrive at a culminating point or crisis ✱ <span class="bodyb">do somebody's head in</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to make somebody confused or frustrated ✱ <span class="bodyb">from head to foot/toe</span> so as to cover the body completely ✱ <span class="bodyb">get a head start</span> to secure an advantage for oneself at the outset of a competition, etc ✱ <span class="bodyb">get one's head round/around something</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to manage to understand it ✱ <span class="bodyb">get one's head down</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to get some sleep.</p></div></div><a name="s029615b"><!--s029615b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">21</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to start concentrating on a task, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a mental one ✱ <span class="bodyb">give a horse its head</span> to allow it to gallop ✱ <span class="bodyb">give somebody head</span> <span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span> to perform oral sex on somebody ✱ <span class="bodyb">give somebody their head</span> to allow somebody to act on their own initiative ✱ <span class="bodyb">go over somebody's head</span> to ignore the person immediately senior to somebody one in a hierarchy and appeal, complain, etc to somebody in higher authority ✱ <span class="bodyb">go to somebody's head</span> said of alcohol: to make somebody them intoxicated or dizzy.</p></div><a name="s029616b"><!--s029616b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">22</span><br/><p>said of fame or success: to make somebody them conceited or overconfident ✱ <span class="bodyb">have a head/good head for something</span> to have an aptitude for, or an ability to cope with, something ✱ <span class="bodyb">have something hanging over one's head</span> to be constantly under a threat ✱ <span class="bodyb">head over heels</span> so as to perform a somersault.</p></div><a name="s029617b"><!--s029617b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">23</span><br/><p>helplessly </p><p><i></i></p><p>fell head over heels in love</p> <p>[originally (and more logically) <span class="bodyi">heels over head</span>, based on the notion of a person performing a jubilant somersault] ✱ <span class="bodyb">heads will roll</span> people will be dismissed or made to resign ✱ <span class="bodyb">keep one's head</span> to keep emotionally and intellectually cool, and act the more effectively as a result ✱ <span class="bodyb">keep one's head above water</span> to remain solvent; <span class="bodyi">broadly</span> to stay out of difficulty ✱ <span class="bodyb">knock an idea/rumour on the head</span> to dismiss it at a stroke ✱ <span class="bodyb">laugh/talk/shout/bawl one's head off</span> to laugh, talk, etc with inordinate vigour and vociferousness ✱ <span class="bodyb">lose one's head</span> to panic or behave irrationally ✱ <span class="bodyb">not make head or tail of something</span> to make no sense of something it; to fail to understand it ✱ <span class="bodyb">off one's head</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> crazy or mad ✱ <span class="bodyb">on your own head be it</span> you are responsible for whatever unwanted results your conduct, etc brings ✱ <span class="bodyb">put our/your/their heads together</span> to think something out jointly ✱ <span class="bodyb">stand head and shoulders above</span> to be noticeably superior to (others) ✱ <span class="bodyb">stand/turn an argument, etc on its head</span> to reverse it, or apply it the other way round ✱ <span class="bodyb">take it into one's head</span> to conceive a sudden notion or resolve ✱ <span class="bodyb">turn heads</span> to draw the gaze of passers-by ✱ <span class="bodyb">turn somebody's head</span> to make somebody conceited ✱ <span class="bodyb">with one's head in the clouds</span> in a dreamy state of mind</p><p><span class="bodyb">headless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">hēafod</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impromptu<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> impromptus)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030603a"><!--s030603a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032199b"><!--s032199b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something impromptu.</p></div><a name="s032200b"><!--s032200b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a musical composition suggesting improvisation.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">covering</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013731a"><!--s013731a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something that covers or conceals.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fly front</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023243a"><!--s023243a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a concealed opening in a garment, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> trousers: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fly2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fly<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (3).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hobnail</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhobnayl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028706a"><!--s028706a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a short large-headed nail for studding the soles of shoes or boots</p><p><span class="bodyb">hobnailed</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hob2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hob 2</span></span></a>, in the archaic sense ‘peg or stake used as a target in games’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disjuncture</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹjungkchə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017194a"><!--s017194a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a separation, split, discontinuity, or dichotomy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">explode</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹsplohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021040a"><!--s021040a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022103b"><!--s022103b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005627c"><!--s005627c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to undergo a rapid chemical or nuclear reaction with the production of noise, heat, and violent expansion of gases.</p></div><a name="s005628c"><!--s005628c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to burst violently as a result of pressure.</p></div><a name="s005629c"><!--s005629c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>said of numbers, populations, etc: to expand rapidly.</p></div></div><a name="s022104b"><!--s022104b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to give expression to sudden, violent, and usu noisy emotion </p><p><i></i></p><p>He exploded with anger</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s022105b"><!--s022105b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to explode or burst noisily.</p></div><a name="s022106b"><!--s022106b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to demonstrate the falsity of (a belief or theory) or the non-existence of (a theoretical entity) </p><p><i></i></p><p>explode a rumour</p> <p><i></i></p><p>The only small satisfaction I have … is that your friend Bunbury is quite exploded</p><p> Oscar Wilde</p><p><span class="bodyb">exploder</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">explodere</span> to drive off the stage by clapping, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">plaudere</span> to clap].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hurricane</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhurik(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029662a"><!--s029662a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031311b"><!--s031311b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a usu tropical cyclone with a wind having a speed of greater than 117km/h (73mph).</p></div><a name="s031312b"><!--s031312b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) denoting this wind velocity </p><p><i></i></p><p>hurricane-force gales</p> <p>[Spanish <span class="bodyi">huracán</span> from Taino <span class="bodyi">hurakán</span> god of the storm].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boustrophedon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/boohstrəʹfeed(ə)n, bow-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006925a"><!--s006925a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>denoting a writing system, found e.g. in some ancient Greek inscriptions, with lines running alternately from left to right and from right to left [Greek <span class="bodyi">boustrophēdon</span> literally ‘ox-turning-wise’, that is, turning like plough-pulling oxen at each end of the furrow, from <span class="bodyi">bous</span> ox, cow + <span class="bodyi">strephein</span> to turn].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">geld</span><small><span class="eSynop">/geld/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025029a"><!--s025029a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to castrate (a male animal) [Middle English <span class="bodyi">gelden</span> from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">gelda</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aquaculture</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹakwəkulchə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002654a"><!--s002654a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the cultivation of aquatic plants or animals for use by humans: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aquiculture/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aquiculture</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">aquacultural</span> /-ʹkulchərəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aqua/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aqua-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-culture</span> as in <span class="bodyi">agriculture</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">covering letter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013732a"><!--s013732a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a letter containing an explanation of or additional information about an accompanying item.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fly-half</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023244a"><!--s023244a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stand_off_half/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stand-off half</span></span></a> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fly2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fly 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Great War</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026387a"><!--s026387a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the first World War, 1914 to 1918.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">improper</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpropə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030604a"><!--s030604a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032201b"><!--s032201b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not in accordance with propriety or modesty; indecent.</p></div><a name="s032202b"><!--s032202b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not suitable or appropriate.</p></div><a name="s032203b"><!--s032203b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>not in accordance with fact, truth, or normal or correct procedure </p><p><i></i></p><p>That would be an improper inference from the evidence we have seen</p> <p><span class="bodyb">improperly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">improperness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">impropre</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">improprius</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">proprius</span> proper].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">head<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027758a"><!--s027758a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>principal or chief </p><p><i></i></p><p>the head teacher</p> <p><i></i></p><p>the head office</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disk</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017195a"><!--s017195a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017939b"><!--s017939b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004524c"><!--s004524c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">Brit also</span> <span class="bodyb">disc</span>) a round flat plate coated with a magnetic substance on which data for a computer is stored.</p></div><a name="s004525c"><!--s004525c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a computer storage device consisting of a stack of disks rotating at high speed, each disk having its own head to read and write data.</p></div></div><a name="s017940b"><!--s017940b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="sb000000147"><!--sb000000147--></a><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/disc/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">disc</span></span></a></p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">disk</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">disc</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/disc/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">disc</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hobnob</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhobnob/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (hobnobbed, hobnobbing) <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028707a"><!--s028707a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(+ with) to socialize or chat with somebody [from the obsolete phrase <span class="bodyi">drink hobnob</span> to drink alternately to one another].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bout</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bowt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006926a"><!--s006926a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007131b"><!--s007131b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a spell of activity </p><p><i></i></p><p>a bout of hard work</p>.</div><a name="s007132b"><!--s007132b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a boxing or wrestling match.</p></div><a name="s007133b"><!--s007133b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an outbreak or attack of illness, fever, etc [English dialect <span class="bodyi">bout</span> a trip going and returning in ploughing, from Middle English <span class="bodyi">bought</span> bend, prob of Low German origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hurricane deck</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029663a"><!--s029663a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an upper covered deck of a ship.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exploded</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021041a"><!--s021041a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a drawing, diagram, etc: showing the parts separated but in correct relationship to each other </p><p><i></i></p><p>an exploded view of a carburettor</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">head<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027759a"><!--s027759a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029618b"><!--s029618b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to lead or be at the head of (a movement, etc).</p></div><a name="s029619b"><!--s029619b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007835c"><!--s007835c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to put something as the heading to (a list, article, paragraph, etc).</p></div><a name="s007836c"><!--s007836c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to stand as the first or leading member or item of (a list, catalogue, etc).</p></div></div><a name="s029620b"><!--s029620b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to drive (a football, etc) with the head.</p></div><a name="s029621b"><!--s029621b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to cut back or off the upper growth of (a plant).</p></div><a name="s029622b"><!--s029622b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to set the course of (a vessel).</p></div><a name="s029623b"><!--s029623b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to go round the head of (a stream) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s029624b"><!--s029624b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to move in a specified direction.</p></div><a name="s029625b"><!--s029625b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>said of a vegetable: to form a head.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disk drive</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017196a"><!--s017196a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a device that enables a computer to transfer data to and retrieve it from magnetic disks.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flying<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023245a"><!--s023245a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024860b"><!--s024860b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>moving in the air or capable of doing so.</p></div><a name="s024861b"><!--s024861b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006493c"><!--s006493c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>moving in the air or capable of doing so.</p></div><a name="s006494c"><!--s006494c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>rapidly moving.</p></div><a name="s006495c"><!--s006495c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>very brief; hasty </p><p><i></i></p><p>a flying visit</p>.</div><a name="s006496c"><!--s006496c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>passing quickly.</p></div></div><a name="s024862b"><!--s024862b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>intended or ready for fast movement or instant action </p><p><i></i></p><p>flying pickets</p>.</div><a name="s024863b"><!--s024863b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>of or using an aircraft or of the operation of an aircraft.</p></div><a name="s024864b"><!--s024864b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>traversed, or to be traversed, after a flying start ✱ <span class="bodyb">with flying colours</span> with complete or eminent success </p><p><i></i></p><p>She passed the exam with flying colours</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gelding</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025030a"><!--s025030a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a castrated male horse [Middle English from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">geldingr</span>, from <span class="bodyi">gelda</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/geld/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">geld</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">great white shark</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026388a"><!--s026388a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large predatory shark with white underparts that is widespread in warm and tropical seas and sometimes attacks humans: <span class="bodyi">Carcharodon carcharias</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hobo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhohboh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -oes -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hoboes hobos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028708a"><!--s028708a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030352b"><!--s030352b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a tramp or vagrant.</p></div><a name="s030353b"><!--s030353b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a migratory worker [perhaps from <span class="bodyi">ho, bo</span>, assumed to be a form of greeting between tramps].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">improper fraction</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030605a"><!--s030605a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fraction whose numerator is larger than the denominator.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aquaerobics</span><small><span class="eSynop">/akwəʹrohbiks/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002655a"><!--s002655a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aquarobics_or_aquaerobics/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aquarobics</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coverlet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkuvəlit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013733a"><!--s013733a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bedspread [Middle English, alteration of <span class="bodyi">coverlite</span> from Anglo-French <span class="bodyi">coverelyth</span>, from early French <span class="bodyi">covrir</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cover1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cover 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">lit</span> bed].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boutique</span><small><span class="eSynop">/boohʹteek/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006927a"><!--s006927a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small fashionable shop selling specialized goods, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> clothes, or a small shop within a large department store [French <span class="bodyi">boutique</span> shop, from Latin <span class="bodyi">apotheca</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/apothecary/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">apothecary</span></span></a> . Compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bodega/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bodega</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hurricane lamp</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029664a"><!--s029664a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a candlestick or oil lamp equipped with a glass chimney to protect the flame.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exploit<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeksployt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021042a"><!--s021042a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a deed or act, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a notable or heroic one [Middle English, in the sense ‘outcome, success’, via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">explicitum</span>, neuter past part. of <span class="bodyi">explicare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/explicate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">explicate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impropriate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹprohpriayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030606a"><!--s030606a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to transfer (Church land, property, etc) to lay ownership [Latin <span class="bodyi">impropriare</span> to make one's own, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">propriare</span> to appropriate].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aqua fortis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌakwə ʹfawtis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002656a"><!--s002656a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/nitric_acid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">nitric acid</span></span></a> [Latin <span class="bodyi">aqua fortis</span>, literally ‘strong water’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">diskette</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹket/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017197a"><!--s017197a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/floppy_disk/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">floppy disk</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">headache</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027761a"><!--s027761a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029629b"><!--s029629b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sustained pain in the head.</p></div><a name="s029630b"><!--s029630b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> something that causes worry or difficulty </p><p><i></i></p><p>Finding babysitters was a bit of a headache</p> <p><span class="bodyb">headachy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cover letter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013734a"><!--s013734a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a covering letter.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hobson's choice</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhobs(ə)nz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028709a"><!--s028709a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an apparently free choice that offers no real alternative</p><p>named after Thomas <span class="bodyi">Hobson</span>, an early 17th-cent. English carrier, who let out his horses in strict rotation</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gel-filler</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025031a"><!--s025031a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a substance injected into a part of the body to remove wrinkles.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flying<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023246a"><!--s023246a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024865b"><!--s024865b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of travelling by air.</p></div><a name="s024866b"><!--s024866b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the operation of an aircraft or spacecraft.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">greave</span><small><span class="eSynop">/greev/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026389a"><!--s026389a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a piece of armour for the leg below the knee [Middle English <span class="bodyi">greve</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">greve</span> shin, greave].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hurricane tape</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029665a"><!--s029665a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>heavy-duty adhesive tape for securing window panes in their frames during severe storms.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boutique hotel</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006928a"><!--s006928a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a medium-sized hotel offering an intimate atmosphere and a high level of personal service.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aqualung</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹakwəlung/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002657a"><!--s002657a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an underwater breathing apparatus consisting of cylinders of compressed air or oxygen carried on the back and connected to a face mask [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aqua/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aqua-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lung/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lung</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hock<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hok/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028710a"><!--s028710a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030354b"><!--s030354b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the joint of the hind limb of a horse or related quadruped that corresponds to the ankle in human beings.</p></div><a name="s030355b"><!--s030355b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a knuckle of meat [Old English <span class="bodyi">hōh</span> heel].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">headband</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027762a"><!--s027762a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029631b"><!--s029631b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a band, typically of stretch fabric, worn round the head, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to keep hair or sweat out of the eyes.</p></div><a name="s029632b"><!--s029632b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a narrow coloured band attached to the top of a book spine for reinforcement and decoration.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impropriate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030607a"><!--s030607a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of former Church land, property, etc: having been transferred to lay ownership.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flying boat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023247a"><!--s023247a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a seaplane with a hull adapted for floating.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disk-operating system</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017198a"><!--s017198a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the part of a computer's operating system that reads and writes data to and from disk drives. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dos/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">DOS</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exploit<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹsployt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (exploited, exploiting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021043a"><!--s021043a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022107b"><!--s022107b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to use or develop (resources, materials, etc) fully, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for profit or advantage.</p></div><a name="s022108b"><!--s022108b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to take unfair advantage of (somebody) for financial or other gain </p><p><i></i></p><p>exploiting the workers by paying low wages</p> <p><span class="bodyb">exploitable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">exploitation</span> /eksployʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">exploitative</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">exploiter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">exploitive</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grebe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/greeb/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026390a"><!--s026390a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of swimming or and diving birds closely related to the divers but with lobed rather than instead of webbed toes: family Podicipedidae [French <span class="bodyi">grèbe</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gelid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjelid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025032a"><!--s025032a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>extremely cold; icy <span class="bodyb">gelidity</span> /jiʹliditi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">gelidus</span> from <span class="bodyi">gelu</span> frost, cold].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hurried</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhurid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029666a"><!--s029666a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>done in a hurry </p><p><i></i></p><p>a hurried search</p> <p><span class="bodyb">hurriedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">hurriedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cover note</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013735a"><!--s013735a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a provisional insurance document providing cover between acceptance of a risk and issue of a full policy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boutonniere</span><small><span class="eSynop">/boohtoʹnyeə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006929a"><!--s006929a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/buttonhole1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">buttonhole 1</span></span></a> [French <span class="bodyi">boutonnière</span> buttonhole, from <span class="bodyi">bouton</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/button1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">button 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aquamanile</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌakwəməʹnieli, -ʹneeli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002658a"><!--s002658a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a medieval ewer, typically shaped like a bird or animal [via late Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">aquaemanalis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">aquae</span> of water + <span class="bodyi">manale</span> ewer].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hock<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028711a"><!--s028711a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span>a dry to medium-dry or sometimes sweet white table wine produced in the Rhine valley [modification of German <span class="bodyi">Hochheimer</span>, named after <span class="bodyi">Hochheim</span>, town in Germany].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">headbanger</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027763a"><!--s027763a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029633b"><!--s029633b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who shakes their head violently and rhythmically to the beat of loud rock music, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> heavy metal.</p></div><a name="s029634b"><!--s029634b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an insane or violent person; a maniac.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gelignite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjeligniet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025033a"><!--s025033a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dynamite in which the adsorbent base is a mixture of potassium or sodium nitrate usu with wood pulp [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gelatin_or_gelatine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gelatin</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi"><span class="bodyi">ignis</span></span> fire + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ite1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ite 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flying bomb</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023248a"><!--s023248a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pilotless aircraft carrying explosives, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a V-1.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impropriety</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imprəʹprieiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> improprieties)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030608a"><!--s030608a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032204b"><!--s032204b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an absence of accepted standards of decency.</p></div><a name="s032205b"><!--s032205b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an improper act or remark, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an unacceptable use of a word [French <span class="bodyi">impropriété</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">improprietat-, improprietas</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">improprius</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/improper/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">improper</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cover-point</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013736a"><!--s013736a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in cricket, a fielding position further from the batsman than point and situated between mid-off and point.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">explore</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹsplaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021044a"><!--s021044a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022109b"><!--s022109b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to travel into or through (an unfamiliar place), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for purposes of geographical or scientific discovery.</p></div><a name="s022110b"><!--s022110b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to examine or enquire into (something) thoroughly </p><p><i></i></p><p>You must explore the possibilities of reaching an agreement</p>.</div><a name="s022111b"><!--s022111b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to examine (something, e.g. a part of the body) minutely, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for diagnostic purposes <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s022112b"><!--s022112b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to explore a place <span class="bodyb">exploration</span> /ekspləʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">explorative</span> /ikʹsplorətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">exploratory</span> /ikʹsplorət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">explorer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">explorare</span> to search out, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">plorare</span> to cry out; prob from the outcry of hunters on sighting game].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Grecian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgreesh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026391a"><!--s026391a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to ancient Greece</p><p><span class="bodyb">Grecian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">Graecia</span> Greece].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hurry<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhuri/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (hurries, hurried, hurrying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029667a"><!--s029667a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s031313b"><!--s031313b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to go somewhere, or do something, as quickly as possible <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s031314b"><!--s031314b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to make (a person or process) go faster </p><p><i></i></p><p>Don't try to hurry the recuperation period</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Can't somebody hurry her up?</p>.</div><a name="s031315b"><!--s031315b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to rush (somebody) somewhere </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was hurried to the doctor's</p> <p><span class="bodyb">hurried</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">hurriedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">hurrier</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [prob of imitative origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aquamarine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌakwəməʹreen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002659a"><!--s002659a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002605b"><!--s002605b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a transparent blue to green beryl used as a gemstone: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/beryl/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">beryl</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/emerald/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">emerald</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s002606b"><!--s002606b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a pale blue to light greenish blue colour</p><p><span class="bodyb">aquamarine</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">aqua marina</span> sea water].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bouzouki</span><small><span class="eSynop">/booʹzoohki/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bouzoukis)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006930a"><!--s006930a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a long-necked Greek stringed musical instrument that resembles a mandolin [Modern Greek <span class="bodyi">mpouzouki</span>, prob from Turkish <span class="bodyi">büyük</span> large].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disk pack</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017199a"><!--s017199a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/disk/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">disk</span></span></a> (1b).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hock<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028712a"><!--s028712a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to pawn (something) [from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hock4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hock 4</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">headboard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027764a"><!--s027764a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a board forming the head of a bed.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Grecism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgreesiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026392a"><!--s026392a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/graecism/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Graecism</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hurry<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029668a"><!--s029668a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031316b"><!--s031316b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>haste or rush </p><p><i></i></p><p>in my hurry to answer the phone</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">in a hurry</span>.</p></div><a name="s031317b"><!--s031317b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in haste; rushed ✱ <span class="bodyb">in no hurry</span> not needing to hurry </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'll wait; I'm in no hurry</p>.</div><a name="s031318b"><!--s031318b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> reluctant to do something </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'm in no hurry to get involved with the police again</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">not do something in a hurry</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to be unlikely or reluctant to do something </p><p><i></i></p><p>I won't sample his cooking again in a hurry</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">there's no hurry</span> there is no urgency </p><p><i></i></p><p>There's no hurry for the report</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">what's the hurry?</span> stop trying to rush things.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flying bridge</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023249a"><!--s023249a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the highest navigational bridge on a ship.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">explosion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹsplohzh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021045a"><!--s021045a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022113b"><!--s022113b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of exploding.</p></div><a name="s022114b"><!--s022114b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005630c"><!--s005630c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a rapid large-scale expansion, increase, or upheaval </p><p><i></i></p><p>the population explosion</p>.</div><a name="s005631c"><!--s005631c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a sudden violent outburst of emotion [Latin <span class="bodyi">explosion-, explosio</span> act of driving off by clapping, from <span class="bodyi">explodere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/explode/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">explode</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">improve</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹproohv/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030609a"><!--s030609a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032206b"><!--s032206b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to enhance (something) in value or quality; to make (something) better.</p></div><a name="s032207b"><!--s032207b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to increase the value of (land or property), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by cultivation or the erection of buildings <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s032208b"><!--s032208b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to become better; to make progress.</p></div><a name="s032209b"><!--s032209b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + on/upon) to produce or achieve something better than a previous version, result, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>We must try to improve on last week's score</p> <p><span class="bodyb">improvability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">improvable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">improver</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Anglo-French <span class="bodyi">emprouer</span> to invest profitably, from Old French <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">prou</span> advantage, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">prode</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/proud/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">proud</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coverslip</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013737a"><!--s013737a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cover_glass/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cover glass</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bovine<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbohvien/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006931a"><!--s006931a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007134b"><!--s007134b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to cattle.</p></div><a name="s007135b"><!--s007135b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>like an ox or cow, e.g. in being slow, stolid, or dull</p><p><span class="bodyb">bovinely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">bovinus</span>,from Latin <span class="bodyi">bov-, bos</span> ox, cow].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aquanaut</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹakwənawt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002660a"><!--s002660a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a diver who works underwater [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aqua/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aqua-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-naut</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aeronaut/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aeronaut</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hock<sup>4</sup></span></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028713a"><!--s028713a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>✱ <span class="bodyb">in hock</span> said of an object: having been pawned said of a person: in debt [Dutch <span class="bodyi">hok</span> pen, prison].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gem<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/jem/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025034a"><!--s025034a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026718b"><!--s026718b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a precious or sometimes semiprecious stone, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when cut and polished for use in jewellery.</p></div><a name="s026719b"><!--s026719b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody or something highly prized or much beloved [Middle English <span class="bodyi">gemme</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">gemma</span> bud, gem].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dislike<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹliek/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017200a"><!--s017200a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017941b"><!--s017941b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a feeling of aversion or disapproval.</p></div><a name="s017942b"><!--s017942b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something one has an aversion for </p><p><i></i></p><p>likes and dislikes</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">take a dislike to</span>.</p></div><a name="s017943b"><!--s017943b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to develop an aversion for (a person or thing).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">headbutt<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027765a"><!--s027765a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to strike (somebody) with the head.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Greco-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026393a"><!--s026393a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/graeco/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Graeco-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gem<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (gemmed, gemming)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025035a"><!--s025035a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to adorn (something) with gems</p><p><span class="bodyb">gemmed</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">improvement</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030610a"><!--s030610a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032210b"><!--s032210b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of improving or being improved.</p></div><a name="s032211b"><!--s032211b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an increase in value or excellence, or something that brings this about </p><p><i></i></p><p>improvements to an old house</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">explosive<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹsplohsiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021046a"><!--s021046a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022115b"><!--s022115b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>capable of exploding or likely to explode </p><p><i></i></p><p>an explosive substance</p>.</div><a name="s022116b"><!--s022116b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>tending or threatening to burst forth with sudden violence or noise </p><p><i></i></p><p>an explosive situation</p>.</div><a name="s022117b"><!--s022117b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>tending to arouse strong reactions; controversial </p><p><i></i></p><p>the play's explosive topicality</p> <p><span class="bodyb">explosively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">explosiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dislike<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017201a"><!--s017201a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to regard (somebody or something) with dislike</p><p><span class="bodyb">dislikable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dislikeable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bovine<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006932a"><!--s006932a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an ox or related animal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flying buttress</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023250a"><!--s023250a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a projecting arched structure that supports a wall or building.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aquaplane<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹakwəplayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002661a"><!--s002661a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a board for riding on water, towed by a fast motorboat [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aqua/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aqua-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/plane1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">plane 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hurry-up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029669a"><!--s029669a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> requiring or executed in haste </p><p><i></i></p><p>a hurry-up meal</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a hurry-up call</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">covert<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkuvət, koʹvuht/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013738a"><!--s013738a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>not openly shown or acknowledged; secret</p><p><span class="bodyb">covertly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">covertness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">covert</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">covrir</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cover1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cover 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hockey</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhoki/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028714a"><!--s028714a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030356b"><!--s030356b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a field game played between two teams of eleven players who hit a small hard ball with a long hooked stick that has a flat-faced blade at the lower end.</p></div><a name="s030357b"><!--s030357b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ice_hockey/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ice hockey</span></span></a> [perhaps from early French <span class="bodyi">hoquet</span> shepherd's crook, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">hoc</span> hook, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">headbutt<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027766a"><!--s027766a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a blow with the head.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">greed</span><small><span class="eSynop">/greed/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026394a"><!--s026394a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028231b"><!--s028231b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>excessive desire for or consumption of food.</p></div><a name="s028232b"><!--s028232b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>excessive desire to acquire or possess things; avarice [back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/greedy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">greedy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">improvident</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹprovid(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030611a"><!--s030611a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lacking foresight, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in not providing for the future</p><p><span class="bodyb">improvidence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">improvidently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">improvident-, improvidens</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">provident-</span>, <span class="bodyi">providens</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/provident/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">provident</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">explosive<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021047a"><!--s021047a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an explosive substance.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hocus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhohkəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (hocussed hocused) (hocussing hocusing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028715a"><!--s028715a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030358b"><!--s030358b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to deceive or trick (somebody).</p></div><a name="s030359b"><!--s030359b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to drug (e.g. an animal or its drink) [orig meaning obsolete <span class="bodyi">hocus</span> ‘to deceive’; trickery, deceit, short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hocus_pocus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hocus-pocus</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bovine somatotrophin</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006933a"><!--s006933a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hormone that regulates growth in cattle, sometimes given in an artificial form to increase the production of milk.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gemara</span><small><span class="eSynop">/geʹmahrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025036a"><!--s025036a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Judaism, the commentary on the Mishnah forming most of the Talmud [Aramaic <span class="bodyi">gĕmārā</span> completion].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">covert<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013739a"><!--s013739a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014329b"><!--s014329b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a thicket providing cover for game.</p></div><a name="s014330b"><!--s014330b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a feather covering the bases of the wing or tail feathers of a bird.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flying doctor</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023251a"><!--s023251a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a doctor who visits patients in remote areas by aeroplane, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in Australia.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dislocate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdisləkayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017202a"><!--s017202a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017944b"><!--s017944b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to displace (a bone) from its normal articulation.</p></div><a name="s017945b"><!--s017945b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to disrupt the normal order or organization of (a timetable, etc).</p></div><a name="s017946b"><!--s017946b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to put (machinery) out of order</p><p><span class="bodyb">dislocation</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">dislocatus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">dislocare</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">locare</span> to position, from <span class="bodyi">locus</span> place].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aquaplane<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002662a"><!--s002662a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002607b"><!--s002607b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to ride on an aquaplane.</p></div><a name="s002608b"><!--s002608b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a car: to go out of control by sliding on water lying on the surface of a wet road</p><p><span class="bodyb">aquaplaner</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">head case</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027767a"><!--s027767a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a mad person; an eccentric.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hurst</span><small><span class="eSynop">/huhst/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">archaic</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029670a"><!--s029670a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031319b"><!--s031319b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a hillock.</p></div><a name="s031320b"><!--s031320b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a sandbank [Old English <span class="bodyi">hyrst</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">improvise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹimprəviez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030612a"><!--s030612a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032212b"><!--s032212b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make or provide (something) using what is available </p><p><i></i></p><p>We improvised a stretcher from branches and a jacket</p>.</div><a name="s032213b"><!--s032213b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to compose or perform (music, poetry, drama, etc) impromptu or without a set script or musical score <span class="bodyb">improvisation</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">improvisational</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">improvisatory</span> /-ʹzayt(ə)ri, -ʹviezət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">improviser</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">improviser</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">improvvisare</span>, from <span class="bodyi">improvviso</span> sudden, from Latin <span class="bodyi">improvisus</span> unforeseen, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">provisus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">providēre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/provide/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">provide</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">greedy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (greedier, greediest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026395a"><!--s026395a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028233b"><!--s028233b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>consuming something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> food, in excessive amounts.</p></div><a name="s028234b"><!--s028234b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ for) having a great or excessive desire or need for something</p><p><span class="bodyb">greedily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">greediness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">grǣdig</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹekspoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> expos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021048a"><!--s021048a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/exposition/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">exposition</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gemeinschaft</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gəʹmienshaft, -shahft/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025037a"><!--s025037a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a social relationship or community characterized by solidarity based on loyalty and kinship: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gesellschaft/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Gesellschaft</span></span></a> [German <span class="bodyi">Gemeinschaft</span> community, from <span class="bodyi">gemein</span> common, general + <span class="bodyi">-schaft</span> -ship].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coverture</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkuvətyə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013740a"><!--s013740a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> shelter or concealment of any kind.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hocus-pocus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhohkəs ʹpohkəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028716a"><!--s028716a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030360b"><!--s030360b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>deliberately nonsensical words, e.g. uttered by a conjurer, usu intended to obscure or deceive.</p></div><a name="s030361b"><!--s030361b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the use of trickery in order to deceive [modification of <span class="bodyi">hax pax max Deus</span> <span class="bodyi">adimax</span>, imitation Latin phrase used by conjurers].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dislocation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disləʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017203a"><!--s017203a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017947b"><!--s017947b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>displacement of one or more bones at a joint.</p></div><a name="s017948b"><!--s017948b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a discontinuity in the lattice structure of a crystal.</p></div><a name="s017949b"><!--s017949b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>disruption of an established order or course </p><p><i></i></p><p>The flu epidemic had caused much dislocation in the school timetable</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bovine spongiform encephalopathy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006934a"><!--s006934a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bse/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">BSE</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aqua regia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌakwə ʹreji·ə, ʹree-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002663a"><!--s002663a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mixture of nitric and hydrochloric acids that dissolves gold or platinum [Latin <span class="bodyi">aqua regia</span>, literally ‘royal water’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hurt<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/huht/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (hurting, <span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> hurt)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029671a"><!--s029671a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031321b"><!--s031321b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008159c"><!--s008159c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to do something that causes pain or injury to.</p></div><a name="s008160c"><!--s008160c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to be painful <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s031322b"><!--s031322b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to do something that causes injury to (oneself or a part of one's body) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Have you hurt yourself?</p> <p><i></i></p><p>I've hurt my wrist</p>.</div><a name="s031323b"><!--s031323b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to injure (somebody) or cause them to feel pain.</p></div><a name="s031324b"><!--s031324b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to offend or upset (a person or their feelings).</p></div><a name="s031325b"><!--s031325b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to damage the interests of (a person or group) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The new regulations will hurt the small investor most</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s031326b"><!--s031326b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to be painful.</p></div><a name="s031327b"><!--s031327b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to inflict distress </p><p><i></i></p><p>What I have to say is going to hurt</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">hurt for</span>.</p></div><a name="s031328b"><!--s031328b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> to need (something) urgently </p><p><i></i></p><p>They're not hurting for cash</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">hurten</span> to strike, injure, from Old French <span class="bodyi">hurter</span> to collide with, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">headcheese</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027768a"><!--s027768a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> meat from a pig's or calf's head moulded in aspic; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brawn/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brawn</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">imprudent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹproohd(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030613a"><!--s030613a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lacking discretion or caution</p><p><span class="bodyb">imprudence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">imprudently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">imprudent-, imprudens</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">prudent-</span>, <span class="bodyi">prudens</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/prudent/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">prudent</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">greedy-guts</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> greedy-guts)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026396a"><!--s026396a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> somebody who eats too much; a glutton.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flying fish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023252a"><!--s023252a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of tropical fishes that hasve long pectoral fins and is are able to glide some distance through the air: genus <span class="bodyi">Exocoethus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exponent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹspohnənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021049a"><!--s021049a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022118b"><!--s022118b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005632c"><!--s005632c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + of) somebody or something that expounds or interprets.</p></div><a name="s005633c"><!--s005633c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + of) somebody or something that advocates or exemplifies something.</p></div><a name="s005634c"><!--s005634c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a skilled performer, artist, etc.</p></div></div><a name="s022119b"><!--s022119b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a symbol written above and to the right of a mathematical expression to indicate the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself, e.g. 2<sup>3</sup> = 2 × 2 × 2 [Latin <span class="bodyi">exponent-, exponens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">exponere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/expose/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">expose</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">geminate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjeminət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025038a"><!--s025038a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>arranged in pairs; doubled</p><p><span class="bodyb">geminately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">geminatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">geminare</span> to double, from <span class="bodyi">geminus</span> twin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hod</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hod/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028717a"><!--s028717a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030362b"><!--s030362b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a trough mounted on a pole handle for carrying mortar, bricks, etc.</p></div><a name="s030363b"><!--s030363b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a coal scuttle, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a tall one used to shovel fuel directly onto a fire [prob from early Dutch <span class="bodyi">hodde</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cover-up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013741a"><!--s013741a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a device or course of action that conceals an error or a crime.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dislodge</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹloj/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017204a"><!--s017204a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to force (something or somebody) out of a fixed or entrenched position</p><p><span class="bodyb">dislodgement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old French <span class="bodyi">deslogier</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">loger</span> to lodge, from <span class="bodyi">loge</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lodge1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lodge 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bovril</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbovril/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006935a"><!--s006935a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a concentrated beef extract [Latin <span class="bodyi">bov-, bos</span> ox + <span class="bodyi">vril</span>, an imaginary force in the novel <span class="bodyi">The Coming Race</span> by E Bulwer-Lytton d.1873, British novelist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">headcount</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027769a"><!--s027769a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a count of the number of people present.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">greegree</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgreegree/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026397a"><!--s026397a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gris_gris_or_gri_gri_or_greegree/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gris-gris</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flying fox</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023253a"><!--s023253a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various fruit-eating bats with foxlike faces, found in Africa, Asia, and Australia: suborder Megachiroptera.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impudent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹimpyood(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030614a"><!--s030614a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>showing contemptuous or cocky boldness or disrespect</p><p><span class="bodyb">impudence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">impudently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">impudent-</span>, <span class="bodyi">impudens</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">pudent-</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">pudēre</span> to feel shame].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hurt<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029672a"><!--s029672a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031329b"><!--s031329b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>injured </p><p><i></i></p><p>not badly hurt</p>.</div><a name="s031330b"><!--s031330b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>upset or offended.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exponential</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ekspəʹnensh(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021050a"><!--s021050a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022120b"><!--s022120b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>involving a variable in an exponent, e.g. 10<sup>x</sup>.</p></div><a name="s022121b"><!--s022121b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005635c"><!--s005635c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>expressed in terms of exponential functions.</p></div><a name="s005636c"><!--s005636c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>increasing with accelerating rapidity </p><p><i></i></p><p>exponential growth</p> <p><span class="bodyb">exponentially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aquarelle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/akwəʹrel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002664a"><!--s002664a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a the technique of painting in thin usu transparent watercolours</p><p><span class="bodyb">aquarellist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">aquarelle</span> from obsolete Italian <span class="bodyi">acquarella</span> (now <span class="bodyi">acquerello</span>) from <span class="bodyi">acqua</span> water, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aqua/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aqua-</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">geminate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjeminayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025039a"><!--s025039a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in phonetics, to make (a speech sound) paired or doubled <span class="bodyb">gemination</span> /-ʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cover version</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013742a"><!--s013742a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a new version of a pop song previously recorded by another artist.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disloyal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹloyəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017205a"><!--s017205a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>not loyal to obligations or ties; unfaithful</p><p><span class="bodyb">disloyally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">disloyalty</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old French <span class="bodyi">desloial</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">loial</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/loyal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">loyal</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hodgepodge</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhojpoj/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028718a"><!--s028718a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hotchpotch/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hotchpotch</span></span></a> [by alteration].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">headdress</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027770a"><!--s027770a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any elaborate covering for the head, e.g. one worn ceremonially.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flying gurnard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023254a"><!--s023254a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of marine fishes with large fins just behind the head that allow them to glide above the water for short distances: family Dactylopteridae.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bovver</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbovə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006936a"><!--s006936a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> rowdy or violent disturbance; aggro </p><p><i></i></p><p>bovver boys</p> <p>[alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bother2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bother 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hurt<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029673a"><!--s029673a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031331b"><!--s031331b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the emotional distress caused by an unpleasant experience or somebody's cruelty.</p></div><a name="s031332b"><!--s031332b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> harm </p><p><i></i></p><p>My name is Caius Martius, who hath done to thee particularly … great hurt and mischief</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div><a name="s031333b"><!--s031333b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a wound </p><p><i></i></p><p>This gentleman … hath got this mortal hurt in my behalf</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aquaria</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkweəri·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002665a"><!--s002665a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aquarium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aquarium</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exponential distribution</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021051a"><!--s021051a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in statistics, distribution used to make statements about the length of life of materials or times between events.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impugn</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpyoohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030615a"><!--s030615a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to call into question or dispute the validity or integrity of (something said or done)</p><p><span class="bodyb">impugnable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">impugner</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">impugnen</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">impugnare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">pugnare</span> to fight].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Greek<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/greek/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026398a"><!--s026398a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028235b"><!--s028235b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Greece.</p></div><a name="s028236b"><!--s028236b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Indo-European language of the people of ancient Greece or the modern language derived from it currently used in Greece.</p></div><a name="s028237b"><!--s028237b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> something unintelligible </p><p><i></i></p><p>It's all Greek to me</p> <p><span class="bodyb">Greek</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p>Old English <span class="bodyi">Grēca</span> via Latin <span class="bodyi">Graecus</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">Graikos</span>; (sense 3) translation of Latin <span class="bodyi">Graecum</span> in the medieval phrase <span class="bodyi">Graecum est; non potest legi</span> it is Greek; it cannot be read. Numerous English words and word-elements derive from the ancient Greek language, but few of them have been borrowed directly (<span class="bodyi">amnesty, idiosyncrasy, myth</span>, and <span class="bodyi">pathos</span> are exceptions). Many came by way of Latin during the revival of classical learning in the 16th and 17th cents (<span class="bodyi">chaos, climax, crisis, dilemma, drama, energy, enigma, epoch, irony, system, theory, zone</span>). Even more have entered English as part of the Latin- and Greek-based international scientific vocabulary of modern times. A few words from modern Greek (New Greek) have also entered English, mostly terms relating to food and drink (<span class="bodyi">moussaka, ouzo, pitta, retsina, taramasalata</span>)</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gemini</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjemini, -nie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025040a"><!--s025040a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026720b"><!--s026720b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in astronomy, a constellation (the Twins) depicted as the twins Castor and Pollux.</p></div><a name="s026721b"><!--s026721b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in astrology, the third sign of the zodiac or a person born under this sign.</p></div><a name="s026722b"><!--s026722b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s007022c"><!--s007022c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in astrology, the third sign of the zodiac.</p></div><a name="s007023c"><!--s007023c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a person born under this sign <span class="bodyb">Geminian</span> /-ʹnee·ən, -ʹnie·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">gemini</span> the twins (Castor and Pollux)].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">covet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkuvit/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (coveted, coveting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013743a"><!--s013743a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to long to have (something that belongs to somebody else) </p><p><i></i></p><p>For what satisfaction hath a man, that he shall ‘lie down with kings and emperors in death’, who in his lifetime never greatly coveted the society of such bed-fellows?</p><p> Charles Lamb</p><p><span class="bodyb">covetable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">coveiten</span> via early French <span class="bodyi">coveitier</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">cupere</span> to desire].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dismal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdizm(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017206a"><!--s017206a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017950b"><!--s017950b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>causing or expressing gloom or sadness </p><p><i></i></p><p>‘Now if you're ready, Oysters dear, we can begin to feed.’ ‘But not on us!’ the Oysters cried, turning a little blue. ‘After such kindness, that would be a dismal thing to do!’</p><p> Lewis Carroll.</p></div><a name="s017951b"><!--s017951b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> incompetent </p><p><i></i></p><p>a dismal effort</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">the dismal science</span>.</p></div><a name="s017952b"><!--s017952b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">humorous</span> political economy, so nicknamed by Carlyle</p><p><span class="bodyb">dismally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dismalness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English from Anglo-French <span class="bodyi">dismal</span> days marked as unlucky in medieval calendars, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">dies mali</span> evil days].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hodgkin's disease</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhojkinz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028719a"><!--s028719a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a malignant disease characterized by progressive anaemia with enlargement of the lymph glands, spleen, and liver [named after Thomas <span class="bodyi">Hodgkin</span> d.1866, English physician who first described it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hurtful</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhuhtf(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029674a"><!--s029674a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of words or behaviour: causing pain or distress; intended to hurt feelings </p><p><i></i></p><p>hurtful comments</p> <p><span class="bodyb">hurtfully</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">hurtfulness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">headed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027771a"><!--s027771a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029635b"><!--s029635b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of writing paper: having a heading, typically consisting of the name and address of the writer.</p></div><a name="s029636b"><!--s029636b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used in combinations</span>) having a head or heads of the kind or number specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>a coolheaded businessman</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a roundheaded screw</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a two-headed monster</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flying jib</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023255a"><!--s023255a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>on a ship with two or more triangular sails, the sail set furthest forward.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impulse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹimpuls/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030616a"><!--s030616a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032214b"><!--s032214b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sudden spontaneous inclination or desire to do something.</p></div><a name="s032215b"><!--s032215b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008395c"><!--s008395c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a force that produces motion suddenly.</p></div><a name="s008396c"><!--s008396c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>inspiration or stimulus </p><p><i></i></p><p>the creative impulse</p>.</div></div><a name="s032216b"><!--s032216b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s008397c"><!--s008397c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an impelling or driving force.</p></div><a name="s008398c"><!--s008398c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a wave of electrical energy transmitted through tissues, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> nerve fibres and muscles, that results in physiological activity or inhibition.</p></div></div><a name="s032217b"><!--s032217b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in physics, the product of the average value of a force and the time during which it acts, being a quantity equal to the change in momentum produced by the force.</p></div><a name="s032218b"><!--s032218b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s008399c"><!--s008399c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in physics, the product of the average value of a force and the time during which it acts, being a quantity equal to the change in momentum produced by the force.</p></div><a name="s008400c"><!--s008400c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pulse1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pulse<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (4a) [Latin <span class="bodyi">impulsus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">impellere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/impel/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">impel</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bow<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bow/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006937a"><!--s006937a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007136b"><!--s007136b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(+ to) to submit or yield to something or somebody </p><p><i></i></p><p>I suppose we must bow to the inevitable</p>.</div><a name="s007137b"><!--s007137b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> + down) to bend the head, body, or knee in respect, submission, or greeting <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s007138b"><!--s007138b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to incline (the head, etc), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in respect, submission, or shame.</p></div><a name="s007139b"><!--s007139b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to express (one's assent, etc) by inclining one's head ✱ <span class="bodyb">bow and scrape</span> to act in an obsequious manner [Old English <span class="bodyi">būgan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exponential function</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021052a"><!--s021052a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mathematical function in which an independent variable appears in an exponent.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Greek<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026399a"><!--s026399a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to Greece, the Greeks, or the Greek language.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gemma</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjemə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gemmae /ʹjemee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025041a"><!--s025041a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026723b"><!--s026723b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a plant bud, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that develops a leaf.</p></div><a name="s026724b"><!--s026724b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an asexual reproductive body that occurs in mosses, liverworts, etc.</p></div><a name="s026725b"><!--s026725b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an outgrowth of an animal, produced by asexual reproduction and capable of developing into a new animal <span class="bodyb">gemmate</span> /ʹjemayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">gemma</span> bud, gem].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">covetous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkuvitəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013744a"><!--s013744a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>showing an inordinate desire to have something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> somebody else's wealth or possessions</p><p><span class="bodyb">covetously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">covetousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aquarist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹakwərist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002666a"><!--s002666a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002609b"><!--s002609b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who keeps an aquarium.</p></div><a name="s002610b"><!--s002610b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the curator of an aquarium.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dismantle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹmantl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017207a"><!--s017207a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017953b"><!--s017953b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to take (something) to pieces.</p></div><a name="s017954b"><!--s017954b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to break up (an organization, etc due for termination).</p></div><a name="s017955b"><!--s017955b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to strip (a fortified place) of equipment, etc or (a ship) of sails and rigging</p><p><span class="bodyb">dismantlement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dismantler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">desmanteler</span> to destroy a fortification, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">manteler</span> to fortify, from Latin <span class="bodyi">mantellum</span> cloak, mantle].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hodograph</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhodəgrahf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028720a"><!--s028720a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in mathematics, a curve having a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/radius_vector/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">radius vector</span></span></a> (line joining fixed point to variable point) that represents the velocity of a moving point [Greek <span class="bodyi">hodos</span> way, path + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/graph/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-graph</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hurtle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhuhtl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029675a"><!--s029675a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to move somewhere rapidly or precipitately </p><p><i></i></p><p>hurtling along the motorway</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">hurtlen</span> to collide, frequentative of <span class="bodyi">hurten</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hurt1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hurt 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">header</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027772a"><!--s027772a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029637b"><!--s029637b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a shot or pass in football made by heading the ball.</p></div><a name="s029638b"><!--s029638b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a headfirst fall or dive.</p></div><a name="s029639b"><!--s029639b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a brick or stone laid in a wall with its end towards the face of the wall: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stretcher1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stretcher<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (3).</p></div><a name="s029640b"><!--s029640b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a person or device that forms or removes heads, e.g. a grain-harvesting machine that cuts off grain heads.</p></div><a name="s029641b"><!--s029641b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a raised water tank that maintains fluid pressure in a plumbing system, etc.</p></div><a name="s029642b"><!--s029642b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a line of text appearing at the top of each page of a book, etc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flying lemur</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023256a"><!--s023256a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of two species of tree-dwelling nocturnal mammals of E India and the Philippines that are about the size of a cat and make long sailing leaps using a broad parachute-like fold of skin that hangs from the neck to the tail: genus <span class="bodyi">Cynocephalus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bow<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bow/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006938a"><!--s006938a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bending of the head or body in respect, submission, or greeting ✱ <span class="bodyb">make one's bow</span> to appear in public in a particular role or office for the first time </p><p><i></i></p><p>when she made her bow as Speaker of the House</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">take a bow</span> to acknowledge applause or praise.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dismast</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹmahst/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017208a"><!--s017208a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to remove or break off the mast of (a ship).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">covey</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkuvi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -eys) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> coveys)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013745a"><!--s013745a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small flock of birds, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> grouse or partridge [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">couver</span> to sit on, brood over, from Latin <span class="bodyi">cubare</span> to lie].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hoe<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028721a"><!--s028721a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an implement with a long handle and a flat blade, used for tilling, weeding, etc [Middle English <span class="bodyi">howe</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">houe</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">husband<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhuzbənd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029676a"><!--s029676a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the man to whom a woman is married</p><p><span class="bodyb">husbandhood</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">husbandless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">husbandly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">hūsbonda</span> master of a house, from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">hūsbōndi</span>, from <span class="bodyi">hūs</span> house + <span class="bodyi">bōndi</span> householder].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gemmation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jeʹmaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025042a"><!--s025042a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>asexual reproduction in plants and animals by budding.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">export<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹspawt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021053a"><!--s021053a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022122b"><!--s022122b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to carry or send (a commodity) to another country for purposes of trade.</p></div><a name="s022123b"><!--s022123b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to take or spread (an idea, custom, etc) abroad.</p></div><a name="s022124b"><!--s022124b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in computing, to transfer (data) from one program or application for use in another <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s022125b"><!--s022125b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to export something abroad <span class="bodyb">exportability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">exportable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">exportation</span> /-ʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">exporter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">exportare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">portare</span> to carry].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Greek cross</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026400a"><!--s026400a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cross with four equal arms intersecting at right angles.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aquarium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkweəri·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> aquariums aquaria /-ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002667a"><!--s002667a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002611b"><!--s002611b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a glass tank, artificial pond, etc in which living aquatic animals or plants are kept.</p></div><a name="s002612b"><!--s002612b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an establishment where collections of living aquatic organisms are exhibited [neuter of Latin <span class="bodyi">aquarius</span> of water, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aqua/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aqua-</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impulse buying</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030617a"><!--s030617a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act of making an unplanned purchase or purchases on the spur of the moment</p><p><span class="bodyb">impulse buy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">impulse buyer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">header tank</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027773a"><!--s027773a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/header/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">header</span></span></a> (5).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flying officer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023257a"><!--s023257a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an officer in the Royal Air Force ranking below a flight lieutenant.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dismay<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹmay/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017209a"><!--s017209a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to fill (somebody) with consternation or sadness</p><p><span class="bodyb">dismayingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Old French <span class="bodyi">esmaier</span> to trouble, from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + Germanic stem <span class="bodyi">-mag</span> to be able, with change of prefix to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hoe<sup>2</sup></span></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028722a"><!--s028722a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></p><a name="s030364b"><!--s030364b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to weed or cultivate (land or a crop) with a hoe.</p></div><a name="s030365b"><!--s030365b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to remove (weeds) with a hoe</p><p><span class="bodyb">hoer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coving</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohving/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013746a"><!--s013746a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cove1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cove<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impulsion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpulsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030618a"><!--s030618a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032219b"><!--s032219b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a strong urge, desire, or inclination.</p></div><a name="s032220b"><!--s032220b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a motivating factor.</p></div><a name="s032221b"><!--s032221b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an impelling or driving force.</p></div><a name="s032222b"><!--s032222b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the act of impelling or the state of being impelled.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bow<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/boh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006939a"><!--s006939a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007140b"><!--s007140b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a bend or arch.</p></div><a name="s007141b"><!--s007141b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a weapon for shooting arrows, consisting of a strip of wood, fibreglass, or other flexible material held bent by a strong cord connecting the two ends.</p></div><a name="s007142b"><!--s007142b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a knot that can be pulled undone, tied with two loops and two free ends, used for shoelaces, etc.</p></div><a name="s007143b"><!--s007143b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an implement for playing a violin, etc consisting of a resilient wooden rod with horsehairs stretched from end to end [Old English <span class="bodyi">boga</span>;related to Old English <span class="bodyi">būgan</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bow1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bow 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">husband<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029677a"><!--s029677a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to conserve or make the most economical use of (a resource, etc) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Husband your strength</p> <p><span class="bodyb">husbander</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gemmiparous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jeʹmipərəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025043a"><!--s025043a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of plants and animals: reproducing by budding; gemmate.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">export<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹekspawt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021054a"><!--s021054a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022126b"><!--s022126b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something exported.</p></div><a name="s022127b"><!--s022127b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of exporting.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Greek fire</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026401a"><!--s026401a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an incendiary substance used in ancient sea warfare and said to have burst into flame on contact with water.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Aquarius</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkweəri·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002668a"><!--s002668a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002613b"><!--s002613b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in astronomy, a constellation (the Water Carrier) depicted as a man pouring water from a jar.</p></div><a name="s002614b"><!--s002614b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in astrology, the eleventh sign of the zodiac or a person born under this sign.</p></div><a name="s002615b"><!--s002615b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000557c"><!--s000557c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in astrology, the eleventh sign of the zodiac.</p></div><a name="s000558c"><!--s000558c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a person born under this sign</p><p><span class="bodyb">Aquarian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">aquarius</span> water carrier, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aqua/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aqua-</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">headfirst</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027774a"><!--s027774a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>with the head foremost; headlong.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flying phalanger</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023258a"><!--s023258a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of nocturnal marsupial mammals of Australia and New Guinea that resemble flying squirrels and have thick fur and a long bushy tail: genera <span class="bodyi">Petaurus</span> and <span class="bodyi">Petauroides</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dismay<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017210a"><!--s017210a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>consternation or sadness.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hoe<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028723a"><!--s028723a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ho2_or_hoe/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ho 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impulsive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpulsiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030619a"><!--s030619a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032223b"><!--s032223b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>acting or done on the basis of a sudden whim or desire.</p></div><a name="s032224b"><!--s032224b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008401c"><!--s008401c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>acting or inclined to act on the basis of a sudden whim or desire.</p></div><a name="s008402c"><!--s008402c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>done spontaneously on such a basis </p><p><i></i></p><p>an impulsive gesture</p>.</div></div><a name="s032225b"><!--s032225b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>having the power of driving or propelling.</p></div><a name="s032226b"><!--s032226b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>acting or lasting only momentarily</p><p><span class="bodyb">impulsively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">impulsiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">impulsivity</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expose</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹspohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021055a"><!--s021055a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022128b"><!--s022128b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to lay (something) open to view; to uncover or display.</p></div><a name="s022129b"><!--s022129b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make or leave (somebody or something) vulnerable to harm or danger.</p></div><a name="s022130b"><!--s022130b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to submit or subject (something or somebody) to an action or influence; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> to subject (a photographic film, plate, or paper) to the action of light, X-rays, etc.</p></div><a name="s022131b"><!--s022131b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to bring (a wrong) to public notice.</p></div><a name="s022132b"><!--s022132b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to reveal the face of (a playing card).</p></div><a name="s022133b"><!--s022133b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to abandon (an infant) in an unsheltered place ✱ <span class="bodyb">expose oneself</span> to engage in indecent exposure</p><p><span class="bodyb">exposer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">exposen</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">exponere</span> to set forth, explain, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ponere</span> to put, place].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gemmology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jeʹmoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025044a"><!--s025044a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the study of gems <span class="bodyb">gemmological</span> /-ʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">gemmologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bow<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/boh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006940a"><!--s006940a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007144b"><!--s007144b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001674c"><!--s001674c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to bend or curve, orto cause (a person or thing) to bend into a curve </p><p><i></i></p><p>bowed with age</p>.</div><a name="s001675c"><!--s001675c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also +</span> down) to weigh down or oppress (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>bowed down with care</p>.</div></div><a name="s007145b"><!--s007145b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to play (a stringed instrument) with a bow <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s007146b"><!--s007146b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to bend or curve.</p></div><a name="s007147b"><!--s007147b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to use a bow to play a violin, etc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cow<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kow/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013747a"><!--s013747a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014331b"><!--s014331b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the mature female animal of cattle, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> domestic cattle.</p></div><a name="s014332b"><!--s014332b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003588c"><!--s003588c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the mature female animal of cattle, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> domestic cattle.</p></div><a name="s003589c"><!--s003589c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a cow that has had more than one calf.</p></div></div><a name="s014333b"><!--s014333b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a mature female of various other animals, e.g. the whale, seal, or moose.</p></div><a name="s014334b"><!--s014334b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a woman, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an unpleasant one who is unpleasant in some way.</p></div><a name="s014335b"><!--s014335b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ, informal</span> a cause of annoyance or difficulty ✱ <span class="bodyb">till the cows come home</span> for a very long time; indefinitely [Old English <span class="bodyi">cū</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">husbandman</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhuzbəndmən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> husbandmen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029678a"><!--s029678a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a person who ploughs and cultivates land; a farmer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Greek Orthodox Church</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026402a"><!--s026402a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the branch of the Orthodox Church that uses Greek in its liturgy and is the national Church of Greece.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">headgear</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027775a"><!--s027775a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>clothing for the head, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> hats.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dismember</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹmembə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (dismembered, dismembering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017211a"><!--s017211a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017956b"><!--s017956b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cut or tear off the limbs of (a person or animal).</p></div><a name="s017957b"><!--s017957b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to divide up (a territory, etc) into parts</p><p><span class="bodyb">dismembered</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dismemberment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old French <span class="bodyi">desmembrer</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">membre</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">membrum</span> limb].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aquarobics <span class="bodyi">or</span> aquaerobics</span><small><span class="eSynop">/akwəʹrohbiks/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002669a"><!--s002669a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing.</span>) exercises done to music in a swimming pool [blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aqua/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aqua-</span></span></a> and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aerobic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aerobics</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hoedown</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028724a"><!--s028724a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a square dance, or a gathering that features square dances [from the idea of putting down the hoe, i.e. stopping work].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flying picket</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023259a"><!--s023259a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who travels to pickets a place of work other than his or her own, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as part of a group that travels from place to place.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impunity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpyoohniti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030620a"><!--s030620a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, loss, or retribution </p><p><i></i></p><p>trespassing with impunity</p> <p>[early French <span class="bodyi">impunité</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">impunitat-, impunitas</span>, from <span class="bodyi">impune</span> without punishment, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">poena</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pain1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pain 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cow<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013748a"><!--s013748a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to intimidate (somebody) with threats or a show of strength [prob from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">kúga</span> to oppress].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exposé</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ekʹspohzay (<span class="bodyi">French</span> ɛkspoze)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021056a"><!--s021056a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022134b"><!--s022134b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a formal recital or exposition of facts; a statement.</p></div><a name="s022135b"><!--s022135b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an exposure of something discreditable </p><p><i></i></p><p>a newspaper exposé of organized crime</p> <p>[French <span class="bodyi">exposé</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">exposer</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/expose/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">expose</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">husbandry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhuzbəndri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029679a"><!--s029679a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031334b"><!--s031334b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the judicious management of resources.</p></div><a name="s031335b"><!--s031335b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>farming, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of domestic animals.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">headguard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027776a"><!--s027776a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a protective helmet of various designs worn for certain sports, e.g. by batsmen in cricket.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gemmule</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjemyoohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025045a"><!--s025045a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an internal reproductive bud, e.g. of a sponge, with a resistant case <span class="bodyb">gemmulation</span> /-ʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">gemmule</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">gemmula</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">gemma</span> bud].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">green<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/green/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026403a"><!--s026403a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028238b"><!--s028238b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of the colour of grass, between blue and yellow in the spectrum.</p></div><a name="s028239b"><!--s028239b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007461c"><!--s007461c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>covered by grass or other green growth or foliage </p><p><i></i></p><p>green fields</p>.</div><a name="s007462c"><!--s007462c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of food: consisting of green plants </p><p><i></i></p><p>a green salad</p>.</div><a name="s007463c"><!--s007463c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>of fruit: not ripened.</p></div><a name="s007464c"><!--s007464c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>of wood, leather, etc: not matured or seasoned.</p></div></div><a name="s028240b"><!--s028240b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s007465c"><!--s007465c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of fruit: not ripe.</p></div><a name="s007466c"><!--s007466c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of wood, leather, etc: not matured or seasoned.</p></div></div><a name="s028241b"><!--s028241b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>lacking experience or sophistication; naive.</p></div><a name="s028242b"><!--s028242b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>said of a person:</p><a name="s007467c"><!--s007467c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>looking pale or sickly.</p></div><a name="s007468c"><!--s007468c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>appearing pale, sickly, or nauseated.</p></div><a name="s007469c"><!--s007469c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>enviousaffected by intense envy or jealousy.</p></div><a name="s007470c"><!--s007470c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>inexperienced or naive.</p></div></div><a name="s028243b"><!--s028243b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s007471c"><!--s007471c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>relating to or beneficial to the natural environment </p><p><i></i></p><p>green issues</p>.</div><a name="s007472c"><!--s007472c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Green</span>) concerned about environmental issues and supporting policies aimed at protecting the environment.</p></div></div><a name="s028244b"><!--s028244b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>in the EU, denoting an exchange unit of exchange with a special rate, that has a differential rate of exchange in relation to the specified currency and is used for paying agricultural producers </p><p><i></i></p><p>the green pound</p> <p><span class="bodyb">greenish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s028245b"><!--s028245b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>said of meat: not cured or smoked </p><p><i></i></p><p>green bacon</p> <p><span class="bodyb">greenness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">grēne</span>, related to Old English <span class="bodyi">grōwan</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grow/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grow</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flying saucer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023260a"><!--s023260a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various unidentified flying objects reported as being saucer- or disc-shaped and believed by many to come from outer space.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bow<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bow/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006941a"><!--s006941a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007148b"><!--s007148b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) the forward part of a ship.</p></div><a name="s007149b"><!--s007149b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an oarsman in the front end of a boat; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bowman2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bowman 2</span></span></a> ✱ <span class="bodyb">shot across the bows</span> a gesture intended as a sharp warning [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bowe</span>, prob from Danish <span class="bodyi">bov</span> shoulder, bow, from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">bōgr</span>;related to Old English <span class="bodyi">bōg</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bough/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bough</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dismiss</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹmis/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017212a"><!--s017212a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017958b"><!--s017958b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to order or allow (somebody) to leave; to send (somebody) away.</p></div><a name="s017959b"><!--s017959b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to discharge (somebody) from employment or service.</p></div><a name="s017960b"><!--s017960b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to put (a suggestion, etc) out of one's mind or reject it as unworthy of serious consideration.</p></div><a name="s017961b"><!--s017961b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of a judge: to refuse a further hearing to (a court case).</p></div><a name="s017962b"><!--s017962b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in cricket, to bowl out (a batsman or side)</p><p><span class="bodyb">dismissal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dismissible</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">dismissus</span>, modification of Latin <span class="bodyi">dimissus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">dimittere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> apart + <span class="bodyi">mittere</span> to send].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impure</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpyooə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030621a"><!--s030621a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032227b"><!--s032227b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not pure, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a result of contamination.</p></div><a name="s032228b"><!--s032228b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>morally wrong.</p></div><a name="s032229b"><!--s032229b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>ritually unclean.</p></div><a name="s032230b"><!--s032230b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>mixed, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> adulterated or tainted</p><p><span class="bodyb">impurely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">impureness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">impure</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">impurus</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">purus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pure/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pure</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aquatic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkwatik, əʹkwotik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002670a"><!--s002670a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002616b"><!--s002616b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>growing or living in water.</p></div><a name="s002617b"><!--s002617b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>growing, living in, or frequenting water.</p></div><a name="s002618b"><!--s002618b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>taking place in or on water </p><p><i></i></p><p>aquatic sports</p><p><span class="bodyb">aquatically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hog<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hog/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028725a"><!--s028725a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030366b"><!--s030366b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007949c"><!--s007949c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a castrated male pig raised for slaughter.</p></div><a name="s007950c"><!--s007950c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a domestic pig.</p></div></div><a name="s030367b"><!--s030367b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a warthog or other wild pig.</p></div><a name="s030368b"><!--s030368b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a selfish, gluttonous, or filthy person.</p></div><a name="s030369b"><!--s030369b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hogg/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hogg</span></span></a> ✱ <span class="bodyb">go the whole hog</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to do something thoroughly </p><p><i></i></p><p>We might as well go the whole hog and hire a limousine</p> <p>[perhaps from the notion that buying a whole hog was better value than individual cuts. Anecdotes to do with religious prohibitions on eating parts of a hog, which were circumvented if the whole hog was shared, are unlikely sources of origin.]</p><p><span class="bodyb">hoggish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">hog-like</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">hogg</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coward</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkowəd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013749a"><!--s013749a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who lacks courage or resolve</p><p><span class="bodyb">cowardice</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cowardliness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cowardly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via early French <span class="bodyi">coart</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">cauda</span> tail, perhaps in reference to an animal with its tail between its legs].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exposed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021057a"><!--s021057a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022136b"><!--s022136b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>open to view, to inclement weather, etc.</p></div><a name="s022137b"><!--s022137b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>vulnerable to danger or criticism.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hush<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hush/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029680a"><!--s029680a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031336b"><!--s031336b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to quieten (a crying baby, etc) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s031337b"><!--s031337b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>often used as an exclamation: to stop making a noise </p><p><i></i></p><p>Hush, everyone!</p> <p><span class="bodyb">hushed</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [back-formation from <span class="bodyi">husht</span> hushed, from Middle English <span class="bodyi">hussht</span> (interj), used to enjoin silence].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bowdlerize <span class="bodyi">or</span> bowdlerise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbowdləriez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006942a"><!--s006942a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to expurgate (a book, etc) by omitting or modifying parts considered too indecent or offensive for family reading</p><p><span class="bodyb">bowdlerism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">bowdlerization</span> /-ʹzayshən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bowdlerizer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [from the name of Thomas <span class="bodyi">Bowdler</span>, d.1825, English editor, who produced an expurgated edition of Shakespeare].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">headhunter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027777a"><!--s027777a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029643b"><!--s029643b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a people that collects the decapitated heads of defeated enemies.</p></div><a name="s029644b"><!--s029644b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person who identifies and recruits personnel to fill business positions, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> at senior levels and from other firms</p><p><span class="bodyb">headhunting</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impurity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpyooəriti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> impurities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030622a"><!--s030622a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032231b"><!--s032231b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the quality or state of being impure.</p></div><a name="s032232b"><!--s032232b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that is impure or that makes something else impure.</p></div><a name="s032233b"><!--s032233b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in electronics, a minute amount of an element added to a semiconductor to control its conductive properties.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dismissive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹmisiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017213a"><!--s017213a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017963b"><!--s017963b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of somebody's attitude to something: disparaging or disdainful.</p></div><a name="s017964b"><!--s017964b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>serving to dismiss a topic, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>a dismissive wave of the hand</p> <p><span class="bodyb">dismissively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dismissiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gemsbok</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgemzbok/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gemsboks <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> gemsbok)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025046a"><!--s025046a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large and strikingly marked oryx with long straight horns, formerly abundant in southern Africa: <span class="bodyi">Oryx gazella</span> [via Afrikaans from Dutch <span class="bodyi">gemsbok</span> male chamois, from <span class="bodyi">gems</span> chamois + <span class="bodyi">bok</span> buck].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flying squad</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023261a"><!--s023261a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Flying Squad</span>) a standby group of people, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> police, ready to move or act swiftly in an emergency.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">green<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026404a"><!--s026404a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028246b"><!--s028246b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a greenthe colour of grass, between blue and yellow in the spectrum.</p></div><a name="s028247b"><!--s028247b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) green leafy vegetables, e.g. spinach and cabbage, the leaves and stems of which are cooked for food.</p></div><a name="s028248b"><!--s028248b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an area of open grass for public use in a village or town.</p></div><a name="s028249b"><!--s028249b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a smooth area of grass for a special purpose, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> bowling or putting.</p></div><a name="s028250b"><!--s028250b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s007473c"><!--s007473c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an area of open grass for public use in a town or village.</p></div><a name="s007474c"><!--s007474c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a smooth area of grass for a special purpose, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> bowling or putting.</p></div></div><a name="s028251b"><!--s028251b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Green</span>) somebody who is a member or supporter of an environmentalist party or group.</p></div><a name="s028252b"><!--s028252b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> money, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> paper money.</p></div><a name="s028253b"><!--s028253b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>a green traffic light meaning go.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cowardice</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkowədis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013750a"><!--s013750a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lack of courage or resolve [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cowardise</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">coardise</span> from <span class="bodyi">coart</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/coward/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">coward</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aquatic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002671a"><!--s002671a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002619b"><!--s002619b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an aquatic animal or plant.</p></div><a name="s002620b"><!--s002620b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl, but treated as sing. or pl</span>) water sports.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hog<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (hogged, hogging)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028726a"><!--s028726a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030370b"><!--s030370b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to appropriate a selfish or excessive share of (something); to monopolize (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She hogged the discussion</p>.</div><a name="s030371b"><!--s030371b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cut (a horse's mane) off or short.</p></div><a name="s030372b"><!--s030372b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to arch</p><p><span class="bodyb">hogger</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exposition</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ekspəʹzish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021058a"><!--s021058a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022138b"><!--s022138b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the art or practice of expounding or explaining something, e.g. a text.</p></div><a name="s022139b"><!--s022139b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005637c"><!--s005637c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the art or practice of expounding or explaining the meaning or purpose of something, e.g. a text.</p></div><a name="s005638c"><!--s005638c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a detailed explanation or elucidation, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of something that is difficult to understand.</p></div></div><a name="s022140b"><!--s022140b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a large, usu international, public exhibition or show, e.g. of industrial products.</p></div><a name="s022141b"><!--s022141b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the first part of a musical composition in which the themes are presented.</p></div><a name="s022142b"><!--s022142b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of exposing</p><p><span class="bodyb">expositional</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hush<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029681a"><!--s029681a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a silence or calm, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> following noise.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bowel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbowəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006943a"><!--s006943a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007150b"><!--s007150b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001676c"><!--s001676c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the intestines.</p></div><a name="s001677c"><!--s001677c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the large intestine or the small intestine.</p></div></div><a name="s007151b"><!--s007151b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the innermost parts of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>in the bowels of the earth</p> <p><span class="bodyb">bowelless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">boel</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">botellus</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">botulus</span> sausage].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heading</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027778a"><!--s027778a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029645b"><!--s029645b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an inscription, headline, or title standing at the top or beginning of a letter, chapter, etc.</p></div><a name="s029646b"><!--s029646b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the compass direction in which a ship or aircraft points.</p></div><a name="s029647b"><!--s029647b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in mining, a horizontal tunnel; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/drift2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">drift<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (5).</p></div><a name="s029648b"><!--s029648b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the top edge of a curtain, extending above the hooks suspending it.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">impute</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹpyooht/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030623a"><!--s030623a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032234b"><!--s032234b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to attribute (<span class="bodyi">esp</span> something bad) to somebody, often unjustly.</p></div><a name="s032235b"><!--s032235b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to attribute (something) to a specified source or cause.</p></div><a name="s032236b"><!--s032236b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to assign (a notional value) to something of unknown value</p><p><span class="bodyb">imputable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">imputation</span> /-ʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">imputative</span> /-tətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">inputen</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">imputare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">putare</span> to think, consider].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gemstone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025047a"><!--s025047a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mineral or petrified material used as a gem.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flying squirrel</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023262a"><!--s023262a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various squirrels with folds of skin connecting the forelegs and hind legs allowing them to make long gliding leaps: <span class="bodyi">esp</span> subfamily Pteromyinae.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hogan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhohgən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028727a"><!--s028727a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a building usu made of posts and branches covered with mud and used as a dwelling by the Navaho Indians of N New Mexico and Arizona [Navaho <span class="bodyi">hogan</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expositive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹspozətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021059a"><!--s021059a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>descriptive; explanatory.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cowbane</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkowbayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013751a"><!--s013751a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of tall perennial Eurasian plants growing on marshy ground, some varieties of which are poisonous: genus <span class="bodyi">Cicuta</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">green<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026405a"><!--s026405a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028254b"><!--s028254b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make or become (something) green.</p></div><a name="s028255b"><!--s028255b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make more environmentally aware or less harmful to the environment.</p></div><a name="s028256b"><!--s028256b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s007475c"><!--s007475c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to make (somebody or something) more environmentally aware.</p></div><a name="s007476c"><!--s007476c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to make (something) less harmful to the environment <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s028257b"><!--s028257b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to become green.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dismount</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹmownt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017214a"><!--s017214a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017965b"><!--s017965b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to alight from a horse, bicycle, etc <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s017966b"><!--s017966b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (a computer disk or disk drive) unavailable for use.</p></div><a name="s017967b"><!--s017967b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to throw down or unseat (a rider) from horseback.</p></div><a name="s017968b"><!--s017968b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to remove (a cannon, etc) from a mounting or support.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hushaby <span class="bodyi">or</span> hushabye</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhushəbie/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029682a"><!--s029682a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> used to lull a baby to sleep [from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hush1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hush 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-by</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bye_bye/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bye-bye</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aquatint</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹakwətint/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002672a"><!--s002672a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002621b"><!--s002621b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a print produced by a method of etching a printing plate that enables tones similar to watercolour washes to be reproduced.</p></div><a name="s002622b"><!--s002622b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a print produced by this method [Italian <span class="bodyi">acqua tinta</span> dyed water].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">headlamp</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027779a"><!--s027779a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a headlight.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bowel movement</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006944a"><!--s006944a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007152b"><!--s007152b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the action of discharging faeces from the body; defecation.</p></div><a name="s007153b"><!--s007153b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the stool or faeces discharged from the body.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expositor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹspozitə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021060a"><!--s021060a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who expounds or explains something; a commentator.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gen.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025050a"><!--s025050a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026728b"><!--s026728b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>general.</p></div><a name="s026729b"><!--s026729b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>genitive.</p></div><a name="s026730b"><!--s026730b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>genus.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flying start</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023263a"><!--s023263a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024867b"><!--s024867b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a start to a race in which the participants are already moving when they cross the starting line or when they receive the starting signal.</p></div><a name="s024868b"><!--s024868b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a privileged or successful beginning, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that gives somebody an advantage over others.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hogback</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028728a"><!--s028728a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hogsback_or_hogback/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hogsback</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">green alga</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026406a"><!--s026406a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an alga in which the chlorophyll is not masked by other pigments.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aquavit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹakwəvit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002673a"><!--s002673a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a colourless Scandinavian spirit made with potatoes and flavoured with caraway seeds [Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian <span class="bodyi">akvavit</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">aqua vitae</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aqua_vitae/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aqua vitae</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Disneyfy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdiznifie/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (Disneyfies, Disneyfied, Disneyfying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017215a"><!--s017215a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">derog</span> to give (a historical building or site, etc) a popularizing and simplistic theme-park treatment that merely serves to trivialize it <span class="bodyb">Disneyfication</span> /-fiʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [from the <span class="bodyi">Disneyland</span> theme park in California, inspired by the cartoon films of Walt <span class="bodyi">Disney</span> d.1966, US animator and producer].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hush-hush</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029683a"><!--s029683a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> secret or confidential.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">headland</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhedlənd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027780a"><!--s027780a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029649b"><!--s029649b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a point of high land jutting out into the sea.</p></div><a name="s029650b"><!--s029650b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>unploughed land near an edge of a field.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">IMSI</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030624a"><!--s030624a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>International Mobile Subscriber Identity, a mobile phone subscriber's unique identification number.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cowbell</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013752a"><!--s013752a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bell hung round the neck of a cow to make a sound by which it can be located.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bower<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbowə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006945a"><!--s006945a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007154b"><!--s007154b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an attractive dwelling or retreat.</p></div><a name="s007155b"><!--s007155b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a shelter made e.g. in a garden with tree boughs or vines twisted together.</p></div><a name="s007156b"><!--s007156b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> a boudoir <span class="bodyb">bowery</span> /-ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">būr</span> dwelling].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gen.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025049a"><!--s025049a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026726b"><!--s026726b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>General.</p></div><a name="s026727b"><!--s026727b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Genesis (book of the Bible).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expository</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹspozit(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021061a"><!--s021061a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022143b"><!--s022143b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>descriptive; explanatory.</p></div><a name="s022144b"><!--s022144b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/expositive/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">expositive</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flying wing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023264a"><!--s023264a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an aircraft in the shape of a large wing with no fuselage and often no tailplane.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hogfish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hogfishes <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> hogfish)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028729a"><!--s028729a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a colourful fish of the W Atlantic, the male of which has a long snout and bristles on its head: <span class="bodyi">Lachnolaimus maximus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">greenback</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026407a"><!--s026407a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> a dollar.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disobedient</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disəʹbeedi·ənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017216a"><!--s017216a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>refusing or failing to obey</p><p><span class="bodyb">disobedience</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">disobediently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Old French <span class="bodyi">desobedient</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">obedient</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/obedient/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">obedient</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hush money</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029684a"><!--s029684a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>money paid secretly to prevent disclosure of damaging information.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bower<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006946a"><!--s006946a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a ship's principal anchor carried in the bows.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">IN</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030625a"><!--s030625a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Indiana (US postal abbreviation).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aqua vitae</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌakwə ʹveetie, ʹvie-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002674a"><!--s002674a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a strong alcoholic spirit, e.g. brandy or whisky [Middle English from medieval Latin, literally ‘water of life’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cowberry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkowberi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cowberries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013753a"><!--s013753a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014336b"><!--s014336b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a low-growing shrub of the heather family that grows on open ground and is closely related to the bilberry: <span class="bodyi">Vaccinium vitis-idaea</span>.</p></div><a name="s014337b"><!--s014337b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the red edible fruit of this plant.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">headlight</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027781a"><!--s027781a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the main light mounted on the front of a motor vehicle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-gen</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025051a"><!--s025051a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting:</p><a name="s026731b"><!--s026731b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something that produces something </p><p><i></i></p><p>androgen</p> <p><i></i></p><p>carcinogen</p>.</div><a name="s026732b"><!--s026732b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that is produced </p><p><i></i></p><p>cultigen</p> <p>[French <span class="bodyi">-gène</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">-genēs</span> born].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ex post facto</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfaktoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021062a"><!--s021062a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>with retrospective application, action, or effect </p><p><i></i></p><p>ex post facto approval</p> <p><i></i></p><p>ex post facto laws</p> <p>[late Latin <span class="bodyi">ex post facto</span> from a thing done afterwards].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flyleaf</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> flyleaves)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023265a"><!--s023265a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a blank page at the beginning or end of a book that is fastened to the cover [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fly2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fly 2</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/leaf1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">leaf 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hogg</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hog/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028730a"><!--s028730a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dialect</span> a young unshorn sheep [variant of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hog1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hog 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disobey</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disəʹbay/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017217a"><!--s017217a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017969b"><!--s017969b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to fail to obey (somebody, an order, etc) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s017970b"><!--s017970b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to be disobedient [early French <span class="bodyi">desobeir</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">obeir</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/obey/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">obey</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hush up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029685a"><!--s029685a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to keep secret or suppress (facts).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bowerbird</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006947a"><!--s006947a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007157b"><!--s007157b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several species of songbirds of Australia and New Guinea, the male of which builds a bower-like chamber or passage arched over with twigs and grasses, often adorned with bright-coloured feathers and shells, to attract the female: family Ptilonorhynchidae.</p></div><a name="s007158b"><!--s007158b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ</span> a person who hoards odds and ends </p><p><i></i></p><p>I've always been a bit of a bowerbird</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">green bean</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026408a"><!--s026408a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028258b"><!--s028258b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the narrow green edible pod of any of various beans, e.g. the French bean or the runner bean.</p></div><a name="s028259b"><!--s028259b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a plant that bears green beans.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025048a"><!--s025048a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> the correct or complete information [World War II army slang; short for <span class="bodyi">general information</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">in.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030630a"><!--s030630a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>inch.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aqueduct</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹakwədukt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002675a"><!--s002675a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002623b"><!--s002623b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a bridge-like structure, usu supported by arches, built to carry a canal across a valley.</p></div><a name="s002624b"><!--s002624b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a channel or passage in the body.</p></div><a name="s002625b"><!--s002625b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>any conduit for carrying water [Latin <span class="bodyi">aquaeductus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">aquae</span> of water + <span class="bodyi">ductus</span> act of leading, from <span class="bodyi">ducere</span> to leave].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expostulate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹspostyoolayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021063a"><!--s021063a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> (<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + with) to remonstrate or reason earnestly with (somebody), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in order to dissuade them <span class="bodyb">expostulation</span> /-ʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">expostulatory</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">expostulatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">expostulare</span> to demand, dispute, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">postulare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/postulate1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">postulate 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cowbird</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013754a"><!--s013754a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of N American songbirds that often feed near grazing cattle and lay their eggs in other birds’ nests: genus <span class="bodyi">Molothrus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">headline<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027782a"><!--s027782a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029651b"><!--s029651b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a title printed in large type above a newspaper story or article.</p></div><a name="s029652b"><!--s029652b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> (<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) a summary given at the beginning or end of a news broadcast.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hogget</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhogit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028731a"><!--s028731a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030373b"><!--s030373b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a young sheep.</p></div><a name="s030374b"><!--s030374b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NZ</span> a lamb that has been weaned but not yet shorn.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flyover</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023266a"><!--s023266a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024869b"><!--s024869b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a crossing of two roads, railways, etc at different levels, or the upper level of such a crossing.</p></div><a name="s024870b"><!--s024870b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flypast/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flypast</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disoblige</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disəʹbliej/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017218a"><!--s017218a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017971b"><!--s017971b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to act counter to the wishes of (somebody).</p></div><a name="s017972b"><!--s017972b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to inconvenience (somebody) [French <span class="bodyi">désobliger</span>, orig in the sense ‘to set free from an obligation’, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">obligare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/oblige/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">oblige</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">husk<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/husk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029686a"><!--s029686a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031338b"><!--s031338b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a dry or membranous outer covering, e.g. a shell or pod, of a seed or fruit.</p></div><a name="s031339b"><!--s031339b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a useless outer layer of something [Middle English <span class="bodyi">husk, huske</span>, prob modification of early Dutch <span class="bodyi">huuskijn</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">huus</span> house, cover].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cowboy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013755a"><!--s013755a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014338b"><!--s014338b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a man who tends or drives cattle, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a cattle ranch hand in N America.</p></div><a name="s014339b"><!--s014339b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a person who employs irregular or unscrupulous methods, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a tradesman who is incompetent or dishonest.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">headline<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027783a"><!--s027783a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029653b"><!--s029653b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to provide (an article or story) with a headline </p><p><i></i></p><p>a piece headlined ‘The bad news is …’</p>.</div><a name="s029654b"><!--s029654b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to be a star performer in (a show) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s029655b"><!--s029655b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to be a star performer.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bowfin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbohfin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006948a"><!--s006948a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a carnivorous N American freshwater bony fish with a long dorsal fin: <span class="bodyi">Amia</span> <span class="bodyi">calva</span>. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mudfish/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mudfish</span></span></a> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bow3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bow 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flypaper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023267a"><!--s023267a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>paper coated with a sticky, often poisonous, substance that is hung indoors to attract and kill flies.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">green belt</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026409a"><!--s026409a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an area of parks, farmland, etc encircling an urban area and usu subject to restrictions on new building.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exposure</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹspohzh(ə)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021064a"><!--s021064a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022145b"><!--s022145b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005639c"><!--s005639c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of being exposed, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to something harmful or unpleasant.</p></div><a name="s005640c"><!--s005640c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the condition arising from lack of protection from cold weather </p><p><i></i></p><p>She died of exposure</p>.</div><a name="s005641c"><!--s005641c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the specified direction in which a building, room, etc faces </p><p><i></i></p><p>a house with a western exposure</p>.</div></div><a name="s022146b"><!--s022146b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005642c"><!--s005642c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of exposing a sensitized photographic film, plate, or paper, or the product of the light intensity multiplied by the duration of such an exposure.</p></div><a name="s005643c"><!--s005643c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a section of a film with one picture on it.</p></div></div><a name="s022147b"><!--s022147b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a disclosure, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a weakness or of something shameful or criminal; an exposé or unmasking </p><p><i></i></p><p>exposure of electoral frauds</p>.</div><a name="s022148b"><!--s022148b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>presentation or exposition, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to the public by means of the mass media.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hoggish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028732a"><!--s028732a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>grossly selfish, gluttonous, or filthy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gendarme</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹzhondahm (<span class="bodyi">French</span> Ʒãdarm)/ /ʹzhondahm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025052a"><!--s025052a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026733b"><!--s026733b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a corps of armed police, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in France.</p></div><a name="s026734b"><!--s026734b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a pinnacle of rock on a mountain ridge [French <span class="bodyi">gendarme</span> back-formation from <span class="bodyi">gensdarmes</span>, pl of <span class="bodyi">gent d'armes</span> armed man].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aqueous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹakwi·əs, ʹay-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002676a"><!--s002676a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002626b"><!--s002626b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of, resembling, or containing water.</p></div><a name="s002627b"><!--s002627b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of or resembling water, or made from, with, or by water</p><p><span class="bodyb">aqueously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">aqueus</span> of water, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aqu_or_aqua_or_aqui/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aqu-</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">husk<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029687a"><!--s029687a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to strip the husk from (a fruit, seed, etc).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disomic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dieʹsohmik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017219a"><!--s017219a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in genetics, having one or more of the set of chromosomes duplicated but not the entire set</p><p><span class="bodyb">disomy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [coined from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/di_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">di- 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chromosome/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chromosome</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">In</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030626a"><!--s030626a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chemical symbol for indium.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cowboy boot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013756a"><!--s013756a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a boot with a high arch and heel and usu fancy stitching.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bow-fronted</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006949a"><!--s006949a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having an outward curving front.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">headlock</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027784a"><!--s027784a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wrestling hold in which one arm is locked round the opponent's head.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exposure meter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021065a"><!--s021065a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a device for indicating correct photographic exposure under various light conditions.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flypast</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023268a"><!--s023268a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a ceremonial usu low-altitude flight by one or more aircraft over an important person or a public gathering.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">husky<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (huskier, huskiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029688a"><!--s029688a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>hoarse; breathy </p><p><i></i></p><p>a husky voice</p> <p><span class="bodyb">huskily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">huskiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [prob from obsolete <span class="bodyi">husk</span> to have a dry cough, prob of imitative origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hogmanay</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhogmənay, hogməʹnay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028733a"><!--s028733a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Scotland, New Year's Eve [prob from Norman French <span class="bodyi">hoguiné</span>, alteration of Old French <span class="bodyi">accuiellis l'an neuf</span> welcome the new year].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-in<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030633a"><!--s030633a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting:</p><a name="s032259b"><!--s032259b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a chemical compound </p><p><i></i></p><p>pepsin</p>.</div><a name="s032260b"><!--s032260b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an antibiotic </p><p><i></i></p><p>streptomycin</p> <p>[French <span class="bodyi">-ine</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">-īna</span>, fem of <span class="bodyi">-īnus</span> of or belonging to].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gendarmerie <span class="bodyi">or</span> gendarmery</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹzhondahməri, zhonʹdah- (<span class="bodyi">French</span> Ʒãdarməri)/ /ʹzhondahməri, zhonʹdah-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025053a"><!--s025053a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a body of gendarmes, or their headquarters [early French <span class="bodyi">gendarmerie</span>, from <span class="bodyi">gendarme</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gendarme/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gendarme</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">green card</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026410a"><!--s026410a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028260b"><!--s028260b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an international certificate of motor insurance for UK drivers.</p></div><a name="s028261b"><!--s028261b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a permit allowing a foreign person to settle permanently and work in the USA.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disorder<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹawdə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (disordered, disordering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017220a"><!--s017220a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>) to disrupt, disarrange, or upset (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>disordered lives</p> <p><i></i></p><p>disordered clothing</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aqueous humour</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002677a"><!--s002677a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a transparent liquid occupying the space between the lens and the cornea of the eye.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cowboy hat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013757a"><!--s013757a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wide-brimmed hat with a large soft crown.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">in<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/in/ <i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030627a"><!--s030627a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032237b"><!--s032237b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>used to indicate location within or inside something three-dimensional </p><p><i></i></p><p>It's in the cupboard</p> <p><i></i></p><p>You'll find it in the cupboard</p>.</div><a name="s032238b"><!--s032238b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used to indicate location more generally </p><p><i></i></p><p>in reach</p> <p><i></i></p><p>in the garden</p> <p><i></i></p><p>in London</p> <p><i></i></p><p>wounded in the leg</p>.</div><a name="s032239b"><!--s032239b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>used to indicate location in time </p><p><i></i></p><p>in the summer</p> <p><i></i></p><p>in 1959</p> <p><i></i></p><p>They will come in an hour</p>.</div><a name="s032240b"><!--s032240b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/into/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">into</span></span></a> (1a) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She went in the house</p>.</div><a name="s032241b"><!--s032241b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s008403c"><!--s008403c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>used to indicate a means, instrument, or medium of expression </p><p><i></i></p><p>drawn in pencil</p> <p><i></i></p><p>written in French</p> <p><i></i></p><p>drink your health in champagne</p>.</div><a name="s008404c"><!--s008404c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>used to describe a person's clothing </p><p><i></i></p><p>a child in dungarees</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a girl in red</p>.</div></div><a name="s032242b"><!--s032242b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>used to indicate qualification, manner, circumstance, or condition </p><p><i></i></p><p>in public</p> <p><i></i></p><p>in a hurry</p> <p><i></i></p><p>in pain</p> <p><i></i></p><p>broken in pieces</p>.</div><a name="s032243b"><!--s032243b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>used to indicate occupation or membership </p><p><i></i></p><p>a job in insurance</p> <p><i></i></p><p>everybody in the team</p>.</div><a name="s032244b"><!--s032244b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>used to indicate relevance or reference </p><p><i></i></p><p>equal in distance</p> <p><i></i></p><p>weak in arithmetic</p> <p><i></i></p><p>said in reply</p> <p><i></i></p><p>the latest thing in shoes</p>.</div><a name="s032245b"><!--s032245b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><a name="s008405c"><!--s008405c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>used to indicate division, arrangement, or quantity </p><p><i></i></p><p>standing in a circle</p> <p><i></i></p><p>arrived in their thousands</p>.</div><a name="s008406c"><!--s008406c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>used to indicate the larger member of a ratio </p><p><i></i></p><p>One in six is eligible</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a tax of 40p in the £</p>.</div></div><a name="s032246b"><!--s032246b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>said of an animal: pregnant with (young) </p><p><i></i></p><p>in calf</p>.</div><a name="s032247b"><!--s032247b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>used to introduce indirect objects </p><p><i></i></p><p>rejoicing in their good fortune</p>.</div><a name="s032248b"><!--s032248b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>used to form adverbial phrases </p><p><i></i></p><p>in fact</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">in it</span>.</p></div><a name="s032249b"><!--s032249b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>of advantage, e.g. between competitors or alternatives </p><p><i></i></p><p>There's not much in it between them</p> <p><i></i></p><p>What's in it for me?</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">in that</span> for the reason that; because </p><p><i></i></p><p>It's of limited use in that it has no lid</p> <p>[Old English].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bowhead</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbohhed/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006950a"><!--s006950a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an Arctic right whale: <span class="bodyi">Balaena</span> <span class="bodyi">mysticetus</span> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bow3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bow 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">headlong</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027785a"><!--s027785a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029656b"><!--s029656b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>headfirst </p><p><i></i></p><p>fall headlong</p>.</div><a name="s029657b"><!--s029657b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>without pause or delay </p><p><i></i></p><p>rush headlong</p> <p><i></i></p><p>in headlong flight</p>.</div><a name="s029658b"><!--s029658b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>without deliberation </p><p><i></i></p><p>plunging in rather a headlong manner into talk with strangers</p><p> Wilkie Collins.</p></div><a name="s029659b"><!--s029659b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> precipitous </p><p><i></i></p><p>headlong cliffs</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">hedlong</span>, alteration of <span class="bodyi">hedling</span>, from <span class="bodyi">hed</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/head1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">head 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hognose snake</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028734a"><!--s028734a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of N American non-venomous snakes that have upturned snouts and inflate their bodies when disturbed: genus <span class="bodyi">Heterodon</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flyposting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023269a"><!--s023269a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the unauthorized placing of advertising or political material, e.g. posters, in public places</p><p><span class="bodyb">flyposter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fly2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fly 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expound</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹspownd/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021066a"><!--s021066a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to set forth or explain (an idea, theory, etc) in detail</p><p><span class="bodyb">expounder</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">expounden</span> via early French <span class="bodyi">expondre</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">exponere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/expose/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">expose</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disorder<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017221a"><!--s017221a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017973b"><!--s017973b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>lack of order; untidiness; confusion.</p></div><a name="s017974b"><!--s017974b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>breach of the peace or public order </p><p><i></i></p><p>civil disorder</p>.</div><a name="s017975b"><!--s017975b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an abnormal physical or mental condition; an ailment </p><p><i></i></p><p>a skin disorder</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gender</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjendə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025054a"><!--s025054a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026735b"><!--s026735b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007024c"><!--s007024c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a system of subdivision within a grammatical class of a language, e.g. noun or verb, partly based on sexual characteristics, that determines agreement with and selection of other words or grammatical forms.</p></div><a name="s007025c"><!--s007025c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a subclass within such a system.</p></div><a name="s007026c"><!--s007026c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>membership of such a subclass.</p></div></div><a name="s026736b"><!--s026736b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>sex; the state of being male or female </p><p><i></i></p><p>black divinities of the feminine gender</p><p> Dickens</p><a name="sb000000233"><!--sb000000233--></a><p><span class="bodyb">gendered</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">gendre</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">gener-</span>, <span class="bodyi">genus</span> birth, race, kind, gender]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">gender</span> <span class="bodyi">and</span> <span class="bodyb">sex</span>. Efforts have been made in recent years to enforce a distinction between <span class="bodyi">gender</span> and <span class="bodyi">sex</span>, using <span class="bodyi">gender</span> to refer to femaleness or maleness in cultural, social, and linguistic contexts and <span class="bodyi">sex</span> in biological ones. This distinction is far from being universally applied or accepted, and it is still perfectly in order to speak of ‘sex roles’ or ‘sexual stereotypes’. <span class="bodyi">Gender</span> should, however, be used where there is a risk of <span class="bodyi">sex</span> being misunderstood to mean ‘sexual activity’ rather than maleness or femaleness. <span class="bodyi">Gender</span> is the correct term to use in language contexts when classifying nouns as masculine, feminine, or neuter.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">husky<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (huskier, huskiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029689a"><!--s029689a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of, resembling, or containing husks.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Green Cross Code</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026411a"><!--s026411a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a British code of safety for the use of people, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> children, crossing roads.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aqui-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002678a"><!--s002678a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aqu_or_aqua_or_aqui/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aqu-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cowcatcher</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013758a"><!--s013758a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> an apparatus on the front of a locomotive or tram for removing obstacles from the track.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">in-<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> il- <span class="bodyi">or</span> im- <span class="bodyi">or</span> ir-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030631a"><!--s030631a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032254b"><!--s032254b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>forming adjectives, with the meaning: not </p><p><i></i></p><p>inaccurate</p> <p><i></i></p><p>irresponsibility</p> <p><i></i></p><p>illegal</p> <p><i></i></p><p>impractical</p> <p><i></i></p><p>irresponsible</p>.</div><a name="s032255b"><!--s032255b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>forming nouns, denoting: a lack of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>incivility</p> <p><i></i></p><p>illiteracy</p> <p><i></i></p><p>imbalance</p> <p><i></i></p><p>irregularity</p> <p>[Middle English via French from Latin; related to Old English <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/un_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">un- 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">express<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹspres/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021067a"><!--s021067a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022149b"><!--s022149b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005644c"><!--s005644c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to show or represent (something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in words.</p></div><a name="s005645c"><!--s005645c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to make known the opinions, feelings, etc of (oneself).</p></div><a name="s005646c"><!--s005646c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to represent (something) by a sign or symbol.</p></div></div><a name="s022150b"><!--s022150b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to force out (air or liquid) by pressure</p><p><span class="bodyb">expresser</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">expressible</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">expressen</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">expres</span> (adj), from Latin <span class="bodyi">expressus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">exprimere</span> to press out, express, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">premere</span> to press].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fly sheet</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023270a"><!--s023270a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024871b"><!--s024871b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an outer protective sheet covering a tent or a flap at the entrance to a tent.</p></div><a name="s024872b"><!--s024872b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a small pamphlet or circular [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fly2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fly 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gender apartheid</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025055a"><!--s025055a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>discriminatory treatment of a person on account of his or her sex.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aquiculture</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹakwikulchə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002679a"><!--s002679a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hydroponics/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hydroponics</span></span></a> : compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aquaculture/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aquaculture</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">aquicultural</span> /-ʹkulchərəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aqui/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aqui-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-culture</span> as in <span class="bodyi">agriculture</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bowie knife</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboh·i/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006951a"><!--s006951a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a stout hunting knife with a sharpened part on the back edge curved concavely to the point [named after James <span class="bodyi">Bowie</span> d.1836, US soldier, the knife's most famous user].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">head louse</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027786a"><!--s027786a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a louse that infests the human scalp.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">greenery</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026412a"><!--s026412a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>green foliage or plants.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">husky<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (huskier, huskiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029690a"><!--s029690a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> burly or hefty [prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/husk1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">husk 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cow-cocky</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cow-cockies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013759a"><!--s013759a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ, informal</span> a small dairy farmer [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cow1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cow 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cocky2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cocky 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hogsback <span class="bodyi">or</span> hogback</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028735a"><!--s028735a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a ridge with a sharp summit and steeply sloping sides.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">in<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030628a"><!--s030628a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032250b"><!--s032250b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>used to indicate:</p><a name="s008407c"><!--s008407c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>movement to or towards the inside or centre </p><p><i></i></p><p>come in out of the rain</p>.</div><a name="s008408c"><!--s008408c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>incorporation </p><p><i></i></p><p>mix in the flour</p>.</div><a name="s008409c"><!--s008409c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>movement to or towards home, the shore, a destination, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>Three ships came sailing in</p>.</div><a name="s008410c"><!--s008410c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>presence at a particular place, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> at one's home or business </p><p><i></i></p><p>be in for lunch</p>.</div><a name="s008411c"><!--s008411c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>concealment </p><p><i></i></p><p>The sun went in</p>.</div></div><a name="s032251b"><!--s032251b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used to indicate:</p><a name="s008412c"><!--s008412c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>addition or inclusion </p><p><i></i></p><p>fit a piece in</p>.</div><a name="s008413c"><!--s008413c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>tenure of an office or political power </p><p><i></i></p><p>vote them in</p>.</div><a name="s008414c"><!--s008414c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>being on good terms </p><p><i></i></p><p>in with the boss</p>.</div><a name="s008415c"><!--s008415c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a state of efficiency or proficiency </p><p><i></i></p><p>work a horse in</p>.</div><a name="s008416c"><!--s008416c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>vogue or fashion </p><p><i></i></p><p>Platform shoes are in again</p>.</div><a name="s008417c"><!--s008417c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">f</span><br/><p>a central position or point of control </p><p><i></i></p><p>letters pouring in</p> <p><i></i></p><p>after the harvest is in</p> <p><i></i></p><p>He went in to bat</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">be in for</span> to be certain to experience (usu something undesirable) </p><p><i></i></p><p>If you're late again, you'll be in for trouble</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">in on</span> having a share in or knowledge of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>They were all in on the secret</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Are you in on this deal?</p>.</div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disorderly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017222a"><!--s017222a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017976b"><!--s017976b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>untidy or disarranged.</p></div><a name="s017977b"><!--s017977b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>unruly, violent, or disruptive of public order </p><p><i></i></p><p>drunk and disorderly</p> <p><span class="bodyb">disorderliness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">express<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021068a"><!--s021068a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022151b"><!--s022151b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>firmly and explicitly stated </p><p><i></i></p><p>He disobeyed my express orders</p>.</div><a name="s022152b"><!--s022152b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of a particular sort; specific </p><p><i></i></p><p>She came for that express purpose</p>.</div><a name="s022153b"><!--s022153b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005647c"><!--s005647c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>travelling at high speed, usu with few stops along the way, or suitable for such travel </p><p><i></i></p><p>an express train</p>.</div><a name="s005648c"><!--s005648c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> designated to be delivered without delay by special messenger </p><p><i></i></p><p>express mail</p> <p>[Middle English via early French <span class="bodyi">expres</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/express1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">express 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gender balancing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025056a"><!--s025056a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>equality between males and females with regard to numerical representation, treatment, opportunity, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">headman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> headmen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027787a"><!--s027787a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chief of a tribe or community.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fly slip</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023271a"><!--s023271a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in cricket, a fielding position behind the conventional slips and about halfway to the boundary [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fly2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fly 2</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/slip2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">slip 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aquifer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹakwifə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002680a"><!--s002680a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a water-bearing layer of permeable rock, sand, or gravel <span class="bodyb">aquiferous</span> /aʹkwifərəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">aquifer</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aqui/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aqui-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-fer</span> bearing, from <span class="bodyi">ferre</span> to carry].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">husky<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> huskies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029691a"><!--s029691a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a powerful sledge dog with a broad chest and a shaggy outer coat, native to Greenland and Labrador. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eskimo_dog/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Eskimo dog</span></span></a> [prob by alteration from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eskimo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Eskimo</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bowl<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006952a"><!--s006952a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007159b"><!--s007159b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of various round hollow vessels used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for holding liquids or food or for mixing food.</p></div><a name="s007160b"><!--s007160b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the contents of a bowl.</p></div><a name="s007161b"><!--s007161b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s001678c"><!--s001678c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the hollow of a spoon or tobacco pipe.</p></div><a name="s001679c"><!--s001679c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the receptacle of a toilet.</p></div></div><a name="s007162b"><!--s007162b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s001680c"><!--s001680c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a bowl-shaped geographical region or formation.</p></div><a name="s001681c"><!--s001681c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a bowl-shaped structure; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a sports stadium</p><p><span class="bodyb">bowled</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">bowlful</span> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bowlfuls)<i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">bolla</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">green-eyed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026413a"><!--s026413a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jealous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jealous</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disorderly house</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017223a"><!--s017223a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in law, a brothel.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cower</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkowə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (cowered, cowering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013760a"><!--s013760a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to crouch down or shrink away, e.g. in fear, from something menacing [Middle English <span class="bodyi">couren</span>,of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-in<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030634a"><!--s030634a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting:</p><a name="s032261b"><!--s032261b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an organized public protest by means of the specified action; a demonstration </p><p><i></i></p><p>sit-in</p>.</div><a name="s032262b"><!--s032262b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a group activity </p><p><i></i></p><p>teach-in</p> <p>[<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in 2</span></span></a> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sit_in/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sit-in</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hogshead</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028736a"><!--s028736a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030375b"><!--s030375b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a large cask or barrel.</p></div><a name="s030376b"><!--s030376b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of several measures of capacity, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a measure of 52½ imperial gallons (about 238l).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">express<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021069a"><!--s021069a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>by express.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gender-bender</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025057a"><!--s025057a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a person whose appearance and behaviour are sexually ambiguous or do not conform to expected norms.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">headmaster <span class="bodyi">or</span> headmistress</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027788a"><!--s027788a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a head teacher.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aquilegia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/akwiʹleej(y)ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002681a"><!--s002681a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/columbine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">columbine</span></span></a> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">aquilegia</span>; adopted as genus name, prob from Latin <span class="bodyi">aquilegus</span> water-gathering, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aqui/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aqui-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">legere</span> to collect].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">green-eyed monster</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026414a"><!--s026414a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>jealousy </p><p><i></i></p><p>O, beware, my lord, of jealousy! It is the green-eyed monster, which doth mock the meat it feeds on</p><p> Shakespeare [from Shakespeare's <span class="bodyi">Othello</span> (3:3)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flyspeck</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023272a"><!--s023272a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tiny spot of fly excrement</p><p><span class="bodyb">flyspecked</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">in-<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> il- <span class="bodyi">or</span> im- <span class="bodyi">or</span> ir-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030632a"><!--s030632a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032256b"><!--s032256b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in, into, or towards </p><p><i></i></p><p>immersion</p> <p>forming words, with the meanings:.</p></div><a name="s032257b"><!--s032257b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in; within; into; towards; on </p><p><i></i></p><p>influx</p> <p><i></i></p><p>immerse</p> <p><i></i></p><p>irradiance</p>.</div><a name="s032258b"><!--s032258b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a causative or intensifying effect or action </p><p><i></i></p><p>imperil</p> <p><i></i></p><p>illuminate</p> <p><i></i></p><p>inspirit</p> <p>[Middle English via French from Latin, from <span class="bodyi">in</span> in, into].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">express<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021070a"><!--s021070a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022154b"><!--s022154b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an express vehicle, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a train.</p></div><a name="s022155b"><!--s022155b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> an express delivery service.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bowl<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006953a"><!--s006953a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007163b"><!--s007163b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a ball used in bowls that is weighted or shaped to give it a bias.</p></div><a name="s007164b"><!--s007164b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a ball used in skittles or tenpin bowling.</p></div><a name="s007165b"><!--s007165b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl, but treated as sing.</span>) a game played typically outdoors on a green, in which bowls are rolled at a target jack in an attempt to bring them nearer to it than one's opponent's bowls [Middle English <span class="bodyi">boule</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">bulla</span> bubble].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hog-tie</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (hog-ties) (hog-tied) (hog-tying) <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028737a"><!--s028737a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030377b"><!--s030377b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to tie together all four feet of (an animal) or the hands and feet of (a person).</p></div><a name="s030378b"><!--s030378b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to impede or thwart (somebody).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">huss</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hus/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029692a"><!--s029692a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a dogfish, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/nursehound/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">nursehound</span></span></a> : genus <span class="bodyi">Scyliorhinus</span> [alteration of Middle English <span class="bodyi">husk</span>, of unknown origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gendering</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025058a"><!--s025058a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>discrimination in assessing men and women in similar activities.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cowfish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cowfish)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013761a"><!--s013761a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014340b"><!--s014340b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several species of small brightly coloured fishes with projections resembling horns over the eyes: <span class="bodyi">Lactoria diaphana</span> and other species.</p></div><a name="s014341b"><!--s014341b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a tropical herbivorous aquatic animal, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the manatee or dugong: order Sirenia.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dis <span class="bodyi">or</span> diss</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dis/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (dissed, dissing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016949a"><!--s016949a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal, chiefly NAmer</span> to insult (somebody); to speak to (somebody) in a disrespectful manner [prob shortened from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/disrespect2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">disrespect 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">headmost</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027789a"><!--s027789a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> said of a ship, etc: most advanced; leading.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aquiline</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹakwilien/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002682a"><!--s002682a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002628b"><!--s002628b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or like an eagle.</p></div><a name="s002629b"><!--s002629b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of the human nose: hooked <span class="bodyb">aquilinity</span> /-ʹliniti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">aquilinus</span> of an eagle, from <span class="bodyi">aquila</span> eagle].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">greenfield</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026415a"><!--s026415a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028262b"><!--s028262b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>consisting of land not previously built on </p><p><i></i></p><p>The companies with most chance of success are those setting up on greenfield sites</p><p> The Economist.</p></div><a name="s028263b"><!--s028263b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not previously developed or exploited </p><p><i></i></p><p>a greenfield area in medical research</p>.</div><a name="s028264b"><!--s028264b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>breaking new ground; innovative </p><p><i></i></p><p>greenfield development in communications technology</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disorganise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹawgəniez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017224a"><!--s017224a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/disorganize_or_disorganise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">disorganize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hogwash</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028738a"><!--s028738a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030379b"><!--s030379b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> nonsensical talk.</p></div><a name="s030380b"><!--s030380b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>pigswill.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expression</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹspresh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021071a"><!--s021071a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022156b"><!--s022156b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005649c"><!--s005649c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of expressing something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in words </p><p><i></i></p><p>freedom of expression</p>.</div><a name="s005650c"><!--s005650c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a significant word or phrase.</p></div><a name="s005651c"><!--s005651c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>an outward manifestation or symbol </p><p><i></i></p><p>This gift is an expression of my gratitude</p>.</div><a name="s005652c"><!--s005652c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a look on somebody's face that indicates their feelings </p><p><i></i></p><p>a bored expression</p>.</div><a name="s005653c"><!--s005653c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>a mathematical or logical symbol or combination of symbols.</p></div></div><a name="s022157b"><!--s022157b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a means or manner of expressing something.</p></div><a name="s022158b"><!--s022158b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005654c"><!--s005654c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a means or manner of expressing something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> sensitivity and feeling in communicating or performing </p><p><i></i></p><p>He read the poem with expression</p>.</div><a name="s005655c"><!--s005655c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the quality or fact of being expressive.</p></div></div><a name="s022159b"><!--s022159b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of squeezing out a liquid</p><p><span class="bodyb">expressional</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">expressionless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">expressionlessly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">expressionlessness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flyspray</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023273a"><!--s023273a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an aerosol spray for killing flies and other insects.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">in<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030629a"><!--s030629a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032252b"><!--s032252b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>extremely fashionable </p><p><i></i></p><p>the in place to go</p>.</div><a name="s032253b"><!--s032253b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>shared only by a certain group </p><p><i></i></p><p>an in joke</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gene</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jeen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025059a"><!--s025059a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of inheritance that is carried on a chromosome, controls transmission of hereditary characters, and consists of DNA or, in some viruses, RNA</p><p>Gregor Mendel (1822–84) discovered that inheritance comes in discrete particles, each from one parent or the other, rather than as substances blended from both parents. His idea was rediscovered in 1900, and the word gene coined thereafter. But genes not only assort independently as strings of particles. DNA itself is made up of strings of digits – particles again — Professor Richard Dawkins</p> [German <span class="bodyi">Gen</span>, short for <span class="bodyi">Pangen</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">pan-</span> all + <span class="bodyi">-gen</span>, from <span class="bodyi">genos</span> race].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cowgirl</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013762a"><!--s013762a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a woman who tends or drives cattle, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a cattle ranch hand in N America.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hussar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hooʹzah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029693a"><!--s029693a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031340b"><!--s031340b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a Hungarian horseman of the 15th cent.</p></div><a name="s031341b"><!--s031341b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Hussar</span>) a member of any of various European cavalry regiments [Hungarian <span class="bodyi">huszár</span> hussar, formerly ‘highway robber’, from Serbian <span class="bodyi">husar</span> pirate, from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">cursarius</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/corsair/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">corsair</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">head off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027790a"><!--s027790a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to stop the progress of (a person, animal, or developing crisis, etc), block them, or turn them aside by taking preventive action </p><p><i></i></p><p>We'll head them off at the pass</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bowl<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006954a"><!--s006954a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007166b"><!--s007166b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001682c"><!--s001682c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to participate in a game of bowls or bowling.</p></div><a name="s001683c"><!--s001683c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to play or roll a ball in bowls or bowling.</p></div><a name="s001684c"><!--s001684c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to play as a bowler in cricket.</p></div></div><a name="s007167b"><!--s007167b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + along) to travel in a vehicle smoothly and rapidly <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s007168b"><!--s007168b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s001685c"><!--s001685c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to roll (a ball) in bowling.</p></div><a name="s001686c"><!--s001686c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to score by bowling </p><p><i></i></p><p>He bowls 150</p>.</div></div><a name="s007169b"><!--s007169b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s001687c"><!--s001687c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to deliver (a ball) to a batsman in cricket.</p></div><a name="s001688c"><!--s001688c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a bowler: to dismiss (a batsman in cricket) by breaking the wicket.</p></div></div><a name="s007170b"><!--s007170b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + along) to travel in a vehicle smoothly and rapidly.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aqu- <span class="bodyi">or</span> aqua- <span class="bodyi">or</span> aqui-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002650a"><!--s002650a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: water </p><p><i></i></p><p>aquarobics</p> [Latin <span class="bodyi">aqua</span> water].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">greenfinch</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026416a"><!--s026416a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a common European finch with green and yellow plumage: <span class="bodyi">Carduelis chloris</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hogweed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028739a"><!--s028739a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of tall foul-smelling plants of the carrot family, with large leaves and broad heads of white or pinkish flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Heracleum</span> [because it used to be fed to pigs].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inability</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inəʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030635a"><!--s030635a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lack of sufficient power, resources, or capacity </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was hampered by his inability to do maths</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">inabilite</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">inhabilité</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">habilité</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ability/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ability</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flyswatter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023274a"><!--s023274a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an implement for killing insects that consists of a flat piece of usu rubber or plastic attached to a handle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expressionism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021072a"><!--s021072a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mode of expression in art, literature, or music that attempts to depict subjective emotions and responses to objects and events</p><p>In expressionism, what artists aimed to express was generally their own feelings, often through strong colour, emphatic brushwork, and a calculated primitivism. The term was applied – retrospectively – to the German artists belonging to the groups called Die Brücke, and Der Blaue Reiter. It is also sometimes used of the starker German cinema, drama, and architecture of the early 20th cent. — Martin Gayford</p><p><span class="bodyb">expressionist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">expressionistic</span> /-ʹnistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">expressionistically</span> /-ʹnistikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bowlegged</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bohʹleg(i)d/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006955a"><!--s006955a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having legs that are bowed outwards at the knees; bandy-legged <span class="bodyb">bowlegs</span> /bohʹlegz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">genealogy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jeeniʹaləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> genealogies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025060a"><!--s025060a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026737b"><!--s026737b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms.</p></div><a name="s026738b"><!--s026738b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007027c"><!--s007027c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms.</p></div><a name="s007028c"><!--s007028c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an account of this.</p></div></div><a name="s026739b"><!--s026739b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the study of family pedigrees <span class="bodyb">genealogical</span> /-ʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">genealogically</span> /-ʹlojikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">genealogist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">genealogie</span> via French and late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">genealogia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">genea</span> race, family + <span class="bodyi">-logia</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/logy_or_ology/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-logy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cowherd</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013763a"><!--s013763a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who tends cows.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ar-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002685a"><!--s002685a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disorganised</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017225a"><!--s017225a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/disorganized_or_disorganised/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">disorganized</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hussite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhusiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029694a"><!--s029694a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of the Bohemian religious movement led by John Huss</p><p><span class="bodyb">Hussite</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">Hussitism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">Hussita</span>,named after John <span class="bodyi">Huss</span> d.1415, Bohemian religious reformer].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">head of state</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027791a"><!--s027791a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the titular head of a state, e.g. a monarch, as distinguished from the head of government, e.g. a prime minister.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">green fingers</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026417a"><!--s026417a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an unusual ability to make plants grow</p><p><span class="bodyb">green-fingered</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ho-ho</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhoh ʹhoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028740a"><!--s028740a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used to express laughter or triumph [imitative].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fly-tip</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023275a"><!--s023275a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to dump (waste) illegally</p><p><span class="bodyb">fly-tipper</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fly-tipping</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bowler<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006956a"><!--s006956a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the person who bowls in a team sport; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> in cricket, a member of the fielding side who bowls regularly as a specialist.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cowhide</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013764a"><!--s013764a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014342b"><!--s014342b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>leather made from the hide of a cow.</p></div><a name="s014343b"><!--s014343b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a coarse leather whip.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">in absentia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌin abʹsenti·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030636a"><!--s030636a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in the absence of the specified person </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was elected treasurer in absentia</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">in absentia</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hussy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhusi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hussies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029695a"><!--s029695a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">derog</span> an impudent or promiscuous woman or girl [alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/housewife/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">housewife</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expressive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹspresiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021073a"><!--s021073a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022160b"><!--s022160b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to expression </p><p><i></i></p><p>the expressive function of language</p>.</div><a name="s022161b"><!--s022161b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ of) serving to express or represent something </p><p><i></i></p><p>He used foul and novel terms expressive of rage</p><p> H G Wells.</p></div><a name="s022162b"><!--s022162b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>full of expression </p><p><i></i></p><p>an expressive performance</p>.</div><a name="s022163b"><!--s022163b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>full of meaning; significant </p><p><i></i></p><p>an expressive silence</p> <p><span class="bodyb">expressively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">expressiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">expressivity</span> /ekspreʹsiviti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gene bank</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025061a"><!--s025061a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a collection of living organisms kept as a store of genetic material, to be used for genetic engineering, breeding crops, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">head-on</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027792a"><!--s027792a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029660b"><!--s029660b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>with the head or front making the initial contact </p><p><i></i></p><p>The cars collided head-on</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a head-on collision</p>.</div><a name="s029661b"><!--s029661b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in direct opposition </p><p><i></i></p><p>a head-on confrontation</p> <p><i></i></p><p>What happens when primitive and civilized man meet head-on?</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disorganized <span class="bodyi">or</span> disorganised</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017227a"><!--s017227a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017978b"><!--s017978b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>lacking coherence or system.</p></div><a name="s017979b"><!--s017979b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a person: unmethodical.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">AR</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002683a"><!--s002683a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002630b"><!--s002630b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>annual return.</p></div><a name="s002631b"><!--s002631b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Arkansas (US postal abbreviation).</p></div><a name="s002632b"><!--s002632b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>autonomous republic.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">greenfly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> greenflies <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> greenfly)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026418a"><!--s026418a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> any of various green aphids that is are destructive to plants, or an infestation of them.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ho hum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhoh ʹhum/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028741a"><!--s028741a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used to express weariness, boredom, or disdain [imitative].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bowler<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006957a"><!--s006957a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">bowler hat</span>) a stiff felt hat with a rounded crown and a narrow brim [named after <span class="bodyi">Bowler</span>, a 19th-cent. family of English hatters].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">headphones</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027793a"><!--s027793a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pair of earphones held over the ears by a band worn on the head.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gene pool</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025062a"><!--s025062a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the whole body of genes in an interbreeding population.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expressly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021074a"><!--s021074a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022164b"><!--s022164b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>explicitly </p><p><i></i></p><p>I expressly told you not to do that</p>.</div><a name="s022165b"><!--s022165b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>for an express purpose; specially </p><p><i></i></p><p>a clinic expressly for the treatment of addicts</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cowl</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kowl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013765a"><!--s013765a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014344b"><!--s014344b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a hood or long hooded cloak, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a monk.</p></div><a name="s014345b"><!--s014345b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003590c"><!--s003590c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a chimney covering designed to improve ventilation.</p></div><a name="s003591c"><!--s003591c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a cowling</p><p><span class="bodyb">cowled</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cowle</span> from Old English <span class="bodyi">cugele</span>,ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">cucullus</span> hood].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disorganize <span class="bodyi">or</span> disorganise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹawgəniez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017226a"><!--s017226a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to disrupt (an arrangement, system, etc) <span class="bodyb">disorganization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">désorganiser</span>, from <span class="bodyi">dés-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">organiser</span> to organize].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flytrap</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023276a"><!--s023276a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024873b"><!--s024873b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/venus_flytrap/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Venus flytrap</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s024874b"><!--s024874b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of various devices for catching and killing flies and other insects.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ar</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002684a"><!--s002684a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chemical symbol for argon.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inaccessible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inakʹsesəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030637a"><!--s030637a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032263b"><!--s032263b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>difficult or impossible to reach.</p></div><a name="s032264b"><!--s032264b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>difficult or impossible to understand </p><p><i></i></p><p>an inaccessible book</p> <p><span class="bodyb">inaccessibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inaccessibly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">greengage</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026419a"><!--s026419a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028265b"><!--s028265b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several small rounded greenish cultivated plums.</p></div><a name="s028266b"><!--s028266b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the tree that bears this fruit: <span class="bodyi">Prunus domestica</span> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/green1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">green 1</span></span></a> + Sir William <span class="bodyi">Gage</span> d.1820, English botanist who introduced it to England].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hustings</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhustingz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029696a"><!--s029696a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031342b"><!--s031342b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a place where election speeches are made.</p></div><a name="s031343b"><!--s031343b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the proceedings of an election campaign.</p></div><a name="s031344b"><!--s031344b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>formerly, a raised platform used for the nomination of candidates for Parliament and for election speeches</p><p>Old English <span class="bodyi">hūsting</span> deliberative assembly, from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">hūsthing</span>, formed from <span class="bodyi">hūs</span> house + <span class="bodyi">thing</span> assembly. From the 12th cent. onwards <span class="bodyi">husting</span> or <span class="bodyi">hustings</span> referred to a court held in the Guildhall, London by the Lord Mayor and the Aldermen, hence to the platform on which these dignitaries sat; the current senses date from the 18th cent</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hoick<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hoyk/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028742a"><!--s028742a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to lift or pull (something) abruptly; to yank </p><p><i></i></p><p>I hoicked my case out of the rack</p> <p>[prob alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hike2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hike 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bowline</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbohlien/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006958a"><!--s006958a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007171b"><!--s007171b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a rope attached to a square sail that is used to keep the windward edge of the sail taut and at a steady angle to the wind.</p></div><a name="s007172b"><!--s007172b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a knot used to form a non-slipping loop at the end of a rope [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bouline</span>,perhaps from <span class="bodyi">bowe</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bow5/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bow 5</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/line1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">line 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">genera</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjenərə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025063a"><!--s025063a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/genus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">genus</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">headpiece</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027794a"><!--s027794a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029662b"><!--s029662b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an ornamental printed device <span class="bodyi">esp</span> at the beginning of a chapter.</p></div><a name="s029663b"><!--s029663b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a protective covering, e.g. a helmet, for the head.</p></div><a name="s029664b"><!--s029664b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the part of a halter or bridle that fits over a horse's head behind its ears.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cowlick</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013766a"><!--s013766a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tuft of hair that sticks up, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> over the forehead [from its appearance of having been licked by a cow].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ar<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002686a"><!--s002686a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming adjectives from nouns, denoting:</p><a name="s002633b"><!--s002633b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>nature or composition </p><p><i></i></p><p>molecular</p> <p><i></i></p><p>spectacular</p>.</div><a name="s002634b"><!--s002634b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>resemblance </p><p><i></i></p><p>oracular</p> [Middle English from Latin -<span class="bodyi">aris</span>, alteration of -<span class="bodyi">alis</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/al1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-al 1</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disorient</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹawrient, -ənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017228a"><!--s017228a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="sb000000148"><!--sb000000148--></a><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/disorientate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">disorientate</span></span></a> [French <span class="bodyi">désorienter</span> from <span class="bodyi">dés-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">orienter</span> to orient, from <span class="bodyi">orient</span> east]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">disorient</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">disorientate</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/disorientate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">disorientate</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flyway</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023277a"><!--s023277a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an established route used by birds when migrating </p><p><i></i></p><p>the Atlantic flyway</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">greengrocer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026420a"><!--s026420a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a retailer of fresh vegetables and fruit</p><p><span class="bodyb">greengrocery</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expresso</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹspresoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> expressos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021075a"><!--s021075a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/espresso/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">espresso</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hoick<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028743a"><!--s028743a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a jerk.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hustle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhusl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029697a"><!--s029697a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031345b"><!--s031345b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to push or convey (somebody) roughly, forcibly, or hurriedly somewhere </p><p><i></i></p><p>They hustled him into a taxi</p>.</div><a name="s031346b"><!--s031346b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ into) to impel or force (somebody) into doing something </p><p><i></i></p><p>They hustled her into accepting</p>.</div><a name="s031347b"><!--s031347b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (+ out of) to swindle or cheat (somebody) out of something <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s031348b"><!--s031348b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to hasten or hurry.</p></div><a name="s031349b"><!--s031349b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> to make strenuous, often dishonest, efforts to secure money or business.</p></div><a name="s031350b"><!--s031350b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> to engage in prostitution; to solicit</p><p><span class="bodyb">hustler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Dutch <span class="bodyi">husselen</span> from early Dutch <span class="bodyi">hutselen</span>,frequentative of <span class="bodyi">hutsen</span> to shake].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inaccuracy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹakyoorəsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> inaccuracies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030638a"><!--s030638a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032265b"><!--s032265b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>lack of accuracy.</p></div><a name="s032266b"><!--s032266b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a mistake; an error.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bowling</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006959a"><!--s006959a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several games in which balls are rolled at one or more objects.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">general<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjen(ə)rəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025064a"><!--s025064a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026740b"><!--s026740b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of, involving, or applicable to every member of a class, kind, or group.</p></div><a name="s026741b"><!--s026741b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007029c"><!--s007029c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>applicable to or characteristic of the majority of individuals involved; prevalent.</p></div><a name="s007030c"><!--s007030c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>concerned or dealing with universal rather than particular aspects.</p></div></div><a name="s026742b"><!--s026742b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>holding superior rank or taking precedence over others similarly titled </p><p><i></i></p><p>the general manager</p>.</div><a name="s026743b"><!--s026743b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>approximate rather than strictly accurate </p><p><i></i></p><p>a general resemblance</p>.</div><a name="s026744b"><!--s026744b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>not confined by specialization or careful limitation </p><p><i></i></p><p>a general amnesty</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">in general</span>.</p></div><a name="s026745b"><!--s026745b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>usually; for the most part [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">generalis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">gener-, genus</span> kind, class].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">headpin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhedpin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027795a"><!--s027795a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the pin that stands nearest the bowler when the pins are arranged in tenpin bowling.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flyweight</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023278a"><!--s023278a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024875b"><!--s024875b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a weight in boxing and wrestling between light flyweight and bantamweight of no more than 51kg (112lb) if professional or between 48–51kg (106–112lb) if amateur.</p></div><a name="s024876b"><!--s024876b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a weight in amateur wrestling of 49–52kg (107–115lb).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ar<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002687a"><!--s002687a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting: somebody who engages in a particular activity </p><p><i></i></p><p>beggar</p> <p><i></i></p><p>scholar</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hustle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029698a"><!--s029698a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act or an instance of hustling.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cowling</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013767a"><!--s013767a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a removable metal covering over an engine, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in an aircraft.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expressway</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021076a"><!--s021076a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a motorway.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">greenheart</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026421a"><!--s026421a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028267b"><!--s028267b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a tropical S American evergreen tree of the laurel family: <span class="bodyi">Ocotea rodiaei</span>.</p></div><a name="s028268b"><!--s028268b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the durable, greenish-coloured wood of this tree that is widely used in boatbuilding.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hoiden</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhoydn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028744a"><!--s028744a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hoyden_or_hoiden/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hoyden</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inaccurate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹakyoorət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030639a"><!--s030639a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>faulty or imprecise</p><p><span class="bodyb">inaccuracy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inaccurately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bowling alley</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006960a"><!--s006960a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a long narrow enclosure or lane with a smooth floor for bowling or playing skittles, or the building or room containing such lanes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">general<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025065a"><!--s025065a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026746b"><!--s026746b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an officer in the British and US armies and the US air force ranking below a field marshal, general of the army, or general of the air force.</p></div><a name="s026747b"><!--s026747b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the chief of a religious order or congregation.</p></div><a name="s026748b"><!--s026748b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the general</span>) <span class="bodyi">archaic</span> the general public.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disorientate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹawri·əntayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017229a"><!--s017229a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017980b"><!--s017980b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>) to deprive (somebody) of the normal sense of position, relationship, or identity.</p></div><a name="s017981b"><!--s017981b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to confuse (somebody)</p><a name="sb000000149"><!--sb000000149--></a><p><span class="bodyb">disorientated</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">disorientation</span> /-ʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">disorientate</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">disorient</span>? Both forms of the word are correct. <span class="bodyi">Disorient</span> is more often used in American English, <span class="bodyi">disorientate</span> in British English.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">headquartered</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027796a"><!--s027796a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having headquarters in a specified place.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">flywheel</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023279a"><!--s023279a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wheel with a heavy rim that when revolving can either reduce speed fluctuations in the rotation of an engine or store energy </p><p><i></i></p><p>Habit is … the enormous fly-wheel of society, its most precious conservative agent</p><p> William James [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fly2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fly 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ARA</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002688a"><!--s002688a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Associate of the Royal Academy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cowl neck</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013768a"><!--s013768a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a draped neckline on a garment, which falls in loose folds at the front</p><p><span class="bodyb">cowl-necked</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hut<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hut/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029699a"><!--s029699a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031351b"><!--s031351b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small, often temporary, dwelling of simple construction.</p></div><a name="s031352b"><!--s031352b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in mountain-climbing areas, e.g. the Alps, a building with dormitories, etc for the accommodation of walkers and climbers</p><p><span class="bodyb">hutlike</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">hutte</span>,of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">General American</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025066a"><!--s025066a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>nonregional US pronunciation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inaction</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹaksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030640a"><!--s030640a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lack of action or activity.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bowling average</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006961a"><!--s006961a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the average number of runs scored off the bowling of a cricketer per number of wickets taken, e.g. in a season or his or her career: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/batting_average/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">batting average</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">greenhorn</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026422a"><!--s026422a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028269b"><!--s028269b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an inexperienced or unsophisticated person, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> somebody who is easily cheated.</p></div><a name="s028270b"><!--s028270b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a newcomer (e.g. to a country) unacquainted with local manners and customs [orig in the sense ‘animal with young horns’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expropriate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eksʹprohpriayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021077a"><!--s021077a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022166b"><!--s022166b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to deprive (somebody) of possession, occupancy, or owner's rights.</p></div><a name="s022167b"><!--s022167b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to transfer (the property of another) to one's own possession.</p></div><a name="s022168b"><!--s022168b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to take possession of (personal property) for public use </p><p><i></i></p><p>They expropriated all the land within a ten-mile radius</p> <p><span class="bodyb">expropriation</span> /-ʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">expropriator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">expropriatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">expropriare</span>, from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">proprius</span> own].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disown</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017230a"><!--s017230a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017982b"><!--s017982b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to refuse to acknowledge (a relative, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one's own child) as one's own.</p></div><a name="s017983b"><!--s017983b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to repudiate any connection with (principles or beliefs that other people might associate one with).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hoi polloi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhoy pəʹloy/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028745a"><!--s028745a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the hoi polloi</span>) the common people; the masses [Greek <span class="bodyi">hoi polloi</span> the many].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Fm</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023280a"><!--s023280a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chemical symbol for fermium.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">headquarters</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> headquarters) (<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027797a"><!--s027797a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029665b"><!--s029665b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a place from which a military commander exercises command.</p></div><a name="s029666b"><!--s029666b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the administrative centre of an enterprise.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Arab</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹarəb/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002689a"><!--s002689a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002635b"><!--s002635b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a Semitic people orig of the Arabian peninsula and now widespread throughout the Middle East and N Africa.</p></div><a name="s002636b"><!--s002636b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000559c"><!--s000559c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a member of a Semitic people orig of the Arabian peninsula and now widespread throughout the Middle East and N Africa.</p></div><a name="s000560c"><!--s000560c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a member of an Arabic-speaking people.</p></div></div><a name="s002637b"><!--s002637b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a typically intelligent, graceful, and swift horse of an Arabian stock</p><a name="sb00000053"><!--sb00000053--></a><p><span class="bodyb">Arab</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via Latin and Greek from Arabic <span class="bodyi">Arab</span>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">Arab, Arabian</span>, <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">Arabic</span>? <span class="bodyi">Arab</span> is the correct adjective to use in political contexts: <span class="bodyi">Arab nations</span>; <span class="bodyi">an Arab leader</span>. The adjective <span class="bodyi">Arabian</span> is mainly used to designate things geographically as belonging to Arabia (the Arabian peninsula, lying between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf): <span class="bodyi">in the Arabian desert</span>. <span class="bodyi">Arabic</span> refers principally to the language of the Arab peoples: <span class="bodyi">to learn Arabic</span>; <span class="bodyi">Arabic grammar</span>; <span class="bodyi">Arabic poetry</span>. The numbers in general worldwide use are <span class="bodyi">Arabic numerals</span>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inactivate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹaktivayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030641a"><!--s030641a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032267b"><!--s032267b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cause (something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a machine) to stop operating.</p></div><a name="s032268b"><!--s032268b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to render (something) chemically or biologically inactive</p><p><span class="bodyb">inactivation</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inactivator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cowman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cowmen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013769a"><!--s013769a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cowherd or cowboy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">general anaesthetic</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025067a"><!--s025067a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an anaesthetic that causes loss of consciousness and lack of sensation over the whole body.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">greenhouse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgreenhows/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026423a"><!--s026423a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a building or enclosure with glass walls and a glass roof for the cultivation or protection of tender plants.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fm</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023281a"><!--s023281a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024877b"><!--s024877b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>fathom.</p></div><a name="s024878b"><!--s024878b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>from.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">headrace</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027798a"><!--s027798a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a channel taking water to a mill wheel or turbine.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expulsion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹspulsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021078a"><!--s021078a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act or an instance of expelling <span class="bodyb">expulsive</span> /-siv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">expulsion-, expulsio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">expellere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/expel/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">expel</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bowling crease</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006962a"><!--s006962a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of the lines drawn perpendicularly across a cricket pitch in line with each wicket: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/popping_crease/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">popping crease</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hut<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (hutted, hutting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029700a"><!--s029700a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s031353b"><!--s031353b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to accommodate (troops, etc) in huts <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s031354b"><!--s031354b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of military personnel: to construct huts for accommodation.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disparage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹsparij/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017231a"><!--s017231a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to speak slightingly of or belittle (somebody or something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">disparagement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">disparaging</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">disparagingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">disparagen</span> to degrade by an unequal marriage, from Old French <span class="bodyi">desparagier</span> to marry below one's class, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">parage</span> extraction, lineage, from Latin <span class="bodyi">par</span> equal].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hoisin sauce</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hoyʹsin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028746a"><!--s028746a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a thick dark red sauce used in Chinese cookery as a sweet and spicy flavouring in savoury dishes [prob from Chinese (Cantonese) <span class="bodyi">hoishin</span>, from <span class="bodyi">hoi</span> sea + <span class="bodyi">shin</span> food, delicacy].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arabesque</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002690a"><!--s002690a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002638b"><!--s002638b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a posture in ballet in which the dancer is supported on one leg with one arm extended forwards and the other arm and leg backwards.</p></div><a name="s002639b"><!--s002639b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a decorative design or style that combines natural motifs, e.g. flowers or foliage, to produce an intricate pattern.</p></div><a name="s002640b"><!--s002640b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a musical passage with a highly ornamental melody [French <span class="bodyi">arabesque</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">arabesco</span> in Arabian style, from Latin <span class="bodyi">Arabus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/arab/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Arab</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inactive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹaktiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030642a"><!--s030642a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032269b"><!--s032269b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not given to action or effort.</p></div><a name="s032270b"><!--s032270b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>out of use; not functioning.</p></div><a name="s032271b"><!--s032271b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of armed forces: not performing or available for military duties.</p></div><a name="s032272b"><!--s032272b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of a disease: quiescent or dormant.</p></div><a name="s032273b"><!--s032273b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>chemically or biologically inert, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> because of the loss of some quality</p><p><span class="bodyb">inactively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">inactivity</span> /-ʹtiviti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">co-worker</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohwuhkə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013770a"><!--s013770a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fellow worker.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hutch</span><small><span class="eSynop">/huch/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029701a"><!--s029701a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031355b"><!--s031355b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a pen or cage for a small animal, e.g. a rabbit.</p></div><a name="s031356b"><!--s031356b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal, derog</span> a shack or shanty [Middle English <span class="bodyi">huche</span> via Old French from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">hutica</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bowling green</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006963a"><!--s006963a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a smooth close-cut area of turf for playing bowls.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expunge</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹspunj/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">formal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021079a"><!--s021079a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022169b"><!--s022169b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to delete or erase (words, passages, etc) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Some superfluities I have expunged, and some faults I have corrected</p><p> Dr Johnson.</p></div><a name="s022170b"><!--s022170b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to blot out or obliterate (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Nothing can expunge his shame</p> <p><span class="bodyb">expunction</span> /ikʹspungksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">expunger</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">expungere</span> to mark for deletion by dots, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">pungere</span> to prick].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">FM<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023282a"><!--s023282a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or denoting a broadcasting or receiving system using frequency modulation and usu noted for lack of interference.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">general assembly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025068a"><!--s025068a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">General Assembly</span>) the highest governing body of a religious denomination, e.g. the Presbyterian Church.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disparate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdispərət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017232a"><!--s017232a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>quite separate and distinct </p><p><i></i></p><p>They were discovered to be two quite disparate genera</p> <p><span class="bodyb">disparately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">disparateness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">disparatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">disparare</span> to separate, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">parare</span> to prepare].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">head register</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027799a"><!--s027799a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/head_voice/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">head voice</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">greenhouse effect</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026424a"><!--s026424a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the warming of the lower layers of the atmosphere by absorption and reradiation of solar radiation that cannot escape through the build-up of carbon dioxide and other pollutants in the atmosphere.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Arabian<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹraybi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002691a"><!--s002691a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="sb00000054"><!--sb00000054--></a><p>relating to or belonging to Arabia or its people</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">Arabian, Arabic</span>, <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">Arab</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/arab/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Arab</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hoist<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hoyst/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028747a"><!--s028747a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to raise (something) into position, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by means of tackle</p><p><span class="bodyb">hoister</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [alteration of <span class="bodyi">hoise</span>, perhaps from early Dutch <span class="bodyi">hischen</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inadequate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹadikwət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030643a"><!--s030643a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032274b"><!--s032274b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not adequate; lacking the required or expected quantity or quality.</p></div><a name="s032275b"><!--s032275b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not capable; unable to cope </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her remarks left him feeling totally inadequate</p> <p><span class="bodyb">inadequacy</span> /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inadequately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inadequateness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cow parsley</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013771a"><!--s013771a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a coarse tall plant of the carrot family of Europe, Asia, and Africa with clusters of tiny white flowers and leaves that resemble those of parsley: <span class="bodyi">Anthriscus sylvestris</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hutment</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029702a"><!--s029702a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an encampment of huts.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">expurgate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹekspuhgayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021080a"><!--s021080a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to rid (something) of something morally offensive, <span class="bodyi"><span class="bodyi">esp</span></span> to remove objectionable parts from (a text) before publication or presentation </p><p><i></i></p><p>the expurgated version of the story</p> <p><span class="bodyb">expurgation</span> /-ʹgaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">expurgator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">expurgatory</span> /ikʹspuhgət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">expurgatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">expurgare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">purgare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/purge1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">purge 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bowl out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006964a"><!--s006964a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to dismiss all the members of (the batting side) in cricket.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Arabian<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002692a"><!--s002692a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002641b"><!--s002641b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>chiefly formerly, a native or inhabitant of Arabia (the Arabian peninsula).</p></div><a name="s002642b"><!--s002642b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an Arab horse.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">headrest</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027800a"><!--s027800a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a support for the head; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a cushioned pad supporting the head in a vehicle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">greenhouse gas</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026425a"><!--s026425a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a gas, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> carbon dioxide or methane, that contributes to the greenhouse effect.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disparate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017233a"><!--s017233a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) things or people that are completely separate or distinct.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">FM<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023283a"><!--s023283a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Field Marshal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inadmissible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inədʹmisəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030644a"><!--s030644a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of evidence in a court of law: invalid <span class="bodyb">inadmissibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hoist<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028748a"><!--s028748a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030381b"><!--s030381b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an apparatus for hoisting something.</p></div><a name="s030382b"><!--s030382b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act of hoisting; a lift.</p></div><a name="s030383b"><!--s030383b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s007951c"><!--s007951c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the end of a flag next to the staff: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fly2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fly<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (5a).</p></div><a name="s007952c"><!--s007952c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the distance a flag extends along its staff or support.</p></div><a name="s007953c"><!--s007953c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a group of flags used as a signal.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cowpat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013772a"><!--s013772a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small heap of cow dung.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">general average</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025069a"><!--s025069a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in marine insurance, voluntary partial loss that is shared proportionally by all parties: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/particular_average/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">particular average</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hutted</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029703a"><!--s029703a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of accommodation or an encampment: consisting of huts.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exquisite<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹskwizit, ʹekskwizit/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021081a"><!--s021081a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022171b"><!--s022171b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>marked by flawless, beautiful, and usu delicate craftsmanship.</p></div><a name="s022172b"><!--s022172b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>extremely beautiful; delightful </p><p><i></i></p><p>an exquisite white blossom</p>.</div><a name="s022173b"><!--s022173b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>keenly sensitive, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in feeling; discriminating </p><p><i></i></p><p>exquisite taste</p>.</div><a name="s022174b"><!--s022174b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>acute or intense </p><p><i></i></p><p>exquisite pain</p> <p><span class="bodyb">exquisitely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">exquisiteness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">exquisit</span> choice, ingenious, from Latin <span class="bodyi">exquisitus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">exquirere</span> to search out, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">quaerere</span> to seek].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">FMD</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023284a"><!--s023284a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>foot-and-mouth disease.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disparity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹspariti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> disparities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017234a"><!--s017234a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>difference or inequality, or an instance of this </p><p><i></i></p><p>the disparity between their ages</p> <p>[early French <span class="bodyi">desparité</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">disparitat-, disparitas</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">paritat-, paritas</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/parity1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">parity 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bowl over</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006965a"><!--s006965a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007173b"><!--s007173b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to bump into, or cause something to bump into (a person) so as to knock them down.</p></div><a name="s007174b"><!--s007174b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to overwhelm (somebody) with surprise </p><p><i></i></p><p>We were bowled over by the news</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Arabian camel</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002693a"><!--s002693a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dromedary/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dromedary</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">headroom</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027801a"><!--s027801a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>vertical space, e.g. beneath a bridge, sufficient to allow passage or unrestricted movement.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">greenie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgreeni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026426a"><!--s026426a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, informal derog</span> somebody with an interest in environmental issues.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hoity-toity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhoyti ʹtoyti/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028749a"><!--s028749a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030384b"><!--s030384b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>haughty or self-important.</p></div><a name="s030385b"><!--s030385b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> frivolous or foolish [reduplication of English dialect <span class="bodyi">hoit</span> to play the fool].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cowpea</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013773a"><!--s013773a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/black_eyed_pea/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">black-eyed pea</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inadvertence</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inədʹvuht(ə)ns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> inadvertences inadvertencies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030645a"><!--s030645a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032276b"><!--s032276b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of being inadvertent.</p></div><a name="s032277b"><!--s032277b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a result of heedlessness or inattention; an oversight or slip [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">inadvertentia</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">advertent-, advertens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">advertere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/advert1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">advert 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hutterite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhutəriet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029704a"><!--s029704a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031357b"><!--s031357b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a 16th-cent. sect of Anabaptists established in Moravia.</p></div><a name="s031358b"><!--s031358b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a member of a N American group still adhering to the beliefs of this sect, and following an old-style way of life, including common ownership of property</p><p><span class="bodyb">Hutterite</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [named after Jacob <span class="bodyi">Hutter</span>, 16th-cent. Moravian Anabaptist].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">General Certificate of Education</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025070a"><!--s025070a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a British national examination in any of many subjects taken at three levels. The first (Ordinary level) was taken at about the age of 16 and was replaced in England and Wales by the General Certificate of Secondary Education in 1988. The second and third (Advanced and Scholarship levels), which serve as university entrance qualifications, are taken at about 18.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exquisite<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021082a"><!--s021082a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> a dandy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dispassionate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹpash(ə)nət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017235a"><!--s017235a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>not influenced by strong feeling; impartial </p><p><i></i></p><p>a dispassionate observer</p> <p><span class="bodyb">dispassion</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dispassionately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dispassionateness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bowman<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbohmən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bowmen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006966a"><!--s006966a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an archer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">headscarf</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> headscarves headscarfs)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027802a"><!--s027802a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a scarf worn on the head.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Arabic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹarəbik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002694a"><!--s002694a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the Semitic language of the Arab peoples, now spoken in Arabia, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Egypt, and parts of N Africa</p><p><span class="bodyb">Arabic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p>Among the many words of Arabic origin that have passed into English are a significant number reflecting the supremacy of Islamic mathematicians and scientists in the Middle Ages, particularly between the 8th and 12th cents.: <span class="bodyi">algebra</span>, <span class="bodyi">zero</span>, <span class="bodyi">cipher</span>, <span class="bodyi">alkali</span>, <span class="bodyi">alcohol</span>, <span class="bodyi">almanac</span>, <span class="bodyi">nadir</span>, and so on. Other Arabic words which have firmly established themselves in English include <span class="bodyi">alcove</span>, <span class="bodyi">assassin</span>, <span class="bodyi">candy</span>, <span class="bodyi">cotton</span>, <span class="bodyi">ghoul</span>, <span class="bodyi">giraffe</span>, <span class="bodyi">lemon</span>, <span class="bodyi">lute</span>, <span class="bodyi">magazine</span>, <span class="bodyi">mohair</span>, <span class="bodyi">monsoon</span>, <span class="bodyi">safari</span>, <span class="bodyi">saffron</span>, <span class="bodyi">sash</span>, <span class="bodyi">sofa</span>, <span class="bodyi">syrup</span>, and <span class="bodyi">tariff</span>. Recent borrowings, reflecting the resurgence of Islam as a major force in world affairs, include <span class="bodyi">ayatollah</span>, <span class="bodyi">fatwa</span>, and <span class="bodyi">intifada</span>. See also usage note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/arab/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Arab</span></span></a></p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fml</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023285a"><!--s023285a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>formal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">greening</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026427a"><!--s026427a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several apples that have a green skin when ripe.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inadvertency</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inədʹvuht(ə)nsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> inadvertencies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030646a"><!--s030646a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inadvertence/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inadvertence</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hutu</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhoohtooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Hutus <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> Hutu Bahutu /bə-/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029705a"><!--s029705a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of the Bantu-speaking people that constitute the majority of the population of Rwanda and Burundi: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tutsi/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Tutsi</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">Hutu</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [the Bantu name of the people].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cowper's gland</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoohpəz, ʹkow-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013774a"><!--s013774a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of two small glands in males that discharge into the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/urethra/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">urethra</span></span></a> (canal carrying urine from the bladder) a liquid that makes up a small proportion of the seminal fluid [named after William <span class="bodyi">Cowper</span> d.1709, English surgeon].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ex-serviceman <span class="bodyi">or</span> ex-servicewoman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> ex-servicemen ex-servicewomen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021083a"><!--s021083a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a former member of the armed forces.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hokey</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhohki/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (hokier, hokiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028750a"><!--s028750a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> mawkishly sentimental or contrived [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hokum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hokum</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/y1_or_ey/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-y 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">General Certificate of Secondary Education</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025071a"><!--s025071a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a British Certificate of Education which replaced the Ordinary Level General Certificate of Education and the Certificate of Secondary Education in 1988. It is taken by pupils of all levels of ability, in any of many subjects, and may involve a final examination, assessment of work done during a two-year course, or a combination of the two.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dispatch<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> despatch</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹspach/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017236a"><!--s017236a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017984b"><!--s017984b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004526c"><!--s004526c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to send (a letter, etc) somewhere.</p></div><a name="s004527c"><!--s004527c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to send (personnel) to carry out a particular, usu official, task </p><p><i></i></p><p>Mounted police were dispatched to quell the riot</p>.</div></div><a name="s017985b"><!--s017985b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004528c"><!--s004528c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to carry out or complete (a task) rapidly or efficiently </p><p><i></i></p><p>Having dispatched the morning's business, he went to the golf course</p>.</div><a name="s004529c"><!--s004529c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to consume or make short work of (food or drink).</p></div></div><a name="s017986b"><!--s017986b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">euphem</span> to kill (somebody), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with quick efficiency <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">archaic</span>.</p></div><a name="s017987b"><!--s017987b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to hasten somewhere </p><p><i></i></p><p>And now despatch we toward the court</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div><a name="s017988b"><!--s017988b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to make haste </p><p><i></i></p><p>The hour steals on; I pray you sir, dispatch</p><p> Shakespeare</p><a name="sb000000150"><!--sb000000150--></a><p><span class="bodyb">dispatcher</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Spanish <span class="bodyi">despachar</span> or Italian <span class="bodyi">dispacciare</span> to hasten, from Old French <span class="bodyi">despeechier</span> to set free, ultimately from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">pedica</span> a fetter]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">dispatch</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">despatch</span>? Both spellings are equally acceptable; <span class="bodyi">dispatch</span> is the more common of the two.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bowman<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bowmen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006967a"><!--s006967a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a boatman, oarsman, etc in the front of a boat.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inadvertent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inədʹvuht(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030647a"><!--s030647a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032278b"><!--s032278b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>heedless, inattentive, or lacking in care or consideration.</p></div><a name="s032279b"><!--s032279b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>unintentional</p><p><span class="bodyb">inadvertence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inadvertently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inadvertence/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inadvertence</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">headset</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027803a"><!--s027803a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an attachment for holding earphones and a microphone to one's head.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">green-inker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026428a"><!--s026428a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal, derog</span> an obsessive or paranoid person who constantly writes letters to newspapers, members of parliament, etc [from the supposed use of green ink in such letters].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arabica</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹrabikə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002695a"><!--s002695a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002643b"><!--s002643b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>coffee made from a bean that is widely grown in S America.</p></div><a name="s002644b"><!--s002644b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the bean itself.</p></div><a name="s002645b"><!--s002645b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the plant bearing this bean: <span class="bodyi">Coffea arabica</span> [Latin <span class="bodyi">arabica</span>, noun use fem of <span class="bodyi">arabiscus</span> of Arabia].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dispatch<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> despatch</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017237a"><!--s017237a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017989b"><!--s017989b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a message; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an important official diplomatic or military message.</p></div><a name="s017990b"><!--s017990b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a news item sent in by a correspondent to a newspaper.</p></div><a name="s017991b"><!--s017991b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>promptness and efficiency </p><p><i></i></p><p>She conducts her business with despatch</p>.</div><a name="s017992b"><!--s017992b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the act of dispatching, e.g.:</p><a name="s004530c"><!--s004530c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the sending of a communication or personnel </p><p><i></i></p><p>the dispatch of troops to the frontier</p>.</div><a name="s004531c"><!--s004531c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">euphem</span> the killing of a person or animal.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">general election</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025072a"><!--s025072a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an election in which candidates are elected in all constituencies of a nation or state.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">huzzah <span class="bodyi">or</span> huzza</span><small><span class="eSynop">/həʹzah/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029706a"><!--s029706a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hurray_or_hooray/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hurray</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">f-number</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023286a"><!--s023286a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the ratio of the focal length of the a lens to the diameter of the aperture in an optical system, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a camera [<span class="bodyi">f</span> from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/focal_length/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">focal length</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cowpoke</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013775a"><!--s013775a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> a cowboy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ext.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021084a"><!--s021084a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022175b"><!--s022175b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>extension.</p></div><a name="s022176b"><!--s022176b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>exterior.</p></div><a name="s022177b"><!--s022177b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>external.</p></div><a name="s022178b"><!--s022178b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>extinct.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hokey cokey</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohki/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028751a"><!--s028751a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dance performed by a large group of people in a circle, who sing a song with lyrics that specify the actions [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bowman's capsule</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbohmənz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006968a"><!--s006968a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the thin membranous capsule surrounding each glomerulus in the kidneys of vertebrates [named after Sir William <span class="bodyi">Bowman</span>, d.1892, English surgeon].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inadvisable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inədʹviezəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030648a"><!--s030648a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a course of action: likely to have unwanted or unpleasant consequences; unwise </p><p><i></i></p><p>‘Do you, in England, allow no friendship to exist between a young man and a young girl?’ ‘We think it very inadvisable.’</p><p> Oscar Wilde</p><p><span class="bodyb">inadvisability</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">headship</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027804a"><!--s027804a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the position or office of a head, e.g. a head teacher; leadership.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">FO</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023287a"><!--s023287a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024879b"><!--s024879b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Field Officer.</p></div><a name="s024880b"><!--s024880b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Flying Officer.</p></div><a name="s024881b"><!--s024881b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>Foreign Office.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">greenish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026429a"><!--s026429a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>rather green</p><p><span class="bodyb">greenishness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">generalisation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌjen(ə)rəlieʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025073a"><!--s025073a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/generalization_or_generalisation/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">generalization</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cowpox</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013776a"><!--s013776a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mild viral disease of cows causing vesicles on the udders, that when communicated to humans gives protection against smallpox, matter from cowpox vesicles having been used in the earliest vaccine developed by Edward Jenner in 1796.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hokey-pokey</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹpohki/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028752a"><!--s028752a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hokey_cokey/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hokey cokey</span></span></a> [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Arabic numeral</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002696a"><!--s002696a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of the number symbols 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">HV</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029707a"><!--s029707a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031359b"><!--s031359b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>high velocity.</p></div><a name="s031360b"><!--s031360b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>high-voltage.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dispatch box</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017238a"><!--s017238a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017993b"><!--s017993b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a case or container for carrying dispatches or documents, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> concerning affairs of state.</p></div><a name="s017994b"><!--s017994b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Dispatch Box</span>) either of a pair of boxes in front of the Speaker's or Lord Chancellor's seat in the British Parliament, from which ministers or shadow ministers speak.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ekʹstant/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021085a"><!--s021085a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>still or currently existing </p><p><i></i></p><p>extant manuscripts</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">exstant-, exstans</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">exstare</span> to stand out, be in existence, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">stare</span> to stand].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bow out</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bow/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006969a"><!--s006969a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to retire or withdraw.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-inae</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030649a"><!--s030649a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming plural nouns, denoting: members of a subfamily </p><p><i></i></p><p>Felinae</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">-īnae</span>, fem pl of <span class="bodyi">-īnus</span> of or belonging to].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">headshrinker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027805a"><!--s027805a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029667b"><!--s029667b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> a psychiatrist.</p></div><a name="s029668b"><!--s029668b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a headhunter who shrinks the heads of slaughtered victims.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">greenkeeper</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgreenkeepə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026430a"><!--s026430a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who is responsible for the maintenance of a golf course or a bowling green.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fo.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023288a"><!--s023288a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>folio.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hoki</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhohkee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028753a"><!--s028753a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a food fish of the waters south of New Zealand, related to the hake: <span class="bodyi">Macruronus novaezeelandiae</span> [Maori <span class="bodyi">hoki</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">generalise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jen(ə)rəliez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025074a"><!--s025074a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/generalize_or_generalise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">generalize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arabinose</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹarəbinohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002697a"><!--s002697a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pentose/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pentose</span></span></a> (sugar containing five carbon atoms) found in pectin and plant gums, used as a culture medium [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/arabica/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">arabica</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in1/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-in 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ose2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ose 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dispatch case</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017239a"><!--s017239a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a case for carrying state or official papers; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dispatch_box/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dispatch box</span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">HWM</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029708a"><!--s029708a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>high-water mark.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">headsman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> headsmen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027806a"><!--s027806a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>formerly, an executioner.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bow saw</span><small><span class="eSynop">/boh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006970a"><!--s006970a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a saw having a narrow blade held under tension, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by a light bow-shaped frame.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extemporaneous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikˌstempəʹrayni·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021086a"><!--s021086a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022179b"><!--s022179b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>spoken, done, performed, etc on the spur of the moment and without preparation; impromptu </p><p><i></i></p><p>She gave a witty extemporaneous speech</p>.</div><a name="s022180b"><!--s022180b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>provided, made, or put to use as a makeshift</p><p><span class="bodyb">extemporaneously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">extemporaneousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">extemporaneus</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">ex tempore</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/extempore/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">extempore</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cowpuncher</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013777a"><!--s013777a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> a cowboy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inalienable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹayliənəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030650a"><!--s030650a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>incapable of being removed or surrendered </p><p><i></i></p><p>an inalienable right to a fair trial</p> <p><span class="bodyb">inalienability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inalienably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [prob from French <span class="bodyi">inaliénable</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">aliénable</span> alienable, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">alienare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/alienate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">alienate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Greenlander</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026431a"><!--s026431a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Greenland.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foal<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023289a"><!--s023289a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a young animal of the horse family [Old English <span class="bodyi">fola</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hokonui</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhokənooee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028754a"><!--s028754a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NZ</span> illicit spirits, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> whisky [<span class="bodyi">Hokonui</span>, Maori place name].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extemporary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹstemp(ə)rəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021087a"><!--s021087a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/extemporaneous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">extemporaneous</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">extemporarily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">extemporariness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arabis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹarəbis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002698a"><!--s002698a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a creeping and trailing plant with pink or white flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Arabis</span> [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">arabis</span> fem of <span class="bodyi">Arab-</span>, <span class="bodyi">Araps</span>, Arab].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cowrie <span class="bodyi">or</span> cowry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkowri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cowries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013778a"><!--s013778a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014346b"><!--s014346b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of numerous species of marine gastropod molluscs with a glossy and often brightly coloured shells: genus <span class="bodyi">Cypraea</span>.</p></div><a name="s014347b"><!--s014347b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the shell of a cowrie, formerly used as money in parts of Africa and Asia [Hindi <span class="bodyi">kauṛ</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dispatch rider</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017240a"><!--s017240a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a motorcyclist or, formerly, horseman, carrying urgent dispatches.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inalterable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹawltərəbl, inʹol-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030651a"><!--s030651a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>not able to be changed <span class="bodyb">inalterability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inalterably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">generalissimo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌjen(ə)rəʹlisimoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> generalissimos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025075a"><!--s025075a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the supreme commander of several armies acting together or of a nation's armed forces [Italian <span class="bodyi">generalissimo</span>, from <span class="bodyi">generale</span> general + <span class="bodyi">-issimo</span>, superl suffix].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">headspring</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027807a"><!--s027807a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fountainhead or source.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bowser</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbowzə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006971a"><!--s006971a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007175b"><!--s007175b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001689c"><!--s001689c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a tanker for refuelling aircraft.</p></div><a name="s001690c"><!--s001690c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any tanker delivering fuel.</p></div></div><a name="s007176b"><!--s007176b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus</span> a petrol pump [from <span class="bodyi">Bowser</span> trademark for a petrol pump, orig manufactured by S F <span class="bodyi">Bowser</span>, Inc., Indiana].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hwyl</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhooh·il/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029709a"><!--s029709a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Welsh</span> emotional intensity or passion, e.g. in speaking or recitation [Welsh <span class="bodyi">hwyl</span> mood].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">green light</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026432a"><!--s026432a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>authority or permission to undertake a project [from the green traffic light which signals permission to proceed].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foal<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023290a"><!--s023290a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a mare: to give birth to a foal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hokum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhohkəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028755a"><!--s028755a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030386b"><!--s030386b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>pretentious nonsense.</p></div><a name="s030387b"><!--s030387b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a technique, e.g. the use of sentimentality, designed to captivate the audience of a play, film, etc [prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hocus_pocus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hocus-pocus</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bunkum_or_buncombe/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bunkum</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extempore</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹstempəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021088a"><!--s021088a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>spoken or done in an extemporaneous manner </p><p><i></i></p><p>speaking extempore</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">ex tempore</span> out of the moment, from <span class="bodyi">ex</span> out of + <span class="bodyi">tempore</span>, ablative of <span class="bodyi">tempus</span> time].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">co-write</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013779a"><!--s013779a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to collaborate with another in the writing of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>the body of songs that were co-written by Lennon and McCartney</p> <p><span class="bodyb">co-writer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bowshot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbohshot/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006972a"><!--s006972a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the distance covered by an arrow shot from a bow.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">greenmail<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026433a"><!--s026433a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028271b"><!--s028271b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the business tactic whereby a company buys a substantial block of shares in another company and threatens to make a takeover, so forcing the threatened company to repurchase the shares at a higher price.</p></div><a name="s028272b"><!--s028272b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the payment made to repurchase the shares</p><p><span class="bodyb">greenmailer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/green2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">green 2</span></span></a> in the sense ‘money’ + -<span class="bodyi">mail</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blackmail1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blackmail 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inamorata</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iˌnaməʹrahtə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030652a"><!--s030652a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a female romantic or sexual partner </p><p><i></i></p><p>His inamorata adjusted her garter and lifted her voice in duet</p><p> Flanders [Italian <span class="bodyi">innamorata</span>, fem past part. of <span class="bodyi">innamorare</span> to inspire with love, from <span class="bodyi">in-</span> (from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a>) +<span class="bodyi">amore</span> love, from Latin <span class="bodyi">amor</span>, from<span class="bodyi">amare</span> to love].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">generalist</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025076a"><!--s025076a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody whose skills, interests, etc extend to several different fields or activities.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dispel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹspel/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (dispelled, dispelling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017241a"><!--s017241a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to drive away or disperse (fears, doubts, depression, etc) [Latin <span class="bodyi">dispellere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">pellere</span> to drive, beat].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">headstall</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027808a"><!--s027808a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the part of a bridle or halter that encircles the horse's head.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyacinth</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhie·əsinth/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029710a"><!--s029710a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031361b"><!--s031361b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of a genus of common garden plants with fragrant blue, pink, or white flowers that grow in spikes: genus <span class="bodyi">Hyacinthus</span>.</p></div><a name="s031362b"><!--s031362b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a colour varying from light violet to mid-purple.</p></div><a name="s031363b"><!--s031363b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jacinth/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jacinth</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">hyacinth</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">hyacinthine</span> /-ʹsinthien/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Latinfrom Greek <span class="bodyi">hyakinthos</span> a precious stone, a flowering plant, in reference to the myth of the youth Hyacinthus, killed accidentally by Apollo, from whose blood grew a flower].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foam<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fohm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023291a"><!--s023291a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024882b"><!--s024882b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006497c"><!--s006497c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a light frothy mass of fine bubbles formed in or on the surface of a liquid.</p></div><a name="s006498c"><!--s006498c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any substance in the form of a light frothy mass of bubbles.</p></div><a name="s006499c"><!--s006499c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a chemical froth discharged from fire extinguishers.</p></div><a name="s006500c"><!--s006500c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a frothy mass formed in salivating or sweating.</p></div></div><a name="s024883b"><!--s024883b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a material in a lightweight cellular form resulting from introduction of gas bubbles during manufacture.</p></div><a name="s024884b"><!--s024884b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) existing in the form of a foam </p><p><i></i></p><p>a foam carpet-cleaner</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a foam mattress</p>.</div><a name="s024885b"><!--s024885b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> the sea</p><p><span class="bodyb">foaminess</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">foamless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">foamy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">fām</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Arabist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹarəbist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002699a"><!--s002699a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a specialist in the Arabic language or Arab culture.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Holarctic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hoʹlahktik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028757a"><!--s028757a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to the biogeographical area that includes the northern parts of the Old World and New World.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extemporize <span class="bodyi">or</span> extemporise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹstempəriez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021089a"><!--s021089a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022181b"><!--s022181b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to speak or perform something extemporaneously; to improvise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s022182b"><!--s022182b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to compose, perform, or utter (something) extemporaneously <span class="bodyb">extemporization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">extemporizer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cowry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkowri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013780a"><!--s013780a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cowrie_or_cowry/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cowrie</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bowsprit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbohsprit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006973a"><!--s006973a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a spar projecting forward from the bow of a ship [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bouspret</span>,prob from Middle Low German <span class="bodyi">bōchsprēt</span>, from <span class="bodyi">bōch</span> bow + <span class="bodyi">sprēt</span> pole].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">headstock</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027809a"><!--s027809a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029669b"><!--s029669b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a bearing or pedestal for a revolving or moving part, e.g. in a lathe.</p></div><a name="s029670b"><!--s029670b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>on a guitar, the part at the end of the neck to which the tuning pegs are fixed.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dispensable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹspensəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017242a"><!--s017242a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>that can be dispensed with; inessential </p><p><i></i></p><p>dispensable items</p> <p><span class="bodyb">dispensability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyaena</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hieʹeena/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029711a"><!--s029711a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hyena_or_hyaena/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hyena</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">generality</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jenəʹraliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> generalities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025077a"><!--s025077a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026749b"><!--s026749b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a generalization.</p></div><a name="s026750b"><!--s026750b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>total applicability.</p></div><a name="s026751b"><!--s026751b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the quality or state of being general.</p></div><a name="s026752b"><!--s026752b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the generality</span>) the greatest part; the bulk; the majority </p><p><i></i></p><p>The generality … are content to jog on in the safe trammels of national orthodoxy</p><p> Charles Lamb.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">greenmail<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026434a"><!--s026434a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to subject (a company) to greenmail.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹarəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002700a"><!--s002700a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002646b"><!--s002646b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of land: used or suitable for crop farming.</p></div><a name="s002647b"><!--s002647b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of crops: suitable for growing on arable land [Old French <span class="bodyi">arable</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">arabilis</span> from <span class="bodyi">arare</span> to plough].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inamorato</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iˌnaməʹrahtoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030653a"><!--s030653a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a male romantic or sexual partner [Italian <span class="bodyi">innamorato</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">innamorare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inamorata/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inamorata</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foam<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023292a"><!--s023292a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024886b"><!--s024886b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to produce or form foam.</p></div><a name="s024887b"><!--s024887b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006501c"><!--s006501c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to produce or form foam.</p></div><a name="s006502c"><!--s006502c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to froth at the mouth, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in anger.</p></div></div><a name="s024888b"><!--s024888b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to gush out in foam.</p></div><a name="s024889b"><!--s024889b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s006503c"><!--s006503c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to become covered with foam.</p></div><a name="s006504c"><!--s006504c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to be or become covered with something as if with foam </p><p><i></i></p><p>streets … foaming with life</p><p> Thomas Wolfe <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s024890b"><!--s024890b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to cause air bubbles to form in (a substance or material).</p></div><a name="s024891b"><!--s024891b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to convert (e.g. a plastic) into a foam ✱ <span class="bodyb">foam at the mouth</span> to be very angry.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hold<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hohld/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> held /held/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028758a"><!--s028758a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030390b"><!--s030390b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to have or support something in the hands of arms.</p></div><a name="s030391b"><!--s030391b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to embrace.</p></div><a name="s030392b"><!--s030392b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to detain (somebody).</p></div><a name="s030393b"><!--s030393b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>of a container: to contain or be able to contain.</p></div><a name="s030394b"><!--s030394b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to keep in a specified position </p><p><i></i></p><p>A wedge will hold the door open</p>.</div><a name="s030395b"><!--s030395b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to occupy (a position or job).</p></div><a name="s030396b"><!--s030396b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to maintain (a belief).</p></div><a name="s030397b"><!--s030397b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to consider (somebody) to be to blame for something </p><p><i></i></p><p>They hold you responsible</p>.</div><a name="s030398b"><!--s030398b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to organize (a meeting, party, etc).</p></div><a name="s030399b"><!--s030399b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>to take part in (a conversation).</p></div><a name="s030400b"><!--s030400b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><a name="s007954c"><!--s007954c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to maintain a condition or position.</p></div><a name="s007955c"><!--s007955c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to withstand a strain.</p></div></div><a name="s030401b"><!--s030401b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>to keep a telephone connection </p><p><i></i></p><p>Please hold</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s030402b"><!--s030402b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><a name="s007956c"><!--s007956c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to have, keep, or support (something) in the hands or arms.</p></div><a name="s007957c"><!--s007957c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to embrace (somebody).</p></div></div><a name="s030403b"><!--s030403b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><p>to support or sustain (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The roof won't hold your weight</p>.</div><a name="s030404b"><!--s030404b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">15</span><br/><a name="s007958c"><!--s007958c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to keep (somebody) in confinement or under restraint.</p></div><a name="s007959c"><!--s007959c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to keep (something) in a specified position or state </p><p><i></i></p><p>A wedge will hold the door open</p>.</div><a name="s007960c"><!--s007960c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to keep possession of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Cars don't hold their value</p> <p><i></i></p><p>The troops are still holding the ridge</p> <p><i></i></p><p>He held the children's attention for a full hour</p>.</div><a name="s007961c"><!--s007961c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>said of a ship or aircraft: to continue to follow (a course).</p></div></div><a name="s030405b"><!--s030405b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">16</span><br/><p>to keep (an opponent) from full success </p><p><i></i></p><p>We held them to a draw</p>.</div><a name="s030406b"><!--s030406b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">17</span><br/><a name="s007962c"><!--s007962c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to contain or be capable of containing (an amount).</p></div><a name="s007963c"><!--s007963c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to be capable of drinking (a large amount of alcohol), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> without becoming drunk.</p></div></div><a name="s030407b"><!--s030407b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">18</span><br/><a name="s007964c"><!--s007964c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to have (a distinction or qualification) </p><p><i></i></p><p>They hold the world record</p>.</div><a name="s007965c"><!--s007965c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to occupy (a position or job) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Is he fit to hold office?</p>.</div><a name="s007966c"><!--s007966c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to sustain (a musical note).</p></div><a name="s007967c"><!--s007967c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to have (something) in store </p><p><i></i></p><p>What does the future hold?</p>.</div><a name="s007968c"><!--s007968c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>to have (a belief, view, etc).</p></div><a name="s007969c"><!--s007969c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">f</span><br/><p>said of a court: to rule or decide (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The judge held that there was no case to answer</p>.</div><a name="s007970c"><!--s007970c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">g</span><br/><p>to consider (somebody) to be to blame for something </p><p><i></i></p><p>He held me responsible for the mix-up</p>.</div></div><a name="s030408b"><!--s030408b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">19</span><br/><a name="s007971c"><!--s007971c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to set (something) aside or reserve it.</p></div><a name="s007972c"><!--s007972c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to delay or stop the action of (something).</p></div></div><a name="s030409b"><!--s030409b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">20</span><br/><p>to keep (a telephone connection).</p></div><a name="s030410b"><!--s030410b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">21</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> to refrain from using or adding (something).</p></div><a name="s030411b"><!--s030411b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">22</span><br/><a name="s007973c"><!--s007973c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to organize (a meeting, party, etc).</p></div><a name="s007974c"><!--s007974c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to take part in (a conversation) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s030412b"><!--s030412b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">23</span><br/><p>to withstand strain without breaking or giving way </p><p><i></i></p><p>The anchor should hold</p>.</div><a name="s030413b"><!--s030413b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">24</span><br/><p>to continue unchanged; to last </p><p><i></i></p><p>I hope the good weather will hold</p>.</div><a name="s030414b"><!--s030414b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">25</span><br/><p>to remain valid; to apply </p><p><i></i></p><p>I will stay overnight, if your offer still holds</p>.</div><a name="s030415b"><!--s030415b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">26</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> to have illegal drugs in one's possession </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was arrested for holding</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">be left holding the baby</span>.</p></div><a name="s030416b"><!--s030416b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">27</span><br/><p>to be left to bear alone a responsibility that should have been shared by others ✱ <span class="bodyb">hold forth</span> to speak at length or tediously.</p></div><a name="s030417b"><!--s030417b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">28</span><br/><p>to speak at great length ✱ <span class="bodyb">hold good</span> to be true or valid ✱ <span class="bodyb">hold it</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to wait ✱ <span class="bodyb">hold one's own</span> to maintain one's position in the face of opposition or difficultycompetition or adversity ✱ <span class="bodyb">hold somebody to something</span> to make somebody honour a promise, commitment, etc ✱ <span class="bodyb">hold something against somebody</span> to have a grudge against somebody ✱ <span class="bodyb">hold something dear</span> to value something greatly ✱ <span class="bodyb">hold the fort</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fort/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fort</span></span></a> ✱ <span class="bodyb">hold to</span> to remain steadfast or faithful to (a principle) ✱ <span class="bodyb">hold with</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to agree with or approve of (something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">holdable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">holder</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">healdan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extend</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹstend/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021090a"><!--s021090a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022183b"><!--s022183b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005656c"><!--s005656c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to lengthen or enlarge (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The house has been extended</p>.</div><a name="s005657c"><!--s005657c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to prolong (something) in time </p><p><i></i></p><p>They have extended the deadline</p>.</div></div><a name="s022184b"><!--s022184b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to stretch out in distance, space, time, or scope.</p></div><a name="s022185b"><!--s022185b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005658c"><!--s005658c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to spread or stretch (something) forth </p><p><i></i></p><p>She extended her arm</p>.</div><a name="s005659c"><!--s005659c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to stretch (something) out to its fullest length.</p></div></div><a name="s022186b"><!--s022186b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to give or offer; to proffer </p><p><i></i></p><p>extending aid to the needy</p> <p><span class="bodyb">extendability</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">extendable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">extendibility</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">extendible</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">extensibility</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">extensible</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s022187b"><!--s022187b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s005660c"><!--s005660c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to spread or stretch (something) forward.</p></div><a name="s005661c"><!--s005661c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to stretch (something) out to its fullest length.</p></div></div><a name="s022188b"><!--s022188b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to give or offer (something), usu in response to need.</p></div><a name="s022189b"><!--s022189b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s005662c"><!--s005662c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to lengthen or enlarge (a building, etc).</p></div><a name="s005663c"><!--s005663c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to prolong (something) in time.</p></div><a name="s005664c"><!--s005664c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to increase the scope, meaning, or application of (something).</p></div></div><a name="s022190b"><!--s022190b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s005665c"><!--s005665c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to cause (power, authority, etc) to apply in a particular place.</p></div><a name="s005666c"><!--s005666c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to advance or further (knowledge, etc).</p></div></div><a name="s022191b"><!--s022191b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to exert (a horse, oneself, etc) to full capacity <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s022192b"><!--s022192b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>to apply or be valid over a distance or time</p><p><span class="bodyb">extendable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">extendible</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">extenden</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">extendere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">tendere</span> to stretch].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cowshed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013781a"><!--s013781a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a farm building for housing cattle or for milking cows.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dispensary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹspens(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dispensaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017243a"><!--s017243a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017995b"><!--s017995b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a part of a hospital or chemist's shop where drugs, medical supplies, etc are dispensed.</p></div><a name="s017996b"><!--s017996b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a clinic where medical, dental, or veterinary aid is provided.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">headstone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027810a"><!--s027810a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a memorial stone placed at the head of a grave.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">generalization <span class="bodyi">or</span> generalisation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌjen(ə)rəlieʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025078a"><!--s025078a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026753b"><!--s026753b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a general statement, law, principle, or proposition that does not take adequate account of the facts.</p></div><a name="s026754b"><!--s026754b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act or process of generalizing.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arachnid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹraknid/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002701a"><!--s002701a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002648b"><!--s002648b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an arthropod such as a spider, mite, tick, or scorpion, having a body that has two segments, the front segment bearing four pairs of legs.</p></div><a name="s002649b"><!--s002649b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of a class of arthropods including the spiders, mites, ticks, and scorpions, with bodies that have two segments, the front segment bearing four pairs of legs: class Arachnida</p><p><span class="bodyb">arachnid</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">Arachnida</span>, name of class, from Greek <span class="bodyi">arachnē</span> spider].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyalin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhie·əlin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029713a"><!--s029713a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a clear glassy substance found in degenerating body tissues [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">hyalinos</span> glassy, from <span class="bodyi">hyalos</span> glass].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inane</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹnayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030654a"><!--s030654a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>senseless or unintelligent </p><p><i></i></p><p>inane comments</p> <p><span class="bodyb">inanely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inaneness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inanity</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">inanis</span> empty, insubstantial].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">green manure</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026435a"><!--s026435a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a herbaceous crop (e.g. clover) ploughed under while green to enrich the soil.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foam rubber</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023293a"><!--s023293a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>fine-textured spongy rubber made by introducing air bubbles before solidification.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hold<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028759a"><!--s028759a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030418b"><!--s030418b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a manner of grasping something or somebody; a grip.</p></div><a name="s030419b"><!--s030419b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that may be grasped as a support.</p></div><a name="s030420b"><!--s030420b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>influence or control </p><p><i></i></p><p>His father had a strong hold over him</p>.</div><a name="s030421b"><!--s030421b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a fortress ✱ <span class="bodyb">get hold of</span> to grasp or grip (something).</p></div><a name="s030422b"><!--s030422b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to obtain (something).</p></div><a name="s030423b"><!--s030423b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to contact (somebody) ✱ <span class="bodyb">no holds barred</span> with no restrictions ✱ <span class="bodyb">on hold</span> held in a state of postponement or temporary inactivity </p><p><i></i></p><p>She had put her career on hold while she wrote the novel</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">take hold</span> (<span class="bodyi">often</span> + of) to grasp, grip, or seize something.</p></div><a name="s030424b"><!--s030424b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to become attached or established; to take effect.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bow-Street runner</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboh street/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006974a"><!--s006974a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of a police force in London in the early 19th cent. </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was … giving such a show of excitement as would have convinced an Old Bailey judge or a Bow Street runner</p><p> Stevenson [named after <span class="bodyi">Bow Street</span> in London, site of the chief metropolitan police court].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cowslip</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkowslip/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013782a"><!--s013782a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a common European plant of the primrose family with fragrant yellow or purplish flowers: <span class="bodyi">Primula veris</span> [Old English <span class="bodyi">cūslyppe</span> cow dung, from <span class="bodyi">cū</span> cow + <span class="bodyi">slypa, slyppe</span> paste].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extended family</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021091a"><!--s021091a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a family unit that includes three or more generations of near relatives in addition to a nuclear family, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> living in one household or close together: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/nuclear_family/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">nuclear family</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dispensation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dispenʹsaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017244a"><!--s017244a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017997b"><!--s017997b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an exemption from a law, vow, etc; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> permission to disregard or break a rule of Roman Catholic Church law.</p></div><a name="s017998b"><!--s017998b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of dispensing.</p></div><a name="s017999b"><!--s017999b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">esp</span> in religion and theology:</p><a name="s004532c"><!--s004532c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a general administration or ordering of things, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a divine ordering of human affairs.</p></div><a name="s004533c"><!--s004533c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a particular arrangement or provision made by God, providence, or nature; a bestowal of favour by God.</p></div><a name="s004534c"><!--s004534c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a particular religious system, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> considered as controlling human affairs during a specified period.</p></div></div><a name="s018000b"><!--s018000b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s004535c"><!--s004535c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an exemption from a law, vow, etc; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> permission to disregard or break a rule of Roman Catholic Church law.</p></div><a name="s004536c"><!--s004536c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a formal authorization.</p></div></div><a name="s018001b"><!--s018001b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s004537c"><!--s004537c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of dispensing.</p></div><a name="s004538c"><!--s004538c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>something that is dispensed or distributed.</p></div></div><a name="s018002b"><!--s018002b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a particular religious system, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> considered as controlling human affairs during a specified period</p><p><span class="bodyb">dispensational</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">headstrong</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027811a"><!--s027811a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>wilful or obstinate </p><p><i></i></p><p>violent headstrong actions</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">generalize <span class="bodyi">or</span> generalise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjen(ə)rəliez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025079a"><!--s025079a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026755b"><!--s026755b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make generalizations or vague or indefinite statements that do not take adequate account of the facts <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s026756b"><!--s026756b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (something) more general or widespread.</p></div><a name="s026757b"><!--s026757b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to derive or induce (a general conception or principle) from particulars; to infer.</p></div><a name="s026758b"><!--s026758b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to give general applicability to (e.g. a law)</p><p><span class="bodyb">generalizable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">generalization</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">generalizer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">green monkey disease</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026436a"><!--s026436a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an often fatal virus disease that causes high fever and internal bleeding and is transmitted to humans by the green monkey, a small W African species.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arachnoid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹraknoyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002702a"><!--s002702a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">arachnoid membrane</span>) the thin middle membrane of the three covering the brain and spinal cord, lying between the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dura_mater/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dura mater</span></span></a> (outermost membrane) and the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pia_mater/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pia mater</span></span></a> (innermost membrane) [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">arachnoides</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">arachnoeidēs</span> like a cobweb, from <span class="bodyi">arachnē</span> spider, spider's web + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/oid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-oid</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyaline<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhie·əlin/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029714a"><!--s029714a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031364b"><!--s031364b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>belonging to or relating to glass.</p></div><a name="s031365b"><!--s031365b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of biological materials or structures: transparent or nearly so; consisting of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hyalin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hyalin</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s031366b"><!--s031366b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a mineral: glassy; vitreous [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">hyalinos</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hyalin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hyalin</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">f.o.b.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023295a"><!--s023295a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>free on board.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inanimate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹanimət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030655a"><!--s030655a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032280b"><!--s032280b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>without life or spirit, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in contrast to living things.</p></div><a name="s032281b"><!--s032281b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>lacking consciousness or power of motion</p><p><span class="bodyb">inanimately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inanimateness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">inanimatus</span>, from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">animatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">animare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/animate1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">animate 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extended-play</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021092a"><!--s021092a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ep1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">EP 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hold<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028760a"><!--s028760a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a space or compartment for the storage of cargo in a ship or aircraft [alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hole1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hole 1</span></span></a> by association with <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hold1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hold 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cow wheat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013783a"><!--s013783a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of plants with yellow flowers found in Europe, Asia, and N America, that are partly parasitic on the roots of other plants: <span class="bodyi">Melampyrum pratense</span> and other species.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bowstring</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbohstring/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006975a"><!--s006975a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the string that joins the ends of a bow for shooting arrows.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dispensationalism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017245a"><!--s017245a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Christian theology, the interpretation of history as a series of divine dispensations (bestowals of favour; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dispensation/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dispensation</span></span></a>) or periods progressively revealing God and his plan of salvation</p><p><span class="bodyb">dispensationalist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">head teacher</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027812a"><!--s027812a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> the teacher in charge of a school.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">generally</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025080a"><!--s025080a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026759b"><!--s026759b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>without regard to specific instances </p><p><i></i></p><p>generally speaking</p>.</div><a name="s026760b"><!--s026760b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>usually; as a rule </p><p><i></i></p><p>He generally drinks tea</p>.</div><a name="s026761b"><!--s026761b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>collectively; as a whole </p><p><i></i></p><p>The book should be of interest to children generally</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arachnophobia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əˌraknəʹfohbi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002703a"><!--s002703a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>irrational fear of spiders <span class="bodyb">arachnophobe</span> /əʹraknəfohb/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">arachnophobic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">arachnē</span> spider + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/phobia/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-phobia</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Green Paper <span class="bodyi">or</span> green paper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026437a"><!--s026437a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a set of proposals issued by the government for public comment [from the colour of its cover].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyaline<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029715a"><!--s029715a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> something glassy or transparent, e.g. a clear sky </p><p><i></i></p><p>the clear hyaline, the glassy sea … with stars numerous</p><p> Milton.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">holdall</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028761a"><!--s028761a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a bag or case for miscellaneous articles.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inanition</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inəʹnish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">formal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030656a"><!--s030656a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032282b"><!--s032282b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>exhaustion due to lack of food.</p></div><a name="s032283b"><!--s032283b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the absence or loss of social, spiritual, or intellectual vitality or vigour [Middle English from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">inanition-, inanitio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">inanire</span> to make empty, from <span class="bodyi">inanis</span> empty, insubstantial].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cox</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013784a"><!--s013784a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a variety of green eating apple with a red tinge [named after R <span class="bodyi">Cox</span>, English fruitgrower].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extender</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021093a"><!--s021093a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022193b"><!--s022193b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody or something that extends something.</p></div><a name="s022194b"><!--s022194b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a substance added to a product to increase its bulk or improve its physical properties.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dispensatory</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹspensət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dispensatories)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017246a"><!--s017246a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a technical book listing the composition, preparation, and use of various drugs: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pharmacopoeia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pharmacopoeia</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fob</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fob/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023294a"><!--s023294a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024892b"><!--s024892b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a tag or tab attached to a key ring.</p></div><a name="s024893b"><!--s024893b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a small pocket on or near the waistband of trousers, orig for holding a watch.</p></div><a name="s024894b"><!--s024894b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a short strap or chain attached to a watch carried in a fob or a waistcoat pocket.</p></div><a name="s024895b"><!--s024895b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>any ornament hung on such a strap or chain [perhaps related to German dialect <span class="bodyi">Fuppe</span> pocket].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bow tie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/boh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006976a"><!--s006976a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a short tie fastened in a bow, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a small black one for use with formal evening dress.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">head-to-head</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027813a"><!--s027813a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of competition, disputes, etc: involving direct confrontation between parties </p><p><i></i></p><p>head-to-head rivalry</p> <p><i></i></p><p>battling head-to-head</p> <p><span class="bodyb">head-to-head</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">general of the air force</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025081a"><!--s025081a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an officer of the highest rank in the US air force.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">green pepper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026438a"><!--s026438a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a green unripe fruit of the sweet pepper plant, eaten raw or cooked as a vegetable.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arak</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹarak, ʹarək/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002704a"><!--s002704a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/arrack_or_arak/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">arrack</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hold back</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028762a"><!--s028762a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030425b"><!--s030425b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to impede or inhibit (somebody).</p></div><a name="s030426b"><!--s030426b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to keep (tears or laughter) in check.</p></div><a name="s030427b"><!--s030427b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to hesitate.</p></div><a name="s030428b"><!--s030428b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to impede the progress of (somebody).</p></div><a name="s030429b"><!--s030429b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to inhibit (somebody) or prevent them from doing something </p><p><i></i></p><p>Don't let shyness hold you back.</p>.</div><a name="s030430b"><!--s030430b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to keep (tears or laughter) in check.</p></div><a name="s030431b"><!--s030431b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>not to give (information, etc) to somebody who needs it <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s030432b"><!--s030432b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to hesitate before doing something, or be reluctant to do it.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyaline cartilage</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029716a"><!--s029716a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>translucent bluish white cartilage that is present in joints and respiratory passages and forms most of the foetal skeleton.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cox<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/koks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013785a"><!--s013785a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a coxswain</p><p><span class="bodyb">coxless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">general of the army</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025082a"><!--s025082a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an officer of the highest rank in the US army.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bow window</span><small><span class="eSynop">/boh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006977a"><!--s006977a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a curved bay window.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">head-up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027814a"><!--s027814a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of an instrument display in an aircraft or vehicle: visible without the pilot or driver having to lower their eyes, usu by being projected on to the windscreen or visor.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inanity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹnaniti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> inanities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030657a"><!--s030657a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032284b"><!--s032284b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the quality or state of being inane.</p></div><a name="s032285b"><!--s032285b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an inane action, remark, etc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dispense</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹspens/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017247a"><!--s017247a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018003b"><!--s018003b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to deal out or distribute (something) in portions.</p></div><a name="s018004b"><!--s018004b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to prepare and give out (drugs, medicine, etc on prescription).</p></div><a name="s018005b"><!--s018005b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to administer (law or justice).</p></div><a name="s018006b"><!--s018006b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s004539c"><!--s004539c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(+ with) to get rid of or discard (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>We could almost dispense with the fax machine now that we have email</p>.</div><a name="s004540c"><!--s004540c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(+ with) to do without (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Shall we dispense with the formalities?</p>.</div></div><a name="s018007b"><!--s018007b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + from) to give a dispensation to (somebody) or exempt them from a duty, etc [Middle English <span class="bodyi">dispensen</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">dispensare</span> to grant dispensation, earlier ‘to distribute’, from <span class="bodyi">dispendere</span> to weigh out, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">pendere</span> to weigh].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fob off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (fobbed, fobbing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023296a"><!--s023296a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024896b"><!--s024896b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(+ with) to put (somebody) off with a trick or excuse.</p></div><a name="s024897b"><!--s024897b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ on) to pass or offer (something spurious or inferior) as genuine or perfect [archaic <span class="bodyi">fob</span> to cheat, from Middle English <span class="bodyi">fobben</span>; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">green revolution</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026439a"><!--s026439a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a process of rapid development and improvement in agriculture due to extensive use of artificial fertilizers and high-yielding plant strains leading to greatly increased crop yields.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extensible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹstensəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021094a"><!--s021094a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>capable of being extended <span class="bodyb">extensibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Araldite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹarəldiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002705a"><!--s002705a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> an epoxy resin used to repair glass, china, plastic, etc [based on the initials of the manufacturer, <span class="bodyi">Aero Research Ltd</span>, Cambridge].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hold down</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028763a"><!--s028763a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030433b"><!--s030433b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to keep and manage well in (a job, etc).</p></div><a name="s030434b"><!--s030434b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to possess and perform (a job) satisfactorily.</p></div><a name="s030435b"><!--s030435b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to prevent (prices, costs, etc) from rising.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyalite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhie·əliet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029717a"><!--s029717a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a colourless or translucent opal [German <span class="bodyi">Hyalit</span>,from Greek <span class="bodyi">hyalos</span> glass].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bow-wow<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bowʹwow/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006978a"><!--s006978a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used to represent the bark of a dog.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cox<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013786a"><!--s013786a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014348b"><!--s014348b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to be a cox <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s014349b"><!--s014349b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to be cox of (a boat).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">general practitioner</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025083a"><!--s025083a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a medical doctor who treats all types of disease and is usu the first doctor consulted by a patient</p><p><span class="bodyb">general practice</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">greenroom</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026440a"><!--s026440a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a room in a theatre or concert hall where performers can relax when not on stage [prob because it was orig painted green].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">head voice</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027815a"><!--s027815a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the high register of a human voice, in which the vibrations are apparent in the head.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extensile</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹstensiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021095a"><!--s021095a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022195b"><!--s022195b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>capable of being extended.</p></div><a name="s022196b"><!--s022196b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/extensible/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">extensible</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inapplicable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inəʹplikəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030658a"><!--s030658a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>not appropriate or relevant <span class="bodyb">inapplicability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inapplicably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fob pocket</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023297a"><!--s023297a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fob/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fob</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dispenser</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017248a"><!--s017248a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018008b"><!--s018008b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a container or machine that dispenses items, e.g. of food, or fixed quantities, e.g. of drink.</p></div><a name="s018009b"><!--s018009b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person who dispenses medicines.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Aramaic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/arəʹmayik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002706a"><!--s002706a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an ancient Semitic language of Syria and Upper Mesopotamia, still spoken by certain minorities, that was used as a lingua franca in SW Asia from the sixth cent. <span class="bodysc">bc</span>, and is important as a major language of Jewish literature</p><p><span class="bodyb">Aramaic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">Aramaeus</span> via Greek from Hebrew ‘<span class="bodyi">Ărām</span> Aram, ancient name for Syria].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">holder</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028764a"><!--s028764a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030436b"><!--s030436b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a stand or other device designed to contain, grip, or support an object or set of objects </p><p><i></i></p><p>a pencil-holder</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a cigarette in an amber holder</p>.</div><a name="s030437b"><!--s030437b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the possessor of something, e.g.:</p><a name="s007975c"><!--s007975c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a ticket, qualification, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>Ticket-holders this way</p> <p><i></i></p><p>holders of membership cards</p>.</div><a name="s007976c"><!--s007976c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an estate or property as owner or tenant, or a financial investment </p><p><i></i></p><p>the leaseholder</p> <p><i></i></p><p>shareholders</p>.</div><a name="s007977c"><!--s007977c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a title, record, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>the current record-holder</p>.</div></div><a name="s030438b"><!--s030438b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a person in possession of a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/promissory_note/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">promissory note</span></span></a> or <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bill_of_exchange/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bill of exchange</span></span></a> on which they can legally enforce payment.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyalo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029718a"><!--s029718a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hyal_or_hyalo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hyal-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bow-wow<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbowwow/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006979a"><!--s006979a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by or to children: a dog.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coxa</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoksə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> coxae /ʹkoksee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013787a"><!--s013787a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014350b"><!--s014350b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the hipbone or hip joint.</p></div><a name="s014351b"><!--s014351b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the basal segment of a limb of an insect, spider, etc</p><p><span class="bodyb">coxal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">coxa</span> hip].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">general-purpose</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025084a"><!--s025084a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>suitable to be used for two or more basic purposes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extension</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹstensh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021096a"><!--s021096a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022197b"><!--s022197b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005667c"><!--s005667c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of extending.</p></div><a name="s005668c"><!--s005668c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>something extended.</p></div></div><a name="s022198b"><!--s022198b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005669c"><!--s005669c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a part added to make something longer or larger, e.g. an extra room or rooms added to a building.</p></div><a name="s005670c"><!--s005670c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an extra telephone connected to the principal line.</p></div><a name="s005671c"><!--s005671c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a length of electric cable that enables an appliance to be connected to a distant socket.</p></div></div><a name="s022199b"><!--s022199b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an increase in length of time, e.g. one that allows extra time to fulfil an obligation.</p></div><a name="s022200b"><!--s022200b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>extent or scope.</p></div><a name="s022201b"><!--s022201b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the straightening of a joint between the bones of a limb.</p></div><a name="s022202b"><!--s022202b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s005672c"><!--s005672c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a programme of instruction for students of a university, college, etc who do not attend on a full-time basis.</p></div><a name="s005673c"><!--s005673c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) of or being such a programme </p><p><i></i></p><p>an extension course</p>.</div></div><a name="s022203b"><!--s022203b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>the range of objects, entities, etc to which a term applies, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in logic.</p></div><a name="s022204b"><!--s022204b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>the characters following the dot in a filename created by DOS-based software, identifying the type of file</p><p><span class="bodyb">extensional</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">extension-, extensio</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">extendere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/extend/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">extend</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">headwater</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027816a"><!--s027816a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the upper part or source of a river.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">greensand</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026441a"><!--s026441a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a greenish form of sandstone coloured by the dull green silicates of iron and potassium.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fob watch</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023298a"><!--s023298a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large circular watch often with a cover for the face that is usu attached to a strap or chain in e.g. a waistcoat pocket.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inapposite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹapəzit/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030659a"><!--s030659a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>not suitable or pertinent</p><p><span class="bodyb">inappositely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inappositeness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dispensing chemist</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017249a"><!--s017249a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chemist qualified and licensed to prepare, dispense, and advise on, medicines.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">holdfast</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028765a"><!--s028765a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030439b"><!--s030439b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a hook, clamp, or other device for securing an object to a surface, wall, etc.</p></div><a name="s030440b"><!--s030440b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a part by which a seaweed or other organism clings to a surface.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyaloid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhie·əloyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029719a"><!--s029719a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of biological materials or structures: glassy or transparent.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arame</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹarəmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002707a"><!--s002707a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Pacific seaweed used in Japanese cookery: <span class="bodyi">Ecklonia bicyclis</span> [Japanese <span class="bodyi">arame</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bowyangs</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbohyangz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006980a"><!--s006980a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ, informal</span> strings tied below the knee round each leg of a pair of trousers [English dialect <span class="bodyi">bowy-yanks</span> leather leggings, of unknown origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coxalgia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kokʹsaljə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013788a"><!--s013788a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014352b"><!--s014352b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a painful disease of the hip joint.</p></div><a name="s014353b"><!--s014353b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>pain in the hip joint</p><p><span class="bodyb">coxalgic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/coxa/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">coxa</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/algia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-algia</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">generalship</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025085a"><!--s025085a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026762b"><!--s026762b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the office of a general.</p></div><a name="s026763b"><!--s026763b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>military skill in a high commander.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">headway</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027817a"><!--s027817a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029671b"><!--s029671b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>advance or progress.</p></div><a name="s029672b"><!--s029672b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>motion in a forward direction.</p></div><a name="s029673b"><!--s029673b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s007837c"><!--s007837c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>advance or progress.</p></div><a name="s007838c"><!--s007838c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>motion in a forward direction.</p></div></div><a name="s029674b"><!--s029674b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the time interval between two vehicles travelling in the same direction on the same route, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> trains or buses.</p></div><a name="s029675b"><!--s029675b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>headroom.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">greenshank</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026442a"><!--s026442a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a European wading bird of the sandpiper family with olive-green legs and feet: <span class="bodyi">Tringa nebularia</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extensive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹstensiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021097a"><!--s021097a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022205b"><!--s022205b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having wide or considerable extent </p><p><i></i></p><p>extensive reading</p>.</div><a name="s022206b"><!--s022206b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of or being farming in which large areas of land are used with minimum expenditure and labour</p><p><span class="bodyb">extensively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">extensiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyaloid membrane</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029720a"><!--s029720a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a thin transparent membrane that encloses the vitreous humour of the eye.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dispensing optician</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017250a"><!--s017250a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an optician qualified and licensed to prescribe and dispense spectacles and contact lenses in addition to making them.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">FOC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023299a"><!--s023299a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Father of the Chapel.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bowyer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbohyə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006981a"><!--s006981a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who makes or sells bows for archery.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coxcomb</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkokskohm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">archaic</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013789a"><!--s013789a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014354b"><!--s014354b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a conceited foolish person; a fop </p><p><i></i></p><p>If he is only a chattering coxcomb, he will not occupy much of my time or thoughts</p><p> Jane Austen.</p></div><a name="s014355b"><!--s014355b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the comb of a domestic fowl.</p></div><a name="s014356b"><!--s014356b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a jester's cap, decorated with a red crest </p><p><i></i></p><p>Thou must needs wear my coxcomb</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div><a name="s014357b"><!--s014357b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">humorous</span> the head; the pate </p><p><i></i></p><p>That slate descended on the bald coxcomb of Sir Vindex Brindlecombe</p><p> Charles Kingsley</p><p><span class="bodyb">coxcombry</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cokkes comb</span> cock's comb].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Aran</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹarən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002708a"><!--s002708a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>denoting a kind of thick knitwear characterized by cable stitching and lozenge patterns, usu in a thick cream-coloured wool [<span class="bodyi">Aran</span> Islands, off the W coast of Ireland].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hold in</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028766a"><!--s028766a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030441b"><!--s030441b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to keep (feelings) in check.</p></div><a name="s030442b"><!--s030442b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to repress or keep (one's feelings, etc) in check.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inappreciable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inəʹpreesh(y)əbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030660a"><!--s030660a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>too small or slight to be perceived or to make a difference</p><p><span class="bodyb">inappreciably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">general staff</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025086a"><!--s025086a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a group of officers who aid a commander in administration, training, supply, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">headwind</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhedwind/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027818a"><!--s027818a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wind blowing in a direction opposite to a course, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> that of a ship or aircraft.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extensometer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ekstenʹsomitə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021098a"><!--s021098a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an instrument for measuring deformations of test specimens caused by compression, bending, etc [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/extension/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">extension</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/o/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-o-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/meter2/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-meter 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">greensick</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026443a"><!--s026443a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of plants: suffering from chlorosis</p><p><span class="bodyb">greensickness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">f.o.c.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023300a"><!--s023300a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>free of charge.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">box<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006982a"><!--s006982a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007177b"><!--s007177b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a rigid container, typically rectangular, having sides, a bottom, and usu a lid.</p></div><a name="s007178b"><!--s007178b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001691c"><!--s001691c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a rigid container, typically rectangular, having sides, a bottom, and usu a lid.</p></div><a name="s001692c"><!--s001692c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the contents of a box.</p></div></div><a name="s007179b"><!--s007179b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the box</span>) <span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> television.</p></div><a name="s007180b"><!--s007180b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a small compartment, e.g. for a group of spectators in a theatre, for transporting a horse, or for housing a public telephone, etc.</p></div><a name="s007181b"><!--s007181b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/penalty_box/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">penalty box</span></span></a> (2).</p></div><a name="s007182b"><!--s007182b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a square or oblong division or storage compartment.</p></div><a name="s007183b"><!--s007183b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/post_office_box/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">post office box</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s007184b"><!--s007184b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>a boxlike protective case, e.g. for a bearing in machinery.</p></div><a name="s007185b"><!--s007185b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>a shield to protect the genitals, worn <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by batsmen and wicket-keepers in cricket.</p></div><a name="s007186b"><!--s007186b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>a square or rectangle containing, or to be filled in with, information, e.g. on a proforma, or on a computer screen.</p></div><a name="s007187b"><!--s007187b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>a grid marked out on the road, e.g. at a junction, for guiding traffic.</p></div><a name="s007188b"><!--s007188b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/penalty_area_or_penalty_box/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">penalty area</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s007189b"><!--s007189b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the box</span>) in baseball, the area occupied by the batter.</p></div><a name="s007190b"><!--s007190b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">Christmas box</span>) a small gift of money to a tradesman, postman, etc, at Christmas ✱ <span class="bodyb">out of one's box</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> high on drugs or intoxicated with alcohol ✱ <span class="bodyb">think out of/outside the box</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span>to think creatively and imaginatively ✱ <span class="bodyb">tick all the right boxes</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span>to have all that is needed or wanted <span class="bodyb">boxful</span> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> boxfuls)<i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">box-like</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English via late Latin <span class="bodyi">buxis</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">pyxis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">pyxos</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/box5/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">box 5</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inappropriate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inəʹprohpri·ət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030661a"><!--s030661a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>not appropriate or suitable</p><p><span class="bodyb">inappropriately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inappropriateness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dispersant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹspuhs(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017251a"><!--s017251a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dispersing agent; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a liquid or gas used to disperse and stabilize fine particles of a substance in a particular medium.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyaloplasm</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhie·əlohplaz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029721a"><!--s029721a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the clear, fluid, apparently homogeneous basic substance of cytoplasm.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">general strike</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025087a"><!--s025087a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a strike in all or many of the industries of a region or country.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Aranda</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹruntə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Arandas Aranda)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002709a"><!--s002709a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002650b"><!--s002650b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of an aboriginal people of central Australia.</p></div><a name="s002651b"><!--s002651b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the language of this people</p><p><span class="bodyb">Aranda</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Aranda name for the people and language].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">holding<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028767a"><!--s028767a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030443b"><!--s030443b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a piece of land held by somebody <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a tenant.</p></div><a name="s030444b"><!--s030444b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) one's financial assets, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the form of land or securities.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Coxsackie virus</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013790a"><!--s013790a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a virus of the gastro-intestinal tract that can affect the nervous system, causing respiratory and muscular disease [named after <span class="bodyi">Coxsackie</span> in New York State, where it was first recognized].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">headword</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027819a"><!--s027819a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a word or term placed at the beginning of a chapter, an encyclopedia or dictionary entry, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extensor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹstensə, -saw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021099a"><!--s021099a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a muscle that extends or straightens a part of the body, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a limb: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flexor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flexor</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">focaccia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fəʹkachə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> focaccias)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023301a"><!--s023301a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a round flat Italian bread made with olive oil and topped with herbs [Italian <span class="bodyi">focaccia</span>, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">focus</span> hearth].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">greenstick fracture</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026444a"><!--s026444a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fracture in a young person in which the bone is partly broken and partly bent.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">box<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006983a"><!--s006983a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007191b"><!--s007191b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to provide (something) with a box.</p></div><a name="s007192b"><!--s007192b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to enclose (something) in a box.</p></div><a name="s007193b"><!--s007193b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ in)</p><a name="s001693c"><!--s001693c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to build a box round (pipes, etc).</p></div><a name="s001694c"><!--s001694c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to enclose or confine (somebody) ✱ <span class="bodyb">box the compass</span> to name the 32 points of the compass in their order.</p></div></div><a name="s007194b"><!--s007194b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to make a complete reversal.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disperse<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹspuhs/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017252a"><!--s017252a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018010b"><!--s018010b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to spread or distribute (something) widely </p><p><i></i></p><p>Air currents disperse the pollen</p>.</div><a name="s018011b"><!--s018011b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to break up (a crowd, etc).</p></div><a name="s018012b"><!--s018012b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cause (fog, etc) to evaporate or vanish.</p></div><a name="s018013b"><!--s018013b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to break up (something) into fine particles </p><p><i></i></p><p>The violence of the waves dispersed the oil without damage to bird life</p>.</div><a name="s018014b"><!--s018014b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in physics, to separate (light) into its constituent wavelengths.</p></div><a name="s018015b"><!--s018015b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>) in chemistry, to spread particles of (a substance) evenly throughout a colloid or suspension <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s018016b"><!--s018016b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to break up in random fashion </p><p><i></i></p><p>The protesters dispersed as armed police approached</p>.</div><a name="s018017b"><!--s018017b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to become dispersed; to dissipate or vanish </p><p><i></i></p><p>The fog dispersed towards morning</p> <p><span class="bodyb">dispersal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">disperser</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dispersible</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">dispersive</span> /-siv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">dysparsen</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">dispersus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">dispergere</span> to scatter, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">spargere</span> to scatter].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inapt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹapt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030662a"><!--s030662a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032286b"><!--s032286b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not suitable or appropriate.</p></div><a name="s032287b"><!--s032287b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>lacking skill or ability <span class="bodyb">inaptitude</span> /-tityoohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inaptly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inaptness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyal- <span class="bodyi">or</span> hyalo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029712a"><!--s029712a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meaning: glass; glassy </p><p><i></i></p><p>hyaline</p> <p>[Greek <span class="bodyi">hyalos</span> glass].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">General Synod</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025088a"><!--s025088a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the governing body of the Church of England, composed of the bishops and elected members of the clergy and laity.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">araneid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹrayni·id/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002710a"><!--s002710a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of an order of invertebrates constituted by the spiders: order Araneae [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">Araneida</span> former order name, from <span class="bodyi">aranea</span> spider].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cox's orange pippin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoksiz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013791a"><!--s013791a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cox/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Cox</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">holding<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028768a"><!--s028768a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus</span> not short of money; in funds.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹstent/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021100a"><!--s021100a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022207b"><!--s022207b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the range or distance over which something extends </p><p><i></i></p><p>the extent of the forest</p> <p><i></i></p><p>the extent of his knowledge</p>.</div><a name="s022208b"><!--s022208b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the point or limit to which something extends </p><p><i></i></p><p>the extent of our patience</p> <p>[Middle English, in the sense ‘land valuation, seizure of land’, via Anglo-French from Old French <span class="bodyi">extente</span> area, surveying of land, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">extendere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/extend/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">extend</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">headwork</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027820a"><!--s027820a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>mental effort; thinking.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">focal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfohk(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023302a"><!--s023302a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024898b"><!--s024898b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or having a focus.</p></div><a name="s024899b"><!--s024899b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>located at a focus</p><p><span class="bodyb">focally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">greenstone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026445a"><!--s026445a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028273b"><!--s028273b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of numerous dark green compact rocks (e.g. diorite).</p></div><a name="s028274b"><!--s028274b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a variety of jade found in New Zealand and used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in Maori jewellery.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disperse<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017253a"><!--s017253a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in chemistry, denoting the state of a substance held in particle form within a colloid or suspension.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">box<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006984a"><!--s006984a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007195b"><!--s007195b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to engage in boxing <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s007196b"><!--s007196b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to slap (somebody's ears) with the hand.</p></div><a name="s007197b"><!--s007197b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to engage in boxing with (somebody) ✱ <span class="bodyb">box clever</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to outdo an opponent by cunning [Middle English; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inarch</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹahch/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030663a"><!--s030663a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to graft (a plant) by connecting a shoot or branch that is still attached to its parent plant.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hybrid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhiebrid/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029722a"><!--s029722a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031367b"><!--s031367b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an offspring of two animals or plants of different races, breeds, varieties, etc, e.g. a mule.</p></div><a name="s031368b"><!--s031368b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something heterogeneous in origin or composition.</p></div><a name="s031369b"><!--s031369b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a word, e.g. <span class="bodyi">television</span>, made up of elements from different languages.</p></div><a name="s031370b"><!--s031370b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a vehicle that uses two forms of propulsion, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an internal-combustion engine and a battery-powered motor.</p><p><span class="bodyb">hybridism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">hybridist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">hybridity</span> /hieʹbriditi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">hybrida</span> offspring of a mixed union].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">generate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjenərayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025089a"><!--s025089a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026764b"><!--s026764b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to bring (something) into existence.</p></div><a name="s026765b"><!--s026765b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to originate (e.g. energy) by a physical process </p><p><i></i></p><p>a machine to generate electricity</p>.</div><a name="s026766b"><!--s026766b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in mathematics, to define (a set) by the application of one or more rules or operations to given quantities; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to trace out (a curve) by a moving point or trace out (a surface) by a moving curve.</p></div><a name="s026767b"><!--s026767b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in linguistics, to produce (a structure) by the applications of rules or operations to given items.</p></div><a name="s026768b"><!--s026768b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The stories generated a good deal of suspense</p> <p><span class="bodyb">generable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">generatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">generare</span>, from <span class="bodyi">gener-, genus</span> birth].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arapaima</span><small><span class="eSynop">/arəʹpiemə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> arapaimas <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> arapaima)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002711a"><!--s002711a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a very large edible freshwater fish of tropical S America: <span class="bodyi">Arapaima gigas</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extenuate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹstenyooayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021101a"><!--s021101a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022209b"><!--s022209b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to lessen the seriousness or extent of (a crime, etc), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by providing a reason or excuses </p><p><i></i></p><p>extenuating circumstances</p>.</div><a name="s022210b"><!--s022210b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (somebody) thin or emaciated.</p></div><a name="s022211b"><!--s022211b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to dilute or weaken (something) <span class="bodyb">extenuation</span> /-ʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">extenuator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">extenuatory</span> /-ət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">extenuatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">extenuare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">tenuis</span> thin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heady</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (headier, headiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027821a"><!--s027821a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029676b"><!--s029676b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of alcoholic drinks: tending to make one giddy or exhilarated; intoxicating.</p></div><a name="s029677b"><!--s029677b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>exciting or exhilarating.</p></div><a name="s029678b"><!--s029678b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s007839c"><!--s007839c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of alcoholic drinks: tending to make one giddy or exhilarated; intoxicating.</p></div><a name="s007840c"><!--s007840c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>exciting or exhilarating </p><p><i></i></p><p>in my heady university days</p>.</div></div><a name="s029679b"><!--s029679b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> violent or impetuous </p><p><i></i></p><p>his heady rage</p><p> Dr Johnson</p><p><span class="bodyb">headily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">headiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coxswain<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoksn, ʹkokswayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013792a"><!--s013792a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014358b"><!--s014358b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the steersman of a racing rowing boat who usu directs the crew.</p></div><a name="s014359b"><!--s014359b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a sailor who commands and usu steers a ship's boat</p><p><span class="bodyb">coxswainship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cokswayne</span>,from <span class="bodyi">cok</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cockboat/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cockboat</span></span></a>) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/swain/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">swain</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dispersion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹspuhsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017254a"><!--s017254a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018018b"><!--s018018b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of dispersing, or the state of being dispersed.</p></div><a name="s018019b"><!--s018019b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in chemistry, the even spread of a substance in particle form throughout a colloid or suspension; the substance so dispersed.</p></div><a name="s018020b"><!--s018020b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in statistics, the extent to which the values of a frequency distribution vary.</p></div><a name="s018021b"><!--s018021b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s004541c"><!--s004541c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in physics, the separation of light into colours by refraction or diffraction with formation of a spectrum.</p></div><a name="s004542c"><!--s004542c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the separation of radiation or a stream of particles into components of different wavelength, mass, etc.</p></div></div><a name="s018022b"><!--s018022b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Dispersion</span>) the scattering of Jews outside Israel; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/diaspora/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Diaspora</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">holding company</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028769a"><!--s028769a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a company whose primary business is holding a controlling interest in the shares of other companies: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/investment_company/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">investment company</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">greenstuff</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026446a"><!--s026446a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>green vegetation or green vegetables.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">generation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jenəʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025090a"><!--s025090a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026769b"><!--s026769b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007031c"><!--s007031c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a group of individuals born and living at the same time </p><p><i></i></p><p>Let us not speak ill of our generation, it is not any unhappier than its predecessors. Let us not speak well of it either. Let us not speak of it at all.</p><p> Samuel Beckett.</p></div><a name="s007032c"><!--s007032c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a group of individuals sharing a usu specified status for a limited period </p><p><i></i></p><p>the next generation of students</p>.</div><a name="s007033c"><!--s007033c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a group of living organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent from an ancestor.</p></div><a name="s007034c"><!--s007034c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a type or class of objects usu developed from an earlier type </p><p><i></i></p><p>a new generation of computers</p>.</div></div><a name="s026770b"><!--s026770b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the average time between the birth of parents and that of their offspring, usu considered to be about 30 years.</p></div><a name="s026771b"><!--s026771b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s007035c"><!--s007035c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the producing of offspring; procreation.</p></div><a name="s007036c"><!--s007036c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the process of coming or bringing into being; production or origination </p><p><i></i></p><p>generation of income</p> <p><i></i></p><p>generation of electricity</p> <p><span class="bodyb">generational</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">generacioun</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">generation-, generatio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">generare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/generate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">generate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">focal distance</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023303a"><!--s023303a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/focal_length/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">focal length</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">box<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006985a"><!--s006985a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a punch or slap, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on the ear.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inarticulate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inahʹtikyoolət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030664a"><!--s030664a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032288b"><!--s032288b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008418c"><!--s008418c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>unable to speak or to express one's ideas or feelings coherently, clearly, or effectively.</p></div><a name="s008419c"><!--s008419c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>not coherently, clearly, or effectively expressed </p><p><i></i></p><p>an inarticulate speech</p>.</div><a name="s008420c"><!--s008420c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>not understandable as spoken words </p><p><i></i></p><p>inarticulate cries</p>.</div></div><a name="s032289b"><!--s032289b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not jointed or hinged</p><p><span class="bodyb">inarticulacy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inarticulately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inarticulateness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">inarticulatus</span>, from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">articulatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">articulare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/articulate2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">articulate 2</span></span></a>; (sense 3) scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">inarticulatus</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">articulatus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/articulate1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">articulate 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hybridize <span class="bodyi">or</span> hybridise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhiebridiez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029723a"><!--s029723a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031371b"><!--s031371b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to produce, or cause to produce, hybrids; to interbreed <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s031372b"><!--s031372b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (animals or plants) to produce hybrids <span class="bodyb">hybridization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">hybridizer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/heel/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027822a"><!--s027822a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029680b"><!--s029680b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007841c"><!--s007841c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to restore (somebody) to health.</p></div><a name="s007842c"><!--s007842c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to make (a wound, etc) sound or whole.</p></div></div><a name="s029681b"><!--s029681b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007843c"><!--s007843c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to make (pain or sorrow) less acute.</p></div><a name="s007844c"><!--s007844c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to mend (a breach between friends, etc) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s029682b"><!--s029682b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to return to a sound or healthy state</p><p><span class="bodyb">healer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">healing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">hǣlan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">araucaria</span><small><span class="eSynop">/arawʹkeəri·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002712a"><!--s002712a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of S American or Australian coniferous trees, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the monkey-puzzle: genus <span class="bodyi">Araucaria</span> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">araucaria</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Arauco</span>, province in Chile].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exterior<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹstiəri·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021102a"><!--s021102a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022212b"><!--s022212b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>on the outside or an outside surface; external.</p></div><a name="s022213b"><!--s022213b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>suitable for use on outside surfaces.</p></div><a name="s022214b"><!--s022214b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>outdoor <span class="bodyb">exteriority</span> /-ʹoriti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">exteriorly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">exterior</span>, compar of <span class="bodyi">exter, exterus</span> on the outside, foreign, from <span class="bodyi">ex</span> out of].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coxswain<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013793a"><!--s013793a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014360b"><!--s014360b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to command or steer as coxswain <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s014361b"><!--s014361b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to command or steer (a boat) as coxswain.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">focalize <span class="bodyi">or</span> focalise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023304a"><!--s023304a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to focus <span class="bodyb">focalization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">holding operation</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028770a"><!--s028770a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a ploy or procedure designed to keep the status quo going.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dispirit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹspirit/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (dispirited, dispiriting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017255a"><!--s017255a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to dishearten or discourage (somebody)</p><p><span class="bodyb">dispirited</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dispiritedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dispiritedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dispiriting</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dispiritingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">greensward</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgreenswawd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026447a"><!--s026447a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or literary</span> turf that is green with growing grass </p><p><i></i></p><p>We had broken suddenly into a lovely glade of greensward surrounded by ancient trees</p><p> Conan Doyle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">generation gap</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025091a"><!--s025091a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the difference in ideas, feelings, and interests between older and younger people, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> considered as causing a mutual lack of understanding.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">box<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006986a"><!--s006986a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an evergreen shrub or small tree used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for hedges: <span class="bodyi">Buxus sempervivens</span> and <span class="bodyi">Casearia</span> <span class="bodyi">praecox</span> [Old English via Latin <span class="bodyi">buxus</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">pyxos</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inartistic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inahʹtistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030665a"><!--s030665a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032290b"><!--s032290b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not conforming to the principles of art.</p></div><a name="s032291b"><!--s032291b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not appreciative of art.</p></div><a name="s032292b"><!--s032292b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>lacking in artistic skill</p><p><span class="bodyb">inartistically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Arawak</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹarəwak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Arawaks <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> Arawak)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002713a"><!--s002713a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002652b"><!--s002652b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a group of Native American people living chiefly on the coast of Guyana.</p></div><a name="s002653b"><!--s002653b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a family of languages spoken in parts of Central and S America</p><p><span class="bodyb">Arawakan</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> [Carib <span class="bodyi">aruac</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hybridoma</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiebriʹdohmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hybridomas hybridomata /-tə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029724a"><!--s029724a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hybrid cell or clone of cells formed by the fusion of a tumour cell with a normal <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lymphocyte/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lymphocyte</span></span></a> (antibody-producing cell).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">health</span><small><span class="eSynop">/helth/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027823a"><!--s027823a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029683b"><!--s029683b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007845c"><!--s007845c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>soundness of body, mind, or spirit.</p></div><a name="s007846c"><!--s007846c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the general condition of the body </p><p><i></i></p><p>in poor health</p>.</div></div><a name="s029684b"><!--s029684b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>condition or state generally </p><p><i></i></p><p>the economic health of the country</p>.</div><a name="s029685b"><!--s029685b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>used in toasts to people's health or prosperity </p><p><i></i></p><p>Your health!</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">hǣlth</span>, from <span class="bodyi">hāl</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hale1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hale 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exterior<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021103a"><!--s021103a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022215b"><!--s022215b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005674c"><!--s005674c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an exterior part or surface; outside.</p></div><a name="s005675c"><!--s005675c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an outward manner or appearance </p><p><i></i></p><p>a deceptively friendly exterior</p>.</div></div><a name="s022216b"><!--s022216b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a representation of an outdoor scene.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koy/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (coyer, coyest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013794a"><!--s013794a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014362b"><!--s014362b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003592c"><!--s003592c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>affectedly shy.</p></div><a name="s003593c"><!--s003593c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>provocatively playful or coquettish.</p></div></div><a name="s014363b"><!--s014363b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + about) showing reluctance to reveal details, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> over a sensitive issue </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was coy about revealing his salary</p> <p><span class="bodyb">coyly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">coyness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English, quiet, shy, via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">quietus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/quiet1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">quiet 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">focal length</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023305a"><!--s023305a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the distance between the optical centre of a lens or mirror and the focal point.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">displace</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹplays/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017256a"><!--s017256a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018023b"><!--s018023b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to replace or take the place of.</p></div><a name="s018024b"><!--s018024b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004543c"><!--s004543c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to take the place of (something) or replace it </p><p><i></i></p><p>English has now largely displaced Irish as the lingua franca</p>.</div><a name="s004544c"><!--s004544c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to take the place of (an atom) in a chemical reaction.</p></div><a name="s004545c"><!--s004545c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to cause displacement of (a quantity of water).</p></div></div><a name="s018025b"><!--s018025b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s004546c"><!--s004546c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to remove (something) from or force (it) out of its usual or proper place </p><p><i></i></p><p>The pain was traced to a displaced vertebra</p>.</div><a name="s004547c"><!--s004547c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to remove (somebody) from office.</p></div><a name="s004548c"><!--s004548c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to force (somebody) to leave their home or country because of war, revolution, etc</p><p><span class="bodyb">displaceable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old French <span class="bodyi">desplacer</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">place</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/place1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">place 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arbalest <span class="bodyi">or</span> arbalist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahbəlist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002714a"><!--s002714a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large medieval military steel crossbow [Old English <span class="bodyi">arblast</span> via Old French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">arcuballista</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">arcus</span> bow + <span class="bodyi">ballista</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ballista/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ballista</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inasmuch as</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inəzʹmuch əz/ <i><span class="bodyi">conj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030666a"><!--s030666a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032293b"><!--s032293b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/insofar_as/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">insofar as</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s032294b"><!--s032294b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in view of the fact that; because.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">holding paddock</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028771a"><!--s028771a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ</span> a paddock in which animals are kept temporarily, e.g. one for sheep before shearing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">green tea</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026448a"><!--s026448a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>tea that is light in colour from incomplete fermentation of the leaf before firing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">generation X</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025092a"><!--s025092a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the generation of people who were born between the mid 1960s and the mid 1970s, seen as being well-educated but having no direction in life</p><p><span class="bodyb">Generation Xer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">health care</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027824a"><!--s027824a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the provision of services designed to promote health and prevent, cure, or alleviate disease.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coy.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013795a"><!--s013795a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used in the armed forces: company.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Box and Cox</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006987a"><!--s006987a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> alternating; turn and turn about [characters who share a room but never meet, in a play by J M Morton d.1891, English dramatist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exterior angle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021104a"><!--s021104a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the angle outside a polygon formed between a line extending from a side and the adjacent side.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hybrid vigour</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029725a"><!--s029725a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/heterosis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">heterosis</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">focal plane</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023306a"><!--s023306a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plane that is perpendicular to the axis of a lens or mirror and passes through the focus.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arbiter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahbitə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002715a"><!--s002715a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person or agency with absolute power of judging and determining [Middle English from Latin<span class="bodyi">arbiter</span> judge, umpire].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">displaced person</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017257a"><!--s017257a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who has been forced to leave their country because of war, revolution, etc; a refugee.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">green thumb</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026449a"><!--s026449a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028275b"><!--s028275b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/green_fingers/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">green fingers</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s028276b"><!--s028276b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> the ability to grow plants well; green fingers</p><p><span class="bodyb">green-thumbed</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">holding pattern</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028772a"><!--s028772a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the circling flightpath around an airport that an aircraft keeps to while waiting for permission to land.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">health centre</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027825a"><!--s027825a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> an establishment providing a variety of local medical services.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydantoin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hieʹdantoh·in/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029726a"><!--s029726a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a crystalline compound found in sugar beet and used in the preparation of certain anticonvulsant drugs [Greek <span class="bodyi">hydat-, hydōr</span> water + <span class="bodyi">allantoic</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/allantois/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">allantois</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exteriorize <span class="bodyi">or</span> exteriorise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021105a"><!--s021105a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/externalize_or_externalise_or_ise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">externalize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">generative</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjen(ə)rətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025093a"><!--s025093a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having the power or function of generating, originating, producing, reproducing, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">focal point</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023307a"><!--s023307a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024900b"><!--s024900b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the focus for a beam of incident rays parallel to the axis of a lens or mirror.</p></div><a name="s024901b"><!--s024901b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a centre of activity or attention </p><p><i></i></p><p>The fireplace was the focal point of the room</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coyote</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koyʹohti, kie-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> coyotes <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> coyote)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013796a"><!--s013796a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a predatory wild dog of N America, of wolflike appearance: <span class="bodyi">Canis latrans</span> [Mexican Spanish <span class="bodyi">coyote</span> from Nahuatl <span class="bodyi">coyotl</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inattention</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inəʹtensh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030667a"><!--s030667a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>failure to pay attention; disregard <span class="bodyb">inattentive</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">box camera</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006988a"><!--s006988a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an unsophisticated box-shaped camera with a simple lens and shutter.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arbitrage<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahbitrij, -trahzh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002716a"><!--s002716a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the simultaneous purchase and sale of the same or equivalent security in different markets in order to profit from price discrepancies [Middle English in the sense ‘exercise of individual judgment’ via French <span class="bodyi">arbitrage</span> from <span class="bodyi">arbitrer</span> to give judgment, from Latin <span class="bodyi">arbitrari</span>, from <span class="bodyi">arbiter</span> judge].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">green turtle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026450a"><!--s026450a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large edible sea turtle: <span class="bodyi">Chelonia midas</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boxcar</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006989a"><!--s006989a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> an enclosed goods wagon on a train; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/van1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">van<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hold off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028773a"><!--s028773a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030445b"><!--s030445b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to keep (an attacker or a challenge) at a distance.</p></div><a name="s030446b"><!--s030446b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to delay (actiondoing something of a final nature) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I held off signing the contract</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s030447b"><!--s030447b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of expected bad weather: not to occur after all.</p></div><a name="s030448b"><!--s030448b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to defer or delay action </p><p><i></i></p><p>They held off from arresting him in spite of all the evidence</p>.</div><a name="s030449b"><!--s030449b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to fail to give needed support; to remain at a distance </p><p><i></i></p><p>If you love me hold not off</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foci</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfohkie, ʹfohsie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023308a"><!--s023308a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/focus1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">focus 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">displacement</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017258a"><!--s017258a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018026b"><!--s018026b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the action of displacing or process of being displaced.</p></div><a name="s018027b"><!--s018027b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the volume or weight of a fluid, e.g. water, displaced by a body, e.g. a ship, of equal weight floating in it, used as a measure of the ship's size.</p></div><a name="s018028b"><!--s018028b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the difference between the initial position of a body and any later position.</p></div><a name="s018029b"><!--s018029b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the volume displaced by a piston in a pump or engine, or the total volume so displaced by all the pistons in an internal-combustion engine.</p></div><a name="s018030b"><!--s018030b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in psychoanalysis, the transfer of emotions from the object that orig evoked them to a substitute, e.g. in dreams.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">health farm</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027826a"><!--s027826a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a residential establishment that provides treatments and regimes for people wishing to improve their health by losing weight, exercising, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coypu</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoypooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> coypus <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> coypu)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013797a"><!--s013797a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a S American semi-aquatic beaver-like rodent with webbed feet, farmed for its fur (<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/nutria/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">nutria</span></span></a>) and now commonly found in E Anglia: <span class="bodyi">Myocastor coypus</span> [American Spanish <span class="bodyi">coipú</span> from Araucan <span class="bodyi">coypu</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exterminate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹstuhminayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021106a"><!--s021106a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to destroy (something) completely, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to kill all of (a population of pests, etc) </p><p><i></i></p><p>They exterminated the mice</p> <p><span class="bodyb">extermination</span> /-ʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">exterminator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">exterminatory</span> /-nət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">exterminatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">exterminare</span> to banish, expel, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">terminus</span> boundary].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inaudible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹawdəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030668a"><!--s030668a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>unable to be heard</p><p><span class="bodyb">inaudibility</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inaudibly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">generative grammar</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025094a"><!--s025094a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an ordered set of rules for producing the grammatical sentences of a language.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydatid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhiedətid/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029727a"><!--s029727a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031373b"><!--s031373b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a fluid-filled sac produced by and containing a tapeworm larva.</p></div><a name="s031374b"><!--s031374b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the larva itself [Greek <span class="bodyi">hydatid-, hydatis</span> watery cyst, from <span class="bodyi">hydat-, hydōr</span> water].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">green vitriol</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026451a"><!--s026451a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ferrous_sulphate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ferrous sulphate</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arbitrage<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002717a"><!--s002717a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to engage in arbitrage.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">external<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹstuhnl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021107a"><!--s021107a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022217b"><!--s022217b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of, on, or intended for the outside or an outer part.</p></div><a name="s022218b"><!--s022218b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005676c"><!--s005676c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>capable of being perceived outwardly </p><p><i></i></p><p>external signs of a disease</p>.</div><a name="s005677c"><!--s005677c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>superficial.</p></div><a name="s005678c"><!--s005678c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>not intrinsic or essential </p><p><i></i></p><p>external circumstances</p>.</div></div><a name="s022219b"><!--s022219b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>situated outside, apart, or beyond.</p></div><a name="s022220b"><!--s022220b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s005679c"><!--s005679c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>arising or acting from outside </p><p><i></i></p><p>an external force</p>.</div><a name="s005680c"><!--s005680c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>of dealings with foreign countries.</p></div><a name="s005681c"><!--s005681c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>having existence independent of the mind </p><p><i></i></p><p>external reality</p>.</div></div><a name="s022221b"><!--s022221b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>of or for extramural students</p><p><span class="bodyb">externally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">externus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">exter</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/exterior1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">exterior 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">box elder</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006990a"><!--s006990a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a N American maple cultivated for the shade it provides: <span class="bodyi">Acer negundo</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coz</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kuz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013798a"><!--s013798a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer or archaic</span> used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a form of address: a cousin or other relation </p><p><i></i></p><p>‘Farewell gentle cousin.’ ‘Coz, farewell.’</p><p> Shakespeare [by shortening and alteration].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fo'c’sle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfohks(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023309a"><!--s023309a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/forecastle_or_fo_c_sle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">forecastle</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hold on</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028774a"><!--s028774a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030450b"><!--s030450b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to persevere despite difficulties.</p></div><a name="s030451b"><!--s030451b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to wait ✱ <span class="bodyb">hold on to</span> to keep possession of.</p></div><a name="s030452b"><!--s030452b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to persevere in difficult circumstances.</p></div><a name="s030453b"><!--s030453b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>used as an instruction to a telephone caller: to wait a minute; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hang_on/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hang on</span></span></a> ✱ <span class="bodyb">hold on to</span> to keep possession of (something).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydatidiform mole</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiedəʹtidifawm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029728a"><!--s029728a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cluster of fluid-filled sacs; resembling a bunch of grapes, that forms in the womb as the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chorion/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chorion</span></span></a> (membrane around the fetus) degenerates during abortion.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">health food</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027827a"><!--s027827a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>organically grown untreated food containing no synthetic ingredients and eaten for the health-giving properties credited to it: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/junk_food/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">junk food</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wholefood_or_wholefoods/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wholefood</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">generator</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025095a"><!--s025095a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026772b"><!--s026772b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a machine by which mechanical energy is changed into electrical energy.</p></div><a name="s026773b"><!--s026773b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an apparatus for producing a vapour or gas.</p></div><a name="s026774b"><!--s026774b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a person or thing that generates.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">displacement activity</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017259a"><!--s017259a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in psychology, the substitution of another form of behaviour for what is normal or expected, typically when there is a conflict of impulses.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inaugural<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹawgyoorəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030669a"><!--s030669a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032295b"><!--s032295b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>marking a beginning.</p></div><a name="s032296b"><!--s032296b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>first in a projected series.</p></div><a name="s032297b"><!--s032297b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>relating to an inauguration [French <span class="bodyi">inaugural</span> from <span class="bodyi">inaugurer</span> to inaugurate, from Latin <span class="bodyi">inaugurare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inaugurate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inaugurate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">greenware</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026452a"><!--s026452a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pottery that has not been fired.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arbitrageur</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌahbitrahʹzhuh/ arbitrager /ʹahbitrijə, -trahzhə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002718a"><!--s002718a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dealer on a stock exchange who specializes in arbitrage [French <span class="bodyi">arbitrageur</span> arbitrator, from <span class="bodyi">arbitrage</span> judgment, arbitration].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">focus<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfohkəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> focuses foci /ʹfohkie, ʹfohsie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023310a"><!--s023310a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024902b"><!--s024902b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006505c"><!--s006505c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a point at which rays of e.g. light, heat, or sound converge or from which they diverge, or appear to diverge, after reflection or refraction.</p></div><a name="s006506c"><!--s006506c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the point at which an object must be placed for an image formed by a lens or mirror to be sharp.</p></div></div><a name="s024903b"><!--s024903b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006507c"><!--s006507c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/focal_length/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">focal length</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s006508c"><!--s006508c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>adjustment, e.g. of the eye, necessary for distinct vision.</p></div><a name="s006509c"><!--s006509c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a state in which something must be placed in order to be clearly perceived </p><p><i></i></p><p>bring the issues into focus</p>.</div></div><a name="s024904b"><!--s024904b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a centre of activity or attention </p><p><i></i></p><p>the focus of the meeting</p>.</div><a name="s024905b"><!--s024905b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a localized area of disease or the chief site of a generalized disease.</p></div><a name="s024906b"><!--s024906b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s006510c"><!--s006510c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a fixed point that together with a straight line forms a reference system for generating a conic section in plane geometry.</p></div><a name="s006511c"><!--s006511c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>either of two fixed points used in generating an ellipse or hyperbola.</p></div></div><a name="s024907b"><!--s024907b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>the place of origin of an earthquake ✱ <span class="bodyb">in focus</span> having or giving the proper sharpness of outline due to good focusing ✱ <span class="bodyb">out of focus</span> not in focus [Latin <span class="bodyi">focus</span> hearth].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">external<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021108a"><!--s021108a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022222b"><!--s022222b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) an external feature or aspect.</p></div><a name="s022223b"><!--s022223b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ</span> an extramural student.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Boxer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006991a"><!--s006991a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of a Chinese secret society which was opposed to foreign influence in China and whose rebellion was suppressed in 1900 [approximate translation of Chinese (Pekingese) <span class="bodyi">yi he quan</span>, literally ‘righteous harmonious fist’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">generatrix</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jenəʹraytriks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> generatrices /-ʹraytrəseez, -rəʹtriseez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025096a"><!--s025096a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a point, line, or surface whose motion generates a line, surface, or solid [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">generatrix</span> from Latin, fem of <span class="bodyi">generator</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cozen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkuz(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (cozened, cozening)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013799a"><!--s013799a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or literary</span> to deceive, trick, or beguile (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I think't no sin to cozen him that would unjustly win</p><p> Shakespeare </p><p><i></i></p><p>He's supposed to have cozened me out of four hundred dollars</p><p> Christopher Morley <span class="bodyb">cozenage</span> /-nij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cozener</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [prob from obsolete Italian <span class="bodyi">cozzonare</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">cozzone</span> horse trader, from Latin <span class="bodyi">cocion-, cocio</span> trader].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydra</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhiedrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029730a"><!--s029730a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031377b"><!--s031377b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small tubular freshwater polyp with a mouth surrounded by tentacles: genus <span class="bodyi">Hydra</span>.</p></div><a name="s031378b"><!--s031378b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a persistent evil that is not easily overcome [named after <span class="bodyi">Hydra</span>, a serpent in Greek mythology with many heads, which regrew when cut off].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hold out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028775a"><!--s028775a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030454b"><!--s030454b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to survive or persevere despite difficulties.</p></div><a name="s030455b"><!--s030455b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to offer (hope).</p></div><a name="s030456b"><!--s030456b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to continue to be enough ✱ <span class="bodyb">hold out for</span> to insist on (something) as part of an agreement ✱ <span class="bodyb">hold out on</span> to withhold information from (somebody).</p></div><a name="s030457b"><!--s030457b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to proffer (a hope, etc) or present it as likely or realizable <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s030458b"><!--s030458b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to keep functioning in spite of difficulty.</p></div><a name="s030459b"><!--s030459b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to refuse to yield or give way ✱ <span class="bodyb">hold out for</span> to insist on (higher wages, etc) as the price for an agreement ✱ <span class="bodyb">hold out on</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to withhold something, e.g. information, from (somebody who might expect to receive it).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inaugural<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030670a"><!--s030670a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an address given at an inauguration.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">healthful</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhelthf(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027828a"><!--s027828a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029686b"><!--s029686b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>beneficial to the health of body or mind </p><p><i></i></p><p>My pulse as yours doth temperately keep time and makes as healthful music</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div><a name="s029687b"><!--s029687b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>enjoying good health.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">displacement pump</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017260a"><!--s017260a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pump in which the displacement of fluid is effected by a plunger, steam, or compressed air in combination with non-return valves.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">greenwash</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026453a"><!--s026453a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal, derog</span> the creation, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by a business organization, of a false impression of concern for the environment</p><p><span class="bodyb">greenwashing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [from<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/green1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">green<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (6)+<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/whitewash1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">whitewash 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arbitrament</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahbitrəmənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002719a"><!--s002719a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the judgment given by an arbitrator [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">arbitrari</span> to give judgment, from <span class="bodyi">arbiter</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/arbiter/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">arbiter</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">focus<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (focused focussed) (focusing focussing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023311a"><!--s023311a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024908b"><!--s024908b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006512c"><!--s006512c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to adjust (e.g. a camera or telescope) so as to obtain a sharp image.</p></div><a name="s006513c"><!--s006513c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to become able to see clearly.</p></div></div><a name="s024909b"><!--s024909b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to concentrate one's thoughts or attention, a discussion, etc on.</p></div><a name="s024910b"><!--s024910b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>of rays: to converge on a point <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s024911b"><!--s024911b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + on) to bring (e.g. light rays) to a focus.</p></div><a name="s024912b"><!--s024912b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + on) to cause (one's thoughts, etc) to be concentrated </p><p><i></i></p><p>They focused their attention on the most urgent problems</p>.</div><a name="s024913b"><!--s024913b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s006514c"><!--s006514c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to adjust the focus of (e.g. a camera or telescope).</p></div><a name="s006515c"><!--s006515c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to bring (e.g. a view) into focus <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s024914b"><!--s024914b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s006516c"><!--s006516c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to come to a focus; to converge on a point.</p></div><a name="s006517c"><!--s006517c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to form into a sharp beam, e.g. of light.</p></div></div><a name="s024915b"><!--s024915b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to bring one's eyes or a camera into focus</p><p><span class="bodyb">focuser</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boxer<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboksə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006992a"><!--s006992a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who engages in the sport of boxing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">external degree</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021109a"><!--s021109a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a degree taken by somebody who does not actually attend the university that awards it.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">generic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jiʹnerik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025097a"><!--s025097a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026775b"><!--s026775b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>characteristic of or applied to a whole group or class; general.</p></div><a name="s026776b"><!--s026776b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not having a trademark </p><p><i></i></p><p>generic drugs</p>.</div><a name="s026777b"><!--s026777b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>having the rank of a biological genus</p><p><span class="bodyb">generically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">générique</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">gener-, genus</span> birth, kind, class].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydrangea</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hieʹdraynjə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029731a"><!--s029731a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of shrubs that produces large clusters of white, pink, or pale blue flowers: <span class="bodyi">Hydrangea</span> <span class="bodyi">macrophylla</span> and other species [Latin <span class="bodyi">hydrangea</span>, literally ‘water pot’, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hydr_or_hydro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hydr-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">angeion</span> vessel; because of its cap-shaped seed pod].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inaugurate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹawgyoorayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030671a"><!--s030671a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032298b"><!--s032298b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008421c"><!--s008421c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to induct (somebody) ceremonially into office.</p></div><a name="s008422c"><!--s008422c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to open (e.g. a new building) ceremonially.</p></div></div><a name="s032299b"><!--s032299b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to mark the beginning or introduction of (a new system, project, etc)</p><p><span class="bodyb">inaugural</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">inauguration</span> /-ʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inaugurator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">inauguratory</span> /-rət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">inauguratus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">inaugurare</span> to practise augury, later ‘to induct after observing the omens’, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">augurare</span> to augur].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cozy<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohzi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (cozier, coziest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013800a"><!--s013800a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cosy1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cosy 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">green-wellie</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026454a"><!--s026454a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal, humorous</span> belonging to or supposedly characteristic of the stratum of upper-class British society that is especially fond of outdoor pursuits of the hunt-following and horse-riding variety [from their supposed preference for green wellington boots over the more workaday black ones].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">displacement ton</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017261a"><!--s017261a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit approximately equal to one long ton of seawater, used in reckoning the displacement of ships, and equal to 35ft<sup>3</sup> (0.991m<sup>3</sup>).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arbitrary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahbitrəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002720a"><!--s002720a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002654b"><!--s002654b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a decision, judgment, etc: based on whim or random choice rather than reason </p><p><i></i></p><p>the arbitrary classification of geography as an art rather than a science</p>.</div><a name="s002655b"><!--s002655b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a sentence, penalty, etc: that can be imposed at the discretion of a court of law.</p></div><a name="s002656b"><!--s002656b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a style of governing or rule: despotic or tyrannical.</p></div><a name="s002657b"><!--s002657b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of a mathematical constant or other quantity: of unspecified value <span class="bodyb">arbitrarily</span> /ʹahbitrərəli, -ʹtrerəli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">arbitrariness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hold over</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028776a"><!--s028776a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030460b"><!--s030460b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to postpone or defer (an event, or action on something).</p></div><a name="s030461b"><!--s030461b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> to prolong (a theatre engagement, etc).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">focus group</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023312a"><!--s023312a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a number of people gathered together to discuss e.g. some topic, such as a new product or policy service, so that others can benefit from their opinions and assessments of it may get their insights or opinions on the matter concerned.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">health salts</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027829a"><!--s027829a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as pl or sing.</span>) any of various medicinal preparations, e.g. Epsom Salts or Glauber's salt, used as a laxative.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boxer<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006993a"><!--s006993a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dog of a breed originating in Germany, having a compact medium-sized body, short hair, and a flat pug-like face [German <span class="bodyi">Boxer</span> from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/boxer1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">boxer 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">external ear</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021110a"><!--s021110a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the parts of an ear between the eardrum and the exterior, including the parts on the outside of the head.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydrant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhiedrənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029732a"><!--s029732a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a discharge pipe with a valve and nozzle from which water may be drawn from a main.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">display<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹsplay/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017262a"><!--s017262a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018031b"><!--s018031b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to set out (a collection of things) for public viewing.</p></div><a name="s018032b"><!--s018032b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to expose (something) to view, e.g. by spreading it out.</p></div><a name="s018033b"><!--s018033b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a computer, etc: to show (information) on screen.</p></div><a name="s018034b"><!--s018034b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to demonstrate (a quality) </p><p><i></i></p><p>displayed tact and tolerance</p>.</div><a name="s018035b"><!--s018035b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to make a deliberate play of (something one prides oneself on) to impress others </p><p><i></i></p><p>liked to display their erudition</p>.</div><a name="s018036b"><!--s018036b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>said of a bird, reptile, or fish: to go through a ritual of showy behaviour in order to attract a mate</p><p><span class="bodyb">displayer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">displayen</span> via Anglo-French from Latin <span class="bodyi">displicare</span> to scatter, unfold, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">plicare</span> to fold].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inauspicious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inawʹspishəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030672a"><!--s030672a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>not promising future success</p><p><span class="bodyb">inauspiciously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inauspiciousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arbitrate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahbitrayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002721a"><!--s002721a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002658b"><!--s002658b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to act as an arbitrator <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s002659b"><!--s002659b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to act as an arbitrator in (a dispute).</p></div><a name="s002660b"><!--s002660b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to submit (something) for decision to an arbitrator.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Greenwich Mean Time</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgrenich/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026455a"><!--s026455a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the mean solar time of the meridian of zero longitude that passes through Greenwich, used as the primary point of reference for standard time throughout the world [named after <span class="bodyi">Greenwich</span>, borough of London].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hold together</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028777a"><!--s028777a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to remain intact; not to disintegrate.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">focus puller</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023313a"><!--s023313a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in film-making: the member of a camera crew who keeps the camera in focus while it is tracking.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cozy<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cozies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013801a"><!--s013801a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cosy2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cosy 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">health visitor</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027830a"><!--s027830a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a nurse employed by a local authority to visit elderly people, new parents, etc and advise them on health matters.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">generic advertising</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025098a"><!--s025098a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>advertising that is designed to promote a broad class of product rather than an individual brand.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">external examiner</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021111a"><!--s021111a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a visiting examiner who ensures impartiality and equality of standards in an examination.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boxer shorts</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006994a"><!--s006994a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>men's loose-fitting underpants.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydrate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhiedrayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029733a"><!--s029733a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a compound or complex ion formed by the union of water with another substance.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arbitration</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahbiʹtraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002722a"><!--s002722a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the settlement of a disputed issue by an arbitrator.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">display<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017263a"><!--s017263a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018037b"><!--s018037b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a public presentation in the form of a performance or exhibition.</p></div><a name="s018038b"><!--s018038b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the displaying of something, e.g. the demonstration of a quality or of a type of behaviour </p><p><i></i></p><p>a display of bad temper</p>.</div><a name="s018039b"><!--s018039b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>ostentation; showing off.</p></div><a name="s018040b"><!--s018040b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>type, page design, or printing designed to catch the eye, e.g. in headlines and title pages.</p></div><a name="s018041b"><!--s018041b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>an eye-catching arrangement by which something, e.g. a range of goods for sale, is exhibited </p><p><i></i></p><p>a window display</p>.</div><a name="s018042b"><!--s018042b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>an electronic device for presenting pictures or data on screen, the process of presenting them, or the pictures and data so presented.</p></div><a name="s018043b"><!--s018043b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s004549c"><!--s004549c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a distinctive pattern of behaviour exhibited by an animal, e.g. in defending its territory, and designed to evoke a particular response in other animals, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> members of the same species.</p></div><a name="s004550c"><!--s004550c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a pattern of courting behaviour exhibited <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by male birds in the breeding season to attract the attention of a female ✱ <span class="bodyb">on display</span> set out for public viewing.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">greenwood</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026456a"><!--s026456a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or literary</span> a forest with trees that are in full leaf.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">in-between</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030674a"><!--s030674a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>intermediate</p><p><span class="bodyb">in-betweener</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cozy up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013802a"><!--s013802a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cosy_up/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cosy up</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">holdup</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028778a"><!--s028778a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030462b"><!--s030462b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an armed robbery.</p></div><a name="s030463b"><!--s030463b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a delay, or the cause of this </p><p><i></i></p><p>a traffic holdup</p> <p><i></i></p><p>What's the holdup?</p>.</div><a name="s030464b"><!--s030464b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) a stocking with an elasticated top for gripping the thigh that stays up without suspenders.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">generous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjen(ə)rəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025099a"><!--s025099a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026778b"><!--s026778b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>liberal in giving e.g. money or help.</p></div><a name="s026779b"><!--s026779b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>magnanimous and kindly.</p></div><a name="s026780b"><!--s026780b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>marked by abundance, ample proportions, or richness.</p></div><a name="s026781b"><!--s026781b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of wine: rich in alcohol <span class="bodyb">generosity</span> /-ʹrositi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">generously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">generousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">genereux</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">generosus</span> of noble birth, noble, from <span class="bodyi">gener-</span>, <span class="bodyi">genus</span> birth, family].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fodder<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfodə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023314a"><!--s023314a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024916b"><!--s024916b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>food for cattle, horses, sheep, or other domestic animals, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> coarse food such as hay.</p></div><a name="s024917b"><!--s024917b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something used to supply a constant demand </p><p><i></i></p><p>We spent months collecting data which then became computer fodder</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">fōdor</span>; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">fōda</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/food/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">food</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">externalise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021112a"><!--s021112a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/externalize_or_externalise_or_ise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">externalize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">healthy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhelthi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (healthier, healthiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027831a"><!--s027831a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029688b"><!--s029688b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>enjoying or showing health and vigour of body, mind, or spirit.</p></div><a name="s029689b"><!--s029689b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>conducive to good health.</p></div><a name="s029690b"><!--s029690b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>prosperous or flourishing.</p></div><a name="s029691b"><!--s029691b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of one's bank balance, profits, etc: reassuringly substantial</p><p><span class="bodyb">healthily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">healthiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydrate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hieʹdrayt, ʹhiedrayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029734a"><!--s029734a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to cause (a substance) to take up or combine with water or its constituent elements</p><p><span class="bodyb">hydratable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">hydration</span> /hieʹdraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">hydrator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">box girder</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006995a"><!--s006995a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hollow rectangular girder.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arbitrator</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahbitraytə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002723a"><!--s002723a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002661b"><!--s002661b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody chosen to settle differences between two parties in dispute.</p></div><a name="s002662b"><!--s002662b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/arbiter/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">arbiter</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">display cabinet</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017264a"><!--s017264a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/display_case/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">display case</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">greet<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/greet/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026457a"><!--s026457a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028277b"><!--s028277b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to acknowledge the presence or arrival of (somebody) with gestures or words.</p></div><a name="s028278b"><!--s028278b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007477c"><!--s007477c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to acknowledge the presence or arrival of (somebody) with gestures or words.</p></div><a name="s007478c"><!--s007478c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to send greetings to (somebody).</p></div></div><a name="s028279b"><!--s028279b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to meet or react to (somebody or something) in a specified manner </p><p><i></i></p><p>The proposal was greeted with derision</p>.</div><a name="s028280b"><!--s028280b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to be perceived by (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>the sight that greeted her eyes</p> <p><i></i></p><p>A surprising sight greeted her eyes</p> <p><span class="bodyb">greeter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">grētan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">geneses</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjenəseez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025100a"><!--s025100a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/genesis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">genesis</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">in between</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030673a"><!--s030673a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/between2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">between 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">externality</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ekstuhʹnaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> externalities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021113a"><!--s021113a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022224b"><!--s022224b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the quality or state of being external.</p></div><a name="s022225b"><!--s022225b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that is external.</p></div><a name="s022226b"><!--s022226b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a long-term incidental consequence of an industrial or technological development.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fodder<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (foddered, foddering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023315a"><!--s023315a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to give fodder to (cattle, horses, sheep, or other domestic animals).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hold up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028779a"><!--s028779a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030465b"><!--s030465b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to delay (a person or activity).</p></div><a name="s030466b"><!--s030466b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to rob at gunpoint.</p></div><a name="s030467b"><!--s030467b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to present as a good example of something.</p></div><a name="s030468b"><!--s030468b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to delay (something or somebody).</p></div><a name="s030469b"><!--s030469b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to rob (people, a bank, etc) at gunpoint.</p></div><a name="s030470b"><!--s030470b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to present (somebody or something) as an example <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s030471b"><!--s030471b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to remain strong </p><p><i></i></p><p>The defence held up well throughout the match</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cozzie</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013803a"><!--s013803a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, informal</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cossie_or_cozzie/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cossie</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boxing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006996a"><!--s006996a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the art of attack and defence with the fists, practised as a sport [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/box3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">box 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heap<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/heep/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027832a"><!--s027832a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029692b"><!--s029692b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a collection of things lying one on top of another; a pile.</p></div><a name="s029693b"><!--s029693b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) a great number or large quantity; a lot </p><p><i></i></p><p>There are heaps of jobs left</p> <p><i></i></p><p>I had heaps more to say</p>.</div><a name="s029694b"><!--s029694b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an old or dilapidated car or building [Old English <span class="bodyi">hēap</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydraulic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hieʹdrawlik, hieʹdrolik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029735a"><!--s029735a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031379b"><!--s031379b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008163c"><!--s008163c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>relating to liquid, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> water, in motion.</p></div><a name="s008164c"><!--s008164c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>operated by the transmission of pressure in a liquid being forced through pipes, tubes, etc.</p></div><a name="s008165c"><!--s008165c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>relating to the science of hydraulics.</p></div></div><a name="s031380b"><!--s031380b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of cement: hardening or setting under water</p><p><span class="bodyb">hydraulically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">hydraulikos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">hydraulis</span> hydraulic organ, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hydr_or_hydro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hydr-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">aulos</span> pipe].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arbor<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahbə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002724a"><!--s002724a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002663b"><!--s002663b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a spindle or axle of a wheel.</p></div><a name="s002664b"><!--s002664b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a shaft on which a workpiece, e.g. on a lathe, is mounted [Latin <span class="bodyi">arbor</span> tree, shaft].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">display case</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017265a"><!--s017265a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a glazed case for the display of museum exhibits, etc, or jewellery for sale.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">greet<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> grat /grat/) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> grutten /ʹgrutn/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026458a"><!--s026458a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Scot</span> to weep or lament [Old English <span class="bodyi">grǣtan</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Genesis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjenəsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025101a"><!--s025101a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the first book of the Old Testament [via Latin from Greek, from <span class="bodyi">gignesthai</span> to be born].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">externalize <span class="bodyi">or</span> externalise <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021114a"><!--s021114a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022227b"><!--s022227b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (something) external or externally visible.</p></div><a name="s022228b"><!--s022228b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to attribute (a feeling, event, etc) to causes outside the self <span class="bodyb">externalization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arbor<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002725a"><!--s002725a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/arbour/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">arbour</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inboard</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹbawd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030675a"><!--s030675a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>within or towards the centre line of a ship, aircraft, etc [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/board1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">board 1</span></span></a> in the sense ‘ship's side’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Boxing Day</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006997a"><!--s006997a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>26 December, observed as a public holiday in Britain, on which service workers, e.g. postmen, were traditionally given Christmas boxes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heap<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027833a"><!--s027833a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029695b"><!--s029695b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007847c"><!--s007847c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to throw or lay (things) in a heap; to accumulate (things).</p></div><a name="s007848c"><!--s007848c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to form or round (something) into a heap.</p></div></div><a name="s029696b"><!--s029696b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007849c"><!--s007849c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) to supply (somebody) abundantly with something.</p></div><a name="s007850c"><!--s007850c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to bestow (things) lavishly or in large quantities on somebody.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydraulic coupling</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029736a"><!--s029736a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/torque_converter/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">torque converter</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">displayed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017266a"><!--s017266a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in heraldry, denoting a bird of prey with wings outspread.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">greeting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026459a"><!--s026459a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028281b"><!--s028281b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a phrase or gesture expressing welcome or recognition on meeting.</p></div><a name="s028282b"><!--s028282b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) an expression of good wishes; regards </p><p><i></i></p><p>birthday greetings</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">FOE</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023316a"><!--s023316a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">FoE</span>) Friends of the Earth.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cp</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013805a"><!--s013805a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014366b"><!--s014366b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>candlepower.</p></div><a name="s014367b"><!--s014367b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>compare.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hole<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028780a"><!--s028780a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030472b"><!--s030472b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a hollow in something solid; a pit or cavity.</p></div><a name="s030473b"><!--s030473b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a gap or opening right through something </p><p><i></i></p><p>I found out that the big toe always ends up making a hole in a sock; so I stopped wearing socks</p><p> Einstein.</p></div><a name="s030474b"><!--s030474b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in golf, a lined cylindrical cavity in a putting green into which the ball is to be played.</p></div><a name="s030475b"><!--s030475b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a small animal's underground home; a burrow.</p></div><a name="s030476b"><!--s030476b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s007978c"><!--s007978c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in various games played with a ball or balls, a cavity into which a ball must be struck.</p></div><a name="s007979c"><!--s007979c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in golf, a lined cylindrical cavity in a putting green into which the ball is to be played.</p></div><a name="s007980c"><!--s007980c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>in golf, the section of the course, or the unit of play, from the tee to the hole.</p></div></div><a name="s030477b"><!--s030477b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a small orn unpleasant place; a dump.</p></div><a name="s030478b"><!--s030478b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an awkward situation.</p></div><a name="s030479b"><!--s030479b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>a deep place in a body of water.</p></div><a name="s030480b"><!--s030480b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>a vacant position in a substance, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a semiconductor such as silicon, that was formerly occupied by an electron and can be regarded as equivalent to a positively charged particle ✱ <span class="bodyb">blow a hole in</span> to spoil or wreck (a theory or scheme) ✱ <span class="bodyb">hole in one</span> in golf, a shot from a tee that lands in the hole ✱ <span class="bodyb">hole in the heart</span> a congenital heart defect in the form of an abnormal opening in the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/septum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">septum</span></span></a> (partition) dividing the left and right sides of the heart, resulting in inadequate oxygenation of the blood ✱ <span class="bodyb">hole in the wall</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> a poky little establishment, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the premises of a tiny business concern.</p></div><a name="s030481b"><!--s030481b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> an automatic cash machine set into the external wall of a bank, etc ✱ <span class="bodyb">in a hole</span> in difficulties, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a financial kind ✱ <span class="bodyb">in holes</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> said of a garment, etc: so worn as to be full of holes ✱ <span class="bodyb">in the hole</span> <span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> in debt ✱ <span class="bodyb">make a hole in</span> to use up a lot of (a supply of money, food, or other resource) [Old English <span class="bodyi">hol</span>, neuter <span class="bodyi">hol</span> hollow, and <span class="bodyi">holh</span> hole].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-genesis</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025103a"><!--s025103a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting: origin or generation </p><p><i></i></p><p>parthenogenesis</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exteroceptive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌekstərohʹseptiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021115a"><!--s021115a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>activated by, relating to, or being stimuli received by an organism from outside</p><p><span class="bodyb">exteroceptor</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">exter</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/exterior1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">exterior 1</span></span></a>) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/o/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-o-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-ceptive</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/receptive/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">receptive</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inborn</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹbawn/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030676a"><!--s030676a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032300b"><!--s032300b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>forming part of the natural make-up of somebody or something </p><p><i></i></p><p>that inborn craving which undermines some women's morals almost more than unbridled passion – the craving to attract and captivate</p><p> Hardy.</p></div><a name="s032301b"><!--s032301b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>existing from birth; congenital.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arboraceous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahbəʹrayshəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">formal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002727a"><!--s002727a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002665b"><!--s002665b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to trees or resembling a tree.</p></div><a name="s002666b"><!--s002666b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>planted with trees; wooded.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hear</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> heard /huhd/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027834a"><!--s027834a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s029697b"><!--s029697b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to perceive (sound) with the ear.</p></div><a name="s029698b"><!--s029698b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to learn (something) by hearing </p><p><i></i></p><p>I heard you were leaving</p>.</div><a name="s029699b"><!--s029699b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> + out) to listen to (somebody) with attention; to heed.</p></div><a name="s029700b"><!--s029700b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s007851c"><!--s007851c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> + out) to listen to (somebody) with attention.</p></div><a name="s007852c"><!--s007852c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to attend (Mass).</p></div></div><a name="s029701b"><!--s029701b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to give a legal or official hearing to (a case, complaint, etc) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s029702b"><!--s029702b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to have the ability to perceive sound.</p></div><a name="s029703b"><!--s029703b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>(+ of/about) to gain information about something ✱ <span class="bodyb">hear from</span> to receive a communication from (somebody) ✱ <span class="bodyb">hear! hear!</span> an expression indicating approval, e.g. during a speech ✱ <span class="bodyb">hear of</span> (<span class="bodyi">in negative contexts</span>) to entertain the idea of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I offered to run them home, but they wouldn't hear of it</p> <p><span class="bodyb">hearer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">hīeran</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/foh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023317a"><!--s023317a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> an enemy or adversary [Old English <span class="bodyi">gefā</span> enemy, and <span class="bodyi">fāh</span> hostile].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydraulic ram</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029737a"><!--s029737a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pump that forces running water to a higher level by using the kinetic energy of a descending flow.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">greetings card</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026460a"><!--s026460a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a card containing a message of goodwill usu sent or given on some special occasion (e.g. an anniversary).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">display type</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017267a"><!--s017267a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in printing, a flamboyant or eye-catching font used for posters, headings, or advertisements.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boxing glove</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006998a"><!--s006998a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a heavily padded leather mitten worn in boxing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">genesis</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> geneses /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025102a"><!--s025102a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the origin or coming into being of something.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extinct</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹstingkt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021116a"><!--s021116a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022229b"><!--s022229b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>no longer existing as a species.</p></div><a name="s022230b"><!--s022230b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005682c"><!--s005682c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>no longer burning; extinguished.</p></div><a name="s005683c"><!--s005683c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>no longer active </p><p><i></i></p><p>an extinct volcano</p>.</div></div><a name="s022231b"><!--s022231b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>having no qualified claimant </p><p><i></i></p><p>an extinct title</p> <p>[Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">exstinctus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">exstinguere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/extinguish/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">extinguish</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CP</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013804a"><!--s013804a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014364b"><!--s014364b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Communist Party.</p></div><a name="s014365b"><!--s014365b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus</span> Country Party.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hole<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028781a"><!--s028781a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030482b"><!--s030482b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make a hole in (something); <span class="bodyi">specif</span> to pierce the side of (a vessel) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The yacht was holed below the waterline</p>.</div><a name="s030483b"><!--s030483b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in golf, to putt (the ball) into a hole <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s030484b"><!--s030484b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in golf, to play one's ball into the hole, usu in a specified number of shots </p><p><i></i></p><p>She holed in one at the sixth</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inbred</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹbred/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030677a"><!--s030677a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032302b"><!--s032302b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>rooted and deeply ingrained in the nature of somebody or something.</p></div><a name="s032303b"><!--s032303b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>subjected to or produced by inbreeding.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arboreal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahʹbawri·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002728a"><!--s002728a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of, inhabiting, or relating to trees</p><p><span class="bodyb">arboreality</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">arboreally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">arboreus</span> of a tree, from <span class="bodyi">arbor</span> tree].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hearing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027835a"><!--s027835a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029704b"><!--s029704b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007853c"><!--s007853c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the one of the five basic physical senses by which waves received by the ear are interpreted by the brain as sounds varying in pitch, intensity, and timbre.</p></div><a name="s007854c"><!--s007854c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>earshot </p><p><i></i></p><p>Don't mention the party in his hearing</p><p>Hearing is one of the five senses. Waves received by the ear are interpreted by the brain as sounds varying in pitch, intensity and timbre. The external protrusion, or ‘auricle’, of the ear directs sound waves into the external auditory canal, where they travel towards the tympanic membrane and cause it to vibrate. The vibrations are transmitted to the oral window by three small bones in the middle ear before reaching the cochlea. These movements are then conveyed to the brain via the vestibulocochlear nerve to be interpreted — Dr John Cormack</p></div></div><a name="s029705b"><!--s029705b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007855c"><!--s007855c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an opportunity to be heard.</p></div><a name="s007856c"><!--s007856c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a trial in court.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gregarious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/griʹgeəri·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026461a"><!--s026461a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028283b"><!--s028283b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of people: having marked by or indicating a liking for companionship; sociable </p><p><i></i></p><p>But the gregarious men and women who have no home-life flee to the bright and clattering public house in a vain attempt to express their gregariousness</p><p> Jack London.</p></div><a name="s028284b"><!--s028284b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007479c"><!--s007479c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of animals: tending to associate with others of the same kind </p><p><i></i></p><p>a gregarious gull</p>.</div><a name="s007480c"><!--s007480c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a plant: growing in a cluster or a colony</p><p><span class="bodyb">gregariously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">gregariousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">gregarius</span> of a flock or herd, from <span class="bodyi">greg-, grex</span> flock, herd].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foehn</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fuhn (<span class="bodyi">German</span> føːn)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023318a"><!--s023318a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/f%C3%B6hn_or_foehn/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">föhn</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">genet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjenit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025104a"><!--s025104a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of small African and European flesh-eating cat-like mammals related to the civets: genus <span class="bodyi">Genetta</span> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">genete</span> via French from Arabic <span class="bodyi">jarnayṭ</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CPAG</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013806a"><!--s013806a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Child Poverty Action Group.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">box junction</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006999a"><!--s006999a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a road junction at which a pattern of crosshatched yellow lines on the road warns the road-user not to enter until their exit is clear.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">displease</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹpleez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017268a"><!--s017268a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018044b"><!--s018044b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to annoy or upset (somebody) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s018045b"><!--s018045b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause annoyance or displeasure</p><p><span class="bodyb">displeased</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">displeasing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">displeasingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">displesen</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">desplaisir</span>, ultimately from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">placēre</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/please1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">please 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hole-and-corner</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028782a"><!--s028782a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>clandestine; underhand.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydraulics</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029738a"><!--s029738a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing.</span>) a branch of physics that deals with the practical applications of liquid in motion.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inbreed</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹbreed/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> inbred /-bred/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030678a"><!--s030678a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032304b"><!--s032304b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cause (closely related individuals) to breed with each other, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> over a number of generations, usu with the intention or result of preserving or fixing certain characteristics.</p></div><a name="s032305b"><!--s032305b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to produce (offspring) in this way</p><p><span class="bodyb">inbreeder</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inbreeding</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extinction</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹstingksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021117a"><!--s021117a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022232b"><!--s022232b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of making extinct or extinguishing </p><p><i></i></p><p>hunted to extinction</p>.</div><a name="s022233b"><!--s022233b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of extinguishing.</p></div><a name="s022234b"><!--s022234b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in physics, reduction of the intensity of light or of other radiation by absorption, scattering, etc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arborescent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahbəʹres(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002729a"><!--s002729a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>resembling a tree in properties, growth, structure, or appearance</p><p><span class="bodyb">arborescence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">arborescently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hearing aid</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027836a"><!--s027836a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an electronic device worn by a person with defective hearing for amplifying sound before it reaches the ears.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gregorian calendar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/griʹgawri·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026462a"><!--s026462a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a revision of the Julian Calendar now in general use, that was introduced in 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII and now in general use adopted in Britain and the American colonies in 1752. It restricts leap years to every fourth year except for those centenary years not divisible by 400.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foetal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfeetl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023319a"><!--s023319a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= fetal (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/foetus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">foetus</span></span></a>).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inbuilt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹbilt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030679a"><!--s030679a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>built-in; inherent or integral.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">box kite</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007000a"><!--s007000a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tailless kite consisting of two or more open-ended connected boxes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hole card</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028783a"><!--s028783a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030485b"><!--s030485b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in the game of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stud_poker/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stud poker</span></span></a> , a card that is dealt face down.</p></div><a name="s030486b"><!--s030486b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> a secret asset.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cpd</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013807a"><!--s013807a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>compound.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">displeasure</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹplezhə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017269a"><!--s017269a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>disapproval or annoyance.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gene technology</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025105a"><!--s025105a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the techniques and equipment used in the study, identification, and modification of genes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extinguish</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹstinggwish/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021118a"><!--s021118a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022235b"><!--s022235b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005684c"><!--s005684c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to cease burning; to quench (a flame, fire, etc).</p></div><a name="s005685c"><!--s005685c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to put out (a light).</p></div><a name="s005686c"><!--s005686c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to bring (something) to an end; to destroy (a feeling) completely.</p></div></div><a name="s022236b"><!--s022236b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005687c"><!--s005687c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to make (a claim, etc) void.</p></div><a name="s005688c"><!--s005688c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to abolish (a debt) by payment</p><p><span class="bodyb">extinguishable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">extinguisher</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">extinguishment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">exstinguere</span> (from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">stinguere</span> to extinguish) + <span class="bodyi">-ish</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/abolish/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">abolish</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arboretum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahbəʹreetəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> arboretums arboreta /-tə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002730a"><!--s002730a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a place where trees and shrubs are cultivated for study and display [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">arboretum</span> place grown with trees, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/arbor_or_arbori/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">arbor-</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydrazine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhiedrəzeen, -zin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029739a"><!--s029739a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a colourless liquid that acts as a reducing agent and is used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in rocket fuels [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hydr_or_hydro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hydr-</span></span></a> (2) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/azo/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">azo-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ine2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ine 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hearing dog</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027837a"><!--s027837a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dog kept by a deaf person that is trained to alert them to any sound such as the telephone, doorbell, or an alarm.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foetid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfeetid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023320a"><!--s023320a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fetid_or_foetid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fetid</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gregorian chant</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026463a"><!--s026463a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rhythmically free liturgical chant in unison practised in the Roman Catholic Church [named after Pope <span class="bodyi">Gregory</span> I d.604, who is said to have introduced it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hole out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028784a"><!--s028784a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in golf, to putt one's ball into the hole, usu in a specified number of shots </p><p><i></i></p><p>She holed out in three</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Inc.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030680a"><!--s030680a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> incorporated.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">box number</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007001a"><!--s007001a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the number of a box or pigeon hole at a newspaper or post office where arrangements are made for replies to advertisements or other mail to be sent.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disport</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹspawt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">archaic</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017270a"><!--s017270a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018046b"><!--s018046b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to divert or amuse (oneself) actively </p><p><i></i></p><p>a crowd of boys who were running, jumping, playing at ball and leap-frog and otherwise disporting themselves</p><p> Mark Twain <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s018047b"><!--s018047b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to frolic or gambol </p><p><i></i></p><p>dolphins disporting in the waves</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">disporten</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">desporter</span> carry off, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">porter</span> to carry].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gene therapy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025106a"><!--s025106a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the correction of genetic defects by the replacement or supplementation of affected cells with genetically corrected cells, or with normal genes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CPI</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013808a"><!--s013808a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in the US, consumer price index.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hearken <span class="bodyi">or</span> harken</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhahk(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (hearkened harkened) (hearkening harkening)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027838a"><!--s027838a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> (<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + to) to listen [Old English <span class="bodyi">heorcnian</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extirpate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹekstuhpayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021119a"><!--s021119a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to remove or destroy (something) completely as if by uprooting; to annihilate </p><p><i></i></p><p>The present happy union of the states bids fair for extirpating the future use of arms from one quarter of the world</p><p> Thomas Paine <span class="bodyb">extirpation</span> /-ʹpaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">extirpator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">exstirpatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">exstirpare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">stirp-, stirps</span> trunk, root].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foeto-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023321a"><!--s023321a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/feto_or_feti_or_foeto_or_foeti/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">feto-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydria</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhiedri·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hydriae /ʹhiedri·ee/ hydriai)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029740a"><!--s029740a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an ancient Greek three-handled water pot [Greek <span class="bodyi">hydria</span> water pot, from <span class="bodyi">hydōr</span> water].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gregorian telescope</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026464a"><!--s026464a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a reflecting telescope in which light that has been reflected from a secondary concave mirror passes through a perforation in the primary mirror to the eye-piece [named after James <span class="bodyi">Gregory</span> d.1675, Scottish mathematician and astronomer, who invented it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arbori-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002731a"><!--s002731a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/arbor_or_arbori/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">arbor-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hole saw</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028785a"><!--s028785a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a saw for making circular holes, in the form of a metal cylinder with a serrated edge.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">box office</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007002a"><!--s007002a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007198b"><!--s007198b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an office, e.g. in a theatre, where tickets of admission are sold.</p></div><a name="s007199b"><!--s007199b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that enhances ticket sales </p><p><i></i></p><p>The publicity is all good box office</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">downland</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018112a"><!--s018112a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>undulating countryside, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> that of the downs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Inca</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹingkə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030681a"><!--s030681a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032306b"><!--s032306b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of an indigenous South American people who lived in the region of the central Andes before the Spanish conquest.</p></div><a name="s032307b"><!--s032307b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a ruler or member of the ruling family of this people <span class="bodyb">Incaic</span> /ingʹkayik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">Incan</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Spanish <span class="bodyi">Inca</span> from Quechua <span class="bodyi">inka</span> king, prince].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">genetic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jəʹnetik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025107a"><!--s025107a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026782b"><!--s026782b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007037c"><!--s007037c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>of or involving genetics.</p></div><a name="s007038c"><!--s007038c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>of or involving genes.</p></div></div><a name="s026783b"><!--s026783b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of or determined by the origin or development of something</p><p><span class="bodyb">genetical</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">genetically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/genesis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">genesis</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hearsay</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027839a"><!--s027839a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something heard from somebody else; rumour.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydric</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhiedrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029741a"><!--s029741a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031381b"><!--s031381b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>containing or requiring moisture: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mesic1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mesic 1</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/xeric/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">xeric</span></span></a> </p><p><i></i></p><p>a hydric habitat</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a hydric plant</p>.</div><a name="s031382b"><!--s031382b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to hydrogen.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extol</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">extoll</span>) /ikʹstohl, ikʹstol/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (extolled, extolling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021120a"><!--s021120a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to praise (something or somebody) highly; to glorify</p><p><span class="bodyb">extoller</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">extolment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">extollen</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">extollere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">tollere</span> to lift up].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cpl</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013809a"><!--s013809a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Corporal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foetus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfeetəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023322a"><!--s023322a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="sb000000214"><!--sb000000214--></a><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fetus_or_foetus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fetus</span></span></a></p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">foetus</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">fetus</span>? See note at<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fetus_or_foetus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fetus</span></span></a></p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arboriculture</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahbərikulchə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002732a"><!--s002732a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the cultivation of trees and shrubs <span class="bodyb">arboriculturist</span> /-ʹkulchərist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hole up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028786a"><!--s028786a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030487b"><!--s030487b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + in) to hide oneself in a confined place </p><p><i></i></p><p>I holed up in a rented room</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s030488b"><!--s030488b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>) to confine (somebody) in a small space </p><p><i></i></p><p>I didn't want to spend this glorious weather holed up in my bedsit</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">greisen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgriez(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026465a"><!--s026465a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a light-coloured rock consisting chiefly of quartz and mica that is common in Cornwall and Saxony [German <span class="bodyi">Greisen</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">box pleat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007003a"><!--s007003a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pleat made by forming two folded edges, one facing right and the other left.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">downlink</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018113a"><!--s018113a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a transmission path for radio signals from a spacecraft, satellite, etc to the earth.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incalculable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹkalkyooləbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030682a"><!--s030682a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032308b"><!--s032308b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>too great or numerous to be calculated.</p></div><a name="s032309b"><!--s032309b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>unable to be predicted or estimated <span class="bodyb">incalculability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">incalculably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-genetic</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025108a"><!--s025108a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming adjectives, with the meanings:</p><a name="s026784b"><!--s026784b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>producing </p><p><i></i></p><p>psychogenetic</p>.</div><a name="s026785b"><!--s026785b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>produced by </p><p><i></i></p><p>spermatogenetic</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fog<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fog/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023323a"><!--s023323a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024918b"><!--s024918b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>fine particles of water or anything similar suspended in the lower atmosphere causing a lessening of visibility.</p></div><a name="s024919b"><!--s024919b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006518c"><!--s006518c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>fine particles of water or anything similar suspended in the lower atmosphere causing a lessening of visibility.</p></div><a name="s006519c"><!--s006519c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the atmospheric condition caused by this.</p></div></div><a name="s024920b"><!--s024920b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006520c"><!--s006520c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a state of confusion or bewilderment.</p></div><a name="s006521c"><!--s006521c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>something that confuses or obscures </p><p><i></i></p><p>Politicians frequently hide behind a fog of rhetoric</p>.</div></div><a name="s024921b"><!--s024921b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>cloudiness on a developed photograph caused by chemical action or radiation, e.g. from X-rays [prob of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-hydric</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029742a"><!--s029742a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming adjectives, with the meaning: containing a specified number of acid hydrogens </p><p><i></i></p><p>monohydric</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hearsay evidence</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027840a"><!--s027840a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in law, evidence based not on a witness's personal knowledge but on information received from others.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arborio rice <span class="bodyi">or</span> Arborio rice</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahʹbohrioh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002733a"><!--s002733a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an Italian variety of medium- to long-grain rice with a high soluble-starch content, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in risottos [from <span class="bodyi">Arborio</span> in Piedmont, northern Italy].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CPO</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013810a"><!--s013810a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Chief Petty Officer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extort</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹstawt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021121a"><!--s021121a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to obtain (money or a confession) from somebody by force or threats</p><p><span class="bodyb">extorter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">extortion</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">extortioner</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">extortionist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">extortive</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">extortus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">extorquēre</span> to wrench out, extort, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">torquēre</span> to twist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Holi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhohli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028787a"><!--s028787a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Hindu festival celebrated in the spring in honour of Krishna, an incarnation of the god Vishnu as a cowherd [via Hindi from Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">holī</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gremlin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgremlin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026466a"><!--s026466a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mischievous creature said to cause the unexplained malfunctioning of machinery or equipment [perhaps modification of Irish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">gruaimín</span> ill-humoured little fellow].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boxroom</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007004a"><!--s007004a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a small storage room in a house.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">download<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018114a"><!--s018114a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to transfer (programs or data) from one computer to another, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> via a telephone line</p><p><span class="bodyb">download</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">downloadable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">genetically modified</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025109a"><!--s025109a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of food: containing an ingredient that has had its genetic structure modified, e.g. to improve its growth or increase its resistance to pests.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incandesce</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inkanʹdes/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030683a"><!--s030683a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a light: to glow with heat.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hearse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/huhs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027841a"><!--s027841a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a vehicle for transporting a coffin at a funeral [Middle English <span class="bodyi">herse</span> candelabrum, catafalque, via early French <span class="bodyi">herce</span> harrow, frame for holding candles, from Latin <span class="bodyi">hirpic-, hirpex</span> harrow].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CPR</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013811a"><!--s013811a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014368b"><!--s014368b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Canadian Pacific Railway.</p></div><a name="s014369b"><!--s014369b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>cardiopulmonary resuscitation.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fog<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (fogged, fogging)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023324a"><!--s023324a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s024922b"><!--s024922b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cover or obscure envelop or suffuse (something) with fog, condensation, or anything similar.</p></div><a name="s024923b"><!--s024923b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (e.g. an argument) confused or confusing.</p></div><a name="s024924b"><!--s024924b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to produce fog on (e.g. a photographic film) during development <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s024925b"><!--s024925b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to become covered or thick with fog.</p></div><a name="s024926b"><!--s024926b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to become blurred by a covering of fog or mist or anything similar.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydride</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhiedried/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029743a"><!--s029743a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a compound of hydrogen usu with a less electronegative element or radical.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Grenache</span><small><span class="eSynop">/grəʹnash/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026467a"><!--s026467a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028285b"><!--s028285b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a variety of grape used in the production of red and rosé wine, or a wine produced from it, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a sweet dessert wine.</p></div><a name="s028286b"><!--s028286b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a wine produced from this grape, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a sweet dessert wine [French <span class="bodyi">grenache</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arborize <span class="bodyi">or</span> arborise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahbəriez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002734a"><!--s002734a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to assume a treelike appearance </p><p><i></i></p><p>The nerve fibres arborized</p> <span class="bodyb">arborization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">box spanner</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007005a"><!--s007005a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a spanner that is shaped to enclose a nut, bolt head, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-holic <span class="bodyi">or</span> -aholic <span class="bodyi">or</span> -oholic</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028788a"><!--s028788a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming adjectives and nouns, with the meaning: addicted to or addict of the substance, activity, etc specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>chocoholic</p> <p><i></i></p><p>workaholic</p> <p>[from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/alcoholic2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">alcoholic 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extortion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹstawsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021122a"><!--s021122a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act or an instance of extorting; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> the unlawful extorting of money</p><p><span class="bodyb">extortioner</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">extortionist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">download<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018115a"><!--s018115a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018948b"><!--s018948b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act of downloading programs or data.</p></div><a name="s018949b"><!--s018949b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a downloaded file or program.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">genetic code</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025110a"><!--s025110a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the triplet sequences of bases in DNA or RNA strands that form the biochemical basis of heredity and determine the specific amino acid sequences in proteins.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incandescent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inkanʹdes(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030684a"><!--s030684a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032310b"><!--s032310b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>white, glowing, or luminous with intense heat.</p></div><a name="s032311b"><!--s032311b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> extremely angry</p><p><span class="bodyb">incandescence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">incandescently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [prob via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">incandescent-, incandescens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">incandescere</span> to become hot, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">candescere</span> to become white or bright, from <span class="bodyi">candidus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/candid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">candid</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CPRE</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013812a"><!--s013812a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Council for the Protection of Rural England.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">box spring</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007006a"><!--s007006a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007200b"><!--s007200b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a spiral spring, one of a number attached to a foundation and enclosed in a cloth-covered frame, for use in mattresses or chair bases.</p></div><a name="s007201b"><!--s007201b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a set of spiral springs.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grenade</span><small><span class="eSynop">/grəʹnayd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026468a"><!--s026468a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028287b"><!--s028287b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small bomb that contains explosive, gas, incendiary chemicals, etc and is thrown by hand or fired from a launcher.</p></div><a name="s028288b"><!--s028288b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a glass container of chemicals that bursts when thrown, releasing a fire extinguishing agent, tear gas, etc [early French <span class="bodyi">grenade</span> pomegranate, because of the shape of early grenades].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">down-market<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018116a"><!--s018116a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>denotingbeing, producing, selling, or characteristic of goods designed to appeal to the lower end of a market.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydriodic acid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiedriʹodik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029744a"><!--s029744a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a solution of hydrogen iodide in water that is a strong acid and reducing agent: formula HI [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hydr_or_hydro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hydr-</span></span></a> (1) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/iodic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">iodic</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fog<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023325a"><!--s023325a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024927b"><!--s024927b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a second growth of grass after the first mowing.</p></div><a name="s024928b"><!--s024928b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>dead or decaying grass on land in the winter [Middle English <span class="bodyi">fog</span> rank grass; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extortionate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹstawsh(ə)nət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021123a"><!--s021123a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022237b"><!--s022237b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a price: excessive or exorbitant.</p></div><a name="s022238b"><!--s022238b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>using or characterized by extortion</p><p><span class="bodyb">extortionately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">holiday<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹholiday/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028789a"><!--s028789a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030489b"><!--s030489b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a period taken as leave or a break from one's normal occupation, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> if spent away from home </p><p><i></i></p><p>a two-day holiday</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a holiday in Turkey</p>.</div><a name="s030490b"><!--s030490b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> (<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) a period of the year between academic or legal terms, or a period of scheduled leave from one's job </p><p><i></i></p><p>You're expected to do a lot of reading in the holidays</p> <p><i></i></p><p>I'm going to Madeira for my holidays</p>.</div><a name="s030491b"><!--s030491b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an official day of leave from work, such as a religious festival or a day of celebration </p><p><i></i></p><p>a bank holiday</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">hāligdæg</span>, from <span class="bodyi">hālig</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/holy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">holy</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">dæg</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/day/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">day</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heart</span><small><span class="eSynop">/haht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027842a"><!--s027842a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029706b"><!--s029706b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a hollow muscular organ that uses rhythmic contractions to maintain the circulation of the blood.</p></div><a name="s029707b"><!--s029707b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the essential or most vital part </p><p><i></i></p><p>the heart of the matter</p>.</div><a name="s029708b"><!--s029708b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something resembling a heart in shape; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a conventionalized representation of a heart.</p></div><a name="s029709b"><!--s029709b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s007857c"><!--s007857c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a playing card marked with one or more red heart-shaped figures.</p></div><a name="s007858c"><!--s007858c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the suit comprising cards identified by this figure.</p></div><a name="s007859c"><!--s007859c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) a card game in which the object is to avoid winning tricks containing a heart or the queen of spades. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/black_maria/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">black maria</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s029710b"><!--s029710b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s007860c"><!--s007860c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>tenderness or compassion.</p></div><a name="s007861c"><!--s007861c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>love or affections </p><p><i></i></p><p>lost his heart to her</p>.</div><a name="s007862c"><!--s007862c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>courage or spirit </p><p><i></i></p><p>did not have the heart for the task</p>.</div><a name="s007863c"><!--s007863c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>one's innermost character or feelings </p><p><i></i></p><p>a man after my own heart</p>.</div></div><a name="s029711b"><!--s029711b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>the central or innermost part of a lettuce, cabbage, etc.</p></div><a name="s029712b"><!--s029712b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>the fertility of agricultural land ✱ <span class="bodyb">by heart</span> by rote or from memory ✱ <span class="bodyb">have a heart of gold</span> to be very kind or generous ✱ <span class="bodyb">have one's heart in one's mouth</span> to be very worried, frightened, or excited ✱ <span class="bodyb">have one's heart in the right place</span> to mean well; to have good intentions ✱ <span class="bodyb">in one's heart of hearts</span> deep within one's innermost feelings ✱ <span class="bodyb">one's heart bleeds</span> used, sometimes ironically, as an expression of sympathy ✱ <span class="bodyb">set one's heart on</span> to want (something) very much ✱ <span class="bodyb">take heart</span> to gain courage or confidence ✱ <span class="bodyb">take something to heart</span> to be deeply affected by (something, e.g. criticism) ✱ <span class="bodyb">wear one's heart on one's sleeve</span> to show one's feelings and emotions ✱ <span class="bodyb">with one's heart in one's boots</span> feeling very depressed or apprehensive [Old English <span class="bodyi">heorte</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arbor- <span class="bodyi">or</span> arbori-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002726a"><!--s002726a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: tree </p><p><i></i></p><p>arboraceous</p> [Latin <span class="bodyi">arbor</span> tree].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">genetic counselling</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025111a"><!--s025111a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>advice given to prospective parents about the chances of their conceiving children with hereditary disorders.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incandescent lamp</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030685a"><!--s030685a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lamp in which an electrically heated filament gives off light.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boxty</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboksti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007007a"><!--s007007a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">boxty bread</span>) an Irish type of bread with raw potatoes as a chief ingredient [Irish <span class="bodyi">bacstaí</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cps</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013814a"><!--s013814a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014370b"><!--s014370b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in computing, characters per second.</p></div><a name="s014371b"><!--s014371b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>cycles per second.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">down-market<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018117a"><!--s018117a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>towards the lower end of a market </p><p><i></i></p><p>The restaurant seems to have gone down-market</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heartache</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027843a"><!--s027843a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>mental anguish; great sorrow.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Grenadian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/griʹnaydiən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026469a"><!--s026469a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Grenada</p><p><span class="bodyb">Grenadian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fog bank</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023326a"><!--s023326a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a thick mass of fog, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> at sea.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydro-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029748a"><!--s029748a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hydr_or_hydro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hydr-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arbor vitae</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌahbaw ʹvietee, -ʹveetee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002735a"><!--s002735a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of N American and E Asian ornamental evergreen trees of the cypress family: genus <span class="bodyi">Thuja</span> [Latin <span class="bodyi">arbor vitae</span>, literally ‘tree of life’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extra-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021127a"><!--s021127a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meaning: outside; beyond </p><p><i></i></p><p>extrajudicial</p> <p><i></i></p><p>extramural</p> <p>[Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">extra</span> (adv and prep) outside, except, beyond, from <span class="bodyi">exter</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/exterior1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">exterior 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">genetic engineering</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025112a"><!--s025112a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the artificial manipulation of the genetic constitution of living things for experimental or industrial purposes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">holiday<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028790a"><!--s028790a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to take or spend a holiday </p><p><i></i></p><p>holidaying in Ibiza</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incantation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inkanʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030686a"><!--s030686a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032312b"><!--s032312b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the use of spoken or sung spells in magic ritual.</p></div><a name="s032313b"><!--s032313b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a formula used in incantation <span class="bodyb">incantatory</span> /inʹkantət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">incantacioun</span> via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">incantation-, incantatio</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">incantare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/enchant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">enchant</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boxwood</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007008a"><!--s007008a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the very close-grained heavy tough hard wood of the box tree.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CPS</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013813a"><!--s013813a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in England and Wales, Crown Prosecution Service.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">down payment</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018118a"><!--s018118a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an initial payment for something bought on credit.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heart attack</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027844a"><!--s027844a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/coronary_thrombosis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">coronary thrombosis</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grenadier</span><small><span class="eSynop">/grenəʹdiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026470a"><!--s026470a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028289b"><!--s028289b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a regiment or corps formerly specially trained in the use of grenades.</p></div><a name="s028290b"><!--s028290b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Grenadier</span>) in Britain, a member of the Grenadier Guards, the first regiment of the royal household infantry.</p></div><a name="s028291b"><!--s028291b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>any of numerous species of deep-sea fishes related to the cod that have long tapering bodies and pointed tails: family Macrouridae.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arbour</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">arbor</span>) /ʹahbə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002736a"><!--s002736a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a garden alcove formed by climbing plants or by branches, or a trelliswork structure on which climbing plants can be grown to form an alcove</p><p><span class="bodyb">arboured</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">erber</span> plot of grass, arbour, via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">herba</span> grass].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fogbound</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023327a"><!--s023327a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024929b"><!--s024929b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>covered with or surrounded by fog </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fogbound coast</p>.</div><a name="s024930b"><!--s024930b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>unable to move because of fog.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydro<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhiedroh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hydros)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029745a"><!--s029745a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a hotel or establishment formerly providing facilities for hydropathic treatment [short for <span class="bodyi">hydropathic establishment</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incapable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹkaypəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030687a"><!--s030687a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032314b"><!--s032314b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + of) lacking the capacity, ability, etc to do or admit of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>He's incapable of making decisions</p> <p><i></i></p><p>The distance is incapable of precise measurement</p>.</div><a name="s032315b"><!--s032315b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>unfit, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> because of illness or the effects of alcohol or drugs.</p></div><a name="s032316b"><!--s032316b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> (+ of) having no understanding or awareness of something; unable to take it in </p><p><i></i></p><p>She chanted snatches of old tunes, as one incapable of her own distress</p><p> Shakespeare <span class="bodyb">incapability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">incapably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">incapabilis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">capabilis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/capable/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">capable</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extra<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹekstrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021124a"><!--s021124a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022239b"><!--s022239b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>more than is due, usual, or necessary; additional </p><p><i></i></p><p>extra work</p>.</div><a name="s022240b"><!--s022240b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>subject to an additional charge </p><p><i></i></p><p>Room service is extra</p> <p>[prob short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/extraordinary/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">extraordinary</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boxy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (boxier, boxiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007009a"><!--s007009a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007202b"><!--s007202b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>resembling a box; box-like.</p></div><a name="s007203b"><!--s007203b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of clothing, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a jacket: square-cut; chunky.</p></div><a name="s007204b"><!--s007204b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a room: cramped or poky.</p></div><a name="s007205b"><!--s007205b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of recorded sound: restricted in tone, so that the higher and lower frequencies are not accurately reproduced</p><p><span class="bodyb">boxiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">holiday camp</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028791a"><!--s028791a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an establishment for holidaymakers at the seaside or in the countryside, usu with accommodation in chalets and facilities for a variety of sports and entertainments.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">genetic fingerprint</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025113a"><!--s025113a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unique pattern of repeated DNA sequences in the genetic make-up of an individual that can be used to identify that individual</p><p><span class="bodyb">genetic fingerprinting</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">downpipe</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018119a"><!--s018119a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pipe for carrying rainwater from a roof or gutter to the ground or into a drain.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heartbeat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027845a"><!--s027845a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029713b"><!--s029713b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a single complete pulsation of the heart.</p></div><a name="s029714b"><!--s029714b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a driving impulse.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CPSA</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013815a"><!--s013815a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Civil and Public Services Association.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grenadine<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgrenədeen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026471a"><!--s026471a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a syrup flavoured with pomegranates and used in mixed drinks [French <span class="bodyi">grenadine</span>, from <span class="bodyi">grenade</span> pomegranate].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydro<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029746a"><!--s029746a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>hydroelectric.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boy<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/boy/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007010a"><!--s007010a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007206b"><!--s007206b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a male child from birth to puberty.</p></div><a name="s007207b"><!--s007207b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001695c"><!--s001695c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a male child from birth to puberty.</p></div><a name="s001696c"><!--s001696c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a son.</p></div><a name="s001697c"><!--s001697c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>an immature male; a youth.</p></div><a name="s001698c"><!--s001698c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a boyfriend.</p></div></div><a name="s007208b"><!--s007208b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the boys</span>) <span class="bodyi">informal</span> a man's male friends, work colleagues, team mates, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>a drink with the boys</p>.</div><a name="s007209b"><!--s007209b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated, offensive</span> a male black servant</p><p><span class="bodyb">boyhood</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">boyish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">boyishly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">boyishness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arbovirus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahbəvie·ərəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002737a"><!--s002737a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a group of viruses, including yellow fever and encephalitis, transmitted to vertebrates by mosquitoes, ticks, or other arthropods [blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/arthropod/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">arthropod</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/borne2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">borne 2</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/virus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">virus</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extra<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021125a"><!--s021125a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022241b"><!--s022241b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something extra or additional, e.g. an added charge or an item for which such a charge is made.</p></div><a name="s022242b"><!--s022242b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody extra or additional; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> somebody hired to act in a group scene in a film or stage production.</p></div><a name="s022243b"><!--s022243b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a specified edition of a newspaper </p><p><i></i></p><p>the late-night extra</p>.</div><a name="s022244b"><!--s022244b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a run in cricket, e.g. a bye, no-ball, or wide, that is not scored by a stroke of the bat and is not credited to a batsman's individual score: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bye1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bye<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (2), <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/leg_bye/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">leg bye</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fogbow</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfogboh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023328a"><!--s023328a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dim arc or circle of light sometimes seen in fog.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incapacitate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inkəʹpasitayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030688a"><!--s030688a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032317b"><!--s032317b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to prevent (somebody or something) from functioning or operating properly.</p></div><a name="s032318b"><!--s032318b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to disqualify (somebody) legally <span class="bodyb">incapacitation</span> /-ʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">holidaymaker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028792a"><!--s028792a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who is going somewhere for a holiday, or is on holiday in a particular resort.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">genetic map</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025114a"><!--s025114a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the arrangement of genes on a chromosome.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">downplay</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018120a"><!--s018120a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to treat (something) as being less significant than it is or might have been.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heart block</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027846a"><!--s027846a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lack of coordination of the heartbeat in which the upper and lower chambers of the heart beat independently, marked by decreased output of blood from the heart.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CPU</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013816a"><!--s013816a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>central processing unit.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boy<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007011a"><!--s007011a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">oh boy</span>) <span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> an exclamation of surprise, delight, excitement, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydro<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029747a"><!--s029747a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>hydroelectricity.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arbutus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahʹbyoohtəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002738a"><!--s002738a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of shrubs and trees of the heath family, with white or pink flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Arbutus</span> [Latin <span class="bodyi">arbutus</span> the wild strawberry tree].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extra<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021126a"><!--s021126a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>beyond or above the usual size, extent, or amount </p><p><i></i></p><p>I worked extra hard</p> <p><i></i></p><p>They charge extra for single rooms</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grenadine<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/grenəʹdeen, ʹgren-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026472a"><!--s026472a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plain or patterned fabric, e.g. of silk or wool, in an open weave like that of gauze.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">holier-than-thou</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhohli·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028793a"><!--s028793a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having an air of superior piety or morality; sanctimonious; self-righteous.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fogey <span class="bodyi">or</span> fogy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfohgi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> fogeys fogies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023329a"><!--s023329a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person with old-fashioned ideas </p><p><i></i></p><p>The world is burdened with young fogies</p><p> Robertson Davies</p><p><span class="bodyb">fogeyish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fogeyism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incapacity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inkəʹpasiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> incapacities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030689a"><!--s030689a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032319b"><!--s032319b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>lack of ability or power.</p></div><a name="s032320b"><!--s032320b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>legal disqualification [French <span class="bodyi">incapacité</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">incapacitas</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">capacitas</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/capacity/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">capacity</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">downpour</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018121a"><!--s018121a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a heavy fall of rain.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">genetics</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025115a"><!--s025115a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026786b"><!--s026786b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing.</span>) a branch of biology that deals with the mechanisms and structures involved in the heredity and variation of organisms.</p></div><a name="s026787b"><!--s026787b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the genetic make-up of an organism, type, group, or condition <span class="bodyb">geneticist</span> /-sist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heartbreak</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027847a"><!--s027847a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>intense grief or distress</p><p><span class="bodyb">heartbreaker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CPVC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013817a"><!--s013817a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>chlorinated polyvinyl chloride.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boyar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbohyah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007012a"><!--s007012a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of the pre-imperial Russian aristocracy [Russian <span class="bodyi">boyárin</span> grandee].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydrobromic acid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiedrohʹbrohmik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029749a"><!--s029749a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a solution of hydrogen bromide in water that is a strong acid and a weak reducing agent: formula HBr.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extracellular</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ekstrəʹselyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021128a"><!--s021128a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>situated or occurring outside a cell or the cells of the body </p><p><i></i></p><p>extracellular digestion</p> <p><i></i></p><p>extracellular enzymes</p> <p><span class="bodyb">extracellularly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gresham's law</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgresh(ə)mz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026473a"><!--s026473a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the observation in economics that a currency of lower value will tend to remain in circulation while a currency of higher value will tend to be hoarded or exported, often described using the maxim ‘bad money drives out good’ [named after Sir Thomas <span class="bodyi">Gresham</span> d.1579, English financier].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">holily</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhohlili/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028794a"><!--s028794a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030492b"><!--s030492b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in a holy manner.</p></div><a name="s030493b"><!--s030493b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not using dishonest means </p><p><i></i></p><p>What thou wouldst highly, that wouldst thou holily; wouldst not play false, and yet wouldst wrongly win</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ARC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002739a"><!--s002739a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002667b"><!--s002667b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>formerly, Agricultural Research Council.</p></div><a name="s002668b"><!--s002668b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Aids-related complex.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">genetic trespass</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025116a"><!--s025116a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the acquisition of a sample of a person's DNA without their permission.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incarcerate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹkahsərayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030690a"><!--s030690a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to imprison or confine (somebody) <span class="bodyb">incarceration</span> /-ʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">incarcerator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">incarceratus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">incarcerare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">carcer</span> prison].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heartbreaking</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027848a"><!--s027848a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>causing intense sorrow or distress </p><p><i></i></p><p>a heartbreaking waste of talent</p> <p><span class="bodyb">heartbreakingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">downright<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018122a"><!--s018122a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>thoroughly; altogether </p><p><i></i></p><p>downright careless</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foggy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfogi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (foggier, foggiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023330a"><!--s023330a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024931b"><!--s024931b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006522c"><!--s006522c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>thick with fog.</p></div><a name="s006523c"><!--s006523c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>covered or made opaque by moisture or grime.</p></div></div><a name="s024932b"><!--s024932b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>slight; vague; confused </p><p><i></i></p><p>They hadn't the foggiest notion what they were voting for</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">not have the foggiest (idea</span>).</p></div><a name="s024933b"><!--s024933b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> to have no idea at all</p><p><span class="bodyb">foggily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fogginess</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CPVE</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013818a"><!--s013818a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Certificate of Pre-Vocational Education.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boy band</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007013a"><!--s007013a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pop group consisting of several young men who sing and dance but generally do not play musical instruments.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydrocarbon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiedrohʹkahb(ə)n, ʹhie-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029750a"><!--s029750a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an organic compound, e.g. benzene, containing only carbon and hydrogen <span class="bodyb">hydrocarbonaceous</span> /-ʹnayshəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">hydrocarbonic</span> /-ʹbonik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">hydrocarbonous</span> /-nəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grew</span><small><span class="eSynop">/grooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026474a"><!--s026474a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grow/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grow</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extra cover</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021129a"><!--s021129a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fielding position in cricket between mid-off and cover-point and about half-way to the boundary.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">genetic use restriction technology</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025117a"><!--s025117a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>genetic modification of seeds that renders the subsequent generation of seeds infertile.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">holiness</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhohlinis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028795a"><!--s028795a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030494b"><!--s030494b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the quality of being holy.</p></div><a name="s030495b"><!--s030495b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">His/Your Holiness</span>) a title for the Pope, Orthodox patriarchs, and the Dalai Lama </p><p><i></i></p><p>His Holiness Pope John Paul II</p>.</div><a name="s030496b"><!--s030496b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Holiness</span>) a US religious movement related to Methodism, teaching the doctrine of sanctification (purification of believers by the Holy Spirit; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sanctify/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sanctify</span></span></a>).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arc<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002740a"><!--s002740a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002669b"><!--s002669b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something arched or curved.</p></div><a name="s002670b"><!--s002670b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a continuous portion of a curve, e.g. of a circle or an ellipse.</p></div><a name="s002671b"><!--s002671b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the apparent path followed by a planet or other celestial body.</p></div><a name="s002672b"><!--s002672b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a sustained luminous discharge of electricity across a gap in a circuit or between electrodes.</p></div><a name="s002673b"><!--s002673b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/arc_lamp/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">arc lamp</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s002674b"><!--s002674b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>in mathematics, used to express the inverse of a trigonometric function as in <span class="bodyi">arc sine</span> (written <span class="bodyi">arcsin</span> or <span class="bodyi">sin<sup>-1</sup></span>) and <span class="bodyi">arc cosine</span> (written <span class="bodyi">arccos</span> or <span class="bodyi">cos<sup>-1</sup></span>) [Middle English <span class="bodyi">ark</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">arcus</span> bow, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/arch1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">arch 1</span></span></a>, arc].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cr.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013822a"><!--s013822a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014372b"><!--s014372b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>credit.</p></div><a name="s014373b"><!--s014373b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>creditor.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foghorn</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023331a"><!--s023331a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024934b"><!--s024934b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a horn sounded in a fog to give warning to ships.</p></div><a name="s024935b"><!--s024935b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a loud deep voice.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incarnadine<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹkahnədien/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">literary</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030691a"><!--s030691a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032321b"><!--s032321b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>flesh-coloured.</p></div><a name="s032322b"><!--s032322b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>blood red [early French <span class="bodyi">incarnadin</span> from Old Italian <span class="bodyi">incarnadino</span>, from <span class="bodyi">incarnato</span> flesh-coloured, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">incarnatus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/incarnate1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">incarnate 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">downright<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018123a"><!--s018123a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018950b"><!--s018950b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>absolute; thorough </p><p><i></i></p><p>There remains nothing of Genesis but an anonymous book of stories, fables … invented absurdities, or … downright lies</p><p> Thomas Paine.</p></div><a name="s018951b"><!--s018951b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>plain or blunt </p><p><i></i></p><p>a downright man</p> <p><span class="bodyb">downrightness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boycott<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboykot/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007014a"><!--s007014a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to engage in a concerted refusal to have dealings with (a person, shop, organization, etc) or buy (certain goods), usu to express disapproval or to force acceptance of certain conditions</p><p><span class="bodyb">boycotter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [named after C C <span class="bodyi">Boycott</span>, d.1897, English land agent in Ireland who was ostracized for refusing to reduce rents].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heartbroken</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027849a"><!--s027849a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>overcome by sorrow.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydrocele</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhiedrohseel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029751a"><!--s029751a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an accumulation of watery liquid in a body cavity, e.g. the scrotum.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grey<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">gray</span>) /gray/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026475a"><!--s026475a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028292b"><!--s028292b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of a colour that is intermediate between black and white, like that of ash or a rain cloud.</p></div><a name="s028293b"><!--s028293b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007481c"><!--s007481c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>lacking light, sunshine, or brightness; dull or dismal </p><p><i></i></p><p>a grey day</p>.</div><a name="s007482c"><!--s007482c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>intermediate or unclear in position, condition, or character </p><p><i></i></p><p>a grey area</p>.</div></div><a name="s028294b"><!--s028294b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>of hair: turning white with age.</p></div><a name="s028295b"><!--s028295b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s007483c"><!--s007483c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>having grey hair, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> hair that is turning white with age.</p></div><a name="s007484c"><!--s007484c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>relating to or involving elderly people </p><p><i></i></p><p>the grey vote</p><p> The Economist.</p></div></div><a name="s028296b"><!--s028296b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>unexciting or without colour or character; nondescript</p><p><span class="bodyb">greyish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s028297b"><!--s028297b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>said of a textile: in an unbleached undyed state as taken from the loom.</p></div><a name="s028298b"><!--s028298b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>said of a horse: having white hair but dark skin</p><a name="sb000000238"><!--sb000000238--></a><p><span class="bodyb">greyness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">grǣg</span>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">grey</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">gray</span>? <span class="bodyi">Grey</span> is the correct spelling in British English; <span class="bodyi">gray</span> is the correct spelling for the same word in American English.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extract<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹstrakt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021130a"><!--s021130a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022245b"><!--s022245b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to pull out, draw forth, or obtain (something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> against resistance or with effort </p><p><i></i></p><p>The dentist extracted a tooth</p> <p><i></i></p><p>The police extracted a confession from the suspect</p>.</div><a name="s022246b"><!--s022246b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to withdraw (a juice, etc) or separate (a constituent of a mixture, etc) by a physical or chemical process.</p></div><a name="s022247b"><!--s022247b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to take (a passage) from something for quoting, copying or performing.</p></div><a name="s022248b"><!--s022248b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to find (a mathematical root) by calculation <span class="bodyb">extractability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">extractable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">extractive</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">extracten</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">extractus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">extrahere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">trahere</span> to draw].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Geneva bands</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jeʹneevə/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025118a"><!--s025118a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>two strips of white cloth suspended from the front of the collar of some ecclesiastical robes [named after <span class="bodyi">Geneva</span>, a city in Switzerland; from their use by the Calvinist clergy of Geneva].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arc<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (arced /ahkt/) (arcing /ʹahking/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002741a"><!--s002741a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002675b"><!--s002675b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to form an arc or follow an arching or curving trajectory.</p></div><a name="s002676b"><!--s002676b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to form an electric arc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">holism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhohliz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028796a"><!--s028796a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030497b"><!--s030497b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a view of the universe, and <span class="bodyi">esp</span> living nature, as being composed of interacting wholes that are more than simply the sum of their parts.</p></div><a name="s030498b"><!--s030498b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in alternative medicine, the practice of trying to treat the whole person, not merely their symptoms <span class="bodyb">holistic</span> /hohʹlistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fog lamp</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023332a"><!--s023332a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an additional headlight for a vehicle, positioned lower on the vehicle than a normal headlight and having a powerful beam used to aid visibility in fog.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">downriver</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018124a"><!--s018124a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>towards or at a point nearer the mouth of a river.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incarnadine<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030692a"><!--s030692a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to give a red or pinkish colour to (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood clean from my hand? No, this my hand will rather the multitudinous seas incarnadine, making the green one red</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boycott<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007015a"><!--s007015a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an act of boycotting.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heartburn</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027850a"><!--s027850a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a burning pain behind the lower part of the breastbone, usu caused by regurgitation of acid from the stomach into the gullet.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CR</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013819a"><!--s013819a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Costa Rica (international vehicle registration).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydrocephalus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiedrohʹsefələs/ hydrocephaly /-li/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029752a"><!--s029752a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an abnormal increase in the amount of cerebrospinal fluid within the brain cavity accompanied by enlargement of the skull and brain atrophy <span class="bodyb">hydrocephalic</span> /-ʹfalik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin, from Greek <span class="bodyi">hydōr</span> water + <span class="bodyi">kephalē</span> head].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grey<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">gray</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026476a"><!--s026476a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028299b"><!--s028299b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a grey neutral colour between black and white like that of ash or a rain cloud.</p></div><a name="s028300b"><!--s028300b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a horse with white hair but dark skin.</p></div><a name="s028301b"><!--s028301b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a grey horse.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extract<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹekstrakt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021131a"><!--s021131a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022249b"><!--s022249b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a passage taken from a book, musical composition, etc, e.g. for quoting or performing.</p></div><a name="s022250b"><!--s022250b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a solution or concentrate of the essential constituents of a complex material, e.g. an aromatic plant, prepared by extraction.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Geneva Convention</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025119a"><!--s025119a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a series of agreements, first made at Geneva, concerning the treatment of prisoners of war and of the sick, wounded, and dead in battle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arcade</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahʹkayd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002742a"><!--s002742a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002677b"><!--s002677b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a long arched gallery or building.</p></div><a name="s002678b"><!--s002678b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a series of arches with their columns or piers.</p></div><a name="s002679b"><!--s002679b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a passageway or covered walk, often with shops on both sides</p><p><span class="bodyb">arcading</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s002680b"><!--s002680b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amusement_arcade/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amusement arcade</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">arcaded</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">arcade</span> via Italian from Latin <span class="bodyi">arcus</span> bow, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/arch1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">arch 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">holla<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹholə/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj and noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hollas)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028797a"><!--s028797a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a cry used to attract attention; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hollo1_or_holloa/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hollo 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fog light</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023333a"><!--s023333a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fog_lamp/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fog lamp</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boyfriend</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007016a"><!--s007016a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a frequent or regular male companion; a male lover.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">downshift</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018125a"><!--s018125a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018952b"><!--s018952b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to put a vehicle into a lower gear; to change down.</p></div><a name="s018953b"><!--s018953b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to adopt a less stressful lifestyle.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hearted</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027851a"><!--s027851a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">used in combinations</span>) having a heart or disposition of a specified kind </p><p><i></i></p><p>hard-hearted</p> <p><i></i></p><p>gentle-hearted</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incarnate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹkahnət, -nayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">used after a noun</span>)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030693a"><!--s030693a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032323b"><!--s032323b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>invested with a bodily, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> human, nature and form </p><p><i></i></p><p>Satan incarnate</p> <p><i></i></p><p>the devil incarnate</p>.</div><a name="s032324b"><!--s032324b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>personified or, typified, or represented in extreme form </p><p><i></i></p><p>evil incarnate</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">incarnat</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">incarnatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">incarnare</span>, from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">carn-</span>, <span class="bodyi">caro</span> flesh].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grey<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">gray</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026477a"><!--s026477a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make or become grey or make (something, e.g. hair) grey.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cr<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013820a"><!--s013820a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>councillor.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydrochloric acid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhiedrəʹklorik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029753a"><!--s029753a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a solution of hydrogen chloride in water that is a strong corrosive acid and is naturally present in the gastric juice: formula HCl.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Geneva gown</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025120a"><!--s025120a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a loose large-sleeved black gown worn by academics and some Protestant clergymen [from its use by the Calvinist clergy of Geneva].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extraction</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹstraksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021132a"><!--s021132a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022251b"><!--s022251b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of extracting.</p></div><a name="s022252b"><!--s022252b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>ancestry or origin.</p></div><a name="s022253b"><!--s022253b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something extracted.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arcade game</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002743a"><!--s002743a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a computer game of the kind played in an amusement arcade, requiring speedy reactions.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">holla<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (hollas, holla'd) (hollaing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028798a"><!--s028798a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to shout ‘holla!’; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hollo2_or_holloa/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hollo 2</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/halloo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">halloo</span></span></a> </p><p><i></i></p><p>Don't holla till you are out of the wood</p><p> Charles Kingsley [French <span class="bodyi">holà</span>, from <span class="bodyi">ho!</span> + <span class="bodyi">là</span> there].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fog signal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023334a"><!--s023334a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a detonating device placed on a railway track in foggy conditions as a warning to engine drivers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">downside</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018126a"><!--s018126a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018954b"><!--s018954b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a drawback, shortcoming, or undesirable feature.</p></div><a name="s018955b"><!--s018955b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a downward trend, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in economics.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hearten</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (heartened, heartening)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027852a"><!--s027852a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to cheer or encourage (somebody)</p><p><span class="bodyb">heartening</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">hearteningly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grey area</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026478a"><!--s026478a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028302b"><!--s028302b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an intermediate zone between two others clearly defined ones that has some of the qualities of each.</p></div><a name="s028303b"><!--s028303b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a subject or situation that is imprecisely defined or difficult to categorize.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extractor</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021133a"><!--s021133a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022254b"><!--s022254b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a device used to extract something, e.g. juice.</p></div><a name="s022255b"><!--s022255b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/extractor_fan/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">extractor fan</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fogy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfohgi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023335a"><!--s023335a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fogey_or_fogy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fogey</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cr<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013821a"><!--s013821a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chemical symbol for chromium.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Arcadia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahʹkaydi·ə/ Arcady /ʹahkədi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002744a"><!--s002744a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a usun idealized rural region or scene of simple pleasure and quiet, the typical setting of Greek and Latin pastoral poetry</p><p><span class="bodyb">Arcadian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">Arkadia</span>, pastoral region of ancient Greece].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hollandaise sauce</span><small><span class="eSynop">/holənʹdayz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028800a"><!--s028800a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rich sauce made with butter, egg yolks, and lemon juice or vinegar, served with salmon, trout, etc [French <span class="bodyi">sauce hollandaise</span> Dutch sauce].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Genevan</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025121a"><!--s025121a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Calvinist</p><p><span class="bodyb">Genevan</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">downsize</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018127a"><!--s018127a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to reduce (something) in size, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to reduce (a workforce) by redundancy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heart failure</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027853a"><!--s027853a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029715b"><!--s029715b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a condition in which the heart is unable to pump blood at an adequate rate or in adequate volume.</p></div><a name="s029716b"><!--s029716b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>sudden stopping of the heartbeat causing death.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Boyle's law</span><small><span class="eSynop">/boylz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007017a"><!--s007017a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a law in chemistry: the volume of a fixed mass of gas is inversely proportional to the pressure at a constant temperature [named after Robert <span class="bodyi">Boyle</span>, Irish physicist and chemist, d.1691, who first stated it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incarnate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinkahnayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030694a"><!--s030694a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032325b"><!--s032325b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to give (e.g. a deity) bodily or human form.</p></div><a name="s032326b"><!--s032326b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to be a representative or typical example of (an abstract concept or quality).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydrochloride</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiedrəʹklawried/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029754a"><!--s029754a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a compound of hydrochloric acid, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with an organic chemical base, e.g. an alkaloid.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">greybeard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026479a"><!--s026479a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028304b"><!--s028304b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an old man.</p></div><a name="s028305b"><!--s028305b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a large earthenware jug used for alcoholic spirits.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">genial<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjeeni·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025122a"><!--s025122a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026788b"><!--s026788b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>cheerfully good-tempered; kindly.</p></div><a name="s026789b"><!--s026789b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> said of the weather: favourable to growth or comfort; mild </p><p><i></i></p><p>genial sunshine</p> <p><span class="bodyb">geniality</span> /-ʹaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">genially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">genialis</span> from <span class="bodyi">genius</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/genius/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">genius</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extractor fan</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021134a"><!--s021134a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a type of ventilator, usu electrically driven, designed to expel fumes, stale air, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arcana</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahʹkaynə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002745a"><!--s002745a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/arcanum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">arcanum</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crab<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/krab/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013823a"><!--s013823a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014374b"><!--s014374b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a crustacean found chiefly by the sea, with a short broad flattened shell and the front pair of limbs forming pincers.</p></div><a name="s014375b"><!--s014375b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003594c"><!--s003594c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>any of numerous chiefly marine crustaceans usu with the front pair of limbs modified as grasping pincers and a short broad flattened carapace: order Decapoda.</p></div><a name="s003595c"><!--s003595c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the flesh of this cooked and eaten as food.</p></div></div><a name="s014376b"><!--s014376b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) infestation with crab lice.</p></div><a name="s014377b"><!--s014377b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Crab</span>) the constellation and sign of the zodiac Cancer.</p></div><a name="s014378b"><!--s014378b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a lifting device, e.g. attached to a crane, with a pincer-like action ✱ <span class="bodyb">catch a crab</span> to make a faulty stroke in rowing</p><p><span class="bodyb">crablike</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">crabba</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">föhn <span class="bodyi">or</span> foehn</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fuhn (<span class="bodyi">German</span> føːn)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023336a"><!--s023336a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a warm dry wind that descends the leeward side of a mountain range, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the Alps [German <span class="bodyi">Föhn</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">favonius</span> warm west wind].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heartfelt</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027854a"><!--s027854a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>deeply felt; earnest or sincere.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">holland <span class="bodyi">or</span> Holland</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹholənd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028799a"><!--s028799a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cotton or linen fabric in plain weave, usu heavily sized or glazed, that is used for window blinds, bookbinding, and clothing </p><p><i></i></p><p>The waiter had helped him on with a thin holland overcoat</p><p> Hardy [Middle English <span class="bodyi">holand</span>, named after <span class="bodyi">Holand</span> Holland, province of the Netherlands, where it was first made].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incarnation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inkahʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030695a"><!--s030695a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032327b"><!--s032327b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the embodiment of a deity or spirit in an earthly form.</p></div><a name="s032328b"><!--s032328b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody or something that is a representative or typical example of an abstract concept or quality.</p></div><a name="s032329b"><!--s032329b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Incarnation</span>) in Christian belief, the manifestation of Christ in human form: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/advent/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Advent</span></span></a> (2).</p></div><a name="s032330b"><!--s032330b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>any of several successive bodily manifestations or lives.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Down's syndrome</span><small><span class="eSynop">/downz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018128a"><!--s018128a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chromosomal disorder causinged by chromosomal abnormality characterized by slanting eyes, a broad short skull, broad hands with short fingers, varying degrees of intellectual impairment, and distinctive physical characteristics often heart defects, intestinal malformation, and other physical symptoms such as deafness. See also <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/trisomy_21/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">trisomy-21</span></span></a> [named after J L H <span class="bodyi">Down</span> d.1896, English physician, who first described it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydrocortisone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiedrohʹkawtizohn, -sohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029755a"><!--s029755a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a steroid hormone that is produced by the cortex of the adrenal gland and used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cortisol/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cortisol</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boyo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboyoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> boyos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007018a"><!--s007018a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Irish and Welsh, informal</span> a boy or lad [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/boy1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">boy 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grey eminence</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026480a"><!--s026480a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/%C3%A9minence_grise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">éminence grise</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arcane</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahʹkayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002746a"><!--s002746a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002681b"><!--s002681b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>known or knowable only to a few people to whom secret information has been revealed; esoteric.</p></div><a name="s002682b"><!--s002682b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>mysterious</p><p><span class="bodyb">arcanely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">arcanus</span>, shut away, ultimately from <span class="bodyi">arca</span> chest].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hearth</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hahth/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027855a"><!--s027855a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029717b"><!--s029717b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an area, e.g. of brick or stone, in front of the floor of a fireplace, often used as a symbol representing home and family life.</p></div><a name="s029718b"><!--s029718b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the lowest section of a metal-processing furnace [Old English <span class="bodyi">heorth</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">genial<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/jəʹnee·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025123a"><!--s025123a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to do with or in the region of the chin [Greek <span class="bodyi">geneion</span> chin, from <span class="bodyi">genys</span> jaw].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfoybl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023337a"><!--s023337a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024936b"><!--s024936b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a minor weakness or shortcoming in personal character or behaviour; a quirk.</p></div><a name="s024937b"><!--s024937b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the part of a sword blade between the middle and point: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/forte1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">forte<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (2) [French <span class="bodyi">foible</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">feble</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/feeble/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">feeble</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hollands</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028801a"><!--s028801a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> Dutch gin [Dutch <span class="bodyi">Hollandsche genever</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crab<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (crabbed, crabbing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013824a"><!--s013824a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014379b"><!--s014379b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to move sideways or obliquely like a crab.</p></div><a name="s014380b"><!--s014380b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to go fishing for crabs</p><p><span class="bodyb">crabber</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incase</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹkays/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030696a"><!--s030696a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/encase_or_incase/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">encase</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extracurricular</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌekstrəkəʹrikyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021135a"><!--s021135a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022256b"><!--s022256b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not falling within the scope of a regular school or college curriculum </p><p><i></i></p><p>extracurricular activities</p>.</div><a name="s022257b"><!--s022257b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>lying outside one's normal activities.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Grey Friar</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026481a"><!--s026481a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Franciscan friar [from the colour of his habit].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boy racer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007019a"><!--s007019a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a young man who likes to drive fast cars and is inclined to drive aggressively.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">downstage</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018129a"><!--s018129a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>at the front of a theatrical stage, or towards the audience.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydrocyanic acid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiedrohsieʹanik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029756a"><!--s029756a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a solution of hydrogen cyanide in water that is a highly poisonous weak acid: formula HCN. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hydrogen_cyanide/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hydrogen cyanide</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arcanum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahʹkaynəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> arcana /-nə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002747a"><!--s002747a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a secret or mystery known only to those who have been initiated [Latin <span class="bodyi">arcanum</span>, neuter of <span class="bodyi">arcanus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/arcane/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">arcane</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foie gras</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌfwah ʹgrah (<span class="bodyi">French</span> fwa gra)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023338a"><!--s023338a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024938b"><!--s024938b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the fatted liver of an animal, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a goose, used in making pâté.</p></div><a name="s024939b"><!--s024939b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/p%C3%A2t%C3%A9_de_foie_gras/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pâté de foie gras</span></span></a> [French <span class="bodyi">foie gras</span> fatted liver].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incautious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹkawshəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030697a"><!--s030697a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lacking care or caution; rash</p><p><span class="bodyb">incaution</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">incautiously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">incautiousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crab<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013825a"><!--s013825a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a crab apple [Middle English <span class="bodyi">crabbe</span>,perhaps related to Swedish <span class="bodyi">skrabbe</span> crab apple].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hearthrug</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027856a"><!--s027856a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rug placed in front of a fireplace.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">greyhound</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026482a"><!--s026482a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dog of a tall slender smooth-coated breed, characterized by swiftness and keen sight and used for coursing game and racing [Old English <span class="bodyi">grīghund</span>, from <span class="bodyi">grīg-</span> (related to Old Norse <span class="bodyi">grey</span> bitch) + <span class="bodyi">hund</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hound1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hound 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extraditable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹekstrədietəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021136a"><!--s021136a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>subject to or warranting extradition </p><p><i></i></p><p>an extraditable offence</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-genic</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025125a"><!--s025125a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming adjectives, with the meanings:</p><a name="s026790b"><!--s026790b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>producing or produced by; forming </p><p><i></i></p><p>pathogenic</p> <p><i></i></p><p>allergenic</p> <p><i></i></p><p>erotogenic</p>.</div><a name="s026791b"><!--s026791b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>produced by; formed from </p><p><i></i></p><p>phytogenic</p>.</div><a name="s026792b"><!--s026792b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>well-suited to or suitable for </p><p><i></i></p><p>photogenic</p> <p><i></i></p><p>telegenic</p> <p>[from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gen/3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-gen</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ic1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ic 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydrodynamics</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhiedrohdieʹnamiks, -diʹnamiks/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029757a"><!--s029757a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a science that deals with the motion of fluids and the forces acting on solid bodies immersed in them</p><p><span class="bodyb">hydrodynamic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">hydrodynamicist</span> /-dieʹnaməsist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Boys’ Brigade</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007020a"><!--s007020a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Christian organization for boys founded in 1883 for the encouragement of discipline, manly virtues, and self-respect.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">downstairs<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018130a"><!--s018130a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>down the stairs; on or to a lower floor.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-arch</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002754a"><!--s002754a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting: a ruler or leader </p><p><i></i></p><p>matriarch</p> <p><i></i></p><p>oligarch</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">-arche</span> via Old French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">-archēs, -archos</span> from <span class="bodyi">archein</span> to rule].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">holler</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹholə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (hollered, hollering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028802a"><!--s028802a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span></p><a name="s030499b"><!--s030499b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to shout </p><p><i></i></p><p>Holler when you're ready</p>.</div><a name="s030500b"><!--s030500b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to yell or howl.</p></div><a name="s030501b"><!--s030501b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to complain <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s030502b"><!--s030502b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to shout (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He hollered my name</p> <p>[alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hollo2_or_holloa/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hollo 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foil<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/foyl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023339a"><!--s023339a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024940b"><!--s024940b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>very thin sheet metal.</p></div><a name="s024941b"><!--s024941b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006524c"><!--s006524c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>very thin sheet metal </p><p><i></i></p><p>silver foil</p>.</div><a name="s006525c"><!--s006525c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a thin coat of tin or silver laid on the back of a mirror.</p></div><a name="s006526c"><!--s006526c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a thin piece of metal put under a gem or inferior stone to add colour or brilliance.</p></div></div><a name="s024942b"><!--s024942b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>somebody or something that serves as a contrast to another, e.g. in a comedy duo.</p></div><a name="s024943b"><!--s024943b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hydrofoil/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hydrofoil</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s024944b"><!--s024944b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s006527c"><!--s006527c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a curved recess between cusps, e.g. in Gothic tracery: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cusp/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cusp</span></span></a> (2a).</p></div><a name="s006528c"><!--s006528c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any of several arcs that enclose a complex design [Middle English <span class="bodyi">foil</span> leaf, via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">folium</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crab<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013826a"><!--s013826a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a bad-tempered person.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">genic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjeenik, ʹjenik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025124a"><!--s025124a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or being a gene.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incendiary<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹsendi·əri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030698a"><!--s030698a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032331b"><!--s032331b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to the deliberate burning of property.</p></div><a name="s032332b"><!--s032332b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>tending to inflame or stir up trouble.</p></div><a name="s032333b"><!--s032333b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a device or substance: able or designed to ignite spontaneously on contact</p><p><span class="bodyb">incendiarism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">incendiarius</span>, from <span class="bodyi">incendium</span> conflagration, from <span class="bodyi">incendere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/incense1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">incense 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hearthstone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027857a"><!--s027857a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the stone forming a hearth.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">greylag</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgraylag/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026483a"><!--s026483a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a common grey Eurasian wild goose with pink legs: <span class="bodyi">Anser anser</span> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grey1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grey 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lag2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lag 2</span></span></a> one who lags or is last; prob from its late migration].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extradite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹekstrədiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021137a"><!--s021137a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022258b"><!--s022258b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to hand (somebody) over for extradition.</p></div><a name="s022259b"><!--s022259b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to obtain the extradition of (a criminal suspect or fugitive)</p><p><span class="bodyb">extraditable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/extradition/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">extradition</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydroelectric</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhiedroh·iʹlektrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029758a"><!--s029758a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or denoting the production of electricity by waterpower</p><p><span class="bodyb">hydroelectrically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">hydroelectricity</span> /-ilekʹtrisiti, elikʹtrisiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hollo<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> holloa</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹholoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj and noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hollos holloas)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028803a"><!--s028803a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a cry used to attract attention or as a call of encouragement </p><p><i></i></p><p>The Albatross did follow, and every day, for food or play, came to the mariners’ hollo!</p><p> Coleridge [prob variant of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/holla1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">holla 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arch.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002751a"><!--s002751a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002692b"><!--s002692b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>archaic.</p></div><a name="s002693b"><!--s002693b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>architect.</p></div><a name="s002694b"><!--s002694b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>architectural.</p></div><a name="s002695b"><!--s002695b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>architecture.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Boy Scout</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007021a"><!--s007021a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> a Scout.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">downstairs<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018131a"><!--s018131a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>situated on a the lower floor or the or ground floor of a building </p><p><i></i></p><p>a downstairs bathroom</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foil<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023340a"><!--s023340a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024945b"><!--s024945b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to back or cover (e.g. a mirror) with foil.</p></div><a name="s024946b"><!--s024946b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to decorate (something, e.g. a window) with curved recesses.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crab<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (crabbed, crabbing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013827a"><!--s013827a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s014381b"><!--s014381b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to carp or grouse </p><p><i></i></p><p>She's always crabbing about the weather</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s014382b"><!--s014382b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> to interfere with, ruin, or spoil (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>trying to crab my act as usual</p> <p>[orig of hawks, to claw each other, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crab1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crab 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">genie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjeeni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> genies genii /ʹjeeniie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025126a"><!--s025126a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a jinn or spirit in stories who can be summoned to grant wishes [French <span class="bodyi">génie</span> from Arabic <span class="bodyi">jinnīy</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heartily</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhahtili/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027858a"><!--s027858a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029719b"><!--s029719b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in a hearty manner; wholeheartedly or vigorously.</p></div><a name="s029720b"><!--s029720b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>thoroughly </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'm heartily sick of all this talk</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydrofluoric acid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhiedrohfloohʹorik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029759a"><!--s029759a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a solution of hydrogen fluoride in water that is a poisonous weak acid, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in etching glass: formula HF.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boysenberry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboyzənb(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> boysenberries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007022a"><!--s007022a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007210b"><!--s007210b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a large raspberry-like fruit.</p></div><a name="s007211b"><!--s007211b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the spring shrub developed by crossing several varieties of blackberry and raspberry that bears this fruit: <span class="bodyi">Rubus loganobaccus</span> [named after Rudolph <span class="bodyi">Boysen</span>, d.1950, US horticulturalist who developed it + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/berry1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">berry 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incendiary<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> incendiaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030699a"><!--s030699a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032334b"><!--s032334b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an incendiary substance or device, e.g. a bomb.</p></div><a name="s032335b"><!--s032335b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008423c"><!--s008423c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>somebody who deliberately sets fire to property; an arsonist.</p></div><a name="s008424c"><!--s008424c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an incendiary substance or device, e.g. a bomb.</p></div></div><a name="s032336b"><!--s032336b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>somebody who inflames or stirs up factions, quarrels, or sedition; an agitator.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">downstairs<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018132a"><!--s018132a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing.</span>) the lower floors or ground floor of a building.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hollo<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> holloa</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (hollos holloas) (holloed holloa'd) (holloing holloaing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028804a"><!--s028804a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to shout ‘hollo!’.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grey market</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026484a"><!--s026484a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028306b"><!--s028306b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>trade in goods or commodities that is underhand and usu involves profiteering, but is not illegal.</p></div><a name="s028307b"><!--s028307b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>trade in newly issued equities before official dealing has begun.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extradition</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ekstrəʹdish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021138a"><!--s021138a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the surrender of an alleged criminal by one state to another having the power by law to try the charge [French <span class="bodyi">extradition</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">tradition-, traditio</span> act of handing over, from <span class="bodyi">tradere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/traitor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">traitor</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arch-<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002752a"><!--s002752a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s002696b"><!--s002696b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>chief or principal </p><p><i></i></p><p>archbishop</p>.</div><a name="s002697b"><!--s002697b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>extreme; most fully embodying the qualities of a specified usu undesirable human type </p><p><i></i></p><p>arch-rogue</p> <p><i></i></p><p>arch-enemy</p> [Old English <span class="bodyi">ærce-, arc-</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">arch-, archi</span>- from <span class="bodyi">archein</span> to begin, rule].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foil<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023341a"><!--s023341a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024947b"><!--s024947b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to prevent (somebody) from attaining an end.</p></div><a name="s024948b"><!--s024948b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to frustrate or defeat (an attempt, etc).</p></div><a name="s024949b"><!--s024949b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006529c"><!--s006529c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to prevent (somebody) from attaining an end.</p></div><a name="s006530c"><!--s006530c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to frustrate or defeat (an attempt, etc).</p></div></div><a name="s024950b"><!--s024950b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s006531c"><!--s006531c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a hunted animal: to spoil (a trail or scent) by crossing it or retracing its path.</p></div><a name="s006532c"><!--s006532c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of hunters, etc: to obliterate (the trail or scent of a hunted animal) [Middle English <span class="bodyi">foilen</span> to trample, full cloth, from early French <span class="bodyi">fouler</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crab apple</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013828a"><!--s013828a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014383b"><!--s014383b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small wild sour apple.</p></div><a name="s014384b"><!--s014384b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a tree that bears these apples: <span class="bodyi">Malus sylvestris</span> [see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crab3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crab 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">genii</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjeeniie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025127a"><!--s025127a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026793b"><!--s026793b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/genie/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">genie</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s026794b"><!--s026794b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/genius/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">genius</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heartland</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027859a"><!--s027859a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a central or important region </p><p><i></i></p><p>The move was designed to appeal to voters in Labour's heartlands</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydrofoil</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhiedrəfoyl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029760a"><!--s029760a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031383b"><!--s031383b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a ship or boat fitted with an aerofoil-like device that lifts the hull out of the water at speed.</p></div><a name="s031384b"><!--s031384b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the aerofoil-like device itself [blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hydro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hydro-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aerofoil/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aerofoil</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">downstream</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018133a"><!--s018133a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in the direction of the flow of a stream.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incense<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinsens/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030700a"><!--s030700a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032337b"><!--s032337b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a substance, such as aromatic spices, gum, etc, used to produce a fragrant smell when burned, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a religious ceremony.</p></div><a name="s032338b"><!--s032338b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the perfume this gives off when burned.</p></div><a name="s032339b"><!--s032339b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>any pleasing aromatic scent [Middle English <span class="bodyi">encens</span> via Old French and late Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">incensum</span>, neuter of <span class="bodyi">incensus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">incendere</span> to set on fire, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + -<span class="bodyi">cendere</span> to burn].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hollow<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹholoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028805a"><!--s028805a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030503b"><!--s030503b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having a recessed surface; curved inwards; concave; sunken </p><p><i></i></p><p>hollow cheeks</p>.</div><a name="s030504b"><!--s030504b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having a cavity within </p><p><i></i></p><p>a hollow tree</p>.</div><a name="s030505b"><!--s030505b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>echoing like a sound made in or by beating on an empty container; muffled </p><p><i></i></p><p>speaking in a hollow voice</p>.</div><a name="s030506b"><!--s030506b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s007981c"><!--s007981c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of an achievement: deceptively lacking in real value or significance </p><p><i></i></p><p>a hollow victory</p>.</div><a name="s007982c"><!--s007982c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a vow or promise: insincere; not to be trusted ✱ <span class="bodyb">beat somebody hollow</span> <span class="bodyi">humorous</span> to defeat somebody thoroughly</p><p><span class="bodyb">hollowly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">hollowness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">holh</span> hole].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bozo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbohzoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bozos) <span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007023a"><!--s007023a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a thick-witted person fellow; a dolt [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extrados</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ekʹstraydos/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021139a"><!--s021139a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in architecture, the convex upper surface of an arch: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/intrados/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">intrados</span></span></a> [French <span class="bodyi">extrados</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/extra/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">extra-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">dos</span> back].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foil<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023342a"><!--s023342a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024951b"><!--s024951b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in hunting, the trail or scent of an animal being hunted.</p></div><a name="s024952b"><!--s024952b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a setback or defeat.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arch<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahch/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002748a"><!--s002748a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002683b"><!--s002683b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a curved symmetrical structure spanning an opening and supporting a ceiling, roof, wall, bridge, or other part above it.</p></div><a name="s002684b"><!--s002684b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something, e.g. the vaulted bony structure of the foot, resembling an arch in form or function.</p></div><a name="s002685b"><!--s002685b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an archway [Middle English <span class="bodyi">arche</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">arcus</span>, arch, bow].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">genii loci</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlohsie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025128a"><!--s025128a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/genius_loci/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">genius loci</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crabbed</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrabid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013829a"><!--s013829a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014385b"><!--s014385b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>morose or peevish; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crabby/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crabby</span></span></a> </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'm a crusty, lonesome, crabbed old chap</p><p> L M Montgomery.</p></div><a name="s014386b"><!--s014386b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of writing: difficult to read or understand</p><p><span class="bodyb">crabbedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">crabbedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English, partly from <span class="bodyi">crabbe</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crab1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crab 1</span></span></a>, partly from <span class="bodyi">crabbe</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crab3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crab 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grey matter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026485a"><!--s026485a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028308b"><!--s028308b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>brownish grey nerve tissue, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the brain and spinal cord, containing nerve-cell bodies as well as nerve fibres.</p></div><a name="s028309b"><!--s028309b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> brains or intellect.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heartless</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027860a"><!--s027860a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>unfeeling or cruel</p><p><span class="bodyb">heartlessly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">heartlessness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydroforming</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhiedrohfawming/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029761a"><!--s029761a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031385b"><!--s031385b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a process by which hydrogen, with other catalysts, causes certain hydrocarbons to re-arrange themselves into aromatic or cyclic forms, used to produce high-octane petrol.</p></div><a name="s031386b"><!--s031386b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in engineering, a hydraulic forming process in which sheet metal is shaped between a punch and the flexible surface of a fluid-filled bag.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">downstroke</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018134a"><!--s018134a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a stroke made in a downward direction.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hollow<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028806a"><!--s028806a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030507b"><!--s030507b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + out) to make hollow or form by hollowing.</p></div><a name="s030508b"><!--s030508b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + out) to make a cavity in (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>canoes made from hollowed-out tree trunks</p>.</div><a name="s030509b"><!--s030509b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + out) to make (a cavity) in something </p><p><i></i></p><p>They hollowed out a shelter in the snow</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BP</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007024a"><!--s007024a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007212b"><!--s007212b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>used after dates, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in geology and archaeology: before the present.</p></div><a name="s007213b"><!--s007213b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>blood pressure.</p></div><a name="s007214b"><!--s007214b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>boiling point.</p></div><a name="s007215b"><!--s007215b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>British Petroleum.</p></div><a name="s007216b"><!--s007216b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>British Pharmacopoeia.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incense<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinsens/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030701a"><!--s030701a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to perfume (something) with incense.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">genista</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jiʹnistə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025129a"><!--s025129a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of leguminous shrubs with yellow flowers, related to broom: genus <span class="bodyi">Genista</span> [Latin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crabby</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrabi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (crabbier, crabbiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013830a"><!--s013830a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> cross; ill-tempered [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crab4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crab 4</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foil<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023343a"><!--s023343a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a light fencing sword with a circular guard and a flexible blade tipped with a button: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/%C3%A9p%C3%A9e/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">épée</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sabre1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sabre<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (2) [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extragalactic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌekstrəgəʹlaktik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021140a"><!--s021140a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>situated or coming from outside the Milky Way.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arch<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002749a"><!--s002749a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002686b"><!--s002686b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to form or bend (something) into an arch </p><p><i></i></p><p>The cat arched its back</p>.</div><a name="s002687b"><!--s002687b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to span (an opening) or provide (a wall or other structure) with an arch <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s002688b"><!--s002688b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to form an arch.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydrogel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhiedrohjel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029762a"><!--s029762a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a gel whose liquid component is water.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heart-lung machine</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027861a"><!--s027861a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mechanical pump used during heart surgery to divert the blood away from the heart and maintain the circulation and respiration.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">downswing</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdownswing/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018135a"><!--s018135a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018956b"><!--s018956b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a downward swing, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a golf club.</p></div><a name="s018957b"><!--s018957b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a downward trend, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in business activity.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grey seal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026486a"><!--s026486a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large greyish seal of North Atlantic coasts.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hollow<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028807a"><!--s028807a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030510b"><!--s030510b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a depressed or hollow part of a surface; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a small valley or basin </p><p><i></i></p><p>a wooded hollow</p>.</div><a name="s030511b"><!--s030511b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an unfilled space; a cavity </p><p><i></i></p><p>in the hollow of one's hand</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bp</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007025a"><!--s007025a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Bishop.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crabgrass</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013831a"><!--s013831a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a grass with freely rooting creeping stems that grows as a weed in lawns: <span class="bodyi">Digitaria</span> <span class="bodyi">sanguinalis</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incense<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹsens/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030702a"><!--s030702a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to arouse (a person or group) to extreme anger or indignation [Middle English <span class="bodyi">encensen</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">incensus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/incense1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">incense 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arch-<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002753a"><!--s002753a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/archi_or_arch/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">archi-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydrogen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhiedrəj(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029763a"><!--s029763a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the simplest and lightest of the chemical elements, normally occurring as a highly flammable gas: symbol H, atomic number 1: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/deuterium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">deuterium</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/protium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">protium</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tritium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tritium</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">hydrogenous</span> /hieʹdrojinəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">hydrogène</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hydro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hydro-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-gène</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gen/3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-gen</span></span></a> ; because water is generated by its combustion].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">genital</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjenitl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025130a"><!--s025130a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026795b"><!--s026795b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating toto do with or in the region of the genitalia.</p></div><a name="s026796b"><!--s026796b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in psychoanalysis, of or characterized by the final stage of sexual development in which oral and anal impulses are replaced by gratification obtained from sexual relationships: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anal</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/oral1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">oral 1</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">genitally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">genitalis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">gignere</span> to beget].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extrajudicial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌekstrəjoohʹdish(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021141a"><!--s021141a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022260b"><!--s022260b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not forming part of regular legal proceedings </p><p><i></i></p><p>an extrajudicial investigation</p>.</div><a name="s022261b"><!--s022261b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>done in contravention of law </p><p><i></i></p><p>an extrajudicial execution</p> <p><span class="bodyb">extrajudicially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heart-rending</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027862a"><!--s027862a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>causing great sorrow</p><p><span class="bodyb">heart-rendingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/foyst/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023344a"><!--s023344a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024953b"><!--s024953b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + off on/on/upon) to force acceptance of (something or somebody unwanted) by somebody, or to force (somebody) to accept something or somebody they do not want </p><p><i></i></p><p>Many constituencies don't like to have someone foisted on them</p><p> Jeffrey Archer.</p></div><a name="s024954b"><!--s024954b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + off on/on/upon) to deceitfully pass (something or somebody) off as genuine or worthy.</p></div><a name="s024955b"><!--s024955b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + in/into) to introduce or insert (something) surreptitiously or without warrant [prob from early Dutch <span class="bodyi">vuisten</span> to take into one's hand, from <span class="bodyi">vuyst</span> fist].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">downtime</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018136a"><!--s018136a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>time during which a computer, machine, etc is inoperative during normal working hours.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grey squirrel</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026487a"><!--s026487a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a common light grey to black squirrel with grey fur that causes severe damage to deciduous trees: <span class="bodyi">Sciurus carolinensis</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BPhil</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007026a"><!--s007026a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Bachelor of Philosophy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hollowware <span class="bodyi">or</span> holloware</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028808a"><!--s028808a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>domestic vessels that have a significant depth and volume, e.g. pots, pans, and jugs: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flatware/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flatware</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crab louse</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013832a"><!--s013832a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) a sucking louse that infests human body hair, e.g. in the pubic area: <span class="bodyi">Phthirus</span> <span class="bodyi">pubis</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fol.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023345a"><!--s023345a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>folio.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydrogenase</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hieʹdrojinayz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029764a"><!--s029764a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an enzyme of various anaerobic micro-organisms, e.g. some bacteria, that promotes the oxidation of hydrogen atoms or the uptake and release of gaseous hydrogen.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extramarital</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ekstrəʹmaritl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021142a"><!--s021142a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of sexual relations: occurring outside marriage; adulterous.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">genital herpes</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025131a"><!--s025131a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sexually transmitted disease caused by the herpes simplex virus and characterized by blisters in the genital region.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">down-to-earth</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018137a"><!--s018137a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>practical or realistic.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arch<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002750a"><!--s002750a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002689b"><!--s002689b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of a look, manner, remark, etc: consciously sly or teasing; saucy or playful.</p></div><a name="s002690b"><!--s002690b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000561c"><!--s000561c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a look, manner, remark, etc: consciously sly or teasing; saucy or playful </p><p><i></i></p><p>an arch smile</p>.</div><a name="s000562c"><!--s000562c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> clever; alert </p><p><i></i></p><p>Oh that arch eye of yours!</p> — Jane Austen.</div></div><a name="s002691b"><!--s002691b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> preeminent; exceptional </p><p><i></i></p><p>the most arch deed of piteous massacre</p> — Shakespeare<p><span class="bodyb">archly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">archness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/arch1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">arch-1</span></span></a> (2), as in <span class="bodyi">arch-rogue</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heart-searching</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027863a"><!--s027863a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>close examination of one's motives or feelings.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">greywacke</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgraywakə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026488a"><!--s026488a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a coarse usu dark grey sandstone or conglomerate of cemented rock fragments [partial translation of German <span class="bodyi">Grauwacke</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incensory</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹsensəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> incensories)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030703a"><!--s030703a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/censer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">censer</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bpi</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007027a"><!--s007027a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007217b"><!--s007217b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in computing, bits per inch.</p></div><a name="s007218b"><!--s007218b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in computing, bytes per inch.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">holly</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹholi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hollies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028809a"><!--s028809a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous species of tree ors and shrubs with thick glossy spiny-edged leaves and bright red berries: <span class="bodyi">Ilex aquifolium</span> and other species [Old English <span class="bodyi">holen, holegn</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crab spider</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013833a"><!--s013833a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous species of spiders with long front legs that have a crablike sideways motion: family Thomisidae.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heartsease</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhahtseez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027864a"><!--s027864a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wild European pansy with small variously coloured flowers, often violet and yellow: <span class="bodyi">Viola tricolor</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">genitalia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jeniʹtayli·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025132a"><!--s025132a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the external reproductive and sexual organs [Latin <span class="bodyi">genitalia</span>, neuter pl of <span class="bodyi">genitalis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/genital/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">genital</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">archaea</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahʹkeeə/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002756a"><!--s002756a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a class of bacteria that live in extreme environments and are thought to represent the most ancient group of organisms still living [Greek <span class="bodyi">archaios</span> ancient].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">folacin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfohləsin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023346a"><!--s023346a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/folic_acid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">folic acid</span></span></a> [from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/folic_acid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">folic acid</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in1/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-in 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extramural</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ekstrəʹmyooərəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021143a"><!--s021143a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022262b"><!--s022262b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>outside the walls or boundaries of a place or organization.</p></div><a name="s022263b"><!--s022263b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> for students of a university, college, etc who do not attend on a full-time basis </p><p><i></i></p><p>extramural studies</p> <p><span class="bodyb">extramurally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incentive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹsentiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030704a"><!--s030704a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032340b"><!--s032340b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something that motivates somebody or spurs them on.</p></div><a name="s032341b"><!--s032341b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an extra payment to encourage employees to greater productivity [Middle English from late Latin <span class="bodyi">incentivum</span>, neuter of <span class="bodyi">incentivus</span> stimulating, setting the tune, from Latin <span class="bodyi">incinere</span> to set the tune, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">canere</span> to sing].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">downtown<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018138a"><!--s018138a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> of, to, towards, or in the lower part or main business district of a town or city.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crab stick</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013834a"><!--s013834a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a stick of compressed fish meat flavoured with crab.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">B-picture</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007028a"><!--s007028a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/b_movie/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">B-movie</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydrogenate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hieʹdrojinayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029765a"><!--s029765a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to combine or treat (an unsaturated organic compound, etc) with hydrogen <span class="bodyb">hydrogenation</span> /-ʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grey water</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026489a"><!--s026489a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in conservation terms, used water (e.g. water from domestic baths) that is not too dirty to be reused, for example for watering plants.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hollyhock</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹholihok/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028810a"><!--s028810a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tall plant of the mallow family with large coarse rounded leaves and tall spikes of showy flowers: <span class="bodyi">Alcea rosea</span> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">holihoc</span> orig referring to the marsh mallow, which has medicinal uses; from <span class="bodyi">holi</span> holy + Old English <span class="bodyi">hoc</span> mallow].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heartsick</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027865a"><!--s027865a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>deeply disappointed or despondent, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from loss of love</p><p><span class="bodyb">heartsickness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">genitals</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025133a"><!--s025133a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the genitalia.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incentivize <span class="bodyi">or</span> incentivise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹsentiviez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030705a"><!--s030705a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to stimulate or motivate (e.g. employees) by offering an incentive or incentives.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bps</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007029a"><!--s007029a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>bits per second.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">downtown<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018139a"><!--s018139a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> the downtown area of a town or city.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/grid/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026490a"><!--s026490a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028310b"><!--s028310b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a framework of parallel metal bars covering an opening, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a drain; a grating.</p></div><a name="s028311b"><!--s028311b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a network of uniformly spaced intersecting horizontal and perpendicular lines, e.g. for locating points on a map.</p></div><a name="s028312b"><!--s028312b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s007485c"><!--s007485c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a network of uniformly spaced horizontal and perpendicular lines, e.g. for locating points on a map.</p></div><a name="s007486c"><!--s007486c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a layout (e.g. of streets) with intersecting horizontal and perpendicular elements.</p></div></div><a name="s028313b"><!--s028313b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a network of conductors for the distribution of electricity.</p></div><a name="s028314b"><!--s028314b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the starting positions of vehicles on a racetrack.</p></div><a name="s028315b"><!--s028315b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>an <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/electrode/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">electrode</span></span></a> (structure that conducts an electric current) in a thermionic valve or other electronic device that usu has the form of a wire mesh and controls the flow of electrons between the cathode and the anode</p><p><span class="bodyb">gridded</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gridiron/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gridiron</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hollywood</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028811a"><!--s028811a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030512b"><!--s030512b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the American film industry</p><p>Hollywood is a district of Los Angeles where much early film-making took place. It is now an area where few studios are found. But the name has become synonymous with the manufacture of entertainment movies in America (and even other countries). Thus, ‘Hollywood’ extends to TV, advertising, and other media and exists in opposition to American ‘independent’ film-making (cheaper, less glamorous, more personal) — David Thomson</p></div><a name="s030513b"><!--s030513b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) of or relating to the American film industry </p><p><i></i></p><p>a Hollywood star</p> <p>[<span class="bodyi">Hollywood</span>, district of Los Angeles, California, USA, centre of the industry].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydrogen bomb</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029766a"><!--s029766a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bomb whose enormous violent explosive power is due to the sudden release of atomic energy resulting from the nuclear fusion of hydrogen nuclei initiated by the explosion of an atom bomb.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Archaean</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">Archean</span>) /ahʹkee·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002757a"><!--s002757a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or dating fromof the earlier part of the Precambrian aeon, lasting from about 4600 to about 2500 million years ago, before the first living things appeared. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/azoic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">azoic</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">Archaean</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">archaios</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/archae_or_archaeo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">archae-</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-fold</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023351a"><!--s023351a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024976b"><!--s024976b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>forming adjectives or adverbs, with the meaning: multiplied by the number specified; times </p><p><i></i></p><p>a tenfold increase</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a twelvefold increase</p> <p><i></i></p><p>We'll repay you tenfold</p>.</div><a name="s024977b"><!--s024977b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>forming adjectives, with the meaning: having a given number of parts </p><p><i></i></p><p>consider the threefold aspect of the problem</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">-feald</span>; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">fealdan</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fold1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fold 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extraneous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹstrayni·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021144a"><!--s021144a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022264b"><!--s022264b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not forming an essential or vital part; irrelevant </p><p><i></i></p><p>an extraneous scene that added nothing to the play</p>.</div><a name="s022265b"><!--s022265b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>on or coming from the outside</p><p><span class="bodyb">extraneously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">extraneousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">extraneus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/strange/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">strange</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crabwise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013835a"><!--s013835a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014387b"><!--s014387b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>sideways.</p></div><a name="s014388b"><!--s014388b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in a sidling or cautiously indirect manner.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heartsore</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027866a"><!--s027866a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/heartsick/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">heartsick</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">genitive<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjenitiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025134a"><!--s025134a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>denoting a grammatical case expressing a relationship of possessor or source <span class="bodyb">genitival</span> /-ʹtievl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">genitivally</span> /-ʹtievəli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">genitivus</span> of birth, from <span class="bodyi">gignere</span> to beget].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">b.pt.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007030a"><!--s007030a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>boiling point.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">downtrodden</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018140a"><!--s018140a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>oppressed by those in power.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incept</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹsept/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030706a"><!--s030706a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032342b"><!--s032342b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of an organism: to ingest (food) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s032343b"><!--s032343b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> in former times, to take a higher degree at university</p><p><span class="bodyb">inceptor</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">inceptus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">incipere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inception/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inception</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydrogen bond</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029767a"><!--s029767a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an electrostatic chemical bond consisting of a hydrogen atom bonded to two small electronegative atoms, e.g. oxygen or nitrogen.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fold<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fohld/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023347a"><!--s023347a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024956b"><!--s024956b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + over) to lay one part of (something) over another part.</p></div><a name="s024957b"><!--s024957b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to reduce the length or bulk of (something) by doubling it over.</p></div><a name="s024958b"><!--s024958b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006533c"><!--s006533c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to reduce the length or bulk of (something) by doubling it over.</p></div><a name="s006534c"><!--s006534c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to become folded or be capable of being folded.</p></div></div><a name="s024959b"><!--s024959b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s006535c"><!--s006535c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to clasp (e.g. one's arms) together.</p></div><a name="s006536c"><!--s006536c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to bring (e.g. wings) to rest close to the body.</p></div></div><a name="s024960b"><!--s024960b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s006537c"><!--s006537c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to clasp or embrace (somebody) closely.</p></div><a name="s006538c"><!--s006538c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to wrap or envelop (something).</p></div></div><a name="s024961b"><!--s024961b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(+ in/into) to gently incorporate (a food ingredient) into a mixture without thorough stirring or beating.</p></div><a name="s024962b"><!--s024962b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to bend (e.g. a layer of rock) into folds <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s024963b"><!--s024963b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to become folded or be capable of being folded.</p></div><a name="s024964b"><!--s024964b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to fail completely, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to stop production or operation because of lack of business or capital.</p></div><a name="s024965b"><!--s024965b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to succumb to fatigue</p><p><span class="bodyb">foldable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">fealdan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">holm<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hohlm, hohm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">Brit</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028812a"><!--s028812a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030514b"><!--s030514b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small inshore island.</p></div><a name="s030515b"><!--s030515b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an area of flat low-lying land near a river; a flood plain [Old English, from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">hōlmr</span> islet, river meadow].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">griddle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgridl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026491a"><!--s026491a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028316b"><!--s028316b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a flat metal pan or plate on which food is cooked by dry heat.</p></div><a name="s028317b"><!--s028317b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a metal plate set into the top of an old-fashioned stove, for cooking food in the same way [Middle English <span class="bodyi">gredil</span> gridiron, via late Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">craticula</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">cratis</span> wickerwork].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crack<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/krak/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013836a"><!--s013836a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014389b"><!--s014389b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make or cause (something) to make a sudden sharp noise.</p></div><a name="s014390b"><!--s014390b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to break or split apart.</p></div><a name="s014391b"><!--s014391b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to break (something) with a crack.</p></div><a name="s014392b"><!--s014392b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to tell (a joke).</p></div><a name="s014393b"><!--s014393b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to puzzle out and expose or solve (e.g. a code or mystery).</p></div><a name="s014394b"><!--s014394b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to break into (a safe).</p></div><a name="s014395b"><!--s014395b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>of the voice: to change pitch suddenly.</p></div><a name="s014396b"><!--s014396b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to collapse emotionally under stress.</p></div><a name="s014397b"><!--s014397b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to make a sudden sharp explosive noise </p><p><i></i></p><p>The whip cracks</p>.</div><a name="s014398b"><!--s014398b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><a name="s003596c"><!--s003596c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to break or split apart.</p></div><a name="s003597c"><!--s003597c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to develop fissures.</p></div></div><a name="s014399b"><!--s014399b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>said of the voice: to change pitch suddenly </p><p><i></i></p><p>His voice cracked with emotion</p>.</div><a name="s014400b"><!--s014400b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>to collapse emotionally under stress.</p></div><a name="s014401b"><!--s014401b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>said of hydrocarbons: to break up into simpler chemical compounds when heated, usu with a catalyst <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s014402b"><!--s014402b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><a name="s003598c"><!--s003598c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to break (something) so that fissures appear on the surface </p><p><i></i></p><p>The snowball cracked the windowpane</p>.</div><a name="s003599c"><!--s003599c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to break (something) with a crack </p><p><i></i></p><p>another gadget for cracking nuts</p>.</div></div><a name="s014403b"><!--s014403b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">15</span><br/><p>to tell (a joke).</p></div><a name="s014404b"><!--s014404b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">16</span><br/><a name="s003600c"><!--s003600c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to puzzle out and expose, solve, or reveal the mystery of (a code, etc).</p></div><a name="s003601c"><!--s003601c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to break into (a safe).</p></div><a name="s003602c"><!--s003602c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to break through (a barrier, etc) so as to gain acceptance or recognition.</p></div></div><a name="s014405b"><!--s014405b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">17</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to make a sudden sharp noise </p><p><i></i></p><p>crack one's knuckles</p>.</div><a name="s014406b"><!--s014406b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">18</span><br/><a name="s003603c"><!--s003603c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to subject (heavy hydrocarbons) to cracking, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to produce petrol.</p></div><a name="s003604c"><!--s003604c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to produce (petrol) by cracking.</p></div></div><a name="s014407b"><!--s014407b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">19</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to open (a can or bottle) for drinking [Old English <span class="bodyi">cracian</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heart-stopping</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027867a"><!--s027867a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>tense or thrilling</p><p><span class="bodyb">heart-stoppingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extranet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹekstrənet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021145a"><!--s021145a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in computing, part of an organization's intranet system that is accessible to users outside the organization.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">archaeo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002758a"><!--s002758a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/archae_or_archaeo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">archae-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">genitive<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025135a"><!--s025135a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the genitive case or a word in this case.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bq</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007031a"><!--s007031a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>becquerel.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">downturn</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018141a"><!--s018141a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a downward turn, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> towards diminished economic or commercial activity.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inception</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹsepsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030707a"><!--s030707a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act or an instance of beginning a process or undertaking </p><p><i></i></p><p>She has worked on the project since its inception</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">inception-</span>, <span class="bodyi">inceptio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">incipere</span> to begin, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">capere</span> to take].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydrogen bromide</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029768a"><!--s029768a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a colourless pungent gas that dissolves in water to form hydrobromic acid and is used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the synthesis of organic chemical compounds that are bromides: formula HBr.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">griddle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026492a"><!--s026492a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to cook (food) on a griddle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heartstrings</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027868a"><!--s027868a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the deepest emotions or affections </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her words tugged at his heartstrings</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fold<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023348a"><!--s023348a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024966b"><!--s024966b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a doubling or folding over of e.g. material, or a crease made in this way.</p></div><a name="s024967b"><!--s024967b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a part doubled or laid over another part; a pleat.</p></div><a name="s024968b"><!--s024968b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something that hangs loosely or is loosely folded or draped, or a hollow or sagging part, e.g. of skin, that is formed in this way.</p></div><a name="s024969b"><!--s024969b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s006539c"><!--s006539c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a bend in rock strata produced usu by compression.</p></div><a name="s006540c"><!--s006540c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> an undulation in the landscape.</p></div></div><a name="s024970b"><!--s024970b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a single coil in a rope.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crack<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013837a"><!--s013837a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014408b"><!--s014408b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003605c"><!--s003605c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a line or narrow opening that marks a break between parts that are broken or split.</p></div><a name="s003606c"><!--s003606c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a narrow or chink.</p></div></div><a name="s014409b"><!--s014409b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a sudden sharp loud noise.</p></div><a name="s014410b"><!--s014410b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a line or narrow opening; a fissure or chink.</p></div><a name="s014411b"><!--s014411b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a break or unsteadiness in the voice.</p></div><a name="s014412b"><!--s014412b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a sharp resounding blow </p><p><i></i></p><p>a crack on the head</p>.</div><a name="s014413b"><!--s014413b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a witty remark; a quip.</p></div><a name="s014414b"><!--s014414b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span>(+ at) an attempt or try at something.</p></div><a name="s014415b"><!--s014415b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the crack</span>) <span class="bodyi">dialect, informal</span> conversation, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> amusing conversation.</p></div><a name="s014416b"><!--s014416b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">crack cocaine</span>) <span class="bodyi">slang</span> a purified, potent, and highly addictive variety of cocaine, in the form of white pellets that are smoked by users ✱ <span class="bodyb">at the crack of dawn</span> very early in the morning ✱ <span class="bodyb">the crack of doom</span> the thunderclap heralding the Day of Judgment </p><p><i></i></p><p>Once fairly out on a round, it would take the crack of doom to stop a true golfer</p><p> Conan Doyle </p><p><i></i></p><p>It seemed that the list would stretch out to the crack of doom</p><p> Mark Twain.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">holm<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hohm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028813a"><!--s028813a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030516b"><!--s030516b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/holm_oak/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">holm oak</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s030517b"><!--s030517b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit dialect</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/holly/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">holly</span></span></a> [Old English <span class="bodyi">holen</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/holly/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">holly</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BR</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007032a"><!--s007032a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007219b"><!--s007219b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Brazil (international vehicle registration).</p></div><a name="s007220b"><!--s007220b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>formerly, British Rail.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">genitourinary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌjenitohʹyooərin(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025136a"><!--s025136a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to do with the genital and urinary organs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">archaeology</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">archeology</span>) /ahkiʹoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002759a"><!--s002759a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the scientific study of material remains, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> artefacts and dwellings, of past human life and activities</p><p>Literally ‘discourse on ancient things’, archaeology is the study of the human past through the systematic recovery and analysis of material culture. The discipline aims to recover, describe and classify this material, to describe the form and behaviour of past societies, and to understand the reasons for this behaviour. It has become a truly interdisciplinary subject, drawing on expertise from many other fields — Dr Paul Bahn</p><p><span class="bodyb">archaeologic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">archaeological</span> /-ʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">archaeologically</span> /-ʹlojikəli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">archaeologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">archéologie</span> via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">archaiologia</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/archaeo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">archaeo-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/logy_or_ology/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-logy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extraordinaire</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikstrawdiʹneə / <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021146a"><!--s021146a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">used after a noun</span>) outstanding </p><p><i></i></p><p>a chef extraordinaire</p> <p>[French <span class="bodyi">extraordinaire</span> extraordinary].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inceptive<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹseptiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030708a"><!--s030708a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032344b"><!--s032344b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>initial, beginning, or first.</p></div><a name="s032345b"><!--s032345b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a verb: expressing the beginning of an action. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inchoative1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inchoative 1</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">inceptively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydrogen chloride</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029769a"><!--s029769a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a colourless pungent poisonous gas that dissolves in water to form hydrochloric acid and is used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the synthesis of organic chemical compounds that are chlorides: formula HCl.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">down under<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018142a"><!--s018142a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> in or into Australia or New Zealand.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gridiron</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgridie·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026493a"><!--s026493a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028318b"><!--s028318b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a framework of metal bars on which food is placed to be cooked; a grill.</p></div><a name="s028319b"><!--s028319b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any arrangement of horizontal and perpendicular lines or elements; a grid.</p></div><a name="s028320b"><!--s028320b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span></p><a name="s007487c"><!--s007487c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an American football field.</p></div><a name="s007488c"><!--s007488c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the game of American football [Middle English <span class="bodyi">gredire</span>, perhaps alteration of <span class="bodyi">gredil</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/griddle1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">griddle 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fold<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023349a"><!--s023349a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024971b"><!--s024971b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an enclosure for sheep.</p></div><a name="s024972b"><!--s024972b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006541c"><!--s006541c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an enclosure for sheep.</p></div><a name="s006542c"><!--s006542c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a flock of sheep.</p></div></div><a name="s024973b"><!--s024973b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the fold</span>) (<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a group of people adhering to a common faith, belief, or enthusiasm [Old English <span class="bodyi">falod</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inceptive<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030709a"><!--s030709a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an inceptive verb.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crack<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013838a"><!--s013838a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> of superior quality or ability </p><p><i></i></p><p>a crack shot</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">holmium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹholmi·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028814a"><!--s028814a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a silver-white metallic chemical element of the rare-earth group that occurs naturally in various rare-earth minerals and forms highly magnetic compounds: symbol Ho, atomic number 67 [Latin <span class="bodyi">holmium</span>, named after <span class="bodyi">Holmia</span> Stockholm, capital city of Sweden].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Br</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007033a"><!--s007033a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chemical symbol for bromine.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heart-throb</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027869a"><!--s027869a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a good-looking man who arouses infatuation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">genius</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjeenyəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> geniuses)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025137a"><!--s025137a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026797b"><!--s026797b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person endowed with extraordinary intellectual power; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a person of a very high intelligence.</p></div><a name="s026798b"><!--s026798b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>extraordinary intellectual power, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as displayed in creative activity </p><p><i></i></p><p>Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius</p><p> Conan Doyle.</p></div><a name="s026799b"><!--s026799b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a single strongly marked capacity or aptitude </p><p><i></i></p><p>He had a genius for teaching maths</p>.</div><a name="s026800b"><!--s026800b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">pl</span> <span class="bodyb">genii /ʹjeeniie/</span>) a spirit, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in Arabic folklore.</p></div><a name="s026801b"><!--s026801b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a distinctive or identifying character or spirit </p><p><i></i></p><p>Optimism was the genius of the Victorian era</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">genius</span> tutelary spirit, fondness for social enjoyment, from <span class="bodyi">gignere</span> to beget].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">archaeopteryx</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahkiʹoptəriks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002760a"><!--s002760a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the oldest fossil bird of the late Jurassic period, which combined the wings and feathers of a bird with the teeth and bony tail of a dinosaur [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">archaeopteryx</span> genus name, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/archaeo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">archaeo-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">pteryx</span> wing].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydrogen cyanide</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029770a"><!--s029770a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031387b"><!--s031387b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a poisonous gaseous compound that has the smell of bitter almonds: formula HCN.</p></div><a name="s031388b"><!--s031388b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hydrocyanic_acid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hydrocyanic acid</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extraordinary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹstrawdin(ə)ri, ekstrəʹaw-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021147a"><!--s021147a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022266b"><!--s022266b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005689c"><!--s005689c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>going beyond what is usual, regular, or customary </p><p><i></i></p><p>extraordinary powers</p>.</div><a name="s005690c"><!--s005690c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>highly exceptional; remarkable </p><p><i></i></p><p>extraordinary beauty</p>.</div></div><a name="s022267b"><!--s022267b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also used after a noun</span>) on or for a special function or service </p><p><i></i></p><p>an ambassador extraordinary</p> <p><i></i></p><p>an extraordinary general meeting</p> <p><span class="bodyb">extraordinarily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">extraordinariness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">extraordinarie</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">extraordinarius</span>, from <span class="bodyi">extra ordinem</span> out of course, from <span class="bodyi">extra</span> outside + <span class="bodyi">ordinem</span>, accusative of <span class="bodyi">ordin-, ordo</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/order1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">order 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">down under<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018143a"><!--s018143a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> Australia or New Zealand </p><p><i></i></p><p>a band from down under</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gridlock</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgridlok/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026494a"><!--s026494a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028321b"><!--s028321b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a severe traffic jam affecting a whole area with intersecting streets.</p></div><a name="s028322b"><!--s028322b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a point in a dispute or negotiations where the positions adopted by the parties involved make further progress impossible.</p></div><a name="s028323b"><!--s028323b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s007489c"><!--s007489c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a severe traffic jam affecting the traffic over a whole area with intersecting streets.</p></div><a name="s007490c"><!--s007490c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a state in which traffic is obstructed and unable to move over a wide area.</p></div></div><a name="s028324b"><!--s028324b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s007491c"><!--s007491c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a complete halting or breakdown of an overloaded system or organization.</p></div><a name="s007492c"><!--s007492c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a point in a dispute or negotiations where the positions adopted by the parties involved make further progress impossible</p><p><span class="bodyb">gridlocked</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fold<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023350a"><!--s023350a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024974b"><!--s024974b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to pen (e.g. sheep) in a fold.</p></div><a name="s024975b"><!--s024975b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to pen sheep for the fertilization of (land).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incertitude</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹsuhtityoohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030710a"><!--s030710a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>uncertainty; doubt [early French <span class="bodyi">incertitude</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">incertitudo</span>, from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">certitudo</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/certitude/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">certitude</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crackbrained</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013839a"><!--s013839a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> idiotic; crazy </p><p><i></i></p><p>a crackbrained scheme</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Br.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007034a"><!--s007034a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007221b"><!--s007221b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>British.</p></div><a name="s007222b"><!--s007222b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>brother.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">archae- <span class="bodyi">or</span> archaeo-</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">arche-</span>)(archeo-) <i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002755a"><!--s002755a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meaning: ancient or primitive </p><p><i></i></p><p>archaeopteryx</p> <p><i></i></p><p>archaeology</p> [Greek <span class="bodyi">archaio-</span> from <span class="bodyi">archaios</span> ancient, from <span class="bodyi">archē</span> beginning].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">holm oak</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hohm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028815a"><!--s028815a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a S European evergreen oak with glossy dark-green leaves: <span class="bodyi">Quercus ilex</span> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">holm</span> holly, alteration of <span class="bodyi">holin</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heart-to-heart<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027870a"><!--s027870a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>sincere and intimate </p><p><i></i></p><p>heart-to-heart confidences</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">downward</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdownwəd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018144a"><!--s018144a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018958b"><!--s018958b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>moving or extending downwards </p><p><i></i></p><p>the downward path</p>.</div><a name="s018959b"><!--s018959b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>descending to a lower pitch, position, etc.</p></div><a name="s018960b"><!--s018960b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>descending from a head, origin, or source</p><p><span class="bodyb">downwardness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">genius loci</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlohsie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> genii loci)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025138a"><!--s025138a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the pervading spirit or atmosphere of a place [Latin <span class="bodyi">genius loci</span> spirit of a place].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grief</span><small><span class="eSynop">/greef/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026495a"><!--s026495a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028325b"><!--s028325b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>deep distress, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> that caused by bereavement.</p></div><a name="s028326b"><!--s028326b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007493c"><!--s007493c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a cause of deep distress.</p></div><a name="s007494c"><!--s007494c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grievance/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grievance</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s028327b"><!--s028327b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> trouble of any kind ✱ <span class="bodyb">come to grief</span> to end badly; to fail ✱ <span class="bodyb">good grief!</span> an exclamation of surprise, annoyance, or alarm</p><p><span class="bodyb">griefless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">gref</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">gravis</span> heavy, serious].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydrogen fluoride</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029771a"><!--s029771a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a colourless corrosive poisonous gaseous chemical compound that dissolves in water to form hydrofluoric acid and is used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a catalyst in the petroleum industry and in the synthesis of organic chemical compounds that are fluorides: formula HF.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extraordinary general meeting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021148a"><!--s021148a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a meeting of the board of directors or the shareholders of a business company that is held specially to discuss an important matter.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foldaway</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023352a"><!--s023352a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>designed to fold out of the way or out of sight </p><p><i></i></p><p>a foldaway bed</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incessant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹses(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030711a"><!--s030711a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>usu said of something unpleasant or undesirable: continuing without interruption </p><p><i></i></p><p>I've had enough of your incessant complaints</p> <p><span class="bodyb">incessancy</span> /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">incessantly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">incessaunt</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">incessant-</span>, <span class="bodyi">incessans</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">cessant-</span>, <span class="bodyi">cessans</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">cessare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cease1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cease 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crackdown</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013840a"><!--s013840a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an act or instance of cracking down.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">archaic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahʹkayik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002761a"><!--s002761a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002698b"><!--s002698b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>antiquated </p><p><i></i></p><p>archaic methods</p>.</div><a name="s002699b"><!--s002699b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of vocabulary or expressions: no longer used in ordinary speech or writing.</p></div><a name="s002700b"><!--s002700b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of art, music, etc: belonging to an early period of development</p><p><span class="bodyb">archaically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">archaïque</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">archaïkos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">archaios</span> ancient].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bra</span><small><span class="eSynop">/brah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007035a"><!--s007035a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a woman's closely fitting undergarment with cups for supporting the breasts</p><p><span class="bodyb">braless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brassiere/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brassiere</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">holo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028816a"><!--s028816a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hol_or_holo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hol-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heart-to-heart<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027871a"><!--s027871a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a frank or intimate talk.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">genizah</span><small><span class="eSynop">/geʹneezə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025139a"><!--s025139a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a storeroom in a synagogue, for discarded books, papers, and sacred objects [Hebrew <span class="bodyi">gĕnīzāh</span> hiding place].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grievance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgreev(ə)ns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026496a"><!--s026496a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028328b"><!--s028328b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a cause of resentment or of dissatisfaction, constituting grounds for protest or complaint </p><p><i></i></p><p>Stephen had not forgotten the trifling grievance that Elfride had known earlier admiration than his own</p><p> Hardy.</p></div><a name="s028329b"><!--s028329b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a cause of dissatisfaction, e.g. at poor working conditions, constituting grounds for protest or complaint.</p></div><a name="s028330b"><!--s028330b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the formal expression of a grievance; a complaint.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydrogen iodide</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029772a"><!--s029772a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an acrid colourless gas that dissolves in water to form hydriodic acid and is used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the synthesis of organic chemical compounds that are iodides: formula HI.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">downwards</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018145a"><!--s018145a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018961b"><!--s018961b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>from a higher to a lower place or level; in the opposite direction from up.</p></div><a name="s018962b"><!--s018962b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>from a higher to a lower condition, amount, rank, etc.</p></div><a name="s018963b"><!--s018963b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s004736c"><!--s004736c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>from a higher to a lower place or level; in the opposite direction from up.</p></div><a name="s004737c"><!--s004737c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>downstream.</p></div><a name="s004738c"><!--s004738c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>so as to conceal a particular surface </p><p><i></i></p><p>turn it face downwards</p>.</div></div><a name="s018964b"><!--s018964b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s004739c"><!--s004739c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>from a higher to a lower condition.</p></div><a name="s004740c"><!--s004740c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>going down in amount, price, figure, or rank </p><p><i></i></p><p>from £1000 downwards</p>.</div></div><a name="s018965b"><!--s018965b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>from a predecessor or an earlier time.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extraordinary rendition</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021149a"><!--s021149a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the transfer by a government agency of individuals suspected of terrorist involvement to detention centres in countries where there is less stringent control over methods of interrogation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">folder</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023353a"><!--s023353a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024978b"><!--s024978b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a folded cover or large envelope for holding or filing loose papers.</p></div><a name="s024979b"><!--s024979b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a computer directory containing a number of files.</p></div><a name="s024980b"><!--s024980b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a leaflet or brochure.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incest</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinsest/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030712a"><!--s030712a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>sexual intercourse between people so closely related that they are forbidden by law to marry [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">incestum</span>, neuter of <span class="bodyi">incestus</span> impure, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">castus</span> pure].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">archaise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahkay·iez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002762a"><!--s002762a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/archaize_or_archaise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">archaize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crack down</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013841a"><!--s013841a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (+ on) to take regulatory or disciplinary action against (something or somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The police are cracking down on drink-driving</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">holocaust</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹholəkawst/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028817a"><!--s028817a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030518b"><!--s030518b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an instance of wholesale destruction or loss of life </p><p><i></i></p><p>the nuclear holocaust</p>.</div><a name="s030519b"><!--s030519b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Holocaust</span>) the genocidal persecution of European Jewry by Hitler and the Nazi party during World War II.</p></div><a name="s030520b"><!--s030520b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>formerly, in Jewish religious practice, a sacrificial offering wholly consumed by fire on the altar; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/burnt_offering/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">burnt offering</span></span></a> (1) [Middle English via Old French and late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">holokauston</span>, neuter of <span class="bodyi">holokaustos</span> burned whole, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/holo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">holo-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">kaustos</span> burned, from <span class="bodyi">kaiein</span> to burn].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">braai<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/brie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">SAfr</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007036a"><!--s007036a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007223b"><!--s007223b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a portable grill for roasting meat, etc; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/barbecue1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">barbecue 1</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s007224b"><!--s007224b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a barbecue party.</p></div><a name="s007225b"><!--s007225b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an area, e.g. a patio, designed for a braai [short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/braaivleis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">braaivleis</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grieve<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/greev/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026497a"><!--s026497a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028331b"><!--s028331b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + for) to feel or express grief, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> over a bereavement <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s028332b"><!--s028332b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (somebody) to suffer grief; to distress </p><p><i></i></p><p>It grieves me to hear that</p> <p><span class="bodyb">griever</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">greven</span> via early French <span class="bodyi">grever</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">gravare</span> to burden, from <span class="bodyi">gravis</span> heavy, serious].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">downwind</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018146a"><!--s018146a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in the direction towards which the wind is blowing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heart-warming</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027872a"><!--s027872a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>inspiring sympathetic feeling; cheering or uplifting.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">genoa</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjenoh·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025140a"><!--s025140a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large jib which partly overlaps a ship's mainsail [named after <span class="bodyi">Genoa</span>, a city in Italy].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydrogen ion</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029773a"><!--s029773a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031389b"><!--s031389b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the positively charged ion, H<sup>+</sup>, characteristic of acids, that consists of a hydrogen atom that has lost an electron; a proton.</p></div><a name="s031390b"><!--s031390b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a hydrogen ion combined with water that is present in solutions of acids; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hydronium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hydronium</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incestuous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹsestyooəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030713a"><!--s030713a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032346b"><!--s032346b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to, guilty of, or involving incest.</p></div><a name="s032347b"><!--s032347b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>excessively or unhealthily close to or shut off from outside influences</p><p><span class="bodyb">incestuously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">incestuousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">folderol</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfoldərol/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023354a"><!--s023354a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024981b"><!--s024981b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a useless ornament; a trifle.</p></div><a name="s024982b"><!--s024982b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>nonsense [<span class="bodyi">fol-de-rol</span>, a meaningless refrain in old songs].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cracked</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013842a"><!--s013842a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014417b"><!--s014417b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>broken in such a way as to produce cracks.</p></div><a name="s014418b"><!--s014418b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>marked by unsteadiness or sudden changes of pitch </p><p><i></i></p><p>a cracked voice</p>.</div><a name="s014419b"><!--s014419b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> mentally disordered; crazy </p><p><i></i></p><p>You must be cracked!</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extrapolate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹstrapəlayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021150a"><!--s021150a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022268b"><!--s022268b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in mathematics, to predict (a value of a variable at a given point) by extending a line or curve plotted on a graph from known values at previous points.</p></div><a name="s022269b"><!--s022269b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005691c"><!--s005691c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to use or extend (known data or experience) in order to surmise or work out something unknown.</p></div><a name="s005692c"><!--s005692c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to predict (something) by extrapolating known data or experience <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s022270b"><!--s022270b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to perform the act or process of extrapolating something <span class="bodyb">extrapolation</span> /-ʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">extrapolative</span> /-lətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">extrapolator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/extra/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">extra-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-polate</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/interpolate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">interpolate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">archaism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahkayiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002763a"><!--s002763a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002701b"><!--s002701b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an instance of archaic usage; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an archaic word or expression.</p></div><a name="s002702b"><!--s002702b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the use of archaic diction or style.</p></div><a name="s002703b"><!--s002703b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something outmoded or old-fashioned </p><p><i></i></p><p>The question is whether these hallowed archaisms are only a surface phenomenon, which a sensible modernization of Parliament would easily sweep away</p> — Anthony Arblaster <span class="bodyb">archaistic</span> /-ʹistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">archaïsmos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">archaios</span> ancient].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">braai<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (braais, braaied, braaiing braaing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007037a"><!--s007037a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">SAfr</span> to barbecue (meat, etc).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Holocene</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹholəseen/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028818a"><!--s028818a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>ofrelating to the present geological epoch, the second epoch of the Quaternary period, which began 10,000 years ago and followed the Pleistocene epoch</p><p><span class="bodyb">Holocene</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">holocène</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/holo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">holo-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">kainos</span> new].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grieve<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026498a"><!--s026498a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Scot</span> a farm or estate manager or overseer [Old English <span class="bodyi">grœfa</span> governor, sheriff; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">gerēfa</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/reeve1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">reeve 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inch<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/inch/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030714a"><!--s030714a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032348b"><!--s032348b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot (about 2.54cm).</p></div><a name="s032349b"><!--s032349b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a small amount or, distance, or degree </p><p><i></i></p><p>came within an inch of succeeding</p>.</div><a name="s032350b"><!--s032350b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) stature or height.</p></div><a name="s032351b"><!--s032351b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a fall of rain or, snow that would, etc enough to cover a level surface to the depth of one inch.</p></div><a name="s032352b"><!--s032352b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a unit of pressure that can support a mercury column one inch high in a barometer ✱ <span class="bodyb">every inch</span> to the utmost degree </p><p><i></i></p><p>is every inch a winner</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">inch by inch</span> slowly and gradually ✱ <span class="bodyb">within an inch of one's life</span>/<span class="bodyb">(to) within an inch of one's life</span> said of a violent action: carried out almost to the point of death; very thoroughly or soundly [Old English <span class="bodyi">ynce</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">uncia</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ounce1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ounce 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heartwood</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027873a"><!--s027873a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the nonliving central wood in a tree, which is usu darker and denser than the surrounding sapwood.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">downy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (downier, downiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018147a"><!--s018147a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018966b"><!--s018966b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>resembling or covered in soft fluffy feathers or fine hairs.</p></div><a name="s018967b"><!--s018967b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>made or filled with the down of birds.</p></div><a name="s018968b"><!--s018968b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> shrewd; sharp-witted</p><p><span class="bodyb">downily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">downiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">genocide</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjenəsied/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025141a"><!--s025141a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the deliberate murder of a racial or cultural group <span class="bodyb">genocidal</span> /-ʹsiedl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">genos</span> race + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cide/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-cide</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydrogen peroxide</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029774a"><!--s029774a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an unstable compound used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as an oxidizing and bleaching agent, an antiseptic, and a rocket propellant: formula H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">braaivleis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrieflays/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007038a"><!--s007038a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">SAfr</span> a grill for barbecuing, or a barbecue party [Afrikaans <span class="bodyi">braaivleis</span> grilled meat, from <span class="bodyi">braai</span> to grill + <span class="bodyi">vleis</span> meat].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">archaize <span class="bodyi">or</span> archaise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahkay·iez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002764a"><!--s002764a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002704b"><!--s002704b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to give (something) an archaic style or character <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s002705b"><!--s002705b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to use, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> consciously, archaic language or styles</p><p><span class="bodyb">archaizer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">holoenzyme</span><small><span class="eSynop">/holohʹenziem/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028819a"><!--s028819a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a complete active enzyme consisting of a protein component combined with a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/coenzyme/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">coenzyme</span></span></a> (non-protein activating component).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">folding</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023355a"><!--s023355a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>able to be folded or folded up </p><p><i></i></p><p>a folding chair</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cracked wheat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013843a"><!--s013843a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>whole wheat that has been cut or crushed into small pieces and boiled and dried for use e.g. with savoury dishes; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bulgur_or_bulgar/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bulgur</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extrasensory</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ekstrəʹsens(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021151a"><!--s021151a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>residing beyond or outside the ordinary physical senses.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grievous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgreevəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026499a"><!--s026499a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028333b"><!--s028333b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>causing or characterized by severe pain, suffering, or sorrow </p><p><i></i></p><p>a grievous loss</p>.</div><a name="s028334b"><!--s028334b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of great seriousness; grave </p><p><i></i></p><p>grievous fault</p> <p><span class="bodyb">grievously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">grievousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inch<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030715a"><!--s030715a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032353b"><!--s032353b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to move slowly </p><p><i></i></p><p>The train inched forward to the buffers</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s032354b"><!--s032354b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to move (something) by small degrees.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydrogen sulphide</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029775a"><!--s029775a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an inflammable poisonous gas that has a smell of rotten eggs and is formed in putrefying matter: formula H<sub>2</sub>S.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hearty<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (heartier, heartiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027874a"><!--s027874a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029721b"><!--s029721b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>vigorous or enthusiastic </p><p><i></i></p><p>a hearty laugh</p>.</div><a name="s029722b"><!--s029722b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>sincere; heartfelt </p><p><i></i></p><p>hearty congratulations</p>.</div><a name="s029723b"><!--s029723b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>robustly healthy </p><p><i></i></p><p>hale and hearty</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a hearty appetite</p>.</div><a name="s029724b"><!--s029724b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of food: substantial or abundant </p><p><i></i></p><p>a hearty meal</p> <p><span class="bodyb">heartiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dowry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdowri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dowries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018148a"><!--s018148a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage [Middle English <span class="bodyi">dowarie</span> via Anglo-French and medieval Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">dot-, dos</span> gift, marriage portion].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extrasensory perception</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021152a"><!--s021152a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the faculty of perception by means other than the known senses, e.g. by telepathy and clairvoyance.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brace<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/brays/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007039a"><!--s007039a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007226b"><!--s007226b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an appliance for supporting a weak leg or other body part.</p></div><a name="s007227b"><!--s007227b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a dental fitting worn to correct irregular teeth.</p></div><a name="s007228b"><!--s007228b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a diagonal piece of structural material that serves to strengthen.</p></div><a name="s007229b"><!--s007229b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a rope attached to a yard on a ship that swings the yard horizontally to trim the sail.</p></div><a name="s007230b"><!--s007230b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>something, e.g. a clasp, that connects or fastens.</p></div><a name="s007231b"><!--s007231b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s001699c"><!--s001699c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a mark ({ or }) used to connect words or items to be considered together.</p></div><a name="s001700c"><!--s001700c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>this mark connecting two or more musical staves the parts of which are to be performed simultaneously.</p></div></div><a name="s007232b"><!--s007232b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">pl</span> <span class="bodyb">brace</span>) two of a kind; a pair </p><p><i></i></p><p>several brace of quail</p>.</div><a name="s007233b"><!--s007233b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">brace and bit</span>) a crank-shaped instrument for using with and turning a drilling bit [Middle English <span class="bodyi">brace</span> pair, clasp, via Old French <span class="bodyi">brace</span>, literally ‘two arms’, from Latin <span class="bodyi">bracchium</span> arm, from Greek <span class="bodyi">brachiōn</span> shorter, used to mean ‘the upper arm’, which is shorter than the forearm].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">genome</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjeenohm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025142a"><!--s025142a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026802b"><!--s026802b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the complete single or basic set of chromosomes characteristic of a particular kind of organism.</p></div><a name="s026803b"><!--s026803b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a single set of an organism's chromosomes with the genes they contain</p><p>An organism's genome is its complete set of DNA. It contains all the genetic instructions to build and maintain the organism. The DNA of different individuals is not the same, and strictly speaking there is no such thing as ‘the’ human genome. But the DNA of all humans is sufficiently similar, as compared with other life forms, that we can reasonably talk of the human genome — Dr Mark Ridley</p> <span class="bodyb">genomic</span> /jiʹnomik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [German <span class="bodyi">Genom</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gene/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gene</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">Chromosom</span> chromosome].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hologram</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹholəgram/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028820a"><!--s028820a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030521b"><!--s030521b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a pattern produced by the interference between one part of a split beam of coherent light, e.g. from a laser, and the other part of the same beam reflected off an object.</p></div><a name="s030522b"><!--s030522b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a photographic reproduction of this pattern that when suitably illuminated produces a three-dimensional picture</p><p><span class="bodyb">holographic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">holography</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">archangel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahkʹaynjəl, ʹahk-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002765a"><!--s002765a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002706b"><!--s002706b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a chief or principal angel.</p></div><a name="s002707b"><!--s002707b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">yellow archangel</span>) a woodland plant of the dead-nettle family, with yellow flowers: <span class="bodyi">Lamiastrum galeobdolon</span> <span class="bodyb">archangelic</span> /ahkanʹjelik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via Old French or late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">archangelos</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/arch_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">arch- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">angelos</span> angel].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grievous bodily harm</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026500a"><!--s026500a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>serious physical harm done to a person in an attack, for which the attacker may be charged in a court of law.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">folding money</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023356a"><!--s023356a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> money in the form of bank notes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cracker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013844a"><!--s013844a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014420b"><!--s014420b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a paper and cardboard tube that makes a cracking noise when pulled sharply apart and usu contains a toy and a, paper hat, or other party item, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> at Christmas.</p></div><a name="s014421b"><!--s014421b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a firecracker.</p></div><a name="s014422b"><!--s014422b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s003607c"><!--s003607c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a brightly coloured paper and cardboard tube that makes a cracking noise when pulled sharply apart and usu contains a toy, paper hat, or other party item, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> at Christmas.</p></div><a name="s003608c"><!--s003608c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a folded paper cylinder containing an explosive that is discharged to make a noise.</p></div></div><a name="s014423b"><!--s014423b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) a nutcracker.</p></div><a name="s014424b"><!--s014424b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a thin savoury biscuit.</p></div><a name="s014425b"><!--s014425b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> something or somebody exceptional; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an outstandingly attractive person.</p></div><a name="s014426b"><!--s014426b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>the apparatus in which cracking, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of petroleum, is carried out.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inch<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030716a"><!--s030716a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Scot</span> usu in place names: an island [Middle English from Scottish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">innis</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydrogeology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhiedrohjiʹoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029776a"><!--s029776a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the branch of geology dealing with underground water and with the geological aspects of surface water.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hearty<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hearties)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027875a"><!--s027875a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029725b"><!--s029725b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>used by and to sailors: a brave fellow; a comrade.</p></div><a name="s029726b"><!--s029726b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a sporty outgoing person </p><p><i></i></p><p>rugger hearties</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dowse<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dowz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018149a"><!--s018149a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to search for hidden water or minerals with a divining rod</p><p><span class="bodyb">dowser</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">genotoxin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jeenohʹtoksin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025143a"><!--s025143a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a substance that damages or alters the DNA in the cells of living organisms, causing gene mutations, chromosomal aberrations, or cancer <span class="bodyb">genotoxic</span> /-ʹtoksik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">genotoxicity</span> /-tokʹsisiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gene/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gene</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/toxin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">toxin</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extrasolar <span class="bodyi">or</span> exoplanet / ekstrəʹsohlə/</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021153a"><!--s021153a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>belonging to a solar system other than our own.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foldout</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023357a"><!--s023357a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a folded insert in a publication larger in size than the page.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">archbishop</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahchʹbishəp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002766a"><!--s002766a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bishop at the head of an ecclesiastical province, or one of equivalent honorary rank</p><p><span class="bodyb">archbishopric</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English via late Latin from late Greek<span class="bodyi">archiepiskopos</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/archi_or_arch/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">archi-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">episkopos</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bishop/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bishop</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inchoate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinkoh·ayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030717a"><!--s030717a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032355b"><!--s032355b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>only partly in existence or operation, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> imperfectly formed or formulated </p><p><i></i></p><p>an inchoate longing</p>.</div><a name="s032356b"><!--s032356b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a criminal offence: liable to lead to another crime</p><p><span class="bodyb">inchoately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inchoateness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">inchoatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">inchoare</span> to begin, literally ‘to hitch up’, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">cohum</span> strap fastening a plough beam to the yoke].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cracker-barrel</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013845a"><!--s013845a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of somebody's ideology or philosophy: homespun; unsophisticated [from the notion of discussions taking place around the biscuit barrel in country stores].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydrography</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hieʹdrogrəfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029777a"><!--s029777a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the description, measurement, and mapping of bodies of water, e.g. seas</p><p><span class="bodyb">hydrographer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">hydrographic</span> /-ʹgrafik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">hydrographically</span> /-ʹgrafikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heat<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/heet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027876a"><!--s027876a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029727b"><!--s029727b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007864c"><!--s007864c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the state of being hot; warmth.</p></div><a name="s007865c"><!--s007865c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in physics, the form of energy associated with the random motions of the molecules, atoms, etc of which matter is composed, transmitted by conduction, convection, or radiation.</p></div><a name="s007866c"><!--s007866c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>excessively high bodily temperature.</p></div><a name="s007867c"><!--s007867c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>hot weather.</p></div><a name="s007868c"><!--s007868c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>a source or level of heat </p><p><i></i></p><p>Take the pan off the heat</p>.</div></div><a name="s029728b"><!--s029728b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>intensity of feeling or reaction.</p></div><a name="s029729b"><!--s029729b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a single round of a contest that has two or more rounds for each contestant.</p></div><a name="s029730b"><!--s029730b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s007869c"><!--s007869c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>intensity of feeling or reaction </p><p><i></i></p><p>the heat of passion</p>.</div><a name="s007870c"><!--s007870c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the height or stress of an action or condition.</p></div></div><a name="s029731b"><!--s029731b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> pressure or criticism.</p></div><a name="s029732b"><!--s029732b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a single round of a contest; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> any of several preliminary contests in which the winners proceed to the final ✱ <span class="bodyb">in the heat of the moment</span> while angry, excited, etc; without thinking ✱ <span class="bodyb">on/in heat</span> said of a female mammal: ready for sexual intercourse; in oestrus [Old English <span class="bodyi">hǣtu</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">holograph</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹholəgrahf, -graf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028821a"><!--s028821a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030523b"><!--s030523b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a document wholly in the handwriting of its author.</p></div><a name="s030524b"><!--s030524b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the handwriting itself, or autograph <span class="bodyb">holographic</span> /-ʹgrafik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">holographos</span> written entirely in the same hand, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/holo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">holo-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">graphein</span> to write].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">griffin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgrifin/ griffon /ʹgrifən/ gryphon <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026501a"><!--s026501a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mythical animal with the head and wings of an eagle and the body and tail of a lion [Middle English <span class="bodyi">griffon</span> via French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">grypos</span> curved].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brace<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007040a"><!--s007040a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007234b"><!--s007234b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001701c"><!--s001701c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to prepare (oneself, or a part of one's body) for receiving an impact </p><p><i></i></p><p>She braced herself by holding the truck-side</p><p> John Steinbeck.</p></div><a name="s001702c"><!--s001702c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to prepare or steel (oneself) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Brace yourself for a shock</p>.</div></div><a name="s007235b"><!--s007235b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to turn (a sail yard) by means of a brace.</p></div><a name="s007236b"><!--s007236b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to fit or support (a limb, the front teeth, etc) with a brace.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dowse<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dows/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018150a"><!--s018150a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/douse_or_dowse/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">douse</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">genotype</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjenohtiep/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025144a"><!--s025144a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the genetic constitution of an individual or group: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/phenotype/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">phenotype</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">genotypic</span> /-ʹtipik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foley</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfohli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> foleys)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023358a"><!--s023358a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in film-making, a person who adds sound effects to a film at the post-production stage [named after Jack <span class="bodyi">Foley</span> d.1967, US technician who invented the process].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">archdeacon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahchʹdeekən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002767a"><!--s002767a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of the clergy having the duty of assisting a diocesan bishop, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in administrative work <span class="bodyb">archdeaconate</span> /-nət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">archdeaconry</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English via late Latin from late Greek <span class="bodyi">archidiakonos</span>, from Greek <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/archi_or_arch/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">archi-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">diakonos</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/deacon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">deacon</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extraterrestrial<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌekstrətəʹrestri·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021154a"><!--s021154a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>originating, existing, or occurring of or from outside the earth or its atmosphere.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crackerjack<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrakəjak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013846a"><!--s013846a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> somebody or something of marked excellence.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inchoative<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹkoh·ətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030718a"><!--s030718a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inceptive1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inceptive<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bracelet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrayslit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007041a"><!--s007041a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007237b"><!--s007237b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an ornamental band or chain worn round the wrist.</p></div><a name="s007238b"><!--s007238b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) handcuffs [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">bracelet</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">bras</span> arm, from Latin <span class="bodyi">bracchium</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brace1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brace 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">griffon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgrifən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026502a"><!--s026502a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028335b"><!--s028335b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/griffin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">griffin</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s028336b"><!--s028336b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/griffon_vulture/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">griffon vulture</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s028337b"><!--s028337b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a terrier of a small wire-haired breed originating in Belgium.</p></div><a name="s028338b"><!--s028338b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a dog of a small, wire-haired terrier breed orig from Belgium [French <span class="bodyi">griffon</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/griffin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">griffin</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heat<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027877a"><!--s027877a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029733b"><!--s029733b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to make or become (something) warm or hot.</p></div><a name="s029734b"><!--s029734b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to excite (somebody) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s029735b"><!--s029735b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to become warm or hot.</p></div><a name="s029736b"><!--s029736b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(+ up) to become more exciting or intense [Old English <span class="bodyi">hǣtan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">holography</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hoʹlogrəfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028822a"><!--s028822a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the technique of making or using a hologram <span class="bodyb">holographic</span> /-ʹgrafik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">holographically</span> /-ʹgrafikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doxology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dokʹsoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> doxologies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018151a"><!--s018151a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a liturgical expression of praise to God <span class="bodyb">doxological</span> /doksəʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">doxologia</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">doxa</span> opinion, glory (from <span class="bodyi">dokein</span> to seem, seem good) + <span class="bodyi">-logia</span> -logy].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydroid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhiedroyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029778a"><!--s029778a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any member of an order of marine invertebrates coelenterates, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that includes the hydras and many corals is a polyp: order Hydroida</p><p><span class="bodyb">hydroid</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-genous</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025145a"><!--s025145a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming adjectives, with the meanings:</p><a name="s026804b"><!--s026804b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>producing or yielding </p><p><i></i></p><p>erogenous</p>.</div><a name="s026805b"><!--s026805b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>produced by or originating in </p><p><i></i></p><p>endogenous</p> <p>[<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gen/3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-gen</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ous</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foley artist</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023359a"><!--s023359a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/foley/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">foley</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extraterrestrial<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021155a"><!--s021155a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an extraterrestrial being.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">archdiocese</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahchʹdie·əsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002768a"><!--s002768a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the diocese of an archbishop <span class="bodyb">archdiocesan</span> /-ʹosisən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crackerjack<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013847a"><!--s013847a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> of marked excellence.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">holohedral</span><small><span class="eSynop">/holəʹheedrəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028823a"><!--s028823a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a crystal: having all the faces required for complete symmetry: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hemihedral/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hemihedral</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">genre</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹzhonhrə (<span class="bodyi">French</span> Ʒãːr)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025146a"><!--s025146a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026806b"><!--s026806b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sort or type.</p></div><a name="s026807b"><!--s026807b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content [French <span class="bodyi">genre</span> kind, gender, from Latin <span class="bodyi">gener-</span>, <span class="bodyi">genus</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">griffon vulture</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026503a"><!--s026503a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of large vultures of Europe, Asia, or and Africa with brown plumage: genus <span class="bodyi">Gyps</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heat barrier</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027878a"><!--s027878a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/thermal_barrier/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">thermal barrier</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydrokinetic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhiedrohkiʹnetik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029779a"><!--s029779a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to the motions of liquids or the forces that produce or affect such motions</p><p><span class="bodyb">hydrokinetically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">hydrokinetics</span> <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doxy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdoksi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> doxies) <span class="bodyi">archaic</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018152a"><!--s018152a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018969b"><!--s018969b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a lover or mistress.</p></div><a name="s018970b"><!--s018970b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a prostitute [perhaps modification of obsolete Dutch <span class="bodyi">docke</span> doll].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bracer<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbraysə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007042a"><!--s007042a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an arm- or wrist-protector, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for use by an archer [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">braciere</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">braz</span> arm, from Latin <span class="bodyi">bracchium</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brace1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brace 1</span></span></a>. Compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brassiere/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brassiere</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inchoative<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030719a"><!--s030719a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an inchoative verb.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foliaceous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fohliʹayshəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023360a"><!--s023360a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024983b"><!--s024983b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or resembling a foliage leaf.</p></div><a name="s024984b"><!--s024984b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>bearing leaves or leaflike parts.</p></div><a name="s024985b"><!--s024985b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a rock, mineral, etc: consisting of thin plates.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extraterritorial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌekstrəteriʹtawri·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021156a"><!--s021156a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>existing or taking place outside the territorial limits of a country etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">archduchess</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahchʹduchis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002769a"><!--s002769a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002708b"><!--s002708b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the wife or widow of an archduke.</p></div><a name="s002709b"><!--s002709b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a woman having the rank of archduke in her own right [French <span class="bodyi">archiduchesse</span>, fem of <span class="bodyi">archiduc</span> archduke, from early French <span class="bodyi">archeduc</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/archduke/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">archduke</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crackers</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013848a"><!--s013848a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> mad; crazy </p><p><i></i></p><p>His family are all completely crackers</p> <p>[prob alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cracked/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cracked</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">holophrastic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/holohʹfrastik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028824a"><!--s028824a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a language, or of telescoped utterances, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> those of children, e.g. <span class="bodyi">more!</span>, <span class="bodyi">up!</span>, <span class="bodyi">down!</span>: expressing a complex of ideas in a single word [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/holo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">holo-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-phrastic</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">phrazein</span> to point out, declare].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">genre painting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025147a"><!--s025147a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>painting that depicts scenes or events from everyday life.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grift</span><small><span class="eSynop">/grift/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026504a"><!--s026504a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, slang</span> to engage in petty crime, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> swindling or illegal gambling</p><p><span class="bodyb">grift</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">grifter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<span class="bodyi">grift</span> a petty swindle, alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/graft4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">graft 4</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydrokinetical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiedrohkiʹnetikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029780a"><!--s029780a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hydrokinetic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hydrokinetic</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heat capacity</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027879a"><!--s027879a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the heat required to raise the temperature of something by one unit.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extraterritoriality</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌekstrəteritawriʹaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021157a"><!--s021157a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>exemption from the application or authority of local law or tribunals, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> such privileges granted to diplomats serving in a foreign country.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doyen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdoyən (<span class="bodyi">French</span> dwajε/ doyenne /doyʹen (<span class="bodyi">French</span> dwajɛn)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018153a"><!--s018153a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the senior or most experienced, important, or highly respected member of a body or group </p><p><i></i></p><p>the doyen of literary critics</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Elizabeth David … doyenne of English cookery writers</p><p> Today [French <span class="bodyi">doyen</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">decanus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dean1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dean 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crackhead</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013849a"><!--s013849a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a person addicted to the drug <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crack2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crack 2</span></span></a> (form of cocaine).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">archduke</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahchʹdyoohk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002770a"><!--s002770a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a principal duke, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a former title of the eldest son of the Emperor of Austria</p><p><span class="bodyb">archducal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">archduchy</span> /ahchʹduchi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">archdukedom</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">archeduc</span>, from <span class="bodyi">arche-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/arch_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">arch- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">duc</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/duke/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">duke</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foliage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfohli·ij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023361a"><!--s023361a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024986b"><!--s024986b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the leaves of a plant or clump of plants.</p></div><a name="s024987b"><!--s024987b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a cluster of leaves, branches, etc, e.g. for decoration.</p></div><a name="s024988b"><!--s024988b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an ornamental representation of a cluster of leaves</p><p><span class="bodyb">foliaged</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">fuellage</span> from <span class="bodyi">foille</span> leaf, from Latin <span class="bodyi">folium</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inchworm</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030720a"><!--s030720a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/looper/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">looper</span></span></a> (1) <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/looper/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">looper</span></span></a> [because its movement resembles that of measuring something with a tape measure].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bracer<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007043a"><!--s007043a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a drink, e.g. of an alcoholic beverage, taken as a stimulant.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">holophytic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/holohʹfitik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028825a"><!--s028825a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a green plant: obtaining food by photosynthetic activity.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gens</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jenz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gentes /ʹjenteez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025148a"><!--s025148a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026808b"><!--s026808b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an ancient Roman clan embracing the families of the same stock in the male line, with the members having a common name and being united in worship of their common ancestor.</p></div><a name="s026809b"><!--s026809b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in anthropology, a clan; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one formed through the male line of descent [Latin <span class="bodyi">gent-</span>, <span class="bodyi">gens</span> class, nation].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grigri</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgreegree/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> grigris /ʹgreegreez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026505a"><!--s026505a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gris_gris_or_gri_gri_or_greegree/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gris-gris</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydrolase</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhiedrohlayz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029781a"><!--s029781a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an enzyme that promotes <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hydrolysis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hydrolysis</span></span></a> (chemical breakdown in combination with water) [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hydrolysis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hydrolysis</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ase/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ase</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arche-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002771a"><!--s002771a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/archae_or_archaeo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">archae-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extra time</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021158a"><!--s021158a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a period of playing time added to the end of a match, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in certain football competitions, to resolve a draw.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heat death</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027880a"><!--s027880a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a state in which energy is uniformly distributed throughout a closed system, leaving no energy available. It is sometimes suggested that the universe is tending towards this state.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cracking</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013850a"><!--s013850a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal, dated</span> used as an approving intensive </p><p><i></i></p><p>a cracking good story</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incidence</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinsid(ə)ns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030721a"><!--s030721a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032357b"><!--s032357b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the rate of occurrence or the extent of influence that something has </p><p><i></i></p><p>a high incidence of crime</p>.</div><a name="s032358b"><!--s032358b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the arrival of something, e.g. a projectile or a ray of light, at a surface.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jent/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025149a"><!--s025149a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a gentleman.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hol- <span class="bodyi">or</span> holo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028756a"><!--s028756a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s030388b"><!--s030388b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>complete or completely total </p><p><i></i></p><p>holocaust</p> <p><i></i></p><p>holographic</p>.</div><a name="s030389b"><!--s030389b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>completely or totally [Middle English via Old French and Latin from Greek, from <span class="bodyi">holos</span> whole].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">braces</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007044a"><!--s007044a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a pair of elasticated straps attached to the waistband of trousers and worn over the shoulders, for holding the trousers up. [from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brace1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brace 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grike <span class="bodyi">or</span> gryke</span><small><span class="eSynop">/griek/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026506a"><!--s026506a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cleft in a horizontal limestone surface: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/clint/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">clint</span></span></a> [alteration of Middle English <span class="bodyi">crike</span> from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">criki</span> crack, bend].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doyley <span class="bodyi">or</span> doyly /ʹdoyli/</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018154a"><!--s018154a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/doily_or_doyley_or_doyly/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">doily</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foliage leaf</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023362a"><!--s023362a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an ordinary green leaf as distinguished from a floral leaf, scale, or bract.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydrology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hieʹdroləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029782a"><!--s029782a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a science dealing with the properties, distribution, and circulation of the water of the earth's surface <span class="bodyb">hydrologic</span> /-ʹlojik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">hydrological</span> /-ʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">hydrologically</span> /-ʹlojikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">hydrologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Archean</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahʹkee·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002772a"><!--s002772a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/archaean/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Archaean</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heated</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027881a"><!--s027881a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>marked by anger or passion </p><p><i></i></p><p>a heated debate</p> <p><span class="bodyb">heatedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extravagance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹstravəg(ə)ns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021159a"><!--s021159a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022271b"><!--s022271b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an extravagant act; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> an excessive or wasteful outlay of money.</p></div><a name="s022272b"><!--s022272b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something extravagant, e.g. showy or unrestrained behaviour.</p></div><a name="s022273b"><!--s022273b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the quality of being extravagant.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crackjaw</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013851a"><!--s013851a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> said of a word: difficult to pronounce </p><p><i></i></p><p>a Polish nobleman, a Count somebody; I never can remember their crack-jaw names</p><p> Disraeli.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">genteel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jenʹteel/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025150a"><!--s025150a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026810b"><!--s026810b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or appropriate to the status or manners of the gentry or upper class.</p></div><a name="s026811b"><!--s026811b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>free from vulgarity or rudeness; polite</p><p><span class="bodyb">genteelly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">genteelness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old French <span class="bodyi">gentil</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gentle1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gentle 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incident<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinsid(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030722a"><!--s030722a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032359b"><!--s032359b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something that happens; an event or occurrence, considered either on its own or as part of a series.</p></div><a name="s032360b"><!--s032360b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008425c"><!--s008425c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an occurrence that is a cause of conflict or disagreement </p><p><i></i></p><p>a serious border incident</p>.</div><a name="s008426c"><!--s008426c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a violent act or exchange [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">incident-, incidens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">incidere</span> to fall into, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">cadere</span> to fall].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grill<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/gril/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026507a"><!--s026507a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028339b"><!--s028339b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a cooking utensil consisting of a set of parallel bars on which food is exposed to heat (e.g. from burning charcoal).</p></div><a name="s028340b"><!--s028340b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> an apparatus on a cooker under which food is cooked or browned by radiant heat.</p></div><a name="s028341b"><!--s028341b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an article or dish of grilled food.</p></div><a name="s028342b"><!--s028342b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an usu informal restaurant or dining room, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a hotel.</p></div><a name="s028343b"><!--s028343b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grille_or_grill/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grille</span></span></a> [French <span class="bodyi">gril</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">craticula</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/griddle1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">griddle 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brace up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007045a"><!--s007045a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007239b"><!--s007239b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to take courage, or bear one's troubles cheerfully <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s007240b"><!--s007240b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to give (somebody) courage or moral strength.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doz.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018155a"><!--s018155a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>dozen.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">holothurian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/holəʹthyooəri·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028826a"><!--s028826a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a class of echinoderms including the sea cucumbers: class Holothuroidea <span class="bodyb">holothuroid</span> /-ʹthyooəroyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">holothourion</span> water polyp].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydrolyse</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">hydrolyze</span>) /ʹhiedrəliez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029783a"><!--s029783a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to subject (a substance) to hydrolysis </p><p><i></i></p><p>hydrolysed protein</p> <p><span class="bodyb">hydrolysable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hydrolysis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hydrolysis</span></span></a> on the model of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/analyse/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">analyse</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foliage plant</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023363a"><!--s023363a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plant grown primarily for its decorative foliage.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">archegonium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahkiʹgohni·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> archegonia /-ni·ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002773a"><!--s002773a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the flask-shaped female sex organ of mosses, ferns, and some conifers [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">archegonium</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">archegonos</span> originator, from <span class="bodyi">archein</span> to begin + <span class="bodyi">gonos</span> procreation].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heat engine</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027882a"><!--s027882a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mechanism, e.g. an internal-combustion engine, for converting heat energy into mechanical energy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crackle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrakl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013852a"><!--s013852a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s014427b"><!--s014427b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make a series of small cracking noises </p><p><i></i></p><p>Soon a good fire was crackling in the hearth</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s014428b"><!--s014428b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to make a crackling sound </p><p><i></i></p><p>He crackled the fresh notes between his fingers</p>.</div><a name="s014429b"><!--s014429b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to craze (pottery or porcelain) [frequentative of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crack1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crack 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incident<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030723a"><!--s030723a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032361b"><!--s032361b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + to) relating to, accompanying, or resulting from something </p><p><i></i></p><p>the confusion incident to moving house</p>.</div><a name="s032362b"><!--s032362b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + to) dependent on another thing in law.</p></div><a name="s032363b"><!--s032363b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of light: falling on or striking a surface.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extravagancy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹstravəg(ə)nsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> extravagancies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021160a"><!--s021160a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/extravagance/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">extravagance</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doze<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018156a"><!--s018156a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018971b"><!--s018971b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to sleep lightly.</p></div><a name="s018972b"><!--s018972b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ off) to fall into a light sleep</p><p><span class="bodyb">dozer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [prob of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brachia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrayki·ə, ʹbraki·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007047a"><!--s007047a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brachium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brachium</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gentes</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjenteez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025151a"><!--s025151a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gen/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gens</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydrolysis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hieʹdroləsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029784a"><!--s029784a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>chemical breakdown involving splitting of a bond and addition of the elements of water <span class="bodyb">hydrolytic</span> /-ʹlitik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">hydrolytically</span> /-ʹlitikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arch-enemy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> arch-enemies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002774a"><!--s002774a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002710b"><!--s002710b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>one's most bitter enemy </p><p><i></i></p><p>She saw her arch-enemy, a neighbor's cat, on top of the high fence</p> — Nathaniel Hawthorne.</div><a name="s002711b"><!--s002711b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the arch-enemy</span>) <span class="bodyi">archaic</span> the devil; Satan.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foliar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfohli·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023364a"><!--s023364a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">technical</span> of a leaf or leaves.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">holotype</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹholətiep/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028827a"><!--s028827a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the single specimen of an organism designated as the type of a species, subspecies, or variety, either by an author at the time the species is established or at a later date by another person <span class="bodyb">holotypic</span> /-ʹtipik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heater</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027883a"><!--s027883a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029737b"><!--s029737b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a device that gives off heat, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an apparatus for heating air or water.</p></div><a name="s029738b"><!--s029738b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal, dated</span> a gun.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grill<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026508a"><!--s026508a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028344b"><!--s028344b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cook (food) on or under a grill by radiant heat.</p></div><a name="s028345b"><!--s028345b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007495c"><!--s007495c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to cook (food) on or under a grill by radiant heat.</p></div><a name="s007496c"><!--s007496c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to subject (somebody or something) to intense or painful heat.</p></div></div><a name="s028346b"><!--s028346b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to subject (somebody) to intense and usu long periods of questioning <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s028347b"><!--s028347b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to become grilled</p><p><span class="bodyb">griller</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crackle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013853a"><!--s013853a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014430b"><!--s014430b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the noise of repeated small cracks or reports.</p></div><a name="s014431b"><!--s014431b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a network of fine cracks on an otherwise smooth surface.</p></div><a name="s014432b"><!--s014432b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>pottery or porcelain decorated with a network of fine cracks</p><p><span class="bodyb">crackly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extravagant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹstravəg(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021161a"><!--s021161a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022274b"><!--s022274b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005693c"><!--s005693c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>wasteful, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of money.</p></div><a name="s005694c"><!--s005694c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>profuse.</p></div></div><a name="s022275b"><!--s022275b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>unreasonably high in price; exorbitant.</p></div><a name="s022276b"><!--s022276b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005695c"><!--s005695c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>lacking in moderation, balance, and restraint; excessive </p><p><i></i></p><p>extravagant praise</p>.</div><a name="s005696c"><!--s005696c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>excessively elaborate or showy</p><p><span class="bodyb">extravagance</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">extravagancy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">extravagantly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">extravagant</span> wandering, irregular, from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">extravagant-, extravagans</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/extra/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">extra-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">vagant-, vagans</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">vagari</span> to wander about].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">holozoic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/holohʹzoh·ik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028828a"><!--s028828a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of an animal: obtaining food by ingesting complex organic matter.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gentian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjensh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025152a"><!--s025152a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several related plants with smooth leaves and showy usu blue flowers found <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in mountainous regions: genera <span class="bodyi">Gentiana</span> and <span class="bodyi">Gentianella</span> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">gencian</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">gentiana</span>, perhaps named after <span class="bodyi">Gentius</span>, second-cent. <span class="bodysc">bc</span> Illyrian king said to have discovered its medicinal properties].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brachial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrayki·əl, ʹbraki·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007048a"><!--s007048a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007241b"><!--s007241b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or located in an arm </p><p><i></i></p><p>a brachial artery</p>.</div><a name="s007242b"><!--s007242b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>resembling an arm; arm-like </p><p><i></i></p><p>brachial appendages</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">archeo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002775a"><!--s002775a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/archae_or_archaeo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">archae-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydrolyze</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhiedrəliez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029785a"><!--s029785a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hydrolyse/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hydrolyse</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">doze<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018157a"><!--s018157a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a short light sleep.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grillage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgrilij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026509a"><!--s026509a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a framework of timber or metal beams used as a foundation for something built on soft or marshy ground [French <span class="bodyi">grillage</span> from <span class="bodyi">griller</span> to supply with grilles, from <span class="bodyi">grille</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grille_or_grill/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grille</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incidental<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/insiʹdentl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030724a"><!--s030724a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032364b"><!--s032364b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>occurring merely by chance.</p></div><a name="s032365b"><!--s032365b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + to) occurring or likely to ensue as a minor consequence or accompaniment </p><p><i></i></p><p>social obligations incidental to his job</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crackleware</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013854a"><!--s013854a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crackle2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crackle<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (3).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heat exchanger</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027884a"><!--s027884a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a device, e.g. in a nuclear power station, that transfers heat from one liquid or gas to another without allowing them to mix.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foliate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfohli·ət, -ayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023365a"><!--s023365a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024989b"><!--s024989b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often in combination</span>) having leaves or leaflets.</p></div><a name="s024990b"><!--s024990b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>leaf-shaped.</p></div><a name="s024991b"><!--s024991b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006543c"><!--s006543c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often in combination</span>) having leaves or leaflets </p><p><i></i></p><p>trifoliate</p>.</div><a name="s006544c"><!--s006544c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>leaf-shaped.</p></div></div><a name="s024992b"><!--s024992b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/foliated/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">foliated</span></span></a> [Latin <span class="bodyi">foliatus</span> leafy, from <span class="bodyi">folium</span> leaf].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extravaganza</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikˌstravəʹganzə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021162a"><!--s021162a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022277b"><!--s022277b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a lavish or spectacular show or event.</p></div><a name="s022278b"><!--s022278b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a literary or musical work marked by extreme freedom of style and structure [Italian <span class="bodyi">estravaganza</span> extravagance, from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">extravagant-, extravagans</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/extravagant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">extravagant</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hols</span><small><span class="eSynop">/holz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028829a"><!--s028829a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the hols</span>) <span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> holidays.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gentian violet</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025153a"><!--s025153a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a violet dye used as a biological stain and as a skin disinfectant in the treatment of boils, ulcers, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brachiate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbraykiayt, ʹbrakiayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007049a"><!--s007049a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a monkey or ape: to progress by swinging from one hold to another by the arms <span class="bodyb">brachiation</span> /-ʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">brachiator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grille <span class="bodyi">or</span> grill</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gril/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026510a"><!--s026510a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028348b"><!--s028348b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a grating forming a barrier or screen; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> an ornamental metal one at the front end of a motor vehicle.</p></div><a name="s028349b"><!--s028349b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an opening covered with a grille [French <span class="bodyi">grille</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">craticula</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/griddle1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">griddle 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">archeology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahkiʹoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002776a"><!--s002776a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/archaeology/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">archaeology</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foliate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfohliayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023366a"><!--s023366a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024993b"><!--s024993b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to beat (metal) into a leaf or thin foil.</p></div><a name="s024994b"><!--s024994b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to number the leaves of (e.g. a manuscript): compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/paginate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">paginate</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s024995b"><!--s024995b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to decorate (e.g. an arch or pedestal) with foils (curved recesses; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/foil1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">foil<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (4a)) or other leaflike designs <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s024996b"><!--s024996b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of e.g. a mineral: to divide into thin layers or leaves.</p></div><a name="s024997b"><!--s024997b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>said of a plant: to produce leaves</p><p><span class="bodyb">foliation</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dozen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹduz(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dozens dozen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018158a"><!--s018158a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018973b"><!--s018973b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a group of twelve.</p></div><a name="s018974b"><!--s018974b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an indefinitely large number </p><p><i></i></p><p>I've dozens of things to do</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">talk nineteen to the dozen</span>.</p></div><a name="s018975b"><!--s018975b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to talk non-stop and often very quickly</p><p><span class="bodyb">dozen</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dozenth</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">dozeine</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">dozaine</span>, from <span class="bodyi">doze</span> twelve, from Latin <span class="bodyi">duodecim</span>, from <span class="bodyi">duo</span> two + <span class="bodyi">decem</span> ten].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heat exhaustion</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027885a"><!--s027885a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a condition marked by weakness, sickness, dizziness, and profuse sweating, resulting from physical exertion in a hot environment.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crackling</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013855a"><!--s013855a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the crisp skin of roast meat, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> pork.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incidental<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030725a"><!--s030725a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something incidental, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a minor expense or an insignificant event.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extravasate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹstravəsayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021163a"><!--s021163a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022279b"><!--s022279b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cause (blood or another fluid) to escape from a proper vessel or channel <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s022280b"><!--s022280b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to pass by infiltration from a proper vessel or channel, e.g. a blood vessel, into surrounding tissue.</p></div><a name="s022281b"><!--s022281b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of lava: to pour out <span class="bodyb">extravasation</span> /-ʹsaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/extra/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">extra-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">vas</span> vessel + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ate4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ate 4</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydromagnetic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhiedroh·magʹnetik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029786a"><!--s029786a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/magnetohydrodynamic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">magnetohydrodynamic</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">hydromagnetics</span> <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">holstein</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹholstien/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028830a"><!--s028830a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a Friesian cow or bull [short for <span class="bodyi">holstein-friesian</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Holstein</span>, region of Germany + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/friesian/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Friesian</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gentile<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjentiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025154a"><!--s025154a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026812b"><!--s026812b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Gentile</span>) a person of a non-Jewish nation or of non-Jewish faith.</p></div><a name="s026813b"><!--s026813b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007039c"><!--s007039c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Gentile</span>) a person of a non-Jewish nation or of non-Jewish faith.</p></div><a name="s007040c"><!--s007040c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a person who is not a Mormon.</p></div></div><a name="s026814b"><!--s026814b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a heathen or pagan [Middle English via late Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">gentilis</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gentle1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gentle 1</span></span></a>), applied in the Vulgate to non-Jews].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brachiate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrayki·ət, ʹbraki·ət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007050a"><!--s007050a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007243b"><!--s007243b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having arms.</p></div><a name="s007244b"><!--s007244b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>branched, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> having paired branches on alternate sides, diverging almost at right angles from the stem.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cracknel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrakn(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013856a"><!--s013856a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hard brittle biscuit or sweet [Middle English <span class="bodyi">krakenelle</span>, prob modification of early French <span class="bodyi">craquelin</span> from early Dutch <span class="bodyi">crākeline</span>, from <span class="bodyi">crāken</span> to crack].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">archer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahchə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002777a"><!--s002777a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002712b"><!--s002712b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who practises archery.</p></div><a name="s002713b"><!--s002713b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Archer</span>) the constellation and sign of the zodiac Sagittarius [Middle English via Old French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">arcuarius</span> of a bow, from Latin <span class="bodyi">arcus</span> bow, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/arch1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">arch 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydromassage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhiedrohmasahzh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029787a"><!--s029787a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>massage performed using jets of water.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heath</span><small><span class="eSynop">/heeth/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027886a"><!--s027886a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029739b"><!--s029739b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a large area of level uncultivated land, usu with poor peaty soil and plants such as heather and gorse.</p></div><a name="s029740b"><!--s029740b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a small evergreen shrub that thrives on barren soil, with needlelike leaves and small pink or purple flowers: <span class="bodyi">Erica tetralix</span> and other species</p><p><span class="bodyb">heathy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">hǣth</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grillroom</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026511a"><!--s026511a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grill1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grill<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (4).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incidentally</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030726a"><!--s030726a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032366b"><!--s032366b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>by the way; as a digression </p><p><i></i></p><p>Incidentally, did you know they were getting divorced?</p>.</div><a name="s032367b"><!--s032367b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>by chance.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dozy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdohzi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (dozier, doziest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018159a"><!--s018159a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018976b"><!--s018976b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>drowsy; sleepy.</p></div><a name="s018977b"><!--s018977b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> stupid and slow-witted</p><p><span class="bodyb">dozily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">doziness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extravehicular</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌekstrəveeʹhikyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021164a"><!--s021164a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>taking place outside a spacecraft in flight </p><p><i></i></p><p>extravehicular activity</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foliated</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023367a"><!--s023367a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>composed of thin layers, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> ones that are easily separable.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">holster</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhohlstə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028831a"><!--s028831a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a leather holder for a pistol, usu worn on a belt [Dutch <span class="bodyi">holster</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gentile<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025155a"><!--s025155a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026815b"><!--s026815b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Gentile</span>) of the nations at large as distinguished from the Jews.</p></div><a name="s026816b"><!--s026816b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>heathen or pagan.</p></div><a name="s026817b"><!--s026817b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>of a nation, tribe, or clan.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brachio-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007051a"><!--s007051a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brachi_or_brachio/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brachi-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crack on</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013857a"><!--s013857a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) to make speedy progress with a task, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>We'll be able to crack on with the work once these few details are sorted out</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">archerfish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> archerfishes <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> archerfish)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002778a"><!--s002778a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several small fishes of SE Asia, Australia, and the Philippines that catches insects by stunning them with drops of water ejected from the mouth: <span class="bodyi">Toxotes jaculator</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incidental music</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030727a"><!--s030727a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>background music in a play, film, etc, often reflecting the current action or mood.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DP</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018160a"><!--s018160a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018978b"><!--s018978b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>data processing.</p></div><a name="s018979b"><!--s018979b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>displaced person.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydromechanics</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhiedrohmiʹkaniks/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029788a"><!--s029788a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the mechanics of fluids; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hydrodynamics/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hydrodynamics</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grilse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/grils/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> grilse)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026512a"><!--s026512a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a young mature salmon returning from the sea to spawn for the first time [Middle English <span class="bodyi">grills</span>, perhaps from early French <span class="bodyi">grisel</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grizzled/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grizzled</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gentility</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jenʹtiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025156a"><!--s025156a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026818b"><!--s026818b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>genteel attitudes, behaviour, or activity.</p></div><a name="s026819b"><!--s026819b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>superior social status or prestige indicated by manners, possessions, etc.</p></div><a name="s026820b"><!--s026820b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s007041c"><!--s007041c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>genteel attitudes, behaviour, or activity.</p></div><a name="s007042c"><!--s007042c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>superior social status or prestige indicated by manners, possessions, etc.</p></div></div><a name="s026821b"><!--s026821b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the members of the upper class [Middle English <span class="bodyi">gentilete</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">gentilitat-, gentilitas</span> state of belonging to the same clan, from <span class="bodyi">gentilis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gentle1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gentle 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foliation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fohliʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023368a"><!--s023368a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024998b"><!--s024998b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006545c"><!--s006545c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the process of forming leaves or into a leaf.</p></div><a name="s006546c"><!--s006546c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the state of being in leaf.</p></div><a name="s006547c"><!--s006547c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the arrangement of leaves within a bud.</p></div></div><a name="s024999b"><!--s024999b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act of beating a metal into a thin plate or foil.</p></div><a name="s025000b"><!--s025000b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006548c"><!--s006548c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>decoration with foliage.</p></div><a name="s006549c"><!--s006549c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>decoration or ornamentation, e.g. of an arch, foils (curved recesses; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/foil1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">foil<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (4a)) or other leaflike designs.</p></div></div><a name="s025001b"><!--s025001b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the action of numbering the leaves of a book, or the total count of leaves so numbered.</p></div><a name="s025002b"><!--s025002b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the foliated texture of a rock or mineral.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heathen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹheedh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> heathens <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> heathen) <span class="bodyi">derog</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027887a"><!--s027887a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029741b"><!--s029741b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who does not acknowledge the God of Judaism, Christianity, or Islam.</p></div><a name="s029742b"><!--s029742b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an uncivilized or immoral person</p><p><span class="bodyb">heathen</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">heathendom</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">heathenish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">heathenism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">hǣthen</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brachiopod</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrayki·əpod, ʹbraki-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007052a"><!--s007052a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a phylum of marine invertebrate animals with a shells composed of two halves hinged together: phylum Brachiopoda [Latin <span class="bodyi">bracchium</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brace1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brace 1</span></span></a>) + Greek <span class="bodyi">pod-, pous</span> foot].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extravert</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹekstrəvuht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021165a"><!--s021165a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/extrovert_or_extravert/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">extrovert</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">holt<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hohlt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028832a"><!--s028832a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030525b"><!--s030525b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a den or lair, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of an otter.</p></div><a name="s030526b"><!--s030526b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a grip or grasp; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hold2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hold 2</span></span></a> [Middle English, alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hold2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hold 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crackpot<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013858a"><!--s013858a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">often before another noun</span>) somebody with eccentric ideas </p><p><i></i></p><p>a crackpot scheme</p> <p>[<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crack1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crack 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pot1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pot 1</span></span></a>, in the sense ‘head’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">archery</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahchəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002779a"><!--s002779a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the art, practice, skill, or sport of shooting arrows from a bow.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heather</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhedhə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027888a"><!--s027888a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029743b"><!--s029743b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a common northern heath with purplish pink flowers: <span class="bodyi">Calluna vulgaris</span>. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ling2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ling 2</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s029744b"><!--s029744b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> any of several plants of the heath family: family Ericaceae [Old English <span class="bodyi">hadre</span>, <span class="bodyi">hedre</span>; the spelling altered by association with <span class="bodyi">heath</span>, where it grows].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydromel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhiedrəmel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029789a"><!--s029789a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mixture of honey and water; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> mead [Middle English <span class="bodyi">ydromel</span> via French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">hydromeli</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hydro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hydro-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">meli</span> honey].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grim</span><small><span class="eSynop">/grim/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (grimmer, grimmest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026513a"><!--s026513a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028350b"><!--s028350b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>fierce or forbidding in disposition or appearance.</p></div><a name="s028351b"><!--s028351b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not flinching from a plan or intention; unyielding </p><p><i></i></p><p>grim determination</p>.</div><a name="s028352b"><!--s028352b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>ghastly or sinister in character.</p></div><a name="s028353b"><!--s028353b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> unpleasant in some way; nasty </p><p><i></i></p><p>I had a pretty grim afternoon at the dentist's</p> <p><span class="bodyb">grimly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">grimness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">grimm</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brachi- <span class="bodyi">or</span> brachio-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007046a"><!--s007046a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: an arm </p><p><i></i></p><p>brachiate</p> <p><i></i></p><p>brachiopod</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">bracchium, brachium</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brace1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brace 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extra virgin</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021166a"><!--s021166a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of olive oil: extracted by the first cold pressing of the olives and therefore of the highest quality.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incinerate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹsinərayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030728a"><!--s030728a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to burn (something) to ashes <span class="bodyb">incineration</span> /-ʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">incineratus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">incinerare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">ciner-</span>, <span class="bodyi">cinis</span> ashes].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dpc</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018161a"><!--s018161a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>damp-proof course.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crackpot<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013859a"><!--s013859a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> eccentric or cranky </p><p><i></i></p><p>his crackpot ideas</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gentle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjentl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (gentler, gentlest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025157a"><!--s025157a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026822b"><!--s026822b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a person: kind and mild; not harsh or violent.</p></div><a name="s026823b"><!--s026823b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>soft or delicate </p><p><i></i></p><p>a gentle knock on the door</p>.</div><a name="s026824b"><!--s026824b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a breeze: moderate.</p></div><a name="s026825b"><!--s026825b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of a slope: gradual.</p></div><a name="s026826b"><!--s026826b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> honourable, distinguished; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> of or belonging to a gentleman</p><p><span class="bodyb">gentleness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">gently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">gentil</span> via Old French <span class="bodyi">gentil</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">gentilis</span> of a clan, of the same clan, from <span class="bodyi">gent-</span>, <span class="bodyi">gens</span> clan, nation].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">folic acid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfohlik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023369a"><!--s023369a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a vitamin of the vitamin B complex that is found <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in green leafy vegetables and liver. A lack of it in the diet results in anaemia [Latin <span class="bodyi">folium</span> leaf].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">holt<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028833a"><!--s028833a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or literary</span> a wood or wooded hill [Old English].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">archetype</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahkitiep/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002780a"><!--s002780a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002714b"><!--s002714b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an original pattern or model; a prototype.</p></div><a name="s002715b"><!--s002715b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a perfect example or model of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>the Negro in chains, the archetype of exploited humanity</p> — David Lodge.</div><a name="s002716b"><!--s002716b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in Jungian psychology, an inherited idea or mode of thought derived from the collective unconscious <span class="bodyb">archetypal</span> /-ʹtiepl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">archetypical</span> /-ʹtipikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">archetypon</span>, neuter of <span class="bodyi">archetypos</span> archetypal, from <span class="bodyi">archein</span> to begin, rule + <span class="bodyi">typos</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/type1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">type 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heathery</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhedhəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027889a"><!--s027889a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029745b"><!--s029745b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or resembling heather.</p></div><a name="s029746b"><!--s029746b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having flecks of various colours </p><p><i></i></p><p>a soft heathery tweed</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extreme<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹstreem/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021167a"><!--s021167a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022282b"><!--s022282b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005697c"><!--s005697c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>existing in a very high degree </p><p><i></i></p><p>extreme poverty</p>.</div><a name="s005698c"><!--s005698c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>going to great or exaggerated lengths; not moderate </p><p><i></i></p><p>an extreme right-winger</p>.</div><a name="s005699c"><!--s005699c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>exceeding the usual or expected; severe </p><p><i></i></p><p>extreme measures</p>.</div></div><a name="s022283b"><!--s022283b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>situated at the farthest possible point from a centre or the nearest to an end </p><p><i></i></p><p>the extreme north of the country</p>.</div><a name="s022284b"><!--s022284b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005700c"><!--s005700c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>most advanced or thoroughgoing </p><p><i></i></p><p>the extreme avant-garde</p>.</div><a name="s005701c"><!--s005701c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>maximum </p><p><i></i></p><p>the extreme penalty</p> <p><span class="bodyb">extremely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">extremeness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">extremus</span>, superl of <span class="bodyi">exter, exterus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/exterior1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">exterior 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brachiosaurus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌbraki·əʹsawrəs, ˌbray-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007053a"><!--s007053a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a huge plant-eating dinosaur up to 30m (about 100ft) in length [from the Latin genus name, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brachio/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brachio-</span></span></a> arm (from its long forelegs) + Greek <span class="bodyi">sauros</span> lizard].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydrometer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hieʹdromitə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029790a"><!--s029790a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an instrument for determining relative densities of solutions and hence their strength <span class="bodyb">hydrometric</span> /hiedrohʹmetrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">hydrometrical</span> /hiedrohʹmetrikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">hydrometry</span> /-tri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incinerator</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030729a"><!--s030729a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a furnace or container for incinerating waste materials.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grimace<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgriməs, griʹmays/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026514a"><!--s026514a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a distorted facial expression, usu of disgust, anger, or pain [French <span class="bodyi">grimace</span> from Spanish <span class="bodyi">grimazo</span> caricature, prob of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gentle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025158a"><!--s025158a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a maggot, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when used as bait for fish [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gentle1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gentle 1</span></span></a>, in the sense ‘soft’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DPhil</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌdee ʹfil/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018162a"><!--s018162a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Doctor of Philosophy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arch-fiend</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002781a"><!--s002781a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the arch-fiend</span>) <span class="bodyi">literary</span> the devil; Satan.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cracksman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cracksmen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013860a"><!--s013860a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a burglar.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">holus-bolus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhohləs ʹbohləs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028834a"><!--s028834a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Canadian or archaic</span> all together in one lump; all at once </p><p><i></i></p><p>making a sudden snatch at the heap of silver, put it back, holus-bolus, in her pocket</p><p> Wilkie Collins [prob mock rhyming Latin based on <span class="bodyi">whole bolus</span> whole lump (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bolus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bolus</span></span></a>)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">folie à deux</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌfoli ah ʹduh (<span class="bodyi">French</span> fɔli a dø)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> folies à deux /foliz ah ʹduh (<span class="bodyi">French</span> fɔliz a dø)/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023370a"><!--s023370a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the presence of the same or similar delusional ideas in two closely associated people [French <span class="bodyi">folie à deux</span>, literally ‘double madness’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Heath Robinson</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌheeth ʹrobins(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027890a"><!--s027890a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span>said of a mechanical device: impractically complicated in design [named after W <span class="bodyi">Heath Robinson</span> d.1944, English cartoonist famous for his drawings of absurdly ingenious machines]</p><p>named after <span class="bodyi">W. Heath Robinson</span> d.1944, English cartoonist famous for his drawings of absurdly ingenious machines</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extreme<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021168a"><!--s021168a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022285b"><!--s022285b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something situated at or marking a point at one end or the other of a range </p><p><i></i></p><p>extremes of heat and cold</p>.</div><a name="s022286b"><!--s022286b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) a very pronounced or extreme degree </p><p><i></i></p><p>His enthusiasm was carried to extremes</p>.</div><a name="s022287b"><!--s022287b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) an extreme measure or expedient </p><p><i></i></p><p>She goes to extremes</p>.</div><a name="s022288b"><!--s022288b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the first or last term of a mathematical proportion or series ✱ <span class="bodyb">in the extreme</span> to the greatest possible extent </p><p><i></i></p><p>boring in the extreme</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incipient</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹsipi·ənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030730a"><!--s030730a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>just beginning to come into being or to become apparent</p><p><span class="bodyb">incipience</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">incipiency</span> /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">incipiently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">incipient-, incipiens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">incipere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inception/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inception</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brachistochrone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/brəʹkistəkrohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007054a"><!--s007054a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the curve down which a body being acted on by gravity will travel in the shortest possible time from one point to another [from Greek <span class="bodyi">brachistos</span> (superlative of <span class="bodyi">brachys</span> short) + <span class="bodyi">chronos</span> time].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gentle<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025159a"><!--s025159a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026827b"><!--s026827b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (e.g. an animal) mild, docile, soft, or moderate <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s026828b"><!--s026828b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to become docile or calm.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grimace<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026515a"><!--s026515a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to express pain, disapproval, or disgust by twisting one's face</p><p><span class="bodyb">grimacer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crack-up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013862a"><!--s013862a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a collapse or breakdown.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydronaut</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhiedrənawt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029791a"><!--s029791a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a person trained to work in or operate deep-sea vessels used for research or rescue [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hydro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hydro-</span></span></a> and <span class="bodyi">-naut</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aeronaut/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aeronaut</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">folio</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfohlioh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> folios)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023371a"><!--s023371a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025003b"><!--s025003b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006550c"><!--s006550c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a sheet of paper folded once, or the size of each of the two leaves so formed.</p></div><a name="s006551c"><!--s006551c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a book printed on pages of this size.</p></div><a name="s006552c"><!--s006552c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a book of the largest size.</p></div><a name="s006553c"><!--s006553c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) consisting of folio-size pages </p><p><i></i></p><p>a folio edition</p>.</div></div><a name="s025004b"><!--s025004b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006554c"><!--s006554c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a leaf of a manuscript or book.</p></div><a name="s006555c"><!--s006555c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a page or leaf number.</p></div></div><a name="s025005b"><!--s025005b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a case or folder for loose papers.</p></div><a name="s025006b"><!--s025006b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a certain number of words taken as a unit in measuring the length of a document [Middle English from Latin, ablative of <span class="bodyi">folium</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heating</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027891a"><!--s027891a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029747b"><!--s029747b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a system for supplying heat to a building.</p></div><a name="s029748b"><!--s029748b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the heat supplied by such a system.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">holy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhohli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (holier, holiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028835a"><!--s028835a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030527b"><!--s030527b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>set apart to the service of God or a god; sacred.</p></div><a name="s030528b"><!--s030528b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>characterized by perfection and transcendence; commanding absolute adoration and reverence </p><p><i></i></p><p>the holy Trinity</p>.</div><a name="s030529b"><!--s030529b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>spiritually pure; godly </p><p><i></i></p><p>leading a holy life</p>.</div><a name="s030530b"><!--s030530b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated, informal</span> used with certain other words as a mild expletive </p><p><i></i></p><p>Holy Moses!</p> <p><i></i></p><p>He's a holy terror</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">hālig</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">archidiaconal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌahkidieʹakənl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002783a"><!--s002783a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to an archdeacon [late Latin <span class="bodyi">archidiaconus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/archdeacon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">archdeacon</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dpi</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018163a"><!--s018163a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in computing, dots per inch.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extreme fighting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021169a"><!--s021169a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ultimate_fighting/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ultimate fighting</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹsiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030731a"><!--s030731a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032368b"><!--s032368b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cut into (something).</p></div><a name="s032369b"><!--s032369b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008427c"><!--s008427c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to carve letters, designs, etc into (something).</p></div><a name="s008428c"><!--s008428c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to carve (e.g. an inscription) into a surface [early French <span class="bodyi">inciser</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">incisus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">incidere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">caedere</span> to cut].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gentle breeze</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025160a"><!--s025160a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wind having a speed of 12 to 19km/h (8 to 12mph).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydronic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hieʹdronik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029792a"><!--s029792a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>denoting a heating or cooling system that uses circulating water.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grimalkin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/griʹmalkin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026516a"><!--s026516a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028354b"><!--s028354b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> an old female cat, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a female cat.</p></div><a name="s028355b"><!--s028355b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a spiteful or bad-tempered old woman [alteration of <span class="bodyi">grey</span> <span class="bodyi">malkin</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grey1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grey 1</span></span></a> + English dialect <span class="bodyi">malkin</span> female cat].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brachium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrayki·əm, ʹbraki·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> brachia /ʹbrayki·ə, ʹbraki·ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007055a"><!--s007055a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007245b"><!--s007245b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the upper part of the arm or forelimb from the shoulder to the elbow.</p></div><a name="s007246b"><!--s007246b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a part of an invertebrate animal, e.g. a starfish, that corresponds to an arm</p><p><span class="bodyb">brachial</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">bracchium, brachium</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brace1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brace 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extreme sports</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021170a"><!--s021170a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>sports such as base-jumping, bungee jumping, and canyoning which offer a high level of excitement but which also involve a certain element of danger, sometimes to the point of being life-threatening.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">archiepiscopal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahki·iʹpiskəpl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002784a"><!--s002784a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to an archbishop</p><p><span class="bodyb">archiepiscopacy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">archiepiscopate</span> /-pət, -payt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">archiepiscopalis</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">archiepiscopus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/archbishop/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">archbishop</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DPP</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018164a"><!--s018164a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Director of Public Prosecutions.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crack up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013861a"><!--s013861a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014433b"><!--s014433b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to undergo a physical or mental collapse </p><p><i></i></p><p>Most people crack up under the strain of the job</p>.</div><a name="s014434b"><!--s014434b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to laugh uncontrollably ✱ <span class="bodyb">not all it's cracked up to be</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> not as good as one has been led to expect </p><p><i></i></p><p>The restaurant isn't all it's cracked up to be</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">folk</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fohk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023372a"><!--s023372a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025007b"><!--s025007b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span></p><a name="s006556c"><!--s006556c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">folks</span>) (<span class="bodyi">treated as pl</span>) people; people in general </p><p><i></i></p><p>Some folk want their luck buttered</p><p> Hardy.</p></div><a name="s006557c"><!--s006557c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">folks</span>) (<span class="bodyi">treated as pl</span>) a specified kind or class of people </p><p><i></i></p><p>old folk</p>.</div><a name="s006558c"><!--s006558c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">folks</span>) (<span class="bodyi">treated as pl</span>) the members of one's own family or community.</p></div><a name="s006559c"><!--s006559c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) used when addressing a group of people: everyone.</p></div></div><a name="s025008b"><!--s025008b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/folk_music/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">folk music</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s025009b"><!--s025009b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as pl</span>) the common people, those who determine the character of a nation or people and preserve its traditions, arts and crafts, legends, etc from generation to generation.</p></div><a name="s025010b"><!--s025010b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) relating to or originating from denoting the common people who preserve the ancient traditions and culture of a nation or the study of the common people.</p></div><a name="s025011b"><!--s025011b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) originating from or traditional with the common people </p><p><i></i></p><p>folk medicine</p>.</div><a name="s025012b"><!--s025012b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> (<span class="bodyi">treated as pl</span>) a group of related tribes</p><p><span class="bodyb">folkish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">folc</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heat pump</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027892a"><!--s027892a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an apparatus for transferring heat by mechanical means to a place of higher temperature, e.g. for heating or cooling a building.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Holy City</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028836a"><!--s028836a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030531b"><!--s030531b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any city considered sacred by members of a particular religion, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> Jerusalem as a city at the heart of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.</p></div><a name="s030532b"><!--s030532b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>heaven; the City of God.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incision</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹsizh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030732a"><!--s030732a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032370b"><!--s032370b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a cut, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one made in a surgical operation.</p></div><a name="s032371b"><!--s032371b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act or process of cutting into something.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gentlefolk <span class="bodyi">or</span> gentlefolks</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025161a"><!--s025161a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> people of good family and breeding.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydronium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hieʹdrohni·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029793a"><!--s029793a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hydrated hydrogen ion H<sub>3</sub>O<sup>+</sup> [German <span class="bodyi">Hydronium</span>, contraction of <span class="bodyi">hydroxonium</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hydroxonium_ion/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hydroxonium ion</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brachy-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007056a"><!--s007056a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meaning: short </p><p><i></i></p><p>brachydactylous</p> <p>[Greek <span class="bodyi">brachy-</span>, from <span class="bodyi">brachys</span> short].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grime<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/griem/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026517a"><!--s026517a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>dirt, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when sticking to or ingrained in a surface</p><p><span class="bodyb">griminess</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">grimy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Flemish <span class="bodyi">grijm</span> from early Dutch <span class="bodyi">grime</span> soot, mask].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extreme unction</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021171a"><!--s021171a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022289b"><!--s022289b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox sacrament of anointing and praying over a sick or dying person.</p></div><a name="s022290b"><!--s022290b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anointing_of_the_sick/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anointing of the sick</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dpt</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018165a"><!--s018165a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>department.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crack willow</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013863a"><!--s013863a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Eurasian willow of damp habitats with branches that break off readily, often rooting themselves to produce new growth: <span class="bodyi">Salix fragilis</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">archimandrite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahkiʹmandriet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002785a"><!--s002785a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002719b"><!--s002719b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the superior of a monastery in the Orthodox Church.</p></div><a name="s002720b"><!--s002720b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an honorary title for a monastic priest [late Latin <span class="bodyi">archimandrites</span> via late Greek from Greek <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/archi_or_arch/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">archi-</span></span></a> + late Greek <span class="bodyi">mandra</span> monastery, from Greek, fold, pen].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydropathy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hieʹdropəthi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029794a"><!--s029794a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the use of water in treating diseases; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hydrotherapy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hydrotherapy</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">hydropathic</span> /hiedrohʹpathik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">hydropathically</span> /hiedrohʹpathikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heat rash</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027893a"><!--s027893a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/prickly_heat/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">prickly heat</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incisive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹsiesiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030733a"><!--s030733a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032372b"><!--s032372b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having or showing sharp intelligence </p><p><i></i></p><p>an incisive mind</p>.</div><a name="s032373b"><!--s032373b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>impressively direct and decisive </p><p><i></i></p><p>an incisive move to attract new business</p>.</div><a name="s032374b"><!--s032374b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>hurtfully sarcastic </p><p><i></i></p><p>incisive remarks</p>.</div><a name="s032375b"><!--s032375b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>having a sharp edge</p><p><span class="bodyb">incisively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">incisiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">folk dance</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023373a"><!--s023373a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a traditional dance of a people or region, often one preserved and performed by enthusiasts when no longer generally known</p><p><span class="bodyb">folk dancer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">folk dancing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gentleman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gentlemen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025162a"><!--s025162a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026829b"><!--s026829b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007043c"><!--s007043c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a man who is chivalrous, well-mannered, and honourable.</p></div><a name="s007044c"><!--s007044c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a man belonging to the landed gentry or nobility.</p></div><a name="s007045c"><!--s007045c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a man of independent wealth who does not work for gain.</p></div></div><a name="s026830b"><!--s026830b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in polite or formal reference: a man </p><p><i></i></p><p>ladies and gentlemen</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Show this gentleman to a seat</p> <p><span class="bodyb">gentlemanliness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">gentlemanly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Holy Communion</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028837a"><!--s028837a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the celebration of the Eucharist; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/communion/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">communion</span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brachycephalic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌbrakisiʹfalik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007057a"><!--s007057a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having a short or broad head: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dolichocephalic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dolichocephalic</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">brachycephaly</span> /-ʹsefəli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">brachycephalus</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">brachy-</span> + <span class="bodyi">kephalē</span> head].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grime<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026518a"><!--s026518a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to cover or soil (something) with grime.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extremism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021172a"><!--s021172a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>advocacy of extreme political measures; radicalism</p><p><span class="bodyb">extremist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Archimedes’ principle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahkiʹmeedeez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002786a"><!--s002786a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in physics, a law stating that an object floating in a liquid displaces a weight of liquid equal to its own weight [<span class="bodyi">Archimedes</span> d.212 <span class="bodysc">bc</span>, Greek mathematician and inventor].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heat-seeking</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027894a"><!--s027894a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a missile: having a guiding apparatus that homes in on heat, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the hot exhaust gases from an aircraft or rocket.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-cracy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013864a"><!--s013864a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting:</p><a name="s014435b"><!--s014435b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>rule or; government </p><p><i></i></p><p>democracy</p>.</div><a name="s014436b"><!--s014436b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a powerful or dominant social or political class </p><p><i></i></p><p>aristocracy</p>.</div><a name="s014437b"><!--s014437b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a state having a specified government or ruling class </p><p><i></i></p><p>meritocracy</p> <p>[early French <span class="bodyi">-cratie</span> via late Latin <span class="bodyi">-cratia</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">-kratia</span>,from <span class="bodyi">kratos</span> strength, power].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incisor</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030734a"><!--s030734a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cutting tooth, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one of the front teeth in mammals.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dr</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018167a"><!--s018167a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018982b"><!--s018982b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>debtor.</p></div><a name="s018983b"><!--s018983b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>drachm.</p></div><a name="s018984b"><!--s018984b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>drachma.</p></div><a name="s018985b"><!--s018985b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>dram.</p></div><a name="s018986b"><!--s018986b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>drawer.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydrophane</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhiedrəfayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029795a"><!--s029795a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a semitranslucent opal that becomes transparent in water <span class="bodyb">hydrophanous</span> /hieʹdrofənəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hydro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hydro-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">phanos</span> bright, clear, from <span class="bodyi">phanein</span> to show].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gentleman-at-arms</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gentlemen-at-arms)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025163a"><!--s025163a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a bodyguard of 40 gentlemen who attend the British sovereign on state occasions.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brachylogy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/braʹkiləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007058a"><!--s007058a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007247b"><!--s007247b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>conciseness or over-conciseness of expression.</p></div><a name="s007248b"><!--s007248b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a condensed expression from which a word or words essential to the construction or sense have been omitted, as in <span class="bodyi">Thank you!</span> or <span class="bodyi">Morning!</span> [Greek <span class="bodyi">brachylogia</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brachy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brachy-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-logia</span> speech].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">holy day</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028838a"><!--s028838a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a day set aside for special religious observance.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">folk etymology</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023374a"><!--s023374a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025013b"><!--s025013b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the transformation of words so as to bring them into an apparent relationship with other more familiar words, e.g. One example of folk etymology is the change of Spanish <span class="bodyi">cucaracha</span> to <span class="bodyi">cockroach</span>.</p></div><a name="s025014b"><!--s025014b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an explanation of the derivation or origin of a word or phrase that is popularly held to be true, but is actually erroneous.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Grimm's law</span><small><span class="eSynop">/grimz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026519a"><!--s026519a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in historical linguistics, the theory that the Germanic languages are related to Proto-Indo-European by a regular system of consonantal changes [named after Jacob <span class="bodyi">Grimm</span> d.1863, German philologist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extremist<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹstreemist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021173a"><!--s021173a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an advocate of extreme measures; a radical.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Archimedes’ screw</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002787a"><!--s002787a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a device for raising water, consisting of a tube bent spirally round an axis, or of a broad-threaded screw encased by a cylinder.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heat shield</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027895a"><!--s027895a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a part of the hull of a spacecraft designed to prevent excessive heating during re-entry into the earth's atmosphere.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹsiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030735a"><!--s030735a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032376b"><!--s032376b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to move (a person or group) to action.</p></div><a name="s032377b"><!--s032377b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to encourage (violence, unlawful behaviour, etc) <span class="bodyb">incitation</span> /-ʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">incitement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inciter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">inciter</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">incitare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> +<span class="bodyi">citare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cite/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cite</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Holy Family</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028839a"><!--s028839a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the infant Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, as depicted in paintings, etc, sometimes accompanied by St Anne, the mother of Mary, or by John the Baptist, second cousin of Jesus.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cradle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkraydl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013865a"><!--s013865a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014438b"><!--s014438b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003609c"><!--s003609c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a baby's bed or cot, usu on rockers.</p></div><a name="s003610c"><!--s003610c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a framework of wood or metal used as a support, scaffold, etc.</p></div></div><a name="s014439b"><!--s014439b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a place of origin </p><p><i></i></p><p>An English gentleman who had lived some years in this region [of Switzerland] said it was the cradle of compulsory education</p><p> Mark Twain ✱ <span class="bodyb">from the cradle</span>.</p></div><a name="s014440b"><!--s014440b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>from earliest infancy </p><p><i></i></p><p>The children were trained from the cradle to deadly hatred against the Mexicans</p><p> William Hickling Prescott ✱ <span class="bodyb">from the cradle to the grave</span> throughout one's life </p><p><i></i></p><p>Trace a man's career from his cradle to his grave and mark how Fortune has treated him</p><p> Samuel Butler [Old English <span class="bodyi">cradol</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grin<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/grin/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (grinned, grinning)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026520a"><!--s026520a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028356b"><!--s028356b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to smile broadly, usu in a self-satisfied or silly way.</p></div><a name="s028357b"><!--s028357b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to smile in a fierce or sinister way, showing the teeth ✱ <span class="bodyb">grin and bear it</span> to put up with an unpleasant experience in a stoical way</p><p><span class="bodyb">grinner</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">grinnen</span> from Old English <span class="bodyi">grennian</span> to snarl, bare the teeth].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gentleman farmer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gentlemen farmers)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025164a"><!--s025164a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wealthy man who farms mainly for pleasure rather than for basic income.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bracing</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbraysing/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007059a"><!--s007059a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>refreshing or invigorating </p><p><i></i></p><p>a bracing breeze</p> <p><span class="bodyb">bracingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bracingness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">folk hero</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023375a"><!--s023375a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025015b"><!--s025015b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a hero of folklore.</p></div><a name="s025016b"><!--s025016b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody who enjoys widespread popular esteem.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dr</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018166a"><!--s018166a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018980b"><!--s018980b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>doctor.</p></div><a name="s018981b"><!--s018981b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in street names, Drive.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydrophilic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiedrəʹfilik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029796a"><!--s029796a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031391b"><!--s031391b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>able to dissolve in, mix with, or be wetted by water easily.</p></div><a name="s031392b"><!--s031392b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to or having a strong affinity for water <span class="bodyb">hydrophilicity</span> /-ʹlisiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extremist<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021174a"><!--s021174a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>advocating extreme measures; radical.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">archi- <span class="bodyi">or</span> arch-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002782a"><!--s002782a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s002717b"><!--s002717b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>chief or principal </p><p><i></i></p><p>architrave</p>.</div><a name="s002718b"><!--s002718b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in biology or anthropology, primitive; original; primary [French <span class="bodyi">archi-</span> via Latin from Greek: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/arch_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">arch- 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heat sink</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027896a"><!--s027896a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a device or substance for absorbing or dissipating unwanted heat.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incivility</span><small><span class="eSynop">/insiʹviliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> incivilities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030736a"><!--s030736a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032378b"><!--s032378b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>rudeness or discourtesy.</p></div><a name="s032379b"><!--s032379b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a rude or discourteous act [early French <span class="bodyi">incivilité</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">incivilitat-, incivilitas</span>, from <span class="bodyi">incivilis</span> impolite, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">civilis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/civil/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">civil</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Holy Father</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028840a"><!--s028840a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Holy Father</span>) a designation for the pope.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drab<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/drab/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (drabber, drabbest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018168a"><!--s018168a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018987b"><!--s018987b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>dull or cheerless </p><p><i></i></p><p>a drab existence</p>.</div><a name="s018988b"><!--s018988b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of a dull brown or grey colour</p><p><span class="bodyb">drably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">drabness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<span class="bodyi">drab</span> kind of undyed cloth, from early French <span class="bodyi">drap</span> cloth, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">drappus</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bracken</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrakən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007060a"><!--s007060a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007249b"><!--s007249b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a common large coarse fern <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of moorland areas, which is poisonous to grazing animals: <span class="bodyi">Pteridium aquilinum</span>.</p></div><a name="s007250b"><!--s007250b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a dense growth of this </p><p><i></i></p><p>We pushed our way through shoulder-length bracken</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">braken</span>,prob of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gentleman's agreement</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025165a"><!--s025165a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an unwritten agreement that is secured only by the honour of the participants and is not legally enforceable.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cradle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013866a"><!--s013866a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014441b"><!--s014441b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to place or keep (somebody) in or as if in a cradle.</p></div><a name="s014442b"><!--s014442b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to shelter or hold (somebody or something) protectively.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grin<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026521a"><!--s026521a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028358b"><!--s028358b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a broad smile.</p></div><a name="s028359b"><!--s028359b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a sinister smile.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">archipelago</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahkiʹpeləgoh, ahchi-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os -oes) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> archipelagos archipelagoes)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002788a"><!--s002788a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002721b"><!--s002721b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a group of scattered islands.</p></div><a name="s002722b"><!--s002722b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an expanse of sea scattered with islands <span class="bodyb">archipelagic</span> /-pəʹlajik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<span class="bodyi">Archipelago</span> Aegean Sea, from Italian <span class="bodyi">Arcipelago</span>, literally ‘chief sea’, from <span class="bodyi">arci-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/archi_or_arch/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">archi-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">pelagos</span> sea].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extremity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹstremiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> extremities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021175a"><!--s021175a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022291b"><!--s022291b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005702c"><!--s005702c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the furthest or most extreme part or point.</p></div><a name="s005703c"><!--s005703c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the greatest or most extreme degree.</p></div></div><a name="s022292b"><!--s022292b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) a limb or the end of a limb, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a human hand or foot.</p></div><a name="s022293b"><!--s022293b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>extreme misfortune or danger of destruction or death.</p></div><a name="s022294b"><!--s022294b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s005704c"><!--s005704c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>extreme misfortune or danger of destruction or death.</p></div><a name="s005705c"><!--s005705c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a moment marked by such misfortune or danger.</p></div></div><a name="s022295b"><!--s022295b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) a drastic or desperate act or measure.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">folkie <span class="bodyi">or</span> folky</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfohki/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> folkies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023376a"><!--s023376a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a folk music enthusiast.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydrophobia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiedrəʹfohbi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029797a"><!--s029797a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031393b"><!--s031393b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>abnormal dread of water.</p></div><a name="s031394b"><!--s031394b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/rabies/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">rabies</span></span></a> [(sense 2) because fear of water is a symptom].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heatstroke</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027897a"><!--s027897a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>overheating of the body resulting from prolonged exposure to high temperature and leading in serious cases to collapse or death.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incl.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030737a"><!--s030737a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032380b"><!--s032380b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>included.</p></div><a name="s032381b"><!--s032381b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>including.</p></div><a name="s032382b"><!--s032382b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>inclusive.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bracket<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrakit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007061a"><!--s007061a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007251b"><!--s007251b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>either of a pair of marks (), [], &amp;#60; &gt;, or { }, used to enclose matter in writing or printing.</p></div><a name="s007252b"><!--s007252b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of a graded series of social groups.</p></div><a name="s007253b"><!--s007253b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an overhanging projecting fixture or strut that supports a load or strengthens an angle.</p></div><a name="s007254b"><!--s007254b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s001703c"><!--s001703c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) either of a pair of marks () used in writing or printing to enclose matter; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/parenthesis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">parenthesis</span></span></a> (1b).</p></div><a name="s001704c"><!--s001704c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>either of a pair of marks [] used in writing and printing to enclose matter or in mathematics and logic to show that a complex expression should be treated as a single unit.</p></div><a name="s001705c"><!--s001705c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>either of a pair of marks &amp;#60;&gt; used to enclose matter; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/angle_bracket/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">angle bracket</span></span></a> (1).</p></div><a name="s001706c"><!--s001706c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>either of a pair of marks { } for connecting words, etc; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brace1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brace<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (6a).</p></div></div><a name="s007255b"><!--s007255b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>any of a graded series of social groups.</p></div><a name="s007256b"><!--s007256b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>in building or construction, an overhanging projecting fixture or strut that is designed to support a vertical load or strengthen an angle.</p></div><a name="s007257b"><!--s007257b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a pair of shots fired usu in front of and beyond a target to aid in range-finding, or the distance between these [from early French <span class="bodyi">braguette</span> codpiece (from its similarity to the architectural bracket), dimin. of <span class="bodyi">brague</span> breeches, via Old Provençal and Latinfrom Gaulish <span class="bodyi">brāca</span>,of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Holy Ghost</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028841a"><!--s028841a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Holy Ghost</span>) = the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/holy_spirit/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Holy Spirit</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drab<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018169a"><!--s018169a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018989b"><!--s018989b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a slovenly woman.</p></div><a name="s018990b"><!--s018990b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a prostitute [perhaps from Low German <span class="bodyi">drabbe</span> mire, dirt].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">folklore</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfohklaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023377a"><!--s023377a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025017b"><!--s025017b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the traditional customs and beliefs of a people preserved by oral tradition.</p></div><a name="s025018b"><!--s025018b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006560c"><!--s006560c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the traditional customs and beliefs of a people preserved by oral tradition.</p></div><a name="s006561c"><!--s006561c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the study of the life and spirit of a people through their folklore.</p></div></div><a name="s025019b"><!--s025019b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the stories, etc attached to a particular place, group, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>movie folklore</p> <p><span class="bodyb">folkloric</span> /fohkʹlorik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">folklorist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extremophile</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹstreeməfiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021176a"><!--s021176a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an organism, such as certain bacteria, that can live in conditions previously considered too hostile to support life.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gentleman's gentleman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025166a"><!--s025166a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a valet.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cradle cap</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013867a"><!--s013867a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a scaly skin condition of the scalp, affecting small babies.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydrophobic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiedrəʹfohbik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029798a"><!--s029798a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031395b"><!--s031395b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>characteristic of or suffering from hydrophobia.</p></div><a name="s031396b"><!--s031396b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>unable to mix with or dissolve in water.</p></div><a name="s031397b"><!--s031397b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>lacking affinity for water <span class="bodyb">hydrophobicity</span> /-ʹbisiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grind<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/griend/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> ground /grownd/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026522a"><!--s026522a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s028360b"><!--s028360b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to reduce (something) to powder or small fragments by crushing it between hard surfaces.</p></div><a name="s028361b"><!--s028361b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to polish, sharpen, or wear (something) down by friction </p><p><i></i></p><p>grind an axe</p>.</div><a name="s028362b"><!--s028362b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to rub, press, or twist harshly.</p></div><a name="s028363b"><!--s028363b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s007497c"><!--s007497c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to rub, press, or twist (something) harshly </p><p><i></i></p><p>He ground his fist into his opponent's stomach</p>.</div><a name="s007498c"><!--s007498c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to press (things) together with a rotating motion </p><p><i></i></p><p>grind the teeth</p>.</div></div><a name="s028364b"><!--s028364b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to operate or produce (something) by turning a crank </p><p><i></i></p><p>grind a hand organ</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s028365b"><!--s028365b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to perform the operation of grinding.</p></div><a name="s028366b"><!--s028366b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to become pulverized, polished, or sharpened by friction.</p></div><a name="s028367b"><!--s028367b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to move with difficulty or friction, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> so as to make a grating noise </p><p><i></i></p><p>grinding gears</p>.</div><a name="s028368b"><!--s028368b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + away) to work monotonously, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to study hard </p><p><i></i></p><p>She's grinding away at her history</p>.</div><a name="s028369b"><!--s028369b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>to rotate the hips in an erotic manner.</p></div><a name="s028370b"><!--s028370b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>in skateboarding, in-line skating etc, to slide along a surface or rail rather than on the wheels, e.g. on the edge of a skate ✱ <span class="bodyb">grind to a halt</span> to stop in a noisy, jarring, or disconcerting way</p><p><span class="bodyb">grinder</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">grindingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">grindan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heat-treat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027898a"><!--s027898a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to treat (a metal or alloy) by heating and cooling in a way that will produce desired properties, e.g. hardness</p><p><span class="bodyb">heat treatment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">architect</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahkitekt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002789a"><!--s002789a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002723b"><!--s002723b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who designs buildings and superintends their construction.</p></div><a name="s002724b"><!--s002724b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person who originates or comprehensively plans a system, project, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>Lord Beveridge, architect of the Welfare State</p> [early French <span class="bodyi">architecte</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">architektōn</span> master builder, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/archi_or_arch/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">archi-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">tektōn</span> builder, carpenter].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inclement</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹklemənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030738a"><!--s030738a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032383b"><!--s032383b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of the weather: unpleasant, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> cold and wet.</p></div><a name="s032384b"><!--s032384b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>unmerciful <span class="bodyb">inclemency</span> /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inclemently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">inclement-, inclemens</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">clement-, clemens</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/clement/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">clement</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bracket<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (bracketed, bracketing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007062a"><!--s007062a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007258b"><!--s007258b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to place (written or printed matter) within brackets.</p></div><a name="s007259b"><!--s007259b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ together) to put (two or more people or things) in the same category or associate them mentally.</p></div><a name="s007260b"><!--s007260b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to attach or support (a beam, overhanging part, etc) with brackets.</p></div><a name="s007261b"><!--s007261b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s001707c"><!--s001707c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to get a range by firing in front of and behind (a target).</p></div><a name="s001708c"><!--s001708c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to establish a margin on either side of (an estimation, etc).</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drac</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018170a"><!--s018170a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/drack_or_drac/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">drack</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Holy Grail</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028842a"><!--s028842a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the cup or platter used, according to medieval legend, by Christ at the Last Supper, which became the object of knightly quests.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">folk medicine</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023378a"><!--s023378a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any form of traditional medicine that involves the use of remedies made from herbs, vegetables, etc, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as practised by people in isolated communities.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cradle-snatcher</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013868a"><!--s013868a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a person who is romantically or sexually involved with a much younger person.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydrophone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhiedrəfohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029799a"><!--s029799a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an instrument for listening to sound transmitted through water.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heat wave</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027899a"><!--s027899a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a prolonged period of unusually hot weather.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gentlemen's agreement</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025167a"><!--s025167a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gentleman_s_agreement/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gentleman's agreement</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extricate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹekstrikayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021177a"><!--s021177a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to disentangle (something, somebody, or oneself), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with considerable effort </p><p><i></i></p><p>She managed to extricate herself from a tricky situation</p> <p><span class="bodyb">extricable</span> /-kəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">extrication</span> /-ʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">extricatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">extricare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">tricae</span> trifles, perplexities].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grind<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026523a"><!--s026523a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028371b"><!--s028371b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>dreary monotonous labour or routine.</p></div><a name="s028372b"><!--s028372b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an act of grinding.</p></div><a name="s028373b"><!--s028373b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a particular degree of fineness of grinding.</p></div><a name="s028374b"><!--s028374b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s007499c"><!--s007499c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act of rotating the hips in an erotic manner: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bump2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bump 2</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s007500c"><!--s007500c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, dated coarse slang</span> an act of sexual intercourse.</p></div></div><a name="s028375b"><!--s028375b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> a swot.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">architectonic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌahkitekʹtonik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002790a"><!--s002790a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002725b"><!--s002725b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to architecture or according with its principles.</p></div><a name="s002726b"><!--s002726b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>resembling architecture in structure or organization </p><p><i></i></p><p>Classification is the architectonic science</p> — William Whewell<p><span class="bodyb">architectonically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">architektonikos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">architektōn</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/architect/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">architect</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inclination</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inkliʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030739a"><!--s030739a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032385b"><!--s032385b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a particular tendency, propensity, or urge, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a liking </p><p><i></i></p><p>She had little inclination for housekeeping</p>.</div><a name="s032386b"><!--s032386b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008429c"><!--s008429c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a deviation from the vertical or horizontal, or the degree of this.</p></div><a name="s008430c"><!--s008430c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a slope.</p></div><a name="s008431c"><!--s008431c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the angle between two lines or planes.</p></div><a name="s008432c"><!--s008432c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/magnetic_dip/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">magnetic dip</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s032387b"><!--s032387b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s008433c"><!--s008433c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of bending or inclining.</p></div><a name="s008434c"><!--s008434c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a bow or nod</p><p><span class="bodyb">inclinational</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bracket fungus</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007063a"><!--s007063a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/basidiomycete/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">basidiomycete</span></span></a> (type of fungus) that forms shelf-like spore-bearing bodies, e.g. on tree trunks: order Aphyllophorales.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drachm</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dram/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018171a"><!--s018171a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018991b"><!--s018991b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a unit of measurement equal to one eighth of a fluid ounce.</p></div><a name="s018992b"><!--s018992b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a unit of apothecaries’ weight equal to one eighth of an ounce (about 3.89g).</p></div><a name="s018993b"><!--s018993b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s004741c"><!--s004741c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a unit of measurement equal to one eighth of a fluid ounce.</p></div><a name="s004742c"><!--s004742c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a unit of apothecaries’ weight equal to one eighth of an ounce (about 3.89g).</p></div></div><a name="s018994b"><!--s018994b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/drachma/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">drachma</span></span></a> [alteration of Middle English <span class="bodyi">dragme</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dram1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dram 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">holy hour</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028843a"><!--s028843a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030533b"><!--s030533b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Holy Hour</span>) in the Roman Catholic Church, an hour of prayer and meditation before the Eucharist.</p></div><a name="s030534b"><!--s030534b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Irish, informal</span> an afternoon period during which public houses close in Ireland.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">folk memory</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023379a"><!--s023379a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the collective memory of a people enshrining ancient events, customs, stories, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydrophyte</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhiedrohfiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029800a"><!--s029800a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plant that grows in water or waterlogged soil <span class="bodyb">hydrophytic</span> /-ʹfitik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heave<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/heev/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> heaved hove /hohv/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027900a"><!--s027900a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s029749b"><!--s029749b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to lift or pull (something heavy), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with great effort.</p></div><a name="s029750b"><!--s029750b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to throw (something heavy).</p></div><a name="s029751b"><!--s029751b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to utter (a sigh) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s029752b"><!--s029752b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to rise and fall rhythmically </p><p><i></i></p><p>His chest was heaving with sobs</p>.</div><a name="s029753b"><!--s029753b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to retch ✱ <span class="bodyb">heave in sight/into view</span> to come into view</p><p><span class="bodyb">heaver</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">hebban</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cradlesong</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013869a"><!--s013869a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lullaby.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extrinsic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ekʹstrinsik, -zik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021178a"><!--s021178a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022296b"><!--s022296b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not forming part of or belonging to a thing; extraneous.</p></div><a name="s022297b"><!--s022297b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>originating from or on the outside</p><p><span class="bodyb">extrinsically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">extrinsèque</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">extrinsecus</span> from without].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incline<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹklien/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030740a"><!--s030740a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032388b"><!--s032388b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to influence or dispose (somebody) to a specified action or way of thinking.</p></div><a name="s032389b"><!--s032389b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to lean or slope; to move (something) into a position that is neither horizontal nor vertical.</p></div><a name="s032390b"><!--s032390b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to slope or slant; to deviate from the horizontal or vertical.</p></div><a name="s032391b"><!--s032391b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to drop, nod, or bend (the head), e.g. as a gesture of agreement <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s032392b"><!--s032392b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to slope or slant; to deviate from the horizontal or vertical.</p></div><a name="s032393b"><!--s032393b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to bend the head or upper body forward ✱ <span class="bodyb">be inclined to</span> to tend or be willing to do or be something</p><p><span class="bodyb">incliner</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">inclinen</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">inclinare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">clinare</span> to lean].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gentlewoman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gentlewomen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025168a"><!--s025168a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026831b"><!--s026831b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a woman of noble or gentle birth.</p></div><a name="s026832b"><!--s026832b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span></p><a name="s007046c"><!--s007046c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a woman of noble or gentle birth.</p></div><a name="s007047c"><!--s007047c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a woman attendant on a lady of rank.</p></div></div><a name="s026833b"><!--s026833b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> a woman of refined manners; a lady.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">architectonics</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002791a"><!--s002791a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002727b"><!--s002727b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the art or science of architecture.</p></div><a name="s002728b"><!--s002728b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the systematic arrangement of knowledge.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grind down</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026524a"><!--s026524a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to subject (somebody) to domineering treatment; to oppress (people).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drachma</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdrakmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> drachmas drachmae /ʹdrakmee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018172a"><!--s018172a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018995b"><!--s018995b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the former basic monetary unit of Greece (replaced by the euro in 2002).</p></div><a name="s018996b"><!--s018996b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an ancient Greek silver coin.</p></div><a name="s018997b"><!--s018997b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s004743c"><!--s004743c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the former basic monetary unit of Greece, divided into 100 lepta (replaced by the euro in 2002).</p></div><a name="s004744c"><!--s004744c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an ancient Greek silver coin equivalent to six obols.</p></div></div><a name="s018998b"><!--s018998b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>any of various ancient Greek units of weight [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">drachmē</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dram1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dram 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brackish</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrakish/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007064a"><!--s007064a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of water: slightly salty</p><p><span class="bodyb">brackishness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Dutch <span class="bodyi">brac</span> salty + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ish/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ish</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Holy Innocents’ Day</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028844a"><!--s028844a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>28 December, kept by churches in memory of the children killed by Herod according to Matthew 2:16.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">folk music</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023380a"><!--s023380a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the traditional music and songs of a people or region.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydroplane<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhiedrəplayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029801a"><!--s029801a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031398b"><!--s031398b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a speedboat fitted with hydrofoils or a stepped bottom so that the hull is raised wholly or partly out of the water when moving at speed.</p></div><a name="s031399b"><!--s031399b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a horizontal surface on a submarine's hull, used to control movement upward or downward.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heave<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027901a"><!--s027901a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029754b"><!--s029754b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an act of heaving.</p></div><a name="s029755b"><!--s029755b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007871c"><!--s007871c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an effort to heave something.</p></div><a name="s007872c"><!--s007872c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a throw.</p></div></div><a name="s029756b"><!--s029756b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an upward motion, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a rhythmical rising </p><p><i></i></p><p>the heave of the sea</p>.</div><a name="s029757b"><!--s029757b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/broken_wind/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">broken wind</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s029758b"><!--s029758b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in geology, a horizontal displacement, e.g. of rock layers, caused by a fracture in the earth's crust.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">craft<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/krahft/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013870a"><!--s013870a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014443b"><!--s014443b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003611c"><!--s003611c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an activity or trade requiring manual dexterity or artistic skill.</p></div><a name="s003612c"><!--s003612c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a trade or profession.</p></div></div><a name="s014444b"><!--s014444b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often in combination</span>) skill in planning, making, or executing something; dexterity </p><p><i></i></p><p>stagecraft</p>.</div><a name="s014445b"><!--s014445b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">pl</span> <span class="bodyb">craft</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">crafts</span>) a boat, aircraft, or spacecraft.</p></div><a name="s014446b"><!--s014446b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the members of a trade or trade association.</p></div><a name="s014447b"><!--s014447b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">pl</span> <span class="bodyb">craft</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">crafts</span>)</p><a name="s003613c"><!--s003613c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a boat.</p></div><a name="s003614c"><!--s003614c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an aircraft.</p></div><a name="s003615c"><!--s003615c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a spacecraft.</p></div></div><a name="s014448b"><!--s014448b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>skill in deceiving to gain an end</p><p>from Old English <span class="bodyi">cræft</span> strength, skill. The basic meaning of <span class="bodyi">craft</span>, common to most Germanic languages, is ‘strength’. In English it also acquired, as early as the ninth cent., the sense ‘skill, cleverness’. In reference to manual dexterity, this sense has retained a positive force; but in reference to mental agility, which may be viewed with suspicion or envy, it gradually became derogatory and by the 13th cent. often signified guile or fraud. The derivative adjective <span class="bodyi">crafty</span> developed in the same way; today it is used only in a negative sense</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incline<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinklien/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030741a"><!--s030741a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an inclined surface; a slope.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grinder</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026525a"><!--s026525a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028376b"><!--s028376b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a machine for sharpening tools by means of an abrasive revolving wheel; a grindstone.</p></div><a name="s028377b"><!--s028377b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a molar tooth.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extro-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021179a"><!--s021179a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meaning: outward </p><p><i></i></p><p>extrovert</p> <p>[alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/extra/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">extra-</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">architectural</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ahkiʹtekchərəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002792a"><!--s002792a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002729b"><!--s002729b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to architecture.</p></div><a name="s002730b"><!--s002730b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a plant: having a distinctive shape and used to add interest to a garden or building</p><p><span class="bodyb">architecturally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gentrification</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌjentrifiʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025169a"><!--s025169a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the purchase and renovation, by middle-class people, of urban and run-down properties that are traditionally inhabited by working-class people.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bract</span><small><span class="eSynop">/brakt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007065a"><!--s007065a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007262b"><!--s007262b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small leaf near a flower or floral axis.</p></div><a name="s007263b"><!--s007263b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a leaf borne on a floral axis <span class="bodyb">bracteal</span> /ʹbrakti·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">bracteate</span> /ʹbrakti·ət, -ayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bracted</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">bractea</span> thin metal plate].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">drack <span class="bodyi">or</span> drac</span><small><span class="eSynop">/drak/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018173a"><!--s018173a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, informal</span> said of a woman: unattractive [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydroplane<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029802a"><!--s029802a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031400b"><!--s031400b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to skim over the water with the hull largely clear of the surface.</p></div><a name="s031401b"><!--s031401b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to ride in a hydroplane.</p></div><a name="s031402b"><!--s031402b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aquaplane2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aquaplane<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (2)</p><p><span class="bodyb">hydroplaner</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Holy Joe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/joh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028845a"><!--s028845a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030535b"><!--s030535b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a pious person.</p></div><a name="s030536b"><!--s030536b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a parson or chaplain.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">folk rock</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023381a"><!--s023381a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a type of folk music that incorporates elements of rock, e.g. heavier beats and the use of electric instruments.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heave-ho<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027902a"><!--s027902a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used as a cry when lifting something heavy [orig a sailors’ cry when heaving up the anchor].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">craft<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013871a"><!--s013871a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to form or construct (something) using or as if using skill and dexterity </p><p><i></i></p><p>a beautifully crafted novel</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extrovert <span class="bodyi">or</span> extravert</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹekstrəvuht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021180a"><!--s021180a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022298b"><!--s022298b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person whose attention and interests are directed wholly or predominantly towards what is outside the self: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/introvert1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">introvert 1</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s022299b"><!--s022299b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a sociable, gregarious, or outgoing person: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/introvert1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">introvert 1</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">extroversion</span> /-ʹvuhsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">extrovert</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">extroverted</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/extro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">extro-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">vertere</span> to turn].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grind out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026526a"><!--s026526a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">derog</span> to produce (something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> something of inferior quality) in a mechanical way </p><p><i></i></p><p>grinding out potboilers</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inclined plane</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinkliend/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030742a"><!--s030742a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plane surface that makes an angle with the horizontal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">architecture</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahkitekchə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002793a"><!--s002793a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002731b"><!--s002731b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the art, practice, or profession of designing and erecting buildings.</p></div><a name="s002732b"><!--s002732b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a particular method or style of building </p><p><i></i></p><p>Gothic architecture</p>.</div><a name="s002733b"><!--s002733b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>buildings collectively </p><p><i></i></p><p>the beautiful architecture of Prague</p>.</div><a name="s002734b"><!--s002734b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the design and structure of anything </p><p><i></i></p><p>the architecture of molecules</p> <p><i></i></p><p>software and its architecture</p><p><span class="bodyb">architectural</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">architecturally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heave-ho<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027903a"><!--s027903a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the heave-ho</span>) <span class="bodyi">informal</span> dismissal, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from a job.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">folksinger</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023382a"><!--s023382a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who sings folk songs, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a professional or amateur enthusiast</p><p><span class="bodyb">folksinging</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bracteole</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbraktiohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007066a"><!--s007066a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small or secondary bract, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on a floral axis <span class="bodyb">bracteolate</span> /brakʹteeələt, -layt, ʹbrakti·əlayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">bracteola</span>,dimin. of Latin <span class="bodyi">bractea</span> thin metal plate].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydroponics</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiedrəʹponiks/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029803a"><!--s029803a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the growing of plants in liquid, sand, or gravel containing nutrient solutions rather than soil</p><p><span class="bodyb">hydroponic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">hydroponically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hydro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hydro-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">ponos</span> labour, <span class="bodyi">ponein</span> to toil].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">craftsman <span class="bodyi">or</span> craftswoman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> craftsmen craftswomen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013872a"><!--s013872a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014449b"><!--s014449b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a man or woman who practises a skilled trade or handicraft.</p></div><a name="s014450b"><!--s014450b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person who displays a high degree of manual dexterity or artistic skill</p><p><span class="bodyb">craftsmanship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Holy Land</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028846a"><!--s028846a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Holy Land</span>) the area occupied by modern Israel and Palestine, containing sites associated with the ministry and death of Christ.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gentrify</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjentrifie/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (gentrifies, gentrified, gentrifying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025170a"><!--s025170a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to change (a property or area) by gentrification</p><p><span class="bodyb">gentrifier</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">draconian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/drəʹkohni·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018174a"><!--s018174a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Draconian</span>) said of laws, measures, etc: extremely severe; drastic </p><p><i></i></p><p>Could this be he who, of late, with sour visage, and in stuffy habiliments, administered, ferule in hand, the Draconian laws of the Academy?</p><p> Poe</p><p>Latin <span class="bodyi">Dracon-, Draco</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">Drakōn</span> seventh-cent. <span class="bodysc">bc</span> Athenian lawgiver. Draco's code of laws were notorious for their severity; the death penalty was prescribed for the most trivial offences</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grindstone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026527a"><!--s026527a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028378b"><!--s028378b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/millstone/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">millstone</span></span></a> (1).</p></div><a name="s028379b"><!--s028379b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a flat circular stone or abrasive disc that revolves on an axle and is used for grinding, polishing, sharpening shaping, etc ✱ <span class="bodyb">keep one's nose to the grindstone</span> to continue working conscientiously [recorded in the form <span class="bodyi">hold somebody's nose to the grindstone</span> from the 16th cent., although in its present form it is 19th cent. The grindstone is an image for unrelenting work].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inclinometer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inkliʹnomitə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030743a"><!--s030743a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032394b"><!--s032394b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an apparatus for determining the direction of the earth's magnetic field with reference to the plane of the horizon.</p></div><a name="s032395b"><!--s032395b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an instrument for indicating the inclination to the horizontal, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of an aircraft.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extrude</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹstroohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021181a"><!--s021181a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022300b"><!--s022300b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to force or push (something) out.</p></div><a name="s022301b"><!--s022301b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to shape (metal, plastic, etc) by forcing it through a die <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s022302b"><!--s022302b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to become extruded</p><p><span class="bodyb">extrudable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">extruder</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">extrusion</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">extrudere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">trudere</span> to thrust].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heaven</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhev(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027904a"><!--s027904a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029759b"><!--s029759b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in some beliefs, the dwelling place of God or the gods; the place where good people go when they die: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/earth1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">earth 1</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hell/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hell</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s029760b"><!--s029760b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the heavens</span>) <span class="bodyi">literary</span> the expanse of space that surrounds the earth like a dome; the sky.</p></div><a name="s029761b"><!--s029761b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a place or condition of complete happiness.</p></div><a name="s029762b"><!--s029762b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) used in exclamations in place of ‘God’ </p><p><i></i></p><p>for heaven's sake</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Good heavens!</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">move heaven and earth</span>.</p></div><a name="s029763b"><!--s029763b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to do everything that one can </p><p><i></i></p><p>They moved heaven and earth to get him a place at the school</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">stink/smell to high heaven</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to smell terrible ✱ <span class="bodyb">the heavens opened</span> it suddenly began to pour with rain [Old English <span class="bodyi">heofon</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydropower</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhiedrohpowə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029804a"><!--s029804a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>hydroelectric power.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crafty</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (craftier, craftiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013873a"><!--s013873a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014451b"><!--s014451b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>showing subtlety and guile.</p></div><a name="s014452b"><!--s014452b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> highly trained; skilful </p><p><i></i></p><p>The king … brocht right crafty masonis to big [= build] this abbay [of Holyrood]</p><p> John Bellenden</p><p><span class="bodyb">craftily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">craftiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brad</span><small><span class="eSynop">/brad/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007067a"><!--s007067a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a thin wedged-shaped nail having a slight projection at the top of one side instead of a head [Middle English from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">broddr</span> spike; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">byrst</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bristle1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bristle 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">architrave</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahkitrayv/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002794a"><!--s002794a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002735b"><!--s002735b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in classical architecture, the lowest part of an <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/entablature/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">entablature</span></span></a> (upper section supported on columns) resting immediately on the capital of the column.</p></div><a name="s002736b"><!--s002736b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the moulded frame round a rectangular recess or opening, e.g. a door or window.</p></div><a name="s002737b"><!--s002737b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000563c"><!--s000563c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the moulded frame round a rectangular recess or opening, e.g. a door or window.</p></div><a name="s000564c"><!--s000564c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the exterior moulding round an arch [early French <span class="bodyi">architrave</span> from Old Italian, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/archi_or_arch/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">archi-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">trave</span> beam, from Latin <span class="bodyi">trab-</span>, <span class="bodyi">trabs</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">folk song</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023383a"><!--s023383a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025020b"><!--s025020b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a traditional song of a people or region.</p></div><a name="s025021b"><!--s025021b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a contemporary song in a similar style</p><p><span class="bodyb">folksinger</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">folksinging</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">draconic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/drəʹkonik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018175a"><!--s018175a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/draconian/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">draconian</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">holy of holies</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhohliz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028847a"><!--s028847a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030537b"><!--s030537b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in Jewish history, the innermost and most sacred chamber of the Jewish tabernacle and temple.</p></div><a name="s030538b"><!--s030538b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any place or thing considered sacred [translation of late Latin <span class="bodyi">sanctum sanctorum</span>, itself translating Hebrew <span class="bodyi">qōdhesh haq-</span> <span class="bodyi">qŏdhāshīm</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gentry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjentri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025171a"><!--s025171a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026834b"><!--s026834b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the upper class, or those regarded as constituting it in local society </p><p><i></i></p><p>Mr Brooke … was in this case brave enough to defy the world – that is to say, Mrs Cadwallader the Rector's wife, and the small group of gentry with whom he visited</p><p> George Eliot.</p></div><a name="s026835b"><!--s026835b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">derog or humorous (<span class="bodyi">treated as pl</span></span>) people of a specified kind or class </p><p><i></i></p><p>You can't trust these academic gentry</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">gentrie</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">genterise</span>, <span class="bodyi">gentelise</span>, from <span class="bodyi">gentil</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gentle1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gentle 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gringo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgringgoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gringos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026528a"><!--s026528a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an English-speaking foreigner in Spain or Latin America [Spanish <span class="bodyi">gringo</span>, prob alteration of <span class="bodyi">griego</span> Greek, stranger, from Latin <span class="bodyi">Graecus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/greek1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Greek 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extrusion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹstroohzh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021182a"><!--s021182a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022303b"><!--s022303b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or process of extruding, or a form or product produced by this process.</p></div><a name="s022304b"><!--s022304b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005706c"><!--s005706c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the flowing out of lava onto the earth's surface through vents and fissures in the earth's crust during volcanic eruption.</p></div><a name="s005707c"><!--s005707c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a mass of rock formed by extrusion; an extrusive rock [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">extrusion-, extrusio</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">extrusus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">extrudere</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inclose</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹklohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030744a"><!--s030744a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/enclose_or_inclose/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">enclose</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydroquinone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhiedrohkwiʹnohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029805a"><!--s029805a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a phenol that is a reducing agent and is used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a photographic developer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heavenly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027905a"><!--s027905a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029764b"><!--s029764b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007873c"><!--s007873c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>relating to heaven or the sky.</p></div><a name="s007874c"><!--s007874c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>suggesting the blessed state of heaven; divine </p><p><i></i></p><p>heavenly peace</p>.</div></div><a name="s029765b"><!--s029765b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> delightful </p><p><i></i></p><p>What a heavenly idea!</p> <p><span class="bodyb">heavenliness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">folksy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfohksi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (folksier, folksiest) <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023384a"><!--s023384a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025022b"><!--s025022b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>informal or familiar in manner or style.</p></div><a name="s025023b"><!--s025023b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having or affecting a lack of sophistication</p><p><span class="bodyb">folksily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">folksiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/folk/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">folk</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/y1_or_ey/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-y 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crag</span><small><span class="eSynop">/krag/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013874a"><!--s013874a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a steep rugged rock or cliff [Middle English, of Celtic origin: compare Gaelic <span class="bodyi">creag</span> rock, cliff].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">holy orders</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028848a"><!--s028848a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the office of a Christian minister.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">archive<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahkiev/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002795a"><!--s002795a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002738b"><!--s002738b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a collection of historical documents and records.</p></div><a name="s002739b"><!--s002739b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000565c"><!--s000565c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a collection of historical documents and records.</p></div><a name="s000566c"><!--s000566c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) a place in which records or historical documents are preserved.</p></div></div><a name="s002740b"><!--s002740b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>computer data transferred to a disk or tape for long-term storage</p><p><span class="bodyb">archival</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">archive</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">archeion</span> government house (in pl, official documents), from <span class="bodyi">archē</span> rule, government].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">draff</span><small><span class="eSynop">/draf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018176a"><!--s018176a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s018999b"><!--s018999b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the remains of malt left after brewing.</p></div><a name="s019000b"><!--s019000b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> dregs [Middle English <span class="bodyi">draf</span> dregs, draff, from (assumed) Old English <span class="bodyi">dræf</span> or Old Norse <span class="bodyi">draf</span>; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">deorc</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dark1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dark 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grip<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/grip/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (gripped, gripping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026529a"><!--s026529a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s028380b"><!--s028380b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to seize or hold (something) firmly.</p></div><a name="s028381b"><!--s028381b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to attract and hold the interest of (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>It's a story that really grips the reader</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s028382b"><!--s028382b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to take firm hold</p><p><span class="bodyb">gripper</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">gripping</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">grippingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">grippan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gents</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jents/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gents)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025172a"><!--s025172a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a public lavatory for men [short for <span class="bodyi">gentlemen's</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bradawl</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbradawl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007068a"><!--s007068a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an awl; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one used by a woodworker.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">extrusive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ikʹstroohsiv, -ziv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021183a"><!--s021183a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a rock: formed by crystallization of lava forced out at the earth's surface [Latin <span class="bodyi">extrusus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">extrudere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/extrude/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">extrude</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inclosure</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹklohzhə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030745a"><!--s030745a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/enclosure_or_inclosure/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">enclosure</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heavenly body</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027906a"><!--s027906a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a planet, star, or other body in space.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydr- <span class="bodyi">or</span> hydro-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029729a"><!--s029729a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting:</p><a name="s031375b"><!--s031375b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008161c"><!--s008161c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>water </p><p><i></i></p><p>hydrous</p> <p><i></i></p><p>hydroelectric</p>.</div><a name="s008162c"><!--s008162c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>liquid </p><p><i></i></p><p>hydrokinetics</p> <p><i></i></p><p>hydrometer</p>.</div></div><a name="s031376b"><!--s031376b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>hydrogen; containing or combined with hydrogen </p><p><i></i></p><p>hydrocarbon</p> <p><i></i></p><p>hydrochloride</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">ydr-, ydro-</span> via Old French and Latinfrom Greek, from <span class="bodyi">hydōr</span> water].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">archive<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002796a"><!--s002796a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002741b"><!--s002741b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to file or collect (e.g. records or documents) in an archive.</p></div><a name="s002742b"><!--s002742b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to transfer (computer data not needed for immediate access) to a tape or disk for long-term storage.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">genuflect</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjenyooflekt, -ʹflekt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025173a"><!--s025173a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to bend the knee, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in worship or as a gesture of respect to sacred objects <span class="bodyb">genuflection</span> /-ʹfleksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">genuflector</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">genuflexion</span> /-ʹfleksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">genuflectere</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">genu</span> knee + <span class="bodyi">flectere</span> to bend].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">craggy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkragi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (craggier, craggiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013875a"><!--s013875a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>rough; rugged </p><p><i></i></p><p>his hard, deep-lined, craggy features</p><p> Conan Doyle</p><p><span class="bodyb">cragginess</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bradycardia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bradiʹkahdi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007069a"><!--s007069a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relatively slow heart action, whether physiological or pathological: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tachycardia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tachycardia</span></span></a> [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">bradys</span> slow + <span class="bodyi">kardia</span> heart].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grip<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026530a"><!--s026530a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028383b"><!--s028383b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007501c"><!--s007501c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a strong or tenacious grasp.</p></div><a name="s007502c"><!--s007502c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a particular manner or style of gripping.</p></div></div><a name="s028384b"><!--s028384b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007503c"><!--s007503c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>control or mastery.</p></div><a name="s007504c"><!--s007504c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>understanding or the ability to understand </p><p><i></i></p><p>a good grip of the situation</p>.</div></div><a name="s028385b"><!--s028385b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a part or device that grips </p><p><i></i></p><p>a hair grip</p>.</div><a name="s028386b"><!--s028386b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a part by which something is grasped, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a handle.</p></div><a name="s028387b"><!--s028387b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>somebody who handles scenery, props, lighting, etc in a theatre or camera equipment in a theatre or film or television studio.</p></div><a name="s028388b"><!--s028388b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a travelling bag; a holdall ✱ <span class="bodyb">come/get to grips with</span> to set about dealing with a problem or situation.</p></div><a name="s028389b"><!--s028389b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to grapple or wrestle with somebody.</p></div><a name="s028390b"><!--s028390b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to begin to understand ✱ <span class="bodyb">get a grip</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to pull oneself together </p><p><i></i></p><p>But if the Prime Minister does not get a grip soon … there is no alternative but for him to go</p><p> Liverpool Daily Post ✱ <span class="bodyb">get a grip on</span> to take control of a situation ✱ <span class="bodyb">lose one's grip</span> to be unable any longer to deal with things effectively.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">folk tale</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023385a"><!--s023385a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an anonymous traditional story that is transmitted orally and in which time and place are rarely specified.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Holy Roller</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028849a"><!--s028849a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">derog</span> a member of any of several ecstatic Protestant fundamentalist sects.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">draft<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/drahft/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018177a"><!--s018177a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019001b"><!--s019001b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004745c"><!--s004745c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a construction plan or technical drawing.</p></div><a name="s004746c"><!--s004746c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a preliminary outline or version of a piece of writing.</p></div><a name="s004747c"><!--s004747c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) constituting a preliminary version or sketch.</p></div></div><a name="s019002b"><!--s019002b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an order for the payment of money drawn by one person or bank on another.</p></div><a name="s019003b"><!--s019003b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a group of individuals selected for a particular job or purpose.</p></div><a name="s019004b"><!--s019004b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the act of drafting something.</p></div><a name="s019005b"><!--s019005b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s004748c"><!--s004748c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an order for the payment of money drawn by one person or bank on another.</p></div><a name="s004749c"><!--s004749c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of drawing from or making demands on something.</p></div></div><a name="s019006b"><!--s019006b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s004750c"><!--s004750c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a group of individuals selected for a particular job.</p></div><a name="s004751c"><!--s004751c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ</span> the selecting of certain animals from a herd or flock, or the animals selected.</p></div></div><a name="s019007b"><!--s019007b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> conscription for military service </p><p><i></i></p><p>avoid the draft</p>.</div><a name="s019008b"><!--s019008b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/draught1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">draught 1</span></span></a> [variant of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/draught1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">draught 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exuberant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/igʹzyoohb(ə)rənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021184a"><!--s021184a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022305b"><!--s022305b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005708c"><!--s005708c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>joyously unrestrained and enthusiastic </p><p><i></i></p><p>exuberant high spirits</p>.</div><a name="s005709c"><!--s005709c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>lavish and flamboyant </p><p><i></i></p><p>exuberant metaphors</p>.</div></div><a name="s022306b"><!--s022306b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>great or extreme in degree, size, or extent.</p></div><a name="s022307b"><!--s022307b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>abundant or luxuriant </p><p><i></i></p><p>exuberant vegetation</p> <p><span class="bodyb">exuberance</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">exuberantly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">exuberant-, exuberans</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">exuberare</span> to be abundant, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">uber</span> fruitful, from <span class="bodyi">uber</span> udder].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">include</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹkloohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030746a"><!--s030746a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032396b"><!--s032396b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to take in, contain, or consider (something or somebody) as a part of a larger group or whole </p><p><i></i></p><p>The price includes VAT</p>.</div><a name="s032397b"><!--s032397b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to add or put in (something or somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>You need to include more detail to strengthen your argument</p> <p><span class="bodyb">includable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">includible</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">includen</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">includere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">claudere</span> to close].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heaven-sent</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027907a"><!--s027907a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>timely or providential.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">archivist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahkivist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002797a"><!--s002797a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an official who organizes and is responsible for archives.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydrospeed</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhiedrohspeed/ hydrospeeding <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029806a"><!--s029806a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the sport of jumping into white water with a float for buoyancy, and being carried along at speed.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bradykinin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bradiʹkienin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007070a"><!--s007070a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a polypeptide that is formed in injured tissue, causes contraction of smooth muscle, dilates blood vessels, and probably plays a part in inflammatory processes [Greek <span class="bodyi">bradys</span> slow + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kinin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">kinin</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">folkway</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023386a"><!--s023386a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a traditional social custom.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">genuine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjenyooin/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025174a"><!--s025174a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026836b"><!--s026836b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>actually produced by or proceeding from the alleged source or author or having the reputed qualities or character </p><p><i></i></p><p>The signature is genuine</p> <p><i></i></p><p>This is a genuine antique</p>.</div><a name="s026837b"><!--s026837b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>free from pretence; sincere</p><p><span class="bodyb">genuinely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">genuineness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">genuinus</span> native, genuine, from <span class="bodyi">genu</span> knee; from the Roman custom of a father putting a child on his knee to acknowledge paternity].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gripe<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/griep/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026531a"><!--s026531a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028391b"><!--s028391b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cause to feel sharp intestinal pain.</p></div><a name="s028392b"><!--s028392b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to experience sharp intestinal pains.</p></div><a name="s028393b"><!--s028393b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to complain persistently <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s028394b"><!--s028394b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to cause (somebody) to feel sharp intestinal pain</p><p><span class="bodyb">griper</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">grīpan</span> to grasp, seize].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cragsman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cragsmen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013876a"><!--s013876a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a skilled or experienced rock-climber.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exudate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeksyoodayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021185a"><!--s021185a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>exuded matter.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">include out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030747a"><!--s030747a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to leave (somebody) out of a group or activity, usu at their suggestion </p><p><i></i></p><p>If you're planning to travel overland, you can include me out!</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">draft<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018178a"><!--s018178a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019009b"><!--s019009b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>constituting a preliminary version or sketch </p><p><i></i></p><p>draft copy</p>.</div><a name="s019010b"><!--s019010b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/draught2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">draught 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Holy Roman Empire</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028850a"><!--s028850a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a loose confederation of mainly German and Italian territories, representing the western part of the Roman Empire, as revived by Charlemagne in 800, that existed until 1806.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydrosphere</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhiedrəsfiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029807a"><!--s029807a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>all the waters (liquid or frozen) at the earth's surface, including soil and ground water <span class="bodyb">hydrospheric</span> /-ʹsferik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heavenward</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhev(ə)nwəd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027908a"><!--s027908a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>directed towards heaven or the sky</p><p><span class="bodyb">heavenwards</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">archivolt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahkivohlt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002798a"><!--s002798a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the lower curve of an arch or a band of moulding ornamenting it.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brae</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bray/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">Scot</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007071a"><!--s007071a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007264b"><!--s007264b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a hillside, steep river bank, or steep hill on a road.</p></div><a name="s007265b"><!--s007265b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in placenames, an upland area </p><p><i></i></p><p>in such a part of the Highlands as the Braes of Balquhidder</p><p> Robert Louis Stevenson [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bra</span> from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">brā</span> eyelash; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">bregdan</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/braid1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">braid 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gripe<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026532a"><!--s026532a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028395b"><!--s028395b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a stabbing spasmodic intestinal pain.</p></div><a name="s028396b"><!--s028396b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a grievance or complaint, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one regarded as trivial or unjustified.</p></div><a name="s028397b"><!--s028397b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> grasp or grip </p><p><i></i></p><p>Just one glance and down you grovel, hand and foot in Belial's gripe</p><p> Browning.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gen up</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jen/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (genned, genning)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025175a"><!--s025175a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> (+ on) to find information; to learn about something </p><p><i></i></p><p>She's genning up on the company before her interview</p> <p>[<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gen/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gen</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">folkweave</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023387a"><!--s023387a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rough loosely woven fabric.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crake</span><small><span class="eSynop">/krayk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013877a"><!--s013877a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous species of short-billed rails, e.g. the corncrake: genus <span class="bodyi">Porzana</span> and other genera [Middle English, prob from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">krāka</span> crow or <span class="bodyi">krākr</span> raven; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">crāwan</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crow2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crow 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Holy Saturday</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028851a"><!--s028851a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the Saturday before Easter.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heave to</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027909a"><!--s027909a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to bring (a ship) to a stop by adjusting the sails against the wind, or to stop in this way.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exude</span><small><span class="eSynop">/igʹzyoohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021186a"><!--s021186a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022308b"><!--s022308b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to ooze out </p><p><i></i></p><p>Moisture exuded from the damp wall</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s022309b"><!--s022309b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to ooze out orto allow or cause (a liquid or smell) to ooze or spread out in all directions.</p></div><a name="s022310b"><!--s022310b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to display (a quality, feeling, etc) in abundance </p><p><i></i></p><p>She exudes charm</p> <p><span class="bodyb">exudation</span> /eksyooʹdaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">exsudare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">sudare</span> to sweat].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">archlute</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002799a"><!--s002799a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bass lute with a long neck carrying unstopped bass strings.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">draft<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018179a"><!--s018179a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019011b"><!--s019011b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to produce a draft of (a letter, design, etc).</p></div><a name="s019012b"><!--s019012b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s004752c"><!--s004752c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to write a preliminary version or outline of (something, e.g. a letter).</p></div><a name="s004753c"><!--s004753c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to draw a preliminary sketch or plan of (something, e.g. a design).</p></div></div><a name="s019013b"><!--s019013b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s004754c"><!--s004754c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to select (an individual or group) for a particular job or purpose.</p></div><a name="s004755c"><!--s004755c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to conscript (somebody) for military service</p><p><span class="bodyb">draftable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">drafter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydrostatic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiedrəʹstatik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029808a"><!--s029808a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or denoting liquids at rest, or the pressure exerted by them</p><p><span class="bodyb">hydrostatically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">hydrostatics</span> <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Braeburn</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbraybuhn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007072a"><!--s007072a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a New Zealand eating apple with a green and red skin and crisp juicy flesh [named after <span class="bodyi">Braeburn</span> Orchards, where it was first grown on a commercial scale].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">including</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030748a"><!--s030748a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having as a part; taking into account </p><p><i></i></p><p>£400 including taxes</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gripe water</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026533a"><!--s026533a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a liquid preparation given to babies to aid digestion.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">folky<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023388a"><!--s023388a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/folkie_or_folky/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">folkie</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Holy Scripture</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028852a"><!--s028852a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the sacred writings pertaining to Christianity embodied in the Bible.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">genus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjeenəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> genera /ʹjenərə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025176a"><!--s025176a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026838b"><!--s026838b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a category in the classification of living things ranking between family and species.</p></div><a name="s026839b"><!--s026839b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a class divided into several subordinate classes [Latin <span class="bodyi">gener-, genus</span> birth, race, kind].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heaving</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹheeving/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027910a"><!--s027910a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> said of a place: extremely crowded.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cram</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kram/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (crammed, cramming)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013878a"><!--s013878a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s014453b"><!--s014453b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to pack or jam (a container) tight </p><p><i></i></p><p>She crammed her suitcase with clothes</p>.</div><a name="s014454b"><!--s014454b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ in/into) to thrust (something) forcefully into something </p><p><i></i></p><p>He crammed the notes into his wallet</p>.</div><a name="s014455b"><!--s014455b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to prepare (a student) hastily for an examination </p><p><i></i></p><p>cram foreigners for English-proficiency exams</p>.</div><a name="s014456b"><!--s014456b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to eat (something) voraciously; to bolt (one's food) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s014457b"><!--s014457b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to study hastily and intensively for an examination.</p></div><a name="s014458b"><!--s014458b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to eat greedily or until uncomfortably full [Old English <span class="bodyi">crammian</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">draftee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/drahfʹtee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018180a"><!--s018180a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a person who is conscripted for military service.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydrostatical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiedrohʹstatikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029809a"><!--s029809a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hydrostatic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hydrostatic</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">archon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahkon/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002800a"><!--s002800a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chief magistrate, one of nine appointed annually, in ancient Athens [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">archōn</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">archein</span> to rule].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exult</span><small><span class="eSynop">/igʹzult/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021187a"><!--s021187a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + at/in/over) to be extremely joyful; to rejoice openly </p><p><i></i></p><p>The captain exulted over his team's victory</p> <p><span class="bodyb">exultancy</span> /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">exultant</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">exultantly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">exultation</span> /eksəlʹtaysh(ə)n, egzəl-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">exultingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">exulter</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">exsultare</span>, literally ‘to leap up’, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">saltare</span> to leap].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brag<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/brag/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (bragged, bragging)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007073a"><!--s007073a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s007266b"><!--s007266b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to talk boastfully <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s007267b"><!--s007267b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to assert (something) boastfully </p><p><i></i></p><p>… who had bragged that they knew every landmark of the way</p><p> Jack London</p><p><span class="bodyb">bragger</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inclusion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹkloohzh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030749a"><!--s030749a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032398b"><!--s032398b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or process of including or being included.</p></div><a name="s032399b"><!--s032399b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something or somebody that is included.</p></div><a name="s032400b"><!--s032400b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a foreign body enclosed in a mass, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a mineral [Latin <span class="bodyi">inclusion-, inclusio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">includere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/include/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">include</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grippe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/grip/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026534a"><!--s026534a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> influenza</p><p><span class="bodyb">grippy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">grippe</span>, from <span class="bodyi">gripper</span> to seize, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">folky<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (folkier, folkiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023389a"><!--s023389a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or resembling folk music </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her songs have a folky quality</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Holy See</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028853a"><!--s028853a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Holy See</span>) the papacy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-geny</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025177a"><!--s025177a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting: origin, development, or mode of production </p><p><i></i></p><p>biogeny</p> <p><i></i></p><p>ontogeny</p> <p>[Greek <span class="bodyi">-geneia</span> act of being born, from <span class="bodyi">-genēs</span> born].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydrostatics</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029810a"><!--s029810a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) physics dealing with the characteristics of liquids at rest, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the pressure in or exerted by a liquid.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Heaviside-Kennelly layer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhevisied ʹkenəli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027911a"><!--s027911a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/e_layer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">E layer</span></span></a> [named after Oliver <span class="bodyi">Heaviside</span> d.1925, English physicist, and Arthur E <span class="bodyi">Kennelly</span> d.1939, US electrical engineer, who both predicted it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">draftsman</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdrahftsmən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> draftsmen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018181a"><!--s018181a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019014b"><!--s019014b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who draws up legal documents or other writings.</p></div><a name="s019015b"><!--s019015b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/draughtsman_or_draughtswoman/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">draughtsman</span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grisaille</span><small><span class="eSynop">/griʹzayl (<span class="bodyi">French</span> grizɑj)/ /griʹzayl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026535a"><!--s026535a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028398b"><!--s028398b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a method of decorative painting in tones of grey, designed to produce a three-dimensional effect.</p></div><a name="s028399b"><!--s028399b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007505c"><!--s007505c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a method of decorative painting in tones of grey, designed to produce a three-dimensional effect.</p></div><a name="s007506c"><!--s007506c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a painting done using this method.</p></div></div><a name="s028400b"><!--s028400b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>grey-coloured, patterned stained glass [French <span class="bodyi">grisaille</span>, from <span class="bodyi">gris</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grizzled/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grizzled</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crambo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkramboh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013879a"><!--s013879a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a game in which a player gives a word or line of verse to be matched in rhyme by other players [alteration of <span class="bodyi">crambe</span> cabbage,from Latin <span class="bodyi">crambe repetita</span> cabbage served up again, used by Juvenal for any unwanted repetition].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exurb</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeksuhb/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021188a"><!--s021188a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a prosperous district outside a city and usu beyond its suburbs <span class="bodyb">exurban</span> /ekʹsuhbən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">exurbanite</span> /-bəniet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-urb</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/suburb/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">suburb</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">archosaur</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahkəsaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002801a"><!--s002801a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a reptile of a class that includes the crocodiles and alligators [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/arch_2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">arch- 2</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/saur/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-saur</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inclusive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹkloohsiv, -ziv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030750a"><!--s030750a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032401b"><!--s032401b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>including or intended to include all or the specified items, costs, or services </p><p><i></i></p><p>inclusive of VAT</p>.</div><a name="s032402b"><!--s032402b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>including the stated limits or extremes </p><p><i></i></p><p>Monday to Friday inclusive</p>.</div><a name="s032403b"><!--s032403b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>broad in orientation or scope.</p></div><a name="s032404b"><!--s032404b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of language: avoiding the use of gender-specific words</p><p><span class="bodyb">inclusively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inclusiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">brag<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007074a"><!--s007074a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007268b"><!--s007268b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a card game resembling poker.</p></div><a name="s007269b"><!--s007269b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a boastful statement [<span class="bodyi">brag</span> boast (from the boast or challenge made by one player to another), from Middle English <span class="bodyi">brag</span> boastful, of unknown origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">follicle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfolikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023390a"><!--s023390a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025024b"><!--s025024b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small anatomical cavity or deep narrow depression, e.g. the tubular sheath surrounding the root of a hair.</p></div><a name="s025025b"><!--s025025b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006562c"><!--s006562c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a small anatomical cavity or deep narrow depression, e.g. the tubular sheath surrounding the root of a hair.</p></div><a name="s006563c"><!--s006563c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/graafian_follicle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Graafian follicle</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s025026b"><!--s025026b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a dry one-celled many-seeded fruit that has a single carpel and opens along one line only <span class="bodyb">follicular</span> /fəʹlikyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">folliculate</span> /fəʹlikyoolət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">folliculated</span> /fəʹlikyoolaytid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">folliculus</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">follis</span> bag].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydrotherapeutics</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhiedrohtherəʹpyoohtiks/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029811a"><!--s029811a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the branch of medicine dealing with hydotherapy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">griseofulvin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌgriziohʹfoolvin, -ʹfulvin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026536a"><!--s026536a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an antibiotic given orally to treat fungal infections, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of the hair and skin [from <span class="bodyi">Penicillium griseofulvum</span>, the mould from which it is obtained].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Holy Spirit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028854a"><!--s028854a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Holy Spirit</span>) the third person of the Trinity.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Heaviside layer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhevisied/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027912a"><!--s027912a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/e_layer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">E layer</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duly</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdyoohli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018594a"><!--s018594a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in a due manner, time, or degree; properly </p><p><i></i></p><p>Your suggestion has been duly noted</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exurbia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ekʹsuhbi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021189a"><!--s021189a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> exurbs collectively.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">follicle-stimulating hormone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023391a"><!--s023391a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hormone produced by the front lobe of the pituitary gland that stimulates the growth of the ovum-containing Graafian follicles and activates sperm-forming cells.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">geo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025178a"><!--s025178a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s026840b"><!--s026840b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>ground or soil </p><p><i></i></p><p>geophyte</p> <p><i></i></p><p>geophagy</p>.</div><a name="s026841b"><!--s026841b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>earth, or the earth's surface </p><p><i></i></p><p>geophysics</p> <p><i></i></p><p>geodesic</p>.</div><a name="s026842b"><!--s026842b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>geographical; geography and </p><p><i></i></p><p>geopolitics</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">geo-</span> via French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">gē-, gēo-</span>, from <span class="bodyi">gē</span> earth].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">braggadocio</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bragəʹdochioh, -ʹdokioh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007075a"><!--s007075a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>empty boasting [modification of <span class="bodyi">Braggadocchio</span>, the name of an archetypal braggart in the poem <span class="bodyi">The</span> <span class="bodyi">Faerie Queene</span> by Edmund Spenser, d.1599, English poet, formed prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/braggart1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">braggart 1</span></span></a> + Italian <span class="bodyi">-occio</span> ‘big, great’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">archpriest</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002802a"><!--s002802a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002743b"><!--s002743b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a chief priest.</p></div><a name="s002744b"><!--s002744b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a senior priest or churchman in various Christian Churches.</p></div><a name="s002745b"><!--s002745b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a leading proponent or practitioner<i></i></p><p>the archpriest of appeasement</p> [Middle English via Old French and Late Latin from Late Greek <span class="bodyi">arkhipresbyteros</span>, from Greek <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/archi_or_arch/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">archi-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">presbyteros</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/presbyter/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">presbyter</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cram-full</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013880a"><!--s013880a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>as full as can be </p><p><i></i></p><p>It's a wonderful reference work – cram-full of facts</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inclusive disjunction</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030751a"><!--s030751a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a complex sentence in logic that is true when either or both of its constituent sentences are true.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydrotherapy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiedrəʹtherəpi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029812a"><!--s029812a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the use of water in the treatment of disease; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> treatment using exercise in heated water.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">holystone<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028855a"><!--s028855a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a piece of soft sandstone formerly used for scrubbing a ship's decks [said to be so called because it is used while kneeling].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grisette</span><small><span class="eSynop">/griʹzet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026537a"><!--s026537a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> a young French working-class woman [French <span class="bodyi">grisette</span> (dress made of) cheap grey cloth, from <span class="bodyi">gris</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grizzled/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grizzled</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crammer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkramə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013881a"><!--s013881a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a school or teacher that prepares students intensively for an examination.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heavy<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhevi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (heavier, heaviest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027913a"><!--s027913a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029766b"><!--s029766b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007875c"><!--s007875c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>having great weight; difficult to carry, move, or lift.</p></div><a name="s007876c"><!--s007876c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>large or heavy of its kind </p><p><i></i></p><p>a heavy fabric</p>.</div><a name="s007877c"><!--s007877c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>having great density; thick or solid.</p></div><a name="s007878c"><!--s007878c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>in physics, said of an isotope or compound: having, being, or containing atoms of greater than normal mass </p><p><i></i></p><p>heavy hydrogen</p>.</div></div><a name="s029767b"><!--s029767b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of food: digested with difficulty, usu because of excessive richness.</p></div><a name="s029768b"><!--s029768b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of ground or soil: full of clay and inclined to hold water.</p></div><a name="s029769b"><!--s029769b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>not delicate </p><p><i></i></p><p>heavy features</p>.</div><a name="s029770b"><!--s029770b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>slow or sluggish; clumsy </p><p><i></i></p><p>heavy movements</p>.</div><a name="s029771b"><!--s029771b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>falling with force; powerful </p><p><i></i></p><p>a heavy blow</p>.</div><a name="s029772b"><!--s029772b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>loud and dull in sound </p><p><i></i></p><p>a heavy thud</p>.</div><a name="s029773b"><!--s029773b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>said of a smell: very strong.</p></div><a name="s029774b"><!--s029774b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><a name="s007879c"><!--s007879c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>of an unusually large amount, degree, or force </p><p><i></i></p><p>heavy traffic</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a heavy drinker</p>.</div><a name="s007880c"><!--s007880c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(+ on) using something in large quantities </p><p><i></i></p><p>cars that are heavy on petrol</p>.</div></div><a name="s029775b"><!--s029775b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>said of industry: producing heavy goods, e.g. coal, steel, or machinery.</p></div><a name="s029776b"><!--s029776b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>said of rock music: loud and having a strong rhythm.</p></div><a name="s029777b"><!--s029777b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><a name="s007881c"><!--s007881c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>needing great effort and strength; demanding </p><p><i></i></p><p>heavy work</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a heavy burden</p>.</div><a name="s007882c"><!--s007882c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>of weighty import; serious or dull.</p></div></div><a name="s029778b"><!--s029778b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span></p><a name="s007883c"><!--s007883c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>emotionally difficult </p><p><i></i></p><p>a heavy scene with his parents</p>.</div><a name="s007884c"><!--s007884c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>strict or severe </p><p><i></i></p><p>Was I too heavy with her?</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">heavy going</span> difficult to understand or deal with</p><p><span class="bodyb">heavily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">heaviness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">heavyish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">hefig</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">follow</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfoloh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023392a"><!--s023392a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025027b"><!--s025027b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006564c"><!--s006564c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to go or come after (somebody or something).</p></div><a name="s006565c"><!--s006565c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to go after (somebody or something) in order to observe them or watch their movements.</p></div></div><a name="s025028b"><!--s025028b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006566c"><!--s006566c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to accept (somebody) as a guide or leader.</p></div><a name="s006567c"><!--s006567c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to obey or act in accordance with (rules or instructions).</p></div></div><a name="s025029b"><!--s025029b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to copy or imitate (something or somebody).</p></div><a name="s025030b"><!--s025030b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to walk or proceed along (a path or route).</p></div><a name="s025031b"><!--s025031b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s006568c"><!--s006568c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to engage in (an activity) as a calling or way of life.</p></div><a name="s006569c"><!--s006569c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to undertake (a course of action).</p></div></div><a name="s025032b"><!--s025032b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s006570c"><!--s006570c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to come or take place after (something) in time or order </p><p><i></i></p><p>as sure as night follows day</p>.</div><a name="s006571c"><!--s006571c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(+ with) to cause (something) to be followed by something else </p><p><i></i></p><p>We followed dinner with a walk by the river</p>.</div></div><a name="s025033b"><!--s025033b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + from) to come into existence or take place as a result or consequence of (something).</p></div><a name="s025034b"><!--s025034b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s006572c"><!--s006572c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to watch the progress of.</p></div><a name="s006573c"><!--s006573c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to be a supporter of (a sport, team, etc).</p></div></div><a name="s025035b"><!--s025035b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to understand the meaning or logic of (e.g. an argument, or the person making it).</p></div><a name="s025036b"><!--s025036b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>to watch the progress of (something or somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He followed the animals’ movements through binoculars</p>.</div><a name="s025037b"><!--s025037b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><a name="s006574c"><!--s006574c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to understand the meaning or significance of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The story was complicated and hard to follow</p>.</div><a name="s006575c"><!--s006575c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to understand the logic of (an argument, or the person making it) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I don't quite follow you</p>.</div></div><a name="s025038b"><!--s025038b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>to keep informed about (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She had followed his career with interest</p>.</div><a name="s025039b"><!--s025039b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>to be a supporter of (a sport, team, etc) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s025040b"><!--s025040b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><p>to go or come after somebody or something in place, time, or sequence.</p></div><a name="s025041b"><!--s025041b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">15</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + from) to result or occur as a consequence or inference.</p></div><a name="s025042b"><!--s025042b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">16</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> to understand the logic of a line of thought ✱ <span class="bodyb">follow one's nose</span> to go in a straight or obvious course.</p></div><a name="s025043b"><!--s025043b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">17</span><br/><p>to do what one instinctively feels to be right ✱ <span class="bodyb">follow suit</span> to play a card of the same suit as the card led.</p></div><a name="s025044b"><!--s025044b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">18</span><br/><p>to follow an example set [Old English <span class="bodyi">folgian</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duma</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdoohmah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018595a"><!--s018595a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a legislative assembly in Russia and some other republics of the former USSR [Russian <span class="bodyi">duma</span>, of Germanic origin; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">dōm</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/doom1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">doom 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">archway</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahchway/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002803a"><!--s002803a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an arch with a passage or entrance beneath it, or the passage or entrance itself.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exuviae</span><small><span class="eSynop">/igʹzyoohviee/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021190a"><!--s021190a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the natural coverings of animals, e.g. the skins of snakes, after they have been shed <span class="bodyb">exuvial</span> /-vi·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">exuviae</span>, from <span class="bodyi">exuere</span> to take off].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">geocaching</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjeeohcashing/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025179a"><!--s025179a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pastime in which participants hunt for objects hidden in a cache from GPS coordinates published on the Internet [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/geo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">geo-</span></span></a> +<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cache1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cache 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">braggart<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbragət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007076a"><!--s007076a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a loud arrogant boaster </p><p><i></i></p><p>O, I could play the woman with mine eyes and braggart with my tongue!</p><p> Shakespeare [French <span class="bodyi">bragard</span>, from <span class="bodyi">braguer</span> to boast, brag].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inclusivism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030752a"><!--s030752a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the practice or theory of including or accepting diverse things, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the tendency in some religions to advocate greater unity between denominations</p><p><span class="bodyb">inclusivist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydrothermal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiedrəʹthuhml/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029813a"><!--s029813a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or caused by the action of hot water, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on the earth's crust</p><p><span class="bodyb">hydrothermally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">holystone<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028856a"><!--s028856a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to scrub (a ship's deck) with a holystone.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cramp<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kramp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013882a"><!--s013882a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014459b"><!--s014459b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a painful involuntary spasmodic contraction of a muscle.</p></div><a name="s014460b"><!--s014460b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) severe abdominal pain, e.g. in menstruation [Middle English <span class="bodyi">crampe</span> from Old French, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">exuviate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/igʹzyoohviayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021191a"><!--s021191a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to moult or shed (skin or a shell) <span class="bodyb">exuviation</span> /-ʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incognito<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/inkogʹneetoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030753a"><!--s030753a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>with one's identity concealed; in disguise or under a false name </p><p><i></i></p><p>The celebrity arrived incognito</p> <p>[Italian <span class="bodyi">incognito</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">incognitus</span> unknown, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">cognitus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">cognoscere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cognition/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cognition</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydrothorax</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiedrohʹthawraks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029814a"><!--s029814a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an excess of watery fluid in the pleural cavity, usu resulting from failing circulation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">follower</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023393a"><!--s023393a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025045b"><!--s025045b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006576c"><!--s006576c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>somebody who follows the opinions or teachings of another.</p></div><a name="s006577c"><!--s006577c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>somebody who imitates another.</p></div><a name="s006578c"><!--s006578c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a fan or supporter.</p></div></div><a name="s025046b"><!--s025046b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006579c"><!--s006579c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a servant or, attendant, or henchman.</p></div><a name="s006580c"><!--s006580c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a male admirer; a suitor or sweetheart.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-archy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002804a"><!--s002804a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting: rule or government </p><p><i></i></p><p>monarchy</p> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">-archie</span> via French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">-archia</span> from <span class="bodyi">archein</span> to rule].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heavy<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027914a"><!--s027914a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in a heavy manner; heavily </p><p><i></i></p><p>Time hangs heavy on us</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">braggart<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007077a"><!--s007077a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>boastful.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Holy Synod</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028857a"><!--s028857a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Holy Synod</span>) the governing body of a national Eastern Orthodox Church.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dumb</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dum/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018596a"><!--s018596a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019656b"><!--s019656b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>lacking the power of speech; mute.</p></div><a name="s019657b"><!--s019657b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>naturally incapable of speech </p><p><i></i></p><p>dumb animals</p>.</div><a name="s019658b"><!--s019658b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>not expressed in uttered words </p><p><i></i></p><p>dumb insolence</p>.</div><a name="s019659b"><!--s019659b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>unwilling or temporarily unable to speak.</p></div><a name="s019660b"><!--s019660b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s005027c"><!--s005027c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>not willing to speak.</p></div><a name="s005028c"><!--s005028c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>temporarily unable to speak, e.g. from astonishment </p><p><i></i></p><p>struck dumb</p>.</div></div><a name="s019661b"><!--s019661b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>devoid of sound </p><p><i></i></p><p>a dumb piano</p>.</div><a name="s019662b"><!--s019662b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> stupid.</p></div><a name="s019663b"><!--s019663b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>said of a computer terminal: able to receive and display data but unable to modify or process it</p><p><span class="bodyb">dumbly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><a name="sb000000157"><!--sb000000157--></a><p><span class="bodyb">dumbness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">dēaf</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/deaf1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">deaf 1</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p>The use of <span class="bodyi">dumb</span> in the originally American and informal sense of ‘stupid’ has become so widespread that great care should be taken with the use of the word in its basic sense ‘unable to speak’. If there is any risk of misunderstanding or offence, a word such as <span class="bodyi">mute</span> or <span class="bodyi">speech-impaired</span> should be used instead.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">geocentric</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jeeohʹsentrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025180a"><!--s025180a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026843b"><!--s026843b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having or relating to the earth as centre: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/heliocentric/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">heliocentric</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s026844b"><!--s026844b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>measured from or observed as if from the earth's centre</p><p><span class="bodyb">geocentrically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">geocentrism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gris-gris <span class="bodyi">or</span> gri-gri <span class="bodyi">or</span> greegree</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgree gree/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gris-gris gri-gris greegrees /ʹgree greez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026538a"><!--s026538a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028401b"><!--s028401b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an African amulet or spell.</p></div><a name="s028402b"><!--s028402b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the use of such spells or amulets [French <span class="bodyi">gris-gris</span>, of African origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cramp<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013883a"><!--s013883a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014461b"><!--s014461b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a usu metal device bent at the ends and used to hold timbers or blocks of stone together.</p></div><a name="s014462b"><!--s014462b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a clamp [Low German or obsolete Dutch <span class="bodyi">krampe</span> hook; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">cradol</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cradle1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cradle 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heavy<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> heavies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027915a"><!--s027915a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029779b"><!--s029779b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> somebody hired to compel or deter by means of threats or physical violence.</p></div><a name="s029780b"><!--s029780b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> somebody of importance or significance.</p></div><a name="s029781b"><!--s029781b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a villain in a film or play.</p></div><a name="s029782b"><!--s029782b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) serious newspapers.</p></div><a name="s029783b"><!--s029783b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Scot</span> bitter beer.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">following<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023394a"><!--s023394a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025047b"><!--s025047b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>next after; succeeding </p><p><i></i></p><p>the following day</p>.</div><a name="s025048b"><!--s025048b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>now to be stated </p><p><i></i></p><p>Trains will leave at the following times</p>.</div><a name="s025049b"><!--s025049b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a wind: blowing in the direction of travel.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arc lamp</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002805a"><!--s002805a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a type of electric lamp that produces light by an arc made when a current passes between two incandescent electrodes surrounded by gas.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydrotropism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hieʹdrotrəpiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029815a"><!--s029815a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tropism/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tropism</span></span></a> (twisting tendency) e.g. in plant roots, in which water or water vapour is the orienting factor <span class="bodyb">hydrotropic</span> /hiedrohʹtropik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">hydrotropically</span> /hiedrohʹtropikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Holy Thursday</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028858a"><!--s028858a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030539b"><!--s030539b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> in the Anglican Church, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ascension_day/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Ascension Day</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s030540b"><!--s030540b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in the Roman Catholic Church, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/maundy_thursday/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Maundy Thursday</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">geochemistry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jeeohʹkemistri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025181a"><!--s025181a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the study of the chemical composition of and chemical changes in the crust of the earth</p><p><span class="bodyb">geochemical</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">geochemist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dumbbell</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018597a"><!--s018597a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019664b"><!--s019664b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a short bar with adjustable weights at each end used usu in pairs for weight training: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/barbell/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">barbell</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s019665b"><!--s019665b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> a stupid person [orig a piece of exercise equipment resembling that used to ring a church bell, but ‘dumb’ because it had no bell].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ex-voto</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eksʹvohtoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> ex-votos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021192a"><!--s021192a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an offering given in fulfilment of a vow or in gratitude or devotion [Latin <span class="bodyi">ex voto</span> according to a vow].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cramp<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013884a"><!--s013884a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014463b"><!--s014463b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to affect (somebody) with cramp </p><p><i></i></p><p>Suppose she grew so tired and cramped that she could hold on no longer!</p><p> L M Montgomery.</p></div><a name="s014464b"><!--s014464b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to confine or restrain (somebody or something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Their researches were severely cramped by niggardly funding</p>.</div><a name="s014465b"><!--s014465b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to fasten or hold (something) with a clamp ✱ <span class="bodyb">cramp somebody's style</span> to be an inhibiting influence on them.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incognito<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> incognitos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030754a"><!--s030754a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the disguise or false name of somebody who is incognito.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Brahma</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrahmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007078a"><!--s007078a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007270b"><!--s007270b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brahman/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Brahman</span></span></a> (1b).</p></div><a name="s007271b"><!--s007271b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the creator deity of the Hindu sacred triad: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/siva_or_shiva/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Siva</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vishnu/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Vishnu</span></span></a> [Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">brahman</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grisly</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgrizli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (grislier, grisliest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026539a"><!--s026539a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>inspiring horror, intense fear, or disgust; forbidding </p><p><i></i></p><p>houses that were dark and grisly under the blank, cold sky</p><p> D H Lawrence</p><p><span class="bodyb">grisliness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">grislic</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heavy breathing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027916a"><!--s027916a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>deep and noisy breathing, e.g. from sexual excitement</p><p><span class="bodyb">heavy breather</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Arctic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahktik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002806a"><!--s002806a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002746b"><!--s002746b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to the N Pole or the surrounding region.</p></div><a name="s002747b"><!--s002747b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">arctic</span>) extremely cold.</p></div><a name="s002748b"><!--s002748b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">arctic</span>)</p><a name="s000567c"><!--s000567c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>extremely cold </p><p><i></i></p><p>arctic weather</p> <p><i></i></p><p>arctic temperatures</p>.</div><a name="s000568c"><!--s000568c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>cold in temper or mood [Middle English <span class="bodyi">artik</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">arktikos</span> from <span class="bodyi">arktos</span> bear, Ursa Major, north].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">following<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023395a"><!--s023395a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025050b"><!--s025050b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the following</span>) something that comes immediately after or below in writing or speech.</p></div><a name="s025051b"><!--s025051b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a group of followers, adherents, or partisans.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydrous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhiedrəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029816a"><!--s029816a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>containing water (chemically combined with other atoms or molecules).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incognizant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹkogniz(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030755a"><!--s030755a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + of) lacking awareness or consciousness </p><p><i></i></p><p>incognizant of all the relevant details</p> <p><span class="bodyb">incognizance</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">holy war</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028859a"><!--s028859a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a war that is undertaken in the name of religion, either to defend or to promote a religious cause.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ex-works</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021193a"><!--s021193a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> direct from the factory.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dumb down</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018598a"><!--s018598a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019666b"><!--s019666b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to simplify (something) so as to make it more easily accessible to those with little education or intelligence </p><p><i></i></p><p>Textbooks were dumbed down to accommodate the least able</p><p> The Economist <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s019667b"><!--s019667b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to make or to become less intellectual or less intellectually challenging.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cramp ball</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013885a"><!--s013885a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hard round shiny black fungus found on dying wood, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> ash, formerly carried as a charm against cramp: <span class="bodyi">Daldinia concentrica</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grison</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgries(ə)n, ʹgriz(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026540a"><!--s026540a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of two species of S American carnivorous mammals that resemble large weasels: genus <span class="bodyi">Galictis</span> [French <span class="bodyi">grison</span> grey, from <span class="bodyi">gris</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grizzled/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grizzled</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">geochronology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌjeeohkrəʹnoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025182a"><!--s025182a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chronology of the past as indicated by geological data <span class="bodyb">geochronological</span> /-kronəʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">geochronologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Brahman</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrahmən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Brahmans)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007079a"><!--s007079a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007272b"><!--s007272b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">Brahmin</span>) a Hindu of the highest caste traditionally assigned to the priesthood: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kshatriya/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Kshatriya</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sudra/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Sudra</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vaisya/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Vaisya</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s007273b"><!--s007273b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the impersonal ground of all being in Hinduism. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brahma/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Brahma</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s007274b"><!--s007274b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s001709c"><!--s001709c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">Brahmin</span>) a Hindu of the highest caste traditionally assigned to the priesthood: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kshatriya/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Kshatriya</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sudra/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Sudra</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vaisya/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Vaisya</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s001710c"><!--s001710c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the impersonal ground of all being in Hinduism. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brahma/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Brahma</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brahmin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Brahmin</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s007275b"><!--s007275b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s001711c"><!--s001711c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brahmin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Brahmin</span></span></a> (3).</p></div><a name="s001712c"><!--s001712c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a large vigorous heat-resistant and tick-resistant animal developed in the USA by interbreeding Indian cattle <span class="bodyb">Brahmanic</span> /brahʹmanik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">Brahmanical</span> /brahʹman-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">brahman</span> prayer, praise, worship].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heavy-duty</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027917a"><!--s027917a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029784b"><!--s029784b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>able or designed to withstand unusual strain or wear.</p></div><a name="s029785b"><!--s029785b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> more substantial or intensive than usual.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">following<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023396a"><!--s023396a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>subsequent to (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Following the lecture, tea was served</p><div class="sidebar"><p>This use of <span class="bodyi">following</span> as a preposition can lead to ambiguity when it comes in the second part of the sentence: <span class="bodyi">police are looking for a man following a tip-off</span>. (Did the police have a tip-off or is the man following one?) Here you could either reverse the order (<span class="bodyi">following a tip-off police are looking for a man</span>; but this is awkward), or better, use <span class="bodyi">after</span> (to express time) or <span class="bodyi">as a result of</span> (to express cause and effect).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Arctic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002807a"><!--s002807a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002749b"><!--s002749b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> <span class="bodyb">the Arctic</span>) the regions surrounding the N Pole.</p></div><a name="s002750b"><!--s002750b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">arctic</span>) <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a thick warm waterproof overshoe.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydroxide</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hieʹdroksied/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029817a"><!--s029817a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a compound of hydroxyl with an element or radical.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ey</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021194a"><!--s021194a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/y1_or_ey/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-y 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cramped</span><small><span class="eSynop">/krampt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013886a"><!--s013886a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014466b"><!--s014466b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of conditions or accommodation: too small or crowded for comfort.</p></div><a name="s014467b"><!--s014467b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of handwriting: small and hard to read.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">geode</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjeeohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025183a"><!--s025183a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026845b"><!--s026845b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a cavity lined with crystals or mineral matter.</p></div><a name="s026846b"><!--s026846b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a rounded stone having such a cavity <span class="bodyb">geodic</span> /jiʹodik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">geōdēs</span> earthlike, from <span class="bodyi">gē</span> earth].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dumbfound <span class="bodyi">or</span> dumfound</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018599a"><!--s018599a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to astonish (somebody) [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dumb/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dumb</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-found</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/confound1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">confound 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Brahmanism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007080a"><!--s007080a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>orthodox Hinduism adhering to the pantheism of the Vedas and to the ancient sacrifices and family ceremonies.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grissini</span><small><span class="eSynop">/griʹseeni/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026541a"><!--s026541a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>thin, Italian-style breadsticks.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">holy water</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028860a"><!--s028860a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>water that has been blessed by a priest for symbolic use in purification rituals.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incoherent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inkohʹhiərənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030756a"><!--s030756a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032405b"><!--s032405b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not clearly intelligible; inarticulate </p><p><i></i></p><p>incoherent with rage</p>.</div><a name="s032406b"><!--s032406b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>lacking in logical connection </p><p><i></i></p><p>an incoherent account</p>.</div><a name="s032407b"><!--s032407b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in physics, denoting waves of the same frequency that are different in phase</p><p><span class="bodyb">incoherence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">incoherency</span> /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">incoherently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heavy-handed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027918a"><!--s027918a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029786b"><!--s029786b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>clumsy or awkward.</p></div><a name="s029787b"><!--s029787b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>oppressive or harsh</p><p><span class="bodyb">heavy-handedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">heavy-handedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">follow-my-leader</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023397a"><!--s023397a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a game in which the actions of a designated leader must be copied by the other players.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydroxonium ion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiedrokʹsohni·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029818a"><!--s029818a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the ion H<sub>3</sub>O<sup>+</sup>, found in all aqueous acids; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hydronium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hydronium</span></span></a> [blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hydro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hydro-</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/oxy_2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">oxy- 2</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ammonium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ammonium</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Arctic Circle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002808a"><!--s002808a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the parallel of latitude approximately 66½° north of the equator that forms a notional line round the north polar region.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cramp-iron</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013887a"><!--s013887a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cramp2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cramp<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Brahmin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbrahmin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007081a"><!--s007081a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007276b"><!--s007276b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brahman/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Brahman</span></span></a> (1).</p></div><a name="s007277b"><!--s007277b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brahman/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Brahman</span></span></a> (1a).</p></div><a name="s007278b"><!--s007278b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brahman/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Brahman</span></span></a> (1b).</p></div><a name="s007279b"><!--s007279b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>any of the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/zebu/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">zebu</span></span></a> breed of cattle or a US cross-breed developed from this. <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brahman/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Brahman</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s007280b"><!--s007280b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> an intellectually and socially cultivated but aloof person <span class="bodyb">Brahminical</span> /brahʹminikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">Brahminism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dumbo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdumboh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dumbos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018600a"><!--s018600a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a foolish or stupid person [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dumb/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dumb</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/o1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-o 1</span></span></a>, prob influenced by the cartoon film <span class="bodyi">Dumbo</span> featuring a young elephant ridiculed by his elders].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eyas</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹee·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021195a"><!--s021195a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a young hawk, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one reared or taken from the nest for falconry [Middle English, alteration (by incorrect division of <span class="bodyi">a neias</span>) of <span class="bodyi">neias</span>, from early French <span class="bodyi">niais</span> fresh from the nest, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">nidus</span> nest].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/grist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026542a"><!--s026542a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028403b"><!--s028403b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007507c"><!--s007507c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>grain for grinding.</p></div><a name="s007508c"><!--s007508c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a batch of grain ground at one time.</p></div></div><a name="s028404b"><!--s028404b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>crushed malt used to make a brewing mash ✱ <span class="bodyb">grist to the mill</span> something that can be put to use or profit [Old English <span class="bodyi">grīst</span>, related to Old English <span class="bodyi">grindan</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grind1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grind 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Holy Week</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028861a"><!--s028861a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the week before Easter during which the last days of Christ's life are commemorated.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">geodesic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/jeeohʹdeesik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025184a"><!--s025184a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026847b"><!--s026847b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>made of light straight structural elements mostly in tension </p><p><i></i></p><p>a geodesic dome</p>.</div><a name="s026848b"><!--s026848b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>geodetic.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incombustible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inkəmʹbustəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030757a"><!--s030757a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>incapable of being ignited or burned <span class="bodyb">incombustibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">incombustibilis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">combustibilis</span> combustible, from Latin <span class="bodyi">comburere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/combust/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">combust</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heavy-hearted</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027919a"><!--s027919a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>despondent or melancholy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">follow on</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023398a"><!--s023398a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025052b"><!--s025052b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + from) to continue.</p></div><a name="s025053b"><!--s025053b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + from) to come as a consequence.</p></div><a name="s025054b"><!--s025054b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a side in cricket: to be made to bat again immediately after failing to reach a certain score in the first innings</p><p><span class="bodyb">follow-on</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydroxy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hieʹdroksi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029819a"><!--s029819a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often used in combinations</span>) hydroxyl; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> containing hydroxyl, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in place of hydrogen </p><p><i></i></p><p>hydroxyacetic acid</p> <p>[from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hydroxyl/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hydroxyl</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gristle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgrisl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026543a"><!--s026543a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>cartilage, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> tough cartilaginous or fibrous matter in cooked meat</p><p><span class="bodyb">gristliness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">gristly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crampon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrampon/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013888a"><!--s013888a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014468b"><!--s014468b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a metal frame with downward- and forward-pointing spikes that is fixed to the sole of a boot for climbing slopes of ice or hard snow.</p></div><a name="s014469b"><!--s014469b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl, but treated as sing.</span>) a hooked mechanical device for lifting heavy objects [early French <span class="bodyi">crampon</span>,of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heavy hydrogen</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027920a"><!--s027920a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/deuterium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">deuterium</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dumb show</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018601a"><!--s018601a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019668b"><!--s019668b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>movements, signs, and gestures used in place of words.</p></div><a name="s019669b"><!--s019669b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a play or part of a play presented in this way.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">follow out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023399a"><!--s023399a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to implement or adhere to (an instruction, idea, etc).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">braid<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/brayd/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s007082a"><!--s007082a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s007281b"><!--s007281b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> to plait (the hair).</p></div><a name="s007282b"><!--s007282b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>) to ornament (clothing, etc) with ribbon or braid</p><p><span class="bodyb">braider</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">bregdan</span> to interweave, literally ‘to move suddenly’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arctic fox</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002809a"><!--s002809a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small fox of arctic regions that is either brownish in summer and white in winter or grey in summer and a light grey-blue in winter: <span class="bodyi">Alopex lagopus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">holy writ</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028862a"><!--s028862a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030541b"><!--s030541b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Holy Writ</span>) = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/holy_scripture/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Holy Scripture</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s030542b"><!--s030542b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a writing or utterance of unquestionable authority </p><p><i></i></p><p>Trifles light as air are to the jealous confirmations strong as proofs of holy writ</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">geodesic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025185a"><!--s025185a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the shortest line on a given surface between two points.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eye<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021196a"><!--s021196a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022311b"><!--s022311b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005710c"><!--s005710c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an organ of sight; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a nearly spherical liquid-filled organ that is lined with a light-sensitive retina and housed in a bony socket in the skull.</p></div><a name="s005711c"><!--s005711c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the visible parts of the eye with its surrounding structures, e.g. eyelashes and eyebrows.</p></div><a name="s005712c"><!--s005712c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the faculty of seeing with the eyes </p><p><i></i></p><p>a keen eye for detail</p>.</div><a name="s005713c"><!--s005713c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>the faculty of intellectual or aesthetic perception or appreciation </p><p><i></i></p><p>an eye for beauty</p>.</div><a name="s005714c"><!--s005714c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>a gaze or glance </p><p><i></i></p><p>trying to catch his eye</p>.</div><a name="s005715c"><!--s005715c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">f</span><br/><p>view or attention </p><p><i></i></p><p>in the public eye</p>.</div></div><a name="s022312b"><!--s022312b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something suggestive of an eye, e.g.:</p><a name="s005716c"><!--s005716c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the hole through the head of a needle.</p></div><a name="s005717c"><!--s005717c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a loop, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one of metal into which a hook is inserted or one at the end of a rope.</p></div><a name="s005718c"><!--s005718c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>an undeveloped bud, e.g. on a potato.</p></div><a name="s005719c"><!--s005719c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a circular mark, e.g. on a peacock's tail.</p></div><a name="s005720c"><!--s005720c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>the centre of a flower, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when differently coloured or marked.</p></div></div><a name="s022313b"><!--s022313b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a calm area in the centre of a storm, hurricane, etc.</p></div><a name="s022314b"><!--s022314b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the centre or nub </p><p><i></i></p><p>the eye of the problem</p><p> Norman Mailer.</p></div><a name="s022315b"><!--s022315b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the direction from which the wind is blowing ✱ <span class="bodyb">all eyes</span> watching closely ✱ <span class="bodyb">an eye for an eye</span> retaliation in kind [with allusion to God's commandments to the Israelites on just retribution (Exodus 21:24), also known as the <span class="bodyi">lex talionis</span> ‘law of retaliation’] ✱ <span class="bodyb">close/shut one's eyes to</span> to ignore (something) deliberately ✱ <span class="bodyb">get/keep one's eye in</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to get into or keep in practice ✱ <span class="bodyb">half an eye</span> less than full attention ✱ <span class="bodyb">have eyes for</span> to be interested in (somebody or something) ✱ <span class="bodyb">have one's eye on</span> to watch (somebody or something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> constantly and attentively.</p></div><a name="s022316b"><!--s022316b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to have (something) as an objective ✱ <span class="bodyb">in the eye/eyes of</span> in the judgment or opinion of (somebody) ✱ <span class="bodyb">keep an/one's eye on</span> to watch (somebody or something) carefully ✱ <span class="bodyb">keep one's eyes open/peeled/skinned</span> to be on the alert; to be watchful ✱ <span class="bodyb">make eyes at</span> to ogle (somebody) ✱ <span class="bodyb">more than meets the eye</span> more than is at first obvious or apparent ✱ <span class="bodyb">one in the eye for</span> a disappointment or setback for (somebody) ✱ <span class="bodyb">put somebody's eye/eyes out</span> to make somebody blind in one or both eyes, e.g. by pushing or poking them ✱ <span class="bodyb">see eye to eye</span> to have a common viewpoint; to agree ✱ <span class="bodyb">set/clap/lay eyes on</span> to catch sight of (somebody or something); to see ✱ <span class="bodyb">with an eye to</span> having (something) as an aim or purpose ✱ <span class="bodyb">with one's eyes open</span> in a state of full awareness of the problems, difficulties, etc that a situation will present</p><p><span class="bodyb">eyeless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">eyelike</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">ēage</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">income</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinkəm, ʹingkəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030758a"><!--s030758a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>money received from work, property, or investment, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> regularly or over a specified time </p><p><i></i></p><p>Elton is … not at all likely to make an imprudent match. He knows the value of a good income as well as any body</p><p> Jane Austen.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydroxyl</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hieʹdroksil, -siel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029820a"><!--s029820a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the univalent group or radical OH consisting of one hydrogen atom and one oxygen atom that is characteristic of hydroxides, alcohols, etc <span class="bodyb">hydroxylic</span> /-ʹsilik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hydr_or_hydro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hydr-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ox_or_oxo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ox-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/yl/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-yl</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grit<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/grit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026544a"><!--s026544a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028405b"><!--s028405b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>small hard particles of stone or coarse sand, often used as a road surface or, mixed with salt, as a means of making icy roads manageable.</p></div><a name="s028406b"><!--s028406b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the structure or texture of a stone that adapts it to grinding.</p></div><a name="s028407b"><!--s028407b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> firmness of mind or spirit; determination [Old English <span class="bodyi">grēot</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heavy metal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027921a"><!--s027921a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029788b"><!--s029788b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a metal with a high relative density or high relative atomic weight.</p></div><a name="s029789b"><!--s029789b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a type of highly amplified rock music.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cran</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kran/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013889a"><!--s013889a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>formerly, a unit of measurement for fresh herrings, equal to 37.5gall [Gaelic <span class="bodyi">crann</span> herring measure].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incomer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinkumə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030759a"><!--s030759a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who moves into an area, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as contrasted with those who have lived there for all or most of their lives.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dumbstruck</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018602a"><!--s018602a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>dumbfounded.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">holy year</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028863a"><!--s028863a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in the Roman Catholic Church, a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jubilee/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jubilee</span></span></a> year (during which remission from punishment for sin is granted), held at intervals of 25 years.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arctic hare</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002810a"><!--s002810a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hare of the N American Arctic whose coat turns white in winter: <span class="bodyi">Lepus arcticus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">follow-the-leader</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023400a"><!--s023400a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/follow_my_leader/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">follow-my-leader</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">geodesy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jiʹodəsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025186a"><!--s025186a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a branch of applied mathematics that determines the exact positions of points and the shape and area of large portions of the earth's surface</p><p><span class="bodyb">geodesist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">geōdaisia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">gē</span> earth + <span class="bodyi">daiesthai</span> to divide].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eye<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (eyes, eyed, eyeing eying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021197a"><!--s021197a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to fix the eyes on (something or somebody).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydroxytryptamine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hieˌdroksiʹtriptəmeen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029821a"><!--s029821a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/serotonin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">serotonin</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cantonese</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kantəʹneez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Cantonese)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008767a"><!--s008767a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009127b"><!--s009127b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Canton, city in China.</p></div><a name="s009128b"><!--s009128b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the dialect of Chinese spoken in and around Canton</p><p><span class="bodyb">Cantonese</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grit<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (gritted, gritting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026545a"><!--s026545a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s028408b"><!--s028408b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cover or spread (<span class="bodyi">esp</span> an icy road surface) with grit.</p></div><a name="s028409b"><!--s028409b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to clench (one's teeth) as a sign of determination or stoical firmness <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s028410b"><!--s028410b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to produce a grating sound.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heavy petting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027922a"><!--s027922a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>sexual contact between two people that involves touching the genitals but not intercourse.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">follow through</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023401a"><!--s023401a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025055b"><!--s025055b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to continue the movement of a stroke after a cricket, golf, etc ball has been struck <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s025056b"><!--s025056b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to pursue or complete (an activity or process).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cranberry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkranb(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cranberries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013890a"><!--s013890a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014470b"><!--s014470b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several species of plants of the heath family: genus <span class="bodyi">Vaccinium</span>.</p></div><a name="s014471b"><!--s014471b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>thea red acid berry of such plants, used in making sauces and jellies [partial translation of Low German <span class="bodyi">kraanbere</span>,from <span class="bodyi">kraan</span> crane + <span class="bodyi">bere</span> berry].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">geodetic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/jeeohʹdetik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025187a"><!--s025187a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026849b"><!--s026849b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or determined by geodesy.</p></div><a name="s026850b"><!--s026850b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to the geometry of geodetic lines</p><p><span class="bodyb">geodetically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">geōdaitēs</span> land surveyor, from <span class="bodyi">geōdaisia</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/geodesy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">geodesy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cantonment</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kənʹtoohnmənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008768a"><!--s008768a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009129b"><!--s009129b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the billeting of troops.</p></div><a name="s009130b"><!--s009130b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a group of structures providing temporary or permanent accommodation for troops; a military camp or situation [French <span class="bodyi">cantonnement</span> from <span class="bodyi">cantonner</span> to billet troops, from Old French <span class="bodyi">canton</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/canton1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">canton 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hydrozoan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiedrəʹzoh·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029822a"><!--s029822a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a class of coelenterates that includes simple and compound polyps and jellyfishes: class Hydrozoa</p><p><span class="bodyb">hydrozoan</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hydr_or_hydro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hydr-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">zōion</span> animal].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arctophile</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahktəfiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002811a"><!--s002811a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who likes or collects teddy bears <span class="bodyb">arctophilia</span> /-ʹfili·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">arktos</span> bear + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/phile_or_phil/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-phile</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eyeball<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021198a"><!--s021198a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the more or less spherical capsule of the eye of a vertebrate animal formed by the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sclera/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sclera</span></span></a> (white outer coat) and the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cornea/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cornea</span></span></a> (transparent membrane at the front), together with the structures they contain ✱ <span class="bodyb">eyeball to eyeball</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> face to face, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with hostility.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hom</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hohm/ homa /ʹhohmə/ haoma /ʹhowmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028864a"><!--s028864a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the sacred plant of the Parsis (followers of Zoroastrianism; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/parsi_or_parsee/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Parsi</span></span></a>), perhaps of the leafless-vine genus <span class="bodyi">Sarcostemma</span>, or the sacred intoxicating drink prepared from it; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/soma1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">soma 1</span></span></a> [Persian <span class="bodyi">hūm</span> or Avestan <span class="bodyi">haoma</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">income support</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030760a"><!--s030760a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a social security payment made to people on low incomes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dumb waiter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018603a"><!--s018603a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019670b"><!--s019670b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a movable table or stand often with revolving shelves for holding food or dishes.</p></div><a name="s019671b"><!--s019671b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a small lift for conveying food and dishes, e.g. from the kitchen to the dining area of a restaurant.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grits</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026546a"><!--s026546a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028411b"><!--s028411b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>grain, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> oats, husked and usu coarsely ground.</p></div><a name="s028412b"><!--s028412b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> coarsely ground maize with the husks removed, boiled with water or milk and eaten as a breakfast dish, usu with butter [Old English <span class="bodyi">grytt</span> bran, chaff].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heavy spar</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027923a"><!--s027923a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/barytes/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">barytes</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">follow up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023402a"><!--s023402a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025057b"><!--s025057b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to continue or enquire into (something) further.</p></div><a name="s025058b"><!--s025058b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to maintain contact with (a person) in order to give them further advice or treatment</p><p><span class="bodyb">follow-up</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crane<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/krayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013891a"><!--s013891a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014472b"><!--s014472b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a machine for moving heavy weights by means of a projecting swinging arm or a hoisting apparatus supported on an overhead track.</p></div><a name="s014473b"><!--s014473b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of several species of tall wading birds, typically with white or grey plumage: family Gruidae [Old English <span class="bodyi">cran</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arcuate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahkyoo·ət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002812a"><!--s002812a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>curved like a bow </p><p><i></i></p><p>an arcuate cloud</p><p><span class="bodyb">arcuately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">arcuatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">arcuare</span> to bend like a bow, from <span class="bodyi">arcus</span> bow, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/arch1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">arch 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyena <span class="bodyi">or</span> hyaena</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hieʹeenə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029823a"><!--s029823a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of three species of doglike nocturnal carnivorous mammals of Asia and Africa, with front legs longer than the rear legs, and an erect mane: family Hyaenidae [via Latin from Greek orig fem. of <span class="bodyi">hys</span> hog; because the stiff hairs of the mane resemble a hog's bristles].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">geodetic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025188a"><!--s025188a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a geodesic on the earth's surface.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">income tax</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030761a"><!--s030761a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tax levied on personal income.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dumdum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdumdum/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018604a"><!--s018604a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bullet that expands on impact and inflicts a severe wound [named after <span class="bodyi">Dum-Dum</span>, a town near Calcutta, India; the bullets were first produced at the arsenal there].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homa</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhohmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028866a"><!--s028866a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hom/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hom</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gritty</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (grittier, grittiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026547a"><!--s026547a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028413b"><!--s028413b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>courageously persistent or determined.</p></div><a name="s028414b"><!--s028414b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not flinching from dealing with unpleasantness; uncompromising </p><p><i></i></p><p>gritty realism</p>.</div><a name="s028415b"><!--s028415b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>resembling or containing grit</p><p><span class="bodyb">grittily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">grittiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cantor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkantaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008769a"><!--s008769a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009131b"><!--s009131b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a singer who leads the choir or congregation in Christian church services.</p></div><a name="s009132b"><!--s009132b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a synagogue official who sings or chants liturgical music and leads the congregation in prayer [Latin <span class="bodyi">cantor</span> singer, from <span class="bodyi">canere</span> to sing].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">folly</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfoli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> follies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023403a"><!--s023403a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025059b"><!--s025059b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a lack of good sense or prudence.</p></div><a name="s025060b"><!--s025060b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a foolish act or idea.</p></div><a name="s025061b"><!--s025061b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>foolish actions or conduct.</p></div><a name="s025062b"><!--s025062b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a usu fanciful building built <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for scenic effect or to satisfy a whim.</p></div><a name="s025063b"><!--s025063b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Follies</span>) a theatrical revue featuring glamorous female performers in extravagant costumes [Middle English <span class="bodyi">folie</span> from Old French, from <span class="bodyi">fol</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fool1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fool 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heavy water</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027924a"><!--s027924a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>water enriched <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with deuterium, used to slow down nuclear reactions.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eyeball<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021199a"><!--s021199a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> to look at (somebody or something) intently.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crane<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013892a"><!--s013892a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014474b"><!--s014474b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to stretch (one's neck), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in order to see better.</p></div><a name="s014475b"><!--s014475b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to raise or lift (something) by or as if by a crane </p><p><i></i></p><p>There was no car ramp and vehicles had to be craned aboard</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s014476b"><!--s014476b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to stretch one's neck, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in order to see better.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arcus senilis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌahkəs siʹneelis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> arcus seniles /-leez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002813a"><!--s002813a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an opaque band that sometimes encircles the cornea of the eye in the elderly [Latin <span class="bodyi">arcus senilis</span>, literally ‘senile bow’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hygiene</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhiejeen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029824a"><!--s029824a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>conditions or practices, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> cleanliness, conducive to the establishment and maintenance of health [via French <span class="bodyi">hygiène</span> and Latin <span class="bodyi">hygieina</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">hygieinē</span> <span class="bodyi">technē</span> the art relating to health, from <span class="bodyi">hygiēs</span> healthy].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grizzle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgrizl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026548a"><!--s026548a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028416b"><!--s028416b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, dated</span> said of a child: to cry quietly and fretfully.</p></div><a name="s028417b"><!--s028417b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + about) to complain in a self-pitying way [origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cantorial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kanʹtawri·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008770a"><!--s008770a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009133b"><!--s009133b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of a cantor or precentor.</p></div><a name="s009134b"><!--s009134b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of the north side of the choir, e.g. in a cathedral, where the cantor or precentor sits: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/decanal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">decanal</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">geodetic line</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025189a"><!--s025189a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/geodetic2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">geodetic 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dum-dum</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018605a"><!--s018605a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a stupid or silly person [an alteration and reduplication of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dumb/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dumb</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incoming<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinkuming/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030762a"><!--s030762a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032408b"><!--s032408b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of coming in; arrival or entrance.</p></div><a name="s032409b"><!--s032409b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) an amount received; income or revenue.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crane fly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013893a"><!--s013893a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous species of long-legged slender flyies that resembles a large mosquitoes but does not bite: family Tipulidae.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhomij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028867a"><!--s028867a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030546b"><!--s030546b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>reverential regard; deference.</p></div><a name="s030547b"><!--s030547b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007983c"><!--s007983c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>reverential regard; deference </p><p><i></i></p><p>the shrine where the villagers paid homage to their patron saint</p>.</div><a name="s007984c"><!--s007984c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>flattering attention </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was used to this kind of homage from her admirers</p>.</div></div><a name="s030548b"><!--s030548b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in a feudal society:</p><a name="s007985c"><!--s007985c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord.</p></div><a name="s007986c"><!--s007986c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an act done or payment made by a vassal [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">hommage</span>, from <span class="bodyi">homme</span> man, vassal].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eyebath</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021200a"><!--s021200a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small oval cup specially shaped for applying liquid remedies to the eye.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heavyweight<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027925a"><!--s027925a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029790b"><!--s029790b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the heaviest weight in boxing and wrestling.</p></div><a name="s029791b"><!--s029791b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007885c"><!--s007885c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a weight in boxing of more than 79kg (about 175lb) if professional or more than 81kg (about 178lb) if amateur.</p></div><a name="s007886c"><!--s007886c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a weight in wrestling of more than 95kg (about 209lb) if professional or more than 100kg (about 220lb) if amateur.</p></div></div><a name="s029792b"><!--s029792b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an important or influential person </p><p><i></i></p><p>an intellectual heavyweight</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arc welding</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002814a"><!--s002814a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>welding of metal parts by means of an electric arc struck between two electrodes or between one electrode and the metal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foment</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fohʹment/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023404a"><!--s023404a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025064b"><!--s025064b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to incite or promote the growth or development of (trouble, rebellion, etc).</p></div><a name="s025065b"><!--s025065b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to treat (a part of the body) with moist heat, e.g. for easing pain</p><p><span class="bodyb">fomentation</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><a name="sb000000216"><!--sb000000216--></a><p><span class="bodyb">fomenter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">fomenten</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">fomentare</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">fomentum</span> fomentation, from <span class="bodyi">fovēre</span> to warm, fondle, foment]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">foment</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">ferment</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ferment1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ferment 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hygienic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hieʹjeenik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029825a"><!--s029825a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>clean and conducive to the establishment and maintenance of health</p><p><span class="bodyb">hygienically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grizzled</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026549a"><!--s026549a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>sprinkled or streaked with grey </p><p><i></i></p><p>a grizzled beard</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">griseled</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">gris</span>, <span class="bodyi">grisel</span> grey, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cantoris</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kanʹtawris/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008771a"><!--s008771a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the part of a church choir sitting on the north side and taking the second or lower part in music for two groups: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/decani/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">decani</span></span></a> [Latin <span class="bodyi">cantoris</span> of the cantor: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cantor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cantor</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">geog.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025190a"><!--s025190a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026851b"><!--s026851b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>geographic.</p></div><a name="s026852b"><!--s026852b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>geographical.</p></div><a name="s026853b"><!--s026853b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>geography.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dumfound</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dumʹfownd/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018606a"><!--s018606a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dumbfound_or_dumfound/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dumbfound</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cranesbill</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013894a"><!--s013894a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of plants with lobed leaves and pink or purple five-petalled flowers; <span class="bodyi">esp Geranium pratense</span>: genus <span class="bodyi">Geranium</span> [from the long beaked fruit of some species, thought to resemble a crane's bill: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/geranium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">geranium</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pelargonium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pelargonium</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eyebolt</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021201a"><!--s021201a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bolt with a looped head.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hombre</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhombray/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028868a"><!--s028868a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> a man; a fellow </p><p><i></i></p><p>a tough-looking hombre</p> <p>[Spanish <span class="bodyi">hombre</span> man, from Latin <span class="bodyi">homin-, homo</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fomentation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fohmenʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023405a"><!--s023405a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025066b"><!--s025066b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006581c"><!--s006581c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a hot moist substance applied to the body, e.g. to ease pain.</p></div><a name="s006582c"><!--s006582c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the application of such a substance or therapeutic treatment that involves this.</p></div></div><a name="s025067b"><!--s025067b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of fomenting; inciting trouble, rebellion, etc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ardent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahd(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002816a"><!--s002816a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002751b"><!--s002751b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>characterized by strength of feeling; eager or zealous.</p></div><a name="s002752b"><!--s002752b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or literary</span> burning; glowing </p><p><i></i></p><p>I read a sincere nature in your ardent eyes</p> — Charlotte Brontë<p><span class="bodyb">ardency</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">ardently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">ardent-, ardens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">ardēre</span> to burn].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hygienics</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hieʹjeeniks/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029826a"><!--s029826a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hygiene/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hygiene</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heavyweight<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027926a"><!--s027926a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029793b"><!--s029793b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of above average weight.</p></div><a name="s029794b"><!--s029794b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> important or influential.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incoming<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030763a"><!--s030763a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032410b"><!--s032410b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>arriving, coming in, or being received </p><p><i></i></p><p>an incoming message</p> <p><i></i></p><p>the incoming tide</p>.</div><a name="s032411b"><!--s032411b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>taking on a role or office </p><p><i></i></p><p>the incoming president</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grizzly<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (grizzlier, grizzliest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026550a"><!--s026550a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>streaked with grey; grizzled [Middle English <span class="bodyi">grisel</span> grey, from early French <span class="bodyi">grisel</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grizzled/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grizzled</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cantuar.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008772a"><!--s008772a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used chiefly in the signature of the Archbishop of Canterbury: of Canterbury [Latin <span class="bodyi">Cantuariensis</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">geographical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jee·əʹgrafikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025191a"><!--s025191a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026854b"><!--s026854b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to do with geography.</p></div><a name="s026855b"><!--s026855b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>belonging to or characteristic of a particular region</p><p><span class="bodyb">geographic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">geographically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dummy<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdumi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dummies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018607a"><!--s018607a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019672b"><!--s019672b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an imitation or copy of something used as a substitute, for demonstration purposes, etc to reproduce some of the attributes of the original.</p></div><a name="s019673b"><!--s019673b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005029c"><!--s005029c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a model of the human body used e.g. for fitting or displaying clothes.</p></div><a name="s005030c"><!--s005030c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a large puppet, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one in human form, used by a ventriloquist.</p></div></div><a name="s019674b"><!--s019674b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a rubber or plastic teat given to babies to suck in order to soothe them.</p></div><a name="s019675b"><!--s019675b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a person or corporation that seems to act independently but is in reality acting for another.</p></div><a name="s019676b"><!--s019676b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a pattern for a printing job showing the position of typographic elements, e.g. text and illustrations.</p></div><a name="s019677b"><!--s019677b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a dull or stupid person.</p></div><a name="s019678b"><!--s019678b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of deceiving an opponent in sports.</p></div><a name="s019679b"><!--s019679b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>the exposed hand in bridge played by the declarer in addition to his or her own hand, or the player whose hand is a dummy [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dumb/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dumb</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/y2/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-y 2</span></span></a>; orig meaning ‘dumb person’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crania</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrayni·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013896a"><!--s013896a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cranium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cranium</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homburg</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhombuhg/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028869a"><!--s028869a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a felt hat with a stiff curled brim and a high crown creased lengthways [named after <span class="bodyi">Homburg</span>, town in Germany, where such hats were first worn].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eyebright</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021202a"><!--s021202a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of tiny plants of the foxglove family with very small white or violet flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Euphrasia</span>. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/euphrasia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">euphrasia</span></span></a> [from its former use as a remedy for eye ailments].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ard <span class="bodyi">or</span> -art</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002815a"><!--s002815a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting: a person associated with a usu undesirable specified action, state, or quality </p><p><i></i></p><p>dullard</p> <p><i></i></p><p>dotard</p> <p><i></i></p><p>laggard</p> <p><i></i></p><p>drunkard</p> <p><i></i></p><p>braggart</p> [Middle English from Old French, of Germanic origin].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Fon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fon/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Fons <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> Fon)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023406a"><!--s023406a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025068b"><!--s025068b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of an indigenous people inhabiting Benin and western parts of Nigeria.</p></div><a name="s025069b"><!--s025069b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Kwa language of this people [the local name for this people in several Kwa languages].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hygienist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hieʹjeenist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029827a"><!--s029827a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031403b"><!--s031403b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who is trained in the theory and practice of hygiene.</p></div><a name="s031404b"><!--s031404b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dental_hygienist/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dental hygienist</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Heb.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027927a"><!--s027927a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029795b"><!--s029795b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Hebrew.</p></div><a name="s029796b"><!--s029796b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Hebrews (book of the Bible).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incommensurable<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/inkəʹmensh(ə)rəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030764a"><!--s030764a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032412b"><!--s032412b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>lacking a common basis of comparison; incapable of being compared.</p></div><a name="s032413b"><!--s032413b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in mathematics, having no common factor </p><p><i></i></p><p>√2 and 3 are incommensurable</p> <p><span class="bodyb">incommensurability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">incommensurably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grizzly<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> grizzlies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026551a"><!--s026551a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a very large bear that lives in the highlands of western N America and has brownish fur streaked with white on its back [from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grizzly1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grizzly 1</span></span></a>, from the grey or white tips of its fur].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cantus firmus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkantəs ʹfuhməs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cantus firmi /ʹfuhmie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008773a"><!--s008773a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009135b"><!--s009135b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the plainchant or simple Gregorian melody, orig sung in unison and with a prescribed form and use.</p></div><a name="s009136b"><!--s009136b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a melodic theme or subject, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one for contrapuntal treatment [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">cantus firmus</span>, literally ‘fixed song’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">geographical mile</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025192a"><!--s025192a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a nautical mile (1853.2m).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dummy<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018608a"><!--s018608a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019680b"><!--s019680b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>resembling or being a dummy.</p></div><a name="s019681b"><!--s019681b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>sham or artificial.</p></div><a name="s019682b"><!--s019682b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005031c"><!--s005031c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>sham or artificial.</p></div><a name="s005032c"><!--s005032c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>existing in name only; fictitious </p><p><i></i></p><p>bank accounts held in dummy names</p>.</div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cranial index</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrayni·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013897a"><!--s013897a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the ratio of the maximum breadth of the skull to its maximum height multiplied by 100: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cephalic_index/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cephalic index</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">home<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hohm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028870a"><!--s028870a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030549b"><!--s030549b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the place where one lives permanently, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with one's family, or as a member of a household.</p></div><a name="s030550b"><!--s030550b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a house, flat, apartment, etc.</p></div><a name="s030551b"><!--s030551b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the social unit constituted by a family living together.</p></div><a name="s030552b"><!--s030552b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>one's native region or country.</p><a name="s007987c"><!--s007987c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the social or professional environment to which one belongs.</p></div><a name="s007988c"><!--s007988c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the place where a certain object is kept.</p></div><a name="s007989c"><!--s007989c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the place of origin of a major product or industry.</p></div></div><a name="s030554b"><!--s030554b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>an establishment providing residence and care, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for children, the elderly, or those physically or mentally unfit to look after themselves.</p></div><a name="s030555b"><!--s030555b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>the finishing point in a race.</p></div><a name="s030556b"><!--s030556b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>in board games, etc, a place where one is safe from attack.</p></div><a name="s030557b"><!--s030557b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Home</span>) in computing, the beginning of the line or file one is in ✱ <span class="bodyb">a home from home</span> a place other than one's own home where one is welcome or belongs ✱ <span class="bodyb">at home</span> relaxed and comfortable ✱ <span class="bodyb">close/near to home</span> said of a comment, etc: too accurate for comfort</p><p><span class="bodyb">homelike</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">hām</span> village, home].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ardour</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">ardor</span>) /ʹahdə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002817a"><!--s002817a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002753b"><!--s002753b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>intense feelings, often of passion or love </p><p><i></i></p><p>His ardour had cooled</p>.</div><a name="s002754b"><!--s002754b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>great enthusiasm or zeal </p><p><i></i></p><p>The weather rather dampened our ardour</p> [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">ardor</span> from <span class="bodyi">ardēre</span> to burn].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hygrometer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hieʹgromitə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029829a"><!--s029829a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an instrument for measuring the humidity of the atmosphere <span class="bodyb">hygrometric</span> /-ʹmetrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">hygrometry</span> /-tri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eyebrow</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021203a"><!--s021203a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022317b"><!--s022317b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the ridge over the eye or the line of hair that grows on it </p><p><i></i></p><p>And then the lover … with a woeful ballad made to his mistress’ eyebrow</p><p> Shakespeare ✱ <span class="bodyb">raise an eyebrow / one'seyebrows</span>.</p></div><a name="s022318b"><!--s022318b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to show surprise or mild disapproval ✱ <span class="bodyb">raise eyebrows</span> to cause surprise ✱ <span class="bodyb">up to one's eyebrows</span> deeply involved.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fond</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fond/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023407a"><!--s023407a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025070b"><!--s025070b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006583c"><!--s006583c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(+ of) having an affection or liking for something specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>fond of music</p>.</div><a name="s006584c"><!--s006584c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(+ of) having an inclination or, predisposition, or appetite for something </p><p><i></i></p><p>fond of arguing</p>.</div></div><a name="s025071b"><!--s025071b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006585c"><!--s006585c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>affectionate; loving </p><p><i></i></p><p>Absence makes the heart grow fonder</p>.</div><a name="s006586c"><!--s006586c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>foolishly tender; indulgent </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was completely spoilt by a fond mother</p>.</div></div><a name="s025072b"><!--s025072b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>cherished </p><p><i></i></p><p>He saw his fondest hopes dashed</p>.</div><a name="s025073b"><!--s025073b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>foolish; naive </p><p><i></i></p><p>I started out on this in the fond belief that one of you would help me</p> <p><span class="bodyb">fondly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fondness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English, from <span class="bodyi">fonne</span> fool; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hebdomadal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hebʹdomədl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027928a"><!--s027928a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> weekly [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">hebdomad-, hebdomas</span> the number seven, seven days, from <span class="bodyi">hepta</span> seven].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Canuck</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹnuk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008774a"><!--s008774a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009137b"><!--s009137b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a Canadian, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a French Canadian.</p></div><a name="s009138b"><!--s009138b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">derog</span> the language of the French Canadians [prob alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/canadian/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Canadian</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dummy<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (dummies, dummied, dummying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018609a"><!--s018609a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s019683b"><!--s019683b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to deceive an opponent in sports, e.g. in rugby or football, by pretending to pass or release the ball while still retaining possession of it.</p></div><a name="s019684b"><!--s019684b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> (+ up) to refuse to talk <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s019685b"><!--s019685b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to deceive (an opponent) by dummying.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cranial nerve</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013898a"><!--s013898a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of the twelve pairs of nerves that leave the lower surface of the brain to connect with the body, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the head and face.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incommensurable<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030765a"><!--s030765a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something that is incommensurable.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">home<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028871a"><!--s028871a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030558b"><!--s030558b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to or at the place where one lives </p><p><i></i></p><p>I usually get home at six</p>.</div><a name="s030559b"><!--s030559b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to one's family or residence from somewhere else </p><p><i></i></p><p>She's writing home</p>.</div><a name="s030560b"><!--s030560b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to one's ultimate objective, e.g. a finishing line </p><p><i></i></p><p>Our horse romped home well ahead of the field</p>.</div><a name="s030561b"><!--s030561b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>into place; into position </p><p><i></i></p><p>Drive the nail home</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">bring home to somebody</span>.</p></div><a name="s030562b"><!--s030562b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to make somebody aware of (a fact or circumstance) ✱ <span class="bodyb">come home</span> in golf, to play the last nine holes ✱ <span class="bodyb">come home to roost</span> said of past misdeeds: to rebound upon the perpetrator ✱ <span class="bodyb">come home to one</span> said of a fact or circumstance: to enter one's awareness ✱ <span class="bodyb">drive/hammer home</span> to express (a point) forcibly, so as to convince one's hearers ✱ <span class="bodyb">hit/strike home</span> said of somebody's words: to have the effect intended by the speaker.</p></div><a name="s030563b"><!--s030563b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>said of the point or significance of a situation: to be truly understood ✱ <span class="bodyb">home and dry</span> <span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> having reached one's objective [based on the notion of returning home and washing after work; or from horse racing, when the winner is so far ahead that it can be rubbed down before the other runners finish] ✱ <span class="bodyb">home and hosed</span> <span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ</span> having reached one's objective. ✱ <span class="bodyb">home free</span> <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> having reached one's objective ✱ <span class="bodyb">nothing to write home about</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> of no special merit or interest.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">geographic profiling <span class="bodyi">or</span> geographical profiling</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025193a"><!--s025193a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>computer-based analysis of the circumstances of related crimes to help determine the likely social environment of the offender</p><p><span class="bodyb">geographical profiler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">geographic profiler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grizzly bear</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026552a"><!--s026552a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grizzly2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grizzly 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">arduous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahdyoo·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002818a"><!--s002818a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002755b"><!--s002755b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>hard to accomplish or achieve; difficult or strenuous </p><p><i></i></p><p>arduous work</p> <p><i></i></p><p>an arduous journey</p>.</div><a name="s002756b"><!--s002756b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of conditions, etc: difficult to endure; harsh.</p></div><a name="s002757b"><!--s002757b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> hard to climb; steep </p><p><i></i></p><p>The way was rough and arduous</p><p><span class="bodyb">arduously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">arduousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">arduus</span> high, steep, difficult].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eyebrow pencil</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021204a"><!--s021204a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cosmetic pencil for defining the eyebrows.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incommensurate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inkəʹmenshərət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030766a"><!--s030766a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032414b"><!--s032414b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + with) disproportionate to something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in being more or less than is expected or appropriate.</p></div><a name="s032415b"><!--s032415b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/incommensurable1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">incommensurable<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (1)</p><p><span class="bodyb">incommensurately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">incommensurateness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">home<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028872a"><!--s028872a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030564b"><!--s030564b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007990c"><!--s007990c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>relating to one's home; domestic </p><p><i></i></p><p>home comforts</p>.</div><a name="s007991c"><!--s007991c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>done, used, etc in the home </p><p><i></i></p><p>a home computer</p>.</div></div><a name="s030565b"><!--s030565b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>denoting the headquarters or centre of operations </p><p><i></i></p><p>the home base</p>.</div><a name="s030566b"><!--s030566b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s007992c"><!--s007992c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a team or player: belonging to the ground where a sporting fixture is held.</p></div><a name="s007993c"><!--s007993c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a match: played on a team's own ground.</p></div></div><a name="s030567b"><!--s030567b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>relating to or belonging to one's own country; domestic </p><p><i></i></p><p>the home market</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hygrophilous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hieʹgrofiləs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029830a"><!--s029830a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a plant: living or growing in moist places.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hebe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹheebi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027929a"><!--s027929a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of evergreen shrubs, mostly native to New Zealand, cultivated for its their decorative leaves and usu white or purplish flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Hebe</span> [Latin genus name, named after <span class="bodyi">Hebe</span>, Greek goddess of youth].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dummy run</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018610a"><!--s018610a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rehearsal or trial run.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">craniate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrayni·ət, -ayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013899a"><!--s013899a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having a skull.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fondant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfond(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023408a"><!--s023408a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a soft creamy preparation of flavoured sugar and water, or a sweet made from this [French <span class="bodyi">fondant</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">fondre</span> to melt, from Latin <span class="bodyi">fundere</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">canvas<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkanvəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> canvases canvasses)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008775a"><!--s008775a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009139b"><!--s009139b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a strong closely woven cloth, usu of linen, hemp, or cotton, used for clothing, sails, tents, etc.</p></div><a name="s009140b"><!--s009140b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a cloth surface suitable for painting on in oils.</p></div><a name="s009141b"><!--s009141b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002184c"><!--s002184c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a strong closely woven cloth, usu of linen, hemp, or cotton, used for clothing, sails, tents etc.</p></div><a name="s002185c"><!--s002185c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>sails or tents considered collectively.</p></div></div><a name="s009142b"><!--s009142b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s002186c"><!--s002186c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a cloth surface suitable for painting on in oils.</p></div><a name="s002187c"><!--s002187c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a painting on such a surface.</p></div></div><a name="s009143b"><!--s009143b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a coarse cloth woven to form an open mesh for embroidery or tapestry.</p></div><a name="s009144b"><!--s009144b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>in rowing, either end of a racing boat, orig covered with canvas.</p></div><a name="s009145b"><!--s009145b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>the floor of a boxing or wrestling ring ✱ <span class="bodyb">under canvas</span> in a tent; camping.</p></div><a name="s009146b"><!--s009146b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="sb00000077"><!--sb00000077--></a><p>with sails set; under sail [Middle English <span class="bodyi">canevas</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">cannabis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cannabis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cannabis</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">canvas</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">canvass</span>? The material that tents are traditionally made of is <span class="bodyi">canvas</span>. Before an election, political parties <span class="bodyi">canvass</span> the voters to try to obtain their support.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">geography</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jiʹogrəfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025194a"><!--s025194a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026856b"><!--s026856b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a science that deals with the earth and its life; <span class="bodyi"><span class="bodyi">esp</span></span> the description of land, sea, air, and the distribution of plant and animal life including human beings and their industries.</p></div><a name="s026857b"><!--s026857b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the geographical features of an area</p><p><span class="bodyb">geographer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">geōgraphia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">geōgraphein</span> to describe the earth's surface, from <span class="bodyi">gē</span> earth + <span class="bodyi">graphein</span> to write].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">are<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ə; <span class="bodyi">strong</span> ah/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002819a"><!--s002819a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>second person sing. present or pl present of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/be/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">be</span></span></a> [Old English <span class="bodyi">earun</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eye candy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021205a"><!--s021205a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person or thing that is attractive to look at but of little substance.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gro.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026554a"><!--s026554a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>gross.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incommode</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inkəʹmohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030767a"><!--s030767a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to inconvenience or trouble (somebody) [early French <span class="bodyi">incommoder</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">incommodare</span>, from <span class="bodyi">incommodus</span> inconvenient, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">commodus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/commode/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">commode</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">home<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028873a"><!--s028873a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030568b"><!--s030568b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a bird or animal: to return to its base by means of instinct <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s030569b"><!--s030569b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to provide (a domestic pet) with a home ✱ <span class="bodyb">home in on</span> (<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">home on to</span>) said of a missile: to find (its target) automatically by electronic programming, automatic navigational aids, etc.</p></div><a name="s030570b"><!--s030570b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to concentrate one's critical attention on (particular weaknesses in an opponent's argument, etc).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dump<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dump/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018611a"><!--s018611a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019686b"><!--s019686b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005033c"><!--s005033c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to unload or deposit drop (something unwanted, e.g. refuse) in a heap or mass.</p></div><a name="s005034c"><!--s005034c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to deposit or drop (something) carelessly or heavily.</p></div><a name="s005035c"><!--s005035c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to abandon or rid oneself of (something or somebody) unceremoniously or irresponsibly.</p></div></div><a name="s019687b"><!--s019687b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to sell (goods) (something) in quantity at a very low price, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to sell it abroad at less than the market price at home.</p></div><a name="s019688b"><!--s019688b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to copy (computer data in a computer's internal storage) to an external storage medium <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s019689b"><!--s019689b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to get rid of refuse, etc.</p></div><a name="s019690b"><!--s019690b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s005036c"><!--s005036c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span>(+ on) to criticize (somebody) severely.</p></div><a name="s005037c"><!--s005037c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to treat (somebody) badly or without respect [perhaps from Dutch <span class="bodyi">dompen</span> to immerse, topple; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">dyppan</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dip1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dip 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">geoid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjeeoyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025195a"><!--s025195a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the shape of the surface that the earth would have if all parts of the earth had the same height as the mean sea level of the oceans [German <span class="bodyi">Geoid</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">geoeidēs</span> earthlike, from <span class="bodyi">gē</span> earth].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gro.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026553a"><!--s026553a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in street names, grove.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hebephrenia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/heebiʹfreeni·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027930a"><!--s027930a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>schizophrenia characterized by delusions, seemingly foolish behaviour, and regression to a childish state <span class="bodyb">hebephrenic</span> /-ʹfrenik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">hebephrenia</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">hēbē</span> youth + <span class="bodyi">phren</span> mind].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">are<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002820a"><!--s002820a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a metric unit of area equal to 100m<sup>2</sup> [French <span class="bodyi">are</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">area</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/area/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">area</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hygrophyte</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhiegrəfiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029831a"><!--s029831a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any plant that grows in wet or waterlogged ground <span class="bodyb">hygrophytic</span> /-ʹfitik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fondle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfondl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023409a"><!--s023409a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025074b"><!--s025074b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to handle (something) or to caress (somebody) tenderly and lovingly or erotically, sometimes in an erotic or sexually arousing manner <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s025075b"><!--s025075b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to show affection or desire by caressing</p><p><span class="bodyb">fondler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [frequentative of obsolete <span class="bodyi">fond</span> to be foolish, dote, ultimately from <span class="bodyi">fonne</span> fool].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eye-catching</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021206a"><!--s021206a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>strikingly visually attractive</p><p><span class="bodyb">eye-catcher</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">eye-catchingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incommodious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inkəʹmohdi·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030768a"><!--s030768a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> inconvenient or uncomfortable, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from being too small</p><p><span class="bodyb">incommodiously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">incommodiousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">canvas<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verbtrans</span></i> (canvassed, canvassing, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> canvased) (canvasing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008776a"><!--s008776a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to cover or line with canvas.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">craniate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013900a"><!--s013900a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person or animal having a skull; a vertebrate.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">home-alone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028874a"><!--s028874a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030571b"><!--s030571b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a child: left alone in the house while its parents are away from home.</p></div><a name="s030572b"><!--s030572b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to this situation </p><p><i></i></p><p>home-alone parents</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dump<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018612a"><!--s018612a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019691b"><!--s019691b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005038c"><!--s005038c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an accumulation of discarded materials, e.g. refuse.</p></div><a name="s005039c"><!--s005039c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a place where such materials are dumped.</p></div></div><a name="s019692b"><!--s019692b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an accumulation of<span class="bodyi">esp</span> military materials or the place where they are stored.</p></div><a name="s019693b"><!--s019693b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an instance of dumping data stored in a computer.</p></div><a name="s019694b"><!--s019694b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an dirty, unpleasant, or dilapidated place.</p></div><a name="s019695b"><!--s019695b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> an act of defecation.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">geol.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025196a"><!--s025196a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026858b"><!--s026858b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>geologic.</p></div><a name="s026859b"><!--s026859b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>geological.</p></div><a name="s026860b"><!--s026860b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>geology.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hebraic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiʹbrayik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027931a"><!--s027931a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to the Hebrews or the Hebrew language</p><p><span class="bodyb">Hebraically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">Ebrayke</span> via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">Hebraikos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Hebraios</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hebrew/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Hebrew</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">groan<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/grohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026555a"><!--s026555a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028418b"><!--s028418b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to utter a deep moan.</p></div><a name="s028419b"><!--s028419b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to creak under strain </p><p><i></i></p><p>The boards groaned under our weight</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s028420b"><!--s028420b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to say (something) with a groan</p><p><span class="bodyb">groaner</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">grānian</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hygr- <span class="bodyi">or</span> hygro-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029828a"><!--s029828a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: humidity; moisture </p><p><i></i></p><p>hyroscope</p> <p><i></i></p><p>hygrometer</p> <p>[Greek <span class="bodyi">hygros</span> wet].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cranio-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013901a"><!--s013901a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crani_or_cranio/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crani-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fondly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023410a"><!--s023410a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025076b"><!--s025076b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>affectionately.</p></div><a name="s025077b"><!--s025077b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in a naively credulous manner </p><p><i></i></p><p>The government fondly imagines that cutting taxes will reduce wage demands</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incommunicado</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌinkəmyoohniʹkahdoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030769a"><!--s030769a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>without means of communication, e.g. while in solitary confinement or voluntary seclusion [Spanish <span class="bodyi">incomunicado</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">incomunicar</span> to deprive of communication, from <span class="bodyi">in-</span> (from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a>) + <span class="bodyi">comunicar</span> to communicate, from Latin <span class="bodyi">communicare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/communicate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">communicate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eye contact</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021207a"><!--s021207a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a meeting of eyes when two people look directly at each other </p><p><i></i></p><p>They made eye contact</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">canvasback</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008777a"><!--s008777a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a N American wild duck closely related to the European pochard: <span class="bodyi">Aythya valisineria</span> [from its colour].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">area</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeəri·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s002821a"><!--s002821a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s002758b"><!--s002758b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the extent of a surface or plane figure measured in square units.</p></div><a name="s002759b"><!--s002759b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a piece of ground </p><p><i></i></p><p>an area set aside for campers</p>.</div><a name="s002760b"><!--s002760b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a particular space or surface, or one serving a special function </p><p><i></i></p><p>a reception area</p>.</div><a name="s002761b"><!--s002761b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the extent, range, or scope of a concept, operation, or activity; a field </p><p><i></i></p><p>in the area of foreign policy</p>.</div><a name="s002762b"><!--s002762b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a sunken court or yard giving access to the basement of a building</p><p><span class="bodyb">areal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">area</span> piece of level ground, threshing floor, from <span class="bodyi">arēre</span> to be dry].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">home banking</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028875a"><!--s028875a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the management of one's bank account from home, using a computer with a modem to access information at the bank and to pay in or withdraw funds electronically.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dumper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018613a"><!--s018613a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019696b"><!--s019696b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody or something that dumps.</p></div><a name="s019697b"><!--s019697b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dumper_truck/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dumper truck</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s019698b"><!--s019698b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Aus</span> a powerful wave that breaks suddenly and is impossible for a surfer to ride.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">geology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jiʹoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025197a"><!--s025197a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026861b"><!--s026861b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a science that deals with the origin, structure, composition, and history of the earth, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as recorded in rocks.</p></div><a name="s026862b"><!--s026862b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the geological features of an area <span class="bodyb">geologic</span> /jee·əʹlojik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">geological</span> /jee·əʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">geologically</span> /jee·əʹlojikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">geologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">geologia</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">gē</span> earth + <span class="bodyi">-logia</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/logy_or_ology/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-logy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hebraism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹheebrayiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027932a"><!--s027932a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029797b"><!--s029797b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a characteristic feature of the Hebrew language, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one occurring in another language.</p></div><a name="s029798b"><!--s029798b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the religion or culture of the Jews.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fondue</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfond(y)ooh (<span class="bodyi">French</span> fɔdy)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023411a"><!--s023411a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various dishes in which small pieces of food are dipped in a hot liquid, e.g. oil or a sauce of melted cheese, at the table [French <span class="bodyi">fondue</span>, fem past part. of <span class="bodyi">fondre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fondant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fondant</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">groan<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026556a"><!--s026556a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028421b"><!--s028421b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a deep moaning sound.</p></div><a name="s028422b"><!--s028422b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a creaking sound.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homebird</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028876a"><!--s028876a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a homebody.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">craniology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/krayniʹoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013902a"><!--s013902a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a science dealing with variations in size, shape, and proportions of the skull among the different races of human beings <span class="bodyb">craniological</span> /-ʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">craniologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hygroscope</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhiegrəskohp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029832a"><!--s029832a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an instrument that shows changes in humidity, e.g. of the atmosphere.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">canvass<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkanvəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008778a"><!--s008778a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009147b"><!--s009147b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to visit (e.g. voters) in order to solicit political support or to ascertain opinions.</p></div><a name="s009148b"><!--s009148b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to discuss or debate (something).</p></div><a name="s009149b"><!--s009149b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002188c"><!--s002188c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to examine (something) in detail.</p></div><a name="s002189c"><!--s002189c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to examine (votes) officially for authenticity <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s009150b"><!--s009150b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to solicit orders, votes, opinions, etc</p><p><span class="bodyb">canvasser</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p>obsolete <span class="bodyi">canvas</span> to toss in a canvas sheet, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/canvas1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">canvas 1</span></span></a>. Tossing in a sheet was a rough affair, often done as a punishment; the sense evolved via ‘to handle roughly’, ‘to castigate or criticize’, ‘to debate vigorously’, ‘to actively seek support’. See also usage note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/canvas1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">canvas 1</span></span></a></p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">authorship</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003656a"><!--s003656a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003669b"><!--s003669b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the profession or activity of writing.</p></div><a name="s003670b"><!--s003670b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the identity of the author of a literary work </p><p><i></i></p><p>The authorship of the Waverley Novels was for a long time kept secret</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dumper truck</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018614a"><!--s018614a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lorry with a body that can be tilted to empty the contents.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eyed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021208a"><!--s021208a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">used in combinations</span>) having an eye or eyes of the kind or number specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>an almond-eyed woman</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incommutable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inkəʹmyoohtəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030770a"><!--s030770a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032416b"><!--s032416b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not interchangeable.</p></div><a name="s032417b"><!--s032417b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>unchangeable</p><p><span class="bodyb">incommutably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">incommutabilis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">commutabilis</span> commutable, from <span class="bodyi">commutare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/commute/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">commute</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">geom.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025198a"><!--s025198a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026863b"><!--s026863b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>geometric.</p></div><a name="s026864b"><!--s026864b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>geometrical.</p></div><a name="s026865b"><!--s026865b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>geometry.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hebraist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹheebrayist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027933a"><!--s027933a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a specialist in Hebrew and Hebraic studies.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">groat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/groht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026557a"><!--s026557a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a former British coin worth four old pence [Middle English <span class="bodyi">groot</span>, from early Dutch <span class="bodyi">groot</span> or early Low German <span class="bodyi">grote</span> thick, thick penny: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/groschen/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">groschen</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grosz/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grosz</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">font<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/font/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023412a"><!--s023412a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025078b"><!--s025078b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a receptacle in a church for the holy water, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one used in baptism.</p></div><a name="s025079b"><!--s025079b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a receptacle for oil in a lamp</p><p><span class="bodyb">fontal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English, from Latin <span class="bodyi">font-, fons</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fountain1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fountain 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homebody</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028877a"><!--s028877a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person whose life centres round the home.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hygroscopic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiegrəʹskopik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029833a"><!--s029833a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a substance: readily taking up and retaining moisture, e.g. from the air</p><p><span class="bodyb">hygroscopically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">hygroscopicity</span> /-ʹpisiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [from the use of such materials in the hygroscope].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eyeful</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹief(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> eyefuls) <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021209a"><!--s021209a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022319b"><!--s022319b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a pleasing sight; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> an attractive person.</p></div><a name="s022320b"><!--s022320b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a look or gaze.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">craniometry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/krayniʹomətri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013903a"><!--s013903a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a science dealing with the measurement of the skull <span class="bodyb">craniometric</span> /-ʹmetrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">autism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawtiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003657a"><!--s003657a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a disorder of childhood development marked by inability to form relationships with other people, those affected having only a limited understanding of themselves and others as individuals with independent personalities and thought processes <span class="bodyb">autistic</span> /awʹtistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">autismus</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aut_or_auto/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aut-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ism/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ism</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incomparable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹkomp(ə)rəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030771a"><!--s030771a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032418b"><!--s032418b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>beyond comparison; matchless.</p></div><a name="s032419b"><!--s032419b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not suitable for comparison <span class="bodyb">incomparability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">incomparableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">incomparably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">incomparabilis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">comparabilis</span> comparable, from <span class="bodyi">comparare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/compare1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">compare 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">geomagnetism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jeeohʹmagnitiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025199a"><!--s025199a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026866b"><!--s026866b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the magnetic field of the earth.</p></div><a name="s026867b"><!--s026867b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the branch of geology that deals with this <span class="bodyb">geomagnetic</span> /-ʹnetik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">geomagnetically</span> /-ʹnetikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dumpling</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdumpling/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018615a"><!--s018615a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019699b"><!--s019699b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small round mass of dough cooked by boiling or steaming, often in a stew.</p></div><a name="s019700b"><!--s019700b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a dessert of fruit wrapped in dough and usu baked.</p></div><a name="s019701b"><!--s019701b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005040c"><!--s005040c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a small usu rounded mass of dough cooked by boiling or steaming, often in a stew.</p></div><a name="s005041c"><!--s005041c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a dessert of fruit wrapped in dough and usu baked </p><p><i></i></p><p>apple dumpling</p>.</div></div><a name="s019702b"><!--s019702b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">humorous</span> a short fat person [perhaps from English dialect <span class="bodyi">dump</span> lump + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ling/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ling</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hebraistic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/heebrayʹistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027934a"><!--s027934a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hebraic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Hebraic</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">canvass<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008779a"><!--s008779a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009151b"><!--s009151b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act of canvassing.</p></div><a name="s009152b"><!--s009152b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a survey to ascertain the probable vote before an election.</p></div><a name="s009153b"><!--s009153b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a scrutiny, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of votes.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">groats</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026558a"><!--s026558a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>hulled grain broken into fragments larger than grits [Old English <span class="bodyi">grotan</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">font<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023413a"><!--s023413a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fount2_or_font/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fount 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hying</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhie·ing/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029834a"><!--s029834a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>present part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hie/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hie</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homebound<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028878a"><!--s028878a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>confined to the home; housebound </p><p><i></i></p><p>homebound invalids</p> <p>[<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bound4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bound 4</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eyeglass</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021210a"><!--s021210a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022321b"><!--s022321b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a lens worn to aid vision; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a monocle.</p></div><a name="s022322b"><!--s022322b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> (<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) glasses; spectacles.</p></div><a name="s022323b"><!--s022323b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eyepiece/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eyepiece</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incompatible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inkəmʹpatəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030772a"><!--s030772a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032420b"><!--s032420b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of two or more people: unable to live or work together, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> because of opposing views, temperaments, etc.</p></div><a name="s032421b"><!--s032421b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>unable to exist together </p><p><i></i></p><p>incompatible beliefs</p>.</div><a name="s032422b"><!--s032422b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>unsuitable for use together </p><p><i></i></p><p>incompatible blood types</p>.</div><a name="s032423b"><!--s032423b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in logic, denoting two propositions that cannot both be true at the same time <span class="bodyb">incompatibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">incompatibly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [via French from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">incompatibilis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">compatibilis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/compatible/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">compatible</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crani- <span class="bodyi">or</span> cranio-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013895a"><!--s013895a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meaning: cranium </p><p><i></i></p><p>craniate</p> <p>[medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">cranium</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cranium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cranium</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">geomancy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjee·əmansi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025200a"><!--s025200a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026868b"><!--s026868b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>divination by means of configurations of earth or by dots jotted down hastily at random.</p></div><a name="s026869b"><!--s026869b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the supposed discovery and mystical interpretation of the disposition and alignment of prominent landscape features and sacred sites <span class="bodyb">geomantic</span> /-ʹmantik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">geomancie</span> via French and late Latin from late Greek <span class="bodyi">gēomanteia</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">gē</span> earth + <span class="bodyi">-manteia</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mancy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-mancy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">canyoning</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008781a"><!--s008781a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the sport of jumping into a mountain stream in protective clothing and being carried along by the water through rapids and down falls.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hebrew</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹheebrooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027935a"><!--s027935a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029799b"><!--s029799b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member or descendant of any of a group of ancient N Semitic peoples, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an Israelite.</p></div><a name="s029800b"><!--s029800b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Semitic language of the ancient Hebrews, or the revived form of it spoken in modern Israel.</p></div><a name="s029801b"><!--s029801b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">offensive</span> a Jew</p><p><span class="bodyb">Hebrew</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p>Middle English <span class="bodyi">Ebreu</span> via Old French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">Hebraios</span>, from Aramaic <span class="bodyi">‘Ebrai</span>. Words from the ancient Hebrew language that have passed into English, mostly through their use in the Bible, include <span class="bodyi">amen, cherub, jubilee, manna, rabbi, sabbath</span>, and <span class="bodyi">shibboleth</span>. Modern Hebrew has provided a few loanwords, such as <span class="bodyi">kibbutz</span>. Other words of Hebrew origin have entered English by way of Yiddish (e.g. <span class="bodyi">chutzpah</span> and <span class="bodyi">kosher</span>)</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dumps</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018616a"><!--s018616a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a gloomy state of mind; despondency </p><p><i></i></p><p>down in the dumps</p> <p>[prob from Dutch <span class="bodyi">domp</span> haze, from early Dutch <span class="bodyi">damp</span> vapour].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grocer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgrohsə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026559a"><!--s026559a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dealer in staple foodstuffs, household supplies, and usu fruit, vegetables, and dairy products [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">grossier</span> wholesaler, from <span class="bodyi">gros</span> coarse, wholesale, from Latin <span class="bodyi">grossus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gross1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gross 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hyksos</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhiksos/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029835a"><!--s029835a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mixed Semitic and Asian dynasty that ruled Egypt from about the 18th to 16th cent. <span class="bodysc">bc</span> [Greek <span class="bodyi">Hyksōs</span>, the ‘shepherd-king’ dynasty, from Egyptian <span class="bodyi">heqa khoswe</span> ruler of the country of the nomads].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fontanelle</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">fontanel</span>) /fontəʹnel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023414a"><!--s023414a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of the spaces closed by membranous structures between the parietal bones of the skull of an infant or fetus [Middle English <span class="bodyi">fontinelle</span> a bodily hollow or pit, from early French <span class="bodyi">fontenele</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">fontaine</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fountain1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fountain 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">auto</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawtoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> autos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003658a"><!--s003658a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a motor car [short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/automobile/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">automobile</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homebound<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028879a"><!--s028879a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>on one's way home [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bound1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bound 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eyehole</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021211a"><!--s021211a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/peephole/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">peephole</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incompetent<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹkompit(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030773a"><!--s030773a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032424b"><!--s032424b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>lacking the qualities, skill, experience, etc needed for effective action.</p></div><a name="s032425b"><!--s032425b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not legally qualified </p><p><i></i></p><p>an incompetent witness</p>.</div><a name="s032426b"><!--s032426b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>inadequate to or unsuitable for a particular purpose</p><p><span class="bodyb">incompetence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">incompetency</span> /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">incompetently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">incompétent</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">compétent</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/competent/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">competent</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">geometer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jiʹomitə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025201a"><!--s025201a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026870b"><!--s026870b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a specialist in geometry.</p></div><a name="s026871b"><!--s026871b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a geometrid moth or caterpillar [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">geōmetrēs</span>, from <span class="bodyi">gē</span> earth + <span class="bodyi">metrēs</span> measurer].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">craniotomy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/krayniʹotəmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> craniotomies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013904a"><!--s013904a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014477b"><!--s014477b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a surgical incision into the skull.</p></div><a name="s014478b"><!--s014478b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>surgical perforation of the skull of a dead fetus in order to facilitate its extraction.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">food</span><small><span class="eSynop">/foohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023415a"><!--s023415a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025080b"><!--s025080b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>material consisting essentially of protein, carbohydrate, and fat, along with minerals, vitamins, etc, taken into the body of a living organism and used to provide energy and sustain processes essential for life.</p></div><a name="s025081b"><!--s025081b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006587c"><!--s006587c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>material consisting essentially of protein, carbohydrate, and fat, along with minerals, vitamins, etc, taken into the body of a living organism and used to provide energy and sustain processes essential for life.</p></div><a name="s006588c"><!--s006588c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>inorganic substances absorbed, e.g. in gaseous form or in solution, by plants.</p></div></div><a name="s025082b"><!--s025082b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>nourishment in solid form </p><p><i></i></p><p>There is no love sincerer than the love of food</p><p> George Bernard Shaw.</p></div><a name="s025083b"><!--s025083b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>something that sustains or supplies </p><p><i></i></p><p>food for thought</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">fōda</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyla</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhielə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029837a"><!--s029837a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of tree frogs: genus <span class="bodyi">Hyla</span> [Latin genus name, from Greek <span class="bodyi">hylē</span> wood].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">groceries</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgrohs(ə)riz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026560a"><!--s026560a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>foodstuffs and other general items sold by a grocer or in a supermarket.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dump truck</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018617a"><!--s018617a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dumper_truck/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dumper truck</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">home boy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028880a"><!--s028880a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, SAfr, informal</span> a man from one's own neighbourhood or home town.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hebridean</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhebridiən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027936a"><!--s027936a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of the Hebrides off NW Scotland</p><p><span class="bodyb">Hebridean</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eyelash</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021212a"><!--s021212a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the fringe of hair edging the eyelid or a single hair of this fringe.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">canyon <span class="bodyi">or</span> cañon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkanyən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008780a"><!--s008780a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a deep valley or gorge [American Spanish <span class="bodyi">cañón</span>, prob alteration of early Spanish <span class="bodyi">callón</span>, augmentative of <span class="bodyi">calle</span> street, from Latin <span class="bodyi">callis</span> footpath].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">auto-<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003659a"><!--s003659a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aut_or_auto/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aut-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incompetent<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030774a"><!--s030774a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an incompetent person.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">geometric</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jee·əʹmetrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025202a"><!--s025202a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026872b"><!--s026872b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007048c"><!--s007048c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>of or according to geometry or its laws.</p></div><a name="s007049c"><!--s007049c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>increasing in a geometric progression </p><p><i></i></p><p>geometric population growth</p>.</div></div><a name="s026873b"><!--s026873b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>using, being, or decorated with patterns formed from straight and curved lines.</p></div><a name="s026874b"><!--s026874b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s007050c"><!--s007050c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>using, being, or decorated with patterns formed from straight and curved lines.</p></div><a name="s007051c"><!--s007051c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Geometric</span>) of or being a style of ancient Greek pottery decorated with geometric patterns</p><p><span class="bodyb">geometrical</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">geometrically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cranium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrayni·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> craniums crania /ʹkrayni·ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013905a"><!--s013905a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the skull; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> the part that encloses the brain</p><p><span class="bodyb">cranial</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">cranium</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">kranion</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">food additive</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023416a"><!--s023416a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various natural or synthetic substances, e.g. salt, monosodium glutamate, etc, used in the production of commercially processed foods, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> something used as a preservative, flavouring, antioxidant, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grocery</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgrohs(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026561a"><!--s026561a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a grocer's shop or business.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hylo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029838a"><!--s029838a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hyl_or_hylo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hyl-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dumpy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (dumpier, dumpiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018618a"><!--s018618a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a person: short and thick in build; squat</p><p><span class="bodyb">dumpily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dumpiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [English dialect <span class="bodyi">dump</span> lump + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/y1_or_ey/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-y 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homebred</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028881a"><!--s028881a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030573b"><!--s030573b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>produced at home; indigenous </p><p><i></i></p><p>hereditary transmission of homebred virtues</p><p> Washington Irving.</p></div><a name="s030574b"><!--s030574b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>unsophisticated or uneducated </p><p><i></i></p><p>School-taught men and boys looked down on home-bred boys</p><p> Henry Adams.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">auto-<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003660a"><!--s003660a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meaning: self-propelling; automotive </p><p><i></i></p><p>autogiro</p> <p><i></i></p><p>autocycle</p> [<span class="bodyi">automobile</span> (adj) self-propelling].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hecatomb</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhekətoohm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027937a"><!--s027937a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029802b"><!--s029802b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an ancient Greek and Roman sacrifice of 100 oxen or cattle.</p></div><a name="s029803b"><!--s029803b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the sacrifice or slaughter of many victims [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">hekatombē</span>, from <span class="bodyi">hekaton</span> hundred + <span class="bodyi">bous</span> cow].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">geometric mean</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025203a"><!--s025203a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the nth root of the product of n numbers, e.g. the square root of two numbers </p><p><i></i></p><p>The geometric mean of nine and four is six</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">canzonetta</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kanzəʹnetə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> canzonettas canzonette /-ʹnetay/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008782a"><!--s008782a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a light and graceful song, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one in the Italian style of the 16th to 18th cents [Italian <span class="bodyi">canzonetta</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">canzone</span> song, from Latin <span class="bodyi">cantion-, cantio</span>, ultimately from <span class="bodyi">canere</span> to sing].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eyelet<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹielit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021213a"><!--s021213a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022324b"><!--s022324b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small reinforced hole designed so that a cord, lace, etc may be passed through it.</p></div><a name="s022325b"><!--s022325b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a small typically metal ring to reinforce an eyelet; a grommet.</p></div><a name="s022326b"><!--s022326b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a small hole reinforced with stitching, used decoratively in embroidery [Middle English <span class="bodyi">oilet</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">oillet</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">oil</span> eye, from Latin <span class="bodyi">oculus</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crank<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/krangk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013906a"><!--s013906a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014479b"><!--s014479b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a part of an axle or shaft bent at right angles by which reciprocating motion is changed into circular motion or vice versa.</p></div><a name="s014480b"><!--s014480b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an eccentric person, or one who is excessively enthusiastic or fastidious about something </p><p><i></i></p><p>The man with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds</p><p> Mark Twain [Old English <span class="bodyi">cranc-</span>; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">cradol</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cradle1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cradle 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incomplete</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inkəmʹpleet/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030775a"><!--s030775a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032427b"><!--s032427b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not complete.</p></div><a name="s032428b"><!--s032428b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>unfinished.</p></div><a name="s032429b"><!--s032429b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>lacking one or more parts </p><p><i></i></p><p>an incomplete set</p> <p><span class="bodyb">incompletely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">incompleteness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">incompletion</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">incompleet</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">incompletus</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">completus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/complete1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">complete 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">food chain</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023417a"><!--s023417a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hierarchical arrangement of organisms ordered according to each organism's use of the next as a food source.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grockle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgrok(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026562a"><!--s026562a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal, derog</span> a tourist or other visitor to the West Country of England, as viewed disparagingly by the locals.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hylomorphism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hielohʹmawfiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029839a"><!--s029839a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the philosophical doctrine that matter is the first cause of the universe and that physical objects are the product of a combination of matter and form.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">autoantibody</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awtohʹantibodi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> autoantibodies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003661a"><!--s003661a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an antibody against one of the constituents of the tissues of the individual that produces it.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dun<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dun/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018619a"><!--s018619a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019703b"><!--s019703b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of a brownish grey colour.</p></div><a name="s019704b"><!--s019704b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a horse: having a variable colour between brownish grey and yellow and usu black extremities.</p></div><a name="s019705b"><!--s019705b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>marked by dullness and drabness [Old English <span class="bodyi">dunn</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">home brew</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028882a"><!--s028882a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an alcoholic drink, e.g. beer, made at home</p><p><span class="bodyb">home-brewed</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caoutchouc</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkowchoohk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008783a"><!--s008783a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/rubber1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">rubber<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (1a) [French <span class="bodyi">caoutchouc</span> via early Spanish <span class="bodyi">cauchuc</span> from Quechua <span class="bodyi">kauchuk</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eyelet<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (eyeleted, eyeleting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021214a"><!--s021214a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make eyelets in (something).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foodie <span class="bodyi">or</span> foody</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfoohdi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> foodies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023418a"><!--s023418a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a person who takes a keen interest in food, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in rare or exotic dishes; a gourmet.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grog</span><small><span class="eSynop">/grog/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026563a"><!--s026563a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028423b"><!--s028423b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an alcoholic spirit, usu rum, mixed with water, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a sailor's traditional drink.</p></div><a name="s028424b"><!--s028424b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> alcohol in general, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> spirits [from <span class="bodyi">Old Grog</span>, nickname of Edward Vernon d.1757, English admiral responsible for diluting the sailors’ rum; the nickname came from the grogram coat he usu wore].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crank<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013907a"><!--s013907a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014481b"><!--s014481b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to turn a crank, or to start (an engine) using a crank.</p></div><a name="s014482b"><!--s014482b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ up) to increase (something, e.g. the volume of a sound) in intensity.</p></div><a name="s014483b"><!--s014483b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to bend (a shaft, etc) into the shape of a crank <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s014484b"><!--s014484b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to turn a crank, e.g. to start an engine.</p></div><a name="s014485b"><!--s014485b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to inject a narcotic drug.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">geometric progression</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025204a"><!--s025204a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sequence, e.g. one, ½, ¼, in which the ratio of any term to its predecessor is constant.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyl- <span class="bodyi">or</span> hylo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029836a"><!--s029836a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: matter; material </p><p><i></i></p><p>hylozoism</p> <p>[Greek <span class="bodyi">hulē</span> matter].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incomprehensible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inˌkompriʹhensəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030776a"><!--s030776a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>impossible to understand; unintelligible <span class="bodyb">incomprehensibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">incomprehensibleness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">incomprehensibly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">incomprehension</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">incomprehensibilis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">comprehensibilis</span> comprehensible, from <span class="bodyi">comprehendere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/comprehend/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">comprehend</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heck</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hek/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027938a"><!--s027938a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used to express annoyance, surprise, etc, or as an intensive </p><p><i></i></p><p>a heck of a lot of money</p> <p><i></i></p><p>What the heck!</p> <p>[euphemistic alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hell/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hell</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">autobahn</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawtohbahn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003662a"><!--s003662a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a German motorway [German <span class="bodyi">Autobahn</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Auto</span> car + <span class="bodyi">Bahn</span> track, way].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crank<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013908a"><!--s013908a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> said of a boat: easily capsized </p><p><i></i></p><p>The stowage was clumsily done, and the vessel consequently crank</p><p> Poe [short for <span class="bodyi">crank-sided</span> easily tipped].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dun<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018620a"><!--s018620a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019706b"><!--s019706b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a dun horse.</p></div><a name="s019707b"><!--s019707b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a slightly brownish dark grey colour.</p></div><a name="s019708b"><!--s019708b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005042c"><!--s005042c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a mayfly that has not acquired all the typical adult characteristics.</p></div><a name="s005043c"><!--s005043c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an artificial fishing fly tied to imitate this.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incomprehension</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inˌkompriʹhensh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030777a"><!--s030777a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lack of understanding; inability to understand.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eye level</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021215a"><!--s021215a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the height at which the eyes are looking straight ahead.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">food miles</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023419a"><!--s023419a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the distance in miles that food travels from producer to consumer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homecoming</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028883a"><!--s028883a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030575b"><!--s030575b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a returning home.</p></div><a name="s030576b"><!--s030576b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> an annual reunion of former students at a high school or college.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CAP</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008784a"><!--s008784a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Common Agricultural Policy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hylozoism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hielohʹzoh·iz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029840a"><!--s029840a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a doctrine held <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by early Greek philosophers that all matter has life</p><p><span class="bodyb">hylozoist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">hylozoistic</span> /-ʹistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hyl_or_hylo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hyl-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">zōos</span> alive, living].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">geometric series</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025205a"><!--s025205a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a series (e.g. 1 + x + x<sup>2</sup> + x<sup>3</sup> + …) whose terms form a geometric progression.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heckelphone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹheklfohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027939a"><!--s027939a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a woodwind musical instrument similar to an oboe, but larger and about an octave lower in range [named after William <span class="bodyi">Heckel</span> d.1909, German instrument-maker who invented it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">groggy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgrogi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (groggier, groggiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026564a"><!--s026564a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>weak and dazed, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> owing to illness or tiredness</p><p><span class="bodyb">groggily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">grogginess</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">autobiography</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌawtəbieʹogrəfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> autobiographies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003663a"><!--s003663a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an account of one's own life written by oneself</p><p><span class="bodyb">autobiographer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">autobiographic</span> /-ʹgrafik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">autobiographical</span> /-ʹgrafikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dun<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (dunned, dunning)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018621a"><!--s018621a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make persistent demands on (somebody) for payment of a debt [perhaps short for obsolete <span class="bodyi">dunkirk</span> privateer, named after <span class="bodyi">Dunkirk, Dunkerque</span>, port in France from which they sailed].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incompressible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inkəmʹpresəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030778a"><!--s030778a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>resistant to compression <span class="bodyb">incompressibility</span> /-ʹbiləti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crankcase</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013909a"><!--s013909a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the housing of a crankshaft.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">food poisoning</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023420a"><!--s023420a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an acute gastrointestinal disorder caused by the toxic products of bacteria or by chemical residues in food.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">home economics</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028884a"><!--s028884a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a school subject teaching the skills needed for running a household</p><p><span class="bodyb">home economist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eyelid</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021216a"><!--s021216a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a movable lid of skin and muscle that can be closed over the eyeball.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hymen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhiemen, ʹhiemən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029841a"><!--s029841a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fold of mucous membrane partly closing the opening of the vagina until it is ruptured, usu on the first occurrence of sexual intercourse</p><p><span class="bodyb">hymenal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">hymēn</span> membrane].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">geometrid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jiʹomətrid/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025206a"><!--s025206a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a family of moths with large wings and larvae that move by looping the body: family Geometridae [Greek <span class="bodyi">geōmetrēs</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/geometer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">geometer</span></span></a>) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/id1/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-id 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cap.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008787a"><!--s008787a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009168b"><!--s009168b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>capacity.</p></div><a name="s009169b"><!--s009169b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>capital.</p></div><a name="s009170b"><!--s009170b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>capitalize.</p></div><a name="s009171b"><!--s009171b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>capital letter.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heckle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhekl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027940a"><!--s027940a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to interrupt and try to disconcert (e.g. a speaker) with questions, comments, or jeers</p><p><span class="bodyb">heckler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">hekelen</span>, from <span class="bodyi">heckele</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hackle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hackle</span></span></a> . The word orig meant ‘to comb with a hackle’; the current sense dates from the 17th cent.].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grogram</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgrogrəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026565a"><!--s026565a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a coarse loosely woven fabric of silk, often with silk and mohair, or silk and wool: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grosgrain/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grosgrain</span></span></a> [early French <span class="bodyi">gros grain</span> coarse texture; compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fingering2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fingering 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">autocephalous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awtohʹsefələs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003664a"><!--s003664a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of Eastern national Churches: independent of external, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> patriarchal, authority [late Greek <span class="bodyi">autokephalos</span>, from Greek <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/auto_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">auto- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">kephalē</span> head].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dun<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018622a"><!--s018622a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019709b"><!--s019709b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who duns; a persistent creditor or debt collector.</p></div><a name="s019710b"><!--s019710b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an urgent request, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a demand for payment.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inconceivable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inkənʹseevəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030779a"><!--s030779a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>unimaginable or unbelievable <span class="bodyb">inconceivability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inconceivableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inconceivably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crankpin</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013910a"><!--s013910a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the pin which forms the handle of a crank or to which the connecting rod is attached: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/big_end/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">big end</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">food processor</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023421a"><!--s023421a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an electrical appliance that performs a range of operations in preparing food (such as chopping, shredding, and mixing).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">home farm</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028885a"><!--s028885a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a farm attached to and supplying produce to a large country house.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cap<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kap/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008785a"><!--s008785a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009154b"><!--s009154b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002190c"><!--s002190c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a soft close-fitting head covering without a brim and often with a peak.</p></div><a name="s002191c"><!--s002191c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a head covering that denotes the rank or occupation of the wearer, e.g. a nurse.</p></div><a name="s002192c"><!--s002192c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a head covering awarded to a member of a sports team, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a player selected for a national team, or somebody to whom such a cap has been awarded.</p></div><a name="s002193c"><!--s002193c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>an academic mortarboard.</p></div></div><a name="s009155b"><!--s009155b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pileus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pileus</span></span></a> (upper dome-shaped part) of a mushroom or toadstool.</p></div><a name="s009156b"><!--s009156b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002194c"><!--s002194c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a natural cover or top.</p></div><a name="s002195c"><!--s002195c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pileus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pileus</span></span></a> (upper dome-shaped part) of a mushroom or toadstool.</p></div></div><a name="s009157b"><!--s009157b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>something that serves as a cover or protection, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for the end or top of an object.</p></div><a name="s009158b"><!--s009158b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>an upper financial limit </p><p><i></i></p><p>a cap on the level of community charge any council may make</p><p> Daily Telegraph.</p></div><a name="s009159b"><!--s009159b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>the uppermost part; the top.</p></div><a name="s009160b"><!--s009160b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a small container holding an explosive charge, e.g. for a toy pistol or for priming the charge in a firearm.</p></div><a name="s009161b"><!--s009161b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dutch_cap/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Dutch cap</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s009162b"><!--s009162b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>an artificial substitute or protective covering for the external part of a tooth ✱ <span class="bodyb">cap in hand</span> in a deferential manner ✱ <span class="bodyb">set one's cap at</span> <span class="bodyi">dated</span> said of a woman: to try to attract (a particular man), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with a view to marriage <span class="bodyb">capful</span> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> capfuls)<i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">cæppe</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">cappa</span> head covering, cloak].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eyeliner</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021217a"><!--s021217a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cosmetic for emphasizing the outline of the eyes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">groin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/groyn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026566a"><!--s026566a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028425b"><!--s028425b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007509c"><!--s007509c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the area of the body fold marking the join between the lower abdomen and the inner part of the thigh.</p></div><a name="s007510c"><!--s007510c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">euphem</span> the male genitals.</p></div></div><a name="s028426b"><!--s028426b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in architecture, the line along which two intersecting vaults meet in a vaulted roof or ceiling.</p></div><a name="s028427b"><!--s028427b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/groyne/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">groyne</span></span></a> [Old English <span class="bodyi">grynde</span> abyss; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">grund</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ground1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ground 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hymeneal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hieməʹnee·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029842a"><!--s029842a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> nuptial </p><p><i></i></p><p>when I was myself in a state of celibacy, and Mrs Micawber had not yet been solicited to plight her faith at the Hymeneal altar</p><p> Dickens [via Latin <span class="bodyi">hymenaeus</span> wedding song, wedding, named after Greek <span class="bodyi">hymenaios</span>, formed from <span class="bodyi">Hymēn</span>, god of marriage].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heckle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027941a"><!--s027941a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a heckling comment or jeer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">geometry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jiʹomətri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> geometries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025207a"><!--s025207a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026875b"><!--s026875b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007052c"><!--s007052c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a branch of mathematics that deals with the measurement, properties, and relationships of points, lines, angles, surfaces, and solids.</p></div><a name="s007053c"><!--s007053c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a particular type or system of geometry.</p></div></div><a name="s026876b"><!--s026876b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a surface shape, e.g. of a crystal.</p></div><a name="s026877b"><!--s026877b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an arrangement of objects or parts that suggests geometrical figures <span class="bodyb">geometrician</span> /-ʹtrish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">geometrie</span> via French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">geōmetria</span>, from <span class="bodyi">geōmetrein</span> to measure the earth, from <span class="bodyi">gē</span> earth + <span class="bodyi">metron</span> measure].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">autochthon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awʹtokthən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> autochthons autochthones /-neez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003665a"><!--s003665a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003671b"><!--s003671b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an aborigine or native.</p></div><a name="s003672b"><!--s003672b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an autochthonous plant, animal, etc</p><p><span class="bodyb">autochthonous</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">autochthonism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">autochthōn</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/auto_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">auto- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">chthōn</span> earth].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inconclusive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inkənʹkloohsiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030780a"><!--s030780a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>leading to no conclusion or definite result </p><p><i></i></p><p>The evidence was inconclusive</p> <p><span class="bodyb">inconclusively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inconclusiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crankshaft</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013911a"><!--s013911a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a shaft driven by or driving a crank.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dun<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018623a"><!--s018623a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a prehistoric or early medieval Irish or Scottish stronghold protected usu by one or more earthen or stone ramparts [Scottish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">dùn</span> and Irish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">dún</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fourth estate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023833a"><!--s023833a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Fourth Estate</span>) journalists; the press [orig humorous; from its status as a rival to the three groups (clergy, nobility, commons) traditionally holding political power].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cap<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (capped, capping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008786a"><!--s008786a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009163b"><!--s009163b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to provide or protect (something) with a cap </p><p><i></i></p><p>have a tooth capped</p>.</div><a name="s009164b"><!--s009164b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to form a cap over (something); to crown </p><p><i></i></p><p>The mountains were capped with mist</p><p> John Buchan.</p></div><a name="s009165b"><!--s009165b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002196c"><!--s002196c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> to select (a player) for a sports team </p><p><i></i></p><p>capped for England</p>.</div><a name="s002197c"><!--s002197c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Scot, NZ</span> to award an academic degree to (somebody).</p></div></div><a name="s009166b"><!--s009166b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s002198c"><!--s002198c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to follow (something) with a more impressive or significant example; to outdo </p><p><i></i></p><p>I can cap that story with a better one</p>.</div><a name="s002199c"><!--s002199c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to put the finishing touch to (something).</p></div></div><a name="s009167b"><!--s009167b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to impose an upper financial limit on (e.g. a tax or charge) ✱ <span class="bodyb">to cap it all</span> as the last and usu most infuriating, outrageous, etc of a series of events </p><p><i></i></p><p>To cap it all, they expected us to pay the bill!</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">home fries</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028886a"><!--s028886a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> fried sliced potatoes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eye-opener</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021218a"><!--s021218a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022327b"><!--s022327b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something surprising and revelatory </p><p><i></i></p><p>His behaviour was a real eye-opener to me</p>.</div><a name="s022328b"><!--s022328b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a drink, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of alcohol, intended to stop one feeling sleepy on waking up</p><p><span class="bodyb">eye-opening</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incongruent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹkonggrooənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030781a"><!--s030781a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032430b"><!--s032430b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/incongruous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">incongruous</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s032431b"><!--s032431b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of some chemical processes involving melting or dissolution: affecting different alloys or other substances in different ways.</p></div><a name="s032432b"><!--s032432b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in geometry, not congruent</p><p><span class="bodyb">incongruence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">incongruently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hymenium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hieʹmeeni·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hymenia /-ni·ə/ hymeniums)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029843a"><!--s029843a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a spore-bearing layer in fungi</p><p><span class="bodyb">hymenial</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">hymenion</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">hymēn</span> membrane].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grommet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgromit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026567a"><!--s026567a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028428b"><!--s028428b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an eyelet of firm material to strengthen or protect an opening, e.g. a hole that rope or cable passes through.</p></div><a name="s028429b"><!--s028429b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a small plastic tube inserted in the ear to drain off fluid, e.g. in glue ear and other medical conditions [perhaps from obsolete French <span class="bodyi">gormette</span> curb of a bridle].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">autochthonous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awʹtokthənəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003666a"><!--s003666a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>indigenous; native: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/allochthonous_or_allocthonous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">allochthonous</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">autochthonously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">autochthony</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cranky</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (crankier, crankiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013912a"><!--s013912a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014486b"><!--s014486b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> strange; odd; eccentric.</p></div><a name="s014487b"><!--s014487b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> bad-tempered.</p></div><a name="s014488b"><!--s014488b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of machinery: working erratically; unpredictable</p><p><span class="bodyb">crankily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">crankiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crank1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crank 1</span></span></a> and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crank3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crank 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fourth official</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023834a"><!--s023834a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in football, a match official additional to the referee and two assistant referees (linesmen), having various ancillary duties and able to stand in for any of the main officials.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">home front</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028887a"><!--s028887a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the sphere of civilian activity in war.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hectare</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhektah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027943a"><!--s027943a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a metric unit of area equal to 10,000 square metres (2.471 acres) [French <span class="bodyi">hectare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hect_or_hecto/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hect-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">are</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/are2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">are 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">capability</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kaypəʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> capabilities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008788a"><!--s008788a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009172b"><!--s009172b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>being capable.</p></div><a name="s009173b"><!--s009173b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a feature or faculty capable of development; potential.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dunce</span><small><span class="eSynop">/duns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018624a"><!--s018624a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a stupid person or slow learner</p><p>from the name of John <span class="bodyi">Duns</span> Scotus d.1308, Scots theologian whose once accepted writings were ridiculed in the 16th cent. Followers of Duns Scotus, known as <span class="bodyi">Dunsmen</span> or <span class="bodyi">Dunses</span>, were regarded as dull pedants, and from this the word <span class="bodyi">dunce</span> came to mean ‘slow learner’</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">geomorphic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jeeohʹmawfik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025208a"><!--s025208a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or concerned with the form or solid surface features of the earth.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hymenopteran <span class="bodyi">or</span> hymenopteron</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiemiʹnoptərən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029844a"><!--s029844a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of an order of highly specialized usu stinging insects including the bees, wasps, or ants, that often associate in large colonies and have usu four membranous wings: order Hymenoptera</p><p><span class="bodyb">hymenopteran</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">hymenopterous</span> /-rəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">hymenopteron</span>, neuter of <span class="bodyi">hymenopteros</span> membrane-winged, from <span class="bodyi">hymēn</span> membrane + <span class="bodyi">pteron</span> wing].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incongruous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹkonggrooəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030782a"><!--s030782a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>out of place; not in keeping with what is appropriate or expected <span class="bodyb">incongruity</span> /-ʹgrooh·iti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">incongruously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">incongruousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">incongruus</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">congruus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/congruous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">congruous</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eyepiece</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021219a"><!--s021219a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the lens or combination of lenses looked through at the eye end in an optical instrument.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gromwell</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgromwəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026568a"><!--s026568a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of hard-seeded plants of the borage family with white or blue flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Lithospermum</span> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">gromil</span>, from early French].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Fourth World</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023835a"><!--s023835a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the poorest and most underdeveloped nations of the world: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/third_world/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Third World</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">autoclave<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawtəklayv/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003667a"><!--s003667a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an apparatus, e.g. for sterilizing, using superheated steam under pressure [French <span class="bodyi">autoclave</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/auto_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">auto- 1</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">clavis</span> key; so called because it fastens automatically].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">geomorphology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌjeeohmawʹfoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025209a"><!--s025209a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the geology of the structure and formation of the features of the surface of the earth <span class="bodyb">geomorphological</span> /-ʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">geomorphologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">capable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaypəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008789a"><!--s008789a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009174b"><!--s009174b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>able or competent </p><p><i></i></p><p>her capable fingers</p>.</div><a name="s009175b"><!--s009175b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ of) having the required attributes or inclination to perform (a specified deed or action) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He is capable of murder</p>.</div><a name="s009176b"><!--s009176b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ of) susceptible of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>a remark capable of being misunderstood</p> <p><span class="bodyb">capableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">capably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [orig in the sense ‘able to take in or understand’; early French <span class="bodyi">capable</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">capabilis</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">capere</span> to take].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dunce's cap <span class="bodyi">or</span> dunce cap</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018625a"><!--s018625a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a conical cap that slow learners at school were formerly forced to wear as a punishment or humiliation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crannog</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkranəg/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013913a"><!--s013913a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an artificial, often fortified, island dwelling constructed in a lake or marsh in prehistoric and early medieval Ireland and Scotland [Gaelic <span class="bodyi">crannag</span> and Irish <span class="bodyi">crannóg</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">home girl</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028888a"><!--s028888a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, SAfr, informal</span> a woman from one's own neighbourhood or home town.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hectic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhektik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027944a"><!--s027944a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029804b"><!--s029804b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>filled with excitement or feverish activity.</p></div><a name="s029805b"><!--s029805b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> denoting or affected by a fluctuating fever, e.g. in tuberculosis</p><p><span class="bodyb">hectically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">etyk</span> via French and late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">hektikos</span> habitual, consumptive, from <span class="bodyi">echein</span> to have].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hymn<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/him/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029845a"><!--s029845a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031405b"><!--s031405b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a song of praise to God; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a metrical composition that can be included in a religious service.</p></div><a name="s031406b"><!--s031406b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a song of praise or joy <span class="bodyb">hymnic</span> /ʹhimnik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">ymne</span> via Old French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">hymnos</span> song of praise].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inconnu</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹkonyoo, inʹkonoo/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030783a"><!--s030783a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032433b"><!--s032433b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an unknown person or thing.</p></div><a name="s032434b"><!--s032434b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an edible freshwater fish that lives in the waters of northern Canada: genus <span class="bodyi">Stenodus</span> [French <span class="bodyi">inconnu</span>, literally ‘unknown’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">groom<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/groohm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026569a"><!--s026569a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028430b"><!--s028430b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who is in charge of the feeding, care, and stabling of horses.</p></div><a name="s028431b"><!--s028431b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a bridegroom.</p></div><a name="s028432b"><!--s028432b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a manservant [Middle English <span class="bodyi">grom</span> boy, man, manservant].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eye rhyme</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021220a"><!--s021220a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rhyme in which two words, e.g. <span class="bodyi">move</span> and <span class="bodyi">love</span>, appear from their spelling to rhyme but are pronounced differently.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">geopark</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjeeohpahk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025210a"><!--s025210a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an area of land designated as having geological and historical importance [<span class="bodyi">geological park</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homegrown</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028889a"><!--s028889a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>produced in, coming from, or characteristic of the home country or region </p><p><i></i></p><p>homegrown vegetables</p> <p><i></i></p><p>homegrown footballers</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cranny</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrani/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> crannies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013914a"><!--s013914a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small crack or slit; a chink</p><p><span class="bodyb">crannied</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">crany</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">cren, cran</span> notch].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dundee cake</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dunʹdee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018626a"><!--s018626a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fruit cake, usu decorated on top with skinned almonds [named after <span class="bodyi">Dundee</span>, city in Scotland].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">capacious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹpayshəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008790a"><!--s008790a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>able to hold a great deal; roomy</p><p><span class="bodyb">capaciously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">capaciousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">capac-, capax</span>, from <span class="bodyi">capere</span> to take].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">four-way</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023836a"><!--s023836a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025625b"><!--s025625b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>allowing passage in any of four directions.</p></div><a name="s025626b"><!--s025626b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>including four participants.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hectic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027945a"><!--s027945a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a hectic fever.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">autoclave<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003668a"><!--s003668a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to subject (medical instruments, etc) to the action of an autoclave.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hymn<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029846a"><!--s029846a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031407b"><!--s031407b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to praise or worship (somebody, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> God, or something) in hymns </p><p><i></i></p><p>Give me one lonely hour to hymn the setting day</p><p> W Cullen Bryant <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s031408b"><!--s031408b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to sing a hymn.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">groom<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026570a"><!--s026570a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028433b"><!--s028433b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to clean and care for (e.g. a horse or dog) , <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by brushing its coat.</p></div><a name="s028434b"><!--s028434b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (oneself or one's clothes or appearance) neat or attractive </p><p><i></i></p><p>an impeccably groomed woman</p>.</div><a name="s028435b"><!--s028435b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to get (somebody) ready for a specific role or task, e.g. by training.</p></div><a name="s028436b"><!--s028436b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of a paedophile: to develop a friendship with (a child), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in an Internet chat room, in order to entice them into a sexual relationship <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s028437b"><!--s028437b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to groom oneself</p><p><span class="bodyb">groomer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">grooming</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inconsequent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹkonsikwənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030784a"><!--s030784a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032435b"><!--s032435b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>lacking reasonable sequence; illogical.</p></div><a name="s032436b"><!--s032436b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>irrelevant</p><p><span class="bodyb">inconsequence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inconsequently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">inconsequent-, inconsequens</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">consequent-, consequens</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/consequent2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">consequent 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eyeshade</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021221a"><!--s021221a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small shield, usu shaped like the peak of a cap, that shades the eyes from strong light and is fastened to the head with a headband.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Home Guard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028890a"><!--s028890a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the volunteer citizen army recruited early in World War II to defend the UK against invasion.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">geophysics</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jeeohʹfiziks/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025211a"><!--s025211a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing.</span>) the physics of the earth including meteorology, oceanography, seismology, etc</p><p><span class="bodyb">geophysical</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">geophysicist</span> /-sist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">four-wheel</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023837a"><!--s023837a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having four wheels.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crap<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/krap/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013915a"><!--s013915a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014489b"><!--s014489b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>sometimes used as an interjection: nonsense; rubbish.</p></div><a name="s014490b"><!--s014490b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003616c"><!--s003616c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>excrement.</p></div><a name="s003617c"><!--s003617c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of defecating [Middle English <span class="bodyi">crappe</span> chaff, residue from rendered fat, from early Dutch <span class="bodyi">krappe</span> piece torn off, from <span class="bodyi">krappen</span> to break off].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hecto-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027946a"><!--s027946a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hect_or_hecto/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hect-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">capacitance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹpasit(ə)ns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008791a"><!--s008791a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009177b"><!--s009177b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the ability of a conductor or system of conductors and insulators to store electric charge.</p></div><a name="s009178b"><!--s009178b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the measure of this ability, equal to the ratio of the charge induced to the potential difference <span class="bodyb">capacitive</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/capacity/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">capacity</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ance/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ance</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hymnal<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhimnəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029847a"><!--s029847a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a book or a collection of church hymns.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dunderhead</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdundəhed/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018627a"><!--s018627a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a stupid or slow-witted person</p><p><span class="bodyb">dunderheaded</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [perhaps from Dutch <span class="bodyi">donder</span> thunder + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/head1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">head 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">autocracy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awʹtokrəsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> autocracies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003669a"><!--s003669a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003673b"><!--s003673b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>government by an autocrat.</p></div><a name="s003674b"><!--s003674b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a community or state governed by autocracy.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">groomsman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> groomsmen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026571a"><!--s026571a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a male friend who attends a bridegroom at his wedding.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inconsequential</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inˌkonsiʹkwensh(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030785a"><!--s030785a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032437b"><!--s032437b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>irrelevant.</p></div><a name="s032438b"><!--s032438b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of no significance; unimportant <span class="bodyb">inconsequentiality</span> /-shiʹaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inconsequentially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eye shadow</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021222a"><!--s021222a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a coloured cream or powder applied to the eyelids to accentuate the eyes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">home help</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028891a"><!--s028891a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a person employed by a local authority to carry out certain household chores for the sick, elderly, or disabled.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">four-wheel drive</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023838a"><!--s023838a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025627b"><!--s025627b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a transmission system in a motor vehicle that sends power directly to all four wheels.</p></div><a name="s025628b"><!--s025628b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a vehicle equipped with this type of transmission system.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">geopolitics</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jeeohʹpolitiks/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025212a"><!--s025212a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026878b"><!--s026878b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing.</span>) the study of the influence of geography, economics, and demography on politics.</p></div><a name="s026879b"><!--s026879b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing.</span>) worldwide politics.</p></div><a name="s026880b"><!--s026880b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the combination of geographical and political factors that affect a region or country <span class="bodyb">geopolitical</span> /-ʹlitikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">geopolitically</span> /-ʹlitikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">geopolitician</span> /-ʹtish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hectogram <span class="bodyi">or</span> hectogramme</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhektəgram/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027947a"><!--s027947a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a metric unit of mass equal to 100g.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hymnal<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029848a"><!--s029848a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or relating to hymns.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dune</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dyoohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018628a"><!--s018628a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind [French <span class="bodyi">dune</span> from early Dutch; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">dūn</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/down7/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">down 7</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crap<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (crapped, crapping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013916a"><!--s013916a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span> to defecate.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">capacitate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verbtrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008792a"><!--s008792a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009179b"><!--s009179b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (somebody) legally competent.</p></div><a name="s009180b"><!--s009180b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (somebody) capable; to qualify</p><p><span class="bodyb">capacitation</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eyeshot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹieshot/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021223a"><!--s021223a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the range to which one can see; view.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">home key</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028892a"><!--s028892a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030577b"><!--s030577b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in music, the key in which a piece is basically composed.</p></div><a name="s030578b"><!--s030578b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in touch-typing, the key corresponding to a certain finger when the hands are in the starting or base position.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">groove<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/groohv/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026572a"><!--s026572a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028438b"><!--s028438b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007511c"><!--s007511c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a long narrow channel or depression, e.g. one cut into a length of wood, stone, etc.</p></div><a name="s007512c"><!--s007512c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the continuous spiral track on a record, whose irregularities correspond to the recorded sounds.</p></div></div><a name="s028439b"><!--s028439b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a fixed routine; a rut ✱ <span class="bodyb">in the groove</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> performing at one's peak.</p></div><a name="s028440b"><!--s028440b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated, informal</span> having an enjoyable time.</p></div><a name="s028441b"><!--s028441b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> the state of performing at one's peak; top form </p><p><i></i></p><p>He's a great talker when he is in the groove</p>.</div><a name="s028442b"><!--s028442b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated, informal</span> an enjoyable or exciting experience [Middle English <span class="bodyi">groof</span> mine, mineshaft, from Dutch <span class="bodyi">groeve</span> pit; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">grafan</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grave3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grave 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">autocrat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawtəkrat/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003670a"><!--s003670a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003675b"><!--s003675b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who rules with unlimited power.</p></div><a name="s003676b"><!--s003676b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a dictatorial person <span class="bodyb">autocratic</span> /-ʹkratik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">autocratically</span> /-ʹkratikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">autocrate</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">autokratēs</span> ruling by oneself, absolute, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/auto_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">auto- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">kratos</span> strength, power].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">four-wheeled</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023839a"><!--s023839a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/four_wheel/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">four-wheel</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inconsiderable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inkənʹsid(ə)rəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030786a"><!--s030786a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032439b"><!--s032439b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>insignificant or trivial </p><p><i></i></p><p>They exercised no inconsiderable influence</p>.</div><a name="s032440b"><!--s032440b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>small in size, amount, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>sold for a not inconsiderable sum</p> <p><span class="bodyb">inconsiderableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inconsiderably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">inconsidérable</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">inconsiderabilis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">considerabilis</span> considerable, from Latin <span class="bodyi">considerare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/consider/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">consider</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Geordie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjawdi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025213a"><!--s025213a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026881b"><!--s026881b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Tyneside in NE England.</p></div><a name="s026882b"><!--s026882b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the English dialect spoken in Tyneside</p><p><span class="bodyb">Geordie</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Scots and northern dialect <span class="bodyi">Geordie</span>, nickname for <span class="bodyi">George</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hectolitre</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">hectoliter</span>) /ʹhektəleetə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027948a"><!--s027948a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a metric unit of capacity equal to 100l.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hymnary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhimnəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hymnaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029849a"><!--s029849a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hymnal1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hymnal 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crap<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013917a"><!--s013917a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span> worthless; of poor quality.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dung<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dung/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018629a"><!--s018629a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the excrement of an animal</p><p><span class="bodyb">dungy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">autocross</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawtohkros/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003671a"><!--s003671a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the sport of racing motor cars on grass tracks against the clock: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/motocross/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">motocross</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/rallycross/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">rallycross</span></span></a> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/auto/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">auto</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cross_country1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cross-country 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">capacitor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹpasitə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008793a"><!--s008793a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a component in an electrical circuit that provides capacitance and usu consists of an insulator sandwiched between two oppositely charged conductors.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fovea</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfohvi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> foveae /ʹfohvi·ee, ʹfohviie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023840a"><!--s023840a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small anatomical pit, e.g. in the retina of the eye</p><p><span class="bodyb">foveal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">foveate</span> /ʹfohviayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">foveiform</span> /fohʹvee·ifawm/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">fovea</span>, literally ‘small pit’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inconsiderate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inkənʹsid(ə)rət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030787a"><!--s030787a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having or showing a lack of care for others; thoughtless</p><p><span class="bodyb">inconsiderately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inconsiderateness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">inconsideration</span> /-ʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">inconsideratus</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">consideratus</span> considerate, from <span class="bodyi">considerare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/consider/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">consider</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eyesight</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021224a"><!--s021224a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the power of seeing or the ability to see; sight </p><p><i></i></p><p>You need good eyesight for this job</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homeland</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028893a"><!--s028893a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030579b"><!--s030579b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>one's native land.</p></div><a name="s030580b"><!--s030580b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in S Africa, formerly, an area reserved for black people.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">georgette</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jawʹjet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025214a"><!--s025214a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a thin strong crepe fabric of silk or of other material with a dull pebbly surface [named after <span class="bodyi">Georgette</span> de la Plante fl.c.1900, French dressmaker].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">groove<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026573a"><!--s026573a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028443b"><!--s028443b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make a groove in (something, e.g. a length of wood).</p></div><a name="s028444b"><!--s028444b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated, informal</span> to dance to or perform popular music.</p></div><a name="s028445b"><!--s028445b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated, informal</span> to excite (someone) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s028446b"><!--s028446b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to form a groove.</p></div><a name="s028447b"><!--s028447b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated, informal</span></p><a name="s007513c"><!--s007513c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to enjoy oneself.</p></div><a name="s007514c"><!--s007514c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to get on well together</p><p><span class="bodyb">groover</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hectometre</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">hectometer</span>) /ʹhektəmeetə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027949a"><!--s027949a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a metric unit of length equal to 100m.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crape</span><small><span class="eSynop">/krayp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013918a"><!--s013918a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014491b"><!--s014491b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any crinkly material; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crepe_or_cr%C3%AApe/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crepe</span></span></a> (1).</p></div><a name="s014492b"><!--s014492b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>black silk or artificial silk, from which mourning clothes were formerly made.</p></div><a name="s014493b"><!--s014493b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">esp</span> formerly:</p><a name="s003618c"><!--s003618c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>black silk or artificial silk, from which mourning clothes were made.</p></div><a name="s003619c"><!--s003619c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a band of this fabric worn, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on a hat, as a sign of mourning [modification of French <span class="bodyi">crêpe</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crepe_or_cr%C3%AApe/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crepe</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hymnbook</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029850a"><!--s029850a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hymnal1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hymnal 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">groovy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (groovier, grooviest) <span class="bodyi">dated, informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026574a"><!--s026574a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028448b"><!--s028448b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> fashionably attractive or exciting.</p></div><a name="s028449b"><!--s028449b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>laughably outdated.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homeless<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhohmlis/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028894a"><!--s028894a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a person: having no place to live</p><p><span class="bodyb">homelessness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inconsistent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inkənʹsist(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030788a"><!--s030788a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032441b"><!--s032441b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>containing conflicting or contradictory elements </p><p><i></i></p><p>an inconsistent argument</p>.</div><a name="s032442b"><!--s032442b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not consistent in thought, action, behaviour, quality, etc; changeable <span class="bodyb">inconsistency</span> /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inconsistently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dung<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018630a"><!--s018630a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019711b"><!--s019711b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to fertilize or cover with manure <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s019712b"><!--s019712b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of an animal: to defecate.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eyesore</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021225a"><!--s021225a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something offensive to the sight, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an ugly building.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Autocue</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawtohkyooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003672a"><!--s003672a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a device that enables a television presenter or performer to read a script without averting his or her eyes from the camera.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hector</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhektə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (hectored, hectoring)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027950a"><!--s027950a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to intimidate (somebody) by bullying or blustering</p><p><span class="bodyb">hectoring</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">hectoringly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [from the name <span class="bodyi">Hector</span>, a Trojan warrior in Homer's <span class="bodyi">Iliad</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Georgian<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjawj(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025215a"><!--s025215a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026883b"><!--s026883b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or characteristic of the reigns of the first four King Georges of Britain (1714–1830).</p></div><a name="s026884b"><!--s026884b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to or characteristic of the reign of King George V of Britain (1910–36).</p></div><a name="s026885b"><!--s026885b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>denoting a style of architecture associated with this period, characterized by neoclassicism.</p></div><a name="s026886b"><!--s026886b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>denoting a style of British pastoral poetry of 1910 to 1920.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fowl<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fowl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> fowls <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> fowl)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023841a"><!--s023841a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025629b"><!--s025629b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a domestic bird such as a chicken, turkey, or duck, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an adult hen.</p></div><a name="s025630b"><!--s025630b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wildfowl/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wildfowl</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s025631b"><!--s025631b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006786c"><!--s006786c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a domestic bird such as a chicken, turkey, or duck, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an adult hen.</p></div><a name="s006787c"><!--s006787c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any similar or related bird hunted for food; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wildfowl/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wildfowl</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s006788c"><!--s006788c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the flesh of a fowl used as food.</p></div></div><a name="s025632b"><!--s025632b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> (<span class="bodyi">or in combination</span>) a bird </p><p><i></i></p><p>the fowls of the air</p> <p><i></i></p><p>waterfowl</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">fugel</span> bird].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">capacity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹpasiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> capacities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008794a"><!--s008794a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009181b"><!--s009181b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002200c"><!--s002200c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the ability to receive, accommodate, or deal with something.</p></div><a name="s002201c"><!--s002201c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a measured ability to contain; volume </p><p><i></i></p><p>a tank with a capacity of 40 litres</p>.</div><a name="s002202c"><!--s002202c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the maximum amount that can be contained or produced </p><p><i></i></p><p>working at capacity</p>.</div><a name="s002203c"><!--s002203c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) being such a maximum amount </p><p><i></i></p><p>a capacity crowd</p>.</div></div><a name="s009182b"><!--s009182b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002204c"><!--s002204c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>ability or talent.</p></div><a name="s002205c"><!--s002205c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>power or potential </p><p><i></i></p><p>a capacity for violence</p>.</div></div><a name="s009183b"><!--s009183b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a position or role assigned or assumed </p><p><i></i></p><p>in their capacity as judges</p>.</div><a name="s009184b"><!--s009184b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the quantity of electricity that a battery, motor, etc can deliver under particular conditions.</p></div><a name="s009185b"><!--s009185b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>legal competence or authority.</p></div><a name="s009186b"><!--s009186b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s002206c"><!--s002206c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the quantity of electricity that a battery, motor, etc can deliver under particular conditions.</p></div><a name="s002207c"><!--s002207c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/capacitance/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">capacitance</span></span></a> (2) [Middle English <span class="bodyi">capacite</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">capacitat-</span>, <span class="bodyi">capacitas</span>, from <span class="bodyi">capac-, capax</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/capacious/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">capacious</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crap out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013919a"><!--s013919a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014494b"><!--s014494b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span> (<span class="bodyi">often</span> + of) to withdraw from a commitment or a planned course of action through loss of courage </p><p><i></i></p><p>He crapped out of doing a bungee jump</p>.</div><a name="s014495b"><!--s014495b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, Aus, NZ, coarse slang</span> to fail or wear out; to give up.</p></div><a name="s014496b"><!--s014496b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, slang</span> to make a losing throw in the game of craps.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hymnody</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhimnədi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hymnodies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029851a"><!--s029851a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031409b"><!--s031409b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the singing or writing of hymns.</p></div><a name="s031410b"><!--s031410b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>collectively, the hymns of a time, place, or church</p><p><span class="bodyb">hymnodist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">hymnōidia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">hymnos</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hymn1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hymn 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">aeidein</span> to sing].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homeless<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028895a"><!--s028895a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the homeless</span>) homeless people.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grope<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/grohp/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026575a"><!--s026575a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028450b"><!--s028450b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to search or feel about blindly or uncertainly, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with the hands.</p></div><a name="s028451b"><!--s028451b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to search blindly or uncertainly </p><p><i></i></p><p>I was groping for the right words</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s028452b"><!--s028452b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to touch or fondle the body of (a person) for sexual pleasure, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a clumsy or unwelcome manner.</p></div><a name="s028453b"><!--s028453b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to find (e.g. one's way) by groping</p><p><span class="bodyb">groper</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">grāpian</span>; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">grīpan</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gripe1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gripe 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Georgian<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025216a"><!--s025216a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026887b"><!--s026887b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Georgia in the Caucasus.</p></div><a name="s026888b"><!--s026888b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the national language of the people of Georgia</p><p><span class="bodyb">Georgian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dungaree</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dunggəʹree/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018631a"><!--s018631a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a heavy coarse durable cotton twill woven from coloured yarns, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> blue denim [Hindi <span class="bodyi">dugrī</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inconsolable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inkənʹsohləbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030789a"><!--s030789a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>incapable of being consoled; brokenhearted <span class="bodyb">inconsolability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inconsolably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">inconsolabilis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">consolabilis</span> consolable, from <span class="bodyi">consolari</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/console1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">console 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fowl<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023842a"><!--s023842a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to hunt, catch, or kill wildfowl</p><p><span class="bodyb">fowler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fowling</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">auto-da-fé</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌawtoh dah ʹfay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> autos-da-fé /ˌawtoh dah ʹfay/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003673a"><!--s003673a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the burning of a heretic; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the ceremonial execution of somebody condemned by the Spanish Inquisition [Portuguese <span class="bodyi">auto da fé</span>, literally ‘act of the faith’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crapper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013920a"><!--s013920a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span> a toilet.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hect- <span class="bodyi">or</span> hecto-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027942a"><!--s027942a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meaning: hundred </p><p><i></i></p><p>hectogram</p> <p>[French, irreg from Greek <span class="bodyi">hekaton</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eyespot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹiespot/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021226a"><!--s021226a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022329b"><!--s022329b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a simple visual organ of pigment or pigmented cells.</p></div><a name="s022330b"><!--s022330b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a spot of colour, or an eyelike marking, e.g. on the wing of a butterfly.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cap and bells</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008795a"><!--s008795a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the traditional dress of a court jester, including a cap with bells attached.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hymnography</span><small><span class="eSynop">/himʹnogrəfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029852a"><!--s029852a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the writing of hymns</p><p><span class="bodyb">hymnographer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homely</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (homelier, homeliest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028896a"><!--s028896a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030581b"><!--s030581b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>commonplace; familiar </p><p><i></i></p><p>She explained the problem in homely terms</p>.</div><a name="s030582b"><!--s030582b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a woman: having a warm, affectionate, kindly, and sympathetic personality.</p></div><a name="s030583b"><!--s030583b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>simple; unpretentious </p><p><i></i></p><p>plain homely furniture</p>.</div><a name="s030584b"><!--s030584b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> not good-looking; plain</p><p><span class="bodyb">homeliness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grope<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026576a"><!--s026576a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028454b"><!--s028454b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an act of groping.</p></div><a name="s028455b"><!--s028455b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a feeling around blindly.</p></div><a name="s028456b"><!--s028456b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a fondling of somebody, or a session of mutual fondling.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Georgian<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025217a"><!--s025217a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of the US state of Georgia</p><p><span class="bodyb">Georgian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dungarees</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018632a"><!--s018632a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a one-piece outer garment, usu made of denim or similar fabric, consisting of trousers and a bib with shoulder straps fastened to the waist at the back.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crappy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrapi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (crappier, crappiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013921a"><!--s013921a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span> of very poor quality [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crap1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crap 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inconsonant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹkons(ə)nənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030790a"><!--s030790a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>not in harmony or agreement</p><p><span class="bodyb">inconsonance</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inconsonantly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">he'd</span><small><span class="eSynop">/id, hid; <span class="bodyi">strong</span> heed/ <i><span class="bodyi">contraction</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027951a"><!--s027951a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029806b"><!--s029806b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>he had.</p></div><a name="s029807b"><!--s029807b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>he would.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eyestrain</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹiestrayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021227a"><!--s021227a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>tiredness or a strained state of the eyes caused by overuse, e.g. with continual close work in poor light, or by neglecting to treat faulty vision.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">autodidact</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awtohʹdiedakt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003674a"><!--s003674a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who is self-taught <span class="bodyb">autodidactic</span> /-ʹdaktik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">autodidaktos</span> self-taught, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/auto_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">auto- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">didaktos</span> taught, from <span class="bodyi">didaskein</span> to teach].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hymnology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/himʹnoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029853a"><!--s029853a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031411b"><!--s031411b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the writing of hymns.</p></div><a name="s031412b"><!--s031412b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the study of hymns <span class="bodyb">hymnological</span> /-ʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">hymnologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">hymnologia</span> the singing of hymns, which was the sense in English until mid 19th cent.].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caparison<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹparis(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008796a"><!--s008796a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009187b"><!--s009187b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an ornamental covering for a horse, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for a warhorse in former times.</p></div><a name="s009188b"><!--s009188b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>rich clothing; adornment [French <span class="bodyi">caparaçon</span> from Old Spanish <span class="bodyi">caparazón</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fowling piece</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023843a"><!--s023843a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a light gun for shooting birds or small animals.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homemade</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028897a"><!--s028897a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030585b"><!--s030585b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>made in the home, on the premises, or by one's own efforts </p><p><i></i></p><p>homemade cakes</p>.</div><a name="s030586b"><!--s030586b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>made in crude or amateurish fashion.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">groper</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgrohpə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026577a"><!--s026577a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grouper/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grouper</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">geostatics</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jeeohʹstatiks/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025218a"><!--s025218a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing.</span>) the branch of physics concerned with the balance of forces within the earth.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">craps</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kraps/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013922a"><!--s013922a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a gambling game played with two dice where players try to throw a seven or eleven [Louisiana French <span class="bodyi">craps</span> via French <span class="bodyi">crabs, craps</span>,from English <span class="bodyi">crabs</span> lowest throw (two ones) at dice, either pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crab1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crab 1</span></span></a> or from <span class="bodyi">crab's eyes</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heddle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhedl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027952a"><!--s027952a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>one of the sets of parallel cords or wires that with their mounting compose the harness used to guide warp threads in a loom [prob from Old English <span class="bodyi">hefeld</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dung beetle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018633a"><!--s018633a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a beetle that rolls balls of dung in which to lay its eggs and on which the larvae feed.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caparison<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (caparisoned, caparisoning)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008797a"><!--s008797a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to put a caparison on (something or somebody).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">auto-erotism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awtohʹerətiz(ə)m/ auto-eroticism /ˌawtohiʹrotisiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003675a"><!--s003675a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>sexual gratification obtained by oneself from one's own body <span class="bodyb">auto-erotic</span> /-iʹrotik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">auto-erotically</span> /-iʹrotikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inconspicuous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inkənʹspikyooəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030791a"><!--s030791a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>not readily noticeable </p><p><i></i></p><p>He looked about as inconspicuous as a tarantula on a slice of angel food</p><p> Raymond Chandler</p><p><span class="bodyb">inconspicuously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inconspicuousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">inconspicuus</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">conspicuus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/conspicuous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">conspicuous</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fowl pest</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023844a"><!--s023844a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fatal infectious virus disease of domestic poultry.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grosbeak</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgrohsbeek/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026578a"><!--s026578a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of finches or other songbirds of Europe or America with a that have large thick conical beaks: families Fringillidae and Emberizidae [partial translation of French <span class="bodyi">grosbec</span>, from <span class="bodyi">gros</span> thick + <span class="bodyi">bec</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/beak/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">beak</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Eyetie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹietie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021228a"><!--s021228a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal, offensive</span> an Italian</p><p><span class="bodyb">Eyetie</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [by shortening and alteration].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyoid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhie·oyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029854a"><!--s029854a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to the hyoid bone.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homemaker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028898a"><!--s028898a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the member of a household who takes the chief responsibility for its housekeeping</p><p><span class="bodyb">homemaking</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">geostationary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jeeohʹstayshən(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025219a"><!--s025219a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of an artificial satellite: travelling above the equator at the same speed as the earth rotates, so remaining above the same place.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crapulent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrapyoolənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013923a"><!--s013923a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> crapulous</p><p><span class="bodyb">crapulence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">crapulentus</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">crapula</span> drunkenness, from Greek <span class="bodyi">kraipalē</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">autofocus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawtohfohkəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003676a"><!--s003676a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a device in a camera that automatically adjusts the focusing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Fox</span><small><span class="eSynop">/foks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Fox)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023845a"><!--s023845a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025633b"><!--s025633b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of an indigenous North American people inhabiting parts of Oklahoma and Illinois.</p></div><a name="s025634b"><!--s025634b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Algonquian language spoken by this people.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dungeon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdunjən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018634a"><!--s018634a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019713b"><!--s019713b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a dark usu underground prison or vault, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a castle.</p></div><a name="s019714b"><!--s019714b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/donjon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">donjon</span></span></a> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">donjon</span> inner tower in a castle, strong prison, via Old French and medieval Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">dominus</span> lord].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eyetooth</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> eyeteeth)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021229a"><!--s021229a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a canine tooth of the upper jaw ✱ <span class="bodyb">give one's eyeteeth for</span> to do anything in order to obtain or achieve (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'd give my eyeteeth for a figure like that!</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">geostrophic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jeeohʹstrofik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025220a"><!--s025220a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or caused by the rotation of the earth </p><p><i></i></p><p>geostrophic wind</p> <p><span class="bodyb">geostrophically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/geo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">geo-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">strophikos</span> turned, from <span class="bodyi">strophē</span> turning].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inconstant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹkonst(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030792a"><!--s030792a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032443b"><!--s032443b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>likely to change frequently without apparent reason.</p></div><a name="s032444b"><!--s032444b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> unfaithful </p><p><i></i></p><p>an inconstant lover</p> <p><span class="bodyb">inconstancy</span> /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inconstantly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">inconstant-, inconstans</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">constant-, constans</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/constant1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">constant 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">home movie</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028899a"><!--s028899a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an amateur film made with a video camera or a cinecamera.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">groschen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgrohsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> groschen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026579a"><!--s026579a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028457b"><!--s028457b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a former unit of currency in Austria, worth 100th of a schilling (up to the introduction of the euro in 2002).</p></div><a name="s028458b"><!--s028458b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a German coin worth ten pfennigs [German <span class="bodyi">Groschen</span>, ultimately from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">denarius grossus</span> thick penny: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/groat/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">groat</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grosz/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grosz</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyoid bone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029855a"><!--s029855a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a complex of joined bones situated at the base of the tongue and supporting the tongue and its muscles [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">hyoeidēs</span> shaped like the letter upsilon (ϒ, υ), denoting the hyoid bone, formed from <span class="bodyi">y, hy</span> upsilon].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heder <span class="bodyi">or</span> cheder</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkhaydə, ʹkhedə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hedarim heders <span class="bodyi">or</span> chedarim <span class="bodyi">or</span> cheders)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027953a"><!--s027953a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an elementary Jewish school in which children are taught to read prayers, parts of the Bible, and other material in Hebrew [Yiddish <span class="bodyi">kheyder</span> from Hebrew <span class="bodyi">ḥedher</span> room].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cape<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kayp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008798a"><!--s008798a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sleeveless outer garment, or part of a garment, that fits closely at the neck, hangs loosely from the shoulders, and is usu shorter than a cloak</p><p><span class="bodyb">caped</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [prob via Spanish <span class="bodyi">capa</span> cloak, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">cappa</span> head covering, cloak].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crapulous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrapyooləs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">literary</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013924a"><!--s013924a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014497b"><!--s014497b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>suffering the effects of excessive drinking of alcohol.</p></div><a name="s014498b"><!--s014498b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>characterized by excessive indulgence, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in alcohol </p><p><i></i></p><p>leading a crapulous life</p> <p><i></i></p><p>crapulous habits</p> <p>[late Latin <span class="bodyi">crapulosus</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">crapula</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crapulent/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crapulent</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">autogamy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awʹtogəmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003677a"><!--s003677a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>self-fertilization: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/allogamy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">allogamy</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">autogamous</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/auto_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">auto- 1</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">gamos</span> marriage].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">geosynchronous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jeeohʹsingkrənəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025221a"><!--s025221a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/geostationary/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">geostationary</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homeobox <span class="bodyi">or</span> homoeobox</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhomi·əʹboks, ˌhoh-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028901a"><!--s028901a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sequence of nucleotides (chemical compounds forming the structural units of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/rna/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">RNA</span></span></a> and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dna/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">DNA</span></span></a> ; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/nucleotide/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">nucleotide</span></span></a>) present in homeotic genes (those regulating structural development; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/homeotic_gene_or_homoeotic_gene/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">homeotic gene</span></span></a>) in a wide range of organisms, e.g. fruit flies and humans.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incontestable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inkənʹtestəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030793a"><!--s030793a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>not contestable; indisputable </p><p><i></i></p><p>For where is the man that has incontestable evidence of the truth of all he holds, or of the falsehood of all he condemns?</p><p> John Locke <span class="bodyb">incontestability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">incontestably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">incontestable</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">contestable</span> contestable, from <span class="bodyi">contester</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/contest1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">contest 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fox<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/foks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> foxes <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> fox)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023846a"><!--s023846a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025635b"><!--s025635b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006789c"><!--s006789c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>any of several species of flesh-eating mammals of the dog family with a pointed muzzle, large erect ears, and a long bushy tail: <span class="bodyi">Vulpes</span> <span class="bodyi">vulpes</span> (the red fox) and other species.</p></div><a name="s006790c"><!--s006790c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the fur of a fox.</p></div></div><a name="s025636b"><!--s025636b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a clever crafty person.</p></div><a name="s025637b"><!--s025637b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> a physically attractive woman</p><p><span class="bodyb">foxlike</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dunghill</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018635a"><!--s018635a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a heap of dung, e.g. in a farmyard.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hedge<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hej/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027954a"><!--s027954a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029808b"><!--s029808b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a boundary formed by a dense row of shrubs or low trees </p><p><i></i></p><p>You know you would rather dine under the hedge than with Casaubon alone</p><p> George Eliot.</p></div><a name="s029809b"><!--s029809b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a means of protection or defence, e.g. an asset held as protection against financial loss.</p></div><a name="s029810b"><!--s029810b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a deliberately non-committal or evasive use of language</p><p><span class="bodyb">hedging</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">hecg</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyoscine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhie·əseen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029856a"><!--s029856a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an alkaloid found in various plants of the nightshade family that has effects on the nervous system similar to those of atropine [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hyoscyamine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hyoscyamine</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ine2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ine 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">craquelure</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrakəlyooə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013925a"><!--s013925a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>fine cracks on the surface of old paintings caused by decay of pigment and varnish [French <span class="bodyi">craquelure</span> from <span class="bodyi">craqueler</span> to crack, crackle, of imitative origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grosgrain</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgrohgrayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026580a"><!--s026580a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a strong closely woven corded fabric, usu of silk or rayon and with crosswise ribs: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grogram/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grogram</span></span></a> [French <span class="bodyi">gros grain</span> coarse texture].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eye up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021230a"><!--s021230a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to look at (somebody) in order to assess their sexual attractiveness </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was eyeing up the talent</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cape<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008799a"><!--s008799a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a point or area of land jutting out into water as a headland or promontory [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cap</span> via French and Old Provençal from Latin <span class="bodyi">caput</span> head].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">autogenic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awtohʹjenik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003678a"><!--s003678a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">technical</span> produced from the individual's own body; <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/autogenous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">autogenous</span></span></a> [Greek <span class="bodyi">autogenēs</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/auto_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">auto- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">genēs</span> born, produced].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">geosyncline</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jeeohʹsingklien/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025222a"><!--s025222a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a great downward fold of the earth's crust consisting of an elongated basin that becomes filled with sediment</p><p><span class="bodyb">geosynclinal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incontinent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹkontinənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030794a"><!--s030794a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032445b"><!--s032445b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>suffering from a lack of control over urination or defecation.</p></div><a name="s032446b"><!--s032446b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>lacking self-restraint, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> sexually.</p></div><a name="s032447b"><!--s032447b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>not under control or restraint</p><p><span class="bodyb">incontinence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">incontinently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">incontinent-, incontinens</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">continent-, continens</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/continent2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">continent 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Home Office</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028902a"><!--s028902a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the government office concerned with internal affairs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gros point</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgroh poynt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026581a"><!--s026581a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028459b"><!--s028459b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a large cross-stitch or tent stitch.</p></div><a name="s028460b"><!--s028460b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>needlepoint embroidery worked on canvas across double threads in large diagonal stitches or cross-stitches gros point: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/needlepoint/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">needlepoint</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/petit_point/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">petit point</span></span></a> [French <span class="bodyi">gros point</span> large point].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crases</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrayseez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013926a"><!--s013926a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crasis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crasis</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">autogenics</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003679a"><!--s003679a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a system of relaxation through conscious control of stress and tension.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyoscyamine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hie·əʹsie·əmeen, -min/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029857a"><!--s029857a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the laevorotatory form of atropine found <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in deadly nightshade and henbane [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">hyoskyamos</span> henbane,literally ‘swine's bean’, from <span class="bodyi">hys</span> swine + <span class="bodyi">kyamos</span> bean].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eyewash</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021231a"><!--s021231a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022331b"><!--s022331b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> deceptive statements or actions; rubbish or nonsense.</p></div><a name="s022332b"><!--s022332b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>lotion for the eyes.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cape Coloured</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008800a"><!--s008800a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person of mixed black and white ancestry in S Africa</p><p><span class="bodyb">Cape Coloured</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [named after Cape Province, former province of S Africa].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hedge<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027955a"><!--s027955a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029811b"><!--s029811b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to enclose or protect (an area) with a hedge.</p></div><a name="s029812b"><!--s029812b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to limit or qualify (e.g. a statement) </p><p><i></i></p><p>a promise hedged with ifs and buts</p>.</div><a name="s029813b"><!--s029813b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to protect oneself against losing (e.g. an investment), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by making counterbalancing transactions <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s029814b"><!--s029814b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to avoid committing oneself, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by making evasive statements ✱ <span class="bodyb">hedge one's bets</span> to cover oneself by supporting two sides, courses of action, etc</p><p><span class="bodyb">hedger</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fox<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023847a"><!--s023847a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to outwit or baffle (somebody).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dungworm</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018636a"><!--s018636a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an earthworm found in dung, compost, etc and used as fishing bait.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">geothermal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jeeohʹthuhml/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025223a"><!--s025223a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or produced by the heat of the earth's interior</p><p><span class="bodyb">geothermally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incontrovertible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inˌkontrəʹvuhtəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030795a"><!--s030795a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>not able to be denied, disputed, or challenged</p><p><span class="bodyb">incontrovertibly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gross<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/grohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026582a"><!--s026582a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028461b"><!--s028461b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>glaringly noticeable, usu because excessively bad or objectionable; flagrant </p><p><i></i></p><p>gross error</p>.</div><a name="s028462b"><!--s028462b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007515c"><!--s007515c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>constituting an overall total before deductions (e.g. for taxes) are made: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/net3_or_brit_nett/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">net 3</span></span></a> </p><p><i></i></p><p>gross income</p>.</div><a name="s007516c"><!--s007516c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of weight: including both the object in question and any incidentals, e.g. the container and packaging or, in the case of a vehicle, the load.</p></div></div><a name="s028463b"><!--s028463b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>coarse or vulgar </p><p><i></i></p><p>crowflowers, nettles, daisies, and long purples, that liberal shepherds give a grosser name</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div><a name="s028464b"><!--s028464b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> disgustingly unpleasant; repulsive.</p></div><a name="s028465b"><!--s028465b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>big or bulky, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> excessively overweight.</p></div><a name="s028466b"><!--s028466b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s007517c"><!--s007517c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>big or bulky, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> excessively overweight.</p></div><a name="s007518c"><!--s007518c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of vegetation: dense or luxuriant.</p></div></div><a name="s028467b"><!--s028467b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> made up of material or perceptible elements; corporal </p><p><i></i></p><p>the grosser part of human nature</p> <p><span class="bodyb">grossly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">grossness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via early French <span class="bodyi">gros</span> thick, coarse, from Latin <span class="bodyi">grossus</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">autogenic training</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003680a"><!--s003680a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/autogenic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">autogenics</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homeomorphism <span class="bodyi">or</span> homoeomorphism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhomi·əʹmawfiz(ə)m, ˌhoh-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028903a"><!--s028903a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a near-similarity of crystalline forms between different chemical compounds.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dunk<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dungk/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018637a"><!--s018637a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019715b"><!--s019715b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to dip (a biscuit, doughnut, a piece of bread, etc) into liquid, e.g. a drink or soup, before eating it.</p></div><a name="s019716b"><!--s019716b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to submerge (somebody or something) temporarily in water.</p></div><a name="s019717b"><!--s019717b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in basketball, to put (the ball) through the hoop from above in a slamming movement, as distinct from scoring from a distance <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s019718b"><!--s019718b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in basketball, to score a goal by dunking</p><p><span class="bodyb">dunker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Pennsylvania German <span class="bodyi">dunke</span>, from early High German <span class="bodyi">dunken</span>, from Old High German <span class="bodyi">dunkōn</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crash<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/krash/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013927a"><!--s013927a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014499b"><!--s014499b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to break or smash (something) violently and noisily.</p></div><a name="s014500b"><!--s014500b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make or cause (something) to make a crashing sound.</p></div><a name="s014501b"><!--s014501b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to damage (an aircraft) in landing or (a vehicle) by collision.</p></div><a name="s014502b"><!--s014502b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to be involved in a crash.</p></div><a name="s014503b"><!--s014503b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to move or force (one's way) somewhere noisily.</p></div><a name="s014504b"><!--s014504b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to cause (a computer system or program) to fail.</p></div><a name="s014505b"><!--s014505b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>of a computer system or program: to become completely inoperative.</p></div><a name="s014506b"><!--s014506b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>of shares: to fall suddenly in value.</p></div><a name="s014507b"><!--s014507b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to enter (a party, etc) without invitation or payment.</p></div><a name="s014508b"><!--s014508b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">also</span> + out) to spend the night; to go to sleep.</p></div><a name="s014509b"><!--s014509b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><a name="s003620c"><!--s003620c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to break or smash (something) violently and noisily.</p></div><a name="s003621c"><!--s003621c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to damage (an aircraft) in landing.</p></div><a name="s003622c"><!--s003622c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to damage (a vehicle) by collision.</p></div></div><a name="s014510b"><!--s014510b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><a name="s003623c"><!--s003623c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to make a crashing sound </p><p><i></i></p><p>He crashed the cymbals together</p>.</div><a name="s003624c"><!--s003624c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to force (one's way) somewhere noisily.</p></div></div><a name="s014511b"><!--s014511b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to enter (a party, etc) without invitation or payment.</p></div><a name="s014512b"><!--s014512b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><p>to cause (a computer system or program) to fail <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s014513b"><!--s014513b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">15</span><br/><a name="s003625c"><!--s003625c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to break or split into pieces with or as if with violence and noise.</p></div><a name="s003626c"><!--s003626c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to crash an aircraft or vehicle.</p></div><a name="s003627c"><!--s003627c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to be involved in a crash.</p></div></div><a name="s014514b"><!--s014514b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">16</span><br/><p>to make a crashing noise.</p></div><a name="s014515b"><!--s014515b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">17</span><br/><p>to move noisily.</p></div><a name="s014516b"><!--s014516b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">18</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">also</span> + out) to spend the night, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a makeshift place; to go to sleep </p><p><i></i></p><p>Can I crash on your floor tonight?</p>.</div><a name="s014517b"><!--s014517b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">19</span><br/><p>said of a computer system or program: to become completely inoperative, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> suddenly [Middle English <span class="bodyi">crasschen</span>, of imitative origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">geothermic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jeeohʹthuhmik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025224a"><!--s025224a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/geothermal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">geothermal</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foxed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023848a"><!--s023848a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a document, book, etc: discoloured with brown spots foxing [see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/foxing/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">foxing</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hedge fund</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027956a"><!--s027956a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lightly regulated investment fund intended mainly for wealthy and experienced investors.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eyewitness</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021232a"><!--s021232a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who sees an occurrence and can bear witness to it, e.g. in a court of law.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cape doctor</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008801a"><!--s008801a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a strong SE wind of S Africa [from the belief that it blows away disease and germs].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyp-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029858a"><!--s029858a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hypo_or_hyp/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hypo-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inconvenience<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/inkənʹveenyəns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030796a"><!--s030796a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032448b"><!--s032448b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the state of being difficult, troublesome, or annoying.</p></div><a name="s032449b"><!--s032449b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the state of being inconvenient; difficulty, trouble, discomfort, or annoyance.</p></div><a name="s032450b"><!--s032450b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a cause or instance of inconvenience</p><p><span class="bodyb">inconvenient</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inconveniently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gross<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026583a"><!--s026583a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an overall total before total exclusive of deductions.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dunk<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018638a"><!--s018638a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019719b"><!--s019719b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of dunking a biscuit, doughnut, etc in liquid.</p></div><a name="s019720b"><!--s019720b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in basketball, a goal scored by dunking.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homeo- <span class="bodyi">or</span> homoeo- <span class="bodyi">or</span> homoio-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028900a"><!--s028900a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meaning: like; similar </p><p><i></i></p><p>homeomorphism</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">homoeo-</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">homoi-, homoio-</span>, from <span class="bodyi">homoios</span> similar, from <span class="bodyi">homos</span> same].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">autogenous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awʹtojənəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003681a"><!--s003681a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>originating or derived from sources within the same individual </p><p><i></i></p><p>an autogenous graft</p><p><span class="bodyb">autogenously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">autogenēs</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/autogenic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">autogenic</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crash<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013928a"><!--s013928a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014518b"><!--s014518b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003628c"><!--s003628c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a loud noise </p><p><i></i></p><p>a crash of thunder</p>.</div><a name="s003629c"><!--s003629c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the noise of things smashing </p><p><i></i></p><p>There was a loud crash in the kitchen</p>.</div></div><a name="s014519b"><!--s014519b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of crashing; a violent collision </p><p><i></i></p><p>a plane crash</p>.</div><a name="s014520b"><!--s014520b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a sudden decline or failure, e.g. of a business </p><p><i></i></p><p>the Wall Street crash</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eyot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ayt, ʹay·ət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021233a"><!--s021233a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ait/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ait</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypabyssal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hipəʹbisl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029859a"><!--s029859a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or denoting igneous rock representing magma that has solidified close to the earth's surface, occurring as minor intrusions in the form of dykes and sills.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foxfire</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023849a"><!--s023849a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a phosphorescent glow emitted by certain fungi growing on rotting wood.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">geotropism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jee·əʹtrohpiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025225a"><!--s025225a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>tropism, e.g. in the downward growth of roots, in which gravity is the orienting factor <span class="bodyb">geotropic</span> /-ʹtropik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hedgehog</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027957a"><!--s027957a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of small spine-covered mammals that eats insects and is are active at night: genus <span class="bodyi">Erinaceus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inconvenience<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030797a"><!--s030797a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to cause (somebody or something) inconvenience </p><p><i></i></p><p>I hope postponing our meeting won't inconvenience you too much</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cape Dutch</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008802a"><!--s008802a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/afrikaans/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Afrikaans</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">habilitate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/həʹbilitayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027002a"><!--s027002a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to qualify, e.g. as a teacher in a German university <span class="bodyb">habilitation</span> /-ʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Late Latin <span class="bodyi">habilitatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">habilitare</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">habilitas</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ability/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ability</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dunlin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdunlin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dunlins <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> dunlin)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018639a"><!--s018639a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small widely distributed sandpiper with reddish brown upper parts and a white breast marked with a black patch in summer: <span class="bodyi">Calidris alpina</span> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dun1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dun 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-lin</span>, alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ling/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ling</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">autogenous welding</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003682a"><!--s003682a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the welding of metal parts by melting their edges together, as distinct from adding a welding agent.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homeopath <span class="bodyi">or</span> homoeopath</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhomi·əpath/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028904a"><!--s028904a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who practises homeopathy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">geranium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jəʹrayni·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025226a"><!--s025226a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026889b"><!--s026889b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of a widely distributed genus of plants with radially symmetrical pinkish to blue flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Geranium</span>.</p></div><a name="s026890b"><!--s026890b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a pelargonium [Latin genus name, from Greek <span class="bodyi">geranion</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">geranos</span> crane; from the long narrow fruit of some species, thought to resemble a crane's beak: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cranesbill/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cranesbill</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pelargonium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pelargonium</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eyrie <span class="bodyi">or</span> aerie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹiəri, ʹeəri, ʹie·əri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021234a"><!--s021234a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022333b"><!--s022333b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the nest of a bird, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a bird of prey, on a cliff or a mountain top.</p></div><a name="s022334b"><!--s022334b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a room or dwelling situated high up </p><p><i></i></p><p>in her seventh-floor eyrie in Mayfair</p> <p>[medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">aerea, eyria</span>, from Old French <span class="bodyi">aire</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">area</span> area: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/area/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">area</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypaesthesia</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">hypesthesia</span>) /hiepeesʹtheezyə, -zh(y)ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029860a"><!--s029860a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an abnormally low capacity for physical sensation <span class="bodyb">hypaesthetic</span> /-ʹthetik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crash<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013929a"><!--s013929a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>designed to achieve an intended result in the shortest possible time </p><p><i></i></p><p>a crash diet</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a crash course in computer studies</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foxglove</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023850a"><!--s023850a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous species of common tall European wild or garden plant withs that have attractive white or purple tubular flowers and are a source of digitalis: genus <span class="bodyi">Digitalis</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cape gooseberry</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008803a"><!--s008803a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009189b"><!--s009189b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an the edible yellow fruit of a tropical plant of the potato family.</p></div><a name="s009190b"><!--s009190b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the tropical plant of the potato family that bears this fruit and yellow flowers: <span class="bodyi">Physalis peruviana</span>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inconvenient</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inkənʹveenyənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030798a"><!--s030798a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>not convenient, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in causing difficulty, trouble, discomfort, or annoyance</p><p><span class="bodyb">inconveniently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">inconvenient-, inconveniens</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">convenient-, conveniens</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/convenient/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">convenient</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hedgehop</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (hedgehopped, hedgehopping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027958a"><!--s027958a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to fly an aircraft close to the ground and rise over obstacles as they appear</p><p><span class="bodyb">hedgehopper</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [earliest as <span class="bodyi">hedgehopper</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">habit<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhabit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027003a"><!--s027003a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028871b"><!--s028871b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a settled tendency, usual manner, or acquired pattern of behaviour.</p></div><a name="s028872b"><!--s028872b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007607c"><!--s007607c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a settled tendency or usual manner of behaviour.</p></div><a name="s007608c"><!--s007608c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an acquired pattern or mode of behaviour.</p></div></div><a name="s028873b"><!--s028873b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an addiction, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to drugs </p><p><i></i></p><p>a cocaine habit</p>.</div><a name="s028874b"><!--s028874b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>characteristic mode of growth, occurrence, or appearance, e.g. of a plant or crystal.</p></div><a name="s028875b"><!--s028875b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a characteristic costume, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the long dress-like garment worn by a monk or nun.</p></div><a name="s028876b"><!--s028876b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a person's bodily or mental make-up </p><p><i></i></p><p>a cheerful habit of mind</p>.</div><a name="s028877b"><!--s028877b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a costume characteristic of a calling, rank, or function [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">habitus</span> condition, character, past part. of <span class="bodyi">habēre</span> to have, hold].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dunnage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdunij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018640a"><!--s018640a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019721b"><!--s019721b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>loose materials or padding used to prevent damage to cargo.</p></div><a name="s019722b"><!--s019722b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> baggage or personal effects [origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">autogiro <span class="bodyi">or</span> autogyro</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awtəʹjie·əroh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> autogiros autogyros)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003683a"><!--s003683a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an aircraft that resembles a helicopter and has a propeller for forward motion and a freely rotating horizontal rotor for lift [from Spanish <span class="bodyi">autogiro</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/auto_2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">auto- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">giro</span> gyration].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homeopathy <span class="bodyi">or</span> homoeopathy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/homi·ʹopəthi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028905a"><!--s028905a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a system of complementary medicine in which diseases are treated by administering minute doses of substances that produce symptoms like those of the disease <span class="bodyb">homeopathic</span> /-ʹpathik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">homeopathically</span> /-ʹpathikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">homeopathist</span> /-ʹopəthist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/homeo_or_homoeo_or_homoio/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">homeo-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/path/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-path</span></span></a> , coined first in German as <span class="bodyi">Homöopath</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incoordination</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌinkoh·awdiʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030799a"><!--s030799a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lack of coordination, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of muscular movements.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gerbera</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjuhbərə, ʹguh-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025227a"><!--s025227a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of African and Asian plants of the daisy family, with tufted leaves and showy yellow, pink, or orange flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Gerbera</span> [Latin genus name, named after Traugott <span class="bodyi">Gerber</span> d.1743, German naturalist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eyrir</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹayriə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> aurar /ʹowrah/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021235a"><!--s021235a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of currency in Iceland, worth 100th of a króna [Icelandic <span class="bodyi">eyrir</span> from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">aurar</span> money].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foxhole</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023851a"><!--s023851a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pit dug, usu hastily, for individual cover against enemy fire.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dunno</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dəʹnoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">contraction</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018641a"><!--s018641a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> don't know [by alteration].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crash<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013930a"><!--s013930a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> (<span class="bodyi">often before a noun</span>) a coarse fabric made orig of linen, used for draperies, clothing, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>strong white crash bags</p><p> Pall Mall Gazette [prob from Russian <span class="bodyi">krashenina</span> coloured linen].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">capelin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkap(ə)lin/ caplin /ʹkaplin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008804a"><!--s008804a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small food fish of northern seas related to the smelts: <span class="bodyi">Mallotus villosus</span> [Canadian French <span class="bodyi">capelan</span> via French from Old Provençal <span class="bodyi">capelan</span> chaplain, codfish, from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">cappellanus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chaplain/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chaplain</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypaethral <span class="bodyi">or</span> hypethral</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hieʹpeethrəl, hi-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029861a"><!--s029861a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>open to the sky </p><p><i></i></p><p>a hypaethral temple</p> <p>[via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">hypaithros</span> exposed to the open air,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hypo_or_hyp/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hypo-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">aithēr</span> ether, air].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">habit<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (habited, habiting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027004a"><!--s027004a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic (<span class="bodyi">often as past part.</span></span>) to clothe or dress (somebody, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> oneself) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The three charming Miss Foresters … had come habited all in green</p><p> Charles Lamb.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">autograft</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawtəgrahft, -graft/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003684a"><!--s003684a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a transplant from one part to another part of the same body.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hedgerow</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhejroh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027959a"><!--s027959a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a row of shrubs or trees surrounding a field </p><p><i></i></p><p>There is more violence in an English hedgerow than in the meanest streets of a great city</p><p> P D James.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homeosis <span class="bodyi">or</span> homoeosis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/homiʹohsis, hoh-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> homeoses homoeoses /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028906a"><!--s028906a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in a segmented insect or other segmented animal, the replacement of part of one segment by a part characteristic of a different segment, by a process of mutation <span class="bodyb">homeotic</span> /-ʹotik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ezek.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021236a"><!--s021236a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Ezekiel (book of the Bible).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gerbil</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjuhbil/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025228a"><!--s025228a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous species of African or and Asian burrowing desert rodents with long hind legs adapted for leaping: genus <span class="bodyi">Gerbillus</span> and other genera [French <span class="bodyi">gerbille</span> from Latin genus name <span class="bodyi">Gerbillus</span>, dimin. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jerboa/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jerboa</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foxhound</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023852a"><!--s023852a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hound of a breed developed to hunt foxes, having a short-haired, often brindled, coat.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">habitable</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027005a"><!--s027005a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>capable of being lived in </p><p><i></i></p><p>They loved restoring dilapidated properties and making them habitable</p> <p><span class="bodyb">habitability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">habitableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">habitably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caper<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaypə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (capered, capering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008805a"><!--s008805a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to leap about in a playful or carefree way; to prance [prob by shortening and alteration from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/capriole1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">capriole 1</span></span></a> (noun)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incorporate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹkawpərayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030800a"><!--s030800a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032451b"><!--s032451b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008435c"><!--s008435c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to make (something) a usu indistinguishable part of a larger whole.</p></div><a name="s008436c"><!--s008436c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to admit (an organization) to membership of a corporate body.</p></div></div><a name="s032452b"><!--s032452b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008437c"><!--s008437c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to combine (parts) thoroughly to form a consistent whole.</p></div><a name="s008438c"><!--s008438c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to form (a company, organization, etc) into a legal corporation <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s032453b"><!--s032453b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to unite in or as one body.</p></div><a name="s032454b"><!--s032454b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to form a legal corporation <span class="bodyb">incorporation</span> /-ʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">incorporative</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">incorporator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">incorporaten</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">incorporatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">incorporare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">corpor-, corpus</span> body].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crash barrier</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013931a"><!--s013931a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a barrier to prevent vehicles accidentally colliding or leaving the road.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">autograph<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawtəgrahf, -graf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003685a"><!--s003685a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003677b"><!--s003677b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person's handwritten signature, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> that of a celebrity.</p></div><a name="s003678b"><!--s003678b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an original manuscript or work of art <span class="bodyb">autographic</span> /-ʹgrafik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">autographum</span>, neuter of Latin <span class="bodyi">autographus</span> written with one's own hand, from Greek, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/auto_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">auto- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-graphos</span> written].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypallage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hieʹpaləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029862a"><!--s029862a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i></i></p><p>transposition of the natural relations between elements in a sentence, etc, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the transferring of an adjective from the more natural to the less natural noun for rhetorical effect, as in <span class="bodyi">slain by a rival's envious hand</span> or <span class="bodyi">Tarquin's ravishing strides</span></p><p> Shakespeare [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">hypallagē</span> interchange, from <span class="bodyi">hypallassein</span> to interchange, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hypo_or_hyp/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hypo-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">allassein</span> to exchange, from <span class="bodyi">allos</span> other].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homeostasis <span class="bodyi">or</span> homoeostasis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhomiohʹstaysis, ˌhoh-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028907a"><!--s028907a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the physiological maintenance of relatively constant conditions, e.g. constant internal temperature, within the body in the face of changing external conditions <span class="bodyb">homeostatic</span> /-ʹstatik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">homeostatically</span> /-ʹstatikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dunnock</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdunək/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018642a"><!--s018642a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small dull-coloured European bird common in gardens, hedges, and bushy places: <span class="bodyi">Prunella modularis</span>. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hedge_sparrow/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hedge sparrow</span></span></a> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">dunoke</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dun1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dun 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ock/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ock</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hedge sparrow</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027960a"><!--s027960a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dunnock/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dunnock</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">e-zine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeezeen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021237a"><!--s021237a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a magazine, newsletter, fanzine, etc published on the Internet.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gerfalcon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/juhʹfawlkən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025229a"><!--s025229a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gyrfalcon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gyrfalcon</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fox-hunting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023853a"><!--s023853a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the practice of hunting foxes usu on horseback, with a pack of hounds</p><p><span class="bodyb">fox hunt</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fox-hunter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">habitant</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027006a"><!--s027006a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028878b"><!--s028878b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>/abitonh/ a French settler in Louisiana or Quebec, or a descendant of French settlers.</p></div><a name="s028879b"><!--s028879b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>/ʹhabitənt/ <span class="bodyi">archaic</span> an inhabitant or resident </p><p><i></i></p><p>If only I were a habitant of Campagna</p><p> Mark Twain.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caper<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008806a"><!--s008806a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009191b"><!--s009191b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a playful or carefree leap.</p></div><a name="s009192b"><!--s009192b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a high-spirited escapade; a prank.</p></div><a name="s009193b"><!--s009193b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a frivolous, disreputable, dangerous, or illegal activity or enterprise.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incorporate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹkawpərit/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030801a"><!--s030801a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032455b"><!--s032455b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>united in one body.</p></div><a name="s032456b"><!--s032456b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>formed into a legal corporation.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hedonic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/heeʹdonik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027961a"><!--s027961a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029815b"><!--s029815b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or characterized by pleasure.</p></div><a name="s029816b"><!--s029816b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to hedonism.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crash-dive</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013933a"><!--s013933a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014521b"><!--s014521b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of an aircraft or submarine: to descend or dive steeply and quickly <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s014522b"><!--s014522b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (an aircraft or submarine) to dive steeply and quickly.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hype<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiep/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029863a"><!--s029863a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">also</span> + up) to publicize or promote (a new product, forthcoming event, etc) intensively, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> making extravagant or exaggerated claims for it </p><p><i></i></p><p>It was being hyped as the show of the decade</p> <p>[orig NAmer, in the sense ‘to cheat, short-change’, of uncertain origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homeotherm <span class="bodyi">or</span> homoiotherm</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhomi·əthuhm, hohmi-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028908a"><!--s028908a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an organism that maintains its body temperature approximately constant despite changes in external temperature; a warm-blooded organism <span class="bodyb">homeothermal</span> /ʹthuhm(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">homeothermic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">homeothermy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">autograph<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003686a"><!--s003686a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to write one's signature in (a book, etc) or on (a page, etc).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dunny</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹduni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dunnies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018643a"><!--s018643a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Aus, NZ, informal</span> a toilet [by shortening and alteration from <span class="bodyi">dunnaken, dannaken</span> toilet, from <span class="bodyi">danna</span> human excrement].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">geriatric<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/jeriʹatrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025230a"><!--s025230a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026891b"><!--s026891b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or for geriatrics, the aged, or the process of ageing.</p></div><a name="s026892b"><!--s026892b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal, derog</span> aged or decrepit [Greek <span class="bodyi">gēras</span> old age + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/iatric/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-iatric</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ezr.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021238a"><!--s021238a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Ezra (book of the Bible).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foxing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023854a"><!--s023854a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>discoloration, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> brownish spots, on old paper [from its resemblance to the colour of a fox's fur].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">caper<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008807a"><!--s008807a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009194b"><!--s009194b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) any of the greenish flower buds or young berryies of a Mediterranean shrub, which are is pickled and used as a seasoning, garnish, etc.</p></div><a name="s009195b"><!--s009195b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the low prickly shrub that bears these buds and berries: <span class="bodyi">Capparis spinosa</span> [back-formation from <span class="bodyi">capers</span> (taken as a pl), from Middle English <span class="bodyi">caperis</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">kapparis</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">habitat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhabitat/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027007a"><!--s027007a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028880b"><!--s028880b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the place or type of place where a plant or animal naturally grows or lives </p><p><i></i></p><p>People are conditioned to prefer heathers in gardens to those in their natural habitat</p><p> New Scientist.</p></div><a name="s028881b"><!--s028881b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>one's preferred surroundings </p><p><i></i></p><p>a strange place to find somebody whose normal habitat was the pub</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">habitat</span> it inhabits, from <span class="bodyi">habitare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/habitation/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">habitation</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hype<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029864a"><!--s029864a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031413b"><!--s031413b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>intensive advertising or publicity for something, often involving used in the promotion of a product, forthcoming event, etc, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> making exaggerated or misleading claims for it </p><p><i></i></p><p>They produce a botched job and rely on hype to sell it</p>.</div><a name="s031414b"><!--s031414b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a swindle, deception, or hoax.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incorporated</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹkawpəraytid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030802a"><!--s030802a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/incorporate2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">incorporate 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">autogyro</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awtəʹjie·əroh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003687a"><!--s003687a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/autogiro_or_autogyro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">autogiro</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homeotic gene <span class="bodyi">or</span> homoeotic gene</span><small><span class="eSynop">/homiʹotik, hohmi-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028909a"><!--s028909a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a gene that is responsible for regulating the structural development of an organism, such that a mutation within that gene causes radical alterations in appearance.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foxtail</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023855a"><!--s023855a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of grasses with spikes resembling the tail of a fox: genera <span class="bodyi">Alopecurus</span>, <span class="bodyi">Hordeum</span>, and <span class="bodyi">Setaria</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdyooh·oh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> duos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018644a"><!--s018644a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019723b"><!--s019723b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a pair of people or things, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a pair of performers.</p></div><a name="s019724b"><!--s019724b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a composition for two performers; a duet [via Italian from Latin <span class="bodyi">duo</span> two].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">geriatric<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025231a"><!--s025231a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an elderly person.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crash dive</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013932a"><!--s013932a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a steep descent in an aircraft.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">habitation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/habiʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027008a"><!--s027008a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028882b"><!--s028882b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the inhabiting of a place; occupancy </p><p><i></i></p><p>dwellings unfit for habitation</p>.</div><a name="s028883b"><!--s028883b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal or literary</span> a dwelling place; a residence or home </p><p><i></i></p><p>There was no serious objection raised, except in one habitation, the Vicarage</p><p> Jane Austen [Middle English <span class="bodyi">habitacioun</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">habitation-, habitatio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">habitare</span> to inhabit, from <span class="bodyi">habitus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">habēre</span> to have, hold].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">f<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021242a"><!--s021242a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022349b"><!--s022349b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>fathom(s).</p></div><a name="s022350b"><!--s022350b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in grammar, feminine.</p></div><a name="s022351b"><!--s022351b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>femto-.</p></div><a name="s022352b"><!--s022352b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>folio.</p></div><a name="s022353b"><!--s022353b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>following (page).</p></div><a name="s022354b"><!--s022354b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>in music, forte.</p></div><a name="s022355b"><!--s022355b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>furlong(s).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">capercaillie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kapəʹkayli/ capercailzie /-ʹkaylzi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008808a"><!--s008808a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the largest grouse of Europe, Asia, and Africa, found <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in N European forests: <span class="bodyi">Tetrao urogallus</span> [Scottish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">capull coille</span>, literally ‘horse of the woods’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hedonism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹheedəniz(ə)m, ʹhed-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027962a"><!--s027962a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029817b"><!--s029817b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the pursuit of personal pleasure, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> sensual pleasure.</p></div><a name="s029818b"><!--s029818b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in philosophy, the doctrine that personal pleasure is the sole or chief good</p><p><span class="bodyb">hedonist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">hedonistic</span> /-ʹnistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">hedonistically</span> /-ʹnistikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">hēdonē</span> pleasure + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ism/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ism</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hype<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029865a"><!--s029865a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031415b"><!--s031415b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a hypodermic needle or injection.</p></div><a name="s031416b"><!--s031416b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a drug addict [shortening of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hypodermic2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hypodermic 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">autoharp</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawtohhahp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003688a"><!--s003688a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a zither with button-controlled dampers for selected strings.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incorporeal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inkawʹpawri·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030803a"><!--s030803a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032457b"><!--s032457b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having no material body or form.</p></div><a name="s032458b"><!--s032458b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in law, based on property, e.g. copyrights or patents, with no physical existence <span class="bodyb">incorporeality</span> /-ʹaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">incorporeally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">incorporeity</span> /-ʹrayiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">incorporeus</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">corporeus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/corporeal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">corporeal</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homeowner</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028910a"><!--s028910a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who owns the house in which they live.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">geriatrics</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025232a"><!--s025232a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a branch of medicine that deals with old age and the diseases associated with old age <span class="bodyb">geriatrician</span> /-ʹtrish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fox terrier</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023856a"><!--s023856a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small terrier of a breed formerly used to dig out foxes, having a short-haired or wire-haired coat.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018645a"><!--s018645a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meaning: two </p><p><i></i></p><p>duologue</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">duo</span> two].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">habit-forming</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027009a"><!--s027009a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a drug, etc: addictive.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-hedra</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027963a"><!--s027963a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hedron/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-hedron</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Capetian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹpeesh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008809a"><!--s008809a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of the dynasty that ruled France from 987 to 1328</p><p><span class="bodyb">Capetian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">capétien</span>, from Hugh <span class="bodyi">Capet</span> d.996, French king who founded the dynasty].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hype<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029866a"><!--s029866a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (+ up) to stimulate or excite (a person or group), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> artificially </p><p><i></i></p><p>The kids were hyped up to fever pitch by the time the band appeared on stage</p> <p><span class="bodyb">hyped-up</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crash helmet</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013934a"><!--s013934a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a helmet that is worn, e.g. by motorcyclists, to protect the head in the event of an accident.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incorrect</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inkəʹrekt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030804a"><!--s030804a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032459b"><!--s032459b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>inaccurate; factually wrong.</p></div><a name="s032460b"><!--s032460b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not in accordance with an established norm; improper</p><p><span class="bodyb">incorrectly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">incorrectness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">incorrectus</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">correctus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/correct1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">correct 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">F<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> f</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> F's Fs <span class="bodyi">or</span> f's)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021239a"><!--s021239a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022335b"><!--s022335b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the sixth letter of the English alphabet.</p></div><a name="s022336b"><!--s022336b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005721c"><!--s005721c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the sixth letter of the English alphabet.</p></div><a name="s005722c"><!--s005722c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a written character or design denoting this letter.</p></div><a name="s005723c"><!--s005723c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the sound represented by this letter, one of the English consonants.</p></div></div><a name="s022337b"><!--s022337b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an item designated as F, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the sixth in a series.</p></div><a name="s022338b"><!--s022338b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in music, the fourth note of the diatonic scale of C major.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">autohypnosis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌawtohhipʹnohsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003689a"><!--s003689a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a self-induced hypnotic state, or the process of producing this <span class="bodyb">autohypnotic</span> /-ʹnotik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">home page</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028911a"><!--s028911a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>on the World Wide Web, a first page of information designed to introduce an individual or a concern and to advertise their product, services, interests, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foxtrot<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023857a"><!--s023857a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a ballroom dance that includes slow walking and quick running steps.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">germ</span><small><span class="eSynop">/juhm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025233a"><!--s025233a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026893b"><!--s026893b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a micro-organism, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that causes disease.</p></div><a name="s026894b"><!--s026894b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a small mass of cells capable of developing into an organism or one of its points.</p></div><a name="s026895b"><!--s026895b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the embryo of a cereal grain that is usu separated from the starchy endosperm during milling </p><p><i></i></p><p>wheat germ</p>.</div><a name="s026896b"><!--s026896b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the rudimentary state from which something develops </p><p><i></i></p><p>the germ of an idea</p> <p><span class="bodyb">germy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">germin-</span>, <span class="bodyi">germen</span> seed, sprout, from <span class="bodyi">gignere</span> to beget].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duodecimal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dyooh·ohʹdesim(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018646a"><!--s018646a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>ofbeing or belonging to a system of numbers that has twelve as its base</p><p><span class="bodyb">duodecimally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">duodecim</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dozen/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dozen</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">habitual</span><small><span class="eSynop">/həʹbityooəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027010a"><!--s027010a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028884b"><!--s028884b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having the nature of a habit </p><p><i></i></p><p>my habitual laziness</p>.</div><a name="s028885b"><!--s028885b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>doing something by force of habit </p><p><i></i></p><p>not that he was a habitual liar</p>.</div><a name="s028886b"><!--s028886b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in accordance with habit; customary </p><p><i></i></p><p>one's habitual morning routine</p> <p><span class="bodyb">habitually</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">f<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">symbol</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021243a"><!--s021243a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022356b"><!--s022356b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>focal length.</p></div><a name="s022357b"><!--s022357b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in electronics, frequency.</p></div><a name="s022358b"><!--s022358b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in mathematics, function.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-hedral</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027964a"><!--s027964a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming adjectives, with the meaning: having the type of surface or number of surfaces specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>dihedral</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cape Verdean</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvuhdi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008810a"><!--s008810a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Cape Verde, archipelago and republic in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of NW Africa</p><p><span class="bodyb">Cape Verdean</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crashing</span></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013935a"><!--s013935a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>✱ <span class="bodyb">a crashing bore</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> the ultimate in insupportable bores </p><p><i></i></p><p>the sort of man who, amusing initially, can rapidly become a crashing bore</p> <p><i></i></p><p>The whole thing is a crashing bore</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyper-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029868a"><!--s029868a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s031417b"><!--s031417b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008166c"><!--s008166c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>excessively </p><p><i></i></p><p>hypersensitive</p> <p><i></i></p><p>hyperactive</p>.</div><a name="s008167c"><!--s008167c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>excessive </p><p><i></i></p><p>hyperaemia</p> <p><i></i></p><p>hypertension</p>.</div></div><a name="s031418b"><!--s031418b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>above; beyond; super- </p><p><i></i></p><p>hypertext</p> <p><i></i></p><p>hyperphysical</p>.</div><a name="s031419b"><!--s031419b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>existing in, or denoting a space of, more than three dimensions </p><p><i></i></p><p>hypercube</p> <p><i></i></p><p>hyperspace</p> <a name="sb000000251"><!--sb000000251--></a><p>[Greek <span class="bodyi">hyper</span> over, beyond]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">hyper-</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">hypo-</span>? These two prefixes are easily confused. <span class="bodyi">Hyper-</span> means ‘excessively’ or ‘higher than normal’: <span class="bodyi">hypercritical</span>, <span class="bodyi">hypersensitive</span>, <span class="bodyi">hyperinflation</span>; <span class="bodyi">hypertension</span> is abnormally high blood pressure. <span class="bodyi">Hypo</span>- means ‘below’ or ‘less than normal’: a <span class="bodyi">hypodermic</span> needle pierces beneath the skin, <span class="bodyi">hypotension</span> is abnormally low blood pressure. Note that someone who is exposed to extreme cold suffers from <span class="bodyi">hypothermia</span>. The word <span class="bodyi">hyperthermia</span> also exists, but refers to a condition in which the body temperature is abnormally high.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">autoimmune</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌawtoh·iʹmyoohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003690a"><!--s003690a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003679b"><!--s003679b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or caused by autoantibodies.</p></div><a name="s003680b"><!--s003680b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a disease: caused by the production of large numbers of autoantibodies</p><p>The immune system evolved to defend against infections (‘non-self’). When its control systems fail and it attacks ‘self’ tissues (that is, which belong to the organism to which the immune system belongs), the result is autoimmune disease. Genes and environment predispose to autoimmune disease. Some autoimmune diseases (Graves’ disease, hyperthyroidism, myasthenia gravis, systemic lupus erythematosis) are caused by antibody proteins secreted by immune B cells; others (type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis) are due to toxic immune T cells – Professor Leonard C Harrison</p><p><span class="bodyb">autoimmunity</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">autoimmunization</span> /-ˌimyoonieʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">home plate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028912a"><!--s028912a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in baseball, a rubber slab at which a batter stands.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">German</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjuhmən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025234a"><!--s025234a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026897b"><!--s026897b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Germany.</p></div><a name="s026898b"><!--s026898b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Germanic language of the people of Germany, Austria, and parts of Switzerland</p><p><span class="bodyb">German</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p>late Latin <span class="bodyi">Germanus</span>, a member of the Germanic peoples. Most of the obvious similarities between the German and English languages result from their common descent from a Germanic language spoken in prehistoric times, which in turn was a descendant of the prehistoric Indo-European language. Although the Norman Conquest of Britain in 1066 introduced many French words into English, a significant number of these were actually of Germanic origin: <span class="bodyi">cramp, crush, flatter, feud, fresh, frock, garden, helmet, roast, scale, stout</span>, and so on. Borrowings from German that have passed into English since the 16th cent. include <span class="bodyi">hamster, lager, marzipan, meerschaum, plunder, poltergeist, poodle, quartz, seminar, spanner, veneer</span>, and <span class="bodyi">zinc</span>. Events in the first half of the 20th cent. produced further borrowings such as <span class="bodyi">blitz, flak, führer, putsch</span>, and <span class="bodyi">strafe</span></p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incorrigible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹkorijəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030805a"><!--s030805a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032461b"><!--s032461b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>incapable of being corrected or improved, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> incurably bad.</p></div><a name="s032462b"><!--s032462b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>unwilling or unlikely to change <span class="bodyb">incorrigibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">incorrigibly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English from late Latin <span class="bodyi">incorrigibilis</span>, from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">corrigere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/correct1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">correct 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foxtrot<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (foxtrotted, foxtrotting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023858a"><!--s023858a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to dance a foxtrot.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duodecimo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dyooh·ohʹdesimoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> duodecimos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018647a"><!--s018647a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a book format in which a folded sheet forms twelve leaves, or a book in this format [Latin <span class="bodyi">duodecimo</span>, ablative of <span class="bodyi">duodecimus</span> twelfth, from <span class="bodyi">duodecim</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dozen/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dozen</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">habituate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/həʹbityooayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027011a"><!--s027011a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028887b"><!--s028887b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(+ to) to make or become used to something (somebody, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> oneself) used to something </p><p><i></i></p><p>habituate oneself to rising early</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s028888b"><!--s028888b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to become used to something <span class="bodyb">habituation</span> /-ʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">F<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021240a"><!--s021240a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022339b"><!--s022339b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Fahrenheit.</p></div><a name="s022340b"><!--s022340b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>false.</p></div><a name="s022341b"><!--s022341b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>farad(s).</p></div><a name="s022342b"><!--s022342b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>female.</p></div><a name="s022343b"><!--s022343b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>fighter (aircraft type).</p></div><a name="s022344b"><!--s022344b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>in genetics, filial generation.</p></div><a name="s022345b"><!--s022345b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> used on pencils: fine.</p></div><a name="s022346b"><!--s022346b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>in physics, force.</p></div><a name="s022347b"><!--s022347b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>franc.</p></div><a name="s022348b"><!--s022348b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>France (international vehicle registration).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-hedron</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -hedrons -hedra)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027965a"><!--s027965a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting: a crystal or geometrical figure having the type of surface or number of surfaces specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>pentahedron</p> <p>[Greek <span class="bodyi">-edron</span>, from <span class="bodyi">hedra</span> seat].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">capias</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaypi·as, ʹkap-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> capiases)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008811a"><!--s008811a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in law, a writ ordering that the named person be arrested [Latin <span class="bodyi">capias</span>, literally ‘you are to take’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">german</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025235a"><!--s025235a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> germane [Middle English <span class="bodyi">germain</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">germanus</span> having the same parents, from <span class="bodyi">gignere</span> to beget].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incorruptible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inkəʹruptəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030806a"><!--s030806a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032463b"><!--s032463b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>incapable of being bribed or morally corrupted.</p></div><a name="s032464b"><!--s032464b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not subject to decay or dissolution <span class="bodyb">incorruptibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">incorruptibly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crash-land</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013936a"><!--s013936a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014523b"><!--s014523b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of an aircraft or pilot: to land under emergency conditions, usu with some damage to the craft <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s014524b"><!--s014524b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to land (an aircraft) in this way</p><p><span class="bodyb">crash landing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">autointoxication</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌawtoh·inˌtoksiʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003691a"><!--s003691a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the condition of being poisoned by toxic substances produced within one's own body.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyper</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhiepə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029867a"><!--s029867a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> over-excited; overwrought [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hyper/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hyper-</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duodena</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dyooh·əʹdeenə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018649a"><!--s018649a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/duodenum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">duodenum</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">habitude</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhabityoohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">archaic or literary</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027012a"><!--s027012a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028889b"><!--s028889b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>disposition or cast of mind </p><p><i></i></p><p>There was something of the habitude of the wild animal in the unreflecting instinct with which she rambled on</p><p> Hardy.</p></div><a name="s028890b"><!--s028890b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>habit; habituation </p><p><i></i></p><p>the white girl who took to the trees with the ability of long habitude</p><p> Edgar Rice Burroughs.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foxy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (foxier, foxiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023859a"><!--s023859a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025638b"><!--s025638b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>cunningly shrewd.</p></div><a name="s025639b"><!--s025639b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>warmly reddish brown.</p></div><a name="s025640b"><!--s025640b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> said of a woman: physically attractive.</p></div><a name="s025641b"><!--s025641b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>foxlike.</p></div><a name="s025642b"><!--s025642b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>said of paper: foxed</p><p><span class="bodyb">foxily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">foxiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fox1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fox 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/y1_or_ey/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-y 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028913a"><!--s028913a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/homing_pigeon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">homing pigeon</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">F<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021241a"><!--s021241a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chemical symbol for fluorine.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heebie-jeebies</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌheebi ʹjeebiz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027966a"><!--s027966a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the heebie-jeebies</span>) <span class="bodyi">informal</span> a state of nervousness or anxiety [coined by Billy DeBeck d.1942, US cartoonist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">capillarity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kapiʹlariti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008812a"><!--s008812a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the phenomenon in which the surface of a liquid in contact with a solid, e.g. in a fine-bore tube, is raised or lowered depending on the relative attraction of the molecules of the liquid for each other and for those of the solid. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/capillary_action/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">capillary action</span></span></a> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/capillary2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">capillary 2</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ity/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ity</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duodeno-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018650a"><!--s018650a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/duoden_or_duodeno/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">duoden-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">increase<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹkrees/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030807a"><!--s030807a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032465b"><!--s032465b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make or become progressively greater in size, amount, number, or intensity</p><p><span class="bodyb">increasing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s032466b"><!--s032466b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (something) greater</p><p><span class="bodyb">increasable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">increasingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">encresen</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">increscere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">crescere</span> to grow].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">autologous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awʹtoləgəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003692a"><!--s003692a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>derived from the same individual [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/auto_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">auto- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-logous</span> on the model of <span class="bodyi">homologous</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">germander</span><small><span class="eSynop">/juhʹmandə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025236a"><!--s025236a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026899b"><!--s026899b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several species of plants of the mint family: genus <span class="bodyi">Teucrium</span>.</p></div><a name="s026900b"><!--s026900b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a blue-flowered speedwell: <span class="bodyi">Veronica</span> <span class="bodyi">chamaedrys</span> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">germaunder</span> via French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">chamaidrys</span>, from <span class="bodyi">chamai</span> on the ground + <span class="bodyi">drys</span> oak, tree; because the leaves of some species resemble oak leaves].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Homeric</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hohʹmerik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028914a"><!--s028914a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030587b"><!--s030587b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or characteristic of the ancient Greek poet Homer, his age, or his writings.</p></div><a name="s030588b"><!--s030588b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of epic proportions; heroic </p><p><i></i></p><p>a Homeric feat of endurance</p> <p>[Greek <span class="bodyi">Homērikos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Homēros</span> Homer, ninth- or eighth-cent. <span class="bodysc">bc</span> author of the <span class="bodyi">Iliad</span> and the <span class="bodyi">Odyssey</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crash pad</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013937a"><!--s013937a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a place where free temporary sleeping accommodation is available.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">foyer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfoyay, ʹfoyə (<span class="bodyi">French</span> fwaje)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023860a"><!--s023860a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an anteroom or lobby, e.g. of a theatre, or an entrance hallway [orig meaning ‘the centre of attention or activity’; French <span class="bodyi">foyer</span> fireplace, via medieval Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">focus</span> hearth].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyperacid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiepərʹasid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029869a"><!--s029869a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of the stomach: secreting more acid than is normal <span class="bodyb">hyperacidity</span> /-ʹsiditi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heed<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/heed/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027967a"><!--s027967a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to pay close attention to (somebody or something) [Old English <span class="bodyi">hēdan</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">habitué</span><small><span class="eSynop">/həʹbityooay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027013a"><!--s027013a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who frequents a specified place </p><p><i></i></p><p>habitués of the theatre</p> <p>[French <span class="bodyi">habitué</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">habituer</span> to frequent, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">habitus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/habitation/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">habitation</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">FA</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021244a"><!--s021244a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022359b"><!--s022359b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Fanny Adams.</p></div><a name="s022360b"><!--s022360b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in Britain, Football Association.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">capillary<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> capillaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008813a"><!--s008813a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a capillary tube or passage, <span class="bodyi"><span class="bodyi">esp</span></span> any of the smallest blood vessels connecting arterioles (small arteries; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/arteriole/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">arteriole</span></span></a>) with venules (small veins; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/venule/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">venule</span></span></a>) and forming networks throughout the body: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/artery/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">artery</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vein1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">vein 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">increase<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinkrees/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030808a"><!--s030808a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032467b"><!--s032467b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of increasing.</p></div><a name="s032468b"><!--s032468b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the amount by which something increases </p><p><i></i></p><p>a 5% increase in profits</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">on the increase</span>.</p></div><a name="s032469b"><!--s032469b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>becoming greater, more common, or more frequent.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duoden- <span class="bodyi">or</span> duodeno-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018648a"><!--s018648a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: duodenum </p><p><i></i></p><p>duodenitis</p> <p><i></i></p><p>duodenogram</p> <p>[scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">duoden-</span>, from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">duodenum</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/duodenum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">duodenum</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">autolysis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awʹtoləsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003693a"><!--s003693a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the breakdown of all or part of a cell or tissue by self-produced enzymes <span class="bodyb">autolytic</span> /-ʹlitik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/auto_2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">auto- 2</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">lysis</span> loosening, from Greek].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">germane</span><small><span class="eSynop">/juhʹmayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025237a"><!--s025237a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relevant and appropriate</p><p><span class="bodyb">germanely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">germaneness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [variant of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/german/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">german</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">capillary<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹpiləri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008814a"><!--s008814a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009196b"><!--s009196b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002208c"><!--s002208c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>resembling a hair, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in slender elongated form.</p></div><a name="s002209c"><!--s002209c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a tube, passage, etc: having a very fine bore.</p></div></div><a name="s009197b"><!--s009197b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of capillaries or capillarity [French <span class="bodyi">capillaire</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">capillaris</span>, from <span class="bodyi">capillus</span> hair].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heed<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027968a"><!--s027968a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>careful attention; notice </p><p><i></i></p><p>Take heed of what I say</p> <p><span class="bodyb">heedful</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fp</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023862a"><!--s023862a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025643b"><!--s025643b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in music, forte-piano.</p></div><a name="s025644b"><!--s025644b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">f.p.</span>) freezing point.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incredible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹkredəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030809a"><!--s030809a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032470b"><!--s032470b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>too extraordinary and improbable to be believed; amazing or astonishing.</p></div><a name="s032471b"><!--s032471b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008439c"><!--s008439c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>too extraordinary and improbable to be believed.</p></div><a name="s008440c"><!--s008440c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>hard to believe; amazing or astonishing.</p></div></div><a name="s032472b"><!--s032472b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> excellent; outstanding </p><p><i></i></p><p>We found this incredible new club near the railway station</p> <p><span class="bodyb">incredibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">incredibly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">incredibilis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">credibilis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/credible/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">credible</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crash team</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013938a"><!--s013938a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a medical team equipped to deal at a moment's notice with cardiac arrest.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">home room</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028915a"><!--s028915a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> the room in a school assigned to a particular class or set of students as their base for administrative purposes, presided over by their particular teacher.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyperactive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiepərʹaktiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029870a"><!--s029870a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031420b"><!--s031420b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a child: persistently active and disinclined to rest, sometimes behaving disruptively.</p></div><a name="s031421b"><!--s031421b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>excessively or abnormally active </p><p><i></i></p><p>a hyperactive gland</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a hyperactive imagination</p> <p><span class="bodyb">hyperactivity</span> /-ʹtiviti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">FAA</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021246a"><!--s021246a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022361b"><!--s022361b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> Federal Aviation Administration.</p></div><a name="s022362b"><!--s022362b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Fleet Air Arm.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">habitus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhabitəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> habitus habituses)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027014a"><!--s027014a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person's physical constitution or physique [Latin <span class="bodyi">habitus</span> deportment, appearance, nature].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duodenum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dyooh·əʹdeenəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> duodena /-nə/ duodenums)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018651a"><!--s018651a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the first part of the small intestine, extending from the stomach to the jejunum</p><p><span class="bodyb">duodenal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English from medieval Latin, from Latin <span class="bodyi">duodeni</span> twelve each, from <span class="bodyi">duodecim</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dozen/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dozen</span></span></a> ; from its length, about twelve fingers’ breadth].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">automat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawtohmat/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003694a"><!--s003694a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> an automatic vending machine [German <span class="bodyi">Automat</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">automaton</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/automaton/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">automaton</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Germanic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/juhʹmanik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025238a"><!--s025238a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026901b"><!--s026901b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to Germanic.</p></div><a name="s026902b"><!--s026902b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>characteristic of the Germanic-speaking peoples.</p></div><a name="s026903b"><!--s026903b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>characteristic of the German people.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heedful</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹheedf(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027969a"><!--s027969a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>paying close attention; taking notice</p><p><span class="bodyb">heedfully</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">heedfulness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">capillary action</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008815a"><!--s008815a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/capillarity/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">capillarity</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">FP</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023861a"><!--s023861a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>former pupil or former pupils.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duologue</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdyooh·əlog/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018652a"><!--s018652a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019725b"><!--s019725b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a play or part of a play with only two speaking roles.</p></div><a name="s019726b"><!--s019726b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a dialogue between two people.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haboob</span><small><span class="eSynop">/həʹboohb/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027015a"><!--s027015a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in N Africa, a sandstorm [Arabic <span class="bodyi">habūb</span> violent wind].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incredulous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹkredyooləs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030810a"><!--s030810a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>unwilling or unable to believe something, or expressing such disbelief <span class="bodyb">incredulity</span> /inkriʹdyoohliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">incredulously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">incredulousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">incredulus</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">credulus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/credulous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">credulous</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyperaemia <span class="bodyi">or</span> hyperemia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiepəʹreemi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029871a"><!--s029871a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>excess of blood in a body part.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">home rule</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028916a"><!--s028916a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>limited self-government by the people of a dependent political unit: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/self_government/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">self-government</span></span></a></p><p>Home Rule was the name given in the late 19th cent. to Gladstone's proposals to grant Ireland its own parliament within the United Kingdom. Twice defeated at Westminster, Home Rule was brought forward a third time in 1912–14 but thwarted by the outbreak of the First World War. Today similar measures for Scotland and Wales are known as devolution — Professor Peter Clarke</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fab</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fab/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021247a"><!--s021247a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> fabulous or great.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crash-test</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013939a"><!--s013939a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to crash (a new vehicle) deliberately in controlled conditions so as to assess its strength under impact.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">automata</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awʹtomətə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003695a"><!--s003695a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/automaton/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">automaton</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heedless</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027970a"><!--s027970a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029819b"><!--s029819b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>inconsiderate or thoughtless.</p></div><a name="s029820b"><!--s029820b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + of) without thinking or paying attention; reckless </p><p><i></i></p><p>heedless of the risk</p> <p><span class="bodyb">heedlessly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">heedlessness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Germanic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025239a"><!--s025239a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026904b"><!--s026904b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a branch of the Indo-European language family containing English, German, Dutch, Afrikaans, Flemish, Frisian, the Scandinavian languages, and Gothic.</p></div><a name="s026905b"><!--s026905b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Proto-Germanic, the unrecorded early language from which these languages developed.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">capital<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkapitl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008816a"><!--s008816a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009198b"><!--s009198b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a city serving as a seat of government.</p></div><a name="s009199b"><!--s009199b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002210c"><!--s002210c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a city serving as a seat of government </p><p><i></i></p><p>the capital of France</p>.</div><a name="s002211c"><!--s002211c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a place that is preeminent in some specified field of activity </p><p><i></i></p><p>the antiques capital of the world</p>.</div></div><a name="s009200b"><!--s009200b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002212c"><!--s002212c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>wealth or goods used to produce further wealth or goods.</p></div><a name="s002213c"><!--s002213c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a sum of money saved, lent, borrowed, or invested.</p></div><a name="s002214c"><!--s002214c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a stock of accumulated possessions, or their value, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> at a particular time and in contrast to income received during a particular period.</p></div><a name="s002215c"><!--s002215c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>the excess of the assets of a business over its liabilities.</p></div><a name="s002216c"><!--s002216c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) people holding capital; the capitalist class.</p></div></div><a name="s009201b"><!--s009201b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a capital letter ✱ <span class="bodyb">make capital out of</span> to turn (a situation) to one's advantage [French <span class="bodyi">capital</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">capitale</span> chief, principal, from Latin <span class="bodyi">capitalis</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/capital2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">capital 2</span></span></a>); (senses 2 and 3) from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/capital2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">capital 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">FPA</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023863a"><!--s023863a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Family Planning Association.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyperaesthesia <span class="bodyi">or</span> hyperesthesia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhiepəreesʹtheezyə, -zh(y)ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029872a"><!--s029872a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pathologically increased sensitivity to sensory stimuli, e.g. touch.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">increment</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹingkrimənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030811a"><!--s030811a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032473b"><!--s032473b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an increase, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in quantity or value, or the amount of this.</p></div><a name="s032474b"><!--s032474b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a regular increase in pay resulting from an additional year's service.</p></div><a name="s032475b"><!--s032475b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>any of a series of regular consecutive increases or additions.</p></div><a name="s032476b"><!--s032476b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a usu small negative or positive change in the value of a mathematical variable or function <span class="bodyb">incremental</span> /-ʹmentl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">incrementally</span> /-ʹmentəli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">incrementum</span>, from <span class="bodyi">increscere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/increase1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">increase 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Habsburg</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhapsbuhg/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027016a"><!--s027016a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hapsburg_or_habsburg/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Hapsburg</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duomo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/doohʹohmoh, ʹdwohmoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> duomos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018653a"><!--s018653a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an Italian cathedral [Italian <span class="bodyi">duomo</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dome/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dome</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hee-haw<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhee haw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027971a"><!--s027971a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the bray of a donkey [imitative].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Fabian<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfaybi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021248a"><!--s021248a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of a socialist society founded in Britain in 1884 to work for the gradual establishment of socialism</p><p><span class="bodyb">Fabianism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">Fabianist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">Fabianus</span> of or like Quintus <span class="bodyi">Fabius</span> Maximus d.203 <span class="bodysc">bc</span>, Roman general who wore down his enemies while avoiding open battles].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">home run</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028917a"><!--s028917a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in baseball, a hit that enables the batter to make a complete circuit of the bases and score a run.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">automate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawtəmayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003696a"><!--s003696a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to convert (a system, etc) to largely automatic operation <span class="bodyb">automatable</span> /-ʹmaytəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/automation/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">automation</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">germanium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/juhʹmayni·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025240a"><!--s025240a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a greyish white metalloid chemical element that resembles silicon, occurs naturally in sulphide ores, and is used as a semiconductor: symbol Ge, atomic number 32 [Latin <span class="bodyi">germanium</span>, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">Germania</span> Germany; named by C A Winkler d.1904, German chemist who discovered it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crashworthiness</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013940a"><!--s013940a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the capacity of a vehicle to protect its occupants in a collision.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fpm</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023864a"><!--s023864a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>feet per minute.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">capital<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008817a"><!--s008817a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009202b"><!--s009202b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>punishable by death </p><p><i></i></p><p>a capital crime</p>.</div><a name="s009203b"><!--s009203b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a letter: of the series used to begin sentences or proper names, e.g. <span class="bodyi">A, B, C</span> rather than <span class="bodyi">a, b, c</span>.</p></div><a name="s009204b"><!--s009204b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>of the greatest significance or influence </p><p><i></i></p><p>the capital importance of criticism in the work of creation itself</p><p> T S Eliot.</p></div><a name="s009205b"><!--s009205b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> excellent </p><p><i></i></p><p>a capital book</p> <p><span class="bodyb">capitally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">capitalis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">capit-</span>, <span class="bodyi">caput</span> head].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyperalgesia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhiepəralʹjeezi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029873a"><!--s029873a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an abnormally high sensitivity to pain <span class="bodyb">hyperalgesic</span> /-zik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incriminate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹkriminayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030812a"><!--s030812a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032477b"><!--s032477b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to suggest or demonstrate that (somebody) is guilty of a crime or other wrongdoing.</p></div><a name="s032478b"><!--s032478b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to charge (somebody) with a crime or other wrongdoing <span class="bodyb">incrimination</span> /-ʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">incriminatory</span> /-nət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">incriminatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">incriminare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">crimin-, crimen</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crime/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crime</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duopoly</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dyoohʹopəli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> duopolies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018654a"><!--s018654a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a market situation that is controlled by two sellers <span class="bodyb">duopolistic</span> /-ʹlistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/duo/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">duo-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-poly</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/monopoly/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">monopoly</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">háček</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhahchek/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027017a"><!--s027017a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a diacritic mark (ˇ) placed over a letter in some languages, e.g. over <span class="bodyi">c</span> in Czech and other Slavic languages, to modify the sound of the letter [Czech <span class="bodyi">háček</span> little hook].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hee-haw<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027972a"><!--s027972a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make the sound of a donkey braying</p><p><span class="bodyb">hee-haw</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Fabian<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021249a"><!--s021249a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022363b"><!--s022363b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or relating to the Fabians.</p></div><a name="s022364b"><!--s022364b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>using a cautious, gradual strategy to wear down an enemy.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">German measles</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025241a"><!--s025241a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing.</span>) = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/rubella/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">rubella</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">automated teller machine</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003697a"><!--s003697a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cash_dispenser/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cash dispenser</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Home Secretary</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028918a"><!--s028918a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a government minister for internal affairs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">capital<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008818a"><!--s008818a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the uppermost part of an architectural column [Middle English <span class="bodyi">capitale</span> via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">capitellum</span> small head, top of column, dimin. of Latin <span class="bodyi">capit-, caput</span> head].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fps</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023865a"><!--s023865a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025645b"><!--s025645b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>feet per second.</p></div><a name="s025646b"><!--s025646b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>foot-pound-second.</p></div><a name="s025647b"><!--s025647b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>frames per second.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crasis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkraysis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> crases /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013941a"><!--s013941a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in phonetics, the contraction of two vowels or diphthongs into one long vowel or diphthong [Greek <span class="bodyi">krasis</span> mixing, combination, from <span class="bodyi">kerannynai</span> to mix].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyperbaric</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiepəʹbarik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029874a"><!--s029874a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or using greater than normal pressure, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of oxygen </p><p><i></i></p><p>hyperbaric oxygen chambers</p> <p><span class="bodyb">hyperbarically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hyper/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hyper-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bar_or_baro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bar-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ic1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ic 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">in-crowd</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030813a"><!--s030813a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the in-crowd</span>) <span class="bodyi">informal</span> people who are considered to be, or who consider themselves to be, particularly popular or, fashionable, or knowledgeable.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dup.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018655a"><!--s018655a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>duplicate.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hachure</span><small><span class="eSynop">/haʹshyooə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027018a"><!--s027018a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028891b"><!--s028891b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) short parallel lines used on a map to indicate sloping land.</p></div><a name="s028892b"><!--s028892b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the shading produced by such lines [French <span class="bodyi">hachure</span>, from <span class="bodyi">hacher</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hatch4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hatch 4</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heel<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/heel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027973a"><!--s027973a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029821b"><!--s029821b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the back of the foot below the ankle.</p></div><a name="s029822b"><!--s029822b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007887c"><!--s007887c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the back of the human foot below the ankle.</p></div><a name="s007888c"><!--s007888c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the back part of a vertebrate's hind limb corresponding to this.</p></div></div><a name="s029823b"><!--s029823b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the part of the palm of the hand nearest the wrist.</p></div><a name="s029824b"><!--s029824b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the part of an article of footwear that covers or supports the heel.</p></div><a name="s029825b"><!--s029825b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the crusty end of a loaf of bread.</p></div><a name="s029826b"><!--s029826b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a lower or bottom part, e.g. the lower end of a mast or the end of a violin bow that the violinist holds.</p></div><a name="s029827b"><!--s029827b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>the base of a tuber or cutting of a plant used for propagation.</p></div><a name="s029828b"><!--s029828b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal, dated</span> a contemptible person ✱ <span class="bodyb">down at heel</span> in or into a run-down or shabby condition ✱ <span class="bodyb">on/hot on the heels of</span> immediately following; closely behind ✱ <span class="bodyb">take to one's heels</span> to run away ✱ <span class="bodyb">to heel</span> used in training a dog: close behind.</p></div><a name="s029829b"><!--s029829b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>into agreement or line; under control ✱ <span class="bodyb">turn on one's heel</span> to turn abruptly, usu before leaving</p><p><span class="bodyb">heeled</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">heelless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">hēla</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">automatic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/awtəʹmatik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003698a"><!--s003698a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003681b"><!--s003681b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000708c"><!--s000708c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>acting or done spontaneously or unconsciously.</p></div><a name="s000709c"><!--s000709c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>resembling an automaton; mechanical.</p></div></div><a name="s003682b"><!--s003682b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having a self-acting or self-regulating mechanism that requires little or no human intervention </p><p><i></i></p><p>an automatic car with automatic transmission</p>.</div><a name="s003683b"><!--s003683b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a firearm: repeatedly ejecting the empty cartridge shell, introducing a new cartridge, and firing it.</p></div><a name="s003684b"><!--s003684b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>happening as a matter of course </p><p><i></i></p><p>Promotion is no longer automatic after five years’ service</p><p><span class="bodyb">automatically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">automaticity</span> /-ʹtisiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">automatos</span> self-acting].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homesick</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028919a"><!--s028919a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>longing for home and family while absent from them</p><p><span class="bodyb">homesickness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [earliest as <span class="bodyi">homesickness</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fr.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023869a"><!--s023869a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025651b"><!--s025651b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>from.</p></div><a name="s025652b"><!--s025652b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>franc(s).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">capital assets</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008819a"><!--s008819a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fixed_assets/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fixed assets</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fable<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfaybl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021250a"><!--s021250a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022365b"><!--s022365b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a story intended to convey a moral; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one in which animals speak and act like human beings.</p></div><a name="s022366b"><!--s022366b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005724c"><!--s005724c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a legendary story of supernatural happenings.</p></div><a name="s005725c"><!--s005725c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>myths or legendary tales collectively [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">fabula</span> conversation, story, play, from <span class="bodyi">fari</span> to speak].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crass</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kras/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013942a"><!--s013942a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014525b"><!--s014525b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>insensitive; coarse </p><p><i></i></p><p>crass behaviour</p>.</div><a name="s014526b"><!--s014526b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>deplorably great; complete </p><p><i></i></p><p>crass stupidity</p> <p><span class="bodyb">crassitude</span> /ʹkrasityoohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">crassly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">crassness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">crassus</span> thick, gross].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Germano-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025242a"><!--s025242a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s026906b"><!--s026906b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the German nation, people, or culture </p><p><i></i></p><p>Germanophile</p>.</div><a name="s026907b"><!--s026907b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>German and </p><p><i></i></p><p>Germano-Russian</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyperbaton</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hieʹpuhbəton/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029875a"><!--s029875a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an inversion of word order for emphatic effect, as in <span class="bodyi">Temper tantrums I can do without</span> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">hyperbaton</span>, neuter of <span class="bodyi">hyperbatos</span> transposed, from <span class="bodyi">hyperbainein</span> to step over, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hyper/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hyper-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">bainein</span> to step, walk].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dupe<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dyoohp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018656a"><!--s018656a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who is easily deceived or cheated [French <span class="bodyi">dupe</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">duppe</span>, prob alteration of <span class="bodyi">huppe</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hoopoe/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hoopoe</span></span></a> ; from the bird's alleged stupidity].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incrust</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹkrust/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030814a"><!--s030814a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/encrust_or_incrust/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">encrust</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heel<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027974a"><!--s027974a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029830b"><!--s029830b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to supply (e.g. a shoe) with a heel, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to replace its heel.</p></div><a name="s029831b"><!--s029831b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to strike (something) with the heel; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> to kick (a rugby ball) with the heel, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> out of a scrum.</p></div><a name="s029832b"><!--s029832b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in golf, to strike (the ball) with the part of the club nearest the shaft <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s029833b"><!--s029833b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of a dog: to walk close behind the person in charge of it</p><p><span class="bodyb">heeler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hacienda</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hasiʹendə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027019a"><!--s027019a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in a Spanish-speaking country, a large estate or plantation, or the main house of such an estate or plantation [Spanish <span class="bodyi">hacienda</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">facienda</span> things to be done, from <span class="bodyi">facere</span> to make, do].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">automatic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003699a"><!--s003699a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an automatic machine or apparatus; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an automatic firearm or a car with automatic transmission.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">home signal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028920a"><!--s028920a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a railway signal that controls the movement of trains into a section of track.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fable<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021251a"><!--s021251a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to talk or write about (a person, event, etc) as if true</p><p><span class="bodyb">fabler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">FR</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023866a"><!--s023866a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Faeroe Islands (international vehicle registration).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyperbola</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hieʹpuhbələ/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hyperbolas hyperbolae /-lee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029876a"><!--s029876a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plane curve generated by a point so moving that the difference of its distances from two fixed points is a constant; the intersection of a double right circular cone with a plane that cuts both halves of the cone: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ellipse/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ellipse</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/parabola/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">parabola</span></span></a> [Greek <span class="bodyi">hyperbolē</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hyperbole/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hyperbole</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heel<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027975a"><!--s027975a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a ship: to tilt to one side [alteration of Middle English <span class="bodyi">hield</span> from Old English <span class="bodyi">hieldan</span> to lean; the <span class="bodyi">d</span> disappeared in the 16th cent. when <span class="bodyi">hield</span> was taken to be a past part.].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-crat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013943a"><!--s013943a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting:</p><a name="s014527b"><!--s014527b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an advocate or partisan of a specified form of government </p><p><i></i></p><p>democrat</p>.</div><a name="s014528b"><!--s014528b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a member of a specified ruling class </p><p><i></i></p><p>plutocrat</p> <p><i></i></p><p>technocrat</p> <p><span class="bodyb">-cratic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">-crate</span>,back-formation from <span class="bodyi">-cratie</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cracy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-cracy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dupe<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018657a"><!--s018657a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to cheat or deceive (somebody)</p><p><span class="bodyb">dupable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">duper</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">dupery</span> /ʹdyoohpəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incubate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹingkyoobayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030815a"><!--s030815a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032479b"><!--s032479b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of a bird: to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body.</p></div><a name="s032480b"><!--s032480b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to maintain (something) under conditions favourable for hatching, development, growth, etc.</p></div><a name="s032481b"><!--s032481b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to develop (a disease), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> without any noticeable symptoms.</p></div><a name="s032482b"><!--s032482b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s008441c"><!--s008441c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a bird: to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body.</p></div><a name="s008442c"><!--s008442c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to maintain (something) under conditions favourable for hatching, development, growth, reaction, etc.</p></div><a name="s008443c"><!--s008443c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to develop (a disease), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> without any noticeable symptoms.</p></div></div><a name="s032483b"><!--s032483b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to cause (e.g. an idea) to develop <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s032484b"><!--s032484b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to incubate something or be incubated <span class="bodyb">incubation</span> /-ʹbaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">incubative</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">incubatory</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">incubatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">incubare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">cubare</span> to lie].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">capital flight</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008820a"><!--s008820a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the movement of financial assets out of a country or region, either in the hope of higher returns elsewhere or in response to unfavourable local circumstances.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">German shepherd</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025243a"><!--s025243a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/alsatian/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Alsatian</span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">automatic data processing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003700a"><!--s003700a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the automatic electronic processing of data.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hack<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hak/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027020a"><!--s027020a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028893b"><!--s028893b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cut with repeated irregular or unskilful blows.</p></div><a name="s028894b"><!--s028894b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in football or rugby, to commit the foul of kicking (an opposing player) on the shins.</p></div><a name="s028895b"><!--s028895b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s007609c"><!--s007609c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to cut (something) with or as if with repeated irregular or unskilful blows.</p></div><a name="s007610c"><!--s007610c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to sever (something) with repeated blows </p><p><i></i></p><p>hack off branches</p>.</div></div><a name="s028896b"><!--s028896b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to clear (a path) by cutting away vegetation.</p></div><a name="s028897b"><!--s028897b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s007611c"><!--s007611c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in football or rugby, to commit the foul of kicking (an opposing player) on the shins.</p></div><a name="s007612c"><!--s007612c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to kick (e.g. a ball) somewhere.</p></div></div><a name="s028898b"><!--s028898b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span>(<span class="bodyi">used with a negative</span>) to bear or tolerate (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>couldn't hack it</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s028899b"><!--s028899b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to make cutting blows or rough cuts.</p></div><a name="s028900b"><!--s028900b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> to cough repeatedly in a short dry manner </p><p><i></i></p><p>a hacking cough</p> <p><i></i></p><p>He was troubled from time to time with a dry hacking cough</p><p> Wilkie Collins.</p></div><a name="s028901b"><!--s028901b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>(+ into) to gain unauthorized access to a computer system</p><p><span class="bodyb">hacker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">haccian</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homespun<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028921a"><!--s028921a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030589b"><!--s030589b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>made of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/homespun2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">homespun 2</span></span></a> or from cloth spun or woven at home </p><p><i></i></p><p>clad in sombre homespun garments</p><p> Conan Doyle.</p></div><a name="s030590b"><!--s030590b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>lacking sophistication; simple </p><p><i></i></p><p>There is not that in Eustacia Vye which will make a good homespun wife</p><p> Hardy.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Fr</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023867a"><!--s023867a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chemical symbol for francium.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fabled</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021252a"><!--s021252a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022367b"><!--s022367b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>told or celebrated in fables; legendary.</p></div><a name="s022368b"><!--s022368b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>fictitious or imaginary.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/krayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013944a"><!--s013944a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014529b"><!--s014529b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a framework or box, usu wooden, for holding goods, e.g. fruit, bottles, etc, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> during transit.</p></div><a name="s014530b"><!--s014530b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the contents of a crate.</p></div><a name="s014531b"><!--s014531b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an old dilapidated car, aeroplane, etc <span class="bodyb">crateful</span> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cratefuls)<i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">cratis</span> wickerwork].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyperbole</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hieʹpuhbəli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029877a"><!--s029877a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>deliberate extravagant exaggeration, used for effect, as in </p><p><i></i></p><p>wade through oceans of blood</p> <p><i></i></p><p>I knew him, Horatio … He hath borne me on his back a thousand times</p><p> Shakespeare</p><p><span class="bodyb">hyperbolist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">hyperbolē</span> excess, hyperbole, hyperbola, from <span class="bodyi">hyperballein</span> to exceed, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hyper/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hyper-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ballein</span> to throw].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dupion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdyoohpi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018658a"><!--s018658a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rough silk fabric [French <span class="bodyi">doupion</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">doppione</span> double cocoon made by two silkworms, augmentative of <span class="bodyi">doppio</span> double, from Latin <span class="bodyi">duplus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/double1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">double 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heel<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027976a"><!--s027976a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tilt to one side, or the extent of this.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incubation period</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030816a"><!--s030816a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the time between exposure to a disease or a pathogenic organism and the appearance of the first symptoms.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">German silver</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025244a"><!--s025244a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/nickel_silver/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">nickel silver</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">capital gain</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008821a"><!--s008821a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl, but treated as sing.</span>) the profit from the sale of an asset, e.g. a house.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Fr.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023868a"><!--s023868a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025648b"><!--s025648b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Father.</p></div><a name="s025649b"><!--s025649b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>French.</p></div><a name="s025650b"><!--s025650b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>Friar.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">automatic door</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003701a"><!--s003701a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a door that opens automatically by electronic means.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hack<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027021a"><!--s027021a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028902b"><!--s028902b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a hacking blow.</p></div><a name="s028903b"><!--s028903b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a kick on the shins in rugby or football.</p></div><a name="s028904b"><!--s028904b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s007613c"><!--s007613c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a wound or gash.</p></div><a name="s007614c"><!--s007614c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a kick on the shins in rugby or football.</p></div><a name="s007615c"><!--s007615c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a painful split in the skin caused e.g. by the cold.</p></div></div><a name="s028905b"><!--s028905b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a mattock, pick, or similar tool etc.</p></div><a name="s028906b"><!--s028906b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an act or instance of computer hacking.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homespun<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028922a"><!--s028922a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a loosely woven woollen or linen fabric orig made from yarn spun at home </p><p><i></i></p><p>lean brown guides in baggy homespun</p><p> Henry James.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fabliau</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfablioh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> fabliaux /ʹfabliohz/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021253a"><!--s021253a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a short verse story, usu a coarsely satirical one, popular in France in the 12th and 13th cents. [French <span class="bodyi">fabliau</span> from Old French, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">fable</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fable1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fable 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013945a"><!--s013945a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to pack (something) in a crate </p><p><i></i></p><p>The wine is then crated and loaded into trucks for distribution</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyperbolic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiepəʹbolik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029878a"><!--s029878a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to, characterized by, or given to hyperbole</p><p><span class="bodyb">hyperbolically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duple</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdyoohpl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018659a"><!--s018659a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019727b"><!--s019727b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having two elements; twofold.</p></div><a name="s019728b"><!--s019728b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of musical rhythm or time: marked by two, or a multiple of two, beats per bar [Latin <span class="bodyi">duplus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/double1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">double 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heel<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027977a"><!--s027977a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(+ in) to plant (cuttings or plants) temporarily before setting in the final growing position [alteration of English dialect <span class="bodyi">hele, heal</span> to cover over, from Old English<span class="bodyi">helian</span> to hide, conceal].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">capital gains tax</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008822a"><!--s008822a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>tax levied on capital gains.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Fra</span><small><span class="eSynop">/frah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023870a"><!--s023870a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used as a title preceding the name of an Italian monk or friar: brother </p><p><i></i></p><p>Fra Angelico</p> <p>[Italian <span class="bodyi">Fra</span>, short for <span class="bodyi">frate</span> brother, from Latin <span class="bodyi">frater</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Fablon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfablon/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021254a"><!--s021254a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a plastic material with an adhesive backing, used for covering shelves, tables, etc [prob a blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fabric/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fabric</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/nylon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">nylon</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">germ cell</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025245a"><!--s025245a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an egg or sperm cell, or any of the cells from which they develop.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crater<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkraytə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013946a"><!--s013946a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014532b"><!--s014532b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003630c"><!--s003630c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a bowl-shaped depression forming the mouth of a volcano.</p></div><a name="s003631c"><!--s003631c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a bowl-shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite.</p></div></div><a name="s014533b"><!--s014533b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a hole in the ground made by an explosion.</p></div><a name="s014534b"><!--s014534b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a jar or vase with a wide mouth used in classical antiquity for mixing wine and water [Latin <span class="bodyi">crater</span> mixing bowl, crater, from Greek <span class="bodyi">kratēr</span>,from <span class="bodyi">kerannynai</span> to mix].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">automatic exposure</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003702a"><!--s003702a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the automatic adjustment of a camera's lens aperture and shutter speed.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homestead</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028923a"><!--s028923a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030591b"><!--s030591b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a house and adjoining land occupied by a family.</p></div><a name="s030592b"><!--s030592b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in N America, an area of land formerly granted to a settler.</p></div><a name="s030593b"><!--s030593b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ</span> the owner's living quarters on a sheep or cattle station</p><p><span class="bodyb">homesteader</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">homesteading</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyperbolic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029879a"><!--s029879a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or analogous to a hyperbola.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hack<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027022a"><!--s027022a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028907b"><!--s028907b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who produces mediocre work, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> writing, for financial gain; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a commercial writer.</p></div><a name="s028908b"><!--s028908b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007616c"><!--s007616c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a riding horse let out for hire.</p></div><a name="s007617c"><!--s007617c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a vicious or worn-out old horse; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jade2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jade<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (1).</p></div><a name="s007618c"><!--s007618c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a light easy saddle horse.</p></div></div><a name="s028909b"><!--s028909b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an act of hacking; a ride on a horse.</p></div><a name="s028910b"><!--s028910b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a taxi</p><p><span class="bodyb">hackery</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hackney1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hackney 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incubator</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹingkyoobaytə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030817a"><!--s030817a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032485b"><!--s032485b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an apparatus in which a premature or sick baby is kept under controlled conditions until it is able to survive independently.</p></div><a name="s032486b"><!--s032486b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an apparatus in which eggs are hatched artificially.</p></div><a name="s032487b"><!--s032487b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an apparatus in which bacteria etc are grown under controlled conditions.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heelball</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027978a"><!--s027978a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mixture of wax and lampblack used to polish the heels of footwear and to take brass or stone rubbings.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duplex<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdyoohpleks/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018660a"><!--s018660a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019729b"><!--s019729b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>double; twofold.</p></div><a name="s019730b"><!--s019730b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a system of communication, computer set-up, etc: allowing transmission of signals in opposite directions simultaneously [Latin <span class="bodyi">duplex</span>, from <span class="bodyi">duo</span> two + <span class="bodyi">-plex</span> -fold].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">capital goods</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008823a"><!--s008823a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>goods used in producing other commodities rather than for sale to consumers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fracas</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfrakah, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> ʹfraykəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> fracas /ʹfrakahz/) (<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> fracases /ʹfraykəsiz/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023871a"><!--s023871a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a noisy quarrel; a brawl [French <span class="bodyi">fracas</span> din, row, from Italian <span class="bodyi">fracasso</span>, from <span class="bodyi">fracassare</span> to shatter].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">automatic gain control</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003703a"><!--s003703a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a system of self-adjustment by an amplifier to compensate for variations in the strength of the received signal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crater<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (cratered, cratering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013947a"><!--s013947a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to form craters in (something).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homestead law</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028924a"><!--s028924a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several US or Canadian legislative acts authorizing the sale of public lands to settlers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heel bar</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027979a"><!--s027979a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small shop or counter where shoes can be taken to be repaired.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fabric</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfabrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021255a"><!--s021255a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022369b"><!--s022369b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a pliable material made by weaving, knitting, etc; cloth.</p></div><a name="s022370b"><!--s022370b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005726c"><!--s005726c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the basic structure or framework of a building, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the floor, walls, and roof </p><p><i></i></p><p>The fabric of the theatre is sound</p>.</div><a name="s005727c"><!--s005727c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the underlying structure of something abstract, e.g. a society or way of life [early French <span class="bodyi">fabrique</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">fabrica</span> workshop, structure, from <span class="bodyi">fabr-, faber</span> smith].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyperbolical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiepəʹbolikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029880a"><!--s029880a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hyperbolic1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hyperbolic 1</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hyperbolic2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hyperbolic 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">germicide</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjuhmisied/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025246a"><!--s025246a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a substance that kills germs <span class="bodyb">germicidal</span> /-ʹsiedl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duplex<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018661a"><!--s018661a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019731b"><!--s019731b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a house divided into two flats.</p></div><a name="s019732b"><!--s019732b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span></p><a name="s005044c"><!--s005044c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a house divided into two flats.</p></div><a name="s005045c"><!--s005045c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a flat on two floors.</p></div></div><a name="s019733b"><!--s019733b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a double strand of a nucleic acid, e.g. DNA or RNA, consisting of two single complementary strands.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incubus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹingkyoobəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> incubuses incubi /-bie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030818a"><!--s030818a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032488b"><!--s032488b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a male demon believed to have sexual intercourse with women in their sleep: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/succubus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">succubus</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s032489b"><!--s032489b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a nightmare.</p></div><a name="s032490b"><!--s032490b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>somebody or something that oppresses or burdens like a nightmare [Middle English from late Latin <span class="bodyi">incubus</span> nightmare, from Latin <span class="bodyi">incubare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/incubate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">incubate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hack<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027023a"><!--s027023a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028911b"><!--s028911b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>doneperformed by, suited to, or characteristic of a hack </p><p><i></i></p><p>hack writing</p>.</div><a name="s028912b"><!--s028912b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>hackneyed; trite.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fractal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfrakt(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023872a"><!--s023872a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an irregular geometric shape or pattern that can be successively subdivided into parts which are smaller copies of the whole. Fractals are often used to produce computer models of the shapes of naturally occurring objects that cannot be successfully reproduced using standard geometric forms</p><p><span class="bodyb">fractal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">capital-intensive</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008824a"><!--s008824a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>involving a proportionately large investment in buildings, machinery, etc in the process of production: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/labour_intensive/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">labour-intensive</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">automatic pilot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003704a"><!--s003704a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a device for automatically steering a ship, aircraft, or spacecraft.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-cratic</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013948a"><!--s013948a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crat/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-crat</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">germinal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjuhminl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025247a"><!--s025247a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026908b"><!--s026908b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or having the characteristics of a germ cell or early embryo.</p></div><a name="s026909b"><!--s026909b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007054c"><!--s007054c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in the earliest stage of development.</p></div><a name="s007055c"><!--s007055c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>creative or seminal</p><p><span class="bodyb">germinally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">germinal</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">germin-, germen</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/germ/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">germ</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duplicate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdyoohplikət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018662a"><!--s018662a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019734b"><!--s019734b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>consisting of or existing in two corresponding or identical parts or examples </p><p><i></i></p><p>duplicate invoices</p>.</div><a name="s019735b"><!--s019735b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>being the same as another </p><p><i></i></p><p>a duplicate key</p>.</div><a name="s019736b"><!--s019736b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>double [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">duplicatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">duplicare</span> to double, from <span class="bodyi">duplic-, duplex</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/duplex1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">duplex 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heeltap</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027980a"><!--s027980a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029834b"><!--s029834b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a layer, e.g. of leather, forming the heel of a shoe.</p></div><a name="s029835b"><!--s029835b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> a small quantity of alcoholic drink remaining in a glass after drinking.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyperbolic function</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029881a"><!--s029881a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a set of six functions related to the hyperbola in a way similar to that in which the trigonometric functions are related to a circle: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sech/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sech</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">home straight</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028925a"><!--s028925a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the home straight</span>) straight final part of a racecourse, usu opposite the grandstand.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incudes</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹkyoodeez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030819a"><!--s030819a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/incus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">incus</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fraction</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfraksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023873a"><!--s023873a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025653b"><!--s025653b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006791c"><!--s006791c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a number that is not a whole number, most often a number less than one, e.g. ¾, ⅝, 0.234, that is expressed as the result of dividing one quantity into another and usu shown as one figure placed over another or a series of figures after a decimal point.</p></div><a name="s006792c"><!--s006792c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a small portion, amount, or section </p><p><i></i></p><p>We had to sell the house at a fraction of its value</p>.</div></div><a name="s025654b"><!--s025654b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">a fraction</span>) a tiny bit; a little </p><p><i></i></p><p>The cat crept a fraction closer</p>.</div><a name="s025655b"><!--s025655b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in chemistry, any of several portions, e.g. of a distillate, separable by fractionation.</p></div><a name="s025656b"><!--s025656b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> <span class="bodyb">the Fraction</span>) the breaking of the bread by a priest in the Eucharist [Middle English <span class="bodyi">fraccioun</span> via late Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">fractus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">frangere</span> to break].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hack<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027024a"><!--s027024a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028913b"><!--s028913b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to ride (a horse) at an ordinary pace, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> over roads</p><p><span class="bodyb">hacker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s028914b"><!--s028914b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to go horse-riding in this way.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">capitalise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkapitl·iez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008825a"><!--s008825a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/capitalize_or_capitalise_or_ise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">capitalize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fabricate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfabrikayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021256a"><!--s021256a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022371b"><!--s022371b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to invent or create (e.g. a story), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in order to deceive.</p></div><a name="s022372b"><!--s022372b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to construct or manufacture (a product) from many parts <span class="bodyb">fabrication</span> /-ʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fabricator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">fabricaten</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">fabricatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">fabricari</span>, from <span class="bodyi">fabrica</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fabric/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fabric</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">automatic transmission</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003705a"><!--s003705a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the automatic changing of a motor vehicle's gears, by means of a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fluid_drive/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fluid drive</span></span></a> (device operated by alterations in fluid momentum).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">germinate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjuhminayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025248a"><!--s025248a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026910b"><!--s026910b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to begin to grow; to sprout.</p></div><a name="s026911b"><!--s026911b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to come into being; to evolve <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s026912b"><!--s026912b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cause (a seed or spore) to sprout or develop <span class="bodyb">germination</span> /-ʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">germinative</span> /-nətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">germinator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">germinatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">germinare</span> to sprout, from <span class="bodyi">germin-</span>, <span class="bodyi">germen</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/germ/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">germ</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">craton</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrayton/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013949a"><!--s013949a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a stable, relatively immobile area of the earth's crust that forms the central mass of a continent or the central basin of an ocean</p><p><span class="bodyb">cratonic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [German <span class="bodyi">kraton</span>, modification of Greek <span class="bodyi">kratos</span> strength].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duplicate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018663a"><!--s018663a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019737b"><!--s019737b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>either of two things that exactly resemble each other.</p></div><a name="s019738b"><!--s019738b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a copy ✱ <span class="bodyb">in duplicate</span> with an original and one copy, or with two identical copies </p><p><i></i></p><p>Applications should be typed in duplicate</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inculcate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinkulkayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030820a"><!--s030820a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to teach or instil (something) by frequent repetition or warning </p><p><i></i></p><p>She inculcated a sense of social responsibility in her children</p> <p><span class="bodyb">inculcation</span> /-ʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inculcator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">inculcatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">inculcare</span> to press or tread in, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">calcare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/caulk1_or_calk/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">caulk 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyperboloid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hieʹpuhbəloyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029882a"><!--s029882a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a surface, some plane sections of which are hyperbolas and no plane sections of which are parabolas: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ellipsoid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ellipsoid</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/paraboloid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">paraboloid</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">hyperboloidal</span> /-ʹloydl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fractional</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023874a"><!--s023874a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025657b"><!--s025657b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or being a fraction.</p></div><a name="s025658b"><!--s025658b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relatively small; inconsiderable.</p></div><a name="s025659b"><!--s025659b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in chemistry, relating to or being a process for separating components of a mixture through differences in physical or chemical properties </p><p><i></i></p><p>fractional distillation</p> <p><span class="bodyb">fractionally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">automation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awtəʹmaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003706a"><!--s003706a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003685b"><!--s003685b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the technique of making an apparatus, process, or system operate automatically.</p></div><a name="s003686b"><!--s003686b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>automatic operation of an apparatus, process, or system by mechanical or electronic devices that take the place of human operators [irregularly formed from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/automatic1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">automatic 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hack<sup>6</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027025a"><!--s027025a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the board on which a falcon's meat is served ✱ <span class="bodyb">at hack</span> in the state of partial liberty in which a young hawk is kept before training [blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hatch1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hatch 1</span></span></a> and <span class="bodyi">heck</span>, in the senses ‘hatch’, ‘rack’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heft<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/heft/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027981a"><!--s027981a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit dialect and NAmer</span> weight or heaviness [from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/heave1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">heave 1</span></span></a>, on the pattern of <span class="bodyi">cleave</span>, <span class="bodyi">cleft</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">capitalism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s008826a"><!--s008826a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an economic system characterized by the profit motive and by private ownership and control of the means of production, distribution, and exchange</p><p><span class="bodyb">capitalist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">capitalistic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">home stretch</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028926a"><!--s028926a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030594b"><!--s030594b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the home stretch</span>) <span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/home_straight/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">home straight</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s030595b"><!--s030595b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the home stretch</span>) the final triumphant stage of a project, etc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fabulist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfabyoolist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021257a"><!--s021257a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022373b"><!--s022373b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who composes fables.</p></div><a name="s022374b"><!--s022374b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person who tells lies.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">germ layer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025249a"><!--s025249a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of the three primary layers of cells, endoderm, ectoderm, or mesoderm, differentiated early in the development of most embryos.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cravat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/krəʹvat/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013950a"><!--s013950a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a decorative band or scarf worn round the neck by men [French <span class="bodyi">cravate</span>,from <span class="bodyi">Cravate</span> Croatian; from the scarf worn by Croatian mercenaries in France].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duplicate<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdyoohplikayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018664a"><!--s018664a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019739b"><!--s019739b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make or become duplicate (something) double or twofold.</p></div><a name="s019740b"><!--s019740b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make an exact copy of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>duplicate the document</p>.</div><a name="s019741b"><!--s019741b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to repeat or equal (something) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s019742b"><!--s019742b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to become duplicate; to replicate </p><p><i></i></p><p>DNA in chromosomes duplicates</p> <p><span class="bodyb">duplicable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">duplication</span> /-ʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inculpate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinkulpayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030821a"><!--s030821a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to incriminate, blame, or accuse (somebody) <span class="bodyb">inculpation</span> /-ʹpaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">inculpatory</span> /inʹkulpət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">inculpatus</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">culpatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">culpare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/culpable/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">culpable</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">automatise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awʹtomətiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003707a"><!--s003707a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/automatize_or_automatise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">automatize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fractional distillation</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023875a"><!--s023875a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a distillation process in which a mixture of substances with different boiling points is heated and its various components are condensed as they vaporize.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heft<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027982a"><!--s027982a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029836b"><!--s029836b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to heave (something) up; to hoist.</p></div><a name="s029837b"><!--s029837b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to test the weight of (something) by lifting.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">centralism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009661a"><!--s009661a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the practice or principle of concentrating power and control in a central authority</p><p><span class="bodyb">centralist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">centralistic</span> /-ʹlistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hackamore</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhakəmaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027026a"><!--s027026a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bridle with a loop capable of being tightened about a horse's nose and used in place of a bit [alteration of Spanish <span class="bodyi">jáquima</span> headstall, from Arabic <span class="bodyi">shakīmah</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">germ plasm</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025250a"><!--s025250a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the hereditary material of the germ cells; the genes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homestyle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028927a"><!--s028927a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of food: prepared and served in a simple unsophisticated way.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fabulous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfabyooləs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021258a"><!--s021258a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022375b"><!--s022375b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>resembling things told of in fables, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in incredible or exaggerated quality; extraordinary </p><p><i></i></p><p>fabulous wealth</p>.</div><a name="s022376b"><!--s022376b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> marvellous or great </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fabulous party</p>.</div><a name="s022377b"><!--s022377b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>told of in or based on fable </p><p><i></i></p><p>fabulous beasts</p> <p><span class="bodyb">fabulously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fabulousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">fabulosus</span> from <span class="bodyi">fabula</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fable1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fable 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyperborean<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiepəʹbawri·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029883a"><!--s029883a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031422b"><!--s031422b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to an extreme northern region.</p></div><a name="s031423b"><!--s031423b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to any of the Arctic peoples.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crave</span><small><span class="eSynop">/krayv/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013951a"><!--s013951a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014535b"><!--s014535b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to have a strong or urgent desire for (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The sufferer craves water but cannot drink</p>.</div><a name="s014536b"><!--s014536b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to ask for or beg (something) earnestly </p><p><i></i></p><p>I crave the court's indulgence</p>.</div><a name="s014537b"><!--s014537b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to require (attention) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Another matter craves my immediate attention</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s014538b"><!--s014538b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(+ after/for) to have a strong desire for; to yearn for </p><p><i></i></p><p>I crave for mental exaltation</p><p> Conan Doyle</p><p><span class="bodyb">craver</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">crafian</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duplicator</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdyoohplikaytə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018665a"><!--s018665a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a machine for making copies, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by means other than photocopying.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fractionalize <span class="bodyi">or</span> fractionalise <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023876a"><!--s023876a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to divide (something) into separate parts <span class="bodyb">fractionalization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hefty</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (heftier, heftiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027983a"><!--s027983a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>large, heavy, or powerful </p><p><i></i></p><p>a hefty blow</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a hefty pay rise</p> <p><span class="bodyb">heftily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">heftiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">centralize <span class="bodyi">or</span> centralise <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009662a"><!--s009662a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009994b"><!--s009994b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to bring (something) to a centre; to consolidate; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> to bring (power, authority, administration, etc) under central control <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s009995b"><!--s009995b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to come to or gather round a centre; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> to come under central control <span class="bodyb">centralization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hackberry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhakb(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hackberries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027027a"><!--s027027a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028915b"><!--s028915b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a purple cherry-like edible berry.</p></div><a name="s028916b"><!--s028916b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the N American tree with nettle-like leaves that bears this berry (<span class="bodyi">Celtis occidentalis</span>), or another species of <span class="bodyi">Celtis</span> [alteration of <span class="bodyi">hagberry</span> a type of wild cherry, from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">heggr</span> wild cherry].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">germ warfare</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025251a"><!--s025251a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the use of germs to spread disease as a form of warfare.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">home truth</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028928a"><!--s028928a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) an unpleasant but true fact that somebody undertakes to tell one about one's character or situation </p><p><i></i></p><p>He had quarrelled with all his friends … He developed a talent for telling them home truths</p><p> Somerset Maugham.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">automatism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awʹtomətiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003708a"><!--s003708a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003687b"><!--s003687b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an automatic action.</p></div><a name="s003688b"><!--s003688b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the unconscious or subconscious performance of actions.</p></div><a name="s003689b"><!--s003689b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a theory that conceives of the body as a machine, with consciousness being merely an accessory</p><p><span class="bodyb">automatist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">automatisme</span> from <span class="bodyi">automate</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/automat/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">automat</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incumbency</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹkumb(ə)nsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030822a"><!--s030822a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the sphere of action or period of office of an incumbent.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">craven<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrayv(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013952a"><!--s013952a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>completely lacking in courage; cowardly</p><p><span class="bodyb">cravenly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cravenness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cravant</span>, perhaps from Old French <span class="bodyi">cravante</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">cravanter</span> to burst, break, from Latin <span class="bodyi">crepare</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">facade <span class="bodyi">or</span> façade</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fəʹsahd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021259a"><!--s021259a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022378b"><!--s022378b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a face, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the front or principal face, of a building.</p></div><a name="s022379b"><!--s022379b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a false or superficial appearance </p><p><i></i></p><p>His confidence was just a facade</p> <p>[French <span class="bodyi">façade</span> from <span class="bodyi">face</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/face1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">face 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyperborean<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029884a"><!--s029884a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031424b"><!--s031424b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an inhabitant of a cool northern climate.</p></div><a name="s031425b"><!--s031425b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Hyperborean</span>) in Greek mythology, a member of a people who worshipped Apollo and lived in a sunny land beyond the north wind [Greek <span class="bodyi">Hyperboreoi</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hyper/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hyper-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">Boreas</span> the North Wind].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duplicity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dyoohʹplisiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> duplicities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018666a"><!--s018666a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>malicious deception in thought, speech, or action, or an instance of this <span class="bodyb">duplicitous</span> /-təs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">duplicitously</span> /-təsli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Old French <span class="bodyi">duplicite</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">duplicitas</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">duplic-, duplex</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/duplex1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">duplex 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fractionate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfrakshənayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023877a"><!--s023877a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to separate (a compound mixture) into its different components <span class="bodyb">fractionation</span> /-ʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hegelian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hayʹgeeli·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027984a"><!--s027984a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to the German philosopher Georg Hegel (d.1831) or his philosophy equating mind and nature</p><p><span class="bodyb">Hegelian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">Hegelianism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Georg <span class="bodyi">Hegel</span> d.1831, German philosopher].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">central locking</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009663a"><!--s009663a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a system by which all or some of the doors of a motor vehicle can be locked or unlocked simultaneously by turning the key in a single lock.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hacked off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027028a"><!--s027028a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> annoyed or bored; fed up.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">home unit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028929a"><!--s028929a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ</span> a self-contained owner-occupied flat or unit of accommodation that is one of several within a building.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gerontocracy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jeronʹtokrəsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gerontocracies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025252a"><!--s025252a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026913b"><!--s026913b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a society in which a group of old men or a council of elders dominates or exercises control.</p></div><a name="s026914b"><!--s026914b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>rule by old men </p><p><i></i></p><p>An … important antidote to American democracy is American gerontocracy</p><p> J K Galbraith <span class="bodyb">gerontocratic</span> /-ʹkratik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">gérontocratie</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">geront-</span> old man + <span class="bodyi">-cratie</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cracy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-cracy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypercalcaemia</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">hypercalcemia</span>) /hiepəkalʹseemyə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029885a"><!--s029885a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an excess of calcium in the blood: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hypocalcaemia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hypocalcaemia</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">hypercalcaemic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duppy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdupi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> duppies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018667a"><!--s018667a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a ghost or spirit in W Indian folklore, usu a malevolent one [Bube <span class="bodyi">dupe</span> ghost].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">automatize <span class="bodyi">or</span> automatise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awʹtomətiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003709a"><!--s003709a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make (a process, etc) automatic or subject (a system, etc) to automation <span class="bodyb">automatization</span> /ˌawtohˌmatieʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incumbent<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹkumb(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030823a"><!--s030823a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the holder of an office; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> the holder of an Anglican benefice [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">incumbent-, incumbens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">incumbere</span> to lie down on, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-cumbere</span> to lie down].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">craven<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013953a"><!--s013953a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cowardly person </p><p><i></i></p><p>Ain't I a craven?</p><p> Virginia Woolf.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">face<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fays/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021260a"><!--s021260a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022380b"><!--s022380b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005728c"><!--s005728c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the front part of the human head from the chin to the forehead </p><p><i></i></p><p>My face looks like a wedding cake left out in the rain</p><p> W H Auden.</p></div><a name="s005729c"><!--s005729c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the part of an animal that corresponds to the human face.</p></div></div><a name="s022381b"><!--s022381b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a facial expression, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a grimace.</p></div><a name="s022382b"><!--s022382b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005730c"><!--s005730c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a front, upper, or outer surface.</p></div><a name="s005731c"><!--s005731c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in geometry, each of the plane surfaces of a solid.</p></div><a name="s005732c"><!--s005732c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the side of a mountain or cliff.</p></div><a name="s005733c"><!--s005733c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>the exposed working surface of a mine or excavation.</p></div></div><a name="s022383b"><!--s022383b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>one aspect of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>the ugly face of capitalism</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">if one's face fits</span>.</p></div><a name="s022384b"><!--s022384b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> if one is suitable, e.g. for a particular job ✱ <span class="bodyb">in the face/in face of</span> in opposition to (something); despite ✱ <span class="bodyb">on the face of it</span> at first glance; apparently ✱ <span class="bodyb">put a bold/brave face on something</span> to pretend that something unpleasant is tolerable ✱ <span class="bodyb">set one's face against</span> to be resolutely opposed to (something) ✱ <span class="bodyb">to somebody's face</span> in somebody's presence; directly or frankly [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">facies</span> make, form, face, from <span class="bodyi">facere</span> to make, do].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fractious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfrakshəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023878a"><!--s023878a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>irritable and restless; hard to control</p><p><span class="bodyb">fractiously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fractiousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fraction/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fraction</span></span></a> , in an obsolete sense ‘discord’ + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ous</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hegemony</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiʹgeməni, hiʹjeməni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hegemonies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027985a"><!--s027985a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>domination or leadership of one nation, group, etc over others <span class="bodyb">hegemonic</span> /ˌhegəʹmonik, ˌhejə-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">hēgemonia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">hēgemōn</span> leader, from <span class="bodyi">hēgeisthai</span> to lead].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">central nervous system</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009664a"><!--s009664a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the part of the nervous system, that in vertebrates consistings of the brain and spinal cord, and that coordinates bodily functions the activity of the entire nervous system.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hacker</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhakə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027029a"><!--s027029a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028917b"><!--s028917b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a computer enthusiast or fanatic, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one who uses a personal computer to gain unauthorized access to data, e.g. that stored in the system of a company or organization.</p><p>Hackers seek to gain unauthorized access to a computer or network by trying to guess passwords using programs that try millions of permutations. Alternatively they set traps to capture passwords from legitimate users — Dick Pountain</p></div><a name="s028918b"><!--s028918b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person who cuts or slashes.</p></div><a name="s028919b"><!--s028919b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a person who goes horse-riding along ordinary roads.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">home video</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028930a"><!--s028930a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030596b"><!--s030596b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>commercial videotapes for viewing at home.</p></div><a name="s030597b"><!--s030597b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an amateur film made with a video camera.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">face<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021261a"><!--s021261a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022385b"><!--s022385b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to have the face or front turned in a specific direction or towards (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Turn to face the wall</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a house facing the park</p>.</div><a name="s022386b"><!--s022386b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to meet or deal with (a situation or problem) firmly and without evasion; to confront.</p></div><a name="s022387b"><!--s022387b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to have (something unpleasant) to come; to have the prospect of </p><p><i></i></p><p>They were facing ruin</p>.</div><a name="s022388b"><!--s022388b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to cover the front or surface of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>a building faced with marble</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s022389b"><!--s022389b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to have the face or front turned in a specified direction </p><p><i></i></p><p>The house faces towards the east</p>.</div><a name="s022390b"><!--s022390b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>said of soldiers: to turn the face in a specified direction ✱ <span class="bodyb">face the music</span> to confront and endure the unpleasant consequences of one's actions [probably based on the general notion of music as something that accompanies formal occasions: sometimes speculatively associated specifically with the ceremony of dismissing a disgraced military officer, in which he faces drummers who beat a roll while the insignia are ripped from his uniform and his sword is broken] ✱ <span class="bodyb">face up to</span> to confront (a difficulty or problem) without shrinking from it.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">durable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdyooərəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018668a"><!--s018668a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>able to exist or be used for a long time without significant deterioration <span class="bodyb">durability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">durableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">durably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">durabilis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">durare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/during/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">during</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incumbent<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030824a"><!--s030824a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032491b"><!--s032491b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(+ on/upon) imposed as a duty or obligation on somebody </p><p><i></i></p><p>Johnson was by no means of the opinion, that every man of a learned profession should consider it as incumbent upon him, or as necessary to his credit, to appear as an author</p><p> James Boswell.</p></div><a name="s032492b"><!--s032492b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>holding a specified office </p><p><i></i></p><p>the incumbent caretaker</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">automaton</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awʹtomət(ə)n, -ʹmayt(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> automatons automata /-tə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003710a"><!--s003710a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003690b"><!--s003690b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000710c"><!--s000710c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a mechanism having its own power source.</p></div><a name="s000711c"><!--s000711c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a robot.</p></div></div><a name="s003691b"><!--s003691b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a machine or control mechanism designed to carry out a predetermined sequence of operations or respond to encoded instructions.</p></div><a name="s003692b"><!--s003692b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a person who acts in a mechanical fashion [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">automaton</span>, neuter of <span class="bodyi">automatos</span> acting on one's own free will].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fracture<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfrakchə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023879a"><!--s023879a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025660b"><!--s025660b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006793c"><!--s006793c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a break in or the breaking of something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> hard tissue such as bone.</p></div><a name="s006794c"><!--s006794c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a split, division, or breach.</p></div></div><a name="s025661b"><!--s025661b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the appearance of the surface of a mineral or rock that has been recently broken.</p></div><a name="s025662b"><!--s025662b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in phonetics, the substitution of a diphthong for a simple vowel, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> under the influence of a following consonant [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">fractura</span>, from <span class="bodyi">frangere</span> to break].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">craving</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013954a"><!--s013954a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + for) a great desire or longing </p><p><i></i></p><p>a craving for tobacco</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">central processing unit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009665a"><!--s009665a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the part of a computer system that controls operations and carries out software commands all the arithmetical and logical operations.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypercholesterolaemia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhiepəkəlest(ə)roʹleemi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029886a"><!--s029886a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the presence of excess cholesterol in the blood.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gerontology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jeronʹtoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025253a"><!--s025253a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the biology and medicine of ageing and the problems of the aged <span class="bodyb">gerontological</span> /-ʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">gerontologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hegira <span class="bodyi">or</span> hejira /ʹhejirə/ <span class="bodyi">or</span> hijra /ʹhijrə/</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027986a"><!--s027986a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029838b"><!--s029838b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Hegira</span>) the flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in <span class="bodysc">ad</span> 622<span class="bodysc"></span>, marking the beginning of the Muslim era: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anno_hegirae/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anno hegirae</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s029839b"><!--s029839b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a journey, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when undertaken to escape from a dangerous or undesirable situation [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">hegira</span> from Arabic <span class="bodyi">hijrah</span> flight].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hacking jacket</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027030a"><!--s027030a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tweed jacket with slits at the side, often worn for riding.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homeward</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhohmwəd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028931a"><!--s028931a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>heading towards home </p><p><i></i></p><p>the homeward march</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">durables</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018669a"><!--s018669a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>consumer goods, e.g. vehicles and household appliances, that are typically used repeatedly over a period of years without being replaced.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">face card</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021262a"><!--s021262a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/court_card/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">court card</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">automobile</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawtəməbeel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003711a"><!--s003711a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a motor car <span class="bodyb">automobilist</span> /-ʹmohbəlist, -ʹbeelist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">automobile</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/auto_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">auto- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">mobile</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mobile1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mobile 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyperconscious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiepəʹkonshəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029887a"><!--s029887a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>more than usually aware or sensitive.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">craw</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kraw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013955a"><!--s013955a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014539b"><!--s014539b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the crop of a bird or insect.</p></div><a name="s014540b"><!--s014540b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the stomach, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of an animal ✱ <span class="bodyb">stick in one's craw</span> to be difficult to swallow, do, accept, or utter </p><p><i></i></p><p>What sticks in the craw is saying ‘Sir’ to people you despise</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">crawe</span> from (assumed) Old English <span class="bodyi">crawa</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incunabulum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inkyooʹnabyooləm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> incunabula /-lə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030825a"><!--s030825a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032493b"><!--s032493b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a book printed before 1501.</p></div><a name="s032494b"><!--s032494b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the beginning or the early stages of something [Latin <span class="bodyi">incunabula</span> (pl) swaddling clothes, cradle, source, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">cunae</span> cradle].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hackle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhakl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027031a"><!--s027031a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028920b"><!--s028920b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007619c"><!--s007619c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the erectile hairs along the neck and back of an animal, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a dog.</p></div><a name="s007620c"><!--s007620c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any of the long narrow feathers on the neck of a domestic cock or other bird.</p></div></div><a name="s028921b"><!--s028921b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an artificial fishing fly made from a cock's hackles.</p></div><a name="s028922b"><!--s028922b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a bunch of feathers worn as part of a military headdress.</p></div><a name="s028923b"><!--s028923b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a steel comb with long teeth for dressing flax or hemp [Middle English <span class="bodyi">hakell</span>, <span class="bodyi">heckele</span> of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fracture<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023880a"><!--s023880a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025663b"><!--s025663b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cause a fracture in (e.g. a bone).</p></div><a name="s025664b"><!--s025664b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to undergo fracture.</p></div><a name="s025665b"><!--s025665b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to damage or destroy (something) as if by breaking it apart <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s025666b"><!--s025666b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to undergo fracture.</p></div><a name="s025667b"><!--s025667b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to break up or split into separate parts.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">central reservation</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009666a"><!--s009666a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a strip in the middle of a road, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a motorway or dual carriageway, that is usu covered with grass or tarmac.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heifer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhefə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027987a"><!--s027987a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a young cow, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that has not had more than one calf [Old English <span class="bodyi">hēahfore</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homewards</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">homeward</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028932a"><!--s028932a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>towards home </p><p><i></i></p><p>heading homewards</p> <p><span class="bodyb">homeward-bound</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-gerous</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025254a"><!--s025254a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming adjectives, with the meaning: bearing or producing </p><p><i></i></p><p>dentigerous</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">-ger</span> bearing, from <span class="bodyi">gerere</span> to bear].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Duralumin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dyooʹralyoomin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018670a"><!--s018670a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> an alloy of aluminium, copper, manganese, and magnesium comparable in strength and hardness to soft steel [either from Latin <span class="bodyi">durus</span> hard, or from <span class="bodyi">Düren</span>, the name of a German town where such alloys were developed, + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aluminium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aluminium</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">facecloth</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021263a"><!--s021263a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cloth for washing the skin, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the face; a flannel.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">automobilia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌawtəmohʹbiliə/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003712a"><!--s003712a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>collectors’ items relating to cars and motoring [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/auto_2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">auto- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-bilia</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/memorabilia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">memorabilia</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypercorrection</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhiepəkəʹreksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029888a"><!--s029888a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mistake in speech or writing resulting from an overzealous attempt to be wrong analogy with a form dimly apprehended as correct or well-bred, e.g. the wrong use of the subject form in <span class="bodyi">between you and I</span> where the object form <span class="bodyi">you and me</span> is needed, as in <span class="bodyi">between you and I</span></p><p><span class="bodyb">hypercorrect</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crawfish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> crawfish)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013956a"><!--s013956a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a crayfish.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gerrymander<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjerimandə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (gerrymandered, gerrymandering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025255a"><!--s025255a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026915b"><!--s026915b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to divide (an area) into election districts to give one political party an electoral advantage.</p></div><a name="s026916b"><!--s026916b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to manipulate or alter (something) to give oneself an advantage</p><p><span class="bodyb">gerrymanderer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">gerrymandering</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p>named after Elbridge <span class="bodyi">Gerry</span> d.1814, US statesman + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/salamander/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">salamander</span></span></a> ; from the shape of an election district formed during Gerry's governorship of Massachusetts, which favoured his own party. A map of the district, with wings, claws, and teeth added, was published in a Boston newspaper in 1812</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Central Standard Time</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009667a"><!--s009667a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the standard time, six hours behind Greenwich Mean Time, used in the central states and provinces of North America.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">frae</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fray/ <i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023881a"><!--s023881a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Scot</span> from [Middle English (northern) <span class="bodyi">fra, frae</span>, from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">frā</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hackney<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhakni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027032a"><!--s027032a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028924b"><!--s028924b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a horse of a compact English breed with a high leg action.</p></div><a name="s028925b"><!--s028925b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of an English breed of rather compact English horses with a high leg action</p><p>Middle English <span class="bodyi">hakeney</span>, prob from <span class="bodyi">Hakeneye</span> Hackney, borough of London, where many horses were formerly pastured. The word orig denoted an ordinary riding horse, later shortened to <span class="bodyi">hack</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hack3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hack<sup>3</sup></span></span></a> (2c)); such horses were often hired out for riding or driving, hence <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hackney2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hackney 2</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hack3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hack<sup>3</sup></span></span></a> (2a), and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hackneyed/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hackneyed</span></span></a> (from the idea of being used by all and sundry). From the 17th cent. a vehicle available for hire became known as a <span class="bodyi">hackney coach</span> or <span class="bodyi">hackney carriage</span>; the latter is still the official term for a taxi (compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hack3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hack<sup>3</sup></span></span></a> (4)); this usage prob led to the current sense, the hackney being chiefly used for driving.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homework</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028933a"><!--s028933a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030598b"><!--s030598b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>school work that a pupil is given to do at home.</p></div><a name="s030599b"><!--s030599b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>work done in one's own home for pay.</p></div><a name="s030600b"><!--s030600b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>preparatory reading or research, e.g. for a discussion </p><p><i></i></p><p>She's done her homework on the subject</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incur</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹkuh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (incurred, incurring)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030826a"><!--s030826a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to become liable or subject to (something unpleasant or unwanted)</p><p><span class="bodyb">incurrable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">incurrence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">incurrere</span>, literally ‘to run into’, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">currere</span> to run].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dura mater</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌdyooərə ʹmahtə, ʹmaytə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018671a"><!--s018671a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the tough outermost membrane that envelops the brain and spinal cord [Middle English from medieval Latin, literally ‘hard mother’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heigh-ho</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhay hoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027988a"><!--s027988a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used to express boredom, weariness, or happiness </p><p><i></i></p><p>‘Tis but a little word – ‘heigho!’ … an idle breath – yet life and death may hang upon a maid's ‘heigho!’</p><p> W S Gilbert [<span class="bodyi">heigh</span> (variant of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hey/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hey</span></span></a>) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ho1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ho 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">faced</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fayst/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021264a"><!--s021264a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">used in combinations</span>) having a face of the specified kind </p><p><i></i></p><p>hard-faced</p> <p><i></i></p><p>two-faced</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">automotive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awtəʹmohtiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003713a"><!--s003713a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or concerned with motor vehicles.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypercritical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiepəʹkritikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029889a"><!--s029889a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>excessively critical; gratuitously faultfinding or captious.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gerrymander<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025256a"><!--s025256a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>gerrymandering, or the pattern of districts resulting from this</p><p>named after Elbridge <span class="bodyi">Gerry</span> d.1814, US statesman + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/salamander/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">salamander</span></span></a> ; from the shape of an election district formed during Gerry's governorship of Massachusetts, which favoured his own party. A map of the district, with wings, claws, and teeth added, was published in a Boston newspaper in 1812</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crawl<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/krawl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013957a"><!--s013957a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014541b"><!--s014541b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to move slowly on hands and knees or by dragging the body using the arms.</p></div><a name="s014542b"><!--s014542b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to move or progress slowly or laboriously.</p></div><a name="s014543b"><!--s014543b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a plant: to creep.</p></div><a name="s014544b"><!--s014544b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) to be alive or swarming with creeping things, or as if with creeping things </p><p><i></i></p><p>The path was crawling with ants</p>.</div><a name="s014545b"><!--s014545b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to have the sensation of insects crawling over one </p><p><i></i></p><p>It made her flesh crawl</p>.</div><a name="s014546b"><!--s014546b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">often</span> + to) to behave in a servile manner </p><p><i></i></p><p>He'll just go crawling to the boss as usual</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">crawlen</span> from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">krafla</span>;related to Old English <span class="bodyi">crabba</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crab1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crab 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hackney<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027033a"><!--s027033a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">esp</span> formerly, kept for public hire </p><p><i></i></p><p>a hackney carriage</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a hackney cab</p> <p><i></i></p><p>hackney coaches</p> <p><i></i></p><p>hackney chairs</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fraenulum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfrenyooləm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023882a"><!--s023882a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/frenulum_or_fraenulum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">frenulum</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homeworker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028934a"><!--s028934a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who earns a their living from taking in work done to complete at home.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Central Time</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009668a"><!--s009668a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/central_standard_time/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Central Standard Time</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duramen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dyooʹraymin, dyooʹrahmin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018672a"><!--s018672a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/heartwood/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">heartwood</span></span></a> [Latin <span class="bodyi">duramen</span> hardness, from <span class="bodyi">durare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/during/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">during</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incurable<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹkyooərəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030827a"><!--s030827a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a disease: not able to be cured or treated <span class="bodyb">incurability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">incurably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">face down</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021265a"><!--s021265a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to prevail against (somebody) by defiant confrontation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">height</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027989a"><!--s027989a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029840b"><!--s029840b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the distance from the bottom to the top of something or somebody standing upright.</p></div><a name="s029841b"><!--s029841b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the elevation above a level.</p></div><a name="s029842b"><!--s029842b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the quality of being tall or high.</p></div><a name="s029843b"><!--s029843b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s007889c"><!--s007889c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a piece of land, e.g. a hill or plateau, rising to a considerable degree above the surrounding country.</p></div><a name="s007890c"><!--s007890c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a high point or position.</p></div></div><a name="s029844b"><!--s029844b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the highest or most extreme point; the zenith </p><p><i></i></p><p>at the height of their powers</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">hīehthu</span> the highest point].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">autonomic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awtəʹnomik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003714a"><!--s003714a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003693b"><!--s003693b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>acting or occurring involuntarily </p><p><i></i></p><p>autonomic reflexes</p>.</div><a name="s003694b"><!--s003694b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to, affecting, or controlled by the autonomic nervous system</p><p><span class="bodyb">autonomically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypercube</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhiepəkyoohb/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029890a"><!--s029890a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hypothetical geometrical solid in four or more dimensions with all sides equal and all angles right angles.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crawl<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013958a"><!--s013958a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014547b"><!--s014547b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003632c"><!--s003632c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of crawling.</p></div><a name="s003633c"><!--s003633c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>slow or laborious motion </p><p><i></i></p><p>traffic moving at a crawl</p>.</div></div><a name="s014548b"><!--s014548b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the fastest swimming stroke, executed lying on the front and consisting of alternating overarm strokes combined with kicks with alternate legs.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gerund</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjerənd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025257a"><!--s025257a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026917b"><!--s026917b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a verbal noun in Latin that expresses generalized or uncompleted action and is used in all cases but the nominative.</p></div><a name="s026918b"><!--s026918b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of several linguistic forms similar in function to the Latin gerund in languages other than Latin; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the English verbal noun ending in <span class="bodyi">-ing</span> that has the function of a noun and at the same time shows certain verbal features, e.g. <span class="bodyi">singing</span> in <span class="bodyi">He likes singing</span> and in <span class="bodyi">Singing chorales is fun</span> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">gerundium</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">gerundus</span>, verbal noun from <span class="bodyi">gerere</span> to bear, carry on].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">centre<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">center</span>) /ʹsentə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009669a"><!--s009669a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s009996b"><!--s009996b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the middle point or part of something, <span class="bodyi">specif</span> the point lying at the same distance from both ends of a line, all sides of a polygon, or all points on the circumference of a circle.</p></div><a name="s009997b"><!--s009997b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002385c"><!--s002385c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the point lying at the same distance from both ends of a line, all sides of a polygon, or all points on the circumference of a circle.</p></div><a name="s002386c"><!--s002386c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the middle part of something.</p></div><a name="s002387c"><!--s002387c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the point or axis about which a system is arranged, or about which it pivots or rotates </p><p><i></i></p><p>Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold</p><p> W B Yeats.</p></div></div><a name="s009998b"><!--s009998b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002388c"><!--s002388c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a place, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a building or collection of buildings, in which a particular activity is concentrated </p><p><i></i></p><p>a health centre</p>.</div><a name="s002389c"><!--s002389c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the part of a town or city where most of the shops, banks, offices, etc are situated.</p></div><a name="s002390c"><!--s002390c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a focus on which interest is concentrated </p><p><i></i></p><p>the centre of attention</p>.</div><a name="s002391c"><!--s002391c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a source from which something originates </p><p><i></i></p><p>a centre of academic excellence</p>.</div></div><a name="s009999b"><!--s009999b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Centre</span>) a group, party, etc holding moderate political views.</p></div><a name="s010000b"><!--s010000b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s002392c"><!--s002392c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in some sports, e.g. football or hockey, a player occupying a middle position in the forward line of a team.</p></div><a name="s002393c"><!--s002393c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an instance of passing the ball from the side to the middle of a pitch or field, e.g. in football.</p></div></div><a name="s010001b"><!--s010001b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a group of nerve cells having a common function </p><p><i></i></p><p>respiratory centre</p>.</div><a name="s010002b"><!--s010002b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a rod with a conical end that supports a workpiece in a lathe or grinding machine and about which the workpiece revolves.</p></div><a name="s010003b"><!--s010003b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/centring/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">centring</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s010004b"><!--s010004b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) at or relating to a centre </p><p><i></i></p><p>the centre hole</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a centre kick</p> <a name="sb00000081"><!--sb00000081--></a><p>[Middle Englishvia French from Latin <span class="bodyi">centrum</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">kentron</span> sharp point, point of a pair of compasses, centre of a circle, from <span class="bodyi">kentein</span> to prick]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyi">Centre</span> is the correct British English spelling for both the noun and the verb; <span class="bodyi">center</span> is the equivalent spelling in American English. As a verb, <span class="bodyi">centre</span> ought logically to be followed by the prepositions <span class="bodyi">at, in</span>, <span class="bodyi">on</span>, or <span class="bodyi">upon</span>: <span class="bodyi">The debate centres on the issue of funding</span>. Despite its illogicality with respect to physical midpoints that cannot go around anything, the phrase <span class="bodyi">centre around</span> or <span class="bodyi">round</span> is well established and has been used by many respected writers such as Conrad and Kipling. Some traditionalists may prefer, however, to use another verb such as <span class="bodyi">revolve</span> in its place: <span class="bodyi">The whole debate revolves around the issue of funding</span>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fraenum <span class="bodyi">or</span> frenum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfreenəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> frena /ʹfreenə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023883a"><!--s023883a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a connecting fold of membrane that supports or retains a body part, e.g. the tongue [Latin <span class="bodyi">fraenum, frenum</span> bridle].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dwindle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdwindl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018752a"><!--s018752a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to become steadily less in quantity or size; to shrink or diminish [prob frequentative of English dialect <span class="bodyi">dwine</span> to waste away, from Old English <span class="bodyi">dwīnan</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interpenetrate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/intəʹpenitrayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031729a"><!--s031729a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033624b"><!--s033624b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to penetrate (something) thoroughly <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s033625b"><!--s033625b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to penetrate mutually <span class="bodyb">interpenetration</span> /-ʹtraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">interpenetrative</span> /-trətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gingiva</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jinʹjievə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gingivae /-vee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025434a"><!--s025434a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">technical</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gum1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gum 1</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">gingival</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">gingiva</span> gum].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">latte</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlahtay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034270a"><!--s034270a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a caffè latte.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horse-and-buggy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029206a"><!--s029206a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030910b"><!--s030910b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>belonging to an era before the advent of certain modern inventions such as the motor car.</p></div><a name="s030911b"><!--s030911b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>outdated; old-fashioned.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">firstly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022495a"><!--s022495a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used to introduce a first point: in the first place; first.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jimjams<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjimjamz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032576a"><!--s032576a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034488b"><!--s034488b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/delirium_tremens/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">delirium tremens</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s034489b"><!--s034489b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a state of extreme nervousness [perhaps alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/delirium_tremens/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">delirium tremens</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kittiwake</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkitiwayk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033423a"><!--s033423a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a gull with mainly white plumage and black-tipped wings: genus <span class="bodyi">Rissa</span> [imitative].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">autonomic nervous system</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003715a"><!--s003715a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a part of the nervous system of vertebrates that serves and controls the involuntary action of the smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and glandular tissue.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hardy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (hardier, hardiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027525a"><!--s027525a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029337b"><!--s029337b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>inured to fatigue or hardships; tough.</p></div><a name="s029338b"><!--s029338b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of a plant: capable of withstanding adverse conditions; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> capable of living outdoors over winter without artificial protection.</p></div><a name="s029339b"><!--s029339b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s007756c"><!--s007756c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>inured to fatigue or hardships; tough; robust.</p></div><a name="s007757c"><!--s007757c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a plant: capable of withstanding adverse conditions; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> capable of living outdoors over winter without artificial protection.</p></div></div><a name="s029340b"><!--s029340b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/foolhardy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">foolhardy</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">hardily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">hardiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">hardi</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">hardir</span> to make hard, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indexation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/indekʹsaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030882a"><!--s030882a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act or process of making something, e.g. a pension, index-linked.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chapel of rest</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009986a"><!--s009986a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an undertaker's mortuary.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DWP</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018753a"><!--s018753a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Department for Work and Pensions.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interpersonal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/intəʹpuhs(ə)nl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031730a"><!--s031730a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>involving or dealing with relations between people </p><p><i></i></p><p>interpersonal skills</p> <p><span class="bodyb">interpersonally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gingivitis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jinjiʹvietəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025435a"><!--s025435a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>inflammation of the gums.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horseback<sup>1</sup></span></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029207a"><!--s029207a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>✱ <span class="bodyb">on horseback</span> mounted on a horse.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jimjams<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032577a"><!--s032577a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pyjamas/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pyjamas</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kittle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkitl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033424a"><!--s033424a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Scot, archaic</span> difficult or risky to deal with; unpredictable [dialect <span class="bodyi">kittle</span> to tickle, from Middle English (northern) <span class="bodyi">kytyllen</span>, prob from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">kitla</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">latten <span class="bodyi">or</span> lattin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlat(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034271a"><!--s034271a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a yellow alloy identical to or resembling brass typically hammered into thin sheets, and formerly much used for church utensils [Middle English <span class="bodyi">laton</span> metal resembling brass, from early French <span class="bodyi">laton</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hare<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/heə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027526a"><!--s027526a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029341b"><!--s029341b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several species of swift long-eared mammals like a large rabbits with long hind legs: genus <span class="bodyi">Lepus</span> and other genera.</p></div><a name="s029342b"><!--s029342b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an electrically driven dummy hare propelled before the dogs in greyhound racing ✱ <span class="bodyb">run with the hare and hunt with the hounds</span> to remain on good terms with both sides ✱ <span class="bodyb">start a hare</span> to introduce a topic that generates discussion [Old English <span class="bodyi">hara</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">autonomous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awʹtonəməs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003716a"><!--s003716a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>self-governing; independent</p><p><span class="bodyb">autonomously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">autonomos</span> independent, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/auto_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">auto- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">nomos</span> law].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">first mate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022496a"><!--s022496a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>on a merchant ship, the officer second in command to the master.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chaperon<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> chaperone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshapərohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009987a"><!--s009987a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody delegated to supervise others and ensure propriety, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a married or an older woman who accompanies a younger woman on social occasions to ensure propriety</p><p>French <span class="bodyi">chaperon</span> hood, via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">cappa</span> head covering, cloak. The underlying idea is of giving protection</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">index finger</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030883a"><!--s030883a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/forefinger/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">forefinger</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DY</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018754a"><!--s018754a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Dahomey (international vehicle registration for Benin).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gingko</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgingkoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025436a"><!--s025436a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ginkgo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ginkgo</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interphase</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹintəfayz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031731a"><!--s031731a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in cell division, the interval between the end of one division and the beginning of another.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">index futures</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030884a"><!--s030884a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>on the stock exchange, futures (commodities bought or sold for future delivery at an agreed price: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/future1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">future<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (4)) based on projections of prices given in an index of shares.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chaperon<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> chaperone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (chaperoned, chaperoning)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009988a"><!--s009988a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to act as chaperon to (somebody) <span class="bodyb">chaperonage</span> /-nij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kitty<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> kitties)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033425a"><!--s033425a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used chiefly as a pet name or calling name: a cat or kitten.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">First Minister</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022497a"><!--s022497a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chief executive of the Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly for Wales, or the Northern Ireland Assembly.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">latter<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlatə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034272a"><!--s034272a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035927b"><!--s035927b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>near the end; later </p><p><i></i></p><p>the latter stages of a process</p> <p><i></i></p><p>She suffered from Alzheimer's in her latter years</p>.</div><a name="s035928b"><!--s035928b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>recent or present </p><p><i></i></p><p>In latter years the company has expanded</p>.</div><a name="s035929b"><!--s035929b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>second of two things mentioned or understood </p><p><i></i></p><p>Of ham and beef the latter meat is cheaper</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">lætra</span>, compar of <span class="bodyi">læt</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/late1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">late 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">autonomy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awʹtonəmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> autonomies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003717a"><!--s003717a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003695b"><!--s003695b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>self-determined freedom and independence, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> moral independence.</p></div><a name="s003696b"><!--s003696b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>self-government; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the degree of political independence possessed by a minority group, territorial division, etc</p><p><span class="bodyb">autonomist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">autonomia</span> self-government, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/auto_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">auto- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">nomos</span> law].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hare<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027527a"><!--s027527a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to run fast </p><p><i></i></p><p>I hared over to Mabel's with the news</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jimmy<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjimi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun and verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032578a"><!--s032578a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jemmy1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jemmy 1</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jemmy2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jemmy 2</span></span></a> [<span class="bodyi">Jimmy</span>, nickname for <span class="bodyi">James</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horseback<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029208a"><!--s029208a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>mounted on a horse; on horseback.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018755a"><!--s018755a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chemical symbol for dysprosium.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ginglymus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹging·gliməs, ʹjing-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> ginglymi /-mie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025437a"><!--s025437a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in anatomy, a hinge joint, e.g. the elbow or knee [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">ginglymos</span> hinge].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chapfallen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchapfawlən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009989a"><!--s009989a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>depressed or dejected </p><p><i></i></p><p>He … sallied forth … with an air quite desolate and chapfallen. – Oh these women! these women!</p><p> Washington Irving [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chap4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chap 4</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fallen1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fallen 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interplanetary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/intəʹplanət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031732a"><!--s031732a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>existing, carried on, or operating between planets.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">first mortgage</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022498a"><!--s022498a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mortgage that has priority over all other mortgages on a property except those imposed by law.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horsebean</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029209a"><!--s029209a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/broad_bean/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">broad bean</span></span></a> [<span class="bodyi">horse</span> large, coarse (in names of plants and animals), from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/horse1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">horse 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dyad</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdiead/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018757a"><!--s018757a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019803b"><!--s019803b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">technical</span> a pair or couple.</p></div><a name="s019804b"><!--s019804b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a mathematical process indicated by writing the symbols of two vectors without a dot or cross between them <span class="bodyb">dyadic</span> /dieʹadik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">dyad-, dyas</span>, from <span class="bodyi">dyo</span> two].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jimmy<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032579a"><!--s032579a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034490b"><!--s034490b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Scot</span> used as a term of address to a man.</p></div><a name="s034491b"><!--s034491b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an act of urination [<span class="bodyi">Jimmy</span>, nickname for <span class="bodyi">James</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hare and hounds</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027528a"><!--s027528a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing.</span>) a paper chase.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kitty<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> kitties)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033426a"><!--s033426a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035233b"><!--s035233b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a jointly held fund of money, e.g. for household expenses.</p></div><a name="s035234b"><!--s035234b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a fund in a card game, e.g. poker.</p></div><a name="s035235b"><!--s035235b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in bowls, the jack [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kit1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">kit 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/y4_or_ie/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-y 4</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">latter<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> latter)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034273a"><!--s034273a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="sb000000293"><!--sb000000293--></a><p>the second mentioned</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">latter</span> <span class="bodyi">and</span> <span class="bodyb">former</span>. See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/former2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">former 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indexical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹdeksikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030885a"><!--s030885a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032570b"><!--s032570b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or arranged in an index.</p></div><a name="s032571b"><!--s032571b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/deictic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">deictic</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">autopilot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawtohpielət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003718a"><!--s003718a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/automatic_pilot/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">automatic pilot</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gink</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gingk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025438a"><!--s025438a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">slang</span> a person, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one viewed with contempt [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interplay</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹintəplay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031733a"><!--s031733a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the effect that two or more things have on each other; interaction.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chaplain</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchaplin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009990a"><!--s009990a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010293b"><!--s010293b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a clergyman in charge of a chapel.</p></div><a name="s010294b"><!--s010294b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a clergyman officially attached to a branch of the armed forces, an institution, a family, etc</p><p><span class="bodyb">chaplaincy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">chapelain</span> via Old French from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">cappellanus</span> custodian of the cloak of St Martin of Tours, from <span class="bodyi">cappella</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chapel1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chapel 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jimsonweed <span class="bodyi">or</span> Jimsonweed</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjims(ə)nweed/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032580a"><!--s032580a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/thorn_apple/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">thorn apple</span></span></a> [<span class="bodyi">jimson</span> alteration of <span class="bodyi">Jamestown</span>, site of first permanent English settlement in USA].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">latter-day</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034274a"><!--s034274a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of present or recent times, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> referring to somebody resembling somebody in the past </p><p><i></i></p><p>a latter-day Joan of Arc</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">autopista</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹowtohpeestə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003719a"><!--s003719a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Spanish motorway [Spanish <span class="bodyi">autopista</span>, from <span class="bodyi">auto</span> automobile + <span class="bodyi">pista</span> track].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">harebell</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027529a"><!--s027529a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a slender plant with blue bell-shaped flowers that grows <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on heaths and in open woodlands: <span class="bodyi">Campanula rotundifolia</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">first name</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022499a"><!--s022499a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the personal or given name that usu stands first in a person's full name ✱ <span class="bodyb">on first-name terms</span> said of two or more people: having an informal relationship.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horsebox</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029210a"><!--s029210a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lorry or closed trailer for transporting horses.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">index-linked</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030886a"><!--s030886a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>increasing or decreasing in proportion to a rise or fall in an index, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the cost-of-living index </p><p><i></i></p><p>an index-linked pension</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ginkgo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgingkgoh/ gingko /ʹgingkoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -oes) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> ginkgoes gingkoes)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025439a"><!--s025439a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a showy Chinese tree that has fan-shaped leaves and yellow fruit and is often grown for ornament: <span class="bodyi">Ginkgo biloba</span> [via Latin from Japanese <span class="bodyi">ginkyo</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kitty-cornered</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033427a"><!--s033427a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/catercorner/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">catercorner</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dyak <span class="bodyi">or</span> Dayak</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdieak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Dyaks Dayaks <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> Dyak Dayak)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018758a"><!--s018758a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019805b"><!--s019805b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a group of indigenous peoples inhabiting the interior of Borneo.</p></div><a name="s019806b"><!--s019806b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a group of Austronesian languages or dialects spoken by these peoples</p><p><span class="bodyb">Dyak</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Malay <span class="bodyi">dayak</span> up-country].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interpleader</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹintəpleedə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031734a"><!--s031734a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a legal proceeding by which two parties making the same claim against a third party determine between themselves which is the rightful claimant [Anglo-French <span class="bodyi">enterpleder</span> to plead together, from <span class="bodyi">entre-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inter/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inter-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">pleder</span>, from Old French <span class="bodyi">plaidier</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/plead/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">plead</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chaplaincy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchaplinsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> chaplaincies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009991a"><!--s009991a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010295b"><!--s010295b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the position or office of a chaplain.</p></div><a name="s010296b"><!--s010296b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the building where a chaplain works.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jingle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjinggl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032581a"><!--s032581a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make, or cause (something) to make, a light clinking or tinkling sound [Middle English <span class="bodyi">ginglen</span>,of imitative origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">autopsy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawtopsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> autopsies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003720a"><!--s003720a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a postmortem examination [Greek <span class="bodyi">autopsia</span> act of seeing with one's own eyes, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/auto_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">auto- 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/opsy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-opsy</span></span></a> sight].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Latter-Day Saint</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034275a"><!--s034275a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Mormon [from Mormons’ name for themselves, the Church of Jesus Christ of <span class="bodyi">Latter-Day Saints</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">First Nations</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022500a"><!--s022500a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the indigenous peoples of Canada.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dyarchy <span class="bodyi">or</span> diarchy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdieahki/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dyarchies diarchies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018759a"><!--s018759a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a government in which power is held equally by two rulers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">harebrained</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027530a"><!--s027530a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>flighty or foolish.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ginormous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jieʹnawməs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025440a"><!--s025440a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> exceptionally large [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/giant1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">giant 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/enormous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">enormous</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horse brass</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029211a"><!--s029211a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a brass ornament attached orig to a horse's harness.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">index number</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030887a"><!--s030887a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a number used to indicate a change in value, price, etc as compared with the value, price, etc usu taken to be 100, at some earlier time.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Interpol</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹintəpol/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031735a"><!--s031735a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an international police organization for liaison between national police forces, based in France [short for <span class="bodyi">international police</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kiwi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkeewee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> kiwis)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033428a"><!--s033428a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035236b"><!--s035236b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several species of flightless New Zealand birds with stout legs, a long bill, and greyish brown hairlike plumage: genus <span class="bodyi">Apteryx</span>.</p></div><a name="s035237b"><!--s035237b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Kiwi</span>) <span class="bodyi">chiefly informal</span> a New Zealander.</p></div><a name="s035238b"><!--s035238b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kiwi_fruit/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">kiwi fruit</span></span></a> [Maori <span class="bodyi">kiwi</span>, of imitative origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chaplet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchaplit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009992a"><!--s009992a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010297b"><!--s010297b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a wreath to be worn on the head.</p></div><a name="s010298b"><!--s010298b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a string of prayer beads; one third of the rosary.</p></div><a name="s010299b"><!--s010299b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a beaded moulding</p><p><span class="bodyb">chapleted</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">chapelet</span> from Old French, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">chapel</span> hat, garland, from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">cappellus</span> head covering, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">cappa</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jingle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032582a"><!--s032582a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034492b"><!--s034492b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a light clinking or tinkling sound.</p></div><a name="s034493b"><!--s034493b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a short catchy song, rhyme, or tune used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in advertising</p><p><span class="bodyb">jingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">latterly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034276a"><!--s034276a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035930b"><!--s035930b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>recently.</p></div><a name="s035931b"><!--s035931b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>towards the end or latter part of a period.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">autoradiograph</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awtohʹraydi·əgrahf, -graf/ autoradiogram /-gram/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003721a"><!--s003721a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an image produced by radiation from a radioactive substance in an object in close contact with a photographic film or plate <span class="bodyb">autoradiographic</span> /-ʹgrafik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">autoradiography</span> /-ʹogrəfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dybbuk</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdibək/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dybbukim /-kim/ dybbuks)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018760a"><!--s018760a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Jewish folklore, an evil spirit that inhabits the body of a living person [late Hebrew <span class="bodyi">dibbūq</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">India ink</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹindi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030888a"><!--s030888a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/indian_ink/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Indian ink</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kiwi fruit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033429a"><!--s033429a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the edible oval fruit of an Asian climbing plant (<span class="bodyi">Actinidia chinensis</span>), which has a brown hairy skin, green flesh, and black seeds. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chinese_gooseberry/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Chinese gooseberry</span></span></a> [because the fruit is commercially exported from New Zealand].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hare Krishna</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhari ʹkrishnə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027531a"><!--s027531a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029343b"><!--s029343b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a missionary Hindu cult characterized <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by the public chanting of a psalm taken from the sacred writings of Hinduism and beginning ‘Hare Krishna’.</p></div><a name="s029344b"><!--s029344b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a member of this cult [Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">Hare Krsna</span> O Lord Krishna, from <span class="bodyi">Hari</span> Vishnu, Lord + <span class="bodyi">Krsna</span> Krishna].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chapman</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchapmən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> chapmen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009993a"><!--s009993a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> an itinerant pedlar; a trader [Middle English from Old English <span class="bodyi">cēapman</span>, from <span class="bodyi">cēap</span> trade + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/man1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">man 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">first night</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022501a"><!--s022501a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023857b"><!--s023857b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the first public performance of a play, ballet, show, etc or the day or night this is given.</p></div><a name="s023858b"><!--s023858b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">first-night</span>) (<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) relating to or denoting a first night </p><p><i></i></p><p>first-night jitters</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gin rummy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025441a"><!--s025441a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a form of rummy for two players in which both are dealt ten cards and may end play when the value of their unmatched cards is less than ten [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gin1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gin 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interpolate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹtuhpəlayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031736a"><!--s031736a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033626b"><!--s033626b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to insert (something) between other things or parts, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to insert (words) into a text or conversation.</p></div><a name="s033627b"><!--s033627b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to alter or corrupt (e.g. a text) by inserting new, false, or misleading matter.</p></div><a name="s033628b"><!--s033628b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in mathematics, to estimate values of (a function) between two known values <span class="bodyb">interpolation</span> /-ʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">interpolative</span> /-lətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">interpolator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">interpolatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">interpolare</span> to refurbish, alter, interpolate].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horsebreaker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029212a"><!--s029212a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who breaks in or trains horses.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jingo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjinggoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -oes) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> jingoes)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032583a"><!--s032583a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> a belligerently patriotic person, a jingoist ✱ <span class="bodyb">by jingo</span> used to express surprise, or to express determination or add emphasis [prob euphemism for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jesus2_or_jesus_christ/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Jesus 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lattice</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlatis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034277a"><!--s034277a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035932b"><!--s035932b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a framework or structure of crossed wooden or metal strips with open spaces between.</p></div><a name="s035933b"><!--s035933b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a network or design like a lattice.</p></div><a name="s035934b"><!--s035934b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a regular geometrical arrangement of points or objects over an area or in space.</p></div><a name="s035935b"><!--s035935b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s009186c"><!--s009186c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a regular geometrical arrangement of points or objects over an area or in space.</p></div><a name="s009187c"><!--s009187c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the geometrical arrangement of the atoms or ions in a crystal</p><p><span class="bodyb">latticed</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">latis</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">lattis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">latte</span> lath, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aut- <span class="bodyi">or</span> auto-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003636a"><!--s003636a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s003639b"><!--s003639b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>self; same one; of or by oneself </p><p><i></i></p><p>autobiography</p> <p><i></i></p><p>autodidact</p>.</div><a name="s003640b"><!--s003640b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>automatic; self-acting; self-regulating </p><p><i></i></p><p>autoclave</p> <p><i></i></p><p>autodyne</p> [Greek, from <span class="bodyi">autos</span> same, -self, self].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">harelip</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027532a"><!--s027532a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a split in the upper lip like that of a hare occurring as a congenital deformity, often in association with a cleft palate <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cleft_palate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cleft palate</span></span></a> . Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cleft_lip/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cleft lip</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">harelipped</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Indiaman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Indiamen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030889a"><!--s030889a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a ship, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a sailing ship, formerly used in trade with India or the E Indies in former times.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kJ</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033430a"><!--s033430a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>kilojoule.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ginseng</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjinseng/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025442a"><!--s025442a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027121b"><!--s027121b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the aromatic root, widely valued as a tonic, of a Chinese or N American plant of the ivy family, widely valued as a tonic.</p></div><a name="s027122b"><!--s027122b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the plant, belonging to the ivy family, that yields this root: genus <span class="bodyi">Panax</span> [Chinese (Pekingese) <span class="bodyi">renshen</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dye<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/die/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018761a"><!--s018761a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019807b"><!--s019807b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a substance soluble or insoluble colouring matter used to colour something.</p></div><a name="s019808b"><!--s019808b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a colour or tint produced by dyeing [Old English <span class="bodyi">dēah</span>, <span class="bodyi">dēag</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">first offender</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022502a"><!--s022502a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person convicted of an offence for the first time.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chappie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchapi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009994a"><!--s009994a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a man; a fellow.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lattice window</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034278a"><!--s034278a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a window with very small panes fitted in leaded, diamond-shaped panels.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interpose</span><small><span class="eSynop">/intəʹpohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031737a"><!--s031737a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033629b"><!--s033629b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to place (something) between two things or in an intervening position.</p></div><a name="s033630b"><!--s033630b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to introduce (something) by way of interference or intervention </p><p><i></i></p><p>The chairman prevented a decision by interposing a veto</p>.</div><a name="s033631b"><!--s033631b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to interrupt with (words) during a conversation or argument <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s033632b"><!--s033632b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to be or come in an intervening position.</p></div><a name="s033633b"><!--s033633b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to interrupt</p><p><span class="bodyb">interposer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">interposition</span> /-pəʹzish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">interposer</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">interponere</span> to put between, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inter/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inter-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ponere</span> to put].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horse chestnut</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029213a"><!--s029213a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030912b"><!--s030912b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several species of large trees with five-lobed leaves and erect conical clusters of showy flowers: <span class="bodyi">Aesculus hippocastanum</span> and other species.</p></div><a name="s030913b"><!--s030913b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the large glossy brown nut of this tree, enclosed in a spiny case; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/conker/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">conker</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jingoism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032584a"><!--s032584a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>belligerent patriotism; chauvinism</p><p><span class="bodyb">jingoist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">jingoistic</span> /-ʹistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">jingoistically</span> /-ʹistikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [from the occurrence of <span class="bodyi">by jingo</span> in the refrain of a 19th-cent. English chauvinistic song].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">autoresponder</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awtohriʹspondə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003722a"><!--s003722a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>computer software that automatically sends replies to emails received.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">harem</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hahʹreem, ʹheərəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027533a"><!--s027533a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029345b"><!--s029345b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007758c"><!--s007758c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a secluded part of a house allotted to women in a Muslim household.</p></div><a name="s007759c"><!--s007759c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the women occupying a harem.</p></div></div><a name="s029346b"><!--s029346b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used with reference to polygamous animals: a group of females associated with one male [Arabic <span class="bodyi">ḥarīm</span> something forbidden, and <span class="bodyi">ḥaram</span> sanctuary].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">first officer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022503a"><!--s022503a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023859b"><!--s023859b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>on a merchant ship, = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/first_mate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">first mate</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s023860b"><!--s023860b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>on an aircraft, the crew member who is second in command to the captain.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interpret</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹtuhprit/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (interpreted, interpreting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031738a"><!--s031738a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s033634b"><!--s033634b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to understand the meaning of (something), often in the light of one's beliefs, judgments, or circumstances.</p></div><a name="s033635b"><!--s033635b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to explain the meaning of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Daniel interpreted the king's dream</p>.</div><a name="s033636b"><!--s033636b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to give an oral translation of (a speaker's words).</p></div><a name="s033637b"><!--s033637b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to represent (something) by means of art, bringing to realization one's understanding of it or one's feelings about it <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s033638b"><!--s033638b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to act as an interpreter</p><p><span class="bodyb">interpretable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">interpretative</span> /-tətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">interpretatively</span> /-tətivli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">interpretive</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">interpreten</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">interpretari</span> to explain].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dye<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (dyes, dyed, dyeing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018762a"><!--s018762a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to impart a new and often permanent colour to (something, e.g. fabric or hair) , <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by impregnation with a dye</p><p><span class="bodyb">dyeable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dyer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gip</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jip/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025443a"><!--s025443a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gyp1_or_gip/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gyp 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Indian</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030890a"><!--s030890a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032572b"><!--s032572b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of India.</p></div><a name="s032573b"><!--s032573b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated, offensive</span> a member of any of the indigenous peoples of N, Central, or S America.</p></div><a name="s032574b"><!--s032574b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated, offensive</span></p><a name="s008471c"><!--s008471c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a member of any of the indigenous peoples of N, Central, or S America.</p></div><a name="s008472c"><!--s008472c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any of the languages of these peoples</p><p><span class="bodyb">Indian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [(sense 2) because early explorers of the New World thought they had reached India by a new route].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">latticework</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034279a"><!--s034279a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a design or structure made of lattices.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">KKK</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033431a"><!--s033431a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Ku Klux Klan.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horse-coper</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohpə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029214a"><!--s029214a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a dealer in horses [obsolete <span class="bodyi">cope</span> to trade, deal, exchange, from Middle English <span class="bodyi">copen</span> to buy, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chaps</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009995a"><!--s009995a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>leather leggings worn over the trousers, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by N American ranch hands [short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chaparajos/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chaparajos</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jink<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/jingk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032585a"><!--s032585a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a quick turn or sidestep while running, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to avoid being caught [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">autorotate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awtohtohʹtayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003723a"><!--s003723a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of the rotor of a helicopter or autogiro: to undergo autorotation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hare's-foot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027534a"><!--s027534a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a type of clover growing in sandy soils, whose white or pink flowers are covered with downy hair: <span class="bodyi">Trifolium arvense</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">first person</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022504a"><!--s022504a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in grammar, the term used to refer to the speaker or speakers, represented by the pronouns <span class="bodyi">I</span> or <span class="bodyi">we</span>, and to the verb forms appropriate to these: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/person/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">person</span></span></a> (3), <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/second_person/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">second person</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/third_person/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">third person</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interpretation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inˌtuhpriʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031739a"><!--s031739a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033639b"><!--s033639b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008687c"><!--s008687c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of interpreting.</p></div><a name="s008688c"><!--s008688c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the result of interpreting </p><p><i></i></p><p>Freud's interpretations of dreams</p>.</div></div><a name="s033640b"><!--s033640b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of artistic interpreting in performance or adaptation</p><p><span class="bodyb">interpretational</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gippy tummy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjipi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025444a"><!--s025444a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> indigestion and diarrhoea, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> that affecting visitors to hot countries [<span class="bodyi">gippy</span> by shortening and alteration from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/egyptian1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Egyptian 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horseflesh</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029215a"><!--s029215a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030914b"><!--s030914b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>horses collectively </p><p><i></i></p><p>carts, carriages everywhere, the most astonishing miscellany of conveyances and horseflesh</p><p> H G Wells.</p></div><a name="s030915b"><!--s030915b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>horse meat.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Indian club</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030891a"><!--s030891a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a club shaped like a large bottle that is swung, often in pairs, for gymnastic exercise.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lattin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlat(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034280a"><!--s034280a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/latten_or_lattin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">latten</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dyed-in-the-wool</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018763a"><!--s018763a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>thoroughgoing, uncompromising, or unchanging </p><p><i></i></p><p>a dyed-in-the-wool conservative</p> <p>[because a more permanent colour was obtained by dyeing the wool before spinning].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">KL</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033432a"><!--s033432a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Kuala Lumpur.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chaptalize <span class="bodyi">or</span> chaptalise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshaptl·iez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009996a"><!--s009996a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to add sugar to (the juice of wine grapes)</p><p><span class="bodyb">chaptalization</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">chaptaliser</span>, from Jean-Antoine <span class="bodyi">Chaptal</span> d.1832, French chemist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jink<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032586a"><!--s032586a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to move quickly with sudden turns and shifts, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in order to dodge something or somebody.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haricot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹharikoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027535a"><!--s027535a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a type of French bean with white edible seeds that can be dried and stored [French <span class="bodyi">haricot</span>, prob from Nahuatl <span class="bodyi">ayacotli</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">autorotation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌawtohrohʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003724a"><!--s003724a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the turning of the rotor of a helicopter or autogiro with the resulting lift caused solely by the aerodynamic forces induced by motion of the rotor along its flight path</p><p><span class="bodyb">autorotational</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">first position</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022505a"><!--s022505a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in ballet, a standing position with the heels together and the toes turned outwards.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interpreter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031740a"><!--s031740a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033641b"><!--s033641b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who translates orally for people speaking in different languages.</p></div><a name="s033642b"><!--s033642b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody who interprets something, e.g. artistically.</p></div><a name="s033643b"><!--s033643b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a computer program that translates another program, one instruction at a time, into machine language for immediate execution.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">autoroute</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawtohrooht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003725a"><!--s003725a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a French motorway [French <span class="bodyi">autoroute</span>, from <span class="bodyi">automobile</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/automobile/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">automobile</span></span></a>) + <span class="bodyi">route</span> road].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kl</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033433a"><!--s033433a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>kilolitre.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dyestuff</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018764a"><!--s018764a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dye1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dye<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horsefly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> horseflies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029216a"><!--s029216a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous species of large swift flies, the females of which suck blood: <span class="bodyi">Haematopota</span> <span class="bodyi">pluvialis</span> and other species. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cleg/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cleg</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jinker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032587a"><!--s032587a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus</span> a wheeled vehicle for transporting timber [alteration of Scots <span class="bodyi">janker</span>, of unknown origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chapter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchaptə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009997a"><!--s009997a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010300b"><!--s010300b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002484c"><!--s002484c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a major division of a book.</p></div><a name="s002485c"><!--s002485c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>something resembling a chapter in being a significant specified unit or sequence of events </p><p><i></i></p><p>a chapter of accidents</p> <p><i></i></p><p>the final chapter of his career</p>.</div></div><a name="s010301b"><!--s010301b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002486c"><!--s002486c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the canons of a cathedral or collegiate church, or the members of a religious house.</p></div><a name="s002487c"><!--s002487c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a regular meeting of a religious chapter.</p></div></div><a name="s010302b"><!--s010302b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a local branch of a society or fraternity [Middle English <span class="bodyi">chapitre</span> division of a book, meeting of canons, via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">capitulum</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">capit-, caput</span> head].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Harijan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhurij(ə)n, ʹharijan/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027536a"><!--s027536a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an Indian untouchable [Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">harijana</span> a person belonging to the god Vishnu, from <span class="bodyi">Hari</span> Vishnu + <span class="bodyi">jana</span> person].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Indian corn</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030892a"><!--s030892a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/maize/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">maize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gipsy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjipsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025445a"><!--s025445a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gypsy_or_gipsy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gypsy</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Latvian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlatvi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034281a"><!--s034281a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035936b"><!--s035936b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Latvia, country in central Europe.</p></div><a name="s035937b"><!--s035937b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Baltic language of the people of Latvia</p><p><span class="bodyb">Latvian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">first post</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022506a"><!--s022506a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> the first of two bugle calls that signal the hour of retiring, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a military camp.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interracial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/intəʹraysh(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031741a"><!--s031741a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or involving members of different races</p><p><span class="bodyb">interracially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dying<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdieing/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018765a"><!--s018765a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>present part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/die1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">die 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">autosave</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawtohsayv/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003726a"><!--s003726a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in computing, a program feature that automatically saves data in an open file at regular intervals.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Klan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/klan/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033434a"><!--s033434a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ku_klux_klan/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Ku Klux Klan</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">Klanism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">Klansman</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">Klanswoman</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Horse Guards</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029217a"><!--s029217a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mounted regiment forming part of the British household cavalry.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gipsy moth</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025446a"><!--s025446a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gypsy_moth_or_gipsy_moth/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gypsy moth</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">first principles</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022507a"><!--s022507a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the fundamental principles or assumptions that underlie a theory, set of beliefs, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>This distinguished naturalist, like so many other Frenchmen, has not taken the trouble to understand even the first principles of sexual selection</p><p> Darwin.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jinni <span class="bodyi">or</span> jinnee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jiʹnee, ʹjini/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032589a"><!--s032589a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jinn_or_djinn_or_djin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jinn</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laud<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/lawd/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034282a"><!--s034282a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to praise (somebody or something) enthusiastically or generously</p><p><span class="bodyb">laudation</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">laudare</span> from <span class="bodyi">laud-</span>, <span class="bodyi">laus</span> praise].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chapter and verse</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009998a"><!--s009998a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a full specification of the source of a piece of information [from custom of citing passages in the Bible by chapter and verse number].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interregnum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/intəʹregnəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> interregnums interregna /-nə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031742a"><!--s031742a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033644b"><!--s033644b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the time during which a throne is vacant between reigns or the normal functions of government are suspended.</p></div><a name="s033645b"><!--s033645b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the time during which:</p><a name="s008689c"><!--s008689c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a throne is vacant between reigns.</p></div><a name="s008690c"><!--s008690c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the normal functions of government are suspended.</p></div></div><a name="s033646b"><!--s033646b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>any lapse or pause in a continuous series </p><p><i></i></p><p>upon a dim, warm, misty day, toward the close of November … during the strange interregnum of the seasons which in America is termed the Indian Summer</p><p> Poe [Latin <span class="bodyi">interregnum</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inter/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inter-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">regnum</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/reign1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">reign 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hari-kari</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhari ʹkahri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027537a"><!--s027537a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hara_kiri/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hara-kiri</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Indian file</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030893a"><!--s030893a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/single_file/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">single file</span></span></a> [from the Native American practice of going through woods in single file].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dying<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018766a"><!--s018766a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019809b"><!--s019809b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>made or occurring at the point of death </p><p><i></i></p><p>a dying wish</p>.</div><a name="s019810b"><!--s019810b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>final or last </p><p><i></i></p><p>They equalized in the dying minutes of the game</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">klatch</span><small><span class="eSynop">/klatsh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033435a"><!--s033435a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a social gathering [German <span class="bodyi">Klatsch</span> gossip].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">autos-da-fé</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌawtoh dah ʹfay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003727a"><!--s003727a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/auto_da_f%C3%A9/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">auto-da-fé</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">first-rate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022508a"><!--s022508a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>ofrelating to or denoting the best class or the finest quality; excellent; supreme</p><p><span class="bodyb">first-rater</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laud<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034283a"><!--s034283a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> praise [Middle English <span class="bodyi">laude</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">laud-</span>, <span class="bodyi">laus</span> praise].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">giraffe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jiʹraf, jiʹrahf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> giraffes <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> giraffe)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025447a"><!--s025447a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large African ruminant mammal, the tallest living four-legged animal, that has a very long neck and a fawn or cream coat marked with brown or black patches: <span class="bodyi">Giraffa</span> <span class="bodyi">camelopardalis</span> [Italian <span class="bodyi">giraffa</span> from Arabic <span class="bodyi">zirāfah</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">harissa</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹarisə, ʹharisə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027538a"><!--s027538a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a spicy paste used in North African cookery [Arabic].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horsehair</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029218a"><!--s029218a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030916b"><!--s030916b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the hair of a horse, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from its mane or tail.</p></div><a name="s030917b"><!--s030917b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>padding made from this, used in upholstery.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Indian hemp</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030894a"><!--s030894a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hemp/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hemp</span></span></a> (1a).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chapter house</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009999a"><!--s009999a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the building or rooms where a chapter meets.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jinn <span class="bodyi">or</span> djinn <span class="bodyi">or</span> djin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> jinns jinn)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032588a"><!--s032588a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034494b"><!--s034494b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of a class of spirits that according to Muslim demonology inhabits the earth, assuminge various forms, and exercises supernatural power.</p></div><a name="s034495b"><!--s034495b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a spirit, often in human form, that serves whoever summons it; a genie [Arabic <span class="bodyi">jinnīy</span> demon].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interrelate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌintəriʹlayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031743a"><!--s031743a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033647b"><!--s033647b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to be in a relationship where each one person or thing depends upon or is acting upon another</p><p><span class="bodyb">interrelatedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s033648b"><!--s033648b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to bring (people or things) into such a relationship</p><p><span class="bodyb">interrelated</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">interrelation</span> /-sh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">interrelationship</span> /-sh(ə)nshipî/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dyke<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> dike</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diek/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018767a"><!--s018767a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019811b"><!--s019811b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a watercourse or ditch.</p></div><a name="s019812b"><!--s019812b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a bank, usu of earth, constructed to control or confine water.</p></div><a name="s019813b"><!--s019813b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a barrier preventing passage.</p></div><a name="s019814b"><!--s019814b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a raised causeway.</p></div><a name="s019815b"><!--s019815b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a wall-like body of rock that has flowed while molten into a fissure and that runs across layers of other rocks.</p></div><a name="s019816b"><!--s019816b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a wall or fence of turf or stone.</p></div><a name="s019817b"><!--s019817b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Aus, NZ, informal</span> a toilet [Old English <span class="bodyi">dīc</span> ditch, dyke].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Klaxon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklaks(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033436a"><!--s033436a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a powerful electrically operated horn or warning signal [from the name of the original manufacturer].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">autosome</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawtəsohm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003728a"><!--s003728a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chromosome other than a sex chromosome <span class="bodyb">autosomal</span> /-ʹsohml/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">autosomally</span> /-ʹsohməli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/auto_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">auto- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">sōma</span> body].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">first reading</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022509a"><!--s022509a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the first submitting of a bill before a legislative assembly, to allow its introduction.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">girandole</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjirəndohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025448a"><!--s025448a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027123b"><!--s027123b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an ornamental branched candle holder.</p></div><a name="s027124b"><!--s027124b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a radiating display of fireworks [French <span class="bodyi">girandole</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">girandola</span>, from <span class="bodyi">girare</span> to turn, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">gyrus</span> circle, spiral].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hark</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hahk/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027539a"><!--s027539a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029347b"><!--s029347b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or literary</span> (<span class="bodyi">usu in imperative</span>) to listen </p><p><i></i></p><p>Hark! A drum!</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">hark at so-and-so!</span>.</p></div><a name="s029348b"><!--s029348b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used disparagingly to draw attention to a foolish or pompous comment, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>Hark at him, telling us our duty!</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">herken</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laudable</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034284a"><!--s034284a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>worthy of praise; commendable <span class="bodyb">laudability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">laudably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Indian ink</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">India ink</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030895a"><!--s030895a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> an ink made from a solid black pigment and used in drawing and lettering </p><p><i></i></p><p>that part of Anthea's desk where she had long pretended that an arrangement of gum and cardboard painted with Indian ink was a secret drawer</p><p> E Nesbit [from a belief that it was made in India].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dyke<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> dike</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018768a"><!--s018768a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to surround or protect (land) with a dyke.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interrog.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031744a"><!--s031744a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033649b"><!--s033649b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>interrogation.</p></div><a name="s033650b"><!--s033650b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>interrogative.</p></div><a name="s033651b"><!--s033651b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>interrogatively.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">char<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/chah/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (charred, charring)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010000a"><!--s010000a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s010303b"><!--s010303b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to burn (something) slightly; to scorch and blacken.</p></div><a name="s010304b"><!--s010304b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to convert (something) to charcoal or carbon, usu by heat; to burn (something) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s010305b"><!--s010305b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to become charred [back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/charcoal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">charcoal</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jinx<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/jingks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032590a"><!--s032590a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> somebody or something, usu an intangible force akin to a curse or spell, that brings bad luck [prob alteration of <span class="bodyi">jynx</span> wryneck; from the use of this bird in witchcraft].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">klebsiella</span><small><span class="eSynop">/klebziʹelə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033437a"><!--s033437a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of plump nonmobile frequently encapsulated rod-shaped bacteria that can cause disease, e.g. pneumonia: genus <span class="bodyi">Klebsiella</span> [scientific Latin, genus name, from Edwin <span class="bodyi">Klebs</span> d.1913, German pathologist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horsehide</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029219a"><!--s029219a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the hide of a horse, or leather prepared from it.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">autosport</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawtohspawt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003729a"><!--s003729a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>motorcycle and motor-vehicle racing and rallying.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">first refusal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022510a"><!--s022510a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the right of accepting or refusing something before it is offered to others.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">girasol <span class="bodyi">or</span> girasole</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjirəsol, -sohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025449a"><!--s025449a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an opal that gives out reddish reflections in bright light [Italian <span class="bodyi">girasole</span> literally ‘sunflower’ from <span class="bodyi">girare</span> to turn + <span class="bodyi">sole</span> sun, from Latin <span class="bodyi">sol</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Indian meal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030896a"><!--s030896a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cornmeal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cornmeal</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hark back</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027540a"><!--s027540a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(+ to) to return to an earlier topic or circumstance </p><p><i></i></p><p>He kept harking back to ‘the good old days’</p> <p>[orig a term in hunting, referring to hounds called back to retrace a scent they had lost].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jinx<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032591a"><!--s032591a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to put a jinx on (somebody) or bring them bad luck to.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horse latitudes</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029220a"><!--s029220a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of two high-pressure belts in the latitudes 30°–35°N and 30°–35°S with weather characterized by calms and light changeable winds [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">char<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> charr</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> chars charrs <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> char charr)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010001a"><!--s010001a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of freshwater and sea fishes related to the trout and salmon: genus <span class="bodyi">Salvelinus</span> [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interrogate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹterəgayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031745a"><!--s031745a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033652b"><!--s033652b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to question (somebody) formally, exhaustively, or aggressively.</p></div><a name="s033653b"><!--s033653b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to give or send out a signal to (e.g. a computer) to trigger a response <span class="bodyb">interrogation</span> /-ʹgaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">interrogational</span> /-ʹgaysh(ə)nl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">interrogator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">interrogatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">interrogare</span> to question, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inter/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inter-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">rogare</span> to ask].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laudanum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlawdənəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034285a"><!--s034285a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035938b"><!--s035938b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of various preparations of opium formerly used in medicine, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as painkillers.</p></div><a name="s035939b"><!--s035939b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a tincture of opium [perhaps an alteration of <span class="bodyi">ladanum</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/labdanum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">labdanum</span></span></a> ; the name was given by Paracelsus to a costly medicine believed to contain opium].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dyke<sup>3</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> dike</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018769a"><!--s018769a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal, derog</span> a female homosexual; a lesbian</p><p><span class="bodyb">dykey</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">autostrada</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹowtohstrahdə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> autostradas autostrade /-day/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003730a"><!--s003730a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an Italian motorway [Italian <span class="bodyi">autostrada</span> from <span class="bodyi">auto</span> automobile + <span class="bodyi">strada</span> road].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Kleenex</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkleeneks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033438a"><!--s033438a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a paper handkerchief [invented name based on <span class="bodyi">clean</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">first school</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022511a"><!--s022511a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a primary school for children between five and eight.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gird<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/guhd/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> girded girt /guht/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025450a"><!--s025450a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027125b"><!--s027125b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to encircle or bind with a flexible band, e.g. a belt <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s027126b"><!--s027126b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007091c"><!--s007091c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to encircle or bind (something) with a flexible band, e.g. a belt.</p></div><a name="s007092c"><!--s007092c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to surround (something).</p></div></div><a name="s027127b"><!--s027127b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to prepare (oneself) for action <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s027128b"><!--s027128b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to prepare for action ✱ <span class="bodyb">gird (up) one's loins</span> to prepare for action; to muster one's resources [Old English <span class="bodyi">gyrdan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">harken</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027541a"><!--s027541a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hearken_or_harken/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hearken</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interrogation mark</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031746a"><!--s031746a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/question_mark/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">question mark</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horse laugh</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029221a"><!--s029221a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a loud boisterous laugh.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Indian rope trick</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030897a"><!--s030897a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a feat in which somebody supposedly climbs up an unsupported rope.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dynamic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dieʹnamik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018770a"><!--s018770a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019818b"><!--s019818b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005056c"><!--s005056c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>of physical force or energy in motion: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/static1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">static 1</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s005057c"><!--s005057c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>of dynamics.</p></div></div><a name="s019819b"><!--s019819b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005058c"><!--s005058c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>marked by continuous activity or change </p><p><i></i></p><p>a dynamic population</p>.</div><a name="s005059c"><!--s005059c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>energetic and forceful </p><p><i></i></p><p>a dynamic personality</p>.</div></div><a name="s019820b"><!--s019820b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of computer memory: using devices that require periodic renewal to preserve the stored information.</p></div><a name="s019821b"><!--s019821b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>relating to variation in sound intensity or volume in music </p><p><i></i></p><p>dynamic range</p> <p><span class="bodyb">dynamical</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dynamically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">dynamique</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">dynamikos</span> powerful, from <span class="bodyi">dynamis</span> power, from <span class="bodyi">dynasthai</span> to be able].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laudatory</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlawdət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034286a"><!--s034286a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>expressing praise.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Klein bottle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/klien/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033439a"><!--s033439a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a one-sided surface that is formed by passing the narrow end of a tapered tube through the side of the tube and flaring it out to join the other end [Felix <span class="bodyi">Klein</span> d.1925, German mathematician, who first described it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">autosuggestion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌawtohsəʹjeschən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003731a"><!--s003731a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>anthe influencing of one's own attitudes, behaviour, or physical condition by mental processes other than conscious thought.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">First Secretary</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022512a"><!--s022512a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chief executive of the National Assembly for Wales.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">JIT</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032592a"><!--s032592a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>just-in-time.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">char<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (charred, charring)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010002a"><!--s010002a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to work as a cleaning woman, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a private house [back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/charwoman/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">charwoman</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gird<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025451a"><!--s025451a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">N Eng dialect or archaic</span> to make sarcastic remarks or sneer at (somebody or something) [Middle English <span class="bodyi">girden</span> to strike, thrust].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Indian summer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030898a"><!--s030898a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032575b"><!--s032575b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a period of warm weather in late autumn or early winter.</p></div><a name="s032576b"><!--s032576b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a happy or flourishing period occurring towards the end of a person's life or career</p><p>said to be because it was first noted in areas of North America still inhabited by Native Americans</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">harl</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hahl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027542a"><!--s027542a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Scot</span> to finish (exterior walls) with a covering of cement mixed with small stones; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/roughcast2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">roughcast 2</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">harling</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [orig meaning ‘to drag’; ultimate origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horseleech</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029222a"><!--s029222a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030918b"><!--s030918b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a large carnivorous freshwater leech that feeds on small invertebrates or on carrion: genus <span class="bodyi">Haemopis</span>.</p></div><a name="s030919b"><!--s030919b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a veterinary surgeon.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">autotelic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awtohʹtelik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003732a"><!--s003732a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having a purpose in itself [Greek <span class="bodyi">autotelēs</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/auto_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">auto- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">telos</span> end].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interrogative<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/intəʹrogətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031747a"><!--s031747a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033654b"><!--s033654b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>questioning.</p></div><a name="s033655b"><!--s033655b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used in a question.</p></div><a name="s033656b"><!--s033656b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s008691c"><!--s008691c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>used in a question.</p></div><a name="s008692c"><!--s008692c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>of the grammatical mood that expresses a question</p><p><span class="bodyb">interrogatively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jitney</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjitni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -eys) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> jitneys) <span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032593a"><!--s032593a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034496b"><!--s034496b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small bus that carries passengers over a regular route according to a flexible timetable.</p></div><a name="s034497b"><!--s034497b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/nickel1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">nickel<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (2a) [origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dynamic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018771a"><!--s018771a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dynamic force.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">first sergeant</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022513a"><!--s022513a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in the US army, the officer of the highest non-commissioned rank.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">klepht</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kleft/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033440a"><!--s033440a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Klepht</span>) a Greek belonging to any of several independent guerrilla communities after the Turkish conquest of Greece in the 15th cent [modern Greek <span class="bodyi">klephtēs</span>, literally ‘robber’, from Greek <span class="bodyi">kleptēs</span>, from <span class="bodyi">kleptein</span> to steal].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">char<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010003a"><!--s010003a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/charwoman/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">charwoman</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lauds</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034287a"><!--s034287a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a religious service usu immediately following matins and forming with it the first of the canonical hours.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gird<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025452a"><!--s025452a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">N Eng dialect or archaic</span> a sarcastic remark.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">harlequin<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> Harlequin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhahlikwin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027543a"><!--s027543a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029349b"><!--s029349b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a mute character in traditional pantomime, in mask and lozenge-patterned costume.</p></div><a name="s029350b"><!--s029350b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>formerly, a stock character in the Italian commedia dell'arte, a quick-witted servant [Italian <span class="bodyi">arlecchino</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">Helquin</span>, a demon].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Indian wrestling</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030899a"><!--s030899a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/arm_wrestling/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">arm wrestling</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interrogative<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031748a"><!--s031748a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033657b"><!--s033657b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a word, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a pronoun, used in asking questions.</p></div><a name="s033658b"><!--s033658b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the interrogative mood of a language.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horseless carriage</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029223a"><!--s029223a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a motor car.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">autotomy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awʹtotəmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003733a"><!--s003733a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>reflex separation of a part, such as a lizard's tail, from the body <span class="bodyb">autotomic</span> /-ʹtomik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">autotomous</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/auto_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">auto- 1</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">tomē</span> cutting].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">first-strike</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022514a"><!--s022514a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>denoting nuclear weapons or an initial nuclear attack designed to destroy the enemy's power to retaliate.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kleptomania</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kleptəʹmayni·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033441a"><!--s033441a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an irresistible and recurrent desire to steal, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when not accompanied by economic or other motives <span class="bodyb">kleptomaniac</span> /-ak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">kleptein</span> to steal + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mania/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-mania</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">char<sup>5</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> cha</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010004a"><!--s010004a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tea/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tea</span></span></a> (1c) [Hindi <span class="bodyi">cā</span>, from Chinese (Pekingese) <span class="bodyi">cha</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jitter<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjitə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032594a"><!--s032594a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034498b"><!--s034498b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the jitters</span>) panic or extreme nervousness.</p></div><a name="s034499b"><!--s034499b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an irregular random movement</p><p><span class="bodyb">jittery</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laugh<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/lahf/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034288a"><!--s034288a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035940b"><!--s035940b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make the explosive vocal sounds characteristically expressing amusement, mirth, joy, or derision <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s035941b"><!--s035941b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to influence or bring (somebody) to a specified state by laughter </p><p><i></i></p><p>They laughed themselves silly</p>.</div><a name="s035942b"><!--s035942b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ at) to ridicule or make fun of (somebody or something) ✱ <span class="bodyb">be laughing</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to be successful or fortunate ✱ <span class="bodyb">laugh on the other side of one's face</span> to be embarrassed after feeling confident or proud ✱ <span class="bodyb">laugh up one's sleeve</span> to be secretly amused</p><p><span class="bodyb">laugher</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">laughing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">laughingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">hliehhan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dynamics</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018772a"><!--s018772a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019822b"><!--s019822b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the branch of mechanics that deals with forces and their relation to the motion of bodies.</p></div><a name="s019823b"><!--s019823b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a pattern of change or growth, or the forces that produce it </p><p><i></i></p><p>population dynamics</p>.</div><a name="s019824b"><!--s019824b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>variation and contrast in force or intensity, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in music</p><p><span class="bodyb">dynamicist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">girder</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025453a"><!--s025453a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a horizontal main structural member, e.g. in a building or bridge, that supports vertical loads [from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gird1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gird 1</span></span></a>, in the sense ‘to brace, strengthen’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">harlequin<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027544a"><!--s027544a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a pattern: consisting of coloured lozenges, or simply, brightly variegated.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interrogatory<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/intəʹrogət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> interrogatories)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031749a"><!--s031749a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a formal question, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a written question to be answered under direction of a court.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">India paper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030900a"><!--s030900a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a thin soft opaque paper, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for proofs of engravings.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horse mackerel</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029224a"><!--s029224a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large mackerel-like edible fish of the E Atlantic, with a row of bony spikes along its sides: <span class="bodyi">Trachurus trachurus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">autotoxin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awtəʹtoksin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003734a"><!--s003734a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a poison formed within the organism against which it acts.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jitter<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (jittered, jittering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032595a"><!--s032595a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034500b"><!--s034500b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to be nervous or act in a nervously way.</p></div><a name="s034501b"><!--s034501b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make continuous fast repetitive movements.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">klezmer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklezmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> klezmorim /-rim/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033442a"><!--s033442a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>traditional Jewish music of E Europe, or a musician who plays it [via Yiddish from Hebrew <span class="bodyi">kělē zemer</span> musical instruments].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">first-string</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022515a"><!--s022515a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a member of a sports team, group, etc: having a regular place, not used as distinguished from being a substitute.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">charabanc</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsharəbang/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010005a"><!--s010005a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, dated</span> a motor coach used for sightseeing [French <span class="bodyi">char à</span> <span class="bodyi">bancs</span> wagon with benches].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">harlequinade</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhahlikwiʹnayd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027545a"><!--s027545a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029351b"><!--s029351b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a part of a play or pantomime in which Harlequin has a leading role.</p></div><a name="s029352b"><!--s029352b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>buffoonery.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dynamism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdienəmiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018773a"><!--s018773a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019825b"><!--s019825b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005060c"><!--s005060c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a philosophical system that describes the universe in terms of the interplay of forces.</p></div><a name="s005061c"><!--s005061c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dynamics/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dynamics</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div><a name="s019826b"><!--s019826b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the quality of being energetic and forceful</p><p><span class="bodyb">dynamist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">dynamistic</span> /-ʹmistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laugh<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034289a"><!--s034289a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035943b"><!--s035943b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of laughing.</p></div><a name="s035944b"><!--s035944b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) a means of entertainment; a diversion.</p></div><a name="s035945b"><!--s035945b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a cause for derision or merriment; a joke </p><p><i></i></p><p>Swim in that current? That's a laugh</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">have the last laugh</span>.</p></div><a name="s035946b"><!--s035946b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to be proved right, successful, etc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">girdle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹguhdl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025454a"><!--s025454a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027129b"><!--s027129b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a belt or cord encircling the body, usu at the waist.</p></div><a name="s027130b"><!--s027130b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a woman's tightly fitting undergarment that extends from the waist to below the hips.</p></div><a name="s027131b"><!--s027131b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something that encircles or confines something, e.g.:</p><a name="s007093c"><!--s007093c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a belt or cord encircling the body, usu at the waist.</p></div><a name="s007094c"><!--s007094c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a woman's tightly fitting undergarment that extends from the waist to below the hips.</p></div><a name="s007095c"><!--s007095c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a ring made by the removal of the bark round a tree trunk.</p></div></div><a name="s027132b"><!--s027132b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the edge of a cut gem that is grasped by the setting [Old English <span class="bodyi">gyrdel</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">India rubber</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030901a"><!--s030901a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/rubber1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">rubber<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (1a).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interrogatory<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031750a"><!--s031750a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/interrogative1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">interrogative 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">klieg light</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kleeg/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033443a"><!--s033443a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a powerful arc lamp used in film studios [John H <span class="bodyi">Kliegl</span> d.1959 and Anton T <span class="bodyi">Kliegl</span> d.1927, German-born US lighting experts, who invented it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">characin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkarəsin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010006a"><!--s010006a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of a family of usu small brightly coloured tropical fishes: family Characidae</p><p><span class="bodyb">characin</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [derivative of Greek <span class="bodyi">charak-, charax</span> pointed stake, a fish].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horseman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> horsemen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029225a"><!--s029225a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030920b"><!--s030920b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a rider on horseback, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a skilled one.</p></div><a name="s030921b"><!--s030921b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a breeder, tender, or manager of horses, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a skilled one</p><p><span class="bodyb">horsemanship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dynamite<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdienəmiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018774a"><!--s018774a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019827b"><!--s019827b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a blasting explosive that is made of nitroglycerine absorbed in a porous material.</p></div><a name="s019828b"><!--s019828b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> somebody or something that has a potentially dangerous or spectacular effect </p><p><i></i></p><p>In Victorian and Edwardian politics women were dynamite</p><p> Michael Holroyd [Greek <span class="bodyi">dynamis</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dynamic1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dynamic 1</span></span></a>) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ite1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ite 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">autotrophic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awtəʹtrofik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003735a"><!--s003735a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>able to live and grow on carbon from carbon dioxide or carbonates and nitrogen from a simple inorganic compound: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/heterotrophic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">heterotrophic</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">autotroph</span> /ʹawtətrof/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">autotrophically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [prob from German <span class="bodyi">autotroph</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">autotrophos</span> supplying one's own food, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/auto_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">auto- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">trephein</span> to nourish].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">harlequin duck</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027546a"><!--s027546a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small N American and Icelandic diving sea duck the male of which is bluish with black, white, and chestnut markings: <span class="bodyi">Histrionicus histrionicus</span> [referring to Harlequin's multicoloured costume].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">first water</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022516a"><!--s022516a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the purest lustre or highest quality of gemstone </p><p><i></i></p><p>a diamond of the first water</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">of the first water</span> <span class="bodyi">sometimes ironic</span> of the most outstanding kind </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fool of the first water</p><p> Thomas Wolfe.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jitterbug<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032596a"><!--s032596a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lively fast athletic dance popular in the 1940s, a jazz variation of the two-step in which couples swing and twirl.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">girdle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025455a"><!--s025455a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027133b"><!--s027133b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to encircle (something or somebody) with a girdle, or as if with a girdle.</p></div><a name="s027134b"><!--s027134b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cut a girdle round (a tree), usu in order to kill it.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laughable</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034290a"><!--s034290a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>provoking laughter or derision; ridiculous</p><p><span class="bodyb">laughably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interrupt<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/intəʹrupt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031751a"><!--s031751a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033659b"><!--s033659b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to break the flow or action of (a speaker or speech).</p></div><a name="s033660b"><!--s033660b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to break the uniformity or continuity of (something) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s033661b"><!--s033661b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to interrupt an action or somebody's words</p><p><span class="bodyb">interruptible</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">interruption</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">interruptive</span>, <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">interrupten</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">interruptus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">interrumpere</span> to break in, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inter/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inter-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">rumpere</span> to break].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Indic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹindik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030902a"><!--s030902a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the branch of the Indo-European languages that includes Sanskrit and related modern languages, e.g. Hindi and Gujarati, spoken in parts of India, Pakistan, and elsewhere</p><p><span class="bodyb">Indic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">indikos</span> Indian].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Klinefelter's syndrome</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklienfeltəz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033444a"><!--s033444a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an abnormal condition in males that is caused by the presence of an extra X chromosome and results in infertility and smallness of the testicles [named after Harry F <span class="bodyi">Klinefelter</span> b.1912, US physician, who first described it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">character</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkarəktə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010007a"><!--s010007a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010306b"><!--s010306b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002488c"><!--s002488c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the mental or moral qualities that make up and distinguish a particular person, or any of these qualities considered individually.</p></div><a name="s002489c"><!--s002489c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the sum of the distinctive qualities characteristic of something; its main or essential nature.</p></div><a name="s002490c"><!--s002490c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a feature used to categorize things, e.g. organisms, or a group or kind so distinguished.</p></div><a name="s002491c"><!--s002491c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>an inherited characteristic.</p></div></div><a name="s010307b"><!--s010307b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002492c"><!--s002492c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>any of the people portrayed in a novel, film, play, etc.</p></div><a name="s002493c"><!--s002493c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a person, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one marked by notable or conspicuous traits.</p></div></div><a name="s010308b"><!--s010308b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>good reputation </p><p><i></i></p><p>a character reference</p>.</div><a name="s010309b"><!--s010309b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>moral strength; integrity </p><p><i></i></p><p>a person of character</p>.</div><a name="s010310b"><!--s010310b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a written testimonial of a person's qualities.</p></div><a name="s010311b"><!--s010311b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a symbol, e.g. a letter, numeral, or punctuation mark, used in writing or printing.</p></div><a name="s010312b"><!--s010312b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s002494c"><!--s002494c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a symbol, e.g. a letter, numeral, or punctuation mark, used in writing or printing.</p></div><a name="s002495c"><!--s002495c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a symbol that represents information, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a code that can be understood by computer.</p></div><a name="s002496c"><!--s002496c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a distinctive mark, usu in the form of a stylized graphic device.</p></div><a name="s002497c"><!--s002497c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a style of writing or printing ✱ <span class="bodyb">in/out of character</span> in/not in accord with a person's usual qualities, traits, or behaviour</p><p><span class="bodyb">characterful</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">characterless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">caracter</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">character</span> mark, distinctive quality, from Greek <span class="bodyi">charaktēr</span>, from <span class="bodyi">charassein</span> to scratch, engrave].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dynamite<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018775a"><!--s018775a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to blow up or destroy (something) with dynamite</p><p><span class="bodyb">dynamiter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horse mushroom</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029226a"><!--s029226a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large edible mushroom with a creamy-white cap and greyish gills: <span class="bodyi">Agaricus arvensis</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">autumn</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawtəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003736a"><!--s003736a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003697b"><!--s003697b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> the season between summer and winter.</p></div><a name="s003698b"><!--s003698b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000712c"><!--s000712c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> the season between summer and winter, in which crops and fruit are gathered and deciduous trees lose their leaves, in the N hemisphere the months of September, October, and November.</p></div><a name="s000713c"><!--s000713c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in astronomy, the period in the N hemisphere extending from the September <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/equinox/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">equinox</span></span></a> (time when day and night are of equal length) to the December <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/solstice/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">solstice</span></span></a> (shortest day of the year).</p></div></div><a name="s003699b"><!--s003699b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a period of maturity or the early stages of decline <span class="bodyb">autumnal</span> /awʹtumnəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">autumpne</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">autumnus</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jitterbug<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (jitterbugged, jitterbugging)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032597a"><!--s032597a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to dance the jitterbug.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">harlot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhahlət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027547a"><!--s027547a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a female prostitute <span class="bodyb">harlotry</span> /-tri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old French <span class="bodyi">herlot</span> rogue].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">First World</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022517a"><!--s022517a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the industrialized nations of the world, including N America, the countries of W Europe, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/second_world/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Second World</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/third_world/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Third World</span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">girdle<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025456a"><!--s025456a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Scot, N Eng dialect</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/griddle1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">griddle 1</span></span></a> [Middle English (Scots) <span class="bodyi">girdill, girdil</span>, alteration of Middle English <span class="bodyi">gredil</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/griddle1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">griddle 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interrupt<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031752a"><!--s031752a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a signal to a computer that halts a program while a higher-priority program is carried out, or the circuit that conveys the signal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indicate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹindikayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030903a"><!--s030903a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032577b"><!--s032577b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to point to or point out (something or somebody).</p></div><a name="s032578b"><!--s032578b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to be a sign or symptom of (something).</p></div><a name="s032579b"><!--s032579b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to state or express (something) briefly or indirectly.</p></div><a name="s032580b"><!--s032580b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to show or register (a value) with or as if with a pointer.</p></div><a name="s032581b"><!--s032581b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to demonstrate or suggest the necessity or advisability of (a course of action) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s032582b"><!--s032582b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>said of a vehicle or its driver: to show an intention to change direction by flashing an indicator</p><p><span class="bodyb">indication</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">indicatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">indicare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">dicare</span> to proclaim, dedicate].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">klipspringer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklipspringə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033445a"><!--s033445a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small agile African antelope that lives in rocky regions: <span class="bodyi">Oreotragus oreotragus</span> [Afrikaans <span class="bodyi">klipspringer</span>, from <span class="bodyi">klip</span> cliff, rock + <span class="bodyi">springer</span> springer, leaper].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laughing gas</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034291a"><!--s034291a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/nitrous_oxide/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">nitrous oxide</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">character actor</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010008a"><!--s010008a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an actor capable of playing unusual or eccentric personalities often markedly different in age.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horse mussel</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029227a"><!--s029227a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large marine mussel widely distributed on the shores of N Europe and America: <span class="bodyi">Modiolus modiolus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dynamo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdienəmoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dynamos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018776a"><!--s018776a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019829b"><!--s019829b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a machine by which mechanical energy is converted into electrical energy, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a device that produces direct current, e.g. in a motor vehicle.</p></div><a name="s019830b"><!--s019830b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a forceful energetic person [short for <span class="bodyi">dynamoelectric machine</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">dynamis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dynamic1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dynamic 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">autumn crocus</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003737a"><!--s003737a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plant of the lily family that blooms in autumn: <span class="bodyi">Colchicum autumnale</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jiu-jitsu</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jooh ʹjitsooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032598a"><!--s032598a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ju_jitsu_or_jiu_jitsu/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ju-jitsu</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">firth</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fuhth/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022518a"><!--s022518a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sea inlet or estuary, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in Scotland [Middle English, from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">fjörthr</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fjord_or_fiord/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fjord</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kloof</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kloohf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033446a"><!--s033446a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">SAfr</span> a deep glen; a ravine [Afrikaans <span class="bodyi">kloof</span>, from early Dutch <span class="bodyi">clove</span> cleft].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">harm<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hahm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027548a"><!--s027548a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029353b"><!--s029353b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>physical or mental damage; injury </p><p><i></i></p><p>Spanking children does them more harm than good</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Your precious glassware will come to no harm if it's properly packed</p> <p><i></i></p><p>No harm will come to you if you cooperate</p>.</div><a name="s029354b"><!--s029354b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>mischief or wrong </p><p><i></i></p><p>I didn't mean any harm</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">it will do so-and-so no harm</span>.</p></div><a name="s029355b"><!--s029355b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>it will be good for so-and-so (to do something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>It will do him no harm to lose some weight</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">out of harm's way</span> safe from danger ✱ <span class="bodyb">there's no harm in</span> it's at least worth (doing something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>There's no harm in trying</p> <p><span class="bodyb">harmful</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">harmfully</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">harmfulness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English from Old English <span class="bodyi">hearm</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laughing jackass</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034292a"><!--s034292a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus</span> the kookaburra [from its call, which resembles loud laughter].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interrupter <span class="bodyi">or</span> interruptor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/intəʹruptə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031753a"><!--s031753a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033662b"><!--s033662b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody or something that interrupts.</p></div><a name="s033663b"><!--s033663b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an automatic device for periodically interrupting or breaking an electric current.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">girl</span><small><span class="eSynop">/guhl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025457a"><!--s025457a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027135b"><!--s027135b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007096c"><!--s007096c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a female child.</p></div><a name="s007097c"><!--s007097c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a young unmarried woman.</p></div></div><a name="s027136b"><!--s027136b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a girlfriend.</p></div><a name="s027137b"><!--s027137b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s007098c"><!--s007098c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a girlfriend.</p></div><a name="s007099c"><!--s007099c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a daughter.</p></div><a name="s007100c"><!--s007100c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a female employee or servant.</p></div></div><a name="s027138b"><!--s027138b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a woman</p><p><span class="bodyb">girlhood</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">girlish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">girlishly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">girlishness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">gurle, girle</span> young person of either sex; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">character assassination</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010009a"><!--s010009a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an attempt to destroy somebody's reputation by malicious defamation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indication</span><small><span class="eSynop">/indiʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030904a"><!--s030904a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032583b"><!--s032583b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sign, suggestion, etc that serves to indicate something.</p></div><a name="s032584b"><!--s032584b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the degree, quantity, etc indicated on a graduated instrument; a reading.</p></div><a name="s032585b"><!--s032585b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something indicated as advisable or necessary.</p></div><a name="s032586b"><!--s032586b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the action of indicating.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horse opera</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029228a"><!--s029228a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/western2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">western 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dynamometer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dienəʹmomitə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018777a"><!--s018777a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an instrument for measuring power exerted, e.g. by an engine [French <span class="bodyi">dynamomètre</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">dynamis</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dynamic1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dynamic 1</span></span></a>) + French <span class="bodyi">-mètre</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/meter2/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-meter 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aux.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003738a"><!--s003738a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>auxiliary.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jive<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/jiev/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032599a"><!--s032599a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034502b"><!--s034502b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a style of energetic dancing, popular from the 1940s to the early 1960s, performed to fast jazz or swing music and later to rock and roll.</p></div><a name="s034503b"><!--s034503b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span></p><a name="s008880c"><!--s008880c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a type of slang used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by black Americans.</p></div><a name="s008881c"><!--s008881c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>glib or deceptive talk [origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fisc</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fisk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022519a"><!--s022519a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023861b"><!--s023861b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a public or state treasury.</p></div><a name="s023862b"><!--s023862b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in imperial Rome, the emperor's treasury [Latin <span class="bodyi">fiscus</span> treasury, literally ‘rush basket’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">characterise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010010a"><!--s010010a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/characterize_or_characterise_or_ise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">characterize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">harm<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027549a"><!--s027549a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029356b"><!--s029356b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to damage (something) or injure (somebody).</p></div><a name="s029357b"><!--s029357b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to have a deleterious effect on (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>A long absence from the workplace will harm your chances of promotion</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">girl band <span class="bodyi">or</span> girl group</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025458a"><!--s025458a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pop group consisting of young women.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laughing stock</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034293a"><!--s034293a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an object of ridicule.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">klutz</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kluts/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033447a"><!--s033447a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> a foolish, clumsy, or awkward person</p><p><span class="bodyb">klutzy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Yiddish <span class="bodyi">klotz, klutz</span>, from German <span class="bodyi">Klotz</span> block of wood].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indicative<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹdikətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030905a"><!--s030905a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032587b"><!--s032587b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + of) serving to indicate </p><p><i></i></p><p>His actions were indicative of fear</p>.</div><a name="s032588b"><!--s032588b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in grammar, of or being the mood that represents the denoted act or state as an objective fact</p><p><span class="bodyb">indicatively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dynast</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdinəst, ʹdinast/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018778a"><!--s018778a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a ruler, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a hereditary one [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">dynastēs</span>, from <span class="bodyi">dynasthai</span> to be able, have power].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interruption</span><small><span class="eSynop">/intəʹrupsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031754a"><!--s031754a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033664b"><!--s033664b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something that interrupts what somebody is doing or saying.</p></div><a name="s033665b"><!--s033665b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a break or interval of any kind.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jive<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032600a"><!--s032600a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034504b"><!--s034504b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to dance the jive.</p></div><a name="s034505b"><!--s034505b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> to deceive or mislead engage in good-humoured deception; to kid <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s034506b"><!--s034506b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> to cajole or tease (somebody).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">auxesis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awkʹseesis, awgʹzeesis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003739a"><!--s003739a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>growth; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> an increase of cell size without cell division <span class="bodyb">auxetic</span> /awkʹsetik, awgʹzetik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">auxetically</span> /awkʹsetikli, awgʹzet-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">auxēsis</span> increase, growth, from <span class="bodyi">auxein</span> to increase].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horse pistol</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029229a"><!--s029229a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>formerly, a large pistol carried by a horseman at the pommel of his saddle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fiscal<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfiskl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022520a"><!--s022520a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023863b"><!--s023863b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to taxation, public revenues, or public debt </p><p><i></i></p><p>fiscal policy</p>.</div><a name="s023864b"><!--s023864b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> relating to finance generally</p><p><span class="bodyb">fiscally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">fiscalis</span> from <span class="bodyi">fiscus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fisc/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fisc</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">characteristic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkarəktəʹristik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010011a"><!--s010011a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>serving to reveal individual character and distinguish one person or thing from another; typical </p><p><i></i></p><p>a characteristic odour</p> <p><span class="bodyb">characteristically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">girlfriend</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025459a"><!--s025459a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027139b"><!--s027139b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a frequent or regular female companion with whom somebody is romantically or sexually involved.</p></div><a name="s027140b"><!--s027140b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a female friend.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laugh off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034294a"><!--s034294a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to minimize or dismiss (something) by treating it as amusingly trivial </p><p><i></i></p><p>He laughed off the injury, saying it wasn't serious</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">harmattan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hahʹmat(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027550a"><!--s027550a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dry dust-laden wind that blows off the desert onto the Atlantic coast of Africa from December to February [Twi <span class="bodyi">haramata</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dynasty</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdinəsti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dynasties)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018779a"><!--s018779a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019831b"><!--s019831b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a succession of hereditary rulers, or the time during which they rule.</p></div><a name="s019832b"><!--s019832b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a powerful group or family that maintains its position for a considerable time <span class="bodyb">dynastic</span> /diʹnastik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">dynastically</span> /diʹnastikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">klutzy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklutsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033448a"><!--s033448a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035239b"><!--s035239b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>stupid.</p></div><a name="s035240b"><!--s035240b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>clumsy or awkward.</p></div><a name="s035241b"><!--s035241b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>bulky or unwieldy </p><p><i></i></p><p>klutzy recording equipment</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horseplay</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029230a"><!--s029230a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>rough or boisterous play.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interruptor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/intəʹruptə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031755a"><!--s031755a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/interrupter_or_interruptor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">interrupter</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indicative<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030906a"><!--s030906a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the indicative mood or a verb form expressing this.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">auxiliary<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/awgʹzilyəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003740a"><!--s003740a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003700b"><!--s003700b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>subsidiary </p><p><i></i></p><p>auxiliary nursing staff</p>.</div><a name="s003701b"><!--s003701b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>kept in reserve; supplementary </p><p><i></i></p><p>an auxiliary power plant</p>.</div><a name="s003702b"><!--s003702b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>denoting a verb such as <span class="bodyi">be</span>, <span class="bodyi">do</span>, <span class="bodyi">have</span>, or <span class="bodyi">may</span>, used with another verb to express tense, voice, or mood [Latin <span class="bodyi">auxiliaris</span> from <span class="bodyi">auxilium</span> help].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jizz</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jiz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032601a"><!--s032601a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> the distinguishing features of a particular species of animal or plant [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fiscal<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022521a"><!--s022521a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/procurator_fiscal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">procurator fiscal</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">characteristic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010012a"><!--s010012a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010313b"><!--s010313b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a distinguishing trait, quality, or property.</p></div><a name="s010314b"><!--s010314b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the integral part of a common logarithm.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Girl Guide</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025460a"><!--s025460a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/guide1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">guide<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (4).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laughter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlahftə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034295a"><!--s034295a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035947b"><!--s035947b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the sound of laughing.</p></div><a name="s035948b"><!--s035948b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the action of laughing [Old English <span class="bodyi">hleahtor</span>, related to Old English <span class="bodyi">hliehhan</span> to laugh].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">harmless</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027551a"><!--s027551a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029358b"><!--s029358b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>lacking capacity or intent to injure </p><p><i></i></p><p>harmless insects</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a bit of harmless fun</p>.</div><a name="s029359b"><!--s029359b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">rather derog</span> said of a person: inoffensive to the point of ineffectuality.</p></div><a name="s029360b"><!--s029360b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or legal</span> free from harm, liability, or loss</p><p><span class="bodyb">harmlessly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">harmlessness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dyne</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dien/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018780a"><!--s018780a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of force in the centimetre-gram-second system that would give a mass of one gram an acceleration of one centimetre per second per second, equivalent to 10<sup>-5</sup> newtons [French <span class="bodyi">dyne</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">dynamis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dynamic1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dynamic 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inter se</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌintə ʹsay/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031756a"><!--s031756a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>among or between themselves [Latin <span class="bodyi">inter se</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horsepower</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029231a"><!--s029231a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an imperial unit of power equal to about 746 watts.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Jn</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032602a"><!--s032602a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>John (books of the Bible).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">klystron</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklistron, ʹkliestron/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033449a"><!--s033449a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an electronic device in which the speed of a beam of electrons is regulated by electric fields and that is used for the generation and amplification of ultrahigh-frequency current [Greek <span class="bodyi">kluzein</span> to wash over + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tron/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-tron</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">auxiliary<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> auxiliaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003741a"><!--s003741a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003703b"><!--s003703b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person, group, or device serving or used in an auxiliary capacity.</p></div><a name="s003704b"><!--s003704b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a member of a nation's auxiliary troops.</p></div><a name="s003705b"><!--s003705b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an auxiliary verb.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indicator</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030907a"><!--s030907a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032589b"><!--s032589b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008473c"><!--s008473c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a hand or needle on a graduated instrument.</p></div><a name="s008474c"><!--s008474c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an instrument for giving visual readings attached to a machine or apparatus.</p></div><a name="s008475c"><!--s008475c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a flashing light or other device on a vehicle that is used to show the driver's intention to change direction.</p></div><a name="s008476c"><!--s008476c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a screen at a railway station or airport showing details of arrivals and departures.</p></div></div><a name="s032590b"><!--s032590b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a substance that shows, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by change of colour, the condition of a solution, the presence of a particular material, or the end point of a chemical reaction.</p></div><a name="s032591b"><!--s032591b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s008477c"><!--s008477c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a substance that shows, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by change of colour, the condition of a solution, the presence of a particular material, or the end point of a chemical reaction.</p></div><a name="s008478c"><!--s008478c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tracer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tracer</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div><a name="s032592b"><!--s032592b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>something that gives an indication, e.g. a statistic that indicates the state of a national economy.</p></div><a name="s032593b"><!--s032593b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a plant or animal species that is known to prefer particular environmental conditions and therefore indicates the existence of those conditions by its presence <span class="bodyb">indicatory</span> /inʹdikət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fiscal year</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022522a"><!--s022522a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/financial_year/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">financial year</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">characterize <span class="bodyi">or</span> characterise <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010013a"><!--s010013a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010315b"><!--s010315b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to describe the character or quality of (somebody or something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She characterized him as soft-spoken yet ambitious</p>.</div><a name="s010316b"><!--s010316b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to be a characteristic of (something); to distinguish </p><p><i></i></p><p>The cheese is characterized by its delicate flavour</p> <p><span class="bodyb">characterization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">girlie<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> girly</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹguhli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025461a"><!--s025461a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027141b"><!--s027141b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>featuring nude or scantily clothed young women </p><p><i></i></p><p>girlie magazines</p>.</div><a name="s027142b"><!--s027142b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of or for girls or women.</p></div><a name="s027143b"><!--s027143b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly derog</span> suitable for or like a young girl, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> affectedly so </p><p><i></i></p><p>The room was decorated in an awful girlie pink</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">launch<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/lawnch/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034296a"><!--s034296a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035949b"><!--s035949b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to set (a boat or ship) afloat.</p></div><a name="s035950b"><!--s035950b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to release or send off (e.g. a rocket).</p></div><a name="s035951b"><!--s035951b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to start or set (something or somebody) in motion, e.g. on a course or career </p><p><i></i></p><p>I take any lady whose conduct is shady … and launch her in first-rate society</p><p> W S Gilbert.</p></div><a name="s035952b"><!--s035952b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to introduce (a new product) onto the market </p><p><i></i></p><p>a party to launch a new book</p>.</div><a name="s035953b"><!--s035953b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to throw (oneself) forward </p><p><i></i></p><p>She launched herself at the player's legs</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s035954b"><!--s035954b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(+ into) to begin to do something energetically and with commitment </p><p><i></i></p><p>He launched into a rendition of his favourite pop song</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">launchen</span> to hurl a missile, via French <span class="bodyi">lancher</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">lanceare</span> to wield a lance].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">harmonic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hahʹmonik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027552a"><!--s027552a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029361b"><!--s029361b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to musical harmony, a harmonic, or harmonics.</p></div><a name="s029362b"><!--s029362b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>pleasing to the ear; harmonious.</p></div><a name="s029363b"><!--s029363b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in mathematics, expressible in terms of sine or cosine functions </p><p><i></i></p><p>harmonic function</p> <p><span class="bodyb">harmonically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">harmonicus</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">harmonikos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">harmonia</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/harmony/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">harmony</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horse racing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029232a"><!--s029232a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the sport of racing horses, either over a flat course or on one with fences or hurdles</p><p><span class="bodyb">horse race</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">auxiliary troops</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003742a"><!--s003742a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a foreign force serving a nation that is at war.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jnr</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032603a"><!--s032603a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>junior.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intersect</span><small><span class="eSynop">/intəʹsekt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031757a"><!--s031757a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033666b"><!--s033666b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to pierce or divide (e.g. a line or area) by passing through or across it <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s033667b"><!--s033667b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of lines, roads, etc: to meet and cross at a point [Latin <span class="bodyi">intersectus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">intersecare</span> to cut between, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inter/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inter-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">secare</span> to cut].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dyo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018781a"><!--s018781a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dy_or_dyo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dy-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">character recognition</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010014a"><!--s010014a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the recognition of printed or written characters by a computer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fish<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fish/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> fishes <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> fish)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022523a"><!--s022523a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023865b"><!--s023865b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006212c"><!--s006212c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>any of numerous cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates that typically have with an elongated scaly body, limbs, when present, in the form of fins, and gills.</p></div><a name="s006213c"><!--s006213c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the flesh of a fish used as food.</p></div></div><a name="s023866b"><!--s023866b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used in combinations</span>) a term referring generally to any aquatic animal, including invertebrates </p><p><i></i></p><p>starfish</p> <p><i></i></p><p>jellyfish</p> <p><i></i></p><p>shellfish</p> <p><i></i></p><p>cuttlefish</p>.</div><a name="s023867b"><!--s023867b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Fish</span>) the constellation and sign of the zodiac Pisces.</p></div><a name="s023868b"><!--s023868b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a person, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one of a specified, often eccentric, nature </p><p><i></i></p><p>rather a cold fish</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">a big fish in a little pond</span>.</p></div><a name="s023869b"><!--s023869b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>an important person but only in a small community, therefore not so very important ✱ <span class="bodyb">a fish out of water</span> a person who is out of his or her proper sphere or element and therefore seems uneasy or uncomfortable through being unsuited to the position he or she is in ✱ <span class="bodyb">have other/bigger fish to fry</span> to have other, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> more important, things to do ✱ <span class="bodyb">make fish of one and flesh of the other</span> <span class="bodyi">Irish</span> to discriminate between people unjustly ✱ <span class="bodyb">neither fish, flesh, nor fowl/nor good red herring</span> of indeterminate character</p><p><span class="bodyb">fishless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fishlike</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">fisc</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">girlie<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> girly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> girlies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025462a"><!--s025462a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a girl or young woman.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">km</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033450a"><!--s033450a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>kilometre.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indices</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹindiseez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030908a"><!--s030908a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="sb000000262"><!--sb000000262--></a><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/index1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">index 1</span></span></a></p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">indices</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">indexes</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/index1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">index 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">launch<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034297a"><!--s034297a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an act or an instance of launching something.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">harmonic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027553a"><!--s027553a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029364b"><!--s029364b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a flutelike overtone produced on a stringed instrument by touching a vibrating string at a point, e.g. the midpoint, which divides it into halves, thirds, etc.</p></div><a name="s029365b"><!--s029365b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007760c"><!--s007760c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a tone in a harmonic series.</p></div><a name="s007761c"><!--s007761c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a flutelike overtone produced on a stringed instrument by touching a vibrating string at a point, e.g. the midpoint, which divides it into halves, thirds, etc.</p></div></div><a name="s029366b"><!--s029366b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in physics, a component frequency of a harmonic motion that is an integral multiple of the fundamental frequency.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horseradish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029233a"><!--s029233a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030922b"><!--s030922b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a tall coarse white-flowered plant of the mustard family: <span class="bodyi">Armoracia rusticana</span>.</p></div><a name="s030923b"><!--s030923b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the pungent root of the horseradish or a condiment prepared from it.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">auxiliary verb</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003743a"><!--s003743a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in grammar, a verb such as <span class="bodyi">be</span>, <span class="bodyi">do</span>, or <span class="bodyi">have</span>, or a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/modal_auxiliary_verb/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">modal auxiliary verb</span></span></a> (e.g. <span class="bodyi">will</span>, <span class="bodyi">shall</span>, <span class="bodyi">should</span>, <span class="bodyi">would</span>, <span class="bodyi">may</span>, or <span class="bodyi">might</span>), that helps another verb to form tenses, voices, and moods that cannot be indicated by <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/guide_to_the_dictionary/0#s000003a" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inflection</span></span></a> (verb ending).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Girls’ Brigade</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025463a"><!--s025463a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a worldwide Christian organization for girls and young women founded in 1893, aiming to promote the personal and social development of its members.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indicia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹdishi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030909a"><!--s030909a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> distinctive marks; indications [Latin <span class="bodyi">indicia</span>, pl of <span class="bodyi">indicium</span> sign, from <span class="bodyi">indicare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/indicate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">indicate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intersection</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹintəseksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031758a"><!--s031758a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033668b"><!--s033668b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of intersecting.</p></div><a name="s033669b"><!--s033669b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a place where two or more things, e.g. streets, roads, etc, intersect.</p></div><a name="s033670b"><!--s033670b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s008693c"><!--s008693c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in mathematics, the set of elements common to two sets, or the process by which this set is established.</p></div><a name="s008694c"><!--s008694c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the set of points common to two geometric configurations</p><p><span class="bodyb">intersectional</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Jo.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032605a"><!--s032605a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Joel (book of the Bible).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">character sketch</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010015a"><!--s010015a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a brief description of a person's character.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">K-meson</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033451a"><!--s033451a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kaon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">kaon</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dy- <span class="bodyi">or</span> dyo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018756a"><!--s018756a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meaning: two </p><p><i></i></p><p>dyarchy</p> <p>[via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">dy-</span>, from <span class="bodyi">dyo</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fish<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022524a"><!--s022524a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023870b"><!--s023870b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to try to catch fish, e.g. with a hook and line or a net </p><p><i></i></p><p>go fishing</p> <p><i></i></p><p>fish for trout</p>.</div><a name="s023871b"><!--s023871b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + for) to feel about in the interior of a container for something </p><p><i></i></p><p>fishing in her handbag for her spectacles</p>.</div><a name="s023872b"><!--s023872b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + for) to try to obtain something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by using cunning or devious means </p><p><i></i></p><p>fish for information</p> <p><i></i></p><p>fish for compliments</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Stop fishing!</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s023873b"><!--s023873b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to go fishing in (a body of water) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He often used to go down to the Borders and fish the Tweed</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">launch<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034298a"><!--s034298a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035955b"><!--s035955b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a large motorboat.</p></div><a name="s035956b"><!--s035956b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>formerly, the largest boat carried by a warship [Spanish <span class="bodyi">lancha</span> from Portuguese <span class="bodyi">lancha</span>, perhaps ultimately from Malay <span class="bodyi">lanchar</span> swift].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">harmonica</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hahʹmonikə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027554a"><!--s027554a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small rectangular wind instrument with free reeds recessed in air slots from which notes are sounded by breathing out and in [Italian <span class="bodyi">armonica</span>, fem of <span class="bodyi">armonico</span> harmonious].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horse sense</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029234a"><!--s029234a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/common_sense/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">common sense</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">girl scout</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025464a"><!--s025464a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/guide1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">guide<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (4).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indict</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹdiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030910a"><!--s030910a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to charge (somebody) with an offence, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a serious crime</p><p><span class="bodyb">indictable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">indictee</span> /-ʹee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">indicter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">indictor</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p>alteration of <span class="bodyi">indite</span>, from Middle English <span class="bodyi">inditen</span> via Anglo-French <span class="bodyi">enditer</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">indictus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/indite/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">indite</span></span></a> . The <span class="bodyi">c</span> was added in the 17th cent. to conform with the Latin spelling, but has never been pronounced</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">auxin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawksin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003744a"><!--s003744a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plant hormone that promotes growth, or an analogue of one <span class="bodyb">auxinic</span> /awkʹsinik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">auxinically</span> /awkʹsinikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">auxein</span> to increase].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">launcher</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034299a"><!--s034299a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a device for launching rockets, missiles, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intersex</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹintəseks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031759a"><!--s031759a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an intersexual individual or its intersexual nature.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kn.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033452a"><!--s033452a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>knot.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dys-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018782a"><!--s018782a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s019833b"><!--s019833b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>abnormal; impaired </p><p><i></i></p><p>dysfunction</p> <p><i></i></p><p>dysplasia</p>.</div><a name="s019834b"><!--s019834b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>difficult; painful </p><p><i></i></p><p>dysuria</p> <p><i></i></p><p>dysmenorrhoea</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">dis-</span> bad, difficult, via French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">dys-</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fish<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022525a"><!--s022525a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023874b"><!--s023874b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a flat piece of wood or iron fixed lengthways to a beam, etc, or across a joint, to add strength.</p></div><a name="s023875b"><!--s023875b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a curved piece of wood lashed to a split mast or boom, serving as a temporary splint [French <span class="bodyi">fiche</span> from <span class="bodyi">ficher</span> to fix, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">figere</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/joh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> joes)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032604a"><!--s032604a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Scot</span> a sweetheart [alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/joy1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">joy 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">harmonic analysis</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027555a"><!--s027555a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in mathematics, the expression of a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/periodic_function/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">periodic function</span></span></a> (function whose value repeats itself at regular intervals) as a sum of sines and cosines, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by means of a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fourier_series/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Fourier series</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">character witness</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010016a"><!--s010016a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who gives evidence concerning the reputation, conduct, and moral nature of somebody involved in a legal action.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horseshit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029235a"><!--s029235a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, coarse slang</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bullshit1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bullshit 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">girly<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025465a"><!--s025465a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/girlie1_or_girly/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">girlie 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">auxotrophic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/awksəʹtrofik, -ʹtrohfik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003745a"><!--s003745a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>requiring a specific growth substance beyond the minimum required for normal metabolism and reproduction </p><p><i></i></p><p>auxotrophic mutants of bacteria</p> <span class="bodyb">auxotroph</span> /ʹawksətrof, -trohf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i><p><span class="bodyb">auxotrophically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">auxein</span> to increase + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/o/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-o-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-trophic</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">trophos</span> nourishing, from <span class="bodyi">trephein</span> to nourish].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indictable offence</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030911a"><!--s030911a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a serious crime that must be tried before a jury.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">launching pad</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034300a"><!--s034300a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/launch_pad/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">launch pad</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intersexual</span><small><span class="eSynop">/intəʹseksyooəl, -sh(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031760a"><!--s031760a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033671b"><!--s033671b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>intermediate in sexual character between a typical male and a typical female.</p></div><a name="s033672b"><!--s033672b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>existing between the sexes <span class="bodyb">intersexuality</span> /-syooʹaliti, -shooʹaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">intersexually</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fish and chips</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022526a"><!--s022526a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a meal of fish fillets coated with batter and deep-fried, accompanied by potato chips, typically bought ready-cooked and wrapped in paper from a take-away restaurant.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">joanna</span><small><span class="eSynop">/johʹanə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032606a"><!--s032606a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a piano [rhyming slang].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knack</span><small><span class="eSynop">/nak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033453a"><!--s033453a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035242b"><!--s035242b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a special capacity or skill that enables something difficult to be done with ease </p><p><i></i></p><p>Skating is easy once you've got the knack</p>.</div><a name="s035243b"><!--s035243b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a tendency or aptitude </p><p><i></i></p><p>She has a knack for saying the wrong thing</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">knak, knakke</span> trick, prob from <span class="bodyi">knak</span> sharp blow or sound, of imitative origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dysbiosis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌdisbieʹohsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018783a"><!--s018783a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an excess of harmful over beneficial micro-organisms in the gut [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dys/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dys-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/symbiosis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">symbiosis</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">girly<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025466a"><!--s025466a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/girlie2_or_girly/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">girlie 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horseshoe</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029236a"><!--s029236a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030924b"><!--s030924b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a shoe for horses, usu consisting of a narrow U-shaped plate of iron fitting the rim of the hoof, traditionally a lucky symbol.</p></div><a name="s030925b"><!--s030925b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something resembling this, such as a bend in a road or river.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">harmonic mean</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027556a"><!--s027556a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the reciprocal of the arithmetic mean of the reciprocals of a finite set of numbers </p><p><i></i></p><p>The harmonic mean of 2, 4, 6, and 8 is 4/½ + ¼ + ⅙ + ⅛ = 96/23</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">charade</span><small><span class="eSynop">/shəʹrahd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010017a"><!--s010017a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010317b"><!--s010317b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl, but treated as sing. or pl</span>) a game in which one team acts out a word or phrase syllable by syllable while the other tries to guess what is being represented.</p></div><a name="s010318b"><!--s010318b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a ridiculous pretence [French <span class="bodyi">charade</span> from Provençal <span class="bodyi">charrado</span> conversation].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">av.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003748a"><!--s003748a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003709b"><!--s003709b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>average.</p></div><a name="s003710b"><!--s003710b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>avoirdupois.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indictment</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030912a"><!--s030912a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032594b"><!--s032594b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a formal written accusation by a prosecuting authority.</p></div><a name="s032595b"><!--s032595b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ of) grounds for severe censure or condemnation of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>The number of young children left to fend for themselves is a searing indictment of contemporary society</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interspace<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/intəʹspays/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031761a"><!--s031761a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to separate (e.g. printed letters) by spaces.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knacker<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033454a"><!--s033454a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035244b"><!--s035244b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> somebody who buys and slaughters worn-out horses and other animals for use <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as animal food or fertilizer </p><p><i></i></p><p>a knacker's yard</p>.</div><a name="s035245b"><!--s035245b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody who buys old ships, houses, or other structures for their constituent materials</p><p><span class="bodyb">knackery</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [orig in the sense ‘saddlemaker’; prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/knack/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">knack</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horseshoe bat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029237a"><!--s029237a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of bat with a horseshoe-shaped pad on the muzzle: genus <span class="bodyi">Rhinolophus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">girn <span class="bodyi">or</span> gurn</span><small><span class="eSynop">/guhn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025467a"><!--s025467a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027144b"><!--s027144b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to pull a grotesque face </p><p><i></i></p><p>the one who girned to the judge's greatest satisfaction being declared the winner</p><p> M F Wakelin.</p></div><a name="s027145b"><!--s027145b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Scot dialect</span> to be peevish or fretful </p><p><i></i></p><p>The bairn's been girning all day</p> <p><span class="bodyb">girner</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">girnen</span>, alteration of <span class="bodyi">grinnen</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grin1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grin 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dyscalculia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diskalʹkyooli·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018784a"><!--s018784a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>difficulty with doing arithmetical calculations caused by brain injury or disease or malfunction of the brain [scientific Latin, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dys/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dys-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">calculare</span> to count].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">job<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/job/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032607a"><!--s032607a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034507b"><!--s034507b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a regular paid position of employment or occupation.</p></div><a name="s034508b"><!--s034508b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a piece of work.</p></div><a name="s034509b"><!--s034509b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s008882c"><!--s008882c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a piece of work.</p></div><a name="s008883c"><!--s008883c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a set of operations to be done by a computer.</p></div></div><a name="s034510b"><!--s034510b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a task.</p></div><a name="s034511b"><!--s034511b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a specific duty, role, or function.</p></div><a name="s034512b"><!--s034512b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a crime, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a robbery.</p></div><a name="s034513b"><!--s034513b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a difficult task </p><p><i></i></p><p>had a job persuading them</p>.</div><a name="s034514b"><!--s034514b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an object, occasion, etc of a specified type </p><p><i></i></p><p>The party was a black-tie job</p>.</div><a name="s034515b"><!--s034515b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>a crime, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a robbery.</p></div><a name="s034516b"><!--s034516b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span>a piece of plastic surgery </p><p><i></i></p><p>a nose job</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">a good job</span>.</p></div><a name="s034517b"><!--s034517b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>a fortunate state of affairs ✱ <span class="bodyb">jobs for the boys</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit</span> lucrative employment for friends, associates, etc, or a system of patronage or favouritism involving this ✱ <span class="bodyb">just the job</span> exactly what is needed ✱ <span class="bodyb">on the job</span> engaged in doing something; at work.</p></div><a name="s034518b"><!--s034518b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span> having sexual intercourse</p><p><span class="bodyb">jobless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [perhaps from Middle English <span class="bodyi">jobbe</span> lump, later ‘cartload’, possibly an alteration of <span class="bodyi">gobbe</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gob1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gob 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">harmonic minor scale</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027557a"><!--s027557a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a musical scale that has semitones between the second and third, fifth and sixth, and seventh and eighth steps, with tones for the other intervals: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/melodic_minor_scale/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">melodic minor scale</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">charbroil</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchahbroyl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010018a"><!--s010018a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/barbecue2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">barbecue 2</span></span></a> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/charcoal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">charcoal</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/broil/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">broil</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">launch pad</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034301a"><!--s034301a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035957b"><!--s035957b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a platform from which a rocket can be launched.</p></div><a name="s035958b"><!--s035958b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a base from which something is set in motion </p><p><i></i></p><p>The programme was an effective launch pad for his career</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fishbowl</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022527a"><!--s022527a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023876b"><!--s023876b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a round glass bowl that fish, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> pet goldfish, are kept in.</p></div><a name="s023877b"><!--s023877b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a place or condition that offers little or no privacy.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">AV</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003746a"><!--s003746a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003706b"><!--s003706b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>ad valorem.</p></div><a name="s003707b"><!--s003707b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>audiovisual.</p></div><a name="s003708b"><!--s003708b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>Authorized Version (of the Bible).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horseshoe crab</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029238a"><!--s029238a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of marine invertebrate animals that are related to spiders and scorpions, have a horseshoe- or crescent-shaped <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cephalothorax/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cephalothorax</span></span></a> (combined head and central region of the body) and an abdomen ending in a long spike: <span class="bodyi">Limulus polyphemus</span> and other species. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/king_crab/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">king crab</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knacker<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (knackered, knackering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033455a"><!--s033455a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> to exhaust (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>After working all night I felt knackered</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">launch vehicle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034302a"><!--s034302a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the rocket power source or sources used to launch a spacecraft.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fishcake</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022528a"><!--s022528a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a usu circular portion of flaked fish mixed with mashed potato, coated with breadcrumbs and fried.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹindi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030913a"><!--s030913a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032596b"><!--s032596b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) relating to or produced by a small independent film or record company.</p></div><a name="s032597b"><!--s032597b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008479c"><!--s008479c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a small independent film or record company, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that produces films or music considered more avant-garde than those of the main commercial companies.</p></div><a name="s008480c"><!--s008480c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) relating to or produced by such a film or record company.</p></div></div><a name="s032598b"><!--s032598b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s008481c"><!--s008481c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a type of melodic guitar-based popular music.</p></div><a name="s008482c"><!--s008482c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) relating to this type of music or the culture, clothes, etc associated with it [short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/independent2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">independent 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">harmonic motion</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027558a"><!--s027558a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/simple_harmonic_motion/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">simple harmonic motion</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">charcoal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchahkohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010019a"><!--s010019a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010319b"><!--s010319b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a black porous carbon prepared by partly burning wood, bone, or other vegetable or animal substances.</p></div><a name="s010320b"><!--s010320b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002498c"><!--s002498c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>fine charcoal used in pencil form for drawing.</p></div><a name="s002499c"><!--s002499c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a drawing done with charcoal.</p></div></div><a name="s010321b"><!--s010321b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">charcoal grey</span>) a very dark grey colour [Middle English <span class="bodyi">charcole</span>; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">giro</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjie(ə)roh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> giros)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025468a"><!--s025468a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027146b"><!--s027146b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a computerized low-cost system of money transfer comparable to a current account.</p></div><a name="s027147b"><!--s027147b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a giro cheque or payment, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a social security benefit [German <span class="bodyi">Giro</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">giro</span> turn, transfer, from Latin <span class="bodyi">gyrus</span> circle, spiral].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">job<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (jobbed, jobbing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032608a"><!--s032608a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s034519b"><!--s034519b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to do odd or occasional pieces of work, usu at a stated rate </p><p><i></i></p><p>a jobbing gardener</p>.</div><a name="s034520b"><!--s034520b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to carry on public business for private gain.</p></div><a name="s034521b"><!--s034521b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s008884c"><!--s008884c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to carry on the business of a middleman or wholesaler.</p></div><a name="s008885c"><!--s008885c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to work as a stockjobber <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s034522b"><!--s034522b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to buy and sell (e.g. shares) for profit.</p></div><a name="s034523b"><!--s034523b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to get, deal with, or effect (something) by jobbery</p><p><span class="bodyb">jobber</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interspace<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹintəspays/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031762a"><!--s031762a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an intervening space; an interval.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dyscrasia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹkrayzi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018785a"><!--s018785a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an abnormal condition of the body or of one of its parts </p><p><i></i></p><p>a blood dyscrasia</p> <p><span class="bodyb">dyscrasic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">dyscrasia</span> bad mixture (of humours), from Greek <span class="bodyi">dyskrasia</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dys/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dys-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">krasis</span> mixture, from <span class="bodyi">kerannynai</span> to mix].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Av.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003747a"><!--s003747a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in street names, avenue.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horse's neck</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029239a"><!--s029239a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a cocktail consisting of spirits, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> brandy, with ginger ale and a twist of lemon.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knacker<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033456a"><!--s033456a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span> a testicle [prob from English dialect <span class="bodyi">knack</span> to make a cracking noise, strike].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fish eagle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022529a"><!--s022529a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various eagles that feed mainly on fish: <span class="bodyi">Haliaetus vocifer</span> and other species.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indifference</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹdif(ə)rəns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030914a"><!--s030914a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032599b"><!--s032599b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the state of being indifferent </p><p><i></i></p><p>The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference</p><p> Elie Wiesel.</p></div><a name="s032600b"><!--s032600b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>absence of interest or importance </p><p><i></i></p><p>It's a matter of complete indifference to me</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">charcuterie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/shahʹkoohtəri (<span class="bodyi">French</span> ʧarkytri)/ /shahʹkoohtəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010020a"><!--s010020a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010322b"><!--s010322b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>cooked cold meats.</p></div><a name="s010323b"><!--s010323b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a shop selling cooked cold meats [French <span class="bodyi">charcuterie</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">chaircuiterie</span> from <span class="bodyi">chaircuitier</span> seller of pork, from <span class="bodyi">chair</span> <span class="bodyi">cuite</span> cooked meat].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">launder</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlawndə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (laundered, laundering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034303a"><!--s034303a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035959b"><!--s035959b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (clothes) ready for use again by washing and ironing.</p></div><a name="s035960b"><!--s035960b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to pass (money obtained illegally) through a bank or legal business</p><p><span class="bodyb">launderer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">launder</span> launderer, from Old French <span class="bodyi">lavandier</span>, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">lavare</span> to wash].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dysentery</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdis(ə)ntri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018786a"><!--s018786a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various infectious bacterial or protozoan infections of the intestines characterized by severe diarrhoea, usu with passing of mucus and blood, usu caused by poor sanitation <span class="bodyb">dysenteric</span> /-ʹterik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">dissenterie</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">dysenteria</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dys/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dys-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">enteron</span> intestine].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">harmonic progression</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027559a"><!--s027559a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029367b"><!--s029367b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in music, the sequence of chord changes that represents the harmonic structure of a composition, etc.</p></div><a name="s029368b"><!--s029368b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in mathematics, a sequence whose terms are the reciprocals of an arithmetic progression.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Girondin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jiʹrondin (<span class="bodyi">French</span> Ʒirɔdε)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025469a"><!--s025469a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/girondist/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Girondist</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interspecies</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031763a"><!--s031763a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/interspecific/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">interspecific</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">avadavat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹavədəvat/ amadavat /ʹamə-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003749a"><!--s003749a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a green or red Asian bird of the waxbill family: <span class="bodyi">Amandava formosa</span> or <span class="bodyi">Amandava amandava</span> [alteration of <span class="bodyi">Ahmadabad</span> in India, from where the birds were first exported to Europe].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jobber</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032609a"><!--s032609a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034524b"><!--s034524b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stockjobber/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stockjobber</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s034525b"><!--s034525b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody who does odd jobs or occasional work.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horsetail</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029240a"><!--s029240a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a flowerless plant with a hollow jointed stem, related to the ferns: genus <span class="bodyi">Equisetum</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knacker's yard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033457a"><!--s033457a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035246b"><!--s035246b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a slaughterhouse, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for horses.</p></div><a name="s035247b"><!--s035247b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a place for somebody or something someone who has been discarded as no longer useful; the scrap heap </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'm not ready for the knacker's yard yet</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chard</span><small><span class="eSynop">/chahd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010021a"><!--s010021a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a beet with large dark green leaves and succulent stalks that are often cooked as a vegetable: <span class="bodyi">Beta vulgaris cicla</span>. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sea_kale/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sea kale</span></span></a> (2) [French <span class="bodyi">carde</span> via Old Provençal from Latin <span class="bodyi">carduus</span> thistle, artichoke].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indifferent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹdif(ə)rənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030915a"><!--s030915a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032601b"><!--s032601b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>mediocre or poor </p><p><i></i></p><p>We ate cheese and drank an indifferent wine</p>.</div><a name="s032602b"><!--s032602b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + to) not interested or concerned </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'm completely indifferent to the outcome</p> <p><span class="bodyb">indifference</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s032603b"><!--s032603b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>making little or no difference one way or the other</p><p><span class="bodyb">indifferently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">indifferent</span>-, <span class="bodyi">indifferens</span> neither good nor bad, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">different-, differens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">differre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/differ/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">differ</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">avail<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹvayl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003750a"><!--s003750a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003711b"><!--s003711b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to help or benefit (somebody or their cause) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s003712b"><!--s003712b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to be of use or advantage </p><p><i></i></p><p>No excuse will avail</p> — Conan Doyle ✱ <span class="bodyb">avail oneself of</span>.</div><a name="s003713b"><!--s003713b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make use of or take advantage of (an opportunity, facility, etc) [Middle English <span class="bodyi">availen</span>, prob from <span class="bodyi">a-</span> (as in <span class="bodyi">abaten</span> to abate) + <span class="bodyi">vailen</span> to avail, from Old French <span class="bodyi">valoir</span> to be of worth, from Latin <span class="bodyi">valēre</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interspecific</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌintəspəʹsifik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031764a"><!--s031764a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>existing or arising between different species.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fisher</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022530a"><!--s022530a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023878b"><!--s023878b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a large brown woodland marten of N America: <span class="bodyi">Martes pennanti</span>. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pekan/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pekan</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s023879b"><!--s023879b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a fisherman.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Girondist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jiʹrondist (<span class="bodyi">French</span> Ʒirɔdist)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025470a"><!--s025470a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of a political group in revolutionary France that advocated republicanism through non-violent means [from <span class="bodyi">Gironde</span>, the name of the department where the group's leaders were deputies].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">harmonics</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027560a"><!--s027560a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029369b"><!--s029369b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing.</span>) the study of the physical characteristics of musical sounds.</p></div><a name="s029370b"><!--s029370b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as pl</span>) the set of overtones of a fundamental note.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horse-trading</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029241a"><!--s029241a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>negotiation accompanied by hard bargaining and reciprocal concessions</p><p><span class="bodyb">horse-trader</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dysfunction</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹfungksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018787a"><!--s018787a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>impaired or abnormal functioning.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">launderette <span class="bodyi">or</span> laundrette</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lawnd(ə)ʹret/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034304a"><!--s034304a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a self-service laundry providing coin-operated machines [formerly a trademark: from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/launder/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">launder</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ette/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ette</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jobbery</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032610a"><!--s032610a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the use of a public office for personal gain; corruption.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knag</span><small><span class="eSynop">/nag/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033458a"><!--s033458a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035248b"><!--s035248b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a knot in wood.</p></div><a name="s035249b"><!--s035249b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a wooden peg [Low German <span class="bodyi">knagge</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Chardonnay</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshahdənay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010022a"><!--s010022a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010324b"><!--s010324b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a variety of grape used to produce dry white wines, or the wine produced from it.</p></div><a name="s010325b"><!--s010325b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a variety of grape used in Burgundy, Australia, California, and elsewhere in the production of dry white wines.</p></div><a name="s010326b"><!--s010326b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a wine produced from this grape [French <span class="bodyi">Chardonnay</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indifferentism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030916a"><!--s030916a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the belief that all religions are equally valid</p><p><span class="bodyb">indifferentist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">avail<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003751a"><!--s003751a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>benefit; use ✱ <span class="bodyb">be of little avail/no avail</span> to be in vain; to prove useless ✱ <span class="bodyb">to no avail</span> without success </p><p><i></i></p><p>I tried arguing, but to no avail</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horsewhip<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029242a"><!--s029242a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a long whip used for controlling horses.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">harmonic series</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027561a"><!--s027561a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029371b"><!--s029371b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a set of tones consisting of a fundamental and all the overtones whose frequency ratio to it can be expressed in whole numbers.</p></div><a name="s029372b"><!--s029372b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in mathematics, a series of terms whose reciprocals are in arithmetic progression.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jobbie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjobi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032611a"><!--s032611a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034526b"><!--s034526b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a product or gadget of a particular kind </p><p><i></i></p><p>one of those laptop jobbies</p>.</div><a name="s034527b"><!--s034527b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a piece of excrement.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intersperse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/intəʹspuhs/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031765a"><!--s031765a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033673b"><!--s033673b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to insert (things) at intervals among other things </p><p><i></i></p><p>You'd need to intersperse drawings throughout the text</p>.</div><a name="s033674b"><!--s033674b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ with) to diversify or vary (something) with scattered things </p><p><i></i></p><p>You'd need to intersperse the text with drawings</p> <p><span class="bodyb">interspersion</span> /-sh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">interspersus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">interspergere</span> to scatter between, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inter/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inter-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">spargere</span> to scatter].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laundress</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlawndrəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034305a"><!--s034305a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a woman who launders clothes and linen as a job.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fisherfolk</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022531a"><!--s022531a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as pl</span>) people who live in a community that is dependent on fishing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">girt<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/guht/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025471a"><!--s025471a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense and past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gird1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gird 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knap</span><small><span class="eSynop">/nap/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (knapped, knapping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033459a"><!--s033459a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to hit or break (stone, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> flint) with quick sharp blows in order to make tools or building material (something) with a quick blow, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to shape (flints) by breaking off pieces</p><p><span class="bodyb">knapper</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">knappen</span>, of imitative origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dysfunctional</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018788a"><!--s018788a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019835b"><!--s019835b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not functioning properly.</p></div><a name="s019836b"><!--s019836b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>characterized by or relating to the breakdown of the usual or expected forms of social behaviour, relationships, or interactions </p><p><i></i></p><p>a dysfunctional family</p> <p><span class="bodyb">dysfunctionally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Charentais</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sharonʹtay (<span class="bodyi">French</span> ʧarãtɛ)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010023a"><!--s010023a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small round melon with a yellowish green rind and faintly scented orange flesh [French <span class="bodyi">charentais</span> of <span class="bodyi">Charente</span>, department of France].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indigenize <span class="bodyi">or</span> indigenise <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹdijəniez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030917a"><!--s030917a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make (something introduced from elsewhere) less alien.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interstadial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/intəʹstaydiəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031766a"><!--s031766a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an interglacial period, typically one that is short or not extensive</p><p><span class="bodyb">interstadial</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inter/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inter-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">stadium</span> stage].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jobbing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032612a"><!--s032612a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>doing casual or occasional pieces of work.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">available</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹvayləbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003752a"><!--s003752a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003714b"><!--s003714b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>present or ready for immediate use or service.</p></div><a name="s003715b"><!--s003715b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>accessible or obtainable.</p></div><a name="s003716b"><!--s003716b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>present or free for consultation, etc; not otherwise occupied </p><p><i></i></p><p>The doctor is not available just now</p>.</div><a name="s003717b"><!--s003717b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>present in such chemical or physical form as to be usable, e.g. by a plant </p><p><i></i></p><p>available nitrogen</p> <span class="bodyb">availability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i><p><span class="bodyb">availableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">availably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English in the senses ‘advantageous’, ‘beneficial’, from <span class="bodyi">availen</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/avail1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">avail 1</span></span></a>) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/able_or_ible/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-able</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horsewhip<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (horsewhipped, horsewhipping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029243a"><!--s029243a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to flog (a person or animal) with or as if with a horsewhip.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">girt<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025472a"><!--s025472a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/girth1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">girth 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fisherman <span class="bodyi">or</span> fisherwoman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> fishermen fisherwomen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022532a"><!--s022532a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023880b"><!--s023880b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who engages in fishing as an occupation or for pleasure.</p></div><a name="s023881b"><!--s023881b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">fisherman</span>) a ship used in commercial fishing.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">harmonious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hahʹmohni·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027562a"><!--s027562a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029373b"><!--s029373b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>musically concordant.</p></div><a name="s029374b"><!--s029374b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having the parts arranged so as to produce a pleasing effect </p><p><i></i></p><p>The patterns blended into a harmonious whole</p>.</div><a name="s029375b"><!--s029375b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of relations between people: characterized by mutual respect and amicable cooperation</p><p><span class="bodyb">harmoniously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">harmoniousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dysgenic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹjenik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018789a"><!--s018789a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>detrimental to the hereditary qualities of a people or an animal or plant stock.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laundrette</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lawnd(ə)ʹret/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034306a"><!--s034306a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/launderette_or_laundrette/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">launderette</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knapsack</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹnapsak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033460a"><!--s033460a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bag, usu of canvas or leather, strapped on the back and used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by a soldiers, hikers, etc for carrying supplies or personal belongings [Low German <span class="bodyi">knappsack</span> or Dutch <span class="bodyi">knapzak</span>, from Low German and Dutch <span class="bodyi">knappen</span> to make a snapping noise, eat + Low German <span class="bodyi">sack</span> or Dutch <span class="bodyi">zak</span> sack, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">saccus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sack1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sack 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">charge<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/chahj/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010024a"><!--s010024a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010327b"><!--s010327b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002500c"><!--s002500c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to set or ask (a price or fee).</p></div><a name="s002501c"><!--s002501c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to ask payment of (a person).</p></div><a name="s002502c"><!--s002502c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + to) to record (an item) as an expense, debt, obligation, or liability.</p></div><a name="s002503c"><!--s002503c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to impose a financial obligation on (something).</p></div><a name="s002504c"><!--s002504c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) to entrust (somebody) with a task or responsibility.</p></div><a name="s002505c"><!--s002505c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">f</span><br/><p>to command or exhort (somebody) with right or authority </p><p><i></i></p><p>I charge you not to leave</p>.</div></div><a name="s010328b"><!--s010328b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to accuse (somebody) formally of having committed an offence.</p></div><a name="s010329b"><!--s010329b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002506c"><!--s002506c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) to accuse (somebody) formally of having committed an offence.</p></div><a name="s002507c"><!--s002507c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to assert (something) as an accusation </p><p><i></i></p><p>The report charges that they altered the data</p>.</div></div><a name="s010330b"><!--s010330b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to rush violently forward, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in order at (somebody or something); to attack them.</p></div><a name="s010331b"><!--s010331b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s002508c"><!--s002508c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to load or fill (something) to capacity or so that it is ready for use </p><p><i></i></p><p>charge the blast furnace with ore</p>.</div><a name="s002509c"><!--s002509c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to restore the active materials in (a battery) by the application of a current.</p></div><a name="s002510c"><!--s002510c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to give an electric charge to (a battery or similar device).</p></div><a name="s002511c"><!--s002511c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to place a usu powder charge in (a firearm).</p></div><a name="s002512c"><!--s002512c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>to fill (somebody or something) with passionate emotion, feeling, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>a highly charged issue</p>.</div></div><a name="s010332b"><!--s010332b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to place a heraldic charge on (a shield, banner, etc) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s010333b"><!--s010333b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to rush forwards, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in attack.</p></div><a name="s010334b"><!--s010334b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to set a price </p><p><i></i></p><p>They don't charge for parking</p>.</div><a name="s010335b"><!--s010335b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>said of a battery: to receive and store electricity</p><p><span class="bodyb">chargeable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">chargen</span> via Old French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">carricare</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">carrus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/car/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">car</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Job Centre <span class="bodyi">or</span> Jobcentre <span class="bodyi">or</span> jobcentre</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032613a"><!--s032613a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a government office where unemployed people can look at job vacancies on display and arrange interviews with prospective employers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interstate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/intəʹstayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031767a"><!--s031767a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>between two or more states, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of the USA or of Australia </p><p><i></i></p><p>an interstate highway</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fisherman's bat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022533a"><!--s022533a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bulldog_bat/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bulldog bat</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horsewoman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> horsewomen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029244a"><!--s029244a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030926b"><!--s030926b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a female rider on horseback, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a skilled one.</p></div><a name="s030927b"><!--s030927b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a female breeder, tender, or manager of horses, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a skilled one</p><p><span class="bodyb">horsewomanship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">avalanche<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹavəlahnch/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003753a"><!--s003753a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003718b"><!--s003718b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000714c"><!--s000714c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a large mass of snow or ice falling rapidly down a mountain.</p></div><a name="s000715c"><!--s000715c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/landslide/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">landslide</span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div><a name="s003719b"><!--s003719b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a sudden overwhelming rush or accumulation of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>an avalanche of paperwork</p> [French <span class="bodyi">avalanche</span>, from French dialect <span class="bodyi">lavantse, avalantse</span>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">girth<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/guhth/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025473a"><!--s025473a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027148b"><!--s027148b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a measurement round something, e.g. a tree trunk or somebody's waist.</p></div><a name="s027149b"><!--s027149b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a strap that passes under the body of a horse or other animal to fasten <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a saddle on its back [Middle English from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">gjörth</span>; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">gyrdan</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gird1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gird 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knapweed</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹnapweed/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033461a"><!--s033461a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035250b"><!--s035250b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a European plant with a tough wiry stem and purple thistle-like flowers.</p></div><a name="s035251b"><!--s035251b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of several species of thistle-like European plants of the daisy family, typically with tough wiry stems and knobby heads of purple flowers: <span class="bodyi">Centaurea nigra</span> and other species. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hardhead/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hardhead</span></span></a> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">knopwed</span>, from <span class="bodyi">knop</span> knob + <span class="bodyi">wed</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/weed1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">weed 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">harmonise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhahməniez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027563a"><!--s027563a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/harmonize_or_harmonise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">harmonize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indigenous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹdijənəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030918a"><!--s030918a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032604b"><!--s032604b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>originating, growing, or living naturally in a particular region or environment; native </p><p><i></i></p><p>A bird that is indigenous to Australia</p> <p><i></i></p><p>indigenous moorland plants</p>.</div><a name="s032605b"><!--s032605b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>innate; inborn</p><p><span class="bodyb">indigenously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">indigenousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">indigenus</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">indigena</span> a native, from Old Latin <span class="bodyi">indu, endo</span> in, within + Latin <span class="bodyi">gignere</span> to beget].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Laundromat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlawndrəmat/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034307a"><!--s034307a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, trademark in US</span> a self-service laundry providing coin-operated machines [blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/laundry/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">laundry</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/automatic1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">automatic 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dysgenics</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018790a"><!--s018790a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing.</span>) the study of degeneration of a particular people or species.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interstate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹintəstayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031768a"><!--s031768a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a wide road allowing for fast travel between states.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">girth<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">archaic</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025474a"><!--s025474a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027150b"><!--s027150b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to encircle (something).</p></div><a name="s027151b"><!--s027151b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to bind or fasten (something) with a girth.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">avalanche<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003754a"><!--s003754a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to descend in an avalanche.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">charge<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010025a"><!--s010025a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010336b"><!--s010336b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the price demanded or paid for something.</p></div><a name="s010337b"><!--s010337b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an accusation, indictment, or statement of complaint.</p></div><a name="s010338b"><!--s010338b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an instruction or command.</p></div><a name="s010339b"><!--s010339b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s002513c"><!--s002513c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an instruction or command.</p></div><a name="s002514c"><!--s002514c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>instructions given by a judge to a jury.</p></div></div><a name="s010340b"><!--s010340b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s002515c"><!--s002515c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an obligation or requirement </p><p><i></i></p><p>To maintain this readiness … is … a first charge upon our military effort</p><p> Sir Winston Churchill.</p></div><a name="s002516c"><!--s002516c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>supervision or custody </p><p><i></i></p><p>Ieft them in her charge</p>.</div><a name="s002517c"><!--s002517c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>somebody or something committed to the care of another.</p></div></div><a name="s010341b"><!--s010341b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a violent rush forwards, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in attack.</p></div><a name="s010342b"><!--s010342b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s002518c"><!--s002518c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the quantity that something is intended or fitted to receive and hold, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the quantity of explosive for a gun or cannon.</p></div><a name="s002519c"><!--s002519c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>power or force </p><p><i></i></p><p>the emotional charge of the drama</p>.</div><a name="s002520c"><!--s002520c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a basic property of matter responsible for electrical activity and characterized that occurs in discrete natural units and is considered as negative or positive.</p></div><a name="s002521c"><!--s002521c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a definite quantity of electricity, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the quantity held by a battery.</p></div></div><a name="s010343b"><!--s010343b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>a design or image depicted on a heraldic shield: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/device/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">device</span></span></a> (2a) ✱ <span class="bodyb">in charge</span> in control or command ✱ <span class="bodyb">in charge of</span> responsible for (an activity or function) ✱ <span class="bodyb">take charge</span> (<span class="bodyi">often</span> + of) to assume care or control.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fisherman's bend</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022534a"><!--s022534a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a knot used to secure an anchor to its cable, executed by making a full turn and two half hitches, the first through the turn and the second round the standing part of the rope.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Job Club <span class="bodyi">or</span> job club</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032614a"><!--s032614a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an organization that gives advice and support to unemployed people trying to find work.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horsey <span class="bodyi">or</span> horsy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhawsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (horsier, horsiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029245a"><!--s029245a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030928b"><!--s030928b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or resembling a horse </p><p><i></i></p><p>a long-nosed horsey face</p>.</div><a name="s030929b"><!--s030929b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>very interested in horses, horse-riding, or horse racing </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her friends are very horsey</p> <p><span class="bodyb">horsily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">horsiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indigent<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹindij(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030919a"><!--s030919a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>very needy or poor</p><p><span class="bodyb">indigence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">indigent-, indigens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">indigēre</span> to need, from Old Latin <span class="bodyi">indu</span> in, within + Latin <span class="bodyi">egēre</span> to need].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">harmonist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhahmənist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027564a"><!--s027564a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who is skilled in musical harmony.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/nah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033462a"><!--s033462a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/knur_or_knurr/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">knur</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laundry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlawndri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> laundries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034308a"><!--s034308a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035961b"><!--s035961b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>clothes and linen that have been or are to be washed and dried.</p></div><a name="s035962b"><!--s035962b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a place where laundering is done, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a commercial laundering establishment.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dysgraphia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹgrafi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018791a"><!--s018791a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>difficulty in writing intelligibly caused by brain injury or disease or malfunction of the brain</p><p><span class="bodyb">dysgraphic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dys/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dys-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">graphia</span> writing].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interstate<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031769a"><!--s031769a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus</span> to or in another state </p><p><i></i></p><p>They went interstate to live</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">charge account</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010026a"><!--s010026a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/credit_account/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">credit account</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gismo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgizmoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025475a"><!--s025475a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gizmo_or_gismo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gizmo</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fisherman's knit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022535a"><!--s022535a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fisherman_s_rib/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fisherman's rib</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">job description</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032615a"><!--s032615a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a precise written description of the duties belonging to a particular job.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horst</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hawst/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029246a"><!--s029246a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a geological term denoting a block of the earth's crust higher than and separated by faults from adjacent blocks [German <span class="bodyi">Horst</span> heap].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indigent<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030920a"><!--s030920a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an indigent person.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knave</span><small><span class="eSynop">/nayv/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033463a"><!--s033463a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035252b"><!--s035252b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a wicked or unprincipled man; a scoundrel </p><p><i></i></p><p>The same ambition can destroy or save, and makes a patriot, as it makes a knave</p><p> Pope.</p></div><a name="s035253b"><!--s035253b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jack1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jack<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (2).</p></div><a name="s035254b"><!--s035254b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a male servant <span class="bodyb">knavery</span> /ʹnayv(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">knavish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">knavishly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">cnafa</span> boy, male servant].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">avant-garde<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌavong ʹgahd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003755a"><!--s003755a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> <span class="bodyb">the avant-garde</span>) the group of people who create or apply new ideas and techniques in any field, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the arts</p><p><span class="bodyb">avant-gardism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">avant-gardist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">avant-garde</span> vanguard].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laureate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlawri·ət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034309a"><!--s034309a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035963b"><!--s035963b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person specially honoured for achievement in an art or science.</p></div><a name="s035964b"><!--s035964b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a Poet Laureate</p><p><span class="bodyb">laureateship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">laureatus</span> crowned with laurel, from <span class="bodyi">laurea</span> laurel wreath, from <span class="bodyi">laurus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/laurel/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">laurel</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">harmonium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hahʹmohni·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027565a"><!--s027565a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a musical instrument of the reed organ family in which pedals operate a bellows that forces air through free reeds [French <span class="bodyi">harmonium</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">harmonie, armonie</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/harmony/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">harmony</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dyslexia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹleksi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018792a"><!--s018792a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a general term for difficulties with reading, writing, spelling, and understanding written or printed text, symbols, etc caused by a neurological disorder as opposed to similar learning difficulties exhibited by people with some form of brain injury or disease: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/alexia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">alexia</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aphasia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aphasia</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aphonia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aphonia</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">dyslectic</span> /disʹlektik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">dyslexic</span> /-sik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">dyslexia</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dys/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dys-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">lexis</span> word, speech].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interstellar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/intəʹstelə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031770a"><!--s031770a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>existing, carried on, or operating between the stars.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">charge-cap</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (charge-capped) (charge-capping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010027a"><!--s010027a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to restrict the level of local taxation that can be levied by (a local authority)</p><p><span class="bodyb">charge-capping</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">job lot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032616a"><!--s032616a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034528b"><!--s034528b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a miscellaneous collection of goods sold as one item.</p></div><a name="s034529b"><!--s034529b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any miscellaneous collection of articles.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025476a"><!--s025476a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the main point of a matter; essence </p><p><i></i></p><p>the gist of the argument</p> <p>[Anglo-French <span class="bodyi">gist</span> it lies (from early French <span class="bodyi">gesir</span> to lie, from Latin <span class="bodyi">jacēre</span>), in the phrase <span class="bodyi">cest</span> <span class="bodyi">action</span> <span class="bodyi">gist</span> this action lies, used to mean that there were sufficient grounds to proceed; hence the grounds themselves].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horsy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhawsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029247a"><!--s029247a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/horsey_or_horsy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">horsey</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laureate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034310a"><!--s034310a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> crowned with laurel as a token of preeminence or honour.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dysmenorrhoea</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">dysmenorrhea</span>) /disˌmenəʹriə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018793a"><!--s018793a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a disorder in which menstruation is abnormally more painful than normal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fisherman's knot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022536a"><!--s022536a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a knot for tying the ends of two small ropes together, executed by tying each in an overhand knot around the other.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interstice</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹtuhstis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031771a"><!--s031771a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> a small space between adjacent things [French <span class="bodyi">interstice</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">interstitium</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">intersistere</span> to stand still in the middle, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inter/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inter-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">sistere</span> to stand].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">harmonize <span class="bodyi">or</span> harmonise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhahməniez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027566a"><!--s027566a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029376b"><!--s029376b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to play or sing in harmony.</p></div><a name="s029377b"><!--s029377b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) to be in harmony or keeping </p><p><i></i></p><p>The newer supermarkets attempt to harmonize with their surroundings</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s029378b"><!--s029378b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to provide (a tune) with harmony.</p></div><a name="s029379b"><!--s029379b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to bring (differing things) into consonance or accord </p><p><i></i></p><p>The sets of rules should be harmonized</p> <p><span class="bodyb">harmonization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indigestible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/indiʹjestəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030921a"><!--s030921a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032606b"><!--s032606b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not able to be digested or difficult to digest.</p></div><a name="s032607b"><!--s032607b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>difficult to understand, read, take in, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>an indigestible mass of facts</p> <p><span class="bodyb">indigestibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">indigestibly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">indigestibilis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">digestibilis</span> digestible, from Latin <span class="bodyi">digerere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/digest2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">digest 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">avant-garde<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003756a"><!--s003756a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of ideas, works of art, etc: daringly modern or innovative.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knead</span><small><span class="eSynop">/need/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033464a"><!--s033464a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035255b"><!--s035255b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to work and press (something soft, e.g. dough) with the hands.</p></div><a name="s035256b"><!--s035256b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to manipulate (something) by or as if by kneading </p><p><i></i></p><p>knead the idea into shape</p> <p><span class="bodyb">kneadable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">kneader</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">cnedan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">charge card</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010028a"><!--s010028a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a card, usu provided by a shop, authorizing the purchase of goods or services that are charged to the holder's account with the shop.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Job's comforter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/johbz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032617a"><!--s032617a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody whose attempts to encourage or comfort a sufferer have the opposite effect</p><p>with allusion to the prophet Job's reply to his friends’ complaints (Job 16:2) ‘I have heard many such things: miserable comforters are ye all’</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">git</span><small><span class="eSynop">/git/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025477a"><!--s025477a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> a worthless or, contemptible, or foolish person [variant of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/get2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">get 2</span></span></a> in the sense ‘offspring, bastard’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hortative</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhawtətiv/ hortatory /ʹhawtət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029248a"><!--s029248a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> giving encouragement</p><p><span class="bodyb">hortatively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">hortativus</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">hortari</span> to urge].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dyspepsia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹpepsi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018794a"><!--s018794a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>indigestion [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">dyspepsia</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dys/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dys-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">pepsis</span> digestion, from <span class="bodyi">peptein, pessein</span> to cook, digest].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fisherman's rib</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022537a"><!--s022537a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a thick ribbed knitting pattern traditionally used for fishermen's pullovers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laurel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlorəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034311a"><!--s034311a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035965b"><!--s035965b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several species of evergreen trees or shrubs that hasve smooth shiny leaves, small flowers, and oval-shaped berries: family Lauraceae.</p></div><a name="s035966b"><!--s035966b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a tree or shrub that resembles the true laurel, such as the cherry laurel or mountain laurel.</p></div><a name="s035967b"><!--s035967b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s009188c"><!--s009188c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) a crown of laurel awarded as a token of victory or preeminence.</p></div><a name="s009189c"><!--s009189c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>distinction or honour ✱ <span class="bodyb">look to one's laurels</span> to take care that one's position is not lost to a rival ✱ <span class="bodyb">rest on one's laurels</span> to become complacent or uninspired in the wake of previous successes or achievements [Middle English <span class="bodyi">lorel</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">laurus</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">avarice</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹavəris/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003757a"><!--s003757a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain; cupidity <span class="bodyb">avaricious</span> /-ʹrishəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">avariciously</span> /-ʹrishəsli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">avariciousness</span> /-ʹrishəsnis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">avaritia</span> from <span class="bodyi">avarus</span> avaricious, from <span class="bodyi">avēre</span> to covet].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indigestion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/indiʹjeschən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030922a"><!--s030922a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>difficulty in digesting something, or the pain or discomfort resulting from difficulty in digesting something this.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">harmony</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhahməni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> harmonies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027567a"><!--s027567a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029380b"><!--s029380b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007762c"><!--s007762c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the pleasant-sounding combination of simultaneous musical notes in a chord.</p></div><a name="s007763c"><!--s007763c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the structure of music with respect to the composition and progression of chords, or the science of the structure of music in this respect.</p></div></div><a name="s029381b"><!--s029381b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007764c"><!--s007764c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>pleasing or congruent arrangement of parts </p><p><i></i></p><p>a painting exhibiting harmony of colour and line</p>.</div><a name="s007765c"><!--s007765c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>agreement or accord </p><p><i></i></p><p>live in harmony with one's neighbours</p>.</div></div><a name="s029382b"><!--s029382b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an arrangement of parallel literary passages, e.g. of the Gospels [Middle English <span class="bodyi">armony</span> via French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">harmonia</span> joining, harmony, from <span class="bodyi">harmos</span> joint].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knee<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/nee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033465a"><!--s033465a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035257b"><!--s035257b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009074c"><!--s009074c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a joint in the middle part of the human leg that is the articulation between the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/femur/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">femur</span></span></a> (thighbone and the), <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tibia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tibia</span></span></a> (shinbone), and kneecap.</p></div><a name="s009075c"><!--s009075c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the part of the leg that includes this joint.</p></div><a name="s009076c"><!--s009076c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the upper surface of the thigh of a seated person; the lap.</p></div></div><a name="s035258b"><!--s035258b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the part of an article of clothing that covers the knees </p><p><i></i></p><p>He's gone through the knees of his trousers</p>.</div><a name="s035259b"><!--s035259b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something, e.g. a piece of wood or iron, shaped like a bent the human knee in its angular bent form ✱ <span class="bodyb">bend/bow the knee</span> to submit ✱ <span class="bodyb">bring (somebody) to their knees</span> to cause (somebody) to submit or accept defeat or failure [Old English <span class="bodyi">cnēow</span>, related to <span class="bodyi">cnēowlian</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kneel/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">kneel</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interstitial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/intəʹstishl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031772a"><!--s031772a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033675b"><!--s033675b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or situated in interstices.</p></div><a name="s033676b"><!--s033676b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of or being a crystalline compound in which small atoms or ions occupy holes between larger metal atoms or ions in the crystal lattice</p><p><span class="bodyb">interstitially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">charge-coupled device</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010029a"><!--s010029a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a data recording device consisting of an array of light-sensitive semiconductor cells on a silicon chip that is used chiefly in imaging systems, e.g. in television cameras.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jobseeker's allowance</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032618a"><!--s032618a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Britain, a state payment for the unemployed.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gîte</span><small><span class="eSynop">/zheet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025478a"><!--s025478a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a furnished house in France that is rented to holidaymakers [French <span class="bodyi">gîte</span> lodging, from early French <span class="bodyi">gesir</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gist/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gist</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horticulture</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhawtikulchə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029249a"><!--s029249a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the science and art of growing fruits, vegetables, and flowers <span class="bodyb">horticultural</span> /ʹkulch(ə)rəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">horticulturally</span> /-ʹkulch(ə)rəli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">horticulturist</span> /-ʹkulch(ə)rist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">hortus</span> garden + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/culture1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">culture 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fishery</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> fisheries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022538a"><!--s022538a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023882b"><!--s023882b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the activity or business of breeding or catching fish in large numbers.</p></div><a name="s023883b"><!--s023883b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a place or establishment for this activity.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laurustinus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lawrəʹstienəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034312a"><!--s034312a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an evergreen plant with glossy green leaves and white or pink flowers borne in winter: <span class="bodyi">Viburnum tinus</span> [Latin <span class="bodyi">laurus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/laurel/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">laurel</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">tinus</span> wild laurel].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dyspeptic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹpeptik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018795a"><!--s018795a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019837b"><!--s019837b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or having dyspepsia </p><p><i></i></p><p>One splendid body is worth the brains of a hundred dyspeptic, flatulent philosophers</p><p> George Bernard Shaw.</p></div><a name="s019838b"><!--s019838b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>ill-tempered</p><p><span class="bodyb">dyspeptically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indignant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹdignənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030923a"><!--s030923a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>filled with or marked by indignation</p><p><span class="bodyb">indignantly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">indignant-, indignans</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">indignari</span> to be indignant, from <span class="bodyi">indignus</span> unworthy, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">dignus</span> worthy].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">job share<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032619a"><!--s032619a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034530b"><!--s034530b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an arrangement by which the work and responsibilities of a full-time employee are divided between two or more part-time employees.</p></div><a name="s034531b"><!--s034531b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a part-time job created by such an arrangement.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intertextuality</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌintətekstyooʹaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031773a"><!--s031773a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in literary criticism, reference made in one text to a different text, whether overtly or by the choice of similar subject matter, style, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">avast</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹvahst/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003758a"><!--s003758a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a nautical command to stop or cease [perhaps from Dutch <span class="bodyi">houd vast</span> hold fast].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knee<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033466a"><!--s033466a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to strike (somebody or something) with the knee.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chargé d'affaires</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌshahzhay daʹfeə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> chargés d'affaires /ˌshahzhay daʹfeə(z)/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010030a"><!--s010030a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010344b"><!--s010344b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a diplomat who substitutes for an ambassador or minister in their absence.</p></div><a name="s010345b"><!--s010345b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a diplomatic representative inferior in rank to an ambassador [French <span class="bodyi">chargé d'affaires</span>, literally ‘one charged with affairs’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">harness<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhahnis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027568a"><!--s027568a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029383b"><!--s029383b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007766c"><!--s007766c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the gear of a draught animal other than a yoke.</p></div><a name="s007767c"><!--s007767c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> military equipment for a knight.</p></div></div><a name="s029384b"><!--s029384b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that resembles a harness, e.g. in holding or fastening something </p><p><i></i></p><p>a safety harness</p>.</div><a name="s029385b"><!--s029385b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the part of a loom that holds and controls the heddles (wires with eyes through which the warp threads pass; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/heddle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">heddle</span></span></a>) ✱ <span class="bodyb">in harness</span> in one's usual work, surroundings, or routine </p><p><i></i></p><p>back in harness after a long illness</p>.</div><a name="s029386b"><!--s029386b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in close association </p><p><i></i></p><p>working in harness with a group of colleagues</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">herneis</span> baggage, gear, from Old French <span class="bodyi">harneis</span>, ultimately from old Norse <span class="bodyi">herr</span> army +<span class="bodyi">nest</span> provisions].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gittern</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgituhn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025479a"><!--s025479a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a medieval guitar [Middle English <span class="bodyi">giterne</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">guiterne</span>, modification of Old Spanish guitarra: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/guitar/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">guitar</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fish-eye</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022539a"><!--s022539a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023884b"><!--s023884b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>denoting a wide-angle photographic lens that has a highly curved protruding front and covers an angle up to 180°.</p></div><a name="s023885b"><!--s023885b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>denoting a camera with such a lens or the photographs taken by it.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lav</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lav/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034313a"><!--s034313a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a lavatory.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">harness<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027569a"><!--s027569a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029387b"><!--s029387b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007768c"><!--s007768c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to put a harness on (a horse, etc).</p></div><a name="s007769c"><!--s007769c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to attach (a wagon, etc) by means of a harness.</p></div></div><a name="s029388b"><!--s029388b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to utilize (something); <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to convert (a natural force) into energy </p><p><i></i></p><p>harness wave power</p> <p><i></i></p><p>harness the sun's energy</p> <p><span class="bodyb">harnesser</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dyspeptic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018796a"><!--s018796a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dyspeptic person.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indignation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/indigʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030924a"><!--s030924a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>anger aroused by something judged unjust, unworthy, or mean.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intertidal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/intəʹtiedl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031774a"><!--s031774a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of the part of a seashore between high and low watermarks</p><p><span class="bodyb">intertidally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kneecap<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033467a"><!--s033467a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a thick flat triangular movable bone, developing inside tendon, that forms the front point of the knee and protects the front of the knee joint. Also called; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/patella/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">patella</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chargehand</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010031a"><!--s010031a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a worker in charge of a group of other workers or a particular piece of work.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hortus siccus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhawtəs ʹsikəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> horti sicci /ˌhawtie ʹsikie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029250a"><!--s029250a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/herbarium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">herbarium</span></span></a> [Latin <span class="bodyi">hortus siccus</span> dry garden].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">avatar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹavətah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003759a"><!--s003759a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003720b"><!--s003720b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an earthly incarnation of a Hindu deity.</p></div><a name="s003721b"><!--s003721b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000716c"><!--s000716c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an incarnation in human form.</p></div><a name="s000717c"><!--s000717c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an embodiment, e.g. of a concept or philosophy, usu in a person.</p></div></div><a name="s003722b"><!--s003722b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in computing, a movable icon representing a person in cyberspace or in virtual reality [Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">avatāra</span> descent, from <span class="bodyi">avatarati</span> he descends, from <span class="bodyi">ava-</span> away + <span class="bodyi">tarati</span> he crosses over].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">give<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/giv/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> gave) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> given) (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> gave /gayv/) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> given /ʹgiv(ə)n/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025480a"><!--s025480a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027152b"><!--s027152b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to transfer the possession or use of (something) to another person.</p></div><a name="s027153b"><!--s027153b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007101c"><!--s007101c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to offer (advice, a promise, etc).</p></div><a name="s007102c"><!--s007102c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to express or propose (a reason, argument, etc).</p></div><a name="s007103c"><!--s007103c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to present (an appearance).</p></div></div><a name="s027154b"><!--s027154b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to provide or organize </p><p><i></i></p><p>to give a party</p>.</div><a name="s027155b"><!--s027155b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to cause somebody to experience or suffer (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>You gave me a fright</p> <p><i></i></p><p>She gave the child a rebuke</p>.</div><a name="s027156b"><!--s027156b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to utter (a sound).</p></div><a name="s027157b"><!--s027157b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to yield as a product </p><p><i></i></p><p>Cows give milk</p>.</div><a name="s027158b"><!--s027158b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to allow or concede </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'll give you that game</p>.</div><a name="s027159b"><!--s027159b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to collapse or yield under physical or emotional pressure ✱ <span class="bodyb">give or take</span> allowing for a specified margin of error ✱ <span class="bodyb">give way</span> to concede a right of way.</p></div><a name="s027160b"><!--s027160b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to collapse or yield under pressure</p><p><span class="bodyb">giver</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s027161b"><!--s027161b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><a name="s007104c"><!--s007104c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to transfer the possession of (something that one owns or has a right to) to another; to cause somebody to have (something).</p></div><a name="s007105c"><!--s007105c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to commit or entrust (something) to another.</p></div><a name="s007106c"><!--s007106c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to yield possession of (something) as payment or in exchange.</p></div><a name="s007107c"><!--s007107c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to devote (something) or make it available </p><p><i></i></p><p>I can give you ten minutes</p> <p><i></i></p><p>They gave their lives for their country</p>.</div></div><a name="s027162b"><!--s027162b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><a name="s007108c"><!--s007108c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to cause somebody to experience or feel (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>You gave me a fright</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Digging gives me backache</p>.</div><a name="s007109c"><!--s007109c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to inflict (something) as punishment </p><p><i></i></p><p>She gave the child a rebuke</p>.</div></div><a name="s027163b"><!--s027163b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>to offer or present (something) for another to use or act on </p><p><i></i></p><p>He gave me his hand</p>.</div><a name="s027164b"><!--s027164b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><a name="s007110c"><!--s007110c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to offer (something) to another </p><p><i></i></p><p>Let me give you some advice</p>.</div><a name="s007111c"><!--s007111c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to agree to act in accordance with (a promise, undertaking, etc) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I give you my word</p>.</div></div><a name="s027165b"><!--s027165b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><a name="s007112c"><!--s007112c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to utter (a sound) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The boy gave a shout</p>.</div><a name="s007113c"><!--s007113c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to communicate or express (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>to give a signal</p> <p><i></i></p><p>to give a reason</p>.</div></div><a name="s027166b"><!--s027166b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">15</span><br/><p>to make (a movement) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The ship gave a lurch</p>.</div><a name="s027167b"><!--s027167b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">16</span><br/><a name="s007114c"><!--s007114c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to provide (something) by way of entertainment </p><p><i></i></p><p>to give a party</p>.</div><a name="s007115c"><!--s007115c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to perform or present (something) in public </p><p><i></i></p><p>to give a concert</p>.</div></div><a name="s027168b"><!--s027168b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">17</span><br/><p>to yield (something) as a product or effect </p><p><i></i></p><p>Cows give milk</p> <p><i></i></p><p>84 divided by 12 gives 7</p>.</div><a name="s027169b"><!--s027169b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">18</span><br/><p>to grant or bestow (something) by formal action </p><p><i></i></p><p>to give a judgement</p>.</div><a name="s027170b"><!--s027170b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">19</span><br/><p>in games, to make a specified ruling on the status of (a player or action) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Bowles was given offside</p> <p><i></i></p><p>The referee gave the goal</p>.</div><a name="s027171b"><!--s027171b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">20</span><br/><p>to allow or concede (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'll give you that game</p> <p><i></i></p><p>It's late, I give you that</p>.</div><a name="s027172b"><!--s027172b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">21</span><br/><p>to cause (somebody) to think something </p><p><i></i></p><p>I was given to understand that he was ill</p>.</div><a name="s027173b"><!--s027173b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">22</span><br/><p>to care to a specified extent </p><p><i></i></p><p>They don't give a damn</p>.</div><a name="s027174b"><!--s027174b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">23</span><br/><p>to propose (somebody or something) as a toast </p><p><i></i></p><p>I give you the Queen</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s027175b"><!--s027175b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">24</span><br/><p>to make gifts or donations.</p></div><a name="s027176b"><!--s027176b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">25</span><br/><p>to yield or collapse in response to pressure </p><p><i></i></p><p>The fence gave under his weight</p>.</div><a name="s027177b"><!--s027177b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">26</span><br/><p>to afford a view or passage </p><p><i></i></p><p>The door gives directly on to the garden</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">give as good as one gets</span>.</p></div><a name="s027178b"><!--s027178b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">27</span><br/><p>to counterattack with equal vigour ✱ <span class="bodyb">give or take</span> allowing for a specified imprecision </p><p><i></i></p><p>three hours, give or take a few minutes either way</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">give way</span> to concede a right of way.</p></div><a name="s027179b"><!--s027179b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">28</span><br/><p>to be overcome by an emotion or reaction </p><p><i></i></p><p>to give way to tears</p>.</div><a name="s027180b"><!--s027180b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">29</span><br/><p>to yield to physical stress </p><p><i></i></p><p>The snow caused the roof to give way</p>.</div><a name="s027181b"><!--s027181b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">30</span><br/><p>to withdraw before superior force; to retreat.</p></div><a name="s027182b"><!--s027182b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">31</span><br/><p>to yield to entreaty or insistence.</p></div><a name="s027183b"><!--s027183b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">32</span><br/><p>(+ to) to be superseded by (something) ✱ <span class="bodyb">what gives?</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> what is happening?</p><p><span class="bodyb">giver</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">giefan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">job share<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032620a"><!--s032620a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to work part-time in a job share arrangement</p><p><span class="bodyb">jobsharer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">jobsharing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lava</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlahvə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034314a"><!--s034314a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>molten rock that flows from a volcano or from a crack in the earth's surface [Italian dialect <span class="bodyi">lava</span> lava stream, orig ‘stream caused by a sudden downpour’ from Latin <span class="bodyi">lavare</span> to wash].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heighten</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (heightened, heightening)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027990a"><!--s027990a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s029845b"><!--s029845b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to increase the amount or degree of (something) ; to augment </p><p><i></i></p><p>Recent reports have heightened our awareness of the problem</p>.</div><a name="s029846b"><!--s029846b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to intensify, or to deepen or intensify (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her colour was heightened by emotion</p>.</div><a name="s029847b"><!--s029847b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make (something) higher; to elevate </p><p><i></i></p><p>The building was heightened by another storey</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s029848b"><!--s029848b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to become greater in amount, degree, extent, or intensity.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intertrigo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/intəʹtriegoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031775a"><!--s031775a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>inflammation of the skin caused when one area of skin chafes another [Latin <span class="bodyi">interterere</span> to rub together, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inter/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inter-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">terere</span> to rub, grind].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kneecap<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (kneecapped, kneecapping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033468a"><!--s033468a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to smash or shoot the kneecap of (somebody) as a punishment or torture.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dysphagia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹfayji·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018797a"><!--s018797a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>difficulty in swallowing, usu a symptom of a physiological disorder [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dys/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dys-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">phagia</span> eating].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">avdp</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003760a"><!--s003760a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>avoirdupois.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">give<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025481a"><!--s025481a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the capacity or tendency to yield to pressure; resilience or elasticity </p><p><i></i></p><p>There's no give in this mattress</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hos.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029251a"><!--s029251a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Hosea (book of the Bible).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Job's tears</span><small><span class="eSynop">/johbz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032621a"><!--s032621a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing.</span>) an Asiatic grass whose seeds grow inside white pear-shaped cases often used as beads: <span class="bodyi">Coix</span> <span class="bodyi">lacryma-jobi</span> [named after the patriarch <span class="bodyi">Job</span> in the Old Testament].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indignity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹdigniti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> indignities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030925a"><!--s030925a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032608b"><!--s032608b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an act that causes a loss of dignity or self-respect.</p></div><a name="s032609b"><!--s032609b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>humiliating treatment [Latin <span class="bodyi">indignitat-, indignitas</span>, from <span class="bodyi">indignus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/indignant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">indignant</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fish farm</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022540a"><!--s022540a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tract of water where fish or shellfish are reared and bred commercially.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">charge nurse</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010032a"><!--s010032a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a nurse in charge of a hospital ward, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a male nurse: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sister/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sister</span></span></a> (4).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lavabo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ləʹvayboh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> lavabos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034315a"><!--s034315a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035968b"><!--s035968b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Lavabo</span>) the ritual washing of the celebrant's hands after the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/offertory/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">offertory</span></span></a> (offering of unconsecrated bread and wine to God) at a Catholic Mass.</p></div><a name="s035969b"><!--s035969b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the towel or basin used for this.</p></div><a name="s035970b"><!--s035970b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a trough used for washing in a monastery or convent.</p></div><a name="s035971b"><!--s035971b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a washbasin [Latin <span class="bodyi">lavabo</span> I shall wash, from <span class="bodyi">lavare</span> to wash].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">height of land</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027991a"><!--s027991a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a watershed.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">give-and-take</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025482a"><!--s025482a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027184b"><!--s027184b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the practice of making mutual concessions.</p></div><a name="s027185b"><!--s027185b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the good-natured exchange of ideas or words.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knee-deep</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033469a"><!--s033469a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035260b"><!--s035260b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/knee_high/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">knee-high</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s035261b"><!--s035261b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s009077c"><!--s009077c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>immersed up to the knees </p><p><i></i></p><p>knee-deep in mud</p>.</div><a name="s009078c"><!--s009078c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>deeply engaged or occupied </p><p><i></i></p><p>knee-deep in work</p>.</div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intertwine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/intəʹtwien/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031776a"><!--s031776a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033677b"><!--s033677b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to twist together or join (things) by wrapping or twisting them round each other <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s033678b"><!--s033678b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to twine about one another</p><p><span class="bodyb">intertwinement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hosanna</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hohʹzanə/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj and noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029252a"><!--s029252a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cry of acclamation and adoration [Middle English <span class="bodyi">osanna</span> via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">hōsanna</span>,from Hebrew <span class="bodyi">hōshī’āh-nnā</span> pray, save (us)!].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fish finger</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022541a"><!--s022541a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small oblong of flaked fish coated with breadcrumbs or batter.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jobsworth</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjobzwuhth/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032622a"><!--s032622a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">sometimes used before a noun</span>) a minor official who follows procedures rigidly and is unhelpful to the public </p><p><i></i></p><p>We stop at a war memorial for … ‘a photo opportunity’, only to be chased away by a jobsworth demanding a permit</p><p> New Musical Express [from the saying ‘I'd like to help you, but it's more than my job's worth’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">charger<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010033a"><!--s010033a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010346b"><!--s010346b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a horse for battle or parade.</p></div><a name="s010347b"><!--s010347b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a device used to charge a battery.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dysphasia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹfayzi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018798a"><!--s018798a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>difficulty in using or understanding language caused by brain injury or disease or malfunction of the brain <span class="bodyb">dysphasic</span> /-zik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dys/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dys-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">phania</span> to utter].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ave.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003763a"><!--s003763a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in street names, avenue.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indigo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹindigoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies -oes) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> indigos indigoes)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030926a"><!--s030926a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032610b"><!--s032610b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a dark greyish blue colour, between blue and violet in the spectrum.</p></div><a name="s032611b"><!--s032611b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a dark blue dye formerly obtained from plants and now made artificially.</p></div><a name="s032612b"><!--s032612b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s008483c"><!--s008483c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a dark blue dye formerly obtained from plants and now made artificially.</p></div><a name="s008484c"><!--s008484c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any of a genus of tropical plants of the pea family that yield this dye: genus <span class="bodyi">Indigofera</span></p><p><span class="bodyb">indigo</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Italian dialect <span class="bodyi">indigo</span> via Latin <span class="bodyi">indicum</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">indikon</span>, neuter of <span class="bodyi">indikos</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/indic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Indic</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lavage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlavij (<span class="bodyi">French</span> lava:Ʒ)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034316a"><!--s034316a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the medical washing out of an organ, e.g. the colon [French <span class="bodyi">lavage</span> from <span class="bodyi">laver</span> to wash, from Latin <span class="bodyi">lavare</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Heimlich manoeuvre</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhiemlikh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027992a"><!--s027992a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/heimlich_procedure/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Heimlich procedure</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">giveaway</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025483a"><!--s025483a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027186b"><!--s027186b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an unintentional revelation or betrayal.</p></div><a name="s027187b"><!--s027187b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something given free or at a reduced price.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knee-high</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033470a"><!--s033470a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>high or deep enough to reach up to the knees.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interval</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹintəv(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031777a"><!--s031777a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033679b"><!--s033679b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an intervening space, e.g. a time between events or states; a pause.</p></div><a name="s033680b"><!--s033680b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the difference in pitch between two notes.</p></div><a name="s033681b"><!--s033681b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an intervening space, e.g.:</p><a name="s008695c"><!--s008695c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a time between events or states; a pause.</p></div><a name="s008696c"><!--s008696c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a distance or gap between objects, events, or states </p><p><i></i></p><p>occurs at regular intervals</p>.</div><a name="s008697c"><!--s008697c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the difference in pitch between two notes.</p></div></div><a name="s033682b"><!--s033682b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a break in the presentation of an entertainment, e.g. a play.</p></div><a name="s033683b"><!--s033683b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in mathematics, a set of real numbers between two numbers, or the set of real numbers greater or less than some number <span class="bodyb">intervallic</span> /intəʹvalik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">intervalle</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">intervallum</span> space between ramparts, interval, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inter/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inter-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">vallum</span> rampart].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fish hawk</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022542a"><!--s022542a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/osprey/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">osprey</span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dysphonia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹfohni·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018799a"><!--s018799a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>difficulty in speaking caused by injury to, or disease of, the vocal tract [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dys/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dys-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">phonia</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">phōē</span> a sound or voice].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">charger<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010034a"><!--s010034a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large flat meat dish used in former times [Middle English <span class="bodyi">chargeour</span> from Anglo-French <span class="bodyi">chargir</span> to load, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">carricare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/charge1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">charge 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ave<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹahvay, ʹahvi/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003761a"><!--s003761a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>hail, or farewell [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">ave</span> hail!].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">give away</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025484a"><!--s025484a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027188b"><!--s027188b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make a present of (something).</p></div><a name="s027189b"><!--s027189b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to betray.</p></div><a name="s027190b"><!--s027190b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to reveal (a secret).</p></div><a name="s027191b"><!--s027191b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to hand over (a bride) ceremonially to the bridegroom at a wedding.</p></div><a name="s027192b"><!--s027192b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s007116c"><!--s007116c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to betray (somebody).</p></div><a name="s007117c"><!--s007117c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to disclose or reveal (something).</p></div></div><a name="s027193b"><!--s027193b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to concede (an advantage) to an opponent </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was giving away four years to the junior champion</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">give the game/show away</span>.</p></div><a name="s027194b"><!--s027194b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to unwittingly reveal a secret.</p></div><a name="s027195b"><!--s027195b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to reveal plans or a secret, usu by mistake.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indirect</span><small><span class="eSynop">/indiʹrekt, indieʹrekt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030927a"><!--s030927a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032613b"><!--s032613b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008485c"><!--s008485c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>deviating from a direct line or course; circuitous </p><p><i></i></p><p>We took an indirect route</p>.</div><a name="s008486c"><!--s008486c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>not going straight to the point </p><p><i></i></p><p>Your essay is flawed by an indirect approach to the question</p>.</div></div><a name="s032614b"><!--s032614b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not being a direct cause or consequence of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>indirect benefits</p>.</div><a name="s032615b"><!--s032615b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>not straightforward or open; evasive or deceitful.</p></div><a name="s032616b"><!--s032616b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of a free kick in football: not permitting the direct scoring of a goal</p><p><span class="bodyb">indirection</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">indirectly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">indirectness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">indirectus</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">directus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/direct1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">direct 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hose<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029253a"><!--s029253a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030930b"><!--s030930b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">pl</span> <span class="bodyb">hose, hosen /ʹhohzən/</span>) (<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) till the late 16th cent., close-fitting covering for the leg and foot </p><p><i></i></p><p>his youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide for his shrunk shank</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div><a name="s030931b"><!--s030931b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">pl</span> <span class="bodyb">hose</span>) (<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) from the mid 16th cent., short pouched breeches reaching to the knee.</p></div><a name="s030932b"><!--s030932b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">pl</span> <span class="bodyb">hose</span>) <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> (<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) tights or stockings </p><p><i></i></p><p>pantihose</p>.</div><a name="s030933b"><!--s030933b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">pl</span> <span class="bodyb">hoses</span>) a flexible tube for conveying fluids, e.g. from a tap, or in a car engine [Old English <span class="bodyi">hosa</span> husk].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kneehole</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033471a"><!--s033471a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a space, e.g. under a desk, for the knees.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Jock</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jok/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032623a"><!--s032623a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a Scotsman [Scots form of <span class="bodyi">Jack</span>, nickname for <span class="bodyi">John</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Heimlich procedure</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhiemlikh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027993a"><!--s027993a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an emergency technique for saving somebody from choking by pressing hard on the diaphragm to compress the air in the lungs, forcing the obstruction out of the windpipe [named after Henry J <span class="bodyi">Heimlich</span> b.1920, US physician].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lava lamp</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034317a"><!--s034317a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an electric lamp containing a viscous liquid in which a lump of a coloured waxy substance stretches and forms blobs as the lamp warms up.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intervene</span><small><span class="eSynop">/intəʹveen/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031778a"><!--s031778a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033684b"><!--s033684b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to occur or come between two things, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> points of time or events.</p></div><a name="s033685b"><!--s033685b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to come in or between things so as to hinder or modify them</p><p><span class="bodyb">intervener</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s033686b"><!--s033686b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to enter or appear as something irrelevant or extraneous.</p></div><a name="s033687b"><!--s033687b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s008698c"><!--s008698c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to enter a lawsuit as a third party.</p></div><a name="s008699c"><!--s008699c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to interfere in another nation's internal affairs</p><p><span class="bodyb">intervenor</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">intervenire</span> to come between, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inter/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inter-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">venire</span> to come].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fishhook</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022543a"><!--s022543a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a barbed hook used on the end of a line for catching fish.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">give in</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025485a"><!--s025485a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027196b"><!--s027196b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to yield or surrender.</p></div><a name="s027197b"><!--s027197b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to concede an argument or fight.</p></div><a name="s027198b"><!--s027198b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to submit or deliver (something) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s027199b"><!--s027199b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to yield under insistence or entreaty; to surrender.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jock<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032624a"><!--s032624a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034532b"><!--s034532b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a male athlete.</p></div><a name="s034533b"><!--s034533b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jockstrap/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jockstrap</span></span></a> [back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jockstrap/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jockstrap</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heinous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhaynəs, ʹheenəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027994a"><!--s027994a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>hatefully or shockingly evil; abominable </p><p><i></i></p><p>a heinous crime</p> <p><span class="bodyb">heinously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">heinousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">haineus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">haine</span> hate, from <span class="bodyi">hair</span> to hate, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intervention</span><small><span class="eSynop">/intəʹvensh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031779a"><!--s031779a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033688b"><!--s033688b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of intervening.</p></div><a name="s033689b"><!--s033689b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>action taken when intervening, <span class="bodyi">esp</span>:</p><a name="s008700c"><!--s008700c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>government influence brought to bear on the economy, usu for political reasons.</p></div><a name="s008701c"><!--s008701c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>medical treatment</p><p><span class="bodyb">interventional</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s033690b"><!--s033690b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s008702c"><!--s008702c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the purchasing by the EU of a commodity from the producer when the market price falls to a specified level.</p></div><a name="s008703c"><!--s008703c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) purchased in this way </p><p><i></i></p><p>intervention butter</p>.</div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knee-jerk</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033473a"><!--s033473a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>occurring as a conditioned response; automatic </p><p><i></i></p><p>knee-jerk radicalism</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lavatorial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lavəʹtawri·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034318a"><!--s034318a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035972b"><!--s035972b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to lavatories.</p></div><a name="s035973b"><!--s035973b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>characterized by excessive reference to lavatories and bodily functions.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">charge sheet</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010035a"><!--s010035a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a police record of charges made and people to be tried in a magistrate's court.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dysphoria</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹfawri·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018800a"><!--s018800a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a state of feeling unwell, unhappy, or ill at ease: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/euphoria/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">euphoria</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">dysphoric</span> /disʹforik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">dysphoria</span>, from <span class="bodyi">dysphoros</span> hard to bear, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dys/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dys-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">pherein</span> to bear].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hose<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029254a"><!--s029254a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + down) to spray, water, or wash (something) with a hose </p><p><i></i></p><p>Hose down the stable floor</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ave<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003762a"><!--s003762a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hail_mary/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Hail Mary</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fishing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022544a"><!--s022544a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023886b"><!--s023886b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006214c"><!--s006214c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the sport or business of catching fish.</p></div><a name="s006215c"><!--s006215c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) relating to, denoting, or used in fishing </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fishing fly</p>.</div></div><a name="s023887b"><!--s023887b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a stretch of water, or the facility it provides, for catching fish </p><p><i></i></p><p>rent the fishing</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indirect costs</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030928a"><!--s030928a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fixed_costs/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fixed costs</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">given<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025486a"><!--s025486a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/give1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">give 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interventionism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031780a"><!--s031780a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033691b"><!--s033691b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>action taken by a government to influence the domestic economy, usu in order to bring about a political objective.</p></div><a name="s033692b"><!--s033692b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>interference in the political affairs of another country</p><p><span class="bodyb">interventionist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lavatory</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlavətri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> lavatories)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034319a"><!--s034319a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a toilet or a room containing one or more toilets</p><p>Middle English <span class="bodyi">lavatorie</span> washbasin, bath, piscina, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">lavatorium</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">lavare</span> to wash. The sense ‘washroom’ dates from the 17th cent., ‘washroom with a toilet’ from the mid-19th cent., and ‘toilet’ from the early 20th cent</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knee jerk</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033472a"><!--s033472a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an involuntary forward kick produced by a light blow on the tendon below the kneecap.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jock<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032625a"><!--s032625a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034534b"><!--s034534b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jockey1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jockey 1</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s034535b"><!--s034535b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/disc_jockey/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">disc jockey</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chargrill</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010036a"><!--s010036a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to grill (food) quickly over charcoal [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/charcoal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">charcoal</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grill2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grill 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hosel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhohz(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029255a"><!--s029255a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>on a golf club, the socket into which the head fits [dimin. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hose1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hose 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fishing fly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022545a"><!--s022545a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a real or artificial fly used as bait for fishing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indirect object</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030929a"><!--s030929a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a grammatical object representing a person or thing that is indirectly affected by the action of a transitive verb, e.g. <span class="bodyi">her</span> in <span class="bodyi">I gave her the book</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dysplasia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹplayzi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018801a"><!--s018801a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>abnormal growth or development of an organ, cells, tissue, etc <span class="bodyb">dysplastic</span> /disʹplastik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dys/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dys-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">plasis</span> formation].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heir</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027995a"><!--s027995a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029849b"><!--s029849b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who inherits property or is entitled to succeed to an estate or rank.</p></div><a name="s029850b"><!--s029850b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person who receives some position, role, or quality passed on from a parent or predecessor</p><p><span class="bodyb">heirdom</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">heirless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">heirship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">hered-, heres</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ave Maria</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹree·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003764a"><!--s003764a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hail_mary/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Hail Mary</span></span></a> [Middle English from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">Ave Maria</span> hail, Mary!].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">given<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025487a"><!--s025487a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027200b"><!--s027200b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>prone; disposed </p><p><i></i></p><p>given to swearing</p>.</div><a name="s027201b"><!--s027201b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007118c"><!--s007118c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>fixed; specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>at a given time</p>.</div><a name="s007119c"><!--s007119c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>assumed as actual or hypothetical </p><p><i></i></p><p>given that all are equal before the law</p>.</div></div><a name="s027202b"><!--s027202b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of an official document: executed on the date specified.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intervertebral disc</span><small><span class="eSynop">/intəʹvuhtibrəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031781a"><!--s031781a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of the tough elastic discs between the bodies of adjoining vertebrae.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lavatory paper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034320a"><!--s034320a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/toilet_paper/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">toilet paper</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jockey<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjoki/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> jockeys)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032626a"><!--s032626a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034536b"><!--s034536b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who rides a horse in races, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a professional.</p></div><a name="s034537b"><!--s034537b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> somebody who operates a specified vehicle, device, or object </p><p><i></i></p><p>a truck jockey</p> <p>[<span class="bodyi">Jockey</span>,Scots nickname for <span class="bodyi">John</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heir apparent</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> heirs apparent)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027996a"><!--s027996a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029851b"><!--s029851b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an heir who cannot be displaced so long as he or she outlives the person from whom he or she is to inherit: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/heir_presumptive/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">heir presumptive</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s029852b"><!--s029852b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person whose succession, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to a position or role, appears certain under existing circumstances.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kneel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/neel/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> knelt /nelt/ kneeled)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033474a"><!--s033474a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to fall or rest on the knee or knees [Old English <span class="bodyi">cnēowlian</span>; related to <span class="bodyi">cnēow</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/knee1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">knee 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indirect question</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030930a"><!--s030930a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in grammar, a question in indirect speech, e.g. <span class="bodyi">He asked if I'd ever been to New York before</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fishing ground</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022546a"><!--s022546a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a stretch of a river or area of sea where fish are caught.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hosen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhohz(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029256a"><!--s029256a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>archaic pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hose1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hose 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chariot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchari·ət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010037a"><!--s010037a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010348b"><!--s010348b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle of ancient times used in warfare and racing</p><p><span class="bodyb">charioteer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s010349b"><!--s010349b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a light four-wheeled carriage used in former times, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on state occasions.</p></div><a name="s010350b"><!--s010350b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> a stately vehicle [Middle English via Old French <span class="bodyi">char</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">carrus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/car/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">car</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dyspnoea</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">dyspnea</span>) /dispʹnee·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018802a"><!--s018802a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>difficult or laboured breathing <span class="bodyb">dyspnoeic</span> /dispʹneeik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">dyspnoia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">dyspnoos</span> short of breath, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dys/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dys-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">pnein</span> to breathe].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">given<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025488a"><!--s025488a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a known or accepted fact.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">avenge</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹvenj/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003765a"><!--s003765a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003723b"><!--s003723b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to take vengeance on behalf of (somebody).</p></div><a name="s003724b"><!--s003724b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to exact satisfaction for (a wrong) by punishing the wrongdoer</p><p><span class="bodyb">avenger</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">avengen</span>, prob from <span class="bodyi">a-</span> (as in <span class="bodyi">abaten</span> to abate) + <span class="bodyi">vengen</span> to avenge, via Old French <span class="bodyi">vengier</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">vindicare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vindicate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">vindicate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interview<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹintəvyooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031782a"><!--s031782a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033693b"><!--s033693b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a formal consultation usu to evaluate qualifications, e.g. of a prospective student or employee.</p></div><a name="s033694b"><!--s033694b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a meeting at which information is obtained, e.g. by a journalist, from somebody, or a written or filmed report of such a meeting <span class="bodyb">interviewee</span> /-ee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">interviewer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">entrevue</span>, from <span class="bodyi">s’</span> <span class="bodyi">entrevoir</span> to see one another, from <span class="bodyi">entre-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inter/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inter-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">voir</span> to see, from Latin <span class="bodyi">vidēre</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lave</span><small><span class="eSynop">/layv/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034321a"><!--s034321a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> to wash or bathe (somebody or something) [Old English <span class="bodyi">lafian</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hosepipe</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029257a"><!--s029257a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a length of hose for conveying water, e.g. for watering plants or putting out fires.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">charioteer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌchari·əʹtiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010038a"><!--s010038a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the driver of a chariot.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jockey<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (jockeys, jockeyed, jockeying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032627a"><!--s032627a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s034538b"><!--s034538b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to ride (a horse) as a jockey.</p></div><a name="s034539b"><!--s034539b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to manoeuvre or manipulate (somebody) by adroit or devious means </p><p><i></i></p><p>He jockeyed me into handing over the money</p>.</div><a name="s034540b"><!--s034540b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> to drive or operate (something) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s034541b"><!--s034541b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to ride as a jockey.</p></div><a name="s034542b"><!--s034542b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to manoeuvre for advantage </p><p><i></i></p><p>A group of photographers jockeyed for position</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heiress</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeəris/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027997a"><!--s027997a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a female heir, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to great wealth </p><p><i></i></p><p>Marriageable heiresses … are not to be had for nothing</p><p> Henry James.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indirect speech</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030931a"><!--s030931a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in grammar, the reporting of something previously said with appropriate changes of tense, person, etc, e.g. <span class="bodyi">I told him I'd never been to New York before</span>: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/direct_speech/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">direct speech</span></span></a> . Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/reported_speech/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">reported speech</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fishing line</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022547a"><!--s022547a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a strong silk or nylon thread with a baited hook attached to it, used for catching fish.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knee-length</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033475a"><!--s033475a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a garment: reaching down or up to the knees.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dyspraxia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹpraksi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018803a"><!--s018803a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a brain disorder that causes problems with coordination and movement [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dys/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dys-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">praxis</span> action].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">given name</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025489a"><!--s025489a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/forename/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">forename</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">avens</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹavinz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> avens)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003766a"><!--s003766a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of perennial plants of the rose family with white, purple, or yellow flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Geum</span> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">avence</span>, from Old French].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interview<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031783a"><!--s031783a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033695b"><!--s033695b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to invite or subject (somebody) to an interview <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s033696b"><!--s033696b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to hold interviews.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lavender</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlavində/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034322a"><!--s034322a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035974b"><!--s035974b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of a genus of Mediterranean plants of the mint family widely cultivated for its their narrow aromatic leaves and spikes of lilac or purple flowers which are traditionally dried and used in perfume sachets: genus <span class="bodyi">Lavandula</span>.</p></div><a name="s035975b"><!--s035975b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a pale purple colour.</p></div><a name="s035976b"><!--s035976b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>lavender oil</p><p><span class="bodyb">lavender</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">lavendre</span> via Anglo-French from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">lavandula</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hosier</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhohzi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029258a"><!--s029258a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person or business that sells socks, stockings, and tights [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hose1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hose 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ier/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ier</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dysprosium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹprohzi·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018804a"><!--s018804a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a silver-white soft metallic chemical element of the rare-earth group that forms highly magnetic compounds, and is used to absorb neutrons in the control rods of a nuclear reactor: symbol Dy, atomic number 66 [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">dysprosium</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">dysprositos</span> hard to get at, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dys/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dys-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">prositos</span> approachable, from <span class="bodyi">prosienai</span> to approach].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fishing pole</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022548a"><!--s022548a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a simple fishing rod without a reel.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">charisma</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹrizmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> charismata /-mətə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010039a"><!--s010039a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010351b"><!--s010351b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the special magnetic appeal, charm, or power of an individual, e.g. a political leader, that inspires popular loyalty and enthusiasm.</p></div><a name="s010352b"><!--s010352b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an extraordinary power divinely given to a Christian [Greek <span class="bodyi">charisma</span> favour, gift, from <span class="bodyi">charizesthai</span> to favour, from <span class="bodyi">charis</span> grace].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inter vivos</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌintə ʹveevohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031784a"><!--s031784a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>between living people, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as distinct from under the terms of a will </p><p><i></i></p><p>property transferred inter vivos</p> <p>[late Latin <span class="bodyi">inter vivos</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indirect tax</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030932a"><!--s030932a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tax levied on goods, services, etc and paid indirectly by a person or organization purchasing these goods or services at an increased price: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/direct_tax/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">direct tax</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aventurine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹventyoorin, -reen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003767a"><!--s003767a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003725b"><!--s003725b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>glass containing opaque sparkling particles of foreign material.</p></div><a name="s003726b"><!--s003726b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a translucent quartz spangled with mica or other mineral [French <span class="bodyi">aventurine</span>, from <span class="bodyi">aventure</span> chance; because the glass was discovered accidentally].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jockstrap</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032628a"><!--s032628a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a support for the genitals worn by men taking part in strenuous <span class="bodyi">esp</span> sporting activities [obsolete <span class="bodyi">jock</span> penis + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/strap1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">strap 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kneeler</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033476a"><!--s033476a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035262b"><!--s035262b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who kneels.</p></div><a name="s035263b"><!--s035263b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something for kneeling on, e.g. a cushion or a low stool.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">give off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025490a"><!--s025490a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to emit (something unpleasant) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The drains give off an unpleasant smell</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lavender oil</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034323a"><!--s034323a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fragrant oil distilled from lavender flowers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hosiery</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhohzyəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029259a"><!--s029259a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a collective term for socks, stockings, and tights.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heirloom</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027998a"><!--s027998a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a piece of valuable property handed down within a family for generations [Middle English <span class="bodyi">heirlome</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/heir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">heir</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">lome</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/loom1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">loom 1</span></span></a>, in an obsolete sense ‘implement’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dysthymia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹthiemi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018805a"><!--s018805a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>depression, anxiety, and other characteristics associated with introversion</p><p><span class="bodyb">dysthymic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dys/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dys-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">thymos</span> mind].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fishing rod</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022549a"><!--s022549a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tapering rod with a reel, used with an attached line and hook for catching fish.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">charismatic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/karizʹmatik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010040a"><!--s010040a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010353b"><!--s010353b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having charisma.</p></div><a name="s010354b"><!--s010354b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to a group within a Christian church whose members display charismatic powers, e.g. speaking in tongues.</p></div><a name="s010355b"><!--s010355b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>relating to the charismatic movement.</p></div><a name="s010356b"><!--s010356b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of a power or gift: divinely given to a Christian</p><p><span class="bodyb">charismatically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hospice</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhospis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029260a"><!--s029260a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030934b"><!--s030934b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a nursing home, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for terminally ill patients.</p></div><a name="s030935b"><!--s030935b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>formerly, a place of shelter for travellers or the destitute, often run by a religious order [French <span class="bodyi">hospice</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">hospitium</span> inn, lodging, hospitality,from <span class="bodyi">hospit-, hospes</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/host1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">host 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jocose</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jəʹkohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">formal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032629a"><!--s032629a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034543b"><!--s034543b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>given to or characterized by joking.</p></div><a name="s034544b"><!--s034544b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>playfully humorous</p><p><span class="bodyb">jocosely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">jocoseness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">jocosity</span> /jəʹkositi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">jocosus</span>,from <span class="bodyi">jocus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/joke1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">joke 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indiscernible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/indiʹsuhnəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030933a"><!--s030933a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032617b"><!--s032617b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not able to be perceived or recognized.</p></div><a name="s032618b"><!--s032618b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not recognizable as separate or distinct</p><p><span class="bodyb">indiscernibly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knees-up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> knees-ups) <span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033477a"><!--s033477a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035264b"><!--s035264b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a party dance in which alternate knees are raised in time with the increasing tempo of the music.</p></div><a name="s035265b"><!--s035265b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a boisterous celebration, usu with dancing.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lavender water</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034324a"><!--s034324a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a perfume consisting of lavender oils and alcohol.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">give out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025491a"><!--s025491a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027203b"><!--s027203b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to issue or distribute (something).</p></div><a name="s027204b"><!--s027204b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of a supply: to come to an end.</p></div><a name="s027205b"><!--s027205b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to emit (something).</p></div><a name="s027206b"><!--s027206b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to declare or publish (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>giving out that the doctor … required a few days of complete rest</p><p> Dickens <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s027207b"><!--s027207b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to come to an end; to fail </p><p><i></i></p><p>Their patience finally gave out</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interwar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/intəʹwaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031785a"><!--s031785a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>occurring or falling between wars, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> World War I and World War II.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">avenue</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹavənyooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003768a"><!--s003768a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003727b"><!--s003727b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a broad street or road, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one bordered by trees.</p></div><a name="s003728b"><!--s003728b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a tree-lined walk or driveway to a large country house.</p></div><a name="s003729b"><!--s003729b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a line of approach </p><p><i></i></p><p>We explored every avenue in our quest for a solution</p> [French <span class="bodyi">avenue</span>, fem of <span class="bodyi">avenu</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">avenir</span> to come to, from Latin <span class="bodyi">advenire</span> to arrive, reach].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heir presumptive</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> heirs presumptive)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027999a"><!--s027999a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an heir who can be displaced only by the birth of a child with a superior claim: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/heir_apparent/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">heir apparent</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dystopia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹtohpi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018806a"><!--s018806a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an imaginary place that is depressingly wretched: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/utopia_or_utopia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">utopia</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">dystopian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dys/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dys-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-topia</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/utopia_or_utopia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">utopia</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fish joint</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022550a"><!--s022550a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a joint between two end-to-end sections of timber or railway line, held in position by one or more fishplates.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">charismatic movement</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010041a"><!--s010041a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a group within a Christian church whose members display charismatic powers, e.g. speaking in tongues.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hospitable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hoʹspitəbl, ʹhos-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029261a"><!--s029261a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030936b"><!--s030936b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>offering a generous and cordial welcome to guests or strangers.</p></div><a name="s030937b"><!--s030937b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>offering a pleasant or sustaining environment </p><p><i></i></p><p>a hospitable climate</p>.</div><a name="s030938b"><!--s030938b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>readily receptive </p><p><i></i></p><p>hospitable to new ideas</p> <p><span class="bodyb">hospitably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laver<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlayvə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034325a"><!--s034325a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035977b"><!--s035977b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a large basin used for ceremonial ablutions in ancient Jewish worship.</p></div><a name="s035978b"><!--s035978b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or literary</span> a basin used for washing [Middle English <span class="bodyi">lavour</span> via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">lavatorium</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lavatory/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lavatory</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knee-trembler</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033478a"><!--s033478a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> an act of sexual intercourse between two standing people.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jocular</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjokyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032630a"><!--s032630a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034545b"><!--s034545b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>given to joking; habitually jolly or joking.</p></div><a name="s034546b"><!--s034546b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>characterized by joking; playfully humorous <span class="bodyb">jocularity</span> /-ʹlariti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">jocularly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">jocularis</span>,from <span class="bodyi">joculus</span>,dimin. of <span class="bodyi">jocus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/joke1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">joke 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indiscipline</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹdisiplin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030934a"><!--s030934a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lack of discipline</p><p><span class="bodyb">indisciplined</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">give over</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025492a"><!--s025492a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027208b"><!--s027208b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to set (something) apart for a particular purpose or use.</p></div><a name="s027209b"><!--s027209b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to deliver (something) to somebody's care <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s027210b"><!--s027210b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to bring an activity to an end; to stop or desist </p><p><i></i></p><p>told him to give over and let me alone</p><p> Brendan Behan.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interweave</span><small><span class="eSynop">/intəʹweev/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> interwove /-ʹwohv/) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> interwoven /-ʹwohv(ə)n/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031786a"><!--s031786a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s033697b"><!--s033697b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to weave (things) together.</p></div><a name="s033698b"><!--s033698b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to blend (things) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s033699b"><!--s033699b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to become woven together.</p></div><a name="s033700b"><!--s033700b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to become blended</p><p><span class="bodyb">interwoven</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aver</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹvuh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (averred, averring)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003769a"><!--s003769a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003730b"><!--s003730b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to declare (something) positively </p><p><i></i></p><p>Some averred that it was a spaniel</p> — Herman Melville.</div><a name="s003731b"><!--s003731b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to allege or assert (something) while pleading in a court of law</p><p><span class="bodyb">averment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">averren</span> via Old French <span class="bodyi">averer</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">adverare</span> to confirm as authentic, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">verus</span> true].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heist<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiest/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028000a"><!--s028000a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> a robbery [alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hoist1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hoist 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dystrophic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹtrohfik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018807a"><!--s018807a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019839b"><!--s019839b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or affected by dystrophy.</p></div><a name="s019840b"><!--s019840b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a lake or other body of water: brownish with dissolved undecomposed organic matter, a scarcity of oxygen and nutrients, and usu little plant or animal life.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fish kettle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022551a"><!--s022551a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a usu deep long oval vessel used for cooking fish.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">charitable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹcharitəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010042a"><!--s010042a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010357b"><!--s010357b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002522c"><!--s002522c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>liberal in giving to the poor; generous.</p></div><a name="s002523c"><!--s002523c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>of or giving charity </p><p><i></i></p><p>charitable institutions</p>.</div></div><a name="s010358b"><!--s010358b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>merciful or kind in judging others; lenient</p><p><span class="bodyb">charitableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">charitably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laver<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlahvə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034326a"><!--s034326a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several mostly edible reddish purple seaweeds: genus <span class="bodyi">Porphyra</span> [Latin <span class="bodyi">laver</span> a water plant].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hospital</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhospitl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029262a"><!--s029262a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030939b"><!--s030939b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an institution where the sick or injured are given medical care </p><p><i></i></p><p>The injured were taken to hospital</p>.</div><a name="s030940b"><!--s030940b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a repair shop for specified small objects </p><p><i></i></p><p>a dolls’ hospital</p>.</div><a name="s030941b"><!--s030941b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>formerly, a charitable institution, e.g. for the needy, aged, infirm, or young; <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/home1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">home<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (6) [Middle English via Old French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">hospitale</span> hospice, guest room from Latin <span class="bodyi">hospitalis</span> of a guest, from <span class="bodyi">hospit-, hospes</span> guest, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/host1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">host 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indiscreet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/indiʹskreet/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030935a"><!--s030935a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>not discreet, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in revealing secret or private things</p><p><span class="bodyb">indiscreetly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">indiscrete</span> via French and late Latin from Latin<span class="bodyi">indiscretus</span> indistinguishable, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">discretus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/discreet/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">discreet</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knell<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/nel/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033479a"><!--s033479a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035266b"><!--s035266b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a bell: to ring, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for a death, funeral, etc.</p></div><a name="s035267b"><!--s035267b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to sound ominously <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s035268b"><!--s035268b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to announce or proclaim (something) by or as if by a knell [Old English <span class="bodyi">cnyllan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jocund</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjokənd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032631a"><!--s032631a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> cheerful and good-humoured <span class="bodyb">jocundity</span> /johʹkunditi, jə-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">jocundly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English from late Latin <span class="bodyi">jocundus</span>,alteration of <span class="bodyi">jucundus</span> pleasant, from <span class="bodyi">juvare</span> to help, please].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">average<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹav(ə)rij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003770a"><!--s003770a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003732b"><!--s003732b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a single value representative of a set of other values obtained by adding all the values together and dividing by the number of them; <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/arithmetic_mean/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">arithmetic mean</span></span></a> </p><p><i></i></p><p>The average of 7, 10, 3, and 12 is 8</p>.</div><a name="s003733b"><!--s003733b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a level typical of a group, class, or series </p><p><i></i></p><p>of below-average intelligence</p>.</div><a name="s003734b"><!--s003734b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a ratio expressing the average performance of a sports team or sportsperson as a fraction of the number of opportunities for successful performance.</p></div><a name="s003735b"><!--s003735b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in law:</p><a name="s000718c"><!--s000718c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a partial loss or damage sustained by a ship or cargo.</p></div><a name="s000719c"><!--s000719c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a charge arising from this, usu distributed among all those bearing some responsibility for it [alteration of Old French <span class="bodyi">avarie</span> damage to ship or cargo, from Old Italian <span class="bodyi">avaria</span>, from Arabic <span class="bodyi">‘awārīyah</span> damaged merchandise].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">charity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchariti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> charities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010043a"><!--s010043a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010359b"><!--s010359b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002524c"><!--s002524c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>kindly generosity and helpfulness, shown <span class="bodyi">esp</span> aid given to those in need.</p></div><a name="s002525c"><!--s002525c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an institution engaged in helping those in need.</p></div><a name="s002526c"><!--s002526c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>money or other help given to those in need.</p></div><a name="s002527c"><!--s002527c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) relating to or in aid of charity </p><p><i></i></p><p>charity concert</p> <p><i></i></p><p>charity shop</p>.</div></div><a name="s010360b"><!--s010360b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>benevolent goodwill towards or love of humanity </p><p><i></i></p><p>All mankind's concern is charity</p><p> Pope.</p></div><a name="s010361b"><!--s010361b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>lenient judgment of others.</p></div><a name="s010362b"><!--s010362b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s002528c"><!--s002528c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a gift for public benevolent purposes.</p></div><a name="s002529c"><!--s002529c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an institution, e.g. a hospital, funded by such a gift [Middle English <span class="bodyi">charite</span> via Old French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">caritat-, caritas</span> Christian love, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">carus</span> dear].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fish knife</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022552a"><!--s022552a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a knife with a broad, blunt, usu decorated blade for eating or serving fish.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dystrophy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdistrəfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018808a"><!--s018808a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019841b"><!--s019841b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of various disorders of the body characterized by wasting of organs or tissues, e.g. muscles or bones: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/muscular_dystrophy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">muscular dystrophy</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">dystrophic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s019842b"><!--s019842b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the state of a body of water being dystrophic [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dys/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dys-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">-trophia</span> nourishment].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intestate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹtestayt, -tət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031787a"><!--s031787a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having made no valid will <span class="bodyb">intestacy</span> /-təsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">intestatus</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">testatus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/testate1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">testate 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heist<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028001a"><!--s028001a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> to steal (something).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">give up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025493a"><!--s025493a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027211b"><!--s027211b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to abandon an activity and concede failure.</p></div><a name="s027212b"><!--s027212b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to discontinue (a habit).</p></div><a name="s027213b"><!--s027213b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to surrender (somebody or oneself) as a prisoner.</p></div><a name="s027214b"><!--s027214b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to surrender (oneself or somebody else), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a prisoner.</p></div><a name="s027215b"><!--s027215b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to desist from (something).</p></div><a name="s027216b"><!--s027216b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to renounce or cease.</p></div><a name="s027217b"><!--s027217b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to abandon (oneself) to a particular feeling, influence, or activity.</p></div><a name="s027218b"><!--s027218b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to declare (somebody) incurable or (something) insoluble </p><p><i></i></p><p>The doctors gave her up for dead</p>.</div><a name="s027219b"><!--s027219b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to stop having a relationship with (somebody) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s027220b"><!--s027220b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>to abandon an activity or course of action, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to stop trying ✱ <span class="bodyb">give up the ghost</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ghost1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ghost 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laver bread</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034327a"><!--s034327a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a flattened cake made from seaweed and eaten in Wales.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jodhpurs</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjodpəz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032632a"><!--s032632a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>riding trousers cut full at the hips and close-fitting from knee to ankle [named after <span class="bodyi">Jodhpur</span>, city in India, where men wear similar trousers as part of formal dress].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hospital-acquired infection</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029263a"><!--s029263a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an infection acquired by a patient during a stay in hospital.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indiscrete</span><small><span class="eSynop">/indiʹskreet/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030936a"><!--s030936a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>not separated into distinct parts [Latin <span class="bodyi">indiscretus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/indiscreet/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">indiscreet</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fish ladder</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022553a"><!--s022553a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a series of pools arranged like steps by which fish can pass over a dam or waterfall when going upstream.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hejab</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">/hi'jab/ noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028002a"><!--s028002a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hijab_or_hejab/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hijab</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intestate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031788a"><!--s031788a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who dies intestate.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gizmo <span class="bodyi">or</span> gismo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgizmoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gizmos gismos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025494a"><!--s025494a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a gadget, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one whose name is unknown or has been forgotten or one whose function is complicated [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">charivari</span><small><span class="eSynop">/shahriʹvahri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010044a"><!--s010044a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010363b"><!--s010363b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a noisy and discordant serenade, made by banging saucepans, kettles, etc, to a newly married couple.</p></div><a name="s010364b"><!--s010364b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a noisy and raucous medley of sounds; a din [French <span class="bodyi">charivari</span> via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">karēbaria</span> headache, from <span class="bodyi">kara, karē</span> head + <span class="bodyi">barys</span> heavy].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knell<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033480a"><!--s033480a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035269b"><!--s035269b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the sound of a bell rung slowly, e.g. for a funeral or disaster.</p></div><a name="s035270b"><!--s035270b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an indication of the end or failure of something.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">average<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003771a"><!--s003771a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003736b"><!--s003736b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in arithmetic and geometry, equalling a mean.</p></div><a name="s003737b"><!--s003737b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>equalling an average </p><p><i></i></p><p>The average age of the participants was 16</p>.</div><a name="s003738b"><!--s003738b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000720c"><!--s000720c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>about midway between extremes </p><p><i></i></p><p>a man of average build and height</p>.</div><a name="s000721c"><!--s000721c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>not out of the ordinary; common; typical </p><p><i></i></p><p>the average shopper</p><p><span class="bodyb">averagely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">averageness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dysuria</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹyooəri·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018809a"><!--s018809a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>difficult or painful urination [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">dysouria</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dys/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dys-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-ouria</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/uria/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-uria</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lavish<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlavish/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034328a"><!--s034328a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035979b"><!--s035979b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>spent, given, or produced in abundance.</p></div><a name="s035980b"><!--s035980b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>giving or spending profusely</p><p><span class="bodyb">lavishly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">lavishness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">lavas</span> abundance, from early French <span class="bodyi">lavasse</span> downpour of rain, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">lavare</span> to wash].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">joe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/joh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032633a"><!--s032633a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> a fellow or guy [<span class="bodyi">Joe</span>, nickname for<span class="bodyi">Joseph</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indiscretion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/indiʹskresh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030937a"><!--s030937a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lack of discretion, or an act or remark that shows this.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hejira</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhejirə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028003a"><!--s028003a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hegira_or_hejira_hejir%C9%99_or_hijra_hijr%C9%99/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hegira</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intestinal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹtestinl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031789a"><!--s031789a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>affecting or occurring in the intestine</p><p><span class="bodyb">intestinally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gizzard</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgizəd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025495a"><!--s025495a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027221b"><!--s027221b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an enlargement of the digestive tract of birds, immediately following the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crop1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crop 1</span></span></a> (pouchlike part of the gullet), that has thick muscular walls and usu contains small stones or grit for breaking up and grinding food.</p></div><a name="s027222b"><!--s027222b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a thickened or enlarged part of the digestive tract in some invertebrate animals, e.g. an insect or earthworm, that is similar in function to the gizzard of a bird [alteration of Middle English <span class="bodyi">giser</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">guisier</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">gigeria</span> giblets].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hospital corner</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029264a"><!--s029264a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in bed-making, a way of securing the sheet round the corner of the mattress with a neat diagonal fold, used in hospitals.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fish louse</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022554a"><!--s022554a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various small crustaceans parasitic on fish: classes Branchiura and Copepoda.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lavish<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034329a"><!--s034329a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to spend or give (something) with profusion.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">average<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003772a"><!--s003772a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003739b"><!--s003739b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + out) to be, or come, or bring to an average </p><p><i></i></p><p>The gain averaged out at 20%</p> <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</div><a name="s003740b"><!--s003740b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to do, get, or have (a certain amount) as an average </p><p><i></i></p><p>She averages six hours’ work a day</p>.</div><a name="s003741b"><!--s003741b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in arithmetic and geometry, to find the average of (a set of values).</p></div><a name="s003742b"><!--s003742b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + out) to bring (disparate values) towards the average by redistribution, etc.</p></div><a name="s003743b"><!--s003743b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to have an average or mid-range value of (a certain colour, etc) </p><p><i></i></p><p>a colour averaging a pale purple</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">charka <span class="bodyi">or</span> charkha</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchahkə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010045a"><!--s010045a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a domestic spinning wheel used in India chiefly for spinning cotton [Hindi <span class="bodyi">carkha</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dz</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018811a"><!--s018811a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>dozen.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knelt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/nelt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033481a"><!--s033481a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense and past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kneel/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">kneel</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Joe Bloggs</span><small><span class="eSynop">/blogz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032634a"><!--s032634a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> any ordinary male member of the public; an average man.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indiscriminate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/indiʹskriminət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030938a"><!--s030938a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032619b"><!--s032619b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not marked by careful distinction; random.</p></div><a name="s032620b"><!--s032620b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>lacking in discrimination and discernment.</p></div><a name="s032621b"><!--s032621b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>not differentiated; confused</p><p><span class="bodyb">indiscriminately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">indiscriminateness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">indiscrimination</span> /-ʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hospitaler</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhospitələ/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029265a"><!--s029265a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hospitaller/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hospitaller</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">HeLa cells</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹheelə/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028004a"><!--s028004a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a particular strain of human cells kept continuously in tissue culture, used for research [named after <span class="bodyi">He</span> <span class="bodyi">nrietta</span> <span class="bodyi">La</span> <span class="bodyi">cks</span> d.1951, whose cervical cancer provided the original cells].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intestine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹtestin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031790a"><!--s031790a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) the tubular part of the alimentary canal that extends from the stomach to the anus</p><p><span class="bodyb">intestinal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">intestin</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">intestinum</span>, neuter of <span class="bodyi">intestinus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">intus</span> within].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Joe Blow</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bloh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032635a"><!--s032635a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/joe_bloggs/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Joe Bloggs</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fish meal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022555a"><!--s022555a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>ground dried fish used as fertilizer and animal food.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gk</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025496a"><!--s025496a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Greek.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">average-adjuster</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003773a"><!--s003773a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who acts as assessor for an insurance company in claims relating to loss or damage at sea</p><p><span class="bodyb">average-adjustment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">charlady</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchahlaydi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> charladies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010046a"><!--s010046a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/charwoman/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">charwoman</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">law</span><small><span class="eSynop">/law/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034330a"><!--s034330a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035981b"><!--s035981b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009190c"><!--s009190c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a rule of conduct formally recognized as binding or enforced by authority.</p></div><a name="s009191c"><!--s009191c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the whole body of such rules, comprising common law, civil law, and statute law </p><p><i></i></p><p>‘The law supposes that your wife acts under your direction.’ ‘If the law supposes that … the law is a ass – a idiot.’</p><p> Dickens</p><p>Law is a rule (or body of rules) routinely enforced by officials, and (unlike ethical and other rules) backed by sanctions if disobeyed. Laws may be criminal (threatening punishment for anti-social acts), civil (permitting suits between civilians, for example for damages or injunctions or divorce), or constitutional, enabling a citizen to challenge the state. Law aims to provide justice but does not always succeed: at best, it serves to reduce the level of grievance in society — Geoffrey Robertson</p></div></div><a name="s035982b"><!--s035982b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the science or philosophy of law; jurisprudence.</p></div><a name="s035983b"><!--s035983b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>control or authority </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her word was law</p>.</div><a name="s035984b"><!--s035984b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the law</span>) <span class="bodyi">informal</span> the police.</p></div><a name="s035985b"><!--s035985b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s009192c"><!--s009192c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a statement of an order or relation of natural phenomena </p><p><i></i></p><p>the first law of thermodynamics</p>.</div><a name="s009193c"><!--s009193c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a necessary relation between mathematical or logical expressions.</p></div></div><a name="s035986b"><!--s035986b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a rule of action or procedure in a sport </p><p><i></i></p><p>the laws of cricket</p>.</div><a name="s035987b"><!--s035987b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s009194c"><!--s009194c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Law</span>) the revelation of the will of God set out in the Old Testament.</p></div><a name="s009195c"><!--s009195c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Law</span>) the first part of the Jewish scriptures; the Pentateuch.</p></div><a name="s009196c"><!--s009196c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the precepts of the Pentateuch ✱ <span class="bodyb">be a law unto oneself</span> to be unconventional ✱ <span class="bodyb">in/at law</span> according to the law ✱ <span class="bodyb">lay down the law</span> to give orders or express one's opinions with great force ✱ <span class="bodyb">take the law into one's own hands</span> to do something, e.g. as an act of revenge, justice, or self-defence, that is not strictly legal or can by law only be done by the police or other authorized people [Old English <span class="bodyi">lagu</span>, of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indispensable<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/indiʹspensəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030939a"><!--s030939a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>essential; not able to be done without <span class="bodyb">indispensability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">indispensableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">indispensably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DZ</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018810a"><!--s018810a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Djazir (international vehicle registration for Algeria).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Knesset</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹknesit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033482a"><!--s033482a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the legislative assembly of Israel [modern Hebrew <span class="bodyi">kĕneseth</span> gathering, assembly, from Hebrew <span class="bodyi">kānas</span> to gather].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hospital fever</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029266a"><!--s029266a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>louse-borne typhus, with which hospital patients easily became infected in the unhygienic conditions of former times.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">held</span><small><span class="eSynop">/held/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028005a"><!--s028005a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense and past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hold1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hold 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fishmonger</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfishmunggə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022556a"><!--s022556a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a person or shop that sells raw food fish.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Joe Public</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032636a"><!--s032636a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> the general public.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">law-abiding</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034331a"><!--s034331a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>abiding by or obedient to the law.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">GLA</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025497a"><!--s025497a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Greater London Authority.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intifada</span><small><span class="eSynop">/intiʹfahdə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031791a"><!--s031791a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a resistance movement, originating in the late 1980s, among Palestinian Arabs of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip against Israeli occupation [Arabic <span class="bodyi">intifada</span> uprising].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">averse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹvuhs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003774a"><!--s003774a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + to) strongly opposed; disliking </p><p><i></i></p><p>In principle she was not averse to taking exercise</p><p><span class="bodyb">aversely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><a name="sb00000063"><!--sb00000063--></a><p><span class="bodyb">averseness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">aversus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">avertere</span> to turn away]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">averse</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">adverse</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/adverse/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">adverse</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knew</span><small><span class="eSynop">/nyooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033483a"><!--s033483a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/know1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">know 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hospitalise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029267a"><!--s029267a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hospitalize_or_hospitalise_or_ise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hospitalize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indispensable<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030940a"><!--s030940a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something or somebody indispensable.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">charlatan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshahlət(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010047a"><!--s010047a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who pretends, usu ostentatiously, to have special knowledge or ability; a quack </p><p><i></i></p><p>The word charlatan once thrown on the air could not be let drop</p><p> George Eliot</p><p><span class="bodyb">charlatanism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">charlatanry</span> /-ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Italian <span class="bodyi">ciarlatano</span>, alteration of <span class="bodyi">cerretano</span>, literally ‘inhabitant of <span class="bodyi">Cerreto</span>‘, village in Italy].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dzongkha</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹzonggə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018813a"><!--s018813a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the dialect of Tibetan spoken by the people of Bhutan [Tibetan, literally ‘language of the fortress’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heldentenor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹheldntenə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028006a"><!--s028006a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Heldentenor</span>) a powerful tenor voice suited to heroic roles, or a singer with this voice [German <span class="bodyi">Heldentenor</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Held</span> hero + <span class="bodyi">Tenor</span> tenor].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fishnet</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022557a"><!--s022557a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023888b"><!--s023888b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a coarse open-mesh fabric.</p></div><a name="s023889b"><!--s023889b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) made of this fabric </p><p><i></i></p><p>fishnet tights</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">law agent</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034332a"><!--s034332a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Scotland, a solicitor in Scotland.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glabella</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gləʹbelə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> glabellae /-lee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025498a"><!--s025498a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the smooth part of the forehead between the eyebrows</p><p><span class="bodyb">glabellar</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">glabella</span>, fem of Latin <span class="bodyi">glabellus</span> hairless, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">glaber</span> smooth, bald].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aversion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹvuhsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003775a"><!--s003775a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003744b"><!--s003744b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a feeling of settled dislike for something; antipathy.</p></div><a name="s003745b"><!--s003745b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> an object of aversion; a cause of repugnance [late Latin <span class="bodyi">aversion-, aversio</span>, the act of turning away, from Latin <span class="bodyi">avertere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/avert/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">avert</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">joey</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjoh·i/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -eys) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> joeys) <span class="bodyi">Aus</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032637a"><!--s032637a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034547b"><!--s034547b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a young kangaroo.</p></div><a name="s034548b"><!--s034548b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any young animal or a young child [native name in Australia].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intimacy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹintiməsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> intimacies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031792a"><!--s031792a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033701b"><!--s033701b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the state of being intimate; familiarity.</p></div><a name="s033702b"><!--s033702b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an intimate remark.</p></div><a name="s033703b"><!--s033703b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">euphem</span> sexual intercourse.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Charles's Wain</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌchahlziz ʹwayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010048a"><!--s010048a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ursa_major/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Ursa Major</span></span></a> [Old English <span class="bodyi">Charles Wægn</span> the wagon of Charles, named after Charlemagne d.814, Frankish king].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dzo <span class="bodyi">or</span> zo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/zoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dzos zos <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> dzo zo)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018812a"><!--s018812a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an animal of a breed of Tibetan cattle that is a cross between the yak and domestic cattle [Tibetan <span class="bodyi">mdzo</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">helenium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/heʹleeniəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028007a"><!--s028007a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plant of the daisy family, orig from N America, that has bold red, gold, or yellow flowers with notched petals: genus <span class="bodyi">Helenium</span> [Latin genus name, from Greek <span class="bodyi">helenion</span> the herb elecampane].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Knickerbocker</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹnikəbokə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033484a"><!--s033484a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a descendant of the early Dutch settlers of New York [named after Diedrich <span class="bodyi">Knickerbocker</span>, fictitious author of <span class="bodyi">History of New York</span> by Washington Irving d.1859, US writer].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hospitality</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hospiʹtaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029268a"><!--s029268a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030942b"><!--s030942b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>hospitable treatment or reception.</p></div><a name="s030943b"><!--s030943b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) where guests are entertained and usu offered free drinks.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indispose</span><small><span class="eSynop">/indiʹspohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030941a"><!--s030941a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032622b"><!--s032622b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (somebody or something) unfit.</p></div><a name="s032623b"><!--s032623b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + to) to make (somebody or something) averse or unwilling to do something [prob back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/indisposed/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">indisposed</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fish out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022558a"><!--s022558a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023890b"><!--s023890b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to draw (something) out of a body of liquid or out of a cavity </p><p><i></i></p><p>He felt in his pocket and fished out a pencil</p>.</div><a name="s023891b"><!--s023891b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to exhaust the supply of fish in (a body of water) by overfishing.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lawbreaker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034333a"><!--s034333a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who violates the law</p><p><span class="bodyb">lawbreaking</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glabrous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹglaybrəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025499a"><!--s025499a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">technical</span> having a surface without hairs or projections; smooth [Latin <span class="bodyi">glabr-</span>, <span class="bodyi">glaber</span> smooth, bald + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ous</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intimate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹintimət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031793a"><!--s031793a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033704b"><!--s033704b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008704c"><!--s008704c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>marked by a warm friendship developing through long association </p><p><i></i></p><p>on intimate terms</p>.</div><a name="s008705c"><!--s008705c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>suggesting informal warmth or privacy </p><p><i></i></p><p>an intimate atmosphere</p>.</div></div><a name="s033705b"><!--s033705b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>belonging to or characterizing one's deepest nature.</p></div><a name="s033706b"><!--s033706b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>personal and private.</p></div><a name="s033707b"><!--s033707b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>marked by close association or familiarity </p><p><i></i></p><p>an intimate knowledge of the law</p>.</div><a name="s033708b"><!--s033708b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">euphem</span> involved in a sexual relationship </p><p><i></i></p><p>They were intimate six times in the car and twice on a mountainside</p><p> News of the World</p><p><span class="bodyb">intimately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [alteration of obsolete <span class="bodyi">intime</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">intimus</span> innermost].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aversion therapy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003776a"><!--s003776a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>therapy intended to change antisocial behaviour or a habit by association with unpleasant sensations.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jog<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/jog/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (jogged, jogging)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032638a"><!--s032638a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s034549b"><!--s034549b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to give a slight shake or push to (something); to nudge.</p></div><a name="s034550b"><!--s034550b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to prompt (the memory) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s034551b"><!--s034551b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to run at a slow steady pace, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to keep fit.</p></div><a name="s034552b"><!--s034552b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of a horse or rider: to move run or ride at a slow trot.</p></div><a name="s034553b"><!--s034553b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to go or progress at a slow, steady, or monotonous pace.</p></div><a name="s034554b"><!--s034554b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to move up and down with a short heavy motion [variant of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jag1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jag 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">E-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018817a"><!--s018817a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used before a series of digits, denoting: E number [short for European, because the system was set up by the European Union].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knickerbocker glory</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033485a"><!--s033485a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an elaborate dessert, typically consisting of layers of fruit, jelly, ice cream, and cream served in a tall glass.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">charleston<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchahlstən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010049a"><!--s010049a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lively ballroom dance, popular in the 1920s, in which the knees are turned inwards and heels are swung sharply outwards on each step</p><p><span class="bodyb">charleston</span> <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> [named after <span class="bodyi">Charleston</span>, city in South Carolina, USA].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hospitality suite</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029269a"><!--s029269a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>at a conference, etc, a room or suite where guests or delegates are entertained and usu offered free drinks.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heli-<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> helio-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028008a"><!--s028008a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: sun </p><p><i></i></p><p>heliocentric</p> <p>[Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">hēli-, hēlio-</span>, from <span class="bodyi">hēlios</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">law centre</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034334a"><!--s034334a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Britain, a publicly funded centre dispensing free legal advice to members of the public.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fishplate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022559a"><!--s022559a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a usu metal plate used to make a joint between consecutive rails on a railway line.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indisposed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030942a"><!--s030942a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032624b"><!--s032624b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>slightly ill.</p></div><a name="s032625b"><!--s032625b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + to) averse or unwilling to do something </p><p><i></i></p><p>He seems indisposed to help</p> <p><span class="bodyb">indisposition</span> /-ʹzish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English in the senses ‘not prepared for, unfitted’ from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/disposed/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">disposed</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glacé</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹglasay/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025500a"><!--s025500a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027223b"><!--s027223b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a food, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> fruit: coated with a glaze; candied </p><p><i></i></p><p>glacé cherries</p>.</div><a name="s027224b"><!--s027224b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of fabric, leather, etc: finished with a smooth glossy surface </p><p><i></i></p><p>glacé silk</p> <p>[French <span class="bodyi">glacé</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">glacer</span> to freeze, ice, glaze, from Latin <span class="bodyi">glaciare</span>, from <span class="bodyi">glacies</span> ice].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intimate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹintimayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031794a"><!--s031794a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033709b"><!--s033709b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (something) known, e.g. by announcing it formally.</p></div><a name="s033710b"><!--s033710b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to hint at or imply (something) <span class="bodyb">intimation</span> /-ʹmaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">intimatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">intimare</span> to put in, announce, from <span class="bodyi">intimus</span> innermost].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jog<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032639a"><!--s032639a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034555b"><!--s034555b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a slight nudge or shake.</p></div><a name="s034556b"><!--s034556b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a period of jogging running, or a distance run, at a slow, steady pace.</p></div><a name="s034557b"><!--s034557b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a jogging pace.</p></div><a name="s034558b"><!--s034558b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a jogging movement or pace.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aversive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹvuhsiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003777a"><!--s003777a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of stimuli, etc: tending to cause aversion and hence avoidance.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hospitalize <span class="bodyi">or</span> hospitalise <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029270a"><!--s029270a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to place (somebody) in a hospital as a patient <span class="bodyb">hospitalization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">e<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">symbol</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018818a"><!--s018818a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in mathematics, the base of the system of natural logarithms, having the approximate value 2.71828.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lawful</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlawf(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034335a"><!--s034335a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>constituted, authorized, or allowed by law; rightful or legal</p><p><span class="bodyb">lawfully</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">lawfulness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indisputable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/indiʹspyoohtəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030943a"><!--s030943a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>incontestable; not able to be denied or called into question <span class="bodyb">indisputability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">indisputableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">indisputably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">indisputabilis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">disputabilis</span> disputable, from <span class="bodyi">disputare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dispute1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dispute 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knickerbockers</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033486a"><!--s033486a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>short baggy trousers gathered on a band at the knee [from the knee-breeches worn by <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/knickerbocker/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Knickerbocker</span></span></a> , in George Cruikshank's illustrations to Irving's <span class="bodyi">History of New York</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heli-<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028009a"><!--s028009a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: helicopter </p><p><i></i></p><p>heliport</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intimate<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹintimət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031795a"><!--s031795a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a close friend or confidant.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">charleston<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (charlestoned, charlestoning)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010050a"><!--s010050a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to dance the charleston.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glacé icing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025501a"><!--s025501a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a smooth icing made from icing sugar and water.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fish slice</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022560a"><!--s022560a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a kitchen implement with a broad blade and long handle used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for turning or lifting food in frying.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jogger</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032640a"><!--s032640a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who regularly jogs to keep fit.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">avert</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹvuht/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003778a"><!--s003778a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003746b"><!--s003746b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to turn away or aside (the eyes, etc) in avoidance.</p></div><a name="s003747b"><!--s003747b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to see (trouble, etc) coming and ward it off; to avoid or prevent (a problem, etc)</p><p><span class="bodyb">avertable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">avertible</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">averten</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">avertere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ab/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ab-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">vertere</span> to turn].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lawgiver</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034336a"><!--s034336a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who makes or gives laws.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indissoluble</span><small><span class="eSynop">/indiʹsolyoobl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030944a"><!--s030944a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>incapable of being dissolved, undone, or annulled <span class="bodyb">indissolubility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">indissolubly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knickers</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹnikəz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033487a"><!--s033487a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035271b"><!--s035271b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> women's or girls’ pants.</p></div><a name="s035272b"><!--s035272b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/knickerbocker/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">knickerbockers</span></span></a> ✱ <span class="bodyb">get one's knickers in a twist</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to become agitated or angry [short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/knickerbocker/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">knickerbockers</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">e-<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018820a"><!--s018820a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s019863b"><!--s019863b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005065c"><!--s005065c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to deprive of; to remove (a specified quality or thing) </p><p><i></i></p><p>emasculate</p> <p><i></i></p><p>eviscerate</p>.</div><a name="s005066c"><!--s005066c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>lacking; without </p><p><i></i></p><p>edentate</p> <p><i></i></p><p>ecaudate</p>.</div></div><a name="s019864b"><!--s019864b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>outwards; on the outside </p><p><i></i></p><p>evert</p>.</div><a name="s019865b"><!--s019865b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>out </p><p><i></i></p><p>emanate</p> <p><i></i></p><p>ejaculate</p> <p>[Middle English via Old French from Latin, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a>, out, away].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">citric acid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsitrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010885a"><!--s010885a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an acid occurring in lemons, limes, etc, formed as an intermediate in cell metabolism, and used as a flavouring: formula C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>8</sub>O<sub>7</sub>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heliacal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiʹlie·əkl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028010a"><!--s028010a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in astronomy, relating to the last setting of a star before and its first rising after invisibility due to alignment with the sun [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">hēliakos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">hēlios</span> sun].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">joggle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjogl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032641a"><!--s032641a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to move or shake slightly, or cause (something) to do so</p><p><span class="bodyb">joggle</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [frequentative of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jog1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jog 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glacial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹglaysiəl, ʹglayshəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025502a"><!--s025502a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027225b"><!--s027225b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007120c"><!--s007120c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>extremely cold </p><p><i></i></p><p>a glacial wind</p>.</div><a name="s007121c"><!--s007121c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>lacking warmth or cordiality </p><p><i></i></p><p>a glacial smile</p>.</div></div><a name="s027226b"><!--s027226b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of or produced by glaciers.</p></div><a name="s027227b"><!--s027227b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s007122c"><!--s007122c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>of or produced by glaciers.</p></div><a name="s007123c"><!--s007123c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>relating to or denoting a period of geological time when much of the earth was covered by glaciers.</p></div></div><a name="s027228b"><!--s027228b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>resembling ice in appearance, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when frozen </p><p><i></i></p><p>glacial acetic acid</p> <p><span class="bodyb">glacially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">glacialis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">glacies</span> ice].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fish stick</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022561a"><!--s022561a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> =<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fish_finger/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fish finger</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hospitaller</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">Hospitaler</span>) /ʹhospitələ/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029271a"><!--s029271a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of a military religious order founded in Jerusalem at the time of the first Crusade.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intimidate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹtimidayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031796a"><!--s031796a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033711b"><!--s033711b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to frighten or unnerve (somebody).</p></div><a name="s033712b"><!--s033712b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to compel or deter (somebody) with or as if with threats <span class="bodyb">intimidation</span> /-ʹdaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">intimidator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">intimidatory</span> /-ʹdayt(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">intimidatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">intimidare</span> to make timid, from <span class="bodyi">timidus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/timid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">timid</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Avesta</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹvestə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003779a"><!--s003779a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the book of the sacred writings of Zoroastrianism [early Persian <span class="bodyi">Avastāk</span>, literally ‘original text’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lawks</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lawks/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034337a"><!--s034337a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, dated</span> an expression of surprise [euphemism for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lord2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Lord 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">E<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> e</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Es E's e's)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018814a"><!--s018814a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019843b"><!--s019843b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the fifth letter of the English alphabet.</p></div><a name="s019844b"><!--s019844b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005062c"><!--s005062c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the fifth letter of the English alphabet.</p></div><a name="s005063c"><!--s005063c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a written character or design denoting this letter.</p></div><a name="s005064c"><!--s005064c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the sound represented by this letter, one of the English vowels.</p></div></div><a name="s019845b"><!--s019845b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an item designated as E, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the fifth in a series.</p></div><a name="s019846b"><!--s019846b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a mark or grade rating a student's work as poor, usually constituting a low pass or a fail.</p></div><a name="s019847b"><!--s019847b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in music, the third note of the diatonic scale of C major.</p></div><a name="s019848b"><!--s019848b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">always</span> <span class="bodyb">E</span>) in occupational analysis, a person who is unemployed or without regular employment, or who is not working for health, age, etc reasons, and who therefore depends on the state for his or her income.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">citric acid cycle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010886a"><!--s010886a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/krebs_cycle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Krebs cycle</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">helianthemum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/heeliʹanthəməm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028011a"><!--s028011a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a low shrub with brightly coloured flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Helianthemum</span> [Latin genus name, from Greek <span class="bodyi">hēlios</span> sun + <span class="bodyi">anthemon</span> flower; because the flowers turn to follow the sun's path].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knick-knack <span class="bodyi">or</span> nicknack</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹniknak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033488a"><!--s033488a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a small trivial ornament or trinket [reduplication of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/knack/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">knack</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indistinct</span><small><span class="eSynop">/indiʹstingkt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030945a"><!--s030945a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032626b"><!--s032626b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not sharply outlined; not clearly seen </p><p><i></i></p><p>The host with someone indistinct converses at the door apart</p><p> T S Eliot.</p></div><a name="s032627b"><!--s032627b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not clearly understandable </p><p><i></i></p><p>indistinct mutterings</p>.</div><a name="s032628b"><!--s032628b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>vague or uncertain </p><p><i></i></p><p>an indistinct recollection</p> <p><span class="bodyb">indistinctly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">indistinctness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">indistinctus</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">distinctus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/distinct/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">distinct</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fishtail<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022562a"><!--s022562a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a manoeuvre that involves by a pilot of swinging an aircraft's tail from side to side to reduce speed for landing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hospitaller</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">hospitaler</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029272a"><!--s029272a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a member of a charitable religious order devoted to hospital or ambulance services [Middle English <span class="bodyi">hospitalier</span> via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">hospitalarius</span> hospitaller, innkeeper, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">hospitale</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hospital/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hospital</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glacial period</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025503a"><!--s025503a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any period of the earth's history when the surface of the planet was extensively covered with ice sheets.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Avestan</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003780a"><!--s003780a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the old Iranian sacred language used in the Avesta</p><p><span class="bodyb">Avestan</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">joggle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032642a"><!--s032642a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034559b"><!--s034559b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a notch or tooth in the surface of a piece of wood, building material, etc to join it to a neighbouring piece.</p></div><a name="s034560b"><!--s034560b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a peg or dowel for joining two neighbouring blocks of stone [dimin of <span class="bodyi">jog</span> projecting part, prob alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jag2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jag 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lawless</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034338a"><!--s034338a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035988b"><!--s035988b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not regulated by or based on law.</p></div><a name="s035989b"><!--s035989b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not restrained or controlled by law; unruly</p><p><span class="bodyb">lawlessly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">lawlessness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intinction</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹtingksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031797a"><!--s031797a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the administration of Communion by dipping the bread in the wine and giving both together to the communicant [late Latin <span class="bodyi">intinction-, intinctio</span> immersion, from Latin <span class="bodyi">intingere</span> to dip in, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">tingere</span> to dip, moisten].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">E<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018815a"><!--s018815a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019849b"><!--s019849b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on electrical plugs: earth.</p></div><a name="s019850b"><!--s019850b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>East.</p></div><a name="s019851b"><!--s019851b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>Easterly.</p></div><a name="s019852b"><!--s019852b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>Eastern.</p></div><a name="s019853b"><!--s019853b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>East (London postcode).</p></div><a name="s019854b"><!--s019854b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>electromotive force.</p></div><a name="s019855b"><!--s019855b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">e</span>) electronic </p><p><i></i></p><p>Email</p>.</div><a name="s019856b"><!--s019856b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>energy.</p></div><a name="s019857b"><!--s019857b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>English.</p></div><a name="s019858b"><!--s019858b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>España (international vehicle registration for Spain).</p></div><a name="s019859b"><!--s019859b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>European </p><p><i></i></p><p>E number</p> <p><i></i></p><p>E322</p>.</div><a name="s019860b"><!--s019860b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>exa-.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">avian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹayvi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003781a"><!--s003781a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or derived from birds [Latin <span class="bodyi">avis</span> bird].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glaciate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹglaysiayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025504a"><!--s025504a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027229b"><!--s027229b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cover (land, etc) with ice or a glacier.</p></div><a name="s027230b"><!--s027230b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to subject (rock, etc) to the action or effects of glaciers.</p></div><a name="s027231b"><!--s027231b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s007124c"><!--s007124c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to cover (land, etc) with ice or a glacier.</p></div><a name="s007125c"><!--s007125c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to subject (rock, etc) to the action or effects of glaciers.</p></div></div><a name="s027232b"><!--s027232b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to freeze (something) <span class="bodyb">glaciation</span> /-ʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indistinctive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/indiʹstingktiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030946a"><!--s030946a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lacking distinctive qualities or features.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fishtail<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022563a"><!--s022563a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023892b"><!--s023892b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to perform a fishtail.</p></div><a name="s023893b"><!--s023893b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006216c"><!--s006216c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a motor vehicle: to swing its rear end from side to side when out of control.</p></div><a name="s006217c"><!--s006217c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a driver of a motor vehicle: to cause a the vehicle's rear end to swing from side to side.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">helianthus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/heeliʹanthəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> helianthuses)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028012a"><!--s028012a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of large daisy-like plants including the sunflower: genus <span class="bodyi">Helianthus</span> [Latin genus name, from Greek <span class="bodyi">hēlios</span> sun + <span class="bodyi">anthos</span> flower; because the flowers turn to follow the sun's path].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hospital ship</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029273a"><!--s029273a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a ship equipped as a hospital; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one built or specifically assigned to assist the wounded, sick, and shipwrecked in time of war.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">joggle<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032643a"><!--s032643a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to join (two things) with a joggle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knife<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/nief/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> knives /nievz/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033489a"><!--s033489a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035273b"><!--s035273b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a cutting implement consisting of a blade fastened to a handle.</p></div><a name="s035274b"><!--s035274b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s009079c"><!--s009079c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a cutting implement consisting of a blade fastened to a handle.</p></div><a name="s009080c"><!--s009080c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>such an instrument used as a weapon.</p></div></div><a name="s035275b"><!--s035275b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a sharp cutting blade or tool in a machine ✱ <span class="bodyb">have/get one's knife into</span> to behave in a hostile way towards (somebody) ✱ <span class="bodyb">under the knife</span> having a surgical operation</p><p><span class="bodyb">knifelike</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">cnīf</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">citrine<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsitrin/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010887a"><!--s010887a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>resembling a lemon, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in colour [Middle English via Frenchfrom medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">citrinus</span>,from Latin <span class="bodyi">citrus</span> citron tree].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Law Lord</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034339a"><!--s034339a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Britain, a member of the House of Lords qualified to take part in its judicial proceedings.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intitule</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹtityoohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031798a"><!--s031798a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to give a title to (<span class="bodyi">esp</span> a parliamentary act) [early French <span class="bodyi">intituler</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">intitulare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/entitle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">entitle</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glacier</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹglasi·ə, ʹglaysi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025505a"><!--s025505a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or spreading outwards on a land surface [French dialect, from early French <span class="bodyi">glace</span> ice, from Latin <span class="bodyi">glacies</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">e-<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018821a"><!--s018821a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meaning: electronic </p><p><i></i></p><p>e-commerce</p> <p>[<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/electronic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">electronic</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indistinguishable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/indiʹstinggwishəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030947a"><!--s030947a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + from) incapable of being clearly identified as different; identical</p><p><span class="bodyb">indistinguishably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fishway</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022564a"><!--s022564a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fish_ladder/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fish ladder</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knife<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033490a"><!--s033490a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035276b"><!--s035276b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cut, slash, or stab (somebody or something) with a knife.</p></div><a name="s035277b"><!--s035277b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to mark or spread (something) with a knife.</p></div><a name="s035278b"><!--s035278b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> to try to defeat (somebody) by underhand means.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">helical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhelikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028014a"><!--s028014a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having the form of a helix; spiral</p><p><span class="bodyb">helically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">citrine<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010888a"><!--s010888a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>semiprecious yellow quartz.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hospital trust</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029274a"><!--s029274a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Britain, an autonomous trust within the National Health Service, established to run a hospital or group of hospitals that has withdrawn from local-authority management.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intnl</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031799a"><!--s031799a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>international.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jog trot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032644a"><!--s032644a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034561b"><!--s034561b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a slow regular trot, e.g. of a horse.</p></div><a name="s034562b"><!--s034562b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a routine or monotonous progression.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">avian flu <span class="bodyi">or</span> avian influenza</span><small><span class="eSynop"></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003782a"><!--s003782a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bird_flu/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bird flu</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glaciology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/glasiʹoləji, glay-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025506a"><!--s025506a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the study of glaciers and their effects <span class="bodyb">glaciological</span> /-ʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">glaciologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lawmaker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034340a"><!--s034340a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a legislator</p><p><span class="bodyb">lawmaking</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">helices</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹheeliseez, heliseez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028015a"><!--s028015a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/helix/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">helix</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knife-edge</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033491a"><!--s033491a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035279b"><!--s035279b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the cutting edge of a knife.</p></div><a name="s035280b"><!--s035280b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an uncertain or precarious position or condition </p><p><i></i></p><p>on a knife-edge</p>.</div><a name="s035281b"><!--s035281b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something sharp and narrow, e.g. a ridge of rock, resembling the edge of a knife.</p></div><a name="s035282b"><!--s035282b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a sharp wedge of hard material, e.g. steel, used as a fulcrum or pivot in a pair of scales, a pendulum, etc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">e<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018819a"><!--s018819a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>electron.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fishwife</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> fishwives)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022565a"><!--s022565a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023894b"><!--s023894b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a woman who sells or guts fish.</p></div><a name="s023895b"><!--s023895b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a vulgar, abusive, or loud-mouthed woman.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹdiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030948a"><!--s030948a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032629b"><!--s032629b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to put (something) down in writing.</p></div><a name="s032630b"><!--s032630b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to compose (e.g. a poem) [Middle English <span class="bodyi">enditen</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">enditer</span> to write down, proclaim, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">indictus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">indicere</span> to proclaim, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">dicere</span> to say].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">john</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032645a"><!--s032645a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034563b"><!--s034563b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/toilet/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">toilet</span></span></a> (1).</p></div><a name="s034564b"><!--s034564b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> a prostitute's client [from the name <span class="bodyi">John</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">host<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hohst/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029275a"><!--s029275a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030944b"><!--s030944b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008078c"><!--s008078c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a person who receives or entertains guests socially or officially.</p></div><a name="s008079c"><!--s008079c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an innkeeper </p><p><i></i></p><p>mine host</p>.</div><a name="s008080c"><!--s008080c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a person or establishment, etc that provides facilities for an event or function </p><p><i></i></p><p>Our college served as host for the chess tournament</p>.</div></div><a name="s030945b"><!--s030945b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008081c"><!--s008081c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a living animal or plant on or in which a parasite or smaller organism lives.</p></div><a name="s008082c"><!--s008082c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an individual into which a tissue or part is transplanted from another.</p></div></div><a name="s030946b"><!--s030946b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a compere on a radio or television programme.</p></div><a name="s030947b"><!--s030947b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a computer that provides services to others linked up to it, e.g. access to the databases stored in it [Middle English <span class="bodyi">hoste</span> host, guest, via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">hospit-, hospes</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">into</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹintə <span class="bodyi">before consonants, otherwise</span> ʹintooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031800a"><!--s031800a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033713b"><!--s033713b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008706c"><!--s008706c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>so as to be inside </p><p><i></i></p><p>Come into the house</p>.</div><a name="s008707c"><!--s008707c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>so as to be </p><p><i></i></p><p>One day she'll grow into a woman</p>.</div><a name="s008708c"><!--s008708c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>so as to be in (a state) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Don't get into trouble</p>.</div><a name="s008709c"><!--s008709c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>so as to be expressed in </p><p><i></i></p><p>Translate it into French</p>.</div><a name="s008710c"><!--s008710c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>so as to be dressed in </p><p><i></i></p><p>He changed into his uniform</p>.</div><a name="s008711c"><!--s008711c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">f</span><br/><p>so as to be engaged in </p><p><i></i></p><p>He went into farming</p>.</div><a name="s008712c"><!--s008712c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">g</span><br/><p>so as to be a member of </p><p><i></i></p><p>The Government was not willing to enter into an alliance</p>.</div></div><a name="s033714b"><!--s033714b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used in division as the inverse of <span class="bodyi">by</span> or <span class="bodyi">divided by</span> </p><p><i></i></p><p>Divide 35 into 70</p>.</div><a name="s033715b"><!--s033715b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>used to indicate a partly elapsed period of time or a partly traversed extent of space </p><p><i></i></p><p>far into the night</p> <p><i></i></p><p>deep into the jungle</p>.</div><a name="s033716b"><!--s033716b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in the direction of </p><p><i></i></p><p>Don't look into the sun without protecting your eyes</p> <p><i></i></p><p>I'll enquire into the matter</p>.</div><a name="s033717b"><!--s033717b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to a position of contact with; against </p><p><i></i></p><p>The car ran into a wall</p>.</div><a name="s033718b"><!--s033718b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> involved with </p><p><i></i></p><p>They were into hard drugs</p>.</div><a name="s033719b"><!--s033719b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> keen on </p><p><i></i></p><p>Are you into meditation?</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">intō</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aviary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹayvi·əri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> aviaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003783a"><!--s003783a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large high enclosure for keeping birds [Latin <span class="bodyi">aviarium</span> from <span class="bodyi">avis</span> bird].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">citron</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsitrən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010889a"><!--s010889a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011076b"><!--s011076b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a fruit like the lemon but larger and with a thicker rind.</p></div><a name="s011077b"><!--s011077b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002784c"><!--s002784c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a fruit like the lemon but larger and with a thicker rind.</p></div><a name="s002785c"><!--s002785c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the tree that bears this fruit: <span class="bodyi">Citrus medica</span>.</p></div></div><a name="s011078b"><!--s011078b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the preserved rind of the citron, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in cakes and puddings [Middle English via French from Old Provençal, modification of Latin <span class="bodyi">citrus</span> citron tree].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">helichrysum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/heliʹkriesəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028016a"><!--s028016a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plant of the daisy family grown for its flowers, which retain their shape and colour when dried: genus <span class="bodyi">Helichrysum</span> [Latin genus name, from Greek <span class="bodyi">helikhrusos</span> from <span class="bodyi">helix</span> spiral + <span class="bodyi">khrusos</span> gold].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glacis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹglasis, ʹglaysis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> glacis /ʹglasiz, ʹglaseez, ʹglaysiz, ʹglayseez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025507a"><!--s025507a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a slope that runs downwards from a fortification and offers no protection for attackers [French <span class="bodyi">glacis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">glacer</span> to freeze, slide: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/glac%C3%A9/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">glacé</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lawman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> lawmen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034341a"><!--s034341a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in the USA, a law-enforcement officer, e.g. a sheriff or police officer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knife pleat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033492a"><!--s033492a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a narrow flat pleat, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> any of a series of such pleats on a skirt that overlap and fall in the same direction.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">E<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Es E's)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018816a"><!--s018816a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019861b"><!--s019861b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the drug Ecstasy.</p></div><a name="s019862b"><!--s019862b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a tablet of this drug.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intolerable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹtol(ə)rəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031801a"><!--s031801a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>too bad or unpleasant to endure; unbearable</p><p><span class="bodyb">intolerableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">intolerably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">intolerabilis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">tolerabilis</span> tolerable, from <span class="bodyi">tolerare</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tolerate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tolerate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹindi·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030949a"><!--s030949a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rare silvery soft metallic chemical element that occurs naturally in zinc blendes, and is used in electroplating and as a semi-conductor: symbol In, atomic number 49 [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/indigo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">indigo</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ium</span></span></a> ; from the two indigo-blue lines in its spectrum].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fishy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (fishier, fishiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022566a"><!--s022566a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023896b"><!--s023896b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or resembling fish, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in taste or smell.</p></div><a name="s023897b"><!--s023897b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> creating doubt or suspicion; questionable </p><p><i></i></p><p>It might have struck the officers … that there was ‘something fishy’ in the affair; but of course they would keep their doubts to themselves</p><p> Joseph Conrad</p><p><span class="bodyb">fishily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fishiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">John Barleycorn</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbahlikawn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032646a"><!--s032646a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>alcoholic liquor personified.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">host<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029276a"><!--s029276a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030948b"><!--s030948b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to act as host at or of (a reception, etc).</p></div><a name="s030949b"><!--s030949b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to act as compere of (a broadcast show, etc) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He hosted a talent show in the ’70s</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">citronella</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sitrəʹnelə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010890a"><!--s010890a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011079b"><!--s011079b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a fragrant S Asian grass that yields an oil used in perfumery and as an insect repellent, derived from a S Asian grass: <span class="bodyi">Cymbopogon nardus</span>.</p></div><a name="s011080b"><!--s011080b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the oil obtained from the grass [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">citronella</span> from French <span class="bodyi">citronnelle</span> lemon balm, from <span class="bodyi">citron</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/citron/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">citron</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aviation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ayviʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003784a"><!--s003784a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s003748b"><!--s003748b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the operation of aircraft.</p></div><a name="s003749b"><!--s003749b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>aircraft manufacture, development, and design [French <span class="bodyi">aviation</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">avis</span> bird].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knifepoint</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033493a"><!--s033493a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the point of a knife ✱ <span class="bodyb">at knifepoint</span> under a threat of death or injury by being knifed.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glad<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/glad/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (gladder, gladdest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025508a"><!--s025508a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027233b"><!--s027233b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>expressing or experiencing pleasure, joy, or delight.</p></div><a name="s027234b"><!--s027234b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>very willing </p><p><i></i></p><p>glad to help</p>.</div><a name="s027235b"><!--s027235b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>causing happiness and joy </p><p><i></i></p><p>glad tidings</p>.</div><a name="s027236b"><!--s027236b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(+ of) grateful for; pleased to have </p><p><i></i></p><p>glad of a chance to sit down</p> <p><span class="bodyb">gladly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">gladness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">glæd</span> shining, joyful, happy].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">helico-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028017a"><!--s028017a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/helic_or_helico/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">helic-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">law merchant</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> laws merchant)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034342a"><!--s034342a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the legal rules formerly applied to commercial transactions [Middle English <span class="bodyi">lawe marchaund</span>, translation of medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">lex mercatoria</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ea.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018822a"><!--s018822a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>each.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">individual<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/indiʹvidyooəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030950a"><!--s030950a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032631b"><!--s032631b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or intended for a single person or thing </p><p><i></i></p><p>an individual serving</p>.</div><a name="s032632b"><!--s032632b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>existing as a distinct entity; separate </p><p><i></i></p><p>An itemized phone bill lists individual calls</p>.</div><a name="s032633b"><!--s032633b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>having unusual or distinguishing features, traits, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>an individual style</p> <p><span class="bodyb">individually</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">individualis</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">individuus</span> indivisible, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a>+ <span class="bodyi">dividuus</span> divided, from <span class="bodyi">dividere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/divide1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">divide 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intolerant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹtolərənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031802a"><!--s031802a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033720b"><!--s033720b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>unwilling to grant or share social, professional, political, or religious rights; bigoted.</p></div><a name="s033721b"><!--s033721b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ of) unable or unwilling to endure </p><p><i></i></p><p>a plant intolerant of direct sunlight</p> <p><span class="bodyb">intolerance</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">intolerantly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">citrous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsitrəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010891a"><!--s010891a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to citrus trees or their fruit.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">host<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029277a"><!--s029277a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030950b"><!--s030950b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) a very large number; a multitude (<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>).</p></div><a name="s030951b"><!--s030951b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + of) a very large number; a multitude </p><p><i></i></p><p>hosts of friends</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a host of suggestions</p>.</div><a name="s030952b"><!--s030952b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly literary or archaic</span> an army </p><p><i></i></p><p>the captains of the hosts</p><p> Bible [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">hostis</span> stranger, enemy].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fissile</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfisiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022567a"><!--s022567a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023898b"><!--s023898b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of rock: capable of being easily split.</p></div><a name="s023899b"><!--s023899b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of an atom or element: capable of undergoing nuclear fission <span class="bodyb">fissility</span> /fiʹsiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">fissilis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">findere</span> to split].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knight<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/niet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033494a"><!--s033494a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035283b"><!--s035283b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in medieval times, a mounted armed soldier serving a feudal superior, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a man ceremonially inducted into special military rank after service as page and squire.</p></div><a name="s035284b"><!--s035284b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in Britain, a man honoured by a sovereign for merit, bearing the title ‘Sir’ ranking below a baronet.</p></div><a name="s035285b"><!--s035285b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s009081c"><!--s009081c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>somebody equivalent to a knight in rank.</p></div><a name="s009082c"><!--s009082c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a man devoted to the service of a lady or cause, e.g. as their champion.</p></div></div><a name="s035286b"><!--s035286b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in chess, either of two pieces of each colour, usu in the shape of a horse's head, that move diagonally from one corner to another of a rectangle of three by two squares.</p></div><a name="s035287b"><!--s035287b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in ancient Rome, a member of the class below the senators</p><p><span class="bodyb">knighthood</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">knightliness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">knightly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">cniht</span> boy, youth, male servant].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">aviator</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹayviaytə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s003785a"><!--s003785a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> the pilot of an aircraft [French <span class="bodyi">aviateur</span>, from <span class="bodyi">avi</span>- (from Latin <span class="bodyi">avis</span> bird) + <span class="bodyi">-ateur</span> (on the pattern of <span class="bodyi">amateur</span>)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lawn<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/lawn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034343a"><!--s034343a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an area of ground, e.g. around a house or in a garden or park, that is covered with mown grass [Middle English <span class="bodyi">launde</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">lande</span> heath, of Celtic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">John Bull</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032647a"><!--s032647a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034565b"><!--s034565b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the English nation personified.</p></div><a name="s034566b"><!--s034566b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a typical Englishman, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> regarded as truculently insular [named after <span class="bodyi">John Bull</span>,character typifying the English nation in <span class="bodyi">The History of John Bull</span> by John Arbuthnot d.1735, Scots physician and writer].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">helicobacter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌheelikohʹbaktə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028018a"><!--s028018a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a spiral-shaped bacterium of the genus <span class="bodyi">Helicobacter</span>, especially <span class="bodyi">H. pylori</span>, a bacterium found in the stomach and duodenum and a cause of gastritis, peptic ulcers, and stomach cancer [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">helicobacter</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">helik-, helix</span> spiral: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/helic_or_helico/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">helic-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">bacterium</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bacterium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bacterium</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">each<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/eech/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and pron</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018823a"><!--s018823a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019866b"><!--s019866b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>everybeing one of two or more distinct individuals within a pair, group, or number considered separately </p><p><i></i></p><p>She wiggled each foot in turn</p> <p><i></i></p><p>They each want something different</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">each and every</span>.</p></div><a name="s019867b"><!--s019867b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>all; every single [Old English <span class="bodyi">ǣlc</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glad<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (gladded, gladding)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025509a"><!--s025509a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary or archaic</span> to make (somebody or something) glad.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">individual<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030951a"><!--s030951a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032634b"><!--s032634b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a particular person or thing, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as distinguished from a group or from others in a group.</p></div><a name="s032635b"><!--s032635b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person who has unusual or distinguishing characteristics.</p></div><a name="s032636b"><!--s032636b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s008487c"><!--s008487c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a particular person or thing, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as distinguished from a group or from others in a group.</p></div><a name="s008488c"><!--s008488c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a single plant or animal, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as distinguished from a species.</p></div></div><a name="s032637b"><!--s032637b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s008489c"><!--s008489c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a person </p><p><i></i></p><p>an odd individual</p>.</div><a name="s008490c"><!--s008490c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a person who has unusual or distinguishing characteristics </p><p><i></i></p><p>She's a real individual</p>.</div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intonation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/intəʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031803a"><!--s031803a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033722b"><!--s033722b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the rise and fall in pitch of the voice in speech.</p></div><a name="s033723b"><!--s033723b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>performance of music with respect to correctness of pitch.</p></div><a name="s033724b"><!--s033724b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the act or manner of intoning something.</p></div><a name="s033725b"><!--s033725b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>something that is intoned; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> the opening notes of a Gregorian chant.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">citrus<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsitrəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> citruses)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010892a"><!--s010892a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of thorny trees and shrubs of the rue family grown in warm regions for their edible thick-rinded juicy fruit, e.g. the orange or lemon: genus <span class="bodyi">Citrus</span> [Latin genus name, from Latin <span class="bodyi">citrus</span> citron tree].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fission<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022568a"><!--s022568a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023900b"><!--s023900b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a splitting or breaking up into parts.</p></div><a name="s023901b"><!--s023901b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in biology, a form of asexual reproduction by spontaneous division into two or more parts each of which grows into a complete organism.</p></div><a name="s023902b"><!--s023902b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the splitting of an atomic nucleus with the release of large amounts of energy</p><p><span class="bodyb">fissional</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">fission-, fissio</span>,from <span class="bodyi">findere</span> to split].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knight<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033495a"><!--s033495a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make a knight of (somebody).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lawn<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034344a"><!--s034344a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fine sheer linen or cotton fabric of plain weave that is thinner than cambric</p><p><span class="bodyb">lawny</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English, named after <span class="bodyi">Laon</span>, town in France known for its fine linens].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">helicoid<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhelikoyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028019a"><!--s028019a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming or arranged in a spiral.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baleful</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbaylf(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004195a"><!--s004195a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004201b"><!--s004201b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>deadly or pernicious in influence.</p></div><a name="s004202b"><!--s004202b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>gloomily threatening; menacing </p><p><i></i></p><p>A baleful light sprang up in his gray eyes</p> — Conan Doyle<p><span class="bodyb">balefully</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">balefulness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bale4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bale 4</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">host<sup>4</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> Host</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029278a"><!--s029278a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the bread consecrated in the Eucharist [Middle English <span class="bodyi">hoste</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">hostia</span> Eucharist, earlier ‘sacrifice’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">each<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pronoun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018824a"><!--s018824a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>each one </p><p><i></i></p><p>each of us</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Each is equally attractive</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">John Doe</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032648a"><!--s032648a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034567b"><!--s034567b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person involved in legal proceedings or a crime whose true name is unknown or withheld.</p></div><a name="s034568b"><!--s034568b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> an average man [arbitrary name].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">individualise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030952a"><!--s030952a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/individualize_or_individualise_or_ise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">individualize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gladden</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (gladdened, gladdening)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025510a"><!--s025510a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make (somebody or something) glad </p><p><i></i></p><p>The news gladdened her heart</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹtohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031804a"><!--s031804a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033726b"><!--s033726b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to recite or say (something) in a monotonous tone or in a monotone that suggests solemnity.</p></div><a name="s033727b"><!--s033727b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to recite (something) in singing tones or in a monotone </p><p><i></i></p><p>The lama, both hands raised, intoned a final blessing in ornate Chinese</p><p> Kipling</p><p><span class="bodyb">intoner</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">entonen</span> via French from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">intonare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">tonus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tone1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tone 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">citrus<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010893a"><!--s010893a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of the citrus or the fruit of a citrus.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bale out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004196a"><!--s004196a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bail_out_or_bale_out/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bail out</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">each<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018825a"><!--s018825a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to or for each; apiece </p><p><i></i></p><p>tickets at £10 each</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knight-errant</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> knights-errant)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033496a"><!--s033496a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035288b"><!--s035288b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a knight travelling in search of chivalrous adventures.</p></div><a name="s035289b"><!--s035289b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a quixotic or chivalrous person</p><p><span class="bodyb">knight-errantry</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lawn mower</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034345a"><!--s034345a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a machine for cutting grass on lawns.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hosta</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhostə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029279a"><!--s029279a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an Asian perennial herbaceous plant of the lily family that is cultivated for its variegated foliage and spikes of lilac, mauve, or white flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Hosta</span>. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/plantain_lily/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">plantain lily</span></span></a> [Latin genus name, named after Nicolaus <span class="bodyi">Host</span> d.1834, Austrian botanist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">helicoid<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028020a"><!--s028020a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a helicoid object or surface.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">in toto</span><small><span class="eSynop">/in ʹtohtoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031805a"><!--s031805a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>totally or entirely [Latin <span class="bodyi">in toto</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">John Dory</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> John Dories <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> John Dory)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032649a"><!--s032649a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034569b"><!--s034569b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a common European food fish, ranging in colour from yellow to olive, with an oval compressed body, long spines on its back, and a dark spot on each side: <span class="bodyi">Zeus faber</span>.</p></div><a name="s034570b"><!--s034570b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a closely related fish widely found in southern seas: <span class="bodyi">Zeus capensis</span> [earlier <span class="bodyi">dory</span>,from Middle English <span class="bodyi">dorre</span>, from early French <span class="bodyi">doree</span> gilded one].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">individualism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030953a"><!--s030953a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032638b"><!--s032638b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>independent self-reliance.</p></div><a name="s032639b"><!--s032639b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008491c"><!--s008491c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>independent self-reliance.</p></div><a name="s008492c"><!--s008492c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>self-centredness; egoism.</p></div></div><a name="s032640b"><!--s032640b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s008493c"><!--s008493c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a doctrine that bases morality on the interests of the individual.</p></div><a name="s008494c"><!--s008494c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a social theory maintaining the political and economic independence of the individual and stressing individual initiative</p><p><span class="bodyb">individualist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">individualistic</span> /-ʹlistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fission<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022569a"><!--s022569a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of an atom: to undergo fission <span class="bodyb">fissionability</span> /-əʹbiləti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fissionable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glade</span><small><span class="eSynop">/glayd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025511a"><!--s025511a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an open space in a wood or forest [Middle English perhaps from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/glad1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">glad 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cittern</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsitən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010894a"><!--s010894a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plucked stringed musical instrument with an oval belly and back and wire strings, popular <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in Renaissance England [blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cithara/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cithara</span></span></a> and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gittern/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gittern</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">each other</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pronoun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018826a"><!--s018826a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">not used as the subject of a verb</span>) each of two or more in reciprocal action or relation </p><p><i></i></p><p>We often wore each other's shirts</p> <p><i></i></p><p>They looked at each other in surprise</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">each other</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">one another</span>? The traditional rule states that <span class="bodyi">each other</span> refers to a relationship between only two people or things (<span class="bodyi">We love each other and want to get married</span>), whereas <span class="bodyi">one another</span> refers to a relationship between more than two people (<span class="bodyi">Christ commanded his disciples to love one another</span>). Modern authorities point out, however, that there is no basis for this rule except tradition and there can be no objection in principle to sentences such as <span class="bodyi">Harris and Jones mistrusted their boss even more than they mistrusted one another</span> or <span class="bodyi">All members of this organization are expected to help each other</span>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Balinese</span><small><span class="eSynop">/baliʹneez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Balinese)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004197a"><!--s004197a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004203b"><!--s004203b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Bali, island of Indonesia.</p></div><a name="s004204b"><!--s004204b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Austronesian language of this people</p><p><span class="bodyb">Balinese</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hostage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhostij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029280a"><!--s029280a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030953b"><!--s030953b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person held captive by one party to ensure as a pledge that promises are will be kept or demands terms met by another party </p><p><i></i></p><p>The hijackers took three hostages</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">hostage to fortune</span>.</p></div><a name="s030954b"><!--s030954b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a commitment that lays one open to the risk of failure, attack, etc, if things go the wrong way </p><p><i></i></p><p>The Good Friday deadline was bound to be a hostage to fortune</p> <p>[Middle English from Old French, from <span class="bodyi">hoste</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/host1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">host 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knight of the road</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033497a"><!--s033497a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035290b"><!--s035290b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a tramp.</p></div><a name="s035291b"><!--s035291b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s009083c"><!--s009083c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a commercial traveller.</p></div><a name="s009084c"><!--s009084c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a truck driver.</p></div></div><a name="s035292b"><!--s035292b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a courteous driver of a motor vehicle.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">johnny</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjoni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> johnnies) <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032650a"><!--s032650a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034571b"><!--s034571b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Johnny</span>) a fellow or guy.</p></div><a name="s034572b"><!--s034572b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a condom [<span class="bodyi">Johnny</span>, nickname for <span class="bodyi">John</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fission bomb</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022570a"><!--s022570a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/atom_bomb_or_atomic_bomb/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">atom bomb</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">helicoidal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/heliʹkoydl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028021a"><!--s028021a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/helicoid1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">helicoid 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">individuality</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌindividyooʹaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> individualities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030954a"><!--s030954a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032641b"><!--s032641b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the general character or a particular characteristic that distinguishes one person or thing from others </p><p><i></i></p><p>The twins are beginning to assert their individuality</p>.</div><a name="s032642b"><!--s032642b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the quality of being distinctive or unique.</p></div><a name="s032643b"><!--s032643b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>separate or distinct existence.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lawn tennis</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034346a"><!--s034346a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated or formal</span> tennis played on a grass court.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glad eye</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025512a"><!--s025512a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an amorous or sexually inviting look </p><p><i></i></p><p>giving her the glad eye</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intoxicant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹtoksik(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031806a"><!--s031806a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something that intoxicates, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an alcoholic drink.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">city</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010895a"><!--s010895a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011081b"><!--s011081b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002786c"><!--s002786c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a large town.</p></div><a name="s002787c"><!--s002787c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a town that has a cathedral or has had city status conferred on it by charter.</p></div><a name="s002788c"><!--s002788c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a chartered municipality, usu a large one.</p></div></div><a name="s011082b"><!--s011082b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the City</span>) <span class="bodyi">Brit</span></p><a name="s002789c"><!--s002789c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the financial and commercial area of London.</p></div><a name="s002790c"><!--s002790c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) influential financial interests of the British economy.</p></div></div><a name="s011083b"><!--s011083b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span>a place where a thing specified (as though forming a name) is prevalent or a significant feature<i></i></p><p>fun city</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">citie</span> large or small town, from Old French <span class="bodyi">cité</span> capital city, from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">civitat-, civitas</span>,from Latin, citizenship, state, city of Rome, from <span class="bodyi">civis</span> citizen].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">each way</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018827a"><!--s018827a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> said of a bet: backing a horse, dog, etc to win or to finish in the first two, three, or four in a race.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">balk<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">Brit</span> <span class="bodyb">baulk</span>) /bawlk, bawk/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004198a"><!--s004198a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004205b"><!--s004205b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + at) to stop short and refuse to proceed.</p></div><a name="s004206b"><!--s004206b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + at) to refuse abruptly </p><p><i></i></p><p>They balked at the suggestion</p> <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</div><a name="s004207b"><!--s004207b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to check or stop (somebody or something) by an obstacle; to thwart (somebody or something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">balker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Johnny-come-lately</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Johnny-come-latelies Johnnies-come-lately)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032651a"><!--s032651a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a late or recent arrival; a newcomer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">individualize <span class="bodyi">or</span> individualise <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030955a"><!--s030955a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make (something) individual; to adapt (something) to a purpose <span class="bodyb">individualization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hostel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhostl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029281a"><!--s029281a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030955b"><!--s030955b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a supervised residential home, e.g.:</p><a name="s008083c"><!--s008083c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an establishment providing accommodation for nurses, students, etc.</p></div><a name="s008084c"><!--s008084c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an institution for junior offenders, ex-offenders, etc, encouraging social adaptation.</p></div></div><a name="s030956b"><!--s030956b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/youth_hostel/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">youth hostel</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s030957b"><!--s030957b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary or archaic</span> an inn [Middle English, lodging, inn, via Old French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">hospitale</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hospital/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hospital</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">law of averages</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034347a"><!--s034347a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the principle that one extreme will always be cancelled out by its opposite at some future time, and the balance redressed.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glad-hand</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025514a"><!--s025514a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027237b"><!--s027237b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to extend a glad hand to (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>parliamentary candidates glad-handing everyone they meet</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s027238b"><!--s027238b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to extend a glad hand</p><p><span class="bodyb">glad-hander</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">helicon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhelikən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028022a"><!--s028022a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large circular tuba similar to a sousaphone [prob from Greek <span class="bodyi">helik-, helix</span> spiral + <span class="bodyi">-on</span>; because its tube forms a spiral encircling the player's body].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intoxicate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹtoksikayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031807a"><!--s031807a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033728b"><!--s033728b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008713c"><!--s008713c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to excite or stupefy (somebody) with alcohol or drugs, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished.</p></div><a name="s008714c"><!--s008714c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to cause (somebody) to lose self-control through excitement or elation.</p></div></div><a name="s033729b"><!--s033729b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">esp</span> in medicine, to poison (somebody)</p><p><span class="bodyb">intoxicating</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">intoxicatedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">intoxication</span> /-ʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">intoxicatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">intoxicare</span> to poison, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">toxicum</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/toxic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">toxic</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Knight Templar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtemplə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Knights Templars Knights Templar)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033498a"><!--s033498a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/templar/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Templar</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eager</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeegə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018828a"><!--s018828a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>marked by or showing keen, enthusiastic, or impatient desire or interest </p><p><i></i></p><p>eager for the fray</p><p> Colley Cibber</p><p><span class="bodyb">eagerly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">eagerness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">egre</span> sharp, fierce, via early French <span class="bodyi">aigre</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">acer</span> sharp].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fission-track dating</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022571a"><!--s022571a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a means of dating certain minerals by measuring the disruption to their crystal lattice made by uranium nuclei.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">balk<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">Brit</span> <span class="bodyb">baulk</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004199a"><!--s004199a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004208b"><!--s004208b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a ridge of land left unploughed.</p></div><a name="s004209b"><!--s004209b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a roughly squared beam of timber.</p></div><a name="s004210b"><!--s004210b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the area behind the balk lines on a billiard table.</p></div><a name="s004211b"><!--s004211b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a hindrance or obstacle.</p></div><a name="s004212b"><!--s004212b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in baseball, an illegal movement by the pitcher [Old English <span class="bodyi">balca</span> from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">bálkr</span> partition].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">city academy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010896a"><!--s010896a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a secondary school established in a deprived inner-city area, funded jointly by the government and private sponsors, and run by a board of governors instead of the local authority.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Johnsonian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jonʹsohni·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032652a"><!--s032652a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or characteristic of Samuel Johnson, his works, or his style of writing; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> having balanced phraseology and Latinate vocabulary <span class="bodyb">Johnsonese</span> /jonsəʹneez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Samuel <span class="bodyi">Johnson</span> d.1784, English lexicographer and writer].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">individuate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/indiʹvidyooayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030956a"><!--s030956a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to give individuality or individual form to (somebody or something); to differentiate or distinguish (people or things) <span class="bodyb">individuation</span> /-ʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glad hand</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025513a"><!--s025513a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a warm welcome or greeting, often prompted by ulterior motives.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eager beaver</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018829a"><!--s018829a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> somebody who is unduly zealous in performing his or her assigned duties and in volunteering for more.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">law officer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034348a"><!--s034348a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an official appointed to administer and interpret the law; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a British attorney general or solicitor general.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kniphofia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/niʹfohfi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033499a"><!--s033499a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/red_hot_poker/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">red-hot poker</span></span></a> [named after J H <span class="bodyi">Kniphof</span> d.1763, German botanist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">helicopter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhelikoptə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028023a"><!--s028023a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an aircraft which derives both lift and propulsive power from a set of horizontally rotating rotors or vanes and is capable of vertical takeoff and landing [French <span class="bodyi">hélicoptère</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/helico/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">helico-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">pteron</span> wing].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hostelling</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">hosteling</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029282a"><!--s029282a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the holidaying activity of travelling from place to place staying in youth hostels</p><p><span class="bodyb">hosteller</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intoxicating</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031808a"><!--s031808a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>causing or producing intoxication </p><p><i></i></p><p>intoxicating drinks</p> <p><i></i></p><p>intoxicating beauty</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">City Chambers</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010897a"><!--s010897a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the building occupied by the administration of a Scottish city.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">John Thomas</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtoməs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032653a"><!--s032653a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, euphem</span> a penis [from the names <span class="bodyi">John</span> and <span class="bodyi">Thomas</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Balkan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbawlkən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004200a"><!--s004200a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to the Balkan Peninsula in SE Europe, or to the countries occupying it: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Macedonia, Romania, part of Turkey, and Yugoslavia </p><p><i></i></p><p>the Balkan States</p> [Turkish <span class="bodyi">balkan</span> mountains].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indivisible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/indiʹvizəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030957a"><!--s030957a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032644b"><!--s032644b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not able to be separated or divided.</p></div><a name="s032645b"><!--s032645b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a number: not able to be divided by another number without leaving a remainder </p><p><i></i></p><p>Five is indivisible by two</p> <p><span class="bodyb">indivisibility</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">indivisibly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fissiparous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fiʹsipərəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022572a"><!--s022572a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023903b"><!--s023903b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of an organism: reproducing by fission.</p></div><a name="s023904b"><!--s023904b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006218c"><!--s006218c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of an organization, etc: inclined to division.</p></div><a name="s006219c"><!--s006219c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>inclined to cause division; divisive </p><p><i></i></p><p>have a fissiparous effect</p> <p><span class="bodyb">fissiparity</span> /-ʹpariti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fissiparously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fissiparousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">fissus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">findere</span> to split + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/parous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-parous</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gladiator</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgladiaytə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025515a"><!--s025515a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027239b"><!--s027239b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a man trained to fight another man or wild animals in a public arena for the entertainment of ancient Romans.</p></div><a name="s027240b"><!--s027240b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody engaging in a public fight or controversy <span class="bodyb">gladiatorial</span> /ˌgladi·əʹtawri·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">gladiator</span> from <span class="bodyi">gladius</span> sword, of Celtic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eagle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeegl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018830a"><!--s018830a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019868b"><!--s019868b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several species of large birds of prey noted for its their strength, size, gracefulness, keenness of vision, and powers of flight: genus <span class="bodyi">Aquila</span> and other genera.</p></div><a name="s019869b"><!--s019869b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of various emblematic or symbolic representations of an eagle, such as the standard of the ancient Romans or the seal or standard of the USA.</p></div><a name="s019870b"><!--s019870b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a former ten-dollar gold coin of the USA.</p></div><a name="s019871b"><!--s019871b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a golf score for one hole of two strokes less than par on a hole [Middle English <span class="bodyi">egle</span> via Old French <span class="bodyi">aigle</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">aquila</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knish</span><small><span class="eSynop">/knish/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033500a"><!--s033500a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a piece of dough with a potato or other filling, baked or fried [Yiddish, from Russian <span class="bodyi">knish, knysh</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">helic- <span class="bodyi">or</span> helico-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028013a"><!--s028013a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: helix or spiral </p><p><i></i></p><p>helical</p> <p>[Greek <span class="bodyi">helik-, heliko-</span>, from <span class="bodyi">helik-, helix</span> spiral].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">joie de vivre</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌzhwah də ʹveevrə/ (<span class="bodyi">French</span> /Ʒwa də viːvr)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032654a"><!--s032654a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>keen enjoyment of life [French <span class="bodyi">joie de vivre</span> joy of living].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fissure<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfishə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022573a"><!--s022573a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023905b"><!--s023905b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a narrow, long, and deep opening, e.g. in rock, usu caused by breaking or parting.</p></div><a name="s023906b"><!--s023906b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a natural cleft between body parts or in the substance of an organ, e.g. the brain.</p></div><a name="s023907b"><!--s023907b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a division, e.g. within a party or other organization, caused by disagreement; a rift [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">fissura</span> cleft, from <span class="bodyi">findere</span> to split].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Indo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030958a"><!--s030958a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s032646b"><!--s032646b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Indian </p><p><i></i></p><p>Indo-British</p>.</div><a name="s032647b"><!--s032647b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Indian and </p><p><i></i></p><p>Indo-African</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hostelry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhostlri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hostelries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029283a"><!--s029283a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an inn; a hotel.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">city desk</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010898a"><!--s010898a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011084b"><!--s011084b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> the department dealing with the financial section of a journal or newspaper.</p></div><a name="s011085b"><!--s011085b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> the section of a newspaper office in charge of local news.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intra-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031809a"><!--s031809a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming adjectives, with the meaning: inside; within </p><p><i></i></p><p>intrauterine</p> <a name="sb000000279"><!--sb000000279--></a><p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">intra</span>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">intra-</span>, <span class="bodyb">inter-</span>, <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">intro-</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inter/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inter-</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">law of nations</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034349a"><!--s034349a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/international_law/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">international law</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Balkanize <span class="bodyi">or</span> Balkanise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbawlkəniez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004201a"><!--s004201a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to divide (a region) into smaller and often mutually hostile units <span class="bodyb">Balkanization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [named after the <span class="bodyi">Balkan</span> Peninsula in SE Europe; from the way in which this territory has been divided into many small states in the 19th and 20th cents].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gladiolus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gladiʹohləs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gladioli /-lie/ gladioluses)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025516a"><!--s025516a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of chiefly African plants of the iris family with erect sword-shaped leaves and spikes of brilliantly coloured irregular flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Gladiolus</span> [Latin <span class="bodyi">gladiolus</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">gladius</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gladiator/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gladiator</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knit<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/nit/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (knitted knit) (knitting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033501a"><!--s033501a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s035293b"><!--s035293b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009085c"><!--s009085c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to form (e.g. a fabric or garment) by working yarn into a series of interlocking loops using knitting needles or a knitting machine </p><p><i></i></p><p>If she does but send her aunt the pattern of a stomacher, or knit a pair of garters for her grandmother, one hears of nothing else for a month</p><p> Jane Austen.</p></div><a name="s009086c"><!--s009086c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to work (e.g. a specified number of stitches or rows) in this way, <span class="bodyi">specif</span> using knit stitch </p><p><i></i></p><p>knit one, purl one</p>.</div></div><a name="s035294b"><!--s035294b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to link or unite firmly or closely.</p></div><a name="s035295b"><!--s035295b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to contract (one's brow) into wrinkles.</p></div><a name="s035296b"><!--s035296b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>of bone: to grow together.</p></div><a name="s035297b"><!--s035297b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s009087c"><!--s009087c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to link (things) firmly or closely.</p></div><a name="s009088c"><!--s009088c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to unite (people) intimately.</p></div></div><a name="s035298b"><!--s035298b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s009089c"><!--s009089c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to cause (e.g. bone) to grow together.</p></div><a name="s009090c"><!--s009090c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to contract (e.g. one's brow) into wrinkles <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s035299b"><!--s035299b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s009091c"><!--s009091c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to make knitted fabrics or articles.</p></div><a name="s009092c"><!--s009092c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to work yarn in a knitting stitch, <span class="bodyi">specif</span> knit stitch.</p></div></div><a name="s035300b"><!--s035300b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s009093c"><!--s009093c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to grow together.</p></div><a name="s009094c"><!--s009094c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to become joined or drawn together</p><p><span class="bodyb">knitter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">cnyttan</span> to tie with a knot; related to <span class="bodyi">cnotta</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/knot1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">knot 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hostess</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhohstes/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029284a"><!--s029284a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030958b"><!--s030958b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a woman who entertains socially or acts as host.</p></div><a name="s030959b"><!--s030959b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008085c"><!--s008085c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a female employee on a ship, aeroplane, etc who manages the provisioning of food and attends to the needs of passengers; <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stewardess/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stewardess</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s008086c"><!--s008086c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a woman who acts as a companion to male patrons, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a nightclub; <span class="bodyi">also</span> a prostitute.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eagle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018831a"><!--s018831a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019872b"><!--s019872b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to score an eagle at (a hole) in golf <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s019873b"><!--s019873b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to score an eagle.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fissure<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022574a"><!--s022574a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to break into fissures</p><p><span class="bodyb">fissured</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">helio-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028024a"><!--s028024a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/heli_1_or_helio/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">heli- 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Indo-Aryan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌindoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030959a"><!--s030959a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032648b"><!--s032648b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of the peoples of India of Indo-European language and Caucasian physique.</p></div><a name="s032649b"><!--s032649b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of the early Indo-European invaders of Persia, Afghanistan, and India.</p></div><a name="s032650b"><!--s032650b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/indic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Indic</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">Indo-Aryan</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lawrencium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lawʹrensi·əm, lo-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034350a"><!--s034350a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a radioactive metallic chemical element that is short-lived and artificially produced: symbol Lr, atomic number 103 [named after Ernest O <span class="bodyi">Lawrence</span> d.1958, US physicist who founded the laboratory that first produced it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Balkans</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbawlkənz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004202a"><!--s004202a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Balkans</span>) the Balkan Peninsula or the countries occupying it.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">city editor</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010899a"><!--s010899a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the editor in charge of the city desk.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intracellular</span><small><span class="eSynop">/intrəʹselyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031810a"><!--s031810a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>situated, occurring, or functioning within a living cell </p><p><i></i></p><p>intracellular enzymes</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">join<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/joyn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032655a"><!--s032655a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034573b"><!--s034573b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008886c"><!--s008886c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to put or bring (two or more things) together so that they form a unit, or to come together in this way.</p></div><a name="s008887c"><!--s008887c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to connect, meet, or merge with (e.g. points) by a line.</p></div><a name="s008888c"><!--s008888c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>said of a river, road, etc: to meet or merge into (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>where the river joins the sea</p>.</div></div><a name="s034574b"><!--s034574b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to put or bring (two people or things) into close association or relationship </p><p><i></i></p><p>joined in marriage</p>.</div><a name="s034575b"><!--s034575b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s008889c"><!--s008889c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to enter into the company of (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Will you join us for lunch?</p>.</div><a name="s008890c"><!--s008890c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + in) to associate oneself with (another or otherssomebody) in doing something </p><p><i></i></p><p>My wife joins me in sending sincere thanks for your hospitality</p>.</div><a name="s008891c"><!--s008891c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to become a member or employee of (a club, organization, etc).</p></div></div><a name="s034576b"><!--s034576b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(+ in) to take part in a collective activity <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s034577b"><!--s034577b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to come together so as to be connected.</p></div><a name="s034578b"><!--s034578b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to become a member of a group.</p></div><a name="s034579b"><!--s034579b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + in/with) to take part or associate oneself in an activity with other people ✱ <span class="bodyb">join battle</span> to engage in battle or conflict ✱ <span class="bodyb">join forces</span> to form an alliance, or to combine one's efforts to do something with those of somebody else</p><p><span class="bodyb">joinable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">joinen</span> via Old French <span class="bodyi">joindre</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">jungere</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glad rags</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025517a"><!--s025517a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> smart clothes worn for a party or other special occasion.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knit<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033502a"><!--s033502a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035301b"><!--s035301b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a basic knitting stitch that produces a raised pattern on the front of the work: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/purl1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">purl<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (1).</p></div><a name="s035302b"><!--s035302b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a fabric or garment made by knitting.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">join<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032656a"><!--s032656a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a place where two things or parts are joined.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Indo-Chinese</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Indo-Chinese)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030960a"><!--s030960a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032651b"><!--s032651b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Indochina.</p></div><a name="s032652b"><!--s032652b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sino_tibetan/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Sino-Tibetan</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">Indo-Chinese</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heliocentric</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌheeliohʹsentrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028025a"><!--s028025a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029853b"><!--s029853b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having or relating to the sun as a centre: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/geocentric/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">geocentric</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s029854b"><!--s029854b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in astronomy, referred to, measured from, or as if observed from the sun's centre</p><p><span class="bodyb">heliocentrically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fist<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022575a"><!--s022575a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023908b"><!--s023908b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the hand clenched with the fingers doubled into the palm and the thumb across the fingers.</p></div><a name="s023909b"><!--s023909b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a person's handwriting.</p></div><a name="s023910b"><!--s023910b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> in printing, a pointing-hand symbol, used for cross references, etc. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/index1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">index<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (5) ✱ <span class="bodyb">make a fair/poor fist of/at something</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to make a creditable or ineffectual attempt at something <span class="bodyb">fistful</span> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> fistfuls)<i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">fẏst</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intracranial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/intrəʹkrayni·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031811a"><!--s031811a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>within the skull, or affecting things within the skull</p><p><span class="bodyb">intracranially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">balk line</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004203a"><!--s004203a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of four lines parallel to the cushions of a billiard table, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the line at one end behind which the cue balls are placed at the start of many games.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gladsome</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹglads(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025518a"><!--s025518a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly literary</span> giving or showing joy; cheerful</p><p><span class="bodyb">gladsomely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">gladsomeness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">city father</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010900a"><!--s010900a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an important official or prominent citizen of a city.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lawsuit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034351a"><!--s034351a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a non-criminal case in a court of law.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hostile</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhostiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029285a"><!--s029285a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030960b"><!--s030960b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or constituting an enemy.</p></div><a name="s030961b"><!--s030961b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>antagonistic; unfriendly </p><p><i></i></p><p>a hostile glance</p>.</div><a name="s030962b"><!--s030962b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>not hospitable </p><p><i></i></p><p>a hostile environment</p>.</div><a name="s030963b"><!--s030963b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of a takeover: not endorsed by the company being bought.</p></div><a name="s030964b"><!--s030964b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>of a witness: whose evidence is detrimental to the case of the party calling them</p><p><span class="bodyb">hostilely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">hostilis</span>,from <span class="bodyi">hostis</span> enemy].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eagle eye</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018832a"><!--s018832a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a close watch; careful attention </p><p><i></i></p><p>She kept an eagle eye on the students throughout the exam</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knit stitch</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033503a"><!--s033503a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/knit2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">knit<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">joinder</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjoyndə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032657a"><!--s032657a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a joining in a legal action [French <span class="bodyi">joindre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/join1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">join 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indoctrinate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹdoktrinayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030961a"><!--s030961a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032653b"><!--s032653b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to teach (a person or group) to accept a view, ideology, etc uncritically, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by systematic repetition.</p></div><a name="s032654b"><!--s032654b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to instruct (somebody) <span class="bodyb">indoctrination</span> /-ʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">indoctrinator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [prob from Middle English <span class="bodyi">endoctrinen</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">endoctriner</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">doctrine</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/doctrine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">doctrine</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ball<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bawl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004204a"><!--s004204a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004213b"><!--s004213b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000840c"><!--s000840c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a solid or hollow spherical or egg-shaped object, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one used in a game or sport.</p></div><a name="s000841c"><!--s000841c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a delivery or play of the ball in cricket, baseball, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>It's infuriating when you're bowled by a bad ball</p>.</div><a name="s000842c"><!--s000842c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> any game in which a ball is thrown, kicked, or struck, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> baseball.</p></div></div><a name="s004214b"><!--s004214b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000843c"><!--s000843c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>any round or roundish body or mass </p><p><i></i></p><p>The wool is gathered into balls</p>.</div><a name="s000844c"><!--s000844c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a spherical or conical projectile, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> that fired by a cannon.</p></div></div><a name="s004215b"><!--s004215b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the rounded slightly raised fleshy area at the base of a thumb or big toe.</p></div><a name="s004216b"><!--s004216b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span></p><a name="s000845c"><!--s000845c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a testicle.</p></div><a name="s000846c"><!--s000846c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) nonsense, often used to dismiss what somebody else has said ✱ <span class="bodyb">on the ball</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> marked by being knowledgeable and competent; alert ✱ <span class="bodyb">start/set/keep the ball rolling</span> to begin or continue something ✱ <span class="bodyb">the ball is in your, his, etc court</span> it is up to you, him, etc to make the next move [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bal</span> from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">böllr</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fist<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022576a"><!--s022576a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023911b"><!--s023911b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to hit (a ball) with the fist </p><p><i></i></p><p>The goalkeeper fisted the ball clear</p>.</div><a name="s023912b"><!--s023912b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span> to penetrate the vagina or anus of (somebody) with one's fist, as a sexual act.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heliograph</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹheeli·əgrahf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028026a"><!--s028026a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029855b"><!--s029855b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an apparatus for signalling using the sun's rays reflected from a mirror.</p></div><a name="s029856b"><!--s029856b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a telescope adapted for photographing the sun.</p></div><a name="s029857b"><!--s029857b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an early photographic engraving <span class="bodyb">heliographic</span> /-ʹgrafik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">heliography</span> /-ʹogrəfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hostile witness</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029286a"><!--s029286a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in a legal action, a witness whose evidence is detrimental to the case of the party calling them.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lawyer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlawyə, ʹloyə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034352a"><!--s034352a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person whose profession is to conduct lawsuits or to advise on legal matters.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eagle-eyed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018833a"><!--s018833a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019874b"><!--s019874b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having very good eyesight.</p></div><a name="s019875b"><!--s019875b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>looking very keenly at something </p><p><i></i></p><p>He watched eagle-eyed while the cashier counted out the money</p>.</div><a name="s019876b"><!--s019876b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>good at noticing details; observant </p><p><i></i></p><p>He found himself working under an eagle-eyed manager who spotted the smallest mistake</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cityfied</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsitified/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010901a"><!--s010901a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/citified_or_cityfied/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">citified</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intractable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹtraktəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031812a"><!--s031812a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033730b"><!--s033730b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not easily solved or dealt with.</p></div><a name="s033731b"><!--s033731b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not easily influenced or directed; stubborn.</p></div><a name="s033732b"><!--s033732b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>not easily relieved or cured </p><p><i></i></p><p>intractable pain</p> <p><span class="bodyb">intractability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">intractableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">intractably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">intractabilis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">tractabilis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tractable/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tractable</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knitting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033504a"><!--s033504a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035303b"><!--s035303b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>work that has been or is being knitted.</p></div><a name="s035304b"><!--s035304b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s009095c"><!--s009095c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the action or process of producing this.</p></div><a name="s009096c"><!--s009096c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) of or used to produce knitting </p><p><i></i></p><p>a knitting machine</p>.</div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gladstone bag</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgladstən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025519a"><!--s025519a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a travelling bag with flexible sides on a hinged frame that opens flat into two equal compartments [named after W E <span class="bodyi">Gladstone</span> d.1898, British statesman, who did an unusual amount of travelling during election campaigns].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">joined up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032658a"><!--s032658a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>providing a coherent, integrated, and effective service </p><p><i></i></p><p>joined up government</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Indo-European</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030962a"><!--s030962a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032655b"><!--s032655b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a family of languages spoken in most of Europe, Asia as far as N India, and N and S America.</p></div><a name="s032656b"><!--s032656b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/proto_indo_european/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Proto-Indo-European</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">Indo-European</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fist-fuck</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022577a"><!--s022577a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">taboo</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fist2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fist<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ball<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004205a"><!--s004205a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004217b"><!--s004217b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to form or gather (something) into a ball.</p></div><a name="s004218b"><!--s004218b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span> said of a person: to have sexual intercourse with (somebody) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s004219b"><!--s004219b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to assume the form or shape of a ball.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heliometer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/heeliʹomitə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028027a"><!--s028027a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a refracting telescope used for measuring the angular distances between stars.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hostility</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hoʹstiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hostilities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029287a"><!--s029287a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030965b"><!--s030965b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) overt acts of warfare.</p></div><a name="s030966b"><!--s030966b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>antagonism, opposition, or resistance.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lax</span><small><span class="eSynop">/laks/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034353a"><!--s034353a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035990b"><!--s035990b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not strict or stringent; negligent </p><p><i></i></p><p>lax morals</p> <p><i></i></p><p>He had been lax in his duties</p>.</div><a name="s035991b"><!--s035991b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not tense, firm, or rigid; relaxed or slack </p><p><i></i></p><p>lax muscles</p>.</div><a name="s035992b"><!--s035992b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a speech sound: articulated with the muscles in a relatively relaxed state, as is the vowel /i/ in contrast with the vowel /ee/: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tense1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tense 1</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">laxity</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">laxly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">laxness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">laxus</span> loose].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intrados</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹtraydos/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031813a"><!--s031813a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in architecture, the underside of an arch: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/extrados/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">extrados</span></span></a> [French <span class="bodyi">intrados</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">intra</span> within + French <span class="bodyi">dos</span> back].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">joiner</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032659a"><!--s032659a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034580b"><!--s034580b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who constructs or repairs wooden articles, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> furniture or fittings: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/carpenter1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">carpenter 1</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s034581b"><!--s034581b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a gregarious person who joins many organizations.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knitting needle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033505a"><!--s033505a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of a pair of long thin pointed rods, usu of metal or plastic, around which yarn is looped in knitting.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eagle hawk</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018834a"><!--s018834a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large brown Australian eagle: <span class="bodyi">Aquila audax</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">city hall</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010902a"><!--s010902a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011086b"><!--s011086b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the chief administrative building of a city.</p></div><a name="s011087b"><!--s011087b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">City Hall</span>) the administration of a city.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Glagolitic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/glagəʹlitik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025520a"><!--s025520a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or denoting an alphabet formerly used for some Slavic languages [via Latin from Serbo-Croat <span class="bodyi">glagolica</span> the Glagolitic alphabet].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Indo-Iranian</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030963a"><!--s030963a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a subfamily of the Indo-European languages comprising the Indic and the Iranian branches</p><p><span class="bodyb">Indo-Iranian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fistful</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfistf(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> fistfuls)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022578a"><!--s022578a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a handful.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ball<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004206a"><!--s004206a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large formal gathering for social dancing ✱ <span class="bodyb">have a ball</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to enjoy oneself [French <span class="bodyi">bal</span> via Old French and late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">ballizein</span> to dance].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heliopause</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹheeli·əpawz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028028a"><!--s028028a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in astronomy, the outer edge of the heliosphere.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intramural</span><small><span class="eSynop">/intrəʹmyooərəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031814a"><!--s031814a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033733b"><!--s033733b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>within the limits of a community or institution, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> within a college or university or between students of a single college or university rather than between different institutions.</p></div><a name="s033734b"><!--s033734b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>inside a cell or a hollow organ</p><p><span class="bodyb">intramurally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eagle owl</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018835a"><!--s018835a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the largest European owl, with prominent ear tufts and large orange eyes: <span class="bodyi">Bubo bubo</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laxative</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlaksətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034354a"><!--s034354a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a medicinal preparation that loosens or relaxes the bowels to relieve constipation</p><p><span class="bodyb">laxative</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">laxatif</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">laxativus</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">laxare</span> to loosen, from <span class="bodyi">laxus</span> loose].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hostler</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹoslə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029288a"><!--s029288a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ostler/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ostler</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glair <span class="bodyi">or</span> glaire</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gleə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025521a"><!--s025521a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027241b"><!--s027241b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a liquid filler or adhesive made from egg white.</p></div><a name="s027242b"><!--s027242b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a thick sticky substance resembling egg white</p><p><span class="bodyb">glairy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">gleyre</span> egg white, from early French <span class="bodyi">glaire</span>, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">clarus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/clear1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">clear 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indoleacetic acid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌindohləʹsetik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030965a"><!--s030965a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plant hormone that promotes growth and rooting of plants.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cityscape</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsitiskayp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010903a"><!--s010903a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a view of a city, or its pictorial representation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knitwear</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033506a"><!--s033506a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>knitted clothing, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> jumpers and cardigans.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">joinery</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032660a"><!--s032660a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034582b"><!--s034582b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the craft or trade of a joiner.</p></div><a name="s034583b"><!--s034583b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>woodwork done or made by a joiner.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fisticuffs</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfistikufs/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022579a"><!--s022579a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated or humorous</span> the activity of fighting with the fists [alteration of <span class="bodyi">fisty cuff</span>,from obsolete <span class="bodyi">fisty</span> with the fists + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cuff3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cuff 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ballad</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbaləd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004207a"><!--s004207a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004220b"><!--s004220b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a rhythmic poem of a kind that was orig sung by a strolling minstrel.</p></div><a name="s004221b"><!--s004221b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a slow, romantic or sentimental popular song, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that tells a story <span class="bodyb">balladeer</span> /baləʹdiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">balladic</span> /bəʹladik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">balladry</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">balade</span> song sung while dancing, from early French <span class="bodyi">ballade</span> via Old Provençal from late Latin <span class="bodyi">ballare</span> to dance].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heliosphere</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹheeli·əsfiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028029a"><!--s028029a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in astronomy, the region of space around the sun through which the effect of the solar wind extends <span class="bodyb">heliospheric</span> /-ʹsferik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indolent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹindələnt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030966a"><!--s030966a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032659b"><!--s032659b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>averse to activity, effort, or movement; lazy.</p></div><a name="s032660b"><!--s032660b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008495c"><!--s008495c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>averse to activity, effort, or movement; lazy.</p></div><a name="s008496c"><!--s008496c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>conducive to laziness </p><p><i></i></p><p>indolent weather</p>.</div></div><a name="s032661b"><!--s032661b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s008497c"><!--s008497c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>causing little or no pain.</p></div><a name="s008498c"><!--s008498c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>slow to develop or heal </p><p><i></i></p><p>an indolent ulcer</p> <p><span class="bodyb">indolence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">indolently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">indolent-</span>, <span class="bodyi">indolens</span> insensitive to pain, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">dolent-</span>, <span class="bodyi">dolens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">dolēre</span> to feel pain].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intramuscular</span><small><span class="eSynop">/intrəʹmuskyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031815a"><!--s031815a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in or going into a muscle</p><p><span class="bodyb">intramuscularly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lay<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/lay/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> laid) (laid /layd/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034355a"><!--s034355a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035993b"><!--s035993b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to put or set down on a surface.</p></div><a name="s035994b"><!--s035994b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s009197c"><!--s009197c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to spread (something) over or on a surface.</p></div><a name="s009198c"><!--s009198c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to set (something) in order or position for use </p><p><i></i></p><p>to lay a table</p> <p><i></i></p><p>to lay a fire</p>.</div></div><a name="s035995b"><!--s035995b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to impose as a duty or burden.</p></div><a name="s035996b"><!--s035996b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s009199c"><!--s009199c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to advance (a charge or accusation).</p></div><a name="s009200c"><!--s009200c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to assign (blame, emphasis, etc).</p></div></div><a name="s035997b"><!--s035997b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>of a bird: to produce (an egg).</p></div><a name="s035998b"><!--s035998b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to place (a bet).</p></div><a name="s035999b"><!--s035999b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to exorcize (a ghost).</p></div><a name="s036000b"><!--s036000b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span> to have sexual intercourse with ✱ <span class="bodyb">lay about one</span> to lash out violently ✱ <span class="bodyb">lay before</span> to present for consideration ✱ <span class="bodyb">lay claim to</span> to claim as a right ✱ <span class="bodyb">lay hands on</span> to seize forcibly.</p></div><a name="s036001b"><!--s036001b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to find ✱ <span class="bodyb">lay into</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to attack or criticize fiercely ✱ <span class="bodyb">lay open</span> to explain or make known ✱ <span class="bodyb">lay open to</span> to expose (somebody) to a risk ✱ <span class="bodyb">lay to rest</span> to dispel (a fear or anxiety).</p></div><a name="s036002b"><!--s036002b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>to bury (a body) in a grave <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s036003b"><!--s036003b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>to put (something) down on a surface, especially gently or with care.</p></div><a name="s036004b"><!--s036004b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>to spread (something or somebody) over a surface.</p></div><a name="s036005b"><!--s036005b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><a name="s009201c"><!--s009201c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to set (something) in order or position for use </p><p><i></i></p><p>Lay the table for dinner</p>.</div><a name="s009202c"><!--s009202c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to put (strands) in place and twist them to form a rope, hawser, or cable.</p></div></div><a name="s036006b"><!--s036006b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><p>said of a female, bird, reptile, etc: to produce (an egg).</p></div><a name="s036007b"><!--s036007b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">15</span><br/><a name="s009203c"><!--s009203c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + on/upon) to put or impose (something) as a duty, burden, or punishment.</p></div><a name="s009204c"><!--s009204c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + on/upon) to advance (a charge or accusation) against somebody.</p></div><a name="s009205c"><!--s009205c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to assign (blame) to a particular person or group.</p></div><a name="s009206c"><!--s009206c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>(+ on/upon) to assign (importance) to something </p><p><i></i></p><p>We lay great stress on grammar</p>.</div></div><a name="s036008b"><!--s036008b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">16</span><br/><a name="s009207c"><!--s009207c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to assert or allege (a claim, etc).</p></div><a name="s009208c"><!--s009208c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to submit (a case, argument, etc) for examination and judgment.</p></div><a name="s009209c"><!--s009209c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to prepare or contrive (a plan, scheme, etc).</p></div></div><a name="s036009b"><!--s036009b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">17</span><br/><a name="s009210c"><!--s009210c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to bring (something) into position or against or into contact with something.</p></div><a name="s009211c"><!--s009211c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to bring (something) to a specified condition </p><p><i></i></p><p>They blow laid the bone bare</p>.</div></div><a name="s036010b"><!--s036010b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">18</span><br/><p>to put (a stake) on an outcome </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'd lay my life on it</p>.</div><a name="s036011b"><!--s036011b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">19</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span> to have sexual intercourse with (somebody).</p></div><a name="s036012b"><!--s036012b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">20</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to exorcize (a ghost).</p></div><a name="s036013b"><!--s036013b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">21</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to bury (a dead person) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s036014b"><!--s036014b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">22</span><br/><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a hen: to produce eggs ✱ <span class="bodyb">lay about one</span> to deal blows indiscriminately, lashing out on all sides ✱ <span class="bodyb">lay hands on</span> to seize (somebody or something) forcibly.</p></div><a name="s036015b"><!--s036015b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">23</span><br/><p>to find (something) ✱ <span class="bodyb">lay into</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to attack or criticize (somebody) fiercely ✱ <span class="bodyb">lay it on</span> to exaggerate, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in order to flatter or convince somebody </p><p><i></i></p><p>That was really laying it on a bit thick</p>.</div><a name="s036016b"><!--s036016b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">24</span><br/><p>to charge an exorbitant price ✱ <span class="bodyb">lay low</span> to knock or bring (somebody) down.</p></div><a name="s036017b"><!--s036017b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">25</span><br/><p>to cause (somebody) to be ill or physically weakened ✱ <span class="bodyb">lay on the table</span> to make (something) public; to disclose (information) ✱ <span class="bodyb">lay open</span> to expose (something), e.g.:</p><a name="s009212c"><!--s009212c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to cut it </p><p><i></i></p><p>a blow that laid his head open</p>.</div><a name="s009213c"><!--s009213c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to explain it or make it known </p><p><i></i></p><p>the facts of the case were laid wide open</p> <a name="sb000000294"><!--sb000000294--></a><p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">leyen</span>, <span class="bodyi">leggen</span> from Old English <span class="bodyi">lecgan</span>, related to Old English <span class="bodyi">licgan</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lie1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lie 1</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">lay</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">lie</span>? These two words are sometimes confused, especially since the past tense of <span class="bodyi">lie</span> is <span class="bodyi">lay</span>. To <span class="bodyi">lay</span> (past tense and past participle<span class="bodyi">laid</span>) usually takes a direct object and describes the action of putting something down: <span class="bodyi">to lay a carpet</span>;<span class="bodyi">to lay an egg</span>; <span class="bodyi">she laid herself down on the bed</span>. To <span class="bodyi">lie</span> (past tense <span class="bodyi">lay</span>, past participle<span class="bodyi">lain</span>) never takes a direct object and describes the state of resting on something: <span class="bodyi">I think better lying down</span>; <span class="bodyi">he lay groaning on the sofa</span>; <span class="bodyi">the stones had lain undisturbed for centuries</span>.</p></div></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hot<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hot/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (hotter, hottest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029289a"><!--s029289a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030967b"><!--s030967b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008087c"><!--s008087c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>having a relatively high temperature.</p></div><a name="s008088c"><!--s008088c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>of food: cooked in the oven, etc and served immediately.</p></div></div><a name="s030968b"><!--s030968b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having a relatively high temperature.</p></div><a name="s030969b"><!--s030969b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of food: cooked and served immediately.</p></div><a name="s030970b"><!--s030970b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>uncomfortable because of surrounding heat, thick clothes, etc.</p></div><a name="s030971b"><!--s030971b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s008089c"><!--s008089c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>of somebody's temper: easily provoked.</p></div><a name="s008090c"><!--s008090c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>sexually aroused or sexually arousing.</p></div></div><a name="s030972b"><!--s030972b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>having a higher than normal body temperature </p><p><i></i></p><p>hot from running</p>.</div><a name="s030973b"><!--s030973b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>said of somebody's temper: easily provoked.</p></div><a name="s030974b"><!--s030974b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>sexually aroused or sexually arousing.</p></div><a name="s030975b"><!--s030975b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>denoting a heavily rhythmic style of jazz.</p></div><a name="s030976b"><!--s030976b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>of a taste: pungent, peppery, or spicy.</p></div><a name="s030977b"><!--s030977b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><a name="s008091c"><!--s008091c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>of intense and immediate interest.</p></div><a name="s008092c"><!--s008092c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>currently popular or retailing fast.</p></div></div><a name="s030978b"><!--s030978b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span></p><a name="s008093c"><!--s008093c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>recently stolen and too easily identifiable to dispose of easily.</p></div><a name="s008094c"><!--s008094c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>of a person: wanted by the police.</p></div></div><a name="s030979b"><!--s030979b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><a name="s008095c"><!--s008095c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(+ on) knowledgeable about (something).</p></div><a name="s008096c"><!--s008096c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(+ on) strict about rules, standards, etc.</p></div></div><a name="s030980b"><!--s030980b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><p>fancied by everyone to win.</p></div><a name="s030981b"><!--s030981b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">15</span><br/><a name="s008097c"><!--s008097c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> radioactive; <span class="bodyi">also</span> dealing with dangerously radioactive material.</p></div><a name="s008098c"><!--s008098c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> electrically live.</p></div></div><a name="s030982b"><!--s030982b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">16</span><br/><p>very recent; fresh </p><p><i></i></p><p>hot off the press</p>.</div><a name="s030983b"><!--s030983b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">17</span><br/><p>of intense and immediate interest </p><p><i></i></p><p>hot gossip</p>.</div><a name="s030984b"><!--s030984b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">18</span><br/><p>said of colours: strong and bright; suggestive of heat or flames.</p></div><a name="s030985b"><!--s030985b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">19</span><br/><p>said of a process: performed on a heated material.</p></div><a name="s030986b"><!--s030986b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">20</span><br/><p>said of an atom: having a higher than normal energy level due usu to nuclear processes.</p></div><a name="s030987b"><!--s030987b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">21</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> radioactive; <span class="bodyi">also</span> dealing with dangerously radioactive material.</p></div><a name="s030988b"><!--s030988b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">22</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> electrically live </p><p><i></i></p><p>a hot terminal</p>.</div><a name="s030989b"><!--s030989b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">23</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">esp</span> in children's games, close to something sought.</p></div><a name="s030990b"><!--s030990b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">24</span><br/><p>said of the scent of a quarry: fresh and strong.</p></div><a name="s030991b"><!--s030991b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">25</span><br/><p>(+ on) adept at or knowledgeable about (something).</p></div><a name="s030992b"><!--s030992b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">26</span><br/><p>(+ on) strictly enforcing rules, standards, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>are hot on drink-driving</p>.</div><a name="s030993b"><!--s030993b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">27</span><br/><p>extreme or intense </p><p><i></i></p><p>the hot favourite</p> <p><i></i></p><p>in hot pursuit</p>.</div><a name="s030994b"><!--s030994b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">28</span><br/><p>currently popular or retailing fast </p><p><i></i></p><p>a hot seller</p>.<a name="s008099c"><!--s008099c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>recently stolen and too easily identifiable to dispose of easily.</p></div><a name="s008100c"><!--s008100c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a person: wanted by the police ✱ <span class="bodyb">have the hots for</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to desire (somebody) sexually ✱ <span class="bodyb">hot on the trail of</span> eagerly tracking (somebody or something) down ✱ <span class="bodyb">hot under the collar</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> angry or irritated ✱ <span class="bodyb">in hot water</span> in trouble ✱ <span class="bodyb">make it/things hot for</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to create trouble for (somebody)</p><p><span class="bodyb">hotness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">hottish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">hāt</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eaglet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeeglit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018836a"><!--s018836a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a young eagle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Glam.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025525a"><!--s025525a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Glamorgan.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ballade</span><small><span class="eSynop">/baʹlahd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004208a"><!--s004208a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004222b"><!--s004222b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a fixed verse form of usu three stanzas with recurrent rhymes, a short concluding verse, and an identical refrain for each part.</p></div><a name="s004223b"><!--s004223b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a musical composition, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for piano, intended to suggest a narrative ballad [Middle English <span class="bodyi">balade</span> from early French: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ballad/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ballad</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">joint<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/joynt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032661a"><!--s032661a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034584b"><!--s034584b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a place where two things or parts are joined.</p></div><a name="s034585b"><!--s034585b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a point of contact between two or more bones together with the surrounding and supporting parts.</p></div><a name="s034586b"><!--s034586b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a large piece of meat cut from a carcass and suitable for roasting.</p></div><a name="s034587b"><!--s034587b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a point on a plant stem at which a leaf or branch emerges.</p></div><a name="s034588b"><!--s034588b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a crack in rock not accompanied by dislocation.</p></div><a name="s034589b"><!--s034589b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>the hinge of the binding of a book along the back edge of each cover.</p></div><a name="s034590b"><!--s034590b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a shabby or disreputable place of entertainment, café, etc.</p></div><a name="s034591b"><!--s034591b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">slang</span> a cannabis cigarette.</p></div><a name="s034592b"><!--s034592b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the joint</span>) <span class="bodyi">NAmer, slang</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/prison/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">prison</span></span></a> ✱ <span class="bodyb">out of joint</span> said of a bone: dislocated.</p></div><a name="s034593b"><!--s034593b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>disordered or disorganized</p><p><span class="bodyb">jointed</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">jointedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">jointedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">jointe</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">joindre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/join1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">join 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fistula</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfistyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> fistulas fistulae /-lee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022580a"><!--s022580a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an abnormal or surgically made passage leading from an abscess or hollow organ to the body surface or between hollow organs </p><p><i></i></p><p>‘What is it … the King languishes of?’ ‘A fistula, my lord’</p><p> Shakespeare [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">fistula</span> pipe].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">city slicker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010904a"><!--s010904a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/slicker/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">slicker</span></span></a> (2b).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knives</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033507a"><!--s033507a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/knife1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">knife 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heliostat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹheeli·əstat/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028030a"><!--s028030a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an instrument consisting of a mirror moved on an axis so that it can reflect a sunbeam steadily in one direction.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indole <span class="bodyi">or</span> indol</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹindohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030964a"><!--s030964a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032657b"><!--s032657b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a chemical compound that is present in some plant oils and coal tar and occurs in the faeces as a product of the decomposition of some proteins: formula C<sub>8</sub>H<sub>7</sub>N.</p></div><a name="s032658b"><!--s032658b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a derivative of such a compound [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/indigo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">indigo</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">oleum</span> oil].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intranet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹintrənet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031816a"><!--s031816a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an internal computer network that operates by using Internet protocols.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glam<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/glam/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025522a"><!--s025522a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> glamorous.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lay<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034356a"><!--s034356a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036018b"><!--s036018b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the position or situation in which something lies or has been laid </p><p><i></i></p><p>the lay of the land</p>.</div><a name="s036019b"><!--s036019b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span> an act of sexual intercourse or a sexual partner.</p></div><a name="s036020b"><!--s036020b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the laying of eggs by a bird, etc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">joint<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032662a"><!--s032662a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034594b"><!--s034594b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>united or combined </p><p><i></i></p><p>a joint effort</p>.</div><a name="s034595b"><!--s034595b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>common to, held by, shared by, or affecting two or more </p><p><i></i></p><p>a joint account</p> <p><i></i></p><p>joint custody of the children</p>.</div><a name="s034596b"><!--s034596b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>sharing with another </p><p><i></i></p><p>joint heirs</p> <p><span class="bodyb">jointly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s034597b"><!--s034597b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>being a function of or involving two or more random variables </p><p><i></i></p><p>a joint probability density function</p> <p>[Middle English from early French, past part. of <span class="bodyi">joindre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/join1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">join 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hot<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (hotted, hotting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029290a"><!--s029290a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s030996b"><!--s030996b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (+ up) to heat (food, etc) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He hotted up the remains of last night's meal for lunch</p>.</div><a name="s030997b"><!--s030997b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">W Indian</span> to heat (something) up </p><p><i></i></p><p>Hot some water for washing</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s030998b"><!--s030998b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ up) to get more intensive, faster, more exciting, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>Air raids began to hot up about the beginning of February</p><p> George Orwell.</p></div><a name="s030999b"><!--s030999b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">W Indian</span> to become hot.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ball-and-socket joint</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004209a"><!--s004209a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a joint in which a rounded part moves within a cuplike socket so as to allow free movement in many directions.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fistular</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fistyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022581a"><!--s022581a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fistulous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fistulous</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">city-state</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010905a"><!--s010905a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an autonomous state consisting of a city and surrounding territory, e.g. in ancient Greece or medieval Italy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eagre</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹaygə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018837a"><!--s018837a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bore5/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bore 5</span></span></a> [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knob</span><small><span class="eSynop">/nob/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033508a"><!--s033508a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035305b"><!--s035305b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009097c"><!--s009097c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a rounded protuberance or ornament.</p></div><a name="s009098c"><!--s009098c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a small rounded handle or control for pushing, pulling, or turning.</p></div></div><a name="s035306b"><!--s035306b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a small piece or lump, e.g. of coal or butter.</p></div><a name="s035307b"><!--s035307b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a rounded usu isolated hill or mountain.</p></div><a name="s035308b"><!--s035308b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, coarse slang</span> the penis ✱ <span class="bodyb">with knobs on</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to an even greater degree</p><p><span class="bodyb">knobbed</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">knobby</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">knobbe</span> from early Low German].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heliotrope</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹheeli·ətrohp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028031a"><!--s028031a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029858b"><!--s029858b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of a genus of plants of the borage family, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a S American variety cultivated for its fragrant purplish flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Heliotropium</span>.</p></div><a name="s029859b"><!--s029859b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bloodstone/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bloodstone</span></span></a> [Latin genus name, from Greek <span class="bodyi">hēliotropion</span>, from <span class="bodyi">hēlios</span> sun + <span class="bodyi">tropos</span> turning, from <span class="bodyi">trepein</span> to turn].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indomitable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹdomitəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030967a"><!--s030967a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>incapable of being subdued </p><p><i></i></p><p>indomitable courage</p> <p><span class="bodyb">indomitability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">indomitably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">indomitabilis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">domitare</span> to tame].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intransigent<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹtranzij(ə)nt, -sij(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031817a"><!--s031817a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>refusing to compromise or to abandon a position or attitude, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in politics; uncompromising</p><p><span class="bodyb">intransigence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">intransigently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">intransigent</span> from Spanish <span class="bodyi">los intransigentes</span>, literally ‘the uncompromising ones’, the name adapted by an extreme left-wing party in the Cortes of 1873–4, ultimately from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">transigere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/transact/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">transact</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lay<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034357a"><!--s034357a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lie1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lie 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hot air</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029291a"><!--s029291a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> empty talk.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">joint<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032663a"><!--s032663a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034598b"><!--s034598b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to provide or fit together (something) with a joint or joints.</p></div><a name="s034599b"><!--s034599b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to fit (two things) together with a joint.</p></div><a name="s034600b"><!--s034600b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to prepare (e.g. a board) for joining by planing the edge.</p></div><a name="s034601b"><!--s034601b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to cut (e.g. meat) into joints</p><p><span class="bodyb">jointer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">city technology college</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010906a"><!--s010906a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a British secondary school providing a science-based education in an inner-city area.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glam<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025523a"><!--s025523a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027243b"><!--s027243b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>glamour.</p></div><a name="s027244b"><!--s027244b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/glam_rock/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">glam rock</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ballast<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbaləst/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004210a"><!--s004210a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004224b"><!--s004224b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000847c"><!--s000847c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>heavy material carried in a ship to improve stability.</p></div><a name="s000848c"><!--s000848c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>heavy material that is carried on a balloon or airship to steady it and can be jettisoned to control the rate of descent.</p></div></div><a name="s004225b"><!--s004225b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>gravel or broken stone laid in a bed for railway lines or the lower layer of roads.</p></div><a name="s004226b"><!--s004226b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something that gives stability, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in character or conduct.</p></div><a name="s004227b"><!--s004227b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a device used to stabilize the current in an electrical circuit [prob from Low German, of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fistulous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfistyooləs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022582a"><!--s022582a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023913b"><!--s023913b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or having the form of a fistula </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fistulous sore</p>.</div><a name="s023914b"><!--s023914b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>hollow like a pipe or reed.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heliotropism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/heeliʹotrəpiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028032a"><!--s028032a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the growth or movement of a plant in response to the stimulus of sunlight <span class="bodyb">heliotropic</span> /-ʹtropik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Indonesian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/indəʹneezh(ə)n, -zi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030968a"><!--s030968a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032662b"><!--s032662b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Indonesia or the Malay archipelago.</p></div><a name="s032663b"><!--s032663b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Austronesian language of the Indonesians</p><p><span class="bodyb">Indonesian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">EAK</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018838a"><!--s018838a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Kenya (international vehicle registration).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knobble</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹnobl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033509a"><!--s033509a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small knob or lump</p><p><span class="bodyb">knobbly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">knoble</span>, from <span class="bodyi">knobbe</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/knob/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">knob</span></span></a>) + <span class="bodyi">-le</span> (dimin. suffix)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intransigent<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031818a"><!--s031818a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an intransigent person.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lay<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034358a"><!--s034358a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036021b"><!--s036021b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not belonging to the clergy; not ecclesiastical.</p></div><a name="s036022b"><!--s036022b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>denoting domestic or manual workers in a religious community </p><p><i></i></p><p>a lay brother</p>.</div><a name="s036023b"><!--s036023b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>not belonging to a particular profession </p><p><i></i></p><p>lay members serving on the appeals panel</p> <p>[Middle English via French and late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">laikos</span> of the people, from <span class="bodyi">laos</span> people].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ballast<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004211a"><!--s004211a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004228b"><!--s004228b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to steady or equip (something) with, or as if with, ballast.</p></div><a name="s004229b"><!--s004229b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to fill in (e.g. a railway bed) with ballast.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">joint account</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032664a"><!--s032664a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bank account held by more than one person, e.g. a husband and wife.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hotbed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029292a"><!--s029292a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031000b"><!--s031000b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a bed of soil heated <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by fermenting manure and used for forcing or raising seedlings.</p></div><a name="s031001b"><!--s031001b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an environment that favours rapid growth or development, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of something specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>a hotbed of crime</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indoor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹdaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030969a"><!--s030969a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032664b"><!--s032664b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to the interior of a building.</p></div><a name="s032665b"><!--s032665b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>done, situated, or belonging indoors </p><p><i></i></p><p>an indoor sport</p> <p><i></i></p><p>indoor plants</p> <p>[alteration (influenced by <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in 1</span></span></a>) of obsolete <span class="bodyi">within-door</span> (adj), from the phrase <span class="bodyi">within door</span> in a building].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ealdorman</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹawldəmən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> ealdormen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018839a"><!--s018839a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chief officer in a district, e.g. a shire, in Anglo-Saxon England [Old English; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/alderman/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">alderman</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glam<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (glammed, glamming)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025524a"><!--s025524a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to dress or decorate (somebody, oneself, or something) in a glamorous way.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">helipad</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhelipad/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028033a"><!--s028033a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a place where helicopters can land and take off, e.g. on the top of a high building.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">civet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsivit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010907a"><!--s010907a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011088b"><!--s011088b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a thick yellowish musky-smelling substance extracted from a pouch near the sexual organs of the civet cat and used in perfumery </p><p><i></i></p><p>Give me an ounce of civet, good apothecary, to sweeten my imagination</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div><a name="s011089b"><!--s011089b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/civet_cat/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">civet cat</span></span></a> [early French <span class="bodyi">civette</span> via Old Italian <span class="bodyi">zibetto</span> from Arabic <span class="bodyi">zabād</span> civet perfume].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fit<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fit/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (fitter, fittest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022583a"><!--s022583a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023915b"><!--s023915b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006220c"><!--s006220c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>adapted or suited to a purpose.</p></div><a name="s006221c"><!--s006221c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in a suitable state.</p></div></div><a name="s023916b"><!--s023916b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>strong and healthy.</p></div><a name="s023917b"><!--s023917b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>acceptable from a particular viewpoint, e.g. of competence, morality, or qualifications; worthy.</p></div><a name="s023918b"><!--s023918b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> likely to; so as to be likely to </p><p><i></i></p><p>We walked till we were fit to drop</p>.</div><a name="s023919b"><!--s023919b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> of a person: attractive.</p></div><a name="s023920b"><!--s023920b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>adapted or suited to an end or purpose </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fit punishment</p>.</div><a name="s023921b"><!--s023921b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>adapted to the environment </p><p><i></i></p><p>survival of the fittest</p>.</div><a name="s023922b"><!--s023922b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>acceptable from a particular viewpoint, e.g. of competence, morality, or qualifications; worthy </p><p><i></i></p><p>no fitter person for the task</p>.</div><a name="s023923b"><!--s023923b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>in a suitable state </p><p><i></i></p><p>not fit to be seen</p>.</div><a name="s023924b"><!--s023924b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>in an advanced condition of a state or feeling specified, so as to be about to suffer the extreme result specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>so tired I was fit to drop</p>.</div><a name="s023925b"><!--s023925b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>strong and healthy </p><p><i></i></p><p>a good way of keeping fit</p>.</div><a name="s023926b"><!--s023926b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> said of a person: attractive ✱ <span class="bodyb">fit as a fiddle/flea</span> in excellent health ✱ <span class="bodyb">fit to be tied</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> extremely angry ✱ <span class="bodyb">fit to bust</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> with great vigour ✱ <span class="bodyb">see/think fit</span> to consider (something) proper or advisable </p><p><i></i></p><p>didn't see fit to warn him</p> <p><span class="bodyb">fitly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fitness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knobkerrie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹnobkeri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033510a"><!--s033510a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a short wooden club with a knobbed head used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by S African tribesmen [Afrikaans <span class="bodyi">knopkierie</span>, from <span class="bodyi">knop</span> knob + <span class="bodyi">kierie</span> club].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intransitive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹtransitiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031819a"><!--s031819a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a verb or a sense of a verb: not having a direct object</p><p><span class="bodyb">intransitive</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">intransitively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">intransitivity</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">intransitivus</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">transitivus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/transitive/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">transitive</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lay<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034359a"><!--s034359a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036024b"><!--s036024b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a simple narrative poem intended to be sung; a ballad.</p></div><a name="s036025b"><!--s036025b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> a song [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">lai</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ball bearing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004212a"><!--s004212a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bearing in which hardened steel balls roll with minimal friction in a groove between a shaft and a support, or any of the balls in such a bearing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">joint and several</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032665a"><!--s032665a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a legal obligation: involving two or more people, each of whom is individually liable for the performance of the whole obligation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hot-blooded</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029293a"><!--s029293a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>excitable; passionate ardent</p><p><span class="bodyb">hot-bloodedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indoors</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹdawz/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030970a"><!--s030970a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>inside or into a building.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fit<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (fitting, <span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> fitted <span class="bodyi">NAm</span> fit) (fitting, <span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> fitted <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> fit)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022584a"><!--s022584a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023927b"><!--s023927b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to be the right size or shape for.</p></div><a name="s023928b"><!--s023928b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006222c"><!--s006222c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to insert or adjust (something) so that it is correctly in position.</p></div><a name="s006223c"><!--s006223c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to install (a device or component).</p></div><a name="s006224c"><!--s006224c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to supply with equipment.</p></div></div><a name="s023929b"><!--s023929b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to match or correspond to </p><p><i></i></p><p>a theory that fits all the facts</p>.</div><a name="s023930b"><!--s023930b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to make (somebody) suitable for something.</p></div><a name="s023931b"><!--s023931b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to find time for (activities) </p><p><i></i></p><p>too much to fit into one day</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">fit to be tied</span>.</p></div><a name="s023932b"><!--s023932b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> very angry <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s023933b"><!--s023933b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to be the right size or shape for (somebody or something).</p></div><a name="s023934b"><!--s023934b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s006225c"><!--s006225c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to measure (somebody) for clothes or to try clothes on (somebody) in order to make adjustments in size </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'm being fitted for a new suit</p>.</div><a name="s006226c"><!--s006226c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to make or find clothes of the right size for (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>It's difficult to fit him because he's so short</p>.</div></div><a name="s023935b"><!--s023935b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to be suitable for or appropriate to (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Make the punishment fit the crime</p>.</div><a name="s023936b"><!--s023936b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>to match or correspond to (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>a theory that fits all the facts</p>.</div><a name="s023937b"><!--s023937b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>to render (somebody or something) suitable for a task, purpose, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>She had qualities that especially fitted her for leadership</p>.</div><a name="s023938b"><!--s023938b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + in) to adjust or adapt (something) in response to needs </p><p><i></i></p><p>I can fit my plans in with yours</p>.</div><a name="s023939b"><!--s023939b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + into) to find time for (something) in the time available </p><p><i></i></p><p>You can't fit any more activities into the day</p>.</div><a name="s023940b"><!--s023940b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><a name="s006227c"><!--s006227c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to insert or adjust (something) until correctly in position.</p></div><a name="s006228c"><!--s006228c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to install (an appliance, etc).</p></div></div><a name="s023941b"><!--s023941b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">15</span><br/><p>to supply (something) with equipment, etc.</p></div><a name="s023942b"><!--s023942b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">16</span><br/><p>to adjust (a curve of a specified type) to a given set of points, e.g. to demonstrate a mathematical or <span class="bodyi">esp</span> statistical relationship.</p></div><a name="s023943b"><!--s023943b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">17</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to be seemly or proper for (somebody) to do something; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/behove/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">behove</span></span></a> </p><p><i></i></p><p>It fits us then to be as provident as fear may teach us</p><p> Shakespeare <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s023944b"><!--s023944b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">18</span><br/><p>to be the right size or shape for somebody or something.</p></div><a name="s023945b"><!--s023945b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">19</span><br/><a name="s006229c"><!--s006229c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of clothes: to be loose, tight, etc when on </p><p><i></i></p><p>It's meant to fit snugly</p>.</div><a name="s006230c"><!--s006230c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to be of a correct or suitable size </p><p><i></i></p><p>The wardrobe won't fit into that space</p>.</div></div><a name="s023946b"><!--s023946b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">20</span><br/><p>said of parts or components: to go together in a certain relationship </p><p><i></i></p><p>These two parts fit together</p> <p><i></i></p><p>One fits inside the other</p>.</div><a name="s023947b"><!--s023947b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">21</span><br/><p>to be in accordance with the facts or circumstances </p><p><i></i></p><p>It all fits</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">fit like a glove</span>.</p></div><a name="s023948b"><!--s023948b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">22</span><br/><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/glove1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">glove 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glamor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹglamə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025526a"><!--s025526a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/glamour/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">glamour</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knock<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/nok/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033511a"><!--s033511a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035309b"><!--s035309b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009099c"><!--s009099c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to strike (a surface) sharply with the knuckles or a hard object.</p></div><a name="s009100c"><!--s009100c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to strike a door with a sharp audible blow seeking admittance.</p></div></div><a name="s035310b"><!--s035310b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to strike (a surface) sharply with the knuckles or a hard object.</p></div><a name="s035311b"><!--s035311b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to drive, force, make, or remove (something) by striking </p><p><i></i></p><p>to knock a hole in the wall</p>.</div><a name="s035312b"><!--s035312b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to collide or cause to collide.</p></div><a name="s035313b"><!--s035313b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to remove or subtract (an amount) from a larger total </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her earnings would be knocked off her mother's benefit</p><p> The Times.</p></div><a name="s035314b"><!--s035314b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to cause (one thing) to collide with another or (things) to collide with each other.</p></div><a name="s035315b"><!--s035315b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to find fault with; to criticize (something or somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>always knocking those in authority</p>.</div><a name="s035316b"><!--s035316b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to have sexual intercourse with (somebody).</p></div><a name="s035317b"><!--s035317b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>of an internal-combustion engine: to make a metallic rapping noise because of a mechanical defect ✱ <span class="bodyb">be knocking on</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to be growing old <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s035318b"><!--s035318b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>to strike a surface with a sharp audible blow, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to strike a door seeking admittance.</p></div><a name="s035319b"><!--s035319b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>to collide.</p></div><a name="s035320b"><!--s035320b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><a name="s009101c"><!--s009101c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to make a sharp pounding noise.</p></div><a name="s009102c"><!--s009102c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of an internal-combustion engine: to make a metallic rapping noise because of a mechanical defect.</p></div></div><a name="s035321b"><!--s035321b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to find fault ✱ <span class="bodyb">knock on the head</span>/<span class="bodyb">knock (something) on the head</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to put an end to or prevent the development of (an idea, plan, etc) ✱ <span class="bodyb">knock spots off</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to surpass or outdo (something or somebody) with ease ✱ <span class="bodyb">knock together</span> to make or assemble (something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> hurriedly or in a makeshift way [Old English <span class="bodyi">cnocian</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">civet cat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010908a"><!--s010908a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of flesh-eating mammals of Africa, Asia, and S Europe with having a long body and short legs, from which civet is obtained: family Viverridae.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intrapreneur</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌintrəprəʹnuh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031820a"><!--s031820a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who initiates or manages a new business or division within a company or organization</p><p><span class="bodyb">intrapreneurial</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/intra/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">intra-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-preneur</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/entrepreneur/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">entrepreneur</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heliport</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhelipawt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028034a"><!--s028034a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an airport for helicopters.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ean</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018840a"><!--s018840a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/an1_or_ean_or_ian/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-an 1</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/an2_or_ean_or_ian/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-an 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">layabout</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034360a"><!--s034360a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lazy shiftless person.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ballboy <span class="bodyi">or</span> ballgirl</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004213a"><!--s004213a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a boy or girl who retrieves balls for the players during a tennis match.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hot button</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029294a"><!--s029294a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> a highly sensitive issue.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jointer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032666a"><!--s032666a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various tools used in making joints.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indorse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹdaws/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030971a"><!--s030971a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/endorse_or_indorse/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">endorse</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intraspecific</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌintrəspəʹsifik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031821a"><!--s031821a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>occurring within a species, or involving members of one species</p><p><span class="bodyb">intraspecifically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">civic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsivik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010909a"><!--s010909a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of a citizen, a city, or citizenship</p><p><span class="bodyb">civically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">civicus</span>,from <span class="bodyi">civis</span> citizen].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heli-skiing</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹheliskeeing/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028035a"><!--s028035a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>skiing at a remote centre reached by helicopter.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knock<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033512a"><!--s033512a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035322b"><!--s035322b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009103c"><!--s009103c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a sharp blow or collision.</p></div><a name="s009104c"><!--s009104c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the sound made by a sharp blow on a hard surface.</p></div><a name="s009105c"><!--s009105c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the sound of knocking in an internal-combustion engine.</p></div></div><a name="s035323b"><!--s035323b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a piece of bad luck or misfortune.</p></div><a name="s035324b"><!--s035324b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a harsh and often petty criticism.</p></div><a name="s035325b"><!--s035325b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inning/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">innings</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fit<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022585a"><!--s022585a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023949b"><!--s023949b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the manner in which something fits, e.g. a piece of clothing, or things fit together fits the wearer </p><p><i></i></p><p>a snug fit</p>.</div><a name="s023950b"><!--s023950b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the degree of closeness with which surfaces are brought together in an assembly of parts.</p></div><a name="s023951b"><!--s023951b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the conformity between an experimental result and theoretical expectation or between data and an approximating curve.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lay aside</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034361a"><!--s034361a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036026b"><!--s036026b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to dismiss or postpone.</p></div><a name="s036027b"><!--s036027b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to reserve (something) for future use.</p></div><a name="s036028b"><!--s036028b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to dismiss or reject (something, e.g. an objection).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glamorize <span class="bodyi">or</span> glamorise <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ise <span class="bodyi">or</span> glamourize <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ise <span class="bodyi">or</span> glamourise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹglaməriez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025527a"><!--s025527a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027245b"><!--s027245b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (something or somebody) glamorous </p><p><i></i></p><p>glamorize the living room</p>.</div><a name="s027246b"><!--s027246b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to romanticize (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The novel glamorizes war</p> <p><span class="bodyb">glamorization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">E and OE</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018841a"><!--s018841a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>errors and omissions excepted.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jointly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032667a"><!--s032667a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>sharing or in conjunction with one another; together.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ballbreaker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004214a"><!--s004214a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004230b"><!--s004230b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a very difficult or demanding task.</p></div><a name="s004231b"><!--s004231b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a woman of strong character perceived as a threat to the dominance of a man or group of men</p><p><span class="bodyb">ballbreaking</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hotchpot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhochpot/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029295a"><!--s029295a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the legal procedure of combining properties into a common lot to ensure equality of division among heirs, e.g. where a parent dies intestate [via Anglo-French from Old French <span class="bodyi">hochepot</span>, from <span class="bodyi">hocher</span> to shake + <span class="bodyi">pot</span> pot].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indorsement</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030972a"><!--s030972a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/endorsement_or_indorsement/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">endorsement</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">helium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹheeli·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028036a"><!--s028036a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a gaseous chemical element of the noble gas group found in natural gases, and used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for inflating balloons and in low-temperature research: symbol He, atomic number 2 [Greek <span class="bodyi">hēlios</span> sun, because its emission line in the sun's spectrum led to its discovery].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intrauterine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/intrəʹyoohtərin, -rien/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031822a"><!--s031822a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>withsituated, used, or occurring in the uterus.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knockabout</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033513a"><!--s033513a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035326b"><!--s035326b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>suitable for rough use </p><p><i></i></p><p>knockabout clothes</p>.</div><a name="s035327b"><!--s035327b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>boisterous or characterized by boisterous antics </p><p><i></i></p><p>a knockabout comedy</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">civic centre</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010910a"><!--s010910a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> an area where a planned group of the chief public buildings of a town are situated, or the buildings themselves.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fit<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022586a"><!--s022586a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023952b"><!--s023952b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sudden violent attack of a disease, e.g. epilepsy, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when accompanied by convulsions or unconsciousness.</p></div><a name="s023953b"><!--s023953b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a spell or attack of something difficult to control </p><p><i></i></p><p>a coughing fit</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a fit of giggles</p> <p><i></i></p><p>In a fit of frustration he had attacked his computer with a hammer</p>.</div><a name="s023954b"><!--s023954b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a sudden outburst of a specified activity </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fit of letter-writing</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">by/in fits and starts</span>.</p></div><a name="s023955b"><!--s023955b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in an impulsive or irregular manner; with spasmodic bouts of activity </p><p><i></i></p><p>progress by fits and starts</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">have/throw a fit</span> to be extremely shocked or horrified ✱ <span class="bodyb">in fits</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> laughing uncontrollably [Old English <span class="bodyi">fitt</span> strife, later ‘a position or period of danger’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">layaway</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlayəway/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034362a"><!--s034362a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a system of reserving a purchase by paying a deposit on it.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glamour</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">glamor</span>) /ʹglamə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025528a"><!--s025528a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027247b"><!--s027247b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a romantic, exciting, and often illusory attractiveness.</p></div><a name="s027248b"><!--s027248b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>alluring or fascinating beauty.</p></div><a name="s027249b"><!--s027249b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s007126c"><!--s007126c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a romantic, exciting, and often illusory attractiveness </p><p><i></i></p><p>the glamour of the film industry</p>.</div><a name="s007127c"><!--s007127c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>alluring or fascinating beauty.</p></div></div><a name="s027250b"><!--s027250b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a magic spell </p><p><i></i></p><p>The girls appeared to be under a glamour</p><p> Llewelyn Powys</p><p><span class="bodyb">glamorous</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">glamorously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p>Scot <span class="bodyi">glamour</span>, alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/guide_to_the_dictionary/0#s000004a" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grammar</span></span></a> , influenced in spelling by medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">glomeria</span> grammar. Glamour is first recorded in the 18th cent. in the phrase <span class="bodyi">to cast the glamour over</span> ‘to put a spell on’. In the 19th cent. the word came to mean ‘enchantment, a magical or deceptive beauty or charm’; the sense of physical or sexual attractiveness originated in the USA in the early 20th cent. The association of grammar with magic probably arose because grammar was used in connection with the study of Latin, the language of scholarship in the Middle Ages. The uneducated, who did not understand Latin, tended to regard it and learning expressed in it with suspicion. While the English word <span class="bodyi">grammar</span> has never explicitly been linked with magic, a related Middle English word <span class="bodyi">gramarye</span>, which originally meant ‘grammar’, was later applied to learning in general and by the 15th cent. specifically to knowledge of astrology and the occult</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ear<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/iə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018842a"><!--s018842a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019877b"><!--s019877b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005067c"><!--s005067c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the organ of hearing and equilibrium in humans and other vertebrates.</p></div><a name="s005068c"><!--s005068c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the external part of this organ.</p></div><a name="s005069c"><!--s005069c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>any of various organs capable of detecting vibratory motion.</p></div></div><a name="s019878b"><!--s019878b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the sense or act of hearing.</p></div><a name="s019879b"><!--s019879b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>sensitivity to musical tone and pitch.</p></div><a name="s019880b"><!--s019880b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>sympathetic attention.</p></div><a name="s019881b"><!--s019881b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s005070c"><!--s005070c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>sympathetic attention </p><p><i></i></p><p>Give every man thine ear but few thy voice</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div><a name="s005071c"><!--s005071c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) notice or awareness </p><p><i></i></p><p>It has come to my ears that you are unhappy here</p>.</div></div><a name="s019882b"><!--s019882b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>something resembling an ear in shape, function, or position, e.g. a lug or handle ✱ <span class="bodyb">be all ears</span> to listen very attentively ✱ <span class="bodyb">give ear to somebody/something</span> to listen to somebody or something ✱ <span class="bodyb">have an ear to the ground</span> to be in receipt of information not generally known ✱ <span class="bodyb">have/keep an/one's ear to the ground</span> to keep oneself informed about news, gossip, etc [from the practice among Native American trackers of lying with one ear to the ground to detect vibrations caused by distant horses or bison] ✱ <span class="bodyb">have somebody's ear</span> to have access to somebody with influence or authority ✱ <span class="bodyb">in one ear and out the other</span> straight through one's mind without making an impression ✱ <span class="bodyb">out on one's ear</span> thrown out of a job, home, etc with no possibility of returning ✱ <span class="bodyb">somebody's ears are burning</span> somebody has a feeling that they are being talked about ✱ <span class="bodyb">up to one's ears</span> very busy [Old English <span class="bodyi">ēare</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">joint stock</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032668a"><!--s032668a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>capital held jointly and usu divided into shares between the owners.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hotchpotch</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhochpoch/ (<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">hodgepodge</span> /ʹhojpoj/) <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029296a"><!--s029296a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mixture composed of many unrelated parts; a jumble [Middle English variant of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hotchpot/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hotchpot</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indraught</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">indraft</span>) /ʹindrahft/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030973a"><!--s030973a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032666b"><!--s032666b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or process of drawing or pulling in.</p></div><a name="s032667b"><!--s032667b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an inward flow or current, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of air or water.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ballcock</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004215a"><!--s004215a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an automatic valve, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a cistern, controlled by the rise and fall of a float at the end of a lever.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">helix</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹheeliks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> helices /ʹheeliseez, ʹheliseez/ helixes)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028037a"><!--s028037a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029860b"><!--s029860b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something spiral in form.</p></div><a name="s029861b"><!--s029861b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in architecture, a spiral scroll-shaped ornament.</p></div><a name="s029862b"><!--s029862b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in anatomy, the curved rim of the external ear.</p></div><a name="s029863b"><!--s029863b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in biochemistry, a chain of atoms in a spiral form [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">helic-</span>, <span class="bodyi">helix</span> spiral].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intrauterine device</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031823a"><!--s031823a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a contraceptive device inserted and left in the uterus, e.g. a coil.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knock about</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033514a"><!--s033514a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035328b"><!--s035328b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to treat (somebody or something) roughly or violently <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span>.</p></div><a name="s035329b"><!--s035329b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to be present by chance.</p></div><a name="s035330b"><!--s035330b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s009106c"><!--s009106c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to travel or wander about.</p></div><a name="s009107c"><!--s009107c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to associate or keep company </p><p><i></i></p><p>They've been knocking about together for years</p>.</div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hot cross bun</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029297a"><!--s029297a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a spicy bun leavened with yeast, with a pastry cross on top, eaten <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on Good Friday.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">joint-stock company</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032669a"><!--s032669a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a company consisting of individuals who own shares representing a joint stock of capital.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">glamourize <span class="bodyi">or</span> glamourise <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025529a"><!--s025529a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/glamorize_or_glamorise_or_ise_or_glamourize_or_ise_or_glamourise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">glamorize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ear<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018843a"><!--s018843a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the fruiting spike of a cereal, including both the seeds and protective structures [Old English <span class="bodyi">ēar</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ballerina</span><small><span class="eSynop">/baləʹreenə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004216a"><!--s004216a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a female ballet dancer, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the principal female dancer in a company [Italian <span class="bodyi">ballerina</span>, from <span class="bodyi">ballare</span> to dance, from late Latin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lay-by</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> lay-bys)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034364a"><!--s034364a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036029b"><!--s036029b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an area at the side of a road to allow vehicles to stop without obstructing traffic.</p></div><a name="s036030b"><!--s036030b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ, SAfr</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/layaway/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">layaway</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hell</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028038a"><!--s028038a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029864b"><!--s029864b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a place regarded in some beliefs as a place of torment and punishment for the dead, and as the abode of devils and demons: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/earth1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">earth 1</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/heaven/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">heaven</span></span></a> </p><p><i></i></p><p>‘How comes it then that thou art out of hell?’ ‘Why, this is hell, nor am I out of it.’</p><p> Marlowe.</p></div><a name="s029865b"><!--s029865b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a place or state of torment, misery, or wickedness.</p></div><a name="s029866b"><!--s029866b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>used in exclamations or for emphasis </p><p><i></i></p><p>one hell of a mess</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Oh hell!</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">all hell broke loose</span>.</p></div><a name="s029867b"><!--s029867b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> there was great commotion or uproar ✱ <span class="bodyb">come hell or high water</span> regardless of opposition or difficulties ✱ <span class="bodyb">for the hell of it</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> for the fun of it ✱ <span class="bodyb">get hell</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to be severely scolded ✱ <span class="bodyb">give somebody hell</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to scold somebody severely.</p></div><a name="s029868b"><!--s029868b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to make somebody's life difficult ✱ <span class="bodyb">hell to pay</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> serious trouble </p><p><i></i></p><p>If he's late there'll be hell to pay</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">like hell</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> very hard or much </p><p><i></i></p><p>We worked like hell to get the job done on time</p>.</div><a name="s029869b"><!--s029869b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> used to intensify denial or contradiction </p><p><i></i></p><p>‘I did four hours overtime.’ ‘Like hell you did!’</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">not a hope/chance in hell</span> no hope or chance at all ✱ <span class="bodyb">play (merry) hell</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to cause disruption or damage ✱ <span class="bodyb">what the hell</span> it doesn't matter ✱ <span class="bodyb">when hell freezes over</span> never [Old English <span class="bodyi">hel</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">civics</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010911a"><!--s010911a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a social science dealing with the rights and duties of citizens.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indrawn</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹdrawn/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030974a"><!--s030974a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032668b"><!--s032668b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>drawn in.</p></div><a name="s032669b"><!--s032669b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>aloof, reserved, or introspective.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fit<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022587a"><!--s022587a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a division of a poem or song [Old English <span class="bodyi">fitt</span>; perhaps the same word as <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fit4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fit 4</span></span></a>, or related to German <span class="bodyi">Fitze</span> skein, in an obsolete sense ‘thread used by weavers to mark a day's work’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intravascular</span><small><span class="eSynop">/intrəʹvaskyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031824a"><!--s031824a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>situated or occurring in a blood vessel</p><p><span class="bodyb">intravascularly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knock around</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033515a"><!--s033515a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/knock_about/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">knock about</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hot desking</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029298a"><!--s029298a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in an office, etc, the system of assigning desks on a temporary or rotation system, rather than allocating them on a permanent basis to particular employees.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jointure</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjoynchə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032670a"><!--s032670a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>property settled on a wife as provision for her widowhood [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">junctura</span>, from <span class="bodyi">jungere</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/join1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">join 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fitch</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fitsh/ <i><span class="bodyi">archaic</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022588a"><!--s022588a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023956b"><!--s023956b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/polecat/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">polecat</span></span></a> (1).</p></div><a name="s023957b"><!--s023957b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the fur of a polecat [Dutch <span class="bodyi">visse</span> polecat, from which, via Old French dimin. <span class="bodyi">ficheau</span>, also comes <span class="bodyi">fitchew</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goodly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (goodlier, goodliest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025942a"><!--s025942a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027679b"><!--s027679b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>significantly large in amount; considerable </p><p><i></i></p><p>a goodly number</p>.</div><a name="s027680b"><!--s027680b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> pleasantly attractive; handsome</p><p><span class="bodyb">goodliness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ballet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbalay; <span class="bodyi">NAmer also</span> baʹlay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004217a"><!--s004217a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004232b"><!--s004232b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a form of artistic dancing in which the graceful flowing movements are based on conventional positions and steps.</p></div><a name="s004233b"><!--s004233b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a theatrical art form using ballet dancing, music, and scenery to convey a story, theme, or atmosphere.</p></div><a name="s004234b"><!--s004234b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a group or company of performers of ballet <span class="bodyb">balletic</span> /baʹletik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">balletically</span> /baʹletik(ə)li/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">ballet</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">balletto</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">ballo</span> dance, from <span class="bodyi">ballare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ballerina/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ballerina</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">he'll</span><small><span class="eSynop">/il, hil; <span class="bodyi">strong</span> heel/ <i><span class="bodyi">contraction</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028039a"><!--s028039a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029870b"><!--s029870b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>he shall.</p></div><a name="s029871b"><!--s029871b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>he will.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intravenous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/intrəʹveenəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031825a"><!--s031825a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>situated in a vein, or entering by way of a vein</p><p><span class="bodyb">intravenously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indri</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹindri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> indris)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030975a"><!--s030975a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large Madagascan lemur with black and white markings and a short tail: <span class="bodyi">Indri indri</span></p><p>French <span class="bodyi">indri</span> from Malagasy <span class="bodyi">indry</span> look!. It is reported, apparently reliably, that this name arose from a misapprehension by the French naturalist Pierre Sonnerat, who visited Madagascar in the 1780s. When the animal came into sight, Sonnerat's Malagasy escorts cried <span class="bodyi">indry!</span> (= look!), which he mistook for the name of the animal. The true Malagasy name is <span class="bodyi">babakoto</span></p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">earache</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018844a"><!--s018844a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an ache or pain in the ear.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">civies</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsiviz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010912a"><!--s010912a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/civvies_or_civies/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">civvies</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lay by</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034363a"><!--s034363a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to reserve (something) for future use; to lay (something) aside.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knock-back</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033517a"><!--s033517a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a setback or refusal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hotdog</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (hotdogged, hotdogging)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029299a"><!--s029299a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> to perform stunts, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> while skiing, surfing, or skateboarding</p><p><span class="bodyb">hotdogger</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goodman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> goodmen) <span class="bodyi">archaic</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025943a"><!--s025943a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027681b"><!--s027681b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a husband.</p></div><a name="s027682b"><!--s027682b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a title or form of address for a man who is not of noble birth.</p></div><a name="s027683b"><!--s027683b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Scot</span> a male head of a household.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">join up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032671a"><!--s032671a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034602b"><!--s034602b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to enlist in the armed forces.</p></div><a name="s034603b"><!--s034603b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to come together or link with something else <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s034604b"><!--s034604b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/join1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">join<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (1a), <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/join1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">join<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (1b).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">balletomane</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbalitəmayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004218a"><!--s004218a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a devotee of ballet <span class="bodyb">balletomania</span> /-ʹmayni·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ballet/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ballet</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/o/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-o-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-mane</span> from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mania/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mania</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">civil</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsivl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010913a"><!--s010913a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011090b"><!--s011090b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>adequately courteous and polite; not rude.</p></div><a name="s011091b"><!--s011091b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to citizens or citizenship </p><p><i></i></p><p>civil liberties</p>.</div><a name="s011092b"><!--s011092b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>of or involving the general public as distinct from the military, the police, or the clergy.</p></div><a name="s011093b"><!--s011093b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of legal matters: relating to private rights as distinct from criminal proceedings.</p></div><a name="s011094b"><!--s011094b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>said of time: based on the movements of the sun and legally recognized for use in ordinary affairs</p><p><span class="bodyb">civilly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">civilis</span>,from <span class="bodyi">civis</span> citizen].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">in tray</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031826a"><!--s031826a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a receptacle for mail, memos, and other items yet to be dealt with.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lay day</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034365a"><!--s034365a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a day allowed for loading or unloading a vessel.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fitchew</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfitshoo/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022589a"><!--s022589a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/polecat/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">polecat</span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eardrum</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018845a"><!--s018845a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tympanic_membrane/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tympanic membrane</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knock back</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033516a"><!--s033516a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035331b"><!--s035331b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> to drink (something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an alcoholic drink) rapidly.</p></div><a name="s035332b"><!--s035332b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to involve a cost to (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>It must have knocked them back a few thousand</p>.</div><a name="s035333b"><!--s035333b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to surprise or disconcert (somebody).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hellacious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/heʹlayshəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028040a"><!--s028040a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> excellent, exceptional, or immense [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hell/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hell</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-acious</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/audacious/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">audacious</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indubitable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹdyoohbitəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030976a"><!--s030976a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>too evident to be doubted or called into question </p><p><i></i></p><p>This evening I had not proceeded a hundred yards, before finding indubitable signs of the recent presence of the tiger</p><p> Darwin <span class="bodyb">indubitability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">indubitably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">indubitabilis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">dubitabilis</span> open to doubt, from <span class="bodyi">dubitare</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/doubt1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">doubt 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hot dog<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029300a"><!--s029300a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031002b"><!--s031002b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a frankfurter or other sausage heated and served in a bread roll.</p></div><a name="s031003b"><!--s031003b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> a performer of skiing, surfing, or skateboarding stunts.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">joist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/joyst/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032672a"><!--s032672a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of the parallel small timbers or metal beams that support a floor or ceiling [Middle English <span class="bodyi">giste</span> from early French, from Latin <span class="bodyi">jacēre</span> to lie].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">good-natured</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025944a"><!--s025944a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a person or animal: having or showing a pleasant, cheerful, and cooperative disposition</p><p><span class="bodyb">good-naturedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">good-naturedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">civil defence</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010914a"><!--s010914a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011095b"><!--s011095b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Civil Defence</span>) protective measures organized by and for civilians against hostile attack, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from the air, or natural disaster.</p></div><a name="s011096b"><!--s011096b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Civil Defence</span>) the organization concerned with this.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Helladic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/heʹladik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028041a"><!--s028041a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or relating to the Bronze Age culture on the mainland of Greece (c.3000–1050 <span class="bodysc">bc</span>) [Greek <span class="bodyi">Helladikos</span> from <span class="bodyi">Hellas</span> Greece].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hot dog<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029301a"><!--s029301a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> an expression of admiring approval.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knockdown</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033518a"><!--s033518a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035334b"><!--s035334b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having such force as to strike down or overwhelm somebody </p><p><i></i></p><p>a knockdown argument</p>.</div><a name="s035335b"><!--s035335b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of furniture etc: easily assembled or dismantled.</p></div><a name="s035336b"><!--s035336b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a price: very low or substantially reduced, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> being the lowest acceptable to the seller.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ball game</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004219a"><!--s004219a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004235b"><!--s004235b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a game played with a ball.</p></div><a name="s004236b"><!--s004236b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000849c"><!--s000849c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a game played with a ball.</p></div><a name="s000850c"><!--s000850c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a baseball game.</p></div></div><a name="s004237b"><!--s004237b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a situation or set of circumstances </p><p><i></i></p><p>That's a whole new ball game</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">eared</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018846a"><!--s018846a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu used in combinations</span>) having ears, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> ears of a specified kind or number </p><p><i></i></p><p>a long-eared owl</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intrench</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹtrench/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031827a"><!--s031827a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/entrench_or_intrench/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">entrench</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">induce</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹdyoohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030977a"><!--s030977a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032670b"><!--s032670b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to persuade or influence (somebody) to do something </p><p><i></i></p><p>My being charming … is not enough to induce me to marry; I must find other people charming – one other person at least</p><p> Jane Austen.</p></div><a name="s032671b"><!--s032671b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008499c"><!--s008499c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to cause or bring about (something).</p></div><a name="s008500c"><!--s008500c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to cause (labour) to begin, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by the use of drugs.</p></div><a name="s008501c"><!--s008501c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to produce (an electric charge, magnetism, etc) by induction.</p></div></div><a name="s032672b"><!--s032672b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to establish (something) by logical induction; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> to infer (a general principle) from particular cases: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/deduce/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">deduce</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">inducer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inducible</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">inducen</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">inducere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ducere</span> to lead].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lay down</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034366a"><!--s034366a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036031b"><!--s036031b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to formulate (e.g. a rule).</p></div><a name="s036032b"><!--s036032b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to store (wine) in a cellar.</p></div><a name="s036033b"><!--s036033b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to sacrifice (one's life).</p></div><a name="s036034b"><!--s036034b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to begin to build (a ship or railway).</p></div><a name="s036035b"><!--s036035b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to place (something) down.</p></div><a name="s036036b"><!--s036036b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to sacrifice (one's life).</p></div><a name="s036037b"><!--s036037b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to formulate (e.g. a rule).</p></div><a name="s036038b"><!--s036038b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to store (wine) in a cellar.</p></div><a name="s036039b"><!--s036039b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to begin to build (ship or railway).</p></div><a name="s036040b"><!--s036040b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>to pay or bet (money).</p></div><a name="s036041b"><!--s036041b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to record (music) in a studio.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fitful</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfitf(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022590a"><!--s022590a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having a spasmodic or intermittent character; irregular </p><p><i></i></p><p>fitful sleep</p> <p><span class="bodyb">fitfully</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fitfulness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jojoba</span><small><span class="eSynop">/həʹhohbə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032673a"><!--s032673a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a N American shrub or small tree of the box family, native to N America, with edible seeds that yield a valuable oil used in cosmetics wax similar in properties to sperm oil: <span class="bodyi">Simmondsia chinensis</span> [Mexican Spanish <span class="bodyi">jojoba</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goodness<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025945a"><!--s025945a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027684b"><!--s027684b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the quality or state of being good.</p></div><a name="s027685b"><!--s027685b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the nutritious or beneficial part of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>Don't boil all the goodness out of the meat</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">civil disobedience</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s010915a"><!--s010915a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>refusal to obey governmental demands, e.g. payment of tax, as a means of protest or of obtaining concessions or something demanded.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ballgirl</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004220a"><!--s004220a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ballboy_or_ballgirl/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ballboy</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hotel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hohʹtel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029302a"><!--s029302a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an establishment that provides meals and temporary accommodation for the public, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for people travelling away from home, usu equipped with a public bar [French <span class="bodyi">hôtel</span>,from Old French <span class="bodyi">hostel</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hostel/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hostel</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fit in</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022591a"><!--s022591a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023958b"><!--s023958b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make space for.</p></div><a name="s023959b"><!--s023959b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to be compatible or suitable.</p></div><a name="s023960b"><!--s023960b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make room, place, or time for (a person or thing) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s023961b"><!--s023961b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to be compatible or in keeping or harmony with an environment.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">earful</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹiəf(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> earfuls) <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018847a"><!--s018847a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019883b"><!--s019883b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an outpouring of news or gossip.</p></div><a name="s019884b"><!--s019884b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a sharp verbal reprimand.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knock down</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033519a"><!--s033519a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035337b"><!--s035337b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to strike (somebody or something) to the ground.</p></div><a name="s035338b"><!--s035338b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to dispose of (an item for sale at an auction).</p></div><a name="s035339b"><!--s035339b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to take (something) apart.</p></div><a name="s035340b"><!--s035340b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span></p><a name="s009108c"><!--s009108c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to make a reduction in (a price).</p></div><a name="s009109c"><!--s009109c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to cause (somebody) to make such a reduction </p><p><i></i></p><p>I knocked him down to £500</p>.</div></div><a name="s035341b"><!--s035341b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ, informal</span> to spend (<span class="bodyi">esp</span> a pay cheque).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intrepid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹtrepid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031828a"><!--s031828a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>fearless, bold, and resolute <span class="bodyb">intrepidity</span> /-ʹpiditi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">intrepidly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">intrepidus</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">trepidus</span> alarmed].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hell-bent</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028042a"><!--s028042a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>stubbornly and often recklessly determined </p><p><i></i></p><p>Civilization is hell-bent on self-destruction</p><p> R F Delderfield.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">layer<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlayə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034367a"><!--s034367a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036042b"><!--s036042b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a single thickness of some substance spread or lying over or under another.</p></div><a name="s036043b"><!--s036043b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a branch or shoot of a plant tied or staked so as to induce rooting while still attached to the parent plant.</p></div><a name="s036044b"><!--s036044b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s009214c"><!--s009214c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a single thickness of some substance spread or lying over or under another.</p></div><a name="s009215c"><!--s009215c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any of a series of gradations or depths </p><p><i></i></p><p>layers of meaning</p>.</div></div><a name="s036045b"><!--s036045b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s009216c"><!--s009216c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a branch or shoot of a plant tied or staked so as to induce rooting while still attached to the parent plant.</p></div><a name="s009217c"><!--s009217c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a plant developed by layering.</p></div></div><a name="s036046b"><!--s036046b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>somebody or something that lays [Middle English, in the sense ‘stone-layer, mason’, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lay1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lay 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/er2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-er 2</span></span></a>. Current senses date from the 17th cent.].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inducement</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030978a"><!--s030978a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032673b"><!--s032673b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something that induces, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a motive or consideration that encourages somebody to do something.</p></div><a name="s032674b"><!--s032674b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">euphem</span> a bribe.</p></div><a name="s032675b"><!--s032675b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s008502c"><!--s008502c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>something that induces, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a motive or consideration that encourages somebody to do something.</p></div><a name="s008503c"><!--s008503c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">euphem</span> a bribe.</p></div></div><a name="s032676b"><!--s032676b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in law, introductory statements outlining the case in a dispute.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goodness<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025946a"><!--s025946a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used to express surprise [euphem for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/god2_or_god/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">god 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">joke<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/johk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032674a"><!--s032674a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034605b"><!--s034605b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008892c"><!--s008892c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a brief story told to provoke laughter.</p></div><a name="s008893c"><!--s008893c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/practical_joke/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">practical joke</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s008894c"><!--s008894c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>something said or done in fun.</p></div></div><a name="s034606b"><!--s034606b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008895c"><!--s008895c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>something of little difficulty or seriousness.</p></div><a name="s008896c"><!--s008896c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>something that is ridiculously unsuitable or inadequate.</p></div></div><a name="s034607b"><!--s034607b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s008897c"><!--s008897c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>something said or done to provoke laughter, <span class="bodyi"><span class="bodyi">esp</span></span> a brief story with a humorous twist: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/practical_joke/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">practical joke</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s008898c"><!--s008898c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the humorous or ridiculous element in something.</p></div><a name="s008899c"><!--s008899c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>an instance of joking or making fun </p><p><i></i></p><p>She can't take a joke</p>.</div><a name="s008900c"><!--s008900c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/laughing_stock/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">laughing stock</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s034608b"><!--s034608b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>something of little difficulty or seriousness; a trifling matter </p><p><i></i></p><p>That exam was a joke</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">be no joke</span> to be a serious matter</p><p><span class="bodyb">jokey</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">joky</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">jocus</span> a jest or pun].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">club soda</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011334a"><!--s011334a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> soda water.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ballista</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹlistə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> ballistae /-tee/ ballistas)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004221a"><!--s004221a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an ancient military weapon, often in the form of a crossbow, for hurling large missiles [Latin <span class="bodyi">ballista</span>, from assumed Greek <span class="bodyi">ballistēs</span>, from <span class="bodyi">ballein</span> to throw].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hotelier</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hohʹteli·ə, -iay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029303a"><!--s029303a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the proprietor or manager of a hotel [French <span class="bodyi">hôtelier</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">hostelier</span>,from <span class="bodyi">hostel</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hostel/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hostel</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knocker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033520a"><!--s033520a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035342b"><!--s035342b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a metal ring or object hinged to a door for use in knocking.</p></div><a name="s035343b"><!--s035343b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> somebody who finds fault; a critic ✱ <span class="bodyb">on the knocker</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> promptly or immediately (<span class="bodyi">esp</span> with reference to payment) [the allusion is obscure but may be to people knocking on doors to seek payment from occupants].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">induct</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹdukt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030979a"><!--s030979a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032677b"><!--s032677b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to install (somebody) formally into office.</p></div><a name="s032678b"><!--s032678b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to introduce or initiate (somebody).</p></div><a name="s032679b"><!--s032679b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to enrol (somebody) for military training or service</p><p><span class="bodyb">inductee</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s032680b"><!--s032680b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/induce/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">induce</span></span></a> (2c) [Middle English <span class="bodyi">inducten</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">inductus</span>, past part. of Latin <span class="bodyi">inducere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/induce/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">induce</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">earhole</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018848a"><!--s018848a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the ear, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a person.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hellcat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028043a"><!--s028043a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a spiteful ill-tempered woman.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intricacy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹintrikəsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> intricacies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031829a"><!--s031829a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033735b"><!--s033735b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the quality of being intricate.</p></div><a name="s033736b"><!--s033736b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something intricate </p><p><i></i></p><p>I was unable to follow the intricacies of the plot</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fitment</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022592a"><!--s022592a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023962b"><!--s023962b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a piece of equipment; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an item of built-in furniture.</p></div><a name="s023963b"><!--s023963b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) a small detachable usu standard part; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fitting2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fitting<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (2) </p><p><i></i></p><p>taps and other fitments</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">joke<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032675a"><!--s032675a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034609b"><!--s034609b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make jokes.</p></div><a name="s034610b"><!--s034610b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to speak facetiously</p><p><span class="bodyb">jokingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ballistic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹlistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004222a"><!--s004222a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004238b"><!--s004238b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of ballistics.</p></div><a name="s004239b"><!--s004239b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to projectiles that move under their own momentum and the force of gravity.</p></div><a name="s004240b"><!--s004240b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a measuring instrument: sensitive to sudden brief impulses, e.g. those produced by an electric current.</p></div><a name="s004241b"><!--s004241b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> violently and uncontrollably angry; furious </p><p><i></i></p><p>She'll go ballistic when you tell her</p><p><span class="bodyb">ballistically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">ballista</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ballista/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ballista</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">layer<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (layered, layering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034368a"><!--s034368a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s036047b"><!--s036047b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to arrange (something) in layers </p><p><i></i></p><p>potato slices layered with cheese</p>.</div><a name="s036048b"><!--s036048b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cut (hair) in layers.</p></div><a name="s036049b"><!--s036049b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to propagate (a plant) by means of layers <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s036050b"><!--s036050b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of a plant: to form roots where a stem comes in contact with the ground.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goodness of fit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025947a"><!--s025947a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in statistics, the extent to which observed values match those predicted theoretically.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clubwoman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011335a"><!--s011335a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/clubman_or_clubwoman/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">clubman</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hotel ship</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029304a"><!--s029304a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an accommodation vessel moored alongside an oil rig.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inductance</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030980a"><!--s030980a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032681b"><!--s032681b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a property of an electric circuit by which an electromotive force is induced in it by a variation of current, either in the circuit itself or in a neighbouring circuit.</p></div><a name="s032682b"><!--s032682b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008504c"><!--s008504c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a property of an electric circuit by which an electromotive force is induced in it by a variation of current, either in the circuit itself or in a neighbouring circuit.</p></div><a name="s008505c"><!--s008505c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the amount of inductance of an electric circuit.</p></div></div><a name="s032683b"><!--s032683b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a circuit or device possessing or producing inductance.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knockers</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033521a"><!--s033521a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span> a woman's breasts.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intricate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹintrikət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031830a"><!--s031830a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033737b"><!--s033737b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having many complexly interrelating parts or elements.</p></div><a name="s033738b"><!--s033738b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>difficult to resolve or analyse</p><p><span class="bodyb">intricately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">intricatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">intricare</span> to entangle, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">tricae</span> complications, tricks].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">joker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032676a"><!--s032676a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034611b"><!--s034611b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody given to joking.</p></div><a name="s034612b"><!--s034612b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a playing card with a picture of a jester, added to a pack usu as a wild card.</p></div><a name="s034613b"><!--s034613b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> an unsuspected minor clause in a document that greatly alters it.</p></div><a name="s034614b"><!--s034614b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an insignificant, obnoxious, or incompetent person ✱ <span class="bodyb">the joker in the pack</span> an unpredictablea person or factor whose effect is unpredictable.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fitness</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022593a"><!--s022593a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023964b"><!--s023964b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006231c"><!--s006231c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the condition of being physically strong and healthy, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> achieved through regular exercise and eating sensibly </p><p><i></i></p><p>lack of fitness</p>.</div><a name="s006232c"><!--s006232c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) relating to, denoting, or associated with health, exercise, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>open a new fitness complex</p>.</div></div><a name="s023965b"><!--s023965b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + for) suitability for a particular task, job, role, or post </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her fitness for office is not in dispute</p>.</div><a name="s023966b"><!--s023966b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in evolutionary biology:</p><a name="s006233c"><!--s006233c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an organism's degree of adaptation to its environment, as determined by its genetic make-up and contribution to subsequent generations.</p></div><a name="s006234c"><!--s006234c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an organism's ability to reproduce successfully in its environment.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">earl</span><small><span class="eSynop">/uhl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018849a"><!--s018849a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of the British peerage ranking below a marquess and above a viscount</p><p><span class="bodyb">earldom</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">eorl</span> warrior, nobleman; related to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jarl/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jarl</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cluck<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kluk/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011336a"><!--s011336a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011642b"><!--s011642b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make the characteristic guttural sound of a hen.</p></div><a name="s011643b"><!--s011643b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (+ over) to express fussy interest or concern <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s011644b"><!--s011644b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to express (something) by clucking </p><p><i></i></p><p>She couldn't help clucking her disapproval</p> <p><span class="bodyb">cluck</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [imitative].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">layette</span><small><span class="eSynop">/layʹet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034369a"><!--s034369a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a complete outfit of clothing and equipment for a newborn baby [French <span class="bodyi">layette</span>, ultimately from early Dutch <span class="bodyi">laege</span> drawer, box].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hot flash</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029305a"><!--s029305a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hot_flush/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hot flush</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hellebore</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhelibaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028044a"><!--s028044a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of showy-flowered plants of the buttercup family having poisonous parts: genus <span class="bodyi">Helleborus</span> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">helleboros</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ballistic missile</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004223a"><!--s004223a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a missile propelled and guided in ascent but falling freely in descent.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goodnight <span class="bodyi">or</span> good night</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025948a"><!--s025948a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used to express good wishes when leaving somebody at night or when going to bed.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knocker-up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> knockers-up)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033522a"><!--s033522a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> formerly, a person whose job was to wake people up for work by knocking on their doors or windows.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">induction</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹduksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030981a"><!--s030981a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032684b"><!--s032684b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or process of inducting, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of installing somebody formally into office.</p></div><a name="s032685b"><!--s032685b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of reasoning from particular premises to a general conclusion, or a conclusion reached by such reasoning.</p></div><a name="s032686b"><!--s032686b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s008506c"><!--s008506c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or process of inducting, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of installing somebody formally into office.</p></div><a name="s008507c"><!--s008507c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an initial experience or initiation; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> preparatory training or a formal introduction, e.g. for new employees.</p></div></div><a name="s032687b"><!--s032687b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s008508c"><!--s008508c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of reasoning from particular premises to a general conclusion, or a conclusion reached by such reasoning.</p></div><a name="s008509c"><!--s008509c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>mathematical demonstration of the validity of a law concerning all the positive integers, by proving that if it holds for all the integers preceding a given integer, it must hold for the given integer.</p></div></div><a name="s032688b"><!--s032688b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the act or process of inducing something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> labour.</p></div><a name="s032689b"><!--s032689b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s008510c"><!--s008510c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the production of an electric charge, magnetism, or an electromotive force in an object by the proximity of, but not contact with, a similarly energized body.</p></div><a name="s008511c"><!--s008511c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the process of drawing the fuel-air mixture from the carburettor into the combustion chamber of an internal-combustion engine.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intrigue<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹtreeg/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031831a"><!--s031831a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033739b"><!--s033739b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to arouse the interest or curiosity of (somebody).</p></div><a name="s033740b"><!--s033740b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to occupy the attention of (somebody) fully <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s033741b"><!--s033741b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to develop or execute a secret scheme</p><p><span class="bodyb">intriguer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">intriguer</span> via Italian <span class="bodyi">intrigare</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">intricare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/intricate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">intricate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jolie laide</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌzholi ʹled/ (<span class="bodyi">French</span> /Ʒɔli lɛd)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> jolies laides /ˌzholi ʹled(z)/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032677a"><!--s032677a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a woman whose conventionally unattractive looks enhance her fascination and charm, though not good-looking, has a manner and charm that make her attractive [French <span class="bodyi">jolie laide</span>, literally ‘pretty’ ugly (woman)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fitness ball</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022594a"><!--s022594a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>=<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stability_ball/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stability ball</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Earl Grey</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018850a"><!--s018850a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a black China tea, or blend of China and Indian teas, scented with bergamot oil [named after Charles, second <span class="bodyi">Earl Grey</span> d.1845, English statesman, who is said to have received the recipe from a Chinese Mandarin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cluck<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011337a"><!--s011337a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a clucking sound.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ballistics</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004224a"><!--s004224a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004242b"><!--s004242b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the science dealing with of the motion of projectiles in flight.</p></div><a name="s004243b"><!--s004243b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the particular properties of a firearm or projectile.</p></div><a name="s004244b"><!--s004244b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the individual characteristics of and firing processes in a firearm or cartridge.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lay figure</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034370a"><!--s034370a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036051b"><!--s036051b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a jointed model of the human body used by artists, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to show the arrangement of drapery.</p></div><a name="s036052b"><!--s036052b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person likened to a dummy or puppet [obsolete <span class="bodyi">layman</span> lay figure, from Dutch <span class="bodyi">leeman</span>, from <span class="bodyi">lid</span> limb + <span class="bodyi">man</span> man].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">helleborine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhelibərin, -rien/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028045a"><!--s028045a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of plants of the orchid family found mainly in woodland: genera <span class="bodyi">Epipactis</span> and <span class="bodyi">Cephalanthera</span> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">helleborinē</span> a plant resembling the hellebore, from <span class="bodyi">helleboros</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hellebore/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hellebore</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">good-o</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgoodoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025949a"><!--s025949a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/good_oh_or_good_o/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">good-oh</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knock-for-knock</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033523a"><!--s033523a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>denotingof or being an agreement between insurance companies whereby each company indemnifies its own policyholder regardless of legal liability.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hot flush</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029306a"><!--s029306a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sudden brief flushing and sensation of heat, usu associated with an imbalance of endocrine hormones occurring <span class="bodyi">esp</span> at the menopause.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intrigue<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031832a"><!--s031832a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033742b"><!--s033742b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the quality of arousing interest or curiosity.</p></div><a name="s033743b"><!--s033743b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008715c"><!--s008715c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a secret scheme or plot.</p></div><a name="s008716c"><!--s008716c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the practice of engaging in or using scheming or underhand plots.</p></div></div><a name="s033744b"><!--s033744b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a clandestine love affair.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">induction coil</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030982a"><!--s030982a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a transformer, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the ignition systems of road vehicles, that produces intermittent pulses of high-voltage alternating current from low-voltage direct current.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jollification</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌjolifiʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032678a"><!--s032678a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034615b"><!--s034615b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>merrymaking; a party, celebration, or other jolly occasion.</p></div><a name="s034616b"><!--s034616b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>merrymaking or a celebration.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clucky</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (cluckier, cluckiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011338a"><!--s011338a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011645b"><!--s011645b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a hen: sitting on or ready to sit on eggs.</p></div><a name="s011646b"><!--s011646b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, informal</span> said of a woman: obsessed with children; broody.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">empty nester</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019684a"><!--s019684a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a parent whose children have grown up and left home.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fit out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022595a"><!--s022595a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to supply (somebody or something) with the necessary equipment.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ball joint</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004225a"><!--s004225a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ball_and_socket_joint/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ball-and-socket joint</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">good offices</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025950a"><!--s025950a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>power or action that helps somebody out of a difficulty </p><p><i></i></p><p>Through the good offices of the policeman, I found my way to the station</p> <p>[<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/office/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">office</span></span></a> in an old sense ‘service, attention’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hellene</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹheleen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028046a"><!--s028046a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Greek [Greek <span class="bodyi">Hellēn</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lay in</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034371a"><!--s034371a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to accumulate a supply of (something) and reserve it for future use.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">induction heating</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030983a"><!--s030983a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032690b"><!--s032690b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the process of creating heat in a conducting material by inducing electrical currents within it.</p></div><a name="s032691b"><!--s032691b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the heat produced by doing this.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knocking copy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033524a"><!--s033524a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>advertising material which disparages or criticizes competitors’ products.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intriguing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031833a"><!--s031833a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>engaging the interest to a great degree; fascinating</p><p><span class="bodyb">intriguingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hotfoot<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029307a"><!--s029307a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in haste </p><p><i></i></p><p>He had come hotfoot from the railway station</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jollity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjoliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032679a"><!--s032679a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the quality or state of being jolly; merriment.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clue<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/klooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011339a"><!--s011339a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011647b"><!--s011647b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something that helps to solve a problem or mystery or to indicate the perpetrator of or motive for a crime.</p></div><a name="s011648b"><!--s011648b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a cryptic phrase, anagram, etc that has to be solved as part of a crossword puzzle ✱ <span class="bodyb">not have a clue</span> to know nothing; to have no idea </p><p><i></i></p><p>I haven't a clue where he's gone</p>.</div><a name="s011649b"><!--s011649b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to be incompetent</p><p>Middle English variant of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/clew1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">clew 1</span></span></a>, from Old English <span class="bodyi">cliewen</span> rounded mass, ball of thread. The forms <span class="bodyi">clew</span> and <span class="bodyi">clue</span> were used more or less interchangeably until at least the 18th cent. Sense 1 comes from the story of Theseus in Greek mythology, who took a ball of thread into the labyrinth, paying it out on the way in and winding it up again to find his way out</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fitted</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022596a"><!--s022596a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023967b"><!--s023967b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of carpets, sheets, or clothes: made to cover the area or fit the shape closely.</p></div><a name="s023968b"><!--s023968b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006235c"><!--s006235c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of furniture, shelving, etc: built so as to fit a particular space.</p></div><a name="s006236c"><!--s006236c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a room: having fitted items of furniture.</p></div></div><a name="s023969b"><!--s023969b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ for/to) suitable or qualified for a purpose or environment </p><p><i></i></p><p>not fitted for office life</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">empyema</span><small><span class="eSynop">/empieʹeemə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> empyemata /-mətə/ empyemas)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019685a"><!--s019685a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the presence of pus in a body cavity, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the chest <span class="bodyb">empyemic</span> /-mik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">empyēma</span>, ultimately from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_2_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">pyon</span> pus].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">good-oh <span class="bodyi">or</span> good-o</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgoodoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025951a"><!--s025951a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> used as an expression of approval or pleasure.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">induction loop system <span class="bodyi">or</span> induction loop</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030984a"><!--s030984a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in public buildings, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> theatres, cinemas, etc, a system of sound distribution within a designated area encircled by a loop of wire that sends out electromagnetic signals which are picked up by people wearing hearing aids or earphones.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intrinsic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹtrinzik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031834a"><!--s031834a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033745b"><!--s033745b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>belonging to the essential nature or constitution of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>an ornament of no intrinsic worth but of great sentimental value</p>.</div><a name="s033746b"><!--s033746b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>originating or situated within the body or a particular part of it</p><p><span class="bodyb">intrinsically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">intrinsèque</span> internal, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">intrinsecus</span> inwardly].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hotfoot<sup>2</sup></span></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029308a"><!--s029308a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>✱ <span class="bodyb">hotfoot it</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to hurry.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ball lightning</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004226a"><!--s004226a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rare form of lightning consisting of luminous balls that may move along solid objects or float in the air.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">layman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> laymen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034372a"><!--s034372a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a male layperson.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hellenic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/həʹlenik, həʹleenik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028047a"><!--s028047a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029872b"><!--s029872b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Greek.</p></div><a name="s029873b"><!--s029873b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in archaeology, of or relating to Greek culture between the Iron Age and the Classical period (1050–323 <span class="bodysc">bc</span>).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jolly<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjoli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (jollier, jolliest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032680a"><!--s032680a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034617b"><!--s034617b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>cheerful, lively, and good-humoured.</p></div><a name="s034618b"><!--s034618b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>expressing, suggesting, or inspiring gaiety.</p></div><a name="s034619b"><!--s034619b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> extremely pleasant or agreeable </p><p><i></i></p><p>I fancy I do like slang. I think it's awfully jolly to talk about things being jolly</p><p> Trollope.</p></div><a name="s034620b"><!--s034620b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, euphem</span> slightly drunk</p><p><span class="bodyb">jolliness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">jolif, joli</span> from Old French].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knocking shop</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033525a"><!--s033525a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, coarse slang</span> a brothel.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clue<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (clues, clued, clueing cluing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011340a"><!--s011340a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + in/up) to inform (somebody) of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>Clue me in on how it happened</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fitter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022597a"><!--s022597a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who assembles or repairs machinery or appliances </p><p><i></i></p><p>a gas fitter</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">empyreal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/empieʹree·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019686a"><!--s019686a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of the empyrean; celestial or heavenly [via late Latin from late Greek <span class="bodyi">empyrios</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">pyr</span> fire].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inductive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹduktiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030985a"><!--s030985a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032692b"><!--s032692b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or employing logical or mathematical induction.</p></div><a name="s032693b"><!--s032693b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to or involving electrical or magnetic induction.</p></div><a name="s032694b"><!--s032694b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>relating to or possessing inductance.</p></div><a name="s032695b"><!--s032695b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>bringing about, causing, or inducing</p><p><span class="bodyb">inductively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inductiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intro</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹintroh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> intros)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031835a"><!--s031835a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an introduction, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the opening passage of a piece of pop music.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Good Samaritan</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025952a"><!--s025952a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/samaritan/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Samaritan</span></span></a> (2a).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hellenic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028048a"><!--s028048a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the Greek language in its classical or modern form.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jolly<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032681a"><!--s032681a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> very </p><p><i></i></p><p>It's jolly cold for the time of year</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ballocks</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboləks/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004227a"><!--s004227a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bollock/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bollocks</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hot gospel</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029309a"><!--s029309a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> zealous evangelism or revivalism, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> now in the form of fervent preaching with communal praying and singing</p><p><span class="bodyb">hot-gospeller</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">hot-gospelling</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">layoff</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034373a"><!--s034373a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036053b"><!--s036053b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the laying off of an employee or workforce.</p></div><a name="s036054b"><!--s036054b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a period of unemployment, inactivity, or idleness.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clued-up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011341a"><!--s011341a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>well informed.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knock-knees</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033526a"><!--s033526a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a condition in which the legs curve inward at the knees</p><p><span class="bodyb">knock-kneed</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fitting<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022598a"><!--s022598a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023970b"><!--s023970b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>appropriate to the situation </p><p><i></i></p><p>make a fitting answer</p>.</div><a name="s023971b"><!--s023971b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used in combinations</span>) fitting the form of a person or thing in the way specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>tight-fitting</p> <p><span class="bodyb">fittingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fittingness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">empyrean<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/empieʹree·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019687a"><!--s019687a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020696b"><!--s020696b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the highest heavenly sphere in ancient and medieval cosmology.</p></div><a name="s020697b"><!--s020697b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> the heavens; the sky </p><p><i></i></p><p>The claims which things make are corrupters of manhood, mortgages on the soul, and a drag anchor on our progress towards the empyrean</p><p> William James</p><p><span class="bodyb">empyreal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">empyrean</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inductor</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030986a"><!--s030986a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a component that is included in an electrical circuit to provide inductance, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that consists of a coiled conductor. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/choke2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">choke 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">balloon<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹloohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004228a"><!--s004228a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004245b"><!--s004245b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000851c"><!--s000851c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a baglike fabric, etc container filled with hot air or a gas lighter than air so as to rise and float in the atmosphere.</p></div><a name="s000852c"><!--s000852c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an inflatable usu brightly coloured rubber bag used as a toy.</p></div><a name="s000853c"><!--s000853c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) resembling or suggesting a balloon </p><p><i></i></p><p>a balloon sleeve</p>.</div></div><a name="s004246b"><!--s004246b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a line enclosing words spoken or thought by a character, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a cartoon.</p></div><a name="s004247b"><!--s004247b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/balloon_glass/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">balloon glass</span></span></a> ✱ <span class="bodyb">when the balloon goes up</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> when the trouble starts or the action begins [French <span class="bodyi">ballon</span> large football, balloon, from Italian dialect <span class="bodyi">ballone</span> large football, augmentative of <span class="bodyi">balla</span> ball, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lay off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034374a"><!--s034374a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036055b"><!--s036055b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cease to employ (a worker) because of a shortage of work.</p></div><a name="s036056b"><!--s036056b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span></p><a name="s009218c"><!--s009218c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to avoid or give up </p><p><i></i></p><p>lay off the beer</p>.</div><a name="s009219c"><!--s009219c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to stop doing something annoying.</p></div><a name="s009220c"><!--s009220c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to leave (somebody) alone.</p></div></div><a name="s036057b"><!--s036057b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cease to employ (a worker) because of a shortage of work.</p></div><a name="s036058b"><!--s036058b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span></p><a name="s009221c"><!--s009221c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to let (something or somebody) alone.</p></div><a name="s009222c"><!--s009222c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to avoid (something); to give (something) up <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s036059b"><!--s036059b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to stop or desist, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from an activity causing annoyance.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">empyrean<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019688a"><!--s019688a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/empyreal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">empyreal</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hothead</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029310a"><!--s029310a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hotheaded person.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hellenise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹheliniez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028049a"><!--s028049a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hellenize_or_hellenise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Hellenize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knock off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033527a"><!--s033527a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035344b"><!--s035344b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to stop doing something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> work <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s035345b"><!--s035345b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to do or produce (something) hurriedly or routinely </p><p><i></i></p><p>She knocked off one painting after another</p>.</div><a name="s035346b"><!--s035346b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to stop (<span class="bodyi">esp</span> work).</p></div><a name="s035347b"><!--s035347b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to deduct (an amount) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He offered to knock £50 off</p>.</div><a name="s035348b"><!--s035348b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to kill (somebody), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> intentionally.</p></div><a name="s035349b"><!--s035349b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to steal.</p></div><a name="s035350b"><!--s035350b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span></p><a name="s009110c"><!--s009110c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to steal (something).</p></div><a name="s009111c"><!--s009111c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to rob (e.g. a shop or bank).</p></div></div><a name="s035351b"><!--s035351b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, coarse slang</span> to have sexual intercourse with (somebody) ✱ <span class="bodyb">knock it off</span> often used as a command: to stop doing something.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jolly<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (jollies, jollied, jollying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032682a"><!--s032682a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034621b"><!--s034621b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(+ along) to put (somebody) in good humour, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in order to gain an objective.</p></div><a name="s034622b"><!--s034622b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (+ up) to make (somebody or something) more cheerful and lively.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clueless</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011342a"><!--s011342a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> hopelessly ignorant or lacking in ability, knowledge, or common sense</p><p><span class="bodyb">cluelessness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intro-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031836a"><!--s031836a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meaning:</p><a name="s033747b"><!--s033747b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in or inwards into </p><p><i></i></p><p>introjection</p> <p><i></i></p><p>introvert</p>.</div><a name="s033748b"><!--s033748b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="sb000000280"><!--sb000000280--></a><p>inwards or within [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">intro</span> inside, to the inside]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">intro-</span>, <span class="bodyb">intra-</span>, <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">inter-</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inter/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inter-</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fitting<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022599a"><!--s022599a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023972b"><!--s023972b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>anthe act or an instance of trying on clothes which are in the process of being made or altered.</p></div><a name="s023973b"><!--s023973b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a small often standardized part </p><p><i></i></p><p>an electrical fitting</p>.</div><a name="s023974b"><!--s023974b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) items, e.g. carpets, curtains, etc, fitted in a property, that the owner is legally entitled to remove if should the property is be sold: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fixture/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fixture</span></span></a> (1b).</p></div><a name="s023975b"><!--s023975b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of installing or securing something.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goods and chattels</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025953a"><!--s025953a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>all the things belonging to a person.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indue</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹdyooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030987a"><!--s030987a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/endue_or_indue/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">endue</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hotheaded</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029311a"><!--s029311a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>fiery; impetuous</p><p><span class="bodyb">hotheadedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">hotheadedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fitting room</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022600a"><!--s022600a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a room or cubicle in a shop where one can try on clothes before buying them.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lay on</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034375a"><!--s034375a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036060b"><!--s036060b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to supply or organize (something).</p></div><a name="s036061b"><!--s036061b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> to supply (e.g. water or gas) to a building.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hellenism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹheliniz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028050a"><!--s028050a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the culture and ideals associated with ancient Greece, or devotion to the imitation of these</p><p><span class="bodyb">Hellenist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">good-tempered</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025954a"><!--s025954a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having an even temper; not easily annoyed</p><p><span class="bodyb">good-temperedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">good-temperedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knock-on</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033529a"><!--s033529a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035354b"><!--s035354b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any or all of a series of events, actions, etc, each caused by the preceding one </p><p><i></i></p><p>a knock-on effect throughout industry</p>.</div><a name="s035355b"><!--s035355b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in rugby, an instance of knocking on.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">balloon<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004229a"><!--s004229a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004248b"><!--s004248b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to ascend or travel in a balloon.</p></div><a name="s004249b"><!--s004249b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + out) to swell or puff out; to expand.</p></div><a name="s004250b"><!--s004250b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to increase rapidly.</p></div><a name="s004251b"><!--s004251b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to travel in a high curving arc <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s004252b"><!--s004252b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to inflate or distend</p><p><span class="bodyb">ballooning</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">balloonist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">em rule</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019689a"><!--s019689a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in printing, a long dash measuring one em.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jolly<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> jollies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032683a"><!--s032683a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034623b"><!--s034623b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> an enjoyable excursion or a jollification </p><p><i></i></p><p>rumbustious Australians out for a jolly</p><p> Edward Heath ✱ <span class="bodyb">get one's jollies</span>.</p></div><a name="s034624b"><!--s034624b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to derive pleasure from something.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">introduce</span><small><span class="eSynop">/intrəʹdyoohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031837a"><!--s031837a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033749b"><!--s033749b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to bring (something) into practice or use, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for the first time.</p></div><a name="s033750b"><!--s033750b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to bring (something) into play </p><p><i></i></p><p>They introduced a new line of approach into the argument</p>.</div><a name="s033751b"><!--s033751b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make (somebody) known, e.g.:</p><a name="s008717c"><!--s008717c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to cause (somebody or oneself) to be acquainted with another person.</p></div><a name="s008718c"><!--s008718c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to present (somebody) formally, e.g. at court or into society.</p></div><a name="s008719c"><!--s008719c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to make preliminary explanatory or laudatory remarks about (e.g. a speaker).</p></div></div><a name="s033752b"><!--s033752b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to announce (something, e.g. a piece of legislation) formally or by an official reading.</p></div><a name="s033753b"><!--s033753b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to give (somebody) knowledge of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>I introduced him to the works of Byron</p>.</div><a name="s033754b"><!--s033754b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to place or insert (something) into a place </p><p><i></i></p><p>There is a risk of introducing harmful substances into the body</p>.</div><a name="s033755b"><!--s033755b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to start (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'd like to introduce this evening's entertainment with a song</p>.</div><a name="s033756b"><!--s033756b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to present (a radio or television programme)</p><p><span class="bodyb">introducer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">introducere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/intro/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">intro-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ducere</span> to lead].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clump<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/klump/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011343a"><!--s011343a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011650b"><!--s011650b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a compact group of things of the same kind, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> trees or bushes; a cluster.</p></div><a name="s011651b"><!--s011651b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a compact mass.</p></div><a name="s011652b"><!--s011652b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a heavy tramping sound</p><p><span class="bodyb">clumpy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [prob from Low German <span class="bodyi">klump</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indulge</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹdulj/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030988a"><!--s030988a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032696b"><!--s032696b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008512c"><!--s008512c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to give free rein to (a taste, desire, etc).</p></div><a name="s008513c"><!--s008513c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to allow (oneself) to do or have something pleasurable or gratifying.</p></div></div><a name="s032697b"><!--s032697b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to treat (somebody) with great or excessive leniency, generosity, etc <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s032698b"><!--s032698b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + in) to allow oneself to do or have something enjoyable</p><p><span class="bodyb">indulger</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">indulgēre</span> to be complaisant].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fitting shop</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022601a"><!--s022601a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a section of a factory where machine parts are fitted together.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">layout</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034376a"><!--s034376a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036062b"><!--s036062b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the plan, design, or arrangement of something laid out, e.g. rooms in a building or material to be printed.</p></div><a name="s036063b"><!--s036063b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something laid out </p><p><i></i></p><p>a model train layout</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hellenist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhelinist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028051a"><!--s028051a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who studies or admires ancient Greek civilization.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knock on</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033528a"><!--s033528a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035352b"><!--s035352b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in rugby, to knock (the ball) towards the opponents’ goal line with the hand or arm in violation of the rules <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s035353b"><!--s035353b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to grow old </p><p><i></i></p><p>She's knocking on a bit</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">good-time</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025955a"><!--s025955a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a person, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a young woman: devoted to the pursuit of pleasure.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">introduction</span><small><span class="eSynop">/intrəʹduksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031838a"><!--s031838a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033757b"><!--s033757b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008720c"><!--s008720c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of introducing or being introduced.</p></div><a name="s008721c"><!--s008721c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a formal presentation of one person to another.</p></div><a name="s008722c"><!--s008722c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a letter, etc introducing one person to another.</p></div></div><a name="s033758b"><!--s033758b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that introduces, e.g.:</p><a name="s008723c"><!--s008723c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a part of a book, lecture, etc that is preliminary to the main part.</p></div><a name="s008724c"><!--s008724c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a book or course of study that gives a basic grounding in a subject.</p></div><a name="s008725c"><!--s008725c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a book that teaches the basics of a subject.</p></div><a name="s008726c"><!--s008726c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a short introductory musical passage.</p></div></div><a name="s033759b"><!--s033759b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something introduced; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a plant or animal new to an area [Middle English <span class="bodyi">introduccioun</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">introduction-</span>, <span class="bodyi">introductio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">introducere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/introduce/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">introduce</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">EMS</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019690a"><!--s019690a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>European Monetary System.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">balloon angioplasty</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹanjiohplasti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004230a"><!--s004230a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a medical operation in which a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/catheter/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">catheter</span></span></a> (tubular device) with a balloon at the end of it is inserted into a vein or artery, the balloon then being inflated to unblock or widen the blood vessel.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jolly boat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032684a"><!--s032684a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a ship's boat of medium size used for general work [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hothouse<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhothows/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029312a"><!--s029312a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031004b"><!--s031004b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a heated greenhouse, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for tropical plants.</p></div><a name="s031005b"><!--s031005b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an environment that promotes rapid, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> over-rapid growth or development.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clump<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011344a"><!--s011344a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011653b"><!--s011653b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to tread clumsily and noisily.</p></div><a name="s011654b"><!--s011654b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to form clumps <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s011655b"><!--s011655b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to arrange (something) in clumps or cause (something) to form clumps.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indulgence</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030989a"><!--s030989a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032699b"><!--s032699b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of indulging.</p></div><a name="s032700b"><!--s032700b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something indulged in; a luxury </p><p><i></i></p><p>Cream cakes are such an indulgence</p>.</div><a name="s032701b"><!--s032701b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>leniency or tolerance.</p></div><a name="s032702b"><!--s032702b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in the Roman Catholic Church, remission of all or part of the punishment that is due, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in purgatory, for pardoned sins.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fit up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022602a"><!--s022602a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023976b"><!--s023976b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to provide with equipment.</p></div><a name="s023977b"><!--s023977b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to incriminate (somebody).</p></div><a name="s023978b"><!--s023978b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to install all the necessary equipment for the proper functioning of (e.g. an office, shop, or hotel).</p></div><a name="s023979b"><!--s023979b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) to provide (a person) with the equipment they need </p><p><i></i></p><p>We can soon fit you up with a second computer and a scanner</p>.</div><a name="s023980b"><!--s023980b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to incriminate (an innocent person); = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/frame2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">frame<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (4).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lay out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034377a"><!--s034377a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036064b"><!--s036064b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to arrange or construct (something on the ground) according to a plan.</p></div><a name="s036065b"><!--s036065b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to make (somebody) unconscious.</p></div><a name="s036066b"><!--s036066b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to spend (an amount of money).</p></div><a name="s036067b"><!--s036067b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to prepare (a body) for burial.</p></div><a name="s036068b"><!--s036068b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to arrange (something on the ground) according to a plan.</p></div><a name="s036069b"><!--s036069b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to make (somebody) unconscious.</p></div><a name="s036070b"><!--s036070b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to spend (an amount of money).</p></div><a name="s036071b"><!--s036071b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to prepare (a body) for a funeral.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">EMU</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019691a"><!--s019691a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>European monetary union.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knockout</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033530a"><!--s033530a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035356b"><!--s035356b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009112c"><!--s009112c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>knocking out or being knocked out.</p></div><a name="s009113c"><!--s009113c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in boxing, a blow that knocks an opponent down for longer than a specified particular time and ends, usu a count of ten, and results in the termination of the match.</p></div><a name="s009114c"><!--s009114c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/technical_knockout/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">technical knockout</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s035357b"><!--s035357b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a competition with successive rounds in which losing competitors are eliminated.</p></div><a name="s035358b"><!--s035358b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s009115c"><!--s009115c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a competition or tournament with successive rounds in which losing competitors are eliminated until a winner emerges in the final.</p></div><a name="s009116c"><!--s009116c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) being such a contest </p><p><i></i></p><p>a knockout competition</p>.</div></div><a name="s035359b"><!--s035359b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a somebody or something that is sensationally striking or attractive person or thing.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hellenistic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/heliʹnistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028052a"><!--s028052a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to Greek history, culture, or art from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 <span class="bodysc">bc</span> to the defeat of Antony and Cleopatra in 31 <span class="bodysc">bc</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goodwife</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> goodwives) <span class="bodyi">archaic</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025956a"><!--s025956a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027686b"><!--s027686b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a title or form of address for a woman who is not of noble birth.</p></div><a name="s027687b"><!--s027687b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Scot</span> a female head of a household.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">introductory</span><small><span class="eSynop">/intrəʹdukt(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031839a"><!--s031839a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or being a first step that sets something going or puts it into proper perspective; preliminary</p><p><span class="bodyb">introductorily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">balloon glass</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004231a"><!--s004231a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a short-stemmed drinking glass with a pear-shaped bowl, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for brandy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hothouse<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029313a"><!--s029313a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to speed up the education of (particular children), advancing them intellectually beyond the normal level for their age.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Jolly Roger</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032685a"><!--s032685a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pirate's black flag with a white skull and crossbones [prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jolly1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jolly 1</span></span></a> + the name <span class="bodyi">Roger</span>, formerly a slang word for a thief].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Fitzgerald contraction</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fitsʹjerəld/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022603a"><!--s022603a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fitzgerald_lorentz_contraction/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Fitzgerald-Lorentz contraction</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clumsy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklumzi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (clumsier, clumsiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011345a"><!--s011345a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011656b"><!--s011656b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003023c"><!--s003023c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>awkward and ungraceful in movement or action.</p></div><a name="s003024c"><!--s003024c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>lacking tact or subtlety </p><p><i></i></p><p>a clumsy joke</p>.</div></div><a name="s011657b"><!--s011657b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>awkwardly or poorly made; unwieldy</p><p><span class="bodyb">clumsily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">clumsiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [prob from obsolete <span class="bodyi">clumse</span> benumbed with cold, of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indulgent</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030990a"><!--s030990a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>indulging or characterized by indulgence</p><p><span class="bodyb">indulgently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">indulgent-, indulgens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">indulgēre</span> to be complaisant].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">layover</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034378a"><!--s034378a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036072b"><!--s036072b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a stop at an intermediate point in a journey.</p></div><a name="s036073b"><!--s036073b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stopover/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stopover</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emu<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeemyooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019692a"><!--s019692a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a swift-running Australian flightless Australian bird, that is related to but and smaller than the ostrich: <span class="bodyi">Dromaius novaehollandiae</span> [modification of Portuguese <span class="bodyi">ema</span> rhea].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knock out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033531a"><!--s033531a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035360b"><!--s035360b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009117c"><!--s009117c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to make (somebody) unconscious.</p></div><a name="s009118c"><!--s009118c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to defeat (a boxing opponent) by a knockout.</p></div></div><a name="s035361b"><!--s035361b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to exhaust (somebody).</p></div><a name="s035362b"><!--s035362b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to eliminate (an opponent) from a knockout competition.</p></div><a name="s035363b"><!--s035363b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to overwhelm (somebody) with amazement, admiration, or pleasure.</p></div><a name="s035364b"><!--s035364b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to make or produce (something) quickly or hastily </p><p><i></i></p><p>knock out an essay</p>.</div><a name="s035365b"><!--s035365b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to make (e.g. equipment) inoperative or useless </p><p><i></i></p><p>The storm knocked out the telephone system</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goodwill</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025957a"><!--s025957a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027688b"><!--s027688b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a kindly feeling of approval and support; benevolent interest or concern.</p></div><a name="s027689b"><!--s027689b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007305c"><!--s007305c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>cheerful consent.</p></div><a name="s007306c"><!--s007306c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>willing effort.</p></div></div><a name="s027690b"><!--s027690b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the favour or prestige that a business has acquired beyond the mere value of what it sells.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hellenize <span class="bodyi">or</span> Hellenise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹheliniez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028053a"><!--s028053a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to conform or make (something) conform to Greek or Hellenistic form or culture <span class="bodyb">Hellenization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hot key</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029314a"><!--s029314a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in computing, a key or combination of keys that has been programmed to carry out a certain series of commands.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">balloon tyre</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004232a"><!--s004232a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large tyre that is inflated to low pressure to provide cushioning over rough surfaces.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">introit <span class="bodyi">or</span> Introit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹintroyt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031840a"><!--s031840a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a piece of music sung or played at the beginning of a church service; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> the antiphon or psalm sung as the priest approaches the altar to celebrate Mass or Holy Communion [early French <span class="bodyi">introite</span>, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">introitus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">introire</span> to go in, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/intro/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">intro-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ire</span> to go].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Fitzgerald-Lorentz contraction</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ləʹrents/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022604a"><!--s022604a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the contraction of a moving body in the direction of its movement, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as it approaches the speed of light [named after G F <span class="bodyi">Fitzgerald</span> d.1901, Irish physicist, and H A <span class="bodyi">Lorentz</span> d.1928, Dutch physicist, who both, but independently, predicted the phenomenon].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clunch</span><small><span class="eSynop">/klunch/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011346a"><!--s011346a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a soft type of limestone [perhaps from dialect adjective <span class="bodyi">clunch</span> lumpy].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jolt<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/johlt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032686a"><!--s032686a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034625b"><!--s034625b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to move or cause to make (something) move with a sudden jerky motion.</p></div><a name="s034626b"><!--s034626b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to give a sudden knock or blow to (something).</p></div><a name="s034627b"><!--s034627b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to disturb abruptly the composure of (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>crudely jolted out of that mood</p><p> Virginia Woolf <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s034628b"><!--s034628b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to move with a jerky motion [prob blend of obsolete <span class="bodyi">joll</span> to strike, and <span class="bodyi">jot</span> to bump, both of unknown origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">layperson</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> laypeople)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034379a"><!--s034379a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036074b"><!--s036074b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who is not a member of the clergy.</p></div><a name="s036075b"><!--s036075b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person without special, e.g. professional, knowledge of some field.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">induna</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹdoohnə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030991a"><!--s030991a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in South Africa, a black African working as a supervisor in a factory, mine, etc [Zulu <span class="bodyi">in-duna</span> official, councillor, chief].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emu<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019693a"><!--s019693a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>electromagnetic unit.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knockout drops</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033532a"><!--s033532a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>drops of a liquid containing a drug, e.g. chloral hydrate, put into a drink, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> surreptitiously, to produce unconsciousness or stupefaction.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goodwives</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025958a"><!--s025958a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/goodwife/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">goodwife</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hellfire</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028054a"><!--s028054a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029874b"><!--s029874b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>punishment in hell, imagined as eternal fire.</p></div><a name="s029875b"><!--s029875b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) denoting preaching that emphasizes eternal punishment </p><p><i></i></p><p>a hellfire sermon</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">introject</span><small><span class="eSynop">/intrəʹjekt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031841a"><!--s031841a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to incorporate (attitudes or ideas) unconsciously into one's personality <span class="bodyb">introjection</span> /-ʹjeksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/intro/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">intro-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-ject</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/project2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">project 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">five</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fiev/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022605a"><!--s022605a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023981b"><!--s023981b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the number 5, or the quantity represented by it.</p></div><a name="s023982b"><!--s023982b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something having five parts or members, e.g. a playing card with five pips on it </p><p><i></i></p><p>the five of clubs</p>.</div><a name="s023983b"><!--s023983b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006237c"><!--s006237c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the age of 5 years.</p></div><a name="s006238c"><!--s006238c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the hour five hours after midday or midnight ✱ <span class="bodyb">take five</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to have a short break or rest</p><p><span class="bodyb">five</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fivefold</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">fīf</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ballot<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbalət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004233a"><!--s004233a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004253b"><!--s004253b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a vote in which votes are recorded and cast in secret.</p></div><a name="s004254b"><!--s004254b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the system of casting votes in secret.</p></div><a name="s004255b"><!--s004255b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a sheet of paper, or orig a small ball, used in a ballot.</p></div><a name="s004256b"><!--s004256b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the right to vote.</p></div><a name="s004257b"><!--s004257b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the number of votes cast [Italian dialect <span class="bodyi">ballotta</span>, dimin. of Italian <span class="bodyi">balla</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/balloon1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">balloon 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hot line</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029315a"><!--s029315a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a direct telephone line kept in constant readiness for immediate communication, e.g. between heads of state.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jolt<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032687a"><!--s032687a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an unsettling blow, movement, or shock</p><p><span class="bodyb">jolty</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emulate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹemyoolayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019694a"><!--s019694a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020698b"><!--s020698b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to imitate (somebody or something) closely, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in order to equal them.</p></div><a name="s020699b"><!--s020699b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to rival or compete with (another) <span class="bodyb">emulation</span> /-ʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">emulative</span> /-lətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">emulator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">aemulatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">aemulari</span>, from <span class="bodyi">aemulus</span> rivalling, rival].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indurate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹindyooərayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030992a"><!--s030992a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032703b"><!--s032703b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (somebody) unfeeling or obdurate.</p></div><a name="s032704b"><!--s032704b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (e.g. a plant) hardy.</p></div><a name="s032705b"><!--s032705b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make (something) hard <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s032706b"><!--s032706b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to become hard or hardened <span class="bodyb">induration</span> /-ʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">indurative</span> /inʹdyooərətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">induratus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">indurare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">durare</span> to harden, from <span class="bodyi">durus</span> hard].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clung</span><small><span class="eSynop">/klung/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011347a"><!--s011347a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense and past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cling1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cling 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">good word</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025959a"><!--s025959a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a favourable statement </p><p><i></i></p><p>Would you put in a good word for me?</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knock-up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033534a"><!--s033534a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a period of informal practice before a match in tennis, badminton, squash, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lay reader</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034380a"><!--s034380a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in the Anglican Church, a layperson authorized to conduct parts of church services but not to celebrate the Eucharist.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hell-for-leather</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028055a"><!--s028055a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>at full speed </p><p><i></i></p><p>We pelted hell-for-leather down the street</p> <p>[perhaps alteration of <span class="bodyi">all of a lather</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intromission</span><small><span class="eSynop">/intrəʹmish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031842a"><!--s031842a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">technical</span> the act or an instance of intromitting, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the insertion of the penis in the vagina in intercourse [French <span class="bodyi">intromission</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">intromission-</span>, <span class="bodyi">intromissio</span> from <span class="bodyi">intromittere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/intromit/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">intromit</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">five-alarm</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022606a"><!--s022606a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023984b"><!--s023984b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a fire: large and extremely serious.</p></div><a name="s023985b"><!--s023985b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of food: having a fiery or pungent taste.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ballot<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (balloted, balloting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004234a"><!--s004234a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s004258b"><!--s004258b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + for) to vote by ballot, or decide something in this way <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s004259b"><!--s004259b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to ask (somebody) to vote </p><p><i></i></p><p>All union members will be balloted</p><p><span class="bodyb">balloter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hot link</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029316a"><!--s029316a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in computing, a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hyperlink/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hyperlink</span></span></a> (shortcut to additional information in another file) in a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hypertext/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hypertext</span></span></a> document.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Jon.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032688a"><!--s032688a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Jonah (book of the Bible).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emulous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹemyooləs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019695a"><!--s019695a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>ambitious or eager to emulate</p><p><span class="bodyb">emulously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cluniac</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkloohniak/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011348a"><!--s011348a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or inspired by of the monastery of Cluny and the reformed Benedictine order founded there in 910 [from <span class="bodyi">Cluny</span>, town in Burgundy, eastern France].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lay shaft</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034381a"><!--s034381a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an intermediate shaft that receives and transmits power, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a gearbox [prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lay1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lay 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goody<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> goodie</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> goodies) <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025960a"><!--s025960a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027691b"><!--s027691b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) something particularly attractive or desirable.</p></div><a name="s027692b"><!--s027692b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007307c"><!--s007307c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) something particularly attractive, pleasurable, or desirable.</p></div><a name="s007308c"><!--s007308c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) relating to or containing goodies </p><p><i></i></p><p>a party goody bag</p>.</div></div><a name="s027693b"><!--s027693b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a good person or hero, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a film or book.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indusium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹdyoohzi·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> indusia /-zi·ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030993a"><!--s030993a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032707b"><!--s032707b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in plants, a covering outgrowth or membrane, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> over a cluster of fern spores.</p></div><a name="s032708b"><!--s032708b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in animals, an enveloping layer or membrane [Latin <span class="bodyi">indusium</span> tunic].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hellhole</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028056a"><!--s028056a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a place of extreme discomfort, squalor, or evil.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hotly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029317a"><!--s029317a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in a passionate hot or fiery manner </p><p><i></i></p><p>a hotly debated issue</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">five-and-dime</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022607a"><!--s022607a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a store selling inexpensive household goods and personal requirements.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knock up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033533a"><!--s033533a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035366b"><!--s035366b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make or arrange (something) hastily or in a makeshift way.</p></div><a name="s035367b"><!--s035367b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to exhaust (somebody).</p></div><a name="s035368b"><!--s035368b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to rouse or awaken (somebody), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by knocking at their door.</p></div><a name="s035369b"><!--s035369b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> to make (a woman) pregnant.</p></div><a name="s035370b"><!--s035370b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to achieve a total of (the specified amount or number, e.g. of runs in cricket) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s035371b"><!--s035371b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to practise a racket game informally before a match.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ballot box</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004235a"><!--s004235a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004260b"><!--s004260b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sealed box into which ballot papers are put by voters.</p></div><a name="s004261b"><!--s004261b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>voting; balloting </p><p><i></i></p><p>These matters should be decided by the ballot box, not money and influence</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intromit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/intrəʹmit/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (intromitted, intromitting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031843a"><!--s031843a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to put (something) in; to insert</p><p><span class="bodyb">intromittent</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">intromittere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/intro/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">intro-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">mittere</span> to send].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Joneses</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjohnziz/</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032689a"><!--s032689a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>✱ <span class="bodyb">keep up with the Joneses</span> to compete with and attempt to impress one's friends and neighbours, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in terms of social and material standing</p><p>derived from a cartoon series ‘Keeping up with the Joneses – by Pop’ (pseudonym of cartoonist Arthur Momand), which appeared in the <span class="bodyi">New York Globe</span> in 1913</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emulsifier</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹmulsifie·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019696a"><!--s019696a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a substance that emulsifies, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a food additive that stabilizes processed foods.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clunk<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/klungk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011349a"><!--s011349a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the sound made when one heavy or metallic object strikes another [imitative].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lay up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034382a"><!--s034382a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036076b"><!--s036076b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to put into storage.</p></div><a name="s036077b"><!--s036077b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to take (a vehicle, etc) out of service.</p></div><a name="s036078b"><!--s036078b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to put (something) in storage; to have or keep (something) for future use.</p></div><a name="s036079b"><!--s036079b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to take (a vehicle or ship) out of active service ✱ <span class="bodyb">be laid up</span> to be incapacitated by an illness or injury.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">industrial<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹdustri·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030994a"><!--s030994a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032709b"><!--s032709b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to, involved in, or derived from industry.</p></div><a name="s032710b"><!--s032710b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>characterized by highly developed industries </p><p><i></i></p><p>an industrial nation</p>.</div><a name="s032711b"><!--s032711b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>relating to, characterized by, or used in industry </p><p><i></i></p><p>industrial diamonds</p>.</div><a name="s032712b"><!--s032712b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> very large </p><p><i></i></p><p>She goes through industrial quantities of coffee and breakfast cereals</p> <p><span class="bodyb">industrially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knoll</span><small><span class="eSynop">/nol/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033535a"><!--s033535a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small round hill; a mound [Old English <span class="bodyi">cnoll</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goody<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025961a"><!--s025961a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> used, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by children, to express pleasure or delight.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">five-and-dime store</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022608a"><!--s022608a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/five_and_dime/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">five-and-dime</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hellhound</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028057a"><!--s028057a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fiend in the form of a dog.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ballot paper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004236a"><!--s004236a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a paper on which a voter marks his or her vote or votes, e.g. in an election.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laywoman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> laywomen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034383a"><!--s034383a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a female layperson.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jongleur</span><small><span class="eSynop">/zhongʹgluh (<span class="bodyi">French</span> Ʒɔglœːr)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032690a"><!--s032690a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wandering medieval minstrel [French <span class="bodyi">jongleur</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">jogleour</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/juggler/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">juggler</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clunk<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011350a"><!--s011350a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011658b"><!--s011658b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make the sound of a clunk.</p></div><a name="s011659b"><!--s011659b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make a soft metallic sound or a heavy thump</p><p><span class="bodyb">clunk</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hot metal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029318a"><!--s029318a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a method of printing using type cast directly from molten metal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">introspect</span><small><span class="eSynop">/intrəʹspekt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031844a"><!--s031844a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to examine the contents of one's mind, e.g. thoughts and feelings, reflectively [Latin <span class="bodyi">introspectus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/introspection/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">introspection</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emulsify</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹmulsifie/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (emulsifies, emulsified, emulsifying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019697a"><!--s019697a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s020700b"><!--s020700b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to convert (e.g. an oil) into an emulsion <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s020701b"><!--s020701b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to become an emulsion</p><p><span class="bodyb">emulsifiable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">emulsification</span> /-fiʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">industrial<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030995a"><!--s030995a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a share or bond issued by an industrial enterprise.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goody<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> goodies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025962a"><!--s025962a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> used as a title preceding a surname of a married woman of lowly station [alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/goodwife/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">goodwife</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jonquil</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjongkwil/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032691a"><!--s032691a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Mediterranean plant of the narcissus family with that is widely cultivated for its yellow or white fragrant flowers: <span class="bodyi">Narcissus jonquilla</span> [French <span class="bodyi">jonquille</span> from Spanish <span class="bodyi">junquillo</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">junco</span> reed, from Latin <span class="bodyi">juncus</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clunky</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (clunkier, clunkiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011351a"><!--s011351a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011660b"><!--s011660b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> that is solid or heavy and tends to make a clunking sound.</p></div><a name="s011661b"><!--s011661b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> ponderous and awkward; clodhopping.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">introspection</span><small><span class="eSynop">/intrəʹspeksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031845a"><!--s031845a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the examining of one's own mind or its contents reflectively <span class="bodyb">introspective</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">introspectively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">introspectus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">introspicere</span> to look inside, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/intro/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">intro-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">specare</span> to look].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knop</span><small><span class="eSynop">/nop/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033536a"><!--s033536a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a usu ornamental knob</p><p><span class="bodyb">knopped</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">-cnoppa</span> knob].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hellion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhelyən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028058a"><!--s028058a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> a troublesome or mischievous person [prob alteration of dialect <span class="bodyi">hallion</span> scamp, by association with <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hell/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hell</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hot money</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029319a"><!--s029319a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>capital that is frequently transferred from one financial institution to another in order to maximize the interest or profit that attaches to it.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">five-and-ten</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022609a"><!--s022609a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/five_and_dime/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">five-and-dime</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ballpark<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004237a"><!--s004237a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a park in which ball games, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> baseball, are played ✱ <span class="bodyb">in the ballpark/in the right ballpark</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> roughly accurate.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emulsion<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹmulsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019698a"><!--s019698a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020702b"><!--s020702b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a substance consisting of one liquid dispersed in droplets throughout another liquid.</p></div><a name="s020703b"><!--s020703b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a suspension of a silver compound in a gelatin solution or other solid medium for coating photographic plates, film, etc.</p></div><a name="s020704b"><!--s020704b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a type of paint in which the pigment is dispersed in an oil which forms an emulsion with water <span class="bodyb">emulsive</span> /-siv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">emulsus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">emulgēre</span> to milk out, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">mulgare</span> to milk].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">industrial action</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030996a"><!--s030996a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a strike, go-slow, work-to-rule, etc by a body of workers, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in industry.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lazar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlazə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034384a"><!--s034384a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a person who has a disfiguring disease; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a leper [Middle English via medieval Latin from late Latin <span class="bodyi">Lazarus</span>, a beggar with sores mentioned in Luke 16:20].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goody-goody<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> goody-goodies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025963a"><!--s025963a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> somebody who is affectedly or ingratiatingly prim or virtuous</p><p><span class="bodyb">goody-goody</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cluster<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklustə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011352a"><!--s011352a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011662b"><!--s011662b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a compact group formed by a number of similar things or people; a bunch.</p></div><a name="s011663b"><!--s011663b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a group of faint stars or galaxies that appear close together and have common properties, e.g. distance and motion.</p></div><a name="s011664b"><!--s011664b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>two or more consonants or vowels grouped together in a word.</p></div><a name="s011665b"><!--s011665b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in statistics, a naturally occurring and statistically significant subgroup within a population</p><p><span class="bodyb">clustery</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">clyster</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">five-a-side</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022610a"><!--s022610a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a form of football with five players on each side.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Jordanian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jawʹdayniən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032692a"><!--s032692a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Jordan</p><p><span class="bodyb">Jordanian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">emulsion<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019699a"><!--s019699a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to paint (a surface) with emulsion paint.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ballpark<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004238a"><!--s004238a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> approximate </p><p><i></i></p><p>Can you give me a ballpark figure?</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">introvert<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹintrəvuht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031846a"><!--s031846a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033760b"><!--s033760b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody whose attention and interests are directed towards his or her own mental life: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/extrovert_or_extravert/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">extrovert</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s033761b"><!--s033761b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody who is uneasy in company; a shy person: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/extrovert_or_extravert/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">extrovert</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">introversion</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">introvert</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">introverted</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hotol</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhohtol/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029320a"><!--s029320a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>horizontal takeoff and landing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goody-goody<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025964a"><!--s025964a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or characteristic of a goody-goody.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knot<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/not/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033537a"><!--s033537a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035372b"><!--s035372b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009119c"><!--s009119c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a looping or interlacing of string, thread, etc pulled tight to form a fastening or lump.</p></div><a name="s009120c"><!--s009120c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a tangled mass, e.g. of hair.</p></div><a name="s009121c"><!--s009121c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a piece of ribbon, braid etc tied as an ornament.</p></div><a name="s009122c"><!--s009122c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a sense of tight constriction, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the stomach </p><p><i></i></p><p>a knot in the stomach</p>.</div></div><a name="s035373b"><!--s035373b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something hard to solve.</p></div><a name="s035374b"><!--s035374b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a bond of union, <span class="bodyi"><span class="bodyi">esp</span></span> the marriage bond.</p></div><a name="s035375b"><!--s035375b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a protuberant lump or swelling in tissue.</p></div><a name="s035376b"><!--s035376b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the base of a woody branch enclosed in the stem from which it arises, or the cross-section of this appearing as a rounded area in timber.</p></div><a name="s035377b"><!--s035377b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s009123c"><!--s009123c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the base of a woody branch enclosed in the stem from which it arises.</p></div><a name="s009124c"><!--s009124c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the cross-section of the base of a branch that appears in timber as a rounded usu cross-grained area.</p></div></div><a name="s035378b"><!--s035378b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a cluster of people or things.</p></div><a name="s035379b"><!--s035379b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour ✱ <span class="bodyb">at a rate of knots</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> very fast ✱ <span class="bodyb">get knotted</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> used in angry or contemptuous dismissal ✱ <span class="bodyb">tie in knots</span>/<span class="bodyb">tie (somebody) in knots</span> to bewilder or confuse (somebody) utterly ✱ <span class="bodyb">tie the knot</span> to get married</p><p><span class="bodyb">knotless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">cnotta</span>; related to <span class="bodyi">cnyttan</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/knit1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">knit 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lazaret</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lazəʹret/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034385a"><!--s034385a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lazaretto/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lazaretto</span></span></a> [French <span class="bodyi">lazaret</span> from Italian dialect <span class="bodyi">lazareto</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lazaretto/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lazaretto</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hellish<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028059a"><!--s028059a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or resembling hell; diabolical</p><p><span class="bodyb">hellishly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">hellishness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">industrial archaeology</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030997a"><!--s030997a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the scientific study of the products and remains of past industrial activity.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cluster<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans and trans</span></i> (clustered, clustering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011353a"><!--s011353a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to form or cause (people or things) to form a cluster.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">five-eighth</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022611a"><!--s022611a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Aus, NZ</span> in rugby, a player positioned between the three-quarters and the scrum half.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">en</span><small><span class="eSynop">/en/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019700a"><!--s019700a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in printing, a unit of width equal to the body of a piece of type bearing the letter N or half an em.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jorum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjawrəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032693a"><!--s032693a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large drinking vessel or its contents [perhaps from <span class="bodyi">Joram</span> in the Bible who ‘brought with him vessels of silver’ (II Sam 8:10)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ballpoint <span class="bodyi">or</span> ballpoint pen</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004239a"><!--s004239a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pen having as the writing point a small rotating metal ball that inks itself by contact with an inner magazine.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hotpants</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029321a"><!--s029321a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>women's very brief tight-fitting shorts, typically with a bib, that were fashionable <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the early 1970s.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">industrial diamond</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030998a"><!--s030998a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small diamond of inferior quality, often synthetically produced, used in cutting tools, drills, abrasives, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gooey</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgooh·i/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (gooier, gooiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025965a"><!--s025965a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027694b"><!--s027694b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>soft and sticky.</p></div><a name="s027695b"><!--s027695b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>cloyingly sentimental.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knot<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (knotted, knotting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033538a"><!--s033538a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s035380b"><!--s035380b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to tie (something) in or with a knot.</p></div><a name="s035381b"><!--s035381b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (something, e.g. hair) to become tangled.</p></div><a name="s035382b"><!--s035382b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cause (something, e.g. muscles) to become tense or constricted.</p></div><a name="s035383b"><!--s035383b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to make (e.g. a carpet) by tying knots <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s035384b"><!--s035384b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to form a knot or knots</p><p><span class="bodyb">knotter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lazaretto</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lazəʹretoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> lazarettos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034386a"><!--s034386a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036080b"><!--s036080b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in former times, a hospital for people with infectious or contagious diseases.</p></div><a name="s036081b"><!--s036081b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a storeroom or storage locker on a ship or boat [Italian dialect <span class="bodyi">lazareto</span>, partly from <span class="bodyi">lazar</span> leper, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">Lazarus</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lazar/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lazar</span></span></a>), partly an alteration of <span class="bodyi">nazareto</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Santa Maria di Nazaret</span> St Mary of Nazareth, church in Venice that maintained a hospital].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">introvert<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031847a"><!--s031847a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or being an introvert.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hellish<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028060a"><!--s028060a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> extremely </p><p><i></i></p><p>It was a hellish cold day</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cluster bomb</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011354a"><!--s011354a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bomb that explodes to release many smaller usu incendiary or fragmentation missiles.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">five-finger</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022612a"><!--s022612a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various plants, e.g. the cinquefoil, that have five-petalled flowers or five-lobed leaves.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">en-<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> em-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019701a"><!--s019701a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020705b"><!--s020705b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>forming verbs from nouns, with the meanings:</p><a name="s005312c"><!--s005312c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to put into or onto </p><p><i></i></p><p>embed</p> <p><i></i></p><p>engulf</p> <p><i></i></p><p>enthrone</p>.</div><a name="s005313c"><!--s005313c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to provide with </p><p><i></i></p><p>empower</p> <p><i></i></p><p>endow</p>.</div></div><a name="s020706b"><!--s020706b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>forming verbs from nouns and adjectives, with the meaning: to cause to be </p><p><i></i></p><p>enslave</p> <p><i></i></p><p>enable</p>.</div><a name="s020707b"><!--s020707b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>forming more intensive forms of verbs </p><p><i></i></p><p>entangle</p> <p>[Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">in-, im-</span>, from <span class="bodyi">in</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Josh.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032696a"><!--s032696a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Joshua (book of the Bible).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hot pepper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029322a"><!--s029322a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031006b"><!--s031006b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small thin-walled pungent capsicum fruit.</p></div><a name="s031007b"><!--s031007b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the plant that bears this fruit: <span class="bodyi">Capsicum frutescens</span>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ballroom</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004240a"><!--s004240a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large room for dances.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knot<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> knots <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> knot)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033539a"><!--s033539a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sandpiper with grey plumage that breeds in the Arctic and winters in temperate or warm parts of the world: <span class="bodyi">Calidris canutus</span> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">knott</span>; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">industrial espionage</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030999a"><!--s030999a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>acquiring or attempting to acquire secret information about the products or processes of a rival company, e.g. by infiltrating the workforce with spies.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hello <span class="bodyi">or</span> hallo <span class="bodyi">or</span> hullo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/həʹloh, heʹloh/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028061a"><!--s028061a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029876b"><!--s029876b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>used as a greeting or in answering the telephone.</p></div><a name="s029877b"><!--s029877b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> used to express surprise or to attract attention [alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hollo1_or_holloa/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hollo 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clutch<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kluch/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011355a"><!--s011355a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011666b"><!--s011666b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to grasp or hold (something) with or as if with the hand or claws, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> tightly or suddenly <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s011667b"><!--s011667b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + at) to seek to grasp and hold.</p></div><a name="s011668b"><!--s011668b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to operate the clutch on a motor vehicle [Old English <span class="bodyi">clyccan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laze<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/layz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034387a"><!--s034387a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036082b"><!--s036082b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to act or rest lazily; to idle <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s036083b"><!--s036083b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ away) to pass (time) in idleness or relaxation [back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lazy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lazy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goof<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/goohf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025966a"><!--s025966a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027696b"><!--s027696b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a ridiculous or stupid person.</p></div><a name="s027697b"><!--s027697b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a blunder [prob alteration of English dialect <span class="bodyi">goff</span> simpleton].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">five hundred</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022613a"><!--s022613a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a version of the card game euchre in which making a score of 500 points wins a game.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-en<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> -n</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019703a"><!--s019703a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming adjectives from nouns, with the meaning: made of or consisting of </p><p><i></i></p><p>earthen</p> <p><i></i></p><p>wooden</p> <p>[Old English].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">introvert<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/intrəʹvuht/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031848a"><!--s031848a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033762b"><!--s033762b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to turn inwards or in on itself or oneself, e.g.:</p><a name="s008727c"><!--s008727c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to draw in (a tubular part), usu by <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/invagination/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">invagination</span></span></a> (making the outer surface the inner one).</p></div><a name="s008728c"><!--s008728c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to concentrate or direct (the mind, thoughts, or emotions) on oneself <span class="bodyb">introversion</span> /-ʹvuhsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">introverted</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">introvertere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/intro/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">intro-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">vertere</span> to turn].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">josh<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/josh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032694a"><!--s032694a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034629b"><!--s034629b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> to tease or make fun of (somebody) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s034630b"><!--s034630b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to engage in banter; to joke</p><p><span class="bodyb">josher</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hot plate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029323a"><!--s029323a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a metal plate or spiral, usu on an electric cooker, on which food can be heated and cooked.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ballroom dancing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004241a"><!--s004241a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a usu formal type of dancing done <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by couples for recreation, exhibition, or competition.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knot garden</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033540a"><!--s033540a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a formal garden with plants arranged to form intricate knot-like patterns.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">industrial estate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031000a"><!--s031000a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> an area, often on the edge of a city or town, designed for a community of industries and businesses.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hellraiser</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028062a"><!--s028062a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who acts in a loud, wild, or drunken manner</p><p><span class="bodyb">hellraising</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laze<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034388a"><!--s034388a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an instance of being lazy or idling.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clutch<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011356a"><!--s011356a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011669b"><!--s011669b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003025c"><!--s003025c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the claws or a hand in the act of grasping or seizing firmly.</p></div><a name="s003026c"><!--s003026c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) control or possession </p><p><i></i></p><p>At last she was in his clutches</p>.</div></div><a name="s011670b"><!--s011670b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a device for gripping an object, e.g. attached to the end of a chain or tackle.</p></div><a name="s011671b"><!--s011671b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s003027c"><!--s003027c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a coupling used to connect and disconnect a driving and a driven part of a mechanism.</p></div><a name="s003028c"><!--s003028c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a lever or pedal operating such a clutch, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a motor vehicle.</p></div></div><a name="s011672b"><!--s011672b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a critical or decisive moment, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a game; <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crunch2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crunch<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goof<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025967a"><!--s025967a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027698b"><!--s027698b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + about/around) to fool around.</p></div><a name="s027699b"><!--s027699b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> to make a foolish mistake; to blunder.</p></div><a name="s027700b"><!--s027700b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + off) to play truant from work, school, etc; to shirk a duty <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s027701b"><!--s027701b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal (<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up</span>) to bungle (a task or undertaking).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">five-o'clock shadow</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022614a"><!--s022614a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a just visible growth of beard [from the shadow-like appearance of dark beard stubble visible on a man's face by 5 p.m.].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intrude</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹtroohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031849a"><!--s031849a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033763b"><!--s033763b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to thrust oneself into a situation or a place without invitation, permission, or welcome </p><p><i></i></p><p>It is rude, madam, to intrude, madam, with your brood, madam, brazen-faced</p><p> W S Gilbert.</p></div><a name="s033764b"><!--s033764b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to force (something) in or on something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> without permission or suitable reason.</p></div><a name="s033765b"><!--s033765b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to enter as a geological intrusion <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s033766b"><!--s033766b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to force (something) in or on something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> without permission, welcome, or suitable reason </p><p><i></i></p><p>She decided to intrude a trite moral into her lecture</p>.</div><a name="s033767b"><!--s033767b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to cause (e.g. rock) to intrude [Latin <span class="bodyi">intrudere</span> to thrust in, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">trudere</span> to thrust].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">balls-aching</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004242a"><!--s004242a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span> boring, tiresome, obnoxious or of a low standard</p><p><span class="bodyb">balls-achingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hot pot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029324a"><!--s029324a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a stew of mutton, lamb, or beef and potato cooked in a casserole.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">en-<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> em-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019702a"><!--s019702a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting: inclusion or involvement </p><p><i></i></p><p>energy</p> <p><i></i></p><p>empathy</p> <p>[Middle English via Latin from Greek, from <span class="bodyi">en</span> in].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">josh<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032695a"><!--s032695a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a good-humoured joke.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knotgrass</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033541a"><!--s033541a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035385b"><!--s035385b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a widely occurring plant of the dock family with jointed stems and minute green flowers: <span class="bodyi">Polygonum aviculare</span>.</p></div><a name="s035386b"><!--s035386b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of several species of related plants.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">industrialise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹdustri·əliez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031001a"><!--s031001a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/industrialize_or_industrialise_or_ise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">industrialize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hell's Angel</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028063a"><!--s028063a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of a motorcycle gang associated with lawless and sometimes violent behaviour.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lazy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (lazier, laziest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034389a"><!--s034389a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036084b"><!--s036084b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>disinclined or averse to activity; indolent.</p></div><a name="s036085b"><!--s036085b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not energetic or vigorous.</p></div><a name="s036086b"><!--s036086b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>encouraging inactivity or indolence </p><p><i></i></p><p>a lazy afternoon</p>.</div><a name="s036087b"><!--s036087b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s009223c"><!--s009223c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>disinclined or averse to activity; indolent.</p></div><a name="s009224c"><!--s009224c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>not energetic or vigorous </p><p><i></i></p><p>a lazy movement</p>.</div><a name="s009225c"><!--s009225c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>encouraging inactivity or indolence </p><p><i></i></p><p>a lazy afternoon</p>.</div></div><a name="s036088b"><!--s036088b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>said of a river: moving slowly</p><p><span class="bodyb">lazily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">laziness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [perhaps from Middle Low German <span class="bodyi">lasich</span> feeble].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clutch<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011357a"><!--s011357a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011673b"><!--s011673b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a nest of eggs or a brood of chicks.</p></div><a name="s011674b"><!--s011674b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a group of people or things [alteration of English dialect <span class="bodyi">cletch</span> hatching, brood].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goofball</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025968a"><!--s025968a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027702b"><!--s027702b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> a stupid or gullible person.</p></div><a name="s027703b"><!--s027703b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a barbiturate sleeping pill.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fivepins</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022615a"><!--s022615a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing.</span>) a bowling game similar to ninepins, but using only five skittles.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intruder</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031850a"><!--s031850a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who intrudes, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a burglar.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">balls-up</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">ball-up</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004244a"><!--s004244a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span> a muddle; a bungled task or activity.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-en<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> -n</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019704a"><!--s019704a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming verbs from adjectives and nouns, with the meaning: to cause to be or have; to become </p><p><i></i></p><p>sharpen</p> <p><i></i></p><p>heighten</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">-nen</span> from Old English <span class="bodyi">-nian</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knothole</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033542a"><!--s033542a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hole in a board or tree trunk where a knot or branch has come out.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hell's bells</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028064a"><!--s028064a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> used to express irritation or impatience.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hot potato</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029325a"><!--s029325a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a controversial or sensitive question or issue.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Joshua tree</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjosh(y)oo·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032697a"><!--s032697a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tall yucca tree of the SW USA with sword-shaped leaves and clusters of greenish white flowers: <span class="bodyi">Yucca brevifolia</span> [prob named after <span class="bodyi">Joshua</span> in the Old Testament, because the tree's branching shape resembles a man brandishing a spear (Joshua 8:18)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lazybones</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> lazybones)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034390a"><!--s034390a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a lazy person.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">industrialism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031002a"><!--s031002a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an economic or social organization in which manufacturing industries, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> large-scale mechanized industries, are dominant.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clutch bag</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011358a"><!--s011358a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small handbag with no handle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fiver</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022616a"><!--s022616a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023986b"><!--s023986b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a five-pound note.</p></div><a name="s023987b"><!--s023987b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a five-dollar bill.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intrusion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹtroohzh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031851a"><!--s031851a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033768b"><!--s033768b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of intruding or an action that intrudes </p><p><i></i></p><p>Forgive this intrusion into your privacy</p>.</div><a name="s033769b"><!--s033769b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008729c"><!--s008729c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>something that intrudes.</p></div><a name="s008730c"><!--s008730c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>rock or magma forced while molten into or between other rock formations, or its forcible entry [Middle English via French and medieval Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">intrusus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">intrudere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/intrude/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">intrude</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">go off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025969a"><!--s025969a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027704b"><!--s027704b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to go forth or away; to depart.</p></div><a name="s027705b"><!--s027705b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to explode.</p></div><a name="s027706b"><!--s027706b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of food: to begin to decompose.</p></div><a name="s027707b"><!--s027707b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to follow a specified course; to proceed </p><p><i></i></p><p>The party went off well</p>.</div><a name="s027708b"><!--s027708b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to make a characteristic noise; to sound </p><p><i></i></p><p>The alarm went off</p>.</div><a name="s027709b"><!--s027709b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to fall asleep.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knotty</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (knottier, knottiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033543a"><!--s033543a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035387b"><!--s035387b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>full of knots.</p></div><a name="s035388b"><!--s035388b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>complicated or difficult to solve </p><p><i></i></p><p>a knotty problem</p> <p><span class="bodyb">knottiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">balls up</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">ball up</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004243a"><!--s004243a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004262b"><!--s004262b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span> to ruin or make a mess of (e.g. something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a task) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s004263b"><!--s004263b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span> to make a mistake that has this effect.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">helluva</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹheləvə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028065a"><!--s028065a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> used as an intensive: great or terrific </p><p><i></i></p><p>a helluva din</p> <p>[alteration of <span class="bodyi">hell of a</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">industrialist</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031003a"><!--s031003a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who is engaged in the management of an industry.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lazy eye</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034391a"><!--s034391a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an eye with impaired vision, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a person with a squint.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-en<sup>3</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> -n</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019705a"><!--s019705a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming past participles of verbs </p><p><i></i></p><p>broken</p> <p><i></i></p><p>worn</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">joss</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jos/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032698a"><!--s032698a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Chinese religious statue or idol [Javanese <span class="bodyi">dejus</span>, from Portuguese <span class="bodyi">deus</span> god, from Latin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hot-press</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029327a"><!--s029327a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to press (paper or cloth) with a hot press.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clutter<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklutə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (cluttered, cluttering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011359a"><!--s011359a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to fill or cover (a surface or room) with scattered or disordered things [Middle English <span class="bodyi">clotteren</span> to clot, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/clot2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">clot 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fives</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fievz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022617a"><!--s022617a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing.</span>) any of various singles or doubles games in which players use their hands or small bats to hit a ball in a walled court.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knout</span><small><span class="eSynop">/nowt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033544a"><!--s033544a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a whip formerly used in Russia for flogging criminals [Russian <span class="bodyi">knut</span> from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">knútre</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">helm<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/helm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028066a"><!--s028066a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029878b"><!--s029878b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a tiller or wheel controlling the steering of a ship.</p></div><a name="s029879b"><!--s029879b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the helm</span>) the position of control; the head </p><p><i></i></p><p>The medical school has a new dean at the helm</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">helma</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goofy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (goofier, goofiest) <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025970a"><!--s025970a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027710b"><!--s027710b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> silly; foolish.</p></div><a name="s027711b"><!--s027711b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> said of teeth: protruding</p><p><span class="bodyb">goofily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">goofiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">industrialize <span class="bodyi">or</span> industrialise <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031004a"><!--s031004a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032713b"><!--s032713b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to develop industries extensively in (a region).</p></div><a name="s032714b"><!--s032714b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of a region: to become industrialized.</p></div><a name="s032715b"><!--s032715b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to become industrial; to introduce industry to (a region) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s032716b"><!--s032716b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to become industrialized <span class="bodyb">industrialization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lazy Susan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsoohz(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034392a"><!--s034392a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a revolving tray placed on a dining table for serving food, condiments, or relishes [from the forename <span class="bodyi">Susan</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clutter<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011360a"><!--s011360a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011675b"><!--s011675b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a crowded or confused mass or collection.</p></div><a name="s011676b"><!--s011676b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>scattered or disordered material.</p></div><a name="s011677b"><!--s011677b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s003029c"><!--s003029c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a crowded or confused mass or collection.</p></div><a name="s003030c"><!--s003030c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>scattered or disordered material </p><p><i></i></p><p>This wicker screen is ideal for dividing your lounge or concealing unwanted clutter</p><p> Best.</p></div></div><a name="s011678b"><!--s011678b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>interfering echoes visible on a radar screen caused by reflection from objects other than the target.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">joss house</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032699a"><!--s032699a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Chinese temple or shrine.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hot press</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029326a"><!--s029326a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a machine that applies heat and pressure to paper or cloth by means of hot metal plates, in order to give a smooth glossy finish.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹnaybl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019706a"><!--s019706a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020708b"><!--s020708b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to provide (somebody) with the means or opportunity to do something.</p></div><a name="s020709b"><!--s020709b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (something) possible or, practical, or easy.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intrusive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹtroohsiv, -ziv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031852a"><!--s031852a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033770b"><!--s033770b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>constituting an intrusion, or tending to intrude.</p></div><a name="s033771b"><!--s033771b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a rock: being an intrusion.</p></div><a name="s033772b"><!--s033772b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a speech sound: inserted where there is no corresponding letter in spelling or etymology </p><p><i></i></p><p>an intrusive r</p> <p><span class="bodyb">intrusively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">intrusiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ballsy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbawlzi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (ballsier, ballsiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004245a"><!--s004245a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> spirited or courageous</p><p><span class="bodyb">ballsiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">five-spice</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022618a"><!--s022618a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a powdered blend of five spices, usu cinnamon, cloves, fennel seeds, peppercorns, and star anise, used in Chinese cuisine.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">know<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/noh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> knew /nyooh/) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> known /nohn/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033545a"><!--s033545a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s035389b"><!--s035389b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to be aware of or have information about (something); to perceive or understand (something).</p></div><a name="s035390b"><!--s035390b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s009125c"><!--s009125c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to be aware of the truth or factual nature of (something); to be convinced or certain of (something).</p></div><a name="s009126c"><!--s009126c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to have a practical understanding of (how to do something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>We want better reasons for having children than not knowing how to prevent them</p><p> Dora Russell.</p></div></div><a name="s035391b"><!--s035391b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s009127c"><!--s009127c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to recognize or identify (somebody or something).</p></div><a name="s009128c"><!--s009128c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to be acquainted or familiar with (somebody or something).</p></div><a name="s009129c"><!--s009129c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to have experience of (something).</p></div></div><a name="s035392b"><!--s035392b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to have sexual intercourse with (somebody) ✱ <span class="bodyb">be known as</span> to be called, e.g. as a nickname <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s035393b"><!--s035393b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to have knowledge.</p></div><a name="s035394b"><!--s035394b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(+ of/about) to be aware of or have information about (something) ✱ <span class="bodyb">know no bounds</span> to be unlimited or unconfined ✱ <span class="bodyb">know what's what</span> to be competent, experienced, or knowledgeable ✱ <span class="bodyb">not know somebody from Adam</span> to have no idea who somebody is ✱ <span class="bodyb">you know</span> used for adding emphasis to a statement </p><p><i></i></p><p>You'll have to try harder, you know, if you want to succeed</p> <p><span class="bodyb">knowable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">knower</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">knowen</span> from Old English <span class="bodyi">cnāwan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">helm<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028067a"><!--s028067a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029880b"><!--s029880b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to steer (a ship).</p></div><a name="s029881b"><!--s029881b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to manage or direct (e.g. a company).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goog</span><small><span class="eSynop">/goohg/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025971a"><!--s025971a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ, informal</span> an egg [perhaps from Dutch <span class="bodyi">oog</span> or from a Scottish dialect word for an egg].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">joss stick</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032700a"><!--s032700a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a slender stick of incense.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hot-rod</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (hot-rodded) (hot-rodding)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029329a"><!--s029329a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s031008b"><!--s031008b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to modify (a motor vehicle) for high speed and fast acceleration <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s031009b"><!--s031009b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to drive a hot rod.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lb</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034394a"><!--s034394a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036089b"><!--s036089b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in cricket, leg bye.</p></div><a name="s036090b"><!--s036090b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>pound [(sense 2) Latin <span class="bodyi">libra</span> scales, pound].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">industrial park</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031005a"><!--s031005a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/industrial_estate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">industrial estate</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ball-up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004247a"><!--s004247a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/balls_up/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">balls-up</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Clydesdale</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkliedzdayl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011361a"><!--s011361a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a horse of a heavy breed used for pulling loads, having long shaggy growths of hair on its legs [named after <span class="bodyi">Clydesdale</span>, region of Scotland, where it originated].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intrust</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹtrust/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031853a"><!--s031853a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/entrust_or_intrust/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">entrust</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enabling act</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019707a"><!--s019707a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in law, an act giving certain legal powers to a person or organization.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">five-star</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022619a"><!--s022619a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of accommodation, etc: of the highest standard or quality </p><p><i></i></p><p>a five-star hotel</p> <p><i></i></p><p>five-star treatment</p> <p>[from the number of asterisks used in guidebooks to denote relative excellence].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">know<sup>2</sup></span></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033546a"><!--s033546a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>✱ <span class="bodyb">in the know</span> in possession of confidential or otherwise exclusive knowledge or information.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">helm<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028068a"><!--s028068a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a helmet [Old English].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">google</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgoohgl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025972a"><!--s025972a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make a search for (an item) on the Internet [from <span class="bodyi">Google</span>, trademark name of an Internet search engine].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jostle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjosl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032701a"><!--s032701a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034631b"><!--s034631b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to push and shove roughly against other people.</p></div><a name="s034632b"><!--s034632b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make one's way by pushing and shoving.</p></div><a name="s034633b"><!--s034633b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to vie or compete with other people to gain an objective <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s034634b"><!--s034634b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to push and shove (somebody) roughly.</p></div><a name="s034635b"><!--s034635b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to vie or compete with (somebody) to gain an objective</p><p><span class="bodyb">jostle</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [alteration of <span class="bodyi">justle</span>, frequentative of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/joust2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">joust 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hot rod</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029328a"><!--s029328a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a motor vehicle rebuilt or modified for high speed and fast acceleration.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">LB</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034393a"><!--s034393a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Liberia (international vehicle registration).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">industrial relations</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031006a"><!--s031006a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the dealings or relationships between the management of a business or industrial enterprise and the employees or their trade unions.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fivestones</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022620a"><!--s022620a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> (<span class="bodyi">treated as sing.</span>) a game similar to jacks (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jack1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jack<sup>1</sup></span></span></a>) (5a), but played with five pieces of stone or metal, usu without a ball.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ball up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004246a"><!--s004246a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/balls_up/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">balls up</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intubate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹintyoobayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031854a"><!--s031854a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to introduce a tube into a hollow organ, e.g. the windpipe <span class="bodyb">intubation</span> /-ʹbaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enact</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹnakt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019708a"><!--s019708a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020710b"><!--s020710b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (e.g. a bill) into law.</p></div><a name="s020711b"><!--s020711b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to act out or perform (a role, scene, etc)</p><p><span class="bodyb">enactable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">enaction</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">enactment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">enactor</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">helmet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhelmit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028069a"><!--s028069a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029882b"><!--s029882b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of various protective head coverings, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> made of a hard material to resist impact.</p></div><a name="s029883b"><!--s029883b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a covering or enclosing headpiece of ancient or medieval armour.</p></div><a name="s029884b"><!--s029884b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a hood-shaped petal or sepal of a plant.</p></div><a name="s029885b"><!--s029885b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a mollusc with a thick ridged shell, found in tropical or temperate seas and preying on sea urchins: family Cassidae</p><p><span class="bodyb">helmeted</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">helmet</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">helme</span> helmet, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">know-all</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033547a"><!--s033547a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who behaves as if they know everything.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">clypeus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹklipi·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> clypei /ʹklipiie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011362a"><!--s011362a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plate on the front of an insect's head <span class="bodyb">clypeal</span> /ʹklipi·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">clypeate</span> /ʹklipi·ət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">clypeus</span> round shield].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">googly</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgoohgli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> googlies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025973a"><!--s025973a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in cricket, a slow ball that is apparently bowled so that it turns the opposite way to that expected with an action that would make it turn one way on bouncing but that actually turns the other way [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jot<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/jot/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032702a"><!--s032702a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the least bit </p><p><i></i></p><p>not a jot of evidence</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">iota, jota</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/iota/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">iota</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hot seat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029330a"><!--s029330a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031010b"><!--s031010b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the hot seat</span>) a position involving risk, embarrassment, or responsibility for decision-making </p><p><i></i></p><p>in the hot seat at the interview</p>.</div><a name="s031011b"><!--s031011b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/electric_chair/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">electric chair</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intuit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹtyooh·it/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (intuited, intuiting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031855a"><!--s031855a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to apprehend (something) by intuition</p><p><span class="bodyb">intuitable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">LBO</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034395a"><!--s034395a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>leveraged buyout.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Industrial Revolution</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031007a"><!--s031007a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Industrial Revolution</span>) the transformation from a mainly agricultural economy to one based on industrial production that took place in Britain and other countries during the 18th and 19th cents. [coined by Arnold Toynbee d.1883, English academic and historian].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ball valve</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004248a"><!--s004248a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a one-way valve consisting of a ball that rests inside a cylindrical seating over a hole and rises and falls by means of a spring, its own weight, or pressure of gases or liquids.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enamel<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹnaml/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019709a"><!--s019709a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020712b"><!--s020712b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a usu opaque glassy coating applied to the surface of metal, glass, or pottery.</p></div><a name="s020713b"><!--s020713b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something enamelled, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> enamelware.</p></div><a name="s020714b"><!--s020714b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a white substance consisting mainly of calcium that forms a thin hard layer capping the teeth.</p></div><a name="s020715b"><!--s020715b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a paint that dries with a glossy appearance.</p></div><a name="s020716b"><!--s020716b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> an often coloured coating applied to the nails to give them a smooth or glossy appearance; nail varnish.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jot<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (jotted, jotting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032703a"><!--s032703a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + down) to write (something) briefly or hurriedly </p><p><i></i></p><p>You might want to jot this name down</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fix<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fiks/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022621a"><!--s022621a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s023988b"><!--s023988b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to place (something) somewhere and position and or attach it firmly.</p></div><a name="s023989b"><!--s023989b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (something) firm, or stable or permanent, e.g. to change (a substance) into a stable chemical compound.</p></div><a name="s023990b"><!--s023990b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006239c"><!--s006239c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to change (a substance) into a stable chemical compound or available form </p><p><i></i></p><p>bacteria that fix nitrogen</p>.</div><a name="s006240c"><!--s006240c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to kill, harden, and preserve (a specimen) for microscopic study.</p></div><a name="s006241c"><!--s006241c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to make the image of (a photographic film) permanent by removing unused sensitive chemicals.</p></div></div><a name="s023991b"><!--s023991b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to decide upon or establish (a date, price, etc).</p></div><a name="s023992b"><!--s023992b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s006242c"><!--s006242c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) to gaze intently at (somebody).</p></div><a name="s006243c"><!--s006243c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to direct (one's eyes) steadily somewhere.</p></div></div><a name="s023993b"><!--s023993b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s006244c"><!--s006244c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to make (something) possible.</p></div><a name="s006245c"><!--s006245c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to arrange (to do something).</p></div><a name="s006246c"><!--s006246c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to be about to (do something).</p></div></div><a name="s023994b"><!--s023994b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s006247c"><!--s006247c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to repair or mend (something).</p></div><a name="s006248c"><!--s006248c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to set (something) in order.</p></div></div><a name="s023995b"><!--s023995b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to fasten (a bayonet) to the muzzle of a rifle.</p></div><a name="s023996b"><!--s023996b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) to gaze intently at (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He fixed her with an accusing stare</p>.</div><a name="s023997b"><!--s023997b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>to direct (one's eyes) steadily somewhere.</p></div><a name="s023998b"><!--s023998b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>to set or place (something) conclusively </p><p><i></i></p><p>That fixes the time of death at around 6.30 a.m</p>.</div><a name="s023999b"><!--s023999b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>to assign (blame).</p></div><a name="s024000b"><!--s024000b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>to make (something) possible </p><p><i></i></p><p>I can fix it for you to meet him</p>.</div><a name="s024001b"><!--s024001b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><p>to arrange (to do something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I've fixed to go into town tomorrow</p>.</div><a name="s024002b"><!--s024002b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">15</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to be about to (do something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>We're fixing to leave soon</p>.</div><a name="s024003b"><!--s024003b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">16</span><br/><p>to repair or mend (something).</p></div><a name="s024004b"><!--s024004b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">17</span><br/><p>to spay or castrate (an animal).</p></div><a name="s024005b"><!--s024005b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">18</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> to set (something) in order </p><p><i></i></p><p>fix one's make-up</p>.</div><a name="s024006b"><!--s024006b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">19</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> to get (something) ready, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to prepare (food or drink) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Can I fix you a drink?</p>.</div><a name="s024007b"><!--s024007b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">20</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to get even with (somebody).</p></div><a name="s024008b"><!--s024008b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">21</span><br/><p>to influence (e.g. a jury or the outcome of something) by illicit means.</p></div><a name="s024009b"><!--s024009b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">22</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to inject oneself with (a narcotic drug) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s024010b"><!--s024010b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">23</span><br/><p>(+ on) to agree on something </p><p><i></i></p><p>The group fixed on George as their leader</p> <p><span class="bodyb">fixable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fixer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">fixen</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">fixus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">figere</span> to fasten].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">googol</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgoohgol/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025974a"><!--s025974a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the figure 1 followed by 100 zeros; 10<sup>100</sup> [said to have been coined by the nine-year-old nephew of E Kasner d.1955, US mathematician].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">know-how</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033548a"><!--s033548a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>expertise in a particular field.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cm</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011364a"><!--s011364a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>centimetre.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">helminth</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhelminth/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028070a"><!--s028070a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a parasitic worm, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one living in the intestines of an animal <span class="bodyb">helminthic</span> /helʹminthik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">helminth-, helmis</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hot shoe</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029331a"><!--s029331a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a socket in a camera for accessories, through which there is direct electrical contact with a flashgun, for flash synchronization.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intuition</span><small><span class="eSynop">/intyoohʹish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031856a"><!--s031856a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033773b"><!--s033773b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>quick and ready insight.</p></div><a name="s033774b"><!--s033774b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008731c"><!--s008731c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>quick and ready insight.</p></div><a name="s008732c"><!--s008732c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a hunch.</p></div></div><a name="s033775b"><!--s033775b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s008733c"><!--s008733c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the power of attaining direct knowledge without evident rational thought or the drawing of conclusions from evidence available.</p></div><a name="s008734c"><!--s008734c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>knowledge gained by this power</p><p><span class="bodyb">intuitional</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">intuition-</span>, <span class="bodyi">intuitio</span> act of contemplating, from Latin <span class="bodyi">intueri</span> to look at, contemplate, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">tueri</span> to look].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">industrial-strength</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031008a"><!--s031008a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>very strong or powerful; suitable for use in industry </p><p><i></i></p><p>industrial-strength cleaning fluid</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lbw</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034396a"><!--s034396a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in cricket, leg before wicket.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jota</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkhota/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032704a"><!--s032704a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Spanish folk dance in fast triple time [Spanish <span class="bodyi">jota</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bally</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbali/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004249a"><!--s004249a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, euphem</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bloody1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bloody 1</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bloody3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bloody 3</span></span></a> [alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bloody1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bloody 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goo-goo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgooh gooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025975a"><!--s025975a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> sentimentally amorous </p><p><i></i></p><p>make goo-goo eyes at each other</p> <p>[prob alteration of <span class="bodyi">goggle</span> staring, squinting, from Middle English <span class="bodyi">gogelen</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/goggle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">goggle</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enamel<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (enamelled, enamelling, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> enameled) (enameling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019710a"><!--s019710a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to cover or decorate (something) with enamel</p><p><span class="bodyb">enameller</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">enamellist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">enamelwork</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">enamelen</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">enamailler</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">esmail</span> enamel, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cm</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011363a"><!--s011363a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chemical symbol for curium.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knowing<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033549a"><!--s033549a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035395b"><!--s035395b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>implying knowledge of a secret </p><p><i></i></p><p>a knowing look</p>.</div><a name="s035396b"><!--s035396b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>shrewd or astute.</p></div><a name="s035397b"><!--s035397b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>deliberate or conscious</p><p><span class="bodyb">knowingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">knowingness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">helminthiasis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/helminʹthie·əsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028071a"><!--s028071a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>infestation with parasitic worms.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fix<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022622a"><!--s022622a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024011b"><!--s024011b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a position of difficulty or embarrassment; a trying predicament </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'm in a terrible fix</p>.</div><a name="s024012b"><!--s024012b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span></p><a name="s006249c"><!--s006249c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of injecting a narcotic drug.</p></div><a name="s006250c"><!--s006250c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a single dose of a narcotic drug.</p></div><a name="s006251c"><!--s006251c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly humorous</span> an intake of a stimulating substance or the exposure to a reviving experience of something exciting or pleasurable </p><p><i></i></p><p>I need my morning fix of strong coffee</p> <p><i></i></p><p>He feels deprived if he doesn't have his weekly fix of going to the cinema</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">get a fix on</span> to determine the position of (a ship, etc) using bearings, observation, radio, etc.</p></div></div><a name="s024013b"><!--s024013b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to discover or understand the basic nature of (somebody or something).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hotshot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029332a"><!--s029332a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a showily successful or important person</p><p><span class="bodyb">hotshot</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intuitionism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/intyoohʹishəniz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031857a"><!--s031857a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033776b"><!--s033776b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a doctrine that knowledge rests on basic truths that can be known intuitively.</p></div><a name="s033777b"><!--s033777b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a doctrine that moral values and principles can be discerned intuitively</p><p><span class="bodyb">intuitionist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj or noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">industrial tribunal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031009a"><!--s031009a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an official tribunal set up to handle legal disputes, e.g. allegations of unfair dismissal, between employers and employees.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">LC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034397a"><!--s034397a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>left centre.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ballyhoo<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/baliʹhooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> ballyhoos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004250a"><!--s004250a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004264b"><!--s004264b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a noisy demonstration or talk.</p></div><a name="s004265b"><!--s004265b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>flamboyant, exaggerated, or sensational advertising or promotion [origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jotter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032705a"><!--s032705a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small note book or pad for notes or memoranda.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knowing<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033550a"><!--s033550a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the fact or condition of being aware of or understanding something </p><p><i></i></p><p>There's no knowing what will happen</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">helmsman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> helmsmen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028072a"><!--s028072a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person steering a ship.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gook</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gook/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025976a"><!--s025976a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> a foreigner, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> somebody from southeast Asia or of southeast Asian origin or descent [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cmdr</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011365a"><!--s011365a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Commander.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fixate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfiksayt, fikʹsayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022623a"><!--s022623a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024014b"><!--s024014b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (something) fixed, stable, or stationary.</p></div><a name="s024015b"><!--s024015b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to focus or direct one's eyes or attention on or towards (something) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s024016b"><!--s024016b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to become fixed, stable, or stationary.</p></div><a name="s024017b"><!--s024017b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to focus or direct one's eyes or attention ✱ <span class="bodyb">be fixated at</span> said of a person or somebody's libido: to be arrested at (a specified immature stage of psychosexual development) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He's fixated at the anal stage</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">be fixated on</span> to have an obsessive preoccupation with (somebody or something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She has been fixated on one of her colleagues for years</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">fixus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">figere</span> to fasten + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ate4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ate 4</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enamelware</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019711a"><!--s019711a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>metal household or kitchen utensils coated with enamel.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hot spot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029333a"><!--s029333a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031012b"><!--s031012b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an area of potential danger, where violence may break out; a trouble spot.</p></div><a name="s031013b"><!--s031013b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a much-frequented nightclub or disco.</p></div><a name="s031014b"><!--s031014b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a local area of greater heat or greater activity, e.g.:</p><a name="s008101c"><!--s008101c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in a petrol engine, part of the manifold that is heated by the exhaust gases it receives from the cylinders to vaporize the fuel.</p></div><a name="s008102c"><!--s008102c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in molecular biology, a region of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dna/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">DNA</span></span></a> that is particularly prone to spontaneous mutation, or <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/recombination/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">recombination</span></span></a> (combination of genes in an offspring not found in the parents).</p></div><a name="s008103c"><!--s008103c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>in electronics, a small region of an electrode where the temperature is raised above the average.</p></div><a name="s008104c"><!--s008104c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>in geology, an area of greater heat deep within the earth's mantle that is associated with increased volcanic activity at the earth's surface.</p></div><a name="s008105c"><!--s008105c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>in nuclear engineering, a highly radioactive area in a plant or reactor.</p></div><a name="s008106c"><!--s008106c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">f</span><br/><p>in image technology, a point in an interactive video image that can be clicked on to access information from elsewhere.</p></div><a name="s008107c"><!--s008107c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">g</span><br/><p>a place in a public area or building where wireless access to the Internet is provided.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">industrious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹdustri·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031010a"><!--s031010a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>conscientious and hard-working</p><p><span class="bodyb">industriously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">industriousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intuitive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹtyooh·itiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031858a"><!--s031858a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033778b"><!--s033778b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>known or perceived by intuition; directly apprehended </p><p><i></i></p><p>He had an intuitive awareness of his sister's feelings</p>.</div><a name="s033779b"><!--s033779b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>possessing or given to intuition or insight </p><p><i></i></p><p>an intuitive mind</p>.</div><a name="s033780b"><!--s033780b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>of intuition </p><p><i></i></p><p>the intuitive faculty</p> <p><span class="bodyb">intuitively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">intuitiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">l.c.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034398a"><!--s034398a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036091b"><!--s036091b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Latin <span class="bodyi">loco citato</span>: in the place cited.</p></div><a name="s036092b"><!--s036092b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>letter of credit.</p></div><a name="s036093b"><!--s036093b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in printing, lower case [(sense 1) Latin <span class="bodyi">loco citato</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jotting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032706a"><!--s032706a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a brief note.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ballyhoo<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (ballyhoos, ballyhooed, ballyhooing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004251a"><!--s004251a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> to give (something) flamboyant, exaggerated, or sensational publicity or propaganda.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gooly <span class="bodyi">or</span> goolie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgoohli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> goolies) <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025977a"><!--s025977a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027712b"><!--s027712b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a testicle.</p></div><a name="s027713b"><!--s027713b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ</span> a stone [Hindi <span class="bodyi">goli</span> ball, bullet].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">helot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhelət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028073a"><!--s028073a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029886b"><!--s029886b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Helot</span>) a serf in ancient Sparta.</p></div><a name="s029887b"><!--s029887b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a serf or slave</p><p><span class="bodyb">helotism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">helotry</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">Helotes</span> (plural) from Greek <span class="bodyi">Heilōtes</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enamour</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">enamor</span>) /iʹnamə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019712a"><!--s019712a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>, + of/with) to cause (somebody) to love or like a person or thing </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'm not enamoured with the colour scheme</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">enamouren</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">enamourer</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">amour</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amour/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amour</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">know-it-all</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033551a"><!--s033551a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/know_all/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">know-all</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intumesce</span><small><span class="eSynop">/intyooʹmes/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031859a"><!--s031859a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to become enlarged or swollen</p><p><span class="bodyb">intumescence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">intumescent</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">intumescere</span> to swell up, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">tumescere</span> to begin to swell, from <span class="bodyi">tumēre</span> to swell].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hot spring</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029334a"><!--s029334a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a spring of naturally hot water.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">industry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹindəstri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> industries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031011a"><!--s031011a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032717b"><!--s032717b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008514c"><!--s008514c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>economic activity that is concerned with the manufacture of goods, the processing of raw materials, construction work, etc.</p></div><a name="s008515c"><!--s008515c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a specified branch of this </p><p><i></i></p><p>the car industry</p>.</div><a name="s008516c"><!--s008516c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>any activity that generates employment </p><p><i></i></p><p>the tourist industry</p>.</div></div><a name="s032718b"><!--s032718b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>hard-working diligence </p><p><i></i></p><p>The boss praised their accuracy and industry</p> <p>[early French <span class="bodyi">industrie</span> skill, employment involving skill, from Latin <span class="bodyi">industria</span> diligence, from <span class="bodyi">industrius</span> diligent, from Old Latin <span class="bodyi">indostruus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">indu</span> in + -<span class="bodyi">struus</span> building].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cmdre</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011366a"><!--s011366a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Commodore.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">LCD</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034399a"><!--s034399a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036094b"><!--s036094b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>liquid crystal display.</p></div><a name="s036095b"><!--s036095b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">lcd</span>) lowest (or least) common denominator.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fixation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fikʹsaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022624a"><!--s022624a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024018b"><!--s024018b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> + on/with) an attachment to or preoccupation with (somebody or something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> if obsessive or unhealthy </p><p><i></i></p><p>develop a fixation on one's boss</p> <p><i></i></p><p>His one fixation was neatness</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a mother-fixation</p>.</div><a name="s024019b"><!--s024019b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a concentration of the libido on infantile forms of gratification </p><p><i></i></p><p>fixation at the oral stage</p>.</div><a name="s024020b"><!--s024020b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>concentration of the gaze on something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> words in reading </p><p><i></i></p><p>Fast readers will take in the sense of words even before fixation</p>.</div><a name="s024021b"><!--s024021b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s006252c"><!--s006252c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">esp</span> in plant biology, the process of fixing something chemically </p><p><i></i></p><p>nitrogen fixation</p>.</div><a name="s006253c"><!--s006253c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the use of a chemical to stabilize a specimen, e.g. before examination under a microscope.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">joual</span><small><span class="eSynop">/zhoohʹal/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032707a"><!--s032707a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a non-standard Canadian dialect of French [from Canadian French dialect <span class="bodyi">joual</span> horse, alteration of French <span class="bodyi">cheval</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ballyrag</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004252a"><!--s004252a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bullyrag/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bullyrag</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">help<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/help/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028074a"><!--s028074a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029888b"><!--s029888b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to give assistance or support to (somebody).</p></div><a name="s029889b"><!--s029889b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007891c"><!--s007891c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to be of use to (somebody or something); to benefit.</p></div><a name="s007892c"><!--s007892c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to further the advancement of (something); to promote </p><p><i></i></p><p>Comments like that will not help our cause</p>.</div></div><a name="s029890b"><!--s029890b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s007893c"><!--s007893c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to refrain from (doing something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I couldn't help laughing</p>.</div><a name="s007894c"><!--s007894c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to keep (something) from occurring; to prevent </p><p><i></i></p><p>They couldn't help the accident</p>.</div><a name="s007895c"><!--s007895c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to restrain (oneself) from taking action </p><p><i></i></p><p>I tried not to say anything, but couldn't help myself</p>.</div></div><a name="s029891b"><!--s029891b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to remedy, relieve, or improve (something).</p></div><a name="s029892b"><!--s029892b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to serve (somebody or oneself) with food or drink, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> at a meal </p><p><i></i></p><p>Let me help you to some salad</p>.</div><a name="s029893b"><!--s029893b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to enable (somebody) to move in a specified direction </p><p><i></i></p><p>The nurse helped him into the chair</p>.</div><a name="s029894b"><!--s029894b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to appropriate something for (oneself), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> dishonestly </p><p><i></i></p><p>He helped himself to my pen</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">so help me (God</span>).</p></div><a name="s029895b"><!--s029895b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>used to show that one is sincere and determined</p><p><span class="bodyb">helper</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">helpan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indwell</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹdwel/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> indwelt /-ʹdwelt/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031012a"><!--s031012a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a spirit, force, principle, etc: to exist within (a person or group) <span class="bodyb">indweller</span> /ʹin-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knowledge</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹnolij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033552a"><!--s033552a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035398b"><!--s035398b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>information, understanding, or skills, acquired through learning or experience </p><p><i></i></p><p>the pursuit of knowledge</p> <p><i></i></p><p>I had some knowledge of first aid</p>.</div><a name="s035399b"><!--s035399b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the total body of known facts, or those associated with a particular subject </p><p><i></i></p><p>First come I; my name is Jowett. There's no knowledge but I know it. I am the master of this college: what I don't know isn't knowledge</p><p> H C Beeching.</p></div><a name="s035400b"><!--s035400b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in philosophy, justified or verifiable belief, as distinct from opinion.</p></div><a name="s035401b"><!--s035401b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>awareness of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>If he left the house this afternoon he did so without my knowledge</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">to one's knowledge</span>.</p></div><a name="s035402b"><!--s035402b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>as far as one knows or is able to judge </p><p><i></i></p><p>not to my knowledge</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">knowlege</span>, from <span class="bodyi">knowlechen</span> to acknowledge, irreg from <span class="bodyi">knowen</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/know1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">know 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CMEA</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011367a"><!--s011367a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Council for Mutual Economic Assistance.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hotspur</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029335a"><!--s029335a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a person who rushes precipitately into dangerous activity or involvement; a rash or impetuous person [from the idea of a spur hot with constant use by a horseman, occurring first and most notably as the nickname of Sir Henry Percy, son of the Earl of Northumberland, killed at the battle of Shrewsbury in 1403].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">joule</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjoohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032708a"><!--s032708a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the SI unit of work or energy equal to the work done when a force of one newton moves its point of application through a distance of one metre [named after James <span class="bodyi">Joule</span> d.1889, English physicist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/goohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025978a"><!--s025978a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027714b"><!--s027714b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who behaves in a silly or foolish manner.</p></div><a name="s027715b"><!--s027715b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> somebody hired to terrorize or eliminate opponents; a bully or thug [partly short for English dialect <span class="bodyi">gooney</span> simpleton; partly from Alice the <span class="bodyi">Goon</span>, comic-strip character created by E C Segar d.1938, US cartoonist].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intussusception</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌintəsəʹsepsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031860a"><!--s031860a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033781b"><!--s033781b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a drawing in of something from outside, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the slipping of a length of intestine into an adjacent portion, usu producing obstruction.</p></div><a name="s033782b"><!--s033782b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in botany, the increase of the area of a cell wall by particles being deposited between existing particles of the wall <span class="bodyb">intussusceptive</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">intussuscipere</span> to cause to turn inwards, from Latin <span class="bodyi">intus</span> within + <span class="bodyi">suscipere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/susceptible/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">susceptible</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">balm</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bahm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004253a"><!--s004253a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004266b"><!--s004266b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an aromatic and medicinal resin.</p></div><a name="s004267b"><!--s004267b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000854c"><!--s000854c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an aromatic and medicinal resin.</p></div><a name="s000855c"><!--s000855c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any of several species of trees that yield such a resin: genus <span class="bodyi">Commiphora</span>.</p></div></div><a name="s004268b"><!--s004268b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an aromatic preparation, e.g. a healing ointment.</p></div><a name="s004269b"><!--s004269b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>something that soothes, relieves, or heals physically or emotionally </p><p><i></i></p><p>whenever you are out of temper and wish to make yourself unpleasant by way of balm to your soul</p> — Samuel Butler.</div><a name="s004270b"><!--s004270b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>any of several species of aromatic plants of the mint family, such as lemon balm: family Labiatae [Middle English <span class="bodyi">basme, baume</span> via Old French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">balsamon</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fixative</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfiksətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022625a"><!--s022625a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024022b"><!--s024022b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a fixing substance used e.g. to prevent a perfume evaporating too quickly or <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to protect drawings.</p></div><a name="s024023b"><!--s024023b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a substance added to a perfume, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to prevent evaporation occurring too quickly.</p></div><a name="s024024b"><!--s024024b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a varnish used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to protect crayon drawings.</p></div><a name="s024025b"><!--s024025b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a chemical used to fix living tissue, e.g. before examination under a microscope</p><p><span class="bodyb">fixative</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">LCJ</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034400a"><!--s034400a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Lord Chief Justice.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enantiomer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹnanti·əmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019713a"><!--s019713a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/enantiomorph/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">enantiomorph</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">enantiomeric</span> /-ʹmerik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">enantios</span> opposite + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-mer</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">help<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028075a"><!--s028075a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029896b"><!--s029896b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>aid or assistance.</p></div><a name="s029897b"><!--s029897b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that provides assistance.</p></div><a name="s029898b"><!--s029898b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>somebody hired to do work, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> housework.</p></div><a name="s029899b"><!--s029899b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s007896c"><!--s007896c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>somebody hired to do work, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> housework.</p></div><a name="s007897c"><!--s007897c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the services of a paid worker or the workers providing such services.</p></div></div><a name="s029900b"><!--s029900b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in computing, a system that provides information about a particular choice or action ✱ <span class="bodyb">no help for it</span> no way of avoiding something; no alternative or remedy.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Indy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹindi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031013a"><!--s031013a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a type of high-speed motor racing that involves specially adapted cars doing many laps of a regular oval track with steeply banked sides [named after <span class="bodyi">Indianapolis</span>, US city where the first race of this kind was held in 1911 and which continues to host the most famous race in this class].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knowledgeable</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033553a"><!--s033553a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having or exhibiting knowledge or intelligence; well-informed</p><p><span class="bodyb">knowledgeably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CMG</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011368a"><!--s011368a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">go on</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025979a"><!--s025979a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027716b"><!--s027716b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to continue; to carry on.</p></div><a name="s027717b"><!--s027717b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007309c"><!--s007309c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to proceed by or as if by a logical step </p><p><i></i></p><p>He went on to explain why</p>.</div><a name="s007310c"><!--s007310c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of time: to pass.</p></div></div><a name="s027718b"><!--s027718b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to take place; to happen </p><p><i></i></p><p>What's going on?</p>.</div><a name="s027719b"><!--s027719b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to be capable of being put on </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her gloves wouldn't go on</p>.</div><a name="s027720b"><!--s027720b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s007311c"><!--s007311c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to talk, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in an effusive manner.</p></div><a name="s007312c"><!--s007312c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + at) to criticize or nag somebody constantly.</p></div></div><a name="s027721b"><!--s027721b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s007313c"><!--s007313c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to come into operation, action, or production </p><p><i></i></p><p>The lights went on at sunset</p>.</div><a name="s007314c"><!--s007314c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to appear on the stage.</p></div></div><a name="s027722b"><!--s027722b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to manage; to get along </p><p><i></i></p><p>How did you go on for money?</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">go on!</span>.</p></div><a name="s027723b"><!--s027723b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>used to encourage somebody.</p></div><a name="s027724b"><!--s027724b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>used to express disbelief.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hot stuff</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029336a"><!--s029336a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031015b"><!--s031015b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a description used of somebody or something of outstanding ability or quality.</p></div><a name="s031016b"><!--s031016b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody or something that is sexually exciting.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enantiomorph</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹnanti·əmawf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019714a"><!--s019714a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of a pair of chemical compounds or crystals with structures that are have a mirror-image of relationship to each other <span class="bodyb">enantiomorphic</span> /-ʹmawfik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">enantiomorphism</span> /-ʹmawfizm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">enantiomorphous</span> /-ʹmawfəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">enantios</span> opposite + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/morph/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-morph</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">balm of Gilead</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgiliad/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004254a"><!--s004254a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004271b"><!--s004271b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000856c"><!--s000856c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a fragrant oily resin used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in perfumery.</p></div><a name="s000857c"><!--s000857c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any of several species of small evergreen African and Asian trees from which it is obtained: genus <span class="bodyi">Commiphora</span>.</p></div></div><a name="s004272b"><!--s004272b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>either of two poplars:</p><a name="s000858c"><!--s000858c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a N American tree with broad heart-shaped leaves: <span class="bodyi">Populus gileadensis</span>.</p></div><a name="s000859c"><!--s000859c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/balsam_poplar/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">balsam poplar</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s004273b"><!--s004273b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a resin obtained from the balsam fir [named after <span class="bodyi">Gilead</span>, region of ancient Palestine known for its balm (Jeremiah 8:22)].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jounce</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jowns/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032709a"><!--s032709a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034636b"><!--s034636b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to jolt or bounce <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s034637b"><!--s034637b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to jolt or bounce</p><p><span class="bodyb">jounce</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">jouncen</span>; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">LCM</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034401a"><!--s034401a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">lcm</span>) lowest (or least) common multiple.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">helpful</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhelpf(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028076a"><!--s028076a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of service or assistance; useful</p><p><span class="bodyb">helpfully</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">helpfulness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Inuit <span class="bodyi">or</span> Innuit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinyooh·it/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Inuits Innuits <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> Inuit Innuit)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031861a"><!--s031861a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033783b"><!--s033783b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of the indigenous peoples inhabiting N Canada, Alaska, and Greenland.</p></div><a name="s033784b"><!--s033784b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the language spoken by these peoples</p><a name="sb000000281"><!--sb000000281--></a><p><span class="bodyb">Inuit</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Inuit <span class="bodyi">inuit</span>, pl of <span class="bodyi">inuk</span> person]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">Inuit</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">Eskimo</span>? The indigenous peoples of the Arctic prefer to be known as the <span class="bodyi">Inuit</span> rather than <span class="bodyi">Eskimos</span>. The term <span class="bodyi">Eskimo</span> is still sometimes used, but <span class="bodyi">Inuit</span> should be preferred.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ine<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031014a"><!--s031014a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming adjectives, denoting:</p><a name="s032719b"><!--s032719b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>resemblance </p><p><i></i></p><p>feminine</p> <p><i></i></p><p>saturnine</p>.</div><a name="s032720b"><!--s032720b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>membership of a group, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a genus or family of animals </p><p><i></i></p><p>canine</p> <p><i></i></p><p>passerine</p>.</div><a name="s032721b"><!--s032721b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>composition </p><p><i></i></p><p>crystalline</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">-in</span>, -<span class="bodyi">ine</span> from early French -<span class="bodyi">in</span> and from Latin <span class="bodyi">-īnus</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">-inos</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fixed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022626a"><!--s022626a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024026b"><!--s024026b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>securely placed or fastened.</p></div><a name="s024027b"><!--s024027b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not moving; stationary.</p></div><a name="s024028b"><!--s024028b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>formed into a chemical compound </p><p><i></i></p><p>fixed nitrogen</p>.</div><a name="s024029b"><!--s024029b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>not subject to or capable of change or variation; settled </p><p><i></i></p><p>fixed opinions</p> <p><i></i></p><p>fixed intervals</p>.</div><a name="s024030b"><!--s024030b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s006254c"><!--s006254c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>intent </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fixed stare</p>.</div><a name="s006255c"><!--s006255c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a smile: unvarying and artificial.</p></div></div><a name="s024031b"><!--s024031b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>said of an election, sporting event, etc: arranged or determined dishonestly ✱ <span class="bodyb">how one is fixed</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + for) what one's position is, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> financially </p><p><i></i></p><p>How are you fixed for cash?</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">no fixed abode</span> no regular home <span class="bodyb">fixedly</span> /ʹfiksidli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">fixedness</span> /ʹfiksidnis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">known<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/nohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033554a"><!--s033554a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/know1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">know 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CMOS</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹseemos/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011369a"><!--s011369a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a technology evolved to create low-voltage integrated circuits, or a chip carrying such an integrated circuit [acronym of <span class="bodyi">complementary metal oxide semiconductor</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gooney bird</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgoohni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025980a"><!--s025980a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/albatross/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">albatross</span></span></a> [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">en bloc</span><small><span class="eSynop">/onh ʹblok (<span class="bodyi">French</span> ã blɔk)/ /onh ʹblok/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019715a"><!--s019715a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>all together; in a mass [French <span class="bodyi">en bloc</span> in a block].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">journ.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032710a"><!--s032710a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>journalistic.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hot swap</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029337a"><!--s029337a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the replacement of a major computer part, such as the hard drive or CD-ROM drive, while the computer is switched on</p><p><span class="bodyb">hot-swappable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">hot swapping</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">balmoral</span><small><span class="eSynop">/balʹmorəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004255a"><!--s004255a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004274b"><!--s004274b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a round flat brimless woollen Scottish cap with a pompom and sometimes a plume on one side and ribbons at the back.</p></div><a name="s004275b"><!--s004275b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a type of laced boot [named after <span class="bodyi">Balmoral</span> Castle in NE Scotland].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">helping</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028077a"><!--s028077a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a serving of food.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fixed assets</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022627a"><!--s022627a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>business assets, such as land, large-scale machinery, buildings, etc, that are put to long-term use and are not readily converted into cash: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/current_assets/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">current assets</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Inuktitut</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹnooktitoot/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031862a"><!--s031862a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the form of Inuit spoken in Quebec and Labrador [Inuit <span class="bodyi">inuktitut</span> literally ‘The Inuit way’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">LCpl</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034402a"><!--s034402a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lance corporal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ine<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031015a"><!--s031015a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting:</p><a name="s032722b"><!--s032722b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008517c"><!--s008517c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a chemical compound </p><p><i></i></p><p>gasoline</p>.</div><a name="s008518c"><!--s008518c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a carbon compound, e.g. an amino acid or alkaloid, that is a chemical base and contains nitrogen </p><p><i></i></p><p>atropine</p> <p><i></i></p><p>morphine</p> <p><i></i></p><p>leucine</p> <p><i></i></p><p>glycine</p>.</div><a name="s008519c"><!--s008519c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a mixture of compounds, e.g. of hydrocarbons </p><p><i></i></p><p>kerosine</p>.</div><a name="s008520c"><!--s008520c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a usu gaseous hydride </p><p><i></i></p><p>arsine</p>.</div></div><a name="s032723b"><!--s032723b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a feminine form </p><p><i></i></p><p>heroine</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">-ine, -in</span> from early French -<span class="bodyi">ine</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">-īna</span>, fem of <span class="bodyi">-īnus</span> of or belonging to].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">known<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033555a"><!--s033555a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035403b"><!--s035403b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>generally recognized </p><p><i></i></p><p>a known authority on this topic</p>.</div><a name="s035404b"><!--s035404b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>identified </p><p><i></i></p><p>a known thief</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CMV</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011370a"><!--s011370a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>cytomegalovirus.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goop<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/goohp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025981a"><!--s025981a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> a stupid or useless person</p><p><span class="bodyb">goopiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">goopy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [coined by G Burgess d.1951, US humorist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">en brosse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/onh ʹbros (<span class="bodyi">French</span> ã brɔs)/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019716a"><!--s019716a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of hair: cut short and standing erect; crew-cut </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was ugly, but what is called distinguished-looking … his hair was cropped en brosse</p><p> Henry James [French <span class="bodyi">en brosse</span>, literally ‘in the manner of a brush’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">balmy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbahmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (balmier, balmiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004256a"><!--s004256a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004276b"><!--s004276b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of weather: pleasantly mild.</p></div><a name="s004277b"><!--s004277b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000860c"><!--s000860c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>having the qualities of balm; soothing.</p></div><a name="s000861c"><!--s000861c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of weather: pleasantly mild.</p></div></div><a name="s004278b"><!--s004278b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/barmy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">barmy</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">balmily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">balminess</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [(sense 2) by alteration].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">journal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjuhnl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032711a"><!--s032711a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034638b"><!--s034638b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a periodical dealing <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with a specialist subject.</p></div><a name="s034639b"><!--s034639b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008901c"><!--s008901c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a daily record of business transactions.</p></div><a name="s008902c"><!--s008902c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a private diary.</p></div><a name="s008903c"><!--s008903c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a record of the transactions of a public body, learned society, etc.</p></div></div><a name="s034640b"><!--s034640b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s008904c"><!--s008904c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a periodical dealing <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with specialist subjects </p><p><i></i></p><p>a medical journal</p>.</div><a name="s008905c"><!--s008905c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a daily newspaper.</p></div></div><a name="s034641b"><!--s034641b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a daily record of business transactions.</p></div><a name="s034642b"><!--s034642b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s008906c"><!--s008906c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a private record of experiences, ideas, or reflections kept regularly; a diary.</p></div><a name="s008907c"><!--s008907c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a record of the transactions of a public body, learned society, etc.</p></div><a name="s008908c"><!--s008908c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/log1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">log<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (2), <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/log1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">log<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (4).</p></div></div><a name="s034643b"><!--s034643b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>the part of a rotating shaft or, axle, roll, or spindle that turns in a bearing [Middle English, in the sense ‘service book containing the day hours’, via early French <span class="bodyi">journal</span> daily, from Latin <span class="bodyi">diurnalis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">dies</span> day].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fixed capital</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022628a"><!--s022628a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>business capital that has been invested in fixed assets.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inebriate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹeebriayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031016a"><!--s031016a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of alcohol: to intoxicate (somebody)</p><p><span class="bodyb">inebriated</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">inebriation</span> /-ʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">inebriety</span> /iniʹbrieiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">inebriatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">inebriare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ebriare</span> to intoxicate, from <span class="bodyi">ebrius</span> drunk].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inunction</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹungksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031863a"><!--s031863a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act or an instance of anointing with or applying oil or ointment [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">inunction-</span>, <span class="bodyi">inunctio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">inunguere</span> to anoint, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">unguere</span> to smear].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hotsy-totsy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhotsi ʹtotsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029338a"><!--s029338a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031017b"><!--s031017b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated slang</span> as near perfect as can be.</p></div><a name="s031018b"><!--s031018b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hoity_toity/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hoity-toity</span></span></a> [reputedly coined by Billie de Beck d.1942, US cartoonist].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">helping hand</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028078a"><!--s028078a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>help or assistance.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knuckle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹnukl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033556a"><!--s033556a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035405b"><!--s035405b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the rounded prominence formed by the ends of the two bones at a joint; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> any of the joints between the hand and the fingers or the bones of the fingers finger joints closest to these.</p></div><a name="s035406b"><!--s035406b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a cut of meat consisting of the lowest leg joint of a pig, sheep, etc with the adjoining flesh ✱ <span class="bodyb">near the knuckle</span> almost improper or indecent</p><p><span class="bodyb">knuckly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">knokel</span> from early Low German or early Dutch <span class="bodyi">knökel</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">knoke</span> bone].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CNAA</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011371a"><!--s011371a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Council for National Academic Awards.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">LD</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034403a"><!--s034403a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lethal dose.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goop<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025982a"><!--s025982a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gloop/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gloop</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">goopiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">goopy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enc.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019717a"><!--s019717a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020717b"><!--s020717b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>enclosed.</p></div><a name="s020718b"><!--s020718b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>enclosure.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">balneology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/balniʹoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004257a"><!--s004257a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the branch of medicine concerned with the therapeutic use of baths and mineral springs <span class="bodyb">balneological</span> /-ʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">balneologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">balneum</span> bath + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/logy_or_ology/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-logy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hot-tempered</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029339a"><!--s029339a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>inclined to lose one's temper easily.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fixed charge</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022629a"><!--s022629a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s024032b"><!--s024032b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a regularly recurring expense, e.g. rent, taxes, or interest, that must be met when due.</p></div><a name="s024033b"><!--s024033b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fixed_costs/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fixed costs</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s024034b"><!--s024034b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a loan or liability for which specific assets of the borrowing company serve as security: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/floating_charge/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">floating charge</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inundate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinundayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031864a"><!--s031864a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033785b"><!--s033785b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cover or overwhelm (an area) with water; to flood.</p></div><a name="s033786b"><!--s033786b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to overwhelm (somebody) with demands, offers, etc <span class="bodyb">inundation</span> /-ʹdaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">inundatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">inundare</span> to flood, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">undare</span> to flow, from <span class="bodyi">unda</span> a wave].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">journal box</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032712a"><!--s032712a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a metal housing to support and protect a journal bearing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inebriate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹeebri·ət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031017a"><!--s031017a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>drunk, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> habitually.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ld</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034404a"><!--s034404a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Lord.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">helpless</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028079a"><!--s028079a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029901b"><!--s029901b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>lacking protection or support; defenceless.</p></div><a name="s029902b"><!--s029902b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>lacking strength or effectiveness; powerless.</p></div><a name="s029903b"><!--s029903b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>lacking control or restraint </p><p><i></i></p><p>They collapsed into helpless giggles</p> <p><span class="bodyb">helplessly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">helplessness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CND</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011372a"><!--s011372a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knuckle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033557a"><!--s033557a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035407b"><!--s035407b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to hit, press, or rub (something) with the knuckles <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s035408b"><!--s035408b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to place the knuckles on the ground in shooting a marble.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">encamp</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹkamp/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019718a"><!--s019718a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020719b"><!--s020719b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to place or establish (people) in a camp <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s020720b"><!--s020720b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to set up or occupy a camp, or place (people) in a camp.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goosander</span><small><span class="eSynop">/goohʹsandə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> goosanders <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> goosander)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025983a"><!--s025983a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sawbill duck of the northern hemisphere, the male of which has a black back, pinkish white underparts, and a greenish black head: <span class="bodyi">Mergus merganser</span> [alteration of earlier <span class="bodyi">gossander</span>, prob from <span class="bodyi">gos-</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gosling/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gosling</span></span></a> + -<span class="bodyi">ander</span> as in dialect <span class="bodyi">bergander</span> shelduck, which the male goosander resembles in colouring].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baloney <span class="bodyi">or</span> boloney</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹlohni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -eys) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> baloneys boloneys)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004258a"><!--s004258a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004279b"><!--s004279b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>nonsense, often used as a general expression of disagreement.</p></div><a name="s004280b"><!--s004280b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bologna/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bologna</span></span></a> [perhaps alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bologna/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bologna</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hottentot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhot(ə)ntot/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029340a"><!--s029340a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">offensive</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/khoikhoi/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Khoikhoi</span></span></a> [Dutch <span class="bodyi">Hottentot</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">journalese</span><small><span class="eSynop">/juhnʹleez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032713a"><!--s032713a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a style of cliché-ridden writing supposed to be characteristic of newspapers; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> loose or cliché-ridden writing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">helpline</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028080a"><!--s028080a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a telephone service provided by an organization offering advice and information, e.g. on personal problems, financial matters, or technical queries.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fixed costs</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022630a"><!--s022630a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>costs such as maintenance and rent that do not vary along with product or output: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/overhead3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">overhead 3</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/variable_cost/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">variable cost</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inebriate<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹeebri·ət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031018a"><!--s031018a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who is drunk, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> habitually.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inure <span class="bodyi">or</span> enure</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹnyooə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031865a"><!--s031865a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033787b"><!--s033787b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(+ to) to accustom (somebody) to something undesirable <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s033788b"><!--s033788b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in law, to come into use or operation</p><p><span class="bodyb">inurement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">enuren</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ure</span> use, custom, from Old French <span class="bodyi">euvre</span> work, from Latin <span class="bodyi">opera</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">encampment</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019719a"><!--s019719a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020721b"><!--s020721b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the place where a group, e.g. a body of troops, is encamped; a camp.</p></div><a name="s020722b"><!--s020722b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act of encamping or the state of being encamped.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knucklebone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033558a"><!--s033558a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035409b"><!--s035409b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>either of the bones forming a knuckle.</p></div><a name="s035410b"><!--s035410b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an animal's knucklebone formerly used in the game of jacks or in divination.</p></div><a name="s035411b"><!--s035411b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl, but treated as sing.</span>) the game of jacks (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jack1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jack<sup>1</sup></span></span></a>) (5a).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ldg</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034405a"><!--s034405a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used chiefly in titles: Leading.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CNG</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011373a"><!--s011373a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>compressed natural gas.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BALPA</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbalpə/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004259a"><!--s004259a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>British Airline Pilots’ Association.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goose<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/goohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> geese /gees/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025984a"><!--s025984a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027725b"><!--s027725b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007315c"><!--s007315c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>any of several genera of large water birds with a long necks and webbed feet: family Anatidae.</p></div><a name="s007316c"><!--s007316c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the female of such a bird: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gander1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gander 1</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s007317c"><!--s007317c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the flesh of a goose used as food.</p></div></div><a name="s027726b"><!--s027726b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a foolish person; a simpleton.</p></div><a name="s027727b"><!--s027727b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">pl</span> <span class="bodyb">gooses</span>) a tailor's smoothing iron with a gooseneck handle [Old English <span class="bodyi">gōs</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hot ticket</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029341a"><!--s029341a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a person or thing that is very much sought after.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">journalise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032714a"><!--s032714a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/journalize_or_journalise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">journalize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">helpmate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028081a"><!--s028081a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a companion and helper, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a spouse [by folk etymology from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/helpmeet/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">helpmeet</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fixed-doh</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022631a"><!--s022631a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in tonic sol-fah, denoting the system of always treating C as doh, D as ray, etc, regardless of the key of the music: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/movable_doh/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">movable-doh</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inedible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹedəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031019a"><!--s031019a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>not fit to be eaten <span class="bodyb">inedibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">encapsulate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹkapsyoolayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019720a"><!--s019720a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020723b"><!--s020723b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to express (something) in a concise form.</p></div><a name="s020724b"><!--s020724b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to enclose (something) in or as if in a capsule <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s020725b"><!--s020725b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to become encapsulated <span class="bodyb">encapsulation</span> /-ʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">LDL</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034406a"><!--s034406a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>low-density lipoprotein.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goose<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025985a"><!--s025985a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to poke (somebody) on the bottom.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">balsa</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbawlsə, ʹbolsə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004260a"><!--s004260a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004281b"><!--s004281b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">balsa wood</span>) the strong very light wood of a tropical American tree.</p></div><a name="s004282b"><!--s004282b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the tree from which balsa is obtained: <span class="bodyi">Ochroma lagopus</span> [Spanish <span class="bodyi">balsa</span> raft, because the wood was used to make rafts and small boats].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hotting</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhoting/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029342a"><!--s029342a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> the act or an instance of performing dangerous manoeuvres in a stolen car.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knuckle down</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033559a"><!--s033559a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to apply oneself earnestly.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">helpmeet</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028082a"><!--s028082a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/helpmate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">helpmate</span></span></a> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/help2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">help 2</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/meet3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">meet 3</span></span></a>; from a misunderstanding of Genesis 2:18, in which God says He will make Adam ‘an help meet for him’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CNN</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011374a"><!--s011374a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Cable News Network.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">in utero</span><small><span class="eSynop">/in ʹyoohtəroh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031866a"><!--s031866a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in the uterus [Latin <span class="bodyi">in utero</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">journalism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032715a"><!--s032715a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034644b"><!--s034644b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the profession or activity of collecting and editing material of current interest for presentation through news media.</p></div><a name="s034645b"><!--s034645b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>written material for publication in a newspaper or magazine.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fixed income</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022632a"><!--s022632a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an income that does not vary, e.g. the income from an annuity that is not linked to inflation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">L-dopa</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌel ʹdohpə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034407a"><!--s034407a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the laevorotatory form of the chemical compound dopa that occurs naturally in plant and animal cells and is used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/levodopa/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">levodopa</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">encase <span class="bodyi">or</span> incase</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹkays/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019721a"><!--s019721a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to enclose (something) in or as if in a case</p><p><span class="bodyb">encasement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ineducable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹedyookəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031020a"><!--s031020a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>incapable of being educated, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> because of low intelligence or disruptive behaviour <span class="bodyb">ineducability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">help out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028083a"><!--s028083a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to give assistance or aid to (somebody), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when they are in difficulty </p><p><i></i></p><p>She helped me out when my mother was in hospital</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">balsam</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbals(ə)m, ʹbols(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004261a"><!--s004261a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004283b"><!--s004283b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an oily and resinous substance released by various plants, or a medicinal preparation containing it.</p></div><a name="s004284b"><!--s004284b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an annual plant with watery juice, e.g. touch-me-not.</p></div><a name="s004285b"><!--s004285b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000862c"><!--s000862c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>any of several trees that yield balsam.</p></div><a name="s000863c"><!--s000863c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any of a widely distributed genus of annual plants with watery juice, e.g. touch-me-not: genus <span class="bodyi">Impatiens</span>.</p></div></div><a name="s004286b"><!--s004286b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/balm/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">balm</span></span></a> (3) <span class="bodyb">balsamic</span> /balʹsamik, bol-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">balsamon</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/balm/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">balm</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hot-water bottle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029343a"><!--s029343a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a flattish rubber container that is filled with hot water and used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to warm a bed.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">journalist</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032716a"><!--s032716a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who works in journalism, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one working for a newspaper or magazine <span class="bodyb">journalistic</span> /-ʹlistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">in vacuo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/in ʹvakyoo·oh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031867a"><!--s031867a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in a vacuum, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> without being related to practical application, relevant facts, etc [Latin <span class="bodyi">in vacuo</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gooseberry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgoozb(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gooseberries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025986a"><!--s025986a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027728b"><!--s027728b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small round edible green or yellow fruit with soft prickly skin and acid flesh.</p></div><a name="s027729b"><!--s027729b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007318c"><!--s007318c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a small round edible green or yellow fruit with soft usu prickly skin and acid flesh.</p></div><a name="s007319c"><!--s007319c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the thorny shrub that bears this fruit: <span class="bodyi">Ribes grossularia</span>.</p></div></div><a name="s027730b"><!--s027730b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an unwanted companion to two lovers </p><p><i></i></p><p>play gooseberry</p> <p>[<span class="bodyi">goose</span> perhaps from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/goose1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">goose 1</span></span></a>, or perhaps an alteration of Old French <span class="bodyi">groseille</span> redcurrant; the connection with the bird is unexplained].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CNS</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011375a"><!--s011375a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>central nervous system.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fixed odds</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022633a"><!--s022633a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in betting, e.g. on the results of football matches, the system of offering a predetermined amount per unit stake for a certain result or combination of results.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knuckle-duster</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033560a"><!--s033560a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a metal device worn over the front of the doubled fist for protection and use as a weapon.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">LDPE</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034408a"><!--s034408a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>low-density polyethylene.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">encash</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹkash/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019722a"><!--s019722a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, formal</span> to pay or obtain cash for (e.g. a cheque)</p><p><span class="bodyb">encashable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">encashment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">invade</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹvayd/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031868a"><!--s031868a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033789b"><!--s033789b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to enter (e.g. a country) for hostile purposes.</p></div><a name="s033790b"><!--s033790b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to encroach on (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The noise invaded his privacy</p>.</div><a name="s033791b"><!--s033791b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s008735c"><!--s008735c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to spread over or into (something) as if invading it.</p></div><a name="s008736c"><!--s008736c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to affect (a part of the body) injuriously and progressively </p><p><i></i></p><p>Gangrene invades healthy tissue</p> <p><span class="bodyb">invader</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">invaden</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">invadere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">vadere</span> to go].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">journalize <span class="bodyi">or</span> journalise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032717a"><!--s032717a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to record (information) in or keep a journal</p><p><span class="bodyb">journalizer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goose bumps</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025987a"><!--s025987a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gooseflesh/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gooseflesh</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hot-wire</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029344a"><!--s029344a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to start (a vehicle) by bypassing the ignition switch.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fixed oil</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s022634a"><!--s022634a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a non-volatile oil from a plant or animal: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/essential_oil/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">essential oil</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">balsam fir</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004262a"><!--s004262a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a coniferous American tree from which Canada balsam is prepared: <span class="bodyi">Abies balsamea</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">helter-skelter<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌheltə ʹskeltə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028084a"><!--s028084a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in a hurried and disorderly manner </p><p><i></i></p><p>We ran helter-skelter down the stairs</p> <p>[perhaps based on Middle English<span class="bodyi">skelten</span> to hurry].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">co-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011380a"><!--s011380a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s011688b"><!--s011688b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>with or; together; joint </p><p><i></i></p><p>coexist</p> <p><i></i></p><p>coheir</p> <p><i></i></p><p>co-education</p>.</div><a name="s011689b"><!--s011689b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>sharing </p><p><i></i></p><p>co-author</p> <p><i></i></p><p>co-pilot</p>.</div><a name="s011690b"><!--s011690b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in or to the same degree </p><p><i></i></p><p>coextensive</p>.</div><a name="s011691b"><!--s011691b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s003031c"><!--s003031c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>associate; fellow </p><p><i></i></p><p>co-author</p> <p><i></i></p><p>co-star</p>.</div><a name="s003032c"><!--s003032c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>deputy; assistant </p><p><i></i></p><p>copilot</p> <p>[Middle English from Latin, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/com_or_col_or_con_or_cor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">com-</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knucklehead</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033561a"><!--s033561a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a stupid person</p><p><span class="bodyb">knuckleheaded</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ineffable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹefəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031021a"><!--s031021a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032724b"><!--s032724b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>too great or intense to be expressed; inexpressible.</p></div><a name="s032725b"><!--s032725b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008521c"><!--s008521c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>too great or intense to be expressed; inexpressible </p><p><i></i></p><p>At Oxford he distinguished himself, to his father's ineffable satisfaction</p><p> Henry James.</p></div><a name="s008522c"><!--s008522c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>unspeakable </p><p><i></i></p><p>What ineffable twaddle!</p><p> Conan Doyle.</p></div></div><a name="s032726b"><!--s032726b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>too sacred to be uttered </p><p><i></i></p><p>His ineffable effable effanineffable deep and inscrutable singular name</p><p> T S Eliot <span class="bodyb">ineffability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">ineffably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">ineffabilis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">effabilis</span> capable of being expressed, from <span class="bodyi">effari</span> to speak out, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">fari</span> to speak].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">LDS</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034409a"><!--s034409a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036096b"><!--s036096b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Latter-Day Saints.</p></div><a name="s036097b"><!--s036097b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Licentiate in Dental Surgery.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">encaustic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/enʹkawstik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019723a"><!--s019723a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020726b"><!--s020726b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a paint made from pigment mixed with melted beeswax and resin and fixed by heat after application.</p></div><a name="s020727b"><!--s020727b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a method involving the use of heat to fix or burn a colour onto or into a surface, or a work produced in this way</p><p><span class="bodyb">encaustic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">enkaustikos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">enkaiein</span> to burn in, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">kaiein</span> to burn].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">invaginate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹvajinayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031869a"><!--s031869a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033792b"><!--s033792b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to fold in (something) so that an outer surface becomes an inner surface.</p></div><a name="s033793b"><!--s033793b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to enclose or sheathe (something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">invagination</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s033794b"><!--s033794b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to become folded in on itself [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">invaginatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">invaginare</span>, from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">vagina</span> sheath].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gooseflesh</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025988a"><!--s025988a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bristling rough or bumpy condition of the skin accompanying erection of its hairs, usu caused by cold or fear [prob from the resemblance to a plucked fowl].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">helter-skelter<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028085a"><!--s028085a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a spiral slide at a fairground.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">journey<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjuhni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -eys) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> journeys)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032718a"><!--s032718a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034646b"><!--s034646b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an act of travelling from one place to another; a voyage or trip.</p></div><a name="s034647b"><!--s034647b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the distance involved in a journey, or the time taken to cover it [Middle English <span class="bodyi">iournee</span> a day's journey, a day's work, via Old French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">diurnum</span> a day's portion, from Latin <span class="bodyi">dies</span> day].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">balsamic vinegar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bolʹsamik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004263a"><!--s004263a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dark Italian vinegar made from the juice of white grapes and matured in wooden casks.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">encaustic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019724a"><!--s019724a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>decorated with encaustic.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">frag<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/frag/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023884a"><!--s023884a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, slang</span> a fragmentation grenade.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knuckle sandwich</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033562a"><!--s033562a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a punch in the face with the fist.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">houbara bustard</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hoohʹbahrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029345a"><!--s029345a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a threatened species of bustard found in arid country or semi-desert, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in N Africa and S Asia: <span class="bodyi">Chlamydotis undulata</span> [<span class="bodyi">houbara</span> via Latin from Arabic <span class="bodyi">hubārā</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lea</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034411a"><!--s034411a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly literary</span> an area of grassland or pasture [Old English <span class="bodyi">lēah</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ineffective</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iniʹfektiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031022a"><!--s031022a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032727b"><!--s032727b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not producing an effect or the intended effect.</p></div><a name="s032728b"><!--s032728b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not capable of performing efficiently or achieving results</p><p><span class="bodyb">ineffectively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">ineffectiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CO</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011376a"><!--s011376a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011679b"><!--s011679b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Colombia (international vehicle registration).</p></div><a name="s011680b"><!--s011680b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Colorado (US postal abbreviation).</p></div><a name="s011681b"><!--s011681b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>commanding officer.</p></div><a name="s011682b"><!--s011682b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>Commonwealth Office.</p></div><a name="s011683b"><!--s011683b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>conscientious objector.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">invagination</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inˌvajiʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031870a"><!--s031870a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033795b"><!--s033795b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of invaginating.</p></div><a name="s033796b"><!--s033796b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an invaginated part.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goosefoot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> goosefoots)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025989a"><!--s025989a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plant with small green flowers that grow <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on disturbed or cultivated land: genus <span class="bodyi">Chenopodium</span> [from the shape of its leaves].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">helve</span><small><span class="eSynop">/helv/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028086a"><!--s028086a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the handle of a weapon or tool [Old English <span class="bodyi">hielfe</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">journey<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (journeys, journeyed, journeying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032719a"><!--s032719a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make a journey; to travel</p><p><span class="bodyb">journeyer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">balsam poplar</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004264a"><!--s004264a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a N American poplar that is often cultivated as a shade tree and yields balsam: <span class="bodyi">Populus</span> <span class="bodyi">balsamifera</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knuckle under</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033563a"><!--s033563a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to give in; to submit </p><p><i></i></p><p>They refused to knuckle under to any dictatorship</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Co</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011377a"><!--s011377a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chemical symbol for cobalt.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">frag<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (fragged, fragging)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023885a"><!--s023885a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, slang</span> to injure or kill (a soldier) deliberately by means of a grenade.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">invalid<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinvəlid/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031871a"><!--s031871a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who is unwell or disabled</p><p><span class="bodyb">invalidity</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ence</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019725a"><!--s019725a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting:</p><a name="s020728b"><!--s020728b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an action or process </p><p><i></i></p><p>emergence</p>.</div><a name="s020729b"><!--s020729b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an instance of an action or process </p><p><i></i></p><p>reference</p> <p><i></i></p><p>reminiscence</p>.</div><a name="s020730b"><!--s020730b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a quality or state </p><p><i></i></p><p>dependence</p> <p><i></i></p><p>somnolence</p> <p>[Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">-entia</span>, from pres parts. ending in <span class="bodyi">-ent-</span>, <span class="bodyi">-ens</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goosegog</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgoozgog/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025990a"><!--s025990a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gooseberry/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gooseberry</span></span></a> (1a) [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gooseberry/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gooseberry</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">gog</span>, of unknown origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Houdini</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hoohʹdeeni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029346a"><!--s029346a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a term for somebody who is adroit at escaping from confinement or from desperate situations </p><p><i></i></p><p>The hamster had done a Houdini – bitten through its cage and disappeared</p> <p>[named after Harry <span class="bodyi">Houdini</span> (born Erich Weiss) d.1926, US magician and escape artist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">LEA</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034410a"><!--s034410a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Local Education Authority.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ineffectual</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iniʹfektyooəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031023a"><!--s031023a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032729b"><!--s032729b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>unable to get things done; weak in character </p><p><i></i></p><p>a very ineffectual person</p>.</div><a name="s032730b"><!--s032730b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not producing or not able to produce an effect or the proper or intended effect <span class="bodyb">ineffectuality</span> /-ʹaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">ineffectually</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">ineffectualness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">journeyman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> journeymen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032720a"><!--s032720a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034648b"><!--s034648b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a skilled worker who has learned a trade and is employed by another person, usu by the day.</p></div><a name="s034649b"><!--s034649b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an experienced and reliable worker or performer, as distinguished from one who is outstanding [Middle English <span class="bodyi">iournee</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/journey1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">journey 1</span></span></a>) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/man1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">man 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Helvetian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/helʹveesh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028087a"><!--s028087a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Swiss</p><p><span class="bodyb">Helvetian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">Helvetii</span>, ancient people of Switzerland].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Balti</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbahlti, ʹbawlti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004265a"><!--s004265a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Tibeto-Burman language of N Kashmir [the name in the dialect of Tibetan spoken in Ladakh, a region of NW India, Pakistan, and China].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">c/o</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011378a"><!--s011378a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011684b"><!--s011684b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>care of.</p></div><a name="s011685b"><!--s011685b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in bookkeeping, carried over.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knurl</span><small><span class="eSynop">/nuhl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033565a"><!--s033565a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small knob or protuberance, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> any of a series of small ridges, beads, etc on a surface to aid in gripping</p><p><span class="bodyb">knurled</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [prob alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/knur_or_knurr/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">knur</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goosegrass</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025991a"><!--s025991a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cleaver/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cleavers</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fragile</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfrajiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023886a"><!--s023886a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025668b"><!--s025668b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>easily broken, cracked, or shattered; flimsy; brittle.</p></div><a name="s025669b"><!--s025669b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not secure or firmly founded; vulnerable </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fragile peace</p>.</div><a name="s025670b"><!--s025670b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>light or delicate.</p></div><a name="s025671b"><!--s025671b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>physically weak or weakened.</p></div><a name="s025672b"><!--s025672b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s006795c"><!--s006795c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>physically weak or weakened.</p></div><a name="s006796c"><!--s006796c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> unwell, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> hung over</p><p><span class="bodyb">fragilely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">fragility</span> /frəʹjiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">fragilis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/frail/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">frail</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enceinte<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/onhʹsant (<span class="bodyi">French</span> ãsεt)/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019726a"><!--s019726a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pregnant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pregnant</span></span></a> (1) [early French from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">incincta</span> without a girdle, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">cincta</span>, fem past part. of <span class="bodyi">cingere</span> to gird].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">invalid<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinvəlid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031872a"><!--s031872a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033797b"><!--s033797b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>suffering from disease or disability </p><p><i></i></p><p>She gave up work to look after her invalid mother</p>.</div><a name="s033798b"><!--s033798b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>designed for use by disabled people </p><p><i></i></p><p>an invalid chair</p> <p><span class="bodyb">invalidity</span> /-ʹliditi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/invalid3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">invalid 3</span></span></a>, influenced by French <span class="bodyi">invalide</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hough</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hok/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029347a"><!--s029347a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031019b"><!--s031019b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hock1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hock 1</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s031020b"><!--s031020b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a joint of meat including the hock [Old English <span class="bodyi">hōh</span> heel].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inefficacy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹefikəsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031024a"><!--s031024a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lack of power to produce a desired effect <span class="bodyb">inefficacious</span> /-ʹkayshəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">inefficacia</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">inefficac-, inefficax</span> ineffective, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">efficac-, efficax</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/efficacious/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">efficacious</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">journo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjuhnoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> journos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032721a"><!--s032721a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a journalist [by shortening and alteration].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leach<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/leech/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034412a"><!--s034412a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036098b"><!--s036098b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to separate the soluble components from (e.g. soil or other mixed material) by the action of a liquid, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> water, passing through it.</p></div><a name="s036099b"><!--s036099b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to remove (something soluble) in this way <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s036100b"><!--s036100b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to pass out or through by or as if by percolation </p><p><i></i></p><p>Harmful chemicals leached into the river</p> <p><span class="bodyb">leacher</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">leccan</span> to moisten].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hem<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hem/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028088a"><!--s028088a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the border of a cloth article when turned back and stitched down, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the bottom edge of a garment finished in this manner [Old English].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">balti</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbalti, ʹbawlti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> baltis)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004266a"><!--s004266a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a style of Indian cooking in which the food is cooked and served in a dish that resembles a small wok [Urdu <span class="bodyi">bāltī</span> pail].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knur <span class="bodyi">or</span> knurr</span><small><span class="eSynop">/nuh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033564a"><!--s033564a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hard lump or knot, e.g. on a tree trunk [Middle English <span class="bodyi">knorre</span> from early Dutch or early Low German].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coach<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohch/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011381a"><!--s011381a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011692b"><!--s011692b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span></p><a name="s003033c"><!--s003033c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a bus used for long-distance or charter work, usu having a single deck.</p></div><a name="s003034c"><!--s003034c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a railway carriage.</p></div></div><a name="s011693b"><!--s011693b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a large, usu closed, four-wheeled horsedrawn carriage.</p></div><a name="s011694b"><!--s011694b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s003035c"><!--s003035c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>somebody who instructs or trains a performer, sportsperson, team, etc.</p></div><a name="s003036c"><!--s003036c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a private tutor [Middle English <span class="bodyi">coche</span> via French from German <span class="bodyi">kutsche</span>, prob from Hungarian <span class="bodyi">kocsi (szekér</span>) wagon from <span class="bodyi">Kocs</span>, village in Hungary].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gooseneck</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025992a"><!--s025992a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something, e.g. a joint or pipe, that is curved like the neck of a goose or U-shaped.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enceinte<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019727a"><!--s019727a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a line of fortification, or the area that it encloses [Old French <span class="bodyi">enceinte</span> enclosing wall, from Latin <span class="bodyi">incingere</span> to enclose, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">cingere</span> to gird].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">invalid<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹvalid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031873a"><!--s031873a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033799b"><!--s033799b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>without legal force </p><p><i></i></p><p>an invalid passport</p>.</div><a name="s033800b"><!--s033800b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>logically inconsistent </p><p><i></i></p><p>an invalid argument</p> <p><span class="bodyb">invalidity</span> /-ʹliditi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">invalidly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">invalidness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">invalidus</span> weak, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">validus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/valid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">valid</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inefficient</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iniʹfish(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031025a"><!--s031025a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>failing to work, operate, etc in a capable or economical way <span class="bodyb">inefficiency</span> /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inefficiently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hoummos</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhooməs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029348a"><!--s029348a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hummus_or_hoummous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hummus</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fragile X syndrome</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023887a"><!--s023887a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hereditary condition causing mental disability, resulting from a weakness of the X chromosome.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hem<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (hemmed, hemming)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028089a"><!--s028089a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029904b"><!--s029904b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007898c"><!--s007898c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to finish (e.g. a skirt) with a hem.</p></div><a name="s007899c"><!--s007899c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to border or edge (something).</p></div></div><a name="s029905b"><!--s029905b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ in/about) to enclose or confine (somebody or something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>We were hemmed in by enemy troops</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">joust<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/jowst/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032722a"><!--s032722a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a combat on horseback between two knights armed with lances.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leach<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034413a"><!--s034413a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036101b"><!--s036101b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a perforated vessel used in leaching, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one used to hold wood ashes through which water is passed to extract the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lye/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lye</span></span></a> (alkaline liquid used in making soap).</p></div><a name="s036102b"><!--s036102b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a solution or product obtained by leaching.</p></div><a name="s036103b"><!--s036103b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the act or process of leaching.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Baltic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbawltik, ʹboltik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004267a"><!--s004267a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004287b"><!--s004287b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000864c"><!--s000864c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>of the Baltic Sea or the countries that lie on its shores, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia.</p></div><a name="s000865c"><!--s000865c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span>very cold.</p></div></div><a name="s004288b"><!--s004288b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of a branch of the Indo-European languages including Latvian, Lithuanian, and Old Prussian [medieval Latin (<span class="bodyi">mare</span>) <span class="bodyi">balticum</span> Baltic (Sea)].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goose pimples</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025993a"><!--s025993a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gooseflesh/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gooseflesh</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coach<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011382a"><!--s011382a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011695b"><!--s011695b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to act as coach to (a person or team).</p></div><a name="s011696b"><!--s011696b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to train (somebody) intensively in a particular skill by instruction, demonstration, and practice <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s011697b"><!--s011697b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to travel in a coach.</p></div><a name="s011698b"><!--s011698b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to instruct, direct, or prompt as a coach</p><p><span class="bodyb">coacher</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inelastic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iniʹlastik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031026a"><!--s031026a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032731b"><!--s032731b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>inflexible; unyielding.</p></div><a name="s032732b"><!--s032732b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of supply or demand: slow to react or respond to changing economic conditions.</p></div><a name="s032733b"><!--s032733b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in physics, denoting a collision between particles in which part of the kinetic energy of the colliding particles changes into another form of energy <span class="bodyb">inelasticity</span> /-ʹstisiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">invalid<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinvəlid/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (invalided, invaliding)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031874a"><!--s031874a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + out) to remove (somebody) from active duty by reason of sickness or disability </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was invalided out of the army</p> <p>[from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/invalid2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">invalid 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">encephala</span><small><span class="eSynop">/enʹsef(ə)lə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019729a"><!--s019729a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/encephalon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">encephalon</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fragment<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfragmənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023888a"><!--s023888a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an incomplete, broken off, or detached part; a bit or scrap</p><p><span class="bodyb">fragmentary</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">fragmentum</span>, from <span class="bodyi">frangere</span> to break].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lead<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/leed/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> led /led/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034414a"><!--s034414a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s036104b"><!--s036104b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009226c"><!--s009226c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to guide (a person or an animal) along a way, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by going in front.</p></div><a name="s009227c"><!--s009227c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to cause (somebody) to go with one, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> under duress </p><p><i></i></p><p>The guards led the condemned man to the scaffold</p>.</div><a name="s009228c"><!--s009228c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to direct or guide (somebody) on a course or to a state or condition; to influence (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Reflection led her to a better understanding of the problem</p>.</div><a name="s009229c"><!--s009229c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to serve as a channel or route for (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>A pipe leads water to the house</p>.</div></div><a name="s036105b"><!--s036105b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s009230c"><!--s009230c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to be first or ahead.</p></div><a name="s009231c"><!--s009231c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to go or be at the head of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The mayor led the procession</p>.</div><a name="s009232c"><!--s009232c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to act as or be a leader in or of (a group, activity, etc).</p></div><a name="s009233c"><!--s009233c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to direct the operations, activity, or performance of (an undertaking); to have charge of </p><p><i></i></p><p>The investigation was led by a senior police officer</p>.</div><a name="s009234c"><!--s009234c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>to be ahead of (a rival or rivals), e.g. in a race.</p></div></div><a name="s036106b"><!--s036106b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to experience (a specified kind of life or existence).</p></div><a name="s036107b"><!--s036107b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in card games, to begin play with (a card).</p></div><a name="s036108b"><!--s036108b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to serve as an entrance or passage.</p></div><a name="s036109b"><!--s036109b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to tend or be directed towards a specified result <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s036110b"><!--s036110b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s009235c"><!--s009235c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to guide somebody or something along a way.</p></div><a name="s009236c"><!--s009236c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to lie or run in a specified place or direction </p><p><i></i></p><p>The path leads uphill</p>.</div><a name="s009237c"><!--s009237c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to serve as an entrance or passage </p><p><i></i></p><p>This door leads to the garden</p>.</div><a name="s009238c"><!--s009238c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to tend or be directed towards a specified result </p><p><i></i></p><p>study leading to a degree</p>.</div></div><a name="s036111b"><!--s036111b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s009239c"><!--s009239c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to act as or be a leader.</p></div><a name="s009240c"><!--s009240c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to be first or ahead.</p></div></div><a name="s036112b"><!--s036112b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><a name="s009241c"><!--s009241c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + off) to begin or open </p><p><i></i></p><p>She led off with a joke about her hotel room</p>.</div><a name="s009242c"><!--s009242c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to play the first card of a trick, round, or game.</p></div><a name="s009243c"><!--s009243c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(+ with) to direct the first of a series of blows at an opponent in boxing with the specified hand </p><p><i></i></p><p>He led with his right</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">lead somebody a merry dance</span> to cause somebody a lot of trouble ✱ <span class="bodyb">lead somebody astray</span> to encourage somebody to behave badly ✱ <span class="bodyb">lead up to</span> to prepare the way for (something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by using a gradual or indirect approach [Old English <span class="bodyi">lǣdan</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Baltic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004268a"><!--s004268a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the Baltic languages.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hem<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028090a"><!--s028090a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used to indicate a pause in speaking, or the sound made by clearing the throat [imitative].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">knurr</span><small><span class="eSynop">/nuh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033566a"><!--s033566a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/knur_or_knurr/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">knur</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hound<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hownd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029349a"><!--s029349a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031021b"><!--s031021b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a dog; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a dog of a hunting breed that tracks prey by scent.</p></div><a name="s031022b"><!--s031022b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008108c"><!--s008108c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a dog; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one of any of various hunting breeds typically with large drooping ears and a deep bark that track their prey by scent.</p></div><a name="s008109c"><!--s008109c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used in combinations</span>) used in the names of hunting dog breeds </p><p><i></i></p><p>deerhound</p> <p><i></i></p><p>foxhound</p>.</div></div><a name="s031023b"><!--s031023b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a mean or despicable person, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a man.</p></div><a name="s031024b"><!--s031024b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an untiring enthusiast for something </p><p><i></i></p><p>an autograph hound</p> <p>[Old English<span class="bodyi">hund</span> dog].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">joust<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032723a"><!--s032723a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034650b"><!--s034650b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to fight in a joust or tournament </p><p><i></i></p><p>There are princes and knights come from all parts of the world to joust and tourney for her love</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div><a name="s034651b"><!--s034651b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) to engage in a contest or argument with somebody</p><p><span class="bodyb">jouster</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">jousten</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">juster</span> to bring together, engage, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">juxta</span> near].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gooseskin</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025994a"><!--s025994a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gooseflesh/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gooseflesh</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">encephalic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ensiʹfalik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019730a"><!--s019730a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or located in the brain.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inelegant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹeligənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031027a"><!--s031027a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lacking in refinement, grace, or good taste</p><p><span class="bodyb">inelegance</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inelegantly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">inelegant-, inelegans</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">elegant-, elegans</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/elegant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">elegant</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fragment<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fragʹment/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023889a"><!--s023889a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025673b"><!--s025673b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to fall to pieces <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s025674b"><!--s025674b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to break (something) up or apart into fragments</p><p><span class="bodyb">fragmental</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">fragmentation</span> /-ʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">invalidate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹvalidayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031875a"><!--s031875a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make (something) invalid, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to weaken or destroy the convincingness of (e.g. an argument or claim) <span class="bodyb">invalidation</span> /-ʹdaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coach bolt</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011383a"><!--s011383a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a large bolt with a round head above a square upper shank, used for fixing pieces of timber together.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Baltics</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbawltiks/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004269a"><!--s004269a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Baltics</span>) the Baltic States.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hem<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (hemmed, hemming)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028091a"><!--s028091a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to utter the sound represented by <span class="bodyi">hem</span>, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in hesitation ✱ <span class="bodyb">hem and haw</span> to equivocate.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lead<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034415a"><!--s034415a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036113b"><!--s036113b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009244c"><!--s009244c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a position at the front or ahead </p><p><i></i></p><p>in the lead</p>.</div><a name="s009245c"><!--s009245c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a margin or position of advantage or superiority.</p></div><a name="s009246c"><!--s009246c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>guidance, direction, or example </p><p><i></i></p><p>I followed her lead</p>.</div><a name="s009247c"><!--s009247c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>an indication or clue.</p></div></div><a name="s036114b"><!--s036114b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act or privilege of leading in cards, or the card or suit led.</p></div><a name="s036115b"><!--s036115b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s009248c"><!--s009248c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a principal role in a dramatic production, or an actor who plays a principal role.</p></div><a name="s009249c"><!--s009249c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) singing or playing the melody or principal part in music<i></i></p><p>lead guitarist</p>.</div></div><a name="s036116b"><!--s036116b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a news story of chief importance.</p></div><a name="s036117b"><!--s036117b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a line or strap for leading or restraining a dog.</p></div><a name="s036118b"><!--s036118b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>an insulated wire or cable that conducts an electrical current.</p></div><a name="s036119b"><!--s036119b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a channel of water leading to a mill or through an ice field.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hound<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029350a"><!--s029350a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031025b"><!--s031025b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to pursue (a person) as if with hounds </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was hounded by reporters</p>.</div><a name="s031026b"><!--s031026b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to pursue or harass (somebody) persistently</p><p><span class="bodyb">hounder</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goose-step</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025996a"><!--s025996a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to march with straight legs swung high.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">KO<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> KOs)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033567a"><!--s033567a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/knockout/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">knockout</span></span></a> (1b) [initials of <span class="bodyi">knock out</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Jove</span><small><span class="eSynop">/johv/</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032724a"><!--s032724a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>✱ <span class="bodyb">by Jove</span> used to express surprise or strong agreement [<span class="bodyi">Jove</span>, a name for the Roman god Jupiter, from Latin <span class="bodyi">Jovis</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">encephalin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/enʹsefəlin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019731a"><!--s019731a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/enkephalin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">enkephalin</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fragmentary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfragmənt(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023890a"><!--s023890a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>being only a fragment, or consisting of fragments; incomplete</p><p><span class="bodyb">fragmentarily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">invaluable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹvalyooəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031876a"><!--s031876a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033801b"><!--s033801b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>valuable beyond estimation; priceless.</p></div><a name="s033802b"><!--s033802b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>very useful</p><p><span class="bodyb">invaluably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ineligible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹelijəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031028a"><!--s031028a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>not qualified or able to receive or do something <span class="bodyb">ineligibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">inéligible</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">éligible</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eligible/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eligible</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coach-built</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011384a"><!--s011384a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a vehicle body: built to individual requirements by craftsmen</p><p><span class="bodyb">coachbuilder</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goose step</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025995a"><!--s025995a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a straight-legged marching step with the legs swung high</p><p><span class="bodyb">goose-step</span> <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">KO<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (KO's) (KO'ing) (KO'd)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033568a"><!--s033568a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to knock out (a boxing opponent).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Balto-Slavonic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbawltoh, ʹboltoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004270a"><!--s004270a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>according to some, a subfamily of Indo-European languages consisting of the Baltic and the Slavonic branches. Its existence is not accepted by all linguists.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hound's-tongue</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029351a"><!--s029351a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a coarse plant of the borage family with tongue-shaped leaves and dull reddish purple flowers: <span class="bodyi">Cynoglossum officinale</span> [translation of the Greek name <span class="bodyi">kynoglōssos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">kyn-</span>, <span class="bodyi">kyōn</span> dog + <span class="bodyi">glōssa</span> tongue, from the leaf shape].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hemal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹheeml/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028093a"><!--s028093a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/haemal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">haemal</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lead<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/led/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034416a"><!--s034416a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036120b"><!--s036120b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a bluish white metallic chemical element that is heavy and soft, and is used in pipes, batteries, shields against radioactivity, etc: symbol Pb, atomic number 82.</p></div><a name="s036121b"><!--s036121b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a thin stick of graphite or crayon in or for a pencil.</p></div><a name="s036122b"><!--s036122b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s009250c"><!--s009250c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the lead weight on a sounding line.</p></div><a name="s009251c"><!--s009251c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) lead framing for panes in windows.</p></div><a name="s009252c"><!--s009252c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>in printing, a space between lines of type, or a thin strip of metal used to create this.</p></div><a name="s009253c"><!--s009253c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>bullets or similar projectiles </p><p><i></i></p><p>The lead was flying</p>.</div><a name="s009254c"><!--s009254c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> (<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) a flat roof covered with thin lead sheets, or the lead sheets themselves.</p></div></div><a name="s036123b"><!--s036123b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s009255c"><!--s009255c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/white_lead/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">white lead</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s009256c"><!--s009256c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tetraethyl_lead/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tetraethyl lead</span></span></a> [Old English <span class="bodyi">lēad</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jovial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjohvi·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032725a"><!--s032725a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>very or habitually good-humoured and cheerful <span class="bodyb">joviality</span> /-ʹaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">jovially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">jovialis</span> Jovian, from Latin <span class="bodyi">Jovis</span> Jupiter; because those born under the influence of the planet Jupiter were believed to have a cheerful nature].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">encephalitis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inˌsefəʹlietis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019732a"><!--s019732a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>inflammation of the brain, usu caused by infection <span class="bodyb">encephalitic</span> /-ʹlitik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fragmentation bomb</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023891a"><!--s023891a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bomb or shell that, when it explodes, sprays deadly fragments of its casing in all directions.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Invar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinvah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031877a"><!--s031877a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> an alloy of iron and nickel with a low coefficient of thermal expansion [shortening of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/invariable1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">invariable 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lead crystal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034417a"><!--s034417a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lead_glass/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lead glass</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goosey</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (goosier, goosiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025997a"><!--s025997a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> having gooseflesh </p><p><i></i></p><p>I went all goosey when they said the house was haunted</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ineluctable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iniʹluktəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031029a"><!--s031029a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> unavoidable; inescapable <span class="bodyb">ineluctability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">ineluctably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">ineluctabilis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">eluctari</span> to struggle out, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">luctari</span> to struggle].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coachman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> coachmen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011385a"><!--s011385a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a man who drives a horsedrawn coach or carriage.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baluster</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbaləstə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004271a"><!--s004271a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an upright rounded, square, or vase-shaped support, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for the rail of a staircase balustrade [French <span class="bodyi">balustre</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">balaustro</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">balaustion</span> wild pomegranate flower; from its shape].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Jovian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjohvi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032726a"><!--s032726a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>characteristic of or relating to the god or planet Jupiter.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">houndstooth check <span class="bodyi">or</span> hound's-tooth check</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029352a"><!--s029352a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small broken-check textile pattern.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">koa</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoh·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033569a"><!--s033569a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035412b"><!--s035412b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a Hawaiian tree grown for its wood: <span class="bodyi">Acacia koa</span>.</p></div><a name="s035413b"><!--s035413b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the fine-grained red wood of this tree, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for furniture [Hawaiian <span class="bodyi">koa</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">he-man</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> he-men)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028094a"><!--s028094a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a strong masculine man.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">encephalitis lethargica</span><small><span class="eSynop">/liʹthahjikə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019733a"><!--s019733a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sleepy_sickness/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sleepy sickness</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fragmentation grenade</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023892a"><!--s023892a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fragmentation_bomb/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fragmentation bomb</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">invariable<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹveəri·əbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031878a"><!--s031878a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>not changing; constant <span class="bodyb">invariability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">invariableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">invariably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leaded</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹledid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034418a"><!--s034418a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036124b"><!--s036124b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of windows: made up of small panes fixed in position with leads </p><p><i></i></p><p>leaded lights</p>.</div><a name="s036125b"><!--s036125b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of type: having lines separated by leads.</p></div><a name="s036126b"><!--s036126b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of petrol: containing tetraethyl lead.</p></div><a name="s036127b"><!--s036127b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>covered or weighted with lead.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">go out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025998a"><!--s025998a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027731b"><!--s027731b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007320c"><!--s007320c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to leave a room, house, country, etc.</p></div><a name="s007321c"><!--s007321c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to go to social events, entertainments, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>We don't go out much</p>.</div><a name="s007322c"><!--s007322c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(+ with) to spend time regularly with somebody in a romantic relationship.</p></div></div><a name="s027732b"><!--s027732b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007323c"><!--s007323c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to become extinguished </p><p><i></i></p><p>The lamps are going out all over Europe</p><p> Viscount Grey of Falloden.</p></div><a name="s007324c"><!--s007324c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>of the tide: to ebb.</p></div><a name="s007325c"><!--s007325c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to become obsolete or unfashionable.</p></div><a name="s007326c"><!--s007326c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to play the last card of one's hand.</p></div></div><a name="s027733b"><!--s027733b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to be broadcast </p><p><i></i></p><p>The programme went out at nine o'clock</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">balustrade</span><small><span class="eSynop">/baləʹstrayd, ʹbal-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004272a"><!--s004272a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a row of balusters topped by a rail, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that runs along the edge of a balcony or bridge</p><p><span class="bodyb">balustraded</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">balustrade</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">balaustrata</span>, from <span class="bodyi">balaustro</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/baluster/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">baluster</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coachwork</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011386a"><!--s011386a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the bodywork of a road or rail vehicle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jowl<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/jowl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032727a"><!--s032727a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034652b"><!--s034652b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the jaw; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the lower jaw.</p></div><a name="s034653b"><!--s034653b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>either of the cheeks [Old English <span class="bodyi">ceafl</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inept</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹnept/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031030a"><!--s031030a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032734b"><!--s032734b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>incompetent or clumsy.</p></div><a name="s032735b"><!--s032735b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not suitable or appropriate to the time, place, or occasion.</p></div><a name="s032736b"><!--s032736b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>lacking sense or reason <span class="bodyb">ineptitude</span> /-tityoohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">ineptly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">ineptness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">inepte</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">ineptus</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">aptus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/apt/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">apt</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">koala</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohʹahlə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033570a"><!--s033570a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an Australian tree-dwelling marsupial mammal that has large hairy ears, grey fur, and sharp claws and feeds on eucalyptus leaves: <span class="bodyi">Phascolarctos cinereus</span> [from Dhoruk, an Aboriginal language of Southern Australia].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">encephalo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019734a"><!--s019734a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/encephal_or_encephalo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">encephal-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fragrance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfraygrəns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023893a"><!--s023893a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025675b"><!--s025675b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sweet or pleasant smell.</p></div><a name="s025676b"><!--s025676b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a perfume or aftershave; the smell of this</p><p><span class="bodyb">fragranced</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">fragrance</span> or Latin <span class="bodyi">fragrantia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">fragrant-, fragrans</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">fragrare</span> to be fragrant].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hematology</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">/heema'tolaji/ noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028096a"><!--s028096a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/haematology/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">haematology</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">houngan <span class="bodyi">or</span> hungan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhoohng·gən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029353a"><!--s029353a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a voodoo priest <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of Haiti </p><p><i></i></p><p>Persistent failure to achieve cures will lose a hungan his reputation and his practice</p><p> M J Herskovits [Fon (W African language) <span class="bodyi">hun</span> deity associated with a fetish + <span class="bodyi">ga</span> chief].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">invariable<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031879a"><!--s031879a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an invariable quantity or thing; a constant.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leaden</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹled(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034419a"><!--s034419a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036128b"><!--s036128b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009257c"><!--s009257c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>oppressively heavy </p><p><i></i></p><p>leaden limbs</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a leaden silence</p>.</div><a name="s009258c"><!--s009258c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>lacking spirit or animation; sluggish </p><p><i></i></p><p>leaden prose</p>.</div></div><a name="s036129b"><!--s036129b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s009259c"><!--s009259c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> made of lead.</p></div><a name="s009260c"><!--s009260c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>dull grey</p><p><span class="bodyb">leadenly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">leadenness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">go over</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025999a"><!--s025999a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027734b"><!--s027734b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to become converted, e.g. to a religion or political party.</p></div><a name="s027735b"><!--s027735b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to be received in a specified way </p><p><i></i></p><p>The play should go over well in Scotland</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bambino</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bamʹbeenoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bambinos bambini /-nee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004273a"><!--s004273a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004289b"><!--s004289b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> any young child.</p></div><a name="s004290b"><!--s004290b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a representation of the infant Christ [Italian <span class="bodyi">bambino</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">bambo</span> child].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">encephalogram</span><small><span class="eSynop">/enʹsef(ə)ləgram/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019735a"><!--s019735a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020731b"><!--s020731b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an X-ray picture of the brain made by encephalography.</p></div><a name="s020732b"><!--s020732b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/electroencephalogram/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">electroencephalogram</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">koala bear</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033571a"><!--s033571a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/koala/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">koala</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coadjutor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohʹajətə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011387a"><!--s011387a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bishop assisting a diocesan bishop and often having the right of succession</p><p><span class="bodyb">coadjutor</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">coadjutour</span> via Frenchfrom Latin <span class="bodyi">coadjutor</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/co/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">co-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">adjutor</span> aid, from <span class="bodyi">adjuvare</span> to help].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jowl<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032728a"><!--s032728a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034654b"><!--s034654b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) usu slack and drooping flesh associated with the lower jaw or throat.</p></div><a name="s034655b"><!--s034655b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the dewlap of an animal or the wattle of a bird [Old English <span class="bodyi">ceole</span> throat].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hour</span><small><span class="eSynop">/owə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029354a"><!--s029354a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031027b"><!--s031027b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the 24th part of a day; a period of 60 minutes.</p></div><a name="s031028b"><!--s031028b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008110c"><!--s008110c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the time reckoned in hours and minutes by the clock; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the beginning of each full hour.</p></div><a name="s008111c"><!--s008111c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a particular point in time.</p></div></div><a name="s031029b"><!--s031029b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the time reckoned in hours and minutes by the clock; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the beginning of each full hour.</p></div><a name="s031030b"><!--s031030b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the time reckoned in one 24-hour period from midnight to midnight </p><p><i></i></p><p>will arrive at 0900 hours</p>.</div><a name="s031031b"><!--s031031b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s008112c"><!--s008112c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or literary</span> the time of day </p><p><i></i></p><p>‘What hour is it?’ ‘It lacks of twelve’</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div><a name="s008113c"><!--s008113c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a fixed or customary period of time set aside for a specified purpose </p><p><i></i></p><p>the lunch hour</p>.</div><a name="s008114c"><!--s008114c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the period during which a business, etc is operational </p><p><i></i></p><p>outside office hours</p>.</div></div><a name="s031032b"><!--s031032b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>the work done or distance travelled at normal rate in an hour </p><p><i></i></p><p>The city is two hours away</p>.</div><a name="s031033b"><!--s031033b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> a moment or period of peculiar significance </p><p><i></i></p><p>in our hour of need</p>.</div><a name="s031034b"><!--s031034b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>in astronomy, a unit used to measure the position of a celestial body, e.g. a star or planet, that is equal to an angle of 15° in an east–west direction from a reference point (the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vernal_equinox/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">vernal equinox</span></span></a>) and that represents the distance that the celestial body has travelled in one hour.</p></div><a name="s031035b"><!--s031035b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>any of the canonical hours (times for worship or the prayers or services prescribed for them; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/canonical_hour/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">canonical hour</span></span></a>) in the Roman Catholic Church ✱ <span class="bodyb">after/out of hours</span> outside normal working hours ✱ <span class="bodyb">keep early/late hours</span> to get up and go to bed early or late ✱ <span class="bodyb">on the hour</span> at an exact hour, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> every hour ✱ <span class="bodyb">the early/small hours</span> the period between midnight and dawn ✱ <span class="bodyb">the story, etc of the hour</span> the story, etc that everyone is talking about ✱ <span class="bodyb">till all hours</span> until very late at night ✱ <span class="bodyb">within the hour</span> in less than one hour [Middle English via Old French <span class="bodyi">heure</span> and Latin <span class="bodyi">hora</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">hōra</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leader</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹleedə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034420a"><!--s034420a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036130b"><!--s036130b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009261c"><!--s009261c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>somebody or something that ranks first, precedes others, or holds a principal position.</p></div><a name="s009262c"><!--s009262c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a person with commanding authority or influence.</p></div><a name="s009263c"><!--s009263c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the principal officer of a political party, trade union, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>the leader of the opposition</p>.</div><a name="s009264c"><!--s009264c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> either of two government ministers in charge of initiating business in Parliament </p><p><i></i></p><p>the Leader of the House of Commons</p>.</div><a name="s009265c"><!--s009265c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>somebody who guides or inspires others </p><p><i></i></p><p>a spiritual leader</p>.</div></div><a name="s036131b"><!--s036131b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the principal first violinist of an orchestra.</p></div><a name="s036132b"><!--s036132b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s009266c"><!--s009266c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the principal first violinist of an orchestra.</p></div><a name="s009267c"><!--s009267c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> the conductor of an orchestra.</p></div></div><a name="s036133b"><!--s036133b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a newspaper editorial; a leading article.</p></div><a name="s036134b"><!--s036134b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a blank section at the beginning or end of a reel of film or recording tape.</p></div><a name="s036135b"><!--s036135b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s009268c"><!--s009268c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) in printing, dots or dashes used to lead the eye horizontally, e.g. across a table.</p></div><a name="s009269c"><!--s009269c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a blank section at the beginning or end of a reel of film or recording tape.</p></div><a name="s009270c"><!--s009270c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a main or end shoot of a plant.</p></div><a name="s009271c"><!--s009271c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a short length of material for attaching the end of a fishing line to a lure or hook.</p></div></div><a name="s036136b"><!--s036136b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a horse or dog placed in advance of the other or others of a pair or team</p><p><span class="bodyb">leaderless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">leadership</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fragrant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfraygrənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023894a"><!--s023894a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>smelling sweet or pleasant</p><p><span class="bodyb">fragrantly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inequality</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iniʹkwoliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> inequalities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031031a"><!--s031031a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032737b"><!--s032737b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the state or an instance of being unequal; lack of equality.</p></div><a name="s032738b"><!--s032738b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008523c"><!--s008523c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>social or economic disparity.</p></div><a name="s008524c"><!--s008524c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>disparity of distribution or opportunity.</p></div></div><a name="s032739b"><!--s032739b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in mathematics:</p><a name="s008525c"><!--s008525c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a formal statement of inequality between two expressions.</p></div><a name="s008526c"><!--s008526c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a symbol denoting inequality, e.g. (≠) meaning ‘is not equal to’, (&amp;#60;) meaning ‘is less than’, or (&gt;) meaning ‘is greater than’.</p></div></div><a name="s032740b"><!--s032740b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> lack of evenness, smoothness, or regularity [early French <span class="bodyi">inequalité</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">inaequalitat-, inaequalitas</span>, from <span class="bodyi">inaequalis</span> unequal, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">aequalis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/equal1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">equal 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hemat- <span class="bodyi">or</span> hemato-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028095a"><!--s028095a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/haemat_or_haemato/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">haemat-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">invariant<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹveəri·ənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031880a"><!--s031880a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>unchanging; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> unaffected by a particular mathematical operation </p><p><i></i></p><p>invariant under rotation of the coordinate axes</p> <p><span class="bodyb">invariance</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gopak</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgohpak/ hopak /ʹhohpak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026000a"><!--s026000a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Ukrainian folk dance featuring high leaps and performed by men [via Russian from Ukrainian <span class="bodyi">hopak</span>, from <span class="bodyi">hop</span>, interj used in lively dances, from German <span class="bodyi">hopp</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bamboo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bamʹbooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bamboos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004274a"><!--s004274a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004291b"><!--s004291b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of various chiefly tropical giant grasses including some with strong hollow stems used for building, furniture, or utensils: subfamily Bambusidae.</p></div><a name="s004292b"><!--s004292b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the stem of such a grass [Malay <span class="bodyi">bambu</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">koan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoh·ahn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033572a"><!--s033572a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a paradox to be meditated upon, used by Zen Buddhist monks to gain enlightenment [Japanese <span class="bodyi">kōan</span>, from <span class="bodyi">kō</span> public + <span class="bodyi">an</span> proposition].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">encephalograph</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹsef(ə)ləgrahf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019736a"><!--s019736a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020733b"><!--s020733b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/encephalogram/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">encephalogram</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s020734b"><!--s020734b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/electroencephalograph/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">electroencephalograph</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coagula</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohʹagyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011388a"><!--s011388a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/coagulum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">coagulum</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hourglass</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029355a"><!--s029355a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031036b"><!--s031036b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an instrument for measuring time consisting of two glass bulbs joined by a narrow neck from the uppermost of which a quantity of sand runs into the lower in the space of an hour.</p></div><a name="s031037b"><!--s031037b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) describing a shapely female silhouette, with a narrow waist </p><p><i></i></p><p>an hourglass figure</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">joy<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/joy/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032729a"><!--s032729a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034656b"><!--s034656b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a feeling of great happiness or, pleasure, or delight.</p></div><a name="s034657b"><!--s034657b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a source or cause of delight.</p></div><a name="s034658b"><!--s034658b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> success or satisfaction </p><p><i></i></p><p>We had no joy at the local shops</p> <p><i></i></p><p>We had no joy at the first shop we went into</p> <p><span class="bodyb">joyless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">joylessly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">joylessness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via Old French <span class="bodyi">joie</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">gaudium</span>,from <span class="bodyi">gaudēre</span> to rejoice].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heme</span><small><span class="eSynop">/heem/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028097a"><!--s028097a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/haem/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">haem</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">invariant<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031881a"><!--s031881a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something that remains constant and unchanging.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inequitable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹekwitəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031032a"><!--s031032a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>unfair or unjust</p><p><span class="bodyb">inequitably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gopher</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgohfə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026001a"><!--s026001a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027736b"><!--s027736b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several species of American burrowing rodents that is are the size of a large rat and hasve large cheek pouches: family Geomyidae.</p></div><a name="s027737b"><!--s027737b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of various small ground squirrels of the N American prairies, closely related to the chipmunks: genus <span class="bodyi">Spermophilus</span> and other genera.</p></div><a name="s027738b"><!--s027738b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>any of several species of American burrowing tortoises: genus <span class="bodyi">Gopherus</span>.</p></div><a name="s027739b"><!--s027739b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in computing, an early form of Internet search engine [perhaps from Canadian French <span class="bodyi">gaufre</span> honeycomb (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/goffer1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">goffer 1</span></span></a>), from the network of burrows the rodents make; (sense 5) prob an alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gofer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gofer</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">frail</span><small><span class="eSynop">/frayl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023895a"><!--s023895a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025677b"><!--s025677b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>physically weak; delicate.</p></div><a name="s025678b"><!--s025678b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>easily broken or destroyed.</p></div><a name="s025679b"><!--s025679b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>morally weak</p><p><span class="bodyb">frailly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">frailness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">fragilis</span> fragile, from <span class="bodyi">frangere</span> to break].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leader board</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034421a"><!--s034421a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a board or other display that shows the scores of the leading competitors, e.g. in a golf tournament.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bamboo curtain</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004275a"><!--s004275a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Bamboo Curtain</span>) a political, military, and ideological barrier between China and the capitalist world, also used to refer to similar barriers between Indochina and the West.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kobo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohboh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> kobo)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033573a"><!--s033573a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of currency in Nigeria, worth 100th of a naira [corruption of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/copper1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">copper 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">encephalography</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inˌsef(ə)lʹogrəfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019737a"><!--s019737a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>X-ray photography of the brain after some of the cerebrospinal fluid has been replaced by air or oxygen.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">joy<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032730a"><!--s032730a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> (<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + in) to experience joy; to rejoice.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hour hand</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029356a"><!--s029356a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the short hand that marks the hours on the face of a watch or clock.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gopher wood</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026002a"><!--s026002a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in the Bible, the wood that was used to build Noah's ark [Hebrew <span class="bodyi">gōper</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lead-free</span><small><span class="eSynop">/led/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034422a"><!--s034422a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/unleaded/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">unleaded</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bamboozle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bamʹboohzl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004276a"><!--s004276a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004293b"><!--s004293b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to deceive (somebody) by trickery.</p></div><a name="s004294b"><!--s004294b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to confuse or mystify</p><p><span class="bodyb">bamboozlement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bamboozler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coagulant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohʹagyoolənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011389a"><!--s011389a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something that produces coagulation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inequity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹekwiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> inequities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031033a"><!--s031033a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>injustice or unfairness, or an instance of this.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kobold</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkobohld/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033574a"><!--s033574a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035414b"><!--s035414b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a gnome in German folklore that inhabits underground places, e.g. mines.</p></div><a name="s035415b"><!--s035415b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an often mischievous domestic spirit of German folklore [German <span class="bodyi">Kobold</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cobalt/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cobalt</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hemerocallis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhemərohʹkalis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hemerocallis)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028098a"><!--s028098a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of plants that comprises the day lilies: genus <span class="bodyi">Hemerocallis</span> [Greek <span class="bodyi">hēmerokalles</span>, from <span class="bodyi">hēmera</span> day + <span class="bodyi">kallos</span> beauty].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">invasion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹvayzh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031882a"><!--s031882a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033803b"><!--s033803b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a hostile attack on a foreign territory by an army.</p></div><a name="s033804b"><!--s033804b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a visit by a large number of people, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when unwelcome </p><p><i></i></p><p>the tourist invasion</p>.</div><a name="s033805b"><!--s033805b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the incoming or spread of something harmful, e.g. a tumour <span class="bodyb">invasive</span> /-siv, -ziv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">invasioune</span> via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">invasion-</span>, <span class="bodyi">invasio</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">invadere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/invade/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">invade</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">frailty</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfraylti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> frailties)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023896a"><!--s023896a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025680b"><!--s025680b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>being frail.</p></div><a name="s025681b"><!--s025681b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a moral or physical fault due to weakness </p><p><i></i></p><p>Thou seest I have more flesh than another man, and therefore more frailty</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">encephalomyelitis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inˌsef(ə)lohˌmie·əʹlietis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019738a"><!--s019738a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>inflammation of both the brain and spinal cord.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">joyful</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjoyf(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032731a"><!--s032731a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>filled with, causing, or expressing joy</p><p><span class="bodyb">joyfully</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">joyfulness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gopik</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgohpik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gopik gopiks)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026003a"><!--s026003a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of currency in Azerbaijan, worth 100th of a manat.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ban<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ban/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (banned, banning)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004277a"><!--s004277a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to prohibit (something) or forbid (somebody) to do something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by legal means or social pressure [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bannen</span> to summon, curse, from Old English <span class="bodyi">bannan</span> to summon].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coagulate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohʹagyoolayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans and trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011390a"><!--s011390a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to become or cause (a fluid) to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass; to curdle or clot</p><p><span class="bodyb">coagulable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">coagulation</span> /-ʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">coagulative</span> /-lətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">coagulator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">coagulatus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">coagulare</span> to curdle].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">houri</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhooəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> houris)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029357a"><!--s029357a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031038b"><!--s031038b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of the female virgin attendants of the blessed in the Muslim paradise.</p></div><a name="s031039b"><!--s031039b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a voluptuously beautiful young woman [French <span class="bodyi">houri</span> via Persian <span class="bodyi">hūri</span> from Arabic <span class="bodyi">ḥūrīyah</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Köchel number</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkuhkh(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033575a"><!--s033575a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a group of numbers used as a cataloguing system for Mozart's works [named after Ludwig von <span class="bodyi">Köchel</span> d.1877, Austrian naturalist and cataloguer of Mozart's works, who devised the system].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lead glass</span><small><span class="eSynop">/led/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034423a"><!--s034423a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>glass containing lead monoxide, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a tough brilliant high-quality glass containing 30% or more lead monoxide.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ineradicable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iniʹradikəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031034a"><!--s031034a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>incapable of being eradicated</p><p><span class="bodyb">ineradicably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hemi-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028099a"><!--s028099a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: half </p><p><i></i></p><p>hemisphere</p> <p>[Middle English via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">hēmi-</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">framboesia</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">frambesia</span>) /framʹbeezi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023897a"><!--s023897a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/yaws/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">yaws</span></span></a> [scientific Latin from French <span class="bodyi">framboise</span> raspberry; from the appearance of the lesions].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">invective<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹvektiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031883a"><!--s031883a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>abusive or insulting language [Middle English <span class="bodyi">invectif</span> abusive, via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">invectivus</span> attacking, from <span class="bodyi">invehere</span> to carry in, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">vehere</span> to carry].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">encephalon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/enʹsef(ə)lon/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> encephala /-lə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019739a"><!--s019739a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the brain of a human being or other vertebrate animal [from Greek <span class="bodyi">enkephalos</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_2_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">kephalē</span> head].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">joyous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjoyəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032732a"><!--s032732a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> filled with, causing, or expressing joy; joyful</p><p><span class="bodyb">joyously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">joyousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goral</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgawrəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026004a"><!--s026004a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of two E Asian mammals that resemble small antelopes: <span class="bodyi">Naemorhaedus goral</span> or <span class="bodyi">Naemorhaedus cranbrooki</span> [perhaps derivative of Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">gaura</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gaur/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gaur</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coagulate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohʹagyoolət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011391a"><!--s011391a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a substance produced by coagulation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ban<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004278a"><!--s004278a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004295b"><!--s004295b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a legal or social prohibition.</p></div><a name="s004296b"><!--s004296b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a denunciation of somebody or something by the church </p><p><i></i></p><p>a wretch, beneath the ban of Pope and Church</p> — Scott.</div><a name="s004297b"><!--s004297b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a curse </p><p><i></i></p><p>Thou mixture rank, of midnight weeds collected with Hecate's ban thrice blasted, thrice infected</p> — Shakespeare [Middle English ‘summoning of vassals for military service’, partly from <span class="bodyi">bannen</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ban1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ban 1</span></span></a> and partly from Old French <span class="bodyi">ban</span>, of Germanic origin].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hourly<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029358a"><!--s029358a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031040b"><!--s031040b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>at or during every hour </p><p><i></i></p><p>Buses pass hourly</p>.</div><a name="s031041b"><!--s031041b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any time now </p><p><i></i></p><p>We're expecting him hourly</p>.</div><a name="s031042b"><!--s031042b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>by the hour </p><p><i></i></p><p>hourly-paid workers</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kodiak bear</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohdiak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033576a"><!--s033576a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a brown bear of Alaska: <span class="bodyi">Ursus middendorffi</span> [named after <span class="bodyi">Kodiak</span> Island, S Alaska].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">invective<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031884a"><!--s031884a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>abusive or insulting</p><p><span class="bodyb">invectively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">frame<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fraym/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023898a"><!--s023898a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025682b"><!--s025682b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a structure that gives shape or strength, e.g. to a building.</p></div><a name="s025683b"><!--s025683b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006797c"><!--s006797c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>something composed of parts fitted together and joined.</p></div><a name="s006798c"><!--s006798c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a structure that gives shape or strength, e.g. to a building.</p></div></div><a name="s025684b"><!--s025684b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006799c"><!--s006799c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an open case or structure made for admitting, enclosing, or supporting something </p><p><i></i></p><p>a window frame</p>.</div><a name="s006800c"><!--s006800c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a rigid surrounding structure in which a painting, photograph, etc is placed for display.</p></div></div><a name="s025685b"><!--s025685b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a framework covered with glass or plastic, used for plants growing outside.</p></div><a name="s025686b"><!--s025686b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s006801c"><!--s006801c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the rigid part of a bicycle or other vehicle.</p></div><a name="s006802c"><!--s006802c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the outer structure of a pair of glasses that holds the lenses.</p></div></div><a name="s025687b"><!--s025687b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>the physical structure of the human body; the physique.</p></div><a name="s025688b"><!--s025688b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a single picture of the series on a length of film.</p></div><a name="s025689b"><!--s025689b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s006803c"><!--s006803c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an enclosing border.</p></div><a name="s006804c"><!--s006804c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a box of a strip cartoon.</p></div></div><a name="s025690b"><!--s025690b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><a name="s006805c"><!--s006805c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a single picture of the series on a length of film.</p></div><a name="s006806c"><!--s006806c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a single complete television picture made up of lines.</p></div></div><a name="s025691b"><!--s025691b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>a limiting, typical, or <span class="bodyi">esp</span> appropriate set of circumstances; a framework </p><p><i></i></p><p>within the frame of our society and culture</p>.</div><a name="s025692b"><!--s025692b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><a name="s006807c"><!--s006807c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in snooker or bowling, one round of play.</p></div><a name="s006808c"><!--s006808c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in snooker, the triangular piece of wood used to place the balls on the table.</p></div></div><a name="s025693b"><!--s025693b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a frame-up ✱ <span class="bodyb">in the frame</span> under consideration for a particular purpose, appointment, etc.</p></div><a name="s025694b"><!--s025694b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>wanted or suspected by the police.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-hemia</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028100a"><!--s028100a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aemia_or_haemia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-aemia</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">encephalopathy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inˌsef(ə)lʹopathi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> encephalopathies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019740a"><!--s019740a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a disease of the brain, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one involving alterations of brain structure.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inert</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹnuht/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031035a"><!--s031035a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032741b"><!--s032741b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>lacking the power to move.</p></div><a name="s032742b"><!--s032742b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>lacking active chemical or biological properties.</p></div><a name="s032743b"><!--s032743b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>not moving; inactive or indolent</p><p><span class="bodyb">inertly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inertness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">inert-, iners</span> unskilled, idle, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">art-</span>, <span class="bodyi">ars</span> skill, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/art1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">art 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gorblimey</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gawʹbliemi/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026005a"><!--s026005a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> used to express surprise or indignation [euphemism for <span class="bodyi">God blind me</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">joypad</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <i><span class="bodyi">n</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032733a"><!--s032733a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a device with buttons used to control the screen image in computer games.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lead-in</span><small><span class="eSynop">/leed/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034424a"><!--s034424a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036137b"><!--s036137b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>introductory matter.</p></div><a name="s036138b"><!--s036138b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the cable that runs from an aerial to a transmitter or receiver.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coagulum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohʹagyooləm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> coagula /-lə/ coagulums)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011392a"><!--s011392a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a coagulated mass [Latin <span class="bodyi">coagulum</span> coagulant].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ban<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bahn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bani /ʹbahni/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004279a"><!--s004279a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of currency in Romania, worth 100th of a leu [Romanian <span class="bodyi">ban</span> from Serbo-Croat <span class="bodyi">bān</span> lord].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">koel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoh·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033577a"><!--s033577a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cuckoo with dark-coloured plumage, native to Asia and Australasia: <span class="bodyi">Eudynamys scolopacea</span> [Hindi <span class="bodyi">koël</span> from Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">kokila</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hourly<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029359a"><!--s029359a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031043b"><!--s031043b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>occurring or done every hour </p><p><i></i></p><p>an hourly check</p>.</div><a name="s031044b"><!--s031044b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>constant </p><p><i></i></p><p>in hourly expectation of a call from the hospital</p>.</div><a name="s031045b"><!--s031045b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>reckoned by the hour </p><p><i></i></p><p>hourly wages</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inveigh</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹvay/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031885a"><!--s031885a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(+ against) to speak or protest bitterly or vehemently </p><p><i></i></p><p>The ‘monopoly’ of the Civil Service, so much inveighed against, is like the monopoly of judicial offices by the bar</p><a name="sb000000282"><!--sb000000282--></a><p> J S Mill [Latin <span class="bodyi">invehi</span> to attack, inveigh, passive of <span class="bodyi">invehere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/invective1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">invective 1</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">inveigh</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">inveigle</span>? These two words are sometimes confused. <span class="bodyi">Inveigh</span> is always followed by the preposition <span class="bodyi">against</span>. To <span class="bodyi">inveigh against</span> someone or something is to speak or write about them in a very bitter, hostile; and condemnatory way: <span class="bodyi">inveighed against the enemies of the working class</span>. <span class="bodyi">Inveigle</span> is followed by a direct object and means ‘to use cunning or deceitful methods in order to get someone to do something’: <span class="bodyi">inveigled her into parting with most of her savings.</span></p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">frame<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023899a"><!--s023899a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025695b"><!--s025695b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to place (a picture) in a frame.</p></div><a name="s025696b"><!--s025696b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006809c"><!--s006809c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to plan or devise (a document, report, etc).</p></div><a name="s006810c"><!--s006810c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to shape or construct (something).</p></div></div><a name="s025697b"><!--s025697b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to fit or adjust (something) for a purpose.</p></div><a name="s025698b"><!--s025698b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to bring false evidence against (an innocent person); to incriminate (somebody)</p><p><span class="bodyb">framed</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">frameless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">framer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">framian</span> to benefit, make progress].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">encephal- <span class="bodyi">or</span> encephalo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019728a"><!--s019728a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns and their derivatives, denoting: the brain </p><p><i></i></p><p>encephalitis</p> <p>[via French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">enkephal-</span>, from <span class="bodyi">enkephalos</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/encephalon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">encephalon</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hemicellulose</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hemiʹselyoolohs, -lohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028101a"><!--s028101a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various polysaccharides (complex sugars; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/polysaccharide/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">polysaccharide</span></span></a>) of plant cell walls that form the matrix in which cellulose fibres are embedded.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leading<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹleeding/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034425a"><!--s034425a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>coming or ranking first; foremost, principal </p><p><i></i></p><p>the leading role</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inert gas</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031036a"><!--s031036a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/noble_gas/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">noble gas</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">joyride</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032734a"><!--s032734a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a ride taken for pleasure in a car, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one in a stolen car involving reckless driving</p><p><span class="bodyb">joyrider</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">joyriding</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gordian knot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgawdi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026006a"><!--s026006a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an intricate problem, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one insoluble in its own terms </p><p><i></i></p><p>cut the Gordian knot</p><p>named after <span class="bodyi">Gordius</span>, King of Phrygia, who tied an intricate knot that supposedly could be undone only by the future ruler of Asia, and which Alexander the Great cut with his sword</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011393a"><!--s011393a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011699b"><!--s011699b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a black solid combustible mineral, mined from the ground, consisting chiefly of carbonized vegetable matter and widely used as a natural fuel.</p></div><a name="s011700b"><!--s011700b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a small piece of this.</p></div><a name="s011701b"><!--s011701b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s003037c"><!--s003037c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a black or blackish solid combustible mineral, mined from the ground, consisting chiefly of carbonized vegetable matter and widely used as a natural fuel.</p></div><a name="s003038c"><!--s003038c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a small piece or broken up quantity of this.</p></div></div><a name="s011702b"><!--s011702b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a piece of glowing, burning, or burned carbonized material ✱ <span class="bodyb">coals to Newcastle</span> something taken or sent to a place that already has plenty of it</p><p><span class="bodyb">coaly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">col</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">banal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹnahl, <span class="bodyi">NAmer also</span> ʹbaynl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004280a"><!--s004280a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lacking originality, freshness, or novelty; dull </p><p><i></i></p><p>And when the remark comes it's always something he has seen and felt for himself – never a bit banal</p> — Henry James <span class="bodyb">banality</span> /bəʹnal-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i><p><span class="bodyb">banally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [French, from early French <span class="bodyi">banal</span> ‘of compulsory feudal service’, later ‘possessed in common, commonplace’, from <span class="bodyi">ban</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ban2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ban 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kofta</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoftə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033578a"><!--s033578a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an Indian dish of minced meat or vegetables formed into small balls and fried [Hindi <span class="bodyi">koftā</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">house<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hows/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> houses /ʹhowziz/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029360a"><!--s029360a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031046b"><!--s031046b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a building designed for people to live in.</p></div><a name="s031047b"><!--s031047b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used in combinations</span>) a building in which animals live or things are stored </p><p><i></i></p><p>the henhouse</p> <p><i></i></p><p>the boathouse</p>.</div><a name="s031048b"><!--s031048b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used in combinations</span>) a building or establishment with a particular purpose </p><p><i></i></p><p>a public house</p> <p><i></i></p><p>an opera house</p>.</div><a name="s031049b"><!--s031049b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s008115c"><!--s008115c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used in combinations</span>) a specific type of business company </p><p><i></i></p><p>a publishing house</p>.</div><a name="s008116c"><!--s008116c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) relating to or produced for a particular organization or establishment </p><p><i></i></p><p>house magazine</p>.</div></div><a name="s031050b"><!--s031050b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used in combinations</span>) a specific type of business company </p><p><i></i></p><p>a publishing house</p>.</div><a name="s031051b"><!--s031051b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a legislative or deliberative assembly, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as one of two chambers, or the place where it meets </p><p><i></i></p><p>the lower house</p>.</div><a name="s031052b"><!--s031052b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a community of monks or nuns, or the building they live in.</p></div><a name="s031053b"><!--s031053b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>any of several units into which a large school may be divided for social purposes, internal competitions, etc.</p></div><a name="s031054b"><!--s031054b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>a family, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an important or ancient one </p><p><i></i></p><p>the House of Windsor</p>.</div><a name="s031055b"><!--s031055b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>a household </p><p><i></i></p><p>the woman of the house</p>.</div><a name="s031056b"><!--s031056b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>the area occupied by the audience in a theatre or cinema, or the audience itself </p><p><i></i></p><p>a full house</p>.</div><a name="s031057b"><!--s031057b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>in astrology, any of the twelve equal sectors into which the celestial sphere is divided<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/celestial_sphere/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">celestial sphere</span></span></a> (imaginary sphere surrounding earth on whose surface the stars appear to be placed) is divided.</p></div><a name="s031058b"><!--s031058b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>in the game of curling, the circular area three yards (about 2.7 metres) in diameter surrounding the mark at which a stone is aimed and within which the stone must rest in order to count.</p></div><a name="s031059b"><!--s031059b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">House</span>) = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/house_music/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">house music</span></span></a> ✱ <span class="bodyb">bring the house down</span> to receive rapturous applause from an audience ✱ <span class="bodyb">get on like a house on fire</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to get on very well with somebody ✱ <span class="bodyb">go round the houses</span> to go by a long indirect route ✱ <span class="bodyb">keep house</span> to run a household ✱ <span class="bodyb">on the house</span> at the expense of an establishment or its management ✱ <span class="bodyb">put/set one's house in order</span> to put one's affairs straight <span class="bodyb">houseful</span> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> housefuls)<i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">houseless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">hūs</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inveigle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹvaygl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031886a"><!--s031886a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + into) to win (somebody or something) over by ingenuity or flattery </p><p><i></i></p><p>The woman took advantage of a slight amorous propensity that may be a weakness in my disposition … and inveigled me into a contract</p><p> J Fenimore Cooper</p><a name="sb000000283"><!--sb000000283--></a><p><span class="bodyb">inveiglement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [modification of early French <span class="bodyi">aveugler</span> to blind, hoodwink, from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">ab oculis</span> lacking eyes]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">inveigle</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">inveigh</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inveigh/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inveigh</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hemidemisemiquaver</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhemidemiʹsemikwayvə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028102a"><!--s028102a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a musical note with the time value of half a demisemiquaver. <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sixty_fourth_note/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sixty-fourth note</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leading<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹleding/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034426a"><!--s034426a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in printing, the space between lines of type.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">frame house</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023900a"><!--s023900a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a house with a wooden framework.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coal black</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011394a"><!--s011394a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>absolutely black; very black.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">joystick</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032735a"><!--s032735a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034659b"><!--s034659b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a hand-operated lever used to that controls an aircraft aeroplane's elevators and ailerons.</p></div><a name="s034660b"><!--s034660b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a lever for controlling the image on a computer screen, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in computer games [perhaps from slang <span class="bodyi">joystick</span> penis].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">BANANA</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹnahnə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004281a"><!--s004281a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who objects to a building development even though they will not themselves be inconvenienced by it; a more extreme form of a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/nimby/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Nimby</span></span></a> [acronym from <span class="bodyi">Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anything</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enchain</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹchayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019741a"><!--s019741a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to hold or bind (somebody or something) with or as if with chains</p><p><span class="bodyb">enchainment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">encheynen</span> via early French <span class="bodyi">enchainer</span> from Old French <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">chaeine</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chain1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chain 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kohl</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033579a"><!--s033579a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a black powder, or a cosmetic preparation made from it, used to darken the eyelids, orig chiefly by Asian women [Arabic <span class="bodyi">kuhl</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inertia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹnuhshə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031037a"><!--s031037a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032744b"><!--s032744b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a tendency to resist motion, exertion, or change.</p></div><a name="s032745b"><!--s032745b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in physics, a property of matter by which it remains at rest or in uniform motion in the same straight line unless acted on by some external force.</p></div><a name="s032746b"><!--s032746b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s008527c"><!--s008527c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in physics, a property of matter by which it remains at rest or in uniform motion in the same straight line unless acted on by some external force.</p></div><a name="s008528c"><!--s008528c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an analogous property of other physical quantities, e.g. electricity</p><p><span class="bodyb">inertial</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">inertia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">inert-</span>, <span class="bodyi">iners</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inert/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inert</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">house<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/howz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029361a"><!--s029361a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031060b"><!--s031060b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008117c"><!--s008117c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to provide (a person) with accommodation.</p></div><a name="s008118c"><!--s008118c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to provide (things) with storage space </p><p><i></i></p><p>We had to house the printing press in the garage</p>.</div></div><a name="s031061b"><!--s031061b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to contain (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The library houses a large collection of oriental literature</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gore<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/gaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026007a"><!--s026007a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>thick or clotted blood, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> blood that has been shed as a result of violence [Old English <span class="bodyi">gor</span> filth].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">invent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹvent/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031887a"><!--s031887a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033806b"><!--s033806b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to produce (e.g. a device or machine) for the first time.</p></div><a name="s033807b"><!--s033807b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to think (something) up, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in order to deceive </p><p><i></i></p><p>He'll invent an excuse</p> <p><span class="bodyb">inventor</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">inventen</span> to find, discover, from Latin <span class="bodyi">inventus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">invenire</span> to come upon, find, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">venire</span> to come].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hemihedral</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hemiʹheedrəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028103a"><!--s028103a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a crystal: having half the surfaces required by complete symmetry: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/holohedral/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">holohedral</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">frame of mind</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023901a"><!--s023901a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a particular mental or emotional state.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leading aircraftman <span class="bodyi">or</span> leading aircraftwoman</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹleeding/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034427a"><!--s034427a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of the Royal Air Force ranking below a senior aircraftman or senior aircraftwoman.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coaler</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011395a"><!--s011395a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a ship or train used to transport or supply coal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">house agent</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029362a"><!--s029362a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/estate_agent/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">estate agent</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enchant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹchahnt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019742a"><!--s019742a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020735b"><!--s020735b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cast a spell on (something or somebody).</p></div><a name="s020736b"><!--s020736b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to attract and move (somebody) deeply</p><p><span class="bodyb">enchanter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">enchantment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">enchantress</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">enchanten</span> via early French <span class="bodyi">enchanter</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">incantare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">cantare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chant1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chant 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">banana</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹnahnə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004282a"><!--s004282a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004298b"><!--s004298b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an elongated usu tapering fruit with soft pulpy flesh enclosed in a soft usu yellow rind that grows in bunches.</p></div><a name="s004299b"><!--s004299b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of several species of tropical trees that bear this fruit: genus <span class="bodyi">Musa</span> [Spanish <span class="bodyi">banana</span> from Portuguese, ultimately of African origin; related to Wolof <span class="bodyi">banäna</span> banana].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inertial guidance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹnuhshəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031038a"><!--s031038a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a means of controlling the flight path of a missile, spacecraft, or aircraft, using equipment that measures inertial forces within the craft.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kohlrabi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohlʹrahbi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> kohlrabies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033580a"><!--s033580a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cabbage with a greatly enlarged fleshy edible stem resembling a turnip: <span class="bodyi">Brassica oleracea caulorapa</span> [German <span class="bodyi">Kohlrabi</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">cavoli rape</span>, pl of <span class="bodyi">cavolo rapa</span> kohlrabi, from <span class="bodyi">cavolo</span> cabbage + <span class="bodyi">rapa</span> turnip].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gore<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026008a"><!--s026008a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of an animal, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a bull: to pierce or wound (somebody or something) with a horn or tusk [Middle English <span class="bodyi">goren</span>, prob from Old English <span class="bodyi">gār</span> spear].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">JP</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032736a"><!--s032736a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Justice of the Peace.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hemiola</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hemiʹohlə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028104a"><!--s028104a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a musical rhythmic alteration consisting of three beats in place of two or two beats in place of three [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">hēmiolia</span> ratio of 1.5 to 1, from <span class="bodyi">hēmi-</span> half + <span class="bodyi">holos</span> whole].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">invention</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹvensh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031888a"><!--s031888a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033808b"><!--s033808b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something invented, e.g. a device or process devised as a result of prolonged study and experiment.</p></div><a name="s033809b"><!--s033809b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something thought up, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to deceive.</p></div><a name="s033810b"><!--s033810b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>productive imagination; inventiveness.</p></div><a name="s033811b"><!--s033811b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a short keyboard composition, usu contrapuntal.</p></div><a name="s033812b"><!--s033812b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of inventing.</p></div><a name="s033813b"><!--s033813b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> the act or an instance of finding something.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">frame of reference</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023902a"><!--s023902a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025699b"><!--s025699b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a set or system of facts or ideas serving to orient or give particular meaning to a statement, a point of view, etc.</p></div><a name="s025700b"><!--s025700b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an arbitrary set of axes used as a reference to describe the position or motion of something or to formulate physical laws.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leading article</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹleeding/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034428a"><!--s034428a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a newspaper editorial; a leader.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">house arrest</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029363a"><!--s029363a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>confinement in one's place of residence instead of prison.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coalesce</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koh·əʹles/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011396a"><!--s011396a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to unite into a whole; to fuse</p><p><span class="bodyb">coalescence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">coalescent</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">coalescere</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/co/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">co-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">alescere</span> to grow].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">banana republic</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004283a"><!--s004283a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">derog</span> a small tropical country that is politically unstable and economically underdeveloped [from the dependence of some small tropical countries on their fruit-exporting trade].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">JPEG</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjaypeg/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032737a"><!--s032737a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Joint Photographic Experts Group, a standard algorithm for compressing photographic images.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gore<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026009a"><!--s026009a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tapering or triangular piece of material used to give shape to something, e.g. a garment or sail [Old English <span class="bodyi">gāra</span> wedge-shaped piece of land].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hemiparesis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hemipəʹreesis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028105a"><!--s028105a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hemiplegia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hemiplegia</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Invention of the Cross</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031889a"><!--s031889a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <span class="bodysc">Holy Rood Day</span> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">frame-up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023903a"><!--s023903a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a conspiracy to incriminate somebody falsely.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inertial navigation</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031039a"><!--s031039a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inertial_guidance/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inertial guidance</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enchanter's nightshade</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019743a"><!--s019743a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a slender European plant of the fuchsia family that bears small whitish pink flowers: <span class="bodyi">Circaea lutetiana</span> [because it was believed to be the plant used by Circe, a witch in Greek mythology who turned Odysseus’ crew into pigs].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">koi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koy/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033581a"><!--s033581a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several very colourful breeds of common carp of a colourful breed that originated in Japan, often and other parts of eastern Asia and are kept as an aquarium or pond fish: <span class="bodyi">Cyprinus carpio</span> [Japanese <span class="bodyi">koi</span> carp].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">houseboat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029364a"><!--s029364a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a moored boat that is fitted out as a home.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coalface</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011397a"><!--s011397a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the exposed seam ready to be worked in a coalmine ✱ <span class="bodyb">at the coalface</span> engaged in practical or hard physical work; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as opposed to theoretical or managerial work.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leading edge</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹleeding/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034429a"><!--s034429a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036139b"><!--s036139b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the foremost edge of an aerofoil, e.g. a wing or propeller blade.</p></div><a name="s036140b"><!--s036140b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the most advanced position or group in a particular field of activity, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> technology.</p></div><a name="s036141b"><!--s036141b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in electronics, the part of a pulse that has increasing amplitude.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gore<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026010a"><!--s026010a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to give shape to (something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a garment, sail, etc or sail) by inserting a gore or gores</p><p><span class="bodyb">gored</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Jr</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032738a"><!--s032738a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Junior.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bananas</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004284a"><!--s004284a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> mad or angry </p><p><i></i></p><p>Call him that and he goes bananas</p> [prob from <span class="bodyi">banana oil</span> nonsense, insincere or mad talk].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inventive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹventiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031890a"><!--s031890a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033814b"><!--s033814b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>showing evidence of original thought or ingenuity; creative.</p></div><a name="s033815b"><!--s033815b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>good at inventing things</p><p><span class="bodyb">inventively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inventiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">framework</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023904a"><!--s023904a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025701b"><!--s025701b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a skeletal, openwork, or structural frame.</p></div><a name="s025702b"><!--s025702b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a basic structure, e.g. of ideas </p><p><i></i></p><p>Language is not simply a reporting device for experience but a defining framework for it</p><p> Benjamin Whorf.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enchanting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019744a"><!--s019744a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>charming; delightful</p><p><span class="bodyb">enchantingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hemiplegia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hemiʹpleejə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028106a"><!--s028106a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>paralysis of one side of the body: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/paraplegia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">paraplegia</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/quadriplegia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">quadriplegia</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">hemiplegic</span> /-jik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">hēmiplēgia</span> from <span class="bodyi">hēmi-</span> half+ <span class="bodyi">-plēgia</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/plegia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-plegia</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inertia-reel seat belt</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031040a"><!--s031040a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a seat belt that allows steady unwinding to accommodate slow body movements but resists a sudden sharp jerk by locking the drum.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">housebound</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029365a"><!--s029365a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>confined to the house, e.g. because of illness.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">koine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoyni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033582a"><!--s033582a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035416b"><!--s035416b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Koine</span>) the Greek language as used in E Mediterranean countries in the Hellenistic and Roman periods.</p></div><a name="s035417b"><!--s035417b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a language or dialect that has become the lingua franca of a large area of shared culture [Greek <span class="bodyi">koinē</span>, fem of <span class="bodyi">koinos</span> common].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coalfield</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011398a"><!--s011398a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a region in which deposits of coal occur.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gorge<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/gawj/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026011a"><!--s026011a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027740b"><!--s027740b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a narrow steep-walled valley, often with a stream flowing through it.</p></div><a name="s027741b"><!--s027741b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the contents of the stomach.</p></div><a name="s027742b"><!--s027742b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> the throat.</p></div><a name="s027743b"><!--s027743b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the narrow rear entrance into an outwork of a fort ✱ <span class="bodyb">one's gorge rises</span> one is disgusted, sickened, or nauseated [Middle English via early French <span class="bodyi">gorge</span> throat, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">gurges</span> throat, whirlpool].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leading lady</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹleeding/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034430a"><!--s034430a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a female actor who plays a principal role in a film, play, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jube</span><small><span class="eSynop">/joohb/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032739a"><!--s032739a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ, informal</span> a fruit-flavoured chewy sweet [by shortening of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jujube/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jujube</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">banana split</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004285a"><!--s004285a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dish made of banana, ice cream, nuts, and whipped cream.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inventory<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinvəntri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> inventories)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031891a"><!--s031891a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033816b"><!--s033816b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an itemized list, e.g. of the contents of a building or stock in a warehouse.</p></div><a name="s033817b"><!--s033817b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> the quantity of goods, components, or raw materials on hand; stock.</p></div><a name="s033818b"><!--s033818b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s008737c"><!--s008737c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an itemized list, e.g. of the contents of a building or stock in a warehouse.</p></div><a name="s008738c"><!--s008738c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a list of traits, preferences, attitudes, etc used to evaluate personal characteristics or skills.</p></div></div><a name="s033819b"><!--s033819b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s008739c"><!--s008739c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the items listed in an inventory.</p></div><a name="s008740c"><!--s008740c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> the quantity of goods, components, or raw materials on hand; stock.</p></div></div><a name="s033820b"><!--s033820b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the taking of an inventory [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">inventorium</span>, alteration of late Latin <span class="bodyi">inventarium</span> list of things found, from Latin <span class="bodyi">invenire</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/invent/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">invent</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coalfish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> coalfishes <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> coalfish)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011399a"><!--s011399a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several blackish or dark-backed fishes, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> coley.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">franc</span><small><span class="eSynop">/frangk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023905a"><!--s023905a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the former basic monetary unit of France, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg, and certain other French-speaking countries, divided into 100 centimes (in France, Belgium, and Luxembourg replaced by the euro in 2002) [French <span class="bodyi">franc</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">Rex Francorum</span> king of the Franks, used on 14th-cent. coins].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">housebreak</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029366a"><!--s029366a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/housetrain/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">housetrain</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">housebroken</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enchantment</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019745a"><!--s019745a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020737b"><!--s020737b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act of enchanting or the state of being enchanted.</p></div><a name="s020738b"><!--s020738b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a magic spell.</p></div><a name="s020739b"><!--s020739b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>great charm or attraction.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hemipode</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhemipohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028107a"><!--s028107a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/button_quail/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">button quail</span></span></a> [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">hēmi-</span> half + <span class="bodyi">pous, pod-</span> foot; because the bird has only three toes on each foot].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leading light</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹleeding/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034431a"><!--s034431a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a prominent and influential person in a particular sphere.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inertia selling</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031041a"><!--s031041a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> the illegal practice of sending unsolicited goods to people with the intention of demanding payment if the goods are not returned.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gorge<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026012a"><!--s026012a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027744b"><!--s027744b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to eat hungrily or greedily.</p></div><a name="s027745b"><!--s027745b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to stuff (oneself) with food <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s027746b"><!--s027746b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s007327c"><!--s007327c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to swallow (food) greedily.</p></div><a name="s007328c"><!--s007328c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to stuff (oneself) with food.</p></div></div><a name="s027747b"><!--s027747b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to fill completely or to the point of swelling </p><p><i></i></p><p>veins gorged with blood</p> <p><span class="bodyb">gorger</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kokanee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohkani, kohʹkani/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> kokanees <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> kokanee)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033583a"><!--s033583a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a salmon of the sockeye family found in landlocked lakes of W North America [from Shuswap, a Native American language of SE British Columbia].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jubilant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjoohbilənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032740a"><!--s032740a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>filled with or expressing great joy or triumph</p><p><span class="bodyb">jubilance</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">jubilantly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">jubilant-, jubilans</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">jubilare</span> to rejoice].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bancassurance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbangkəshawrəns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004286a"><!--s004286a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the selling of life assurance by banks and other financial institutions [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bank4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bank 4</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/assurance/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">assurance</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inventory<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (inventories, inventoried, inventorying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031892a"><!--s031892a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make an inventory or catalogue of (items).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coal gas</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011400a"><!--s011400a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>gas made from burning coal; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> gas made by carbonizing bituminous coal and used for heating and lighting.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">franchise<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfranchiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023906a"><!--s023906a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025703b"><!--s025703b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> <span class="bodyb">the franchise</span>) the right to vote.</p></div><a name="s025704b"><!--s025704b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006811c"><!--s006811c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the right granted to an individual or group to market a company's goods or services in a particular territory.</p></div><a name="s006812c"><!--s006812c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a business or service to which such a right has been granted.</p></div></div><a name="s025705b"><!--s025705b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>any special privilege or right <span class="bodyb">franchisee</span> /-ʹzee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">franchiser</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">franchisor</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English from Old French, from <span class="bodyi">franchir</span> to free, from <span class="bodyi">franc</span> free: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/frank1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">frank 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inescapable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iniʹskaypəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031042a"><!--s031042a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>incapable of being avoided, ignored, or denied</p><p><span class="bodyb">inescapability</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inescapably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">housebreaking</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029367a"><!--s029367a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an act of breaking into and entering somebody's house with a criminal purpose</p><p><span class="bodyb">housebreaker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leading man</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹleeding/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034432a"><!--s034432a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a male actor who plays a principal role in a film, play, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hemipteran</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiʹmiptərən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028108a"><!--s028108a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a large order of insects that have piercing and sucking mouthparts and usu two pairs of wings. They include many pests, e.g. aphids: order Hemiptera</p><p><span class="bodyb">hemipteran</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">hemipterous</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">hēmi-</span> half + <span class="bodyi">pteron</span> wing].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enchase</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹchays/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019746a"><!--s019746a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chase3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chase<sup>3</sup></span></span></a> (1) [Middle English <span class="bodyi">enchasen</span> to emboss, from early French <span class="bodyi">enchasser</span> to enshrine, set, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">chasse</span> reliquary, from Latin <span class="bodyi">capsa</span> case].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kola</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohlə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033584a"><!--s033584a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cola_or_kola/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cola</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Jubilate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/joohbiʹlahti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032741a"><!--s032741a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the 100th Psalm sung liturgically in Catholic and Anglican churches, beginning <span class="bodyi">Jubilate</span> <span class="bodyi">deo</span> [Latin <span class="bodyi">jubilate</span>, imperative of <span class="bodyi">jubilare</span> to rejoice].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">band<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/band/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004287a"><!--s004287a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004300b"><!--s004300b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a narrow strip serving chiefly as decoration, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a narrow strip of material applied as trimming to an article of dress.</p></div><a name="s004301b"><!--s004301b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a strip distinguishable in some way, e.g. by colour, texture, or composition.</p></div><a name="s004302b"><!--s004302b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an elongated surface or section with parallel or roughly parallel sides.</p></div><a name="s004303b"><!--s004303b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a strip or belt serving to join or hold things together or to transmit motion between e.g. pulleys or wheels.</p></div><a name="s004304b"><!--s004304b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a more or less well-defined range of wavelengths, frequencies, or energies of light waves, radio waves, sound waves, etc.</p></div><a name="s004305b"><!--s004305b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a ring of elastic used to hold things together.</p></div><a name="s004306b"><!--s004306b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s000866c"><!--s000866c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a more or less well-defined range of wavelengths, frequencies, or energies of light waves, radio waves, sound waves, etc.</p></div><a name="s000867c"><!--s000867c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a range of values.</p></div></div><a name="s004307b"><!--s004307b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a group of pupils assessed as being of broadly similar ability: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stream1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stream<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (5), <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/set3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">set<sup>3</sup></span></span></a> (3).</p></div><a name="s004308b"><!--s004308b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>in computing, one or more tracks on a compact or floppy disk</p><p><span class="bodyb">banding</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s004309b"><!--s004309b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) two cloth strips sometimes worn at the front of the neck as part of clerical, legal, or academic dress [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bande</span> strip, from Old French, ultimately of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gorgeous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgawjəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026013a"><!--s026013a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027748b"><!--s027748b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>splendidly beautiful or magnificent.</p></div><a name="s027749b"><!--s027749b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> very fine or pleasant </p><p><i></i></p><p>a gorgeous day for a picnic</p> <p><span class="bodyb">gorgeously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">gorgeousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">gorgayse</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">gorgias</span> elegant, perhaps from <span class="bodyi">gorgias</span> neckerchief, from <span class="bodyi">gorge</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gorge1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gorge 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inverse<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinvuhs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031893a"><!--s031893a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033821b"><!--s033821b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>opposite in order, direction, nature, or effect.</p></div><a name="s033822b"><!--s033822b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008741c"><!--s008741c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a mathematical function: expressing the same relationship as another function but from the opposite viewpoint.</p></div><a name="s008742c"><!--s008742c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>relating to an inverse function </p><p><i></i></p><p>an inverse sine</p> <p><span class="bodyb">inversely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">inversus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">invertere</span> to turn inside out or upside down, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">vertere</span> to turn].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coalhole</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011401a"><!--s011401a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011703b"><!--s011703b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a hole or chute for receiving coal.</p></div><a name="s011704b"><!--s011704b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a compartment for storing coal.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">franchise<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023907a"><!--s023907a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025706b"><!--s025706b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to grant a franchise to (a person or company).</p></div><a name="s025707b"><!--s025707b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to grant a franchise for (goods or services).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leading note</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹleeding/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034433a"><!--s034433a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/subtonic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">subtonic</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inessential<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/iniʹsensh(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031043a"><!--s031043a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>not absolutely necessary.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hemisphere</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhemisfiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028109a"><!--s028109a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029906b"><!--s029906b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a half sphere.</p></div><a name="s029907b"><!--s029907b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the northern or southern half of the earth divided by the equator or the eastern or western half divided by a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/meridian/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">meridian</span></span></a> (imaginary circle passing through both poles).</p></div><a name="s029908b"><!--s029908b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>either of the two halves of the cerebrum of the brain.</p></div><a name="s029909b"><!--s029909b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s007900c"><!--s007900c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the northern or southern half of the earth divided by the equator or the eastern or western half divided by a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/meridian/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">meridian</span></span></a> (imaginary circle passing through both poles).</p></div><a name="s007901c"><!--s007901c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a half of the celestial sphere when divided by the horizon, the celestial equator, or the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ecliptic1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ecliptic 1</span></span></a> (apparent path of the sun).</p></div></div><a name="s029910b"><!--s029910b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cerebral_hemisphere/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cerebral hemisphere</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">hemispheric</span> /-ʹsferik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">hemispherical</span> /-ʹsferikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">hemispherically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">hemispere</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">hēmisphairion</span>, from <span class="bodyi">hēmi-</span> half + <span class="bodyi">sphairion</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">sphaira</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sphere1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sphere 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gorget</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgawjit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026014a"><!--s026014a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027750b"><!--s027750b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a piece of armour protecting the throat.</p></div><a name="s027751b"><!--s027751b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a part of a wimple covering the throat and shoulders.</p></div><a name="s027752b"><!--s027752b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a band or patch of colour on a bird's or other animal's throat [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">gorge</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gorge1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gorge 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">housecarl <span class="bodyi">or</span> housecarle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhowskahl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029368a"><!--s029368a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of the bodyguard of a Danish or early English king or noble [Old English <span class="bodyi">hūscarl</span> from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">hūskarl</span>,from <span class="bodyi">hūs</span> house + <span class="bodyi">karl</span> man].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jubilation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/joohbiʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032742a"><!--s032742a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a feeling or the expression of great joy and satisfaction; rejoicing [Middle English <span class="bodyi">jubilacioun</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">jubilation-, jubilatio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">jubilare</span> to rejoice].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inverse<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031894a"><!--s031894a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033823b"><!--s033823b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a direct opposite.</p></div><a name="s033824b"><!--s033824b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in mathematics:</p><a name="s008743c"><!--s008743c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an inverse function or operation </p><p><i></i></p><p>Addition is the inverse of subtraction</p>.</div><a name="s008744c"><!--s008744c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a reciprocal.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coalition</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koh·əʹlish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011402a"><!--s011402a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011705b"><!--s011705b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a temporary alliance, e.g. of political parties, for joint action such as forming a government.</p></div><a name="s011706b"><!--s011706b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003039c"><!--s003039c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an act of coalescing; a union.</p></div><a name="s003040c"><!--s003040c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a body formed by the union of orig distinct elements</p><p><span class="bodyb">coalitionist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">coalition</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">coalitus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">coalescere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/coalesce/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">coalesce</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kola nut <span class="bodyi">or</span> cola nut</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033585a"><!--s033585a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the bitter caffeine-containing seed of any of several trees of the cocoa family that is chewed <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a stimulant and used in beverages [from Temne, a W African language].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">band<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004288a"><!--s004288a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004310b"><!--s004310b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + together) to unite for a common purpose </p><p><i></i></p><p>They all banded together to fight the enemy</p>.</div><a name="s004311b"><!--s004311b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to divide pupils into bands <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s004312b"><!--s004312b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to fasten a band to (something) or tie (something) up with a band.</p></div><a name="s004313b"><!--s004313b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to mark with a band.</p></div><a name="s004314b"><!--s004314b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to divide (pupils) into bands.</p></div><a name="s004315b"><!--s004315b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to gather (people) together for a purpose.</p></div><a name="s004316b"><!--s004316b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to divide (pupils) into bands</p><p><span class="bodyb">bander</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enchilada</span><small><span class="eSynop">/enchiʹlahdə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019747a"><!--s019747a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Mexican dish consisting of a tortilla <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tortilla/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tortilla</span></span></a> (maize pancake) spread with a meat filling, rolled up, and covered with a chilli sauce [American Spanish <span class="bodyi">enchilada</span> seasoned with chilli].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Franciscan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/franʹsisk(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023908a"><!--s023908a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a friar of an ordera member of the order of missionary friars founded by St Francis of Assisi in 1209</p><p><span class="bodyb">Franciscan</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">Franciscus</span> Francis].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leading question</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹleeding/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034434a"><!--s034434a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a question so phrased as to suggest the desired answer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inessential<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031044a"><!--s031044a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something that is not absolutely necessary.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hemistich</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhemistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028110a"><!--s028110a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>half of a line of verse, usu divided from the other half by a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/caesura/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">caesura</span></span></a> (break or pause) [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">hēmistichion</span>, from <span class="bodyi">hēmi-</span> half + <span class="bodyi">stichos</span> line, verse].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gorgio</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgawji·oh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gorgios)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026015a"><!--s026015a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by gypsies: somebody who is not a gypsy [Romany <span class="bodyi">gorjo</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">house church</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029369a"><!--s029369a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031062b"><!--s031062b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a charismatic Church (fundamentalist Church emphasizing the gifts of the Holy Spirit; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/charismatic_movement/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">charismatic movement</span></span></a>) outside the control of the established denominations.</p></div><a name="s031063b"><!--s031063b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a meeting of Christians for worship in a private house.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jubilee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/joohbiʹlee, ʹjooh-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032743a"><!--s032743a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034661b"><!--s034661b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a special anniversary of an event such as a sovereign's accession, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a 25th, 50th, or 60th anniversary.</p></div><a name="s034662b"><!--s034662b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008909c"><!--s008909c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a special anniversary of an event such as a sovereign's accession, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a 25th, 50th, or 60th anniversary.</p></div><a name="s008910c"><!--s008910c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a celebration of such an anniversary.</p></div></div><a name="s034663b"><!--s034663b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Jubilee</span>) a year of emancipation and restoration provided by ancient Hebrew law to be kept every 50 years.</p></div><a name="s034664b"><!--s034664b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a period of time, proclaimed by the pope ordinarily every 25 years, during which a special <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/indulgence/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">indulgence</span></span></a> (exemption from the penalties of sin) is granted to Catholics who perform certain works of repentance and piety [early French <span class="bodyi">jubilé</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">jubilaeus annus</span> jubilee year, ultimatelyfrom Hebrew <span class="bodyi">yōbhēl</span> ram's horn, jubilee; the beginning of Jubilee year was announced by blowing ram's-horn trumpets].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inverse proportion</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031895a"><!--s031895a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the relation between two quantities, one of which increases proportionally as the other decreases: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/direct_proportion/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">direct proportion</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coal measures</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011403a"><!--s011403a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>beds of coal with the associated rocks.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kolinsky</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹlinski/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> kolinskies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033586a"><!--s033586a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035418b"><!--s035418b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an Asiatic mink with dark brown fur: <span class="bodyi">Mustela sibirica</span>.</p></div><a name="s035419b"><!--s035419b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the fur or pelt of this animal [Russian <span class="bodyi">kolinskiĭ</span> of <span class="bodyi">Kola</span>, town and peninsula in NW Russia].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">band<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004289a"><!--s004289a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004317b"><!--s004317b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a group of people, animals, or things.</p></div><a name="s004318b"><!--s004318b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a group of musicians playing jazz, pop, rock, or marching music [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">bande</span> troop, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leading rein</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹleeding/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034435a"><!--s034435a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036142b"><!--s036142b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a rein used for leading a horse, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one for controlling the horse of a pupil.</p></div><a name="s036143b"><!--s036143b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) straps by which young children are supported when beginning to walk.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enchiridion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/enkieʹridi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> enchiridions enchiridia /-di·ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019748a"><!--s019748a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a handbook or manual [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">encheiridion</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_2_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">cheir</span> hand].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">francium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfransi·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023909a"><!--s023909a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a radioactive metallic chemical element of the alkali metal group that occurs naturally in uranium and thorium ores, and is artificially produced by bombarding thorium with protons: symbol Fr, atomic number 87 [scientific Latin, from the country <span class="bodyi">France</span> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ium</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inestimable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹestiməbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031045a"><!--s031045a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032747b"><!--s032747b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>too great in number or amount to be estimated.</p></div><a name="s032748b"><!--s032748b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>too valuable or excellent to be measured</p><p><span class="bodyb">inestimably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">inaestimabilis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">aestimabilis</span> estimable, from <span class="bodyi">aestimare</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/estimate1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">estimate 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hemline</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028111a"><!--s028111a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the line formed by the lower hemmed edge of a garment, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a skirt or dress.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">housecoat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029370a"><!--s029370a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031064b"><!--s031064b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a woman's light dressing gown for wear round the house.</p></div><a name="s031065b"><!--s031065b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a short overall.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gorgon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgawgən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026016a"><!--s026016a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027753b"><!--s027753b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Gorgon</span>) any of three sisters in Greek mythology who had live snakes in place of hair and who could turn anybody who looked at them to stone.</p></div><a name="s027754b"><!--s027754b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a repulsive or formidable woman </p><p><i></i></p><p>I don't really know what a Gorgon is like, but I am quite sure Lady Bracknell is one</p><p> Oscar Wilde [Latin <span class="bodyi">Gorgon-, Gorgo</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">Gorgōn</span>, from <span class="bodyi">gorgos</span> terrible].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Jud.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032744a"><!--s032744a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Judith (book of the Apocrypha).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bandage<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbandij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004290a"><!--s004290a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a strip of fabric used to dress and bind up wounds</p><p><span class="bodyb">bandaging</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">bandage</span>, from <span class="bodyi">bande</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/band1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">band 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inversion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹvuhsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031896a"><!--s031896a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033825b"><!--s033825b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of inverting something.</p></div><a name="s033826b"><!--s033826b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a reversal of position, order, form, or relationship, e.g. a change in normal word order, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the placement of a verb before its subject.</p></div><a name="s033827b"><!--s033827b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in music, the process or result of inverting the relative positions of the elements of an interval, chord, or phrase.</p></div><a name="s033828b"><!--s033828b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in mathematics, the operation of forming the inverse of a magnitude, operation, or element.</p></div><a name="s033829b"><!--s033829b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in biochemistry, a conversion of a substance showing dextrorotation into one showing laevorotation or vice versa </p><p><i></i></p><p>inversion of sucrose</p>.</div><a name="s033830b"><!--s033830b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a conversion of direct current into alternating current.</p></div><a name="s033831b"><!--s033831b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">temperature inversion</span>) a reversal of the normal atmospheric temperature gradient, in which the layer of air nearest the earth is cooler than the layer above it.</p></div><a name="s033832b"><!--s033832b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic, derog</span> homosexuality <span class="bodyb">inversive</span> /-siv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coalmine</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011404a"><!--s011404a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mine from which coal is extracted</p><p><span class="bodyb">coalminer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">coalmining</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leading seaman</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹleeding/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034436a"><!--s034436a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of the Royal Navy ranking below a petty officer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kolkhoz</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kolʹhawz, kolʹkhoz, ʹkolkoz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> kolkhozy /-zee/ kolkhozes)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033587a"><!--s033587a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a collective farm of the former USSR [Russian <span class="bodyi">kolkhoz</span>, short for <span class="bodyi">kollektivnoe khozyaĭstvo</span> collective farm].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">encipher</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹsiefə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (enciphered, enciphering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019749a"><!--s019749a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to convert (a message) into a code</p><p><span class="bodyb">encipherment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Franco-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023910a"><!--s023910a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s025708b"><!--s025708b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the French nation, people, or culture </p><p><i></i></p><p>Francophile</p>.</div><a name="s025709b"><!--s025709b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>French and </p><p><i></i></p><p>Franco-German</p> <p>[late Latin, from <span class="bodyi">Francus</span> Frenchman, Frank].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hemlock</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028112a"><!--s028112a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029911b"><!--s029911b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a poisonous plant of the parsley family with small white flowers: <span class="bodyi">Conium maculatum</span>.</p></div><a name="s029912b"><!--s029912b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a poisonous drink made from this plant </p><p><i></i></p><p>My heart aches, and a drowsy numbness pains my sense, as though of hemlock I had drunk</p><p> Keats.</p></div><a name="s029913b"><!--s029913b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s007902c"><!--s007902c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>any of several species of evergreen coniferous trees of the pine family: genus <span class="bodyi">Tsuga</span>.</p></div><a name="s007903c"><!--s007903c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the soft light wood of this tree [Old English <span class="bodyi">hemlic</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">housecraft</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029371a"><!--s029371a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>skill in running a household.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inevitable<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹevitəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031046a"><!--s031046a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>incapable of being avoided; bound to happen <span class="bodyb">inevitability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inevitableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inevitably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">inevitabilis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">evitabilis</span> avoidable, from <span class="bodyi">evitare</span> to avoid].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gorgonian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gawʹgohni·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026017a"><!--s026017a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of an order of corals that live in colonies and typically have a horny branching or treelike skeleton: order Gorgonacea</p><p><span class="bodyb">gorgonian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">gorgonia</span> coral, from <span class="bodyi">Gorgon-</span>, <span class="bodyi">Gorgo</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gorgon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gorgon</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coal scuttle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011405a"><!--s011405a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a container like a bucket, used for carrying or storing coal indoors.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">invert<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹvuht/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031897a"><!--s031897a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033833b"><!--s033833b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to turn (something) inside out or upside down.</p></div><a name="s033834b"><!--s033834b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to reverse the position, order, or relationship of (things)</p><p><span class="bodyb">inverter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s033835b"><!--s033835b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s008745c"><!--s008745c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to turn (something) inside out or upside down.</p></div><a name="s008746c"><!--s008746c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to turn (e.g. a foot) inwards.</p></div></div><a name="s033836b"><!--s033836b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s008747c"><!--s008747c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to reverse the position, order, or relationship of (things).</p></div><a name="s008748c"><!--s008748c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to subject (a chord, etc) to musical inversion.</p></div><a name="s008749c"><!--s008749c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to subject (a substance) to chemical inversion.</p></div><a name="s008750c"><!--s008750c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to express the mathematical inverse, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the reciprocal, of (a magnitude, etc)</p><p><span class="bodyb">invertible</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">invertere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inverse1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inverse 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bandage<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004291a"><!--s004291a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to bind, dress, or cover (a wound or other injury) with a bandage</p><p><span class="bodyb">bandager</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Kol Nidre</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkol ʹnidray/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033588a"><!--s033588a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Judaism, a formula for the annulment of private vows chanted in the synagogue on the eve of Yom Kippur [Aramaic <span class="bodyi">kol nidhrē</span> all the vows; the opening phrase of the prayer].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Judaean <span class="bodyi">or</span> Judean</span><small><span class="eSynop">/joohʹdeeən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032745a"><!--s032745a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Judaea, the ancient kingdom and Roman province forming the southern part of Palestine</p><p><span class="bodyb">Judaean</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">francolin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfrangkohlin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023911a"><!--s023911a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various species of game birds of S Asia and Africa resembling a partridges: genus <span class="bodyi">Francolinus</span> [French <span class="bodyi">francolin</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">francolino</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">encircle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹsuhkl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019750a"><!--s019750a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020740b"><!--s020740b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to form a circle round (something); to surround.</p></div><a name="s020741b"><!--s020741b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to move or pass completely round (something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">encirclement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lead-off</span><small><span class="eSynop">/leed/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034437a"><!--s034437a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a beginning or leading action; a start.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">house cricket</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029372a"><!--s029372a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cricket native to N Africa and SW Asia, but found in or near dwellings elsewhere, that warbles like a bird: <span class="bodyi">Acheta domesticus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hemo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028113a"><!--s028113a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/haem_or_haemo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">haem-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gorgonzola</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gawgənʹzohlə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026018a"><!--s026018a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a blue-veined strongly flavoured Italian cheese [named after <span class="bodyi">Gorgonzola</span>, town in Italy where it was orig made].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inevitable<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031047a"><!--s031047a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the inevitable</span>) something that is unavoidable or bound to happen.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coal tar</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011406a"><!--s011406a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>tar obtained by the distilling of bituminous coal and used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in making dyes and drugs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">komatik</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohmətik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033589a"><!--s033589a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Can</span> an Eskimo dogsled [Inuit <span class="bodyi">qamutik</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">invert<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinvuht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031898a"><!--s031898a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033837b"><!--s033837b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something characterized by inversion.</p></div><a name="s033838b"><!--s033838b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic, derog</span> a homosexual.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Judaeo-</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">Judeo-</span>) /joohʹdeeoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032746a"><!--s032746a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034665b"><!--s034665b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Jewish.</p></div><a name="s034666b"><!--s034666b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Jewish and </p><p><i></i></p><p>Judaeo-Christian</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Band-Aid<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004292a"><!--s004292a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004319b"><!--s004319b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a small adhesive plaster with a gauze pad.</p></div><a name="s004320b"><!--s004320b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">band-aid</span>) <span class="bodyi">often derog</span> something that provides temporary or superficial relief.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Francophile</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfrangkəfiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023912a"><!--s023912a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who is markedly friendly to France or French culture</p><p><span class="bodyb">Francophile</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">Francophilia</span> /-ʹfiliə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">Francophilic</span> /-ʹfilik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">housefather</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029373a"><!--s029373a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a man in charge of a group of young people living in care, e.g. in a children's home.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">encl.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019751a"><!--s019751a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020742b"><!--s020742b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>enclosed.</p></div><a name="s020743b"><!--s020743b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>enclosure.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lead on</span><small><span class="eSynop">/leed/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034438a"><!--s034438a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036144b"><!--s036144b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to entice or induce (somebody) to proceed in a mistaken or unwise course.</p></div><a name="s036145b"><!--s036145b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (somebody) to believe that one is attracted to them something that is untrue.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hem- <span class="bodyi">or</span> hemo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028092a"><!--s028092a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/haem_or_haemo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">haem-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inexact</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inigʹzakt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031048a"><!--s031048a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>not precisely correct or true <span class="bodyb">inexactitude</span> /-tityoohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inexactly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inexactness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gorilla</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gəʹrilə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026019a"><!--s026019a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027755b"><!--s027755b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a large an anthropoid ape of western equatorial Africa that is related to the chimpanzee but less upright and much larger: <span class="bodyi">Gorilla gorilla</span>.</p></div><a name="s027756b"><!--s027756b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an ugly, heavily-built, or brutal man [Greek <span class="bodyi">Gorillai</span>, a mythical African tribe of hairy women].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coal tit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011407a"><!--s011407a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small European tit with a black crown and a white patch on the neck: <span class="bodyi">Parus ater</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">komodo dragon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹmohdoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033590a"><!--s033590a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a very largean Indonesian monitor lizard that can reach is the largest of all known lizards, reaching 3m (10ft) in length: <span class="bodyi">Varanus komodoensis</span> [named after <span class="bodyi">Komodo</span> Island, Indonesia, where it is chiefly found].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">invertase</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹvuhtayz, -tays/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031899a"><!--s031899a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an enzyme capable of converting sucrose into invert sugar.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Judaic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/joohʹday·ik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032747a"><!--s032747a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or characteristic of Jews or Judaism [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">ioudaikos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Ioudaios</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jew/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Jew</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Band-Aid<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004293a"><!--s004293a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">band-aid</span>) <span class="bodyi">often derog</span> providing temporary or superficial relief; makeshift; ad hoc </p><p><i></i></p><p>The Opposition derided the Government's band-aid solutions to the financial crisis</p> [from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/band_aid1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Band-Aid 1</span></span></a>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Francophobe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfrangkəfohb/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023913a"><!--s023913a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person with a strong dislike or fear of France or French culture, customs, or people</p><p><span class="bodyb">Francophobe</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">Francophobia</span> /-ʹfohbiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">Francophobic</span> /-ʹfohbik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">house finch</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029374a"><!--s029374a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a common brown finch of NW America, with a red breast: <span class="bodyi">Carpodacus mexicanus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hemp</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hemp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028114a"><!--s028114a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029914b"><!--s029914b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a tall widely cultivated Asiatic plant.</p></div><a name="s029915b"><!--s029915b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the fibre of hemp, used for making rope and fabrics.</p></div><a name="s029916b"><!--s029916b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the intoxicating drug cannabis, obtained from hemp.</p></div><a name="s029917b"><!--s029917b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s007904c"><!--s007904c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a tall widely cultivated Asiatic plant: <span class="bodyi">Cannabis sativa</span>. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/indian_hemp/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Indian hemp</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s007905c"><!--s007905c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the fibre of hemp, used for making rope and fabrics.</p></div><a name="s007906c"><!--s007906c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the intoxicating drug cannabis, obtained from hemp.</p></div></div><a name="s029918b"><!--s029918b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a fibre, e.g. jute, from a plant similar to hemp, e.g. Manila hemp [Old English <span class="bodyi">hænep</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gormandize <span class="bodyi">or</span> gormandise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgawməndiez/ -ise gourmandize gourmandise <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026020a"><!--s026020a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027757b"><!--s027757b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to eat voraciously.</p></div><a name="s027758b"><!--s027758b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to enjoy good food <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s027759b"><!--s027759b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to eat (food) voraciously</p><p><span class="bodyb">gormandizer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<span class="bodyi">gormand</span>, alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gourmand/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gourmand</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enclave</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹenklayv/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019752a"><!--s019752a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020744b"><!--s020744b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a territorial or culturally distinct unit enclosed within foreign territory: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/exclave/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">exclave</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s020745b"><!--s020745b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a distinct social or cultural group surrounded by a larger group </p><p><i></i></p><p>a male enclave</p> <p>[early French <span class="bodyi">enclaver</span> to enclose, ultimately from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">clavis</span> key].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lead pencil</span><small><span class="eSynop">/led/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034439a"><!--s034439a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pencil containing a graphite lead.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inexcusable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inikʹskyoohzəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031049a"><!--s031049a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>too bad to be excused or justified</p><p><span class="bodyb">inexcusableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inexcusably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">inexcusabilis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">excusabilis</span> excusable, from <span class="bodyi">excusare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/excuse1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">excuse 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coaming</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohming/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011408a"><!--s011408a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a raised frame, e.g. round a hatchway in the deck of a ship, to keep out water [perhaps irreg from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/comb1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">comb 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Komsomol</span><small><span class="eSynop">/komsəʹmol, ʹkomsəmol/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033591a"><!--s033591a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Communist youth organization of the former USSR [Russian <span class="bodyi">Komsomol</span>, short for <span class="bodyi">Kommunisticheskiĭ Soyuz Molodezhi</span> Communist Union of Youth].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Judaical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/joohʹday·ikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032748a"><!--s032748a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/judaic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Judaic</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bandanna <span class="bodyi">or</span> bandana</span><small><span class="eSynop">/banʹdanə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004294a"><!--s004294a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large colourful patterned handkerchief [Hindi <span class="bodyi">bādhnū</span> tie-dyeing, tie-dyed cloth, from<span class="bodyi">bādhnā</span> to tie, from Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">badhnāti</span> he ties].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">invertebrate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹvuhtibrət, -brayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031900a"><!--s031900a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033839b"><!--s033839b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any animal that does not have a spinal column, such as an including insects, mollusc ors, and worms</p><p><span class="bodyb">invertebrate</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s033840b"><!--s033840b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> somebody lacking in strength or vitality of character [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">invertebratus</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">vertebratus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vertebrate1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">vertebrate 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Francophone<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfrangkəfohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023914a"><!--s023914a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>French-speaking, or having a French-speaking population.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">housefly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> houseflies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029375a"><!--s029375a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fly found in most parts of the world that frequents houses and carries disease: <span class="bodyi">Musca domestica</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gormless</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgawmlis/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026021a"><!--s026021a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> lacking understanding and intelligence; stupid</p><p><span class="bodyb">gormlessly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">gormlessness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [alteration of English dialect <span class="bodyi">gaumless</span>, from <span class="bodyi">gaum</span> attention, understanding (from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">gaum, gaumr</span>) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/less/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-less</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lead replacement petrol</span><small><span class="eSynop">/led/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034440a"><!--s034440a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a form of petrol in which non-lead-containing additives replace the tetraethyl lead of leaded petrol.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hemp nettle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028115a"><!--s028115a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of hairy Eurasian plants of the mint family: genus <span class="bodyi">Galeopsis</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enclitic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹklitik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019753a"><!--s019753a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a word or particle: being without independent accent and forming part of the preceding word, e.g. <span class="bodyi">not</span> in <span class="bodyi">cannot</span>: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/proclitic1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">proclitic 1</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">enclitically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">enklitikos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">enklinesthai</span> to lean on, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">klinein</span> to lean].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inexhaustible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inigʹzawstəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031050a"><!--s031050a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032749b"><!--s032749b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a supply: incapable of being used up.</p></div><a name="s032750b"><!--s032750b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a person: tireless <span class="bodyb">inexhaustibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inexhaustibly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Kongo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkonggoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Kongos <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> Kongo)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033592a"><!--s033592a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035420b"><!--s035420b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a people of the lower Congo river.</p></div><a name="s035421b"><!--s035421b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a Bantu language of the lower Congo river and northern Angola</p><p><span class="bodyb">Kongo</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coarctate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohʹahktayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">technical</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011409a"><!--s011409a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011707b"><!--s011707b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>constricted or compressed, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> having the abdomen separated from the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/thorax/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">thorax</span></span></a> (central body region) by a narrow constriction.</p></div><a name="s011708b"><!--s011708b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of an insect larva or pupa: enclosed in the skin from the larval stage <span class="bodyb">coarctation</span> /-ʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">coarctatus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">coartare</span> to press together].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">b and b</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004295a"><!--s004295a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">B and B</span>) <span class="bodyi">Brit</span> bed and breakfast.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Francophone<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023915a"><!--s023915a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who speaks French.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Judaise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjoohdayiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032749a"><!--s032749a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/judaize_or_judaise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Judaize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">invertebrate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031901a"><!--s031901a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033841b"><!--s033841b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008751c"><!--s008751c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of an animal: lacking a backbone.</p></div><a name="s008752c"><!--s008752c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>relating to invertebrate animals.</p></div></div><a name="s033842b"><!--s033842b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>lacking in strength, vitality, or character; weak or spineless.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">houseguest</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029376a"><!--s029376a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who is staying as a guest in somebody's house.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">go round</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026022a"><!--s026022a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027760b"><!--s027760b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to spread or circulate </p><p><i></i></p><p>There's a rumour going round</p>.</div><a name="s027761b"><!--s027761b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to satisfy demand; to meet the need </p><p><i></i></p><p>There are not enough jobs to go round</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hemstitch<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028116a"><!--s028116a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>decorative needlework that consists of open spaces and embroidered groups of cross threads, used on or next to the stitching line of hems.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leadscrew</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹleedskrooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034441a"><!--s034441a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a screw that moves the carriage of a lathe.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coarse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kaws/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011410a"><!--s011410a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011709b"><!--s011709b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>rough in texture or tone.</p></div><a name="s011710b"><!--s011710b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003041c"><!--s003041c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>rough in texture or tone </p><p><i></i></p><p>coarse cloth</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a coarse cry</p>.</div><a name="s003042c"><!--s003042c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>adjusted or designed for heavy, fast, or less delicate work </p><p><i></i></p><p>a coarse saw</p>.</div></div><a name="s011711b"><!--s011711b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>composed of relatively large particles </p><p><i></i></p><p>coarse sand</p>.</div><a name="s011712b"><!--s011712b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s003043c"><!--s003043c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>crude or unrefined in taste, manners, or language; common.</p></div><a name="s003044c"><!--s003044c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of language: vulgar or obscene.</p></div></div><a name="s011713b"><!--s011713b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>of ordinary or inferior quality or value</p><p><span class="bodyb">coarsely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">coarseness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cors</span>, prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/course1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">course 1</span></span></a> in the sense ‘the common run of things’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">koodoo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoohdooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033593a"><!--s033593a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kudu_or_koodoo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">kudu</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">frangible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfranjəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023916a"><!--s023916a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> readily or easily broken; fragile <span class="bodyb">frangibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">frangibilis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">frangere</span> to break].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enclitic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019754a"><!--s019754a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an enclitic word or particle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inexorable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹeks(ə)rəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031051a"><!--s031051a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032751b"><!--s032751b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not to be persuaded or moved by entreaty.</p></div><a name="s032752b"><!--s032752b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>continuing inevitably; unable to be averted </p><p><i></i></p><p>the inexorable march of time</p> <p><span class="bodyb">inexorability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inexorably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">inexorabilis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">exorabilis</span> pliant, from <span class="bodyi">exorare</span> to prevail upon, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">orare</span> to speak].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">household</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhowshohld/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029377a"><!--s029377a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a dwelling and all the people who live together in it, considered as a unit.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bandbox</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004296a"><!--s004296a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a usu cylindrical box of cardboard or thin wood used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for holding hats.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inverted comma</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹvuhtid/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031902a"><!--s031902a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/quotation_mark/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">quotation mark</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gorse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gaws/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026023a"><!--s026023a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of evergreen European shrub havings of the pea family that have yellow flowers and green spines in place of leaves: <span class="bodyi">Ulex europaeus</span> and other species</p><p><span class="bodyb">gorsy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">gorst</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Judaism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjoohdayiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032750a"><!--s032750a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034667b"><!--s034667b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the religious faith developed among the ancient Jews and characterized by belief in one God and by a religious life in accordance with scriptures and rabbinic traditions</p><p>Judaism is a practical religion based on the belief that God has revealed through the written and oral law (the Torah) ways of obeying his commandments in every aspect of daily life. Within modern Judaism groups such as Reformed Judaism lay stress on carrying out the spirit of the commandments rather than their literal observance — Professor John Rogerson</p></div><a name="s034668b"><!--s034668b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the cultural, social, and religious beliefs and practices of the Jews</p><p><span class="bodyb">Judaist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">ioudaismos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Ioudaios</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jew/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Jew</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hemstitch<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028117a"><!--s028117a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to decorate (e.g. a border) with hemstitch.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lead tetraethyl</span><small><span class="eSynop">/led/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034442a"><!--s034442a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tetraethyl_lead/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tetraethyl lead</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inexpedient</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inikʹspeedi·ənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031052a"><!--s031052a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a plan or undertaking: difficult or impractical to implement; inadvisable</p><p><span class="bodyb">inexpediency</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">household cavalry</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029378a"><!--s029378a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cavalry regiment appointed to guard a sovereign or his or her residence.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kook</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koohk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033594a"><!--s033594a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> an eccentric or crazy person <span class="bodyb">kookie</span> /ʹkoohki/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">kookiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">kooky</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [by shortening and alteration from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cuckoo1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cuckoo 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Judaize <span class="bodyi">or</span> Judaise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjoohdayiez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032751a"><!--s032751a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034669b"><!--s034669b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to adopt the customs, beliefs, etc of the Jews or character of a Jew <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s034670b"><!--s034670b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to convert (somebody) to Judaism <span class="bodyb">Judaization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inverted pleat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031903a"><!--s031903a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pleat made by forming two folded edges which are secured to face each other on the right side of the fabric.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enclosed order</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019756a"><!--s019756a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Christian religious community that avoids or forbids contacts with the outside world.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">frangipane</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfranjipayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023917a"><!--s023917a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an almond-flavoured pastry or cream</p><p>French <span class="bodyi">frangipane</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">frangipani</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/frangipani/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">frangipani</span></span></a> . The perfume of the frangipani plant was used as a flavouring</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coarse fish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011411a"><!--s011411a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> any freshwater fish not belonging to the salmon family</p><p><span class="bodyb">coarse fishing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028118a"><!--s028118a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029919b"><!--s029919b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a female bird, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a domestic fowl.</p></div><a name="s029920b"><!--s029920b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) domestic fowls of both sexes.</p></div><a name="s029921b"><!--s029921b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>used in the names of other birds, e.g. moorhen.</p></div><a name="s029922b"><!--s029922b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a female lobster, crab, fish, or other aquatic animal.</p></div><a name="s029923b"><!--s029923b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Scot</span> used as a familiar form of address to a girl or woman [Old English <span class="bodyi">henn</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gorsedd</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgawsedh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Gorseddau /gawʹsedhie/ Gorsedds)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026024a"><!--s026024a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027762b"><!--s027762b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the institution of bards and druids governing a Welsh <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eisteddfod/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eisteddfod</span></span></a> (festival of music, poetry, etc) and assembling twice a year to confer bardic degrees and titles.</p></div><a name="s027763b"><!--s027763b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the daily assembly of bards and druids during the course of an eisteddfod [Welsh <span class="bodyi">gorsedd</span> mound, court, throne].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bandeau</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbandoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bandeaux /ʹbandohz/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004297a"><!--s004297a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004321b"><!--s004321b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a band of material worn round the head to keep the hair in place.</p></div><a name="s004322b"><!--s004322b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a tight strapless top worn by women [French <span class="bodyi">bandeau</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">bande</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/band1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">band 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lead time</span><small><span class="eSynop">/leed/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034443a"><!--s034443a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036146b"><!--s036146b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the period between the initiation and the completion of a new production process.</p></div><a name="s036147b"><!--s036147b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the period between the placing of an order and the delivery of the goods.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inexpensive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inikʹspensiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031053a"><!--s031053a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>reasonable in price; cheap</p><p><span class="bodyb">inexpensively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inexpensiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">householder</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029379a"><!--s029379a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who occupies a dwelling as owner or tenant.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inverted snob</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031904a"><!--s031904a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who sneers indiscriminately at people and things associated with wealth and high social status.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enclose <span class="bodyi">or</span> inclose</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹklohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019755a"><!--s019755a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020746b"><!--s020746b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to include (something) in a package or envelope, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> along with something else </p><p><i></i></p><p>We have enclosed a cheque in settlement</p>.</div><a name="s020747b"><!--s020747b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to contain or confine (something).</p></div><a name="s020748b"><!--s020748b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to shut close in or surround (something) completely </p><p><i></i></p><p>We enclosed the field with a high fence</p>.</div><a name="s020749b"><!--s020749b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">esp</span> in former times, to fence off (common land) for private use [Middle English <span class="bodyi">enclosen</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">enclos</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">enclore</span> to enclose, from Latin <span class="bodyi">includere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/include/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">include</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kookaburra</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkookəburə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033595a"><!--s033595a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large Australian kingfisher that has a call resembling loud laughter: <span class="bodyi">Dacelo gigas</span> [from Wiradhuri, an Aboriginal language of SE Australia].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">frangipani</span><small><span class="eSynop">/franjiʹpahni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> frangipanis frangipani)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023918a"><!--s023918a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025710b"><!--s025710b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several species of tropical American shrubs or small trees of the periwinkle family: genus <span class="bodyi">Plumeria</span>.</p></div><a name="s025711b"><!--s025711b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a perfume derived from or imitating the odour of the flower of the red jasmine [Italian <span class="bodyi">frangipani</span>, named after Marquis Muzio Frangipani, 16th-cent. Italian nobleman who invented the perfume].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">banded</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004298a"><!--s004298a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>marked with bands of colour, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">judas</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032753a"><!--s032753a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a peephole in a door.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gory</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgawri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (gorier, goriest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026025a"><!--s026025a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027764b"><!--s027764b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>full of violence and bloodshed </p><p><i></i></p><p>a gory film</p>.</div><a name="s027765b"><!--s027765b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>covered with gore; bloodstained </p><p><i></i></p><p>Thou canst not say I did it; never shake thy gory locks at me</p><p> Shakespeare ✱ <span class="bodyb">(all) the gory details</span>.</p></div><a name="s027766b"><!--s027766b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal, often humorous</span> the explicit or most intimate details of something</p><p><span class="bodyb">gorily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">goriness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coarse-grained</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011412a"><!--s011412a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011714b"><!--s011714b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having a rough or large grain and usu a rough texture.</p></div><a name="s011715b"><!--s011715b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>unrefined, common, or boorish in manner; uncouth.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leaf<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/leef/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> leaves /leevz/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034444a"><!--s034444a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036148b"><!--s036148b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009272c"><!--s009272c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>any of the flat, usu green, and typically broad-bladed outgrowths from the stem of a plant that functions primarily in food manufacture by photosynthesis.</p></div><a name="s009273c"><!--s009273c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>foliage, or the state of having foliage </p><p><i></i></p><p>in leaf</p>.</div></div><a name="s036149b"><!--s036149b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s009274c"><!--s009274c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a part of a book or folded sheet of paper containing a page on each side.</p></div><a name="s009275c"><!--s009275c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a part of a window shutter, folding door, or table that slides or is hinged.</p></div><a name="s009276c"><!--s009276c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a section that can be inserted into a tabletop to extend it.</p></div><a name="s009277c"><!--s009277c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>metal, e.g. gold or silver, in sheets that are usu thinner than foil ✱ <span class="bodyb">take a leaf out of somebody's book</span> to copy or imitate somebody's behaviour ✱ <span class="bodyb">turn over a new leaf</span> to make a change for the better, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in one's way of living [from the former practice of making a pupil who had spoilt a page of their copybook turn over and write the exercise out again]</p><p><span class="bodyb">leafless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">leaflike</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">lēaf</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hen and chickens</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028119a"><!--s028119a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several plants, e.g. the houseleek, that multiply by producing shoots from the base or flowers: <span class="bodyi">Jovibarba sobilifera</span> and other species.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inexperience</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inikʹspiəri·əns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031054a"><!--s031054a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lack of experience or of the skill or knowledge gained from experience</p><p><span class="bodyb">inexperienced</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">inexperientia</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">experientia</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/experience1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">experience 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inverter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹvuhtə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031905a"><!--s031905a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a device for converting direct current into alternating current.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">household god</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029380a"><!--s029380a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) any of the gods that protect the home, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one of the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lares/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lares</span></span></a> and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/penates/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">penates</span></span></a> that were guardians of the ancient Roman household.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">franglais</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfrongglay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023919a"><!--s023919a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>French with a considerable number of words borrowed from English [French <span class="bodyi">franglais</span>, blend of <span class="bodyi">français</span> French and <span class="bodyi">anglais</span> English].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enclosure <span class="bodyi">or</span> inclosure</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹklohzhə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019757a"><!--s019757a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020750b"><!--s020750b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005314c"><!--s005314c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a fenced-off area of ground.</p></div><a name="s005315c"><!--s005315c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an area reserved for certain spectators in a sports ground.</p></div></div><a name="s020751b"><!--s020751b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an area of enclosed ground; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> such an area reserved for certain spectators in a sports ground.</p></div><a name="s020752b"><!--s020752b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something included with a letter in the same envelope or package.</p></div><a name="s020753b"><!--s020753b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">esp</span> in former times, the fencing in of common land in order to appropriate it for private use.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kop</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033596a"><!--s033596a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035422b"><!--s035422b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a bank of terracing at a football ground, or the supporters who stand or sit there.</p></div><a name="s035423b"><!--s035423b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">SAfr</span> a prominent peak or hill [from Afrikaans <span class="bodyi">kopjea</span> little head, from Dutch <span class="bodyi">kop</span> head].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coarsen</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (coarsened, coarsening)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011413a"><!--s011413a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s011716b"><!--s011716b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make or become (somebody or something) coarse <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s011717b"><!--s011717b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to become coarse.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leaf<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034445a"><!--s034445a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a plant: to produce leaves ✱ <span class="bodyb">leaf through</span> to turn over the pages of (a book, magazine, etc) quickly while only glancing at the contents.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Judas</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjoohdəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032752a"><!--s032752a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who betrays another, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> under the guise of friendship [named after <span class="bodyi">Judas</span> Iscariot, the apostle who betrayed Christ (Matthew 26:47–50)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">invert sugar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinvuht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031906a"><!--s031906a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mixture of glucose and fructose found in fruits or produced artificially from sucrose.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">banderilla</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bandəʹree(l)yə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004299a"><!--s004299a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a decorated barbed dart thrust into the neck or shoulders of the bull in a bullfight [Spanish <span class="bodyi">banderilla</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">bandera</span> banner, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inexpert</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹekspuht/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031055a"><!--s031055a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>unskilled or lacking knowledge</p><p><span class="bodyb">inexpertly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inexpertness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">inexpertus</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">expertus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/expert1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">expert 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">henbane</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028120a"><!--s028120a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a poisonous foul-smelling African and Eurasian plant of the nightshade family having sticky hairy toothed leaves and yielding the drugs hyoscyamine and scopolamine: <span class="bodyi">Hyoscyamus niger</span> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hen/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hen</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bane/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bane</span></span></a> ; from its poison being fatal <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to fowl].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gosh</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gosh/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026026a"><!--s026026a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used to express surprise [euphemism for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/god2_or_god/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">god 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">household name <span class="bodyi">or</span> household word</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029381a"><!--s029381a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person or thing that everyone has heard of </p><p><i></i></p><p>Filboid Studge had become a household word</p><p> Saki.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">encode</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹkohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019758a"><!--s019758a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to convert (e.g. a body of information) from one system of communication into another; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to convert (a message) into code</p><p><span class="bodyb">encoder</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Frank</span><small><span class="eSynop">/frangk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023920a"><!--s023920a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of a W Germanic people who established themselves in the Netherlands, Gaul, and on the Rhine in the third and fourth cents.</p><p><span class="bodyb">Frankish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">Franca</span> and Old French <span class="bodyi">Franc</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">Francus</span>, of Germanic origin; perhaps from the name of a weapon].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kopeck <span class="bodyi">or</span> copeck <span class="bodyi">or</span> kopek</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohpek/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033597a"><!--s033597a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of currency in Russia, Tajikistan, and Belarus, worth 100th of a rouble [Russian <span class="bodyi">kopeĭka</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">judas hole</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032754a"><!--s032754a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/judas/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">judas</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coast<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohst/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011414a"><!--s011414a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011718b"><!--s011718b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003045c"><!--s003045c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the edge of a landmass or country where it reaches the sea.</p></div><a name="s003046c"><!--s003046c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the land near a shore; the seashore.</p></div></div><a name="s011719b"><!--s011719b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an instance of travelling in a vehicle without the use of power.</p></div><a name="s011720b"><!--s011720b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span></p><a name="s003047c"><!--s003047c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a slope suitable for tobogganing down.</p></div><a name="s003048c"><!--s003048c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a ride down a slope on a toboggan ✱ <span class="bodyb">the coast is clear</span> there is no danger, or the danger is past</p><p><span class="bodyb">coastal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cost</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">costa</span> rib, side].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inexpiable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹekspi·əbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031056a"><!--s031056a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of an offence or sin: impossible to atone for; not able to be pardoned.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">banderillero</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌbandəree(l)ʹyeəroh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> banderilleros)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004300a"><!--s004300a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bullfighter whose task is to thrust banderillas into a bull's neck or shoulders in a bullfight [Spanish <span class="bodyi">banderillo</span>, from <span class="bodyi">banderilla</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/banderilla/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">banderilla</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hence</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hens/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028121a"><!--s028121a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029924b"><!--s029924b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>because of a preceding fact; for this reason </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was born at Christmas, hence the name Noel</p>.</div><a name="s029925b"><!--s029925b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>from this time; later than now </p><p><i></i></p><p>three days hence</p>.</div><a name="s029926b"><!--s029926b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">from hence</span>) <span class="bodyi">archaic</span> from here; away [Middle English <span class="bodyi">hennes, henne</span> from Old English <span class="bodyi">heonan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leafage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹleefij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034446a"><!--s034446a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036150b"><!--s036150b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>foliage.</p></div><a name="s036151b"><!--s036151b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/foliage/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">foliage</span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goshawk</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgos·hawk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026027a"><!--s026027a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of long-tailed hawks with short rounded wings: genus <span class="bodyi">Accipiter</span> [Old English <span class="bodyi">gōshafoc</span>, from <span class="bodyi">gōs</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/goose1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">goose 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">hafoc</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hawk1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hawk 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">household troops</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029382a"><!--s029382a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>troops appointed to guard a sovereign or his or her residence.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">invest<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹvest/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031907a"><!--s031907a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033843b"><!--s033843b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + in) to commit (money) to a particular use, e.g. buying shares or new capital outlay, in order to earn a financial return.</p></div><a name="s033844b"><!--s033844b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + in) to devote (e.g. time or effort) to something for future advantages <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s033845b"><!--s033845b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make an investment </p><p><i></i></p><p>We decided to invest in a new car</p> <p><span class="bodyb">investable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">investor</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Italian <span class="bodyi">investire</span> to clothe, invest money, from Latin <span class="bodyi">investire</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/invest2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">invest 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">encomia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/enʹkohmi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019759a"><!--s019759a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/encomium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">encomium</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kopiyka</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koʹpiekə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033598a"><!--s033598a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of currency in Ukraine, worth 100th of a hryvna.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">frank<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023921a"><!--s023921a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025712b"><!--s025712b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>marked by free, forthright, and sincere expression </p><p><i></i></p><p>a frank reply</p>.</div><a name="s025713b"><!--s025713b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>undisguised </p><p><i></i></p><p>frank admiration</p> <p><span class="bodyb">frankness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English in the senses ‘free’, ‘generous’ via Old French from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">francus</span>, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">Francus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/frank/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Frank</span></span></a> ; because only the Franks in Gaul had full political freedom].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inexplicable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inikʹsplikəbl, inʹeks-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031057a"><!--s031057a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>incapable of being explained, interpreted, or accounted for <span class="bodyb">inexplicability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inexplicably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">inexplicabilis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">explicabilis</span> explicable, from <span class="bodyi">explicare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/explicate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">explicate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Judas tree</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032755a"><!--s032755a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Eurasian tree of the pea family with purplish pink flowers that open before the leaves: <span class="bodyi">Cercis siliquastrum</span> [from the belief that Judas Iscariot hanged himself from such a tree (Matthew 27:3–5)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coast<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011415a"><!--s011415a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011721b"><!--s011721b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003049c"><!--s003049c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to slide, glide, etc downhill by the force of gravity.</p></div><a name="s003050c"><!--s003050c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to move along without, or as if without, further application of propulsive power.</p></div><a name="s003051c"><!--s003051c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to proceed easily without making any special effort or becoming greatly involved.</p></div></div><a name="s011722b"><!--s011722b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to sail along the shore <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s011723b"><!--s011723b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to sail along the shore of (a country or land mass).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">henceforth</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028122a"><!--s028122a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>from this time or point on.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leafhopper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034447a"><!--s034447a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small leaping insect that sucks the juices of plants: family Cicadellidae.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">invest<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031908a"><!--s031908a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033846b"><!--s033846b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(+ in) to confer authority, office, or rank on (somebody), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> ceremonially.</p></div><a name="s033847b"><!--s033847b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008753c"><!--s008753c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(+ in) to confer authority, office, or rank on (somebody), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> ceremonially.</p></div><a name="s008754c"><!--s008754c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to dress (somebody) in a robe, etc, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> ceremonially.</p></div><a name="s008755c"><!--s008755c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> (+ with) to adorn (something) with something.</p></div></div><a name="s033848b"><!--s033848b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ with) to endow (something) with something </p><p><i></i></p><p>The whole affair was invested with an air of mystery</p>.</div><a name="s033849b"><!--s033849b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to surround (a place) with troops or ships so as to prevent escape or entry; to besiege (a place) [Latin <span class="bodyi">investire</span> to clothe, surround, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">vestis</span> clothing].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gosling</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgozling/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026028a"><!--s026028a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a young goose [Middle English, from <span class="bodyi">gōs</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/goose1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">goose 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ling/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ling</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">banderole <span class="bodyi">or</span> banderol /bandəʹrohl/ <span class="bodyi">or</span> bannerol /banəʹrohl/</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004301a"><!--s004301a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004323b"><!--s004323b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a long narrow forked flag or streamer.</p></div><a name="s004324b"><!--s004324b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a carved ribbon-like scroll with an inscription [French <span class="bodyi">banderole</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">banderuola</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">bandiera</span> banner, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">household word</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029383a"><!--s029383a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/household_name_or_household_word/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">household name</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">encomiast</span><small><span class="eSynop">/enʹkohmiast/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019760a"><!--s019760a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who makes an encomium or encomiums <span class="bodyb">encomiastic</span> /-ʹastik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">enkōmiastēs</span>,from <span class="bodyi">enkōmiazein</span> to praise, from <span class="bodyi">enkōmion</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/encomium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">encomium</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kopje <span class="bodyi">or</span> koppie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkopi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033599a"><!--s033599a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">SAfr</span> a small hill [Afrikaans <span class="bodyi">koppie</span> from Dutch <span class="bodyi">kopje</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">kop</span> head].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">frank<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023922a"><!--s023922a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025714b"><!--s025714b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to mark (a piece of mail) with an official signature or sign indicating that the postal charges need not be paid.</p></div><a name="s025715b"><!--s025715b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to send (a piece of mail) without charge.</p></div><a name="s025716b"><!--s025716b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006813c"><!--s006813c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to mark (a piece of mail) with an official signature or sign indicating that the postal charges need not be paid.</p></div><a name="s006814c"><!--s006814c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to send (a piece of mail) without charge.</p></div></div><a name="s025717b"><!--s025717b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to enable (somebody or something) to pass unhindered </p><p><i></i></p><p>The delegates will frank the policy</p> <p><span class="bodyb">franker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">franking</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/frank1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">frank 1</span></span></a> in an obsolete sense ‘free from obligation’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inexpressible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inikʹspresəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031058a"><!--s031058a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>not able to be expressed, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in words</p><p><span class="bodyb">inexpressibly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">henceforward</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028123a"><!--s028123a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/henceforth/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">henceforth</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">judder<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjudə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (juddered, juddering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032756a"><!--s032756a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> to vibrate jerkily [prob alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/shudder1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">shudder 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">encomium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/enʹkohmi·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> encomiums encomia /-mi·ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019761a"><!--s019761a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a usu formal expression of warm or high praise; a eulogy [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">enkōmion</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_2_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">kōmos</span> revel, celebration].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coasteering</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohʹstiəring/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011416a"><!--s011416a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sporting activity of making one's way along a stretch of rocky coastline at sea level, involving wading and swimming, scrambling over rocks, climbing cliffs and diving off them [from<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/coast1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">coast 1</span></span></a>+<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mountaineering/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mountaineering</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leaf insect</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034448a"><!--s034448a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various insects of S Asia with flat green bodies and flaps on the legs that closely resemble plant leaves: family Phyllidae.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bandicoot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbandikooht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004302a"><!--s004302a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004325b"><!--s004325b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">bandicoot rat</span>) either of two large rats found in India, Sri Lanka, and SE Asia: <span class="bodyi">Bandicota indica</span> and <span class="bodyi">Nesokia indica</span>.</p></div><a name="s004326b"><!--s004326b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of several species of small insect- and plant-eating marsupial mammals of Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea: family Peramelidae [Telugu <span class="bodyi">pandikokku</span> pig-rat; the bandicoot of India and Sri Lanka is said to grunt like a pig].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">go-slow</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026029a"><!--s026029a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a deliberate slowing down of production by workers as a means of forcing management to comply with their demands.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">investigate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹvestigayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031909a"><!--s031909a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033850b"><!--s033850b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make a systematic examination or study of (something or somebody).</p></div><a name="s033851b"><!--s033851b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to conduct an official enquiry into (something or somebody)</p><p><span class="bodyb">investigation</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s033852b"><!--s033852b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to conduct an investigation</p><p><span class="bodyb">investigator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">investigatory</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">investigatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">investigare</span> to track, investigate, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">vestigium</span> footprint].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kora</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033600a"><!--s033600a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lute-shaped stringed musical instrument of West Africa that has 21 strings and is played like a harp [from a West African language].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">house-hunting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029384a"><!--s029384a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the activity of looking for a house or flat to buy or rent</p><p><span class="bodyb">house-hunter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">frank<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023923a"><!--s023923a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a signature or mark used to frank a piece of mail.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inexpressive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inikʹspresiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031059a"><!--s031059a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lacking expression or meaning</p><p><span class="bodyb">inexpressively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inexpressiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">henchman</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhenchmən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> henchmen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028124a"><!--s028124a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a follower or supporter, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one who is willing to be unscrupulous or dishonest</p><p>Middle English <span class="bodyi">hengestman</span> groom, from Old English <span class="bodyi">hengest</span> stallion + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/man1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">man 1</span></span></a>. About 200 years after its original senses ‘groom’ or ‘squire’ had fallen out of use, <span class="bodyi">henchman</span> was reintroduced by Sir Walter Scott in the early 19th cent. to mean the principal attendant of a Highland chief. As its meaning broadened to refer to a follower of any important person, so it quickly acquired derogatory suggestions of an obsequious or self-serving follower. Its frequent connotations of thuggery and gangsterism in current use perhaps come from association with <span class="bodyi">hatchet man</span></p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">judder<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032757a"><!--s032757a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sharp vibration or jerky movement.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">house husband</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029385a"><!--s029385a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a man who lives with his wife or partner and himself performs the household tasks traditionally done by the housewife or the woman of the house.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leaflet<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹleeflit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034449a"><!--s034449a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036152b"><!--s036152b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a single sheet of paper or small pamphlet containing printed matter, e.g. an advertisement or public information.</p></div><a name="s036153b"><!--s036153b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s009278c"><!--s009278c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a small or young foliage leaf.</p></div><a name="s009279c"><!--s009279c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any of the divisions of a compound leaf.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gospel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgospl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026030a"><!--s026030a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027767b"><!--s027767b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007329c"><!--s007329c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Gospel</span>) the teachings of Jesus Christ or the message of the life, death, and resurrection.</p></div><a name="s007330c"><!--s007330c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> <span class="bodyb">Gospel</span>) any of the first four books of the New Testament relating these teachings and this message.</p></div><a name="s007331c"><!--s007331c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Gospel</span>) a reading from any of these books as part of a church service.</p></div></div><a name="s027768b"><!--s027768b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the message or teachings of a religious teacher or movement.</p></div><a name="s027769b"><!--s027769b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s007332c"><!--s007332c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>something accepted as a guiding principle.</p></div><a name="s007333c"><!--s007333c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>something so authoritative as not to be questioned.</p></div></div><a name="s027770b"><!--s027770b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a type of religious music that has its roots in black American culture and is associated with fervent Christian evangelism.</p></div><a name="s027771b"><!--s027771b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s007334c"><!--s007334c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a type of religious music that has its roots in black American culture, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the folk and spiritual songs of the southern states, and is associated with fervent Christian evangelism.</p></div><a name="s007335c"><!--s007335c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) relating to or denoting this type of music </p><p><i></i></p><p>a gospel choir</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">gōdspel</span>, from<span class="bodyi">gōd</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/good1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">good 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">spell</span> tale].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bandit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbandit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bandits <span class="bodyi">occasionally</span> banditti /banʹdeeti/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004303a"><!--s004303a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an outlaw, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a member of a band of armed robbers or marauders <span class="bodyb">banditry</span> /-tri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Italian <span class="bodyi">bandito</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">bandire</span> to banish, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Koran</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kawʹrahn, kəʹrahn/ Qur'an /kooʹrahn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033601a"><!--s033601a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the sacred book of Islam, composed of writings accepted by Muslims as revelations made to Muhammad by Allah through the angel Gabriel <span class="bodyb">Koranic</span> /-nik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Arabic <span class="bodyi">qur’ān</span>, from <span class="bodyi">qara'a</span> to read, recite].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coaster</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011417a"><!--s011417a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011724b"><!--s011724b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small vessel trading from port to port along a coast.</p></div><a name="s011725b"><!--s011725b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a small mat used, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> under a drinks glass, to protect a surface.</p></div><a name="s011726b"><!--s011726b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span></p><a name="s003052c"><!--s003052c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a roller coaster.</p></div><a name="s003053c"><!--s003053c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a toboggan.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">encompass</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹkumpəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019762a"><!--s019762a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020754b"><!--s020754b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to form a circle round (something); to enclose.</p></div><a name="s020755b"><!--s020755b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to include (something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a comprehensive manner </p><p><i></i></p><p>a plan that encompasses a number of aims</p>.</div><a name="s020756b"><!--s020756b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to cause (something) to occur; </p><p><i></i></p><p>plans laid to encompass his downfall</p> <p><span class="bodyb">encompassment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">franked investment income</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023924a"><!--s023924a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>dividends that one British company receives from another, with the corporation tax being paid by the company paying the income.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">in extenso</span><small><span class="eSynop">/in ikʹstensoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031060a"><!--s031060a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>at full length or in full </p><p><i></i></p><p>The conference report contained every contributor's paper in extenso</p> <p>[medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">in</span> <span class="bodyi">extenso</span> at a stretch].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">investigation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inˌvestiʹgaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031910a"><!--s031910a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033853b"><!--s033853b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a systematic examination or an official enquiry.</p></div><a name="s033854b"><!--s033854b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of investigating something or somebody.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hendeca-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028125a"><!--s028125a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: eleven </p><p><i></i></p><p>hendecagon</p> <p>[Greek <span class="bodyi">hendeka</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Judean</span><small><span class="eSynop">/joohʹdeeən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032758a"><!--s032758a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/judaean_or_judean/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Judaean</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">housekeep</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhowskeep/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029386a"><!--s029386a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> to run a household.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leaflet<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i> (leafleted, leafleting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034450a"><!--s034450a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to distribute leaflets to (people).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Frankenstein food</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023925a"><!--s023925a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">slang</span> food consisting of or containing genetically modified substances [from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/frankenstein_s_monster/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Frankenstein's monster</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gospel music</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026031a"><!--s026031a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gospel/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gospel</span></span></a> (4a).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coastguard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011418a"><!--s011418a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011727b"><!--s011727b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a force responsible for maintaining lookout posts round the coast of a country, mounting rescues at sea, preventing smuggling, etc.</p></div><a name="s011728b"><!--s011728b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a member of such a force.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hendecagon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/henʹdekəgən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028126a"><!--s028126a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a polygon with eleven angles and eleven sides <span class="bodyb">hendecagonal</span> /-ʹkagənl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bandleader</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004304a"><!--s004304a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the conductor of a dance band.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inextinguishable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inikʹstinggwishəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031061a"><!--s031061a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>unable to be extinguished or suppressed </p><p><i></i></p><p>inextinguishable bush fires</p> <p><i></i></p><p>an inextinguishable thirst to learn</p> <p><span class="bodyb">inextinguishably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">encore<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹongkaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019763a"><!--s019763a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a performer's reappearance to give an additional or repeated performance at the request of the audience [French <span class="bodyi">encore</span> still, again].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Korean</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹree·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033602a"><!--s033602a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035424b"><!--s035424b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of North or South Korea.</p></div><a name="s035425b"><!--s035425b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the language of the Koreans</p><p><span class="bodyb">Korean</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">investigative</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹvestigətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031911a"><!--s031911a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033855b"><!--s033855b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having the duty to investigate or the function of investigating.</p></div><a name="s033856b"><!--s033856b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of journalism: enquiring searchingly into issues and uncovering wrongdoings, anomalies, etc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Judeo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032759a"><!--s032759a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/judaeo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Judaeo-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">housekeeper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029387a"><!--s029387a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody employed to take charge of the running of a house.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leaf miner</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034451a"><!--s034451a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various small insects that as larvae burrow in and eat the internal tissues of leaves.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Frankenstein's monster</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfrangkənstien/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023926a"><!--s023926a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a creation that ruins its creator</p><p>named after Baron <span class="bodyi">Frankenstein</span>, hero of the novel <span class="bodyi">Frankenstein</span> by Mary Shelley d.1851, English novelist. In the novel Frankenstein creates a human monster who destroys him</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bandmaster</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004305a"><!--s004305a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a conductor of a brass band or military band.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">encore<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019764a"><!--s019764a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020757b"><!--s020757b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to call for an encore of (a performance).</p></div><a name="s020758b"><!--s020758b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to call for an encore by (a performer).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">in extremis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/in ikʹstreemis/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031062a"><!--s031062a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032753b"><!--s032753b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in extremely difficult circumstances.</p></div><a name="s032754b"><!--s032754b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>at the point of death [Latin <span class="bodyi">in extremis</span> in the extremes].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">korfball</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawfbawl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033603a"><!--s033603a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a game played by two mixed teams of twelve who try to shoot a ball into a high net [Dutch <span class="bodyi">korfbal</span>, from <span class="bodyi">korf</span> basket + <span class="bodyi">bal</span> ball].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">housekeeping</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029388a"><!--s029388a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031066b"><!--s031066b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008119c"><!--s008119c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the day-to-day running of a house and household affairs.</p></div><a name="s008120c"><!--s008120c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>money allotted or used for this.</p></div></div><a name="s031067b"><!--s031067b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the general management of an organization which ensures its smooth running, e.g. the provision of equipment, keeping of records, etc.</p></div><a name="s031068b"><!--s031068b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the routine tasks that have to be done in order for something to function properly.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gospel truth</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026032a"><!--s026032a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gospel/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gospel</span></span></a> (3b).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coastline</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011419a"><!--s011419a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a coast, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> considered with respect to its shape or characteristics.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leaf mould</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034452a"><!--s034452a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036154b"><!--s036154b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a compost or soil layer composed chiefly of decayed vegetable matter.</p></div><a name="s036155b"><!--s036155b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a mould or mildew that affects leaves.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">investiture</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹvestichə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031912a"><!--s031912a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a formal ceremony conferring an office or honour on somebody [Middle English, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">investire</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/invest2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">invest 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hendecasyllable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhendekəʹsiləbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028127a"><!--s028127a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a line of verse consisting of eleven syllables <span class="bodyb">hendecasyllabic</span> /henˌdekəsiʹlabik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Judg.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032760a"><!--s032760a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Judges (book of the Bible).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">frankfurter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfrangkfuhtə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023927a"><!--s023927a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cured cooked sausage usu made from beef and pork [German <span class="bodyi">Frankfurter</span> of <span class="bodyi">Frankfurt</span> (Frankfurt am Main), a city in Germany: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hamburger/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hamburger</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">encore<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019765a"><!--s019765a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used by an audience to call for an encore.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bandog</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbandog/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004306a"><!--s004306a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various kinds of fierce fighting dogs [Middle English <span class="bodyi">band-dogge</span> a dog kept on a chain].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coast-to-coast</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011420a"><!--s011420a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>extending or operating across the whole of a country or landmass, from one side to the other.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">korma</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033604a"><!--s033604a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an Indian dish of meat, fish, or vegetables braised in water, stock, yogurt, or cream [Urdu <span class="bodyi">kormā</span> braised meat, from Turkish <span class="bodyi">kavurma</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">houseleek</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029389a"><!--s029389a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of Eurasian plants with pink flowers that grow <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on walls and roofs: <span class="bodyi">Sempervivum</span> <span class="bodyi">tectorum</span> and other species.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inextricable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹekstrikəbl, -ʹstrikəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031063a"><!--s031063a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032755b"><!--s032755b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a difficult situation: impossible to escape from.</p></div><a name="s032756b"><!--s032756b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>incapable of being disentangled, untied, or separated </p><p><i></i></p><p>an inextricable knot</p> <p><span class="bodyb">inextricably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">inextricabilis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">extricabilis</span> extricable, from <span class="bodyi">extricare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/extricate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">extricate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leaf spring</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034453a"><!--s034453a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a spring made of superimposed metal strips.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goss</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gos/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026033a"><!--s026033a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> gossip.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hendiadys</span><small><span class="eSynop">/henʹdie·ədis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028128a"><!--s028128a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the expression of an idea by the use of two independent words connected by <span class="bodyi">and</span>, e.g. <span class="bodyi">nice and cool</span> instead of <span class="bodyi">nicely cool</span> or <span class="bodyi">grace and favour</span> instead of <span class="bodyi">gracious favour</span> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">hendiadys, hendiadyoin</span>, modification of Greek <span class="bodyi">hen dia dyoin</span> one through two].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">investment<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031913a"><!--s031913a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033857b"><!--s033857b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sum of money invested for income or profit.</p></div><a name="s033858b"><!--s033858b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an asset, e.g. property, purchased.</p></div><a name="s033859b"><!--s033859b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of investing something other than money, e.g. time or effort.</p></div><a name="s033860b"><!--s033860b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s008756c"><!--s008756c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of investing something other than money, e.g. time or effort.</p></div><a name="s008757c"><!--s008757c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>something that is invested for this [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/invest1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">invest 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">judge<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/juj/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032761a"><!--s032761a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034671b"><!--s034671b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to form or express an opinion about, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> after deliberation (something) through careful weighing of evidence.</p></div><a name="s034672b"><!--s034672b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to sit in judgment on (somebody) , <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a court of law.</p></div><a name="s034673b"><!--s034673b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to decide the result of (a competition or contest).</p></div><a name="s034674b"><!--s034674b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to determine or pronounce (something) after deliberation </p><p><i></i></p><p>The film was judged to be unsuitable for children</p>.</div><a name="s034675b"><!--s034675b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to form an estimate or evaluation of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>It's difficult to judge the distance</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s034676b"><!--s034676b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to form a judgment or opinion.</p></div><a name="s034677b"><!--s034677b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to act as a judge [Middle English <span class="bodyi">juggen</span> via Old Frenchfrom Latin <span class="bodyi">judicare</span>,from <span class="bodyi">judic-, judex</span> a judge, from <span class="bodyi">jus</span> right, law + <span class="bodyi">dicere</span> to decide, say].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">frankincense</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfrangkinsens/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023928a"><!--s023928a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fragrant gum resin chiefly from E African or Arabian trees which is burned as incense: <span class="bodyi">Boswellia sacra</span> [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">frank encens</span>, from <span class="bodyi">frank</span> pure, free (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/frank1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">frank 1</span></span></a>) + <span class="bodyi">encens</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/incense1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">incense 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bandolier <span class="bodyi">or</span> bandoleer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bandəʹliə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004307a"><!--s004307a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a belt worn over the shoulder and across the chest with pockets or loops for cartridges [early French <span class="bodyi">bandouliere</span>, derivative of Old Spanish <span class="bodyi">bando</span> band, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">encounter<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹkowntə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (encountered, encountering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019766a"><!--s019766a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020759b"><!--s020759b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to meet, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> unexpectedly.</p></div><a name="s020760b"><!--s020760b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to be faced with.</p></div><a name="s020761b"><!--s020761b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005316c"><!--s005316c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to meet or come across (somebody), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> unexpectedly.</p></div><a name="s005317c"><!--s005317c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to be faced with (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>We encountered a few problems</p>.</div></div><a name="s020762b"><!--s020762b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s005318c"><!--s005318c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to meet (somebody) as an adversary or enemy.</p></div><a name="s005319c"><!--s005319c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to engage in conflict with (somebody) [Middle English <span class="bodyi">encountren</span> via Old French from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">incontrare</span>, ultimately from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">contra</span> against].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">house lights</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029390a"><!--s029390a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the lights that illuminate the auditorium of a theatre.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Korsakoff's psychosis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkawsəkofs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033605a"><!--s033605a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/korsakoff_s_syndrome/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Korsakoff's syndrome</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">franklin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfrangklin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023929a"><!--s023929a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a medieval English landowner of free but not noble birth [Middle English <span class="bodyi">frankeleyn</span> from Anglo-French <span class="bodyi">fraunclein</span>, from Old French <span class="bodyi">franc</span> free: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/frank1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">frank 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coat<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/koht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011421a"><!--s011421a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011729b"><!--s011729b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a full-length outer garment that has sleeves and usu opens the full length of the centre front.</p></div><a name="s011730b"><!--s011730b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003054c"><!--s003054c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a full-length outer garment, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one worn outdoors in cold weather, that has sleeves and usu opens the full length of the centre front.</p></div><a name="s003055c"><!--s003055c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a jacket.</p></div></div><a name="s011731b"><!--s011731b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the external covering of hair, fur, etc on an animal.</p></div><a name="s011732b"><!--s011732b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a protective layer; a coating, e.g. of paint</p><p><span class="bodyb">coated</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cote</span> from Old French, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inf.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031065a"><!--s031065a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032757b"><!--s032757b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>infantry.</p></div><a name="s032758b"><!--s032758b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>infinitive.</p></div><a name="s032759b"><!--s032759b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>informal.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leafstalk</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034454a"><!--s034454a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/petiole/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">petiole</span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">investment<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031914a"><!--s031914a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a siege or blockade [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/invest2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">invest 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">henequen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhenikin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028129a"><!--s028129a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029927b"><!--s029927b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a strong hard fibre obtained from the leaves of a tropical American agave plant and used for making ropes and twine.</p></div><a name="s029928b"><!--s029928b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the plant from which this fibre is obtained: <span class="bodyi">Agave fourcroydes</span> [Spanish <span class="bodyi">henequén</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gossamer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgosəmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026034a"><!--s026034a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027772b"><!--s027772b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a film of cobwebs floating in the air in calm clear weather.</p></div><a name="s027773b"><!--s027773b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>very fine gauze or silk.</p></div><a name="s027774b"><!--s027774b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) light, delicate, or insubstantial, or tenuous</p><p><span class="bodyb">gossamery</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p>Middle English <span class="bodyi">gossomer</span>, from <span class="bodyi">gos</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/goose1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">goose 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">somor</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/summer1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">summer 1</span></span></a>. Gossamer is most often seen in autumn, around the time of year when geese are ready for eating</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">encounter<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019767a"><!--s019767a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020763b"><!--s020763b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a chance meeting.</p></div><a name="s020764b"><!--s020764b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a meeting or clash between hostile factions or people.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">judge<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032762a"><!--s032762a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034678b"><!--s034678b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a public official authorized to decide cases brought before a court.</p></div><a name="s034679b"><!--s034679b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody appointed to decide the winner of a competition or contest.</p></div><a name="s034680b"><!--s034680b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>somebody who is qualified to give an opinion </p><p><i></i></p><p>a good judge of character</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a poor judge of modern art</p>.</div><a name="s034681b"><!--s034681b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Judge</span>) a Hebrew tribal leader in the period after the death of Joshua</p><p><span class="bodyb">judgeship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">juge</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">judex</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/judge1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">judge 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">band saw</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004308a"><!--s004308a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a power saw consisting of an endless steel blade running over pulleys.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">housemaid</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029391a"><!--s029391a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a female servant employed to do housework.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Korsakoff's syndrome</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033606a"><!--s033606a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mental illness that is characterized by failure to remember recent events and is associated with alcoholism [S <span class="bodyi">Korsakoff</span> d.1900, Russian psychiatrist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coat<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011422a"><!--s011422a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to cover or spread (something) with a protective or enclosing layer</p><p><span class="bodyb">coater</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">frankly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023930a"><!--s023930a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025718b"><!--s025718b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to tell the truth; actually </p><p><i></i></p><p>Frankly, I couldn't care less</p>.</div><a name="s025719b"><!--s025719b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in a frank manner.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">encounter group</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019768a"><!--s019768a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a group of people who meet regularly to develop greater understanding of their own and one another's feelings.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">investment bond</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031915a"><!--s031915a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a form of life assurance designed for long-term growth, linked to a unit trust and with a single lump sum paid in.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">judge advocate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032763a"><!--s032763a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an officer appointed to superintend the trial and advise on law at a court martial.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gossip<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgosip/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026035a"><!--s026035a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027775b"><!--s027775b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who habitually reveals facts concerning other people's actions or lives, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> sensational or unsubstantiated facts.</p></div><a name="s027776b"><!--s027776b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007336c"><!--s007336c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the facts related by a gossip or the act of talking about them or an instance of reporting of such facts.</p></div><a name="s007337c"><!--s007337c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a chatty talk</p><p><span class="bodyb">gossipy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p>Old English <span class="bodyi">godsibb</span> godparent, baptismal sponsor, from <span class="bodyi">god</span> + <span class="bodyi">sibb</span> kinsman, from <span class="bodyi">sibb</span> related. Because of the close relationship between parent and godparent, or between the baptismal sponsor and the person baptised, the word gossip gradually came to mean ‘close friend’ in the 14th cent. and in the late 16th cent. ‘person with whom one shares news and idle talk’. The extension of the word to the idle talk itself is first recorded in the early 19th cent</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">henge</span><small><span class="eSynop">/henj/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028130a"><!--s028130a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a prehistoric monument consisting of a circular structure made of wood or stones [back-formation from <span class="bodyi">Stonehenge</span>, a prehistoric stone monument near Salisbury in England].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">INF</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031064a"><!--s031064a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>intermediate-range nuclear force or forces.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leafy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (leafier, leafiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034455a"><!--s034455a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036156b"><!--s036156b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having abundant trees or foliage </p><p><i></i></p><p>the leafy avenues of middle-class suburbia, among the … Guardian readers, the teachers and social workers</p><p> The Guardian.</p></div><a name="s036157b"><!--s036157b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>consisting chiefly of leaves </p><p><i></i></p><p>green leafy vegetables</p> <p><span class="bodyb">leafiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">housemaid's knee</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029392a"><!--s029392a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a swelling over the knee due to an enlargement of the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bursa/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bursa</span></span></a> (fluid-filled sac) in the front of the kneecap [from its frequent occurrence among servants who often work on their knees].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bandsman <span class="bodyi">or</span> bandswoman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bandsmen bandswomen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004309a"><!--s004309a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of a brass band or military band.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">koruna</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koʹroohnə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> koruny /-nee/ korunas)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033607a"><!--s033607a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the basic monetary unit of the Czech Republic and Slovakia, divided into 100 haleru [Czech <span class="bodyi">koruna</span> crown, from Latin <span class="bodyi">corona</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coat hanger</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011423a"><!--s011423a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a shaped piece of wood, rigid wire, or plastic with a hook, for hanging clothes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">judge advocate general</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032764a"><!--s032764a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the senior civil legal officer in control of court martials.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hen harrier</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028131a"><!--s028131a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a common Eurasian hawk found on moors and marshes. The male is pale grey with black wingtips, and the female is brown with a white rump: <span class="bodyi">Circus cyaneus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">encourage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹkurij/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019769a"><!--s019769a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020765b"><!--s020765b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to inspire (somebody) with courage, confidence, spirit, or hope.</p></div><a name="s020766b"><!--s020766b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to spur (somebody) on </p><p><i></i></p><p>They were encouraged to paint by their parents</p>.</div><a name="s020767b"><!--s020767b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to give help, support, or approval to (e.g. a process or action) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Many companies encourage union membership</p> <p><span class="bodyb">encouragement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">encourager</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">encouraging</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">encouragingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">encoragen</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">encoragier</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">corage</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/courage/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">courage</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">league<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/leeg/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034456a"><!--s034456a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036158b"><!--s036158b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009280c"><!--s009280c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an association of nations, groups, or people for a common purpose or to promote a common interest.</p></div><a name="s009281c"><!--s009281c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an association of people or sports clubs that organizes a competition for an overall title, in which each person or team plays all the others at least once.</p></div></div><a name="s036159b"><!--s036159b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a class or category </p><p><i></i></p><p>the top league</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">in league</span>.</p></div><a name="s036160b"><!--s036160b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in alliance or conspiracy [Middle English (Scots) <span class="bodyi">ligg</span> via French from Old Italian <span class="bodyi">lega</span>, from <span class="bodyi">legare</span> to bind, from Latin <span class="bodyi">ligare</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">frantic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfrantik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023931a"><!--s023931a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025720b"><!--s025720b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>emotionally out of control </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was frantic with anger and frustration</p>.</div><a name="s025721b"><!--s025721b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>marked by fast and nervous, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity </p><p><i></i></p><p>He made a frantic search for the lost toddler</p> <p><span class="bodyb">frantically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">franticly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">franticness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">frenetik, frantik</span> insane: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/frenetic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">frenetic</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">investment company</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031916a"><!--s031916a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a company whose primary business is acquiring shares or securities of other companies purely for investment purposes: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/holding_company/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">holding company</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">houseman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> housemen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029393a"><!--s029393a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a resident junior doctor in a hospital; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/house_officer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">house officer</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gossip<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (gossiped, gossiping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026036a"><!--s026036a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027777b"><!--s027777b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to relate or discuss gossip.</p></div><a name="s027778b"><!--s027778b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to engage in casual conversation</p><p><span class="bodyb">gossiper</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bandstand</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004310a"><!--s004310a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a usu roofed stand or platform for a brass band to perform on outdoors </p><p><i></i></p><p>They … proceeded to the bandstand … stood a little while listening to the music of the military performers</p> — Hardy.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kosher<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohshə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033608a"><!--s033608a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035426b"><!--s035426b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of food: prepared according to Jewish law.</p></div><a name="s035427b"><!--s035427b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s009130c"><!--s009130c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of food: prepared according to Jewish law.</p></div><a name="s009131c"><!--s009131c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>selling kosher food </p><p><i></i></p><p>a kosher butcher</p>.</div></div><a name="s035428b"><!--s035428b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span></p><a name="s009132c"><!--s009132c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>proper or legitimate.</p></div><a name="s009133c"><!--s009133c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>genuine or authentic </p><p><i></i></p><p>Vic says the lab report on yesterday's scuffle wasn't too kosher</p><p> Julian Barnes [Yiddish <span class="bodyi">kosher</span> from Hebrew <span class="bodyi">kāshēr</span> fit, proper].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infallible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹfaləbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031066a"><!--s031066a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032760b"><!--s032760b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>incapable of error.</p></div><a name="s032761b"><!--s032761b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008529c"><!--s008529c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>incapable of error.</p></div><a name="s008530c"><!--s008530c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of the pope: incapable of error in defining dogma</p><p>Infallible in religious contexts denotes the claim made by the Roman Catholic Church to be inspired by the Holy Spirit, such that, even if individual members are mistaken, the Church as a whole is able to define what counts as orthodox belief. As its head, the pope (bishop of Rome) therefore claims as infallible a limited number of formal statements of Catholic belief, issued with the full authority of his office — Dr Mel Thompson</p></div></div><a name="s032762b"><!--s032762b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>not liable to fail; known to be effective </p><p><i></i></p><p>an infallible remedy for a hangover</p> <p><span class="bodyb">infallibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">infallibly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">infallibilis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">fallibilis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fallible/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fallible</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coati</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohʹahti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> coatis)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011424a"><!--s011424a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of tropical American mammals related to the raccoon but with a longer body and tail and a long flexible snout: genera <span class="bodyi">Nasua</span> and <span class="bodyi">Nasuella</span> [Portuguese <span class="bodyi">coatí</span> from Tupi].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hen house</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028132a"><!--s028132a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chicken coop.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">investment trust</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031917a"><!--s031917a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an investment company that purchases securities on behalf of its investors: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/unit_trust/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">unit trust</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">b and w</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004311a"><!--s004311a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>black and white.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">league<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034457a"><!--s034457a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036161b"><!--s036161b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to be formed or to form (nations, groups, or people) into a league <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s036162b"><!--s036162b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to be formed into a league.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">frap</span><small><span class="eSynop">/frap/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (frapped, frapping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023932a"><!--s023932a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to draw (e.g. a sail) tight, e.g. with ropes or cables [Middle English <span class="bodyi">frapen</span> to strike, beat, from early French <span class="bodyi">fraper</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gossip column</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026037a"><!--s026037a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a column in a newspaper relating gossip about well-known people</p><p><span class="bodyb">gossip columnist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">encroach</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹkrohch/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019770a"><!--s019770a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020768b"><!--s020768b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(+ on/upon) to intrude enter gradually or by stealth on into the possessions or rights of another; to intrude or trespass.</p></div><a name="s020769b"><!--s020769b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + on/upon) to advance beyond the usual or proper limits</p><p><span class="bodyb">encroacher</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">encroachment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">encrochen</span> to get, seize, from Old French <span class="bodyi">encrochier</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_2_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">croc, croche</span> hook].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">house martin</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029394a"><!--s029394a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a European martin with blue-black plumage and white rump that nests on cliffs and under the eaves of houses: <span class="bodyi">Delichon urbica</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coatimundi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohˌahtiʹmoondi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> coatimundis)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011425a"><!--s011425a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/coati/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">coati</span></span></a> [Tupi <span class="bodyi">coatimundi</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">judgement</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032765a"><!--s032765a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/judgment_or_judgement/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">judgment</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kosher<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (koshered, koshering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033609a"><!--s033609a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to prepare (food) according to Jewish law.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infamous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinfəməs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031067a"><!--s031067a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032763b"><!--s032763b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having a bad reputation; notorious </p><p><i></i></p><p>an infamous criminal</p>.</div><a name="s032764b"><!--s032764b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>disgraceful </p><p><i></i></p><p>infamous behaviour</p> <p><span class="bodyb">infamously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">infamis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">fama</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fame/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fame</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Henle's loop</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhenleez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028133a"><!--s028133a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/loop_of_henle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">loop of Henle</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inveterate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹvet(ə)rət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031918a"><!--s031918a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033861b"><!--s033861b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>firmly, obstinately, and persistently established </p><p><i></i></p><p>He had an inveterate tendency to back off from arguments</p>.</div><a name="s033862b"><!--s033862b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>confirmed in a habit; habitual </p><p><i></i></p><p>an inveterate liar</p> <p><span class="bodyb">inveteracy</span> /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inveterately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">inveteratus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">inveterare</span> to age, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">veter-</span>, <span class="bodyi">vetus</span> old].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">league<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034458a"><!--s034458a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a former unit of distance equal to about 3mi (5km) [Middle English <span class="bodyi">leuge, lege</span>, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">leuga, leuca</span>, of Gaulish origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gossipmonger</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgosipˌmunggə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026038a"><!--s026038a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gossip1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gossip<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">henna<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhenə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028134a"><!--s028134a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029929b"><!--s029929b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a reddish brown dye obtained from the leaves of a tropical shrub and used to colour the hair or as a body decoration.</p></div><a name="s029930b"><!--s029930b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the tropical shrub or small tree from which this dye is obtained: <span class="bodyi">Lawsonia inermis</span> [Arabic <span class="bodyi">ḥinnā’</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infamy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinfəmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> infamies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031068a"><!--s031068a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032765b"><!--s032765b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>disrepute brought about by something grossly criminal, shocking, or brutal.</p></div><a name="s032766b"><!--s032766b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an extreme and publicly known criminal or evil act.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">housemaster <span class="bodyi">or</span> housemistress</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029395a"><!--s029395a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a teacher in charge of a school house at a boarding school.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">judgemental</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jujʹmentl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032766a"><!--s032766a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/judgmental_or_judgemental/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">judgmental</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coating</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011426a"><!--s011426a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a layer of one substance covering another.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Kosovar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkosəvah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033610a"><!--s033610a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Kosovo, region of SW Serbia <span class="bodyb">Kosovan</span> /-vən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">frappé<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfrapay (<span class="bodyi">French</span> frape)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023933a"><!--s023933a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a drink that is chilled or partly frozen [French <span class="bodyi">frappé</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">frapper</span> to strike, chill, from early French <span class="bodyi">fraper</span> to strike].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">en croûte</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ong ʹkrooht (<span class="bodyi">French</span> ã krut)/ /ong ʹkrooht/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019771a"><!--s019771a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>wrapped in pastry </p><p><i></i></p><p>fillet of beef en croûte</p> <p>[French <span class="bodyi">en croûte</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bandwagon</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004312a"><!--s004312a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004327b"><!--s004327b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a wagon for carrying a band in a parade.</p></div><a name="s004328b"><!--s004328b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a party, faction, or cause that attracts adherents by its timeliness, momentum, etc ✱ <span class="bodyb">jump/climb on the bandwagon</span> to attach oneself to a successful cause or enterprise in the hope of personal gain.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">invidious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹvidi·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031919a"><!--s031919a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033863b"><!--s033863b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>tending to cause discontent, ill will, or envy </p><p><i></i></p><p>Marriage … is a monopoly, and not of the least invidious sort</p><p> Charles Lamb.</p></div><a name="s033864b"><!--s033864b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a comparison: objectionable because of discriminating unfairly</p><p><span class="bodyb">invidiously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">invidiousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">invidiosus</span> envious, invidious, from <span class="bodyi">invidia</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/envy1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">envy 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leaguer<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034459a"><!--s034459a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a member of a league, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a sports league </p><p><i></i></p><p>a major leaguer</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gossypol</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgosipol/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026039a"><!--s026039a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a poisonous plant pigment present in cottonseed oil [Latin <span class="bodyi">gossypion</span> cotton + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ol1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ol 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">henna<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (hennas, hennaed, hennaing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028135a"><!--s028135a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to dye or tint (<span class="bodyi">esp</span> hair) with henna.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coat of arms</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> coats of arms)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011427a"><!--s011427a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a set of distinctive heraldic shapes or representations, usu depicted on a shield, belonging to a particular family, institution, etc [translation of French <span class="bodyi">cotte d'armes</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infancy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinf(ə)nsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> infancies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031069a"><!--s031069a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032767b"><!--s032767b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>early childhood </p><p><i></i></p><p>Heaven lies about us in our infancy</p><p> Wordsworth.</p></div><a name="s032768b"><!--s032768b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a beginning or early period of existence </p><p><i></i></p><p>The computer industry was in its infancy</p>.</div><a name="s032769b"><!--s032769b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the legal status of being a minor.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">koto</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohtoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> kotos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033611a"><!--s033611a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Japanese plucked stringed musical instrument with a long rectangular wooden body and 13 silk strings [Japanese <span class="bodyi">koto</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">frappé<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023934a"><!--s023934a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a drink: chilled or partly frozen.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bandwidth</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004313a"><!--s004313a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a range of frequencies used in radio transmission and telecommunications</p><p>The volume of information or data that can be transferred over a computer network in a fixed amount of time. Typically used in reference to the speed of uploading or downloading content over the Internet, bandwidth is usually measured in bits per second (bps), kilobits per second (kbps) or megabits per second (mbps) – Adam Webb</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Judges’ Rules</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032767a"><!--s032767a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>formerly, in English law, the rules governing police interrogation of suspects.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">invigilate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹvijilayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031920a"><!--s031920a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033865b"><!--s033865b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to supervise candidates at an examination.</p></div><a name="s033866b"><!--s033866b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span></p><a name="s008758c"><!--s008758c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to supervise (candidates) at an examination.</p></div><a name="s008759c"><!--s008759c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to supervise (an examination).</p></div></div><a name="s033867b"><!--s033867b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to keep watch over (something or somebody) <span class="bodyb">invigilation</span> /-ʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">invigilator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">invigilatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">invigilare</span> to keep watch, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">vigilare</span> to watch, from <span class="bodyi">vigil</span> watchful].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">housemother</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029396a"><!--s029396a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a woman in charge of a group of young people living in care, e.g. in a children's home.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">encrust <span class="bodyi">or</span> incrust</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹkrust/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019772a"><!--s019772a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020770b"><!--s020770b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cover, line, or overlay (something) with a hard or decorative layer, e.g. of jewels or precious metal <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s020771b"><!--s020771b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to form a crust</p><p><span class="bodyb">encrustation</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [prob from Latin <span class="bodyi">incrustare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">crusta</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crust1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crust 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leaguer<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034460a"><!--s034460a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/laager1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">laager 1</span></span></a> [Dutch <span class="bodyi">leger</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hen night</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028136a"><!--s028136a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a party for women, held for a woman who is about to get married: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stag_night/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stag night</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">got</span><small><span class="eSynop">/got/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026040a"><!--s026040a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027779b"><!--s027779b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>past tense and past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/get1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">get 1</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s027780b"><!--s027780b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">non-standard</span> have; have got </p><p><i></i></p><p>I got news for you</p> <p><i></i></p><p>We got to go</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bandy<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbandi/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (bandies, bandied, bandying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004314a"><!--s004314a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004329b"><!--s004329b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to exchange (words) in an argumentative, careless, or light-hearted manner.</p></div><a name="s004330b"><!--s004330b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + about) to use or make reference to (something) in a glib or offhand manner [prob from early French <span class="bodyi">bander</span> to be tight, to hit to and fro, from <span class="bodyi">bande</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/band1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">band 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coat of mail</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011428a"><!--s011428a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a garment of overlapping metal scales or chain mail formerly worn as armour.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">invigorate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹvigərayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031921a"><!--s031921a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to give fresh life and energy to (somebody or something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">invigorating</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">invigoratingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">invigoration</span> /-ʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">invigorator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via Old French from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">invigorare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">vigorare</span> to make strong, from <span class="bodyi">vigor</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vigour/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">vigour</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">koulibiac</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033612a"><!--s033612a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/coulibiac_or_koulibiac/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">coulibiac</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Frascati</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fraʹskahti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023935a"><!--s023935a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a usu white wine of the Frascati region of Italy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leaguer<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034461a"><!--s034461a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/laager2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">laager 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinf(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031070a"><!--s031070a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032770b"><!--s032770b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a child in the first period of life </p><p><i></i></p><p>Lord knows what incommunicable small terrors infants go through</p><p> Margaret Drabble.</p></div><a name="s032771b"><!--s032771b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a child at school between the ages of five and seven or eight.</p></div><a name="s032772b"><!--s032772b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>somebody who is legally a minor.</p></div><a name="s032773b"><!--s032773b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) in an early stage of development </p><p><i></i></p><p>infant technology</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">enfaunt</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">infant-, infans</span> incapable of speech, young, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">fant-</span>, <span class="bodyi">fans</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">fari</span> to speak].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">house mouse</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029397a"><!--s029397a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a common grey-brown mouse that lives and breeds in and around buildings and is found in most parts of the world: <span class="bodyi">Mus musculus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">encrypt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹkript/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019773a"><!--s019773a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to convert (a message or other information) into code</p><p><span class="bodyb">encryption</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">judgmental <span class="bodyi">or</span> judgemental</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jujʹmentl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032769a"><!--s032769a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034688b"><!--s034688b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>given to making moral judgments about other people's behaviour.</p></div><a name="s034689b"><!--s034689b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to the use of judgment.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">henotheism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhenoh·thiiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028137a"><!--s028137a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the belief that one's family, clan, etc have a special relationship with one god in particular, without denying the existence of other gods [German <span class="bodyi">Henotheismus</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">hen-, heis</span> one + <span class="bodyi">theos</span> god].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gotcha</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgochə/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026041a"><!--s026041a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027781b"><!--s027781b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>used to indicate that one has understood something somebody has said.</p></div><a name="s027782b"><!--s027782b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used in triumph when seizing somebody or something or succeeding in an attempt [alteration of <span class="bodyi">got you</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infanta</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹfantə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031071a"><!--s031071a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a daughter of a Spanish or Portuguese monarch [Spanish and Portuguese <span class="bodyi">infanta</span>, fem of <span class="bodyi">infante</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/infante/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">infante</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">invincible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹvinsəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031922a"><!--s031922a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>incapable of being overcome </p><p><i></i></p><p>He is a fellow of a most arrogant and invincible dullness</p><p> Ben Jonson <span class="bodyb">invincibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">invincibleness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">invincibly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">invincibilis</span>, from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">vincere</span> to conquer].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">frass</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fras/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023936a"><!--s023936a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>excrement or debris left by larvae or adult insects, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> after boring into wood [German <span class="bodyi">Frass</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">koumiss <span class="bodyi">or</span> kumiss</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoohmis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033613a"><!--s033613a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an alcoholic drink of fermented mare's milk made orig by the nomadic peoples of central Asia [Russian <span class="bodyi">kumys</span> from Tartar <span class="bodyi">kumiz</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coat tails</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011429a"><!--s011429a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>two long tapering flaps at the back of a man's tailcoat ✱ <span class="bodyb">on somebody's coat tails</span> with the help, usu undeserved, of somebody else </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was elected on the President's coat tails</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">encumber</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹkumbə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (encumbered, encumbering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019774a"><!--s019774a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020772b"><!--s020772b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to impede or hamper (somebody or something).</p></div><a name="s020773b"><!--s020773b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to impede, hamper, or weigh (somebody or something) down.</p></div><a name="s020774b"><!--s020774b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to burden (somebody or something) with a debt or legal claim </p><p><i></i></p><p>encumber an estate</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">encombren</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">encombrer</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">combre</span> defensive barrier of felled trees].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Judgment Day</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032770a"><!--s032770a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the day of God's judgment of humankind at the end of the world, according to various theologies.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hen party</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028138a"><!--s028138a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a party for women only.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">league table</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034462a"><!--s034462a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036163b"><!--s036163b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a table showing the relative positions of competitors in a league.</p></div><a name="s036164b"><!--s036164b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a list in order of merit.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bandy<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (-ier, -iest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004315a"><!--s004315a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004331b"><!--s004331b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a person's legs: bowed.</p></div><a name="s004332b"><!--s004332b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a person: bowlegged <span class="bodyb">bandy-legged</span> /-ʹlegid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [prob from obsolete <span class="bodyi">bandy</span> hockey stick, of unknown origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">house music</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029398a"><!--s029398a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pop music with a strong fast beat which is chiefly instrumental with occasional repeated phrases of song or speech [prob named after <span class="bodyi">The Warehouse</span>, a club in Chicago].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Goth</span><small><span class="eSynop">/goth/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026042a"><!--s026042a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027783b"><!--s027783b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a Germanic people that invaded parts of the Roman Empire between the third and fifth cent. <span class="bodysc">ad</span>.</p></div><a name="s027784b"><!--s027784b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">goth</span>)</p><a name="s007338c"><!--s007338c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a style of rock music that evolved from punk rock <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/punk_rock/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">punk rock</span></span></a> in the 1980s and is characterized by guitar-based rhythms, dark lyrics, and references to the occult.</p></div><a name="s007339c"><!--s007339c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a person who dresses mainly in black clothes, often with dyed jet black hair and starkly white and black make-up, and who enjoys this type of music [Old English <span class="bodyi">Gotan</span> and late Latin <span class="bodyi">Gothi</span> (pl), of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kouprey</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoohpray/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> koupreys)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033614a"><!--s033614a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rare wild animal of the cattle family that is dark brown or grey in colour and lives in the forests of SE Asia: <span class="bodyi">Bos sauveli</span> [Cambodian <span class="bodyi">kouprey</span>, from Pali <span class="bodyi">gō</span> cow + Khmer <span class="bodyi">brai</span> forest].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">frat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/frat/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023937a"><!--s023937a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> a college fraternity [short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fraternity/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fraternity</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">in vino veritas</span><small><span class="eSynop">/in ˌveenoh ʹveritas/ <i><span class="bodyi">phrase</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031923a"><!--s031923a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">humorous</span> people speak the truth when they are drunk [Latin, literally ‘truth in wine’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">co-author<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoh·awthə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011430a"><!--s011430a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a joint or associate author.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">henpecked</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028139a"><!--s028139a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>persistently nagged by a woman </p><p><i></i></p><p>a henpecked husband</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">house of assembly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029399a"><!--s029399a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a legislative body or the lower house of such a body in various British colonies, protectorates, countries of the Commonwealth, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infante</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹfanti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031072a"><!--s031072a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a younger son of a Spanish or Portuguese monarch [Spanish and Portuguese <span class="bodyi">infante</span> infant, from Latin <span class="bodyi">infant-</span>, <span class="bodyi">infans</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/infant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">infant</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gothic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026043a"><!--s026043a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027785b"><!--s027785b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to the Goths, their culture, or their language.</p></div><a name="s027786b"><!--s027786b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to or denoting a style of architecture prevalent from the middle of the 12th to the early 16th cent. characterized by vaulting and pointed arches</p><p>Gothic was originally associated with the concept of the barbarian Goths as assailants of classical civilization. From the 18th cent. it was used to define western European architecture and art from the later 12th cent. to the Renaissance. Gothic style is characterized by the pointed arch, an often skeletal masonry structure for churches, combined with large glazed windows, and, generally, a formalized treatment of the human figure in sculpture and painting — Bridget Cherry</p></div><a name="s027787b"><!--s027787b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">gothic</span>) of or resembling a genre of fiction of the late 18th and early 19th cent. dealing with macabre or mysterious events in remote and desolate settings.</p></div><a name="s027788b"><!--s027788b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">gothic</span>)</p><a name="s007340c"><!--s007340c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>denoting or resembling a class of novels of the late 18th and early 19th cent. dealing with macabre or mysterious events in remote and desolate settings.</p></div><a name="s007341c"><!--s007341c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">Gothick</span>) relating to the macabre or supernatural.</p></div></div><a name="s027789b"><!--s027789b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>relating to or denoting a form of type or lettering with a heavy thick face and angular outlines used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by the earliest European printers</p><p><span class="bodyb">Gothically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">Gothicism</span> /-siz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bandy<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004316a"><!--s004316a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a game similar to ice hockey played <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the Baltic countries [perhaps from Old French <span class="bodyi">bandé</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">bander</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bandy1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bandy 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leak<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/leek/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034463a"><!--s034463a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036165b"><!--s036165b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009282c"><!--s009282c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a liquid, gas, etc: to enter or escape through a crack or hole, usu accidentally.</p></div><a name="s009283c"><!--s009283c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a container: to let something enter or escape in this way.</p></div></div><a name="s036166b"><!--s036166b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + out) said of information: to become known despite efforts at concealment <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s036167b"><!--s036167b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to permit (a liquid, gas, etc) to enter or escape through or as if through a crack or hole.</p></div><a name="s036168b"><!--s036168b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to give out (information) surreptitiously </p><p><i></i></p><p>He leaked the story to the press</p> <p><span class="bodyb">leakage</span> /ʹleekij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">leaker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">leken</span> from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">leka</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">encumbrance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹkumbrəns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019775a"><!--s019775a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020775b"><!--s020775b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something that encumbers; an impediment or burden.</p></div><a name="s020776b"><!--s020776b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a mortgage or other claim against property.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">judgment <span class="bodyi">or</span> judgement</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032768a"><!--s032768a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034682b"><!--s034682b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the capacity for forming considered an opinions or making wise decisions about something, or reaching a wise decision, through careful consideration of relevant facts.</p></div><a name="s034683b"><!--s034683b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an opinion or evaluation based on examining and comparing.</p></div><a name="s034684b"><!--s034684b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a formal decision by a court or judge.</p></div><a name="s034685b"><!--s034685b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a calamity held to be sent by God as a punishment.</p></div><a name="s034686b"><!--s034686b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s008911c"><!--s008911c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a formal decision by a court or judge.</p></div><a name="s008912c"><!--s008912c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an obligation, e.g. a debt, created by a court decision.</p></div></div><a name="s034687b"><!--s034687b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s008913c"><!--s008913c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Judgment/Last Judgment</span>) the final judging of humankind by God.</p></div><a name="s008914c"><!--s008914c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><a name="sb000000288"><!--sb000000288--></a><p>a calamity held to be sent by God as a punishment ✱ <span class="bodyb">against one's better judgment</span> in spite of one's feeling that something is unwise</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">judgment</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">judgement</span>? Either spelling is acceptable in all varieties of English. In British English, however, <span class="bodyi">judgement</span> is often used (with <span class="bodyi">judgment</span> in legal contexts), whereas in American English <span class="bodyi">judgment</span> is employed in all contexts.</p></div></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kowhai</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohwie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033615a"><!--s033615a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a golden-flowered shrub or small tree of the pea family found in Australasia and Chile: <span class="bodyi">Sophora tetraptera</span> [Maori <span class="bodyi">kowhai</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">frater</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfraytə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023938a"><!--s023938a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dining hall in a monastery; a refectory [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">fraitur</span>, short for <span class="bodyi">refraitur</span>, from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">refectorium</span> refectory].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">co-author<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (co-authored) (co-authoring)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011431a"><!--s011431a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to be a joint author of (a book, article, etc).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inviolable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹvie·ələbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031924a"><!--s031924a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>that cannot or must not be violated or degraded </p><p><i></i></p><p>an inviolable right</p> <p><span class="bodyb">inviolability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inviolably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">inviolabilis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">violabilis</span> from <span class="bodyi">violare</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/violate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">violate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gothic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026044a"><!--s026044a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027790b"><!--s027790b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the extinct E Germanic language spoken by the ancient Goths.</p></div><a name="s027791b"><!--s027791b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Gothic architectural style.</p></div><a name="s027792b"><!--s027792b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s007342c"><!--s007342c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>Gothic type or lettering.</p></div><a name="s007343c"><!--s007343c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sans_serif_or_sanserif/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sans serif</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">house of cards</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029400a"><!--s029400a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a precarious structure or situation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">henry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhenri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> henrys henries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028140a"><!--s028140a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the SI unit of electrical inductance equal to the self-inductance of a closed circuit in which the variation in current of one amp per second results in an induced electromotive force of one volt [named after Joseph <span class="bodyi">Henry</span> d.1878, US physicist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ency</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019776a"><!--s019776a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting: a quality or state </p><p><i></i></p><p>despondency</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">-encie</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">-entia</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ence/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ence</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infanticide</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹfantisied/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031073a"><!--s031073a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032774b"><!--s032774b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act of killing an infant.</p></div><a name="s032775b"><!--s032775b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody who does this.</p></div><a name="s032776b"><!--s032776b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the practice in some societies of killing unwanted newborn babies <span class="bodyb">infanticidal</span> /ʹsiedl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">infanticidium</span> and <span class="bodyi">infanticida</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">infant-</span>, <span class="bodyi">infans</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/infant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">infant</span></span></a>) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/i/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-i-</span></span></a> + -<span class="bodyi">cidium</span> and -<span class="bodyi">cida</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cide/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-cide</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bane</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004317a"><!--s004317a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004333b"><!--s004333b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a cause of death, ruin, or trouble </p><p><i></i></p><p>Backache was the bane of his life</p>.</div><a name="s004334b"><!--s004334b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">esp in combination</span>) poison </p><p><i></i></p><p>henbane</p><p><span class="bodyb">baneful</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">bana</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leak<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034464a"><!--s034464a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036169b"><!--s036169b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009284c"><!--s009284c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a crack or hole through which something, e.g. a liquid or gas, enters or escapes, usu accidentally.</p></div><a name="s009285c"><!--s009285c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a means by which information becomes known despite efforts at concealment.</p></div></div><a name="s036170b"><!--s036170b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an instance of leaking or something that leaks out.</p></div><a name="s036171b"><!--s036171b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s009286c"><!--s009286c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an instance of leaking or something that leaks out.</p></div><a name="s009287c"><!--s009287c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a loss of electricity due to faulty insulation.</p></div></div><a name="s036172b"><!--s036172b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an act of urinating </p><p><i></i></p><p>He's gone to take a leak</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">spring a leak</span>.</p></div><a name="s036173b"><!--s036173b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>said of a vessel or container: to develop a leak.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">judicature</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjoohdikəchə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032771a"><!--s032771a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034690b"><!--s034690b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the administration of justice.</p></div><a name="s034691b"><!--s034691b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/judiciary/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">judiciary</span></span></a> (2).</p></div><a name="s034692b"><!--s034692b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the office or function of a judge <span class="bodyb">judicatory</span> /-t(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [early French via medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">judicatura</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">judicatus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">judicare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/judge1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">judge 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kowtow<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kowʹtow/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033616a"><!--s033616a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a former Chinese gesture of deep respect in which one kneels and touches the ground with one's forehead [Chinese (Pekingese) <span class="bodyi">ke tou</span>, from <span class="bodyi">ke</span> to bump + <span class="bodyi">tou</span> head].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fraternal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/frəʹtuhnl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023939a"><!--s023939a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025722b"><!--s025722b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006815c"><!--s006815c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>relating to or involving brothers; brotherly.</p></div><a name="s006816c"><!--s006816c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>relating to or being a fraternity or society.</p></div></div><a name="s025723b"><!--s025723b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of twins: derived from two ova: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/identical/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">identical</span></span></a> (3)</p><p><span class="bodyb">fraternalism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fraternally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English from late Latin <span class="bodyi">fraternalis</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">frater</span> brother].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coax</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohks/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011432a"><!--s011432a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011733b"><!--s011733b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to influence or gently urge (somebody) by caresses or flattery; to wheedle.</p></div><a name="s011734b"><!--s011734b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to extract or gain (something) by means of gentle urging or flattery </p><p><i></i></p><p>I coaxed an answer out of her</p>.</div><a name="s011735b"><!--s011735b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to manipulate (something) with great perseverance and skill towards a desired condition </p><p><i></i></p><p>He spent hours coaxing his hair into a quiff</p> <p><span class="bodyb">coaxer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">coaxingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [earlier <span class="bodyi">cokes</span>,from <span class="bodyi">cokes</span> noun simpleton].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">House of Commons</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029401a"><!--s029401a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the lower house of the British and Canadian parliaments.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gothick</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026045a"><!--s026045a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027793b"><!--s027793b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gothic1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Gothic<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (3b).</p></div><a name="s027794b"><!--s027794b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to or denoting a genre of modern literature, a type of film, video game, etc featuring the macabre or eerily supernatural events.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">encyclical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/enʹsiklikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019777a"><!--s019777a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in the Roman Catholic Church, a letter from the pope to all bishops or to those in one country [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">enkyklios</span> circular, general, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_2_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">kyklos</span> circle, wheel].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">baneberry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbaynb(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> baneberries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004318a"><!--s004318a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004335b"><!--s004335b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an unpleasant-smelling plant of the buttercup family with small white flowers and black shiny poisonous berries: <span class="bodyi">Actaea spicata</span>. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/herb_christopher/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">herb Christopher</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s004336b"><!--s004336b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the berry of the baneberry plant.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">judicial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/joohʹdish(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032772a"><!--s032772a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034693b"><!--s034693b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or ordered by a judge or a court of law.</p></div><a name="s034694b"><!--s034694b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to justice.</p></div><a name="s034695b"><!--s034695b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>relating to a judgment, judging, justice, or the judiciary.</p></div><a name="s034696b"><!--s034696b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>ordered by a court </p><p><i></i></p><p>judicial separation</p>.</div><a name="s034697b"><!--s034697b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>of, characterized by, or expressing judgment</p><a name="sb000000289"><!--sb000000289--></a><p><span class="bodyb">judicially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">judicialis</span>,from <span class="bodyi">judicium</span> judgment, from <span class="bodyi">judex</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/judge1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">judge 1</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">judicial</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">judicious</span>? These two words are sometimes confused. A <span class="bodyi">judicial</span> decision is one made by a court of law or by a judge; a <span class="bodyi">judicious</span> decision is one that shows wisdom and good judgment. A person can be described as <span class="bodyi">judicious</span> but not as<span class="bodyi">judicial</span>. <span class="bodyi">Judicial</span> is typically used in phrases such as <span class="bodyi">a judicial enquiry</span>, <span class="bodyi">judicial proceedings</span>, and <span class="bodyi">the British judicial system</span>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hentai</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhentie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hentai)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028141a"><!--s028141a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>erotic or pornographic animation, computer games, or cartoons [Japanese <span class="bodyi">hentai</span> pervert].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inviolate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹvie·ələt, -layt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031925a"><!--s031925a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>not violated or profaned <span class="bodyb">inviolacy</span> /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inviolately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inviolateness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infantile</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinf(ə)ntiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031074a"><!--s031074a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032777b"><!--s032777b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or suitable for infants or infancy.</p></div><a name="s032778b"><!--s032778b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">derog</span> childish or immature </p><p><i></i></p><p>infantile behaviour</p>.</div><a name="s032779b"><!--s032779b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in an early stage of development <span class="bodyb">infantility</span> /-ʹtiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leaky</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (leakier, leakiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034465a"><!--s034465a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>permitting something to leak in or out; not watertight </p><p><i></i></p><p>a leaky pipe</p> <p><span class="bodyb">leakiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fraternise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfratəniez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023940a"><!--s023940a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fraternize_or_fraternise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fraternize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kowtow<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033617a"><!--s033617a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035429b"><!--s035429b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make a kowtow.</p></div><a name="s035430b"><!--s035430b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to show obsequious deference </p><p><i></i></p><p>She likes to patronize and be kowtowed to</p><p> David Graham Phillips.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coaxial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohʹaksi·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011433a"><!--s011433a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011736b"><!--s011736b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>mounted on a common axis.</p></div><a name="s011737b"><!--s011737b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>using or connected to a coaxial cable</p><p><span class="bodyb">coaxially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">house of correction</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029402a"><!--s029402a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>formerly, an institution for the confinement of minor offenders, where they were given work to do.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gothic Revival</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026046a"><!--s026046a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an artistic and architectural style of the 18th and 19th cent. largely imitative of Gothic style.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hep</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hep/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (hepper, heppest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028142a"><!--s028142a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hip4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hip 4</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kph</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033618a"><!--s033618a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>kilometres per hour.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">judiciary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/joohʹdishəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> judiciaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032773a"><!--s032773a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034698b"><!--s034698b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the branch of government concerned with the administration of justice.</p></div><a name="s034699b"><!--s034699b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the judges collectively who preside over a country's courts.</p></div><a name="s034700b"><!--s034700b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a system of courts of law</p><p><span class="bodyb">judiciary</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [from Latin <span class="bodyi">judiciarius</span> judicial, from <span class="bodyi">judicium</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/judicial/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">judicial</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bang<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bang/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004319a"><!--s004319a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004337b"><!--s004337b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to strike (something) sharply; to bump (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He fell and banged his knee</p>.</div><a name="s004338b"><!--s004338b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to knock, beat, or strike (something) hard, often with a loud sharp or metallic noise.</p></div><a name="s004339b"><!--s004339b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to make a loud sharp or metallic noise </p><p><i></i></p><p>Don't bang the door!</p>.</div><a name="s004340b"><!--s004340b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span> said of a person: to have sexual intercourse with (somebody) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s004341b"><!--s004341b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to strike, close, etc with a loud sharp noise or thump </p><p><i></i></p><p>The falling chair banged against the wall</p>.</div><a name="s004342b"><!--s004342b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to produce a sharp often explosive noise or noises.</p></div><a name="s004343b"><!--s004343b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>(+ about/around) to move about noisily.</p></div><a name="s004344b"><!--s004344b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">slang</span> to inject heroin or another drug ✱ <span class="bodyb">bang one's head against a brick wall</span> to waste one's time trying to do something impossible [prob of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infantile paralysis</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031075a"><!--s031075a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/poliomyelitis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">poliomyelitis</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">invisible<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹvizəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031926a"><!--s031926a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033868b"><!--s033868b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>incapable of being seen, whether by nature or because of concealment </p><p><i></i></p><p>An atheist is a man who has no invisible means of support</p><p> John Buchan.</p></div><a name="s033869b"><!--s033869b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008760c"><!--s008760c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>not appearing in published financial statements </p><p><i></i></p><p>invisible assets</p>.</div><a name="s008761c"><!--s008761c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>not reflected in statistics </p><p><i></i></p><p>invisible earnings</p>.</div><a name="s008762c"><!--s008762c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>of or being trade in services, e.g. insurance or tourism, rather than goods: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/visible/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">visible</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s033870b"><!--s033870b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>too small or unobtrusive to be seen or noticed; inconspicuous <span class="bodyb">invisibility</span> /-zəʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">invisibleness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">invisibly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">invisibilis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">visibilis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/visible/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">visible</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">encyclopaedia</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019778a"><!--s019778a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/encyclopedia_or_encyclopaedia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">encyclopedia</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fraternity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/frəʹtuhniti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> fraternities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023941a"><!--s023941a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025724b"><!--s025724b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a group of people associated or formally organized for a common purpose or, interest, or pleasure, e.g.:</p><a name="s006817c"><!--s006817c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a guild or religious order of brothers.</p></div><a name="s006818c"><!--s006818c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a club for male students in some US universities: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sorority/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sorority</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s025725b"><!--s025725b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>brotherliness [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">fraternitas</span>, from <span class="bodyi">frater</span> brother].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/leel/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034466a"><!--s034466a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Scot, archaic</span> loyal; true</p><p><span class="bodyb">leally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">leel</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">leial</span>, <span class="bodyi">leel</span>, earlier form of <span class="bodyi">loial</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/loyal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">loyal</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coaxial cable</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011434a"><!--s011434a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a conductor for high-frequency electrical signals, e.g. telephone or television signals, consisting of a tube of electrically conducting material containing and insulated from a central conducting wire.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">house officer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029403a"><!--s029403a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a newly qualified doctor resident in a hospital, usu receiving training from a senior physician or surgeon by working as a member of their team.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gothic Rock</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026047a"><!--s026047a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/goth/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Goth</span></span></a> (2a).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kr</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033620a"><!--s033620a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035431b"><!--s035431b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>krona.</p></div><a name="s035432b"><!--s035432b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>krone.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">judicious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/joohʹdishəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032774a"><!--s032774a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment </p><p><i></i></p><p>The learned, yet judicious research of etymology, the various, yet accurate display of definition, and the rich collection of authorities, were reserved for the superior mind of our great philologist</p><p> James Boswell</p><p><span class="bodyb">judiciously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><a name="sb000000290"><!--sb000000290--></a><p><span class="bodyb">judiciousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">judicious</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">judicial</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/judicial/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">judicial</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">encyclopedia <span class="bodyi">or</span> encyclopaedia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inˌsiekləʹpeedi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019779a"><!--s019779a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a work containing general information on all branches of knowledge or comprehensive information on one branch, usu in articles arranged alphabetically by subject [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">encyclopaedia</span> course of general education, from Greek <span class="bodyi">enkyklios paideia</span> general education].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infantilism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹfantiliz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031076a"><!--s031076a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032780b"><!--s032780b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the persistence or retention of childish physical, mental, or emotional qualities in adult life.</p></div><a name="s032781b"><!--s032781b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a childish behaviour act or expression, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one taken to indicate lack of maturity.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lean<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/leen/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> leaned /leend, lent/ leant /lent/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034467a"><!--s034467a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s036174b"><!--s036174b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009288c"><!--s009288c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to incline or bend from a vertical position </p><p><i></i></p><p>I leant forward to look</p>.</div><a name="s009289c"><!--s009289c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(+ on/against) to rest supported on or against something.</p></div></div><a name="s036175b"><!--s036175b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ on/upon) to rely on somebody for support or inspiration.</p></div><a name="s036176b"><!--s036176b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ towards) to incline in a particular direction in opinion, taste, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>She leans towards socialism</p>.</div><a name="s036177b"><!--s036177b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (+ on) to exert pressure on somebody to do something <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s036178b"><!--s036178b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(+ on/against) to place (something) on or against something for support [Old English <span class="bodyi">hleonian</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bang<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004320a"><!--s004320a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004345b"><!--s004345b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a resounding blow; a thump.</p></div><a name="s004346b"><!--s004346b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>often used as a descriptive interjection: a sudden loud noise.</p></div><a name="s004347b"><!--s004347b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a quick or impressive burst of energy or activity </p><p><i></i></p><p>The party finished with a bang</p>.</div><a name="s004348b"><!--s004348b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span> an act of sexual intercourse.</p></div><a name="s004349b"><!--s004349b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">slang</span> an injection of heroin or another drug ✱ <span class="bodyb">bang goes…</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> that is the end of (something, e.g. a plan or hope).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cob<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kob/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011435a"><!--s011435a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011738b"><!--s011738b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a male swan.</p></div><a name="s011739b"><!--s011739b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003056c"><!--s003056c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/corncob/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">corncob</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s003057c"><!--s003057c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cobnut/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cobnut</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s011740b"><!--s011740b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a horse of a short-legged stocky breed used mainly for riding.</p></div><a name="s011741b"><!--s011741b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a small rounded usu crusty loaf</p><p><span class="bodyb">cobby</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cobbe</span> leader, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">invisible<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031927a"><!--s031927a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) an invisible asset, earning, export, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fraternize <span class="bodyi">or</span> fraternise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfratəniez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023942a"><!--s023942a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + with) to associate or mingle on friendly terms <span class="bodyb">fraternization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fraternizer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heparin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhepərin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028143a"><!--s028143a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/polysaccharide/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">polysaccharide</span></span></a> (complex sugar) found in the liver and other tissues that is injected to slow the clotting of blood, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the treatment of thrombosis [Greek <span class="bodyi">hēpar</span> liver + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in1/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-in 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">go through</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026048a"><!--s026048a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027795b"><!--s027795b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a plan or proposal: to receive approval or sanction.</p></div><a name="s027796b"><!--s027796b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to come to a desired or satisfactory conclusion ✱ <span class="bodyb">go through with</span> to continue resolutely with (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Are you able to go through with the plan?</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">house of God</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029404a"><!--s029404a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a church or other place of religious worship.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Kr</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033619a"><!--s033619a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chemical symbol for krypton.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">encyclopedic <span class="bodyi">or</span> encyclopaedic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inˌsiekləʹpeedik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019780a"><!--s019780a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020777b"><!--s020777b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or relating to an encyclopedia or its methods of treating a subject.</p></div><a name="s020778b"><!--s020778b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>comprehensive </p><p><i></i></p><p>an encyclopedic knowledge of silent films</p> <p><span class="bodyb">encyclopedically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">judo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjoohdoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032775a"><!--s032775a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a martial art developed from ju-jitsu using and emphasizing the use of quick movement and leverage to throw an opponent</p><p><span class="bodyb">judoist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Japanese <span class="bodyi">jūdō</span>, from <span class="bodyi">jū</span> weakness, gentleness + <span class="bodyi">dō</span> art].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fratricide</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfratrisied, ʹfray-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023943a"><!--s023943a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025726b"><!--s025726b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act of killing one's brother or sister.</p></div><a name="s025727b"><!--s025727b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody who does this <span class="bodyb">fratricidal</span> /-ʹsiedl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">fratricida</span> and <span class="bodyi">fratricidium</span>, from <span class="bodyi">fratr-, frater</span> brother + <span class="bodyi">-cida</span> and <span class="bodyi">-cidium</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cide/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-cide</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lean<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034468a"><!--s034468a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an instance or degree of leaning.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infant mortality</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031077a"><!--s031077a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the death of a child under the age of one year.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hepatic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiʹpatik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028145a"><!--s028145a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or in the region of the liver [Latin <span class="bodyi">hepaticus</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">hēpatikos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">hēpat-, hēpar</span> liver].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cob<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011436a"><!--s011436a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011742b"><!--s011742b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a building material used chiefly in SW England and consisting of natural clay or chalk mixed with straw or hair as a binder.</p></div><a name="s011743b"><!--s011743b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a house built of cob [perhaps from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cob1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cob 1</span></span></a> in the sense ‘rounded mass, lump’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bang<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004321a"><!--s004321a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004350b"><!--s004350b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>right or directly </p><p><i></i></p><p>The door hit him bang in the face</p>.</div><a name="s004351b"><!--s004351b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>exactly </p><p><i></i></p><p>They arrived bang on six o'clock</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">bang on</span>.</div><a name="s004352b"><!--s004352b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> just right; just what is needed; first-rate ✱ <span class="bodyb">bang to rights</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span>red-handed; in the act of committing an offence or misdeed.</p></div><a name="s004353b"><!--s004353b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span>absolutely right.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">invisible ink</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031928a"><!--s031928a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an ink that remains invisible on paper until it is given some special treatment.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gotta</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgotə/ <i><span class="bodyi">contraction</span></i> <span class="bodyi">non-standard</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026049a"><!--s026049a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027797b"><!--s027797b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>have got a </p><p><i></i></p><p>I gotta horse</p>.</div><a name="s027798b"><!--s027798b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>have got to </p><p><i></i></p><p>We gotta go</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">house of ill fame</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029405a"><!--s029405a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/house_of_ill_repute/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">house of ill repute</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kraal<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/krahl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033621a"><!--s033621a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035433b"><!--s035433b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a village in of southern African tribesmen, often enclosed by a fence.</p></div><a name="s035434b"><!--s035434b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an enclosure for domestic animals in southern Africa [Afrikaans <span class="bodyi">kraal</span>, from Portuguese <span class="bodyi">curral</span> pen for cattle, enclosure].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">encyclopedism <span class="bodyi">or</span> encyclopaedism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inˌsiekləʹpeediz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019781a"><!--s019781a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>encyclopedic knowledge.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Judy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjoohdi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Judies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032776a"><!--s032776a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a girl or young woman [<span class="bodyi">J</span> <span class="bodyi">udy</span>, nickname for <span class="bodyi">Judith</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Frau</span><small><span class="eSynop">/frow (<span class="bodyi">German</span> fraʊ)/ /frow/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Frauen /ʹfrowən/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023944a"><!--s023944a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used as a title equivalent to Mrs: a German-speaking married woman or widow [German <span class="bodyi">Frau</span> woman, wife, from Old High German <span class="bodyi">frouwa</span> mistress, lady].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infantry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinf(ə)ntri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031078a"><!--s031078a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) soldiers trained, armed, and equipped to fight on foot [early French <span class="bodyi">infanterie</span> from Old Italian <span class="bodyi">infanteria</span>, from <span class="bodyi">infante</span> boy, foot soldier, from Latin <span class="bodyi">infant-</span>, <span class="bodyi">infans</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/infant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">infant</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cobalt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohbawlt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011437a"><!--s011437a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a silver-white magnetic metallic chemical element used in many alloys: symbol Co, atomic number 27 <span class="bodyb">cobaltic</span> /kohʹbawltik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">cobaltous</span> /kohʹbawltəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [German <span class="bodyi">Kobalt</span>,alteration of <span class="bodyi">kobold</span> goblin;from its occurrence in silver ore, believed to be due to goblins].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lean<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034469a"><!--s034469a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036179b"><!--s036179b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009290c"><!--s009290c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a person or animal: lacking or deficient in flesh or bulk; thin.</p></div><a name="s009291c"><!--s009291c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of meat: containing little or no fat.</p></div></div><a name="s036180b"><!--s036180b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>lacking richness, sufficiency, or value </p><p><i></i></p><p>a lean harvest</p>.</div><a name="s036181b"><!--s036181b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s009292c"><!--s009292c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>deficient in an essential or important quality or ingredient </p><p><i></i></p><p>a lean ore</p>.</div><a name="s009293c"><!--s009293c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a fuel mixture: low in the combustible component</p><p><span class="bodyb">leanly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">leanness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">hlǣne</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hepatica</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiʹpatikə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028146a"><!--s028146a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plant of the buttercup family found in N temperate regions, with lobed leaves and delicate flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Hepatica</span> [Latin genus name, from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">hepatica</span> liverwort, fem of <span class="bodyi">hepaticus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hepatic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hepatic</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">invitation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inviʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031929a"><!--s031929a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033871b"><!--s033871b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of inviting, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an often formal request to be present or participate.</p></div><a name="s033872b"><!--s033872b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that incites or induces somebody to behave in a particular way </p><p><i></i></p><p>The bell is not an invitation to go wild</p>.</div><a name="s033873b"><!--s033873b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) to which participants are invited.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bang<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004322a"><!--s004322a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> (<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a short squarely-cut fringe of hair [prob short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bangtail/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bangtail</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kraal<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033622a"><!--s033622a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to pen (animals) in a kraal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gotten</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgotn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026050a"><!--s026050a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/get1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">get 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">house of ill repute</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029406a"><!--s029406a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">euphem</span> a brothel.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">encyclopedist <span class="bodyi">or</span> encyclopaedist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inˌsiekləʹpeedist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019782a"><!--s019782a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who compiles or contributes to an encyclopedia.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jug<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/jug/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032777a"><!--s032777a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034701b"><!--s034701b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a vessel for holding and pouring liquids that typically has a handle and a lip or spout.</p></div><a name="s034702b"><!--s034702b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a large deep container earthenware or glass vessel for liquids that usu has a handle and a narrow mouth often fitted with a cork.</p></div><a name="s034703b"><!--s034703b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the contents of or quantity contained in a jug; a jugful.</p></div><a name="s034704b"><!--s034704b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> prison.</p></div><a name="s034705b"><!--s034705b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) a woman's breasts <span class="bodyb">jugful</span> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> jugfuls)<i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [perhaps from <span class="bodyi">Jug</span>,nickname for <span class="bodyi">Joan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cobalt blue</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011438a"><!--s011438a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a greenish blue pigment consisting essentially of cobalt oxide and alumina.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fraud</span><small><span class="eSynop">/frawd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023945a"><!--s023945a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025728b"><!--s025728b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006819c"><!--s006819c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>deception, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for unlawful gain.</p></div><a name="s006820c"><!--s006820c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an act of deception; a trick.</p></div></div><a name="s025729b"><!--s025729b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006821c"><!--s006821c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a person who is not what he or she pretends to be; an impostor.</p></div><a name="s006822c"><!--s006822c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>something that is not what it seems or is represented to be [Middle English <span class="bodyi">fraude</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">fraud-</span>, <span class="bodyi">fraus</span> deception].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hepatitis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hepəʹtietəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028147a"><!--s028147a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a disease marked by inflammation of the liver.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">invitational</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inviʹtayshən(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031930a"><!--s031930a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> limited to invited participants </p><p><i></i></p><p>an invitational lecture</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infantryman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> infantrymen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031079a"><!--s031079a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an infantry soldier.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Götterdämmerung</span><small><span class="eSynop">/guhtəʹdeməroong/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026051a"><!--s026051a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Germanic mythology, the final destruction of the gods and the world [German <span class="bodyi">Götterdämmerung</span> twilight of the gods].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bang away</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004323a"><!--s004323a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">often</span> + at) to work with persistent determined effort.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lean<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034470a"><!--s034470a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the part of meat that consists principally of fat-free muscular tissue.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">encyst</span><small><span class="eSynop">/enʹsist/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019783a"><!--s019783a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020779b"><!--s020779b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to enclose (something) in a cyst <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s020780b"><!--s020780b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to become enclosed in a cyst <span class="bodyb">encystation</span> /-ʹstaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">encystment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kraft</span><small><span class="eSynop">/krahft/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033623a"><!--s033623a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a strong paper made from wood pulp boiled in an alkaline solution [Swedish <span class="bodyi">kraft</span> or German <span class="bodyi">Kraft</span>, literally ‘strength’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jug<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (jugged, jugging)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032778a"><!--s032778a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034706b"><!--s034706b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to stew (e.g. a hare) in a coveredn earthenware vessel.</p></div><a name="s034707b"><!--s034707b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to imprison (somebody).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">House of Keys</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029407a"><!--s029407a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in the Isle of Man, the lower, elected house of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tynwald/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Tynwald</span></span></a> (the Manx parliament), with 24 members [origin of <span class="bodyi">Keys</span> uncertain; perhaps alteration of Manx <span class="bodyi">kiare-as-feed</span> four and twenty].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cobalt bomb</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011439a"><!--s011439a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a device containing a radioactive isotope of cobalt, cobalt 60, used in radiotherapy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fraudster</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfrawdstə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023946a"><!--s023946a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who commits a fraud.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">invite<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹviet/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031931a"><!--s031931a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033874b"><!--s033874b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to request (something), or the presence of (somebody), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> formally or politely.</p></div><a name="s033875b"><!--s033875b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to increase the likelihood of (something), often unintentionally </p><p><i></i></p><p>His actions invite trouble</p> <p><span class="bodyb">invitatory</span> /ʹinvitət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">invitee</span> /-ʹtee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inviter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">inviter</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">invitare</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infant school</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031080a"><!--s031080a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a school for children aged from five to seven or eight.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lean-burn</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034471a"><!--s034471a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of an internal-combustion engine: using a reduced proportion of fuel in the fuel-air mixture, thus lessening fuel consumption and pollution from exhaust fumes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hepatitis A</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028148a"><!--s028148a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a form of viral hepatitis transmitted by contaminated food and drink, causing jaundice, fever, and nausea.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">juggernaut</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjugənawt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032779a"><!--s032779a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034708b"><!--s034708b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a very large, usu articulated, lorry.</p></div><a name="s034709b"><!--s034709b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an inexorable force or object that crushes anything in its path</p><p>Hindi <span class="bodyi">Jagannāth</span>, title of the God Vishnu, literally ‘lord of the world’. It was formerly believed that devotees of Vishnu threw themselves beneath the wheels of a cart bearing his image in procession</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">krait</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kriet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033624a"><!--s033624a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of brightly coloured extremely venomous E Asian snakes that is are active at night: genus <span class="bodyi">Bungarus</span> [Hindi <span class="bodyi">karait</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cobber</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkobə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011440a"><!--s011440a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, informal</span> a man's male friend; a mate [prob from Yiddish <span class="bodyi">chaber</span> comrade, from Hebrew].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gouache</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gooʹahsh (<span class="bodyi">French</span> gwaʧ)/ /gooʹahsh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026052a"><!--s026052a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027799b"><!--s027799b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a method of painting with opaque watercolours that have been ground in water and mixed with a gum preparation.</p></div><a name="s027800b"><!--s027800b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>paint or a painting produced in this way.</p></div><a name="s027801b"><!--s027801b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>paint mixed with gouache [French <span class="bodyi">gouache</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">guazza</span>, prob ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">aqua</span> water].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">banger</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">Brit</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004324a"><!--s004324a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004354b"><!--s004354b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a firework that explodes with a loud bang.</p></div><a name="s004355b"><!--s004355b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a sausage.</p></div><a name="s004356b"><!--s004356b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an old usu dilapidated car.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">House of Lords</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029408a"><!--s029408a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031069b"><!--s031069b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in Britain, the upper house of Parliament.</p></div><a name="s031070b"><!--s031070b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in Britain, the body of Law Lords that constitutes the highest court of appeal.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-end</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019788a"><!--s019788a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting: a person or thing treated in the way specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>reverend</p> <p><i></i></p><p>minuend</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">-endus</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fraudulent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfrawdyoolənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023947a"><!--s023947a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>characterized by or involving fraud; dishonest</p><p><span class="bodyb">fraudulence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fraudulently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kraken</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrahkən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033625a"><!--s033625a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mythical Scandinavian sea monster [Norwegian dialect <span class="bodyi">kraken</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hepatitis B</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028149a"><!--s028149a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a severe and sometimes fatal form of viral hepatitis usu transmitted through infected blood or contaminated hypodermic syringes, causing jaundice, fever, and debility.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leaning</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034472a"><!--s034472a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an attraction, tendency, or partiality </p><p><i></i></p><p>a leaning towards the bizarre</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">House of Representatives</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029409a"><!--s029409a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the lower house of the US Congress or Australian Parliament.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">end<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/end/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019784a"><!--s019784a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020781b"><!--s020781b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>either of the parts farthest from the middle of something long.</p></div><a name="s020782b"><!--s020782b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005320c"><!--s005320c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>either of the parts farthest from the middle of something long.</p></div><a name="s005321c"><!--s005321c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>either of the two connected points involved in a telephone call, journey etc.</p></div></div><a name="s020783b"><!--s020783b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the stopping or concluding point or part of an event, process, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>the end of the war</p> <p><i></i></p><p>the end of the story</p>.</div><a name="s020784b"><!--s020784b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>death or destruction.</p></div><a name="s020785b"><!--s020785b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a piece left over; a remnant.</p></div><a name="s020786b"><!--s020786b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>an aim, goal, or purpose </p><p><i></i></p><p>The dog, to gain some private ends, went mad and bit the man</p><p> Goldsmith.</p></div><a name="s020787b"><!--s020787b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>either half of a sports field, pitch, court, etc.</p></div><a name="s020788b"><!--s020788b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s005322c"><!--s005322c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>either half of a sports field, pitch, court, etc.</p></div><a name="s005323c"><!--s005323c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in bowls, etc, a period of play in one direction.</p></div></div><a name="s020789b"><!--s020789b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a particular part of an undertaking or organization </p><p><i></i></p><p>the advertising end of the business</p>.</div><a name="s020790b"><!--s020790b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the end</span>) <span class="bodyi">informal</span>something or somebody extreme of a kind, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> something or somebody particularly unpleasant ✱ <span class="bodyb">at an end</span> finished; completed.</p></div><a name="s020791b"><!--s020791b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>exhausted; used up ✱ <span class="bodyb">end on</span> with the end pointing towards one ✱ <span class="bodyb">get/have one's end away</span> <span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span> to have sexual intercourse ✱ <span class="bodyb">in the end</span> eventually ✱ <span class="bodyb">keep one's end up</span> to maintain one's position or perform well in an argument, competition, etc ✱ <span class="bodyb">make (both) ends meet</span> to cope financially ✱ <span class="bodyb">no end</span> exceedingly.</p></div><a name="s020792b"><!--s020792b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>a vast amount; a huge quantity </p><p><i></i></p><p>had no end of trouble</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">on end</span> in an upright position.</p></div><a name="s020793b"><!--s020793b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>without stopping </p><p><i></i></p><p>for days on end</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">ende</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">invite<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinviet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031932a"><!--s031932a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an invitation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bangladeshi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/banggləʹdeshi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Bangladeshi Bangladeshis)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004325a"><!--s004325a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Bangladesh on the Indian subcontinent</p><p><span class="bodyb">Bangladeshi</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cobble<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkobl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011441a"><!--s011441a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011744b"><!--s011744b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to repair or make (<span class="bodyi">esp</span> shoes).</p></div><a name="s011745b"><!--s011745b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ together) to make or assemble (something) roughly or hastily [Middle English <span class="bodyi">coblen</span>,perhaps back-formation from <span class="bodyi">cobelere</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cobbler/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cobbler</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">juggins</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjuginz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> juggins jugginses)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032780a"><!--s032780a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal or humorous, dated</span> a naive or simpleminded person; a simpleton [prob from the name <span class="bodyi">Juggins</span>: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/muggins/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">muggins</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gouda</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgowdə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026053a"><!--s026053a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mild cheese of Dutch origin that is similar to Edam but contains more fat, usu in the form of a disc coated in yellow wax [named after <span class="bodyi">Gouda</span>, town in the Netherlands where it is made].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infarct</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹfahkt, ʹinfahkt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031081a"><!--s031081a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an area of dead tissue, e.g. in the heart or other organ, resulting from obstruction of the blood circulation in that area by a clot, air bubble, etc</p><p><span class="bodyb">infarcted</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">infarctus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">infarcire</span> to stuff in, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a>+ <span class="bodyi">farcire</span> to stuff].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Frauen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfrowən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023948a"><!--s023948a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/frau/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Frau</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hepatitis C</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028150a"><!--s028150a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a severe form of viral hepatitis transmitted through infected blood, causing chronic liver disease.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">end<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019785a"><!--s019785a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020794b"><!--s020794b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to bring (something) or come to an end.</p></div><a name="s020795b"><!--s020795b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to destroy (something) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s020796b"><!--s020796b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to come to an end.</p></div><a name="s020797b"><!--s020797b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to reach a specified ultimate situation, condition, position, or rank </p><p><i></i></p><p>He ended up as a colonel</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">end it all</span>.</p></div><a name="s020798b"><!--s020798b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to commit suicide.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bangle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbanggl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004326a"><!--s004326a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rigid usu ornamental bracelet or sometimes anklet [Hindi <span class="bodyi">baṅglī</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lent/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034473a"><!--s034473a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense and past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lean1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lean 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">krans <span class="bodyi">or</span> krantz</span><small><span class="eSynop">/krahns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033626a"><!--s033626a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">SAfr</span> a steep overhanging cliff [Afrikaans <span class="bodyi">krans</span>, from Dutch].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inviting</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹvieting/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031933a"><!--s031933a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>attractive or tempting</p><p><span class="bodyb">invitingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cobble<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011442a"><!--s011442a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a naturally rounded stone of a size suitable for paving a street [Middle English, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cob1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cob 1</span></span></a> in the sense ‘round object’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gouge<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/gowj/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026054a"><!--s026054a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027802b"><!--s027802b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (an uneven hole, dent, etc) in a surface.</p></div><a name="s027803b"><!--s027803b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ out) to force (something) out roughly or violently; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> to force (a person's eye) out using one's thumb.</p></div><a name="s027804b"><!--s027804b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> to overcharge (somebody)</p><p><span class="bodyb">gouger</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">gowge</span> via early French <span class="bodyi">gouge</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">gulbia</span> a chisel, of Celtic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fraught</span><small><span class="eSynop">/frawt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023949a"><!--s023949a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025730b"><!--s025730b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(+ with) filled or charged with (something specified) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The situation is fraught with danger</p>.</div><a name="s025731b"><!--s025731b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>characterized by anxieties and tensions </p><p><i></i></p><p>fraught and complex relationships</p> <p>[Middle English, past part. of <span class="bodyi">fraughten</span> to load, from <span class="bodyi">fraught, freight</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/freight1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">freight 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">houseparent</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029410a"><!--s029410a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a housemother or housefather.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">juggle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjugl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (juggling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032781a"><!--s032781a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s034710b"><!--s034710b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to keep several objects in motion in the air at the same time by alternately tossing and catching them perform the tricks of a juggler.</p></div><a name="s034711b"><!--s034711b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to engage in manipulation, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in order to achieve a desired end <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s034712b"><!--s034712b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to toss and catch (things) in the manner of a juggler.</p></div><a name="s034713b"><!--s034713b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to deal with (several activities) at the same time through skilful organization.</p></div><a name="s034714b"><!--s034714b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to manipulate (e.g. facts or figures), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in order to achieve a desired end.</p></div><a name="s034715b"><!--s034715b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to hold or balance (something) precariously</p><p><span class="bodyb">juggler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">jugglery</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">jogelen</span> via early French <span class="bodyi">jogler</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">joculari</span> to joke,from <span class="bodyi">joculus</span>,dimin. of <span class="bodyi">jocus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/joke1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">joke 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infarction</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹfahksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031082a"><!--s031082a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the development of an infarct </p><p><i></i></p><p>Myocardial infarction can sometimes follow a coronary thrombosis</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hepato-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028151a"><!--s028151a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hepat_or_hepato/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hepat-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bang on</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004327a"><!--s004327a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">often</span> + about) to talk at length and forcefully about something </p><p><i></i></p><p>He's forever banging on about unmarried mothers</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kraut</span><small><span class="eSynop">/krowt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033627a"><!--s033627a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Kraut</span>) <span class="bodyi">offensive</span> a German [German <span class="bodyi">Kraut</span> cabbage; from the idea that Germans lived mainly on sauerkraut].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">end<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019786a"><!--s019786a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>final or ultimate </p><p><i></i></p><p>end results</p> <p><i></i></p><p>end markets</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">house party</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029411a"><!--s029411a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a party lasting for a day or more, held typically at a large country house.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gouge<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026055a"><!--s026055a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027805b"><!--s027805b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a chisel with a curved cross section and a sharpened edge on the concave side of the blade.</p></div><a name="s027806b"><!--s027806b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a groove or, cavity, or mark made by gouging something.</p></div><a name="s027807b"><!--s027807b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> the act or an instance of overcharging; extortion.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">juggle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032782a"><!--s032782a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an act of juggling.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lean-to</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> lean-tos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034474a"><!--s034474a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small building with a roof that rests on the side of a larger building or wall.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cobble<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011443a"><!--s011443a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to pave (a road) with cobbles.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">in vitro</span><small><span class="eSynop">/in ʹveetroh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031934a"><!--s031934a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>outside the living body and in an artificial environment such as a test tube [Latin <span class="bodyi">in vitro</span>, literally ‘in glass’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hepatocyte</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhepətohsiet, hiʹpatohsiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028152a"><!--s028152a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cell of the liver; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> one forming part of the distinctive functional tissue of the liver and specialized to carry out various chemical activities.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Fräulein</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfrawlien (<span class="bodyi">German</span> frɔɪlaɪn)/ /ʹfroylien/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023950a"><!--s023950a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used as a title equivalent to Miss: an unmarried German-speaking woman [German <span class="bodyi">Fräulein</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">Frau</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/frau/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Frau</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infatuate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹfatyooayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031083a"><!--s031083a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to inspire (somebody) with powerful but often superficial or short-lived feelings of love, desire, etc</p><p><span class="bodyb">infatuated</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">infatuation</span> /-ʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">infatuatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">infatuare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">fatuus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fatuous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fatuous</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bang out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004328a"><!--s004328a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004357b"><!--s004357b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to produce (something) quickly </p><p><i></i></p><p>Could you bang out some new guidelines for us?</p>.</div><a name="s004358b"><!--s004358b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to produce (a tune) on a musical instrument such as a piano loudly and with little finesse.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Krebs cycle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/krebz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033628a"><!--s033628a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sequence of respiratory reactions in the living cell that releases energy for storage in phosphate bonds. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/citric_acid_cycle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">citric acid cycle</span></span></a> [Sir Hans (Adolf) <span class="bodyi">Krebs</span> d.1981, German-born British biochemist, who discovered it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">houseplant</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029412a"><!--s029412a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plant grown or kept indoors.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goujon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgoohzhonh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026056a"><!--s026056a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small strip of fish, chicken, etc, often coated in batter or breadcrumbs and deep-fried [French <span class="bodyi">goujon</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gudgeon2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gudgeon 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">endanger</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹdaynjə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (endangered, endangering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019789a"><!--s019789a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to put (something) in danger or peril</p><p><span class="bodyb">endangerment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cobbler</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011444a"><!--s011444a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011746b"><!--s011746b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a mender or maker of leather goods, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> shoes.</p></div><a name="s011747b"><!--s011747b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, slang</span> (<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) often used interjectionally: nonsense, rubbish.</p></div><a name="s011748b"><!--s011748b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an iced drink consisting of sherry or wine mixed with lemon juice and sugar.</p></div><a name="s011749b"><!--s011749b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s003058c"><!--s003058c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a deep-dish fruit pie with a thick crust.</p></div><a name="s003059c"><!--s003059c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a dish of stewed meat with a topping of scones [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cobelere</span>; (sense 2) rhyming slang <span class="bodyi">cobbler's (awls</span>) balls].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hepatoma</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hepəʹtohmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hepatomas hepatomata /-tohmətə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028153a"><!--s028153a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cancer of the liver cells.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">in vivo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/in ʹveevoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031935a"><!--s031935a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in the living body of a plant or animal [Latin <span class="bodyi">in vivo</span>, literally ‘in the living’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Fraunhofer lines</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfrownhohfə (<span class="bodyi">German</span> fraʊnhofə)/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023951a"><!--s023951a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the dark lines seen in spectra of the sun or stars [named after Joseph von <span class="bodyi">Fraunhofer</span> d.1826, Bavarian optician and physicist, who observed and mapped the lines].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leap<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/leep/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> leaped /leept, lept/ leapt /lept/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034475a"><!--s034475a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s036182b"><!--s036182b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to jump in or through the air </p><p><i></i></p><p>leaping from rock to rock</p>.</div><a name="s036183b"><!--s036183b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s009294c"><!--s009294c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to move or pass abruptly from one state, topic, etc to another, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to rise quickly </p><p><i></i></p><p>She leapt to her feet</p> <p><i></i></p><p>The idea leapt into his mind</p>.</div><a name="s009295c"><!--s009295c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(+ at) to seize an opportunity, offer, etc eagerly <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s036184b"><!--s036184b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to pass over (something) by leaping</p><p><span class="bodyb">leaper</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">hlēapan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">juggler</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032783a"><!--s032783a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person skilled in keeping several objects in motion in the air at the same time by alternately tossing and catching them</p><p><span class="bodyb">jugglery</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">geogelere</span> via Old French <span class="bodyi">jogleour</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">joculator</span>,from <span class="bodyi">joculari</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/juggle1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">juggle 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bangra</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbanggrə, ʹbahnggrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004329a"><!--s004329a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bhangra_or_bangra/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bhangra</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infauna</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinfawnə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031084a"><!--s031084a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>aquatic animals living on the bottom, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a soft sea bed: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epifauna/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epifauna</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">infaunal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kremlin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkremlin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033629a"><!--s033629a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035435b"><!--s035435b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a citadel within a Russian town or city.</p></div><a name="s035436b"><!--s035436b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s009134c"><!--s009134c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Kremlin</span>) the building in Moscow that houses the national government offices.</p></div><a name="s009135c"><!--s009135c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the government of Russia.</p></div><a name="s009136c"><!--s009136c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>in former times, the government of the USSR [prob from early German <span class="bodyi">kremelin</span>, from Russian <span class="bodyi">kreml’</span> citadel].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">house-proud</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029413a"><!--s029413a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>careful about the management and appearance of one's house.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goulash</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgoohlash/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026057a"><!--s026057a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027808b"><!--s027808b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a meat stew of Hungarian origin made usu with beef or veal and highly seasoned with paprika.</p></div><a name="s027809b"><!--s027809b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a round in bridge played with cards dealt several at a time from a pack formed by the unshuffled hands from a previous deal [Hungarian <span class="bodyi">gulyás</span> herdsman's stew].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cobblestone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011445a"><!--s011445a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cobble2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cobble 2</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">cobblestoned</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leap<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034476a"><!--s034476a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036185b"><!--s036185b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a jump, or the distance covered by it.</p></div><a name="s036186b"><!--s036186b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s009296c"><!--s009296c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a jump, or the distance covered by it.</p></div><a name="s009297c"><!--s009297c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a place leaped over or from.</p></div></div><a name="s036187b"><!--s036187b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a sudden transition, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a rise or increase ✱ <span class="bodyb">a leap in the dark</span> an action undertaken in uncertainty of the outcome ✱ <span class="bodyb">by/in leaps and bounds</span> very rapidly </p><p><i></i></p><p>His maths has come on in leaps and bounds this year</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">endangered</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019790a"><!--s019790a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>at risk, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> threatened with extinction </p><p><i></i></p><p>endangered species</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hepat- <span class="bodyi">or</span> hepato-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028144a"><!--s028144a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: the liver </p><p><i></i></p><p>hepatitis</p> <p><i></i></p><p>hepatocyte</p> <p>[via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">hēpat-, hēpato-</span>, from <span class="bodyi">hēpat-, hēpar</span> liver].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kreplach</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkreplahkh/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033630a"><!--s033630a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Jewish cookery, triangular noodles with a meat or cheese filling, served with soup [Yiddish from German dialect <span class="bodyi">Krappel</span> fritter].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">invocation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/invəʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031936a"><!--s031936a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033876b"><!--s033876b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of petitioning somebody for help or support.</p></div><a name="s033877b"><!--s033877b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an incantation or prayer asking a deity or spirits God for help or support.</p></div><a name="s033878b"><!--s033878b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the performance of magical rites in order to summon spirits, or a formula or incantation used for this</p><p><span class="bodyb">invocational</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">invocatory</span> /inʹvokət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">invocacioun</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">invocation-</span>, <span class="bodyi">invocatio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">invocare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/invoke/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">invoke</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fraxinella</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fraksiʹnelə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023952a"><!--s023952a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gas_plant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gas plant</span></span></a> [Latin <span class="bodyi">fraxinella</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">fraxinus</span> ash tree].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Jugoslav</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032784a"><!--s032784a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/yugoslav/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Yugoslav</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infect</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹfekt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031085a"><!--s031085a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032782b"><!--s032782b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to contaminate (e.g. air or food) with an agent that causes disease.</p></div><a name="s032783b"><!--s032783b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008531c"><!--s008531c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to pass on a disease or an agent that causes disease to (somebody or something).</p></div><a name="s008532c"><!--s008532c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a pathogenic organism: to invade (an individual or organ) and cause a disease.</p></div></div><a name="s032784b"><!--s032784b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + with) to transmit or pass on to (somebody) an emotion, laughter, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>He infected us with his enthusiasm</p>.</div><a name="s032785b"><!--s032785b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of a computer virus: to invade and damage (a system, program, file, etc).</p></div><a name="s032786b"><!--s032786b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to corrupt or taint (something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">infector</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">infecten</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">infectus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">inficere</span> to stain, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> <span class="bodyi">+ facere</span> to make, do].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bangtail</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbangtayl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004330a"><!--s004330a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004359b"><!--s004359b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a horse's tail cut very short and across in a straight line.</p></div><a name="s004360b"><!--s004360b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a horse with a tail cut in this way [prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bang1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bang 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">houseroom</span></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029414a"><!--s029414a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>✱ <span class="bodyb">not give something houseroom</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit</span> not to want or not to be interested in something at all.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">go under</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026058a"><!--s026058a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to be destroyed or defeated; to fail.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">krill</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kril/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033631a"><!--s033631a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>small marine invertebrate animals that resemble shrimps and constitute the principal food of many sea animals, e.g. whalebone whales: order Euphausiacea [Norwegian <span class="bodyi">kril</span> fry of fish].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">invoice<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinvoys/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031937a"><!--s031937a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033879b"><!--s033879b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an itemized list of goods or services provided, together with a note of the sum of money the recipient owes.</p></div><a name="s033880b"><!--s033880b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a consignment of merchandise [modification of early French <span class="bodyi">envois</span>, pl of <span class="bodyi">envoi</span> message, from <span class="bodyi">envoier</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/envoy1_or_envoi/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">envoy 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jugular<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjugyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032785a"><!--s032785a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034716b"><!--s034716b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to the throat or neck.</p></div><a name="s034717b"><!--s034717b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008915c"><!--s008915c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>relating to the throat or neck.</p></div><a name="s008916c"><!--s008916c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>relating to the jugular vein.</p></div></div><a name="s034718b"><!--s034718b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a ventral fin of a fish: located on the throat [late Latin <span class="bodyi">jugularis</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">jugulum</span> collarbone, throat, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">jugum</span> yoke].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hepatotoxic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhepətohʹtoksik, heʹpatoh-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028154a"><!--s028154a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>capable of causing injury to the liver </p><p><i></i></p><p>hepatotoxic drugs</p> <p><span class="bodyb">hepatotoxicity</span> /-tokʹsisiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bang-up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004332a"><!--s004332a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> first-rate; excellent.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leapfrog<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034477a"><!--s034477a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a game in which one player bends down and another leaps over them with legs apart.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">house-sit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (house-sat) (house-sitting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029415a"><!--s029415a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to live in somebody's house and look after it while they are away</p><p><span class="bodyb">house-sitter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fray<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fray/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023953a"><!--s023953a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025732b"><!--s025732b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of fabric or rope: to become worn, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to start showing loose ragged threads at the edges.</p></div><a name="s025733b"><!--s025733b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to separate the threads at the edge of (e.g. fabric).</p></div><a name="s025734b"><!--s025734b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a person's temper or nerves: to become strained so that one has difficulty maintaining self-control <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s025735b"><!--s025735b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to separate the threads at the edge of (e.g. fabric).</p></div><a name="s025736b"><!--s025736b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to strain or irritate (the temper or nerves) [early French <span class="bodyi">froyer, frayer</span> to rub, from Latin <span class="bodyi">fricare</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">endarterectomy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/enˌdahtəʹrektəmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> endarterectomies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019791a"><!--s019791a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>surgical removal of the inner layer of an artery when it is thickened or blocked [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/end_or_endo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">end-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/artery/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">artery</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ectomy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ectomy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infection</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹfeksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031086a"><!--s031086a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032787b"><!--s032787b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a contagious or infectious disease, or an agent that causes this.</p></div><a name="s032788b"><!--s032788b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act of infecting or the state of being infected.</p></div><a name="s032789b"><!--s032789b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s008533c"><!--s008533c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act of infecting or the state of being infected.</p></div><a name="s008534c"><!--s008534c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an instance of infecting or being infected.</p></div></div><a name="s032790b"><!--s032790b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the communication of emotions or qualities through example or contact.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cobelligerent <span class="bodyi">or</span> co-belligerent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohbəʹlijərənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011446a"><!--s011446a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a country fighting with another power against a common enemy</p><p><span class="bodyb">cobelligerence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cobelligerency</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cobelligerent</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">go up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026059a"><!--s026059a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027810b"><!--s027810b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to increase.</p></div><a name="s027811b"><!--s027811b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to burst into flames.</p></div><a name="s027812b"><!--s027812b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to enter or return to a university.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">krimmer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrimə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033632a"><!--s033632a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>tightly curled fur with grey or black wool made from the skins of Crimean lambs [German <span class="bodyi">Krimmer</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Krim</span> Crimea].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jugular<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032786a"><!--s032786a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jugular_vein/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jugular vein</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">invoice<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031938a"><!--s031938a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033881b"><!--s033881b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to submit an invoice to (somebody) for goods or services provided.</p></div><a name="s033882b"><!--s033882b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to submit an invoice for (goods or services provided).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hepplewhite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹheplwiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028155a"><!--s028155a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or being a late 18th-cent. English furniture style characterized by lightness, elegance, and graceful curves [named after George <span class="bodyi">Hepplewhite</span> d.1786, English cabinet-maker].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">endear</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹdiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019792a"><!--s019792a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + to) to cause (somebody) to become beloved or admired</p><p><span class="bodyb">endearing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">endearingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gourami</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgooərəmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gouramis <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> gourami)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026060a"><!--s026060a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027813b"><!--s027813b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a large freshwater food fish of SE Asia: <span class="bodyi">Osphronemus goramy</span>.</p></div><a name="s027814b"><!--s027814b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of several families of small brightly coloured fishes often kept in an aquariums: family Anabantidae and other families [Malay <span class="bodyi">gurami</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coble</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohbl, ʹkobl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011447a"><!--s011447a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a flat-bottomed fishing boat with a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lugsail/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lugsail</span></span></a> (four-sided fore-and-aft sail) [Middle English, prob of Celtic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leapfrog<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i> (leapfrogged, leapfrogging)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034478a"><!--s034478a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036188b"><!--s036188b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to leap over (somebody or something) in or as if in leapfrog.</p></div><a name="s036189b"><!--s036189b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to progress rapidly by passing over (rivals, obstacles, intermediate stages, etc).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bang up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004331a"><!--s004331a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004361b"><!--s004361b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to raise (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Executive salaries will probably be banged up</p>.</div><a name="s004362b"><!--s004362b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> to imprison (somebody), or lock (a prisoner) in a cell.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">house sparrow</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029416a"><!--s029416a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a brown Eurasian sparrow that lives in or near human settlements: <span class="bodyi">Passer domesticus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fray<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023954a"><!--s023954a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025737b"><!--s025737b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the fray</span>) a dispute or competition </p><p><i></i></p><p>Two more candidates had decided to enter the fray</p>.</div><a name="s025738b"><!--s025738b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a brawl or fight [Middle English <span class="bodyi">fraien</span> to quarrel, from <span class="bodyi">affraien</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/affray/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">affray</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kris</span><small><span class="eSynop">/krees/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033633a"><!--s033633a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Malay or Indonesian dagger with a scalloped blade [Malay <span class="bodyi">kĕris</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infectious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹfekshəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031087a"><!--s031087a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032791b"><!--s032791b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008535c"><!--s008535c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a disease: caused and communicable by infection with a micro-organism, e.g. a bacterium or virus: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/contagious/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">contagious</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s008536c"><!--s008536c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a micro-organism: capable of causing disease.</p></div></div><a name="s032792b"><!--s032792b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>readily spread or communicated to others </p><p><i></i></p><p>infectious excitement</p> <p><span class="bodyb">infectiously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><a name="sb000000263"><!--sb000000263--></a><p><span class="bodyb">infectiousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">infectious</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">contagious</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/contagious/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">contagious</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jugular vein</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032787a"><!--s032787a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several veins of each side of the neck that return blood from the head.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cobnut</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkobnut/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011448a"><!--s011448a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011750b"><!--s011750b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the nut of a European hazel tree: <span class="bodyi">Corylus avellana grandis</span>.</p></div><a name="s011751b"><!--s011751b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the nut of this tree [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cob1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cob 1</span></span></a> in the sense ‘lump, round object’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">invoke</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹvohk/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031939a"><!--s031939a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033883b"><!--s033883b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008763c"><!--s008763c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to petition (e.g. a deity) for help or support.</p></div><a name="s008764c"><!--s008764c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to appeal to (an arbitrator or other authority) for help, a judgment, confirmation of an opinion, etc.</p></div></div><a name="s033884b"><!--s033884b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to call forth (e.g. a spirit) by uttering a spell or magical formula.</p></div><a name="s033885b"><!--s033885b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make an earnest request for (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>We invoked their forgiveness</p>.</div><a name="s033886b"><!--s033886b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to put (something) into effect </p><p><i></i></p><p>They may invoke economic sanctions</p> <p><span class="bodyb">invocable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">invoker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">invoken</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">invocare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">vocare</span> to call].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bani</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbani/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004333a"><!--s004333a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ban3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ban 3</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">frazil</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfrazl, frəʹzil/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023955a"><!--s023955a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> ice crystals formed in turbulent water and often piling up on the shore [Canadian French <span class="bodyi">frazil</span> from French <span class="bodyi">fraisil</span> cinders].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gourd</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gooəd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026061a"><!--s026061a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027815b"><!--s027815b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the fleshy inedible fruit of a climbing plant, having a hard rind used to make vessels and utensils.</p></div><a name="s027816b"><!--s027816b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007344c"><!--s007344c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>any of various tendril-bearing climbing plants of the marrow family, including the melon, squash, and pumpkin: genus <span class="bodyi">Cucurbita</span> and other genera.</p></div><a name="s007345c"><!--s007345c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the fleshy fruit of such a plant, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an inedible fruit with a hard rind used for ornament or to make vessels and utensils.</p></div></div><a name="s027817b"><!--s027817b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a cup, bottle, or other article made from a gourd [Middle English <span class="bodyi">gourde</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">cucurbita</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leap second</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034479a"><!--s034479a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a second added or removed to synchronize one time scale with another, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to make atomic time coincide with solar time.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heptad</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹheptad/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028157a"><!--s028157a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">technical</span> a group or series of seven [Greek <span class="bodyi">heptad-, heptas</span>, from <span class="bodyi">hepta</span> seven].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Krishna</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrishnə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033634a"><!--s033634a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a god of Hinduism worshipped as an incarnation of Vishnu</p><p><span class="bodyb">Krishnaism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">Krsna</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">house style</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029417a"><!--s029417a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the rules for punctuation, spelling, etc followed by a particular publishing house, journal, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infectious hepatitis</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031088a"><!--s031088a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a highly infectious liver inflammation caused by a virus.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">endearment</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019793a"><!--s019793a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020799b"><!--s020799b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the use of language expressive of affection </p><p><i></i></p><p>Speak to them [women] the language of truth and soberness, and away with the lullaby strains of condescending endearment</p><p> Mary Wollstonecraft.</p></div><a name="s020800b"><!--s020800b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a word or phrase act expressing affection.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">juice<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/joohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032788a"><!--s032788a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034719b"><!--s034719b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008917c"><!--s008917c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the liquid or moisture contained in something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a fruit or vegetable.</p></div><a name="s008918c"><!--s008918c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a drink made from fruit or vegetable juice.</p></div></div><a name="s034720b"><!--s034720b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the natural fluids of an animal body.</p></div><a name="s034721b"><!--s034721b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s008919c"><!--s008919c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the extractable fluid contents of cells or tissues.</p></div><a name="s008920c"><!--s008920c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the natural fluids of the body.</p></div></div><a name="s034722b"><!--s034722b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a source of power, such as electricity or petrol.</p></div><a name="s034723b"><!--s034723b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the inherent quality of something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the basic force or strength of something</p><p><span class="bodyb">juiceless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">jus</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">jus</span> broth, juice].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cobol <span class="bodyi">or</span> COBOL</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohbol/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011449a"><!--s011449a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a high-level computer language designed for business applications [acronym from <span class="bodyi">common business oriented language</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gourde</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gooəd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026062a"><!--s026062a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the basic monetary unit of Haiti, divided into 100 centimes [American French <span class="bodyi">gourde</span> from French <span class="bodyi">gourd</span> numb, dull, heavy, from Latin <span class="bodyi">gurdus</span> dull, stupid].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">banian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbanyan/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004334a"><!--s004334a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/banyan_or_banian/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">banyan</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">involucre</span><small><span class="eSynop">/invəʹloohkə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031940a"><!--s031940a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>one or more whorls (circular arrangements: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/whorl/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">whorl</span></span></a>) of bracts (thin leaflike or spiny parts: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bract/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bract</span></span></a>) situated below and close to a flower or flower cluster</p><p><span class="bodyb">involucral</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">involucre</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">involucrum</span> sheath, from <span class="bodyi">involvere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/involve/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">involve</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">endeavour<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">endeavor</span>) /inʹdevə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019794a"><!--s019794a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to attempt (to do something) by exertion or effort </p><p><i></i></p><p>She endeavoured to control her disgust</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">endeveren</span> to exert oneself, from Old French <span class="bodyi">deveir</span> to owe, be obliged, from Latin <span class="bodyi">debēre</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infectious mononucleosis</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031089a"><!--s031089a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an acute infectious disease characterized by fever, swollen and painful lymph glands, and an increase in the number of lymphocytes in the blood; glandular fever. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/glandular_fever/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">glandular fever</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">krona</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrohnə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> kronor /ʹkrohnə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033636a"><!--s033636a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the basic monetary unit of Sweden, divided into 100 öre [Swedish <span class="bodyi">krona</span> crown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leapt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lept/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034480a"><!--s034480a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense and past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/leap1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">leap 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">juice<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032789a"><!--s032789a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to extract the juice from (e.g. a fruit).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">frazzle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfrazl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023956a"><!--s023956a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to put (somebody) in a state of extreme physical or nervous fatigue [alteration of English dialect <span class="bodyi">fazle</span> to tangle, fray].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heptagon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹheptəgən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028158a"><!--s028158a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a polygon with seven angles and seven sides <span class="bodyb">heptagonal</span> /hepʹtagənl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">heptagonon</span>, neuter of <span class="bodyi">heptagōnos</span> heptagonal, from <span class="bodyi">hepta</span> seven+ <span class="bodyi">gōnia</span> angle].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">house-to-house</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029418a"><!--s029418a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of enquiries or searches: systematically including every house in an area; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/door_to_door/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">door-to-door</span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cobra</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohbrə, ʹkobrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011450a"><!--s011450a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of venomous Asiatic and African snakes that hasve grooved fangs and can expand the skin of the neck into a hood: genus <span class="bodyi">Naja</span> [Portuguese <span class="bodyi">cobra</span> <span class="bodyi">de capello</span> hooded snake, from Latin <span class="bodyi">colubra</span> snake].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">banish</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbanish/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004335a"><!--s004335a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004363b"><!--s004363b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to require (somebody) by authority to leave a place, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a country.</p></div><a name="s004364b"><!--s004364b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to dispel (something, e.g. an unpleasant thought) from one's mind</p><p><span class="bodyb">banishment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">banishen</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">baniss-</span>, stem of <span class="bodyi">banir</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gourmand</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgawmənd, ʹgooəmand (<span class="bodyi">French</span> gurmã)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026063a"><!--s026063a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who is excessively fond of or heartily interested in food and drink</p><a name="sb000000234"><!--sb000000234--></a><p><span class="bodyb">gourmandism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">gourmant</span> glutton]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">gourmand</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">gourmet</span>? These two words are often confused. A <span class="bodyi">gourmand</span> is somebody who eats large or excessive amounts of food. It is not a complimentary word. A <span class="bodyi">gourmet</span>, on the other hand,is a complimentary word that refers to somebody with a refined taste in food, whose interest is in quality not quantity.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">involuntary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹvolənt(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031941a"><!--s031941a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033887b"><!--s033887b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not subject to conscious control; reflex </p><p><i></i></p><p>an involuntary muscle</p>.</div><a name="s033888b"><!--s033888b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>done contrary to or without choice</p><p><span class="bodyb">involuntarily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">involuntariness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infective</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹfektiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031090a"><!--s031090a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a micro-organism: capable of causing or likely to cause disease.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">juice bar</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032790a"><!--s032790a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bar or kiosk serving fruit juices and other non-alcoholic drinks.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">króna</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrohnə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> krónur /ʹkrohnə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033635a"><!--s033635a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the basic monetary unit of Iceland, divided into 100 auras [Icelandic <span class="bodyi">krōna</span> crown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">endeavour<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">endeavor</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019795a"><!--s019795a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020801b"><!--s020801b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>serious determined effort </p><p><i></i></p><p>fields of endeavour</p>.</div><a name="s020802b"><!--s020802b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an instance of endeavouring; an attempt, effort, or undertaking.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">frazzle<sup>2</sup></span></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023957a"><!--s023957a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>✱ <span class="bodyb">to a frazzle</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> completely; utterly </p><p><i></i></p><p>burnt to a frazzle</p> <p><i></i></p><p>By Sunday evening I was worn to a frazzle</p> <p><i></i></p><p>The sausages were burned to a frazzle</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cobweb</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkobweb/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011451a"><!--s011451a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011752b"><!--s011752b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a spider's web, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one indicating long disuse or neglect.</p></div><a name="s011753b"><!--s011753b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a single thread spun by a spider</p><p><span class="bodyb">cobwebbed</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cobwebby</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">coppeweb</span>,from obsolete <span class="bodyi">coppe</span> spider + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/web1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">web 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heptahedron</span><small><span class="eSynop">/heptəʹheedrən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> heptahedrons heptahedra /-drə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028159a"><!--s028159a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a polyhedron with seven faces</p><p><span class="bodyb">heptahedral</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leap year</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034481a"><!--s034481a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a year with an extra day added to make it coincide with the solar year, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a year in the Gregorian calendar with 29 February as the 366th day [prob from the ‘leap’ made by any date after February in a leap year over the weekday on which it would normally fall].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">banister <span class="bodyi">or</span> bannister</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbanistə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004336a"><!--s004336a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004365b"><!--s004365b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) a handrail with its upright supports guarding the edge of a staircase.</p></div><a name="s004366b"><!--s004366b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an upright support of such a handrail [alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/baluster/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">baluster</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">housetop</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029419a"><!--s029419a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a roof ✱ <span class="bodyb">from the housetops</span> for all to hear; publicly </p><p><i></i></p><p>shouting their grievances from the housetops</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gourmet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgawmay, ʹgooəmay (<span class="bodyi">French</span> gurme)/ /ʹgawmay, ʹgooəmay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026064a"><!--s026064a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027818b"><!--s027818b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a connoisseur of food and drink.</p></div><a name="s027819b"><!--s027819b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) suitable for a gourmet </p><p><i></i></p><p>a gourmet dinner</p> <a name="sb000000235"><!--sb000000235--></a><p>[French <span class="bodyi">gourmet</span>, alteration (influenced by <span class="bodyi">gourmant</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gourmand/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gourmand</span></span></a>) of early French <span class="bodyi">gromet</span> boy servant, vintner's assistant, from Middle English <span class="bodyi">grom</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/groom1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">groom 1</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">gourmet</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">gourmand</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gourmand/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gourmand</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">involute<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinvəlooht/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031942a"><!--s031942a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033889b"><!--s033889b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">technical</span></p><a name="s008765c"><!--s008765c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of e.g. a shell: curled spirally.</p></div><a name="s008766c"><!--s008766c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of e.g. a leaf: curled or curved inwards, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> at the edge.</p></div><a name="s008767c"><!--s008767c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>having the form of an involute </p><p><i></i></p><p>a gear with involute teeth</p>.</div></div><a name="s033890b"><!--s033890b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> very intricate or complex; convoluted</p><p><span class="bodyb">involutely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">involutus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">involvere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/involve/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">involve</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infelicitous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/infəʹlisitəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031091a"><!--s031091a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>not apt; not suitably chosen for the occasion</p><p><span class="bodyb">infelicitously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">juice fasting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032791a"><!--s032791a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a form of diet restricted to liquidized fruit and vegetables.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">krone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrohnə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> kroner /ʹkrohnə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033637a"><!--s033637a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the basic monetary unit of Denmark and Norway, divided into 100 øre [Danish <span class="bodyi">krone</span> crown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">endemic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹdemik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019796a"><!--s019796a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020803b"><!--s020803b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of a disease, prevalent within a particular area or group of people.</p></div><a name="s020804b"><!--s020804b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of a species, native and usu restricted to a particular region</p><p><span class="bodyb">endemically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">endemicity</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s020805b"><!--s020805b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>belonging to a particular people or native to a particular region; not introduced or naturalized </p><p><i></i></p><p>endemic diseases</p> <p><i></i></p><p>an endemic species of plant</p>.</div><a name="s020806b"><!--s020806b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>regularly occurring in or associated with a particular topic, sphere of activity, etc</p><p><span class="bodyb">endemically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">endemicity</span> /-ʹmisiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">endemism</span> /ʹendəmiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">endémique</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">endēmos</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_2_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">dēmos</span> people, populace].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coca</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkohkə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011452a"><!--s011452a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011754b"><!--s011754b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a S American shrub with yellow flowers whose leaves contain cocaine and other alkaloids: <span class="bodyi">Erythroxylum coca</span>.</p></div><a name="s011755b"><!--s011755b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the dried leaves of this shrub, chewed as a stimulant [Spanish <span class="bodyi">coca</span> from Quechua <span class="bodyi">kúka</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">freak<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/freek/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023958a"><!--s023958a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025739b"><!--s025739b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person, animal, or plant with a physical abnormality.</p></div><a name="s025740b"><!--s025740b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person seen as being highly unconventional, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in dress or ideas.</p></div><a name="s025741b"><!--s025741b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006823c"><!--s006823c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a highly unusual, rare, and unforeseeable event or phenomenon.</p></div><a name="s006824c"><!--s006824c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) occurring unexpectedly and under most unusual circumstances </p><p><i></i></p><p>a freak accident</p>.</div></div><a name="s025742b"><!--s025742b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an ardent enthusiast </p><p><i></i></p><p>a science fiction freak</p>.</div><a name="s025743b"><!--s025743b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">slang</span> (<span class="bodyi">usu in combination</span>) a person who uses an illegal drug, usu of a type specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>an acid freak</p>.</div><a name="s025744b"><!--s025744b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a sudden and odd or seemingly pointless idea or whim</p><p><span class="bodyb">freakish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">freakishly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">freakishness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">housetrain</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029420a"><!--s029420a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> to train (a pet) to defecate and urinate outdoors, or in the indoor receptacle provided</p><p><span class="bodyb">housetrained</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">learn</span><small><span class="eSynop">/luhn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> learned /luhnd, luhnt/ learnt /luhnt/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034482a"><!--s034482a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s036190b"><!--s036190b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009298c"><!--s009298c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to gain knowledge of or skill in (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>learn a trade</p>.</div><a name="s009299c"><!--s009299c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to memorize (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>We have to learn our lines for the play</p>.</div><a name="s009300c"><!--s009300c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to come to be able (to do something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>They are learning to cope on their own</p>.</div><a name="s009301c"><!--s009301c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to come to realize or know (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She learned that he was ill</p>.</div></div><a name="s036191b"><!--s036191b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">non-standard</span> to teach (somebody) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s036192b"><!--s036192b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to acquire knowledge or skill</p><p><span class="bodyb">learnable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><a name="sb000000295"><!--sb000000295--></a><p><span class="bodyb">learner</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">leornian</span>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyi">Learn</span> is not used in standard English to mean ‘teach’. Itnever takes a personal pronoun or a person's name as a direct object: <span class="bodyi">I learned my acting skills from her</span>; <span class="bodyi">she taught me to act</span>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gout</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gowt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026065a"><!--s026065a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027820b"><!--s027820b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a metabolic disorder that results in crystals of uric acid compounds being deposited in the joints, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> that of the big toe, causing painful inflammation.</p></div><a name="s027821b"><!--s027821b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic, literary</span> a blob or splash, e.g. of blood</p><p><span class="bodyb">goutiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">gouty</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">goute</span>, gout, drop, from Latin <span class="bodyi">gutta</span> drop. Gout was formerly thought to be caused by drops of diseased matter in the blood].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">banjo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbanjoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os -oes) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> banjos banjoes)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004337a"><!--s004337a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a stringed musical instrument with a round flat body, long neck and usu four or five strings, strummed with the fingers or a plectrum</p><p><span class="bodyb">banjoist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [prob of African origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infelicity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/infəʹlisiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> infelicities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031092a"><!--s031092a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032793b"><!--s032793b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an infelicitous act or remark.</p></div><a name="s032794b"><!--s032794b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> misfortune; unhappiness [Middle English <span class="bodyi">infelicite</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">infelicitas</span>, from <span class="bodyi">infelic-, infelix</span> unhappy, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">felic-, felix</span> fruitful, happy].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">involute<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031943a"><!--s031943a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a curve traced by a point on a thread kept taut as it is unwound from another curve.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heptameter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hepʹtamitə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028160a"><!--s028160a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a line of verse consisting of seven metrical feet.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">juicer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032792a"><!--s032792a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an appliance for extracting juice from fruit or vegetables.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kronor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrohnə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033638a"><!--s033638a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/krona/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">krona</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">freak<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023959a"><!--s023959a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/freak_out/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">freak out</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">endemic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019797a"><!--s019797a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an endemic disease or species.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gov.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026066a"><!--s026066a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027822b"><!--s027822b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>government.</p></div><a name="s027823b"><!--s027823b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>governor.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heptane</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹheptayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028161a"><!--s028161a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a colourless liquid that is a member of the alkane series of organic chemical compounds, occurs in petroleum, and is used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a solvent and in determining octane numbers: formula C<sub>7</sub>H<sub>16</sub>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">learned</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹluhnid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034483a"><!--s034483a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036193b"><!--s036193b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>characterized by or associated with learning; erudite.</p></div><a name="s036194b"><!--s036194b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>/luhnd/ acquired by learning </p><p><i></i></p><p>learned versus innate behaviour patterns</p> <p><span class="bodyb">learnedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">learnedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">involute<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/invəʹlooht/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031944a"><!--s031944a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033891b"><!--s033891b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to become involute.</p></div><a name="s033892b"><!--s033892b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in medicine, said of e.g. a part of the body: to return to a former condition </p><p><i></i></p><p>After pregnancy the uterus involutes</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Coca-Cola</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkohkə ʹkohlə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011453a"><!--s011453a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a brand of cola.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">housewarming</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029421a"><!--s029421a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a party to celebrate moving into a new house or premises.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bank<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bangk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004338a"><!--s004338a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004367b"><!--s004367b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s000868c"><!--s000868c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a mound, pile, or ridge, e.g. of earth or snow.</p></div><a name="s000869c"><!--s000869c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a piled-up mass of cloud or fog.</p></div><a name="s000870c"><!--s000870c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>an undersea elevation rising <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from the continental shelf.</p></div></div><a name="s004368b"><!--s004368b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000871c"><!--s000871c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the rising ground bordering a lake or river or forming the embankment along a road or railway.</p></div><a name="s000872c"><!--s000872c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a slope.</p></div></div><a name="s004369b"><!--s004369b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the lateral inward tilt of a surface along a curve or of a vehicle, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an aircraft, when following a curved path [Middle English, prob of Scandinavian origin; related to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bench1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bench 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹfuh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (inferred, inferring)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031093a"><!--s031093a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s032795b"><!--s032795b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to derive (something) as a conclusion from evidence or premises as opposed to what is explicitly stated.</p></div><a name="s032796b"><!--s032796b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to suggest or imply (something) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s032797b"><!--s032797b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to draw inferences</p><p><span class="bodyb">inferable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><a name="sb000000264"><!--sb000000264--></a><p><span class="bodyb">inferrable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">inferer</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">inferre</span> to carry or bring into, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ferre</span> to carry]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">infer</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">imply</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/imply/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">imply</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">krónur</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrohnə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033639a"><!--s033639a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kr%C3%B3na/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">króna</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">juice up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032793a"><!--s032793a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> to liven (something) up.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">freak out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023960a"><!--s023960a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025745b"><!--s025745b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to behave in an irrational, uncontrolled, or unconventional manner as if under the influence of drugs <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s025746b"><!--s025746b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to put (somebody) into a state of intense excitement or agitation.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">endermic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/enʹduhmik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019798a"><!--s019798a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>acting by direct application to or through the skin.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">involution</span><small><span class="eSynop">/invəʹloohsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031945a"><!--s031945a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033893b"><!--s033893b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal or technical</span> a part curving inwards, or its inward curvature.</p></div><a name="s033894b"><!--s033894b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in medicine, a shrinking or return to a former size, e.g. of the uterus following pregnancy.</p></div><a name="s033895b"><!--s033895b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> the complicated nature of something.</p></div><a name="s033896b"><!--s033896b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of raising a mathematical quantity to a particular power [Latin <span class="bodyi">involution-</span>, <span class="bodyi">involutio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">involvere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/involve/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">involve</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cocaine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kohʹkayn, kəʹkayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011454a"><!--s011454a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an alkaloid that is obtained from coca leaves, has been used as a local anaesthetic, and is a common drug of abuse that can result in psychological dependence.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">learning</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034484a"><!--s034484a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>acquired knowledge or skill, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> knowledge acquired by study or education </p><p><i></i></p><p>with just enough of learning to misquote</p><p> Byron.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">govern</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹguv(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026067a"><!--s026067a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027824b"><!--s027824b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to control and direct the making and administration of policy in (a state, organization, etc).</p></div><a name="s027825b"><!--s027825b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007346c"><!--s007346c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to control, determine, or strongly influence (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Availability often governs choice</p>.</div><a name="s007347c"><!--s007347c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to hold (something) in check.</p></div><a name="s007348c"><!--s007348c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to serve as a precedent or deciding principle for (something).</p></div></div><a name="s027826b"><!--s027826b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a word: to require (another word or group of words) to be in a specified grammatical case <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s027827b"><!--s027827b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to prevail or rule; to exercise authority</p><p><span class="bodyb">governability</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">governable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">governen</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">gubernare</span> to steer, govern, from Greek <span class="bodyi">kybernan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">housewife</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> housewives)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029422a"><!--s029422a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031071b"><!--s031071b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a woman, usu married, who runs a house.</p></div><a name="s031072b"><!--s031072b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>/ʹhuzif/ a small container for needlework articles, e.g. thread</p><p><span class="bodyb">housewifely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">housewifery</span> /ʹhowswif(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hepta- <span class="bodyi">or</span> hept-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028156a"><!--s028156a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s029931b"><!--s029931b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>seven </p><p><i></i></p><p>heptathlon</p> <p><i></i></p><p>heptameter</p>.</div><a name="s029932b"><!--s029932b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>containing seven atoms, groups, or chemical equivalents in the molecular structure </p><p><i></i></p><p>heptane</p> <p>[Greek, from <span class="bodyi">hepta</span> seven].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">juicy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (juicier, juiciest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032794a"><!--s032794a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034724b"><!--s034724b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>succulent; full of juice.</p></div><a name="s034725b"><!--s034725b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> rich in interest, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> because of titillating content </p><p><i></i></p><p>a juicy scandal</p>.</div><a name="s034726b"><!--s034726b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> financially rewarding or profitable</p><p><span class="bodyb">juicily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">juiciness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kroon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kroohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> kroon kroons)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033640a"><!--s033640a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the basic monetary unit of Estonia, divided into 100 senti [Estonian <span class="bodyi">kroon</span> crown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">freaky</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (freakier, freakiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023961a"><!--s023961a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> very or disturbingly strange </p><p><i></i></p><p>The way she knew what I had been thinking was freaky</p> <p><span class="bodyb">freakily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">freakiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inference</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinf(ə)rəns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031094a"><!--s031094a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032798b"><!--s032798b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or process of inferring.</p></div><a name="s032799b"><!--s032799b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something inferred, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a conclusion arrived at by considering the available evidence or premises.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bank<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004339a"><!--s004339a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004370b"><!--s004370b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to rise in or form a bank.</p></div><a name="s004371b"><!--s004371b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of an aircraft: to incline laterally.</p></div><a name="s004372b"><!--s004372b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000873c"><!--s000873c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to incline an aircraft laterally when turning.</p></div><a name="s000874c"><!--s000874c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of an aircraft: to incline laterally.</p></div><a name="s000875c"><!--s000875c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to follow a curve or incline, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in racing <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s004373b"><!--s004373b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to surround (something) with a bank.</p></div><a name="s004374b"><!--s004374b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + up) to heap fuel onto (a fire) to ensure slow burning.</p></div><a name="s004375b"><!--s004375b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to build (a road or railway) with the outer edge of a curve higher than the inner.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">end game</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019799a"><!--s019799a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the final stage of a game, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the stage of a chess game when only a few pieces remain on the board: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/middle_game/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">middle game</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/opening1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">opening<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (2a).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">learning curve</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034485a"><!--s034485a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036195b"><!--s036195b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the rate at which somebody learns something, e.g. a new job or procedure, or the rate at which new knowledge has to be assimilated.</p></div><a name="s036196b"><!--s036196b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a graphical representation of this, typically in the form of a curve.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">involve</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹvolv/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031946a"><!--s031946a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033897b"><!--s033897b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008768c"><!--s008768c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to cause (somebody) to be associated or take part.</p></div><a name="s008769c"><!--s008769c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to occupy (oneself) absorbingly orto commit (oneself) emotionally.</p></div></div><a name="s033898b"><!--s033898b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to require (something) as a necessary accompaniment </p><p><i></i></p><p>The kind of job that involves dealing with the public</p>.</div><a name="s033899b"><!--s033899b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to relate (something) closely </p><p><i></i></p><p>This problem is closely involved with another</p>.</div><a name="s033900b"><!--s033900b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to envelop (something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">involvement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">involver</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">involven</span> to roll up, wrap, from Latin <span class="bodyi">involvere</span> to roll in, enfold, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">volvere</span> to roll].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">governance</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026068a"><!--s026068a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> the action or manner of governing or being governed.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cocci</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkok(s)ie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011455a"><!--s011455a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/coccus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">coccus</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">freckle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfrekl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023962a"><!--s023962a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small brownish spot on the skin increasing in number and intensity on exposure to sunlight </p><p><i></i></p><p>Four be the things I'd been better without: love, curiosity, freckles, and doubt</p><p> Dorothy Parker</p><p><span class="bodyb">freckly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">freken, frekel</span>, from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">freknur</span> (pl)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inferential</span><small><span class="eSynop">/infəʹrensh(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031095a"><!--s031095a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>deduced or deducible by inference</p><p><span class="bodyb">inferentially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">inferentia</span> inference, from Latin <span class="bodyi">inferent-, inferens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">inferre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/infer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">infer</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ju-jitsu <span class="bodyi">or</span> jiu-jitsu</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jooh ʹjitsooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032795a"><!--s032795a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a martial art using holds, throws, and paralysing blows to subdue or disable an opponent [Japanese <span class="bodyi">jūjutsu</span>, from <span class="bodyi">jū</span> weakness, gentleness + <span class="bodyi">jutsu</span> art].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">house wine</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029423a"><!--s029423a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wine that appears unnamed on a restaurant's wine list and is sold at a lower price than those that are named.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heptarchy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹheptahki/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> heptarchies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028162a"><!--s028162a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029933b"><!--s029933b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a country or state divided into seven regions.</p></div><a name="s029934b"><!--s029934b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>government by seven rulers <span class="bodyb">heptarchic</span> /-ʹtahkik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">heptarchical</span> /-ʹtahkik(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Kru</span><small><span class="eSynop">/krooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Krus <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> Kru)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033641a"><!--s033641a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035437b"><!--s035437b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a people of the Liberian coast.</p></div><a name="s035438b"><!--s035438b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the language of this people</p><p><span class="bodyb">Kru</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [the name in a W African language].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bank<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004340a"><!--s004340a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004376b"><!--s004376b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an establishment for keeping, lending, exchanging, or issuing money and for the transmission of funds.</p></div><a name="s004377b"><!--s004377b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the bank</span>) the money, chips, etc held by the bank or banker for use in a gambling game.</p></div><a name="s004378b"><!--s004378b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a person conducting a gambling house or game, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the banker in a game of cards.</p></div><a name="s004379b"><!--s004379b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a supply of something held in reserve, e.g.:</p><a name="s000876c"><!--s000876c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the bank</span>) the money, chips, etc held by the bank or banker for use in a gambling game.</p></div><a name="s000877c"><!--s000877c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the pool of pieces belonging to a game, e.g. dominoes, from which the players draw.</p></div></div><a name="s004380b"><!--s004380b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a collection of something kept available for use when needed </p><p><i></i></p><p>a data bank</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a sperm bank</p>.</div><a name="s004381b"><!--s004381b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a container for collecting paper, glass, etc for recycling </p><p><i></i></p><p>a bottle bank</p> [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">banque</span> or Italian <span class="bodyi">banca</span>, literally ‘bench’, of Germanic origin; related to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bench1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bench 1</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ending</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019800a"><!--s019800a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020807b"><!--s020807b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the final part of something, e.g. a book, film, etc.</p></div><a name="s020808b"><!--s020808b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>one or more letters or syllables added to a word base, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as an inflection.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">learning difficulties</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034486a"><!--s034486a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>difficulties in learning basic skills at the same rate as people of the same age, often caused by mental handicap.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">involved</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031947a"><!--s031947a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033901b"><!--s033901b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>complex, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> needlessly or excessively so.</p></div><a name="s033902b"><!--s033902b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008770c"><!--s008770c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>taking part </p><p><i></i></p><p>I was one of the workers involved in building the dam</p>.</div><a name="s008771c"><!--s008771c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>connected with something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> emotionally <span class="bodyb">involvedly</span> /-vidli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">freckle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023963a"><!--s023963a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025747b"><!--s025747b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to become marked or mark (a surface) with freckles or small spots <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s025748b"><!--s025748b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to mark (a surface) with freckles or small spots.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">housework</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029424a"><!--s029424a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the work, e.g. cleaning, involved in maintaining a house.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inferior<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹfiəri·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031096a"><!--s031096a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032800b"><!--s032800b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of low or lower degree or rank.</p></div><a name="s032801b"><!--s032801b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of little or less importance, value, or merit.</p></div><a name="s032802b"><!--s032802b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>situated at a lower position.</p></div><a name="s032803b"><!--s032803b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s008537c"><!--s008537c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of an animal or plant part: situated below, behind, or at the base of another often corresponding part.</p></div><a name="s008538c"><!--s008538c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a plant ovary: lying below the petals or sepals.</p></div></div><a name="s032804b"><!--s032804b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>said of a letter or other character: positioned below the line; subscript.</p></div><a name="s032805b"><!--s032805b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>said of a planet: nearer the sun than the earth is <span class="bodyb">inferiority</span> /-ʹoriti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inferiorly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">inferior</span>, compar of <span class="bodyi">inferus</span> low].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">juju</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjoohjooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032796a"><!--s032796a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034727b"><!--s034727b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a charm or fetish used by some <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fetish/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fetish</span></span></a> (object believed to have magical power), of W African peoples.</p></div><a name="s034728b"><!--s034728b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the magic attributed to jujus [of W African origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Heptateuch</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹheptətyoohk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028163a"><!--s028163a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the first seven books of the Old Testament [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">heptateuchos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">hepta</span> seven + <span class="bodyi">teuchos</span> book].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bank<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004341a"><!--s004341a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004382b"><!--s004382b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to deposit (money) in a bank <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s004383b"><!--s004383b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) to deposit money or have an account in a bank </p><p><i></i></p><p>Where do you bank?</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">bank on</span>.</div><a name="s004384b"><!--s004384b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to depend or rely on (somebody or something).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">governess</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹguv(ə)nis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026069a"><!--s026069a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a woman entrusted with the teaching and often supervision of a child in a private household </p><p><i></i></p><p>The few employments open to women … are menial; and when a superior education enables them to take charge of children as governesses they are not treated like the tutors of sons</p><p> Mary Wollstonecraft.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coccidia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kokʹsidiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011456a"><!--s011456a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/coccidium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">coccidium</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">endive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹendiev/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019801a"><!--s019801a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020809b"><!--s020809b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a plant of the daisy family that resemblinges a lettuce whose and is cultivated for its bitter leaves are used in salads: <span class="bodyi">Cichorium endivia</span>.</p></div><a name="s020810b"><!--s020810b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> the developing crown of chicory when blanched, used as a salad plant, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> its leaves [Middle English via French and late Latinfrom late Greek <span class="bodyi">entubion</span>,from Latin <span class="bodyi">intubus</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">learnt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/luhnt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034487a"><!--s034487a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense and past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/learn/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">learn</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">invulnerable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹvulnərəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031948a"><!--s031948a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033903b"><!--s033903b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>incapable of being injured or harmed.</p></div><a name="s033904b"><!--s033904b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>immune to or protected against attack <span class="bodyb">invulnerability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">invulnerableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">invulnerably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">invulnerabilis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">vulnerabilis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vulnerable/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">vulnerable</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Krugerrand</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkroohgərand/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033642a"><!--s033642a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a gold coin of S Africa weighing one ounce (28.35g) [S J J P <span class="bodyi">Kruger</span> d.1904, South African statesman whose portrait the coin bears + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/rand1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">rand 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">free<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/free/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (freer, freest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023964a"><!--s023964a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025749b"><!--s025749b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006825c"><!--s006825c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>not subject to the control or domination of another.</p></div><a name="s006826c"><!--s006826c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>not bound, confined, or detained by force.</p></div></div><a name="s025750b"><!--s025750b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>exempt, relieved, or released, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from an unpleasant or unwanted condition or obligation </p><p><i></i></p><p>free from pain</p>.</div><a name="s025751b"><!--s025751b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006827c"><!--s006827c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>enjoying civil and political liberty.</p></div><a name="s006828c"><!--s006828c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>politically independent.</p></div></div><a name="s025752b"><!--s025752b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s006829c"><!--s006829c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>having no trade restrictions.</p></div><a name="s006830c"><!--s006830c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>not subject to government regulation or official control.</p></div></div><a name="s025753b"><!--s025753b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s006831c"><!--s006831c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>having no obligations or commitments.</p></div><a name="s006832c"><!--s006832c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>not taken up with obligations or commitments </p><p><i></i></p><p>a free morning</p>.</div></div><a name="s025754b"><!--s025754b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s006833c"><!--s006833c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>not obstructed or impeded; clear.</p></div><a name="s006834c"><!--s006834c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>not in use or occupied </p><p><i></i></p><p>a free parking space</p> <p><i></i></p><p>waved with her free hand</p>.</div></div><a name="s025755b"><!--s025755b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>not hampered or tied </p><p><i></i></p><p>the free end of the rope</p>.</div><a name="s025756b"><!--s025756b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>not costing or charging anything.</p></div><a name="s025757b"><!--s025757b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><a name="s006835c"><!--s006835c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + with) lavish or unrestrained </p><p><i></i></p><p>always free with his praises</p>.</div><a name="s006836c"><!--s006836c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>outspoken or too familiar.</p></div></div><a name="s025758b"><!--s025758b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><a name="s006837c"><!--s006837c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>not determined by external influences </p><p><i></i></p><p>a free agent</p>.</div><a name="s006838c"><!--s006838c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>voluntary or spontaneous.</p></div></div><a name="s025759b"><!--s025759b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>of a translation: not literal or exact.</p></div><a name="s025760b"><!--s025760b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><a name="s006839c"><!--s006839c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a translation: not literal or exact.</p></div><a name="s006840c"><!--s006840c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of jazz: not restricted by or conforming to conventional forms.</p></div></div><a name="s025761b"><!--s025761b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>in physics and chemistry: not permanently united with, attached to, or combined with something else; separate </p><p><i></i></p><p>free oxygen</p>.</div><a name="s025762b"><!--s025762b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><p>said of the wind: blowing in a direction favourable to the course one is sailing.</p></div><a name="s025763b"><!--s025763b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">15</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used in combinations</span>) free from </p><p><i></i></p><p>duty-free</p> <p><i></i></p><p>trouble-free</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">a free hand</span>.</p></div><a name="s025764b"><!--s025764b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">16</span><br/><p>authority to act independently ✱ <span class="bodyb">for free</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> at no charge; for nothing ✱ <span class="bodyb">free and easy</span> marked by informality and lack of constraint; casual ✱ <span class="bodyb">make free with</span> to make liberal and unauthorized use of (something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">freely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">freeness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">frēo</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">housey-housey</span><small><span class="eSynop">/howsi ʹhowsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029425a"><!--s029425a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, dated</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bingo2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bingo 2</span></span></a> [reduplication of <span class="bodyi">house</span>, earlier name for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bingo2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bingo 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inferior<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031097a"><!--s031097a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032806b"><!--s032806b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who is lower in rank, standing, ability, intelligence, etc than another or others.</p></div><a name="s032807b"><!--s032807b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in printing, a letter or other character that is positioned below the line, e.g. the number <sub>2</sub> in H<sub>2</sub>O.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jujube</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjoohjoohb/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032797a"><!--s032797a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034729b"><!--s034729b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the dark red edible berry-like fruit of a tree of the buckthorn family.</p></div><a name="s034730b"><!--s034730b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008921c"><!--s008921c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a tree of the buckthorn family with small yellow flowers and dark red edible fruits: <span class="bodyi">Ziziphus jujuba</span>.</p></div><a name="s008922c"><!--s008922c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the edible berry-like fruit from this tree.</p></div></div><a name="s034731b"><!--s034731b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a fruit-flavoured gum or lozenge [Middle English via medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">jujuba</span>,alteration of Latin <span class="bodyi">zizyphum</span>,from Greek <span class="bodyi">zizyphon</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bank<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004342a"><!--s004342a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004385b"><!--s004385b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a group or series of objects arranged close together in a row or tier.</p></div><a name="s004386b"><!--s004386b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a row of keys on a typewriter or computer keyboard.</p></div><a name="s004387b"><!--s004387b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s000878c"><!--s000878c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a group or series of objects arranged close together in a row or tier.</p></div><a name="s000879c"><!--s000879c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a row of keys on a typewriter or computer keyboard.</p></div></div><a name="s004388b"><!--s004388b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a bench for the rowers of a galley [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">banc</span> bench, of Germanic origin; related to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bench1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bench 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heptathlon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hepʹtathlən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028164a"><!--s028164a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an athletic contest for women in which each contestant takes part in seven events: the 100m hurdles, the shot put, the javelin, the high jump, the long jump, the 200m sprint, and the 800m race</p><p><span class="bodyb">heptathlete</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">hepta</span> seven + <span class="bodyi">athlon</span> contest].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">government</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹguv(ə)nmənt, ʹguvəmənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026070a"><!--s026070a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027828b"><!--s027828b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the body of people that governs a state, nation, or other political unit.</p></div><a name="s027829b"><!--s027829b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act or process of governing.</p></div><a name="s027830b"><!--s027830b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s007349c"><!--s007349c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or process of governing.</p></div><a name="s007350c"><!--s007350c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the direction and supervision of public affairs </p><p><i></i></p><p>local government</p>.</div><a name="s007351c"><!--s007351c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the political function of policy-making.</p></div></div><a name="s027831b"><!--s027831b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the office, authority, or function of a governing body.</p></div><a name="s027832b"><!--s027832b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the form or system of rule by which a political unit is governed.</p></div><a name="s027833b"><!--s027833b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>the governing of a word in grammar <span class="bodyb">governmental</span> /guv(ə)nʹmentl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">governmentally</span> /guv(ə)nʹmentəli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coccidiosis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kokˌsidiʹohsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> coccidioses /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011457a"><!--s011457a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a disease of birds and mammals, e.g. poultry and sheep, caused by coccidia in the intestines [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">coccidiosis</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">kokkos</span> a berry].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">endless</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019802a"><!--s019802a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020811b"><!--s020811b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>being or seeming without end.</p></div><a name="s020812b"><!--s020812b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>extremely numerous.</p></div><a name="s020813b"><!--s020813b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a belt, chain, etc: joined to itself at its ends</p><p><span class="bodyb">endlessly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">endlessness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lease<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/lees/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034488a"><!--s034488a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036197b"><!--s036197b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a contract putting the land or property of one party at the disposal of another, usu for a stated period and rent.</p></div><a name="s036198b"><!--s036198b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the period of such a contract ✱ <span class="bodyb">new lease of life</span> a renewed period of healthy activity, strength, or usefulness.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">krummholz</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkroomholts/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033643a"><!--s033643a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>stunted forest characteristic of the timberline [German, from <span class="bodyi">krumm</span> crooked + <span class="bodyi">Holz</span> wood].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inward<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinwəd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031949a"><!--s031949a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033905b"><!--s033905b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>situated within or directed towards the inside; interior.</p></div><a name="s033906b"><!--s033906b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of or relating to the mind or spirit; inner </p><p><i></i></p><p>inward peace</p>.</div><a name="s033907b"><!--s033907b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of investment: coming into a country or region from outside it</p><p><span class="bodyb">inwardly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inwardness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">inweard</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">free<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023965a"><!--s023965a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025765b"><!--s025765b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in a free manner.</p></div><a name="s025766b"><!--s025766b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>without charge </p><p><i></i></p><p>We were admitted free</p>.</div><a name="s025767b"><!--s025767b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>not against the wind </p><p><i></i></p><p>sailing free</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">housing<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhowzing/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029426a"><!--s029426a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031073b"><!--s031073b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008121c"><!--s008121c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>houses or dwelling-places collectively.</p></div><a name="s008122c"><!--s008122c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the provision of these.</p></div></div><a name="s031074b"><!--s031074b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a protective cover for machinery, sensitive instruments, etc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inferiority complex</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031098a"><!--s031098a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sense of personal inferiority, either actual or imagined, often resulting in timidity or aggressiveness.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bank<sup>6</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004343a"><!--s004343a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to arrange (objects, etc) in rows or tiers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jukebox</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjoohkboks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032798a"><!--s032798a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a coin-operated machine that automatically plays records or CDs chosen from a restricted list [Gullah <span class="bodyi">juke</span> disorderly, of W African origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heptavalent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/heptəʹvaylənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028165a"><!--s028165a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having a valency of seven.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">governor</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026071a"><!--s026071a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027834b"><!--s027834b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007352c"><!--s007352c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a ruler, chief executive, or nominal head of a political unit.</p></div><a name="s007353c"><!--s007353c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a commanding officer.</p></div><a name="s007354c"><!--s007354c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the most senior officer or administrator of an institution or organization, e.g. a prison.</p></div><a name="s007355c"><!--s007355c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a member of a group, e.g. the governing body of a school, that controls an institution, e.g. a school.</p></div><a name="s007356c"><!--s007356c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>the representative of the British Crown in a colony.</p></div></div><a name="s027835b"><!--s027835b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> somebody, e.g. a father or employer, in a position of authority.</p></div><a name="s027836b"><!--s027836b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a device that automatically controls the supply of fuel, steam, etc to a machine.</p></div><a name="s027837b"><!--s027837b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span></p><a name="s007357c"><!--s007357c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>somebody, e.g. a father or employer, in a position of authority.</p></div><a name="s007358c"><!--s007358c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>used as an informal term of address to a man.</p></div></div><a name="s027838b"><!--s027838b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a device giving automatic control of pressure, fuel, steam, etc, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to regulate speed <span class="bodyb">governorate</span> /-rət, -rayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">governorship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">endmost</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019803a"><!--s019803a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>situated at the very end; farthest.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">krummhorn <span class="bodyi">or</span> crumhorn</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkroomhawn, ʹkrumhawn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033644a"><!--s033644a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Renaissance woodwind musical instrument with a double reed <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/double_reed/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">double reed</span></span></a> (two flat pieces of cane that vibrate to make the sound when blown across) and a hooked tube [German <span class="bodyi">Krummhorn</span>, from <span class="bodyi">krumm</span> crooked + <span class="bodyi">Horn</span> horn].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inward<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031950a"><!--s031950a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inwards/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inwards</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coccidium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kokʹsidi·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> coccidia /-di·ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011458a"><!--s011458a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of an order of protozoans that are usu parasitic in the lining of the digestive tract of vertebrates: order Coccidia [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">coccidium</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">coccus</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">kokkos</span> a berry].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lease<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034489a"><!--s034489a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036199b"><!--s036199b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to grant (property) by lease.</p></div><a name="s036200b"><!--s036200b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to hold (property) under a lease</p><p><span class="bodyb">leasable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Anglo-French <span class="bodyi">lesser</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">laissier</span> to let, from Latin <span class="bodyi">laxare</span> to loosen, from <span class="bodyi">laxus</span> slack].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">free<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (frees, freed, freeing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023966a"><!--s023966a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025768b"><!--s025768b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to release (somebody or something) or cause them to be free.</p></div><a name="s025769b"><!--s025769b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to relieve or rid (somebody) of something confining or restricting.</p></div><a name="s025770b"><!--s025770b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to disentangle or clear (something).</p></div><a name="s025771b"><!--s025771b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to make (something) more widely available.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">housing<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029427a"><!--s029427a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) a cloth covering for a horse </p><p><i></i></p><p>the Baron of Bradwardine, mounted on an active and well-managed horse … with deep housings to agree with his livery</p><p> Scott [via Old French <span class="bodyi">houce</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">hultia</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infernal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹfuhnl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031099a"><!--s031099a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032808b"><!--s032808b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or relating to hell.</p></div><a name="s032809b"><!--s032809b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>characteristic of hell or the devil.</p></div><a name="s032810b"><!--s032810b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> dreadful; awful </p><p><i></i></p><p>an infernal nuisance</p> <p><span class="bodyb">infernally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via Old French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">infernalis</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">infernus</span> hell, literally ‘below, underground’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bankable</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004344a"><!--s004344a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004389b"><!--s004389b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>acceptable to or at a bank.</p></div><a name="s004390b"><!--s004390b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>regarded as a likely or certain source of profit, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> because tending to attract large cinema audiences </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was no longer a bankable star</p> <span class="bodyb">bankability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Jul.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032799a"><!--s032799a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>July.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">her.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028168a"><!--s028168a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>heraldry.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leaseback</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034490a"><!--s034490a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an arrangement by which one party sells or gives something to another but continues to have the use of it in return for rent or hire.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inwardly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031951a"><!--s031951a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033908b"><!--s033908b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>beneath the surface; internally </p><p><i></i></p><p>The hungry sheep look up, and are not fed … rot inwardly, and foul contagion spread</p><p> Milton.</p></div><a name="s033909b"><!--s033909b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to oneself, or in one's private thoughts.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">governor general</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> governors general governor generals)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026072a"><!--s026072a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a governor of high rank, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one representing the British Crown in a Commonwealth country</p><p><span class="bodyb">governor generalship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coccus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkokəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cocci /ʹkok(s)ie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011459a"><!--s011459a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a spherical bacterium</p><p><span class="bodyb">coccal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">coccoid</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">kokkos</span> a berry].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">krypton</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkript(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033645a"><!--s033645a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a colourless gaseous chemical element of the noble gas group found in very small amounts in air, and used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in fluorescent lights: symbol Kr, atomic number 36 [Greek <span class="bodyi">krypton</span>, neuter of <span class="bodyi">kryptos</span> hidden].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">free alongside ship</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023967a"><!--s023967a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of goods: delivered free of charge to the docks, though the cost of loading must be met by the buyer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inferno</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹfuhnoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> infernos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031100a"><!--s031100a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032811b"><!--s032811b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a place or a state that resembles or suggests hell, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in intense heat or raging fire.</p></div><a name="s032812b"><!--s032812b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">the Inferno</span>) hell [Italian <span class="bodyi">inferno</span> hell, from Latin <span class="bodyi">infernus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/infernal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">infernal</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">endo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019804a"><!--s019804a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/end_or_endo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">end-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">housing association</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029428a"><!--s029428a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a non-profitmaking society that constructs, renovates, and helps tenants to rent or buy housing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bank bill</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004345a"><!--s004345a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bill_of_exchange/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bill of exchange</span></span></a> (written order to pay money at a certain date) which is issued by one bank to another or for which payment of the money is guaranteed by a bank.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">julep</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjoohlip/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032800a"><!--s032800a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a drink consisting of a spirit and sugar poured over crushed ice and garnished with mint [Middle English, in the sense ‘syrupy liquid’, via French and Arabic from Persian <span class="bodyi">gulāb</span>,from <span class="bodyi">gul</span> rose + <span class="bodyi">āb</span> water].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">her<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ə, hə; <span class="bodyi">strong</span> huh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028166a"><!--s028166a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029935b"><!--s029935b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>belonging to or associated with her </p><p><i></i></p><p>her house</p> <p><i></i></p><p>her children</p> <p><i></i></p><p>her being chosen</p> <p><i></i></p><p>her rescue</p>.</div><a name="s029936b"><!--s029936b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used in titles </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her Majesty</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">hiere</span>, genitive of <span class="bodyi">hēo</span> she].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">KS</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033646a"><!--s033646a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035439b"><!--s035439b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Kansas (US postal abbreviation).</p></div><a name="s035440b"><!--s035440b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Kyrgyzstan (international vehicle registration).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">govt</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026073a"><!--s026073a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>government.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leasehold</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034491a"><!--s034491a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036201b"><!--s036201b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>tenure by lease.</p></div><a name="s036202b"><!--s036202b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>property held by lease</p><p><span class="bodyb">leaseholder</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infertile</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹfuhtiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031101a"><!--s031101a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032813b"><!--s032813b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not capable of producing offspring; sterile.</p></div><a name="s032814b"><!--s032814b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of land: not capable of sustaining vegetation, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> crops; barren <span class="bodyb">infertility</span> /infəʹtiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">infertilis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">fertilis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fertile/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fertile</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inwards</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">inward</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031952a"><!--s031952a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033910b"><!--s033910b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>towards the inside, centre, or interior.</p></div><a name="s033911b"><!--s033911b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>towards the inner being.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">coccyx</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoksiks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> coccyges /ʹkoksijeez/ coccyxes)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011460a"><!--s011460a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the small triangular bone at the end of the spinal column below the sacrum in human beings and the tailless apes <span class="bodyb">coccygeal</span> /kokʹsiji·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">kokkyx</span> cuckoo, coccyx; from its resemblance to a cuckoo's beak].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">housing estate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029429a"><!--s029429a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a planned area of housing, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that is self-contained, with its own shops and other amenities.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Julian calendar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjoohli·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032801a"><!--s032801a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a calendar introduced in Rome in 46 <span class="bodysc">bc</span> establishing the twelve-month year of 365 days with an extra day every fourth year: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gregorian_calendar/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Gregorian calendar</span></span></a> [named after Gaius <span class="bodyi">Julius</span> Caesar d.44 <span class="bodysc">bc</span>, Roman general and statesman, who introduced it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">free association</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023968a"><!--s023968a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a psychoanalytical technique used to reveal unconscious mental processes, in which the patient expresses the thoughts or responses spontaneously elicited by key words used by the psychoanalyst.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">endocardia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/endohʹkahdi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019805a"><!--s019805a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/endocardium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">endocardium</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bankbook</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004346a"><!--s004346a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a book held by a depositor, in which a bank enters a record of transactions and interest earned.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">her<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pronoun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028167a"><!--s028167a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used as the objective case: she </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'm bigger than her</p> <p><i></i></p><p>He spoke to her</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gowan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgowən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026074a"><!--s026074a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Scot</span> any wild white or yellow flower, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the oxeye daisy [prob alteration of Middle English <span class="bodyi">gollan</span> buttercup, of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Kshatriya</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkshatri·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033647a"><!--s033647a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Hindu of an upper caste traditionally assigned to military occupations: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brahman/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Brahman</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sudra/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Sudra</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vaisya/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Vaisya</span></span></a> [Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">ksatriya</span>, from <span class="bodyi">kshatra</span> rule].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leash<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/leesh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034492a"><!--s034492a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036203b"><!--s036203b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a line or strap for leading or restraining a dog or other animal.</p></div><a name="s036204b"><!--s036204b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a restraint or check [Middle English <span class="bodyi">lees</span>, <span class="bodyi">leshe</span>, from Old French <span class="bodyi">laisse</span>, from <span class="bodyi">laissier</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lease2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lease 2</span></span></a>) in the sense ‘to let run on a long lead’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inwrap</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031953a"><!--s031953a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/enwrap_or_inwrap/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">enwrap</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">julienne<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/joohliʹen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032802a"><!--s032802a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034732b"><!--s034732b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>vegetables cut into long thin strips used as a garnish or in soup.</p></div><a name="s034733b"><!--s034733b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a clear soup containing julienne vegetables [French <span class="bodyi">julienne</span>, prob from the name <span class="bodyi">Jules, Julien</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">housing project</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029430a"><!--s029430a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/project1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">project<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (3a).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">herald<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹherəld/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028169a"><!--s028169a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029937b"><!--s029937b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>formerly, an official crier or messenger.</p></div><a name="s029938b"><!--s029938b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>formerly, a person who officiated at tournaments.</p></div><a name="s029939b"><!--s029939b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>somebody or something that is a sign of the arrival of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>It was the lark, the herald of the morn</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div><a name="s029940b"><!--s029940b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an officer responsible for recording names, pedigrees, and armorial bearings or tracing genealogies.</p></div><a name="s029941b"><!--s029941b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in Britain, an officer of arms ranking above a pursuivant and below a king of arms.</p></div><a name="s029942b"><!--s029942b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a moth of N Europe with brown mottled wings: <span class="bodyi">Scoliopteryx libatrix</span> [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">hiraut</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">freebase<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023969a"><!--s023969a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>purified cocaine produced by mixing with ether or ammonia, heating, and evaporation [because the process ‘frees’ the cocaine from impurities].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cochineal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kochiʹneel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011461a"><!--s011461a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a red dyestuff consisting of the dried bodies of female cochineal insects, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a colouring agent for food [French <span class="bodyi">cochenille</span> or Spanish <span class="bodyi">cochinilla</span> woodlouse, cochineal].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bank card</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004347a"><!--s004347a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cheque_card/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cheque card</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">endocarditis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌendohkahʹdietis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019806a"><!--s019806a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>inflammation of the lining and valves of the heart [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/endo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">endo-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">kardia</span> heart + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/itis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-itis</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infest</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹfest/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031102a"><!--s031102a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032815b"><!--s032815b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to spread or swarm in or over (something) in a troublesome or undesirable manner </p><p><i></i></p><p>Sharks infest these waters</p>.</div><a name="s032816b"><!--s032816b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to live in or on (a host) as a parasite <span class="bodyb">infestation</span> /-ʹstaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">infester</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">infestare</span> to attack, from <span class="bodyi">infestus</span> hostile].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">KStJ</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033648a"><!--s033648a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Knight of the Order of St John.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gowk</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gowk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">chiefly Scot and N Eng, informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026075a"><!--s026075a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027839b"><!--s027839b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a foolish or ridiculous person.</p></div><a name="s027840b"><!--s027840b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a cuckoo [Middle English <span class="bodyi">goke, gowke</span>, from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">gaukr</span> cuckoo].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">in-wrought</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031954a"><!--s031954a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033912b"><!--s033912b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a fabric: decorated with a pattern woven or worked in.</p></div><a name="s033913b"><!--s033913b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a pattern: woven or worked in, e.g. to a fabric.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leash<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034493a"><!--s034493a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to put (e.g. a dog) on a leash.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">houting</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhowting/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029431a"><!--s029431a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a European sea fish related to the salmon that ascends rivers to spawn in the autumn and is an important food fish: <span class="bodyi">Coregonus oxyrhinchus</span> [Dutch <span class="bodyi">houting</span> from early Dutch <span class="bodyi">houtic</span>, of unknown origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bank draft</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004348a"><!--s004348a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an order for payment of money, authorized by a bank and presented to one of its branches or to another bank.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">herald<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028170a"><!--s028170a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029943b"><!--s029943b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to announce or give notice of (something).</p></div><a name="s029944b"><!--s029944b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to be a sign of the arrival of (something).</p></div><a name="s029945b"><!--s029945b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to greet or hail (something).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infeudation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/infyoohʹdaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031103a"><!--s031103a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act of granting possession of a fief to a vassal under a feudal system.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">julienne<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032803a"><!--s032803a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>cut into long thin strips </p><p><i></i></p><p>julienne potatoes</p> <p><i></i></p><p>green beans julienne</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">endocardium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/endohʹkahdi·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> endocardia /-di·ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019807a"><!--s019807a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a thin membrane lining the cavities of the heart</p><p><span class="bodyb">endocardial</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">endocardium</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/endo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">endo-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">kardia</span> heart].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">freebase<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023970a"><!--s023970a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025772b"><!--s025772b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to purify (cocaine) by mixing with ether or ammonia, heating, and evaporation.</p></div><a name="s025773b"><!--s025773b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to smoke (freebased cocaine) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s025774b"><!--s025774b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to take cocaine produced by freebasing.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gown<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/gown/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026076a"><!--s026076a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027841b"><!--s027841b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007359c"><!--s007359c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a loose flowing robe worn <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by a professional or academic person when acting in an official capacity.</p></div><a name="s007360c"><!--s007360c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a woman's dress, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that is elegant or worn on formal occasions.</p></div><a name="s007361c"><!--s007361c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a protective outer garment worn in an operating theatre.</p></div></div><a name="s027842b"><!--s027842b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the body of students and staff of a college or university </p><p><i></i></p><p>town and gown</p> <p><i></i></p><p>We try to foster good relations between town and gown</p> <p>[Middle English via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">gunna</span>, a fur or leather garment].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">KT</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033649a"><!--s033649a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035441b"><!--s035441b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Knight of the Order of the Thistle.</p></div><a name="s035442b"><!--s035442b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Knight Templar.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cochineal insect</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011462a"><!--s011462a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small bright red insect that feeds on cacti: <span class="bodyi">Dactylopius coccus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inyala</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹyahlə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> inyalas <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> inyala)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031955a"><!--s031955a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/nyala/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">nyala</span></span></a> [Zulu <span class="bodyi">inxala</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">least<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/leest/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034494a"><!--s034494a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036205b"><!--s036205b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009302c"><!--s009302c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>smallest in quantity or extent.</p></div><a name="s009303c"><!--s009303c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>used in the names of plants and animals: of a kind distinguished by small size </p><p><i></i></p><p>the least bittern</p>.</div><a name="s009304c"><!--s009304c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>smallest possible; slightest </p><p><i></i></p><p>I haven't the least idea</p>.</div></div><a name="s036206b"><!--s036206b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>lowest in rank, degree, or importance [Old English <span class="bodyi">lǣst</span>, superl of <span class="bodyi">lǣssa</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/less1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">less 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hove</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hohv/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029432a"><!--s029432a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense and past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/heave1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">heave 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infibulate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹfibyoolayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031104a"><!--s031104a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to partially close the vagina, the labia majora, or the foreskin by means of a clasp, stitches, etc <span class="bodyb">infibulation</span> /-ʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">infibulatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">infibulare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">fibula</span> clasp].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">banker<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004349a"><!--s004349a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004391b"><!--s004391b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who engages in the business of banking, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a senior bank executive.</p></div><a name="s004392b"><!--s004392b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the player who keeps the bank in various games.</p></div><a name="s004393b"><!--s004393b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a certainty; a safe bet.</p></div><a name="s004394b"><!--s004394b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a match-result forecast or an answer to a competition-puzzle clue that a competitor chooses from a number of alternatives and keeps constant through a series of entries, e.g. in a football pool or crossword contest.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heraldic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiʹraldik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028171a"><!--s028171a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to a herald or heraldry</p><p><span class="bodyb">heraldically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kt</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033651a"><!--s033651a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035443b"><!--s035443b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>karat.</p></div><a name="s035444b"><!--s035444b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>knot.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">endocarp</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹendəkahp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019808a"><!--s019808a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the inner layer of the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pericarp/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pericarp</span></span></a> (wall of seed-bearing origin) of a fruit <span class="bodyb">endocarpal</span> /-ʹkahpl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">endocarpic</span> /-ʹkahpik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/endo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">endo-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">carp</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pericarp/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pericarp</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">freebie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfreebi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023971a"><!--s023971a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025775b"><!--s025775b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something, e.g. a gift or service, offered free.</p></div><a name="s025776b"><!--s025776b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a gift provided with a magazine or other purchase, or a free service offered to customers </p><p><i></i></p><p>a freebie joystick</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Banks are offering more perks than ever. But don't be fooled by the freebies</p>.</div><a name="s025777b"><!--s025777b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a free holiday, restaurant meal, theatre seat, etc. typically offered to somebody expected to write a favourable report for a newspaper </p><p><i></i></p><p>My description of a week … in Spain, horrified the features editor. He saw a lifetime of freebies turning to ashes if he dared to publish it</p><p> Punch [obsolete slang <span class="bodyi">freeby</span> gratis, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/free1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">free 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cochlea</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkokli·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cochleas cochleae /-li·ee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011463a"><!--s011463a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a coiled part of the inner ear of higher vertebrates that is filled with liquid through which sound waves are transmitted to the auditory nerve</p><p><span class="bodyb">cochlear</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">kochlias</span>,from <span class="bodyi">kochlos</span> land snail].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">juliet cap</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjoohli·ət, -et/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032804a"><!--s032804a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a woman's small close-fitting brimless cap worn <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by brides [named after <span class="bodyi">Juliet</span>, heroine of Shakespeare's tragedy <span class="bodyi">Romeo and Juliet</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">in-your-face</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031956a"><!--s031956a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> consciously frank, aggressive, or controversial </p><p><i></i></p><p>in-your-face programming</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gown<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026077a"><!--s026077a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>) to dress (somebody or oneself) in a gown.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">least<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034495a"><!--s034495a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036207b"><!--s036207b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the smallest number or amount </p><p><i></i></p><p>It's the least I can do</p> <p><i></i></p><p>to say the least</p>.</div><a name="s036208b"><!--s036208b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody or something that is lowest in importance </p><p><i></i></p><p>That's the least of my worries</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">at least</span>.</p></div><a name="s036209b"><!--s036209b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>as a minimum; if not more </p><p><i></i></p><p>It costs at least £50</p>.</div><a name="s036210b"><!--s036210b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>if nothing else; at any rate </p><p><i></i></p><p>At least it is legal</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">not in the least</span> not at all.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hovel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhovl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029433a"><!--s029433a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031075b"><!--s031075b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small squalid dwelling, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a poor state of repair.</p></div><a name="s031076b"><!--s031076b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>formerly, a conical building enclosing a kiln [Middle English, perhaps of Low German origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">banker<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004350a"><!--s004350a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ</span> a river that has overflowed its banks.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">i/o</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031957a"><!--s031957a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>input/output.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">goy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/goy/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> goyim /ʹgoyim/ goys)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026078a"><!--s026078a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">offensive</span> used by Jews to refer to somebody who is not a Jew; a Gentile</p><p><span class="bodyb">goyish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Yiddish from Hebrew <span class="bodyi">gōy</span> people, nation].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">endocrine<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹendohkrin, -krien/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019809a"><!--s019809a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020814b"><!--s020814b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a gland: producing secretions that are discharged directly into the bloodstream: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/exocrine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">exocrine</span></span></a> (1) </p><p><i></i></p><p>an endocrine gland</p> <p><i></i></p><p>the endocrine system</p>.</div><a name="s020815b"><!--s020815b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of an endocrine gland or its secretions </p><p><i></i></p><p>endocrine hormones</p> <p>[<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/endo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">endo-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">krinein</span> to separate].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Kt</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033650a"><!--s033650a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>knight.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infidel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinfidl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031105a"><!--s031105a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032817b"><!--s032817b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who opposes or does not believe in a particular religion, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> Christianity or Islam.</p></div><a name="s032818b"><!--s032818b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody who acknowledges no religious belief</p><p><span class="bodyb">infidel</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">infidele</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">infidelis</span> unbelieving, unfaithful, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">fidelis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fidelity/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fidelity</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heraldry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹherəldri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028172a"><!--s028172a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029946b"><!--s029946b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the system of identifying individuals by hereditary insignia, e.g. coats of arms, or the practice of granting, classifying, and creating these.</p></div><a name="s029947b"><!--s029947b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the study of the history, display, and description of heraldry and heraldic insignia, or the heraldic symbols themselves.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">freeboard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023972a"><!--s023972a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the vertical distance between the waterline and the deck of a ship.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">July</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jooʹlie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Julys</span>)</i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032805a"><!--s032805a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the seventh month of the year [Old English <span class="bodyi">Julius</span> from Latin, named after Gaius <span class="bodyi">Julius</span> Caesar (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/julian_calendar/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Julian calendar</span></span></a>), whose birthday fell in this month].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cock<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kok/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011464a"><!--s011464a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011756b"><!--s011756b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the male, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the adult male, of various birds; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> the domestic fowl.</p></div><a name="s011757b"><!--s011757b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003060c"><!--s003060c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the male, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the adult male, of various birds; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> the domestic fowl.</p></div><a name="s003061c"><!--s003061c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a male lobster, crab, fish, or other aquatic animal.</p></div></div><a name="s011758b"><!--s011758b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a device, e.g. a tap or valve, for regulating the flow of a liquid.</p></div><a name="s011759b"><!--s011759b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the hammer of a firearm, or its position when cocked ready for firing </p><p><i></i></p><p>at full cock</p>.</div><a name="s011760b"><!--s011760b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> used as a term of informal address to a man: pal.</p></div><a name="s011761b"><!--s011761b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span> a man's penis.</p></div><a name="s011762b"><!--s011762b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> nonsense, rubbish.</p></div><a name="s011763b"><!--s011763b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>an upward tilt </p><p><i></i></p><p>a cock of the head</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">cocc</span>,of imitative origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hover<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhovə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (hovered, hovering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029434a"><!--s029434a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031077b"><!--s031077b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a bird, insect, or helicopter: to keep itself in one place in the air.</p></div><a name="s031078b"><!--s031078b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to hang in the air </p><p><i></i></p><p>His fingers hovered over the doorknob</p>.</div><a name="s031079b"><!--s031079b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to linger or wait restlessly around a place.</p></div><a name="s031080b"><!--s031080b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to be in a state of uncertainty, irresolution, or suspense, or on the borderline between two states </p><p><i></i></p><p>hovering between life and death</p> <p><span class="bodyb">hoverer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">hoveren</span>,frequentative of <span class="bodyi">hoven</span> to hover, of unknown origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">least<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034496a"><!--s034496a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036211b"><!--s036211b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to the smallest degree or extent </p><p><i></i></p><p>least-known</p> <p><i></i></p><p>when we least expected it</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">least of all</span>.</p></div><a name="s036212b"><!--s036212b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>especially not </p><p><i></i></p><p>Nobody, least of all the children, paid attention</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">not least</span> especially </p><p><i></i></p><p>This is worrying news, not least for the shareholders</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">banker's card</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004351a"><!--s004351a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cheque_card/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cheque card</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">IOC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031958a"><!--s031958a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>International Olympic Committee.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">GP</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026079a"><!--s026079a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027843b"><!--s027843b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>general practitioner.</p></div><a name="s027844b"><!--s027844b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Grand Prix.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jumble<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjumbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032806a"><!--s032806a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to mix (things) up in a confused or disordered manner [perhaps imitative].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">freebooter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023973a"><!--s023973a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pirate or plunderer [Dutch <span class="bodyi">vrijbuiter</span> from <span class="bodyi">vrijbuit</span> plunder, from <span class="bodyi">vrij</span> free + <span class="bodyi">buit</span> booty].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infidelity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/infiʹdeliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> infidelities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031106a"><!--s031106a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032819b"><!--s032819b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>unfaithfulness or disloyalty, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in marital or sexual matters.</p></div><a name="s032820b"><!--s032820b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>lack of belief in a religion.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hover<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029435a"><!--s029435a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act or an instance of hovering.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kudos</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkyoohdos/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033652a"><!--s033652a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>renown and prestige, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> resulting from an act or achievement </p><p><i></i></p><p>A lifetime of debauchery somehow loses its romantic kudos once it winds down to a respectable job and keep-fit classes</p><p> Esquire [Greek <span class="bodyi">kydos</span> praise].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">least common denominator</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034497a"><!--s034497a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lowest_common_denominator/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lowest common denominator</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">herb</span><small><span class="eSynop">/huhb/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028173a"><!--s028173a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029948b"><!--s029948b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any aromatic plant used to flavour food or in medicine or perfume, e.g. thyme, lavender, or mint.</p></div><a name="s029949b"><!--s029949b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in botany, a plant that bears seeds, does not develop permanent woody tissue, and dies down at the end of a growing season</p><p><span class="bodyb">herby</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">herbe</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">herba</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">banker's order</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004352a"><!--s004352a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a standing order from a customer to a bank to make a regular payment on his or her behalf.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cock<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011465a"><!--s011465a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s011764b"><!--s011764b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to turn, tip, or tilt (something), usu to one side.</p></div><a name="s011765b"><!--s011765b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to draw back and set the hammer of (a firearm) for firing.</p></div><a name="s011766b"><!--s011766b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s003062c"><!--s003062c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to set (something) erect </p><p><i></i></p><p>The dog cocked its ears</p>.</div><a name="s003063c"><!--s003063c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to turn, tip, or tilt (something), usu to one side </p><p><i></i></p><p>He cocked his head inquiringly</p>.</div></div><a name="s011767b"><!--s011767b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s003064c"><!--s003064c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to draw back and set the hammer of (a firearm) for firing.</p></div><a name="s003065c"><!--s003065c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to draw or bend (the hand, arm, or wrist) back in preparation for throwing or hitting.</p></div></div><a name="s011768b"><!--s011768b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to turn up (e.g. the brim of a hat) ✱ <span class="bodyb">cock a snook</span> to react with disdain or defiance [<span class="bodyi">cock</span> to swagger, stick up, from Middle English <span class="bodyi">cocken</span> to quarrel, fight, from <span class="bodyi">cok</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cock1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cock 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">endocrine<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019810a"><!--s019810a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an endocrine gland, e.g. the thyroid or pituitary.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">iodic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ieʹodik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031960a"><!--s031960a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or containing iodine, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with a valency of 5 <span class="bodyb">iodate</span> /ʹie·ədayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">iodique</span>, from <span class="bodyi">iode</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/iodine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">iodine</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gp Capt</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026080a"><!--s026080a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Group Captain.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">freeborn</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023974a"><!--s023974a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>not born in slavery.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jumble<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032807a"><!--s032807a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034734b"><!--s034734b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a mass or collection of things mingled together without order or plan.</p></div><a name="s034735b"><!--s034735b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> articles for a jumble sale.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kudu <span class="bodyi">or</span> koodoo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoohdooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> kudus koodoos <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> kudu koodoo)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033653a"><!--s033653a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>aeither of two greyish brown African antelopes with large spirally twisted horns: <span class="bodyi">Tragelaphus strepsiceros</span> and <span class="bodyi">Tragelaphus imberbis</span> [Afrikaans <span class="bodyi">koedoe</span> from Xhosa <span class="bodyi">inqudu</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cock<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s011466a"><!--s011466a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small pile (e.g. of hay) [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cok</span>,of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hovercraft</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hovercraft)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029436a"><!--s029436a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a vehicle supported on a cushion of air provided by fans and designed to travel over both land and sea.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infield<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinfeeld/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031107a"><!--s031107a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032821b"><!--s032821b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the area of a cricket or baseball field near the wickets or bounded by the bases, or the fielding positions stationed there.</p></div><a name="s032822b"><!--s032822b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a field near a farmhouse</p><p><span class="bodyb">infielder</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">herbaceous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/huhʹbayshəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028174a"><!--s028174a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of, being, or having the characteristics of a herb (in the botanical sense).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">endocrinology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌendohkriʹnoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019811a"><!--s019811a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the branch of physiology and medicine dealing with the endocrine glands <span class="bodyb">endocrinological</span> /-ʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">endocrinologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">least common multiple</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034498a"><!--s034498a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lowest_common_multiple/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lowest common multiple</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bank holiday</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004353a"><!--s004353a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004395b"><!--s004395b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Bank Holiday</span>) a public holiday in the British Isles on which banks and some businesses are closed.</p></div><a name="s004396b"><!--s004396b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a period when banks are closed, often by government order.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">iodide</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹie·ədied/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031961a"><!--s031961a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a compound of iodine with an element or radical, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a salt or ester of hydriodic acid.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jumble sale</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032808a"><!--s032808a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a sale of donated secondhand articles, usu to raise money for charity some charitable purpose.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Free Church</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023975a"><!--s023975a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a British Nonconformist Church.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kudzu</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkudzooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033654a"><!--s033654a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a climbing plant with clusters of reddish-purple flowers: <span class="bodyi">Pueraria lobata</span> [Japanese <span class="bodyi">kudzu</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crawler</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013959a"><!--s013959a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014549b"><!--s014549b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a servile person.</p></div><a name="s014550b"><!--s014550b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a vehicle, e.g. a crane, that travels on caterpillar tracks.</p></div><a name="s014551b"><!--s014551b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a heavy slow-moving vehicle.</p></div><a name="s014552b"><!--s014552b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a computer program that scans the World Wide Web so as to compile an index of data.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">GPO</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026081a"><!--s026081a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, dated</span> general post office.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">least squares</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034499a"><!--s034499a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing.</span>) a method of fitting a curve to a set of points representing statistical data in such a way that the sum of the squares of the distances of the points from the curve is a minimum.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">herbaceous border</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028175a"><!--s028175a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a permanent border of hardy, usu perennial, flowering plants.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infield<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹfield/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031108a"><!--s031108a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>away from the edge of a playing field.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">endocytosis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌendohsieʹtohsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019812a"><!--s019812a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the uptake and incorporation of substances into a cell by phagocytosis or pinocytosis <span class="bodyb">endocytotic</span> /-ʹtotik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">endocytosis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/endo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">endo-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-cytosis</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/phagocytosis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">phagocytosis</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">banking<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004354a"><!--s004354a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the business of a bank or a banker.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">iodine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹie·ədeen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031962a"><!--s031962a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033914b"><!--s033914b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a blackish grey non-metallic chemical element of the halogen group, used in various compounds in medicine and photography: symbol I, atomic number 53.</p></div><a name="s033915b"><!--s033915b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a solution of iodine in alcohol, used as an antiseptic [French <span class="bodyi">iode</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">ioeidēs</span> violet-coloured, from <span class="bodyi">ion</span> violet].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hoverfly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hoverflies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029437a"><!--s029437a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous species of brightly coloured flies that hover in the air: family Syrphidae.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jumbo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjumboh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> jumbos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032809a"><!--s032809a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034736b"><!--s034736b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a very large specimen of its kind.</p></div><a name="s034737b"><!--s034737b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a jumbo jet</p><p><span class="bodyb">jumbo</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mumbo_jumbo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mumbo jumbo</span></span></a> , influenced in meaning by <span class="bodyi">Jumbo</span>, the name of a huge elephant exhibited in London and the USA in the late 19th cent.].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Kufic <span class="bodyi">or</span> Cufic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoohfik, ʹkyoohfik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033655a"><!--s033655a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an early form of Arabic lettering, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in manuscripts of the Koran and inscriptions</p><p><span class="bodyb">Kufic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<span class="bodyi">Kufa, Cufa</span>, ancient city in SW Asia].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">free climbing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023976a"><!--s023976a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>rock or mountain climbing without the use of aids such as pitons, though usu with ropes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infighting</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinfieting/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031109a"><!--s031109a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032823b"><!--s032823b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>prolonged and often bitter dissension among members of a group or organization.</p></div><a name="s032824b"><!--s032824b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>fighting or boxing at close quarters</p><p><span class="bodyb">infighter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">endoderm</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹendohduhm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019813a"><!--s019813a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020816b"><!--s020816b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the innermost of the three germ layers of an embryo that is the source of the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epithelium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epithelium</span></span></a> (surface lining tissue) of the digestive tract and its derivatives: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ectoderm/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ectoderm</span></span></a> (2), <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mesoderm/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mesoderm</span></span></a> (1).</p></div><a name="s020817b"><!--s020817b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any tissue derived from this germ layer <span class="bodyb">endodermal</span> /-ʹduhml/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">endoderme</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/endo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">endo-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">derma</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epidermis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epidermis</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">banking<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004355a"><!--s004355a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bank1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bank<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">GPRS</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026082a"><!--s026082a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>General Packet Radio Service, an always-on packet-switching service that enables data to be transmitted and received at high speeds by mobile phone.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">herbage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhuhbij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028176a"><!--s028176a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029950b"><!--s029950b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>herbaceous plants, e.g. grass, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when used for grazing.</p></div><a name="s029951b"><!--s029951b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the succulent parts of these plants.</p></div><a name="s029952b"><!--s029952b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">esp</span> formerly, the right of pasture on somebody's land.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">iodize <span class="bodyi">or</span> iodise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹie·ədiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031963a"><!--s031963a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to treat (something) with iodine or a compound of iodine </p><p><i></i></p><p>iodized salt</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hoverport</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029438a"><!--s029438a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a place where passengers embark on and disembark from hovercraft [blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hovercraft/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hovercraft</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/port1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">port 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crawler lane</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013960a"><!--s013960a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lane on an uphill stretch of a major road for the use of heavy slow-moving vehicles.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jumbo jet</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032810a"><!--s032810a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large jet aeroplane capable of carrying several hundred passengers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leastways</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034500a"><!--s034500a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly dialect</span> at least; at any rate </p><p><i></i></p><p>He isn't married, leastways that's what he told me</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ku Klux Klan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkooh kluks ʹklan/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033656a"><!--s033656a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035445b"><!--s035445b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a secret society in the USA that opposed the right of black people to vote after the US Civil War.</p></div><a name="s035446b"><!--s035446b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a secret political organization in the USA that confines its membership to white American-born Protestants and is hostile to black people [perhaps from Greek <span class="bodyi">kyklos</span> circle + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/clan/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">clan</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infill<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinfil/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031110a"><!--s031110a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032825b"><!--s032825b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to fill in (a gap).</p></div><a name="s032826b"><!--s032826b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to build houses between (houses already standing)</p><p><span class="bodyb">infilling</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">freediving</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023977a"><!--s023977a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>competitive diving to great depths without the aid of breathing apparatus</p><p><span class="bodyb">freediver</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">endogamy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/enʹdogəmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019814a"><!--s019814a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020818b"><!--s020818b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>marriage within a tribe or community: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/exogamy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">exogamy</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s020819b"><!--s020819b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>sexual reproduction between organisms that are closely related, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> pollination of a flower by pollen from another flower of the same plant <span class="bodyb">endogamous</span> /-məs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">GPS</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026083a"><!--s026083a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Global Positioning System.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bank manager</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004356a"><!--s004356a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who manages a local branch of a bank.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">iodo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031964a"><!--s031964a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/iod_or_iodo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">iod-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">herbal<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028177a"><!--s028177a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or made of herbs, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> aromatic herbs </p><p><i></i></p><p>herbal tea</p> <p><i></i></p><p>herbal remedies</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crawly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (crawlier, crawliest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013961a"><!--s013961a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>creepy </p><p><i></i></p><p>a sort of crawly sensation, as of a … ghost flitting about the place</p><p> Thackeray.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kukri</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkookri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> kukris)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033657a"><!--s033657a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a short curved knife used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by Gurkhas [Hindi <span class="bodyi">kuk</span> <span class="bodyi">rī</span> from Nepalese <span class="bodyi">khukuri</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leastwise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034501a"><!--s034501a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/leastways/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">leastways</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jumbuck</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjumbuk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032811a"><!--s032811a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sheep/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sheep</span></span></a> [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">freedman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> freedmen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023978a"><!--s023978a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a man freed from slavery.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hovertrain</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029439a"><!--s029439a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a train that travels on a cushion of air along a special concrete track.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infill<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031111a"><!--s031111a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032827b"><!--s032827b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>material used to fill a gap.</p></div><a name="s032828b"><!--s032828b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>houses built between those already standing.</p></div><a name="s032829b"><!--s032829b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of infilling.</p></div><a name="s032830b"><!--s032830b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s008539c"><!--s008539c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>material used to fill a gap.</p></div><a name="s008540c"><!--s008540c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>houses built between those already standing.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">endogenous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/enʹdojinəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019815a"><!--s019815a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020820b"><!--s020820b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>developing from or occurring on the inside or below the surface.</p></div><a name="s020821b"><!--s020821b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>originating within the body.</p></div><a name="s020822b"><!--s020822b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>having no direct or apparent external cause</p><p><span class="bodyb">endogenously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">endogeny</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">GR</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026084a"><!--s026084a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027845b"><!--s027845b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Greece (international vehicle registration).</p></div><a name="s027846b"><!--s027846b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>King George [(sense 2) Latin <span class="bodyi">Georgius Rex</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">iodoform</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ieʹodəfawm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031965a"><!--s031965a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a yellow solid compound that has a penetrating smell and is a mild disinfectant [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/iodo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">iodo-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-form</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chloroform1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chloroform 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">herbal<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028178a"><!--s028178a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a book about plants, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> describing their medicinal qualities.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">banknote</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004357a"><!--s004357a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>money in paper form. A banknote is a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/promissory_note/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">promissory note</span></span></a> (written promise to pay) issued by a bank, payable to the bearer on demand without interest.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kulak</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoohlak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033658a"><!--s033658a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035447b"><!--s035447b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a prosperous peasant farmer in prerevolutionary Russia.</p></div><a name="s035448b"><!--s035448b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in Marxist literature, a member of a class of peasant-proprietors working for individual profit [Russian <span class="bodyi">kulak</span>, literally ‘fist, tight-fisted person’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/leet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034502a"><!--s034502a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a trench or ditch taking water to a watermill [from Old English = water channel].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crayfish</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrayfish/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> crayfish crayfishes)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013962a"><!--s013962a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014553b"><!--s014553b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of numerous species of freshwater crustaceans resembling the lobster but usu much smaller: genera <span class="bodyi">Astacus</span> and <span class="bodyi">Cambarus</span> and other genera.</p></div><a name="s014554b"><!--s014554b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of several other crustaceans, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/spiny_lobster/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">spiny lobster</span></span></a> [by folk etymology from Middle English <span class="bodyi">crevis</span> crayfish,from early French <span class="bodyi">crevice</span>,of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jump<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/jump/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032812a"><!--s032812a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034738b"><!--s034738b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008923c"><!--s008923c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to spring into the air, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> using the muscular power of feet and legs.</p></div><a name="s008924c"><!--s008924c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to pass over (e.g. an obstacle) by jumping.</p></div></div><a name="s034739b"><!--s034739b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to spring into the air, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> using the muscular power of the feet and legs.</p></div><a name="s034740b"><!--s034740b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to move quickly or energetically, e.g. in getting on or off a vehicle.</p></div><a name="s034741b"><!--s034741b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to move suddenly or involuntarily from shock, surprise, etc.</p></div><a name="s034742b"><!--s034742b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s008925c"><!--s008925c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to pass rapidly or abruptly from one point or state to another.</p></div><a name="s008926c"><!--s008926c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to undergo a sudden sharp increase.</p></div><a name="s008927c"><!--s008927c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to pass over (something intervening); to skip or bypass.</p></div></div><a name="s034743b"><!--s034743b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to pass rapidly or abruptly from one point or state to another.</p></div><a name="s034744b"><!--s034744b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>said of prices, etc: to undergo a sudden sharp increase.</p></div><a name="s034745b"><!--s034745b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to parachute from an aircraft.</p></div><a name="s034746b"><!--s034746b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>(+ on/upon) to make a sudden verbal or physical attack.</p></div><a name="s034747b"><!--s034747b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>to bustle with activity <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s034748b"><!--s034748b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><a name="s008928c"><!--s008928c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to leap over (something).</p></div><a name="s008929c"><!--s008929c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to make (e.g. a horse) leap over an obstacle.</p></div><a name="s008930c"><!--s008930c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to support or catch (somebody who is jumping) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The ladies … were contented to pass quietly and carefully down the steep flight [of steps], excepting Louisa; she must be jumped down them by Captain Wentworth</p><p> Jane Austen.</p></div><a name="s008931c"><!--s008931c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to pass over (something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to a point beyond; to skip or bypass (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>You've jumped a couple of lines</p>.</div><a name="s008932c"><!--s008932c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>to move over (a piece) in a board game such as draughts or chess.</p></div></div><a name="s034749b"><!--s034749b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><a name="s008933c"><!--s008933c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to act, move, or begin before (e.g. a signal).</p></div><a name="s008934c"><!--s008934c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to fail to stop at (a traffic light).</p></div></div><a name="s034750b"><!--s034750b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>to become dislodged from (e.g. a track or groove) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The train jumped the rails</p>.</div><a name="s034751b"><!--s034751b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><p>to make a sudden or surprise attack on (somebody).</p></div><a name="s034752b"><!--s034752b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">15</span><br/><a name="s008935c"><!--s008935c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to fail to honour (an obligation, e.g. bail).</p></div><a name="s008936c"><!--s008936c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> to leave or escape from (a place) hastily.</p></div></div><a name="s034753b"><!--s034753b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">16</span><br/><a name="s008937c"><!--s008937c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to usurp (a claim to land) without proper legal rights.</p></div><a name="s008938c"><!--s008938c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> to leap aboard (e.g. a train), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> so as to travel illegally.</p></div></div><a name="s034754b"><!--s034754b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">17</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, coarse slang</span> to have sexual intercourse with (somebody).</p></div><a name="s034755b"><!--s034755b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">18</span><br/><p>in bridge, to raise (a partner's bid) by more than is necessary, usu to indicate a strong hand ✱ <span class="bodyb">jump at something</span> to accept (e.g. a chance) eagerly ✱ <span class="bodyb">jump down somebody's throat</span> to speak, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to reply, to somebody in a very angry or hostile way ✱ <span class="bodyb">jump ship</span> said of a crew member: to leave a ship in violation of one's contract of employment ✱ <span class="bodyb">jump the queue</span> to move in front of others in a queue.</p></div><a name="s034756b"><!--s034756b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">19</span><br/><p>to obtain an unfair advantage over others who have been waiting longer ✱ <span class="bodyb">jump to it</span> to make an enthusiastic start.</p></div><a name="s034757b"><!--s034757b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">20</span><br/><p>to hurry [origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">how<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/how/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029440a"><!--s029440a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031081b"><!--s031081b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in what way or manner, or by what means </p><p><i></i></p><p>Let's see how it works</p> <p><i></i></p><p>How do you spell dahlia?</p>.</div><a name="s031082b"><!--s031082b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used in challenging or confronting </p><p><i></i></p><p>How do you account for the discrepancy?</p>.</div><a name="s031083b"><!--s031083b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>used to express incredulity </p><p><i></i></p><p>How could you be so rude!</p>.</div><a name="s031084b"><!--s031084b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>used to enquire about the state of somebody's health or the state or progress of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>How are you?</p> <p><i></i></p><p>How's the market today?</p>.</div><a name="s031085b"><!--s031085b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before an adverb or adjective</span>) to what extent or degree </p><p><i></i></p><p>How seriously hurt is she?</p>.</div><a name="s031086b"><!--s031086b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before an adverb or adjective</span>) used intensively in exclamations </p><p><i></i></p><p>How odd!</p> <p><i></i></p><p>How nice you look!</p>.</div><a name="s031087b"><!--s031087b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before an adjective or adverb</span>) used to enquire about age, measurements, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>How old is Peter now?</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">and how</span>.</p></div><a name="s031088b"><!--s031088b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> used for emphasis </p><p><i></i></p><p>‘Were you scared?’ ‘And how!’</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">how about</span> used to make suggestions </p><p><i></i></p><p>How about a drink?</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">how come</span> how does it happen; why is it? </p><p><i></i></p><p>How come we never meet?</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">how do you do</span> used as a formal greeting between people meeting for the first time ✱ <span class="bodyb">how ever</span> used to ask emphatically </p><p><i></i></p><p>How ever could you have thought that?</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">how much</span> used to ask about cost or other amounts </p><p><i></i></p><p>How much are the artichokes?</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">how now</span> <span class="bodyi">archaic</span> used to summon, greet, or challenge </p><p><i></i></p><p>How now, ambitious Humphry! What means this?</p><p> Shakespeare ✱ <span class="bodyb">how's that</span> used to call attention or invite comment </p><p><i></i></p><p>How's that for enterprise?</p>.</div><a name="s031089b"><!--s031089b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/howzat/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">howzat</span></span></a> [Old English <span class="bodyi">hū</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">freedom</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfreedəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023979a"><!--s023979a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025778b"><!--s025778b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>being free, e.g.:</p><a name="s006841c"><!--s006841c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the absence of necessity or constraint in choice or action.</p></div><a name="s006842c"><!--s006842c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>liberation from slavery, bondage, imprisonment, or restraint</p><p>Freedom is a state of liberty, guaranteed by the law to the extent that it bestows personal freedoms (of thought, speech, assembly etc) on the individual and protects physical freedom from assault by others or by agents of the state. Freedom of the individual exists within society when the only restraints serve to prevent harm to other individuals — Geoffrey Robertson</p></div></div><a name="s025779b"><!--s025779b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ from) being exempt or released from something onerous or unwelcome.</p></div><a name="s025780b"><!--s025780b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006843c"><!--s006843c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(+ of) unrestricted use of building, amenity, etc.</p></div><a name="s006844c"><!--s006844c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the full rights and privileges of a citizen of a city, granted as an honour to a distinguished person.</p></div></div><a name="s025781b"><!--s025781b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a right or privilege, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> political.</p></div><a name="s025782b"><!--s025782b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>ease or facility.</p></div><a name="s025783b"><!--s025783b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>frankness or sincerity </p><p><i></i></p><p>can speak with complete freedom</p>.</div><a name="s025784b"><!--s025784b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>boldness of conception or execution.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infiltrate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinfiltrayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031112a"><!--s031112a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032831b"><!--s032831b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to enter or become established in (e.g. an organization) gradually or unobtrusively, often with a hostile intention.</p></div><a name="s032832b"><!--s032832b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a fluid: to pass into or through (a substance) by filtering or permeating <span class="bodyb">infiltration</span> /-ʹtraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">infiltrative</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">infiltrator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">endolymph</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹendohlimf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019816a"><!--s019816a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the watery fluid in the sensory structures of the inner ear.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gr.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026085a"><!--s026085a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Greek.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">iodopsin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ie·əʹdopsin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031966a"><!--s031966a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a light-sensitive pigment in the retinal cones of the eye that is important in the perception of colour, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in daylight vision [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/iod_or_iodo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">iod-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">ops</span>is sight, vision + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in1/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-in 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">herbalist</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028179a"><!--s028179a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who grows or sells herbs, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for medicines</p><p><span class="bodyb">herbalism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bank rate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004358a"><!--s004358a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/base_rate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">base rate</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kulfi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoolfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033659a"><!--s033659a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an Indian dessert resembling ice cream that is flavoured with nuts and usu cone-shaped [Hindi <span class="bodyi">kulfī</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crayon<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrayən, ʹkrayon/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013963a"><!--s013963a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a stick of coloured chalk or wax used for writing or drawing [French <span class="bodyi">crayon</span> crayon, pencil, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">craie</span> chalk, from Latin <span class="bodyi">creta</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leather<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹledhə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034503a"><!--s034503a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036213b"><!--s036213b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009305c"><!--s009305c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>animal skin dressed for use.</p></div><a name="s009306c"><!--s009306c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) made of leather </p><p><i></i></p><p>leather shoes</p>.</div></div><a name="s036214b"><!--s036214b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something wholly or partly made of leather, e.g.:</p><a name="s009307c"><!--s009307c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a piece of chamois or similar material used for polishing metal or glass.</p></div><a name="s009308c"><!--s009308c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) leather clothing, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a motorcyclist's jacket and trousers [Old English <span class="bodyi">lether</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">how<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">conj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029441a"><!--s029441a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031090b"><!--s031090b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>introducing a clause after asking or telling verbs, etc:</p><a name="s008123c"><!--s008123c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in what manner, state, to what degree, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>Tell me how it's done</p> <p><i></i></p><p>I know how much you care</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Did you ask how his wife was?</p>.</div><a name="s008124c"><!--s008124c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>that </p><p><i></i></p><p>She kept telling me how nobody understood her</p>.</div></div><a name="s031091b"><!--s031091b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>as; however </p><p><i></i></p><p>Do it how you like</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jump<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032813a"><!--s032813a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034758b"><!--s034758b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008939c"><!--s008939c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an act of jumping; a leap.</p></div><a name="s008940c"><!--s008940c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a height or distance cleared by a jump.</p></div></div><a name="s034759b"><!--s034759b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a sports contest involving a jump </p><p><i></i></p><p>the long jump</p>.</div><a name="s034760b"><!--s034760b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an obstacle to be jumped over, e.g. in a horse race.</p></div><a name="s034761b"><!--s034761b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a sudden involuntary movement; a start.</p></div><a name="s034762b"><!--s034762b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a descent by parachute from an aircraft.</p></div><a name="s034763b"><!--s034763b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a sudden sharp increase, e.g. in amount, price, or value.</p></div><a name="s034764b"><!--s034764b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s008941c"><!--s008941c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a sudden change or transition, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that leaves a break in continuity.</p></div><a name="s008942c"><!--s008942c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any of a series of moves from one place or position to another; a move.</p></div></div><a name="s034765b"><!--s034765b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the jumps</span>) <span class="bodyi">informal</span> extreme nervousness or restlessness ✱ <span class="bodyb">be one jump ahead of somebody</span> to preempt somebody or gain an advantage over them ✱ <span class="bodyb">get the jump on somebody</span> to get somebody at a disadvantage by acting quickly ✱ <span class="bodyb">take a running jump</span> used as a rude way of indicating that one is totally unconcerned about somebody.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">endometria</span><small><span class="eSynop">/endohʹmeetri·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019817a"><!--s019817a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/endometrium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">endometrium</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infiltrate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031113a"><!--s031113a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something that infiltrates.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">freedom fighter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023980a"><!--s023980a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody engaged in militant action against established rule, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> against a government seen as illegal or repressive.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gr.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026086a"><!--s026086a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027847b"><!--s027847b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>grade.</p></div><a name="s027848b"><!--s027848b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>grain.</p></div><a name="s027849b"><!--s027849b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>gram.</p></div><a name="s027850b"><!--s027850b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>gravity.</p></div><a name="s027851b"><!--s027851b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>gross.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">herbarium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/huhʹbeəri·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> herbaria /-ri·ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028180a"><!--s028180a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a collection of dried plant specimens usu mounted and systematically arranged for reference.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">iod- <span class="bodyi">or</span> iodo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031959a"><!--s031959a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: iodine </p><p><i></i></p><p>iodize</p> <p><i></i></p><p>iodoform</p> <p>[French <span class="bodyi">iode</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/iodine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">iodine</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bankroll<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004359a"><!--s004359a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004397b"><!--s004397b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a roll of banknotes.</p></div><a name="s004398b"><!--s004398b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a supply of money; funds.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Kulturkampf</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koolʹtooəkampf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033660a"><!--s033660a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>conflict between civil and religious authorities, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> over control of education; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> the conflict between the German government and the Catholic Church in the late 19th cent [German <span class="bodyi">Kulturkampf</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Kultur</span> culture + <span class="bodyi">Kampf</span> conflict].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crayon<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (crayoned, crayoning)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013964a"><!--s013964a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to draw or colour (something) with a crayon.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leather<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (leathered, leathering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034504a"><!--s034504a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036215b"><!--s036215b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cover (something) with leather.</p></div><a name="s036216b"><!--s036216b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to beat (a person or animal) with a strap.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">endometriosis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/endohmeetriʹohsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019818a"><!--s019818a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the presence of functioning endometrial tissue in places where it is not normally found, e.g. the ovary, often causing pain and other problems.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">how<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029442a"><!--s029442a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the manner in which something is done </p><p><i></i></p><p>the how and the why of it</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">freedwoman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> freedwomen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023981a"><!--s023981a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a woman freed from slavery.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infin.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031114a"><!--s031114a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>infinitive.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">iodous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ieʹədəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031967a"><!--s031967a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or containing iodine, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in its trivalent form.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Graafian follicle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgrahfi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026087a"><!--s026087a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small liquid-filled capsule in the ovary of a mammal enclosing a developing egg [named after Regnier de <span class="bodyi">Graaf</span> d.1673, Dutch anatomist, who discovered the capsules].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jumped-up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032814a"><!--s032814a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">derog</span> recently risen in wealth, rank, or status.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">craze<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/krayz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013965a"><!--s013965a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014555b"><!--s014555b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu as past part.</span>) to madden (somebody) or send them crazy.</p></div><a name="s014556b"><!--s014556b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to produce minute cracks on the surface or glaze of (pottery) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s014557b"><!--s014557b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to develop a mesh of fine cracks [Middle English <span class="bodyi">crasen</span> to crush, craze, of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bankroll<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004360a"><!--s004360a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to supply the money required for (something) to function or operate; to finance (somebody or something).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">herb bennet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbenit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028181a"><!--s028181a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wood_avens/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wood avens</span></span></a> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">herb beneit</span> via Old French from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">herba benedicta</span> blessed herb (from its medicinal properties)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kumara</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoomərə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033661a"><!--s033661a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NZ</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sweet_potato/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sweet potato</span></span></a> [Maori <span class="bodyi">kumara</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leatherback</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹledhəbak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034505a"><!--s034505a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the largest existing sea turtle, which has a flexible carapace <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/carapace/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">carapace</span></span></a> (back covering) composed of a mosaic of small bones embedded in a thick leathery skin: <span class="bodyi">Dermochelys coriacea</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">how<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029443a"><!--s029443a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used as a greeting by Native Americans, or in humorous imitation of them [Siōux or Dakota <span class="bodyi">háo</span>, or Omaha <span class="bodyi">hau</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">IOM</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031968a"><!--s031968a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Isle of Man.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infinite<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinfinət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031115a"><!--s031115a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032833b"><!--s032833b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>subject to or having no limitations or boundaries in time, space, number, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>Some scientists believe the universe to be infinite</p> <p><i></i></p><p>He seems to have infinite reserves of energy</p>.</div><a name="s032834b"><!--s032834b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>great, immense, or extreme </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her new boyfriend is an infinite improvement on the last one</p> <p><span class="bodyb">infinitely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s032835b"><!--s032835b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s008541c"><!--s008541c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said e.g. of a mathematical series: able to continue or be continued forever.</p></div><a name="s008542c"><!--s008542c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a quantity: too large to have a numerical value assigned to it; unquantifiable</p><p><span class="bodyb">infiniteness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">infinitude</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">infinit</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">infinitus</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">finitus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/finite/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">finite</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">endometrium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/endohʹmeetri·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> endometria /-tri·ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019819a"><!--s019819a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the mucous membrane lining the uterus</p><p><span class="bodyb">endometrial</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">endometrium</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/endo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">endo-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">mētra</span> uterus, from <span class="bodyi">mētr-, mētēr</span> mother].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">free energy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023982a"><!--s023982a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in physics, the capacity that a system has to perform work under certain conditions.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jumper<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjumpə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032815a"><!--s032815a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034766b"><!--s034766b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a usu knitted garment worn on the upper body.</p></div><a name="s034767b"><!--s034767b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pinafore/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pinafore</span></span></a> (2) [prob from English dialect <span class="bodyi">jump</span> loose jacket, perhaps alteration of Scots <span class="bodyi">jupe</span> via Old French from Arabic <span class="bodyi">jubbah</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grab<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/grab/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (grabbed, grabbing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026088a"><!--s026088a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s027852b"><!--s027852b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to take or seize (something) hastily or by a sudden snatching motion.</p></div><a name="s027853b"><!--s027853b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to obtain (something) unscrupulously, illegally, or opportunistically.</p></div><a name="s027854b"><!--s027854b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to attract the attention of(somebody) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s027855b"><!--s027855b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to make a sudden snatch</p><p><span class="bodyb">grabber</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early Dutch or Low German <span class="bodyi">grabben</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">craze<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013966a"><!--s013966a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + for) an exaggerated and often short-lived enthusiasm; a fad </p><p><i></i></p><p>the 17th-cent. craze for exotic tulips</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Kumbh Mela</span><small><span class="eSynop">/koom ʹmaylə/ Kumbha Mela <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033662a"><!--s033662a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the Pitcher Festival, a major Hindu festival held every three years in one of four towns (Allahabad, Hardwar, Ujjain and Nashik), the cycle culminating in the Maha Kumbh Mela or Great Pitcher Festival held in Allahabad every twelve years, with a particularly important festival taking place every 144 years [Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">kumbha</span> pot, pitcher + <span class="bodyi">mela</span> festival; from the pitcher or pot containing nectar of immortality, from which according to Hindu tradition drops of nectar were spilt in the four places in which the festivals are now held].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bankrupt<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbangkrupt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s004361a"><!--s004361a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s004399b"><!--s004399b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>reduced to a state of financial ruin, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> legally declared insolvent.</p></div><a name="s004400b"><!--s004400b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s000880c"><!--s000880c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>broken or ruined </p><p><i></i></p><p>a bankrupt professional career</p>.</div><a name="s000881c"><!--s000881c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(+ of/in) devoid of or totally lacking in (a quality, skill, etc) [early French <span class="bodyi">banqueroute</span> from Old Italian <span class="bodyi">bancarotta</span>, literally ‘broken bank’; the ending changed by association with Latin <span class="bodyi">rupta</span> broken].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">herb Christopher</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkristəfə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028182a"><!--s028182a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/baneberry/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">baneberry</span></span></a> [translation of medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">herba Christophori</span>, from St <span class="bodyi">Christopher</span>, third-cent. Christian martyr].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leatherette</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ledhəʹret/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034506a"><!--s034506a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an imitation leather.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">howbeit<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/howʹbee·it/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029444a"><!--s029444a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> however </p><p><i></i></p><p>Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven</p><p> Bible.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹie·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031969a"><!--s031969a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033916b"><!--s033916b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an atom or group of atoms that carries a positive or negative electric charge as a result of having lost or gained one or more electrons.</p></div><a name="s033917b"><!--s033917b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a free electron or other charged subatomic particle [Greek <span class="bodyi">iōn</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">ienai</span> to go].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infinite<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031116a"><!--s031116a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the infinite</span>) divineness; sublimity.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">endomorph</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹendəmawf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019820a"><!--s019820a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020823b"><!--s020823b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person having a heavy rounded build, often with a marked tendency to become fat: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ectomorph/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ectomorph</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mesomorph/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mesomorph</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">endomorphic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">endomorphy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s020824b"><!--s020824b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a crystal enclosed in another of a different type [(sense 1) <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/endoderm/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">endoderm</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/morph/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-morph</span></span></a> ; from the prominence in such types of structures developed from the endoderm].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grab<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026089a"><!--s026089a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027856b"><!--s027856b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007362c"><!--s007362c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a sudden snatch.</p></div><a name="s007363c"><!--s007363c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an unlawful or unscrupulous seizure.</p></div></div><a name="s027857b"><!--s027857b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) intended to be grabbed </p><p><i></i></p><p>a grab rail</p>.</div><a name="s027858b"><!--s027858b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a mechanical device for clutching an object ✱ <span class="bodyb">up for grabs</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> available for anyone to take or win.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">free enterprise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023983a"><!--s023983a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an economic system that relies on private business operating competitively for profit to satisfy consumer demands and in which government action is restricted.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jumper<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032816a"><!--s032816a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034768b"><!--s034768b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a jumping animal, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a horse trained to jump obstacles.</p></div><a name="s034769b"><!--s034769b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a short wire used to close a break in or bypass part of a circuit.</p></div><a name="s034770b"><!--s034770b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a heavy power drill or drilling bit that works with a hammer action, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in quarrying for drilling blast holes.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">herbicide</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhuhbisied/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028183a"><!--s028183a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chemical used to destroy or inhibit plant growth [Latin <span class="bodyi">herba</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/herb/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">herb</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/i/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-i-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cide/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-cide</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crazy<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (crazier, craziest) <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013967a"><!--s013967a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014558b"><!--s014558b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>mad; insane.</p></div><a name="s014559b"><!--s014559b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003634c"><!--s003634c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>impractical </p><p><i></i></p><p>a crazy idea</p>.</div><a name="s003635c"><!--s003635c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>unusual; eccentric.</p></div></div><a name="s014560b"><!--s014560b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ about) extremely enthusiastic about or very fond of (somebody or something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She's crazy about John Travolta</p>.</div><a name="s014561b"><!--s014561b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>spectacularly precarious </p><p><i></i></p><p>The door was hanging at a crazy angle</p> <p><span class="bodyb">crazily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">craziness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">howbeit<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">conj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029445a"><!--s029445a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> although </p><p><i></i></p><p>The Moor, howbeit that I endure him not, is of a constant, loving, noble nature</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kumiss</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoohmis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033663a"><!--s033663a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/koumiss_or_kumiss/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">koumiss</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leatherjacket</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034507a"><!--s034507a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036217b"><!--s036217b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> the tough-skinned larva of the crane fly, which lives in the soil and feeds on the roots of plants.</p></div><a name="s036218b"><!--s036218b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of various tropical fishes with rough or leathery skin.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">berry<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹberi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> berries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005205a"><!--s005205a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005336b"><!--s005336b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001169c"><!--s001169c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a small, pulpy, and usu edible fruit without a stone, e.g. a strawberry or raspberry.</p></div><a name="s001170c"><!--s001170c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in botany, a simple fruit, e.g. a currant, grape, tomato, or banana, with a pulpy or fleshy <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pericarp/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pericarp</span></span></a> (structure surrounding the seed or seeds).</p></div></div><a name="s005337b"><!--s005337b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an egg of a fish or lobster [Old English <span class="bodyi">berie</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ion</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031970a"><!--s031970a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting:</p><a name="s033918b"><!--s033918b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008772c"><!--s008772c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or process of </p><p><i></i></p><p>validation</p>.</div><a name="s008773c"><!--s008773c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the result of a specified act or process </p><p><i></i></p><p>regulation</p>.</div></div><a name="s033919b"><!--s033919b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the quality or condition of </p><p><i></i></p><p>hydration</p> <p><i></i></p><p>ambition</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">-ioun</span>, <span class="bodyi">-ion</span> via French <span class="bodyi">-ion</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">-ion-</span>, <span class="bodyi">-io</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infinitely</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031117a"><!--s031117a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032836b"><!--s032836b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>greatly; extremely </p><p><i></i></p><p>This wine is infinitely better than the previous one</p>.</div><a name="s032837b"><!--s032837b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in a limitless, unrestricted, or immeasurable way </p><p><i></i></p><p>The new technology offers enormous and infinitely varied possibilities</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">endomorphic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹendəʹmawfik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019821a"><!--s019821a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having a heavy rounded build, often with a marked tendency to become fat <span class="bodyb">endomorphy</span> /-fi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grab bag</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026090a"><!--s026090a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lucky_dip/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lucky dip</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jumping bean</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032817a"><!--s032817a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a seed of any of several Mexican shrubs of the spurge family that tumbles about because of the movements of a the larva of a small moth inside it.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crazy<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> crazies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013968a"><!--s013968a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> an insane person.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leathern</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹledhən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034508a"><!--s034508a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> made of or resembling leather </p><p><i></i></p><p>I saw her hand; she has a leathern hand … I verily did think her old gloves were on, but ’twas her hands</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">howdah</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhowdə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029446a"><!--s029446a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a canopied seat on the back of an elephant or camel [Urdu <span class="bodyi">hauda</span> <span class="bodyi">h</span> from Arabic <span class="bodyi">hawdaj</span> litter].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kumkum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkumkum/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033664a"><!--s033664a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a red powder used by Hindu women to make a small mark on the forehead [from Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">kunkuma</span> saffron].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">free-fall</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023985a"><!--s023985a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to fall in a fast or uncontrolled way, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> during a parachute jump before the parachute opens.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">berry<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (berries, berried, berrying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005206a"><!--s005206a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005338b"><!--s005338b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to gather or seek berries.</p></div><a name="s005339b"><!--s005339b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to bear or produce berries</p><p><span class="bodyb">berried</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">herbivore</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhuhbivaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028184a"><!--s028184a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plant-eating animal <span class="bodyb">herbivorous</span> /huhʹbivərəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">Herbivora</span>, group of mammals, neuter pl of <span class="bodyi">herbivorus</span> plant-eating, from Latin <span class="bodyi">herba</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/herb/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">herb</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/i/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-i-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vorous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-vorous</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infinitesimal<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinfiniʹtesiml/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031118a"><!--s031118a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032838b"><!--s032838b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having values arbitrarily close to zero.</p></div><a name="s032839b"><!--s032839b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>immeasurably or incalculably small</p><p><span class="bodyb">infinitesimally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">infinitesimus</span> infinite in rank, from Latin <span class="bodyi">infinitus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/infinite1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">infinite 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ion exchange</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031971a"><!--s031971a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a reversible reaction, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for softening or removing dissolved substances from water, in which one kind of ion is interchanged with another of similar charge</p><p><span class="bodyb">ion exchanger</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">endoparasite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/endohʹparəsiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019822a"><!--s019822a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a parasite that lives in the internal organs or tissues of its host: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ectoparasite/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ectoparasite</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">endoparasitic</span> /-ʹsitik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crazy paving</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013969a"><!--s013969a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a paved surface made up of irregularly shaped paving stones.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jumping jack</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032818a"><!--s032818a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a firework that jumps about when lit.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">how-do-you-do <span class="bodyi">or</span> how d'ye do /ˌhow dyə ʹdooh/</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029447a"><!--s029447a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a confused or embarrassing situation [from the phrase <span class="bodyi">how do you do?</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kümmel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkooml/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033665a"><!--s033665a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a colourless aromatic liqueur flavoured with caraway seeds [German <span class="bodyi">Kümmel</span> caraway seed, from Old High German <span class="bodyi">kumīn</span> cumin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">free fall</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023984a"><!--s023984a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025785b"><!--s025785b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>unrestrained motion in a gravitational field.</p></div><a name="s025786b"><!--s025786b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the part of a parachute jump before the parachute opens.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infinitesimal<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031119a"><!--s031119a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an infinitesimal variable or quantity.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">herb Paris</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹparis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028185a"><!--s028185a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Eurasian woodland plant of the lily family that has a whorl of four leaves and a single green flower: <span class="bodyi">Paris quadrifolia</span> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">herba paris</span> herb of a pair (because the four leaves on the stalk resemble a lovers’ knot)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grabby</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026091a"><!--s026091a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027859b"><!--s027859b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> grasping; greedy.</p></div><a name="s027860b"><!--s027860b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>forcefully attracting attention.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ionian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ieʹohniən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031972a"><!--s031972a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033920b"><!--s033920b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of an ancient people formerly inhabiting Attica, parts of western Anatolia, and the Aegean islands.</p></div><a name="s033921b"><!--s033921b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of the Ionian Islands, a group of islands in NW Greece.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">berserk<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹzuhk, buhʹzuhk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005207a"><!--s005207a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an ancient Scandinavian warrior who fought in a wild frenzy [Old Norse <span class="bodyi">berserkr</span>, from <span class="bodyi">björn</span> bear + <span class="bodyi">serkr</span> shirt, because they wore animal skins rather than armour].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">endophyte</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹendohfiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019823a"><!--s019823a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plant that lives within another plant <span class="bodyb">endophytic</span> /-ʹfitik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leatherneck</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034509a"><!--s034509a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by sailors: a member of the marines [from the leather neckband formerly part of a marine's uniform].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CRC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013970a"><!--s013970a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>camera-ready copy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">graben</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgrahb(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> graben grabens)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026092a"><!--s026092a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/rift_valley/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">rift valley</span></span></a> [German <span class="bodyi">Graben</span> ditch].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kumquat <span class="bodyi">or</span> cumquat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkumkwot/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033666a"><!--s033666a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035449b"><!--s035449b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several small orange citrus fruits with sweet spongy rind and rather acid pulp that are used chiefly for preserves.</p></div><a name="s035450b"><!--s035450b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of several trees or shrubs of the orange family that bear this fruit: genus <span class="bodyi">Fortunella</span> [Chinese (Cantonese) <span class="bodyi">gam gwat</span>, from <span class="bodyi">gam</span> gold + <span class="bodyi">gwat</span> orange].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">free flight</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023986a"><!--s023986a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the time during an aircraft or spacecraft's flight when it is travelling without using the engine's thrust.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">endoplasm</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹendohplaz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019824a"><!--s019824a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the inner relatively fluid part of the cytoplasm of a cell: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ectoplasm/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ectoplasm</span></span></a> (1) <span class="bodyb">endoplasmic</span> /-ʹplazmik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">berserk<sup>2</sup></span></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005208a"><!--s005208a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>✱ <span class="bodyb">go berserk</span> to become frenzied, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with anger.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ionic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ieʹonik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031973a"><!--s031973a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033922b"><!--s033922b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of, existing as, or characterized by ions </p><p><i></i></p><p>ionic gases</p>.</div><a name="s033923b"><!--s033923b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>functioning by means of ions </p><p><i></i></p><p>ionic conduction</p> <p><span class="bodyb">ionically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">ionicity</span> /ie·əʹnisiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leathery</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034510a"><!--s034510a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>resembling leather in appearance or consistency, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> tough.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">herb Robert</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹrobət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028186a"><!--s028186a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a common geranium with small pink flowers: <span class="bodyi">Geranium robertianum</span> [prob named after <span class="bodyi">Robertus</span> (St Robert) d.1067, French ecclesiastic].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">howdy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhowdi/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029448a"><!--s029448a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> hello [alteration of <span class="bodyi">how do (you do</span>)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">creak<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kreek/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013971a"><!--s013971a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make a prolonged grating or squeaking noise </p><p><i></i></p><p>creaking floorboards</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">creken</span> to croak, of imitative origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infinitesimal calculus</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031120a"><!--s031120a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/calculus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">calculus</span></span></a> (2a).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jumping-off place</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032819a"><!--s032819a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a place or point from which an enterprise is launched.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grace<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/grays/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026093a"><!--s026093a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027861b"><!--s027861b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007364c"><!--s007364c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>ease and suppleness of movement or bearing.</p></div><a name="s007365c"><!--s007365c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an elegant appearance or effect.</p></div><a name="s007366c"><!--s007366c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a charming or attractive trait or accomplishment.</p></div></div><a name="s027862b"><!--s027862b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007367c"><!--s007367c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an act of or disposition to kindness or clemency.</p></div><a name="s007368c"><!--s007368c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a special favour; a privilege </p><p><i></i></p><p>Each in his place, by right, not grace, shall rule his heritage</p><p> Kipling.</p></div><a name="s007369c"><!--s007369c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a temporary exemption; a reprieve </p><p><i></i></p><p>three days’ grace</p>.</div><a name="s007370c"><!--s007370c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) approval; favour </p><p><i></i></p><p>in their good graces</p>.</div></div><a name="s027863b"><!--s027863b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s007371c"><!--s007371c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>unmerited divine assistance given to human beings for their regeneration or sanctification.</p></div><a name="s007372c"><!--s007372c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a state of being pleasing to God.</p></div></div><a name="s027864b"><!--s027864b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a short prayer at a meal asking a blessing or giving thanks.</p></div><a name="s027865b"><!--s027865b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Her/His/Your Grace</span>) used as a title for a duke, duchess, or archbishop.</p></div><a name="s027866b"><!--s027866b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>consideration; decency </p><p><i></i></p><p>She had the grace to blush</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">with bad/good grace</span>.</p></div><a name="s027867b"><!--s027867b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>unwillingly or unhappily, or willingly or happily </p><p><i></i></p><p>He took his defeat with good grace</p> <p>[Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">gratia</span> favour, charm, thanks, from <span class="bodyi">gratus</span> pleasing, grateful].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kuna</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoohnə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033667a"><!--s033667a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the basic monetary unit of Croatia, divided into 100 lipa</p><p>Serbo-Croat <span class="bodyi">kuna</span> marten. The fur of the marten was formerly used as currency</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">free-floating</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023987a"><!--s023987a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relatively uncommitted to a particular course of action, party, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">endoplasmic reticulum</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019825a"><!--s019825a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a system of interconnected double membranes in the cytoplasm of a cell that functions <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the transport of materials within the cell.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ionic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ieʹonik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031974a"><!--s031974a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033924b"><!--s033924b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or denoting one of the three Greek orders of architecture, characterized <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by fluted columns and a scroll-shaped <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/capital3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">capital 3</span></span></a> (upper part of a column): compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/corinthian2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Corinthian 2</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/doric1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Doric 1</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s033925b"><!--s033925b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008774c"><!--s008774c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>belonging to the ancient Greek region of Ionia, or the dialect of ancient Greek used there.</p></div><a name="s008775c"><!--s008775c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>belonging to the modern Ionian islands [early French <span class="bodyi">ionique</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">iōnikos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Iōnia</span> Ionia, an ancient region on the Aegean coast colonized by the Greeks c.1000 <span class="bodysc">bc</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">how d'ye do</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhow dyə ʹdooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029449a"><!--s029449a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/how_do_you_do_or_how_d_ye_do_how_dy%C9%99_dooh/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">how-do-you-do</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">berserker</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹzuhkə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005209a"><!--s005209a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/berserk1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">berserk 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infinitive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹfinətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031121a"><!--s031121a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the base form of a verb, without inflection, in English sometimes preceded by the particle <span class="bodyi">to</span> (e.g. <span class="bodyi">go</span>, <span class="bodyi">take</span>, <span class="bodyi">to go</span>, <span class="bodyi">to take</span>) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Would you convey my compliments to the purist who reads your proofs and tell him or her that … when I split an infinitive, God damn it, I split it so it will stay split</p><p> Raymond Chandler <span class="bodyb">infinitival</span> /inˌfiniʹtievl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">infinitivally</span> /infiniʹtievl·i/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">infinitivus</span> unlimited, indefinite, from Latin <span class="bodyi">infinitus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/infinite1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">infinite 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">herculean</span><small><span class="eSynop">/huhkyooʹlee·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028187a"><!--s028187a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Herculean</span>) requiring or showing immense effort or strength, or showing such strength </p><p><i></i></p><p>a herculean task</p> <p>[from <span class="bodyi">Hercules</span>, Greco-Roman mythological hero].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jumping-off point</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032820a"><!--s032820a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jumping_off_place/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jumping-off place</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leave<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/leev/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> left /left/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034511a"><!--s034511a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s036219b"><!--s036219b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009309c"><!--s009309c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to go away from (a place).</p></div><a name="s009310c"><!--s009310c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to desert or abandon (somebody).</p></div><a name="s009311c"><!--s009311c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to withdraw from (an organization, institution, etc) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He left school at 15</p>.</div></div><a name="s036220b"><!--s036220b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to put, station, deposit, or deliver (something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> before departing.</p></div><a name="s036221b"><!--s036221b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s009312c"><!--s009312c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to cause or allow (something or somebody) to be or remain in a specified or unaltered condition </p><p><i></i></p><p>His manner left me cold</p>.</div><a name="s009313c"><!--s009313c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> + off/out) to fail to include, use, or take (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She left her notes at home</p> <p><i></i></p><p>They left his name off the list</p>.</div><a name="s009314c"><!--s009314c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to permit (something) to be or remain subject to the action or control of a specified person or thing </p><p><i></i></p><p>Just leave everything to me</p> <p><i></i></p><p>We left nothing to chance</p>.</div><a name="s009315c"><!--s009315c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to allow (somebody) to do or continue something without interference </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'll leave you to take care of things</p>.</div></div><a name="s036222b"><!--s036222b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to bequeath (property).</p></div><a name="s036223b"><!--s036223b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to have (members of one's family) remaining after one's death.</p></div><a name="s036224b"><!--s036224b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to have (a quantity) remaining or as a remainder </p><p><i></i></p><p>Ten from twelve leaves two</p>.</div><a name="s036225b"><!--s036225b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to remain as an aftereffect <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s036226b"><!--s036226b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to depart; to set out ✱ <span class="bodyb">leave alone/be</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to stop or refrain from interfering with, annoying, disturbing, or interrupting (somebody or something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>They won't leave me be</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">leave a lot to be desired</span> to be less than satisfactory ✱ <span class="bodyb">leave go</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to stop holding (something) ✱ <span class="bodyb">leave off</span> to stop or cease (doing something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Leave off teasing your sister</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">leave somebody standing</span> to surpass somebody spectacularly ✱ <span class="bodyb">leave well alone</span> to avoid meddling</p><a name="sb000000296"><!--sb000000296--></a><p><span class="bodyb">leaver</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">lǣfan</span>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">leave</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">let</span>? There are one or two phrases in which <span class="bodyi">leave</span> is often used as a substitute for <span class="bodyi">let</span>, especially <span class="bodyi">leave alone</span>, <span class="bodyi">leave be</span>, and <span class="bodyi">leave go</span>. These are acceptable in conversational English, but the latter two should not be used in formal writing. <span class="bodyi">Leave somebody alone</span> needs special care since it can mean both <span class="bodyi">let somebody alone</span> (not interfere with them) and, literally, to leave somebody on their own.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">creak<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013972a"><!--s013972a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a prolonged rasping, grating, or squeaking noise, e.g. of an unoiled hinge</p><p><span class="bodyb">creakily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">creaky</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grace<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026094a"><!--s026094a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027868b"><!--s027868b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(+ with) to favour or confer honour on (somebody or an event) with one's presence.</p></div><a name="s027869b"><!--s027869b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to confer dignity or honour on (somebody or something).</p></div><a name="s027870b"><!--s027870b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to adorn or embellish (something).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kung fu</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkung ʹfooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033668a"><!--s033668a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Chinese martial art resembling karate [Chinese (Pekingese) <span class="bodyi">gongfu</span> skill, from <span class="bodyi">gong</span> work, merit + <span class="bodyi">fu</span> man].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">free-for-all</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023988a"><!--s023988a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025787b"><!--s025787b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a fight or competition open to all comers and usu with no rules.</p></div><a name="s025788b"><!--s025788b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an often vociferous quarrel or argument involving several participants.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">end- <span class="bodyi">or</span> endo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019787a"><!--s019787a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meaning: within or inside </p><p><i></i></p><p>endoskeleton</p> <p>[via French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">endon</span> within].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ionic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031975a"><!--s031975a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dialect of ancient Greek used in Ionia.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">howe<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/how, hoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029450a"><!--s029450a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Scot</span> a hollow or valley [Middle English (northern) <span class="bodyi">how, holl</span>,from Old English <span class="bodyi">hol</span> hollow].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cream<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kreem/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013973a"><!--s013973a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014562b"><!--s014562b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003636c"><!--s003636c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the yellowish part of milk containing butterfat, which forms a surface layer when milk is allowed to stand.</p></div><a name="s003637c"><!--s003637c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>this separated as a distinct commodity </p><p><i></i></p><p>strawberries and cream</p>.</div></div><a name="s014563b"><!--s014563b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003638c"><!--s003638c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a food, e.g. a sauce or a cake filling, prepared with or resembling cream in consistency, richness, etc.</p></div><a name="s003639c"><!--s003639c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a biscuit, chocolate, etc filled with whipped cream or a soft preparation resembling it </p><p><i></i></p><p>Have a coffee cream</p>.</div><a name="s003640c"><!--s003640c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>something with the consistency of thick cream; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an emulsified medicinal or cosmetic preparation </p><p><i></i></p><p>hand cream</p>.</div></div><a name="s014564b"><!--s014564b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the cream</span>) (+ of) the choicest part </p><p><i></i></p><p>The cream of the Scottish nobility fell at the Battle of Flodden</p>.</div><a name="s014565b"><!--s014565b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a pale yellowish white colour</p><p><span class="bodyb">creamily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">creaminess</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">creamy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">creime, creme</span>,via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">cramum</span>,of Celtic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">berth<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/buhth/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005210a"><!--s005210a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005340b"><!--s005340b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a place for sleeping, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on a ship or train.</p></div><a name="s005341b"><!--s005341b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an allotted place for a ship when at anchor, at a wharf, etc.</p></div><a name="s005342b"><!--s005342b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>safe distance for manoeuvring maintained between a ship and another object.</p></div><a name="s005343b"><!--s005343b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s001171c"><!--s001171c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a place or position.</p></div><a name="s001172c"><!--s001172c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a job or post ✱ <span class="bodyb">give a wide berth to</span> to remain at a safe distance from (somebody or something); to avoid </p><p><i></i></p><p>I like to give weddings a wide berth</p> [prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bear2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bear 2</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/th2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-th 2</span></span></a>].</div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jump-jet</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032821a"><!--s032821a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a jet aircraft able to take off and land vertically.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grace-and-favour</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026095a"><!--s026095a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> denoting a house, flat, etc in which somebody is allowed to live rent-free as a special privilege granted by the sovereign or government.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leave<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034512a"><!--s034512a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036227b"><!--s036227b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>authorized absence, e.g. from employment.</p></div><a name="s036228b"><!--s036228b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> permission to do something </p><p><i></i></p><p>by your leave</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">take one's leave</span>.</p></div><a name="s036229b"><!--s036229b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + of) to say farewell; to leave [Old English <span class="bodyi">lēaf</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kunzite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoontsiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033669a"><!--s033669a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in mineralogy, a spodumene that occurs in pinkish lilac crystals and is used as a gem [named after G F <span class="bodyi">Kunz</span> d.1932, US gem expert].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hercules beetle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhuhkyooleez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028188a"><!--s028188a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a very large S American beetle, the male of which has two projecting horns: <span class="bodyi">Dynastes hercules</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infinitude</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹfinityoohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031122a"><!--s031122a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032840b"><!--s032840b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the quality or state of being infinite.</p></div><a name="s032841b"><!--s032841b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something infinite, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in extent or quantity.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">free-form</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023989a"><!--s023989a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of an art form: not having a fixed outline or structure; spontaneous.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">end organ</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019826a"><!--s019826a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a structure, e.g. a muscle or sense organ, at the end of a nerve path.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ionic bond</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031976a"><!--s031976a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an electrovalent chemical bond.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cream<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013974a"><!--s013974a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014566b"><!--s014566b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of milk, ale, etc: to form cream or a surface layer like the cream on milk.</p></div><a name="s014567b"><!--s014567b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to break into a creamy froth </p><p><i></i></p><p>the creaming breakers</p><p> Conan Doyle <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s014568b"><!--s014568b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to skim (milk).</p></div><a name="s014569b"><!--s014569b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to cause (milk) to form a surface layer of cream.</p></div><a name="s014570b"><!--s014570b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s003641c"><!--s003641c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to prepare (food) with a cream sauce </p><p><i></i></p><p>creamed chicken</p>.</div><a name="s003642c"><!--s003642c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to mash (vegetables) with added milk or cream </p><p><i></i></p><p>creamed potatoes</p>.</div></div><a name="s014571b"><!--s014571b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to work or blend (butter and sugar) to the consistency of cream.</p></div><a name="s014572b"><!--s014572b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to add cream to (coffee).</p></div><a name="s014573b"><!--s014573b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to rub a cosmetic cream into (the skin).</p></div><a name="s014574b"><!--s014574b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> to defeat (somebody) completely.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leave<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034513a"><!--s034513a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to produce leaves; to leaf [Middle English <span class="bodyi">leven</span>, from <span class="bodyi">leef</span> leaf].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">howe<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/how/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029451a"><!--s029451a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031092b"><!--s031092b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">N Eng</span> a barrow or tumulus.</p></div><a name="s031093b"><!--s031093b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used in place names: a hill [Middle English from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">haugr</span> mound].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Kurd</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kuhd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033670a"><!--s033670a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of a pastoral and agricultural people who chiefly inhabit adjoining parts of Turkey, Iran, and Iraq</p><p><span class="bodyb">Kurdish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jump jockey</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032822a"><!--s032822a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a jockey who rides in steeplechases.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hercynian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/huhʹsiniən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028189a"><!--s028189a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of a geological period of the Upper Palaeozoic era, marked by the formation of major European mountain ranges [Latin <span class="bodyi">Hercynia silva</span> Hercynian Forest, wooded heights in central Germany].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">berth<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005211a"><!--s005211a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005344b"><!--s005344b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to bring (of a ship:) into a berth; to dock.</p></div><a name="s005345b"><!--s005345b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to allot a berth to (somebody) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s005346b"><!--s005346b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a ship: to come into a berth.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infinity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹfiniti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> infinities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031123a"><!--s031123a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032842b"><!--s032842b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008543c"><!--s008543c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the quality of being infinite.</p></div><a name="s008544c"><!--s008544c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>unlimited extent of time, space, etc.</p></div></div><a name="s032843b"><!--s032843b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a very great number or amount.</p></div><a name="s032844b"><!--s032844b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in mathematics, a value greater than that of any finite quantity.</p></div><a name="s032845b"><!--s032845b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a distance so great that the rays of light from a point or source at that distance may be regarded as parallel.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">graceful</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgraysf(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026096a"><!--s026096a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having or displaying grace or elegance in form, action, or movement</p><p><span class="bodyb">gracefully</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">gracefulness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">endorphin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/enʹdawfin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019827a"><!--s019827a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a natural painkiller secreted by the brain that resembles opium derivatives, e.g. morphine or heroin [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/endo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">endo-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/morphine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">morphine</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">freehand</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023990a"><!--s023990a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>done without the aid of drawing or measuring instruments.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ionise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹie·əniez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031977a"><!--s031977a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ionize_or_ionise_or_ise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ionize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cream<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013975a"><!--s013975a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of a pale yellowish white colour </p><p><i></i></p><p>a cream carpet</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leaved</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034514a"><!--s034514a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">used in combinations</span>) having leaves of the kind or number specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>palmate-leaved</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a four-leaved clover</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">however<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">conj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029452a"><!--s029452a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031094b"><!--s031094b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in whatever manner or way; as </p><p><i></i></p><p>Dress however you want to</p>.</div><a name="s031095b"><!--s031095b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> before adjectives, adverbs, or pronouns</span>) no matter how </p><p><i></i></p><p>It's worth it, however much you have to pay</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beryl</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹberil/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005212a"><!--s005212a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mineral that is a silicate of beryllium and aluminium, occurs as green, yellow, pink, or white mineral, crystals, and is used as a gemstone: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aquamarine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aquamarine</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/emerald/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">emerald</span></span></a> [Middle English via Old French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">bēryllos</span>, of Indic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Kurdish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033671a"><!--s033671a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the Iranian language of the Kurds</p><p><span class="bodyb">Kurdish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">free-handed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023991a"><!--s023991a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>openhanded or generous</p><p><span class="bodyb">free-handedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jump leads</span><small><span class="eSynop">/leedz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032823a"><!--s032823a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>two lengths of thick cable used to start a motor vehicle with a flat battery by connecting it tos terminals to those of another battery, usu in another vehicle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">graceless</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026097a"><!--s026097a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027871b"><!--s027871b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>lacking a sense of propriety.</p></div><a name="s027872b"><!--s027872b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>devoid of elegance; awkward</p><p><span class="bodyb">gracelessly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">gracelessness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">herd<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/huhd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028190a"><!--s028190a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029953b"><!--s029953b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a number of animals of one kind kept together or living as a group, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> cattle.</p></div><a name="s029954b"><!--s029954b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">derog</span> (<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a large group of people </p><p><i></i></p><p>the common herd</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">heord</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">endorsement <span class="bodyi">or</span> indorsement</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019829a"><!--s019829a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020829b"><!--s020829b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of endorsing something or somebody.</p></div><a name="s020830b"><!--s020830b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that endorses, e.g. a signature.</p></div><a name="s020831b"><!--s020831b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a record of a motoring offence entered on a driving licence.</p></div><a name="s020832b"><!--s020832b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a provision added to an insurance contract altering its scope or application.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infirm</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹfuhm/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031124a"><!--s031124a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032846b"><!--s032846b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>physically feeble, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from age.</p></div><a name="s032847b"><!--s032847b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>weak in mind, will, or character.</p></div><a name="s032848b"><!--s032848b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>not solid or stable; insecure</p><p><span class="bodyb">infirmly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">infirmus</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">firmus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/firm1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">firm 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cream cheese</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013976a"><!--s013976a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mild white soft unripened cheese made from whole milk enriched with cream.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ionium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ieʹohni·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031978a"><!--s031978a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a natural radioactive isotope of thorium with a mass number of 230 [from its ionizing action].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leaven<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlev(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034515a"><!--s034515a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036230b"><!--s036230b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a substance, e.g. yeast, used to produce fermentation or a gas in dough, batter, etc to lighten it and make it rise.</p></div><a name="s036231b"><!--s036231b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s009316c"><!--s009316c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a substance, e.g. yeast, used to produce fermentation or a gas in dough, batter, etc to lighten it and make it rise.</p></div><a name="s009317c"><!--s009317c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a mass of fermenting dough reserved for this purpose.</p></div></div><a name="s036232b"><!--s036232b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something that modifies or lightens something [Middle English <span class="bodyi">levain</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">levare</span> to raise].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">however<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029453a"><!--s029453a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031096b"><!--s031096b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>be that as it may; nevertheless </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'd like to; however, I think I'd better not</p>.</div><a name="s031097b"><!--s031097b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used emphatically: = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/how1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">how 1</span></span></a>; how ever </p><p><i></i></p><p>However many times must I tell you?</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beryllium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹrili·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005213a"><!--s005213a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a steel-grey light metallic chemical element: symbol Be, atomic number 4 [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">bēryllion</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">bēryllos</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/beryl/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">beryl</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kurgan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkooəgən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033672a"><!--s033672a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a prehistoric burial mound found in E Europe, and <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in S Russia [Russian, of Turkic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infirmary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹfuhməri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> infirmaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031125a"><!--s031125a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>usu in proper names: a hospital </p><p><i></i></p><p>the Royal Infirmary</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">endorse <span class="bodyi">or</span> indorse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹdaws/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019828a"><!--s019828a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020825b"><!--s020825b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to express approval of or support for (something or somebody), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> publicly.</p></div><a name="s020826b"><!--s020826b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to sign the back of (a cheque, bill, etc) as an instruction regarding payment, e.g. to another recipient.</p></div><a name="s020827b"><!--s020827b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to write (a comment) on a document, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on the back.</p></div><a name="s020828b"><!--s020828b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to record details of a motoring offence on (a driver's licence)</p><p><span class="bodyb">endorsable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">endorsee</span> /indawʹsee, endawʹsee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">endorser</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [alteration of obsolete <span class="bodyi">endoss</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">endosser</span> to put on the back, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">dos</span> back, from Latin <span class="bodyi">dorsum</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grace note</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026098a"><!--s026098a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a musical note added as an ornament.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">freehold<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023992a"><!--s023992a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025789b"><!--s025789b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a form of ownership of land or property that gives owners the unconditional right to dispose of it as they will.</p></div><a name="s025790b"><!--s025790b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a property held by this form of tenure</p><p><span class="bodyb">freeholder</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jump-off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032824a"><!--s032824a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the final round, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an extra deciding round, of a showjumping competition.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cream cracker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013977a"><!--s013977a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a crisp thin savoury biscuit.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">howff <span class="bodyi">or</span> howf</span><small><span class="eSynop">/howf, hohf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029454a"><!--s029454a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Scot</span> a haunt or resort; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a pub [from the name of Dundee's main burial ground, hence any burial ground, meeting place, or haunt].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">herd<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028191a"><!--s028191a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029955b"><!--s029955b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to assemble or move in a herd or group <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s029956b"><!--s029956b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to keep or move (animals) together.</p></div><a name="s029957b"><!--s029957b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to gather, lead, or drive (people) as if in a herd </p><p><i></i></p><p>He herded his pupils into the hall</p> <p><span class="bodyb">herder</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leaven<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (leavened, leavening)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034516a"><!--s034516a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036233b"><!--s036233b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to produce fermentation in (dough, batter, etc) and make it rise by adding leaven.</p></div><a name="s036234b"><!--s036234b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to mingle or permeate (something) with a modifying, tempering, or enlivening element.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ionize <span class="bodyi">or</span> ionise <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031979a"><!--s031979a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033926b"><!--s033926b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to convert or become converted (something) wholly or partly into ions <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s033927b"><!--s033927b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to become converted wholly or partly into ions</p><p><span class="bodyb">ionizable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">ionization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">ionizer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beseech</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹseech/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> beseeched besought /biʹsawt/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005214a"><!--s005214a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005347b"><!--s005347b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to ask (somebody) earnestly to do something; to implore </p><p><i></i></p><p>Archelaus … humbly besought him to lay aside the thoughts of war, and make peace with Mithridates</p> — Dryden.</div><a name="s005348b"><!--s005348b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to beg for (something) urgently or anxiously </p><p><i></i></p><p>I should have gone down on my knees to her and besought her forgiveness</p> — Dickens<p><span class="bodyb">beseechingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">besechen</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/be/3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">be-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">sechen</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/seek/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">seek</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kuri</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoori/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> kuris)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033673a"><!--s033673a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035451b"><!--s035451b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NZ</span> a mongrel dog.</p></div><a name="s035452b"><!--s035452b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NZ, informal</span> an unpopular man or woman.</p></div><a name="s035453b"><!--s035453b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, derog</span> a Maori [Maori <span class="bodyi">kuri</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">endoscope</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹendəskohp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019830a"><!--s019830a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a medical instrument for looking inside a hollow organ, e.g. the intestine <span class="bodyb">endoscopic</span> /-ʹskopik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">endoscopically</span> /-ʹskopikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">endoscopy</span> /enʹdoskəpi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jump seat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032825a"><!--s032825a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a folding seat for temporary use in a vehicle or aircraft.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Graces</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026099a"><!--s026099a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Graces, the Three Graces</span>) in Greek mythology, the three sister goddesses believed to personify and endow charm, grace, and beauty.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">herd instinct</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028192a"><!--s028192a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the tendency of people or animals to follow the behaviour of the majority.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infirmity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹfuhmiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> infirmities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031126a"><!--s031126a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032849b"><!--s032849b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the state of being infirm.</p></div><a name="s032850b"><!--s032850b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a disease or mental weakness malady.</p></div><a name="s032851b"><!--s032851b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a moral weakness or defect of character </p><p><i></i></p><p>Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise (that last infirmity of noble mind) to scorn delights and live laborious days</p><p> Milton.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">creamer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013978a"><!--s013978a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014575b"><!--s014575b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a device for separating cream from milk.</p></div><a name="s014576b"><!--s014576b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a powdered cream substitute for use in coffee.</p></div><a name="s014577b"><!--s014577b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a small vessel, e.g. a jug, for serving cream.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ionophore</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ieʹonəfaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031980a"><!--s031980a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a compound that increases the transport of ions across a lipid barrier, e.g. a cell membrane, by reversibly combining with the ions and by increasing the permeability of the barrier to them.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">howitzer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhow·itsə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029455a"><!--s029455a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a short cannon usu with a medium muzzle velocity and a relatively high trajectory [Dutch <span class="bodyi">houwitser</span> from Czech <span class="bodyi">houfnice</span> ballista].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beset</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹset/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (besetting, <span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> beset)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005215a"><!--s005215a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005349b"><!--s005349b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to trouble or assail (somebody) constantly </p><p><i></i></p><p>We were beset by fears</p>.</div><a name="s005350b"><!--s005350b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to surround and attack, or prepare to attack (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>They were beset by the enemy</p><p><span class="bodyb">besetment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">besettan</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/be/3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">be-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">settan</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/set1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">set 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">freehold<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023993a"><!--s023993a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in a state of freehold </p><p><i></i></p><p>I've seen a weekend cottage near Dorking that I should rather like to buy … Six hundred and eighty, freehold</p><p> Saki.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leaves</span><small><span class="eSynop">/leevz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034517a"><!--s034517a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/leaf1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">leaf 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kurrajong</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkurəjong/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033674a"><!--s033674a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several Australian trees or shrubs yielding strong woody fibre: <span class="bodyi">Brachychiton populneum</span> and others [Dharuk (an Aboriginal language of S Australia) <span class="bodyi">garrajung</span> fibrous fishing line].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">endoskeleton</span><small><span class="eSynop">/endohʹskelitn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019831a"><!--s019831a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an internal skeleton or supporting framework in an animal <span class="bodyb">endoskeletal</span> /-itl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jump-start</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032827a"><!--s032827a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to start (a motor vehicle or its engine) with jump leads</p><p><span class="bodyb">jump start</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gracile</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgrasiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026100a"><!--s026100a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027873b"><!--s027873b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">technical</span> said of a hominid species: slender or slight in build.</p></div><a name="s027874b"><!--s027874b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> graceful <span class="bodyb">gracility</span> /grəʹsiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">gracilis</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">herdsman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> herdsmen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028193a"><!--s028193a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a manager, breeder, or tender of livestock.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">howk</span><small><span class="eSynop">/howk/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029456a"><!--s029456a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Scot</span> (<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + out) to dig (something) out.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">creamery</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> creameries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013979a"><!--s013979a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an establishment where butter and cheese are made or where milk and milk products are prepared or sold: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dairy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dairy</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kursaal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkooəsahl, ʹkuhz(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033675a"><!--s033675a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the part of a spa or health resort where visitors are entertained [German <span class="bodyi">Kursaal</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Kur</span> cure + <span class="bodyi">Saal</span> room].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">besetting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005216a"><!--s005216a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>constantly causing temptation or difficulty; continuously present </p><p><i></i></p><p>a besetting sin</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ionosphere</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ieʹonəsfiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031981a"><!--s031981a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the layer of the earth's atmosphere that extends from an altitude of about 60km (about 40mi), through the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mesosphere/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mesosphere</span></span></a> and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/thermosphere/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">thermosphere</span></span></a> to at least 480km (about 300mi) and consists of several distinct regions containing free ions, atoms, and electrons <span class="bodyb">ionospheric</span> /-ʹsferik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leave-taking</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034518a"><!--s034518a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a departure or farewell.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infix<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹfiks/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031127a"><!--s031127a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032852b"><!--s032852b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to fasten or fix (something) by piercing or thrusting in.</p></div><a name="s032853b"><!--s032853b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to instil or inculcate (a lesson, moral values, etc).</p></div><a name="s032854b"><!--s032854b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in grammar, to insert (an affix) in the middle of a word or root <span class="bodyb">infixation</span> /-ʹsaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">infixus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">infigere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">figere</span> to fasten].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">free house</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023994a"><!--s023994a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a public house in Britain that is entitled to sell drinks supplied by more than one brewery.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">endosperm</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹendohspuhm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019832a"><!--s019832a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plant tissue that is formed within the seed and providinges nutrition for the developing embryo <span class="bodyb">endospermic</span> /-ʹspuhmik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">endospermous</span> /-ʹspuhməs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">endosperme</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/endo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">endo-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">sperma</span> seed].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gracious<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgrayshəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026101a"><!--s026101a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027875b"><!--s027875b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007373c"><!--s007373c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>marked by kindness and courtesy.</p></div><a name="s007374c"><!--s007374c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>marked by tact and delicacy.</p></div><a name="s007375c"><!--s007375c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>having those qualities, e.g. comfort and elegance, made possible by wealth </p><p><i></i></p><p>gracious living</p>.</div></div><a name="s027876b"><!--s027876b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of divine grace.</p></div><a name="s027877b"><!--s027877b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>used conventionally of royalty and high nobility: merciful; compassionate</p><p><span class="bodyb">graciously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">graciousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via early French <span class="bodyi">gracieus</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">gratiosus</span> enjoying favour, agreeable, from <span class="bodyi">gratia</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grace1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grace 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jump start</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032826a"><!--s032826a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the starting of a motor vehicle's engine using jump leads.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cream off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013980a"><!--s013980a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to select and remove (the choicest part or items) from the main body </p><p><i></i></p><p>The American firms cream off the brightest students</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">howl<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/howl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029457a"><!--s029457a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031098b"><!--s031098b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to yell or shriek long and loud e.g. with pain or laughter.</p></div><a name="s031099b"><!--s031099b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cry or sob loudly and without restraint.</p></div><a name="s031100b"><!--s031100b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of dogs, wolves, etc: to make a loud sustained doleful cry.</p></div><a name="s031101b"><!--s031101b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of wind: to make a sustained wailing sound <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s031102b"><!--s031102b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to utter (something) with a loud sustained cry [Middle English <span class="bodyi">houlen</span>, of imitative origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">iota</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ieʹohtə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031982a"><!--s031982a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033928b"><!--s033928b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the ninth letter of the Greek alphabet (I, ι), equivalent to and transliterated as roman i.</p></div><a name="s033929b"><!--s033929b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an infinitesimal amount; a bit </p><p><i></i></p><p>It makes not one iota of a difference</p> <p>[via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">iōta</span>, of Semitic origin; (sense 2) because iota is the smallest Greek character].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leavings</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034519a"><!--s034519a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>remains or residue.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infix<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinfiks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031128a"><!--s031128a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an affix inserted in the middle of a word or root: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/prefix1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">prefix 1</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/suffix1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">suffix 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">beside</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹsied/ <i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005217a"><!--s005217a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005351b"><!--s005351b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001173c"><!--s001173c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>by the side of (somebody or something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Walk beside me</p>.</div><a name="s001174c"><!--s001174c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in comparison with (somebody or something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She is very quiet beside her sister</p>.</div><a name="s001175c"><!--s001175c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>unconnected with (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>beside the point</p>.</div></div><a name="s005352b"><!--s005352b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> besides (something) ✱ <span class="bodyb">beside oneself</span> in a state of extreme agitation or excitement </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was beside herself with joy when she found out she was pregnant</p> [Old English <span class="bodyi">be sīdan</span> at or to the side].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kurta</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkertə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033676a"><!--s033676a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a loose-fitting collarless shirt worn by Hindu men and women [from Urdu and Persian <span class="bodyi">kurtah</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">here<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028194a"><!--s028194a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029958b"><!--s029958b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in or at this place or position </p><p><i></i></p><p>Turn here</p>.</div><a name="s029959b"><!--s029959b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to this place or position </p><p><i></i></p><p>Come here</p>.</div><a name="s029960b"><!--s029960b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>used when introducing, offering, or drawing attention to something </p><p><i></i></p><p>Here she comes</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Here is the news</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Here, take it</p>.</div><a name="s029961b"><!--s029961b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>at or in this point or particular </p><p><i></i></p><p>Here we agree</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">here, there, and everywhere</span>.</p></div><a name="s029962b"><!--s029962b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>scattered profusely about ✱ <span class="bodyb">here goes</span> used to express resolution at the outset of a bold act ✱ <span class="bodyb">here's to</span> used when drinking a toast ✱ <span class="bodyb">neither here nor there</span> of no consequence; irrelevant [Old English <span class="bodyi">hēr</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">free kick</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023995a"><!--s023995a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in football or rugby, an unhindered kick awarded because of a breach of the rules by an opponent.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gracious<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026102a"><!--s026102a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used to express surprise.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">endothelium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/endohʹtheeli·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> endothelia /-li·ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019833a"><!--s019833a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tissue composed of a single layer of thin flattened cells that lines internal body cavities</p><p><span class="bodyb">endothelial</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">endothelium</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/endo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">endo-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epithelium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epithelium</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jumpsuit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032828a"><!--s032828a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a one-piece garment combining top and trousers or shorts.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cream of tartar</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013981a"><!--s013981a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>potassium hydrogen tartrate occurring as a white powder and used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in baking powder [see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tartar/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tartar</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">IOU</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌie oh ʹyooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031983a"><!--s031983a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a written acknowledgment of a debt [prob from the pronunciation of <span class="bodyi">I owe you</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grackle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgrakl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026103a"><!--s026103a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027878b"><!--s027878b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several genera of Asian starlings or mynahs: genus <span class="bodyi">Gracula</span> and other genera.</p></div><a name="s027879b"><!--s027879b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of several species of American songbirds with shiny black plumage: <span class="bodyi">Quiscalus quiscula</span> and other species [Latin <span class="bodyi">graculus</span> jackdaw].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">howl<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029458a"><!--s029458a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031103b"><!--s031103b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a howling sound.</p></div><a name="s031104b"><!--s031104b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in electronics, a high-pitched sound in a loudspeaker caused by feedback.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">in flagrante delicto</span><small><span class="eSynop">/in fləʹgranti diʹliktoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031129a"><!--s031129a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in the very act of committing a misdeed; red-handed [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">in flagrante delicto</span>, literally ‘in blazing crime’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">freelance<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023996a"><!--s023996a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who pursues a profession without long-term contractual commitments to any one employer</p><p><span class="bodyb">freelance</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i> [a <span class="bodyi">free lance</span> was a mercenary knight in medieval Europe].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kurtosis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kuhʹtohsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033677a"><!--s033677a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the peakedness or flatness of the graph of a frequency distribution, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as determining the concentration of values near the mode [Greek <span class="bodyi">kyrtōsis</span> convexity, from <span class="bodyi">kyrtos</span> convex].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">besides<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005218a"><!--s005218a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005353b"><!--s005353b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>as an additional factor or circumstance </p><p><i></i></p><p>He has a wife and six children besides</p>.</div><a name="s005354b"><!--s005354b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>moreover or furthermore </p><p><i></i></p><p>I don't like football; besides, I am no good at it</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Lebanese</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lebəʹneez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Lebanese)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034520a"><!--s034520a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of the Lebanon, country in SW Asia</p><p><span class="bodyb">Lebanese</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jumpy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (jumpier, jumpiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032829a"><!--s032829a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034771b"><!--s034771b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>nervous or jittery.</p></div><a name="s034772b"><!--s034772b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having jumps or sudden variations</p><p><span class="bodyb">jumpiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">here<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028195a"><!--s028195a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029963b"><!--s029963b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>used for emphasis </p><p><i></i></p><p>this book here</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Ask my son here</p>.</div><a name="s029964b"><!--s029964b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">non-standard</span> used for emphasis between a demonstrative and the following noun </p><p><i></i></p><p>this here book</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">endothermal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/endohʹthuhml/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019834a"><!--s019834a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/endothermic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">endothermic</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cream puff</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013982a"><!--s013982a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014578b"><!--s014578b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a cake consisting of choux pastry filled with cream.</p></div><a name="s014579b"><!--s014579b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> an ineffectual person.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ious</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031984a"><!--s031984a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming adjectives, with the meaning: full of </p><p><i></i></p><p>cautious</p> <p>[Middle English, partly from Old French <span class="bodyi">-ious</span>, <span class="bodyi">-ieux</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">-iosus</span>, partly from Latin <span class="bodyi">-ius</span>, adj suffix].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Lebensraum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlayb(ə)nzrowm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034521a"><!--s034521a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>territory believed to be necessary for national existence or self-sufficiency; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> land Nazi Germany attempted to take in central and eastern Europe [German <span class="bodyi">Lebensraum</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Leben</span> living, life + <span class="bodyi">Raum</span> space].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inflame</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹflaym/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031130a"><!--s031130a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032855b"><!--s032855b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to set (something) on fire.</p></div><a name="s032856b"><!--s032856b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008545c"><!--s008545c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to excite or arouse passion or strong feeling in (a person or group).</p></div><a name="s008546c"><!--s008546c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to make (e.g. an emotion or dispute) more heated or violent.</p></div></div><a name="s032857b"><!--s032857b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to redden or grow hot.</p></div><a name="s032858b"><!--s032858b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to cause inflammation in (body tissue) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s032859b"><!--s032859b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to burst into flame.</p></div><a name="s032860b"><!--s032860b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to become excited or angered.</p></div><a name="s032861b"><!--s032861b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to become affected with inflammation</p><p><span class="bodyb">inflamer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">enflamen</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">inflammare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">flamma</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flame1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flame 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grad.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026104a"><!--s026104a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027880b"><!--s027880b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>gradient.</p></div><a name="s027881b"><!--s027881b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>graduate.</p></div><a name="s027882b"><!--s027882b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>graduated.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kuru</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoorooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033678a"><!--s033678a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fatal disease of the nervous system that occurs among tribespeople of eastern New Guinea [native name in New Guinea, literally ‘trembling’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">besides<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005219a"><!--s005219a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005355b"><!--s005355b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>other than (somebody or something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Who besides John would say that?</p>.</div><a name="s005356b"><!--s005356b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>as an additional circumstance to (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Besides being old, she is losing her sight</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">freelance<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023997a"><!--s023997a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to act as a freelance.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">howl down</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029459a"><!--s029459a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to express one's disapproval of (a speaker or their views) by shouting in order to prevent them from being heard.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">here<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028196a"><!--s028196a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>this place or point </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'm full up to here</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Jun.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032831a"><!--s032831a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>June.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cream sherry</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013983a"><!--s013983a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a full-bodied sweet sherry.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">endothermic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/endohʹthuhmik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019835a"><!--s019835a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a chemical reaction or compound: characterized by or formed with absorption of heat.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">IOW</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031985a"><!--s031985a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Isle of Wight.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leccy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹleki/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034522a"><!--s034522a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> electricity </p><p><i></i></p><p>The leccy's been cut off</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inflammable<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹflaməbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031131a"><!--s031131a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032862b"><!--s032862b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>capable of being easily ignited and of burning rapidly; flammable.</p></div><a name="s032863b"><!--s032863b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="sb000000265"><!--sb000000265--></a><p>easily excited or angered <span class="bodyb">inflammability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [via French from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">inflammabilis</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">inflammare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inflame/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inflame</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">inflammable</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">flammable</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flammable/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flammable</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">here<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028197a"><!--s028197a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029965b"><!--s029965b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>used in answering a roll call.</p></div><a name="s029966b"><!--s029966b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used to attract attention </p><p><i></i></p><p>Here, what's all this?</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">besiege</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹseej/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005220a"><!--s005220a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005357b"><!--s005357b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to surround (a place) with armed forces.</p></div><a name="s005358b"><!--s005358b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001176c"><!--s001176c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to crowd round (somebody) ; to surround (somebody) closely.</p></div><a name="s001177c"><!--s001177c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to importune (somebody) with questions, requests, etc</p><p><span class="bodyb">besieger</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">howler</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029460a"><!--s029460a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a stupid and comic blunder.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gradable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgraydəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026105a"><!--s026105a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of an adjective: capable of being used in the comparative and superlative and with a word that intensifies or modifies the sense <span class="bodyb">gradability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">freelancer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023998a"><!--s023998a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/freelance1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">freelance 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">endow</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹdow/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019836a"><!--s019836a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020833b"><!--s020833b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to provide (something or somebody) with a continuing source of income, often by bequest </p><p><i></i></p><p>endow a hospital</p>.</div><a name="s020834b"><!--s020834b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ with) to provide (somebody or something) with an ability or attribute </p><p><i></i></p><p>She is endowed with a natural grace</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">endowen</span> from Anglo-French <span class="bodyi">endouer</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">douer</span> to endow, from Latin <span class="bodyi">dotare</span>, from <span class="bodyi">dot-, dos</span> gift, dowry].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kurus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kooʹroohsh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> kurus)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033679a"><!--s033679a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of currency in Turkey, worth 100th of a lira [Turkish <span class="bodyi">kuruş</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jun</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jun/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> jun)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032830a"><!--s032830a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of currency in North Korea, worth 100th of a won [Korean <span class="bodyi">jun</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cream soda</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013984a"><!--s013984a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a soft fizzy drink containing carbon dioxide to make it fizzy, flavoured with vanilla, and sweetened with sugar.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">IP</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031986a"><!--s031986a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Internet Protocol.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Kuwaiti</span><small><span class="eSynop">/k(y)ooʹwayti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033680a"><!--s033680a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Kuwait in SW Asia</p><p><span class="bodyb">Kuwaiti</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hereabouts <span class="bodyi">or</span> hereabout</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028198a"><!--s028198a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in this vicinity.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inflammable<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031132a"><!--s031132a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something that is inflammable.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">endowment</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019837a"><!--s019837a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020835b"><!--s020835b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something endowed; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> the part of an institution's income derived from donations.</p></div><a name="s020836b"><!--s020836b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a natural quality with which a person is endowed.</p></div><a name="s020837b"><!--s020837b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) of or being denoting a form of life insurance under which an agreed sum is paid to the policyholder at the end of a specified period or to another designated person if the policyholder dies within that period </p><p><i></i></p><p>an endowment policy</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">IPA</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031987a"><!--s031987a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>International Phonetic Alphabet.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">junco</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjungkoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> juncos juncoes)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032832a"><!--s032832a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of small widely distributed American finches with grey and brown plumage: genus <span class="bodyi">Junco</span> [Latin genus name, from Spanish <span class="bodyi">junco</span> reed].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cream tea</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013985a"><!--s013985a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> afternoon tea at which scones are served with whipped or clotted cream and jam.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">besmear</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹsmiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005221a"><!--s005221a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> to smear or cover (somebody or something).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gradate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/grəʹdayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026106a"><!--s026106a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027883b"><!--s027883b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to pass by small changes into the next colour, note, or stage <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s027884b"><!--s027884b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to arrange (items) in a progression, scale, or series [back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gradation/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gradation</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lech<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/lech/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal, derog</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034523a"><!--s034523a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036235b"><!--s036235b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a lecherous man.</p></div><a name="s036236b"><!--s036236b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a lascivious act or urge.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">howler monkey</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029461a"><!--s029461a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of S and Central American monkeys that have long prehensile tails and a loud howling cry: genus <span class="bodyi">Alouatta</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">free-living</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s023999a"><!--s023999a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025791b"><!--s025791b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a living organism: neither parasitic nor symbiotic.</p></div><a name="s025792b"><!--s025792b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>living for pleasure</p><p><span class="bodyb">free-liver</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kV</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033681a"><!--s033681a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>kilovolt.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hereafter<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyi">formal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028199a"><!--s028199a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029967b"><!--s029967b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>after this.</p></div><a name="s029968b"><!--s029968b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in some future time or state.</p></div><a name="s029969b"><!--s029969b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>after death.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ipecacuanha</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌipikakyooʹahnə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031988a"><!--s031988a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033930b"><!--s033930b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the underground stem and root of a S American plant, formerly used dried as a purgative and emetic.</p></div><a name="s033931b"><!--s033931b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the plant that it is obtained from, a S American creeping plant of the madder family: <span class="bodyi">Cephaelis ipecacuanha</span> [Portuguese <span class="bodyi">ipecacuanha</span> from Tupi <span class="bodyi">ipekaaguéne</span>, from <span class="bodyi">ipe</span> small + <span class="bodyi">kaâ</span> leaves + <span class="bodyi">guéne</span> to vomit].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">howling</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029462a"><!--s029462a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> great or extreme </p><p><i></i></p><p>a howling success</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inflammation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/infləʹmaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031133a"><!--s031133a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032864b"><!--s032864b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a response to injury or infection of body tissues marked by local redness, heat, swelling, and pain.</p></div><a name="s032865b"><!--s032865b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act of inflaming or the state of being inflamed.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">creance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkreeəns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013986a"><!--s013986a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in falconry, a length of fine cord attached to the hawk's leash to prevent its escape during training [French <span class="bodyi">créance</span> faith].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">freeload</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024000a"><!--s024000a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to take advantage of somebody else's generosity or hospitality without sharing in the cost or responsibility involved</p><p><span class="bodyb">freeloader</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gradation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/grəʹdaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026107a"><!--s026107a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027885b"><!--s027885b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007376c"><!--s007376c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a series forming successive stages.</p></div><a name="s007377c"><!--s007377c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a step or place in such a series.</p></div></div><a name="s027886b"><!--s027886b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a gradual passing from one shade or tone to another, e.g. in a painting.</p></div><a name="s027887b"><!--s027887b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in linguistics, = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ablaut/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ablaut</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">gradational</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">gradationally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">gradation-</span>, <span class="bodyi">gradatio</span> making steps from <span class="bodyi">gradus</span> step, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grade1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grade 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">endowment mortgage</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019838a"><!--s019838a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mortgage that is paid back by the money received through an endowment policy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">besmirch</span><small><span class="eSynop">/biʹsmuhch/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005222a"><!--s005222a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to sully or soil (somebody or their reputation).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lech<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034524a"><!--s034524a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal, derog</span> (<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + after) to behave lasciviously towards somebody; to lust after them </p><p><i></i></p><p>leching after schoolgirls</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">junction</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjungksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032833a"><!--s032833a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034773b"><!--s034773b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act of joining or being joined.</p></div><a name="s034774b"><!--s034774b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an intersection of roads or railway lines.</p></div><a name="s034775b"><!--s034775b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s008943c"><!--s008943c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an intersection of roads or railway lines, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> where one terminates by joining the other.</p></div><a name="s008944c"><!--s008944c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a point on a motorway where traffic joins or leaves it.</p></div></div><a name="s034776b"><!--s034776b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a place where things meet or join.</p></div><a name="s034777b"><!--s034777b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a point of contact or interface between dissimilar metals or semiconductor regions</p><p><span class="bodyb">junctional</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">junction-, junctio</span>,from <span class="bodyi">jungere</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/join1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">join 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hereafter<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028200a"><!--s028200a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the hereafter</span>) life after death.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ippon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹipon/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031989a"><!--s031989a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in judo, karate, and other competitive martial arts, a full point awarded for a move executed with admirable technique [Japanese <span class="bodyi">ippon</span> one point].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kvass</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kvahs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033682a"><!--s033682a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a slightly alcoholic beverage made in E Europe usu by fermenting mixed cereals and adding flavouring [Russian <span class="bodyi">kvas</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-grade</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026110a"><!--s026110a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming adjectives, with the meanings:</p><a name="s027900b"><!--s027900b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>walking </p><p><i></i></p><p>plantigrade</p>.</div><a name="s027901b"><!--s027901b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>moving </p><p><i></i></p><p>retrograde</p> <p>[via French, from Latin <span class="bodyi">-gradus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">gradi</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gradient/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gradient</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inflammatory</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹflamət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031134a"><!--s031134a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032866b"><!--s032866b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>tending to arouse strong feeling, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> anger, indignation, outrage, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>inflammatory speeches</p>.</div><a name="s032867b"><!--s032867b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>accompanied by or tending to cause inflammation.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">junction box</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032834a"><!--s032834a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a box containing connections between separate electric circuits.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crease<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/krees/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013987a"><!--s013987a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014580b"><!--s014580b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003643c"><!--s003643c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a mark made in fabric, paper, etc by crumpling or crushing.</p></div><a name="s003644c"><!--s003644c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a ridge made, e.g. in a trouser leg, by folding and pressing.</p></div><a name="s003645c"><!--s003645c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a facial wrinkle.</p></div></div><a name="s014581b"><!--s014581b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a line marked on a cricket pitch, e.g. in front of the stumps or in line with the wickets.</p></div><a name="s014582b"><!--s014582b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s003646c"><!--s003646c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an area surrounding the goal in lacrosse, ice hockey, etc into which an attacking player may not precede the ball or puck.</p></div><a name="s003647c"><!--s003647c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bowling_crease/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bowling crease</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/popping_crease/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">popping crease</span></span></a> , or <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/return_crease/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">return crease</span></span></a> of a cricket pitch [probfrom Middle English <span class="bodyi">creste</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crest1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crest 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">besom</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbeez(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s005223a"><!--s005223a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a broom, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one made of twigs [Old English <span class="bodyi">besma</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">howsoever<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029463a"><!--s029463a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal or archaic</span> to whatever extent </p><p><i></i></p><p>His mother's eye was an evil eye to the rest of the world … howsoever affectionate to him</p><p> Dickens.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">free love</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024001a"><!--s024001a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the concept or practice of sexual relations without being faithful or committed to one partner </p><p><i></i></p><p>But I draw the line at anarchism and free love and that sort of thing</p><p> George Bernard Shaw.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lecher</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034525a"><!--s034525a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lecherous man [Middle English <span class="bodyi">lechour</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">lecheor</span>, from <span class="bodyi">lechier</span> to lick, live in debauchery, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">endpaper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019839a"><!--s019839a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a folded sheet of paper pasted to the front or back inside cover and forming the first or last leaf of a book.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">here and now</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028201a"><!--s028201a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>at the immediate present </p><p><i></i></p><p>I can't give you an answer here and now</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inflatable<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹflaytəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031135a"><!--s031135a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>capable of being inflated.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ipse dixit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌipsay ʹdiksit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031990a"><!--s031990a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something stated dogmatically but without evidence or proof to support it [Latin <span class="bodyi">ipse dixit</span> he himself said it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lechery</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034526a"><!--s034526a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>inordinate sexual desire or indulgence in sexual activity; debauchery or lasciviousness <span class="bodyb">lecherous</span> /-rəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">lecherously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grade<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/grayd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026108a"><!--s026108a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027888b"><!--s027888b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a position in a scale of ranks or qualities.</p></div><a name="s027889b"><!--s027889b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a mark indicating a degree of accomplishment at school.</p></div><a name="s027890b"><!--s027890b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a class of things of the same stage or degree.</p></div><a name="s027891b"><!--s027891b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a group of pupils at the same level; a school form, class, or year.</p></div><a name="s027892b"><!--s027892b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a stage in a process.</p></div><a name="s027893b"><!--s027893b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a gradient.</p></div><a name="s027894b"><!--s027894b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a domestic animal with one parent purebred and the other of inferior breeding ✱ <span class="bodyb">make the grade</span> to reach the expected standard or an acceptable level; to succeed [via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">gradus</span> step, degree].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kvetch</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kvech/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033683a"><!--s033683a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> to complain persistently [Yiddish <span class="bodyi">kvetshn</span> to squeeze, complain].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crease<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013988a"><!--s013988a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014583b"><!--s014583b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to crush or crumple (cloth or paper) or fold and press it.</p></div><a name="s014584b"><!--s014584b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to make (somebody) burst out laughing <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s014585b"><!--s014585b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to become creased.</p></div><a name="s014586b"><!--s014586b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span>(<span class="bodyi">often</span>+ up)to burst out laughing.</p></div><a name="s014587b"><!--s014587b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to double up or cause (somebody) to double up with laughter.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">freeman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> freemen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024002a"><!--s024002a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025793b"><!--s025793b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody enjoying civil or political liberty, <span class="bodyi">esp</span>, formerly, somebody who is no longer a slave.</p></div><a name="s025794b"><!--s025794b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody who has the full rights of a citizen, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> somebody who has been granted the freedom of a city.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boliviano</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəˌliviʹahnoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bolivianos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006475a"><!--s006475a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the basic monetary unit of Bolivia, divided into 100 centavos [Spanish <span class="bodyi">boliviano</span>, literally ‘Bolivian’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">howsoever<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">conj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029464a"><!--s029464a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal or archaic</span> in whatever way </p><p><i></i></p><p>But, howsoever thou pursuest this act, taint not thy mind, nor let thy soul contrive against thy mother aught</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">juncture</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjungkchə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032835a"><!--s032835a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034778b"><!--s034778b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a point of time, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a critical one </p><p><i></i></p><p>‘We have perfect confidence in you, Mr Micawber,’ … ‘Mr Copperfield,’ returned Mr Micawber, ‘your confidence is not, at the existing juncture, ill-placed.’</p><p> Dickens.</p></div><a name="s034779b"><!--s034779b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an instance or place of joining; a connection or joining part.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">end point</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019840a"><!--s019840a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a point marking the completion of a process; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> the point at which a chemical titration is complete.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">here and there</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028202a"><!--s028202a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in various places.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ipsilateral</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ipsiʹlat(ə)rəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031991a"><!--s031991a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>situated on or appearing on or affecting the same side of the body: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/contralateral/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">contralateral</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">ipsilaterally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">ipse</span> self, himself + <span class="bodyi">later-, latus</span> side].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inflatable<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031136a"><!--s031136a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an inflatable boat, toy, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">free market</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024003a"><!--s024003a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an economic market operating by free competition</p><p><span class="bodyb">free marketeer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grade<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026109a"><!--s026109a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027895b"><!--s027895b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007378c"><!--s007378c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to sort (things) according to quality etc.</p></div><a name="s007379c"><!--s007379c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to arrange (things) in a scale or series.</p></div></div><a name="s027896b"><!--s027896b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to assign a grade to (something or somebody).</p></div><a name="s027897b"><!--s027897b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to improve (e.g. cattle) by breeding with purebred animals.</p></div><a name="s027898b"><!--s027898b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to level off (a road etc) to a smooth horizontal or sloping surface <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s027899b"><!--s027899b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to pass from one stage or level to another, often by scarcely perceptible degrees.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">how-to</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029465a"><!--s029465a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>denoting a book of basic instruction in some skill, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>The How-to Book of Computing</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">create</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kriʹayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013989a"><!--s013989a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014588b"><!--s014588b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to bring (something) into existence </p><p><i></i></p><p>And God created great whales, and every living thing that moveth</p><p> Bible.</p></div><a name="s014589b"><!--s014589b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003648c"><!--s003648c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to produce or cause (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>create a disturbance</p> <p><i></i></p><p>His accomplice created a diversion</p>.</div><a name="s003649c"><!--s003649c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to invest (somebody) with a new form, office, or rank </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was created a peer of the realm</p>.</div></div><a name="s014590b"><!--s014590b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make, design, or invent (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>the cartoonist who created Snoopy</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s014591b"><!--s014591b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to make a loud fuss about something </p><p><i></i></p><p>A woman at the next table started to create</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Next door's baby was creating</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">createn</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">creatus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">creare</span> to create].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kW</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033684a"><!--s033684a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>kilowatt.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lecithin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlesithin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034527a"><!--s034527a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a substance <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/phospholipid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">phospholipid</span></span></a> (fatty chemical compound) found in animals and plants, e.g. in nerve tissue and egg yolk, that is used in the manufacture of margarine, chocolate, etc to stabilize oil and water mixtures and retard the deterioration of fats and oils [Greek <span class="bodyi">lekithos</span> yolk of an egg + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in1/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-in 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hereat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiəʹrat/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028203a"><!--s028203a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> because of this.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boll</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006476a"><!--s006476a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the seed pod of cotton or similar plants [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bolle</span> bubble, bowl, from Dutch <span class="bodyi">bolle</span> rounded object].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">June</span><small><span class="eSynop">/joohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032836a"><!--s032836a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the sixth month of the year [early French <span class="bodyi">Juin</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">Junius</span> <span class="bodyi">mensis</span> month of June, named after the goddess Juno].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inflate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹflayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031137a"><!--s031137a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032868b"><!--s032868b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to swell or distend (something, e.g. a balloon or the lungs) with air or gas.</p></div><a name="s032869b"><!--s032869b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to expand or increase (something) abnormally or excessively.</p></div><a name="s032870b"><!--s032870b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cause inflation in (e.g. prices or the economy) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s032871b"><!--s032871b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to become inflated</p><p><span class="bodyb">inflater</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inflator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">inflatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">inflare</span> to blow into, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">flare</span> to blow].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ipso facto</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌipsoh ʹfaktoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031992a"><!--s031992a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>by that very fact, or by the very nature of the case [Latin <span class="bodyi">ipso facto</span> by the fact itself].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">end product</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019841a"><!--s019841a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the final product of a series of processes or activities, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in manufacturing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">freemartin</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024004a"><!--s024004a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sexually imperfect usu sterile female calf born as a twin with a male [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">creatine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkree·əteen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013990a"><!--s013990a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a compound present in the body that is produced during the metabolism of protein and has a part in supplying energy for muscle contraction [Greek <span class="bodyi">kreat-, kreas</span> flesh + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ine2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ine 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">howzat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/howʹzat/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029466a"><!--s029466a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used in cricket as an appeal to the umpire to give the batsman out; how's that.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Kwa</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kwah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033685a"><!--s033685a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a branch of the Niger-Congo language family that includes Igbo and Yoruba</p><p><span class="bodyb">Kwa</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [the Kwa name].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grade crossing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026111a"><!--s026111a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/level_crossing/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">level crossing</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hereby</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiəʹbie/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028204a"><!--s028204a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> by this means or pronouncement </p><p><i></i></p><p>I hereby declare her elected</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">IQ</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031993a"><!--s031993a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>intelligence quotient.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bollard</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbolahd, ʹboləd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006477a"><!--s006477a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006713b"><!--s006713b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a short post, e.g. on a kerb or traffic island, to guide vehicles or prevent their access.</p></div><a name="s006714b"><!--s006714b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a post on a wharf round which to fasten mooring lines.</p></div><a name="s006715b"><!--s006715b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bitt/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bitt</span></span></a> (post on a ship's deck for securing lines to) [perhaps related to or formed irreg from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bole1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bole 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">end-stopped</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019842a"><!--s019842a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of verse: having a break in sense, or requiring a pause in delivery, at the end of a line.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">june bug</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032837a"><!--s032837a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chafer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chafer</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inflated</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031138a"><!--s031138a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032872b"><!--s032872b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of speech, writing, opinions, etc: bombastic or, exaggerated, or puffed up.</p></div><a name="s032873b"><!--s032873b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>expanded or increased to an abnormal or excessive volume or level </p><p><i></i></p><p>inflated prices</p>.</div><a name="s032874b"><!--s032874b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>swollen or distended.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Freemason</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024005a"><!--s024005a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of an ancient and widespread secret fraternity called Free and Accepted Masons who offer each other support and friendship</p><p><span class="bodyb">Freemasonry</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lectern</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlektuhn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034528a"><!--s034528a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a reading desk, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one from which the Bible is read in church [Middle English <span class="bodyi">lettorne</span> via French from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">lectrum</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">legere</span> to read].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">creatinine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kreeʹatineen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013991a"><!--s013991a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a product of the metabolism of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/creatine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">creatine</span></span></a> that is excreted in the urine, the rate of excretion being an indicator of kidney function and muscle mass.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gradely</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (gradelier, gradeliest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026112a"><!--s026112a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NW Eng</span> proper or fitting; <span class="bodyi">broadly</span> excellent [Middle English <span class="bodyi">greithly, graithly</span> ready, prompt, excellent, from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">greithligr</span>, from <span class="bodyi">greithr</span> ready, free].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kwacha</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkwahchə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> kwacha)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033686a"><!--s033686a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the basic monetary unit of Zambia and Malawi [native name in Zambia, literally ‘dawn’; previously used as a nationalist slogan in Zambia, referring to a ‘new dawn of freedom’, and adopted as the name of the currency of the newly independent state].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hoy<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hoy/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029467a"><!--s029467a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used in attracting attention or in driving animals [Middle English].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bollock</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbolək/ <i><span class="bodyi">verbtrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006478a"><!--s006478a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, coarse slang</span> to reprimand severely.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Jungian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹyoongi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032838a"><!--s032838a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or characteristic of the psychoanalytical psychology of Carl Jung (d.1961)</p><p>Jungian denotes the theories of Carl Jung who was initially a follower of Freud. However, Jung questioned Freud's emphasis on sexual libido, and developed his own more metaphysical account of mind – with the ‘collective unconscious’, seeing ‘archetype’ symbols, especially of alchemy, as significant. At a more down to earth level, he described extraversion–introversion personality types — Professor Richard Gregory</p><p><span class="bodyb">Jungian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Carl <span class="bodyi">Jung</span> d.1961, Swiss psychologist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">freemasonry</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024006a"><!--s024006a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025795b"><!--s025795b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Freemasonry</span>) the principles, institutions, or practices of Freemasons.</p></div><a name="s025796b"><!--s025796b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>natural or instinctive fellowship or sympathy.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">endue <span class="bodyi">or</span> indue</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹdyooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019843a"><!--s019843a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> (<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>, + with) to provide (somebody or something) with a quality or attribute </p><p><i></i></p><p>a prince … endued with admirable talents for government</p><p> Jonathan Swift [Middle English <span class="bodyi">enduen</span> via early French <span class="bodyi">enduire</span> to bring in, introduce, from Latin <span class="bodyi">inducere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/induce/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">induce</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ir-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031997a"><!--s031997a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inflation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹflaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031139a"><!--s031139a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032875b"><!--s032875b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a substantial and continuing rise in the general level of prices, caused by or causing an increase in the supply of money and credit or an expansion of the economy.</p></div><a name="s032876b"><!--s032876b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act of inflating or the state of being inflated.</p></div><a name="s032877b"><!--s032877b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in some theories of the universe, a sudden period of rapid expansion immediately following the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/big_bang/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">big bang</span></span></a> (explosion from which the universe originated)</p><p><span class="bodyb">inflationary</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lection</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹleksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034529a"><!--s034529a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a variant reading in a particular copy or edition of a text [Latin <span class="bodyi">lection-, lectio</span> act of reading, from <span class="bodyi">legere</span> to read].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hereditable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/həʹreditəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028205a"><!--s028205a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/heritable/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">heritable</span></span></a> [early French <span class="bodyi">hereditable</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">hereditare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/heritage/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">heritage</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">creation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kriʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013992a"><!--s013992a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014592b"><!--s014592b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003650c"><!--s003650c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>something created </p><p><i></i></p><p>We are God's creations</p>.</div><a name="s003651c"><!--s003651c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an original work of art.</p></div><a name="s003652c"><!--s003652c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">often derog</span> a product of some art or craft, e.g. dressmaking or cookery, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> if somewhat striking </p><p><i></i></p><p>a hideous creation in mauve and magenta tulle</p>.</div><a name="s003653c"><!--s003653c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>the world </p><p><i></i></p><p>Novels … are the stupidest things in creation</p><p> Jane Austen.</p></div><a name="s003654c"><!--s003654c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>creatures singly or collectively </p><p><i></i></p><p>The appetite for joy which pervades all creation</p><p> Hardy.</p></div></div><a name="s014593b"><!--s014593b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Creation</span>) the act of bringing the world into ordered existence.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grader</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgraydə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026113a"><!--s026113a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027902b"><!--s027902b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person or thing that grades.</p></div><a name="s027903b"><!--s027903b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a machine for levelling something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one used in constructing roads.</p></div><a name="s027904b"><!--s027904b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used in combination</span>) a student in a specified school grade </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fifth grader</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kwanza</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkwanzə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> kwanza kwanzas)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033687a"><!--s033687a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the basic monetary unit of Angola, divided into 100 lwei [of Bantu origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bollocking</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboləking/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006479a"><!--s006479a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, coarse slang</span> a severe reprimand.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">endurance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹdyooərəns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019844a"><!--s019844a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the ability to withstand hardship, adversity, or stress.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ir</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031995a"><!--s031995a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chemical symbol for iridium.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inflationary spiral</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031140a"><!--s031140a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a continuous rise in prices that is sustained by the tendency of wage increases and cost increases to react on each other.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">free on board</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024007a"><!--s024007a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of goods: delivered on board, e.g. a ship, without additional charge to the buyer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jungle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjunggl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032839a"><!--s032839a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034780b"><!--s034780b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an area overgrown with thickets or masses of trees and other vegetation, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the tropics.</p></div><a name="s034781b"><!--s034781b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008945c"><!--s008945c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a confused, disordered, or complex mass </p><p><i></i></p><p>the jungle of tax laws</p>.</div><a name="s008946c"><!--s008946c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a place of ruthless struggle for survival.</p></div></div><a name="s034782b"><!--s034782b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a type of fast electronic dance music derived from ragga, popular in the 1990s</p><p><span class="bodyb">jungly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Hindi <span class="bodyi">jaṅgal</span> wasteland, from Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">jāngala</span> dry].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">creationist</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013993a"><!--s013993a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an adherent of a theory that all forms of life were created simultaneously by God and did not evolve from earlier forms</p><p><span class="bodyb">creationism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">creationist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hoy<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029468a"><!--s029468a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small fore-and-aft rigged coaster [Middle English from Middle Dutch <span class="bodyi">hoei</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hereditament</span><small><span class="eSynop">/heriʹditəmənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028206a"><!--s028206a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> in law, an item of property that can be inherited [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">hereditamentum</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">hereditare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/heritage/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">heritage</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lectionary</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> lectionaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034530a"><!--s034530a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a book or list of scriptural texts proper to each day of the church year [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">lectionarium</span> from <span class="bodyi">lection-, lectio</span> liturgical lesson for a particular day, from Latin: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lection/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lection</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grade school</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026114a"><!--s026114a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a primary or elementary school.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Kwanzaa</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkwahnzə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033688a"><!--s033688a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an African-American seven-day festival celebrating family, community, and culture, held between 26 December and 1 January [from Swahili <span class="bodyi">kwanza</span> first, as in <span class="bodyi">matunda ya kwanza</span> first fruits].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bollocks <span class="bodyi">or</span> ballocks</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboləks/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">Brit, coarse slang</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006480a"><!--s006480a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006716b"><!--s006716b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a man's testicles.</p></div><a name="s006717b"><!--s006717b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) often used as an interjection: utter rubbish; complete nonsense </p><p><i></i></p><p>a load of bollocks</p> [Old English <span class="bodyi">beallucas</span> testicles].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ir.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031996a"><!--s031996a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Irish.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hoya</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhoyə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029469a"><!--s029469a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a climbing evergreen plant with waxy flowers, native to SE Asia and cultivated as a greenhouse plant: genus <span class="bodyi">Hoya</span> [Latin genus name, named after Thomas <span class="bodyi">Hoy</span> d.1821, English gardener].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hereditary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiʹredit(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028207a"><!--s028207a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029970b"><!--s029970b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>received by, based on, or relating to inheritance.</p></div><a name="s029971b"><!--s029971b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having title through inheritance </p><p><i></i></p><p>a hereditary peer</p>.</div><a name="s029972b"><!--s029972b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>genetically transmitted or transmissible from parent to offspring </p><p><i></i></p><p>a hereditary disease</p> <p><span class="bodyb">hereditarily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">hereditariness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jungle fever</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032840a"><!--s032840a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a severe malarial fever.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">creation science</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013994a"><!--s013994a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the interpretation of scientific knowledge so that it accords with the doctrine of creationism (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/creationist/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">creationist</span></span></a>).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">free port</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024008a"><!--s024008a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025797b"><!--s025797b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a port that can be used by ships of all nations on equal terms.</p></div><a name="s025798b"><!--s025798b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an enclosed port or port area where goods can be received and re-exported free of customs duty.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lector</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlektaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034531a"><!--s034531a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036237b"><!--s036237b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the reader of a lesson in a church service.</p></div><a name="s036238b"><!--s036238b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a lecturer in some universities [late Latin <span class="bodyi">lector</span> reader, from Latin <span class="bodyi">legere</span> to read].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gradient</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgraydi·ənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026115a"><!--s026115a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027905b"><!--s027905b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007380c"><!--s007380c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the degree of inclination, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a road or slope.</p></div><a name="s007381c"><!--s007381c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a sloping road or railway.</p></div></div><a name="s027906b"><!--s027906b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>change in the value of a quantity with respect to the change in another quantity </p><p><i></i></p><p>a steep temperature gradient at sunrise</p>.</div><a name="s027907b"><!--s027907b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in mathematics, the slope of the tangent at any point on a curve with respect to the horizontal [Latin <span class="bodyi">gradient-</span>, <span class="bodyi">gradiens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">gradi</span> to step, go, from <span class="bodyi">gradus</span> step, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grade1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grade 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">endure</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹdyooə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019845a"><!--s019845a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020838b"><!--s020838b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to undergo (e.g. a hardship), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> without giving in.</p></div><a name="s020839b"><!--s020839b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to tolerate (something) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s020840b"><!--s020840b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to continue in the same state; to last</p><p><span class="bodyb">endurable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">enduren</span> via early French <span class="bodyi">endurer</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">indurare</span> to harden, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">durare</span> to harden, endure].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inflationism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹflayshəniz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031141a"><!--s031141a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the policy of economic inflation, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> through expansion of currency or bank deposits</p><p><span class="bodyb">inflationist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kwashiorkor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kwashiʹawkə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033689a"><!--s033689a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>severe malnutrition in babies and children that is caused by a diet high in carbohydrate and low in protein [native name in Ghana, literally ‘red boy’, because the condition turns the hair red].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bollocks up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006481a"><!--s006481a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, coarse slang</span> to make a mess of (an arrangement, operation, etc) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He's managed to bollocks up the timetable again</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">IR</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031994a"><!--s031994a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033932b"><!--s033932b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>infrared.</p></div><a name="s033933b"><!--s033933b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Inland Revenue.</p></div><a name="s033934b"><!--s033934b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>Iran (international vehicle registration).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyperdrive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhiepədriev/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029891a"><!--s029891a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in science fiction, a type of rocket drive that supposedly propels spacecraft through hyperspace.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jungle fowl</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032841a"><!--s032841a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of Asian wild birds from which the domestic fowls are thought to have has prob descended: genus <span class="bodyi">Gallus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Freepost</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024009a"><!--s024009a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a system whereby the charge for a posted item is paid by the recipient.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heredity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiʹrediti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028208a"><!--s028208a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029973b"><!--s029973b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the transmission of qualities from ancestor to descendant primarily through the genes.</p></div><a name="s029974b"><!--s029974b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the sum of the qualities genetically derived from one's ancestors [early French <span class="bodyi">heredité</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">hereditat-, hereditas</span>, from <span class="bodyi">hered-, heres</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/heir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">heir</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">creative</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kriʹaytiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013995a"><!--s013995a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014594b"><!--s014594b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>showing the ability or power to create; given to creating </p><p><i></i></p><p>creative people</p>.</div><a name="s014595b"><!--s014595b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having the quality of something imaginatively created </p><p><i></i></p><p>creative writing</p>.</div><a name="s014596b"><!--s014596b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>containing misleading inventions designed to falsify or conceal the facts </p><p><i></i></p><p>creative accounting</p> <p><span class="bodyb">creatively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">creativeness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">creativity</span> /kree·əʹtiviti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lecture<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlekchə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034532a"><!--s034532a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036239b"><!--s036239b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a discourse given to an audience, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for instruction.</p></div><a name="s036240b"><!--s036240b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a reproof delivered at length; a reprimand [Middle English in the senses ‘reading, text’, via French and late Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">lectus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">legere</span> to read].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kWh</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033690a"><!--s033690a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>kilowatt-hour.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boll weevil</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006482a"><!--s006482a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a grey weevil that infests the cotton plant and destroys the bolls: <span class="bodyi">Anthonomus grandis</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">IRA</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031998a"><!--s031998a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Irish Republican Army.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enduring</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019846a"><!--s019846a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lasting or durable</p><p><span class="bodyb">enduringly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">enduringness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gradin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgraydin/ gradine /grəʹdeen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026116a"><!--s026116a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027908b"><!--s027908b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of a series of steps or seats arranged in rows on a slope, e.g. in an amphitheatre.</p></div><a name="s027909b"><!--s027909b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a ledge at the back of an altar [French <span class="bodyi">gradin</span>, derivative of Latin <span class="bodyi">gradus</span> step, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grade1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grade 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inflect</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹflekt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031142a"><!--s031142a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032878b"><!--s032878b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to change the form or ending of (a word) by inflection.</p></div><a name="s032879b"><!--s032879b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to become modified by inflection.</p></div><a name="s032880b"><!--s032880b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to vary the pitch of (a voice or note).</p></div><a name="s032881b"><!--s032881b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">technical</span> to bend (a line, etc) from a normal or straight course <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s032882b"><!--s032882b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to become modified by inflection <span class="bodyb">inflective</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">inflecten</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">inflectere</span> to bend, modulate, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">flectere</span> to bend].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyperemia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiepəʹreemi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029892a"><!--s029892a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hyperaemia_or_hyperemia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hyperaemia</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jungle juice</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032842a"><!--s032842a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> alcoholic liquor, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> strong or crude homemade liquor.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hereford</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹherifəd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028209a"><!--s028209a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an animal of an English breed of red hardy beef cattle with white faces and markings [named after <span class="bodyi">Herefordshire</span>, county of England where the breed originated].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">free radical</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024010a"><!--s024010a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an atom or a group of atoms having at least one unpaired electron and participating in various reactions.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bollworm</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006483a"><!--s006483a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a moth larva that feeds on cotton bolls.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">creator</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013996a"><!--s013996a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014597b"><!--s014597b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who creates, usu by bringing something new or original into being </p><p><i></i></p><p>the creator of Tintin</p>.</div><a name="s014598b"><!--s014598b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Creator</span>) God.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lecture<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034533a"><!--s034533a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036241b"><!--s036241b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to deliver a lecture or series of lectures <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s036242b"><!--s036242b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to deliver a lecture to (an audience, a class of students, etc).</p></div><a name="s036243b"><!--s036243b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to reprove (somebody) at length or severely.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">KWIC</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kwik/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033691a"><!--s033691a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>keyword in context.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inflection <span class="bodyi">or</span> inflexion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹfleksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031143a"><!--s031143a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032883b"><!--s032883b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in grammar, a change in the form of a word to show its case, gender, number, tense, etc.</p></div><a name="s032884b"><!--s032884b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008547c"><!--s008547c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in grammar, a change in the form of a word to show its case, gender, number, tense, etc.</p></div><a name="s008548c"><!--s008548c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a form or element, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a suffix, showing such variation.</p></div></div><a name="s032885b"><!--s032885b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>variation in pitch or loudness of the voice.</p></div><a name="s032886b"><!--s032886b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in mathematics, change of curvature from concave to convex or vice versa</p><p><span class="bodyb">inflectional</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inflectionally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inflectionless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">end user</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019847a"><!--s019847a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the final recipient of goods or services produced by a complex process, e.g. somebody who uses a computer program in its completed form.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Iranian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹrayni·ən, iʹrah-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031999a"><!--s031999a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033935b"><!--s033935b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Iran in SW Asia.</p></div><a name="s033936b"><!--s033936b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a branch of the Indo-European family of languages that includes Persian</p><p><span class="bodyb">Iranian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gradual<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgradyooəl, ʹgrajooəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026117a"><!--s026117a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027910b"><!--s027910b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>proceeding or happening by small steps or degrees, usu over a long period.</p></div><a name="s027911b"><!--s027911b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a slope: not steep</p><p><span class="bodyb">gradually</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">gradualness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">gradualis</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">gradus</span> step, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grade1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grade 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyperesthesia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhiepəreesʹtheezyə, -zh(y)ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029893a"><!--s029893a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hyperaesthesia_or_hyperesthesia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hyperaesthesia</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">junior<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjoohnyə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032843a"><!--s032843a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034783b"><!--s034783b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who is younger than another </p><p><i></i></p><p>is three years my junior</p>.</div><a name="s034784b"><!--s034784b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008947c"><!--s008947c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a person holding a lower or subordinate rank.</p></div><a name="s008948c"><!--s008948c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a member of a junior younger form in a school, sports team, etc.</p></div></div><a name="s034785b"><!--s034785b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in England and Australia, a barrister who is not a Queen's Counsel, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one who is assisting a senior barrister in the conduct of a case.</p></div><a name="s034786b"><!--s034786b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a student in the penultimate year before graduating.</p></div><a name="s034787b"><!--s034787b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> a male child; a son [Latin <span class="bodyi">junior</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/junior2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">junior 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">herein</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiəʹrin/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028210a"><!--s028210a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> in this document, matter, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">free-range</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024011a"><!--s024011a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025799b"><!--s025799b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of farm animals, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> poultry: reared in the open air and allowed to move about.</p></div><a name="s025800b"><!--s025800b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of eggs: produced by free-range hens.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bollywood</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboliwood/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006484a"><!--s006484a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> the Indian film industry [blend of <span class="bodyi">Bombay</span>, centre of the industry, and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hollywood/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Hollywood</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lecturer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlekchərə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034534a"><!--s034534a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036244b"><!--s036244b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who lectures.</p></div><a name="s036245b"><!--s036245b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a British university or college teacher below professorial rank.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gradual<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026118a"><!--s026118a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027912b"><!--s027912b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a pair of verses, usu from the Psalms, sung or said after the Epistle in the Mass.</p></div><a name="s027913b"><!--s027913b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a book containing the choral parts of the Mass [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">graduale</span>, alteration of late Latin <span class="bodyi">gradale</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">gradus</span> step, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grade1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grade 1</span></span></a>; from its being sung on the steps of the altar].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">creature</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkreechə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013997a"><!--s013997a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014599b"><!--s014599b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003655c"><!--s003655c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an animal, as distinct from a human.</p></div><a name="s003656c"><!--s003656c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an animate being </p><p><i></i></p><p>the least of God's creatures</p>.</div></div><a name="s014600b"><!--s014600b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person described in some way </p><p><i></i></p><p>a pathetic creature</p>.</div><a name="s014601b"><!--s014601b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a person who is the servile dependant or tool of another </p><p><i></i></p><p>Sir Francis Windebank … was a creature of [Archbishop] Laud's</p><p> David Hume.</p></div><a name="s014602b"><!--s014602b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a thing that is the product or offspring of something; a figment </p><p><i></i></p><p>mere creatures of fantasy</p>.</div><a name="s014603b"><!--s014603b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>something created </p><p><i></i></p><p>I felt what the duties of a creator towards his creature were</p><p> Mary Shelley</p><p><span class="bodyb">creatural</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">creaturely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via Old French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">creatura</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">creatus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/create/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">create</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inflexed</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹflekst/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031144a"><!--s031144a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">technical</span> bent or turned abruptly inwards, downwards, or towards the axis [Latin <span class="bodyi">inflexus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">inflectere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inflect/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inflect</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">KWOC</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kwok/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033692a"><!--s033692a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>keyword out of context.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">endways</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019848a"><!--s019848a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020841b"><!--s020841b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>with the end forwards or towards the observer.</p></div><a name="s020842b"><!--s020842b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in or towards the direction of the ends; lengthways.</p></div><a name="s020843b"><!--s020843b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>upright; on end.</p></div><a name="s020844b"><!--s020844b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>end to end </p><p><i></i></p><p>Put the tables together endways</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyperextend</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhiepərikʹstend/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029894a"><!--s029894a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to extend (part of the body, e.g. a joint, a limb, or the back) beyond its normal range of movement.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">junior<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032844a"><!--s032844a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034788b"><!--s034788b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008949c"><!--s008949c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>relating to or denoting young or younger people, e.g. children.</p></div><a name="s008950c"><!--s008950c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>for children aged from seven to eleven </p><p><i></i></p><p>a junior school</p>.</div></div><a name="s034789b"><!--s034789b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the USA, to distinguish a son with the same name as his father.</p></div><a name="s034790b"><!--s034790b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>lower in standing or rank.</p></div><a name="s034791b"><!--s034791b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>comprising younger pupils, players, etc.</p></div><a name="s034792b"><!--s034792b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>of or for juniors [Latin <span class="bodyi">junior</span>, compar of <span class="bodyi">juvenis</span> young].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Iraqi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹrahki, iʹraki/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Iraqis)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032000a"><!--s032000a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033937b"><!--s033937b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Iraq in SW Asia.</p></div><a name="s033938b"><!--s033938b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the dialect of Modern Arabic spoken in Iraq</p><p><span class="bodyb">Iraqi</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Arabic <span class="bodyi">‘irāqīy</span>, from <span class="bodyi">‘Irāq</span> Iraq].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hereinafter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028211a"><!--s028211a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> in the following part of this writing or document.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">freesia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfreez(y)ə, -zh(y)ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024012a"><!--s024012a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sweet-scented African plant of the iris family with red, white, yellow, or purple flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Freesia</span> [Latin genus name, named after Friedrich H T <span class="bodyi">Freese</span> d.1876, German physician].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bolo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbohloh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bolos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006485a"><!--s006485a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a long heavy single-edged knife of Philippine origin [Spanish <span class="bodyi">bolo</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">creature comforts</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013998a"><!--s013998a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>material things that give bodily comfort.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lectureship</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034535a"><!--s034535a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the office or position of an academic lecturer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">KWT</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033693a"><!--s033693a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Kuwait (international vehicle registration).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">junior college</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032845a"><!--s032845a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a US college that offers two years of studies corresponding to the first two years of a four-year college course.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">endwise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019849a"><!--s019849a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/endways/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">endways</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inflexible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹfleksəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031145a"><!--s031145a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032887b"><!--s032887b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008549c"><!--s008549c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>incapable of or resistant to change </p><p><i></i></p><p>an inflexible attitude</p>.</div><a name="s008550c"><!--s008550c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>not variable to suit a particular circumstance </p><p><i></i></p><p>an inflexible rule</p>.</div></div><a name="s032888b"><!--s032888b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>rigidly firm; not able to be bent <span class="bodyb">inflexibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inflexibly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">inflexibilis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">flexibilis</span> flexible, from <span class="bodyi">flectere</span> to bend].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyperfocal distance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiepəʹfohkl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029895a"><!--s029895a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the limit of the region of sharp focus for a lens focused at infinity.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gradualism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026119a"><!--s026119a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the policy of approaching a desired end by gradual stages</p><p><span class="bodyb">gradualist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">gradualistic</span> /-ʹlistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">irascible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹrasibl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032001a"><!--s032001a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having an easily provoked temper; irritable </p><p><i></i></p><p>Rach can be so irascible at times</p> <p><span class="bodyb">irascibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">irascibleness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">irascibly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">irascible</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">irascibilis</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">irasci</span> to be or become angry, from <span class="bodyi">ira</span> anger].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bologna</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹlohnyə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006486a"><!--s006486a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large smoked sausage made of beef, veal, and pork [named after <span class="bodyi">Bologna</span>, town in Italy, where it was first made].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">free skating</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024013a"><!--s024013a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the part of a competitive figure-skating event that features artistic interpretation of steps and movements to music.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hereof</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiəʹrov/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028212a"><!--s028212a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> of this document.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crèche</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kresh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s013999a"><!--s013999a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014604b"><!--s014604b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a centre where young children are looked after while their parents are at work, shopping, etc.</p></div><a name="s014605b"><!--s014605b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a representation of the Nativity scene: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crib1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crib<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (5) [French <span class="bodyi">crèche</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">creche</span> manger, crib, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">led</span><small><span class="eSynop">/led/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034537a"><!--s034537a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense and past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lead1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lead 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">KY</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033694a"><!--s033694a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Kentucky (US postal abbreviation).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypergamy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hieʹpuhgəmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029896a"><!--s029896a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>marriage into an equal or higher caste or social group.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">end zone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019850a"><!--s019850a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in American football, the area at either end of the field in which a touchdown is scored.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inflexion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹflekshən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031146a"><!--s031146a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/guide_to_the_dictionary/0#s000003a" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inflection</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Junior Common Room</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032846a"><!--s032846a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a common room for students, pupils, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">graduand</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgradyooand, ʹgrajooand/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026120a"><!--s026120a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> somebody who is about to receive an academic degree [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">graduandus</span>, verbal noun from <span class="bodyi">graduare</span> to graduate].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">irate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ieʹrayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032002a"><!--s032002a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>extremely angry or arising from anger</p><p><span class="bodyb">irately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">irateness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">iratus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">ira</span> anger].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cred</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kred/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014000a"><!--s014000a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> street credibility.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">free space</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024014a"><!--s024014a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in physics, space that can be used as a standard because it contains no electromagnetic or gravitational fields.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heresiarch</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiʹreeziahk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028213a"><!--s028213a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the originator or chief advocate of a heresy [via late Latin from late Greek <span class="bodyi">hairesiarchēs</span>, from <span class="bodyi">hairesis</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/heresy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">heresy</span></span></a>) + Greek <span class="bodyi">-archēs</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/arch/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-arch</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bolometer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹlomitə, boh-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006487a"><!--s006487a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a very sensitive electrical instrument used in the detection and measurement of heat radiation <span class="bodyb">bolometric</span> /boləʹmetrik, boh-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">bolometrically</span> /boləʹmet-, boh-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">bolē</span> beam of light+ <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/meter2/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-meter 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ky</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033695a"><!--s033695a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Kentucky.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">LED</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034536a"><!--s034536a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>light-emitting diode, a small semiconductor diode that emits light when an electric current is passed through it and that is used on display screens, instrument panels, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyperglycaemia <span class="bodyi">or</span> hyperglycemia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhiepəglieʹseemi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029897a"><!--s029897a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>excess of sugar in the blood, e.g. in diabetes mellitus</p><p><span class="bodyb">hyperglycaemic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inflict</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹflikt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031147a"><!--s031147a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + on) to force or impose (something unpleasant or painful) on somebody</p><p><span class="bodyb">inflicter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">infliction</span> /-sh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inflictor</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">inflictus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">infligere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">fligere</span> to strike].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ENE</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019851a"><!--s019851a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>east-northeast.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">graduate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgradyoo·ət, ʹgrajoo·ət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026121a"><!--s026121a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027914b"><!--s027914b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the holder of a first academic degree.</p></div><a name="s027915b"><!--s027915b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> somebody who has been awarded a high school diploma [Middle English <span class="bodyi">graduat</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">graduatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">graduare</span> to graduate, from <span class="bodyi">gradus</span> step, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grade1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grade 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">junior lightweight</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032847a"><!--s032847a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a weight in professional boxing of 57.1–59.0kg (126–130lb).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boloney</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹlohni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006488a"><!--s006488a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/baloney_or_boloney/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">baloney</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lederhosen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlaydəhohz(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034538a"><!--s034538a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>traditional leather shorts that often have H-shaped braces and are worn by men in Austria, Bavaria, etc [German <span class="bodyi">Lederhosen</span> from early High German <span class="bodyi">Lederhose</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Leder</span> leather + <span class="bodyi">Hose</span> trousers].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kyanise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkie·əniez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033696a"><!--s033696a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kyanize_or_kyanise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">kyanize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heresy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹherəsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> heresies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028214a"><!--s028214a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029975b"><!--s029975b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a religious belief or doctrine contrary to or incompatible with an explicit Church dogma, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> Christian doctrine</p><p>Heresy arises because organized religion tends to define its experience in terms of creeds or accepted statements of belief. Such statements set the boundaries of each religious group, within which those who reject the formal doctrines, or who hold beliefs deemed contrary to them, are termed heretics, and may be expelled or persecuted from the group. What counts as heresy may change, if what is accepted as orthodoxy is redefined — Dr Mel Thompson</p></div><a name="s029976b"><!--s029976b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>adherence to an opinion or doctrine contrary to generally accepted belief [Middle English <span class="bodyi">heresie</span> via Old French and late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">hairesis</span> action of taking, choice, sect, from <span class="bodyi">hairein</span> to take].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">credal <span class="bodyi">or</span> creedal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkreedl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014001a"><!--s014001a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or relating to a creed.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypergolic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiepəʹgolik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029898a"><!--s029898a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031426b"><!--s031426b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of rocket fuel: igniting spontaneously on contact with an oxidizing agent without external means of ignition such as a spark.</p></div><a name="s031427b"><!--s031427b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to or using hypergolic fuel </p><p><i></i></p><p>a hypergolic engine</p> <p><span class="bodyb">hypergolically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [German <span class="bodyi">Hypergol</span> perhaps from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hyper/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hyper-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">ergon</span> work + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ol1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ol 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">IRBM</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032003a"><!--s032003a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>intermediate range ballistic missile.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">free-spoken</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024015a"><!--s024015a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> outspoken.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">in-flight</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031148a"><!--s031148a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>done, occurring, or provided during flight in an aircraft </p><p><i></i></p><p>in-flight refuelling</p> <p><i></i></p><p>in-flight meals</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ene</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019852a"><!--s019852a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting: an unsaturated carbon compound, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one with a double bond </p><p><i></i></p><p>benzene</p> <p><i></i></p><p>ethylene</p> <p>[from Greek <span class="bodyi">-ēnē</span>,fem of <span class="bodyi">-ēnos</span>,adj suffix].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">graduate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgradyooayt, ʹgrajooayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026122a"><!--s026122a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027916b"><!--s027916b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to mark (e.g. an instrument or vessel) with degrees of measurement.</p></div><a name="s027917b"><!--s027917b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to divide (something) into grades or intervals <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s027918b"><!--s027918b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s007382c"><!--s007382c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to receive an academic degree.</p></div><a name="s007383c"><!--s007383c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to receive a high school diploma.</p></div></div><a name="s027919b"><!--s027919b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to move up to a higher stage of experience, proficiency, or prestige.</p></div><a name="s027920b"><!--s027920b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to change gradually</p><p><span class="bodyb">graduator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bolo tie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbohloh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006489a"><!--s006489a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a long cord worn round the neck, fastened with an ornamental clasp [prob from Spanish <span class="bodyi">bola</span> ball].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ire</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ie·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032004a"><!--s032004a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> intense and usu openly displayed anger</p><p><span class="bodyb">ireful</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">ira</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heretic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹherətik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028215a"><!--s028215a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who dissents from established Church dogma, or from an accepted belief <span class="bodyb">heretical</span> /hiʹretikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">heretically</span> /hiʹretikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">(h)eretik</span> via French and late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">hairetikos</span> able to choose, from <span class="bodyi">hairein</span> to take].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">freestanding</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024016a"><!--s024016a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>standing alone, not attached to or supported by something else </p><p><i></i></p><p>a freestanding column</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypericum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hieʹperikəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029899a"><!--s029899a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of shrubs with yellow five-petalled flowers, including <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/saint_john_s_wort/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Saint John's wort</span></span></a> and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/rose_of_sharon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">rose of Sharon</span></span></a> : genus <span class="bodyi">Hypericum</span> [Latin genus name, from Greek <span class="bodyi">hyperikon</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hyper/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hyper-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ereikē</span> heath, heather].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">junior middleweight</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032848a"><!--s032848a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a weight in professional boxing of 66.7–69.9kg (147–154lb).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ledge</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lej/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034539a"><!--s034539a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036246b"><!--s036246b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a narrow horizontal surface that projects from a vertical or steep surface, e.g. a wall or rock face.</p></div><a name="s036247b"><!--s036247b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an underwater ridge or reef.</p></div><a name="s036248b"><!--s036248b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a mineral-bearing lode or vein</p><p><span class="bodyb">ledged</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">ledgy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">legge</span> bar of a gate, prob from <span class="bodyi">leggen</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lay1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lay 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kyanite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkie·əniet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033697a"><!--s033697a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mineral containing aluminium, silicon, and oxygen that occurs in blue crystals and crystalline masses and is sometimes used as a gemstone [German <span class="bodyi">zyanit</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">kyanos</span> dark blue enamel, lapis lazuli].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">credence</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkreed(ə)ns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014002a"><!--s014002a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014606b"><!--s014606b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>acceptance of something as true or real </p><p><i></i></p><p>I don't give credence to gossip</p>.</div><a name="s014607b"><!--s014607b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/credence_table/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">credence table</span></span></a> ✱ <span class="bodyb">lend credence to</span> said of circumstantial details, etc: to bear out (a report, rumour, etc) or give it credibility [Middle English via French from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">credentia</span>,from Latin <span class="bodyi">credent-, credens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">credere</span> to believe, trust].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inflorescence</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inflawʹres(ə)ns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031149a"><!--s031149a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032889b"><!--s032889b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008551c"><!--s008551c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a flower-bearing stem, including stalks and branches, or the arrangement of flowers on a stem.</p></div><a name="s008552c"><!--s008552c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a flower cluster or a solitary flower.</p></div></div><a name="s032890b"><!--s032890b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the budding and unfolding of blossoms; flowering</p><p><span class="bodyb">inflorescent</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">inflorescentia</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">inflorescent-, inflorescens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">inflorescere</span> to begin to bloom, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">florescere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/florescence/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">florescence</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enema</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹenimə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> enemas enemata /-ʹmahtə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019853a"><!--s019853a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020845b"><!--s020845b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an injection of liquid into the intestine by way of the anus, e.g. to ease constipation.</p></div><a name="s020846b"><!--s020846b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>material for injection as an enema [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">enema</span>, from <span class="bodyi">enienai</span> to inject, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">hienai</span> to send].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">graduate school</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgradyoo·ət, ʹgrajoo·ət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026123a"><!--s026123a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a place or period of postgraduate study.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bolshevik</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbolshəvik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006490a"><!--s006490a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006718b"><!--s006718b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of the more radical wing of the Russian Social Democratic party that seized power in Russia in 1917 and became the Communist party in 1918.</p></div><a name="s006719b"><!--s006719b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">derog</span> a former term for a Communist, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a Russian Communist</p><p><span class="bodyb">Bolshevik</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">Bolshevism</span> /-viz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">Bolshevist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Russian <span class="bodyi">bol'shevik</span>, from <span class="bodyi">bol'she</span> larger; from their forming the majority group of the party].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">irenic <span class="bodyi">or</span> eirenic /ieʹreenik, ieʹrenik/ <span class="bodyi">or</span> irenical <span class="bodyi">or</span> eirenical /ieʹreenikl, ieʹrenikl/</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032005a"><!--s032005a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>conducive to or operating towards peace or conciliation</p><p><span class="bodyb">irenically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">eirēnikos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">eirēnē</span> peace].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inflow</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinfloh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031150a"><!--s031150a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032891b"><!--s032891b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or process of flowing in </p><p><i></i></p><p>a pipe taking the maximum rate of inflow</p>.</div><a name="s032892b"><!--s032892b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something, e.g. liquid, money, or traffic, that flows, moves, or comes in.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hereto</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiəʹtooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028216a"><!--s028216a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to this matter or document.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">credence shelf</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014003a"><!--s014003a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/credence_table/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">credence table</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ledger<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlejə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034540a"><!--s034540a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036249b"><!--s036249b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a book containing the complete record of a company's accounts.</p></div><a name="s036250b"><!--s036250b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a horizontal piece of timber secured to the uprights of scaffolding.</p></div><a name="s036251b"><!--s036251b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ledger_tackle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ledger tackle</span></span></a> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">legger</span>, prob from <span class="bodyi">leyen, leggen</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lay1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lay 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyperinflation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhiepərinʹflaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029900a"><!--s029900a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>very rapid growth in the rate of inflation in an economy</p><p><span class="bodyb">hyperinflationary</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kyanize <span class="bodyi">or</span> kyanise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkie·əniez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033698a"><!--s033698a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to treat (timber) with a substance such as mercuric chloride to protect it from decay <span class="bodyb">kyanization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [named after J H <span class="bodyi">Kyan</span> d.1850, Irish inventor who patented the process].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">junior school</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032849a"><!--s032849a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a primary school for children aged from seven to eleven.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">freestone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024017a"><!--s024017a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025801b"><!--s025801b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a stone that can be cut without splitting, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> sandstone or limestone.</p></div><a name="s025802b"><!--s025802b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a fruit with a stone to which the flesh does not cling.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enemy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹenəmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> enemies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019854a"><!--s019854a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020847b"><!--s020847b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person, organization, etc that is opposed to or actively hostile to somebody or something.</p></div><a name="s020848b"><!--s020848b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the enemy</span>) (<span class="bodyi">used as sing. or pl</span>) a nation or military force with whom a country is or could be at war.</p></div><a name="s020849b"><!--s020849b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005324c"><!--s005324c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a military adversary or hostile military force.</p></div><a name="s005325c"><!--s005325c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) belonging to a hostile adversary or force </p><p><i></i></p><p>enemy aircraft</p>.</div></div><a name="s020850b"><!--s020850b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>something harmful or deadly [Middle English via Old French <span class="bodyi">enemi</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">inimicus</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">amicus</span> friend].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">graduation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gradyooʹaysh(ə)n, grajoo-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026124a"><!--s026124a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027921b"><!--s027921b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a mark, e.g. on an instrument or vessel, indicating a degrees of measurement.</p></div><a name="s027922b"><!--s027922b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the award or acceptance of a degree or diploma, or a ceremony at which this takes place.</p></div><a name="s027923b"><!--s027923b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s007384c"><!--s007384c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the award or acceptance of an academic degree, or a ceremony at which this takes place.</p></div><a name="s007385c"><!--s007385c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> the award or acceptance of a high school diploma, or a ceremony at which this takes place.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bolshevist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbolshəvist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006491a"><!--s006491a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Bolshevik</p><p><span class="bodyb">Bolshevist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">iridaceous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iriʹdayshəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032007a"><!--s032007a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating or belonging to the iris family.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">influence<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinfloo·əns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031151a"><!--s031151a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032893b"><!--s032893b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act, power, or capacity of causing or producing an effect on somebody or something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in indirect or intangible ways, or the effect itself.</p></div><a name="s032894b"><!--s032894b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the power to achieve something desired by using wealth or position.</p></div><a name="s032895b"><!--s032895b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>somebody or something that has or exerts influence, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in matters of morality and behaviour.</p></div><a name="s032896b"><!--s032896b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an ethereal fluid supposed to flow from the stars and to affect the actions of human beings ✱ <span class="bodyb">under the influence</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> affected by alcohol; drunk </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was arrested for driving under the influence</p> <p>[Middle English via French from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">influentia</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">influent-, influens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">influere</span> to flow in, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">fluere</span> to flow].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kyat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kiʹaht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> kyat kyats)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033699a"><!--s033699a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the basic monetary unit of Myanmar (formerly Burma) , divided into 100 pyas [Burmese <span class="bodyi">kyat</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">credence table</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014004a"><!--s014004a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014608b"><!--s014608b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a side table or sideboard.</p></div><a name="s014609b"><!--s014609b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in a church, a shelf on which the bread and wine of the Eucharist are placed before consecration [French <span class="bodyi">credence</span> from Old Italian <span class="bodyi">credenza</span> belief, confidence, from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">credentia</span>; prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/credence/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">credence</span></span></a> in its obsolete sense of a precautionary tasting, presumably at a side table, of food about to be served to a great personage, to guard against poisoning: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/credence/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">credence</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">freestyle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024018a"><!--s024018a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025803b"><!--s025803b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often used before a noun</span>) a competition in which a contestant uses a style of his or her choice </p><p><i></i></p><p>freestyle swimming</p>.</div><a name="s025804b"><!--s025804b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>all-in wrestling.</p></div><a name="s025805b"><!--s025805b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crawl1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crawl<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyperkeratosis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhiepəkerəʹtohsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029901a"><!--s029901a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>overgrowth and abnormal thickening of the outer layer of the skin.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heretofore</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiətooʹfaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028217a"><!--s028217a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> up to this time; hitherto.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">energetic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/enəʹjetik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019855a"><!--s019855a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020851b"><!--s020851b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>marked by energy, activity, or vigour.</p></div><a name="s020852b"><!--s020852b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>operating with power or effect; forceful.</p></div><a name="s020853b"><!--s020853b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>relating to energy </p><p><i></i></p><p>energetic equation</p> <p><span class="bodyb">energetically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">energētikos</span> from <span class="bodyi">energein</span> to be active, from <span class="bodyi">energos</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/energy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">energy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Graecism</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">Grecism</span>) /ʹgreesiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026125a"><!--s026125a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027924b"><!--s027924b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a Greek idiom, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one occurring in another language.</p></div><a name="s027925b"><!--s027925b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007386c"><!--s007386c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the spirit or style of Greek culture or art.</p></div><a name="s007387c"><!--s007387c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a quality or feature imitative or suggestive of Greek culture or art [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">Graecismus</span> from <span class="bodyi">Graecus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/greek1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Greek 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bolshie<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> bolshy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbolshi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bolshies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006492a"><!--s006492a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a Bolshevik.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ledger<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (ledgered, ledgering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034541a"><!--s034541a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to fish with ledger tackle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">junior technician</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032850a"><!--s032850a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of the Royal Air Force ranking below a corporal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">irides</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹierideez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032008a"><!--s032008a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/iris/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">iris</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyperkinetic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhiepəkiʹnetik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029902a"><!--s029902a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or characterized by abnormally increased, usu uncontrollable, muscular movement <span class="bodyb">hyperkinesis</span> /-ʹneesis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hereunder</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028218a"><!--s028218a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> under or in accordance with this writing or document.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">credential</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kriʹdensh(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014005a"><!--s014005a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl, but treated as sing.</span>) something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a letter, that gives proof of identity, status, or authority.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">influence<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031152a"><!--s031152a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to affect (somebody or something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by indirect or intangible means.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kybosh</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkiebosh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033700a"><!--s033700a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kibosh_or_kybosh/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">kibosh</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Graeco-</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">Greco-</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026126a"><!--s026126a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s027926b"><!--s027926b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>denoting the Greek nation, people, or culture.</p></div><a name="s027927b"><!--s027927b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Greek and </p><p><i></i></p><p>Graeco-Roman</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">Graeco-</span> from <span class="bodyi">Graecus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/greek1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Greek 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">junior welterweight</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032851a"><!--s032851a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a weight in professional boxing of 61.0–63.5kg (135–140lb).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bolshie<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> bolshy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (bolshier, bolshiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006493a"><!--s006493a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> obstinate and argumentative; stubbornly uncooperative</p><p><span class="bodyb">bolshiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">iridescent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iriʹdes(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032009a"><!--s032009a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>displaying a shimmering shift of colours such as is seen in a soap bubble, bird's plumage, etc</p><p><span class="bodyb">iridescence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">iridescently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">freethinker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024019a"><!--s024019a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who forms opinions on the basis of reason; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one who rejects religious dogma</p><p><span class="bodyb">freethinking</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">energetics</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019856a"><!--s019856a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020854b"><!--s020854b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a branch of mechanics that deals primarily with energy and its transformations.</p></div><a name="s020855b"><!--s020855b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the total energy relations and transformations of a system, e.g. a chemical reaction or an ecological community.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ledger line <span class="bodyi">or</span> leger line</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034542a"><!--s034542a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in music, a short line added above or below a stave to extend its range.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hereunto</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028219a"><!--s028219a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal or archaic</span> to this document.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyperlink</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhiepəlingk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029903a"><!--s029903a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a link to another file or location from a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hypertext/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hypertext</span></span></a> document, that is activated by clicking on a highlighted word, icon, etc in the document; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hot_link/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hot link</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hypertext_link/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hypertext link</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">credenza</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kriʹdenzə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014006a"><!--s014006a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/credence_table/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">credence table</span></span></a> [Italian <span class="bodyi">credenza</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/credence_table/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">credence table</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kyle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033701a"><!--s033701a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Scot</span> often in place names: a narrow sea channel between islands or between an island and the mainland [Scottish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">caol</span> narrow].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">iridium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹridi·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032010a"><!--s032010a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a silver-white metallic chemical element of the platinum group: symbol Ir, atomic number 77 <span class="bodyb">iridic</span> /-ik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">iridium</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">irid-</span>, <span class="bodyi">iris</span> rainbow, from the colours produced when it is dissolved in hydrochloric acid].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ledger tackle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034543a"><!--s034543a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>fishing tackle arranged so that the weight and bait rest on the bottom.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">juniper</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjoohnipə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032852a"><!--s032852a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of evergreen shrubs or trees of the cypress family with small purple cones resembling berries that are sometimes used to flavour gin and in cooking: genus <span class="bodyi">Juniperus</span> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">junipere</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">juniperus</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">energize <span class="bodyi">or</span> energise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹenəjiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019857a"><!--s019857a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020856b"><!--s020856b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to give energy or vigour to (somebody or something).</p></div><a name="s020857b"><!--s020857b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to apply voltage to (e.g. an electric motor)</p><p><span class="bodyb">energizer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">free throw</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024020a"><!--s024020a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in basketball, an unhindered shot at the basket awarded because of a foul by an opponent.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Graeco-Roman</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌgreekoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026127a"><!--s026127a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027928b"><!--s027928b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to the ancient Greeks and Romans.</p></div><a name="s027929b"><!--s027929b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>denoting a style of wrestling in which holds below the waist are disallowed.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">influent<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinflooh·ənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031153a"><!--s031153a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032897b"><!--s032897b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a tributary stream.</p></div><a name="s032898b"><!--s032898b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an organism that directly affects other flora or fauna in an ecological community [Middle English <span class="bodyi">influent</span> flowing in, from Latin <span class="bodyi">influent-, influens</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/influence1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">influence 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bolster<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbohlstə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006494a"><!--s006494a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006720b"><!--s006720b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a long pillow or cushion placed across the head of a bed.</p></div><a name="s006721b"><!--s006721b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a structural part, e.g. in machinery, that eliminates friction or provides support [Old English <span class="bodyi">bolster</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">credibility</span><small><span class="eSynop">/krediʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014007a"><!--s014007a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014610b"><!--s014610b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the quality of being believable.</p></div><a name="s014611b"><!--s014611b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>trust or belief in somebody based on their track record </p><p><i></i></p><p>The government has lost credibility over this and other recent incidents</p>.</div><a name="s014612b"><!--s014612b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/street_credibility/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">street credibility</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hereupon</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyi">archaic</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028220a"><!--s028220a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029977b"><!--s029977b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>on this matter </p><p><i></i></p><p>if all are agreed hereupon</p>.</div><a name="s029978b"><!--s029978b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>immediately after this </p><p><i></i></p><p>Let us hereupon adjourn</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">irido-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032011a"><!--s032011a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/irid_or_irido/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">irid-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">junk<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/jungk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032853a"><!--s032853a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034793b"><!--s034793b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008951c"><!--s008951c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>secondhand or discarded articles or material; rubbish.</p></div><a name="s008952c"><!--s008952c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>something of little value or inferior quality.</p></div></div><a name="s034794b"><!--s034794b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">slang</span> narcotics, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> heroin</p><p><span class="bodyb">junky</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">jonke</span>; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">energy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹenəji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> energies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019858a"><!--s019858a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s005326c"><!--s005326c--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the natural strength and vitality required for action.</p></div><a name="s005327c"><!--s005327c--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) physical and mental powers.</p></div><a name="s020859b"><!--s020859b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in physics, the capacity for doing work </p><p><i></i></p><p>solar energy</p>.</div><a name="s020860b"><!--s020860b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>fuel and other sources of power, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> electricity.</p></div><a name="s020861b"><!--s020861b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) containing nutrients, vitamins, and minerals that enhance or prolong mental and physical energy </p><p><i></i></p><p>energy bar</p> <p><i></i></p><p>energy drink</p> <p>[via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">energeia</span> activity, from <span class="bodyi">energos</span> active, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_2_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ergon</span> work].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypermarket</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhiepəmahkit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029904a"><!--s029904a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a very large self-service retail store selling a wide range of household and consumer goods and usu situated on the outskirts of a major town or city.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lee<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/lee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034544a"><!--s034544a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036252b"><!--s036252b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>protecting shelter.</p></div><a name="s036253b"><!--s036253b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the side, e.g. of a ship, that is sheltered from the wind or that faces the direction towards which the wind is blowing [Old English <span class="bodyi">hlēo</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kylie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkieli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033702a"><!--s033702a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus</span> a type of boomerang [native name in Australia].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">graffiti</span><small><span class="eSynop">/grəʹfeeti/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026128a"><!--s026128a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="sb000000236"><!--sb000000236--></a><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) unauthorized drawings or writing painted in a public place, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on a wall [pl of Italian <span class="bodyi">graffito</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/graffito/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">graffito</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyi">Graffiti</span> is a plural noun and should theoretically be followed by a plural verb. It comes from Italian and has a regular Italian singular form, <span class="bodyi">graffito</span>. In English, however, this singular form is rare and its use tends to sound pedantic. The form <span class="bodyi">graffiti</span> is therefore commonly used with a singular verb to refer to a single drawing (<span class="bodyi">a graffiti</span>) or to drawings collectively (<span class="bodyi">Graffiti is a good way of telling people your message</span>).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">free-to-air</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024021a"><!--s024021a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>denoting a television service for which the viewer does not have to pay a subscription.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bolster<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (bolstered, bolstering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006495a"><!--s006495a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to give support to or reinforce (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>one of those disheartening instances where truth requires full as much bolstering as error</p> — Herman Melville<p><span class="bodyb">bolsterer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">influent<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031154a"><!--s031154a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said e.g. of a tributary: flowing into a river, lake, or sea.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">credibility gap</span><small><span class="eSynop">/krediʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014008a"><!--s014008a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a discrepancy between what is claimed and what is perceived to be true, or a lack of credibility arising from this.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">irid- <span class="bodyi">or</span> irido-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032006a"><!--s032006a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns and adjectives, denoting:</p><a name="s033939b"><!--s033939b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>rainbow </p><p><i></i></p><p>iridescent</p>.</div><a name="s033940b"><!--s033940b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>iris of the eye </p><p><i></i></p><p>iridectomy</p>.</div><a name="s033941b"><!--s033941b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>iridium; iridium and </p><p><i></i></p><p>iridic</p>.</div><a name="s033942b"><!--s033942b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the iris flower </p><p><i></i></p><p>iridaceous</p> <p>[Latin<span class="bodyi">irid-</span>, <span class="bodyi">iris</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/iris/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">iris</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">junk<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032854a"><!--s032854a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to get rid of (something) as worthless.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">herewith</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028221a"><!--s028221a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> with this; enclosed in this.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">graffito</span><small><span class="eSynop">/grəʹfeetoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> graffiti /-ti/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026129a"><!--s026129a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027930b"><!--s027930b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in archaeology, a drawing or writing scratched on a surface, e.g. a rock.</p></div><a name="s027931b"><!--s027931b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an item of graffiti [Italian <span class="bodyi">graffito</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">graffio</span> scratch, from <span class="bodyi">graffiare</span> to scratch].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enervate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹenəvayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019859a"><!--s019859a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to lessen the mental or physical strength or vitality of (somebody)</p><p><span class="bodyb">enervated</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">enervating</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">enervation</span> /-ʹvaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">enervatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">enervare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">nervus</span> sinew, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/nerve1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">nerve 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypermedia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhiepəmeedi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029905a"><!--s029905a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>hypertext software that enables the user to combine text and graphics with audio and video on a computer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kylix</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkieliks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> kylixes kylikes /ʹkielikeez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033703a"><!--s033703a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a two-handled drinking cup with a shallow bowl and a tall stem, used in ancient Greece [from Greek <span class="bodyi">kulix</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lee<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034545a"><!--s034545a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or on the lee side </p><p><i></i></p><p>The rocky point … was in sight, broad on the lee bow</p><p> Captain Marryat.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bolster<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006496a"><!--s006496a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a heavy chisel used for cutting bricks or stone slabs [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">influential</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inflooʹensh(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031155a"><!--s031155a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>exerting or possessing influence </p><p><i></i></p><p>Your badinage so airy, your manner arbitrary, are out of place when face to face with an influential fairy</p><p> W S Gilbert</p><p><span class="bodyb">influentially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">free trade</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024022a"><!--s024022a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>trade based on the unrestricted international exchange of goods</p><p>Free trade is a controversial but important doctrine in economics, typically promoted as enabling countries to specialize in the production of items they can produce with the least sacrifice. Trade theory developed in an era when some countries made manufactured goods, while others provided raw materials. The term has now lasted into an era when most manufactured trade is actually between similar countries in similar products. It can also now refer to low levels of government regulation of so-called invisible trade, in services and cross-border financial flows — Evan Davis</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">credible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkredəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014009a"><!--s014009a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>offering reasonable grounds for belief</p><p><span class="bodyb">credibly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">credibilis</span>,from <span class="bodyi">credere</span> to believe].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">iris</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹieris/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032012a"><!--s032012a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033943b"><!--s033943b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">pl</span> <span class="bodyb">irises</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">irides</span>) the opaque contractile diaphragm perforated by the pupil that forms the coloured portion of the eye.</p></div><a name="s033944b"><!--s033944b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008776c"><!--s008776c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">pl</span> <span class="bodyb">irises</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">irides //ʹierideez//</span>) the opaque contractile diaphragm perforated by the pupil that forms the coloured portion of the eye.</p></div><a name="s008777c"><!--s008777c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an adjustable diaphragm of thin opaque plates that can be moved to control the size of an aperture.</p></div></div><a name="s033945b"><!--s033945b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">pl</span> <span class="bodyb">irises</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyi">or collectively</span> <span class="bodyb">iris</span>) any of a large genus of plants with long straight leaves and large showy flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Iris</span> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">iris</span> rainbow, iris plant, iris of the eye].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">junk<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032855a"><!--s032855a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sailing ship used in the Far East with a high poop and overhanging stem, usu no keel, and lugsails often stiffened with horizontal battens [Portuguese <span class="bodyi">junco</span> from Javanese <span class="bodyi">joṅ</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heriot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹheriət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028222a"><!--s028222a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>under English law in medieval times, a duty or tribute due to a lord on the death of a tenant, orig the return of military equipment [Old English <span class="bodyi">heregeatwe</span> military equipment, from <span class="bodyi">here</span> army + <span class="bodyi">geatwe</span> equipment].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">en famille</span><small><span class="eSynop">/onh faʹmee (<span class="bodyi">French</span> ã famiːj)/ /onh faʹmee/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019860a"><!--s019860a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020862b"><!--s020862b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>all together as a family.</p></div><a name="s020863b"><!--s020863b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>informally [French <span class="bodyi">en famille</span> in the family].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypermetropia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhiepəmiʹtrohpi·ə/ hypermetropy /-ʹmetrəpi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029906a"><!--s029906a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a condition in which visual images come to a focus behind the retina of the eye and vision is better for distant than for near objects; longsightedness: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/myopia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">myopia</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">hypermetropic</span> /-ʹtropik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">hypermetropical</span> /- ʹtropikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">hypermetros</span> beyond measure (from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hyper/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hyper-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">metron</span> measure, metre) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/opia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-opia</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leeboard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034546a"><!--s034546a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of two movable flat surfaces attached to the outside of the hull of a sailing vessel that can be lowered to reduce leeway.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">credit<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkredit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014010a"><!--s014010a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014613b"><!--s014613b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a source of honour or repute </p><p><i></i></p><p>a credit to their parents</p>.</div><a name="s014614b"><!--s014614b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>acknowledgment or approval.</p></div><a name="s014615b"><!--s014615b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>influence derived from enjoying the confidence of others; standing </p><p><i></i></p><p>John Gilpin was a citizen of credit and renown</p><p> Cowper.</p></div><a name="s014616b"><!--s014616b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a willingness to believe; credence </p><p><i></i></p><p>rumours that deserve no credit</p>.</div><a name="s014617b"><!--s014617b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s003657c"><!--s003657c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the balance in a person's favour in an account.</p></div><a name="s003658c"><!--s003658c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an amount or sum placed at a person's disposal by a bank and usu to be repaid with interest.</p></div><a name="s003659c"><!--s003659c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>time given for payment for goods or services provided but not immediately paid for </p><p><i></i></p><p>long-term credit</p>.</div><a name="s003660c"><!--s003660c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>an entry on the right-hand side of an account constituting an addition to a revenue, net worth, or liability account.</p></div></div><a name="s014618b"><!--s014618b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) an acknowledgment of a contributor by name that appears at the beginning or end of a film or television programme.</p></div><a name="s014619b"><!--s014619b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s003661c"><!--s003661c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a line, note, or name that acknowledges the source of an item.</p></div><a name="s003662c"><!--s003662c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) an acknowledgment of a contributor by name that appears at the beginning or end of a film or television programme.</p></div></div><a name="s014620b"><!--s014620b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s003663c"><!--s003663c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>recognition that a student has fulfilled a course requirement.</p></div><a name="s003664c"><!--s003664c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> the passing of an examination at a level well above the minimum though not with distinction ✱ <span class="bodyb">do somebody credit/do credit to somebody</span> said of a quality, etc that somebody evinces: to show somebody in a worthy light ✱ <span class="bodyb">give somebody credit for</span> to allow that they must have (usu some quite normal quality) ✱ <span class="bodyb">have to one's credit</span> to number (something) among one's achievements ✱ <span class="bodyb">in credit</span> said of a bank account: having money in it ✱ <span class="bodyb">on credit</span> with the cost charged to one's account and paid later ✱ <span class="bodyb">on the credit side</span> as a positive aspect ✱ <span class="bodyb">take credit for</span> to claim responsibility for (something satisfactory) ✱ <span class="bodyb">to somebody's credit</span> as a creditable effort in difficult circumstances [French <span class="bodyi">crédit</span> via Old Italian from Latin <span class="bodyi">creditum</span> something entrusted to another, loan, neuterpast part. of <span class="bodyi">credere</span> to believe, trust].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kyloe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkieloh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033704a"><!--s033704a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Scot</span> an animal of a breed of long-horned long-haired Highland cattle [Scottish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">gaidhealach</span> Gaelic, Highland].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bolt<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bolt, bohlt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006497a"><!--s006497a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006722b"><!--s006722b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001584c"><!--s001584c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a sliding bar or rod used to fasten a door.</p></div><a name="s001585c"><!--s001585c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the part of a lock that is shot or withdrawn by the key.</p></div></div><a name="s006723b"><!--s006723b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001586c"><!--s001586c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a metal rod or pin for fastening objects together.</p></div><a name="s001587c"><!--s001587c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a screw-bolt with a head suitable for turning with a spanner.</p></div></div><a name="s006724b"><!--s006724b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a rod or bar that closes the breech of a breech-loading firearm.</p></div><a name="s006725b"><!--s006725b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a standard length.</p></div><a name="s006726b"><!--s006726b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s001588c"><!--s001588c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a short stout blunt-headed arrow shot from a crossbow.</p></div><a name="s001589c"><!--s001589c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a lightning stroke; a thunderbolt ✱ <span class="bodyb">bolt from the blue</span> a totally unexpected and typically unwelcome happening or development ✱ <span class="bodyb">have shot one's bolt</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to have used up the resources at one's command to no avail [Old English <span class="bodyi">bolt</span> a crossbow arrow].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">free verse</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024023a"><!--s024023a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>verse without rhyme or a fixed metrical form.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">iris diaphragm</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032013a"><!--s032013a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/iris/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">iris</span></span></a> (1b).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">graft<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/grahft/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026130a"><!--s026130a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027932b"><!--s027932b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cause (a plant cutting) to unite with a growing plant.</p></div><a name="s027933b"><!--s027933b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007388c"><!--s007388c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to cause (a plant cutting) to unite with a growing plant.</p></div><a name="s007389c"><!--s007389c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to propagate (a plant) by this method.</p></div></div><a name="s027934b"><!--s027934b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to attach or add (something).</p></div><a name="s027935b"><!--s027935b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to implant (living tissue) surgically <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s027936b"><!--s027936b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to become grafted.</p></div><a name="s027937b"><!--s027937b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to use one's position improperly to one's own advantage</p><p><span class="bodyb">grafter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via Old French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">grapheion</span> stylus (because of the tapered tip of the cutting) from <span class="bodyi">graphein</span> to write].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">influenza</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inflooʹenzə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031156a"><!--s031156a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a highly infectious viral disease characterized by sudden onset, fever, severe aches and pains, and inflammation of the mucous membranes lining the respiratory passages; flu</p><p><span class="bodyb">influenzal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Italian <span class="bodyi">influenza</span>, literally ‘influence’, from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">influentia</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/influence1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">influence 1</span></span></a>; from the belief that epidemics were due to the influence of the stars].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heritable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹheritəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028223a"><!--s028223a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>capable of being inherited <span class="bodyb">heritability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">heritably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">junk bond</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032856a"><!--s032856a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a high-yield speculative security, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one issued to finance an intended takeover.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypermnesia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiepəʹmneezyə, -zh(y)ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029907a"><!--s029907a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an unusually strong capacity for recall, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as enhanced by trauma, hypnosis, or drug use [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hyper/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hyper-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-mnēsia</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amnesia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amnesia</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leech<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/leech/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034547a"><!--s034547a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036254b"><!--s036254b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of numerous species of flesh-eating or bloodsucking freshwater worms having a flattened segmented body with a sucker at each end: class Hirudinea.</p></div><a name="s036255b"><!--s036255b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person who leeches on another.</p></div><a name="s036256b"><!--s036256b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a physician or surgeon </p><p><i></i></p><p>Make each prescribe to other, as each other's leech</p><p> Shakespeare [Old English <span class="bodyi">lǣce</span>; sense 3 may be a different word, the two coming together because the worm was long used by physicians to bleed patients].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kymograph</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkieməgrahf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033705a"><!--s033705a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rotating cylindrical device that graphically records motion or pressure, e.g. heartbeat or muscle contraction <span class="bodyb">kymographic</span> /-ʹgrafik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">kyma</span> wave + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/graph/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-graph</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Irish<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹierish/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032014a"><!--s032014a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033946b"><!--s033946b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of Ireland, the people of Ireland, or the Celtic language of Ireland.</p></div><a name="s033947b"><!--s033947b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">offensive</span> amusingly illogical</p><p><span class="bodyb">Irishman</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">Irishness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">Irishwoman</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">Īras</span> Irishmen, of Celtic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">credit<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (credited, crediting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014011a"><!--s014011a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014621b"><!--s014621b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to believe (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I couldn't credit it when her ex-husband turned up at her wedding</p>.</div><a name="s014622b"><!--s014622b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s003665c"><!--s003665c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to enter (an amount) on the credit side of an account.</p></div><a name="s003666c"><!--s003666c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to place an amount to the credit of (an account): compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/debit2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">debit 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s014623b"><!--s014623b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s003667c"><!--s003667c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(+ with) to ascribe some favourable characteristic to (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Credit me with some intelligence</p>.</div><a name="s003668c"><!--s003668c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(+ to) to attribute (e.g. an invention, a saying, etc) to some person </p><p><i></i></p><p>a bon mot wrongly credited to David Garrick</p> <p>[partly from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/credit1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">credit 1</span></span></a>; partly from Latin <span class="bodyi">creditus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">credere</span> to believe, trust].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enfant terrible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌonfonh teʹreeblə (<span class="bodyi">French</span> ãfã tɛribl)/ /ˌonfonh teʹreeblə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> enfants terribles /ˌonfonh teʹreeblə (<span class="bodyi">French</span> ãfã tɛribl)/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019861a"><!--s019861a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person whose outspoken remarks or unconventional actions cause embarrassment or controversy [French <span class="bodyi">enfant terrible</span> terrifying child].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">influx</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinfluks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031157a"><!--s031157a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032899b"><!--s032899b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an arrival of people or things in large numbers.</p></div><a name="s032900b"><!--s032900b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an inflow, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of water into a sea, lake, or river, or the mouth of a tributary where this occurs [late Latin <span class="bodyi">influxus</span>, from Latin, past part. of <span class="bodyi">influere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/influence1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">influence 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bolt<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006498a"><!--s006498a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006727b"><!--s006727b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> + for) to move rapidly; to dash </p><p><i></i></p><p>She bolted for the exit</p>.</div><a name="s006728b"><!--s006728b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to dart off or away; to flee.</p></div><a name="s006729b"><!--s006729b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s001590c"><!--s001590c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to dart off or away; to flee.</p></div><a name="s001591c"><!--s001591c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a horse: to break from control and make a dash.</p></div></div><a name="s006730b"><!--s006730b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of plants: to produce seed prematurely.</p></div><a name="s006731b"><!--s006731b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to break away from or oppose one's political party <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s006732b"><!--s006732b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to drive (a fox, rabbit, etc) from its hole; to flush or start (an animal).</p></div><a name="s006733b"><!--s006733b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to secure (a door, etc) with a bolt.</p></div><a name="s006734b"><!--s006734b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to attach or fasten (one part of a machine, etc) to another with bolts.</p></div><a name="s006735b"><!--s006735b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to swallow (food) hastily or without chewing</p><p><span class="bodyb">bolter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">free vote</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024024a"><!--s024024a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a vote in Parliament not subject to party instructions.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heritage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹheritij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028224a"><!--s028224a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029979b"><!--s029979b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>property that descends to an heir; an inheritance.</p></div><a name="s029980b"><!--s029980b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something valuable transmitted by or acquired from a predecessor or predecessors; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a country's history and traditions.</p></div><a name="s029981b"><!--s029981b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) being a part of a country's history and traditions that is considered worthy of preservation </p><p><i></i></p><p>a heritage site</p>.</div><a name="s029982b"><!--s029982b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) relating to or presenting a country's history and traditions, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in an attractive and nostalgic way </p><p><i></i></p><p>a heritage centre</p> <p>[Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">heriter</span> to inherit, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">hereditare</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">hered-, heres</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/heir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">heir</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">graft<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026131a"><!--s026131a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027938b"><!--s027938b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007390c"><!--s007390c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a grafted plant or cutting.</p></div><a name="s007391c"><!--s007391c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the point of insertion of such a cutting on a growing plant.</p></div></div><a name="s027939b"><!--s027939b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007392c"><!--s007392c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a surgical operation in which living tissue is grafted.</p></div><a name="s007393c"><!--s007393c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the living tissue so grafted.</p></div></div><a name="s027940b"><!--s027940b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s007394c"><!--s007394c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the improper use of one's position, e.g. public office, to one's own private, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> financial, advantage.</p></div><a name="s007395c"><!--s007395c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> money, acquired in this way.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Junker</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹyoongkə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032857a"><!--s032857a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of the Prussian landed aristocracy</p><p><span class="bodyb">Junkerdom</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [German <span class="bodyi">Junker</span>, ultimately from Old High German <span class="bodyi">junc</span> young + <span class="bodyi">herre</span> lord].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyperon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhiepəron/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029908a"><!--s029908a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a group of unstable elementary particles that are greater in mass than the proton or neutron and belong to the baryon group [prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hyper/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hyper-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/on2/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-on 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kyphosis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kieʹfohsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033706a"><!--s033706a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an abnormal curvature of the spine resulting in a humped back: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lordosis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lordosis</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/scoliosis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">scoliosis</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">kyphotic</span> /-ʹfotik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">kyphōsis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">kyphos</span> humpbacked].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leech<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034548a"><!--s034548a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036257b"><!--s036257b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in medicine, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in former times, to use leeches to draw blood from (a patient) as a method of treatment <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s036258b"><!--s036258b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + on/off) to gain or seek to gain profit or advantage from another person, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by clinging persistently.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Irish<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032015a"><!--s032015a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033948b"><!--s033948b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as pl</span>) the people of Ireland.</p></div><a name="s033949b"><!--s033949b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">Irish Gaelic</span>) the Celtic language of the people of Ireland</p><p>Words from Irish Gaelic that have passed into common use in English include <span class="bodyi">brogue, galore, leprechaun, shamrock, smithereens</span>, and <span class="bodyi">whiskey</span></p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">creditable</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014012a"><!--s014012a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a performance or effort: deserving acknowledgment even if not successful; very respectable </p><p><i></i></p><p>She went out with a creditable 6–4, 4–6, 3–6 against the reigning champion</p> <p><span class="bodyb">creditability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">creditably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">info</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinfoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031158a"><!--s031158a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> information.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enfeeble</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹfeebl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019862a"><!--s019862a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make (somebody or something) weak</p><p><span class="bodyb">enfeeblement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">enfeblen</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">enfeblir</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">feble</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/feeble/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">feeble</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">freeware</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024025a"><!--s024025a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>computer software that is available for people to use without charge.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">junket<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjungkit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032858a"><!--s032858a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034795b"><!--s034795b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a dessert of sweetened flavoured milk curdled with rennet.</p></div><a name="s034796b"><!--s034796b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly informal</span> a trip made by a person or group an official, business person, etc at public or a firm's expense</p><p>Middle English <span class="bodyi">ioncate</span> rush basket, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">juncus</span> rush. In the 15th cent. the word referred to a kind of cream cheese made in a rush basket or served on a rush mat, later to other dishes made with cream; (sense 2) from a 16th-cent. sense ‘feast, banquet’</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heritor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹheritə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028225a"><!--s028225a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029983b"><!--s029983b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an inheritor.</p></div><a name="s029984b"><!--s029984b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in Scot law, the owner of an object that can be inherited.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bolt<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006499a"><!--s006499a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>rigidly </p><p><i></i></p><p>bolt upright</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Kyrgyz</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkiəgiz, kiəʹgeez/ Kirghiz /ʹkuhgiz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Kyrgyz Kirghiz)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033707a"><!--s033707a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035454b"><!--s035454b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a Mongolian people inhabiting chiefly the Central Asian steppes.</p></div><a name="s035455b"><!--s035455b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Turkic language of this people</p><p><span class="bodyb">Kyrgyz</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [the Kyrgyz name for the people and language].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">graft<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026132a"><!--s026132a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to work hard</p><p><span class="bodyb">grafter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [English dialect <span class="bodyi">graft</span> to dig, alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grave3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grave 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leech<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034549a"><!--s034549a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036259b"><!--s036259b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>either vertical edge of a square sail.</p></div><a name="s036260b"><!--s036260b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the rear edge of a fore-and-aft sail [Middle English <span class="bodyi">leche</span> from early Low German <span class="bodyi">līk</span> boltrope].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyperopia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiepəʹrohpi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029909a"><!--s029909a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hypermetropia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hypermetropia</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">hyperopic</span> /-ʹropik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Irish coffee</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032016a"><!--s032016a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>hot sugared coffee with Irish whiskey and whipped cream.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">credit account</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014013a"><!--s014013a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an account, e.g. that of a customer with a shop, that allows the deferment of payments for the purchase of goods.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infobahn</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031159a"><!--s031159a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/information_superhighway/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">information superhighway</span></span></a> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/information/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">information</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/autobahn/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">autobahn</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enfeoff</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹfeef/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019863a"><!--s019863a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to invest (somebody) with possession of a freehold estate in land, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in exchange for service or homage to a feudal lord</p><p><span class="bodyb">enfeoffment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">enfeoffen</span> from Anglo-French <span class="bodyi">enfeoffer</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + Old French <span class="bodyi">fief</span> fief, fee, ultimately of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">freeway</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024026a"><!--s024026a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a motorway or highway without tolls.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">junket<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (junketed, junketing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032859a"><!--s032859a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to go on a junket <span class="bodyb">junketeer</span> /-ʹtiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">junketer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Kyrie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkiriay, ʹkee-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033708a"><!--s033708a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a short prayer, often set to music as the first section of the mass, that begins with or consists of these words ‘Kyrie eleison’ or their English translation ‘Lord, have mercy’ [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">kyrie eleēson</span> Lord, have mercy].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyperparasite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiepəʹparəsiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029910a"><!--s029910a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a parasite living on or in another parasite <span class="bodyb">hyperparasitic</span> /-ʹsitik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">hyperparasitism</span> /-sitiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bolt<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006500a"><!--s006500a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an escape attempt; a dash or run ✱ <span class="bodyb">do a bolt</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to run off, escape, or abscond ✱ <span class="bodyb">make a bolt for</span> to dash towards (a door, etc) [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bolt2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bolt 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">herl</span><small><span class="eSynop">/huhl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028226a"><!--s028226a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a barb of a feather used in tying an artificial fishing fly [Middle English <span class="bodyi">herle</span>, prob of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infold</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹfohld/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031160a"><!--s031160a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/enfold/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">enfold</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">graft<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026133a"><!--s026133a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> hard work.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leek</span><small><span class="eSynop">/leek/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034550a"><!--s034550a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036261b"><!--s036261b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the stalk and bulb of a plant of the lily family that is related to the onion and garlic, used as a vegetable and is widely cultivated for its mildly pungent leaves and thick white edible stalk and bulb: <span class="bodyi">Allium porrum</span>.</p></div><a name="s036262b"><!--s036262b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the stalk and bulb of this plant, used as a vegetable [Old English <span class="bodyi">lēac</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Irish moss</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032017a"><!--s032017a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/carrageen_or_carragheen/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">carrageen</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">en fête</span><small><span class="eSynop">/on ʹfet/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019864a"><!--s019864a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>dressed for or involved in a celebration [French <span class="bodyi">en fête</span> in festival].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">credit card</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014014a"><!--s014014a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a card provided by a bank, etc, allowing the holder to obtain goods and services on credit.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">freewheel<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024027a"><!--s024027a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a device fitted to a vehicle wheel allowing it to move freely when the motive power is removed, e.g. when a cyclist stops pedalling.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">junk food</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032860a"><!--s032860a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>processed food that typically has a high carbohydrate content but overall low nutritional value: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/health_food/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">health food</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wholefood_or_wholefoods/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wholefood</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyperparathyroidism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhiepəparəʹthieroydiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029911a"><!--s029911a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031428b"><!--s031428b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an excess of parathyroid hormone in the body.</p></div><a name="s031429b"><!--s031429b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the resulting abnormal state marked by an excess of calcium in the blood and urine and the withdrawal of calcium from bones: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hypoparathyroidism/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hypoparathyroidism</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">hyperparathyroid</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Kyrie eleison</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹlay(i)son, -zon/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033709a"><!--s033709a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kyrie/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Kyrie</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leer<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/liə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034551a"><!--s034551a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to give a lascivious, knowing, or sly look</p><p><span class="bodyb">leering</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">leeringly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [orig in the sense ‘to look sideways’; prob from obsolete <span class="bodyi">leer</span> cheek, via Middle English from Old English <span class="bodyi">hlēor</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infomercial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/infohʹmuhsh(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031161a"><!--s031161a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a television or video commercial in the form of a short documentary [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/information/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">information</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/commercial2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">commercial 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">herm</span><small><span class="eSynop">/huhm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028227a"><!--s028227a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a square stone pillar surmounted by a bust or head, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of the god Hermes, that is used as an ornament in classical architecture [Latin <span class="bodyi">herma</span>, <span class="bodyi">hermes</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">hermēs</span> statue of Hermes, herm, from <span class="bodyi">Hermēs</span> Hermes].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bolt<sup>5</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> boult</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006501a"><!--s006501a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to sift (flour, etc)</p><p><span class="bodyb">bolter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bulten</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">buleter</span> to sift,of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enfilade<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/enfiʹlayd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019865a"><!--s019865a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>gunfire directed along the length of an enemy battle line</p><p><span class="bodyb">enfilade</span> <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">enfilade</span> from <span class="bodyi">enfiler</span> to thread, enfilade, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">fil</span> thread].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">graham</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgrayəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026134a"><!--s026134a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> denoting wholemeal flour or something made from it [named after Sylvester <span class="bodyi">Graham</span> d.1851, US dietary reformer].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Irish setter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032018a"><!--s032018a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a gundog of a chestnut-brown or mahogany-red breed with a long silky coat.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">credit note</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014015a"><!--s014015a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a note given by a shop to a customer who has returned goods on account of their unsuitability, which can be exchanged for other goods of the same value.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">freewheel<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024028a"><!--s024028a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to coast freely without power from the pedals of a bicycle or engine of a vehicle</p><p><span class="bodyb">freewheeler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">junkie <span class="bodyi">or</span> junky</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjungki/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> junkies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032861a"><!--s032861a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a drug addict [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/junk1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">junk<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (2) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ie/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ie</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/y1_or_ey/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-y 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyperphysical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiepəʹfizikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029912a"><!--s029912a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>supernatural</p><p><span class="bodyb">hyperphysically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kyu</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kyooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033710a"><!--s033710a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in judo and other martial arts, a grade of proficiency for novices [Japanese <span class="bodyi">kyu</span> class].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inform</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹfawm/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031162a"><!--s031162a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032901b"><!--s032901b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to communicate knowledge or information to (somebody).</p></div><a name="s032902b"><!--s032902b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to impart an essential quality or character to (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>A sense of the absurd informs most of his writing</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s032903b"><!--s032903b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to give information or knowledge.</p></div><a name="s032904b"><!--s032904b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + against/on) to give the police or other authorities information about a criminal or crime [Middle English <span class="bodyi">informen</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">informare</span> to give shape to, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">forma</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/form1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">form 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leer<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034552a"><!--s034552a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lascivious, knowing, or sly look.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">freewheeling</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024029a"><!--s024029a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>moving, living, or drifting along freely or irresponsibly.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bolt-hole</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006502a"><!--s006502a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a means of rapid escape or place of refuge.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enfilade<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019866a"><!--s019866a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to direct gunfire along (an enemy battle line).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">creditor</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014016a"><!--s014016a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person to whom a debt is owed.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyperpituitarism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhiepəpiʹtyooh·itəriz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029913a"><!--s029913a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>excessive production of hormones, e.g. growth hormone, by the pituitary gland: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hypopituitarism/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hypopituitarism</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">hyperpituitary</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hermaphrodite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/huhʹmafrədiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028228a"><!--s028228a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029985b"><!--s029985b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person or animal having both male and female reproductive organs and secondary sexual characteristics.</p></div><a name="s029986b"><!--s029986b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in botany, a plant with both male and female organs (stamens and pistils) in the same flower.</p></div><a name="s029987b"><!--s029987b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> something that is a combination of two usu opposing elements</p><p><span class="bodyb">hermaphrodite</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">hermaphroditic</span> /-ʹditik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">hermaphroditical</span> /-ʹditikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">hermaphroditism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">hermofrodite</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">hermaphroditos</span>, named after <span class="bodyi">Hermaphroditos</span>, mythological son of Hermes and Aphrodite who became joined in body with the nymph Salmacis].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Irish stew</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032019a"><!--s032019a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a stew consisting chiefly of meat, traditionally mutton, potatoes, and onions in a thick gravy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">junk mail</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032862a"><!--s032862a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>unsolicited mail, e.g. advertising material.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Graham's law</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026135a"><!--s026135a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in chemistry, a law that states that the rate of diffusion or effusion of a gas is inversely proportional to the square root of the density of the gas [named after Thomas <span class="bodyi">Graham</span> d.1869, British physicist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">KZ</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033711a"><!--s033711a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Kazakhstan (international vehicle registration).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">informal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹfawml/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031163a"><!--s031163a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032905b"><!--s032905b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>marked by an absence of formality or ceremony </p><p><i></i></p><p>an informal meeting</p> <p><i></i></p><p>informal dress</p>.</div><a name="s032906b"><!--s032906b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of language: relating or belonging to a style appropriate to conversation rather than formal writing <span class="bodyb">informality</span> /-ʹmaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">informally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leery</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (leerier, leeriest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034553a"><!--s034553a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + of) suspicious or wary </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was leery of strangers</p> <p><span class="bodyb">leeriness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">free will</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024030a"><!--s024030a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the power of choosing, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of making moral choices, independently of divine necessity or causal law.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hermaphrodite brig</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028229a"><!--s028229a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a two-masted vessel with square sails on the foremast and a fore-and-aft mainsail on the rear mast.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enfold</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹfohld/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019867a"><!--s019867a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020864b"><!--s020864b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + in) to wrap (something) up; to envelop.</p></div><a name="s020865b"><!--s020865b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to clasp (somebody) in one's arms.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boltrope</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboltrohp, ʹbohlt-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006503a"><!--s006503a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a strong rope stitched to the edges of a sail to prevent it tearing or fraying.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyperplasia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiepəʹplayzyə, -zh(y)ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029914a"><!--s029914a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an abnormal or unusual increase in the elements, e.g. the cells of a tissue composing a body part </p><p><i></i></p><p>cervical hyperplasia</p> <p><span class="bodyb">hyperplastic</span> /-ʹplastik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">credit rating</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014017a"><!--s014017a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the proved ability of a person or company to honour their financial commitments.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">l</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033714a"><!--s033714a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035469b"><!--s035469b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>lake.</p></div><a name="s035470b"><!--s035470b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>left.</p></div><a name="s035471b"><!--s035471b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>length(s).</p></div><a name="s035472b"><!--s035472b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>lightning.</p></div><a name="s035473b"><!--s035473b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>line.</p></div><a name="s035474b"><!--s035474b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>liquid.</p></div><a name="s035475b"><!--s035475b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>litre(s).</p></div><a name="s035476b"><!--s035476b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>little.</p></div><a name="s035477b"><!--s035477b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>long.</p></div><a name="s035478b"><!--s035478b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>low.</p></div><a name="s035479b"><!--s035479b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> pound(s).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Irish terrier</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032020a"><!--s032020a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a terrier of an active medium-sized breed with a dense usu reddish wiry coat.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">junk shop</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032863a"><!--s032863a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a shop selling secondhand articles or usu inferior antique goods.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Grail</span><small><span class="eSynop">/grayl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026136a"><!--s026136a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/holy_grail/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Holy Grail</span></span></a> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">graal</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">grael</span> bowl, grail, from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">gradalis</span> dish].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lees</span><small><span class="eSynop">/leez/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034554a"><!--s034554a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the sediment of a liquor, e.g. wine, during fermentation and ageing [Middle English <span class="bodyi">lie</span> via French from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">lia</span>, of Gaulish origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">informal vote</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031164a"><!--s031164a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ</span> a spoiled or invalid ballot paper.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">free world</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024031a"><!--s024031a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the free world</span>) the non-Communist countries of the world.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hermeneutic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/huhməʹnyoohtik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028230a"><!--s028230a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to the interpretation of literary texts or the Bible; interpretative</p><p><span class="bodyb">hermeneutical</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">hermeneutically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">hermēneutikos</span> from <span class="bodyi">hermēneuein</span> to interpret, from <span class="bodyi">hermēneus</span> interpreter].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enforce</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹfaws/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019868a"><!--s019868a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020866b"><!--s020866b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cause (a rule or law) to be obeyed or carried out.</p></div><a name="s020867b"><!--s020867b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to give greater force to (e.g. an argument).</p></div><a name="s020868b"><!--s020868b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to impose or compel (e.g. obedience) (something) <span class="bodyb">enforceability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">enforceable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">enforced</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">enforcedly</span> /-sidli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">enforcement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">enforcer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">enforcen</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">enforcier</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">force</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">fortis</span> strong].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">L<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> l</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> L's Ls <span class="bodyi">or</span> l's)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033712a"><!--s033712a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035456b"><!--s035456b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the twelfth letter of the English alphabet.</p></div><a name="s035457b"><!--s035457b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s009137c"><!--s009137c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the twelfth letter of the English alphabet.</p></div><a name="s009138c"><!--s009138c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a written character or design denoting this letter.</p></div><a name="s009139c"><!--s009139c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the sound represented by this letter, one of the English consonants.</p></div></div><a name="s035458b"><!--s035458b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an item designated as L, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the twelfth in a series.</p></div><a name="s035459b"><!--s035459b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the Roman numeral for 50.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">credit title</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014018a"><!--s014018a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an acknowledgment of a contributor's role, shown at the beginning or end of a film, programme, etc; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/credit1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">credit<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (6b).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyperpower</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhiepəpowə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029915a"><!--s029915a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large and powerful state that dominates other states politically, militarily, economically, and culturally [French <span class="bodyi">hyperpuissance</span>, coined by the French politician Hubert Védrine, referring specifically to the USA].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">junky</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjungki/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032864a"><!--s032864a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/junkie_or_junky/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">junkie</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lee shore</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034555a"><!--s034555a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a shore lying off a ship's lee side.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bolus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbohləs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> boluses)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006504a"><!--s006504a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006736b"><!--s006736b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a large pill.</p></div><a name="s006737b"><!--s006737b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a soft mass of food that has been chewed but not swallowed.</p></div><a name="s006738b"><!--s006738b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a single dose of a drug [late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">bōlos</span> lump].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">freeze<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/freez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> froze /frohz/) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> frozen /ʹfrohz(ə)n/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024032a"><!--s024032a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s025806b"><!--s025806b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to become congealed into a solid, e.g. ice, by cold.</p></div><a name="s025807b"><!--s025807b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to convert (e.g. water) from a liquid to a solid by cold.</p></div><a name="s025808b"><!--s025808b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to become or make chilled with cold </p><p><i></i></p><p>We almost froze to death</p>.</div><a name="s025809b"><!--s025809b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to stick solidly by freezing, or as if by freezing.</p></div><a name="s025810b"><!--s025810b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to preserve (e.g. food) by freezing the water content and maintaining at a temperature below 0°C.</p></div><a name="s025811b"><!--s025811b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to become or cause to become clogged with ice </p><p><i></i></p><p>The water pipes froze</p>.</div><a name="s025812b"><!--s025812b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to become fixed or motionless; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to abruptly cease acting or speaking.</p></div><a name="s025813b"><!--s025813b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to be capable of undergoing freezing for preservation </p><p><i></i></p><p>Do strawberries freeze well?</p>.</div><a name="s025814b"><!--s025814b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><a name="s006845c"><!--s006845c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to become fixed or motionless; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to abruptly cease acting or speaking.</p></div><a name="s006846c"><!--s006846c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to become coldly formal or hostile in manner.</p></div></div><a name="s025815b"><!--s025815b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>said of a computer screen: to stop working temporarily due to a fault, lack of memory, or other problem <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s025816b"><!--s025816b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>to convert (e.g. water) from a liquid to a solid by cold.</p></div><a name="s025817b"><!--s025817b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><a name="s006847c"><!--s006847c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to make (something) extremely cold.</p></div><a name="s006848c"><!--s006848c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to act on (something), usu destructively, by frost.</p></div></div><a name="s025818b"><!--s025818b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>to anaesthetize (a part of the body) by cold, or as if by cold </p><p><i></i></p><p>The injection froze her gum</p>.</div><a name="s025819b"><!--s025819b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><p>to cause to become fixed or unalterable.</p></div><a name="s025820b"><!--s025820b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">15</span><br/><p>to preserve (e.g. food) by freezing the water content and maintaining at a temperature below 0°C.</p></div><a name="s025821b"><!--s025821b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">16</span><br/><p>to cause (somebody or something) to become fixed, immovable, or unalterable, as if paralysed.</p></div><a name="s025822b"><!--s025822b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">17</span><br/><p>to immobilize the expenditure, withdrawal, or exchange of (foreign-owned bank balances) by government regulation</p><p><span class="bodyb">freezable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">frēosan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grain<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/grayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026137a"><!--s026137a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027941b"><!--s027941b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007396c"><!--s007396c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a seed or fruit of a cereal plant grass.</p></div><a name="s007397c"><!--s007397c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>suchthe seeds or fruits of cereal grasses considered collectively.</p></div><a name="s007398c"><!--s007398c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>cereal grasse s or similar food plants considered collectively.</p></div></div><a name="s027942b"><!--s027942b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007399c"><!--s007399c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a discrete small hard particle or crystal, e.g. of sand or, salt, or a metal.</p></div><a name="s007400c"><!--s007400c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the least amount possible </p><p><i></i></p><p>not a grain of truth in what he said</p>.</div><a name="s007401c"><!--s007401c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a particle of photographic emulsion.</p></div></div><a name="s027943b"><!--s027943b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a granular or grainy surface, nature, or appearance.</p></div><a name="s027944b"><!--s027944b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the arrangement of the fibres, particles, etc in wood, rock, fabric, etc.</p></div><a name="s027945b"><!--s027945b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s007402c"><!--s007402c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a granular surface, nature, or appearance.</p></div><a name="s007403c"><!--s007403c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the outer side of a skin or hide from which the hair has been removed.</p></div></div><a name="s027946b"><!--s027946b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s007404c"><!--s007404c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the arrangement of the fibres in wood.</p></div><a name="s007405c"><!--s007405c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the direction, alignment, or texture of the constituent particles, fibres, or threads of rock, fabric, etc.</p></div></div><a name="s027947b"><!--s027947b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>natural disposition or character; temper.</p></div><a name="s027948b"><!--s027948b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>a particle of photographic emulsion.</p></div><a name="s027949b"><!--s027949b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>a unit of weight based on the weight of a grain of wheat, equal to approximately 0.065 gram.</p></div><a name="s027950b"><!--s027950b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>in former times, a brilliant scarlet dye made from either kermes or cochineal ✱ <span class="bodyb">be/go against the grain</span> to be contrary to one's inclination, disposition, or feeling</p><p><span class="bodyb">grainless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English; partly from early French <span class="bodyi">grain</span> cereal grain partly from early French <span class="bodyi">graine</span> seed, kermes, both from Latin <span class="bodyi">granum</span> seed, grain of corn].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Irish whiskey</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032021a"><!--s032021a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>whisky made in Ireland, chiefly of barley.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">informant</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031165a"><!--s031165a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032907b"><!--s032907b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who gives somebody information about something.</p></div><a name="s032908b"><!--s032908b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/informer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">informer</span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hermeneutics</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028231a"><!--s028231a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029988b"><!--s029988b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the study of the principles and methodology of interpretation, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of the Bible or literary texts.</p></div><a name="s029989b"><!--s029989b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in philosophy, the study and interpretation of human behaviour in society.</p></div><a name="s029990b"><!--s029990b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in existentialist philosophy, the study of the meaning of life.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">credit transfer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014019a"><!--s014019a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a transfer of money directly from one bank account to another.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">L<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033713a"><!--s033713a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035460b"><!--s035460b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Lady.</p></div><a name="s035461b"><!--s035461b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Large (clothing size).</p></div><a name="s035462b"><!--s035462b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>Latin.</p></div><a name="s035463b"><!--s035463b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> learner driver.</p></div><a name="s035464b"><!--s035464b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>Liberal.</p></div><a name="s035465b"><!--s035465b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>Linnaeus.</p></div><a name="s035466b"><!--s035466b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>lost (used in tables of match results).</p></div><a name="s035467b"><!--s035467b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>Luxembourg (international vehicle registration).</p></div><a name="s035468b"><!--s035468b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>live (used on electrical plugs).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enforcement officer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019869a"><!--s019869a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020869b"><!--s020869b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a local government official employed to explain and enforce regulations and deal with complaints pertaining to public health, planning, noise, licensing law, etc.</p></div><a name="s020870b"><!--s020870b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>=<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/civil_enforcement_officer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">civil enforcement officer</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Junoesque</span><small><span class="eSynop">/joohnohʹesk/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032865a"><!--s032865a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a woman: tall, stately, and imposing in appearance </p><p><i></i></p><p>She seldom ran – it did not suit her style, she thought, for, being tall, the stately and Junoesque was more appropriate than the sportive or piquante</p><p> Louisa M Alcott [<span class="bodyi">Juno</span>, ancient Roman goddess, wife of Jupiter].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/leet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034556a"><!--s034556a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Scot</span> a list of candidates for a job or position [prob from Old French <span class="bodyi">litte, lite</span>, variant of <span class="bodyi">liste</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/list1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">list 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">freeze<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024033a"><!--s024033a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025823b"><!--s025823b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>freezing cold weather.</p></div><a name="s025824b"><!--s025824b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an act or period of freezing something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> wages or prices at a certain level.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grain<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026138a"><!--s026138a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027951b"><!--s027951b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to form (something) into grains.</p></div><a name="s027952b"><!--s027952b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to paint (something) in imitation of the grain of wood or stone.</p></div><a name="s027953b"><!--s027953b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to give (something) a roughened texture or surface to.</p></div><a name="s027954b"><!--s027954b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to remove the hair from (a hide or skin) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s027955b"><!--s027955b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to become granular; to granulate</p><p><span class="bodyb">grainer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hermetic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/huhʹmetik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028232a"><!--s028232a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029991b"><!--s029991b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a seal: airtight.</p></div><a name="s029992b"><!--s029992b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>impervious to external influences.</p></div><a name="s029993b"><!--s029993b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Hermetic</span>) of or relating to the Gnostic and alchemical writings attributed to Hermes Trismegistus.</p></div><a name="s029994b"><!--s029994b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Hermetic</span>) abstruse or recondite</p><p><span class="bodyb">hermetically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">hermeticism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [via Latin from <span class="bodyi">Hermes Trismegistus</span> (from Greek <span class="bodyi">Hermēs trismegistos</span>, literally ‘Hermes thrice-greatest’), legendary author of mystical and alchemical works; (sense 1) from the belief that Hermes Trismegistus invented a magic seal to keep vessels airtight].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">informatics</span><small><span class="eSynop">/infawʹmatiks/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031166a"><!--s031166a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span> in computing, the science of processing data).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyperpyrexia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhiepəpieʹreksi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029916a"><!--s029916a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a very high fever, with a body temperature of 41°C (106°F) or more, e.g. in cases of heatstroke</p><p><span class="bodyb">hyperpyrexial</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Irish wolfhound</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032022a"><!--s032022a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hound of a very large tall breed with that broadly resemble the greyhound but are much larger and stronger and have a shaggy coat.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bomb<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bom/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006505a"><!--s006505a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006739b"><!--s006739b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an explosive or incendiary device, typically detonated by impact or a timing mechanism and usu dropped from aircraft, thrown or placed by hand, or fired from a mortar.</p></div><a name="s006740b"><!--s006740b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the bomb</span>) the atom bomb or hydrogen bomb, or nuclear weapons in general.</p></div><a name="s006741b"><!--s006741b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s001592c"><!--s001592c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an explosive or incendiary device, typically detonated by impact or a timing mechanism and usu dropped from aircraft, thrown or placed by hand, or fired from a mortar.</p></div><a name="s001593c"><!--s001593c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the bomb</span>) the atom bomb or hydrogen bomb, or nuclear weapons in general.</p></div></div><a name="s006742b"><!--s006742b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a rounded mass of lava ejected from a volcano.</p></div><a name="s006743b"><!--s006743b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a container for radioactive material, used to treat cancer </p><p><i></i></p><p>a cobalt bomb</p>.</div><a name="s006744b"><!--s006744b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ</span> a dilapidated old car.</p></div><a name="s006745b"><!--s006745b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a failure or flop </p><p><i></i></p><p>a terrible bomb of a play</p> — Paul Newman ✱ <span class="bodyb">cost a bomb</span>.</div><a name="s006746b"><!--s006746b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to be very expensive ✱ <span class="bodyb">go down a bomb</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to be received enthusiastically </p><p><i></i></p><p>Our act goes down a bomb in Britain</p> — News of the World ✱ <span class="bodyb">go like a bomb</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to go very fast ✱ <span class="bodyb">make a bomb</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to make a lot of money [French <span class="bodyi">bombe</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">bomba</span>, prob via Latin <span class="bodyi">bombus</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">bombos</span> deep hollow sound,of imitative origin].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">credit union</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014020a"><!--s014020a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cooperative association of people who save money in a common fund and, make loans to members at a low rate of interest, and share interest payments.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">LA</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033715a"><!--s033715a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035480b"><!--s035480b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Library Association.</p></div><a name="s035481b"><!--s035481b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> local authority.</p></div><a name="s035482b"><!--s035482b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>Los Angeles.</p></div><a name="s035483b"><!--s035483b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>Louisiana (US postal abbreviation).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enfranchise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹfranchiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019870a"><!--s019870a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020871b"><!--s020871b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to give the right of voting to (somebody).</p></div><a name="s020872b"><!--s020872b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to set (somebody) free, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from slavery.</p></div><a name="s020873b"><!--s020873b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to admit (a municipality) to political privileges, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the right of having a representative in Parliament <span class="bodyb">enfranchisement</span> /-chizmənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">enfranchisen</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">enfranchir</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">franc</span> free: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/frank1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">frank 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leeward<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹleewəd; <span class="bodyi">nautical</span> ʹlooh·əd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034557a"><!--s034557a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in or facing the direction towards which the wind is blowing: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/windward1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">windward 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">freeze-dry</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (freeze-dries) (freeze-dried) (freeze-drying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024034a"><!--s024034a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to dehydrate (e.g. food) while in a frozen state in a vacuum, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for preservation</p><p><span class="bodyb">freeze-dried</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">junta</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjuntə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032866a"><!--s032866a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034797b"><!--s034797b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a political council or committee, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a group controlling a government after a revolution.</p></div><a name="s034798b"><!--s034798b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/junto/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">junto</span></span></a> [Spanish <span class="bodyi">junta</span>, fem of <span class="bodyi">junto</span> joined, from Latin <span class="bodyi">jungere</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/join1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">join 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grain alcohol</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026139a"><!--s026139a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>alcohol that has been made by fermenting a cereal such as wheat or maize.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hermit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhuhmit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028233a"><!--s028233a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029995b"><!--s029995b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who retires from society and lives in solitude, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for religious reasons.</p></div><a name="s029996b"><!--s029996b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a reclusive person <span class="bodyb">hermitic</span> /huhʹmitik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">eremite</span> via Old French and late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">erēmitēs</span> living in the desert, from <span class="bodyi">erēmia</span> desert, from <span class="bodyi">erēmos</span> lonely].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">information</span><small><span class="eSynop">/infəʹmaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031167a"><!--s031167a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032909b"><!--s032909b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>knowledge obtained from investigation, study, or instruction.</p></div><a name="s032910b"><!--s032910b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>facts or data, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> pertaining to a particular subject or regarded as significant.</p></div><a name="s032911b"><!--s032911b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>news.</p></div><a name="s032912b"><!--s032912b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a signal or sequence of symbols, e.g. in a radio transmission or computing, that represents data.</p></div><a name="s032913b"><!--s032913b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s008553c"><!--s008553c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>knowledge obtained from investigation, study, or instruction </p><p><i></i></p><p>I was brought up to believe that the only thing worth doing was to add to the amount of accurate information in the world</p><p> Margaret Mead.</p></div><a name="s008554c"><!--s008554c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>facts or data, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> pertaining to a particular subject or regarded as significant.</p></div><a name="s008555c"><!--s008555c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>news.</p></div><a name="s008556c"><!--s008556c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a signal or sequence of symbols, e.g. in a radio transmission or computing, that represents data.</p></div></div><a name="s032914b"><!--s032914b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>the communication or reception of facts or ideas.</p></div><a name="s032915b"><!--s032915b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a formal accusation presented to a magistrate</p><p><span class="bodyb">informational</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyperreal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiepəʹriəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029917a"><!--s029917a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031430b"><!--s031430b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>arrestingly or startlingly real.</p></div><a name="s031431b"><!--s031431b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a simulation, etc: imitating reality in an exaggerated way.</p></div><a name="s031432b"><!--s031432b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of art: extremely realistic</p><p><span class="bodyb">hyperrealism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">hyperrealistic</span> /-ʹlistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">hyperreality</span> /-riʹaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">iritis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ieʹrietis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032023a"><!--s032023a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>inflammation of the iris of the eye.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bomb<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006506a"><!--s006506a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006747b"><!--s006747b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to drop bombs on (a place) or detonate a bomb in (a building, etc) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s006748b"><!--s006748b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> said of a show, etc: to be a disastrous failure.</p></div><a name="s006749b"><!--s006749b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to go very fast.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">creditworthy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014021a"><!--s014021a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>qualifying for commercial credit</p><p><span class="bodyb">creditworthiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">La<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033717a"><!--s033717a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035484b"><!--s035484b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in street names, lane.</p></div><a name="s035485b"><!--s035485b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Louisiana.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ENG</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019871a"><!--s019871a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>electronic news gathering.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leeward<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034558a"><!--s034558a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the side or direction towards which the wind is blowing: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/windward2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">windward 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">freeze-frame</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024035a"><!--s024035a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025825b"><!--s025825b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a frame of a film that is repeated so as to give the illusion of a static picture.</p></div><a name="s025826b"><!--s025826b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the function on a video camera or recorder that enables a static picture to be produced.</p></div><a name="s025827b"><!--s025827b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006849c"><!--s006849c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a static picture produced from a videodisc or videotape recording.</p></div><a name="s006850c"><!--s006850c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the function on a video camera or recorder that enables a static picture to be produced.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypersensitive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiepəʹsensətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029918a"><!--s029918a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>abnormally susceptible, e.g. to a drug or antigen</p><p><span class="bodyb">hypersensitiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">hypersensitivity</span> /-ʹtiviti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">junto</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjuntoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> juntos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032867a"><!--s032867a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a group of people joined for a common purpose [prob alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/junta/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">junta</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">irk</span><small><span class="eSynop">/uhk/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032024a"><!--s032024a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make (somebody) weary, irritated, or angry [Middle English <span class="bodyi">irken</span> to be weary, prob from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">yrkja</span> to work].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grainy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (grainier, grainiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026140a"><!--s026140a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027956b"><!--s027956b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>consisting of or resembling grains; granular.</p></div><a name="s027957b"><!--s027957b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having or resembling the grain of wood.</p></div><a name="s027958b"><!--s027958b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a photograph: having poor definition because the particles of emulsion are large and visible</p><p><span class="bodyb">graininess</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">credo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkreedoh, ʹkraydoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> credos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014022a"><!--s014022a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014624b"><!--s014624b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a creed.</p></div><a name="s014625b"><!--s014625b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Credo</span>) a musical setting of the creed in a sung mass [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">credo</span> I believe: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/creed/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">creed</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">La<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033718a"><!--s033718a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chemical symbol for lanthanum.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">information explosion</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031168a"><!--s031168a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the creation and availability of many different sources of information brought about by innovations such as the Internet.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lee wave</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034559a"><!--s034559a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a stationary wave formed by an air current on the sheltered side of a mountain.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bombard<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bomʹbahd/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006507a"><!--s006507a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006750b"><!--s006750b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to attack (a place or position) with heavy artillery or with bombs.</p></div><a name="s006751b"><!--s006751b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + with) to direct an unremitting flow of questions or facts at (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>We've been bombarded with queries</p>.</div><a name="s006752b"><!--s006752b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to subject (a substance) to the impact of electrons, alpha rays, or other rapidly moving particles</p><p><span class="bodyb">bombardment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">bombarder</span>, from <span class="bodyi">bombarde</span>, kind of cannon, shawm, prob from Latin <span class="bodyi">bombus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bomb1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bomb 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hermitage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhuhmitij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028234a"><!--s028234a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029997b"><!--s029997b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a place where a hermit lives.</p></div><a name="s029998b"><!--s029998b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a secluded residence or private retreat; a hideaway.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Eng.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019872a"><!--s019872a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020874b"><!--s020874b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>England.</p></div><a name="s020875b"><!--s020875b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>English.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">freeze out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024036a"><!--s024036a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to deliberately ignore or fail to respond to (somebody).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypersonic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiepəʹsonik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029919a"><!--s029919a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031433b"><!--s031433b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or denoting a speed five times that of the speed of sound, or greater in excess of this: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sonic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sonic</span></span></a> (2).</p></div><a name="s031434b"><!--s031434b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>denoting sound frequencies above a thousand million hertz</p><p><span class="bodyb">hypersonically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jural</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjooərəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032868a"><!--s032868a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to law, rights, or obligations</p><p><span class="bodyb">jurally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">jur-, jus</span> law].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">irksome</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹuhks(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032025a"><!--s032025a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>troublesome or annoying</p><p><span class="bodyb">irksomely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">irksomeness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hermit crab</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028235a"><!--s028235a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous chiefly marine ten-legged crustaceans that has ave soft abdomens and occupiesy the empty shells of a gastropod molluscs: families Paguridae and Parapaguridae.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gram.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026143a"><!--s026143a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027961b"><!--s027961b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>grammar.</p></div><a name="s027962b"><!--s027962b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>grammatical.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leeway</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034560a"><!--s034560a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036263b"><!--s036263b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009318c"><!--s009318c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an allowable margin of freedom or variation; tolerance.</p></div><a name="s009319c"><!--s009319c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a margin of shortcoming in performance, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> due to lost or wasted time </p><p><i></i></p><p>She has a lot of leeway to make up after her absence</p>.</div></div><a name="s036264b"><!--s036264b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>off-course sideways movement of a ship in the direction of the wind.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">credulity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kriʹdyoohliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014023a"><!--s014023a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>undue willingness to believe; gullibility </p><p><i></i></p><p>A little credulity helps one on through life very smoothly</p><p> Elizabeth Gaskell.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laager<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlahgə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">SAfr</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033719a"><!--s033719a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035486b"><!--s035486b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>formerly, an encampment protected by a circle of wagons.</p></div><a name="s035487b"><!--s035487b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an entrenched position or point of view [obsolete Afrikaans <span class="bodyi">lager</span> (now <span class="bodyi">laer</span>), from German <span class="bodyi">Lager</span> or Dutch <span class="bodyi">leger</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bombard<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbombahd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006508a"><!--s006508a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an early form of cannon, used for firing large stones.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">information retrieval</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031169a"><!--s031169a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the process of finding and displaying information that is stored electronically, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by accessing it from a computer database or the Internet.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">engage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹgayj/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019874a"><!--s019874a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020876b"><!--s020876b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to attract and hold (somebody's thoughts, attention, affection, etc).</p></div><a name="s020877b"><!--s020877b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005328c"><!--s005328c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(+ in) to participate or become involved.</p></div><a name="s005329c"><!--s005329c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to hold the attention of (somebody); to engross </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her work engages her completely</p>.</div><a name="s005330c"><!--s005330c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to induce (somebody) to participate, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in conversation.</p></div></div><a name="s020878b"><!--s020878b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to arrange to employ.</p></div><a name="s020879b"><!--s020879b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s005331c"><!--s005331c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to arrange to employ (somebody).</p></div><a name="s005332c"><!--s005332c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to order (a room, seat, etc) to be kept for one; to reserve.</p></div></div><a name="s020880b"><!--s020880b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>said of a mechanical part: to interlock with (another part).</p></div><a name="s020881b"><!--s020881b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to begin a battle with (an enemy force).</p></div><a name="s020882b"><!--s020882b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s005333c"><!--s005333c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to enter into contest with (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>engage the enemy fleet</p>.</div><a name="s005334c"><!--s005334c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to bring (weapons) together.</p></div></div><a name="s020883b"><!--s020883b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to pledge or promise (to do something) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s020884b"><!--s020884b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to occupy one's time; to participate or become involved </p><p><i></i></p><p>At university he engaged in gymnastics</p>.</div><a name="s020885b"><!--s020885b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>to enter into conflict </p><p><i></i></p><p>The fleets engaged in the Atlantic</p>.</div><a name="s020886b"><!--s020886b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>to be or become interlocked or meshed</p><p>Middle English <span class="bodyi">engagen</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">engagier</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">gage</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gage1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gage 1</span></span></a>. The word originally meant ‘to give something as a pledge’, later ‘to pledge oneself’, hence to become involved in something or with somebody</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Jurassic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jooʹrasik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032869a"><!--s032869a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>ofrelating to or dating from a geological period, the second period of the Mesozoic era, lasting from about 208 million to about 146 million years ago, and marked by the dominance of large reptiles and the first appearance of birds</p><p><span class="bodyb">Jurassic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">jurassique</span>,from the <span class="bodyi">Jura</span> mountain range between France and Switzerland, largely formed during this period].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">freezer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024037a"><!--s024037a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an apparatus that freezes or keeps cool; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an insulated cabinet or room for storing frozen food or for freezing food rapidly.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">IRL</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032026a"><!--s032026a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Ireland (international vehicle registration).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyperspace</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhiepəspays/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029920a"><!--s029920a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031435b"><!--s031435b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>space of more than three dimensions.</p></div><a name="s031436b"><!--s031436b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in science fiction, a hypothetical space-time continuum allowing faster-than-light travel <span class="bodyb">hyperspatial</span> /-ʹspaysh(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hernia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhuhni·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hernias herniae /ʹhuhni·ee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028236a"><!--s028236a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a protrusion of part of an organ, usu the intestine, through a wall of its enclosing cavity</p><p><span class="bodyb">hernial</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">herniated</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">herniation</span> /huhniʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">hernia</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-gram</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026144a"><!--s026144a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting:</p><a name="s027963b"><!--s027963b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>drawing; writing; record </p><p><i></i></p><p>ideogram</p> <p><i></i></p><p>telegram</p>.</div><a name="s027964b"><!--s027964b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a jocular greeting delivered on a special occasion by a messenger who wears the costume specified or performs the action specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>kissogram</p> <p><i></i></p><p>gorillagram</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">-gramma</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">gramma</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/guide_to_the_dictionary/0#s000004a" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grammar</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">left<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/left/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034561a"><!--s034561a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036265b"><!--s036265b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009320c"><!--s009320c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>of, on, or being the side of somebody or something that is nearer the west when the front faces north.</p></div><a name="s009321c"><!--s009321c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>of, on, or being the side of something that is closer to the left hand of an observer positioned directly in front </p><p><i></i></p><p>the top left corner of the screen</p>.</div><a name="s009322c"><!--s009322c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>located on the left side when facing downstream </p><p><i></i></p><p>the left bank of a river</p>.</div></div><a name="s036266b"><!--s036266b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Left</span>) of the left or left wing in politics</p><p>Old English <span class="bodyi">lyst</span>, <span class="bodyi">left</span> weak; the left hand usually being weaker. The use of <span class="bodyi">left</span> and <span class="bodyi">right</span> to indicate political groups derives from the seating arrangements in the French National Assembly in 1789. The conservatives and royalists sat on the President's right (originally the place of honour due to the nobles); the republicans sat on his left, with the most radical of them at the far end; and moderates sat in the centre. This seating arrangement is now traditional in many legislatures; in the House of Commons, however, the government sits on the Speaker's right regardless of its persuasion</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laager<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033720a"><!--s033720a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">SAfr</span> formerly, to arrange (wagons) in a laager.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">credulous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkredyooləs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014024a"><!--s014024a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>ready to believe, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on slight evidence</p><p><span class="bodyb">credulously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">credulousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">credulus</span>,from <span class="bodyi">credere</span> to believe].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bombarde</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bomʹbahd, ʹbombahd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006509a"><!--s006509a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006753b"><!--s006753b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/shawm/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">shawm</span></span></a> (medieval wind instrument) of alto pitch.</p></div><a name="s006754b"><!--s006754b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a powerful 16-foot or 32-foot reed <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stop2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stop 2</span></span></a> (set of vibrators) on an organ [French <span class="bodyi">bombarde</span> shawm: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bombard1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bombard 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">information science</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031170a"><!--s031170a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the collection, classification, storage, retrieval, and distribution of recorded knowledge, e.g. on computers or in libraries, or the formal study of this.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">engagé</span><small><span class="eSynop">/onggaʹzhay (<span class="bodyi">French</span> ãgaƷe)/ /onggaʹzhay/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019873a"><!--s019873a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>actively involved in or committed to something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a political cause [French <span class="bodyi">engagé</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">engager</span> to engage, from Old French <span class="bodyi">engagier</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/engage/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">engage</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">IRO</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032027a"><!--s032027a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033950b"><!--s033950b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Inland Revenue Office.</p></div><a name="s033951b"><!--s033951b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>International Refugee Organization.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">freezing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024038a"><!--s024038a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025828b"><!--s025828b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> very cold.</p></div><a name="s025829b"><!--s025829b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>below 0°C.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jurat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjooərat/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032870a"><!--s032870a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034799b"><!--s034799b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a certificate added to an <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/affidavit/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">affidavit</span></span></a> (sworn declaration in writing) stating when, before whom, and where it was made.</p></div><a name="s034800b"><!--s034800b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span></p><a name="s008953c"><!--s008953c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an officer, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of the Cinque Ports of the SE coast of England, similar in function to an <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/alderman/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">alderman</span></span></a> (member of English borough or county council).</p></div><a name="s008954c"><!--s008954c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a magistrate in the Channel Islands [(sense 2) Middle English <span class="bodyi">jurate</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">juratus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">jurare</span> to swear; (sense 1) short for Latin <span class="bodyi">juratum est</span> it has been sworn].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gram<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> gramme</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gram/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026141a"><!--s026141a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a metric unit of mass equal to one thousandth 1000th of a kilogram (about 0.04oz) [French <span class="bodyi">gramme</span> via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">grammat-</span>, <span class="bodyi">gramma</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/guide_to_the_dictionary/0#s000004a" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grammar</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypersthene</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhiepəstheen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029921a"><!--s029921a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>iron magnesium silicate occurring as a green to black mineral in igneous rocks <span class="bodyb">hypersthenic</span> /-ʹthenik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">hypersthène</span>,from Greek <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hyper/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hyper-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">sthenos</span> strength].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Lab.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033722a"><!--s033722a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035488b"><!--s035488b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Labour.</p></div><a name="s035489b"><!--s035489b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Labrador.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hero</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhiəroh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -oes) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> heroes)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028237a"><!--s028237a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029999b"><!--s029999b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a man, admired for special courage, nobility, or great achievements </p><p><i></i></p><p>The world doesn't make any heroes any more</p><p> Graham Greene.</p></div><a name="s030000b"><!--s030000b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the principal male character in a literary or dramatic work.</p></div><a name="s030001b"><!--s030001b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a mythological or legendary figure, often of divine descent, endowed with great strength or ability.</p></div><a name="s030002b"><!--s030002b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hero_sandwich/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hero sandwich</span></span></a> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">hērōs</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">left<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034562a"><!--s034562a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>on or towards the left.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cree</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kree/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Crees <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> Cree)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014025a"><!--s014025a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014626b"><!--s014626b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a Native American people of Manitoba and Saskatchewan.</p></div><a name="s014627b"><!--s014627b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Algonquian language of this people</p><p><span class="bodyb">Cree</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [short for earlier <span class="bodyi">Christens</span> from Canadian French <span class="bodyi">Christino</span>, prob modification of Ojibwa <span class="bodyi">Kenistenoag</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">information superhighway</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031171a"><!--s031171a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an electronic network of information such as the Internet.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bombardier</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bombəʹdiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006510a"><!--s006510a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006755b"><!--s006755b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a non-commissioned officer in the British artillery.</p></div><a name="s006756b"><!--s006756b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a US bomber-crew member who aims and releases the bombs.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">freezing point</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024039a"><!--s024039a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the temperature at which a liquid solidifies.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">juridical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jooʹridikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032871a"><!--s032871a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034801b"><!--s034801b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/judicial/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">judicial</span></span></a> (1).</p></div><a name="s034802b"><!--s034802b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to justice, jurisprudence, or; legal proceedings </p><p><i></i></p><p>juridical terms</p> <p><span class="bodyb">juridically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">juridicus</span>,from <span class="bodyi">jur-</span>, <span class="bodyi">jus</span> law + <span class="bodyi">dicere</span> to say].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypertension</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiepəʹtensh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029922a"><!--s029922a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>abnormally high blood pressure, or the physiological condition accompanying it <span class="bodyb">hypertensive</span> /-siv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">iron<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹie·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032028a"><!--s032028a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033952b"><!--s033952b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a silver-white magnetic metallic chemical element that is heavy and malleable, readily rusts in moist air, occurs in most igneous rocks, and is vital to biological processes: symbol Fe, atomic number 26.</p></div><a name="s033953b"><!--s033953b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a metal implement with a smooth flat typically triangular base that is heated, now usu by electricity, and used to smooth or press clothing.</p></div><a name="s033954b"><!--s033954b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a heated metal implement used for branding, cauterizing, or soldering.</p></div><a name="s033955b"><!--s033955b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a device, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> fetters, used to bind or restrain.</p></div><a name="s033956b"><!--s033956b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>any of a numbered series of usu nine golf clubs with metal heads of varying angles for hitting the ball to various heights and lengths.</p></div><a name="s033957b"><!--s033957b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>any of various tools, implements, or devices made of iron </p><p><i></i></p><p>a grappling iron</p>.</div><a name="s033958b"><!--s033958b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>great strength or hardness ✱ <span class="bodyb">iron in the fire</span> a prospective course of action, or a plan not yet realized [from the former practice of heating smoothing irons for pressing clothes in the fire; as one cooled with use another would be in the fire heating up] [Old English <span class="bodyi">īsern</span>, <span class="bodyi">īren</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">left<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034563a"><!--s034563a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036267b"><!--s036267b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009323c"><!--s009323c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the part on the left side.</p></div><a name="s009324c"><!--s009324c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the location or direction of the left side.</p></div><a name="s009325c"><!--s009325c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the left hand, or a blow struck with it.</p></div></div><a name="s036268b"><!--s036268b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">the Left</span>) (<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>)</p><a name="s009326c"><!--s009326c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>those professing socialist or radical political views.</p></div><a name="s009327c"><!--s009327c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/left_wing/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">left wing</span></span></a> (1).</p></div><a name="s009328c"><!--s009328c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/left_wing/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">left wing</span></span></a> (1a), <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/left_wing/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">left wing</span></span></a> (1b).</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gram<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026142a"><!--s026142a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027959b"><!--s027959b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of various plants of the pea family, e.g. the chick-pea, grown for their edible seeds.</p></div><a name="s027960b"><!--s027960b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007406c"><!--s007406c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the seed or seeds of such a plant used as food.</p></div><a name="s007407c"><!--s007407c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) denoting a food made from these seeds </p><p><i></i></p><p>gram flour</p> <p>[early Portuguese <span class="bodyi">gram</span> (now <span class="bodyi">grão</span>) grain, from Latin <span class="bodyi">granum</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">engaged</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019875a"><!--s019875a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020887b"><!--s020887b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>involved in activity; occupied.</p></div><a name="s020888b"><!--s020888b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>pledged to be married.</p></div><a name="s020889b"><!--s020889b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> in use.</p></div><a name="s020890b"><!--s020890b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span></p><a name="s005335c"><!--s005335c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in use </p><p><i></i></p><p>The telephone is engaged</p>.</div><a name="s005336c"><!--s005336c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>reserved; booked.</p></div></div><a name="s020891b"><!--s020891b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>attached to or partly embedded in a wall </p><p><i></i></p><p>an engaged column</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lab</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lab/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033721a"><!--s033721a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a laboratory.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heroic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiʹroh·ik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028238a"><!--s028238a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030003b"><!--s030003b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>showing great courage.</p></div><a name="s030004b"><!--s030004b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of heroes or heroines.</p></div><a name="s030005b"><!--s030005b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of language: grand; impressive.</p></div><a name="s030006b"><!--s030006b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of a work of art, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a sculpture: larger than life-size: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/colossal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">colossal</span></span></a> (2)</p><p><span class="bodyb">heroically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">creed</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kreed/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014026a"><!--s014026a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014628b"><!--s014628b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a set of religious beliefs </p><p><i></i></p><p>regardless of nationality, colour, or creed</p>.</div><a name="s014629b"><!--s014629b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a tenet or set of tenets </p><p><i></i></p><p>It is only in the lonely emergencies of life that our creed is tested</p><p> William James.</p></div><a name="s014630b"><!--s014630b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a conventionalized statement of religious belief.</p></div><a name="s014631b"><!--s014631b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s003669c"><!--s003669c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a conventionalized statement of religious belief.</p></div><a name="s003670c"><!--s003670c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Creed</span>) the Apostles’ Creed or the Nicene Creed, said or sung as part of Christian worship [Old English <span class="bodyi">crēda</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">credo</span> I believe (first word of the Apostles’ and Nicene Creeds), from <span class="bodyi">credere</span> to believe, trust, entrust].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">information technology</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031172a"><!--s031172a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the use of computers, telecommunications, etc in electronically processing, storing, retrieving, and sending information.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bombardier beetle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006511a"><!--s006511a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a beetle that can detonate an acrid vapour in the form of a fine mist in the direction of a predator.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">freezing works</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024040a"><!--s024040a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ</span> an abattoir where the carcasses are frozen ready for export.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypertext</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhiepətekst/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029923a"><!--s029923a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031437b"><!--s031437b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a type of computerized document that contains active cross-references, called hyperlinks, which, when activated by a mouse, transfer the reader to another part of the document or to another document.</p></div><a name="s031438b"><!--s031438b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) of or relating to hypertext </p><p><i></i></p><p>a hypertext document</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">iron<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032029a"><!--s032029a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033959b"><!--s033959b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>made of iron.</p></div><a name="s033960b"><!--s033960b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>resembling iron, e.g. in appearance, strength, solidity, or durability </p><p><i></i></p><p>an iron will</p> <p><span class="bodyb">ironness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jurisconsult</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jooərisʹkonsult/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032872a"><!--s032872a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jurist/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jurist</span></span></a> [Latin <span class="bodyi">jurisconsultus</span>,from <span class="bodyi">jur</span>-, <span class="bodyi">jus</span> of law + <span class="bodyi">consultus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">consulere</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/consult/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">consult</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">labarum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlabərəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> labara /-rə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033723a"><!--s033723a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an imperial standard or banner of the later Roman emperors, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the standard adopted by Constantine after his conversion to Christianity [late Latin <span class="bodyi">labarum</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gram atom <span class="bodyi">or</span> gram-atomic weight</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026145a"><!--s026145a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">no longer in technical use</span> a quantity of an element in grams with a weight numerically equal to its atomic weight. Now called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mole5_or_mol/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mole 5</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">left<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034564a"><!--s034564a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense and past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/leave1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">leave 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">engagement</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019876a"><!--s019876a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020892b"><!--s020892b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an agreement to marry; a betrothal.</p></div><a name="s020893b"><!--s020893b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a pledge, promise, or other binding obligation.</p></div><a name="s020894b"><!--s020894b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005337c"><!--s005337c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a promise to be present at something a certain time and place; an appointment.</p></div><a name="s005338c"><!--s005338c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>employment, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for a limited period, e.g. as a performer.</p></div></div><a name="s020895b"><!--s020895b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a hostile encounter between military forces.</p></div><a name="s020896b"><!--s020896b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the act of engaging or the state of being engaged.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">information theory</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031173a"><!--s031173a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a collection of theories dealing statistically with information, the measurement of its content, and the efficiency of processes by which it is communicated between human beings and machines.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heroic age</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028239a"><!--s028239a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the period in history, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> Greek history, when legendary heroes were supposed to have lived.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">creedal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014027a"><!--s014027a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/credal_or_creedal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">credal</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">freight<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/frayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024041a"><!--s024041a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025830b"><!--s025830b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>goods transported commercially.</p></div><a name="s025831b"><!--s025831b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the transport of goods commercially, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> at the ordinary or comparatively slower rate.</p></div><a name="s025832b"><!--s025832b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006851c"><!--s006851c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the transport of goods commercially, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> at the ordinary or comparatively slower rate.</p></div><a name="s006852c"><!--s006852c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the charge for this [Middle English from early Dutch or Middle Low German <span class="bodyi">vracht, vrecht</span> cargo].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bombardon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbombahd(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006512a"><!--s006512a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006757b"><!--s006757b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the bass member of the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/shawm/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">shawm</span></span></a> (medieval wind instrument) family.</p></div><a name="s006758b"><!--s006758b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a bass tuba [Italian <span class="bodyi">bombardone</span>, from <span class="bodyi">bombardo</span> cannon, prob from Latin <span class="bodyi">bombus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bomb1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bomb 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">iron<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (ironed, ironing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032030a"><!--s032030a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s033961b"><!--s033961b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to smooth (e.g. a garmentsomething) with a heated iron </p><p><i></i></p><p>He ironed his shirt</p>.</div><a name="s033962b"><!--s033962b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + out) to remove (e.g. wrinkles) by ironing <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s033963b"><!--s033963b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to be capable of being ironed </p><p><i></i></p><p>This skirt irons well</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jurisdiction</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jooərisʹdiksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032873a"><!--s032873a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034803b"><!--s034803b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the power, right, or authority to apply the law.</p></div><a name="s034804b"><!--s034804b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the authority of a sovereign power.</p></div><a name="s034805b"><!--s034805b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the limits within which authority may be exercised</p><p><span class="bodyb">jurisdictional</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">jurisdictionally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">jurisdiccioun</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">jurisdiction-, jurisdictio</span>,from <span class="bodyi">jur</span>-, <span class="bodyi">jus</span> law+ <span class="bodyi">diction-, dictio</span> act of saying, from <span class="bodyi">dicere</span> to say].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypertext link</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029924a"><!--s029924a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a link to another file or location from a hypertext document; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hyperlink/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hyperlink</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hot_link/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hot link</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Creek</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kreek/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Creek)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014028a"><!--s014028a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014632b"><!--s014632b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a confederacy of Native American peoples of Alabama, Georgia, and Florida.</p></div><a name="s014633b"><!--s014633b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Muskogean language spoken by many in this confederacy [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/creek/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">creek</span></span></a> , because of the large number of creeks and waterways in their territory].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">graminaceous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gramiʹnayshəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026146a"><!--s026146a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gramineous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gramineous</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">labdanum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlabdənəm/ ladanum /ʹlad-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033724a"><!--s033724a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fragrant <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/oleoresin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">oleoresin</span></span></a> (a mixture of oil and plant resin) derived from various rockroses and used in perfumery [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">lapdanum</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">ladanon</span>, <span class="bodyi">lēdanon</span>, from <span class="bodyi">lēdon</span> rockrose].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bombast</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbombast/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006513a"><!--s006513a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pretentious inflated speech or writing <span class="bodyb">bombastic</span> /bomʹbastik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">bombastically</span> /bomʹbas-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [orig cottonwool padding used in dressmaking, from early French <span class="bodyi">bombace</span> raw cotton,from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">bombac-, bombax</span> cotton, ultimately from Greek <span class="bodyi">bombyk-, bombyx</span> silkworm, silk garment].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">engaging</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019877a"><!--s019877a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>attractive or pleasing</p><p><span class="bodyb">engagingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">engagingness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">left-back</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034565a"><!--s034565a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in football, hockey, etc, a defensive player on the left wing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">freight<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024042a"><!--s024042a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to load (<span class="bodyi">esp</span> a ship) with goods for transport.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">informative</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹfawmətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031174a"><!--s031174a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>conveying information; instructive</p><p><span class="bodyb">informatively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">informativeness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heroic couplet</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028240a"><!--s028240a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>two rhyming lines of verse, each of which consists of five iambic feet.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Iron Age</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032031a"><!--s032031a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Iron Age</span>) the period of human culture characterized by the widespread use of iron for making tools and weapons and dating from before 1000 <span class="bodysc">bc</span></p><p>The Iron Age was the period of antiquity in the Old World in which iron metallurgy superseded the use of bronze for tools and weapons. Iron was a far more accessible and plentiful metal, it could be produced more cheaply, it was more readily available and produced far tougher implements. In Europe the earliest iron appeared around 1100 <span class="bodysc">bc</span>, and the period lasts until the arrival of the Romans. In the Far East and North Africa, iron usage arose around 500 <span class="bodysc">bc</span>, while in southern Africa the Iron Age spans a period from about <span class="bodysc">ad</span> 200 to the 19th cent. — Dr Paul Bahn</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jurisprudence</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jooərisʹproohd(ə)ns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032874a"><!--s032874a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034806b"><!--s034806b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the science or philosophy of the law </p><p><i></i></p><p>criminal jurisprudence</p>.</div><a name="s034807b"><!--s034807b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a branch or body of law <span class="bodyb">jurisprudential</span> /-proohʹdensh(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">jurisprudentia</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">jur-</span>, <span class="bodyi">jus</span> law + <span class="bodyi">prudentia</span> knowledge].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyperthermia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiepəʹthuhmi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029925a"><!--s029925a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>very high body temperature <span class="bodyb">hyperthermic</span> /-mik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">creek</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kreek/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014029a"><!--s014029a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014634b"><!--s014634b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a small narrow inlet of a lake, sea, etc.</p></div><a name="s014635b"><!--s014635b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, Aus</span> a brook ✱ <span class="bodyb">up the creek</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> in trouble.</p></div><a name="s014636b"><!--s014636b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> wrong; mistaken [Middle English <span class="bodyi">crike, creke</span>,from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">-kriki</span> bend].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">label<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlaybl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033725a"><!--s033725a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035490b"><!--s035490b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a slip, e.g. of paper or cloth, attached to something to give information about it.</p></div><a name="s035491b"><!--s035491b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a brand name, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the name of a fashion house or a record company.</p></div><a name="s035492b"><!--s035492b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a descriptive or identifying word or phrase, e.g.:</p><a name="s009140c"><!--s009140c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an epithet.</p></div><a name="s009141c"><!--s009141c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a word or phrase used with a dictionary definition to provide additional information, e.g. level of usage.</p></div></div><a name="s035493b"><!--s035493b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in chemistry or biology, a radioactive <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/isotope/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">isotope</span></span></a> (form in which an atom can occur), a fluorescent dye, or an enzyme used to follow through a chemical reaction or biological process.</p></div><a name="s035494b"><!--s035494b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in computing, a number or word that identifies a location within a computer program.</p></div><a name="s035495b"><!--s035495b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>in heraldry, a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/charge2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">charge 2</span></span></a> (heraldic figure) consisting of a narrow horizontal band with usu three pendants.</p></div><a name="s035496b"><!--s035496b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>in architecture, a dripstone [Middle English, in the sense ‘narrow band, strip’, from early French, prob of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gramineous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/grəʹmini·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026147a"><!--s026147a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027965b"><!--s027965b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or resembling a grass.</p></div><a name="s027966b"><!--s027966b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>belonging to the grass family</p><p><span class="bodyb">gramineousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">gramineus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">gramin-, gramen</span> grass].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">en garde</span><small><span class="eSynop">/on ʹgahd/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019878a"><!--s019878a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in fencing, used to warn one's opponent to assume a defensive position [French <span class="bodyi">en garde</span> on guard].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bombay duck</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bomʹbay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006514a"><!--s006514a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small fish found off S Asian coasts and eaten dried and salted with curry: <span class="bodyi">Harpodon nehereus</span>. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bummalo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bummalo</span></span></a> [alteration of <span class="bodyi">bummalo</span> (from Marathi <span class="bodyi">bombil</span>), by association with <span class="bodyi">Bombay</span>, city in India].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">informatory</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹfawmət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031175a"><!--s031175a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/informative/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">informative</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">freightage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfraytij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024043a"><!--s024043a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/freight1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">freight 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jurist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjooərist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032875a"><!--s032875a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034808b"><!--s034808b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody with a thorough knowledge of law.</p></div><a name="s034809b"><!--s034809b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a lawyer or a judge</p><p><span class="bodyb">juristic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">juriste</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">jurista</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">jur-, jus</span> law].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ironbark</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032032a"><!--s032032a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of Australian eucalyptus trees with thick bark and dense wood: genus <span class="bodyi">Eucalyptus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heroics</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028241a"><!--s028241a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030007b"><!--s030007b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>extravagantly grand behaviour or language.</p></div><a name="s030008b"><!--s030008b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/heroic_verse/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">heroic verse</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyperthyroidism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiepəʹthieroydiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029926a"><!--s029926a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>excessive activity of the thyroid gland, or the condition of increased metabolic and heart rate, enlargement of the thyroid gland, nervousness, etc resulting from it: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hypothyroidism/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hypothyroidism</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">hyperthyroid</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Left Bank</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034566a"><!--s034566a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the bohemian district of Paris situated on the left bank of the Seine [translation of French <span class="bodyi">Rive Gauche</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">creel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kreel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014030a"><!--s014030a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wickerwork container, e.g. for newly caught fish [Middle English <span class="bodyi">creille, crele</span>,prob via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">craticula</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">cratis</span> wickerwork].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">engender</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹjendə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (engendered, engendering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019879a"><!--s019879a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to cause (something) to exist or develop; to produce(a state or feeling) [Middle English <span class="bodyi">engendren</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">ingenerare</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">generare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/generate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">generate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">label<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (labelled, labelling, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> labeled) (labeling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033726a"><!--s033726a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035497b"><!--s035497b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to fasten a label to (an item).</p></div><a name="s035498b"><!--s035498b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to describe or categorize (somebody or something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> unfairly or sweepingly </p><p><i></i></p><p>She had been labelled disruptive at the age of five</p>.</div><a name="s035499b"><!--s035499b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make (a chemical compound, atom, cell, etc) traceable using a label</p><p><span class="bodyb">labeller</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">graminivorous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gramiʹnivərəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026148a"><!--s026148a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of an animal: feeding on grass [Latin <span class="bodyi">gramin-, gramen</span> grass + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vorous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-vorous</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bombay mix</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006515a"><!--s006515a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a spicy snack of Indian origin, consisting of a mixture of nuts, lentils, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ironbound</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032033a"><!--s032033a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033964b"><!--s033964b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>rugged or harsh </p><p><i></i></p><p>an ironbound coast</p>.</div><a name="s033965b"><!--s033965b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>stern or rigorous </p><p><i></i></p><p>ironbound traditions</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">freighter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024044a"><!--s024044a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025833b"><!--s025833b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a ship or aircraft used chiefly to carry freight.</p></div><a name="s025834b"><!--s025834b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person or company that charters or loads a ship.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypertonic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiepəʹtonik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029927a"><!--s029927a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031439b"><!--s031439b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having a higher concentration than a surrounding medium or a liquid under comparison: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hypotonic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hypotonic</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/isotonic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">isotonic</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s031440b"><!--s031440b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a drink: containing carbohydrates and essential salts at a higher level of concentration than in the body's natural fluids.</p></div><a name="s031441b"><!--s031441b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>having excessive muscular tone or tension <span class="bodyb">hypertonia</span> /-ʹtohni·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">hypertonicity</span> /-tohʹnisiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">left-field</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034567a"><!--s034567a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>unorthodox; not conforming to mainstream opinion, taste, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heroic verse</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028242a"><!--s028242a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the verse form employed in epic poetry, e.g. the heroic couplet in English.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">informed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031176a"><!--s031176a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032916b"><!--s032916b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>possessing or based on possession of information </p><p><i></i></p><p>an informed opinion</p>.</div><a name="s032917b"><!--s032917b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>knowledgeable about matters of contemporary interest.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">juristic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jooʹristik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032876a"><!--s032876a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to a jurist, jurisprudence, or law</p><p><span class="bodyb">juristically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">creep<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kreep/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> crept /krept/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014031a"><!--s014031a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014637b"><!--s014637b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to move along with the body prone and close to the ground; to crawl </p><p><i></i></p><p>all creeping things</p><p> Bible.</p></div><a name="s014638b"><!--s014638b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to go very slowly </p><p><i></i></p><p>The hours crept by</p>.</div><a name="s014639b"><!--s014639b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to move cautiously or quietly so as to escape notice </p><p><i></i></p><p>She had crept into the room and was standing beside him</p>.</div><a name="s014640b"><!--s014640b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(+ into) to become increasingly evident as an element in somebody's manner, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>A note of irritation crept into her voice</p>.</div><a name="s014641b"><!--s014641b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to behave in a servile manner.</p></div><a name="s014642b"><!--s014642b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>said of a plant: to spread or grow over a surface by clinging with tendrils, roots, etc or rooting at intervals.</p></div><a name="s014643b"><!--s014643b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>said of a material: to change shape permanently due to prolonged stress or exposure to high temperatures [Old English <span class="bodyi">crēopan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">labia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlaybi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033727a"><!--s033727a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/labium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">labium</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bombazine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbombəzeen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006516a"><!--s006516a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a silk fabric woven in twill weave and dyed black [French <span class="bodyi">bombasin</span>,via medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">bombacinum, bombycinum</span> silken texture, neuter of Latin <span class="bodyi">bombycinus</span> of silk, from <span class="bodyi">bombyc-, bombyx</span> silkworm, silk garment, from Greek].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">engine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹenjin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019880a"><!--s019880a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020897b"><!--s020897b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a machine for converting any of various forms of energy into mechanical force and motion.</p></div><a name="s020898b"><!--s020898b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a mechanical tool </p><p><i></i></p><p>a terrible engine of war</p>.</div><a name="s020899b"><!--s020899b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a railway locomotive</p><p><span class="bodyb">engineless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p>Middle English <span class="bodyi">engin</span> ingenuity, via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">ingenium</span> natural disposition, talent, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">gignere</span> to beget. The word originally meant ‘ingenuity, genius’, hence the result of ingenuity, a clever device</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ironclad<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032034a"><!--s032034a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of warships: sheathed in iron or steel armour.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypertrophy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hieʹpuhtrəfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029928a"><!--s029928a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>excessive increase in bulk of an organ or part <span class="bodyb">hypertrophic</span> /hiepəʹtrofik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">hypertrophied</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grammalogue</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgraməlog/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026149a"><!--s026149a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/logogram/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">logogram</span></span></a> [Greek <span class="bodyi">gramma</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gram1_or_gramme/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gram 1</span></span></a>) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/logue/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-logue</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">juristical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jooʹristikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032877a"><!--s032877a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/juristic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">juristic</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Freightliner</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024045a"><!--s024045a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, trademark</span> a train designed for carrying containerized cargo.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">informer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031177a"><!--s031177a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032918b"><!--s032918b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who gives information about a criminal or crime to the police, often for a financial or other reward.</p></div><a name="s032919b"><!--s032919b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/informant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">informant</span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heroin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹheroh·in/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028243a"><!--s028243a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a strongly addictive narcotic drug made from morphine. It is used in medicine to relieve severe pain: formula C<sub>21</sub>H<sub>23</sub>NO<sub>5</sub> [German <span class="bodyi">Heroin</span>, prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hero/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hero</span></span></a> , because of its effects on the self-esteem of the user].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">left-hand</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034568a"><!--s034568a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036269b"><!--s036269b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>situated on the left </p><p><i></i></p><p>the left-hand side</p>.</div><a name="s036270b"><!--s036270b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of, designed for, or done with the left hand.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">creep<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014032a"><!--s014032a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014644b"><!--s014644b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a creeping movement.</p></div><a name="s014645b"><!--s014645b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> an ingratiatingly servile person.</p></div><a name="s014646b"><!--s014646b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a contemptuous term for a person one dislikes, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a man.</p></div><a name="s014647b"><!--s014647b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the slow change of dimensions of an object due to prolonged exposure to high temperature or stress ✱ <span class="bodyb">give one the creeps</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to repel one; to make one's flesh creep </p><p><i></i></p><p>That picture gives me the creeps</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">labial<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033728a"><!--s033728a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035500b"><!--s035500b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or in the region of the lips or labia.</p></div><a name="s035501b"><!--s035501b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in phonetics, said of a speech sound: articulated using one or both lips </p><p><i></i></p><p>the labial sounds /f/, /p/, and /ooh/</p> <p><span class="bodyb">labially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">labialis</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">labium</span> lip].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bomb bay</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006517a"><!--s006517a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bomb-carrying compartment in the underside of a combat aircraft.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">engine driver</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019881a"><!--s019881a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a person who drives a railway locomotive.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyperventilate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiepəʹventilayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029929a"><!--s029929a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to breathe excessively fast and deep, often leading to dizziness</p><p><span class="bodyb">hyperventilation</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ironclad<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032035a"><!--s032035a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an ironclad naval vessel, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the 19th and early 20th cents.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">frena</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfreenə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024046a"><!--s024046a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/frenum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">frenum</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grammar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgramə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026150a"><!--s026150a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027967b"><!--s027967b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the study of the classes of words, their inflections, and their functions and relations in the sentence; <span class="bodyi">broadly</span> this study when taken to include that of phonology and sometimes of usage.</p></div><a name="s027968b"><!--s027968b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the characteristic system of inflections and syntax of a language.</p></div><a name="s027969b"><!--s027969b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a grammar textbook.</p></div><a name="s027970b"><!--s027970b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>speech or writing evaluated according to its conformity to grammatical rules </p><p><i></i></p><p>No one in the world speaks blemishless grammar</p><p> Mark Twain.</p></div><a name="s027971b"><!--s027971b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the principles or rules of an art or, science, or technique [Middle English <span class="bodyi">gramere</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">gramaire</span>, modification of Latin <span class="bodyi">grammatica</span>, ultimately from Greek <span class="bodyi">grammatikos</span>, <span class="bodyi">grammat-</span>, <span class="bodyi">gramma</span> letter of the alphabet, writing, a small weight, from <span class="bodyi">graphein</span> to write].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">juror</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjooərə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032878a"><!--s032878a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034810b"><!--s034810b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a jury.</p></div><a name="s034811b"><!--s034811b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person who takes an oath.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">left-handed<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034569a"><!--s034569a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036271b"><!--s036271b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>using the left hand habitually or more easily than the right.</p></div><a name="s036272b"><!--s036272b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of, designed for, or done with the left hand </p><p><i></i></p><p>left-handed scissors</p>.</div><a name="s036273b"><!--s036273b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a rotary motion or spiral curve: anticlockwise.</p></div><a name="s036274b"><!--s036274b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>ambiguous or double-edged </p><p><i></i></p><p>a left-handed compliment</p>.</div><a name="s036275b"><!--s036275b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>clumsy or awkward</p><p><span class="bodyb">left-handedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">left-handedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">creeper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014033a"><!--s014033a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014648b"><!--s014648b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a creeping plant.</p></div><a name="s014649b"><!--s014649b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a bird that creeps about on trees or bushes, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/treecreeper/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">treecreeper</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s014650b"><!--s014650b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a creeping insect or reptile.</p></div><a name="s014651b"><!--s014651b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a type of grapnel used for dragging the sea bed.</p></div><a name="s014652b"><!--s014652b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a shoe with a thick crepe sole that allows the wearer to pad about silently: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/brothel_creepers/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">brothel creepers</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bomb disposal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006518a"><!--s006518a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the process of making unexploded bombs safe.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heroine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹheroh·in/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028244a"><!--s028244a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030009b"><!--s030009b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a woman admired for special courage, nobility, or great achievements.</p></div><a name="s030010b"><!--s030010b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the principal female character in a literary or dramatic work.</p></div><a name="s030011b"><!--s030011b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a mythological or legendary woman, often of divine descent, endowed with great strength or ability [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">hērōinē</span>, fem of <span class="bodyi">hērōs</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hero/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hero</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">labial<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033729a"><!--s033729a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in phonetics, a labial sound.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">engineer<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/enjiʹniə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019882a"><!--s019882a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020900b"><!--s020900b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who is trained or works in or follows as a profession a branch of engineering.</p></div><a name="s020901b"><!--s020901b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a designer or builder of engines.</p></div><a name="s020902b"><!--s020902b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a person who maintains or, operates, or supervises an engine or apparatus.</p></div><a name="s020903b"><!--s020903b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a soldier who carries out engineering work.</p></div><a name="s020904b"><!--s020904b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a driver of a railway locomotive.</p></div><a name="s020905b"><!--s020905b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a person who starts or carries through an enterprise, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by skilful or artful contrivance </p><p><i></i></p><p>the engineer of the agreement</p>.</div><a name="s020906b"><!--s020906b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/engine_driver/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">engine driver</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infotainment</span><small><span class="eSynop">/infohʹtaynmənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031178a"><!--s031178a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a genre of television broadcasting in which educational or serious topics are presented on television in an accessible and entertaining format [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/information/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">information</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/entertainment/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">entertainment</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyperventilation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhiepəventiʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029930a"><!--s029930a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>excessive breathing leading to abnormal loss of carbon dioxide from the blood.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Iron Curtain</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032036a"><!--s032036a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Iron Curtain</span>) a political and ideological barrier between the Communist countries of E Europe and the non-Communist countries of W Europe and those friendly to them.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">French<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/french/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024047a"><!--s024047a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to France, its people, or their language</p><p><span class="bodyb">Frenchness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">frencisc</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Franca</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/frank/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Frank</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jury<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjooəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> juries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032879a"><!--s032879a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034812b"><!--s034812b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a body of usu twelve people who hear evidence in court and give a verdict, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of guilty or not guilty, based on this evidence heard in court.</p></div><a name="s034813b"><!--s034813b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a committee for judging a contest or exhibition ✱ <span class="bodyb">the jury is still out (on something</span>) a decision has not yet been reached, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as to the correctness or worth of something [Middle English <span class="bodyi">jure</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">jurer</span> to swear, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">jur-, jus</span> law].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">creeping Jenny <span class="bodyi">or</span> creeping jennie</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014034a"><!--s014034a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a trailing plant of the primrose family with yellow flowers, that grows in damp places throughout Europe: <span class="bodyi">Lysimachia nummularia</span>. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/moneywort/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">moneywort</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bombe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bomb/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006519a"><!--s006519a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a frozen dessert made in a round or cone-shaped mould [French <span class="bodyi">bombe</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bomb1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bomb 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">left-handed<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034570a"><!--s034570a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>using the left hand </p><p><i></i></p><p>I had to sign left-handed because my right arm was in plaster</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">labialize <span class="bodyi">or</span> labialise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlaybi·əliez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033730a"><!--s033730a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to pronounce (a sound) using the lips <span class="bodyb">labialization</span> /-lieʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grammarian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/grəʹmeari·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026151a"><!--s026151a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who studies, writes about, or has expert knowledge of grammar.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heroism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹheroh·iz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028245a"><!--s028245a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>heroic conduct or qualities, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> extreme courage </p><p><i></i></p><p>What attracts and impresses us … is … the heroism of daring to be the enemy of God</p><p> George Bernard Shaw.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infra-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031180a"><!--s031180a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meaning: below </p><p><i></i></p><p>infrasonic</p> <p><i></i></p><p>infrastructure</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">infra</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">engineer<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019883a"><!--s019883a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020907b"><!--s020907b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to design or construct (something) as an engineer </p><p><i></i></p><p>bridges engineered with wonderful invention</p>.</div><a name="s020908b"><!--s020908b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to produce (a product or organism) through biological manipulation </p><p><i></i></p><p>genetically engineered tomatoes</p>.</div><a name="s020909b"><!--s020909b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to contrive or plan (something), usu with subtle skill and craft </p><p><i></i></p><p>The flimsy Geneva settlement, engineered by Eden in 1954 to enable the French to withdraw from Indo-China, was breaking down</p><p> Peter Lewis.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypesthesia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiepeesʹtheezyə, -zh(y)ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029931a"><!--s029931a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hypaesthesia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hypaesthesia</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">iron grey</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032037a"><!--s032037a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>dark greenish grey</p><p><span class="bodyb">iron grey</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jury<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032880a"><!--s032880a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>improvised for temporary use, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in an emergency </p><p><i></i></p><p>a jury rig for a sailing boat</p> <p>[origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">French<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024048a"><!--s024048a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025835b"><!--s025835b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the Romance language of the people of France and parts of Belgium, Switzerland, Canada, and Africa.</p></div><a name="s025836b"><!--s025836b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the French</span>) (<span class="bodyi">treated as pl</span>) the people of France ✱ <span class="bodyb">excuse/pardon my French</span> excuse these swear words </p><p><i></i></p><p>I wish we'd never heard of the bugger, pardon my French</p><p> Alan Coren</p><p>It has been estimated that over 10,000 French words had been adopted in English by 1500 (see note at <span class="bodysc">Anglo-French 1</span>). Since then, the rate of borrowing has decreased but the contribution of French to the English vocabulary has remained significant. In the 16th and 17th cents French loanwords included <span class="bodyi">grotesque, liaison, naive, pioneer, platoon, role</span>, and <span class="bodyi">vase</span>. In the 18th cent., when French was above all the language of diplomacy and polite society, it gave English <span class="bodyi">boutique, bureau, corps, debut, envelope, espionage, etiquette, police, regime</span>, and <span class="bodyi">terrain</span>. Borrowings in the 19th cent. include <span class="bodyi">chauffeur, coupon, gourmet, menu, milieu, mirage, prestige, repertoire</span>, and <span class="bodyi">restaurant</span>; and in the 20th cent. <span class="bodyi">brassiere, camouflage, compere, discotheque, fuselage</span>, and <span class="bodyi">garage</span></p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bombed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006520a"><!--s006520a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006759b"><!--s006759b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>damaged or destroyed by bombs </p><p><i></i></p><p>bombed villages</p>.</div><a name="s006760b"><!--s006760b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> heavily under the influence of alcohol or drugs ✱ <span class="bodyb">bombed out</span> having lost home or premises through bombing </p><p><i></i></p><p>The bombed-out families have been given temporary shelter in a school</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">engineering</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019884a"><!--s019884a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020910b"><!--s020910b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the application of science, and mathematics, and technology to the design and construction of by which the properties of matter and the sources of energy in nature are made useful to human beings in machines, structures, processes, etc.</p></div><a name="s020911b"><!--s020911b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the art of managing engines.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">creeping Jesus</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014035a"><!--s014035a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a cringing, sanctimonious person.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">left-hander</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034571a"><!--s034571a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036276b"><!--s036276b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a left-handed person.</p></div><a name="s036277b"><!--s036277b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a blow struck with the left hand.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grammar school</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026152a"><!--s026152a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027972b"><!--s027972b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a secondary school providing an academic type of education from the age of 11 to 18.</p></div><a name="s027973b"><!--s027973b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in former times, a secondary school that emphasized the study of the classics.</p></div><a name="s027974b"><!--s027974b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a primary or elementary school.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypethral</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hieʹpeethrəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029932a"><!--s029932a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hypaethral_or_hypethral/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hypaethral</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">iron hand</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032038a"><!--s032038a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>stern or rigorous control: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/velvet_glove/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">velvet glove</span></span></a> </p><p><i></i></p><p>She ruled her family with an iron hand</p> <p><span class="bodyb">ironhanded</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">labia majora</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹjawrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033731a"><!--s033731a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the thick outer folds of the vulva [Latin <span class="bodyi">labia majora</span> larger lips].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heron</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹherən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> herons <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> heron)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028246a"><!--s028246a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous species of long-necked long-legged wading birds with a long tapering bill and large wings: family Ardeidae [Middle English <span class="bodyi">heiroun</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">hairon</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infra</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinfrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031179a"><!--s031179a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lower on the same or a following page [Latin <span class="bodyi">infra</span> below].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jury box</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032881a"><!--s032881a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the part of a courtroom where the jury sits during a trial.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">French bean</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024049a"><!--s024049a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025837b"><!--s025837b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a common bean plant often cultivated for its slender edible green pod of a common bean plant, used as a vegetables: <span class="bodyi">Phaseolus</span> <span class="bodyi">vulgaris</span>.</p></div><a name="s025838b"><!--s025838b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a pod of this plant, used as a vegetable.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bomber</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006521a"><!--s006521a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006761b"><!--s006761b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an aircraft designed for dropping bombs.</p></div><a name="s006762b"><!--s006762b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody who throws or plants bombs.</p></div><a name="s006763b"><!--s006763b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a large cigarette containing cannabis.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grammatical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/grəʹmatikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026153a"><!--s026153a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027975b"><!--s027975b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to grammar.</p></div><a name="s027976b"><!--s027976b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>conforming to the rules of grammar <span class="bodyb">grammaticality</span> /-ʹkaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">grammatically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">grammaticalness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypha</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhiefə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hyphae /ʹhiefee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029933a"><!--s029933a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of the threads that make up the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mycelium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mycelium</span></span></a> (vegetative part) of a fungus</p><p><span class="bodyb">hyphal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">hyphē</span> web].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">creepy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkreepi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (creepier, creepiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014036a"><!--s014036a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014653b"><!--s014653b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>producing a sensation of shivery apprehension </p><p><i></i></p><p>a creepy story</p>.</div><a name="s014654b"><!--s014654b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> slightly sinister or unpleasant </p><p><i></i></p><p>a creepy personality</p> <p><span class="bodyb">creepily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">creepiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">engine room</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019885a"><!--s019885a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020912b"><!--s020912b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a room containing engines, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a ship.</p></div><a name="s020913b"><!--s020913b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> the midfield of a football team.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">labia minora</span><small><span class="eSynop">/miʹnawrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033732a"><!--s033732a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the thin inner folds of the vulva [Latin <span class="bodyi">labia minora</span> smaller lips].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infraction</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹfraksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031181a"><!--s031181a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a violation or infringement, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a law or a person's rights [Latin <span class="bodyi">infraction-, infractio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">i</span> <span class="bodyi">nfringere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/infringe/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">infringe</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leftism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034572a"><!--s034572a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Leftism</span>) left-wing principles and policy, or advocacy of these</p><p><span class="bodyb">leftist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heronry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹherənri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> heronries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028247a"><!--s028247a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a breeding colony of herons.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">iron horse</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032039a"><!--s032039a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, archaic</span> an early locomotive engine.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">juryman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> jurymen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032882a"><!--s032882a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/juror/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">juror</span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">French bread</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024050a"><!--s024050a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>crusty white bread made in long thin loaves.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bomber jacket</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006522a"><!--s006522a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a short jacket with elasticated waistband and cuffs, usu with a zipped front [from the similar jackets worn by some World War II aircrew].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gramme</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026154a"><!--s026154a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gram1_or_gramme/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gram 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyphen<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhief(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029934a"><!--s029934a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a punctuation mark (-) used to join words to show that they are to be understood as a combination, or that they have a syntactic relationship, or to divide a word at a line end [Greek <span class="bodyi">hyph’</span> <span class="bodyi">hen</span> under one, together, from <span class="bodyi">hypo</span> under + <span class="bodyi">hen</span>,neuter of <span class="bodyi">heis</span> one].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infra dig</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031182a"><!--s031182a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> beneath one's dignity; demeaning or humiliating [short for Latin <span class="bodyi">infra dignitatem</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">labiate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlaybiayt, -ət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033733a"><!--s033733a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035502b"><!--s035502b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>belonging or relating to the family of plants that have a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/corolla/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">corolla</span></span></a> (petals) or <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/calyx/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">calyx</span></span></a> (sepals) arranged in two unequal portions that project one over the other like lips, e.g. mint, thyme, and sage: family Labiatae.</p></div><a name="s035503b"><!--s035503b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in botany and zoology, having a lip or labium [Latin <span class="bodyi">labiatus</span> from <span class="bodyi">labium</span> lip].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">French Canadian</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024051a"><!--s024051a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a French-speaking Canadian, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one of French descent</p><p><span class="bodyb">French Canadian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">creepy-crawly</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkreepi ʹkrawli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> creepy-crawlies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014037a"><!--s014037a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a small creeping or scuttling creature, e.g. a spider.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">English<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹingglish/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019886a"><!--s019886a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020914b"><!--s020914b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or from England.</p></div><a name="s020915b"><!--s020915b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating or belonging to English </p><p><i></i></p><p>English grammar</p> <p><span class="bodyb">Englishness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">englisc</span>,from <span class="bodyi">Engle</span> (pl) Angles].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">left-luggage</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034573a"><!--s034573a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036278b"><!--s036278b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a room, e.g. at a railway station, where passengers’ luggage may be left temporarily for a small fee.</p></div><a name="s036279b"><!--s036279b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) of or for the temporary storage of luggage </p><p><i></i></p><p>a left-luggage locker</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hero sandwich</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028248a"><!--s028248a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a long roll split and filled with meat, cheese, salad, etc. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hoagie/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hoagie</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jury-rigged</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032883a"><!--s032883a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034814b"><!--s034814b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>improvised for temporary use.</p></div><a name="s034815b"><!--s034815b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a ship: with an improvised mast, spars, and tackle.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bombinate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbombinayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006523a"><!--s006523a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> to buzz or drone [Latin <span class="bodyi">bombinare</span> to buzz].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ironic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ieʹronik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032040a"><!--s032040a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033966b"><!--s033966b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>containing or constituting irony </p><p><i></i></p><p>an ironic situation</p>.</div><a name="s033967b"><!--s033967b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>tending to use irony</p><p><span class="bodyb">ironical</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">ironically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">ironicalness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyphen<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (hyphened, hyphening)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029935a"><!--s029935a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hyphenate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hyphenate</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">labile</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlaybil, ʹlaybiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033734a"><!--s033734a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035504b"><!--s035504b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in chemistry, liable to break down; unstable </p><p><i></i></p><p>a labile mineral</p>.</div><a name="s035505b"><!--s035505b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">technical</span> apt to change </p><p><i></i></p><p>an emotionally labile person</p> <p><span class="bodyb">lability</span> /ləʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English, in the sense ‘prone to err’, via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">labilis</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">labi</span> to slip].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infrangible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹfranjəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">formal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031183a"><!--s031183a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032920b"><!--s032920b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not capable of being broken or separated.</p></div><a name="s032921b"><!--s032921b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a rule, right, etc: not to be infringed or violated <span class="bodyb">infrangibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">infrangibly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">infrangibilis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">frangere</span> to break].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gram-molecular weight</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026155a"><!--s026155a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mole5_or_mol/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mole 5</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">English<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019887a"><!--s019887a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020916b"><!--s020916b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the Germanic language spoken in Britain, the USA, and most Commonwealth countries.</p></div><a name="s020917b"><!--s020917b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the English</span>) (<span class="bodyi">used as pl</span>) the people of England</p><p><span class="bodyb">English</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">Englishness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s020918b"><!--s020918b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005339c"><!--s005339c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the Germanic language spoken in Britain, the USA, and most Commonwealth countries.</p></div><a name="s005340c"><!--s005340c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>English language, literature, or composition as an academic subject.</p></div></div><a name="s020919b"><!--s020919b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as pl</span>) the natives or inhabitants of England.</p></div><a name="s020920b"><!--s020920b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> sideways spin imparted to a ball in pool or billiards.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">French chalk</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024052a"><!--s024052a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a soft white granular variety of soapstone used for drawing lines on cloth and as a dry lubricant.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jurywoman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> jurywomen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032884a"><!--s032884a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a female member of a jury.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">creese</span><small><span class="eSynop">/krees/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014038a"><!--s014038a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kris/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">kris</span></span></a> </p><p><i></i></p><p>These [arrows] … resembled in some respects the writhing creese of the Malay</p><p> Poe.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bombora</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bomʹbawrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006524a"><!--s006524a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus</span> a dangerous reef, or the sea breaking over it [possibly Dharuk (an Aboriginal language) <span class="bodyi">bumbora</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ironical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ieʹronikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032041a"><!--s032041a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ironic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ironic</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">left-luggage office</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034574a"><!--s034574a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/left_luggage/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">left-luggage</span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hero-worship</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (hero-worshipped) (hero-worshipping) (<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> hero-worshiped) (hero-worshiping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028250a"><!--s028250a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to feel or show great or excessive admiration for (somebody)</p><p><span class="bodyb">hero-worshipper</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyphenate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhiephənayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029936a"><!--s029936a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to join or separate (words or word elements) with a hyphen <span class="bodyb">hyphenation</span> /-ʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">labio-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033735a"><!--s033735a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming adjectives, with the meaning: labial and </p><p><i></i></p><p>labiodental</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">labium</span> lip].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jussive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jusiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032885a"><!--s032885a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a word, form, case, or mood expressing command</p><p><span class="bodyb">jussive</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">jussus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">jubēre</span> to order].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bombproof</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006525a"><!--s006525a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006764b"><!--s006764b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a shelter: strong enough to withstand a bomb blast.</p></div><a name="s006765b"><!--s006765b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span>free from danger, difficulty, risk of failure, etc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infrared</span><small><span class="eSynop">/infrəʹred/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031184a"><!--s031184a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>electromagnetic radiation lying outside the visible spectrum, with a wavelength between red light and microwaves, and commonly perceived as heat</p><p><span class="bodyb">infrared</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hero worship</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028249a"><!--s028249a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030012b"><!--s030012b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>veneration of a hero.</p></div><a name="s030013b"><!--s030013b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>foolish or excessive admiration for somebody.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">English bond</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019888a"><!--s019888a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a method of bricklaying in which alternate courses (layers of brickwork see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/course1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">course<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (9)) consist of all stretchers (bricks laid lengthways; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stretcher1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stretcher<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (3)) or all headers (bricks laid at right angles; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/header/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">header</span></span></a> (3)).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">French cricket</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024053a"><!--s024053a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a children's game in which one player has a bat, and any other player may bowl at the batter's legs from the point at which the ball was fielded.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ironing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032042a"><!--s032042a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>clothes and other items of laundry that are ironed or are to be ironed.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cremaster</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kriʹmastə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014039a"><!--s014039a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a usu hooked projection at the hind end of the pupa of butterflies and moths, that serves to suspend the pupa [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">kremastēr</span> suspender, from <span class="bodyi">kremannynai</span> to hang].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gram molecule</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026156a"><!--s026156a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mole5_or_mol/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mole 5</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leftover</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034575a"><!--s034575a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) an unused or unconsumed residue, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of food</p><p><span class="bodyb">leftover</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypnagogic <span class="bodyi">or</span> hypnogogic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hipnəʹgojik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029938a"><!--s029938a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or associated with the drowsiness preceding sleep: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hypnopompic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hypnopompic</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">labiodental<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/laybiohʹdentl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033736a"><!--s033736a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a speech sound: articulated using the bottom lip and the teeth </p><p><i></i></p><p>the labiodental sounds /f/ and /v/</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">just<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/just/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032886a"><!--s032886a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034816b"><!--s034816b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>acting or being in conformity with what is morally upright or equitable; fair honest and impartial.</p></div><a name="s034817b"><!--s034817b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008955c"><!--s008955c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>being what is merited; appropriatedeserved.</p></div><a name="s008956c"><!--s008956c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>legally correct.</p></div></div><a name="s034818b"><!--s034818b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>conforming to fact or reason; well-founded.</p></div><a name="s034819b"><!--s034819b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s008957c"><!--s008957c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>conforming to fact or reason; well-founded.</p></div><a name="s008958c"><!--s008958c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>conforming to a standard of correctness; proper</p><p><span class="bodyb">justly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">justness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via Frenchfrom Latin <span class="bodyi">justus</span>,from <span class="bodyi">jus</span> right, law].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bombshell</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006526a"><!--s006526a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006766b"><!--s006766b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an astounding or devastating occurrence or piece of news.</p></div><a name="s006767b"><!--s006767b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a stunning girl or woman </p><p><i></i></p><p>a blonde bombshell</p>.</div><a name="s006768b"><!--s006768b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bomb1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bomb<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (1a).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">French cuff</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024054a"><!--s024054a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wide band turned back to make a cuff of double thickness.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">herpes</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhuhpeez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028251a"><!--s028251a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an inflammatory viral disease of the skin, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> herpes simplex <span class="bodyb">herpetic</span> /huhʹpetik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">herpēs</span>, from <span class="bodyi">herpein</span> to creep].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leftward</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹleftwəd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034576a"><!--s034576a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>towards or on the left.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infrasonic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/infrəʹsonik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031185a"><!--s031185a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or, denoting, using, or produced by sound waves or vibrations with a frequency below the lower threshold of human hearing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Grammy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgrami/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Grammys)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026157a"><!--s026157a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a statuette presented annually by the American National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences for notable achievement in the recording industry [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gramophone/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gramophone</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-my</span> (as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/emmy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Emmy</span></span></a>)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">English breakfast</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019889a"><!--s019889a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a breakfast typically consisting of cereal, a hot cooked dish such as bacon and eggs, toast and marmalade, and tea or coffee.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ironing board</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032043a"><!--s032043a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a narrow flat board on which clothes, etc are ironed, mounted on collapsible and adjustable legs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cremate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kriʹmayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014040a"><!--s014040a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to reduce (a dead body) to ashes by burning <span class="bodyb">cremation</span> /kriʹmaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">crematory</span> /ʹkrem-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">crematus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">cremare</span> to burn up, cremate].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypno-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029939a"><!--s029939a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hypn_or_hypno/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hypn-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">labiodental<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033737a"><!--s033737a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a labiodental consonant.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">just<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032887a"><!--s032887a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034820b"><!--s034820b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>exactly or precisely </p><p><i></i></p><p>The temperature is just right</p> <p><i></i></p><p>This is just the thing for your cold</p>.</div><a name="s034821b"><!--s034821b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>at or nearly at the moment in question or within a very short time before or after </p><p><i></i></p><p>He's only just arrived</p> <p><i></i></p><p>I'm just coming</p>.</div><a name="s034822b"><!--s034822b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>by a very small margin; barely </p><p><i></i></p><p>We arrived just too late</p> <p><i></i></p><p>This is only just possible</p>.</div><a name="s034823b"><!--s034823b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>only or simply </p><p><i></i></p><p>just a short note</p>.</div><a name="s034824b"><!--s034824b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>quite </p><p><i></i></p><p>not just yet</p>.</div><a name="s034825b"><!--s034825b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> very or completely </p><p><i></i></p><p>just wonderful</p>.</div><a name="s034826b"><!--s034826b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> expressing ironic agreement </p><p><i></i></p><p>didn't he just!</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">just about</span>.</p></div><a name="s034827b"><!--s034827b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>almost.</p></div><a name="s034828b"><!--s034828b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>not more than </p><p><i></i></p><p>There's just about room in here to cook</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">just in case</span> as a precaution ✱ <span class="bodyb">just now</span> at this moment.</p></div><a name="s034829b"><!--s034829b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>a moment ago ✱ <span class="bodyb">just so</span> tidily arranged </p><p><i></i></p><p>Everything in the room was just so</p>.</div><a name="s034830b"><!--s034830b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>used to express agreement ✱ <span class="bodyb">just the same</span> nevertheless; even so.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bombsight</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006527a"><!--s006527a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sighting device for aiming bombs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">herpes simplex</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsimpleks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028252a"><!--s028252a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a viral disease marked by groups of watery blisters on the skin or mucous membranes, e.g. of the mouth, lips, or genitals: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cold_sore/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cold sore</span></span></a> [scientific Latin, literally ‘simple herpes’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infrasound</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031186a"><!--s031186a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>infrasonic sound waves or vibrations.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gram-negative</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026158a"><!--s026158a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of bacteria: not holding the purple dye when stained by Gram's method.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">English horn</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019890a"><!--s019890a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cor_anglais/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cor anglais</span></span></a> [translation of Italian <span class="bodyi">corno inglese</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leftwards</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">leftward</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034577a"><!--s034577a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>towards the left.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crematorium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kreməʹtawri·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> crematoriums crematoria /-ri·ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014041a"><!--s014041a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a place where dead bodies are cremated.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">French doors</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024055a"><!--s024055a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/french_windows/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">French windows</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">labium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlaybi·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> labia /ʹlaybi·ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033738a"><!--s033738a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035506b"><!--s035506b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a lower mouthpart of an insect.</p></div><a name="s035507b"><!--s035507b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the lower lip of a flower that has projecting parts resembling lips.</p></div><a name="s035508b"><!--s035508b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the outer and inner folds of the vulva labia majora or labia minora [Latin <span class="bodyi">labium</span> lip].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">justice</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjustis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032888a"><!--s032888a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034831b"><!--s034831b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the quality or principle of being just, impartial, or fair.</p></div><a name="s034832b"><!--s034832b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the administration of law in accordance with established principles.</p></div><a name="s034833b"><!--s034833b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a judge or magistrate.</p></div><a name="s034834b"><!--s034834b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s008959c"><!--s008959c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the maintenance or administration of what is just </p><p><i></i></p><p>Though justice be thy plea, consider this – that in the course of justice, none of us should see salvation; we do pray for mercy</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div><a name="s008960c"><!--s008960c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the administration of law in accordance with established principles</p><p>Justice is the right result, a seemly or appropriate end, especially to litigation (for example, by conviction of the guilty or acquittal of the innocent). It is a compassionate decision – hence Portia's ‘mercy seasons justice’ speech in The Merchant of Venice – but always preceded by accurate determination of facts. Justice cannot be predetermined: in court, it is the result of a game, played fairly according to the rules of law — Geoffrey Robertson</p></div></div><a name="s034835b"><!--s034835b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>conformity to truth, fact, or reason.</p></div><a name="s034836b"><!--s034836b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s008961c"><!--s008961c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a judge or magistrate.</p></div><a name="s008962c"><!--s008962c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> used as a title for a judge </p><p><i></i></p><p>Mr Justice Smith</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">bring to justice</span> to arrest (somebody) and try them in a court of law ✱ <span class="bodyb">do justice to</span> to treat (somebody or something) fairly or adequately.</p></div></div><a name="s034837b"><!--s034837b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to show due appreciation for (somebody or something).</p></div><a name="s034838b"><!--s034838b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to represent show (something or somebody, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> oneself) in the best light [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">justitia</span>,from <span class="bodyi">justus</span>: <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/just1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">just 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ironist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹierənist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032044a"><!--s032044a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who uses irony, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the development of a literary work or theme.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bombsite</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006528a"><!--s006528a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an area of ground where buildings have been destroyed by bombing, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from the air.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypnogenesis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hipnohʹjenəsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029940a"><!--s029940a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the induction of a hypnotic state <span class="bodyb">hypnogenetic</span> /-ʹnetik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">hypnogenetically</span> /-ʹnetikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">herpesvirus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhuhpeezvie·ərəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028253a"><!--s028253a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a group of viruses that reproduce in cell nuclei and that cause herpes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infrastructure</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinfrəstrukchə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031187a"><!--s031187a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032922b"><!--s032922b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the permanent features, e.g. road and rail networks, power supplies, educational institutions, manufacturing outlets, etc, necessary for a country's economic well-being.</p></div><a name="s032923b"><!--s032923b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an underlying foundation or basic framework.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Englishman <span class="bodyi">or</span> Englishwoman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Englishmen Englishwomen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019891a"><!--s019891a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of England.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">French dressing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024056a"><!--s024056a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a salad dressing of oil, vinegar, and seasonings.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gramophone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgraməfohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026159a"><!--s026159a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027977b"><!--s027977b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any device for reproducing sounds from the vibrations of a stylus resting in a spiral groove on a rotating disc, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an old-fashioned device with an acoustic horn instead of modern speakers.</p></div><a name="s027978b"><!--s027978b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, dated</span> a record player [alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/phonogram/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">phonogram</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crème</span><small><span class="eSynop">/krem (<span class="bodyi">French</span> krɛm)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> crèmes /krem(z) (<span class="bodyi">French</span> krɛm)/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014042a"><!--s014042a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a food, e.g. a sauce or cake filling, prepared with or resembling cream [French <span class="bodyi">crème</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">cramum</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cream1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cream 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">left-wing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034579a"><!--s034579a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036283b"><!--s036283b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>belonging to or characteristic of the left wing in politics.</p></div><a name="s036284b"><!--s036284b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>professing socialist or radical political views.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypnogogic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hipnəʹgojik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029941a"><!--s029941a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hypnagogic_or_hypnogogic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hypnagogic</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">justice of the peace</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032889a"><!--s032889a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lay magistrate empowered to hear chiefly to administer summary justice in minor cases.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">labor<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlaybə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033739a"><!--s033739a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, Aus</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/labour1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">labour 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">iron lung</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032045a"><!--s032045a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a device, formerly used for artificial respiration, in the form of a rigid metal case that fits over the patient's chest and forces air into and out of the lungs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bomb squad</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006529a"><!--s006529a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006769b"><!--s006769b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a branch of the police force that investigates the planting and detonating of bombs by terrorists.</p></div><a name="s006770b"><!--s006770b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a body of police or soldiers specializing in bomb disposal.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">herpes zoster</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹzostə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028254a"><!--s028254a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/shingles/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">shingles</span></span></a> [scientific Latin, literally ‘girdle herpes’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infrequent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹfreekwənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031188a"><!--s031188a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032924b"><!--s032924b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not occurring often; rare.</p></div><a name="s032925b"><!--s032925b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not habitual or persistent <span class="bodyb">infrequency</span> /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">infrequently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">infrequent-, infrequens</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">frequent-, frequens</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/frequent1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">frequent 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">English rose</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019892a"><!--s019892a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pretty English girl or young woman with a smooth skin and fair complexion.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">french fries</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024057a"><!--s024057a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> chips [short for <span class="bodyi">French fried potato</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gram-positive</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026160a"><!--s026160a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of bacteria: holding the purple dye when stained by Gram's method.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crème brûlée</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkrem broohʹlay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014043a"><!--s014043a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a thick custard made with eggs and cream and topped with caramelized sugar [French <span class="bodyi">crème brûlée</span> burned cream].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">left wing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034578a"><!--s034578a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036280b"><!--s036280b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Left Wing</span>) the more socialist division of a group or party.</p></div><a name="s036281b"><!--s036281b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Left Wing</span>)</p><a name="s009329c"><!--s009329c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the more socialist division of a group or party.</p></div><a name="s009330c"><!--s009330c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the members of a European legislative body holding more radical political views and occupying the left side of a legislative chamber: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/right_wing/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">right wing</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wing1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wing 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s036282b"><!--s036282b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in sport, the left side of the field when facing towards the opposing team, or the players positioned on this side</p><p><span class="bodyb">left-wing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">left-winger</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypnopaedia</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">hypnopedia</span>) /hipnohʹpeedi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029942a"><!--s029942a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>learning or conditioning during sleep [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hypno/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hypno-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">paideia</span> education].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">justiciable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/juʹstishi·əbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032890a"><!--s032890a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034839b"><!--s034839b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>liable to trial </p><p><i></i></p><p>a justiciable offence</p>.</div><a name="s034840b"><!--s034840b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>able to be decided legally </p><p><i></i></p><p>a justiciable issue</p> <p><span class="bodyb">justiciability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infringe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹfrinj/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031189a"><!--s031189a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032926b"><!--s032926b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to encroach on (a right or privilege).</p></div><a name="s032927b"><!--s032927b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to violate (a law, agreement, etc) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s032928b"><!--s032928b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> +on/upon) to encroach or trespass on something</p><p><span class="bodyb">infringement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">infringer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">infringere</span>, literally ‘to break off’, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">frangere</span> to break].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">herpetology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/huhpiʹtoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028255a"><!--s028255a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians <span class="bodyb">herpetological</span> /-ʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">herpetologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">iron maiden</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032046a"><!--s032046a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a medieval instrument of torture consisting of a box or hollow statue lined with iron spikes which impaled the victim.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">labor<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033740a"><!--s033740a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, Aus</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/labour2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">labour 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bona fide</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌbohnə ʹfiedi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006530a"><!--s006530a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>genuine </p><p><i></i></p><p>Loans will be available to bona fide students only</p> [Latin <span class="bodyi">bona fide</span> in good faith].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">English setter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019893a"><!--s019893a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a gundog of a breed having a moderately long coat of white silky hair with tan or greyish markings.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gramps</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gramps/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026161a"><!--s026161a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027979b"><!--s027979b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an affectionate name for one's grandfather.</p></div><a name="s027980b"><!--s027980b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used as a form of address to any elderly man [by shortening and alteration from <span class="bodyi">grandpa</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">French horn</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024058a"><!--s024058a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a spiral-shaped brass musical instrument with valves to vary the pitch, a funnel-shaped mouthpiece, and a convoluted tube that flares outwards at the end.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crème caramel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkrem karəʹmel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014044a"><!--s014044a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an egg custard made in an oven dish lined with caramel.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lefty</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> lefties)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034580a"><!--s034580a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036285b"><!--s036285b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a left-wing person.</p></div><a name="s036286b"><!--s036286b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a left-handed person.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypnopompic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hipnohʹpompik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029943a"><!--s029943a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or associated with the semiconsciousness preceding waking: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hypnagogic_or_hypnogogic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hypnagogic</span></span></a> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hypno/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hypno-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">pompē</span> act of sending away, from <span class="bodyi">peimpein</span> to send].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Herr</span><small><span class="eSynop">/heə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Herren /ʹheərən, ʹherən/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028256a"><!--s028256a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used of or to a German-speaking man as a title equivalent to <span class="bodyi">Mr</span> [German <span class="bodyi">Herr</span> master, from Old High German <span class="bodyi">hēr</span> exalted].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infundibula</span><small><span class="eSynop">/infunʹdibyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031190a"><!--s031190a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/infundibulum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">infundibulum</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">justiciar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/juʹstishiah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032891a"><!--s032891a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chief political and judicial officer of the Norman and later kings of England until the 13th cent. [Middle English from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">justitiarius</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">justitia</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/justice/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">justice</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Englishwoman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019894a"><!--s019894a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/englishman_or_englishwoman/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Englishman</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grampus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgrampəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026162a"><!--s026162a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027981b"><!--s027981b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a marine animal that resembles looks like a dolphin but with a has the bulbous head of the pilot whale: <span class="bodyi">Grampus griseus</span>.</p></div><a name="s027982b"><!--s027982b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the killer whale or any small whale.</p></div><a name="s027983b"><!--s027983b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, dated</span> someone who breathes or snores loudly [alteration of Middle English <span class="bodyi">graspey, grapay</span>, from early French <span class="bodyi">graspeis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">gras</span> fat (from Latin <span class="bodyi">crassus</span>) + <span class="bodyi">peis</span> fish (from Latin <span class="bodyi">piscis</span>)].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bona fides</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌbohnə ʹfiediz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006531a"><!--s006531a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006771b"><!--s006771b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>honest intentions; sincerity </p><p><i></i></p><p>First gain their trust and establish your bona fides</p>.</div><a name="s006772b"><!--s006772b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">treated as pl</span>) documentary evidence supporting one's claim to be a certain thing; one's credentials [Latin <span class="bodyi">bona fides</span> good faith].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">iron man</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032047a"><!--s032047a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033968b"><!--s033968b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a man of outstanding strength or athletic prowess.</p></div><a name="s033969b"><!--s033969b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of various sporting contests that demand such qualities outstanding athletic prowess.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">frenchify</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfrenchifie/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (frenchifies, frenchified, frenchifying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024059a"><!--s024059a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">Frenchify</span>) to make (somebody or something) French in qualities, traits, or typical practices <span class="bodyb">frenchification</span> /-fiʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laboratory</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ləʹborətri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> laboratories)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033741a"><!--s033741a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035509b"><!--s035509b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a place equipped for scientific experiment, testing, or analysis.</p></div><a name="s035510b"><!--s035510b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a place where chemicals and chemical products are developed [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">laboratorium</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">laborare</span> to labour, from <span class="bodyi">labor</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/labour1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">labour 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crème de la crème</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkrem də lah ʹkrem/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014045a"><!--s014045a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the crème de la crème</span>) the finest of the finest; the most exclusive set </p><p><i></i></p><p>All my pupils are the crème de la crème</p><p> Muriel Spark [French <span class="bodyi">crème de la crème</span> cream of the cream].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leg.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034582a"><!--s034582a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>legato.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infundibular</span><small><span class="eSynop">/infunʹdibyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031191a"><!--s031191a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>funnel-shaped.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">justiciary<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/juʹstishi·əri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> justiciaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032892a"><!--s032892a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034841b"><!--s034841b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an administrator of justice.</p></div><a name="s034842b"><!--s034842b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the administration of justice.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Herrenvolk</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹherənfolk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028257a"><!--s028257a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a master race; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> the German people as regarded by the Nazis [German <span class="bodyi">Herrenvolk</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Herr</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/herr/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Herr</span></span></a>) + <span class="bodyi">Volk</span> people, folk].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gram's method</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gramz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026163a"><!--s026163a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a method of establishing to which broad class of bacteria a particular bacterium belongs, in which it is stained with a solution of iodine and potassium iodide after staining with gentian violet [named after Hans <span class="bodyi">Gram</span> d.1938, Danish physician, who developed it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypn- <span class="bodyi">or</span> hypno-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029937a"><!--s029937a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting:</p><a name="s031442b"><!--s031442b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>sleep </p><p><i></i></p><p>hypnagogic</p> <p><i></i></p><p>hypnopaedia</p>.</div><a name="s031443b"><!--s031443b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>hypnotism </p><p><i></i></p><p>hypnotherapy</p> <p><i></i></p><p>hypnogenesis</p> <p>[Greek <span class="bodyi">hypnos</span> sleep].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bonanza</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹnanzə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006532a"><!--s006532a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006773b"><!--s006773b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an exceptionally large and rich mass of ore in a mine.</p></div><a name="s006774b"><!--s006774b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>widely enjoyed wealth or prosperity resulting from something proving unexpectedly profitable [Spanish <span class="bodyi">bonanza</span>, literally ‘calm, fair weather’, from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">bonacia</span>,alteration of Latin <span class="bodyi">malacia</span> calm at sea, from Greek <span class="bodyi">malakia</span> softness, from <span class="bodyi">malakos</span> soft].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">French kiss</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024060a"><!--s024060a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a kiss made with open mouths and usu with tongue-to-tongue contact.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">engorge</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹgawj/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019895a"><!--s019895a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020921b"><!--s020921b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to fill (e.g. a body organ) with blood, water, etc to the point of congestion <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s020922b"><!--s020922b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make or become swollen or congested with blood, water, etc</p><p><span class="bodyb">engorgement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">engorgier</span> to devour, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">gorge</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gorge1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gorge 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">labored</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033742a"><!--s033742a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/laboured/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">laboured</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leg</span><small><span class="eSynop">/leg/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034581a"><!--s034581a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036287b"><!--s036287b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a limb of a person or animal used for supporting the body and for walking.</p></div><a name="s036288b"><!--s036288b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a pole or bar serving as a support or prop, e.g. for a tripod or a table.</p></div><a name="s036289b"><!--s036289b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s009331c"><!--s009331c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a limb or analogous appendage of a person or animal used for supporting the body and for walking </p><p><i></i></p><p>Good Launcelot Gobbo, use your legs … run away</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div><a name="s009332c"><!--s009332c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an artificial replacement for a human leg.</p></div><a name="s009333c"><!--s009333c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a joint of meat from the hind leg of an animal, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> above the hock.</p></div></div><a name="s036290b"><!--s036290b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the part of a garment that covers the leg.</p></div><a name="s036291b"><!--s036291b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>something resembling a leg in form or function, e.g.:</p><a name="s009334c"><!--s009334c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a pole or bar serving as a support or prop, e.g. for a tripod or a table.</p></div><a name="s009335c"><!--s009335c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a branch of a forked or jointed object, e.g. a compass.</p></div></div><a name="s036292b"><!--s036292b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s009336c"><!--s009336c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a portion of a trip; a stage.</p></div><a name="s009337c"><!--s009337c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the part of a relay race run by one competitor.</p></div><a name="s009338c"><!--s009338c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a round of a competition, or one of two or more events or games constituting a round.</p></div><a name="s009339c"><!--s009339c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>the course and distance sailed on a single tack.</p></div></div><a name="s036293b"><!--s036293b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s009340c"><!--s009340c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/leg_side/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">leg side</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s009341c"><!--s009341c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in cricket, a fielding position on the leg side of the pitch </p><p><i></i></p><p>short leg</p>.</div><a name="s009342c"><!--s009342c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) said of a ball bowled in cricket: moving or tending to move in the direction of the off side </p><p><i></i></p><p>a leg spin</p>.</div><a name="s009343c"><!--s009343c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) in, on, or towards the leg side of a cricket field </p><p><i></i></p><p>the leg stump</p>.</div></div><a name="s036294b"><!--s036294b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>either side of a triangle as distinguished from the base or hypotenuse ✱ <span class="bodyb">have legs</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> said of an idea, etc: to be of interest, be worth exploring or developing.</p></div><a name="s036295b"><!--s036295b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> said of a film or play: to have long-term popularity ✱ <span class="bodyb">not have a leg to stand on</span> not to have the least support or basis for one's position, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a controversy [Middle English from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">leggr</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ironmonger</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹie·ənmunggə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032048a"><!--s032048a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a dealer in hardware</p><p><span class="bodyb">ironmongery</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crème de menthe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkrem də ʹmonth (<span class="bodyi">French</span> də mãːt)/ /ˌkrem də ʹmonth/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014046a"><!--s014046a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sweet green or white mint-flavoured liqueur [French <span class="bodyi">crème de menth</span>, literally ‘cream of mint’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infundibulum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/infunʹdibyooləm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> infundibula /-lə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031192a"><!--s031192a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a funnel-shaped body part or cavity, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the mass of tissue that connects the pituitary gland to the brain [Latin <span class="bodyi">infundibulum</span> funnel, from <span class="bodyi">infundere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/infuse/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">infuse</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">justiciary<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032893a"><!--s032893a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to the administration of justice.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gran</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gran/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026164a"><!--s026164a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027984b"><!--s027984b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> one's grandmother.</p></div><a name="s027985b"><!--s027985b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grandmother/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grandmother</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypnosis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hipʹnohsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hypnoses /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029944a"><!--s029944a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031444b"><!--s031444b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of various conditions that resemblinge sleep, at least superficially; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> one induced by a person to whose suggestions the subject is then markedly susceptible.</p></div><a name="s031445b"><!--s031445b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hypnotism/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hypnotism</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">French knickers</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024061a"><!--s024061a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>wide-legged underpants for women.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laborer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlayb(ə)rə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033743a"><!--s033743a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/labourer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">labourer</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">iron out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032049a"><!--s032049a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to put right or correct (e.g. a problem or defect).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">legacy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlegəsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> legacies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034583a"><!--s034583a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036296b"><!--s036296b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a gift of money or property by will; a bequest.</p></div><a name="s036297b"><!--s036297b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something passed on by an ancestor or predecessor or remaining from the past </p><p><i></i></p><p>the bitter legacy of two world wars</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">legacie</span> office of a legate, bequest, via French or medieval Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">legatus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/legate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">legate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">herrerasaurus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/erayrəʹsawrəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028258a"><!--s028258a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a group of large flesh-eating reptiles of the Triassic period that evolved into the dinosaurs [named after V <span class="bodyi">Herrera</span>, a member of the expedition that found the first specimen in Argentina in the mid-20th cent. + Greek <span class="bodyi">sauros</span> lizard].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crème fraîche</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkrem ʹfresh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014047a"><!--s014047a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a type of slightly fermented thick cream [French <span class="bodyi">crème fraîche</span> fresh cream].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">engraft <span class="bodyi">or</span> ingraft</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹgrahft/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019896a"><!--s019896a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020923b"><!--s020923b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to graft (a shoot) onto a stock.</p></div><a name="s020924b"><!--s020924b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to insert or implant (something) <span class="bodyb">engraftation</span> /-ʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">engraftment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bonapartism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbohnəpahtiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006533a"><!--s006533a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>support of the French emperors Napoleon I or Napoleon III or their dynasty</p><p><span class="bodyb">Bonapartist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i> [<span class="bodyi">Bonaparte, Buonaparte</span>, family name of the dynasty].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infuriate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹfyooəriayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031193a"><!--s031193a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make (a person or animal) furious or enraged</p><p><span class="bodyb">infuriating</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">infuriatingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">infuriatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">infuriare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">furia</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fury/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fury</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">justifiable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjustifie·əbl, -ʹfie·əbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032894a"><!--s032894a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>capable of being justified; defensible <span class="bodyb">justifiability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">justifiably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">iron pyrites</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032050a"><!--s032050a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>iron disulphide occurring as a lustrous pale brass-yellow mineral; pyrite.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crenate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkreenayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014048a"><!--s014048a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a leaf: having a scalloped edge <span class="bodyb">crenation</span> /kriʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">crenatus</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">crena</span> notch].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bona vacantia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌbohnə vəʹkantiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006534a"><!--s006534a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Britain, goods without an owner, which the Crown may have a right to, e.g. articles declared treasure trove, or the estate of a person without heirs who dies intestate [Latin <span class="bodyi">bona vacantia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">bonum</span> a piece of property (literally ‘something good’) + <span class="bodyi">vacans</span> ownerless: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vacant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">vacant</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypnotherapy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hipnohʹtherəpi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029945a"><!--s029945a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the treatment of mental or physical disease, compulsive behaviour, etc using hypnosis</p><p><span class="bodyb">hypnotherapist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laborious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ləʹbawri·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033744a"><!--s033744a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035511b"><!--s035511b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>requiring a lot of time or effort.</p></div><a name="s035512b"><!--s035512b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of writing: lacking ease of expression; laboured</p><p><span class="bodyb">laboriously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">laboriousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via early French <span class="bodyi">laborieux</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">laboriosus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">labor</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/labour1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">labour 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">French leave</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024062a"><!--s024062a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> leave taken without permission [from an 18th-cent. French custom of leaving a reception without taking leave of the host or hostess].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">herring</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhering/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> herrings <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> herring)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028259a"><!--s028259a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of valuable silvery food fishes that is are abundant in the N Atlantic: <span class="bodyi">Clupea</span> <span class="bodyi">harengus</span> and other species [Old English <span class="bodyi">hǣring</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grana</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgraynə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026165a"><!--s026165a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/granum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">granum</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">legal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹleegl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034584a"><!--s034584a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036298b"><!--s036298b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of law </p><p><i></i></p><p>the legal profession</p>.</div><a name="s036299b"><!--s036299b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>permitted by law.</p></div><a name="s036300b"><!--s036300b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>established by or deriving authority from law.</p></div><a name="s036301b"><!--s036301b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>recognized in common law as distinguished from equity</p><p><span class="bodyb">legally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">legalis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">leg-, lex</span> law].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infuse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹfyoohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031194a"><!--s031194a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032929b"><!--s032929b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to steep (tea, herbs, etc) in liquid without boiling so as to extract the flavour, soluble properties, etc.</p></div><a name="s032930b"><!--s032930b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to imbue or pervade (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>A pink tinge infused the evening sky</p>.</div><a name="s032931b"><!--s032931b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to instil (a quality or value) in somebody or something.</p></div><a name="s032932b"><!--s032932b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in medicine, to cause (a liquid, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> blood or plasma) to flow gradually into a person, vein, etc</p><p><span class="bodyb">infuser</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">infusen</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">infusus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">infundere</span> to pour in, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">fundere</span> to pour].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">engrailed</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹgrayld/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019897a"><!--s019897a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>made of or bordered by a circle of small carved indentations or raised dots </p><p><i></i></p><p>an engrailed coin</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">engreled</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">engresler</span> to make thin,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">gresle</span> slender, from Latin <span class="bodyi">gracilis</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">justifiable homicide</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032895a"><!--s032895a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an act of killing a person, e.g. in self-defence or in carrying out a judicial death sentence, to which no legal blame attaches.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crenated</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kriʹnaytid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014049a"><!--s014049a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crenate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crenate</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypnotic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hipʹnotik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029946a"><!--s029946a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031446b"><!--s031446b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>tending to produce sleep; soporific.</p></div><a name="s031447b"><!--s031447b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to hypnosis or hypnotism</p><p><span class="bodyb">hypnotically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">hypnōtikos</span> causing sleep,from <span class="bodyi">hypnoun</span> to put to sleep, from <span class="bodyi">hypnos</span> sleep].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">French letter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024063a"><!--s024063a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a condom.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">engrain</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹgrayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019898a"><!--s019898a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ingrain1_or_engrain/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ingrain 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infusible</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031195a"><!--s031195a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>very difficult or impossible to fuse or melt <span class="bodyb">infusibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">iron rations</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032051a"><!--s032051a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>emergency food rations, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for a soldier [because it orig consisted mainly of tinned food].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">herringbone<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028260a"><!--s028260a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030014b"><!--s030014b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a pattern made up of rows of parallel lines slanting in opposite directions on adjacent rows, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on fabric.</p></div><a name="s030015b"><!--s030015b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in skiing, the ascent of a slope by walking with the toes of the skis pointing outwards.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">granadilla</span><small><span class="eSynop">/granəʹdilə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026166a"><!--s026166a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the egg-shaped, purple-skinned, many-seeded edible fruit of a passionflower; a passion fruit [Spanish <span class="bodyi">granadilla</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">granada</span> pomegranate].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bonbon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbonbon/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006535a"><!--s006535a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006775b"><!--s006775b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sweet.</p></div><a name="s006776b"><!--s006776b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a small item of confectionery; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sweet2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sweet<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (1) [French <span class="bodyi">bonbon</span> (baby talk), reduplication of <span class="bodyi">bon</span> good, from Latin <span class="bodyi">bonus</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laborism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlaybərizm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033745a"><!--s033745a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/labourism/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">labourism</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">justify</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjustifie/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (justifies, justified, justifying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032896a"><!--s032896a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034843b"><!--s034843b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to prove or show (something) to be just, right, or reasonable.</p></div><a name="s034844b"><!--s034844b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to space out (e.g. a line of printed text) so that it is flush with a margin.</p></div><a name="s034845b"><!--s034845b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to extend freedom from the consequences of sin to (somebody), e.g. by Christ's righteousness <span class="bodyb">justification</span> /-fiʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">justificatory</span> /-fiʹkayt(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">justifier</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">justifien</span> via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">justificare</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">justus</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/just1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">just 1</span></span></a>) + <span class="bodyi">facere</span> to make, do].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">legal aid</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034585a"><!--s034585a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>money from public funds to pay for legal advice or representation for those who cannot afford it.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crenel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrenl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014050a"><!--s014050a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a crenellation [early French <span class="bodyi">crenel</span> from Old French, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">cren</span> notch, from <span class="bodyi">crener</span> to notch].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypnotic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029947a"><!--s029947a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031448b"><!--s031448b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a drug or other substance that induces sleep.</p></div><a name="s031449b"><!--s031449b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person or animal that is or can be hypnotized.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">engrained</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019899a"><!--s019899a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ingrained_or_engrained/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ingrained</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">engrainedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">granary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgranəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> granaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026167a"><!--s026167a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027986b"><!--s027986b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a storehouse for threshed grain.</p></div><a name="s027987b"><!--s027987b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a region producing grain in abundance.</p></div><a name="s027988b"><!--s027988b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> (<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) denoting bread and other bakery products that contain malted wheat grains [Latin <span class="bodyi">granarium</span> from <span class="bodyi">granum</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grain1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grain 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">just-in-time</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032897a"><!--s032897a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a technique of inventory management that enables industrial production to be keyed precisely to demand, rather than building up large stocks in advance of orders</p><p><span class="bodyb">just-in-time</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Frenchman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Frenchmen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024064a"><!--s024064a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of France.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">herringbone<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028261a"><!--s028261a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030016b"><!--s030016b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make a herringbone pattern on (something) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s030017b"><!--s030017b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in skiing, to ascend a slope using the herringbone method.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">infusion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹfyoohzh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031196a"><!--s031196a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032933b"><!--s032933b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the process of infusing.</p></div><a name="s032934b"><!--s032934b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in medicine, the continuous slow introduction of a solution, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> blood or plasma, into a person, vein, etc.</p></div><a name="s032935b"><!--s032935b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an extract obtained by infusing </p><p><i></i></p><p>an infusion of camomile tea</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ironsides</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032052a"><!--s032052a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Ironsides</span>) the cavalry regiment of the Parliamentary side in the English Civil War, or the entire Parliamentary army.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">legalese</span><small><span class="eSynop">/leeglʹeez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034586a"><!--s034586a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the specialized language or jargon of the legal profession.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bonbonnière</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bonbonʹyeə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006536a"><!--s006536a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small decorative container for sweets or confectionery [French <span class="bodyi">bonbonnière</span>, from <span class="bodyi">bonbon</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bonbon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bonbon</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypnotise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhipnətiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029948a"><!--s029948a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hypnotize_or_hypnotise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hypnotize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laborite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlaybəriet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033746a"><!--s033746a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/labourite/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">labourite</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crenellated</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrenəlaytid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014051a"><!--s014051a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having battlements.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grand<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/grand/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026168a"><!--s026168a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027989b"><!--s027989b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007408c"><!--s007408c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>large and striking in size, extent, or conception </p><p><i></i></p><p>a grand design</p>.</div><a name="s007409c"><!--s007409c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>characterized by magnificence or opulence; sumptuous </p><p><i></i></p><p>a grand celebration</p>.</div></div><a name="s027990b"><!--s027990b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>extremely dignified and proud; imposing.</p></div><a name="s027991b"><!--s027991b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>intended to impress.</p></div><a name="s027992b"><!--s027992b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s007410c"><!--s007410c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>intended to impress </p><p><i></i></p><p>grand gestures</p>.</div><a name="s007411c"><!--s007411c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>elevated in character or style, sometimes self-consciously so; lofty </p><p><i></i></p><p>writing in the grand style</p>.</div></div><a name="s027993b"><!--s027993b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>having more importance than others; principal.</p></div><a name="s027994b"><!--s027994b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>including or made up of a number of lesser items; complete </p><p><i></i></p><p>the grand total</p>.</div><a name="s027995b"><!--s027995b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> very good; wonderful </p><p><i></i></p><p>a grand time</p> <p><span class="bodyb">grandly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">grandness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">grand</span> large, great, grand, from Latin <span class="bodyi">grandis</span> fully-grown, large, great].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">engram</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹengram/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019900a"><!--s019900a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a supposed alteration in the tissue of the brain that is held in some theories to be the physical basis of memory <span class="bodyb">engrammatic</span> /-ʹmatik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">engrammic</span> /enʹgramik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_2_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 2</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">gramma</span> letter of the alphabet].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ing<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031197a"><!--s031197a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming the present participle of verbs, or participial adjectives </p><p><i></i></p><p>making</p> <p><i></i></p><p>gruelling</p> <p>[Middle English, alteration of Old English -<span class="bodyi">ende</span>, from <span class="bodyi">-e-</span>, verb stem vowel + -<span class="bodyi">nde</span>, present part. suffix].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jut<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/jut/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (jutted, jutting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032898a"><!--s032898a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + out) to extend out, over, up, or forwards; to project or protrude [partly variant of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jet2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jet 2</span></span></a>, in the sense ‘to project’; partly short for obsolete <span class="bodyi">jutty</span> to project, from Middle English <span class="bodyi">jutteyen</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">French mustard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024065a"><!--s024065a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> mustard that has been mixed with vinegar.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypnotism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhipnətiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029949a"><!--s029949a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act of inducing hypnosis</p><p><span class="bodyb">hypnotist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">herringbone stitch</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028262a"><!--s028262a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a needlework stitch that forms a zigzag pattern.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crenellation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/krenəʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014052a"><!--s014052a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an indentation in a battlement.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bonce</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bons/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006537a"><!--s006537a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> the head [English dialect <span class="bodyi">bonce</span> large marble].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ironstone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032053a"><!--s032053a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033970b"><!--s033970b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a hard sedimentary iron ore, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a siderite.</p></div><a name="s033971b"><!--s033971b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a type of hard dense stoneware.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grand<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026169a"><!--s026169a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027996b"><!--s027996b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grand_piano/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grand piano</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s027997b"><!--s027997b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span></p><a name="s007412c"><!--s007412c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a thousand pounds.</p></div><a name="s007413c"><!--s007413c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a thousand dollars.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">legalise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹleegl·iez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034587a"><!--s034587a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/legalize_or_legalise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">legalize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">labour<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer, Aus</span> <span class="bodyb">labor</span>) /ʹlaybə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033747a"><!--s033747a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035513b"><!--s035513b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>work, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when difficult or done for wages; toil </p><p><i></i></p><p>Once you are a showman you are plumb ruined for manual labour again</p><p> Will Rogers.</p></div><a name="s035514b"><!--s035514b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>workers collectively.</p></div><a name="s035515b"><!--s035515b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Labour</span>) (<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the Labour Party.</p></div><a name="s035516b"><!--s035516b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the process of childbirth, usu regarded as beginning at the time of the first regular contractions of the uterus, and ending at delivery [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">labor</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">engrave</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹgrayv/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019901a"><!--s019901a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020925b"><!--s020925b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cut (a design or lettering) on metal or stone, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with a sharp tool.</p></div><a name="s020926b"><!--s020926b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cut a design or lettering on (a hard surface) , <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for printing, or to print from an engraved plate.</p></div><a name="s020927b"><!--s020927b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to impress (something) deeply on somebody's mind </p><p><i></i></p><p>The incident was engraved in his memory</p> <p><span class="bodyb">engraver</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">engraver</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">graver</span> to grave, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ing<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031198a"><!--s031198a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting:</p><a name="s032936b"><!--s032936b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an action or process, or a result of it </p><p><i></i></p><p>running</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a meeting</p> <p><i></i></p><p>earnings</p>.</div><a name="s032937b"><!--s032937b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an activity or occupation </p><p><i></i></p><p>banking</p> <p><i></i></p><p>skiing</p>.</div><a name="s032938b"><!--s032938b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>materials used in an activity </p><p><i></i></p><p>scaffolding</p>.</div><a name="s032939b"><!--s032939b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a collection of things </p><p><i></i></p><p>housing</p> <p><i></i></p><p>shipping</p> <p>[Old English, suffix forming nouns from verbs].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jut<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032899a"><!--s032899a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something that juts out.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">French-polish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024067a"><!--s024067a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to apply French polish to (wood or furniture) in order to obtain a high gloss finish.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crenelle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/krəʹnel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014053a"><!--s014053a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crenel/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crenel</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">labour<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer, Aus</span> <span class="bodyb">labor</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033748a"><!--s033748a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035517b"><!--s035517b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009142c"><!--s009142c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to work hard.</p></div><a name="s009143c"><!--s009143c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to do unskilled manual work.</p></div></div><a name="s035518b"><!--s035518b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to struggle to do something difficult.</p></div><a name="s035519b"><!--s035519b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to move with difficulty.</p></div><a name="s035520b"><!--s035520b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s009144c"><!--s009144c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to struggle to do something difficult </p><p><i></i></p><p>I was labouring over the application form</p>.</div><a name="s009145c"><!--s009145c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of an engine: to work noisily.</p></div></div><a name="s035521b"><!--s035521b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s009146c"><!--s009146c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to move with difficulty </p><p><i></i></p><p>He laboured up the steps with his cases</p>.</div><a name="s009147c"><!--s009147c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a ship: to pitch or roll heavily.</p></div></div><a name="s035522b"><!--s035522b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(+ under) to be misled by (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was labouring under the misapprehension that we had already gone</p>.</div><a name="s035523b"><!--s035523b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to be in the process of giving birth <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s035524b"><!--s035524b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to deal with or explain (something) in laborious detail </p><p><i></i></p><p>He always has to labour the point</p>.</div><a name="s035525b"><!--s035525b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to cultivate (the ground).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bond<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bond/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006538a"><!--s006538a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006777b"><!--s006777b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something, e.g. a fetter, that binds or restrains.</p></div><a name="s006778b"><!--s006778b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a force of attraction by means of which atoms, ions, or groups of atoms are held together in a molecule or crystal.</p></div><a name="s006779b"><!--s006779b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s001594c"><!--s001594c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an adhesive or cementing material.</p></div><a name="s001595c"><!--s001595c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the adhesion achieved between surfaces cemented together.</p></div></div><a name="s006780b"><!--s006780b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>something that unites or binds </p><p><i></i></p><p>the bonds of friendship</p>.</div><a name="s006781b"><!--s006781b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a binding agreement, <span class="bodyi">esp</span>:</p><a name="s001596c"><!--s001596c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a legally enforceable agreement to pay </p><p><i></i></p><p>You shall not seal to such a bond for me</p> — Shakespeare.</div><a name="s001597c"><!--s001597c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a certificate of intention to pay the holder a specified sum, with or without other interest, on a specified date.</p></div></div><a name="s006782b"><!--s006782b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s001598c"><!--s001598c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the system of overlapping bricks in a wall.</p></div><a name="s001599c"><!--s001599c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a term used for any of the various patterns for overlapping bricks </p><p><i></i></p><p>Flemish bond</p>.</div></div><a name="s006783b"><!--s006783b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bond_paper/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bond paper</span></span></a> ✱ <span class="bodyb">in bond</span> said of dutiable goods: retained in a bonded warehouse pending payment of duty [Middle English <span class="bodyi">band, bond</span> a shackle, fetter, from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">band</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">herring gull</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028263a"><!--s028263a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large gull of the northern hemisphere that is largely white with a blue-grey mantle <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mantle1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mantle 1</span></span></a> (back and wing feathers) and dark wing tips: <span class="bodyi">Larus argentatus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">legalism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034588a"><!--s034588a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>strict or excessive conformity to the law or to a moral code</p><p><span class="bodyb">legalist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">legalistic</span> /-ʹlistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">legalistically</span> /-ʹlistikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">engraving</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019902a"><!--s019902a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020928b"><!--s020928b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a print made from an engraved printing surface or a print made from this.</p></div><a name="s020929b"><!--s020929b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the art of cutting designs on hard surfaces, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to make prints.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypnotize <span class="bodyi">or</span> hypnotise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhipnətiez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029950a"><!--s029950a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031450b"><!--s031450b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to induce hypnosis in (a subject).</p></div><a name="s031451b"><!--s031451b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to attract and hold the attention of; to fascinate.</p></div><a name="s031452b"><!--s031452b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to dazzle or overcome (somebody) as if by suggestion; to mesmerize (a person or animal) </p><p><i></i></p><p>drivers hypnotized by speed</p> <p><span class="bodyb">hypnotizable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">hypnotization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grandad <span class="bodyi">or</span> granddad</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgrandad/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026170a"><!--s026170a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027998b"><!--s027998b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an affectionate term for one's grandfather.</p></div><a name="s027999b"><!--s027999b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) denoting a garment, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a shirt, with an upright collar in the form of a narrow band.</p></div><a name="s028000b"><!--s028000b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>used as a form of address to any elderly man.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ironware</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032054a"><!--s032054a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>articles, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> pots, pans, and implements for domestic use, made of iron.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jute</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032901a"><!--s032901a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the glossy fibre of an either of two E Indian plants of the linden family used chiefly for sacking and twine [Hindi and Bengali <span class="bodyi">jūt</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ing<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031199a"><!--s031199a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting: something or somebody of a specified kind </p><p><i></i></p><p>sweeting</p> <p>[Old English; related to Old High German <span class="bodyi">-ing</span> belonging to, of the kind of].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">French polish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024066a"><!--s024066a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a solution of shellac used as a wood polish.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crenulate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrenyoolət, -layt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014054a"><!--s014054a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having an irregularly wavy or serrated outline </p><p><i></i></p><p>a crenulate shoreline</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a crenulate leaf</p> <p><span class="bodyb">crenulation</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">crenulatus</span> from <span class="bodyi">crenula</span>, dimin. of medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">crena</span> notch].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypo<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhiepoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029951a"><!--s029951a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>sodium thiosulphate, used as a fixing agent in photography [short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hyposulphite/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hyposulphite</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">labour camp</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033749a"><!--s033749a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a prison camp in which inmates are forced to work.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bond<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006539a"><!--s006539a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006784b"><!--s006784b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001600c"><!--s001600c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to stick or cause (surfaces) to stick firmly.</p></div><a name="s001601c"><!--s001601c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to hold (atoms) together in a molecule or crystal by chemical bonds.</p></div></div><a name="s006785b"><!--s006785b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to overlap (bricks, etc) for solidity of construction.</p></div><a name="s006786b"><!--s006786b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to put (goods) in bond until duties and taxes are paid <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s006787b"><!--s006787b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to stick firmly together </p><p><i></i></p><p>Give the surfaces time to bond</p>.</div><a name="s006788b"><!--s006788b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>said of two people, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a mother and newborn child: to form a strong close emotional bond</p><p><span class="bodyb">bondable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bonder</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grandam</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgrandam, ʹgrandəm/ grandame /ʹgrandaym, ʹgrandəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">archaic</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026171a"><!--s026171a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028001b"><!--s028001b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grandmother/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grandmother</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s028002b"><!--s028002b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an old woman [Middle English <span class="bodyi">graundam</span> from Anglo-French <span class="bodyi">graund dame</span> great lady].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">legality</span><small><span class="eSynop">/liʹgaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> legalities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034589a"><!--s034589a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036302b"><!--s036302b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the state of being legal; lawfulness.</p></div><a name="s036303b"><!--s036303b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the requirements and procedures of the law.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ironwood</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032055a"><!--s032055a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous trees and shrubs with exceptionally tough or hard wood, or the wood itself.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hers</span><small><span class="eSynop">/huhz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pronoun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028264a"><!--s028264a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030018b"><!--s030018b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the one or ones that belong to her or are associated with her </p><p><i></i></p><p>The book is hers</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Hers are on the table</p> <p><i></i></p><p>My house is older than hers</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">of hers</span>.</p></div><a name="s030019b"><!--s030019b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>belonging to or associated with her </p><p><i></i></p><p>friends of hers</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">engross</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹgrohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019903a"><!--s019903a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020930b"><!--s020930b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to occupy all the time and attention of (somebody).</p></div><a name="s020931b"><!--s020931b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to prepare the final text of (an official document).</p></div><a name="s020932b"><!--s020932b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005341c"><!--s005341c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to copy or write (something) in large clear handwriting.</p></div><a name="s005342c"><!--s005342c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to prepare the final text of (an official document)</p><p><span class="bodyb">engrosser</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">engrossment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">engrossen</span> from Anglo-French <span class="bodyi">engrosser</span>, prob from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">ingrossare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">grossa</span> large handwriting; (sense 1) French <span class="bodyi">en gros</span> wholesale, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">in</span> in + <span class="bodyi">grossus</span> large].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Jute</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jooht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032900a"><!--s032900a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of a Germanic people that invaded S England, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> Kent, along with the Angles and Saxons in the fifth cent. <span class="bodysc">ad</span></p><p><span class="bodyb">Jutish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">Jutae</span> Jutes, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ingenious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹjeenyəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031200a"><!--s031200a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>marked by originality, resourcefulness, and cleverness </p><p><i></i></p><p>an ingenious method of recycling household waste</p> <p><i></i></p><p>an ingenious solution</p> <p><span class="bodyb">ingeniously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><a name="sb000000266"><!--sb000000266--></a><p><span class="bodyb">ingeniousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">ingenieux</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">ingeniosus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">ingenium</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/engine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">engine</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">ingenious</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">ingenuous</span>? These two words are easy to confuse. <span class="bodyi">Ingenious</span> means ‘clever’ or ‘effective’, especially in an original or surprising way: <span class="bodyi">an ingenious method of recycling household waste</span>. <span class="bodyi">Ingenuous</span> means ‘innocent’, ‘artless’, or ‘guileless’: <span class="bodyi">too ingenuous to imagine that they might not mean what they said.</span></p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypo<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hypos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029952a"><!--s029952a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hypodermic2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hypodermic 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bondage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbondij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006540a"><!--s006540a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006789b"><!--s006789b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the tenure or service of a villein, serf, or slave.</p></div><a name="s006790b"><!--s006790b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>slavery or serfdom.</p></div><a name="s006791b"><!--s006791b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a form of sexual gratification involving the physical restraint of one partner.</p></div><a name="s006792b"><!--s006792b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s001602c"><!--s001602c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>slavery or serfdom.</p></div><a name="s001603c"><!--s001603c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>subjugation to a controlling person or force.</p></div><a name="s001604c"><!--s001604c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a form of sexual gratification involving the physical restraint of one partner </p><p><i></i></p><p>bondage fantasies</p> [Middle English, from <span class="bodyi">bonde</span> peasant, serf, from Old English <span class="bodyi">bōnda</span> householder, from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">bōndi</span>, a peasant proprietor. The notion of restraint comes from association with <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bond1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bond 1</span></span></a>, in the sense ‘fetter’].</div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">legalize <span class="bodyi">or</span> legalise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹleegl·iez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034590a"><!--s034590a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make (something) legal <span class="bodyb">legalization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crenulated</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrenyoolaytid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014055a"><!--s014055a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crenulate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crenulate</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Labour Day</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033750a"><!--s033750a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a public holiday in recognition of working people, held in some countries on 1 May, and in the USA and Canada on the first Monday in September.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ironwork</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032056a"><!--s032056a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033972b"><!--s033972b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>articles made of iron.</p></div><a name="s033973b"><!--s033973b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl, but treated as sing. or pl</span>) a place mill or building where iron or steel is smelted or heavy iron or steel products are made.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">French seam</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024068a"><!--s024068a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a double seam sewn on first the right, then the wrong side of a piece of fabric to enclose the raw edges.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grandaunt</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026172a"><!--s026172a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/great_aunt/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">great-aunt</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">juvenescence</span><small><span class="eSynop">/joohvəʹnes(ə)ns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032902a"><!--s032902a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> the state of being or becoming youthful</p><p><span class="bodyb">juvenescent</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">juvenescent-, juvenescens</span>, present part of <span class="bodyi">juvenescere</span> to reach the age of youth, become young again, from <span class="bodyi">juvenis</span> young, young person].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">herself</span><small><span class="eSynop">/həʹself/ <i><span class="bodyi">pronoun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028265a"><!--s028265a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030020b"><!--s030020b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>used reflexively or for emphasis to refer to a female person or animal that is the subject of the clause </p><p><i></i></p><p>The girl has hurt herself</p> <p><i></i></p><p>She herself said it</p>.</div><a name="s030021b"><!--s030021b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used for emphasis ✱ <span class="bodyb">be herself</span> to be fit or healthy as normal </p><p><i></i></p><p>She isn't quite herself today</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">engulf</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹgulf/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019904a"><!--s019904a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020933b"><!--s020933b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to flow over and completely cover (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The mounting seas threatened to engulf the island</p>.</div><a name="s020934b"><!--s020934b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to overwhelm (somebody or something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">engulfment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ingenue <span class="bodyi">or</span> ingénue</span><small><span class="eSynop">/anzhayʹnooh/ /anzhayʹnooh (<span class="bodyi">French</span> εƷeny)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031201a"><!--s031201a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032940b"><!--s032940b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a naive or artless young woman.</p></div><a name="s032941b"><!--s032941b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a female stage role characterized by artless naivety, or a person playing this kind of role [French <span class="bodyi">ingénue</span>, fem of <span class="bodyi">ingénu</span> ingenuous, from Latin <span class="bodyi">ingenuus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ingenuous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ingenuous</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">creodont</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkree·ədont/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014056a"><!--s014056a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of an order of fossil carnivorous mammals of the Tertiary period, the ancestors of modern carnivores: order Creodonta [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">Creodonta</span>, order name, from Greek <span class="bodyi">kreas</span> flesh + <span class="bodyi">odont-, odous</span> tooth].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypo<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hypos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029953a"><!--s029953a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an attack of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hypoglycaemia_or_hypoglycemia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hypoglycaemia</span></span></a> (abnormally low blood sugar).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">legal tender</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034591a"><!--s034591a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>currency that a creditor is bound by law to accept as payment of a debt.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laboured</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">labored</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033751a"><!--s033751a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035526b"><!--s035526b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>showing signs of effort;lacking natural grace or easy fluency </p><p><i></i></p><p>Blanche Boveal retired early, leaving the room in a series of laboured leaps that she hoped might be recognized as a tolerable imitation of Pavlova</p><p> Saki.</p></div><a name="s035527b"><!--s035527b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>performed with great effort </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her breathing was laboured</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">irony<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹierəni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> ironies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032057a"><!--s032057a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033974b"><!--s033974b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the use of words to express a meaning other than the literal meaning, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the opposite of it, usu for humorous effect.</p></div><a name="s033975b"><!--s033975b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008778c"><!--s008778c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the use of words to express a meaning other than the literal meaning, and <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the opposite of it.</p></div><a name="s008779c"><!--s008779c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an expression or utterance using irony.</p></div></div><a name="s033976b"><!--s033976b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s008780c"><!--s008780c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>incongruity between actual circumstances and the normal, appropriate, or expected result.</p></div><a name="s008781c"><!--s008781c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an event or situation showing such incongruity.</p></div><a name="s008782c"><!--s008782c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>incongruity between a situation developed in a play and the accompanying words or actions that is understood by the audience but not by the characters.</p></div><a name="s008783c"><!--s008783c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/socratic_irony/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Socratic irony</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s033977b"><!--s033977b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an attitude of detached awareness of incongruity </p><p><i></i></p><p>She viewed with irony the craze for individuality</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">ironia</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">eirōneia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">eirōn</span> dissembler].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bonded</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006541a"><!--s006541a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006793b"><!--s006793b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>denoting items that are imported but held without payment of customs duty </p><p><i></i></p><p>bonded goods</p>.</div><a name="s006794b"><!--s006794b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>composed of two or more layers of fabric held together by an adhesive </p><p><i></i></p><p>bonded fabrics</p>.</div><a name="s006795b"><!--s006795b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>bound by a legal agreement.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Herts</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hahts/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028266a"><!--s028266a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Hertfordshire.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">French stick</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024069a"><!--s024069a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a long thin loaf of French bread.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grandchild</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgranchield/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026173a"><!--s026173a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a child of one's son or daughter.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enhance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹhahns/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019905a"><!--s019905a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to improve the value, desirability, or attractiveness of (something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">enhancement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">enhancer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">enhauncen</span> to raise, from Anglo-French <span class="bodyi">enhauncer</span>,alteration of Old French <span class="bodyi">enhaucier</span>,from Latin <span class="bodyi">inaltiare</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">altus</span> high].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ingenuity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/injiʹnyooh·iti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031202a"><!--s031202a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032942b"><!--s032942b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>resourcefulness, cleverness, or inventiveness.</p></div><a name="s032943b"><!--s032943b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> ingenuousness [Latin <span class="bodyi">ingenuitas</span> ingenuousness, from <span class="bodyi">ingenuus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ingenuous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ingenuous</span></span></a> ; afterwards influenced in meaning by <span class="bodyi">ingenious</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">juvenile<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjoovəniel/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032903a"><!--s032903a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034846b"><!--s034846b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>characteristic of or suitable for children or young people.</p></div><a name="s034847b"><!--s034847b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>physiologically immature or undeveloped</p><p><span class="bodyb">juvenilely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">juvenility</span> /-ʹniliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">juvénile</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">juvenilis</span>,from <span class="bodyi">juvenis</span> young, young person].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Creole</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkreeohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014057a"><!--s014057a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014655b"><!--s014655b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person of European descent in the W Indies or Spanish America.</p></div><a name="s014656b"><!--s014656b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a white descendant of early French or Spanish settlers of the Gulf States of the USA.</p></div><a name="s014657b"><!--s014657b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a person of mixed French or Spanish and black descent</p><p><span class="bodyb">Creole</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">créole</span> via Spanish <span class="bodyi">criollo</span> from Portuguese <span class="bodyi">crioulo</span> white person born in the colonies, from <span class="bodyi">criar</span> to breed, from Latin <span class="bodyi">creare</span> to produce, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/create/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">create</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypo<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029954a"><!--s029954a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> said of a diabetic: suffering from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hypoglycaemia_or_hypoglycemia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hypoglycaemia</span></span></a> ; hypoglycaemic.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">legate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlegət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034592a"><!--s034592a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036304b"><!--s036304b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an official delegate or messenger.</p></div><a name="s036305b"><!--s036305b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a representative of the pope</p><p><span class="bodyb">legateship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">legatine</span> /-tin/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">legatus</span> deputy, emissary, past part. of <span class="bodyi">legare</span> to depute, send as emissary, bequeath, from <span class="bodyi">leg-, lex</span> law].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hertz</span><small><span class="eSynop">/huhts/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hertz)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028267a"><!--s028267a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the SI unit of frequency, equal to one cycle per second [named after Heinrich <span class="bodyi">Hertz</span> d.1894, German physicist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">juvenile<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032904a"><!--s032904a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034848b"><!--s034848b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a young person, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one under the age of 18.</p></div><a name="s034849b"><!--s034849b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a young bird, animal, etc individual resembling an adult of its kind except in size and reproductive activity.</p></div><a name="s034850b"><!--s034850b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an actor who plays youthful parts.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">irony<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹie·əni/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032058a"><!--s032058a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>like iron </p><p><i></i></p><p>It's a sort of irony colour</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">granddad</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgrandad/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026174a"><!--s026174a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grandad_or_granddad/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grandad</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">creole</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014058a"><!--s014058a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a language based on two or more languages, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one developed through the interaction of a local language, e.g. an African tongue spoken in the W Indies, with a European one: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pidgin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pidgin</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">creole</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">labourer</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">laborer</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033752a"><!--s033752a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who does unskilled manual work, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> outdoors.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">French toast</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024070a"><!--s024070a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025839b"><!--s025839b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>sliced bread dipped in a mixture of egg and milk and fried.</p></div><a name="s025840b"><!--s025840b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> sliced bread buttered on one side and toasted on the other.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enharmonic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/enhahʹmonik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019906a"><!--s019906a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or being denoting notes with different names, e.g. A flat and G sharp, that sound the same on keyboard instruments but are slightly different have a slight difference in pitch on string and wind instruments</p><p><span class="bodyb">enharmonically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">enharmonique</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">enarmonios</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_2_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">harmonia</span> harmony, scale].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bonded warehouse</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006542a"><!--s006542a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a warehouse in which imported goods are retained awaiting payment of duty or re-export.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ingenuous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹjenyoo·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031203a"><!--s031203a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032944b"><!--s032944b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>showing innocent or childlike simplicity.</p></div><a name="s032945b"><!--s032945b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>frank; candid</p><p><span class="bodyb">ingenuously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><a name="sb000000267"><!--sb000000267--></a><p><span class="bodyb">ingenuousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">ingenuus</span> native, inborn, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">gignere</span> to beget]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">ingenuous</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">ingenious</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ingenious/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ingenious</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypoallergenic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhiepoh·aləʹjenik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029956a"><!--s029956a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of cosmetics: specially formulated so as to be unlikely to cause an allergic reaction: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/non_allergenic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">non-allergenic</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">legatee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/legəʹtee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034593a"><!--s034593a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person to whom a legacy is bequeathed.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">juvenile court</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032905a"><!--s032905a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a court with special jurisdiction over young people.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">French windows</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024071a"><!--s024071a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a pair of doors with full length glazing, often opening onto a garden.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Iroquoian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/irəʹkwoyən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032059a"><!--s032059a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a language family of eastern N America including Cherokee, Erie, and Mohawk</p><p><span class="bodyb">Iroquoian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hertzian wave</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhuhtsi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028268a"><!--s028268a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a radio wave of wavelength ranging from less than 1mm to more than 1km [named after Heinrich <span class="bodyi">Hertz</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hertz/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hertz</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">granddaughter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgrandawtə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026175a"><!--s026175a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a daughter of one's son or daughter.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enigma</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹnigmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019907a"><!--s019907a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020935b"><!--s020935b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody or something hard to understand or explain; a puzzle or mystery.</p></div><a name="s020936b"><!--s020936b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a piece of intentionally obscure speech or writing; a riddle</p><p><span class="bodyb">enigmatic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">enigmatical</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">enigmatically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">ainigmat-, ainigma</span>,from <span class="bodyi">ainissesthai</span> to speak in riddles, from <span class="bodyi">ainos</span> fable].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bondholder</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006543a"><!--s006543a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who holds a government or company bond.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">labour exchange</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033753a"><!--s033753a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Labour Exchange</span>) <span class="bodyi">dated</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/job_centre_or_jobcentre_or_jobcentre/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Job Centre</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypoblast</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhiepəblast/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029957a"><!--s029957a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/endoderm/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">endoderm</span></span></a> (inner layer) of an embryo <span class="bodyb">hypoblastic</span> /-ʹblastik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">creolized <span class="bodyi">or</span> creolised</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkree·əliezd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014059a"><!--s014059a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>denoting a variety of a language, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a European one, that has developed the status of a creole </p><p><i></i></p><p>the creolized varieties of English spoken in the Caribbean</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ingest</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹjest/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031204a"><!--s031204a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032946b"><!--s032946b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to take (food or drink) into the body.</p></div><a name="s032947b"><!--s032947b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to absorb (e.g. information)</p><p><span class="bodyb">ingestible</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">ingestion</span> /-chən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">ingestive</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">ingestus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">ingerere</span> to carry in, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">gerere</span> to bear].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">legation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/liʹgaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034594a"><!--s034594a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036306b"><!--s036306b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a diplomatic mission, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one in a foreign country headed by a minister.</p></div><a name="s036307b"><!--s036307b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the official residence of a diplomat on such a mission.</p></div><a name="s036308b"><!--s036308b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s009344c"><!--s009344c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a diplomatic mission, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one in a foreign country headed by a minister.</p></div><a name="s009345c"><!--s009345c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the official residence of a diplomat on such a mission.</p></div></div><a name="s036309b"><!--s036309b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the rank or office of a legate [Middle English <span class="bodyi">legacioun</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">legation-, legatio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">legare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/legate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">legate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grand duchess</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026176a"><!--s026176a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028003b"><!--s028003b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the wife or widow of a grand duke.</p></div><a name="s028004b"><!--s028004b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a woman who has the rank of a grand duke in her own right.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">juvenile delinquent</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032906a"><!--s032906a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a child or young person below a particular age who has committed a criminal offence or who habitually commits criminal offences</p><p><span class="bodyb">juvenile delinquency</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Frenchwoman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Frenchwomen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024072a"><!--s024072a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a female native or inhabitant of France.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enigmatic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/enigʹmatik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019908a"><!--s019908a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>hard to explain; mysterious or puzzling</p><p><span class="bodyb">enigmatical</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">enigmatically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Iroquois</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹirəkwoy(z)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Iroquois /ʹirəkwoy(z)/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032060a"><!--s032060a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033978b"><!--s033978b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) a confederation of Native American tribes of the western USA.</p></div><a name="s033979b"><!--s033979b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a member of any of these tribes.</p></div><a name="s033980b"><!--s033980b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>any of the languages of these tribes</p><p><span class="bodyb">Iroquoian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">Iroquois</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">Iroquois</span> from Algonquin <span class="bodyi">Irinakhoiw</span>, literally ‘real adders’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hertzsprung-Russell diagram</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhuhtssproongʹrusl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028269a"><!--s028269a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a graph on which the temperatures of stars are plotted against their absolute magnitudes. From a star's position on the diagram an astronomer can tell its mass and how far it has reached in its evolution [named after Ejnar <span class="bodyi">Hertzsprung</span> d.1967, Danish astronomer and H N <span class="bodyi">Russell</span> d.1957, US astronomer].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bonding</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006544a"><!--s006544a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the forming of a close emotional bond between people, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> between a mother and her newborn child.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">labour-intensive</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033754a"><!--s033754a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>using a high proportion of labour in the process of production: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/capital_intensive/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">capital-intensive</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">creosol</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkree·əsol/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014060a"><!--s014060a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an aromatic oily liquid chemical compound that is one of the active constituents of creosote [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/creosote1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">creosote 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ol1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ol 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">legato</span><small><span class="eSynop">/liʹgahtoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034595a"><!--s034595a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a piece of music: to be performed in a smooth and connected manner</p><p><span class="bodyb">legato</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Italian <span class="bodyi">legato</span>, literally ‘tied’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ingle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹingg(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031205a"><!--s031205a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or dialect</span> an open fire in a room, or the area around an open fireplace [Scottish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">aingeal</span> light, fire].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypocalcaemia</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">hypocalcemia</span>) /ˌhiepohkalʹseemi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029958a"><!--s029958a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a deficiency of calcium in the blood: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hypercalcaemia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hypercalcaemia</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">hypocalcaemic</span> /-mik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grand duchy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026177a"><!--s026177a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the territory of a grand duke or grand duchess.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">juvenile hormone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032907a"><!--s032907a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an insect hormone that controls the maturation of the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/imago/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">imago</span></span></a> (final state of an insect's development) and plays a role in reproduction.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">IRQ</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032061a"><!--s032061a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Iraq (international vehicle registration).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">he's</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eez, iz; <span class="bodyi">strong</span> heez/ <i><span class="bodyi">contraction</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028270a"><!--s028270a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030022b"><!--s030022b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>he has.</p></div><a name="s030023b"><!--s030023b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>he is.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inglenook</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹingg(ə)lnook/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031206a"><!--s031206a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an alcove by a large open fireplace, or a seat situated there.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypocaust</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhiepəkawst/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029959a"><!--s029959a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an ancient Roman central heating system with an underground furnace and flues [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">hypokauston</span>,from <span class="bodyi">hypokaiein</span> to light a fire under, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hypo_or_hyp/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hypo-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">kaiein</span> to burn].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">frenetic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/frəʹnetik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024073a"><!--s024073a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>frenzied or frantic </p><p><i></i></p><p>He lives life at a frenetic pace</p> <p><span class="bodyb">frenetically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">frenetik</span>, <span class="bodyi">frantik</span> insane, via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">phreneticus</span>, modification of Greek <span class="bodyi">phrenitikos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">phrenitis</span> inflammation of the brain, from <span class="bodyi">phren-, phrēn</span> diaphragm, mind + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/itis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-itis</span></span></a> ; compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/frantic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">frantic</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">creosote<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkree·əsoht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014061a"><!--s014061a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014658b"><!--s014658b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a brownish oily liquid obtained from coal tar and used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a wood preservative.</p></div><a name="s014659b"><!--s014659b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a clear or yellowish oily liquid obtained from wood tar and used as an antiseptic <span class="bodyb">creosotic</span> /-ʹsotik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [German <span class="bodyi">Kreosot</span>,from Greek <span class="bodyi">kreas</span> flesh + <span class="bodyi">sōtēr</span> preserver, ultimately from <span class="bodyi">sōs</span> safe; from its antiseptic properties].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enjambment <span class="bodyi">or</span> enjambement</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹjam(b)mənt/ /inʹjam(b)mənt (<span class="bodyi">French</span> ãƷãbmã)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019909a"><!--s019909a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the running over of a sentence from one verse or couplet into another [French <span class="bodyi">enjambement</span> encroachment, from <span class="bodyi">enjamber</span> to straddle, encroach on, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">jambe</span> leg].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leg before wicket</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034596a"><!--s034596a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a batsman or batswoman in cricket: out because of having obstructed with a part of the body, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the legs, a ball that would otherwise have hit the wicket.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bondmaid</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006545a"><!--s006545a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an unmarried female slave or serf [from Old English: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bondage/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bondage</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">labourism</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">laborism</span>) /ʹlaybərizm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033755a"><!--s033755a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the principles and policies of the labour movement</p><p><span class="bodyb">labourist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grand duke</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026178a"><!--s026178a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028005b"><!--s028005b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the sovereign ruler of any of various European states.</p></div><a name="s028006b"><!--s028006b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a son or male descendant of a Russian tsar in the male line.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">juvenilia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/joohvəʹnili·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032908a"><!--s032908a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>artistic or literary works produced in an artist's or author's youth </p><p><i></i></p><p>Had [Mary] Leapor survived she might have burned some of her unpublished verses as she did her juvenilia</p><p> Richard Greene [Latin <span class="bodyi">juvenilia</span>, neuter pl of <span class="bodyi">juvenilis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/juvenile1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">juvenile 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inglorious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹglawri·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031207a"><!--s031207a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>shameful; ignominious</p><p><span class="bodyb">ingloriously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">ingloriousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">inglorius</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">gloria</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/glory1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">glory 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">irradiate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹraydiayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032062a"><!--s032062a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033981b"><!--s033981b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to expose (food) to electromagnetic radiation in order to kill bacteria and prolong its shelf life.</p></div><a name="s033982b"><!--s033982b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cast rays of light on (something).</p></div><a name="s033983b"><!--s033983b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to emit (something resembling that can be likened to rays of light).</p></div><a name="s033984b"><!--s033984b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> to give intellectual or spiritual insight to (somebody)</p><p><span class="bodyb">irradiance</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">irradiant</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">irradiation</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">irradiative</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">irradiator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">irradiatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">irradiare</span> to shine upon, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">radiare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/radiate1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">radiate 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hesitant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhezit(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028271a"><!--s028271a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>tending to hesitate; irresolute</p><p><span class="bodyb">hesitance</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">hesitancy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">hesitantly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">frenulum <span class="bodyi">or</span> fraenulum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfrenyooləm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> frenula /-lə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024074a"><!--s024074a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025841b"><!--s025841b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fraenum_or_frenum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fraenum</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s025842b"><!--s025842b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a bristle or group of bristles on the front edge of a moth's hind wing that keeps the hind wing and forewing together in flight [Latin <span class="bodyi">frenulum</span> dimin. of <span class="bodyi">frenum</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fraenum_or_frenum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fraenum</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bondman <span class="bodyi">or</span> bondsman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bondmen bondsmen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006546a"><!--s006546a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a slave or serf [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bonde</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bondage/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bondage</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leg break</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034597a"><!--s034597a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in cricket, a slow bowled ball that turns from the leg side towards the off side when it bounces.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enjoin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹjoyn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">formal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019910a"><!--s019910a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020937b"><!--s020937b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to order (somebody) to do something.</p></div><a name="s020938b"><!--s020938b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to impose (a condition or course of action) on somebody.</p></div><a name="s020939b"><!--s020939b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to forbid (somebody) from doing something by law [Middle English <span class="bodyi">enjoinen</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">injungere</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">jungere</span> to join].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grande dame</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌgrond ʹdahm (<span class="bodyi">French</span> grãd dam)/ /ˌgrond ʹdahm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026179a"><!--s026179a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028007b"><!--s028007b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the most eminent and experienced woman in a particular field </p><p><i></i></p><p>She is the grande dame of American ballet</p>.</div><a name="s028008b"><!--s028008b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a usu elderly and dignified woman of high rank or standing [French <span class="bodyi">grande dame</span>, literally ‘great lady’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">labourite</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">laborite</span>) /ʹlaybəriet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033756a"><!--s033756a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Labourite</span>) a member or supporter of a Labour party.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypochlorite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiepəʹklawriet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029960a"><!--s029960a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a salt or ester of hypochlorous acid.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">creosote<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014062a"><!--s014062a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to treat (something) with creosote.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">juxtapose</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jukstəʹpohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032909a"><!--s032909a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to place (two or more things) side by side </p><p><i></i></p><p>Between the mother … and the daughter … there was a gap of two hundred years as ordinarily understood. When they were together, the Jacobean and Victorian ages were juxtaposed</p><p> Hardy <span class="bodyb">juxtaposition</span> /-pəʹzish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">juxtapositional</span> /-pəʹzish(ə)nl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">juxtaposer</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">juxta</span> near + French <span class="bodyi">poser</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pose1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pose 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ingoing</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹingohing/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031208a"><!--s031208a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>entering.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">irradiation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iˌraydiʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032063a"><!--s032063a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033985b"><!--s033985b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of irradiating or being irradiated.</p></div><a name="s033986b"><!--s033986b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>exposure to radiation, e.g. the electromagnetic radiation used to treat some foods.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leg bye</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034598a"><!--s034598a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in cricket, a run scored after the ball has touched a part of the batsman's or batswoman's body but not the bat or hands: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bye1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bye<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (2), <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/extra2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">extra<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (4).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hesitate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhezitayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028272a"><!--s028272a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030024b"><!--s030024b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to pause or hold back, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in doubt or indecision </p><p><i></i></p><p>Trust the man who hesitates in his speech and is quick and steady in action</p><p> George Santayana.</p></div><a name="s030025b"><!--s030025b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to be reluctant or unwilling to do something </p><p><i></i></p><p>She hesitated to take such a drastic step</p> <p><span class="bodyb">hesitater</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">hesitating</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">hesitatingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">hesitation</span> /-ʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">haesitatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">haesitare</span> to stick fast, hesitate].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grandee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/granʹdee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026180a"><!--s026180a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028009b"><!--s028009b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a Spanish or Portuguese nobleman of the highest rank.</p></div><a name="s028010b"><!--s028010b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any senior or high-ranking man [Spanish and Portuguese <span class="bodyi">grande</span>, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">grandis</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grand1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grand 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">frenum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfreenəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024075a"><!--s024075a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fraenum_or_frenum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fraenum</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">k</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032913a"><!--s032913a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034861b"><!--s034861b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>carat.</p></div><a name="s034862b"><!--s034862b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>kilo-.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enjoy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹjoy/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019911a"><!--s019911a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020940b"><!--s020940b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to take pleasure or satisfaction in (something).</p></div><a name="s020941b"><!--s020941b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005343c"><!--s005343c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to have the use or benefit of (something).</p></div><a name="s005344c"><!--s005344c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to experience (something desirable) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He enjoyed good health</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">enjoy oneself</span> to take pleasure in what one is doing; to have fun</p><p><span class="bodyb">enjoyable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">enjoyableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">enjoyably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">enjoyment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old French <span class="bodyi">enjoier</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">joir</span> to enjoy, from Latin <span class="bodyi">gaudēre</span> to rejoice].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypochlorous acid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiepəʹklawrəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029961a"><!--s029961a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an unstable weak acid that is a strong oxidizing agent and is used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a bleach or disinfectant: formula HOCl.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">labour of love</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033757a"><!--s033757a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a task performed for the pleasure it yields rather than for personal gain.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bond paper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006547a"><!--s006547a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>writing paper of superior quality.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">creosote bush</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014063a"><!--s014063a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a shrub that forms dense scrub in Mexico and surrounding arid areas, with leaves that smell like creosote and yield an antiseptic: <span class="bodyi">Larrea tridentata</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ingot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinggət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031209a"><!--s031209a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mass of cast metal, often in the shape of a bar or brick [Middle English in the sense ‘mould for casting metal’, prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + Old English <span class="bodyi">goten</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">gēotan</span> to pour, cast in metal].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grandeur</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgranjə, ʹgrandyə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026181a"><!--s026181a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028011b"><!--s028011b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the quality of being large or impressive; magnificence </p><p><i></i></p><p>The immense plains … possess, in some degree, the grandeur of the ocean</p><p> Washington Irving.</p></div><a name="s028012b"><!--s028012b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>personal greatness marked by nobility, dignity, or power [Middle English from early French, from <span class="bodyi">grand</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grand1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grand 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">legend</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlej(ə)nd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034599a"><!--s034599a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036310b"><!--s036310b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a story coming down from the past, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one popularly regarded as historical although not verifiable.</p></div><a name="s036311b"><!--s036311b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s009346c"><!--s009346c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a story coming down from the past, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one popularly regarded as historical although not verifiable.</p></div><a name="s009347c"><!--s009347c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a body of such stories </p><p><i></i></p><p>a character in Celtic legend</p>.</div><a name="s009348c"><!--s009348c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a similar story of recent origin.</p></div></div><a name="s036312b"><!--s036312b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a person, act, or thing that inspires legends </p><p><i></i></p><p>a legend in her own lifetime</p>.</div><a name="s036313b"><!--s036313b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s009349c"><!--s009349c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an inscription or title on an object, e.g. a coin.</p></div><a name="s009350c"><!--s009350c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a caption.</p></div><a name="s009351c"><!--s009351c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the key to a map, chart, etc [Middle English <span class="bodyi">legende</span> via French from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">legenda</span> things to be read, from Latin <span class="bodyi">legere</span> to gather, select, read].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hesperian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hesʹpiəri·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028273a"><!--s028273a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030026b"><!--s030026b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in Greek mythology, of or relating to the Hesperides, the Daughters of Night who lived on a western island and guarded a tree bearing golden apples.</p></div><a name="s030027b"><!--s030027b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> western [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">Hesperia</span> the west, from fem of <span class="bodyi">hesperios</span> of the evening, western, from <span class="bodyi">hesperos</span> evening].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">irrational<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹrash(ə)nl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032064a"><!--s032064a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033987b"><!--s033987b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008784c"><!--s008784c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>not governed by or according to reason; illogical.</p></div><a name="s008785c"><!--s008785c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>not capable of reasoning.</p></div></div><a name="s033988b"><!--s033988b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of a number: having a value that cannot be expressed exactly as the result of dividing one integer by another: compare is an irrational number </p><p><i></i></p><p>an irrational root of an equation</p> <p><span class="bodyb">irrationalism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">irrationalist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">irrationality</span> /-ʹnaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">irrationally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">irrationalis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">rationalis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/rational1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">rational 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enjoyment</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019912a"><!--s019912a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020942b"><!--s020942b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act of deriving pleasure or satisfaction from something.</p></div><a name="s020943b"><!--s020943b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that gives a person pleasure or satisfaction.</p></div><a name="s020944b"><!--s020944b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the possession or use of something that gives pleasure or satisfaction.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Labour Party</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033758a"><!--s033758a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035528b"><!--s035528b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in Britain, a political party founded in 1900 to represent working people, based on socialist principles.</p></div><a name="s035529b"><!--s035529b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a similar political party in various other countries.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bondservant</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006548a"><!--s006548a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a servant bound to service without wages; a slave [Old English <span class="bodyi">bonda</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bondage/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bondage</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypochondria</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiepəʹkondri·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029962a"><!--s029962a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>morbid concern about one's health</p><p>via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">hypochondria</span>, neuter pl of <span class="bodyi">hypochondrios</span> relating to the soft parts below the lower, cartilaginous ribs, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hypo_or_hyp/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hypo-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">chondros</span> cartilage. This area was formerly thought to be the seat of melancholy and anxiety</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">K<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> k</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> K's Ks <span class="bodyi">or</span> k's)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032910a"><!--s032910a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034851b"><!--s034851b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the eleventh letter of the English alphabet.</p></div><a name="s034852b"><!--s034852b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008963c"><!--s008963c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the eleventh letter of the English alphabet.</p></div><a name="s008964c"><!--s008964c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a written character or design denoting this letter.</p></div><a name="s008965c"><!--s008965c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the sound represented by this letter, one of the English consonants.</p></div></div><a name="s034853b"><!--s034853b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an item designated as K, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the eleventh in a series.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">frenzied</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfrenzid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024076a"><!--s024076a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>marked by uncontrolled activity or emotion or wild haste; frantic </p><p><i></i></p><p>The dog's frenzied barking was getting on my nerves</p> <p><span class="bodyb">frenziedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">creosote plant</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014064a"><!--s014064a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/creosote_bush/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">creosote bush</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">legendary</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034600a"><!--s034600a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036314b"><!--s036314b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of, described in, or characteristic of legend.</p></div><a name="s036315b"><!--s036315b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>celebrated as if in legend; very famous </p><p><i></i></p><p>a legendary figure in the world of jazz</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hesperidium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hespəʹridi·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hesperidia /-di·ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028274a"><!--s028274a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in botany, a fruit with a leathery rind and a pulp divided into sections, e.g. an orange or lime [scientific Latin, named after the <span class="bodyi">Hesperides</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hesperian/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Hesperian</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ingraft</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹingrahft/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031210a"><!--s031210a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/engraft_or_ingraft/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">engraft</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypochondriac</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiepəʹkondriak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029963a"><!--s029963a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who is affected by hypochondria</p><p><span class="bodyb">hypochondriac</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">hypochondriacal</span> /-ʹdrie·əkl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">labour-saving</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033759a"><!--s033759a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>designed to replace or decrease manual labour </p><p><i></i></p><p>a labour-saving domestic appliance</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grandfather</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgran(d)fahdhə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026182a"><!--s026182a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028013b"><!--s028013b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the father of one's father or mother.</p></div><a name="s028014b"><!--s028014b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a male ancestor</p><p><span class="bodyb">grandfatherly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enkephalin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/enʹkefəlin/ encephalin /enʹsef-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019913a"><!--s019913a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of two polypeptides that are natural painkillers of the body, are produced by the pituitary gland, and are related to endorphins.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">frenzy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfrenzi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> frenzies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024077a"><!--s024077a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025843b"><!--s025843b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a state of extreme agitation or intense uncontrolled emotion.</p></div><a name="s025844b"><!--s025844b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006853c"><!--s006853c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a state of extreme agitation or intense uncontrolled emotion.</p></div><a name="s006854c"><!--s006854c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a temporary madness.</p></div></div><a name="s025845b"><!--s025845b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a spell of wild, compulsive, or agitated behaviour [Middle English <span class="bodyi">frenesie</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">phrenesis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">phreneticus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/frenetic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">frenetic</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crepe de Chine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkrayp də ʹsheen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014066a"><!--s014066a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a soft fine crepe, orig of silk [French <span class="bodyi">crêpe de Chine</span> crepe from China].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">irrational<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032065a"><!--s032065a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a number, e.g. π, that cannot be expressed exactly as the result of dividing one integer by another: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/rational2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">rational 2</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/surd2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">surd 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bondsman</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbondzmən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bondsmen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006549a"><!--s006549a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006796b"><!--s006796b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who is legally responsible for the payment of a bond.</p></div><a name="s006797b"><!--s006797b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a slave or serf.</p></div><a name="s006798b"><!--s006798b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bondman_or_bondsman/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bondman</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">K<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032911a"><!--s032911a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034854b"><!--s034854b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Kampuchea (international vehicle registration for Cambodia).</p></div><a name="s034855b"><!--s034855b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>kelvin.</p></div><a name="s034856b"><!--s034856b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>kilobit.</p></div><a name="s034857b"><!--s034857b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>kilobyte.</p></div><a name="s034858b"><!--s034858b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in chess or card games, king.</p></div><a name="s034859b"><!--s034859b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>Köchel (number).</p></div><a name="s034860b"><!--s034860b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> thousand [(sense 7) <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kilo/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">kilo-</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">legerdemain</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌlejədəʹmayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034601a"><!--s034601a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036316b"><!--s036316b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>manual skill or dexterity in conjuring; sleight of hand.</p></div><a name="s036317b"><!--s036317b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a display of artful skill, trickery, or adroitness </p><p><i></i></p><p>political legerdemain</p> <p>[Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">leger de main</span> light of hand].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypochondriasis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhiepəkonʹdrie·əsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029964a"><!--s029964a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hypochondria/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hypochondria</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enlace</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹlays/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019914a"><!--s019914a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020945b"><!--s020945b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to encircle (something) with or as if with laces.</p></div><a name="s020946b"><!--s020946b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to entwine or interlace (something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">enlacement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">enlacen</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">enlacier</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">lacier</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lace2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lace 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hesperus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhespərəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028275a"><!--s028275a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> the planet Venus [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">Hesperos</span> evening, the evening star].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grandfather clock</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026183a"><!--s026183a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tall pendulum clock standing directly on the floor [from the song <span class="bodyi">My Grandfather's Clock</span> by Henry C Work d.1884, US songwriter].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">labour union</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033760a"><!--s033760a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a trade union.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Freon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfreeon/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024078a"><!--s024078a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> any of various non-flammable gaseous and liquid fluorinated hydrocarbons used as refrigerants and as propellants for aerosols.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ingrain<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> engrain</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹgrayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031211a"><!--s031211a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032948b"><!--s032948b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to work (something) indelibly into a fibre, fabric, etc.</p></div><a name="s032949b"><!--s032949b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to implant (an idea, moral value, etc) in a person's mind.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crepe <span class="bodyi">or</span> crêpe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/krayp, krep/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014065a"><!--s014065a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014660b"><!--s014660b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">crape</span>) a light crinkled fabric woven from any of various fibres.</p></div><a name="s014661b"><!--s014661b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a small very thin pancake.</p></div><a name="s014662b"><!--s014662b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crepe_rubber/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crepe rubber</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">crepey</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">crepy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">crêpe</span>, from early French <span class="bodyi">crespe</span> curled, from Latin <span class="bodyi">crispus</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">irrational number</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032066a"><!--s032066a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/irrational2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">irrational 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bondstone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006550a"><!--s006550a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a stone long enough to extend through the full thickness of a wall.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">K<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032912a"><!--s032912a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chemical symbol for potassium [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">kalium</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leger line</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlejə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034602a"><!--s034602a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ledger_line_or_leger_line/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ledger line</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enlarge</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹlahj/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019915a"><!--s019915a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020947b"><!--s020947b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make or become (something) larger.</p></div><a name="s020948b"><!--s020948b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to reproduce (something) in a larger form, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by making a photographic enlargement <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s020949b"><!--s020949b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to grow larger.</p></div><a name="s020950b"><!--s020950b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + on/upon) to speak or write at length; to elaborate </p><p><i></i></p><p>The truth is not wonderful enough to suit the newspapers; so they enlarge upon it and invent ridiculous embellishments</p><p> Annie Sullivan</p><p><span class="bodyb">enlarger</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">enlargen</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">enlargier</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">large</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/large1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">large 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">irreclaimable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iriʹklayməbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032067a"><!--s032067a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>incapable of being reclaimed</p><p><span class="bodyb">irreclaimably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypocorism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hieʹpokəriz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029965a"><!--s029965a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031456b"><!--s031456b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a pet name.</p></div><a name="s031457b"><!--s031457b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the practice of using pet names <span class="bodyb">hypocoristic</span> /ˌhiepəkawʹristik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">hypokorisma</span> pet name,from <span class="bodyi">hypokorizesthai</span> to call by pet names, play the child, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hypo_or_hyp/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hypo-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">koros</span> boy, <span class="bodyi">korē</span> girl].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Grand Guignol</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌgronh geeʹnyol (<span class="bodyi">French</span> grã giɲɔl)/ /ˌgronh geeʹnyol/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026184a"><!--s026184a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a type of sensational or melodramatic entertainment featuring the gruesome or horrible</p><p><span class="bodyb">Grand Guignol</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [named after <span class="bodyi">Le Grand Guignol</span>, literally ‘The Great Punch’, small theatre in Paris specializing in such plays].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crepe paper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014067a"><!--s014067a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>thin paper with a crinkled or puckered texture.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ingrain<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹingrayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031212a"><!--s031212a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said e.g. of fabric: made of fibres that are dyed before being spun into yarn.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">freq.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024079a"><!--s024079a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025846b"><!--s025846b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>frequent.</p></div><a name="s025847b"><!--s025847b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>frequentative.</p></div><a name="s025848b"><!--s025848b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>frequently.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hessian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhesi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028276a"><!--s028276a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030028b"><!--s030028b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a coarse heavy plain-weave fabric, usu of jute or hemp, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for sacking.</p></div><a name="s030029b"><!--s030029b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a lightweight material resembling hessian and used in interior decoration [named after <span class="bodyi">Hesse</span>, region or state in SW Germany].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bondswoman</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbondzwoomən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006551a"><!--s006551a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bondwoman_or_bondswoman/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bondwoman</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">labra</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlabrə, ʹlaybrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033761a"><!--s033761a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/labrum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">labrum</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">legged</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034603a"><!--s034603a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">used in combinations</span>) having legs of the kind or number specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>a four-legged animal</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ka</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032914a"><!--s032914a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the spirit of an individual, believed by the ancient Egyptians to survive after death: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ba2_or_ba/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Ba 2</span></span></a> [Egyptian <span class="bodyi">ka</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enlargement</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019916a"><!--s019916a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020951b"><!--s020951b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a photographic print that is larger than the negative or larger than an earlier print.</p></div><a name="s020952b"><!--s020952b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act of enlarging or the state of being enlarged.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">irreconcilable<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹrekənsieləbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032068a"><!--s032068a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>impossible to reconcile; incompatible <span class="bodyb">irreconcilability</span> /-ləʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">irreconcilableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">irreconcilably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ingrained <span class="bodyi">or</span> engrained</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031213a"><!--s031213a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032950b"><!--s032950b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a habit, moral value, etc: firmly and deeply implanted; deep-rooted.</p></div><a name="s032951b"><!--s032951b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of dirt, stains, etc: thoroughly worked into something </p><p><i></i></p><p>The carpet was covered in ingrained mud</p>.</div><a name="s032952b"><!--s032952b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>having a firmly established attitude or belief </p><p><i></i></p><p>He's an ingrained pacifist</p> <p><span class="bodyb">ingrainedly</span> /-nidli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Labrador</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlabrədaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033762a"><!--s033762a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a retriever of a gold-coloured or black breed originating in Newfoundland, having a short thick golden or black coat and a broad head and chest [named after the <span class="bodyi">Labrador</span> peninsula, Canada, where the breed originated].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">creperie <span class="bodyi">or</span> crêperie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkraypəri (<span class="bodyi">French</span> krɛpri)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> creperies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014068a"><!--s014068a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a restaurant that specializes in crepes [French <span class="bodyi">crêperie</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hessian fly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028277a"><!--s028277a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small fly that is destructive to wheat in the USA: <span class="bodyi">Mayetiola destructor</span> [so called because it was wrongly thought to have been introduced to the USA by troops from Hesse in SW Germany during the American War of Independence].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bond-washing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006552a"><!--s006552a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> the practice of selling securities just before payment of interest is due, in order to receive a favourable price, which counts as capital gain for tax purposes, rather than the interest, which counts as income.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypocotyl</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiepəʹkotil/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029966a"><!--s029966a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the part of a plant embryo or seedling below the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cotyledon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cotyledon</span></span></a> (embryonic leaf or group of leaves, being the first to appear).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grandiloquence</span><small><span class="eSynop">/granʹdiləkwəns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026185a"><!--s026185a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>high-sounding or pompously eloquent speech or writing; bombast</p><p><span class="bodyb">grandiloquent</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">grandiloquently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [prob via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">grandiloquus</span> using lofty language, from <span class="bodyi">grandis</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grand1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grand 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">loqui</span> to speak].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enlighten</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹliet(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (enlightened, enlightening)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019917a"><!--s019917a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020953b"><!--s020953b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to give knowledge or spiritual insight to (somebody), freeing them from ignorance or prejudice.</p></div><a name="s020954b"><!--s020954b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to give spiritual insight to (somebody or something).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Kaaba <span class="bodyi">or</span> Caaba</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahbə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032915a"><!--s032915a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small building in the court of the Great Mosque at Mecca that contains a black stone and is a focus of Islamic pilgrimage [Arabic <span class="bodyi">ka'bah</span> square building].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">frequency</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfreekwənsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> frequencies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024080a"><!--s024080a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025849b"><!--s025849b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the fact or condition of occurring frequently.</p></div><a name="s025850b"><!--s025850b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the number of repetitions of an event over a particular period of time.</p></div><a name="s025851b"><!--s025851b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006855c"><!--s006855c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the number of complete alternations per second of an alternating current of electricity.</p></div><a name="s006856c"><!--s006856c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the number of complete oscillations per second of an electromagnetic wave.</p></div></div><a name="s025852b"><!--s025852b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the number of sound waves per second produced by a sounding body.</p></div><a name="s025853b"><!--s025853b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s006857c"><!--s006857c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in statistics, the number of individuals in a class, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> considered as a proportion of the whole.</p></div><a name="s006858c"><!--s006858c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in ecology, the number of individuals of a particular species living within a particular area.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leggings</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlegingz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034604a"><!--s034604a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036318b"><!--s036318b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>very close-fitting stretchy trousers worn <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by women or children.</p></div><a name="s036319b"><!--s036319b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a close-fitting usu protective garments covering, e.g. of leather, that reaches from the ankles to the knees or thighs.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">irreconcilable<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032069a"><!--s032069a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033989b"><!--s033989b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an opponent of compromise or collaboration.</p></div><a name="s033990b"><!--s033990b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that cannot be reconciled with others or with something larger.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ingrate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹingrayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031214a"><!--s031214a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> an ungrateful person [Latin <span class="bodyi">ingratus</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">gratus</span> grateful].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">labradorite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/labrəʹdawriet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033763a"><!--s033763a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mineral that is a variety of feldspar occurring in igneous rocks. It is characterized by a play of several colours due to light diffraction [named after the <span class="bodyi">Labrador</span> peninsula, Canada, where it was found].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crepe rubber</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014069a"><!--s014069a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>crude or synthetic rubber in the form of crinkled sheets, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for shoe soles.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hest</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hest/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028278a"><!--s028278a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> behest [Old English <span class="bodyi">hǣs</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bondwoman <span class="bodyi">or</span> bondswoman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bondwomen bondswomen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006553a"><!--s006553a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a female slave or serf [Old English <span class="bodyi">bonda</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bondage/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bondage</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypocrisy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiʹpokrəsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hypocrisies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029967a"><!--s029967a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031458b"><!--s031458b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the pretence of possessing virtues, beliefs, or qualities that one does not really have, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in matters of religion or morality.</p></div><a name="s031459b"><!--s031459b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an instance of this behaviour [Middle English <span class="bodyi">ypocrisie</span> via Old French and late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">hypokrisis</span> acting on the stage, hypocrisy, from <span class="bodyi">hypokrinesthai</span> to act on the stage, pretend, feign].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kabaddi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹbahdi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032916a"><!--s032916a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a team game of Indian origin that involves chasing and trying to touch opponents without being captured by them [Tamil <span class="bodyi">kabaddi</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">frequency distribution</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024081a"><!--s024081a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in statistics, an arrangement of data showing the frequency of the occurrence of the values of a variable.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">irrecoverable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iriʹkuv(ə)rəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032070a"><!--s032070a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>not capable of being recovered or put right retrieved</p><p><span class="bodyb">irrecoverably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enlightened</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019918a"><!--s019918a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>rational, well-informed, and free from prejudice </p><p><i></i></p><p>the Roman senate, that enlightened body of politically experienced citizens</p><p> Nikolaus Pevsner.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grandiose</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgrandiohs, -ohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026186a"><!--s026186a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028015b"><!--s028015b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>characterized by the affectation of grandeur or by absurd exaggeration.</p></div><a name="s028016b"><!--s028016b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>impressive because of uncommon largeness, scope, or ambitiousness</p><p><span class="bodyb">grandiosely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">grandioseness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">grandiosity</span> /-ʹositi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">grandiose</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">grandioso</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">grandis</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grand1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grand 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leggy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (leggier, leggiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034605a"><!--s034605a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036320b"><!--s036320b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having disproportionately long legs </p><p><i></i></p><p>a leggy colt</p>.</div><a name="s036321b"><!--s036321b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a woman: having attractively long legs.</p></div><a name="s036322b"><!--s036322b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a plant: having unnaturally long thin stems; spindly</p><p><span class="bodyb">legginess</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ingrate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹgrayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031215a"><!--s031215a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> ungrateful.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Labrador retriever</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033764a"><!--s033764a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/labrador/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Labrador</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crêpe suzette</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkrayp soohʹzet, krep/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> crêpes suzette /ˌkrayp, ˌkrep/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014070a"><!--s014070a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a thin folded or rolled pancake in a hot orange-butter sauce that is sprinkled with a liqueur, e.g. cognac, and set alight for serving [French <span class="bodyi">crêpe suzette</span>, from <span class="bodyi">crêpe</span> pancake + <span class="bodyi">Suzette</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">Suzanne</span>; said to be named after <span class="bodyi">Suzanne</span> Reichenberg d.1924, French actress].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hetaera</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiʹtee·ərə/ hetaira /hiʹtierə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hetaeras hetaerae /-ree/ hetairas <span class="bodyi">or</span> hetairai /-rie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028279a"><!--s028279a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a courtesan, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in ancient Greece [Greek <span class="bodyi">hetaira</span>, fem of <span class="bodyi">hetairos</span> companion].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">frequency modulation</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024082a"><!--s024082a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a modulation of the frequency of a wave, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a radio carrier wave, in accordance with the instantaneous value of some signal waveform: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amplitude_modulation/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amplitude modulation</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/phase_modulation/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">phase modulation</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bone<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006554a"><!--s006554a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006799b"><!--s006799b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001605c"><!--s001605c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the rigid material, made up largely of calcium salts, of which the adult skeleton of most vertebrate animals is chiefly composed.</p></div><a name="s001606c"><!--s001606c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any of the hard structures consisting of this, that together compose the skeleton.</p></div></div><a name="s006800b"><!--s006800b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001607c"><!--s001607c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>baleen, ivory, or another hard substance resembling bone.</p></div><a name="s001608c"><!--s001608c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any structure composed of this.</p></div></div><a name="s006801b"><!--s006801b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>)</p><a name="s001609c"><!--s001609c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a person's mortal remains.</p></div><a name="s001610c"><!--s001610c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>one's own body </p><p><i></i></p><p>rest one's weary bones</p>.</div></div><a name="s006802b"><!--s006802b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a strip of whalebone or steel used to stiffen a corset or dress.</p></div><a name="s006803b"><!--s006803b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) thin bars of bone, ivory, or wood held in pairs between the fingers and used to produce musical rhythms.</p></div><a name="s006804b"><!--s006804b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s001611c"><!--s001611c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) dice.</p></div><a name="s001612c"><!--s001612c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a domino ✱ <span class="bodyb">feel in one's bones</span> to know (something) instinctively or intuitively ✱ <span class="bodyb">have a bone to pick with</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to have a cause of complaint against (somebody), calling for mutual discussion and settlement ✱ <span class="bodyb">make no bones about</span> to have no hesitation in (doing or saying something potentially embarrassing or hurtful) [originally <span class="bodyi">make no bones at</span>: possibly connected with the unwanted finding of bones in food, and a 15th-cent. source has the line ‘And fond that tyme no bonys in the matere’. But it is unclear how the phrase changed from ‘finding’ to ‘making’.] ✱ <span class="bodyb">near/close to the bone</span> said of a remark: risqué, indecent, or too close to the truth ✱ <span class="bodyb">on the bone</span> said of meat: with the bones left in it ✱ <span class="bodyb">to the bone</span> reduced to the essentials </p><p><i></i></p><p>The text has been pared to the bone</p><p><span class="bodyb">boneless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">bān</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grand jury</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026187a"><!--s026187a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a jury in the USA that examines accusations and decides whether a case will go to trial.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enlightenment</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019919a"><!--s019919a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020955b"><!--s020955b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Enlightenment</span>) an 18th-cent. movement marked by a belief in universal human progress and the importance of reason and the sciences.</p></div><a name="s020956b"><!--s020956b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/nirvana/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">nirvana</span></span></a> (1).</p></div><a name="s020957b"><!--s020957b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the act of enlightening or the state of being enlightened.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">irrecusable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iriʹkyoohzəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032071a"><!--s032071a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of evidence, etc: not able to be questioned or rejected</p><p><span class="bodyb">irrecusably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">irrecusabilis</span>, ultimately from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">recusare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/recusant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">recusant</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypocrite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhipəkrit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029968a"><!--s029968a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person given to hypocrisy </p><p><i></i></p><p>My dear fellow, you forget that we are in the native land of the hypocrite</p><p> Oscar Wilde <span class="bodyb">hypocritical</span> /-ʹkritikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">hypocritically</span> /-ʹkritikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">ypocrite</span> via Old French and late Latinfrom Greek <span class="bodyi">hypokritēs</span> actor, hypocrite, from <span class="bodyi">hypokrinesthai</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hypocrisy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hypocrisy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kabala <span class="bodyi">or</span> kabbala <span class="bodyi">or</span> kabbalah</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹbahlə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032917a"><!--s032917a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cabala_or_cabbala_or_kabala_or_kabbala_or_kabbalah_k%C9%99bahl%C9%99_kab%C9%99l%C9%99/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cabala</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ingratiate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹgrayshiayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031216a"><!--s031216a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to gain favour for (e.g. oneself) by deliberate effort </p><p><i></i></p><p>The politicians tried to ingratiate themselves with the public</p> <p><span class="bodyb">ingratiating</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">ingratiatingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">ingratiation</span> /-ʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">ingratiatory</span> /-shi·ət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">in gratiam</span> into favour, from <span class="bodyi">in</span> into + <span class="bodyi">gratia</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grace1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grace 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crépinette</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kraypiʹnet (<span class="bodyi">French</span> krɛpinet)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014071a"><!--s014071a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a flat sausage containing minced meat and stuffing, encased in pork caul [French <span class="bodyi">crépinette</span> dimin. of <span class="bodyi">crépine</span> caul].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leghorn</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034606a"><!--s034606a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036323b"><!--s036323b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009352c"><!--s009352c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>fine plaited straw made from an Italian wheat.</p></div><a name="s009353c"><!--s009353c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a hat made from this straw.</p></div></div><a name="s036324b"><!--s036324b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Leghorn</span>) /leʹgawn/ a domestic fowl of a hardy breed originating in the Mediterranean [<span class="bodyi">Leghorn</span>, former name of Livorno, port in Italy from where the straw and fowls were exported].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">labret</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlaybret/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033765a"><!--s033765a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an ornament, e.g. a piece of shell, worn in a perforation of the lip [Latin <span class="bodyi">labrum</span> lip + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/et/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-et</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hetero</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhetəroh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> heteros)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028281a"><!--s028281a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a heterosexual.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">frequency response</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024083a"><!--s024083a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in electronics, the ability of a device, e.g. an audio amplifier, to deal with the various frequencies applied to it.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bone<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006555a"><!--s006555a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to remove the bones from (fish or meat).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enlist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹlist/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019920a"><!--s019920a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020958b"><!--s020958b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to enrol engage (a person) for duty in the armed forces.</p></div><a name="s020959b"><!--s020959b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005345c"><!--s005345c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to secure the support and aid of (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>We wish to enlist you in a good cause</p>.</div><a name="s005346c"><!--s005346c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to secure and employ (resources, services, etc) in advancing a cause, interest, or venture </p><p><i></i></p><p>They enlisted the help of local residents in the search</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s020960b"><!--s020960b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to enrol oneself in the armed forces.</p></div><a name="s020961b"><!--s020961b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to join a movement</p><p><span class="bodyb">enlister</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">enlistment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Kabinett</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kabiʹnet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032918a"><!--s032918a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a high-quality German wine with no added sugar, usu a light dry white table wine [German <span class="bodyi">Kabinettwein</span>, literally ‘chamber wine’; from the cellar in which the wine was orig kept].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">irredeemable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iriʹdeeməbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032072a"><!--s032072a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033991b"><!--s033991b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>too bad to be saved or improved; beyond remedy.</p></div><a name="s033992b"><!--s033992b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of bonds, etc: without a specified date for repayment</p><p><span class="bodyb">irredeemably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypocycloid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiepohʹsiekloyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029969a"><!--s029969a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a curve traced by a point on the circumference of a circle that rolls round the inside of a fixed circle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">legible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlejəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034607a"><!--s034607a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>capable of being read or deciphered </p><p><i></i></p><p>legible handwriting</p> <p><span class="bodyb">legibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">legibly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English from late Latin <span class="bodyi">legibilis</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">legere</span> to read].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ingratitude</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹgratityoohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031217a"><!--s031217a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forgetfulness or scant recognition of kindness received; lack of gratitude </p><p><i></i></p><p>Blow, blow, thou winter wind, thou art not so unkind as man's ingratitude</p><p> Shakespeare [Middle English via French from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">ingratitudo</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + late Latin <span class="bodyi">gratitudo</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gratitude/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gratitude</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grand larceny</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026188a"><!--s026188a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> theft of property of a value greater than a sum specified by US law: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/petty_larceny/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">petty larceny</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heterocercal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hetərohʹsuhkl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028282a"><!--s028282a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030030b"><!--s030030b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of the tail fin of a fish: having the upper lobe larger than the lower with the end of the spinal column prolonged and somewhat upturned in the upper lobe: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/homocercal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">homocercal</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s030031b"><!--s030031b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of or having a heterocercal tail fin.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crepitate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrepitayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014072a"><!--s014072a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to crackle [Latin <span class="bodyi">crepitatus</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">crepitare</span> to crackle, from <span class="bodyi">crepare</span> to rattle, crack].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">labrum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlabrəm, ʹlaybrəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> labra /ʹlabrə, ʹlaybrə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033766a"><!--s033766a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an upper or front mouthpart of a crustacean, insect, or other arthropod [Latin <span class="bodyi">labrum</span> lip, edge].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">frequent<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfreekwənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024084a"><!--s024084a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025854b"><!--s025854b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>often repeated or occurring.</p></div><a name="s025855b"><!--s025855b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>habitual or persistent</p><p><span class="bodyb">frequently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">frequent-, frequens</span> crowded, full].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bone ash</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006556a"><!--s006556a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the white porous residue, chiefly of calcium phosphate, produced from bones heated to a high temperature in air.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enlisted man</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019921a"><!--s019921a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of the US armed forces ranking below a commissioned or warrant officer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ingredient</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹgreedi·ənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031218a"><!--s031218a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something that forms a component part of a compound, combination, or mixture, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> any of the edible substances that are combined in the preparation of food [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">ingredient-, ingrediens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">ingredi</span> to go into, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">gradi</span> to go].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypodermic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiepəʹduhmik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029970a"><!--s029970a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031460b"><!--s031460b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to the parts immediately beneath the skin.</p></div><a name="s031461b"><!--s031461b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a syringe or needle: used to inject drugs beneath the skin.</p></div><a name="s031462b"><!--s031462b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a drug: injected beneath the skin</p><p><span class="bodyb">hypodermically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hypo_or_hyp/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hypo-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">dermis</span> skin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kabuki</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹboohki/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032919a"><!--s032919a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>traditional Japanese popular drama with singing and dancing performed in a highly stylized manner by males only [Japanese <span class="bodyi">kabuki</span> art of singing and dancing, from <span class="bodyi">ka</span> song + <span class="bodyi">bu</span> dance + <span class="bodyi">ki</span> art, skill].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">irredentism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iriʹdentiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032073a"><!--s032073a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>advocacy of the restoration of territories to the countries to which they are historically or ethnically related</p><p><span class="bodyb">irredentist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i> [Italian <span class="bodyi">irredentismo</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Italia irredenta</span>, literally ‘unredeemed Italy’, Italian-speaking territory not incorporated in Italy].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">legion<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹleej(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034608a"><!--s034608a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036325b"><!--s036325b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the principal unit of the ancient Roman army comprising 3000–6000 foot soldiers and cavalry.</p></div><a name="s036326b"><!--s036326b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s009354c"><!--s009354c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a large military force </p><p><i></i></p><p>the Foreign Legion</p>.</div><a name="s009355c"><!--s009355c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a national association of ex-servicemen </p><p><i></i></p><p>the Royal British Legion</p>.</div></div><a name="s036327b"><!--s036327b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) a very large number; a multitude </p><p><i></i></p><p>legions of football fans</p> <p>[Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">legion-, legio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">legere</span> to gather].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heterochromatic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhetərohkrohʹmatik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028283a"><!--s028283a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030032b"><!--s030032b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or having different colours.</p></div><a name="s030033b"><!--s030033b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in physics, made up of various wavelengths or frequencies.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">frequent<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/friʹkwent/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024085a"><!--s024085a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to be in or visit (a place) often or habitually <span class="bodyb">frequentation</span> /freekwenʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">frequenter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laburnum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ləʹbuhnəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033767a"><!--s033767a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a small genus of Eurasian shrub ors and trees of the pea family with bright yellow flowers that hang in clusters and pods of poisonous seeds: genus <span class="bodyi">Laburnum</span> [Latin genus name, of unknown origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grandma</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgranmah, ʹgrammah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026189a"><!--s026189a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028017b"><!--s028017b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an affectionate name for one's grandmother.</p></div><a name="s028018b"><!--s028018b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used as a form of address to any elderly woman.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crepitation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/krepiʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014073a"><!--s014073a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014663b"><!--s014663b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a crackling sound heard from the lungs that is characteristic of pneumonia.</p></div><a name="s014664b"><!--s014664b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a grating sound produced by the parts of a broken bone moving against each other at the site of fracture.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enliven</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹliev(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (enlivened, enlivening)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019922a"><!--s019922a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020962b"><!--s020962b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (somebody or something) more lively, active, or interesting.</p></div><a name="s020963b"><!--s020963b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (somebody or something) more cheerful or bright</p><p><span class="bodyb">enlivenment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bone china</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006557a"><!--s006557a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a type of translucent and durable white hard-paste porcelain made from a mixture of bone ash and kaolin.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ingress</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹingres/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031219a"><!--s031219a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032953b"><!--s032953b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of entering, e.g. the entering of a substance into a place where it is not wanted.</p></div><a name="s032954b"><!--s032954b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the right of entrance or access.</p></div><a name="s032955b"><!--s032955b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a way in; an entrance.</p></div><a name="s032956b"><!--s032956b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the entering of the sun, moon, or other celestial body into a particular state, e.g. eclipse, or a particular part of the sky [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">ingressus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">ingredi</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ingredient/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ingredient</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypodermic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029971a"><!--s029971a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hypodermic syringe, hypodermic needle, or hypodermic injection.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Kabyle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹbiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032920a"><!--s032920a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034863b"><!--s034863b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a Berber people of the mountainous coastal area E of Algiers.</p></div><a name="s034864b"><!--s034864b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the language of this people [Arabic <span class="bodyi">qabā’il</span>, pl of <span class="bodyi">qabīlah</span> tribe].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">legion<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034609a"><!--s034609a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>many or numerous </p><p><i></i></p><p>The problems are legion</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">irreducible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iriʹdyoohsəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032074a"><!--s032074a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033993b"><!--s033993b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>impossible to be brought into a desired, normal, or simpler state </p><p><i></i></p><p>an irreducible matrix</p>.</div><a name="s033994b"><!--s033994b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a mathematical expression: not capable of being split up into factors whose variables have lower powers than those in the expression <span class="bodyb">irreducibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">irreducibly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heteroclite<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhetərohˌkliet/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028284a"><!--s028284a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> deviating from common forms or rules; abnormal</p><p><span class="bodyb">heteroclitic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [early French via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">heteroklitos</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/heter_or_hetero/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">heter-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">klinein</span> to lean, inflect].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">frequentative<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/friʹkwentətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024086a"><!--s024086a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a verb or verbal form: denoting repeated or recurrent action.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">labyrinth</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlabərinth/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033768a"><!--s033768a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035530b"><!--s035530b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a place that is a network of intricate passageways, tunnels, blind alleys, etc.</p></div><a name="s035531b"><!--s035531b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something perplexingly complex or tortuous in structure or, arrangement, or character.</p></div><a name="s035532b"><!--s035532b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in anatomy, the complex network of twisting bony cavities that forms the inner ear</p><p><span class="bodyb">labyrinthine</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">labyrinthian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">laborintus</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">labyrinthos</span>, orig with reference to the maze in Greek mythology in which the Minotaur was kept].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boned</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006558a"><!--s006558a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006805b"><!--s006805b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of fish or meat: with the bones removed; filleted.</p></div><a name="s006806b"><!--s006806b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>stiffened with whalebone or steel </p><p><i></i></p><p>a boned corset</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grand mal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌgronh ʹmal (<span class="bodyi">French</span> grã mal)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026190a"><!--s026190a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>athe severe form of epilepsy involving muscle spasms and prolonged unconsciousness, or an attack of it: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/petit_mal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">petit mal</span></span></a> [French <span class="bodyi">grand mal</span> great illness].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypodermic needle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029972a"><!--s029972a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031463b"><!--s031463b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the hollow needle used in a hypodermic syringe.</p></div><a name="s031464b"><!--s031464b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a hypodermic syringe.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">en masse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/onh ʹmas (<span class="bodyi">French</span> ã mas)/ /onh ʹmas/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019923a"><!--s019923a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in a body; as a whole [French <span class="bodyi">en masse</span> in a mass].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crepitus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrepitəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014074a"><!--s014074a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crepitation/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crepitation</span></span></a> [Latin <span class="bodyi">crepitus</span> a creaking noise, noun from past part. of <span class="bodyi">crepare</span> to rattle, crack].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">in-group</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031220a"><!--s031220a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a select group within a larger unit, which does not readily admit outsiders.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kaddish</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkadish/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032921a"><!--s032921a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Kaddish</span>) a Jewish prayer recited in the daily ritual of the synagogue and by mourners after the death of a close relative [Aramaic <span class="bodyi">qaddīsh</span> holy].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">legionary<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034610a"><!--s034610a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or being a legion [Latin <span class="bodyi">legionarius</span>, from <span class="bodyi">legion-, legio</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/legion1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">legion 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">frequentative<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024087a"><!--s024087a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a frequentative verb or verb form.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">irrefragable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹrefrəgəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032075a"><!--s032075a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033995b"><!--s033995b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> impossible to deny or refute </p><p><i></i></p><p>irrefragable arguments</p>.</div><a name="s033996b"><!--s033996b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>impossible to break or alter </p><p><i></i></p><p>irrefragable rules</p> <p><span class="bodyb">irrefragability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">irrefragably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">irrefragabilis</span>, ultimately from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">refragari</span> to oppose].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">labyrinthine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/labəʹrinthien/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033769a"><!--s033769a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of, like, or forming a labyrinth; intricate or involved.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bone-dry</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006559a"><!--s006559a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>containing no moisture; completely or excessively dry </p><p><i></i></p><p>We lay in a heather bush … on bone-dry ground</p> — Robert Louis Stevenson.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enmesh</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹmesh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019924a"><!--s019924a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to catch or entangle (something or somebody) in or as if in a net</p><p><span class="bodyb">enmeshment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heteroclite<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">formal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028285a"><!--s028285a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030034b"><!--s030034b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody or something unusual or abnormal.</p></div><a name="s030035b"><!--s030035b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a word that is irregular in inflection; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a noun that is irregular in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/declension/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">declension</span></span></a> (addition of word parts for different grammatical cases).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grand master</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026191a"><!--s026191a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028019b"><!--s028019b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a chess player who has consistently scored highly in higher than a standardized score in international competition.</p></div><a name="s028020b"><!--s028020b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Grand Master</span>) a title given to the head of various societies and orders, e.g. the Freemasons, and to senior exponents of some martial arts.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kadi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahdi, ʹkaydi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032922a"><!--s032922a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/qadi_or_cadi_or_kadi/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">qadi</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ingrowing</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹingrohing/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031221a"><!--s031221a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a toenail: having the free tip or edge embedded in the flesh.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypodermic syringe</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029973a"><!--s029973a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small syringe used with a hollow needle for injection or withdrawal of material beneath the skin.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crept</span><small><span class="eSynop">/krept/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014075a"><!--s014075a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense and past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/creep1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">creep 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">legionary<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> legionaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034611a"><!--s034611a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of a legion, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a Roman legion.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fresco</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfreskoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -oes -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> frescoes frescos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024088a"><!--s024088a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a painting made by the application of watercolours to moist plaster </p><p><i></i></p><p>the high cool rooms where the … pompous frescoes of the sixteenth century looked down on the familiar commodities of the age of advertisement</p><p> Henry James [Italian <span class="bodyi">fresco</span> fresh, of Germanic origin; because the paint is applied to fresh plaster].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">irrefrangible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iriʹfranjəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032076a"><!--s032076a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>not capable of being refracted.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">labyrinthitis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌlabərinʹthietis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033770a"><!--s033770a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>inflammation of the labyrinth (inner ear), often causing dizziness, loss of balance, and nausea.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ingrown</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹin·grohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031222a"><!--s031222a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032957b"><!--s032957b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>inward-looking in activities or interests; withdrawn.</p></div><a name="s032958b"><!--s032958b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having developed naturally </p><p><i></i></p><p>an ingrown habit</p>.</div><a name="s032959b"><!--s032959b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a toenail: ingrowing</p><p><span class="bodyb">ingrownness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heterocyclic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhetərohʹsiklik, -ʹsieklik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028286a"><!--s028286a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in chemistry, of or being a ring composed of atoms of more than one kind.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enmity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹenmiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> enmities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019925a"><!--s019925a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a feeling or state of hatred, hostility, or ill will, e.g. between rivals or enemies [Middle English <span class="bodyi">enmite</span> via early French <span class="bodyi">enemité</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">enemisté</span>,from <span class="bodyi">enemi</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/enemy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">enemy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crepuscular</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kriʹpuskyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014076a"><!--s014076a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014665b"><!--s014665b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> relating to or resembling twilight; dim; dusky </p><p><i></i></p><p>a crepuscular horizon on a plain at dawn</p><p> Joseph Conrad.</p></div><a name="s014666b"><!--s014666b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>active in the twilight </p><p><i></i></p><p>crepuscular insects</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">crepusculum</span> twilight, from <span class="bodyi">creper</span> dusky].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kaffirboom</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkafəboom/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032924a"><!--s032924a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a S African deciduous flowering tree [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kaffir_or_kafir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Kaffir</span></span></a> + Afrikaans <span class="bodyi">boom</span> tree].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grandmother</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgran(d)mudhə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026192a"><!--s026192a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028021b"><!--s028021b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the mother of one's father or mother.</p></div><a name="s028022b"><!--s028022b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a female ancestor</p><p><span class="bodyb">grandmotherly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">legionnaire</span><small><span class="eSynop">/leejəʹneə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034612a"><!--s034612a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of a legion, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a foreign legion or an ex-servicemen's association [French <span class="bodyi">légionnaire</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">legionarius</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/legionary1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">legionary 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bonefish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bonefishes <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> bonefish)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006560a"><!--s006560a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of silvery fishes found in warm shallow waters, remarkable for their numerous bones: genus <span class="bodyi">Albula</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypodermis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiepəʹduhmis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029974a"><!--s029974a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031465b"><!--s031465b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the layer of tissue immediately beneath the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epidermis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epidermis</span></span></a> of a plant, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when modified to serve as a supporting and protecting or water-storing layer.</p></div><a name="s031466b"><!--s031466b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the layer of cells that underlies and secretes the material of the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cuticle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cuticle</span></span></a> (outer protective cover) of an insect, crab, etc</p><p><span class="bodyb">hypodermal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fresh<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fresh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024089a"><!--s024089a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025856b"><!--s025856b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>new or recent </p><p><i></i></p><p>fresh footprints</p> <p><i></i></p><p>fresh developments</p>.</div><a name="s025857b"><!--s025857b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>original or different </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fresh approach</p>.</div><a name="s025858b"><!--s025858b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006859c"><!--s006859c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of food: not tinned or frozen.</p></div><a name="s006860c"><!--s006860c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>not stale, sour or decayed.</p></div></div><a name="s025859b"><!--s025859b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of water: not salty.</p></div><a name="s025860b"><!--s025860b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>free from taint; clean and pure </p><p><i></i></p><p>fresh air</p>.</div><a name="s025861b"><!--s025861b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s006861c"><!--s006861c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of weather: cool and windy.</p></div><a name="s006862c"><!--s006862c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of wind: rather strong; invigorating.</p></div></div><a name="s025862b"><!--s025862b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>refreshed and alert.</p></div><a name="s025863b"><!--s025863b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s006863c"><!--s006863c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a complexion: clear and healthy-looking.</p></div><a name="s006864c"><!--s006864c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of colours: not faded; bright.</p></div></div><a name="s025864b"><!--s025864b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>not worn or rumpled; clean </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fresh shirt</p>.</div><a name="s025865b"><!--s025865b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><a name="s006865c"><!--s006865c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>newly come or arrived </p><p><i></i></p><p>fresh from college</p>.</div><a name="s006866c"><!--s006866c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>inexperienced.</p></div></div><a name="s025866b"><!--s025866b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> forward or presumptuous, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> sexually</p><p><span class="bodyb">freshly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">freshness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">fersc</span> and Old French <span class="bodyi">freis</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">irrefutable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iriʹfyoohtəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032077a"><!--s032077a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>not able to be denied or disproved; incontrovertible <span class="bodyb">irrefutability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">irrefutably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">irrefutabilis</span>, ultimately from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">refutare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/refute/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">refute</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">LAC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033771a"><!--s033771a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Leading Aircraftman.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ingrowth</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹingrohth/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031223a"><!--s031223a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032960b"><!--s032960b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of growing inwards.</p></div><a name="s032961b"><!--s032961b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that grows in or into a space.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cres.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014077a"><!--s014077a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Crescent.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heterodox</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhetərəˌdoks/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028287a"><!--s028287a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030036b"><!--s030036b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>contrary to or different from established doctrines or opinions, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in matters of religion </p><p><i></i></p><p>a heterodox sermon</p>.</div><a name="s030037b"><!--s030037b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>holding opinions or doctrines that are not orthodox</p><p><span class="bodyb">heterodoxy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">heterodoxos</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/heter_or_hetero/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">heter-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">doxa</span> opinion].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grandmother clock</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026193a"><!--s026193a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a smaller version of a grandfather clock.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bonehead</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006561a"><!--s006561a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a stupid person</p><p><span class="bodyb">boneheaded</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ennead</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeniad/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019926a"><!--s019926a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a group of nine [Greek <span class="bodyi">ennead-, enneas</span>,from <span class="bodyi">ennea</span> nine].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kaffir corn</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032925a"><!--s032925a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a variety of sorghum grown in southern Africa for its grain and as fodder: <span class="bodyi">Sorghum caffrorum</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypogastrium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiepəʹgastri·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hypogastria /-tri·ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029975a"><!--s029975a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the middle region of the lower part of the abdomen beneath the navel: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epigastrium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epigastrium</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">hypogastric</span> /-trik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">hypogastrion</span> lower abdomen, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hypo_or_hyp/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hypo-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">gastr-, gastēr</span> belly].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">irregardless<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/iriʹgahdlis/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032078a"><!--s032078a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033997b"><!--s033997b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>regardless.</p></div><a name="s033998b"><!--s033998b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="sb000000284"><!--sb000000284--></a><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/regardless1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">regardless 1</span></span></a> ✱ <span class="bodyb">irregardless of</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/regardless_of/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">regardless of</span></span></a></p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyi">Irregardless</span> is a non-standard word that means ‘regardless’. It was probably formed from <span class="bodyi">irrespective</span> and <span class="bodyi">regardless</span>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fresh<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024090a"><!--s024090a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025867b"><!--s025867b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>just recently; newly </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fresh laid egg</p>.</div><a name="s025868b"><!--s025868b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> as of a very short time ago </p><p><i></i></p><p>We're fresh out of tomatoes</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">legionnaire's disease</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034613a"><!--s034613a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a serious infectious disease resembling pneumonia that is caused by a bacterium and often affects groups of people associated in one place, e.g. a hotel or hospital [from its outbreak at a convention of the American Legion (an ex-servicemen's association) in 1976].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lac<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/lak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033772a"><!--s033772a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a resinous substance secreted by a scale insect and used to make varnishes, including shellac [Persian <span class="bodyi">lak</span> and Hindi <span class="bodyi">lākh</span>, from Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">lāksā</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inguinal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinggwinl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031224a"><!--s031224a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or in the region of the groin [Latin <span class="bodyi">inguinalis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">inguin-, inguen</span> groin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heterodyne<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhetərohdien/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028288a"><!--s028288a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a radio signal, receiver, etc: combining two similar radio frequencies to produce a lower frequency or beat.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cresc.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014078a"><!--s014078a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in music, crescendo.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Grand National</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026194a"><!--s026194a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>athe major British steeplechase for horses that is run annually at Aintree near Liverpool.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bone-idle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006562a"><!--s006562a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lazy through and through; incurably lazy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ennoble</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹnohbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019927a"><!--s019927a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020964b"><!--s020964b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (something) finer or more dignified.</p></div><a name="s020965b"><!--s020965b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to raise (somebody) to the rank of the nobility</p><p><span class="bodyb">ennoblement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">ennobelen</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">ennoblir</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">noble</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/noble1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">noble 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Kaffir lily</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032926a"><!--s032926a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034865b"><!--s034865b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a plant of the iris family with fleshy strap-shaped leaves and showy usu red funnel-shaped flowers: <span class="bodyi">Schizostylis coccinea</span>.</p></div><a name="s034866b"><!--s034866b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a plant of the daffodil family with strap-shaped fleshy leaves and showy funnel-shaped flowers: <span class="bodyi">Clivia miniata</span>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">irregardless<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032079a"><!--s032079a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/regardless2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">regardless 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lac<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033773a"><!--s033773a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lakh_or_lac/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lakh</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fresh<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024091a"><!--s024091a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025869b"><!--s025869b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the fresh part of something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the cool part of the day.</p></div><a name="s025870b"><!--s025870b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/freshet/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">freshet</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leg iron</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034614a"><!--s034614a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a metal band or chain placed as a restraint round the ankle of a prisoner.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ingulf</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹgulf/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031225a"><!--s031225a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/engulf/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">engulf</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypogea</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiepəʹjee·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029976a"><!--s029976a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hypogeum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hypogeum</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heterodyne<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028289a"><!--s028289a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in electronics, to combine (a wave) with a wave of a different frequency so that a beat is produced.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crescendo<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/krəʹshendoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> crescendos crescendi /-dee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014079a"><!--s014079a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014667b"><!--s014667b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a gradual increase; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a gradual increase in volume in a musical passage.</p></div><a name="s014668b"><!--s014668b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="sb000000112"><!--sb000000112--></a><p>a crescendo musical passage [Italian <span class="bodyi">crescendo</span> growing, from Latin <span class="bodyi">crescendum</span>, verbal noun from <span class="bodyi">crescere</span> to grow]</p><div class="sidebar"><p>Strictly speaking a <span class="bodyi">crescendo</span> is a process rather than a point reached, and so <span class="bodyi">climax</span> and <span class="bodyi">peak</span> are sometimes better words to use, especially in figurative uses after words like <span class="bodyi">reach</span> or <span class="bodyi">rise to</span>: e.g. <span class="bodyi">the excitement reached a peak</span> rather than <span class="bodyi">the excitement reached a crescendo</span>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grandnephew</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026195a"><!--s026195a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/great_nephew/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">great-nephew</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bone marrow</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006563a"><!--s006563a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/marrow/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">marrow</span></span></a> (2a).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ennui</span><small><span class="eSynop">/onʹwi (<span class="bodyi">French</span> ãnɥ)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019928a"><!--s019928a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>weariness and dissatisfaction resulting from lack of interest or boredom </p><p><i></i></p><p>Animals manifestly enjoy excitement and suffer from ennui</p><p> Darwin [early French <span class="bodyi">enui</span> annoyance, from <span class="bodyi">enuier</span> to annoy, from Latin <span class="bodyi">in odio</span> in the phrase <span class="bodyi">mihi in odio</span> <span class="bodyi">est</span> it is hateful to me].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">irregular<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹregyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032080a"><!--s032080a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033999b"><!--s033999b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>lacking continuity or regularity, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of occurrence or activity.</p></div><a name="s034000b"><!--s034000b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>lacking symmetry or evenness.</p></div><a name="s034001b"><!--s034001b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>contrary to rules, customs, or moral principles.</p></div><a name="s034002b"><!--s034002b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of a word: not inflected in the normal manner.</p></div><a name="s034003b"><!--s034003b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>said of troops: not belonging to the regular army organization</p><p><span class="bodyb">irregularity</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">irregularly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">irreguler</span> via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">irregularis</span> not in accordance with rule, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">regularis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/regular1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">regular 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fresh breeze</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024092a"><!--s024092a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wind having a speed of 29 to 38km/h (about 19 to 24mph).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">legislate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlejislayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034615a"><!--s034615a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036328b"><!--s036328b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make or enact laws <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s036329b"><!--s036329b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to bring (something) about by legislation [back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/legislator/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">legislator</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Kaffir <span class="bodyi">or</span> Kafir</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkafə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032923a"><!--s032923a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">kaffir</span>) <span class="bodyi">chiefly SAfr, derog, offensive</span> a black S African [Arabic <span class="bodyi">kāfir</span> infidel, from <span class="bodyi">kafara</span> to disbelieve].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Lacanian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ləʹkayniən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033774a"><!--s033774a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to the work of Jacques Lacan, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> his reinterpretation of Freud's theories in terms of structural linguistics and anthropology</p><p><span class="bodyb">Lacanian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Jacques <span class="bodyi">Lacan</span> d.1981, French psychoanalyst and writer].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ingurgitate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹguhjitayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031226a"><!--s031226a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to swallow (something) greedily or in large quantities <span class="bodyb">ingurgitation</span> /-ʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">ingurgitatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">ingurgitare</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">gurgit-</span>, <span class="bodyi">gurges</span> gulf, whirlpool].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heterogamete</span><small><span class="eSynop">/het(ə)rohʹgameet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028290a"><!--s028290a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of a pair of gametes (reproductive cells; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gamete/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gamete</span></span></a>) that differ in form, size, or behaviour and occur typically as large nonmoving female gametes, e.g. eggs, and small moving male gametes, e.g. sperm.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crescendo<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014080a"><!--s014080a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a piece of music: to be performed with an increase in volume.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypogeal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiepəʹjee·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029977a"><!--s029977a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>growing, remaining, or occurring below the surface of the ground: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epigeal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epigeal</span></span></a> </p><p><i></i></p><p>hypogeal cotyledons</p> <p>[via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">hypogeios</span> subterranean,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hypo_or_hyp/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hypo-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">gē</span> earth].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grandniece</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026196a"><!--s026196a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/great_niece/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">great-niece</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bone meal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006564a"><!--s006564a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>fertilizer or feed made of crushed or ground bone.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/eeʹnoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019929a"><!--s019929a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/oenology/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">oenology</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">irregular<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032081a"><!--s032081a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034004b"><!--s034004b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an irregular soldier.</p></div><a name="s034005b"><!--s034005b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a substandard item sold at a reduced price; a second.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inhabit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹhabit/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (inhabited, inhabiting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031227a"><!--s031227a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032962b"><!--s032962b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to occupy (a place) permanently; to live in (a place) (there).</p></div><a name="s032963b"><!--s032963b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to be present in (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Who can understand the hopes and fears that inhabit the human mind?</p> <p><span class="bodyb">inhabitability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inhabitable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">inhabitancy</span> /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inhabitant</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">inhabitation</span> /-ʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">enhabiten</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">inhabitare</span> to dwell in, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">habitare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/habitation/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">habitation</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kaffiyeh</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹfee(y)ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032927a"><!--s032927a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/keffiyeh_or_kaffiyeh/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">keffiyeh</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">legislation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lejiʹslaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034616a"><!--s034616a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>laws or the making of laws.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laccolith</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlakəlith/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033775a"><!--s033775a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mass of igneous rock that is forced up between beds of existing rock and produces domed bulging of the overlying strata [Greek <span class="bodyi">lakkos</span> cistern + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lith/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-lith</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypogean</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiepəʹjee·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029978a"><!--s029978a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hypogeal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hypogeal</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">freshen</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (freshened, freshening)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024093a"><!--s024093a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s025871b"><!--s025871b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to become fresh or fresher.</p></div><a name="s025872b"><!--s025872b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of wind: to increase in strength <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s025873b"><!--s025873b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">freshen up</span>) to make (oneself) fresher or more comfortable, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by washing, changing one's clothes, etc.</p></div><a name="s025874b"><!--s025874b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to refresh (e.g. a drink).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grand opera</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026197a"><!--s026197a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>opera with a serious dramatic plot and with all the dialogue sung, not spoken.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heterogametic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhetərohgəʹmetik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028291a"><!--s028291a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in biology, forming two kinds of germ cells of which one produces male offspring and the other female offspring.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crescendo<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (crescendoes, crescendoed, crescendoing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014081a"><!--s014081a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to increase in force or volume.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enophile</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeenohfiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019930a"><!--s019930a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/oenophile/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">oenophile</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">irregularity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iˌregyooʹlariti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> irregularities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032082a"><!--s032082a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034006b"><!--s034006b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something irregular, e.g. contrary to accepted professional or ethical standards.</p></div><a name="s034007b"><!--s034007b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the irregular nature of something.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bone of contention</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006565a"><!--s006565a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cause of continuing conflict or disagreement </p><p><i></i></p><p>Poland was strategically placed between Russia and Germany, and for centuries had been a bone of contention between them</p> — J Young.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inhalant<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹhaylənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031228a"><!--s031228a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something, e.g. a medication, that is inhaled.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Kafir</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkafə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032928a"><!--s032928a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034867b"><!--s034867b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a people of the Hindu Kush mountain range in NE Afghanistan.</p></div><a name="s034868b"><!--s034868b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kaffir_or_kafir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Kaffir</span></span></a> [Arabic <span class="bodyi">kāfir</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kaffir_or_kafir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Kaffir</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lace<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/lays/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033776a"><!--s033776a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035533b"><!--s035533b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a fine decorative cotton or silk fabric made by twisting or looping thread in symmetrical patterns and figures, used for trimming and for garments.</p></div><a name="s035534b"><!--s035534b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a cord or string used for drawing together two edges, e.g. of a garment or shoe.</p></div><a name="s035535b"><!--s035535b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an ornamental braid used for trimming, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on military dress uniforms [Middle English via early French <span class="bodyi">laz</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">laqueus</span> noose, snare].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heterogamy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hetəʹrogəmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028292a"><!--s028292a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030038b"><!--s030038b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>sexual reproduction involving fusion of unlike gametes (reproductive cells; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gamete/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gamete</span></span></a>) often differing in size, structure, and physiology.</p></div><a name="s030039b"><!--s030039b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the occurrence of different types of reproduction, e.g. sexual and asexual, in successive generations.</p></div><a name="s030040b"><!--s030040b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in botany, the presence of both male and female flowers in one plant: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/homogamy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">homogamy</span></span></a> (1a).</p></div><a name="s030041b"><!--s030041b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>marriage between people who come from different backgrounds: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/homogamy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">homogamy</span></span></a> (2c)</p><p><span class="bodyb">heterogamous</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypogene</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhiepəjeen/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029979a"><!--s029979a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of rock: formed or occurring at depths below the earth's surface: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epigene/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epigene</span></span></a> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hypo_or_hyp/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hypo-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">-genēs</span> born, produced].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">irrelevance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹreliv(ə)ns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032083a"><!--s032083a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034008b"><!--s034008b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the quality or state of being irrelevant.</p></div><a name="s034009b"><!--s034009b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something irrelevant.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crescent<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkres(ə)nt, ʹkrez(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014082a"><!--s014082a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014669b"><!--s014669b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the figure of the moon at any stage between new moon and first quarter or last quarter and the succeeding new moon.</p></div><a name="s014670b"><!--s014670b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something shaped like a crescent and consisting of a concave and a convex curve.</p></div><a name="s014671b"><!--s014671b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a curved street.</p></div><a name="s014672b"><!--s014672b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Crescent</span>) <span class="bodyi">esp</span> formerly:</p><a name="s003671c"><!--s003671c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a crescent as the symbol of Islam </p><p><i></i></p><p>Neighbouring states of opposite creeds, were occasionally linked together in alliances … so that the Cross and Crescent were to be seen side by side, fighting against some common enemy</p><p> Washington Irving.</p></div><a name="s003672c"><!--s003672c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>Islam itself [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cressant</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">creissant</span>,present part. of <span class="bodyi">creistre</span> to grow, increase, from Latin <span class="bodyi">crescere</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inhalant<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031229a"><!--s031229a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032964b"><!--s032964b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a medication, etc: taken by inhaling.</p></div><a name="s032965b"><!--s032965b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>inhaling or for inhaling.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boner</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbohnə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006566a"><!--s006566a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006807b"><!--s006807b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an embarrassing blunder; a howler.</p></div><a name="s006808b"><!--s006808b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, coarse slang</span> a penile erection [prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bonehead/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bonehead</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">legislative</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlejislətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034617a"><!--s034617a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036330b"><!--s036330b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having the power or performing the function of legislating.</p></div><a name="s036331b"><!--s036331b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of or created by a legislature or legislation.</p></div><a name="s036332b"><!--s036332b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s009356c"><!--s009356c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>of a legislature.</p></div><a name="s009357c"><!--s009357c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>created by a legislature, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as distinguished from an executive or judicial body.</p></div></div><a name="s036333b"><!--s036333b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>of or created by legislation</p><p><span class="bodyb">legislatively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fresher</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024094a"><!--s024094a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> a student in the first year at college or university [from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/freshman/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">freshman</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Kafkaesque</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kafkəʹesk/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032929a"><!--s032929a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>suggestive of the writings of Franz Kafka (d.1924), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in expressing the anxieties of 20th-cent. people and their sense of isolation and unreality [Franz <span class="bodyi">Kafka</span> d.1924, Austrian writer].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lace<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033777a"><!--s033777a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035536b"><!--s035536b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to fasten (something, e.g. a shoe) by means of a lace passed through eyelets.</p></div><a name="s035537b"><!--s035537b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to squeeze in the waist of (a woman) by tightening the laces of a corset.</p></div><a name="s035538b"><!--s035538b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to trim (e.g. a garment) with lace or laces.</p></div><a name="s035539b"><!--s035539b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to entwine or interlace (<span class="bodyi">esp</span> the fingers).</p></div><a name="s035540b"><!--s035540b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to add a dash of an alcoholic drink to (<span class="bodyi">esp</span> another drink) </p><p><i></i></p><p>a trifle laced with sherry</p>.</div><a name="s035541b"><!--s035541b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to give savour or variety to (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>a mundane story laced with witty repartee</p>.</div><a name="s035542b"><!--s035542b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + with) to mark (something) with streaks of colour </p><p><i></i></p><p>a red sky laced with gold</p>.</div><a name="s035543b"><!--s035543b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (+ into) to tackle or make an assault on (somebody or something) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s035544b"><!--s035544b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>(+ up) to be fastened or tied with a lace [Middle English <span class="bodyi">lacen</span> via early French <span class="bodyi">lacier</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">laqueare</span> to ensnare, from <span class="bodyi">laqueus</span> noose, snare].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enormity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹnawmiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> enormities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019931a"><!--s019931a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020966b"><!--s020966b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the quality or state of being enormous.</p></div><a name="s020967b"><!--s020967b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>great wickedness </p><p><i></i></p><p>the sheer enormity of the crime</p>.</div><a name="s020968b"><!--s020968b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="sb000000178"><!--sb000000178--></a><p>a terribly wicked or evil act</p><div class="sidebar"><p>In modern English <span class="bodyi">enormity</span> means both ‘huge size’ (<span class="bodyi">the enormity of the task</span>) and ‘great wickedness’ or ‘a wicked act’ (<span class="bodyi">How could such an apparently innocuous person be guilty of these enormities?</span>). The latter two senses are the older established ones (though probably less common now), and traditionalists think that the meaning ‘huge size’ should be rendered either by <span class="bodyi">enormousness</span> or another word such as <span class="bodyi">vastness</span> or <span class="bodyi">immensity</span>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grandpa</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgranpah, ʹgrampah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026198a"><!--s026198a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028023b"><!--s028023b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> one's grandfather.</p></div><a name="s028024b"><!--s028024b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grandfather/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grandfather</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypogeous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiepəʹjee·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029980a"><!--s029980a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hypogeal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hypogeal</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heterogeneous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhetərəʹjeeni·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028293a"><!--s028293a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030042b"><!--s030042b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>consisting of dissimilar ingredients or constituents; disparate.</p></div><a name="s030043b"><!--s030043b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in chemistry, said of a system: containing more than one <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/phase1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">phase 1</span></span></a> (physical state) <span class="bodyb">heterogeneity</span> /-rohjəʹneeiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">heterogeneously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">heterogeneousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">heterogeneus, heterogenus</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">heterogenēs</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/heter_or_hetero/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">heter-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">genos</span> kind].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crescent<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014083a"><!--s014083a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014673b"><!--s014673b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of the moon: in its first or last quarter.</p></div><a name="s014674b"><!--s014674b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or literary</span> growing; increasing; waxing </p><p><i></i></p><p>My powers are crescent</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">irrelevancy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹreliv(ə)nsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> irrelevancies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032084a"><!--s032084a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/irrelevance/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">irrelevance</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">freshet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfreshit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024095a"><!--s024095a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025875b"><!--s025875b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a stream of fresh water flowing into salt water.</p></div><a name="s025876b"><!--s025876b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a great rise or overflowing of a stream caused by heavy rains or melted snow [<span class="bodyi">fresh</span> a stream of fresh water + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/et/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-et</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inhalation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inhəʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031230a"><!--s031230a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032966b"><!--s032966b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of inhaling.</p></div><a name="s032967b"><!--s032967b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an inward breath.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bonesetter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbohnsetə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006567a"><!--s006567a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>formerly, a person, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one who is not a licensed physician, who set broken or dislocated bones.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Lacedaemonian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌlasidiʹmohni·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033778a"><!--s033778a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Lacedaemon, a name given to the area around the ancient Greek city of Sparta</p><p><span class="bodyb">Lacedaemonian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">legislator</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034618a"><!--s034618a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a maker of laws, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a member of a legislative body [Latin <span class="bodyi">legis lator</span> proposer of a law, from <span class="bodyi">legis</span>, genitive of <span class="bodyi">lex</span> law + <span class="bodyi">lator</span> proposer, from <span class="bodyi">latus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">ferre</span> to carry, propose].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kaftan <span class="bodyi">or</span> caftan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaftan/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032930a"><!--s032930a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a loose ankle-length garment with long sleeves, traditionally worn in Arab countries [Russian <span class="bodyi">kaftan</span> via Turkish from Persian <span class="bodyi">qaftān</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grandparent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgran(d)peərənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026199a"><!--s026199a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a parent of one's father or mother <span class="bodyb">grandparental</span> /-pəʹrentl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">grandparenthood</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enormous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹnawməs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019932a"><!--s019932a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020969b"><!--s020969b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>marked by extraordinarily great size, number, or degree.</p></div><a name="s020970b"><!--s020970b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> exceedingly wicked; shocking</p><p><span class="bodyb">enormously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">enormousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">enormis</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ex_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ex- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">norma</span> rule].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypogeum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiepəʹjee·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hypogea /-ʹjee·ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029981a"><!--s029981a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an underground vault or chamber, e.g. one hollowed out in prehistoric times for burials [via Latin, from Greek <span class="bodyi">hypogeion</span> underground chamber, neuter of <span class="bodyi">hypogeios</span> subterranean, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hypo_or_hyp/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hypo-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">gē</span> earth].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heterogenesis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhetərəʹjenəsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028294a"><!--s028294a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/alternation_of_generations/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">alternation of generations</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">heterogenetic</span> /-ʹnetik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cresol</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkreesol/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014084a"><!--s014084a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a phenol used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a disinfectant [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/creosote1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">creosote 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ol1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ol 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">freshman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> freshmen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024096a"><!--s024096a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a student in the first year at college or university.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">irrelevant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹreliv(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032085a"><!--s032085a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>not relevant; inapplicable</p><p><span class="bodyb">irrelevance</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">irrelevancy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">irrelevantly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bone-shaker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006568a"><!--s006568a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006809b"><!--s006809b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> an early bicycle with solid tyres.</p></div><a name="s006810b"><!--s006810b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an old vehicle.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kagoul</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹgoohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032931a"><!--s032931a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cagoule_or_kagoul/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cagoule</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lacerate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlasərayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033779a"><!--s033779a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to tear or cut (skin or flesh) roughly <span class="bodyb">laceration</span> /lasəʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">laceratus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">lacerare</span> to tear, from <span class="bodyi">lacer</span> torn, mangled].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inhalator</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinhəlaytə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031231a"><!--s031231a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/respirator/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">respirator</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">legislature</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlejisləchə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034619a"><!--s034619a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a body of people having the power to legislate.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypoglossal nerve</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiepəʹglosl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029982a"><!--s029982a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of the twelfth and final pair of cranial nerves that supply the muscles of the tongue in higher vertebrates.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enosis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹenohsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019933a"><!--s019933a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the union of Cyprus and Greece, which is the aim of various groups of Greek nationalist Cypriots [modern Greek <span class="bodyi">henōsis</span> union, from Greek <span class="bodyi">henoun</span> to unite, from <span class="bodyi">hen-, heis</span> one].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grand piano</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026200a"><!--s026200a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large piano with a horizontal frame and strings.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cress</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kres/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014085a"><!--s014085a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous species of plants of the mustard family that hasve mildly pungent leaves and is are used in salads and as a garnish: genus <span class="bodyi">Barbarea</span> and other genera [Old English <span class="bodyi">cærse, cressa</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heterograft</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhetərohgrahft/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028295a"><!--s028295a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/xenograft/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">xenograft</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">freshwater</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024097a"><!--s024097a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025877b"><!--s025877b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or living in fresh water.</p></div><a name="s025878b"><!--s025878b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>accustomed to sailing only on fresh water, hence comparatively unskilled </p><p><i></i></p><p>a freshwater sailor</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">irreligion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iriʹlij(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032086a"><!--s032086a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>hostility to or disregard of religion</p><p><span class="bodyb">irreligionist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">irreligious</span> /-jəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">irreligiously</span> /-jəsli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">irreligion</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">irreligion-</span>, <span class="bodyi">irreligio</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">religion-</span>, <span class="bodyi">religio</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/religion/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">religion</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kahawai</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkah·həwie, ʹkah·wie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> kahawais <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> kahawai)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032932a"><!--s032932a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a marine food fish of the perch family found in New Zealand and Australia: <span class="bodyi">Arripis trutta</span> [Maori <span class="bodyi">kahawai</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lace-up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033780a"><!--s033780a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a shoe or boot that is fastened with laces.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bone spavin</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006569a"><!--s006569a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bony enlargement on the lower inside of a horse's <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hock1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hock 1</span></span></a> (joint corresponding to the human ankle) resulting from osteoarthritis.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heterologous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hetəʹroləgəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028296a"><!--s028296a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>derived from a different species </p><p><i></i></p><p>heterologous transplants</p> <p><span class="bodyb">heterology</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">legit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/liʹjit/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034620a"><!--s034620a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> legitimate.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypoglycaemia <span class="bodyi">or</span> hypoglycemia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhiepohglieʹseemi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029983a"><!--s029983a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an abnormally low amount of sugar in the blood, or the condition resulting from this, involving confusion, headache, and sometimes convulsion and coma</p><p><span class="bodyb">hypoglycaemic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">grand prix</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌgronh ʹpree (<span class="bodyi">French</span> grã pri)/ /ˌgronh ʹpree/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> grands prix /ʹpree(z)/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s026201a"><!--s026201a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028025b"><!--s028025b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Grand Prix</span>) any of a series of long-distance motor races for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/formula/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">formula</span></span></a> (4a) cars (cars conforming to specifications laid down by rules), held consecutively in different countries.</p></div><a name="s028026b"><!--s028026b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Grand Prix</span>) a major competitive event in various other sports [French <span class="bodyi">Grand Prix de Paris</span>, literally ‘grand prize of Paris’, an international horse race established in 1863].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inhale</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹhayl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031232a"><!--s031232a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032968b"><!--s032968b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to breathe in <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s032969b"><!--s032969b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to breathe (something, e.g. a perfume) in [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-hale</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/exhale/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">exhale</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cresset</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkresit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014086a"><!--s014086a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>formerly, an iron basket mounted on a pole or wall, holding material, e.g. pitch or wood, that is burned for illumination or as a beacon [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">craisset</span>, from <span class="bodyi">craisse</span> grease].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enough<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹnuf/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019934a"><!--s019934a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>fully adequate in quantity, number, or degree </p><p><i></i></p><p>not enough beer</p> <p><i></i></p><p>He was fool enough to believe her</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">genōg</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fresnel lens</span><small><span class="eSynop">/frayʹnel, ʹfraynel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024098a"><!--s024098a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lens that has a surface consisting of a series of simple lens sections together constituting a single thin lens, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for spotlights [named after Augustin <span class="bodyi">Fresnel</span> d.1827, French physicist who invented it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">irremediable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iriʹmeedi·əbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032087a"><!--s032087a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>impossible to remedy; incurable </p><p><i></i></p><p>the worst and most irremediable of all evils – a connection for life with an unprincipled man</p><p> Jane Austen</p><p><span class="bodyb">irremediableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">irremediably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">irremediabilis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">remediabilis</span> curable, from <span class="bodyi">remedium</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/remedy1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">remedy 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kai</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032933a"><!--s032933a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NZ</span> food [Maori <span class="bodyi">kai</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lacewing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033781a"><!--s033781a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various insects that hasve wings with a fine network of veins, long antennae, and very bright eyes. They prey on aphids and other pests: order Neuroptera.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heteromerous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hetəʹromərəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028297a"><!--s028297a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in biology, having parts that differ, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in number [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/heter_or_hetero/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">heter-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/merous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-merous</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bone up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006570a"><!--s006570a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (+ on) to try to master necessary information in a short time, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for a special purpose </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'd better bone up on those theorems before the exam</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leg it</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (legged it) (legging it) <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034621a"><!--s034621a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036334b"><!--s036334b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to walk or run fast; to hurry </p><p><i></i></p><p>We legged it to the station</p>.</div><a name="s036335b"><!--s036335b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to run away </p><p><i></i></p><p>He broke the window and then legged it</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inhaler</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031233a"><!--s031233a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032970b"><!--s032970b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who inhales.</p></div><a name="s032971b"><!--s032971b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a device used for inhaling a medication, e.g. to relieve asthma or congestion in the nose.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hackneyed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027034a"><!--s027034a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lacking in freshness or originality; meaningless because used or done too often </p><p><i></i></p><p>But that expression of ‘violently in love’ is so hackneyed</p><p> Jane Austen.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypogonadism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiepohʹgonədiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029984a"><!--s029984a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>diminution or absence of functional activity in the gonads (testes or ovaries; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gonad/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gonad</span></span></a>), resulting in retarded growth and sexual development</p><p><span class="bodyb">hypogonadal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">hypogonadic</span> /-ʹnadik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enough<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019935a"><!--s019935a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020971b"><!--s020971b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to a fully adequate degree; sufficiently </p><p><i></i></p><p>This hasn't been cooked long enough</p>.</div><a name="s020972b"><!--s020972b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to a tolerable or moderate degree </p><p><i></i></p><p>He understands well enough</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crest<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/krest/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014087a"><!--s014087a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014675b"><!--s014675b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003673c"><!--s003673c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a showy tuft or projection on the head of an animal, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a bird.</p></div><a name="s003674c"><!--s003674c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a plume, emblem, etc worn on a knight's helmet.</p></div><a name="s003675c"><!--s003675c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a symbol of a family, office, etc, that appears as a figure above the shield in a heraldic <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/achievement/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">achievement</span></span></a> (coat of arms).</p></div><a name="s003676c"><!--s003676c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">not used technically</span> in heraldry: a coat of arms.</p></div><a name="s003677c"><!--s003677c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>the upper muscular ridge of a horse's neck from which the mane grows.</p></div></div><a name="s014676b"><!--s014676b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the ridge or top, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a wave, roof, or mountain.</p></div><a name="s014677b"><!--s014677b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the climax; culmination </p><p><i></i></p><p>at the crest of her fame</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">on the crest of a wave</span>.</p></div><a name="s014678b"><!--s014678b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>enjoying great success</p><p><span class="bodyb">crested</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">crestless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">creste</span> via French, from Latin <span class="bodyi">crista</span> crest, cock's comb].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fret<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fret/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (fretted, fretting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024099a"><!--s024099a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s025879b"><!--s025879b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to be vexed or worried.</p></div><a name="s025880b"><!--s025880b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006867c"><!--s006867c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to chafe.</p></div><a name="s006868c"><!--s006868c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to eat into something; to corrode or fray.</p></div></div><a name="s025881b"><!--s025881b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of running water: to become agitated <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s025882b"><!--s025882b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to torment (somebody) with anxiety or worry.</p></div><a name="s025883b"><!--s025883b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s006869c"><!--s006869c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to eat or gnaw into (something); to corrode.</p></div><a name="s006870c"><!--s006870c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to rub or chafe (something).</p></div></div><a name="s025884b"><!--s025884b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to make (e.g. a channel) by wearing away the earth or other surface material [Old English <span class="bodyi">fretan</span> to devour].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">irremissible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iriʹmisəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032088a"><!--s032088a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034010b"><!--s034010b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>too bad to forgive; unpardonable.</p></div><a name="s034011b"><!--s034011b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not to be avoided or abandoned; obligatory</p><p><span class="bodyb">irremissibly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">irremissible</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">irremissibilis</span>, ultimately from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">remittere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/remit1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">remit 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kail</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kayl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032934a"><!--s032934a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kale_or_kail/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">kale</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laches</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlachiz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> laches /ʹlacheez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033782a"><!--s033782a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in law, negligence in carrying out a legal duty or unreasonable delay in making a legal claim [Middle English <span class="bodyi">lachesse</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">laschesse</span>, from <span class="bodyi">lasche</span> lax, from Latin <span class="bodyi">laxus</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heteromorphic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhetərohʹmawfik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028298a"><!--s028298a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in biology, exhibiting diversity of form or forms </p><p><i></i></p><p>heteromorphic pairs of chromosomes</p> <p><span class="bodyb">heteromorph</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">heteromorphism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">heteromorphy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">legitimate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/liʹjitimət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034622a"><!--s034622a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036336b"><!--s036336b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009358c"><!--s009358c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in accordance with law </p><p><i></i></p><p>a legitimate government</p>.</div><a name="s009359c"><!--s009359c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>ruling by or based on the strict principle of hereditary right </p><p><i></i></p><p>a legitimate claim to the throne</p>.</div></div><a name="s036337b"><!--s036337b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>neither spurious nor false; genuine </p><p><i></i></p><p>a legitimate grievance</p>.</div><a name="s036338b"><!--s036338b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>recognized as lawful offspring; born in wedlock.</p></div><a name="s036339b"><!--s036339b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>conforming to recognized principles or accepted rules and standards.</p></div><a name="s036340b"><!--s036340b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in accordance with reason or logic </p><p><i></i></p><p>a legitimate deduction</p>.</div><a name="s036341b"><!--s036341b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>relating to serious professional drama as opposed to music hall, musical comedy, etc <span class="bodyb">legitimacy</span> /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">legitimately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">legitimatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">legitimare</span> to legitimate, from Latin <span class="bodyi">legitimus</span> legitimate, from <span class="bodyi">leg-, lex</span> law].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bonfire</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbonfie·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006571a"><!--s006571a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large fire built in the open air [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bonefire</span> a fire of bones, from <span class="bodyi">bon</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bone1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bone 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crest<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014088a"><!--s014088a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014679b"><!--s014679b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to reach the crest of (a hill, ridge, wave, etc) </p><p><i></i></p><p>They were cresting a corner of London which is almost as precipitous as Edinburgh</p><p> G K Chesterton <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s014680b"><!--s014680b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a wave: to rise to a crest.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enough<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pronoun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> enough)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019936a"><!--s019936a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sufficient quantity or number </p><p><i></i></p><p>Enough were present to constitute a quorum</p> <p><i></i></p><p>I'd had enough of their foolishness</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hacksaw<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027035a"><!--s027035a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fine-toothed saw, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for cutting metal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypogynous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hieʹpojinəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029985a"><!--s029985a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031467b"><!--s031467b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a floral organ, e.g. a petal or sepal: attached to the receptacle or stem below the ovary, and free from it.</p></div><a name="s031468b"><!--s031468b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a flower: having hypogynous floral organs: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epigynous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epigynous</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/perigynous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">perigynous</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">hypogyny</span> /-ni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">irremovable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iriʹmoohvəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032089a"><!--s032089a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>not able to be removed, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from an official position.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inharmonious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inhahʹmohni·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031234a"><!--s031234a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032972b"><!--s032972b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not harmonious; discordant.</p></div><a name="s032973b"><!--s032973b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not congenial or compatible; conflicting</p><p><span class="bodyb">inharmoniously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fret<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024100a"><!--s024100a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a state of mental agitation or irritation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kailyard</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaylyahd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032935a"><!--s032935a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kaleyard_or_kailyard/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">kaleyard</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heteromorphous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hetərohʹmawfəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028299a"><!--s028299a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/heteromorphic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">heteromorphic</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lachrymal <span class="bodyi">or</span> lacrimal <span class="bodyi">or</span> lacrymal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlakriməl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033783a"><!--s033783a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035545b"><!--s035545b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal or literary</span> causing tears to be shed or marked by the shedding of tears.</p></div><a name="s035546b"><!--s035546b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">lacrimal</span>) relating to or in the region of the glands that produce tears [early French <span class="bodyi">lacrymal</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">lacrimalis</span>, <span class="bodyi">lachrymalis</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">lacrima</span> tear].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">legitimate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/liʹjitimayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034623a"><!--s034623a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036342b"><!--s036342b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to give legal status to.</p></div><a name="s036343b"><!--s036343b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to justify.</p></div><a name="s036344b"><!--s036344b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s009360c"><!--s009360c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to give legal status to (something).</p></div><a name="s009361c"><!--s009361c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to justify (something).</p></div></div><a name="s036345b"><!--s036345b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to give (an illegitimate child) the legal status of one legitimately born <span class="bodyb">legitimation</span> /-ʹmaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">legitimatization</span> /-mətieʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">legitimization</span> /-mieʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crested</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014089a"><!--s014089a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014681b"><!--s014681b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a bird: having a crest </p><p><i></i></p><p>the crested grebe</p>.</div><a name="s014682b"><!--s014682b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>topped or crowned with something suggestive of a crest </p><p><i></i></p><p>Each [island] was crested with a knot of lofty palms</p><p> Charles Kingsley.</p></div><a name="s014683b"><!--s014683b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>marked or decorated with the crest of a family, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>crested crockery</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bonfire Night</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006572a"><!--s006572a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/guy_fawkes_night/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Guy Fawkes Night</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypoid gear</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhiepoyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029986a"><!--s029986a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a system of two gears with the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pinion3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pinion 3</span></span></a> (smaller gear) not intersecting the axis of the main gear [short for <span class="bodyi">hyperboloidal</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hyperboloid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hyperboloid</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">en passant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/onh paʹsonh (<span class="bodyi">French</span> ã pasã)/ /onh paʹsonh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019937a"><!--s019937a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020973b"><!--s020973b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in passing; by the way.</p></div><a name="s020974b"><!--s020974b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used in chess of the capture of a pawn making its first move of two squares by an enemy pawn in a position to take it on the first of these squares [French <span class="bodyi">en passant</span> in passing].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hacksaw<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027036a"><!--s027036a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to cut (metal) with a hacksaw.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fret<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024101a"><!--s024101a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in art or architecture, an ornamental pattern or decoration consisting of small straight bars intersecting usu at right angles.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">irreparable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹrep(ə)rəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032090a"><!--s032090a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>not able to be restored to a previous condition</p><p><span class="bodyb">irreparableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">irreparably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">irreparabilis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">reparabilis</span> reparable, from <span class="bodyi">reparere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/repair1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">repair 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inhere</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹhiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031235a"><!--s031235a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(+ in) to be inherent; to reside </p><p><i></i></p><p>Power to make laws inheres in the state</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">inhaerēre</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">haerēre</span> to adhere].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kainite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkieniet, ʹkayniet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032936a"><!--s032936a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a white mineral containing magnesium sulphate and potassium chloride that is used as a fertilizer [German <span class="bodyi">Kainit</span>,from Greek <span class="bodyi">kainos</span> new].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">legitimatize <span class="bodyi">or</span> legitimatise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/liʹjitimətiez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034624a"><!--s034624a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/legitimate2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">legitimate 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lachrymation <span class="bodyi">or</span> lacrimation <span class="bodyi">or</span> lacrymation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lakriʹmaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033784a"><!--s033784a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035547b"><!--s035547b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> the shedding of tears.</p></div><a name="s035548b"><!--s035548b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in medicine, abnormal or excessive secretion of tears [Latin <span class="bodyi">lacrimation-</span>, <span class="bodyi">lacrimatio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">lacrimare</span> to weep, from <span class="bodyi">lacrima</span> tear].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heteronomous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hetəʹronəməs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028300a"><!--s028300a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030044b"><!--s030044b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>subject to the law or domination of another.</p></div><a name="s030045b"><!--s030045b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in biology, subject to different laws of growth, development, and specialization.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crestfallen</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014090a"><!--s014090a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>disheartened or dejected.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bong<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bong/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006573a"><!--s006573a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make a deep resonant sound like that of a large bell [imitative].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypokalaemia</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">hypokalemia</span>) /ˌhiepohkəʹleemi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029987a"><!--s029987a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a deficiency of potassium in the blood <span class="bodyb">hypokalaemic</span> /-mik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hypo_or_hyp/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hypo-</span></span></a> + scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">kalium</span> potassium (from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/alkali/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">alkali</span></span></a>) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aemia_or_haemia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-aemia</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">irreplaceable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iriʹplaysəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032091a"><!--s032091a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having no adequate substitute</p><p><span class="bodyb">irreplaceably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fret<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (fretted, fretting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024102a"><!--s024102a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to decorate (e.g. a ceiling) with embossed or carved patterns [Middle English <span class="bodyi">fretten</span> from Old French, from <span class="bodyi">frete</span> trellis work].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">had</span><small><span class="eSynop">/d, əd, həd; <span class="bodyi">strong</span> had/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027037a"><!--s027037a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense and past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/have1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">have 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kaiser</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkiezə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032937a"><!--s032937a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034869b"><!--s034869b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an emperor of Germany during the period from 1871 to 1918.</p></div><a name="s034870b"><!--s034870b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in former times, the emperor of Austria or the head of the Holy Roman Empire [German <span class="bodyi">Kaiser</span>, from Old High German <span class="bodyi">keisur</span> emperor, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">Caesar</span>,cognomen of Roman emperors].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inherent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹherənt, inʹhiərənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031236a"><!--s031236a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming an essential and indivisible part of something; innate</p><p><span class="bodyb">inherence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inherently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">inhaerent-, inhaerens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">inhaerēre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inhere/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inhere</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">legitimise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/liʹjitimiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034625a"><!--s034625a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/legitimize_or_legitimise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">legitimize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enplane</span><small><span class="eSynop">/enʹplayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans or trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019938a"><!--s019938a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/emplane/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">emplane</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heteronomy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hetəʹronəmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028301a"><!--s028301a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>subjection to the law or domination of another; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a lack of moral freedom or self-determination.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lachrymator <span class="bodyi">or</span> lacrimator</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlakrimaytə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033785a"><!--s033785a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tear-producing substance, e.g. a tear gas.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cretaceous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kriʹtayshəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014091a"><!--s014091a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014684b"><!--s014684b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>resembling or containing chalk.</p></div><a name="s014685b"><!--s014685b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Cretaceous</span>) relating to or dating from a geological period, the last period of the Mesozoic era, lasting from about 146 million to about 65 million years ago, and marked by the dominance of dinosaurs</p><p><span class="bodyb">Cretaceous</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">cretaceus</span> from <span class="bodyi">creta</span> chalk].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bong<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006574a"><!--s006574a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bonging sound.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypolimnion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiepohʹlimni·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hypolimnia /-ni·ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029988a"><!--s029988a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the cold lower layer of water in a lake, usu rich in nutrients and low in oxygen: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epilimnion/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epilimnion</span></span></a> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hypo_or_hyp/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hypo-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">limnion</span>,dimin. of <span class="bodyi">limnē</span> lake].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inherit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹherit/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (inherited, inheriting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031237a"><!--s031237a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s032974b"><!--s032974b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to receive (property) from an ancestor at his or her death, either by succession or under the terms of a will.</p></div><a name="s032975b"><!--s032975b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to receive (something, e.g. a physical attribute) by genetic transmission </p><p><i></i></p><p>She's inherited her father's good looks</p>.</div><a name="s032976b"><!--s032976b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to come to possess (something) because it was left by a predecessor <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s032977b"><!--s032977b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to receive something by inheritance</p><p><span class="bodyb">inheritor</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">enheriten</span> to make heir, inherit, via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">inhereditare</span> to appoint as heir, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">hered-</span>, <span class="bodyi">heres</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/heir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">heir</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heteronym</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhetərohnim/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028302a"><!--s028302a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of two or more words spelt alike but different in meaning and pronunciation, e.g. <span class="bodyi">sow</span> (noun) and <span class="bodyi">sow</span> (verb) <span class="bodyb">heteronymic</span> /-ʹnimik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">heteronymous</span> /-ʹroniməs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">legitimism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/liʹjitimiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034626a"><!--s034626a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>support for a legitimate monarch or government</p><p><span class="bodyb">legitimist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enprint</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹenprint/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019939a"><!--s019939a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a standard size of photographic print produced from a negative [short for <span class="bodyi">enlarged print</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haddock</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhadək/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> haddocks <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> haddock)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027038a"><!--s027038a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a silver-grey food fish of the N Atlantic, usu smaller than the related common cod: <span class="bodyi">Melanogrammus aeglefinus</span> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">haddok</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">hadot</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fret<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024103a"><!--s024103a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a series of ridges fixed across the fingerboard of a stringed musical instrument, e.g. a guitar</p><p><span class="bodyb">fretless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kaizen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kieʹzen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032938a"><!--s032938a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in business and industry, a Japanese philosophy of continuous improvement in quality, efficiency, productivity, etc [Japanese <span class="bodyi">kaizen</span> improvement].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bong<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006575a"><!--s006575a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a water pipe used in smoking narcotic drugs [Thai <span class="bodyi">baung</span> literally ‘cylindrical wooden tube’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lachrymatory<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> lacrimatory</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlakrimət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033786a"><!--s033786a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035549b"><!--s035549b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> prompting tears.</p></div><a name="s035550b"><!--s035550b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in medicine, relating to tears or the shedding of tears [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">lachrymatorius</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">lacrimatorius</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">lacrimare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lachrymation_or_lacrimation_or_lacrymation/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lachrymation</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">irrepressible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iriʹpresəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032092a"><!--s032092a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>impossible to restrain or control <span class="bodyb">irrepressibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">irrepressibly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cretan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkreetn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014092a"><!--s014092a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of the island of Crete in the eastern Mediterranean</p><p><span class="bodyb">Cretan</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypomagnesaemia</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">hypomagnesemia</span>) /ˌhiepohmagniʹzeemi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029989a"><!--s029989a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a deficiency of magnesium in the blood.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heteropteran</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hetəʹroptərən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028303a"><!--s028303a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a heteropterous insect</p><p><span class="bodyb">heteropteran</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">legitimize <span class="bodyi">or</span> legitimise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/liʹjitimiez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034627a"><!--s034627a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/legitimate2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">legitimate 2</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">legitimization</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fretboard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024104a"><!--s024104a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fingerboard of a stringed musical instrument with frets.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inheritable</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031238a"><!--s031238a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032978b"><!--s032978b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>capable of being inherited.</p></div><a name="s032979b"><!--s032979b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>capable of inheriting <span class="bodyb">inheritability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hade<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hayd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027039a"><!--s027039a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the angle made by the plane of a rock fault or vein with the vertical [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">en prise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/onh ʹpreez (<span class="bodyi">French</span> ã priz)/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019940a"><!--s019940a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a chess piece: exposed to capture [French <span class="bodyi">en prise</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypomania</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiepəʹmayni·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029990a"><!--s029990a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mild form of mania, often characterized by hyperactivity, overexcitement, or excessive optimism <span class="bodyb">hypomanic</span> /-ʹmanik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kaka</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahkə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032939a"><!--s032939a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an olive brown New Zealand parrot with grey and red markings: <span class="bodyi">Nestor meridionalis</span> [Maori <span class="bodyi">kaka</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lachrymatory<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> lachrymatories)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033787a"><!--s033787a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small bottle found in ancient tombs, formerly believed to hold the tears of mourners.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cretic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkreetik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014093a"><!--s014093a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in prosody, a metrical foot containing one short syllable between two long ones, giving the rhythm <span class="bodyi">dah-di-dah</span> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">Krētikos</span> of Crete].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">irreproachable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iriʹprohchəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032093a"><!--s032093a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>beyondoffering no foundation for blame or criticism, blame, or; above reproach <span class="bodyb">irreproachability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">irreproachably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bongo<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbonggoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os -oes) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bongos bongoes)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006576a"><!--s006576a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of a pair of small tuned drums played with the hands [American Spanish <span class="bodyi">bongó</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heteropterous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hetəʹroptərəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028304a"><!--s028304a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or being a bug of a group having forewings with a thick base and membranous tip: suborder Heteroptera [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/heter_or_hetero/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">heter-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">pteron</span> wing].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">legless</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034628a"><!--s034628a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036346b"><!--s036346b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> very drunk.</p></div><a name="s036347b"><!--s036347b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having no legs.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hade<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027040a"><!--s027040a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to incline from the vertical.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fretful</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfretf(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024105a"><!--s024105a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>tending to fret; in a fret</p><p><span class="bodyb">fretfully</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fretfulness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypo- <span class="bodyi">or</span> hyp-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029955a"><!--s029955a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s031453b"><!--s031453b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>under; beneath </p><p><i></i></p><p>hypoblast</p> <p><i></i></p><p>hypodermic</p>.</div><a name="s031454b"><!--s031454b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>less than normal or normally </p><p><i></i></p><p>hypaesthesia</p> <p><i></i></p><p>hypotension</p>.</div><a name="s031455b"><!--s031455b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in a lower state of oxidation </p><p><i></i></p><p>hypochlorous acid</p> <a name="sb000000252"><!--sb000000252--></a><p>[Greek <span class="bodyi">hypo</span> under]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">hypo-</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">hyper-</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hyper/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hyper-</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inheritance</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031239a"><!--s031239a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032980b"><!--s032980b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008557c"><!--s008557c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of inheriting property.</p></div><a name="s008558c"><!--s008558c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>property that is or may be inherited.</p></div></div><a name="s032981b"><!--s032981b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the transmission of genetic qualities from parent to offspring, or the offspring's acquisition of them.</p></div><a name="s032982b"><!--s032982b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something acquired or derived from the past, e.g. from a predecessor.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bongo<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bongos <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> bongo)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006577a"><!--s006577a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large striped antelope of tropical Africa: <span class="bodyi">Tragelaphus euryceros</span> [from Kikongo (Bantu language)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">irresistible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iriʹzistəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032094a"><!--s032094a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>too attractive or enticing to resist <span class="bodyb">irresistibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">irresistibleness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">irresistibly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lachrymose</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlakrimohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">formal or literary</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033788a"><!--s033788a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035551b"><!--s035551b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>given to weeping; tearful.</p></div><a name="s035552b"><!--s035552b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>tending to cause tears; sad or mournful</p><p><span class="bodyb">lachrymosely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">lacrimosus</span> from <span class="bodyi">lacrima</span> tear].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enquire <span class="bodyi">or</span> inquire</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹkwie·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019941a"><!--s019941a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020975b"><!--s020975b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to seek information by questioning; to ask </p><p><i></i></p><p>They enquired about the cost of accommodation</p>.</div><a name="s020976b"><!--s020976b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + into) to make an investigation <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s020977b"><!--s020977b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to ask (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>They enquired the way to the station</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">enquire after</span>.</p></div><a name="s020978b"><!--s020978b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to ask about the health, etc of (somebody)</p><p><span class="bodyb">enquirer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">enquiring</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><a name="sb000000179"><!--sb000000179--></a><p><span class="bodyb">enquiringly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">enquiren</span> via early French <span class="bodyi">enquerre</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">inquirere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">quaerere</span> to seek]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">enquire</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">inquire</span>? <span class="bodyi">Enquire</span> is the commoner British English spelling; <span class="bodyi">inquire</span> is generally used in American English. Some British users distinguish between <span class="bodyi">enquire</span> (‘ask’) and <span class="bodyi">inquire</span> (<span class="bodyi">into</span>) (‘investigate’), but there are no strong grounds for making this distinction.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cretin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkretin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014094a"><!--s014094a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014686b"><!--s014686b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody afflicted with cretinism.</p></div><a name="s014687b"><!--s014687b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">offensive</span> an imbecile; an idiot <span class="bodyb">cretinous</span> /-nəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p>French <span class="bodyi">crétin</span> from French dialect <span class="bodyi">cretin</span> Christian, human being, from Latin <span class="bodyi">christianus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/christian1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Christian 1</span></span></a>. French dialect <span class="bodyi">cretin</span> was applied to sufferers from cretinism, apparently as a reminder that they were human beings with Christian souls</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heter- <span class="bodyi">or</span> hetero-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028280a"><!--s028280a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meaning: other or different </p><p><i></i></p><p>heteromorphic</p> <p>[early French via late Latin from Greek, from <span class="bodyi">heteros</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kakapo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahkəpoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> kakapos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032940a"><!--s032940a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chiefly nocturnal burrowing New Zealand parrot with green and brown plumage: <span class="bodyi">Strigops habroptilus</span> [Maori <span class="bodyi">kakapo</span> night kaka].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Lego</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlegoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034629a"><!--s034629a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a toy construction kit [contraction of Danish <span class="bodyi">leg godt</span> play well].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hades</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhaydeez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027041a"><!--s027041a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028926b"><!--s028926b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in Greek mythology, the underground abode of the dead.</p></div><a name="s028927b"><!--s028927b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">hades</span>) <span class="bodyi">euphem</span> hell [Greek <span class="bodyi">Haidēs</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fretsaw</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024106a"><!--s024106a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fine-toothed saw with a narrow blade held under tension in a frame and used for cutting intricate patterns in thin wood.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inheritance tax</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031240a"><!--s031240a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in the UK, a tax levied on inherited property and money above a certain value: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/capital_transfer_tax/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">capital transfer tax</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/death_duty/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">death duty</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heterosexism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/het(ə)rəʹseksiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028305a"><!--s028305a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>discrimination against a person on the grounds of his or her homosexuality</p><p><span class="bodyb">heterosexist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">irresolute</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹrezəl(y)ooht/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032095a"><!--s032095a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lacking decisiveness or a firm aim and purpose</p><p><span class="bodyb">irresolutely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">irresoluteness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">irresolution</span> /-ʹl(y)oohsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypoparathyroidism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhiepohparəʹthieroydiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029991a"><!--s029991a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031469b"><!--s031469b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a deficiency of parathyroid hormone in the body.</p></div><a name="s031470b"><!--s031470b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the resulting abnormal state marked by abnormally low amounts of calcium in the blood, often resulting in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tetany/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tetany</span></span></a> (involuntary prolonged muscular contraction): compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hyperparathyroidism/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hyperparathyroidism</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bonhomie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbonəmee, bonəʹmee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006578a"><!--s006578a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>good-natured friendliness [French <span class="bodyi">bonhomie</span>, from <span class="bodyi">bonhomme</span> good-natured man, from <span class="bodyi">bon</span> good + <span class="bodyi">homme</span> man].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lacing</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlaysing/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033789a"><!--s033789a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035553b"><!--s035553b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something that laces, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a laced fastening or a lace trimming.</p></div><a name="s035554b"><!--s035554b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something added to give flavour or spice, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a dash of spirits added to food or drink.</p></div><a name="s035555b"><!--s035555b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a course usu of brick added to a wall of stone or rubble to increase strength.</p></div><a name="s035556b"><!--s035556b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a beating or thrashing.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kakemono</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kakiʹmohnoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> kakemonos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032941a"><!--s032941a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Japanese painting or inscription on a silk or paper scroll designed to be hung on a wall [Japanese <span class="bodyi">kakemono</span>, literally ‘hanging thing’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enquiry <span class="bodyi">or</span> inquiry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹkwie·əri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> enquiries inquiries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019942a"><!--s019942a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020979b"><!--s020979b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a request for information.</p></div><a name="s020980b"><!--s020980b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a systematic investigation, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a matter of public concern.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leg-of-mutton <span class="bodyi">or</span> leg-o’-mutton</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034630a"><!--s034630a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a sleeve or sail: having an approximately triangular shape.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cretinism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014095a"><!--s014095a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>congenital physical stunting and mental retardation caused by severe deficiency of the thyroid hormone in infancy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hadith</span><small><span class="eSynop">/həʹdeeth/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027042a"><!--s027042a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the body of traditions relating to Muhammad and his companions [Arabic <span class="bodyi">ḥadīt</span> tradition].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inhibit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹhibit/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (inhibited, inhibiting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031241a"><!--s031241a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s032983b"><!--s032983b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to discourage (somebody) from free or spontaneous activity, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by psychological or social controls.</p></div><a name="s032984b"><!--s032984b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ from) to prohibit (somebody) from doing something.</p></div><a name="s032985b"><!--s032985b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to restrain (e.g. an impulse).</p></div><a name="s032986b"><!--s032986b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to prevent or lessen (a chemical reaction)</p><p><span class="bodyb">inhibited</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s032987b"><!--s032987b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to cause inhibition <span class="bodyb">inhibitive</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inhibitory</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">inhibiten</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">inhibitus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">inhibēre</span> to hinder, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">habēre</span> to hold].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fretwork</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024107a"><!--s024107a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>ornamental openwork, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in thin wood.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kakuro</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹkoohroh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> kakuros)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032942a"><!--s032942a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a number puzzle consisting of a grid into which the numbers 1 to 9 must be inserted in such a way that the sum of the numbers in each vertical or horizontal row equals the number printed above or beside that row [Japanese <span class="bodyi">kasan</span> addition + <span class="bodyi">kurosu</span>, Japanese pronunciation of <span class="bodyi">cross</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heterosexual<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhetərohʹseksyoo(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028306a"><!--s028306a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030046b"><!--s030046b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having a sexual preference for members of the opposite sex: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/homosexual/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">homosexual</span></span></a> </p><p><i></i></p><p>From birth we are relentlessly socialized into a heterosexual identity that we may later choose to reject but which remains an always familiar landscape</p><p> Screen.</p></div><a name="s030047b"><!--s030047b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a relationship: between a man and a woman <span class="bodyb">heterosexuality</span> /-syooʹaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">heterosexually</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypophosphate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiepohʹfosfayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029992a"><!--s029992a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any salt or ester of hypophosphoric acid.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enrage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹrayj/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019943a"><!--s019943a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make (somebody) very angry [Old French <span class="bodyi">enragier</span> to become mad,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">rage</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/rage1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">rage 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bonito</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹneetoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bonitos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006579a"><!--s006579a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of medium-sized tuna with dark stripes: genera <span class="bodyi">Sarda</span> and <span class="bodyi">Katsuwonus</span> [Spanish <span class="bodyi">bonito</span> pretty, from Latin <span class="bodyi">bonus</span> good].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leg-pull</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034631a"><!--s034631a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a playful trick or deception [from the phrase <span class="bodyi">pull somebody's leg</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cretonne</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkreton, kreʹton/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014096a"><!--s014096a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a strong unglazed cotton or linen cloth used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for curtains and upholstery [French <span class="bodyi">cretonne</span>, named after <span class="bodyi">Creton</span>, town in Normandy, France].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inhibiter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹhibitə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031242a"><!--s031242a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inhibitor_or_inhibiter/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inhibitor</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">irrespective</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iriʹspektiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032096a"><!--s032096a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>regardless ✱ <span class="bodyb">irrespective of</span> without regard or reference to; in spite of</p><p><span class="bodyb">irrespectively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laciniate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/laʹsiniayt, -ət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033790a"><!--s033790a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>cut into deep irregular segments; fringed or lobed </p><p><i></i></p><p>a laciniate petal</p> <p><span class="bodyb">laciniation</span> /-ʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">lacinia</span> flap + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ate3_or_ated/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ate 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hadj</span><small><span class="eSynop">/haj/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027043a"><!--s027043a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hajj_or_hadj/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hajj</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Freudian<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfroydi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024108a"><!--s024108a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating or conforming to the psychoanalytic theories or practices of the Austrian neurologist Sigmund Freud (d.1939)</p><p>Freud held that our motives are largely unconscious. This belief changes the moral basis of blame and praise. His insistence on sexually based libido as the spring of human motivation produced consternation; yet it liberated behaviour, especially for women, for the modern world — Professor Richard Gregory</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kala-azar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkahlə əʹzah, ˌkalə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032943a"><!--s032943a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a severe infectious disease, chiefly of Asia, marked <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by fever and enlargement of the spleen and liver and caused by a protozoan transmitted by the bite of sand flies [Hindi <span class="bodyi">kālā-āzār</span> black disease, from <span class="bodyi">kālā</span> black + Persian <span class="bodyi">āzār</span> disease].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypophosphoric acid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhiepohfosʹforik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029993a"><!--s029993a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tetrabasic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tetrabasic</span></span></a> (having four hydrogen atoms) acid produced as phosphorous oxidizes in moist air: formula H<sub>4</sub>P<sub>2</sub>O<sub>6</sub>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">legroom</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034632a"><!--s034632a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>space in which to extend the legs while seated.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">irresponsible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iriʹsponsəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032097a"><!--s032097a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034012b"><!--s034012b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>showing no regard for the consequences of one's actions; reckless.</p></div><a name="s034013b"><!--s034013b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>unable to bear responsibility <span class="bodyb">irresponsibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">irresponsibly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">en rapport</span><small><span class="eSynop">/on raʹpaw (<span class="bodyi">French</span> ã rapɔːr)/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019944a"><!--s019944a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in harmony or agreement [French <span class="bodyi">en rapport</span> in agreement].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Freudian<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024109a"><!--s024109a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who believes in or uses the ideas of Sigmund Freud</p><p><span class="bodyb">Freudianism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hadji</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhaji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027044a"><!--s027044a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hajji_or_hadji/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hajji</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inhibition</span><small><span class="eSynop">/in(h)iʹbish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031243a"><!--s031243a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032988b"><!--s032988b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a psychological restraint on the way somebody thinks or behaves </p><p><i></i></p><p>sexual inhibitions</p>.</div><a name="s032989b"><!--s032989b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008559c"><!--s008559c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of inhibiting or being inhibited.</p></div><a name="s008560c"><!--s008560c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>something that forbids, debars, or restricts.</p></div></div><a name="s032990b"><!--s032990b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a restraining of a function, e.g. of a bodily organ or enzyme.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kalanchoe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kalənʹkoh·i/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032944a"><!--s032944a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tropical succulent plant with clusters of small brightly coloured tubular flowers that is widely grown as a pot plant: genus <span class="bodyi">Kalanchoe</span> [via Latin and French from Chinese <span class="bodyi">galancai</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kroytsfelt ʹyakob/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014097a"><!--s014097a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">CJD</span>) a progressive disease of middle age, characterized by dementia, muscular wasting, spasticity, and involuntary movements, believed to be caused by a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/prion/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">prion</span></span></a> (infectious protein particle) ✱ <span class="bodyb">new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease</span> (<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">new variant CJD</span>) a form of the disease characterized by early onset, thought to be the human variety of BSE [named after H G <span class="bodyi">Creutzfeldt</span> d.1964 and A M <span class="bodyi">Jakob</span> d.1931, German neurologists].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laciniated</span><small><span class="eSynop">/laʹsiniaytid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033791a"><!--s033791a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/laciniate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">laciniate</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heterosexual<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028307a"><!--s028307a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who is heterosexual.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bonk<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bongk/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006580a"><!--s006580a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006811b"><!--s006811b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to hit (somebody), usu not very hard.</p></div><a name="s006812b"><!--s006812b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to have sexual intercourse with (somebody) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s006813b"><!--s006813b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to have sexual intercourse</p><p><span class="bodyb">bonking</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [imitative of a hitting noise].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypophosphorous acid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiepohʹfosfərəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029994a"><!--s029994a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/monobasic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">monobasic</span></span></a> (having one hydrogen atom) acid, acting as a reducing agent: formula H<sub>3</sub>PO<sub>2</sub>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leg rope</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034633a"><!--s034633a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ</span> a rope used to secure an animal by one of its hind legs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enrapture</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹrapchə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019945a"><!--s019945a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to fill (somebody) with delight </p><p><i></i></p><p>My aunt, seeing how enraptured I was with the premises, took them for a month</p><p> Dickens.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">irresponsive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iriʹsponsiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032098a"><!--s032098a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>not responsive, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> not able, ready, or inclined to respond</p><p><span class="bodyb">irresponsiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hadn't</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhadnt/ <i><span class="bodyi">contraction</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027045a"><!--s027045a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>had not.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bonk<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006581a"><!--s006581a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006814b"><!--s006814b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a light blow or hit.</p></div><a name="s006815b"><!--s006815b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> an act of sexual intercourse.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heterosis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hetəʹrohsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028308a"><!--s028308a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">technical</span> a marked vigour or capacity for growth often shown by crossbred animals or plants <span class="bodyb">heterotic</span> /-ʹrotik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inhibitor <span class="bodyi">or</span> inhibiter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031244a"><!--s031244a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032991b"><!--s032991b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody or something that inhibits.</p></div><a name="s032992b"><!--s032992b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that slows or interferes with a chemical reaction or a physiological process.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Freudian slip</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024110a"><!--s024110a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a slip of the tongue that is held to reveal some unconscious aspect of the speaker's mind.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leg side</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034634a"><!--s034634a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the side of a cricket field away from which the receiving batsman's or batswoman's feet are turned: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/off_side/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">off side</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crevasse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/krəʹvas/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014098a"><!--s014098a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="sb000000113"><!--sb000000113--></a><p>a deep fissure in a glacier [French <span class="bodyi">crevasse</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">crevace</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crevice/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crevice</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">crevasse</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">crevice</span>? A <span class="bodyi">crevasse</span> is a large crack, for example in a mountain, glacier, or ice field. An unlucky mountaineer might fall down a <span class="bodyi">crevasse</span>. A <span class="bodyi">crevice</span> is a small or tiny crack, where dirt lodges or where one might lose a small coin.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Kalashnikov</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹlashnikof/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032945a"><!--s032945a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a type of automatic rifle made in Russia </p><p><i></i></p><p>Mogadishu … a trigger-happy city where children as young as 10 roam the streets brandishing Kalashnikovs</p><p> Robert Fisk [named after Mikhail <span class="bodyi">Kalashnikov</span> b.1919, its Russian designer].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enrich</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹrich/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019946a"><!--s019946a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020981b"><!--s020981b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make wealthy or wealthier.</p></div><a name="s020982b"><!--s020982b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to improve or enhance.</p></div><a name="s020983b"><!--s020983b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make (something) rich or richer, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in some desirable quality </p><p><i></i></p><p>The experience greatly enriched his life</p>.</div><a name="s020984b"><!--s020984b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to adorn or ornament (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>enriching the ceiling with frescoes</p>.</div><a name="s020985b"><!--s020985b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s005347c"><!--s005347c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to make (soil) more fertile.</p></div><a name="s005348c"><!--s005348c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to add a desirable substance to (something); <span class="bodyi">specif</span> to improve (a food) in nutritive value by adding nutrients.</p></div><a name="s005349c"><!--s005349c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to increase the proportion of a valuable or desirable ingredient in (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>enrich uranium with uranium 235</p>.</div></div><a name="s020986b"><!--s020986b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to make (somebody) wealthy or wealthier</p><p><span class="bodyb">enriched</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">enrichment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">enrichen</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">enrichir</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">riche</span> rich].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lack<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/lak/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033792a"><!--s033792a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035557b"><!--s035557b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to suffer from the absence or deficiency of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The script lacks sparkle</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s035558b"><!--s035558b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + in) to be deficient in something </p><p><i></i></p><p>The only thing lacking was a decent wine</p> <p><i></i></p><p>He's not lacking in intelligence</p>.</div><a name="s035559b"><!--s035559b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + for) to be short of or have need of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>She will not lack for advisers</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">laken</span> from early Dutch].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypophysis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hieʹpofəsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hypophyses /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029995a"><!--s029995a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pituitary2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pituitary 2</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">hypophyseal</span> /-ʹsee·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">hypophysectomy</span> /-ʹsektəmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">hypophysial</span> /-ʹfizi·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">hypophysis</span> attachment underneath, from <span class="bodyi">hypophyein</span> to grow beneath, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hypo_or_hyp/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hypo-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">phyein</span> to grow, produce].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">irretrievable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iriʹtreevəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032099a"><!--s032099a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>not retrievable or ; ir recoverable <span class="bodyb">irretrievability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">irretrievably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hadron</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhadron/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027046a"><!--s027046a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an elementary particle that takes part in strong interactions <span class="bodyb">hadronic</span> /haʹdronik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">hadros</span> thick, heavy + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/on2/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-on 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bonkers</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbongkəz/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006582a"><!--s006582a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> mad or crazy [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inhospitable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inhoʹspitəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031245a"><!--s031245a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032993b"><!--s032993b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a person: not friendly or welcoming.</p></div><a name="s032994b"><!--s032994b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a place, climate, etc: providing no shelter or means of support; hard to live in</p><p><span class="bodyb">inhospitableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inhospitably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inhospitality</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heterostyly</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhetərohstieli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028309a"><!--s028309a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in botany, the condition of having two or more different lengths of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/style1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">style 1</span></span></a> (part of ovary) on different individuals of a plant species, e.g. the primrose, to promote cross-pollination</p><p><span class="bodyb">heterostylous</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lack<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033793a"><!--s033793a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an absence or shortage of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>Power corrupts, but lack of power corrupts absolutely</p><p> Adlai Stevenson.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crevice</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrevis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014099a"><!--s014099a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="sb000000114"><!--sb000000114--></a><p>a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">crevace</span>, from <span class="bodyi">crever</span> to break, from Latin <span class="bodyi">crepare</span> to crack]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">crevice</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">crevasse</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crevasse/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crevasse</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Fri.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024111a"><!--s024111a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Friday.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kaleidoscope</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹliedəskohp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032947a"><!--s032947a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034871b"><!--s034871b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a tubular instrument containing loose chips of coloured glass between flat plates and mirrors so placed that an endless variety of symmetrical patterns is produced as the instrument is rotated.</p></div><a name="s034872b"><!--s034872b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that is continually changing, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a variegated pattern or scene or a succession of events </p><p><i></i></p><p>the kaleidoscope of European affairs</p> <p><span class="bodyb">kaleidoscopic</span> /-ʹskopik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">kaleidoscopically</span> /-ʹskopikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">kalos</span> beautiful + <span class="bodyi">eidos</span> form + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/scope/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-scope</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">legume</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlegyoohm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034635a"><!--s034635a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036348b"><!--s036348b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of a large family of plants, shrubs, and trees having pods containing seeds and root nodules containing nitrogen-fixing bacteria and including important food and forage plants, e.g. peas, beans, or clovers: family Leguminosae.</p></div><a name="s036349b"><!--s036349b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the usu edible pod or seed of such a plant <span class="bodyb">leguminous</span> /liʹgyoohminəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">légume</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">legumin-, legumen</span> leguminous plant, from <span class="bodyi">legere</span> to gather].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypopituitarism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhiepohpiʹtyooh·itəriz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029996a"><!--s029996a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>deficient production of hormones, e.g. growth hormone, by the pituitary gland: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hyperpituitarism/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hyperpituitarism</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">hypopituitary</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enrol</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">enroll</span>) /inʹrohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (enrolled, enrolling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019947a"><!--s019947a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s020987b"><!--s020987b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to enter (somebody or something) on a list, roll, etc; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> to register (somebody or oneself) as a member.</p></div><a name="s020988b"><!--s020988b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to prepare a final perfect copy of (a bill passed by a legislature) in written or printed form <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s020989b"><!--s020989b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to enrol oneself </p><p><i></i></p><p>enrol on the history course</p> <p><span class="bodyb">enrollee</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">enroller</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">enrollen</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">enroller</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">rolle</span> roll, register].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">irreverence</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹrev(ə)rəns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032100a"><!--s032100a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lack of respect, or something done or said that shows a lack of respect</p><p><span class="bodyb">irreverent</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">irreverently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hadrosaur</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhadrəsaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027047a"><!--s027047a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a duck-billed herbivorous dinosaur of the Cretaceous period [Latin genus name <span class="bodyi">Hadrosaurus</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">hadros</span> thick, stout + <span class="bodyi">sauros</span> lizard].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bon mot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌbon ʹmoh (<span class="bodyi">French</span> bɔ mo)/ /ˌbon ʹmoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bons mots /ˌbon ʹmoh(z) (<span class="bodyi">French</span> bɔ mo)/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006583a"><!--s006583a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a witticism [French <span class="bodyi">bon mot</span>, literally ‘good word’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hadst</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hadst/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027048a"><!--s027048a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>archaic second person sing. past tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/have1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">have 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leg-up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034636a"><!--s034636a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036350b"><!--s036350b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>assistance in mounting a horse, climbing a wall, etc.</p></div><a name="s036351b"><!--s036351b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a helping hand; a boost.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crew<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/krooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014100a"><!--s014100a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014688b"><!--s014688b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s003678c"><!--s003678c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the personnel of a ship or boat, excluding the captain and officers.</p></div><a name="s003679c"><!--s003679c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>members of a crew </p><p><i></i></p><p>the captain and 50 crew</p>.</div><a name="s003680c"><!--s003680c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the people who work on an aircraft or train man an aircraft in flight.</p></div></div><a name="s014689b"><!--s014689b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a company of people working on one job or under one supervisor.</p></div><a name="s014690b"><!--s014690b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal, derog</span> a number of people temporarily associated </p><p><i></i></p><p>that crew of deadbeats</p> <p><span class="bodyb">crewman</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">crue</span> military reinforcement, from early French <span class="bodyi">creue</span> increase, from <span class="bodyi">creistre</span> to grow, from Latin <span class="bodyi">crescere</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bonne bouche</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌbon ʹboohsh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bonnes bouches bonne bouches /ˌbon ʹboohsh/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006584a"><!--s006584a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tasty morsel of food; a titbit [French <span class="bodyi">bonne bouche</span>, literally ‘good mouth’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heterotrophic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhetərohʹtrohfik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028310a"><!--s028310a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of an organism: needing complex organic compounds for essential metabolic processes: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/autotrophic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">autotrophic</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">heterotroph</span> /ʹhetərohtrohf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">heterotrophy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kalends</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaləndz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032948a"><!--s032948a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/calends_or_kalends/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">calends</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inhospitality</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inhospiʹtaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031246a"><!--s031246a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the quality of being inhospitable.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">friable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfrie·əbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024112a"><!--s024112a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>easily crumbled <span class="bodyb">friability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">friableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">friabilis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">friare</span> to crumble].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enrolment</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">enrollment</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019948a"><!--s019948a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020990b"><!--s020990b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act of enrolling or the state of being enrolled.</p></div><a name="s020991b"><!--s020991b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the number of people enrolled, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> at a school or college.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lackadaisical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lakəʹdayzikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033794a"><!--s033794a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035560b"><!--s035560b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>lacking enthusiasm or zest.</p></div><a name="s035561b"><!--s035561b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>reprehensibly casual or negligent; lax</p><p><span class="bodyb">lackadaisically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [archaic <span class="bodyi">lackadaisy</span>, exclamation of regret (alteration of earlier <span class="bodyi">lackaday</span>, <span class="bodyi">alack the day</span>) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ical/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ical</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">irreversible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iriʹvuhsəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032101a"><!--s032101a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>unable to be changed back into a previous state or condition </p><p><i></i></p><p>irreversible brain damage</p> <p><span class="bodyb">irreversibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">irreversibly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypoplasia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiepəʹplayzyə, -zh(y)ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029997a"><!--s029997a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>arrested development in which an organ or part remains below the normal size or in an immature state <span class="bodyb">hypoplastic</span> /-ʹplastik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leg-warmers</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034637a"><!--s034637a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>knitted leg coverings resembling long footless socks, often worn by dancers during practice.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bonnet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbonit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006585a"><!--s006585a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006816b"><!--s006816b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a cloth or straw hat for a woman or child, tied under the chin.</p></div><a name="s006817b"><!--s006817b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Scot</span> a soft brimless cap.</p></div><a name="s006818b"><!--s006818b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> the hinged metal covering over the engine of a motor vehicle</p><p><span class="bodyb">bonneted</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s006819b"><!--s006819b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>formerly, an additional piece of canvas laced to the foot of a jib or foresail to increase sail area [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bonet</span> via Old French from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">abonnis</span> headgear].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crew<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014101a"><!--s014101a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> past tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crow2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crow 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">en route</span><small><span class="eSynop">/on ʹrooht (<span class="bodyi">French</span> ã rut)/ /on ʹrooht/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019949a"><!--s019949a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>on or along the way </p><p><i></i></p><p>Soon they were en route to the border</p> <p>[French <span class="bodyi">en route</span> on the way].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lackey<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlaki/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -eys) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> lackeys)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033795a"><!--s033795a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035562b"><!--s035562b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a servant, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a liveried footman.</p></div><a name="s035563b"><!--s035563b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a servile follower; a toady.</p></div><a name="s035564b"><!--s035564b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a European moth. Its caterpillars have stripes resembling a footman's livery and live in silken tents in trees: <span class="bodyi">Malacosoma neustria</span> [early French <span class="bodyi">laquais</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haecceity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hekʹseeiti, heek-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027049a"><!--s027049a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in philosophy, the property a thing has of being individual and identifiable, such that it can be referred to as ‘this’ or ‘this one’; individuality; uniqueness [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">haecceitas</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">haec</span>, fem of <span class="bodyi">hic</span> this].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kale <span class="bodyi">or</span> kail</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kayl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032946a"><!--s032946a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hardy cabbage with curled often finely cut leaves that do not form a dense head: <span class="bodyi">Brassica oleracea acephala</span> [Scots <span class="bodyi">kale</span>, from Old English <span class="bodyi">cāl</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cole/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cole</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">in-house<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031247a"><!--s031247a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or carried on within a group or organization, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> without the help of freelancers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">irrevocable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹrevəkəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032102a"><!--s032102a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>incapable of being revoked or altered <span class="bodyb">irrevocability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">irrevocably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">irrevocabilis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">revocabilis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">revocare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/revoke1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">revoke 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">friar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfrie·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024113a"><!--s024113a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of a religious order combining monastic life with outside religious activity and orig owning neither personal nor community property [Middle English <span class="bodyi">frere, fryer</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">fratr-, frater</span> brother].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heterozygote</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhetərohʹziegoht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028311a"><!--s028311a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an animal, plant, or cell in which the members of at least one pair of genes that code for a particular inheritable characteristic are different versions of each other: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/homozygote/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">homozygote</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">heterozygosity</span> /-ʹgositi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">heterozygous</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyposensitize <span class="bodyi">or</span> hyposensitise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiepohʹsensətiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029998a"><!--s029998a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to reduce the sensitivity of (somebody), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to something that causes an allergic reaction; to desensitize (a person) <span class="bodyb">hyposensitization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">legwork</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034638a"><!--s034638a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>work involving physical activity and usu forming the basis of more creative or mentally exacting work.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crew<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014102a"><!--s014102a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014691b"><!--s014691b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to serve as a member of a crew on (a ship, aircraft, etc).</p></div><a name="s014692b"><!--s014692b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to provide with a crew <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s014693b"><!--s014693b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to serve as a member of a crew, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to act as the subordinate partner on a yacht.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">irrigate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹirigayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032103a"><!--s032103a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034014b"><!--s034014b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to supply (land) with water by artificial means, e.g. canals or channels.</p></div><a name="s034015b"><!--s034015b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to flush (e.g. an eye or wound) with a stream of liquid</p><p><span class="bodyb">irrigable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">irrigation</span> /-ʹgaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">irrigator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">irrigatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">irrigare</span> to add water, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">rigare</span> to moisten].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hetman</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhetmən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hetmen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028312a"><!--s028312a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Polish or Cossack leader [Polish <span class="bodyi">hetman</span> commander in chief, from German <span class="bodyi">Hauptmann</span> headman].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haem</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">heme</span>) /heem/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027050a"><!--s027050a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a deep red compound containing iron, which occurs <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as the oxygen-carrying part of haemoglobin [shortened from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/haematin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">haematin</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bonnet monkey</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006586a"><!--s006586a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/macaque/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">macaque</span></span></a> (type of monkey) native to India, with tufts of hair on its head giving a bonnet-like effect: <span class="bodyi">Macaca</span> <span class="bodyi">silenus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">in-house<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031248a"><!--s031248a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>within a group or organization.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lackey<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033796a"><!--s033796a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to attend on (somebody) in a servile way.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">en rule</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019950a"><!--s019950a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in printing, a short dash measuring one en.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">friar's balsam</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024114a"><!--s024114a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a solution of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/benzoin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">benzoin</span></span></a> (a chemical compound like camphor) in alcohol, used mixed with hot water as an inhalant for the relief of cold symptoms.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypospadias</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiepohʹspaydi·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029999a"><!--s029999a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an abnormality in the male body in which the opening of the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/urethra/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">urethra</span></span></a> (urine canal) is on the underside of the penis [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hypo_or_hyp/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hypo-</span></span></a> + prob Greek <span class="bodyi">span</span> to draw].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kaleyard <span class="bodyi">or</span> kailyard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032949a"><!--s032949a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034873b"><!--s034873b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Scot</span> a cabbage patch or vegetable garden.</p></div><a name="s034874b"><!--s034874b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a late 19th-cent. literary movement specializing in a parochial and sentimentalized depiction of Scottish Lowland life </p><p><i></i></p><p>It certainly wasn't dull: old Thingmyjig up from Bloomsbury trailing a kaleyard scribbler</p><p> Scottish Field [Scots].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crew cut</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014103a"><!--s014103a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a very short bristly haircut, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for a man</p><p><span class="bodyb">crew-cut</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lei<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/lay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034639a"><!--s034639a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Polynesian wreath or necklace of flowers or leaves that is a symbol of affection in Polynesia [Hawaiian <span class="bodyi">lei</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">irritable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹiritəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032104a"><!--s032104a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034016b"><!--s034016b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>easily angered or exasperated.</p></div><a name="s034017b"><!--s034017b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>abnormally sensitive to stimuli.</p></div><a name="s034018b"><!--s034018b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>capable of responding to stimuli such as light, heat, etc <span class="bodyb">irritability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">irritableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">irritably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inhuman</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹhyoohmən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031249a"><!--s031249a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032995b"><!--s032995b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>failing to conform to basic human needs; austere </p><p><i></i></p><p>inhuman living conditions</p>.</div><a name="s032996b"><!--s032996b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>extremely cruel; barbarous.</p></div><a name="s032997b"><!--s032997b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>not human in nature or quality</p><a name="sb000000268"><!--sb000000268--></a><p><span class="bodyb">inhumanly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">inhumain</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">inhumanus</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">humanus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/human1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">human 1</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">inhuman</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">inhumane</span>? These are both words of condemnation: <span class="bodyi">inhuman</span> is, however, a considerably stronger one than <span class="bodyi">inhumane</span>. <span class="bodyi">Inhumane</span> means ‘lacking compassion or kindness’ (<span class="bodyi">inhumane treatment of animals</span>). To describe someone's treatment of animals or other people as <span class="bodyi">inhuman</span>, however, suggests that it is deliberately cruel or shockingly neglectful and shows none of the qualities that are desirable in a human being: <span class="bodyi">inhuman torture of prisoners</span>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">het up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028313a"><!--s028313a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> angry, agitated, or upset [<span class="bodyi">het</span>, dialect past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/heat1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">heat 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kaleyard school</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032950a"><!--s032950a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kaleyard_or_kailyard/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">kaleyard</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bonny</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboni/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (bonnier, bonniest) <span class="bodyi">chiefly Scot, N Eng</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006587a"><!--s006587a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006820b"><!--s006820b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>attractive or comely.</p></div><a name="s006821b"><!--s006821b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>substantial; considerable </p><p><i></i></p><p>a bonny sum</p><p><span class="bodyb">bonnily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bonniness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bonie</span> Old French <span class="bodyi">bon</span> good, from Latin <span class="bodyi">bonus</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haemal</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">hemal</span>) /ʹheeml/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027052a"><!--s027052a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028928b"><!--s028928b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to the blood.</p></div><a name="s028929b"><!--s028929b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>ofrelating to or situated on the same side of the spinal cord as that on which the heart is placed: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/neural/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">neural</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ventral/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ventral</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypostasis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hieʹpostəsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hypostases /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030000a"><!--s030000a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031471b"><!--s031471b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the settling of blood in the lower parts of an organ or body, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> due to impaired circulation or death.</p></div><a name="s031472b"><!--s031472b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the substance or essential nature of an individual.</p></div><a name="s031473b"><!--s031473b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in Christian theology:</p><a name="s008168c"><!--s008168c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>any of the three persons of the Trinity.</p></div><a name="s008169c"><!--s008169c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the person of Christ, combining divine and human nature</p><p><span class="bodyb">hypostatic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">hypostasis</span> support, foundation, substance, sediment, from <span class="bodyi">hyphistasthai</span> to stand under, support, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hypo_or_hyp/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hypo-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">histasthai</span> to be standing].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lacklustre</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">lackluster</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033797a"><!--s033797a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035565b"><!--s035565b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>lacking in vitality or, enthusiasm, or interest; uninspired.</p></div><a name="s035566b"><!--s035566b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>lacking in sheen or radiance; dull </p><p><i></i></p><p>His eyes had assumed the vacant, lack-lustre expression which showed mental abstraction</p><p> Conan Doyle.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">friary</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> friaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024115a"><!--s024115a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a building housing a community of friars.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ens.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019951a"><!--s019951a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>ensign.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crewel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrooh·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014104a"><!--s014104a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>loosely twisted worsted yarn used in embroidery and tapestry [Middle English <span class="bodyi">crule</span>; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lei<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/lay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034640a"><!--s034640a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/leu/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">leu</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypostasize <span class="bodyi">or</span> hypostasise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hieʹpostəsiez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030001a"><!--s030001a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to think of (a concept) as having concrete reality, or reify it <span class="bodyb">hypostasization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hypostasis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hypostasis</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">irritable bowel syndrome</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032105a"><!--s032105a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various abnormal or unusual conditions of the intestines that are accompanied by discomfort and pain and have no apparent organic cause.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kalied</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaylied/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032951a"><!--s032951a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NW England, informal</span> drunk.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Laconian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ləʹkohni·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033798a"><!--s033798a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Laconia, an ancient Greek region with Sparta as its capital</p><p><span class="bodyb">Laconian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heuchera</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhoykərə, ʹhyook-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028314a"><!--s028314a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of N American plants with tiny red or pink flowers and heart-shaped leaves: genus <span class="bodyi">Heuchera</span> [named after Johann H von <span class="bodyi">Heucher</span> d.1747, German botanist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inhumane</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inhyoohʹmayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031250a"><!--s031250a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>completely lacking in kindness or compassion; cruel</p><a name="sb000000269"><!--sb000000269--></a><p><span class="bodyb">inhumanely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [early spelling of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inhuman/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inhuman</span></span></a> ; cf <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/humane/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">humane</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">inhumane</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">inhuman</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inhuman/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inhuman</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ENSA</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹensə/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019952a"><!--s019952a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Entertainments National Service Association.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haematic</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">hematic</span>) /heeʹmatik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027054a"><!--s027054a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> relating to or affecting the blood.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crewelwork</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014105a"><!--s014105a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>embroidery design worked with crewel.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fricandeau</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfrikəndoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> fricandeaus fricandeaux /-doh(z)/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024116a"><!--s024116a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>larded veal braised or roasted and glazed in its own juices [French <span class="bodyi">fricandeau</span>, irreg from early French <span class="bodyi">fricasser</span> to fricassee].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bonsai</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbonsie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bonsai)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006588a"><!--s006588a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006822b"><!--s006822b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a potted plant dwarfed by special methods of culture.</p></div><a name="s006823b"><!--s006823b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the art of growing dwarfed varieties of trees [Japanese <span class="bodyi">bonsai</span>, from <span class="bodyi">bon</span> tray + <span class="bodyi">sai</span> planting].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Leibnizian<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/liebʹnitsi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034641a"><!--s034641a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of the German philosopher and mathematician Gottfried von Leibniz (1646–1716) or his work.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">irritant<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹirit(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032106a"><!--s032106a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something that irritates.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypostatic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiepohʹstatik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030002a"><!--s030002a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hypostasis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hypostasis</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">hypostatical</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">hypostatically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laconic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ləʹkonik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033799a"><!--s033799a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>using a minimum of words; terse or concise</p><p><span class="bodyb">laconically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">laconicism</span> /-siz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">laconicus</span> Spartan, from Greek <span class="bodyi">lakōnikos</span>; from the Spartan reputation for terseness of speech].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haematin</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">hematin</span>) /ʹheemətin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027055a"><!--s027055a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a brownish black or bluish black derivative of oxidized haem.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kalmia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkalmi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032952a"><!--s032952a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an evergreen shrub of the heather family with showy clusters of flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Kalmia</span> [Latin genus name, named after Peter <span class="bodyi">Kalm</span> d.1779, Swedish botanist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crew neck</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014106a"><!--s014106a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a round flat neckline on a knitted pullover</p><p><span class="bodyb">crew-necked</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [from the pullovers worn by crews of rowing boats].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heuristic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hyooəʹristik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028315a"><!--s028315a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030048b"><!--s030048b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>allowing people to learn for themselves </p><p><i></i></p><p>heuristic teaching methods</p>.</div><a name="s030049b"><!--s030049b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>denoting problem-solving techniques that proceed by trial and error </p><p><i></i></p><p>a heuristic computer program</p> <p><span class="bodyb">heuristically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [German <span class="bodyi">heuristisch</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">heuristicus</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">heuriskein</span> to discover].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fricassee<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfrikəsee, frikəʹsee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024117a"><!--s024117a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dish of small pieces of stewed chicken, rabbit, etc served in a white sauce [early French <span class="bodyi">fricassee</span>, fem past part. of <span class="bodyi">fricasser</span> to fricassee].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Leibnizian<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034642a"><!--s034642a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a follower of Leibniz.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inhumanity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inhyoohʹmaniti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> inhumanities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031251a"><!--s031251a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032998b"><!--s032998b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>pitiless or cruel nature or behaviour </p><p><i></i></p><p>Man's inhumanity to Man makes countless thousands mourn</p><p> Burns.</p></div><a name="s032999b"><!--s032999b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a cruel or barbarous act.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">irritant<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032107a"><!--s032107a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>causing irritation</p><p><span class="bodyb">irritancy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bonspiel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbonspeel, ʹbonspəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006589a"><!--s006589a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a match or tournament between curling clubs [perhaps from Dutch <span class="bodyi">bond</span> league + <span class="bodyi">spel</span> game].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ensconce</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹskons/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019953a"><!--s019953a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to settle (e.g. oneself) comfortably or snugly </p><p><i></i></p><p>The cat ensconced itself in the basket</p> <p>[<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sconce2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sconce 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypostatize <span class="bodyi">or</span> hypostatise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hieʹpostətiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030003a"><!--s030003a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hypostasize_or_hypostasise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hypostasize</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">hypostatization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lacquer<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlakə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033800a"><!--s033800a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035567b"><!--s035567b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a clear or coloured varnish obtained by dissolving a substance, e.g. shellac, in a solvent, e.g. alcohol.</p></div><a name="s035568b"><!--s035568b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the sap of the lacquer tree, used as a wood varnish.</p></div><a name="s035569b"><!--s035569b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a substance sprayed onto the hair to fix it in place; hair lacquer.</p></div><a name="s035570b"><!--s035570b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>decorative wooden articles that have been coated with lacquer [Portuguese <span class="bodyi">lacré</span> sealing wax, via Arabic <span class="bodyi">lakk</span> from Persian <span class="bodyi">lak</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lac1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lac 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heuristic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028316a"><!--s028316a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a heuristic method or procedure.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haematite</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">hematite</span>) /ʹheemətiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027056a"><!--s027056a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>iron oxide occurring as a crystalline or red earthy mineral [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">haimatitēs</span> bloodlike, from <span class="bodyi">haimat-</span>, <span class="bodyi">haima</span> blood].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crib<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/krib/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014107a"><!--s014107a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014694b"><!--s014694b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a child's cot with barred or slatted sides.</p></div><a name="s014695b"><!--s014695b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a baby's cradle.</p></div><a name="s014696b"><!--s014696b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a cattle stall.</p></div><a name="s014697b"><!--s014697b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a manger or rack for animal fodder.</p></div><a name="s014698b"><!--s014698b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a model of the Nativity scene, with the infant Christ lying in a manger: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cr%C3%A8che/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crèche</span></span></a> (2).</p></div><a name="s014699b"><!--s014699b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a literal translation of a text, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one used surreptitiously by students.</p></div><a name="s014700b"><!--s014700b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> an apartment.</p></div><a name="s014701b"><!--s014701b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>the card game cribbage.</p></div><a name="s014702b"><!--s014702b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>a work that has been plagiarized.</p></div><a name="s014703b"><!--s014703b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><a name="s003681c"><!--s003681c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a room or small place to live </p><p><i></i></p><p>a mean little airless lodging … a mere crib for two</p>.</div><a name="s003682c"><!--s003682c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> an apartment.</p></div><a name="s003683c"><!--s003683c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NZ</span> a weekend cottage.</p></div></div><a name="s014704b"><!--s014704b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><a name="s003684c"><!--s003684c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the card game <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cribbage/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cribbage</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s003685c"><!--s003685c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the discard pile in cribbage.</p></div></div><a name="s014705b"><!--s014705b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ, informal</span> a snack.</p></div><a name="s014706b"><!--s014706b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>heavy timber framework used in constructing foundations, etc [Old English <span class="bodyi">cribb</span> crib, stall].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Kalmuck</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkalmuk/ Kalmyk /ʹkalmik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Kalmucks <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> Kalmuck Kalmyks <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> Kalmyk)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032953a"><!--s032953a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034875b"><!--s034875b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a group of Mongolian peoples inhabiting a region stretching from W China to the Caspian Sea.</p></div><a name="s034876b"><!--s034876b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Mongolian language of these peoples [Russian <span class="bodyi">Kalmyk</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fricassee<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (fricassees, fricasseed, fricasseeing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024118a"><!--s024118a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to stew (chicken, etc) in white sauce.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inhume</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹhyoohm/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031252a"><!--s031252a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to bury (a body) <span class="bodyb">inhumation</span> /inhyoohʹmaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [prob via French <span class="bodyi">inhumer</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">inhumare</span> to put in the ground, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">humus</span> ground].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Leicester</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlestə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034643a"><!--s034643a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036352b"><!--s036352b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an orange-red cheese with a mild flavour and a firm texture.</p></div><a name="s036353b"><!--s036353b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an animal of a breed of white-faced sheep with long exceptionally fine white fleece originating in England and bred for meat [named after <span class="bodyi">Leicester</span>, county town of Leicestershire in central England, where both originated].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">irritate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹiritayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032108a"><!--s032108a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034019b"><!--s034019b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (somebody) impatient or angry.</p></div><a name="s034020b"><!--s034020b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (a part of the body) to become sore tender or inflamed.</p></div><a name="s034021b"><!--s034021b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in biology, to stimulate (a cell, etc) so that it produces a response</p><p><span class="bodyb">irritating</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">irritatingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">irritation</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">irritative</span> /-tətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">irritatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">irritare</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypostyle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhiepohstiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030004a"><!--s030004a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a building that has the roof resting on a grid of columns</p><p><span class="bodyb">hypostyle</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">hypostylos</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hypo_or_hyp/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hypo-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">stylos</span> pillar].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bontebok</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbontəbok/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bonteboks <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> bontebok)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006590a"><!--s006590a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a S African antelope that is very closely related to the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blesbok/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blesbok</span></span></a> and is now almost extinct: <span class="bodyi">Damaliscus pygargus</span> [Afrikaans <span class="bodyi">bontebok</span>, from <span class="bodyi">bont</span> spotted + <span class="bodyi">bok</span> male antelope].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ensemble<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/onʹsombl (<span class="bodyi">French</span> ãsãːbl)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019954a"><!--s019954a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020992b"><!--s020992b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a group that works together as a whole or produces a single effect, e.g.:</p><a name="s005350c"><!--s005350c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a complete outfit of matching garments.</p></div><a name="s005351c"><!--s005351c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a combination of two or more performers or players, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a musical group having only one instrument playing each part.</p></div><a name="s005352c"><!--s005352c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a group of actors, supporting players, singers, or dancers who perform together on a roughly equal footing.</p></div><a name="s005353c"><!--s005353c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a section involving all the performers.</p></div></div><a name="s020993b"><!--s020993b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the quality of togetherness in performance </p><p><i></i></p><p>The quartet's ensemble was poor</p> <p>[French <span class="bodyi">ensemble</span> together, from Latin <span class="bodyi">insimul</span> at the same time, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">simul</span> at the same time].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lacquer<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (lacquered, lacquering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033801a"><!--s033801a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035571b"><!--s035571b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to coat or spray (e.g. wooden furniture) with lacquer.</p></div><a name="s035572b"><!--s035572b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to spray (hair) with hair lacquer</p><p><span class="bodyb">lacquerer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heuristics</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028317a"><!--s028317a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the study or practice of heuristic methods or procedures.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haemato-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027057a"><!--s027057a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/haemat_or_haemato/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">haemat-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kalong</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032954a"><!--s032954a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fruit-eating bat of SE Asia: <span class="bodyi">Pteropus vampyrus</span> [Javanese <span class="bodyi">kalong</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Leics</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034644a"><!--s034644a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Leicestershire.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crib<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (cribbed, cribbing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014108a"><!--s014108a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s014707b"><!--s014707b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to copy (somebody else's work) without permission or acknowledgment.</p></div><a name="s014708b"><!--s014708b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to steal (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Child … cribbed the necklace, hid it, played with it, cut the string, and swallowed a bead</p><p> Dickens.</p></div><a name="s014709b"><!--s014709b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to confine or restrain (a person, etc) </p><p><i></i></p><p>But now I am cabined, cribbed, confined, bound in</p><p> Shakespeare <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s014710b"><!--s014710b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to copy from a crib or from a classmate, etc.</p></div><a name="s014711b"><!--s014711b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, dated</span> to grumble </p><p><i></i></p><p>She's out half the time and doesn't answer the telephone, and when I start cribbing she just laughs</p><p> L P Hartley</p><p><span class="bodyb">cribber</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bonus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbohnəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bonuses)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006591a"><!--s006591a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006824b"><!--s006824b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something given in addition to what is usual or strictly due.</p></div><a name="s006825b"><!--s006825b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> an extra dividend distributed to shareholders out of profits.</p></div><a name="s006826b"><!--s006826b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>money or an equivalent given in addition to an employee's usual remuneration, usu for good performance.</p></div><a name="s006827b"><!--s006827b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an unlooked-for and welcome plus or extra [Latin <span class="bodyi">bonus</span> good].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inimical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹnimik(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031253a"><!--s031253a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033000b"><!--s033000b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>hostile or indicating hostility </p><p><i></i></p><p>a voice apparently cold and inimical</p><p> Arnold Bennett.</p></div><a name="s033001b"><!--s033001b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>adverse in tendency, influence, or effects; harmful</p><p><span class="bodyb">inimically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">inimicalis</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">inimicus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/enemy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">enemy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyposulphite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiepohʹsulfiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030005a"><!--s030005a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/thiosulphate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">thiosulphate</span></span></a> , <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as used as a fixing agent in photography.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lacquer tree</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033802a"><!--s033802a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an E Asian tree of the sumach family, with a sap from which a hard-wearing varnish is obtained: <span class="bodyi">Rhus verniciflua</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ensemble<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019955a"><!--s019955a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>all together.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fricative</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfrikətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024119a"><!--s024119a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a consonant, e.g. <span class="bodyi">f</span>, <span class="bodyi">th</span>, <span class="bodyi">sh</span>, made by forcing air through a narrow opening formed by placing the tongue or lip close to another part of the mouth, or by constricting the pharynx</p><p><span class="bodyb">fricative</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">fricativus</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">fricare</span> to rub].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">irritation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iriʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032109a"><!--s032109a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034022b"><!--s034022b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an irritated state.</p></div><a name="s034023b"><!--s034023b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that makes somebody irritated.</p></div><a name="s034024b"><!--s034024b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a cause or condition of soreness, roughness, or inflammation of a body part.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hew</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hyooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> hewed hewn /hyoohn/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028319a"><!--s028319a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s030050b"><!--s030050b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to strike, chop, or fell (e.g. wood) with blows of a heavy cutting instrument </p><p><i></i></p><p>I hewed off a lump of coal</p> <p><i></i></p><p>We hewed down the tree</p>.</div><a name="s030051b"><!--s030051b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + out) to give form or shape to (something) with heavy cutting blows <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s030052b"><!--s030052b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> (+ to) to conform to something </p><p><i></i></p><p>hewing to the official line</p> <p><span class="bodyb">hewer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">hēawan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haematocrit</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">hematocrit</span>) /ʹheemətohkrit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027058a"><!--s027058a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028930b"><!--s028930b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the ratio of the volume of red blood cells to the total volume of blood.</p></div><a name="s028931b"><!--s028931b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an instrument used for determining this [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/haemato/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">haemato-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">kritēs</span> judge, from <span class="bodyi">krinein</span> to judge].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kalpa</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkalpə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032955a"><!--s032955a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a period in which, according to Hindu belief, the universe undergoes a cycle of creation and destruction [Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">kalpa</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lacrimal<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlakriml/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033803a"><!--s033803a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lachrymal_or_lacrimal_or_lacrymal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lachrymal</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bonus issue</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006592a"><!--s006592a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a distribution of free shares to the shareholders of a company in proportion to the shares they already hold, in place of a dividend.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">irrupt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹrupt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032110a"><!--s032110a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034025b"><!--s034025b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to rush in forcibly or violently.</p></div><a name="s034026b"><!--s034026b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008786c"><!--s008786c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of birds: to migrate into an area in abnormally large numbers.</p></div><a name="s008787c"><!--s008787c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a natural population: to undergo a sudden upsurge in numbers, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when natural ecological balances and checks are disturbed <span class="bodyb">irruption</span> /-sh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">irruptive</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">irruptively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">irruptus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">irrumpere</span> to break in, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">rumpere</span> to break].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inimitable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹnimitəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031254a"><!--s031254a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>so good or extraordinary that no others can match it; unique <span class="bodyb">inimitability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inimitableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inimitably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">inimitabilis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">imitabilis</span> imitable, from <span class="bodyi">imitare</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/imitate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">imitate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cribbage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkribij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014109a"><!--s014109a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a card game for two to four players who each try to form various counting combinations of cards [prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crib1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crib 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">HEW</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028318a"><!--s028318a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> (Department of) Health, Education, and Welfare.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">friction</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfriksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024120a"><!--s024120a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025885b"><!--s025885b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006871c"><!--s006871c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the rubbing of one body against another.</p></div><a name="s006872c"><!--s006872c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>resistance to relative motion between two bodies in contact.</p></div></div><a name="s025886b"><!--s025886b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>disagreement between two people or parties of opposing views</p><p><span class="bodyb">frictional</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">frictionless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">friction-, frictio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">fricare</span> to rub].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ensemble film <span class="bodyi">or</span> ensemble movie</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019956a"><!--s019956a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a film that has no main protagonist or plot but interweaves several storylines with characters connected with some person, place, event, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyposulphurous acid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiepohʹsulfərəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030006a"><!--s030006a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an unstable acid found only in solution and acting as a powerful reducing agent: formula H<sub>2</sub>S<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leishmaniasis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/leeshməʹnie·əsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034645a"><!--s034645a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a disease caused by any of a genus of parasitic protozoans (single-celled organisms; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/protozoan/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">protozoan</span></span></a>) [scientific Latin from <span class="bodyi">Leishmania</span>, genus name of the causative organisms, named after Sir William <span class="bodyi">Leishman</span> d.1926, Scottish pathologist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haematology</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">hematology</span>) /heeməʹtoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027059a"><!--s027059a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the study biology and medicine of diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs <span class="bodyb">haematologic</span> /-ʹlojik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">haematological</span> /- lojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">haematologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Kamasutra</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kahməʹsoohtrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032956a"><!--s032956a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Kamasutra</span>) an ancient treatise on erotic love and sexual technique [Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">kāma</span> love + <span class="bodyi">sūtra</span> thread].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bon vivant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌbonh veeʹvonh (<span class="bodyi">French</span> bɔ vivã)/ /ˌbonh veeʹvonh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bon vivants bons vivants /ˌbonh veeʹvonh (<span class="bodyi">French</span> bɔ vivã/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006593a"><!--s006593a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person with cultivated and refined tastes, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in regard to food and drink [French <span class="bodyi">bon vivant</span> good liver].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lacrimal<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033804a"><!--s033804a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lacrimal_bone/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lacrimal bone</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">is.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032113a"><!--s032113a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>island or isle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Friday</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfrieday, ʹfriedi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024121a"><!--s024121a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the sixth day of the week, following Thursday</p><p>Old English <span class="bodyi">frīgedæg</span>, named after <span class="bodyi">Frigga</span>, Norse goddess of married love and wife of Odin (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wednesday/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Wednesday</span></span></a>). <span class="bodyi">Friday</span> was based on the Latin name <span class="bodyi">Veneris dies</span> day of <span class="bodyi">Venus</span>, Roman goddess of love</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enshrine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹshrien/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019957a"><!--s019957a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020994b"><!--s020994b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to enclose (something) in or as if in a shrine.</p></div><a name="s020995b"><!--s020995b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to preserve or cherish (something) as sacred and protect from change </p><p><i></i></p><p>They enshrined their leader's memory in their hearts</p> <p><span class="bodyb">enshrinement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hex<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/heks/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028320a"><!--s028320a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> to cast a spell on (somebody); to bewitch [Pennsylvania German <span class="bodyi">hexe</span> from German <span class="bodyi">hexen</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Hexe</span> witch].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">iniquity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹnikwiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> iniquities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031255a"><!--s031255a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033002b"><!--s033002b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>lack of justice or moral rectitude; wickedness.</p></div><a name="s033003b"><!--s033003b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a wicked act; a sin <span class="bodyb">iniquitous</span> /-təs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">iniquite</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">iniquitat-, iniquitas</span>, from <span class="bodyi">iniquus</span> uneven, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">aequus</span> equal, just].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leister<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹleestə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034646a"><!--s034646a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a spear with three or more barbed prongs for catching fish, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> salmon [Old Norse <span class="bodyi">Ijóstr</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Ijósta</span> to strike].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kame</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kaym/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032957a"><!--s032957a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mound of sand and gravel deposited by water from a melting glacier [Scots <span class="bodyi">kame</span>, from Old English <span class="bodyi">camb</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/comb1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">comb 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypotaxis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiepohʹtaksis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030007a"><!--s030007a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in grammar, the subordination of one clause to another, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by use of a conjunction <span class="bodyb">hypotactic</span> /-ʹtaktik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">hypotaxis</span> subordination, from <span class="bodyi">hypotassein</span> to append or arrange under, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hypo_or_hyp/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hypo-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">tassein</span> to arrange].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haematoma</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">hematoma</span>) /heeməʹtohmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> haematomas haematomata /-tə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027060a"><!--s027060a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tumour or swelling containing blood; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bruise1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bruise<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crib-biting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014110a"><!--s014110a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a habit that some horses have of gnawing at the woodwork in their stable, slobbering, salivating, and sucking in air.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bon viveur</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌbonh veeʹvuh (<span class="bodyi">French</span> bɔ vivøːr)/ /ˌbonh veeʹvuh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bon viveurs bons viveurs /ˌbonh veeʹvuhz, veeʹvuh (<span class="bodyi">French</span> bɔ vivøːr)/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006594a"><!--s006594a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bon_vivant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bon vivant</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lacrimal bone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033805a"><!--s033805a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small bone in the eye socket.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">IS</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032111a"><!--s032111a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Iceland (international vehicle registration).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fridge</span><small><span class="eSynop">/frij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024122a"><!--s024122a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a refrigerator [by shortening and alteration].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enshroud</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹshrowd/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019958a"><!--s019958a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to cover and conceal completely (something) in or as if in a shroud.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hex<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028321a"><!--s028321a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030053b"><!--s030053b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a magic spell or jinx.</p></div><a name="s030054b"><!--s030054b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a witch.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">initial<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹnish(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031256a"><!--s031256a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033004b"><!--s033004b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>existing at the beginning </p><p><i></i></p><p>the initial symptoms of a disease</p>.</div><a name="s033005b"><!--s033005b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>placed at the beginning; first </p><p><i></i></p><p>the initial number of a code</p> <p><span class="bodyb">initially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">initial</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">initialis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">initium</span> beginning, from <span class="bodyi">inire</span> to go in, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ire</span> to go].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leister<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (leistered, leistering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034647a"><!--s034647a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to spear (a fish) with a leister.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haemat- <span class="bodyi">or</span> haemato-</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">hemat-</span>) (hemato-) <i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027053a"><!--s027053a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/haem_or_haemo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">haem-</span></span></a> </p><p><i></i></p><p>haematoma</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">haemat-, haemato-</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">haimat-, haimato-</span>, from <span class="bodyi">haimat-, haima</span> blood].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypotension</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiepohʹtensh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030008a"><!--s030008a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>abnormally low blood pressure <span class="bodyb">hypotensive</span> /-siv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bon voyage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bon vwahʹyahj, -ʹyahzh (<span class="bodyi">French</span> bɔ vwajaƷ)/ /bon vwahʹyahj, -ʹyahzh/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006595a"><!--s006595a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said to somebody embarking on a journey: farewell [French <span class="bodyi">bon voyage</span> good journey].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crib death</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014111a"><!--s014111a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cot_death/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cot death</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kameez</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹmeez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032958a"><!--s032958a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a long-sleeved tunic or long shirt, traditionally worn above trousers, e.g. the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/salwar/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">salwar</span></span></a> , by women of the Indian subcontinent in north India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh [Arabic <span class="bodyi">gamīs</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">camisia</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chemise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chemise</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fridge-freezer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024123a"><!--s024123a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit consisting of a separate refrigerator and freezer, usu one above the other.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">is</span><small><span class="eSynop">/z; <span class="bodyi">strong</span> iz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032112a"><!--s032112a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>third person sing. present tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/be/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">be</span></span></a> [Old English].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lacrimation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lakriʹmaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033806a"><!--s033806a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lachrymation_or_lacrimation_or_lacrymation/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lachrymation</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ensign</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹensien, ʹens(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019959a"><!--s019959a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020996b"><!--s020996b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>/ʹensən/ a flag that is flown, e.g. by a ship, as the symbol of nationality.</p></div><a name="s020997b"><!--s020997b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a commissioned officer of the lowest rank in the US navy or, formerly, in the British infantry.</p></div><a name="s020998b"><!--s020998b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in former times, a standard-bearer [Middle English <span class="bodyi">ensigne</span> via early French <span class="bodyi">enseigne</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">insignia</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/insignia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">insignia</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hex<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028322a"><!--s028322a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hexadecimal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hexadecimal</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leisure</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlezhə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034648a"><!--s034648a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036354b"><!--s036354b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>freedom provided by the cessation of activities, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> time free from work or duties </p><p><i></i></p><p>To be able to fill leisure intelligently is the last product of civilization</p><p> Bertrand Russell.</p></div><a name="s036355b"><!--s036355b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>unhurried ease </p><p><i></i></p><p>How many inner resources one needs to tolerate a life of leisure without fatigue</p><p> Natalie Clifford Barney ✱ <span class="bodyb">at leisure/at one's leisure</span>.</p></div><a name="s036356b"><!--s036356b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>at an unhurried pace.</p></div><a name="s036357b"><!--s036357b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>at one's convenience</p><p><span class="bodyb">leisured</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">leiser</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">licēre</span> to be allowed].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">initial<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031257a"><!--s031257a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033006b"><!--s033006b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the first letter of a name.</p></div><a name="s033007b"><!--s033007b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the first letter of each word in a full name.</p></div><a name="s033008b"><!--s033008b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s008561c"><!--s008561c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the first letter of a name.</p></div><a name="s008562c"><!--s008562c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the first letter of each word in a full name.</p></div></div><a name="s033009b"><!--s033009b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a cell, or group of cells, giving rise to new tissues or structures.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haematuria</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">hematuria</span>) /heeməʹtyooəri·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027061a"><!--s027061a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the abnormal presence of blood or blood cells in the urine.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bonxie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbongksi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006596a"><!--s006596a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/great_skua/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">great skua</span></span></a> [Shetland dialect <span class="bodyi">bonxie</span> from Norwegian <span class="bodyi">bunksi</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypotenuse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hieʹpot(ə)nyoohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030009a"><!--s030009a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the side of a right-angled triangle that is opposite the right angle [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">hypoteinousa</span>,fempresent part. of <span class="bodyi">hypoteinein</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/subtend/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">subtend</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kami</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> kami)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032959a"><!--s032959a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a divinity or god in the Shinto religion [Japanese <span class="bodyi">kami</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cribriform</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkribrifawm/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014112a"><!--s014112a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>denoting an anatomical structure that is pierced with small holes, e.g. for the passage of nerves </p><p><i></i></p><p>a cribriform plate</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">cribrum</span> sieve + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/form_or_iform/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-form</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Isa</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032116a"><!--s032116a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Isaiah (book of the Bible).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fried</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fried/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024124a"><!--s024124a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense and past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fry1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fry 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ensilage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹensilij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019960a"><!--s019960a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s020999b"><!--s020999b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the process of preserving fodder by ensiling.</p></div><a name="s021000b"><!--s021000b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/silage/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">silage</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leisure centre</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034649a"><!--s034649a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a public building offering facilities for a variety of leisure activities, such as a swimming pool, gym, and function rooms.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hexachord</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹheksəkawd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028324a"><!--s028324a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in medieval music, a scale of six notes based on C, F, or G, from which <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/solmization_or_solmisation/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">solmization</span></span></a> (using syllables to represent notes) developed.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lacrimator</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlakrimaytə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033807a"><!--s033807a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lachrymator_or_lacrimator/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lachrymator</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">initial<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (initialled, initialling, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> initialed) (initialing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031258a"><!--s031258a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to put initials on (something), usu as an indication of ownership or authorization.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-haemia</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027062a"><!--s027062a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aemia_or_haemia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-aemia</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bony</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbohni/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (bonier, boniest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006597a"><!--s006597a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006828b"><!--s006828b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>consisting of or resembling bone.</p></div><a name="s006829b"><!--s006829b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001613c"><!--s001613c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>full of bones.</p></div><a name="s001614c"><!--s001614c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>having large or prominent bones.</p></div></div><a name="s006830b"><!--s006830b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>skinny or scrawny</p><p><span class="bodyb">boniness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypothalamus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiepohʹthaləməs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hypothalami /-mie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030010a"><!--s030010a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a part of the brain that lies beneath the thalamus and includes centres that regulate body temperature, appetite, and other autonomic functions <span class="bodyb">hypothalamic</span> /-ʹlamik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kamikaze<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kamiʹkahzi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032960a"><!--s032960a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034877b"><!--s034877b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in World War II, a member of the Japanese air force who volunteered to crash an aircraft laden with explosives suicidally on a target.</p></div><a name="s034878b"><!--s034878b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an aircraft used in such an attack</p><p>Japanese <span class="bodyi">kamikaze</span>, literally ‘divine wind’. The word <span class="bodyi">kamikaze</span> was originally applied to a providential storm that destroyed a Mongol fleet attacking Japan in 1281; the name was revived in 1944 when Japan resorted to desperate measures to hold off the advancing US fleet</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cribwork</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014113a"><!--s014113a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the timber framework used in constructing foundations, etc; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crib1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crib<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (11).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ensile</span><small><span class="eSynop">/enʹsiel, ʹensiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019961a"><!--s019961a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to prepare and store (fodder made from green crops) for silage in a silo [French <span class="bodyi">ensiler</span> from Spanish <span class="bodyi">ensilar</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">silo</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/silo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">silo</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ISA</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹiesə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032115a"><!--s032115a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> an individual savings account, a tax-free savings scheme.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">friend</span><small><span class="eSynop">/frend/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024125a"><!--s024125a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025887b"><!--s025887b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person whose company and attitudes one finds sympathetic and to whom one is not closely related.</p></div><a name="s025888b"><!--s025888b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody or something of the same nation, party, or group.</p></div><a name="s025889b"><!--s025889b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s006873c"><!--s006873c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a person whose company, interests, and attitudes one finds sympathetic and to whom one is not closely related </p><p><i></i></p><p>Restrain yourself to … genuine and authorised tea-table talk – such as mending fashions, spoiling reputations, railing at absent friends, and so forth</p><p> Congreve.</p></div><a name="s006874c"><!--s006874c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an acquaintance.</p></div></div><a name="s025890b"><!--s025890b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s006875c"><!--s006875c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>somebody or something not hostile; an ally.</p></div><a name="s006876c"><!--s006876c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>somebody or something of the same nation, party, or group.</p></div></div><a name="s025891b"><!--s025891b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>somebody or something that favours or encourages something, e.g. a charity </p><p><i></i></p><p>a friend of the poor</p>.</div><a name="s025892b"><!--s025892b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Friend</span>) a Quaker ✱ <span class="bodyb">friend at court</span> somebody who can use their influence to help one ✱ <span class="bodyb">make friends</span> to acquire friends.</p></div><a name="s025893b"><!--s025893b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to become friendly</p><p><span class="bodyb">friendless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">friendship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">frēond</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leisurely<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034650a"><!--s034650a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>characterized by leisure; unhurried</p><p><span class="bodyb">leisureliness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lacrimatory</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlakrimətri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033808a"><!--s033808a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lachrymatory1_or_lacrimatory/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lachrymatory 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hexad</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹheksad/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028325a"><!--s028325a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">technical</span> a group or series of six [Greek <span class="bodyi">hex</span> six].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">initialize <span class="bodyi">or</span> initialise <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031259a"><!--s031259a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to prepare (computer hardware or software) for operation by setting its configuration to a known state.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bony fish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006598a"><!--s006598a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a major group of fishes comprising all those with a bony rather than a cartilaginous skeleton and including such as the salmon, carp, herring, etc; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/teleost/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">teleost</span></span></a> : class Osteichthyes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haemo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027063a"><!--s027063a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/haem_or_haemo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">haem-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypothec</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hieʹpothik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030011a"><!--s030011a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used in Roman and Scots law: a legal right in favour of a creditor over the property of their debtor [French <span class="bodyi">hypothèque</span> via French from late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">hypothēkē</span> deposit, pledge, from <span class="bodyi">hypotithenai</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hypothesis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hypothesis</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kamikaze<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032961a"><!--s032961a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>extremely reckless or foolhardy; self-defeating or self-destructive </p><p><i></i></p><p>the city's kamikaze taxi drivers</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crick<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/krik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014114a"><!--s014114a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a painful spasmodic condition of the muscles of the neck, back, etc [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cryk</span>; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enslave</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹslayv/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019962a"><!--s019962a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to reduce (somebody) to slavery</p><p><span class="bodyb">enslavement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">enslaver</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leisurely<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034651a"><!--s034651a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>without haste; deliberately.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">friendly<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (friendlier, friendliest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024126a"><!--s024126a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025894b"><!--s025894b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>like a friend; kind.</p></div><a name="s025895b"><!--s025895b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not hostile </p><p><i></i></p><p>friendly nations</p>.</div><a name="s025896b"><!--s025896b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>inclined to be favourable.</p></div><a name="s025897b"><!--s025897b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used in combinations</span>) adapted to the needs of; helpful to </p><p><i></i></p><p>a user-friendly software manual</p> <p><i></i></p><p>child-friendly restaurants</p> <p><span class="bodyb">friendliness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">isagogics</span><small><span class="eSynop">/isəʹgojiks/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032117a"><!--s032117a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the study of the Bible that precedes exegesis</p><p><span class="bodyb">isagogic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">eisagogē</span> introduction, from <span class="bodyi">eis</span> into + <span class="bodyi">agein</span> to lead].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hexadecimal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/heksəʹdesiml/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028326a"><!--s028326a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or being a number system with a base of 16, using the letters A to F as well as the digits 0 to 9, and used in computing</p><p><span class="bodyb">hexadecimally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haemocoele <span class="bodyi">or</span> haemocoel</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">hemocoele</span>) (hemocoel) /ʹheeməseel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027064a"><!--s027064a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a body cavity in arthropods (phylum including insects and spiders; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/arthropod/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">arthropod</span></span></a>) or some other invertebrates that normally contains blood and functions as part of the circulatory system.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Kamilaroi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹmiləroy, ʹkamə-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Kamilaroi)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032962a"><!--s032962a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034879b"><!--s034879b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a group of Australian Aboriginal peoples of New South Wales.</p></div><a name="s034880b"><!--s034880b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the extinct language of these peoples</p><p><span class="bodyb">Kamilaroi</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [the Kamilaroi name].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bonze</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bonz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006599a"><!--s006599a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Chinese or Japanese Buddhist monk [French <span class="bodyi">bonze</span> via Portuguese from Japanese <span class="bodyi">bonsō</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Initial Teaching Alphabet</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031260a"><!--s031260a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a 44-character phonetic alphabet designed for teaching children to read English.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lacrosse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ləʹkros/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033809a"><!--s033809a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a field game played between two teams of ten players who try to throw a ball into the opposing side's goal with a long-handled stick that has a triangular head with a loose mesh pouch for catching and carrying the ball [Canadian French <span class="bodyi">la crosse</span> the crosse: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crosse/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crosse</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypothecate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hieʹpothikayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030012a"><!--s030012a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031474b"><!--s031474b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to pledge (property) by law as security for a debt.</p></div><a name="s031475b"><!--s031475b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to commit (tax revenue) from a specific source to a specific purpose, e.g. revenue from road tax to road improvements <span class="bodyb">hypothecation</span> /-ʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">hypothecat-, hypothecare</span> to give as a pledge].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crick<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014115a"><!--s014115a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to cause a crick in (the neck, etc).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ensnare</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹsneə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019963a"><!--s019963a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to catch (a person or animal) in or as if in a snare</p><p><span class="bodyb">ensnarement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leisurewear</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034652a"><!--s034652a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>casual clothes suitable for sport or relaxation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">friendly<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> friendlies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024127a"><!--s024127a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a match played for practice or pleasure and not as part of a competition.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hexagon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹheksəgən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028327a"><!--s028327a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a polygon with six angles and six sides <span class="bodyb">hexagonal</span> /hekʹsagənl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">hexagōnon</span>, neuter of <span class="bodyi">hexagōnos</span> hexagonal, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hexa_or_hex/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hexa-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">gōnia</span> angle].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cricket<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrikit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014116a"><!--s014116a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a game played with a bat and ball on a large field with two wickets near its centre by two sides of eleven players each who try to score runs by hitting the ball and running between the wickets ✱ <span class="bodyb">not cricket</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> against the dictates of fair play; not honourable</p><p><span class="bodyb">cricketer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">criquet</span> stake used as goal in a bowling game].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haemocyanin</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">hemocyanin</span>) /heemohʹsie·ənin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027065a"><!--s027065a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a colourless respiratory pigment containing copper, found in the blood of various arthropods and molluscs [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/haemo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">haemo-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cyan/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cyan</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in1/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-in 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kampong <span class="bodyi">or</span> campong</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkampong, kamʹpong/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032963a"><!--s032963a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hamlet or village in a Malay-speaking country [Malay <span class="bodyi">kampong</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypothermia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiepohʹthuhmi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030013a"><!--s030013a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>abnormally low body temperature <span class="bodyb">hypothermic</span> /-mik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lacrymal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlakriməl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033810a"><!--s033810a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lachrymal_or_lacrimal_or_lacrymal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lachrymal</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">isatin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹiesətin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032118a"><!--s032118a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an orange-red compound used in the manufacture of dyes [Greek <span class="bodyi">isatis</span> woad + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in1/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-in 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bonzer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbonzə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006600a"><!--s006600a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ, informal</span> excellent; especially good [ultimately connected with French <span class="bodyi">bon</span> good].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">initiate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹnishiayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031261a"><!--s031261a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033010b"><!--s033010b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cause or allow (something) to begin.</p></div><a name="s033011b"><!--s033011b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to teach (somebody) the rudiments or principles of something complex or obscure.</p></div><a name="s033012b"><!--s033012b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to grant (somebody) membership of an organization or society, traditionally by formal rites</p><p><span class="bodyb">initiation</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">initiatory</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">initiatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">initiare</span> to begin, from <span class="bodyi">initium</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/initial1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">initial 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ensue</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹsyooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (ensues, ensued, ensuing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019964a"><!--s019964a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to take place afterwards or as a result [Middle English <span class="bodyi">ensuen</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">ensuivre</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">suivre</span> to follow].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leitmotiv <span class="bodyi">or</span> leitmotif</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlietmohteef/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034653a"><!--s034653a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036358b"><!--s036358b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a musical phrase that signals an idea, person, or situation, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the operas of Wagner.</p></div><a name="s036359b"><!--s036359b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a recurring theme, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a literary work [German <span class="bodyi">Leitmotiv</span>, from <span class="bodyi">leiten</span> to lead + <span class="bodyi">Motiv</span> motive, from French <span class="bodyi">motif</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">friendly fire</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024128a"><!--s024128a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in warfare, weapon fire that injures or kills one's own soldiers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hexagram</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹheksəgram/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028328a"><!--s028328a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030057b"><!--s030057b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a six-pointed star drawn by extending the sides of a regular hexagon.</p></div><a name="s030058b"><!--s030058b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of a set of 64 different figures used in the Chinese I Ching, each consisting of six parallel lines.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haemocytometer</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">hemocytometer</span>) /ˌheemohsieʹtomitə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027066a"><!--s027066a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an instrument for counting blood cells suspended in a liquid, usu when viewed under a microscope.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Kampuchean</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kampooʹchee·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032964a"><!--s032964a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cambodian/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Cambodian</span></span></a> [<span class="bodyi">Kampuchea</span>, a former name of Cambodia, country in SE Asia].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lacrymation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lakriʹmaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033811a"><!--s033811a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lachrymation_or_lacrimation_or_lacrymation/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lachrymation</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cricket<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014117a"><!--s014117a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous species of leaping insects noted for the chirping sounds produced by the male: family Gryllidae [Middle English <span class="bodyi">criket</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">criquet</span>,of imitative origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">initiate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹnishi·ət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031262a"><!--s031262a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033013b"><!--s033013b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who is undergoing or has undergone initiation.</p></div><a name="s033014b"><!--s033014b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody who is instructed or proficient in a complex or specialized field.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boo<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/booh/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006601a"><!--s006601a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used to express contempt or disapproval or to startle or frighten [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bo</span>; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ISBN</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032119a"><!--s032119a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>International Standard Book Number.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypothesis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hieʹpothəsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hypotheses /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030014a"><!--s030014a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031476b"><!--s031476b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a proposed possible explanation for a phenomenon, set of circumstances, etc; a theory.</p></div><a name="s031477b"><!--s031477b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a proposition assumed for the sake of argument [Greek <span class="bodyi">hypothesis</span> proposal, assumption from <span class="bodyi">hypotithenai</span> to deposit, submit, or suggest, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hypo_or_hyp/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hypo-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">tithenai</span> to put].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">friendly society</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024129a"><!--s024129a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a mutual insurance association providing its subscribers with benefits during sickness, unemployment, and old age.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">en suite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/on ʹsweet (<span class="bodyi">French</span> ã sɥt)/ /on ʹsweet/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019965a"><!--s019965a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a room: opening off or into, and forming a single unit with, another room </p><p><i></i></p><p>a bedroom with an en suite bathroom</p> <p>[French <span class="bodyi">en suite</span>, literally ‘in sequence’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lek<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/lek/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034654a"><!--s034654a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the basic monetary unit of Albania, divided into 100 qindarka [Albanian <span class="bodyi">lek</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hexahedron</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌheksəʹheedrən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hexahedrons hexahedra /-drə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028329a"><!--s028329a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a polyhedron with six faces</p><p><span class="bodyb">hexahedral</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">hexaedron</span>, neuter of <span class="bodyi">hexaedros</span> of six surfaces, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hexa_or_hex/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hexa-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">hedra</span> seat].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cricoid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkriekoyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014118a"><!--s014118a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>denoting the ring-shaped cartilage of the larynx [via scientific Latinfrom Greek <span class="bodyi">krikoeidēs</span> ring-shaped, from <span class="bodyi">krikos</span> ring + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/oid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-oid</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Kan.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032965a"><!--s032965a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Kansas.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haemodialysis</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">hemodialysis</span>) /ˌheemohdieʹaləsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> haemodialyses /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027067a"><!--s027067a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the purification of the blood by dialysis, in cases of kidney failure.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lactam</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlaktam/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033813a"><!--s033813a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an organic chemical compound that contains an amide group —NHCO—.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lek<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034655a"><!--s034655a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an area where black grouse or other social birds congregate to carry on display and courtship behaviour [prob from Swedish <span class="bodyi">lek</span> sport or play].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ensure</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹshooə, inʹshaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019966a"><!--s019966a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="sb000000180"><!--sb000000180--></a><p>to make (something) sure or certain [Middle English <span class="bodyi">ensuren</span> from Anglo-French <span class="bodyi">enseurer</span>,prob alteration of Old French <span class="bodyi">aseürer</span>, from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">assecurare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/assure/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">assure</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">ensure, assure</span>, <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">insure</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/assure/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">assure</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boo<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> boos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006602a"><!--s006602a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a shout of disapproval or contempt.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">initiate<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹnishi·ət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031263a"><!--s031263a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033015b"><!--s033015b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>initiated or properly admitted, e.g. to membership or an office.</p></div><a name="s033016b"><!--s033016b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>instructed in some secret knowledge.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">frier</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfrie·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024130a"><!--s024130a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fryer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fryer</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypothesize <span class="bodyi">or</span> hypothesise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hieʹpothəsiez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030015a"><!--s030015a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031478b"><!--s031478b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to propose or assume (something) as a hypothesis <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s031479b"><!--s031479b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to form hypotheses.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ischaemia</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">ischemia</span>) /isʹkeemi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032120a"><!--s032120a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>deficiency of blood in a part of the body, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the heart, due to decreased arterial flow</p><p><span class="bodyb">ischaemic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">ischaemus</span> styptic, from Greek <span class="bodyi">ischaimos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">ischein</span> to restrain + <span class="bodyi">haima</span> blood].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hexameter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hekʹsamitə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028330a"><!--s028330a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a line of verse consisting of six metrical feet [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">hexametron</span>, neuter of <span class="bodyi">hexametros</span> having six measures, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hexa_or_hex/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hexa-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/meter1/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-meter 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kana</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahnə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032966a"><!--s032966a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a setny of various Japanese syllabaries (sets of characters representing the syllables of the Japanese a language: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/syllabary/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">syllabary</span></span></a>) [Japanese <span class="bodyi">kana</span>, from <span class="bodyi">ka-</span> temporary, false + <span class="bodyi">na</span> name].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haemoglobin</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">hemoglobin</span>) /heemohʹglohbin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027068a"><!--s027068a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a protein containing iron that occurs in the red blood cells of vertebrates and transports is the means of oxygen transport from the lungs to the body tissues; found in haemolymph of some invertebrates [short for earlier <span class="bodyi">haematoglobulin</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lekker</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlekə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034656a"><!--s034656a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">SAfr, informal</span> pleasant or nice [Afrikaans <span class="bodyi">lekker</span>, from Dutch].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lactase</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlaktayz, -ays/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033814a"><!--s033814a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an enzyme that breaks down certain sugars, e.g. lactose, and occurs in the intestines of young mammals and in yeasts.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">initiation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌinishiʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031264a"><!--s031264a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033017b"><!--s033017b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the ceremony or formal procedure with which somebody is made a member of a sect or society.</p></div><a name="s033018b"><!--s033018b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of initiating or being initiated.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypothetical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiepəʹthetikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030016a"><!--s030016a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031480b"><!--s031480b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">esp</span> in logic, involving hypothesis or a condition </p><p><i></i></p><p>hypothetical questions</p>.</div><a name="s031481b"><!--s031481b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to or depending on supposition; conjectural </p><p><i></i></p><p>Forelimbs evolving into wings would probably become awkward for climbing or grasping long before they became very useful for gliding, thus placing the hypothetical intermediate creature at a serious disadvantage</p><p> Phillip E Johnson</p><p><span class="bodyb">hypothetically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fries</span><small><span class="eSynop">/friez/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024131a"><!--s024131a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> chips, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> thin ones.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cri de coeur</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kree də ʹkuh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cris de coeur /kree/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014119a"><!--s014119a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a passionate plea or protest [French <span class="bodyi">cri de coeur</span> cry from the heart].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ENT</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019967a"><!--s019967a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>ear, nose, and throat.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hexane</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹheksayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028331a"><!--s028331a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a volatile liquid that is a member of the alkane series of organic chemical compounds and is found in petroleum: formula C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>14</sub> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hexa_or_hex/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hexa-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ane/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ane</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boo<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (boos, booed, booing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006603a"><!--s006603a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s006831b"><!--s006831b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to show scorn or disapproval by shouting ‘boo!’ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s006832b"><!--s006832b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to shout ‘boo!’ at (a performer, speaker, etc).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ischium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹiski·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> ischia /ʹiski·ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032121a"><!--s032121a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the rearmost and lowest of the three principal bones composing either half of the pelvis</p><p><span class="bodyb">ischial</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">ischion</span> hip joint].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kanaka</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹnakə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032967a"><!--s032967a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034881b"><!--s034881b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Kanaka</span>) an islander of the S Pacific; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a member of the native people of Hawaii.</p></div><a name="s034882b"><!--s034882b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">Kanaka</span>) in former times, an islander of the S Pacific employed in forced labour on Australian sugar plantations [Hawaiian <span class="bodyi">kanaka</span> person, human being].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haemolymph</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">hemolymph</span>) /ʹheemohlimf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027069a"><!--s027069a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a circulatory fluid in various invertebrate animals that is functionally comparable to the blood and lymph of vertebrates.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">LEM</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lem/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034657a"><!--s034657a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lunar excursion module.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Friesian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfreezh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024132a"><!--s024132a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> an animal of a breed of large black-and-white breed of dairy cattle originating in N Holland and Friesland and producing relatively low-fat milk [variant of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/frisian/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Frisian</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lactate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlaktayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033815a"><!--s033815a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a female mammal: to produce or secrete milk [Latin <span class="bodyi">lactatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">lactare</span>, from <span class="bodyi">lact-</span>, <span class="bodyi">lac</span> milk].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypothyroidism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiepohʹthieroydiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030017a"><!--s030017a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>deficient activity of the thyroid gland, or the condition of lowered metabolic rate, lethargy, etc resulting from this: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hyperthyroidism/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hyperthyroidism</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">hypothyroid</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hexa- <span class="bodyi">or</span> hex-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028323a"><!--s028323a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s030055b"><!--s030055b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>six </p><p><i></i></p><p>hexagon</p>.</div><a name="s030056b"><!--s030056b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>containing six atoms, groups, or chemical equivalents in the molecular structure </p><p><i></i></p><p>hexane</p> <p><i></i></p><p>hexavalent</p> <p>[Greek, from <span class="bodyi">hex</span> six].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boob<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/boohb/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006604a"><!--s006604a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006833b"><!--s006833b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a stupid mistake; a blunder.</p></div><a name="s006834b"><!--s006834b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a stupid person [short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/booby1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">booby 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">initiative<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹnish(y)ətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031265a"><!--s031265a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033019b"><!--s033019b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>energy or resourcefulness displayed in being the first to act or in acting without being prompted; enterprise.</p></div><a name="s033020b"><!--s033020b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008563c"><!--s008563c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a first or new step, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the attainment of an end or goal </p><p><i></i></p><p>a peace initiative</p>.</div><a name="s008564c"><!--s008564c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the right to take the first step or to act first.</p></div></div><a name="s033021b"><!--s033021b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in certain countries, a procedure enabling voters to propose a law by petition ✱ <span class="bodyb">on one's own initiative</span> without being prompted; independently of outside influence or control.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cried</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kried/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014120a"><!--s014120a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense and past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cry1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cry 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ent</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019969a"><!--s019969a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021001b"><!--s021001b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>forming adjectives, with the meaning: performing a specified action, causing a specified process, or being in a specified condition </p><p><i></i></p><p>astringent</p> <p><i></i></p><p>convenient</p>.</div><a name="s021002b"><!--s021002b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>forming nouns, denoting: somebody or something an agent that performs a specified action or causes a specified process </p><p><i></i></p><p>regent</p> <p><i></i></p><p>nutrient</p> <p>[Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">-ent-, -ens</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ISDN</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032122a"><!--s032122a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>integrated services digital network.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Kanarese <span class="bodyi">or</span> Canarese</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kanəʹreez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Kanarese Canarese)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032968a"><!--s032968a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034883b"><!--s034883b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a Kannada-speaking people of Kanara, district in S India.</p></div><a name="s034884b"><!--s034884b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kannada/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Kannada</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">Kanarese</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lemma</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlemə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> lemmas lemmata /ʹlemətə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034658a"><!--s034658a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036360b"><!--s036360b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a proposition accepted as true for the sake of demonstrating another proposition.</p></div><a name="s036361b"><!--s036361b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s009362c"><!--s009362c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the argument or theme of a composition prefixed as a title or introduction.</p></div><a name="s009363c"><!--s009363c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a heading or introduction, or a subsidiary part of one [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">lēmma</span> thing taken, assumption, from <span class="bodyi">lambanein</span> to take].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haemolysis</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">hemolysis</span>) /heeʹmolisis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027070a"><!--s027070a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the dissolution of red blood cells with release of haemoglobin <span class="bodyb">haemolytic</span> /-ʹlitik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hexapla</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹheksəplə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028332a"><!--s028332a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an edition of the Old Testament with six versions of the text in parallel columns [Greek <span class="bodyi">hexapla</span>, neuter pl of <span class="bodyi">hexaploos</span> sixfold, from <span class="bodyi">hexa</span> six].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">frieze<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/freez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024133a"><!--s024133a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025898b"><!--s025898b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sculptured or ornamented band, e.g. on a building.</p></div><a name="s025899b"><!--s025899b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in architecture, the part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice [early French <span class="bodyi">frise</span>, perhaps from late Latin <span class="bodyi">phrygium, frisium</span> embroidered cloth, from <span class="bodyi">Phrygia</span> ancient country of Asia Minor whose people were famous for their craftsmanship].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lactate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlaktayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033816a"><!--s033816a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various chemical salts or esters formed by combination between lactic acid and a metal atom, an alcohol, or another chemical group.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypotonic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiepəʹtonik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030018a"><!--s030018a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031482b"><!--s031482b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having a lower concentration than a surrounding medium or a liquid under comparison: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hypertonic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hypertonic</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/isotonic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">isotonic</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s031483b"><!--s031483b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a drink: containing carbohydrates and essential salts at a lower level of concentration than in the body's natural fluids.</p></div><a name="s031484b"><!--s031484b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>having deficient muscular tone or tension <span class="bodyb">hypotonia</span> /-ʹtohni·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">hypotonically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">hypotonicity</span> /-ʹnisiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032123a"><!--s032123a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ize_or_ise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">entablature</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹtabləchə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019970a"><!--s019970a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in classical architecture, the upper section of a wall or storey, usu supported on columns and consisting of an architrave, a frieze, and a cornice [early French <span class="bodyi">entablature</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">intavolatura</span>,from <span class="bodyi">intavolare</span> to put on a board or table, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">tavola</span> board, table, from Latin <span class="bodyi">tabula</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kanban</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkanban/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032969a"><!--s032969a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034885b"><!--s034885b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in manufacturing industry, a Japanese stock-control system in which the parts and materials required for each stage of a production process are recorded on cards so that they can be ordered and supplied at the appropriate time.</p></div><a name="s034886b"><!--s034886b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of the cards used in this system [Japanese <span class="bodyi">kanban</span> billboard, poster, sign].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">initiative<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031266a"><!--s031266a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>introductory or preliminary.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lemming</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹleming/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034659a"><!--s034659a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036362b"><!--s036362b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several species of small furry volelike rodents with a short tail, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one of a species living in northern mountains that periodically undergoes mass migrations resulting in the death of many through drowning in the sea: genus <span class="bodyi">Lemmus</span>.</p></div><a name="s036363b"><!--s036363b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a member of a group mindlessly pursuing a course of action that will lead to mass destruction [Norwegian <span class="bodyi">lemming</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haemophilia</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">hemophilia</span>) /heeməʹfili·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027071a"><!--s027071a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>delayed clotting of the blood with consequent difficulty in controlling bleeding even after minor injuries, occurring as a hereditary defect, usu in males <span class="bodyb">haemophiliac</span> /-ak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">haemophilic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crier</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrie·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014121a"><!--s014121a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an officer who makes announcements in a court.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boob<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006605a"><!--s006605a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to make a stupid mistake.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hexapod</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹheksəpod/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028333a"><!--s028333a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an animal with six feet; an insect [Greek <span class="bodyi">hexapod-, hexapous</span> having six feet, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hexa_or_hex/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hexa-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">pod-, pous</span> foot].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lactation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lakʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033817a"><!--s033817a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035576b"><!--s035576b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the production of milk by the mammary glands.</p></div><a name="s035577b"><!--s035577b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the period during which milk is produced and the young are suckled</p><p><span class="bodyb">lactational</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypoventilation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhiepohventiʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030019a"><!--s030019a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an abnormally slow rate of breathing, with a resultant accumulation of carbon dioxide in the blood.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">frieze<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024134a"><!--s024134a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a heavy coarse fabric made of wool [Middle English <span class="bodyi">frise</span> via French from Dutch <span class="bodyi">vriese</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lemon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlemən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034660a"><!--s034660a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036364b"><!--s036364b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an oval yellow citrus fruit with a thick rind and acid flesh.</p></div><a name="s036365b"><!--s036365b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s009364c"><!--s009364c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an oval yellow citrus fruit with a thick rind and acid flesh.</p></div><a name="s009365c"><!--s009365c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the stout thorny tree, related to the orange and grapefruit, that bears this fruit: <span class="bodyi">Citrus limon</span>.</p></div></div><a name="s036366b"><!--s036366b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a pale yellow colour.</p></div><a name="s036367b"><!--s036367b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a feeble or useless person or thing.</p></div><a name="s036368b"><!--s036368b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> somebody or something that is unsatisfactory or worthless; a dud</p><p><span class="bodyb">lemony</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">lymon</span> via French from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">limon-, limo</span>, from Arabic <span class="bodyi">laymūn</span> citrus fruit].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">isentropic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iesenʹtropik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032124a"><!--s032124a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in physics, of equal or constant <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/entropy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">entropy</span></span></a> (amount of disorder in a system)</p><p><span class="bodyb">isentropically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kanga <span class="bodyi">or</span> khanga</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkang·gə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032970a"><!--s032970a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a woman's dress of African origin, consisting of a length of cloth wound round the body and usu printed with colourful patterns [Swahili <span class="bodyi">kanga</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crikey</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrieki/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014122a"><!--s014122a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, dated</span> used to express surprise [euphemism for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/christ2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Christ 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">initiator</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹnishiaytə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031267a"><!--s031267a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033022b"><!--s033022b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody or something that initiates.</p></div><a name="s033023b"><!--s033023b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a chemical that starts a chain reaction.</p></div><a name="s033024b"><!--s033024b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an explosive used in detonators.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">entablement</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹtayblmənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019971a"><!--s019971a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a platform that supports a statue and is placed above the dado [French <span class="bodyi">entablement</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">table</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/table1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">table 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boob<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006606a"><!--s006606a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a female woman's breast [shortening of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/booby2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">booby 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haemopoiesis</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">hemopoiesis</span>) /ˌheemohpoyʹeesis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027072a"><!--s027072a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the formation of blood cells and platelets in the vertebrate bone marrow and lymphoid tissue, and of plasma in the liver <span class="bodyb">haemopoietic</span> /-ʹetik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">haemopoiesis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/haemo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">haemo-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">poiēsis</span> making].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hexavalent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/heksəʹvaylənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028334a"><!--s028334a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in chemistry, having a valency of six.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lacteal<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlakti·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033818a"><!--s033818a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035578b"><!--s035578b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>consisting of, producing, or resembling milk.</p></div><a name="s035579b"><!--s035579b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>conveying or containing a milky fluid, e.g. <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chyle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chyle</span></span></a> (type of lymph) [Latin <span class="bodyi">lacteus</span> of milk, from <span class="bodyi">lact-</span>, <span class="bodyi">lac</span> milk].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypovolaemia</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">hypovolemia</span>) /ˌhiepohvəʹleemi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030020a"><!--s030020a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an abnormally low volume of blood circulating in the body [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hypo_or_hyp/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hypo-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/volume/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">volume</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aemia_or_haemia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-aemia</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kangaroo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kanggəʹrooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> kangaroos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032971a"><!--s032971a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of plant-eating marsupial mammals of Australia, New Guinea, and adjacent islands that hops on its on their long powerful hind legs and hasve a long thick tail: genus <span class="bodyi">Macropus</span></p><p>native name in an Aboriginal language. In their journals of their voyage to Australia in 1770, both Captain James Cook and his companion Joseph Banks recorded <span class="bodyi">kangooroo</span> or <span class="bodyi">kanguru</span> as the aboriginal name for this animal. Later travellers, failing to find the word in use among various aboriginal tribes, suggested that Cook and Banks misheard the word, or misapplied an aboriginal name for an emu, or even mistook some irrelevant expression for the animal's name (compare note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/indri/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">indri</span></span></a>). They were not mistaken, however; the word belongs to the Gungu Yimidhirr language of Northern Queensland</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">frig</span><small><span class="eSynop">/frig/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (frigged, frigging)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024135a"><!--s024135a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s025900b"><!--s025900b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span> to have sexual intercourse with or masturbate (somebody) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s025901b"><!--s025901b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span> to have sexual intercourse or masturbate [prob from Middle English <span class="bodyi">friggen</span> to rub, from Latin <span class="bodyi">fricare</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lemonade</span><small><span class="eSynop">/leməʹnayd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034661a"><!--s034661a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a soft drink, often carbonated, made or flavoured with lemon.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crime</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kriem/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014123a"><!--s014123a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014712b"><!--s014712b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>violation of law, or an instance of this, punishable by the state </p><p><i></i></p><p>Petty laws breed great crimes</p><p> Ouida.</p></div><a name="s014713b"><!--s014713b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a grave offence, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> against morality.</p></div><a name="s014714b"><!--s014714b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>criminal activity </p><p><i></i></p><p>victims of crime</p>.</div><a name="s014715b"><!--s014715b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> something deplorable, foolish, or disgraceful </p><p><i></i></p><p>It's a crime to waste good food</p> <p>[Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">crimen</span> accusation, fault, crime].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032125a"><!--s032125a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034029b"><!--s034029b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>forming adjectives, denoting:</p><a name="s008788c"><!--s008788c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a particular quality or aptitude </p><p><i></i></p><p>childish</p> <p><i></i></p><p>bookish</p>.</div><a name="s008789c"><!--s008789c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a nationality </p><p><i></i></p><p>Finnish</p>.</div></div><a name="s034030b"><!--s034030b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>forming adjectives, meaning:</p><a name="s008790c"><!--s008790c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>slightly; somewhat </p><p><i></i></p><p>purplish</p> <p><i></i></p><p>biggish</p>.</div><a name="s008791c"><!--s008791c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>approximately </p><p><i></i></p><p>fortyish</p>.</div></div><a name="s034031b"><!--s034031b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>forming adjectives from nouns, with the meaning: of or belonging to (a specified country or ethnic group) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Finnish</p>.</div><a name="s034032b"><!--s034032b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>forming adjectives from nouns and adjectives, with the meanings:</p><a name="s008792c"><!--s008792c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>having a trace of </p><p><i></i></p><p>summerish</p>.</div><a name="s008793c"><!--s008793c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>slightly </p><p><i></i></p><p>purplish</p> <p><i></i></p><p>biggish</p>.</div></div><a name="s034033b"><!--s034033b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>forming adjectives from nouns, with the meanings:</p><a name="s008794c"><!--s008794c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>having the approximate age of </p><p><i></i></p><p>fortyish</p>.</div><a name="s008795c"><!--s008795c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>being or occurring at the approximate time of </p><p><i></i></p><p>eightish</p>.</div><a name="s008796c"><!--s008796c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>having the characteristics of </p><p><i></i></p><p>boyish</p> <p><i></i></p><p>mulish</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">-isc</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">booboo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboohbooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> booboos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006607a"><!--s006607a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an embarrassing blunder; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/boob1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">boob 1</span></span></a> [reduplicated form of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/boob1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">boob 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inject</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹjekt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031268a"><!--s031268a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033025b"><!--s033025b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008565c"><!--s008565c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to force a fluid into the body of (somebody) using a syringe.</p></div><a name="s008566c"><!--s008566c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to force (a fluid) in in this way.</p></div><a name="s008567c"><!--s008567c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to throw, drive, or force (something) somewhere </p><p><i></i></p><p>Fuel is injected into the engine</p>.</div></div><a name="s033026b"><!--s033026b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to introduce (something) as an element or factor </p><p><i></i></p><p>She managed to inject a lighter tone into the proceedings</p> <p><span class="bodyb">injectable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">injector</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">injectus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">inicere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">jacere</span> to throw].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">entail<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹtayl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019972a"><!--s019972a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021003b"><!--s021003b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to involve or imply (something) as a necessary accompaniment or result </p><p><i></i></p><p>The project will entail considerable expense</p>.</div><a name="s021004b"><!--s021004b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to settle (property) so that sale is not permitted and inheritance is limited to a specified category of the owner's heirs</p><p><span class="bodyb">entailer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">entailment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">entailen, entaillen</span>, from<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">taile, taille</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tail3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tail 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haemoptysis</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">hemoptysis</span>) /heeməpʹtiesis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027073a"><!--s027073a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the coughing up of blood from some part of the respiratory tract [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">haemoptysis</span> from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/haemo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">haemo-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">ptysis</span> act of spitting, from <span class="bodyi">ptyein</span> to spit].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hexose</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹheksohs, ʹheksohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028335a"><!--s028335a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/monosaccharide/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">monosaccharide</span></span></a> (simple sugar), e.g. glucose, containing six carbon atoms in the molecule.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lacteal<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033819a"><!--s033819a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of the lymphatic vessels that convey <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chyle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chyle</span></span></a> (type of lymph) to the thoracic duct.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypoxia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hieʹpoksi·ə, hi-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030021a"><!--s030021a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a deficiency of oxygen reaching the tissues of the body <span class="bodyb">hypoxic</span> /-sik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hypo_or_hyp/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hypo-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ox_or_oxo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ox-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ia1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ia 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">frigate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfrigət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024136a"><!--s024136a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025902b"><!--s025902b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a warship smaller than a destroyer.</p></div><a name="s025903b"><!--s025903b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006877c"><!--s006877c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a warship smaller than a destroyer.</p></div><a name="s006878c"><!--s006878c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a warship larger than a destroyer.</p></div></div><a name="s025904b"><!--s025904b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>formerly, a square-rigged warship next in size below a ship of the line.</p></div><a name="s025905b"><!--s025905b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a general-purpose naval escort vessel [early French from Old Italian <span class="bodyi">fregata</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lemon balm</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034662a"><!--s034662a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bushy plant of the mint family that has white or pinkish flowers and is often cultivated for its fragrant lemon-scented leaves: <span class="bodyi">Melissa officinalis</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kangaroo court</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032972a"><!--s032972a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an unofficial or irregular court, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one in which justice is disregarded or perverted</p><p>a term first found in North America in the 1850s, but likely to have some connection with Australia, the land of the kangaroo (possibly brought to America by Australian gold prospectors of the mid-19th cent.)</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crime passionnel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkreem pasyoʹnel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> crimes passionnels /ˌkreem pasyoʹnel/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014124a"><!--s014124a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a crime, usu murder, prompted by sexual jealousy [French <span class="bodyi">crime passionnel</span> crime of passion].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">isinglass</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹiezingglahs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032126a"><!--s032126a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034034b"><!--s034034b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a very pure gelatin prepared from the air bladders of sturgeons and other fish and used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in jellies and glue.</p></div><a name="s034035b"><!--s034035b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> mica or a similar substance [prob by folk etymology from obsolete Dutch <span class="bodyi">huizenblas</span>, from early Dutch <span class="bodyi">huusblase</span> sturgeon's bladder, from <span class="bodyi">huus</span> sturgeon + <span class="bodyi">blase</span> bladder].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">entail<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019973a"><!--s019973a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021005b"><!--s021005b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an instance of entailing property.</p></div><a name="s021006b"><!--s021006b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>property that has been entailed.</p></div><a name="s021007b"><!--s021007b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the order of inheritance for entailed property.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">injection</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹjeksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031269a"><!--s031269a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033027b"><!--s033027b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something, e.g. a medication, that is injected into a person's body using a syringe.</p></div><a name="s033028b"><!--s033028b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008568c"><!--s008568c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of injecting or being injected.</p></div><a name="s008569c"><!--s008569c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fuel_injection/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fuel injection</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s033029b"><!--s033029b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the placing of an artificial satellite or a spacecraft into an orbit or on a trajectory.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haem- <span class="bodyi">or</span> haemo-</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">hem-</span>) (hemo-) <i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027051a"><!--s027051a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: blood </p><p><i></i></p><p>haemodialysis</p> <p><i></i></p><p>haemophilia</p> <p>[early French <span class="bodyi">hemo-</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">haim-, haimo-</span>, from <span class="bodyi">haima</span> blood].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boobook</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboohbook/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006608a"><!--s006608a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a medium-sized Australian owl with brown plumage; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mopoke/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mopoke</span></span></a> : <span class="bodyi">Ninox novaeseelandiae</span> [imitative of its call].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hexyl</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹheks(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028336a"><!--s028336a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a group, C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>13</sub>, derived from a hexane.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lactescent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lakʹtes(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033820a"><!--s033820a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035580b"><!--s035580b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of plants or insects: secreting a milky juice.</p></div><a name="s035581b"><!--s035581b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>milky</p><p><span class="bodyb">lactescence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">lactescent-</span>, <span class="bodyi">lactescens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">lactescere</span> to turn to milk, ultimately from <span class="bodyi">lact</span>-, <span class="bodyi">lac</span> milk].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypsilophodont</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hipsiʹlofədont/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030023a"><!--s030023a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small bipedal swift-running herbivorous dinosaur of the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods [Greek <span class="bodyi">hypsilophos</span> high-crested + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/odont/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-odont</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">frigate bird</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024137a"><!--s024137a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of strong-winged seabirds with a forked tail and a long bill, noted for their habit of snatching food from other birds: genus <span class="bodyi">Fregata</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lemon cheese</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034663a"><!--s034663a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lemon_curd/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lemon curd</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kangaroo paw</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032973a"><!--s032973a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of Australian plants with long thin leaves and tubular hairy flowers: genera <span class="bodyi">Anigozanthos</span> and <span class="bodyi">Macropidia</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">isl.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032127a"><!--s032127a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>island.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crime writer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014125a"><!--s014125a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a writer of detective fiction or thrillers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">entangle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹtanggl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019974a"><!--s019974a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021008b"><!--s021008b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to become tangled, complicated, or confused.</p></div><a name="s021009b"><!--s021009b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to involve (somebody) in a difficult situation </p><p><i></i></p><p>He became entangled in a ruinous lawsuit</p> <p><span class="bodyb">entanglement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">entangler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haemorrhage<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">hemorrhage</span>) /ʹhemərij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027074a"><!--s027074a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028932b"><!--s028932b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a loss of blood from a ruptured blood vessel.</p></div><a name="s028933b"><!--s028933b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a continuous and severe depletion of a certain resource <span class="bodyb">haemorrhagic</span> /-ʹrajik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">hémorrhagie</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">haimorrhagia</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/haemo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">haemo-</span></span></a> + -<span class="bodyi">rrhagia</span> a bursting forth, from <span class="bodyi">rhēgnynai</span> to burst].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fright<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/friet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024138a"><!--s024138a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025906b"><!--s025906b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>fear excited by sudden danger or shock.</p></div><a name="s025907b"><!--s025907b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> something unsightly, strange, ugly, or shocking </p><p><i></i></p><p>She looks a fright</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">fyrhto, fryhto</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boob tube<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006609a"><!--s006609a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a woman's tube-like garment made of stretchy material for pulling on over the breasts [from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/boob3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">boob 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kangaroo rat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032974a"><!--s032974a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of pouched nocturnal burrowing rodents of NW America that hops on its well-developed hind legs rather than run: genus <span class="bodyi">Dipodomys</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hey</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hay/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028337a"><!--s028337a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used to attract attention or to express enquiry, surprise, etc or exultation [Middle English].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypso-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030024a"><!--s030024a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hyps_or_hypsi_or_hypso/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hyps-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">injection moulding</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031270a"><!--s031270a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the manufacture of rubber or plastic articles by injecting heated material into a mould</p><p><span class="bodyb">injection-moulded</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lacti-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033821a"><!--s033821a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lact_or_lacti_or_lacto/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lact-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lemon curd</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034664a"><!--s034664a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a conserve made from lemons, sugar, eggs, and butter.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">criminal<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkriminl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014127a"><!--s014127a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014716b"><!--s014716b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>involving or constituting a crime </p><p><i></i></p><p>criminal negligence</p>.</div><a name="s014717b"><!--s014717b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to crime or its punishment </p><p><i></i></p><p>criminal law</p>.</div><a name="s014718b"><!--s014718b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>guilty of crime </p><p><i></i></p><p>the criminal classes</p> <p><i></i></p><p>the criminal mind</p>.</div><a name="s014719b"><!--s014719b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> disgraceful; deplorable </p><p><i></i></p><p>a criminal waste of money</p> <p><span class="bodyb">criminality</span> /-ʹnaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">criminally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via Frenchfrom late Latin <span class="bodyi">criminalis</span>,from Latin <span class="bodyi">crimin-, crimen</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crime/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crime</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Islam</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹizlahm, ʹizlam/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032128a"><!--s032128a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034036b"><!--s034036b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the religious faith of Muslims including belief in Allah as the sole deity and in Muhammad as his prophet</p><p>Islam means submission to the will of Allah (God), the supreme reality. Muslims (those who practise Islam) believe that all creatures do this naturally, and that every child is therefore born Muslim, even if he or she later follows another path. Islam is the community of those who accept that there is no God but Allah, and that Muhammad is his prophet — Dr Mel Thompson</p></div><a name="s034037b"><!--s034037b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the civilization or culture based on Islam <span class="bodyb">Islamic</span> /izʹlamik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">Islamist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Arabic <span class="bodyi">islām</span> submission (to the will of God)].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">entasis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹentəsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> entases /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019975a"><!--s019975a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a slight convexity in the shaft of a column intended to correct the illusion of concavity created by a straight shaft [Greek <span class="bodyi">entasis</span> distension, stretching, from <span class="bodyi">enteinein</span> to stretch tight, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">teinein</span> to stretch].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fright<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024139a"><!--s024139a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or literary</span> to frighten (somebody).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haemorrhage<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">hemorrhage</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027075a"><!--s027075a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028934b"><!--s028934b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to bleed profusely from a ruptured blood vessel; to suffer a haemorrhage <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s028935b"><!--s028935b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to expend or lose (a resource) at a disastrous rate </p><p><i></i></p><p>We were haemorrhaging money on the new hospital wing</p>.</div><a name="s028936b"><!--s028936b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to disappear rapidly </p><p><i></i></p><p>They watched helplessly as their support haemorrhaged</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">heyday</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028338a"><!--s028338a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the period of one's greatest vigour, prosperity, or fame [archaic <span class="bodyi">heyday</span>, exclamation of joy or exultation, from <span class="bodyi">heyda</span>, alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hey/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hey</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lactic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlaktik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033822a"><!--s033822a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of, relating to, or obtained from milk.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypsography</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hipʹsogrəfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030025a"><!--s030025a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the measurement and mapping of the earth's surface with reference to elevation <span class="bodyb">hypsographic</span> /-ʹgrafik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">hypsographical</span> /-ʹgrafikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kangaroo vine</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032975a"><!--s032975a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an Australian evergreen vine with glossy green leaves, widely grown as a house plant: <span class="bodyi">Cissus antarctica</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boob tube<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006610a"><!--s006610a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> a television set [from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/boob1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">boob 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">criminal<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014128a"><!--s014128a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who has committed or been convicted of a crime.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lemongrass</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034665a"><!--s034665a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a robust grass that grows in tropical regions and is the source of an essential oil with an odour of lemon or verbena: <span class="bodyi">Cymbopogon citratus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">in-joke</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031271a"><!--s031271a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a joke that is understood only by people who belong to a particular clique.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Islamise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹizləmiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032129a"><!--s032129a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/islamize_or_islamise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Islamize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">entente</span><small><span class="eSynop">/onʹtont (<span class="bodyi">French</span> ãtãːt)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019976a"><!--s019976a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021010b"><!--s021010b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a friendly relationship between two or more countries; an informal international agreement.</p></div><a name="s021011b"><!--s021011b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the parties of an entente [French <span class="bodyi">entente</span> understanding, from <span class="bodyi">entendre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/intend/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">intend</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">frighten</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (frightened, frightening)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024140a"><!--s024140a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s025908b"><!--s025908b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (somebody) afraid; to scare (somebody).</p></div><a name="s025909b"><!--s025909b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to force or coerce (somebody) by making them afraid <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s025910b"><!--s025910b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to become frightened </p><p><i></i></p><p>He doesn't frighten easily</p> <p><span class="bodyb">frightened</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">frightening</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">frighteningly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">injudicious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/injoohʹdishəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031272a"><!--s031272a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>showing a lack of judgment; unwise</p><p><span class="bodyb">injudiciously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">injudiciousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haemorrhoid</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">hemorrhoid</span>) /ʹheməroyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027076a"><!--s027076a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a mass of dilated veins in swollen tissue in the region of round or near the anus <span class="bodyb">haemorrhoidal</span> /-ʹroydl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">hemorrhoides</span> (pl) via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">haimorrhoides</span>, from <span class="bodyi">haimorrhoos</span> flowing with blood, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/haemo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">haemo-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">rhein</span> to flow].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lactic acid</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033823a"><!--s033823a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an organic acid formed in the muscles during strenuous exercise and found in sour milk: formula CH<sub>3</sub>CH(OH)COOH.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">criminal conversation</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014129a"><!--s014129a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a former legal term for adultery, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as constituting grounds for the husband's recovery of damages from the wife's adulterous partner.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hypsometer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hipʹsomitə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030026a"><!--s030026a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031485b"><!--s031485b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an apparatus for estimating altitudes in mountainous regions from the boiling points of liquids.</p></div><a name="s031486b"><!--s031486b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of various instruments for determining the height of trees by <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/triangulation/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">triangulation</span></span></a> (calculation of distances by the measurement of angles).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hey presto</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhay ʹprestoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028339a"><!--s028339a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by conjurers, as an expression of triumph or satisfaction on completing or demonstrating something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> used by conjurers about to reveal the outcome of a trick.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Islamist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹizlamist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032130a"><!--s032130a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034038b"><!--s034038b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008797c"><!--s008797c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a Muslim who espouses a militant and politicized form of Islam.</p></div><a name="s008798c"><!--s008798c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>somebody who upholds the faith, doctrine, or cause of Islam.</p></div></div><a name="s034039b"><!--s034039b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody who studies Islam, Islamic culture, etc</p><p><span class="bodyb">Islamism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kanji</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkanji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032976a"><!--s032976a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a set of characters derived from Chinese writing used to represent the syllables of the Japanese language [Japanese <span class="bodyi">kanji</span>, from <span class="bodyi">kan</span> Chinese + <span class="bodyi">ji</span> character, letter].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">booby<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboohbi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> boobies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006611a"><!--s006611a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006835b"><!--s006835b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an awkward foolish person.</p></div><a name="s006836b"><!--s006836b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span></p><a name="s001615c"><!--s001615c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an awkward foolish person.</p></div><a name="s001616c"><!--s001616c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the poorest performer in a group.</p></div></div><a name="s006837b"><!--s006837b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>any of several species of small gannets of tropical seas with brightly coloured feet: genus <span class="bodyi">Sula</span> [modification of Spanish <span class="bodyi">bobo</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">balbus</span> stammering, prob of imitative origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lemon sole</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034666a"><!--s034666a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a brown flatfish of N Atlantic and European waters that is highly valued for food: <span class="bodyi">Microstomus kitt</span> [<span class="bodyi">lemon</span> from French <span class="bodyi">limande</span>, a flatfish].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">entente cordiale</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kawdiʹahl, -ʹdyahl (<span class="bodyi">French</span> kɔrdjal)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019977a"><!--s019977a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Entente Cordiale</span>) the understanding between Britain and France in 1904 or between Britain, France, and Russia in 1908 [French <span class="bodyi">entente cordiale</span> cordial understanding].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">frightener</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024141a"><!--s024141a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody or something frightening ✱ <span class="bodyb">put the frighteners on</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to intimidate (somebody).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Injun</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinjən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031273a"><!--s031273a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated, offensive</span> a Native American, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the Wild West [alteration of <span class="bodyi">Indian</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lactiferous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lakʹtifərəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033824a"><!--s033824a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035582b"><!--s035582b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>secreting or conveying milk.</p></div><a name="s035583b"><!--s035583b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>yielding a milky juice [French <span class="bodyi">lactifère</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">lactifer</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">lact-</span>, <span class="bodyi">lac</span> milk + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-fer</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">criminalize <span class="bodyi">or</span> criminalise <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014130a"><!--s014130a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014720b"><!--s014720b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (an activity) illegal.</p></div><a name="s014721b"><!--s014721b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to outlaw the activities of (a person) and so turn them into a criminal.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyps- <span class="bodyi">or</span> hypsi- <span class="bodyi">or</span> hypso-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030022a"><!--s030022a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: height; altitude </p><p><i></i></p><p>hypsography</p> <p>[Greek <span class="bodyi">hypsos</span> height].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haemostasis</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">hemostasis</span>) /heemohʹstaysis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027077a"><!--s027077a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the arrest of bleeding <span class="bodyb">haemostatic</span> /-ʹstatik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹentə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (entered, entering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019978a"><!--s019978a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s021012b"><!--s021012b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005354c"><!--s005354c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to go or come into (a place) </p><p><i></i></p><p>enter a room</p>.</div><a name="s005355c"><!--s005355c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to pierce or penetrate (e.g. flesh) </p><p><i></i></p><p>This is where the bullet entered his brain</p>.</div><a name="s005356c"><!--s005356c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to come onto the stage in a play.</p></div></div><a name="s021013b"><!--s021013b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to record (a piece of information) in a diary, account, computer file etc.</p></div><a name="s021014b"><!--s021014b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to become a member of or an active participant in (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>enter a race</p> <p><i></i></p><p>enter politics</p>.</div><a name="s021015b"><!--s021015b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to arrange for (somebody or something) to be received, admitted, or considered </p><p><i></i></p><p>She entered her story in the competition</p>.</div><a name="s021016b"><!--s021016b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to begin or embark on (something).</p></div><a name="s021017b"><!--s021017b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s005357c"><!--s005357c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to put (something) formally on record </p><p><i></i></p><p>He entered a complaint against his business partner</p>.</div><a name="s005358c"><!--s005358c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to place (something) in proper form before a court of law </p><p><i></i></p><p>enter a writ</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s021018b"><!--s021018b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s005359c"><!--s005359c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to go or come in.</p></div><a name="s005360c"><!--s005360c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to pierce or penetrate </p><p><i></i></p><p>The bullet entered above the heart</p>.</div></div><a name="s021019b"><!--s021019b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to gain admission to a group; to join.</p></div><a name="s021020b"><!--s021020b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to register as candidate in a competition </p><p><i></i></p><p>She decided to enter for the race</p>.</div><a name="s021021b"><!--s021021b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>(+ into/on/upon) to begin to embark on something.</p></div><a name="s021022b"><!--s021022b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>to come onto the stage in a play.</p></div><a name="s021023b"><!--s021023b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>(+ on/upon) in law, to go on or into and take actual possession of land or property ✱ <span class="bodyb">enter into</span> to make oneself a party to or in (e.g. an agreement).</p></div><a name="s021024b"><!--s021024b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>to play a part or be a factor in (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Money doesn't enter into it</p>.</div><a name="s021025b"><!--s021025b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><p>to participate or share in (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He cheerfully enters into the household tasks</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">entren</span> via Old French <span class="bodyi">entrer</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">intrare</span>, from <span class="bodyi">intra</span> within].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hf</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028341a"><!--s028341a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chemical symbol for hafnium.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Islamize <span class="bodyi">or</span> Islamise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹizləmiez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032131a"><!--s032131a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034040b"><!--s034040b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (something) conform to Islamic law, etc.</p></div><a name="s034041b"><!--s034041b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to convert (people, a country, etc) to Islam</p><p><span class="bodyb">Islamization</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Kannada</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkanədə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032977a"><!--s032977a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the Dravidian language of Karnataka, a state in S India</p><p><span class="bodyb">Kannada</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Kannada <span class="bodyi">kannada</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">frightful</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfrietf(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024142a"><!--s024142a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025911b"><!--s025911b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>causing intense fear, shock, or horror.</p></div><a name="s025912b"><!--s025912b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> unpleasant or difficult </p><p><i></i></p><p>I had a frightful time getting to work</p> <p><span class="bodyb">frightfully</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">frightfulness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">booby<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> boobies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006612a"><!--s006612a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a female woman's breast [alteration of dialect <span class="bodyi">bubby</span>,perhaps imitative of the noise made by a sucking infant].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lempira</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlempirə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034667a"><!--s034667a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the basic monetary unit of Honduras, divided into 100 centavos [American Spanish <span class="bodyi">lempira</span>, named after <span class="bodyi">Lempira</span> d.1539, Mayan chief who resisted the Spanish conquerors of Honduras].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">injunction</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹjungksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031274a"><!--s031274a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033030b"><!--s033030b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a court order requiring somebody to do or refrain from doing a particular act.</p></div><a name="s033031b"><!--s033031b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a firm warning or an order <span class="bodyb">injunctive</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">injonction</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">injunction-, injunctio</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">injungere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/enjoin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">enjoin</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lacto-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033825a"><!--s033825a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lact_or_lacti_or_lacto/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lact-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">criminal law</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014131a"><!--s014131a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the law relating to crimes and their punishments.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyraces</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhierəseez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030027a"><!--s030027a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hyrax/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hyrax</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haemostat</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">hemostat</span>) /ʹheeməstat/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027078a"><!--s027078a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an instrument for compressing a bleeding vessel <span class="bodyb">haemostatic</span> /-ʹstatik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">frigid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfrijid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024143a"><!--s024143a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025913b"><!--s025913b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006879c"><!--s006879c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>intensely cold.</p></div><a name="s006880c"><!--s006880c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> unenthusiastic or unfriendly.</p></div></div><a name="s025914b"><!--s025914b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a woman: abnormally averse to sexual contact, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> intercourse <span class="bodyb">frigidity</span> /friʹjiditi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">frigidly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">frigidness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">frigidus</span> from <span class="bodyi">frigēre</span> to be cold].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hf</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028342a"><!--s028342a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>half.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enteral</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹentərəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019980a"><!--s019980a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/enteric/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">enteric</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Kans.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032978a"><!--s032978a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Kansas.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">booby prize</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006613a"><!--s006613a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an award for the poorest performance in a contest.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">island</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹielənd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032132a"><!--s032132a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034042b"><!--s034042b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an area of land surrounded by water and smaller than a continent </p><p><i></i></p><p>This island is made mainly of coal and surrounded by fish. Only an organizing genius could produce a shortage of coal and fish at the same time</p><p> Aneurin Bevan.</p></div><a name="s034043b"><!--s034043b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that is isolated or surrounded, like an island is by water </p><p><i></i></p><p>No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main</p><p> John Donne.</p></div><a name="s034044b"><!--s034044b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/traffic_island/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">traffic island</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s034045b"><!--s034045b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an isolated superstructure on the deck of a ship, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an aircraft carrier.</p></div><a name="s034046b"><!--s034046b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in anatomy, a body part or group of cells that is structurally different from its surroundings</p><p><span class="bodyb">islander</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [alteration, by association with <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/isle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">isle</span></span></a> , of earlier <span class="bodyi">iland</span> from Old English <span class="bodyi">īgland</span>, from <span class="bodyi">īg</span> island + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/land1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">land 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lemur</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹleemə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034668a"><!--s034668a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous tree-dwelling mammals of Madagascar that are related to the monkeys and typically hasve a pointed muzzle, large eyes, and a long furry tail: family Lemuridae [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">lemur</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">lemures</span> (pl) ghosts].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">injure</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinjə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031275a"><!--s031275a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033032b"><!--s033032b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to inflict bodily harm on (somebody, a part of the body, etc).</p></div><a name="s033033b"><!--s033033b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to impair the soundness of (e.g. somebody's health).</p></div><a name="s033034b"><!--s033034b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to inflict damage or loss on.</p></div><a name="s033035b"><!--s033035b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s008570c"><!--s008570c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to inflict bodily harm on (somebody, a part of the body, etc).</p></div><a name="s008571c"><!--s008571c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to impair the soundness of (e.g. somebody's health).</p></div><a name="s008572c"><!--s008572c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to inflict damage or loss on (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The Opposition said the new taxes would injure small business</p>.</div></div><a name="s033036b"><!--s033036b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to do (somebody) an injustice [back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/injury/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">injury</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lactobacillus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌlaktohbəʹsiləs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> lactobacilli /-ʹsilie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033826a"><!--s033826a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of rod-shaped bacteria that form lactic acid by fermentation: genus <span class="bodyi">Lactobacillus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crimino-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014132a"><!--s014132a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crimin_or_crimino/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crimin-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haeremai</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hierəʹmie/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027079a"><!--s027079a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NZ</span> welcome [Maori <span class="bodyi">haeremai</span>, literally ‘come here’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">booby-trap</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (booby-trapped) (booby-trapping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006615a"><!--s006615a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to set a booby trap in or on (something).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyracotherium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhierəkohʹthiəri·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hyracotheria /-ri·ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030028a"><!--s030028a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the earliest ancestor of the horse, a small woodland animal of the Eocene period, with four-toed front legs and three-toed back legs [Latin genus name, from <span class="bodyi">hyrac-, hyrax</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hyrax/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hyrax</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">therion</span> wild animal].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">HF</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028340a"><!--s028340a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>high frequency.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">isle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032133a"><!--s032133a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an island, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a small one [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">insula</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">injurious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹjooəri·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031276a"><!--s031276a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033037b"><!--s033037b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>inflicting or tending to inflict injury.</p></div><a name="s033038b"><!--s033038b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of language: abusive or insulting </p><p><i></i></p><p>Speak not injurious words</p><p> George Washington</p><p><span class="bodyb">injuriously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">injuriousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">frigid zone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024144a"><!--s024144a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of the two regions between the poles of the earth and the polar circles.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enteric</span><small><span class="eSynop">/enʹterik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019981a"><!--s019981a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to the intestines.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Kantian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkanti·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032979a"><!--s032979a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to Immanuel Kant (d.1804) or his philosophy</p><p><span class="bodyb">Kantianism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Immanuel <span class="bodyi">Kant</span> d.1804, German philosopher].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lact- <span class="bodyi">or</span> lacti- <span class="bodyi">or</span> lacto-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033812a"><!--s033812a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting:</p><a name="s035573b"><!--s035573b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>milk </p><p><i></i></p><p>lacto-vegetarian</p>.</div><a name="s035574b"><!--s035574b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>lactic acid </p><p><i></i></p><p>lactobacillus</p>.</div><a name="s035575b"><!--s035575b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>lactose </p><p><i></i></p><p>lactase</p> <p>[French <span class="bodyi">lact-</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">lact-</span>, <span class="bodyi">lac</span> milk].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lend</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lend/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> lent /lent/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034669a"><!--s034669a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s036369b"><!--s036369b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009366c"><!--s009366c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to give (something) to somebody for temporary use on condition that it be returned.</p></div><a name="s009367c"><!--s009367c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to give (money) to somebody for temporary use on condition of repayment, usu with interest.</p></div></div><a name="s036370b"><!--s036370b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s009368c"><!--s009368c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to afford or contribute (a feature, quality, etc) </p><p><i></i></p><p>a dispassionate and scholarly manner which lends great force to his criticisms</p><p> Times Literary Supplement.</p></div><a name="s009369c"><!--s009369c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + to) to adapt or apply (oneself or itself) to something </p><p><i></i></p><p>a topic that lends itself to discussion</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s036371b"><!--s036371b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make loans, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on a professional basis ✱ <span class="bodyb">lend an ear</span> to listen</p><a name="sb000000297"><!--sb000000297--></a><p><span class="bodyb">lender</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">lenen, lenden</span>, from Old English <span class="bodyi">lǣnan</span>, from <span class="bodyi">lǣn</span> loan]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">lend</span>, <span class="bodyb">loan</span>, <span class="bodyi">and</span> <span class="bodyb">borrow</span>. These words are sometimes confused. To <span class="bodyi">lend</span> means ‘to allow somebody to take and use something that is yours’: <span class="bodyi">they lent me their lawn mower</span>. To <span class="bodyi">borrow</span> means the opposite ‘to take and use something that belongs to somebody else’: <span class="bodyi">I borrowed their lawn mower</span>. To show who lent the thing borrowed use <span class="bodyi">from</span>: <span class="bodyi">I borrowed ten pounds from Bob</span>. To <span class="bodyi">loan</span> means the same as to <span class="bodyi">lend</span> and is mainly used with reference to money: <span class="bodyi">The bank loaned them £100,000</span>.<span class="bodyi">Loan</span> is also a noun: <span class="bodyi">a loan of £10,000</span>; <span class="bodyi">the loan of our lawn mower</span>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">criminogenic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kriminohʹjenik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014133a"><!--s014133a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>likely to lead to criminal behaviour </p><p><i></i></p><p>the question of whether television violence is or is not criminogenic</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Corporate crime can be linked to criminogenic factors associated with upward mobility</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">booby trap</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006614a"><!--s006614a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006838b"><!--s006838b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a trap for the unwary or unsuspecting.</p></div><a name="s006839b"><!--s006839b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a harmless-looking object concealing an explosive device that is set to explode by remote control or if touched.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyrax</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhieraks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hyraxes hyraces /ʹhierəseez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030029a"><!--s030029a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of small thickset short-legged mammal withs having feet with soft pads and broad nails: family Procaviidae [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">hyrak-, hyrax</span> shrewmouse].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">injury</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinjəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> injuries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031277a"><!--s031277a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033039b"><!--s033039b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a physical hurt caused to somebody.</p></div><a name="s033040b"><!--s033040b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>damage or loss sustained.</p></div><a name="s033041b"><!--s033041b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a wrong done to somebody [Middle English <span class="bodyi">injurie</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">injuria</span> a wrong, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">jur-</span>, <span class="bodyi">jus</span> right, law].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">HFC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028343a"><!--s028343a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>hydrofluorocarbon.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lactose</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlaktohz, ʹlaktohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033827a"><!--s033827a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sugar that is present in milk and consists of glucose and galactose. It yields lactic acid when fermented: formula C<sub>12</sub>H<sub>22</sub>O<sub>11</sub>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enteritis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/entəʹrietis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019982a"><!--s019982a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>inflammation of the intestines, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the lower part of the small intestine, usu marked by diarrhoea.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">frill<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fril/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024145a"><!--s024145a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025915b"><!--s025915b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a gathered or pleated fabric edging used on clothing or as ornament.</p></div><a name="s025916b"><!--s025916b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a ruff of hair, skin, or feathers round the neck of an animal or bird.</p></div><a name="s025917b"><!--s025917b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something decorative but not essential; a luxury</p><p><span class="bodyb">frilled</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">frilliness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">frilly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [perhaps from Flemish <span class="bodyi">frul</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">criminology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/krimiʹnoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014134a"><!--s014134a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the study of crime, criminals, and penal treatment <span class="bodyb">criminological</span> /-ʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">criminologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hafiz</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhahfiz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027080a"><!--s027080a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used as a title: a Muslim who knows the Koran by heart [Persian <span class="bodyi">ḥafiẓ</span> from Arabic <span class="bodyi">ḥāfiẓ</span> guardian, from <span class="bodyi">ḥāfiẓa</span> to know by heart].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lending library</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034670a"><!--s034670a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> the lending department of a public library.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">islet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹielit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032134a"><!--s032134a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034047b"><!--s034047b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a little island.</p></div><a name="s034048b"><!--s034048b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in anatomy, a small isolated mass of one type of tissue.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">KANU</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahnooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032980a"><!--s032980a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Kenya African National Union.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boodle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboohdl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006616a"><!--s006616a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> money, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when stolen or used for bribery [Dutch <span class="bodyi">boedel</span> possessions, lot, from Middle Dutch].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">frill<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024146a"><!--s024146a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to provide or decorate (something) with a frill.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hg</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028345a"><!--s028345a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chemical symbol for mercury.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyssop</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhisəp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030030a"><!--s030030a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031487b"><!--s031487b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a Eurasian plant of the mint family with aromatic leaves: <span class="bodyi">Hyssopus officinalis</span>.</p></div><a name="s031488b"><!--s031488b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in biblical references, a plant used in purificatory rites by the ancient Hebrews [Old English <span class="bodyi">ysope</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">hyssōpos</span>, of Semitic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kaolin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkayəlin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032981a"><!--s032981a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fine usu white clay formed from decomposed feldspar and used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in ceramics and medicine [French <span class="bodyi">kaolin</span>, named after <span class="bodyi">Gaoling</span>, also written <span class="bodyi">Kao-ling</span>, hill in SE China where it was orig obtained].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">entero-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019983a"><!--s019983a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/enter_or_entero/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">enter-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lend-lease</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034671a"><!--s034671a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the transfer of goods and services to an ally in a common cause; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> the system by which the USA gave material aid to the Allies in World War II.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">injury time</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031278a"><!--s031278a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>time added onto the end of a match in football, rugby, etc to compensate for time lost through injuries to players.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hafnium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhafni·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027081a"><!--s027081a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a silvery metallic transition chemical element that occurs naturally in zirconium ores, and is used in tungsten alloys for filaments: symbol Hf, atomic number 72 [Latin <span class="bodyi">hafnium</span> from <span class="bodyi">Hafnia</span>, Latinized form of Danish <span class="bodyi">Havn</span>, former name of Copenhagen, city in Denmark].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crimin- <span class="bodyi">or</span> crimino-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014126a"><!--s014126a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: crime or criminals [Latin <span class="bodyi">crimin-, crimen</span> accusation, offence].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lacto-vegetarian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlaktoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033828a"><!--s033828a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a vegetarian who eats dairy products such as milk and cheese, sometimes including eggs: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vegetarianism/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">vegetarianism</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">islets of Langerhans</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlangəhanz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032135a"><!--s032135a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of the groups of endocrine cells in the pancreas that secrete insulin [named after Paul <span class="bodyi">Langerhans</span> d.1888, German physician who first described them].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">booger</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboohgə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006617a"><!--s006617a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bogey1_or_bogy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bogey<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (4) [probably alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bugger1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bugger 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">frilled lizard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024147a"><!--s024147a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large Australian lizard with a broad fold of skin on each side of the neck: <span class="bodyi">Chlamydosaurus kingii</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hg</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028346a"><!--s028346a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>hectogram(s).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crimp<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/krimp/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014135a"><!--s014135a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014722b"><!--s014722b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (the hair) wavy or curly.</p></div><a name="s014723b"><!--s014723b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to roll or curl the edge of (a steel panel, etc).</p></div><a name="s014724b"><!--s014724b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to pinch or press (material) together in order to seal or join it.</p></div><a name="s014725b"><!--s014725b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> to hinder or hamper (a person or operation) </p><p><i></i></p><p>research crimped by a lack of funding</p> <p><span class="bodyb">crimper</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Dutch or Low German <span class="bodyi">krimpen</span> to shrivel].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enteron</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹentəron/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019984a"><!--s019984a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/alimentary_canal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">alimentary canal</span></span></a> (digestive tract), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of an embryo [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">enteron</span> intestine].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haft<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hahft/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027082a"><!--s027082a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the handle of a weapon or tool [Old English <span class="bodyi">hæft</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032136a"><!--s032136a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">often derog</span> a distinctive doctrine, cause, theory, or practice [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ism/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ism</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">length</span><small><span class="eSynop">/length/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034672a"><!--s034672a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036372b"><!--s036372b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the quality or state of being long.</p></div><a name="s036373b"><!--s036373b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s009370c"><!--s009370c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the longer or longest dimension of an object.</p></div><a name="s009371c"><!--s009371c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the extent of something from end to end.</p></div><a name="s009372c"><!--s009372c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the vertical extent of something, e.g. hair or clothing.</p></div><a name="s009373c"><!--s009373c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>the full extent of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>walked the length of the street</p>.</div></div><a name="s036374b"><!--s036374b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s009374c"><!--s009374c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>duration or extent </p><p><i></i></p><p>the length of the holiday</p> <p><i></i></p><p>the length of the book</p>.</div><a name="s009375c"><!--s009375c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>relative duration or stress of a sound.</p></div></div><a name="s036375b"><!--s036375b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the length of something taken as a unit of measure </p><p><i></i></p><p>swam two lengths of the pool</p>.</div><a name="s036376b"><!--s036376b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl, but treated as sing.</span>) the degree to which something, e.g. a course of action, is carried; a limit or extreme </p><p><i></i></p><p>went to great lengths to learn the truth</p>.</div><a name="s036377b"><!--s036377b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a piece or expanse of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>a length of pipe</p> <p><i></i></p><p>lengths of hair</p>.</div><a name="s036378b"><!--s036378b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>in cricket, the distance down the pitch that a bowled ball travels before bouncing ✱ <span class="bodyb">at length</span> fully; comprehensively.</p></div><a name="s036379b"><!--s036379b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>for a long time.</p></div><a name="s036380b"><!--s036380b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>finally; at last [Old English <span class="bodyi">lengthu</span> from <span class="bodyi">lang</span> long].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boogie<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboohgi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006618a"><!--s006618a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006840b"><!--s006840b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/boogie_woogie/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">boogie-woogie</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s006841b"><!--s006841b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a dance to rock music [origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kaon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkayon/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032982a"><!--s032982a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an unstable heavy elementary particle of the meson family that exists in positive, negative, and neutral forms [<span class="bodyi">ka</span> K (from <span class="bodyi">K-meson</span>) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/on2/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-on 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hysterectomy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/histəʹrektəmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hysterectomies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030032a"><!--s030032a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>surgical removal of the uterus.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">injustice</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹjustis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031279a"><!--s031279a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033042b"><!--s033042b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the absence of justice, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as apparent in the violation of somebody's rights; unfairness.</p></div><a name="s033043b"><!--s033043b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an unjust act or state of affairs [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">injustitia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">injustus</span> unjust, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">justus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/just1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">just 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lacuna</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ləʹkyoohnə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> lacunae /-nee/ lacunas)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033829a"><!--s033829a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035584b"><!--s035584b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a blank space or a missing part.</p></div><a name="s035585b"><!--s035585b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in anatomy, a small cavity in a bone or other body part</p><p><span class="bodyb">lacunal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">lacunar</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">lacunary</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">lacunate</span> /-nət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">lacunose</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">lacuna</span> pool, pit, gap, from <span class="bodyi">lacus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lake1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lake 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fringe<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/frinj/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024148a"><!--s024148a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025918b"><!--s025918b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an ornamental border, e.g. on a curtain or garment, consisting of straight or twisted threads or tassels.</p></div><a name="s025919b"><!--s025919b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006881c"><!--s006881c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>something resembling a fringe; a border.</p></div><a name="s006882c"><!--s006882c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> the hair that falls over the forehead.</p></div></div><a name="s025920b"><!--s025920b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something marginal, additional, or secondary.</p></div><a name="s025921b"><!--s025921b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) an unconventional or extremist group </p><p><i></i></p><p>Every reform movement has a lunatic fringe</p><p> Theodore Roosevelt.</p></div><a name="s025922b"><!--s025922b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Fringe</span>) a part of the British professional theatre featuring small-scale experimental productions.</p></div><a name="s025923b"><!--s025923b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>in physics, any of the alternating light or dark bands produced by interference or diffraction of light</p><p><span class="bodyb">fringeless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">frenge</span> from French, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">fimbriae</span> (pl) fibres].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">HG</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028344a"><!--s028344a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030059b"><!--s030059b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>His/Her Grace.</p></div><a name="s030060b"><!--s030060b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Home Guard.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crimp<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014136a"><!--s014136a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014726b"><!--s014726b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a rolled, folded, or compressed edge.</p></div><a name="s014727b"><!--s014727b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a tight curl or wave in the hair.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enter- <span class="bodyi">or</span> entero-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019979a"><!--s019979a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: the intestine </p><p><i></i></p><p>enteritis</p> <p>[via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">enteron</span> intestine].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haft<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027083a"><!--s027083a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to fit (a weapon or tool) with a haft.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032137a"><!--s032137a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns from adjectives, verbs, and nouns, denoting:</p><a name="s034049b"><!--s034049b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an act or practice.</p></div><a name="s034050b"><!--s034050b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008799c"><!--s008799c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act, practice, or process of </p><p><i></i></p><p>plagiarism</p>.</div><a name="s008800c"><!--s008800c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a mode of behaviour characteristic of (the person or thing specified) </p><p><i></i></p><p>cannibalism</p>.</div></div><a name="s034051b"><!--s034051b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s008801c"><!--s008801c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>athe state, condition, or property of </p><p><i></i></p><p>magnetism</p>.</div><a name="s008802c"><!--s008802c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a pathological state or condition resulting from excessive use of (the drug specified) </p><p><i></i></p><p>alcoholism</p> <p><i></i></p><p>gigantism</p>.</div><a name="s008803c"><!--s008803c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a pathological state or condition marked by resemblance to (the person or thing specified).</p></div></div><a name="s034052b"><!--s034052b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s008804c"><!--s008804c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a doctrine, theory, or cult of </p><p><i></i></p><p>Buddhism</p> <p><i></i></p><p>stoicism</p>.</div><a name="s008805c"><!--s008805c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>adherence to (the doctrine or system specified).</p></div><a name="s008806c"><!--s008806c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>prejudice on grounds of </p><p><i></i></p><p>sexism</p>.</div></div><a name="s034053b"><!--s034053b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a characteristic or peculiar feature of (the language or variety of language specified) </p><p><i></i></p><p>colloquialism</p> <p><i></i></p><p>anglicism</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">-isme</span> from early French, partly from Latin <span class="bodyi">-isma</span> and partly from Latin <span class="bodyi">-ismus</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">-ismos</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boogie<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (boogies, boogied, boogieing) <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006619a"><!--s006619a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006842b"><!--s006842b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to dance to rock music.</p></div><a name="s006843b"><!--s006843b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make love.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lengthen</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (lengthened, lengthening)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034673a"><!--s034673a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s036381b"><!--s036381b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to become or make longer <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s036382b"><!--s036382b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (something) longer.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kapellmeister</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kaʹpelmiestə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032983a"><!--s032983a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the director of a choir or orchestra, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in German-speaking royal households of the 18th cent. [German <span class="bodyi">Kapellmeister</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Kapelle</span> choir, orchestra + <span class="bodyi">Meister</span> master].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hysteresis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/histəʹreesis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030033a"><!--s030033a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a delay in the production of an effect by a cause; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an apparent lag in the values of resulting magnetization in a magnetic material due to a changing magnetizing force <span class="bodyb">hysteretic</span> /-ʹretik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">hysterēsis</span> shortcoming, from <span class="bodyi">hysterein</span> to be late, fall short, from <span class="bodyi">hysteros</span> later].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fringe<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024149a"><!--s024149a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025924b"><!--s025924b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to provide or decorate (e.g. material) with a fringe.</p></div><a name="s025925b"><!--s025925b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to serve as a fringe for (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>a clearing fringed with trees</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ink<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ingk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031280a"><!--s031280a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033044b"><!--s033044b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a coloured liquid used for writing and printing.</p></div><a name="s033045b"><!--s033045b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the black secretion of a squid or similar cephalopod mollusc that hides it from a predator or prey</p><p><span class="bodyb">inkiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inky</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">enke</span> via French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">enkauston</span> purple ink, from <span class="bodyi">enkaustos</span> burned in, from <span class="bodyi">enkaiein</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/encaustic1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">encaustic 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">HGH</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028347a"><!--s028347a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>human growth hormone.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lacustrine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ləʹkustrien/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033830a"><!--s033830a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">technical or literary</span> of or occurring in lakes [from French or Italian <span class="bodyi">lacustre</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">lacus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lake1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lake 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Crimplene</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrimpleen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014137a"><!--s014137a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a textured continuous-filament polyester yarn [prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crimp2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crimp 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-lene</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/terylene/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Terylene</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enterprise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹentəpriez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019985a"><!--s019985a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021026b"><!--s021026b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a difficult or complicated project or undertaking.</p></div><a name="s021027b"><!--s021027b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a unit of economic organization or activity, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a business organization.</p></div><a name="s021028b"><!--s021028b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>readiness to engage in enterprises; boldness and initiative</p><p><span class="bodyb">enterpriser</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">entreprise</span>, from <span class="bodyi">entreprendre</span> to undertake, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inter/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inter-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">prendre</span> to take].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lengthways</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034674a"><!--s034674a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in the direction of the length </p><p><i></i></p><p>Bricks are generally laid lengthways</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hag.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027086a"><!--s027086a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Haggai (book of the Bible).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">HGV</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028348a"><!--s028348a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> heavy goods vehicle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kapok</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaypok/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032984a"><!--s032984a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mass of silky fibres that surround the seeds of a tropical tree and are used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a soft filling for mattresses, cushions, sleeping bags, soft toys, etc [Malay <span class="bodyi">kapok</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boogie board</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006620a"><!--s006620a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bodyboard1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bodyboard 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fringe benefit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024150a"><!--s024150a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a benefit, e.g. a pension, granted by an employer to an employee in addition to basic wages.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Enterprise Allowance Scheme</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019986a"><!--s019986a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Britain, a scheme in which the government pays a weekly allowance to unemployed people who have started their own business.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hysteria</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiʹstiəri·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030034a"><!--s030034a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031489b"><!--s031489b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a mental disorder marked by emotional excitability and disturbances, e.g. paralysis, of the normal bodily processes.</p></div><a name="s031490b"><!--s031490b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>unmanageable emotional excess, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> fits of laughing or weeping [from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hysteric1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hysteric 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">LACW</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033831a"><!--s033831a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Leading Aircraftwoman.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crimson<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrimz(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014138a"><!--s014138a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of a deep purplish red colour</p><p><span class="bodyb">crimson</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">crimisin</span> via Old Spanish <span class="bodyi">cremesín</span> from Arabic <span class="bodyi">qirmizī</span>, from <span class="bodyi">qirmiz</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kermes/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">kermes</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ismaili</span><small><span class="eSynop">/izmahʹeelee, izʹmielee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Ismailis)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032138a"><!--s032138a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034054b"><!--s034054b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a memberone of the branches of Shiite Islam, whose members believinge that Ismail, the eldest son of the sixth imam Jafar, d.765, was the rightful seventh imam.</p></div><a name="s034055b"><!--s034055b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a member of this branch.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ink<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031281a"><!--s031281a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033046b"><!--s033046b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to apply ink to (something, e.g. a printing plate).</p></div><a name="s033047b"><!--s033047b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to write (something) in ink.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hag<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hag/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027084a"><!--s027084a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028937b"><!--s028937b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a witch.</p></div><a name="s028938b"><!--s028938b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an ugly or ill-natured old woman.</p></div><a name="s028939b"><!--s028939b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hagfish/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hagfish</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">haggish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">hagge</span>, prob of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lengthwise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034675a"><!--s034675a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lengthways/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lengthways</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">HH</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028349a"><!--s028349a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030061b"><!--s030061b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>used on lead pencils: double hard.</p></div><a name="s030062b"><!--s030062b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>His/Her Highness.</p></div><a name="s030063b"><!--s030063b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>His Holiness.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Kaposi's sarcoma</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹpohsiz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032985a"><!--s032985a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cancer of the skin and connective tissue that is characterized by brown or purple patches, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on the feet and hands, and often occurs in people affected by Aids [M K <span class="bodyi">Kaposi</span> d.1902, Hungarian dermatologist, who first described it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lacy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlaysi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (lacier, laciest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033832a"><!--s033832a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>resembling or consisting of lace</p><p><span class="bodyb">lacily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">laciness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">isn't</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹiznt/ <i><span class="bodyi">contraction</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032139a"><!--s032139a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>is not.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boogie-woogie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌboohgi ʹwoohgi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006621a"><!--s006621a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a style of playing blues on the piano characterized by a steady rhythmic bass and a simple, often improvised, melody. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/boogie1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">boogie 1</span></span></a> [reduplication of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/boogie1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">boogie 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fringing reef</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024151a"><!--s024151a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a coral reef close to a shoreline.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enterprise zone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019987a"><!--s019987a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an area, usu in an inner city, in which business enterprises are offered financial incentives by the government to encourage their development.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inkblot test</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031282a"><!--s031282a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/rorschach_test/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Rorschach test</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hag<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027085a"><!--s027085a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Scot, N Eng</span> a bog, or a firm spot in a bog [English dialect <span class="bodyi">hag</span> felled timber, of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hysteric<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiʹsterik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030035a"><!--s030035a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031491b"><!--s031491b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who suffers from hysteria.</p></div><a name="s031492b"><!--s031492b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl, but treated as sing. or pl</span>) an attack of hysteria, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with uncontrollable laughing or crying ✱ <span class="bodyb">in hysterics</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> laughing vociferously</p><p>Greek <span class="bodyi">hysterikos</span> relating to the womb, hysterical, from <span class="bodyi">hystera</span> womb. Hysteria was once thought to be a woman's disorder, caused by malfunction of the womb</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crimson<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (crimsoned, crimsoning)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014139a"><!--s014139a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">literary</span></p><a name="s014728b"><!--s014728b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to become crimson </p><p><i></i></p><p>The sky crimsoned towards the west</p>.</div><a name="s014729b"><!--s014729b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to blush </p><p><i></i></p><p>She crimsoned when he kissed her</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s014730b"><!--s014730b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make (something) crimson.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lengthy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (lengthier, lengthiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034676a"><!--s034676a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036383b"><!--s036383b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of great or unusual length; long.</p></div><a name="s036384b"><!--s036384b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>excessively or tediously protracted</p><p><span class="bodyb">lengthily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">lengthiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">H-hour</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028350a"><!--s028350a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an hour fixed for launching or beginning a major military operation, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an attack [<span class="bodyi">H</span> for <span class="bodyi">hour</span>, after <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/d_day/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">D-day</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kappa</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkapə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032986a"><!--s032986a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the tenth letter of the Greek alphabet (K, κ), equivalent to and transliterated as roman k [Greek <span class="bodyi">kappa</span>, of Semitic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hagfish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hagfishes <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> hagfish)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027087a"><!--s027087a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several genera of jawless marine eel-like vertebrates with a sucking mouth surrounded with barbels, that feeds on dead or dying fishes by boring into their bodies: family Myxinidae [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hag1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hag 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lad</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lad/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033833a"><!--s033833a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035586b"><!--s035586b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a boy or young man.</p></div><a name="s035587b"><!--s035587b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> a man with whom other men socialize </p><p><i></i></p><p>He's one of the lads</p>.</div><a name="s035588b"><!--s035588b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a boisterous or macho man.</p></div><a name="s035589b"><!--s035589b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a person who works in a stable, whether male or female; a stable lad [Middle English <span class="bodyi">ladde</span>; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">frippery</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfripəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> fripperies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024152a"><!--s024152a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025926b"><!--s025926b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>non-essential ornamentation, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a showy kind.</p></div><a name="s025927b"><!--s025927b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>affected elegance; ostentation [early French <span class="bodyi">friperie</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">frepe</span> rag, old clothes].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cringe<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/krinj/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014140a"><!--s014140a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014731b"><!--s014731b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to shrink or cower in fear.</p></div><a name="s014732b"><!--s014732b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to adopt a cowering posture expressive of humility.</p></div><a name="s014733b"><!--s014733b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + to) to behave with fawning self-abasement </p><p><i></i></p><p>It is not my nature, sir, to cringe to any man</p><p> Conan Doyle </p><p><i></i></p><p>The elder advanced with a cringing smile</p><p> Somerset Maugham.</p></div><a name="s014734b"><!--s014734b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to feel acute embarrassment [Middle English <span class="bodyi">crengen</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ink cap</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031283a"><!--s031283a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of toadstool with as whose cap that melts into an inky fluid after the spores have matured: genus <span class="bodyi">Coprinus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enterprising</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019988a"><!--s019988a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>marked by boldness and initiative; resourceful ready to engage in enterprises</p><p><span class="bodyb">enterprisingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">iso-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032141a"><!--s032141a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/is_or_iso/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">is-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boohai</span><small><span class="eSynop">/booʹhie/</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006622a"><!--s006622a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>✱ <span class="bodyb">up the boohai</span> <span class="bodyi">NZ, informal</span> completely lost or astray [prob from the remote town of <span class="bodyi">Puhoi</span> in N Auckland].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hysteric<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030036a"><!--s030036a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hysterical/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hysterical</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lenient</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹleeni·ənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034677a"><!--s034677a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036385b"><!--s036385b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having or showing a mild, merciful, or tolerant nature; not severe </p><p><i></i></p><p>lenient treatment of offenders</p>.</div><a name="s036386b"><!--s036386b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> exerting a soothing or easing influence</p><p><span class="bodyb">lenience</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">leniency</span> /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">leniently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">lenient-, leniens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">lenire</span> to soften, soothe, from <span class="bodyi">lenis</span> soft, mild].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hie/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028352a"><!--s028352a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> used to attract attention or as a greeting [Middle English <span class="bodyi">hy</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kaput</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹpoot/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032987a"><!--s032987a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> no longer able to function; broken or useless </p><p><i></i></p><p>The German economy is kaput; the French are morally bankrupt; racism is becoming endemic; America's had it; Britain's in for five years of total chaos and the middle-classes will soon be taking to the streets</p><p> Punch [German <span class="bodyi">kaputt</span>, from French <span class="bodyi">être capot</span> to be without a trick at piquet].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Haggadah</span><small><span class="eSynop">/həʹgahdə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Haggadoth Haggadot /-doht/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027088a"><!--s027088a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028940b"><!--s028940b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in Judaism:</p><a name="s007621c"><!--s007621c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>ancient Jewish lore forming the nonlegal part of the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/talmud/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Talmud</span></span></a> (body of Jewish law): compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/halakah/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Halakah</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s007622c"><!--s007622c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the narrative read at the Passover <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/seder/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Seder</span></span></a> (feast and ritual) <span class="bodyb">Haggadic</span> /həʹgadik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Hebrew <span class="bodyi">haggādhāh</span> a tale].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ladanum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹladənəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033834a"><!--s033834a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/labdanum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">labdanum</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ISO</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032140a"><!--s032140a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034056b"><!--s034056b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Imperial Service Order.</p></div><a name="s034057b"><!--s034057b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008807c"><!--s008807c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>International Organization for Standardization.</p></div><a name="s008808c"><!--s008808c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in photography, used in classifications of film speeds.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Frisbee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfrizbi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024153a"><!--s024153a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a plastic disc thrown between players by a flip of the wrist [said to be from the name of the <span class="bodyi">Frisbie</span> bakery, Connecticut, whose pie tins could be thrown in this way].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cringe<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014141a"><!--s014141a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act or an instance of cringing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">entertain</span><small><span class="eSynop">/entəʹtayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019989a"><!--s019989a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021029b"><!--s021029b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to give enjoyment or amusement to (somebody).</p></div><a name="s021030b"><!--s021030b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to show hospitality to (somebody).</p></div><a name="s021031b"><!--s021031b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to consider or have in one's mind (an idea, doubt, suggestion, etc).</p></div><a name="s021032b"><!--s021032b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to play against (an opposing team) on one's home ground <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s021033b"><!--s021033b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to invite guests, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to one's home</p><p><span class="bodyb">entertaining</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">entertinen</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">entretenir</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inter/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inter-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">tenir</span> to hold].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">karabiner <span class="bodyi">or</span> carabiner</span><small><span class="eSynop">/karəʹbeenə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032988a"><!--s032988a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an oblong ring with an openable side that is used in mountaineering to hold freely running rope [German <span class="bodyi">Karabiner</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Leninism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹleniniz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034678a"><!--s034678a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the communist principles and policies advocated by the Russian political leader Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (d.1924)</p><p><span class="bodyb">Leninist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">Leninite</span> /-niet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i> [named after V I <span class="bodyi">Lenin</span> (Ulyanov) d.1924, Russian political leader].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hysterical</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030037a"><!--s030037a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031493b"><!--s031493b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or associated with hysteria </p><p><i></i></p><p>a hysterical fit</p> <p><i></i></p><p>hysterical crying</p>.</div><a name="s031494b"><!--s031494b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>suffering from or as if from hysteria.</p></div><a name="s031495b"><!--s031495b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> very funny.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">HI</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028351a"><!--s028351a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Hawaii (US postal abbreviation).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inked</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031284a"><!--s031284a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ, informal</span> drunk [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ink1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ink 1</span></span></a> in the sense ‘cheap wine’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boohoo<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/boohʹhooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> boohoos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006623a"><!--s006623a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>sometimes used as an interjection: a representation of a sob [phonetic representation of noisy sobbing].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haggard<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhagəd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027089a"><!--s027089a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028941b"><!--s028941b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having a worn or gaunt appearance, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> through anxiety, illness, or lack of sleep.</p></div><a name="s028942b"><!--s028942b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a hawk: already mature before being caught and trained; untamed</p><p><span class="bodyb">haggardly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">haggardness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">hagard</span>, untamed].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ladder<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹladə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033835a"><!--s033835a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035590b"><!--s035590b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a structure for climbing up or down that has two long sidepieces of metal, wood, rope, etc joined at intervals by crosspieces on which one steps.</p></div><a name="s035591b"><!--s035591b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a hierarchy seen as having steps or stages allowing for advancement, e.g. to a higher status or rank.</p></div><a name="s035592b"><!--s035592b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a vertical line in hosiery or knitting caused by stitches becoming unravelled [Old English <span class="bodyi">hlǣder</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">isobar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹiesohbah, ʹiesəbah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032142a"><!--s032142a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034058b"><!--s034058b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a line on a chart connecting places where the atmospheric pressure is the same.</p></div><a name="s034059b"><!--s034059b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of two or more atoms or elements having the same atomic weights or mass numbers but different atomic numbers <span class="bodyb">isobaric</span> /-ʹbarik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">isobaros</span> of equal weight, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/iso/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">iso-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">baros</span> weight].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boohoo<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (boohoos, boohooed, boohooing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006624a"><!--s006624a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to sob noisily or unrestrainedly.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cringeworthy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014142a"><!--s014142a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> embarrassingly awful </p><p><i></i></p><p>cringeworthy lyrics</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">entertainer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019990a"><!--s019990a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person whose job is to entertain people, e.g. a singer or comedian.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inkhorn<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031285a"><!--s031285a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small portable bottle formerly used for holding ink, orig one made from horn.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hystero-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030038a"><!--s030038a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hyster_or_hystero/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hyster-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lenitive<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlenitiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034679a"><!--s034679a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> said of a drug: relieving pain or stress [early French <span class="bodyi">lenitif</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">lenitivus</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">lenire</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lenient/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lenient</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">frisée</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfreezay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024154a"><!--s024154a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>curly endive [French <span class="bodyi">chicorée frisée</span> curled chicory, from <span class="bodyi">frisé</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">friser</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/frizz1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">frizz 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haggard<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027090a"><!--s027090a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an adult hawk caught wild.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ladder<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i> (laddered, laddering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033836a"><!--s033836a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to cause a ladder to develop in (e.g. tights), or to become damaged by a ladder.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">karahi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kuʹrie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032989a"><!--s032989a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a two-handled frying pan shaped like a bowl, used for cooking Indian balti dishes [Hindi <span class="bodyi">karahi</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hiatal hernia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hieʹaytəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028353a"><!--s028353a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hiatus_hernia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hiatus hernia</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">isobutylene</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iesohʹbyoohtileen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032143a"><!--s032143a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a gaseous chemical compound used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in making a synthetic rubber: formula C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>8</sub> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/is_or_iso/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">is-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/butyl/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">butyl</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ene/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ene</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">entertainment</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019991a"><!--s019991a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021034b"><!--s021034b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something that is enjoyable to watch or take part in entertaining, diverting, or engaging.</p></div><a name="s021035b"><!--s021035b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a public performance.</p></div><a name="s021036b"><!--s021036b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the act of entertaining somebody or something.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cringle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkring·gl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014143a"><!--s014143a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an eyelet or loop worked into the edge of a sail for attaching a rope [Low German <span class="bodyi">kringel</span>,dimin. of <span class="bodyi">kring</span> ring; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">cradol</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cradle1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cradle 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">book<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/book/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006625a"><!--s006625a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006844b"><!--s006844b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a set of written, printed, lined, or blank sheets bound together.</p></div><a name="s006845b"><!--s006845b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a long written or printed composition, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a literary one.</p></div><a name="s006846b"><!--s006846b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a major division of a treatise or literary work </p><p><i></i></p><p>Book 2 of the Aeneid.</p>.</div><a name="s006847b"><!--s006847b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) journals, ledgers, etc recording business accounts.</p></div><a name="s006848b"><!--s006848b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Book</span>) the Bible.</p></div><a name="s006849b"><!--s006849b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the book</span>) a work used as a source or authority for some purpose, e.g. an instruction manual, or the libretto of a play, opera, etc.</p></div><a name="s006850b"><!--s006850b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a magazine.</p></div><a name="s006851b"><!--s006851b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>a small folder containing a quantity of stamps, tickets, matches, etc, for detaching as required for use.</p></div><a name="s006852b"><!--s006852b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>the bets registered by a bookmaker.</p></div><a name="s006853b"><!--s006853b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>the number of tricks a card player or side must win before any trick can have scoring value ✱ <span class="bodyb">a closed book</span> a subject about which one is totally ignorant ✱ <span class="bodyb">an open book</span> something that is revealing of a person's attitude, intention, etc ✱ <span class="bodyb">a turn-up for the book/books</span> an unusual occurrence that is worth noting ✱ <span class="bodyb">bring to book</span> to punish or reprimand (an offender) ✱ <span class="bodyb">by the book</span> following instructions or procdure closely ✱ <span class="bodyb">in my book</span> in my opinion ✱ <span class="bodyb">in somebody's good/bad/black books</span> in favour or disfavour with somebody </p><p><i></i></p><p>‘It seems to me, Harry, that you do not approve of what any of us are doing,’ said she. ‘I fear we are all in your black books.’</p> — Trollope [the ‘book’ was originally a record of those liable to reward or punishment; the ‘black book’ may have its origin in a book bound in black used as a record of scandals in the monasteries before their suppression under Henry VIII in the1530s.] ✱ <span class="bodyb">make/open a book</span> to take bets and pay winnings ✱ <span class="bodyb">one for the book</span> an act or occurrence worth noting ✱ <span class="bodyb">on the books</span> included in a list of clients, members, or employees ✱ <span class="bodyb">suit somebody's book</span> to be convenient for somebody ✱ <span class="bodyb">take a leaf out of somebody's book</span> to copy or imitate somebody's behaviour ✱ <span class="bodyb">throw the book at</span> to punish or reprimand (somebody) as severely as the law allows [originally referring to a book of regulations] <span class="bodyb">bookful</span> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bookfuls)<i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">bōc</span> beech tree, book, charter, prob from the practice of carving runes on beechwood tablets].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Frisian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfreezh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024155a"><!--s024155a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025928b"><!--s025928b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Friesland or the Frisian islands.</p></div><a name="s025929b"><!--s025929b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Germanic language of the Frisian people</p><p><span class="bodyb">Frisian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">Frisii</span> Frisians].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inkhorn<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031286a"><!--s031286a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> ostentatiously pedantic </p><p><i></i></p><p>inkhorn terms</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lenitive<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034680a"><!--s034680a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a lenitive drug.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">karakul <span class="bodyi">or</span> caracul</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkarəkl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032990a"><!--s032990a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034887b"><!--s034887b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sheep of a hardy breedan animal of a breed of hardy fat-tailed sheep from Bukhara.</p></div><a name="s034888b"><!--s034888b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the tightly curled glossy black coat of karakul lambs, valued as fur [named after <span class="bodyi">Karakul</span>, region in Bukhara, Uzbekistan].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ladder-back</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033837a"><!--s033837a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chair with a back consisting of two upright posts connected by horizontal slats.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hiatus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hieʹaytəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hiatuses)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028354a"><!--s028354a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030064b"><!--s030064b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a break or gap in continuity.</p></div><a name="s030065b"><!--s030065b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in prosody or grammar, the occurrence of two separate vowel sounds together without pause or without an intervening consonantal sound, as in <span class="bodyi">the egg</span></p><p><span class="bodyb">hiatal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">hiatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">hiare</span> to yawn].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haggis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhagis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> haggis haggises)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027091a"><!--s027091a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a traditional Scottish dish that consists of minced sheep's or calf's offal with suet, oatmeal, and seasonings, and traditionally boiled in the stomach of the animal [Middle English <span class="bodyi">hagese</span>, perhaps from <span class="bodyi">haggen</span> to hack, chop, from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">hǫggva</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">isocheim</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹiesohkiem/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032144a"><!--s032144a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a line on a chart connecting places with the same average temperature in winter [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/iso/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">iso-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">cheima</span> winter weather].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hysteron proteron</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhistəron ʹprotəron/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030039a"><!--s030039a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a figure of speech consisting of the reversal of a natural or rational order, as in Virgil's <span class="bodyi">Let us die and rush into the midst of the battle</span> (<span class="bodyi">Moriamur et in media arma ruamus</span>) [Greek <span class="bodyi">hysteron proteron</span> the later earlier, from <span class="bodyi">hysteron</span> later, <span class="bodyi">proteron</span> earlier].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enthalpy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹenthəlpi, enʹthalpi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019992a"><!--s019992a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a thermodynamic property of a system equal to the sum of its internal energy [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_2_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 2</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">thalpein</span> to heat].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crinkle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkringkl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014144a"><!--s014144a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014735b"><!--s014735b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to wrinkle.</p></div><a name="s014736b"><!--s014736b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to rustle <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s014737b"><!--s014737b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to crinkle [Middle English <span class="bodyi">crynkelen</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">frisk<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/frisk/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024156a"><!--s024156a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025930b"><!--s025930b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to search (a person) for something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a hidden weapon, by running the hand over their clothing and through their pockets <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s025931b"><!--s025931b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to leap, skip, or dance in a lively or playful way</p><p><span class="bodyb">frisker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [obsolete <span class="bodyi">frisk</span> lively, from Old French <span class="bodyi">frisque</span>, prob of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">book<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006626a"><!--s006626a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006854b"><!--s006854b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s001617c"><!--s001617c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to reserve a seat or passage for (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I've booked you on the 4:30pm train to Edinburgh</p>.</div><a name="s001618c"><!--s001618c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to reserve (seats, tickets, accommodation, etc) in advance </p><p><i></i></p><p>We'd better book a table for noon</p> <p><i></i></p><p>We booked this holiday over two years ago.</p>.</div><a name="s001619c"><!--s001619c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to hire the services of (an organization, etc) in advance </p><p><i></i></p><p>The band is booked for the whole week</p>.</div></div><a name="s006855b"><!--s006855b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001620c"><!--s001620c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a police officer, etc: to take the name of (a driver, etc) with a view to prosecution </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was booked for speeding</p>.</div><a name="s001621c"><!--s001621c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to enter the name of (a rugby or football player) in a book for a violation of the rules, usu involving foul play <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s006856b"><!--s006856b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> + up) to reserve something in advance </p><p><i></i></p><p>It's always sensible to book up early.</p><p><span class="bodyb">booker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">booking</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ladder gang</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033838a"><!--s033838a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>roofing contractors who prey on vulnerable customers such as the elderly by carrying out unnecessary, non-existent, or shoddy repairs to roofs at exorbitant prices.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hiatus hernia</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028355a"><!--s028355a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hernia in which part of the stomach protrudes through the oesophageal opening of the diaphragm.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">isochron</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹiesəkron/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032145a"><!--s032145a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a line on a chart connecting points at which an event occurs simultaneously or which represents the same time or time difference [Greek <span class="bodyi">isochronos</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/iso/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">iso-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">chronos</span> time].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haggle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhagl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (haggling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027092a"><!--s027092a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to bargain or wrangle</p><p><span class="bodyb">haggler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [frequentative of English dialect <span class="bodyi">hag</span> to hew, from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">hǫggva</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hyster- <span class="bodyi">or</span> hystero-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030031a"><!--s030031a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: womb </p><p><i></i></p><p>hysterectomy</p> <p>[Greek <span class="bodyi">hystera</span> womb].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lenity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹleniti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034681a"><!--s034681a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> gentleness or mercy [French <span class="bodyi">lénité</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">lenitat-, lenitas</span>, from <span class="bodyi">lenis</span> soft, mild].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">karaoke</span><small><span class="eSynop">/karəʹohki/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032991a"><!--s032991a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034889b"><!--s034889b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a machine designed to play recorded music that a singer can use as accompaniment.</p></div><a name="s034890b"><!--s034890b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the practice of singing to such an accompaniment, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a form of social recreation or entertainment [Japanese <span class="bodyi">karaoke</span>, literally ‘empty orchestra’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ink in</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031287a"><!--s031287a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033048b"><!--s033048b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to go over (the pencil lines of a drawing, etc) in ink.</p></div><a name="s033049b"><!--s033049b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to apply ink to (e.g. a printing plate).</p></div><a name="s033050b"><!--s033050b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to write (something) in ink.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enthral</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">enthrall</span>) /inʹthrawl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (enthralled, enthralling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019993a"><!--s019993a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021037b"><!--s021037b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to hold the complete interest and attention of (somebody).</p></div><a name="s021038b"><!--s021038b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to enslave reduce (somebody) to slavery</p><p><span class="bodyb">enthralment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">enthrallen</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">thral</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/thrall1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">thrall 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bookable</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006627a"><!--s006627a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006857b"><!--s006857b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> said of theatre seats, tickets, etc: that may be reserved in advance.</p></div><a name="s006858b"><!--s006858b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of an offence in football or rugby: that makes a player liable to be booked by a referee.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crinkle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014145a"><!--s014145a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wrinkle</p><p><span class="bodyb">crinkly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">frisk<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024157a"><!--s024157a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s025932b"><!--s025932b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an act of frisking (somebody).</p></div><a name="s025933b"><!--s025933b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a gambol or romp.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">karat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkarət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032992a"><!--s032992a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/carat/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">carat</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hagiographa</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hagiʹogrəfə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027094a"><!--s027094a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the third part of the Jewish scriptures [late Latin <span class="bodyi">Hagiographa</span> from late Greek, from <span class="bodyi">hagio-</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hagi_or_hagio/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hagi-</span></span></a>) + <span class="bodyi">graphein</span> to write].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enthrone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹthrohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019994a"><!--s019994a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021039b"><!--s021039b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to place (somebody), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> ceremonially, on a throne.</p></div><a name="s021040b"><!--s021040b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to assign supreme virtue or value to (somebody or something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">enthronement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">isochronal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ieʹsokrənl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032146a"><!--s032146a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034060b"><!--s034060b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having equal duration.</p></div><a name="s034061b"><!--s034061b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>recurring at regular intervals.</p></div><a name="s034062b"><!--s034062b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>occurring simultaneously</p><p><span class="bodyb">isochronally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">isochronism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">isochronos</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/isochron/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">isochron</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ladder stitch</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033839a"><!--s033839a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an embroidery stitch consisting of transverse bars worked between raised often parallel lines.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leno</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹleenoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> lenos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034682a"><!--s034682a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036387b"><!--s036387b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an open weave in which pairs of warp yarns cross one another and lock the weft yarns in position.</p></div><a name="s036388b"><!--s036388b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a fabric, e.g. gauze, made with such a weave [French <span class="bodyi">linon</span> linen fabric, from <span class="bodyi">lin</span> flax, from Latin <span class="bodyi">linum</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hib</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">/hib/ noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028356a"><!--s028356a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bacterium that can cause a serious infection, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in young children, that can lead to meningitis and pneumonia [acronym from <span class="bodyi">Haemophilus influenzae B</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hystricomorph</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhistrikəmawf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030040a"><!--s030040a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of the suborder Hystricomorpha of rodents, that includes porcupines, chinchillas, and guinea pigs [Latin <span class="bodyi">hystic-, hystrix</span> porcupine + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/morph/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-morph</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ink-jet printer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031288a"><!--s031288a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a computer printer that prints by means of droplets of ink released from a bank of tiny jets.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crinoid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrienoyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014146a"><!--s014146a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a large class of echinoderms having a cup-shaped body with five or more feathery arms: class Crinoidea</p><p><span class="bodyb">crinoid</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">crinoidal</span> /-ʹnoidl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin class name, from Greek <span class="bodyi">krinon</span> lily + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/oid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-oid</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bookbinding</span><small><span class="eSynop">/-biending/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006628a"><!--s006628a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the craft or trade of binding books</p><p><span class="bodyb">bookbinder</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bookbindery</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">isochronous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ieʹsokrənəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032147a"><!--s032147a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/isochronal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">isochronal</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">frisky</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (friskier, friskiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024158a"><!--s024158a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lively or playful</p><p><span class="bodyb">friskily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">friskiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hagiographer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hagiʹogrəfə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027095a"><!--s027095a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028945b"><!--s028945b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>one of the compilers of the Hagiographa.</p></div><a name="s028946b"><!--s028946b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person who writes the lives of saints.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">karate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹrahti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032993a"><!--s032993a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a martial art in which the hands and feet are used to deliver crippling blows [Japanese <span class="bodyi">karate</span>, literally ‘empty hand’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enthuse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹthyoohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019995a"><!--s019995a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021041b"><!--s021041b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (somebody) enthusiastic </p><p><i></i></p><p>proposals which … shocked the orthodox and enthused the rebellious</p><p> Times Literary Supplement <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s021042b"><!--s021042b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to show enthusiasm [back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/enthusiasm/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">enthusiasm</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lens</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lenz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034683a"><!--s034683a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036389b"><!--s036389b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009376c"><!--s009376c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a piece of glass or other transparent material with two opposite regular surfaces, at least one of which is curved, that is used to form an image by focusing rays of light.</p></div><a name="s009377c"><!--s009377c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a combination of two or more lenses, e.g. in a camera or microscope.</p></div></div><a name="s036390b"><!--s036390b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a device for directing or focusing radiation other than light, e.g. sound waves or electrons.</p></div><a name="s036391b"><!--s036391b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something shaped like an optical lens with both sides convex.</p></div><a name="s036392b"><!--s036392b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a transparent lens-shaped or nearly spherical body in the eye that focuses light rays on the retina</p><p><span class="bodyb">lensed</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">lensless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">lent-, lens</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lentil/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lentil</span></span></a> ; from its shape].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hibachi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiʹbahchi, hiʹbachi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hibachis)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028357a"><!--s028357a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a portable charcoal-burning brazier or barbecue, used for cooking food at a table or for heating [Japanese <span class="bodyi">hibachi</span> from <span class="bodyi">hi</span> fire + <span class="bodyi">bachi</span> bowl].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hz</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030041a"><!--s030041a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>hertz.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inkling</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹingkling/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031289a"><!--s031289a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033051b"><!--s033051b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a slight knowledge or vague idea; a suspicion.</p></div><a name="s033052b"><!--s033052b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a faint indication; a hint [Middle English <span class="bodyi">yngkiling</span>, prob from <span class="bodyi">inclen</span> to hint at, related to Old English <span class="bodyi">inca</span> suspicion].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laddie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹladi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033840a"><!--s033840a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Scot, informal</span> a boy or young man.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">crinoline</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkrinəlin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014147a"><!--s014147a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a full skirt as worn by women in the 19th cent., or a padded or hooped petticoat supporting it [French <span class="bodyi">crinoline</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">crinolino</span>,from <span class="bodyi">crino</span> horsehair (from Latin <span class="bodyi">crinis</span> hair) + <span class="bodyi">lino</span> flax, linen, from Latin <span class="bodyi">linum</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bookcase</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006629a"><!--s006629a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a piece of furniture consisting of a set of shelves to hold books.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">isocline</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹiesohklien/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032148a"><!--s032148a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034063b"><!--s034063b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a fold of rock so closely compressed that the two sides are parallel or nearly parallel.</p></div><a name="s034064b"><!--s034064b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/isoclinic_line/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">isoclinic line</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">isoclinal</span> /-ʹklienl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">isoclinic</span> /-ʹklinik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">frisson</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfreesonh (<span class="bodyi">French</span> frisɔ)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> frissons /ʹfreesonh(z) (<span class="bodyi">French</span> frisɔ)/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024159a"><!--s024159a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a shudder or thrill [French <span class="bodyi">frisson</span>, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">frigere</span> to be cold].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hagiography</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hagiʹogrəfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hagiographies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027096a"><!--s027096a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028947b"><!--s028947b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>biography of saints or venerated people.</p></div><a name="s028948b"><!--s028948b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an idealizing or idolizing biography</p><p><span class="bodyb">hagiographer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">hagiographic</span> /-ʹgrafik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">hagiographical</span> /- ʹgrafikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-i-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030048a"><!--s030048a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used as a connective vowel to join word elements, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of Latin origin </p><p><i></i></p><p>matrilinear</p> <p>[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin, stem vowel of most nouns and adjectives in combination].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laddish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033841a"><!--s033841a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>characteristic of some young men, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> irritatingly rowdy or macho</p><p><span class="bodyb">laddishness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inkstand</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031290a"><!--s031290a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> a stand with fittings for holding ink, pens, and other items of stationery.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enthusiasm</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹthyoohziaz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019996a"><!--s019996a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021043b"><!--s021043b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>keen and eager interest and admiration.</p></div><a name="s021044b"><!--s021044b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an object of enthusiasm.</p></div><a name="s021045b"><!--s021045b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> excessive display of religious emotion [Greek <span class="bodyi">enthousiasmos</span> from <span class="bodyi">enthousiazein</span> to be inspired, from <span class="bodyi">entheos</span> inspired, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_2_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">theos</span> god].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hibernal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hieʹbuhnl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028358a"><!--s028358a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or occurring in winter; wintry [Latin <span class="bodyi">hibernalis</span> from <span class="bodyi">hibernus</span> wintry].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lent</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034685a"><!--s034685a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense and past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lend/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lend</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">book club</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006630a"><!--s006630a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an association that offers books from a limited range to its members at a discount.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">criollo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kriʹoh(l)yoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> criollos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s014148a"><!--s014148a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s014738b"><!--s014738b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person born and usu raised in S America; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one of Spanish descent.</p></div><a name="s014739b"><!--s014739b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a domestic animal of a breed or strain developed in Latin America; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a breed of strong hardy horses developed in Argentina</p><p><span class="bodyb">criollo</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Spanish <span class="bodyi">criollo</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/creole/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Creole</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">karateka</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032994a"><!--s032994a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an expert in or practitioner of karate [Japanese <span class="bodyi">karateka</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incuse<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹkyoohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030832a"><!--s030832a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a design or impression stamped on a coin [Latin <span class="bodyi">incusus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">incudere</span> to stamp, strike, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">cudere</span> to beat].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disaffect</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disəʹfekt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016961a"><!--s016961a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to alienate the affection or loyalty (of somebody)</p><p><span class="bodyb">disaffection</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lampoon<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/lamʹpoohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033984a"><!--s033984a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make (somebody or something) the subject of a satire; to ridicule</p><p><span class="bodyb">lampooner</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">lampoonery</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">lampoonist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lampoon2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lampoon 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">LP<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> l.p.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035884a"><!--s035884a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>low pressure.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">medical<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmedikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037370a"><!--s037370a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to physicians or the science or practice of medicine</p><p><span class="bodyb">medically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">medicalis</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">medicus</span> physician, from <span class="bodyi">mederi</span> to heal].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">booked up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006631a"><!--s006631a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006859b"><!--s006859b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having no seats, accommodation, etc, available; fully booked </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'm afraid we're booked up for the whole of June.</p>.</div><a name="s006860b"><!--s006860b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having a full schedule with no time free </p><p><i></i></p><p>Sorry, I'm booked up all next week</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">migraine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmeegrayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038113a"><!--s038113a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a recurrent severe headache usu associated with disturbances of vision, sensation, and movement often on only one side of the body</p><p><span class="bodyb">migrainous</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">migraine</span> via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">hēmikrania</span> pain in one side of the head, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hemi/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hemi-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">kranion</span> cranium].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mandarin duck</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036631a"><!--s036631a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a brightly marked crested Asian duck, often found domesticated: <span class="bodyi">Aix galericulata</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">japonica</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jəʹponikə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032403a"><!--s032403a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of hardy ornamental shrubs of the rose family with clusters of scarlet, white, or pink flowers: <span class="bodyi">Chaenomeles speciosa</span> and other species [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">japonica</span>, fem of <span class="bodyi">Japonicus</span> Japanese, from <span class="bodyi">Japonia</span> Japan].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">full stop</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024348a"><!--s024348a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a punctuation mark (.) used to mark the end of a sentence or abbreviation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">higher-up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028430a"><!--s028430a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a person occupying a superior rank or position.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">line feed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035141a"><!--s035141a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in computing, a control character that moves a printer or a screen onto the next line.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">incuse<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030833a"><!--s030833a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to stamp (a coin) with a design or impression.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">medical<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037371a"><!--s037371a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an examination to determine a person's physical fitness.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">LPG</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035885a"><!--s035885a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>liquefied petroleum gas.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bookend</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006632a"><!--s006632a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a support placed at the end of a row of books.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lampoon<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033985a"><!--s033985a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a satirical attack on a person, literary work, etc [French <span class="bodyi">lampon</span>, prob from <span class="bodyi">lampons</span> let's drink, a common refrain in drinking songs, from <span class="bodyi">lamper</span> to drink, guzzle].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">migrant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmiegrənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038114a"><!--s038114a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039811b"><!--s039811b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an animal that moves from one habitat to another for feeding or breeding.</p></div><a name="s039812b"><!--s039812b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person who moves regularly in order to find seasonal work</p><p><span class="bodyb">migrant</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">migrant-, migrans</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">migrare</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disaffected</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016962a"><!--s016962a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>discontented and resentful, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> towards authority</p><p><span class="bodyb">disaffection</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">disaffectedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">full-time</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024351a"><!--s024351a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>employed for or involving full time </p><p><i></i></p><p>full-time employees</p> <p><span class="bodyb">full-timer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lineman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> linemen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035142a"><!--s035142a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036965b"><!--s036965b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> somebody who lays railway tracks.</p></div><a name="s036966b"><!--s036966b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> somebody who repairs and installs telephone or power lines.</p></div><a name="s036967b"><!--s036967b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in American football, any of the offensive or defensive players positioned at the line of scrimmage.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">highest common factor</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028431a"><!--s028431a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the largest integer that can be divided exactly into each of two or more integers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mandarin orange</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036632a"><!--s036632a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mandarin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mandarin</span></span></a> (4a).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ind.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030835a"><!--s030835a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032495b"><!--s032495b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Independent.</p></div><a name="s032496b"><!--s032496b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>India.</p></div><a name="s032497b"><!--s032497b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>Indian.</p></div><a name="s032498b"><!--s032498b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>Indiana.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jar<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/jah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032404a"><!--s032404a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034330b"><!--s034330b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a cylindrical short-necked and wide-mouthed container, made <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of glass.</p></div><a name="s034331b"><!--s034331b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008856c"><!--s008856c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a short-necked and wide-mouthed container, usu cylindrical and made of glass.</p></div><a name="s008857c"><!--s008857c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the contents of a jar.</p></div></div><a name="s034332b"><!--s034332b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a glass of an alcoholic drink, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> beer <span class="bodyb">jarful</span> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> jarfuls <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>) [early French <span class="bodyi">jarre</span> via Old Provençal <span class="bodyi">jarra</span> from Arabic <span class="bodyi">jarrah</span> earthen water vessel].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">medical certificate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037372a"><!--s037372a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a certificate signed by a doctor giving an assessment of a person's state of health, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a person's fitness or unfitness for work.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">L-plate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035886a"><!--s035886a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a sign bearing a letter L fixed to the front and back of a motor vehicle to show that the driver is not yet qualified [L short for <span class="bodyi">learner</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bookie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbooki/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006633a"><!--s006633a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a bookmaker.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lamp post</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033986a"><!--s033986a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a post, usu of metal or concrete, supporting a light that illuminates a street or other public area.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disaffiliate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disəʹfiliayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016963a"><!--s016963a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017668b"><!--s017668b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to end an affiliation or connection with (a group or organization) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s017669b"><!--s017669b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to separate from an affiliation or connection <span class="bodyb">disaffiliation</span> /-ʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ind.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030836a"><!--s030836a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032499b"><!--s032499b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>independent.</p></div><a name="s032500b"><!--s032500b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>indicative.</p></div><a name="s032501b"><!--s032501b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>indirect.</p></div><a name="s032502b"><!--s032502b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>industrial.</p></div><a name="s032503b"><!--s032503b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>industry.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">full time<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024349a"><!--s024349a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026160b"><!--s026160b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the amount of time considered the normal or standard amount for working during a given period, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a week.</p></div><a name="s026161b"><!--s026161b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the end of e.g. a football match.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">migrate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mieʹgrayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038115a"><!--s038115a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039813b"><!--s039813b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of an animal: to pass seasonally from one region or climate to another for feeding or breeding.</p></div><a name="s039814b"><!--s039814b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a person: to move from one country or locality to another.</p></div><a name="s039815b"><!--s039815b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to move or change position </p><p><i></i></p><p>Filarial worms migrate within the human body</p>.</div><a name="s039816b"><!--s039816b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in computing, to change from one hardware or software system to another</p><p><span class="bodyb">migration</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">migratory</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">migrational</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">migrator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">migratus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">migrare</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">line manager</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035143a"><!--s035143a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person in an organization who has immediate authority over employees on the next level down in the hierarchy</p><p><span class="bodyb">line management</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jar<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (jarred, jarring)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032405a"><!--s032405a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s034333b"><!--s034333b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + on/upon) to have a harshly disagreeable or incongruous effect.</p></div><a name="s034334b"><!--s034334b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) to appear unpleasant, incongruous, or out of keeping with something.</p></div><a name="s034335b"><!--s034335b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make a harsh or discordant noise.</p></div><a name="s034336b"><!--s034336b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to jolt or vibrate <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s034337b"><!--s034337b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to give (something or somebody) a shock, shake, or jolt.</p></div><a name="s034338b"><!--s034338b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to have a harshly disagreeable effect on (somebody or something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">jarringly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [prob imitative].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">high explosive</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028432a"><!--s028432a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a powerful explosive, e.g. TNT.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mandatary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmandət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036633a"><!--s036633a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mandatory2_or_mandatary/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mandatory 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">medicalize <span class="bodyi">or</span> medicalise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmedikəliez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037373a"><!--s037373a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to view (something) as a medical problem, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> unnecessarily </p><p><i></i></p><p>The system medicalizes childbirth</p> <p><span class="bodyb">medicalization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">LPO</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035887a"><!--s035887a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>London Philharmonic Orchestra.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lamprey</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlampri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -eys) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> lampreys)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033987a"><!--s033987a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several eel-like aquatic vertebrates that hasve a large sucking mouth with no jaws: family Petromyzonidae </p><p><i></i></p><p>We must also admit that there is a much wider interval in mental power between one of the lowest fishes, as a lamprey or lancelet, and one of the higher apes, than between an ape and man</p><p> Darwin [Middle English via early French <span class="bodyi">lampreie</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">lampreda</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">book in</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006634a"><!--s006634a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006861b"><!--s006861b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to reserve a room at a hotel.</p></div><a name="s006862b"><!--s006862b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to register one's arrival somewhere, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> at a hotel <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s006863b"><!--s006863b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to reserve a room at a hotel for (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Now don't go and book me in at the Ritz or anything</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">medical officer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037374a"><!--s037374a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a doctor who is responsible for health services in an organization, local authority, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lampshade</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033988a"><!--s033988a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a decorative translucent cover placed round an electric light bulb to reduce glare.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">medical practitioner</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037375a"><!--s037375a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a physician or surgeon.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lampshell</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033989a"><!--s033989a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a marine shellfish that has tentacles with which it feeds: phylum Brachiopoda [from the resemblance of the shell and its protruding stalk to an ancient oil lamp with the wick protruding].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">medical tourism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037376a"><!--s037376a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>travel abroad partly or wholly for medical treatment.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lamp standard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033990a"><!--s033990a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lamp post.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">medicament</span><small><span class="eSynop">/miʹdikəmənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037377a"><!--s037377a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a medicine.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">LAN</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lan/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033991a"><!--s033991a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>local area network.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Medicare</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmedikeə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037378a"><!--s037378a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039266b"><!--s039266b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in the USA, a system of medical insurance for people over 65 years of age, sponsored by the government.</p></div><a name="s039267b"><!--s039267b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in Canada and Australia, a system of universal health care partly financed by taxes [blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/medical1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">medical 1</span></span></a> and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/care1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">care 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Lr</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035888a"><!--s035888a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chemical symbol for lawrencium.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">full time<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024350a"><!--s024350a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>on a full-time basis.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">IND</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030834a"><!--s030834a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>India (international vehicle registration).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mandate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmandayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036634a"><!--s036634a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038467b"><!--s038467b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an authoritative command from a superior.</p></div><a name="s038468b"><!--s038468b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an authorization to act on behalf of another, e.g.:</p><a name="s010030c"><!--s010030c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in law, a commission to a person to carry out a particular task gratuitously.</p></div><a name="s010031c"><!--s010031c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>written permission to somebody to use another person's bank account for transactions.</p></div></div><a name="s038469b"><!--s038469b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the authority to act on behalf of the electorate perceived as given to the winner of an election.</p></div><a name="s038470b"><!--s038470b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>formerly, an order granted by the League of Nations to a member nation for the establishment of a responsible government over a conquered territory.</p></div><a name="s038471b"><!--s038471b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s010032c"><!--s010032c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>formerly, an order granted by the League of Nations to a member nation for the establishment of a responsible government over a conquered territory.</p></div><a name="s010033c"><!--s010033c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a mandated territory [early French <span class="bodyi">mandat</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">mandatum</span>, neuter past part. of <span class="bodyi">mandare</span> to entrust, command, from <span class="bodyi">manus</span> hand + <span class="bodyi">dare</span> to give].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">medicate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmedikayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037379a"><!--s037379a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039268b"><!--s039268b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to treat (a patient, wound, etc) medicinally.</p></div><a name="s039269b"><!--s039269b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to impregnate (something) with a medicinal substance </p><p><i></i></p><p>medicated soap</p> <p><span class="bodyb">medicative</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">medicatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">medicare</span> to heal].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lanai</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ləʹnie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> lanais)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033992a"><!--s033992a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a porch or veranda that serves, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in summer, as an open-air living room [Hawaiian <span class="bodyi">lanai</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">highfalutin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiefəʹloohtin/ highfaluting /-ʹlooting/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028433a"><!--s028433a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> pretentious or pompous [perhaps from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/high1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">high 1</span></span></a> + alteration of <span class="bodyi">fluting</span>, present part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flute1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flute 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">linen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlinin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035144a"><!--s035144a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036968b"><!--s036968b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a hard-wearing cloth or yarn made from flax.</p></div><a name="s036969b"><!--s036969b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>household articles, e.g. sheets and tablecloths, made typically, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> formerly, of linen.</p></div><a name="s036970b"><!--s036970b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s009620c"><!--s009620c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>household articles, e.g. sheets and tablecloths, made typically, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> formerly, of linen.</p></div><a name="s009621c"><!--s009621c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> washable underclothing </p><p><i></i></p><p>When my ablutions were completed, I was put into clean linen of the stiffest character … and trussed up in my tightest … suit</p><p> Dickens [Old English <span class="bodyi">līnen</span>, from <span class="bodyi">līn</span> flax, from Latin <span class="bodyi">linum</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">full toss</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024352a"><!--s024352a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in cricket, a bowled ball that has not hit the ground by the time it reaches the batsman.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">LRP</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035889a"><!--s035889a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lead replacement petrol.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mandate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmandayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036635a"><!--s036635a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038472b"><!--s038472b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to give (somebody) a mandate to </p><p><i></i></p><p>A representative, as distinct from a delegate, is not mandated to vote in any particular way</p>.</div><a name="s038473b"><!--s038473b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (something) mandatory </p><p><i></i></p><p>He mandated reform of the curriculum</p>.</div><a name="s038474b"><!--s038474b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to administer or assign (e.g. a territory) under a mandate.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Lancashire</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlangkəshə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033993a"><!--s033993a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a whitish yellow crumbly-textured cheese with a high fat content and a flavour that ranges from mild to tangy as the cheese matures [<span class="bodyi">Lancashire</span>, English county where it was orig made].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">linenfold</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035145a"><!--s035145a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a carved or moulded ornament representing vertical folds of linen, characteristic of Tudor panelling.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">booking</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006635a"><!--s006635a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006864b"><!--s006864b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an engagement to perform; a scheduled performance.</p></div><a name="s006865b"><!--s006865b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a reservation </p><p><i></i></p><p>Bookings are down on last year's</p>.</div><a name="s006866b"><!--s006866b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in football or rugby, an instance of being booked by a referee.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">medication</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mediʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037380a"><!--s037380a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039270b"><!--s039270b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a medicine, drug, or remedy.</p></div><a name="s039271b"><!--s039271b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>treatment with drugs.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">high fashion</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028434a"><!--s028434a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/haute_couture/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">haute couture</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">migratory</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmiegrət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038116a"><!--s038116a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>wandering or roving.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-fully</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024354a"><!--s024354a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming adverbs from adjectives ending in <span class="bodyi">-ful</span> </p><p><i></i></p><p>mournfully</p> <p><i></i></p><p>thankfully</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disaffirm</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disəʹfuhm/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016964a"><!--s016964a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to annul or repudiate (a legal settlement, etc) <span class="bodyb">disaffirmation</span> /ˌdisafəʹmaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">LS</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035890a"><!--s035890a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Lesotho (international vehicle registration).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mandatory<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmandət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036636a"><!--s036636a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038475b"><!--s038475b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>containing or constituting a command </p><p><i></i></p><p>The measures are advisable although not mandatory</p>.</div><a name="s038476b"><!--s038476b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>compulsory or obligatory </p><p><i></i></p><p>a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment</p> <p><span class="bodyb">mandatorily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Lancashire hotpot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033994a"><!--s033994a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a meat and vegetable stew with a topping of sliced potatoes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">line of battle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035146a"><!--s035146a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the arrangement of troops in a line for fighting.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fully</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024353a"><!--s024353a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026162b"><!--s026162b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>completely.</p></div><a name="s026163b"><!--s026163b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>at least </p><p><i></i></p><p>Fully nine tenths of us voted for it</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">high fidelity</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028435a"><!--s028435a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>sound reproduction that is very close to the original.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disafforest</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disəʹforist/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016965a"><!--s016965a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> to deforest (an area) <span class="bodyb">disafforestation</span> /-ʹstaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Medicean</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mediʹseeən, -ʹcheeən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037381a"><!--s037381a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or relating to the Medici family, rulers of Florence from the 15th cent. until 1737, when the line ended. Having acquired great wealth in the 13th cent. through banking and commerce, members of the family presided over a great period of cultural achievement, amassing great libraries and encouraging artists and writers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mandatory<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> mandatary</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> mandatories)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036637a"><!--s036637a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a nation or person holding a mandate.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">booking clerk</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006636a"><!--s006636a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an official who sells tickets, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> travel tickets at a railway station </p><p><i></i></p><p>The booking-clerk said something to the Station-Master</p> — Kipling.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">LSB</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035891a"><!--s035891a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in computing, least significant bit.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mihrab</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmeerab, ʹmeerəb/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038117a"><!--s038117a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the direction towards Mecca [Arabic <span class="bodyi">miḥrāb</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Lancastrian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/langʹkastri·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033995a"><!--s033995a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035666b"><!--s035666b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Lancashire or Lancaster in NW England.</p></div><a name="s035667b"><!--s035667b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an adherent of the English royal house of Lancaster that ruled from 1399 to 1461</p><p><span class="bodyb">Lancastrian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fully-fashioned</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024355a"><!--s024355a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of clothing: shaped and seamed so that it fits the body.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">medicinal<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹdis(ə)nl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037382a"><!--s037382a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039272b"><!--s039272b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>used to cure disease or relieve pain.</p></div><a name="s039273b"><!--s039273b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to or involving medicines or drugs</p><p><span class="bodyb">medicinally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Mandelbrot set</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmandlbrot/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036638a"><!--s036638a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a complex <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fractal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fractal</span></span></a> (geometric shape divisible into parts that match the original) image generated by a computer drawing the coordinates produced by the repeated application of a mathematical equation [named after Benoit <span class="bodyi">Mandelbrot</span> b.1924, US mathematician].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">line of credit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035147a"><!--s035147a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the amount of credit made available, e.g. by a bank, to a particular individual or organization.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disaggregate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹagrigayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016966a"><!--s016966a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017670b"><!--s017670b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to separate (something) into its component parts <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s017671b"><!--s017671b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to break up into component parts <span class="bodyb">disaggregation</span> /-ʹgaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">L.S.D.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035893a"><!--s035893a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> pounds, shillings, and pence [Latin <span class="bodyi">librae, solidi, denarii</span> pounds, shillings, and pence].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">booking hall</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006637a"><!--s006637a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the area of a railway station or other travel terminal where travel tickets are sold.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mikado</span><small><span class="eSynop">/miʹkahdoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> mikados)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038118a"><!--s038118a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a title formerly used for the emperor of Japan [Japanese <span class="bodyi">mikado</span>, from <span class="bodyi">mi</span> magnificent + <span class="bodyi">kado</span> door].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lance<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/lahns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033996a"><!--s033996a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035668b"><!--s035668b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a weapon with a long shaft and a sharp steel head, carried by horsemen for use when charging.</p></div><a name="s035669b"><!--s035669b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a spear or harpoon for killing whales.</p></div><a name="s035670b"><!--s035670b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a metal pipe or tube through which oxygen is directed, e.g. to pierce a hot metal surface [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">lancea</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fully-fledged</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">full-fledged</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024356a"><!--s024356a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026164b"><!--s026164b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a bird: having fully developed feathers and able to fly.</p></div><a name="s026165b"><!--s026165b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having attained complete status </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fully-fledged lawyer</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">medicinal<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037383a"><!--s037383a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a medicinal substance.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mandible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmandibl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036639a"><!--s036639a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038477b"><!--s038477b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s010034c"><!--s010034c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the jaw.</p></div><a name="s010035c"><!--s010035c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the lower jaw together with its surrounding soft parts.</p></div><a name="s010036c"><!--s010036c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the upper or lower part of a bird's bill.</p></div></div><a name="s038478b"><!--s038478b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of various mouth parts in insects or other invertebrates for holding or biting food <span class="bodyb">mandibular</span> /manʹdibyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">mandibulate</span> /manʹdibyoolayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [early French via late Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">mandere</span> to chew].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">line of fire</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035148a"><!--s035148a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the path or expected path of a missile, bullet etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mike<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/miek/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038119a"><!--s038119a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a microphone [by shortening and alteration].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">LSD</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035892a"><!--s035892a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lysergic acid diethylamide, a drug taken illegally for its potent action in producing hallucinations and altered perceptions [short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lysergic_acid_diethylamide/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lysergic acid diethylamide</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lance<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033997a"><!--s033997a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035671b"><!--s035671b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to open (e.g. a boil) with a lancet or other sharp instrument.</p></div><a name="s035672b"><!--s035672b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to pierce (something) with a lance or other sharp weapon or instrument <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s035673b"><!--s035673b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to move forward as if by cutting one's way [Middle English <span class="bodyi">launcen</span> via early French <span class="bodyi">lancer</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">lanceare</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">lancea</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lance1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lance 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">booking office</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006638a"><!--s006638a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> an office where tickets are sold and bookings made, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> at a railway station.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jar<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032406a"><!--s032406a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034339b"><!--s034339b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008858c"><!--s008858c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a sudden or unexpected jolt or shake.</p></div><a name="s008859c"><!--s008859c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an unsettling shock (e.g. to nerves or feelings).</p></div></div><a name="s034340b"><!--s034340b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a jarring noise.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disagree</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disəʹgree/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016967a"><!--s016967a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017672b"><!--s017672b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) to differ in opinion.</p></div><a name="s017673b"><!--s017673b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) to be unlike or at variance with (something).</p></div><a name="s017674b"><!--s017674b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ with) to have a bad effect on (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Fried foods disagree with me</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">disagreen</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">desagreer</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">agreer</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/agree/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">agree</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">medicine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmed(ə)sin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037384a"><!--s037384a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039274b"><!--s039274b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the science and art of the maintenance of health and the prevention and treatment of disease, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> using nonsurgical methods.</p></div><a name="s039275b"><!--s039275b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a substance or preparation used in treating or preventing disease.</p></div><a name="s039276b"><!--s039276b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>among some peoples, an object held to have remedial or magical properties, or the magical power of such an object; a charm or fetish ✱ <span class="bodyb">give somebody a taste/dose of their own medicine</span> to treat somebody in the same unpleasant way that they have treated somebody else ✱ <span class="bodyb">take one's medicine</span> to accept one's punishment; to submit to something unpleasant [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">medicina</span>, fem of <span class="bodyi">medicinus</span> of a physician, from <span class="bodyi">medicus</span> physician].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Mandinka</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mənʹdingkə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Mandinkas <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> Mandinka)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036640a"><!--s036640a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038479b"><!--s038479b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a W African people inhabiting Senegal, Gambia, and Sierra Leone.</p></div><a name="s038480b"><!--s038480b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Mande language spoken by this people.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">line of force</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035149a"><!--s035149a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a line in a magnetic, electric, or gravitational field whose tangent at any point gives the direction of the field at that point.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lance corporal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033998a"><!--s033998a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a non-commissioned officer of the lowest rank in the British army, Royal Marines, and US Marines [<span class="bodyi">lance</span> from obsolete <span class="bodyi">lancepesade</span> lance corporal, ultimately from early Italian <span class="bodyi">lancia spezzata</span> experienced soldier, literally ‘broken lance’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">LSE</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035894a"><!--s035894a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037789b"><!--s037789b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>London School of Economics.</p></div><a name="s037790b"><!--s037790b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>London Stock Exchange.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mike<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038120a"><!--s038120a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to place a microphone in or near (something).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disagreeable</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016968a"><!--s016968a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017675b"><!--s017675b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>unpleasant; objectionable.</p></div><a name="s017676b"><!--s017676b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>peevish; ill-tempered</p><p><span class="bodyb">disagreeableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">disagreeably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indaba</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹdahbə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030837a"><!--s030837a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032504b"><!--s032504b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly SAfr</span> a conference.</p></div><a name="s032505b"><!--s032505b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a problem or a topic under discussion [Zulu <span class="bodyi">in-daba</span> affair].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bookish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006639a"><!--s006639a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006867b"><!--s006867b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>fond of reading and studying.</p></div><a name="s006868b"><!--s006868b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of language: literary as opposed to colloquial</p><p><span class="bodyb">bookishly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bookishness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fulmar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfoolmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024357a"><!--s024357a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a grey and white seabird of colder regions closely related to the petrels: <span class="bodyi">Fulmarus glacialis</span> [ultimately from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">fúll</span> foul + <span class="bodyi">már</span> gull; because it regurgitates its stomach contents when threatened].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jar<sup>4</sup></span></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032407a"><!--s032407a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>✱ <span class="bodyb">on the jar</span> said of a door: slightly open; ajar [alteration of earlier <span class="bodyi">char</span> turn, from Middle English: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chore/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chore</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">high finance</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028436a"><!--s028436a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>large and complex financial operations.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">medicine ball</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037385a"><!--s037385a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a heavy ball used for throwing and catching as a form of exercise.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mandolin <span class="bodyi">or</span> mandoline</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mandəʹlin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036641a"><!--s036641a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038481b"><!--s038481b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a stringed musical instrument of the lute family with four pairs of strings and a fretted neck.</p></div><a name="s038482b"><!--s038482b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a utensil with adjustable blades set in a frame, for slicing vegetables [Italian <span class="bodyi">mandolino</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">mandola</span> lute].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">line of scrimmage</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035150a"><!--s035150a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in American football, an imaginary line parallel to the goal lines that marks the point to which the ball was carried on the last play and from which the next play begins.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Mi'kmaq</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmikmak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038121a"><!--s038121a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/micmac_or_mi_kmaq/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Micmac</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">LSO</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035895a"><!--s035895a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>London Symphony Orchestra.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jardinière</span><small><span class="eSynop">/zhahdiʹnyeə (<span class="bodyi">French</span> Ʒardinjɛːr)/ /zhahdiʹnyeə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032408a"><!--s032408a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034341b"><!--s034341b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an ornamental stand or large pot for plants or flowers.</p></div><a name="s034342b"><!--s034342b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a garnish consisting of several vegetables arranged in groups round meat [French <span class="bodyi">jardinière</span>, literally ‘female gardener’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lancelet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlahnslit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033999a"><!--s033999a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various small translucent marine animals that lives buried in sand: subphylum Cephalocordata.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disagreement</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016969a"><!--s016969a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017677b"><!--s017677b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) a difference of opinion; an argument.</p></div><a name="s017678b"><!--s017678b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + between) a lack of correspondence; a disparity.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bookkeeper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006640a"><!--s006640a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who records the accounts or transactions of a business</p><p><span class="bodyb">bookkeeping</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fulminant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfoolminənt, ʹful-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024358a"><!--s024358a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fulminating/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fulminating</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">medicine man</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037386a"><!--s037386a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>among Native Americans and some other peoples, a healer or sorcerer believed to have supernatural powers; a shaman.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indebted</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹdetid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030838a"><!--s030838a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032506b"><!--s032506b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>owing gratitude or recognition to another </p><p><i></i></p><p>Virgil was indebted to Homer for the whole invention of the structure of an epic poem</p><p> Dr Johnson.</p></div><a name="s032507b"><!--s032507b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>owing money</p><p><span class="bodyb">indebtedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">indetted</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">endeté</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">endeter</span> to involve in debt, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">dette</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/debt/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">debt</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">high-five</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028437a"><!--s028437a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> a gesture of greeting or triumph in which two people hold their hands high and slap each other's palms.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mandragora</span><small><span class="eSynop">/manʹdragərə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036642a"><!--s036642a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mandrake/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mandrake</span></span></a> </p><p><i></i></p><p>Give me to drink mandragora … that I might sleep out this great gap of time my Antony is away</p><p> Shakespeare [Old English: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mandrake/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mandrake</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mil<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/mil/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038122a"><!--s038122a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of length equal to 1000th of an inch (about 0.0254mm) used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for the diameter of wire and formerly in precision engineering [Latin <span class="bodyi">mille</span> thousand].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Lt.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035897a"><!--s035897a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Lieutenant.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">line of sight</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035151a"><!--s035151a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a straight line from an observer's eye to a distant point towards which he or she is looking.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">medick <span class="bodyi">or</span> medic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmedik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037387a"><!--s037387a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of small plants of the pea family with purple or yellow flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Medicago</span> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">medike</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">mēdikē</span>, fem of <span class="bodyi">mēdikos</span> Median, from <span class="bodyi">Mēdia</span> Media, an ancient country of the Persian empire].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jargon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjahg(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032409a"><!--s032409a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034343b"><!--s034343b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the terminology or idiom of a particular activity or profession </p><p><i></i></p><p>scientific jargon</p>.</div><a name="s034344b"><!--s034344b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>obscure and often pretentious language</p><p>Based on the French for ‘the twittering of birds’, jargon works on two levels: the deliberate obfuscations of governments, business and similar institutions, and what might be described as ‘professional slang’, the ‘in’ vocabularies of given occupations. Such jargons confer twin benefits: the affirmation of the group identity and the exclusion of those outside the initiated — Jonathon Green</p> <span class="bodyb">jargonistic</span> /-ʹnistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English from early French].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bookland</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbookland/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006641a"><!--s006641a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> land taken from the common land before the Norman Conquest and granted by ‘book’ or charter to a private owner [Old English <span class="bodyi">bóc</span> charter, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/book1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">book 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/land1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">land 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disallow</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disəʹlow/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016970a"><!--s016970a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017679b"><!--s017679b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to prohibit or refuse to allow (something).</p></div><a name="s017680b"><!--s017680b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to refuse to admit or recognize the truth or validity of (an assertion)</p><p><span class="bodyb">disallowance</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">high-flier <span class="bodyi">or</span> high-flyer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028438a"><!--s028438a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who shows extreme ambition or outstanding promise.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fulminate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfoolminayt, ʹful-/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024359a"><!--s024359a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026166b"><!--s026166b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006927c"><!--s006927c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + against/at) to criticize or denounce something vehemently.</p></div><a name="s006928c"><!--s006928c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to be furiously indignant; to feel enraged </p><p><i></i></p><p>He fulminated in silence</p>.</div></div><a name="s026167b"><!--s026167b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make a sudden loud noise; to explode <span class="bodyb">fulmination</span> /-ʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fulminator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">fulminaten</span> via late Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">fulminare</span> to flash with lightning, strike with lightning, from <span class="bodyi">fulmin-, fulmen</span> lightning].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mandrake</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmandrayk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036643a"><!--s036643a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038483b"><!--s038483b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a Mediterranean plant of the potato family with whitish or purple flowers and a large forked root traditionally thought to resemble the human form and formerly used to promote conception, as a laxative, or to induce sleep or hypnosis: <span class="bodyi">Mandragora officinarum</span>.</p></div><a name="s038484b"><!--s038484b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the root of a mandrake, formerly used to promote conception, as a laxative, or to induce sleep or hypnosis </p><p><i></i></p><p>Go, and catch a falling star, get with child a mandrake root</p><p> John Donne</p><p>Middle English from Old English <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mandragora/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mandragora</span></span></a> from Latin and Greek <span class="bodyi">mandragoras</span>. The form <span class="bodyi">mandrake</span> is thought to come from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/man1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">man 1</span></span></a>, because of the shape of the root + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/drake2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">drake 2</span></span></a> dragon, because of its special properties</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lanceolate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlahnsi·əlayt, -lət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034000a"><!--s034000a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">technical</span> tapering to a point at the apex and sometimes at the base, in a shape that loosely resembles a lance head </p><p><i></i></p><p>a lanceolate leaf</p> <p>[late Latin <span class="bodyi">lanceolatus</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">lanceola</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">lancea</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lance1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lance 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indecent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹdees(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030839a"><!--s030839a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032508b"><!--s032508b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>improper or unseemly </p><p><i></i></p><p>He remarried with indecent haste</p>.</div><a name="s032509b"><!--s032509b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>morally offensive <span class="bodyb">indecency</span> /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">indecently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">indécent</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">indecent-, indecens</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">decent-, decens</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/decent/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">decent</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mil<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038123a"><!--s038123a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039817b"><!--s039817b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>millilitres.</p></div><a name="s039818b"><!--s039818b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>millimetres.</p></div><a name="s039819b"><!--s039819b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> millions.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">LT</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035896a"><!--s035896a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Lithuania (international vehicle registration).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jarl</span><small><span class="eSynop">/yahl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032410a"><!--s032410a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in medieval Scandinavia, a nobleman ranking immediately below the king [Old Norse <span class="bodyi">jarl</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disambiguate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disamʹbigyooayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016971a"><!--s016971a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to remove possible ambiguity from (a phrase, sentence, etc) <span class="bodyb">disambiguation</span> /-ʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fulminate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024360a"><!--s024360a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an often explosive salt, e.g. of mercury, containing the radical CNO [Latin <span class="bodyi">fulmin-</span>, <span class="bodyi">fulmen</span> lightning + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ate1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ate 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">medico</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmedikoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> medicos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037388a"><!--s037388a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a medical doctor or student [via Italian from Latin <span class="bodyi">medicus</span> physician].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mandrel <span class="bodyi">or</span> mandril</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmandrəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036644a"><!--s036644a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038485b"><!--s038485b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an axle or spindle inserted into a hole in a workpiece to support it during machining.</p></div><a name="s038486b"><!--s038486b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a metal bar round which material, e.g. metal, may be cast, shaped, etc [prob modification of French <span class="bodyi">mandrin</span> lathe].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indecent assault</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030840a"><!--s030840a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a criminal offence of sexual assault that does not involve rape.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">book learning</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006642a"><!--s006642a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>knowledge got from books in contrast to practical experience; mere academic theory </p><p><i></i></p><p>But book-learning is not business; book-learning didn't get me around the world</p> — Charles Kingsley.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">high-flown</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028439a"><!--s028439a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030134b"><!--s030134b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>excessively ambitious or extravagant </p><p><i></i></p><p>high-flown plans</p>.</div><a name="s030135b"><!--s030135b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of language: excessively elaborate or inflated; pretentious </p><p><i></i></p><p>high-flown rhetoric</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">line-out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035152a"><!--s035152a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036971b"><!--s036971b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in Rugby Union, a method of returning the ball to play after it has crossed a touchline which involves throwing it in between two lines of forwards from each team.</p></div><a name="s036972b"><!--s036972b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the opposing lines of forwards drawn up for a line-out.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lancer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034001a"><!--s034001a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035674b"><!--s035674b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a soldier who carries a lance.</p></div><a name="s035675b"><!--s035675b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Lancer</span>) a member of a regiment armed with lances.</p></div><a name="s035676b"><!--s035676b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl, but treated as sing.</span>) a set of five quadrilles each danced to music in a different time, or the music for them.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">milady</span><small><span class="eSynop">/miʹlaydi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> miladies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038124a"><!--s038124a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>formerly used as a term of address to an Englishwoman of noble or gentle birth [via French from English <span class="bodyi">my lady</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">LTA</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035898a"><!--s035898a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Lawn Tennis Association.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jarrah <span class="bodyi">or</span> jarra</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjarə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032411a"><!--s032411a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034345b"><!--s034345b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an Australian eucalyptus tree with rough bark and oval leaves: <span class="bodyi">Eucalyptus marginata</span>.</p></div><a name="s034346b"><!--s034346b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the tough wood of this tree [from Nyungar, an Aboriginal language of SW Australia].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">high-flyer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028440a"><!--s028440a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/high_flier_or_high_flyer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">high-flier</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fulminating</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024361a"><!--s024361a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026168b"><!--s026168b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>exploding with a vivid flash.</p></div><a name="s026169b"><!--s026169b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a disease or infection: coming on suddenly with great severity.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mandrill</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmandril/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036645a"><!--s036645a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large gregarious W African baboon found in W Africa, the male of which has red and blue striped cheeks and hindquarters: <span class="bodyi">Mandrillus sphinx</span> [prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/man1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">man 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/drill6/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">drill 6</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">line printer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035153a"><!--s035153a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a high-speed printing device that prints each line as a unit rather than character by character.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indecent exposure</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030841a"><!--s030841a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the criminal offence of publicly exposing one's genitals.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">milage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmielij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038125a"><!--s038125a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mileage_or_milage/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mileage</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">booklet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbooklit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006643a"><!--s006643a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006869b"><!--s006869b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small book with a paper cover and comparatively few pages, usu containing information about a particular subject; a pamphlet.</p></div><a name="s006870b"><!--s006870b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a number of pages of e.g. stamps, tokens, or vouchers, bound together in a stiff cover, to be detached as needed.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">medievalism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037390a"><!--s037390a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039279b"><!--s039279b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>medieval qualities, character, or beliefs.</p></div><a name="s039280b"><!--s039280b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>devotion to or copying of the institutions, arts, and practices of the Middle Ages.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disappear</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disəʹpiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016972a"><!--s016972a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017681b"><!--s017681b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to pass from view suddenly or gradually.</p></div><a name="s017682b"><!--s017682b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cease to be or to be known.</p></div><a name="s017683b"><!--s017683b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to leave or depart, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> secretly <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s017684b"><!--s017684b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to cause (somebody) to disappear from their home or from society by imprisoning or killing them secretly</p><p><span class="bodyb">disappearance</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lancet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlahnsit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034002a"><!--s034002a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035677b"><!--s035677b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sharp-pointed and usu two-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions.</p></div><a name="s035678b"><!--s035678b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lancet_arch/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lancet arch</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s035679b"><!--s035679b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lancet_window/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lancet window</span></span></a> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">lancette</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">lancette</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">lance</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lance1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lance 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ltd</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035899a"><!--s035899a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Limited.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Jas</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032412a"><!--s032412a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>James (book of the Bible).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">high-flying</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028441a"><!--s028441a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030136b"><!--s030136b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>rising to a considerable height.</p></div><a name="s030137b"><!--s030137b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>marked by or showing excessive ambition or outstanding promise.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">book louse</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006644a"><!--s006644a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of small wingless insects whose larvae infest books and destroy them by feeding on the paste that is used in the binding: genus <span class="bodyi">Liposcelis</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mane</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036646a"><!--s036646a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038487b"><!--s038487b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>long thick hair growing on the neck of a horse, male lion, etc.</p></div><a name="s038488b"><!--s038488b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>long thick hair on a person's head</p><p><span class="bodyb">maned</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">manu</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">liner<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035154a"><!--s035154a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036973b"><!--s036973b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a passenger ship belonging to a shipping company and usu sailing scheduled routes.</p></div><a name="s036974b"><!--s036974b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody or something that makes, draws, or uses lines.</p></div><a name="s036975b"><!--s036975b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eyeliner/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eyeliner</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fulsome</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfools(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024362a"><!--s024362a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026170b"><!--s026170b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>unnecessarily effusive or obsequious </p><p><i></i></p><p>fulsome praises</p>.</div><a name="s026171b"><!--s026171b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>overabundant or copious </p><p><i></i></p><p>described in fulsome detail</p> <p><span class="bodyb">fulsomely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><a name="sb000000230"><!--sb000000230--></a><p><span class="bodyb">fulsomeness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">fulsom</span> copious, cloying, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/full1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">full 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-som</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/some1/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-some 1</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p>In its standard modern meaning, <span class="bodyi">fulsome</span> is a strongly uncomplimentary word. <span class="bodyi">Fulsome praise</span> is embarrassingly excessive or insincerely flattering. Though <span class="bodyi">fulsome</span> derives originally from a word meaning ‘abundant’, its use in a positive sense to mean ‘copious’, ‘very full’, or ‘lavish’ should be avoided for fear of misunderstanding.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lancet arch</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034003a"><!--s034003a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sharply pointed arch.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">medievalist</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037391a"><!--s037391a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a specialist in or devotee of medieval history, culture, or languages.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Milanese</span><small><span class="eSynop">/miləʹneez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Milanese)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038126a"><!--s038126a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of the city of Milan in N Italy</p><p><span class="bodyb">Milanese</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indecipherable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/indiʹsief(ə)rəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030842a"><!--s030842a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032510b"><!--s032510b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of handwriting: impossible to read.</p></div><a name="s032511b"><!--s032511b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a code: unable to be solved or understood.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disapplication</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disˌapliʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016973a"><!--s016973a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in British education, exemption from the requirements of the National Curriculum.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">high frequency</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028442a"><!--s028442a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a radio frequency between 3 and 30 megahertz.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jasmine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjazmin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032413a"><!--s032413a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034347b"><!--s034347b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a shrub or climbing plant that usu has extremely fragrant yellow or white flowers.</p></div><a name="s034348b"><!--s034348b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008860c"><!--s008860c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>any of numerous plants, often climbing shrubs, with very fragrant yellow or white flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Jasminum</span>.</p></div><a name="s008861c"><!--s008861c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/winter_jasmine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">winter jasmine</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s008862c"><!--s008862c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/yellow_jasmine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">yellow jasmine</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s034349b"><!--s034349b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a light yellow colour.</p></div><a name="s034350b"><!--s034350b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a scent made from oil extracted from a variety of jasmine [French <span class="bodyi">jasmin</span> via Arabic from Persian <span class="bodyi">yāsamīn</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">LtG</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035900a"><!--s035900a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Lieutenant General.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">book lung</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006645a"><!--s006645a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sac-like breathing organ in many arachnids, e.g. spiders and scorpions, containing numerous thin folds of membrane arranged like the leaves of a book.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">man-eater</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036647a"><!--s036647a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038489b"><!--s038489b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an animal that will kill and eat humans </p><p><i></i></p><p>You needn't be afraid of the lion … There hasn't been a man-eater around here for two years</p><p> Edgar Rice Burroughs.</p></div><a name="s038490b"><!--s038490b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a woman of sexually predatory habits</p><p><span class="bodyb">man-eating</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">liner<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035155a"><!--s035155a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036976b"><!--s036976b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something used to line an item of clothing or a container </p><p><i></i></p><p>a bin liner</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a nappy liner</p>.</div><a name="s036977b"><!--s036977b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a replaceable metal lining for reducing the wear of a mechanism.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">medieval Latin</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037392a"><!--s037392a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>liturgical and literary Latin of the 7th–15th cents.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jaspé</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjaspay/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032414a"><!--s032414a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>variegated or mottled like jasper [French <span class="bodyi">jaspé</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">jasper</span> to mottle].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">milch</span><small><span class="eSynop">/milch/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038127a"><!--s038127a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a domestic animal: bred or used primarily for milk production [Old English <span class="bodyi">-milce</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">high gear</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028443a"><!--s028443a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a gear used for a high speed of travel.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disappoint</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disəʹpoynt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016974a"><!--s016974a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to fail to meet the expectation or hope of (somebody), or to sadden them in this way</p><p><span class="bodyb">disappointing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">disappointingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">desapointier</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">apointier</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/appoint/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">appoint</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indecision</span><small><span class="eSynop">/indiʹsizh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030843a"><!--s030843a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>wavering between two or more possible courses of action; irresolution [French <span class="bodyi">indécision</span>, from <span class="bodyi">indécis</span> undecided, ultimately from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">decisus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">decidere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/decide/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">decide</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fulvous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfulvəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024363a"><!--s024363a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>dull brownish yellow [Latin <span class="bodyi">fulvus</span>; perhaps related to Latin <span class="bodyi">flavus</span> yellow].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Lu</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035901a"><!--s035901a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chemical symbol for lutetium.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lancet window</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034004a"><!--s034004a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a high window composed of one or more narrow pointed openings.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bookmaker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006646a"><!--s006646a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who determines odds and receives and pays off bets</p><p><span class="bodyb">bookmaking</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">medieval <span class="bodyi">or</span> mediaeval</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mediʹeevl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037389a"><!--s037389a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039277b"><!--s039277b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>dating from or typical of the Middle Ages.</p></div><a name="s039278b"><!--s039278b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> extremely old-fashioned or out of date</p><p><span class="bodyb">medievally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">medius</span> middle + <span class="bodyi">aevum</span> age].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">liner note</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035156a"><!--s035156a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a sleeve note for a compact disc or gramophone record.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">milch cow</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038128a"><!--s038128a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039820b"><!--s039820b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a cow kept for its milk.</p></div><a name="s039821b"><!--s039821b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a source of easily acquired gain </p><p><i></i></p><p>Industry is being made the milch cow of the economy</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">manège</span><small><span class="eSynop">/maʹnezh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036648a"><!--s036648a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038491b"><!--s038491b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a school for training horses and teaching horsemanship, or an enclosed area in which this is done.</p></div><a name="s038492b"><!--s038492b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the movements or paces of a trained horse.</p></div><a name="s038493b"><!--s038493b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>horsemanship [French <span class="bodyi">manège</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">maneggio</span> training of a horse, from <span class="bodyi">maneggiare</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/manage/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">manage</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disappointed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016975a"><!--s016975a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>defeated in expectation or hope; thwarted </p><p><i></i></p><p>She did not know whether to pity him for disappointed love of her, or to be angry with him for having got over it</p><p> Hardy</p><p><span class="bodyb">disappointedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fumaric acid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fyoohʹmarik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024364a"><!--s024364a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an acid that has two carboxyl groups in its molecular structure, is found in various plants, and is used in making resins: formula C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>4</sub>O<sub>4</sub> [Latin <span class="bodyi">Fumaria</span>, genus of herbs, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">fumaria</span> fumitory, from Latin <span class="bodyi">fumus</span> smoke, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fume1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fume 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lancewood</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034005a"><!--s034005a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035680b"><!--s035680b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of various hardwood trees, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one found in the Caribbean: <span class="bodyi">Oxandra lanceolata</span> and one found in New Zealand: <span class="bodyi">Pseudopanax crassifolius</span>.</p></div><a name="s035681b"><!--s035681b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the tough elastic wood of these trees, used for fishing rods and bows.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jasper</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjaspə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032415a"><!--s032415a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an opaque quartz that which is usu reddish brown, yellow, or dark green, used as a gemstone [Middle English <span class="bodyi">jaspre</span> viaFrench and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">iaspis</span>,of Semitic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indecisive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/indiʹsiesiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030844a"><!--s030844a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032512b"><!--s032512b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>marked by or prone to indecision.</p></div><a name="s032513b"><!--s032513b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>giving an uncertain result </p><p><i></i></p><p>an indecisive battle</p> <p><span class="bodyb">indecisively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">indecisiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">luau</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlooh·ow/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035902a"><!--s035902a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Hawaiian feast [Hawaiian <span class="bodyi">lu'au</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">High German</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028444a"><!--s028444a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>German as orig spoken in S Germany and now in standard use throughout the country.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mediocre</span><small><span class="eSynop">/meediʹohkə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037393a"><!--s037393a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of ordinary or average quality [French <span class="bodyi">médiocre</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">mediocris</span>, literally ‘halfway up a mountain’, from <span class="bodyi">medius</span> middle + <span class="bodyi">ocris</span> stony mountain].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bookman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bookmen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006647a"><!--s006647a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a literary man; a scholar.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">high-grade</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028445a"><!--s028445a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of superior grade or quality.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">linesman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> linesmen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035157a"><!--s035157a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036978b"><!--s036978b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an official who assists the referee or umpire in various games, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in determining if a ball or player is out of the prescribed playing area.</p></div><a name="s036979b"><!--s036979b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> somebody who sets up or repairs telephone lines, electric power cables, etc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mild<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/mield/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038129a"><!--s038129a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039822b"><!--s039822b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>gentle in nature or manner.</p></div><a name="s039823b"><!--s039823b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of an illness: not severe.</p></div><a name="s039824b"><!--s039824b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>not strong in flavour or effect.</p></div><a name="s039825b"><!--s039825b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>not extreme, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> not acutely felt or strongly expressed </p><p><i></i></p><p>looked up in mild surprise</p>.</div><a name="s039826b"><!--s039826b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>said of the weather: quite warm</p><p><span class="bodyb">mildly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">mildness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">milde</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fumarole</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfyoomərohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024365a"><!--s024365a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hole in a volcanic region from which hot vapours are emitted <span class="bodyb">fumarolic</span> /-ʹrolik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Italian <span class="bodyi">fumarola</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">fumariolum</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">fumarium</span> smoke chamber for ageing wine, from <span class="bodyi">fumus</span> smoke, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fume1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fume 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disappointment</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016976a"><!--s016976a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017685b"><!--s017685b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of disappointing or being disappointed.</p></div><a name="s017686b"><!--s017686b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody or something that disappoints.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lubber</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlubə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035903a"><!--s035903a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037791b"><!--s037791b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a big clumsy person.</p></div><a name="s037792b"><!--s037792b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a clumsy seaman; a landlubber</p><p><span class="bodyb">lubberly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">lobre, lobur</span>, perhaps related to <span class="bodyi">lob</span> lout: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lob1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lob 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jasperware</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032416a"><!--s032416a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fine-grained unglazed stoneware developed by Josiah Wedgwood, usu decorated with raised white classical motifs on a coloured ground.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Lancs</span><small><span class="eSynop">/langks/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034006a"><!--s034006a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Lancashire.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">manes</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmahnayz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036649a"><!--s036649a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">Manes</span>) the spirits of the ancient Roman dead to which graveside sacrifices were made [Latin <span class="bodyi">manes</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indeclinable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/indiʹklienəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030845a"><!--s030845a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a noun, pronoun, or adjective: having no grammatical inflections [via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">indeclinabilis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">declinabilis</span> capable of being inflected, from Latin <span class="bodyi">declinare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/decline1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">decline 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mediocrity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/meediʹokriti, medi-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> mediocrities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037394a"><!--s037394a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039281b"><!--s039281b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the quality or state of being mediocre.</p></div><a name="s039282b"><!--s039282b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s010222c"><!--s010222c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the quality or state of being mediocre </p><p><i></i></p><p>Only mediocrity can be trusted to be always at its best</p><p> Max Beerbohm.</p></div><a name="s010223c"><!--s010223c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>mediocre ability or value.</p></div></div><a name="s039283b"><!--s039283b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a mediocre person.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bookmark</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006648a"><!--s006648a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006871b"><!--s006871b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a strip of card or leather, or a similar device, used to mark a place in a book.</p></div><a name="s006872b"><!--s006872b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a computing facility whereby the address of a file, web page, etc is recorded for quick future access.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">high-handed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028446a"><!--s028446a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>overbearing or inconsiderate</p><p><span class="bodyb">high-handedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">high-handedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">line-up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035159a"><!--s035159a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036983b"><!--s036983b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a line of people arranged for inspection or as a means of identifying a suspect.</p></div><a name="s036984b"><!--s036984b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a group of people or items assembled for a particular purpose.</p></div><a name="s036985b"><!--s036985b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s009622c"><!--s009622c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a group of people or items assembled for a particular purpose </p><p><i></i></p><p>the line-up for tonight's show</p>.</div><a name="s009623c"><!--s009623c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a list of players playing for a team </p><p><i></i></p><p>England's line-up includes Owen and Beckham</p>.</div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Land</span><small><span class="eSynop">/land (<span class="bodyi">German</span> lant)/ /land/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Länder /ʹlendə/ (<span class="bodyi">German</span> /ʹlɛndər)/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034007a"><!--s034007a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of the provinces of Germany or Austria [German <span class="bodyi">Land</span> land, country, province].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indecorum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/indiʹkawrəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030846a"><!--s030846a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>failure to conform to acceptable standards of behaviour, taste, etc; impropriety <span class="bodyb">indecorous</span> /inʹdekərəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">indecorously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">indecorum</span>, neuter of <span class="bodyi">indecorus</span> improper, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">decorus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/decorous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">decorous</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lubber line</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035904a"><!--s035904a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fixed line on the compass of a ship or aircraft that is aligned with the fore-and-aft line of the craft.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Jat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jaht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032417a"><!--s032417a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of an Indo-Aryan people living <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the Punjab and Uttar Pradesh [Hindi <span class="bodyi">Jāt</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">maneuver</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹnoohvə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun and verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036650a"><!--s036650a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/manoeuvre1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">manoeuvre 1</span></span></a> and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/manoeuvre2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">manoeuvre 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mild<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038130a"><!--s038130a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a dark-coloured beer not flavoured with hops.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fumble<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfumbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024366a"><!--s024366a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026172b"><!--s026172b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to grope for or handle something clumsily or awkwardly.</p></div><a name="s026173b"><!--s026173b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + about/around) to make awkward attempts to do or find something </p><p><i></i></p><p>I fumbled in my pocket for a pound coin</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s026174b"><!--s026174b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to feel or handle (e.g. a ball) clumsily.</p></div><a name="s026175b"><!--s026175b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to deal with (something) awkwardly or clumsily</p><p><span class="bodyb">fumbler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fumblingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English from Low German <span class="bodyi">fommeln</span> or Dutch <span class="bodyi">fommelen</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">meditate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmeditayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037395a"><!--s037395a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039284b"><!--s039284b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to empty the mind of thoughts and fix the attention on one matter, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a religious or spiritual exercise.</p></div><a name="s039285b"><!--s039285b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to engage in deep or serious reflection <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s039286b"><!--s039286b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + on/upon) to focus one's attention on (something); to consider or plan (something) in the mind <span class="bodyb">meditative</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">meditatively</span> /-tivli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">meditativeness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">meditator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">meditatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">meditari</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disapprobation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disˌaprəʹbaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016977a"><!--s016977a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> disapproval.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bookmarker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006649a"><!--s006649a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bookmark/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bookmark</span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fumble<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024367a"><!--s024367a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an act of fumbling.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indeed</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹdeed/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030847a"><!--s030847a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032514b"><!--s032514b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>used as an intensifier or for emphasis.</p></div><a name="s032515b"><!--s032515b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008444c"><!--s008444c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>without any question; truly </p><p><i></i></p><p>It is indeed remarkable</p>.</div><a name="s008445c"><!--s008445c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>used to indicate agreement </p><p><i></i></p><p>Indeed I will</p>.</div><a name="s008446c"><!--s008446c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>used as an intensifier or for emphasis </p><p><i></i></p><p>It has been very cold indeed</p>.</div></div><a name="s032516b"><!--s032516b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>often used to introduce additional information: actually </p><p><i></i></p><p>I don't mind, indeed I'm pleased</p> <p><i></i></p><p>if indeed they come at all</p>.</div><a name="s032517b"><!--s032517b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>used to express irony, contempt, disbelief, or surprise </p><p><i></i></p><p>Does she indeed!</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">in dede</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">dede</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/deed1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">deed 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">line up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035158a"><!--s035158a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036980b"><!--s036980b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to assume an orderly arrangement in a line </p><p><i></i></p><p>Line up for inspection</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s036981b"><!--s036981b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to put (people or things) into alignment.</p></div><a name="s036982b"><!--s036982b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to assemble or organize (people or things).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">high-hat<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028447a"><!--s028447a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030138b"><!--s030138b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">hi-hat</span>) a pair of cymbals on a stand, forming part of a drum kit.</p></div><a name="s030139b"><!--s030139b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">high hat</span>) a top hat.</p></div><a name="s030140b"><!--s030140b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">high hat</span>) <span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> a supercilious or snobbish person.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mildew<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmildyooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038131a"><!--s038131a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a usu whitish growth on the surface of organic matter, e.g. paper or leather, or living plants, caused by fungi</p><p><span class="bodyb">mildewy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">meledēaw</span> honeydew].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disapproval</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disəʹproohv(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016978a"><!--s016978a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>unfavourable opinion; censure.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">land<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/land/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034008a"><!--s034008a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035682b"><!--s035682b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the solid part of the earth's surface, as distinct from seas, lakes, rivers, etc.</p></div><a name="s035683b"><!--s035683b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>ground owned as property or attached to a building.</p></div><a name="s035684b"><!--s035684b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">SAfr</span> a field.</p></div><a name="s035685b"><!--s035685b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a particular country, region, or state.</p></div><a name="s035686b"><!--s035686b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>an area of a surface that is left between holes or grooves, e.g. the space between the grooves of a rifle bore ✱ <span class="bodyb">how the land lies</span> how things are in a particular situation ✱ <span class="bodyb">in the land of the living</span> alive; conscious</p><p><span class="bodyb">landless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jato</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjaytoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> jatos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032418a"><!--s032418a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034351b"><!--s034351b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an auxiliary power unit that is used for assisting the takeoff of an aircraft and consists of one or more jet engines to provide temporary extra thrust.</p></div><a name="s034352b"><!--s034352b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a takeoff assisted in this way [acronym from <span class="bodyi">jet-assisted takeoff</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">man Friday</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036651a"><!--s036651a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a trustworthy male assistant [named after <span class="bodyi">Friday</span>, a character in the novel <span class="bodyi">Robinson Crusoe</span> by Daniel Defoe d.1731, English writer].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">meditation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mediʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037396a"><!--s037396a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039287b"><!--s039287b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of meditating.</p></div><a name="s039288b"><!--s039288b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a written or spoken communication of the results of extended study of a topic.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lubra</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹloohbrah, ʹloohbrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035905a"><!--s035905a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus</span> an Australian aboriginal woman [Tasmanian <span class="bodyi">lubara</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bookmobile</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbookməbeel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006650a"><!--s006650a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a mobile library [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/book1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">book 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/automobile/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">automobile</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fume<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fyoohm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024368a"><!--s024368a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) an irritating or offensive smoke, vapour, or gas</p><p><span class="bodyb">fumy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">fumus</span> smoke].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">high-hat<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028448a"><!--s028448a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> supercilious or snobbish.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indefatigable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/indiʹfatigəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030848a"><!--s030848a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>tireless or unflagging </p><p><i></i></p><p>that indefatigable and unsavoury engine of pollution, the dog</p><p> John Sparrow <span class="bodyb">indefatigability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">indefatigably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">indefatigabilis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">defatigare</span> to fatigue, from <span class="bodyi">de</span> down + <span class="bodyi">fatigare</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fatigue1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fatigue 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Mediterranean</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌmeditəʹrayni·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037397a"><!--s037397a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039289b"><!--s039289b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or characteristic of the Mediterranean Sea or the region around it.</p></div><a name="s039290b"><!--s039290b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a climate: characterized by hot dry summers and relatively warm but wet winters.</p></div><a name="s039291b"><!--s039291b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a white-skinned person: characterized by medium or short stature, slender build, and a dark complexion</p><p><span class="bodyb">Mediterranean</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">mediterraneus</span> inland, from <span class="bodyi">medius</span> middle + <span class="bodyi">terra</span> land].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jaundice</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjawndis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032419a"><!--s032419a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034353b"><!--s034353b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an abnormal condition marked by yellowingsh pigmentation of the skin, tissues, etc and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments.</p></div><a name="s034354b"><!--s034354b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a state of bitterness, envy, or resentment</p><p><span class="bodyb">jaundiced</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">jaundis</span> from French <span class="bodyi">jaunisse</span> yellowness, from Latin <span class="bodyi">galbinus</span> yellowish green, from <span class="bodyi">galbus</span> yellow].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">manful</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmanf(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036652a"><!--s036652a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>showing courage and resolution </p><p><i></i></p><p>with a manful effort to grin</p> <p><span class="bodyb">manfully</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">manfulness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disapprove</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disəʹproohv/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016979a"><!--s016979a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017687b"><!--s017687b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + of) to have or express an unfavourable opinion of (something or somebody) <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s017688b"><!--s017688b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to refuse approval to (something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">disapprover</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">disapproving</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">disapprovingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">land<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034009a"><!--s034009a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035687b"><!--s035687b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to bring (e.g. an aeroplane) to a surface from the air.</p></div><a name="s035688b"><!--s035688b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of an aircraft, bird, etc: to alight on a surface.</p></div><a name="s035689b"><!--s035689b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to set or put (somebody or something) on shore from a ship.</p></div><a name="s035690b"><!--s035690b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to go ashore from a ship; to disembark.</p></div><a name="s035691b"><!--s035691b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>of a boat, ship, etc: to come to shore.</p></div><a name="s035692b"><!--s035692b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to arrive in a ship, aircraft, etc.</p></div><a name="s035693b"><!--s035693b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to catch and bring in (a fish).</p></div><a name="s035694b"><!--s035694b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to gain or secure (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She landed the job</p>.</div><a name="s035695b"><!--s035695b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to catch and bring in (a fish).</p></div><a name="s035696b"><!--s035696b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (+ in) to put (somebody) in a specified place, position, or condition </p><p><i></i></p><p>His carelessness landed him in trouble</p>.</div><a name="s035697b"><!--s035697b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to cause (a blow) to hit somebody </p><p><i></i></p><p>He didn't land a single punch</p>.</div><a name="s035698b"><!--s035698b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (+ with) to present or burden (somebody) with something unwanted </p><p><i></i></p><p>I was landed with the job of clearing up</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s035699b"><!--s035699b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><a name="s009156c"><!--s009156c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of an aircraft, bird, etc: to alight on a surface.</p></div><a name="s009157c"><!--s009157c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to go ashore from a ship; to disembark.</p></div><a name="s009158c"><!--s009158c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>said of a boat, ship, etc: to come to shore.</p></div><a name="s009159c"><!--s009159c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to arrive in a ship, aircraft, etc.</p></div></div><a name="s035700b"><!--s035700b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><p>to strike or come to rest on a surface, e.g. after a fall </p><p><i></i></p><p>He landed on his head</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ling</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035163a"><!--s035163a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting:</p><a name="s036986b"><!--s036986b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody connected with </p><p><i></i></p><p>hireling</p> <p><i></i></p><p>sibling</p>.</div><a name="s036987b"><!--s036987b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a young, small, or lesser kind of </p><p><i></i></p><p>duckling</p> <p><i></i></p><p>princeling</p>.</div><a name="s036988b"><!--s036988b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>somebody having (a specified quality or attribute) </p><p><i></i></p><p>underling</p> <p><i></i></p><p>darling</p> <p>[Old English].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mildew<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038132a"><!--s038132a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039827b"><!--s039827b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to affect (something) with mildew <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s039828b"><!--s039828b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to be affected with mildew.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Book of Common Prayer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006651a"><!--s006651a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>until 1980, the official book of procedure for the services of the Anglican Church.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lubricant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹloohbrikənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035906a"><!--s035906a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037793b"><!--s037793b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a substance, e.g. grease or oil, capable of reducing friction, heat, and wear by forming when introduced as a film between solid surfaces.</p></div><a name="s037794b"><!--s037794b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that lessens or prevents difficulty </p><p><i></i></p><p>Alcohol can be a great lubricant</p> <p><span class="bodyb">lubricant</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fume<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024369a"><!--s024369a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026176b"><!--s026176b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to emit fumes.</p></div><a name="s026177b"><!--s026177b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to be in a state of excited irritation or anger </p><p><i></i></p><p>She fretted and fumed over the delay</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s026178b"><!--s026178b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to expose (e.g. wood) to or treat (something) with fumes </p><p><i></i></p><p>fumed oak</p> <p><span class="bodyb">fuming</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fumingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">high-hat<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (high-hatted) (high-hatting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028449a"><!--s028449a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> to treat (somebody) in a supercilious manner.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indefeasible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/indiʹfeezəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030849a"><!--s030849a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>not capable of being legally annulled or forfeited </p><p><i></i></p><p>an indefeasible right</p> <p><span class="bodyb">indefeasibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">indefeasibly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jaundiced</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032420a"><!--s032420a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034355b"><!--s034355b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>affected with jaundice.</p></div><a name="s034356b"><!--s034356b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>bitter, envious, or resentful.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">medium<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmeedi·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> media /ʹmeediə/ mediums)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037398a"><!--s037398a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039292b"><!--s039292b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s010224c"><!--s010224c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a means of doing something; a vehicle.</p></div><a name="s010225c"><!--s010225c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a channel or means of communication, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one, e.g. television, designed to reach large numbers of people.</p></div></div><a name="s039293b"><!--s039293b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a material or technical means of artistic expression.</p></div><a name="s039294b"><!--s039294b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a substance regarded as the means of transmission of a force or effect.</p></div><a name="s039295b"><!--s039295b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a disk, tape, etc on which the output of a computer can be stored.</p></div><a name="s039296b"><!--s039296b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a liquid, e.g. oil or water, with which dry colouring material can be mixed.</p></div><a name="s039297b"><!--s039297b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">pl</span> <span class="bodyb">mediums</span>) a person through whom others seek to communicate with the spirits of the dead.</p></div><a name="s039298b"><!--s039298b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a middle position or state.</p></div><a name="s039299b"><!--s039299b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s010226c"><!--s010226c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a surrounding or enveloping substance; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/matrix/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">matrix</span></span></a> (natural material in which a fossil, gem, etc is embedded).</p></div><a name="s010227c"><!--s010227c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a nutrient system for the artificial cultivation of cells or organisms, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> bacteria.</p></div><a name="s010228c"><!--s010228c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a liquid or solid in which animal or plant structures are placed, e.g. for preservation [Latin <span class="bodyi">medium</span>, neuter of <span class="bodyi">medius</span> middle].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">manga</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmanggə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036653a"><!--s036653a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Japanese cartoon genre found in comic books and animated films, characteristically on science-fiction or fantasy themes [Japanese <span class="bodyi">manga</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">land agent</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034010a"><!--s034010a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035701b"><!--s035701b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> the manager of a large country estate.</p></div><a name="s035702b"><!--s035702b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person who buys and sells land on behalf of clients</p><p><span class="bodyb">land agency</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">book of hours</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006652a"><!--s006652a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a book of prayers to be said at the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/canonical_hour/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">canonical hour</span></span></a> (times of day appointed for services), used for private worship by Roman Catholics.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disarm</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹahm/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016980a"><!--s016980a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017689b"><!--s017689b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004463c"><!--s004463c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to deprive (somebody) of a weapon or weapons.</p></div><a name="s004464c"><!--s004464c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to deprive (a country or force) of a means of attack or defence.</p></div><a name="s004465c"><!--s004465c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to make (a bomb, etc) harmless, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by removing a fuse or warhead.</p></div></div><a name="s017690b"><!--s017690b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to dispel the hostility or suspicion of (somebody) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s017691b"><!--s017691b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to lay aside arms.</p></div><a name="s017692b"><!--s017692b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to reduce or abolish weapons and armed forces.</p></div><a name="s017693b"><!--s017693b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to dispel the hostility or suspicion of</p><p><span class="bodyb">disarmer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">desarmen</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">desarmer</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">armer</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/arm2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">arm 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mild steel</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038133a"><!--s038133a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a type of strong steel that is easily worked, containing a low proportion of carbon.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lubricate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹloohbrikayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035907a"><!--s035907a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037795b"><!--s037795b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (something) smooth or slippery.</p></div><a name="s037796b"><!--s037796b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to apply a lubricant to or act as a lubricant on (something) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s037797b"><!--s037797b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to act as a lubricant <span class="bodyb">lubrication</span> /-ʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">lubricator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">lubricatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">lubricare</span>, from <span class="bodyi">lubricus</span> slippery].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ling.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035162a"><!--s035162a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>linguistics.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fumigate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfyoohmigayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024370a"><!--s024370a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to apply smoke, vapour, or gas to (an area), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in order to disinfect it or destroy pests</p><p><span class="bodyb">fumigant</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">fumigation</span> /-ʹgaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fumigator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">fumigatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">fumigare</span>, from <span class="bodyi">fumus</span> smoke].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">High Holiday <span class="bodyi">or</span> High Holy Day</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028450a"><!--s028450a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of two important Jewish holidays, Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indefensible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/indiʹfensəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030850a"><!--s030850a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032518b"><!--s032518b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not capable of being justified or excused </p><p><i></i></p><p>Your behaviour was indefensible</p>.</div><a name="s032519b"><!--s032519b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said e.g. of a military position: impossible to defend against an enemy attack <span class="bodyb">indefensibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">indefensibly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jaunt<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/jawnt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032421a"><!--s032421a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a short journey for pleasure [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bookplate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006653a"><!--s006653a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a label placed inside the cover of a book, bearing the owner's name.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">medium<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037399a"><!--s037399a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>intermediate or average in amount, quality, position, or degree.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">landau</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlandaw, ʹlandow/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034011a"><!--s034011a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a four-wheeled carriage with a folding top divided into two sections [named after <span class="bodyi">Landau</span>, town in Rhineland-Palatinate (pre-1945 Bavaria), Germany, where it was first made].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ling<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ling/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035160a"><!--s035160a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of large long-bodied food fishes of the cod family, found in shallow seas off Greenland and Europe: genus <span class="bodyi">Molva</span> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">lenge</span>, prob from early Dutch].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mile</span><small><span class="eSynop">/miel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038134a"><!--s038134a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039829b"><!--s039829b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s010289c"><!--s010289c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">statute mile</span>) a unit of distance equal to 1760yd (about 1.61km).</p></div><a name="s010290c"><!--s010290c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/nautical_mile/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">nautical mile</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s010291c"><!--s010291c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>an old Roman unit equal to 1000 paces (about 1.48km).</p></div></div><a name="s039830b"><!--s039830b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often in pl</span>) a large distance or amount </p><p><i></i></p><p>We travelled miles that day</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">be miles away</span>.</p></div><a name="s039831b"><!--s039831b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to be inattentive ✱ <span class="bodyb">miles from nowhere</span> in an extremely remote place [Old English <span class="bodyi">mīl</span>, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">milia</span> miles, from <span class="bodyi">milia passuum</span> thousands of paces].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mangabey</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmanggəbi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036654a"><!--s036654a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of long-tailed African monkeys: genus <span class="bodyi">Cercocebus</span> [named after <span class="bodyi">Mangabey</span>, a region of Madagascar].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disarmament</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹahməmənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016981a"><!--s016981a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the relinquishment or reduction of weapons and armed forces.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fumitory</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfyoohmit(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> fumitories)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024371a"><!--s024371a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an erect or climbing plant with purple or white flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Fumaria</span> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">fumeterre</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">fumus terrae</span> smoke of theearth; because of its greyish leaves].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">high hurdles</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028451a"><!--s028451a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing.</span>) a race in which competitors jump over hurdles 107cm high.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lubricious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/loohʹbrishəs/ lubricous <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">formal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035908a"><!--s035908a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037798b"><!--s037798b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>lecherous or salacious.</p></div><a name="s037799b"><!--s037799b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>slippery or smooth </p><p><i></i></p><p>a lubricious skin</p> <p><span class="bodyb">lubriciously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">lubricity</span> /loohʹbrisiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">lubricus</span> slippery, easily led astray].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indefinable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/indiʹfienəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030851a"><!--s030851a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>incapable of being precisely described or analysed</p><p><span class="bodyb">indefinable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">indefinably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jaunt<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032422a"><!--s032422a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to go on a jaunt.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">landaulet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/landəʹlet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034012a"><!--s034012a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035703b"><!--s035703b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small landau.</p></div><a name="s035704b"><!--s035704b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an early type of car with a folding hood over the back seats.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">medium frequency</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037400a"><!--s037400a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a radio frequency in the range between 300 and 3000 kilohertz.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bookrest</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006654a"><!--s006654a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a usu adjustable support for an open book.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disarming</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016982a"><!--s016982a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>allaying criticism or hostility </p><p><i></i></p><p>a disarming smile</p> <p><span class="bodyb">disarmingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fun<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fun/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024372a"><!--s024372a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026179b"><!--s026179b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006929c"><!--s006929c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>amusement or enjoyment.</p></div><a name="s006930c"><!--s006930c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a cause of this.</p></div></div><a name="s026180b"><!--s026180b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>good humour.</p></div><a name="s026181b"><!--s026181b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>derisive amusement; ridicule </p><p><i></i></p><p>a figure of fun</p>.</div><a name="s026182b"><!--s026182b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>violent or excited activity or argument </p><p><i></i></p><p>They let a snake loose in the classroom; then the fun began</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">fun and games</span>.</p></div><a name="s026183b"><!--s026183b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>confused activity, or trouble and difficulty ✱ <span class="bodyb">in fun</span> not intending harm or to be taken seriously ✱ <span class="bodyb">make fun of/poke fun at</span> to make (somebody or something) an object of amusement or ridicule [dialect <span class="bodyi">fun</span> to hoax, perhaps alteration of Middle English <span class="bodyi">fonnen</span>, from <span class="bodyi">fonne</span> dupe; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mileage <span class="bodyi">or</span> milage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmielij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038135a"><!--s038135a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039832b"><!--s039832b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s010292c"><!--s010292c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a total length, distance, or distance covered, in miles.</p></div><a name="s010293c"><!--s010293c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the number of miles travelled over a period of time.</p></div></div><a name="s039833b"><!--s039833b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an allowance for travelling expenses at a certain rate per mile.</p></div><a name="s039834b"><!--s039834b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the average distance in miles a vehicle will travel for an amount of fuel.</p></div><a name="s039835b"><!--s039835b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> the benefit derived from something or the amount of service it has given </p><p><i></i></p><p>She has had quite a bit of mileage out of that particular story</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">high-impact</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028452a"><!--s028452a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of physical exercise, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> aerobics: making stressful demands on the body.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ling<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035161a"><!--s035161a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/heather/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">heather</span></span></a> (1) [Middle English, from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">lyng</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lubricous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹloohbrikəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035909a"><!--s035909a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lubricious/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lubricious</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indefinite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹdefinət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030852a"><!--s030852a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032520b"><!--s032520b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not precise; vague or unsettled </p><p><i></i></p><p>The meeting was postponed until some indefinite date next month</p>.</div><a name="s032521b"><!--s032521b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having no exact limits.</p></div><a name="s032522b"><!--s032522b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a word, phrase, etc: not identifying any particular person or thing</p><p><span class="bodyb">indefinitely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">indefiniteness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">indefinitus</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">definitus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/definite/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">definite</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">manganese</span><small><span class="eSynop">/manggəʹneez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036655a"><!--s036655a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a greyish white brittle metallic chemical element, used mainly in alloys: symbol Mn, atomic number 25 <span class="bodyb">manganic</span> /mangʹganik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">manganous</span> /ʹmanggənəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">manganèse</span> via Italian from late Latin <span class="bodyi">magnesia</span> magnesia].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jaunty</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (jauntier, jauntiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032423a"><!--s032423a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034357b"><!--s034357b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having or showing airy self-confidence.</p></div><a name="s034358b"><!--s034358b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>smart or stylish</p><p><span class="bodyb">jauntily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">jauntiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [modification of French <span class="bodyi">gentil</span> genteel, elegant, from Latin <span class="bodyi">gentilis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gentle1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gentle 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">high-jack<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhiejak/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028453a"><!--s028453a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hijack1_or_high_jack/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hijack 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">land breeze</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034013a"><!--s034013a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a breeze blowing seawards from the land, generally at night </p><p><i></i></p><p>A land-breeze shook the shrouds and she was overset; down went the Royal George with all her crew complete</p><p> Cowper.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bookshelf</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bookshelves)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006655a"><!--s006655a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an open shelf for holding books.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fun<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024373a"><!--s024373a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> providing entertainment, amusement, or enjoyment </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fun person to be with</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disarrange</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disəʹraynj/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016983a"><!--s016983a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to disturb the arrangement or order of (something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">disarrangement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">medium wave</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037401a"><!--s037401a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a band of radio waves, typically used for sound broadcasting, covering wavelengths between about 180m and 600m.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Mile High Club</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038136a"><!--s038136a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a notional set of people who have had sexual intercourse in a high-flying aircraft.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indefinite article</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030853a"><!--s030853a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in grammar, a word, e.g. <span class="bodyi">a</span>, <span class="bodyi">an</span>, or <span class="bodyi">some</span> in English, that refers to an unspecified person or thing: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/definite_article/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">definite article</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Lucan <span class="bodyi">or</span> Lukan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹloohkən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035910a"><!--s035910a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to St Luke or the Gospel of Luke [late Latin <span class="bodyi">lucanus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Lucas</span> Luke, from Greek <span class="bodyi">Loukas</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">linga</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlinggə/ lingam /ʹlinggəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035164a"><!--s035164a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a phallus symbolic of the divine generative power and of the Hindu god Siva: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/yoni/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">yoni</span></span></a> [Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">liṅga</span> (nominative <span class="bodyi">liṅgam</span>) mark, phallus].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mange</span><small><span class="eSynop">/maynj/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036656a"><!--s036656a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various contagious skin disease chieflys affecting domestic animals or sometimes human beings, characterized by inflammation and loss of hair and caused by a minute parasitic mite [Middle English <span class="bodyi">manjewe</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">mangeue</span> itching, from <span class="bodyi">mangier</span> to eat].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">java</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032425a"><!--s032425a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> coffee, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> filter or similar coffee rather than instant coffee [from <span class="bodyi">Java</span>, a variety of rich coffee grown on the Indonesian island of Java].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">land bridge</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034014a"><!--s034014a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a piece of land connecting two areas of land, e.g. continents, that are now separate.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">high-jack<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028454a"><!--s028454a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hijack2_or_high_jack/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hijack 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bookstall</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006656a"><!--s006656a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a stall where books, magazines, and newspapers are sold.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Lingala</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lingʹgahlə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035165a"><!--s035165a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Bantu language of the Congo</p><p><span class="bodyb">Lingala</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [the name in a local language].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indefinite integral</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030854a"><!--s030854a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mathematical function whose derivative is a given function: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/definite_integral/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">definite integral</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disarray<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/disəʹray/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016984a"><!--s016984a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lack of order or sequence; disorder.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mileometer <span class="bodyi">or</span> milometer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mieʹlomitə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038137a"><!--s038137a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> an instrument fitted in a car or other vehicle to record the number of miles it travels.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lucent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹloohs(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">literary</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035911a"><!--s035911a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037800b"><!--s037800b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>glowing with light; luminous.</p></div><a name="s037801b"><!--s037801b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>clear or translucent <span class="bodyb">lucency</span> /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">lucently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">lucent-, lucens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">lucēre</span> to shine, from <span class="bodyi">luc-</span>, <span class="bodyi">lux</span> light].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">funambulism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fyoohʹnambyooliz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024374a"><!--s024374a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> tightrope walking</p><p><span class="bodyb">funambulist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">funambulus</span> ropewalker, from <span class="bodyi">funis</span> rope + <span class="bodyi">ambulare</span> to walk].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mangel-wurzel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmanggl wuhzl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036657a"><!--s036657a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large yellow to orange type of beet grown as food for livestock [German <span class="bodyi">Mangoldwurzel, Mangelwurzel</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Mangold</span> beet + <span class="bodyi">Wurzel</span> root].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Java</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjahvə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032424a"><!--s032424a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a computer programming language used to add interactivity to web pages.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">medivac<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmedivak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037402a"><!--s037402a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/medevac1_or_medivac/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">medevac 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">land crab</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034015a"><!--s034015a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various crabs that lives mostly on land and breeds in the sea: family Gecarcinidae.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">milepost</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038138a"><!--s038138a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039836b"><!--s039836b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, Aus</span> a post indicating the distance in miles from or to a given point.</p></div><a name="s039837b"><!--s039837b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a post indicating one mile from the end of a race.</p></div><a name="s039838b"><!--s039838b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a significant new stage or development.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">medivac<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037403a"><!--s037403a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/medevac2_or_medivac/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">medevac 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lingam</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlinggəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035166a"><!--s035166a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/linga/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">linga</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">high jinks</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jingks/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028455a"><!--s028455a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>high-spirited fun and games</p><p>derived from games of fun and chance involving the throwing of dice. Walter Scott (in <span class="bodyi">Guy Mannering</span>, 1815) refers to ‘the ancient and now forgotten pastime of High Jinks’. A similar game features in Thomas Hughes’ s <span class="bodyi">Tom Brown's Schooldays</span> (1857).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">book token</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006657a"><!--s006657a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a gift token exchangeable for books.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">function<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfungksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024375a"><!--s024375a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026184b"><!--s026184b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the purpose of a person or thing, or for which a thing exists, or what a person or thing characteristically does.</p></div><a name="s026185b"><!--s026185b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an impressive, elaborate, or formal ceremony or social gathering.</p></div><a name="s026186b"><!--s026186b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a mathematical relationship between each element of one set and at least one element of the same or another set.</p></div><a name="s026187b"><!--s026187b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a quality, trait, or fact dependent on and varying with another.</p></div><a name="s026188b"><!--s026188b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a facility on a computer or similar device that carries out a particular operation</p><p><span class="bodyb">functionless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">function-, functio</span> performance, from <span class="bodyi">fungi</span> to perform].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">manger</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmaynjə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036658a"><!--s036658a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a trough or open box in a stable for holding feed [Middle English <span class="bodyi">mangeour, manger</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">manducare</span> to chew, devour, from <span class="bodyi">manducus</span> glutton, from <span class="bodyi">mandere</span> to chew].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lucerne</span><small><span class="eSynop">/loohʹsuhn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035912a"><!--s035912a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/alfalfa/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">alfalfa</span></span></a> [French <span class="bodyi">luzerne</span> from Provençal <span class="bodyi">luserno</span> glow-worm, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">lucēre</span> to shine (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lucent/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lucent</span></span></a>); from the plant's shiny seeds].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indefinite pronoun</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030855a"><!--s030855a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in grammar, a pronoun, e.g. <span class="bodyi">somebody</span> or <span class="bodyi">anything</span> in English, that refers to an unspecified person or thing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disarray<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016985a"><!--s016985a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to throw or place (something) into disorder [Middle English <span class="bodyi">disarayen</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">desareer</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">areer</span> to array].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Java man</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032426a"><!--s032426a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of two types of small-brained prehistoric humans (<span class="bodyi">Homo erectus</span> and <span class="bodyi">Homo robustus</span>) who lived during the Palaeolithic era: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pithecanthropus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pithecanthropus</span></span></a> [named after <span class="bodyi">Java</span>, island in Indonesia, where skull fragments were found].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">landed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034016a"><!--s034016a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035705b"><!--s035705b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>owning land, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> through inheritance </p><p><i></i></p><p>the landed gentry</p>.</div><a name="s035706b"><!--s035706b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>consisting of or including land </p><p><i></i></p><p>landed property</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">miler</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038139a"><!--s038139a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person or horse that competes in mile races.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">linger</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlinggə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (lingered, lingering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035167a"><!--s035167a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036989b"><!--s036989b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009624c"><!--s009624c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to delay going, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> because of reluctance to leave; to tarry.</p></div><a name="s009625c"><!--s009625c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to be protracted or slow in disappearing </p><p><i></i></p><p>The smell of burning lingered for several days</p>.</div></div><a name="s036990b"><!--s036990b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s009626c"><!--s009626c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(+ over/on/upon) to spend a long time doing, dealing with, or looking at something, usu because it gives pleasure.</p></div><a name="s009627c"><!--s009627c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to be slow to act; to procrastinate.</p></div></div><a name="s036991b"><!--s036991b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + on) to continue in a failing or moribund state</p><p><span class="bodyb">lingerer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">lingering</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">lingeringly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English (northern) <span class="bodyi">lengeren</span> to dwell, frequentative of <span class="bodyi">lengen</span> to prolong, from Old English <span class="bodyi">lengan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">high jump</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028456a"><!--s028456a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an athletic field event in which contestants jump over a high bar suspended between uprights ✱ <span class="bodyb">for the high jump</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> about to receive a severe reprimand or punishment</p><p><span class="bodyb">high jumper</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">high jumping</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">function<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024376a"><!--s024376a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026189b"><!--s026189b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to have a function; to serve </p><p><i></i></p><p>An attributive noun functions as an adjective</p>.</div><a name="s026190b"><!--s026190b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to operate </p><p><i></i></p><p>The government functions through numerous divisions</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Länder</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlendə/ (<span class="bodyi">German</span> /ʹlɛndər)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034017a"><!--s034017a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/land/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Land</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">medlar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmedlə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037404a"><!--s037404a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039300b"><!--s039300b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small brown fruit like a crab apple that is not eaten until it has begun to decay and that is used in preserves.</p></div><a name="s039301b"><!--s039301b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the small Eurasian tree of the rose family that bears this fruit: <span class="bodyi">Mespilus germanica</span> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">medeler</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">meslier, medlier</span> from <span class="bodyi">mesle, medle</span> medlar fruit, via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">mespilon</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Javanese</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jahvəʹneez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Javanese)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032427a"><!--s032427a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034359b"><!--s034359b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of an Indonesian people inhabiting the island of Java.</p></div><a name="s034360b"><!--s034360b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Austronesian language of this peoplee inhabitants of Java</p><p><span class="bodyb">Javanese</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p>Javanese words that have passed into English include <span class="bodyi">batik, gong, junk</span> (= ship), and <span class="bodyi">muntjac</span></p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">book value</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006658a"><!--s006658a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the value of something as shown by the account books of the business owning it; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the value of a company's buildings, machinery, vehicles, etc that is recognized by the government for accounting and tax purposes, allowing for depreciation: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/market_value/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">market value</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indehiscent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/indiʹhis(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030856a"><!--s030856a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a fruit, pod, etc: not opening to release seeds at maturity</p><p><span class="bodyb">indehiscence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lucid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹloohsid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035913a"><!--s035913a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037802b"><!--s037802b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>clear to the understanding; plain </p><p><i></i></p><p>The morbid logician seeks to make everything lucid, and succeeds in making everything mysterious</p><p> G K Chesterton.</p></div><a name="s037803b"><!--s037803b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having full use of one's faculties; sane <span class="bodyb">lucidity</span> /loohʹsiditi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">lucidly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">lucidness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">lucidus</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">lucēre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lucent/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lucent</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disarticulate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disahʹtikyoolayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016986a"><!--s016986a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017694b"><!--s017694b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cause (bones) to become disjointed <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s017695b"><!--s017695b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of bones: to become disjointed <span class="bodyb">disarticulation</span> /-ʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mangetout</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmonjtooh, ʹmonzhtooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> mangetouts <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> mangetout /ʹmonjtooh, ʹmonzhtooh/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036659a"><!--s036659a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a variety of garden pea with thin flat edible pods [French <span class="bodyi">mangetout</span>, from <span class="bodyi">manger</span> to eat + <span class="bodyi">tout</span> all].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">miles</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038140a"><!--s038140a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> very much </p><p><i></i></p><p>He's miles happier in that new job</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lingerie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlonh·zhəri, ʹlan(h)- (<span class="bodyi">French</span> lεƷri)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035168a"><!--s035168a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>women's underwear and nightclothes [French <span class="bodyi">lingerie</span>, from <span class="bodyi">linge</span> linen, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">linum</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disassemble</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disəʹsembl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016987a"><!--s016987a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to take (a machine, etc) apart</p><p><span class="bodyb">disassembly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">functional</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024377a"><!--s024377a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026191b"><!--s026191b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>designed or developed for practical use without ornamentation.</p></div><a name="s026192b"><!--s026192b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>capable of performing a function.</p></div><a name="s026193b"><!--s026193b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>connected with or being a function.</p></div><a name="s026194b"><!--s026194b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of disease: affecting physiological or psychological functions but not organic structure</p><p><span class="bodyb">functionality</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">functionally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lander</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlandə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034018a"><!--s034018a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a space vehicle that is designed to land on the moon, a planet, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indelible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹdeləbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030857a"><!--s030857a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032523b"><!--s032523b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008447c"><!--s008447c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a mark, stain, etc: incapable of being removed or erased.</p></div><a name="s008448c"><!--s008448c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of ink: designed to make marks that cannot be removed or erased.</p></div></div><a name="s032524b"><!--s032524b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said e.g. of a memory: not able to be forgotten <span class="bodyb">indelibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">indelibly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">indelibilis</span>, alteration of Latin <span class="bodyi">indelebilis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a>+ <span class="bodyi">delēre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/delete/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">delete</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">high-key</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028457a"><!--s028457a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a photograph, print, etc: having or composed of mainly light tones with little contrast.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bookworm</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006659a"><!--s006659a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006873b"><!--s006873b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a person unusually fond of reading and study.</p></div><a name="s006874b"><!--s006874b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/book_louse/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">book louse</span></span></a> or any of various other insect larvae that feed on the binding and paste of books.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mangey</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmaynji/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036660a"><!--s036660a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mangy_or_mangey/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mangy</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">medley</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmedli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -eys) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> medleys)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037405a"><!--s037405a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039302b"><!--s039302b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a mixture, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a confused mixture.</p></div><a name="s039303b"><!--s039303b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a musical composition made up of a series of songs or short musical pieces.</p></div><a name="s039304b"><!--s039304b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a swimming race in which different strokes are used for different sections of the race [Middle English <span class="bodyi">medle</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">medlee</span>, fem of <span class="bodyi">medlé</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">medler</span> to mix].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Lucifer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹloohsifə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035914a"><!--s035914a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037804b"><!--s037804b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>used as a name of the devil.</p></div><a name="s037805b"><!--s037805b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the planet Venus when appearing as the morning star</p><p>Old English from Latin <span class="bodyi">lucifer</span> light-bearing, from <span class="bodyi">luc-, lux</span> light + <span class="bodyi">-fer</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-fer</span></span></a> . Originally a name given to the morning star; used in the Bible (Isaiah 14:12) as an epithet for a king of Babylon who tried to rival God and was cast into hell, said by early Church fathers to represent an archangel who was driven out of heaven because of his pride, later identified with Satan</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">javelin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjav(ə)lin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032428a"><!--s032428a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034361b"><!--s034361b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a light spear thrown in an athletic field event or as a weapon.</p></div><a name="s034362b"><!--s034362b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the javelin</span>) the sport of throwing the javelin [early French <span class="bodyi">javeline</span>,alteration of <span class="bodyi">javelot</span>,of Celtic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">milestone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038141a"><!--s038141a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039839b"><!--s039839b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a stone serving as a milepost.</p></div><a name="s039840b"><!--s039840b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a crucial stage in something's development.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lingo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlinggoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -oes -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> lingoes lingos) <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035169a"><!--s035169a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036992b"><!--s036992b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a foreign language.</p></div><a name="s036993b"><!--s036993b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the special vocabulary of a particular subject; jargon [prob via Provençal <span class="bodyi">lingo</span> or Portuguese <span class="bodyi">lingoa</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">lingua</span> tongue].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">functional food</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024378a"><!--s024378a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>=<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/nutraceutical/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">nutraceutical</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Boolean</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboohli·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006660a"><!--s006660a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or denoting a system in logic that symbolically represents certain relationships between entities, e.g. sets, propositions, or states of computer logic circuits [named after George <span class="bodyi">Boole</span> d.1864, English mathematician, on whose ideas the system is based].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">high-keyed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028458a"><!--s028458a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/high_key/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">high-key</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indelicate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹdelikət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030858a"><!--s030858a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032525b"><!--s032525b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said e.g. of a remark: almost indecent or offensive.</p></div><a name="s032526b"><!--s032526b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>lacking in good manners, taste, or sensitivity <span class="bodyb">indelicacy</span> /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">indelicately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">luck</span><small><span class="eSynop">/luk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035915a"><!--s035915a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037806b"><!--s037806b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>whatever good or bad events happen to a person by chance.</p></div><a name="s037807b"><!--s037807b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the tendency for a person to be consistently fortunate or unfortunate.</p></div><a name="s037808b"><!--s037808b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>success as a result of good fortune ✱ <span class="bodyb">down on one's luck</span> going through a time of hardship, poverty, or unsuccess ✱ <span class="bodyb">hard/tough/worse luck!</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> used to express commiseration ✱ <span class="bodyb">no such luck</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> unfortunately not ✱ <span class="bodyb">try one's luck</span> attempt to do something that may or may not succeed [Middle English <span class="bodyi">lucke</span> from early Dutch <span class="bodyi">luc</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">landfall</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034019a"><!--s034019a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035707b"><!--s035707b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of sighting or reaching land after a voyage or flight.</p></div><a name="s035708b"><!--s035708b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s009160c"><!--s009160c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of sighting or reaching land after a voyage or flight.</p></div><a name="s009161c"><!--s009161c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the land sighted or reached.</p></div></div><a name="s035709b"><!--s035709b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the collapse of a mass of land, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that causes a route to be blocked.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jaw<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/jaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032429a"><!--s032429a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034363b"><!--s034363b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008863c"><!--s008863c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>either of two cartilaginous or bony structures that in most vertebrates form a framework above and below the mouth in which the teeth are set.</p></div><a name="s008864c"><!--s008864c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a similar structure in anany of various organs of invertebrates that perform the function of the vertebrate jaw.</p></div></div><a name="s034364b"><!--s034364b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the two parts of a machine, tool, etc between which something may be clamped or crushed </p><p><i></i></p><p>the jaws of a vice</p>.</div><a name="s034365b"><!--s034365b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the imminent prospect of something unpleasant, imagined as a pair of open jaws about to seize or swallow a victim </p><p><i></i></p><p>He has stared into the jaws of death</p>.</div><a name="s034366b"><!--s034366b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span></p><a name="s008865c"><!--s008865c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>continual talk.</p></div><a name="s008866c"><!--s008866c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a friendly chat [Middle English, prob from Old French <span class="bodyi">joe</span> cheek].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Médoc</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmedok, mayʹdok/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Médoc)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037406a"><!--s037406a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a red wine produced in the Médoc district of SW France.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mangle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmanggl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036661a"><!--s036661a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038494b"><!--s038494b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to hack or crush (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>bodies mangled in the car accident</p>.</div><a name="s038495b"><!--s038495b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to spoil (something) by inept rendering </p><p><i></i></p><p>One of the children was mangling Handel's ‘Harmonious Blacksmith’ on the piano</p> <p><span class="bodyb">mangler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">manglen</span> via Anglo-French from Old French <span class="bodyi">maynier</span> to maim].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disassembler</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016988a"><!--s016988a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody or something that disassembles something; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a computer program that translates something written in machine code into assembly language.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">milfoil</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmilfoyl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038142a"><!--s038142a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039841b"><!--s039841b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>yarrow.</p></div><a name="s039842b"><!--s039842b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a water plant with submerged leaves divided into very narrow segments: genus <span class="bodyi">Myriophyllum</span>. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/water_milfoil/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">water milfoil</span></span></a> [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">millefolium</span>, from <span class="bodyi">mille</span> thousand + <span class="bodyi">folium</span> leaf].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lingua franca</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌlinggwə ʹfrangkə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> lingua francas linguae francae /ˌlinggwie ʹfrangkie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035170a"><!--s035170a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036994b"><!--s036994b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a language used as a common or commercial tongue among people not speaking the same native language.</p></div><a name="s036995b"><!--s036995b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a mode of communication representing or resembling a common language </p><p><i></i></p><p>This explains why ‘camp’, the secret argot of homosexuality, is also the lingua franca of theatreland</p><p> The Economist </p><p><i></i></p><p>the lingua franca of popular music</p><p> Punch.</p></div><a name="s036996b"><!--s036996b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a language formerly spoken in Mediterranean ports that consisted of a mixture of Italian with French, Spanish, Greek, and Arabic elements [Italian <span class="bodyi">lingua franca</span>, literally ‘Frankish language’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">functionalism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024379a"><!--s024379a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026195b"><!--s026195b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a theory or practice that emphasizes practical utility or functional relations to the exclusion of ornamentation.</p></div><a name="s026196b"><!--s026196b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a theory that stresses the interdependence of the institutions of a society</p><p><span class="bodyb">functionalist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indemnify</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹdemnifie/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (indemnifies, indemnified, indemnifying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030859a"><!--s030859a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032527b"><!--s032527b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to secure (somebody or something) against harm, loss, damage, or liability.</p></div><a name="s032528b"><!--s032528b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to compensate (somebody) for harm or, loss, or damage <span class="bodyb">indemnification</span> /-fiʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">indemnifier</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">indemnis</span> unharmed, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">damnum</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/damage1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">damage 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">luckless</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035916a"><!--s035916a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>unlucky or unfortunate</p><p><span class="bodyb">lucklessly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">lucklessness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">medrese</span><small><span class="eSynop">/meʹdresay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037407a"><!--s037407a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/madrasa/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">madrasa</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disassociate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disəʹsohsiayt, -shiayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016989a"><!--s016989a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dissociate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dissociate</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">disassociation</span> /-ʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jaw<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032430a"><!--s032430a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to talk for a long time.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Boolean search</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006661a"><!--s006661a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the use of the logical expressions <span class="bodyi">and</span>, <span class="bodyi">or</span>, and <span class="bodyi">not</span> in search commands relating to a computer database.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mangle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036662a"><!--s036662a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038496b"><!--s038496b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a machine with rollers for squeezing water from laundry.</p></div><a name="s038497b"><!--s038497b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a machine with heated rollers for pressing laundry [Dutch <span class="bodyi">mangel</span> via German and Middle High German from Latin <span class="bodyi">manganum</span> philtre, mangonel].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">miliaria</span><small><span class="eSynop">/miliʹeəri·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038143a"><!--s038143a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/prickly_heat/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">prickly heat</span></span></a> [Latin <span class="bodyi">milaria</span>, fem of <span class="bodyi">miliarius</span> of millet].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">landfill</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034020a"><!--s034020a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035710b"><!--s035710b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the disposal of rubbish by burying it in a pit or natural depression and then covering it with earth.</p></div><a name="s035711b"><!--s035711b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>rubbish that is disposed of in this way.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lingual</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlinggwəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035171a"><!--s035171a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036997b"><!--s036997b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or in the region of the tongue.</p></div><a name="s036998b"><!--s036998b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s009628c"><!--s009628c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to do with or in the region of the tongue.</p></div><a name="s009629c"><!--s009629c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>articulated with the tongue.</p></div></div><a name="s036999b"><!--s036999b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/linguistic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">linguistic</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">lingually</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">lingualis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">lingua</span> tongue].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">highland</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028459a"><!--s028459a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030141b"><!--s030141b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) high or mountainous land.</p></div><a name="s030142b"><!--s030142b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Highlands</span>) the northwest mountainous part of Scotland</p><p><span class="bodyb">highlander</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">highlandman</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">functionary</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> functionaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024380a"><!--s024380a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who serves in a certain function; an official or bureaucrat.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indemnity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹdemniti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> indemnities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030860a"><!--s030860a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032529b"><!--s032529b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>security against harm, loss, damage, or liability.</p></div><a name="s032530b"><!--s032530b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>exemption from incurred penalties or liabilities.</p></div><a name="s032531b"><!--s032531b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>compensation for harm, loss, or damage [Middle English <span class="bodyi">indempnyte</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">indemnitat-, indemnitas</span>, from <span class="bodyi">indemnis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/indemnify/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">indemnify</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">luck out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035917a"><!--s035917a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to prosper or succeed, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> through chance or good fortune.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">miliary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmilyəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038144a"><!--s038144a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a disease: characterized by many small projections, blisters, or nodules resembling millet seed [Latin <span class="bodyi">miliarius</span> of millet, from <span class="bodyi">milium</span> millet].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disaster</span><small><span class="eSynop">/diʹzahstə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016990a"><!--s016990a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017696b"><!--s017696b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s004466c"><!--s004466c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a sudden event bringing great damage, loss, or destruction.</p></div><a name="s004467c"><!--s004467c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an unfortunate occurrence; a calamity </p><p><i></i></p><p>if you can meet with Triumph and Disaster and treat those two impostors just the same</p><p> Kipling.</p></div></div><a name="s017697b"><!--s017697b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a failure </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was a complete disaster as a teacher</p> <p><span class="bodyb">disastrous</span> /-strəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">disastrously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">desastre</span> from Old Italian <span class="bodyi">disastro</span>, literally ‘unfavourable aspect of a star’, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> (from Latin) + <span class="bodyi">astro</span> star, from Latin <span class="bodyi">astrum</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">medulla</span><small><span class="eSynop">/miʹdulə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> medullae /-lee/ medullas)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037408a"><!--s037408a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039305b"><!--s039305b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the inner region of an organ or tissue in the body, e.g. the kidney.</p></div><a name="s039306b"><!--s039306b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the internal tissue of a plant; the pith <span class="bodyb">medullary</span> /-ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">medulla</span> pith, marrow].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jawbone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032431a"><!--s032431a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the bone of a jaw, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a lower jaw.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">linguini <span class="bodyi">or</span> linguine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lingʹgweeni/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035172a"><!--s035172a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) pasta in the form of flat strands [Italian <span class="bodyi">linguine</span>, literally ‘little tongue’, from <span class="bodyi">lingua</span> tongue, from Latin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mangle<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036663a"><!--s036663a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to squeeze or press (laundry) with a mangle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">landform</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034021a"><!--s034021a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a natural feature of the earth's surface, e.g. a mountain.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Highland cattle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028460a"><!--s028460a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>animals of a Scottish breed of shaggy-haired beef cattle with long horns.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boom<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/boom, boohm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006662a"><!--s006662a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006875b"><!--s006875b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a booming sound or cry.</p></div><a name="s006876b"><!--s006876b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001622c"><!--s001622c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the rapid expansion and development of a town or region.</p></div><a name="s001623c"><!--s001623c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a rapid and widespread expansion of economic activity.</p></div><a name="s001624c"><!--s001624c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a rapid growth or increase in a specified thing </p><p><i></i></p><p>the baby boom of the late 1950s</p> ✱ <span class="bodyb">boom and bust</span> over-rapid commercial expansion followed by collapse.</div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">function key</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024381a"><!--s024381a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a keyboard key, e.g. on a calculator or computer, which controls a command or action sequence.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indemonstrable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/indiʹmonstrəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030861a"><!--s030861a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>not able to be proved.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lucky</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (luckier, luckiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035918a"><!--s035918a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having, resulting from, or bringing good luck</p><p><span class="bodyb">luckily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">luckiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disaster area</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016991a"><!--s016991a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017698b"><!--s017698b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an area officially declared to be the scene of a disaster and therefore qualified to receive emergency loans and supplies.</p></div><a name="s017699b"><!--s017699b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> somebody or something that is disorderly, confused, or inadequate.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">medulla oblongata</span><small><span class="eSynop">/oblongʹgahtə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> medulla oblongatas medullae oblongatae /-tee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037409a"><!--s037409a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the pyramid-shaped part of the brainstem of vertebrates that merges into the spinal cord [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">medulla oblongata</span>, literally ‘oblong medulla’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">milieu</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmeelyuh, meelʹyuh/ (<span class="bodyi">French</span> /miljø)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> milieus milieux /ʹmeelyuh(z), meelʹyuh(z) (<span class="bodyi">French</span> miljø)/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038145a"><!--s038145a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person's environment or setting [French <span class="bodyi">milieu</span> midst, from <span class="bodyi">mi</span> middle + <span class="bodyi">lieu</span> place].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jawbreaker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032432a"><!--s032432a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034367b"><!--s034367b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a word that is difficult to pronounce.</p></div><a name="s034368b"><!--s034368b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gobstopper/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gobstopper</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mango</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmanggoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -oes -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> mangoes mangos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036664a"><!--s036664a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038498b"><!--s038498b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a yellowish red tropical fruit with a firm skin, large stone, and juicy edible pulp.</p></div><a name="s038499b"><!--s038499b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the tropical evergreen tree that bears this fruit: <span class="bodyi">Mangifera indica</span> [Portuguese <span class="bodyi">manga</span> from Tamil <span class="bodyi">mān-kāy</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">landgirl</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034022a"><!--s034022a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a woman working on a farm in wartime as a replacement for a man on military duty; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a member of the Women's Land Army during the two World Wars.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">linguist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlinggwist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035173a"><!--s035173a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037000b"><!--s037000b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody accomplished in languages.</p></div><a name="s037001b"><!--s037001b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody who studies linguistics [Latin <span class="bodyi">lingua</span> tongue, language].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boom<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/boom, boohm/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006663a"><!--s006663a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006877b"><!--s006877b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make a deep hollow sound or cry </p><p><i></i></p><p>The bitterns boomed and the frogs croaked</p> — H Rider Haggard.</div><a name="s006878b"><!--s006878b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to experience a rapid increase in activity or market success </p><p><i></i></p><p>Business was booming</p> <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</div><a name="s006879b"><!--s006879b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to resound </p><p><i></i></p><p>‘But somewhat dangerous to navigation,’ boomed Richard</p> — Virginia Woolf [imitative].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Highland dress</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028461a"><!--s028461a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the traditional clothing of the Scottish Highlands, including the kilt, plaid, and sporran.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indene</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹindeen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030862a"><!--s030862a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a colourless organic liquid obtained from petroleum and coal tar and used in the manufacture of synthetic resins: formula C<sub>9</sub>H<sub>8</sub>. [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/indole_or_indol/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">indole</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ene/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ene</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">function word</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024382a"><!--s024382a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a word, e.g. a preposition or conjunction, chiefly expressing grammatical relationship rather than meaning.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lucky dip</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035919a"><!--s035919a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> an attraction, e.g. at a fair, in which small prizes can be drawn unseen from a receptacle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disavow</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disəʹvow/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016992a"><!--s016992a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to deny knowledge of or responsibility for (something); to repudiate</p><p><span class="bodyb">disavowal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">desavowen</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">desavouer</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">avouer</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/avow/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">avow</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">medusa</span><small><span class="eSynop">/miʹdyoohzə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> medusae /-zee/ medusas)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037410a"><!--s037410a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039307b"><!--s039307b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a jellyfish.</p></div><a name="s039308b"><!--s039308b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the umbrella-shaped free-swimming form of a class of animals related to the jellyfish that produces sperm and eggs for sexual reproduction <span class="bodyb">medusoid</span> /-zoyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">Medusa</span>, one of the three Gorgons with snakes for hair; from the resemblance of some species to a head with snake-like curls].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boom<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/boohm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006664a"><!--s006664a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006880b"><!--s006880b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a spar at the foot of the mainsail in a fore-and-aft rig that is attached at its fore end to the mast.</p></div><a name="s006881b"><!--s006881b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a long movable arm used to manipulate a microphone.</p></div><a name="s006882b"><!--s006882b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a floating barrier across a river or enclosing an area of water, e.g. to keep logs together, confine an oil spill, etc.</p></div><a name="s006883b"><!--s006883b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a cable or line of spars extended across a river or the mouth of a harbour as a barrier to navigation [Dutch <span class="bodyi">boom</span> tree, beam].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">militant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmilit(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038146a"><!--s038146a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039843b"><!--s039843b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>aggressively active, e.g. in a cause; combative.</p></div><a name="s039844b"><!--s039844b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>engaged in warfare or combat <span class="bodyb">militancy</span> /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">militant</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">militantly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">militant-, militans</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">militare</span> to engage in warfare].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jawed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032433a"><!--s032433a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu used in combinations</span>) having jaws, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a specified type or shape </p><p><i></i></p><p>square-jawed</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mangold</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmanggohld, ʹmanggəld/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036665a"><!--s036665a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mangel_wurzel/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mangel-wurzel</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Highland fling</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028462a"><!--s028462a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lively solo Scottish folk dance.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">linguistic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lingʹgwistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035174a"><!--s035174a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to language or linguistics</p><p><span class="bodyb">linguistically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indent<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹdent/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030863a"><!--s030863a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032532b"><!--s032532b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to set (a line of text, a paragraph, etc) in from the margin.</p></div><a name="s032533b"><!--s032533b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to notch the edge of (something).</p></div><a name="s032534b"><!--s032534b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s008449c"><!--s008449c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to draw up (a legal document) in two or more exact copies.</p></div><a name="s008450c"><!--s008450c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in former times, to cut or divide (a document drawn up in duplicate, triplicate, etc) to produce two or more copies with edges that can be lined up to ensure their authenticity.</p></div></div><a name="s032535b"><!--s032535b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> to make an official requisition or order for (something) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s032536b"><!--s032536b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to form an indentation.</p></div><a name="s032537b"><!--s032537b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> (<span class="bodyi">often</span> + on/for) to make an official requisition or order</p><p><span class="bodyb">indenter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">indentor</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">indenten</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">endenter</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">dent</span> tooth, from Latin <span class="bodyi">dent-, dens</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">landgrave</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlandgrayv/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034023a"><!--s034023a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035712b"><!--s035712b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a title given to certain German princes.</p></div><a name="s035713b"><!--s035713b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>formerly, a German count who ruled over a particular territory [Middle English from early Low German <span class="bodyi">Landgrave</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Land</span> land + <span class="bodyi">grave</span> count].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">functor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfungktə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024383a"><!--s024383a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in logic and mathematics, = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/function1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">function 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lucrative</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹloohkrətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035920a"><!--s035920a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>producing wealth; profitable</p><p><span class="bodyb">lucratively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">lucrativeness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">lucratif</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">lucrativus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">lucrari</span> to gain, from <span class="bodyi">lucrum</span> gain].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disband</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹband/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016993a"><!--s016993a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017700b"><!--s017700b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a group: to break up and separate; to disperse <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s017701b"><!--s017701b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to break up (a group)</p><p><span class="bodyb">disbandment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">desbander</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">bande</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/band3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">band 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">meed</span><small><span class="eSynop">/meed/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037411a"><!--s037411a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> just reward, recompense, or compensation </p><p><i></i></p><p>He must not float upon his watery bier unwept, and welter to the parching wind, without the meed of some melodious tear</p><p> Milton [Old English <span class="bodyi">mēd</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boomer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboohmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006665a"><!--s006665a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006884b"><!--s006884b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, informal</span> a large male kangaroo.</p></div><a name="s006885b"><!--s006885b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a huge wave [English dialect <span class="bodyi">boomer</span> anything large and impressive, prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/boom1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">boom 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jawline</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032434a"><!--s032434a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the outline of the lower jaw.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fund<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fund/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024384a"><!--s024384a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026197b"><!--s026197b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sum of money whose principal or interest is set apart for a specific objective.</p></div><a name="s026198b"><!--s026198b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) an available supply of money.</p></div><a name="s026199b"><!--s026199b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an available quantity of material or intangible resources </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fund of knowledge</p><p>Latin <span class="bodyi">fundus</span> bottom, basis, or piece of landed property. The word was orig used in the Latin senses ‘bottom, basis’, later ‘source of supply’, perhaps from the idea of landed property as the basis or source of wealth, although <span class="bodyi">fund</span> has never had the meaning ‘landed property’</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">militarise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmilitəriez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038147a"><!--s038147a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/militarize_or_militarise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">militarize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">landholder</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034024a"><!--s034024a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the owner or occupier of an area of land</p><p><span class="bodyb">landholding</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Highland Games</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028463a"><!--s028463a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a meeting held in the Scottish Highlands for competitions in sports events, bagpipe-playing, and traditional dancing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mangonel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmanggənel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036666a"><!--s036666a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a military engine formerly used to throw rocks, stones, etc [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">mangonel</span>, prob from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">manganellus</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">manganon</span> charm, philtre, ballista, pulley block].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lucre</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹloohkə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035921a"><!--s035921a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>money, wealth, or profit [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">lucrum</span> gain].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">linguistics</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035175a"><!--s035175a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing.</span>) the scientific study of human language with regard to its nature, structure, and use</p><p>Linguistics developed in the early 20th cent., its focus on contemporary languages distinguishing it from the earlier study of language history, known as philology. It has since emerged as a major academic discipline, with many branches (e.g. phonetics, grammar, semantics), interdisciplinary connections (for example sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, computational linguistics), and applications (for example in translation, language teaching, and speech pathology) — Professor David Crystal</p> <span class="bodyb">linguistician</span> /-ʹstish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disbar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹbah/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (disbarred, disbarring)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016994a"><!--s016994a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to disqualify (a barrister) from the right to practise</p><p><span class="bodyb">disbarment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indent<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹindent/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030864a"><!--s030864a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032538b"><!--s032538b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/indentation/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">indentation</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s032539b"><!--s032539b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/indenture1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">indenture 1</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s032540b"><!--s032540b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> an official requisition or order.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">meek</span><small><span class="eSynop">/meek/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037412a"><!--s037412a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039309b"><!--s039309b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>patient and without resentment; long-suffering.</p></div><a name="s039310b"><!--s039310b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>lacking spirit and courage; timid or submissive</p><p><span class="bodyb">meekly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">meekness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">mjúkr</span> soft, pliant].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boomerang<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboohmərang/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006666a"><!--s006666a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006886b"><!--s006886b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a bent piece of wood shaped so that it returns to its thrower, used by Australian aboriginals as a hunting weapon.</p></div><a name="s006887b"><!--s006887b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an act or utterance that backfires on its originator [Dharuk Aboriginal language <span class="bodyi">boomerang</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fund<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024385a"><!--s024385a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to provide funds for (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>research funded by the government</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">landing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034025a"><!--s034025a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035714b"><!--s035714b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act of coming or bringing something to land.</p></div><a name="s035715b"><!--s035715b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a place for discharging and taking on passengers and cargo.</p></div><a name="s035716b"><!--s035716b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a level space at the end of a flight of stairs or between two flights of stairs.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jay</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032435a"><!--s032435a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of Eurasian and African birds of the crow family with strongly patterned plumage: <span class="bodyi">Garrulus glandarius</span> and other species [Middle English via early French <span class="bodyi">jai</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">gaius</span>, perhaps from the male first name <span class="bodyi">Gaius</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">militarism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmilitəriz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038148a"><!--s038148a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039845b"><!--s039845b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a policy of aggressive military preparedness.</p></div><a name="s039846b"><!--s039846b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the glorification of military virtues and ideals</p><p><span class="bodyb">militarist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">militaristic</span> /-ʹristik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mangosteen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmanggohsteen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036667a"><!--s036667a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038500b"><!--s038500b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a dark reddish brown tropical fruit with thick rind and edible flesh.</p></div><a name="s038501b"><!--s038501b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the E Indian tree that bears this fruit: <span class="bodyi">Garcinia mangostana</span> [Malay <span class="bodyi">mangustan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">liniment</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlinimənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035176a"><!--s035176a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a liquid preparation that is applied to the skin, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to allay pain or irritation [Middle English from late Latin <span class="bodyi">linimentum</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">linire</span> to smear].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lucubrate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹloohkyoobrayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035922a"><!--s035922a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to study or write, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> at night.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">high-level</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028464a"><!--s028464a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030143b"><!--s030143b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>occurring, done, or placed at a high level.</p></div><a name="s030144b"><!--s030144b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of high importance or rank </p><p><i></i></p><p>high-level diplomats</p>.</div><a name="s030145b"><!--s030145b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a computer language: having each word equal to several machine code instructions so as to be more easily understood by humans.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disbelief</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disbiʹleef/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016995a"><!--s016995a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>mental rejection of something as untrue.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indent<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹdent/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030865a"><!--s030865a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make a dent or depression in (a surface)</p><p><span class="bodyb">indenter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">endenten</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">denten</span> to dent].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">meerkat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmiəkat/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037413a"><!--s037413a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several small flesh-eating S African mammals related to the mongooses, which live in colonies and stand up by their burrows to look out for danger, or as a way of threatening other animals: several species, <span class="bodyi">esp Suricata suricatta</span> and <span class="bodyi">Cynictis penicillata</span> [via Afrikaans from Dutch <span class="bodyi">meerkat</span> a kind of monkey, from Middle Dutch <span class="bodyi">meercatte</span> monkey, from <span class="bodyi">meer</span> sea + <span class="bodyi">catte</span> cat].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boomerang<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006667a"><!--s006667a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a plan: to recoil on the utterer or originator, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with unpleasant effects.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fundament</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfundəmənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024386a"><!--s024386a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026200b"><!--s026200b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an underlying theory or principle.</p></div><a name="s026201b"><!--s026201b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">euphem</span> the buttocks [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">fundamentum</span>, from <span class="bodyi">fundare</span> to found, from <span class="bodyi">fundus</span> bottom].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">high life</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028465a"><!--s028465a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030146b"><!--s030146b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>luxurious living associated with the rich.</p></div><a name="s030147b"><!--s030147b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> <span class="bodyb">highlife</span>) a style of West African music incorporating elements of jazz.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jaywalk</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032436a"><!--s032436a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to cross a street carelessly so that one is endangered by traffic</p><p><span class="bodyb">jaywalker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jay/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jay</span></span></a> , in the sense ‘simpleton, yokel’ + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/walk1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">walk 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">militarize <span class="bodyi">or</span> militarise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmilitəriez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038149a"><!--s038149a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039847b"><!--s039847b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to equip (somebody or something) with military forces and defences.</p></div><a name="s039848b"><!--s039848b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to give a military character to (something) <span class="bodyb">militarization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">militarized</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mangrove</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmanggrohv/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036668a"><!--s036668a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various tropical maritime trees or shrubs with roots that grow above ground and form dense masses: genera <span class="bodyi">Rhizophora</span>, <span class="bodyi">Avicennia</span> and other genera [prob from Portuguese <span class="bodyi">mangue</span> mangrove + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grove/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grove</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disbelieve</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disbiʹleev/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016996a"><!--s016996a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017702b"><!--s017702b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to reject or withhold belief in (something).</p></div><a name="s017703b"><!--s017703b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to believe that (somebody) is not speaking the truth <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s017704b"><!--s017704b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + in) to reject or withhold belief </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was … the sort of atheist who does not so much disbelieve in God as personally dislike him</p><p> George Orwell</p><p><span class="bodyb">disbeliever</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">disbelieving</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indent<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹindent/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030866a"><!--s030866a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dent or depression.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">landing craft</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034026a"><!--s034026a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a naval craft designed for putting troops and equipment ashore.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lucubration</span><small><span class="eSynop">/loohkyooʹbraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">formal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035923a"><!--s035923a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037809b"><!--s037809b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>laborious study or meditation, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when done at night.</p></div><a name="s037810b"><!--s037810b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>studied or pretentious expression in speech or writing [Latin <span class="bodyi">lucubration-, lucubratio</span> study by night, work produced at night, from <span class="bodyi">lucubrare</span> to work by lamplight].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boomlet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboohmlit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006668a"><!--s006668a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small economic boom.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">meerschaum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmiəshəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037414a"><!--s037414a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039311b"><!--s039311b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a fine light white clayey mineral that is a form of magnesium silicate, found chiefly in Turkey and used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for tobacco pipes.</p></div><a name="s039312b"><!--s039312b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a tobacco pipe with a bowl made of meerschaum [German <span class="bodyi">Meerschaum</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Meer</span> sea + <span class="bodyi">Schaum</span> foam].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lining</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹliening/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035177a"><!--s035177a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037002b"><!--s037002b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a protective or decorative layer of a different material used to cover the inside of something, e.g. a garment.</p></div><a name="s037003b"><!--s037003b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>fabric used specifically to make linings.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jazz</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jaz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032437a"><!--s032437a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034369b"><!--s034369b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>music developed <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from ragtime and blues and characterized by syncopated rhythms and improvisation around a basic theme or melody</p><p>Although originally developed by African-Americans from musical strands drawn from both African and European-American sources, jazz has grown into a global idiom of expression. It remains based on principles of musical improvisation, within or without a structure, and its inherent freedoms fed into all 20th-cent. music — Richard Cook</p></div><a name="s034370b"><!--s034370b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> empty pretentious talk </p><p><i></i></p><p>He got up and spouted a lot of scientific jazz</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">and all that jazz</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> and other similar things [origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mangy <span class="bodyi">or</span> mangey</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmaynji/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (mangier, mangiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036669a"><!--s036669a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038502b"><!--s038502b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>suffering or resulting from mange.</p></div><a name="s038503b"><!--s038503b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having many worn or bare spots; shabby</p><p><span class="bodyb">manginess</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disbud</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹbud/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (disbudded, disbudding)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016997a"><!--s016997a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to remove superfluous buds from (a plant), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in order to improve the quality of bloom.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">highlight<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028466a"><!--s028466a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030148b"><!--s030148b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an event or detail of special significance or interest </p><p><i></i></p><p>one of the highlights of the tour</p>.</div><a name="s030149b"><!--s030149b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the lightest spot or area, e.g. in a painting or photograph.</p></div><a name="s030150b"><!--s030150b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a contrasting brighter part in the hair produced by tinting some of the strands.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">landing gear</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034027a"><!--s034027a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the undercarriage of an aircraft.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">military<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmilit(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038150a"><!--s038150a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039849b"><!--s039849b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or characteristic of soldiers, arms, or war.</p></div><a name="s039850b"><!--s039850b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>carried on or supported by armed force </p><p><i></i></p><p>a military dictatorship</p> <p><span class="bodyb">militarily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">militaire</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">militaris</span>, from <span class="bodyi">milit-, miles</span> soldier].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">link<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/lingk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035178a"><!--s035178a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037004b"><!--s037004b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a connecting element, e.g. a single ring or division of a chain.</p></div><a name="s037005b"><!--s037005b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a connection, relationship, or correspondence between people or things </p><p><i></i></p><p>They sought a link between smoking and cancer</p>.</div><a name="s037006b"><!--s037006b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s009630c"><!--s009630c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a system or connection that enables people, machines, etc to communicate with each other.</p></div><a name="s009631c"><!--s009631c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a means of transportation between one place and another.</p></div></div><a name="s037007b"><!--s037007b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a unit of length equal to 7.92in (20.12cm), formerly used in surveying</p><p><span class="bodyb">linker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">linke</span> loop, from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">hlekkr</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fundamental<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fundəʹmentl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024387a"><!--s024387a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026202b"><!--s026202b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of central importance; principal </p><p><i></i></p><p>fundamental purpose</p>.</div><a name="s026203b"><!--s026203b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of the essential structure, function, or facts of something; radical </p><p><i></i></p><p>fundamental change</p>.</div><a name="s026204b"><!--s026204b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>belonging to one's innate or ingrained characteristics; deep-rooted </p><p><i></i></p><p>You couldn't disturb his fundamental good humour</p> <p><span class="bodyb">fundamentality</span> /-ʹtaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fundamentally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lud</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lud/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035924a"><!--s035924a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> <span class="bodyb">m'lud</span>) <span class="bodyi">Brit</span> used to address a judge in court [alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lord1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lord 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indentation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/indenʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030867a"><!--s030867a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032541b"><!--s032541b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008451c"><!--s008451c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an angular cut or series of cuts in an edge.</p></div><a name="s008452c"><!--s008452c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a deep recess in a coastline.</p></div></div><a name="s032542b"><!--s032542b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the blank space produced by indenting a line of text, etc.</p></div><a name="s032543b"><!--s032543b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the act of indenting or the state of being indented.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">meet<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/meet/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> met /met/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037415a"><!--s037415a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s039313b"><!--s039313b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s010229c"><!--s010229c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to come into the presence of (somebody) by accident or design </p><p><i></i></p><p>We met in the street</p> <p><i></i></p><p>I'll meet you tomorrow for lunch</p>.</div><a name="s010230c"><!--s010230c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to receive or greet (somebody) in an official capacity </p><p><i></i></p><p>The mayor met the visiting dignitaries</p>.</div><a name="s010231c"><!--s010231c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to become acquainted with (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Have you met my sister?</p>.</div><a name="s010232c"><!--s010232c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to encounter (somebody) as antagonist or foe </p><p><i></i></p><p>The teams will meet in the final</p>.</div></div><a name="s039314b"><!--s039314b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) to encounter or experience (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He met his death during the war</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Her efforts met with much criticism</p>.</div><a name="s039315b"><!--s039315b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to answer or respond to (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>His speech was met with loud catcalls</p>.</div><a name="s039316b"><!--s039316b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s010233c"><!--s010233c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to come into contact or conjunction with (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>This is where the river meets the sea</p>.</div><a name="s010234c"><!--s010234c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to combine with (something else) to form a cross between the two </p><p><i></i></p><p>Science fiction meets the detective story in this tale of the distant future</p>.</div></div><a name="s039317b"><!--s039317b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to conform to or satisfy (a need or requirement).</p></div><a name="s039318b"><!--s039318b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to pay (a cost) fully; to settle (a commitment) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s039319b"><!--s039319b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to come together.</p></div><a name="s039320b"><!--s039320b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to become acquainted </p><p><i></i></p><p>We met at the party</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">meet somebody halfway</span>.</p></div><a name="s039321b"><!--s039321b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to make concessions [Old English <span class="bodyi">mētan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boomslang</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboohmslang/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006669a"><!--s006669a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large venomous tree snake of southern Africa: <span class="bodyi">Dispholidus typus</span> [Afrikaans <span class="bodyi">boomslang</span>, from <span class="bodyi">boom</span> tree + <span class="bodyi">slang</span> snake].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jazz up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032438a"><!--s032438a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034371b"><!--s034371b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (something) more lively, or interesting, or attractive.</p></div><a name="s034372b"><!--s034372b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (something) bright, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a vivid or garish way.</p></div><a name="s034373b"><!--s034373b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to play (a piece of music) in the style of jazz.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disburden</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹbuhd(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (disburdened, disburdening)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016998a"><!--s016998a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017705b"><!--s017705b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to unburden (oneself or one's mind) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Mercedes … disburdened herself of copious opinions on that matter</p><p> Jack London.</p></div><a name="s017706b"><!--s017706b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to unload (something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">disburdenment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">manhandle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/manʹhandl, ʹman-/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036670a"><!--s036670a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038504b"><!--s038504b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to move or manoeuvre (a large, heavy, or cumbersome object) by human force.</p></div><a name="s038505b"><!--s038505b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to handle (somebody or something) roughly.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">highlight<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028467a"><!--s028467a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030151b"><!--s030151b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007921c"><!--s007921c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to emphasize or focus attention on (something).</p></div><a name="s007922c"><!--s007922c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to emphasize or draw attention to (e.g. a figure) with light tones in painting, photography, etc.</p></div><a name="s007923c"><!--s007923c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to mark (part of a text) with a highlighter.</p></div></div><a name="s030152b"><!--s030152b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to give highlights to (hair).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Luddite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹludiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035925a"><!--s035925a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037811b"><!--s037811b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a group of early 19th-cent. English workmen who destroyed labour-saving machinery as a protest against unemployment.</p></div><a name="s037812b"><!--s037812b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody opposed to technological progress or innovations</p><p><span class="bodyb">Luddism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [named after Ned <span class="bodyi">Ludd</span> fl.1779, half-witted Leicestershire villager who destroyed stocking frames].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">link<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035179a"><!--s035179a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037008b"><!--s037008b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to join or connect (two or more things or people) </p><p><i></i></p><p>a road that links two towns</p>.</div><a name="s037009b"><!--s037009b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to suggest that (people or things) are significantly associated or have a relationship with each other </p><p><i></i></p><p>His name has been romantically linked with hers</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s037010b"><!--s037010b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to become connected by a link.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fundamental<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024388a"><!--s024388a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026205b"><!--s026205b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a minimum constituent without which a thing or system would not be what it is.</p></div><a name="s026206b"><!--s026206b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in music, the prime tone of a harmonic series.</p></div><a name="s026207b"><!--s026207b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in music, the lowest note of a chord in normal position.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">military<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038151a"><!--s038151a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the military</span>) a country's armed forces.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indenture<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹdenchə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030868a"><!--s030868a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032544b"><!--s032544b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008453c"><!--s008453c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an indented document, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an agreement, contract, etc.</p></div><a name="s008454c"><!--s008454c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) a contract binding somebody, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an apprentice, to work for another.</p></div></div><a name="s032545b"><!--s032545b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008455c"><!--s008455c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a formal certificate, e.g. an inventory or voucher, prepared for purposes of control.</p></div><a name="s008456c"><!--s008456c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a document stating the terms under which a security is issued</p><p><span class="bodyb">indentureship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">landing stage</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034028a"><!--s034028a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a platform for landing passengers or cargo from a ship.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boom town</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006670a"><!--s006670a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a town that suddenly experiences an increase in size and wealth, resulting typically from the introduction of a new profitable industry.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">meet<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037416a"><!--s037416a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039322b"><!--s039322b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the assembling of participants for a hunt or for competitive sports.</p></div><a name="s039323b"><!--s039323b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an athletics meeting.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jazzy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (jazzier, jazziest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032439a"><!--s032439a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034374b"><!--s034374b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having the characteristics of jazz.</p></div><a name="s034375b"><!--s034375b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> colourful, garish, or showygaudy</p><p><span class="bodyb">jazzily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">jazziness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">manhattan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/manʹhatn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036671a"><!--s036671a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">Manhattan</span>) a cocktail consisting of vermouth, whisky, and sometimes a dash of bitters [named after <span class="bodyi">Manhattan</span>, a borough of New York City, USA].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">highlighter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028468a"><!--s028468a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030153b"><!--s030153b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a fluorescent marker pen used to draw attention to part of a text with transparent colour.</p></div><a name="s030154b"><!--s030154b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>white or sparkling cosmetic cream or powder used to emphasize the cheeks, eyes, etc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disburse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/disʹbuhs/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s016999a"><!--s016999a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to pay out (money), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from a fund</p><p><span class="bodyb">disbursal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">disbursement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">disburser</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">desbourser</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">desborser</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dis-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">borser</span> to get money, from <span class="bodyi">borse</span> purse, from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">bursa</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ludicrous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹloohdikrəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035926a"><!--s035926a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>amusingly because of obvious absurdity or incongruity</p><p><span class="bodyb">ludicrously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">ludicrousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">ludicrus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">ludus</span> play, sport].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fundamentalism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024389a"><!--s024389a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026208b"><!--s026208b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006931c"><!--s006931c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a belief in the literal truth of the Bible.</p></div><a name="s006932c"><!--s006932c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Fundamentalism</span>) a movement in 20th-cent. Protestantism emphasizing such belief.</p></div></div><a name="s026209b"><!--s026209b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a movement stressing strict adherence to a set of basic principles or beliefs, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in religion</p><p>Fundamentalism is the general attempt to get to the basics, or fundamentals, of belief, setting aside any sophisticated theological argument or doctrines. In Christianity it has generally come to be used for an approach based on a literal interpretation of the Bible. In Islam it applies to those who claim to take an uncompromising approach to applying the Shariah, or religious law — Dr Mel Thompson</p><p><span class="bodyb">fundamentalist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Military Cross</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038152a"><!--s038152a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a British medal for meritorious conduct and distinguished service awarded to commissioned officers below the rank of major, or to warrant officers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">link<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035180a"><!--s035180a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a torch of flaming pitch, formerly used to light the way through the streets [perhaps from late Latin <span class="bodyi">linchinus</span> candle, from Greek <span class="bodyi">lyknos</span> light].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indenture<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030869a"><!--s030869a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to bind (an apprentice) by an indenture.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">landing strip</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034029a"><!--s034029a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a runway or airstrip.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/boohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006671a"><!--s006671a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006888b"><!--s006888b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a timely benefit; a blessing.</p></div><a name="s006889b"><!--s006889b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a benefit or favour, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when given in answer to a request </p><p><i></i></p><p>And ask of Cymbeline what boon thou wilt</p> — Shakespeare [Middle English from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">bōn</span> petition].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">JC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032440a"><!--s032440a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034376b"><!--s034376b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Jesus Christ.</p></div><a name="s034377b"><!--s034377b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Julius Caesar.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">meet<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037417a"><!--s037417a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> suitable or proper </p><p><i></i></p><p>O Caledonia! stern and wild, meet nurse for a poetic child!</p><p> Scott</p><p><span class="bodyb">meetly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">meetness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">gemǣte</span>; related to <span class="bodyi">mētan</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mete1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mete 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">manhole</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036672a"><!--s036672a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a covered opening in a floor, pavement, etc, giving access to an underground system, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a sewer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">high living</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028469a"><!--s028469a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/high_life/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">high life</span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">disc.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s017001a"><!--s017001a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s017713b"><!--s017713b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>discount.</p></div><a name="s017714b"><!--s017714b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>discovered.</p></div><a name="s017715b"><!--s017715b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>discoverer.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ludo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹloohdoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035927a"><!--s035927a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a simple board game played on a square board with counters and dice in which the first to reach the home square wins [Latin <span class="bodyi">ludo</span> I play, from <span class="bodyi">ludere</span> to play, from <span class="bodyi">ludus</span> play, sport].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fundamental particle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024390a"><!--s024390a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/elementary_particle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">elementary particle</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">linkage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlingkij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035181a"><!--s035181a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037011b"><!--s037011b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of linking or being linked.</p></div><a name="s037012b"><!--s037012b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a system of links.</p></div><a name="s037013b"><!--s037013b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in genetics, the relationship between genes on the same chromosome that causes them to be inherited together.</p></div><a name="s037014b"><!--s037014b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in electronics, the degree of electromagnetic interaction expressed as the product of the number of turns of a coil and the magnetic flux linked by the coil.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">landlady</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> landladies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034030a"><!--s034030a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035717b"><!--s035717b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a woman who owns land, buildings, or accommodation for lease or rent.</p></div><a name="s035718b"><!--s035718b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a woman who keeps a guesthouse, lodging house, or pub.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">military police</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038153a"><!--s038153a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as pl</span>) a branch of an army that carries out police functions within it</p><p><span class="bodyb">military policeman</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">military policewoman</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">independent<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/indiʹpend(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030870a"><!--s030870a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032546b"><!--s032546b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008457c"><!--s008457c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>not affiliated with a larger controlling unit </p><p><i></i></p><p>an independent bookshop</p>.</div><a name="s008458c"><!--s008458c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>not connected with or relying on something else </p><p><i></i></p><p>an independent conclusion</p>.</div><a name="s008459c"><!--s008459c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>not committed to a political party </p><p><i></i></p><p>standing as an independent candidate</p>.</div><a name="s008460c"><!--s008460c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>not requiring or relying on others, or allowing oneself to be controlled by others them </p><p><i></i></p><p>a very independent child</p>.</div><a name="s008461c"><!--s008461c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>having or providing enough money to live on, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> without working </p><p><i></i></p><p>people of independent means</p>.</div></div><a name="s032547b"><!--s032547b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a country: self-governing and free of external control.</p></div><a name="s032548b"><!--s032548b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in logic, unrelated to another statement </p><p><i></i></p><p>independent postulates</p>.</div><a name="s032549b"><!--s032549b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Independent</span>) in former times, relating or belonging to the Congregational Church</p><p><span class="bodyb">independence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">independency</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">independently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">manhood</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036673a"><!--s036673a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038506b"><!--s038506b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the condition of being an adult male as distinguished from a child or a female.</p></div><a name="s038507b"><!--s038507b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> (<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the adult males of a country, etc collectively </p><p><i></i></p><p>calling again on her young manhood to defend her shores</p>.</div><a name="s038508b"><!--s038508b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>manly qualities, such as physical strength and sexual prowess.</p></div><a name="s038509b"><!--s038509b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">euphem or humorous</span> a man's masculinity, as represented by his penis </p><p><i></i></p><p>I thought I was about to be deprived of my manhood</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">highly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028470a"><!--s028470a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030155b"><!--s030155b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to a high degree; extremely </p><p><i></i></p><p>We were highly delighted with our prize</p>.</div><a name="s030156b"><!--s030156b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>with approval; favourably </p><p><i></i></p><p>Your boss speaks highly of you</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">meeting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037418a"><!--s037418a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039324b"><!--s039324b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an assembly of people for a common purpose, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for a formal discussion.</p></div><a name="s039325b"><!--s039325b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a coming together, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of two or more people.</p></div><a name="s039326b"><!--s039326b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an organized sporting event, e.g. for horse racing or athletics.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">JCB</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032441a"><!--s032441a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a type of mechanical earth-mover with a shovel at the front end and a digging bucket on an extendable arm at the rear [from the initials of the designer and manufacturer <span class="bodyi">J C Bamford</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boon companion</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006672a"><!--s006672a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a close and congenial friend, with whom one enjoys good times </p><p><i></i></p><p>The boon companion of the colossal elephant was a common cat!</p> — Mark Twain [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bon</span> good, via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">bonus</span>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">durance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdyooərəns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018673a"><!--s018673a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> imprisonment </p><p><i></i></p><p>A convict … suffered ‘durance vile’</p><p> Irish Digest [early French <span class="bodyi">durance</span>, from <span class="bodyi">durer</span> to endure, from Latin <span class="bodyi">durare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/during/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">during</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fundamental unit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024391a"><!--s024391a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a basic unit in a system of measurement, e.g. the metre, kilogram, or second.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">luff<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/luf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035928a"><!--s035928a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail [Middle English, denoting a device for changing the course of a ship, from early French <span class="bodyi">lof</span> weather side of ship, luff].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">linkman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> linkmen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035182a"><!--s035182a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a broadcaster whose function is to link and introduce separate items, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a news programme.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ländler</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlendlə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034031a"><!--s034031a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an Austrian folk dance in triple time, a forerunner of the waltz [German <span class="bodyi">Ländler</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Landl</span> Upper Austria].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">independent<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030871a"><!--s030871a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032550b"><!--s032550b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who is independent, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of any political party.</p></div><a name="s032551b"><!--s032551b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Independent</span>) in former times, a member of the Congregational Church.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">militate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmilitayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038154a"><!--s038154a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="sb000000333"><!--sb000000333--></a><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + against) to have significant weight or effect against something [Latin <span class="bodyi">militatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">militare</span> to engage in warfare, from <span class="bodyi">milit-</span>, <span class="bodyi">miles</span> soldier]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">militate</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">mitigate</span>? These two words are sometimes confused. <span class="bodyi">Militate</span> is related in form and meaning to <span class="bodyi">militant</span> and <span class="bodyi">military</span>, and its earliest meaning is ‘to serve as a soldier’ or ‘to fight’. It is usually followed by <span class="bodyi">against</span> and in modern English means ‘to exert a powerful influence against’ or ‘make very difficult or unlikely’: <span class="bodyi">Present circumstances militate against an early resumption of peace talks</span>. <span class="bodyi">Mitigate</span> is followed by a direct object and means ‘to make less severe’: <span class="bodyi">measures intended to mitigate the harshness of prison life</span>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">highly-strung</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028471a"><!--s028471a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> extremely nervous or sensitive.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">JCL</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032442a"><!--s032442a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Job Control Language.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">meeting house</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmeetinghows/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037419a"><!--s037419a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a building used for worship by Quakers and some other religious groups.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">funded debt</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024392a"><!--s024392a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the part of Britain's national debt that does not have to be repaid by a fixed date: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/floating_debt/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">floating debt</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">man-hour</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036674a"><!--s036674a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of one hour's work by one person, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a basis for cost accounting and wage calculation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duration</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dyooʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018674a"><!--s018674a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019743b"><!--s019743b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the time during which something exists or lasts </p><p><i></i></p><p>for the duration of the war</p>.</div><a name="s019744b"><!--s019744b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>continuance in time</p><p><span class="bodyb">durational</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">duration-</span>, <span class="bodyi">duratio</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">durare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/during/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">during</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boondocks</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboohndoks/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006673a"><!--s006673a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006890b"><!--s006890b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the boondocks</span>) rough country filled with dense brush.</p></div><a name="s006891b"><!--s006891b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the boondocks</span>) a remote or rural area.</p></div><a name="s006892b"><!--s006892b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the boondocks</span>) <span class="bodyi">derog</span> a provincial unsophisticated place [Tagálog <span class="bodyi">bundok</span> mountain].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">links</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035183a"><!--s035183a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037015b"><!--s037015b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/golf_links/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">golf links</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s037016b"><!--s037016b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a golf course.</p></div><a name="s037017b"><!--s037017b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Scot</span> sand hills, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> along the seashore [Old English <span class="bodyi">hlincas</span> rising ground, pl of <span class="bodyi">hlinc</span> ridge].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">luff<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035929a"><!--s035929a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037813b"><!--s037813b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to sail nearer the wind <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s037814b"><!--s037814b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to raise or lower (a jib on a crane).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">land-line</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034032a"><!--s034032a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a telecommunications link using cables as opposed to radio transmission.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">militia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/miʹlishə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038155a"><!--s038155a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039851b"><!--s039851b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a body of citizens with some military training who are called on to fight only in an emergency.</p></div><a name="s039852b"><!--s039852b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) in the USA, the whole body of citizens declared by law as being subject to call to military service</p><p><span class="bodyb">militiaman</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">militia</span> military service, from <span class="bodyi">milit-, miles</span> soldier].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">independent school</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030872a"><!--s030872a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a school providing full-time education without support from government or local authority funds.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">High Mass</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028472a"><!--s028472a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in the Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches, an elaborate sung mass: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/low_mass/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">low mass</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mefloquine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmefləkween/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037420a"><!--s037420a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a drug used for the prevention or treatment of malaria [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/methyl/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">methyl</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fluoro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fluoro-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/quinoline/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">quinoline</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">JCR</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032443a"><!--s032443a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Junior Common Room.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">manhunt</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036675a"><!--s036675a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an organized hunt for somebody, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a criminal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">durative</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdyooərətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018675a"><!--s018675a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or denoting a verb or form of a verb expressing continuing action</p><p><span class="bodyb">durative</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fundholding</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024393a"><!--s024393a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a system formerly used in Britain in which general practitioners controlled their own budgets</p><p><span class="bodyb">fundholder</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">landlocked</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034033a"><!--s034033a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>completely or almost completely enclosed by land.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Luftwaffe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlooftvahfə, ʹlooftwahfə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035930a"><!--s035930a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the German Air Force, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> during World War II [German <span class="bodyi">Luftwaffe</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Luft</span> air + <span class="bodyi">Waffe</span> weapon].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">linkup <span class="bodyi">or</span> link-up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035184a"><!--s035184a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037018b"><!--s037018b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the establishment of a physical or non-physical connection or contact </p><p><i></i></p><p>the linkup of two spacecraft</p>.</div><a name="s037019b"><!--s037019b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s009632c"><!--s009632c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>something that serves as a linking device or factor.</p></div><a name="s009633c"><!--s009633c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a means of communication between people, machines, or places.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">milk<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/milk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038156a"><!--s038156a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039853b"><!--s039853b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s010294c"><!--s010294c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a white or creamy liquid secreted by the mammary glands of female mammals for the nourishment of their young.</p></div><a name="s010295c"><!--s010295c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the milk of cows, goats and similar animals used as food for humans.</p></div></div><a name="s039854b"><!--s039854b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a liquid similar to milk, e.g. the latex of a plant or the juice of a coconut.</p></div><a name="s039855b"><!--s039855b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a liquid similar to milk, e.g.:</p><a name="s010296c"><!--s010296c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the latex of a plant.</p></div><a name="s010297c"><!--s010297c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the juice of a coconut.</p></div><a name="s010298c"><!--s010298c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a cosmetic lotion, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a cleanser [Old English <span class="bodyi">meolc, milc</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boondoggle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboohndogl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006674a"><!--s006674a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> a trivial, time-wasting, or dishonest task, typically an activity undertaken for want of something worthwhile to do [a 1930s term, said to refer orig either to the scouter's plaited leather lanyard or the rancher's leather saddle trimming, as articles crafted by people evidently with time on their hands].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">independent variable</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030873a"><!--s030873a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mathematical variable whose value determines that of another variable in an equation or statement.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">high-minded</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028473a"><!--s028473a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having or marked by elevated principles and feelings</p><p><span class="bodyb">high-mindedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">high-mindedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">meg-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037421a"><!--s037421a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mega_or_meg/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mega-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mania</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmayni·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036676a"><!--s036676a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038510b"><!--s038510b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>abnormal excitement and euphoria marked by mental and physical hyperactivity and disorganization of behaviour.</p></div><a name="s038511b"><!--s038511b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an excessive or unreasonable enthusiasm or obsession [Middle English via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">mania</span> from <span class="bodyi">mainesthai</span> to be mad].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">JCS</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032444a"><!--s032444a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Joint Chiefs of Staff.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fundi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfundee, ʹfundie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024394a"><!--s024394a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fundus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fundus</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">landlord</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034034a"><!--s034034a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035719b"><!--s035719b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person, usu a man, who owns land, buildings, or accommodation for lease or rent.</p></div><a name="s035720b"><!--s035720b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person, usu a man, who keeps a guesthouse, lodging house, or pub.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">linn</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">chiefly Scot</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035185a"><!--s035185a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037020b"><!--s037020b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009634c"><!--s009634c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a pool at the base of a waterfall.</p></div><a name="s009635c"><!--s009635c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/waterfall/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">waterfall</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s037021b"><!--s037021b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a steep precipice [Scottish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">linne</span> pool].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">durbar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹduhbah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018676a"><!--s018676a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019745b"><!--s019745b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a reception held in former times by an Indian prince or a British governor or viceroy in India.</p></div><a name="s019746b"><!--s019746b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the court of an Indian prince in former times [Hindi <span class="bodyi">darbār</span> from Persian, from <span class="bodyi">dar</span> door + <span class="bodyi">bār</span> admission, audience].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lug<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/lug/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (lugged, lugging)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035931a"><!--s035931a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to drag, pull, or carry (something) with great effort [Middle English <span class="bodyi">luggen</span> to pull by the hair or ear, drag, prob of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mega<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmegə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037422a"><!--s037422a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> very big, famous, prestigious, or important [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mega_or_meg/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mega-</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">in-depth</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030874a"><!--s030874a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032552b"><!--s032552b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>comprehensively detailed and thorough </p><p><i></i></p><p>an in-depth study</p>.</div><a name="s032553b"><!--s032553b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>searching </p><p><i></i></p><p>in-depth questions</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boondoggle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006675a"><!--s006675a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> to engage in trivial or money-wasting tasks so as to appear busy, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when more serious matters need attention</p><p><span class="bodyb">boondoggler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">boondoggling</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Highness</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhienis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028474a"><!--s028474a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030157b"><!--s030157b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>used as a title for a person of exalted rank, e.g. a king or prince </p><p><i></i></p><p>Your Highness</p>.</div><a name="s030158b"><!--s030158b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">highness</span>) the quality or state of being high </p><p><i></i></p><p>the highness of his voice</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">milk<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038157a"><!--s038157a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039856b"><!--s039856b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to draw milk from (a cow, goat, etc).</p></div><a name="s039857b"><!--s039857b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to extract sap or venom from (something).</p></div><a name="s039858b"><!--s039858b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s010299c"><!--s010299c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to draw all possible advantage from (a situation or person) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He milked the audience for applause</p>.</div><a name="s010300c"><!--s010300c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to extract money from (somebody) over a period of time.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-mania</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036677a"><!--s036677a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting:</p><a name="s038512b"><!--s038512b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>abnormal obsession or desire </p><p><i></i></p><p>megalomania</p>.</div><a name="s038513b"><!--s038513b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>excessive enthusiasm </p><p><i></i></p><p>bibliomania</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Beatlemania</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fund-raiser</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024395a"><!--s024395a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026210b"><!--s026210b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who works to raise funds for a cause.</p></div><a name="s026211b"><!--s026211b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an event held to raise funds for a cause</p><p><span class="bodyb">fund-raising</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Linnaean <span class="bodyi">or</span> Linnean</span><small><span class="eSynop">/liʹnee·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035186a"><!--s035186a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>following or relating to the systematic methods of the Swedish botanist Linnaeus (d.1778) who established the system of binomial nomenclature for all living things [from Carolus <span class="bodyi">Linnaeus</span> (Latinized name of Carl von Linné) d.1778, Swedish botanist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jct.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032445a"><!--s032445a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>junction.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lug<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035932a"><!--s035932a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lugsail/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lugsail</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mega<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037423a"><!--s037423a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>extremely or extraordinarily.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">milk-and-water</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038158a"><!--s038158a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>weak or insipid </p><p><i></i></p><p>milk-and-water liberalism</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duress</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dyooʹres/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018677a"><!--s018677a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019747b"><!--s019747b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>compulsion by threat, violence, or imprisonment </p><p><i></i></p><p>under duress</p>.</div><a name="s019748b"><!--s019748b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>forcible restraint or restriction [Middle English <span class="bodyi">duresse</span> via early French <span class="bodyi">duresce</span> hardness, severity, from Latin <span class="bodyi">duritia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">durus</span> hard].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indescribable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/indiʹskriebəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030875a"><!--s030875a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032554b"><!--s032554b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>unable to be put into words </p><p><i></i></p><p>an indescribable sensation</p>.</div><a name="s032555b"><!--s032555b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>beyond adequate description </p><p><i></i></p><p>indescribable joy</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a scene of indescribable horror</p> <p><span class="bodyb">indescribability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">indescribably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">landlubber</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlandlubə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034035a"><!--s034035a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a person unacquainted with the sea or seamanship.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">high-octane</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028475a"><!--s028475a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030159b"><!--s030159b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of petrol: having a high octane number and hence good antiknock properties.</p></div><a name="s030160b"><!--s030160b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>intense or dynamic.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boong</span><small><span class="eSynop">/boohng/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006676a"><!--s006676a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, offensive</span> an Aboriginal [from an Aboriginal word meaning ‘human being’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">maniac<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmayniak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036678a"><!--s036678a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038514b"><!--s038514b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who behaves in a wild, violent, or uncontrolled way.</p></div><a name="s038515b"><!--s038515b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person who has characterized by an inordinate or uncontrollable enthusiasm for something.</p></div><a name="s038516b"><!--s038516b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> an insane person; a lunatic [late Latin <span class="bodyi">maniacus</span> maniacal, from Greek <span class="bodyi">maniakos</span> from <span class="bodyi">mania</span> mania].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fundus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfundəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> fundi /ʹfundee, ʹfundie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024396a"><!--s024396a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the bottom, or part opposite the opening, of the stomach, uterus, or other hollow organ [Latin <span class="bodyi">fundus</span> bottom].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">linnet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlinit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035187a"><!--s035187a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of three species of common small African and Eurasian finches with brown plumage, the male having a red breast and forehead: genus <span class="bodyi">Acanthis</span> [early French <span class="bodyi">linette</span>, from <span class="bodyi">lin</span> flax, from Latin <span class="bodyi">linum</span>; because it feeds on linseed].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jealous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjeləs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032446a"><!--s032446a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034378b"><!--s034378b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>apprehensive and suspicious of rivalry, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in sexual love.</p></div><a name="s034379b"><!--s034379b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ of) resentful and envious of an advantage, possession, etc that somebody else has or is believed to have.</p></div><a name="s034380b"><!--s034380b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>vigilant in guarding a possession, right, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was jealous of his honour</p>.</div><a name="s034381b"><!--s034381b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>intolerant of rivalry or unfaithfulness </p><p><i></i></p><p>The Lord your God is a jealous God</p><p> Bible</p><p><span class="bodyb">jealously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">jealousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">jealousy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">jelous</span> via Old French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">zelus</span> zeal, from Greek <span class="bodyi">zēlos</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Durex</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdyooəreks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Durex <span class="bodyi">informal</span> Durexes)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018678a"><!--s018678a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a condom [said to be a blend of <span class="bodyi">durability</span>, <span class="bodyi">reliability</span> + <span class="bodyi">excellence</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">megabit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmegabit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037425a"><!--s037425a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of computer information equal to one million bits or, strictly, 2<sup>20</sup> bits.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lug<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035933a"><!--s035933a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037815b"><!--s037815b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something, e.g. a handle, that projects like an ear.</p></div><a name="s037816b"><!--s037816b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, dialect or humorous</span> an ear.</p></div><a name="s037817b"><!--s037817b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a clumsy man [Middle English (Scot) <span class="bodyi">lugge</span> ear, perhaps from Middle English <span class="bodyi">luggen</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lug1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lug 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">high-pitched</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028476a"><!--s028476a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030161b"><!--s030161b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having a high pitch </p><p><i></i></p><p>a high-pitched voice</p>.</div><a name="s030162b"><!--s030162b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>marked by or exhibiting strong feeling </p><p><i></i></p><p>a high-pitched election campaign</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">funeral</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfyoohn(ə)rəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024397a"><!--s024397a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026212b"><!--s026212b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a formal and ceremonial disposing of a dead body, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by burial or cremation.</p></div><a name="s026213b"><!--s026213b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a procession of people at a funeral ✱ <span class="bodyb">be somebody's funeral</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to be somebody's own problem or fault [Middle English <span class="bodyi">funerelles</span> (pl) via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">funeralia</span> funeral rites, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">funer-, funus</span> funeral].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">milk bar</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038159a"><!--s038159a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a snack bar that sells milk drinks, particularly milk shakes, and other light refreshments.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indestructible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/indiʹstruktəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030876a"><!--s030876a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>impossible to destroy <span class="bodyb">indestructibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">indestructibly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">landmark</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034036a"><!--s034036a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035721b"><!--s035721b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a conspicuous object that can be used to identify a locality.</p></div><a name="s035722b"><!--s035722b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an object, e.g. a stone, that formerly marked a boundary.</p></div><a name="s035723b"><!--s035723b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an event that marks a turning point or new development </p><p><i></i></p><p>a landmark in the history of aviation</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">maniac<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036679a"><!--s036679a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/maniacal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">maniacal</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boongary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/boohnʹgeəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> boongaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006677a"><!--s006677a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tree-dwelling kangaroo native to northern Queensland: <span class="bodyi">Dendrolagus lumholtzi</span> [from an Aboriginal language].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lino</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlienoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> linos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035188a"><!--s035188a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/linoleum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">linoleum</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jealousy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> jealousies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032447a"><!--s032447a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034382b"><!--s034382b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the state or quality of being jealous.</p></div><a name="s034383b"><!--s034383b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an instance of jealousy.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Durga Puja</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌdooəgə ʹpoohjə/</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018679a"><!--s018679a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>=<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/navaratri/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Navaratri</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">landmass</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034037a"><!--s034037a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a continent or other large mass of land.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">megabuck</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmegəbuk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037426a"><!--s037426a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039330b"><!--s039330b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>one million dollars.</p></div><a name="s039331b"><!--s039331b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) a large amount of money.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indeterminable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/indiʹtuhminəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030877a"><!--s030877a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>incapable of being definitely decided or ascertained.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">milk chocolate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038160a"><!--s038160a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>solid chocolate made with the addition of milk, which is mild and sweet in taste.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">luge<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/loohzh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035934a"><!--s035934a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small toboggan that is ridden in a supine position and used in racing [Swiss French <span class="bodyi">luge</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">high polymer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028477a"><!--s028477a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a polymer, e.g. polystyrene, of high molecular weight.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boonies</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboohniz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006678a"><!--s006678a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the boonies</span>) <span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/boondocks/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">boondocks</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">linocut</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035189a"><!--s035189a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a design cut in relief on a piece of linoleum, or a print made from this.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jean</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jeen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032448a"><!--s032448a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a durable twilled cotton cloth used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for work clothes [short for <span class="bodyi">jean fustian</span>,from Middle English <span class="bodyi">Gene</span> Genoa, city in Italy + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fustian/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fustian</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">funeral director</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024398a"><!--s024398a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/undertaker/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">undertaker</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">maniacal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹnie·əkl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036680a"><!--s036680a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038517b"><!--s038517b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>affected with or suggestive of madness </p><p><i></i></p><p>If great reasoners are often maniacal, it is equally true that maniacs are commonly great reasoners</p><p> G K Chesterton.</p></div><a name="s038518b"><!--s038518b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>characterized by ungovernable frenzy </p><p><i></i></p><p>an expression of maniacal rage</p> <p><span class="bodyb">maniacally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">landmine</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034038a"><!--s034038a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an explosive mine hidden just below the surface of the ground so that it is detonated by the weight of a person or vehicle passing over it.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indeterminate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/indiʹtuhminət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030878a"><!--s030878a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032556b"><!--s032556b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not definitely or precisely determined or fixed; vague.</p></div><a name="s032557b"><!--s032557b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008462c"><!--s008462c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of mathematical equations: having an infinite number of solutions.</p></div><a name="s008463c"><!--s008463c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>being a mathematical expression of undefined value <span class="bodyb">indeterminacy</span> /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">indeterminately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">indeterminateness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">indetermination</span> /-ʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">indeterminat</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">indeterminatus</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">determinatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">determinare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/determine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">determine</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">durian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdyooəri·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018680a"><!--s018680a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019749b"><!--s019749b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a large oval tropical fruit with a prickly rind and pleasant-tasting but foul-smelling flesh.</p></div><a name="s019750b"><!--s019750b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Asian tree that bears this fruit: <span class="bodyi">Durio zibethinus</span> [Malay <span class="bodyi">durian</span>, from <span class="bodyi">duri</span> prickle].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">high-powered</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028478a"><!--s028478a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> having great drive or, energy, or capacity; dynamic </p><p><i></i></p><p>high-powered executives</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">milker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038161a"><!--s038161a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039859b"><!--s039859b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who milks cows or other animals.</p></div><a name="s039860b"><!--s039860b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an animal kept to supply milk, or considered from the point of view of the amount and quality of milk it supplies.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">megabyte</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmegəbiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037427a"><!--s037427a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of computer storage equal to one million bytes or, strictly, 2<sup>20</sup> bytes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">manic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmanik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036681a"><!--s036681a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or affected by, relating to, or resembling mania </p><p><i></i></p><p>manic tendencies</p> <p><i></i></p><p>bouts of manic activity</p> <p><span class="bodyb">manically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">linoleate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/liʹnohliayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035190a"><!--s035190a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a salt or ester of linoleic acid.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/booə, baw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006679a"><!--s006679a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a coarse, ill-mannered, or insensitive person</p><p><span class="bodyb">boorish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">boorishly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">boorishness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Dutch <span class="bodyi">boer</span> peasant, farmer].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jeans</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032449a"><!--s032449a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>casual usu close-fitting trousers, made <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of blue denim [plural of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jean/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jean</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">funeral parlour</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024399a"><!--s024399a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an undertaker's establishment.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">luge<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035935a"><!--s035935a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to ride on a luge.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">landowner</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034039a"><!--s034039a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who owns large areas of land</p><p><span class="bodyb">landownership</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">landowning</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">indeterminism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/indiʹtuhminiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030879a"><!--s030879a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a theory that actions and choices are not determined by previous physical or mental events</p><p><span class="bodyb">indeterminist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">indeterministic</span> /-ʹnistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">during</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdyooəring/ <i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018681a"><!--s018681a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019751b"><!--s019751b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>throughout the whole duration of </p><p><i></i></p><p>She went swimming every day during the summer</p>.</div><a name="s019752b"><!--s019752b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>at some point in the course of </p><p><i></i></p><p>He usually takes his holiday during July</p> <p>[Middle English, present part. of <span class="bodyi">duren</span> to last, via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">durare</span> to harden, endure, from <span class="bodyi">durus</span> hard].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">megacycle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmegəsiekl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037428a"><!--s037428a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">no longer in technical use</span> a megahertz.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jeep</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jeep/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032450a"><!--s032450a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a small rugged general-purpose motor vehicle with four-wheel drive, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by the armed forces [alteration of <span class="bodyi">gee pee</span>,short for <span class="bodyi">general-purpose</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Luger</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹloohgə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035936a"><!--s035936a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a German automatic pistol [named after George <span class="bodyi">Luger</span> d.1923, German firearms expert].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">milk fever</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038162a"><!--s038162a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039861b"><!--s039861b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a disease of cows, sheep, goats, etc that have recently given birth, caused by a drain on the body's mineral reserves during the establishment of the milk flow.</p></div><a name="s039862b"><!--s039862b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a feverish disorder caused by infection after childbirth.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">linoleic acid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/linəʹlayik, -ʹleeik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035191a"><!--s035191a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a liquid polyunsaturated fatty acid found in oils obtained from plants, e.g. linseed or peanut oil, and essential for mammalian nutrition: formula C<sub>18</sub>H<sub>32</sub>O<sub>2</sub> [Latin <span class="bodyi">linum</span> flax + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/oleic_acid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">oleic acid</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">manic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036682a"><!--s036682a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person suffering from mania.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">high-pressure</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028479a"><!--s028479a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030163b"><!--s030163b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having or involving high pressure, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> greatly exceeding that of the atmosphere.</p></div><a name="s030164b"><!--s030164b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007924c"><!--s007924c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>using or involving aggressive and insistent sales techniques.</p></div><a name="s007925c"><!--s007925c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>imposing or involving severe strain or tension </p><p><i></i></p><p>high-pressure occupations</p>.</div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boorka</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006680a"><!--s006680a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/burqa_or_burka_or_boorka/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">burqa</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">index<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹindeks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> indexes indices /ʹindiseez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030880a"><!--s030880a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032558b"><!--s032558b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008464c"><!--s008464c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an alphabetical list of names, topics, etc mentioned in a printed work indicating the page number or numbers where the items appear.</p></div><a name="s008465c"><!--s008465c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/card_index/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">card index</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s008466c"><!--s008466c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>any systematic guide or list to aid reference, e.g. a catalogue of publications.</p></div></div><a name="s032559b"><!--s032559b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a device, e.g. a pointer on a scale, that indicates a value or quantity.</p></div><a name="s032560b"><!--s032560b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something that indicates or demonstrates a fact or circumstance </p><p><i></i></p><p>exchange rates as an index of economic performance</p>.</div><a name="s032561b"><!--s032561b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a mathematical figure, letter, or expression, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an exponent.</p></div><a name="s032562b"><!--s032562b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a number derived from a series of observations and used as an indicator or measure.</p></div><a name="s032563b"><!--s032563b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>in printing, a character in the form of a pointing hand that directs a reader to a note, cross-reference, etc.</p></div><a name="s032564b"><!--s032564b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s008467c"><!--s008467c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a number derived from a series of observations and used as an indicator or measure </p><p><i></i></p><p>the cost-of-living index</p>.</div><a name="s008468c"><!--s008468c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><a name="sb000000261"><!--sb000000261--></a><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/index_number/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">index number</span></span></a> [Latin <span class="bodyi">indic-</span>, <span class="bodyi">index</span> forefinger, informer, guide, from <span class="bodyi">indicare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/indicate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">indicate</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">indexes</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">indices</span>? The plural of <span class="bodyi">index</span> in its common sense of an alphabetical list or catalogue is <span class="bodyi">indexes</span> (<span class="bodyi">a book with two indexes</span>; <span class="bodyi">card indexes</span>). In technical uses, e.g. in mathematics and economics, the plural is more commonly <span class="bodyi">indices</span>: <span class="bodyi">indices of economic progress</span>.</p></div></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">land rail</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034040a"><!--s034040a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a corncrake.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">funerary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfyoohnərəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024400a"><!--s024400a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used for or associated with burial </p><p><i></i></p><p>a pharaoh's funerary chamber</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">funerarius</span>, from <span class="bodyi">funer-, funus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/funeral/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">funeral</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">durmast <span class="bodyi">or</span> durmast oak</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹduhmahst/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018682a"><!--s018682a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a European oak tree valued <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for its dark heavy tough springy wood: <span class="bodyi">Quercus petraea</span>. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sessile_oak/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sessile oak</span></span></a> [perhaps alteration of <span class="bodyi">dun mast</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dun1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dun 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mast3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mast 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">megadeath</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmegədeth/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037429a"><!--s037429a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used as a unit in predicting the effects of atomic warfare: one million deaths.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jeepers creepers</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032452a"><!--s032452a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jeepers_or_jeepers_creepers/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jeepers</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">milk float</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038163a"><!--s038163a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a light usu electrically propelled vehicle for carrying milk for domestic delivery.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">high priest</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028480a"><!--s028480a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030165b"><!--s030165b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a chief priest, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of the ancient Jewish Levitical priesthood traditionally traced from Aaron.</p></div><a name="s030166b"><!--s030166b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the head or chief exponent of a movement</p><p><span class="bodyb">high priesthood</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">index<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030881a"><!--s030881a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s032565b"><!--s032565b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008469c"><!--s008469c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to provide (e.g. a book) with an index.</p></div><a name="s008470c"><!--s008470c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to list (an item) in an index.</p></div></div><a name="s032566b"><!--s032566b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to serve as an index of (something).</p></div><a name="s032567b"><!--s032567b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cause (something, e.g. a pension) to be index-linked.</p></div><a name="s032568b"><!--s032568b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to cause (a machine or machine part) to move from one position to another in a sequence of repeated operations <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s032569b"><!--s032569b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to prepare an index</p><p><span class="bodyb">indexer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">durra</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdurə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018683a"><!--s018683a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various grasses of the <span class="bodyi">Sorghum</span> genus widely grown in warm dry areas, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for their grain [Arabic <span class="bodyi">dhurah</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">landscape<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034041a"><!--s034041a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035724b"><!--s035724b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an expanse of natural inland scenery </p><p><i></i></p><p>Landscapes are culture before they are nature.</p><p> Simon Schama.</p></div><a name="s035725b"><!--s035725b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a picture, drawing, etc of a landscape.</p></div><a name="s035726b"><!--s035726b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s009162c"><!--s009162c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a picture, drawing, etc of a landscape.</p></div><a name="s009163c"><!--s009163c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the genre of landscape painting.</p></div></div><a name="s035727b"><!--s035727b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the distinctive features of a situation or area of intellectual activity </p><p><i></i></p><p>the political landscape</p>.</div><a name="s035728b"><!--s035728b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) denoting a printed format in which the object or text is wider than it is high: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/portrait/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">portrait</span></span></a> [Dutch <span class="bodyi">landschap</span>, from <span class="bodyi">land</span> land + <span class="bodyi">-schap</span> -ship].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">megafauna</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmegəfawnə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037430a"><!--s037430a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the larger land animals inhabiting a particular region or living during a particular geological period.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">luggage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlugij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035937a"><!--s035937a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>cases, bags, etc containing a traveller's the belongings that accompany a traveller [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lug1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lug 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/age/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-age</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">funereal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fyoohʹniəri·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024401a"><!--s024401a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>gloomy or solemn </p><p><i></i></p><p>The supper-party … was remarkable for the unrestrained gaiety of two of the participants and the funereal mirthlessness of the remaining guests</p><p> Saki</p><p><span class="bodyb">funereally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">funereus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">funer-, funus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/funeral/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">funeral</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">linolenate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/linəʹlaynayt, -ʹleenayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035192a"><!--s035192a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a salt or ester of linolenic acid.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">manic depression</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036683a"><!--s036683a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mental disorder characterized by alternating mania and extreme depression</p><p><span class="bodyb">manic-depressive</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boost<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/boohst/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006681a"><!--s006681a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006893b"><!--s006893b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to increase or raise the level of (something).</p></div><a name="s006894b"><!--s006894b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to encourage or give a fillip to (somebody's pride, confidence, or morale).</p></div><a name="s006895b"><!--s006895b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s001625c"><!--s001625c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to increase (a physical quantity, e.g. voltage).</p></div><a name="s001626c"><!--s001626c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to amplify (an electrical signal).</p></div></div><a name="s006896b"><!--s006896b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to push (somebody) from behind or below to help them [origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jeepers <span class="bodyi">or</span> jeepers creepers</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032451a"><!--s032451a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> used to express surprise [euphemism for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jesus2_or_jesus_christ/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Jesus 2</span></span></a>, <span class="bodysc">Jesus Christ</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">milk leg</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038164a"><!--s038164a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a painful swelling of the leg after childbirth caused by thrombosis in the veins.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inkwell</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031291a"><!--s031291a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a container for ink, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one set into a hole in a the desktop of a schoolchild.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fun fair</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024402a"><!--s024402a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a usu outdoor show offering amusements, e.g. sideshows and, rides, or games of skill.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">high priestess</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028481a"><!--s028481a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030167b"><!--s030167b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a chief priestess.</p></div><a name="s030168b"><!--s030168b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the female head or chief exponent of a movement.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lugger</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035938a"><!--s035938a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small fishing or coasting boat with that carries one or more lugsails [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lugsail/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lugsail</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boost<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006682a"><!--s006682a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006897b"><!--s006897b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an increase in amount </p><p><i></i></p><p>Publicity, good or bad, usually results in a boost in sales</p>.</div><a name="s006898b"><!--s006898b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an upward thrust, a fillip.</p></div><a name="s006899b"><!--s006899b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a push from below or behind to assist progress.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">durrie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹduri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018684a"><!--s018684a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dhurrie_or_durrie/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dhurrie</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">megaflop</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmegəflop/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037431a"><!--s037431a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of processing speed for computers, equal to one million, or, strictly, 2<sup>20</sup> floating-point operations per second.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">manic-depressive<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036684a"><!--s036684a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>affected by or denoting a mental disorder characterized by alternating mania and extreme depression.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">linolenic acid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/linəʹlaynik, -ʹleenik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035193a"><!--s035193a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a liquid polyunsaturated fatty acid found in drying oils, e.g. linseed oil, and essential for mammalian nutrition: formula C<sub>18</sub>H<sub>30</sub>O<sub>2</sub> [irreg from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/linoleic_acid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">linoleic acid</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">landscape<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034042a"><!--s034042a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to improve (a natural landscape)</p><p><span class="bodyb">landscaper</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jeer<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/jiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032453a"><!--s032453a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + at) to laugh mockingly or make rude and mocking comments</p><p><span class="bodyb">jeerer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">jeeringly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">milkmaid</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038165a"><!--s038165a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a girl or woman who works in a dairy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fungi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfunggie, ʹfunggee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024403a"><!--s024403a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fungus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fungus</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">booster</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006683a"><!--s006683a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006900b"><!--s006900b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">booster shot</span>) a supplementary dose of vaccine increasing or renewing the effectiveness of an initial or earlier dose.</p></div><a name="s006901b"><!--s006901b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an auxiliary engine which assists a rocket or spacecraft at take-off by providing a large thrust for a short time.</p></div><a name="s006902b"><!--s006902b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a device that increases voltage or amplifies an electrical signal.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">landscape architect</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034043a"><!--s034043a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who designs the features of the outdoor environment in a particular area of land, seeking to create sympathy between these features and the buildings, bridges, roads, and other structures that inhabit the space</p><p><span class="bodyb">landscape architecture</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">megahertz</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmegəhuhts/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> megahertz)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037432a"><!--s037432a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of frequency equal to one million hertz.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">high-profile</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028483a"><!--s028483a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>tending to attract attention; conspicuous </p><p><i></i></p><p>She has taken on the high-profile task of restoring the Tories’ battered image</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">manic-depressive<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036685a"><!--s036685a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person suffering from a manic-depressive disorder.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">INLA</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031292a"><!--s031292a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Irish National Liberation Army.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lughole</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035939a"><!--s035939a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, dialect or humorous</span> an ear.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">linoleum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/liʹnohli·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035194a"><!--s035194a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a floor covering with a canvas back and a coloured or patterned surface of hardened linseed oil and a filler, e.g. cork dust [Latin <span class="bodyi">linum</span> flax + <span class="bodyi">oleum</span> oil].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">durst</span><small><span class="eSynop">/duhst/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018685a"><!--s018685a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>archaic past tense of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dare1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dare 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jeer<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032454a"><!--s032454a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a jeering remark; a taunt.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">milkman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> milkmen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038166a"><!--s038166a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a man who sells or delivers milk.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fungible<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfunjəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024404a"><!--s024404a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in law, said of movable goods: such that one specimen may be used in place of another in the fulfilment of a contract <span class="bodyb">fungibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">fungibilis</span> from <span class="bodyi">fungi</span> to perform].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">megalith</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmegəlith/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037434a"><!--s037434a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a huge undecorated block of stone; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one used in prehistoric monuments </p><p><i></i></p><p>I saw the horses: huge in the dense grey – ten together – megalith-still</p><p> Ted Hughes <span class="bodyb">megalithic</span> /-ʹlithik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">landscape gardener</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034044a"><!--s034044a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who designs and arranges the layout of gardens and grounds</p><p><span class="bodyb">landscape gardening</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">booster seat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006684a"><!--s006684a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a seat placed on top of another seat to raise a small child to a higher level, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a car.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Manichaean <span class="bodyi">or</span> Manichean</span><small><span class="eSynop">/maniʹkee·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036686a"><!--s036686a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038519b"><!--s038519b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a believer in a religious dualism originating in Persia in the third cent. <span class="bodysc">ad</span> and teaching the release of the spirit from matter through austere living.</p></div><a name="s038520b"><!--s038520b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a believer in religious or philosophical dualism, regarded as heretical, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by the Roman Catholic Church</p><p><span class="bodyb">Manichaean</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">Manichaeanism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">Manichaeism</span> /ʹmanikeeiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">manichaeus</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">Manichaios</span> Manes d.c.276 <span class="bodysc">ad</span>, founder of the sect].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">durum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdyooərəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018686a"><!--s018686a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hard wheat that yields a glutenous flour used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to make pasta: <span class="bodyi">Triticum durum</span> [Latin <span class="bodyi">durum</span>, neuter of <span class="bodyi">durus</span> hard].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Milk of Magnesia</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038167a"><!--s038167a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, trademark</span> a white suspension of magnesium hydroxide in water, used as an antacid and mild laxative.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">high profile</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028482a"><!--s028482a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a deliberately conspicuous presence or position </p><p><i></i></p><p>She keeps a high profile through her many TV appearances</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inlaid<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹlayd/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031293a"><!--s031293a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense and past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inlay1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inlay 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fungible<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024405a"><!--s024405a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) something fungible, e.g. food or fuel.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Linotype</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlienətiep, ʹlienohtiep/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035195a"><!--s035195a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a keyboard-operated typesetting machine that produces each line of type in the form of a solid metal slug [alteration of <span class="bodyi">line of type</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jehad</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jiʹhahd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032455a"><!--s032455a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jihad/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jihad</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lugsail</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlugsayl, ʹlugsəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035940a"><!--s035940a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a four-sided fore-and-aft sail attached to an obliquely hanging yard [perhaps from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lug3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lug 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">megalo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037435a"><!--s037435a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/megal_or_megalo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">megal-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">landside</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034045a"><!--s034045a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035729b"><!--s035729b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the part of an airport terminal to which the general public has access, with its boundary marked by the areas beyond which only passengers are allowed to progress, such as passport control and security: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/airside/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">airside</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s035730b"><!--s035730b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the flat part of a plough that guides it along a furrow and takes the side pressure when the earth is turned.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boot<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/booht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006685a"><!--s006685a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006903b"><!--s006903b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a piece of footwear that extends above the ankle, sometimes up to the knee.</p></div><a name="s006904b"><!--s006904b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001627c"><!--s001627c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a piece of footwear that extends above the ankle, sometimes up to the knee, often with a stiff or thick sole and heel.</p></div><a name="s001628c"><!--s001628c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a stout shoe, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for sports.</p></div></div><a name="s006905b"><!--s006905b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a kick.</p></div><a name="s006906b"><!--s006906b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> the luggage compartment of a motor car.</p></div><a name="s006907b"><!--s006907b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bootstrap1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bootstrap<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (2).</p></div><a name="s006908b"><!--s006908b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>formerly, an instrument of torture that crushed the leg and foot ✱ <span class="bodyb">boots and all</span> <span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ, informal</span> without reservation; wholeheartedly ✱ <span class="bodyb">die with one's boots on</span> to die while still working and active ✱ <span class="bodyb">get the boot</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to get the sack ✱ <span class="bodyb">give somebody the boot</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to sack somebody ✱ <span class="bodyb">put the boot in</span> <span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> to kick somebody, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when they are already on the ground or treat them cruelly or unfairly, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when they are already in a vulnerable position.</p></div><a name="s006909b"><!--s006909b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> to treat somebody cruelly or unfairly, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when they are already in a vulnerable position.</p></div><a name="s006910b"><!--s006910b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> to act with brutal decisiveness ✱ <span class="bodyb">the boot is on the other foot</span> the situation is the other way round ✱ <span class="bodyb">you bet your boots</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> you can be quite certain (that something is the case); you bet</p><p><span class="bodyb">booted</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">bote</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">milk pudding</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038168a"><!--s038168a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a pudding consisting of rice, tapioca, sago, etc boiled or baked in sweetened milk.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">manicure<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmanikyooə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036687a"><!--s036687a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a treatment for the care of the hands and fingernails [French <span class="bodyi">manicure</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">manus</span> hand + French <span class="bodyi">-icure</span> (as in <span class="bodyi">pédicure</span> pedicure)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">linsang</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlinsang/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035196a"><!--s035196a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037022b"><!--s037022b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several species of carnivorous mammals with thick spotted or banded fur, related to the civets and genets and found in SE Asia: genus <span class="bodyi">Prionodon</span>.</p></div><a name="s037023b"><!--s037023b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a similar mammal found in W Africa: genus <span class="bodyi">Poiana</span> [Malay <span class="bodyi">linsang</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fungicide</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfunjisied, ʹfunggisied/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024406a"><!--s024406a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a substance used for destroying or preventing fungus <span class="bodyb">fungicidal</span> /-ʹsiedl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lugubrious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ləʹgoohbri·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035941a"><!--s035941a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>mournful, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> exaggeratedly or affectedly so</p><p><span class="bodyb">lugubriously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">lugubriousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">lugubris</span>, from <span class="bodyi">lugēre</span> to mourn].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inlaid<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031294a"><!--s031294a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033053b"><!--s033053b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>set into a surface in a decorative design </p><p><i></i></p><p>tables with inlaid marble</p>.</div><a name="s033054b"><!--s033054b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>decorated with a design or material set into a surface </p><p><i></i></p><p>a table with an inlaid top</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">high relief</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028484a"><!--s028484a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>sculptural relief in which at least half of the circumference of the design stands out from the surrounding surface: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bas_relief/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bas-relief</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dusk<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dusk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018687a"><!--s018687a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the darker part of twilight </p><p><i></i></p><p>She may very well pass for forty-three, in the dusk with the light behind her</p><p> W S Gilbert [Middle English <span class="bodyi">dosk, duske</span> dusky, alteration of Old English <span class="bodyi">dox</span>; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">dunn</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dun1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dun 1</span></span></a>, <span class="bodyi">dūst</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dust1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dust 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">megaloblast</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmegəlohblahst/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037436a"><!--s037436a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large abnormal red blood cell that sometimes appears in the blood, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in cases of pernicious anaemia <span class="bodyb">megaloblastic</span> /-ʹblastik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Jehovah</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jiʹhohvə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032456a"><!--s032456a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/god1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">god<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (1) </p><p><i></i></p><p>In the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength</p><p> Bible [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">Jehouah</span>, erroneous transliteration of Hebrew YHWH (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/yahweh/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Yahweh</span></span></a>) incorporating vowels taken from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/adonai/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Adonai</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">landslide</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034046a"><!--s034046a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035731b"><!--s035731b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a usu rapid movement of rock, earth, etc down a slope, or the moving mass of rock, earth, etc itself.</p></div><a name="s035732b"><!--s035732b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an overwhelming victory in an election.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boot<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006686a"><!--s006686a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006911b"><!--s006911b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to kick (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He booted me in the head.</p>.</div><a name="s006912b"><!--s006912b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (+ out) to eject or discharge (a person) summarily </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was eventually booted out of office.</p>.</div><a name="s006913b"><!--s006913b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/boot_up/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">boot up</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">bootable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">manicure<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036688a"><!--s036688a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038521b"><!--s038521b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to give a manicure to (somebody).</p></div><a name="s038522b"><!--s038522b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to trim (e.g. a lawn) closely and evenly </p><p><i></i></p><p>Even if it [the pampered town cat] does go outside, there is little to hunt on the manicured lawns</p><p> Desmond Morris</p><p><span class="bodyb">manicurist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fungoid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfunggoyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024407a"><!--s024407a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>resembling a fungus.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lugworm</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035942a"><!--s035942a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of marine worms that burrows in sand and is are used for bait: genus <span class="bodyi">Arenicola</span> [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">linseed</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlinseed/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035197a"><!--s035197a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the seed of flax used as a source of linseed oil, as a medicine, or as animal feed [Old English <span class="bodyi">līnsǣd</span>, from <span class="bodyi">līn</span> flax + <span class="bodyi">sǣd</span> seed].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inland<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinland, ʹinlənd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031295a"><!--s031295a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>into or towards the interior part of a country, away from the coast.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">high-rise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028485a"><!--s028485a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having a large number of storeys</p><p><span class="bodyb">high rise</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dusk<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018688a"><!--s018688a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> to become dark or dim; to darken.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">milk round</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038169a"><!--s038169a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039863b"><!--s039863b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a regular route for delivering milk.</p></div><a name="s039864b"><!--s039864b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a series of visits to universities made by representatives of large firms in the hope of recruiting people who are about to graduate.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boot<sup>3</sup></span></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006687a"><!--s006687a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>✱ <span class="bodyb">to boot</span> besides; as well </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her fiancé was a Cambridge graduate, and a lord to boot</p> [Old English <span class="bodyi">bōt</span> remedy, benefit].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">landslip</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034047a"><!--s034047a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a small landslide.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">megalomania</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌmegələʹmayni·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037437a"><!--s037437a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039334b"><!--s039334b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an obsessive craving for power or unhealthy delight in wielding it over other people.</p></div><a name="s039335b"><!--s039335b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a mental disorder characterized by delusory feelings of personal omnipotence and grandeur: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/superiority_complex/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">superiority complex</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">megalomaniac</span> /-ak/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">megalomaniacal</span> /-məʹnie·əkl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">manifest<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmanifest/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036689a"><!--s036689a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>readily perceived by the senses, e.g. sight or mind; obvious </p><p><i></i></p><p>He concurred, with manifest relief</p> <p><span class="bodyb">manifestly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">manifestus</span>, literally ‘that is grasped by the hand’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Jehovah's Witness</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032457a"><!--s032457a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of a fundamentalist sect practising personal evangelism, rejecting the authority of the secular state, and preaching that the end of the present world is imminent.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fungous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfunggəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024408a"><!--s024408a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026214b"><!--s026214b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or like a fungus or fungi.</p></div><a name="s026215b"><!--s026215b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>caused by a fungus.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Lukan</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035943a"><!--s035943a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lucan_or_lukan/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Lucan</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">linseed oil</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035198a"><!--s035198a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a yellowish oil obtained from flaxseed and used in paint, varnish, printing ink, and linoleum and for conditioning cricket bats.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boot<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006688a"><!--s006688a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006914b"><!--s006914b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to be of help, profit, or advantage </p><p><i></i></p><p>It boots not to look backwards</p> — Thomas Arnold <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</div><a name="s006915b"><!--s006915b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to be profitable to (a person) [from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/boot3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">boot 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">milk run</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038170a"><!--s038170a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a regular journey, e.g. by an aircraft.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jejune</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jiʹjoohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032458a"><!--s032458a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034384b"><!--s034384b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>lacking maturity; puerile.</p></div><a name="s034385b"><!--s034385b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>lacking interest or significance</p><p><span class="bodyb">jejunely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">jejuneness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">jejunus</span> barren, fasting].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">megalopolis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/megəʹlopəlis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037438a"><!--s037438a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039336b"><!--s039336b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a very large city.</p></div><a name="s039337b"><!--s039337b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a densely populated urban region embracing one or several metropolises <span class="bodyb">megalopolitan</span> /-ʹpolit(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">highroad</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028486a"><!--s028486a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030169b"><!--s030169b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a main road.</p></div><a name="s030170b"><!--s030170b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the easiest course </p><p><i></i></p><p>the highroad to success</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inland<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinlənd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031296a"><!--s031296a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033055b"><!--s033055b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of the interior of a country.</p></div><a name="s033056b"><!--s033056b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> not foreign; domestic.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dusky</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹduski/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (duskier, duskiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018689a"><!--s018689a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019753b"><!--s019753b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somewhat dark in colour, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> dark-skinned.</p></div><a name="s019754b"><!--s019754b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>shadowy; gloomy</p><p><span class="bodyb">duskily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">duskiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">manifest<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036690a"><!--s036690a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038523b"><!--s038523b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (e.g. a quality) evident or certain; to show or display by showing or displaying it </p><p><i></i></p><p>He chose his companions for some individuality of character which they manifested</p><p> Charles Lamb <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s038524b"><!--s038524b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a spirit, ghost, etc: to appear in visible form.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Landsmål</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlahntsmawl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034048a"><!--s034048a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/nynorsk/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Nynorsk</span></span></a> [Norwegian <span class="bodyi">Landsmål</span>, literally ‘language of the country’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fungus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfunggəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> fungi /ʹfunggie, ʹfunggee/ funguses)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024409a"><!--s024409a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a major group of saprotrophic and parasitic organisms lacking chlorophyll and including moulds, rusts, mildews, smuts, mushrooms, and toadstools; reproduction involves minute spores</p><p><span class="bodyb">fungal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fungoid</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">fungus</span>, perhaps modification of Greek <span class="bodyi">spongos</span> sponge].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lukewarm</span><small><span class="eSynop">/loohkʹwawm/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035944a"><!--s035944a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037818b"><!--s037818b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>moderately warm; tepid.</p></div><a name="s037819b"><!--s037819b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>lacking enthusiasm conviction; indifferent</p><p><span class="bodyb">lukewarmly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">lukewarmness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English, from <span class="bodyi">luke</span> tepid + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/warm1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">warm 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">linsey-woolsey</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌlinzi ʹwoolzi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035199a"><!--s035199a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037024b"><!--s037024b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a coarse sturdy fabric of wool and linen or cotton </p><p><i></i></p><p>Some had linsey-woolsey frocks, some gingham ones, and a few of the young ones had on calico</p><p> Mark Twain.</p></div><a name="s037025b"><!--s037025b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> nonsense; flannel </p><p><i></i></p><p>But what linsey-woolsey hast thou to speak to us again?</p><p> Shakespeare [Middle English <span class="bodyi">lynsy wolsye</span>, prob from <span class="bodyi">Lindsey</span>, a village in Suffolk, England where linen was produced + <span class="bodyi">wolle</span> wool + <span class="bodyi">-sey</span> rhyming suffix].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bootblack</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006689a"><!--s006689a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>formerly, a person who cleaned and shone shoes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">milk shake</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038171a"><!--s038171a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a beverage made of milk and a flavouring syrup, thoroughly shaken or blended.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jejunum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jiʹjoohnəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032459a"><!--s032459a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the section of the small intestine between the duodenum and the ileum</p><p><span class="bodyb">jejunal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">jejunum</span>, neuter of <span class="bodyi">jejunus</span> fasting; because the jejunum was believed to be empty after death].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">megal- <span class="bodyi">or</span> megalo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037433a"><!--s037433a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s039332b"><!--s039332b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>large or of giant size </p><p><i></i></p><p>megaloblast</p>.</div><a name="s039333b"><!--s039333b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>grandiose </p><p><i></i></p><p>megalomania</p> <p>[via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">megal-</span>, <span class="bodyi">megas</span> large].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">funicular<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fyoohʹnikyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024410a"><!--s024410a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cable railway on a steep slope in which an ascending carriage counterbalances a descending carriage [Latin <span class="bodyi">funiculus</span> small rope, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">funis</span> rope].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dussehra</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dəʹsayrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018690a"><!--s018690a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the final day of the Hindu festival of Navaratri [Hindi <span class="bodyi">daśahrā</span> from Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">daśaharā</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inland<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinland, ʹinlənd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031297a"><!--s031297a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the interior of a country.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">landsman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> landsmen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034049a"><!--s034049a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who knows little or nothing of the sea or seamanship.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">high roller</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028487a"><!--s028487a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030171b"><!--s030171b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who spends extravagantly on luxurious living.</p></div><a name="s030172b"><!--s030172b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person who gambles recklessly or for high stakes.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">manifest<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036691a"><!--s036691a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a list of passengers or an invoice of cargo, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for a ship.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">linstock</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlinstok/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035200a"><!--s035200a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a staff formerly used to hold a lighted match for firing cannon [Dutch <span class="bodyi">lontstok</span>, from <span class="bodyi">lont</span> match + <span class="bodyi">stok</span> stick].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lull<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/lul/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035945a"><!--s035945a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037820b"><!--s037820b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cause (somebody) to sleep or rest with soothing sounds, movement, etc.</p></div><a name="s037821b"><!--s037821b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (somebody) to relax vigilance, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by deception <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s037822b"><!--s037822b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to become less in intensity or strength [Middle English <span class="bodyi">lullen</span>, prob of imitative origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bootboy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006690a"><!--s006690a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006916b"><!--s006916b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a rowdy or violent youth, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one wearing heavy boots.</p></div><a name="s006917b"><!--s006917b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bootblack/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bootblack</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">milksop</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038172a"><!--s038172a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a weak and timid person.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Jekyll and Hyde</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌjekəl ənd ʹhied/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032460a"><!--s032460a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person having a split personality, one side of which is good and the other evil</p><p><span class="bodyb">Jekyll-and-Hyde</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p>named after Dr <span class="bodyi">Jekyll</span> and Mr <span class="bodyi">Hyde</span>, the two sides of the split personality of the principal character of R L Stevenson's <span class="bodyi">The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde</span> (1886)</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inlander</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinləndə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031298a"><!--s031298a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who lives inland.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">land up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034050a"><!--s034050a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to end up at or in a place or situation </p><p><i></i></p><p>We took the wrong bus and landed up on the other side of town</p> <p><i></i></p><p>These children often land up homeless and living on the streets</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dust<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dust/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018691a"><!--s018691a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019755b"><!--s019755b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005046c"><!--s005046c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>fine dry particles of any solid matter.</p></div><a name="s005047c"><!--s005047c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the fine particles of waste that settle<span class="bodyi">esp</span> on household surfaces.</p></div></div><a name="s019756b"><!--s019756b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the particles into which something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the human body, disintegrates or decays.</p></div><a name="s019757b"><!--s019757b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something worthless.</p></div><a name="s019758b"><!--s019758b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the surface of the ground.</p></div><a name="s019759b"><!--s019759b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a cloud of dust.</p></div><a name="s019760b"><!--s019760b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>anthe act or an instance of dusting ✱ <span class="bodyb">dust and ashes</span> great disappointment or something very disappointing ✱ <span class="bodyb">kick up/raise a dust</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to create a disturbance; to cause confusion ✱ <span class="bodyb">when/after/until the dust settles</span> when, etc things quieten down or return to normal</p><p><span class="bodyb">dustless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">dūst</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">manifestation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/manifeʹstaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036692a"><!--s036692a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038525b"><!--s038525b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the process or an instance of manifesting or of being manifested, or an instance of this </p><p><i></i></p><p>It was yet another manifestation of her eagerness to please</p>.</div><a name="s038526b"><!--s038526b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that provides manifests; evidence or; proof </p><p><i></i></p><p>conclusive manifestation of his guilt</p>.</div><a name="s038527b"><!--s038527b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a sign, e.g. materialization, of the presence of a spirit.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">megalosaur</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmegələsaw, -lohsaw/ megalosaurus /ˌmegələʹsawrəs, -lohʹsawrəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037439a"><!--s037439a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a very large carnivorous dinosaur of the Jurassic and early Cretaceous periods that walked on two legs [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">megalosaurus</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/megalo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">megalo-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">sauros</span> lizard].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lint</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lint/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035201a"><!--s035201a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037026b"><!--s037026b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a soft absorbent material with a fleecy surface that is made from linen and is used chiefly for surgical dressings.</p></div><a name="s037027b"><!--s037027b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the fibrous coat of thick hairs that covers cotton seeds.</p></div><a name="s037028b"><!--s037028b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>fluff or shreds of fibre from cloth</p><p><span class="bodyb">linty</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">lynnet</span> flax prepared for spinning, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">linum</span> flax].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">high school</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028488a"><!--s028488a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030173b"><!--s030173b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in the USA, a secondary school.</p></div><a name="s030174b"><!--s030174b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in Britain, usu in names: an independent or grammar school.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boot camp</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006691a"><!--s006691a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a basic training camp for recruits to the navy and marines.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lull<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035946a"><!--s035946a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a temporary pause or decline in activity.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">funicular<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024411a"><!--s024411a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026216b"><!--s026216b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a railway: dependent on a rope or cable to draw the carriages.</p></div><a name="s026217b"><!--s026217b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> relating to or associated with a rope.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">milk sugar</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038173a"><!--s038173a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lactose/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lactose</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">landward<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlandwəd/ landwards /-wədz/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034051a"><!--s034051a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to or towards the land.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jell</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jel/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032461a"><!--s032461a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gel2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gel<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (2), <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gel2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gel<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (3).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lintel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlintl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035202a"><!--s035202a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a horizontal architectural member spanning and usu carrying the load above an opening [Middle English via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">limitaris</span> threshold, from <span class="bodyi">limit-, limes</span> boundary].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dust<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018692a"><!--s018692a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019761b"><!--s019761b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (something) free of dust, e.g. by wiping or brushing.</p></div><a name="s019762b"><!--s019762b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ down/off) to prepare to use (something) again, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> after a long period of disuse.</p></div><a name="s019763b"><!--s019763b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to sprinkle with fine particles.</p></div><a name="s019764b"><!--s019764b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s005048c"><!--s005048c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to sprinkle (something) with fine particles </p><p><i></i></p><p>dust a cake with icing sugar</p>.</div><a name="s005049c"><!--s005049c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to sprinkle (something) in the form of fine particles </p><p><i></i></p><p>dusting icing sugar over a cake</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s019765b"><!--s019765b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to remove dust, e.g. from furniture and household surfaces, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by wiping or brushing.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">manifesto</span><small><span class="eSynop">/maniʹfestoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os -oes) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> manifestos manifestoes)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036693a"><!--s036693a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a public declaration of intentions, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by a political party before an election [Italian <span class="bodyi">manifesto</span> denunciation, indication, from <span class="bodyi">manifestare</span> to manifest, from Latin <span class="bodyi">manifestus</span> manifest].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Inland Revenue</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031299a"><!--s031299a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the government department responsible for collecting taxes in Britain.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">funk<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fungk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024412a"><!--s024412a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026218b"><!--s026218b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a state of paralysing fear.</p></div><a name="s026219b"><!--s026219b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a fit of inability to face difficulty [prob from obsolete Flemish <span class="bodyi">fonck</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">high seas</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028489a"><!--s028489a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the high seas</span>) the part of a sea or ocean outside territorial waters.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boot-cut</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006692a"><!--s006692a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bootleg1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bootleg<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mega- <span class="bodyi">or</span> meg-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037424a"><!--s037424a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s039327b"><!--s039327b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>great or large </p><p><i></i></p><p>megalith</p>.</div><a name="s039328b"><!--s039328b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>one million (10<sup>6</sup>) </p><p><i></i></p><p>megawatt</p> <p><i></i></p><p>megohm</p>.</div><a name="s039329b"><!--s039329b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in computing, 2<sup>20</sup> </p><p><i></i></p><p>megabyte</p> <p>[Greek <span class="bodyi">megas</span> large].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">milk tooth</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038174a"><!--s038174a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tooth of a mammal, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a child, that is replaced later in life.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lullaby</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹluləbie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> lullabies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035947a"><!--s035947a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a song used to lull to quieten children or lull them to sleep [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lull1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lull 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bye_bye/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bye-bye</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">landward<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034052a"><!--s034052a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lying or being towards the land or on the side towards the land.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jellaba</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jəʹlahbə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032462a"><!--s032462a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/djellaba_or_djellabah_or_jellaba/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">djellaba</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">linter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035203a"><!--s035203a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037029b"><!--s037029b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the fuzz of short fibres that sticks to cottonseed after the ginning process.</p></div><a name="s037030b"><!--s037030b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a machine for removing linters.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">manifold<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmanifohld/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036694a"><!--s036694a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>many and varied </p><p><i></i></p><p>Darwin was undiscouraged by the manifold difficulties of the fossil record</p><p> Philip E Johnson</p><p><span class="bodyb">manifoldly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">manifoldness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">manigfeald</span>, from <span class="bodyi">manig</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/many1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">many 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-feald</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fold/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-fold</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dust bath</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018693a"><!--s018693a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act or an instance of a bird's working dust into its feathers in order to clean them.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">milkweed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038175a"><!--s038175a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plant that secretes milky latex: genus <span class="bodyi">Asclepias</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">megaphone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmegəfohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037440a"><!--s037440a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hand-held funnel-shaped device used to amplify or direct the voice <span class="bodyb">megaphonic</span> /-ʹfonik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">funk<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024413a"><!--s024413a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to avoid doing or facing (something) because of lack of determination.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">in-law</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031300a"><!--s031300a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a relative by marriage </p><p><i></i></p><p>All her in-laws turned up</p> <p>[back-formation from <span class="bodyi">mother-in-law</span>, etc].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bootee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboohtee, boohʹtee/ bootie /ʹboohti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006693a"><!--s006693a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006918b"><!--s006918b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an infant's boot-shaped sock worn in place of a shoe usu secured by a ribbon.</p></div><a name="s006919b"><!--s006919b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a short boot.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">high season</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028490a"><!--s028490a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a time of high profitability, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a period of the year when the number of visitors to a holiday resort is at a peak and prices are higher.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lulu</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹloohlooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035948a"><!--s035948a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> asomebody or something that is remarkable or wonderful person or thing [prob from <span class="bodyi">Lulu</span>, nickname for <span class="bodyi">Louise</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jello</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjeloh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032463a"><!--s032463a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a fruit jelly made from a commercially manufactured powder.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">landwards</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034053a"><!--s034053a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/landward1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">landward 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlie·ən/ lioness /-nes/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035204a"><!--s035204a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037031b"><!--s037031b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a flesh-eating big cat of open or rocky areas of Africa and formerly southern Asia that has a tawny body with a tufted tail and in the male a shaggy blackish or dark brown mane: <span class="bodyi">Panthera leo</span>.</p></div><a name="s037032b"><!--s037032b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a courageous or ferocious person.</p></div><a name="s037033b"><!--s037033b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> a person of interest or importance </p><p><i></i></p><p>literary lions</p>.</div><a name="s037034b"><!--s037034b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Lion</span>) the constellation and sign of the zodiac Leo [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">leon-, leo</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">leōn</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">milkwort</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038176a"><!--s038176a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of herbaceous plants and shrubs with small white, pink, or blue flowers, formerly believed to increase the milk in nursing mothers: genus <span class="bodyi">Polygala</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">manifold<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036695a"><!--s036695a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hollow fitting, e.g. connecting the cylinders of an internal combustion engine with the exhaust pipe, that has with several outlets or inlets for connecting one pipe with several other pipes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dustbin</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018694a"><!--s018694a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a large container for holding household refuse until collection.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inlay<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹlay/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> inlaid)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031301a"><!--s031301a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033057b"><!--s033057b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to set (something) into a surface for decoration or reinforcement.</p></div><a name="s033058b"><!--s033058b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + with) to decorate (something) with inlaid material.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">high-sounding</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028491a"><!--s028491a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of language: pompous or high-flown.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lum/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035949a"><!--s035949a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Scot</span> a chimney [orig in the sense ‘sky light’: perhaps via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">lumen</span> light, airshaft, opening].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boot fair</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006694a"><!--s006694a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/car_boot_sale/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">car boot sale</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">megapode</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmegəpohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037441a"><!--s037441a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of large birds found in Australia, New Guinea, and nearby islands, that lives on the ground and lays its their eggs in a large mound of earth and decaying vegetable matter so that they incubate by natural heat: family Megapodiidae. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mound_builder/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mound-builder</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">funk<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024414a"><!--s024414a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>funky music [back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/funky/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">funky</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">land yacht</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034054a"><!--s034054a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lightweight wheeled vehicle with sails, designed for use on beaches.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jelly<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjeli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> jellies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032464a"><!--s032464a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034386b"><!--s034386b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a soft fruit-flavoured transparent dessert set with gelatin.</p></div><a name="s034387b"><!--s034387b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a savoury food product or other substance resembling jelly in consistency.</p></div><a name="s034388b"><!--s034388b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s008867c"><!--s008867c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a soft fruit-flavoured transparent dessert set with gelatin, characterized by an elastic texture and a tendency to wobble.</p></div><a name="s008868c"><!--s008868c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a savoury food product of similar consistency, made <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from meat stock and gelatin.</p></div><a name="s008869c"><!--s008869c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>any non-food substance resembling jelly in consistency.</p></div></div><a name="s034389b"><!--s034389b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a clear fruit preserve made by boiling sugar and the juice of fruit.</p></div><a name="s034390b"><!--s034390b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jelly_shoe/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jelly shoe</span></span></a> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">gelly</span> from French <span class="bodyi">gelee</span>,from <span class="bodyi">geler</span> to freeze, congeal, from Latin <span class="bodyi">gelare</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lionhearted</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035205a"><!--s035205a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>courageous and brave.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">manikin <span class="bodyi">or</span> mannikin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmanikin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036696a"><!--s036696a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038528b"><!--s038528b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a little man.</p></div><a name="s038529b"><!--s038529b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an anatomical model of the body for use in medical or art instruction.</p></div><a name="s038530b"><!--s038530b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mannequin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mannequin</span></span></a> [Dutch <span class="bodyi">mannekijn</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">man</span> man].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">booth</span><small><span class="eSynop">/booth/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006695a"><!--s006695a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006920b"><!--s006920b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a stall or stand for the sale or exhibition of goods.</p></div><a name="s006921b"><!--s006921b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a small enclosure affording privacy, e.g. for telephoning, vote-casting, etc [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bothe</span>,of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">luma</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹloohmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> luma lumas)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035950a"><!--s035950a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of currency in Armenia, worth 100th of a dram [Armenian <span class="bodyi">luma</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">high-speed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028492a"><!--s028492a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030175b"><!--s030175b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>operated at high speed.</p></div><a name="s030176b"><!--s030176b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to the production of photographs by very short exposures.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">megastar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmegəstah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037442a"><!--s037442a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a superstar</p><p><span class="bodyb">megastardom</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">milky</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (milkier, milkiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038177a"><!--s038177a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039865b"><!--s039865b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>containing milk.</p></div><a name="s039866b"><!--s039866b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>resembling milk in colour or consistency.</p></div><a name="s039867b"><!--s039867b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>cloudy or semi-opaque </p><p><i></i></p><p>The old man had milky blue eyes</p> <p><span class="bodyb">milkily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">milkiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jelly<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (jellies, jellied, jellying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032465a"><!--s032465a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s034391b"><!--s034391b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to set like a jelly <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s034392b"><!--s034392b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to bring (something) to the consistency of jelly; to cause (something) to set.</p></div><a name="s034393b"><!--s034393b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to set (something) in a jelly </p><p><i></i></p><p>jellied beef</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inlay<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinlay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031302a"><!--s031302a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033059b"><!--s033059b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>inlaid work or a decorative inlaid pattern.</p></div><a name="s033060b"><!--s033060b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a dental filling shaped to fit a cavity.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gerundive<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/jiʹrundiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025258a"><!--s025258a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026919b"><!--s026919b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the Latin future passive participle that expresses the desirability or necessity of an action and has the same suffix as the gerund.</p></div><a name="s026920b"><!--s026920b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a linguistic form in another language that has a similar function.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lionize <span class="bodyi">or</span> lionise <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035206a"><!--s035206a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to treat (somebody) as an object of great interest or importance <span class="bodyb">lionization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">lionizer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lion/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lion</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ize_or_ise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ize</span></span></a> ; from the idea of a lion being something unusual or spectacular].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lane</span><small><span class="eSynop">/layn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034055a"><!--s034055a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035733b"><!--s035733b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a narrow passageway or road, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> between fences or hedges.</p></div><a name="s035734b"><!--s035734b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s009164c"><!--s009164c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a narrow passageway or road, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> between fences or hedges.</p></div><a name="s009165c"><!--s009165c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>usu in proper names: a street.</p></div></div><a name="s035735b"><!--s035735b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a strip of road for a single line of vehicles, e.g. on a motorway.</p></div><a name="s035736b"><!--s035736b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>any of several marked parallel courses to which a competitor must keep during a race, e.g. in running or swimming.</p></div><a name="s035737b"><!--s035737b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a fixed route used by ships or aircraft.</p></div><a name="s035738b"><!--s035738b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>in tenpin bowling, a narrow hardwood surface down which the ball is bowled towards the pins [Old English <span class="bodyi">lanu</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dust bowl</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018695a"><!--s018695a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a region that suffers from prolonged droughts and dust storms.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Manila hemp</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036698a"><!--s036698a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/manila_or_manilla/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Manila</span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lumbago</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lumʹbaygoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035951a"><!--s035951a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>muscular pain in the lower of the lumbar region of the back [Latin <span class="bodyi">lumbago</span>, from <span class="bodyi">lumbus</span> loin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bootie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboohti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006696a"><!--s006696a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bootee/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bootee</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gerundive<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025259a"><!--s025259a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or similar to the gerund or gerundive.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Milky Way</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038178a"><!--s038178a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039868b"><!--s039868b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a broad irregular band of faint light that stretches completely round the celestial sphere and is caused by the light of the many stars forming the galaxy of which the sun and the solar system are a part.</p></div><a name="s039869b"><!--s039869b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the galaxy to which the solar system belongs [Middle English, translation of Latin <span class="bodyi">via lactea</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">high-spirited</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028493a"><!--s028493a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>characterized by a bold or lively spirit</p><p><span class="bodyb">high-spiritedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inlet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinlet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031303a"><!--s031303a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033061b"><!--s033061b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a usu long and narrow recess in a shoreline, or a water passage between two land areas.</p></div><a name="s033062b"><!--s033062b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a means of entry, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an opening for fluid to enter </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fuel inlet</p>.</div><a name="s033063b"><!--s033063b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something set in, e.g. a piece of material inserted into clothing [from its letting e.g. water in].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jelly<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032466a"><!--s032466a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gelignite/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gelignite</span></span></a> [shortening of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gelignite/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gelignite</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laneway</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034056a"><!--s034056a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Can</span> a lane or mews running between or behind houses.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">megastore</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmegəstaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037443a"><!--s037443a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a superstore, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that sells a particular type of product.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lion's share</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035207a"><!--s035207a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the largest or best portion.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dustcart</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018696a"><!--s018696a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a vehicle for collecting household refuse.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Manila <span class="bodyi">or</span> Manilla</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹnilə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036697a"><!--s036697a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038531b"><!--s038531b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a fibre obtained from the leafstalk of a banana plant. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/abaca/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">abaca</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s038532b"><!--s038532b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a strong and durable paper of a brownish or buff colour with a smooth finish, made orig from this fibre.</p></div><a name="s038533b"><!--s038533b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a cigar made in the city of Manila [named after <span class="bodyi">Manila</span>, the capital of the Philippine Islands].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lumbar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlumbə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035952a"><!--s035952a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to do with or in the region of the loins or the lower back vertebrae between the thoracic vertebrae and sacrum </p><p><i></i></p><p>the lumbar region</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">lumbaris</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">lumbus</span> loin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bootjack</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006697a"><!--s006697a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a device, e.g. of metal or wood, shaped like the letter V and used in pulling off boots.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inlier</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinlie·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031304a"><!--s031304a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an outcrop of rock surrounded by rock of younger age [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-lier</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/outlier/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">outlier</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gesellschaft</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gəʹzelshaft, -shahft/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025260a"><!--s025260a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a social relationship or society characterized by mechanistic associations based on division of labour, utility, and self-interest: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gemeinschaft/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Gemeinschaft</span></span></a> [German <span class="bodyi">Gesellschaft</span> companionship, society, from <span class="bodyi">Gesell</span> companion + <span class="bodyi">-schaft</span> -ship].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mill<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/mil/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038179a"><!--s038179a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039870b"><!--s039870b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a building provided with machinery for grinding grain into flour.</p></div><a name="s039871b"><!--s039871b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a machine or apparatus for grinding grain.</p></div><a name="s039872b"><!--s039872b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a machine or hand-operated device for crushing or grinding a solid substance, e.g. coffee beans or peppercorns.</p></div><a name="s039873b"><!--s039873b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a building or collection of buildings with machinery for manufacturing.</p></div><a name="s039874b"><!--s039874b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/milling_machine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">milling machine</span></span></a> ✱ <span class="bodyb">go/be put through the mill</span> to undergo an unpleasant or trying experience [Old English <span class="bodyi">mylen</span>, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">mola</span> mill, millstone, from <span class="bodyi">molere</span> to grind].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">high spirits</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028494a"><!--s028494a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cheerful state of mind or lively behaviour.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lang.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034057a"><!--s034057a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>language.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jelly baby</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> jelly babies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032467a"><!--s032467a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small soft gelatinous sweet in the shape of a baby.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Manila paper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036699a"><!--s036699a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/manila_or_manilla/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Manila</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lip-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035210a"><!--s035210a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lipo_or_lip/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lipo-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dustcover</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018697a"><!--s018697a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019766b"><!--s019766b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dustsheet/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dustsheet</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s019767b"><!--s019767b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dust_jacket/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dust jacket</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">megathere</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmegəthiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037444a"><!--s037444a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an extinct giant ground-living mammal resembling a sloth that lived in America during the Miocene and Pleistocene epochs: genus <span class="bodyi">Megatherium</span> [Latin genus name, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mega_or_meg/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mega-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">thērion</span> wild animal].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lumbar puncture</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035953a"><!--s035953a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a medical procedure in which a hollow needle is inserted into the spinal cord, e.g. to give a drug or to withdraw cerebrospinal fluid for diagnosis.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bootlace</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006698a"><!--s006698a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a long stout shoelace.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mill<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038180a"><!--s038180a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039875b"><!--s039875b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to grind (grain or a similar substance) into flour, meal, or powder.</p></div><a name="s039876b"><!--s039876b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to shape or dress (metal) by means of a rotary cutter.</p></div><a name="s039877b"><!--s039877b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to give a raised rim or a ridged edge to (a coin).</p></div><a name="s039878b"><!--s039878b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to thicken (wool) by fulling it <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s039879b"><!--s039879b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(+ about/around) to move in a confused swirling mass</p><p><span class="bodyb">millable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">milled</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gesso</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjesoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -oes) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gessoes)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025261a"><!--s025261a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026921b"><!--s026921b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>plaster of Paris or gypsum mixed with glue for use in painting or making bas-reliefs.</p></div><a name="s026922b"><!--s026922b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a paste used as a basis for painting or gilding on wood or occasionally canvas [Italian <span class="bodyi">gesso</span> gypsum, from Latin <span class="bodyi">gypsum</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gypsum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gypsum</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">langlauf</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlang·lowf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034058a"><!--s034058a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>cross-country running or racing on skis</p><p><span class="bodyb">langlaufer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [German <span class="bodyi">Langlauf</span>, from <span class="bodyi">lang</span> long + <span class="bodyi">Lauf</span> race, run].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">megatherium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/megəʹthiəriəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> megatheriums megatheria /megəʹthiəri·ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037445a"><!--s037445a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/megathere/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">megathere</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lumber<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlumbə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (lumbered, lumbering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035954a"><!--s035954a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to move heavily or clumsily [Middle English <span class="bodyi">lomeren</span>; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">in-line skates</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031305a"><!--s031305a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>roller skates on which the wheels are fixed in line with each other along the length of the boot; Rollerblades.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jelly bean</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032468a"><!--s032468a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034394b"><!--s034394b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small bean-shaped sweet with a hard sugar coating and a gelatinous filling.</p></div><a name="s034395b"><!--s034395b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, slang</span> a stupid or contemptible person.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">highspot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028495a"><!--s028495a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the most important or enjoyable feature of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>The cabaret was the highspot of the evening</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lip<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/lip/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035208a"><!--s035208a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037035b"><!--s037035b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>either of the two fleshy folds that surround the mouth.</p></div><a name="s037036b"><!--s037036b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/labium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">labium</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s037037b"><!--s037037b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s009636c"><!--s009636c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a fleshy edge or margin, e.g. of a wound.</p></div><a name="s009637c"><!--s009637c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/labium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">labium</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s037038b"><!--s037038b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the edge of a hollow vessel or cavity; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one shaped to make pouring easy.</p></div><a name="s037039b"><!--s037039b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> impudent or insolent talk, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in reply ✱ <span class="bodyb">lick one's lips</span> to show that one is looking forward to eating or doing something with great pleasure ✱ <span class="bodyb">pass one's lips</span> to be eaten, drunk, or spoken</p><p><span class="bodyb">lipless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">lip-like</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">lippa</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bootlace fungus</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006699a"><!--s006699a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/honey_fungus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">honey fungus</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Manilla</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹnilə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036700a"><!--s036700a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/manila_or_manilla/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Manila</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dust devil</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018698a"><!--s018698a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small whirlwind containing sand or dust.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">millboard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038181a"><!--s038181a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>strong cardboard suitable for book covers and for panelling in furniture [alteration of <span class="bodyi">milled board</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gestalt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gəʹshtalt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gestalten /-tn/ gestalts)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025263a"><!--s025263a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a structure, pattern, etc, e.g. a melody, that as an object of perception constitutes a functional unit with properties not derivable from the sum of its parts [German <span class="bodyi">Gestalt</span> shape, form].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lumber<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035955a"><!--s035955a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037823b"><!--s037823b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>surplus or disused articles, e.g. furniture, that are stored away </p><p><i></i></p><p>Knowledge, which we often see to be no better than lumber in men of dull understanding, was, in him, true, evident, and actual wisdom</p><p> James Boswell.</p></div><a name="s037824b"><!--s037824b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> timber or logs, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when dressed for use</p><p>perhaps from <span class="bodyi">Lombard</span> in the obsolete sense ‘pawnshop’, from the use of pawnshops as storehouses of disused property. In the medieval period many pawnbrokers and moneylenders were Lombards</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">langouste</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlonggoohst/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034059a"><!--s034059a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a spiny lobster, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when cooked [French <span class="bodyi">langouste</span> via Old Provençal <span class="bodyi">lagosta</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">locusta</span> lobster, crustacean, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/locust/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">locust</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">in loc. cit.</span><small><span class="eSynop">/in ˌlok ʹsit/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031306a"><!--s031306a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in the place cited [Latin <span class="bodyi">in loco citato</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">megaton</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmegətun/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037446a"><!--s037446a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an explosive force produced by an atom or hydrogen bomb equivalent to that of one million tons of TNT.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lip<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (lipped, lipping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035209a"><!--s035209a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037040b"><!--s037040b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to touch (something) with the lips; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to kiss it.</p></div><a name="s037041b"><!--s037041b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of water: to lap against (a surface).</p></div><a name="s037042b"><!--s037042b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a golf ball: to reach the edge of (the hole) without dropping in.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duster</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018699a"><!--s018699a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019768b"><!--s019768b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a cloth for removing dust from household surfaces articles.</p></div><a name="s019769b"><!--s019769b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">duster coat</span>) a loose casual lightweight coat for indoor or summer wear.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bootleg<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006700a"><!--s006700a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006922b"><!--s006922b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of alcoholic drink or recordings: smuggled or illegally produced.</p></div><a name="s006923b"><!--s006923b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of trousers: having legs that flare slightly at the bottom, for wearing over boots</p><p><span class="bodyb">bootleg</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [(sense 1) from former practice of carrying a concealed bottle of liquor in the top of a boot].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">manilla</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036701a"><!--s036701a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a horseshoe-shaped metal bracelet used as money by some peoples of W Africa [Portuguese <span class="bodyi">manilha</span> or Spanish <span class="bodyi">manilla</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jellyfish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> jellyfishes <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> jellyfish)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032469a"><!--s032469a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034396b"><!--s034396b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a free-swimming invertebrate sea animal that has a nearly transparent saucer-shaped body and stinging tentacles covered with stinging cells: classes Scyphozoa and Cubozoa.</p></div><a name="s034397b"><!--s034397b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person lacking firmness of character.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">high-stepping</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028496a"><!--s028496a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a horse: lifting the feet high</p><p><span class="bodyb">high-stepper</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">milldam</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038182a"><!--s038182a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dam to make a millpond.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gestalt psychology</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025264a"><!--s025264a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the study of perception and behaviour using the theory that perceptions, reactions, etc are gestalts.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">in loco parentis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/in ˌlohkoh pəʹrentis/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031307a"><!--s031307a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in the place of and <span class="bodyi">esp</span> having the responsibilities of a parent, as, for example, teachers are and have while children are in their care [Latin <span class="bodyi">in loco parentis</span> in the place of a parent].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">langoustine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlonggoosteen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034060a"><!--s034060a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Norway lobster [French <span class="bodyi">langoustine</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">langouste</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/langouste/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">langouste</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lumber<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035956a"><!--s035956a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037825b"><!--s037825b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to encumber or saddle (somebody) with something </p><p><i></i></p><p>I was lumbered with the bill as usual</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s037826b"><!--s037826b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to cut down and saw timber</p><p><span class="bodyb">lumberer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">man in the street</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036702a"><!--s036702a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an average or typical person, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for statistical purposes </p><p><i></i></p><p>But the man in the street will say: how can it get worse? And: why should it get better?</p><p> Independent.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">millefeuille</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmeelfœi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038183a"><!--s038183a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small cake made of layers of puff pastry with jam and cream in between [French <span class="bodyi">millefeuilles</span>, literally ‘one thousand leaves’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dusting powder</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018700a"><!--s018700a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>fine powder used for sprinkling, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> talcum powder.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lipa</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹleepə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> lipa lipas)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035211a"><!--s035211a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of currency in Croatia, worth 100th of a kuna [Serbo-Croatian <span class="bodyi">lipa</span>, literally ‘lime tree’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bootleg<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (bootlegged, bootlegging)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006701a"><!--s006701a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006924b"><!--s006924b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to manufacture, sell, or transport for sale (alcoholic drink, etc) contrary to law.</p></div><a name="s006925b"><!--s006925b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to record, reproduce, or sell (popular music) without authorization</p><p><span class="bodyb">bootlegger</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bootlegging</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">high street</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">Brit</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028497a"><!--s028497a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030177b"><!--s030177b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a main or principal street of a town, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> containing shops and other businesses.</p></div><a name="s030178b"><!--s030178b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) having branches in many towns </p><p><i></i></p><p>the high street banks</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Most of the high street banks offer this service</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jelly shoe</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032470a"><!--s032470a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a light plastic sandal or slipper for beach or casual wear.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">megavolt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmegəvohlt, -volt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037447a"><!--s037447a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of electromotive force equal to one million volts.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lang syne</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌlang ʹsien, ʹzien/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034061a"><!--s034061a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Scot, archaic</span> times long ago</p><p><span class="bodyb">lang syne</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Scottish, from <span class="bodyi">lang</span> long + <span class="bodyi">syne</span> since].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gestapo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gəʹshtahpoh, gəʹstahpoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025265a"><!--s025265a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the secret police organization operating against suspected traitors in Nazi Germany [German <span class="bodyi">Gestapo</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Geheime</span> <span class="bodyi">Staats</span> <span class="bodyi">polizei</span> secret state police].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inly</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031308a"><!--s031308a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> inwardly or intimately.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">megawatt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmegəwot/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037448a"><!--s037448a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of power equal to one million watts.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lumberjack</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035957a"><!--s035957a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person engaged in logging.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">millefiori</span><small><span class="eSynop">/milifiʹawri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038184a"><!--s038184a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>ornamental glass produced by cutting cross-sections of variously sized and coloured fused bundles of glass rods [Italian <span class="bodyi">millefiori</span>, from <span class="bodyi">mille</span> thousand (from Latin) + <span class="bodyi">fiori</span>, pl of <span class="bodyi">fiore</span> flower, from Latin <span class="bodyi">flor-, flos</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jemmy<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjemi/ (<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">jimmy</span> /ʹjim-/) <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> jemmies <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> jimmies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032471a"><!--s032471a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a short steel crowbar, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by burglars [<span class="bodyi">Jemmy</span>, nickname for <span class="bodyi">James</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">manioc</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmaniok/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036703a"><!--s036703a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cassava/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cassava</span></span></a> [French <span class="bodyi">manioc</span> and Spanish and Portuguese <span class="bodyi">mandioca</span> from Tupi <span class="bodyi">manioca</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">high-strung</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028498a"><!--s028498a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/highly_strung/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">highly-strung</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lipase</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlipayz, ʹlipays, ʹliepayz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035212a"><!--s035212a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an enzyme that accelerates the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hydrolysis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hydrolysis</span></span></a> (chemical breakdown) or synthesis of fats or the breakdown of lipoproteins [Greek <span class="bodyi">lipos</span> fat + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ase/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ase</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bootless</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006702a"><!--s006702a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> useless or unprofitable </p><p><i></i></p><p>a bootless task</p><p><span class="bodyb">bootlessly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">bootlessness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/boot3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">boot 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dust jacket</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018701a"><!--s018701a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a removable outer paper cover for a book.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">language</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlanggwij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034062a"><!--s034062a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035739b"><!--s035739b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009166c"><!--s009166c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the ability to make and use audible, articulate, and meaningful sound by the action of the vocal organs.</p></div><a name="s009167c"><!--s009167c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a systematic means of communicating ideas or feelings by the use of conventionalized signs, sounds, gestures, or marks that have understood meanings.</p></div><a name="s009168c"><!--s009168c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the suggestion by objects, actions, or conditions of associated ideas or feelings </p><p><i></i></p><p>body language</p> <p><i></i></p><p>the language of flowers</p>.</div></div><a name="s035740b"><!--s035740b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s009169c"><!--s009169c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the words, their pronunciation, and the methods of combining them that are used and understood by a particular community </p><p><i></i></p><p>I am always sorry when any language is lost, because languages are the pedigrees of nations</p><p> Dr Johnson.</p></div><a name="s009170c"><!--s009170c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the specialized vocabulary and phraseology belonging to a particular group or profession </p><p><i></i></p><p>legal language</p>.</div><a name="s009171c"><!--s009171c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a formal system of signs and symbols, e.g. for use in programming a computer, together with rules for their use</p><p>There are two major dimensions of language study. The first focuses on specific languages, along with their varieties and styles; the second focuses on the general properties of language. The research task facing linguists is to establish how a common biological faculty has given rise to the enormous diversity of the world's languages, currently numbering around 6000 — Professor David Crystal</p></div></div><a name="s035741b"><!--s035741b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a particular form or manner of verbal expression; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> style.</p></div><a name="s035742b"><!--s035742b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s009172c"><!--s009172c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a particular form or manner of verbal expression; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> style </p><p><i></i></p><p>written in formal language</p>.</div><a name="s009173c"><!--s009173c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>abusive, impolite, or irreligious speech </p><p><i></i></p><p>contains strong language</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">speak the same language</span> to have the same interests, ideas, etc; to get on well together [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">langage</span>, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">lingua</span> tongue].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gestate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jəʹstayt, ʹjestayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025266a"><!--s025266a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026923b"><!--s026923b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to carry (a fetus) in gestation <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s026924b"><!--s026924b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a fetus: to be in the process of gestation [back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gestation/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gestation</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">me generation</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037449a"><!--s037449a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a generation of young people in the 1970s and 1980s considered as being intensely concerned with their own well-being and comfortable lifestyle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jemmy<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">jimmy</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (jemmies, jemmied, jemmying, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> jimmies) (jimmied, jimmying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032472a"><!--s032472a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to force open (e.g. a door or window) with a jemmy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">maniple</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmanipl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036704a"><!--s036704a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038534b"><!--s038534b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a subdivision of the ancient Roman legion consisting of either 120 or 60 men.</p></div><a name="s038535b"><!--s038535b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a long narrow strip of silk worn over the left arm by clerics of or above the order of subdeacon [Latin <span class="bodyi">manipulus</span> handful; (sense 1) from the custom of using a handful of hay on a pole as a military standard; (sense 2) from its having been orig held in the hand].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dustman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dustmen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018702a"><!--s018702a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> somebody employed to remove household refuse.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inmate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinmayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031309a"><!--s031309a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebodyany of a group of people occupying an institution, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a prison or hospital.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">millefleurs</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmeelfluh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038185a"><!--s038185a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a design consisting of many small flowers and leaves, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on tapestry and porcelain [French <span class="bodyi">millefleurs</span>, literally ‘a thousand flowers’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lip gloss</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035213a"><!--s035213a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cosmetic for giving a gloss to the lips.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bootlick</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006703a"><!--s006703a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to attempt to gain favour by a cringing or flattering manner</p><p><span class="bodyb">bootlicker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lumberjacket</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035958a"><!--s035958a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a heavy hip-length usu brightly checked woollen jacket that is fastened up to the neck.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">high table</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028499a"><!--s028499a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">High Table</span>) <span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a table in a dining hall, usu on a platform, used by people of high rank, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the masters and fellows of a college.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">language laboratory</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034063a"><!--s034063a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a room, usu divided into booths equipped with tape recorders, where foreign languages are learned by listening and speaking.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gestation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jəʹstaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025267a"><!--s025267a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026925b"><!--s026925b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the carrying of young in the uterus; pregnancy.</p></div><a name="s026926b"><!--s026926b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>conception and development, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the mind [Latin <span class="bodyi">gestation-, gestatio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">gestare</span> to bear, from <span class="bodyi">gestus</span> action, bearing, past part. of <span class="bodyi">gerere</span> to bear].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">in medias res</span><small><span class="eSynop">/in ˌmeedias ʹrayz/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031310a"><!--s031310a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in or into the middle of a narrative or plot, with no introduction or preamble [Latin <span class="bodyi">in medias res</span> into the middle of things].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">je ne sais quoi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌzhə nə say ʹkwah (<span class="bodyi">French</span> Ʒə nə sɛ kwa)/ /ˌzhə nə say ʹkwah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032473a"><!--s032473a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a quality that cannot be adequately described or expressed, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that makes somebody or something more attractive or interesting [French <span class="bodyi">je ne sais quoi</span> I know not what].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lipid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlipid, ʹliepid/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035214a"><!--s035214a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various substances that with proteins and carbohydrates form the principal structural components of living cells, and that include fats, waxes, and related and derived compounds [French <span class="bodyi">lipide</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">lipos</span> fat].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dustpan</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018703a"><!--s018703a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a shovel-like utensil into which household dust and litter is swept.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Megger</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmegə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037450a"><!--s037450a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> an instrument that generates a high voltage and is used to test and measure the resistance of electrical insulation [perhaps from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/megohm/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">megohm</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hightail</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028500a"><!--s028500a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal (<span class="bodyi">often</span> + it</span>) to move away at full speed.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boots</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> boots)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006704a"><!--s006704a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, dated (<span class="bodyi">treated as sing.</span></span>) a servant who polished shoes and carried luggage, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a hotel [from pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/boot1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">boot 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">manipulate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹnipyoolayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036705a"><!--s036705a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038536b"><!--s038536b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to handle or operate (something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> skilfully </p><p><i></i></p><p>Children have difficulty manipulating scissors</p>.</div><a name="s038537b"><!--s038537b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to control, exploit, or influence by artful, unfair, or insidious means, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to one's own advantage.</p></div><a name="s038538b"><!--s038538b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s010037c"><!--s010037c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to manage or use (something) skilfully </p><p><i></i></p><p>manipulate the situation</p>.</div><a name="s010038c"><!--s010038c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to control or influence (somebody) by artful, unfair, or insidious means, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to one's own advantage </p><p><i></i></p><p>She saw her colleagues only in terms of how they could be manipulated</p>.</div></div><a name="s038539b"><!--s038539b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to examine and treat (a fracture, sprain, etc) by moving bones into the proper position manually <span class="bodyb">manipulability</span> /-ləʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">manipulable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">manipulatable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">manipulation</span> /-ʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">manipulative</span> /-lətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">manipulator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">manipulatory</span> /-lət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [back-formation from <span class="bodyi">manipulation</span>, via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">manipulus</span> handful].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">millenarian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/miliʹneəri·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038186a"><!--s038186a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039880b"><!--s039880b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or believing in the imminent Second Coming of Christ.</p></div><a name="s039881b"><!--s039881b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to a thousand years</p><p><span class="bodyb">millenarian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lumberyard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035959a"><!--s035959a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/timberyard/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">timberyard</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">langue</span><small><span class="eSynop">/longg (<span class="bodyi">French</span> lãːg)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034064a"><!--s034064a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>language regarded as a system of elements or a set of habits common to a community of speakers: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/parole1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">parole 1</span></span></a> [French <span class="bodyi">langue</span> language, from Latin <span class="bodyi">lingua</span> tongue].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">geste</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jest/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025268a"><!--s025268a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gest_or_geste_jest/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gest</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Lipizzaner <span class="bodyi">or</span> Lippizaner</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lipitʹsahnə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035215a"><!--s035215a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a breed of horses developed in Austria and used in dressage displays [German <span class="bodyi">Lipizzaner</span>, named after <span class="bodyi">Lipizza, Lippiza</span>, stud near Trieste, formerly the Austrian Imperial Stud].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dustsheet</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018704a"><!--s018704a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large sheet, e.g. of cloth, used as a cover to protect furniture, etc from dust.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jennet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjenit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032474a"><!--s032474a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034398b"><!--s034398b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small Spanish riding horse.</p></div><a name="s034399b"><!--s034399b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a female donkey [Middle English <span class="bodyi">genett</span> via French from Catalan <span class="bodyi">ginet</span>, <span class="bodyi">genet</span> light horseman, from Arabic <span class="bodyi">Zenāta</span>, a Berber people renowned for their horsemanship].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">megilp <span class="bodyi">or</span> magilp</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹgilp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037451a"><!--s037451a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mixture of linseed oil and varnish or turpentine used, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> formerly, as a thinner for oil paints [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Manitoban</span><small><span class="eSynop">/maniʹtohbən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036706a"><!--s036706a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of the province of Manitoba in Canada</p><p><span class="bodyb">Manitoban</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">in memoriam</span><small><span class="eSynop">/in miʹmawriam/ <i><span class="bodyi">prep and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031311a"><!--s031311a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in memory of (somebody) [Latin <span class="bodyi">in memoriam</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">langue de chat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/longg də ʹshah (<span class="bodyi">French</span> lãːg də sha)/ /longg də ʹshah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034065a"><!--s034065a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a long thin finger-shaped piece of chocolate or crisp biscuit [French <span class="bodyi">langue de chat</span>, literally ‘cat's tongue’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">millenarianism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038187a"><!--s038187a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039882b"><!--s039882b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the belief that a 1000-year period of blessedness will immediately follow or precede the Second Coming of Christ.</p></div><a name="s039883b"><!--s039883b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the belief that there will be a future golden age</p><p><span class="bodyb">millenarianist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">high tea</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028501a"><!--s028501a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a fairly substantial early evening meal at which tea is served.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gesticulate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jəʹstikyoolayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025269a"><!--s025269a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make expressive gestures, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when speaking </p><p><i></i></p><p>He gesticulated to the waiter for the bill</p> <p><span class="bodyb">gesticulation</span> /-ʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">gesticulative</span> /-lətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">gesticulator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">gesticulatory</span> /-lət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">gesticulatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">gesticulari</span>, from <span class="bodyi">gesticulus</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">gestus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gestation/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gestation</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lumen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹloohmin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> lumina /-nə/ lumens)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035960a"><!--s035960a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037827b"><!--s037827b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the cavity of a tubular organ </p><p><i></i></p><p>the lumen of a blood vessel</p>.</div><a name="s037828b"><!--s037828b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the SI unit of luminous flux equal to the amount of light emitted in a solid angle of one steradian by a point source of light with an intensity of one candela</p><p><span class="bodyb">luminal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">lumin-, lumen</span> light, air shaft, opening].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boot sale</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006705a"><!--s006705a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/car_boot_sale/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">car boot sale</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lipogenesis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/liepəʹjenəsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035217a"><!--s035217a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the formation of fatty acids in the living body <span class="bodyb">lipogenic</span> /-ik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jenny</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjeni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> jennies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032475a"><!--s032475a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034400b"><!--s034400b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a female donkey or ass.</p></div><a name="s034401b"><!--s034401b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/spinning_jenny/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">spinning jenny</span></span></a> [from the name <span class="bodyi">Jenny</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dust shot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018705a"><!--s018705a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the smallest size of gunshot.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">manitou</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmanitooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036707a"><!--s036707a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a supernatural force held by the Algonquians of N America to pervade the natural world [of Algonquian origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gest <span class="bodyi">or</span> geste /jest/</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025262a"><!--s025262a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tale of adventures; <span class="bodyi"><span class="bodyi">esp</span></span> a romance in verse [Middle English <span class="bodyi">geste</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jest1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jest 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">langue d'oc</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌlongg ʹdok (<span class="bodyi">French</span> lãːg dɔk)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034066a"><!--s034066a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035743b"><!--s035743b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the medieval dialects that formed the basis of modern Provençal.</p></div><a name="s035744b"><!--s035744b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the modern dialects of S France [French <span class="bodyi">langue d'oc</span> language of <span class="bodyi">oc</span>, from the Provençal use of the word <span class="bodyi">oc</span> for ‘yes’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">megohm</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmegohm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037452a"><!--s037452a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of electrical resistance equal to one million ohms.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bootstrap<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006706a"><!--s006706a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006926b"><!--s006926b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a looped tab at the back of a boot, used for pulling the boot on with.</p></div><a name="s006927b"><!--s006927b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the procedure of starting up a computer in such a way that its operating programs load automatically ✱ <span class="bodyb">pull oneself up by one's bootstraps</span> to improve one's lot through one's own efforts.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">millenary<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/miʹlenəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> millenaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038188a"><!--s038188a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039884b"><!--s039884b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a group of a thousand units or things.</p></div><a name="s039885b"><!--s039885b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a period of a thousand years.</p></div><a name="s039886b"><!--s039886b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a thousandth anniversary [late Latin <span class="bodyi">millenarium</span>, neuter of <span class="bodyi">millenarius</span> of a thousand, from Latin <span class="bodyi">milleni</span> one thousand each, from <span class="bodyi">mille</span> thousand].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inmost</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinmohst/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031312a"><!--s031312a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033064b"><!--s033064b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>furthest within.</p></div><a name="s033065b"><!--s033065b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>most intimate [Old English <span class="bodyi">innemest</span>, superl of <span class="bodyi">inne</span> (adv) in, within].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">high tech</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tek/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028502a"><!--s028502a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/high_technology/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">high technology</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lipoid<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlipoyd, ʹliepoyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035218a"><!--s035218a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>resembling fat.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">luminance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹloohminəns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035961a"><!--s035961a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the luminous intensity of a surface in a given direction per unit of projected area.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jeon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jun/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> jeon)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032476a"><!--s032476a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of currency in South Korea, worth 100th of a won [Korean <span class="bodyi">jeon</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mankind</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036708a"><!--s036708a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038540b"><!--s038540b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the human race </p><p><i></i></p><p>Know then thyself, presume not God to scan; the proper study of mankind is man</p><p> Pope.</p></div><a name="s038541b"><!--s038541b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="sb000000324"><!--sb000000324--></a><p>men as distinguished from women</p><div class="sidebar"><p>The same objection is often raised to the use of <span class="bodyi">mankind</span> to mean ‘human beings as a race or species’ as to the use of <span class="bodyi">man</span> in the same sense: it seems sexist. The expressions <span class="bodyi">humanity</span>, <span class="bodyi">humankind</span>, <span class="bodyi">human beings</span>,and <span class="bodyi">the human race</span> will generally fit neatly into any context where <span class="bodyi">mankind</span> might be employed and should be preferred. See also note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/man1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">man 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">megrim<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmeegrəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">archaic</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037453a"><!--s037453a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039338b"><!--s039338b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) low spirits.</p></div><a name="s039339b"><!--s039339b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a fancy or whim.</p></div><a name="s039340b"><!--s039340b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>migraine [Middle English <span class="bodyi">migreime</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">migraine</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dust storm</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018706a"><!--s018706a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a strong dust-laden wind or whirlwind, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a whirlwind moving across a dry region.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">high technology</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028504a"><!--s028504a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>advanced technological processes, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in electronics.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">millenary<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038189a"><!--s038189a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039887b"><!--s039887b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or consisting of a thousand.</p></div><a name="s039888b"><!--s039888b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>suggesting a millennium.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bootstrap<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (bootstrapped, bootstrapping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006707a"><!--s006707a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/boot_up/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">boot up</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">luminary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹloohmin(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> luminaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035962a"><!--s035962a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037829b"><!--s037829b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person brilliantly outstanding in some respect </p><p><i></i></p><p>Another darling weakness of the Academy is that none of its luminaries must ‘arrive’ in a hurry … By the time they have painted a thousand or so square yards of canvas, their work begins to be recognized</p><p> Saki.</p></div><a name="s037830b"><!--s037830b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a natural body that gives light, e.g. the sun or moon [Middle English <span class="bodyi">luminarye</span> via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">luminaria</span>, pl of <span class="bodyi">luminare</span> lamp, heavenly body, from <span class="bodyi">lumin-, lumen</span> light].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inn</span><small><span class="eSynop">/in/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031313a"><!--s031313a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033066b"><!--s033066b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a pub, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that can or used to provide accommodation.</p></div><a name="s033067b"><!--s033067b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008573c"><!--s008573c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a pub, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that can or used to provide accommodation.</p></div><a name="s008574c"><!--s008574c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any small establishment providing lodging and food for travellers.</p></div></div><a name="s033068b"><!--s033068b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a residence formerly provided for students in London</p><p>Old English <span class="bodyi">inn</span> dwelling, lodging. In the 13th cent. <span class="bodyi">inn</span> was used to translate Latin <span class="bodyi">hospitium</span> hospice, in the sense ‘residence for students’, surviving in the names of buildings formally used as students’ hostels, notably <span class="bodyi">Gray's Inn</span> and <span class="bodyi">Lincoln's Inn</span>, two of the four <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inns_of_court/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Inns of Court</span></span></a> . From the 14th cent. an inn was a public house obliged by the terms of its licence to provide food and accommodation for travellers; in modern use there is no practical difference between a public house and one calling itself an inn</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">langue d'oïl</span><small><span class="eSynop">/doʹeel (<span class="bodyi">French</span> dɔil)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034067a"><!--s034067a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the medieval French dialects of N France which formed the basis of modern French [French <span class="bodyi">langue d'oïl</span> language of <span class="bodyi">oïl</span>, from the medieval French use of the word <span class="bodyi">oïl</span> for ‘yes’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gesture<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjeschə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025270a"><!--s025270a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026927b"><!--s026927b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007056c"><!--s007056c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a movement, usu of the body or limbs, that expresses or emphasizes an idea, sentiment, or attitude.</p></div><a name="s007057c"><!--s007057c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the use of gestures.</p></div></div><a name="s026928b"><!--s026928b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something said or done for its effect on the attitudes of others or to convey a feeling, e.g. friendliness</p><p><span class="bodyb">gestural</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">gestura</span> mode of action, from Latin <span class="bodyi">gestus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gestation/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gestation</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lipoid<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035219a"><!--s035219a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037043b"><!--s037043b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a fat-like substance.</p></div><a name="s037044b"><!--s037044b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lipid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lipid</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jeopardize <span class="bodyi">or</span> jeopardise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjepədiez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032477a"><!--s032477a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to put (somebody or something) in danger.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">manky</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmanki/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (mankier, mankiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036709a"><!--s036709a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> nasty or dirty [prob from English dialect <span class="bodyi">mank</span> mutilated, defective, via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">mancus</span> maimed].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dust-up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018707a"><!--s018707a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a quarrel or fight.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">megrim<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037454a"><!--s037454a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039341b"><!--s039341b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several small flatfishes found off the N Atlantic coast, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a European flatfish: <span class="bodyi">Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis</span>.</p></div><a name="s039342b"><!--s039342b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/scaldfish/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">scaldfish</span></span></a> [origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">millennia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/miʹleni·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038190a"><!--s038190a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/millennium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">millennium</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">innards</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinədz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031314a"><!--s031314a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033069b"><!--s033069b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the internal organs of a human being or animal, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the intestines.</p></div><a name="s033070b"><!--s033070b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the internal parts of a structure or mechanism [alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inwards/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inwards</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">high-tech <span class="bodyi">or</span> hi-tech</span><small><span class="eSynop">/tek/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028503a"><!--s028503a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030179b"><!--s030179b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>using or requiring high technology.</p></div><a name="s030180b"><!--s030180b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a style of interior decoration: involving the use of industrial building materials, fittings, etc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boot-up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006709a"><!--s006709a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bootstrap1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bootstrap<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lipoidal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/liʹpoydl, lie-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035220a"><!--s035220a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lipoid1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lipoid 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gesture<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025271a"><!--s025271a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026929b"><!--s026929b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make a gesture <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s026930b"><!--s026930b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to express (something) with a gesture.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">luminesce</span><small><span class="eSynop">/loohmiʹnes/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035963a"><!--s035963a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to exhibit luminescence [back-formation from <span class="bodyi">luminescent</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/luminescence/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">luminescence</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">languid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlanggwid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034068a"><!--s034068a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035745b"><!--s035745b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>without energy; spiritless or apathetic.</p></div><a name="s035746b"><!--s035746b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>drooping or flagging from fatigue or exhaustion; weak</p><p><span class="bodyb">languidly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">languidness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">languide</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">languidus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">languēre</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/languish/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">languish</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jeopardy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjepədi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032478a"><!--s032478a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034402b"><!--s034402b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>exposure to or risk of death, loss, injury, etc; danger.</p></div><a name="s034403b"><!--s034403b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>liability to conviction faced by a defendant in a criminal trial [Middle English <span class="bodyi">jeopardie</span> via Anglo-French <span class="bodyi">juparti</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">jeu parti</span> alternative, literally ‘divided game’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">manlike</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036710a"><!--s036710a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038542b"><!--s038542b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>resembling or characteristic of a man, e.g. as distinct from an animal.</p></div><a name="s038543b"><!--s038543b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>resembling or characteristic of a man rather than a woman or child </p><p><i></i></p><p>She had quickly understood the admiration which shone, manlike, in the eyes of the men</p><p> Jack London.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">meibomian gland</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mieʹbohmi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037455a"><!--s037455a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of the small sebaceous glands in the human eyelid [named after Heinrich <span class="bodyi">Meibom</span> d.1700, German anatomist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">millennialism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/milʹeni·əlizm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038191a"><!--s038191a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/millenarianism/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">millenarianism</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">millennialist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dusty</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdusti/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (dustier, dustiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018708a"><!--s018708a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019770b"><!--s019770b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>covered with or full of dust.</p></div><a name="s019771b"><!--s019771b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>consisting of dust; powdery.</p></div><a name="s019772b"><!--s019772b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>resembling dust, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in consistency or colour.</p></div><a name="s019773b"><!--s019773b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>lacking vitality; dry </p><p><i></i></p><p>dusty scholarship</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">give/get a dusty answer</span>.</p></div><a name="s019774b"><!--s019774b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to give (somebody) or get an unhelpful or brusque reply ✱ <span class="bodyb">not so dusty</span> <span class="bodyi">informal, dated</span> fairly good</p><p><span class="bodyb">dustily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dustiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">high-tension</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028505a"><!--s028505a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having a high voltage, or relating to apparatus to be used at high voltage.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lipoma</span><small><span class="eSynop">/liʹpohmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> lipomas lipomata /-tə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035221a"><!--s035221a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tumour of fatty tissue.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">luminescence</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035964a"><!--s035964a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an emission of light that occurs at low temperatures and that is produced by physiological processes, as in the firefly, by chemical action, by friction, or by electrical action</p><p><span class="bodyb">luminescent</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">lumin-</span>, <span class="bodyi">lumen</span> light + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/escence/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-escence</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">get<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (getting, <span class="bodyi">past tense</span> got /got/) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> got <span class="bodyi">NAmer or archaic</span> gotten /ʹgotn/) (getting, <span class="bodyi">past tense</span> got) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> got <span class="bodyi">NAmer or archaic</span> gotten)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025272a"><!--s025272a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s026931b"><!--s026931b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007058c"><!--s007058c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to receive or gain possession of (something).</p></div><a name="s007059c"><!--s007059c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to seek out and fetch or provide (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Get me a pencil</p>.</div><a name="s007060c"><!--s007060c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to obtain (permission, approval, etc) by concession or entreaty.</p></div><a name="s007061c"><!--s007061c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to seize or capture (something or somebody).</p></div></div><a name="s026932b"><!--s026932b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007062c"><!--s007062c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to receive (something unpleasant) as a return; to earn </p><p><i></i></p><p>She got a reputation for carelessness</p> <p><i></i></p><p>He got the sack</p>.</div><a name="s007063c"><!--s007063c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to become affected by (an illness or other unwelcome condition).</p></div><a name="s007064c"><!--s007064c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to suffer a specified injury to (a part of the body) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He got his fingers burned</p>.</div></div><a name="s026933b"><!--s026933b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cause (something), e.g.:</p><a name="s007065c"><!--s007065c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to cause (somebody or something) to come, go, or move </p><p><i></i></p><p>Get him out of the house</p>.</div><a name="s007066c"><!--s007066c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to bring (something) into a specified condition by direct action </p><p><i></i></p><p>I must get my shoes mended</p>.</div><a name="s007067c"><!--s007067c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to prevail on or induce (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Get your Dad to pick you up</p>.</div></div><a name="s026934b"><!--s026934b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to catch (e.g. a train).</p></div><a name="s026935b"><!--s026935b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to make (e.g. a meal) ready; to prepare (something).</p></div><a name="s026936b"><!--s026936b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s007068c"><!--s007068c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to punish or harm (somebody).</p></div><a name="s007069c"><!--s007069c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to hit (somebody).</p></div><a name="s007070c"><!--s007070c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to puzzle (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>You've got me there!</p>.</div></div><a name="s026937b"><!--s026937b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s007071c"><!--s007071c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to hear (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I didn't quite get that</p>.</div><a name="s007072c"><!--s007072c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to establish communication with (somebody).</p></div></div><a name="s026938b"><!--s026938b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to irritate (somebody).</p></div><a name="s026939b"><!--s026939b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to understand (somebody or something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Don't get me wrong</p>.</div><a name="s026940b"><!--s026940b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> used as an exclamation of scorn: to look at (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Get you in your mother's high heels!</p>.</div><a name="s026941b"><!--s026941b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to beget (a child) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s026942b"><!--s026942b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>to reach or enter into the specified condition or activity; to become </p><p><i></i></p><p>get lost</p> <p><i></i></p><p>get drunk</p> <p><i></i></p><p>You're getting a big girl now</p>.</div><a name="s026943b"><!--s026943b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>used as a verbal auxiliary instead of <span class="bodyi">be</span> to form the passive </p><p><i></i></p><p>They didn't want to take the slightest risk of getting trapped inside</p>.</div><a name="s026944b"><!--s026944b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><a name="s007073c"><!--s007073c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to reach or arrive </p><p><i></i></p><p>Where's my pen got to?</p>.</div><a name="s007074c"><!--s007074c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to succeed in coming or going </p><p><i></i></p><p>At last we're getting somewhere</p> <p><i></i></p><p>I finally got to sleep after midnight</p>.</div><a name="s007075c"><!--s007075c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to contrive by effort, good fortune, or permission </p><p><i></i></p><p>She never gets to drive the car</p>.</div></div><a name="s026945b"><!--s026945b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">15</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to leave immediately ✱ <span class="bodyb">get at</span> to reach (something) or gain access to it.</p></div><a name="s026946b"><!--s026946b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">16</span><br/><p>to bribe or corrupt (somebody).</p></div><a name="s026947b"><!--s026947b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">17</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to criticize or tease (somebody).</p></div><a name="s026948b"><!--s026948b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">18</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to mean or imply (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>What's he getting at?</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">get cracking/weaving</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to make a start; to get going ✱ <span class="bodyb">get it</span> to be scolded or punished ✱ <span class="bodyb">get it together</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to become organized.</p></div><a name="s026949b"><!--s026949b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">19</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to achieve peace of mind ✱ <span class="bodyb">get one's</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to be killed ✱ <span class="bodyb">get one's own back</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to revenge oneself ✱ <span class="bodyb">get somebody with child</span> <span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to make a woman pregnant ✱ <span class="bodyb">get through</span> to reach the end of (an ordeal or difficulty).</p></div><a name="s026950b"><!--s026950b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">20</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> to use up or consume (a supply, etc) ✱ <span class="bodyb">get to</span> to influence or have an effect on (somebody).</p></div><a name="s026951b"><!--s026951b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">21</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to annoy or anger (somebody) ✱ <span class="bodyb">have got</span> to have or possess ✱ <span class="bodyb">have got to</span> to be obliged to or find it necessary to do something</p><p><span class="bodyb">gettable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s026952b"><!--s026952b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">22</span><br/><p>to gain possession of; to obtain or receive.</p></div><a name="s026953b"><!--s026953b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">23</span><br/><p>to seek out and bring </p><p><i></i></p><p>Get me a pencil</p>.</div><a name="s026954b"><!--s026954b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">24</span><br/><p>to capture (somebody).</p></div><a name="s026955b"><!--s026955b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">25</span><br/><p>to succeed in achieving.</p></div><a name="s026956b"><!--s026956b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">26</span><br/><p>to prepare or get ready </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'll get you a meal</p>.</div><a name="s026957b"><!--s026957b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">27</span><br/><p>to establish communication with </p><p><i></i></p><p>Can you get her on the phone?</p>.</div><a name="s026958b"><!--s026958b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">28</span><br/><a name="s007076c"><!--s007076c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to become affected by (an illness).</p></div><a name="s007077c"><!--s007077c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to suffer or undergo </p><p><i></i></p><p>to get a reprimand</p>.</div></div><a name="s026959b"><!--s026959b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">29</span><br/><p>to cause (something or somebody) to come into a certain condition </p><p><i></i></p><p>I must get my shoes mended</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Get these people out of th ehouse</p>.</div><a name="s026960b"><!--s026960b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">30</span><br/><p>to persuade or induce </p><p><i></i></p><p>Why not get him to help you?</p>.</div><a name="s026961b"><!--s026961b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">31</span><br/><a name="s007078c"><!--s007078c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to become </p><p><i></i></p><p>to get drunk</p>.</div><a name="s007079c"><!--s007079c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>used as a verbal auxiliary instead of <span class="bodyi">be</span> to form the passive </p><p><i></i></p><p>They were in danger of getting trapped by the tide</p>.</div></div><a name="s026962b"><!--s026962b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">32</span><br/><p>to travel by (a form of public transport) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'll get the train next time</p>.</div><a name="s026963b"><!--s026963b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">33</span><br/><p>to succeed in coming or going </p><p><i></i></p><p>Where did they get to?</p>.</div><a name="s026964b"><!--s026964b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">34</span><br/><p>to manage to do something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by effort </p><p><i></i></p><p>She never got to drive the car</p>.</div><a name="s026965b"><!--s026965b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">35</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to hear or understand (something said) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'm afraid I didn't quite get that</p>.</div><a name="s026966b"><!--s026966b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">36</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to punish or harm (somebody) ✱ <span class="bodyb">get at</span> to reach or gain access to.</p></div><a name="s026967b"><!--s026967b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">37</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to imply </p><p><i></i></p><p>What is he getting at?</p>.</div><a name="s026968b"><!--s026968b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">38</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to criticize or tease.</p></div><a name="s026969b"><!--s026969b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">39</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to bribe.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jequirity bean</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jiʹkwiriti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032479a"><!--s032479a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034404b"><!--s034404b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the poisonous scarlet and black seed of an Asian climbing plant of the pea family, often used as a bead in necklaces and rosaries.</p></div><a name="s034405b"><!--s034405b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the plant bearing these seeds: <span class="bodyi">Abrus precatorius</span> [Portuguese <span class="bodyi">jequiriti</span> from Tupi and Guarani <span class="bodyi">jekiriti</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">innate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹnayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031315a"><!--s031315a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033071b"><!--s033071b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>existing in or belonging to an individual from birth.</p></div><a name="s033072b"><!--s033072b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>existing as a basic and inseparable part; inherent.</p></div><a name="s033073b"><!--s033073b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>originating in the mind before and independently of experience; instinctive; unlearned.</p></div><a name="s033074b"><!--s033074b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s008575c"><!--s008575c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>existing in or belonging to an individual from birth.</p></div><a name="s008576c"><!--s008576c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>existing as a basic and inseparable part; inherent.</p></div><a name="s008577c"><!--s008577c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>originating in the mind before and independently of experience; instinctive; unlearned.</p></div></div><a name="s033075b"><!--s033075b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/endogenous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">endogenous</span></span></a> (2)</p><p><span class="bodyb">innately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">innateness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">innat</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">innatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">innasci</span> to be born in, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">nasci</span> to be born].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">languish</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlanggwish/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034069a"><!--s034069a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035747b"><!--s035747b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to be or become feeble.</p></div><a name="s035748b"><!--s035748b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to suffer hardship or neglect </p><p><i></i></p><p>She languished in prison for two years</p>.</div><a name="s035749b"><!--s035749b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> (<span class="bodyi">often</span> + for) to become dispirited or depressed; to pine</p><p><span class="bodyb">languishment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">languishen</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">languir</span>, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">languēre</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">manly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (manlier, manliest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036711a"><!--s036711a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038544b"><!--s038544b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having or denoting showing the qualities traditionally thought to befit a man, e.g. courage or strength; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in being courageous or strong.</p></div><a name="s038545b"><!--s038545b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>marked by such qualities; appropriate or suitable for a man </p><p><i></i></p><p>manly sports</p> <p><span class="bodyb">manliness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">meiosis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mieʹohsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> meioses /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037456a"><!--s037456a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039343b"><!--s039343b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a specialized process of nuclear division in gamete-producing cells by which one of each pair of chromosomes passes to each resulting gametic cell which thus has half the number of chromosomes of the original cell and is usually genetically unique: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mitosis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mitosis</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cell_division/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cell division</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s039344b"><!--s039344b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/litotes/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">litotes</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">meiotic</span> /mieʹotik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">meiotically</span> /mieʹotikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">meiōsis</span> diminution, from <span class="bodyi">meioun</span> to diminish, from <span class="bodyi">meiōn</span> less].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boot up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006708a"><!--s006708a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to start up (a computer) [from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bootstrap1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bootstrap 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dusty miller</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018709a"><!--s018709a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of wild plants of the daisy family with leaves covered in dense white hairs: <span class="bodyi">Artemisia stellerana</span> of North America, <span class="bodyi">Senecio cineraria</span> of Europe, and other species.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">millennium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/miʹleni·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> millennia /-ni·ə/ millenniums)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038192a"><!--s038192a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039889b"><!--s039889b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s010301c"><!--s010301c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a period of a thousand years, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> measured from the traditional date of the birth of Christ.</p></div><a name="s010302c"><!--s010302c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a thousandth anniversary.</p></div></div><a name="s039890b"><!--s039890b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the date on which one period of a thousand years ends and another begins.</p></div><a name="s039891b"><!--s039891b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the thousand years mentioned in the Bible (Rev. 20) during which holiness is to prevail and Christ is to reign on earth.</p></div><a name="s039892b"><!--s039892b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s010303c"><!--s010303c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the thousand years mentioned in the Bible (Rev. 20) during which holiness is to prevail and Christ is to reign on earth.</p></div><a name="s010304c"><!--s010304c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a future golden age</p><a name="sb000000334"><!--sb000000334--></a><p><span class="bodyb">millennial</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">mille</span> thousand + late Latin <span class="bodyi">-ennium</span> as in <span class="bodyi">biennium</span> period of two years]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyi">Millennium</span> is spelt with two <span class="bodyi">l’</span>s and two <span class="bodyi">n’</span>s, separated by an <span class="bodyi">e</span>.</p></div></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">high tide</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028506a"><!--s028506a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030181b"><!--s030181b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the tide when the water reaches its highest level, or the time of this.</p></div><a name="s030182b"><!--s030182b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the culminating point; the climax </p><p><i></i></p><p>It was the high tide of the independence movement</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">get<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025273a"><!--s025273a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026970b"><!--s026970b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the offspring of a male animal.</p></div><a name="s026971b"><!--s026971b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal or dialect</span> a git.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">languor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlanggə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034070a"><!--s034070a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035750b"><!--s035750b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>weakness or weariness of body or mind.</p></div><a name="s035751b"><!--s035751b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a feeling or mood of wistfulness or dreaminess.</p></div><a name="s035752b"><!--s035752b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>heavy or soporific stillness of the air <span class="bodyb">languorous</span> /-rəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">languorously</span> /-rəsli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">languor</span>, from <span class="bodyi">languēre</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/languish/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">languish</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lipo- <span class="bodyi">or</span> lip-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035216a"><!--s035216a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meaning: fat or fatty </p><p><i></i></p><p>lipoprotein</p> <p><i></i></p><p>lipoma</p> <p>[Greek <span class="bodyi">lipos</span> fat].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Jer.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032480a"><!--s032480a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Jeremiah (book of the Bible).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">luminiferous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/loohmiʹnifərəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035965a"><!--s035965a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> transmitting, producing, or yielding light [Latin <span class="bodyi">lumin-</span>, <span class="bodyi">lumen</span> light + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/iferous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-iferous</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Meissen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmies(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037457a"><!--s037457a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a type of porcelain developed in the 18th cent. at Meissen in Germany.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">man-made</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036712a"><!--s036712a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038546b"><!--s038546b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>made or produced by human beings rather than nature.</p></div><a name="s038547b"><!--s038547b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>synthetic or artificial.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inner<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031316a"><!--s031316a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033076b"><!--s033076b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008578c"><!--s008578c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>situated inside something; internal </p><p><i></i></p><p>an inner chamber</p>.</div><a name="s008579c"><!--s008579c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>situated near to a centre, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of influence </p><p><i></i></p><p>an inner circle of government ministers</p>.</div></div><a name="s033077b"><!--s033077b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to the mind or soul </p><p><i></i></p><p>a person's inner life</p>.</div><a name="s033078b"><!--s033078b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>unexpressed; private </p><p><i></i></p><p>inner thoughts</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">innera</span>, compar of <span class="bodyi">inne</span> within].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">booty<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹboohti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> booties)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006710a"><!--s006710a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006928b"><!--s006928b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>plunder taken, e.g. in war.</p></div><a name="s006929b"><!--s006929b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a rich gain or prize [modification of French <span class="bodyi">butin</span>, from early Low German <span class="bodyi">būte</span> exchange].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">millennium bug</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038193a"><!--s038193a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an inherent weakness in the dating software used in the operating systems and programs of many computers, caused by storing the year as two digits only. Some computers were unable to recognize the fact that the year 2000 (represented by the digits 00) followed the year 1999 (represented by the digits 99).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dutch</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018711a"><!--s018711a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a person's wife, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a Cockney's wife [by shortening and alteration from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/duchess/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">duchess</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">high-tops</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028507a"><!--s028507a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>sports shoes with a soft sole and an upper that extends above the ankle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">langur</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lungʹgooə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034071a"><!--s034071a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various slender long-tailed monkeys native to Asia, with a very loud cry: family Colobidae [Hindi <span class="bodyi">lãgūr</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">luminosity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/loohmiʹnositi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> luminosities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035966a"><!--s035966a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037831b"><!--s037831b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>being luminous.</p></div><a name="s037832b"><!--s037832b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the relative quantity of light or brightness.</p></div><a name="s037833b"><!--s037833b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s009867c"><!--s009867c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>being luminous.</p></div><a name="s009868c"><!--s009868c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>something luminous.</p></div></div><a name="s037834b"><!--s037834b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s009869c"><!--s009869c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the relative quantity of light.</p></div><a name="s009870c"><!--s009870c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the relative brightness of something.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">get about</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025274a"><!--s025274a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026972b"><!--s026972b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of news: to be circulated.</p></div><a name="s026973b"><!--s026973b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of a person: to be well enough to walk.</p></div><a name="s026974b"><!--s026974b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to be up and about; to be well enough to walk.</p></div><a name="s026975b"><!--s026975b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of information: to become circulated, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> orally.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jerboa</span><small><span class="eSynop">/juhʹboh·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032481a"><!--s032481a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of nocturnal mouselike African and Eurasian desert rodents with long back legs adapted for jumping: family Dipodidae [Arabic <span class="bodyi">yarbū’</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lipoprotein</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lipohʹprohteen, lie-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035222a"><!--s035222a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a protein that has a lipid molecule attached to it and carries lipids in the bloodstream.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-meister</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037458a"><!--s037458a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting: a person who is good at a particular thing </p><p><i></i></p><p>a web-meister</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a spin-meister</p> <p>[German <span class="bodyi">Meister</span> master].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">manna</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmanə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036713a"><!--s036713a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038548b"><!--s038548b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in the Bible, food miraculously supplied to the Israelites in their journey through the wilderness.</p></div><a name="s038549b"><!--s038549b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s010039c"><!--s010039c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in the Bible, food miraculously supplied to the Israelites in their journey through the wilderness.</p></div><a name="s010040c"><!--s010040c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>spiritual nourishment, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the Eucharist.</p></div></div><a name="s038550b"><!--s038550b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">manna from heaven</span>) a sudden and unexpected reward or benefit </p><p><i></i></p><p>the Hill Inn, a renowned hostelry dispensing manna from heaven to weary Three Peaks walkers</p><p> A Wainwright.</p></div><a name="s038551b"><!--s038551b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a sweet substance exuded from plants that yields mannitol and acts as a mild laxative, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> obtained from the European flowering ash: <span class="bodyi">Fraxinus ornus</span> [Old English via late Latin and Greek from Hebrew <span class="bodyi">mān</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">booty<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> booties)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006711a"><!--s006711a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> a person's bottom [alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/body/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">body</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inner<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031317a"><!--s031317a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the ring on a target next to the bull's-eye, or a shot that hits this ring.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">millepede</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmilipeed/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038194a"><!--s038194a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/millipede_or_millepede/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">millipede</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dutch</span><small><span class="eSynop">/duch/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018710a"><!--s018710a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019775b"><!--s019775b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Dutch</span>) (<span class="bodyi">treated as pl</span>) the people of the Netherlands.</p></div><a name="s019776b"><!--s019776b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Germanic language of the people of the Netherlands ✱ <span class="bodyb">go Dutch</span> to pay one's own share; to divide expenses equally</p><p><span class="bodyb">Dutch</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p>Middle English <span class="bodyi">Duche</span> German, from early Dutch <span class="bodyi">duutsch</span>. Orig applied to speakers of Low and High German and their language; in the 17th cent. restricted to the people of the Netherlands, as the German-speaking people with whom the British had most contact. Derogatory terms such as <span class="bodyi">go dutch</span>, <span class="bodyi">Dutch treat</span>, <span class="bodyi">Dutch auction</span> and <span class="bodyi">Dutch courage</span> reflect the rivalry and enmity between the British and the Dutch in the 17th cent. Words borrowed into English from the Dutch language in the 16th and 17th cents reflect the preeminence of the Netherlands in artistic, military, and nautical matters: <span class="bodyi">beleaguer, cruise, domineer, drill, easel, etch, freebooter, keelhaul, landscape, sketch, sloop, smuggle, splice, stoker, yacht</span>. Other borrowings of that period include <span class="bodyi">boss, brandy, frolic, gherkin, isinglass, slim, uproar</span>, and <span class="bodyi">wagon</span>. Quite a few later borrowings resulted from contact between Dutch and English settlers in North America, including <span class="bodyi">coleslaw, cookie, dope, poppycock, sleigh, spook</span>, and <span class="bodyi">waffle</span></p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">high treason</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028508a"><!--s028508a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/treason/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">treason</span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">get across</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025275a"><!--s025275a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make (something) clear or convincing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">manned</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036714a"><!--s036714a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038552b"><!--s038552b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>equipped with people.</p></div><a name="s038553b"><!--s038553b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a spacecraft: carrying a human crew.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laniard</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlanyəd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034072a"><!--s034072a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lanyard_or_laniard/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lanyard</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jeremiad</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jerəʹmie·əd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032482a"><!--s032482a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a prolonged lamentation or complaint [French <span class="bodyi">jérémiade</span> from <span class="bodyi">Jérémie</span> Jeremiah, ultimately from Hebrew <span class="bodyi">Yirmĕyāh</span>; referring to the lamentations of the prophet Jeremiah in the Old Testament].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Meistersinger</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmiestəzingə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Meistersinger Meistersingers)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037459a"><!--s037459a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of any of various German guilds formed chiefly in the 15th and 16th cents for the cultivation of poetry and music [German <span class="bodyi">Meistersinger</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Meister</span> master + <span class="bodyi">Singer</span> singer].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">liposome</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlipəsohm, ʹlie-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035223a"><!--s035223a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a microscopic sphere composed of layers of fatty tissue, which occurs naturally in cells or is manufactured artificially for medical research.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">millepore</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmilipaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038195a"><!--s038195a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a stony reef-building coral: genus <span class="bodyi">Millepora</span> [Latin <span class="bodyi">mille</span> thousand + <span class="bodyi">porus</span> pore].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">booze<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/boohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006712a"><!--s006712a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006930b"><!--s006930b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>intoxicating drink, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> spirits.</p></div><a name="s006931b"><!--s006931b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a drinking spree [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bousen</span> from early Dutch or early Flemish <span class="bodyi">būsen</span> to drink excessively].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">luminous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹloohminəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035967a"><!--s035967a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037835b"><!--s037835b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>emitting or full of light; bright.</p></div><a name="s037836b"><!--s037836b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to light or luminous flux</p><p><span class="bodyb">luminously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">luminousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">luminosus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">lumin-, lumen</span> light].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inner bar</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031318a"><!--s031318a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the inner bar</span>) all the barristers who collectively form the Queen's or King's counsel, as distinct from ordinary barristers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dutch auction</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018712a"><!--s018712a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an auction in which the auctioneer gradually reduces the bidding price is gradually reduced until a bid is received.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">high-up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028509a"><!--s028509a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a person of high rank or status.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">get ahead</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025276a"><!--s025276a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to achieve success.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lank</span><small><span class="eSynop">/langk/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034073a"><!--s034073a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035753b"><!--s035753b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of hair: straight and limp.</p></div><a name="s035754b"><!--s035754b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>thin and unhealthy-looking; gaunt</p><p><span class="bodyb">lankly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">lankness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">hlanc</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mannequin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmanikin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036715a"><!--s036715a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038554b"><!--s038554b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a model of the human figure used by an artist, dressmaker, etc or for displaying clothes in a shop.</p></div><a name="s038555b"><!--s038555b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s010041c"><!--s010041c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an artist's, tailor's, or dressmaker's model of the human figure.</p></div><a name="s010042c"><!--s010042c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>such a model used for displaying clothes in a shop.</p></div></div><a name="s038556b"><!--s038556b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a person who models clothing, <span class="bodyi">esp</span>, formerly, a woman [French <span class="bodyi">mannequin</span> from Dutch <span class="bodyi">mannekijn</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/manikin_or_mannikin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">manikin</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">liposuction</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlipohsuksh(ə)n, ʹlie-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035224a"><!--s035224a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a technique in plastic surgery for the removal of excess body fat, e.g. on the thighs and buttocks, in which the fat is drawn out through a metal tube by vacuum suction.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">booze<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006713a"><!--s006713a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to drink intoxicating liquor to excess.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">meitnerium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mietniəriəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037460a"><!--s037460a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an unstable radioactive chemical element made artificially by high-energy ion bombardment: symbol Mt, atomic number 109 [named after Lise <span class="bodyi">Meitner</span> d.1968, Austrian physicist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inner child</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> inner children)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031319a"><!--s031319a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>that part of an adult's personality that arises from and is influenced by their experiences and treatment in childhood.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">miller</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmilə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038196a"><!--s038196a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who owns or works a mill, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for corn.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">luminous flux</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035968a"><!--s035968a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>radiant flux in the visible-wavelength range.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">high water</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028510a"><!--s028510a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/high_tide/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">high tide</span></span></a> (1) <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/high_tide/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">high tide</span></span></a> : compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/low_water/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">low water</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/water1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">water<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (6).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dutch barn</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018713a"><!--s018713a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large barn with a curved roof and open sides used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for storing hay.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Jeremiah</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jerəʹmie·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032483a"><!--s032483a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who is mournfully pessimistic about the present and foretells a calamitous future </p><p><i></i></p><p>Roddick … refused to listen to the Jeremiahs who predicted she would have to change her operating style once her company came under the scrutiny of the Stock Exchange</p><p> Derek Ezra, David Oates [named after the prophet Jeremiah: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jeremiad/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jeremiad</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">get along</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025277a"><!--s025277a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026976b"><!--s026976b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to manage.</p></div><a name="s026977b"><!--s026977b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to be or remain on congenial terms.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lipped</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035225a"><!--s035225a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu used in combinations</span>) having a lip or lips, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a specified kind or number </p><p><i></i></p><p>tight-lipped</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">manner</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmanə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036716a"><!--s036716a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038557b"><!--s038557b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the way mode or method in which something is done or happens </p><p><i></i></p><p>worked in a brisk manner</p>.</div><a name="s038558b"><!--s038558b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a style method of artistic execution or mode of presentation; a style.</p></div><a name="s038559b"><!--s038559b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly literary</span> a kind or sort </p><p><i></i></p><p>Of that there is no manner of doubt</p><p> W S Gilbert.</p></div><a name="s038560b"><!--s038560b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a characteristic or distinctive bearing or air </p><p><i></i></p><p>a gracious manner</p>.</div><a name="s038561b"><!--s038561b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>)</p><a name="s010043c"><!--s010043c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>social conduct or rules of conduct in accordance with as shown in the prevalent customs.</p></div><a name="s010044c"><!--s010044c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>polite social behaviour evaluated as to politeness; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> conduct indicating good background </p><p><i></i></p><p>has no manners</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">in a manner of speaking</span> in one sense; in a way ✱ <span class="bodyb">to the manner born</span> accustomed from birth or as if from birth </p><p><i></i></p><p>though I am native here and to the manner born</p><p> Shakespeare</p><p><span class="bodyb">mannerless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">manere</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">manuaria</span>, fem of <span class="bodyi">manuarius</span> of the hand, from <span class="bodyi">manus</span> hand].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mela</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmaylə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037461a"><!--s037461a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in India and among the Indian diaspora, a religious or cultural festival or fair [Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">melā</span> gathering, assembly].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boozer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006714a"><!--s006714a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006932b"><!--s006932b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who drinks excessively.</p></div><a name="s006933b"><!--s006933b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a public house.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">get around</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025278a"><!--s025278a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026978b"><!--s026978b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/get_about/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">get about</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s026979b"><!--s026979b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/get_round/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">get round</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inner city</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031320a"><!--s031320a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a usu older and more densely populated central section of a city, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> such an area that suffers social and economic problems</p><p><span class="bodyb">inner-city</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">high-water mark</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028511a"><!--s028511a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030183b"><!--s030183b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a mark showing the highest level reached by the surface of a body of water.</p></div><a name="s030184b"><!--s030184b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the highest point, stage, or value.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">miller's-thumb</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038197a"><!--s038197a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small freshwater fish of Europe and N America, with a flattened head and body: <span class="bodyi">Cottus gobio</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lanky</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (lankier, lankiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034074a"><!--s034074a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>tall, thin, and ungraceful</p><p><span class="bodyb">lankily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">lankiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lumme</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlumi/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035969a"><!--s035969a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> used to express surprise [contraction of <span class="bodyi">love</span> <span class="bodyi">me</span> (in the expression <span class="bodyi">Lord love me!</span>)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dutch cap</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018714a"><!--s018714a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a moulded cap, usu of thin rubber, that fits over the cervix of the womb to act as a contraceptive barrier [from its resemblance to a cap worn by Dutchwomen in traditional dress].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jerk<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/juhk/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032484a"><!--s032484a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034406b"><!--s034406b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to move (something) with a short sudden pull, push, twist, or jolt </p><p><i></i></p><p>She jerked her head out of the way</p>.</div><a name="s034407b"><!--s034407b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + out) to say (something) in an abrupt or explosive manner <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s034408b"><!--s034408b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make a sudden spasmodic motion </p><p><i></i></p><p>They jerked to attention</p>.</div><a name="s034409b"><!--s034409b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to move in a series of short abrupt motions</p><p><span class="bodyb">jerker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [prob alteration of English dialect <span class="bodyi">yerk</span> to thrash, attack, excite, from Middle English <span class="bodyi">yerken</span> to bind tightly, to lash; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mannered</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036717a"><!--s036717a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038562b"><!--s038562b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used in combinations</span>) having manners of the kind specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>well-mannered</p>.</div><a name="s038563b"><!--s038563b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having an artificial or stilted character.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Lippizaner</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lipitʹsahnə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035226a"><!--s035226a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lipizzaner_or_lippizaner/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Lipizzaner</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">booze-up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006715a"><!--s006715a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a drunken party or a drinking spree.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lanner</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlanə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034075a"><!--s034075a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035755b"><!--s035755b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a falcon of S Europe, SW Asia, and Africa: <span class="bodyi">Falco biarmicus</span>.</p></div><a name="s035756b"><!--s035756b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in falconry, the female of this bird [Middle English <span class="bodyi">laner</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">lanier</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">melamine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmeləmin, -meen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037462a"><!--s037462a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039345b"><!--s039345b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a chemical compound with a high melting point used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the making of melamine resins: formula C<sub>3</sub>H<sub>6</sub>N<sub>6</sub>.</p></div><a name="s039346b"><!--s039346b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a plastic used for coatings made from melamine or melamine resin [German <span class="bodyi">Melamin</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dutch courage</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018715a"><!--s018715a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>confidence or courage induced by drinking alcohol.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jerk<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032485a"><!--s032485a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034410b"><!--s034410b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a single quick forceful motion, e.g. a pull, twist, or jolt.</p></div><a name="s034411b"><!--s034411b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an involuntary spasmodic muscular movement due to reflex action.</p></div><a name="s034412b"><!--s034412b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in weightlifting, the pushing of a weight from shoulder height to a position above the head.</p></div><a name="s034413b"><!--s034413b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> a stupid, foolish, or naive person.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">millesimal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/miʹlesim(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038198a"><!--s038198a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to division into thousandths; a thousandth</p><p><span class="bodyb">millesimal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">millesimally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">millesimus</span> thousandth, from <span class="bodyi">mille</span> thousand].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lummox</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹluməks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035970a"><!--s035970a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a clumsy or stupid person [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">highway</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028512a"><!--s028512a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030185b"><!--s030185b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a public road.</p></div><a name="s030186b"><!--s030186b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a main road.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">getaway</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025279a"><!--s025279a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026980b"><!--s026980b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a departure or escape.</p></div><a name="s026981b"><!--s026981b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a short holiday.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inner ear</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031321a"><!--s031321a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the innermost part of the ear from which sound waves are transmitted to the brain as nerve impulses.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mannerism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036718a"><!--s036718a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038564b"><!--s038564b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a characteristic gesture or trait; an idiosyncrasy.</p></div><a name="s038565b"><!--s038565b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s010045c"><!--s010045c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>exaggerated or affected adherence to a particular style in art or literature.</p></div><a name="s010046c"><!--s010046c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Mannerism</span>) a style of art in Italy and elsewhere in Europe between about 1520 and 1610, characterized by elongation or distortion of the human figure, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/contrapposto/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">contrapposto</span></span></a> (exaggerated twisting), jewel-like colour, and eroticism, leading exponents being Bronzino, Pontormo, and Parmigianino</p><p><span class="bodyb">mannerist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">manneristic</span> /-ʹristik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Italian <span class="bodyi">maniera</span> style].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lippy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (lippier, lippiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035227a"><!--s035227a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> cheeky or impudent.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boozy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (boozier, booziest) <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006716a"><!--s006716a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006934b"><!--s006934b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>characterized by much intake of alcohol </p><p><i></i></p><p>a boozy evening at the pub</p>.</div><a name="s006935b"><!--s006935b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>given to drinking heavily </p><p><i></i></p><p>your boozy friends</p><p><span class="bodyb">boozily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Highway Code</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028513a"><!--s028513a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Britain, the official code of rules and advice for the safe use of roads.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">melamine resin</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037463a"><!--s037463a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a resin that becomes permanently rigid after heating, made from melamine and used in moulded products, adhesives, and coatings.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">millet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmilit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038199a"><!--s038199a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039893b"><!--s039893b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of various small-seeded annual cereal and forage grasses cultivated for their grain and used as food, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one cultivated in Europe and Asia: <span class="bodyi">Panicum miliaceum</span>.</p></div><a name="s039894b"><!--s039894b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the seed of any of these grasses [Middle English <span class="bodyi">milet</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">milium</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lump<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/lump/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035971a"><!--s035971a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037837b"><!--s037837b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a usu compact piece or mass of indefinite size and shape </p><p><i></i></p><p>a lump of coal</p>.</div><a name="s037838b"><!--s037838b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an abnormal swelling.</p></div><a name="s037839b"><!--s037839b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a heavy thickset person; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> one who is stupid or dull.</p></div><a name="s037840b"><!--s037840b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the lump</span>) <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> the whole group of casual non-union building workers ✱ <span class="bodyb">a lump in one's throat</span> a dry feeling in the throat caused by emotion [Middle English, prob of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inner light <span class="bodyi">or</span> Inner Light</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031322a"><!--s031322a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a divine influence held, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in Quaker doctrine, to enlighten and guide the soul.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dutch door</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018716a"><!--s018716a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stable_door/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stable door</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lanneret</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlanəret/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034076a"><!--s034076a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in falconry, a male lanner.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">get away<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025280a"><!--s025280a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to escape, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from the scene of a crime or from getting caught ✱ <span class="bodyb">get away with</span> to avoid punishment or blame for ✱ <span class="bodyb">get away with murder</span> to behave badly with impunity ✱ <span class="bodyb">get away with something</span> to escape blame or punishment for a wrongdoing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jerk<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032486a"><!--s032486a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to preserve (meate.g. beef or venison) by cutting it into long slices or strips and drying it in the sun [back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jerky2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jerky 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mannerly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036719a"><!--s036719a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>showing or having good manners; polite</p><p><span class="bodyb">mannerliness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lip-read</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> lip-read /ʹlipred/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035228a"><!--s035228a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s037045b"><!--s037045b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to understand speech by watching the movements of a person's lips (speech) by lip-reading <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s037046b"><!--s037046b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to use lip-reading</p><p><span class="bodyb">lip-reader</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">melancholia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/melənʹkohli·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037465a"><!--s037465a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039349b"><!--s039349b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>melancholy.</p></div><a name="s039350b"><!--s039350b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> an abnormal mental condition characterized by feelings of extreme depression and worthlessness <span class="bodyb">melancholiac</span> /-ak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">melancholia</span> melancholy].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bop<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/bop/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006717a"><!--s006717a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006936b"><!--s006936b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> a dance to popular music.</p></div><a name="s006937b"><!--s006937b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a disco or dance [short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bebop/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bebop</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lump<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035972a"><!--s035972a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037841b"><!--s037841b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + together) to group (things) without discrimination.</p></div><a name="s037842b"><!--s037842b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make lumps on, in, or of (something) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s037843b"><!--s037843b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to become formed into lumps.</p></div><a name="s037844b"><!--s037844b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + along) to move in a heavy way.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">highway contract route</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028514a"><!--s028514a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a mail-delivery route served by a private contractor.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">milli-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038200a"><!--s038200a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: 1000th part of a specified unit </p><p><i></i></p><p>milligram</p> <p>[via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">milli-</span> thousand, from <span class="bodyi">mille</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">get away<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025281a"><!--s025281a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used to express disbelief or shock.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inner man</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031323a"><!--s031323a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033079b"><!--s033079b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the soul or the mind of a man.</p></div><a name="s033080b"><!--s033080b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">humorous</span> the stomach or the appetite.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jerk<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032487a"><!--s032487a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jerky2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jerky 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lanolin <span class="bodyi">or</span> lanoline</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlanəlin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034077a"><!--s034077a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>wool grease, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when refined for use in ointments and cosmetics [Latin <span class="bodyi">lana</span> wool + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ol1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ol 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in1/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-in 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dutch elm disease</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018717a"><!--s018717a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fatal disease of elms caused by a fungus, spread from tree to tree by a beetle, and characterized by yellowing and withering of the leaves.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mannikin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmanikin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036720a"><!--s036720a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/manikin_or_mannikin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">manikin</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lip-reading</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035229a"><!--s035229a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act of watching the movements of a person's lips and deducing from them what he or she is saying.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lump<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035973a"><!--s035973a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to put up with (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>If you don't like it you can lump it</p> <p><i></i></p><p>If you don't like it, you're just going to have to lump it</p> <p>[<span class="bodyi">lump</span> to be sulky, dislike, of imitative origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">melancholy<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmelənkəli, -koli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037466a"><!--s037466a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039351b"><!--s039351b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a feeling or state of deep sadness or depression.</p></div><a name="s039352b"><!--s039352b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/melancholia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">melancholia</span></span></a> (2).</p></div><a name="s039353b"><!--s039353b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/black_bile/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">black bile</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">melancholic</span> /-ʹkolik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">melancholically</span> /-ʹkolikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p>Middle English <span class="bodyi">malencolie</span> via French and late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">melancholia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">melan-</span> black + <span class="bodyi">cholē</span> bile. An excess of black bile was formerly believed to cause depression</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">milliard</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmiliahd, ʹmilyahd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038201a"><!--s038201a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, dated</span> a thousand millions (10<sup>9</sup>) [French <span class="bodyi">milliard</span> from <span class="bodyi">mille</span> thousand].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">get back</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025282a"><!--s025282a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to return or revert ✱ <span class="bodyb">get back at</span>/<span class="bodyb">get back at somebody</span> to retaliate against them.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jerk around</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032488a"><!--s032488a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> to treat (somebody) badly or without consideration.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lantern</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlantən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034078a"><!--s034078a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035757b"><!--s035757b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a portable protective case with transparent windows that houses a light, e.g. a candle.</p></div><a name="s035758b"><!--s035758b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the chamber in a lighthouse containing the light.</p></div><a name="s035759b"><!--s035759b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a structure above an opening in a roof which has glazed or open sides for light or ventilation [Middle English <span class="bodyi">lanterne</span> via French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">lamptēr</span>, from <span class="bodyi">lampein</span> to shine].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dutch hoe</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018718a"><!--s018718a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a garden hoe that is pushed rather than pulled.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bop<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (bopped, bopping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006718a"><!--s006718a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to dance to popular music</p><p><span class="bodyb">bopper</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">innermost</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinəmohst/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031324a"><!--s031324a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033081b"><!--s033081b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>most inward or central.</p></div><a name="s033082b"><!--s033082b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>most secret and private </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her diary revealed her innermost thoughts</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">highwayman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> highwaymen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028515a"><!--s028515a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>formerly, a robber of travellers on a road, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one on horseback.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mannish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036721a"><!--s036721a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a woman, her appearance, or her manner: resembling, befitting, or typical of a man rather than a woman </p><p><i></i></p><p>She had square mannish shoulders</p> <p><span class="bodyb">mannishly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">mannishness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lipsalve</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035230a"><!--s035230a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an ointment for sore or chapped lips.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lumpectomy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lumʹpektəmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> lumpectomies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035974a"><!--s035974a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the surgical removal of a tumour, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in breast cancer, together with a minimal amount of surrounding tissue.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">melancholy<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037467a"><!--s037467a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039354b"><!--s039354b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>depressed in spirits; dejected </p><p><i></i></p><p>If there is a hell upon earth, it is to be found in a melancholy man's heart</p><p> Robert Burton.</p></div><a name="s039355b"><!--s039355b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>causing sadness; depressing.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">high wire</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028516a"><!--s028516a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tightrope high above the ground.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">get by</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025283a"><!--s025283a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026982b"><!--s026982b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to manage with difficulty or limited resources.</p></div><a name="s026983b"><!--s026983b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to be barely acceptable.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jerkin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjuhkin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032489a"><!--s032489a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034414b"><!--s034414b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a man's or woman's sleeveless jacket.</p></div><a name="s034415b"><!--s034415b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a close-fitting hip-length sleeveless jacket, made <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of leather, worn by men in the 16th and 17th cents [origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lantern fish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034079a"><!--s034079a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small deep-sea fish with rows of luminous spots on its body.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dutchman <span class="bodyi">or</span> Dutchwoman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Dutchmen Dutchwomen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018719a"><!--s018719a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of the Netherlands.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">millibar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmilibah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038202a"><!--s038202a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of pressure equal to 1000th of a bar.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bop<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006719a"><!--s006719a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bebop/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bebop</span></span></a> [short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bebop/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bebop</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inner planet</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031325a"><!--s031325a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of the planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars that as a group have orbits nearer the sun than the outer planets.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lip service</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035231a"><!--s035231a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>support expressed in words but not in actions </p><p><i></i></p><p>They paid lip service to hygiene by washing down the building once a year</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mannitol</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmanitol/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036722a"><!--s036722a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sweet-tasting alcohol obtained from manna and seaweed and used e.g. in a test for kidney function [from <span class="bodyi">mannite</span> mannitol + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ol1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ol 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lumpen</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035975a"><!--s035975a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> stupid or unenlightened [back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lumpenproletariat/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lumpenproletariat</span></span></a> ; influenced by <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lump1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lump 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Melanesian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/meləʹneezyən, -zh(y)ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037468a"><!--s037468a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039356b"><!--s039356b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Melanesia, region in the W Pacific.</p></div><a name="s039357b"><!--s039357b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a language group consisting of the Austronesian languages of Melanesia</p><p><span class="bodyb">Melanesian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">HIH</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028517a"><!--s028517a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> His/Her Imperial Highness.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lantern fly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034080a"><!--s034080a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several large brightly marked insects that have a hollow structure at the front of the head once thought to emit light: family Fulgoridae.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lipstick</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035232a"><!--s035232a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037047b"><!--s037047b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a waxy solid cosmetic for colouring the lips.</p></div><a name="s037048b"><!--s037048b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a stick of this, with its case.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">get down</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025284a"><!--s025284a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026984b"><!--s026984b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to leave or descend, e.g. from a vehicle <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s026985b"><!--s026985b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (somebody) dejected.</p></div><a name="s026986b"><!--s026986b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to swallow (something unpleasant).</p></div><a name="s026987b"><!--s026987b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to record (something) in writing ✱ <span class="bodyb">get down to</span>/<span class="bodyb">get down to something</span> to start to give attention to (an activity).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">millieme</span><small><span class="eSynop">/milʹyem/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038203a"><!--s038203a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of currency in Egypt, worth 1000th of a pound [French <span class="bodyi">millième</span> thousandth].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inner space</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031326a"><!--s031326a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033083b"><!--s033083b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008580c"><!--s008580c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the region of space that exists at or near the earth's surface, as distinct from outer space.</p></div><a name="s008581c"><!--s008581c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the part of the earth under the sea.</p></div></div><a name="s033084b"><!--s033084b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the unconscious mind.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bop<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (bopped, bopping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006720a"><!--s006720a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to punch (somebody) smartly [imitative].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dutch oven</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018720a"><!--s018720a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019777b"><!--s019777b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a heavy pot with a tight-fitting lid used for cooking stews, casseroles, etc.</p></div><a name="s019778b"><!--s019778b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a three-walled metal box used for roasting in front of an open fire.</p></div><a name="s019779b"><!--s019779b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a brick oven in which food is cooked by heat radiating from the prewarmed walls.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">manny</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> mannies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036723a"><!--s036723a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a male nanny.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jerk off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032490a"><!--s032490a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, coarse slang</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/masturbate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">masturbate</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">melange</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmaylonhzh, mayʹlonhzh/ (<span class="bodyi">French</span> /melãːƷ)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037469a"><!--s037469a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mixture of incongruous elements </p><p><i></i></p><p>The team were forced to wear a multi-coloured melange of club strips and borrowed jerseys</p><p> Stuart Cosgrove [French <span class="bodyi">mélange</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">mesler, meler</span> to mix].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lumpenproletariat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌlumpənprohliʹteəri·ət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035976a"><!--s035976a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) in Marxist theory, the poorest people in society, regarded as e.g. homeless people, who are seen as being unenlightened and not interested in revolution [German <span class="bodyi">Lumpenproletariat</span> lowest section of the proletariat, from <span class="bodyi">Lumpen</span> rags + <span class="bodyi">Proletariat</span> proletariat].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hi-hat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028518a"><!--s028518a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/high_hat1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">high-hat<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lantern jaw</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034081a"><!--s034081a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a long narrow lower jaw that projects beyond the upper jaw, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that gives the cheeks and face a hollow appearance</p><p><span class="bodyb">lantern-jawed</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">milligram <span class="bodyi">or</span> milligramme</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmiligram/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038204a"><!--s038204a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>one thousandth of a gram [French <span class="bodyi">milligramme</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/milli/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">milli-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">gramme</span> gram].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lip-synch<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> lip-sync</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlipsingk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035233a"><!--s035233a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the exact synchronization of lip movement with recorded speech or song.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bop<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006721a"><!--s006721a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a punch.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jerky<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (jerkier, jerkiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032491a"><!--s032491a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034416b"><!--s034416b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>marked by irregular or spasmodic movements.</p></div><a name="s034417b"><!--s034417b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>marked by abrupt or awkward changes</p><p><span class="bodyb">jerkily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">jerkiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lumpfish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> lumpfishes <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> lumpfish)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035977a"><!--s035977a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lumpsucker/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lumpsucker</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">get in</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025285a"><!--s025285a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026988b"><!--s026988b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to be admitted to a place, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an educational institution.</p></div><a name="s026989b"><!--s026989b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to be elected to office or come to power.</p></div><a name="s026990b"><!--s026990b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a train, etc: to arrive at its destination <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s026991b"><!--s026991b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to collect or buy a supply of (something).</p></div><a name="s026992b"><!--s026992b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to call (somebody) to one's home for help.</p></div><a name="s026993b"><!--s026993b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to submit or deliver (something expected).</p></div><a name="s026994b"><!--s026994b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to interpose (a remark) during a conversation.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dutch treat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018721a"><!--s018721a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a meal or entertainment for which each person pays their own share.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">manoeuvre<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">maneuver</span>) /məʹn(y)oohvə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036724a"><!--s036724a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038566b"><!--s038566b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a movement requiring skill and dexterity </p><p><i></i></p><p>breathtaking skateboarding manoeuvres</p>.</div><a name="s038567b"><!--s038567b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a strategic move adopted in a social or political situation </p><p><i></i></p><p>A series of adroit manoeuvres on her part had resulted in rapid promotion</p>.</div><a name="s038568b"><!--s038568b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) a large-scale training exercise for the armed forces.</p></div><a name="s038569b"><!--s038569b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>)</p><a name="s010047c"><!--s010047c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a military or naval movement.</p></div><a name="s010048c"><!--s010048c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a large-scale training exercise for the armed forces [French <span class="bodyi">manœuvre</span> via Old French and late Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">manu</span> <span class="bodyi">operare</span> to work by hand].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inner tube</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031327a"><!--s031327a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an inflatable tube inside the casing of a pneumatic tyre.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">melanin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmelənin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037470a"><!--s037470a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dark brown or black pigment in the hair and, skin, and eyes of people and animals. It is responsible for tanning when the skin is exposed to sunlight.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lantern slide</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034082a"><!--s034082a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a transparency, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of glass, formerly used for projecting pictures with a magic lantern.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hijab <span class="bodyi">or</span> hejab</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hiʹjab/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028519a"><!--s028519a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030187b"><!--s030187b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>modesty in behaviour and dress required of all Muslims, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the covering of the head and body by women.</p></div><a name="s030188b"><!--s030188b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a scarf covering the head, hair, and neck. [Arabic <span class="bodyi">hijāb</span> covering, curtain].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lip-synch<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035234a"><!--s035234a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to move the lips in lip-synch with a recording.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">millilitre</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">milliliter</span>) /ʹmilileetə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038205a"><!--s038205a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>one thousandth of a litre (0.002 pints).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bor.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006722a"><!--s006722a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>borough.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">manoeuvre<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">maneuver</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (manoeuvres, manoeuvred, manoeuvring)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036725a"><!--s036725a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s038570b"><!--s038570b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to perform a manoeuvre.</p></div><a name="s038571b"><!--s038571b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to use stratagems <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s038572b"><!--s038572b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to move or deploy (troops).</p></div><a name="s038573b"><!--s038573b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to shift (something) into the desired position </p><p><i></i></p><p>manoeuvre a vehicle into a parking space</p>.</div><a name="s038574b"><!--s038574b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to edge (somebodya person) into a certain situation position as part of a plan or scheme </p><p><i></i></p><p>Before you realize it you'll find yourself manoeuvred into a corner and be unable to refuse</p> <p><span class="bodyb">manoeuvrability</span> /məˌn(y)oohv(ə)rəʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">manoeuvrable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">manoeuvrer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jerky<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032492a"><!--s032492a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>raw meat cut into strips and dried in the sun; jerked meat [from American Spanish <span class="bodyi">charqi</span>, from Quechua <span class="bodyi">ch‘arki</span> sun-dried meat].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Dutch uncle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018722a"><!--s018722a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> somebody who advises or, criticizes, or admonishes sternly and bluntly, but in a well-intentioned way.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">get off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025286a"><!--s025286a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026995b"><!--s026995b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to start or leave.</p></div><a name="s026996b"><!--s026996b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to escape danger or punishment.</p></div><a name="s026997b"><!--s026997b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to go to sleep.</p></div><a name="s026998b"><!--s026998b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to leave work ✱ <span class="bodyb">get off with</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to have a sexual relationship with.</p></div><a name="s026999b"><!--s026999b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to start or leave.</p></div><a name="s027000b"><!--s027000b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to escape danger or punishment.</p></div><a name="s027001b"><!--s027001b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to finish work.</p></div><a name="s027002b"><!--s027002b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to fall asleep <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s027003b"><!--s027003b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to secure the release or acquittal of (an accused person).</p></div><a name="s027004b"><!--s027004b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>to write and send (e.g. a letter).</p></div><a name="s027005b"><!--s027005b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>to leave (work) ✱ <span class="bodyb">get off on something</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to enjoy something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to be stimulated by it ✱ <span class="bodyb">get off with somebody</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to start a sexual relationship with somebody.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homey<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028935a"><!--s028935a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/homy_or_homey/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">homy</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">innervate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinəvayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031328a"><!--s031328a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033085b"><!--s033085b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to supply (an organ) with nerves.</p></div><a name="s033086b"><!--s033086b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to stimulate the nerves in (a part of the body) <span class="bodyb">innervation</span> /-ʹvaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lanthanide</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlanthənied/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034083a"><!--s034083a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any one of a series of chemical elements of increasing atomic numbers beginning with lanthanum (atomic number 57) and ending with lutetium (atomic number 71) [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lanthanum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lanthanum</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ide_or_id/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ide</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lumpish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035978a"><!--s035978a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037845b"><!--s037845b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>dull or sluggish.</p></div><a name="s037846b"><!--s037846b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>heavy or awkward</p><p><span class="bodyb">lumpishly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">lumpishness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">liquate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹliekwayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035235a"><!--s035235a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to separate (<span class="bodyi">esp</span> a metal) from an ore, alloy, etc by selective melting <span class="bodyb">liquation</span> /lieʹkwaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">liquatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">liquare</span> to make liquid].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">melanism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmeləniz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037471a"><!--s037471a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an increased amount of black or dark-coloured pigmentation of skin, feathers, hair, etc <span class="bodyb">melanic</span> /miʹlanik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">millimetre</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">millimeter</span>) /ʹmilimeetə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038206a"><!--s038206a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>one thousandth of a metre (about 0.039in.) [French <span class="bodyi">millimètre</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/milli/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">milli-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">mètre</span> metre].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bora<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbawrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006723a"><!--s006723a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a violent cold northerly wind of the Adriatic [Italian dialect, from Latin <span class="bodyi">boreas</span> bora: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/boreal1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Boreal 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jeroboam</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jerəʹboh·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032493a"><!--s032493a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wine bottle holding four times the amount of a standard bottle [named after <span class="bodyi">Jeroboam</span> 11th cent. <span class="bodysc">bc</span>, king of the northern kingdom of Israel, a mighty man who ‘did sin, and who made Israel to sin’ (I Kings 14:16)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">man of God</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036726a"><!--s036726a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038575b"><!--s038575b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a clergyman.</p></div><a name="s038576b"><!--s038576b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a godly man, e.g. a saint or prophet.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duteous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdyoohti·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018723a"><!--s018723a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> dutiful; obedient</p><p><span class="bodyb">duteously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">duteousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [irreg from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/duty/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">duty</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">melano-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037472a"><!--s037472a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/melan_or_melano/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">melan-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">milliner</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmilinə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038207a"><!--s038207a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who designs, makes, or sells women's hats </p><p><i></i></p><p>Young ladies of rank and position do occasionally have private debts which they dare not acknowledge … Sometimes the milliner and the jeweller are at the bottom of it</p><p> Wilkie Collins</p><p><span class="bodyb">millinery</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [irreg from <span class="bodyi">Milan</span>, city in N Italy; from the importation of women's finery from Italy in the 16th cent.].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homey<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028936a"><!--s028936a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/home_boy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">home boy</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/home_girl/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">home girl</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lumpsucker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035979a"><!--s035979a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sea fish of the N Atlantic with a large rounded body and pelvic fins that are modified into a sucker so that the fish can attach itself to rocks, stones, etc: <span class="bodyi">Cyclopterus lumpus</span> [early Dutch <span class="bodyi">lumpe</span> cod + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sucker1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sucker 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">liquefacient</span><small><span class="eSynop">/likwiʹfaysh(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035236a"><!--s035236a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something that liquefies a substance or promotes liquefaction.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inner woman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031329a"><!--s031329a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033087b"><!--s033087b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the soul or the mind of a woman.</p></div><a name="s033088b"><!--s033088b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">humorous</span> the stomach or the appetite.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bora<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006724a"><!--s006724a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an Australian Aboriginal initiation rite marking the passage from boyhood to manhood [from Kamilaroi (an Aboriginal language) <span class="bodyi">buuru</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lanthanum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlanthənəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034084a"><!--s034084a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a silver-white metallic chemical element of the rare-earth group that is soft and malleable, and is used in alloys: symbol La, atomic number 57 [Greek <span class="bodyi">lanthanein</span> to escape notice, because it was long undiscovered in cerium oxide].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">get on</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025287a"><!--s025287a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027006b"><!--s027006b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/get_along/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">get along</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s027007b"><!--s027007b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to succeed ✱ <span class="bodyb">be getting on for</span> to be approaching (a specified age, time, distance, etc).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jerrican</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjerikan/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032494a"><!--s032494a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jerry_can_or_jerrican/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jerry can</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">man of letters</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036727a"><!--s036727a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038577b"><!--s038577b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a scholar.</p></div><a name="s038578b"><!--s038578b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a reputable author </p><p><i></i></p><p>nineteenth-century men of letters</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">liquefaction</span><small><span class="eSynop">/likwiʹfaksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035237a"><!--s035237a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037049b"><!--s037049b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the process of making or becoming liquid.</p></div><a name="s037050b"><!--s037050b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the state of being liquid [Middle English via late Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">liquefactus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">liquefacere</span>, from <span class="bodyi">liquēre</span> to be fluid + <span class="bodyi">facere</span> to make].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lump sum</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035980a"><!--s035980a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large sum of money given in a single payment.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">milling machine</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038208a"><!--s038208a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a machine tool for shaping metal against rotating milling cutters.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homicide</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhomisied/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028937a"><!--s028937a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030601b"><!--s030601b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the illegal killing of one person by another; murder.</p></div><a name="s030602b"><!--s030602b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person who kills another illegally; a murderer <span class="bodyb">homicidal</span> /-ʹsiedl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">homicida</span> murderer, and <span class="bodyi">homicidium</span> murder, from <span class="bodyi">homin-</span>, <span class="bodyi">homo</span> man and <span class="bodyi">-cida</span>, <span class="bodyi">-cidium</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cide/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-cide</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">melanocyte</span><small><span class="eSynop">/miʹlanəsiet, ʹmelənoh-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037473a"><!--s037473a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cell in the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epidermis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epidermis</span></span></a> (outer skin layer) that produces melanin.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dutiable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdyoohti·əbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018724a"><!--s018724a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>subject to a duty </p><p><i></i></p><p>dutiable imports</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inning</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹining/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031330a"><!--s031330a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>ina baseball, a team's turn at batting, or a division of a baseball game consisting of a turn at batting for each team [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in 2</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ing2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ing 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boracic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹrasik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006725a"><!--s006725a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006938b"><!--s006938b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/boric/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">boric</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s006939b"><!--s006939b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> penniless; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/skint/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">skint</span></span></a> [(sense 1) medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">borac-, borax</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/borax/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">borax</span></span></a> ; (sense 2) from <span class="bodyi">boracic lint</span> rhyming slang for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/skint/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">skint</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">get-out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025289a"><!--s025289a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a means of escaping or avoiding something.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lanthorn</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlant·hawn, ʹlantən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034085a"><!--s034085a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, archaic</span> a lantern [by alteration, influenced by <span class="bodyi">horn</span>, from which lanterns were formerly made].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Jerry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjeri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Jerries) <span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, dated</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032495a"><!--s032495a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034418b"><!--s034418b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a German, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a German soldier in World War II, or the Germans collectively.</p></div><a name="s034419b"><!--s034419b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Germans or the German armed forces collectively in World War II [by shortening and alteration].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">man of straw</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036728a"><!--s036728a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038579b"><!--s038579b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person of no moral stamina.</p></div><a name="s038580b"><!--s038580b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a financially unreliable person.</p></div><a name="s038581b"><!--s038581b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> a sham argument or adversary, set up only to be easily countered.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">liquefy <span class="bodyi">or</span> liquify</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlikwifie/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (liquefies liquifies) (liquefied liquified) (liquefying liquifying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035238a"><!--s035238a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s037051b"><!--s037051b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to become liquid or reduce (something) to a liquid state</p><p><span class="bodyb">liquefaction</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s037052b"><!--s037052b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to become liquid</p><p><span class="bodyb">liquefiable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">liquefier</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">liquefier</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">liquefacere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/liquefaction/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">liquefaction</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhohmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028938a"><!--s028938a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/home_boy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">home boy</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/home_girl/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">home girl</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lumpy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (lumpier, lumpiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035981a"><!--s035981a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037847b"><!--s037847b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>filled or covered with lumps.</p></div><a name="s037848b"><!--s037848b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of water: characterized by choppy waves.</p></div><a name="s037849b"><!--s037849b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a person: having a thickset clumsy appearance</p><p><span class="bodyb">lumpily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">lumpiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">get out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025288a"><!--s025288a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027008b"><!--s027008b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to emerge or escape.</p></div><a name="s027009b"><!--s027009b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of a secret, etc: to become known.</p></div><a name="s027010b"><!--s027010b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>of a secret, etc: to become known <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s027011b"><!--s027011b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to cause (somebody or something) to emerge or escape ✱ <span class="bodyb">get out of</span>/<span class="bodyb">get out of something</span> to escape responsibility for doing something.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lanugo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ləʹnyoohgoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034086a"><!--s034086a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>soft downy hair, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> that covering the fetus of some mammals including humans [Latin <span class="bodyi">lanugo</span> down, from <span class="bodyi">lana</span> wool].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">innings</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> innings)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031331a"><!--s031331a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033089b"><!--s033089b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in cricket, any of the alternating divisions of a match during which one side bats and the other bowls.</p></div><a name="s033090b"><!--s033090b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> the duration of somebody's life.</p></div><a name="s033091b"><!--s033091b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s008582c"><!--s008582c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>any of the alternating divisions of a cricket match during which one side bats and the other bowls.</p></div><a name="s008583c"><!--s008583c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the turn of one player to bat, or the runs that the player scores.</p></div><a name="s008584c"><!--s008584c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>an unplayed innings of a side </p><p><i></i></p><p>They won by an innings and 32 runs</p>.</div></div><a name="s033092b"><!--s033092b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s008585c"><!--s008585c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a period in which somebody has the opportunity for action or achievements.</p></div><a name="s008586c"><!--s008586c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> the duration of somebody's life </p><p><i></i></p><p>He had a good innings</p>.</div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jerry</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> jerries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032496a"><!--s032496a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal, dated</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chamber_pot/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chamber pot</span></span></a> [prob by shortening and alteration from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jeroboam/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jeroboam</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">melanocyte-stimulating hormone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037474a"><!--s037474a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hormone from the pituitary gland in vertebrates that produces darkening of the skin: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/melatonin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">melatonin</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">boracic acid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bəʹrasik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006726a"><!--s006726a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/boric_acid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">boric acid</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">million</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmilyən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> millions million)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038209a"><!--s038209a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039895b"><!--s039895b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the number 1,000,000 (10<sup>6</sup>), or the quantity represented by it.</p></div><a name="s039896b"><!--s039896b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) an indefinitely large number </p><p><i></i></p><p>There are millions of things to think about</p> <p><span class="bodyb">million</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">millionth</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">milioun</span> via early French <span class="bodyi">milion</span> from Old Italian <span class="bodyi">milione</span>, augmentative of <span class="bodyi">mille</span> thousand, from Latin <span class="bodyi">mille</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dutiful</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdyoohtif(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018725a"><!--s018725a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019780b"><!--s019780b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>filled with, or motivated by, or expressive of a sense of duty </p><p><i></i></p><p>a dutiful son</p>.</div><a name="s019781b"><!--s019781b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>proceeding from or expressive of a sense of duty </p><p><i></i></p><p>dutiful affection</p> <p><span class="bodyb">dutifully</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dutifulness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">liquescent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/liʹkwes(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035239a"><!--s035239a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>being or tending to become liquid [Latin <span class="bodyi">liquescent-, liquescens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">liquescere</span> to become fluid, from <span class="bodyi">liquēre</span> to be fluid].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">man of the cloth</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036729a"><!--s036729a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a clergyman </p><p><i></i></p><p>The number of times their new minister was seen slipping into Jake's and Nell's brewery … worried some of his congregation. For a man of the cloth to spend so much time there suggested all manner of things</p><p> New Scientist.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homiletics</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028939a"><!--s028939a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the art of writing sermons and preaching</p><p><span class="bodyb">homilectic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lunacy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹloohnəsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> lunacies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035982a"><!--s035982a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037850b"><!--s037850b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>wild foolishness; extravagant folly.</p></div><a name="s037851b"><!--s037851b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">no longer in technical use</span> insanity.</p></div><a name="s037852b"><!--s037852b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">no longer in technical use</span></p><a name="s009871c"><!--s009871c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>insanity interrupted by lucid intervals.</p></div><a name="s009872c"><!--s009872c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>insanity amounting to lack of capability or responsibility in law [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lunatic1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lunatic 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">melanoma</span><small><span class="eSynop">/meləʹnohmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> melanomas melanomata /-tə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037475a"><!--s037475a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tumour of the cells in the skin and retina that produce melanin, which may be malignant and can be caused by exposure to sunlight.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">get over</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025290a"><!--s025290a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027012b"><!--s027012b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to overcome (a difficulty).</p></div><a name="s027013b"><!--s027013b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to recover from (something unpleasant).</p></div><a name="s027014b"><!--s027014b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to succeed in communicating (an idea, etc).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">millionaire</span><small><span class="eSynop">/milyəʹneə/ millionairess /-ʹneəres/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038210a"><!--s038210a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a man or woman whose wealth is estimated at a million or more money units [French <span class="bodyi">millionnaire</span>, from <span class="bodyi">million</span> million].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">innkeeper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031332a"><!--s031332a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the landlord or landlady of an inn.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lanyard <span class="bodyi">or</span> laniard</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlanyəd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034087a"><!--s034087a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035760b"><!--s035760b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a piece of rope or line for fastening something on board ship or for extending or tightening rigging.</p></div><a name="s035761b"><!--s035761b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a cord worn round the neck as a decoration or to hold something, e.g. a knife or whistle.</p></div><a name="s035762b"><!--s035762b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a cord used in firing certain types of cannon [alteration of Middle English <span class="bodyi">lanyer</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">laniere</span> strap].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jerry-build</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> jerry-built)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032497a"><!--s032497a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to build (e.g. houses) cheaply and flimsily</p><p><span class="bodyb">jerry-builder</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">jerry-built</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [back-formation from <span class="bodyi">jerry-built</span>, of uncertain origin; perhaps referring to the walls of Jericho, a town in Palestine whose walls fell when the Israelites blew their trumpets (Joshua 6:20)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">liqueur</span><small><span class="eSynop">/liʹkyooə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035240a"><!--s035240a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a strong usu sweet alcoholic drink flavoured, e.g. with fruit or aromatics, usu drunk after a meal [French <span class="bodyi">liqueur</span>, from Old French <span class="bodyi">licour</span> liquid: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/liquor1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">liquor 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duty</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdyoohti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> duties)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018726a"><!--s018726a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019782b"><!--s019782b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005050c"><!--s005050c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a task, service, or function arising from one's position or job, or such tasks etc considered collectively.</p></div><a name="s005051c"><!--s005051c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>assigned military or official service or business </p><p><i></i></p><p>just back from a tour of duty</p>.</div></div><a name="s019783b"><!--s019783b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a moral or legal obligation.</p></div><a name="s019784b"><!--s019784b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005052c"><!--s005052c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a moral or legal obligation.</p></div><a name="s005053c"><!--s005053c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the force of moral obligation.</p></div></div><a name="s019785b"><!--s019785b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>respectful or obedient conduct due to parents and superiors.</p></div><a name="s019786b"><!--s019786b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a tax, e.g. on imports or the transfer of property<span class="bodyi">esp</span> on imports.</p></div><a name="s019787b"><!--s019787b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">technical</span> a measure of efficiency expressed in terms of the amount of work done in relation to the energy consumed ✱ <span class="bodyb">do duty for</span> to serve as a substitute for (something) ✱ <span class="bodyb">on/off duty</span> engaged or not engaged in one's usual work [Middle English <span class="bodyi">duete</span> from Anglo-French <span class="bodyi">dueté</span>, from Old French <span class="bodyi">deu</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/due1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">due 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">borage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹborij, ʹburij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006727a"><!--s006727a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a coarse hairy blue-flowered European herb: <span class="bodyi">Borago officinalis</span> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">borage</span> via Old French from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">borago</span>, perhaps from Arabic <span class="bodyi">‘abū ḥurās</span> father of roughness (because of its hairiness), or <span class="bodyi">‘abū ‘āraq</span> father of sweat (because of its use in inducing sweating)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">man of the house</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036730a"><!--s036730a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chief male in a household.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homily</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhomili/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> homilies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028940a"><!--s028940a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030603b"><!--s030603b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sermon intended for spiritual guidance </p><p><i></i></p><p>If need were, he could preach a homily on the fragility of life</p><p> Charles Lamb.</p></div><a name="s030604b"><!--s030604b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a talking-to on moral conduct</p><p><span class="bodyb">homilist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">omelie</span> via French and ecclesiastical Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">homilia</span> conversation, discourse, from <span class="bodyi">homilein</span> to consort with, address, from <span class="bodyi">homilos</span> crowd, assembly].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">luna moth</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹloohnə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035983a"><!--s035983a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large N American moth with crescent-shaped markings and long tails on the hind wings: <span class="bodyi">Actias luna</span> [Latin <span class="bodyi">luna</span> moon].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">get round</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025291a"><!--s025291a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027015b"><!--s027015b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to persuade (somebody) to do what you want.</p></div><a name="s027016b"><!--s027016b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to evade (a law or responsibility) ✱ <span class="bodyb">get round to</span>/<span class="bodyb">get round to something</span> to make a start eventually on (a task, etc).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">LAO</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034088a"><!--s034088a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Laos (international vehicle registration).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">melanophore</span><small><span class="eSynop">/miʹlanohfaw, ʹmelənohfaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037476a"><!--s037476a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a melanin-containing pigment-bearing cell, found <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in fishes, amphibians, and reptiles.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">millipede <span class="bodyi">or</span> millepede</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmilipeed/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038211a"><!--s038211a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous species of invertebrate animals related to the centipedes, usu with a cylindrical segmented body and two pairs of legs on each segment: class Diplopoda [Latin <span class="bodyi">millepeda</span> a small crawling animal, from <span class="bodyi">mille</span> thousand + <span class="bodyi">ped-, pes</span> foot].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jerry can <span class="bodyi">or</span> jerrican</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032498a"><!--s032498a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a narrow flat-sided container for carrying liquids, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> petrol or water, with a capacity of about 25l (about 5gall) [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jerry/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Jerry</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/can2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">can 2</span></span></a>;from its German design].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">man-of-war <span class="bodyi">or</span> man-o’-war</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> men-of-war men-o’-war)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036731a"><!--s036731a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038582b"><!--s038582b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sailing ship used as a warship.</p></div><a name="s038583b"><!--s038583b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a warship of the days of sail; <span class="bodyi">broadly</span> a warship.</p></div><a name="s038584b"><!--s038584b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/frigate_bird/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">frigate bird</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s038585b"><!--s038585b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/portuguese_man_of_war/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Portuguese man-of-war</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028941a"><!--s028941a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030605b"><!--s030605b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>denoting a bird, etc that can find its way home after travelling long distances.</p></div><a name="s030606b"><!--s030606b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007994c"><!--s007994c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>denoting a bird, etc that can find its way home after travelling long distances.</p></div><a name="s007995c"><!--s007995c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>relating to this ability </p><p><i></i></p><p>the homing instinct</p>.</div></div><a name="s030607b"><!--s030607b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>denoting, or relating to, a missile that is capable of locating its target electronically.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duty-bound</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018727a"><!--s018727a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>obliged by duty, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> morally or legally.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">innocence</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinəs(ə)ns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031333a"><!--s031333a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033093b"><!--s033093b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>freedom from guilt or sin through being unacquainted with evil; blamelessness.</p></div><a name="s033094b"><!--s033094b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>freedom from legal guilt of a particular crime or offence.</p></div><a name="s033095b"><!--s033095b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>freedom from guile or sophistication; artlessness.</p></div><a name="s033096b"><!--s033096b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>lack of knowledge; ignorance.</p></div><a name="s033097b"><!--s033097b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> chastity.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">borak</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbawrak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006728a"><!--s006728a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ, informal</span> banter; teasing; raillery [Australian pidgin word, from Wathawurung (an Aboriginal language) <span class="bodyi">burug</span> no, not].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">liquid<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlikwid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035241a"><!--s035241a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037053b"><!--s037053b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>flowing freely like water.</p></div><a name="s037054b"><!--s037054b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>neither solid nor gaseous; in a state where the constituent molecules can move freely among themselves but do not tend to separate like those of gases </p><p><i></i></p><p>liquid mercury</p>.</div><a name="s037055b"><!--s037055b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s009638c"><!--s009638c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>shining and clear </p><p><i></i></p><p>large liquid eyes</p>.</div><a name="s009639c"><!--s009639c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>smooth and unconstrained in movement.</p></div></div><a name="s037056b"><!--s037056b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>of sounds: flowing, pure, and free of harshness.</p></div><a name="s037057b"><!--s037057b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s009640c"><!--s009640c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of sounds: flowing, pure, and free of harshness.</p></div><a name="s009641c"><!--s009641c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a consonant: articulated without friction and capable of being prolonged like a vowel </p><p><i></i></p><p>The consonants /r/ and /l/ are liquid consonants in British English</p>.</div></div><a name="s037058b"><!--s037058b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>said of assets: consisting of or capable of ready conversion into cash</p><p><span class="bodyb">liquidly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">liquidness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">liquidus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">liquēre</span> to be fluid].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lunar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹloohnə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035984a"><!--s035984a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037853b"><!--s037853b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of the moon.</p></div><a name="s037854b"><!--s037854b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>measured by the motion of the moon </p><p><i></i></p><p>a lunar day</p>.</div><a name="s037855b"><!--s037855b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s009873c"><!--s009873c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>found on or relating to the moon.</p></div><a name="s009874c"><!--s009874c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>designed for use on the moon </p><p><i></i></p><p>lunar vehicles</p>.</div></div><a name="s037856b"><!--s037856b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>measured by the time taken for the moon to orbit the earth </p><p><i></i></p><p>a lunar month</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">lunaris</span>, from <span class="bodyi">luna</span> moon].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">getter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025292a"><!--s025292a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a substance introduced into a vacuum tube, electric lamp, etc to remove traces of gas [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/get1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">get 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/er2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-er 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Lao</span><small><span class="eSynop">/low/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Laos <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> Lao)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034089a"><!--s034089a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035763b"><!--s035763b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a people living in Laos and adjacent parts of NE Thailand.</p></div><a name="s035764b"><!--s035764b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a Tai language of Laos and N Thailand</p><p><span class="bodyb">Lao</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [the Lao name].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">melan- <span class="bodyi">or</span> melano-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037464a"><!--s037464a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s039347b"><!--s039347b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>black or dark </p><p><i></i></p><p>melanin</p>.</div><a name="s039348b"><!--s039348b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>melanin </p><p><i></i></p><p>melanocyte</p> <p><i></i></p><p>melanophore</p> <p>[Middle English via French and Latin from Greek<span class="bodyi">melan-, melas</span> black].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homing pigeon</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028942a"><!--s028942a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a domesticated pigeon bred for its homing instinct, often used as a racer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jersey</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjuhzi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032499a"><!--s032499a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034420b"><!--s034420b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a knitted garment usu with or without sleeves that is worn on the upper body; a jumper.</p></div><a name="s034421b"><!--s034421b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a shirt worn by a footballer or other sports player.</p></div><a name="s034422b"><!--s034422b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a knitted, slightly elastic fabric made of cotton, wool, nylon, etc and used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for clothing.</p></div><a name="s034423b"><!--s034423b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Jersey</span>) an animal of a belonging to a breed of small short-horned breed of cattle noted for their rich milk [named after <span class="bodyi">Jersey</span>,one of the Channel islands].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">borane</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbawrayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006729a"><!--s006729a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chemical compound of the elements boron and hydrogen, or a derivative of such a compound [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/boron/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">boron</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ane/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ane</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duty-free</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018728a"><!--s018728a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019788b"><!--s019788b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>exempt from the payment of duty </p><p><i></i></p><p>duty-free cigarettes</p>.</div><a name="s019789b"><!--s019789b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>selling goods that are exempt from duty </p><p><i></i></p><p>a duty-free shop</p> <p><span class="bodyb">duty-free</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">duty-free</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">liquid<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035242a"><!--s035242a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037059b"><!--s037059b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a substance that is liquid, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that is liquid at normal temperatures.</p></div><a name="s037060b"><!--s037060b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a liquid consonant.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">innocent<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinəs(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031334a"><!--s031334a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033098b"><!--s033098b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008587c"><!--s008587c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>free from guilt or sin; pure </p><p><i></i></p><p>innocent children</p>.</div><a name="s008588c"><!--s008588c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>harmless in effect or intention </p><p><i></i></p><p>an innocent conversation</p>.</div><a name="s008589c"><!--s008589c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + of) free from legal guilt </p><p><i></i></p><p>found innocent of all charges</p>.</div></div><a name="s033099b"><!--s033099b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008590c"><!--s008590c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>not aware; ignorant.</p></div><a name="s008591c"><!--s008591c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>not crafty or scheming in nature; ingenuous</p><p><span class="bodyb">innocence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s033100b"><!--s033100b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> (+ of) lacking or deprived of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>a face innocent of make-up</p> <p><span class="bodyb">innocently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">innocent-, innocens</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">nocent-, nocens</span> wicked].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">millisecond</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmilisekənd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038212a"><!--s038212a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>one thousandth of a second.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">get through</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025293a"><!--s025293a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027017b"><!--s027017b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to reach the end of (an ordeal or difficulty).</p></div><a name="s027018b"><!--s027018b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to use up (a supply).</p></div><a name="s027019b"><!--s027019b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to overcome difficulties to reach a destination.</p></div><a name="s027020b"><!--s027020b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to make contact by telephone.</p></div><a name="s027021b"><!--s027021b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to reach somebody, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by telephone.</p></div><a name="s027022b"><!--s027022b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to make oneself understood; to convey one's feelings ✱ <span class="bodyb">get through to</span> to make oneself understood by.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lunar eclipse</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035985a"><!--s035985a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an eclipse in which the moon passes partly or wholly through the earth's shadow.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">manometer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹnomitə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036732a"><!--s036732a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an instrument, typically consisting of a U-shaped tube filled with liquid, e.g. mercury, used for measuring the pressure of gases and vapours <span class="bodyb">manometric</span> /manohʹmetrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">manomètre</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">manos</span> sparse, thin, rare + French <span class="bodyi">-mètre</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/meter2/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-meter 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Laodicean</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌlayohdiʹsee·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034090a"><!--s034090a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> lukewarm or indifferent, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with regard to religion or politics</p><p><span class="bodyb">Laodicean</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<span class="bodyi">Laodicea</span> (now Latakia), ancient city in Asia Minor; from the reproach to the church of the Laodiceans in Rev 3:15–16].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">melanosis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/meləʹnohsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037477a"><!--s037477a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the abnormal deposition of pigments, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> melanin, in the tissues of the body <span class="bodyb">melanotic</span> /-ʹnotik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Jerusalem artichoke</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jəʹroohsələm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032500a"><!--s032500a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the edible sweet-tasting tubers of a perennial N American sunflower cultivated for its edible sweet-tasting tubers: <span class="bodyi">Helianthus</span> <span class="bodyi">tuberosus</span></p><p>This vegetable plant has nothing to do with Jerusalem, nor is it closely related to the artichoke. The plant Soon after its introduction from America to Europe in the early 17th cent., it was apparently imported to Britain from Italy, and <span class="bodyi">girasole</span> is the Italian word for a sunflower probably under the name <span class="bodyi">girasole articiocco</span> meaning ‘sunflower artichoke’. Folk etymology changed <span class="bodyi">girasole</span> to <span class="bodyi">Jerusalem</span>, while a supposed similarity of flavour to the artichoke produced the second part of the name</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hominid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhominid/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028943a"><!--s028943a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a family of two-legged primate mammals comprising humans and their extinct immediate ancestors: family Hominidae</p><p><span class="bodyb">hominid</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">Hominidae</span> (pl) from <span class="bodyi">homin-, homo</span> man].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">innocent<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031335a"><!--s031335a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033101b"><!--s033101b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who is innocent, <span class="bodyi">esp</span>:</p><a name="s008592c"><!--s008592c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a child regarded as free from all sin or blame.</p></div><a name="s008593c"><!--s008593c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>somebody who lacks sophistication or is ignorant of the evil ways of the world.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">liquid air</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035243a"><!--s035243a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>air in the liquid state that is intensely cold and used chiefly as a refrigerant.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lunar month</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035986a"><!--s035986a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the period of time, averaging 29½ days, between two successive new moons.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duty-paid</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018729a"><!--s018729a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of goods: on which duty has been paid in the country of purchase.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">millpond</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038213a"><!--s038213a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pond produced by damming a stream to produce a head of water for operating a mill.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">manor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmanə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036733a"><!--s036733a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038586b"><!--s038586b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a landed estate.</p></div><a name="s038587b"><!--s038587b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a medieval unit of territorya former unit of English rural territorial organization; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> such a unit in the Middle Ages consisting of an estate under a lord who held a variety of rights over land and tenants including the right to hold court.</p></div><a name="s038588b"><!--s038588b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a house owned or formerly owned by the lord of a manor.</p></div><a name="s038589b"><!--s038589b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> one's territory or home ground.</p></div><a name="s038590b"><!--s038590b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a district or area of police administration <span class="bodyb">manorial</span> /məʹnawri·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">maner</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">manoir</span> to sojourn, dwell, from Latin <span class="bodyi">manēre</span> to remain].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">borate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbawrayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006730a"><!--s006730a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a salt or ester of a boric acid.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">get-together</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025295a"><!--s025295a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an informal social gathering or meeting.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">la <span class="bodyi">or</span> lah</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033716a"><!--s033716a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in music, the sixth note of a major scale in the tonic sol-fa system, or the note A in the fixed-doh system [Middle English: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gamut/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gamut</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lunar year</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035987a"><!--s035987a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a period of twelve lunar months.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">melatonin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/meləʹtohnin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037478a"><!--s037478a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hormone from the pineal gland in vertebrates that produces lightening of the skin: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/melanocyte_stimulating_hormone/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">melanocyte-stimulating hormone</span></span></a> [prob from <span class="bodyi">melanocyte</span> + <span class="bodyi">serotonin</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">innocuous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹnokyoo·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031336a"><!--s031336a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033102b"><!--s033102b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having no harmful effects; harmless.</p></div><a name="s033103b"><!--s033103b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>unlikely to provoke or offend; inoffensive</p><p><span class="bodyb">innocuously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">innocuousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">innocuus</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">nocuus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/nocuous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">nocuous</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duumvir</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dyoohʹumvə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018730a"><!--s018730a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019790b"><!--s019790b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>either of two officers or magistrates of ancient Rome constituting a board or court.</p></div><a name="s019791b"><!--s019791b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>either of two people having joint authority [Latin <span class="bodyi">duumvir</span>, from <span class="bodyi">duum</span> (genitive of <span class="bodyi">duo</span> two) + <span class="bodyi">vir</span> man].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jess</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jes/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032501a"><!--s032501a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a short strap made <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of leather that is secured to the leg of a hawk with and usu has a ring on the other end for attaching a leash [Middle English <span class="bodyi">ges</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">gies</span>,from <span class="bodyi">jeter</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jet1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jet 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hominoid<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhominoyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028944a"><!--s028944a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030608b"><!--s030608b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>resembling or related to man.</p></div><a name="s030609b"><!--s030609b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to or belonging to the primates, comprising humans and the anthropoid apes: superfamily Hominoidea.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">borax</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbawraks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006731a"><!--s006731a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>natural or synthetic hydrated sodium borate used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a flux, cleansing agent, and water-softener [Middle English <span class="bodyi">boras</span> via French from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">borac-, borax</span>,ultimatelyfrom Persian <span class="bodyi">būrah</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">liquidambar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/likwiʹdambə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035244a"><!--s035244a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037061b"><!--s037061b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several North American or Asian trees of the witch hazel family that bear a round fruit and have star-shaped leaves: genus <span class="bodyi">Liquidambar</span>.</p></div><a name="s037062b"><!--s037062b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the resin from such a tree, used in medicine [Latin genus name, from <span class="bodyi">liquidus</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/liquid1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">liquid 1</span></span></a>) + late Latin <span class="bodyi">ambar, ambra</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amber/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amber</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">get together</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025294a"><!--s025294a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to assemble or come together for a social purpose or to cooperate.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">man-o’-war</span><small><span class="eSynop">/manəʹwaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> men-o’-war)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036734a"><!--s036734a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/man_of_war_or_man_o_war/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">man-of-war</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">millrace</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038214a"><!--s038214a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a channel in which water flows to and from a mill wheel, or the usu swift-flowing current in such a channel [Middle English <span class="bodyi">milnras</span>, from <span class="bodyi">miln, mille</span> mill + <span class="bodyi">ras</span> race, current].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Laotian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/layʹohsh(ə)n, ʹlowsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034091a"><!--s034091a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Laos</p><p><span class="bodyb">Laotian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [prob from French <span class="bodyi">laotien</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lao/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Lao</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lunate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹloohnayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035988a"><!--s035988a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>shaped like a crescent [Latin <span class="bodyi">lunatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">lunare</span> to bend in a crescent, from <span class="bodyi">luna</span> moon].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jessamine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjesəmin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032502a"><!--s032502a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jasmine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jasmine</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">innominate bone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031337a"><!--s031337a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hipbone/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hipbone</span></span></a> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">innominatus</span>, from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">nominatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">nominare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/nominate1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">nominate 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hominoid<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028945a"><!--s028945a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hominoid mammal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">borazon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbawrəzon/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006732a"><!--s006732a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a substance that consists of a boron nitride and is as hard as diamond but more resistant to high temperature [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/boron/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">boron</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/az_or_azo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">az-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/on1/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-on 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Melba toast</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmelbə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037479a"><!--s037479a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>very thin crisp toast [named after Dame Nellie <span class="bodyi">Melba</span> d.1931, Australian operatic soprano].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">liquidate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlikwidayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035245a"><!--s035245a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037063b"><!--s037063b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009642c"><!--s009642c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to settle (a debt), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by payment.</p></div><a name="s009643c"><!--s009643c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to bring the commercial activities of (e.g. a business) to an end and use the assets towards paying off the debts.</p></div></div><a name="s037064b"><!--s037064b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to convert (assets) into cash.</p></div><a name="s037065b"><!--s037065b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to kill or be rid of (somebody) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s037066b"><!--s037066b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to liquidate debts, damages, or accounts.</p></div><a name="s037067b"><!--s037067b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to be or become liquidated <span class="bodyb">liquidation</span> /-ʹdaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">liquidator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">liquidatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">liquidare</span> to melt, from Latin <span class="bodyi">liquidus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/liquid1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">liquid 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duumvirate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dyoohʹumvirət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018731a"><!--s018731a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019792b"><!--s019792b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a board or court in ancient Rome composed of two officers or magistrates who have equal authority.</p></div><a name="s019793b"><!--s019793b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a partnership composed of two people who have equal authority.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">manpower</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036735a"><!--s036735a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the total supply of people available for work or service.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lap<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/lap/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034092a"><!--s034092a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035765b"><!--s035765b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the front part of the lower trunk and thighs of a seated person.</p></div><a name="s035766b"><!--s035766b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the part of a garment covering the lap.</p></div><a name="s035767b"><!--s035767b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a loose panel or hanging flap, e.g. on a garment ✱ <span class="bodyb">drop/fall into somebody's lap</span> to come to somebody easily or effortlessly ✱ <span class="bodyb">drop something in somebody's lap</span> to cause something to become somebody's responsibility ✱ <span class="bodyb">in the lap of luxury</span> in an environment of great ease, comfort, and wealth ✱ <span class="bodyb">in the lap of the gods</span> entirely dependent on chance; beyond human influence or control [originally <span class="bodyi">on the knees of the gods</span>, from passages in Homer's <span class="bodyi">Iiad</span> and <span class="bodyi">Odyssey</span>.] <span class="bodyb">lapful</span> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> lapfuls)<i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">læppa</span> flap or fold in a garment, later the front of a skirt when held up to hold something, hence the corresponding part of the body as a place on or in which to hold something].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">get-up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025297a"><!--s025297a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an outfit or costume.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Mills bomb</span><small><span class="eSynop">/milz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038215a"><!--s038215a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an oval hand grenade with a serrated exterior, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by British forces during World War I [named after Sir William <span class="bodyi">Mills</span> d.1932, English inventor].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lunate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035989a"><!--s035989a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">lunate bone</span>) a crescent-shaped bone of the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/carpus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">carpus</span></span></a> (wrist), which articulates with the bones of the lower arm.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">innovate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinəvayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031338a"><!--s031338a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make changes by introducing something new, e.g. new practices or ideas <span class="bodyb">innovation</span> /-ʹvaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">innovative</span> /-vətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">innovator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">innovatory</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">innovatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">innovare</span> to alter, renew, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">novus</span> new].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">meld<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/meld/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037480a"><!--s037480a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039358b"><!--s039358b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to combine or blend (two or more different substances or things) together to form a single substance or thing <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s039359b"><!--s039359b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to combine [blend of <span class="bodyi">melt</span> and <span class="bodyi">weld</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hominy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhomini/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028946a"><!--s028946a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>crushed or coarsely ground husked maize, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when boiled with water or milk to make <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grits/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grits</span></span></a> [prob from Algonquian <span class="bodyi">uskatahomen</span>, perhaps meaning ‘that which is ground’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">borborygmus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bawbəʹrigməs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> borborygmi /-mie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006733a"><!--s006733a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rumbling noise in the stomach <span class="bodyb">borborygmic</span> /-mik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">borborugmos</span> intestinal rumbling].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duvet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdoohvay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018732a"><!--s018732a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large quilt filled with insulating material, e.g. feathers or synthetic fibre, usu placed inside a removable fabric cover and used in place of an upper sheet and blankets [French <span class="bodyi">duvet</span> down, ultimately from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">dūnn</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/down6/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">down 6</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">get up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025296a"><!--s025296a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027023b"><!--s027023b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007080c"><!--s007080c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to rise from a sitting or lying position.</p></div><a name="s007081c"><!--s007081c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to rise from bed in the morning.</p></div></div><a name="s027024b"><!--s027024b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of the wind: to become stronger ✱ <span class="bodyb">get up to</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to be involved in (something wrong, mischievous, etc).</p></div><a name="s027025b"><!--s027025b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to rise from a sitting or lying position.</p></div><a name="s027026b"><!--s027026b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to rise from bed in the morning.</p></div><a name="s027027b"><!--s027027b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>said of the wind: to become stronger <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s027028b"><!--s027028b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to improvise (something).</p></div><a name="s027029b"><!--s027029b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to arrange the external appearance of (somebody) ✱ <span class="bodyb">get up to something</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to be involved in something mischievous, wrong, etc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">manqué</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmongkay/ (<span class="bodyi">French</span> /mãke)/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036736a"><!--s036736a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">used after a noun</span>) that could have been but failed to be what is specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>His prose suggests that he is a poet manqué</p> <p>[French <span class="bodyi">manqué</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">manquer</span> to lack, fail].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lap<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034093a"><!--s034093a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035768b"><!--s035768b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>one circuit round a closed course or track.</p></div><a name="s035769b"><!--s035769b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s009174c"><!--s009174c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>one circuit round a closed course or track.</p></div><a name="s009175c"><!--s009175c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>one length of a straight course, e.g. a swimming pool.</p></div></div><a name="s035770b"><!--s035770b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>one stage of a journey.</p></div><a name="s035771b"><!--s035771b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a part of an object that overlaps another.</p></div><a name="s035772b"><!--s035772b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s009176c"><!--s009176c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a part of an object that overlaps another.</p></div><a name="s009177c"><!--s009177c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the amount by which one object overlaps or projects beyond another.</p></div></div><a name="s035773b"><!--s035773b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>one complete turn, e.g. of a rope round a drum.</p></div><a name="s035774b"><!--s035774b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a layer of a flexible substance, e.g. a layer of cotton or wool wound round something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a roller, before spinning.</p></div><a name="s035775b"><!--s035775b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>a smoothing and polishing tool, e.g. for metal or precious stones, usu comprising a piece of wood, leather, felt, or soft metal covering a rotating disc [from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lap3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lap 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">millstone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038216a"><!--s038216a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039897b"><!--s039897b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>either of a pair of circular stones that rotate against each other and are used for grinding grain.</p></div><a name="s039898b"><!--s039898b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a heavy or crushing burden.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">liquidator</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035246a"><!--s035246a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person appointed by law to liquidate a company.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jessie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjesi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032503a"><!--s032503a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, derog</span> an effeminate man [<span class="bodyi">Jessie</span>, nickname for <span class="bodyi">Janet</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lunatic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹloohnətik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035990a"><!--s035990a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037857b"><!--s037857b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">no longer in technical use</span> a mentally ill person </p><p><i></i></p><p>All are lunatics, but he who can analyse his delusion is a philosopher</p><p> Ambrose Bierce.</p></div><a name="s037858b"><!--s037858b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a foolish or foolhardy person</p><p><span class="bodyb">lunatic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">lunatik</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">lunatique</span> or late Latin <span class="bodyi">lunaticus</span>, both from Latin <span class="bodyi">luna</span> moon; from the former belief that lunacy fluctuates with the phases of the moon].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Inns of Court</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031339a"><!--s031339a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033104b"><!--s033104b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>four societies of students and barristers in London which have the exclusive right of admission to the English Bar.</p></div><a name="s033105b"><!--s033105b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the four buildings that house these societies.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">get-up-and-go</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025298a"><!--s025298a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> energy or drive.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">meld<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037481a"><!--s037481a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a combination or blend.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hominy grits</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028947a"><!--s028947a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grits/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grits</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mansard</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmansahd, ʹmansəd/ mansard roof <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036737a"><!--s036737a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a roof with a lower steeper slope and a higher shallower one on all four sides</p><p>French <span class="bodyi">mansarde</span>, named after François <span class="bodyi">Mansart</span> d.1666, French architect. He rebuilt part of the château of Blois using this type of roof</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">millstream</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038217a"><!--s038217a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a stream flowing past a mill and used to turn a mill wheel.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">duvet day</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018733a"><!--s018733a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a permitted absence from work for a trivial reason such as minor illness.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">liquid crystal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035247a"><!--s035247a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a liquid having certain physical, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> optical, properties shown by crystalline solids but not by ordinary liquids.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bordeaux</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bawʹdoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Bordeaux /bawʹdoh(z)/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006734a"><!--s006734a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a red or white wine of the Bordeaux region of France.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lap<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (lapped, lapping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034094a"><!--s034094a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s035776b"><!--s035776b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to overtake and thereby lead or increase the lead over (another contestant in a race) by a full circuit of a track.</p></div><a name="s035777b"><!--s035777b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span>(+ in) to hold or wrap (somebody or something) protectively in something.</p></div><a name="s035778b"><!--s035778b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to smooth or polish (e.g. a metal surface) to a high degree of refinement or accuracy <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s035779b"><!--s035779b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to overlap or project beyond something </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her mantle laps over my lady's wrist too much</p><p> Robert Browning.</p></div><a name="s035780b"><!--s035780b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>said of somebody in a race: to complete a lap [Middle English <span class="bodyi">lappe</span> to coil, fold, or wrap, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lap1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lap 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jest<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/jest/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032504a"><!--s032504a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034424b"><!--s034424b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an amusing or mocking act or utterance; a joke.</p></div><a name="s034425b"><!--s034425b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a way of behaving, speaking, etc that is not intended to be taken seriously </p><p><i></i></p><p>He said it in jest</p><p>Middle English <span class="bodyi">geste</span> deed, exploit, via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">gesta</span> deeds, from <span class="bodyi">gerere</span> to do. In the 13th cent. the word denoted a romantic tale of heroic exploits, hence an entertaining or funny story</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lunatic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035991a"><!--s035991a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037859b"><!--s037859b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> insane.</p></div><a name="s037860b"><!--s037860b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>wildly foolish.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">innuendo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inyooʹendoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os -oes) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> innuendos innuendoes)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031340a"><!--s031340a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an obliquely worded comment, typically suggestive or subtly disparaging, or the use of such comments </p><p><i></i></p><p>Above all study innuendo. Hint everything – assert nothing</p><p> Poe [Latin <span class="bodyi">innuendo</span> by hinting, from <span class="bodyi">innuere</span> to hint, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">nuere</span> to nod].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">meld<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037482a"><!--s037482a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to declare (a card or combination of cards) for a score in a card game such as rummy or canasta [German <span class="bodyi">melden</span> to announce].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homo</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> homos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028949a"><!--s028949a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal, chiefly derog</span> a homosexual.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">geum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjee·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025299a"><!--s025299a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of plants of the rose family including the avens: genus <span class="bodyi">Geum</span> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">geum</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">gaeum</span> herb bennet, a member of this family].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dux</span><small><span class="eSynop">/duks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018734a"><!--s018734a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Scot</span> the pupil in a class or school with the best academic record [Latin <span class="bodyi">dux</span> leader].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mill wheel</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038218a"><!--s038218a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a waterwheel that drives a mill.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jest<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032505a"><!--s032505a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034426b"><!--s034426b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to speak or act without seriousness </p><p><i></i></p><p>What is truth? said jesting Pilate, and would not wait for an answer</p><p> Bacon.</p></div><a name="s034427b"><!--s034427b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make a witty remark.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Bordeaux mixture</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006735a"><!--s006735a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fungicide used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on fruit trees, made by mixing copper sulphate with lime and water [first used in the vineyards of Bordeaux, SW France].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mansard roof</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036738a"><!--s036738a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mansard/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mansard</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lunatic asylum</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035992a"><!--s035992a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> a hospital or home for people who are mentally ill.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lap<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (lapped, lapping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034095a"><!--s034095a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s035781b"><!--s035781b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of an animal: to take in (liquid) with the tongue.</p></div><a name="s035782b"><!--s035782b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of water: to flow or splash against (something) in little waves <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s035783b"><!--s035783b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to move in little waves, usu making a gentle splashing sound </p><p><i></i></p><p>The sea lapped gently against the edge of the quay</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">lapian</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Innuit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinyooh·it/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031341a"><!--s031341a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inuit_or_innuit/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Inuit</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">liquid crystal display</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035248a"><!--s035248a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a display of numbers or symbols, e.g. in a digital watch or calculator, produced by applying an electric field to liquid crystal cells in order to change the amount of light they reflect.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">meld<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037483a"><!--s037483a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a run or set of cards that is or can be melded in a card game.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028950a"><!--s028950a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hom_or_homo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hom-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DV</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018735a"><!--s018735a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Deo volente [Latin <span class="bodyi">Deo volente</span>, literally ‘God willing’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">GeV</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025300a"><!--s025300a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>gigaelectronvolt.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lap<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034096a"><!--s034096a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act or sound of lapping.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bordello</span><small><span class="eSynop">/bawʹdeloh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> bordellos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006736a"><!--s006736a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a brothel [Italian <span class="bodyi">bordello</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">bordel</span>, from <span class="bodyi">borde</span> hut, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jester</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032506a"><!--s032506a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a clown formerly employed in royal or noble households to provide casual amusement and commonly dressed in a brightly coloured costume.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">millwright</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmilriet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038219a"><!--s038219a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who plans, builds, or maintains mills.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">innumerable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹnyoohmərəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031342a"><!--s031342a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>too many to be counted; countless</p><p><span class="bodyb">innumerably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">innumerabilis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">numerabilis</span> numerable, ultimately from <span class="bodyi">numerus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/number1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">number 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">liquidise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlikwidiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035249a"><!--s035249a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/liquidize_or_liquidise_or_ise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">liquidize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">manse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mans/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036739a"><!--s036739a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the residence of a Presbyterian or Baptist clergyman </p><p><i></i></p><p>Some of the things she said reminded one that she was a daughter of the manse</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">manss</span> mansion house, via late Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">mansus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mansion/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mansion</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">melee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmelay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037484a"><!--s037484a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a confused or riotous struggle; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a general hand-to-hand fight [French <span class="bodyi">mêlée</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">meslee</span> from <span class="bodyi">mesler</span> to mix].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lunatic fringe</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035993a"><!--s035993a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the extremist or fanatical members of a political or social movement.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Homo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhohmoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028948a"><!--s028948a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a genus of primate mammals including recent man, <span class="bodyi">Homo sapiens</span>, and various extinct ancestors [Latin <span class="bodyi">homo</span> man].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DVD</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018736a"><!--s018736a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>digital videodisc (or digital versatile disc), a disc with a large capacity for storing audio, video, or other etc information, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for reproducing feature films in the home with a quality that is close to that of the cinema.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">milo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmieloh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038220a"><!--s038220a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small usu early-growing drought-resistant variety of sorghum with compact heads of large seeds [Sotho <span class="bodyi">maili</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gewgaw</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgyoohgaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025301a"><!--s025301a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something showy but worthless; a bauble or trinket [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">border<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbawdə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006737a"><!--s006737a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006940b"><!--s006940b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an outer part or edge.</p></div><a name="s006941b"><!--s006941b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a boundary or frontier.</p></div><a name="s006942b"><!--s006942b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s001629c"><!--s001629c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a boundary or frontier.</p></div><a name="s001630c"><!--s001630c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Borders</span>) the parts of southern Scotland and northern England on either side of the boundary between the two.</p></div><a name="s001631c"><!--s001631c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Border</span>) the boundary between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.</p></div></div><a name="s006943b"><!--s006943b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a narrow bed of planted ground, e.g. beside a path.</p></div><a name="s006944b"><!--s006944b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>an ornamental design at the edge of something, e.g. printed matter, fabric, or a rug [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bordure</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">bordeure</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">melic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmelik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037485a"><!--s037485a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of poetry: intended to be sung [Latin <span class="bodyi">melicus</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">melikos</span> from <span class="bodyi">melos</span> song: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/melody/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">melody</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Jesu</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjeezyooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032507a"><!--s032507a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jesus1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Jesus 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lunation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/loohʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035994a"><!--s035994a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in astronomy, a lunar month = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lunar_month/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lunar month</span></span></a> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">lunacioun</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">lunation-</span>, <span class="bodyi">lunatio</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">luna</span> moon].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">liquidiser</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035250a"><!--s035250a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/liquidizer_or_liquidiser/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">liquidizer</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">innumerate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹnyoohmərət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031343a"><!--s031343a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> having no knowledge even of basic arithmetic and not able to use numbers effectively <span class="bodyb">innumeracy</span> /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laparoscopy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lapəʹroskəpi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> laparoscopies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034097a"><!--s034097a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a surgical procedure in which a fine fibre-optic tube is inserted into the abdomen or other bodily cavity to allow direct observation of the contents <span class="bodyb">laparoscope</span> /ʹlapərəskohp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">laparoscopic</span> /ˌlapərəʹskopik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">lapara</span> flank (from <span class="bodyi">laparos</span> slack, soft) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/scopy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-scopy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">manservant</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> menservants)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036740a"><!--s036740a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a male servant, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a valet.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homocentric<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/homohʹsentrik, hoh-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028951a"><!--s028951a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anthropocentric/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anthropocentric</span></span></a> [from Latin <span class="bodyi">homo</span> man + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/centric/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-centric</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DVLA</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018737a"><!--s018737a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">milometer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mieʹlomitə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038221a"><!--s038221a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mileometer_or_milometer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mileometer</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gewürztraminer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gəʹvooətstrəmeenə/ (<span class="bodyi">German</span> /gəvyrtstraminər), gəʹvooətstrəmeenə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025302a"><!--s025302a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027030b"><!--s027030b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a variety of grape used in the production of white wine, or the wine produced from it.</p></div><a name="s027031b"><!--s027031b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a wine produced from this grape, typically a medium-dry white wine with a spicy bouquet [German <span class="bodyi">Gewürz</span> spice + <span class="bodyi">Traminer</span>, a variety of grape, named after <span class="bodyi">Tramin</span> in S Tyrol].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">border<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (bordered, bordering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006738a"><!--s006738a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s006945b"><!--s006945b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to form a border along the edge of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>lawns bordered with neat gravel paths</p>.</div><a name="s006946b"><!--s006946b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a country or region: to adjoin (another country or region) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s006947b"><!--s006947b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ on) said of a country or region: to adjoin another country or region.</p></div><a name="s006948b"><!--s006948b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(+ on) to be close to a feeling or state</p> <p><i></i></p><p>She began now to have the anxiety which borders on hopelessness</p><p> — Jane Austen</p> <p><span class="bodyb">bordered</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laparotomy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lapəʹrotəmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> laparotomies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034098a"><!--s034098a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a surgical incision through the abdominal wall [Greek <span class="bodyi">lapara</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/laparoscopy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">laparoscopy</span></span></a>) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tomy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-tomy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">melilot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmelilot/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037486a"><!--s037486a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a yellow-flowered plant of the pea family, widely cultivated to enrich the soil and for hay, and that is a common weed of cultivated land: genus <span class="bodyi">Melilotus</span> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">mellilot</span> via French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">melilōtos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">meli</span> honey + <span class="bodyi">lōtos</span> clover, lotus].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homocentric<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028952a"><!--s028952a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having the same centre; concentric </p><p><i></i></p><p>homocentric spheres</p> <p>[<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/homo/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">homo-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/centric/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-centric</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lunch<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/lunch/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035995a"><!--s035995a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a midday meal ✱ <span class="bodyb">out to lunch</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> crazy or out of touch with reality [short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/luncheon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">luncheon</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Jesuit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjezyoo·it/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032508a"><!--s032508a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of the Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic order founded by St Ignatius Loyola in 1534 that is devoted to missionary and educational work [Latin <span class="bodyi">Jesuita</span>,from late Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jesus1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Jesus 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">innumerate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031344a"><!--s031344a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an innumerate person.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-manship</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036741a"><!--s036741a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting: the art or skill of somebody who practises an activity </p><p><i></i></p><p>horsemanship</p> <p><i></i></p><p>gamesmanship</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">DVT</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018738a"><!--s018738a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>deep vein thrombosis.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">liquidity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/liʹkwiditi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035251a"><!--s035251a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037068b"><!--s037068b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the state of being liquid.</p></div><a name="s037069b"><!--s037069b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the liquid assets of a company.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">milord</span><small><span class="eSynop">/miʹlawd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038222a"><!--s038222a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>formerly used as a term of address to an Englishman of noble or gentle birth [via French from English <span class="bodyi">my lord</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">geyser</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgeezə, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> ʹgiezə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025303a"><!--s025303a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027032b"><!--s027032b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a spring that intermittently throws out jets of heated water and steam.</p></div><a name="s027033b"><!--s027033b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> an apparatus with a boiler in which water, e.g. for a bath, is rapidly heated by a gas flame and may be stored [Icelandic <span class="bodyi">Geysir</span>, literally ‘gush’, name of a hot spring in Iceland, from <span class="bodyi">geysa</span> to gush, from Old Norse].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">meliorate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmeeli·ərayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037487a"><!--s037487a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ameliorate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ameliorate</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">melioration</span> /-ʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">meliorative</span> /-rətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">melioratus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">meliorare</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">melior</span> better].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mansion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmansh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036742a"><!--s036742a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038591b"><!--s038591b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a large imposing residence.</p></div><a name="s038592b"><!--s038592b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s010049c"><!--s010049c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the house of the lord of a manor.</p></div><a name="s010050c"><!--s010050c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a large imposing residence.</p></div></div><a name="s038593b"><!--s038593b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a separate apartment in a large structure.</p></div><a name="s038594b"><!--s038594b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) used in residence names: a large building divided into flats [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">mansion-, mansio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">mansus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">manēre</span> to remain, dwell].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lap dancing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034099a"><!--s034099a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an erotic dance performed by a scantily clad female dancer close to the person for whom she is performing</p><p><span class="bodyb">lap dance</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">lap dancer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Border collie</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006739a"><!--s006739a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a collie of a rough-haired stocky breed commonly used in Britain for herding sheep, usu having a black-and-white coat [from its origin in the borderlands between England and Scotland].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lunch<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035996a"><!--s035996a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037861b"><!--s037861b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to eat lunch <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s037862b"><!--s037862b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to provide (somebody) with lunch or take them to lunch</p><p><span class="bodyb">luncher</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">liquidize <span class="bodyi">or</span> liquidise <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035252a"><!--s035252a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to cause (something solid) to be liquid; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to mash or process (e.g. fruit or vegetables) into a liquid.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homocercal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/homəʹsuhkl, hoh-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028953a"><!--s028953a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030610b"><!--s030610b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of the tail fin of a fish: having the upper and lower lobes approximately symmetrical and the spinal column ending at or near the middle of the base: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/heterocercal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">heterocercal</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s030611b"><!--s030611b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to or having a homocercal tail fin [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/homo/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">homo-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">kerkos</span> tail].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">milt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/milt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038223a"><!--s038223a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the male reproductive glands of fishes when filled with secretion, or the secretion of these glands [Old English <span class="bodyi">milte</span> spleen].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">G-force</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025304a"><!--s025304a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the force of gravity.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inobservance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inəbʹzuhvəns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031345a"><!--s031345a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033106b"><!--s033106b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>lack of attention.</p></div><a name="s033107b"><!--s033107b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>failure to observe a custom, rule, etc</p><p><span class="bodyb">inobservant</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">inobservant</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">inobservantia</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">observantia</span> observance, from <span class="bodyi">observare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/observe/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">observe</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dwarf<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dwawf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> dwarfs dwarves /dwawvz/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018739a"><!--s018739a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019794b"><!--s019794b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person of abnormally unusually small stature, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one whose body is not in proportion.</p></div><a name="s019795b"><!--s019795b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005054c"><!--s005054c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an animal or plant that is much smaller than normal size.</p></div><a name="s005055c"><!--s005055c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) related to or denoting such an animal or plant </p><p><i></i></p><p>dwarf conifers</p>.</div></div><a name="s019796b"><!--s019796b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in mythology and folklore, a small human-like creature often depicted as ugly, having magical powers, or skilled as a craftsman.</p></div><a name="s019797b"><!--s019797b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dwarf_star/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dwarf star</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">dwarfish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">dweorg, dweorh</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jesuitical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jezyooʹitikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032509a"><!--s032509a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034428b"><!--s034428b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Jesuitical</span>) relating to the Jesuits.</p></div><a name="s034429b"><!--s034429b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">derog</span> given to subtle, hair-splitting argumentation or deception</p><p><span class="bodyb">jesuitic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">jesuitically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">meliorism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmeeliəriz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037488a"><!--s037488a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the belief that the world can be improved by human effort</p><p><span class="bodyb">meliorist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">melioristic</span> /-ʹristik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">manslaughter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036743a"><!--s036743a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the unlawful killing of somebody without malicious intent, e.g. by avoidable negligence or in the course of an unlawful act: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/murder1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">murder 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lapdog</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034100a"><!--s034100a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035784b"><!--s035784b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small pet dog, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that is docile.</p></div><a name="s035785b"><!--s035785b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody who is completely controlled by or under the influence of somebody else.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">GH</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025305a"><!--s025305a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Ghana (international vehicle registration).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">borderer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbawdərə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006740a"><!--s006740a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who lives in a border area between two countries e.g. (<span class="bodyb">Borderer</span>) that between Scotland and England.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dwarf<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018740a"><!--s018740a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019798b"><!--s019798b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to stunt the growth of (a person, animal, or plant).</p></div><a name="s019799b"><!--s019799b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (somebody or something) to appear smaller or less significant by comparison </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was dwarfed by the great height of the nave</p><p> Graham Greene.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">liquidizer <span class="bodyi">or</span> liquidiser</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035253a"><!--s035253a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a domestic electric appliance for grinding, pureeing, liquidizing, or blending foods.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homocyclic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/homəʹsieklik, hoh-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028954a"><!--s028954a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a chemical compound: having a closed ring of atoms of the same chemical element, e.g. carbon.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lunch box</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035997a"><!--s035997a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037863b"><!--s037863b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a box to carry food for e.g. a worker's or schoolchild's lunch.</p></div><a name="s037864b"><!--s037864b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span> a man's genitals, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as detectable under tight-fitting clothes.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Miltonian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/milʹtohni·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038224a"><!--s038224a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or characteristic of the English poet John Milton (d.1674) or his work</p><p><span class="bodyb">Miltonian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [John <span class="bodyi">Milton</span> d.1674, English poet].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">melisma</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹlizmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> melismas melismata /-tə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037489a"><!--s037489a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a group of notes or tones sung on one syllable, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/plainsong/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">plainsong</span></span></a> (medieval Christian chant) <span class="bodyb">melismatic</span> /melizʹmatik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">melisma</span> melody, from <span class="bodyi">melizein</span> to sing].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inocula</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹnokyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031346a"><!--s031346a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inoculum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inoculum</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Jesus<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjeezəs/ Jesus Christ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032510a"><!--s032510a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the Jewish religious teacher whose life, death, and resurrection as reported in the New Testament are the basis of the Christianity religion.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">manta</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmantə/ manta ray <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036744a"><!--s036744a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038595b"><!--s038595b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an extremely large flat ray of warm seas.</p></div><a name="s038596b"><!--s038596b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/manta_ray/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">manta ray</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lapel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ləʹpel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034101a"><!--s034101a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fold of the top front edge of a coat or jacket that is continuous with the collar [dimin. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lap1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lap 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dwarfism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018741a"><!--s018741a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the condition of unusually small size or stunted growth.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">borderland</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006741a"><!--s006741a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006949b"><!--s006949b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the area of country around a border or frontier.</p></div><a name="s006950b"><!--s006950b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the indeterminate territory at the dividing line between two things, belonging definitely to neither one nor the other </p><p><i></i></p><p>a golden borderland between sleep and waking</p> <p>— Stevenson.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">liquid measure</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035254a"><!--s035254a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit or series of units for measuring liquid capacity.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Miltonic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/milʹtonik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038225a"><!--s038225a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/miltonian/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Miltonian</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ghanaian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gahʹnayən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025306a"><!--s025306a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Ghana, country in W Africa</p><p><span class="bodyb">Ghanaian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">melliferous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹlifərəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037490a"><!--s037490a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>producing or yielding honey [Latin <span class="bodyi">mellifer</span>, from <span class="bodyi">mell-, mel</span> honey + <span class="bodyi">-fer</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ferous_or_iferous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ferous</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inoculant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹnokyoolənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031347a"><!--s031347a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inoculum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inoculum</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Jesus<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> Jesus Christ</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032511a"><!--s032511a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> used to express surprise, dismay, annoyance, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">luncheon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlunch(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035998a"><!--s035998a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lunch1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lunch 1</span></span></a> [English dialect <span class="bodyi">luncheon</span> large lump, alteration of <span class="bodyi">lunch</span> lump, piece of food, perhaps alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lump1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lump 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">manta ray</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmantə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036745a"><!--s036745a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an extremely large flat ray of warm seas: <span class="bodyi">Manta birostris</span> [American Spanish <span class="bodyi">manta</span> from Spanish <span class="bodyi">manta</span> blanket; from its being caught in traps resembling large blankets].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homocysteine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhoməʹsisti·een, hoh-, -ʹsistayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028955a"><!--s028955a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an organic amino acid occurring in the body as an <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/intermediate2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">intermediate 2</span></span></a> (compound formed by one reaction and involved in another) in the metabolism of methionine and cysteine.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lapelled</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ləʹpeld/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034102a"><!--s034102a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">used in combinations</span>) having lapels of a specified kind </p><p><i></i></p><p>narrow-lapelled</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dwarf planet</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018742a"><!--s018742a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a planet-like object in orbit around the Sun which, unlike a true planet, has not exerted sufficient gravitational force to clear other objects from the region of its orbit, eg Pluto and Ceres.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mime<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/miem/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038226a"><!--s038226a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039899b"><!--s039899b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the art of portraying a character or telling a story by gesture and body movement.</p></div><a name="s039900b"><!--s039900b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a performance of mime.</p></div><a name="s039901b"><!--s039901b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a performer of mime.</p></div><a name="s039902b"><!--s039902b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s010305c"><!--s010305c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the art of portraying a character or telling a story by gesture and body movement.</p></div><a name="s010306c"><!--s010306c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a performance of mime.</p></div><a name="s010307c"><!--s010307c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a performer of mime.</p></div></div><a name="s039903b"><!--s039903b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>an ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life, usu in a ridiculous manner [Latin <span class="bodyi">mimus</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">mimos</span> imitator, actor].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gharial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgeəri·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025307a"><!--s025307a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gavial/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gavial</span></span></a> [Hindi <span class="bodyi">gha</span> <span class="bodyi">riyāl</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">luncheon meat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035999a"><!--s035999a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a precooked mixture of meat, e.g. pork, and cereal shaped in a loaf and usu canned.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">liquid paraffin</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035255a"><!--s035255a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a colourless oily mixture of chemical compounds obtained from petroleum, used as a laxative.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">borderline</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006742a"><!--s006742a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006951b"><!--s006951b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>verging on one or other place, stake, or concept without being definitely assignable to either.</p></div><a name="s006952b"><!--s006952b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not quite meeting accepted standards, e.g. of morality or good taste </p><p><i></i></p><p>a borderline joke</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inoculate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹnokyoolayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031348a"><!--s031348a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033108b"><!--s033108b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to introduce a disease-causing organism into the body of (somebody) in order to induce immunity; to vaccinate (somebody).</p></div><a name="s033109b"><!--s033109b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to introduce a micro-organism into (an animal) for testing purposes.</p></div><a name="s033110b"><!--s033110b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to introduce (e.g. a micro-organism) into a culture, animal, etc</p><p><span class="bodyb">inoculable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s033111b"><!--s033111b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s008594c"><!--s008594c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to introduce a disease-causing organism into the body of (somebody) in order to induce immunity; to vaccinate (somebody).</p></div><a name="s008595c"><!--s008595c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to introduce a micro-organism into (an animal) for testing purposes </p><p><i></i></p><p>The experiment involves inoculating mice with anthrax</p>.</div><a name="s008596c"><!--s008596c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to introduce (e.g. a micro-organism) into a culture, animal, etc.</p></div></div><a name="s033112b"><!--s033112b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to introduce something into the mind of (somebody) <span class="bodyb">inoculation</span> /-ʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">inoculative</span> /-lətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inoculator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">inoculaten</span> to insert a bud in a plant, from Latin <span class="bodyi">inoculatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">inoculare</span> to graft on, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">oculus</span> eye, bud].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">manteau</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmantoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> manteaus /-tohz/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036746a"><!--s036746a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>formerly, a woman's loose gown or cape; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mantua/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mantua</span></span></a> [French <span class="bodyi">manteau</span> outer garment, from Latin <span class="bodyi">mantellum</span> cloak].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lapidary<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlapidəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034103a"><!--s034103a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035786b"><!--s035786b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or relating to the cutting, polishing, and engraving of stones and gems </p><p><i></i></p><p>In lapidary inscriptions a man is not upon oath</p><p> Dr Johnson.</p></div><a name="s035787b"><!--s035787b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a literary style: elegant and dignified having the elegance and dignity associated with monumental inscriptions [Latin <span class="bodyi">lapidarius</span> of stone, from <span class="bodyi">lapid-, lapis</span> stone].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Jesus freak</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032512a"><!--s032512a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a member of an evangelical Christian group, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a deeply committed and demonstrative one.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mellifluent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹlifloo·ənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037491a"><!--s037491a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mellifluous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mellifluous</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homoeo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028956a"><!--s028956a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/homeo_or_homoeo_or_homoio/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">homeo-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dwarf star</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018743a"><!--s018743a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a relatively small star of ordinary or low luminosity.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mime<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038227a"><!--s038227a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039904b"><!--s039904b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to act a part with gesture and body movement rather than words.</p></div><a name="s039905b"><!--s039905b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to act or express (something) using mime.</p></div><a name="s039906b"><!--s039906b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to pretend to sing or play a musical instrument, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> during a prerecorded performance <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s039907b"><!--s039907b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to act or express (something) using mime</p><p><span class="bodyb">mimer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gharry <span class="bodyi">or</span> gharri</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gari/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gharries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025308a"><!--s025308a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a horse-drawn Indian taxi [Hindi <span class="bodyi">gā</span> <span class="bodyi">rī</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">liquify</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlikwifie/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035256a"><!--s035256a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/liquefy_or_liquify/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">liquefy</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homoeobox</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028957a"><!--s028957a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/homeobox_or_homoeobox/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">homeobox</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">luncheon voucher</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036000a"><!--s036000a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a voucher given to an employee as a benefit and exchangeable for food in some restaurants and or shops.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mantelet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmantlit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036748a"><!--s036748a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mantlet_or_mantelet/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mantlet</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lapidary<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> lapidaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034104a"><!--s034104a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who cuts, polishes, or engraves stones and gems.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">border line</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006743a"><!--s006743a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a line of demarcation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dwarves</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dwawvz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018744a"><!--s018744a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dwarf1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dwarf 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mimeograph</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038229a"><!--s038229a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make copies of (something) using a Mimeograph.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mellifluous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹlifloo·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037492a"><!--s037492a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a sound or voice: sounding sweet and flowing smoothly</p><p><span class="bodyb">mellifluously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">mellifluousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">mellifluus</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">mell-, mel</span> honey + <span class="bodyi">fluere</span> to flow].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jet<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/jet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032513a"><!--s032513a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034430b"><!--s034430b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a stream of liquid or gas forced out under pressure from a narrow opening or a nozzle.</p></div><a name="s034431b"><!--s034431b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008870c"><!--s008870c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a stream of liquid or gas forced out under pressure from a narrow opening or a nozzle.</p></div><a name="s008871c"><!--s008871c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a nozzle or other narrow opening for emitting a jet of liquid or gas.</p></div></div><a name="s034432b"><!--s034432b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s008872c"><!--s008872c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jet_engine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jet engine</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s008873c"><!--s008873c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an aircraft powered by one or more jet engines [early French <span class="bodyi">jeter</span> to throw, from Latin <span class="bodyi">jactare</span> to throw repeatedly, from <span class="bodyi">jacere</span> to throw].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inoculum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹnokyooləm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> inocula /-lə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031349a"><!--s031349a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a substance used for inoculation [Latin <span class="bodyi">inoculare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inoculate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inoculate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ghastly</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgahstli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (ghastlier, ghastliest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025309a"><!--s025309a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027034b"><!--s027034b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007082c"><!--s007082c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>terrifyingly horrible </p><p><i></i></p><p>a ghastly crime</p>.</div><a name="s007083c"><!--s007083c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> intensely unpleasant, disagreeable, or objectionable </p><p><i></i></p><p>Such a life seems ghastly in its emptiness and sterility</p><p> Aldous Huxley.</p></div></div><a name="s027035b"><!--s027035b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>pale and wan</p><p><span class="bodyb">ghastliness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p>Middle English <span class="bodyi">gastly</span>, from <span class="bodyi">gasten</span> to terrify, from Old English <span class="bodyi">gǣstan</span>. The <span class="bodyi">h</span> was added in the 17th cent. by association with <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ghost1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ghost 1</span></span></a>, to which ghastly is related</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">liquor<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlikə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035257a"><!--s035257a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037070b"><!--s037070b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>alcoholic drink, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> spirits.</p></div><a name="s037071b"><!--s037071b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any liquid substance, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> water in which food has been cooked.</p></div><a name="s037072b"><!--s037072b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a solution of a drug in water [Middle English via Old French <span class="bodyi">licour</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">liquor</span>, from <span class="bodyi">liquēre</span> to be fluid].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lapillus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ləʹpiləs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> lapilli /-lie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034105a"><!--s034105a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a small fragment of lava ejected in a volcanic eruption [Latin <span class="bodyi">lapillus</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">lapis</span> stone].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homoeomorphism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028958a"><!--s028958a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/homeomorphism_or_homoeomorphism/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">homeomorphism</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lunette</span><small><span class="eSynop">/loohʹnet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036001a"><!--s036001a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037865b"><!--s037865b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a semicircular window opening in a wall, vault, or dome.</p></div><a name="s037866b"><!--s037866b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a semicircular section of wall that is partly surrounded by a vault, often filled by windows or by a mural or sculpture.</p></div><a name="s037867b"><!--s037867b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a temporary fortification consisting of two walls forming a projecting angle.</p></div><a name="s037868b"><!--s037868b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a case used to hold the consecrated host in the Roman Catholic Church.</p></div><a name="s037869b"><!--s037869b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a towing ring on a vehicle [French <span class="bodyi">lunette</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">lune</span> moon, from Latin <span class="bodyi">luna</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mantel <span class="bodyi">or</span> mantle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmantl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036747a"><!--s036747a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038597b"><!--s038597b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a mantelpiece or mantelshelf.</p></div><a name="s038598b"><!--s038598b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a mantelshelf.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jet<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (jetted, jetting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032514a"><!--s032514a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034433b"><!--s034433b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to spurt out.</p></div><a name="s034434b"><!--s034434b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to travel by jet aircraft </p><p><i></i></p><p>They're jetting off to New York for the weekend</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Mimeograph</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmimi·əgrahf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038228a"><!--s038228a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a duplicating machine for making copies from a stencil through which ink is pressed [Greek <span class="bodyi">mimeomai</span> I imitate + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/graph/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-graph</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mellophone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmeləfohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037493a"><!--s037493a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a circular valved brass instrument with a range similar to that of the French horn [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mellow1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mellow 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/phone/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-phone</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bordure</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹbawdyooə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006744a"><!--s006744a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in heraldry, a border round the edge of a shield [Middle English <span class="bodyi">bordure</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/border1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">border 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ghat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gawt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025310a"><!--s025310a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027036b"><!--s027036b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a broad flight of steps providing access to an Indian river.</p></div><a name="s027037b"><!--s027037b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a level place next to a river where Hindus are cremated.</p></div><a name="s027038b"><!--s027038b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a mountain pass, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in India [Hindi <span class="bodyi">ghāṭ</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dweeb</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dweeb/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018745a"><!--s018745a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> a dull or ineffectual person</p><p><span class="bodyb">dweebish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">dweeby</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [perhaps from Scots <span class="bodyi">dweeble</span> weakling].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">liquor<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (liquored, liquoring)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035258a"><!--s035258a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037073b"><!--s037073b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to dress (e.g. leather) with oil or grease.</p></div><a name="s037074b"><!--s037074b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to steep (e.g. malt) in water.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">in-off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031350a"><!--s031350a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the potting of one ball after it has touched another in billiards, snooker, etc [from the phrase <span class="bodyi">in off (the red ball</span> or <span class="bodyi">the white ball</span>)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lung</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lung/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036002a"><!--s036002a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of the usu paired respiratory compound saclike organs in the chest that constitute the basic respiratory organ of air-breathing vertebrates <span class="bodyb">lungful</span> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> lungfuls)<i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">lungen</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lapis lazuli</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌlapis ʹlazyoolie, -lee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034106a"><!--s034106a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035788b"><!--s035788b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a rich blue semiprecious stone, used in making jewellery.</p></div><a name="s035789b"><!--s035789b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ultramarine1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ultramarine<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (1) [Middle English, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">lapis</span> stone + medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">lazuli</span>, genitive of <span class="bodyi">lazulum</span> lapis lazuli, from Arabic <span class="bodyi">lāzaward</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/azure2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">azure 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mantelpiece <span class="bodyi">or</span> mantlepiece</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036749a"><!--s036749a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038599b"><!--s038599b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an ornamental structure round a fireplace.</p></div><a name="s038600b"><!--s038600b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a mantelshelf [early French <span class="bodyi">mantel</span> mantle].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homoeopath</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028959a"><!--s028959a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/homeopath_or_homoeopath/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">homeopath</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Mellotron</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmelətron/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037494a"><!--s037494a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> an electronic keyboard instrument in which the sound source is a prerecorded tape.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inoffensive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inəʹfensiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031351a"><!--s031351a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033113b"><!--s033113b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not causing any harm; innocuous.</p></div><a name="s033114b"><!--s033114b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not objectionable</p><p><span class="bodyb">inoffensively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inoffensiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bore<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/baw/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006745a"><!--s006745a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006953b"><!--s006953b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (a hole) in something using a drill.</p></div><a name="s006954b"><!--s006954b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to hollow out (a gun barrel)</p><p><span class="bodyb">borer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s006955b"><!--s006955b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s001632c"><!--s001632c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to make a hole in something by boring </p><p><i></i></p><p>They bored through from one cavern into the next</p>.</div><a name="s001633c"><!--s001633c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to drill a mine or well </p><p><i></i></p><p>Boring for oil will begin next month</p>.</div></div><a name="s006956b"><!--s006956b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of a racehorse or athlete: to push another runner out of the way [Old English <span class="bodyi">borian</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mimesis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/miʹmeesis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038230a"><!--s038230a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039908b"><!--s039908b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in art or literature, the imitative representation of reality.</p></div><a name="s039909b"><!--s039909b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in biology or sociology, imitation or mimicry [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">mimēsis</span> from <span class="bodyi">mimeisthai</span> to imitate].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">liquorice</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">licorice</span>) /ʹlikərish, -ris/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035259a"><!--s035259a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037075b"><!--s037075b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the pungent black dried root of a plant of the pea family, extracts of which are used in brewing, confectionery, and as a laxative.</p></div><a name="s037076b"><!--s037076b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a European plant of the pea family that has spikes of blue flowers and is cultivated for its roots: <span class="bodyi">Glycyrrhiza glabra</span>.</p></div><a name="s037077b"><!--s037077b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s009644c"><!--s009644c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a sweet flavoured with liquorice </p><p><i></i></p><p>liquorice allsorts</p>.</div><a name="s009645c"><!--s009645c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the pungent black dried root of liquorice, extracts of which are used in brewing, confectionery, and as a laxative [Middle English <span class="bodyi">licorice</span> via Old French and late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">glykyrrhiza</span>, from <span class="bodyi">glykys</span> sweet + <span class="bodyi">rhiza</span> root].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dwell<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/dwel/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> dwelt /dwelt/ dwelled)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018746a"><!--s018746a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s019800b"><!--s019800b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to live as a resident; to reside.</p></div><a name="s019801b"><!--s019801b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + in) to live or exist in a specified condition </p><p><i></i></p><p>The family dwelt in extreme poverty</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">dwell on/upon</span>.</p></div><a name="s019802b"><!--s019802b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to think, write, or speak about (something) at length</p><p><span class="bodyb">dweller</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">dwellen</span> to delay, pause, stay, from Old English <span class="bodyi">dwellan</span> to go astray, hinder].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jet<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032515a"><!--s032515a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034435b"><!--s034435b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a hard black form of coal that is often polished and used for jewellery.</p></div><a name="s034436b"><!--s034436b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an intense black colour [Middle English via French <span class="bodyi">jaiet</span> and Latin <span class="bodyi">gagates</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">gagatēs</span>,from <span class="bodyi">Gagas</span>,town and river in Asia Minor where it was found].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ghazi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgahzi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Ghazis)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025311a"><!--s025311a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Muslim soldier fighting a non-Muslim adversary [Arabic <span class="bodyi">ghāzī</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lunge<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/lunj/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036003a"><!--s036003a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037870b"><!--s037870b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make a sudden forward movement or thrust, e.g. with a weapon <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s037871b"><!--s037871b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to thrust (e.g. a weapon) forward [by shortening and alteration from obsolete <span class="bodyi">allonge</span> to make a thrust with a sword, from French <span class="bodyi">allonger</span> to lengthen].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lap joint</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034107a"><!--s034107a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a joint made by overlapping two ends or edges and fastening them together</p><p><span class="bodyb">lap-jointed</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mellow<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmeloh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037495a"><!--s037495a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039360b"><!--s039360b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>rich and soft </p><p><i></i></p><p>mellow lighting</p>.</div><a name="s039361b"><!--s039361b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s010235c"><!--s010235c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>made gentle by age or experience.</p></div><a name="s010236c"><!--s010236c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>relaxed or genial, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> because of intoxication.</p></div></div><a name="s039362b"><!--s039362b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> said of a fruit: tender and sweet because ripe.</p></div><a name="s039363b"><!--s039363b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of earth: soft and like loam</p><p><span class="bodyb">mellowly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">mellowness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">melowe</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homoeopathy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028960a"><!--s028960a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/homeopathy_or_homoeopathy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">homeopathy</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">bore<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s006746a"><!--s006746a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s006957b"><!--s006957b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a hole made by, or as if by boring.</p></div><a name="s006958b"><!--s006958b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s001634c"><!--s001634c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an interior cylindrical cavity.</p></div><a name="s001635c"><!--s001635c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the barrel of a gun.</p></div></div><a name="s006959b"><!--s006959b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s001636c"><!--s001636c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the size of a hole.</p></div><a name="s001637c"><!--s001637c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the interior diameter of a tube; calibre.</p></div><a name="s001638c"><!--s001638c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the diameter of an engine cylinder.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mimetic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/miʹmetik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038231a"><!--s038231a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039910b"><!--s039910b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>imitative.</p></div><a name="s039911b"><!--s039911b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to, characterized by, or exhibiting mimicry</p><p><span class="bodyb">mimetically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">mimētikos</span> from <span class="bodyi">mimeisthai</span> to imitate].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mantelshelf <span class="bodyi">or</span> mantleshelf</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036750a"><!--s036750a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a shelf forming part of or above a mantelpiece.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">liquorish</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlikərish/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035260a"><!--s035260a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lickerish_or_liquorish/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lickerish</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">GHB</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025312a"><!--s025312a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>gamma-hydroxybutyric acid or gamma-hydroxybutyrate (a salt of the acid), substances taken as recreational drugs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Laplander</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlaplandə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034108a"><!--s034108a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Lapland.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dwell<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018747a"><!--s018747a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">technical</span> a short pause in the action of a machine.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lunge<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036004a"><!--s036004a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037872b"><!--s037872b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sudden thrust or forceful forward movement.</p></div><a name="s037873b"><!--s037873b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of p lunging forward.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jet-black</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032516a"><!--s032516a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of an intense a very dark black colour.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inoperable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹop(ə)rəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031352a"><!--s031352a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033115b"><!--s033115b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not suitable for treatment by surgery.</p></div><a name="s033116b"><!--s033116b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not likely to work or be successful; impracticable <span class="bodyb">inoperability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inoperableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inoperably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mellow<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037496a"><!--s037496a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039364b"><!--s039364b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to become mellow, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to become more genial <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s039365b"><!--s039365b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (somebody or something) mellow.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homoeosis</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028961a"><!--s028961a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/homeosis_or_homoeosis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">homeosis</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">centre<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">center</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009670a"><!--s009670a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010005b"><!--s010005b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(+ on/round/around) to have (something) as a centre; to focus on </p><p><i></i></p><p>The conversation centred on the royal wedding</p>.</div><a name="s010006b"><!--s010006b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to come to or towards a centre or central area.</p></div><a name="s010007b"><!--s010007b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in sports, to centre a ball, puck, etc <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s010008b"><!--s010008b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to place or fix (something) in or at a centre or central area </p><p><i></i></p><p>Centre the picture on the wall</p>.</div><a name="s010009b"><!--s010009b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to gather (things) to a centre; to concentrate </p><p><i></i></p><p>She centred her hopes on her son</p>.</div><a name="s010010b"><!--s010010b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>in sports, to pass (e.g. a ball or puck) from either side towards the middle of the playing area.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lira</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹliərə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> lire /ʹliərə, ʹliəray/ liras)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035261a"><!--s035261a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037078b"><!--s037078b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the former basic monetary unit of Italy, and San Marino, Malta, and Turkey (replaced by the euro in 2002).</p></div><a name="s037079b"><!--s037079b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the basic monetary unit of Malta, divided into 100 cents.</p></div><a name="s037080b"><!--s037080b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the basic monetary unit of Turkey, divided into 100 kurus [Italian <span class="bodyi">lira</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">libra</span> scales, pound].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mimic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmimik/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (mimicked, mimicking)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038232a"><!--s038232a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039912b"><!--s039912b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to imitate (somebody or something, e.g. their voice or mannerisms) in a mocking or ridiculing way.</p></div><a name="s039913b"><!--s039913b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to simulate (an action).</p></div><a name="s039914b"><!--s039914b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in biology, to resemble (something) by mimicry [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">mimikos</span> from <span class="bodyi">mimos</span> mime].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lap of honour</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034109a"><!--s034109a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a celebratory circuit of a track performed by a winning runner, driver, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inoperative</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹop(ə)rətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031353a"><!--s031353a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>not functioning, or having no effect</p><p><span class="bodyb">inoperativeness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dwelling</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018748a"><!--s018748a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> a place, e.g. a house or flat, in which people live; a home.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jeté</span><small><span class="eSynop">/zhəʹtay (<span class="bodyi">French</span> Ʒəte)/ /zhəʹtay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032517a"><!--s032517a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a high arching leap in ballet with in which the dancer has one leg stretched forwards and the other backwards [French <span class="bodyi">jeté</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">jeter</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jet1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jet 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mantes</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmanteez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036751a"><!--s036751a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mantis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mantis</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lunge<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036005a"><!--s036005a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a long rein used to hold and guide a horse in breaking and training [French <span class="bodyi">longe</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">longus</span> long].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ghee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025313a"><!--s025313a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a clarified butter, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in India, used in Indian for cooking [Hindi <span class="bodyi">ghī</span>, from Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">ghṛtá</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">melodeon <span class="bodyi">or</span> melodion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹlohdi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037497a"><!--s037497a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039366b"><!--s039366b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a type of small accordion used in folk music.</p></div><a name="s039367b"><!--s039367b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a small organ similar to the harmonium, in which the air is drawn through reeds by suction bellows [German <span class="bodyi">Melodion</span> from <span class="bodyi">Melodie</span> melody].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homoeostasis</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028962a"><!--s028962a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/homeostasis_or_homoeostasis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">homeostasis</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lisente</span><small><span class="eSynop">/liʹsente/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035262a"><!--s035262a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sente/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sente</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inopportune</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inˌopəʹtyoohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031354a"><!--s031354a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>happening at an awkward or unwelcome time; inconvenient</p><p><span class="bodyb">inopportunely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inopportuneness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">inopportunus</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">opportunus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/opportune/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">opportune</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Lapp</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lap/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034110a"><!--s034110a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035790b"><!--s035790b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a nomadic people of Lapland, a region of N Europe that covers N Scandinavia and the Kola peninsula of N Russia.</p></div><a name="s035791b"><!--s035791b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Finno-Ugric language of the people of Lapland</p><p><span class="bodyb">Lapp</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Swedish <span class="bodyi">Lapp</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mimic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038233a"><!--s038233a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody or something that mimics another or others.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">centre back</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009671a"><!--s009671a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a player or position in football in the middle of the defence.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dwelling house</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018749a"><!--s018749a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in law, a building that is used for residential, as opposed to commercial, purposes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mantic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmantik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036752a"><!--s036752a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to divination; prophetic [Greek <span class="bodyi">mantikos</span> from <span class="bodyi">mantis</span> prophet].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">melodic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹlodik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037498a"><!--s037498a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039368b"><!--s039368b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or having melody.</p></div><a name="s039369b"><!--s039369b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a part in a musical composition: playing the melody.</p></div><a name="s039370b"><!--s039370b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>melodious</p><p><span class="bodyb">melodically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gherkin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹguhkin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025314a"><!--s025314a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027039b"><!--s027039b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a slender annual climbing plant of the cucumber family that bears a small prickly fruit used for pickling: <span class="bodyi">Cucumis anguria</span>.</p></div><a name="s027040b"><!--s027040b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the small immature fruit of the cucumber, used for pickling [Dutch <span class="bodyi">gurken</span>, pl of <span class="bodyi">gurk</span> cucumber, ultimately via Low German and Polish from medieval Greek <span class="bodyi">agouros</span> watermelon, cucumber].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lunge<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036006a"><!--s036006a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to guide (a horse) on a lunge in a circular course round the trainer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jet engine</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032518a"><!--s032518a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an engine that produces motion by discharging in one direction as a result of the discharge of a jet of fluid in the opposite direction, <span class="bodyi">esp</span>; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> an aircraft engine discharging hot gases produced by burning fuel that discharges the hot air and gases produced by the combustion of a fuel to produce propulsion or lift.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homoeotic gene</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028963a"><!--s028963a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/homeotic_gene_or_homoeotic_gene/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">homeotic gene</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inordinate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹawdinət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031355a"><!--s031355a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033117b"><!--s033117b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>going beyond reasonable limits; excessive.</p></div><a name="s033118b"><!--s033118b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> not controlled or disciplined in behaviour; disorderly</p><p><span class="bodyb">inordinately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">inordinat</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">inordinatus</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ordinatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">ordinare</span> to put in order, arrange, from <span class="bodyi">ordin-</span>, <span class="bodyi">ordo</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/order1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">order 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lisle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/liel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035263a"><!--s035263a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a smooth tightly twisted thread usu made of long-staple cotton </p><p><i></i></p><p>schoolgirls of the 50s in brown lisle stockings and lace-ups</p> <p>[from <span class="bodyi">Lisle</span>, former name of Lille, a city in N France where it was first made].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ghetto</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgetoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os -oes) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> ghettos ghettoes)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025315a"><!--s025315a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027041b"><!--s027041b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an area of a city, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a slum area, in which a minority group live because of social, legal, or economic pressures.</p></div><a name="s027042b"><!--s027042b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>part of a city in which Jews formerly lived [Italian <span class="bodyi">ghetto</span>, perhaps from <span class="bodyi">getto</span> foundry, from a ghetto established on the site of a foundry in Venice in 1516].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mimic<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038234a"><!--s038234a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039915b"><!--s039915b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s010308c"><!--s010308c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>imitative.</p></div><a name="s010309c"><!--s010309c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>imitation; mock </p><p><i></i></p><p>a mimic battle</p>.</div></div><a name="s039916b"><!--s039916b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of mime or mimicry</p><p><span class="bodyb">mimical</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">manticore</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmantikaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036753a"><!--s036753a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or literary</span> a mythical beast having a lion's body, and a man's face, and usu along variously with porcupine's quills or a scorpion's tail [Middle English, via Old French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">martichoras</span> (misread as <span class="bodyi">mantichoras</span>) man-eater, tiger, of Persian origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lappet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlapit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034111a"><!--s034111a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035792b"><!--s035792b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a flat overlapping or hanging piece, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of flesh or membrane, e.g. the wattle of a bird.</p></div><a name="s035793b"><!--s035793b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a fold or flap on a garment or headdress.</p></div><a name="s035794b"><!--s035794b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>any of several species of purplish brown moths. Their furry caterpillars have flaps along their sides: <span class="bodyi">Gastropacha quercifilia</span> and other species [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lap1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lap 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/et/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-et</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">melodic minor scale</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037499a"><!--s037499a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a musical scale that has semitones between the second and third and seventh and eighth steps ascending, and between the second and third and fifth and sixth steps descending: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/harmonic_minor_scale/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">harmonic minor scale</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">centre bit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009672a"><!--s009672a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a drilling tool with a central point for guidance and two side cutters, used for boring holes in wood.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dwelling place</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018750a"><!--s018750a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dwelling/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dwelling</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lungfish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> lungfishes <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> lungfish)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036007a"><!--s036007a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various fishes that breathes by a modified air bladder as well as gills: order Dipneusti or Cladistia.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jet lag</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032519a"><!--s032519a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a temporary disruption of a person's normal bodily rhythms after a long flight, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> due to differences in local time</p><p><span class="bodyb">jet-lagged</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homoerotic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhomoh·əʹrotik, ˌhoh-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028964a"><!--s028964a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or denoting sexual desire aroused by or centred on a person of one's own sex <span class="bodyb">homoeroticism</span> /-siz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inorganic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inawʹganik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031356a"><!--s031356a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033119b"><!--s033119b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008597c"><!--s008597c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>being or composed of matter other than plant or animal; mineral.</p></div><a name="s008598c"><!--s008598c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>relating to or dealt with by a branch of chemistry concerned with inorganic substances.</p></div></div><a name="s033120b"><!--s033120b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not arising through natural growth; artificial.</p></div><a name="s033121b"><!--s033121b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>without an ordered structure or system</p><p><span class="bodyb">inorganically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lisp<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/lisp/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035264a"><!--s035264a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037081b"><!--s037081b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to pronounce /s/ and /z/ imperfectly, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by giving them the sounds of /th/ and /dh/.</p></div><a name="s037082b"><!--s037082b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to speak with a lisp.</p></div><a name="s037083b"><!--s037083b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to speak in childish tones </p><p><i></i></p><p>As yet a child, nor yet a fool to fame, I lisped in numbers, for the numbers came</p><p> Pope <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s037084b"><!--s037084b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to utter (something) in a lisping voice</p><p><span class="bodyb">lisper</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">lisping</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">lispingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">-wlyspian</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mimicry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmimikri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038235a"><!--s038235a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039917b"><!--s039917b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of mimicking.</p></div><a name="s039918b"><!--s039918b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in biology, resemblance of one organism to another that secures it an advantage, e.g. protection from predators.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ghetto blaster</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025316a"><!--s025316a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a large portable radio, usu incorporating a cassette or CD player.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">melodion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹlohdi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037500a"><!--s037500a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/melodeon_or_melodion/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">melodeon</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mantilla</span><small><span class="eSynop">/manʹtilə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036754a"><!--s036754a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a light scarf worn over the head and shoulders, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by Spanish and Latin-American women [Spanish <span class="bodyi">mantilla</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">manta</span> mantle].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">centreboard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009673a"><!--s009673a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a retractable keel used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in small sailing boats.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Lappish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034112a"><!--s034112a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lapp/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Lapp</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jet-propelled</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032520a"><!--s032520a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>moving by jet propulsion.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lungi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹloonggi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> lungis)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036008a"><!--s036008a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a usu cotton cloth worn variously as a loincloth, turban, or sash, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by Indians [Hindi <span class="bodyi">luṅgī</span>, from Persian].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">dwelt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dwelt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s018751a"><!--s018751a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense and past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dwell1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dwell 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homogametic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhoməgəʹmetik, ˌhoh-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028965a"><!--s028965a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>denoting the sex that has two similar sex chromosomes, as the human female sex (with two X-chromosomes) does, and as the male sex does in birds [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/homo/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">homo-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">gametic</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gamete/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gamete</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inosculate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹnoskyoolayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031357a"><!--s031357a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033122b"><!--s033122b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to join by contact; to become a continuous unit or blended substance <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s033123b"><!--s033123b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to join (things) in this way <span class="bodyb">inosculation</span> /-ʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">osculare</span> to provide with a mouth or outlet, from <span class="bodyi">osculum</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">os</span> mouth].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lisp<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035265a"><!--s035265a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a speech defect or affectation characterized by lisping.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mimosa</span><small><span class="eSynop">/miʹmohzə, -sə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038236a"><!--s038236a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039919b"><!--s039919b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a tree or shrub that hasany of a genus of tropical and subtropical trees, shrubs, and non-woody plants of the pea family that have globular heads of small yellow flowers and leaves that droop or close in response to light, touch, etc: genus <span class="bodyi">Mimosa</span>.</p></div><a name="s039920b"><!--s039920b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an acacia tree with sweetly scented yellow flowers in compact globular clusters: <span class="bodyi">Acacia dealbata</span> [from the Latin genus name, from <span class="bodyi">mimus</span> mime; from its apparent imitation of animal sensitivity when touched].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mantis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmantis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> mantises mantes /ʹmanteez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036755a"><!--s036755a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of insects that feeds on other insects and clasps its their prey in forelimbs that are held as if in prayer: genus <span class="bodyi">Mantis</span>: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/praying_mantis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">praying mantis</span></span></a> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">mantis</span>, literally ‘diviner, prophet’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lapsang souchong</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌlapsang ʹsoohshong/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034113a"><!--s034113a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a variety of Chinese tea that has a distinctive smoky flavour [<span class="bodyi">lapsang</span> an invented name + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/souchong/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">souchong</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jet propulsion</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032521a"><!--s032521a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>propulsion of a body produced by the discharge of a jet of fluid, as in a; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> propulsion of an aeroplane by jet engines.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lungwort</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036009a"><!--s036009a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037874b"><!--s037874b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several species of European plants of the borage family with usu white-spotted leaves covered in rough hairs, and blue or pink flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Mertensia</span>.</p></div><a name="s037875b"><!--s037875b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a lichen formerly used in the treatment of lung disease [because it was formerly used to treat lung diseases, and its leaves are supposed to resemble a diseased lung].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">melodious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹlohdi·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037501a"><!--s037501a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039371b"><!--s039371b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having a pleasant sound or tune.</p></div><a name="s039372b"><!--s039372b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to melody</p><p><span class="bodyb">melodiously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">melodiousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inositol</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹnohsitol/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031358a"><!--s031358a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several alcohols that occur in micro-organisms, plants, and animals including humans, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the vitamin B complex [Greek <span class="bodyi">inos</span>, genitive of <span class="bodyi">is</span> sinew, + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ite1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ite 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ol1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ol 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enthusiast</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹthyoohziast/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019997a"><!--s019997a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021046b"><!--s021046b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody filled with enthusiasm, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> somebody ardently attached to a specified cause, object, or pursuit </p><p><i></i></p><p>a cycling enthusiast</p>.</div><a name="s021047b"><!--s021047b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody who is excessively zealous in their religious views <span class="bodyb">enthusiastic</span> /-ʹastik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">enthusiastically</span> /-ʹastikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lissom <span class="bodyi">or</span> lissome</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlis(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035266a"><!--s035266a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>flexible, lithe, or supple </p><p><i></i></p><p>A robe of samite … that more expressed than hid her, clung about her lissome limbs</p><p> Tennyson</p><p><span class="bodyb">lissomness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [alteration of <span class="bodyi">lithesome</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lithe/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lithe</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/some1/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-some 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ghettoize <span class="bodyi">or</span> ghettoise <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025317a"><!--s025317a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027043b"><!--s027043b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to force (a group of people) to live in a ghetto, or as if in a ghetto, because of their customs, beliefs, or social class; to segregate (people).</p></div><a name="s027044b"><!--s027044b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (an area) to become a ghetto <span class="bodyb">ghettoization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mimsy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmimzi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038237a"><!--s038237a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>prim and feeble; prudish [invented by Lewis Carroll in 1855, based on <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/miserable/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">miserable</span></span></a> and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flimsy1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flimsy 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homogamy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/həʹmogəmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028966a"><!--s028966a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030612b"><!--s030612b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007996c"><!--s007996c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>uniformity of sex in all the flowers of an inflorescence: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/heterogamy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">heterogamy</span></span></a> (3).</p></div><a name="s007997c"><!--s007997c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the maturing of the stamens and ovaries of a flower at the same time so that self-pollination can take place.</p></div></div><a name="s030613b"><!--s030613b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007998c"><!--s007998c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>reproduction within an isolated group that results in the preservation of qualities which distinguish that group from a larger one of which it is a part.</p></div><a name="s007999c"><!--s007999c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the mating of like with like; inbreeding.</p></div><a name="s008000c"><!--s008000c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>marriage between people who come from similar backgrounds: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/heterogamy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">heterogamy</span></span></a> (4) <span class="bodyb">homogamic</span> /homəʹgamik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">homogamous</span> /-məs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">centred</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009674a"><!--s009674a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010011b"><!--s010011b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used in combinations</span>) having a centre of the specified kind </p><p><i></i></p><p>a dark-centred flower</p>.</div><a name="s010012b"><!--s010012b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>at or in the centre </p><p><i></i></p><p>a centred dot</p>.</div><a name="s010013b"><!--s010013b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> said of a person: emotionally stable.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mantissa</span><small><span class="eSynop">/manʹtisə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036756a"><!--s036756a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in mathematics, the part of a common logarithm following the decimal point [Latin <span class="bodyi">mantisa, mantissa</span> makeweight].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lapse<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/laps/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034114a"><!--s034114a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035795b"><!--s035795b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a slight error, e.g. of memory or in manners </p><p><i></i></p><p>a security lapse</p>.</div><a name="s035796b"><!--s035796b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a fall or decline, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a moral fall or decline.</p></div><a name="s035797b"><!--s035797b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a continuous passage or elapsed period; an interval </p><p><i></i></p><p>after a lapse of several years</p>.</div><a name="s035798b"><!--s035798b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in law, the termination of a right or privilege through failure to exercise it.</p></div><a name="s035799b"><!--s035799b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>an abandonment of religious faith [Latin <span class="bodyi">lapsus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">labi</span> to slip].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jetsam</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjetsəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032522a"><!--s032522a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>goods thrown overboard from a ship and washed up on shore: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flotsam/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flotsam</span></span></a> [alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jettison2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jettison 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">melodist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmelədist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037502a"><!--s037502a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039373b"><!--s039373b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a composer of melodies.</p></div><a name="s039374b"><!--s039374b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a singer.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">list<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/list/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035267a"><!--s035267a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a series or catalogue of words or numbers, e.g. representing people or objects of a particular kind, usu arranged in order so as to be easily found </p><p><i></i></p><p>a guest list</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a shopping list</p> <p>[French <span class="bodyi">liste</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">lista</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">enthymeme</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹenthimeem/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019998a"><!--s019998a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/syllogism/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">syllogism</span></span></a> (formal argument) in which one of the premises is implicit rather than stated [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">enthymēma</span>, from <span class="bodyi">enthymeisthai</span> to keep in mind, from <span class="bodyi">en</span> in + <span class="bodyi">thumos</span> mind].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">centrefold</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009675a"><!--s009675a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010014b"><!--s010014b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an illustration covering the two facing pages in the centre of a newspaper or magazine, or an illustration covering them.</p></div><a name="s010015b"><!--s010015b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the two facing pages in the centre of a newspaper or magazine.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lunisolar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/loohniʹsohlə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036010a"><!--s036010a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or attributed to the moon and the sun [Latin <span class="bodyi">luna</span> moon + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/solar1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">solar 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ghibelline</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgibilien/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025318a"><!--s025318a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of a political party in medieval Italy supporting the German emperors: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/guelf_or_guelph/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Guelf</span></span></a> [Italian <span class="bodyi">Ghibellino</span>, prob from the name of <span class="bodyi">Waibeling</span> castle, seat of the Hohenstauffen dukes of Swabia who supported the German emperors].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mimulus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmimyooləs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038238a"><!--s038238a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of plants that includes the monkey flower: genus <span class="bodyi">Mimulus</span> [from the Latin genus name, from Latin <span class="bodyi">mimus</span> mime; prob from the masklike shape of the flowers].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homogenate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/həʹmojinayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028967a"><!--s028967a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a product of homogenizing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inotropic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ienəʹtrohpik, eenə-, -ʹtropik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031359a"><!--s031359a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or influencing the force of contraction of heart muscle [<span class="bodyi">ino-</span> (from Greek <span class="bodyi">in-, is</span> sinew) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tropic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-tropic</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mantle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmantl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036757a"><!--s036757a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038601b"><!--s038601b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes; a cloak.</p></div><a name="s038602b"><!--s038602b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that covers, envelops, or conceals.</p></div><a name="s038603b"><!--s038603b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a role or persona that one adopts or takes over from somebody else.</p></div><a name="s038604b"><!--s038604b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s010051c"><!--s010051c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a fold or lobe in the body wall of snails, mussels, etc that lines the shell and contains shell-secreting glands.</p></div><a name="s010052c"><!--s010052c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the soft external body wall that lines the hard outer covering of barnacles, sea squirts, and related animals.</p></div></div><a name="s038605b"><!--s038605b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the feathers covering the back and wings of a bird, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when different in colour from the rest of the plumage.</p></div><a name="s038606b"><!--s038606b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a lacy hood or sheath treated with a solution of the chemical elements cerium and thorium that when placed over the flame of a gas or oil lamp increases the amount of light given off.</p></div><a name="s038607b"><!--s038607b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>the part of the earth that lies between the crust and the central core [Middle English <span class="bodyi">mantel</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">mantellum</span> cloak: sense 3 with allusion to 2 Kings 2:13 ‘He [Elisha] took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lapse<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034115a"><!--s034115a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035800b"><!--s035800b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to go out of existence or use; to cease </p><p><i></i></p><p>Our friendship lapsed when we left college</p>.</div><a name="s035801b"><!--s035801b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to become invalid, e.g. because of omission or negligence </p><p><i></i></p><p>She had let her membership lapse</p>.</div><a name="s035802b"><!--s035802b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to abandon a religion or doctrine </p><p><i></i></p><p>Nelly Mahone, who had lapsed from her native religion on religious grounds</p><p> Muriel Spark.</p></div><a name="s035803b"><!--s035803b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s009178c"><!--s009178c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to fall from a high level, e.g. of morals or manners, to one much lower.</p></div><a name="s009179c"><!--s009179c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(+ into) to return to a particular state, way of behaving, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>The guests lapsed into silence when the speech began</p> <p><i></i></p><p>The children lapsed into their local dialect</p>.</div></div><a name="s035804b"><!--s035804b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>said of time: to run its course; to pass.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jet set</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032523a"><!--s032523a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) wealthy people who frequently travel by air to fashionable resorts anywhere in the world</p><p><span class="bodyb">jetsetter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">jet-setting</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj, noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jet1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jet 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">list<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035268a"><!--s035268a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037085b"><!--s037085b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make a list of (things or people).</p></div><a name="s037086b"><!--s037086b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to include (something or somebody) on a list.</p></div><a name="s037087b"><!--s037087b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to include (a building) in an official list as being of architectural or historical importance and hence protected from demolition.</p></div><a name="s037088b"><!--s037088b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to recruit (somebody).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">melodrama</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmelədrahmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037503a"><!--s037503a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039375b"><!--s039375b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a film or play characterized by crude emotional appeal and by the predominance of plot and action over characterization.</p></div><a name="s039376b"><!--s039376b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s010237c"><!--s010237c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a work, e.g. a film or play, characterized by crude emotional appeal and by the predominance of plot and action over characterization.</p></div><a name="s010238c"><!--s010238c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the dramatic genre comprising such works.</p></div></div><a name="s039377b"><!--s039377b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>sensational or sensationalized events, language, or behaviour.</p></div><a name="s039378b"><!--s039378b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>formerly, a sensational drama interspersed with songs <span class="bodyb">melodramatic</span> /-drəʹmatik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">melodramatically</span> /-drəʹmatikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">melodramatist</span> /-ʹdramətist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [modification of French <span class="bodyi">mélodrame</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">melos</span> music + French <span class="bodyi">drame</span> drama].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">entice</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹties/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019999a"><!--s019999a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to tempt or persuade (somebody) by arousing hope or desire</p><p><span class="bodyb">enticement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">enticer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">enticing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">enticingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">enticen</span> via Old French <span class="bodyi">enticier</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">intitiare</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">titio</span> firebrand].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lunula</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹloohnyoohlə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> lunulae /-lee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036011a"><!--s036011a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the crescent-shaped whitish mark at the base of a fingernail [Latin <span class="bodyi">lunula</span> crescent-shaped ornament, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">luna</span> moon].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">min.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038240a"><!--s038240a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039923b"><!--s039923b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>minimum.</p></div><a name="s039924b"><!--s039924b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>minor.</p></div><a name="s039925b"><!--s039925b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>minute (unit of time).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">centre forward</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009676a"><!--s009676a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a player or position in hockey, football, etc in the middle of the forward line.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ghillie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgili/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025319a"><!--s025319a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gillie_or_gilly_or_ghillie/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gillie</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homogeneity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhoməjəʹnee·ti, -ʹnayiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028968a"><!--s028968a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the quality or state of being homogeneous.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inpatient</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinpaysh(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031360a"><!--s031360a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hospital patient who lives at a hospital while undergoing treatment there: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/outpatient/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">outpatient</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lapse rate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034116a"><!--s034116a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the rate of change of temperature, humidity, or pressure with changing height.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mantle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036758a"><!--s036758a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038608b"><!--s038608b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cover (something) with or as if with a mantle <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s038609b"><!--s038609b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to blush </p><p><i></i></p><p>her rich face mantling with emotion</p><p> Disraeli.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jet-ski<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032524a"><!--s032524a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small motorized vessel, consisting of a platform with a prow, steering column, and handlebars, that is ridden as a form of water sport.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">list<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035269a"><!--s035269a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to lean to one side </p><p><i></i></p><p>The ship was listing badly</p> <p>[origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">melodramatics</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌmelədrəʹmatiks/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037504a"><!--s037504a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>overemotional or exaggerated behaviour.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">entire</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹtie·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020000a"><!--s020000a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021048b"><!--s021048b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having no element or part left out; whole </p><p><i></i></p><p>left alone the entire day</p>.</div><a name="s021049b"><!--s021049b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>complete in degree; total or absolute </p><p><i></i></p><p>his entire devotion to his family</p>.</div><a name="s021050b"><!--s021050b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>intact.</p></div><a name="s021051b"><!--s021051b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>not castrated.</p></div><a name="s021052b"><!--s021052b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>said of a leaf or petal: having the edge continuous; not indented or lobed</p><p><span class="bodyb">entireness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via French <span class="bodyi">entir</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">integer</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/integer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">integer</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lunule</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹloohnyoohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036012a"><!--s036012a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lunula/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lunula</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Min.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038239a"><!--s038239a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039921b"><!--s039921b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Minister.</p></div><a name="s039922b"><!--s039922b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Ministry.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">in perpetuum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/in puhʹpetyooəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031361a"><!--s031361a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forever [Latin <span class="bodyi">in perpetuum</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ghost<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/gohst/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025320a"><!--s025320a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027045b"><!--s027045b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a disembodied soul; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the soul of a dead person haunting the living.</p></div><a name="s027046b"><!--s027046b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a faint shadowy trace.</p></div><a name="s027047b"><!--s027047b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s007084c"><!--s007084c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a faint shadowy trace </p><p><i></i></p><p>a ghost of a smile</p>.</div><a name="s007085c"><!--s007085c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the least bit </p><p><i></i></p><p>I didn't have a ghost of a chance</p>.</div></div><a name="s027048b"><!--s027048b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a false image in a photographic negative or on a television screen ✱ <span class="bodyb">give up the ghost</span> to die.</p></div><a name="s027049b"><!--s027049b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>said of an engine, machine, etc: to fail or wear out [derived from the biblical account of Christ's death (Matthew 27:50): ‘Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.’]</p><p><span class="bodyb">ghostlike</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p>Old English <span class="bodyi">gāst</span>. The <span class="bodyi">h</span> was added in the 16th cent., prob from Flemish <span class="bodyi">gheest</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ghastly/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ghastly</span></span></a></p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mantle<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036759a"><!--s036759a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mantel_or_mantle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mantel</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">centre half</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009677a"><!--s009677a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a player or position in hockey, football, etc in the middle of the halfback line.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lapsus calami</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌlapsəs ʹkaləmie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> lapsus calami)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034117a"><!--s034117a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> a slip of the pen [Latin <span class="bodyi">lapsus calami</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jet-ski<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (jet-skied) (jet-skiing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032525a"><!--s032525a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to ride over water on a jet-ski.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">melody</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmelədi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> melodies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037505a"><!--s037505a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039379b"><!--s039379b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a rhythmic succession of single notes organized as an aesthetic whole; a tune.</p></div><a name="s039380b"><!--s039380b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the principal part in a harmonic composition.</p></div><a name="s039381b"><!--s039381b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an agreeable succession or arrangement of sounds [Middle English <span class="bodyi">melodie</span> via Old French and late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">melōidia</span> chanting, music, from <span class="bodyi">melos</span> musical phrase, song + <span class="bodyi">aeidein</span> to sing].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homogeneous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/homəʹjeeni·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028969a"><!--s028969a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030614b"><!--s030614b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of the same or a similar kind or nature.</p></div><a name="s030615b"><!--s030615b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of uniform structure or composition throughout </p><p><i></i></p><p>a culturally homogeneous neighbourhood</p> <p><span class="bodyb">homogeneity</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s030616b"><!--s030616b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of an equation, fraction, etc: having each term of the same degree when all variables are taken into account, as in x<sup>2</sup> + xy + y<sup>2</sup> = 0</p><p><span class="bodyb">homogeneously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">homogeneousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">homogenēs</span> of the same kind, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/homo/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">homo-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">genos</span> race, kind].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">list<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035270a"><!--s035270a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sideways tilt, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a ship's hull.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">entirely</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020001a"><!--s020001a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021053b"><!--s021053b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>wholly or completely </p><p><i></i></p><p>I entirely agree with you</p>.</div><a name="s021054b"><!--s021054b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in an exclusive manner; solely </p><p><i></i></p><p>It is his fault entirely</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lupine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹloohpien/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036014a"><!--s036014a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or resembling a wolf [Latin <span class="bodyi">lupinus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">lupus</span> wolf].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mina</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmienə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038241a"><!--s038241a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mynah_or_myna_or_mina/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mynah</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">melon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmelən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037506a"><!--s037506a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039382b"><!--s039382b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a large, usu round or oval fruit with a hard rind, sweet juicy edible flesh and a central cavity packed with many seeds.</p></div><a name="s039383b"><!--s039383b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the plant of the cucumber family that bears this fruit: <span class="bodyi">Cucumis melo</span>.</p></div><a name="s039384b"><!--s039384b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a waxy mass in the head of some whales and dolphins that is believed to focus sound signals [Middle English via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">melon-, melo</span>, short for Latin <span class="bodyi">melopepon-, melopepo</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">mēlopepōn</span>, from <span class="bodyi">mēlon</span> apple + <span class="bodyi">pepōn</span> an edible gourd].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jet stream</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032526a"><!--s032526a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034437b"><!--s034437b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a current of strong winds high in the atmosphere usu blowing from a westerly direction.</p></div><a name="s034438b"><!--s034438b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the exhaust from a jet engine.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mantlepiece</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036760a"><!--s036760a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mantelpiece_or_mantlepiece/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mantelpiece</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">list<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035271a"><!--s035271a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037089b"><!--s037089b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>)</p><a name="s009646c"><!--s009646c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the enclosed area for a tournament, or the fence surrounding this.</p></div><a name="s009647c"><!--s009647c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a scene of competition.</p></div></div><a name="s037090b"><!--s037090b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a band or strip of material; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a selvage [Old English <span class="bodyi">līste</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">minaret</span><small><span class="eSynop">/minəʹret/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038242a"><!--s038242a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a slender tower attached to a mosque and surrounded by one or more projecting balconies from which the summons to prayer is made</p><p><span class="bodyb">minareted</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via French from Turkish <span class="bodyi">minare</span> from Arabic <span class="bodyi">manārah</span> lighthouse].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lapsus linguae</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌlapsəs ʹlinggwee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> lapsus linguae)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034118a"><!--s034118a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a slip of the tongue [Latin <span class="bodyi">lapsus linguae</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homogenize <span class="bodyi">or</span> homogenise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/həʹmojəniez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028970a"><!--s028970a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030617b"><!--s030617b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make or become uniform throughout, or make (different things) similar.</p></div><a name="s030618b"><!--s030618b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008001c"><!--s008001c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to reduce the particles of (a substance) so that they are uniformly small and evenly distributed.</p></div><a name="s008002c"><!--s008002c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to break up the fat globules of (milk) into fine particles, so that the cream does not rise.</p></div></div><a name="s030619b"><!--s030619b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to render (something) uniform throughout, or make (different things) similar </p><p><i></i></p><p>The two societies and cultures are utterly different. It is to no-one's advantage that they should be homogenised</p><p> The Scotsman <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s030620b"><!--s030620b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to become homogenized <span class="bodyb">homogenization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">homogenized</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">homogenizer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ghost<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025321a"><!--s025321a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027050b"><!--s027050b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to ghostwrite (e.g. a book) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s027051b"><!--s027051b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to move like a ghost; to glide.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">entirety</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹtie·əriti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020002a"><!--s020002a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021055b"><!--s021055b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the state of being entire or complete.</p></div><a name="s021056b"><!--s021056b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the whole or total.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">input<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinpoot/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031362a"><!--s031362a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033124b"><!--s033124b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008599c"><!--s008599c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>something, e.g. energy, material, or data, supplied to a machine or system.</p></div><a name="s008600c"><!--s008600c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an amount of anything coming or put in.</p></div><a name="s008601c"><!--s008601c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>in economics, a component of production, e.g. land, labour, or raw materials.</p></div></div><a name="s033125b"><!--s033125b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>work, suggestions, advice, etc that somebody contributes; a contribution.</p></div><a name="s033126b"><!--s033126b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the point in a system, machine, etc at which an input, e.g. of energy, material, or data, is made.</p></div><a name="s033127b"><!--s033127b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of putting something in.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">centre of curvature</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009678a"><!--s009678a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the centre of the circle that has the same curvature as a curve at a given point.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lupin <span class="bodyi">or</span> lupine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹloohpin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036013a"><!--s036013a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of leguminous plants, some of which are cultivated <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for its fertilizer, fodder, their edible seeds, or their long spikes of flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Lupinus</span> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">lupine</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">lupinus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lupine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lupine</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">melt<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/melt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037507a"><!--s037507a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039385b"><!--s039385b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to become altered from a solid to a liquid state by heating.</p></div><a name="s039386b"><!--s039386b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to reduce (a substance) from a solid to a liquid state by heating.</p></div><a name="s039387b"><!--s039387b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to dissolve or disintegrate </p><p><i></i></p><p>These chocolates melt in the mouth</p>.</div><a name="s039388b"><!--s039388b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to be or become mild, tender, or gentle.</p></div><a name="s039389b"><!--s039389b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to disappear as if by dissolving </p><p><i></i></p><p>His anger melted</p>.</div><a name="s039390b"><!--s039390b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to be, become, or make tender or gentle.</p></div><a name="s039391b"><!--s039391b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to lose distinct outline; to blend </p><p><i></i></p><p>I tried to melt into the background</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s039392b"><!--s039392b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to reduce (a substance) from a solid to a liquid state by heating.</p></div><a name="s039393b"><!--s039393b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>(+ down) to melt (e.g. scrap metal) for reuse.</p></div><a name="s039394b"><!--s039394b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to dissolve or disappear.</p></div><a name="s039395b"><!--s039395b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>to make (somebody) tender or gentle</p><p><span class="bodyb">meltable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">melter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">meltingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">meltan</span>; related to Latin <span class="bodyi">mollis</span> soft].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laptop</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034119a"><!--s034119a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a portable computer with an integral keyboard and a flat screen that folds down to form a lid.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jettison<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjetis(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (jettisoned, jettisoning)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032527a"><!--s032527a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034439b"><!--s034439b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cast (something) off as superfluous or encumbering; to abandon.</p></div><a name="s034440b"><!--s034440b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008874c"><!--s008874c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to throw (e.g. goods or cargo) overboard to lighten the load of a ship in distress.</p></div><a name="s008875c"><!--s008875c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to drop (e.g. unwanted material) from an aircraft or spacecraft in flight</p><p><span class="bodyb">jettisonable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via Old French <span class="bodyi">getaison</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">jactation-, jactatio</span>,from <span class="bodyi">jactare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jet1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jet 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homogeny</span><small><span class="eSynop">/həʹmojəni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028971a"><!--s028971a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>correspondence between parts or organs due to descent from the same ancestral type</p><p><span class="bodyb">homogenous</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lupus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹloohpəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036015a"><!--s036015a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several diseases characterized by ulcers or scaly patches on the skin, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> tuberculosis of the skin [Latin <span class="bodyi">lupus</span> wolf; orig denoting an ulcerous or cancerous condition, said to eat the skin like a wolf].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">list<sup>6</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035272a"><!--s035272a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037091b"><!--s037091b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to please or suit (somebody) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s037092b"><!--s037092b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or literary</span> to wish or choose </p><p><i></i></p><p>The wind bloweth where it listeth</p><p> Bible [Old English <span class="bodyi">lystan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mantleshelf</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036761a"><!--s036761a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mantelshelf_or_mantleshelf/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mantelshelf</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ghostly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (ghostlier, ghostliest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025322a"><!--s025322a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of, like, or being a ghost; spectral</p><p><span class="bodyb">ghostliness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">minatory</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹminət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038243a"><!--s038243a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> menacing; threatening [late Latin <span class="bodyi">minatorius</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">minatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">minari</span> to threaten].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">entitle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹtietl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020003a"><!--s020003a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021057b"><!--s021057b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to give a title to (something or somebody).</p></div><a name="s021058b"><!--s021058b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ to) to give (somebody) the right to do or have something </p><p><i></i></p><p>This ticket entitles the bearer to free admission</p> <p><span class="bodyb">entitlement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">entitlen</span> via Frenchfrom late Latin <span class="bodyi">intitulare</span>, from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">titulus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/title1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">title 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">input<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (input inputted) (inputting, <span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> input inputted)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031363a"><!--s031363a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to enter (data) into a computer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">centre of gravity</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009679a"><!--s009679a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the point from which the whole weight of a body may be considered to act.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">melt<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037508a"><!--s037508a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039396b"><!--s039396b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s010239c"><!--s010239c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>molten material.</p></div><a name="s010240c"><!--s010240c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the mass melted at a single operation.</p></div></div><a name="s039397b"><!--s039397b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act or process of melting.</p></div><a name="s039398b"><!--s039398b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> an open sandwich, burger, or other dish topped with melted cheese.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lap up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034120a"><!--s034120a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035805b"><!--s035805b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to drink (a liquid).</p></div><a name="s035806b"><!--s035806b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to appreciate or enjoy (something) eagerly or uncritically.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jettison<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032528a"><!--s032528a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034441b"><!--s034441b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act of jettisoning cargo, etc.</p></div><a name="s034442b"><!--s034442b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>abandonment or rejection of something or somebody.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">list<sup>7</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035273a"><!--s035273a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a desire.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mince<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/mins/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038244a"><!--s038244a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039926b"><!--s039926b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cut or chop (meat, etc) into very small pieces <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s039927b"><!--s039927b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to walk with short steps in an affected manner ✱ <span class="bodyb">not mince matters/one's words</span> to speak honestly and frankly</p><p><span class="bodyb">mincer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">mincen</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">mincer</span>, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">minutia</span> smallness].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">entitlement card</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020004a"><!--s020004a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a card presented to establish entitlement to certain services, price reductions, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mantlet <span class="bodyi">or</span> mantelet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmantlit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036762a"><!--s036762a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038610b"><!--s038610b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a very short cape or cloak formerly worn by women.</p></div><a name="s038611b"><!--s038611b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the movable frontal plate of the turret of an armoured fighting vehicle.</p></div><a name="s038612b"><!--s038612b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a movable shelter formerly used by besiegers when attacking [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">mantelet</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">mantel, manteau</span> mantle].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homograft</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhohməgrahft, ʹhom-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028972a"><!--s028972a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a graft of tissue taken from a donor of the same species as the recipient.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ghost town</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025323a"><!--s025323a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a once-flourishing but now deserted town.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lupus erythematosus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌerətheeməʹtohsəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036016a"><!--s036016a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a slowly progressive systemic disease marked by degenerative changes to connective tissue, reddish skin lesions, arthritic changes, lesions of internal organs, and wasting [Latin <span class="bodyi">lupus erythematosus</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lupus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lupus</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">eruthēma</span> reddening].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">input/output</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031364a"><!--s031364a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the passage of information into and out of a computer, or the data that passes in and out.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">melt<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037509a"><!--s037509a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the spleen, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when used as food [Old English <span class="bodyi">milte</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">centre of mass</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009680a"><!--s009680a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the point at which the entire mass of a body or system of bodies may be considered as concentrated.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lapwing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034121a"><!--s034121a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a crested plover that is native to Europe, Africa, and Asia, noted for its shrill wailing cry: <span class="bodyi">Vanellus vanellus</span> [Middle English, by folk etymology from Old English <span class="bodyi">hlēapewince</span>, related to Old English <span class="bodyi">hlēapan</span> to leap, <span class="bodyi">wincian</span> to wink; because as it flies it shows its dark back and white front alternately, appearing to ‘wink’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jetton</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjetən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032529a"><!--s032529a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a counter used as a chip in gambling games [French <span class="bodyi">jeton</span> from <span class="bodyi">jeter</span> to throw, calculate: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jet1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jet 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">entity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹentiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> entities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020005a"><!--s020005a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021059b"><!--s021059b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005361c"><!--s005361c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>being or existence, <span class="bodyi"><span class="bodyi">esp</span></span> independent, separate, or self-contained existence.</p></div><a name="s005362c"><!--s005362c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the existence of a thing as contrasted with its attributes.</p></div></div><a name="s021060b"><!--s021060b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that has separate and distinct existence [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">entitas</span>,from Latin <span class="bodyi">ent-, ens</span> existing thing, from <span class="bodyi">esse</span> to be].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">list<sup>8</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035274a"><!--s035274a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/listen1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">listen 1</span></span></a> [Old English <span class="bodyi">hlystan</span>, from <span class="bodyi">hlyst</span> hearing, from <span class="bodyi">hlysnan</span> to listen].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mince<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038245a"><!--s038245a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> minced meat.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">meltdown</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037510a"><!--s037510a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039399b"><!--s039399b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the overheating to melting point of the uranium fuel in the core of a nuclear reactor, so that it burns through its container and allows dangerous radioactivity to escape.</p></div><a name="s039400b"><!--s039400b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a catastrophic collapse, e.g. of an economy or market.</p></div><a name="s039401b"><!--s039401b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a state of furious rage or of mental breakdown.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homograph</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhoməgrahf, -graf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028973a"><!--s028973a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of two or more words spelt alike but different in meaning, derivation, or pronunciation, e.g. the noun <span class="bodyi">conduct</span> and the verb <span class="bodyi">conduct</span> <span class="bodyb">homographic</span> /-ʹgrafik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inquest</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinkwest, ʹingkwest/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031365a"><!--s031365a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033128b"><!--s033128b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a judicial enquiry, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by a coroner, into the cause of a death.</p></div><a name="s033129b"><!--s033129b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an enquiry or investigation, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> into something that has failed [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">enqueste</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">inquirere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/enquire_or_inquire/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">enquire</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">man-to-man</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036763a"><!--s036763a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038613b"><!--s038613b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>characterized by frankness and honesty.</p></div><a name="s038614b"><!--s038614b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>denoting a defensive system in football, basketball, etc in which each player marks one specific opponent.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lupus vulgaris</span><small><span class="eSynop">/voolʹgahris, vul-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036017a"><!--s036017a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tuberculous disease of the skin marked by ulceration and scarring [Latin <span class="bodyi">lupus vulgaris</span> common lupus].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ghost word</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025324a"><!--s025324a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a word that appears in dictionaries, or has come into the language, because of an error or misunderstanding.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">centrepiece</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009681a"><!--s009681a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010016b"><!--s010016b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an ornament, e.g. a flower arrangement, placed in the centre of a table.</p></div><a name="s010017b"><!--s010017b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the most important or outstanding item </p><p><i></i></p><p>the centrepiece of the plan</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">LAR</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034122a"><!--s034122a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Libyan Arab Republic (international vehicle registration for Libya).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jetty</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjeti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> jetties)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032530a"><!--s032530a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034443b"><!--s034443b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small landing pier.</p></div><a name="s034444b"><!--s034444b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a structure, e.g. a pier or breakwater, extending into a body of water sea, lake, or river to influence the current or to protect a harbour [Middle English <span class="bodyi">jette</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">jetee</span>,from past part. of <span class="bodyi">jeter</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jet1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jet 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">meltemi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/melʹtemi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037511a"><!--s037511a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dry northwesterly wind that blows during the summer months in the northeastern Mediterranean [via modern Greek <span class="bodyi">meltémi</span> from Turkish <span class="bodyi">meltem</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">listed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035275a"><!--s035275a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037093b"><!--s037093b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> said of a building: protected by being included in an official list as being historically or architecturally important.</p></div><a name="s037094b"><!--s037094b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a company: having shares that are quoted on the main market of the London Stock Exchange.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homoio-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028974a"><!--s028974a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/homeo_or_homoeo_or_homoio/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">homeo-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mincemeat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038246a"><!--s038246a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mixture of raisins, finely chopped apples, suet, spices, etc, sometimes flavoured with brandy, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to fill pies ✱ <span class="bodyb">make mincemeat of</span> to defeat (somebody) soundly and conclusively.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inquietude</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹkwie·ətyoohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031366a"><!--s031366a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>physical restlessness or mental unease [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">inquietus</span> disturbed, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">quietus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/quiet2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">quiet 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ghostwrite</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> ghostwrote) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> ghostwritten)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025325a"><!--s025325a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to write (e.g. a speech) for another person, who is the presumed author</p><p><span class="bodyb">ghostwriter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ghostwriter/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ghostwriter</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">larboard</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlahbəd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034123a"><!--s034123a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> the left side of a boat or ship; port [Middle English <span class="bodyi">ladeborde</span> loading side, altered by association with <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/starboard1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">starboard 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lurch<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/luhch/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036018a"><!--s036018a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an abrupt, uncontrolled, and jerky movement [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ento-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020006a"><!--s020006a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ent_or_ento/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ent-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jeu d'esprit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌzhuh deʹspree (<span class="bodyi">French</span> Ʒø dɛspri)/ /ˌzhuh deʹspree/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> jeux d'esprit /ˌzhuh deʹspree/ (<span class="bodyi">French</span> /Ʒø dɛspri)/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032531a"><!--s032531a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a witty comment or composition [French <span class="bodyi">jeu d'espirit</span>, literally ‘play of the mind’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">centre spread</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009682a"><!--s009682a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/centrefold/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">centrefold</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mantra</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmantrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036764a"><!--s036764a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038615b"><!--s038615b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>orig in Hinduism or Buddhism, a word or sound used to focus the mind and help concentration, e.g. as a preliminary to meditation.</p></div><a name="s038616b"><!--s038616b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a Vedic<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vedic1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Vedic 1</span></span></a> hymn.</p></div><a name="s038617b"><!--s038617b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a frequently repeated utterance or slogan [Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">mantra</span> sacred counsel, formula, from <span class="bodyi">manyate</span> he thinks].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">listen<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlis(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (listened, listening)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035276a"><!--s035276a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037095b"><!--s037095b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to pay attention to sound </p><p><i></i></p><p>listening to music</p>.</div><a name="s037096b"><!--s037096b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to hear or consider with thoughtful attention; to heed </p><p><i></i></p><p>I warned her, but she wouldn't listen</p>.</div><a name="s037097b"><!--s037097b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to be alert to catch an expected sound </p><p><i></i></p><p>We listened for his step</p> <p><span class="bodyb">listenable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">listener</span> /ʹlisnə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">hlysnan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">melting point</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037512a"><!--s037512a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the temperature at which a solid melts.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homoiotherm</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhomoy·əhthuhm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028975a"><!--s028975a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/homeotherm_or_homoiotherm/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">homeotherm</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ghostwriter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025326a"><!--s025326a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who ghostwrites articles, books, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mince pie</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038247a"><!--s038247a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small round pie filled with mincemeat, eaten <span class="bodyi">esp</span> at Christmas.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inquiline<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinkwilien/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031367a"><!--s031367a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an animal that uses or lives habitually in the home of some other species, as does the cuckoo, for example, which lays its eggs in other birds’ nests <span class="bodyb">inquilinism</span> /inʹkwiliniz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">inquilinous</span> /-ʹlienəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">inquilinus</span> tenant, lodger, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">colere</span> to cultivate, dwell].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lurch<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036019a"><!--s036019a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037876b"><!--s037876b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to move in an abrupt, uncontrolled, and jerky manner.</p></div><a name="s037877b"><!--s037877b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to stagger and sway.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mantrap</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036765a"><!--s036765a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a trap for catching trespassers or poachers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">centre stage</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009683a"><!--s009683a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010018b"><!--s010018b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the centre of a theatre stage.</p></div><a name="s010019b"><!--s010019b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a position of prominence; the focus of attention </p><p><i></i></p><p>take centre stage</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">entomb</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹtoohm/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020008a"><!--s020008a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021061b"><!--s021061b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to place (a body) in a tomb.</p></div><a name="s021062b"><!--s021062b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cover or hide (something) as if in a tomb</p><p><span class="bodyb">entombment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">entoumben</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">entomber</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">tombe</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tomb/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tomb</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jeunesse dorée</span><small><span class="eSynop">/zhuhˌnes dawʹray/ (<span class="bodyi">French</span> /Ʒønɛs dɔre)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032532a"><!--s032532a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>young people of wealth and fashion [French <span class="bodyi">jeunesse dorée</span> gilded youth].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">larceny</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlahsəni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> larcenies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034124a"><!--s034124a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> theft of personal property [Middle English via early French <span class="bodyi">larcin</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">latrocinium</span> robbery, from <span class="bodyi">latron-, latro</span> mercenary soldier, later ‘robber’, from Greek <span class="bodyi">latron</span> pay].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">listen<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035277a"><!--s035277a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an act of listening </p><p><i></i></p><p>Have a listen to this</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homoiousian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/homoyʹoohzi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028976a"><!--s028976a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in the history of Christian belief, an adherent of the doctrine that God the Father and God the Son are of similar but not identical substance: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/homoousian/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">homoousian</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">homoiousian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">homoios</span> similar + <span class="bodyi">ousia</span> essence, substance].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mincing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038248a"><!--s038248a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>affectedly dainty or delicate </p><p><i></i></p><p>trying to speak in a small mincing treble</p><p> George Eliot</p><p><span class="bodyb">mincingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ghoul</span><small><span class="eSynop">/goohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025327a"><!--s025327a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027052b"><!--s027052b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an evil being of Arabic legend, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that robs graves and feeds on corpses.</p></div><a name="s027053b"><!--s027053b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an evil spirit or ghost.</p></div><a name="s027054b"><!--s027054b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a person who enjoys the macabre</p><p><span class="bodyb">ghoulish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">ghoulishly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">ghoulishness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Arabic <span class="bodyi">ghūl</span>, from <span class="bodyi">ghāla</span> to seize].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">melting pot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037513a"><!--s037513a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039402b"><!--s039402b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a vessel in which metals or other materials are melted down.</p></div><a name="s039403b"><!--s039403b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a place or situation in which diverse ideas, peoples, traditions, etc come together and mix.</p></div><a name="s039404b"><!--s039404b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an uncertain situation; a state of flux </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her fate was still in the melting pot</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mantua</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmantyooə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036766a"><!--s036766a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a usu loosely fitting gown worn in the 17th and 18th cents [alteration of French <span class="bodyi">manteau, mantel</span> cloak, influenced by <span class="bodyi">Mantua</span>, a town in N Italy].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">entomo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020009a"><!--s020009a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/entom_or_entomo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">entom-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jeux d'esprit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌzhuh deʹspree/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032533a"><!--s032533a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jeu_d_esprit/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jeu d'esprit</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inquiline<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031368a"><!--s031368a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to inquilines or inquilinism.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lurch<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036020a"><!--s036020a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>✱ <span class="bodyb">leave somebody in the lurch</span> to abandon them when they are vulnerable or in danger [early French <span class="bodyi">lourche</span> defeated by a lurch, deceived. <span class="bodyi">Lurch</span> was originally the name of a board game, and then a term for a highly advantageous score in this game.].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">centre three-quarter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009684a"><!--s009684a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of the two players or positions in rugby in the middle of the three-quarter-back line.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">larch</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lahch/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034125a"><!--s034125a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035807b"><!--s035807b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of a genus of trees of the pine family with short deciduous needles and tough wood: genus <span class="bodyi">Larix</span>.</p></div><a name="s035808b"><!--s035808b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the tough wood of this tree [prob from German <span class="bodyi">Lärche</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">laric-</span>, <span class="bodyi">larix</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">listen in</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035278a"><!--s035278a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037098b"><!--s037098b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to tune in to or monitor a broadcast.</p></div><a name="s037099b"><!--s037099b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to listen to a conversation, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> surreptitiously.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mind<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/miend/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038249a"><!--s038249a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039928b"><!--s039928b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the organized conscious and unconscious mental processes of an organism that result in reasoning, thinking, perceiving, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>It is wonderful … how little the mind is actually employed in the discharge of any profession</p><p> Dr Johnson.</p></div><a name="s039929b"><!--s039929b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>recollection; memory.</p></div><a name="s039930b"><!--s039930b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s010310c"><!--s010310c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>recollection or memory </p><p><i></i></p><p>time out of mind</p>.</div><a name="s010311c"><!--s010311c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>attention; concentration.</p></div></div><a name="s039931b"><!--s039931b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the normal condition of the mental faculties </p><p><i></i></p><p>had lost his mind</p>.</div><a name="s039932b"><!--s039932b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>an opinion or view </p><p><i></i></p><p>are of the same mind</p>.</div><a name="s039933b"><!--s039933b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a disposition or mood </p><p><i></i></p><p>a state of mind</p>.<a name="s010312c"><!--s010312c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the mental attributes of a specified group<i></i></p><p>the scientific mind</p>.</div><a name="s010313c"><!--s010313c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a person considered as an intellectual being </p><p><i></i></p><p>one of the finest minds</p>.</div></div><a name="s039935b"><!--s039935b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>the intellect and rational faculties as contrasted with the emotions.</p></div><a name="s039936b"><!--s039936b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s010314c"><!--s010314c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the intellect and rational faculties as contrasted with the emotions.</p></div><a name="s010315c"><!--s010315c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the human spirit and intellect as opposed to the body and the material world </p><p><i></i></p><p>mind over matter</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">a piece of one's mind</span> a severe scolding ✱ <span class="bodyb">bear/keep in mind</span> to consider (something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> at the appropriate time ✱ <span class="bodyb">bring to mind</span> to cause (something) to be recalled ✱ <span class="bodyb">change one's mind</span> to alter a decision or adopt a different plan ✱ <span class="bodyb">cross one's mind</span> said of a thought: to occur to one ✱ <span class="bodyb">have a (good) mind to</span> to be strongly inclined to (do something) ✱ <span class="bodyb">on one's mind</span> occupying or troubling one's thoughts ✱ <span class="bodyb">out of one's mind</span> insane ✱ <span class="bodyb">put somebody in mind of something</span> to remind somebody of something; to make them think of it [Old English <span class="bodyi">gemynd</span>; related to Latin <span class="bodyi">ment-</span>, <span class="bodyi">mens</span> mind].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">GHQ</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025328a"><!--s025328a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>General Headquarters.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homolog</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhoməlog/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028977a"><!--s028977a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/homologue/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">homologue</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">melton</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmeltən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037514a"><!--s037514a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a heavy smooth woollen or wool and cotton fabric used for making overcoats and jackets [named after <span class="bodyi">Melton</span> Mowbray, town in Leicestershire where such cloth was made].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">manual<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmanyooəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036767a"><!--s036767a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038618b"><!--s038618b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>ofrelating to or involving the hands </p><p><i></i></p><p>manual dexterity</p>.</div><a name="s038619b"><!--s038619b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>requiring or using physical skill and energy </p><p><i></i></p><p>manual labour</p>.</div><a name="s038620b"><!--s038620b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>worked or done by hand rather than as distinct from by machine or automatically </p><p><i></i></p><p>a manual gear change</p> <p><span class="bodyb">manually</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">manuel</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">manualis</span> from <span class="bodyi">manus</span> hand].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">entomology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/entəʹmoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020010a"><!--s020010a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a branch of zoology that deals with insects <span class="bodyb">entomological</span> /-ʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">entomologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inquire</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans and trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031369a"><!--s031369a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="sb000000270"><!--sb000000270--></a><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/enquire_or_inquire/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">enquire</span></span></a></p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">inquire</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">enquire</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/enquire_or_inquire/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">enquire</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Jew</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032534a"><!--s032534a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034445b"><!--s034445b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a Semitic people existing as a nation in Palestine from the sixth cent. <span class="bodysc">bc</span> to the first cent. <span class="bodysc">ad</span>, and now living in Israel and other countries throughout the world.</p></div><a name="s034446b"><!--s034446b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person whose religion is Judaism [Middle English via French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">Ioudaios</span>,from Hebrew <span class="bodyi">Yĕhūdhī</span>,from <span class="bodyi">Yĕhūdhāh</span> Judah, Jewish kingdom].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lard<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/lahd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034126a"><!--s034126a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a soft white solid fat obtained by rendering the abdominal fat of a pig, used in cooking</p><p><span class="bodyb">lardy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">lardum</span> bacon, lard].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lurcher</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036021a"><!--s036021a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several types of swift-running dogs that is a cross between a are crosses between greyhound or whippet and another breed, e.g. the collie or terrier [English dialect <span class="bodyi">lurch</span> to prowl, from Middle English <span class="bodyi">lorchen</span>, prob alteration of <span class="bodyi">lurken</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lurk1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lurk 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">centri-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009685a"><!--s009685a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/centr_or_centri_or_centro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">centr-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">listening post</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035279a"><!--s035279a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037100b"><!--s037100b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an advanced position used by troops to gather information about the enemy's movements.</p></div><a name="s037101b"><!--s037101b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a place where information, e.g. about another country or area, is received and monitored.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mind<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038250a"><!--s038250a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039937b"><!--s039937b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s010316c"><!--s010316c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to be concerned or care about (something).</p></div><a name="s010317c"><!--s010317c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to object to (something).</p></div></div><a name="s039938b"><!--s039938b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to attend to (something) closely </p><p><i></i></p><p>Mind how you behave</p>.</div><a name="s039939b"><!--s039939b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to pay attention to or follow (advice, instructions, or orders).</p></div><a name="s039940b"><!--s039940b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s010318c"><!--s010318c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to be careful or sure to do (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Mind you are home by midnight</p>.</div><a name="s010319c"><!--s010319c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to be cautious about (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Mind the step</p>.</div></div><a name="s039941b"><!--s039941b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to give protective care to (somebody or something) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s039942b"><!--s039942b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + out) to be attentive or wary ✱ <span class="bodyb">mind you</span> take this fact into account; notice this </p><p><i></i></p><p>Mind you, I don't blame them</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">never mind</span> used as reassurance not to be concerned about something.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ghyll</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gil/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025329a"><!--s025329a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gill3_or_ghyll/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gill 3</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homologate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hoʹmoləgayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028978a"><!--s028978a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030621b"><!--s030621b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to sanction, allow, or approve (something) <span class="bodyi">esp</span> officially </p><p><i></i></p><p>Saint Paul homologates this doctrine</p><p> Bishop John Maxwell.</p></div><a name="s030622b"><!--s030622b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to approve (an engine or vehicle) for sale or for a certain class of racing <span class="bodyb">homologation</span> /-ʹgaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">homologatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">homologare</span> to agree, from Greek <span class="bodyi">homologein</span>, from <span class="bodyi">homologos</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/homologous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">homologous</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">meltwater <span class="bodyi">or</span> meltwaters</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037515a"><!--s037515a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>water from the melting of ice or snow, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from a glacier.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">entomophagous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/entəʹmofəgəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020011a"><!--s020011a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>feeding on insects.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">manual<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036768a"><!--s036768a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038621b"><!--s038621b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a book of instructions; a handbook.</p></div><a name="s038622b"><!--s038622b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a keyboard of an organ played with for the hands; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> any of the several keyboards of an organ that control separate divisions of the instrument.</p></div><a name="s038623b"><!--s038623b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a vehicle that has manual transmission.</p></div><a name="s038624b"><!--s038624b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the set movements in the handling of a weapon during a military drill or ceremony.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inquiry</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031370a"><!--s031370a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/enquiry_or_inquiry/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">enquiry</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jewel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjooh·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032535a"><!--s032535a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034447b"><!--s034447b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a precious stone, such as a diamond, ruby, or emerald.</p></div><a name="s034448b"><!--s034448b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an ornament of precious metal often set with stones and worn as an accessory; a piece of jewellery.</p></div><a name="s034449b"><!--s034449b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a bearing for a watch or compass made of crystal, precious stone, or glass.</p></div><a name="s034450b"><!--s034450b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>asomebody or something highly valued person or thing or esteemed</p><p><span class="bodyb">jewelled</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">juel</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">jeu</span> game, play, from Latin <span class="bodyi">jocus</span> game, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/joke1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">joke 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lure<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/lyooə, looə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036022a"><!--s036022a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037878b"><!--s037878b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009875c"><!--s009875c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>somebody or something used to entice or decoy.</p></div><a name="s009876c"><!--s009876c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a bait for attracting animals, birds, or fish so that they can be caught.</p></div><a name="s009877c"><!--s009877c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a decoy for attracting animals so that they can be captured, e.g. an artificial bait used for catching fish.</p></div></div><a name="s037879b"><!--s037879b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a bunch of feathers and often meat attached to a long cord and used by a falconer to recall a bird.</p></div><a name="s037880b"><!--s037880b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the power to appeal or attract </p><p><i></i></p><p>the lure of success</p> <p>[Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">loire</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lard<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034127a"><!--s034127a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035809b"><!--s035809b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to dress (e.g. meat) for cooking by inserting or covering with fat, bacon, etc.</p></div><a name="s035810b"><!--s035810b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s009180c"><!--s009180c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to dress (e.g. meat) for cooking by inserting or covering with fat, bacon, etc.</p></div><a name="s009181c"><!--s009181c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to cover (food) with grease.</p></div></div><a name="s035811b"><!--s035811b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ with) to intersperse or embellish (speech or writing) with refinements.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">centric</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsentrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009686a"><!--s009686a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010020b"><!--s010020b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>central.</p></div><a name="s010021b"><!--s010021b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of a nerve centre <span class="bodyb">centricity</span> /senʹtrisiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">kentrikos</span> of the centre, from <span class="bodyi">kentron</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/centre1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">centre 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lister</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlistə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035280a"><!--s035280a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a plough that has a double mouldboard and turns up soil on each side of the furrow.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">GI</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> GI's GIs)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025330a"><!--s025330a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of the US army, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a private [orig abbr for <span class="bodyi">galvanized</span> <span class="bodyi">iron</span> used in listing articles such as rubbish bins, but taken as abbr for <span class="bodyi">government issue</span> or<span class="bodyi">general issue</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mind-bending</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038251a"><!--s038251a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039943b"><!--s039943b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>at the limits of understanding or credibility.</p></div><a name="s039944b"><!--s039944b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mind_blowing/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mind-blowing</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">mind-bender</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">mind-bendingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homologous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hoʹmoləgəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028979a"><!--s028979a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030623b"><!--s030623b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of geometrical figures or their parts: having the same relative position, value, or structure.</p></div><a name="s030624b"><!--s030624b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of organs: corresponding in structure, position, and embryologic or evolutionary origin, but different in function exhibiting biological homology.</p></div><a name="s030625b"><!--s030625b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of chromosomes: joining together with each other in pairs at meiotic cell division and having the same or corresponding sequence of genetic loci.</p></div><a name="s030626b"><!--s030626b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of chemical compounds: belonging to or consisting of a chemical series, e.g. the alkanes, whose members exhibit homology.</p></div><a name="s030627b"><!--s030627b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>said of a tissue graft: derived from an organism of the same species <span class="bodyb">homologize</span> /-jiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">homology</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">homologos</span> agreeing, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/homo/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">homo-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">legein</span> to say].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">member</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmembə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037516a"><!--s037516a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039405b"><!--s039405b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an individual or unit belonging to or forming part of a group or organization, e.g. a team or a church.</p></div><a name="s039406b"><!--s039406b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a constituent part of a whole, e.g. an element of a mathematical set.</p></div><a name="s039407b"><!--s039407b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a part of the human body, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a limb</p><p><span class="bodyb">membership</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s039408b"><!--s039408b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Member</span>) a person entitled to sit in a legislative body; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a Member of Parliament.</p></div><a name="s039409b"><!--s039409b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a person of a low rank of certain orders of knighthood.</p></div><a name="s039410b"><!--s039410b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a constituent part of a whole, e.g.:</p><a name="s010241c"><!--s010241c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in mathematics, an element of a set.</p></div><a name="s010242c"><!--s010242c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in logic, a component of a class.</p></div><a name="s010243c"><!--s010243c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>either of the expressions on either side of a mathematical equation or inequality.</p></div><a name="s010244c"><!--s010244c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a part of a sentence, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a clause.</p></div></div><a name="s039411b"><!--s039411b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s010245c"><!--s010245c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a part of the human body, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a limb.</p></div><a name="s010246c"><!--s010246c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the penis.</p></div></div><a name="s039412b"><!--s039412b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>a unit of structure in a plant body.</p></div><a name="s039413b"><!--s039413b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>a beam or similar load-bearing structure in a building [Middle English <span class="bodyi">membre</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">membrum</span> limb].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">entomophilous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/entəʹmofiləs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020012a"><!--s020012a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>normally pollinated by insects: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/zoophilous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">zoophilous</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">entomophily</span> /-li/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">manubrium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹnyoohbri·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> manubria /-bri·ə/ manubriums)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036769a"><!--s036769a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the uppermost segment of the sternum in human beings and many other mammals, articulating with the collarbone [Latin <span class="bodyi">manubrium</span> handle, from <span class="bodyi">manus</span> hand].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jeweler</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032536a"><!--s032536a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jeweller/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jeweller</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lardass</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlahdas/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034128a"><!--s034128a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> a fat person, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> somebody who is thought to be lazy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lure<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036023a"><!--s036023a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037881b"><!--s037881b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to attract (a person or an animal) with something that promises pleasure, food, or gain.</p></div><a name="s037882b"><!--s037882b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to recall (a hawk) by means of a lure.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homologue</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">homolog</span>) /ʹhoməlog/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028980a"><!--s028980a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a homologous organ, chromosome, element, chemical compound, or geometrical figure: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/analogue1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">analogue 1</span></span></a> </p><p><i></i></p><p>The vesicula prostatica, which has been observed in many male mammals, is now universally acknowledged to be the homologue of the female uterus</p><p> Darwin.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gi.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025331a"><!--s025331a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>gill.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mind-blowing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038252a"><!--s038252a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039945b"><!--s039945b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or causing a psychic state similar to that produced by a psychedelic drug.</p></div><a name="s039946b"><!--s039946b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>mentally or emotionally exhilarating</p><p><span class="bodyb">mind-blower</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">mind-blowingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">listeria</span><small><span class="eSynop">/liʹstiəri·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035281a"><!--s035281a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of rod-shaped bacteriuma that causes listeriosis in humans and many species of wild and domesticated animals: genus <span class="bodyi">Listeria</span>, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> <span class="bodyi">Listeria monocytogenes</span> [Latin genus name, named after Joseph <span class="bodyi">Lister</span> d.1912, English bacteriologist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-centric</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009687a"><!--s009687a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming adjectives, with the meanings:</p><a name="s010022b"><!--s010022b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having a specified kind of centre or number of centres </p><p><i></i></p><p>polycentric</p>.</div><a name="s010023b"><!--s010023b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having the specified thing as a centre </p><p><i></i></p><p>heliocentric</p>.</div><a name="s010024b"><!--s010024b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>having the specified thing as one's central point of view or interest </p><p><i></i></p><p>Eurocentric</p> <p>[medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">-centricus</span>,from Latin <span class="bodyi">centrum</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/centre1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">centre 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">membership</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037517a"><!--s037517a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039414b"><!--s039414b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the state or status of being a member.</p></div><a name="s039415b"><!--s039415b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the members of an organization, or the number of its members.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inquiry agent</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031371a"><!--s031371a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, dated</span> a private detective.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">entom- <span class="bodyi">or</span> entomo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020007a"><!--s020007a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: an insect </p><p><i></i></p><p>entomophagous</p> <p>[via French from Greek <span class="bodyi">entomon</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">manufactory</span><small><span class="eSynop">/manyooʹfakt(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> manufactories)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036770a"><!--s036770a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a factory.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">larder</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlahdə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034129a"><!--s034129a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a room or cupboard where food is stored; a pantry [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">lardier</span>, from <span class="bodyi">lard</span> bacon, from Latin <span class="bodyi">lardum</span> bacon, lard].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hoʹmoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> homologies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028981a"><!--s028981a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030628b"><!--s030628b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>correspondence in structure and embryological origin but not necessarily in function: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/analogy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">analogy</span></span></a> :</p><a name="s008003c"><!--s008003c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>between different parts of the same individual.</p></div><a name="s008004c"><!--s008004c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>between parts of different organisms due to evolutionary differentiation from a common ancestor.</p></div></div><a name="s030629b"><!--s030629b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the relation existing:</p><a name="s008005c"><!--s008005c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>between chemical compounds in a series whose successive members have a regular difference in composition.</p></div><a name="s008006c"><!--s008006c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>between elements in the same group of the periodic table.</p></div></div><a name="s030630b"><!--s030630b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal or literary</span> a similarity often attributable to common origin </p><p><i></i></p><p>the plain law of homology, which declares that like must be compared with like</p><p> Oliver Wendell Holmes <span class="bodyb">homologic</span> /-ʹlojik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">homological</span> /-ʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">homologically</span> /-ʹlojikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">giant<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjie·ənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025332a"><!--s025332a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027055b"><!--s027055b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a legendary being, like a human in shape, but having great size and strength.</p></div><a name="s027056b"><!--s027056b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an extraordinarily large person, animal, or plant.</p></div><a name="s027057b"><!--s027057b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a person of extraordinary powers </p><p><i></i></p><p>a literary giant</p> <p><span class="bodyb">giantlike</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">giaunt</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">gigant-, gigas</span>, from Greek].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">centrical</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009688a"><!--s009688a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/centric/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">centric</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mind-boggling</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038253a"><!--s038253a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> causing great surprise or wonder</p><p><span class="bodyb">mind-bogglingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">listeriosis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/liˌstiəriʹohsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035282a"><!--s035282a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an often fatal food poisoning, caused by infection with listeria, usu characterized by flu-like symptoms, septicaemia, and meningitis and, in pregnant women, miscarriages.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Lurex</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlyooəreks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036024a"><!--s036024a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a type of thread which is partly coated so as to give a metallic appearance.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jewelfish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> jewelfishes <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> jewelfish)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032537a"><!--s032537a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a scarlet and green tropical freshwater fish: <span class="bodyi">Hemichromis bimaculatus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">membrane</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmembrayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037518a"><!--s037518a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039416b"><!--s039416b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a thin pliable sheet or layer covering, lining, or connecting organs or cells in animals and plants.</p></div><a name="s039417b"><!--s039417b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a thin pliable sheet of material.</p></div><a name="s039418b"><!--s039418b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in physics, a two-dimensional BRANE <span class="bodyb">membraneous</span> /memʹbrayniəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">membranous</span> /ʹmembrənəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">membrana</span> skin, parchment, from <span class="bodyi">membrum</span> limb].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inquisition</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inkwiʹzish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031372a"><!--s031372a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033130b"><!--s033130b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a ruthless investigation or examination.</p></div><a name="s033131b"><!--s033131b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008602c"><!--s008602c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Inquisition</span>) a former Roman Catholic tribunal for the discovery and punishment of heresy.</p></div><a name="s008603c"><!--s008603c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a ruthless investigation or examination.</p></div></div><a name="s033132b"><!--s033132b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> a judicial or official enquiry.</p></div><a name="s033133b"><!--s033133b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> the act or an instance of enquiring</p><p><span class="bodyb">inquisitional</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">inquisicioun</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">inquisition-</span>, <span class="bodyi">inquisitio</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">inquirere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/enquire_or_inquire/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">enquire</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ent- <span class="bodyi">or</span> ento-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s019968a"><!--s019968a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meaning: inner or within </p><p><i></i></p><p>entozoa</p> <p>[via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">entos</span> within].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">manufacture<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/manyooʹfakchə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036771a"><!--s036771a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038625b"><!--s038625b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the large-scale making of wares by hand or by machinery.</p></div><a name="s038626b"><!--s038626b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an industry using mechanical power and machinery.</p></div><a name="s038627b"><!--s038627b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the act or process of producing something [early French <span class="bodyi">manufacture</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">manu factus</span> made by hand].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lardon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlahd(ə)n/ lardoon /lahʹdoon/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034130a"><!--s034130a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a strip, e.g. of pork fat or bacon, with which meat is larded: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bard2_or_barde/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bard 2</span></span></a> [French <span class="bodyi">lardon</span> piece of fat pork, from <span class="bodyi">lard</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/larder/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">larder</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">centrifugal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sentriʹfyoohg(ə)l, senʹtrif-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009689a"><!--s009689a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010025b"><!--s010025b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>proceeding or acting in a direction away from a centre or axis: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/centripetal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">centripetal</span></span></a> (1).</p></div><a name="s010026b"><!--s010026b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>using or acting by centrifugal force </p><p><i></i></p><p>a centrifugal pump</p>.</div><a name="s010027b"><!--s010027b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>tending away from centralization; separatist </p><p><i></i></p><p>centrifugal tendencies in modern society</p> <p><span class="bodyb">centrifugally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">centrifugus</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/centri/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">centri-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">fugere</span> to flee].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">meme</span><small><span class="eSynop">/meem/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037519a"><!--s037519a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a behavioural or cultural trait that is passed on by other than genetic means, e.g. by imitation</p><p>The term ‘meme’ was coined in 1976 by Richard Dawkins as an example of a replicator, that is, information copied in an evolutionary process. Examples are habits, skills, stories, or games that are passed on by imitation. Memes range from valuable inventions, scientific theories, or artistic creations to ‘viruses of the mind’ such as chain letters or false beliefs — Dr Susan Blackmore</p> <span class="bodyb">memetic</span> /miʹmetik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">mimēma</span>, literally ‘that which is imitated’, by analogy with <span class="bodyi">gene</span>].</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jeweller</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">jeweler</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032538a"><!--s032538a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who deals in, makes, or repairs jewellery and often watches, silverware, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homolosine projection</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hoʹmoləsien/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028982a"><!--s028982a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a map projection of the world that distorts the oceans, the more accurately to represent the continents [Greek <span class="bodyi">homologos</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/homologous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">homologous</span></span></a>) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sine</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">listing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035283a"><!--s035283a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037102b"><!--s037102b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an entry in a list.</p></div><a name="s037103b"><!--s037103b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a list or catalogue.</p></div><a name="s037104b"><!--s037104b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of making a list or including something in a list.</p></div><a name="s037105b"><!--s037105b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s009648c"><!--s009648c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an entry in a list.</p></div><a name="s009649c"><!--s009649c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a systematic list or catalogue of items, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a timetable, telephone directory, or broadcasting guide.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lurgy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹluhgi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> lurgies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036025a"><!--s036025a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, humorous</span> an illness, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a widespread minor infection </p><p><i></i></p><p>Half the staff are down with the dreaded lurgy</p> <p>[prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/allergy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">allergy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">entourage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹontoorahzh (<span class="bodyi">French</span> ãturaːƷ)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020013a"><!--s020013a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a group of attendants or associates, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a famous or important person [early French <span class="bodyi">entourage</span> from <span class="bodyi">entourer</span> to surround, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">tour</span> circuit, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tour1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tour 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">minded</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038254a"><!--s038254a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039947b"><!--s039947b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used in combinations</span>) having a specified kind of mind </p><p><i></i></p><p>narrow-minded</p>.</div><a name="s039948b"><!--s039948b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>inclined; disposed </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was not minded to report his losses</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">manufacture<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036772a"><!--s036772a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038628b"><!--s038628b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (materials) into a product suitable for use.</p></div><a name="s038629b"><!--s038629b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (wares) from raw materials by hand or by machinery, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on a large scale.</p></div><a name="s038630b"><!--s038630b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to invent or fabricate (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>manufacture a plausible excuse</p>.</div><a name="s038631b"><!--s038631b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to produce (something) as if by manufacturing </p><p><i></i></p><p>writers who manufacture stories for television</p> <p><span class="bodyb">manufacturer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">manufacturing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inquisitive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹkwizətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031373a"><!--s031373a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033134b"><!--s033134b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>fond of making enquiries, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> unduly curious about the affairs of others.</p></div><a name="s033135b"><!--s033135b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>eager for knowledge or understanding; enquiring</p><p><span class="bodyb">inquisitively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inquisitiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lardy cake</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034131a"><!--s034131a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a sweet cake made with yeast dough, dried fruit, and lard.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">giant<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025333a"><!--s025333a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>extremely large.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homomorphy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhoməmawfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028983a"><!--s028983a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>similarity of biological form, sometimes with different fundamental structure or origin <span class="bodyb">homomorphic</span> /-ʹmawfik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">homomorphism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">manufacturer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036773a"><!--s036773a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an employer in a manufacturing industry.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">memento</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹmentoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os -oes) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> mementos mementoes)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037520a"><!--s037520a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something, e.g. a souvenir, that serves as a reminder of past events [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">memento</span> remember, imperative of <span class="bodyi">meminisse</span> to remember].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">listless</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035284a"><!--s035284a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>characterized by indifference, lack of energy, and disinclination for exertion; languid</p><p><span class="bodyb">listlessly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">listlessness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">listles</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/list7/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">list 7</span></span></a> + -<span class="bodyi">les</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/less/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-less</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jeweller's rouge</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032539a"><!--s032539a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fine powder of ferric oxide used as a metal polish.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">entr'acte</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹontrakt (<span class="bodyi">French</span> ãtrakt)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020014a"><!--s020014a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021063b"><!--s021063b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the interval between two acts of a play or opera.</p></div><a name="s021064b"><!--s021064b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a dance, piece of music, or dramatic entertainment performed in this interval [French <span class="bodyi">entr'acte</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inter/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inter-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">acte</span> act].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">centrifugal force</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009690a"><!--s009690a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the force that appears to act on an object moving along a circular path and that acts outwardly from the centre of rotation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">minder</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038255a"><!--s038255a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039949b"><!--s039949b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who looks after somebody or something.</p></div><a name="s039950b"><!--s039950b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> a bodyguard.</p></div><a name="s039951b"><!--s039951b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s010320c"><!--s010320c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a person who looks after somebody or something.</p></div><a name="s010321c"><!--s010321c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/childminder/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">childminder</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s039952b"><!--s039952b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> a person who provides physical protection to another or others, e.g.:</p><a name="s010322c"><!--s010322c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a person who acts as a bodyguard and assistant to a person operating outside or on the edge of the law.</p></div><a name="s010323c"><!--s010323c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a person who accompanies a famous or important person, e.g. a politician, to monitor and control their contact with the media or the public.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lurid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹl(y)ooərid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036026a"><!--s036026a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037883b"><!--s037883b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>unnaturally or unattractively bright in colour; gaudy.</p></div><a name="s037884b"><!--s037884b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>sensational or shocking </p><p><i></i></p><p>lurid newspaper reports of the crime</p>.</div><a name="s037885b"><!--s037885b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>wan and ghastly pale in appearance</p><p><span class="bodyb">luridly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">luridness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">luridus</span> pale yellow, sallow].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inquisitor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹkwizitə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031374a"><!--s031374a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who makes enquiries or asks questions, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> harshly or with hostility</p><p><span class="bodyb">inquisitorial</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lares</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlahreez/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034132a"><!--s034132a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the ancient Roman gods charged with watching over crossroads and domestic property: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/penates/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">penates</span></span></a> [Latin <span class="bodyi">lares</span>, pl of <span class="bodyi">lar</span>, a Roman household god].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">giantess</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjie·əntes/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025334a"><!--s025334a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a female giant.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homonym</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhomənim/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028984a"><!--s028984a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030631b"><!--s030631b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of two or more words that have the same spelling and pronunciation but different meanings and origins, as with the noun and the verb <span class="bodyi">bear</span>.</p></div><a name="s030632b"><!--s030632b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in taxonomy, a species or genus name that has been used for two or more different organisms <span class="bodyb">homonymic</span> /-ʹnimik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">homonymous</span> /hoʹmoniməs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">homonymously</span> /hoʹmoniməsli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">homonymy</span> /hoʹmonimi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">homōnymon</span>, neuter of <span class="bodyi">homōnymos</span> having the same name, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hom_or_homo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hom-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">onyma, onoma</span> name].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">manuka</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmahnookə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036774a"><!--s036774a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an evergreen New Zealand shrub that forms large areas of scrub: <span class="bodyi">Leptospermum scoparium</span> [Maori <span class="bodyi">manuka</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">memento mori</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmawri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> memento mori)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037521a"><!--s037521a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a reminder of mortality, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a human skull [Latin <span class="bodyi">memento mori</span>, literally ‘remember that you must die’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">large<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/lahj/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034133a"><!--s034133a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035812b"><!--s035812b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>great or relatively great in size, quantity, extent, etc.</p></div><a name="s035813b"><!--s035813b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>dealing in great numbers or quantities or operating on an extensive scale </p><p><i></i></p><p>a large business</p>.</div><a name="s035814b"><!--s035814b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>having more than usual power, capacity, or scope; comprehensive ✱ <span class="bodyb">have it large</span> (<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">large it</span>) <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to enjoy oneself, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> partying and clubbing</p><p><span class="bodyb">largeness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">largish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">largus</span> large, abundant].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">giant hogweed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025335a"><!--s025335a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plant that is a close relative of cow parsley but grows to more than 3m (10ft) tall: <span class="bodyi">Heracleum mantegazzianum</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">entrails</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹentraylz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020015a"><!--s020015a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>internal parts, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the intestines [Middle English <span class="bodyi">entrailles</span> via French from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">intralia</span>, alteration of Latin <span class="bodyi">interanea</span> intestines, internal things, from <span class="bodyi">inter</span> between, among].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inquisitorial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inˌkwiziʹtawri·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031375a"><!--s031375a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033136b"><!--s033136b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>investigating or asking questions with the ruthlessly searching zeal of an inquisitor.</p></div><a name="s033137b"><!--s033137b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a system of criminal procedure: in which the judge is also the prosecutor: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/accusatorial/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">accusatorial</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">inquisitorially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">centrifuge<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsentrifyoohj, -fyoohzh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009691a"><!--s009691a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rotating machine that uses centrifugal force to separate substances of different densities, remove moisture, or simulate gravitational effects</p><p><span class="bodyb">centrifuge</span> <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">centrifuge</span> centrifugal, from scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">centrifugus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/centrifugal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">centrifugal</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mindful</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmiendf(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038256a"><!--s038256a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + of) keeping something in mind; aware of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>mindful of her responsibilities</p> <p><span class="bodyb">mindfully</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">mindfulness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homoousian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhomoh·oohziən, hoh-/ homousian /hoʹmoohzi·ən, hoh-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028985a"><!--s028985a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in the history of Christian belief, an adherent of the doctrine that God the Father and God the Son are identical in substance: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/homoiousian/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">homoiousian</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">homoousian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">homos</span> same + <span class="bodyi">ousia</span> essence, substance].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">list price</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035285a"><!--s035285a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the basic price of an item as published in a catalogue, price list, or advertisement but subject to discounts, e.g. trade or quantity discounts.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jewellery</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">jewelry</span>) /ʹjooh·əlri, ʹjooləri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032540a"><!--s032540a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>articles, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> personal ornaments such as rings and necklaces, made of precious stones or precious metals.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lurk<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/luhk/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036027a"><!--s036027a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037886b"><!--s037886b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to lie hidden in wait, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with evil intent.</p></div><a name="s037887b"><!--s037887b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s009878c"><!--s009878c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to lie hidden in wait, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with evil intent.</p></div><a name="s009879c"><!--s009879c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to move furtively or inconspicuously.</p></div></div><a name="s037888b"><!--s037888b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to be present but undetected; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to be a hidden threat</p><p><span class="bodyb">lurker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">lurken</span>; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">memo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmemoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> memos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037522a"><!--s037522a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a memorandum.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">entrain<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹtrayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020016a"><!--s020016a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a liquid or gas: to draw in and transport (e.g. solid particles)</p><p><span class="bodyb">entrainment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">entrainer</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">trainer</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/train2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">train 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inquorate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹkwawrət, -rayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031376a"><!--s031376a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> not having a quorum; not quorate.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">manumit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/manyooʹmit/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (manumitted, manumitting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036775a"><!--s036775a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to give (slaves) their freedom <span class="bodyb">manumission</span> /-ʹmish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">manumitten</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">manumittere</span>, literally ‘to send forth from the hand’ from <span class="bodyi">manus</span> hand + <span class="bodyi">mittere</span> to let go, send].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mindless</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038257a"><!--s038257a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039953b"><!--s039953b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>devoid of thought or intelligence; senseless </p><p><i></i></p><p>mindless violence</p>.</div><a name="s039954b"><!--s039954b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>involving or requiring little thought or concentration </p><p><i></i></p><p>mindless work</p>.</div><a name="s039955b"><!--s039955b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ of) inattentive to or heedless of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>mindless of the danger</p> <p><span class="bodyb">mindlessly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">mindlessness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lurk<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036028a"><!--s036028a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, informal</span> a ruse or stratagem; a racket.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">large<sup>2</sup></span></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034134a"><!--s034134a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>✱ <span class="bodyb">at large</span> not imprisoned or restrained; at liberty as a whole </p><p><i></i></p><p>among the population at large</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">centrifuge<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009692a"><!--s009692a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to subject (something) to centrifugal action, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a centrifuge <span class="bodyb">centrifugation</span> /-ʹgaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homophobia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/homəʹfohbi·ə, hoh-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028986a"><!--s028986a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>intense and unreasoning hatred of homosexuality and homosexuals <span class="bodyb">homophobe</span> /ʹhoməfohb, ʹhoh-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">homophobic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">giantism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025336a"><!--s025336a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>gigantism.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Jewess</span><small><span class="eSynop">/joohʹes, ʹjooh·is/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032541a"><!--s032541a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated or offensive</span> a Jewish woman or girl.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lit.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035287a"><!--s035287a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037106b"><!--s037106b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>literally.</p></div><a name="s037107b"><!--s037107b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>literature.</p></div><a name="s037108b"><!--s037108b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>litre.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">memoir</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmemwah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037523a"><!--s037523a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039419b"><!--s039419b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a narrative or biography written from personal experience.</p></div><a name="s039420b"><!--s039420b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) an autobiography, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one written by a public figure.</p></div><a name="s039421b"><!--s039421b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a learned essay on a particular topic.</p></div><a name="s039422b"><!--s039422b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the records of a learned society</p><p><span class="bodyb">memoirist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">mémoire</span> memory, from Latin <span class="bodyi">memoria</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">entrain<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020017a"><!--s020017a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021065b"><!--s021065b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to board or put on board a train <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s021066b"><!--s021066b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to put (something or somebody) on board a train</p><p><span class="bodyb">entrainment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">large calorie</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034135a"><!--s034135a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/calorie_or_calory/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">calorie</span></span></a> (1b).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">manure<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹnyooə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036776a"><!--s036776a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>material that fertilizes land; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the faeces of domestic animals.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">luscious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlushəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036029a"><!--s036029a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037889b"><!--s037889b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having a delicious taste or smell </p><p><i></i></p><p>quite over-canopied with luscious woodbine</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div><a name="s037890b"><!--s037890b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a woman: extremely attractive.</p></div><a name="s037891b"><!--s037891b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>richly luxurious or appealing to the senses</p><p><span class="bodyb">lusciously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">lusciousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">lucius</span>, perhaps alteration of <span class="bodyi">licius</span>, short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/delicious/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">delicious</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">memorabilia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌmem(ə)rəʹbili·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037524a"><!--s037524a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>objects valued because of their connection with memorable people or events [Latin <span class="bodyi">memorabilia</span>, neuter pl of <span class="bodyi">memorabilis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/memorable/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">memorable</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mind-numbing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038258a"><!--s038258a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>extremely dull or boring</p><p><span class="bodyb">mind-numbingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lit/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035286a"><!--s035286a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense and past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/light3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">light 3</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/light6/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">light 6</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">giant-killer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025337a"><!--s025337a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person or team, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a football team, that defeats an apparently far superior opponent.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">centring</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsent(ə)ring/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009693a"><!--s009693a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a temporary wooden framework on which an arch is supported during construction.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homophone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhoməfohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028987a"><!--s028987a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030633b"><!--s030633b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of two or more words pronounced alike but different in meaning, derivation, or spelling, e.g. <span class="bodyi">to, too</span>, and <span class="bodyi">two</span>.</p></div><a name="s030634b"><!--s030634b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of two or more characters or groups pronounced the same, e.g. <span class="bodyi">ph</span> and <span class="bodyi">f</span> <span class="bodyb">homophonous</span> /hoʹmofənəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jewfish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> jewfishes <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> jewfish)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032542a"><!--s032542a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various large fish of the sea bass family with dark spots living in tropical or subtropical seas: <span class="bodyi">esp</span> <span class="bodyi">Epinephelus itajara</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">in re</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌin ʹray/ <i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031377a"><!--s031377a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in the matter of [Latin <span class="bodyi">in re</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">entrance<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹentrəns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020018a"><!--s020018a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021067b"><!--s021067b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of entering.</p></div><a name="s021068b"><!--s021068b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a means or place of entry.</p></div><a name="s021069b"><!--s021069b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>power, right, or permission to enter; admission.</p></div><a name="s021070b"><!--s021070b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an arrival of a performer onto a stage or before film or television cameras.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lush<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/lush/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036030a"><!--s036030a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037892b"><!--s037892b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>producing or covered by luxuriant growth </p><p><i></i></p><p>lush grass</p>.</div><a name="s037893b"><!--s037893b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>opulent or sumptuous.</p></div><a name="s037894b"><!--s037894b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> sexually attractive or voluptuous.</p></div><a name="s037895b"><!--s037895b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> luscious, delicious, or generally very enjoyable</p><p><span class="bodyb">lushly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">lushness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">lusch</span> soft, tender; perhaps ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">laxus</span> loose].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">manure<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036777a"><!--s036777a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to enrich (land) by the application of manure</p><p>Middle English <span class="bodyi">manouren</span> to till, cultivate, via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">manu operare</span> to work by hand. The original sense of working by hand (see also <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/manoeuvre1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">manoeuvre 1</span></span></a>) came in time to be narrowed to the act of cultivating and then to the dressing that was added to the soil</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">centriole</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsentriohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009694a"><!--s009694a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of a pair of organelles (specialized cell parts; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/organelle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">organelle</span></span></a>), each consisting of nine microtubules arranged cylindrically, that are found in many animal cells and function in the formation of the apparatus that separates pairs of corresponding chromosomes during cell division [German <span class="bodyi">Zentriol</span>,from <span class="bodyi">Zentrum</span> centre, from Latin <span class="bodyi">centrum</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/centre1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">centre 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Jewish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032543a"><!--s032543a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034451b"><!--s034451b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or denoting Jews or Judaism.</p></div><a name="s034452b"><!--s034452b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to or characteristic of Jews.</p></div><a name="s034453b"><!--s034453b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>being a Jew</p><p><span class="bodyb">Jewishly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">Jewishness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">large intestine</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034136a"><!--s034136a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the rear division of the vertebrate intestine that is divided into the caecum, colon, and rectum, and concerned <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with the resorption of water and formation of faeces.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">INRI</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031378a"><!--s031378a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews [Latin <span class="bodyi">Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">memorable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmem(ə)rəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037525a"><!--s037525a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039423b"><!--s039423b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>worth remembering; notable.</p></div><a name="s039424b"><!--s039424b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>easy to remember <span class="bodyb">memorability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">memorably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">memorabilis</span> from <span class="bodyi">memorare</span> to remind, mention, from <span class="bodyi">memor</span> mindful].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">litany</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlit(ə)ni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> litanies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035288a"><!--s035288a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037109b"><!--s037109b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a prayer consisting of a series of petitions by the leader, each of which is followed by a response, usu the same response, from the congregation.</p></div><a name="s037110b"><!--s037110b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s009650c"><!--s009650c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a prayer consisting of a series of petitions by the leader, each of which is followed by a response, usu the same response, from the congregation.</p></div><a name="s009651c"><!--s009651c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Litany</span>) a prayer in the Anglican Book of Common Prayer consisting of set petitions and responses.</p></div></div><a name="s037111b"><!--s037111b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>any repetitive recital </p><p><i></i></p><p>Haley relieved himself by repeating over a not very select litany of imprecations on himself</p><p> Harriet Beecher Stowe [Middle English <span class="bodyi">letanie</span> via Old French and late Latin from late Greek <span class="bodyi">litaneia</span> prayer, from Greek <span class="bodyi">litē</span> entreaty, from <span class="bodyi">litanos</span> entreating].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mind reader</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038259a"><!--s038259a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who can or is thought to be able to perceive what another person is thinking</p><p><span class="bodyb">mind reading</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homophonic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/homəʹfonik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028988a"><!--s028988a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or denoting music in which the parts move rhythmically in step with one another</p><p><span class="bodyb">homophonically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">homophony</span> /hoʹmofəni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">entrance<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹtrahns/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020019a"><!--s020019a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021071b"><!--s021071b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to fill (somebody) with delight or, wonder, or rapture.</p></div><a name="s021072b"><!--s021072b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to put (somebody) into a trance</p><p><span class="bodyb">entrancement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">entrancing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">giant panda</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025338a"><!--s025338a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/panda/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">panda</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lush<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036031a"><!--s036031a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> a heavy drinker; an alcoholic [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">litas</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹleetas/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> litas)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035289a"><!--s035289a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the basic monetary unit of Lithuania, divided into 100 centas [Lithuanian <span class="bodyi">litas</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Jewry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjoohri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032544a"><!--s032544a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034454b"><!--s034454b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the Jewish people collectively.</p></div><a name="s034455b"><!--s034455b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a Jewish quarter of a town.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inro</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinroh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> inro inros)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031379a"><!--s031379a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a set of decorated boxes worn hanging from the belt as part of traditional Japanese dress, formerly containing medicines and seals [Japanese <span class="bodyi">inrō</span>, from <span class="bodyi">in</span> seal + <span class="bodyi">rō</span> basket].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">centripetal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sentriʹpeetl, senʹtripitl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009695a"><!--s009695a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010028b"><!--s010028b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>proceeding or acting in a direction towards a centre or axis: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/centrifugal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">centrifugal</span></span></a> (1).</p></div><a name="s010029b"><!--s010029b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>tending towards centralization; unifying</p><p><span class="bodyb">centripetally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">centripetus</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/centri/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">centri-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">petere</span> to go to, seek].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homopolar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/homohʹpohlə, hoh-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028989a"><!--s028989a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>denoting a chemical bond in which there is an equal distribution of electric charge between atoms; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/covalent/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">covalent</span></span></a> (denoting a chemical bond formed by shared electrons).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">manus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmaynəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> manus)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036778a"><!--s036778a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the farthest section of the forelimb of a vertebrate animal, consisting of the wrist and hand in a human being or the equivalent part in other vertebrates [Latin <span class="bodyi">manus</span> hand].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">largely</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034137a"><!--s034137a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to a large extent; mostly.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mindset</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038260a"><!--s038260a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a habitual attitude of mind; a set of basic assumptions that influences judgment and action </p><p><i></i></p><p>small-minded imperial freebooters, comically limited by the mindset of their time</p><p> The Listener.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">entrant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹentrənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020020a"><!--s020020a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody or something that enters or is entered, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> somebody who enters a contest, profession, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">giant slalom</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025339a"><!--s025339a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a long slalom course with obstacles that are far apart.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">memorandum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/meməʹrandəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> memorandums memoranda /-də/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037526a"><!--s037526a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039425b"><!--s039425b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a usu brief communication for internal circulation, e.g. within an office.</p></div><a name="s039426b"><!--s039426b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an often unsigned informal record or communication; a written reminder.</p></div><a name="s039427b"><!--s039427b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a document recording the terms of a legal agreement, the formation of a company, etc [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">memorandum</span>, neuter of <span class="bodyi">memorandus</span> to be remembered, gerundive of <span class="bodyi">memorare</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lush<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036032a"><!--s036032a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to drink heavily.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Jew's ear</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032545a"><!--s032545a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an edible brown fungus that grows on dying trees: <span class="bodyi">Auricularia auricula-judae</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">litchi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹliechee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035290a"><!--s035290a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lychee_or_lichee_or_litchi/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lychee</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mind's eye</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038261a"><!--s038261a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the faculty of visual memory or imagination </p><p><i></i></p><p>‘My father – I think I see my father.’ ‘O, where, my lord?’ ‘In my mind's eye, Horatio.’</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">manuscript</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmanyooskript/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036779a"><!--s036779a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a composition or document written by hand or typed as distinguished from a printed or published copy [late Latin <span class="bodyi">manuscriptum</span> from neuter of Latin <span class="bodyi">manu scriptus</span> written by hand].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homopterous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hohʹmoptərəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028990a"><!--s028990a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>denoting a large suborder of true bugs that have wings of a uniform texture and sucking mouthparts, including the aphids and cicadas</p><p><span class="bodyb">homopteran</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/homo/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">homo-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">pteron</span> wing].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">centripetal force</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009696a"><!--s009696a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the force that is necessary to keep an object moving in a circular path and that is directed inwards towards the centre of rotation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">large-scale</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034138a"><!--s034138a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035815b"><!--s035815b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>involving great numbers or quantities.</p></div><a name="s035816b"><!--s035816b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a map: showing great detail.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inroad</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinrohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031380a"><!--s031380a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033138b"><!--s033138b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a serious or forcible encroachment or intrusion </p><p><i></i></p><p>A long illness made inroads on his savings</p>.</div><a name="s033139b"><!--s033139b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a raid.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">memorial<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹmawri·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037527a"><!--s037527a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039428b"><!--s039428b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a monument, that commemorates a person or event.</p></div><a name="s039429b"><!--s039429b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a historical record.</p></div><a name="s039430b"><!--s039430b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a statement of facts addressed to a government or parliament, often accompanied by a petition.</p></div><a name="s039431b"><!--s039431b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a memorandum or note; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> an informal diplomatic communication.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lust<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/lust/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036033a"><!--s036033a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037896b"><!--s037896b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>strong sexual desire, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as opposed to love.</p></div><a name="s037897b"><!--s037897b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an intense longing; a craving</p><p><span class="bodyb">lustful</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">lustfully</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">lustfulness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">lust</span> pleasure, desire].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">giant star</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025340a"><!--s025340a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a star of great brightness and enormous size that is reaching the end of its life.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">entrap</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹtrap/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (entrapped, entrapping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020021a"><!--s020021a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021073b"><!--s021073b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to catch (a person or animal) in or as if in a trap.</p></div><a name="s021074b"><!--s021074b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to lure or trick (somebody) into making a compromising statement or committing a crime</p><p><span class="bodyb">entrapment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">entraper</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">trape</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/trap1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">trap 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Jew's harp</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032546a"><!--s032546a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small lyre-shaped musical instrument that is placed between the teeth and sounded by striking a metal tongue with the finger.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-lite</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035292a"><!--s035292a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting: minerals, rocks, and fossils </p><p><i></i></p><p>graptolite</p> <p>[French <span class="bodyi">-lite</span>, alteration of <span class="bodyi">-lithe</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">lithos</span> stone].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">largesse <span class="bodyi">or</span> largess</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lahʹjes/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034139a"><!--s034139a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035817b"><!--s035817b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>generosity, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to people regarded as occupying an inferior position.</p></div><a name="s035818b"><!--s035818b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something, e.g. money, given generously as a gift [Middle English <span class="bodyi">largesse</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">largesse</span>, from <span class="bodyi">large</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/large1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">large 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Manx</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mangks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036780a"><!--s036780a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the Celtic language of the people of the Isle of Man, now rarely used closely related to Irish and Gaelic but having an anglicized spelling, now spoken only by students of the language</p><p><span class="bodyb">Manx</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [alteration of earlier <span class="bodyi">Maniske</span> from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">Mana</span> Isle of Man].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">centrist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsentrist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009697a"><!--s009697a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Centrist</span>) a member of a moderate political party; <span class="bodyi">broadly</span> somebody holding moderate political views</p><p><span class="bodyb">centrism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mine<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/mien/ <i><span class="bodyi">pronoun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038262a"><!--s038262a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039956b"><!--s039956b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the one or ones that belong to me or are associated with me </p><p><i></i></p><p>The book is mine</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Mine are on the table</p> <p><i></i></p><p>children younger than mine</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">of mine</span>.</p></div><a name="s039957b"><!--s039957b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>belonging to or associated with me </p><p><i></i></p><p>friends of mine</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">mīn</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/my1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">my 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lust<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036034a"><!--s036034a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + for/after) to have an intense desire or craving, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a sexual desire.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inrush</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinrush/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031381a"><!--s031381a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a crowding or flooding in</p><p><span class="bodyb">inrushing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homorganic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/homawʹganik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028991a"><!--s028991a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of sets of consonantal sounds such as <span class="bodyi">k</span>, <span class="bodyi">g</span>, and <span class="bodyi">ng</span>: articulated using the same part of the vocal tract.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">entreat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹtreet/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020022a"><!--s020022a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021075b"><!--s021075b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to ask (somebody) urgently or earnestly; to beg or plead with (somebody).</p></div><a name="s021076b"><!--s021076b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to request (something) urgently or earnestly </p><p><i></i></p><p>I have come to entreat your help</p>.</div><a name="s021077b"><!--s021077b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to treat or deal with (something or somebody) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s021078b"><!--s021078b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to make an urgent or earnest request; to plead</p><p><span class="bodyb">entreatingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">entreatment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">entreten</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">entraitier</span>,from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/en_1_or_em/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">en- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">traitier</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/treat1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">treat 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">giaour</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjow·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025341a"><!--s025341a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic, derog</span> a person outside the Muslim faith, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a Christian; an infidel [Turkish <span class="bodyi">gâvur</span>, prob ultimately from Arabic <span class="bodyi">kāfir</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kaffir_or_kafir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Kaffir</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">memorial<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037528a"><!--s037528a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>serving to commemorate a person or event</p><p><span class="bodyb">memorially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Jezebel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjezəbel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032547a"><!--s032547a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">jezebel</span>) a shameless or immoral woman [<span class="bodyi">Jezebel</span>, wife of a King of Israel, known for her wicked conduct (I Kings 16:31ff)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/liet/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035291a"><!--s035291a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037112b"><!--s037112b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of food or drink: low in calories, alcohol, fat or sugar.</p></div><a name="s037113b"><!--s037113b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> having little substance </p><p><i></i></p><p>lite music</p> <p>[alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/light4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">light 4</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ins.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031383a"><!--s031383a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033142b"><!--s033142b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>inches.</p></div><a name="s033143b"><!--s033143b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>insurance.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">centro-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009698a"><!--s009698a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/centr_or_centri_or_centro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">centr-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">larghetto</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lahʹgetoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034140a"><!--s034140a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a piece of music: to be performed more slowly than andante but not as slowly as largo [Italian <span class="bodyi">larghetto</span> somewhat slow, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">largo</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/largo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">largo</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mine<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038263a"><!--s038263a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> used before a vowel or <span class="bodyi">h</span> or after a noun: my </p><p><i></i></p><p>mine host</p> <p><i></i></p><p>mistress mine</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Manx cat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036781a"><!--s036781a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cat breed of a short-haired tailless domestic breed cats associated with the Isle of Man, that have no tail, or a mere stump.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">luster</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlustə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun and verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036035a"><!--s036035a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lustre1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lustre 1</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lustre2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lustre 2</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lustre3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lustre 3</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hom- <span class="bodyi">or</span> homo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028865a"><!--s028865a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s030543b"><!--s030543b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>one and the same; similar; alike </p><p><i></i></p><p>homograph</p>.</div><a name="s030544b"><!--s030544b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to homosexual love </p><p><i></i></p><p>homophobia</p>.</div><a name="s030545b"><!--s030545b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>containing one more CH<sub>2</sub> group than the specified compound </p><p><i></i></p><p>homocysteine</p> <p>[Greek <span class="bodyi">homos</span> same].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">JHVH</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032548a"><!--s032548a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/yhwh/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">YHWH</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">entreaty</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> entreaties)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020023a"><!--s020023a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an act of entreating; a humble or heartfelt plea.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">giardiasis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jeeahʹdieəsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025342a"><!--s025342a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an infection of the small intestine that can cause diarrhoea, caused by a microscopic parasite [named after Alfred <span class="bodyi">Giard</span>, French biologist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">memorialize <span class="bodyi">or</span> memorialise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/meʹmawriəliez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037529a"><!--s037529a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to remember or commemorate (something).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">liter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹleetə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035293a"><!--s035293a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/litre/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">litre</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mine<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038264a"><!--s038264a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039958b"><!--s039958b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an excavation from which mineral substances are taken.</p></div><a name="s039959b"><!--s039959b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s010324c"><!--s010324c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an excavation from which mineral substances are taken, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a system of tunnels and pits along with associated buildings etc.</p></div><a name="s010325c"><!--s010325c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an ore deposit.</p></div></div><a name="s039960b"><!--s039960b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + of) a rich source of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>a mine of information</p>.</div><a name="s039961b"><!--s039961b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an encased explosive designed to destroy enemy personnel, vehicles, or ships.</p></div><a name="s039962b"><!--s039962b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>an underground passage beneath an enemy position [Middle English, from early French <span class="bodyi">mine</span>, prob of Celtic origin; related to Welsh <span class="bodyi">mwyn</span> ore].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">centroid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsentroyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009699a"><!--s009699a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/centre_of_mass/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">centre of mass</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">largo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlahgoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034141a"><!--s034141a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a piece of music: to be performed in a very slow and broad manner [Italian <span class="bodyi">largo</span> slow, broad, from Latin <span class="bodyi">largus</span> abundant].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lusterware</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036036a"><!--s036036a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lustreware/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lustreware</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">INS</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031382a"><!--s031382a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033140b"><!--s033140b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>inertial navigation system, a system of navigational guidance.</p></div><a name="s033141b"><!--s033141b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>International News Service.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Manxman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Manxmen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036782a"><!--s036782a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a male native or inhabitant of the Isle of Man.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jiao</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jow/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032549a"><!--s032549a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of currency in China, worth a tenth of a yuan [Chinese <span class="bodyi">jiao</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">entrechat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹonhtrəshah (<span class="bodyi">French</span> ãtrəʧa)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020024a"><!--s020024a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a leap in which a ballet dancer repeatedly crosses his or her feet and beats them together [French <span class="bodyi">entrechat</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">capriola</span> <span class="bodyi">intrecciata</span> intricate caper].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Homo sapiens</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhohmoh ʹsapi·enz, ˌhomoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028992a"><!--s028992a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the species of primate that comprises human beings, the only extant species of the genus <span class="bodyi">Homo</span> [Latin <span class="bodyi">homo sapiens</span>, literally ‘wise man’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">memorize <span class="bodyi">or</span> memorise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmeməriez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037530a"><!--s037530a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to commit (facts or information) to memory; to learn (something) by heart</p><p><span class="bodyb">memorizable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">memorization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gib<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025343a"><!--s025343a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a metal or wooden plate machined to hold other parts in place, to afford a bearing surface, or to provide means for taking up wear [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">literacy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlit(ə)rəsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035294a"><!--s035294a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037114b"><!--s037114b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the ability to read and write: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/oracy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">oracy</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s037115b"><!--s037115b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>skill in or knowledge of a particular subject </p><p><i></i></p><p>computer literacy</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mine<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038265a"><!--s038265a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039963b"><!--s039963b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s010326c"><!--s010326c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to obtain (ore, coal, etc) from a mine.</p></div><a name="s010327c"><!--s010327c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to dig into (the earth) for ore, coal, etc.</p></div></div><a name="s039964b"><!--s039964b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to seek valuable material in (something).</p></div><a name="s039965b"><!--s039965b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to place military mines in, on, or under (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>They mined the harbour</p> <p><span class="bodyb">miner</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s039966b"><!--s039966b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s010328c"><!--s010328c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to dig an underground passage to gain access to or cause the collapse of (an enemy position).</p></div><a name="s010329c"><!--s010329c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/undermine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">undermine</span></span></a> <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s039967b"><!--s039967b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to dig a mine.</p></div><a name="s039968b"><!--s039968b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to extract ore, coal, etc from a mine or mines, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as an industry</p><p><span class="bodyb">mining</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">centromere</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsentrəmiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009700a"><!--s009700a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the point on a chromosome by which it appears to attach to the spindle during cell division [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/centro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">centro-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-mere</span> part, segment, from Greek <span class="bodyi">meros</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lari</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlahri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> lari laris)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034142a"><!--s034142a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035819b"><!--s035819b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the basic monetary unit of Georgia, divided into 100 tetri.</p></div><a name="s035820b"><!--s035820b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a unit of currency in the Maldives, worth 100th of a rufiyaa [Persian <span class="bodyi">lārī</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homosexual</span><small><span class="eSynop">/homəʹseksyoo(ə)l, hoh-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028993a"><!--s028993a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who has a sexual preference for members of their own sex: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/heterosexual1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">heterosexual 1</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">homosexual</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">homosexuality</span> /-syooʹaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">homosexually</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">entrecôte</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹontrəkot (<span class="bodyi">French</span> ãtrəkoːt)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020025a"><!--s020025a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a steak cut from a boned sirloin of beef [French <span class="bodyi">entrecôte</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inter/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inter-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">côte</span> rib, from Latin <span class="bodyi">costa</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">memory</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmem(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> memories)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037531a"><!--s037531a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039432b"><!--s039432b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the brain's or an individual's ability to remember experience in general or to recall particular experiences </p><p><i></i></p><p>extraordinary powers of memory</p>.</div><a name="s039433b"><!--s039433b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the store of things learned and retained from an individual's experience.</p></div><a name="s039434b"><!--s039434b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an image or impression stored in the brain </p><p><i></i></p><p>had no memory of the incident</p>.</div><a name="s039435b"><!--s039435b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the time within which past events can be or are remembered </p><p><i></i></p><p>within living memory</p>.</div><a name="s039436b"><!--s039436b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>commemorative remembrance </p><p><i></i></p><p>erected a monument in their memory</p>.</div><a name="s039437b"><!--s039437b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s010247c"><!--s010247c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a device, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a computer, into which data can be inserted for storage, and from which it may be extracted when wanted.</p></div><a name="s010248c"><!--s010248c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the capacity of a device for storing information.</p></div></div><a name="s039438b"><!--s039438b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>the capacity of a material, e.g. metal or plastic, to show effects resulting from past treatment, or to return to a former condition ✱ <span class="bodyb">a trip/walk down memory lane</span> a nostalgic review of events or objects from the past [Middle English <span class="bodyi">memorie</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">memoria</span>, from <span class="bodyi">memor</span> mindful].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Manx shearwater</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshiəwawtə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036783a"><!--s036783a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small black-and-white N Atlantic shearwater: <span class="bodyi">Puffinus puffinus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insalubrious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/insəʹloohbri·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031384a"><!--s031384a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>not conducive to good health; unhealthy </p><p><i></i></p><p>an insalubrious climate</p> <p><span class="bodyb">insalubriously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">insalubrity</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">insalubris</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">salubris</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/salubrious/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">salubrious</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gib<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (gibbed, gibbing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025344a"><!--s025344a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to fasten (something) with a gib.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">literal<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlit(ə)rəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035295a"><!--s035295a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037116b"><!--s037116b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having or denoting the factual, ordinary, or primary meaning of a word or expression, as opposed to a figurative one.</p></div><a name="s037117b"><!--s037117b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s009652c"><!--s009652c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>keeping strictly to the basic and straightforward meaning of a written text, e.g. that of the Bible.</p></div><a name="s009653c"><!--s009653c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>reproduced word for word; exact or verbatim </p><p><i></i></p><p>a literal translation</p>.</div></div><a name="s037118b"><!--s037118b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>relating to or expressed in letters.</p></div><a name="s037119b"><!--s037119b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>characterized by a lack of imagination; prosaic </p><p><i></i></p><p>He took a very literal approach to the subject</p> <p><span class="bodyb">literality</span> /litəʹraliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">literalness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via French and late Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">litteralis</span> of a letter, from <span class="bodyi">littera</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/letter1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">letter 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lustful</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlustf(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036037a"><!--s036037a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having or showing feelings of strong sexual desire</p><p><span class="bodyb">lustfully</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">lustfulness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">minefield</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038266a"><!--s038266a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039969b"><!--s039969b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an area of land or water where explosive mines have been laid as a defence.</p></div><a name="s039970b"><!--s039970b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that is full of hidden dangers or difficulties.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jib<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/jib/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032550a"><!--s032550a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a triangular sail set on a stay extending from the top of the foremast to the bow ✱ <span class="bodyb">the cut of somebody's jib</span> somebody's general appearance and manner [origin uncertain; perhaps the same word as <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jib3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jib 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">centr- <span class="bodyi">or</span> centri- <span class="bodyi">or</span> centro-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009653a"><!--s009653a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meaning: centre </p><p><i></i></p><p>centrifugal</p> <p><i></i></p><p>centroid</p> <p>[Greek <span class="bodyi">kentr-, kentro-</span>,from <span class="bodyi">kentron</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/centre1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">centre 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lariat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlari·ət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034143a"><!--s034143a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rope used as a lasso or for tethering animals [American Spanish <span class="bodyi">la reata</span> the lasso, from Spanish <span class="bodyi">reatar</span> to tie again, from <span class="bodyi">re-</span> again (from Latin) + <span class="bodyi">atar</span> to tie, from Latin <span class="bodyi">aptare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/adapt/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">adapt</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">memsahib</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmemsahhib, ʹmemsahb/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037532a"><!--s037532a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Indian, dated</span> used as a term of address: a married European woman [Hindi <span class="bodyi">memṣāḥib</span>, from English <span class="bodyi">ma'am</span> + Hindi <span class="bodyi">ṣāḥib</span> sahib, from Arabic <span class="bodyi">ṣāḥib</span> friend, lord].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gibber<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjibə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (gibbered, gibbering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025345a"><!--s025345a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make rapid, inarticulate, and usu incomprehensible utterances </p><p><i></i></p><p>The graves stood tenantless and the sheeted dead did squeak and gibber in the Roman streets</p><p> Shakespeare [imitative].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">literal<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035296a"><!--s035296a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> in printing, a misprint involving a single letter.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lustra</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlustrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036038a"><!--s036038a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lustrum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lustrum</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Manxwoman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Manxwomen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036784a"><!--s036784a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a female native or inhabitant of the Isle of Man.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homosocial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/homəʹsohsh(ə)l, hoh-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028994a"><!--s028994a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to interaction between members of the same sex, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> between men.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">entrée <span class="bodyi">or</span> entree</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹontray (<span class="bodyi">French</span> ãtre)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020026a"><!--s020026a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021079b"><!--s021079b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005363c"><!--s005363c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a dish served between the fish and meat courses of a formal dinner or before the main course.</p></div><a name="s005364c"><!--s005364c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the principal dish of a meal.</p></div></div><a name="s021080b"><!--s021080b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>right of entry or access </p><p><i></i></p><p>She gained an entrée into the highest circles</p> <p>[French <span class="bodyi">entrée</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">entree</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/entry/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">entry</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jib<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (jibbed, jibbing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032551a"><!--s032551a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a horse: to refuse to proceed further ✱ <span class="bodyb">jib at</span> to take fright at (something) or balk at it </p><p><i></i></p><p>The ready-made tailors quote me as their great double-barrel … I allow them to do so, though Robinson Crusoe would jib at their wearing apparel</p><p> W S Gilbert</p><p><span class="bodyb">jibber</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [prob from ].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">minelayer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038267a"><!--s038267a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a vessel or aircraft for laying explosive mines.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ins and outs</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031385a"><!--s031385a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>characteristic peculiarities and complexities; ramifications.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">centrosome</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsentrəsohm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009701a"><!--s009701a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the region of clear cytoplasm in a cell that contains the centriole and is adjacent to the nucleus [German <span class="bodyi">Zentrosom</span>,from<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/centro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">centro-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/some1/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-some 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lark<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/lahk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034144a"><!--s034144a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035821b"><!--s035821b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of numerous brown singing birds mostly of Europe, Asia, and northern Africa, e.g. a skylark: family Alaudidae.</p></div><a name="s035822b"><!--s035822b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used in the names of birds of other families, e.g. the meadowlark [Old English <span class="bodyi">lāwerce</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">men</span><small><span class="eSynop">/men/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037533a"><!--s037533a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/man1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">man 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gibber<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">Aus</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025346a"><!--s025346a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027058b"><!--s027058b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a level gravel-covered plain in the arid parts of Australia.</p></div><a name="s027059b"><!--s027059b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a stone or pebble [from Dharuk, an Aboriginal language].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">many<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmeni/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (more, most)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036785a"><!--s036785a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038632b"><!--s038632b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also used in combinations</span>) amounting to a large but unspecified number </p><p><i></i></p><p>I have spent many years in teaching</p> <p><i></i></p><p>many-coloured hand-woven fabrics</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">a good/great many</span>.</p></div><a name="s038633b"><!--s038633b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>numerous </p><p><i></i></p><p>She's said to have had a great many offers in her time</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">as many</span> the same in number </p><p><i></i></p><p>see three plays in as many days</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">many a</span> more than one </p><p><i></i></p><p>Many a good candidate has failed that test</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">many's the</span> on more than one (occasion, etc) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Many's the time I've vowed never to have him back</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">manig</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">entremets</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹontrəmay (<span class="bodyi">French</span> ãtrəmɛ)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> entremets)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020027a"><!--s020027a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021081b"><!--s021081b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a light dish served between two courses of a meal, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the main course and dessert.</p></div><a name="s021082b"><!--s021082b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a dessert [French <span class="bodyi">entremets</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">entremes</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inter/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inter-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">mes</span> dish: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mess1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mess 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homotransplant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/homohʹtransplahnt, hoh-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028995a"><!--s028995a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/homograft/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">homograft</span></span></a> (tissue transplant between individuals of the same species) <span class="bodyb">homotransplantation</span> /-ʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">literalism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035297a"><!--s035297a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037120b"><!--s037120b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>adherence to the literal meanings of words or texts, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the rejection of allegorical or metaphorical interpretations of biblical texts.</p></div><a name="s037121b"><!--s037121b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>realistic portrayal in literature or art</p><p><span class="bodyb">literalist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">literalistic</span> /-ʹlistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lustral</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036039a"><!--s036039a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to a ceremony of religious purification [Latin <span class="bodyi">lustralis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">lustrum</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lustrum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lustrum</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">centrum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsentrəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> centrums centra /ʹsentrə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009702a"><!--s009702a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010030b"><!--s010030b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a centre.</p></div><a name="s010031b"><!--s010031b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the body of a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vertebra/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">vertebra</span></span></a> (bone of the spine) [Latin: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/centre1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">centre 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lark<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034145a"><!--s034145a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035823b"><!--s035823b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a prank or light-hearted adventure.</p></div><a name="s035824b"><!--s035824b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a type of activity, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one regarded as misguided or foolish </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'm really getting into this acting lark</p> <p><span class="bodyb">larky</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insane</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹsayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031386a"><!--s031386a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033144b"><!--s033144b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated, offensive</span> suffering from a mental illness or psychological disorder.</p></div><a name="s033145b"><!--s033145b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated, offensive</span> intended for mentally ill people </p><p><i></i></p><p>an insane asylum</p>.</div><a name="s033146b"><!--s033146b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>utterly absurd </p><p><i></i></p><p>an insane suggestion</p> <p><span class="bodyb">insanely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">insanity</span> /inʹsaniti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">insanus</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">sanus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sane/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sane</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jib<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032552a"><!--s032552a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the projecting arm of a crane [prob by shortening and alteration from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gibbet1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gibbet 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">miner</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038268a"><!--s038268a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039971b"><!--s039971b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who works in a mine.</p></div><a name="s039972b"><!--s039972b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used in combinations</span>) any of various insects that burrow or tunnel into plant tissue </p><p><i></i></p><p>a leaf miner</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">menace<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmenis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037535a"><!--s037535a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039439b"><!--s039439b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person or thing that is threatening, or dangerous, or annoying.</p></div><a name="s039440b"><!--s039440b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a threatening atmosphere or tone.</p></div><a name="s039441b"><!--s039441b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an annoying person [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">minacia</span> from <span class="bodyi">minac-, minax</span> threatening, from <span class="bodyi">minari</span> to threaten].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gibberellin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jibəʹrelin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025347a"><!--s025347a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several plant hormones that promote shoot growth [Latin <span class="bodyi">Gibberella fujikoroi</span>, fungus from which it was first isolated].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">entrench <span class="bodyi">or</span> intrench</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹtrench/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020028a"><!--s020028a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021083b"><!--s021083b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to establish (something) firmly and solidly, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> so that it is difficult to change.</p></div><a name="s021084b"><!--s021084b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to dig and occupy trenches, or place (troops) in trenches, for defence.</p></div><a name="s021085b"><!--s021085b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005365c"><!--s005365c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to surround (something) with a defensive trench.</p></div><a name="s005366c"><!--s005366c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to place (oneself) in a strong defensive position <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s021086b"><!--s021086b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to dig or occupy a defensive trench</p><p><span class="bodyb">entrenchment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">literally</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035298a"><!--s035298a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037122b"><!--s037122b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in the literal sense; without metaphor or exaggeration.</p></div><a name="s037123b"><!--s037123b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>with exact equivalence; verbatim </p><p><i></i></p><p>Follow the instructions literally</p>.</div><a name="s037124b"><!--s037124b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> used to intensify a metaphorical or hyperbolic expression </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was literally tearing her hair out</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyi">Literally</span> is commonly used to show that a familiar phrase or idiom is especially relevant or should be understood in a real or physical sense: <span class="bodyi">He was literally red with anger</span>. It is also used informally as a kind of intensifier in metaphor, in which the literal meaning is apparently absurd: <span class="bodyi">He was literally beside himself with anger</span>. This last use is justifiable in linguistic terms, but is controversial.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jib-boom</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032553a"><!--s032553a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a spar that forms an extension of the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bowsprit/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bowsprit</span></span></a> (pole projecting from the bow of a ship) [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jib1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jib 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/boom3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">boom 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">many<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pronoun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036786a"><!--s036786a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as pl</span>) a large number of people or things </p><p><i></i></p><p>Many prefer to stay at home</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Many of them are homeless</p> <p><i></i></p><p>I haven't got as many as you</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homousian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hoʹmoohzi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028996a"><!--s028996a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/homoousian/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">homoousian</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lark<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034146a"><!--s034146a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (+ about/around) to have fun in a playful or mischievous way [prob alteration of English dialect <span class="bodyi">lake</span> to frolic, via Middle English <span class="bodyi">laiken</span> from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">leika</span> to play, dance].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">centuple<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsentyoopl, senʹtyoohpl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009703a"><!--s009703a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>one hundred times as great or as many [French <span class="bodyi">centuple</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">centuplus</span>, <span class="bodyi">centuplex</span>, from <span class="bodyi">centum</span> hundred + <span class="bodyi">-plex</span> -fold].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lustrate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlustrayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036040a"><!--s036040a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to purify (somebody or something) ceremonially <span class="bodyb">lustration</span> /luʹstraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">lustratus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">lustrare</span> to brighten, purify, from <span class="bodyi">lustrum</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lustrum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lustrum</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mineral<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmin(ə)rəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038269a"><!--s038269a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039973b"><!--s039973b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s010330c"><!--s010330c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a solid homogeneous crystalline inorganic substance.</p></div><a name="s010331c"><!--s010331c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any of various naturally occurring substances, e.g. stone, coal, or petroleum, obtained by drilling, mining, etc.</p></div></div><a name="s039974b"><!--s039974b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that is neither animal nor plant.</p></div><a name="s039975b"><!--s039975b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> (<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) an effervescent non-alcoholic drink [Middle English from late Latin <span class="bodyi">minerale</span>, from neuter of <span class="bodyi">mineralis</span> (adj), from <span class="bodyi">minera</span> mine, ore, from Old French <span class="bodyi">miniere</span> mine].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insanitary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹsanit(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031387a"><!--s031387a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>very dirty, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> unclean enough to endanger health.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">menace<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037536a"><!--s037536a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to threaten or show intent to harm (somebody or something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">menacer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">menacing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">menacingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gibberish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025348a"><!--s025348a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>unintelligible or meaningless language [prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gibber1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gibber 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-ish</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/spanish/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Spanish</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">entre nous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌontrə ʹnooh (<span class="bodyi">French</span> ãtr nu)/ /ˌontrə ʹnooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020029a"><!--s020029a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>between ourselves; confidentially [French <span class="bodyi">entre nous</span> between ourselves].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">literary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlit(ə)rəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035299a"><!--s035299a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037125b"><!--s037125b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to, constituting, or concerning, or producing literature </p><p><i></i></p><p>literary criticism</p>.</div><a name="s037126b"><!--s037126b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s009654c"><!--s009654c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/well_read/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">well-read</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s009655c"><!--s009655c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>producing or connected with literature as a profession </p><p><i></i></p><p>Disraeli was a literary as well as a political figure</p>.</div></div><a name="s037127b"><!--s037127b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>characteristic of the style or vocabulary of works of literature; more formal or picturesque than ordinary writing or speech</p><p><span class="bodyb">literarily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">literariness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jibe<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> gibe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jieb/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032554a"><!--s032554a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make scornful, taunting, or insulting remarks [perhaps from Old French <span class="bodyi">giber</span> to handle roughly].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homozygote</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hohmohʹziegoht, homoh-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028997a"><!--s028997a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an animal, plant, or cell having identical alleles (forms of a gene; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/allele/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">allele</span></span></a>) of a particular gene and so breeding true for that character: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/heterozygote/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">heterozygote</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">homozygosis</span> /-ʹgohsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">homozygosity</span> /-ʹgositi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">homozygous</span> /-ʹziegəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">centuple<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009704a"><!--s009704a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an amount 100 times as great as another.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insatiable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹsaysh(y)əbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031388a"><!--s031388a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>incapable of being satisfied </p><p><i></i></p><p>He had an insatiable desire for wealth</p> <p><span class="bodyb">insatiability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">insatiably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">insaciable</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">insatiabilis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">satiare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/satiate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">satiate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">larkspur</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034147a"><!--s034147a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various plants related to the delphinium, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a cultivated annual delphinium grown for its bright irregular flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Consolida</span> [from the spur-shaped calyx, thought to resemble a lark's claw].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ménage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/meʹnahzh, mayʹnahzh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037537a"><!--s037537a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a household [French <span class="bodyi">ménage</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">mesnage</span> dwelling, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">mansion-, mansio</span> mansion].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lustre<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">luster</span>) /ʹlustə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036041a"><!--s036041a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037898b"><!--s037898b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a glow of reflected light; a sheen.</p></div><a name="s037899b"><!--s037899b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s009880c"><!--s009880c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a glow of reflected light; a sheen.</p></div><a name="s009881c"><!--s009881c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the property of a mineral that is determined by the amount and quality of light reflected from its surface.</p></div></div><a name="s037900b"><!--s037900b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>glory or distinction.</p></div><a name="s037901b"><!--s037901b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a glass pendant used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to ornament a chandelier.</p></div><a name="s037902b"><!--s037902b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s009882c"><!--s009882c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a glass pendant used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to ornament a chandelier.</p></div><a name="s009883c"><!--s009883c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a decorative object, e.g. a chandelier, hung with glass pendants.</p></div></div><a name="s037903b"><!--s037903b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a lustrous fabric with cotton warp and a wool, mohair, or alpaca weft.</p></div><a name="s037904b"><!--s037904b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>an iridescent glaze used to decorate pottery or porcelain</p><p><span class="bodyb">lustred</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">lustreless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">lustre</span> from Old Italian <span class="bodyi">lustro</span>, from <span class="bodyi">lustrare</span> to shine, from Latin <span class="bodyi">lustrare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lustrate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lustrate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">many<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036787a"><!--s036787a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the many</span>) <span class="bodyi">literary</span> the great majority </p><p><i></i></p><p>rank, material possessions, and other things esteemed by the many</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">entrepôt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹontrəpoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020030a"><!--s020030a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a seaport, warehouse, or other intermediary centre of trade and transshipment [French <span class="bodyi">entrepôt</span> from <span class="bodyi">entreposer</span> to put in store, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inter/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inter-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">poser</span> to put: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pose1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pose 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gibbet<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjibit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025349a"><!--s025349a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027060b"><!--s027060b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a gallows.</p></div><a name="s027061b"><!--s027061b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an upright post with an arm, used formerly for hanging the bodies of executed criminals as a warning [Middle English <span class="bodyi">gibet</span> from Old French, prob of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mineral<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038270a"><!--s038270a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of, being, or containing a mineral or minerals.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">literary fiction</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035300a"><!--s035300a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>fiction in which literary style and artistic intent are more important than plot and narrative interest.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jibe<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> gibe</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032555a"><!--s032555a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a scornful, taunting, or insulting remark.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homunculus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/həʹmungkyooləs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> homunculi /-lie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028998a"><!--s028998a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a little man; a manikin or dwarf [Latin <span class="bodyi">homunculus</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">homin-, homo</span> man].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inscape</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinskayp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031389a"><!--s031389a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unity perceived in natural objects or in somebody's mind and expressed in literature [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/scape/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-scape</span></span></a> ; orig coined by Gerard Manley Hopkins d.1889, English poet].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">many-sided</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036788a"><!--s036788a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having many sides or aspects </p><p><i></i></p><p>her many-sided personality</p> <p><span class="bodyb">many-sidedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">larn</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lahn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034148a"><!--s034148a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dialect</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/learn/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">learn</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ménage à trois</span><small><span class="eSynop">/meʹnahzh ah ʹtrwah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> ménages à trois /ah ʹtrwah/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037538a"><!--s037538a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sexual relationship involving three people, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a situation in which a third person lives with a married couple [French <span class="bodyi">ménage à trois</span> household for three].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lustre<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">luster</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036042a"><!--s036042a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lustrum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lustrum</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">centuple<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009705a"><!--s009705a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010032b"><!--s010032b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make or become 100 times as great or as many</p><p><span class="bodyb">centuple</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">centuple</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s010033b"><!--s010033b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (something) 100 times as great or as many.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">entrepreneur</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌontrəprəʹnuh (<span class="bodyi">French</span> ãtrəprənœːr)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020031a"><!--s020031a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise <span class="bodyb">entrepreneurial</span> /-ri·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">entrepreneurship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">entrepreneur</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">entreprendre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/enterprise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">enterprise</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">literate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlit(ə)rət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035301a"><!--s035301a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037128b"><!--s037128b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>able to read and write.</p></div><a name="s037129b"><!--s037129b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>educated or cultured, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> versed in literature or creative writing.</p></div><a name="s037130b"><!--s037130b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>possessing knowledge or skill in a particular field of activity </p><p><i></i></p><p>computer literate</p> <p><span class="bodyb">literately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">literat</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">litteratus</span> marked with letters, literate, from <span class="bodyi">litterae</span> letters, literature, pl of <span class="bodyi">littera</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/letter1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">letter 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mineralize <span class="bodyi">or</span> mineralise <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038271a"><!--s038271a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039976b"><!--s039976b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to convert (organic matter) into a mineral or inorganic compound.</p></div><a name="s039977b"><!--s039977b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to impregnate (water, etc) with a mineral.</p></div><a name="s039978b"><!--s039978b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s010332c"><!--s010332c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to convert (organic matter) into a mineral or inorganic compound.</p></div><a name="s010333c"><!--s010333c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to impregnate (water, etc) with a mineral.</p></div></div><a name="s039979b"><!--s039979b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to transform (a metal or rock) into an ore <span class="bodyb">mineralization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gibbet<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (gibbeted, gibbeting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025350a"><!--s025350a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027062b"><!--s027062b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to hang (somebody) on a gibbet.</p></div><a name="s027063b"><!--s027063b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to execute (somebody) by so hanging.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jibe<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032556a"><!--s032556a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gybe/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gybe</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inscribe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹskrieb/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031390a"><!--s031390a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033147b"><!--s033147b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008604c"><!--s008604c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to write, engrave, or print (something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a lasting record.</p></div><a name="s008605c"><!--s008605c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to write, engrave, or print on (something).</p></div></div><a name="s033148b"><!--s033148b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to address or dedicate (<span class="bodyi">esp</span> a book) to somebody by a handwritten note on the inside.</p></div><a name="s033149b"><!--s033149b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in geometry, to draw (a figure) within a figure, usu so that they touch but do not intersect </p><p><i></i></p><p>a regular polygon inscribed in a circle</p>.</div><a name="s033150b"><!--s033150b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to enter the name of (somebody) on a list; to enrol (somebody)</p><p><span class="bodyb">inscriber</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">inscribere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">scribere</span> to write].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">manzanilla</span><small><span class="eSynop">/manzəʹnilə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036789a"><!--s036789a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pale very dry sherry [Spanish <span class="bodyi">manzanilla</span>, literally ‘camomile’ (which the sherry's flavour is said to resemble), dimin. of <span class="bodyi">manzana</span> apple].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">homy <span class="bodyi">or</span> homey</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhohmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (homier, homiest) <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s028999a"><!--s028999a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030635b"><!--s030635b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>cosy, comfortable, and homelike.</p></div><a name="s030636b"><!--s030636b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>unpretentious or unsophisticated.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">centurion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/senʹtyooəri·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009706a"><!--s009706a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010034b"><!--s010034b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an officer commanding an ancient Roman century.</p></div><a name="s010035b"><!--s010035b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody who scores a century in cricket [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">centurion-, centurio</span>,from <span class="bodyi">centuria</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/century/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">century</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">literate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035302a"><!--s035302a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a literate person.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lustre<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">luster</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036043a"><!--s036043a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to give lustre or distinction to (something).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gibbon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgib(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025351a"><!--s025351a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of small tailless tree-dwelling apes of SE Asia: genus <span class="bodyi">Hylobates</span> [French <span class="bodyi">gibbon</span>, prob from an Indian dialect word].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">menagerie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹnajəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037539a"><!--s037539a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039442b"><!--s039442b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a place where animals are kept and trained, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for exhibition.</p></div><a name="s039443b"><!--s039443b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a zoo [French <span class="bodyi">ménagerie</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">menagerie</span> management of a household or farm, from <span class="bodyi">ménage</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/m%C3%A9nage/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ménage</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">larrikin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlarikin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034149a"><!--s034149a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035825b"><!--s035825b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a hooligan or lout.</p></div><a name="s035826b"><!--s035826b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a maverick [perhaps from <span class="bodyi">Larry</span>, nickname for <span class="bodyi">Lawrence</span> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-kin</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">entresol</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹontrəsol (<span class="bodyi">French</span> ãtrəsɔl)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020032a"><!--s020032a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mezzanine1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mezzanine 1</span></span></a> [French <span class="bodyi">entresol</span> from Spanish <span class="bodyi">entresuelo</span>, from <span class="bodyi">entre</span> between (from Latin <span class="bodyi">inter</span>) + <span class="bodyi">suelo</span> storey].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jibe<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032557a"><!--s032557a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> (+ with) to be in accord; to agree </p><p><i></i></p><p>His account of the accident jibes pretty well with other accounts</p> <p>[origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mineral kingdom</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038272a"><!--s038272a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the one of the three basic groups of natural objects that includes inorganic objects: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/animal_kingdom/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">animal kingdom</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/plant_kingdom/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">plant kingdom</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inscription</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹskripsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031391a"><!--s031391a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033151b"><!--s033151b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a handwritten dedication in a book or on a work of art.</p></div><a name="s033152b"><!--s033152b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any written or engraved form of words, e.g. on a statue or a coin.</p></div><a name="s033153b"><!--s033153b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of inscribing.</p></div><a name="s033154b"><!--s033154b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the entering of a name on a list</p><p><span class="bodyb">inscriptional</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">inscriptive</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">inscripcioun</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">inscription-, inscriptio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">inscribere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inscribe/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inscribe</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hon.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029000a"><!--s029000a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used as a title: Honourable.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">literati</span><small><span class="eSynop">/litəʹrahtee/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035303a"><!--s035303a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the educated or cultured class; the intelligentsia [obsolete Italian <span class="bodyi">litterati</span> from Latin, pl of <span class="bodyi">litteratus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/literate1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">literate 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">larrup</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlarəp/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (larruped, larruping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034150a"><!--s034150a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to beat (somebody) soundly [perhaps imitative].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Maoism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmowiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036790a"><!--s036790a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Marxism-Leninism as developed in China chiefly by Mao Zedong (d.1976)</p><p><span class="bodyb">Maoist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i> [named after <span class="bodyi">Mao</span> Zedong d.1976, Chinese political leader].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">century</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsenchəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> centuries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009707a"><!--s009707a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010036b"><!--s010036b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a period of 100 years, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> any of the 100-year periods reckoned forwards or backwards from the conventional date of the birth of Christ.</p></div><a name="s010037b"><!--s010037b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a group, sequence, or series of 100 like things; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> 100 runs made by a cricketer in one innings.</p></div><a name="s010038b"><!--s010038b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a subdivision of an the ancient Roman legion orig consisting of 100 men.</p></div><a name="s010039b"><!--s010039b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a division of the ancient Roman people for voting purposes [Latin <span class="bodyi">centuria</span>,from <span class="bodyi">centum</span> hundred].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lustreware</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">lusterware</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036044a"><!--s036044a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>ceramic ware decorated with an iridescent glaze.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">entropy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹentrəpi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020033a"><!--s020033a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021087b"><!--s021087b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a measure of the amount of energy that is unavailable for doing work in a thermodynamic system.</p></div><a name="s021088b"><!--s021088b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the degree to which the particles of a thermodynamic system are randomly arranged, which gives a measure of the amount of disorder in the system.</p></div><a name="s021089b"><!--s021089b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005367c"><!--s005367c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a measure of the amount of energy that is unavailable for doing work in a thermodynamic system.</p></div><a name="s005368c"><!--s005368c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the degree to which the particles of a thermodynamic system are randomly arranged, which gives a measure of the amount of disorder in the system.</p></div></div><a name="s021090b"><!--s021090b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a measure of the amount of information in a message that is based on the logarithm of the number of possible equivalent messages.</p></div><a name="s021091b"><!--s021091b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>absence of form, pattern, or differentiation, or the process of decay that leads to this <span class="bodyb">entropic</span> /enʹtropik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [German <span class="bodyi">Entropie</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">en</span> in + <span class="bodyi">trepein</span> to turn, change].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mineralogy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/minəʹraləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038273a"><!--s038273a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a branch of geology dealing with the structure, properties, and classification of minerals <span class="bodyb">mineralogical</span> /-ʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">mineralogist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gibbous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgibəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025352a"><!--s025352a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027064b"><!--s027064b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of the moon or a planet: seen with more than half but not all of the apparent disc illuminated.</p></div><a name="s027065b"><!--s027065b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>swollen on one side; convex or protuberant.</p></div><a name="s027066b"><!--s027066b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> having a hump; humpbacked <span class="bodyb">gibbosity</span> /giʹbositi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">gibbously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">gibbousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via French and late Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">gibbus</span> hump].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ménages à trois</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037540a"><!--s037540a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/m%C3%A9nage_%C3%A0_trois/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ménage à trois</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inscrutable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹskroohtəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031392a"><!--s031392a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>hard to interpret or understand; enigmatic <span class="bodyb">inscrutability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inscrutableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inscrutably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English from late Latin <span class="bodyi">inscrutabilis</span>, from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">scrutari</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/scrutiny/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">scrutiny</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jiffy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjifi/ jiff /jif/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032558a"><!--s032558a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a moment or instant </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'll be ready in a jiffy</p> <p>[origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">larva</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlahvə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> larvae /ʹlahvee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034151a"><!--s034151a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035827b"><!--s035827b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the immature, wingless, and often wormlike feeding form that hatches from the egg of many insects and is transformed into a pupa or chrysalis from which the adult emerges.</p></div><a name="s035828b"><!--s035828b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the early form of an animal that undergoes metamorphosis before becoming an adult, e.g. a tadpole</p><p><span class="bodyb">larval</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">larva</span> spectre, mask].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hon.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029002a"><!--s029002a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030637b"><!--s030637b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>honorary.</p></div><a name="s030638b"><!--s030638b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>honour.</p></div><a name="s030639b"><!--s030639b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>honourable.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">literature</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlit(ə)rəchə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035304a"><!--s035304a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037131b"><!--s037131b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>writings in prose or verse, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> those writings having artistic value or merit expression and expressing ideas of permanent or universal interest </p><p><i></i></p><p>What makes literature interesting is that it does not survive its translation. The characters in a novel are made out of the sentences. That's what their substance is</p><p> Jonathan Miller</p><p>Literature comprises works where style or form offers pleasure in excess of the content, which is often, but not necessarily, fictional. The term thus represents a classification that depends on a value judgment. The category, not widely identified before the 19th cent., is now in question, as it has become increasingly evident that it represents the taste of a particular race, class, or gender at a specific historical moment — Professor Catherine Belsey</p></div><a name="s037132b"><!--s037132b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the body of writings on a particular subject </p><p><i></i></p><p>scientific literature</p>.</div><a name="s037133b"><!--s037133b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>printed matter, e.g. leaflets or circulars [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">litteratura</span>, from <span class="bodyi">litteratus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/literate1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">literate 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lustrous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlustrəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036045a"><!--s036045a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>softly and evenly shining </p><p><i></i></p><p>a lustrous satin</p> <p><i></i></p><p>the lustrous glow of an opal</p> <p><span class="bodyb">lustrously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">lustrousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">century plant</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009708a"><!--s009708a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Mexican agave with long lance-shaped leaves that matures and flowers once after many years of growth and then dies: <span class="bodyi">Agave americana</span>. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/american_aloe/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">American aloe</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insect</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinsekt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031393a"><!--s031393a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033155b"><!--s033155b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of a large class of invertebrate animals with a well-defined head, thorax, and abdomen, three pairs of legs, and typically one or two pairs of wings: class Insecta </p><p><i></i></p><p>A fly, sir, may sting a stately horse and make him wince; but the one is but an insect, and the other a horse still</p><p> Dr Johnson.</p></div><a name="s033156b"><!--s033156b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>loosely, any of various small invertebrate animals that do not belong to the insect class but that superficially resemble insects, e.g. woodlice and spiders.</p></div><a name="s033157b"><!--s033157b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a worthless or insignificant person [Latin <span class="bodyi">insectum</span>, neuter of <span class="bodyi">insectus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">insecare</span> to cut up, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">secare</span> to cut; because of the insect's segmental body].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gibe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jieb/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb and noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025353a"><!--s025353a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jibe1_or_gibe/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jibe 1</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jibe2_or_gibe/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jibe 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">entrust <span class="bodyi">or</span> intrust</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹtrust/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020034a"><!--s020034a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021092b"><!--s021092b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(+ with) to give (somebody) the responsibility to look after or deal with something </p><p><i></i></p><p>She entrusted the bank with her savings</p>.</div><a name="s021093b"><!--s021093b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ to) to put (something) into somebody's care </p><p><i></i></p><p>He entrusted his savings to the bank</p> <p><span class="bodyb">entrustment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mineral oil</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038274a"><!--s038274a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an oil of mineral origin, e.g. petroleum, as opposed to one derived from plants.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Maori</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmowri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Maoris <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> Maori)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036791a"><!--s036791a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038634b"><!--s038634b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of the Polynesian aboriginal people of New Zealand.</p></div><a name="s038635b"><!--s038635b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Austronesian language of thise Maori people</p><p>the Maori name. Maori words that have passed into worldwide English all refer to the flora and fauna of New Zealand: <span class="bodyi">kiwi, kowhai, mako, moa, rata</span>, and so on. A few Maori words of more general reference have entered the English spoken within New Zealand, such as <span class="bodyi">puku, tapu, utu</span>, and <span class="bodyi">whare</span></p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">menaquinone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/menəkwiʹnohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037541a"><!--s037541a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a vitamin found in putrefying organic matter and synthesized by bacteria in the intestines; vitamin K<sub>2</sub> [<span class="bodyi">methyl</span> + <span class="bodyi">naphthoquinone</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lith-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035305a"><!--s035305a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/litho_or_lith/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">litho-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Jiffy bag</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032559a"><!--s032559a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a padded envelope </p><p><i></i></p><p>Only the most conscientious … dutifully plough through everything that flops out of a jiffy bag and on to their desk</p><p> Norton York.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">larvicide</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlahvisied/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034152a"><!--s034152a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an agent for killing larval pests.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hun/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029001a"><!--s029001a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> used as a form of address: short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/honey/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">honey</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lustrum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlustrəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> lustrums lustra /ʹlustrə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036046a"><!--s036046a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a period of five years [Latin <span class="bodyi">lustrum</span>, purification of the Roman people made every five years after the census].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CEO</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009709a"><!--s009709a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Chief Executive Officer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">entry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹentri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> entries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s020035a"><!--s020035a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s021094b"><!--s021094b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act of entering; entrance.</p></div><a name="s021095b"><!--s021095b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the right or privilege of entering.</p></div><a name="s021096b"><!--s021096b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a door, gate, hall, or other place of entrance.</p></div><a name="s021097b"><!--s021097b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s005369c"><!--s005369c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a door, gate, hall, vestibule, or other place of entrance.</p></div><a name="s005370c"><!--s005370c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dialect</span> an alleyway between buildings.</p></div></div><a name="s021098b"><!--s021098b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s005371c"><!--s005371c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act of registering a record.</p></div><a name="s005372c"><!--s005372c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the act of introducing information into a computer.</p></div><a name="s005373c"><!--s005373c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a record made in a diary, account book, index, etc.</p></div><a name="s005374c"><!--s005374c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a headword in a reference book, often with the accompanying definition or article.</p></div></div><a name="s021099b"><!--s021099b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a person, thing, or group entered in a contest; an entrant.</p></div><a name="s021100b"><!--s021100b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>the total of those entered or admitted </p><p><i></i></p><p>have doubled the annual entry</p>.</div><a name="s021101b"><!--s021101b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>in law, the act of going on land or into property with the intention of taking or declaring possession.</p></div><a name="s021102b"><!--s021102b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>in bridge, etc, a card that enables a player to gain or transfer the lead [Middle English <span class="bodyi">entre</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">entree</span>, fem past part. of <span class="bodyi">entrer</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/enter/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">enter</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insectarium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/insekʹteəri·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> insectariums insectaria /-ri·ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031394a"><!--s031394a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a place where insects are kept or reared.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mineral water</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038275a"><!--s038275a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>water naturally or artificially impregnated with mineral salts or gases, e.g. carbon dioxide.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jig<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/jig/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032560a"><!--s032560a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034456b"><!--s034456b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a lively springy dance in triple time.</p></div><a name="s034457b"><!--s034457b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008876c"><!--s008876c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>any of several lively dances with springing movements in triple time: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gigue/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gigue</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s008877c"><!--s008877c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a piece of music for such a dance.</p></div></div><a name="s034458b"><!--s034458b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a fishing lure that jerks up and down in the water.</p></div><a name="s034459b"><!--s034459b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a device used to hold a piece of work in position, e.g. during machining or assembly, and to guide the tools working on it.</p></div><a name="s034460b"><!--s034460b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a device in which crushed ore or coal is separated from waste by shaking in water [prob from early French <span class="bodyi">giguer</span> to dance, from <span class="bodyi">gigue</span> fiddle, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">giblets</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjiblits/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025354a"><!--s025354a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fowl's heart, liver, or other edible internal organs: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/haslet/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">haslet</span></span></a> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">gibelet</span> entrails, garbage, from early French <span class="bodyi">gibelet</span> stew of wildfowl].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">map<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/map/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036792a"><!--s036792a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038636b"><!--s038636b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a representation on a reduced scale and usu a flat surface of part of the earth's surface, showing geographical features, political divisions, towns, roads, etc.</p></div><a name="s038637b"><!--s038637b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s010053c"><!--s010053c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a representation on a reduced scale and usu a flat surface of part of the earth's surface, showing geographical features, political divisions, population distribution, etc.</p></div><a name="s010054c"><!--s010054c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a similar representation of the surface of another planet, the moon, etc.</p></div></div><a name="s038638b"><!--s038638b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a representation of something in a maplike form.</p></div><a name="s038639b"><!--s038639b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a theoretical arrangement of genes along a chromosome; a genetic map ✱ <span class="bodyb">put something on the map</span> to make something well known ✱ <span class="bodyb">wipe something off the map</span> to consign something to oblivion [Latin <span class="bodyi">mappa</span> napkin, towel].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">honcho</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhonchoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> honchos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029003a"><!--s029003a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> an important man; a boss [Japanese <span class="bodyi">hanchō</span>, from <span class="bodyi">han</span> squad + <span class="bodyi">chō</span> chief].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">menarche</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmenahki/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037542a"><!--s037542a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the first menstrual period; the onset of menstruation [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">menarche</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">mēn</span> month + <span class="bodyi">archē</span> beginning].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laryngeal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/larinʹjee·əl, ləʹrinji·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034154a"><!--s034154a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035829b"><!--s035829b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or in the region of the larynx.</p></div><a name="s035830b"><!--s035830b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a speech sound: formed in the larynx and with the vocal cords narrowed and partly vibrating.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-lith</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035306a"><!--s035306a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting: stone or rock </p><p><i></i></p><p>megalith</p> <p><i></i></p><p>granolith</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">-lithus</span> and French <span class="bodyi">-lithe</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">lithos</span> stone].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lusty</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (lustier, lustiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036047a"><!--s036047a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>full of vitality; healthy and vigorous</p><p><span class="bodyb">lustily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">lustiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lust1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lust 1</span></span></a> in a Middle English sense ‘life, vigour’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cep</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sep/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009710a"><!--s009710a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an edible fungus with a shiny brown cap and white sponge-like underside that is considered a delicacy, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in France and Germany: <span class="bodyi">Boletus edulis</span> [French <span class="bodyi">cèpe</span> from French dialect <span class="bodyi">cep</span> tree trunk, mushroom, from Latin <span class="bodyi">cippus</span> stake, post].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mineral wool</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038276a"><!--s038276a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various lightweight synthetic fibrous materials used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in heat and sound insulation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">face flannel</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021266a"><!--s021266a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a facecloth.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insectary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹsektəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> insectaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031395a"><!--s031395a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/insectarium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">insectarium</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jig<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (jigged, jigging)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032561a"><!--s032561a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s034461b"><!--s034461b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to move along or move up and down in a rapid and jerky fashion.</p></div><a name="s034462b"><!--s034462b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to dance a jig.</p></div><a name="s034463b"><!--s034463b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to fish using a jig as a lure <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s034464b"><!--s034464b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to make (something) move up and down with a rapid jerky movement.</p></div><a name="s034465b"><!--s034465b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to separate (a mineral) from waste material with a jig.</p></div><a name="s034466b"><!--s034466b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to machine (something) using a jig to guide the cutting or drilling tool.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">litharge</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlithahj/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035307a"><!--s035307a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fused lead monoxide, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a red form used in making ceramics and glass [Middle English via French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">lithargyros</span>, from <span class="bodyi">lithos</span> stone + <span class="bodyi">argyros</span> silver].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mend<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/mend/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037543a"><!--s037543a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039444b"><!--s039444b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to restore (something) to a sound condition or working order.</p></div><a name="s039445b"><!--s039445b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to improve or rectify (a situation) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He attempted to mend matters</p>.</div><a name="s039446b"><!--s039446b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to add fuel to (a fire) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s039447b"><!--s039447b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to undergo improvement.</p></div><a name="s039448b"><!--s039448b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to improve in health; to heal</p><p><span class="bodyb">mendable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">mender</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">menden</span>, short for <span class="bodyi">amenden</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amend/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amend</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laryngectomy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/larinʹjektəmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> laryngectomies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034155a"><!--s034155a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>surgical removal of the larynx or part of it.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-cephalic</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009713a"><!--s009713a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming adjectives, with the meaning: having a specified kind of head or number of heads </p><p><i></i></p><p>brachycephalic</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">map<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (mapped, mapping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036793a"><!--s036793a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038640b"><!--s038640b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make a map of.</p></div><a name="s038641b"><!--s038641b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s010055c"><!--s010055c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to make a map of (something).</p></div><a name="s010056c"><!--s010056c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to delineate (something) as if on a map.</p></div><a name="s010057c"><!--s010057c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to survey (an area) in order to make a map.</p></div></div><a name="s038642b"><!--s038642b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in mathematics, to assign to every element of (a set) an element of the same or another set.</p></div><a name="s038643b"><!--s038643b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + out) to plan in detail </p><p><i></i></p><p>We mapped out a programme</p> <p><span class="bodyb">mappable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">mapper</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">mapping</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Honduran</span><small><span class="eSynop">/honʹdyooərən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029004a"><!--s029004a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Honduras, a country in central America</p><p><span class="bodyb">Honduran</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lutanist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹloohtinist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036048a"><!--s036048a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lutenist/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lutenist</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gibraltarian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jibrawlʹteəri·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025355a"><!--s025355a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Gibraltar</p><p><span class="bodyb">Gibraltarian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">minestrone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/miniʹstrohni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038277a"><!--s038277a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rich thick vegetable soup usu containing pasta [Italian <span class="bodyi">minestrone</span>, augmentative of <span class="bodyi">minestra</span> from <span class="bodyi">minestrare</span> to serve, dish up, from Latin <span class="bodyi">ministrare</span> from <span class="bodyi">minister</span> servant].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">faceless</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021267a"><!--s021267a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lacking identity; anonymous </p><p><i></i></p><p>faceless civil servants</p> <p><span class="bodyb">facelessness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insecticide</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹsektisied/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031396a"><!--s031396a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a substance that destroys insects <span class="bodyb">insecticidal</span> /-ʹsiedl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lithe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/liedh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035308a"><!--s035308a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>flexible or supple </p><p><i></i></p><p>a lithe plant stem</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a lithe dancer</p> <p><span class="bodyb">lithely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">litheness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">līthe</span> gentle, soft].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jigger<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjigə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032562a"><!--s032562a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034467b"><!--s034467b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a variable measure of spirits used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in preparing mixed drinks.</p></div><a name="s034468b"><!--s034468b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008878c"><!--s008878c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a variable measure of spirits used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in preparing mixed drinks.</p></div><a name="s008879c"><!--s008879c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a small container or glass for measuring this.</p></div></div><a name="s034469b"><!--s034469b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a gadget, the correct name for which is temporarily forgotten.</p></div><a name="s034470b"><!--s034470b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a small sail set at the stern of a boat.</p></div><a name="s034471b"><!--s034471b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a mechanical device or part of a mechanism that operates with a jerky movement.</p></div><a name="s034472b"><!--s034472b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a person who dances a jig.</p></div><a name="s034473b"><!--s034473b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>in billiards, a cue rest.</p></div><a name="s034474b"><!--s034474b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> a metal golf club with a narrow face, equivalent to a number 4 iron [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jig2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jig 2</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/er2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-er 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">maple</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmaypl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036794a"><!--s036794a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038644b"><!--s038644b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several species of trees of the sycamore family that hasve broad leaves with three to seven pointed lobes, and clusters of paired broad flat winged seeds, and hard light-coloured close-grained wood: genus <span class="bodyi">Acer</span>.</p></div><a name="s038645b"><!--s038645b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the hard light-coloured close-grained wood of this tree, which is used for flooring and furniture [Old English <span class="bodyi">mapul-</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cephalic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹfalik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009712a"><!--s009712a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010042b"><!--s010042b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to the head.</p></div><a name="s010043b"><!--s010043b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>situated on, in, or near the head</p><p><span class="bodyb">cephalically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">céphalique</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">kephalikos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">kephalē</span> head].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mend<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037544a"><!--s037544a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mended place or part; a repair ✱ <span class="bodyb">on the mend</span> improving, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in health.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hone<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029005a"><!--s029005a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030640b"><!--s030640b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to sharpen (a blade, tool, etc) with a whetstone.</p></div><a name="s030641b"><!--s030641b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (an idea, expression, etc) keener or more sharply focused.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">larynges</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ləʹrinjeez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034156a"><!--s034156a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/larynx/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">larynx</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insectile</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹsektiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031397a"><!--s031397a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>resembling an insect.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lute<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/looht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036049a"><!--s036049a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a stringed musical instrument with a large pear-shaped body, a long neck with a fretted fingerboard,, and pairs of strings played by plucking tuned in unison [Middle English from French <span class="bodyi">lut</span>, via Old Provençal from Arabic <span class="bodyi">al-’ūd</span>, literally ‘the wood’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">minesweeper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038278a"><!--s038278a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a ship designed for removing or neutralizing explosive mines</p><p><span class="bodyb">minesweeping</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gid/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025356a"><!--s025356a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a disease, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of sheep, caused by the larva of a tapeworm developing in the brain [back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/giddy1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">giddy 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">face-lift</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021268a"><!--s021268a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022391b"><!--s022391b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>plastic surgery to remove signs of ageing, e.g. wrinkles or sagging skin.</p></div><a name="s022392b"><!--s022392b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an alteration intended to improve appearance or utility; a refurbishment </p><p><i></i></p><p>The kitchen could do with a face-lift</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lithia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlithi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035309a"><!--s035309a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a white oxide of lithium, used for absorbing carbon dioxide and water vapour: formula Li<sub>2</sub>O [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">lithia</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">lithos</span> stone].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jigger<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032563a"><!--s032563a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chigoe/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chigoe</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">maple sugar</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036795a"><!--s036795a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> sugar made by boiling maple syrup.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mendacious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/menʹdayshəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037545a"><!--s037545a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>given to or characterized by deception or falsehood; lying</p><p><span class="bodyb">mendaciously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">mendacity</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">mendac-, mendax</span> lying, false].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hone<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029006a"><!--s029006a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a whetstone, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a fine one for sharpening razors [Old English <span class="bodyi">hān</span> stone].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cephalic index</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009714a"><!--s009714a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the ratio of the maximum breadth of the head to its maximum length multiplied by 100: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cranial_index/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cranial index</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laryngitis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/larinʹjietəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034157a"><!--s034157a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>inflammation of the larynx <span class="bodyb">laryngitic</span> /-ʹjitik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">giddy<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgidi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (giddier, giddiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025357a"><!--s025357a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027067b"><!--s027067b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007086c"><!--s007086c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>feeling a sensation of unsteadiness and lack of balance as if everything is whirling round; dizzy.</p></div><a name="s007087c"><!--s007087c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>causing dizziness </p><p><i></i></p><p>a giddy height</p>.</div></div><a name="s027068b"><!--s027068b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>lightheartedly frivolous</p><p><span class="bodyb">giddily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">giddiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">gydig</span> possessed, mad].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lute<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036050a"><!--s036050a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a substance, e.g. cement or clay, used for sealing or packing joints or for coating a porous surface to make it impervious to a liquid or gas [Middle English, from Latin <span class="bodyi">lutum</span> clay].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">face mask</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021269a"><!--s021269a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022393b"><!--s022393b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a mask worn over the nose and mouth for protection.</p></div><a name="s022394b"><!--s022394b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a face-pack.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ming</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ming/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038279a"><!--s038279a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039980b"><!--s039980b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a Chinese dynasty dating from 1368 to 1644.</p></div><a name="s039981b"><!--s039981b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) of or being Chinese porcelain produced during this dynasty </p><p><i></i></p><p>a Ming vase</p> <p>[Chinese (Pekingese) <span class="bodyi">ming</span> luminous].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insectivore</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹsektivaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031398a"><!--s031398a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033158b"><!--s033158b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a mammal of an order that is nocturnal and eats insects, such as a mole, shrew, or hedgehog.</p></div><a name="s033159b"><!--s033159b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an insect-eating plant or animal</p><p><span class="bodyb">insectivorous</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s033160b"><!--s033160b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>any of an order of mammals including the moles, shrews, and hedgehogs that are mostly small, nocturnal, and eat insects: order Insectivora.</p></div><a name="s033161b"><!--s033161b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an insect-eating plant or animal</p><p><span class="bodyb">insectivorous</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">insectum</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/insect/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">insect</span></span></a>)+ <span class="bodyi">-vorus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vorous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-vorous</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-lithic</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035311a"><!--s035311a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming adjectives, denoting with the meaning: relating to or characteristic of a specified stage in human beings’ use of stone implements </p><p><i></i></p><p>Neolithic</p> <p>[<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lithic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lithic</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jiggered</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032564a"><!--s032564a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> damaged, broken, or exhausted ✱ <span class="bodyb">I'll be jiggered</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> used to express astonishment [perhaps euphemism for <span class="bodyi">buggered</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">maple syrup</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036796a"><!--s036796a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>syrup made by concentrating the sap of sugar maple trees.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mendacity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/menʹdasiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> mendacities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037546a"><!--s037546a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039449b"><!--s039449b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> a tendency to untruthfulness </p><p><i></i></p><p>Lying! Lying hardly comes into it. I overdo it. I get carried away in an ecstasy of mendacity</p><p> George Bernard Shaw.</p></div><a name="s039450b"><!--s039450b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a lie [late Latin <span class="bodyi">mendacitas</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">mendac-, mendax</span> lying, false].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">honest</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹonist/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029007a"><!--s029007a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030642b"><!--s030642b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>free of deceit; sincere; truthful.</p></div><a name="s030643b"><!--s030643b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008007c"><!--s008007c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>free of any intention to do wrong; morally good.</p></div><a name="s008008c"><!--s008008c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>morally right.</p></div></div><a name="s030644b"><!--s030644b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>frank and sincere; truthful </p><p><i></i></p><p>an honest opinion</p>.</div><a name="s030645b"><!--s030645b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>trustworthy; of dependable integrity </p><p><i></i></p><p>an honest trader</p>.</div><a name="s030646b"><!--s030646b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>worthy; wholehearted </p><p><i></i></p><p>making an honest effort</p>.</div><a name="s030647b"><!--s030647b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>earned fairly, through hard work </p><p><i></i></p><p>earning an honest living</p>.</div><a name="s030648b"><!--s030648b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>simple and unpretentious.</p></div><a name="s030649b"><!--s030649b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>morally right </p><p><i></i></p><p>do the honest thing</p>.</div><a name="s030650b"><!--s030650b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span>said of a woman: chaste </p><p><i></i></p><p>Those that she [Fortune] makes fair she scarce makes honest; and those she makes honest she makes very ill-favouredly</p><p> Shakespeare ✱ <span class="bodyb">earn/turn an honest penny</span>.</p></div><a name="s030651b"><!--s030651b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>to earn an honest living ✱ <span class="bodyb">honest to God</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> truly; honestly </p><p><i></i></p><p>I tried not to forget. Honest to God I did, George</p><p> John Steinbeck ✱ <span class="bodyb">make an honest woman of</span> <span class="bodyi">dated or humorous</span> to save the reputation of (a woman, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> formerly an unmarried pregnant woman) by marrying her ✱ <span class="bodyb">to be honest</span> used to introduce a candid statement, admission, etc [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">honestus</span> honourable, from <span class="bodyi">honor</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/honour1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">honour 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cephalization <span class="bodyi">or</span> cephalisation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sefəlieʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009715a"><!--s009715a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an evolutionary tendency to specialization of the body with concentration of sense organs and nerve centres in an anterior head.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">giddy<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (giddies, giddied, giddying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025358a"><!--s025358a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make (somebody) feel giddy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laryngo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034158a"><!--s034158a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/laryng_or_laryngo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">laryng-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insecure</span><small><span class="eSynop">/insiʹkyooə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031399a"><!--s031399a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033162b"><!--s033162b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008606c"><!--s008606c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>lacking in self-confidence.</p></div><a name="s008607c"><!--s008607c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>feeling afraid or anxious.</p></div></div><a name="s033163b"><!--s033163b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>lacking adequate protection or guarantee </p><p><i></i></p><p>an insecure job</p>.</div><a name="s033164b"><!--s033164b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>not firmly fixed or supported </p><p><i></i></p><p>The hinge is insecure</p>.</div><a name="s033165b"><!--s033165b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>not stable or well-adjusted </p><p><i></i></p><p>an insecure marriage</p> <p><span class="bodyb">insecurely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">insecurity</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">insecurus</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">securus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/secure1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">secure 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mingle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹming·gl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038280a"><!--s038280a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039982b"><!--s039982b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to bring or mix (things) together.</p></div><a name="s039983b"><!--s039983b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to mix (something) with something else <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s039984b"><!--s039984b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to become mingled.</p></div><a name="s039985b"><!--s039985b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to mix with or go among a group of people </p><p><i></i></p><p>mingling with the crowd</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">menglen</span>, frequentative of <span class="bodyi">mengen</span> to mix, from Old English <span class="bodyi">mengan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">face-off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021271a"><!--s021271a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022397b"><!--s022397b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a confrontation between hostile parties.</p></div><a name="s022398b"><!--s022398b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in lacrosse or ice hockey, a method of putting a ball or puck in play in which two opposing players stand facing each other and on a signal attempt to gain control of the ball or puck.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">map reference</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036797a"><!--s036797a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pair of coordinates for finding a point on a map, such as its longitude and latitude or a letter and number leading vertically and horizontally to a square of reference.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lithic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlithik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035310a"><!--s035310a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037134b"><!--s037134b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or relating to stone.</p></div><a name="s037135b"><!--s037135b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> relating to stones in the internal organs of the body.</p></div><a name="s037136b"><!--s037136b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>relating to lithium [Greek <span class="bodyi">lithikos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">lithos</span> stone].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jiggery-pokery</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌjigəri ʹpohkəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032565a"><!--s032565a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> dishonest underhand dealings or scheming [alteration of Scots <span class="bodyi">joukery-pawkery</span>, from <span class="bodyi">jouk</span> to cheat + <span class="bodyi">pawk</span> trick].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mendelevium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mendəʹleevi·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037547a"><!--s037547a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a radioactive metallic chemical element that is artificially produced: symbol Md, atomic number 101 [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">mendelevium</span>, named after Dmitri <span class="bodyi">Mendeleev</span> d.1907, Russian chemist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lute<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036051a"><!--s036051a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to seal or coat (something) with lute.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">honest broker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029008a"><!--s029008a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a neutral mediator.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cephalo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009716a"><!--s009716a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cephal_or_cephalo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cephal-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gidgee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgidji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025359a"><!--s025359a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus</span> a small Australian acacia tree: <span class="bodyi">Acacia cambagei</span> [from Wirachuri, an Aboriginal language].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laryng- <span class="bodyi">or</span> laryngo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034153a"><!--s034153a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: the larynx </p><p><i></i></p><p>laryngitis</p> <p>[Greek <span class="bodyi">laryng-, larynx</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inselberg</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹins(ə)lbuhg/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031400a"><!--s031400a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a single steep-sided hill on a plateau [German <span class="bodyi">Inselberg</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Insel</span> island + <span class="bodyi">Berg</span> mountain].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">luteal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹloohti·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036052a"><!--s036052a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or involving the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/corpus_luteum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">corpus luteum</span></span></a> (hormone-producing body present in the ovary during pregnancy).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Mendelian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/menʹdeeli·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037548a"><!--s037548a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or according with Mendel's laws, the principles of heredity put forward by the Austrian botanist Gregor Mendel (d.1884), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the genetic principle that genes occur in pairs, each <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gamete/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gamete</span></span></a> (sex cell) receiving one member of each pair, so that an organism has one gene of each pair randomly passed on from each of its parents</p><p><span class="bodyb">Mendelian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">Mendelism</span> /ʹmendəliz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [named after Gregor <span class="bodyi">Mendel</span> d.1884, Austrian botanist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mingy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹminji/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (mingier, mingiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038281a"><!--s038281a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> mean or miserly [perhaps blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mean1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mean 1</span></span></a> and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stingy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stingy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lithium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlithi·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035312a"><!--s035312a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037137b"><!--s037137b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a light soft silver-white soft metallic chemical element of the alkali metal group that is the lightest metal known, and is used in alloys: symbol Li, atomic number 3.</p></div><a name="s037138b"><!--s037138b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>athe lithium salt ion when used in the treatment of manic-depressive conditions [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">lithium</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lithia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lithia</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">maquette</span><small><span class="eSynop">/maʹket/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036798a"><!--s036798a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small preliminary model of a sculpture, e.g. in wax or clay [French <span class="bodyi">maquette</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">macchietta</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">macchia</span> sketch].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">face off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021270a"><!--s021270a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022395b"><!--s022395b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> to confront somebody, e.g. before a fight.</p></div><a name="s022396b"><!--s022396b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in lacrosse or ice hockey, to start play with a face-off.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">honestly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029009a"><!--s029009a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030652b"><!--s030652b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>with honesty or integrity.</p></div><a name="s030653b"><!--s030653b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used for emphasis in averring something: frankly </p><p><i></i></p><p>Honestly, I don't know why I bother</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jiggle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjigl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032566a"><!--s032566a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to move or cause (something) to move with quick short jerks</p><p><span class="bodyb">jiggle</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [frequentative of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jig2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jig 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cephalochordate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌsefəlohʹkawdayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009717a"><!--s009717a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a subphylum of small slender fish-like marine animals including the lancelets that have a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/notochord/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">notochord</span></span></a> (supporting skeleton-like rod) but no vertebral column: subphylum Cephalochordata [derivative of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cephal_or_cephalo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cephal-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">chorda</span> cord].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gee/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i> (gies, gi'ed) (gi'ing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025360a"><!--s025360a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Scot</span> to give [by alteration].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laryngoscope</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ləʹring·gəskohp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034159a"><!--s034159a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an instrument for examining the interior of the larynx <span class="bodyb">laryngoscopy</span> /laringʹgoskəpi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mendicant<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmendikənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037549a"><!--s037549a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039451b"><!--s039451b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a beggar.</p></div><a name="s039452b"><!--s039452b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Mendicant</span>) a friar living off alms <span class="bodyb">mendicancy</span> /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">mendicity</span> /menʹdisiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">mendicant-, mendicans</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">mendicare</span> to beg, from <span class="bodyi">mendicus</span> beggar].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inseminate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹseminayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031401a"><!--s031401a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033166b"><!--s033166b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to introduce semen into (a woman or female animal).</p></div><a name="s033167b"><!--s033167b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to introduce ideas, principles, etc into the mind of (somebody) <span class="bodyb">insemination</span> /-ʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inseminator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">inseminatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">inseminare</span> to sow seed, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">semin-</span>, <span class="bodyi">semen</span> seed, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/semen/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">semen</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lutecium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/loohʹteeshi·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036053a"><!--s036053a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lutetium_or_lutecium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lutetium</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lithium carbonate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035313a"><!--s035313a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lithium salt used in the glass and ceramic industries and to treat manic-depressive psychosis: formula Li<sub>2</sub>CO<sub>3</sub>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">maquillage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/makiʹyahzh (<span class="bodyi">French</span> makijɑƷ)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036799a"><!--s036799a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>cosmetics; make-up [French <span class="bodyi">maquillage</span> from <span class="bodyi">maquiller</span> to make up].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jiggy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjigi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">slang</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032567a"><!--s032567a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034475b"><!--s034475b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>smart or fashionable.</p></div><a name="s034476b"><!--s034476b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>uninhibited.</p></div><a name="s034477b"><!--s034477b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>nervous or excited ✱ <span class="bodyb">get jiggy with</span> to have sexual relations with (somebody).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mini-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038284a"><!--s038284a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, with the meanings:</p><a name="s039988b"><!--s039988b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>miniature; small of its kind </p><p><i></i></p><p>minicomputer</p>.</div><a name="s039989b"><!--s039989b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having a hemline several inches above the knee </p><p><i></i></p><p>miniskirt</p> <p>[short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/miniature1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">miniature 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">GIF</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gif/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025361a"><!--s025361a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in computing, graphic interchange format, a format for image files.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cephalometry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sefəʹlomətri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009718a"><!--s009718a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the science of measuring the head</p><p><span class="bodyb">cephalometric</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">face-pack</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021272a"><!--s021272a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a cream, paste, etc applied to the face to improve the complexion and remove impurities.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">honest-to-God</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029010a"><!--s029010a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> real, genuine, or authentic.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laryngotomy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/laringʹgotəmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> laryngotomies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034160a"><!--s034160a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>surgical incision into the larynx to help the patient to breathe.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mendicant<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037550a"><!--s037550a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039453b"><!--s039453b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>given to begging.</p></div><a name="s039454b"><!--s039454b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a member of a religious order: dependent on begging.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">litho</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹliethoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> lithos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035314a"><!--s035314a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037139b"><!--s037139b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lithograph1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lithograph 1</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s037140b"><!--s037140b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lithography/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lithography</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">maquis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/maʹkee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> maquis /maʹkee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036800a"><!--s036800a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038646b"><!--s038646b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>scrubland vegetation of Mediterranean coastal areas, consisting mainly of broad-leaved evergreen shrubs, e.g. laurels and myrtles, or small trees, e.g. olives and figs.</p></div><a name="s038647b"><!--s038647b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Maquis</span>) the French Resistance movement during World War II.</p></div><a name="s038648b"><!--s038648b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Maquis</span>)</p><a name="s010058c"><!--s010058c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Maquis</span>) the French Resistance movement during World War II.</p></div><a name="s010059c"><!--s010059c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a member of this movement [French <span class="bodyi">maquis</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">macchie</span>, pl of <span class="bodyi">macchia</span> thicket, spot].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insensate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹsensayt, -sət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031402a"><!--s031402a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033168b"><!--s033168b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not capable of feeling; insentient.</p></div><a name="s033169b"><!--s033169b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>lacking in human feeling; insensitive.</p></div><a name="s033170b"><!--s033170b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>senseless; foolish</p><p><span class="bodyb">insensately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">insensateness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">insensatus</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">sensatus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sensate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sensate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">face paint</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021273a"><!--s021273a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>brightly coloured paint for decorating the face</p><p><span class="bodyb">face-painter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">face-painting</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lutein</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹloohti·in/ /ʹloohteen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036054a"><!--s036054a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an orange pigment occurring in plants, animal fat, egg yolk, and the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/corpus_luteum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">corpus luteum</span></span></a> (hormone-producing body present in the ovary during pregnancy) [Latin <span class="bodyi">luteum</span> egg yolk, neuter of <span class="bodyi">luteus</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/luteous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">luteous</span></span></a>) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in1/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-in 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">honest-to-goodness</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029011a"><!--s029011a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>simple, ordinary, or straightforward.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jigsaw</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032568a"><!--s032568a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034478b"><!--s034478b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a puzzle consisting of small irregularly cut pieces, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of wood or card, that are fitted together to form a picture.</p></div><a name="s034479b"><!--s034479b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a power-driven fretsaw.</p></div><a name="s034480b"><!--s034480b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something composed of many disparate parts or elements.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mini<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmini/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> minis)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038282a"><!--s038282a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039986b"><!--s039986b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something small of its kind, e.g. a motor car.</p></div><a name="s039987b"><!--s039987b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/miniskirt/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">miniskirt</span></span></a> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mini/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mini-</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">GIFT</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025362a"><!--s025362a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>gamete intrafallopian transfer, a technique for the treatment of infertile women, in which eggs and sperm are injected into the fallopian tubes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cephalopod</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsef(ə)ləpod/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009719a"><!--s009719a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a class of molluscs including the squids, cuttlefishes, and octopuses, that have muscular tentacles around the head, usu furnished with suckers, and highly developed eyes: class Cephalopoda</p><p><span class="bodyb">cephalopod</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">cephalopodan</span> /sefəʹlopədən, -ʹpohdən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cephalo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cephalo-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">pod-, pous</span> foot].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">larynx</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlaringks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> larynges /ləʹrinjeez/ larynxes)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034161a"><!--s034161a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the upper part of the trachea of air-breathing vertebrates. In human beings, most other mammals, and a few lower forms it contains the vocal cords [Greek <span class="bodyi">larynx</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mah/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (marred, marring)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036801a"><!--s036801a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to detract from the perfection or wholeness of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Striving to better, oft we mar what's well</p><p> Shakespeare [Old English <span class="bodyi">mierran</span> to obstruct, waste].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mending</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037551a"><!--s037551a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>clothes or other items that need to be mended by sewing or darning.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insensible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹsensəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031403a"><!--s031403a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033171b"><!--s033171b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>bereft of feeling or sensation, e.g.:</p><a name="s008608c"><!--s008608c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>having lost consciousness; unconscious </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was knocked insensible by the blow</p>.</div><a name="s008609c"><!--s008609c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>lacking or deprived of sensory perception </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was struggling to open the lock with hands insensible from cold</p>.</div></div><a name="s033172b"><!--s033172b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>lacking concern or awareness; indifferent </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was completely insensible to fear</p>.</div><a name="s033173b"><!--s033173b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>incapable of being felt or sensed; imperceptible </p><p><i></i></p><p>an insensible change</p> <p><span class="bodyb">insensibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">insensibly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">insensibilis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">sensibilis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sensible/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sensible</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mini<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038283a"><!--s038283a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>small of its kind; miniature.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lasagne</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ləʹzanyə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034162a"><!--s034162a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035831b"><!--s035831b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>pasta in the form of broad flat sheets.</p></div><a name="s035832b"><!--s035832b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a baked dish of minced meat or vegetables in tomato sauce layered with lasagne, white sauce, and cheese [Italian <span class="bodyi">lasagne</span>, via Latin <span class="bodyi">lasanum</span> cooking pot, from Greek <span class="bodyi">lasanon</span> chamber pot].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">luteinizing hormone <span class="bodyi">or</span> luteinising hormone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹloohteeniezing/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036055a"><!--s036055a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hormone from the front lobe of the pituitary gland that in the female stimulates ovulation and in the male the synthesis of androgen.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cephal- <span class="bodyi">or</span> cephalo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009711a"><!--s009711a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s010040b"><!--s010040b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>head </p><p><i></i></p><p>cephalometry</p>.</div><a name="s010041b"><!--s010041b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>head and </p><p><i></i></p><p>cephalothorax</p> <p>[via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">kephal-, kephalo-</span>,from <span class="bodyi">kephalē</span> head].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">faceplate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021274a"><!--s021274a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022399b"><!--s022399b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a disc fixed with its face at right angles to the driven spindle of a lathe, to which the article being worked on is attached.</p></div><a name="s022400b"><!--s022400b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the glass panel at the front of a diving helmet or space helmet.</p></div><a name="s022401b"><!--s022401b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in electronics, the front part of a cathode-ray tube carrying the phosphor screen.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lithograph<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlithəgrahf, -graf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035316a"><!--s035316a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a print made by lithography <span class="bodyb">lithographic</span> /-ʹgrafik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">lithographically</span> /-ʹgrafikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">honesty</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029012a"><!--s029012a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030654b"><!--s030654b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008009c"><!--s008009c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>upright and straightforward conduct; integrity.</p></div><a name="s008010c"><!--s008010c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>sincerity; truthfulness.</p></div></div><a name="s030655b"><!--s030655b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a European plant of the mustard family with large broad smooth translucent seed pods: genus <span class="bodyi">Lunaria</span>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jigsaw puzzle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032569a"><!--s032569a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jigsaw/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jigsaw</span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gift<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/gift/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025363a"><!--s025363a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027069b"><!--s027069b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something freely given by one person to another; a present or donation.</p></div><a name="s027070b"><!--s027070b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a natural capacity or talent.</p></div><a name="s027071b"><!--s027071b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the act, right, or power of giving </p><p><i></i></p><p>The job is not in his gift</p>.</div><a name="s027072b"><!--s027072b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> something obtained easily </p><p><i></i></p><p>That pass in front of the goal was an absolute gift</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">gift of the gab</span>.</p></div><a name="s027073b"><!--s027073b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> the ability to talk glibly and persuasively [Middle English from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">gipt</span> something given, talent].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Mar.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036802a"><!--s036802a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>March.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insensitive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹsensətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031404a"><!--s031404a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033174b"><!--s033174b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>failing to respond to or sympathize with the needs or feelings of others; callous.</p></div><a name="s033175b"><!--s033175b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ to) not physically or chemically sensitive </p><p><i></i></p><p>insensitive to light</p> <p><span class="bodyb">insensitively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">insensitiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">insensitivity</span> /-ʹtiviti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lithograph<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035317a"><!--s035317a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to produce or, copy, or portray (something) by lithography.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cephalosporin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌsef(ə)ləʹspawrin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009720a"><!--s009720a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several antibiotics derived from the fungus <span class="bodyi">Cephalosporium</span>, resembling penicillin [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">Cephalosporium</span>,genus of fungi from which they are derived + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in1/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-in 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">honewort</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029013a"><!--s029013a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of two species of a plant of the parsley family, the American and Asian <span class="bodyi">Cryptotaenia canadensis</span> and the European <span class="bodyi">Trinia glauca</span>, once thought effective against swellings [obsolete <span class="bodyi">hone</span> swelling + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wort1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wort 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">menfolk</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037552a"><!--s037552a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>men in general, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the men of a family or community.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">facer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021275a"><!--s021275a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022402b"><!--s022402b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an unexpected difficulty for which no solution is immediately apparent.</p></div><a name="s022403b"><!--s022403b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a blow to the face.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lutenist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹloohtinist/ lutanist <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036056a"><!--s036056a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lute player [late Latin <span class="bodyi">lutanista</span>, from <span class="bodyi">lutana</span> lute, prob from early French <span class="bodyi">lut</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lute1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lute 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gift<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025364a"><!--s025364a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027074b"><!--s027074b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to give (something) as a gift.</p></div><a name="s027075b"><!--s027075b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to present (somebody) with a gift.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jihad</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jiʹhad/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032570a"><!--s032570a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034481b"><!--s034481b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a holy war waged on behalf of Islam as a religious duty or a personal striving against evil.</p></div><a name="s034482b"><!--s034482b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a crusade for a principle or belief <span class="bodyb">jihadi</span> /-di/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">jihadist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i> [Arabic <span class="bodyi">jihād</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lascar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlaskə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034163a"><!--s034163a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Lascar</span>) <span class="bodyi">dated</span> an E Indian sailor [Hindi <span class="bodyi">lashkar</span> army, influenced in meaning by Hindi <span class="bodyi">lashkarī</span> soldier, sailor].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marabou</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmarəbooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036803a"><!--s036803a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038649b"><!--s038649b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a large grey and white African stork that has an inflatable pouch of pink skin at its throat and feeds on carrion: <span class="bodyi">Leptoptilos crumeniferus</span>.</p></div><a name="s038650b"><!--s038650b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a soft fluffy material prepared from marabou or turkey feathers and used for trimming hats or clothes [French <span class="bodyi">marabout</span> marabout].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">miniature<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹminichə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038285a"><!--s038285a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039990b"><!--s039990b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s010334c"><!--s010334c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a copy or representation on a much reduced scale.</p></div><a name="s010335c"><!--s010335c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>something that is small of its kind.</p></div></div><a name="s039991b"><!--s039991b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a very small painting, e.g. a portrait on ivory or metal.</p></div><a name="s039992b"><!--s039992b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a painting in an illuminated manuscript.</p></div><a name="s039993b"><!--s039993b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the art of painting miniatures</p><p><span class="bodyb">miniaturist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Italian <span class="bodyi">miniatura</span> art of illuminating a manuscript, via medieval Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">miniatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">miniare</span> to colour with minium: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/minium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">minium</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insentient</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹsenshi·ənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031405a"><!--s031405a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>not endowed with the capacity to perceive; inanimate</p><p><span class="bodyb">insentience</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lithography</span><small><span class="eSynop">/liʹthogrəfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035318a"><!--s035318a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the process of printing from a surface, e.g. a stone or a metal surface plate, on which the image to be printed is ink-receptive and the blank area ink-repellent</p><p><span class="bodyb">lithographer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [German <span class="bodyi">Lithographie</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/litho_or_lith/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">litho-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-graphie</span> -graphy].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">honey</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhuni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029014a"><!--s029014a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030656b"><!--s030656b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sweet sticky pale golden liquid formed from the nectar of flowers in the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/honey_sac/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">honey sac</span></span></a> of various bees and used as a food.</p></div><a name="s030657b"><!--s030657b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008011c"><!--s008011c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a sweet viscous sticky pale golden liquid formed from the nectar of flowers in the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/honey_sac/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">honey sac</span></span></a> of various bees.</p></div><a name="s008012c"><!--s008012c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>this in processed form, whether liquid or solid, used as a food.</p></div><a name="s008013c"><!--s008013c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a sweet liquid resembling honey that is collected or produced by various insects.</p></div></div><a name="s030658b"><!--s030658b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something sweet or agreeable; sweetness </p><p><i></i></p><p>and I … that suck'd the honey of his music vows</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div><a name="s030659b"><!--s030659b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> used in affectionate address: sweetheart; dear.</p></div><a name="s030660b"><!--s030660b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a superlative example </p><p><i></i></p><p>a honey of a girl</p><p> Philip Roth [Old English <span class="bodyi">hunig</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">face-saving</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021276a"><!--s021276a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>serving to preserve one's dignity or reputation</p><p><span class="bodyb">face-saver</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jilbab</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jilʹbahb/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032571a"><!--s032571a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034483b"><!--s034483b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a long loose-fitting outer garment worn by Muslim women.</p></div><a name="s034484b"><!--s034484b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a long tight-fitting coat-like garment worn by women in some Muslim countries [Arabic <span class="bodyi">jilbāb</span> garment, veil].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inseparable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹsep(ə)rəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031406a"><!--s031406a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033176b"><!--s033176b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>incapable of being separated </p><p><i></i></p><p>the pettiness and sneakiness and cowardice inseparable from villainy</p><p> David Graham Phillips.</p></div><a name="s033177b"><!--s033177b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>always seen or found together </p><p><i></i></p><p>At school, we were inseparable</p> <p><span class="bodyb">inseparability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inseparably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">inseparabilis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">separabilis</span> separable, from <span class="bodyi">separare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/separate1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">separate 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gifted</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025365a"><!--s025365a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027076b"><!--s027076b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having or revealing great natural ability.</p></div><a name="s027077b"><!--s027077b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>highly intelligent </p><p><i></i></p><p>gifted children</p> <p><span class="bodyb">giftedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">giftedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">miniature<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038286a"><!--s038286a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039994b"><!--s039994b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>on a small or reduced scale </p><p><i></i></p><p>a miniature railway</p>.</div><a name="s039995b"><!--s039995b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>much smaller than the standard size </p><p><i></i></p><p>a miniature poodle</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">MEng</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌem ʹeng/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037553a"><!--s037553a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Master of Engineering.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marabout</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmarəbooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036804a"><!--s036804a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038651b"><!--s038651b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a Muslim holy man of N Africa.</p></div><a name="s038652b"><!--s038652b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a shrine marking the grave of such a Muslim holy man [French <span class="bodyi">marabout</span> via Portuguese from Arabic <span class="bodyi">murābit</span> hermit, monk].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">luteotrophic hormone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌloohtiohʹtrohfik, -ʹtrofik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036057a"><!--s036057a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/prolactin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">prolactin</span></span></a> [Latin <span class="bodyi">luteum</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/corpus_luteum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">corpus luteum</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/trophic/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-trophic</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cephalothorax</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌsef(ə)ləʹthawraks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cephalothoraxes cephalothoraces /-rəseez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009721a"><!--s009721a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the united head and thorax of a spider, scorpion, crab, or related animal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lascivious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ləʹsivi·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034164a"><!--s034164a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>showing or expressing an unseemly or offensive sexual interest</p><p><span class="bodyb">lasciviously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">lasciviousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">lascivia</span> wantonness, from <span class="bodyi">lascivus</span> wanton].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lithology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/liʹtholəji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035319a"><!--s035319a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the study of the composition, shape, etc of rocks and rock formations <span class="bodyb">lithological</span> /-ʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">honey ant</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029015a"><!--s029015a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several genera of ants that supply their fellows with nectar and honeydew that they have stored in their abdomen and regurgitated: genus <span class="bodyi">Myrmecocystus</span> and other genera.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">maraca</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹrakə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036805a"><!--s036805a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dried gourd or gourd-shaped a rattle like a gourd that is used as a percussion rhythm instrument, usu one of a pair [Portuguese <span class="bodyi">maracá</span> from Tupi <span class="bodyi">maráka</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">miniaturize <span class="bodyi">or</span> miniaturise <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038287a"><!--s038287a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039996b"><!--s039996b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to design or construct (something) as a small copy.</p></div><a name="s039997b"><!--s039997b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to reduce (something) in scale <span class="bodyb">miniaturization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">menhaden</span><small><span class="eSynop">/menʹhayd(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> menhadens <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> menhaden)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037554a"><!--s037554a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of large fishes of the herring family abundant along the Atlantic coast of the USA where they are used for bait or converted into oil or fertilizer: <span class="bodyi">Brevoortia tyrannus</span> and other species [of Algonquian origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insert<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹsuht/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031407a"><!--s031407a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033178b"><!--s033178b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to put or thrust (something) in through an opening </p><p><i></i></p><p>Insert a coin into the slot</p>.</div><a name="s033179b"><!--s033179b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to introduce (something) into the body of something, e.g. text </p><p><i></i></p><p>She decided to insert an advertisement in the local paper</p>.</div><a name="s033180b"><!--s033180b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to set (something) into a position between two parts, e.g. by sewing it <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s033181b"><!--s033181b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">technical</span> said of a muscle: to be attached to a specified part </p><p><i></i></p><p>muscles inserting on bone</p> <p><span class="bodyb">inserter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">insertus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">inserere</span> to join in, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">serere</span> to join].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-cephalous</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009722a"><!--s009722a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cephalic/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-cephalic</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">luteous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹloohti·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036058a"><!--s036058a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of a yellow colour tinged with green or brown [Latin <span class="bodyi">luteus</span> yellowish, from <span class="bodyi">lutum</span>, a plant used for dyeing yellow].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jill</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jil/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032572a"><!--s032572a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gill4_or_jill/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gill 4</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lase</span><small><span class="eSynop">/layz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034165a"><!--s034165a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to function as a laser by emitting coherent light [back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/laser/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">laser</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">facet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfasit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021277a"><!--s021277a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022404b"><!--s022404b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a plane surface, e.g. of a cut gem.</p></div><a name="s022405b"><!--s022405b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>one aspect of something.</p></div><a name="s022406b"><!--s022406b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in zoology, the external surface of any of the optical elements of the compound eye of an insect or other arthropod [French <span class="bodyi">facette</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">face</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/face1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">face 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">litho- <span class="bodyi">or</span> lith-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035315a"><!--s035315a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037141b"><!--s037141b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>denoting stone.</p></div><a name="s037142b"><!--s037142b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>forming words, with the meaning: stone </p><p><i></i></p><p>lithograph</p> <p><i></i></p><p>lithotomy</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">litho-</span> from Greek, from <span class="bodyi">lithos</span> stone].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gift of tongues</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025366a"><!--s025366a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the practice of ecstatic speaking in usu incomprehensible language, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in evangelical Christianity; <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/glossolalia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">glossolalia</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">honey badger</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029016a"><!--s029016a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ratel/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ratel</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marae</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mahʹrie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036806a"><!--s036806a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038653b"><!--s038653b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the courtyard of a Maori meeting house as the central meeting ground of a village.</p></div><a name="s038654b"><!--s038654b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>formerly, in Polynesia, a sacred enclosure or open-air place of worship [of Polynesian origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">minibar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹminibah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038288a"><!--s038288a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a selection of drinks etc, often in a small refrigerator, for the use of guests in a hotel room and usu paid for at the end of the stay.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insert<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinsuht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031408a"><!--s031408a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033182b"><!--s033182b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a piece of written or printed material placed between the pages of a book or magazine.</p></div><a name="s033183b"><!--s033183b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inset1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inset<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (2).</p></div><a name="s033184b"><!--s033184b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something inserted, e.g.:</p><a name="s008610c"><!--s008610c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a piece of written or printed material placed between the pages of a book or magazine.</p></div><a name="s008611c"><!--s008611c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inset1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inset<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lutetium <span class="bodyi">or</span> lutecium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/loohʹteeshi·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036059a"><!--s036059a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a silver-white metallic chemical element of the rare-earth group found in ytterbium alloys: symbol Lu, atomic number 71 [scientific Latin, from <span class="bodyi">Lutetia</span>, ancient name of Paris, home of French chemist G <span class="bodyi">Urbains</span> d.1938, who discovered it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">menhir</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmenhiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037555a"><!--s037555a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a single upright roughly shaped monolith, usu of prehistoric origin [French <span class="bodyi">menhir</span>, from Breton <span class="bodyi">men</span> stone + <span class="bodyi">hir</span> long].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laser</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034166a"><!--s034166a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a device that generates an intense narrow beam of light or other electromagnetic radiation of a single wavelength by using the natural oscillations of atoms or molecules [acronym based on <span class="bodyi">light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lithophyte</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlithəfiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035320a"><!--s035320a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plant that grows on rock [French <span class="bodyi">lithophyte</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/litho_or_lith/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">litho-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/phyte/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-phyte</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cepheid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹseefiid, ʹsef-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009723a"><!--s009723a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a class of pulsating stars with regularly varying light intensities</p><p>Latin <span class="bodyi">Cepheus</span>, a northern constellation, named after <span class="bodyi">Cepheus</span>, mythical king of Ethiopia and father of Andromeda, from Greek <span class="bodyi">Kēpheus</span>. One of the stars in this constellation is a typical cepheid</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">honeybee</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029017a"><!--s029017a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of honey-producing bees that lives in a more or less organized communityies, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> <span class="bodyi">Apis mellifera</span>, a European bee kept for its honey and wax: genus <span class="bodyi">Apis</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">faceted</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfasitid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021278a"><!--s021278a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">used in combinations</span>) having facets of the specified kind </p><p><i></i></p><p>multifaceted</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gift token</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025367a"><!--s025367a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a voucher redeemable for merchandise to the stated amount.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jilt<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/jilt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032573a"><!--s032573a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to break off a romantic relationship with (somebody) suddenly [from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jilt2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jilt 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">maranta</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹrantə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036807a"><!--s036807a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of ornamental tropical plants that are cultivated for their variegated leaves: genus <span class="bodyi">Maranta</span> [from the Latin genus name, named after Bartolommeo <span class="bodyi">Maranta</span>, 16th-cent. Italian herbalist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">minibus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹminibus/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038289a"><!--s038289a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small bus for carrying about ten passengers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insertion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹsuhsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031409a"><!--s031409a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033185b"><!--s033185b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of inserting.</p></div><a name="s033186b"><!--s033186b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something inserted in a text.</p></div><a name="s033187b"><!--s033187b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the mode or place of attachment of an organ or part.</p></div><a name="s033188b"><!--s033188b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>embroidery or needlework inserted as a decoration between two pieces of fabric.</p></div><a name="s033189b"><!--s033189b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a single appearance of an advertisement in a newspaper or magazine</p><p><span class="bodyb">insertional</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laserdisc</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034167a"><!--s034167a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a multimedia storage medium that looks like a large compact disc. Laser discs can carry video data, e.g. a film.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">menial<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmeeni·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037556a"><!--s037556a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039455b"><!--s039455b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of work: lacking in interest or status and involving little skill.</p></div><a name="s039456b"><!--s039456b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> relating to servants or to their status; lowly </p><p><i></i></p><p>the situation of governesses, the only one in which even a well-educated woman … can struggle for a subsistence; and even this is a dependence next to menial</p><p> Mary Wollstonecraft</p><p><span class="bodyb">menially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">meynial</span> from <span class="bodyi">meynie</span> household, retinue, from Old French <span class="bodyi">mesnie</span>, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">mansion-, mansio</span> dwelling].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lithopone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlithəpohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035321a"><!--s035321a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a white pigment consisting essentially of zinc sulphide and barium sulphate [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/litho_or_lith/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">litho-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">ponos</span> work].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cepheid variable</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009724a"><!--s009724a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cepheid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Cepheid</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">honey bird</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029018a"><!--s029018a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of three species of African birds of the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/honey_guide/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">honey guide</span></span></a> family: genus <span class="bodyi">Prodotiscus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">maraschino</span><small><span class="eSynop">/marəʹsheenoh, -ʹskeenoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> maraschinos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036808a"><!--s036808a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038655b"><!--s038655b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sweet liqueur distilled from the fermented juice of a bitter wild cherry.</p></div><a name="s038656b"><!--s038656b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a usu large cherry preserved in true or imitation maraschino [Italian <span class="bodyi">maraschino</span> from <span class="bodyi">marasca</span> bitter wild cherry].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">facetiae</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fəʹseeshiee/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">dated</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021279a"><!--s021279a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pornographic items in booksellers’ catalogues [Latin <span class="bodyi">facetiae</span>, pl of <span class="bodyi">facetia</span> jest, from <span class="bodyi">facetus</span> witty].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jilt<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032574a"><!--s032574a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person, usu a woman, who jilts a lover [prob alteration of English dialect <span class="bodyi">jillet</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Jill</span>, diminutive form of the girl's name <span class="bodyi">Gillian</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Lutheran<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹloohthərən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036060a"><!--s036060a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of a Lutheran church.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gift voucher</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025368a"><!--s025368a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gift_token/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gift token</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">minicab</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹminikab/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038290a"><!--s038290a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a taxi that can be hired by telephone but that cannot cruise in search of passengers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">in-service</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031410a"><!--s031410a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of training: undertaken during the course of work, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> during the hours of work, as distinct from in the evening or at weekends.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laser printer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034168a"><!--s034168a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a high-quality computer printer in which a laser writes a pattern of electrostatically charged dots that transfer a powdered pigment called toner onto paper.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">maraschino cherry</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036809a"><!--s036809a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/maraschino/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">maraschino</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">menial<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037557a"><!--s037557a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039457b"><!--s039457b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody with a menial job.</p></div><a name="s039458b"><!--s039458b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a domestic servant.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ceramic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/səʹramik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009725a"><!--s009725a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010044b"><!--s010044b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to a product, e.g. porcelain or brick, made from clay or similar material by firing at high temperatures.</p></div><a name="s010045b"><!--s010045b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to the manufacture of ceramic articles [Greek <span class="bodyi">keramikos</span> from <span class="bodyi">keramos</span> potter's clay, pottery].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Lutheran<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036061a"><!--s036061a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to religious doctrines, e.g. justification by faith alone, or Protestant churches derived from Martin Luther (d.1546) or his followers</p><p><span class="bodyb">Lutheranism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Martin <span class="bodyi">Luther</span> d.1546, German religious reformer].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lithosphere</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlithəsfiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035322a"><!--s035322a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the solid rocky crust of the earth or another celestial body.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">jim crow</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jim/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032575a"><!--s032575a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034485b"><!--s034485b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Jim Crow</span>) (<span class="bodyi">often used before a noun</span>) racial discrimination, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> against black Americans </p><p><i></i></p><p>jim crow laws</p>.</div><a name="s034486b"><!--s034486b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">offensive</span> a black person.</p></div><a name="s034487b"><!--s034487b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an implement used for bending iron bars or rails [named after <span class="bodyi">Jim Crow</span>,stereotype Negro in a 19th-cent. song-and-dance act].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gift-wrap</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (gift-wrapped) (gift-wrapping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025370a"><!--s025370a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to wrap (a gift) decoratively.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">honey bucket</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029019a"><!--s029019a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> a waterless non-flushing outdoor toilet that must be emptied manually.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">minicomputer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹminikəmpyoohtə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038291a"><!--s038291a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a type of small and relatively inexpensive computer, which replaced the mainframe for many purposes in the 1970s and was itself rendered obsolete by the microcomputer in the 1990s.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">facetious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fəʹseeshəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021280a"><!--s021280a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022407b"><!--s022407b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>inappropriately lacking seriousness; flippant.</p></div><a name="s022408b"><!--s022408b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>intended to be amusing</p><p><span class="bodyb">facetiously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">facetiousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">facetieux</span> from <span class="bodyi">facetie</span> jest, from Latin <span class="bodyi">facetia</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/facetiae/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">facetiae</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insessorial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inseʹsawri·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031411a"><!--s031411a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033190b"><!--s033190b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a bird's claws: adapted for perching.</p></div><a name="s033191b"><!--s033191b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a bird: having such claws [Latin <span class="bodyi">insessus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">insidēre</span> to sit on, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">sedēre</span> to sit].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lash<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/lash/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034169a"><!--s034169a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035833b"><!--s035833b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to strike (something or somebody) with a whip or similar object.</p></div><a name="s035834b"><!--s035834b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to beat hard against (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Rain lashed the forecourt</p>.</div><a name="s035835b"><!--s035835b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ into) to drive or incite somebody into a (particular state) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She lashed the crowd into a frenzy</p>.</div><a name="s035836b"><!--s035836b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of an animal: to flick (the tail) quickly or sharply <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s035837b"><!--s035837b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>said of rain: to beat against something.</p></div><a name="s035838b"><!--s035838b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>said of an animal's tail: to flick</p><p><span class="bodyb">lasher</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">lashen</span>, perhaps of imitative origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marasmus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹrazməs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036810a"><!--s036810a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>severe malnutrition, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the very young, sometimes due to malabsorption of nutrients, resulting in emaciation and growth retardation</p><p><span class="bodyb">marasmic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">marasmus</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">marasmos</span> from <span class="bodyi">marainein</span> to waste away].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ménière's disease</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹnyeəz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037558a"><!--s037558a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a disorder of the inner ear causing recurrent attacks of dizziness, ringing in the ears, and deafness [named after Prosper <span class="bodyi">Ménière</span> d.1862, French physician].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ceramic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009726a"><!--s009726a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010046b"><!--s010046b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl, but treated as sing.</span>) the art or process of making ceramic articles.</p></div><a name="s010047b"><!--s010047b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a product of ceramic manufacture.</p></div><a name="s010048b"><!--s010048b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a substance used to make ceramic articles <span class="bodyb">ceramicist</span> /-sist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lithotomy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/liʹthotəmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> lithotomies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035323a"><!--s035323a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the surgical removal of a stone, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from the urinary system bladder [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">lithotomia</span> urinary bladder, from <span class="bodyi">lithotomein</span> to perform a lithotomy, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/litho_or_lith/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">litho-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">temnein</span> to cut].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Karelian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹreeli·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032995a"><!--s032995a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034891b"><!--s034891b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Karelia in NE Europe.</p></div><a name="s034892b"><!--s034892b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Finno-Ugric language of Karelia, often considered as a dialect of Finnish</p><p><span class="bodyb">Karelian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">luting</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹloohting/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036062a"><!--s036062a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lute2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lute 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gift wrap</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025369a"><!--s025369a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>decorative wrapping paper.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">honeybun</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029020a"><!--s029020a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">honeybunch</span>) <span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> used as a form of address: sweetheart; darling.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">face to face</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021281a"><!--s021281a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022409b"><!--s022409b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of two people: looking directly at each other.</p></div><a name="s022410b"><!--s022410b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in confrontation with somebody or something</p><p><span class="bodyb">face-to-face</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">MiniDisc</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹminidisk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038292a"><!--s038292a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a small CD on which it is possible to record sound or data.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inset<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinset/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031412a"><!--s031412a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033192b"><!--s033192b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small illustration set within a larger one.</p></div><a name="s033193b"><!--s033193b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a piece of cloth set into a garment for decoration, shaping, etc.</p></div><a name="s033194b"><!--s033194b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/insert2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">insert<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (1).</p></div><a name="s033195b"><!--s033195b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/insert2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">insert<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (1a).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lash<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034170a"><!--s034170a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035839b"><!--s035839b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a stroke or blow with a whip.</p></div><a name="s035840b"><!--s035840b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the flexible part of a whip.</p></div><a name="s035841b"><!--s035841b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an eyelash.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Maratha <span class="bodyi">or</span> Mahratta</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹrahtə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Marathas <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> Maratha)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036811a"><!--s036811a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038657b"><!--s038657b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of the Marathi-speaking people of the state of Maharashtra in W central India.</p></div><a name="s038658b"><!--s038658b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a member of the princely warrior caste of the former Hindu kingdom of this region [Marathi <span class="bodyi">Marāṭhā</span> and Hindi <span class="bodyi">Marhaṭṭā</span> from Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">Mahārāṣṭra</span> great kingdom].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">meningeal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹninji·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037559a"><!--s037559a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or in the region of the meninges.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ceramic hob</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009727a"><!--s009727a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a flat cooking surface made of ceramic material with heating elements underneath.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lithotripsy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlithohtripsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035324a"><!--s035324a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a non-surgical method for the treatment of kidney stones that uses a lithotripter to reduce the stones to very small particles which can be passed out with the urine [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/litho_or_lith/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">litho-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">tripsis</span> rubbing, from <span class="bodyi">tribein</span> to rub].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Karen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹren/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Karens <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> Karen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032996a"><!--s032996a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034893b"><!--s034893b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a group of peoples of E and S Myanmar (formerly Burma).</p></div><a name="s034894b"><!--s034894b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a group of languages spoken by these peoples.</p></div><a name="s034895b"><!--s034895b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s008966c"><!--s008966c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a group of peoples of E and S Myanmar (formerly Burma).</p></div><a name="s008967c"><!--s008967c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a member of any of these peoples.</p></div></div><a name="s034896b"><!--s034896b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s008968c"><!--s008968c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a group of languages spoken by the Karen peoples.</p></div><a name="s008969c"><!--s008969c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a language of this group.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gig<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/gig/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025371a"><!--s025371a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027078b"><!--s027078b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a light two-wheeled carriage pulled by a horse.</p></div><a name="s027079b"><!--s027079b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a long light ship's boat propelled by oars, sails, etc [Middle English <span class="bodyi">gigg</span> spinning top, perhaps of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lutz</span><small><span class="eSynop">/loots, luts/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036063a"><!--s036063a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in ice-skating, a jump from one skate with a complete turn in the air and a return to the other skate [prob named after Gustave <span class="bodyi">Lussi</span> b.1898, Swiss figure skater, its inventor].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">face value</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021282a"><!--s021282a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022411b"><!--s022411b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the value indicated on the face of a postage stamp, a share certificate, etc, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when this differs from the actual value.</p></div><a name="s022412b"><!--s022412b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the apparent value or significance of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>The results cannot be taken at face value</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">honey buzzard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029021a"><!--s029021a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of a Eurasian and African hawk that feeds on the larvae of wasps and bees: <span class="bodyi">Pernis apivorus</span> and other species.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inset<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹset/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (insetting, <span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> inset insetted)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031413a"><!--s031413a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to insert (something) as an inset.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lash<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034171a"><!--s034171a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to bind or fasten (something) with a cord, rope, etc</p><p><span class="bodyb">lasher</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">lasschen</span> to lace, from early French <span class="bodyi">lacier</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lace2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lace 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">minim</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹminim/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038293a"><!--s038293a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039998b"><!--s039998b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in music, a note with the time value of two crotchets or half a semibreve.</p></div><a name="s039999b"><!--s039999b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a unit of capacity equal to one sixtieth of a fluid drachm, approximately one drop of liquid.</p></div><a name="s040000b"><!--s040000b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in calligraphy, a short vertical stroke.</p></div><a name="s040001b"><!--s040001b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a small ancient Roman coin [Latin <span class="bodyi">minimus</span> least].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">meninges</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹninjeez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037560a"><!--s037560a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/meninx/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">meninx</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Marathi <span class="bodyi">or</span> Mahratti</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹrahti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036812a"><!--s036812a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chief Indic language of the state of Maharashtra in W central India [Marathi <span class="bodyi">marāṭhī</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cerastes</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹrasteez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009728a"><!--s009728a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a venomous viper of the Near East that has a horny projection over each eye: <span class="bodyi">Cerastes cornutus</span> [Middle English via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">kerastēs</span> horned, from <span class="bodyi">keras</span> horn].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lithotripter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlithohtriptə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035325a"><!--s035325a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an instrument that fragments kidney stones with ultrasound waves [Greek <span class="bodyi">lithos</span> stone + <span class="bodyi">tribein</span> to rub, pound].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">karma</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032997a"><!--s032997a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034897b"><!--s034897b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the force generated by a person's actions that is believed in Hinduism and Buddhism to influence their destiny</p><p>Karma (a Sanskrit word meaning ‘action’) is a law of cause and effect whereby virtuous actions result in happiness in the future (of this lifetime or a future lifetime) and unvirtuous actions result in suffering. Much of the practice of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism is directed towards accumulating good karma and avoiding bad karma. In common English parlance, karma has come to mean fate — Professor Donald Lopez</p></div><a name="s034898b"><!--s034898b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>fate or destiny.</p></div><a name="s034899b"><!--s034899b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an aura or spirit felt to emanate from a person, place, or thing <span class="bodyb">karmic</span> /ʹkahmik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">karma</span> action, effect, work].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gig<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025372a"><!--s025372a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a musician's engagement for a specified time; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> such an engagement for one performance [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">facia<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfayshi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021283a"><!--s021283a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fascia1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fascia 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">luvvie <span class="bodyi">or</span> luvvy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹluvi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> luvvies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036064a"><!--s036064a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal or humorous</span> an actor, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> seen as affected </p><p><i></i></p><p>He is director of the Royal National Theatre, and thus head boy of that dramatic sub-species known to brutish non-Thespians as the ‘luvvies’</p><p> The Economist [variant of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lovey/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lovey</span></span></a>, supposed to be much used by the acting profession].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inshallah</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹshalə/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031414a"><!--s031414a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>if Allah wills it [Arabic <span class="bodyi">in ša’ Allāh</span> if Allah wills].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lashed</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lasht/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034172a"><!--s034172a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">used in combinations</span>) having lashes of a specified kind </p><p><i></i></p><p>long-lashed</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">honeycomb<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029022a"><!--s029022a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030661b"><!--s030661b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a mass of six-sided wax cells built by honeybees in their nest to contain their brood and stores of honey.</p></div><a name="s030662b"><!--s030662b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any cellular structure resembling this, or one riddled with cavities </p><p><i></i></p><p>The whole rock was a honeycomb of sepulchres</p><p> H Rider Haggard.</p></div><a name="s030663b"><!--s030663b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the second stomach of a cow or other ruminant mammal, or tripe prepared from it.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">minima</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹminimə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038294a"><!--s038294a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/minimum1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">minimum 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ceratopsian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/serəʹtopsi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009729a"><!--s009729a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a group of horned plant-eating dinosaurs, including triceratops, that walked on four legs and had a protective bony frill around the neck [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">keras, kerat-</span> horn + <span class="bodyi">ōps</span> face].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marathon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmarəth(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036813a"><!--s036813a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038659b"><!--s038659b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a long-distance race; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a foot race of 42.2km (about 26mi 385yd) that is contested on an open course in major athletics championships.</p></div><a name="s038660b"><!--s038660b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also used before a noun</span>) an event or activity characterized by great length or concentrated effort </p><p><i></i></p><p>With a marathon effort the book was completed on time</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a 24-hour pot-throwing marathon</p><p>named after <span class="bodyi">Marathon</span> in Greece, site of a victory of Greeks over invading Persians in 490 <span class="bodysc">bc</span>, the news of which was carried to Athens by a long-distance runner. In the original account by the Greek historian Herodotus, the messenger Pheidippides ran from Athens to Sparta before the battle to ask for help</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gig<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (gigged, gigging)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025373a"><!--s025373a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to perform a gig.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kaross</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹros/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032998a"><!--s032998a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a simple garment or rug of animal skins used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by native tribesmen of southern Africa [Afrikaans <span class="bodyi">karos</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Lithuanian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lithyooʹayni·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035326a"><!--s035326a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037143b"><!--s037143b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Lithuania, country on the SE shore of the Baltic Sea.</p></div><a name="s037144b"><!--s037144b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Baltic language of the people of Lithuania</p><p><span class="bodyb">Lithuanian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">meningitis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/meninʹjietis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037561a"><!--s037561a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>inflammation of the meninges (membranes enveloping the brain and spinal cord; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/meninx/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">meninx</span></span></a>), usu caused by bacterial, fungal, or viral infection <span class="bodyb">meningitic</span> /-ʹjitik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">facia<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfashi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021284a"><!--s021284a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fascia2_or_facia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fascia 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lux</span><small><span class="eSynop">/luks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> lux)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036065a"><!--s036065a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the SI unit of illumination, equal to one lumen per square metre [Latin <span class="bodyi">lux</span> light].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inshore</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹshaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031415a"><!--s031415a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>towards the shore, or operating near the shore.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lashing<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034173a"><!--s034173a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a physical or verbal beating [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lash1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lash 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">honeycomb<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029023a"><!--s029023a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030664b"><!--s030664b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cause (a structure) to be chequered or full of cavities like a honeycomb.</p></div><a name="s030665b"><!--s030665b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to burrow or penetrate into every part of (a structure) or riddle it with holes </p><p><i></i></p><p>The government is honeycombed with spies</p><p> T H White.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">maraud</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹrawd/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036814a"><!--s036814a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038661b"><!--s038661b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to roam about in search of plunder <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s038662b"><!--s038662b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to raid or pillage (a place)</p><p><span class="bodyb">marauder</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">marauder</span> from <span class="bodyi">maraud</span> rogue, vagabond].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">karri</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> karris)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s032999a"><!--s032999a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034900b"><!--s034900b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an Australian eucalyptus tree with hard dark red wood: <span class="bodyi">Eucalyptus diversicolor</span>.</p></div><a name="s034901b"><!--s034901b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the hard dark red wood of this tree [Nyungar, an Aboriginal language of W Australia].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">minimal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹminiml/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038295a"><!--s038295a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or being a minimum; constituting the least possible</p><p><span class="bodyb">minimally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cercaria</span><small><span class="eSynop">/suhʹkeəri·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cercariae /-ri·ee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009730a"><!--s009730a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a larva of a parasitic flatworm, e.g. a liver fluke, that is usu tadpole-shaped and develops in an intermediate host, e.g. a snail [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">cercaria</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">kerkos</span> tail].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gig<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025374a"><!--s025374a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pronged spear for catching fish [short for <span class="bodyi">fizgig</span>, <span class="bodyi">fishgig</span>, of unknown origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">litigable</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035327a"><!--s035327a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>able to be the subject of a lawsuit.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">meningococcus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məˌning·gohʹkokəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> meningococci /-ʹkok(s)ee, -ʹkok(s)ie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037562a"><!--s037562a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bacterium that causes meningitis of the brain and spinal cord: <span class="bodyi">Neisseria meningitidis</span></p><p><span class="bodyb">meningococcal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lashing<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034174a"><!--s034174a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cord used for binding, wrapping, or fastening [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lash3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lash 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">luxate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹluksayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036066a"><!--s036066a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to dislocate (a part of the body) <span class="bodyb">luxation</span> /lukʹsaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">luxatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">luxare</span>, from <span class="bodyi">luxus</span> dislocated].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inside<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹsied/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031416a"><!--s031416a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033196b"><!--s033196b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an inner side or surface.</p></div><a name="s033197b"><!--s033197b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an interior or internal part.</p></div><a name="s033198b"><!--s033198b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s008612c"><!--s008612c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an interior or internal part of a building, etc.</p></div><a name="s008613c"><!--s008613c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>inward nature, thoughts, or feelings.</p></div></div><a name="s033199b"><!--s033199b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) the stomach or the intestines.</p></div><a name="s033200b"><!--s033200b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a position of confidence or of access to confidential information </p><p><i></i></p><p>contacts working on the inside</p>.</div><a name="s033201b"><!--s033201b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>the side of a pavement farthest from the road.</p></div><a name="s033202b"><!--s033202b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s008614c"><!--s008614c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the side of a pavement farthest from the road.</p></div><a name="s008615c"><!--s008615c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the side of a double seat on a bus nearer the window.</p></div></div><a name="s033203b"><!--s033203b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>the downstairs part of a double-decker bus.</p></div><a name="s033204b"><!--s033204b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> the middle portion of a playing area ✱ <span class="bodyb">inside out</span> with the inner surface on the outside.</p></div><a name="s033205b"><!--s033205b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>in a very thorough manner </p><p><i></i></p><p>knows the subject inside out</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">honeycreeper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029024a"><!--s029024a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030666b"><!--s030666b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>either of several species of tropical American <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tanager/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tanager</span></span></a> (type of songbird) that have long curved beaks and feed on nectar and insects: genera <span class="bodyi">Chlorophanes</span> and <span class="bodyi">Cyanerpes</span>.</p></div><a name="s030667b"><!--s030667b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of several species of Hawaiian songbirds: family Drepanididae.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">facial<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfaysh(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021285a"><!--s021285a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or in the region of the face</p><p><span class="bodyb">facially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marble<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmahbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036815a"><!--s036815a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038663b"><!--s038663b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a form ofcrystalline limestone in which the original crystals have dissolved slowly, usu under the influence of heat and pressure, and recrystallized to form a hard rock with a veined or mottled appearance that can be polished to a very smooth finish.</p></div><a name="s038664b"><!--s038664b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a small glass little ball made of a hard substance, e.g. glass, and used in various children's games.</p></div><a name="s038665b"><!--s038665b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl, but treated as sing.</span>) any of several games played with marbles, the object of which is to hit a mark or hole, to hit another player's marble, or to knock as many marbles as possible out of a ring.</p></div><a name="s038666b"><!--s038666b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) elements of common sense, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> sanity </p><p><i></i></p><p>He seems to have lost his marbles</p> <p><i></i></p><p>persons who are born without all their marbles</p><p> Arthur Miller</p><p><span class="bodyb">marbly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via Old French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">marmaros</span> shining stone].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">karst</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kahst/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033000a"><!--s033000a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an irregular limestone region with underground streams, caverns, and potholes <span class="bodyb">karstic</span> /ʹkahstik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [German <span class="bodyi">Karst</span>, the name of a limestone plateau in Slovenia].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">minimal art</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038296a"><!--s038296a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>abstract art, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> sculpture, consisting of simple geometric forms and plain colours.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">litigant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlitig(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035328a"><!--s035328a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person engaged in a lawsuit</p><p><span class="bodyb">litigant</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gig<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (gigged, gigging)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025375a"><!--s025375a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to catch (fish) with a gig.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inside<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031417a"><!--s031417a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033206b"><!--s033206b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of, on, near, or towards the inside </p><p><i></i></p><p>an inside toilet</p>.</div><a name="s033207b"><!--s033207b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>on the inner side of a curve or near the side of the road nearest the kerb or hard shoulder </p><p><i></i></p><p>the inside lane</p>.</div><a name="s033208b"><!--s033208b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>coming from, carried out by, etc somebody within an organization or with access to personal information </p><p><i></i></p><p>an inside job</p> <p><i></i></p><p>The police reckon the theft was an inside job</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lashings</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034175a"><!--s034175a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> (+ of) an abundance of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>And now chips … four plates … and lashings of tomato ketchup</p><p> Maeve Binchy [verbal noun from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lash1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lash 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">meninx</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmeningks, ʹmeeningks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> meninges /məʹninjeez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037563a"><!--s037563a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of the three membranes, the dura mater, pia mater, and arachnoid, that envelop the brain and spinal cord [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">meninx</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">mēning-</span>, <span class="bodyi">mēninx</span> membrane].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marble<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036816a"><!--s036816a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to give a veined or mottled appearance to (e.g. the edges of a book).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cercus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsuhkəs, ʹkuh-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cerci /-see, -sie, ʹkuhkee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009731a"><!--s009731a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of a pair of simple or segmented structures at the hind end of various insects, e.g. a cockroach, and other arthropods [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">kerkos</span> tail].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">honeydew</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029025a"><!--s029025a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sweet deposit secreted on the leaves of plants usu by aphids.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">luxe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/luks, looks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036067a"><!--s036067a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/luxury/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">luxury</span></span></a> [French <span class="bodyi">luxe</span> luxury, from Latin <span class="bodyi">luxus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/luxury/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">luxury</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">facial<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021286a"><!--s021286a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a beauty treatment for the face.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kart</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kaht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033001a"><!--s033001a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/go_kart_or_go_cart/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">go-kart</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">minimalism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038297a"><!--s038297a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040002b"><!--s040002b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s010336c"><!--s010336c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a type of design characterized by simplicity of form and arrangement.</p></div><a name="s010337c"><!--s010337c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a type of music characterized by the repetition of simple elements.</p></div><a name="s010338c"><!--s010338c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/minimal_art/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">minimal art</span></span></a></p><p>A style of music that originated in the USA in the 1960s and was pioneered by LaMonte Young and Terry Riley, but which achieved its greatest refinement in the works of Steve Reich and Philip Glass. Minimalism relies upon the repetition of usually simple, rhythmically stable musical figures and static harmony to achieve its effect. Though the era of pure minimalism was relatively short, its influence on both sides of the Atlantic was far-reaching, for it offered composers an alternative to the complex methods of organization that had been dominant since the end of World War II — Andrew Clements</p></div></div><a name="s040003b"><!--s040003b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>advocacy of moderating or restricting the powers of a political organization</p><p><span class="bodyb">minimalist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">litigate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlitigayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035329a"><!--s035329a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037145b"><!--s037145b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to carry on a lawsuit <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s037146b"><!--s037146b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to contest (an issue) at law</p><p><span class="bodyb">litigable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">litigation</span> /-ʹgaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">litigator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">litigatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">litigare</span>, from <span class="bodyi">lit-, lis</span> lawsuit + <span class="bodyi">agere</span> to drive].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gig<sup>6</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025376a"><!--s025376a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> gigabyte.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">meniscus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹniskəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> menisci /məʹnisie/ meniscuses)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037564a"><!--s037564a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039459b"><!--s039459b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the curved concave or convex upper surface of a column of liquid.</p></div><a name="s039460b"><!--s039460b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a lens that is concave on one side and convex on the other.</p></div><a name="s039461b"><!--s039461b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a crescent-shaped body or figure.</p></div><a name="s039462b"><!--s039462b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a fibrous cartilage within a joint, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of the knee [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">meniscus</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">mēniskos</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">mēnē</span> moon, crescent].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lash out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034176a"><!--s034176a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035842b"><!--s035842b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make a sudden violent or physical attack; to hit out.</p></div><a name="s035843b"><!--s035843b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a horse: to kick.</p></div><a name="s035844b"><!--s035844b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to spend money freely or recklessly.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">honeydew melon</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029026a"><!--s029026a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pale smooth-skinned <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/muskmelon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">muskmelon</span></span></a> with pale greenish sweet flesh.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inside<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031418a"><!--s031418a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033209b"><!--s033209b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008616c"><!--s008616c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in or into the interior of </p><p><i></i></p><p>They told us to go inside the house</p>.</div><a name="s008617c"><!--s008617c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>on the inner side of.</p></div><a name="s008618c"><!--s008618c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>closer to the centre than.</p></div></div><a name="s033210b"><!--s033210b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>within </p><p><i></i></p><p>inside an hour</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marbled</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036817a"><!--s036817a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038667b"><!--s038667b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s010060c"><!--s010060c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>made of or veneered with marble.</p></div><a name="s010061c"><!--s010061c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>characterized by an extensive use of marble as an architectural or decorative feature </p><p><i></i></p><p>ancient marbled cities</p>.</div></div><a name="s038668b"><!--s038668b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of meat: marked by a mixture of fat and lean.</p></div><a name="s038669b"><!--s038669b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>denoting a type of sponge cake in which a layer of e.g. chocolate mixture has been folded into plain mixture, giving a variegated effect.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cere</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009732a"><!--s009732a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a waxy swelling at the base of a bird's upper beak [Middle English <span class="bodyi">sere</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">cera</span> wax, prob from Greek <span class="bodyi">kēros</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-facient</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021287a"><!--s021287a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming adjectives and nouns, with the meaning: causing or bringing about a specified state or quality </p><p><i></i></p><p>abortifacient</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">facient-, faciens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">facere</span> to make, do].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Luxembourger</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹluksəmbuhgə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036068a"><!--s036068a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Luxembourg.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">minimax</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹminimaks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038298a"><!--s038298a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the minimum of a mathematical set of maximum values, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the smallest of a set of maximum possible losses each of which occurs in the most unfavourable outcome of a strategy followed by a participant in a situation governed by game theory; compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/maximin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">maximin</span></span></a> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/minimum1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">minimum 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/maximum1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">maximum 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">karting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033002a"><!--s033002a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the sport of racing go-karts.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">litigious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/liʹtijəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035330a"><!--s035330a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037147b"><!--s037147b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>inclined to engage in lawsuits.</p></div><a name="s037148b"><!--s037148b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>subject to litigation.</p></div><a name="s037149b"><!--s037149b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>tending to argue; disputatious</p><p><span class="bodyb">litigiously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">litigiousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">litigiosus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">litigium</span> dispute, from <span class="bodyi">litigare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/litigate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">litigate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">giga-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025377a"><!--s025377a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting:</p><a name="s027080b"><!--s027080b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a factor of one thousand million (10<sup>9</sup>) </p><p><i></i></p><p>gigavolt</p>.</div><a name="s027081b"><!--s027081b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in computing, a factor of 2<sup>30</sup> </p><p><i></i></p><p>gigabyte</p> <p>[from Greek <span class="bodyi">gigas</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/giant1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">giant 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Mennonite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmenəniet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037565a"><!--s037565a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of a Protestant group derived from the 16th-cent. Anabaptist movement in Friesland and characterized by congregational autonomy and rejection of military service [German <span class="bodyi">Mennonit</span>, named after <span class="bodyi">Menno</span> Simons d.1561, Frisian religious reformer who founded the group].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lash-up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034177a"><!--s034177a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> something improvised or makeshift</p><p><span class="bodyb">lash-up</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">facies</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfayshieez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> facies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021288a"><!--s021288a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022413b"><!--s022413b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in medicine, the facial appearance characteristic of a particular abnormal condition.</p></div><a name="s022414b"><!--s022414b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in geology, the distinguishing characteristics of a rock or rock formation, e.g. its composition, fossil content, and texture [Latin <span class="bodyi">facies</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/face1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">face 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">karyokinesis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkariohkiʹneesis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> karyokineses /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033004a"><!--s033004a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the division of the nucleus and other phenomena that occur in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mitosis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mitosis</span></span></a> (cell division producing two new cells) and in meiosis <span class="bodyb">karyokinetic</span> /-ʹnetik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Luxembourgish</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹluksəmbawrish/ Luxemburgish /ʹluksəmbuhgish/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036069a"><!--s036069a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dialect of German which is one of the official languages of Luxembourg</p><p><span class="bodyb">Luxembourgish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">Luxemburgish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marbling</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036818a"><!--s036818a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>coloration or markings resembling or suggestive of marble.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inside<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031419a"><!--s031419a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033211b"><!--s033211b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to or on the inner side.</p></div><a name="s033212b"><!--s033212b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in or into the interior.</p></div><a name="s033213b"><!--s033213b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>indoors.</p></div><a name="s033214b"><!--s033214b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>within somebody's body or mind.</p></div><a name="s033215b"><!--s033215b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> in or into prison.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">minimize <span class="bodyi">or</span> minimise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹminimiez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038299a"><!--s038299a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040004b"><!--s040004b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to reduce (something) to a minimum </p><p><i></i></p><p>The effect of increasing affluence is to minimize the importance of economic goals</p><p> J K Galbraith.</p></div><a name="s040005b"><!--s040005b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to represent (something) at less than its true value <span class="bodyb">minimization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">minimizer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">honey-eater</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029027a"><!--s029027a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of songbirds with a long tongue for extracting nectar and small insects from flowers: family Meliphagidae.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gigabyte</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgigəbiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025378a"><!--s025378a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in computing, a quantity of data equal to one thousand million (10<sup>9</sup>) or (more accurately) 2<sup>30</sup> bytes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">litmus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlitməs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035331a"><!--s035331a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a colouring matter from lichens that turns red in acid solutions and blue in alkaline solutions and is used as an acid-alkali indicator [Middle English from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">lit-mosi</span>, from <span class="bodyi">litr</span> dye + <span class="bodyi">mosi</span> moss].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cereal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsiəri·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009733a"><!--s009733a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010049b"><!--s010049b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002394c"><!--s002394c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a grass or other plant, e.g. wheat or rice, yielding grain suitable for food.</p></div><a name="s002395c"><!--s002395c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the edible grain of such a plant.</p></div></div><a name="s010050b"><!--s010050b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a food made from grain and usu eaten with milk at breakfast.</p></div><a name="s010051b"><!--s010051b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) relating to edible grain, the plants that produce it, or food made from it </p><p><i></i></p><p>cereal crops</p> <a name="sb00000082"><!--sb00000082--></a><p>[French <span class="bodyi">céréale</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">cerealis</span> of grain, from <span class="bodyi">Ceres</span>, the Roman goddess of agriculture]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">cereal</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">serial</span>? These two words, which are pronounced the same, are sometimes confused. <span class="bodyi">Cereal</span> refers to grain and food (<span class="bodyi">breakfast cereal</span>; <span class="bodyi">cereal crops</span>). The word derives from the name of the Roman goddess of corn and agriculture <span class="bodyi">Ceres</span>, which is why it is spelt with two <span class="bodyi">e</span>‘s. <span class="bodyi">Serial</span> derives from the word <span class="bodyi">series</span> and refers to things that happen in a series: <span class="bodyi">a serial killer</span>; <span class="bodyi">a TV serial</span>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lass</span><small><span class="eSynop">/las/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034178a"><!--s034178a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Scot, N Eng</span> a girl or young woman [Middle English <span class="bodyi">las</span>, from or related to Old Norse <span class="bodyi">laskura</span> unmarried].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">meno-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037567a"><!--s037567a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/men_or_meno/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">men-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kary- <span class="bodyi">or</span> karyo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033003a"><!--s033003a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: the nucleus of a cell </p><p><i></i></p><p>karyokinesis</p> <p>[via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">karyon</span> nut, kernel].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Marburg disease</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mahʹbuhg/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036819a"><!--s036819a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a severe viral infection, transmitted to humans from African green monkeys, which causes high fever and sometimes death [named after <span class="bodyi">Marburg</span>, a city in Germany, where the first human outbreak occurred].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">litmus paper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035332a"><!--s035332a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>absorbent paper coloured with litmus and used as an indicator of acidity or alkalinity.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">minimum<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹminiməm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> minima /-mə/ minimums)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038300a"><!--s038300a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040006b"><!--s040006b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the least quantity or value assignable, admissible, or possible.</p></div><a name="s040007b"><!--s040007b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the lowest degree or amount reached or recorded [Latin <span class="bodyi">minimum</span>, neuter of <span class="bodyi">minimus</span> smallest].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">luxuriant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lugʹzhooəri·ənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036070a"><!--s036070a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037905b"><!--s037905b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>characterized by abundant growth </p><p><i></i></p><p>luxuriant vegetation</p>.</div><a name="s037906b"><!--s037906b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s009884c"><!--s009884c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>exuberantly rich and varied; prolific.</p></div><a name="s009885c"><!--s009885c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>richly or excessively ornamented </p><p><i></i></p><p>luxuriant prose</p> <p><span class="bodyb">luxuriance</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><a name="sb000000319"><!--sb000000319--></a><p><span class="bodyb">luxuriantly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">luxurians</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">luxuriare</span> to grow abundantly or excessively, from <span class="bodyi">luxuria</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/luxury/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">luxury</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">luxuriant</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">luxurious</span>? These two words are sometimes confused. <span class="bodyi">Luxuriant</span> means ‘growing thickly and abundantly’: <span class="bodyi">luxuriant vegetation</span>. <span class="bodyi">Luxurious</span> is the adjective connected with the ordinary sense of <span class="bodyi">luxury</span>: <span class="bodyi">the sort of luxurious accommodation you would expect from a five-star hotel</span>.</p></div></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gigaflop</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgigəflop/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025379a"><!--s025379a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in computing, a unit of speed equal to one thousand million flops.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">facile</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfasiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021289a"><!--s021289a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022415b"><!--s022415b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>indicating a lack of thought; superficial and glib </p><p><i></i></p><p>a facile solution</p>.</div><a name="s022416b"><!--s022416b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>easily or readily accomplished, attained, or performed </p><p><i></i></p><p>a facile victory</p> <p><span class="bodyb">facilely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">facileness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">facile</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">facilis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">facere</span> to make, do].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inside-left</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031420a"><!--s031420a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an attacking player to the left of the centre-forward in a traditional football line-up.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cerebellum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/serəʹbeləm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cerebellums cerebella /-lə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009734a"><!--s009734a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large part of the back of the brain that projects outwards and is concerned with coordinating muscles and maintaining balance </p><p><i></i></p><p>When in that House MPs divide, if they've a brain and cerebellum too, they've got to leave that brain outside, and vote just as their leaders tell ’em to</p><p> W S Gilbert</p><p><span class="bodyb">cerebellar</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">cerebellum</span>, dimin. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cerebrum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cerebrum</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">honeyed <span class="bodyi">or</span> honied</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029028a"><!--s029028a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> said of words or tone: sweet and agreeable or soft and soothing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">meno</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmenoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037566a"><!--s037566a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in music, used as an instruction meaning less, e.g. less fast, less loudly [Italian <span class="bodyi">meno</span> less].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">karyotype</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkariohtiep/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033005a"><!--s033005a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the specific characteristics, e.g. number, size, and shape, of the chromosomes of a cell <span class="bodyb">karyotypic</span> /-ʹtipik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Lassa fever</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlasə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034179a"><!--s034179a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an acute severe virus disease of tropical countries that is often fatal [named after <span class="bodyi">Lassa</span>, village in northern Nigeria where the first cases were reported].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">luxuriate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lugʹzhooəriayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036071a"><!--s036071a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + in) to enjoy oneself consciously; to revel [Latin <span class="bodyi">luxuriatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">luxuriare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/luxuriant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">luxuriant</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gigantic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jieʹgantik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025380a"><!--s025380a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>unusually great or enormous</p><p><span class="bodyb">gigantically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marc</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mahk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036820a"><!--s036820a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038670b"><!--s038670b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the organic residue remaining after an extraction process, e.g. the pressing of grapes.</p></div><a name="s038671b"><!--s038671b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>brandy made from the residue of grapes after pressing [French <span class="bodyi">marc</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">marchier</span> to trample].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">minimum<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038301a"><!--s038301a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or being a minimum.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">litmus test</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035333a"><!--s035333a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037150b"><!--s037150b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a test for acidity or alkalinity using litmus paper.</p></div><a name="s037151b"><!--s037151b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a crucial and reliable indicator of something.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kasbah <span class="bodyi">or</span> casbah</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkazbah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033006a"><!--s033006a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034902b"><!--s034902b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the older Arab section of a N African city.</p></div><a name="s034903b"><!--s034903b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a market in such a N African city [French <span class="bodyi">casbah</span> from Arabic dialect <span class="bodyi">qasbah</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inside leg</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031421a"><!--s031421a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033216b"><!--s033216b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the length of the leg from the crotch to the inside of the ankle.</p></div><a name="s033217b"><!--s033217b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the length of this.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">facilitate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fəʹsilitayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021290a"><!--s021290a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022417b"><!--s022417b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (e.g. a task) easier.</p></div><a name="s022418b"><!--s022418b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to lead (the discussion) in a group, meeting, conference, etc <span class="bodyb">facilitation</span> /-ʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">facilitative</span> /-tətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">facilitator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lassi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlasi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034180a"><!--s034180a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a refreshing Indian drink made from natural yogurt blended with fruit or herbs [Hindi <span class="bodyi">lassī</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">menopause</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmenəpawz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037568a"><!--s037568a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the natural cessation of menstruation occurring usu between the ages of 45 and 50, or the time in a woman's life at which this occurs <span class="bodyb">menopausal</span> /-ʹpawzl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/meno/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">meno-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">pausis</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pause1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pause 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">honey fungus</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029029a"><!--s029029a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a honey-coloured fungus that grows round the base of trees, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> decaying ones, and is lethal to most plant life: <span class="bodyi">Armillaria mellea</span>. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bootlace_fungus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bootlace fungus</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/honey_mushroom/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">honey mushroom</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cerebra</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹseribrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009736a"><!--s009736a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cerebrum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cerebrum</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marcasite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mahkəʹseet, ʹmahkəsiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036821a"><!--s036821a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038672b"><!--s038672b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a white or pale yellow form of the mineral iron pyrites, used in jewellery.</p></div><a name="s038673b"><!--s038673b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>polished steel or a similar white metal used for making jewellery [Middle English <span class="bodyi">marchasite</span> via late Latin from Arabic <span class="bodyi">marqashīthā</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">honey guide</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029030a"><!--s029030a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of small plainly coloured birds that inhabit Africa, the Himalayas, and the E Indies, and feed on beeswax and bee grubs: family Indicatoridae.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kasha</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkashə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033007a"><!--s033007a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a type of porridge of E European origin made from boiled or baked buckwheat or other grain [Russian <span class="bodyi">kasha</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inside of</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031422a"><!--s031422a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033218b"><!--s033218b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in less time than.</p></div><a name="s033219b"><!--s033219b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> inside.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cerebral</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹserəbrəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009737a"><!--s009737a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010054b"><!--s010054b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002396c"><!--s002396c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>of the brain.</p></div><a name="s002397c"><!--s002397c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>of the cerebrum.</p></div></div><a name="s010055b"><!--s010055b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002398c"><!--s002398c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>appealing to the intellect </p><p><i></i></p><p>cerebral drama</p>.</div><a name="s002399c"><!--s002399c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>primarily intellectual in nature </p><p><i></i></p><p>a cerebral society</p>.</div></div><a name="s010056b"><!--s010056b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a speech sound: <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/retroflex/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">retroflex</span></span></a> (2)</p><p><span class="bodyb">cerebrally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">cérébral</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">cerebrum</span> brain].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">minimum wage</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038302a"><!--s038302a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wage fixed by law or contract as the least that may be paid to employees.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lassie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlasi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034181a"><!--s034181a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lass/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lass</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">facility</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fəʹsiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> facilities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021291a"><!--s021291a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022419b"><!--s022419b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a building, piece of equipment or, resource, or feature designed to provide a particular service </p><p><i></i></p><p>leisure facilities</p> <p><i></i></p><p>We offer an on-line ordering facility</p>.</div><a name="s022420b"><!--s022420b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an ability to do something easily; an aptitude </p><p><i></i></p><p>She has a facility for mathematics</p>.</div><a name="s022421b"><!--s022421b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>ease in doing or performing something.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">menorah</span><small><span class="eSynop">/miʹnawrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037569a"><!--s037569a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a candelabrum, usu with seven branches, that is a symbol of Judaism. A menorah was used to light the temple in Jerusalem, and they are now used at Hanukkah, when the candles are lit on successive nights [Hebrew <span class="bodyi">mĕnōrāh</span> candlestick].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">luxurious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lugʹzhooəri·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036072a"><!--s036072a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037907b"><!--s037907b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>extremely comfortable and usu furnished with articles of high quality and sumptuous appearance </p><p><i></i></p><p>luxurious accommodation</p>.</div><a name="s037908b"><!--s037908b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> fond of luxury or self-indulgence</p><p><span class="bodyb">luxuriously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><a name="sb000000320"><!--sb000000320--></a><p><span class="bodyb">luxuriousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">luxurious</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">luxuriant</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/luxuriant/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">luxuriant</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gigantism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjiegantiz(ə)m, jieʹgan-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025381a"><!--s025381a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>development of a plant or animal to abnormally large size.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">litotes</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lieʹtohteez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> litotes)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035334a"><!--s035334a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its opposite (e.g. in <span class="bodyi">not a bad singer</span>) [Greek <span class="bodyi">litotēs</span>, from <span class="bodyi">litos</span> simple].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marcato</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mahʹkahtoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036822a"><!--s036822a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a piece of music: to be performed with emphasis [Italian <span class="bodyi">marcato</span> marked, accented].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">honey locust</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029031a"><!--s029031a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tall spiny N American tree with very hard durable wood and long flattened pods containing a sweet edible pulp and seeds that resemble beans: <span class="bodyi">Gleditsia triacanthos</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Kashmiri</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kashʹmiəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Kashmiris <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> Kashmiri)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033008a"><!--s033008a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034904b"><!--s034904b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Kashmir, a region of the Indian subcontinent.</p></div><a name="s034905b"><!--s034905b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Indic language of Kashmir</p><p><span class="bodyb">Kashmiri</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insider</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031423a"><!--s031423a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody recognized or accepted as a member of a group, category, or organization, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> somebody who has access to confidential information or is in a position of power.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cerebral haemorrhage</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009738a"><!--s009738a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>bleeding from an artery of the brain, which may cause a stroke.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">giggle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgigl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025382a"><!--s025382a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to laugh with repeated short catches of the breath or in a silly manner</p><p><span class="bodyb">giggler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [imitative].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">litre</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">liter</span>) /ʹleetə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035335a"><!--s035335a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a metric unit of capacity equal to one cubic decimetre (about 1.75 pints) [French <span class="bodyi">litre</span> via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">litra</span> a weight].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">luxury</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlukshəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> luxuries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036073a"><!--s036073a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037909b"><!--s037909b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>great ease or comfort based on habitual or liberal use of expensive items without regard to cost </p><p><i></i></p><p>lived in luxury</p>.</div><a name="s037910b"><!--s037910b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s009886c"><!--s009886c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>something desirable but costly or difficult to obtain </p><p><i></i></p><p>Love is like any other luxury. You have no right to it unless you can afford it</p><p> Trollope.</p></div><a name="s009887c"><!--s009887c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>something relatively expensive adding to pleasure or comfort but not essential indispensable [Middle English <span class="bodyi">luxurie</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">luxuria</span> rankness, luxury, excess, from <span class="bodyi">luxus</span> abundance, pleasure].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">facing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021292a"><!--s021292a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022422b"><!--s022422b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a lining at the edge of a garment, for stiffening or ornament.</p></div><a name="s022423b"><!--s022423b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005734c"><!--s005734c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a lining at the edge of a garment, for stiffening or ornament.</p></div><a name="s005735c"><!--s005735c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the collar, cuffs, and trimmings of a uniform coat, of a contrasting colour to the coat itself.</p></div></div><a name="s022424b"><!--s022424b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an ornamental or protective layer applied to a wall.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">March</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mahch/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036823a"><!--s036823a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the third month of the year [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">Martius</span> of Mars, the Roman god of war].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lassitude</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlasityoohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034182a"><!--s034182a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>physical or mental fatigue; weariness [early French <span class="bodyi">lassitude</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">lassitudo</span>, from <span class="bodyi">lassus</span> weary].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">men- <span class="bodyi">or</span> meno-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037534a"><!--s037534a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: menstruation </p><p><i></i></p><p>menorrhagia</p> <p>[via scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">mēn</span> month].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kashruth <span class="bodyi">or</span> kashrut</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kashʹroot/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033009a"><!--s033009a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the Jewish laws concerning food [Hebrew <span class="bodyi">kashrūth</span>,literally ‘fitness’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">minion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹminyən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038303a"><!--s038303a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040008b"><!--s040008b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a servile attendant.</p></div><a name="s040009b"><!--s040009b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">derog</span> a minor official [early French <span class="bodyi">mignon</span> darling, from <span class="bodyi">mignot</span> dainty].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insider dealing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031424a"><!--s031424a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the illegal exploitation of confidential information, e.g. about the prospective takeover of a company, in buying or selling securities at a price which would have been materially affected if that information had been made public</p><p><span class="bodyb">insider dealer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">honeymoon<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029032a"><!--s029032a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030668b"><!--s030668b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the period immediately following marriage, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when taken as a holiday by the married couple.</p></div><a name="s030669b"><!--s030669b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a period of unusual harmony following the establishment of a new relationship, e.g. that of a new government with the public</p><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/honey/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">honey</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/moon1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">moon 1</span></span></a>. Orig with reference to its phases, the <span class="bodyi">honey moon</span> being the full moon of intense married bliss; later <span class="bodyi">moon</span> was understood in its other sense ‘month’, Dr Johnson's definition being: ‘the first month after marriage, when there is nothing but tenderness and pleasure’</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cerebral hemisphere</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009739a"><!--s009739a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of the two convoluted halves of the cerebrum of the brain.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">giggle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025383a"><!--s025383a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027082b"><!--s027082b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an act or instance of giggling.</p></div><a name="s027083b"><!--s027083b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> something amusing that amuses or diverts </p><p><i></i></p><p>We did it for a giggle</p> <p><span class="bodyb">giggly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">LittD</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌlit ʹdee/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035336a"><!--s035336a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Doctor of Letters [Latin <span class="bodyi">Litterarum Doctor</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">facsimile<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fakʹsiməli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021293a"><!--s021293a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an exact copy, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of printed material [Latin <span class="bodyi">fac simile</span> make similar].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">LV</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036074a"><!--s036074a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037911b"><!--s037911b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Latvia (international vehicle registration).</p></div><a name="s037912b"><!--s037912b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> luncheon voucher.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">menorrhagia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/menəʹrayji·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037570a"><!--s037570a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>abnormally heavy bleeding in menstruation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lasso<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/laʹsooh, ʹlasoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os -oes) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> lassos lassoes)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034183a"><!--s034183a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a rope or long thong of leather with a running noose that is used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in N America for catching horses and cattle [Spanish <span class="bodyi">lazo</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">laqueus</span> noose, snare].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">minipill</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹminipil/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038304a"><!--s038304a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an oral contraceptive in the form of a pill taken daily by a woman and containing only progesterone.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">march<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/mahch/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036824a"><!--s036824a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038674b"><!--s038674b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to move along steadily, usu in step with others.</p></div><a name="s038675b"><!--s038675b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s010062c"><!--s010062c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to walk move in a direct purposeful manner.</p></div><a name="s010063c"><!--s010063c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to make steady progress </p><p><i></i></p><p>Time marches on</p>.</div></div><a name="s038676b"><!--s038676b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to participate in an organized march <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s038677b"><!--s038677b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to cause (e.g. an army) to march </p><p><i></i></p><p>They marched him off to the police station</p> <p><span class="bodyb">marcher</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old French <span class="bodyi">marchier</span> to trample, march].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inside-right</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031425a"><!--s031425a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an attacking player to the right of the centre-forward in a traditional football line-up.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kata</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahtah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033011a"><!--s033011a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a formal training exercise in a martial art, e.g. karate [Japanese <span class="bodyi">kata</span>, literally ‘model, pattern’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cerebral palsy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009740a"><!--s009740a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a disability resulting from damage to the brain before or during birth and characterized by speech disturbance and lack of muscular coordination: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/spastic_paralysis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">spastic paralysis</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">honeymoon<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029033a"><!--s029033a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a newly married couple: to have a honeymoon </p><p><i></i></p><p>They are honeymooning in Paris</p> <p><span class="bodyb">honeymooner</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">GIGO</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgiegoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025384a"><!--s025384a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in computing, garbage in, garbage out.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">litter<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlitə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035337a"><!--s035337a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037152b"><!--s037152b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009656c"><!--s009656c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>rubbish or waste products, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a public place.</p></div><a name="s009657c"><!--s009657c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an untidy accumulation of things objects, e.g. papers.</p></div></div><a name="s037153b"><!--s037153b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a group of animal offspring of an animal, born at one birth.</p></div><a name="s037154b"><!--s037154b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s009658c"><!--s009658c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>absorbent material placed in a location where a domestic animal, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a cat, urinates and defecates.</p></div><a name="s009659c"><!--s009659c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cat_litter/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cat litter</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s009660c"><!--s009660c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>straw or similar material used as bedding for animals.</p></div><a name="s009661c"><!--s009661c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>the uppermost slightly decayed layer of organic matter on the forest floor.</p></div></div><a name="s037155b"><!--s037155b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s009662c"><!--s009662c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a covered and curtained couch carried by people or animals.</p></div><a name="s009663c"><!--s009663c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a stretcher or other device for carrying a sick or injured person [Middle English via Old French from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">lectaria</span>, Latin <span class="bodyi">lectus</span> bed].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">facsimile<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (facsimiles, facsimiled, facsimileing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021294a"><!--s021294a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make a facsimile of (something).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">LW</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036075a"><!--s036075a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037913b"><!--s037913b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>long wave.</p></div><a name="s037914b"><!--s037914b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>low water.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">march<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036825a"><!--s036825a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038678b"><!--s038678b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s010064c"><!--s010064c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the action of marching.</p></div><a name="s010065c"><!--s010065c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a regular measured stride or rhythmic step used in marching.</p></div><a name="s010066c"><!--s010066c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>steady forward movement </p><p><i></i></p><p>the march of progress</p>.</div></div><a name="s038679b"><!--s038679b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a musical composition, usu in duple or quadruple time, that has a strongly accentuated beat and is designed or suitable to accompany marching.</p></div><a name="s038680b"><!--s038680b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a procession of people organized as a demonstration of support or protest ✱ <span class="bodyb">on the march</span> marching </p><p><i></i></p><p>an army on the march</p>.</div><a name="s038681b"><!--s038681b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>moving steadily; advancing </p><p><i></i></p><p>Tottenham's fine victory … was full of reassuring evidence that the Terry Venables vision is on the march again</p><p> Today.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">menorrhoea</span><small><span class="eSynop">/menəʹriə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037571a"><!--s037571a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>normal menstrual bleeding.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">miniseries</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹminisiəriz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> miniseries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038305a"><!--s038305a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a television drama screened in a small number of episodes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">katabatic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/katəʹbatik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033012a"><!--s033012a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a wind: moving downwards as air cools and sinks: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anabatic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anabatic</span></span></a> [late Greek <span class="bodyi">katabatikos</span> of descent, from Greek <span class="bodyi">katabainein</span> to descend, from <span class="bodyi">kata-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cata_or_cat_or_cath/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cata-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">bainein</span> to go].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">honey mushroom</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029034a"><!--s029034a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/honey_fungus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">honey fungus</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lasso<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (lassoes lassos) (lassoed, lassoing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034184a"><!--s034184a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to catch (something) with a lasso</p><p><span class="bodyb">lassoer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insider trading</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031426a"><!--s031426a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/insider_dealing/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">insider dealing</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gigolo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹzhigəloh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> gigolos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025385a"><!--s025385a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027084b"><!--s027084b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a man paid by a usu older woman for companionship or sex.</p></div><a name="s027085b"><!--s027085b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a professional dancing partner or male escort [French <span class="bodyi">gigolo</span>, back-formation from <span class="bodyi">gigolette</span> girl who frequents public dances, prostitute, from <span class="bodyi">giguer</span> to dance].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">litter<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (littered, littering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035338a"><!--s035338a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037156b"><!--s037156b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to strew (an area) with litter <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s037157b"><!--s037157b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s009664c"><!--s009664c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to strew (an area) with litter, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> scattered articles </p><p><i></i></p><p>Don't litter the desk-top with papers</p>.</div><a name="s009665c"><!--s009665c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to scatter (things) about in disorder.</p></div></div><a name="s037158b"><!--s037158b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to provide (e.g. a horse) with litter as a bed <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s037159b"><!--s037159b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to strew litter.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cerebrate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹserəbrayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009741a"><!--s009741a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to use the mind; to think <span class="bodyb">cerebration</span> /-ʹbraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cerebrum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cerebrum</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fact</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fakt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021295a"><!--s021295a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022425b"><!--s022425b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an actual event or occurrence.</p></div><a name="s022426b"><!--s022426b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a piece of information.</p></div><a name="s022427b"><!--s022427b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>reality; truth.</p></div><a name="s022428b"><!--s022428b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in law, an actual or alleged event or state as distinguished from its legal effect or interpretation ✱ <span class="bodyb">after the fact</span> in law, after a criminal act has been committed ✱ <span class="bodyb">before the fact</span> in law, before a criminal act has been committed ✱ <span class="bodyb">in fact</span> in reality; actually ✱ <span class="bodyb">in point of fact</span> in truth; actually [Latin <span class="bodyi">factum</span> neuter past part. of <span class="bodyi">facere</span> to make, do].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lwei</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ləʹway/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> lwei lweis)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036076a"><!--s036076a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of currency in Angola, worth 100th of a kwanza [of Bantu origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mensch</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mench/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037572a"><!--s037572a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> somebody who is honourable, decent, and trustworthy [Yiddish <span class="bodyi">mensh</span> from German <span class="bodyi">Mensch</span>, literally ‘person’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">march<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036826a"><!--s036826a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">the Marches</span>) (<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a border region; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a tract of land between two countries whose ownership is disputed </p><p><i></i></p><p>the Welsh marches</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">marche</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">marche</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">katabolism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹtabəliz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033013a"><!--s033013a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/catabolism_or_katabolism/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">catabolism</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insidious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹsidi·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031427a"><!--s031427a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033220b"><!--s033220b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>acting gradually and imperceptibly but with very harmful consequences.</p></div><a name="s033221b"><!--s033221b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of a disease: developing so gradually as to be well established before becoming apparent.</p></div><a name="s033222b"><!--s033222b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s008619c"><!--s008619c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>acting gradually and imperceptibly but with very harmful consequences.</p></div><a name="s008620c"><!--s008620c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a disease: developing so gradually as to be well established before becoming apparent.</p></div></div><a name="s033223b"><!--s033223b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>harmful but enticing</p><p><span class="bodyb">insidiously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">insidiousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">insidiosus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">insidiae</span> ambush, from <span class="bodyi">insidēre</span> to sit in, sit on, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">sedēre</span> to sit].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">miniskirt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹminiskuht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038306a"><!--s038306a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a woman's skirt with the hemline several inches above the knee.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">facticity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fakʹtisiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021296a"><!--s021296a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the quality or condition of being fact; reality or truth.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">littérateur</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌlitərəʹtuh (<span class="bodyi">French</span> literatœːr)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035339a"><!--s035339a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a literary person; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a professional writer [French <span class="bodyi">littérateur</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">litterator</span> critic, from <span class="bodyi">litteratus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/literate1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">literate 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gigot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹzhigoh, ʹjigət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025386a"><!--s025386a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a leg of meat, e.g. lamb [early French <span class="bodyi">gigot</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">gigue</span> fiddle; from its shape].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">honey parrot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029035a"><!--s029035a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lorikeet/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lorikeet</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cerebro-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009742a"><!--s009742a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cerebr_or_cerebro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cerebr-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">LWM</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036077a"><!--s036077a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>low-water mark.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">last<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/lahst/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034185a"><!--s034185a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035845b"><!--s035845b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>following all the rest; final in time or place </p><p><i></i></p><p>the last house in the street</p> <p><i></i></p><p>the last one to arrive</p>.</div><a name="s035846b"><!--s035846b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>least suitable or likely </p><p><i></i></p><p>the last person to ask</p>.</div><a name="s035847b"><!--s035847b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>most recent; latest </p><p><i></i></p><p>our last visit to the hospital</p>.</div><a name="s035848b"><!--s035848b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>next before the present </p><p><i></i></p><p>last week</p>.</div><a name="s035849b"><!--s035849b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>being the only remaining </p><p><i></i></p><p>had eaten the last sandwich</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">last but one</span>.</p></div><a name="s035850b"><!--s035850b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>second most recent.</p></div><a name="s035851b"><!--s035851b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>penultimate ✱ <span class="bodyb">on one's last legs</span> near the end of one's resources; on the verge of failure, exhaustion, etc [Old English <span class="bodyi">latost</span>, superl of <span class="bodyi">læt</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/late1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">late 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">march<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036827a"><!--s036827a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(+ with) to have a common borders or frontiers with another territory or piece of land </p><p><i></i></p><p>a region that marches with Canada in the north</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">menses</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmenseez/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037573a"><!--s037573a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039463b"><!--s039463b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also treated as sing.</span>) the menstrual flow.</p></div><a name="s039464b"><!--s039464b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing.</span>) the time of menstruation [Latin <span class="bodyi">menses</span>, pl of <span class="bodyi">mensis</span> month].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">katana</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹtahnə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033014a"><!--s033014a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a long sword used by Japanese samurai [Japanese <span class="bodyi">katana</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gigot sleeve</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025387a"><!--s025387a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a leg-of-mutton sleeve.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">minister<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹministə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038307a"><!--s038307a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040010b"><!--s040010b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of the clergy, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a Protestant or nonconformist Church.</p></div><a name="s040011b"><!--s040011b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s010339c"><!--s010339c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a member of the clergy, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a Protestant or nonconformist Church.</p></div><a name="s010340c"><!--s010340c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a person who assists the officiant in Christian worship.</p></div><a name="s010341c"><!--s010341c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the superior of any of several religious orders.</p></div></div><a name="s040012b"><!--s040012b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a high officer of state managing a division of government.</p></div><a name="s040013b"><!--s040013b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a diplomatic representative accredited to a foreign state.</p></div><a name="s040014b"><!--s040014b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a person who acts for or in place of another; an agent.</p></div><a name="s040015b"><!--s040015b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> somebody or something that produces an effect; a cause or instrument <span class="bodyb">ministerial</span> /-ʹstiəri·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">ministerially</span> /-ʹstiəri·əli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">ministre</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">minister</span> servant; related to Latin <span class="bodyi">minor</span> smaller].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cerebr- <span class="bodyi">or</span> cerebro-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009735a"><!--s009735a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s010052b"><!--s010052b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>brain; cerebrum </p><p><i></i></p><p>cerebrate</p>.</div><a name="s010053b"><!--s010053b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of the brain or cerebrum and </p><p><i></i></p><p>cerebrospinal</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">honey possum</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029036a"><!--s029036a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small marsupial of SW Australia, with a long snout and prehensile tail, which feeds on pollen and nectar: <span class="bodyi">Tarsipes rostratus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insight</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinsiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031428a"><!--s031428a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033224b"><!--s033224b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the ability to discern the true or underlying nature of something.</p></div><a name="s033225b"><!--s033225b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an explanation or understanding that displays this ability </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her book provides us with some valuable insights into human nature</p>.</div><a name="s033226b"><!--s033226b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in psychiatry, a patient's understanding that their thoughts, impulses, and other mental experiences are not based on reality</p><p><span class="bodyb">insightful</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-faction</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021299a"><!--s021299a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns from verbs ending in ‘-fy’, denoting:</p><a name="s022431b"><!--s022431b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>making </p><p><i></i></p><p>liquefaction</p>.</div><a name="s022432b"><!--s022432b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>state </p><p><i></i></p><p>satisfaction</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">-faccioun</span> via early French <span class="bodyi">-faction</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">-faction-, -factio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">facere</span> to make, do].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">last<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034186a"><!--s034186a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035852b"><!--s035852b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>on the most recent occasion </p><p><i></i></p><p>When did we last meet?</p>.</div><a name="s035853b"><!--s035853b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>after all others; at the end </p><p><i></i></p><p>He came last and left first</p>.</div><a name="s035854b"><!--s035854b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used in combinations</span>) denoting the last or latest thing </p><p><i></i></p><p>the last-born child</p>.</div><a name="s035855b"><!--s035855b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in conclusion; lastly </p><p><i></i></p><p>And last, I'd like to thank my family</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lx</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036078a"><!--s036078a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lux.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">litterbug <span class="bodyi">or</span> litter lout</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035340a"><!--s035340a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037160b"><!--s037160b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a person who carelessly drops rubbish in public places.</p></div><a name="s037161b"><!--s037161b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a litter lout.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marcher<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036828a"><!--s036828a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who marches, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for a specified cause </p><p><i></i></p><p>a peace marcher</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Menshevik</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmenshəvik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037574a"><!--s037574a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of the less radical wing of the Russian Social Democratic Party before and during the Russian Revolution. They believed in the gradual achievement of socialism by parliamentary methods</p><p><span class="bodyb">Menshevism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">Menshevist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Russian <span class="bodyi">men'shevik</span> from <span class="bodyi">men'she</span> less; so-called because they formed the minority group of the party].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gigue</span><small><span class="eSynop">/zheeg/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025388a"><!--s025388a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lively dance movement with compound triple rhythm and consisting of two sections, each of which is repeated: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/jig1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">jig<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (1a) [French <span class="bodyi">gigue</span> jig].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Kathak</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkathək, ʹkutək/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033015a"><!--s033015a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a form of N Indian classical dance including passages of mime [Bengali <span class="bodyi">kathak</span>, literally ‘storyteller’, from Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">kathaka</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">minister<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (ministered, ministering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038308a"><!--s038308a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s040016b"><!--s040016b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to perform the functions of a minister of religion.</p></div><a name="s040017b"><!--s040017b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ to) to give assistance, care, or service to people who are sick or in need <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s040018b"><!--s040018b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to provide or supply (something).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">last<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> last)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034187a"><!--s034187a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035856b"><!--s035856b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody or something that is last.</p></div><a name="s035857b"><!--s035857b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the last</span>) the final moments of something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of somebody's life ✱ <span class="bodyb">at last/at long last</span> after everything; after much delay ✱ <span class="bodyb">the last of</span> the remaining part, amount, etc of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>Is this the last of the bread?</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">to the last</span> till the end.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cerebrospinal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌserəbrohʹspienl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009743a"><!--s009743a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of the brain and spinal cord.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">honeypot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029037a"><!--s029037a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030670b"><!--s030670b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a jar of or for honey.</p></div><a name="s030671b"><!--s030671b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a place with many of rich tourist attractions that draws visitors in large numbers, or with one of financial possibilities that draws investors, etc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">LXX</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036079a"><!--s036079a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Septuagint.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">faction<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfaksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021297a"><!--s021297a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022429b"><!--s022429b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a party or minority group within a party, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that is seen as divisive.</p></div><a name="s022430b"><!--s022430b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a spirit of dissension within a party or group</p><p><span class="bodyb">factional</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">factionalism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">factionally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">faction-, factio</span> act of making, faction, from <span class="bodyi">facere</span> to make, do].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insignia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹsigni·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> insignia) (insignias)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031429a"><!--s031429a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033227b"><!--s033227b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a badge of authority or honour.</p></div><a name="s033228b"><!--s033228b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> a sign or token of something [Latin <span class="bodyi">insignia</span> mark, badge, neuter pl of <span class="bodyi">insignis</span> marked, distinguished, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">signum</span> mark, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sign1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sign 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mens rea</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌmenz ʹree·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037575a"><!--s037575a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>criminal intent [Latin <span class="bodyi">mens rea</span>, literally ‘guilty mind’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marcher<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036829a"><!--s036829a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who inhabits a border region.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">litter lout</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035341a"><!--s035341a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a person who carelessly drops rubbish in public places.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Gila monster</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹheelə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025389a"><!--s025389a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large orange and black venomous lizard of SW USA: <span class="bodyi">Heloderma suspectum</span> [named after <span class="bodyi">Gila</span>, a river in Arizona, USA, where they are found].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">minister-general</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038309a"><!--s038309a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/minister1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">minister<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (1c).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">honey sac</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029038a"><!--s029038a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a distension of the oesophagus of a bee in which honey is produced.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cerebrospinal fluid</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009744a"><!--s009744a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a watery liquid of the brain that fills the spaces between the membranes that surround the spinal cord and the brain.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Kathakali</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kahthəʹkahli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033016a"><!--s033016a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a form of S Indian classical drama, using stylized and elaborate costumes and make-up, in which stories from Hindu mythology are enacted in mime and dance [Malayalam <span class="bodyi">kathakali</span>, from <span class="bodyi">katha</span> story + <span class="bodyi">kalī</span> play].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">faction<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021298a"><!--s021298a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in literature, cinema, etc, the dramatized reconstruction of real historical situations or events </p><p><i></i></p><p>Faction has actually been around for quite some time … Shakespeare was the first great faction writer in his history plays</p><p> The Guardian [blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fact/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fact</span></span></a> and <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fiction/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fiction</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insignificant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/insigʹnifikənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031430a"><!--s031430a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033229b"><!--s033229b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>too unimportant to be worth consideration; inconsequential.</p></div><a name="s033230b"><!--s033230b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>very small in size, amount, or number</p><p><span class="bodyb">insignificance</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">insignificancy</span> /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">insignificantly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">last<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034188a"><!--s034188a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035858b"><!--s035858b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to continue in time; to go on </p><p><i></i></p><p>How long does the film last?</p>.</div><a name="s035859b"><!--s035859b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to continue to live </p><p><i></i></p><p>He won't last much longer</p>.</div><a name="s035860b"><!--s035860b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to remain in good or adequate condition, use, or effectiveness; to endure </p><p><i></i></p><p>Things nowadays just aren't built to last</p>.</div><a name="s035861b"><!--s035861b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to continue to be available or unexhausted; to be sufficient or enough </p><p><i></i></p><p>The money should last until the end of the month</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s035862b"><!--s035862b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to be enough for the needs of (somebody) during a length of time </p><p><i></i></p><p>The supplies will last them a week</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">lǣstan</span> to last, follow].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">March hare</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036830a"><!--s036830a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a brown hare in its breeding season, noted for eccentric behaviour such as boxing, leaping, and running round in circles </p><p><i></i></p><p>The March Hare will be much the most interesting, and perhaps, as this is May, it won't be raving mad – at least not as mad as it was in March</p><p> Lewis Carroll.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ly<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036080a"><!--s036080a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming adjectives, with the meanings:</p><a name="s037915b"><!--s037915b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>like in appearance, manner, or nature; having the characteristics of </p><p><i></i></p><p>queenly</p> <p><i></i></p><p>fatherly</p>.</div><a name="s037916b"><!--s037916b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>recurring regularly at intervals of; every </p><p><i></i></p><p>hourly</p> <p><i></i></p><p>daily</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">-līc, -lic</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">little<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlitl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035342a"><!--s035342a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037162b"><!--s037162b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>small in size or extent; tiny </p><p><i></i></p><p>his little feet</p>.</div><a name="s037163b"><!--s037163b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a person: young or younger </p><p><i></i></p><p>She has two little sisters</p>.</div><a name="s037164b"><!--s037164b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a plant or animal: small in comparison with related forms </p><p><i></i></p><p>little owl</p>.</div><a name="s037165b"><!--s037165b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>narrow or mean </p><p><i></i></p><p>the pettiness of little minds</p>.</div><a name="s037166b"><!--s037166b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>small in importance or interest; trivial.</p></div><a name="s037167b"><!--s037167b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>pleasingly small </p><p><i></i></p><p>a cute little thing</p>.</div><a name="s037168b"><!--s037168b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>amounting to only a small quantity; not much </p><p><i></i></p><p>little or no time left</p>.</div><a name="s037169b"><!--s037169b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>short in duration; brief </p><p><i></i></p><p>Wait a little while</p>.</div><a name="s037170b"><!--s037170b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">a little</span>) at least some but not much </p><p><i></i></p><p>still had a little money</p> <p><span class="bodyb">littleness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">lytel</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gilbert</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgilbət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025390a"><!--s025390a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the unit of magnetomotive force in the centimetre-gram-second system equivalent to 10/4π ampere-turn [William <span class="bodyi">Gilbert</span> d.1603, English physicist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Minister of State</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038310a"><!--s038310a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a government minister ranking below a Secretary of State.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">men's room</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037576a"><!--s037576a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a men's toilet.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cerebrovascular</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌserəbrohʹvaskyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009745a"><!--s009745a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of the brain and the blood vessels supplying it.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">honeysuckle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029039a"><!--s029039a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous species of climbing shrubs usu with showy yellow and pink sweet-smelling flowers rich in nectar: genus <span class="bodyi">Lonicera</span> [Old English <span class="bodyi">hunisūce</span>, from <span class="bodyi">hunig</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/honey/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">honey</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">sūcan</span> to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/suck1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">suck 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Katharevusa</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kahthəʹrevəsah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033017a"><!--s033017a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>modern Greek conforming to classical Greek usage [modern Greek <span class="bodyi">kathareuousa</span> from Greek, fem of <span class="bodyi">kathareuōn</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">kathareuein</span> to be pure, from <span class="bodyi">katharos</span> pure].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marching orders</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036831a"><!--s036831a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038682b"><!--s038682b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>official notice for troops to move.</p></div><a name="s038683b"><!--s038683b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>notice of dismissal </p><p><i></i></p><p>Any more fouls like that and you'll be given your marching orders</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insincere</span><small><span class="eSynop">/insinʹsiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031431a"><!--s031431a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>not expressing feelings or opinions honestly; hypocritical</p><p><span class="bodyb">insincerely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">insincerity</span> /-ʹseriti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">insincerus</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">sincerus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sincere/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sincere</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Minister of the Crown</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038311a"><!--s038311a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Britain and Canada, a member of the cabinet.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">last<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034189a"><!--s034189a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a shoemaker's metal model of the human foot, over which a shoe is shaped or repaired [Old English <span class="bodyi">lǣste</span>, from <span class="bodyi">lāst</span> footprint].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">menstrua</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmenstrooə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037577a"><!--s037577a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/menstruum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">menstruum</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">little<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> (less, least)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035343a"><!--s035343a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037171b"><!--s037171b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">a little</span>) to a small extent or degree.</p></div><a name="s037172b"><!--s037172b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in combination</span>) to no great degree or extent; not much </p><p><i></i></p><p>little-known</p>.</div><a name="s037173b"><!--s037173b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>hardly or not at all </p><p><i></i></p><p>He cared little for his neighbours</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gild<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/gild/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> gilded gilt /gilt/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025391a"><!--s025391a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027086b"><!--s027086b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to overlay (something) with a thin covering of gold.</p></div><a name="s027087b"><!--s027087b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to give an attractive but often deceptive appearance to (something) ✱ <span class="bodyb">gild the lily</span> to add unnecessary ornamentation to something already beautiful</p><p><span class="bodyb">gilder</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">gilding</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">gyldan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">factionalize <span class="bodyi">or</span> factionalise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfakshənəliez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021300a"><!--s021300a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to break into factions.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ly<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036081a"><!--s036081a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming adverbs, with the meaning: in (such) a manner </p><p><i></i></p><p>slowly</p> <p><i></i></p><p>frankly</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">-līce, -lice</span>, from <span class="bodyi">-līc</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ly1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ly 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cerebrum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹseribrəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cerebrums cerebra /-brə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009746a"><!--s009746a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010057b"><!--s010057b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the expanded front portion of the brain that in higher mammals consists of the two cerebral hemispheres and is considered to be the seat of conscious mental processes.</p></div><a name="s010058b"><!--s010058b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the brain in its entirety [Latin <span class="bodyi">cerebrum</span> brain].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kat <span class="bodyi">or</span> khat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kaht, kat/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033010a"><!--s033010a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034906b"><!--s034906b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the leaves and buds of a shrub of the spindle tree family cultivated by the Arabs for its leaves and buds that have addictive stimulant properties when chewed or used as a tea: <span class="bodyi">Catha edulis</span>.</p></div><a name="s034907b"><!--s034907b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the leaves and buds of this shrub used as an addictive stimulant drug [Arabic <span class="bodyi">qāt</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marchioness</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mahshəʹnes, ʹmahshənis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036832a"><!--s036832a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038684b"><!--s038684b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the wife or widow of a marquess.</p></div><a name="s038685b"><!--s038685b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a woman having in her own right the rank of a marquess [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">marchionissa</span> from <span class="bodyi">marchion-, marchio</span> marquess, from <span class="bodyi">marca</span> border region].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">honeytrap</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029040a"><!--s029040a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a stratagem for luring somebody to a compromising sexual assignation, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with a view to blackmailing them.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lycanthrope</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹliekənthrohp, lieʹkanthrohp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036082a"><!--s036082a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037917b"><!--s037917b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/werewolf/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">werewolf</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s037918b"><!--s037918b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person with the symptoms of lycanthropy [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">lykanthrōpos</span> werewolf, from <span class="bodyi">lykos</span> wolf + <span class="bodyi">anthrōpos</span> man].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">factious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfakshəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021301a"><!--s021301a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>caused by or inclined to dissension</p><p><span class="bodyb">factiously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">factiousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">factieux</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">factiosus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">factio</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/faction1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">faction 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">menstrual</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmenstrooəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037578a"><!--s037578a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or relating to menstruation [Latin <span class="bodyi">menstrualis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">menstruum</span> menses, from <span class="bodyi">mensis</span> month].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gild<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025392a"><!--s025392a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a guild.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">little<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035344a"><!--s035344a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037174b"><!--s037174b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009666c"><!--s009666c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>only a small portion or quantity; not much </p><p><i></i></p><p>We understood little of his speech</p> <p><i></i></p><p>I'll do what little I can</p>.</div><a name="s009667c"><!--s009667c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">a little</span>) a small amount or portion </p><p><i></i></p><p>Have a little of this cake</p>.</div></div><a name="s037175b"><!--s037175b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">a little</span>) a short time or distance </p><p><i></i></p><p>Let's walk for a little</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">last-ditch</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034190a"><!--s034190a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>made as a final effort, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to avert disaster </p><p><i></i></p><p>a last-ditch attempt</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">minister without portfolio</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038312a"><!--s038312a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a government minister with no specific departmental responsibilities.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insinuate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹsinyooayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031432a"><!--s031432a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033231b"><!--s033231b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to introduce (an idea) or suggest (something unpleasant) in a subtle or oblique manner </p><p><i></i></p><p>My liveliness and your solidity would produce perfection. – Not that I presume to insinuate, however, that some people may not think you perfection already</p><p> Jane Austen.</p></div><a name="s033232b"><!--s033232b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ into) to gain acceptance for (e.g. oneself) by crafty or stealthy means </p><p><i></i></p><p>He insinuates himself into the favour of the chief</p>.</div><a name="s033233b"><!--s033233b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to insert or squeeze in (oneself, a remark, etc) somewhere </p><p><i></i></p><p>Fagin walked straight up the stairs … and softly insinuating himself into the chamber, looked anxiously about</p><p> Dickens </p><p><i></i></p><p>I will insinuate a few remarks at this point</p><p> William James</p><p><span class="bodyb">insinuating</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">insinuative</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">insinuator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">insinuatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">insinuare</span> to bend inwards, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">sinuare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sinuate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sinuate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cerecloth</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsiəkloth/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009747a"><!--s009747a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>waxed cloth formerly used for wrapping a dead body [alteration of earlier <span class="bodyi">cered cloth</span> waxed cloth, from <span class="bodyi">cere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cerement/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cerement</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marchpane</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmahchpayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036833a"><!--s036833a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> marzipan </p><p><i></i></p><p>Good thou, save me a piece of marchpane</p><p> Shakespeare [Italian <span class="bodyi">marzapane</span> marzipan].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">katsura</span><small><span class="eSynop">/katʹsoorə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033018a"><!--s033018a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a type of Japanese wig worn <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by women [Japanese <span class="bodyi">katsura</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">honeywort</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029041a"><!--s029041a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Mediterranean plant with tubular purple or yellow flowers that contain nectar: <span class="bodyi">Cerinthe major</span> and other species.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lycanthropy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lieʹkanthrəpi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036083a"><!--s036083a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037919b"><!--s037919b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the supernatural transformation of a human being into a wolf, held to be possible by witchcraft or magic.</p></div><a name="s037920b"><!--s037920b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a psychological delusion that one has become a wolf <span class="bodyb">lycanthropic</span> /-ʹthropik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gilding</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025393a"><!--s025393a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027088b"><!--s027088b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the art or process of applying gilt to a surface.</p></div><a name="s027089b"><!--s027089b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the surface produced by this.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">factitious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fakʹtishəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021302a"><!--s021302a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>produced artificially; sham or unreal </p><p><i></i></p><p>They created a factitious demand by spreading rumours of shortage</p> <p><span class="bodyb">factitiously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">factitiousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">facticius</span> from <span class="bodyi">factus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">facere</span> to make, do].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cerement</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsiəmənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009748a"><!--s009748a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> (<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a shroud for the dead </p><p><i></i></p><p>Thy canoniz'd bones, hearsed in death, have burst their cerements</p><p> Shakespeare [<span class="bodyi">cere</span> to wax, wrap in a cerecloth (via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">cerare</span>, from <span class="bodyi">cera</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cere/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cere</span></span></a>) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ment/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ment</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insinuation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inˌsinyooʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031433a"><!--s031433a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033234b"><!--s033234b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of insinuating.</p></div><a name="s033235b"><!--s033235b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a sly and usu derogatory reference.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">menstrual cycle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037579a"><!--s037579a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the cycle of ovulation and menstruation experienced by women after they reach puberty, and also by some other female primates.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ministration</span><small><span class="eSynop">/miniʹstraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038313a"><!--s038313a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040019b"><!--s040019b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal or humorous</span> (<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) an act of assistance, care, or service </p><p><i></i></p><p>The angel of his life had been snatched away and given to a rude man of earth and iron, who could neither need nor appreciate her ministrations</p><p> Nathaniel Hawthorne.</p></div><a name="s040020b"><!--s040020b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>ministering, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in religious matters <span class="bodyb">ministrant</span> /-strənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">last-gasp</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034191a"><!--s034191a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> done at the very last moment; last-minute.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Mardi Gras</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌmahdi ʹgrah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036834a"><!--s036834a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a carnival period culminating on Shrove Tuesday often observed, e.g. in New Orleans, with parades and festivities [French <span class="bodyi">Mardi Gras</span>, literally ‘fat Tuesday’; from its being the last day of feasting before the fasting of Lent].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Little Bear</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035345a"><!--s035345a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ursa_minor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Ursa Minor</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hongi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhong·i/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029042a"><!--s029042a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NZ</span> amongst the Maoris, the action of pressing noses together as a form of greeting [Maori <span class="bodyi">hongi</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lasting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034192a"><!--s034192a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>existing or continuing for a long while; enduring</p><p><span class="bodyb">lastingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">lastingness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [present part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/last4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">last 4</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">katydid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaytidid/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033019a"><!--s033019a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several genera of large green long-horned grasshoppers of N America, the males of which have organs on the forewings that produce a loud shrill sound when rubbed together: genus <span class="bodyi">Microcentrum</span> and other genera [imitative].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insipid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹsipid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031434a"><!--s031434a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033236b"><!--s033236b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>lacking flavour; tasteless.</p></div><a name="s033237b"><!--s033237b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>with no interesting or stimulating qualities; dull </p><p><i></i></p><p>We see so many insipid beauties made wives of, that could not have caught the particular fancy of any man that had any fancy at all</p><p> Charles Lamb <span class="bodyb">insipidity</span> /-ʹpiditi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">insipidly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">insipidness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">insipide</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">insipidus</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">sapidus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sapid/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sapid</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">factitive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfaktətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021303a"><!--s021303a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in linguistics, denoting a transitive verb that can take an objective complement as well as an object, e.g. <span class="bodyi">paint</span> in <span class="bodyi">paint the town red</span> [Latin <span class="bodyi">factitivus</span> from <span class="bodyi">factus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/factitious/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">factitious</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lycée</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹleesay/ (<span class="bodyi">French</span> /lise)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036084a"><!--s036084a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a French public secondary school [French <span class="bodyi">lycée</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">Lyceum</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lyceum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lyceum</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">menstruate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmenstrooayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037580a"><!--s037580a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a woman or other female primate: to discharge blood, secretions, and tissue debris from the uterus at intervals of approximately 28 days as part of the natural reproductive cycle, if a pregnancy has not occurred</p><p><span class="bodyb">menstruation</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">menstruatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">menstruari</span> to menstruate, from Latin <span class="bodyi">menstrua</span> menses].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gilet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹzheelay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025394a"><!--s025394a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a loose waistcoat [French <span class="bodyi">gilet</span> via Spanish and Arabic from Turkish <span class="bodyi">yelek</span> waistcoat].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">little by little</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035346a"><!--s035346a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>by small degrees or amounts; gradually.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ceremonial<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/serəʹmohni·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009749a"><!--s009749a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>marked by or used in ceremony </p><p><i></i></p><p>ceremonial sword</p> <p><span class="bodyb">ceremonialism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">ceremonialist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><a name="sb00000083"><!--sb00000083--></a><p><span class="bodyb">ceremonially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">ceremonial</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">ceremonious</span>? These two adjectives, both derived from <span class="bodyi">ceremony</span>, are sometimes confused. <span class="bodyi">Ceremonial</span> indicates that describes the nature of an occasion or thing, the fact that it is a ceremony or that a thing is used in ceremonies: <span class="bodyi">a ceremonial wreath-laying</span>; <span class="bodyi">ceremonial robes</span>. <span class="bodyi">Ceremonious</span> describes the elaborate and formal manner in which something is done: <span class="bodyi">a ceremonious bow</span>. People may be described as <span class="bodyi">ceremonious</span>, but not usually as <span class="bodyi">ceremonial</span>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mardy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmahdi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (mardier, mardiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036835a"><!--s036835a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, dialect</span> sulky </p><p><i></i></p><p>a mardy child</p> <p>[dialect <span class="bodyi">mard</span> spoilt (of a child), alteration of <span class="bodyi">marred</span>, past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mar/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mar</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ministry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹministri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> ministries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038314a"><!--s038314a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040021b"><!--s040021b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a government department presided over by a minister.</p></div><a name="s040022b"><!--s040022b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s010342c"><!--s010342c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a government department presided over by a minister.</p></div><a name="s010343c"><!--s010343c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the building in which the business of a ministry is transacted.</p></div><a name="s010344c"><!--s010344c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the group of ministers constituting a cabinet.</p></div></div><a name="s040023b"><!--s040023b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the body of ministers of religion; the clergy.</p></div><a name="s040024b"><!--s040024b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the period of service or office of a minister of religion or government.</p></div><a name="s040025b"><!--s040025b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the office, duties, or functions of a minister of religion or government.</p></div><a name="s040026b"><!--s040026b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ministration/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ministration</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">honied</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhunid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029043a"><!--s029043a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/honeyed_or_honied/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">honeyed</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Last Judgment</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034193a"><!--s034193a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the final judgment of humankind before God at the end of the world.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lyceum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lieʹsee·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036085a"><!--s036085a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037921b"><!--s037921b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lyc%C3%A9e/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lycée</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s037922b"><!--s037922b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Lyceum</span>) a public building, cinema, theatre, etc.</p></div><a name="s037923b"><!--s037923b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, archaic</span> a hall for public lectures or discussions, or an organization responsible for presenting such a programme [Latin <span class="bodyi">Lyceum</span> gymnasium near Athens where Aristotle taught, from Greek <span class="bodyi">Lykeion</span>, neuter of <span class="bodyi">Lykeios</span>, epithet of Apollo, god of poetry; the gymnasium took its name from a temple of Apollo nearby].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kauri</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkowri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> kauris)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033020a"><!--s033020a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034908b"><!--s034908b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a tall coniferous timber tree of New Zealand that yields fine white straight-grained wood and a brown resin used in varnishes and linoleum: <span class="bodyi">Agathis australis</span>.</p></div><a name="s034909b"><!--s034909b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the fine white straight-grained wood of this tree.</p></div><a name="s034910b"><!--s034910b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a brown resin obtained from this tree and used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in varnishes and linoleum [Maori <span class="bodyi">kawri</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gill<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/gil/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025395a"><!--s025395a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027090b"><!--s027090b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an organ, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a fish, for oxygenating blood using the oxygen dissolved in water.</p></div><a name="s027091b"><!--s027091b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of the radiating plates forming the undersurface of the cap of some fungi, e.g. mushrooms.</p></div><a name="s027092b"><!--s027092b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the flesh under or about the chin or jaws </p><p><i></i></p><p>We were full up to the gills</p> <p><span class="bodyb">gilled</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">gile</span>, <span class="bodyi">gille</span>, from Old Norse].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Little Dipper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035347a"><!--s035347a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ursa_minor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Ursa Minor</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">factive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfaktiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021304a"><!--s021304a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in linguistics, denoting a verb that gives the status of a fact to its object, e.g. <span class="bodyi">made</span> in <span class="bodyi">I made the party a success</span>: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/contrafactive/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">contrafactive</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/non_factive/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">non-factive</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">minium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmini·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038315a"><!--s038315a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/red_lead/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">red lead</span></span></a> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">minium</span> cinnabar, red lead, of Iberian origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mare<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/meə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036836a"><!--s036836a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the female of a horse or other equine animal, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when fully mature or of breeding age [Old English <span class="bodyi">mere</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">menstruation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/menstrooʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037581a"><!--s037581a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the discharging of blood, secretions, and tissue debris from the uterus that recurs in nonpregnant primate females of breeding age at approximately monthly intervals; a single occurrence of this.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ceremonial<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009750a"><!--s009750a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010059b"><!--s010059b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an action involving ceremony.</p></div><a name="s010060b"><!--s010060b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a prescribed system of formalities or rituals.</p></div><a name="s010061b"><!--s010061b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002400c"><!--s002400c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an act or action involving ceremony.</p></div><a name="s002401c"><!--s002401c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a prescribed system of formalities or rituals.</p></div></div><a name="s010062b"><!--s010062b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the order of service in the Roman Catholic Church, or a book containing this.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹsist/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031435a"><!--s031435a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033238b"><!--s033238b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + on/upon) to state wishes or requirements forcefully, accepting no refusal or compromise </p><p><i></i></p><p>They insisted on coming</p>.</div><a name="s033239b"><!--s033239b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + on/upon) to take a resolute stand </p><p><i></i></p><p>She insisted on her innocence</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s033240b"><!--s033240b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to maintain (something) persistently </p><p><i></i></p><p>He insisted that he was not involved</p> <p>[early French <span class="bodyi">insister</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">insistere</span> to stand upon, persist, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">sistere</span> to stand].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Honiton lace</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhonit(ə)n, ʹhun-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029044a"><!--s029044a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lace made by hand-sewing floral sprigs onto fine net, or by linking them up with lace work [named after <span class="bodyi">Honiton</span>, the Devon town where the lace was first made].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lastly</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlahstli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034194a"><!--s034194a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>at the end; last.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lychee <span class="bodyi">or</span> lichee <span class="bodyi">or</span> litchi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹliechee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036086a"><!--s036086a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037924b"><!--s037924b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small oval fruit with a hard scaly outer covering and a small hard seed surrounded by edible soft white fragrant pulp.</p></div><a name="s037925b"><!--s037925b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Chinese tree that bears this fruit: <span class="bodyi">Litchi chinensis</span> [Chinese (Pekingese) <span class="bodyi">lizhi</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">little end</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035348a"><!--s035348a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the smaller end of a connecting rod in an engine operated by pistons.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gill<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/jil/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025396a"><!--s025396a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of liquid capacity equal to a quarter of a pint [Middle English <span class="bodyi">gille</span> via Old French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">gille</span> water pot].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ceremonious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/serəʹmohni·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009751a"><!--s009751a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010063b"><!--s010063b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>devoted to form and ceremony; punctilious </p><p><i></i></p><p>with ceremonious politeness</p>.</div><a name="s010064b"><!--s010064b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ceremonial1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ceremonial 1</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">ceremoniously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><a name="sb00000084"><!--sb00000084--></a><p><span class="bodyb">ceremoniousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">ceremonious</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">ceremonial</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ceremonial1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ceremonial 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">menstruous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmenstrooəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037582a"><!--s037582a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/menstrual/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">menstrual</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mare<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmahray/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> maria /ʹmahri·ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036837a"><!--s036837a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large dark area on the surface of the moon or Mars [Latin <span class="bodyi">mare</span> sea].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fact of life</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> facts of life)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021305a"><!--s021305a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022433b"><!--s022433b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something that exists and must be accepted or taken into consideration, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> something unpleasant or undesirable.</p></div><a name="s022434b"><!--s022434b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the facts of life</span>) details of the processes and behaviour involved in sex and reproduction.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">honk<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hongk/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029045a"><!--s029045a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030672b"><!--s030672b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a driver: to sound (one's horn) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s030673b"><!--s030673b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make the characteristic cry of a goose.</p></div><a name="s030674b"><!--s030674b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a driver or vehicle: to give a honk.</p></div><a name="s030675b"><!--s030675b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to vomit</p><p><span class="bodyb">honker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [imitative].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">minivan</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038316a"><!--s038316a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small van with removable seats.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insistent</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031436a"><!--s031436a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033241b"><!--s033241b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>insisting forcefully or repeatedly; emphatic.</p></div><a name="s033242b"><!--s033242b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>demanding attention </p><p><i></i></p><p>the insistent ring of the doorbell</p> <p><span class="bodyb">insistence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">insistently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">insistent-, insistens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">insistere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/insist/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">insist</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kava</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahvə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033021a"><!--s033021a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034911b"><!--s034911b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an Australasian shrubby pepper plant: <span class="bodyi">Piper methysticum</span>.</p></div><a name="s034912b"><!--s034912b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an intoxicating beverage made from the crushed root of an Australasian pepper plant this plant.</p></div><a name="s034913b"><!--s034913b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">kava kava</span>) the ground root of the plant or an extract prepared from it, taken in the form of capsules, tinctures, etc or as a drink [Tongan and Marquesan <span class="bodyi">kava</span> bitter].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">last minute</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034195a"><!--s034195a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the moment just before a climactic, decisive, or disastrous event</p><p><span class="bodyb">last-minute</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lych-gate <span class="bodyi">or</span> lychgate <span class="bodyi">or</span> lich-gate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lich/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036087a"><!--s036087a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a roofed gate at the entrance to a churchyard orig traditionally used as a resting place for a coffin during part of a burial service [Middle English <span class="bodyi">lycheyate</span>, from Old English <span class="bodyi">līc</span> body, corpse + <span class="bodyi">geate</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gate1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gate 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">little englander</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035349a"><!--s035349a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Little Englander</span>) an opponent of British involvement in international affairs, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the 19th cent.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">menstruum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmenstrooəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> menstruums menstrua /ʹmenstrooə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037583a"><!--s037583a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039465b"><!--s039465b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>menses.</p></div><a name="s039466b"><!--s039466b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> in alchemy, a solvent [Latin <span class="bodyi">menstruus</span> monthly; (sense 2) from the comparison made by alchemists between a base metal in a solvent undergoing transmutation into gold and an ovum in the womb being supposedly transformed by menstrual blood].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">factoid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfaktoyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021306a"><!--s021306a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022435b"><!--s022435b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something that is widely accepted as a fact but is not really true.</p></div><a name="s022436b"><!--s022436b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a snippet of factual information.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ceremony</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹserəməni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> ceremonies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009752a"><!--s009752a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010065b"><!--s010065b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a formal act or series of acts prescribed by ritual, protocol, or convention </p><p><i></i></p><p>the marriage ceremony</p>.</div><a name="s010066b"><!--s010066b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002402c"><!--s002402c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>established procedures of civility or politeness.</p></div><a name="s002403c"><!--s002403c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>exaggeratedly polite, correct, or formal behaviour </p><p><i></i></p><p>with great ceremony</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">stand on ceremony</span> to act in a formally correct manner </p><p><i></i></p><p>There's no need to stand on ceremony</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">ceremonie</span> via Frenchfrom Latin <span class="bodyi">caerimonia</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gill<sup>3</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> ghyll</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025397a"><!--s025397a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027093b"><!--s027093b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a ravine.</p></div><a name="s027094b"><!--s027094b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a narrow mountain stream or rivulet</p><p>Middle English <span class="bodyi">gille</span> from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">gil</span>. The spelling <span class="bodyi">ghyll</span> was apparently introduced by Wordsworth</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">honk<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029046a"><!--s029046a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a honking sound.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">in situ</span><small><span class="eSynop">/in ʹsityooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031437a"><!--s031437a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in the natural, original, or permanent position [Latin <span class="bodyi">in situ</span> in position].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mare's nest</span><small><span class="eSynop">/meəz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036838a"><!--s036838a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a false discovery, illusion, or deliberate hoax [earlier <span class="bodyi">discover a mare's nest</span>, that is, make an unprecedented or astonishing find].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">miniver</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹminivə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038317a"><!--s038317a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a white fur used chiefly for lining or trimming robes of state [Middle English <span class="bodyi">meniver</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">menu vair</span> small vair].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lychnis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹliknis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036088a"><!--s036088a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of plants of the pink family with heads of showy red, pink, or white flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Lychnis</span> [Latin genus name, ultimately from Greek <span class="bodyi">lukhnos</span> a red flower, from <span class="bodyi">lychnos</span> lamp].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">last name</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034196a"><!--s034196a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a surname.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Kawasaki disease</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kahwəʹsahki/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033022a"><!--s033022a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a disease of children that is characterized by a rash, fever, and glandular swelling and sometimes causes heart damage [named after T <span class="bodyi">Kawasaki</span>, 20th-cent. Japanese physician].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">little finger</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035350a"><!--s035350a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the fourth and smallest finger of the hand counting the index finger as the first.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">factor<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfaktə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021307a"><!--s021307a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022437b"><!--s022437b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a condition, force, or fact that actively contributes to a result.</p></div><a name="s022438b"><!--s022438b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in mathematics, one of two or more numbers or quantities that can be multiplied together to produce a given number or quantity.</p></div><a name="s022439b"><!--s022439b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>formerly, in biology, a gene.</p></div><a name="s022440b"><!--s022440b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in physiology, a substance in the blood that causes it to clot.</p></div><a name="s022441b"><!--s022441b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s005736c"><!--s005736c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a person who acts for another; an agent.</p></div><a name="s005737c"><!--s005737c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an organization that purchases a manufacturer's invoices for less than their face value and becomes responsible for collecting payment from customers.</p></div><a name="s005738c"><!--s005738c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Scot</span> a land agent [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">factor</span> doer, from <span class="bodyi">facere</span> to make, do].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">honkie <span class="bodyi">or</span> honky</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhongki/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> honkies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029047a"><!--s029047a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, derog</span> used by Blacks: a white man [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mensurable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmenshərəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037584a"><!--s037584a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>capable of being measured; measurable [late Latin <span class="bodyi">mensurabilis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">mensurare</span> to measure, from <span class="bodyi">mensura</span> measure].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cerenkov radiation <span class="bodyi">or</span> Cherenkov radiation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/chiʹr(y)engkof/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009753a"><!--s009753a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>light produced by charged particles, e.g. electrons, passing through a transparent medium at a speed greater than that of light in the same medium [named after P A <span class="bodyi">Cherenkov</span> d.1990, Russian physicist, who discovered its cause].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mink</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mingk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> minks <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> mink)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038318a"><!--s038318a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040027b"><!--s040027b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several species of semiaquatic flesh-eating mammal havings that resemble weasels and have partially webbed feet and a soft thick coat of soft fur which varies in colour from white to dark reddish brown: genus <span class="bodyi">Mustela</span>.</p></div><a name="s040028b"><!--s040028b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s010345c"><!--s010345c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the soft fur or pelt of the mink, which varies in colour from white to dark reddish brown.</p></div><a name="s010346c"><!--s010346c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) made from this fur </p><p><i></i></p><p>a mink coat</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">mynk</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insobriety</span><small><span class="eSynop">/insəʹbrieiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031438a"><!--s031438a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lack of moderation, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in drinking.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gill<sup>4</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> jill</span><small><span class="eSynop">/jil/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025398a"><!--s025398a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a female ferret: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hob2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hob<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mare's tail</span><small><span class="eSynop">/meəz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036839a"><!--s036839a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038686b"><!--s038686b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a common aquatic plant having with long shoots covered with narrow leaves: <span class="bodyi">Hippuris vulgaris</span>.</p></div><a name="s038687b"><!--s038687b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a long streak of cirrus cloud.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lycopodium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/liekəʹpohdi·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036089a"><!--s036089a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037926b"><!--s037926b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of a large genus of erect or creeping club mosses with evergreen one-nerved leaves: genus <span class="bodyi">Lycopodium</span>.</p></div><a name="s037927b"><!--s037927b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a fine yellowish powder of lycopodium spores used in pharmacy and as a component of fireworks and flashlight powders [Latin genus name, from Greek <span class="bodyi">lykos</span> wolf + <span class="bodyi">podion</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">pod-, pous</span> foot; from the shape of the plant's root].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kayak</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkie(y)ak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033023a"><!--s033023a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034914b"><!--s034914b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an Eskimo canoe made of a frame covered with skins except for a small opening in the centre and propelled by a double-bladed paddle.</p></div><a name="s034915b"><!--s034915b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a similar canvas-covered or fibreglass boat used chiefly for sport or recreation</p><p><span class="bodyb">kayaking</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Inuit <span class="bodyi">qajaq</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">little grebe</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035351a"><!--s035351a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a brown diving bird that is similar in shape to a duck, the smallest European grebe: <span class="bodyi">Tachybaptus ruficollis</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">last offices</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034197a"><!--s034197a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the preparation and laying out of a dead body.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">factor<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (factored, factoring)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021308a"><!--s021308a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022442b"><!--s022442b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to express (a number) as the product of factors.</p></div><a name="s022443b"><!--s022443b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to sell (receivable debts) to a factor ✱ <span class="bodyb">factor in/out</span> to include or exclude (something) as a factor when considering a matter</p><p><span class="bodyb">factorable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mensural</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmenshərəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037585a"><!--s037585a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039467b"><!--s039467b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or involving measurement.</p></div><a name="s039468b"><!--s039468b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of or being <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/polyphonic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">polyphonic</span></span></a> (several-part vocal) music originating in the 13th cent. with each note having a definite and exact time value [late Latin <span class="bodyi">mensuralis</span> measurable, from Latin <span class="bodyi">mensura</span> measure].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">honky-tonk</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhongki tongk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029048a"><!--s029048a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030676b"><!--s030676b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a form of ragtime piano playing.</p></div><a name="s030677b"><!--s030677b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> a cheap nightclub or dance hall</p><p><span class="bodyb">honky-tonk</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cereology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siəriʹoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009754a"><!--s009754a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the study of crop circles</p><p><span class="bodyb">cereologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [from Latin <span class="bodyi">Ceres</span> the Roman goddess of agriculture + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/logy_or_ology/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-logy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">minke whale</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmingkə, ʹmingki/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038319a"><!--s038319a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/rorqual/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">rorqual</span></span></a> (whalebone whale) of northern seas: <span class="bodyi">Balaenoptera acutorostrata</span> [prob from <span class="bodyi">Meincke</span>, reputedly the name of a Norwegian whaling gunner].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Lycra</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹliekrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036090a"><!--s036090a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a synthetic stretchy yarn made from polyurethane and used chiefly in tight-fitting sportswear and swimwear.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kayo<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kayʹoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> kayos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033024a"><!--s033024a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/knockout/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">knockout</span></span></a> (1b) [pronunciation of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ko1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">KO 1</span></span></a>, initials of <span class="bodyi">knock out</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gill cover</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gil/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025399a"><!--s025399a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the flap of skin that protects a fish's gills; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/operculum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">operculum</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">margarine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mahjəʹreen, ʹmah-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036840a"><!--s036840a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a substitute for butter made usu from vegetable oils churned with ripened skimmed milk to a smooth emulsion</p><p>French <span class="bodyi">margarine</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">margaron</span> pearl, from the lustre of the organic compounds first used to make it. Originally applied to a fatty substance found in animal fats, <span class="bodyi">margarine</span> became established as a name for a butter substitute in the 1870s</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insofar as</span><small><span class="eSynop">/insəʹfah, insohʹfah/ <i><span class="bodyi">conj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031439a"><!--s031439a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to the extent or degree that </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'll help you insofar as I can</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Little League</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035352a"><!--s035352a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> (<span class="bodyi">often used before a noun</span>) a commercially sponsored baseball league for children aged from 8 to 12.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">last out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034198a"><!--s034198a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035863b"><!--s035863b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to be sufficient </p><p><i></i></p><p>The coal might not last out</p>.</div><a name="s035864b"><!--s035864b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to survive </p><p><i></i></p><p>We weren't sure that she could last out until the ambulance came</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Factor 8</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021309a"><!--s021309a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a protein in the blood that is involved in clotting. A deficiency of this protein is one of the causes of haemophilia.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mensuration</span><small><span class="eSynop">/menshəʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037586a"><!--s037586a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039469b"><!--s039469b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>measurement.</p></div><a name="s039470b"><!--s039470b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>geometry applied to the computation of lengths, areas, or volumes from given dimensions or angles [late Latin <span class="bodyi">mensuration-, mensuratio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">mensurare</span> to measure].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">honnête homme</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌonet ʹom/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029049a"><!--s029049a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> a cultivated civilized decent man; a gentleman [French <span class="bodyi">honnête homme</span> honest man].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ceresin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹserisin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009755a"><!--s009755a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hard mineral wax used as a substitute for beeswax, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in paints and polishes [derivative of Latin <span class="bodyi">cera</span> wax].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lyddite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlidiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036091a"><!--s036091a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a high explosive composed chiefly of picric acid [named after <span class="bodyi">Lydd</span>, a town in Kent, SE England where it was orig tested].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">margarita</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mahgəʹreetə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036841a"><!--s036841a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cocktail consisting chiefly of tequila and lemon or lime juice, traditionally served in a salt-rimmed glass [Mexican Spanish <span class="bodyi">margarita</span>, prob from the forename <span class="bodyi">Margarita</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gillie <span class="bodyi">or</span> gilly <span class="bodyi">or</span> ghillie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgili/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025400a"><!--s025400a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027095b"><!--s027095b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an attendant to somebody who is hunting or fishing in Scotland.</p></div><a name="s027096b"><!--s027096b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>formerly, a male attendant of a Scottish Highland chief [Scottish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">gille</span> and Irish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">giolla</span> boy, servant].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Minn.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038320a"><!--s038320a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Minnesota.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">factorage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfakt(ə)rij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021310a"><!--s021310a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the charges made by a factor for his or her services.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">honor<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹonə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029050a"><!--s029050a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/honour1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">honour 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">little owl</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035353a"><!--s035353a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an insect-eating owl found in Africa and Eurasia, which is distinguished by its small size and squat flat-headed appearance: <span class="bodyi">Athene noctua</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insolation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/insəʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031440a"><!--s031440a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033243b"><!--s033243b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the amount of solar radiation that has been received on a given surface.</p></div><a name="s033244b"><!--s033244b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">technical</span> exposure to the sun's rays.</p></div><a name="s033245b"><!--s033245b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>sunstroke [French <span class="bodyi">insolation</span> exposure to the sun, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">insolare</span> to place in the sunlight, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">sol</span> sun].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kayo<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (kayoes kayos) (kayoed, kayoing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033025a"><!--s033025a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to knock out (a boxing opponent).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">last post</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034199a"><!--s034199a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035865b"><!--s035865b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the second of two bugle calls sounded at the hour for retiring in a military camp.</p></div><a name="s035866b"><!--s035866b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a bugle call sounded at a military funeral or tattoo.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ment</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037587a"><!--s037587a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns from verbs, denoting:</p><a name="s039471b"><!--s039471b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the concrete result, object, or agent of the action specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>embankment</p> <p><i></i></p><p>entanglement</p>.</div><a name="s039472b"><!--s039472b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an action or process </p><p><i></i></p><p>encirclement</p> <p><i></i></p><p>development</p>.</div><a name="s039473b"><!--s039473b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the place of a specified action </p><p><i></i></p><p>encampment</p> <p>[Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">-mentum</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cerise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/səʹrees, səʹreez/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009756a"><!--s009756a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of a light purplish red colour</p><p><span class="bodyb">cerise</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">cerise</span> cherry via late Latin <span class="bodyi">ceresia</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">kerasos</span> cherry tree].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lye</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036092a"><!--s036092a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037928b"><!--s037928b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a strong alkaline liquid rich in potassium carbonate, leached from wood ashes, and used in making soap.</p></div><a name="s037929b"><!--s037929b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a strong alkaline solution, e.g. of sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide [Old English <span class="bodyi">lēag</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">margay</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmahgay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036842a"><!--s036842a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small American spotted cat resembling the ocelot: <span class="bodyi">Felis wiedi</span> [French <span class="bodyi">margay</span> from Tupi <span class="bodyi">maracaja</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gilliflower</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjiliflowə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025401a"><!--s025401a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gillyflower_or_gilliflower/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gillyflower</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">factor analysis</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021311a"><!--s021311a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in statistics, a method of analysing a body of data that allows the identification of the various factors that have contributed to the measurements obtained, and the assessment of their contributions.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mental</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmentl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037588a"><!--s037588a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039474b"><!--s039474b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to the mind or its activity.</p></div><a name="s039475b"><!--s039475b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s010249c"><!--s010249c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>relating to the mind or its activity.</p></div><a name="s010250c"><!--s010250c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>relating to intellectual as contrasted with emotional or physical activity </p><p><i></i></p><p>a mental age of three</p>.</div></div><a name="s039476b"><!--s039476b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>performed or experienced in the mind </p><p><i></i></p><p>mental arithmetic</p>.</div><a name="s039477b"><!--s039477b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s010251c"><!--s010251c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>of or relating to a psychiatric disorder </p><p><i></i></p><p>mental illness</p>.</div><a name="s010252c"><!--s010252c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>intended for the care of people suffering from a psychiatric disorder </p><p><i></i></p><p>a mental hospital</p>.</div></div><a name="s039478b"><!--s039478b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> eccentric or crazy</p><p><span class="bodyb">mentally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">mentalis</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">ment-, mens</span> mind: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mind1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mind 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">little people</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035354a"><!--s035354a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the imaginary beings, e.g. fairies, elves, etc, of folklore.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Kazakh</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹzak, ʹkazak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033026a"><!--s033026a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034916b"><!--s034916b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a people of living in or originating from Kazakhstan in central Asia.</p></div><a name="s034917b"><!--s034917b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Turkic language of Kazakhstan</p><p><span class="bodyb">Kazakh</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">minneola</span><small><span class="eSynop">/miniʹohlə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038321a"><!--s038321a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a citrus fruit with a thin reddish orange skin that is a cross between a tangerine and a grapefruit [perhaps named after <span class="bodyi">Mineola</span>, town in Texas, USA].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">last rites</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034200a"><!--s034200a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>rites performed by a Roman Catholic priest for somebody who is about to die.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">honor<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029051a"><!--s029051a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/honour2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">honour 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cerium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsiəri·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009757a"><!--s009757a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a grey soft metallic chemical element, the most abundant of the rare-earth group, that is used to make lighter flints: symbol Ce, atomic number 58 [scientific Latin, named after <span class="bodyi">Ceres</span>, asteroid discovered around the same time as the element, which in turn was named after the Roman goddess of agriculture].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insole</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinsohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031441a"><!--s031441a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033246b"><!--s033246b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a shaped strip the shape of the sole that is placed inside a shoe or boot for warmth or comfort.</p></div><a name="s033247b"><!--s033247b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a fixed inside sole of a shoe or boot.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lying<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlieing/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036093a"><!--s036093a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>present part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lie1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lie 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marge<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/mahj/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036843a"><!--s036843a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> margarine.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kazoo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹzooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> kazoos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033027a"><!--s033027a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a musical instrument consisting of a tube into which the player hums to vibrate a membrane thin skin covering a hole, which adds a buzzing or nasal quality to the sound [imitative].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">honorable</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029052a"><!--s029052a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/honourable/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">honourable</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">factorial<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fakʹtawri·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021312a"><!--s021312a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in mathematics, the product of all the integers from one to a given positive integer </p><p><i></i></p><p>Factorial three (written 3!) is 6 (1 x 2 x 3)</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">minnesinger</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹminising·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038322a"><!--s038322a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of a class of German lyric poets and musicians of the 12th to the 14th cent [German <span class="bodyi">Minnesinger</span>, from Middle High German <span class="bodyi">Minne</span> love + <span class="bodyi">Singer</span> singer].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insolent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinsələnt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031442a"><!--s031442a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>showing disrespectful rudeness; impudent</p><p><span class="bodyb">insolence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">insolently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">insolent-, insolens</span> immoderate, arrogant, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">solent-</span>, <span class="bodyi">solens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">solēre</span> to be accustomed].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mental age</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037589a"><!--s037589a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a measure used in psychological testing that expresses an individual's mental attainment in terms of the number of years it takes an average child to reach the same level: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/intelligence_quotient/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">intelligence quotient</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">little toe</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035355a"><!--s035355a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the outermost and smallest digit of the foot.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gill net</span><small><span class="eSynop">/gil/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025402a"><!--s025402a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a flat net suspended vertically in the water with meshes for entangling fishes’ gills.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">last straw</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034201a"><!--s034201a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the last straw</span>) the last of a series, e.g. of events or indignities, stretching one's patience beyond its limit [based on the proverb <span class="bodyi">it is the last straw that breaks the camel's back</span>, which originally had <span class="bodyi">feather</span> instead of <span class="bodyi">straw</span>: both words denote something extremely light and insignificant in itself.].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marge<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036844a"><!--s036844a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> a margin or rim </p><p><i></i></p><p>by the flowrie marge of a fresh stream</p><p> Spenser [early French <span class="bodyi">marge</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">margo</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cermet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsuhmit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009758a"><!--s009758a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an alloy of a heat-resistant ceramic material and a metal, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for turbine blades [blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ceramic1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ceramic 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/metal1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">metal 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lying<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036094a"><!--s036094a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>present part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lie4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lie 4</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">KB</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033028a"><!--s033028a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034918b"><!--s034918b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>kilobyte.</p></div><a name="s034919b"><!--s034919b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>King's Bench.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">factorial<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021313a"><!--s021313a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of a factor or a factorial</p><p><span class="bodyb">factorially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mental block</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037590a"><!--s037590a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a temporary inability to remember something or to carry out a mental task.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">honorand</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹonərand/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029053a"><!--s029053a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person being honoured or recognized in some ceremonial way, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> somebody receiving an honorary degree [Latin <span class="bodyi">honorandus</span> to be honoured, from <span class="bodyi">honorare</span> to honour, from <span class="bodyi">honor</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/honour1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">honour 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insoluble</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹsolyoobl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031443a"><!--s031443a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033248b"><!--s033248b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>incapable of being dissolved in liquid.</p></div><a name="s033249b"><!--s033249b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>impossible to solve or explain <span class="bodyb">insolubility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">insolubleness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">insolubly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">insolible</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">insolubilis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">solubilis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/soluble/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">soluble</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">minnow</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹminoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> minnows <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> minnow)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038323a"><!--s038323a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040029b"><!--s040029b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small dark-coloured freshwater fish, related to the carp, that is found in the upper parts of rivers.</p></div><a name="s040030b"><!--s040030b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s010347c"><!--s010347c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a small dark-coloured freshwater fish, related to the carp, that is found in the upper parts of rivers: <span class="bodyi">Phoxinus phoxinus</span>.</p></div><a name="s010348c"><!--s010348c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any of various small fish resembling or related to the minnow.</p></div></div><a name="s040031b"><!--s040031b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something small or insignificant of its kind [Middle English <span class="bodyi">menawe</span>; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">myne</span> minnow].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CERN</span><small><span class="eSynop">/suhn/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009759a"><!--s009759a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>European Organization for Nuclear Research [French <span class="bodyi">Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Last Supper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034202a"><!--s034202a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the supper eaten by Jesus and his disciples on the night of his betrayal, in which he initiated the celebration of the Eucharist.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lying-in</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> lyings-in lying-ins)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036095a"><!--s036095a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> confinement for childbirth </p><p><i></i></p><p>The Lord … took away my most dear, precious, meek, and loving wife, in childbed, after three weeks’ lying-in</p><p> Thomas Shepard.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gillyflower <span class="bodyi">or</span> gilliflower</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjiliflowə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025403a"><!--s025403a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several plants having clove-scented flowers, e.g. a wallflower or stock [by folk etymology from Middle English <span class="bodyi">gilofre</span> clove, via French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">karyophyllon</span>, from <span class="bodyi">karyon</span> nut + <span class="bodyi">phyllon</span> leaf].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">littoral<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlitərəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035356a"><!--s035356a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or onrelating to or occurring on or near the shore of a sea or lake [Latin <span class="bodyi">litoralis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">litor-, litus</span> seashore].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">margin<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmahjin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036845a"><!--s036845a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038688b"><!--s038688b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the part of a page outside the main body of printed or written matter.</p></div><a name="s038689b"><!--s038689b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s010067c"><!--s010067c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter.</p></div><a name="s010068c"><!--s010068c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a vertical line, usu on the left-hand side of a page, e.g. of an exercise book, marking a margin.</p></div></div><a name="s038690b"><!--s038690b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s010069c"><!--s010069c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the outside limit of an area, etc; the edge.</p></div><a name="s010070c"><!--s010070c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a part adjoining an edge; a rim or border.</p></div><a name="s010071c"><!--s010071c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) the periphery of a community, movement, organization, etc, where those not wholly committed or not wholly accepted find themselves </p><p><i></i></p><p>Those on the margins of a culture know more about its centre than the centre can ever know about the margins</p><p> Screen.</p></div><a name="s010072c"><!--s010072c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>the difference between net sales and the cost of merchandise sold, from which expenses are met or profit derived.</p></div></div><a name="s038691b"><!--s038691b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a spare amount or measure allowed </p><p><i></i></p><p>a margin of error</p>.</div><a name="s038692b"><!--s038692b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>an extreme limit beyond which something becomes impossible or is no longer desirable.</p></div><a name="s038693b"><!--s038693b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>the difference between one amount and another.</p></div><a name="s038694b"><!--s038694b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s010073c"><!--s010073c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a spare amount or measure or degree allowed </p><p><i></i></p><p>a margin of error</p>.</div><a name="s010074c"><!--s010074c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a bare minimum below which or an extreme limit beyond which something becomes impossible or is no longer desirable </p><p><i></i></p><p>on the margin of good taste</p>.</div></div><a name="s038695b"><!--s038695b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>the difference between one amount and another </p><p><i></i></p><p>approved by a margin of one vote</p>.</div><a name="s038696b"><!--s038696b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>in business, the limit below which the level of return is insufficient to warrant continued economic activity.</p></div><a name="s038697b"><!--s038697b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>cash or collateral that is deposited by a client with a broker, e.g. a stockbroker, to protect the broker from loss on a contract.</p></div><a name="s038698b"><!--s038698b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus</span> a supplement to a basic wage, given to an employee who has extra skills</p><p><span class="bodyb">margined</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">margin-, margo</span> border].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">KBE</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033029a"><!--s033029a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">factorize <span class="bodyi">or</span> factorise <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021314a"><!--s021314a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022444b"><!--s022444b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to calculate the factors of (a number) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s022445b"><!--s022445b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a number: to be able to be expressed in terms of its factors <span class="bodyb">factorization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insolvable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹsolvəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031444a"><!--s031444a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> impossible to solve; insoluble </p><p><i></i></p><p>an apparently insolvable problem</p> <p><span class="bodyb">insolvably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mental defective</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037591a"><!--s037591a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> a person who suffers from severe learning difficulties.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">honorarium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/onəʹreəri·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> honorariums honoraria /-ri·ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029054a"><!--s029054a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a payment in recognition of professional services that are nominally given free [Latin <span class="bodyi">honorarium</span> a gift made on being admitted to public office, neuter of <span class="bodyi">honorarius</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/honorary/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">honorary</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">margin<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036846a"><!--s036846a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038699b"><!--s038699b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to provide (something) with a border.</p></div><a name="s038700b"><!--s038700b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to place (something) with a broker as a deposit.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gilt<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/gilt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025404a"><!--s025404a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>covered with gold or gilt; of the colour of gold [Middle English, past part. of <span class="bodyi">gilden</span> to gild, from Old English <span class="bodyi">gyldan</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Minoan<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/miʹnoh·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038324a"><!--s038324a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or being a highly developed Bronze Age culture of Crete from around 3000 to 1100 <span class="bodysc">bc</span></p><p><span class="bodyb">Minoan</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">minōios</span> from <span class="bodyi">Minōs</span> Minos, legendary king of Crete].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ceroc</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹrok/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009760a"><!--s009760a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a modern dance form that is a fusion of salsa and jive [from French <span class="bodyi">c'est le roc</span>, literally ‘it's rock’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lykewake</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹliekwayk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036096a"><!--s036096a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a watch held over a dead body [Middle English <span class="bodyi">lych wake</span>, from Old English <span class="bodyi">līc</span> body, corpse + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wake2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wake 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kbps</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033030a"><!--s033030a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>kilobits per second.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">last thing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034203a"><!--s034203a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>as the final action, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> before going to bed </p><p><i></i></p><p>He always has a cup of cocoa last thing at night</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">littoral<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035357a"><!--s035357a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a coastal region; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the intertidal zone.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insolvent<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹsolvənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031445a"><!--s031445a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033250b"><!--s033250b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>unable to pay debts as they fall due, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> having liabilities in excess of the value of assets held; bankrupt.</p></div><a name="s033251b"><!--s033251b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to or for the relief of people or companies that are insolvents <span class="bodyb">insolvency</span> /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">factory</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfakt(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> factories) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021315a"><!--s021315a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022446b"><!--s022446b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a building or set of buildings containing machinery used for manufacturing.</p></div><a name="s022447b"><!--s022447b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>formerly, a trading settlement or depot, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one maintained by a European country in Asia or Africa [early French <span class="bodyi">factorie</span> building where factors trade, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">factor</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/factor1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">factor 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mental deficiency</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037592a"><!--s037592a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> the condition of being of below average intelligence and suffering from severe learning difficulties.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gilt<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025405a"><!--s025405a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027097b"><!--s027097b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>gold leaf or gold paint laid on a surface.</p></div><a name="s027098b"><!--s027098b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>superficial brilliance; surface attraction.</p></div><a name="s027099b"><!--s027099b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) gilt-edged securities ✱ <span class="bodyb">take the gilt off the gingerbread</span> to make something less attractive by taking away part of it [gingerbread was traditionally sold at fairs decorated with ‘Dutch gold’, an alloy of copper and bronze].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marginal<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036847a"><!--s036847a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038701b"><!--s038701b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>close to the lower limit of qualification, acceptability, etc or function.</p></div><a name="s038702b"><!--s038702b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>representing a slight difference </p><p><i></i></p><p>a marginal improvement</p>.</div><a name="s038703b"><!--s038703b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>relating to or providing a nominal profit margin.</p></div><a name="s038704b"><!--s038704b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>denoting a constituency in which the Member of Parliament was elected with only a small majority.</p></div><a name="s038705b"><!--s038705b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>written or printed in the margin.</p></div><a name="s038706b"><!--s038706b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>ofrelating to or situated at or in a margin or border <span class="bodyb">marginality</span> /-ʹnaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">marginally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">marginalis</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">margin-, margo</span> edge].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">honorary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹon(ə)rəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029055a"><!--s029055a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030678b"><!--s030678b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008014c"><!--s008014c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a degree, doctorate, etc: conferred in recognition of achievement, without the usual obligations.</p></div><a name="s008015c"><!--s008015c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>awarded a degree in this manner </p><p><i></i></p><p>an honorary doctor of laws</p>.</div></div><a name="s030679b"><!--s030679b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of an office-bearer: unpaid or voluntary </p><p><i></i></p><p>an honorary chairman</p>.</div><a name="s030680b"><!--s030680b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>depending on honour for fulfilment </p><p><i></i></p><p>an honorary obligation</p> <p><span class="bodyb">honorarily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">honorarius</span> conferring honour, honorary,from <span class="bodyi">honor</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/honour1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">honour 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Lyme disease</span><small><span class="eSynop">/liem/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036097a"><!--s036097a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an infectious disease characterized by recurring attacks of fever, joint pain, chronic lethargy, and a rash, sometimes involving serious complications of the heart and nervous system, caused by a tick-borne bacterium [named after Old <span class="bodyi">Lyme</span>, a town in Connecticut, USA, where the disease was identified in 1975].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Last Things</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034204a"><!--s034204a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>events, e.g. the resurrection and divine judgment of all humankind, marking the end of the world; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> death, judgment, Heaven, and Hell in Catholic theology [translation of medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">Novissima</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Minoan<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038325a"><!--s038325a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of ancient Crete.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">factory farming</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021316a"><!--s021316a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a system of agriculture, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in milk, egg, or meat production, that uses intensive production methods</p><p><span class="bodyb">factory farm</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cerography</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siəʹrogrəfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009761a"><!--s009761a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the art or technique of engraving on wax, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to make a printing plate [Greek <span class="bodyi">kērographia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">kēros</span> wax + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/graphy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-graphy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">liturgical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/liʹtuhjikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035358a"><!--s035358a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037176b"><!--s037176b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>ofrelating to or having the characteristics of liturgy.</p></div><a name="s037177b"><!--s037177b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>using or favouring the use of liturgy </p><p><i></i></p><p>liturgical churches</p> <p><span class="bodyb">liturgically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kbyte</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033031a"><!--s033031a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>kilobyte.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insolvent<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031446a"><!--s031446a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who is insolvent.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mental handicap</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037593a"><!--s037593a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated, sometimes offensive</span> an impairment of a person's intellectual abilities, through brain damage or underdevelopment, that renders him or her unable to live a fully independent life</p><p><span class="bodyb">mentally handicapped</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gilt<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025406a"><!--s025406a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a young female pig [Middle English <span class="bodyi">gylte</span> from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">gyltr</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marginal<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036848a"><!--s036848a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038707b"><!--s038707b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a marginal constituency.</p></div><a name="s038708b"><!--s038708b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an aquatic plant that grows in shallow water close to the land.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">honorific<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/onəʹrifik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029056a"><!--s029056a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030681b"><!--s030681b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>conferring or conveying honour </p><p><i></i></p><p>honorific titles</p>.</div><a name="s030682b"><!--s030682b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>belonging to or constituting a class of grammatical forms, e.g. in Chinese and Japanese, used in speaking to or about a social superior</p><p><span class="bodyb">honorifically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">last word</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034205a"><!--s034205a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035867b"><!--s035867b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the definitive statement or treatment of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>This study will surely be the last word on the subject for many years</p>.</div><a name="s035868b"><!--s035868b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the power of final decision.</p></div><a name="s035869b"><!--s035869b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the most up-to-date or fashionable example of its kind </p><p><i></i></p><p>This is the last word in sports cars</p>.</div><a name="s035870b"><!--s035870b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the final remark in a verbal exchange </p><p><i></i></p><p>I hate posterity – it's so fond of having the last word</p><p> Saki.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">minor<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmienə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038326a"><!--s038326a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040032b"><!--s040032b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s010349c"><!--s010349c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>inferior in importance, size, rank, or degree </p><p><i></i></p><p>a minor poet</p>.</div><a name="s010350c"><!--s010350c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>comparatively unimportant </p><p><i></i></p><p>a minor alteration</p>.</div></div><a name="s040033b"><!--s040033b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a person: not having attained majority.</p></div><a name="s040034b"><!--s040034b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s010351c"><!--s010351c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a musical scale: having semitones between the second and third, fifth and sixth, and sometimes seventh and eighth steps.</p></div><a name="s010352c"><!--s010352c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>being or based on a minor scale </p><p><i></i></p><p>in a minor key</p>.</div><a name="s010353c"><!--s010353c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>being a musical interval less by a semitone than a corresponding major interval.</p></div><a name="s010354c"><!--s010354c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>said of a chord: having an interval of a minor third between the root and the next note above it.</p></div></div><a name="s040035b"><!--s040035b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s010355c"><!--s010355c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a premise in logic: containing the subject of a conclusion drawn in a syllogism, e.g. <span class="bodyi">Venus is a goddess</span> in <span class="bodyi">If all goddesses are immortal, and Venus is a goddess, then</span> <span class="bodyi">Venus must be immortal</span>.</p></div><a name="s010356c"><!--s010356c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a term in logic: being the subject of a minor premise, e.g. <span class="bodyi">Venus</span> in <span class="bodyi">Venus is a</span> <span class="bodyi">goddess</span>.</p></div></div><a name="s040036b"><!--s040036b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, dated</span> used after a surname: being the younger of two brothers, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> at a public school </p><p><i></i></p><p>Jones minor</p> <p>[Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">minor</span> smaller, inferior; related to Latin <span class="bodyi">minuere</span> to lessen].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lymph</span><small><span class="eSynop">/limf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036098a"><!--s036098a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pale fluid resembling blood plasma containing that contains white blood cells that but normally no red blood cells, which circulates in the lymphatic vessels, and bathes the cells of the body [Latin <span class="bodyi">lympha</span> water goddess, water, from Greek <span class="bodyi">nymphē</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/nymph/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">nymph</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ceroplastic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siərohʹplastik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009762a"><!--s009762a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010067b"><!--s010067b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to modelling in wax.</p></div><a name="s010068b"><!--s010068b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>modelled in wax [Greek <span class="bodyi">kēroplastikos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">kēros</span> wax + <span class="bodyi">plastikos</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/plastic2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">plastic 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insomnia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹsomni·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031447a"><!--s031447a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>prolonged inability to obtain adequate or uninterrupted sleep <span class="bodyb">insomniac</span> /-ak/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">insomnia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">insomnis</span> sleepless, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">somnus</span> sleep].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">factory floor</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021317a"><!--s021317a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the workers in a factory or company as distinct from the management.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">liturgist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlitəjist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035359a"><!--s035359a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037178b"><!--s037178b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who follows, compiles, or leads a liturgy.</p></div><a name="s037179b"><!--s037179b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a specialist in the study of formal public worship.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mentalism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037594a"><!--s037594a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a doctrine that only individual minds are real and that the external world exists or has properties only to the extent that it is represented in a conscious mind</p><p><span class="bodyb">mentalist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">mentalistic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gilt<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025407a"><!--s025407a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense and past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gild1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gild 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">KC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033032a"><!--s033032a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034920b"><!--s034920b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Kennel Club.</p></div><a name="s034921b"><!--s034921b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>King's Counsel.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marginalia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mahjiʹnayli·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036849a"><!--s036849a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>marginal notes, e.g. in a book [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">marginalia</span>, neuter pl of <span class="bodyi">marginalis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/marginal1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">marginal 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">honorific<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029057a"><!--s029057a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030683b"><!--s030683b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an honorific expression.</p></div><a name="s030684b"><!--s030684b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a respectful title or form of address, such as <span class="bodyi">Your/His Excellence</span>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lat.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034209a"><!--s034209a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>latitude.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cert</span><small><span class="eSynop">/suht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009763a"><!--s009763a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a certainty, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a horse that is sure to win a race </p><p><i></i></p><p>a dead cert for the 4.30</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">minor<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038327a"><!--s038327a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040037b"><!--s040037b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who has not attained majority.</p></div><a name="s040038b"><!--s040038b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a minor musical interval, scale, key, etc.</p></div><a name="s040039b"><!--s040039b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in logic, a minor premise or term.</p></div><a name="s040040b"><!--s040040b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a student's subsidiary subject.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mentality</span><small><span class="eSynop">/menʹtaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> mentalities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037595a"><!--s037595a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039479b"><!--s039479b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a mode of thought; mental disposition or outlook.</p></div><a name="s039480b"><!--s039480b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>mental power or capacity; intelligence.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lymphatic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/limʹfatik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036100a"><!--s036100a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037930b"><!--s037930b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of, involving, or produced by lymph, lymphoid tissue, or lymphocytes.</p></div><a name="s037931b"><!--s037931b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>conveying lymph </p><p><i></i></p><p>lymphatic vessels</p>.</div><a name="s037932b"><!--s037932b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>lacking physical or mental energy; sluggish.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kc</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033033a"><!--s033033a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>kilocycle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insomuch as</span><small><span class="eSynop">/insəʹmuch, insohʹmuch/ <i><span class="bodyi">conj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031448a"><!--s031448a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to such a degree that.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">factory outlet</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021318a"><!--s021318a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/factory_shop/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">factory shop</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">liturgy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlitəji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> liturgies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035360a"><!--s035360a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037180b"><!--s037180b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Liturgy</span>) the form of service used in the celebration of Communion, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the Orthodox Church.</p></div><a name="s037181b"><!--s037181b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a prescribed form of public worship</p><p><span class="bodyb">liturgist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">leitourgia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">leitourgos</span> minister].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marginalize <span class="bodyi">or</span> marginalise <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036850a"><!--s036850a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to treat (a person or thing) as peripheral or unimportant, or banish them from the focal area of concern </p><p><i></i></p><p>His wing of the party was in effect marginalized and reduced to splenetic outrage on the fringes of the conference</p><p> The Observer <span class="bodyb">marginalization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gilt-edged</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025408a"><!--s025408a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027100b"><!--s027100b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of government securities: traded on the Stock Exchange and having a guaranteed fixed interest rate.</p></div><a name="s027101b"><!--s027101b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of the highest quality or reliability.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">honoris causa</span><small><span class="eSynop">/oˌnawris ʹkowzə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029058a"><!--s029058a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in relation to the awarding of an honorary degree: as a mark of honour [Latin <span class="bodyi">honoris causa</span> for the sake of honour].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Lat.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034208a"><!--s034208a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Latin.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cert.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009764a"><!--s009764a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010069b"><!--s010069b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>certificate.</p></div><a name="s010070b"><!--s010070b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>certified.</p></div><a name="s010071b"><!--s010071b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>certify.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insomuch that</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">conj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031449a"><!--s031449a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/insomuch_as/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">insomuch as</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mentation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/menʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037596a"><!--s037596a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">technical</span> mental activity [Latin <span class="bodyi">ment-, mens</span> mind + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ation/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ation</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kcal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033034a"><!--s033034a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>kilocalorie.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">minor<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (minored, minoring)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038328a"><!--s038328a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> (+ in) to study something as a subsidiary subject.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">livable <span class="bodyi">or</span> liveable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlivəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035361a"><!--s035361a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037182b"><!--s037182b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009668c"><!--s009668c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>suitable for living in.</p></div><a name="s009669c"><!--s009669c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(+ with) pleasant to live with.</p></div></div><a name="s037183b"><!--s037183b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>possible to continue or cope with; endurable <span class="bodyb">livability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">livableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marginate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmahjinayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036851a"><!--s036851a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having a margin that is distinct in colour, shape, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>marginate leaves</p> <p><span class="bodyb">margination</span> /-ʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gimbal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjimbl, ʹgimbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025409a"><!--s025409a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">gimbals</span>) (<span class="bodyi">treated as sing.</span>) a device that allows a ship's compass, stove, etc to remain level when its support is tipped [alteration of obsolete <span class="bodyi">gemel, gimmal</span> double ring, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">geminus</span> twin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lymphatic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036101a"><!--s036101a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a vessel that contains or conveys lymph.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">certain<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsuhtn/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009765a"><!--s009765a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010072b"><!--s010072b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>assured in mind; convinced.</p></div><a name="s010073b"><!--s010073b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002404c"><!--s002404c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>established beyond doubt or question </p><p><i></i></p><p>It is certain that the problem exists</p>.</div><a name="s002405c"><!--s002405c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>fixed, settled.</p></div><a name="s002406c"><!--s002406c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>said of judgment, etc: unerring; dependable.</p></div></div><a name="s010074b"><!--s010074b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002407c"><!--s002407c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>inevitable </p><p><i></i></p><p>the certain advance of age and decay</p>.</div><a name="s002408c"><!--s002408c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>incapable of failing; destined </p><p><i></i></p><p>She is certain to do well</p>.</div></div><a name="s010075b"><!--s010075b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s002409c"><!--s002409c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>of a known but unspecified character, quantity, or degree </p><p><i></i></p><p>a house with a certain charm</p>.</div><a name="s002410c"><!--s002410c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>named but not known </p><p><i></i></p><p>a certain Mr Brown</p>.</div><a name="s002411c"><!--s002411c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>moderate </p><p><i></i></p><p>to a certain extent</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">for certain</span> without doubt; assuredly [Middle English via Old Frenchfrom Latin <span class="bodyi">certus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">cernere</span> to sift, discern, decide].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">factory ship</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021319a"><!--s021319a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large fishing or whaling ship that has the equipment to process its catch.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lat<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/lat/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034206a"><!--s034206a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/latissimus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">latissimus</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">honour<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">honor</span>) /ʹonə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029059a"><!--s029059a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030685b"><!--s030685b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008016c"><!--s008016c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>public recognition or fame.</p></div><a name="s008017c"><!--s008017c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a person who brings credit or recognition.</p></div><a name="s008018c"><!--s008018c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>an award or distinction conferred for achievement or excellence.</p></div></div><a name="s030686b"><!--s030686b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008019c"><!--s008019c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>one's sense of morality and justice.</p></div><a name="s008020c"><!--s008020c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>one's good name or reputation.</p></div><a name="s008021c"><!--s008021c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a person's good name or reputation.</p></div><a name="s008022c"><!--s008022c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>one's sense of morality and justice </p><p><i></i></p><p>men of honour</p>.</div><a name="s008023c"><!--s008023c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> chastity or purity, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> that of a woman </p><p><i></i></p><p>Thou didst seek to violate the honour of my child</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div></div><a name="s030688b"><!--s030688b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a privilege </p><p><i></i></p><p>have not had the honour</p>.</div><a name="s030689b"><!--s030689b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s008024c"><!--s008024c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>public recognition or fame.</p></div><a name="s008025c"><!--s008025c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a person who brings credit or recognition.</p></div></div><a name="s030690b"><!--s030690b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>an award or distinction conferred for achievement or excellence.</p></div><a name="s030691b"><!--s030691b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the highest academic standard in a degree course or examination.</p></div><a name="s030692b"><!--s030692b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) ceremonial rites performed in official respect or recognition </p><p><i></i></p><p>buried with full military honours</p>.</div><a name="s030693b"><!--s030693b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s008026c"><!--s008026c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in whist, an ace, king, queen, or jack of the trump suit.</p></div><a name="s008027c"><!--s008027c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) in bridge, these cards and the ten, or the four aces when there are no trumps.</p></div></div><a name="s030694b"><!--s030694b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>in golf, the privilege of playing first from the tee in awarded to the player who won the previous hole.</p></div><a name="s030695b"><!--s030695b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Your/His Honour</span>) used as a title of respectful address or reference to a holder of high office, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a judge in court.</p></div><a name="s030696b"><!--s030696b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> chastity or purity, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> that of a woman ✱ <span class="bodyb">do the honours</span> <span class="bodyi">informal or humorous</span> to perform a social duty, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to serve guests with food or drink ✱ <span class="bodyb">honours of war</span> privileges conceded to a defeated force by the victors, <span class="bodyi">specif</span> that of marching out fully armed with all colours flying ✱ <span class="bodyb">in honour bound</span> (<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">honour bound</span>) morally obliged to do or not do something; on one's honour ✱ <span class="bodyb">in honour of</span> as a mark of respect for (a person or occasion) ✱ <span class="bodyb">on one's honour</span> morally obliged to do or not do something; in honour bound [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">honor</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insouciance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹsoohsi·əns (<span class="bodyi">French</span> εsuːsjãːs)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031450a"><!--s031450a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>light-hearted unconcern; nonchalance</p><p><span class="bodyb">insouciant</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">insouciantly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">insouciance</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">soucier</span> to trouble, disturb, from Latin <span class="bodyi">sollicitare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/solicit/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">solicit</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">menthol</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmenthol/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037597a"><!--s037597a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an alcohol that occurs <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in mint oils and has the smell and cooling properties of peppermint <span class="bodyb">mentholated</span> /ʹmenthəlaytid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [German <span class="bodyi">Menthol</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">mentha</span> mint].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">KCB</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033035a"><!--s033035a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lymphatic system</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036102a"><!--s036102a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the network of vessels that transport lymph to the bloodstream.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">margravate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmahgrəvət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036852a"><!--s036852a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the territory of a margrave.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lat<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/lat/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> lati /ʹlati/ lats)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034207a"><!--s034207a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the basic monetary unit of Latvia, divided into 100 santims [from the first syllable of <span class="bodyi">Latvia</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">certain<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pronoun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009766a"><!--s009766a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>some; unspecified ones </p><p><i></i></p><p>Certain of the questions were irrelevant</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">factory shop</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021320a"><!--s021320a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a shop that sells goods made by a factory directly to the customer, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> surplus goods at a discount.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">minor axis</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038329a"><!--s038329a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chord of an ellipse that passes through the centre and is perpendicular to the major axis.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">live<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/liv/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035362a"><!--s035362a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037184b"><!--s037184b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to be alive; to have the life of an animal or plant.</p></div><a name="s037185b"><!--s037185b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to continue alive.</p></div><a name="s037186b"><!--s037186b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to pass (an amount of time).</p></div><a name="s037187b"><!--s037187b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to maintain oneself; to subsist </p><p><i></i></p><p>She lives by writing</p>.</div><a name="s037188b"><!--s037188b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to have a home </p><p><i></i></p><p>They live in the country</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">live it up</span>.</p></div><a name="s037189b"><!--s037189b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to enjoy an exciting social life ✱ <span class="bodyb">live off</span> to rely on for subsistence ✱ <span class="bodyb">live through</span> to survive (a dangerous or unpleasant experience) ✱ <span class="bodyb">live together</span> of two people: to share a home and have a sexual relationship without being married ✱ <span class="bodyb">live up to</span> to achieve (a certain standard or example).</p></div><a name="s037190b"><!--s037190b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to be alive; to have the life of an animal or plant.</p></div><a name="s037191b"><!--s037191b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to continue alive </p><p><i></i></p><p>His illness was so serious, he was lucky to live</p>.</div><a name="s037192b"><!--s037192b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to maintain oneself; to subsist </p><p><i></i></p><p>She lived by writing</p> <p><i></i></p><p>He lived by his wits</p>.</div><a name="s037193b"><!--s037193b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>to conduct or pass one's life </p><p><i></i></p><p>Yet we have gone on living, living and partly living</p><p> T S Eliot.</p></div><a name="s037194b"><!--s037194b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>to occupy a home; to dwell </p><p><i></i></p><p>They had always lived in the country</p>.</div><a name="s037195b"><!--s037195b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><a name="s009670c"><!--s009670c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to attain eternal life.</p></div><a name="s009671c"><!--s009671c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to remain in human memory or record.</p></div></div><a name="s037196b"><!--s037196b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>to have a life rich in experience </p><p><i></i></p><p>the right to live, not merely to exist</p>.</div><a name="s037197b"><!--s037197b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><p>(+ together/with) to cohabit.</p></div><a name="s037198b"><!--s037198b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">15</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> said of a thing: to be found in a specified place, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> normally or usually </p><p><i></i></p><p>Where does this jug live?</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s037199b"><!--s037199b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">16</span><br/><p>to pass, spend, or experience (one's life) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She lived three years as a nun</p>.</div><a name="s037200b"><!--s037200b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">17</span><br/><p>to enact or practise (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>living a lie</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">live it up</span>.</p></div><a name="s037201b"><!--s037201b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">18</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to enjoy an exciting or extravagant social life or social occasion </p><p><i></i></p><p>lived it up with wine and song</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">live through</span> to survive (an unpleasant or dangerous experience) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I hope we won't have to live through another war</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">live up to</span> to act or be in accordance with (<span class="bodyi">esp</span> a standard expected by somebody) [Old English <span class="bodyi">libban</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">honour<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">honor</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029060a"><!--s029060a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030697b"><!--s030697b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to regard with deep respect.</p></div><a name="s030698b"><!--s030698b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008028c"><!--s008028c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to confer a mark of distinction on.</p></div><a name="s008029c"><!--s008029c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to confer distinction on by being present at (an event) or with (people).</p></div></div><a name="s030699b"><!--s030699b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s008030c"><!--s008030c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to do what is required under (an agreement or commitment).</p></div><a name="s008031c"><!--s008031c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to accept and make payment in respect of (a bill, debt, cheque, etc).</p></div></div><a name="s030700b"><!--s030700b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to regard (somebody or something) with deep respect.</p></div><a name="s030701b"><!--s030701b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to treat (one's wife, husband, parents, etc) with respect </p><p><i></i></p><p>Honour thy father and thy mother</p><p> Bible.</p></div><a name="s030702b"><!--s030702b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to confer honour on (an event or the people holding it) by being present.</p></div><a name="s030703b"><!--s030703b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to confer a distinction such as an honorary degree on (somebody).</p></div><a name="s030704b"><!--s030704b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to fulfil the terms of (an agreement) or follow up (a commitment).</p></div><a name="s030705b"><!--s030705b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to recognize and respect (an arrangement), or accept it as right or appropriate.</p></div><a name="s030706b"><!--s030706b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>to accept and make payment in respect of (a bill, debt, cheque, etc).</p></div><a name="s030707b"><!--s030707b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>to salute (one's partner) with a bow in a country dance.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gimcrack<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjimkrak/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025410a"><!--s025410a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>showy but unsubstantial; shoddy</p><p><span class="bodyb">gimcrackery</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [perhaps alteration of Middle English <span class="bodyi">gibecrake</span>, of uncertain meaning].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insp.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031451a"><!--s031451a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>inspector.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mention<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmensh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037598a"><!--s037598a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039481b"><!--s039481b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a brief reference to somebody or something; a passing remark.</p></div><a name="s039482b"><!--s039482b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a formal citation for outstanding achievement [Middle English <span class="bodyi">mencioun</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">mention-, mentio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">ment-, mens</span> mind].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">honourable</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">honorable</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029061a"><!--s029061a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030708b"><!--s030708b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>characterized by a sense of honour </p><p><i></i></p><p>For Brutus is an honourable man; so are they all, all honourable men</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div><a name="s030709b"><!--s030709b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>worthy of respect </p><p><i></i></p><p>an honourable contribution</p>.</div><a name="s030710b"><!--s030710b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>noble; illustrious </p><p><i></i></p><p>of honourable descent</p>.</div><a name="s030711b"><!--s030711b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Honourable</span>) used as a title for the children of certain British noblemen and for various government officials, and as a respectful epithet for fellow Members of Parliament.</p></div><a name="s030712b"><!--s030712b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>consistent with an untarnished reputation </p><p><i></i></p><p>an honourable discharge</p>.</div><a name="s030713b"><!--s030713b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated or humorous</span> said of the intentions of a suitor: involving marriage.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">margrave</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmahgrayv/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036853a"><!--s036853a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038709b"><!--s038709b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the hereditary title of some princes of the Holy Roman Empire.</p></div><a name="s038710b"><!--s038710b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a member of the German nobility corresponding in rank to a British marquess [Dutch <span class="bodyi">markgraaf</span> from early Dutch <span class="bodyi">marcgrave</span> count of a border territory].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">KCMG</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033036a"><!--s033036a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">live<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/liev/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035363a"><!--s035363a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037202b"><!--s037202b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having life.</p></div><a name="s037203b"><!--s037203b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>containing living organisms </p><p><i></i></p><p>live yogurt</p>.</div><a name="s037204b"><!--s037204b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>exerting force or containing energy, e.g.:</p><a name="s009672c"><!--s009672c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>glowing </p><p><i></i></p><p>live coals</p>.</div><a name="s009673c"><!--s009673c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>connected to a source of electric power.</p></div><a name="s009674c"><!--s009674c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>said of ammunition, bombs, etc: unexploded or, unfired </p><p><i></i></p><p>live ammunition</p>.</div><a name="s009675c"><!--s009675c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>driven by or imparting motion or power.</p></div><a name="s009676c"><!--s009676c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>said of a nuclear reactor or nuclear bomb: charged with material capable of undergoing fission.</p></div></div><a name="s037205b"><!--s037205b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>of continuing or current interest </p><p><i></i></p><p>live issues</p>.</div><a name="s037206b"><!--s037206b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>performed, performing, or recorded in the presence of an audience.</p></div><a name="s037207b"><!--s037207b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a rock: not quarried or cut; native.</p></div><a name="s037208b"><!--s037208b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>in play in a game </p><p><i></i></p><p>a live ball</p>.</div><a name="s037209b"><!--s037209b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s009677c"><!--s009677c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>performed, performing, or recorded in the presence of an audience </p><p><i></i></p><p>live music</p>.</div><a name="s009678c"><!--s009678c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of an audience: actually present at the event or performance.</p></div></div><a name="s037210b"><!--s037210b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>broadcast as it happens </p><p><i></i></p><p>a live television programme</p> <p>[short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/alive/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">alive</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mention<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037599a"><!--s037599a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039483b"><!--s039483b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to refer to (somebody or something) briefly in speech or writing.</p></div><a name="s039484b"><!--s039484b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cite (somebody or something) for outstanding achievement</p><p><span class="bodyb">mentionable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">certainly</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsuht(ə)nli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009767a"><!--s009767a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010076b"><!--s010076b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>undoubtedly </p><p><i></i></p><p>It certainly makes a difference</p>.</div><a name="s010077b"><!--s010077b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>yes; of course </p><p><i></i></p><p>Certainly not!</p>.</div><a name="s010078b"><!--s010078b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in a confident manner.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gimcrack<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025411a"><!--s025411a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a showy unsubstantial object of little use or value.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">factotum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fakʹtohtəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> factotums)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021321a"><!--s021321a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person employed to carry out many types of work [Latin <span class="bodyi">fac</span> do + <span class="bodyi">totum</span> everything].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lymph gland</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036103a"><!--s036103a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lymph_node/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lymph node</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inspan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹspan/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (inspanned, inspanning) <span class="bodyi">SAfr</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031452a"><!--s031452a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033252b"><!--s033252b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to yoke or harness (an animal).</p></div><a name="s033253b"><!--s033253b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to bring (something) or force (somebody) into service [Afrikaans <span class="bodyi">inspan</span> from Dutch <span class="bodyi">inspannen</span>, from <span class="bodyi">in</span> in + <span class="bodyi">spannen</span> to stretch, yoke].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Minorcan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/miʹnawkən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038330a"><!--s038330a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of the Balearic island of Minorca</p><p><span class="bodyb">Minorcan</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">latakia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/latəʹkiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034210a"><!--s034210a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Latakia</span>) a highly aromatic oriental tobacco [<span class="bodyi">Latakia</span>, seaport in Syria from which it was exported].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">honourable mention</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029062a"><!--s029062a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a distinction awarded, e.g. in a contest or exhibition, for work of exceptional merit that has not obtained a prize.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kc/s</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033037a"><!--s033037a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>kilocycles per second.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">certainty</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> certainties)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009768a"><!--s009768a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010079b"><!--s010079b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002412c"><!--s002412c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>something indisputable or inevitable.</p></div><a name="s002413c"><!--s002413c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>somebody or something that cannot fail.</p></div></div><a name="s010080b"><!--s010080b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the quality or state of being certain ✱ <span class="bodyb">for a certainty</span> without doubt.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mentor<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmentaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037600a"><!--s037600a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039485b"><!--s039485b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a wise and trusted adviser.</p></div><a name="s039486b"><!--s039486b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an experienced member of an organization or institution entrusted with training and advising younger or less experienced members [named after <span class="bodyi">Mentor</span>, tutor of Odysseus's son Telemachus in Homer's <span class="bodyi">Odyssey</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inspect</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹspekt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031453a"><!--s031453a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033254b"><!--s033254b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to examine (something or somebody) closely and critically; to scrutinize.</p></div><a name="s033255b"><!--s033255b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to view or examine (something) officially <span class="bodyb">inspection</span> /-sh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">inspective</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">inspectus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">inspicere</span> to look into, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">specare</span> to look at].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">factual</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfaktyooəl, -chooəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021322a"><!--s021322a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>restricted to or based on fact <span class="bodyb">factuality</span> /-ʹaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">factually</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">factualness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lymph node</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036104a"><!--s036104a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of the rounded masses of lymphoid tissue in that occur along the course of the lymphatic system where vessels and in which lymphocytes are formed.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">margravine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmahgrəveen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036854a"><!--s036854a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the wife of a margrave.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">minor canon</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038331a"><!--s038331a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a canon in the Church of England who assists in services but has no vote in the chapter <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chapter/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chapter</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gimlet<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgimlit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025412a"><!--s025412a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027102b"><!--s027102b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a tool for boring small holes in wood, usu consisting of a crosswise handle fitted to a tapered screw: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/auger/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">auger</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s027103b"><!--s027103b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a cocktail consisting of lime juice, gin or vodka, and soda water [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">guimbelet</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">guimble</span> anger, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">live<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/liev/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035364a"><!--s035364a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037211b"><!--s037211b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in person and in front of an audience </p><p><i></i></p><p>They rarely perform live nowadays</p>.</div><a name="s037212b"><!--s037212b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>simultaneously as it happens </p><p><i></i></p><p>This concert is being broadcast live from the Wigmore Hall</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">latch<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/lach/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034211a"><!--s034211a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035871b"><!--s035871b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a fastener, e.g. for a gate, with a pivoted bar that falls into a notch on the gatepost.</p></div><a name="s035872b"><!--s035872b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a fastener, e.g. for a door, in which a spring slides a bolt into a hole.</p></div><a name="s035873b"><!--s035873b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>any of various devices in which mechanical parts engage to fasten but usu not to lock something, e.g.:</p><a name="s009182c"><!--s009182c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a fastener, e.g. for a gate, with a pivoted bar that falls into a notch on the gatepost.</p></div><a name="s009183c"><!--s009183c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a fastener, e.g. for a door, in which a spring slides a bolt into a hole.</p></div></div><a name="s035874b"><!--s035874b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in electronics, a circuit that is held in a particular state until a time signal is given which may change its state.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">honour killing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029063a"><!--s029063a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a murder committed to restore family honour, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the murder of a woman by members of her family who regard her as having violated expected norms of behaviour.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inspector</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031454a"><!--s031454a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033256b"><!--s033256b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an official who carries out examinations in order to assess whether standards are being met or established rules and practices followed.</p></div><a name="s033257b"><!--s033257b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008621c"><!--s008621c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an official who carries out examinations in order to assess whether standards are being met or established rules and practices followed, e.g. in schools.</p></div><a name="s008622c"><!--s008622c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an official of a railway or bus company who checks passengers’ tickets for validity.</p></div></div><a name="s033258b"><!--s033258b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a police officer ranking immediately above a sergeant <span class="bodyb">inspectorate</span> /-rət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inspectorship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gimlet<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025413a"><!--s025413a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of eyes: piercing or penetrating </p><p><i></i></p><p>She gave him a gimlet-eyed stare</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CertEd</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌsuht ʹed/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009769a"><!--s009769a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Certificate in Education.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mentor<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (mentored, mentoring)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037601a"><!--s037601a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to act as a mentor to (somebody)</p><p><span class="bodyb">mentoring</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">KCVO</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033038a"><!--s033038a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marguerite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mahgəʹreet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036855a"><!--s036855a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/oxeye_daisy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">oxeye daisy</span></span></a> [early French <span class="bodyi">margarite</span> pearl, daisy, via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">margaritēs</span> from <span class="bodyi">margaron</span> pearl].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">facture</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfakchə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021323a"><!--s021323a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the manner in which something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an artistic work, is made; execution or style [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">factura</span> action of making, from <span class="bodyi">facere</span> to make, do].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">liveable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlivəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035365a"><!--s035365a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/livable_or_liveable/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">livable</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">latch<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034212a"><!--s034212a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035875b"><!--s035875b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to fasten (e.g. a door) with a latch <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s035876b"><!--s035876b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of an electronic device: to be held in a particular position [Old English <span class="bodyi">læccan</span> to seize].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lympho-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036105a"><!--s036105a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lymph_or_lympho/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lymph-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">minority</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mieʹnoriti, mi-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> minorities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038332a"><!--s038332a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040041b"><!--s040041b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s010357c"><!--s010357c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the period before attainment of the age of majority.</p></div><a name="s010358c"><!--s010358c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the state of being a legal minor.</p></div></div><a name="s040042b"><!--s040042b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the smaller of two groups constituting a whole; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a group with less than the number of votes necessary for control.</p></div><a name="s040043b"><!--s040043b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a group of people who share common characteristics or interests differing from those of the majority of a population.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">honour point</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029064a"><!--s029064a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the centre point of the upper half of a heraldic shield.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inspiration</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inspiʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031455a"><!--s031455a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033259b"><!--s033259b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the action or power of stimulating the intellect or emotions </p><p><i></i></p><p>Genius is one per cent inspiration, ninety-nine per cent perspiration</p><p> Thomas Edison.</p></div><a name="s033260b"><!--s033260b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008623c"><!--s008623c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an inspiring agent or influence.</p></div><a name="s008624c"><!--s008624c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an inspired idea.</p></div></div><a name="s033261b"><!--s033261b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s008625c"><!--s008625c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a divine influence or action on a person which qualifies him or her to receive and communicate sacred revelation, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the writing of the Bible.</p></div><a name="s008626c"><!--s008626c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a similar divine or supernatural action believed by some, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> formerly, to underlie the artistic creativity of e.g. poets.</p></div></div><a name="s033262b"><!--s033262b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the drawing of air into the lungs; inhalation</p><p><span class="bodyb">inspirational</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inspirationally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">inspiratory</span> /inʹspirət(ə)ri, inʹspie-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gimmick</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹgimik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025414a"><!--s025414a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a scheme, device, or object devised to gain attention or publicity <span class="bodyb">gimmickry</span> /-kri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">gimmicky</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">certifiable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/suhtiʹfie·əbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009770a"><!--s009770a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010081b"><!--s010081b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>able to be certified.</p></div><a name="s010082b"><!--s010082b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> insane.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">facula</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfakyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> faculae /-lee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021324a"><!--s021324a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in astronomy, a bright region of the sun's <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/photosphere/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">photosphere</span></span></a> (luminous surface layer), seen most easily near sunspots</p><p><span class="bodyb">facular</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">facula</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">fac-, fax</span> torch].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">menu</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmenyooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> menus)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037602a"><!--s037602a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039487b"><!--s039487b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s010253c"><!--s010253c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a list of the dishes that may be ordered, e.g. in a restaurant, or that are to be served, e.g. at a banquet.</p></div><a name="s010254c"><!--s010254c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the dishes to be served at a meal themselves.</p></div></div><a name="s039488b"><!--s039488b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a list of available programs, functions, commands, etc, displayed on a computer screen, from which the user can select a particular option [French <span class="bodyi">menu</span> small, detailed, from Latin <span class="bodyi">minutus</span> very small].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">minor league</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038333a"><!--s038333a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a league of lower classification than the major league in US professional sport, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> baseball.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">live action</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035366a"><!--s035366a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in films, action involving real people or animals, as opposed to animation or computer graphics.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">KE</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033039a"><!--s033039a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>kinetic energy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Mari</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmahri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Maris <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> Mari)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036856a"><!--s036856a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038711b"><!--s038711b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a people living in the Volga valley in Russia.</p></div><a name="s038712b"><!--s038712b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Uralic language of this people</p><p><span class="bodyb">Mari</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">latchkey</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034213a"><!--s034213a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a key to an outside door, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the front door of a house.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inspire</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹspie·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031456a"><!--s031456a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033263b"><!--s033263b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to have an animating or uplifting influence on (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was particularly inspired by the Impressionists</p> <p><i></i></p><p>inspiring music</p>.</div><a name="s033264b"><!--s033264b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to act as a stimulus for (somebody or something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Threats don't necessarily inspire people to work harder</p> <p><i></i></p><p>This piece of music was inspired by a trip to Venice</p>.</div><a name="s033265b"><!--s033265b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ with) to cause (somebody) to feel a particular emotion </p><p><i></i></p><p>Seeing the old room again inspired him with nostalgia</p>.</div><a name="s033266b"><!--s033266b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s008627c"><!--s008627c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to communicate (something) to somebody supernaturally </p><p><i></i></p><p>He believed his writings to be inspired by God</p>.</div><a name="s008628c"><!--s008628c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to influence or guide (somebody) by divine or supernatural inspiration.</p></div></div><a name="s033267b"><!--s033267b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to inhale (something) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s033268b"><!--s033268b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to breathe in</p><p><span class="bodyb">inspirer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inspiring</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inspiringly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">inspiren</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">inspirare</span> to blow or breathe upon, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">spirare</span> to breathe].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lymphocyte</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlimfəsiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036106a"><!--s036106a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a white blood cell that is present in large numbers in lymph and blood and defends the body by immunological responses to invading or foreign matter, e.g. by producing antibodies <span class="bodyb">lymphocytic</span> /-ʹsitik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">honours list</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029065a"><!--s029065a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a list produced twice yearly list of people who are to be honoured by the British sovereign for in recognition of their public service.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gimp<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/gimp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025415a"><!--s025415a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027104b"><!--s027104b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an ornamental flat braid or round cord used as a trimming.</p></div><a name="s027105b"><!--s027105b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the thread used to fill in ornamental details, e.g. flowers, in lace [Dutch <span class="bodyi">gimp</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">certificate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/səʹtifikət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009771a"><!--s009771a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a document containing an official statement; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one declaring the status or qualifications of the holder </p><p><i></i></p><p>a birth certificate</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">certificat</span> via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">certificatum</span>,neuterpast part. of <span class="bodyi">certificare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/certify/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">certify</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">meow<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/meeʹow/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037603a"><!--s037603a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/miaow1_or_meow/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">miaow 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lived-in</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035367a"><!--s035367a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037213b"><!--s037213b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>showing agreeable signs of having been used and occupied; comfortable and homely.</p></div><a name="s037214b"><!--s037214b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a person's face: lined or wrinkled apparently as a result of a person's life experiences.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">honour system</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029066a"><!--s029066a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the system of relying on honesty as the only form of control available, e.g. where a payment or an examination is unsupervised services or goods are to be paid for, or examinations to be sat, without supervision.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">facultative</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfakəltətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021325a"><!--s021325a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022448b"><!--s022448b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not bound to occur under particular conditions; optional.</p></div><a name="s022449b"><!--s022449b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in biology, said of an organism: able to live under more than one set of environmental conditions: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/obligate2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">obligate 2</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">facultatively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">maria</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmahri·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036857a"><!--s036857a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mare2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mare 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kea</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkee·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033040a"><!--s033040a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large green New Zealand parrot that normally eats insects but sometimes kills destroys sheep by slashing the back to feed on the kidney fat: <span class="bodyi">Nestor notabilis</span> [Maori <span class="bodyi">kea</span>, of imitative origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">certificate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/səʹtifikayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009772a"><!--s009772a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to authorize or provide (somebody or something) with a certificate <span class="bodyb">certification</span> /ˌsuhtifiʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">certificatory</span> /-kət(ə)ri, ˌsuhtifiʹkayt(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">latchkey child</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034214a"><!--s034214a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a child whose parents are still at work when he or she comes home from school all day and who has to let himself or herself into the house after school.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lymphoid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlimfoyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036107a"><!--s036107a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037933b"><!--s037933b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or resembling lymph.</p></div><a name="s037934b"><!--s037934b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>ofrelating to or constituting the tissue characteristic of the lymph nodes.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gimp<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025416a"><!--s025416a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> to walk with a limp [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inspired</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031457a"><!--s031457a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033269b"><!--s033269b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>characterized, given or created by inspiration.</p></div><a name="s033270b"><!--s033270b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008629c"><!--s008629c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>outstanding or brilliant in a way that suggests divine inspiration </p><p><i></i></p><p>She gave an inspired rendering of the piano sonata</p>.</div><a name="s008630c"><!--s008630c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>given or created by inspiration.</p></div></div><a name="s033271b"><!--s033271b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>having been inhaled.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">minor order</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038334a"><!--s038334a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) any of the Roman Catholic or Eastern Orthodox clerical orders that are lower in rank than major orders.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">meow<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037604a"><!--s037604a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/miaow2_or_meow/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">miaow 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lymphoma</span><small><span class="eSynop">/limʹfohmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> lymphomas lymphomata /-tə, -ʹmahtə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036108a"><!--s036108a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>cancer of the lymph nodes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">faculty</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfakəlti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> faculties)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021326a"><!--s021326a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022450b"><!--s022450b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an inherent capability, power, or function of the body </p><p><i></i></p><p>the faculty of hearing</p>.</div><a name="s022451b"><!--s022451b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a natural aptitude; a talent </p><p><i></i></p><p>He has a faculty for saying the right things</p>.</div><a name="s022452b"><!--s022452b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005739c"><!--s005739c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a group of related subject departments in a university.</p></div><a name="s005740c"><!--s005740c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> (<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the staff of an educational institution.</p></div></div><a name="s022453b"><!--s022453b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>power, authority, or prerogative given or conferred by law or a superior, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a licence from an ecclesiastical authority [Middle English <span class="bodyi">faculte</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">facultat-</span>, <span class="bodyi">facultas</span> branch of learning or teaching, from <span class="bodyi">facilis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/facile/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">facile</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hons</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029067a"><!--s029067a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> honours.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">live down</span><small><span class="eSynop">/liv/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035368a"><!--s035368a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to cause (e.g. a crime or mistake or offence) to be forgotten, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by future good behaviour </p><p><i></i></p><p>I had made a mistake and couldn't live it down</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Certificate of Secondary Education</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009773a"><!--s009773a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a British examination in any of many subjects intended for the majority of children and taken typically at about the age of 16, which was replaced in 1988 by the General Certificate of Secondary Education.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">minor planet</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038335a"><!--s038335a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an asteroid.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gimp<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025417a"><!--s025417a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027106b"><!--s027106b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person with a limp or other physical handicap.</p></div><a name="s027107b"><!--s027107b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a limp.</p></div><a name="s027108b"><!--s027108b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a foolish or eccentric person.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mariachi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mariʹahchi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> mariachis)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036858a"><!--s036858a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038713b"><!--s038713b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a group of Mexican street musicians, or a member of such a group.</p></div><a name="s038714b"><!--s038714b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a member of such a group.</p></div><a name="s038715b"><!--s038715b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the folk music traditionally played by such musicians a group [Mexican Spanish <span class="bodyi">mariachi</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">latch on</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034215a"><!--s034215a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035877b"><!--s035877b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to understand something </p><p><i></i></p><p>We didn't know the rules at first but we soon latched on</p>.</div><a name="s035878b"><!--s035878b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to take up something enthusiastically </p><p><i></i></p><p>People are latching on to the idea of shopping on-line</p>.</div><a name="s035879b"><!--s035879b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to attach oneself to somebody or something </p><p><i></i></p><p>He had latched onto the group of older boys</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kebab</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kiʹbab/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033041a"><!--s033041a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034922b"><!--s034922b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>cubes of meat, vegetables, etc, grilled on a skewer.</p></div><a name="s034923b"><!--s034923b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/doner_kebab/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">doner kebab</span></span></a> [Persian and Hindi <span class="bodyi">kabāb</span> via Arabic from Turkish <span class="bodyi">kebap</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">MEP</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037605a"><!--s037605a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Member of the European Parliament.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inspirit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹspirit/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (inspirited, inspiriting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031458a"><!--s031458a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to motivate or encourage (somebody)</p><p><span class="bodyb">inspiriting</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">inspiritingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lymph- <span class="bodyi">or</span> lympho-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036099a"><!--s036099a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: lymph or lymphatic tissue </p><p><i></i></p><p>lymphocyte</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">lympha</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lymph/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lymph</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hon. Sec.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029068a"><!--s029068a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Honorary Secretary.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">late<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/layt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034216a"><!--s034216a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035880b"><!--s035880b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>occurring or arriving after the expected time.</p></div><a name="s035881b"><!--s035881b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>happening or belonging far on in a particular time or period.</p></div><a name="s035882b"><!--s035882b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>far on in the day or night.</p></div><a name="s035883b"><!--s035883b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s009184c"><!--s009184c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>recently deceased </p><p><i></i></p><p>his late wife</p>.</div><a name="s009185c"><!--s009185c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>former </p><p><i></i></p><p>the late government</p>.</div></div><a name="s035884b"><!--s035884b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>very recent </p><p><i></i></p><p>some late news</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">late in the day</span>.</p></div><a name="s035885b"><!--s035885b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>at a late stage</p><p><span class="bodyb">lateness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">læt</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">meperidine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹperədeen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037606a"><!--s037606a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pethidine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pethidine</span></span></a> [blend of <span class="bodyi">methyl</span> + <span class="bodyi">piperidine</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">certified cheque</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009774a"><!--s009774a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cheque that bears a guarantee of payment by the bank on which it is drawn.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kecks</span><small><span class="eSynop">/keks/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033042a"><!--s033042a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NEng, informal</span> trousers [prob alteration of <span class="bodyi">kicks, kicksies</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kick2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">kick 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gin<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/jin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025418a"><!--s025418a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027109b"><!--s027109b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a spirit made by distilling grain flavoured with juniper berries </p><p><i></i></p><p>‘But it can't have been right … to pour spirits down her throat like that. It might have killed her.’ ‘Not her. Gin was mother's milk to her.’</p><p> George Bernard Shaw.</p></div><a name="s027110b"><!--s027110b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a glass or measure of gin [by shortening and alteration from <span class="bodyi">geneva</span>, modification of obsolete Dutch <span class="bodyi">genever</span> juniper, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">juniperus</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inspissate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹspisayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031459a"><!--s031459a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make (something) thick or thicker, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by condensation <span class="bodyb">inspissation</span> /-ʹsaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">inspissatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">inspissare</span> to thicken, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">spissus</span> thick].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">minor suit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038336a"><!--s038336a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in bridge, either of the suits of clubs or diamonds, which are of inferior scoring value: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/major_suit/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">major suit</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Marian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmeəriən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036859a"><!--s036859a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038716b"><!--s038716b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to Mary, the mother of Jesus.</p></div><a name="s038717b"><!--s038717b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to Queen Mary I of England or Mary Queen of Scots.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">live-in</span><small><span class="eSynop">/liv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035370a"><!--s035370a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037215b"><!--s037215b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>living at one's place of employment </p><p><i></i></p><p>a live-in maid</p>.</div><a name="s037216b"><!--s037216b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>living with somebody else in his or her home </p><p><i></i></p><p>her live-in lover</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fad</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fad/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021327a"><!--s021327a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022454b"><!--s022454b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a short-lived but enthusiastically pursued practice or interest; a craze.</p></div><a name="s022455b"><!--s022455b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an idiosyncratic taste or habit</p><p><span class="bodyb">faddish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">faddishly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">faddishness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">faddism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">faddist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lynch</span><small><span class="eSynop">/linch/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036109a"><!--s036109a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to put (an alleged offendersomebody) to death illegally by mob action</p><p><span class="bodyb">lyncher</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lynch_law/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lynch law</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hooch <span class="bodyi">or</span> hootch</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hoohch/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029069a"><!--s029069a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> spirits, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when inferior or illicitly made or obtained [short for <span class="bodyi">hoochinoo</span>, spirits made by the Hoochinoo Indians of Alaska].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">late<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034217a"><!--s034217a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035886b"><!--s035886b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>after the usual or proper time </p><p><i></i></p><p>He always arrived late</p>.</div><a name="s035887b"><!--s035887b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>at or near the end of a period of time or of a process </p><p><i></i></p><p>We bought the house late in 1995</p>.</div><a name="s035888b"><!--s035888b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>far on in the day or night </p><p><i></i></p><p>We stayed up late</p>.</div><a name="s035889b"><!--s035889b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(+ of) until lately </p><p><i></i></p><p>Dr Evans, late of Birmingham, now lectures at Durham</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">of late</span>.</p></div><a name="s035890b"><!--s035890b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in the period shortly or immediately before; recently </p><p><i></i></p><p>We have not seen him of late</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Mephistopheles</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mefiʹstofəleez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037607a"><!--s037607a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a devil in medieval mythology, the one to whom Faust, in the German legend, sold his soul <span class="bodyb">Mephistophelean</span> /miˌfistəʹfeeli·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">Mephistophelian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">certify</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsuhtifie/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (certifies, certified, certifying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009775a"><!--s009775a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010083b"><!--s010083b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002414c"><!--s002414c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to confirm (something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> officially in writing.</p></div><a name="s002415c"><!--s002415c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to declare (something) officially as being to be true or up to as meeting a standard.</p></div><a name="s002416c"><!--s002416c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to declare officially to be the insaneity of (somebody).</p></div></div><a name="s010084b"><!--s010084b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to award a certificate or licence to (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>a certified teacher</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">certifien</span> via Frenchfrom late Latin <span class="bodyi">certificare</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">certus</span> certain].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kedge<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kej/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033043a"><!--s033043a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to pull (a boat or ship) along by means of a line attached to an anchor [Middle English <span class="bodyi">caggen</span> to tie; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Minotaur</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmienətaw, ʹmin-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038337a"><!--s038337a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Greek mythology, a monster with the body of a man and the head of a bull, kept by Minos in a labyrinth on Crete and ultimately killed by Theseus [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">Minotaurus</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">Minōtauros</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Minōs</span> Minos, legendary king of Crete + <span class="bodyi">tauros</span> bull].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inst.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031460a"><!--s031460a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033272b"><!--s033272b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>formerly used in business letters: instant.</p></div><a name="s033273b"><!--s033273b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>institute.</p></div><a name="s033274b"><!--s033274b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>institution.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">live in</span><small><span class="eSynop">/liv/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035369a"><!--s035369a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to live at one's place of work </p><p><i></i></p><p>The housekeeper is required to live in</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marigold</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmarigohld/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036860a"><!--s036860a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of composite plants of the daisy family with showy yellow or red flower heads: genera <span class="bodyi">Tagetes</span> and <span class="bodyi">Calendula</span> [Middle English, from <span class="bodyi">Mary</span>, mother of Jesus + Middle English <span class="bodyi">gold</span> marigold, corn marigold].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">faddy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfadi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (faddier, faddiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021328a"><!--s021328a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> having idiosyncratic likes and dislikes about food; fussy</p><p><span class="bodyb">faddily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">faddiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gin<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025419a"><!--s025419a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027111b"><!--s027111b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cotton_gin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cotton gin</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s027112b"><!--s027112b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a machine for raising or moving heavy weights.</p></div><a name="s027113b"><!--s027113b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a snare or trap for game [Middle English <span class="bodyi">gin</span>, modification of Old French <span class="bodyi">engin</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/engine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">engine</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-hood</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029073a"><!--s029073a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns from nouns or adjectives, denoting:</p><a name="s030723b"><!--s030723b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the state or condition of (a certain class of person) </p><p><i></i></p><p>priesthood</p> <p><i></i></p><p>manhood</p> <p><i></i></p><p>likelihood</p> <p><i></i></p><p>parenthood</p>.</div><a name="s030724b"><!--s030724b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a state (of a certain character).</p></div><a name="s030725b"><!--s030725b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the time or period of (a certain stage in life) </p><p><i></i></p><p>childhood</p>.</div><a name="s030726b"><!--s030726b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an instance of something (or a specified quality or condition) </p><p><i></i></p><p>a falsehood</p>.</div><a name="s030727b"><!--s030727b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a body or class of people sharing (a specified character or state) </p><p><i></i></p><p>brotherhood</p> <p><i></i></p><p>priesthood</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">-hād</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lynchet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlinchit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036110a"><!--s036110a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a terrace formed on a hillside by prehistoric cultivation [English dialect <span class="bodyi">lynch</span>, from Old English <span class="bodyi">hlinc</span> ridge of land + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/et/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-et</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">latecomer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034218a"><!--s034218a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who arrives late.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mephitic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/miʹfitik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037608a"><!--s037608a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a gas or vapour: foul-smelling or, noxious, or poisonous [Latin <span class="bodyi">mephiticus</span> from <span class="bodyi">mephitis</span> poisonous gas emitted from the earth].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">certiorari</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌsuhtiawʹreərie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009776a"><!--s009776a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a writ of a superior court calling for the records of proceedings in an inferior court [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">certiorari</span> to be informed; from the use of this word in the writ].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kedge<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033044a"><!--s033044a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small anchor used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in kedging.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fade<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fayd/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021329a"><!--s021329a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022456b"><!--s022456b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to disappear gradually; to vanish </p><p><i></i></p><p>The smile faded from his face</p>.</div><a name="s022457b"><!--s022457b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to lose or cause to lose freshness or brilliance of colour.</p></div><a name="s022458b"><!--s022458b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005741c"><!--s005741c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to lose freshness or brilliance of colour.</p></div><a name="s005742c"><!--s005742c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to disappear into obscurity after a period of brilliance </p><p><i></i></p><p>Oh, the self-importance of fading stars. Never mind, they will all be black holes one day</p><p> Jeffrey Bernard.</p></div></div><a name="s022459b"><!--s022459b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of a vehicle brake: to lose power temporarily, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> because of prolonged use.</p></div><a name="s022460b"><!--s022460b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s005743c"><!--s005743c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of an image on a screen: to come gradually into or out of view, e.g. when changing or merging with another.</p></div><a name="s005744c"><!--s005744c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of an electronic sound: to increase or decrease in volume or strength.</p></div></div><a name="s022461b"><!--s022461b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>in golf, said of the ball: to deviate from a straight path, usu as a result of spin <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s022462b"><!--s022462b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to fade.</p></div><a name="s022463b"><!--s022463b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> in dice, to match the bet of (an opponent)</p><p><span class="bodyb">fadeless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">faden</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">fatidus</span>, alteration of <span class="bodyi">fatuus</span> fatuous, insipid].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">minster</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹminstə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038338a"><!--s038338a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large or important church often having cathedral status [Old English <span class="bodyi">mynster</span>, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">monasterium</span> monastery].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">livelihood</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlievlihood/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035371a"><!--s035371a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a job, that provides a person with the means to support themselves [alteration of Middle English <span class="bodyi">livelode</span> course of life, from Old English <span class="bodyi">līflād</span>, from <span class="bodyi">līf</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/life/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">life</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">lād</span> course].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">instability</span><small><span class="eSynop">/instəʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> instabilities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031461a"><!--s031461a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lack of stability, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> emotional or mental stability.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marijuana <span class="bodyi">or</span> marihuana</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mariʹ(h)wahnə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036861a"><!--s036861a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a usu mild form of cannabis that is smoked for its intoxicating effect [Mexican Spanish <span class="bodyi">mariguana, marihuana</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hood<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hood/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029070a"><!--s029070a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030714b"><!--s030714b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a loose, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> protective, covering for the top and back of the head and neck that is usu attached to the neckline of a garment.</p></div><a name="s030715b"><!--s030715b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a usu leather covering for a hawk's head and eyes.</p></div><a name="s030716b"><!--s030716b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an ornamental scarf worn over an academic gown indicating that indicates by its colour or border the wearer's university and degree.</p></div><a name="s030717b"><!--s030717b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a hoodlike marking, crest, or expansion on the head of an animal, e.g. a cobra or seal.</p></div><a name="s030718b"><!--s030718b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a folding waterproof top cover for an open car, pram, etc.</p></div><a name="s030719b"><!--s030719b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a cover or canopy, e.g. over a cooker, for carrying off fumes, smoke, etc.</p></div><a name="s030720b"><!--s030720b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bonnet/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bonnet</span></span></a> (3)</p><p><span class="bodyb">hoodless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">hoodlike</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">hōd</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lateen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ləʹteen/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034219a"><!--s034219a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>denoting a rig characterized by a triangular sail hung from a long spar set at an angle on a low mast [French <span class="bodyi">voile</span> <span class="bodyi">latine</span> lateen sail, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">latinus</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/latin1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Latin 1</span></span></a>), from its use in the Mediterranean].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-mer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037609a"><!--s037609a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting: something that is a specified type of polymer or isomer </p><p><i></i></p><p>tautomer</p> <p>[Greek <span class="bodyi">meros</span> part].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lynch law</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036111a"><!--s036111a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the punishment of presumed crimes or offences usu by death without due process of law [prob named after William <span class="bodyi">Lynch</span> d.1820, US citizen who organized extralegal tribunals in Virginia].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gin<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (ginned, ginning)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025420a"><!--s025420a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027114b"><!--s027114b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to separate (cotton fibre) from seeds and waste material.</p></div><a name="s027115b"><!--s027115b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to snare (game) in a gin</p><p><span class="bodyb">ginner</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">certitude</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsuhtityoohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009777a"><!--s009777a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the state of being or feeling certain </p><p><i></i></p><p>Certitude is not the test of certainty. We have been cocksure of many things that were not so</p><p> Oliver Wendell Holmes [Middle English from late Latin <span class="bodyi">certitudo</span>,from Latin <span class="bodyi">certus</span> certain].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kedgeree</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kejəʹree, ʹkej-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033045a"><!--s033045a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dish containing rice, flaked smoked fish, and chopped hard-boiled eggs [Hindi <span class="bodyi">khich</span> <span class="bodyi">rī</span>, from Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">khiccā</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">minstrel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹminstrəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038339a"><!--s038339a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040044b"><!--s040044b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a medieval singer, poet, or musical entertainer.</p></div><a name="s040045b"><!--s040045b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of a group of entertainers with blackened faces giving a performance of supposedly Negro singing, dancing, etc [Middle English <span class="bodyi">menestrel</span> via Old French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">ministerialis</span> imperial household officer, from Latin <span class="bodyi">ministerium</span> service, from <span class="bodyi">minister</span> servant].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marimba</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹrimbə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036862a"><!--s036862a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a percussion instrument of Southern Africa and Central America that which resembles a large xylophone, has a resonant tone dried gourd shell or similar object beneath each bar to give resonance, and is played with soft-headed hammers [of African origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">live load</span><small><span class="eSynop">/liev/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035372a"><!--s035372a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in engineering, a variable load or force on a structure, e.g. moving traffic on a bridge: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dead_load/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dead load</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gin<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025421a"><!--s025421a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, derog</span> a female Aborigine [from Dharuk].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hood<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029071a"><!--s029071a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030721b"><!--s030721b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cover or protect (somebody or something) with or as if with a hood; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> to drop one's eyelids halfway over (one's eyes).</p></div><a name="s030722b"><!--s030722b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to drop one's eyelids halfway over (one's eyes)</p><p><span class="bodyb">hooded</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fade<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021330a"><!--s021330a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022464b"><!--s022464b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of fading.</p></div><a name="s022465b"><!--s022465b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in golf, a shot causing fading.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mercantile</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmuhkəntiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037610a"><!--s037610a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039489b"><!--s039489b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to merchants or trading </p><p><i></i></p><p>mercantile law</p>.</div><a name="s039490b"><!--s039490b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to mercantilism [via French from Italian <span class="bodyi">mercante</span> merchant, from Latin <span class="bodyi">mercant-</span>, <span class="bodyi">mercans</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">mercari</span> to trade].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Late Greek</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034220a"><!--s034220a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the Greek language as used in the third cent. to eighth cent. <span class="bodysc">ad</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">install</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">instal</span>) /inʹstawl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031462a"><!--s031462a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033275b"><!--s033275b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to place (something) in position for use or service </p><p><i></i></p><p>They had a shower installed in the bathroom</p>.</div><a name="s033276b"><!--s033276b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to establish (somebody) in a specified place, condition, or status.</p></div><a name="s033277b"><!--s033277b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to induct (somebody) into an office, rank, or order, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with ceremonies or formalities </p><p><i></i></p><p>Once a new chairman had been installed, the company's fortunes began to improve</p> <p><span class="bodyb">installer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">installer</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">installare</span> to put in a stall, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">stallum</span> place, stall].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lynchpin</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036112a"><!--s036112a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/linchpin_or_lynchpin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">linchpin</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">keek<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/keek/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033046a"><!--s033046a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Scot</span> to peep or look surreptitiously</p><p><span class="bodyb">keeker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">kiken</span>, prob from early Dutch <span class="bodyi">kīken</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cerulean</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹroohli·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009778a"><!--s009778a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> deep sky blue in colour</p><p><span class="bodyb">cerulean</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">caeruleus</span> dark blue].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">minstrelsy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹminstrəlsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038340a"><!--s038340a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040046b"><!--s040046b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the singing and playing of a minstrel.</p></div><a name="s040047b"><!--s040047b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a group of minstrels.</p></div><a name="s040048b"><!--s040048b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>songs or poems composed or performed by minstrels [Middle English <span class="bodyi">minstralcie</span>, from early French <span class="bodyi">menestralsie</span> from <span class="bodyi">menestrel</span> minstrel].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">livelong</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlivlong/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035373a"><!--s035373a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly literary</span> whole or entire </p><p><i></i></p><p>the livelong day</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">lef long</span>, from <span class="bodyi">lef</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lief/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lief</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/long1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">long 1</span></span></a>; the spelling changed in the 16th cent. by association with <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/live1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">live 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marina</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹreenə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036863a"><!--s036863a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dock or basin providing secure moorings for motorboats, yachts, etc [Italian and Spanish <span class="bodyi">marina</span> seashore, fem of <span class="bodyi">marino</span> (adj) marine, from Latin <span class="bodyi">marinus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/marine1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">marine 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lynx</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lingks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> lynxes <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> lynx)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036113a"><!--s036113a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various wildcats with relatively long legs, a short stubby tail, a mottled coat, and often tufted ears, e.g. the common lynx of N Europe and Asia, and the bobcat: <span class="bodyi">Lynx lynx</span> and other species [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">lynx</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fade-in</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021332a"><!--s021332a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the gradual appearance of a sound or picture, usu in broadcasting or on film.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Late Latin</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034221a"><!--s034221a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the Latin language as used in the third cent. to sixth cent. <span class="bodysc">ad</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hood<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029072a"><!--s029072a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> a hoodlum or gangster [short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hoodlum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hoodlum</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mercantilism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmuhkəntəliz(ə)m, -tieliz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037611a"><!--s037611a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an economic system first prominent in the 17th cent. that was intended to increase the power and wealth of a nation by strict governmental regulation of the national economy</p><p><span class="bodyb">mercantilist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mint<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/mint/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038341a"><!--s038341a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040049b"><!--s040049b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s010359c"><!--s010359c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>any of several species of plants that hasve whorled leaves with a characteristic strong taste and smell, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a flavouring: genus <span class="bodyi">Mentha</span>.</p></div><a name="s010360c"><!--s010360c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the flavour of mint.</p></div></div><a name="s040050b"><!--s040050b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a sweet, chocolate, etc flavoured with peppermint</p><p><span class="bodyb">minty</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p>Old English <span class="bodyi">minte</span>; related to Old High German <span class="bodyi">minza</span>, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">mentha</span> mint. The plant is said to be so called from Minthe, a nymph who was loved by Pluto and who was then turned by Pluto's jealous wife Proserpina into the plant named after her</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ginger</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjinjə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025422a"><!--s025422a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027116b"><!--s027116b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007088c"><!--s007088c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a widely cultivated tropical plant with pungent aromatic rhizomes that supply most of the ginger used commercially: <span class="bodyi">Zingiber officinale</span>.</p></div><a name="s007089c"><!--s007089c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the dried and ground rhizome of a tropical this plant, used as a spice.</p></div><a name="s007090c"><!--s007090c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the rhizome itself, which has a strong hot taste and is used in cooking, candied as a sweet, or preserved in syrup.</p></div></div><a name="s027117b"><!--s027117b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a reddish brown or yellowish brown colour.</p></div><a name="s027118b"><!--s027118b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>high spirit; vigour</p><p><span class="bodyb">gingery</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via Old French and late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">zingiberis</span>, from Pali <span class="bodyi">singivera</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">installation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/instəʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031463a"><!--s031463a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033278b"><!--s033278b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of installing or being installed.</p></div><a name="s033279b"><!--s033279b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a device or piece of equipment fitted in place to perform some specified function </p><p><i></i></p><p>a new gas central-heating installation</p>.</div><a name="s033280b"><!--s033280b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a military base or establishment </p><p><i></i></p><p>US installations in Europe</p>.</div><a name="s033281b"><!--s033281b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a large-scale work of art that is assembled in the gallery where it is exhibited.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cerumen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹroohmən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009779a"><!--s009779a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/earwax/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">earwax</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">ceruminous</span> /-nəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">cera</span> wax, prob from Greek <span class="bodyi">kēros</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">keek<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033047a"><!--s033047a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a surreptitious look or peep.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marinade<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/mariʹnayd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036864a"><!--s036864a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038718b"><!--s038718b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a blend of oil, wine or vinegar, herbs, and spices in which meat, fish, etc is soaked before cooking to enrich its flavour or make it tender.</p></div><a name="s038719b"><!--s038719b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the food so treated, or a dish of such food [French <span class="bodyi">marinade</span> from Spanish <span class="bodyi">marinada</span> from <span class="bodyi">marinar</span> to pickle in brine, from <span class="bodyi">marino</span> marine].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lively</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlievli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (livelier, liveliest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035374a"><!--s035374a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037217b"><!--s037217b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009679c"><!--s009679c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>briskly alert, active, and energetic.</p></div><a name="s009680c"><!--s009680c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>done or conducted with energy or, vigour, or emotional intensity </p><p><i></i></p><p>a lively debate</p>.</div></div><a name="s037218b"><!--s037218b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>full of life, movement, or incident </p><p><i></i></p><p>a lively scene</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a lively description</p>.</div><a name="s037219b"><!--s037219b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>intellectually active or, perceptive, and questioning </p><p><i></i></p><p>lively minds</p>.</div><a name="s037220b"><!--s037220b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s009681c"><!--s009681c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>moving with speed and force, often in unpredictable ways </p><p><i></i></p><p>a lively sea</p>.</div><a name="s009682c"><!--s009682c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a pitch or playing surface: causing sharp unpredictable movements of the ball.</p></div></div><a name="s037221b"><!--s037221b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>said of a boat: responsive to the helm and exciting to sail.</p></div><a name="s037222b"><!--s037222b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, humorous</span> full of possibly disagreeable or dangerous consequences </p><p><i></i></p><p>We were given a lively time by enemy artillery</p> <p><span class="bodyb">livelily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">liveliness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">līflīc</span>, from <span class="bodyi">līf</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/life/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">life</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lynx-eyed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036114a"><!--s036114a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having keen eyesight.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mercaptan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/muhʹkaptan/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037612a"><!--s037612a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">no longer in technical use</span> another name for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/thiol/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">thiol</span></span></a> [German <span class="bodyi">Mercaptan</span> via Danish from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">mercurium captans</span>, literally ‘seizing mercury’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lately</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034222a"><!--s034222a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>recently; of late </p><p><i></i></p><p>She has been friendlier lately</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hooded</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029074a"><!--s029074a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030728b"><!--s030728b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>covered by, or as if by, a hood </p><p><i></i></p><p>a hooded figure</p> <p><i></i></p><p>hooded eyes</p>.</div><a name="s030729b"><!--s030729b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a plant: shaped like a hood.</p></div><a name="s030730b"><!--s030730b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a bird or animal: having a part, or contrasting coloration, on the head suggestive of a hood.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fade in</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021331a"><!--s021331a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to appear gradually or cause (sound or a picture) to appear gradually.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mint<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038342a"><!--s038342a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040051b"><!--s040051b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a place where coins, medals, etc are made.</p></div><a name="s040052b"><!--s040052b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a vast sum or amount of money</p><p>Old English <span class="bodyi">mynet</span> coin, money, related to Old High German <span class="bodyi">munizza</span> coin, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">moneta</span> mint, coin, from <span class="bodyi">Moneta</span>, epithet of Juno. The connection with the Roman goddess Juno arises from the fact that the Romans coined money in the temple of Juno Moneta</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marinade<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036865a"><!--s036865a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to soak (e.g. meat) in a marinade.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">liven</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹliev(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (livened, livening)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035375a"><!--s035375a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s037223b"><!--s037223b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to make or become (something) more lively <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s037224b"><!--s037224b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to become more lively </p><p><i></i></p><p>The party was quiet at first, but soon livened up</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">instalment</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">installment</span>) /inʹstawlmənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031464a"><!--s031464a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033282b"><!--s033282b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of the parts into which a debt is divided when payment is made at intervals.</p></div><a name="s033283b"><!--s033283b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008631c"><!--s008631c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>any of several parts, e.g. of a publication, presented at intervals.</p></div><a name="s008632c"><!--s008632c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a single part of a serial story [alteration of earlier <span class="bodyi">estallment</span> payment by instalment, from early French <span class="bodyi">estaler</span> to place, fix].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">keel<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033048a"><!--s033048a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034924b"><!--s034924b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a structure that runs lengthways along the centre of the bottom of a ship or boat and that often projects downward to improve stability.</p></div><a name="s034925b"><!--s034925b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008970c"><!--s008970c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a structure that runs lengthways along the centre of the bottom of a ship or boat, from which the framework of the hull is built up, and that often projects downward to improve stability.</p></div><a name="s008971c"><!--s008971c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the main load-bearing member, e.g. in an airship or aeroplane.</p></div></div><a name="s034926b"><!--s034926b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a projection or ridge suggesting a keel, e.g. the breastbone of a bird or a pair of linked flower petals ✱ <span class="bodyb">on an even keel</span> without any sudden changes or trouble; steady; calm</p><p><span class="bodyb">keeled</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">keelless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">kele</span> from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">kjölr</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ceruse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsiəroohs, siʹroohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009780a"><!--s009780a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>white lead as a pigment [Middle English via early French <span class="bodyi">céruse</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">cerussa</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ginger ale</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025423a"><!--s025423a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sweet yellowish carbonated non-alcoholic drink flavoured with ginger.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lyonnaise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lee·əʹnayz/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036115a"><!--s036115a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>cooked in the way traditional in Lyons, often with onions [French <span class="bodyi">lyonnaise</span> in the manner of Lyons, from fem of <span class="bodyi">lyonnais</span> of Lyons, from <span class="bodyi">Lyon</span> Lyons, a city in southwestern France].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Mercator's projection <span class="bodyi">or</span> Mercator projection</span><small><span class="eSynop">/muhʹkaytəz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037613a"><!--s037613a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a map projection showing the lines of longitude as parallel evenly spaced straight lines and the lines of latitude as parallel straight lines whose distance from each other increases with their distance from the equator. This projection causes the shapes of large areas to become greatly distorted with increasing distance from the equator: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/peters_projection/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Peters’ projection</span></span></a> [named after Gerardus <span class="bodyi">Mercator</span> (Gerhard Kremer) d.1594, Flemish geographer who invented the system of map projection].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">latency</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlayt(ə)nsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034223a"><!--s034223a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the quality or state of being latent; dormancy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hooded crow</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029075a"><!--s029075a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a black and grey Eurasian crow closely related to the carrion crow: <span class="bodyi">Corvus corone</span> <span class="bodyi">cornix</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fade-out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021334a"><!--s021334a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the gradual disappearance of a sound or picture, usu in broadcasting or on film.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mint<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038343a"><!--s038343a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040053b"><!--s040053b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (coins, etc) by stamping metal.</p></div><a name="s040054b"><!--s040054b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to fabricate or invent (a new word, etc)</p><p><span class="bodyb">minter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lyrate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlie·ərət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036116a"><!--s036116a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>shaped like a lyre.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mercenary<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmuhs(ə)nri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> mercenaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037614a"><!--s037614a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a soldier who is hired to fight for a foreign country [Middle English in the sense ‘hireling’, from Latin <span class="bodyi">mercenarius</span> from <span class="bodyi">merced-</span>, <span class="bodyi">merces</span> wages].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">instance<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinst(ə)ns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031465a"><!--s031465a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033284b"><!--s033284b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an example cited as an illustration or proof </p><p><i></i></p><p>the justice … full of wise saws and modern instances</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div><a name="s033285b"><!--s033285b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a situation viewed as one stage in a process or series of events </p><p><i></i></p><p>The author prefers, in this instance, to remain anonymous</p>.</div><a name="s033286b"><!--s033286b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the institution of a legal action </p><p><i></i></p><p>a court of first instance</p>.</div><a name="s033287b"><!--s033287b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> a request </p><p><i></i></p><p>I am writing to you at the instance of my client</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">for instance</span>.</p></div><a name="s033288b"><!--s033288b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>as an example</p><p>Middle English <span class="bodyi">instaunce</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">instantia</span> presence, urgency, from <span class="bodyi">instare</span> to be present, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">stare</span> to stand. The word originally meant ‘urgency, an urgent entreaty’; in medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">instantia</span> was used to translate Greek <span class="bodyi">enstasis</span> objection, example to the contrary, hence the current sense ‘example’, which dates from the 16th cent</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marinara</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mariʹnahrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036866a"><!--s036866a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">used after a noun</span>) said of food: cooked with a spicy tomato sauce containing onions and garlic </p><p><i></i></p><p>spaghetti marinara</p> <p>[Italian <span class="bodyi">(alla) marinara</span> in the style of a sailor].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ginger beer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025424a"><!--s025424a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s027119b"><!--s027119b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a weak alcoholic effervescent drink of milky appearance, made by the fermentation of ginger and syrup.</p></div><a name="s027120b"><!--s027120b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a similar non-alcoholic commercial preparation.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cervelat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsuhvəlat, -lah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009781a"><!--s009781a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a smoked sausage made from pork and beef [obsolete French <span class="bodyi">cervelat</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">cervellata</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">keel<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033049a"><!--s033049a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034927b"><!--s034927b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + over) to turn over; to capsize.</p></div><a name="s034928b"><!--s034928b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (+ over) to fall over in or as if in a faint; to collapse <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s034929b"><!--s034929b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + over) to cause (something) to turn over.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">live oak</span><small><span class="eSynop">/liev/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035376a"><!--s035376a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several N American evergreen oaks; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that is cultivated for its tough wood used in shipbuilding: <span class="bodyi">Quercus virginiana</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">latency period</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034224a"><!--s034224a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Freudian psychology, a stage of personality development observed in W Europe, N America, and some other cultures, that extends from about the age of five to puberty. During this period, sexual urges appear to lie dormant.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fade out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021333a"><!--s021333a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to disappear gradually or cause (sound or a picture) to disappear gradually.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hooded seal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029076a"><!--s029076a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large seal of the N Atlantic, the male having a large sac on its head that inflates during display: <span class="bodyi">Cystophora cristata</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mint<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038344a"><!--s038344a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>unspoilt, as if fresh from a mint; pristine or perfect </p><p><i></i></p><p>in mint condition</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">La Tène</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lah ʹten (<span class="bodyi">French</span> la tɛn)/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034225a"><!--s034225a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>belonging or relating to the later period of the Iron Age in Europe dating from the fifth cent. <span class="bodysc">bc</span> to the Roman conquests [named after <span class="bodyi">La Tène</span>, shallows of the Lake of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, where remains of it were first discovered].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lyre</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlie·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036117a"><!--s036117a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a stringed musical instrument of the harp family with a U-shaped frame and strings stretched from a crossbar from which the strings were stretched to the sound box at the base, used by the ancient Greeks, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to accompany song and recitation [Middle English <span class="bodyi">lire</span> via Old French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">lyra</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">instance<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031466a"><!--s031466a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033289b"><!--s033289b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to serve as an example of (something).</p></div><a name="s033290b"><!--s033290b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to put (something) forward as a case or example.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">keel<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/keel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033050a"><!--s033050a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a flat-bottomed ship, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a barge formerly used on the river Tyne to carry coal [Middle English <span class="bodyi">kele</span> from early Dutch <span class="bodyi">kiel</span> ship].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">live out</span><small><span class="eSynop">/liv/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035377a"><!--s035377a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037225b"><!--s037225b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to live to the end of (a period of time).</p></div><a name="s037226b"><!--s037226b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to carry out (something imagined) in real life.</p></div><a name="s037227b"><!--s037227b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to live outside one's place of work </p><p><i></i></p><p>Owing to the shortage of college rooms, some students must live out</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s037228b"><!--s037228b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to live till the end of (a period of time) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Will the sick man live out the month?</p>.</div><a name="s037229b"><!--s037229b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to enact or carry out in real life (something previously only imagined).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cervical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsuhvikl, səʹviekl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009783a"><!--s009783a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010087b"><!--s010087b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of a cervix, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the cervix of the uterus </p><p><i></i></p><p>cervical cancer</p>.</div><a name="s010088b"><!--s010088b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of the neck </p><p><i></i></p><p>cervical vertebrae</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mercenary<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037615a"><!--s037615a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>acting primarily for financial reward</p><p><span class="bodyb">mercenariness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marinate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmarinayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036867a"><!--s036867a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038720b"><!--s038720b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/marinade2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">marinade 2</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s038721b"><!--s038721b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to marinade (food) [prob from Italian <span class="bodyi">marinato</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">marinare</span> to marinade, from <span class="bodyi">marino</span> marine].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gingerbread</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025425a"><!--s025425a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a thick biscuit or cake made with treacle or syrup and flavoured with ginger ✱ <span class="bodyb">take the gilt off the gingerbread</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gilt2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gilt 2</span></span></a> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">gingerbreed</span>, by folk etymology from <span class="bodyi">gingebras</span> ginger paste, from Old French <span class="bodyi">gingembraz</span>, from <span class="bodyi">gimgibre</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ginger/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ginger</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fader</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfaydə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021335a"><!--s021335a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a device used to cause produce fade-in or fade-out of audio or video signals to gradually appear or disappear.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hoodie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhoodi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029077a"><!--s029077a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030731b"><!--s030731b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">hoody</span>)</p><a name="s008032c"><!--s008032c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a hooded jacket, sweatshirt, or similar piece of clothing.</p></div><a name="s008033c"><!--s008033c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a young person wearing such clothing.</p></div></div><a name="s030732b"><!--s030732b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a hooded jacket, sweatshirt, or similar piece of clothing.</p></div><a name="s030733b"><!--s030733b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a young person wearing such clothing.</p></div><a name="s030734b"><!--s030734b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Scot</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hooded_crow/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hooded crow</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fad-surfing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021336a"><!--s021336a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">slang</span> the persistent and often mindless following of the latest trends and gurus, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in management.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">liver<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlivə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035378a"><!--s035378a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037230b"><!--s037230b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a large glandular organ of vertebrates that secretes bile and causes changes in the blood.</p></div><a name="s037231b"><!--s037231b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s009683c"><!--s009683c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a large vascular glandular organ of vertebrates that secretes bile and causes changes in the blood, e.g. by converting blood sugar into glycogen.</p></div><a name="s009684c"><!--s009684c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any of various large digestive glands of invertebrates.</p></div></div><a name="s037232b"><!--s037232b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the liver of an animal, e.g. a calf or pig, eaten as food.</p></div><a name="s037233b"><!--s037233b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a dark reddish brown [Old English <span class="bodyi">lifer</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mintage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmintij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038345a"><!--s038345a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040055b"><!--s040055b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the action, process, or cost of minting coins.</p></div><a name="s040056b"><!--s040056b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>coins produced in a single period of minting.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">instancy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinst(ə)nsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031467a"><!--s031467a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> urgency or insistence.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">keelhaul</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033051a"><!--s033051a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034930b"><!--s034930b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to drag (somebody) under the keel of a ship as punishment.</p></div><a name="s034931b"><!--s034931b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to rebuke (somebody) severely [Dutch <span class="bodyi">kielhalen</span>,from <span class="bodyi">kiel</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/keel1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">keel 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">halen</span> to haul].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">latent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlayt(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034226a"><!--s034226a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>present but not manifest or active </p><p><i></i></p><p>a latent infection</p> <p><i></i></p><p>His desire for success remained latent</p> <p><span class="bodyb">latency</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">latently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">latent-</span>, <span class="bodyi">latens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">latēre</span> to lie hidden].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marine<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹreen/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036868a"><!--s036868a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038722b"><!--s038722b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>ofrelating to or belonging to the sea </p><p><i></i></p><p>marine life</p> <p><i></i></p><p>marine biology</p>.</div><a name="s038723b"><!--s038723b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to the navigation or commerce of the sea </p><p><i></i></p><p>marine law</p> <p>[Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">marinus</span> of the sea, from <span class="bodyi">mare</span> sea].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mercer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmuhsə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037616a"><!--s037616a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> <span class="bodyi">esp</span> formerly, a dealer in fine textile fabrics, e.g. silk</p><p><span class="bodyb">mercery</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">mercier</span> merchant, from <span class="bodyi">mers</span> merchandise, from Latin <span class="bodyi">merc-, merx</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/market1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">market 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lyrebird</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036118a"><!--s036118a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>aneither of two Australian songbirds the male of which displays tail feathers in the shape of a lyre during courtship: genus <span class="bodyi">Menura</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ginger group</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025426a"><!--s025426a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a pressure group, e.g. within a political party, urging stronger action.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cervical smear</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009784a"><!--s009784a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a test for the early detection of cancer in which cells from the cervix of the uterus are examined under a microscope, or a specimen spread on a microscope slide for this purpose.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hoodie crow</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029078a"><!--s029078a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Scot</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hooded_crow/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hooded crow</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">faeces</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">feces</span>) /ʹfeeseez/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021337a"><!--s021337a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>bodily waste discharged through the anus <span class="bodyb">faecal</span> /ʹfeekl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">feces</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">faec-, faex</span> (sing.) dregs].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">liver<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035379a"><!--s035379a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who lives, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a specified way </p><p><i></i></p><p>a clean liver</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cervices</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsuhviseez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009785a"><!--s009785a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cervix/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cervix</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">latent heat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034227a"><!--s034227a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>heat given off or absorbed in a change of phase, e.g. from a solid to a liquid, without a change in temperature.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hoodlum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhoohdləm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029079a"><!--s029079a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030735b"><!--s030735b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a thug or gangster.</p></div><a name="s030736b"><!--s030736b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a young rowdy</p><p><span class="bodyb">hoodlumish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mint julep</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038346a"><!--s038346a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/julep/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">julep</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marine<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036869a"><!--s036869a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038724b"><!--s038724b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of a class of soldiers serving on shipboard or in close association with a naval force.</p></div><a name="s038725b"><!--s038725b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>seagoing ships of a specified nationality or class </p><p><i></i></p><p>the mercantile marine</p>.</div><a name="s038726b"><!--s038726b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a seascape ✱ <span class="bodyb">tell that to the (horse) marines</span> an indignant expression of disbelief at something said [said to be associated with Samuel Pepys, who when he mentioned his belief in flying fish received support from an officer of the Marine Corps; the King (Charles II) believed him since only the marines had the necessary knowledge of far places, and anyone who doubted a similar story in future should first ‘tell it to the marines’. The variant form <span class="bodyi">horse marines</span> adds an element of fantasy with the notion of horse soldiers serving on a ship.].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">instant<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinst(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031468a"><!--s031468a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033291b"><!--s033291b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a very brief period of time; a second.</p></div><a name="s033292b"><!--s033292b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a precise point in time, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> separating two states </p><p><i></i></p><p>at the instant of death</p>.</div><a name="s033293b"><!--s033293b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal, dated</span> used in business correspondence: the present or current month: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/proximo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">proximo</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ultimo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ultimo</span></span></a> [Middle English ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">instant-, instans</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">instare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/instance1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">instance 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mercerize <span class="bodyi">or</span> mercerise <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037617a"><!--s037617a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to give (e.g. cotton thread or fabrics) lustre and strength by chemical treatment under tension with an alkali, e.g. caustic soda [named after John <span class="bodyi">Mercer</span> d.1866, English calico printer].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lyric<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlirik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036119a"><!--s036119a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037935b"><!--s037935b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the words of a popular song.</p></div><a name="s037936b"><!--s037936b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a lyric poem.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gingerly<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025427a"><!--s025427a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>very cautiously or carefully [perhaps from early French <span class="bodyi">gensor, genzor</span>, compar of <span class="bodyi">gent</span> well-born, dainty, delicate, from Latin <span class="bodyi">genitus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">gignere</span> to beget].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">keelie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkeeli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033052a"><!--s033052a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Scot</span> an urban thug, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in Glasgow [prob modif of Scottish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">gille</span> lad].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">faerie <span class="bodyi">or</span> faery</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfayəri, ʹfeəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021338a"><!--s021338a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> fairyland [Old French <span class="bodyi">faerie</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fairy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fairy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">liver fluke</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035380a"><!--s035380a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various worms that invades and damages the liver of a mammals, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> sheep or other mammal: <span class="bodyi">Fasciola</span> <span class="bodyi">hepatica</span> and other species.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">instant<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031469a"><!--s031469a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033294b"><!--s033294b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>immediate </p><p><i></i></p><p>an instant success</p>.</div><a name="s033295b"><!--s033295b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of food:premixed, precooked, or otherwise prepared for easy use or application.</p></div><a name="s033296b"><!--s033296b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>appearing in or as if in ready-to-use form </p><p><i></i></p><p>updating your image with instant beards, moustaches, and sideburns</p><p> Playboy.</p></div><a name="s033297b"><!--s033297b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s008633c"><!--s008633c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> existing in the present; current.</p></div><a name="s008634c"><!--s008634c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal, dated</span> in business correspondence, of the present month.</p></div></div><a name="s033298b"><!--s033298b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> demanding or urgent.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cervicitis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/suhviʹsietəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009786a"><!--s009786a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>inflammation of the neck of the womb [scientific Latin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lyric<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036120a"><!--s036120a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037937b"><!--s037937b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009888c"><!--s009888c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>suitable for being set to music and sung.</p></div><a name="s009889c"><!--s009889c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>having a beautifully melodious or songlike quality.</p></div></div><a name="s037938b"><!--s037938b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of poetry: expressing direct personal emotion, or suitable for being set to music and sung </p><p><i></i></p><p>lyric poetry</p>.</div><a name="s037939b"><!--s037939b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a singer: having a light voice and a melodic style [early French <span class="bodyi">lyrique</span> or Latin <span class="bodyi">lyricus</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">lyrikos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">lyra</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lyre/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lyre</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mariner</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmarinə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036870a"><!--s036870a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal or literary</span> a seaman or sailor [Middle English via Old French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">marinarius</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">marinus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/marine1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">marine 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hoodman-blind</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029080a"><!--s029080a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> blind man's buff </p><p><i></i></p><p>What devil was't that thus hath cozen'd you at hoodman-blind?</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">minuend</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹminyooend/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038347a"><!--s038347a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in mathematics, a number from which another is to be subtracted [Latin <span class="bodyi">minuendum</span>, neuter of <span class="bodyi">minuendus</span>, gerundive of <span class="bodyi">minuere</span> to lessen].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Faeroese <span class="bodyi">or</span> Faroese</span><small><span class="eSynop">/feərohʹeez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Faeroese)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021339a"><!--s021339a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022466b"><!--s022466b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of the Faeroe Islands.</p></div><a name="s022467b"><!--s022467b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Germanic language of the Faeroese</p><p><span class="bodyb">Faeroese</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">latent image</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034228a"><!--s034228a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the invisible image first produced on photographic film, paper, etc by a reaction with light which is then made visible, usu by chemical developers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gingerly<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025428a"><!--s025428a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>very cautious or careful</p><p><span class="bodyb">gingerliness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">merchandise<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmuhchəndies/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037618a"><!--s037618a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039491b"><!--s039491b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>goods for sale, e.g. in a shop.</p></div><a name="s039492b"><!--s039492b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>products developed and sold to promote a film, band, etc [Middle English <span class="bodyi">marchaundise</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">marcheandise</span>, from <span class="bodyi">marcheant</span> merchant].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">keelson</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkelsən, ʹkeelsən/ kelson /ʹkelsən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033053a"><!--s033053a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a structural beam fastened to the keel of a ship for strength and to support the flooring [prob of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">liveried</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlivərid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035381a"><!--s035381a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>wearing a livery </p><p><i></i></p><p>a liveried chauffeur</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">instantaneous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inst(ə)nʹtayni·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031470a"><!--s031470a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033299b"><!--s033299b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>occurring or acting instantly; immediate </p><p><i></i></p><p>Death was instantaneous</p>.</div><a name="s033300b"><!--s033300b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>occurring or present at a particular instant </p><p><i></i></p><p>instantaneous velocity</p> <p><span class="bodyb">instantaneity</span> /-ʹneeiti, -ʹnayiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">instantaneously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">instantaneousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">instantaneus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">instant-, instans</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/instant1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">instant 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">keen<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/keen/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033054a"><!--s033054a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034932b"><!--s034932b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008972c"><!--s008972c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>enthusiastic; eager.</p></div><a name="s008973c"><!--s008973c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of emotion or feeling: intense </p><p><i></i></p><p>taking a keen interest</p>.</div></div><a name="s034933b"><!--s034933b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>sharp </p><p><i></i></p><p>a keen blade</p>.</div><a name="s034934b"><!--s034934b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s008974c"><!--s008974c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>having a fine edge or point; sharp.</p></div><a name="s008975c"><!--s008975c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of the wind: strong and piercing.</p></div></div><a name="s034935b"><!--s034935b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of physical or mental faculties: sharp; acute<i></i></p><p>keen eyesight</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a keen intellect</p>.</div><a name="s034936b"><!--s034936b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> of prices: competitive ✱ <span class="bodyb">keen on</span> interested in or attracted by (something or somebody)</p><p><span class="bodyb">keenly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">keenness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">cēne</span> brave].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">liverish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035382a"><!--s035382a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037234b"><!--s037234b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>suffering from liver disorder; bilious.</p></div><a name="s037235b"><!--s037235b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>peevish or irascible</p><p><span class="bodyb">liverishness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lyrical</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036121a"><!--s036121a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037940b"><!--s037940b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having a beautiful or songlike quality.</p></div><a name="s037941b"><!--s037941b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lyric2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lyric 2</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s037942b"><!--s037942b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>full of admiration or enthusiasm </p><p><i></i></p><p>She waxed lyrical about their new kitten</p>.</div><a name="s037943b"><!--s037943b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lyric2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lyric<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (2)</p><p><span class="bodyb">lyrically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cervico-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009787a"><!--s009787a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cervic_or_cervico/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cervic-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">latent period</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034229a"><!--s034229a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the incubation period of a disease.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hood mould</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029081a"><!--s029081a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hood_moulding/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hood moulding</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Mariolatry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/meəriʹolətri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036871a"><!--s036871a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>excessive veneration of the Virgin Mary [Latin <span class="bodyi">Maria</span> Mary + <span class="bodyi">-latry</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/idolatry/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">idolatry</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">minuet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/minyooʹet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038348a"><!--s038348a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040057b"><!--s040057b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a slow graceful dance in triple time.</p></div><a name="s040058b"><!--s040058b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>music for or in the rhythm of this dance, typically as a movement in a symphony, suite, etc [early French <span class="bodyi">menuet</span> tiny, delicate, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">menu</span> small].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ginger nut</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025429a"><!--s025429a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hard biscuit flavoured with ginger.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">faery</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfayəri, ʹfeəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021340a"><!--s021340a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/faerie_or_faery/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">faerie</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">merchandise<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> merchandize</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmuhchəndiez/ -ize <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037619a"><!--s037619a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039493b"><!--s039493b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to promote the sale of (goods) through skilful packaging and presentation.</p></div><a name="s039494b"><!--s039494b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s010255c"><!--s010255c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to promote the sale of (goods) through skilful packaging and presentation.</p></div><a name="s010256c"><!--s010256c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to publicize (an idea, product, etc).</p></div></div><a name="s039495b"><!--s039495b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to buy and sell (goods) in business</p><p><span class="bodyb">merchandiser</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">instanter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹstantə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031471a"><!--s031471a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or formal</span> instantly [Latin <span class="bodyi">instanter</span> earnestly, vehemently, from <span class="bodyi">instant-</span>, <span class="bodyi">instans</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/instant1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">instant 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">keen<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033055a"><!--s033055a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to utter a loud wailing lamentation, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for the dead</p><p><span class="bodyb">keener</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Irish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">caoinim</span> I lament].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Liverpudlian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/livəʹpudli·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035383a"><!--s035383a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037236b"><!--s037236b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Liverpool.</p></div><a name="s037237b"><!--s037237b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the dialect or accent of the people of Liverpool</p><p><span class="bodyb">Liverpudlian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [alteration, influenced by <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/puddle1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">puddle 1</span></span></a>, of <span class="bodyi">Liverpool</span>, a city in England + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ian/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ian</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lyricism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlirisiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036122a"><!--s036122a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037944b"><!--s037944b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009890c"><!--s009890c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a pleasantly melodious, flowing, and songlike quality, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in music.</p></div><a name="s009891c"><!--s009891c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a directly personal and intense style or quality in an art, literature, etc.</p></div></div><a name="s037945b"><!--s037945b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>great enthusiasm or exuberance.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cervic- <span class="bodyi">or</span> cervico-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009782a"><!--s009782a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s010085b"><!--s010085b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>neck; cervix </p><p><i></i></p><p>cervicitis</p>.</div><a name="s010086b"><!--s010086b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>cervical and </p><p><i></i></p><p>cervicothoracic</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">cervic-, cervix</span> neck].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hood moulding</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029082a"><!--s029082a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a stone projection to throw off rainwater over a door or window.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">minus<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmienəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038349a"><!--s038349a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040059b"><!--s040059b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>diminished by </p><p><i></i></p><p>Seven minus four is three</p>.</div><a name="s040060b"><!--s040060b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> without </p><p><i></i></p><p>minus his hat</p> <p>[Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">minus</span> less, from neuter of <span class="bodyi">minor</span> smaller].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">later</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlaytə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034230a"><!--s034230a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035891b"><!--s035891b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>afterwards.</p></div><a name="s035892b"><!--s035892b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>at a time in the future.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">merchandising</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmuhchəndiezing/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037620a"><!--s037620a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039496b"><!--s039496b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>sales promotion, including market research, development of new products, coordination of manufacture and marketing, and effective advertising, presentation, and packaging.</p></div><a name="s039497b"><!--s039497b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>commercial products developed to exploit the popularity of something or somebody, e.g. a film, band, or football team.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">faff<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/faf/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021341a"><!--s021341a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> (+ about/around) to waste time over trifles; to fuss or dither [orig to blow about; imitative].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ginger snap</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025430a"><!--s025430a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ginger_nut/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ginger nut</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marionette</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌmari·əʹnet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036872a"><!--s036872a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small-scale usu wooden figure with jointed limbs that is moved from above by attached strings or wires [French <span class="bodyi">marionnette</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">maryonete</span> from <span class="bodyi">Marion</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">Marie</span> Mary].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">instantiate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹstanshiayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031472a"><!--s031472a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to represent (something abstract) by a concrete example <span class="bodyb">instantiation</span> /-ʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">instantia</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/instance1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">instance 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">keen<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033056a"><!--s033056a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lamentation for the dead uttered in a loud wailing voice, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> at Irish funerals.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">faff<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021342a"><!--s021342a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> fuss or dithering.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">liver salts</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035384a"><!--s035384a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>mineral salts taken in water as a cure for indigestion.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cervine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsuhvien/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009788a"><!--s009788a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or resembling deer [Latin <span class="bodyi">cervinus</span> of a deer, from <span class="bodyi">cervus</span> stag, deer].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lyricist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlirisist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036123a"><!--s036123a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a writer of lyrics.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">merchandize</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmuhchəndiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037621a"><!--s037621a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/merchandise2_or_merchandize/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">merchandise 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hoodoo<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhoohdooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hoodoos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029083a"><!--s029083a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030737b"><!--s030737b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>voodoo.</p></div><a name="s030738b"><!--s030738b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a malign influence that haunts one, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> that prevents one achieving winning form in a sport.</p></div><a name="s030739b"><!--s030739b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a pillar of rock, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a weird shape</p><p><span class="bodyb">hoodooism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [variant of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/voodoo1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">voodoo 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">minus<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> minuses)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038350a"><!--s038350a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040061b"><!--s040061b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/minus_sign/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">minus sign</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s040062b"><!--s040062b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a negative quantity.</p></div><a name="s040063b"><!--s040063b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a deficiency or defect.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marital</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmaritl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036873a"><!--s036873a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038727b"><!--s038727b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to marriage or to the relationship between husband and wife </p><p><i></i></p><p>marital tensions</p>.</div><a name="s038728b"><!--s038728b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to a husband </p><p><i></i></p><p>assert one's marital rights</p> <p><span class="bodyb">maritally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">maritalis</span> from <span class="bodyi">maritus</span> husband].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ginger up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025431a"><!--s025431a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to stir (somebody or something) to activity; to vitalize (them or it) </p><p><i></i></p><p>ginger up boardroom attitudes</p> <p>[from the practice of putting ginger in a horse's rectum to make it seem lively].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">instantly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031473a"><!--s031473a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>at once; immediately.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-later</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034231a"><!--s034231a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting: worshipper </p><p><i></i></p><p>idolater</p> <p>[Greek <span class="bodyi">-latrēs</span> worshipper].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">keep<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/keep/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> kept /kept/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033057a"><!--s033057a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s034937b"><!--s034937b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to retain possession or control of (something).</p></div><a name="s034938b"><!--s034938b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008976c"><!--s008976c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to cause (somebody or something) to remain in a specified place or condition </p><p><i></i></p><p>Keep the door closed</p>.</div><a name="s008977c"><!--s008977c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + on) to retain possession or use of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Should we keep the apartment on over the summer?</p>.</div><a name="s008978c"><!--s008978c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to store (something) habitually for use </p><p><i></i></p><p>Where do you keep the butter?</p>.</div><a name="s008979c"><!--s008979c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to preserve (food) in an unspoilt condition.</p></div><a name="s008980c"><!--s008980c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>to have (goods) customarily in stock for sale.</p></div><a name="s008981c"><!--s008981c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">f</span><br/><p>to record (accounts, events, etc) by entries in a book.</p></div></div><a name="s034939b"><!--s034939b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s008982c"><!--s008982c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to watch over, defend, or guard (somebody or something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Keep us from harm</p>.</div><a name="s008983c"><!--s008983c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to take care of (something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as an owner.</p></div><a name="s008984c"><!--s008984c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to support or provide for (somebody).</p></div><a name="s008985c"><!--s008985c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to maintain (something) in a specified condition </p><p><i></i></p><p>a well-kept garden</p>.</div><a name="s008986c"><!--s008986c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>to continue to maintain (order, etc).</p></div><a name="s008987c"><!--s008987c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">f</span><br/><p>to manage or run (a shop, household, etc).</p></div></div><a name="s034940b"><!--s034940b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to obey or honour (a law, promise, etc).</p></div><a name="s034941b"><!--s034941b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s008988c"><!--s008988c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to obey or honour (a law, promise, etc).</p></div><a name="s008989c"><!--s008989c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to act fittingly in relation to (a festival, ceremony, etc) </p><p><i></i></p><p>to keep the Sabbath</p>.</div><a name="s008990c"><!--s008990c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to conform to (something) in habits or conduct </p><p><i></i></p><p>to keep late hours</p>.</div><a name="s008991c"><!--s008991c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to stay in accord with (a beat or rhythm) </p><p><i></i></p><p>to keep step</p>.</div></div><a name="s034942b"><!--s034942b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to stay or remain on or in (a place, position, etc) often against opposition </p><p><i></i></p><p>Will you keep my place?</p>.</div><a name="s034943b"><!--s034943b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s008992c"><!--s008992c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to delay or detain (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>What kept you?</p>.</div><a name="s008993c"><!--s008993c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to hold back or restrain (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Try to keep him from going</p>.</div><a name="s008994c"><!--s008994c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to save or reserve (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'll keep some for later</p>.</div><a name="s008995c"><!--s008995c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to refrain from revealing or releasing (something secret or confidential) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s034944b"><!--s034944b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s008996c"><!--s008996c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to maintain a specified course </p><p><i></i></p><p>Keep right at the junction</p>.</div><a name="s008997c"><!--s008997c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to continue or persist in doing something </p><p><i></i></p><p>Just keep talking</p> <p><i></i></p><p>She would keep bothering them</p>.</div></div><a name="s034945b"><!--s034945b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><a name="s008998c"><!--s008998c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to stay or remain in a specified usu desirable place, situation, or condition </p><p><i></i></p><p>We must keep calm</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Keep out of the way</p>.</div><a name="s008999c"><!--s008999c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">esp</span> of food: to remain in good condition </p><p><i></i></p><p>Knowledge doesn't keep any better than fish</p><p> A N Whitehead.</p></div><a name="s009000c"><!--s009000c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to be or remain with regard to health </p><p><i></i></p><p>How are you keeping?</p>.</div><a name="s009001c"><!--s009001c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>to call for no immediate action </p><p><i></i></p><p>The matter will keep till morning</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">keep at</span> to persevere in doing (something) ✱ <span class="bodyb">keep from</span> to refrain from (doing something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I couldn't keep from laughing</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">keep oneself to oneself</span> to remain solitary or apart from other people ✱ <span class="bodyb">keep one's shirt/hair on</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to remain calm or not lose one's temper ✱ <span class="bodyb">keep to</span> to stay in or on (a place, path, etc) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Please keep to the path</p>.</div></div><a name="s034946b"><!--s034946b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>not to deviate from (a schedule, promise, etc) </p><p><i></i></p><p>We have to keep to the rules</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">keep to oneself</span> to keep (information) secret.</p></div><a name="s034947b"><!--s034947b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">keep oneself to oneself</span>) to remain solitary or apart from other people ✱ <span class="bodyb">you, he, etc can keep it</span> used in rejection of something distasteful [Old English <span class="bodyi">cēpan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fag<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fag/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021343a"><!--s021343a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a cigarette [shortening of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fag_end/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fag end</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gingham</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹging·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025432a"><!--s025432a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lightweight fabric usu woven from dyed cotton yarn to give a checked design [Dutch <span class="bodyi">gingang</span> from Malay <span class="bodyi">genggang</span> striped cloth].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hoodoo<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (hoodoos, hoodooed, hoodooing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029084a"><!--s029084a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> to cast an evil spell on (somebody) or bring them bad luck to.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">maritime</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmaritiem/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036874a"><!--s036874a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038729b"><!--s038729b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to navigation or commerce on the sea </p><p><i></i></p><p>a maritime museum</p>.</div><a name="s038730b"><!--s038730b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>associated with or found near the sea </p><p><i></i></p><p>maritime vegetation</p>.</div><a name="s038731b"><!--s038731b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a climate: having small variations in seasonal temperatures because of the influence of the sea [Latin <span class="bodyi">maritimus</span> from <span class="bodyi">mare</span> sea].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lateral<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlat(ə)rəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034232a"><!--s034232a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035893b"><!--s035893b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>situated on, directed towards, or coming from the side.</p></div><a name="s035894b"><!--s035894b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a speech sound: made by allowing air to escape on either or both sides of the tongue </p><p><i></i></p><p>/l/ is a lateral consonant</p> <p><span class="bodyb">laterally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">lateralis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">later-, latus</span> side].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">minus<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038351a"><!--s038351a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040064b"><!--s040064b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>less than zero; negative </p><p><i></i></p><p>a minus quantity</p>.</div><a name="s040065b"><!--s040065b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having negative qualities, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> involving a disadvantage </p><p><i></i></p><p>a minus factor</p>.</div><a name="s040066b"><!--s040066b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>used after a grade: falling lower than the specified grade </p><p><i></i></p><p>a mark of B minus</p>.</div><a name="s040067b"><!--s040067b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>of or having a negative electric charge.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cervix</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsuhviks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cervices /-seez/ cervixes)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009789a"><!--s009789a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010089b"><!--s010089b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a constricted portion of an organ or body part, <span class="bodyi"><span class="bodyi">esp</span></span> the narrow outer end of the uterus.</p></div><a name="s010090b"><!--s010090b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the neck [Latin <span class="bodyi">cervic-, cervix</span> neck].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">merchant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmuhchənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037622a"><!--s037622a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039498b"><!--s039498b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s010257c"><!--s010257c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a wholesaler.</p></div><a name="s010258c"><!--s010258c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a shopkeeper.</p></div></div><a name="s039499b"><!--s039499b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal, derog</span> a person who indulges in a specified activity </p><p><i></i></p><p>a doom merchant</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a squeegee merchant</p>.</div><a name="s039500b"><!--s039500b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) of or used in commerce </p><p><i></i></p><p>merchant ships</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">marchant</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">marcheant</span>, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">mercatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">mercari</span> to trade].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">liver sausage</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035385a"><!--s035385a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sausage consisting chiefly of cooked minced liver, often with pork trimmings.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">instar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinstah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031474a"><!--s031474a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an insect or similar arthropod in a particular stage between successive moults, or the stage itself [Latin <span class="bodyi">instar</span> equivalent, figure].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lyrist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlie·ərist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036124a"><!--s036124a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037946b"><!--s037946b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who plays the lyre.</p></div><a name="s037947b"><!--s037947b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>/ʹlirist/ = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lyricist/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lyricist</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">keep<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033058a"><!--s033058a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034948b"><!--s034948b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a castle, fortress, or fortified tower.</p></div><a name="s034949b"><!--s034949b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the essentials of living, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> food; maintenance or support </p><p><i></i></p><p>earn one's keep</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">for keeps</span>.</p></div><a name="s034950b"><!--s034950b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> with the provision that one may retain possession of what one wins or receives </p><p><i></i></p><p>He gave it to me for keeps</p>.</div><a name="s034951b"><!--s034951b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>permanently </p><p><i></i></p><p>come home for keeps</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">gingili</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹjinjili/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s025433a"><!--s025433a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>sesame, or the oil obtained from sesame seeds, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as used in Indian cookery [Hindi <span class="bodyi">jingalī</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marjoram</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmahjəram, -rəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036875a"><!--s036875a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038732b"><!--s038732b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a usu fragrant and aromatic plant of the mint family with small pale purple or pink flowers, and leaves that are used as a herb: <span class="bodyi">Origanum marjorana</span>.</p></div><a name="s038733b"><!--s038733b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/oregano/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">oregano</span></span></a> [alteration of Middle English <span class="bodyi">majorane</span> via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">majorana</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cesarean</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹzeəri·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009790a"><!--s009790a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/caesarean2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Caesarean 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">merchantable</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037623a"><!--s037623a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of commercially acceptable quality; marketable.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">minuscule<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹminəskyoohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038352a"><!--s038352a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040068b"><!--s040068b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>very small </p><p><i></i></p><p>Perry, with his minuscule armada of two frigates and two sailing vessels, arrived at … the very mouth of Tokyo Bay on 8 July 1853</p><p> Simon Winchester.</p></div><a name="s040069b"><!--s040069b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of, in, or being a lower-case letter or letters.</p></div><a name="s040070b"><!--s040070b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s010361c"><!--s010361c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>of, in, or being a lower-case letter or letters.</p></div><a name="s010362c"><!--s010362c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><a name="sb000000335"><!--sb000000335--></a><p>written in minuscules [French <span class="bodyi">minuscule</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">minusculus</span> rather small, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">minor</span> smaller]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyi">Minuscule</span> meaning ‘tiny’ or ‘a small letter’ (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/minuscule2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">minuscule 2</span></span></a>) is spelt with one <span class="bodyi">i</span> and two <span class="bodyi">u’</span>s. It can never be spelt <span class="bodyi">miniscule</span>.</p></div></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">instate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹstayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031475a"><!--s031475a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to establish (somebody) in a rank or office</p><p><span class="bodyb">instatement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hoodwink</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029085a"><!--s029085a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly informal</span> to deceive or delude (somebody)</p><p><span class="bodyb">hoodwinker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hood1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hood 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wink1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wink 1</span></span></a> in the sense ‘to close the eyes’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lateral<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034233a"><!--s034233a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035895b"><!--s035895b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a lateral part of something, e.g. a side branch or root.</p></div><a name="s035896b"><!--s035896b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a lateral consonant.</p></div><a name="s035897b"><!--s035897b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in American football, a pass, usu underhand, thrown sideways or backwards.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lyse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lies, liez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036125a"><!--s036125a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to undergo or cause (a cell) to undergo lysis [back-formation from Latin <span class="bodyi">lysis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lysis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lysis</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">keep back</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033059a"><!--s033059a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034952b"><!--s034952b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to prevent (somebody or something) from moving forward or making progress </p><p><i></i></p><p>Police kept the crowds back</p>.</div><a name="s034953b"><!--s034953b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to prevent (something) from making progress.</p></div><a name="s034954b"><!--s034954b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s009002c"><!--s009002c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to conceal or refuse to disclose (information).</p></div><a name="s009003c"><!--s009003c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to keep (some of something) in one's possession.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fag<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021344a"><!--s021344a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022468b"><!--s022468b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a tiring or boring task.</p></div><a name="s022469b"><!--s022469b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a pupil who acts as servant to an older pupil at a public school.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hagiolatry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hagʹolətri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027097a"><!--s027097a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028949b"><!--s028949b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the worship of saints.</p></div><a name="s028950b"><!--s028950b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>excessive veneration of any celebrated person</p><p><span class="bodyb">hagiolater</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">hagiolatrous</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">liver spot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035386a"><!--s035386a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a brown mark on the skin that caused by an accumulation of pigment cells, frequently occursring in older people.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cesious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹseezi·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009791a"><!--s009791a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/caesious/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">caesious</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mark<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/mahk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036876a"><!--s036876a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038734b"><!--s038734b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a spot, scratch, etcan impression on the surface of something; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a scratch, stain, etc that spoils the appearance of a surface.</p></div><a name="s038735b"><!--s038735b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something, e.g. a line, notch, etc or fixed object, designed to record position.</p></div><a name="s038736b"><!--s038736b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s010075c"><!--s010075c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a symbol used for identification or indication of ownership.</p></div><a name="s010076c"><!--s010076c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a distinguishing characteristic.</p></div><a name="s010077c"><!--s010077c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a symbol, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a cross, made in place of a signature by a person who cannot write.</p></div><a name="s010078c"><!--s010078c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a written or printed symbol, e.g. of punctuation.</p></div></div><a name="s038737b"><!--s038737b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a sign or token </p><p><i></i></p><p>a mark of their esteem</p>.</div><a name="s038738b"><!--s038738b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a point or level reached or achieved </p><p><i></i></p><p>the halfway mark</p>.</div><a name="s038739b"><!--s038739b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a symbol or figure indicating an assessment used as a judgment of merit, e.g.<span class="bodyi">esp</span> one used by a teacher to express an estimate of a student's work or conduct.</p></div><a name="s038740b"><!--s038740b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>an assessment of merits; a rating </p><p><i></i></p><p>get a high mark</p>.</div><a name="s038741b"><!--s038741b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>a trademark.</p></div><a name="s038742b"><!--s038742b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Mark</span>) used with a number to specify a particular model of a vehicle, weapon, machine, etc.</p></div><a name="s038743b"><!--s038743b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>a goal or target, e.g. the jack in a game of bowls.</p></div><a name="s038744b"><!--s038744b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>the starting line or position in a track event.</p></div><a name="s038745b"><!--s038745b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><a name="s010079c"><!--s010079c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in rugby, the action of a player making a mark in the ground with the heel and shouting ‘Mark’ after catching a ball that has been kicked, knocked, or thrown forward by a member of the opposing team, after which a free kick is awarded.</p></div><a name="s010080c"><!--s010080c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the mark so made.</p></div><a name="s010081c"><!--s010081c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>in Australian Rules football, a catch of a ball that has been kicked at least ten yards by an opponent, after which a free kick is awarded.</p></div></div><a name="s038746b"><!--s038746b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>any of the points on a sounding line for measuring depths that corresponds to a depth in whole fathoms and is distinctively marked, e.g. by a piece of leather or coloured cloth ✱ <span class="bodyb">a soft/easy mark</span> a potential dupe or victim ✱ <span class="bodyb">be quick/slow off the mark</span> to react or respond smartly or sluggishly ✱ <span class="bodyb">close to/near the mark</span> not far off the truth ✱ <span class="bodyb">leave its mark</span> to leave a trace or trauma ✱ <span class="bodyb">make one's mark</span> to achieve recognition or distinction ✱ <span class="bodyb">off/wide of the mark</span> not accurate, apt, or appropriate ✱ <span class="bodyb">of mark</span> <span class="bodyi">literary</span> of distinction </p><p><i></i></p><p>writers of mark</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">on your marks</span> used as a command to competitors in a race to take their starting positions ✱ <span class="bodyb">somebody's mark</span> somebody's level of taste or appreciation ✱ <span class="bodyb">up to the mark</span> (<span class="bodyi">usu with a negative</span>) reaching the desired standard [Old English <span class="bodyi">mearc</span> boundary, frontier, sign].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">merchant bank</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037624a"><!--s037624a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a firm of private bankers that handles bills of exchange and guarantees new issues of securities</p><p><span class="bodyb">merchant banker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lateral line</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034234a"><!--s034234a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sense organ along the side of a fish that is sensitive to low vibrations.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">liverwort</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035387a"><!--s035387a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plant of a class related to and resembling the mosses but differing in reproduction and development: class Hepaticae [so called because of its shape, thought to resemble the liver].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hagiology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hagiʹoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027098a"><!--s027098a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028951b"><!--s028951b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>literature dealing with venerated people or writings.</p></div><a name="s028952b"><!--s028952b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a list of venerated figures</p><p><span class="bodyb">hagiological</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">hagiologically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">minuscule<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038353a"><!--s038353a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040071b"><!--s040071b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a lower-case letter.</p></div><a name="s040072b"><!--s040072b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a style of small cursive handwriting used in ancient and medieval manuscripts <span class="bodyb">minuscular</span> /miʹnuskyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hoody</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">/ʹhoodi/ noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029086a"><!--s029086a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hoodie/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hoodie</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fag<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (fagged, fagging) <span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021345a"><!--s021345a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022470b"><!--s022470b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to work hard; to toil.</p></div><a name="s022471b"><!--s022471b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to act as a fag, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a public school [obsolete <span class="bodyi">fag</span> to droop, perhaps from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/flag3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">flag 3</span></span></a> or from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fag_end/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fag end</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">instauration</span><small><span class="eSynop">/instawʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031476a"><!--s031476a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> the restoration of something after decay or a lapse [Latin <span class="bodyi">instauration-, instauratio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">instaurare</span> to renew, restore].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">keep down</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033060a"><!--s033060a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034955b"><!--s034955b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to keep (something) in control or within limits.</p></div><a name="s034956b"><!--s034956b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to prevent (something) from growing, advancing, or succeeding.</p></div><a name="s034957b"><!--s034957b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to prevent (food) from being vomited.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cesium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹseezi·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009792a"><!--s009792a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/caesium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">caesium</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mark<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036877a"><!--s036877a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038747b"><!--s038747b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make or leave a mark on (something).</p></div><a name="s038748b"><!--s038748b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s010082c"><!--s010082c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to evaluate or give a mark to (a piece of written work).</p></div><a name="s010083c"><!--s010083c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to add appropriate symbols, characters, or other marks to (e.g. a text).</p></div><a name="s010084c"><!--s010084c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to indicate or identify (something) by a mark or symbol.</p></div></div><a name="s038749b"><!--s038749b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to register or record (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Mark the date in your diary</p>.</div><a name="s038750b"><!--s038750b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to put something inside a book so as to identify (a page).</p></div><a name="s038751b"><!--s038751b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s010085c"><!--s010085c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to characterize or distinguish (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>the flamboyance that marks her stage appearance</p>.</div><a name="s010086c"><!--s010086c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to be a sign of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>This treaty will mark the friendship between our countries</p>.</div><a name="s010087c"><!--s010087c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to be the occasion of (something notable) </p><p><i></i></p><p>This year marks the 50th anniversary of the organization</p>.</div></div><a name="s038752b"><!--s038752b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + off) to set (something) apart or delineate by or as if by a line or boundary.</p></div><a name="s038753b"><!--s038753b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s010088c"><!--s010088c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to label (merchandise) so as to indicate price or quality.</p></div><a name="s010089c"><!--s010089c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to designate (something or somebody) with or as if with a mark </p><p><i></i></p><p>She had been marked for greatness from an early age</p>.</div></div><a name="s038754b"><!--s038754b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to observe or take notice of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>You mark my words!</p>.</div><a name="s038755b"><!--s038755b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>in a team sport, to stay close to (an opponent), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to prevent the opponent from getting or passing the ball.</p></div><a name="s038756b"><!--s038756b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><a name="s010090c"><!--s010090c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in a team sport, to stay close to (an opponent), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to prevent the opponent from getting or passing the ball.</p></div><a name="s010091c"><!--s010091c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in rugby or Australian Rules football, to make a mark on catching (the ball) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div></div><a name="s038757b"><!--s038757b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>to become or make something stained, scratched, etc ✱ <span class="bodyb">mark time</span> to keep the time of a marching step by moving the feet alternately without advancing.</p></div><a name="s038758b"><!--s038758b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>to pass the time unproductively while waiting for an opportunity to progress or advance ✱ <span class="bodyb">mark you</span> used to draw attention to a point </p><p><i></i></p><p>He meets his death five miles from the school, not by a bullet, mark you … but by a savage blow</p><p> Conan Doyle [Old English <span class="bodyi">mearcian</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lysergic acid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lieʹsuhjik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036126a"><!--s036126a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an acid obtained from alkaloids that occur in the fungus ergot, and from which the drug LSD is obtained: formula C<sub>16</sub>H<sub>16</sub>N<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> [blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hydrolysis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hydrolysis</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ergot/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ergot</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">merchantman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> merchantmen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037625a"><!--s037625a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a ship used in commerce.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lateral thinking</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034235a"><!--s034235a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> thinking that concentrates on unexpected aspects of a problem or that proceeds by seemingly illogical methods </p><p><i></i></p><p>Dorothy Sayers did it by having the victim … actively painting when in fact he was dead, and it is by using some such piece of lateral thinking … that the trick is probably most easily brought off</p><p> H R F Keating [concept defined by Edward de Bono b.1933, British writer on thought processes].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">livery<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> liveries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035388a"><!--s035388a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037238b"><!--s037238b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009685c"><!--s009685c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the distinctive clothing worn by a member of a livery company or guild.</p></div><a name="s009686c"><!--s009686c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>athe distinctive uniform worn by of servants, employees, officials, etc employed by an individual or a single household.</p></div><a name="s009687c"><!--s009687c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a distinctive colour scheme, e.g. on a vehicle aircraft, distinguishing an organization or group.</p></div></div><a name="s037239b"><!--s037239b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the legal delivering of property.</p></div><a name="s037240b"><!--s037240b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/livery_stable/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">livery stable</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">liveried</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> ✱ <span class="bodyb">at livery</span> said of a horse: kept and fed for the owner in a livery stable</p><p>Middle English via Old French <span class="bodyi">livver</span> to dispense, deliver, from Latin <span class="bodyi">liberare</span> to free. The word originally denoted the provision of food and clothing to one's retainers, or the food or clothing supplied, hence distinctive clothing or uniform</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fag<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021346a"><!--s021346a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal, derog</span> a male homosexual</p><p><span class="bodyb">faggy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [shortening of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/faggot1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">faggot 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">minus sign</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038354a"><!--s038354a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the symbol (−), denoting subtraction or a negative quantity, e.g. in<span class="bodyi">8 − 6 = 2</span> or <span class="bodyi">−10°</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hagi- <span class="bodyi">or</span> hagio-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027093a"><!--s027093a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s028943b"><!--s028943b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>holy </p><p><i></i></p><p>hagioscope</p>.</div><a name="s028944b"><!--s028944b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>denoting saints </p><p><i></i></p><p>hagiography</p> <p>[via late Latin from Greek, from <span class="bodyi">hagios</span> holy].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lysergic acid diethylamide</span><small><span class="eSynop">/dieˌethilʹaymied, die·əʹthieləmied/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036127a"><!--s036127a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lsd/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">LSD</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hooey</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhooh·i/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029087a"><!--s029087a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> nonsense [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">keeper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033061a"><!--s033061a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034958b"><!--s034958b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009004c"><!--s009004c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a protector, guardian, or custodian.</p></div><a name="s009005c"><!--s009005c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>somebody who looks after animals, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a zoo.</p></div><a name="s009006c"><!--s009006c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a curator.</p></div><a name="s009007c"><!--s009007c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a goalkeeper or wicketkeeper.</p></div></div><a name="s034959b"><!--s034959b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of various devices for keeping something in position.</p></div><a name="s034960b"><!--s034960b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/armature/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">armature</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cess<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ses/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009793a"><!--s009793a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tax or levy, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in Scotland or Ireland [prob short for obsolete noun <span class="bodyi">assess</span> assessment].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mark<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036878a"><!--s036878a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Mark</span>) the former basic monetary unit of Germany, divided into 100 pfennigs (replaced by the euro in 2002) [Old English <span class="bodyi">marc</span>, prob of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">instead</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹsted/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031477a"><!--s031477a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>as a substitute or alternative </p><p><i></i></p><p>I was going to write but called instead</p> <p><i></i></p><p>He sent his son instead</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">merchant marine</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037626a"><!--s037626a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/merchant_navy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">merchant navy</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laterite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlatəriet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034236a"><!--s034236a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a usu red clay formed from rock decay and consisting <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of iron oxides and aluminium hydroxides <span class="bodyb">lateritic</span> /-ʹritik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">later</span> brick + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ite1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ite 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">livery<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035389a"><!--s035389a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037241b"><!--s037241b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>resembling liver, e.g. in colour or texture.</p></div><a name="s037242b"><!--s037242b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/liverish/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">liverish</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fag end</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021347a"><!--s021347a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022472b"><!--s022472b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a cigarette end.</p></div><a name="s022473b"><!--s022473b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a worn-out end; a remnant [<span class="bodyi">fag</span> end of a piece of cloth or a rope, from Middle English <span class="bodyi">fagge</span> flap].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hagioscope</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhagiəskohp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027099a"><!--s027099a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in a church, a narrow opening in a wall or column to give a view of the altar from a side aisle; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/squint2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">squint<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hoof<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hoohf, hoof/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hooves /hoohvz/ hoofs)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029088a"><!--s029088a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030740b"><!--s030740b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a curved horny casing on the end of the foot that protects the ends of the digits of a horse, cow, or similar mammal and that corresponds to a nail or claw.</p></div><a name="s030741b"><!--s030741b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the whole foot of such a mammal ✱ <span class="bodyb">on the hoof</span> ofsaid in reference to a meat animal: before being butchered;: while still alive </p><p><i></i></p><p>50p a pound on the hoof</p>.</div><a name="s030742b"><!--s030742b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> while moving around and doing other things.</p></div><a name="s030743b"><!--s030743b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> quickly or extempore; without much thought</p><p><span class="bodyb">hoofed</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">hōf</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">markdown</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036879a"><!--s036879a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038759b"><!--s038759b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a reduction in price.</p></div><a name="s038760b"><!--s038760b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the amount of this.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">minute<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹminit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038355a"><!--s038355a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040073b"><!--s040073b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s010363c"><!--s010363c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a unit of time equal to one sixtieth of an hour.</p></div><a name="s010364c"><!--s010364c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a unit of angular measurement equal to one sixtieth of a degree.</p></div></div><a name="s040074b"><!--s040074b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the distance that can be covered in approximately one minute </p><p><i></i></p><p>We lived five minutes from the station</p>.</div><a name="s040075b"><!--s040075b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a short space of time; a moment.</p></div><a name="s040076b"><!--s040076b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s010365c"><!--s010365c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a short note or memorandum.</p></div><a name="s010366c"><!--s010366c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the official record of the proceedings of a meeting [Middle English via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">minuta</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">minutus</span> small, past part. of <span class="bodyi">minuere</span> to lessen].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lyses</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlieseez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036128a"><!--s036128a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lysis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lysis</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">keep fit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033062a"><!--s033062a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>physical exercises designed to keep one's body healthy and supple.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">instead of</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031478a"><!--s031478a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>as a substitute for or alternative to [Middle English <span class="bodyi">in sted of</span> in place of].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">latest</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlaytist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034237a"><!--s034237a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the most recent news or style ✱ <span class="bodyb">at the latest</span> no later than the specified time </p><p><i></i></p><p>Be home by one at the latest</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cess<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009794a"><!--s009794a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Irish</span> luck </p><p><i></i></p><p>Bad cess to you!</p> <p>[prob short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/success/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">success</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">merchant navy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037627a"><!--s037627a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> the privately or publicly owned commercial ships of a nation, or the crews of these ships.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">livery company</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035390a"><!--s035390a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various London craft or trade associations that are descended from medieval guilds [so called because of the distinctive clothing formerly worn by members].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fagged out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021348a"><!--s021348a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> tired or exhausted.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hagridden</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027100a"><!--s027100a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a facial expression: harassed or tormented.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">instep</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinstep/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031479a"><!--s031479a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033301b"><!--s033301b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the arched middle portion of the human foot, or the upper surface of it.</p></div><a name="s033302b"><!--s033302b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the part of a shoe, sock, etc over the instep.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">keeping</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033063a"><!--s033063a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034961b"><!--s034961b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>custody; care </p><p><i></i></p><p>in my keeping</p>.</div><a name="s034962b"><!--s034962b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>conformity or accordance with something implied or specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>in keeping with accepted standards</p> <p><i></i></p><p>The new building is out of keeping</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">minute<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038356a"><!--s038356a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040077b"><!--s040077b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make notes or a brief summary of (a meeting).</p></div><a name="s040078b"><!--s040078b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to send (somebody) a minute.</p></div><a name="s040079b"><!--s040079b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to record (something) in the minutes of a meeting; etc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hoof<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029089a"><!--s029089a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030744b"><!--s030744b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to kick (a ball, etc) ✱ <span class="bodyb">hoof it</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to go somewhere on foot.</p></div><a name="s030745b"><!--s030745b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to dance.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">liveryman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> liverymen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035391a"><!--s035391a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a freeman of the City of London who is a member of a livery company.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lysin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹliesin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036129a"><!--s036129a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a substance capable of causing lysis; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an antibody capable of causing disintegration of red blood cells or micro-organisms.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mark down</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036880a"><!--s036880a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038761b"><!--s038761b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to put a lower price on (an item for sale).</p></div><a name="s038762b"><!--s038762b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to reduce the number of marks awarded to (a candidate).</p></div><a name="s038763b"><!--s038763b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ as) to characterize somebody in a certain way, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> unfavourably </p><p><i></i></p><p>He evidently had me marked down as an ignoramus</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">latex</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlayteks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> latices /ʹlatəseez/ latexes)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034238a"><!--s034238a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035898b"><!--s035898b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a milky usu white fluid that is produced by various flowering plants, e.g. of the spurge and poppy families, and is the source of rubber and chewing gum.</p></div><a name="s035899b"><!--s035899b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a water emulsion of a synthetic rubber or plastic, used in paints and other liquid preparations [Latin <span class="bodyi">latex</span> fluid].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cessation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹsaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009795a"><!--s009795a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a temporary or final stop; an ending [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cessacioun</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">cessation-, cessatio</span> delay, idleness, from <span class="bodyi">cessare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cease1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cease 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">faggot<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfagət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021349a"><!--s021349a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022474b"><!--s022474b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a round mass of minced meat, e.g. pig's liver, mixed with herbs and usu breadcrumbs.</p></div><a name="s022475b"><!--s022475b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">fagot</span>) a bundle of sticks used as fuel.</p></div><a name="s022476b"><!--s022476b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">fagot</span>)</p><a name="s005745c"><!--s005745c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a bundle of sticks used as fuel.</p></div><a name="s005746c"><!--s005746c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a bundle of pieces of wrought iron to be shaped by hammering or rolling at high temperature.</p></div></div><a name="s022477b"><!--s022477b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal, derog</span> a male homosexual.</p></div><a name="s022478b"><!--s022478b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal, dated</span> an old woman [Middle English <span class="bodyi">fagot</span> via Old French and Italian from Greek <span class="bodyi">phakelos</span> bundle].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Mercian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmuhsi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037628a"><!--s037628a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039501b"><!--s039501b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of the ancient Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia in central England.</p></div><a name="s039502b"><!--s039502b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the dialect of Old English spoken in Mercia</p><p><span class="bodyb">Mercian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hah</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hah/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027101a"><!--s027101a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ha2_or_hah/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ha 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">instigate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinstigayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031480a"><!--s031480a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033303b"><!--s033303b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to initiate (a course of action or procedure, e.g. a legal investigation).</p></div><a name="s033304b"><!--s033304b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to provoke or incite (somebody) to do something <span class="bodyb">instigation</span> /-ʹgaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">instigative</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">instigator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">instigatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">instigare</span> to urge, incite, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">stigare</span> to prick].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hoofbeat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029090a"><!--s029090a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the sound of a hoof striking a hard surface.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">keepnet</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033064a"><!--s033064a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large net suspended in the water in which an angler keeps caught fish alive.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">minute<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/mieʹnyooht/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038357a"><!--s038357a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040080b"><!--s040080b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>extremely small.</p></div><a name="s040081b"><!--s040081b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of minor importance; petty.</p></div><a name="s040082b"><!--s040082b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>marked by painstaking attention to detail</p><p><span class="bodyb">minutely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">minuteness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">minutus</span> small: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/minute1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">minute 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">livery stable</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035392a"><!--s035392a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037243b"><!--s037243b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an establishment where horses are stabled and fed for their owners.</p></div><a name="s037244b"><!--s037244b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an establishment that hires out horses.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cesser</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsesə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009796a"><!--s009796a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an ending or cessation in law, e.g. of interest or liability [early French <span class="bodyi">cesser</span> to cease from Latin <span class="bodyi">cessare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cease1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cease 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">faggot<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">fagot</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (faggoted, faggoting, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> fagoted) (fagoting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021350a"><!--s021350a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to ornament (a garment) with faggoting.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lath<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/lahth, lath/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034239a"><!--s034239a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a thin narrow strip of wood, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for nailing to woodwork, e.g. rafters or studding, as a support for tiles or plaster [Old English <span class="bodyi">lætt</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lysine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlieseen, ʹliesin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036130a"><!--s036130a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a basic amino acid found in most proteins and an essential constituent of the human diet.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">instil</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">instill</span>) /inʹstil/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (instilled, instilling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031481a"><!--s031481a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033305b"><!--s033305b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(+ in/into) to impart (something) gradually </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was a gifted teacher, instilling in children a love of learning</p>.</div><a name="s033306b"><!--s033306b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to enter drop by drop </p><p><i></i></p><p>Instil the medication into the infected eye</p> <p><span class="bodyb">instillation</span> /-ʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">instilment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">instiller</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">instillare</span> to drip, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">stillare</span> to drop, from <span class="bodyi">stilla</span> a drop].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ha-ha<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hah ʹhah/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027102a"><!--s027102a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028953b"><!--s028953b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>used to express or represent laughter.</p></div><a name="s028954b"><!--s028954b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an exclamation of triumph [Old English].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marked</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036881a"><!--s036881a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038764b"><!--s038764b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s010092c"><!--s010092c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>having natural marks </p><p><i></i></p><p>wings marked with white</p>.</div><a name="s010093c"><!--s010093c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>made identifiable by marking </p><p><i></i></p><p>a marked card</p>.</div></div><a name="s038765b"><!--s038765b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having a distinctive or emphasized character </p><p><i></i></p><p>a marked American accent</p>.</div><a name="s038766b"><!--s038766b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>being an object of attack, suspicion, or vengeance </p><p><i></i></p><p>a marked man</p>.</div><a name="s038767b"><!--s038767b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s010094c"><!--s010094c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a word or form: distinguished from a basic form, e.g. the singular, by the presence of a particular linguistic feature, e.g. <span class="bodyi">s</span> indicating the plural form.</p></div><a name="s010095c"><!--s010095c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a sense of a word: giving a judgment as to quality, size, etc as in <span class="bodyi">a large</span> <span class="bodyi">house</span>, as distinct from a use such as <span class="bodyi">a house not quite as large as its neighbours</span> <span class="bodyb">markedly</span> /ʹmahkidli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">merciful</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmuhsif(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037629a"><!--s037629a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039503b"><!--s039503b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having, showing, or inclined to mercy.</p></div><a name="s039504b"><!--s039504b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>constituting a benefit or blessing, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a relief from suffering </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her death was a merciful release</p> <p><span class="bodyb">mercifully</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">mercifulness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hoofed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029091a"><!--s029091a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu used in combinations</span>) having hoofs, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of the type or number specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>cloven-hoofed</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">keep on</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033065a"><!--s033065a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034963b"><!--s034963b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to continue to do something.</p></div><a name="s034964b"><!--s034964b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + about) to talk persistently about something.</p></div><a name="s034965b"><!--s034965b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + at) to harass or nag somebody <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s034966b"><!--s034966b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to continue to employ (somebody).</p></div><a name="s034967b"><!--s034967b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to continue to use (something).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">minute gun</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹminit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038358a"><!--s038358a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a gun fired at one-minute intervals at funerals, commemoration ceremonies, etc, or as a distress signal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-lysis</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036132a"><!--s036132a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting: decomposition, disintegration, or breaking down </p><p><i></i></p><p>electrolysis</p> <p><i></i></p><p>autolysis</p> <p><span class="bodyb">-lytic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">-lysis</span> via Latin and Greek from Greek <span class="bodyi">lysis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lysis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lysis</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lives</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lievz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035393a"><!--s035393a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/life/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">life</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036882a"><!--s036882a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038768b"><!--s038768b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something used to mark a position, place, direction, etc.</p></div><a name="s038769b"><!--s038769b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a felt-tip pen with a broad tip, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a fluorescent colour.</p></div><a name="s038770b"><!--s038770b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a person who marks something.</p></div><a name="s038771b"><!--s038771b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in a team game, a player who marks an opponent.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ha-ha<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhah hah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027103a"><!--s027103a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fence or retaining wall sunk into a ditch and used as a boundary to a park or grounds, so as to give an uninterrupted view [French <span class="bodyi">haha</span>, prob from <span class="bodyi">haha</span>, interj of surprise].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lath<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034240a"><!--s034240a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to cover or line (a wall or ceiling) with laths.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">faggoting</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">fagoting</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021351a"><!--s021351a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>embroidery in which some of the threads are tied in the middle to form hourglass shapes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cession</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsesh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009797a"><!--s009797a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010091b"><!--s010091b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of yielding rights or property, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> territory.</p></div><a name="s010092b"><!--s010092b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>territory yielded by cession [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">cession-, cessio</span>,from <span class="bodyi">cedere</span> to withdraw, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cede/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cede</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">merciless</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmuhsilis/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037630a"><!--s037630a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having no mercy; pitiless</p><p><span class="bodyb">mercilessly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">mercilessness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">instinct<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinstingkt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031482a"><!--s031482a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033307b"><!--s033307b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a natural or inherent way of acting or thinking </p><p><i></i></p><p>She had an instinct for the right word</p>.</div><a name="s033308b"><!--s033308b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an animal's largely inheritable tendency to respond in a particular way without reason</p><p>Instinct is inherited behaviour patterns, or skills, with motivations for rewards and fears for avoiding danger, though it is not in consciousness. It might be described as knowledge, gradually discovered by natural selection and stored in the genetic code. Although individual learning is not transmitted for inheritance, instinctive knowledge is — Professor Richard Gregory</p> <span class="bodyb">instinctual</span> /inʹstingkchooəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">instinctus</span> impulse, from <span class="bodyi">instinguere</span> to incite, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">stinguere</span> to sting, goad].</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">keepsake</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033066a"><!--s033066a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something kept as a memento, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of the giver [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/keep1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">keep 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-sake</span> as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/namesake/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">namesake</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hoofer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029092a"><!--s029092a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> a professional dancer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">minute hand</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹminit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038359a"><!--s038359a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the long hand that marks the minutes on the face of a watch or clock.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lysis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹliesis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> lyses /ʹlieseez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036131a"><!--s036131a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037948b"><!--s037948b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a process of disintegration or dissolution of cells.</p></div><a name="s037949b"><!--s037949b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the gradual decline of a disease process, e.g. fever <span class="bodyb">lytic</span> /ʹlitik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">lytically</span> /ʹlitikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">lysis</span> act of loosening, dissolution, remission of fever, from <span class="bodyi">lyein</span> to loosen].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hahnium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhahni·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027104a"><!--s027104a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the name formerly proposed both for the synthetic radioactive chemical element <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hassium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hassium</span></span></a> (atomic number 108) and for another synthetic element, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dubnium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dubnium</span></span></a> (atomic number 105) [suggested in honour of Otto <span class="bodyi">Hahn</span> d.1968, German chemist, joint discoverer of nuclear fission].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">market<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmahkit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036883a"><!--s036883a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038772b"><!--s038772b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s010096c"><!--s010096c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a meeting together of people for the purpose of trade, by private purchase and sale.</p></div><a name="s010097c"><!--s010097c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a placean open space, building, etc where provisions, livestock, etc are sold.</p></div></div><a name="s038773b"><!--s038773b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s010098c"><!--s010098c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a geographical area or section of the community offering opportunities for the sale of products </p><p><i></i></p><p>the foreign market</p>.</div><a name="s010099c"><!--s010099c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a section of the community where there is a taste or demand for certain wares </p><p><i></i></p><p>Thank heaven … for a good man's love; for I must tell you friendly in your ear: sell when you can; you are not for all markets</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div><a name="s010100c"><!--s010100c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>an opportunity for selling </p><p><i></i></p><p>creating new markets for their product</p>.</div><a name="s010101c"><!--s010101c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>commercial activity; extent of trading </p><p><i></i></p><p>a flagging market</p>.</div><a name="s010102c"><!--s010102c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>the area of economic activity in which the forces of supply and demand affect prices </p><p><i></i></p><p>market value</p><p>The term market is typically used as an abstract description of any decentralized environment in which transactions can occur, especially in which outcomes tend to be determined by a multiplicity of traders. It can refer to legal markets, illegal (black) markets, and non-monetary markets (such as that of individuals searching for husbands or wives). Although ‘market forces’ are usually associated with low levels of outside formal regulation, it is increasingly recognized that any market exists within a set of rules and norms — Evan Davis</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">be in the market for</span> to be interested in buying (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>We are in the market for a house</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">on the market</span> available for purchase [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">mercatus</span> trade, marketplace, from past part. of <span class="bodyi">mercari</span> to trade, from <span class="bodyi">merc-, merx</span> merchandise].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">keep up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033067a"><!--s033067a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034968b"><!--s034968b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to persist or persevere in (an activity).</p></div><a name="s034969b"><!--s034969b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to preserve (something) from decline </p><p><i></i></p><p>to keep up appearances</p>.</div><a name="s034970b"><!--s034970b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to prevent (somebody) from going to bed <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s034971b"><!--s034971b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to continue without interruption </p><p><i></i></p><p>The rain kept up all night</p>.</div><a name="s034972b"><!--s034972b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) to maintain an equal pace or level of activity, progress, etc or knowledge </p><p><i></i></p><p>We must keep up with developments in technology</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">instinct<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031483a"><!--s031483a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> (+ with) imbued or infused with something </p><p><i></i></p><p>writing instinct with patriotism</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">livestock</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlievstok/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035394a"><!--s035394a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>animals kept or raised for use or pleasure; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> farm animals kept for use and profit.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cessionary</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009798a"><!--s009798a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody to whom property, rights, etc are transferred.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hoo-ha</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhooh hah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029093a"><!--s029093a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly informal</span> a fuss; a to-do [prob imitative].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lathe<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/laydh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034241a"><!--s034241a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a machine for shaping wood or metal. The work is rotated about a horizontal axis and shaped by a fixed tool [prob from Middle English <span class="bodyi">lath</span> supporting stand, prob of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fag hag</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021352a"><!--s021352a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal, derog</span> a woman who seeks the company of homosexual men.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Lysol</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹliesol/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036133a"><!--s036133a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a mildly corrosive solution of cresol and soap, formerly used as a disinfectant [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lysis/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-lysis</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ol1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ol 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">minuteman</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹminitman/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> minutemen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038360a"><!--s038360a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in the American Revolution, a member of a group of armed men pledged to be ready for action at a minute's notice.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mercurial<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/muhʹkyooəri·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037631a"><!--s037631a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039505b"><!--s039505b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>characterized by rapid and unpredictable changes of mood.</p></div><a name="s039506b"><!--s039506b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s010259c"><!--s010259c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>characterized by rapid and unpredictable changes of mood.</p></div><a name="s010260c"><!--s010260c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>lively, quick-witted, fast-talking, and unpredictable.</p></div></div><a name="s039507b"><!--s039507b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>of or, containing, or caused by mercury.</p></div><a name="s039508b"><!--s039508b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Mercurial</span>) associated with the planet Mercury <span class="bodyb">mercuriality</span> /-ʹaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">mercurially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">HAI</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027105a"><!--s027105a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028955b"><!--s028955b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>healthcare-associated infection.</p></div><a name="s028956b"><!--s028956b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>hospital-acquired infection.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">keeshond</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkays·hond, ʹkees·hond/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033068a"><!--s033068a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an animal of a breed of small grey dogs with a heavy coat, pointed ears, and a foxlike face [Dutch <span class="bodyi">keeshond</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Kees</span> (nickname for<span class="bodyi">Cornelis</span> Cornelius) + <span class="bodyi">hond</span> dog; said to have been named after <span class="bodyi">Cornelis</span> de Glyselaer, leader of the Dutch Patriots Party in the 18th cent., who owned a keeshond].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">market<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (marketed, marketing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036884a"><!--s036884a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s038774b"><!--s038774b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to sell (something) or offer it for sale <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s038775b"><!--s038775b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> to deal in a market</p><p><span class="bodyb">marketable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cesspit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsespit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009799a"><!--s009799a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010093b"><!--s010093b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a pit for the disposal of refuse, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> sewage.</p></div><a name="s010094b"><!--s010094b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a corrupt or squalid place [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cesspool/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cesspool</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pit1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pit 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">live wire</span><small><span class="eSynop">/liev/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035395a"><!--s035395a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an alert or, active, or aggressive person.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">instinctive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹstingktiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031484a"><!--s031484a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033309b"><!--s033309b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or prompted by instinct </p><p><i></i></p><p>instinctive behaviour</p>.</div><a name="s033310b"><!--s033310b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>arising spontaneously and being independent of judgment or will </p><p><i></i></p><p>an instinctive doubt of their honesty</p> <p><span class="bodyb">instinctively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lathe<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034242a"><!--s034242a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a former administrative district of Kent [Old English <span class="bodyi">læth</span> estate].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">minute steak</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹminit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038361a"><!--s038361a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small thin steak that can be quickly cooked.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hook<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hook/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029094a"><!--s029094a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030746b"><!--s030746b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a curved or bent metal or plastic device for hanging things on, attaching things to, or gripping.</p></div><a name="s030747b"><!--s030747b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a bent and barbed metal device for catching fish.</p></div><a name="s030748b"><!--s030748b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>part of a presentation, e.g. a television documentary, that serves to gain the attention and interest of the audience.</p></div><a name="s030749b"><!--s030749b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a repeated melodic phrase in a popular musical composition.</p></div><a name="s030750b"><!--s030750b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a sickle.</p></div><a name="s030751b"><!--s030751b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s008034c"><!--s008034c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in golf, the flight of a ball that deviates from a straight course in a direction opposite to the player's dominant hand of the player propelling it: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/slice1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">slice 1</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s008035c"><!--s008035c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in cricket, an attacking leg-side stroke played with a horizontal bat aimed at a ball of higher than chest height and intended to send the ball on the leg side.</p></div></div><a name="s030752b"><!--s030752b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>in boxing, a short blow delivered with a circular motion while the elbow remains bent and rigid ✱ <span class="bodyb">by hook or by crook</span> by any available means [probably derived from a feudal custom by which tenants were entitled to as much firewood as they could cut with a billhook or pull down with a shepherd's crook] ✱ <span class="bodyb">get one's hooks into</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to grab or get hold of (somebody or something) ✱ <span class="bodyb">get the hook</span> <span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> to be sacked ✱ <span class="bodyb">give somebody the hook</span> <span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> to sack somebody ✱ <span class="bodyb">hook, line, and sinker</span> completely; in every detail or respect ✱ <span class="bodyb">off the hook</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> freed from a difficulty or embarrassment.</p></div><a name="s030753b"><!--s030753b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>said of a telephone receiver: not on its base ✱ <span class="bodyb">on the hook for</span> <span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> committed to paying (a certain sum) ✱ <span class="bodyb">sling one's hook</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to leave [possibly connected with retrieving clothing from a hook when leaving industrial work; or there may be a connection with a ship raising its hook’ or anchor before leaving harbour]</p><p><span class="bodyb">hooklike</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">hōc</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fagot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfagət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021353a"><!--s021353a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/faggot1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">faggot 1</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/faggot2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">faggot 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mercurial<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037632a"><!--s037632a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a drug or chemical containing mercury.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haik <span class="bodyi">or</span> haick</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hayk, ʹhah·ik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027106a"><!--s027106a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an outer wrap for the head and body, of traditional Arabian design, worn in N Africa [Arabic <span class="bodyi">hā’ik</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-lyte</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036134a"><!--s036134a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting: a substance capable of undergoing the process or change specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>electrolyte</p> <p>[Greek <span class="bodyi">lytos</span> that may be untied, soluble, from <span class="bodyi">lyein</span> to loosen].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kef</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kef/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033069a"><!--s033069a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kif/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">kif</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cesspool</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsespoohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009800a"><!--s009800a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010095b"><!--s010095b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an underground basin for liquid waste, e.g. household sewage.</p></div><a name="s010096b"><!--s010096b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a corrupt or squalid place [by folk etymology from Middle English <span class="bodyi">suspiral</span> vent, cesspool, from early French <span class="bodyi">souspirail</span> ventilator, from <span class="bodyi">soupirer</span> to sigh, from Latin <span class="bodyi">suspirare</span> to draw a long breath, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sub_or_suc_or_suf_or_sug_or_sup_or_sur_or_sus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sub-</span></span></a> up + <span class="bodyi">spirare</span> to breathe].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lather<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlahdhə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034243a"><!--s034243a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035900b"><!--s035900b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a foam or froth formed when a detergent, e.g. soap, is agitated in water.</p></div><a name="s035901b"><!--s035901b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>foam or froth on a horse's skin from profuse sweating.</p></div><a name="s035902b"><!--s035902b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an agitated or overwrought state</p><p><span class="bodyb">lathery</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">lēathor</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haiku</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhiekooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> haiku haikus)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027107a"><!--s027107a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an unrhymed Japanese verse form of three lines containing five, seven, and five syllables respectively, or a poem written in this form: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tanka/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tanka</span></span></a> [Japanese <span class="bodyi">haiku</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">livid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlivid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035396a"><!--s035396a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037245b"><!--s037245b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> very angry; enraged </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was livid at his son's disobedience</p>.</div><a name="s037246b"><!--s037246b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>discoloured by bruising.</p></div><a name="s037247b"><!--s037247b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>unnaturally white or pale; ashen or pallid <span class="bodyb">lividity</span> /liʹviditi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">lividly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">lividness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">livide</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">lividus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">livēre</span> to be blue].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">institute<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinstityooht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031485a"><!--s031485a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033311b"><!--s033311b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an organization for the promotion of a particular cause or for the carrying on of research or education in a particular field.</p></div><a name="s033312b"><!--s033312b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008635c"><!--s008635c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an organization for the promotion of a particular cause or for the carrying on of research or education in a particular field.</p></div><a name="s008636c"><!--s008636c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the premises of such an organization.</p></div></div><a name="s033313b"><!--s033313b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s008637c"><!--s008637c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> an elementary principle recognized as authoritative.</p></div><a name="s008638c"><!--s008638c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a treatise of principles, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of law.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marketable</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036885a"><!--s036885a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038776b"><!--s038776b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>able or suitable to be sold.</p></div><a name="s038777b"><!--s038777b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in popular demand <span class="bodyb">marketability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mercury<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmuhkyoori/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037633a"><!--s037633a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a silver-white heavy poisonous metallic chemical element that is liquid at ordinary temperatures, and is used in thermometers and, barometers, etc: symbol Hg, atomic number 80 <span class="bodyb">mercuric</span> /muhʹkhyoorik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">mercurous</span> /-rəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">mercurie</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">Mercurius</span> Mercury, god of commerce, skill, etc, and the planet Mercury].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fagoting</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfagəting/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021354a"><!--s021354a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/faggoting/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">faggoting</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">keffiyeh <span class="bodyi">or</span> kaffiyeh</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹfee(y)ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033070a"><!--s033070a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cotton head covering worn by Arabs [Arabic <span class="bodyi">keffiyya</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-lytic</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036135a"><!--s036135a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming adjectives, with the meaning: of or effecting decomposition </p><p><i></i></p><p>hydrolytic enzymes</p> <p>[Greek <span class="bodyi">lytikos</span> able to loosen, from <span class="bodyi">lyein</span> to loosen].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">minutia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/miʹnyoohshi·ə, mie-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> minutiae /-shi·ee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038362a"><!--s038362a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a small or, precise, or minor detail [Latin <span class="bodyi">minutiae</span> trifles, details, pl of <span class="bodyi">minutia</span> smallness, from <span class="bodyi">minutus</span> small: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/minute1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">minute 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hook<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029095a"><!--s029095a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030754b"><!--s030754b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to attach (one thing to another) by means of a hook or hooks.</p></div><a name="s030755b"><!--s030755b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ round/over) to crook or bend (e.g. an arm or leg) round something.</p></div><a name="s030756b"><!--s030756b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to get hold of or catch (something) with a hook or hooked implement.</p></div><a name="s030757b"><!--s030757b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to catch (a fish) with a line and hook.</p></div><a name="s030758b"><!--s030758b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to hit or throw (a ball) so that a hook results.</p></div><a name="s030759b"><!--s030759b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s008036c"><!--s008036c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in cricket, to play a hook at (a ball).</p></div><a name="s008037c"><!--s008037c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in cricket, to play a hook at the bowling of (the bowler).</p></div></div><a name="s030760b"><!--s030760b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>in boxing: to hit (one's opponent) with a short swinging blow.</p></div><a name="s030761b"><!--s030761b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to steal (something) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s030762b"><!--s030762b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to be linked or attached by a hook or hooks </p><p><i></i></p><p>The baby seat hooks over the back of an ordinary chair</p>.</div><a name="s030763b"><!--s030763b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>in cricket or golf, to play a hook.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cestode</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹsestohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009801a"><!--s009801a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a subclass of parasitic flatworms including the tapeworms, usu living in the intestines: subclass Cestoda</p><p><span class="bodyb">cestode</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">kestos</span> girdle].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lather<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (lathered, lathering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034244a"><!--s034244a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s035903b"><!--s035903b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to form a lather or cause (soap) to form a lather.</p></div><a name="s035904b"><!--s035904b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to rub (something) until a lather is produced.</p></div><a name="s035905b"><!--s035905b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to spread lather over (something).</p></div><a name="s035906b"><!--s035906b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(+ with) to spread something with (a substance) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She lathered the bread with jam</p>.</div><a name="s035907b"><!--s035907b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to beat or defeat (somebody) soundly <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s035908b"><!--s035908b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to form a lather.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">institute<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031486a"><!--s031486a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033314b"><!--s033314b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to originate and establish (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She instituted many social reforms</p>.</div><a name="s033315b"><!--s033315b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to appoint (somebody) to an official position [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">institutus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">instituere</span> to establish, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">statuere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/statute/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">statute</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fah</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021355a"><!--s021355a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fa/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fa</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hail<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hayl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027108a"><!--s027108a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028957b"><!--s028957b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>precipitation in the form of small particles of clear ice or compacted snow.</p></div><a name="s028958b"><!--s028958b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used figuratively for a shower of things coming at one fast and furiously </p><p><i></i></p><p>a hail of bullets</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a hail of obscenities</p> <p><i></i></p><p>facing a hail of questions</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">hægl</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">m</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036138a"><!--s036138a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037962b"><!--s037962b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in cricket, maiden over.</p></div><a name="s037963b"><!--s037963b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>male.</p></div><a name="s037964b"><!--s037964b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>mare.</p></div><a name="s037965b"><!--s037965b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>married.</p></div><a name="s037966b"><!--s037966b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>masculine.</p></div><a name="s037967b"><!--s037967b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>mass.</p></div><a name="s037968b"><!--s037968b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>metre.</p></div><a name="s037969b"><!--s037969b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>mile.</p></div><a name="s037970b"><!--s037970b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>milli-.</p></div><a name="s037971b"><!--s037971b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>million.</p></div><a name="s037972b"><!--s037972b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>minute.</p></div><a name="s037973b"><!--s037973b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>month.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">living<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹliving/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035397a"><!--s035397a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037248b"><!--s037248b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009688c"><!--s009688c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>having the characteristics of life; alive; not dead.</p></div><a name="s009689c"><!--s009689c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>still in use, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> still spoken </p><p><i></i></p><p>a living language</p>.</div></div><a name="s037249b"><!--s037249b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>true to life; exact </p><p><i></i></p><p>He's the living image of his grandfather</p>.</div><a name="s037250b"><!--s037250b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>used as an intensifier </p><p><i></i></p><p>She scared the living daylights out of him</p>.</div><a name="s037251b"><!--s037251b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> in its natural place or condition </p><p><i></i></p><p>hewn from the living rock</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">in living memory</span>.</p></div><a name="s037252b"><!--s037252b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in a time that people who are alive now can remember.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mercury<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037634a"><!--s037634a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of poisonous European woodland plants that includes <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dog_s_mercury/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dog's mercury</span></span></a> : genus <span class="bodyi">Mercurialis</span> [Latin genus name, from <span class="bodyi">mercurialis</span> of the god Mercury].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">keftedes</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kefʹtedheez, kefʹtedhes/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033071a"><!--s033071a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Greek dish of meatballs with herbs and onions [Greek <span class="bodyi">kephtedes</span>, pl of <span class="bodyi">kephtes</span>, via Turkish from Persian <span class="bodyi">koftah</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kofta/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">kofta</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">minx</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mingks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038363a"><!--s038363a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a flirtatious or cunning girl or young woman [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hookah</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhookə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029096a"><!--s029096a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an oriental pipe for smoking tobacco, marijuana, etc, consisting of a flexible tube attached to a container of water, through which cooled smoke is inhaled; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/water_pipe/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">water pipe</span></span></a> (2), <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hubble_bubble/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hubble-bubble</span></span></a> : compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/narghile_or_nargileh/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">narghile</span></span></a> [Arabic <span class="bodyi">ḥuqqah</span> bottle of a water pipe].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marketeer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mahkiʹtiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036886a"><!--s036886a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038778b"><!--s038778b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who trades in a market.</p></div><a name="s038779b"><!--s038779b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person who supports a particular type of market </p><p><i></i></p><p>a free marketeer</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CET</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009802a"><!--s009802a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Central European Time (time zone).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lathi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlahti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034245a"><!--s034245a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a heavy stick often of bamboo bound with iron used in India as a weapon, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by police [Hindi <span class="bodyi">lāthī</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">institution</span><small><span class="eSynop">/instiʹtyoohsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031487a"><!--s031487a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033316b"><!--s033316b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an established organization or body, e.g. a university or hospital.</p></div><a name="s033317b"><!--s033317b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an established practice in a culture </p><p><i></i></p><p>the institution of marriage</p>.</div><a name="s033318b"><!--s033318b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a familiar activity or object </p><p><i></i></p><p>His bow tie is something of an institution</p>.</div><a name="s033319b"><!--s033319b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> a psychiatric hospital or unit</p><p><span class="bodyb">institutional</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mercury lamp</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037635a"><!--s037635a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mercury_vapour_lamp/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mercury-vapour lamp</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">‘m</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">contraction</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036139a"><!--s036139a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>am </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'm going</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Fahr.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021356a"><!--s021356a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Fahrenheit.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hook and eye</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029097a"><!--s029097a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fastening device used chiefly on garments that consists of a hook that links with a bar or loop.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cetacean</span><small><span class="eSynop">/siʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009803a"><!--s009803a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of an order of aquatic, mostly marine, mammals, including the whales, dolphins, and porpoises, with that have a fish-like nearly hairless body and paddle-shaped forelimbs: order Cetacea</p><p><span class="bodyb">cetacean</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">cetaceous</span> /-shəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">cetus</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cetane/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cetane</span></span></a>)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hail<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027109a"><!--s027109a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028959b"><!--s028959b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to precipitate hail </p><p><i></i></p><p>It's hailing</p>.</div><a name="s028960b"><!--s028960b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to pour down or strike like hail </p><p><i></i></p><p>Bullets hailed down on all sides</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">keg</span><small><span class="eSynop">/keg/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033072a"><!--s033072a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034973b"><!--s034973b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a small barrel having a capacity of 10gall (about 45.5l) or less; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a metal barrel from which beer is pumped by pressurized gas.</p></div><a name="s034974b"><!--s034974b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>beer from a keg [Middle English <span class="bodyi">kag</span> from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">kaggi</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Miocene</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmie·əseen/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038364a"><!--s038364a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>ofrelating to or dating from a geological epoch, the fourth geological epoch of the Tertiary period, lasting from about 23.5 million to 5.2 million years ago, and marked <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by the first appearance of apes</p><p><span class="bodyb">Miocene</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">meiōn</span> less + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cene/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-cene</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">market forces</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036887a"><!--s036887a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the mechanism of supply and demand operating within a system of free enterprise.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">latices</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlatəseez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034246a"><!--s034246a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/latex/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">latex</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">living<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035398a"><!--s035398a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037253b"><!--s037253b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009690c"><!--s009690c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>means of subsistence; a livelihood </p><p><i></i></p><p>earning a living</p>.</div><a name="s009691c"><!--s009691c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/benefice/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">benefice</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s037254b"><!--s037254b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the condition of being alive.</p></div><a name="s037255b"><!--s037255b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a way of life.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">institutionalise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/instiʹtyoohsh(ə)nliez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031488a"><!--s031488a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/institutionalize_or_institutionalise_or_ise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">institutionalize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">M<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> m</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> M's Ms <span class="bodyi">or</span> m's)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036136a"><!--s036136a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037950b"><!--s037950b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the 13th letter of the English alphabet.</p></div><a name="s037951b"><!--s037951b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s009892c"><!--s009892c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the 13th letter of the English alphabet.</p></div><a name="s009893c"><!--s009893c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a written character or design denoting this letter.</p></div><a name="s009894c"><!--s009894c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the sound represented by this letter, one of the English consonants.</p></div></div><a name="s037952b"><!--s037952b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an item designated as M, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the 13th in a series.</p></div><a name="s037953b"><!--s037953b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the Roman numeral for 1000.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">latifundium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/latiʹfundi·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> latifundia /-di·ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034247a"><!--s034247a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large landed estate, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one in ancient Italy or modern Latin America, with workers who are slaves or peasants [Latin <span class="bodyi">latifundium</span>, from <span class="bodyi">latus</span> wide + <span class="bodyi">fundus</span> piece of landed property].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mercury-vapour lamp</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037636a"><!--s037636a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lamp in which an electric discharge takes place through mercury vapour causing a characteristic greenish blue light that is used for street lighting and as a source of ultraviolet radiation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kelim</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kiʹleem, ʹkeelim/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033073a"><!--s033073a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kilim_or_kelim/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">kilim</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cetane</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹseetayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009804a"><!--s009804a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a colourless oily hydrocarbon found in petroleum: formula C<sub>16</sub>H<sub>34</sub> <span class="bodyb">cetyl</span> /ʹseetl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p>Latin <span class="bodyi">cetus</span> whale (from Greek <span class="bodyi">kētos</span>) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ane/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ane</span></span></a> . So called because similar compounds were orig obtained from spermaceti</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hail<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027110a"><!--s027110a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028961b"><!--s028961b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007623c"><!--s007623c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to salute or greet (somebody).</p></div><a name="s007624c"><!--s007624c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to greet (somebody or something) with enthusiastic approval; to acclaim.</p></div></div><a name="s028962b"><!--s028962b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to summon (a taxi) by calling ✱ <span class="bodyb">hail from</span> to be or have been a native or resident of (a place)</p><p><span class="bodyb">hailer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">heill</span>, literally ‘healthy’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Fahrenheit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfarənhiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021357a"><!--s021357a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or being a scale of temperature on which water freezes at 32° and boils at 212° under standard conditions </p><p><i></i></p><p>60 degrees Fahrenheit</p> <p><i></i></p><p>the Fahrenheit scale</p> <p>[named after Gabriel <span class="bodyi">Fahrenheit</span> d.1736, German physicist, who invented it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hooked</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029098a"><!--s029098a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030764b"><!--s030764b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>shaped like a hook </p><p><i></i></p><p>a hooked nose</p>.</div><a name="s030765b"><!--s030765b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>fitted with a hook </p><p><i></i></p><p>a hooked pole</p>.</div><a name="s030766b"><!--s030766b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>denoting a rug, etc made by pulling loops of yarn through it with a hook.</p></div><a name="s030767b"><!--s030767b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span></p><a name="s008038c"><!--s008038c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + on) addicted to drugs </p><p><i></i></p><p>hooked on crack cocaine</p>.</div><a name="s008039c"><!--s008039c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + on) very enthusiastic or compulsively attached to something specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>hooked on skiing</p>.</div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">miosis <span class="bodyi">or</span> myosis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mieʹohsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> mioses myoses /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038365a"><!--s038365a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>excessive smallness or contraction of the pupil of the eye <span class="bodyb">miotic</span> /mieʹotik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">miosis</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">myein</span> to be closed (of the eyes) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/osis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-osis</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">living death</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035399a"><!--s035399a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a life so full of misery that death would be preferable.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">market garden</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036888a"><!--s036888a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plot in which vegetables are grown for market</p><p><span class="bodyb">market gardening</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">market gardener</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">institutionalism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031489a"><!--s031489a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>emphasis on organization, e.g. in religion, at the expense of other factors.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">M<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036137a"><!--s036137a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037954b"><!--s037954b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Mach.</p></div><a name="s037955b"><!--s037955b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Malta (international vehicle registration).</p></div><a name="s037956b"><!--s037956b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>mark.</p></div><a name="s037957b"><!--s037957b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>Master.</p></div><a name="s037958b"><!--s037958b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>mega-.</p></div><a name="s037959b"><!--s037959b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>Member.</p></div><a name="s037960b"><!--s037960b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>Monsieur.</p></div><a name="s037961b"><!--s037961b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>motorway.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">latimeria</span><small><span class="eSynop">/latiʹmiəri·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034248a"><!--s034248a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of living coelacanth fishes found in deep seas off southern Africa: genus <span class="bodyi">Latimeria</span> [Latin genus name; named after Marjorie Courtenay-<span class="bodyi">Latimer</span> b.1907, SAfr museum director who brought the first known live specimen to scientific attention].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cetane number</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009805a"><!--s009805a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a number that is used to measure the ignition properties of a diesel fuel: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/octane_number/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">octane number</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">faience <span class="bodyi">or</span> faïence</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fieʹahns, fieʹonhs/ /fieʹahns, fieʹonhs (<span class="bodyi">French</span> fajãːs)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021358a"><!--s021358a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>tin-glazed decorated earthenware [<span class="bodyi">Faïence</span>, French name of <span class="bodyi">Faenza</span>, town in Italy where such pottery was made].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hail<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">archaic</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027111a"><!--s027111a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">all hail</span>) used as a respectful salutation, sometimes by way of acclamation </p><p><i></i></p><p>Hail, King, for so thou art</p><p> Shakespeare </p><p><i></i></p><p>So Judas kissed his master and cried ‘All hail!’ when as he meant all harm</p><p> Shakespeare [Old Norse <span class="bodyi">heill</span> healthy, as <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hail3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hail 3</span></span></a>, prob with the sense ‘Be healthy!’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mercy<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmuhsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> mercies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037637a"><!--s037637a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039509b"><!--s039509b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>compassion or forbearance shown <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to an offender or an enemy.</p></div><a name="s039510b"><!--s039510b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a fortunate circumstance </p><p><i></i></p><p>It was a mercy they found her before she froze</p>.</div><a name="s039511b"><!--s039511b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) giving or bringing help and relief to people in distress </p><p><i></i></p><p>a mercy flight</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a mercy mission</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">at the mercy of</span>.</p></div><a name="s039512b"><!--s039512b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>wholly in the power of (somebody or something) [Middle English via Old French <span class="bodyi">merci</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">merced-, merces</span> price paid, wages, from <span class="bodyi">merc-, merx</span> merchandise].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marketing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036889a"><!--s036889a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the skills and functions, including packaging, promotion, and distribution, involved in selling goods.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">living fossil</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035400a"><!--s035400a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an organism (e.g. a horseshoe crab or coelacanth) that has remained essentially unchanged from much earlier geological times and whose close relatives are usu extinct.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hooker<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029099a"><!--s029099a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030768b"><!--s030768b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in rugby, a player stationed in the middle of the front row of the scrum.</p></div><a name="s030769b"><!--s030769b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008040c"><!--s008040c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in rugby, a player stationed in the middle of the front row of the scrum.</p></div><a name="s008041c"><!--s008041c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>this position.</p></div></div><a name="s030770b"><!--s030770b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a woman prostitute</p><p>Two popular theories are proposed about the origin of <span class="bodyi">hooker</span> meaning ‘prostitute’. First, it is alleged to have referred originally to women thronging the camp of Joseph Hooker, a Federal general in the US Civil War, whose headquarters in Washington, DC, had an unsavoury reputation. This theory is disproved by the appearance of the word in 1845, predating the Civil War by more than a decade. Secondly, it supposedly derives from Corlear's Hook, a red-light district of New York City in the 19th cent. There is no firm evidence to support this suggestion. More likely, the word simply suggested a woman ‘hooking’ or catching hold of a man</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mips</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mips/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038366a"><!--s038366a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>million instructions per second (measure of computing speed).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ma</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036141a"><!--s036141a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an affectionate name for one's mother.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">keloid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkeeloyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033074a"><!--s033074a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a thick scar resulting from excessive growth of fibrous tissue at the point of injury [French <span class="bodyi">kiloïde</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">chēlē</span> claw].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">institutionalize <span class="bodyi">or</span> institutionalise <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031490a"><!--s031490a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033320b"><!--s033320b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to establish (something) as a custom or regular practice </p><p><i></i></p><p>institutionalized racism</p>.</div><a name="s033321b"><!--s033321b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008639c"><!--s008639c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to put or keep (somebody) in an institution, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a psychiatric hospital.</p></div><a name="s008640c"><!--s008640c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to cause (somebody) to acquire personality traits typical of people in an institution, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a lack of independent thought or action <span class="bodyb">institutionalization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Latin<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlatin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034249a"><!--s034249a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035909b"><!--s035909b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the Italic language of ancient Rome and the Roman Empire.</p></div><a name="s035910b"><!--s035910b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a member of any of the peoples whose language developed from Latin.</p></div><a name="s035911b"><!--s035911b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a native or inhabitant of Latin America.</p></div><a name="s035912b"><!--s035912b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a member of the people of ancient Latium in W central Italy</p><p>Old English from Latin <span class="bodyi">latinus</span> from <span class="bodyi">Latium</span>, an ancient province of Italy which included Rome. The Roman occupation of most of Britain from <span class="bodysc">ad</span> 43 until the early fifth cent. left no certain traces in the English language, apart from a few place-names, although some loanwords of Latin origin occurring early in the Old English period (such as <span class="bodyi">candle</span>) may have survived in Celtic and thence come into English. The large Latin element in English comes from five main sources. (1) The West Germanic language spoken by the Anglo-Saxon invaders of England in the fifth cent., which developed into English, contained some words borrowed from Latin in prehistoric times: <span class="bodyi">belt, butter, chalk, cheese, copper, cup, pillow, street</span>, and so on. (2) The activities of Latin-speaking missionaries from the end of the sixth cent. were responsible for the adoption of <span class="bodyi">altar, disciple</span>, and some other words mainly of a religious nature. (3) The Norman Conquest in 1066 led to the introduction of many words which were ultimately of Latin origin, but which came to English by way of French (see note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/french2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">French 2</span></span></a>). (4) The large-scale adoption of Latinate vocabulary in English began with the revival of classical learning in the 16th cent., and continued strongly throughout the Tudor and Stuart periods; words introduced at this time include <span class="bodyi">acumen, apparatus, appendix, area, candidate, census, estimate, focus, obscene, series, specimen</span>, and <span class="bodyi">vacuum</span>. (5) The Latin- and Greek-based international scientific vocabulary of modern times has further increased the Latin element in English with words such as <span class="bodyi">appendicitis, arboretum</span>, and <span class="bodyi">circadian</span>; but the basic vocabulary of English, as well as its grammar, is distinctively Germanic</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hail<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027112a"><!--s027112a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028963b"><!--s028963b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a call to attract attention </p><p><i></i></p><p>Suddenly there came a hail from the edge of the clearing</p><p> Edgar Rice Burroughs ✱ <span class="bodyb">within hail</span>.</p></div><a name="s028964b"><!--s028964b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>within earshot; within shouting distance.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fail<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fayl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021359a"><!--s021359a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022479b"><!--s022479b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to be unsuccessful at something </p><p><i></i></p><p>They failed to reach the summit</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Try again. Fail again. Fail better</p><p> Samuel Beckett.</p></div><a name="s022480b"><!--s022480b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to neglect to do something </p><p><i></i></p><p>failed to notify their parents</p>.</div><a name="s022481b"><!--s022481b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005747c"><!--s005747c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a machine or part of the body: to stop functioning.</p></div><a name="s005748c"><!--s005748c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to be or become insufficient or inadequate </p><p><i></i></p><p>failing schools</p>.</div></div><a name="s022482b"><!--s022482b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s005749c"><!--s005749c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to lose strength; to weaken </p><p><i></i></p><p>retired because of failing health</p>.</div><a name="s005750c"><!--s005750c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to fade or die away </p><p><i></i></p><p>in the failing light</p>.</div></div><a name="s022483b"><!--s022483b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to become bankrupt or insolvent <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s022484b"><!--s022484b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s005751c"><!--s005751c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to be unable to reach the required quality or standard in (a test, examination, interview, inspection, etc).</p></div><a name="s005752c"><!--s005752c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to judge (somebody or something) as having failed an examination, test, etc.</p></div></div><a name="s022485b"><!--s022485b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s005753c"><!--s005753c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to disappoint the expectations or trust of (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her friends had failed her</p>.</div><a name="s005754c"><!--s005754c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to prove inadequate for (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>His courage failed him</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">failen</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">fallire</span>, alteration of <span class="bodyi">fallere</span> to deceive, disappoint].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hooker<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029100a"><!--s029100a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030771b"><!--s030771b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a one-masted sailing boat used in the west of Ireland, formerly for cargo, now for racing or recreative sailing.</p></div><a name="s030772b"><!--s030772b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a boat engaged in commercial fishing but using lines and hooks rather than nets.</p></div><a name="s030773b"><!--s030773b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an old boat [Dutch <span class="bodyi">hoeker</span>, from <span class="bodyi">hoek</span> hook, short for <span class="bodyi">hoekboot</span> a two-masted fishing vessel].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">market-maker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036890a"><!--s036890a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wholesale dealer in securities who is prepared to buy and sell specified securities at all times.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mercy<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037638a"><!--s037638a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> used to express surprise.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cetane rating</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009806a"><!--s009806a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cetane_number/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cetane number</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">living room</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035401a"><!--s035401a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a room in a home used for everyday activities.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Latin<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034250a"><!--s034250a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035913b"><!--s035913b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or relating to Latin.</p></div><a name="s035914b"><!--s035914b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of the peoples or countries using Romance languages.</p></div><a name="s035915b"><!--s035915b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> of the peoples or countries of Latin America.</p></div><a name="s035916b"><!--s035916b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>relating to the Romance languages.</p></div><a name="s035917b"><!--s035917b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>relating to those branches of the Christian Church that use a Latin liturgy; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> Roman Catholic.</p></div><a name="s035918b"><!--s035918b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>of ancient Latium, the people of ancient Rome, or the people of the Roman Empire.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">MA</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036140a"><!--s036140a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037974b"><!--s037974b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Massachusetts (US postal abbreviation).</p></div><a name="s037975b"><!--s037975b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Master of Arts.</p></div><a name="s037976b"><!--s037976b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>Military Academy.</p></div><a name="s037977b"><!--s037977b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>Morocco (international vehicle registration).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kelp</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kelp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033075a"><!--s033075a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034975b"><!--s034975b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of various large brown seaweeds: family Laminariaceae.</p></div><a name="s034976b"><!--s034976b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the ashes of seaweed used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a source of iodine [Middle English <span class="bodyi">culp</span>; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">miracle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmirəkl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038367a"><!--s038367a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040083b"><!--s040083b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an extraordinary and welcome event that manifests or is attributed to divine intervention in human affairs.</p></div><a name="s040084b"><!--s040084b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an astonishing and wonderful event, thing, or accomplishment.</p></div><a name="s040085b"><!--s040085b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>somebody or something that is a remarkable example or instance of the specified thing </p><p><i></i></p><p>This watch is a miracle of precision</p>.</div><a name="s040086b"><!--s040086b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) being a miracle </p><p><i></i></p><p>miracle drugs</p> <p>[Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">miraculum</span> from <span class="bodyi">mirari</span> to wonder at].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">instruct</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹstrukt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031491a"><!--s031491a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033322b"><!--s033322b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to teach (somebody), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a non-academic discipline.</p></div><a name="s033323b"><!--s033323b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to direct or command (somebody) authoritatively.</p></div><a name="s033324b"><!--s033324b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to engage (a lawyer, <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a barrister) for a case.</p></div><a name="s033325b"><!--s033325b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to inform (somebody) of something <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s033326b"><!--s033326b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to teach [Middle English <span class="bodyi">instructen</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">instructus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">instruere</span> to construct, equip, instruct, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">struere</span> to build, pile up].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hail-fellow-well-met</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027113a"><!--s027113a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>heartily and often excessively informal from the first moment of meeting [from the archaic greeting ‘Hail, fellow! Well met!’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fail<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021360a"><!--s021360a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mark indicating the failing of an examination ✱ <span class="bodyb">without fail</span> without exception.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hooker<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029101a"><!--s029101a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a glass of neat spirits, e.g. whisky or brandy [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ceteris paribus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌketəris ʹparibəs, ˌset-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009807a"><!--s009807a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> all other things being equal [Latin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ma'am</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mam, mahm; <span class="bodyi">unstressed</span> məm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036142a"><!--s036142a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used in the USA as a respectful form of address for any woman, and in Britain <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in Britain when addressing the Queen or a royal princess: madam.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marketplace</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036891a"><!--s036891a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038780b"><!--s038780b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an open place in a town where markets are held.</p></div><a name="s038781b"><!--s038781b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an opportunity for selling </p><p><i></i></p><p>The marketplace is the interpreter of supply and demand</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mercy killing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037639a"><!--s037639a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the killing of somebody who is suffering from a terminal disease; euthanasia.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">living wage</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035402a"><!--s035402a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wage sufficient to provide an acceptable standard of living.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">miracle play</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038368a"><!--s038368a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a medieval drama based on episodes from the Bible or the life of a saint: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/morality_play/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">morality play</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mystery_play/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mystery play</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Latina</span><small><span class="eSynop">/laʹteenə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Latinas)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034251a"><!--s034251a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a girl or woman of Latin American or Spanish American descent [American Spanish <span class="bodyi">Latina</span>, fem of <span class="bodyi">Latino</span> Latin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">instruction</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹstruksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031492a"><!--s031492a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033327b"><!--s033327b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>)</p><a name="s008641c"><!--s008641c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an order or command </p><p><i></i></p><p>They had instructions not to admit strangers</p>.</div><a name="s008642c"><!--s008642c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>advice on how to do something, or a manual outlining the procedure for doing it.</p></div></div><a name="s033328b"><!--s033328b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a code that tells a computer to perform a particular operation.</p></div><a name="s033329b"><!--s033329b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>teaching or training</p><p><span class="bodyb">instructional</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hookey</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhooki/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029102a"><!--s029102a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hooky1_or_hookey/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hooky 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hail Mary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmeəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Hail Marys)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027114a"><!--s027114a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Roman Catholic prayer to the Virgin Mary that consists of salutations and a plea for her intercession [translation of medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">Ave, Maria</span>, the first words of the prayer].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kelpie<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkelpi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033076a"><!--s033076a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a water sprite of Scottish folklore, usu in the form of a horse, that is said to bring about the drowning of travellers [prob of Celtic origin; perhaps from Scottish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">cailpeach</span> colt].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">failing<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021361a"><!--s021361a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a defect in character; a fault or imperfection.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ceviche</span><small><span class="eSynop">/seʹveechay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009808a"><!--s009808a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a S American dish of marinaded raw fish or seafood, served as a starter [from Latin American Spanish].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Maasai</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmasie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036143a"><!--s036143a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/masai_or_maasai/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Masai</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">market research</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036892a"><!--s036892a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>research, e.g. the collection and analysis of information about consumer preferences, used to ascertain the dealing with the patterns or state of demand for a particular product in a market</p><p><span class="bodyb">market researcher</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-mere</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037643a"><!--s037643a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting: part or segment </p><p><i></i></p><p>blastomere</p> <p>[French <span class="bodyi">-mère</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">meros</span> part].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">miraculous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/miʹrakyooləs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038369a"><!--s038369a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040087b"><!--s040087b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of the nature of a miracle; supernatural.</p></div><a name="s040088b"><!--s040088b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>evoking wonder like a miracle; marvellous </p><p><i></i></p><p>For murther, though it have no tongue, will speak with most miraculous organ</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div><a name="s040089b"><!--s040089b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>capable of working miracles</p><p><span class="bodyb">miraculously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">miraculousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">miraculeux</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">miraculosus</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">miraculum</span> miracle].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Latin American</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034252a"><!--s034252a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of a part of the American continent where Spanish or Portuguese is spoken</p><p><span class="bodyb">Latin American</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">living will</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035403a"><!--s035403a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a document detailing a person's wishes with regard to medical treatment, in case they are ever in a situation where they are unable to give informed consent, e.g. to being kept alive on a life support system.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">instructive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹstruktiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031493a"><!--s031493a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>giving useful information or advice; enlightening</p><p><span class="bodyb">instructively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">instructiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hook nose</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029103a"><!--s029103a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a nose with a prominent, angled bridge; an aquiline nose.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">failing<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021362a"><!--s021362a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in absence or default of (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Failing specific instructions, use your own judgment</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hailstone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027115a"><!--s027115a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pellet of hail.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kelpie<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033077a"><!--s033077a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dog bred in Australia from British collies and used there as a sheepdog [<span class="bodyi">Kelpie</span>, name of an early specimen of this breed].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cf.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009812a"><!--s009812a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>compare [Latin <span class="bodyi">confer</span>, imperative of <span class="bodyi">conferre</span> to compare].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Mac</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036144a"><!--s036144a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037978b"><!--s037978b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a form of address for a man whose name is not known to the speaker.</p></div><a name="s037979b"><!--s037979b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> a form of address for a Scotsman [<span class="bodyi">Mac-, Mc-</span>, common Scottish and Irish patronymic prefix].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">market-test</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036893a"><!--s036893a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to put (some operation of a public-sector concern) out to tender, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with a view ultimately to total privatization.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mirage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmirahzh, miʹrahzh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038370a"><!--s038370a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040090b"><!--s040090b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an optical illusion appearing <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a pool of water or as the reflection of distant objects and caused by the reflection of rays of light by a layer of heated air.</p></div><a name="s040091b"><!--s040091b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something illusory and unattainable [French <span class="bodyi">mirage</span> from <span class="bodyi">mirer</span> to look at, from Latin <span class="bodyi">mirari</span> to wonder at].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mere<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/miə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037640a"><!--s037640a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039513b"><!--s039513b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>being what is specified and nothing else.</p></div><a name="s039514b"><!--s039514b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s010261c"><!--s010261c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>being what is specified and nothing else </p><p><i></i></p><p>a mere beginner</p>.</div><a name="s010262c"><!--s010262c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> downright; utter; nothing less than what is specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>I have … engaged my friend to his mere enemy</p><p> Shakespeare </p><p><i></i></p><p>people, all swol'n and ulcerous … the mere despair of surgery</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div></div><a name="s039515b"><!--s039515b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the merest</span>) the slightest </p><p><i></i></p><p>only caught the merest glimpse</p> <p>[Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">merus</span> pure, unmixed].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Latinate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlatinət, -nayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034253a"><!--s034253a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of, resembling, or derived from Latin.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">faille</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fayl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021363a"><!--s021363a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a closely woven silk, rayon, or cotton fabric with transverse ribs [French <span class="bodyi">faille</span>, perhaps from early Dutch <span class="bodyi">falie</span> scarf].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Livonian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/liʹvohni·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035404a"><!--s035404a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Livonia on the Baltic Sea</p><p><span class="bodyb">Livonian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">instructor</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031494a"><!--s031494a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033330b"><!--s033330b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a teacher, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a technical or practical subject </p><p><i></i></p><p>a swimming instructor</p>.</div><a name="s033331b"><!--s033331b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a college teacher below professorial rank</p><p><span class="bodyb">instructorship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hair</span><small><span class="eSynop">/heə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027116a"><!--s027116a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028965b"><!--s028965b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007625c"><!--s007625c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a slender threadlike outgrowth on the surface of an animal; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> any of the many pigmented hairs that form the characteristic coat of a mammal.</p></div><a name="s007626c"><!--s007626c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a structure resembling a hair, e.g. on a plant.</p></div><a name="s007627c"><!--s007627c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>athe coating of hairs, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on the human head or other body part, or on an animal's body.</p></div></div><a name="s028966b"><!--s028966b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>haircloth.</p></div><a name="s028967b"><!--s028967b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a hair's breadth </p><p><i></i></p><p>They won by a hair</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">hair of the dog</span>.</p></div><a name="s028968b"><!--s028968b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an alcoholic drink taken to cure a hangover [in full <span class="bodyi">the hair of the dog that bit you</span>, referring to the belief that the best antidote to the bite of a mad dog is to be made from the dog's own hair.] ✱ <span class="bodyb">in somebody's hair</span> persistently annoying or distracting somebody ✱ <span class="bodyb">keep your hair on!</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> calm down! ✱ <span class="bodyb">let one's hair down</span> to relax and enjoy oneself ✱ <span class="bodyb">make somebody's hair stand on end</span> to give somebody them a fright ✱ <span class="bodyb">not turn a hair</span> to give not the least indication of surprise or alarm </p><p><i></i></p><p>She did not turn a hair when told of the savage murder</p> <p><span class="bodyb">hairless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">hairlike</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">hǣr</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kelson</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkelsən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033078a"><!--s033078a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/keelson/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">keelson</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hookup</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029104a"><!--s029104a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a temporary linking up of broadcasting stations for a special broadcast, or of electronic equipment for a particular purpose.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CF</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009809a"><!--s009809a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010097b"><!--s010097b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>cystic fibrosis.</p></div><a name="s010098b"><!--s010098b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Chaplain to the Forces.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">macabre</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹkahb(r)ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036146a"><!--s036146a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037980b"><!--s037980b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>ghastly; gruesome </p><p><i></i></p><p>Spare us the macabre details</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a macabre sense of humour</p>.</div><a name="s037981b"><!--s037981b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to or depicting the grimmer or uglier aspects of death [French <span class="bodyi">macabre</span> from <span class="bodyi">danse macabre</span> dance of death, from early French <span class="bodyi">danse</span> <span class="bodyi">Macabé</span> dance of the Maccabees, prob from a mystery play].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">market value</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036894a"><!--s036894a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the value of an asset if sold in a free market; a price at which both buyers and sellers are willing to do business: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/book_value/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">book value</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mere<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037641a"><!--s037641a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> a lake, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a small one [Old English].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">MIRAS</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmierəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038371a"><!--s038371a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> formerly, Mortgage Interest Relief at Source.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Latin cross</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034254a"><!--s034254a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plain cross consisting of a long upright bar crossed near the top by a shorter transverse bar.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lizard</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlizəd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035405a"><!--s035405a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any member of a suborder of reptile having usus distinguished from snakes by two pairs of functional limbs, a long body and tail, (sometimes lacking in burrowing lizards), external ears, and eyes with movable lids: suborder Lacertilia [Middle English <span class="bodyi">liserd</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">lacerta</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">instructress</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹstruktris/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031495a"><!--s031495a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> a female instructor.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">failsafe</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021364a"><!--s021364a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022486b"><!--s022486b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a machine: designed to return automatically to a safe condition, e.g. to switch itself off, in the event of failure or breakdown.</p></div><a name="s022487b"><!--s022487b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>foolproof.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hair ball</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027117a"><!--s027117a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a compact mass of hair formed in the stomach of an <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a hair-shedding animal, e.g. a cat, that cleans its coat by licking.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hook up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029105a"><!--s029105a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030774b"><!--s030774b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to connect or link (radio stations or electronic equipment) , or to be connected <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s030775b"><!--s030775b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of radio stations or electronic equipment: to be linked up.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kelt</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033080a"><!--s033080a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a salmon or sea trout after spawning [Middle English (northern), prob from Scottish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">cealt</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">markhor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmahkaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036895a"><!--s036895a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large Himalayan wild goat with long spiralled horns and a coat that is reddish brown in summer and grey and silky in winter: <span class="bodyi">Capra falconeri</span> [Persian <span class="bodyi">mārkhōr</span>, literally ‘snake eater’, from <span class="bodyi">mār</span> snake + <span class="bodyi">-khōr</span> eating].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Cf</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009810a"><!--s009810a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chemical symbol for californium.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">macadam</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹkadəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036147a"><!--s036147a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>small broken stones compacted into a solid mass, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> bound together with tar or asphalt, and used in making a road surface: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tarmacadam/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tarmacadam</span></span></a> [named after John <span class="bodyi">McAdam</span> d.1836, Scottish engineer].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mere<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmeri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037642a"><!--s037642a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a ceremonial Maori hand weapon made of bone or greenstone [Maori <span class="bodyi">mere</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">latinise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034255a"><!--s034255a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/latinize_or_latinise_or_ise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">latinize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mire<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmie·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038372a"><!--s038372a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040092b"><!--s040092b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a tract of soft waterlogged ground; a marsh or bog.</p></div><a name="s040093b"><!--s040093b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>soft mud or slush.</p></div><a name="s040094b"><!--s040094b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a situation of great difficulty, complexity, or involvement </p><p><i></i></p><p>sinking into the mire of debt</p> <p><span class="bodyb">miry</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English, from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">mẏrr</span>; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">mōs</span> bog: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/moss/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">moss</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">LJ</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035406a"><!--s035406a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Lord Justice.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">instrument<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinstrəmənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031496a"><!--s031496a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033332b"><!--s033332b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an implement, tool, or device designed <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for delicate work or measurement.</p></div><a name="s033333b"><!--s033333b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a device used to produce music.</p></div><a name="s033334b"><!--s033334b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an electrical or mechanical device used in navigating an aircraft, ship, or vehicle.</p></div><a name="s033335b"><!--s033335b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a formal legal document.</p></div><a name="s033336b"><!--s033336b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s008643c"><!--s008643c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a means whereby something is achieved, performed, or furthered.</p></div><a name="s008644c"><!--s008644c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>somebody who is used by a person to achieve their usu dishonourable ends; a dupe [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">instrumentum</span>, from <span class="bodyi">instruere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/instruct/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">instruct</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">failure</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfaylyə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021365a"><!--s021365a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022488b"><!--s022488b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005755c"><!--s005755c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>lack of success.</p></div><a name="s005756c"><!--s005756c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an unsuccessful or disappointing person or thing </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was a good actor but a complete failure as a director</p>.</div></div><a name="s022489b"><!--s022489b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005757c"><!--s005757c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of failing to perform a duty or expected action </p><p><i></i></p><p>his failure to write to his children</p>.</div><a name="s005758c"><!--s005758c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of failing to function normally </p><p><i></i></p><p>heart failure</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a power failure</p>.</div></div><a name="s022490b"><!--s022490b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a failing in business; bankruptcy.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Kelt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kelt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033079a"><!--s033079a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/celt_or_kelt/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Celt</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hairbrush</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027118a"><!--s027118a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a brush for the hair.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hookworm</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029106a"><!--s029106a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030776b"><!--s030776b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of several parasitic nematode worm withs that have strong mouth hooks for attaching to the host's intestinal lining: <span class="bodyi">Ancylostoma</span>, <span class="bodyi">Uncinaria</span>, <span class="bodyi">Necator</span>, and other genera.</p></div><a name="s030777b"><!--s030777b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>infestation by hookworms one of these.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marking</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036896a"><!--s036896a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038782b"><!--s038782b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a mark or marks.</p></div><a name="s038783b"><!--s038783b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an arrangement, pattern, or disposition of marks.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">merely</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037644a"><!--s037644a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>only; simply; no more than.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">c/f</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009811a"><!--s009811a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>carried forward.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Latinism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034256a"><!--s034256a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035919b"><!--s035919b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a characteristic feature of Latin occurring in another language.</p></div><a name="s035920b"><!--s035920b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a Latin quality, character, or mode of thought.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">macadamia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/makəʹdaymi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036148a"><!--s036148a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037982b"><!--s037982b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>thean edible waxy round nut of an Australian evergreen tree.</p></div><a name="s037983b"><!--s037983b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of a genus of Australian evergreen trees, with clusters of white flowers, that bear this nut: genus <span class="bodyi">Macadamia</span> [from the Latin genus name, named after John <span class="bodyi">Macadam</span> d.1865, Australian chemist].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Lk.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035407a"><!--s035407a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Luke (book of the Bible).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mire<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038373a"><!--s038373a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040095b"><!--s040095b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cause (somebody or something) to sink or stick fast in or as if in a mire </p><p><i></i></p><p>mired in detail and confusion</p>.</div><a name="s040096b"><!--s040096b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cover or soil (somebody or something) with mire.</p></div><a name="s040097b"><!--s040097b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to be in a difficult or complex situation.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">instrument<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031497a"><!--s031497a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033337b"><!--s033337b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to orchestrate (a piece of music).</p></div><a name="s033338b"><!--s033338b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to equip (e.g. a vehicle) with instruments.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fain<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyi">archaic</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021366a"><!--s021366a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>with pleasure </p><p><i></i></p><p>I would fain go to France</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">fægen</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haircloth</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027119a"><!--s027119a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a stiff wiry fabric, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of horsehair or camel hair, used for upholstery or for stiffening in garments.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kelter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkeltə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033081a"><!--s033081a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kilter/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">kilter</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marking ink</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036897a"><!--s036897a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>indelible ink for marking fabric.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hooky<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> hookey</span><small><span class="eSynop"></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029107a"><!--s029107a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>✱ <span class="bodyb">play hooky</span> <span class="bodyi">NAmer, Aus, NZ, informal</span> to play truant </p><p><i></i></p><p>He … took his flogging … for playing hooky the day before</p><p> Mark Twain [prob from slang <span class="bodyi">hook, hook it</span> to make off].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">merengue <span class="bodyi">or</span> meringue</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹrenggay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037645a"><!--s037645a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a ballroom dance, orig from Dominica and Haiti, in which the dancers take alternate long and short sliding steps, keeping the legs stiff, or a piece of music for this, usu in duple time [American Spanish <span class="bodyi">merengue</span>, ultimately from French <span class="bodyi">méringue</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/meringue1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">meringue 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CFC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009813a"><!--s009813a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>chlorofluorocarbon.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mirepoix</span><small><span class="eSynop">/miəʹpwah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> mirepoix)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038374a"><!--s038374a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mixture of diced vegetables sautéed and used in sauces or as a bed on which to braise meat [French <span class="bodyi">mirepoix</span>, prob named after Charles de Lévis, duc de <span class="bodyi">Mirepoix</span> d.1757, French diplomat and general].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">‘ll</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">contraction</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035408a"><!--s035408a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>will or shall </p><p><i></i></p><p>You'll be late</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">macadamize</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹkadəmiez/ macadamise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036149a"><!--s036149a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to construct or finish (a road) with macadam.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">latinize <span class="bodyi">or</span> latinise <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034257a"><!--s034257a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035921b"><!--s035921b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to give a Latin form to (a word).</p></div><a name="s035922b"><!--s035922b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to translate (something) into Latin.</p></div><a name="s035923b"><!--s035923b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make (something) Latin in doctrine, ideas, or traits; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> to cause (something) to conform to the Roman Catholic Church <span class="bodyb">latinization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">latinizer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fain<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">archaic</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021367a"><!--s021367a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022491b"><!--s022491b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>willing.</p></div><a name="s022492b"><!--s022492b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>compelled.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">instrumental<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/instrəʹmentl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031498a"><!--s031498a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033339b"><!--s033339b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(+ in) serving as an instrument, means, agent, or tool </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was instrumental in organizing the strike</p>.</div><a name="s033340b"><!--s033340b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to, composed for, or performed on a musical instrument, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as distinct from the human voice.</p></div><a name="s033341b"><!--s033341b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a grammatical case: expressing means or agency <span class="bodyb">instrumentality</span> /-ʹtaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">instrumentally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haircut</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027120a"><!--s027120a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cutting and shaping of the hair, or the style in which hair is cut.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Keltic</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033082a"><!--s033082a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/celtic1_or_keltic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Celtic 1</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/celtic2_or_keltic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Celtic 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">markka</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmahkə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> markkaa /ʹmahkah/ markkas)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036898a"><!--s036898a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the former basic monetary unit of Finland, divided into 100 penni (replaced by the euro in 2002) [Finnish <span class="bodyi">markka</span> from Swedish <span class="bodyi">mark</span> a unit of value].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hooky<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (hookier, hookiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029108a"><!--s029108a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> said of a tune: catchy; memorable.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mirid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmie·ərid, ʹmirid/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038375a"><!--s038375a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/capsid1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">capsid 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">meretricious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/merəʹtrishəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037646a"><!--s037646a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039516b"><!--s039516b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>attractive in a showy or tawdry way.</p></div><a name="s039517b"><!--s039517b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>based on pretence or insincerity; specious.</p></div><a name="s039518b"><!--s039518b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> of or like a prostitute</p><p><span class="bodyb">meretriciously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">meretriciousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">meretricius</span> from <span class="bodyi">meretric-, meretrix</span> prostitute, from <span class="bodyi">merēre</span> to earn].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CFE</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009814a"><!--s009814a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>College of Further Education.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Latino</span><small><span class="eSynop">/laʹteenoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Latinos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034258a"><!--s034258a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a person of Latin American or Spanish American descent [American Spanish <span class="bodyi">Latino</span> Latin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ll.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035409a"><!--s035409a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lines.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">instrumental<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031499a"><!--s031499a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a musical composition or passage for instruments but not voice.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fainéant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfayni·ənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021368a"><!--s021368a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> an idle or ineffectual person [French <span class="bodyi">fainéant</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">fait-nient</span>, literally, ‘does nothing’, by folk etymology from <span class="bodyi">faignant</span> shirker, from <span class="bodyi">faindre, feindre</span> to feign, shirk].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Markov chain</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmahkof/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036899a"><!--s036899a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in statistics, a random sequence of states in which the probability of occurrence of a future state depends only on the present state and not on the path by which it was reached [named after A A <span class="bodyi">Markov</span> d.1922, Russian mathematician].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hairdo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹheədooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hairdos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027121a"><!--s027121a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a hairstyle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">macaque</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹkahk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036150a"><!--s036150a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of short-tailed monkeys of S Asia and the E Indies, with cheek pouches in which food is stored: genus <span class="bodyi">Macaca</span> [French <span class="bodyi">macaque</span> from Portuguese <span class="bodyi">macaco</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Kelvin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkelvin/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033083a"><!--s033083a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or being a scale of temperature on which absolute zero is at 0° and water freezes at 273.16° under standard conditions [named after William Thomson, Lord <span class="bodyi">Kelvin</span> d.1907, Scots physicist, who introduced it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hooley</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhoohli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hooleys)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029109a"><!--s029109a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Irish</span> a wild party [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mirk<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/muhk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038376a"><!--s038376a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/murk1_or_mirk/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">murk 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">llama</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlahmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035410a"><!--s035410a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037256b"><!--s037256b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a usuny of several wild and domesticated S American ruminant mammals with a woolly fleece that is related to the camels but smaller than the camel and without a hump; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the domesticated guanaco: <span class="bodyi">Lama glama</span>.</p></div><a name="s037257b"><!--s037257b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>cloth made from the hair of the llama [Spanish <span class="bodyi">llama</span> from Quechua].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Latin Quarter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034259a"><!--s034259a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a section of the Left Bank in Paris historically frequented by students and artists [translation of French <span class="bodyi">Quartier Latin</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CFS</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009815a"><!--s009815a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>chronic fatigue syndrome.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Markov model</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036900a"><!--s036900a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/markov_chain/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Markov chain</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">merganser</span><small><span class="eSynop">/muhʹgansə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037647a"><!--s037647a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various usu crested fish-eating and diving sawbill ducks, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the red-breasted merganser: <span class="bodyi">Mergus serrator</span> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">merganser</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">mergus</span> a waterfowl (from <span class="bodyi">mergere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/merge/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">merge</span></span></a>) + <span class="bodyi">anser</span> goose].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">macarena</span><small><span class="eSynop">/makəʹraynə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036151a"><!--s036151a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dance created to be performed to an orig Spanish song popular in the mid-1990s [from <span class="bodyi">Macarena</span>, the name of the woman referred to in the song].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kelvin</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033084a"><!--s033084a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the basic SI unit of temperature defined by the Kelvin scale.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hairdresser</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027122a"><!--s027122a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person whose occupation is cutting, dressing, and styling people's hair</p><p><span class="bodyb">hairdressing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">instrumentalist</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031500a"><!--s031500a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a player of a musical instrument.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hooligan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhoohlig(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029110a"><!--s029110a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a violent, aggressive, vandalistic, or troublemaking young person ruffian or hoodlum</p><p><span class="bodyb">hooliganism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [perhaps named after Patrick <span class="bodyi">Hooligan</span> <span class="bodyi">fl.</span> 1898, Irish criminal in London].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mirk<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038377a"><!--s038377a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/murk2_or_mirk/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">murk 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">faint<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/faynt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021369a"><!--s021369a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022493b"><!--s022493b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>lacking distinctness, volume, or brightness; indistinct </p><p><i></i></p><p>a faint light</p>.</div><a name="s022494b"><!--s022494b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>slight </p><p><i></i></p><p>a faint chance that it might snow</p>.</div><a name="s022495b"><!--s022495b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>weak and dizzy as if about to lose consciousness ✱ <span class="bodyb">not have the faintest</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to have no idea at all about something</p><p><span class="bodyb">faintly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">faintness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">faint</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">faindre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/feign/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">feign</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">llano</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹl(y)ahnoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> llanos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035411a"><!--s035411a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an open grassy plain, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in Spanish America [Spanish <span class="bodyi">llano</span> plain, from Latin <span class="bodyi">planum</span> from <span class="bodyi">planus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/plain1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">plain 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Latin square</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034260a"><!--s034260a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a square array of symbols in which each symbol appears once and once only in each row and column. It is used in the design of statistical experiments.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cg</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009816a"><!--s009816a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>centigram.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">macaroni</span><small><span class="eSynop">/makəʹrohni/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> macaronis macaronies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036152a"><!--s036152a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037984b"><!--s037984b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used as sing. or pl</span>) pasta made from durum wheat and shaped in hollow tubes that are wider in diameter than spaghetti.</p></div><a name="s037985b"><!--s037985b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an English dandy of the 18th cent. who affected continental ways [Italian <span class="bodyi">maccheroni</span>, pl of <span class="bodyi">maccherone</span>, from Italian dialect <span class="bodyi">maccarone</span> dumpling, macaroni].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kempt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kem(p)t/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033085a"><!--s033085a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>neatly kept; trim or tidy [Middle English, past part. of <span class="bodyi">kemben</span> to comb, from Old English <span class="bodyi">cemban</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">merge</span><small><span class="eSynop">/muhj/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037648a"><!--s037648a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039519b"><!--s039519b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to combine or unite.</p></div><a name="s039520b"><!--s039520b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to blend or come together gradually without abrupt change <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s039521b"><!--s039521b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cause (two or more things) to combine or blend [Latin <span class="bodyi">mergere</span> to dip, plunge].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marksman <span class="bodyi">or</span> markswoman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> marksmen markswomen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036901a"><!--s036901a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person skilled in hitting a mark or target</p><p><span class="bodyb">marksmanship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">faint<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021370a"><!--s021370a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to lose consciousness briefly, because of a temporary decrease in the blood supply to the brain, e.g. through exhaustion or shock.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mirky</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038378a"><!--s038378a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/murky/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">murky</span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hoon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hoohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ, informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029111a"><!--s029111a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030778b"><!--s030778b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a pimp procurer or manager of prostitutes.</p></div><a name="s030779b"><!--s030779b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a lout [origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">instrumentation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌinstrəmənʹtaysh(ə)n, ʹinstrəmen-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031501a"><!--s031501a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033342b"><!--s033342b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the instruments specified for the performance of a musical composition.</p></div><a name="s033343b"><!--s033343b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the set of navigation instruments on an aeroplane, ship, etc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hairdryer <span class="bodyi">or</span> hairdrier</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027123a"><!--s027123a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an electrical appliance for drying the hair by blowing it with warm air.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">LLB</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035412a"><!--s035412a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Bachelor of Laws [Latin <span class="bodyi">Legum Baccalaureus</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">latish</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlaytish/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034261a"><!--s034261a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>rather late.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mirror<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmirə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038379a"><!--s038379a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040098b"><!--s040098b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a smooth or polished surface, e.g. of metal or silvered glass, that forms images by reflection.</p></div><a name="s040099b"><!--s040099b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that gives a true representation </p><p><i></i></p><p>Art is the mirror of life</p> <p><span class="bodyb">mirrorlike</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">mirour</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">mirer</span> to look at, from Latin <span class="bodyi">mirari</span> to wonder at].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">macaronic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/makəʹronik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036153a"><!--s036153a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>denoting a type of burlesque verse characterized by a mixture of Latin and vernacular words, the latter sometimes given Latin inflections [Latin <span class="bodyi">macaronicus</span> from Italian dialect <span class="bodyi">maccarone</span> macaroni].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haired</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027124a"><!--s027124a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">used in combinations</span>) having hair of the kind specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>curly-haired</p> <p><i></i></p><p>long-haired</p> <p><i></i></p><p>dark-haired</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">merger</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037649a"><!--s037649a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039522b"><!--s039522b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a combining or combination, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of two organizations, e.g. business concerns.</p></div><a name="s039523b"><!--s039523b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in law, the absorption of one estate, contract, or interest in another.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cgs</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009818a"><!--s009818a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>centimetre-gram-second (system) </p><p><i></i></p><p>cgs units</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hoop<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hoohp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029112a"><!--s029112a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030780b"><!--s030780b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a large circular strip of rigid material, used:</p><a name="s008042c"><!--s008042c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>for holding together the staves of a barrel.</p></div><a name="s008043c"><!--s008043c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>for bowling along the ground or exercising with </p><p><i></i></p><p>a hula hoop</p>.</div><a name="s008044c"><!--s008044c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>formerly, for expanding a woman's skirt.</p></div><a name="s008045c"><!--s008045c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>typically paper-covered, for animals to jump through in a circus.</p></div></div><a name="s030781b"><!--s030781b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a circular figure or object </p><p><i></i></p><p>‘What's the matter?’ ‘About a hoop of gold, a paltry ring that she did give me.’</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div><a name="s030782b"><!--s030782b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an arch through which balls must be hit in croquet.</p></div><a name="s030783b"><!--s030783b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a horizontal band of contrasting colour round a cap or sports shirt.</p></div><a name="s030784b"><!--s030784b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, informal</span> a jockey (from the band round his shirt) ✱ <span class="bodyb">be put/go through the hoops</span> to undergo a demanding series of tests [Old English <span class="bodyi">hōp</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">faint<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021371a"><!--s021371a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a brief loss of consciousness.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">LLD</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035413a"><!--s035413a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Doctor of Laws [Latin <span class="bodyi">Legum Doctor</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">markup</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036902a"><!--s036902a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038784b"><!--s038784b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an increase in price.</p></div><a name="s038785b"><!--s038785b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the amount of this.</p></div><a name="s038786b"><!--s038786b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an amount added to the price of something to guarantee the seller a profit.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ken<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ken/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (kenned kent) (kenning)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033086a"><!--s033086a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Scot</span> to know or recognize (something or somebody) [Old English <span class="bodyi">cennan</span> to make known and Old Norse <span class="bodyi">kenna</span> to perceive].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">instrument panel</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031502a"><!--s031502a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a panel on which instruments are mounted, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a dashboard.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">latissimus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lahʹtisiməs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> latissimi /lahʹtisimie, lahʹtisimi/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034262a"><!--s034262a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of a pair of large triangular muscles in the upper back [shortened from scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">musculus latissimus dorsi</span>, literally ‘broadest muscle of the back’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mirror<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (mirrored, mirroring)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038380a"><!--s038380a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040100b"><!--s040100b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to reflect (somebody or something) in a mirror, or as if in a mirror.</p></div><a name="s040101b"><!--s040101b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to copy, represent, or correspond to (something) exactly.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hair extensions</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027125a"><!--s027125a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pieces of hair attached to a person's hair to make it look longer or fuller.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hoop<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029113a"><!--s029113a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to encircle, bind, or fasten (something) with or as if with a hoop</p><p><span class="bodyb">hooped</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">hooper</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mark up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036903a"><!--s036903a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038787b"><!--s038787b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to set a higher price on (something).</p></div><a name="s038788b"><!--s038788b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to edit (a text) by adding appropriate symbols, characters, or other marks to it.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">meridian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹridi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037650a"><!--s037650a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039524b"><!--s039524b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a circle on the surface of the earth or an other celestial body passing through both poles, or the representation of this on a map or globe.</p></div><a name="s039525b"><!--s039525b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in astronomy, a circle passing through the poles of the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/celestial_sphere/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">celestial sphere</span></span></a> (imaginary circle against which stars and planets appear to be placed) and the zenith of a given place.</p></div><a name="s039526b"><!--s039526b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> a high point, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of success or greatness.</p></div><a name="s039527b"><!--s039527b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in acupuncture etc, one of the pathways in the body along which vital energy is said to flow [Middle English via Frenchfrom Latin <span class="bodyi">meridianus</span> from <span class="bodyi">meridies</span> noon, south, irreg from <span class="bodyi">medius</span> mid + <span class="bodyi">dies</span> day].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">faint-hearted</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021372a"><!--s021372a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lacking courage or resolution; timid</p><p><span class="bodyb">faint-heartedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">faint-heartedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">macaroon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/makəʹroohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036154a"><!--s036154a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small cake or biscuit composed chiefly of egg whites, sugar, and ground almonds or occasionally coconut [French <span class="bodyi">macaron</span> from Italian dialect <span class="bodyi">maccarone</span> macaroni].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">LLM</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035414a"><!--s035414a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Master of Laws [Latin <span class="bodyi">Legum Magister</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">latissimus dorsi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdawsie, ʹdawsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034263a"><!--s034263a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/latissimus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">latissimus</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insubordinate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/insəʹbawdinət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031503a"><!--s031503a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>unwilling to submit to authority; disobedient</p><p><span class="bodyb">insubordinately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">insubordination</span> /-ʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CGS</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009817a"><!--s009817a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Chief of General Staff.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ken<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033087a"><!--s033087a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>range of perception, understanding, or knowledge </p><p><i></i></p><p>beyond our ken</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mirror ball</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038381a"><!--s038381a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large sphere covered with squares of reflective glass that is hung from the ceiling in a dance hall or nightclub and revolves to create a decorative lighting effect.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Macassar oil</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹkasə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036155a"><!--s036155a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a preparation containing oil formerly used for dressing the hair [named after <span class="bodyi">Macassar</span>, former name for Ujung Pandang, a city in Indonesia from where the oil's ingredients reputedly originated].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hair gel</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027126a"><!--s027126a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a jellylike substance used to hold a hairstyle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">latitude</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlatityoohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034264a"><!--s034264a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035924b"><!--s035924b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the angular distance of a point on the surface of the earth measured North or South from the equator: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/longitude/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">longitude</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s035925b"><!--s035925b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) regions as marked by their latitude </p><p><i></i></p><p>in northern latitudes</p>.</div><a name="s035926b"><!--s035926b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>freedom of action or choice <span class="bodyb">latitudinal</span> /-ʹtyoohdinl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">latitudinally</span> /-ʹtyoohdinəli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">latitudin-</span>, <span class="bodyi">latitudo</span>, from <span class="bodyi">latus</span> wide].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insubordinate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031504a"><!--s031504a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who is insubordinate.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fair<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/feə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021373a"><!--s021373a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022496b"><!--s022496b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>free from favouritism or prejudice; honest or just.</p></div><a name="s022497b"><!--s022497b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>conforming with the established rules; allowed </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fair tackle</p>.</div><a name="s022498b"><!--s022498b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of hair or complexion: light in colour.</p></div><a name="s022499b"><!--s022499b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>moderately good or large; adequate </p><p><i></i></p><p>showed a fair knowledge</p>.</div><a name="s022500b"><!--s022500b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ, informal</span> complete; utter.</p></div><a name="s022501b"><!--s022501b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s005759c"><!--s005759c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of weather: fine.</p></div><a name="s005760c"><!--s005760c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of wind: favourable.</p></div></div><a name="s022502b"><!--s022502b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span>attractive or beautiful </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fair maid</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">fair enough</span>.</p></div><a name="s022503b"><!--s022503b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> used to agree that something is reasonable</p><p><span class="bodyb">fairish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> ✱ <span class="bodyb">in a fair way to</span> likely to ✱ <span class="bodyb">it's a fair cop</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> used in admission of guilt and acceptance of punishment</p><p><span class="bodyb">fairness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">fæger</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kenaf</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹnaf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033088a"><!--s033088a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034977b"><!--s034977b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the fibre of an E Indian hibiscus plant, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for ropes.</p></div><a name="s034978b"><!--s034978b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the plant from which this fibre is obtained: <span class="bodyi">Hibiscus cannabinus</span> [Persian <span class="bodyi">kenaf</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hoop-la</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhoohp lah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029114a"><!--s029114a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030785b"><!--s030785b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a game, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> at a fairground, in which prizes are won by tossing rings over them.</p></div><a name="s030786b"><!--s030786b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span></p><a name="s008046c"><!--s008046c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>fuss; noise.</p></div><a name="s008047c"><!--s008047c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>nonsense [partly from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hoop1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hoop 1</span></span></a>; partly from French <span class="bodyi">houp-là</span> ups-a-daisy!].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CGT</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009819a"><!--s009819a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>capital gains tax.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">markup language</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036904a"><!--s036904a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in desktop publishing and typesetting, a set of codes in a text that determines type styles, format, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">meridional<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹridi·ənəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037651a"><!--s037651a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039528b"><!--s039528b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or situated in the south, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of France; southern.</p></div><a name="s039529b"><!--s039529b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to a meridian [Middle English via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">meridionalis</span>, irreg from Latin <span class="bodyi">meridies</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/meridian/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">meridian</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Lloyd's</span><small><span class="eSynop">/loydz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035415a"><!--s035415a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an association of London underwriters specializing in marine insurance and shipping news and insuring against losses of almost every kind </p><p><i></i></p><p>We shall all go together when we go … Lloyd's of London will be loaded when we go</p><p> Tom Lehrer [named after Edward <span class="bodyi">Lloyd</span> d.1726, English coffee-house keeper whose premises in London became the centre of shipbroking and marine insurance business].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mirror carp</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038382a"><!--s038382a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a domesticated variety of the carp with large shiny scales.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">macaw</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹkaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036156a"><!--s036156a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of large long-tailed large and showy parrots of S and Central America with showy plumage: genus <span class="bodyi">Ara</span> and other genera [Portuguese <span class="bodyi">macau</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hairgrip</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027127a"><!--s027127a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a flat hairpin with prongs that close together.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kendo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkendoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033089a"><!--s033089a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Japanese martial art of fencing with bamboo sticks [Japanese <span class="bodyi">kendō</span>,from <span class="bodyi">ken</span> sword + <span class="bodyi">dō</span> art].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fair<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021374a"><!--s021374a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022504b"><!--s022504b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in a fair way </p><p><i></i></p><p>Play fair!</p>.</div><a name="s022505b"><!--s022505b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dialect</span> fairly; completely </p><p><i></i></p><p>We were fair worn out</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insubstantial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/insəbʹstansh(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031505a"><!--s031505a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033344b"><!--s033344b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>lacking firmness or solidity; flimsy.</p></div><a name="s033345b"><!--s033345b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>lacking substance or material nature; imaginary or unreal <span class="bodyb">insubstantiality</span> /-shiʹaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [prob via French <span class="bodyi">insubstantiel</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">insubstantialis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">substantia</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/substance/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">substance</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">latitudinarian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌlatityoohdiʹneəri·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034265a"><!--s034265a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>liberal in standards of religious belief and conduct; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> favouring freedom of doctrine and practice within the Church of England</p><p><span class="bodyb">latitudinarian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">latitudinarianism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">CH</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009820a"><!--s009820a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010099b"><!--s010099b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>central heating.</p></div><a name="s010100b"><!--s010100b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Companion of Honour.</p></div><a name="s010101b"><!--s010101b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Confédération Helvétique</span> (international vehicle registration for Switzerland).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hoopoe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhoohpooh, ʹhoohpoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029115a"><!--s029115a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Eurasian and N African bird with pale pinkish brown plumage, a long erectile crest, and a slender downward-curving bill: <span class="bodyi">Upupa epops</span> [alteration of obsolete <span class="bodyi">hoop</span>,via French <span class="bodyi">huppe</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">upupa</span>,of imitative origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mirror image</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038383a"><!--s038383a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something that has its parts reversely arranged in comparison with an otherwise identical thing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lm</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035416a"><!--s035416a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lumen.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marl<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/mahl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036905a"><!--s036905a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a crumbly earthy deposit, e.g. of silt or clay, which contains calcium carbonate and is used as a fertilizer for lime-deficient soils</p><p><span class="bodyb">marly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">margila</span>, dimin. of Latin <span class="bodyi">marga</span> marl].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Macc.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036157a"><!--s036157a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Maccabees (books of the Apocrypha).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">meridional<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037652a"><!--s037652a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an inhabitant of the south, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of France.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hairline</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027128a"><!--s027128a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028969b"><!--s028969b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the line above the forehead beyond which hair grows.</p></div><a name="s028970b"><!--s028970b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often used before a noun</span>) a very fine line; <span class="bodyi"><span class="bodyi">esp</span></span> a fine crack in a surface </p><p><i></i></p><p>a hairline crack</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a hairline fracture</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kennel<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkenl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033090a"><!--s033090a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034979b"><!--s034979b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a shelter for a dog.</p></div><a name="s034980b"><!--s034980b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) an establishment for the breeding or boarding of dogs.</p></div><a name="s034981b"><!--s034981b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s009008c"><!--s009008c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a shelter for a dog.</p></div><a name="s009009c"><!--s009009c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) an establishment for the breeding or boarding of dogs.</p></div></div><a name="s034982b"><!--s034982b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a pack of dogs [Middle English from Anglo-French <span class="bodyi">kenel</span>, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">canis</span> dog].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insufferable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹsuf(ə)rəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031506a"><!--s031506a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>too bad or unpleasant to put up with; intolerable </p><p><i></i></p><p>an insufferable bore</p> <p><span class="bodyb">insufferably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fair<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021375a"><!--s021375a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022506b"><!--s022506b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a fete or fun fair.</p></div><a name="s022507b"><!--s022507b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an exhibition designed to acquaint people prospective buyers or the general public with products of a particular type </p><p><i></i></p><p>a book fair</p>.</div><a name="s022508b"><!--s022508b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a gathering of buyers and sellers </p><p><i></i></p><p>a sheep fair</p>.</div><a name="s022509b"><!--s022509b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">esp</span> formerly, a periodic gathering of buyers and sellers at a particular place and time for trade or a competitive exhibition, usu accompanied by entertainment and amusements </p><p><i></i></p><p>a sheep fair</p>.</div><a name="s022510b"><!--s022510b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a fete [Middle English <span class="bodyi">feire</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">feria</span> weekday, fair, sing. of <span class="bodyi">feriae</span> holy days, on which fairs were held].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marl<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036906a"><!--s036906a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to fertilize (land) with marl.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">latke</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlatkə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034266a"><!--s034266a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Jewish cookery, a fried pancake that is a Jewish speciality, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one made from grated potato [Yiddish <span class="bodyi">latke</span> from Russian <span class="bodyi">latka</span> earthenware cooking pot].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">LMS</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035417a"><!--s035417a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>local management of schools.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mirror writing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038384a"><!--s038384a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>words written backward with reversed characters, resembling normal writing when reflected in a mirror.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hoop pine</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029116a"><!--s029116a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an Australian pine tree noted for fast growth and for the hoop-like divisions in its rough bark: <span class="bodyi">Araucaria cunninghamii</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kennel<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (kennelled, kennelling, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> kenneled) (kenneling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033091a"><!--s033091a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to put or keep (a dog) in a kennel.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ch</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009821a"><!--s009821a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010102b"><!--s010102b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>chain (unit of length).</p></div><a name="s010103b"><!--s010103b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>chapter.</p></div><a name="s010104b"><!--s010104b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in chess, check.</p></div><a name="s010105b"><!--s010105b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>child.</p></div><a name="s010106b"><!--s010106b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>children.</p></div><a name="s010107b"><!--s010107b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>church.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hairnet</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027129a"><!--s027129a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a loosely woven net, usu of hair, nylon, or silk, that is worn over the hair to keep it in place.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">meringue<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹrang/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037653a"><!--s037653a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039530b"><!--s039530b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a mixture of stiffly beaten egg whites and sugar baked until crisp.</p></div><a name="s039531b"><!--s039531b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a small cake, cream-filled shell, or other confection made with meringue or having a meringue topping [French <span class="bodyi">méringue</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Maccabees</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmakəbeez/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036158a"><!--s036158a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037986b"><!--s037986b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a priestly family who led a Jewish revolt against Seleucid rule and reigned over Palestine from 142 to 63 <span class="bodysc">bc</span>.</p></div><a name="s037987b"><!--s037987b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing</span>.) either of two narrative and historical books included in the Roman Catholic canon of the Old Testament and in the Protestant Apocrypha <span class="bodyb">Maccabean</span> /-ʹbee·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">Makkabaioi</span>, pl of <span class="bodyi">Makkabaios</span>, surname of Judas Maccabaeus, Jewish patriot of the second cent. <span class="bodysc">bc</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insufficiency</span><small><span class="eSynop">/insəʹfish(ə)nsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031507a"><!--s031507a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033346b"><!--s033346b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the quality of being insufficient.</p></div><a name="s033347b"><!--s033347b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the inability of an organ or body part, e.g. the heart or kidneys, to function normally.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fair<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021376a"><!--s021376a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dialect</span> said of the weather: to clear.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marlin<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmahlin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036907a"><!--s036907a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of large oceanic game fishes that hasve a spear-shaped projection extending from the snout: genera <span class="bodyi">Makaira</span> and <span class="bodyi">Tetrapterus</span> [short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/marlinspike_or_marlinespike/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">marlinspike</span></span></a> ; from the appearance of its snout].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mirth</span><small><span class="eSynop">/muhth/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038385a"><!--s038385a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>happiness or amusement accompanied with laughter</p><p><span class="bodyb">mirthful</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">mirthfully</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">mirthfulness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">mirthless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">myrgth</span> from <span class="bodyi">myrge</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/merry/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">merry</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hairpiece</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027130a"><!--s027130a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a section of false hair worn to enhance a hairstyle or make a person's natural hair seem thicker or more plentiful.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">LNB</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035418a"><!--s035418a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>low noise blocker, a device used to select the required signal from a transmission received by a satellite dish.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fair<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021377a"><!--s021377a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a woman, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a sweetheart.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">latria</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ləʹtrie·ə, ʹlatri·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034267a"><!--s034267a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Roman Catholic theology, the adoration that may be offered only to God: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dulia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dulia</span></span></a> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">latreia</span> worship].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cha</span><small><span class="eSynop">/chah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009822a"><!--s009822a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/char5_or_cha/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">char 5</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hooray</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hooʹray/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029117a"><!--s029117a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hurray_or_hooray/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hurray</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insufficient</span><small><span class="eSynop">/insəʹfish(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031508a"><!--s031508a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>deficient in power, capacity, or competence; inadequate</p><p><span class="bodyb">insufficiency</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">insufficiently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">insufficient-, insufficiens</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">sufficient</span>-, <span class="bodyi">sufficiens</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sufficient/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sufficient</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Kennelly-Heaviside layer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌkenəli ʹhevisied/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033092a"><!--s033092a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/e_layer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">E layer</span></span></a> [see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/heaviside_kennelly_layer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Heaviside-Kennelly layer</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">meringue<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹrenggay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037654a"><!--s037654a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/merengue_or_meringue/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">merengue</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Mace</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mays/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036161a"><!--s036161a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a riot control agent in aerosol form, containing tear gas [prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mace1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mace 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marlin<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036908a"><!--s036908a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/marline/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">marline</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">MIRV</span><small><span class="eSynop">/muhv/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038386a"><!--s038386a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>multiple independently targeted re-entry vehicle, an intercontinental missile having multiple warheads that may be directed to separate targets [acronym from <span class="bodyi">multiple independently-targeted re-entry vehicle</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hairpin</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027131a"><!--s027131a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028971b"><!--s028971b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a two-pronged U-shaped pin of thin wire for holding the hair in place.</p></div><a name="s028972b"><!--s028972b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often used before a noun</span>) a sharp bend in a road </p><p><i></i></p><p>a hairpin bend</p> <p><i></i></p><p>approaching the hairpin</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">latrine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ləʹtreen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034268a"><!--s034268a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small pit used as a toilet, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a military camp or barracks [French <span class="bodyi">latrine</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">latrina</span>, contraction of <span class="bodyi">lavatrina</span>, from <span class="bodyi">lavere</span> to wash].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fair<sup>6</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021378a"><!--s021378a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to create a smooth outline of (a vehicle); to streamline.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hooray Henry <span class="bodyi">or</span> Hooray</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Hooray Henries Henrys)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029118a"><!--s029118a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a well-off upper-class young man who behaves in a noisy insensitive way [alteration of Damon Runyon's term <span class="bodyi">Hurrah Henry</span> of 1936].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mace<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036162a"><!--s036162a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037988b"><!--s037988b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a heavy medieval spiked staff or club.</p></div><a name="s037989b"><!--s037989b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an ornamental staff used as a symbol of authority [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">masse</span>, <span class="bodyi">mace</span> large hammer].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chaat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/chaht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009823a"><!--s009823a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an Indian dish of boiled vegetables and spices [Hindi].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">merino</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹreenoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> merinos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037655a"><!--s037655a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039532b"><!--s039532b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sheep of a fine-woolled white breed originating in Spain.</p></div><a name="s039533b"><!--s039533b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a soft wool or wool and cotton clothing fabric resembling cashmere [Spanish <span class="bodyi">merino</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">LNG</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035419a"><!--s035419a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>liquefied natural gas.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insufflate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinsuflayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">formal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031509a"><!--s031509a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033348b"><!--s033348b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to blow (something) on or into something.</p></div><a name="s033349b"><!--s033349b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to blow (e.g. a medicinal powder or gas) into a body cavity <span class="bodyb">insufflation</span> /-ʹflaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">insufflator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">insufflatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">insufflare</span> to blow in, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">sufflare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/souffl%C3%A9/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">soufflé</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kenning</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkening/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033093a"><!--s033093a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a metaphorical compound word or phrase used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in Old English and Old Norse poetry, e.g. <span class="bodyi">swan-road</span> for <span class="bodyi">ocean</span> [Old Norse <span class="bodyi">kenning</span>, from <span class="bodyi">kenna</span> to perceive].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marline</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmahlin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036909a"><!--s036909a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a thin two-stranded usu tarred rope used on board ship [Dutch <span class="bodyi">marlijn</span>, alteration of <span class="bodyi">marling</span>, from <span class="bodyi">meren, marren</span> to tie, moor].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mis-<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038387a"><!--s038387a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040102b"><!--s040102b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>forming verbs and their derivatives, with the meanings:</p><a name="s010367c"><!--s010367c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>badly; wrongly; unfavourably </p><p><i></i></p><p>misjudge</p> <p><i></i></p><p>misbehave</p>.</div><a name="s010368c"><!--s010368c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>not </p><p><i></i></p><p>misunderstand</p>.</div></div><a name="s040103b"><!--s040103b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>forming nouns and their derivatives, with the meanings:</p><a name="s010369c"><!--s010369c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>bad; wrong </p><p><i></i></p><p>misdeed</p> <p><i></i></p><p>misfit</p>.</div><a name="s010370c"><!--s010370c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>opposite or lack of </p><p><i></i></p><p>mistrust</p> <p><i></i></p><p>misfortune</p>.</div><a name="s010371c"><!--s010371c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>suspicious; apprehensive </p><p><i></i></p><p>misgiving</p> <p>[Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">missan</span> to miss].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hair-raising</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027132a"><!--s027132a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>causing terror, astonishment, or horror </p><p><i></i></p><p>hair-raising adventures</p> <p><i></i></p><p>hair-raising accounts of mistaken amputations</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-latry</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034269a"><!--s034269a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting: worship </p><p><i></i></p><p>heliolatry</p> <p><i></i></p><p>idolatry</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">-latrie</span> via French and late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">-latria</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/loh/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035420a"><!--s035420a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> used to call attention or to express wonder or surprise ✱ <span class="bodyb">lo and behold</span> <span class="bodyi">usu humorous</span> used to greet a the surprise appearance of somebody or something or to introduce a surprising event in a story [Old English <span class="bodyi">lā</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fair and square</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021379a"><!--s021379a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022511b"><!--s022511b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in an honest manner </p><p><i></i></p><p>They won the match fair and square</p>.</div><a name="s022512b"><!--s022512b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>exactly or directly </p><p><i></i></p><p>He hit him fair and square on the nose</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chabazite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkabəziet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009824a"><!--s009824a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a complex mineral consisting of sodium calcium aluminium silicate and used in water softeners: formula (Ca,Na<sub>2</sub>)(Al<sub>2</sub>Si<sub>4</sub>O<sub>12</sub>)·6H<sub>2</sub>O [German <span class="bodyi">Chabasit</span> from French <span class="bodyi">chabasie</span>, derivative of Greek <span class="bodyi">chalaza</span> hailstone].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">meristem</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmeristem/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037656a"><!--s037656a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plant tissue that is the major area of growth and is made up of small cells capable of dividing indefinitely <span class="bodyb">meristematic</span> /-ʹmatik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">meristos</span> divided (from <span class="bodyi">merizein</span> to divide) + English <span class="bodyi">-em</span> as in <span class="bodyi">system</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mace<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036163a"><!--s036163a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an aromatic spice consisting of the dried external fibrous covering of a nutmeg [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">macir</span>, an East Indian spice, from Greek <span class="bodyi">makir</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insular</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinsyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031510a"><!--s031510a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033350b"><!--s033350b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to islands or in the form of an island.</p></div><a name="s033351b"><!--s033351b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008645c"><!--s008645c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>cut off from other people or the wider community.</p></div><a name="s008646c"><!--s008646c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>lacking in breadth of outlook or in liberalism; narrow-minded.</p></div></div><a name="s033352b"><!--s033352b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in medicine, relating to an island of cells or tissue</p><p><span class="bodyb">insularism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">insularity</span> /-ʹlariti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">insularly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">insularis</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">insula</span> island].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hoosegow</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhoohsgow/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029119a"><!--s029119a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> a jail [Mexican Spanish <span class="bodyi">juzgado</span> jail, in Spanish ‘court of justice’, past part. of <span class="bodyi">juzgar</span> to judge, from Latin <span class="bodyi">judicare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/judge1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">judge 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marlinspike <span class="bodyi">or</span> marlinespike</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036910a"><!--s036910a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pointed steel tool used to separate strands of rope or wire.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hair's breadth</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027133a"><!--s027133a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a very small distance or margin </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was within a hair's breadth of losing the fight</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kenspeckle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkenspekl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033094a"><!--s033094a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Scot</span> conspicuous or well-known; easy to recognize [prob of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mis-<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> miso-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038388a"><!--s038388a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns and their derivatives, denoting: hatred </p><p><i></i></p><p>misogamy</p> <p>[Greek, from <span class="bodyi">misein</span> to hate].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Lent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lent/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034684a"><!--s034684a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Easter Saturday observed by Christians as a time of penitence and fasting in commemoration of Christ's period of fasting in the wilderness</p><p><span class="bodyb">Lenten</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">lente</span> springtime, Lent, from Old English <span class="bodyi">lencten</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fair copy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021380a"><!--s021380a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a piece of work written or printed again after corrections have been made.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">loach</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lohch/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035421a"><!--s035421a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a family of small freshwater fish withes related to the carps, which have a long slender body and spines round the mouth: family <span class="bodyi">Cobitidae</span> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">loche</span>, from Old French].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hair shirt</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027134a"><!--s027134a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a shirt of coarse hair cloth formerly worn next to the skin as a penance by sinners, or in self-denial by ascetics or penitent sinners.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Chablis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshabli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Chablis /ʹshabli/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009825a"><!--s009825a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dry white table wine produced in northern Burgundy [named after <span class="bodyi">Chablis</span>, town in France where it is produced].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">merit<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmerit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037657a"><!--s037657a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039534b"><!--s039534b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>worth or excellence.</p></div><a name="s039535b"><!--s039535b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a good level in passing an exam, higher than a pass but lower than a distinction.</p></div><a name="s039536b"><!--s039536b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a good or praiseworthy quality; a virtue.</p></div><a name="s039537b"><!--s039537b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) spiritual credits believed to be earned by performance of righteous acts and to ensure future benefits.</p></div><a name="s039538b"><!--s039538b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the intrinsic rights and wrongs of a case, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a legal case ✱ <span class="bodyb">on its merits</span> in accordance with its intrinsic good or bad qualities [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">meritum</span>, from neuter of <span class="bodyi">meritus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">merēre</span> to deserve, earn].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marmalade</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmahməlayd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036911a"><!--s036911a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a clear sweetened preserve made from citrus fruit, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> oranges, and usu containing pieces of fruit peel [Portuguese <span class="bodyi">marmelada</span> quince conserve, from <span class="bodyi">marmelo</span> quince, via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">melimēlon</span> a sweet apple, from <span class="bodyi">meli</span> honey + <span class="bodyi">mēlon</span> apple].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misadventure</span><small><span class="eSynop">/misədʹvenchə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038389a"><!--s038389a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040104b"><!--s040104b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a misfortune or mishap.</p></div><a name="s040105b"><!--s040105b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">death by misadventure</span>) in law, death due to an action not intended to cause harm [Middle English <span class="bodyi">mesaventure</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">mesavenir</span> to chance badly, from <span class="bodyi">mes-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mis_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mis- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">avenir</span> to chance, happen].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">macédoine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/masəʹdwahn, ʹmasədoyn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036164a"><!--s036164a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mixture of fruits or vegetables served sometimes in jelly as a salad, cocktail, or garnish [French <span class="bodyi">macédoine</span>, earlier meaning ‘mixture, medley’, from <span class="bodyi">Macédoine</span> Macedonia, a region of SE Europe; perhaps from the mixture of races in Macedonia, or in Alexander the Great's empire].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kent/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033095a"><!--s033095a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense and past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ken1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ken 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lenticel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlentisel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034686a"><!--s034686a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous pores in the stems of woody plants through which gases are exchanged between the atmosphere and the stem tissues [Latin <span class="bodyi">lenticella</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">lent-, lens</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lentil/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lentil</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hoosier</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhoohzi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029120a"><!--s029120a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030787b"><!--s030787b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of the US state of Indiana.</p></div><a name="s030788b"><!--s030788b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">hoosier</span>) <span class="bodyi">derog</span> an uncultivated person; a rustic or hick [origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insulate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinsyoolayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031511a"><!--s031511a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033353b"><!--s033353b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to separate (something) from conducting bodies by means of nonconductors so as to prevent the transfer or loss of electricity, heat, or sound.</p></div><a name="s033354b"><!--s033354b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to place or confine (somebody) in a situation that is detached from the wider world, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to protect them from harsh realities</p><p><span class="bodyb">insulant</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">insulator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">insula</span> island + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ate4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ate 4</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fair dos</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdooz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021381a"><!--s021381a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> fair treatment [<span class="bodyi">dos</span> treatment, shares, pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/do2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">do 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">load<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/lohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035422a"><!--s035422a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037258b"><!--s037258b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009692c"><!--s009692c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an amount, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a large or heavy one, that is carried or, supported, or borne; a burden.</p></div><a name="s009693c"><!--s009693c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often in combinations</span>) athe quantity that can be carried at one time by a specified means </p><p><i></i></p><p>a boatload of tourists</p>.</div></div><a name="s037259b"><!--s037259b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the forces to which a structure is subjected </p><p><i></i></p><p>the load on the arch</p>.</div><a name="s037260b"><!--s037260b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a burden of responsibility, anxiety, etc.</p></div><a name="s037261b"><!--s037261b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the amount of power delivered by a generator, circuit, etc.</p></div><a name="s037262b"><!--s037262b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>external resistance overcome by a machine or other source of power.</p></div><a name="s037263b"><!--s037263b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s009694c"><!--s009694c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>power output, e.g. of a power plant.</p></div><a name="s009695c"><!--s009695c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a device to which power is delivered.</p></div></div><a name="s037264b"><!--s037264b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>the amount of work to be performed by a person, machine, etc.</p></div><a name="s037265b"><!--s037265b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) a large quantity or amount; a lot </p><p><i></i></p><p>a load of nonsense</p> <p><i></i></p><p>loads of room</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">get a load of</span>.</p></div><a name="s037266b"><!--s037266b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to pay attention to (something surprising) or impressive ✱ <span class="bodyb">get/have a load on</span> <span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> to be intoxicated or drunk [Old English <span class="bodyi">lād</span> support, carrying].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hair-slide</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027135a"><!--s027135a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a decorative clip for the hair.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Kentish</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkentish/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033096a"><!--s033096a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or from the county of Kent in SE England.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cha-cha<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchah chah/ cha-cha-cha /ʹchah chah chah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> cha-chas cha-cha-chas)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009826a"><!--s009826a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010108b"><!--s010108b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a fast rhythmic ballroom dance of Latin American origin</p><p><span class="bodyb">cha-cha</span> <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">cha-cha-cha</span> <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s010109b"><!--s010109b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>music written for this dance or with its rhythm [American Spanish <span class="bodyi">cha-cha-cha</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misaligned</span><small><span class="eSynop">/misəʹliend/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038390a"><!--s038390a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>not correctly aligned</p><p><span class="bodyb">misalignment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">merit<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (merited, meriting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037658a"><!--s037658a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to deserve or be worthy of (something).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Marmite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmahmiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036912a"><!--s036912a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a concentrated yeast extract used as a savoury spread [French <span class="bodyi">marmite</span> stock pot, earthenware cooking pot].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fairer sex</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021382a"><!--s021382a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fair_sex/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fair sex</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Macedonian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/masiʹdohni·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036165a"><!--s036165a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037990b"><!--s037990b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of the ancient kingdom of Macedonia in SE Europe, the modern republic of Macedonia in the Balkans, or the region of Macedonia in Greece.</p></div><a name="s037991b"><!--s037991b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Slavonic language of modern Macedonia.</p></div><a name="s037992b"><!--s037992b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the language of ancient Macedonia, of uncertain affinity but probably Indo-European</p><p><span class="bodyb">Macedonian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insulating tape</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031512a"><!--s031512a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a form of adhesive tape that can be wrapped around exposed electrical wires or connections to insulate them.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hairsplitting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027136a"><!--s027136a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028973b"><!--s028973b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>argument over unimportant differences and points of detail; quibbling.</p></div><a name="s028974b"><!--s028974b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) concerned with unimportant details; quibbling </p><p><i></i></p><p>a hairsplitting distinction</p> <p><span class="bodyb">hairsplitter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hoot<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hooht/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029121a"><!--s029121a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030789b"><!--s030789b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008048c"><!--s008048c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to make the characteristic cry of an owl.</p></div><a name="s008049c"><!--s008049c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to sound the horn, whistle, etc of a motor car or other vehicle, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a warning </p><p><i></i></p><p>The driver hooted at me as he passed</p>.</div></div><a name="s030790b"><!--s030790b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to utter a loud derisive shout.</p></div><a name="s030791b"><!--s030791b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to laugh loudly <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s030792b"><!--s030792b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s008050c"><!--s008050c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to jeer (an actor, speaker, etc).</p></div><a name="s008051c"><!--s008051c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(+ down/off) to shout down (a speaker) or jeer (an actor, performer, etc) off the stage.</p></div></div><a name="s030793b"><!--s030793b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to express (one's disapproval, etc) by hooting.</p></div><a name="s030794b"><!--s030794b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to say (something) in a hearty carrying voice [Middle English <span class="bodyi">houten</span>,of imitative origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lenticular</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lenʹtikyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034687a"><!--s034687a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036393b"><!--s036393b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having the shape of a lens with both sides convex.</p></div><a name="s036394b"><!--s036394b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of a lens [Latin <span class="bodyi">lenticularis</span> lentil-shaped, from <span class="bodyi">lenticula</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lentil/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lentil</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">load<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035423a"><!--s035423a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037267b"><!--s037267b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009696c"><!--s009696c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to put a load in or on (e.g. a vehicle) or ship </p><p><i></i></p><p>load a van with furniture</p>.</div><a name="s009697c"><!--s009697c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to place (a loadsomething) in or on a vehicle or ship </p><p><i></i></p><p>load the furniture into the van</p>.</div></div><a name="s037268b"><!--s037268b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to encumber or oppress (somebody) with something heavy, laborious, or disheartening </p><p><i></i></p><p>The company is loaded down with debts</p>.</div><a name="s037269b"><!--s037269b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s009698c"><!--s009698c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to weight or shape (dice) to make them fall in a particular way so that they fall unfairly.</p></div><a name="s009699c"><!--s009699c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to make (something) subject to one-sided or prejudicial influences; to bias.</p></div><a name="s009700c"><!--s009700c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to charge (something) with emotional associations or hidden implications </p><p><i></i></p><p>a loaded statement</p>.</div></div><a name="s037270b"><!--s037270b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s009701c"><!--s009701c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to insert something into (a device) so that it is ready to operate, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to put bullets, ammunition, etc into (a gun).</p></div><a name="s009702c"><!--s009702c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to place or insert (e.g. a film or tape) in a device or piece of equipment.</p></div></div><a name="s037271b"><!--s037271b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to affect, often adversely, (the output of a preceding stage of an electrical circuit) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s037272b"><!--s037272b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to receive a load.</p></div><a name="s037273b"><!--s037273b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to put a load on or in a carrier, device, or container; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to insert the charge in a firearm ✱ <span class="bodyb">load the dice</span> (<span class="bodyi">often</span> + against/in favour of) to prearrange all the elements of a situation, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to somebody's advantage or disadvantage </p><p><i></i></p><p>The dice of God are always loaded</p><p> Ralph Waldo Emerson</p><p><span class="bodyb">loader</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Kenyan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkenyən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033097a"><!--s033097a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Kenya in E Africa</p><p><span class="bodyb">Kenyan</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misalliance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/misəʹlie·əns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038391a"><!--s038391a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an improper or unsuitable alliance, <span class="bodyi"><span class="bodyi">esp</span></span> a mésalliance [modification of French <span class="bodyi">mésalliance</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">cha-cha<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> cha-cha-cha</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (cha-chas cha-cha-chas) (cha-chaed cha-cha-chaed) (cha-chaing cha-cha-chaing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009827a"><!--s009827a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to dance the cha-cha.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">meritocracy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/meriʹtokrəsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> meritocracies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037659a"><!--s037659a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039539b"><!--s039539b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>government by people chosen on the basis of their ability.</p></div><a name="s039540b"><!--s039540b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a society in which talented people hold power.</p></div><a name="s039541b"><!--s039541b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a ruling class of talented and educated people <span class="bodyb">meritocratic</span> /-ʹkratik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/merit1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">merit 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/o/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-o-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cracy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-cracy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hairspray</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027137a"><!--s027137a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028975b"><!--s028975b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a substance sprayed onto the hair to hold a style.</p></div><a name="s028976b"><!--s028976b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a flexible tubular apparatus, with tap attachments and a nozzle, for washing the hair.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insulation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/insyooʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031513a"><!--s031513a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033355b"><!--s033355b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>material used in insulating.</p></div><a name="s033356b"><!--s033356b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of insulating or being insulated.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">loaded</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035424a"><!--s035424a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037274b"><!--s037274b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>carrying a load.</p></div><a name="s037275b"><!--s037275b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a question, argument, etc: misleading or biased.</p></div><a name="s037276b"><!--s037276b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of e.g. a dice: weighted so that it falls in a particular way unfairly.</p></div><a name="s037277b"><!--s037277b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>having hidden implications.</p></div><a name="s037278b"><!--s037278b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> drunk or intoxicated.</p></div><a name="s037279b"><!--s037279b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> having a large amount of money.</p></div><a name="s037280b"><!--s037280b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> drunk or intoxicated.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lentil</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlentl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034688a"><!--s034688a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036395b"><!--s036395b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small flattish seed of a plant of the pea family. It is typically yellow or orange and rich in protein, and is used as a vegetable.</p></div><a name="s036396b"><!--s036396b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a Eurasian plant of the pea family, cultivated for its small flattish round edible seeds, typically yellow or orange in colour, that are rich in protein: <span class="bodyi">Lens culinaris</span>.</p></div><a name="s036397b"><!--s036397b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a seed of this plant, used as a vegetable <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in soups [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">lenticula</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">lent-, lens</span> lentil].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">macerate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmasərayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036166a"><!--s036166a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037993b"><!--s037993b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cause (food) to become soft or separated into constituent elements by steeping in liquid fluid.</p></div><a name="s037994b"><!--s037994b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to cause (somebody) to waste away <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s037995b"><!--s037995b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to soften and wear away, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a result of being wetted <span class="bodyb">maceration</span> /-ʹraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">macerator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">maceratus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">macerare</span> to soften, steep].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fair game</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021383a"><!--s021383a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody or something open to legitimate pursuit, attack, or ridicule </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was fair game for our criticism</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hoot<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029122a"><!--s029122a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030795b"><!--s030795b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a hooting sound.</p></div><a name="s030796b"><!--s030796b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a source of laughter or amusement </p><p><i></i></p><p>The play was an absolute hoot</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">not care/give a hoot/two hoots</span>.</p></div><a name="s030797b"><!--s030797b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>not to care in the least.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marmite</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036913a"><!--s036913a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large earthenware or cast-iron cooking pot with a lid [French <span class="bodyi">marmite</span> pot, kettle, earlier ‘hypocrite’ (the development having reference to the concealed contents), from <span class="bodyi">marmotter</span> to mutter + <span class="bodyi">mite</span> cat].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kepi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaypee/ (<span class="bodyi">French</span> /kepi)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033098a"><!--s033098a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a round French military cap with a flat top and a horizontal peak [French <span class="bodyi">képi</span> from German dialect <span class="bodyi">käppi</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">kappe</span> cap, ultimately from late Latin <span class="bodyi">cappa</span> head covering, cloak].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misandry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/miʹsandri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038392a"><!--s038392a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>hatred of men [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mis_2_or_miso/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mis- 2</span></span></a>+ Greek <span class="bodyi">andr-</span> man].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chacma</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchakmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009828a"><!--s009828a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large grey-coated southern African baboon: <span class="bodyi">Papio</span> or <span class="bodyi">Chaeropithecus comatus</span> [Hottentot].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">meritorious</span><small><span class="eSynop">/meriʹtawri·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037660a"><!--s037660a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039542b"><!--s039542b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>deserving of reward or honour.</p></div><a name="s039543b"><!--s039543b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> said of a legal action or claim: likely to succeed on merit</p><p><span class="bodyb">meritoriously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">meritoriousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">meritorius</span> that brings in money, from <span class="bodyi">merēre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/merit1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">merit 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insulator</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031514a"><!--s031514a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any material that is a poor conductor of electricity, heat, or sound.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">loading</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035425a"><!--s035425a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037281b"><!--s037281b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a cargo, weight, or stress placed on something.</p></div><a name="s037282b"><!--s037282b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an amount added, e.g. to an insurance the net premium in insurance, to represent business expenses, extra risks, or profit.</p></div><a name="s037283b"><!--s037283b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus</span> a weighting added to a wage or salary.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hootch</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hoohch/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029123a"><!--s029123a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hooch_or_hootch/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hooch</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kept<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kept/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033099a"><!--s033099a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense and past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/keep1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">keep 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Mach</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mak, mahk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036168a"><!--s036168a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mach_number/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Mach number</span></span></a> </p><p><i></i></p><p>an aeroplane flying at Mach two</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lentivirus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlentivie·ərəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034689a"><!--s034689a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a subfamily of viruses, including the human immunodeficiency virus, that begins producing symptoms a long time after infection [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">lentivirus</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">lentus</span> slow + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/virus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">virus</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marmoreal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mahʹmawri·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036914a"><!--s036914a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> made of or resembling marble or a marble statue </p><p><i></i></p><p>her marmoreal neck and shoulders</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">marmoreus</span> from <span class="bodyi">marmor</span> marble, from Greek <span class="bodyi">marmaros</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fairground</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021384a"><!--s021384a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an area where outdoor fairs, circuses, or exhibitions are held.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hairspring</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027138a"><!--s027138a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a slender spiral spring that regulates the motion of the balance wheel of a watch.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">merle <span class="bodyi">or</span> merl</span><small><span class="eSynop">/muhl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037661a"><!--s037661a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Scot or archaic</span> the European blackbird [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">merula</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chaconne</span><small><span class="eSynop">/shəʹkon/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009829a"><!--s009829a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010110b"><!--s010110b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a musical composition typically consisting of variations on a repeated succession of chords.</p></div><a name="s010111b"><!--s010111b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an old Spanish dance tune resembling the passacaglia [French <span class="bodyi">chaconne</span> from Spanish <span class="bodyi">chacona</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misanthrope</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmiz(ə)nthrohp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038393a"><!--s038393a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who hates or distrusts other people or humankind in general <span class="bodyb">misanthropic</span> /-ʹthropik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">misanthropical</span> /-ʹthropikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">misanthropy</span> /miʹzanthrəpi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">misanthrōpos</span> hating mankind, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mis_2_or_miso/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mis- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">anthrōpos</span> man].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insulin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinsyoolin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031515a"><!--s031515a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pancreatic hormone that is essential for regulating the level of glucose in the blood, and a deficiency of which leads to diabetes mellitus [Latin <span class="bodyi">insula</span> island + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in1/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-in 1</span></span></a>, referring to the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/islets_of_langerhans/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">islets of Langerhans</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hootenanny</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhoohtənani/ hootnanny /ˌhoohtʹnani/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hootenannies hootnannies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029124a"><!--s029124a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an informal gathering with entertainment by folksingers, usu with the audience singing along [orig meaning ‘thingummy, whatsit’; origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">loading gauge</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035426a"><!--s035426a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a bar suspended over railway tracks to show how high a train may be loaded.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kept<sup>2</sup></span></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033100a"><!--s033100a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>✱ <span class="bodyb">a kept man/woman</span> a lover or mistress who is supported financially by somebody.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chad</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009830a"><!--s009830a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>small pieces of paper or card punched out from paper tape, data cards, etc, or a single piece of this [of unknown origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hairstreak</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027139a"><!--s027139a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of small butterflies with striped markings or a row of dots on the underside of the wings and thin threadlike projections from the hind wings: <span class="bodyi">esp</span> <span class="bodyi">Callophrys rubi</span>, family Lycaenidae.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misanthropist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/miʹzanthrəpist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038394a"><!--s038394a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/misanthrope/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">misanthrope</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insult<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹsult/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031516a"><!--s031516a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to treat (somebody or something) with insolence, indignity, or contempt, usu causing offence </p><p><i></i></p><p>These are arguments that insult the reader's intelligence</p> <p><span class="bodyb">insultingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">insulter</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">insultare</span>, literally ‘to spring upon’, ultimately from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">salire</span> to leap].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">machair</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmakhə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036169a"><!--s036169a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Won the west coast of Scotland and the Western Isles, a flat strip of sandy grass-grown land close to the shore, used for grazing </p><p><i></i></p><p>The weed is carted from the shore to the machairs … and laid out to dry</p><p> Chambers Journal [Gaelic <span class="bodyi">machair</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">merlin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmuhlin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037662a"><!--s037662a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small N American and European falcon with pointed wings: <span class="bodyi">Falco columbarius</span> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">meriloun</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">esmerillon</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marmoset</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmahməzet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036915a"><!--s036915a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of small S and Central American monkeys with a long tails and silky fur: genera <span class="bodyi">Callithrix</span> and <span class="bodyi">Cebuella</span> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">marmusette</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">marmoset</span> grotesque figure, from <span class="bodyi">marmouser</span> to mumble, of imitative origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fair-haired</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021385a"><!--s021385a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022513b"><!--s022513b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having blond hair.</p></div><a name="s022514b"><!--s022514b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> favourite </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was the office's fair-haired boy</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lent lily</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034690a"><!--s034690a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> the European wild daffodil: <span class="bodyi">Narcissus pseudonarcissus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hooter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029125a"><!--s029125a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030798b"><!--s030798b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a device, e.g. the horn of a car, for producing a loud hooting noise.</p></div><a name="s030799b"><!--s030799b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated, informal</span> the nose.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">load line</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035427a"><!--s035427a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/plimsoll_line/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Plimsoll line</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">keratin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkerətin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033102a"><!--s033102a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various fibrous proteins that forms the chemical basis of nails, claws, hooves, horns, feathers, and hair <span class="bodyb">keratinous</span> /kiʹratinəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marmot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmahmət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036916a"><!--s036916a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of burrowing rodents with short legs and coarse fur: genus <span class="bodyi">Marmota</span> [French <span class="bodyi">marmotte</span>, perhaps from <span class="bodyi">marmotter</span> to chatter, in reference to their cry].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hairstyle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027140a"><!--s027140a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a way in which of wearing or arranging the hair is cut or arranged</p><p><span class="bodyb">hairstyling</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">hairstylist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misapply</span><small><span class="eSynop">/misəʹplie/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (misapplies, misapplied, misapplying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038395a"><!--s038395a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to apply or use (something) wrongly <span class="bodyb">misapplication</span> /ˌmisapliʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fairing<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021386a"><!--s021386a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a smooth structure intended to reduce drag or air resistance, e.g. on a car, motorcycle, or aircraft [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fair6/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fair 6</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">merlon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmuhlən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037663a"><!--s037663a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of the solid sections between the indentations of a battlemented parapet [via French from Italian <span class="bodyi">merlone</span>, augmentative of <span class="bodyi">merlo</span> battlement].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insult<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinsult/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031517a"><!--s031517a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033357b"><!--s033357b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a remark, gesture, etc that insults.</p></div><a name="s033358b"><!--s033358b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in medicine, injury to the body or one of its parts, or something that causes such an injury.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">machete</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹsheti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036170a"><!--s036170a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large heavy knife used for cutting vegetation and as a weapon [Spanish <span class="bodyi">machete</span> from <span class="bodyi">macho</span> sledgehammer].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Chadian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchadi·ən / <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009831a"><!--s009831a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Chad</p><p><span class="bodyb">Chadian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hootnanny</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhoohtʹnani/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029126a"><!--s029126a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hootenanny/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hootenanny</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lento</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlentoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034691a"><!--s034691a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a piece of music: to be performed in a slow manner [Italian <span class="bodyi">lento</span> slow, from Latin <span class="bodyi">lentus</span> pliant, sluggish, slow].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">loadstar</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035428a"><!--s035428a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lodestar_or_loadstar/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lodestar</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">keratinize <span class="bodyi">or</span> keratinise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkerətiniez, kiʹratiniez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033103a"><!--s033103a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034985b"><!--s034985b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (something) into keratin or keratinous tissue <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s034986b"><!--s034986b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to become keratinous <span class="bodyb">keratinization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hair-trigger</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027142a"><!--s027142a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>immediately responsive to or disrupted by the slightest stimulus </p><p><i></i></p><p>a hair-trigger temper</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marocain</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmarəkayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036917a"><!--s036917a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a kind of ribbed crepe, used as a dress fabric [French <span class="bodyi">marocain</span> Moroccan].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hoover</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (hoovered, hoovering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029128a"><!--s029128a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030800b"><!--s030800b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to clean (a carpet, room, etc) using a vacuum cleaner.</p></div><a name="s030801b"><!--s030801b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ up) to suck up (dust, debris, etc) with a vacuum cleaner.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fairing<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021387a"><!--s021387a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, archaic</span> a present bought or given at a fair [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fair3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fair 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insuperable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹs(y)oohpərəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031518a"><!--s031518a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>incapable of being surmounted, overcome, or passed over </p><p><i></i></p><p>insuperable difficulties</p> <p><span class="bodyb">insuperability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">insuperably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">insuperabilis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">superare</span> to surmount, from <span class="bodyi">super</span> over, above].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Machiavelli</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌmakiəʹveli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036171a"><!--s036171a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/machiavellian2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Machiavellian 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chador <span class="bodyi">or</span> chadar <span class="bodyi">or</span> chuddar /ʹchudə/</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009832a"><!--s009832a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large cloth serving as a veil and head covering worn by women in India and Iran, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a black one worn by some Muslim women as a sign of religious orthodoxy [Hindi <span class="bodyi">caddar</span> from Persian <span class="bodyi">chaddar</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misapprehend</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌmisapriʹhend/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038396a"><!--s038396a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to misunderstand (something) <span class="bodyb">misapprehension</span> /-ʹhensh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">misapprehensive</span> /-ʹhensiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Leo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹleeoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034692a"><!--s034692a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036398b"><!--s036398b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in astronomy, a constellation (the Lion) depicted as a lion.</p></div><a name="s036399b"><!--s036399b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in astrology, the fifth sign of the zodiac, or a person born under this sign</p><p><span class="bodyb">Leonian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s036400b"><!--s036400b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s009378c"><!--s009378c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in astrology, the fifth sign of the zodiac.</p></div><a name="s009379c"><!--s009379c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a person born under this sign [Latin <span class="bodyi">leo</span> lion].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Merlot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmeəloh, meəʹloh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037664a"><!--s037664a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039544b"><!--s039544b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a variety of grape used in the production of wine, often blended with Cabernet Sauvignon grapes, or a red wine produced from it.</p></div><a name="s039545b"><!--s039545b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a red wine produced from this grape [French <span class="bodyi">Merlot</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">loadstone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035429a"><!--s035429a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lodestone_or_loadstone/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lodestone</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">keratitis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kerəʹtietis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033104a"><!--s033104a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>inflammation of the cornea of the eye.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hair trigger</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027141a"><!--s027141a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a trigger so adjusted that very slight pressure will fire the gun.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hoover</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhoohvə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029127a"><!--s029127a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a vacuum cleaner [named after W H <span class="bodyi">Hoover</span> d.1932, US manufacturer].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Maronite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmarəniet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036918a"><!--s036918a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of a Syrian Christian Church now existing chiefly in the Lebanon [late Latin <span class="bodyi">maronita</span> from <span class="bodyi">Maron-, Maro</span>, name of fifth-cent. <span class="bodysc">ad S</span>yrian monk, said to have founded the sect].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Machiavellian<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌmaki·əʹveli·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036172a"><!--s036172a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>cunning, opportunist, and deceitful</p><p><span class="bodyb">Machiavellian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [named after Niccolò <span class="bodyi">Machiavelli</span> d.1527, Italian statesman and political theorist, who advocated unethical means to gain or maintain power].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fairish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021388a"><!--s021388a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> fairly good </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fairish wage for those days</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">loaf<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/lohf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> loaves /lohvz/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035430a"><!--s035430a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037284b"><!--s037284b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a mass of baked bread usu having a regular shape and standard weight.</p></div><a name="s037285b"><!--s037285b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a shaped or moulded and often symmetrical mass of other food, e.g. sugar or chopped cooked meat.</p></div><a name="s037286b"><!--s037286b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> the head or brains </p><p><i></i></p><p>Use your loaf!</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">hlāf</span>; (sense 3) rhyming slang <span class="bodyi">loaf</span> (<span class="bodyi">of bread</span>) head].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misappropriate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/misəʹprohpriayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038397a"><!--s038397a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to appropriate or take (something) wrongly, e.g. by theft or embezzlement <span class="bodyb">misappropriation</span> /-ʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mermaid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmuhmayd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037665a"><!--s037665a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mythical sea creature usu represented with a woman's head and trunk and a fish's tail </p><p><i></i></p><p>Teach me to hear mermaids singing</p><p> John Donne </p><p><i></i></p><p>I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each. I do not think that they will sing to me</p><p> T S Eliot [Middle English <span class="bodyi">mermaide</span>, from <span class="bodyi">mere</span> sea, lake + <span class="bodyi">maide</span> maid].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/liʹohni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034693a"><!--s034693a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the basic monetary unit of Sierra Leone, divided into 100 cents [named after Sierra <span class="bodyi">Leone</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chaetognath</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkeetəgnath/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009833a"><!--s009833a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a phylum of small free-swimming marine worms with movable curved bristles on either side of the mouth: phylum Chaetognatha</p><p><span class="bodyb">chaetognath</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">chaetognathan</span> /keeʹtognəthən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">chaitē</span> long flowing hair + <span class="bodyi">gnathos</span> jaw].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insupportable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/insəʹpawtəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031519a"><!--s031519a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033359b"><!--s033359b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>impossible to tolerate; unendurable </p><p><i></i></p><p>insupportable pain</p>.</div><a name="s033360b"><!--s033360b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>incapable of being supported or sustained </p><p><i></i></p><p>insupportable charges</p> <p><span class="bodyb">insupportably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">insupportable</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">insupportabilis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">supportare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/support1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">support 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kerato-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033105a"><!--s033105a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kerat_or_kerato/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">kerat-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hairweaving</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027143a"><!--s027143a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the process of weaving a hairpiece into a person's hair, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to cover a bald patch</p><p><span class="bodyb">hair weave</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hooves</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hoohvz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029129a"><!--s029129a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hoof1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hoof 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Maroon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹroohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036919a"><!--s036919a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a descendant of a fugitive black slave of the W Indies and Guiana [modification of American Spanish <span class="bodyi">cimarrón</span> wild, savage].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Fair Isle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021389a"><!--s021389a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a style of knitting having horizontal patterned bands worked in two or more colours against a plain background, or a garment or fabric in this style [named after <span class="bodyi">Fair</span> <span class="bodyi">Isle</span>, one of the Shetland Islands, where it originated].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chafe<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/chayf/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009834a"><!--s009834a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010112b"><!--s010112b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002417c"><!--s002417c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to make or become (something) sore by rubbing.</p></div><a name="s002418c"><!--s002418c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to rub (something) so as to wear it away.</p></div></div><a name="s010113b"><!--s010113b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to warm (part of the body) by rubbing.</p></div><a name="s010114b"><!--s010114b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to irritate or vex (somebody) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s010115b"><!--s010115b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to feel irritation or discontent; fret </p><p><i></i></p><p>chafing at the limitations of the software</p>.</div><a name="s010116b"><!--s010116b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to become sore or damaged as a result of rubbing [Middle English <span class="bodyi">chaufen</span> to warm, via Frenchfrom Latin <span class="bodyi">calefacere</span>,from <span class="bodyi">calēre</span> to be warm + <span class="bodyi">facere</span> to make].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Leonine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlee·ənien/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034694a"><!--s034694a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036401b"><!--s036401b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or relating to any of the popes named Leo </p><p><i></i></p><p>the Leonine Wall</p>.</div><a name="s036402b"><!--s036402b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s009380c"><!--s009380c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of medieval Latin verse: in hexameter or elegiac metre with internal rhyme.</p></div><a name="s009381c"><!--s009381c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of English verse: having internal rhyme [Middle English, from the name <span class="bodyi">Leo</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">leo</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lion/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lion</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misbecome</span><small><span class="eSynop">/misbiʹkum/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> misbecame) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> misbecome)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038398a"><!--s038398a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> to be inappropriate or unbecoming to </p><p><i></i></p><p>It misbecomes you to speak ill of your parents</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">loaf<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035431a"><!--s035431a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to spend time in idleness [prob back-formation from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/loafer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">loafer</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Machiavellian<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036173a"><!--s036173a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Machiavellian person, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a politician.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mermaid's purse</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037666a"><!--s037666a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the leathery egg case of a skate, ray, or related fish.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hairy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (hairier, hairiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027144a"><!--s027144a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028977b"><!--s028977b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>covered with hair or material like hair </p><p><i></i></p><p>Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man</p><p> Bible.</p></div><a name="s028978b"><!--s028978b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span></p><a name="s007628c"><!--s007628c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>frighteningly dangerous </p><p><i></i></p><p>a hairy crossing through mountainous waves</p>.</div><a name="s007629c"><!--s007629c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>alarmingly difficult</p><p><span class="bodyb">hairiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insurance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹshooərəns, inʹshawrəns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031520a"><!--s031520a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033361b"><!--s033361b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008647c"><!--s008647c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a contract whereby one party undertakes to indemnify another against loss by a particular contingency or risk, or the protection offered by such a contract.</p></div><a name="s008648c"><!--s008648c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the premium demanded under such a contract.</p></div><a name="s008649c"><!--s008649c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the sum for which something is insured.</p></div></div><a name="s033362b"><!--s033362b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the business of insuring people or property.</p></div><a name="s033363b"><!--s033363b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="sb000000271"><!--sb000000271--></a><p>the act or an instance of insuring somebody or something</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">insurance</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">assurance</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/assurance/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">assurance</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">keratoplasty</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkerətəplasti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033106a"><!--s033106a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>surgery carried out on the cornea.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hop<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hop/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (hopped, hopping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029130a"><!--s029130a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s030802b"><!--s030802b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008052c"><!--s008052c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a frog, etc: to move by a quick springy leap or in a series of leaps.</p></div><a name="s008053c"><!--s008053c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a human being: to jump on one foot.</p></div><a name="s008054c"><!--s008054c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>said of a bird: to jump with both feet.</p></div></div><a name="s030803b"><!--s030803b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make a quick trip, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by air </p><p><i></i></p><p>We hopped over to France</p>.</div><a name="s030804b"><!--s030804b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to board or leave a vehicle <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span>.</p></div><a name="s030805b"><!--s030805b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to jump over (something).</p></div><a name="s030806b"><!--s030806b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to ride on (some form of transport), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> without authorization </p><p><i></i></p><p>We hopped a train downtown</p>.</div><a name="s030807b"><!--s030807b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to cross (an ocean) by air ✱ <span class="bodyb">hop it!/hop off!</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> go away! ✱ <span class="bodyb">hopping mad</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> absolutely furious ✱ <span class="bodyb">hop the twig/stick</span>/<span class="bodyb">hop (off) the twig/stick</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to depart or to die [Old English <span class="bodyi">hoppian</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">maroon<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036920a"><!--s036920a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038789b"><!--s038789b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu as past part.</span>) to abandon (somebody) on a desolate island or coast.</p></div><a name="s038790b"><!--s038790b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu as past part.</span>) to isolate (somebody) in a helpless state [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/maroon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Maroon</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misbegotten</span><small><span class="eSynop">/misbiʹgotn/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038399a"><!--s038399a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040106b"><!--s040106b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having a disreputable or improper origin; ill-conceived </p><p><i></i></p><p>misbegotten notions</p>.</div><a name="s040107b"><!--s040107b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>wretched; contemptible </p><p><i></i></p><p>a misbegotten scoundrel</p>.</div><a name="s040108b"><!--s040108b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> illegitimate; bastard.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fairlead</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfeəleed/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021390a"><!--s021390a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a block or ring that serves as a guide for a rope or chain on a boat, and keeps it from chafing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leonine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlee·ənien/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034695a"><!--s034695a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or resembling a lion; having the characteristics, e.g. courage, popularly ascribed to lions [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">leoninus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">leon-, leo</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lion/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lion</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chafe<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009835a"><!--s009835a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>injury or wear caused by friction.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">loafer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035432a"><!--s035432a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037287b"><!--s037287b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who loafs; an idler or slacker.</p></div><a name="s037288b"><!--s037288b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a low leather shoe similar to a moccasin but with a broad flat heel [perhaps short for landloafer, from German <span class="bodyi">Landläufer</span> tramp; (sense 2) from <span class="bodyi">Loafer</span>, a trademark].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Haitian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhaysh(ə)n, hieʹeeshən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027145a"><!--s027145a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028979b"><!--s028979b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Haiti, a country in the Caribbean.</p></div><a name="s028980b"><!--s028980b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">Haitian Creole</span>) the language of Haiti, based on French and various W African languages</p><p><span class="bodyb">Haitian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kerat- <span class="bodyi">or</span> kerato-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033101a"><!--s033101a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s034983b"><!--s034983b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>denoting the cornea </p><p><i></i></p><p>keratitis</p>.</div><a name="s034984b"><!--s034984b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>horn; horny </p><p><i></i></p><p>keratin</p> <p>[Greek <span class="bodyi">kerat-</span>, <span class="bodyi">kerato-</span>, from <span class="bodyi">keras</span> horn].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Machiavellianism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036174a"><!--s036174a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the political theory of the Italian statesman Machiavelli (d.1527); <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the view that politics is amoral and that any means, however unscrupulous, can justifiably be used in securing or retaining political power.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hop<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029131a"><!--s029131a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030808b"><!--s030808b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a short leap, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on one leg.</p></div><a name="s030809b"><!--s030809b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a short or long flight between two landings </p><p><i></i></p><p>We flew to Bangkok in three hops</p>.</div><a name="s030810b"><!--s030810b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a dance ✱ <span class="bodyb">catch somebody on the hop</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to find somebody unprepared ✱ <span class="bodyb">hop, skip/step, and jump</span> formerly, the triple jump.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">merman</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmuhman/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> mermen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037667a"><!--s037667a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mythical sea creature usu represented with a man's head and trunk and a fish's tail.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">maroon<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036921a"><!--s036921a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of a dark brownish red colour</p><p><span class="bodyb">maroon</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">marron</span> Spanish chestnut].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insure</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹshooə, inʹshaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031521a"><!--s031521a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033364b"><!--s033364b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to give, take, or procure insurance on (a property, etc) or for (an owner).</p></div><a name="s033365b"><!--s033365b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ against) to protect (somebody) from something unpleasant.</p></div><a name="s033366b"><!--s033366b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> to ensure (something) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s033367b"><!--s033367b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to contract to give or take insurance, <span class="bodyi">specif</span> to act as underwriter <span class="bodyb">insurability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">insurable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><a name="sb000000272"><!--sb000000272--></a><p><span class="bodyb">insurer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">insuren</span>, prob alteration of <span class="bodyi">assuren</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/assure/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">assure</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">insure</span>, <span class="bodyb">ensure</span>, <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">assure</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/assure/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">assure</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misbehave</span><small><span class="eSynop">/misbiʹhayv/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038400a"><!--s038400a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to behave badly <span class="bodyb">misbehaviour</span> /-ʹhayvyə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fairly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021391a"><!--s021391a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022515b"><!--s022515b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>impartially or honestly.</p></div><a name="s022516b"><!--s022516b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in a proper or legal manner.</p></div><a name="s022517b"><!--s022517b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to a moderate extent or degree </p><p><i></i></p><p>I was fairly hungry</p>.</div><a name="s022518b"><!--s022518b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>positively </p><p><i></i></p><p>He fairly snatched the newspaper from me</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chafer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009836a"><!--s009836a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous species of large beetles, e.g. the cockchafer, whose larvae do great damage to plant roots: family Scarabaeidae [Old English <span class="bodyi">ceafor</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hajji <span class="bodyi">or</span> hadji</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhaji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027147a"><!--s027147a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028981b"><!--s028981b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>used as a title: a Muslim who has made a pilgrimage to Mecca.</p></div><a name="s028982b"><!--s028982b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a Christian, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from Greece or the Near East, who has visited the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem [Arabic <span class="bodyi">ḥajjī</span> from <span class="bodyi">ḥajj</span> pilgrimage].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">machicolate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹchikəlayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036175a"><!--s036175a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu as past part.</span>) to provide (a fortification) with machicolations </p><p><i></i></p><p>a machicolated and battlemented tower</p> <p>[late Latin <span class="bodyi">machicolare</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">machicoller</span> from <span class="bodyi">machicoleis</span> machicolation, from <span class="bodyi">macher</span> to crush + <span class="bodyi">col</span> neck].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">loam</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lohm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035433a"><!--s035433a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037289b"><!--s037289b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>rich crumbly soil consisting of a mixture of clay, silt, and sand.</p></div><a name="s037290b"><!--s037290b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a mixture of clay, sand, and other materials used e.g. for plastering</p><p><span class="bodyb">loaminess</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">loamy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">lām</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-merous</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037668a"><!--s037668a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming adjectives, with the meaning: possessing the number of parts specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>pentamerous</p> <p>[via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">meros</span> part].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insured</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> insured)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031522a"><!--s031522a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the insured</span>) somebody whose life or property is insured.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misbelief</span><small><span class="eSynop">/misbiʹleef/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038401a"><!--s038401a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a false belief.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leopard</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlepəd/ leopardess /-des/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034696a"><!--s034696a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036403b"><!--s036403b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a big cat of S Asia and Africa that has a tawny or buff coat with black spots arranged in broken rings or rosettes: <span class="bodyi">Panthera pardus</span>.</p></div><a name="s036404b"><!--s036404b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a heraldic representation of a lion walking with its head turned towards the observer [Middle English via Old French and late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">leopardos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">leōn</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lion/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lion</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">pardos</span> leopard].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">keratose</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkerətohs, -tohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033107a"><!--s033107a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having a horny skeleton.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">maroon<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036922a"><!--s036922a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an explosive rocket used as a distress signal [French <span class="bodyi">marron</span> Spanish chestnut; from the noise of a chestnut exploding in a fire].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hop<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029132a"><!--s029132a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030811b"><!--s030811b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a climbing plant of the hemp family with inconspicuous green flowers of which the female ones are in cone-shaped catkins: <span class="bodyi">Humulus lupulus</span>.</p></div><a name="s030812b"><!--s030812b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008055c"><!--s008055c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the ripe dried catkins of a hop used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the brewing process to impart a bitter flavour to beer.</p></div><a name="s008056c"><!--s008056c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ, informal</span> beer.</p></div></div><a name="s030813b"><!--s030813b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> opium or some other narcotic</p><p><span class="bodyb">hoppy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">hoppe</span> from early Dutch or Low German].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fair-minded</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021392a"><!--s021392a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>just or unprejudiced</p><p><span class="bodyb">fair-mindedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fair-mindedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chaff<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/chaf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009837a"><!--s009837a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010117b"><!--s010117b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the husks and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain.</p></div><a name="s010118b"><!--s010118b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>chopped straw, hay, etc used for animal feed.</p></div><a name="s010119b"><!--s010119b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>strips of foil or other material ejected into the air to reflect enemy radar waves and so prevent detection.</p></div><a name="s010120b"><!--s010120b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>worthless matter</p><p><span class="bodyb">chaffy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">ceaf</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hajj <span class="bodyi">or</span> hadj</span><small><span class="eSynop">/haj/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027146a"><!--s027146a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the pilgrimage to Mecca prescribed as a religious duty for Muslims [Arabic <span class="bodyi">ḥajj</span> pilgrimage].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">machicolation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/maˌchikəʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036176a"><!--s036176a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an opening between the corbels of a projecting parapet or in the floor of a gallery or roof of a portal for discharging missiles upon assailants below</p><p><span class="bodyb">machicolated</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">loan<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/lohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035434a"><!--s035434a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037291b"><!--s037291b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something lent, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> money lent at interest.</p></div><a name="s037292b"><!--s037292b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s009703c"><!--s009703c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>money lent at interest.</p></div><a name="s009704c"><!--s009704c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>something lent, usu for the borrower's temporary use.</p></div></div><a name="s037293b"><!--s037293b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the act of lending or permission to borrow use something temporarily.</p></div><a name="s037294b"><!--s037294b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a loanword ✱ <span class="bodyb">on loan</span> being temporarily kept or used by a borrower [Middle English <span class="bodyi">lon</span> from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">lān</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Merovingian<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/merohʹvinji·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037669a"><!--s037669a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>ofrelating to or associated with the Frankish dynasty that ruled in Gaul and part of Germany from about <span class="bodysc">ad</span> 500 to <span class="bodysc">ad</span> 751</p><p><span class="bodyb">Merovingian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">mérovingien</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">Merovingi</span> Merovingians, named after <span class="bodyi">Merovaeus</span> Merowig d.458, Frankish founder of the dynasty].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">keratosis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kerəʹtohsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> keratoses /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033108a"><!--s033108a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a horny growth on the skin, e.g. a wart; a condition that produces this.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insurgence</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹsuhj(ə)ns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031523a"><!--s031523a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/insurgency/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">insurgency</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hop<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (hopped, hopping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029133a"><!--s029133a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to impregnate (beer) with hops ✱ <span class="bodyb">be hopped up</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to be in a state of intoxication from or as if from a narcotic drug.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misc.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038402a"><!--s038402a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040109b"><!--s040109b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>miscellaneous.</p></div><a name="s040110b"><!--s040110b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>miscellany.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marque<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/mahk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036923a"><!--s036923a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a make of vehicle, as distinct from a particular model [French <span class="bodyi">marque</span> mark, brand, from <span class="bodyi">marquer</span> to mark, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fair play</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021393a"><!--s021393a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>equitable or impartial treatment; justice ✱ <span class="bodyb">fair play to somebody</span> used to express approval or support </p><p><i></i></p><p>Did she throw him out? Fair play to her!</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haka</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhahkə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027148a"><!--s027148a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028983b"><!--s028983b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a ceremonial Maori chant and war dance.</p></div><a name="s028984b"><!--s028984b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a ritual imitating this, performed by New Zealand rugby teams as a preliminary to a match [Maori <span class="bodyi">haka</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leopard seal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034697a"><!--s034697a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large predatory Antarctic seal having a grey coat spotted with black: <span class="bodyi">Hydrurga leptonyx</span>. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sea_leopard/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sea leopard</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chaff<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009838a"><!--s009838a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>light jesting talk; banter [prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chafe1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chafe 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">machinate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmakinayt, ʹmash-/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036177a"><!--s036177a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + against) to scheme or plot, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to do harm</p><p><span class="bodyb">machinator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">machinatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">machinari</span>, from <span class="bodyi">machina</span> machine, contrivance].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">loan<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035435a"><!--s035435a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to lend (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The portrait has been loaned to the gallery by its unnamed owner</p> <p><span class="bodyb">loanable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><a name="sb000000313"><!--sb000000313--></a><p><span class="bodyb">loaner</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><div class="sidebar"><p>See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lend/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lend</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insurgency</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹsuhj(ə)nsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> insurgencies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031524a"><!--s031524a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a condition of revolt against a government that is less than an organized revolution and is not recognized as warfare.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Merovingian<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037670a"><!--s037670a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of the Merovingian dynasty.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hopak</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhohpak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029134a"><!--s029134a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gopak/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gopak</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marque<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036924a"><!--s036924a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/letter_of_marque/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">letter of marque</span></span></a> [Middle English via French from Old Provençal <span class="bodyi">marca</span> from <span class="bodyi">marcar</span> to mark, seize as pledge, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hake</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hayk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hakes <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> hake)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027149a"><!--s027149a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of large marine food fishes related to the common Atlantic cod: genera <span class="bodyi">esp Merluccius</span> and <span class="bodyi">Urophycis</span> [Middle English, perhaps from old English <span class="bodyi">haca</span> hook].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">miscalculate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/misʹkalkyoolayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038403a"><!--s038403a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040111b"><!--s040111b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to calculate or assess (something) wrongly <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s040112b"><!--s040112b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make an incorrect calculation or assessment <span class="bodyb">miscalculation</span> /-ʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leotard</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlee·ətahd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034698a"><!--s034698a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a close-fitting stretchy one-piece garment worn for dance, gymnastics, and other exercise by dancers, gymnasts, and others performing physical exercises [named after Jules <span class="bodyi">Léotard</span> d.1870, French trapeze performer, who invented it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chaff<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009839a"><!--s009839a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010121b"><!--s010121b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to tease (somebody) good-naturedly <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s010122b"><!--s010122b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to jest or banter.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fair sex</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021394a"><!--s021394a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the fair sex</span>) <span class="bodyi">dated</span> women.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kerb</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">curb</span>) /kuhb/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033109a"><!--s033109a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an edging, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of stone or concrete, to a pavement, path, etc</p><p><span class="bodyb">kerbing</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/curb1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">curb 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">machination</span><small><span class="eSynop">/makiʹnaysh(ə)n, mash-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036178a"><!--s036178a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a scheming move intended to accomplish some usu discreditable end.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">loan shark</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035436a"><!--s035436a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a person who lends money to individuals at exorbitant rates of interest.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insurgent<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹsuhj(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031525a"><!--s031525a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who revolts against civil authority or an established government</p><p><span class="bodyb">insurgence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">insurgency</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">insurgent-, insurgens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">insurgere</span> to rise up, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">surgere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/surge1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">surge 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">merriment</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmerimənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037671a"><!--s037671a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>light-hearted gaiety or fun.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hope<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hohp/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029135a"><!--s029135a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030814b"><!--s030814b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to desire or trust that (something is or may be the case) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I hope I didn't disturb you</p>.</div><a name="s030815b"><!--s030815b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to desire and expect (to do something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I hope to see you soon</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s030816b"><!--s030816b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to have faith in the possibility of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>We must keep hoping</p>.</div><a name="s030817b"><!--s030817b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(+ for) to be eager for (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>We're hoping for plenty of snow</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">hope against hope</span>.</p></div><a name="s030818b"><!--s030818b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to hope for something when there is virtually no possibility of it [Old English <span class="bodyi">hopian</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chaffer<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchafə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (chaffered, chaffering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009840a"><!--s009840a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to bargain or haggle [Old English <span class="bodyi">ceapfaru</span>, from <span class="bodyi">ceap</span> trade + <span class="bodyi">faru</span> journey].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">miscall</span><small><span class="eSynop">/misʹkawl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038404a"><!--s038404a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040113b"><!--s040113b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to call (somebody or something) by the wrong name.</p></div><a name="s040114b"><!--s040114b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic, dialect</span> to speak ill of (somebody).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kerb crawling</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033110a"><!--s033110a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act of driving slowly close to a pavement with the intention of enticing a potential sexual partner into the car</p><p><span class="bodyb">kerb crawler</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hakea</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhahkiə, ʹhaykiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027150a"><!--s027150a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an Australian tree bearing hard woody fruits, important for its timber: genus <span class="bodyi">Hakea</span> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">hakea</span>, named after C L von <span class="bodyi">Hake</span> d.1818, German botanist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marquee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mahʹkee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036925a"><!--s036925a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038791b"><!--s038791b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a large tent, e.g. for an outdoor party or exhibition.</p></div><a name="s038792b"><!--s038792b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a permanent canopy projecting over an entrance, e.g. of a hotel or theatre [a false singular formed from French <span class="bodyi">marquise</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/marquise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">marquise</span></span></a>, assumed to be a plural].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fair-spoken</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021395a"><!--s021395a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pleasant and courteous in speech.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">machine<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹsheen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036179a"><!--s036179a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037996b"><!--s037996b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009895c"><!--s009895c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an apparatus having a combination of mechanically, electrically, or electronically operated parts for performing a task.</p></div><a name="s009896c"><!--s009896c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a combination of parts that transmit forces, motion, and energy one to another in a predetermined manner </p><p><i></i></p><p>a sewing machine</p>.</div><a name="s009897c"><!--s009897c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>an instrument, e.g. a lever or pulley, designed to transmit or modify the application of power, force, or motion.</p></div><a name="s009898c"><!--s009898c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a combination of mechanically, electrically, or electronically operated parts for performing a task.</p></div><a name="s009899c"><!--s009899c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>a coin-operated device </p><p><i></i></p><p>a cigarette machine</p>.</div></div><a name="s037997b"><!--s037997b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person or organization that operates with mechanical efficiency.</p></div><a name="s037998b"><!--s037998b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s009900c"><!--s009900c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a person or organization that operates with mechanical efficiency.</p></div><a name="s009901c"><!--s009901c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the controlling or inner organization, e.g. of a group or activity </p><p><i></i></p><p>the war machine</p> <p>[early French <span class="bodyi">machine</span> structure, fabric, via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">mēchanē</span> (Doric dialect <span class="bodyi">machana</span>), from <span class="bodyi">mēchos</span> means, expedient].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">loan translation</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035437a"><!--s035437a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a word or phrase introduced into a language through translation of the elements of a term in another language, e.g. <span class="bodyi">superman</span> from German <span class="bodyi">Übermensch</span>. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/calque/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">calque</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leper</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlepə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034699a"><!--s034699a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036405b"><!--s036405b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person suffering from leprosy.</p></div><a name="s036406b"><!--s036406b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person shunned for moral or social reasons; an outcast [Middle English <span class="bodyi">lepyre</span> from <span class="bodyi">lepre</span> leprosy, via Old French and late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">lepra</span>, from <span class="bodyi">lepein</span> to peel].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insurgent<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031526a"><!--s031526a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>rising in opposition to civil authority or established leadership; rebellious</p><p><span class="bodyb">insurgently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">merry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmeri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (merrier, merriest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037672a"><!--s037672a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039546b"><!--s039546b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>cheerful and lively; jolly.</p></div><a name="s039547b"><!--s039547b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>marked by fun, laughter, and enjoyment.</p></div><a name="s039548b"><!--s039548b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> slightly drunk; tipsy ✱ <span class="bodyb">make merry</span> <span class="bodyi">literary</span> to celebrate or indulge in jollity</p><p><span class="bodyb">merrily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">merriness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">myrge, merge</span> pleasant, delightful].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">miscarriage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/misʹkarij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038405a"><!--s038405a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040115b"><!--s040115b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the expulsion of a human fetus before it is capable of survival outside the womb, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> between the 12th and 20th weeks of pregnancy.</p></div><a name="s040116b"><!--s040116b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a failure in administration </p><p><i></i></p><p>a miscarriage of justice</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kerb drill</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033111a"><!--s033111a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a sequence of actions, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> looking to right and left, performed before crossing a road.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hope<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029136a"><!--s029136a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030819b"><!--s030819b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) the feeling that what one wants to happen can happen.</p></div><a name="s030820b"><!--s030820b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a chance that the desired thing may happen </p><p><i></i></p><p>little hope of recovery</p>.</div><a name="s030821b"><!--s030821b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the things one wants to happen.</p></div><a name="s030822b"><!--s030822b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a person or thing that one is depending on for something.</p></div><a name="s030823b"><!--s030823b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> religious faith or trust.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">loanword</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035438a"><!--s035438a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a word taken from another language and at least partly naturalized.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hakenkreuz</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhahkənkroyts/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027151a"><!--s027151a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the clockwise swastika used as a Nazi symbol [German <span class="bodyi">Hakenkreuz</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Haken</span> hook + <span class="bodyi">Kreuz</span> cross].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chaffer<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009841a"><!--s009841a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>bargaining or haggling.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fair trade</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021396a"><!--s021396a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>trade that supports producers in developing countries by making sure that they receive fair prices.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">machine<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036180a"><!--s036180a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037999b"><!--s037999b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make shape, finish, or operate on (something) with a machine.</p></div><a name="s038000b"><!--s038000b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to sew (something) using a sewing machine </p><p><i></i></p><p>Machine the zip in place</p> <p><span class="bodyb">machinability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">machinable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">machineable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lepidolite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/leʹpidəliet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034701a"><!--s034701a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a violet-coloured mineral that consists of a mica containing lithium.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Marquesan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mahʹkayz(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036926a"><!--s036926a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of the Marquesas Islands in the South Pacific</p><p><span class="bodyb">Marquesan</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insurmountable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/insəʹmowntəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031527a"><!--s031527a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>too great or difficult to conquer; insuperable </p><p><i></i></p><p>insurmountable problems</p> <p><span class="bodyb">insurmountability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">insurmountably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">merry andrew</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹandrooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037673a"><!--s037673a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a clown, jester, or joker.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hope chest</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029137a"><!--s029137a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a chest in which a woman accumulates household linen, etc in preparation for marriage; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/bottom_drawer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">bottom drawer</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">machine code</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036181a"><!--s036181a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a system of symbols and rules for coding information in a form usable by a machine, e.g. a computer or other machine.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">miscarry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/misʹkari/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (miscarries, miscarried, miscarrying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038406a"><!--s038406a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040117b"><!--s040117b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to suffer miscarriage of a fetus.</p></div><a name="s040118b"><!--s040118b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to fail to achieve an intended purpose; to go wrong </p><p><i></i></p><p>The plan miscarried</p>.</div><a name="s040119b"><!--s040119b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of mail; etc: to fail to reach an intended destination.</p></div><a name="s040120b"><!--s040120b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> said of ships: to come to harm; to be wrecked </p><p><i></i></p><p>In the narrow seas that part the French and English, there miscarried a vessel of our country</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">loathe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lohdh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035440a"><!--s035440a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to dislike (somebody or something) intensely, often with a feeling of disgust</p><a name="sb000000315"><!--sb000000315--></a><p><span class="bodyb">loather</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">lāthian</span>, from <span class="bodyi">lāth</span> hostile, repulsive]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">loathe</span>, <span class="bodyb">loath</span>, <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">loth</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/loath_or_loth/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">loath</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hakim<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhakeem/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027152a"><!--s027152a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Muslim physician trained in traditional medicine [Arabic <span class="bodyi">ḥakīm</span> wise one].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marquess</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmahkwis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036927a"><!--s036927a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of the British peerage ranking below a duke and above an earl</p><p><span class="bodyb">marquessate</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/marquis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">marquis</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fairway</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021397a"><!--s021397a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022519b"><!--s022519b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the mown part of a golf course between a tee and a green.</p></div><a name="s022520b"><!--s022520b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a navigable channel in a river, bay, or harbour.</p></div><a name="s022521b"><!--s022521b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005761c"><!--s005761c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a navigable channel in a river, bay, or harbour.</p></div><a name="s005762c"><!--s005762c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a route regularly used by ships.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insurrection</span><small><span class="eSynop">/insəʹreksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031528a"><!--s031528a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a revolt against civil authority or established government</p><p><span class="bodyb">insurrectional</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">insurrectionary</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">insurrectionist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i> [Middle English via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">insurrection-, insurrectio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">insurgere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/insurgent1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">insurgent 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chaffinch</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchafinch/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009842a"><!--s009842a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a European finch with a reddish breast, a bluish head, and white wing bars: <span class="bodyi">Fringilla coelebs</span> [Old English <span class="bodyi">ceaffinc</span>,from <span class="bodyi">ceaf</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chaff1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chaff 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">finc</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/finch/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">finch</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kerbstone</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">curbstone</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033112a"><!--s033112a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a block of stone or concrete forming a kerb.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">merry-go-round</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037674a"><!--s037674a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039549b"><!--s039549b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a revolving fairground machine with model horses or vehicles that people ride on.</p></div><a name="s039550b"><!--s039550b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a busy round of activity.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lepidopteran</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lepiʹdoptərən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034702a"><!--s034702a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a large order of insects comprising the butterflies and moths that are caterpillars in the larval stage and have four wings covered with minute overlapping scales when adult: order Lepidoptera</p><p><span class="bodyb">lepidopteran</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">lepidopterous</span> /-rəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [from the Latin order name, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lepid_or_lepido/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lepid-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">pteron</span> wing].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hopeful<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhohpf(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029138a"><!--s029138a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030824b"><!--s030824b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>full of hope </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'm hopeful he'll come</p>.</div><a name="s030825b"><!--s030825b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>inspiring hope </p><p><i></i></p><p>The situation looks hopeful</p> <p><span class="bodyb">hopefulness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marquetry <span class="bodyi">or</span> marqueterie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmahkitri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036928a"><!--s036928a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>decorative work consisting of pieces of wood, ivory, etc inlaid in a wood veneer that is then applied to a surface, e.g. of a piece of furniture [early French <span class="bodyi">marqueterie</span> from <span class="bodyi">marqueter</span> to chequer, inlay, from <span class="bodyi">marque</span> mark].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">machine-gun</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (machine-gunned) (machine-gunning)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036183a"><!--s036183a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to fire at (somebody or something) with a machine gun</p><p><span class="bodyb">machine-gunner</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">miscast</span><small><span class="eSynop">/misʹkahst/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> miscast)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038407a"><!--s038407a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040121b"><!--s040121b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cast (an actor) in an unsuitable role.</p></div><a name="s040122b"><!--s040122b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cast an unsuitable actor in (a role).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chafing dish</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchayfing/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009843a"><!--s009843a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dish for cooking or keeping food warm, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> over a spirit burner at the table </p><p><i></i></p><p>He found Ottenberg in the act of touching a match to a chafing-dish, at a table laid for two in his sitting-room</p><p> Willa Cather [Middle English <span class="bodyi">chafing</span>,present part. of <span class="bodyi">chaufen, chafen</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chafe1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chafe 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hakim<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhahkim/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027153a"><!--s027153a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Muslim ruler, governor, or judge [Arabic <span class="bodyi">ḥākim</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kerchief</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkuhchif/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> kerchiefs /ʹkerchifs/ kerchieves /ʹkerchifs, ʹkercheevz/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033113a"><!--s033113a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034987b"><!--s034987b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a square or triangle of cloth worn on the used as a head covering or worn as a scarf around the neck.</p></div><a name="s034988b"><!--s034988b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/handkerchief/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">handkerchief</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">kerchiefed</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">courchef</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">cuevrechief</span>, from <span class="bodyi">covrir</span> to cover + <span class="bodyi">chief</span> head].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lepidopterist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lepiʹdoptərist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034703a"><!--s034703a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who collects or studies butterflies and moths.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">insusceptible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/insəʹseptəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031529a"><!--s031529a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>not susceptible <span class="bodyb">insusceptibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">loathing</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlohdhing/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035441a"><!--s035441a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>extreme dislike or; disgust; detestation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fair-weather friend</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021398a"><!--s021398a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a friend who is present or loyal only in untroubled times.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">merrymaking</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037675a"><!--s037675a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>happy, festive activity; fun</p><p><span class="bodyb">merrymaker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hopeful<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029139a"><!--s029139a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who hopes to, or is likely to, succeed </p><p><i></i></p><p>young hopefuls</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marquis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmahkwis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036929a"><!--s036929a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038793b"><!--s038793b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a nobleman in Europe ranking above a count and below a duke.</p></div><a name="s038794b"><!--s038794b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a marquess</p><p><span class="bodyb">marquisate</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">marquis, markis</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">marquis</span>, alteration of <span class="bodyi">marchis</span> from <span class="bodyi">marche</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/march3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">march 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Chagas’ disease</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshahgəs(iz)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009844a"><!--s009844a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an often fatal tropical American disease caused by a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/trypanosome/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">trypanosome</span></span></a> (parasitic micro-organism) and characterized by high fever and swelling, e.g. of the lymph nodes [named after Carlos <span class="bodyi">Chagas</span> d.1934, Brazilian physician who first described it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kerf</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kuhf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033114a"><!--s033114a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a slit or notch made <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by a saw or cutting torch [Old English <span class="bodyi">cyrf</span> action of cutting, a cut].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">machine gun</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036182a"><!--s036182a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an automatic gun for rapid continuous fire.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">loath <span class="bodyi">or</span> loth</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lohth/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035439a"><!--s035439a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037295b"><!--s037295b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + to) unwilling to do something; reluctant </p><p><i></i></p><p>I was loath to leave the warmth of the fire</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">nothing loath</span>.</p></div><a name="s037296b"><!--s037296b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>perfectly willing to fall in with a proposal, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>Neither of us seemed disposed to continue digging, and when he suggested a meal, I was nothing loath</p><a name="sb000000314"><!--sb000000314--></a><p> H G Wells [Old English <span class="bodyi">lāth</span> hostile, repulsive]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">loath</span>, <span class="bodyb">loth</span>, <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">loathe</span>? <span class="bodyi">Loath</span> and <span class="bodyi">loth</span> are alternative spellings of the same word, an adjective meaning ‘reluctant’: <span class="bodyi">She was very loath to part with the money</span>. <span class="bodyi">Loath</span> is the preferred spelling in modern English. <span class="bodyi">Loathe</span> is a verb meaning ‘to dislike intensely’: <span class="bodyi">I absolutely loathe greasy food.</span></p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lepid- <span class="bodyi">or</span> lepido-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034700a"><!--s034700a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: flake or scale </p><p><i></i></p><p>lepidopteran</p> <p>[via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">lepid-, lepis</span> scale, from <span class="bodyi">lepein</span> to peel].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Halakah</span><small><span class="eSynop">/haləʹkhah, həʹlahkə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027155a"><!--s027155a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the body of Jewish law supplementing the scriptural law and forming the legal part of the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/talmud/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Talmud</span></span></a> (body of Jewish law): compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/haggadah/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Haggadah</span></span></a> (1a) <span class="bodyb">halakic</span> /-kik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Hebrew <span class="bodyi">halākhāh</span> way].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hopefully</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029140a"><!--s029140a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030826b"><!--s030826b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in a hopeful manner.</p></div><a name="s030827b"><!--s030827b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> it is hoped; I hope </p><p><i></i></p><p>Hopefully he will arrive in time</p><div class="sidebar"><p>Though the use of <span class="bodyi">hopefully</span> as a sentence adverb in the sense, ‘it is to be hoped (that); let us hope’ in sentences such as <span class="bodyi">Hopefully, they'll be home before it gets dark</span> is still decried by traditionalists in Britain and America, it has generally established itself as part of normal usage. However, It is interesting to note, however, that opposition to such words as <span class="bodyi">frankly</span> and <span class="bodyi">regretfully</span> with a similar function has not been expressed. So while it may appear unnecessarily restrictive to reserve the use of the word to such constructions as <span class="bodyi">She eyed the plate of jam tarts hopefully</span> it is probably better to limit it the sentence adverb use of <span class="bodyi">hopefully</span> to informal or spoken contexts.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">miscegenation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌmisijiʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038408a"><!--s038408a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>interbreeding of races, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> between people of different skin colour [Latin <span class="bodyi">miscēre</span> to mix + <span class="bodyi">genus</span> race].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fairy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfeəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> fairies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021399a"><!--s021399a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022522b"><!--s022522b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small mythical being in human form with magical powers </p><p><i></i></p><p>Every time a child says, ‘I don't believe in fairies,’ there is a fairy somewhere that falls down dead</p><p> J M Barrie.</p></div><a name="s022523b"><!--s022523b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal, derog</span> a male homosexual.</p></div><a name="s022524b"><!--s022524b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a hummingbird of Central and S America: genus <span class="bodyi">Heliothryx</span></p><p><span class="bodyb">fairylike</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">fairie</span> fairyland, fairy people, via Old French <span class="bodyi">faerie</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">Fata</span>, goddess of fate, from <span class="bodyi">fatum</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fate1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fate 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inswing</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹinswing/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031530a"><!--s031530a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the swing of a bowled cricket ball from the off to the leg side: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/outswing/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">outswing</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">inswinger</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">merrythought</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037676a"><!--s037676a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, dated</span> the wishbone of a bird.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marquise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mahʹkeez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036930a"><!--s036930a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038795b"><!--s038795b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a marchioness.</p></div><a name="s038796b"><!--s038796b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a gem or ring setting shaped like an oval with pointed ends.</p></div><a name="s038797b"><!--s038797b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a marquee [French <span class="bodyi">marquise</span>, fem of <span class="bodyi">marquis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/marquis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">marquis</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chagrin<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshagrin, shəʹgrin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009845a"><!--s009845a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>mental distress caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure [French <span class="bodyi">chagrin</span> sadness].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">loathsome</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlohdhs(ə)m, ʹlohths(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035442a"><!--s035442a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>giving rise to loathing; hateful or; disgusting</p><p><span class="bodyb">loathsomely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">loathsomeness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">lothsum</span>, from <span class="bodyi">loth</span> evil, from Old English <span class="bodyi">lāth</span>, from <span class="bodyi">lāth</span> (adj) hostile, repulsive].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kerfuffle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹfufl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033115a"><!--s033115a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> a fuss or commotion [Scots <span class="bodyi">curfuffle</span> disorder, agitation].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">miscellanea</span><small><span class="eSynop">/misəʹlayni·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038409a"><!--s038409a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a miscellaneous collection, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of literary works [Latin <span class="bodyi">miscellanea</span>, neuter pl of <span class="bodyi">miscellaneus</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">halal<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> hallal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/həʹlahl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027156a"><!--s027156a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028985b"><!--s028985b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often used before a noun</span>) meat from an animal slaughtered according to Islamic law.</p></div><a name="s028986b"><!--s028986b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) relating to meat prepared in this way </p><p><i></i></p><p>a halal butcher</p> <p>[Arabic <span class="bodyi">halāl</span> that which is lawful].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">int.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031531a"><!--s031531a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033368b"><!--s033368b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>integral.</p></div><a name="s033369b"><!--s033369b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>interior.</p></div><a name="s033370b"><!--s033370b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>intermediate.</p></div><a name="s033371b"><!--s033371b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>internal.</p></div><a name="s033372b"><!--s033372b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>international.</p></div><a name="s033373b"><!--s033373b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>interpreter.</p></div><a name="s033374b"><!--s033374b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>intransitive.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mesa</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmaysə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037678a"><!--s037678a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an usu isolated hill, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the SW USA, with steeply sloping sides and a level top [Spanish <span class="bodyi">mesa</span> table, from Latin <span class="bodyi">mensa</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fairy cake</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021400a"><!--s021400a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> an individual iced sponge cake, usu iced and decorated.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leporine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlepərien/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034704a"><!--s034704a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of or resembling a hare [Latin <span class="bodyi">leporinus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">lepor-, lepus</span> hare].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">machine language</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036184a"><!--s036184a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/machine_code/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">machine code</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hopeless</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029141a"><!--s029141a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030828b"><!--s030828b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having no expectation of success; despairing.</p></div><a name="s030829b"><!--s030829b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>unable to be carried out, dealt with, or solved.</p></div><a name="s030830b"><!--s030830b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>giving no grounds for hope </p><p><i></i></p><p>a hopeless case</p>.</div><a name="s030831b"><!--s030831b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>incapable of solution, management, or accomplishment </p><p><i></i></p><p>a hopeless task</p>.</div><a name="s030832b"><!--s030832b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly informal</span> incompetent or useless </p><p><i></i></p><p>am hopeless at sums</p> <p><span class="bodyb">hopelessly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">hopelessness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marram grass</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmarəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036931a"><!--s036931a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a strong wiry grass that grows on sandy shores and prevents erosion: <span class="bodyi">Ammophila arenaria</span> [of Scandinavian origin; related to Old Norse <span class="bodyi">marálmr</span> a beach grass].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chagrin<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (chagrined, chagrining)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009846a"><!--s009846a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in passive</span>) to cause (somebody) mental distress; to disappoint or annoy (somebody).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">loaves</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lohvz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035443a"><!--s035443a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/loaf1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">loaf 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leprechaun</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹleprikawn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034705a"><!--s034705a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mischievous elf of Irish folklore [Irish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">leipreachán</span> from early Irish <span class="bodyi">lúchorpán</span>, from <span class="bodyi">lú</span> small + <span class="bodyi">corpán</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">corp</span> body, from Latin <span class="bodyi">corpus</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">halal<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> hallal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (halalled, halalling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027157a"><!--s027157a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to slaughter (animals) for meat according to Islamic law.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kermes</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkuhmiz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033116a"><!--s033116a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the dried bodies of female scale insects that are found on the kermes oak, used as a red dyestuff [French <span class="bodyi">kermès</span> from Arabic <span class="bodyi">qirmiz</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">miscellaneous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/misəʹlayni·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038410a"><!--s038410a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040123b"><!--s040123b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>consisting of diverse items or members.</p></div><a name="s040124b"><!--s040124b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having various characteristics or capabilities </p><p><i></i></p><p>As a writer I was too miscellaneous</p><p> George Santayana</p><p><span class="bodyb">miscellaneously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">miscellaneousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">miscellaneus</span> from <span class="bodyi">miscellus</span> mixed, from <span class="bodyi">miscēre</span> to mix].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fairy floss</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021401a"><!--s021401a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus</span> candy floss.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">machine pistol</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036185a"><!--s036185a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small pistol-shaped submachine gun.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mésalliance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/meʹzali·əns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037679a"><!--s037679a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a marriage to somebody of inferior social position [French <span class="bodyi">mésalliance</span>, from <span class="bodyi">més-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mis_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mis- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">alliance</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intact</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹtakt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031532a"><!--s031532a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033375b"><!--s033375b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not harmed or, damaged, or diminished; whole.</p></div><a name="s033376b"><!--s033376b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008650c"><!--s008650c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>being a virgin.</p></div><a name="s008651c"><!--s008651c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>not castrated [Middle English <span class="bodyi">intacte</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">intactus</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">tactus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">tangere</span> to touch].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hophead</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029142a"><!--s029142a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030833b"><!--s030833b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a drug addict, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one taking heroin or opium.</p></div><a name="s030834b"><!--s030834b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ</span> a heavy drinker [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hop3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hop 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chain<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/chayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009847a"><!--s009847a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010123b"><!--s010123b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002419c"><!--s002419c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a series of usu metal links or rings connected to one another and used for various purposes, e.g. for support, restraining prisonerst, or as jewellery or a badge of office decoration.</p></div><a name="s002420c"><!--s002420c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a piece of jewellery or badge of office consisting of such a series of links.</p></div><a name="s002421c"><!--s002421c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a unit of length equal to 66ft (about 20.12m).</p></div><a name="s002422c"><!--s002422c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a measuring instrument of 100 links used in surveying.</p></div></div><a name="s010124b"><!--s010124b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) something that confines, restrains, or secures </p><p><i></i></p><p>the chains of ignorance</p>.</div><a name="s010125b"><!--s010125b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002423c"><!--s002423c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a series of linked or connected things </p><p><i></i></p><p>a chain of events</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a mountain chain</p>.</div><a name="s002424c"><!--s002424c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a group of associated establishments, e.g. shops or hotels, under the same ownership.</p></div><a name="s002425c"><!--s002425c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a number of atoms or chemical groups united like links in a chain [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cheyne</span> via Old Frenchfrom Latin <span class="bodyi">catena</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marriage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmarij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036932a"><!--s036932a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038798b"><!--s038798b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s010103c"><!--s010103c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the state of being husband and wife or the mutual relation it represents </p><p><i></i></p><p>Marriage is so unlike anything else. There is something awful in the nearness it brings</p><p> George Eliot.</p></div><a name="s010104c"><!--s010104c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the institution whereby a man and a woman are joined in a special kind of social and legal dependence.</p></div></div><a name="s038799b"><!--s038799b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an act or the rite of marrying; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the wedding ceremony.</p></div><a name="s038800b"><!--s038800b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an intimate or close union </p><p><i></i></p><p>a marriage of minds</p> <p><i></i></p><p>the marriage of lyrics and melody</p> <p><span class="bodyb">marriageable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">mariage</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">mariage</span> from <span class="bodyi">marier</span> to marry].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lob<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/lob/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (lobbed, lobbing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035444a"><!--s035444a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s037297b"><!--s037297b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to throw or, hit, or propel (e.g. a ball) gently or in a high arc.</p></div><a name="s037298b"><!--s037298b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in sports, to hit or kick the ball over (an opponent) in a high arc </p><p><i></i></p><p>She lobbed him as he came in to the net</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s037299b"><!--s037299b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to hit a ball easily in a high arc, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in tennis, squash, etc</p><p>obsolete <span class="bodyi">lob</span> pollock, later ‘lout, loosely hanging object’ prob of Low German or Flemish origin. The verb originally meant ‘to behave like a lout’, hence ‘to move or to throw something clumsily or carelessly’</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leprosy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹleprəsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034706a"><!--s034706a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bacterial disease characterized by the formation of lumps or patches on the skin that enlarge and spread, loss of sensation with eventual paralysis, and a wasting of muscle, and production of deformities and mutilations</p><p><a href="/content/entry/penguineng/leprous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">leprous</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/y2/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-y 2</span></span></a>. The word replaced Middle English <span class="bodyi">lepre</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/leper/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">leper</span></span></a>) in the 16th cent</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kermes oak</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033117a"><!--s033117a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dwarf often shrubby Mediterranean oak tree: <span class="bodyi">Quercus coccifera</span> [from its use as a host plant for kermes insects].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fairy godmother</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021402a"><!--s021402a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022525b"><!--s022525b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in fairy stories, a woman who comes to the aid of the heroine or hero.</p></div><a name="s022526b"><!--s022526b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a benefactor.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">halala <span class="bodyi">or</span> halalah</span><small><span class="eSynop">/həʹlahlə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> halala halalas)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027158a"><!--s027158a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of currency in Saudi Arabia, worth 100th of a riyal [Arabic <span class="bodyi">halala</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">miscellany</span><small><span class="eSynop">/miʹseləni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> miscellanies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038411a"><!--s038411a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040125b"><!--s040125b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a collection or mixture of various things.</p></div><a name="s040126b"><!--s040126b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a book containing miscellaneous literary pieces</p><p><span class="bodyb">miscellanist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [modification of French <span class="bodyi">miscellanées</span> (pl) from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/miscellanea/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">miscellanea</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chain<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009848a"><!--s009848a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up/down) to fasten, restrict, or confine (somebody or something) with, or as if with, a chain.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intaglio</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹtahlioh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> intaglios)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031533a"><!--s031533a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033377b"><!--s033377b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an incised or engraved design made in hard material, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> stone, and sunk below the surface of the material.</p></div><a name="s033378b"><!--s033378b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008652c"><!--s008652c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an incised or engraved design made in hard material, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> stone, and sunk below the surface of the material.</p></div><a name="s008653c"><!--s008653c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the process of producing such designs.</p></div><a name="s008654c"><!--s008654c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>printing done from a plate engraved in intaglio.</p></div></div><a name="s033379b"><!--s033379b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something, e.g. a gem, carved in intaglio</p><p><span class="bodyb">intagliated</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">intaglioed</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Italian <span class="bodyi">intaglio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">intagliare</span> to engrave, from <span class="bodyi">in-</span> (from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a>) + <span class="bodyi">tagliare</span> to cut].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">machine-readable</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036186a"><!--s036186a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>directly usable by a computer </p><p><i></i></p><p>machine-readable text</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hopi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhohpi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Hopis <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> Hopi)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029143a"><!--s029143a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030835b"><!--s030835b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a Native American people of NE Arizona.</p></div><a name="s030836b"><!--s030836b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the language of the Hopis</p><p><span class="bodyb">Hopi</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Hopi <span class="bodyi">hópi</span> good, peaceful].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mescal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/meʹskal/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037680a"><!--s037680a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039553b"><!--s039553b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/maguey/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">maguey</span></span></a> (1a).</p></div><a name="s039554b"><!--s039554b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a colourless Mexican spirit distilled from the sap of an agave.</p></div><a name="s039555b"><!--s039555b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/peyote/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">peyote</span></span></a> (1) [Spanish <span class="bodyi">mezcal, mescal</span>, from Nahuatl <span class="bodyi">mexcalli</span> mescal liquor].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marriage of convenience</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036933a"><!--s036933a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a marriage contracted for advantage rather than for love.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lob<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035445a"><!--s035445a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037300b"><!--s037300b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in sports, a ball or shot that is lobbed.</p></div><a name="s037301b"><!--s037301b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in cricket, a ball bowled in a high arc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leprous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹleprəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034707a"><!--s034707a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of, resembling, or suffering from leprosy [Middle English from late Latin <span class="bodyi">leprosus</span> leprous, from <span class="bodyi">lepra</span> leprosy, from Greek: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/leper/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">leper</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kermis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkuhmis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033118a"><!--s033118a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034989b"><!--s034989b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an annual outdoor festival, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the Netherlands.</p></div><a name="s034990b"><!--s034990b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a fair held usu for charitable purposes [Dutch <span class="bodyi">kermis</span> from early Dutch <span class="bodyi">kercmisse</span>, from <span class="bodyi">kerc</span> church + <span class="bodyi">misse</span> mass, church festival].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fairyland</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021403a"><!--s021403a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022527b"><!--s022527b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the land of fairies.</p></div><a name="s022528b"><!--s022528b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a place of magical charm.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intake</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹintayk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031534a"><!--s031534a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033380b"><!--s033380b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an opening through which liquid or gas enters an enclosure or system; an inlet.</p></div><a name="s033381b"><!--s033381b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008655c"><!--s008655c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) an amount or number taken in </p><p><i></i></p><p>This year's intake of students are not as bright as last year's</p>.</div><a name="s008656c"><!--s008656c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of taking in.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mischance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/misʹchahns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038412a"><!--s038412a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040127b"><!--s040127b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>bad luck.</p></div><a name="s040128b"><!--s040128b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a piece of bad luck [Middle English <span class="bodyi">mischaunce</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">meschance</span>, from <span class="bodyi">mes-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mis_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mis- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">chance</span> chance, luck].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-lepsy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034708a"><!--s034708a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting: attack or seizure </p><p><i></i></p><p>catalepsy</p> <p>[early French <span class="bodyi">-lepsie</span> via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">-lēpsia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">lēpsis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">lambanein</span> to take or seize].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hoplite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhoplit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029144a"><!--s029144a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a heavily armed infantry soldier of ancient Greece [Greek <span class="bodyi">hoplitēs</span>,from <span class="bodyi">hoplon</span> tool, weapon].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">married<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmarid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036934a"><!--s036934a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038801b"><!--s038801b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>joined in marriage.</p></div><a name="s038802b"><!--s038802b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to married people </p><p><i></i></p><p>married bliss</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">halation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/həʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027159a"><!--s027159a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the spreading of light beyond its proper boundaries, e.g. in a faulty photographic image [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/halo1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">halo 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">machinery</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036187a"><!--s036187a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038001b"><!--s038001b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009902c"><!--s009902c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>machines in general or as a functioning unit.</p></div><a name="s009903c"><!--s009903c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the working parts of a machine.</p></div></div><a name="s038002b"><!--s038002b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the system or organization by which an activity or process is controlled </p><p><i></i></p><p>the machinery of government</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chaîné</span><small><span class="eSynop">/sheʹnay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009849a"><!--s009849a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a series of short regular usu fast turns by which a ballet dancer moves across the stage [French, from past part. of <span class="bodyi">chaîner</span> to chain].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kern<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kuhn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033119a"><!--s033119a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a part of a letter that overhangs the piece of type on which it is cast [French <span class="bodyi">carne</span> corner, from Latin <span class="bodyi">cardin-</span>, <span class="bodyi">cardo</span> hinge].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mescal button</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037681a"><!--s037681a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dried button-like protuberance of a peyote cactus, chewed for its hallucinogenic effect.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lobar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlohbə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035446a"><!--s035446a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or affecting a lobe, e.g. the lobe of a lung.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fairy lights</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021404a"><!--s021404a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> small coloured electric lights hung up for decoration, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> outdoors or on a Christmas tree.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intangible<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹtanjəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031535a"><!--s031535a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033382b"><!--s033382b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not able to be perceived by touch; impalpable.</p></div><a name="s033383b"><!--s033383b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not clear or definite; vague </p><p><i></i></p><p>The unknown never ceased to press upon him with its mysteries and terrors, intangible and ever-menacing</p><p> Jack London.</p></div><a name="s033384b"><!--s033384b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of assets such as patents or goodwill: having no physical form but having a value and able to be bought and sold <span class="bodyb">intangibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">intangibly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">intangible</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">intangibilis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + late Latin <span class="bodyi">tangibilis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tangible1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tangible 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mischief</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmischif/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038413a"><!--s038413a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040129b"><!--s040129b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>often playful action that annoys or irritates, usu without causing or intending serious harm.</p></div><a name="s040130b"><!--s040130b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody or something that causes harm or annoyance.</p></div><a name="s040131b"><!--s040131b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a specific injury or damage from a particular agent </p><p><i></i></p><p>He did himself a mischief on the barbed wire</p>.</div><a name="s040132b"><!--s040132b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the quality or state of being mischievous [Middle English <span class="bodyi">meschief</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">meschief</span> calamity, from <span class="bodyi">mes-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mis_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mis- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">chief</span> head, end].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">married<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> marrieds)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036935a"><!--s036935a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a married person </p><p><i></i></p><p>young marrieds</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lepta</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹleptə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034709a"><!--s034709a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lepton1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lepton 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chain gang</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009850a"><!--s009850a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a gang of convicts chained together, usu while doing hard labour outside prison.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lobate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlohbayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035447a"><!--s035447a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037302b"><!--s037302b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having or resembling a lobe or lobes.</p></div><a name="s037303b"><!--s037303b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a bird: having separate fringed toes <span class="bodyb">lobation</span> /lohʹbaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">lobatus</span>, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">lobus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lobe/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lobe</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hopper<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029145a"><!--s029145a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030837b"><!--s030837b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody or something that hops.</p></div><a name="s030838b"><!--s030838b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a leaping insect; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> an immature hopping form of an insect.</p></div><a name="s030839b"><!--s030839b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a receptacle, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> funnel-shaped, for the discharging or temporary storage of grain, coal, etc.</p></div><a name="s030840b"><!--s030840b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a goods wagon with a floor through which bulk materials may be discharged.</p></div><a name="s030841b"><!--s030841b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a barge that can discharge dredged material through an opening bottom [(sense 3) from the shaking motion of hoppers used to feed grain into a mill].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">halberd</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhalbəd/ halbert <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027160a"><!--s027160a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a long-handled weapon combining a spear and battle-axe, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the 15th and 16th cents <span class="bodyb">halberdier</span> /-ʹdiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">halberd</span> via French from early High German <span class="bodyi">helmbarde</span>, from <span class="bodyi">helm</span> handle + <span class="bodyi">barte</span> axe].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intangible<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031536a"><!--s031536a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something intangible.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">machine tool</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036188a"><!--s036188a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a usu power-driven machine designed for cutting or shaping wood, metal, etc</p><p><span class="bodyb">machine-tooled</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kern<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033120a"><!--s033120a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034991b"><!--s034991b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to provide (a printed character) with a kern </p><p><i></i></p><p>kerned letters</p>.</div><a name="s034992b"><!--s034992b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to adjust the space between (printed characters).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mescaline <span class="bodyi">or</span> mescalin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmeskəlin, -leen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037682a"><!--s037682a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hallucinogenic drug obtained from peyote cacti.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fairy ring</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021405a"><!--s021405a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022529b"><!--s022529b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a ring of dark vegetation on the ground caused by fungi growing outwards in a circle.</p></div><a name="s022530b"><!--s022530b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a ring of mushrooms or toadstools [from the folk belief that such rings were caused by fairies dancing].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mischievous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmischivəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038414a"><!--s038414a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040133b"><!--s040133b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s010372c"><!--s010372c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>disruptively playful </p><p><i></i></p><p>a mischievous puppy</p>.</div><a name="s010373c"><!--s010373c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>playfully provocative; arch </p><p><i></i></p><p>a mischievous glance</p>.</div></div><a name="s040134b"><!--s040134b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>able or tending to cause annoyance, unrest, or minor injury </p><p><i></i></p><p>mischievous behaviour</p>.</div><a name="s040135b"><!--s040135b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>harmful; malicious </p><p><i></i></p><p>mischievous gossip</p> <p><span class="bodyb">mischievously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">mischievousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leptin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹleptin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034710a"><!--s034710a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a protein that regulates the storage of fat in the body [Greek <span class="bodyi">leptos</span> thin, fine + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in1/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-in 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lobby<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlobi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> lobbies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035448a"><!--s035448a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037304b"><!--s037304b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009705c"><!--s009705c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a porch or small entrance hall.</p></div><a name="s009706c"><!--s009706c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a large entrance hall serving as a foyer, e.g. in a hotel or theatre.</p></div></div><a name="s037305b"><!--s037305b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an anteroom of a legislative chamber, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one either of two anterooms to which members of either of the Houses of Parliament go to vote during a division.</p></div><a name="s037306b"><!--s037306b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a group of people engaged in lobbying as representatives of a particular interest group [late Latin <span class="bodyi">lobium</span> gallery, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hopper<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029146a"><!--s029146a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who picks hops.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mesdames</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mayʹdam/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037684a"><!--s037684a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/madame/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">madame</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marrons glacés</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌmaronh ʹglasay/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036936a"><!--s036936a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>chestnuts candied or preserved in syrup [French <span class="bodyi">marrons glacés</span> iced chestnuts].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">machinist</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036189a"><!--s036189a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038003b"><!--s038003b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who operates a machine, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a sewing machine.</p></div><a name="s038004b"><!--s038004b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person who makes, assembles, or repairs machinery.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intarsia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹtahsi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031537a"><!--s031537a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033385b"><!--s033385b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>elaborate inlaid mosaic work in wood.</p></div><a name="s033386b"><!--s033386b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a geometric knitting pattern resembling intarsia, or a method of knitting that produces this [German <span class="bodyi">Intarsia</span>, modification of Italian <span class="bodyi">intarsio</span>, ultimately from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + Arabic <span class="bodyi">tarṣī</span> mosaic inlay].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fairy story</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021406a"><!--s021406a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022531b"><!--s022531b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a children's story featuring magical or imaginary places and characters.</p></div><a name="s022532b"><!--s022532b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a made-up story, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one designed to mislead; a fabrication.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">halcyon<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhalsi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027161a"><!--s027161a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028987b"><!--s028987b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> a kingfisher.</p></div><a name="s028988b"><!--s028988b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a mythical bird believed to breed at sea and calm the waves [Middle English <span class="bodyi">alceon</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">alkyōn, halkyōn</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chain letter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009851a"><!--s009851a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a letter requesting that the recipient to send copies of it, sometimes together with money or goods, to a specified number of other people who should then repeat the process.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misch metal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mish/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038415a"><!--s038415a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an alloy of rare-earth metals used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in tracer bullets and as a flint in lighters [German <span class="bodyi">Mischmetall</span>, from <span class="bodyi">mischen</span> to mix + <span class="bodyi">Metall</span> metal].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kern<sup>3</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> kerne</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033121a"><!--s033121a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034993b"><!--s034993b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a lightly-armed medieval Irish foot soldier.</p></div><a name="s034994b"><!--s034994b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a peasant or yokel [Middle English <span class="bodyi">kerne</span> from early Irish <span class="bodyi">cethern</span> band of soldiers].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lepto-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034711a"><!--s034711a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meaning: narrow or slender </p><p><i></i></p><p>leptospirosis</p> <p>[Greek <span class="bodyi">leptos</span> thin, fine].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hopping</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029147a"><!--s029147a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030842b"><!--s030842b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> very busy </p><p><i></i></p><p>Keep them hopping</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">hopping mad</span>.</p></div><a name="s030843b"><!--s030843b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> absolutely furious.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lobby<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (lobbies, lobbied, lobbying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035449a"><!--s035449a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s037307b"><!--s037307b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to try to influence members of a legislative body in favour of or against a policy or course of action <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s037308b"><!--s037308b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to try to influence (a legislatore.g. a member of a legislative body) with respect to a particular issue.</p></div><a name="s037309b"><!--s037309b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to secure the passage of (legislation) by influencing public officials</p><p><span class="bodyb">lobbyer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">lobbyist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Mesdames</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mayʹdahm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037683a"><!--s037683a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mr/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Mrs</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">machismo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹkizmoh, məʹchizmoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036190a"><!--s036190a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an exaggerated awareness and assertion of masculinity [Mexican Spanish <span class="bodyi">machismo</span> from Spanish <span class="bodyi">macho</span> male].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chain mail</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009852a"><!--s009852a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>flexible armour made of interlinked metal rings.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">integer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹintijə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031538a"><!--s031538a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wholethe number 1 or any number, e.g. 6, 0, −23, obtainable by once or repeatedly adding one to or subtracting one from the number one [Latin <span class="bodyi">integer</span>, literally ‘untouched’, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">tangere</span> to touch].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">miscible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmisibl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038416a"><!--s038416a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a liquid: capable of being mixed; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> capable of being mixed with another liquid in any proportion without separating <span class="bodyb">miscibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">miscibilis</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">miscēre</span> to mix].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">halcyon<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027162a"><!--s027162a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028989b"><!--s028989b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>calm; peaceful </p><p><i></i></p><p>the blue sky and halcyon sunshine of the genial spring weather</p><p> Charlotte Brontë.</p></div><a name="s028990b"><!--s028990b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>denoting a time, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> past, of idyllic tranquillity </p><p><i></i></p><p>Journalists arriving in Beirut would invariably be told of the halcyon days which had just ended, of the peaceful Phoenician land in which Christians and Muslims … could live in peace</p><p> Robert Fisk.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lepton<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlepton/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> lepta /ʹleptə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034712a"><!--s034712a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a former unit of currency in Greece, worth 100th of a drachma (up to the introduction of the euro in 2002) [Greek <span class="bodyi">lepton</span>, neuter of <span class="bodyi">leptos</span> small].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kerne</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kuhn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033122a"><!--s033122a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kern2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">kern 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marrow</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmaroh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036937a"><!--s036937a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038803b"><!--s038803b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a fruit of a plant of the gourd family, used as a vegetable.</p></div><a name="s038804b"><!--s038804b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a soft tissue that fills the cavities and porous part of most bones and in which red blood cells and certain white blood cells are produced.</p></div><a name="s038805b"><!--s038805b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s010105c"><!--s010105c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a plant of the gourd family cultivated for its smooth-skinned elongated fruit: <span class="bodyi">Cucurbita pepo</span>.</p></div><a name="s010106c"><!--s010106c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a fruit of this plant, used as a vegetable; a vegetable marrow.</p></div></div><a name="s038806b"><!--s038806b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s010107c"><!--s010107c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a soft tissue that fills the cavities and porous part of most bones and in which red blood cells and certain white blood cells are produced.</p></div><a name="s010108c"><!--s010108c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the substance of the spinal cord.</p></div></div><a name="s038807b"><!--s038807b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the inmost, best, or essential part; the core </p><p><i></i></p><p>you, the injured pith and marrow of this land</p><p> Dickens ✱ <span class="bodyb">to the marrow</span>.</p></div><a name="s038808b"><!--s038808b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>completely; through and through </p><p><i></i></p><p>a sportsman to the marrow</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">mearg</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fairy tale</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021407a"><!--s021407a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022533b"><!--s022533b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a fairy story.</p></div><a name="s022534b"><!--s022534b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005763c"><!--s005763c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) marked by apparently magical success or good fortune </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fairy tale start to his career</p>.</div><a name="s005764c"><!--s005764c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) marked by great beauty or perfection </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fairy tale wedding dress</p>.</div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hopple<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hopl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029148a"><!--s029148a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to fasten together the legs of (a horse) to prevent it straying; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hobble1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hobble<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (3) [prob of Low Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lobby correspondent</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035450a"><!--s035450a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a parliamentary correspondent, e.g. of a newspaper, given information unofficially by Ministers, which may be used without naming the source.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mesdemoiselles</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌmaydəmwahʹzel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037685a"><!--s037685a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mademoiselle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mademoiselle</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Mach number</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mak, mahk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036191a"><!--s036191a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a number representing the ratio of the speed of a body to the speed of sound in the surrounding atmosphere </p><p><i></i></p><p>A Mach number of two indicates a speed that is twice that of sound</p> <p>[named after Ernst <span class="bodyi">Mach</span> d.1916, Austrian physicist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hale<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hayl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027163a"><!--s027163a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>free from defect, disease, or infirmity; sound </p><p><i></i></p><p>a hale and hearty old man</p> <p>[partly from Old English <span class="bodyi">hāl</span> whole, healthy; partly via Middle English <span class="bodyi">hail</span> from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">heill</span> healthy].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marrowbone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmarəbohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036938a"><!--s036938a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bone rich in marrow.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">integrable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹintigrəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031539a"><!--s031539a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>capable of being integrated <span class="bodyb">integrability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misconceive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/miskənʹseev/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038417a"><!--s038417a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to interpret (something) wrongly</p><p><span class="bodyb">misconceiver</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chain reaction</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009853a"><!--s009853a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010126b"><!--s010126b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a series of related events, each one initiating the next.</p></div><a name="s010127b"><!--s010127b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a self-sustaining chemical or nuclear reaction yielding energy or products that cause further reactions of the same kind.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fait accompli</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌfayt əʹkompli (<span class="bodyi">French</span> fɛt akɔpli)/ /ˌfayt əʹkompli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> faits accomplis /ˌfayts əʹkompli/ /ˌfayts əʹkompli (<span class="bodyi">French</span> fɛz akɔpli)/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021408a"><!--s021408a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something already accomplished and considered irreversible [French <span class="bodyi">fait accompli</span> accomplished fact].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lepton<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034713a"><!--s034713a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a group of elementary particles, e.g. an electron or muon, that take part in weak interactions with other elementary particles <span class="bodyb">leptonic</span> /lepʹtonik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">leptos</span> small + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/on2/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-on 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hopple<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029149a"><!--s029149a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a strap or rope for tying together a horse's legs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kernel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkuhnl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033123a"><!--s033123a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034995b"><!--s034995b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the inner, softer, and often edible part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut.</p></div><a name="s034996b"><!--s034996b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a whole seed of a cereal.</p></div><a name="s034997b"><!--s034997b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a central or essential part; the core of something [Old English <span class="bodyi">cyrnel</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">corn</span> seed, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/corn1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">corn 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lobe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lohb/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035451a"><!--s035451a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a curved or rounded projection or division, e.g.; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> such a projection or division of a bodily organ or part</p><p><span class="bodyb">lobed</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">lobe</span> via late Latin <span class="bodyi">lobus</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">lobos</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mesembryanthemum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/meˌzembriʹanthiməm, mi-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> mesembryanthemums)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037686a"><!--s037686a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of chiefly S African fleshy leaved herbaceous plants with bright flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Mesembryanthemum</span> [Latin genus name, from Greek <span class="bodyi">mesēmbria</span> midday (from <span class="bodyi">mes-</span> + <span class="bodyi">hēmera</span> day) + <span class="bodyi">anthemon</span> flower].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">macho<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmachoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036192a"><!--s036192a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>toughly or aggressively virile </p><p><i></i></p><p>They think it's macho to be violent</p> <p>[Spanish <span class="bodyi">macho</span> male, from Latin <span class="bodyi">masculus</span> masculine].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hale<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027164a"><!--s027164a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to haul or drag (something or somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He … saw six tall men haling a seventh along</p><p> Tennyson </p><p><i></i></p><p>Evil and good run strong in me, haling me both ways</p><p> Stevenson </p><p><i></i></p><p>The young Shakespeare poached upon Sir Thomas Lucy's deer preserves and got haled before the magistrate for it</p><p> Mark Twain [Middle English <span class="bodyi">halen</span> via early French <span class="bodyi">haler</span> from old Norse <span class="bodyi">hala</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hopsack</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029150a"><!--s029150a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030844b"><!--s030844b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a coarse material for making sacks.</p></div><a name="s030845b"><!--s030845b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a firm rough-surfaced clothing fabric woven in basket weave [Middle English <span class="bodyi">hopsak</span> sack for hops, from <span class="bodyi">hoppe</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hop3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hop 3</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">sak</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sack1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sack 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">integral<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹintigrəl, inʹtegrəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031540a"><!--s031540a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033387b"><!--s033387b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>essential to completeness; constituent </p><p><i></i></p><p>Timing is an integral part of the plan</p>.</div><a name="s033388b"><!--s033388b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>lacking nothing essential; whole.</p></div><a name="s033389b"><!--s033389b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>formed as a unit with another part.</p></div><a name="s033390b"><!--s033390b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>relating to a mathematical integer, integral, or integration <span class="bodyb">integrality</span> /intiʹgraliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><a name="sb000000273"><!--sb000000273--></a><p><span class="bodyb">integrally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">integralis</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">integer</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/entire/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">entire</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p>Modern dictionaries of both British and American English accept two ways of pronouncing <span class="bodyi">integral</span>:with the stress on the first syllable <span class="bodyi">in-</span>,or, less commonly, with the stress on the second syllable -<span class="bodyi">teg-</span>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marrowfat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmarohfat/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036939a"><!--s036939a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several types of large pea.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misconceived</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038418a"><!--s038418a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>badly judged, planned, or conceived </p><p><i></i></p><p>a misconceived notion</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chain saw</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009854a"><!--s009854a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a portable power saw that has teeth linked together to form a continuous revolving chain.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">faith</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fayth/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021409a"><!--s021409a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022535b"><!--s022535b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>complete confidence or belief in something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> without objective proof.</p></div><a name="s022536b"><!--s022536b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005765c"><!--s005765c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a particular system of religious beliefs.</p></div><a name="s005766c"><!--s005766c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>belief and trust in God.</p></div><a name="s005767c"><!--s005767c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>belief in the traditional doctrines of a religion </p><p><i></i></p><p>Absolute faith corrupts as absolutely as absolute power</p><p> Eric Hoffer [Middle English <span class="bodyi">feith</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">fides</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lepton number</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034714a"><!--s034714a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a quantum number equal to the number of leptons minus the number of antileptons.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kerosene <span class="bodyi">or</span> kerosine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkerəseen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033124a"><!--s033124a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, Aus, NZ</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/paraffin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">paraffin</span></span></a> [Greek <span class="bodyi">kēros</span> wax + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ene/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ene</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lobectomy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lohʹbektəmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> lobectomies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035452a"><!--s035452a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>surgical removal of a lobe of an organ, e.g. a lung, or gland.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mesencephalon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mesenʹsef(ə)lon/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037687a"><!--s037687a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the midbrain <span class="bodyb">mesencephalic</span> /-ʹfalik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">macho<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> machos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036193a"><!--s036193a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038005b"><!--s038005b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>machismo.</p></div><a name="s038006b"><!--s038006b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a man who is aggressively virile.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haler</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhahlə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> halers haleru /ʹhahlərooh/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027165a"><!--s027165a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of currency in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, worth 100th of a koruna [Czech <span class="bodyi">haler</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hopsacking</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029151a"><!--s029151a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hopsack/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hopsack</span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chain-smoke</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009855a"><!--s009855a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010128b"><!--s010128b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to smoke continually, usu lighting one cigarette from the butt of the previous one <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s010129b"><!--s010129b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to smoke (cigarettes etc) in this way</p><p><span class="bodyb">chain-smoker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marry<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmari/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (marries, married, marrying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036940a"><!--s036940a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s038809b"><!--s038809b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s010109c"><!--s010109c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to take (somebody) as a spouse.</p></div><a name="s010110c"><!--s010110c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to give (somebody) in marriage.</p></div><a name="s010111c"><!--s010111c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to perform the ceremony of marriage for (a couple).</p></div></div><a name="s038810b"><!--s038810b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to bring (two or more things) together closely, harmoniously, and usu permanently </p><p><i></i></p><p>successfully marrying apparently disparate elements</p>.</div><a name="s038811b"><!--s038811b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to splice (rope ends) so as not to increase their width <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s038812b"><!--s038812b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s010112c"><!--s010112c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to take a spouse </p><p><i></i></p><p>I had often wondered why young women should marry, as they have so much more freedom, and so much more attention paid to them while unmarried, than when married</p><p> Dr Johnson.</p></div><a name="s010113c"><!--s010113c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to become husband and wife.</p></div></div><a name="s038813b"><!--s038813b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to join in a close or harmonious relationship </p><p><i></i></p><p>These wines marry well</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">marry into</span>.</p></div><a name="s038814b"><!--s038814b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to become a member of (a family) or obtain (something) by marriage </p><p><i></i></p><p>She married into money</p> <p><i></i></p><p>She married into a prominent family</p> <p><i></i></p><p>marry into money</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">marien</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">maritare</span> from <span class="bodyi">maritus</span> (adj) married, (noun) husband].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">integral<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹintigrəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031541a"><!--s031541a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033391b"><!--s033391b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a mathematical expression which is essentially the sum of a large number of infinitely small quantities, and one form of which can be used to find the area under a given curve.</p></div><a name="s033392b"><!--s033392b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a solution of a differential equation.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lobelia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lohʹbeelyə, lə-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035453a"><!--s035453a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of widely distributed and cultivated herbaceous plants with clusters of small showy blue or red flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Lobelia</span> [Latin genus name, named after Matthias de <span class="bodyi">Lobel</span> d.1616, Flemish botanist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leptospirosis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌleptohspieʹrohsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034715a"><!--s034715a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several diseases of human beings and domestic animals, e.g. Weil's disease, caused by infection with spirochaetes (spiral-shaped bacteria; see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/spirochaete/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">spirochaete</span></span></a>) and characterized by fever, muscle pains, and sometimes jaundice [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">leptospirosis</span> from <span class="bodyi">Leptospira</span>, genus name of the spirochaetes, from Greek <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lepto/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lepto-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">speira</span> coil].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misconception</span><small><span class="eSynop">/miskənʹsepsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038419a"><!--s038419a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a false or mistaken idea, opinion, or attitude, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one based on misunderstanding or ignorance.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">faithful<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfaythf(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021410a"><!--s021410a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022537b"><!--s022537b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>loyal or steadfast; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> having sexual relations only with one's spouse or partner.</p></div><a name="s022538b"><!--s022538b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>true to the facts or to an original; accurate </p><p><i></i></p><p>The portrait is a faithful likeness</p> <p><span class="bodyb">faithfulness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kerria</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkeri·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033125a"><!--s033125a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Chinese shrub of the rose family with solitary yellow flowers: genus <span class="bodyi">Kerria</span> [scientific Latin, genus name, from William <span class="bodyi">Kerr</span> d.1814, English gardener].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">macintosh</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmakintosh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036194a"><!--s036194a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mackintosh_or_macintosh/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mackintosh</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">half<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hahf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> halves /hahvz/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027166a"><!--s027166a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028991b"><!--s028991b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007630c"><!--s007630c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>either of two equal parts into which something is divisible or divided, or a part of a thing approximately equal to a half.</p></div><a name="s007631c"><!--s007631c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the fraction ½ or 0.5.</p></div></div><a name="s028992b"><!--s028992b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>either of two equal periods of a match or performance.</p></div><a name="s028993b"><!--s028993b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s007632c"><!--s007632c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>either of two equal periods of a match or performance.</p></div><a name="s007633c"><!--s007633c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> at some British public schools, reflecting the old division of the school year into two: a school term </p><p><i></i></p><p>This half, all my friends had returned to Whitminster</p><p> A R Hope.</p></div></div><a name="s028994b"><!--s028994b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>something of approximately half the value or quantity, e.g.:</p><a name="s007634c"><!--s007634c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> half a pint, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of beer.</p></div><a name="s007635c"><!--s007635c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a child's fare on public transport.</p></div></div><a name="s028995b"><!--s028995b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/halfback/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">halfback</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s028996b"><!--s028996b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a golfing score for a hole that equals one's opponent's ✱ <span class="bodyb">and a half</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> of remarkable quality ✱ <span class="bodyb">by half</span> by a great deal </p><p><i></i></p><p>increase profits by half</p> <p><i></i></p><p>reduce costs by half</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">go halves</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to pay half each ✱ <span class="bodyb">in half</span> into two equal, or nearly equal, parts ✱ <span class="bodyb">not do things by halves</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to undertake activities with enthusiasm ✱ <span class="bodyb">one's other half</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> one's spouse or partner ✱ <span class="bodyb">too clever, etc, by half</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> too clever, etc for one's own good; far too clever, etc [Old English <span class="bodyi">healf</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mesenchyme</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmesengkiem/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037688a"><!--s037688a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a loosely organized fibrous tissue of the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mesoderm/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mesoderm</span></span></a> (embryonic tissue layer) of an embryo, giving rise to such structures as connective tissues, blood, bone, and cartilage</p><p><span class="bodyb">mesenchymal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [from Greek <span class="bodyi">mesos</span> middle + <span class="bodyi">enkhuma</span> infusion].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hopscotch</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029152a"><!--s029152a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a children's game in which a player tosses an object, e.g. a stone, into areas of a figure outlined on the ground and hops through the figure and back to regain the object [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hop1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hop 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/scotch4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">scotch 4</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chain stitch</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009856a"><!--s009856a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an ornamental embroidery or crochet stitch that resembles the links of a chain.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marry<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036941a"><!--s036941a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> used for emphasis, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in assertion or concurrence </p><p><i></i></p><p>Marry, well remembered</p><p> Shakespeare [Middle English <span class="bodyi">marie</span> from <span class="bodyi">Marie</span>, the Virgin Mary].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">loblolly pine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlobloli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035454a"><!--s035454a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pine of the southern USA with flaky reddish bark, long needles in groups of three, and spiny-tipped cones: <span class="bodyi">Pinus taeda</span> [<span class="bodyi">loblolly</span> a thick gruel, in the US; because the tree grows in swampy ground].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">integral calculus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹintigrəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031542a"><!--s031542a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a branch of mathematics dealing with methods of finding integrals and with their applications, e.g. to the determination of lengths, areas, and volumes and to the solution of differential equations.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mesentery</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmez(ə)nteri, ʹmes-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> mesenteries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037689a"><!--s037689a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several folds of the peritoneum of vertebrates, which surround the intestines and connected organs and join them with the rear wall of the abdominal cavity <span class="bodyb">mesenteric</span> /mez(ə)nʹterik, mes-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">mesenterium</span> via early French <span class="bodyi">mesentere</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">mesenterion</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mes_or_meso/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mes-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">enteron</span> intestine].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kerry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkeri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> kerries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033126a"><!--s033126a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Kerry</span>) an animal of an Irish breed of small black dairy cattle [named after County <span class="bodyi">Kerry</span> in SW Ireland, where the breed originated].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">faithful<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">treated as pl</span>)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021411a"><!--s021411a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022539b"><!--s022539b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the faithful</span>) the full members of a church.</p></div><a name="s022540b"><!--s022540b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the faithful</span>) the body of adherents of a religion, e.g. Islam.</p></div><a name="s022541b"><!--s022541b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>loyal followers or members </p><p><i></i></p><p>the party faithful</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mack</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036195a"><!--s036195a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mac/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mac</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lesbian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlezbi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034716a"><!--s034716a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a female homosexual woman</p><p><span class="bodyb">lesbian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">lesbianism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">Lesbios</span> of <span class="bodyi">Lesbos</span>, island in the Aegean Sea, home of Sappho <span class="bodyi">fl.</span> c.600 <span class="bodysc">bc</span>, Greek poetess whose work expressed love and affection for women].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">half<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027167a"><!--s027167a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s028997b"><!--s028997b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>denoting or amounting to half, or one of two equal parts, of something.</p></div><a name="s028998b"><!--s028998b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>falling short of the full or complete thing </p><p><i></i></p><p>a half smile</p>.</div><a name="s028999b"><!--s028999b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s007636c"><!--s007636c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>denoting half, or one of two equal parts, of a quantity </p><p><i></i></p><p>a half share</p> <p><i></i></p><p>half a dozen</p> <p><i></i></p><p>half an hour</p> <p><i></i></p><p>another half hour</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a half pint</p>.</div><a name="s007637c"><!--s007637c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>amounting to approximately half, or even a major proportion </p><p><i></i></p><p>half the class</p> <p><i></i></p><p>half my life</p> <p><i></i></p><p>I was up half the night with the baby</p>.</div><a name="s007638c"><!--s007638c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>stopping, or falling short, of the full or complete thing </p><p><i></i></p><p>a half-volley</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a half smile</p>.</div></div><a name="s029000b"><!--s029000b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>extending over or covering only half </p><p><i></i></p><p>a half door</p> <p><i></i></p><p>half sleeves</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misconduct<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/misʹkondukt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038420a"><!--s038420a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040136b"><!--s040136b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>intentional wrongdoing; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> deliberate violation of a law or standard </p><p><i></i></p><p>professional misconduct</p>.</div><a name="s040137b"><!--s040137b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>bad or improper behaviour; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> adultery.</p></div><a name="s040138b"><!--s040138b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>mismanagement of responsibilities </p><p><i></i></p><p>misconduct of the company's affairs</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hora <span class="bodyi">or</span> horah</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhawrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029153a"><!--s029153a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Romanian or Israeli dance performed in a circle [Romanian <span class="bodyi">horă</span> and Hebrew <span class="bodyi">hōrāh</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chain store</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009857a"><!--s009857a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several shops under the same ownership and selling the same lines of goods.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">integrand</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹintigrand/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031543a"><!--s031543a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mathematical expression to be integrated [Latin <span class="bodyi">integrandus</span>, verbal noun from <span class="bodyi">integrare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/integrate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">integrate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Marsala</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mahʹsahlə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036942a"><!--s036942a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sweet fortified wine from Sicily [named after <span class="bodyi">Marsala</span>, a town in Sicily, where it was orig made].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lobola</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ləʹbohlə/ lobolo /-loh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035455a"><!--s035455a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an African custom whereby the groom's family gives the bride's family a payment in cattle or cash shortly before a wedding [Bantu <span class="bodyi">ukulobola</span> to pay a bride price].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mesh<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/mesh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037690a"><!--s037690a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039556b"><!--s039556b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the cords, wires, etc that make up a net; a network.</p></div><a name="s039557b"><!--s039557b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s010263c"><!--s010263c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the cords, wires, etc that make up a net; a network </p><p><i></i></p><p>wire mesh</p>.</div><a name="s010264c"><!--s010264c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a woven, knitted, or knotted fabric with evenly spaced small holes.</p></div></div><a name="s039558b"><!--s039558b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an open space in a net, network, etc.</p></div><a name="s039559b"><!--s039559b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an interlocking or intertwining arrangement or construction.</p></div><a name="s039560b"><!--s039560b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s010265c"><!--s010265c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an interlocking or intertwining arrangement or construction.</p></div><a name="s010266c"><!--s010266c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a web or snare.</p></div></div><a name="s039561b"><!--s039561b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>the contact of teeth in a set of gears </p><p><i></i></p><p>in mesh</p>.</div><a name="s039562b"><!--s039562b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>in computing, a network of connections having two or more connections between each pair of items.</p></div><a name="s039563b"><!--s039563b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>in computing, a set of finite elements that represent a geometric object to be modelled or analysed [prob from early Dutch <span class="bodyi">maesche</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misconduct<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/miskənʹdukt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">formal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038421a"><!--s038421a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040139b"><!--s040139b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to conduct (oneself) badly or improperly.</p></div><a name="s040140b"><!--s040140b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to mismanage (something).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mackerel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmak(ə)rəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> mackerels <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> mackerel)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036196a"><!--s036196a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038007b"><!--s038007b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an important food fish of the N Atlantic that has a green back with dark blue bars and a silvery belly and is one of the most important food fishes: <span class="bodyi">Scomber scombrus</span>.</p></div><a name="s038008b"><!--s038008b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of various usu small or medium-sized related fishes [Middle English <span class="bodyi">makerel</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">maquerel</span>, of uncertain origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">faithfully</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfaythf(ə)li/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021412a"><!--s021412a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in a faithful way ✱ <span class="bodyb">yours faithfully</span> <span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> used to end a formal letter when the writer does not know the recipient's name.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">half<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027168a"><!--s027168a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029001b"><!--s029001b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in an equal part or degree </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'm half Scots and half English</p> <p><i></i></p><p>She was half crying, half laughing</p>.</div><a name="s029002b"><!--s029002b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s007639c"><!--s007639c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to the extent of a half </p><p><i></i></p><p>a half-full glass</p> <p><i></i></p><p>when the performance was half over</p>.</div><a name="s007640c"><!--s007640c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>incompletely </p><p><i></i></p><p>half cooked</p> <p><i></i></p><p>half-remembered stories from her childhood</p>.</div><a name="s007641c"><!--s007641c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>almost </p><p><i></i></p><p>half dead</p> <p><i></i></p><p>I half expected her to break into Russian</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">half a chance</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> the slightest opportunity </p><p><i></i></p><p>He'd appropriate the main bedroom, given half a chance</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">half as much again</span> one-and-a-half times as much ✱ <span class="bodyb">half past two/three, etc</span> thirty minutes past two, three, etc ✱ <span class="bodyb">half two/three, etc</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> half past two, three, etc ✱ <span class="bodyb">not half</span> <span class="bodyi">dated, informal</span>.</p></div><a name="s007642c"><!--s007642c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>used as an emphatic positive, often as an interjection </p><p><i></i></p><p>She wasn't half mad at us</p> <p><i></i></p><p>‘Did he yell?’ ‘Not half!’</p>.</div><a name="s007643c"><!--s007643c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>not at all </p><p><i></i></p><p>not half bad</p> <p><i></i></p><p>The orchestra aren't half bad</p>.</div></div><a name="s029003b"><!--s029003b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>not nearly </p><p><i></i></p><p>not half finished</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">not know the half of it</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to be unaware of the major issue.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Kerry blue</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033127a"><!--s033127a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a terrier of an Irish breed, having a silky bluish coat.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horary<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhawrəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> horaries) <span class="bodyi">archaic</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029154a"><!--s029154a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030846b"><!--s030846b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a book of prayers for the canonical hours (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/canonical_hour/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">canonical hour</span></span></a>); <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/book_of_hours/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">book of hours</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s030847b"><!--s030847b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a timetable or schedule [late Latin <span class="bodyi">horarium</span> dial, book of hours, neuter of <span class="bodyi">horarius</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/horary2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">horary 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lese majesty</span><small><span class="eSynop">/leez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034717a"><!--s034717a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036407b"><!--s036407b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a crime, e.g. treason, committed against a sovereign power.</p></div><a name="s036408b"><!--s036408b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an offence violating the dignity of a ruler.</p></div><a name="s036409b"><!--s036409b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s009382c"><!--s009382c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a crime, e.g. treason, committed against a sovereign power.</p></div><a name="s009383c"><!--s009383c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an offence violating the dignity of a ruler.</p></div></div><a name="s036410b"><!--s036410b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>any attack on or affront to dignity, importance, or authority [early French <span class="bodyi">lese majesté</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">laesa majestas</span>, literally ‘injured majesty’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chainwheel</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009858a"><!--s009858a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a toothed wheel, e.g. on a bicycle, that transmits power by means of a chain.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">integrate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹintigrayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031544a"><!--s031544a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033393b"><!--s033393b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to form or blend (separate elements) into a whole.</p></div><a name="s033394b"><!--s033394b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008657c"><!--s008657c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to combine (things) together or (one thing) with something else.</p></div><a name="s008658c"><!--s008658c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(+ into) to incorporate (somebody or something) into a larger unit.</p></div></div><a name="s033395b"><!--s033395b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to end the segregation of (peoples, groups, etc), bringing them together to form a single community.</p></div><a name="s033396b"><!--s033396b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in mathematics, to find the integral of (e.g. a function or differential equation) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s033397b"><!--s033397b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to become integrated.</p></div><a name="s033398b"><!--s033398b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>in mathematics, to calculate an integral <span class="bodyb">integrability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">integrable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">integrative</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">integrator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">integratus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">integrare</span> to make whole, from <span class="bodyi">integer</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/integer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">integer</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marsh</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mahsh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036943a"><!--s036943a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an area of soft wet land usu covered with sedges, rushes, etc</p><p><span class="bodyb">marshiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">marshy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">merisc, mersc</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lobotomize <span class="bodyi">or</span> lobotomise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ləʹbotəmiez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035456a"><!--s035456a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to perform a lobotomy on (somebody).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misconstrue</span><small><span class="eSynop">/miskənʹstrooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (misconstrues, misconstrued, misconstruing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038422a"><!--s038422a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to construe (something) wrongly <span class="bodyb">misconstruction</span> /-ʹstruksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mesh<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037691a"><!--s037691a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039564b"><!--s039564b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of the teeth of a gearwheel: to be in or come into mesh.</p></div><a name="s039565b"><!--s039565b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to become entangled.</p></div><a name="s039566b"><!--s039566b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to fit together properly; to coordinate or harmonize <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s039567b"><!--s039567b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to catch or entangle (something).</p></div><a name="s039568b"><!--s039568b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to coordinate or harmonize.</p></div><a name="s039569b"><!--s039569b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to represent (a geometric object) as a set of finite elements</p><p><span class="bodyb">meshed</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">faith group</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021413a"><!--s021413a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a group of people identified and defined by their religious adherence.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">half-a-crown</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027169a"><!--s027169a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/half_crown/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">half crown</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kersey</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkuhzi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033128a"><!--s033128a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a heavy compact ribbed woollen cloth with a short nap </p><p><i></i></p><p>Taffeta phrases, silken terms precise … I do forswear them … Henceforth my wooing mind shall be expressed in russet yeas and honest kersey noes</p><p> Shakespeare [Middle English, prob named after <span class="bodyi">Kersey</span>, village in Suffolk, England where woollen cloth was made].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horary<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">archaic</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029155a"><!--s029155a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030848b"><!--s030848b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or showing the hours </p><p><i></i></p><p>the horary spaces on a dial</p>.</div><a name="s030849b"><!--s030849b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>hourly </p><p><i></i></p><p>the horary motion of the earth</p> <p>[late Latin <span class="bodyi">horarius</span> relating to hours, from Latin <span class="bodyi">hora</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hour/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hour</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mackerel shark</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036197a"><!--s036197a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/porbeagle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">porbeagle</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lesion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹleezh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034718a"><!--s034718a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036411b"><!--s036411b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an abnormal change in the structure of an organ or tissue due to injury or disease, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a well-defined area or patch of structural change.</p></div><a name="s036412b"><!--s036412b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an injury or wound [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">laesion-, laesio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">laedere</span> to injure].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lobotomy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ləʹbotəmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> lobotomies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035457a"><!--s035457a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a brain operation used, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> formerly, in the treatment of some mental disorders, e.g. violent psychoses, in which nerve fibres in the cerebral cortex are cut in order to change behaviour [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lobe/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lobe</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tomy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-tomy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marshal<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmahsh(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036944a"><!--s036944a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038815b"><!--s038815b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an officer of the highest military rank.</p></div><a name="s038816b"><!--s038816b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a chief officer in the USA responsible for court processes in a district.</p></div><a name="s038817b"><!--s038817b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s010114c"><!--s010114c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a chief officer in the USA responsible for court processes in a district.</p></div><a name="s010115c"><!--s010115c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the head of a US police or fire department.</p></div></div><a name="s038818b"><!--s038818b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s010116c"><!--s010116c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a person who arranges and directs a ceremony.</p></div><a name="s010117c"><!--s010117c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a person who arranges the procedure at races.</p></div></div><a name="s038819b"><!--s038819b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>an official in Britain who assists a circuit judge</p><p><span class="bodyb">marshalship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">mareschal</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chair<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/cheə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009859a"><!--s009859a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010130b"><!--s010130b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a seat for one person, usu with four legs and a back and sometimes with arms.</p></div><a name="s010131b"><!--s010131b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002426c"><!--s002426c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an office or position of authority or dignity; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a professorship.</p></div><a name="s002427c"><!--s002427c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a chairman or chairwoman.</p></div></div><a name="s010132b"><!--s010132b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sedan_chair/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sedan chair</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s010133b"><!--s010133b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the chair</span>) <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/electric_chair/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">electric chair</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s010134b"><!--s010134b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a deep-grooved metal block fastened to a railway sleeper to hold a rail in place [Middle English via Old French <span class="bodyi">chaiere</span> and Latin <span class="bodyi">cathedra</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">kathedra</span>, from <span class="bodyi">kata-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cata_or_cat_or_cath/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cata-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">hedra</span> seat].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">integrated circuit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031545a"><!--s031545a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an electronic circuit formed in or on a single tiny piece of semiconductor material, e.g. silicon</p><p><span class="bodyb">integrated circuitry</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">miscount</span><small><span class="eSynop">/misʹkownt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038423a"><!--s038423a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040141b"><!--s040141b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to count (things or people) wrongly <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s040142b"><!--s040142b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make an incorrect count [Middle English <span class="bodyi">misconten</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">mesconter</span> from <span class="bodyi">mes-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mis_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mis- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">conter</span> to count].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">meshuga <span class="bodyi">or</span> meshugga <span class="bodyi">or</span> meshugah</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹshoohgə, məʹshoogə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037692a"><!--s037692a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> crazy or mad [Yiddish <span class="bodyi">meshuge</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">half a dozen</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027170a"><!--s027170a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029004b"><!--s029004b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a set of six.</p></div><a name="s029005b"><!--s029005b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>several.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">faith healing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021414a"><!--s021414a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the cure of illnesses by prayer and faith, rather than by medical treatment</p><p><span class="bodyb">faith healer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-less</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034723a"><!--s034723a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036419b"><!--s036419b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>forming adjectives from nouns, with the meanings:</p><a name="s009386c"><!--s009386c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>destitute of; not having </p><p><i></i></p><p>childless</p> <p><i></i></p><p>hopeless</p>.</div><a name="s009387c"><!--s009387c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>free from </p><p><i></i></p><p>painless</p> <p><i></i></p><p>careless</p>.</div></div><a name="s036420b"><!--s036420b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>forming adjectives from verbs, with the meaning: unable to so act or be acted on </p><p><i></i></p><p>tireless</p> <p><i></i></p><p>stainless</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">-les, -lesse</span> from Old English <span class="bodyi">-lēas</span>, from <span class="bodyi">lēas</span> devoid, false].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Horatian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/həʹrayshi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029156a"><!--s029156a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or characteristic of Horace or his poetry [Latin <span class="bodyi">Horatianus</span>,from <span class="bodyi">Horatius</span> Horace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus) d.8 <span class="bodysc">bc</span>, Roman poet].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mackerel sky</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036198a"><!--s036198a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sky covered with rows of small white altocumulus or cirrocumulus clouds, resembling the patterns on a mackerel's back.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lobscouse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlobskows/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035458a"><!--s035458a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dish formerly eaten by sailors, made by stewing or baking meat with vegetables and ship's biscuit [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">miscreant<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmiskri·ənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038424a"><!--s038424a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040143b"><!--s040143b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who behaves criminally or maliciously.</p></div><a name="s040144b"><!--s040144b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a heretic or unbeliever [Middle English <span class="bodyi">miscreaunt</span> disbelieving, from early French <span class="bodyi">mescreant</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">mescroire</span> to disbelieve, from <span class="bodyi">mes-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mis_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mis- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">croire</span> to believe, from Latin <span class="bodyi">credere</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chair<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009860a"><!--s009860a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010135b"><!--s010135b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to preside as chairman or chairwoman of (a meeting, committee, etc).</p></div><a name="s010136b"><!--s010136b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> to carry (somebody) shoulder-high in acclaim </p><p><i></i></p><p>the time you won your town the race we chaired you through the market place</p><p> A E Housman.</p></div><a name="s010137b"><!--s010137b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to install (somebody) in office.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">integrated services digital network</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031546a"><!--s031546a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a telecommunications network that allows both voice and computer data to be transmitted as digital signals.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marshal<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (marshalled, marshalling, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> marshaled) (marshaling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036945a"><!--s036945a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s038820b"><!--s038820b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to place (e.g. soldiers) in proper rank or position.</p></div><a name="s038821b"><!--s038821b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to bring together and order (e.g. facts) in an effective way.</p></div><a name="s038822b"><!--s038822b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to lead (a group of people) ceremoniously or solicitously.</p></div><a name="s038823b"><!--s038823b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in heraldry, to combine (coats of arms) so as to indicate marriage, descent, etc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kerseymere</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkuhzimiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033129a"><!--s033129a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fine woollen fabric made in fancy twill weaves [alteration (influenced by <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kersey/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">kersey</span></span></a>) of <span class="bodyi">cassimere</span> cashmere, from obsolete <span class="bodyi">Cassimere</span> Kashmir].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mesial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmeezi·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037693a"><!--s037693a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or in the region of the plane that divides an animal into right and left halves</p><p><span class="bodyb">mesially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">half-and-half<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027171a"><!--s027171a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something that is approximately half one thing and half another; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a mixture of two beers, e.g. mild and bitter.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">faithless</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021415a"><!--s021415a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022542b"><!--s022542b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>lacking faith; disloyal or untrustworthy, e.g. to a spouse or partner.</p></div><a name="s022543b"><!--s022543b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>lacking religious faith</p><p><span class="bodyb">faithlessly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">faithlessness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horde</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hawd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029157a"><!--s029157a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030850b"><!--s030850b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">usu derog</span> (<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) a crowd or swarm </p><p><i></i></p><p>hordes of tourists</p> <p><i></i></p><p>hordes of flies</p>.</div><a name="s030851b"><!--s030851b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a nomadic tribe or army, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of Asian origin.</p></div><a name="s030852b"><!--s030852b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="sb000000247"><!--sb000000247--></a><p>an anthropological term for a loose social unit of five or so families [Polish <span class="bodyi">horda</span> from Turkish <span class="bodyi">ordu</span> camp, royal camp]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">horde</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">hoard</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hoard1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hoard 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">less<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/les/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034719a"><!--s034719a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036413b"><!--s036413b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009384c"><!--s009384c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>smaller in quantity or extent </p><p><i></i></p><p>of less importance</p> <p><i></i></p><p>It weighs three pounds less</p>.</div><a name="s009385c"><!--s009385c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> fewer </p><p><i></i></p><p>less than three</p> <p><i></i></p><p>I've had less problems with this car</p>.</div></div><a name="s036414b"><!--s036414b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>lower in rank, degree, or importance </p><p><i></i></p><p>James the Less</p> <p><i></i></p><p>no less a person than the president</p> <a name="sb000000298"><!--sb000000298--></a><p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">lǣs</span> (adv and noun) and <span class="bodyi">lǣssa</span> (adj)]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">less</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">fewer</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fewer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fewer</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kestrel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkestrəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033130a"><!--s033130a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small common Eurasian and N African falcon that is noted for its habit of hovering in the air against the wind: <span class="bodyi">Falco tinnunculus</span> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">castrel</span>, from early French <span class="bodyi">crecerelle</span>, from <span class="bodyi">crecelle</span> rattle, prob of imitative origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chair lift</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009861a"><!--s009861a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a ski lift with seats for passengers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marshalling yard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036946a"><!--s036946a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a place where railway vehicles are shunted and assembled into trains.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mackintosh <span class="bodyi">or</span> macintosh</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmakintosh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036199a"><!--s036199a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> a raincoat [named after Charles <span class="bodyi">Macintosh</span> d.1843, Scottish chemist and inventor, who patented the rubberized cloth orig used to make such coats].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">integration</span><small><span class="eSynop">/intiʹgraysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031547a"><!--s031547a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033399b"><!--s033399b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of integrating or being integrated, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the bringing together of different peoples, groups, etc as equals in a single community.</p></div><a name="s033400b"><!--s033400b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the bringing together of peoples or groups who were formerly segregated to form a single community.</p></div><a name="s033401b"><!--s033401b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in mathematics:</p><a name="s008659c"><!--s008659c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the operation of finding a function whose derivative is known.</p></div><a name="s008660c"><!--s008660c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the operation of solving a differential equation.</p></div></div><a name="s033402b"><!--s033402b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in psychology, coordination of mental processes into an effective personality.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">half-and-half<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027172a"><!--s027172a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>approximately half one thing and half another </p><p><i></i></p><p>The voting was split half-and-half</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a half-and-half result</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">miscreant<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038425a"><!--s038425a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040145b"><!--s040145b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>behaving criminally or maliciously.</p></div><a name="s040146b"><!--s040146b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> heretical or unbelieving.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lobster</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlobstə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> lobsters <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> lobster)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035459a"><!--s035459a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037310b"><!--s037310b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of a family of large edible ten-legged marine crustacean withs that have stalked eyes, a pair of large claws, and a long abdomen: family Homaridae.</p></div><a name="s037311b"><!--s037311b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the flesh of a lobster used as food [Old English <span class="bodyi">loppestre</span>, modification of Latin <span class="bodyi">locusta</span> crustacean, lobster, prob influenced by Old English <span class="bodyi">loppe</span> spider].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mesic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmeezik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037694a"><!--s037694a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>containing or requiring a moderate amount of moisture: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hydric/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hydric</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/xeric/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">xeric</span></span></a> </p><p><i></i></p><p>a mesic habitat</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a mesic plant</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">faith school</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021416a"><!--s021416a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a school established mainly for pupils belonging to a particular faith or denomination.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">less<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034720a"><!--s034720a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036415b"><!--s036415b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to a smaller degree or extent </p><p><i></i></p><p>He sleeps less in summer</p> <p><i></i></p><p>much less angrily</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">less and less</span>.</p></div><a name="s036416b"><!--s036416b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to a progressively smaller degree or extent ✱ <span class="bodyb">less than</span> by no means; not at all </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was being less than honest in her replies</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horehound <span class="bodyi">or</span> hoarhound</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhawhownd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029158a"><!--s029158a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a strong-smelling plant of the mint family with downy leaves and bitter juice, used medicinally [Old English <span class="bodyi">hārhūne</span>,from <span class="bodyi">hār</span> hoary + <span class="bodyi">hūne</span> horehound].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marshal of the Royal Air Force</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036947a"><!--s036947a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an officer of the highest rank in the Royal Air Force.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">miscue<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/misʹkyooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038426a"><!--s038426a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040147b"><!--s040147b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in billiards or snooker, a faulty stroke in which the cue slips.</p></div><a name="s040148b"><!--s040148b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s010374c"><!--s010374c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in billiards or snooker, a faulty stroke in which the cue slips.</p></div><a name="s010375c"><!--s010375c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in other sports, e.g. cricket, a faulty hit etc.</p></div></div><a name="s040149b"><!--s040149b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a mistake or blunder; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> an error made in reading.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chairman <span class="bodyi">or</span> chairwoman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> chairmen chairwomen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009862a"><!--s009862a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010138b"><!--s010138b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody who presides over or heads a meeting, committee, organization, or board of directors.</p></div><a name="s010139b"><!--s010139b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a radio or television presenter, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one who coordinates unscripted or diverse material</p><p><span class="bodyb">chairmanship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">integrationist<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031548a"><!--s031548a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an advocate of social, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> racial, integration.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">half-arsed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027173a"><!--s027173a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">coarse slang</span> ineffectual or incompetent </p><p><i></i></p><p>a half-arsed attempt to cover up the evidence</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lobster pot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035460a"><!--s035460a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a basket used as a trap for catching lobsters.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mesic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmeezik/ /ʹmezik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037695a"><!--s037695a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of a meson.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ketamine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkeetəmeen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033131a"><!--s033131a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a synthetic chemical compound used as an anaesthetic and analgesic drug and sometimes illegally to induce hallucinations [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ketone/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ketone</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amine</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mackle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmakl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036200a"><!--s036200a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a blur or double impression on a printed sheet [French <span class="bodyi">macule</span> spot, mackle, from Latin <span class="bodyi">macula</span> spot, stain].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">faits accomplis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌfayts əʹkompli (<span class="bodyi">French</span> fɛz akɔpli)/ /ˌfayts əʹkompli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021417a"><!--s021417a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fait_accompli/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fait accompli</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">less<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prep</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034721a"><!--s034721a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>diminished by (something); minus </p><p><i></i></p><p>£100 less tax</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horizon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/həʹriez(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029159a"><!--s029159a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030853b"><!--s030853b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the apparent junction of earth and sky.</p></div><a name="s030854b"><!--s030854b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008057c"><!--s008057c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the apparent junction of earth and sky.</p></div><a name="s008058c"><!--s008058c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the plane that is parallel to and passes through the earth's surface at an observer's position.</p></div><a name="s008059c"><!--s008059c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the circle formed by the intersection of this plane with the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/celestial_sphere/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">celestial sphere</span></span></a> (imaginary sphere surrounding the earth).</p></div><a name="s008060c"><!--s008060c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>the plane parallel to the plane of the apparent horizon but passing through the earth's centre.</p></div><a name="s008061c"><!--s008061c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>the circle formed by the intersection of this plane with the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/celestial_sphere/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">celestial sphere</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s030855b"><!--s030855b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) one's range of perception, experience, or knowledge </p><p><i></i></p><p>It's time you widened your horizons</p>.</div><a name="s030856b"><!--s030856b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s008062c"><!--s008062c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a planar surface between two beds of rock; a time plane of no thickness.</p></div><a name="s008063c"><!--s008063c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a geological oran archaeological layer of a particular time, usu identified by distinctive fossils or artefacts.</p></div><a name="s008064c"><!--s008064c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>any of the reasonably distinct soil or subsoil layers in a vertical section of land ✱ <span class="bodyb">on the horizon</span> said of an event: due shortly [Middle English <span class="bodyi">orizon</span> via late Latinfrom Greek <span class="bodyi">horizont-, horizōn</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">horizein</span> to bound, define, from <span class="bodyi">horos</span> boundary].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lobster thermidor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹthuhmidaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035461a"><!--s035461a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dish of lobster cooked in a cream sauce and served in its shell with a grilled cheese topping [French <span class="bodyi">Thermidor</span>, the eleventh month of the French Revolutionary calendar, from Greek <span class="bodyi">thermē</span> heat + <span class="bodyi">dōron</span> gift].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">integrationist<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031549a"><!--s031549a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>advocating or producing social, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> racial, integration.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">miscue<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (miscues, miscued, miscueing miscuing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038427a"><!--s038427a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s040150b"><!--s040150b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make a miscue.</p></div><a name="s040151b"><!--s040151b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of an actor: to answer the wrong cue or to fail to answer the right one <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s040152b"><!--s040152b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to hit (a shot, etc) in a faulty manner.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marsh fever</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036948a"><!--s036948a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>malaria.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fajitas</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fəʹheetəz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021418a"><!--s021418a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Mexican dish consisting of small pieces of cooked spiced meat and vegetables, topped with grated cheese and wrapped in a tortilla [Mexican Spanish <span class="bodyi">fajitas</span> little strips].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chairperson</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> chairpersons)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009863a"><!--s009863a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chairman or chairwoman.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ketch</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kech/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033132a"><!--s033132a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessel with two masts, the forward mast being taller than the after mast, which is located ahead of the rudder [Middle English <span class="bodyi">cache</span>, prob from <span class="bodyi">cacchen</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/catch1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">catch 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">halfback</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027174a"><!--s027174a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a player in rugby, football, hockey, etc positioned immediately behind the forward line.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">macle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmakl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036201a"><!--s036201a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038009b"><!--s038009b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a compound crystal consisting of two or more similar individual crystals in contact; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/twin1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">twin<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (3).</p></div><a name="s038010b"><!--s038010b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a dark or discoloured spot, e.g. in a mineral [French <span class="bodyi">macle</span> wide-meshed net, lozenge, macle, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mesmeric</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mezʹmerik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037696a"><!--s037696a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039570b"><!--s039570b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>exerting a hypnotic influence or having a hypnotic effect; completely absorbing.</p></div><a name="s039571b"><!--s039571b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> relating to mesmerism</p><p><span class="bodyb">mesmerically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">less<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034722a"><!--s034722a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036417b"><!--s036417b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a smaller portion or quantity ✱ <span class="bodyb">less of</span> not so truly or greatly </p><p><i></i></p><p>He's less of a fool than I thought</p>.</div><a name="s036418b"><!--s036418b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> stop doing or saying something </p><p><i></i></p><p>Less of your cheek!</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horizontal<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/horiʹzontl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029160a"><!--s029160a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030857b"><!--s030857b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>at right angles to the vertical; parallel to the earth's surface plane of the horizon; level.</p></div><a name="s030858b"><!--s030858b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>at or near the horizon </p><p><i></i></p><p>the horizontal moon</p>.</div><a name="s030859b"><!--s030859b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a mechanism: having the main part lying or working in the horizontal plane, as is the piston in a <span class="bodyi">horizontal engine</span>.</p></div><a name="s030860b"><!--s030860b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>relating to people or positions of the same status in a hierarchy; compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vertical1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">vertical 1</span></span></a> </p><p><i></i></p><p>horizontal promotion</p>.</div><a name="s030861b"><!--s030861b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>applying uniformly to all members of a group </p><p><i></i></p><p>a horizontal bonus</p>.</div><a name="s030862b"><!--s030862b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>said of a merger: combining businesses involved in the same kind or stage of production <span class="bodyb">horizontality</span> /-ʹtaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">horizontally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lobule</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlobyoohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035462a"><!--s035462a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small lobe</p><p><span class="bodyb">lobular</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">lobulate</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misdate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/misʹdayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038428a"><!--s038428a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to date (a letter, occurrence, etc) wrongly.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fake<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fayk/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021419a"><!--s021419a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>counterfeit or phoney </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fake ID card</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marsh gas</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036949a"><!--s036949a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>methane.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ketchup</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkechəp, ʹkechup/ (<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">catchup</span> /ʹkechəp, ʹkachəp/) <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033133a"><!--s033133a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several sauces made from tomatoes, with vinegar, and seasonings and used as a relish, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a sauce made from seasoned tomato puree [Malay <span class="bodyi">kĕchap</span> spiced fish sauce, from Chinese (Cantonese) <span class="bodyi">ke tsiap</span> tomato juice, sauce].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mesmerise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmezməriez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037697a"><!--s037697a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mesmerize_or_mesmerise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mesmerize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">half-baked</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027175a"><!--s027175a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>showing a lack of forethought or judgment; foolish </p><p><i></i></p><p>a half-baked scheme for making money</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">integrator</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031550a"><!--s031550a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033403b"><!--s033403b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody or something that integrates.</p></div><a name="s033404b"><!--s033404b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a device, e.g. in a computer, whose output is the value of a mathematical integral.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horizontal<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029161a"><!--s029161a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a horizontal line or structure.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lessee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/leʹsee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034724a"><!--s034724a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who holds property under a lease [Middle English from Anglo-French <span class="bodyi">lessé</span>, from <span class="bodyi">lesser</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lease2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lease 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mac <span class="bodyi">or</span> mack</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036145a"><!--s036145a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a raincoat [short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mackintosh_or_macintosh/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mackintosh</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chaise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/shayz, shez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009864a"><!--s009864a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010140b"><!--s010140b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a light horse-drawn carriage, usu with two wheels and a folding top.</p></div><a name="s010141b"><!--s010141b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/post_chaise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">post chaise</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s010142b"><!--s010142b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chaise_longue/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chaise longue</span></span></a> [French <span class="bodyi">chaise</span> chair, chaise, alteration of Old French <span class="bodyi">chaiere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chair1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chair 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lobworm</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlobwuhm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035463a"><!--s035463a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large earthworm used as bait by anglers; a lugworm [obsolete <span class="bodyi">lob</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lob1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lob 1</span></span></a>) in the sense ‘a loosely hanging object’ + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/worm1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">worm 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misdeal<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/misʹdeel/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> misdealt /misʹdelt/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038429a"><!--s038429a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to deal (cards) incorrectly.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marsh harrier</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036950a"><!--s036950a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small brown bird of prey that nests in large dense reed beds and is seen over open fields and marshes in Europe, N Africa, and Asia: <span class="bodyi">Circus aeruginosus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mesmerism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmezməriz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037698a"><!--s037698a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>hypnotism, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as formerly practised and expounded by the Austrian physician Franz Mesmer (d.1815) and his disciples</p><p><span class="bodyb">mesmerist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [named after F A <span class="bodyi">Mesmer</span> d.1815, Austrian physician and hypnotist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ketone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkeetohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033134a"><!--s033134a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an organic compound, e.g. acetone, with a carbonyl group attached to two carbon atoms <span class="bodyb">ketonic</span> /kiʹtonik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [German <span class="bodyi">Keton</span>, alteration of <span class="bodyi">Aketon</span> acetone].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horizontal bar</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029162a"><!--s029162a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030863b"><!--s030863b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a steel bar supported in a horizontal position 2.5 metres (about eight feet) above the floor and used for swinging exercises in gymnastics.</p></div><a name="s030864b"><!--s030864b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a gymnastics event, usu for men, in which the horizontal bar is used.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fake<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021420a"><!--s021420a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022544b"><!--s022544b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a worthless imitation passed off as genuine.</p></div><a name="s022545b"><!--s022545b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an impostor or charlatan.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chaise longue</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌshayz ʹlongg/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> chaise longues chaises longues /ʹlongg(z)/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009865a"><!--s009865a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a low sofa with a partial backrest and only one armrest, for reclining on on which one may recline [French <span class="bodyi">chaise longue</span> long chair].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">integrity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹtegriti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031551a"><!--s031551a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033405b"><!--s033405b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>uncompromising adherence to a code of <span class="bodyi">esp</span> moral or artistic values.</p></div><a name="s033406b"><!--s033406b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the quality or state of being complete or undivided </p><p><i></i></p><p>The integrity of the Empire was threatened</p>.</div><a name="s033407b"><!--s033407b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> an unimpaired condition; wholeness [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">integritas</span>, from <span class="bodyi">integer</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/integer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">integer</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">macr-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036203a"><!--s036203a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/macro_or_macr/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">macro-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lessen</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (lessened, lessening)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034725a"><!--s034725a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s036421b"><!--s036421b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to reduce (something) in size, extent, etc <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s036422b"><!--s036422b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to diminish or decrease.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">local<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlohk(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035464a"><!--s035464a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037312b"><!--s037312b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>characteristic of or belonging to a particular place; not general or widespread </p><p><i></i></p><p>local news</p>.</div><a name="s037313b"><!--s037313b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>primarily serving the needs of a particular limited district </p><p><i></i></p><p>local government</p>.</div><a name="s037314b"><!--s037314b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>involving or affecting only a restricted part of a living organism </p><p><i></i></p><p>local anaesthetic</p>.</div><a name="s037315b"><!--s037315b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>characterized by or relating to position in space</p><p><span class="bodyb">locally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">localis</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">locus</span> place].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">halfbeak</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027176a"><!--s027176a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of small slender marine fishes with a long protruding lower jaw: esp <span class="bodyi">Euleptorhamphus viridus</span>, family Exocoetidae.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misdeal<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038430a"><!--s038430a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act or an instance of misdealing.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mesmerize <span class="bodyi">or</span> mesmerise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmezməriez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037699a"><!--s037699a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039572b"><!--s039572b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to fascinate (somebody).</p></div><a name="s039573b"><!--s039573b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to hypnotize (somebody) <span class="bodyb">mesmerization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">mesmerizer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marshmallow</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036951a"><!--s036951a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038824b"><!--s038824b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a pink-flowered Eurasian marsh plant of the mallow family: <span class="bodyi">Althaea officinalis</span>.</p></div><a name="s038825b"><!--s038825b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a light spongy confection formerly made from the root of the marshmallow, and now made from sugar, albumen, and gelatin.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hormone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhawmohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029163a"><!--s029163a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030865b"><!--s030865b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a product of living cells that usu circulates in body liquids, e.g. the blood or sap, and produces a specific effect on the activity of cells remote from its point of origin: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chalone/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chalone</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s030866b"><!--s030866b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a synthetic substance that imitates the action of a natural hormone <span class="bodyb">hormonal</span> /hawʹmohnl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">hormonally</span> /hawʹmoh-/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">hormōn</span>,present part. of <span class="bodyi">horman</span> to stir up, from <span class="bodyi">hormē</span> impulse, assault].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ketone body</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033135a"><!--s033135a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a ketone or related compound found in the blood and urine in abnormal amounts in conditions of impaired metabolism, e.g. diabetes mellitus.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">macramé</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹkrahmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036204a"><!--s036204a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038011b"><!--s038011b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the art of tying threads or cords in patterns to make decorative articles.</p></div><a name="s038012b"><!--s038012b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a coarse lace so produced, or decorative articles made from it [French <span class="bodyi">macramé</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">macramè</span>, via Turkish from Arabic <span class="bodyi">migramah</span> embroidered veil].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chakra</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshakrə, ʹshukrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009866a"><!--s009866a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in yoga, alternative medicine, and New Age philosophy, a centre of spiritual power in the human body [Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">cakra</span> wheel, circle].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misdeed</span><small><span class="eSynop">/misʹdeed/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038431a"><!--s038431a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wrong deed; an offence.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">half-binding</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027177a"><!--s027177a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a type of bookbinding using two materials, with the better-quality or stronger material, e.g. leather, on the spine and corners</p><p><span class="bodyb">half-bound</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">local<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035465a"><!--s035465a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037316b"><!--s037316b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a local person or thing </p><p><i></i></p><p>I spoke to some friendly locals</p>.</div><a name="s037317b"><!--s037317b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> the neighbourhood pub.</p></div><a name="s037318b"><!--s037318b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s009707c"><!--s009707c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> the neighbourhood pub.</p></div><a name="s009708c"><!--s009708c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a local branch of an organization; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a union branch.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">integument</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹtegyoomənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031552a"><!--s031552a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a skin, membrane, husk, or other covering or enclosure, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of an animal or plant, or part of it <span class="bodyb">integumental</span> /-ʹmentl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">integumentary</span> /-ʹment(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">integumentum</span>, from <span class="bodyi">integere</span> to cover up, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">tegere</span> to cover].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mesne</span><small><span class="eSynop">/meen/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037700a"><!--s037700a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in law, occurring or placed between two other things; intermediate [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">meien</span> in the middle: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mean4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mean 4</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lesser</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034726a"><!--s034726a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>less in size, quality, or significance </p><p><i></i></p><p>lesser-known</p> <p><i></i></p><p>the lesser of two evils</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fake<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021421a"><!--s021421a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022546b"><!--s022546b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to forge or counterfeit (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He faked the artist's signature</p>.</div><a name="s022547b"><!--s022547b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to feign (e.g. an illness or emotion) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Sincerity: if you can fake it, you've got it made</p><p> Daniel Schorr</p><p><span class="bodyb">faker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fakery</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [prob from German <span class="bodyi">fegen</span> to sweep, thrash].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marsh marigold</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmarigohld/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036952a"><!--s036952a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a European and N American marsh plant of the buttercup family with large bright yellow flowers: <span class="bodyi">Caltha palustris</span>. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kingcup/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">kingcup</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hormone replacement therapy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029164a"><!--s029164a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the treatment of menopausal women with the hormone oestrogen to counteract such adverse effects of the menopause as hot flushes and lethargy, and to help prevent osteoporosis <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/osteoporosis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">osteoporosis</span></span></a> (bone thinning).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ketonuria</span><small><span class="eSynop">/keetəʹnooriə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033136a"><!--s033136a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the presence of abnormally large amounts of ketone bodies in the urine [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ketone/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ketone</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/uria/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-uria</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">macro</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmakroh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> macros)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036205a"><!--s036205a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038013b"><!--s038013b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a single computer instruction that stands for a complete sequence of operations.</p></div><a name="s038014b"><!--s038014b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/macro_lens/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">macro lens</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chalaza</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹlahzə, kəʹlayzə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> chalazae /-zie/ chalazas)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009867a"><!--s009867a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of a pair of spiral bands in the white of a bird's egg that extend from the yolk and are attached to opposite ends of the shell membrane</p><p><span class="bodyb">chalazal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">khalaza</span> hailstone].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">half blood</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027178a"><!--s027178a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029006b"><!--s029006b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s007644c"><!--s007644c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the relationship between people having only one parent in common.</p></div><a name="s007645c"><!--s007645c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a person so related to another.</p></div></div><a name="s029007b"><!--s029007b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">offensive</span> a half-breed</p><p><span class="bodyb">half-blooded</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">local anaesthetic</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035466a"><!--s035466a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an anaesthetic that causes loss of sensation in a specific area of the body only and does not cause the patient to lose consciousness.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mesne profits</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037701a"><!--s037701a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>payments that a landlord can claim from a tenant occupying property after the end of a tenancy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lesser celandine</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034727a"><!--s034727a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/celandine/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">celandine</span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misdemeanour</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">misdemeanor</span>) /misdiʹmeenə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038432a"><!--s038432a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040153b"><!--s040153b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a minor crime, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one formerly technically distinguished from a felony.</p></div><a name="s040154b"><!--s040154b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a minor offence or wrongdoing.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fake<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021422a"><!--s021422a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a loop of a coiled rope or cable.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intellect</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹint(ə)lekt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031553a"><!--s031553a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033408b"><!--s033408b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the capacity for intelligent thought, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when highly developed.</p></div><a name="s033409b"><!--s033409b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a highly intelligent person; a brain [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">intellectus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">intellegere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/intelligent/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">intelligent</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horn<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/hawn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029165a"><!--s029165a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030867b"><!--s030867b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of the usu paired bony projecting parts on the head of cattle, giraffes, deer, and similar hoofed mammals and some extinct mammals and reptiles.</p></div><a name="s030868b"><!--s030868b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a permanent solid pointed part consisting of keratin that is attached to the nasal bone of a rhinoceros.</p></div><a name="s030869b"><!--s030869b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a natural projection from an animal, e.g. a snail or owl, resembling or suggestive of a horn.</p></div><a name="s030870b"><!--s030870b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> (<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) in ribald imagery, a pair of horns traditionally believed to grow from the head of a cuckold </p><p><i></i></p><p>There will the devil meet me like an old cuckold with horns on his head</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div><a name="s030871b"><!--s030871b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the tough fibrous material consisting chiefly of keratin that covers or forms the horns and hooves of cattle and related animals, or other hard parts, e.g. claws or nails.</p></div><a name="s030872b"><!--s030872b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>something shaped like a horn, e.g. either of the curved ends of a crescent.</p></div><a name="s030873b"><!--s030873b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a hollow horn used as a container </p><p><i></i></p><p>a powder horn</p>.</div><a name="s030874b"><!--s030874b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>something resembling or suggestive of a horn, e.g.:</p><a name="s008065c"><!--s008065c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>either of the curved ends of a crescent.</p></div><a name="s008066c"><!--s008066c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a horn-shaped body of land or water.</p></div></div><a name="s030875b"><!--s030875b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><a name="s008067c"><!--s008067c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an animal's horn used as a wind instrument.</p></div><a name="s008068c"><!--s008068c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hunting_horn/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hunting horn</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s008069c"><!--s008069c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/french_horn/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">French horn</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s008070c"><!--s008070c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a wind instrument used in a jazz band; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a trumpet.</p></div><a name="s008071c"><!--s008071c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>a device, e.g. on a motor car, for making loud warning noises </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fog horn</p>.</div></div><a name="s030876b"><!--s030876b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, coarse slang</span> an erect penis ✱ <span class="bodyb">draw in one's horns</span> to reduce one's activities or spending ✱ <span class="bodyb">on the horn</span> <span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> on the telephone ✱ <span class="bodyb">on the horns of a dilemma</span> faced with two equally undesirable alternatives ✱ <span class="bodyb">toot/blow one's own horn</span> <span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> to sing one's own praises; to blow one's own trumpet</p><p><span class="bodyb">horned</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">hornist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">hornless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">hornlike</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marsupia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mahʹs(y)oohpi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036953a"><!--s036953a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/marsupium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">marsupium</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ketosis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kiʹtohsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033137a"><!--s033137a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the body <span class="bodyb">ketotic</span> /kiʹtotik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ketone/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ketone</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/osis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-osis</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">macrobiotic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌmakrohbieʹotik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036207a"><!--s036207a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or denoting a restricted diet, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one consisting chiefly of whole grains or whole grains and vegetables, that is intended to promote health and prolong life usu undertaken with the intention of promoting health and prolonging life.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chalcedony</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kalʹsedəni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> chalcedonies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009868a"><!--s009868a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a translucent quartz, often pale blue or grey in colour, that is used as a gemstone <span class="bodyb">chalcedonic</span> /-ʹdonik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">calcedonie</span> via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">Chalkēdōn</span> Chalcedon, former city in Turkey].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misdiagnose</span><small><span class="eSynop">/misʹdie·əgnohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038433a"><!--s038433a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to diagnose wrongly.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">local area network</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035467a"><!--s035467a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a communications system linking together computer terminals in an office building, manufacturing plant, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">half-board</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027179a"><!--s027179a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> provision of bed, breakfast, and evening meal, e.g. by a hotel.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horn<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029166a"><!--s029166a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030877b"><!--s030877b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly literary</span> to give a cuckold's horns to (<span class="bodyi">esp</span> one's husband) through an adulterous liaison; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cuckold2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cuckold 2</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s030878b"><!--s030878b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a bull or other horned animal: to butt or gore (a person or another animal) with the horns.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marsupial<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/mahʹs(y)oohpi·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036954a"><!--s036954a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of an order of lower mammal such as a kangaroo, wombat, or opossums including the kangaroos, wombats, and opossums, the females of which have a pouch on the abdomen for carrying young, and do not develop a placenta: order Marsupialia [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">marsupialis</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">marsupium</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/marsupium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">marsupium</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">meso-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037702a"><!--s037702a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mes_or_meso/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mes-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fake<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021423a"><!--s021423a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to coil (a rope or cable) in fakes [Middle English <span class="bodyi">faken</span>; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lesson</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹles(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034728a"><!--s034728a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036423b"><!--s036423b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a period of instruction.</p></div><a name="s036424b"><!--s036424b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s009388c"><!--s009388c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a period of instruction.</p></div><a name="s009389c"><!--s009389c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a reading or exercise to be studied.</p></div></div><a name="s036425b"><!--s036425b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s009390c"><!--s009390c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an instructive or warning example </p><p><i></i></p><p>the lessons of history</p>.</div><a name="s009391c"><!--s009391c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a piece of wisdom, learned by study or experience </p><p><i></i></p><p>He has not learned the lessons of life who does not every day surmount a fear</p><p> Ralph Waldo Emerson.</p></div></div><a name="s036426b"><!--s036426b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a passage from sacred writings read in a service of worship [Middle English via Old French and late Latin from Latin <span class="bodyi">lection-, lectio</span> act of reading, from <span class="bodyi">legere</span> to read].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intellection</span><small><span class="eSynop">/int(ə)ʹleksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031554a"><!--s031554a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> thought or reasoning <span class="bodyb">intellective</span> /-tiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kettle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹketl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033138a"><!--s033138a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s034998b"><!--s034998b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a metal or plastic vessel used<span class="bodyi">esp</span> for boiling water, usu having a lid, handle, and spout and heated on a hob top of a stove or cooker or by an internal electric element.</p></div><a name="s034999b"><!--s034999b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a steep-sided hollow in a glacial deposit, caused by the melting of a mass of underlying ice ✱ <span class="bodyb">a different/another kettle of fish</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> an altogether different matter ✱ <span class="bodyb">a pretty/fine kettle of fish</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> a muddled or awkward state of affairs [<span class="bodyi">a kettle of fish</span> was an old Scottish term (occurring, for example, in Walter Scott) for a picnic at which freshly caught salmon were boiled and eaten. The practical difficulties of catching the fish and cooking it on the river bank suggest the idea of muddle] [Middle English <span class="bodyi">ketel</span> from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">ketill</span> and Old English <span class="bodyi">cietel</span>, both ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">catillus</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">catinus</span> bowl].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">macrobiotics</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036208a"><!--s036208a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing.</span>) a macrobiotic system or diet.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chalcolithic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kalkəʹlithik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009869a"><!--s009869a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to a prehistoric period in which both stone and bronze implements were used [Greek <span class="bodyi">chalkos</span> copper + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lith/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-lith</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">local authority</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035468a"><!--s035468a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> the body of people who have political and administrative power in a British city, district, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hornbeam</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029167a"><!--s029167a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of trees of the hazel family with smooth grey bark and hard white wood: genus <span class="bodyi">Carpinus</span> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/horn1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">horn 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/beam1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">beam 1</span></span></a>; from its hard smooth wood].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fakir</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfaykiə, ʹfakiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021424a"><!--s021424a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022548b"><!--s022548b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a Muslim holy man living off alms.</p></div><a name="s022549b"><!--s022549b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an itinerant Hindu ascetic holy man [Arabic <span class="bodyi">faqīr</span>, literally ‘poor man’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intellectual<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/int(ə)ʹlektyoo·əl, -chəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031555a"><!--s031555a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033410b"><!--s033410b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008661c"><!--s008661c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>of the intellect.</p></div><a name="s008662c"><!--s008662c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>developed or chiefly guided by the intellect rather than by emotion or experience </p><p><i></i></p><p>a coldly intellectual artist</p>.</div></div><a name="s033411b"><!--s033411b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>given to or requiring the use of the intellect <span class="bodyb">intellectuality</span> /-tyooʹaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">intellectually</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marsupial<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036955a"><!--s036955a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038826b"><!--s038826b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or denoting a marsupial.</p></div><a name="s038827b"><!--s038827b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to or forming a marsupium or pouch.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mesoblast</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmeezəblast/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037703a"><!--s037703a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the embryonic cells that give rise to mesoderm <span class="bodyb">mesoblastic</span> /-ʹblastik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">half boot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027180a"><!--s027180a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a boot reaching up to mid calf.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misdirect</span><small><span class="eSynop">/misdiʹrekt, misdieʹrekt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038434a"><!--s038434a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040155b"><!--s040155b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to give a wrong direction or instruction to (somebody).</p></div><a name="s040156b"><!--s040156b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to direct (effort, etc) wrongly or inappropriately.</p></div><a name="s040157b"><!--s040157b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to address (mail) incorrectly <span class="bodyb">misdirection</span> /-sh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chalcopyrite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kalkəʹpieriet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009870a"><!--s009870a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a yellow mineral consisting of copper-iron sulphide that is a common ore of copper: formula CuFeS<sub>2</sub> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">chalcopyrites</span>,from Greek <span class="bodyi">chalkos</span> copper + Latin <span class="bodyi">pyrites</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">macrocarpa</span><small><span class="eSynop">/makrohʹkahpə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036209a"><!--s036209a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Californian cypress grown in New Zealand and elsewhere to provide hedging or windbreaks: <span class="bodyi">Cupressus macrocarpa</span> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">macrocarpa</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/macro_or_macr/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">macro-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">-carpa</span>, fem of <span class="bodyi">-carpus</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/carpous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-carpous</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lessor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlesaw, leʹsaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034729a"><!--s034729a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who grants property by lease [Middle English <span class="bodyi">lessour</span> from Anglo-French, from <span class="bodyi">lesser</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lease2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lease 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kettledrum</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033139a"><!--s033139a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a percussion instrument that consists of a hollow metal hemisphere with a covering of parchment or plastic stretched across it, the tension of which can be changed to vary the pitch.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hornbill</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029168a"><!--s029168a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of numerous species of large Old World birds with an enormous horn-shaped bills: family Bucerotidae.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">local colour</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035469a"><!--s035469a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the description in a literary work of the features and peculiarities of a particular locality and its inhabitants.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lest</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lest/ <i><span class="bodyi">conj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034730a"><!--s034730a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036427b"><!--s036427b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>so that not; in case </p><p><i></i></p><p>I obeyed her lest she should be angry</p>.</div><a name="s036428b"><!--s036428b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used after an expression of fear, anxiety, etc: that </p><p><i></i></p><p>I was afraid lest she be angry</p> <a name="sb000000299"><!--sb000000299--></a><p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">les the, leste</span>, from Old English <span class="bodyi">thy</span> <span class="bodyi">lǣs the</span>, literally ‘by which less that’]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyi">Lest</span> should be followed by a verb in the subjunctive or by a verb formed with <span class="bodyi">should</span>: <span class="bodyi">lest it rain before we are finished</span>; <span class="bodyi">lest there should be any doubt about the seriousness of the situation</span>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">falafel <span class="bodyi">or</span> felafel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fəʹlahfl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021425a"><!--s021425a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Middle Eastern snack made of ground chick-peas and spices, formed into balls and deep-fried [Arabic <span class="bodyi">falāfil</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marsupium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmahs(y)oohpi·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> marsupia /-pi·ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036956a"><!--s036956a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the abdominal pouch of a marsupial, formed by a fold of the skin and enclosing the mammary glands [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">marsypion</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">marsypos</span> pouch].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">macrocephalic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌmakrohsiʹfalik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036210a"><!--s036210a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/macrocephalous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">macrocephalous</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intellectual<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031556a"><!--s031556a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an intellectual person </p><p><i></i></p><p>To the man-in-the-street … the word ‘Intellectual’ suggests straight away a man who's untrue to his wife</p><p> W H Auden.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kettle hole</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033140a"><!--s033140a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kettle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">kettle</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Chaldean</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kalʹdee·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009871a"><!--s009871a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010143b"><!--s010143b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of an ancient Semitic people who once ruled in Babylonia.</p></div><a name="s010144b"><!--s010144b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Semitic language of the Chaldeans.</p></div><a name="s010145b"><!--s010145b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an astrologer</p><p><span class="bodyb">Chaldean</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">Chaldaeus</span> Chaldean, astrologer, from Greek <span class="bodyi">Chaldaios</span>,from <span class="bodyi">Chaldaia</span> Chaldea, region of ancient Babylonia].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">half bottle</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027181a"><!--s027181a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wine bottle that is half the size of a standard bottle </p><p><i></i></p><p>In each of the guest rooms was a half bottle of spumante and a local guide book</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misdoubt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/misʹdowt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">archaic</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038435a"><!--s038435a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040158b"><!--s040158b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to doubt the reality or truth of (something).</p></div><a name="s040159b"><!--s040159b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to suspect (somebody or something).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mesocarp</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmezohkahp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037704a"><!--s037704a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the middle layer of the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pericarp/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pericarp</span></span></a> (ripened ovary wall enclosing the seeds) of a fruit.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hornblende</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhawnblend/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029169a"><!--s029169a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dark mineral that consistings chiefly of silicates of calcium, magnesium, and iron, present in and is a major constituent of many igneous and metamorphic rocks <span class="bodyb">hornblendic</span> /hawnʹblendik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [German <span class="bodyi">Hornblende</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Horn</span> horn + <span class="bodyi">Blende</span> (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blende/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blende</span></span></a>)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">locale</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lohʹkahl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035470a"><!--s035470a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a place or locality, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when viewed in relation to a particular event or characteristic; a scene [modification of French <span class="bodyi">local</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/local1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">local 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-let</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034735a"><!--s034735a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, with the meanings:</p><a name="s036445b"><!--s036445b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a smaller or lesser person or thing </p><p><i></i></p><p>booklet</p> <p><i></i></p><p>starlet</p>.</div><a name="s036446b"><!--s036446b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an article worn on a specified part of the body </p><p><i></i></p><p>anklet</p> <p>[Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">-elet</span>, from <span class="bodyi">-el</span>, dimin. suffix (from Latin <span class="bodyi">-ellus</span>) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/et/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-et</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">KeV</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033141a"><!--s033141a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>kilo-electron volt.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intellectualise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/intəʹlektyoo·əliez, -ʹlekchəliez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031557a"><!--s031557a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/intellectualize_or_intellectualise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">intellectualize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Falangist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fəʹlanjist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021426a"><!--s021426a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of a Spanish fascist party founded in 1933 by José Antonio Primo de Rivera that ruled Spain after the civil war of 1936–39 and was the only legal political party in Spain until the death of General Franco in 1975</p><p><span class="bodyb">Falangism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">Falangist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Spanish <span class="bodyi">Falangista</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Falange española</span> Spanish Phalanx, a fascist organization].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mart</span><small><span class="eSynop">/maht/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036957a"><!--s036957a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a place of trade, e.g. an auction room or market </p><p><i></i></p><p>a cattle mart</p> <p>[Middle English from Middle Dutch <span class="bodyi">marct, mart</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">macrocephalous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/makrohʹsefələs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036211a"><!--s036211a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having an exceptionally large head or cranium <span class="bodyb">macrocephaly</span> /-li/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Chaldee</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaldee, kalʹdee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009872a"><!--s009872a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010146b"><!--s010146b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the Aramaic vernacular that was the original language of some parts of the Old Testament.</p></div><a name="s010147b"><!--s010147b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a Chaldean, or the language of the Chaldeans [Middle English <span class="bodyi">Caldey</span>,prob via early French <span class="bodyi">chaldée</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">Chaldaeus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chaldean/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Chaldean</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">local government</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035471a"><!--s035471a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the government of a specific local subdivisions of a major political unit.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">half-breed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027182a"><!--s027182a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">offensive</span> a person with parents of different races</p><p><span class="bodyb">half-breed</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mesocephalic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌmesohseʹfalik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037705a"><!--s037705a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having a medium-sized head.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hornbook</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029170a"><!--s029170a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>formerly, a child's learning aid that consisted of a sheet of parchment or paper, usu with the alphabet and sometimes also the Lord's Prayer, mounted on a wooden tablet and protected by a sheet of transparent horn </p><p><i></i></p><p>He teaches boys the hornbook</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mise-en-scène</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌmeez onh ʹsen/ (<span class="bodyi">French</span> /miz ã sɛn)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038436a"><!--s038436a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040160b"><!--s040160b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the arrangement of actors, props, and scenery on a stage in a theatrical production.</p></div><a name="s040161b"><!--s040161b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the environment or setting in which something takes place </p><p><i></i></p><p>Be ready to describe to me the locality, the accessories – how shall I put it – the mise en scène</p><p> Henry James [French <span class="bodyi">mise en scène</span>, literally ‘(action of) putting on stage’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">let<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/let/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (letting, <span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> let) (letting, <span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> let)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034731a"><!--s034731a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036429b"><!--s036429b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to allow or provide with an opportunity to do something, either by positive action or by not preventing it.</p></div><a name="s036430b"><!--s036430b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to allow to move in a specified direction </p><p><i></i></p><p>Please let us through</p>.</div><a name="s036431b"><!--s036431b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to happen </p><p><i></i></p><p>let it be known</p>.</div><a name="s036432b"><!--s036432b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>used in the imperative to introduce request or proposal </p><p><i></i></p><p>Let's go now</p>.</div><a name="s036433b"><!--s036433b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>used to introduce a mathematical proposition </p><p><i></i></p><p>Let x equal y</p>.</div><a name="s036434b"><!--s036434b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to allow somebody the use of (accommodation) for rent or lease ✱ <span class="bodyb">let alone</span> to refrain from disturbing ✱ <span class="bodyb">let fly</span> to act violently or lose one's temper ✱ <span class="bodyb">let go</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/go1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">go 1</span></span></a> ✱ <span class="bodyb">let oneself go</span> to behave with abandonment.</p></div><a name="s036435b"><!--s036435b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to allow one's appearance or habits to deteriorate.</p></div><a name="s036436b"><!--s036436b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s009392c"><!--s009392c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to give opportunity to (somebody or something), whether by positive action or by failure to prevent them; to allow (somebody) to do something </p><p><i></i></p><p>She lets the children play in the yard</p> <p><i></i></p><p>He let his beard grow</p>.</div><a name="s009393c"><!--s009393c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to allow (something or somebody) to move or pass in a specified way </p><p><i></i></p><p>Don't let the dogs loose</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Please let us through</p>.</div></div><a name="s036437b"><!--s036437b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to happen </p><p><i></i></p><p>to let it be known</p>.</div><a name="s036438b"><!--s036438b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/let_s/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">let's</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s036439b"><!--s036439b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>used in the imperative to introduce a request or proposal </p><p><i></i></p><p>Let us go now</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Just let him try</p>.</div><a name="s036440b"><!--s036440b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>in mathematics, used to express a proposition or assumption </p><p><i></i></p><p>Let AB be equal to BC</p>.</div><a name="s036441b"><!--s036441b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><a name="s009394c"><!--s009394c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to allow somebody the use of (accommodation) for rent or lease.</p></div><a name="s009395c"><!--s009395c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to assign (a contract) after receiving bids ✱ <span class="bodyb">let alone/be</span> to stop or refrain from disturbing or interrupting (somebody or something) ✱ <span class="bodyb">let fall/drop</span> to mention (something) casually as if by accident ✱ <span class="bodyb">let fly</span> to aim a blow or lose one's temper ✱ <span class="bodyb">let go</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/go1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">go 1</span></span></a> ✱ <span class="bodyb">let into</span> to insert (something) into a surface </p><p><i></i></p><p>a tablet let into the wall</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">let loose on</span> to give (somebody) freedom of access to something </p><p><i></i></p><p>You can't let him loose on the files just yet</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">let oneself go</span> to behave with relaxed ease or abandonment.</p></div></div><a name="s036442b"><!--s036442b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><a name="sb000000300"><!--sb000000300--></a><p>to allow one's appearance to deteriorate [Old English <span class="bodyi">lǣtan</span>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">let</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">leave</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/leave1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">leave 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Kevlar</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkevlah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033142a"><!--s033142a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a fibre-reinforced composite material with great tensile strength.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">macroclimate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmakrohkliemət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036212a"><!--s036212a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the predominant or normal climate of a large region.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chalet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshalay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009873a"><!--s009873a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010148b"><!--s010148b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small usu wooden house with a steeply sloping roof and widely overhanging eaves, common in rural Switzerland.</p></div><a name="s010149b"><!--s010149b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a small house or hut used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for temporary accommodation, e.g. at a holiday camp.</p></div><a name="s010150b"><!--s010150b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002428c"><!--s002428c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a small house with a steeply sloping roof and widely overhanging eaves, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a type of wooden house common in rural Switzerland.</p></div><a name="s002429c"><!--s002429c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a small house or hut used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for temporary accommodation, e.g. at a holiday camp.</p></div></div><a name="s010151b"><!--s010151b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a hut used by herdsmen in the Alps [French <span class="bodyi">chalet</span>, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">casa</span> hut].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Falasha</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fəʹlahshə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Falashas <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> Falasha)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021427a"><!--s021427a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of a group of Ethiopian people who follow the Jewish religion [Amharic <span class="bodyi">Falasha</span>, literally ‘exile’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">martagon lily</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmahtəgən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036958a"><!--s036958a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Eurasian lily with mottled reddish purple flowers that resemble turbans: <span class="bodyi">Lilium martagon</span> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">mortagon</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">martagon</span>, ultimately from Turkish <span class="bodyi">martagān</span> type of turban].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intellectualism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031558a"><!--s031558a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033412b"><!--s033412b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>devotion to the exercise of intellect or to intellectual pursuits, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> excessively and to the detriment of the emotions.</p></div><a name="s033413b"><!--s033413b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the doctrine that knowledge comes from the use of reasoning</p><p><span class="bodyb">intellectualist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horned lizard</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029171a"><!--s029171a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/horned_toad/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">horned toad</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mesoderm</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmesohduhm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037706a"><!--s037706a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039574b"><!--s039574b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the middle of the three primary germ layers of an embryo that is the source of bone, muscle, connective tissue, and the inner layer of the skin in the adult: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ectoderm/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ectoderm</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/endoderm/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">endoderm</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s039575b"><!--s039575b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the tissue that derives from this germ layer <span class="bodyb">mesodermal</span> /-ʹduhml/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">miser</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmiezə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038437a"><!--s038437a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mean grasping person, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one who lives miserably in order to hoard wealth [Latin <span class="bodyi">miser</span> miserable, wretched].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">half brother</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027183a"><!--s027183a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a brother related through one parent only.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">localise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035472a"><!--s035472a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/localize_or_localise_or_ise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">localize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">let<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034732a"><!--s034732a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> an act or period of letting premises, e.g. a flat.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Kewpie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkyoohpi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033143a"><!--s033143a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a small chubby doll with a topknot of hair.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">macrocosm</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmakrəkoz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036213a"><!--s036213a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038017b"><!--s038017b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the universe.</p></div><a name="s038018b"><!--s038018b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a complex that is a large-scale reproduction of one of its constituents <span class="bodyb">macrocosmic</span> /-ʹkozmik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">macrocosmically</span> /-ʹkozmikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/macro_or_macr/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">macro-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">kosmos</span> order, universe].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">falcate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfalkayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021428a"><!--s021428a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in botany or zoology, hooked or curved like a sickle [Latin <span class="bodyi">falcatus</span> from <span class="bodyi">falc-, falx</span> sickle, scythe].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chalice</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchalis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009874a"><!--s009874a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010152b"><!--s010152b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> a drinking cup; a goblet </p><p><i></i></p><p>This even-handed justice commends the ingredients of our poisoned chalice to our own lips</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div><a name="s010153b"><!--s010153b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a gold or silver cup used to hold the wine at Communion in some Christian churches [Middle English via Anglo-French from Latin <span class="bodyi">calic-, calix</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">localism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035473a"><!--s035473a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037319b"><!--s037319b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>affection or partiality for a particular place, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to the exclusion of others.</p></div><a name="s037320b"><!--s037320b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a local idiom or custom.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intellectualize <span class="bodyi">or</span> intellectualise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/intəʹlektyoo·əliez, -ʹlekchəliez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031559a"><!--s031559a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033414b"><!--s033414b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (something) intellectual or more intellectual.</p></div><a name="s033415b"><!--s033415b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to consider (something) in a intellectual way <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s033416b"><!--s033416b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to think or reason <span class="bodyb">intellectualization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Martello</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mahʹteloh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036959a"><!--s036959a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a circular masonry fort or blockhouse formerly used, e.g. in Britain, for coastal defence [alteration of Cape <span class="bodyi">Mortella</span>, Corsica, where such a tower was captured by a British fleet in 1794].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">miserable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmiz(ə)rəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038438a"><!--s038438a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040162b"><!--s040162b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s010376c"><!--s010376c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in a pitiable state of distress or unhappiness.</p></div><a name="s010377c"><!--s010377c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>habitually gloomy or morose.</p></div></div><a name="s040163b"><!--s040163b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s010378c"><!--s010378c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>wretchedly inadequate or meagre </p><p><i></i></p><p>a miserable hovel</p>.</div><a name="s010379c"><!--s010379c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>causing or characterized by extreme discomfort or unhappiness </p><p><i></i></p><p>a miserable childhood</p>.</div></div><a name="s040164b"><!--s040164b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>shameful; contemptible </p><p><i></i></p><p>a miserable failure</p> <p><span class="bodyb">miserableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">miserably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">miserabilis</span> wretched, pitiable, from <span class="bodyi">miserari</span> to pity, from <span class="bodyi">miser</span> wretched].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Mesolithic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mesohʹlithik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037707a"><!--s037707a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of relating to or dating from a transitional period of the Stone Age between the Palaeolithic and the Neolithic, extending from about 12,000 to 3000 <span class="bodysc">bc</span>, following the withdrawal of ice sheets and marked by a rising temperature that allowed new types of vegetation to grow. The people were hunter-gatherers who used flint tools, and had not progressed to an agricultural way of life.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">key<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033144a"><!--s033144a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035000b"><!--s035000b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009010c"><!--s009010c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a usu metal instrument by which the bolt of a lock is turned.</p></div><a name="s009011c"><!--s009011c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>something having a similar form or function, e.g. a device used to wind a clock.</p></div></div><a name="s035001b"><!--s035001b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a small button or knob on a keyboard, e.g. of a computer or typewriter, that is pushed down by a finger to work the machine.</p></div><a name="s035002b"><!--s035002b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>any of the levers of a musical instrument that is pressed to produce notes by operating a mechanism controlling an air hole, etc.</p></div><a name="s035003b"><!--s035003b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s009012c"><!--s009012c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>any of the levers of a keyboard instrument, e.g. a piano, that is pressed to operate the mechanism and produce the notes.</p></div><a name="s009013c"><!--s009013c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a lever that controls an air hole in a woodwind instrument or a valve in a brass instrument.</p></div></div><a name="s035004b"><!--s035004b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a small switch for opening or closing an electric circuit.</p></div><a name="s035005b"><!--s035005b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a small piece of wood or metal used as a wedge or for preventing motion between parts.</p></div><a name="s035006b"><!--s035006b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s009014c"><!--s009014c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a means of gaining or preventing entrance, possession, or control.</p></div><a name="s009015c"><!--s009015c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an instrumental or deciding factor </p><p><i></i></p><p>the key to success</p>.</div></div><a name="s035007b"><!--s035007b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>something that gives an explanation, e.g. of symbols used on a chart, or provides a solution, e.g. to a puzzle or code.</p></div><a name="s035008b"><!--s035008b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><a name="s009016c"><!--s009016c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>something that gives an explanation or identification or provides a solution.</p></div><a name="s009017c"><!--s009017c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a list of words or phrases explaining symbols or abbreviations.</p></div><a name="s009018c"><!--s009018c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a piece of secret information used to unlock encrypted messages.</p></div></div><a name="s035009b"><!--s035009b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>in music, a system of seven notes based on their relationship to the first and lowest note, providing the overall tonal framework for a piece of music </p><p><i></i></p><p>in the key of A minor</p>.</div><a name="s035010b"><!--s035010b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>a characteristic style or tone.</p></div><a name="s035011b"><!--s035011b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>a dry usu single-seeded fruit, e.g. of an ash or elm tree.</p></div><a name="s035012b"><!--s035012b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>the indentation, roughness, or roughening of a surface to improve adhesion of plaster, paint, glue, etc</p><p><span class="bodyb">keyed</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">keyless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">cǣg</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">half-butt</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027184a"><!--s027184a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a billiard cue that is longer than an ordinary cue.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horned owl</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029172a"><!--s029172a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an owl of N and S America that has horn-like ear tufts: <span class="bodyi">Bubo virginianus</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">let<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034733a"><!--s034733a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036443b"><!--s036443b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a serve, shot, or rally in tennis, squash, etc that does not count, e.g. because of obstruction or dispute, and must be replayed.</p></div><a name="s036444b"><!--s036444b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> something that impedes; an obstruction </p><p><i></i></p><p>without let or hindrance</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">lette</span> obstruction, from Old English <span class="bodyi">lettan</span> to hinder].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">macroeconomics</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌmakroh·ekəʹnomiks, -eekəʹnomiks/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036214a"><!--s036214a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a study of large-scale economics, e.g. of a nation: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/microeconomics/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">microeconomics</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">macroeconomic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">falchion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfawlchən, -sh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021429a"><!--s021429a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a broad-bladed slightly curved medieval sword [Middle English <span class="bodyi">fauchoun</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">falc-, falx</span> sickle, scythe].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intellectual property</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031560a"><!--s031560a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in law, property that is the product of the creative imagination and cannot therefore be touched but may still be owned, such as a copyright.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Martello tower</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036960a"><!--s036960a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/martello/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Martello</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chalk<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/chawk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009875a"><!--s009875a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010154b"><!--s010154b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a soft white, grey, or buff limestone composed chiefly of the shells of small marine organisms.</p></div><a name="s010155b"><!--s010155b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a short stick of chalk or chalky material, often coloured, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for writing and drawing ✱ <span class="bodyb">as alike/different as chalk and cheese</span> very different from each other ✱ <span class="bodyb">chalk and talk</span> <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span>traditional teaching methods with use of a blackboard ✱ <span class="bodyb">not by a long chalk</span> not by any means; not at all [from the practice of using chalk to mark up points scored in a game]</p><p><span class="bodyb">chalky</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">cealc</span> via West Germanic from Latin <span class="bodyi">calc-, calx</span> lime, from Greek <span class="bodyi">chalix</span> pebble].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">locality</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lohʹkaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> localities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035474a"><!--s035474a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037321b"><!--s037321b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a particular place, situation, or neighbourhood location </p><p><i></i></p><p>His head was as bald as the palm of my hand, but his hair in falling seemed to have stuck to his chin, and had prospered in the new locality</p><p> Joseph Conrad.</p></div><a name="s037322b"><!--s037322b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the fact or condition of having a position location in space or time.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horned poppy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029173a"><!--s029173a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of poppies with a long curved seed capsule: <span class="bodyi">Glaucium flavum</span> and other species.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misère</span><small><span class="eSynop">/miʹzeə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038439a"><!--s038439a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in solo whist, etc, a declaration made by a player undertaking to win no tricks in the next game [French <span class="bodyi">misère</span>, literally ‘poverty, misery’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">key<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033145a"><!--s033145a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035013b"><!--s035013b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + in) to enter (e.g. data, a number, or text) by means of a keyboard or keypad.</p></div><a name="s035014b"><!--s035014b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to secure or fasten (something) by a key.</p></div><a name="s035015b"><!--s035015b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to roughen (a surface) to improve adhesion of provide a key for plaster, paint, etc.</p></div><a name="s035016b"><!--s035016b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to bring (something) into harmony or conformity; to make (something) appropriate.</p></div><a name="s035017b"><!--s035017b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + in) to enter (e.g. data or text) by means of a keyboard or keypad.</p></div><a name="s035018b"><!--s035018b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to provide (something) with an explanatory key, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to provide it with identifying or explanatory cross-references or symbols ✱ <span class="bodyb">be keyed up</span> to be nervous, tense, or excited </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was keyed up about the interview</p> <p><span class="bodyb">keyer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">let<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (letting, <span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> letted let)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034734a"><!--s034734a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to hinder or impede (somebody or something).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mesomorph</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmesohmawf/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037708a"><!--s037708a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person with a compact body shape and muscular build: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ectomorph/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ectomorph</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/endomorph/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">endomorph</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">mesomorphic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">mesomorphy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mesoderm/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mesoderm</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/morph/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-morph</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">half-caste</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027185a"><!--s027185a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">offensive</span> a person with parents of different races</p><p><span class="bodyb">half-caste</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">macroevolution</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌmakroh·eevəʹloohsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036215a"><!--s036215a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>evolutionary change affecting broad groups of organisms, e.g. families and genera, and involving relatively large and complex steps or changes</p><p><span class="bodyb">macroevolutionary</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">falciform</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfalsifawm/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021430a"><!--s021430a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/falcate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">falcate</span></span></a> [Latin <span class="bodyi">falc-, falx</span> sickle, scythe + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/iform/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-iform</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marten</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmahtin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> martens <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> marten)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036961a"><!--s036961a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of tree-dwelling mammals with a slender bodyies that are related to weasels: genus <span class="bodyi">Martes</span> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">martryn</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">martrine</span>, fem of <span class="bodyi">martrin</span> of a marten, from <span class="bodyi">martre</span> marten, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chalk<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009876a"><!--s009876a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010156b"><!--s010156b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to rub, mark, or whiten (something) with chalk </p><p><i></i></p><p>chalk the end of a snooker cue</p>.</div><a name="s010157b"><!--s010157b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to write or draw (something) with chalk </p><p><i></i></p><p>I chalked my name on the wall</p>.</div><a name="s010158b"><!--s010158b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to rub, mark, or whiten with chalk.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intelligence</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹtelij(ə)ns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031561a"><!--s031561a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033417b"><!--s033417b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the ability to learn, apply knowledge, or think abstractly.</p></div><a name="s033418b"><!--s033418b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008663c"><!--s008663c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>information concerning an enemy, or an organization or group with the task of gathering such information.</p></div><a name="s008664c"><!--s008664c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>news or information of any kind.</p></div></div><a name="s033419b"><!--s033419b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> the act of understanding.</p></div><a name="s033420b"><!--s033420b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an intelligent being </p><p><i></i></p><p>He believed he'd been contacted by alien intelligences</p> <p>[Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">intelligentia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">intelligent-, intelligens</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/intelligent/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">intelligent</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">key<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033146a"><!--s033146a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of great importance; fundamental.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">localize <span class="bodyi">or</span> localise <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035475a"><!--s035475a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037323b"><!--s037323b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to restrict or assign (something) to a particular place.</p></div><a name="s037324b"><!--s037324b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to assign (something) to or keep it within a definite locality.</p></div><a name="s037325b"><!--s037325b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to give local characteristics to (something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">localizable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">localization</span> /-ieʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">macroinstruction</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">/makroh.in'struksh(ə)n/ noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036216a"><!--s036216a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038019b"><!--s038019b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/macro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">macro</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s038020b"><!--s038020b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/macro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">macro</span></span></a> (1).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">letdown</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034736a"><!--s034736a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a disappointment or disillusionment.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horned toad</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029174a"><!--s029174a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of small lizards of W USA and Mexico that have hornlike spines and eat insects: <span class="bodyi">Phrynosoma cornutum</span> and other species.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">meson</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmeezon/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037709a"><!--s037709a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a group of unstable elementary particles including the pions and kaons that are bosons and have a mass between that of an electron and a proton <span class="bodyb">mesonic</span> /meeʹzonik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mes_or_meso/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mes-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/on2/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-on 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">martensite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmahtinziet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036962a"><!--s036962a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chief constituent of steel hardened by rapid cooling <span class="bodyb">martensitic</span> /-ʹzitik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [named after Adolf <span class="bodyi">Martens</span> d.1914, German metallurgist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">half-century</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> half-centuries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027186a"><!--s027186a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029008b"><!--s029008b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a period of 50 years.</p></div><a name="s029009b"><!--s029009b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">esp</span> in cricket, a score of 50.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">miserere</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mizəʹreəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038440a"><!--s038440a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040165b"><!--s040165b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Miserere</span>) the 51st Psalm.</p></div><a name="s040166b"><!--s040166b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a plea or lament, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a cry for mercy.</p></div><a name="s040167b"><!--s040167b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s010380c"><!--s010380c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Miserere</span>) the 51st Psalm.</p></div><a name="s010381c"><!--s010381c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a plea or lament, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a cry for mercy.</p></div></div><a name="s040168b"><!--s040168b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/misericord_or_misericorde/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">misericord</span></span></a> (1) [Latin <span class="bodyi">miserere</span> be merciful, from <span class="bodyi">misereri</span> to be merciful, from <span class="bodyi">miser</span> wretched; from the first word of the 51st Psalm].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">falcon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfawlkən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021431a"><!--s021431a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022550b"><!--s022550b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of a genus of hawks with long pointed wings: genus <span class="bodyi">Falco</span>.</p></div><a name="s022551b"><!--s022551b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in falconry, a female falcon, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a peregrine: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tercel/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tercel</span></span></a> [Middle English via Old French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">falcon-, falco</span>, prob of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chalkboard</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchawkbawd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009877a"><!--s009877a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/blackboard/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">blackboard</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intelligence quotient</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031562a"><!--s031562a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a number expressing the ratio of somebody's intelligence as determined by a test to the average for his or her age: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mental_age/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mental age</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horned viper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029175a"><!--s029175a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a poisonous snake of the desert areas of N Africa and SW Asia that has a hornlike spine above each eye and moves similarly to a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sidewinder1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sidewinder 1</span></span></a>: <span class="bodyi">Cerastes cerastes</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">key<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033147a"><!--s033147a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a low island or reef, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the Caribbean area [Spanish <span class="bodyi">cayo</span>, from Lucayo].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">macro lens</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036217a"><!--s036217a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lens with which subjects can be photographed at very close range.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">half cock</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027187a"><!--s027187a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the position of the hammer of a firearm when partly about half retracted and held by the safety catch so that it cannot be operated by a pull on the trigger ✱ <span class="bodyb">go off at half cock</span> to move into action without adequate preparation, and risk failure.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">let down</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034737a"><!--s034737a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036447b"><!--s036447b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to fail in one's support or loyalty to (somebody).</p></div><a name="s036448b"><!--s036448b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to deflate (e.g. a tyre).</p></div><a name="s036449b"><!--s036449b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to fail or disappoint (somebody) in loyalty or support.</p></div><a name="s036450b"><!--s036450b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to make (a garment) longer.</p></div><a name="s036451b"><!--s036451b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to deflate (e.g. a tyre).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">martial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmahsh(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036963a"><!--s036963a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038828b"><!--s038828b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to, denoting, or suited to a warrior </p><p><i></i></p><p>I know not how, but martial men are given to love</p><p> Bacon.</p></div><a name="s038829b"><!--s038829b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to war; warlike</p><p><span class="bodyb">martially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">martialis</span> of the god Mars, from <span class="bodyi">Mart-, Mars</span> Mars].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">local option</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035476a"><!--s035476a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the right of an area's local government to regulate an activity, e.g. the sale of alcohol, in that area.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">falconer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfawlkənə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021432a"><!--s021432a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who hunts with hawks or who breeds or trains hawks for hunting.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mesophyll</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmesohfil/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037710a"><!--s037710a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the soft tissue forming the internal structures of a leaf between layers of epidermis [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">mesophyllum</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/meso/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">meso-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">phyllon</span> leaf].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chalkface</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchawkfays/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009878a"><!--s009878a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the classroom, considered as the workplace of teachers </p><p><i></i></p><p>how the council's … programme is actually working out at the chalkface</p><p> Daily Telegraph [modelled on <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/coalface/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">coalface</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misericord <span class="bodyi">or</span> misericorde</span><small><span class="eSynop">/miʹzerikawd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038441a"><!--s038441a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040169b"><!--s040169b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a ledge on the underside of the hinged seat of a choir stall to support the occupant in a standing position when the seat is turned up.</p></div><a name="s040170b"><!--s040170b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in former times, a relaxation of certain rules for monks and nuns, or a place where such rules were relaxed [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">misericordia</span> seat in church, from Latin <span class="bodyi">misericord-</span>, <span class="bodyi">misericors</span> merciful, from <span class="bodyi">misereri</span> + <span class="bodyi">cord-</span>, <span class="bodyi">cor</span> heart].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intelligencer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031563a"><!--s031563a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> somebody who brings news; a reporter.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hornero</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> horneros)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029176a"><!--s029176a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ovenbird/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ovenbird</span></span></a> of tropical America that tend to construct their oven-like nests on top of fence posts: genus <span class="bodyi">Furnarius</span> [Spanish <span class="bodyi">hornero</span> baker].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">keyboard<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033148a"><!--s033148a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035019b"><!--s035019b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009019c"><!--s009019c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a set of keys on a piano, organ, or similar musical instrument, e.g. a piano, typically having seven white and five black keys in each octave.</p></div><a name="s009020c"><!--s009020c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) any musical instrument having such a keyboard, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an electronic instrument used in rock or pop music.</p></div></div><a name="s035020b"><!--s035020b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a set of systematically arranged keys by which a machine, e.g. a computer or typewriter, is operated.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">macromolecule</span><small><span class="eSynop">/makrohʹmolikyoohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036218a"><!--s036218a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large molecule, e.g. of a protein or rubber, built up from smaller chemical structures <span class="bodyb">macromolecular</span> /-ʹlekyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">local time</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035477a"><!--s035477a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the actual time in based on the meridian through a particular place, as contrasted with that in a different time zone of an area in which the time is standardized.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">half-cocked</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027188a"><!--s027188a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lacking adequate preparation or forethought.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">miserly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038442a"><!--s038442a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040171b"><!--s040171b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or characteristic of a miser; mean.</p></div><a name="s040172b"><!--s040172b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of an amount: small and inadequate</p><p><span class="bodyb">miserliness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">martial art</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036964a"><!--s036964a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an Oriental art of combat, e.g. judo or karate, practised as a sport.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hornet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhawnit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029177a"><!--s029177a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of large wasps with black and yellow bands on the abdomen and a powerful sting: <span class="bodyi">Vespa crabro</span> and other species ✱ <span class="bodyb">stir up a hornets’ nest</span> to provoke an angry reaction [Old English <span class="bodyi">hyrnet</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mesophyte</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmesohfiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037711a"><!--s037711a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plant that grows under medium conditions of moisture <span class="bodyb">mesophytic</span> /-ʹfitik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chalk out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009879a"><!--s009879a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to delineate (something) roughly; to sketch out </p><p><i></i></p><p>chalk out a plan of action</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">falconet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/falkəʹnet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021433a"><!--s021433a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022552b"><!--s022552b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a very small cannon used in the 16th and 17th cents.</p></div><a name="s022553b"><!--s022553b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a small falcon, orig from Asia or S America: genus <span class="bodyi">Microhierax</span> [(sense 1) Italian <span class="bodyi">falconetto</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">falcone</span> falcon, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">falco</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/falcon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">falcon</span></span></a> ; (sense 2) <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/falcon/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">falcon</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/et/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-et</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intelligence test</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031564a"><!--s031564a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a test designed to determine relative mental capacity.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lethal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹleeth(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034738a"><!--s034738a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036452b"><!--s036452b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or capable of causing death.</p></div><a name="s036453b"><!--s036453b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>gravely damaging or destructive; devastating </p><p><i></i></p><p>a lethal combination</p> <p><span class="bodyb">lethality</span> /leeʹthaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">lethally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">letalis, lethalis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">letum</span> death].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">keyboard<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033149a"><!--s033149a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035021b"><!--s035021b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to operate a machine, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a computer, by means of a keyboard <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s035022b"><!--s035022b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to enter or typeset (e.g. data or text) by means of a keyboard</p><p><span class="bodyb">keyboarder</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">macron</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmakron/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036219a"><!--s036219a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mark (¯) placed over a vowel or syllable to show a long or stressed sound [Greek <span class="bodyi">makron</span>, neuter of <span class="bodyi">makros</span> long].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">locate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lohʹkayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035478a"><!--s035478a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037326b"><!--s037326b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to determine, discover, or indicate the position, site, or limits of (something).</p></div><a name="s037327b"><!--s037327b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to set or establish (something) in a particular spot <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s037328b"><!--s037328b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to establish oneself or one's business in a particular place; to settle</p><p><span class="bodyb">locatable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">locater</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">locatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">locare</span> to place, from <span class="bodyi">locus</span> place].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misery</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmizəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> miseries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038443a"><!--s038443a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040173b"><!--s040173b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>physical or mental suffering or discomfort; great unhappiness or distress.</p></div><a name="s040174b"><!--s040174b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a cause of great suffering or distress.</p></div><a name="s040175b"><!--s040175b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> a grumpy, morose, or querulous person [Middle English <span class="bodyi">miserie</span>, <span class="bodyi">misere</span>, via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">miseria</span>, from <span class="bodyi">miser</span> wretched].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">half crown</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027189a"><!--s027189a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029010b"><!--s029010b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a former British silver coin worth two shillings and sixpence.</p></div><a name="s029011b"><!--s029011b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>this amount </p><p><i></i></p><p>Entry to the castle was a half crown</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Mesopotamian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌmesəpəʹtaymi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037712a"><!--s037712a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Mesopotamia</p><p><span class="bodyb">Mesopotamian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intelligent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹtelij(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031565a"><!--s031565a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033421b"><!--s033421b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having or indicating intelligence, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> high intelligence.</p></div><a name="s033422b"><!--s033422b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of electronic equipment: able to respond to change and to initiate action based on that response </p><p><i></i></p><p>intelligent weapons systems</p> <p><span class="bodyb">intelligently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">intelligent-, intelligens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">intelligere, intellegere</span> to understand, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inter/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inter-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">legere</span> to choose].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lethargy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlethəji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034739a"><!--s034739a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036454b"><!--s036454b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>lack of energy or interest.</p></div><a name="s036455b"><!--s036455b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>abnormal drowsiness <span class="bodyb">lethargic</span> /liʹthahjik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">lethargically</span> /liʹthahjikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">litargie</span> via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">lēthargia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">lēthargos</span> forgetful, lethargic, from <span class="bodyi">lēthē</span> forgetfulness + <span class="bodyi">argos</span> lazy].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">martial law</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036965a"><!--s036965a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the law administered by military forces in occupied territory or in an emergency.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">key card</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033150a"><!--s033150a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plastic card containing a magnetic strip encoded with information that which can be read by an electronic locking device on, used instead of a door key.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hornfels</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhawnfelz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029178a"><!--s029178a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hard fine-grained rock formed by the alteration of slate, shale, or a similar clay rock subjected to high temperature, and commonly containing small crystals of garnet and mica [German <span class="bodyi">Hornfels</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Horn</span> horn + <span class="bodyi">Fels</span> cliff, rock].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">macronutrient</span><small><span class="eSynop">/makrohʹnyoohtri·ənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036220a"><!--s036220a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a nutrient element of which relatively large quantities are essential to the growth and welfare of a plant.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chalk pit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009880a"><!--s009880a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a quarry from which chalk is obtained.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">location</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lohʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035479a"><!--s035479a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037329b"><!--s037329b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a particular place or position.</p></div><a name="s037330b"><!--s037330b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a place outside a studio where a broadcast or film is made </p><p><i></i></p><p>The outdoor scenes were filmed on location in Yorkshire</p>.</div><a name="s037331b"><!--s037331b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the act of locating.</p></div><a name="s037332b"><!--s037332b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">SAfr</span> under the apartheid system, a segregated residential area for blacks on the outskirts of a town or city</p><p><span class="bodyb">locational</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">falconry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfawlkənri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021434a"><!--s021434a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the art of training falcons or the sport of using falcons to pursue game.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misfeasance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/misʹfeez(ə)ns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038444a"><!--s038444a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the improper performance of a lawful action</p><p><span class="bodyb">misfeasor</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [early French <span class="bodyi">mesfaisance</span> from <span class="bodyi">mesfaire</span> to do wrong, from <span class="bodyi">mes-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mis_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mis- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">faire</span> to make, do, from Latin <span class="bodyi">facere</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Lethe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹleethi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034740a"><!--s034740a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036456b"><!--s036456b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in Greek mythology, the river in Hades the waters of which when drunk caused the souls of the dead to forget their life on earth.</p></div><a name="s036457b"><!--s036457b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">lethe</span>) <span class="bodyi">literary</span> forgetfulness; oblivion <span class="bodyb">Lethean</span> /ʹleethi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">Lēthē</span>, from <span class="bodyi">lēthē</span> forgetfulness].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horn in</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029179a"><!--s029179a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">often</span> + on) to intrude on something </p><p><i></i></p><p>He horned in on the discussion</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">macro- <span class="bodyi">or</span> macr-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036206a"><!--s036206a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s038015b"><!--s038015b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>long in duration or size </p><p><i></i></p><p>macrobiotic</p>.</div><a name="s038016b"><!--s038016b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>large or abnormally large </p><p><i></i></p><p>macrocosm</p> <p><i></i></p><p>macrophyte</p> <p>[via French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">makr-, makro-</span> long, from <span class="bodyi">makros</span> long, large].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intelligent design</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031566a"><!--s031566a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the theory that certain features of the universe and of living creatures are better explained as the creation of an intelligent agent than as the result of processes such as evolution by natural selection.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Martian<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmahsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036966a"><!--s036966a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or coming from the planet Mars [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">Mart-, Mars</span> the planet Mars].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">key grip</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033151a"><!--s033151a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chief <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grip2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grip 2</span></span></a> (person in charge of the handling and manoeuvring of who handles and manoeuvres cameras) in a film or television studio.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mes- <span class="bodyi">or</span> meso-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037677a"><!--s037677a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s039551b"><!--s039551b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>mid or in the middle </p><p><i></i></p><p>Mesolithic</p>.</div><a name="s039552b"><!--s039552b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>intermediate, e.g. in size or type </p><p><i></i></p><p>mesomorph</p> <p><i></i></p><p>meson</p> <p>[via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">mesos</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mid1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mid 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">falderal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfaldəral/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021435a"><!--s021435a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/folderol/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">folderol</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">half-cut</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027190a"><!--s027190a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> somewhat drunk.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">locative<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlokətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035480a"><!--s035480a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>denoting a grammatical case expressing the idea of location in or movement towards a particular place [Latin <span class="bodyi">locus</span> place + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ative/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ative</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chalk up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009881a"><!--s009881a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010159b"><!--s010159b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to attain or achieve.</p></div><a name="s010160b"><!--s010160b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to ascribe or credit (something); <span class="bodyi">specif</span> to charge (something) to an account </p><p><i></i></p><p>You can chalk it up to expenses</p>.</div><a name="s010161b"><!--s010161b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to attain or achieve (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>We chalked up a record score that season</p>.</div><a name="s010162b"><!--s010162b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to set (something) down or add it up with, or as if with, chalk </p><p><i></i></p><p>chalk up the total</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misfire<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/misʹfie·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038445a"><!--s038445a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040176b"><!--s040176b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a motor vehicle, engine, etc: to have the explosive or propulsive charge fail to ignite at the proper time.</p></div><a name="s040177b"><!--s040177b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a firearm: to fail to fire.</p></div><a name="s040178b"><!--s040178b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to fail to have an intended effect </p><p><i></i></p><p>As criticism, this essay misfires</p><p> Stephen Spender.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">let in</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034741a"><!--s034741a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036458b"><!--s036458b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to allow (a person or animal) to enter a building or room ✱ <span class="bodyb">let in for</span> to involve (somebody) in something dangerous or undesirable ✱ <span class="bodyb">let in on</span> to allow (somebody) to share confidential information.</p></div><a name="s036459b"><!--s036459b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>allow (a person or animal) to enter a building or room ✱ <span class="bodyb">let in for</span> to involve (somebody, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> oneself) in something undesirable </p><p><i></i></p><p>I didn't know what I was letting myself in for</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">let in on</span> to allow (somebody) to share confidential information.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horn-mad</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029180a"><!--s029180a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> mad with rage </p><p><i></i></p><p>If he had found the young man he would have been horn-mad</p><p> Shakespeare [with reference to a bull or other horned animal].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">macrophage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmakrohfayj, -fahzh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036221a"><!--s036221a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various large cells that are distributed throughout the body tissues, ingest foreign matter and debris, and may be attached to the fibres of a tissue or take the form of a mobile white blood cell [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/macro_or_macr/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">macro-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/phage/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-phage</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Martian<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036967a"><!--s036967a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a supposed inhabitant of Mars.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">half-dozen</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027191a"><!--s027191a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/half_a_dozen/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">half a dozen</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mesosphere</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmesohsfiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037713a"><!--s037713a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a layer of the upper atmosphere which extends from the top of the stratosphere (50km; 30mi) to an altitude of about 85km (about 50mi) and in which photochemical reactions take place <span class="bodyb">mesospheric</span> /-ʹsferik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">keyholder</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033152a"><!--s033152a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who keeps the keys to business or industrial premises.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intelligentsia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inˌteliʹjentsi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031567a"><!--s031567a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political class or vanguard [Russian <span class="bodyi">intelligentsiya</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">intelligentia</span> intelligence, from <span class="bodyi">intelligent-</span>, <span class="bodyi">intelligens</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/intelligent/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">intelligent</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chalky</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (chalkier, chalkiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009882a"><!--s009882a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010163b"><!--s010163b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>containing or consisting of chalk </p><p><i></i></p><p>chalky soil</p>.</div><a name="s010164b"><!--s010164b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>resembling chalk in colour or texture, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as white as chalk.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">locative<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035481a"><!--s035481a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the locative case or a word in this case.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misfire<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmisfie·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038446a"><!--s038446a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act or an instance of misfiring.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">faldstool</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfawldstoohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021436a"><!--s021436a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022554b"><!--s022554b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a folding stool or chair used by a bishop when officiating away from his throne.</p></div><a name="s022555b"><!--s022555b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a folding stool or small desk at which one kneels to pray [Old English <span class="bodyi">fældestōl</span> and medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">faldistolium</span>, both of Germanic origin. More at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fold1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fold 1</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stool1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stool 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">let off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034742a"><!--s034742a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036460b"><!--s036460b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to excuse (somebody) from duty, punishment or a responsibility, etc.</p></div><a name="s036461b"><!--s036461b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (a gun, bomb, or firework) to explode.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horn of plenty</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029181a"><!--s029181a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030879b"><!--s030879b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a cornucopia.</p></div><a name="s030880b"><!--s030880b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an edible mushroom with a trumpet-shaped cap: <span class="bodyi">Craterellus cornucopioides</span>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">macrophyte</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmakrohfiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036222a"><!--s036222a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a plant that is part of the macroscopic plant life of a body of water.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">martin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmahtin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036968a"><!--s036968a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various small swallows with short tails, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the house martin or sand martin [early French <span class="bodyi">martin</span> from St <span class="bodyi">Martin</span>; prob from the migration of martins around Martinmas: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/martlet/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">martlet</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">half gainer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027192a"><!--s027192a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dive incorporating half a backward somersault, so that the diver enters the water headfirst, facing the diving board.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">keyhole</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033153a"><!--s033153a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hole in a lock into which the key is put.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">challah</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhahlə, khah-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009883a"><!--s009883a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a white leavened bread in a plaited loaf, traditionally eaten on the Jewish sabbath [Hebrew <span class="bodyi">hallah</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mesothelia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mesohʹtheeli·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037714a"><!--s037714a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mesothelium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mesothelium</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">loc. cit.</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌlok ʹsit/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035482a"><!--s035482a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in the place cited [Latin <span class="bodyi">loco citato</span> in the place cited].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hornpipe</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029182a"><!--s029182a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lively British folk dance typically associated with sailors, or a piece of music for dancing it to [Middle English, denoting a wind instrument made partly of horn for accompanying dancing].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misfit</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmisfit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038447a"><!--s038447a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040179b"><!--s040179b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who is poorly adjusted to their environment.</p></div><a name="s040180b"><!--s040180b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that fits badly.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intelligible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹtelijəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031568a"><!--s031568a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033423b"><!--s033423b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>capable of being understood.</p></div><a name="s033424b"><!--s033424b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in philosophy, able to be apprehended by the intellect only <span class="bodyb">intelligibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">intelligibly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">intelligibilis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">intelligere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/intelligent/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">intelligent</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fall<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fawl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> fell /fell/) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> fallen /ʹfawlən/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021437a"><!--s021437a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022556b"><!--s022556b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to descend freely by the force of gravity.</p></div><a name="s022557b"><!--s022557b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to lose one's balance and collapse to the ground.</p></div><a name="s022558b"><!--s022558b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to hang down.</p></div><a name="s022559b"><!--s022559b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s005768c"><!--s005768c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>of a place: to be defeated or captured.</p></div><a name="s005769c"><!--s005769c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>of a government: to lose office.</p></div></div><a name="s022560b"><!--s022560b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to become less or weaker.</p></div><a name="s022561b"><!--s022561b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to pass into a new state or condition </p><p><i></i></p><p>to fall in love</p> <p><i></i></p><p>to fall into disrepair</p>.</div><a name="s022562b"><!--s022562b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to occur at a specified time </p><p><i></i></p><p>Christmas falls on a Monday</p>.</div><a name="s022563b"><!--s022563b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to come within the scope or limits of something.</p></div><a name="s022564b"><!--s022564b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to lose one's balance and come down to a prostrate position </p><p><i></i></p><p>She slipped and fell on the ice</p>.</div><a name="s022565b"><!--s022565b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">euphem</span> to drop because wounded or dead, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to die in battle.</p></div><a name="s022566b"><!--s022566b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>said of the face: to assume a look of disappointment or dismay.</p></div><a name="s022567b"><!--s022567b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>said of a place: to be captured in war </p><p><i></i></p><p>After a long siege the city fell</p>.</div><a name="s022568b"><!--s022568b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>to suffer ruin or defeat.</p></div><a name="s022569b"><!--s022569b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><p>in cricket, said of a wicket: to be taken by the bowling side.</p></div><a name="s022570b"><!--s022570b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">15</span><br/><p>to become less or lower in level or pitch </p><p><i></i></p><p>Their voices had fallen to a whisper</p>.</div><a name="s022571b"><!--s022571b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">16</span><br/><p>to decline in value </p><p><i></i></p><p>Shares fell sharply today</p>.</div><a name="s022572b"><!--s022572b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">17</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to yield to temptation; to sin.</p></div><a name="s022573b"><!--s022573b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">18</span><br/><p>to pass, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> involuntarily or suddenly, into a new state or condition </p><p><i></i></p><p>They fell in love</p> <p><i></i></p><p>The book fell apart</p>.</div><a name="s022574b"><!--s022574b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">19</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + on) to occur at a specified time or place </p><p><i></i></p><p>My birthday falls on a Monday</p> <p><i></i></p><p>The accent falls on the second syllable</p>.</div><a name="s022575b"><!--s022575b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">20</span><br/><p>(+ on/to/upon) to become the duty or burden of somebody </p><p><i></i></p><p>It fell to me to break the news</p>.</div><a name="s022576b"><!--s022576b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">21</span><br/><p>to come within the limits or scope of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>The book falls into the category of teenage fiction</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">fall between two stools</span>.</p></div><a name="s022577b"><!--s022577b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">22</span><br/><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stool1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stool 1</span></span></a> ✱ <span class="bodyb">fall for</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to fall in love with (somebody).</p></div><a name="s022578b"><!--s022578b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">23</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to be deceived by (something, e.g. a trick, etc) ✱ <span class="bodyb">fall into place</span> to begin to seem sensible or coherent.</p></div><a name="s022579b"><!--s022579b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">24</span><br/><p>to begin to make sense or progress ✱ <span class="bodyb">fall off the back of a lorry</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to be acquired dishonestly ✱ <span class="bodyb">fall on</span> to attack suddenly or fiercely ✱ <span class="bodyb">fall over oneself to do something</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to display almost excessive eagerness to do something.</p></div><a name="s022580b"><!--s022580b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">25</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to make great efforts ✱ <span class="bodyb">fall short</span> to fail to achieve a goal or target ✱ <span class="bodyb">fall to</span> to be the responsibility of [Old English <span class="bodyi">feallan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">let on</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034743a"><!--s034743a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036462b"><!--s036462b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to pretend.</p></div><a name="s036463b"><!--s036463b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to reveal or admit confidential information <span class="bodyi">informal</span>.</p></div><a name="s036464b"><!--s036464b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to reveal or admit (something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> secret information).</p></div><a name="s036465b"><!--s036465b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to pretend (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She let on that she was a stranger</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">macropod</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmakrəpod, ʹmakroh-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036223a"><!--s036223a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a family of Australasian herbivorous marsupials that comprises the kangaroos and wallabies: family Macropodidae.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">martinet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mahtiʹnet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036969a"><!--s036969a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a strict disciplinarian</p><p>named after Jean <span class="bodyi">Martinet</span> d.1672, French army officer. The Marquis de Martinet served in Louis XIV's own regiment of infantry and introduced a system of drill to train and discipline new recruits. He died at the siege of Duisburg</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horn-rims</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029183a"><!--s029183a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>glasses with horn rims</p><p><span class="bodyb">horn-rimmed</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">half-hardy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027193a"><!--s027193a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a plant: able to withstand a moderately low temperature but injured by severe frost.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misfortune</span><small><span class="eSynop">/misʹfawchən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038448a"><!--s038448a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040181b"><!--s040181b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>bad luck.</p></div><a name="s040182b"><!--s040182b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a distressing or unfortunate incident or event.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mesothelioma</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌmesohtheeliʹohmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> mesotheliomas mesotheliomata /-tə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037715a"><!--s037715a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a tumour of the lining of the peritoneum, lungs, heart, etc, often occurring after prolonged contact with blue asbestos dust [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">mesothelioma</span> from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mesothelium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mesothelium</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">loch</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lokh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035483a"><!--s035483a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lake or nearly landlocked arm of the sea in Scotland [Middle English from Scottish Gaelic].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">let-out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034745a"><!--s034745a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> something, e.g. an exclusion clause in a contract, that provides an opportunity to escape or be released from an obligation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fall<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021438a"><!--s021438a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022581b"><!--s022581b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of falling.</p></div><a name="s022582b"><!--s022582b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that falls or has fallen </p><p><i></i></p><p>a heavy fall of leaves</p>.</div><a name="s022583b"><!--s022583b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> autumn.</p></div><a name="s022584b"><!--s022584b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the distance that something falls.</p></div><a name="s022585b"><!--s022585b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a drop in height.</p></div><a name="s022586b"><!--s022586b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl, but treated as sing.</span>) a large and steep waterfall.</p></div><a name="s022587b"><!--s022587b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a downward slope.</p></div><a name="s022588b"><!--s022588b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>a decrease in size, quantity, degree, or value.</p></div><a name="s022589b"><!--s022589b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>a loss of greatness or power; a collapse or defeat.</p></div><a name="s022590b"><!--s022590b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Fall</span>) in Jewish and Christian theology, mankind's loss of innocence through the disobedience of Adam and Eve.</p></div><a name="s022591b"><!--s022591b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>in wrestling, an act of forcing an opponent's shoulders to the floor for a prescribed time.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intemperate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹtemp(ə)rət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031569a"><!--s031569a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033425b"><!--s033425b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>going beyond the bounds of reasonable behaviour; unrestrained </p><p><i></i></p><p>an intemperate outburst</p>.</div><a name="s033426b"><!--s033426b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>marked by lack of moderation; excessive </p><p><i></i></p><p>intemperate drinking</p> <p><span class="bodyb">intemperance</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s033427b"><!--s033427b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a climate: extreme, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> harsh</p><p><span class="bodyb">intemperately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">intemperateness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">intemperat</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">intemperatus</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">temperatus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/temperate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">temperate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">keyhole surgery</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033154a"><!--s033154a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>surgery performed through a very small incision using techniques such as fibre optics and specially designed instruments.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">macroscopic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/makrəʹskopik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036224a"><!--s036224a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038021b"><!--s038021b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>large enough to be observed by the naked eye.</p></div><a name="s038022b"><!--s038022b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>considered in terms of large units or elements</p><p><span class="bodyb">macroscopically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/macro_or_macr/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">macro-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/scopic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-scopic</span></span></a> (as in <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/microscopic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">microscopic</span></span></a>)].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">challenge<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchalinj/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009884a"><!--s009884a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010165b"><!--s010165b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to invite or call to fight or compete.</p></div><a name="s010166b"><!--s010166b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002430c"><!--s002430c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to defy (somebody) boldly or dare them to do a specified thing.</p></div><a name="s002431c"><!--s002431c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to invite or call (somebody) to fight or compete.</p></div></div><a name="s010167b"><!--s010167b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to dispute (something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as being unjust, invalid, or outmoded </p><p><i></i></p><p>new data that challenges old assumptions</p>.</div><a name="s010168b"><!--s010168b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to question formally the legality or legal qualifications of (e.g. a juror).</p></div><a name="s010169b"><!--s010169b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to order (somebody) to halt and provide proof of identity.</p></div><a name="s010170b"><!--s010170b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to test the skill of (somebody) in a stimulating way.</p></div><a name="s010171b"><!--s010171b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to administer infective material to (an organism) in order to ascertain whether experimental immunization has been effective</p><p><span class="bodyb">challengeable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">challenger</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">challenging</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">chalengen</span> to accuse, via Old Frenchfrom Latin <span class="bodyi">calumniari</span> to accuse falsely, from <span class="bodyi">calumnia</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/calumny1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">calumny 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">martingale</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmahtingayl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036970a"><!--s036970a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038830b"><!--s038830b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>one or more straps fastened to the girth of a horse's harness, passed between the forelegs, and attached to the reins, noseband, or bit, for checking the upward movement of the horse's head.</p></div><a name="s038831b"><!--s038831b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in betting, any of several systems in which the stake is doubled every time a bet is lost.</p></div><a name="s038832b"><!--s038832b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a cable securing the boom of a jib to the stem or stern of a ship [early French <span class="bodyi">martingale</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hornswoggle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhawnswogl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029184a"><!--s029184a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to hoax or outwit (somebody) [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misgive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/misʹgiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> misgave /misʹgayv/) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> misgiven /misʹgiv(ə)n/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038449a"><!--s038449a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s040183b"><!--s040183b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> to make (somebody) fearful or apprehensive <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s040184b"><!--s040184b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> to be fearful or apprehensive.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">halfhearted</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027194a"><!--s027194a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lacking enthusiasm or effort </p><p><i></i></p><p>halfhearted attempts to start a conversation</p> <p><span class="bodyb">halfheartedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">halfheartedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">macrostructure</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmakrohstrukchə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036225a"><!--s036225a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the structure of a metal, body part, the soil, etc revealed by visual examination with little or no magnification</p><p><span class="bodyb">macrostructural</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lochia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹloki·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035484a"><!--s035484a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a discharge of blood and mucus from the womb following childbirth</p><p><span class="bodyb">lochial</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">lochia</span>, neuter pl of <span class="bodyi">lochios</span> of childbirth, from <span class="bodyi">lochos</span> childbirth].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">let out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034744a"><!--s034744a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036466b"><!--s036466b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to allow (a person or animal) to leave or escape.</p></div><a name="s036467b"><!--s036467b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to reveal (confidential information).</p></div><a name="s036468b"><!--s036468b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to utter (a sound or cry).</p></div><a name="s036469b"><!--s036469b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to make (a piece of clothing) wider or looser.</p></div><a name="s036470b"><!--s036470b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to utter or emit (a sound).</p></div><a name="s036471b"><!--s036471b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to allow (a person or animal) to leave or escape.</p></div><a name="s036472b"><!--s036472b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s009396c"><!--s009396c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to utter or emit (a sound).</p></div><a name="s009397c"><!--s009397c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to reveal (confidential information).</p></div></div><a name="s036473b"><!--s036473b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to excuse (somebody) from an obligation or responsibility.</p></div><a name="s036474b"><!--s036474b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> to rent out (property, etc).</p></div><a name="s036475b"><!--s036475b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>to make (a garment) wider or looser.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mesothelium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mesohʹtheeli·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> mesothelia /-li·ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037716a"><!--s037716a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>surface tissue derived from mesoderm, which lines the body cavity of an embryo of a vertebrate animal and develops into the linings of the abdomen, heart, and lungs, and into muscle</p><p><span class="bodyb">mesothelial</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">mesothelium</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/meso/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">meso-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/epithelium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">epithelium</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intend</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹtend/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031570a"><!--s031570a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033428b"><!--s033428b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008665c"><!--s008665c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to have (something) in mind as a purpose or goal.</p></div><a name="s008666c"><!--s008666c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to design (something) for a specified use or future </p><p><i></i></p><p>His poems are intended for reading aloud</p>.</div></div><a name="s033429b"><!--s033429b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to mean or signify (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>What do you intend by that remark?</p> <p><span class="bodyb">intender</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">entenden, intenden</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">intendere</span> to purpose, extend, attend from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">tendere</span> to stretch].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">challenge<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009885a"><!--s009885a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010172b"><!--s010172b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an invitation or summons to fight or compete; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a call to a duel.</p></div><a name="s010173b"><!--s010173b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002432c"><!--s002432c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a calling to account or into question; a protest or demand for justification.</p></div><a name="s002433c"><!--s002433c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a command given by a sentry, watchman, etc to halt and prove identity.</p></div><a name="s002434c"><!--s002434c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a formal objection to a juror or jury.</p></div></div><a name="s010174b"><!--s010174b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something the quality of being demanding or stimulating, or something with such a quality </p><p><i></i></p><p>The job presented a real challenge</p>.</div><a name="s010175b"><!--s010175b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a test of immunity by re-exposure to infective material.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">martini</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mahʹteeni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036971a"><!--s036971a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038833b"><!--s038833b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a cocktail made of gin and dry vermouth.</p></div><a name="s038834b"><!--s038834b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Martini</span>) <span class="bodyi">trademark</span> a type of sweet or dry vermouth.</p></div><a name="s038835b"><!--s038835b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a glass or measure of martini [prob named after <span class="bodyi">Martini</span> and Rossi, Italian firm selling vermouth].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">keylogger</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033155a"><!--s033155a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a software program that records the keystrokes made on a computer, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> malware that surreptitiously records such information and transmits it to another person.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fall about</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021439a"><!--s021439a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022592b"><!--s022592b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to laugh uncontrollably.</p></div><a name="s022593b"><!--s022593b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to be convulsed with laughter.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hornworm</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029185a"><!--s029185a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> the caterpillar of any of many species of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hawkmoth/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hawkmoth</span></span></a> , having a spike on the tail, some species of which damage certain types of crop: <span class="bodyi">Manduca sexta</span> (tobacco hornworm), <span class="bodyi">Manduca quinquemaculata</span> (tomato hornworm) and other species.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">half hitch</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027195a"><!--s027195a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a type of simple knot made so as to be easily unfastened.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">macula</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmakyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> maculae /-lee/ maculas)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036226a"><!--s036226a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038023b"><!--s038023b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/macule/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">macule</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s038024b"><!--s038024b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/macula_lutea/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">macula lutea</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s038025b"><!--s038025b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a blotch or spot; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a macule.</p></div><a name="s038026b"><!--s038026b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an anatomical structure, e.g. the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/macula_lutea/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">macula lutea</span></span></a>, having the form of a spot differentiated from surrounding tissues</p><p><span class="bodyb">macular</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">macula</span> spot].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misgiving</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038450a"><!--s038450a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a feeling of doubt, suspicion, or apprehension, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> concerning a future event.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">let's</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lets/ <i><span class="bodyi">contraction</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034746a"><!--s034746a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to introduce a suggestion: let us </p><p><i></i></p><p>Let's face it, they'll probably refuse</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Let's go</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">loci</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlohsie, ʹlohkie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035485a"><!--s035485a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/locus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">locus</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Martiniquan <span class="bodyi">or</span> Martinican</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mahtiʹneek(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036972a"><!--s036972a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Martinique in the Windward Islands</p><p><span class="bodyb">Martiniquan</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hornwort</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029186a"><!--s029186a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of rootless thin-stemmed submerged water plants: genus <span class="bodyi">Ceratophyllum</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">key money</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033156a"><!--s033156a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a payment made by a tenant to secure occupancy of a rented property.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mesotrophic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mesohʹtrohfik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037717a"><!--s037717a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a body of water: having a moderate amount of dissolved nutrients, e.g. chemical compounds or food: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/eutrophic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">eutrophic</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/oligotrophic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">oligotrophic</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">challenged</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009886a"><!--s009886a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">euphem</span> (<span class="bodyi">usu used in combinations</span>) lacking or deficient in the specified physical or mental attribute </p><p><i></i></p><p>visually challenged</p><div class="sidebar"><p>The word <span class="bodyi">challenged</span> was put forward in the 1980s as a solution to the problem of how to describe, sensitively and positively, the various disabilities from which some people suffer – thus, <span class="bodyi">physically challenged</span> (disabled) and <span class="bodyi">visually challenged</span> (blind or with deficient eyesight). The word quickly came to be seen as a clear example of euphemism and political correctness and to be ridiculed in such combinations as <span class="bodyi">cerebrally challenged</span> (stupid) and <span class="bodyi">vertically challenged</span> (short). The question of how physical disabilities can be referred to in a way that is not demeaning to the sufferer is an ongoing one, but <span class="bodyi">challenged</span> is no longer recommended for serious use.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fallacy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfaləsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> fallacies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021440a"><!--s021440a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022594b"><!--s022594b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a false idea </p><p><i></i></p><p>the popular fallacy that scientists are illiterate</p>.</div><a name="s022595b"><!--s022595b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in logic, an argument failing to satisfy the conditions of valid inference <span class="bodyb">fallacious</span> /fəʹlayshəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">fallaciously</span> /fəʹlayshəsli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">fallaciousness</span> /fəʹlayshəsnis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">fallacia</span>, from <span class="bodyi">fallac-, fallax</span> deceitful, from <span class="bodyi">fallere</span> to deceive].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intendant</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031571a"><!--s031571a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033430b"><!--s033430b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a senior administrator, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the arts.</p></div><a name="s033431b"><!--s033431b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an administrative official, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> under the French, Spanish, or Portuguese monarchies</p><p><span class="bodyb">intendancy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">intendant</span>, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">intendent-, intendens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">intendere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/intend/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">intend</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">half-holiday</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027196a"><!--s027196a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a holiday of half a day, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an afternoon.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">macula lutea</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹloohti·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> maculae luteae /ʹloohti·ee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036227a"><!--s036227a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small yellowish area lying near slightly to the side of the centre of the retina that constitutes the region of best vision [Latin <span class="bodyi">macula lutea</span> yellow spot].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misgovern</span><small><span class="eSynop">/misʹguvən/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038451a"><!--s038451a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to govern (a nation, etc) badly</p><p><span class="bodyb">misgovernment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Lett</span><small><span class="eSynop">/let/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034747a"><!--s034747a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/latvian/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Latvian</span></span></a> (1)</p><p><span class="bodyb">Lettish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [German <span class="bodyi">Lette</span> from Latvian <span class="bodyi">Latvi</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horny</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (hornier, horniest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029187a"><!--s029187a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030881b"><!--s030881b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>composed of or resembling horn.</p></div><a name="s030882b"><!--s030882b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> sexually aroused; randy</p><p><span class="bodyb">horniness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [(sense 2) <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/horn1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">horn 1</span></span></a> meaning ‘erect penis’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Mesozoic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mesohʹzoh·ik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037718a"><!--s037718a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of therelating to or dating from a geological era (between the Palaeozoic and Cenozoic eras, and including the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods), lasting from about 245 million to about 65 million years ago, and marked <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by the appearance of dinosaurs, marine and flying reptiles, and evergreen trees</p><p><span class="bodyb">Mesozoic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intended<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031572a"><!--s031572a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>planned; future</p><p><span class="bodyb">intendedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lock<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/lok/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035486a"><!--s035486a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037333b"><!--s037333b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a fastening that can be opened and often closed only by means of a particular key or combination.</p></div><a name="s037334b"><!--s037334b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an enclosed section of a river or waterway, e.g. a canal that, which has gates at each end and in which the water level can be raised or lowered as boats pass through to move boats from one level to another.</p></div><a name="s037335b"><!--s037335b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in wrestling, etc, a hold secured on a usu specified body part.</p></div><a name="s037336b"><!--s037336b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> the extent to which the front wheels of a vehicle are turned to change the direction of travel.</p></div><a name="s037337b"><!--s037337b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lock_forward/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lock forward</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s037338b"><!--s037338b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a gunlock [Old English <span class="bodyi">loc</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Keynesianism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaynzi·əniz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033157a"><!--s033157a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the economic theories of J M Keynes (d.1946) and his followers; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> the theory that the monetary and taxation policies of a government directly affect actual demand, inflation, and employment</p><p><span class="bodyb">Keynesian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> [J M<span class="bodyi">Keynes</span> d.1946, English economist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">challenging</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009887a"><!--s009887a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>stimulating interest, thought, action, or effort; demanding</p><p><span class="bodyb">challengingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Martinmas</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmahtinməs, -mas/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036973a"><!--s036973a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>11 November celebrated as the feast of St Martin [Middle English <span class="bodyi">martinmasse</span>, from St <span class="bodyi">Martin</span> d.397, patron saint of France, + <span class="bodyi">masse</span> mass].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fall away</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021441a"><!--s021441a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022596b"><!--s022596b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to withdraw friendship or support.</p></div><a name="s022597b"><!--s022597b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to withdraw friendship or support.</p></div><a name="s022598b"><!--s022598b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>of land: to slope down </p><p><i></i></p><p>The land falls away to the east</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">half hour</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027197a"><!--s027197a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029012b"><!--s029012b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a period of 30 minutes </p><p><i></i></p><p>It was checked every half hour</p>.</div><a name="s029013b"><!--s029013b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the middle point of an hour </p><p><i></i></p><p>The bus leaves on the half hour</p> <p><span class="bodyb">half-hourly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">maculation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/makyooʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036228a"><!--s036228a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the arrangement of spots and markings on an animal or plant.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misguide</span><small><span class="eSynop">/misʹgied/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038452a"><!--s038452a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to lead (somebody) astray or mislead them</p><p><span class="bodyb">misguidance</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">letter<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹletə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034748a"><!--s034748a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036476b"><!--s036476b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a symbol, usu written or printed, representing a speech sound and constituting a unit of an alphabet.</p></div><a name="s036477b"><!--s036477b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a written or printed message addressed to a person or organization and usu sent through the post </p><p><i></i></p><p>Nobody knows how to write letters, and yet one has ’em, one does not know why. They serve one to pin up one's hair</p><p> Congreve.</p></div><a name="s036478b"><!--s036478b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl, but treated as sing. or pl</span>) literature.</p></div><a name="s036479b"><!--s036479b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl, but treated as sing. or pl</span>)</p><a name="s009398c"><!--s009398c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>literature.</p></div><a name="s009399c"><!--s009399c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>learning, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> scholarly knowledge of or achievement in literature </p><p><i></i></p><p>a man of letters</p>.</div></div><a name="s036480b"><!--s036480b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the letter</span>) the precise wording; the strict or literal meaning </p><p><i></i></p><p>the letter of the law</p>.</div><a name="s036481b"><!--s036481b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>in printing, a style of type ✱ <span class="bodyb">to the letter</span> precisely or literally </p><p><i></i></p><p>obeyed the instructions to the letter</p> <p>[Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">littera</span> letter of the alphabet, <span class="bodyi">litterae</span> (pl) epistle, literature].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horologe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhorəloj/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029188a"><!--s029188a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a timekeeping device [Middle English via French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">hōrologion</span>, from <span class="bodyi">hōra</span> hour + <span class="bodyi">legein</span> to gather].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mesquite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/meʹskeet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037719a"><!--s037719a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of spiny trees or shrubs of the pea family that forms extensive thickets in the SW USA and Mexico and bears sugar-rich pods, known as mesquite beans, used as a livestock feed: genus <span class="bodyi">Prosopis</span> [Spanish <span class="bodyi">mesquite</span> from Nahuatl <span class="bodyi">mizquitl</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intended<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> intendeds)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031573a"><!--s031573a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> somebody's future spouse </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was walking arm in arm with his intended</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">macule</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmakyoohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036229a"><!--s036229a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a discoloured spot on the skin that is not raised above the surface [French <span class="bodyi">macule</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">macula</span> spot].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">keynote<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033158a"><!--s033158a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035023b"><!--s035023b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009021c"><!--s009021c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the fundamental or central fact, principle, idea, or mood.</p></div><a name="s009022c"><!--s009022c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) said of a speech: presenting the issues of primary interest to an assembly.</p></div></div><a name="s035024b"><!--s035024b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the first note of a musical scale considered as the base note for purposes of harmony.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">half-hunter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027198a"><!--s027198a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a pocket watch that has a hinged metal cover with a small opening so that the approximate time can be read.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lock<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035487a"><!--s035487a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037339b"><!--s037339b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009709c"><!--s009709c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to fasten or make secure with or as if with a lock.</p></div><a name="s009710c"><!--s009710c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to be fitted and fastenable with a lock.</p></div></div><a name="s037340b"><!--s037340b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to shut in or make inaccessible by locking a door, lid, etc.</p></div><a name="s037341b"><!--s037341b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s009711c"><!--s009711c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to fasten the lock of (something).</p></div><a name="s009712c"><!--s009712c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to make (something) fast with or as if with a lock.</p></div></div><a name="s037342b"><!--s037342b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to shut (somebody) in or out, or to make (something) secure or inaccessible, by or as if by means of locks </p><p><i></i></p><p>He had locked himself away from the curious world</p>.</div><a name="s037343b"><!--s037343b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s009713c"><!--s009713c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to fix (something) immovably by means of a securing mechanism or through parts becoming jammed.</p></div><a name="s009714c"><!--s009714c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to fix (somebody or something) in a particular situation or method of operation </p><p><i></i></p><p>Administration and students were locked in conflict</p>.</div></div><a name="s037344b"><!--s037344b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s009715c"><!--s009715c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to hold (somebody) in a close embrace.</p></div><a name="s009716c"><!--s009716c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to grapple (somebody) in combat.</p></div></div><a name="s037345b"><!--s037345b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to move or permit (e.g. a ship) to pass by raising or lowering it in a lock <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s037346b"><!--s037346b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s009717c"><!--s009717c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to be fitted and fastenable with a lock.</p></div><a name="s009718c"><!--s009718c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to become locked, e.g. when closed.</p></div></div><a name="s037347b"><!--s037347b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to make or become fixed or jammed immovably.</p></div><a name="s037348b"><!--s037348b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><a name="s009719c"><!--s009719c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to hold in a close embrace or grapple in combat.</p></div><a name="s009720c"><!--s009720c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to engage in a discussion, conflict, etc ✱ <span class="bodyb">lock horns</span> to engage in an argument or dispute</p><p><span class="bodyb">lockable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misguided</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038453a"><!--s038453a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>directed by mistaken ideas, principles, or motives</p><p><span class="bodyb">misguidedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">misguidedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">martlet</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmahtlit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036974a"><!--s036974a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038836b"><!--s038836b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in heraldry, a representation of a swallow without feet, used e.g. in indicating descent, to denote a fourth son.</p></div><a name="s038837b"><!--s038837b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or literary</span> a martin </p><p><i></i></p><p>this guest of summer, the temple-haunting martlet</p><p> Shakespeare [Middle English, in the sense ‘a swift’, from Old French <span class="bodyi">merlet</span> martin, influenced by <span class="bodyi">martinet</span>: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/martin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">martin</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fallback</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021442a"><!--s021442a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022599b"><!--s022599b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something on which one can fall back; a reserve, alternative, or replacement.</p></div><a name="s022600b"><!--s022600b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a falling back; a retreat.</p></div><a name="s022601b"><!--s022601b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a reduction.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">challis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshali, ʹshalis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009888a"><!--s009888a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lightweight soft clothing fabric made of cotton, wool, or synthetic yarn [prob from the name <span class="bodyi">Challis</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">letter<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (lettered, lettering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034749a"><!--s034749a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036482b"><!--s036482b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to set (something) down in letters.</p></div><a name="s036483b"><!--s036483b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to mark (something) with letters.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mess<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/mes/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037720a"><!--s037720a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039576b"><!--s039576b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an untidy, disordered, dirty, or generally unpleasant state or condition.</p></div><a name="s039577b"><!--s039577b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">euphem</span> the excrement of a domestic animal.</p></div><a name="s039578b"><!--s039578b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a prepared dish of soft or liquid food.</p></div><a name="s039579b"><!--s039579b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s010267c"><!--s010267c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a prepared dish of soft or liquid food.</p></div><a name="s010268c"><!--s010268c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a usu unappetizing mixture of ingredients eaten together.</p></div></div><a name="s039580b"><!--s039580b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a disorganized situation resulting from misunderstanding, blundering, or misconduct.</p></div><a name="s039581b"><!--s039581b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a person whose appearance is untidy or whose life and affairs are in disorder.</p></div><a name="s039582b"><!--s039582b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a place where services personnel eat their meals ✱ <span class="bodyb">make a mess of</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to perform (a task, etc) incompetently</p><p>Middle English <span class="bodyi">mes</span> via Old French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">missus</span> course at a meal, from <span class="bodyi">missus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">mittere</span> to put, send. The word originally signified a portion of food, then mixed food, especially for an animal and so, ultimately, an untidy state. Another early meaning was a small group of people sitting together at a banquet and being served from the same dishes. This gave rise to the ‘mess’ in which soldiers eat</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hoʹroləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029189a"><!--s029189a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030883b"><!--s030883b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the science of measuring time.</p></div><a name="s030884b"><!--s030884b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the art of constructing instruments for indicating time</p><p><span class="bodyb">horologer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">horologic</span> /-ʹlojik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">horological</span> /-ʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">horologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">hōra</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hour/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hour</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/logy_or_ology/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-logy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intendment</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031574a"><!--s031574a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the true meaning or intention of something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a law.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">half-inch<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027199a"><!--s027199a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of length equal to half an inch.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">keynote<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033159a"><!--s033159a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035025b"><!--s035025b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to set the keynote of (something).</p></div><a name="s035026b"><!--s035026b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> to deliver the keynote address at (e.g. a rally or conference)</p><p><span class="bodyb">keynoter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">macumba</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹkoombə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036230a"><!--s036230a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a Brazilian religious cult combining features of voodoo and of Christianity [Portuguese <span class="bodyi">Macumba</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fall back</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021443a"><!--s021443a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to retreat or recede ✱ <span class="bodyb">fall back on</span>/<span class="bodyb">fall back on/upon</span> to have recourse to, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in difficult circumstances (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>When facts were scarce he fell back on his imagination</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chalone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkalohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009889a"><!--s009889a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an internal secretion that depresses activity and inhibits the growth and differentiation of the cells in a tissue: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hormone/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hormone</span></span></a> [Greek <span class="bodyi">chalōn</span>,present part. of <span class="bodyi">chalan</span> to slacken].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mishandle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/misʹhandl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038454a"><!--s038454a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040185b"><!--s040185b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to treat (somebody or something) badly or roughly.</p></div><a name="s040186b"><!--s040186b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to mismanage (a situation, crisis, etc).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mess<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037721a"><!--s037721a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039583b"><!--s039583b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s010269c"><!--s010269c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to make a mess.</p></div><a name="s010270c"><!--s010270c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">euphem</span> said of a domestic animal: to defecate.</p></div></div><a name="s039584b"><!--s039584b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s010271c"><!--s010271c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + with) to handle or play with something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> carelessly.</p></div><a name="s010272c"><!--s010272c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + with) to interfere or meddle with something or somebody.</p></div></div><a name="s039585b"><!--s039585b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to take meals in a mess </p><p><i></i></p><p>They messed together during the war</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s039586b"><!--s039586b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to make (something or somebody) look untidy.</p></div><a name="s039587b"><!--s039587b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to defecate on (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He had messed his trousers</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lock<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035488a"><!--s035488a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037349b"><!--s037349b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009721c"><!--s009721c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a curl, tuft, etc of hair.</p></div><a name="s009722c"><!--s009722c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary (<span class="bodyi">in pl</span></span>) the hair of the head.</p></div></div><a name="s037350b"><!--s037350b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a tuft or bunch of wool, cotton, etc [Old English <span class="bodyi">locc</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">martyr<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmahtə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036975a"><!--s036975a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038838b"><!--s038838b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person who is put to death because of their religious beliefs.</p></div><a name="s038839b"><!--s038839b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any person who suffers for any cause or set of beliefs </p><p><i></i></p><p>the Tolpuddle martyrs</p>.</div><a name="s038840b"><!--s038840b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a victim of constant suffering </p><p><i></i></p><p>a martyr to migraine</p>.</div><a name="s038841b"><!--s038841b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a person who behaves unnecessarily, even pointedly, in a self-sacrificing manner </p><p><i></i></p><p>OK, be a martyr if you must</p> <p><span class="bodyb">martyrdom</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">martir</span> via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">martyr-, martys</span>, literally ‘witness’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horoscope</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhorəskohp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029190a"><!--s029190a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030885b"><!--s030885b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> somebody's birth, used by astrologers to infer individual character and personality traits and to foretell events in a person's life.</p></div><a name="s030886b"><!--s030886b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an astrological forecast based on this, made for a particular person, or one presented, e.g. in a newspaper column, for people born under a certain zodiac sign [via French and Latinfrom Greek <span class="bodyi">hōroskopos</span> caster of nativities, horoscope,from <span class="bodyi">hōra</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hour/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hour</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">skopein</span> to look at].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">letter bomb</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034750a"><!--s034750a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an explosive device concealed in an envelope or package and intended to detonate when the envelope or package is opened.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intense</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹtens/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031575a"><!--s031575a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033432b"><!--s033432b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008667c"><!--s008667c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>feeling emotion deeply, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by nature or temperament.</p></div><a name="s008668c"><!--s008668c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of an emotion: deeply felt.</p></div></div><a name="s033433b"><!--s033433b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>highly concentrated; intensive </p><p><i></i></p><p>intense heat</p> <p>having or showing a usual characteristic in extreme degree </p><p><i></i></p><p>an intense sun</p>.</div><a name="s033434b"><!--s033434b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>existing or occurring in an extreme degree.</p></div><a name="s033435b"><!--s033435b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>existing or occurring in an extreme degree</p><p><span class="bodyb">intensely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><a name="sb000000274"><!--sb000000274--></a><p><span class="bodyb">intenseness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">intensus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">intendere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/intend/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">intend</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">intense</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">intensive</span>? These two words, though similar in form and meaning, have different areas of use. <span class="bodyi">Intense</span> means ‘extreme’: <span class="bodyi">intense heat</span>; <span class="bodyi">under intense</span> <span class="bodyi">pressure to find a solution</span>. It can also be used to describe people who are serious and feel emotion deeply (<span class="bodyi">a very intense young man</span>) and, when used in connection with people and their activities, usually suggests a high degree of personal commitment or emotional involvement: <span class="bodyi">an intense effort to stave off bankruptcy</span>. <span class="bodyi">Intensive</span>, on the other hand, is used more objectively and means ‘highly concentrated’, suggesting organized effort more than personal involvement: <span class="bodyi">conducted an intensive search of the area</span>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">half-inch<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027200a"><!--s027200a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, slang</span> to steal (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She left her purse on the bar and somebody half-inched it</p> <p>[rhyming slang <span class="bodyi">half inch</span> to pinch].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chalumeau</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshalumoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> chalumeaux /ʹshalumoh/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009890a"><!--s009890a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010176b"><!--s010176b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an early reed musical instrument from which the clarinet developed in the 18th cent.</p></div><a name="s010177b"><!--s010177b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the lowest register of the clarinet [via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">calamellus</span> little reed].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">macushla</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹkooshlə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036231a"><!--s036231a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Irish</span> used as an affectionate form of address: my darling [Irish <span class="bodyi">mo</span> my + <span class="bodyi">cuisle</span> pulse].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">keypad</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033160a"><!--s033160a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035027b"><!--s035027b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small keyboard or set of buttons for operating something, e.g. a telephone, calculator, or security system.</p></div><a name="s035028b"><!--s035028b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a separate section on a computer keyboard with a restricted range of keys, e.g. one used for inputting numbers.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">locker</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035489a"><!--s035489a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037351b"><!--s037351b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a cupboard or compartment that may be closed with a lock; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one for individual storage use.</p></div><a name="s037352b"><!--s037352b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a storage chest or compartment on a boat or board ship.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horrendous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/həʹrendəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029191a"><!--s029191a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>dreadful or horrible</p><p><span class="bodyb">horrendously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">horrendus</span> from <span class="bodyi">horrēre</span> to bristle, tremble].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mess about</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037722a"><!--s037722a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039588b"><!--s039588b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to waste time, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by behaving in a silly way.</p></div><a name="s039589b"><!--s039589b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to dabble, potter, or simply work according to one's whim or mood.</p></div><a name="s039590b"><!--s039590b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + with) to conduct an affair with somebody </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was messing about with someone else's husband</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s039591b"><!--s039591b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> to treat (somebody) without due consideration </p><p><i></i></p><p>Why don't you stop messing him about and give him a definite date?</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fall behind</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021444a"><!--s021444a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to fail to keep up with the rest of a group somebody or something </p><p><i></i></p><p>She had fallen behind with her work</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intensifier</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹtensifie·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031576a"><!--s031576a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033436b"><!--s033436b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a word or form, e.g. <span class="bodyi">very</span>, that gives force or emphasis.</p></div><a name="s033437b"><!--s033437b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in photography, a chemical used to improve the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/resolution/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">resolution</span></span></a> (clarity of image) of a negative.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mishap</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmis·hap/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038455a"><!--s038455a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an unfortunate accident </p><p><i></i></p><p>He asked the waves, he asked the felon winds what hard mishap hath doomed this gentle swain</p><p> Milton [Middle English, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mis_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mis- 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hap1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hap 1</span></span></a> happening, chance, from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">happ</span> good luck].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">martyr<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036976a"><!--s036976a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038842b"><!--s038842b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to put (somebody) to death as a martyr.</p></div><a name="s038843b"><!--s038843b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to inflict agonizing pain on (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>racked with sciatics, martyred with the stone</p><p> Pope.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">letter box</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034751a"><!--s034751a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036484b"><!--s036484b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a hole in a door or a box outside a house to receive material delivered by post.</p></div><a name="s036485b"><!--s036485b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/postbox/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">postbox</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">half-landing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027201a"><!--s027201a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a landing halfway up a flight of stairs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chalybeate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹlibi·ət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009891a"><!--s009891a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of water: impregnated with iron-containing chemical compounds </p><p><i></i></p><p>chalybeate springs</p> <p>[scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">chalybeatus</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">chalybs</span> steel, from Greek <span class="bodyi">chalyb-, chalyps</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Chalybes</span>, the name of an ancient people in Asia Minor famous for their iron-working skills].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mad<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/mad/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (madder, maddest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036232a"><!--s036232a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038027b"><!--s038027b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>mentally disordered; insane.</p></div><a name="s038028b"><!--s038028b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>utterly foolish; senseless.</p></div><a name="s038029b"><!--s038029b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>very angry.</p></div><a name="s038030b"><!--s038030b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>carried away by intense anger.</p></div><a name="s038031b"><!--s038031b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>carried away by enthusiasm or desire </p><p><i></i></p><p>mad for thy love?</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div><a name="s038032b"><!--s038032b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>said of a dog: affected with rabies.</p></div><a name="s038033b"><!--s038033b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>intensely excited or distraught; frantic.</p></div><a name="s038034b"><!--s038034b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>characterized by intense and often chaotic activity </p><p><i></i></p><p>make a mad dash for cover</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">like mad</span>.</p></div><a name="s038035b"><!--s038035b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> very hard, fast, loud, etc </p><p><i></i></p><p>shout like mad</p> <p><span class="bodyb">madly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">madness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> ✱ <span class="bodyb">mad keen</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> very enthusiastic [Old English <span class="bodyi">gemǣd</span>, past part. related to <span class="bodyi">gemād</span> silly, mad].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">keypunch<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033161a"><!--s033161a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a machine with a keyboard used to transfer data by cutting holes or notches in punched cards.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">locker room</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035490a"><!--s035490a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a changing room for participants in sports, with lockers for personal possessions.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horrible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhorəbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029192a"><!--s029192a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030887b"><!--s030887b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>causing, or of a nature to cause, horror </p><p><i></i></p><p>a horrible accident</p>.</div><a name="s030888b"><!--s030888b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly informal</span> extremely unpleasant or disagreeable </p><p><i></i></p><p>horrible weather</p> <p><span class="bodyb">horribleness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">horribly</span> /-bli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">horribilis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">horrēre</span> to bristle, tremble].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mishear</span><small><span class="eSynop">/misʹhiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> misheard /misʹhuhd/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038456a"><!--s038456a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s040187b"><!--s040187b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to hear (something) wrongly <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s040188b"><!--s040188b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to misinterpret what is heard.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">martyrize <span class="bodyi">or</span> martyrise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036977a"><!--s036977a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make (somebody) a martyr <span class="bodyb">martyrization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intensify</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹtensifie/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (intensifies, intensified, intensifying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031577a"><!--s031577a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s033438b"><!--s033438b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make or become (something) intense <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s033439b"><!--s033439b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to become intense <span class="bodyb">intensification</span> /-fiʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p>This word was first used by S T Coleridge in his <span class="bodyi">Biographia Literaria</span> (1817): ‘the will itself by confining and intensifying the attention may arbitrarily give vividness or distinctness to any object whatsoever’. Coleridge added a footnote to justify his coinage, asserting that the earlier use of <span class="bodyi">intend</span> in this sense had become confusingly ambiguous, and that the periphrastic <span class="bodyi">render intense</span> would ruin the beautiful harmony of his sentence, although he admits that the new word sounds ‘uncouth to my own ear’. The word was well established by the middle of the 19th cent</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">half-length</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027202a"><!--s027202a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a portrait showing only the upper half of the body</p><p><span class="bodyb">half-length</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fall down</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021445a"><!--s021445a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022602b"><!--s022602b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to collapse or drop to the ground.</p></div><a name="s022603b"><!--s022603b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">often</span> + on) to fail to meet expectations or requirements; to be inadequate </p><p><i></i></p><p>They fell down on the job</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">message<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmesij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037723a"><!--s037723a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039592b"><!--s039592b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a communication in writing, in speech, or by signals.</p></div><a name="s039593b"><!--s039593b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a central theme or idea intended to inspire, urge, warn, enlighten, advise, etc.</p></div><a name="s039594b"><!--s039594b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a communication from a prophet or religious leader.</p></div><a name="s039595b"><!--s039595b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Scot, Irish</span> an errand.</p></div><a name="s039596b"><!--s039596b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) shopping ✱ <span class="bodyb">be on/off message</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> chiefly in politics, to make statements that accord or do not accord with officially approved policy ✱ <span class="bodyb">get the message</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to understand what somebody is saying [Middle English via Old French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">missaticum</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">missus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">mittere</span> to send].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chamber</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchaymbə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009892a"><!--s009892a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010178b"><!--s010178b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a natural or artificial enclosed space or cavity.</p></div><a name="s010179b"><!--s010179b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a room where a judge hears private cases.</p></div><a name="s010180b"><!--s010180b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a legislative or judicial body, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> either of two houses of a legislature, or a hall used by such a body </p><p><i></i></p><p>Chamber of Deputies</p>.</div><a name="s010181b"><!--s010181b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s002435c"><!--s002435c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a reception room in an official or state building.</p></div><a name="s002436c"><!--s002436c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a room, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a bedroom.</p></div><a name="s002437c"><!--s002437c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) a set of rooms used by a group of barristers.</p></div><a name="s002438c"><!--s002438c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>) a room where a judge hears private cases.</p></div></div><a name="s010182b"><!--s010182b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s002439c"><!--s002439c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) a set of rooms used by a group of barristers.</p></div><a name="s002440c"><!--s002440c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a reception room in an official or state building.</p></div></div><a name="s010183b"><!--s010183b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>the part of a gun that holds the charge or cartridge.</p></div><a name="s010184b"><!--s010184b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a room, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a bedroom.</p></div><a name="s010185b"><!--s010185b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chamber_pot/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chamber pot</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s010186b"><!--s010186b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) relating to or involving a small group of musical instruments or a small orchestra </p><p><i></i></p><p>a chamber concert</p> <p>[Middle English via Old French <span class="bodyi">chambre</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">camera</span> arched roof, from Greek <span class="bodyi">kamara</span> vault].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lettered</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034752a"><!--s034752a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> learned or educated.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mad<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (madded, madding)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036233a"><!--s036233a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic or literary</span> to drive (a person) mad </p><p><i></i></p><p>This music mads me</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">locket</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlokit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035491a"><!--s035491a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small gold or silver case usu of precious metal that has space for a memento, e.g. a small picture, and is usu worn on a chain round the neck [early French <span class="bodyi">loquet</span> dimin. of <span class="bodyi">loc</span> latch, lock, of Germanic origin; related to Old English <span class="bodyi">loc</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lock1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lock 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">keypunch<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033162a"><!--s033162a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to transfer (data) by means of a keypunch</p><p><span class="bodyb">keypuncher</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horrid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhorid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029193a"><!--s029193a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030889b"><!--s030889b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>horrible; shocking.</p></div><a name="s030890b"><!--s030890b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> repulsive; nasty</p><p><span class="bodyb">horridly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">horridness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">horridus</span> rough, shaggy, bristling,from <span class="bodyi">horrēre</span> to bristle, tremble].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intension</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹtensh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031578a"><!--s031578a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033440b"><!--s033440b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>intensity.</p></div><a name="s033441b"><!--s033441b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in philosophy, the set of characteristics that belong to the thing that a word refers to; a connotation</p><p><span class="bodyb">intensional</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fallen<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021446a"><!--s021446a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fall1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fall 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mishit<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/misʹhit/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (mishitting, <span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> mishit)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038457a"><!--s038457a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to hit (a ball or stroke) in a faulty manner.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chamberlain</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchaymbəlin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009893a"><!--s009893a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010187b"><!--s010187b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a chief officer of a royal or noble household.</p></div><a name="s010188b"><!--s010188b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a treasurer, e.g. of a corporation</p><p>Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">chamberlayn</span>,from a Germanic word borrowed: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chamber/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chamber</span></span></a> . The word orig referred to a servant of the bedchamber</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">martyrology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mahtəʹroləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036978a"><!--s036978a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>that part of ecclesiastical history concerned with the lives and sufferings of martyrs <span class="bodyb">martyrological</span> /-ʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">martyrologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">letterhead</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034753a"><!--s034753a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036486b"><!--s036486b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a printed heading on a sheet of writing paper showing the name, address, etc of a person or organization.</p></div><a name="s036487b"><!--s036487b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>stationery printed with such a heading, or a sheet of this.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">message<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037724a"><!--s037724a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to send (somebody) a message, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an email.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">half-life</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027203a"><!--s027203a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029014b"><!--s029014b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the time required for half of the atoms of a radioactive substance to become disintegrated.</p></div><a name="s029015b"><!--s029015b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the time required for the concentration of a drug or other substance in an organism to be reduced to half by natural processes.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Madagascan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/madəʹgaskən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036234a"><!--s036234a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of the island of Madagascar</p><p><span class="bodyb">Madagascan</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">key signature</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033163a"><!--s033163a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the sharps or flats placed on a the musical staff to indicate the key in diatonic music.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lock forward</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035492a"><!--s035492a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in rugby, either of two players positioned inside the second row of the scrum.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horrific</span><small><span class="eSynop">/həʹrifik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029194a"><!--s029194a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>arousing horror; horrifying </p><p><i></i></p><p>a horrific account of the tragedy</p> <p><span class="bodyb">horrifically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intensity</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> intensities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031579a"><!--s031579a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033442b"><!--s033442b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>extreme degree of strength, force, or energy.</p></div><a name="s033443b"><!--s033443b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the magnitude of force or energy per unit, e.g. of surface, charge, or mass.</p></div><a name="s033444b"><!--s033444b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the purity of a colour; saturation.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fallen<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021447a"><!--s021447a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022604b"><!--s022604b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> said of a woman: dishonoured from having had sexual relations outside marriage.</p></div><a name="s022605b"><!--s022605b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>killed in battle.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mishit<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmis·hit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038458a"><!--s038458a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a faulty hit, shot, or stroke.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lettering</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034754a"><!--s034754a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the letters used in an inscription, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as regards their style or quality.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marvel<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmahv(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036979a"><!--s036979a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something or somebody amazing </p><p><i></i></p><p>the marvels of modern technology</p> <p><i></i></p><p>How did you manage it? You're a marvel!</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">mervel</span> via Old French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">mirabilia</span>, neuter pl of Latin <span class="bodyi">mirabilis</span> wonderful, from <span class="bodyi">mirari</span> to wonder].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chambermaid</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009894a"><!--s009894a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a woman who cleans bedrooms and makes beds, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a hotel.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">message stick</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037725a"><!--s037725a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a stick with symbolic patterns carved on it, traditionally used by Australian aborigines to carry messages from one community to another.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">half-light</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027204a"><!--s027204a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>dim greyish light, e.g. at dusk.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Key Stage</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033164a"><!--s033164a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Britain, any of the four divisions of the National Curriculum, studied by pupils aged 5–7, 7–11, 11–14, and 14–16 respectively.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">madam</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmadəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036235a"><!--s036235a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038036b"><!--s038036b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>used without a name as a form of respectful address to a woman, sometimes used obliquely </p><p><i></i></p><p>Will madam have the fish?</p>.</div><a name="s038037b"><!--s038037b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Madam</span>) used with <span class="bodyi">Dear</span> as a conventional form of address at the beginning of a letter.</p></div><a name="s038038b"><!--s038038b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Madam</span>) used in direct address as a conventional title of respect before a woman's title of office </p><p><i></i></p><p>Madam Chairman</p>.</div><a name="s038039b"><!--s038039b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the female head of a brothel.</p></div><a name="s038040b"><!--s038040b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a conceited or petulant young lady or girl [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">ma dame</span> my lady].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intensive<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹtensiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031580a"><!--s031580a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033445b"><!--s033445b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>highly concentrated </p><p><i></i></p><p>an intensive bombardment of the enemy positions</p>.</div><a name="s033446b"><!--s033446b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>dealing very thoroughly with a subject and at a fast pace </p><p><i></i></p><p>intensive training</p>.</div><a name="s033447b"><!--s033447b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in combination</span>) using a specified factor of production to a greater extent than others </p><p><i></i></p><p>labour-intensive</p>.</div><a name="s033448b"><!--s033448b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>constituting or relating to a method designed to increase productivity by the expenditure of more capital and labour rather than by increase in the land or raw materials used </p><p><i></i></p><p>intensive farming</p> <p><span class="bodyb">intensively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><a name="sb000000275"><!--sb000000275--></a><p><span class="bodyb">intensiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">intensive</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">intense</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/intense/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">intense</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lockjaw</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035493a"><!--s035493a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037353b"><!--s037353b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an early symptom of tetanus characterized by spasm of the jaw muscles and inability to open the jaws.</p></div><a name="s037354b"><!--s037354b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/tetanus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">tetanus</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horrify</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhorifie/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (horrifies, horrified, horrifying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029195a"><!--s029195a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030891b"><!--s030891b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cause (somebody) to feel horror.</p></div><a name="s030892b"><!--s030892b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to shock (somebody) or fill them with distaste <span class="bodyb">horrification</span> /-fiʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">horrified</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">horrifiedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">horrifying</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">horrifyingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">horrificare</span>, ultimately from <span class="bodyi">horrēre</span> to bristle, tremble].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mishmash</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmishmash/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038459a"><!--s038459a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a hotchpotch or jumble [partly reduplication of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mash1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mash 1</span></span></a>, partly from Middle High German <span class="bodyi">misch-masch</span>, reduplication of <span class="bodyi">mischen</span> to mix].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">faller</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfawlə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021448a"><!--s021448a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022606b"><!--s022606b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> somebody or something that falls, e.g. a racehorse that falls at a fence.</p></div><a name="s022607b"><!--s022607b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a person who fells trees.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marvel<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (marvelled, marvelling, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> marveled) (marveling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036980a"><!--s036980a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(+ at) to be filled with surprise, wonder, or amazed curiosity </p><p><i></i></p><p>I never cease to marvel at your memory</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">letter of credence</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034755a"><!--s034755a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a formal document authorizing the power of a diplomatic agent to act for a government.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chamber music</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009895a"><!--s009895a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>music written for a small group of instruments.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mess around</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037726a"><!--s037726a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mess_about/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mess about</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">half-mast</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027205a"><!--s027205a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029016b"><!--s029016b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the position of a flag lowered halfway down the staff as a mark of mourning.</p></div><a name="s029017b"><!--s029017b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">humorous</span> the position of a garment when not fully pulled up </p><p><i></i></p><p>A child appeared in the doorway with his shorts at half-mast</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">keystone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033165a"><!--s033165a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035029b"><!--s035029b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the wedge-shaped piece at the highest point of an arch that locks the other pieces in place.</p></div><a name="s035030b"><!--s035030b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something on which associated things depend for support </p><p><i></i></p><p>collective bargaining – the keystone of industrial democracy</p><p> Adlai Stevenson.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intensive<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031581a"><!--s031581a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in grammar, an intensifier.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">madame</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmadəm/ (<span class="bodyi">French</span> /madam)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> mesdames /ʹmaydam, mayʹdam/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036236a"><!--s036236a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used as a title equivalent to <span class="bodyi">Mrs</span> before the name of a married French-speaking woman or used without a name as a form of address equivalent to <span class="bodyi">madam</span> generalized term of direct address [French <span class="bodyi">madame</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">ma dame</span> my lady].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">locknut</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035494a"><!--s035494a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037355b"><!--s037355b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a nut screwed hard up against another to prevent it either of them from moving.</p></div><a name="s037356b"><!--s037356b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a nut so constructed that it locks itself when screwed up tight.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Mishnah <span class="bodyi">or</span> Mishna</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmishnə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038460a"><!--s038460a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the collection of Jewish traditions chiefly concerned with the law that was compiled about <span class="bodysc">ad</span> 200 and forms the basis of the Talmud <span class="bodyb">Mishnaic</span> /mishʹnayik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Hebrew <span class="bodyi">mishnāh</span> instruction, oral law, from <span class="bodyi">shānāh</span> to repeat, learn].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horripilation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌhoripiʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029196a"><!--s029196a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the raising of hairs on the skin as a result of cold, fear, etc; <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gooseflesh/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gooseflesh</span></span></a> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">horripilation-, horripilatio</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">horripilare</span> to bristle, be shaggy, from <span class="bodyi">horrēre</span> to bristle, tremble + <span class="bodyi">pilus</span>a hair].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">letter of credit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034756a"><!--s034756a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a letter issued by a bank authorizing the bearer to draw on the issuing bank or on its agent in another country up to a certain sum.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Chamber of Commerce</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009896a"><!--s009896a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an association of business people to promote commercial and industrial interests in the community.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fall guy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021449a"><!--s021449a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022608b"><!--s022608b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a scapegoat.</p></div><a name="s022609b"><!--s022609b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a person who is easily cheated or tricked.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">messeigneurs</span><small><span class="eSynop">/meseʹnyuh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037727a"><!--s037727a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/monseigneur/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">monseigneur</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marvellous</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">marvelous</span>) /ʹmahvələs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036981a"><!--s036981a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038844b"><!--s038844b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>causing wonder.</p></div><a name="s038845b"><!--s038845b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of the highest kind or quality</p><p><span class="bodyb">marvellously</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">marvellousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">half measures</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027206a"><!--s027206a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">in negative contexts</span>) a partial, half-hearted, or weak line of action </p><p><i></i></p><p>I want your best efforts, no half measures</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intensive care</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031582a"><!--s031582a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the continuous care and treatment of a seriously ill patient, usu in a special section of a hospital </p><p><i></i></p><p>an intensive-care unit</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">keystroke</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033166a"><!--s033166a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a single instance of pressing down a key on a typewriter or computer keyboard.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">madcap<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmadkap/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036237a"><!--s036237a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>characterized by impulsiveness or recklessness </p><p><i></i></p><p>another of her madcap exploits</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misinform</span><small><span class="eSynop">/misinʹfawm/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038461a"><!--s038461a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to give untrue or misleading information to (somebody) <span class="bodyb">misinformation</span> /-ʹmaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lock on</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035495a"><!--s035495a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + to) to sight and follow (a target) automatically by means of a radar beam or sensor.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horror</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhorə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029197a"><!--s029197a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030893b"><!--s030893b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008072c"><!--s008072c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>intense fear, dread, or dismay.</p></div><a name="s008073c"><!--s008073c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>intense aversion or repugnance.</p></div></div><a name="s030894b"><!--s030894b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008074c"><!--s008074c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the quality of inspiring horror </p><p><i></i></p><p>contemplating the horror of their lives</p><p> Liam O'Flaherty.</p></div><a name="s008075c"><!--s008075c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> an unpleasant or ugly person or thing.</p></div></div><a name="s030895b"><!--s030895b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the horrors</span>) <span class="bodyi">informal</span> a state of horror, depression, or apprehension [Middle English via Frenchfrom Latin <span class="bodyi">horror</span> from <span class="bodyi">horrēre</span> to tremble].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fallible</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfaləbl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021450a"><!--s021450a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>capable of being or likely to be wrong </p><p><i></i></p><p>Both men and women are fallible. The difference is, women know it</p><p> Eleanor Bron <span class="bodyb">fallibility</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fallibly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">fallibilis</span> from <span class="bodyi">fallere</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fail1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fail 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">letter of marque</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034757a"><!--s034757a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in former times, a licence granted by a government to a private person to fit out an armed ship to plunder enemy shipping as a privateer [Middle English <span class="bodyi">marque</span> reprisals, via French from Old Provençal <span class="bodyi">marca</span>, from <span class="bodyi">marcar</span> to mark, seize as a pledge, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marvel of Peru</span><small><span class="eSynop">/pəʹroo/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036982a"><!--s036982a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/four_o_clock/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">four-o'clock</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chamber of horrors</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009897a"><!--s009897a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a place where hall in which objects of macabre interest, e.g. instruments of torture, are exhibited; <span class="bodyi">broadly</span> any horrifying or frightening place, situation, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intent<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹtent/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031583a"><!--s031583a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033449b"><!--s033449b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly archaic, literary, or formal</span></p><a name="s008669c"><!--s008669c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the fact of intending; intention </p><p><i></i></p><p>I hope you have no intent to turn husband, have you?</p><p> Shakespeare </p><p><i></i></p><p>First there was the broad statement of intent in the policy review document</p><p> Independent.</p></div><a name="s008670c"><!--s008670c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the state of mind with which an act is done </p><p><i></i></p><p>I did not do it of an evil intent</p><p> Bunyan </p><p><i></i></p><p>It's only dirty play if there is intent there</p><p> Independent.</p></div></div><a name="s033450b"><!--s033450b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>criminal intention; the intention of committing a crime </p><p><i></i></p><p>loitering with intent</p>.</div><a name="s033451b"><!--s033451b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>meaning or significance ✱ <span class="bodyb">to all intents and purposes</span> in every practical or important respect; virtually [Middle English <span class="bodyi">entent</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">intentus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">intendere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/intend/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">intend</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kg</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033168a"><!--s033168a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035031b"><!--s035031b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>keg.</p></div><a name="s035032b"><!--s035032b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>kilogram.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">messenger<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmesinjə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037728a"><!--s037728a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who carries a message or does an errand [Middle English <span class="bodyi">messangere</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">messagier</span>, from <span class="bodyi">message</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">half-moon</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027207a"><!--s027207a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029018b"><!--s029018b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the figure of the moon when half its disc is illuminated.</p></div><a name="s029019b"><!--s029019b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the first or last quarter of the moon's phases, the time corresponding to this appearance.</p></div><a name="s029020b"><!--s029020b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something like a half-moon in shape </p><p><i></i></p><p>push down the cuticle to reveal the half-moon</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misinterpret</span><small><span class="eSynop">/misinʹtuhprit/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (misinterpreted, misinterpreting)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038462a"><!--s038462a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to understand or explain (something) wrongly <span class="bodyb">misinterpretation</span> /-ʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">misinterpreter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">madcap<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036238a"><!--s036238a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who is impulsive or reckless.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lockout</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035496a"><!--s035496a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a temporary whole or partial closing of a workplace business by an employer in order to gain concessions from or resist demands of employees.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horror-stricken</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029198a"><!--s029198a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/horror_struck/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">horror-struck</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fall in</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021451a"><!--s021451a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022610b"><!--s022610b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of a structure: to sink or collapse inwards </p><p><i></i></p><p>The roof fell in</p>.</div><a name="s022611b"><!--s022611b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a soldier: to take a one's place in the ranks of a military formation ✱ <span class="bodyb">fall in with</span> to concur with (an arrangement) (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>We had to fall in with her wishes</p>.</div><a name="s022612b"><!--s022612b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to encounter and join (a group).</p></div><a name="s022613b"><!--s022613b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to begin to associate with (a person or group of people) </p><p><i></i></p><p>He had fallen in with a bad crowd</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">letterpress</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034758a"><!--s034758a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036488b"><!--s036488b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a method of printing from an inked raised surface, or matter produced by this method.</p></div><a name="s036489b"><!--s036489b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> printed text, e.g. of a book, as distinct from pictorial illustrations.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Marxism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmahksiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036983a"><!--s036983a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the political and economic principles and policies advocated by the German political philosopher and economist Karl Marx (d.1883), which stress the importance of human labour in determining economic value, the struggle between classes as an instrument of social change, and dictatorship of the proletariat</p><p>Marx claimed to replace utopian ideas of socialism with a scientific theory that would demonstrate the inevitable breakdown of capitalism. His insights about class inequalities have proved more durable than his suggestion for building a Communist society. The irony is that Communism actually came to exhibit structural flaws and injustices of a kind that Marx supposed unique to a market economy — Professor Peter Clarke</p><p><span class="bodyb">Marxist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i> [named after Karl <span class="bodyi">Marx</span> d.1883, German political philosopher and economist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">messenger<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037729a"><!--s037729a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> to send (something) by a messenger.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chamber orchestra</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009898a"><!--s009898a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small orchestra, usu with one player for each part.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intent<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031584a"><!--s031584a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033452b"><!--s033452b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(+ on/upon) having the mind, attention, or will concentrated on something or some end or purpose </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was already intent on stirring up trouble</p>.</div><a name="s033453b"><!--s033453b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>directed with strained or eager attention; concentrated </p><p><i></i></p><p>an intent gaze</p> <p><span class="bodyb">intently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">intentness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mad cow disease</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036239a"><!--s036239a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">KG</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033167a"><!--s033167a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Knight of the Order of the Garter.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lock out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035497a"><!--s035497a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037357b"><!--s037357b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to prevent (somebody) from entering a place by locking the door, gate, etc.</p></div><a name="s037358b"><!--s037358b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to subject (a body of employees) to a lockout.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">falling-out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021452a"><!--s021452a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a disagreement or quarrel.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">half nelson</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027208a"><!--s027208a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wrestling hold in which one arm is thrust under the corresponding arm of an opponent and the hand placed on the back of the opponent's neck: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/full_nelson/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">full nelson</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horror-struck</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029199a"><!--s029199a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>filled with horror.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misjudge</span><small><span class="eSynop">/misʹjuj/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038463a"><!--s038463a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040189b"><!--s040189b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to estimate (something) wrongly.</p></div><a name="s040190b"><!--s040190b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to judge (somebody) wrongly, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to have an unjustly bad opinion of (somebodythem) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s040191b"><!--s040191b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make a mistaken judgment</p><p><span class="bodyb">misjudgment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">letters of administration</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034759a"><!--s034759a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a legal document giving authority to administer the estate of a person who dies without making a valid will.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Marxism-Leninism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹleniniz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036984a"><!--s036984a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a theory and practice of communism developed by the Russian political leader Lenin (d.1924) from the doctrines of Marx</p><p><span class="bodyb">Marxist-Leninist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">messenger RNA</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037730a"><!--s037730a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an RNA that carries the code for a particular protein from the cell's DNA to the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ribosome/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ribosome</span></span></a> (the specialized structure in a cell) and there acts as a template for the formation of the protein: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/transfer_rna/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">transfer RNA</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">madden</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (maddened, maddening)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036240a"><!--s036240a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038041b"><!--s038041b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to drive (somebody) mad.</p></div><a name="s038042b"><!--s038042b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to exasperate or enrage (somebody)</p><p><span class="bodyb">maddeningly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">falling star</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021453a"><!--s021453a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a meteor.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">miskey</span><small><span class="eSynop">/misʹkee/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038464a"><!--s038464a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make an error in keying (words, numbers, etc) on a keyboard or keypad.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horror vacui</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹvakyooie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029200a"><!--s029200a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in painting, a compulsive need to fill every corner of the picture with detail [Latin <span class="bodyi">horror</span> <span class="bodyi">vacui</span> dislike of an empty space].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chamber pot</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009899a"><!--s009899a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bowl-shaped receptacle for urine and faeces, used chiefly in the bedroom.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">letters patent</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034760a"><!--s034760a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a formal open document, e.g. from a sovereign, conferring on somebody a right or privilege, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the sole right to exploit their invention.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intention</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹtensh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031585a"><!--s031585a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033454b"><!--s033454b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>what somebody intends to do or bring about; an aim.</p></div><a name="s033455b"><!--s033455b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a determination to act in a certain way; a resolve.</p></div><a name="s033456b"><!--s033456b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in philosophy, a concept.</p></div><a name="s033457b"><!--s033457b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the object for which a prayer or other religious devotion is offered.</p></div><a name="s033458b"><!--s033458b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) purpose with respect to proposal of marriage.</p></div><a name="s033459b"><!--s033459b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>in medicine, the healing process of a wound.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">KGB</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033169a"><!--s033169a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the secret police of the former USSR [abbr of Russian <span class="bodyi">Komitet Gosudarstvennoye Bezopastnosti</span> State Security Committee].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">half note</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027209a"><!--s027209a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a minim.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">locksmith</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035498a"><!--s035498a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who makes or mends locks as an occupation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">marzipan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmahzipan/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036985a"><!--s036985a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a paste made from ground almonds, sugar, and egg whites, used for coating cakes or shaped into small sweets [German <span class="bodyi">Marzipan</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">marzapane</span> a medieval coin, marzipan, from Arabic <span class="bodyi">mawthabān</span>, a medieval coin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mess hall</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037731a"><!--s037731a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a communal dining room where members of the armed forces have their meals together, or a building containing such a room.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hors concours</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌaw konhʹkooə (<span class="bodyi">French</span> ɔːr kɔkur)/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029201a"><!--s029201a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030896b"><!--s030896b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> without equal; unrivalled; peerless.</p></div><a name="s030897b"><!--s030897b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of an exhibit or exhibitor: not competing for an award [French <span class="bodyi">hors</span> <span class="bodyi">concours</span> out of competition].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">madder</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036241a"><!--s036241a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038043b"><!--s038043b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a Eurasian plant with whorled leaves and small yellowish flowers: <span class="bodyi">Rubia tinctorum</span>.</p></div><a name="s038044b"><!--s038044b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a red dye prepared from the root of a Eurasian this plant [Old English <span class="bodyi">mædere</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fall line</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021454a"><!--s021454a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022614b"><!--s022614b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the natural slope of a hill, e.g. one used for skiing, straight down from top to bottom.</p></div><a name="s022615b"><!--s022615b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in geography, a boundary between a higher region and a plain. Rapids and waterfalls often occur at the point where a river crosses this line.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intentional</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031586a"><!--s031586a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>done by intention or design; deliberate</p><p><span class="bodyb">intentionally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Lettish</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034761a"><!--s034761a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/latvian/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Latvian</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chambray</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshambray/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009900a"><!--s009900a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lightweight clothing fabric with coloured warp and white weft yarns [irreg from <span class="bodyi">Cambrai</span>, the name of the city in N France where it was orig made].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Kgs</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033170a"><!--s033170a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Kings (books of the Bible).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">halfpenny <span class="bodyi">or</span> ha'penny</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhaypni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> halfpennies halfpence /ʹhayp(ə)ns/ ha'pennies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027210a"><!--s027210a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029021b"><!--s029021b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a former British bronze coin representing one half of a penny.</p></div><a name="s029022b"><!--s029022b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a small amount.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Masai <span class="bodyi">or</span> Maasai</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmasie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Masais <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> Masai)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036986a"><!--s036986a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038846b"><!--s038846b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a pastoral and hunting people of Kenya and Tanzania.</p></div><a name="s038847b"><!--s038847b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Nilotic language of Kenya and Tanzania [the Masai name for this people].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lockstep</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035499a"><!--s035499a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mode of marching in step as closely as possible.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Miskito</span><small><span class="eSynop">/miʹskeetoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Miskitos <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> Miskito)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038465a"><!--s038465a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040192b"><!--s040192b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a Native American people of Nicaragua and Honduras.</p></div><a name="s040193b"><!--s040193b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Amerind language of this people.</p></div><a name="s040194b"><!--s040194b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an English creole language spoken on the Atlantic coast of Nicaragua and Honduras [the Miskito name].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">messiah</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹsie·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037732a"><!--s037732a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039597b"><!--s039597b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Messiah</span>)</p><a name="s010273c"><!--s010273c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the expected king and deliverer of the Jews.</p></div><a name="s010274c"><!--s010274c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>Jesus, regarded by Christians as fulfilling this role.</p></div></div><a name="s039598b"><!--s039598b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a professed leader of a cause</p><p><span class="bodyb">messiahship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Hebrew <span class="bodyi">māshīaḥ</span> and Aramaic <span class="bodyi">mĕshīḥā</span> anointed].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hors de combat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌaw də ʹkombah (<span class="bodyi">French</span> ɔːr də kɔba)/ /ˌaw də ʹkombah/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv and adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029202a"><!--s029202a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>out of the fight; disabled [French <span class="bodyi">hors de</span> <span class="bodyi">combat</span> outside the fighting].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inter-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031589a"><!--s031589a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s033460b"><!--s033460b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>between;, among, or in the midst </p><p><i></i></p><p>intercity</p> <p><i></i></p><p>interpenetrate</p> <p><i></i></p><p>interstellar</p> <p><i></i></p><p>intermarry</p>.</div><a name="s033461b"><!--s033461b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>reciprocally.</p></div><a name="s033462b"><!--s033462b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s008671c"><!--s008671c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>reciprocal </p><p><i></i></p><p>interrelation</p>.</div><a name="s008672c"><!--s008672c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>reciprocally.</p></div></div><a name="s033463b"><!--s033463b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>located between </p><p><i></i></p><p>interface</p>.</div><a name="s033464b"><!--s033464b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>carried on between </p><p><i></i></p><p>international</p>.</div><a name="s033465b"><!--s033465b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>occurring between </p><p><i></i></p><p>interglacial</p>.</div><a name="s033466b"><!--s033466b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>with intensity </p><p><i></i></p><p>internecine</p> <a name="sb000000276"><!--sb000000276--></a><p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">inter-, enter-</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">inter-</span>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">inter-</span>, <span class="bodyb">intra-</span>, <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">intro-</span>? These three prefixes are easily confused. <span class="bodyi">Inter-</span> means ‘between’: <span class="bodyi">international</span>; <span class="bodyi">intermarriage</span>. <span class="bodyi">Intra-</span> means ‘within’: <span class="bodyi">an intrauterine device</span>. <span class="bodyi">Intro-</span> means ‘inwards’: <span class="bodyi">introspection</span>; <span class="bodyi">an introvert</span>. The <span class="bodyi">Internet</span> is the system of (or between) computer networks throughout the world; an <span class="bodyi">intranet</span> is a private network of computer communications within an organization.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">madding</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">archaic or literary</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036242a"><!--s036242a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038045b"><!--s038045b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>acting as if mad; frenzied </p><p><i></i></p><p>far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife</p><p> Gray.</p></div><a name="s038046b"><!--s038046b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>tending to infuriate or drive one mad; maddening </p><p><i></i></p><p>How have mines eyes out of their spheres been fitted in the distraction of this madding fever!</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">halfpennyworth</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhaypniwuhth/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027211a"><!--s027211a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029023b"><!--s029023b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>formerly, as much as could be bought for one halfpenny.</p></div><a name="s029024b"><!--s029024b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">in negative contexts</span>) the least amount </p><p><i></i></p><p>not a halfpennyworth of sense</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">falloff</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021455a"><!--s021455a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a decline, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in quantity or quality </p><p><i></i></p><p>a falloff in exports</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">masala</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹsahlə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036987a"><!--s036987a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mixture of spices ground into a powder or paste, used in Indian cooking [Urdu <span class="bodyi">maṣālaḥ</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">khadi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahdi/ khaddar /ʹkadə, ʹkahdə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033171a"><!--s033171a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Indian cotton cloth woven in the home [Hindi <span class="bodyi">khādī, khādar</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lockstitch</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035500a"><!--s035500a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sewing machine stitch formed by looping together two threads, one on each side of the material being sewn.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chambré</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshombray (<span class="bodyi">French</span> ʧãbre)/ /ʹshombray/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009901a"><!--s009901a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of wine: at or brought to room temperature [French <span class="bodyi">chambré</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">chambrer</span> to put in a room, from <span class="bodyi">chambre</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chamber/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chamber</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">messianic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mesiʹanik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037733a"><!--s037733a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039599b"><!--s039599b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>associated with a messiah or the Messiah.</p></div><a name="s039600b"><!--s039600b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>believing in Jesus as the Jewish Messiah.</p></div><a name="s039601b"><!--s039601b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>marked by idealistic enthusiasm for a cherished cause <span class="bodyb">messianism</span> /məʹsie·əniz(ə)m, ʹmesi·ə-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">Messias</span> + Latin <span class="bodyi">-anicus</span> as in <span class="bodyi">romanicus</span> Romanic].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mislay</span><small><span class="eSynop">/misʹlay/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> mislaid /misʹlayd/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038466a"><!--s038466a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to put or leave (something) in a place that is then temporarily forgotten.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lettuce</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹletis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034762a"><!--s034762a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036490b"><!--s036490b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a common garden plant with succulent edible leaves that are eaten raw in salads: <span class="bodyi">Lactuca sativa</span>.</p></div><a name="s036491b"><!--s036491b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of various similar or related plants, e.g. a lamb's lettuce [Middle English <span class="bodyi">letuse</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">lactuca</span>, from <span class="bodyi">lact-, lac</span> milk; from its milky juice].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hors d'oeuvre</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌaw ʹduhv (<span class="bodyi">French</span> ɔːr dœvr)/ /ˌaw ʹduhv/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hors d'oeuvres hors d'oeuvre /ʹduhv(z) (<span class="bodyi">French</span> dœvr)/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029203a"><!--s029203a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of various savoury foods usu served as appetizers [French <span class="bodyi">hors-d’œuvre</span>, literally ‘outside the work’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">half-pie</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027212a"><!--s027212a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NZ, informal</span> inadequately planned or carried out [<span class="bodyi">pie</span> possibly from Maori <span class="bodyi">pai</span> good].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">made</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mayd/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036243a"><!--s036243a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense and past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/make1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">make 1</span></span></a> ✱ <span class="bodyb">have it made</span>/<span class="bodyb">get/have it made</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to be certain of success; to be in a fortunate situation.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lock, stock, and barrel</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035501a"><!--s035501a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>wholly or completely [from the principal parts of a flintlock].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fall off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021456a"><!--s021456a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022616b"><!--s022616b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to become detached and drop to the ground.</p></div><a name="s022617b"><!--s022617b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to become less or weaker.</p></div><a name="s022618b"><!--s022618b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to decline or decrease in quantity or quality.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">khaki</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahki/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033172a"><!--s033172a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035033b"><!--s035033b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a dull yellowish brown colour.</p></div><a name="s035034b"><!--s035034b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a khaki-coloured cloth made usu of cotton or wool and used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for military uniforms</p><p><span class="bodyb">khaki</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Hindi <span class="bodyi">khākī</span> dust-coloured, from <span class="bodyi">khāk</span> dust, from Persian].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mislead</span><small><span class="eSynop">/misʹleed/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> misled /misʹled/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038467a"><!--s038467a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040195b"><!--s040195b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to lead (somebody) into a mistaken action or belief.</p></div><a name="s040196b"><!--s040196b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to lead (somebody) in a wrong direction</p><p><span class="bodyb">misleader</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">misleading</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">misleadingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">masc.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036988a"><!--s036988a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>masculine.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">letup</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034763a"><!--s034763a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a cessation or lessening of effort, activity, or intensity </p><p><i></i></p><p>There has been no letup in the hostilities</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chameleon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kəʹmeeli·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009902a"><!--s009902a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010189b"><!--s010189b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of numerous species of African and Eurasian lizards with a long tongue, a grasping tail, eyeballs that move independently, and the ability to change the colour of its the skin: genus <span class="bodyi">Chamaeleo</span> and other genera.</p></div><a name="s010190b"><!--s010190b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody or something changeable; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a fickle person <span class="bodyb">chameleonic</span> /-ʹonik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">camelion</span> via French and Latinfrom Greek <span class="bodyi">chamaileōn</span>,from <span class="bodyi">chamai</span> on the ground + <span class="bodyi">leōn</span> lion].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">messieurs</span><small><span class="eSynop">/meʹsyuh, məʹsyuhz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037734a"><!--s037734a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/monsieur/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">monsieur</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horse<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/haws/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> horses <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> horse)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029204a"><!--s029204a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030898b"><!--s030898b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a large solid-hoofed four-footed mammal that eats plants and has been, domesticated by humans since prehistoric times and used as a beast of burden, a draught animal, or for riding: <span class="bodyi">Equus caballus</span> and other species.</p></div><a name="s030899b"><!--s030899b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a racehorse.</p></div><a name="s030900b"><!--s030900b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a male horse; a stallion or gelding.</p></div><a name="s030901b"><!--s030901b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a four-legged frame for supporting something, e.g. planks.</p></div><a name="s030902b"><!--s030902b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s008076c"><!--s008076c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pommel_horse/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pommel horse</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s008077c"><!--s008077c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/vaulting_horse/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">vaulting horse</span></span></a>.</p></div></div><a name="s030903b"><!--s030903b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) cavalry </p><p><i></i></p><p>two regiments of horse</p>.</div><a name="s030904b"><!--s030904b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/horsepower/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">horsepower</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s030905b"><!--s030905b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>a mass of wall rock occurring in a vein.</p></div><a name="s030906b"><!--s030906b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>a rope suspended from the yard of a sailing ship, on which the seamen stand when working on the sails.</p></div><a name="s030907b"><!--s030907b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">slang</span> heroin ✱ <span class="bodyb">a horse of another/a different colour</span> a completely different thing ✱ <span class="bodyb">from the horse's mouth</span> said of information: from the original source; first-hand ✱ <span class="bodyb">hold one's horses</span> to postpone action; to restrain oneself ✱ <span class="bodyb">horses for courses</span> different people or things suit different needs ✱ <span class="bodyb">to horse!</span> <span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a command to mount</p><p><span class="bodyb">horseless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">horselike</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">hors</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹtuh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (interred, interring)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031587a"><!--s031587a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to place (usu a dead body) in the earth or a tomb [Middle English <span class="bodyi">enteren</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">enterrer</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">terra</span> earth].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">half-pint</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027213a"><!--s027213a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a small or inconsequential person.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Fallopian tube</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fəʹlohpi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021457a"><!--s021457a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>either of the pair of tubes conducting the egg from the ovary to the uterus in female mammals [named after Gabriel <span class="bodyi">Fallopius</span> d.1562, Italian anatomist who first described them].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lockup</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035502a"><!--s035502a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037359b"><!--s037359b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a prison, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a small or temporary one.</p></div><a name="s037360b"><!--s037360b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a shop or garage that can be locked up.</p></div><a name="s037361b"><!--s037361b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an investment that is meant to be held over a long term.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Madeira</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹdiərə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036244a"><!--s036244a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fortified wine from Madeira.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mismanage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/misʹmanij/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038468a"><!--s038468a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to manage (a situation, finances, etc) wrongly or incompetently</p><p><span class="bodyb">mismanagement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mascara</span><small><span class="eSynop">/maʹskahrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036989a"><!--s036989a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a cosmetic for colouring, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> darkening, the eyelashes [Italian <span class="bodyi">maschera</span> mask].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Khalkha</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkalkə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033173a"><!--s033173a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035035b"><!--s035035b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a people forming the majority of the population of Mongolia.</p></div><a name="s035036b"><!--s035036b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the official language of Mongolia, a dialect of Mongolian</p><p><span class="bodyb">Khalkha</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [origin unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">let up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034764a"><!--s034764a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036492b"><!--s036492b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to diminish or become less intense.</p></div><a name="s036493b"><!--s036493b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to relax one's efforts or activities ✱ <span class="bodyb">let up on</span> to become less severe towards (somebody).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">horse<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s029205a"><!--s029205a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s030908b"><!--s030908b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + around/about) to engage in horseplay <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s030909b"><!--s030909b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to provide (a person or vehicle) with a horse.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chamfer<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchamfə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009903a"><!--s009903a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an edge that has been cut back from a right angle to form a narrow flat surface with two oblique angles</p><p><span class="bodyb">chamfer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> [back-formation from <span class="bodyi">chamfering</span>, from early French <span class="bodyi">chanfreint</span>,past part. of <span class="bodyi">chanfraindre</span> to bevel, from <span class="bodyi">chant</span> edge (from Latin <span class="bodyi">canthus</span> iron tyre) + <span class="bodyi">fraindre</span> to break, from Latin <span class="bodyi">frangere</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mess jacket</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037735a"><!--s037735a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a short fitted man's jacket reaching to the waist and worn by a military officer as part of a uniform on formal occasions in the mess.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inter.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031588a"><!--s031588a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>intermediate.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Madeira cake</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036245a"><!--s036245a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a very rich sponge cake.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">half-plate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027214a"><!--s027214a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a photographic plate measuring 16.5 by 10.8 centimetres (6½ by 4¼ inches).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fallout</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021458a"><!--s021458a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022619b"><!--s022619b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>polluting particles, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> radioactive particles resulting from a nuclear explosion, descending through the atmosphere.</p></div><a name="s022620b"><!--s022620b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>secondary results or products </p><p><i></i></p><p>The war produced its own literary fallout: a profusion of books</p><p> Newsweek.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lock up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035503a"><!--s035503a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037362b"><!--s037362b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to lock all the doors of (a building) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Have you locked up the house?</p>.</div><a name="s037363b"><!--s037363b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to put (somebody) in prison or a place of confinement.</p></div><a name="s037364b"><!--s037364b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to invest (capital) in such a way that it cannot easily be converted into ready money.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mascarpone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/maskəʹpohni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036990a"><!--s036990a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a soft rich Italian cream cheese [Italian <span class="bodyi">mascarpone</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mismatch<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/misʹmach/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038469a"><!--s038469a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to match (people or things) incorrectly or unsuitably, e.g. in marriage.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Khalsa</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkalsə, ʹkulsə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033174a"><!--s033174a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an order of orthodox Sikhs [via Urdu from Persian, ultimately from Arabic <span class="bodyi">Kālis</span> pure].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">i</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">symbol</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030047a"><!--s030047a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in mathematics, the symbol used to represent the imaginary number equal to the square root of minus one, represented in electrical engineering and electronics by <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/j1_or_j/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">j</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mess kit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037736a"><!--s037736a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039602b"><!--s039602b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a compact kit of cooking and eating utensils for soldiers, campers, etc.</p></div><a name="s039603b"><!--s039603b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>formal evening wear worn by military officers in the mess.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interact</span><small><span class="eSynop">/intəʹrakt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031590a"><!--s031590a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to act upon each other</p><p><span class="bodyb">interactant</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">interaction</span> /-sh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leu</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlayooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> lei /lay/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034765a"><!--s034765a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036494b"><!--s036494b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the basic monetary unit of Romania, divided into 100 bani.</p></div><a name="s036495b"><!--s036495b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the basic monetary unit of Moldova [Romanian <span class="bodyi">leu</span> lion, from Latin <span class="bodyi">leo</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lion/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lion</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chamfer<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (chamfered, chamfering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009904a"><!--s009904a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to cut a chamfer on (something).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">half seas over</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027215a"><!--s027215a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal, dated</span> somewhat drunk.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">loco<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlohkoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> locos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035504a"><!--s035504a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a locomotive.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">madeleine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmadəlin, -layn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036246a"><!--s036246a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small rich sponge cake made from a sponge mixture and baked in a small mould and often decorated with jam and coconut [French <span class="bodyi">madeleine</span>, prob named after <span class="bodyi">Madeleine</span> Paulmier, 19th-cent. French pastry cook].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fall out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021459a"><!--s021459a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022621b"><!--s022621b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) to have a disagreement; to quarrel.</p></div><a name="s022622b"><!--s022622b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to happen in a certain way.</p></div><a name="s022623b"><!--s022623b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a soldier: to leave a one's place in the ranks of a military formation.</p></div><a name="s022624b"><!--s022624b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to happen; to come about </p><p><i></i></p><p>Everything fell out as they had predicted</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mascon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmaskon/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036991a"><!--s036991a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in astronomy, any of the concentrations of mass that are situated just under the surface of the moon and have strong gravitational pull [short for <span class="bodyi">mass concentration</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mismatch<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmismach/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038470a"><!--s038470a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a poor, wrong, or unsuitable match.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">messmate</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037737a"><!--s037737a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fellow member of a ship's mess.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-i<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030049a"><!--s030049a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031506b"><!--s031506b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>used to form the plural of nouns adopted from Latin that end in <span class="bodyi">-us</span> </p><p><i></i></p><p>radii</p>.</div><a name="s031507b"><!--s031507b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used to form the plural of nouns adopted from Italian that end in <span class="bodyi">-e</span> or <span class="bodyi">-o</span> </p><p><i></i></p><p>panettoni</p> <p><i></i></p><p>graffiti</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chammy <span class="bodyi">or</span> shammy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshami/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009905a"><!--s009905a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chamois/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chamois</span></span></a> (2) [by shortening and alteration].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leucine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹloohseen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034767a"><!--s034767a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an amino acid found in most proteins and an essential constituent of the human diet [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/leuc_or_leuco_or_leuk_or_leuko/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">leuc-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ine2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ine 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">khamsin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkamsin, kamʹseen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033175a"><!--s033175a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hot southerly Egyptian wind coming from the Sahara [Arabic <span class="bodyi">rīh al-khamsīn</span> the wind of the fifty (days between Easter and Pentecost, when it usually blows)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">loco<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035505a"><!--s035505a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> out of one's mind [Spanish <span class="bodyi">loco</span> insane].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interactive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/intəʹraktiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031591a"><!--s031591a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>characterized by interaction; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> involving the exchange of information between a computer and user while a program is being run</p><p><span class="bodyb">interactively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">interactivity</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mademoiselle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌmadmwəʹzel/ (<span class="bodyi">French</span> /madmwazɛl)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> mademoiselles mesdemoiselles /ˌmaydmwəʹzel/ (<span class="bodyi">French</span> /medmwazɛl)/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036247a"><!--s036247a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038047b"><!--s038047b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Mademoiselle</span>) used as a title or form of address equivalent to <span class="bodyi">Miss</span> for an unmarried French-speaking girl or woman.</p></div><a name="s038048b"><!--s038048b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a young Frenchwoman.</p></div><a name="s038049b"><!--s038049b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> a French governess or female language teacher [French <span class="bodyi">mademoiselle</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">ma damoisele</span> my young lady].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mascot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmaskot, ʹmaskət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036992a"><!--s036992a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person, animal, or object adopted as a good luck symbol [French <span class="bodyi">mascotte</span> from Provençal <span class="bodyi">mascoto</span> from <span class="bodyi">masco</span> witch].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misname</span><small><span class="eSynop">/misʹnaym/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038471a"><!--s038471a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to call (somebody or something) by the wrong or an inappropriate name.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">half sister</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027216a"><!--s027216a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a sister related through one parent only.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fallow<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfaloh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021460a"><!--s021460a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022625b"><!--s022625b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of land: left unsown after ploughing.</p></div><a name="s022626b"><!--s022626b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>dormant or inactive </p><p><i></i></p><p>a fallow period</p>.</div><a name="s022627b"><!--s022627b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a sow: not pregnant</p><p><span class="bodyb">fallowness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">fealg</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Messrs</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmesəz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037738a"><!--s037738a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mr/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Mr</span></span></a> [shortening of French <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/messieurs/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">messieurs</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">I<sup>1</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> i</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> I's Is <span class="bodyi">or</span> i's)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030042a"><!--s030042a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031496b"><!--s031496b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the ninth letter of the English alphabet.</p></div><a name="s031497b"><!--s031497b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008170c"><!--s008170c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the ninth letter of the English alphabet.</p></div><a name="s008171c"><!--s008171c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a written character or design denoting this letter.</p></div><a name="s008172c"><!--s008172c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the sound represented by this letter, one of the English vowels.</p></div></div><a name="s031498b"><!--s031498b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an item designated as I, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the ninth in a series.</p></div><a name="s031499b"><!--s031499b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the Roman numeral for one.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chamois</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshamwah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> chamois /ʹshamwah(z)/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009906a"><!--s009906a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010191b"><!--s010191b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a small goatlike antelope of Europe and the Caucasus: <span class="bodyi">Rupicapra rupicapra</span>.</p></div><a name="s010192b"><!--s010192b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a soft pliant leather prepared from the skin of the chamois or sheep, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> as a cloth for polishing [early French <span class="bodyi">chamois</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">camox</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leuco-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034768a"><!--s034768a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/leuc_or_leuco_or_leuk_or_leuko/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">leuc-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">locomotion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lohkəʹmohsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035506a"><!--s035506a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act or power of moving from place to place [Latin <span class="bodyi">locus</span> place + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/motion1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">motion 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">made-to-measure</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036248a"><!--s036248a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a garment: made according to an individual's measurements in order to achieve a good fit.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">khan<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kahn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033176a"><!--s033176a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035037b"><!--s035037b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a medieval supreme ruler over the Turkish, Tartar, and Mongol peoples.</p></div><a name="s035038b"><!--s035038b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s009023c"><!--s009023c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a medieval supreme ruler over the Turkish, Tartar, and Mongol peoples.</p></div><a name="s009024c"><!--s009024c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a medieval sovereign of China.</p></div></div><a name="s035039b"><!--s035039b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a local chieftain or person of rank in some countries of Central Asia <span class="bodyb">khanate</span> /ʹkahnayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">caan</span> via early French <span class="bodyi">chan</span> from Turkic <span class="bodyi">kān</span> lord, ruler].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">masculine<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmaskyoolin/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036993a"><!--s036993a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038848b"><!--s038848b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s010118c"><!--s010118c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>male.</p></div><a name="s010119c"><!--s010119c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>having qualities appropriate to a man </p><p><i></i></p><p>her deep masculine voice</p>.</div></div><a name="s038849b"><!--s038849b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in grammar, of, belonging to, or being the gender that normally includes most words or grammatical forms referring to males.</p></div><a name="s038850b"><!--s038850b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>denoting a rhyme that occurs between stressed final syllables, e.g. <span class="bodyi">sigh</span>, <span class="bodyi">cry</span>, <span class="bodyi">deny</span></p><a name="sb000000325"><!--sb000000325--></a><p><span class="bodyb">masculinely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">masculinity</span> /-ʹliniti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">masculin</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">masculinus</span> from <span class="bodyi">masculus</span> (noun) male, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">mas</span> male]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">masculine</span> <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">male</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/male1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">male 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">inter alia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌintər ʹayli·ə, ʹahli·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031592a"><!--s031592a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>among other things [Latin <span class="bodyi">inter alia</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">half size</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027217a"><!--s027217a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a size of clothing, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in shoes, e.g. 5½, 6½ that is intermediate between two sizes.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misnomer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/misʹnohmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038472a"><!--s038472a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040197b"><!--s040197b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an incorrect or inappropriate name or designation.</p></div><a name="s040198b"><!--s040198b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the use of such a name or designation [Middle English <span class="bodyi">misnoumer</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">mesnommer</span> to misname, from <span class="bodyi">mes-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mis_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mis- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">nommer</span> to name, from Latin <span class="bodyi">nominare</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">messuage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmeswij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037739a"><!--s037739a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in law, a house with its outbuildings and land [Middle English from Anglo-French, prob alteration of Old French <span class="bodyi">mesnage</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/m%C3%A9nage/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ménage</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">I<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pronoun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030043a"><!--s030043a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the word used by a person who is speaking or writing to refer to himself or herself [Old English <span class="bodyi">ic</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fallow<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021461a"><!--s021461a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>ploughed and harrowed land that is allowed to lie idle during the growing season.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chamois leather</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshami, ʹshamwah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009907a"><!--s009907a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chamois/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chamois</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leucoblast</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">leukoblast</span>) /ʹloohkohblast/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034769a"><!--s034769a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bone-marrow cell that gives rise to a white blood cell <span class="bodyb">leucoblastic</span> /-ʹblastik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">made-up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036249a"><!--s036249a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038050b"><!--s038050b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>wearing make-up.</p></div><a name="s038051b"><!--s038051b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>fancifully conceived or falsely devised; fictional, invented, or untrue.</p></div><a name="s038052b"><!--s038052b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a road: covered in tarmac.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">locomotive<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/lohkəʹmohtiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035507a"><!--s035507a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an engine that moves under its own power, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that moves railway carriages and wagons.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">khan<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033177a"><!--s033177a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/caravanserai/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">caravanserai</span></span></a> [Arabic <span class="bodyi">khān</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">masculine<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036994a"><!--s036994a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a word or morpheme of the masculine gender.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interbreed</span><small><span class="eSynop">/intəʹbreed/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> interbred /-ʹbred/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031593a"><!--s031593a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s033467b"><!--s033467b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to crossbreed or cause (<span class="bodyi">esp</span> animals) to crossbreed.</p></div><a name="s033468b"><!--s033468b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to breed within a single family or other closed population <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s033469b"><!--s033469b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cause (<span class="bodyi">esp</span> animals) to interbreed.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">miso-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038474a"><!--s038474a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mis_2_or_miso/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mis- 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mess up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037740a"><!--s037740a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039604b"><!--s039604b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to spoil or make a mess of (something).</p></div><a name="s039605b"><!--s039605b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (somebody) to be psychologically upset.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fallow<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021462a"><!--s021462a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to allow (land) to lie fallow.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">half sole</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027218a"><!--s027218a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the part of the sole of a shoe from the central shank to the toe.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-i<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030050a"><!--s030050a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031508b"><!--s031508b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>forming adjectives, with the meaning: relating to or denoting a specified place, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a country of the Middle or Near East </p><p><i></i></p><p>Afghani</p>.</div><a name="s031509b"><!--s031509b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>forming nouns, denoting: a person who is a native or inhabitant of a specified place </p><p><i></i></p><p>Iraqi</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chamomile</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkaməmiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009908a"><!--s009908a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/camomile_or_chamomile/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">camomile</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leucocyte</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">leukocyte</span>) /ʹlyoohkəsiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034770a"><!--s034770a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036498b"><!--s036498b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of the white or colourless blood cells that have nuclei, do not contain haemoglobin, and are concerned with body defence mechanisms and repair; a white blood cell.</p></div><a name="s036499b"><!--s036499b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/white_blood_cell/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">white blood cell</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">leucocytic</span> /-ʹsitik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">locomotive<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035508a"><!--s035508a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037365b"><!--s037365b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>ofrelating to or assisting movement from place to place.</p></div><a name="s037366b"><!--s037366b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>moving, or able to move, by self-propulsion.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">madhouse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmad·hows/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036250a"><!--s036250a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038053b"><!--s038053b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> an institution for the insane lunatic asylum.</p></div><a name="s038054b"><!--s038054b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a place of uproar or confusion.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">khanga</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkang·gə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033178a"><!--s033178a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kanga_or_khanga/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">kanga</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">messy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (messier, messiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037741a"><!--s037741a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039606b"><!--s039606b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>disorderly or dirty.</p></div><a name="s039607b"><!--s039607b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>marked by confusion, disorder, or dirt.</p></div><a name="s039608b"><!--s039608b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>lacking neatness or precision; slovenly.</p></div><a name="s039609b"><!--s039609b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>unpleasantly or tryingly difficult to deal with</p><p><span class="bodyb">messily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">messiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">miso</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmeesoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038473a"><!--s038473a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a thick brown salty paste made from fermented soya beans, used to flavour savoury dishes [Japanese <span class="bodyi">miso</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">masculinize <span class="bodyi">or</span> masculinise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036995a"><!--s036995a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to give a predominantly masculine character to (somebody); <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to cause (a female) to take on male characteristics <span class="bodyb">masculinization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">half sovereign</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027219a"><!--s027219a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a former British gold coin worth ten shillings.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">champ<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/champ/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009909a"><!--s009909a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010193b"><!--s010193b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to munch (food) noisily.</p></div><a name="s010194b"><!--s010194b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to gnaw or bite (something) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s010195b"><!--s010195b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make biting or gnashing movements.</p></div><a name="s010196b"><!--s010196b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to eat noisily ✱ <span class="bodyb">champ at the bit</span> to show impatience or eagerness </p><p><i></i></p><p>The children were champing at the bit to get on board</p> <p>[perhaps imitative].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">I<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030044a"><!--s030044a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031500b"><!--s031500b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Independent.</p></div><a name="s031501b"><!--s031501b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>inductance.</p></div><a name="s031502b"><!--s031502b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>Institute or Institution.</p></div><a name="s031503b"><!--s031503b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>International.</p></div><a name="s031504b"><!--s031504b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>Island or Isle.</p></div><a name="s031505b"><!--s031505b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>Italy (international vehicle registration).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">locomotor</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035509a"><!--s035509a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037367b"><!--s037367b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/locomotive2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">locomotive 2</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s037368b"><!--s037368b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>ofaffecting or involving the locomotive organs of the body.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">madly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036251a"><!--s036251a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038055b"><!--s038055b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009904c"><!--s009904c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>with great energy; frantically </p><p><i></i></p><p>The children were charging madly around</p>.</div><a name="s009905c"><!--s009905c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>without restraint; passionately.</p></div></div><a name="s038056b"><!--s038056b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>extremely </p><p><i></i></p><p>It was madly expensive</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leucoma</span><small><span class="eSynop">/loohʹkohmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034771a"><!--s034771a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dense white opaque part in the cornea of the eye [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">leukōma</span>, from <span class="bodyi">leukos</span> white].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intercalary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹtuhkəl(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031594a"><!--s031594a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033470b"><!--s033470b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of a day or month: inserted in a calendar to resynchronize it with some objective time-measure, e.g. the solar year, as is February 29 in the Gregorian calendar.</p></div><a name="s033471b"><!--s033471b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008673c"><!--s008673c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>inserted in a calendar to resynchronize it with some objective time-measure, e.g. the solar year, as is February 29 in the Gregorian calendar.</p></div><a name="s008674c"><!--s008674c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a year: containing an intercalary period.</p></div></div><a name="s033472b"><!--s033472b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>inserted between other elements or layers; interpolated [Latin <span class="bodyi">intercalarius</span> from <span class="bodyi">intercalare</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/intercalate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">intercalate</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fallow<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021463a"><!--s021463a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of a light yellowish brown colour</p><p><span class="bodyb">fallow</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">fealu</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">khat</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kaht, kat/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033179a"><!--s033179a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kat_or_khat/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">kat</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mestiza</span><small><span class="eSynop">/meʹsteezə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> mestizas)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037742a"><!--s037742a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a woman of mixed European and Native American ancestry [Spanish <span class="bodyi">mestiza</span>, fem of <span class="bodyi">mestizo</span> mixed, via late Latin <span class="bodyi">mixticius</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">mixtus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">miscēre</span> to mix].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misogamist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/miʹsogəmist, mie-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038475a"><!--s038475a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who hates marriage <span class="bodyb">misogamy</span> /-mi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mis_2_or_miso/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mis- 2</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">gamos</span> marriage].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">half step</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027220a"><!--s027220a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in music, a semitone.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">locoweed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035510a"><!--s035510a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several leguminous plants of N America that cause madness in livestock: genera <span class="bodyi">Astragalus</span> and <span class="bodyi">Oxytropis</span> [Spanish <span class="bodyi">loco</span> crazy + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/weed1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">weed 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">maser</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmayzə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036996a"><!--s036996a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a device that works like a laser for amplifying or generating microwave radiation [acronym from <span class="bodyi">microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">champ<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009910a"><!--s009910a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a champion, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a sport or game.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">madman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> madmen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036252a"><!--s036252a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038057b"><!--s038057b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a man who is insane.</p></div><a name="s038058b"><!--s038058b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a crazy or reckless man </p><p><i></i></p><p>He was hit by one of those madmen driving at well over the speed limit</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">I<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030045a"><!--s030045a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chemical symbol for iodine.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fallow deer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021464a"><!--s021464a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small European deer with broad antlers and a pale yellow coat spotted with white in the summer: <span class="bodyi">Cervus dama</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">khazi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkahzi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> khazies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033180a"><!--s033180a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> a toilet [from Italian <span class="bodyi">casa</span> house].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leuc- <span class="bodyi">or</span> leuco- <span class="bodyi">or</span> leuk- <span class="bodyi">or</span> leuko-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034766a"><!--s034766a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s036496b"><!--s036496b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>white; colourless </p><p><i></i></p><p>leucocyte</p> <p><i></i></p><p>leucorrhoea</p>.</div><a name="s036497b"><!--s036497b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>white matter of the brain </p><p><i></i></p><p>leucotomy</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">leuc-, leuco-</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">leuk-, leuko-</span>, from <span class="bodyi">leukos</span> white].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misogynist</span><small><span class="eSynop">/miʹsoj(ə)n·ist, mie-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038476a"><!--s038476a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who hates women <span class="bodyb">misogynistic</span> /-ʹnistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">misogynous</span> /-nəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">misogyny</span> /-ni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">misogynēs</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mis_2_or_miso/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mis- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">gynē</span> woman].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mestizo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/meʹsteezoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> mestizos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037743a"><!--s037743a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a man of mixed European and Native American ancestry [Spanish <span class="bodyi">mestizo</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mestiza/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mestiza</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intercalate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/inʹtuhkəlayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031595a"><!--s031595a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033473b"><!--s033473b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to insert (something) between or among existing items, elements, or layers.</p></div><a name="s033474b"><!--s033474b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to insert (an intercalary period) into a calendar <span class="bodyb">intercalation</span> /-ʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">intercalatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">intercalare</span> to state to have been inserted, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inter/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inter-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">calare</span> to proclaim].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">half term</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027221a"><!--s027221a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> a short holiday taken at a period about halfway through a school term.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">loculus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlokyooləs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> loculi /-lee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035511a"><!--s035511a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small chamber or cavity, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a plant or animal body</p><p><span class="bodyb">locular</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">loculus</span> compartment, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">locus</span> place].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mash<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/mash/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036997a"><!--s036997a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038851b"><!--s038851b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>crushed malt or grain meal steeped and stirred in hot water to ferment.</p></div><a name="s038852b"><!--s038852b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a mixture of bran or similar feeds and usu hot water for livestock.</p></div><a name="s038853b"><!--s038853b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a soft pulpy mass.</p></div><a name="s038854b"><!--s038854b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> mashed potatoes [Old English <span class="bodyi">māsc</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fall through</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021465a"><!--s021465a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a plan or arrangement: to fail to be carried out.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">madness</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036253a"><!--s036253a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038059b"><!--s038059b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009906c"><!--s009906c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>insanity.</p></div><a name="s009907c"><!--s009907c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>extreme folly or recklessness.</p></div></div><a name="s038060b"><!--s038060b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of several ailments of animals characterized by frenzied behaviour, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> rabies.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">I<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">symbol</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030046a"><!--s030046a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>electric current.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">champagne</span><small><span class="eSynop">/shamʹpayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009911a"><!--s009911a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010197b"><!--s010197b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a white sparkling wine made in the former province of Champagne in France.</p></div><a name="s010198b"><!--s010198b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a pale golden cream colour.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leucorrhoea</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">leukorrhea</span>) /loohkəʹree·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034772a"><!--s034772a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a thick whitish discharge from the vagina resulting <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from inflammation of its lining.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">khedive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kiʹdeev/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033181a"><!--s033181a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a ruler of Egypt during the period from 1867 to 1914, governing as a viceroy of the sultan of Turkey</p><p><span class="bodyb">khedival</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">khedivial</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">khédive</span>, from Turkish <span class="bodyi">hidiv</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misplace</span><small><span class="eSynop">/misʹplays/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038477a"><!--s038477a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040199b"><!--s040199b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to put (something) in the wrong place.</p></div><a name="s040200b"><!--s040200b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mislay/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mislay</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">misplacement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">met.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037745a"><!--s037745a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039610b"><!--s039610b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>meteorological.</p></div><a name="s039611b"><!--s039611b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>meteorology.</p></div><a name="s039612b"><!--s039612b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>metropolitan.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intercede</span><small><span class="eSynop">/intəʹseed/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031596a"><!--s031596a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to beg or plead on behalf of another person with a view to reconciling differences [Latin <span class="bodyi">intercedere</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inter/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inter-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">cedere</span> to go].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">locum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlohkəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035512a"><!--s035512a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> somebody, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a doctor or cleric, filling an office for a time or temporarily taking the place of another [short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/locum_tenens/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">locum tenens</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">half-timbered</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027222a"><!--s027222a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a building: constructed of timber framework with spaces filled in by brickwork or plaster</p><p><span class="bodyb">half-timbering</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mash<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036998a"><!--s036998a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038855b"><!--s038855b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to crush or pound (something) to a soft pulpy state.</p></div><a name="s038856b"><!--s038856b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to heat and stir (e.g. crushed malt) in water as part of the process of brewing beer.</p></div><a name="s038857b"><!--s038857b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, dialect</span> to brew (tea)</p><p><span class="bodyb">masher</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fall to</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021466a"><!--s021466a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to begin doing something, e.g. working or eating, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> vigorously.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">champagne socialist</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009912a"><!--s009912a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">derog</span> somebody who holds socialist opinions but enjoys an affluent lifestyle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">IA</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030051a"><!--s030051a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Iowa (US postal abbreviation).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leucotomy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/loohʹkotəmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> leucotomies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034773a"><!--s034773a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lobotomy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lobotomy</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Madonna</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹdonə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036254a"><!--s036254a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Madonna</span>) the Virgin Mary [Italian <span class="bodyi">Madonna</span> from Old Italian <span class="bodyi">ma donna</span> my lady].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">locum tenens</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹtenenz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> locum tenentes /teʹnenteez, -tiz/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035513a"><!--s035513a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/locum/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">locum</span></span></a> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">locum tenens</span> one holding a place].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Khmer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kmeə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Khmer Khmers)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033182a"><!--s033182a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035040b"><!--s035040b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of the majority ethnic group of Cambodia; <span class="bodyi">broadly</span> a Cambodian.</p></div><a name="s035041b"><!--s035041b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the language of Cambodia</p><p><span class="bodyb">Khmer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">Khmerian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [the Khmer name for the people and language].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mashie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmashi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036999a"><!--s036999a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> a metal golf club used for shots of medium distance and for height [perhaps from French <span class="bodyi">massue</span> club].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intercellular</span><small><span class="eSynop">/intəʹselyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031597a"><!--s031597a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>occurring between cells </p><p><i></i></p><p>intercellular spaces</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misplaced</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038478a"><!--s038478a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040201b"><!--s040201b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>directed towards the wrong or an unsuitable object or outcome </p><p><i></i></p><p>misplaced enthusiasm</p>.</div><a name="s040202b"><!--s040202b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used at the wrong or an inappropriate time or place </p><p><i></i></p><p>misplaced humour</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">met</span><small><span class="eSynop">/met/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037744a"><!--s037744a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense and past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/meet1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">meet 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">halftime</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027223a"><!--s027223a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an intermission marking the completion of half of a game or contest.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">false</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fawls/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021467a"><!--s021467a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022628b"><!--s022628b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>not based on reality; untrue or incorrect </p><p><i></i></p><p>false allegations</p>.</div><a name="s022629b"><!--s022629b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not according to law or rules; invalid.</p></div><a name="s022630b"><!--s022630b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005770c"><!--s005770c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>intended to deceive; artificial </p><p><i></i></p><p>false eyelashes</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a false smile</p>.</div><a name="s005771c"><!--s005771c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>illusory </p><p><i></i></p><p>a false sense of security</p>.</div></div><a name="s022631b"><!--s022631b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>disloyal or treacherous.</p></div><a name="s022632b"><!--s022632b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>used in names of plants, animals, and gems: resembling a more widely known kind </p><p><i></i></p><p>false oats</p> <p><i></i></p><p>false diamond</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">play somebody false</span>.</p></div><a name="s022633b"><!--s022633b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to deceive somebody; to treat them in a false manner</p><p><span class="bodyb">falsely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">falseness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">falsity</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">fals</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">falsus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">fallere</span> to deceive].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ia</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030052a"><!--s030052a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Iowa.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">champaign</span><small><span class="eSynop">/shamʹpayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009913a"><!--s009913a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> an expanse of level open country; a plain [Middle English <span class="bodyi">champaine</span> via French <span class="bodyi">champagne</span>,from late Latin <span class="bodyi">campania</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">campus</span> plain, field].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leuk-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034774a"><!--s034774a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/leuc_or_leuco_or_leuk_or_leuko/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">leuc-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Madonna lily</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036255a"><!--s036255a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a white Mediterranean lily with trumpet-shaped flowers: <span class="bodyi">Lilium candidum</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Khoikhoi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoykoy/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033183a"><!--s033183a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035042b"><!--s035042b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a member of a people of southern Africa apparently of mixed Bushman and Bantu origin.</p></div><a name="s035043b"><!--s035043b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the Khoisan language of this people. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/nama/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Nama</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">Khoikhoi</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Nama <span class="bodyi">khoikhoi</span>, literally ‘men of men’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">half-title</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027224a"><!--s027224a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029025b"><!--s029025b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the title of a book standing alone on a right-hand page immediately preceding the title page.</p></div><a name="s029026b"><!--s029026b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the title of a section of a book, printed on the right-hand page preceding it.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misplay<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/misʹplay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038479a"><!--s038479a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wrong or unskilful action, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a game; an error.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">locus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlohkəs, ʹlokəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> loci /ʹlohsie, ʹlohkie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035514a"><!--s035514a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037369b"><!--s037369b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a place or position locality.</p></div><a name="s037370b"><!--s037370b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in mathematics, the set of all points whose location is determined by a stated condition or conditions.</p></div><a name="s037371b"><!--s037371b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in genetics, the position on a chromosome of a particular gene or allele [Latin <span class="bodyi">locus</span> place].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intercensal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/intəʹsensl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031598a"><!--s031598a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to a period of time between censuses.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mask<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/mahsk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037000a"><!--s037000a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038858b"><!--s038858b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s010120c"><!--s010120c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a covering or partial covering for the face used for disguise or protection.</p></div><a name="s010121c"><!--s010121c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a figure of a head worn on the stage in ancient times to identify the character and project the voice.</p></div><a name="s010122c"><!--s010122c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a grotesque false face worn at carnivals or in rituals.</p></div><a name="s010123c"><!--s010123c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a copy of a face made by sculpting or by means of a mould </p><p><i></i></p><p>a death mask</p>.</div></div><a name="s038859b"><!--s038859b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that disguises or conceals; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a pretence or facade </p><p><i></i></p><p>a mask of gentility</p>.</div><a name="s038860b"><!--s038860b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in photography, a translucent or opaque screen to cover part of the sensitive surface in taking or printing a photograph, so that only part of the image or scene appears in the final picture.</p></div><a name="s038861b"><!--s038861b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a device covering the mouth and nose, used:</p><a name="s010124c"><!--s010124c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to promote breathing, e.g. by connection to an oxygen supply.</p></div><a name="s010125c"><!--s010125c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to remove noxious gases from the air.</p></div><a name="s010126c"><!--s010126c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>to prevent the spread of infective material breathed out, e.g. by a surgeon.</p></div></div><a name="s038862b"><!--s038862b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a face pack [early French <span class="bodyi">masque</span> from Old Italian <span class="bodyi">maschera</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ia<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030053a"><!--s030053a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting:</p><a name="s031510b"><!--s031510b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a pathological condition </p><p><i></i></p><p>hysteria</p> <p><i></i></p><p>anaemia</p>.</div><a name="s031511b"><!--s031511b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a genus of plants or animals </p><p><i></i></p><p>Fuchsia</p>.</div><a name="s031512b"><!--s031512b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a territory, world, or society </p><p><i></i></p><p>suburbia</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Australia</p>.</div><a name="s031513b"><!--s031513b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a state or condition </p><p><i></i></p><p>utopia</p> <p>[Latin and Greek suffix forming feminine nouns].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">false alarm</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021468a"><!--s021468a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a warning that proves to be groundless.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">champers</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshampəz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009914a"><!--s009914a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> champagne.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">metabolise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/miʹtabəliez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037747a"><!--s037747a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/metabolize_or_metabolise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">metabolize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">madras</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹdras, məʹdrahs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036256a"><!--s036256a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038061b"><!--s038061b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a fine usu cotton plain-woven shirting and dress fabric, usu in brightly coloured checked or striped designs.</p></div><a name="s038062b"><!--s038062b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a spicy curry, typically made with meat </p><p><i></i></p><p>duck madras</p> <p>[named after <span class="bodyi">Madras</span>, a city in India, where the fabric was orig produced].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leukaemia</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">leukemia</span>) /loohʹkeemi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034775a"><!--s034775a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a type of cancer that is characterized by an abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells in the body tissues, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the blood</p><p><span class="bodyb">leukaemic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">leukaemia</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">leukos</span> white + <span class="bodyi">haima</span> blood].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Khoisan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkoysahn, koyʹsahn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033184a"><!--s033184a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a group of African languages including Nana, San, and others</p><p><span class="bodyb">Khoisan</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/khoikhoi/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Khoikhoi</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">San</span> Bushman, Bushman language, from Nama <span class="bodyi">sān</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misplay<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038480a"><!--s038480a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to play (a ball, card, etc) wrongly or unskilfully.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mask<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037001a"><!--s037001a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038863b"><!--s038863b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to provide, cover, or conceal (something) with a mask.</p></div><a name="s038864b"><!--s038864b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to disguise or conceal (something) from view.</p></div><a name="s038865b"><!--s038865b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to make (e.g. a flavour) indistinct or imperceptible </p><p><i></i></p><p>Peppermint had been added to mask the bitter taste</p>.</div><a name="s038866b"><!--s038866b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to cover (something) up </p><p><i></i></p><p>He posed as a door-to-door salesman in order to mask his real purpose</p>.</div><a name="s038867b"><!--s038867b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to cover (something) for protection </p><p><i></i></p><p>Mask the edges of the glass before painting the frames</p>.</div><a name="s038868b"><!--s038868b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to modify the size or shape of (e.g. a photograph) by means of a mask</p><p><span class="bodyb">masked</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">halftone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027225a"><!--s027225a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029027b"><!--s029027b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a photoengraving made from an image photographed through a screen and then etched so that the details of the image are reproduced in dots.</p></div><a name="s029028b"><!--s029028b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> in music, a semitone.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">false colour</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021469a"><!--s021469a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>arbitrary colours added in the production of a photographic or computer image to aid interpretation of the image.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">locust</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlohkəst/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035515a"><!--s035515a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037372b"><!--s037372b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of numerous migratory short-horned grasshoppers that often travels in vast swarms through in warm and tropical areas parts of Asia and Africa, stripping them areas they pass through of all vegetation: genera <span class="bodyi">Locusta</span> and <span class="bodyi">Melanophus</span>: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/grasshopper/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">grasshopper</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s037373b"><!--s037373b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any of various hard-wooded trees, e.g. the carob.</p></div><a name="s037374b"><!--s037374b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>any of various hard-wooded trees of the pea family, e.g.:</p><a name="s009723c"><!--s009723c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the carob tree: <span class="bodyi">Ceratonia siliqua</span>.</p></div><a name="s009724c"><!--s009724c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a tall N American tree with thorns and hanging clusters of fragrant white flowers: <span class="bodyi">Robinia pseudoacacia</span> [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">locusta</span> locust, crustacean; (sense 2) from the pods allegedly resembling locusts].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intercept<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/intəʹsept/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031599a"><!--s031599a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033475b"><!--s033475b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to stop, seize, or interrupt (something or somebody) in progress, course, or movement, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from one place to another.</p></div><a name="s033476b"><!--s033476b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in mathematics, to intersect (e.g. a curve) <span class="bodyb">interception</span> /-sh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">interceptor</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">interceptus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">intercipere</span> to catch between, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inter/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inter-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">capere</span> to take].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">madrasa</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹdrasə/ madrasah medrese /meʹdresay/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> madrasas)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036257a"><!--s036257a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a college of Islamic instruction [Arabic <span class="bodyi">madrasa</span>, from <span class="bodyi">darasa</span> to study].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leuko-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034776a"><!--s034776a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/leuc_or_leuco_or_leuk_or_leuko/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">leuc-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">metabolism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹtabəliz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037748a"><!--s037748a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>all the processes involved in the building up and destruction of living tissue; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> the chemical changes in living cells by which energy is provided and new material is assimilated <span class="bodyb">metabolic</span> /metəʹbolik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">metabolically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Greek <span class="bodyi">metabolē</span> change, from <span class="bodyi">metaballein</span> to change].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ia<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030054a"><!--s030054a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming pl nouns, denoting:</p><a name="s031514b"><!--s031514b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>things derived from or relating to something </p><p><i></i></p><p>regalia</p> <p><i></i></p><p>juvenilia</p>.</div><a name="s031515b"><!--s031515b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a higher taxon, e.g. class or order, of plants or animals </p><p><i></i></p><p>Amphibia</p> <p>[Latin and Greek neuter pl adj ending].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">champerty</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchampəti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> champerties)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009915a"><!--s009915a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an illegal action whereby an outsider aids somebody involved in a law suit, e.g. by paying for their defence, in the hope of receiving a share of the property, money, etc at stake <span class="bodyb">champertous</span> /-təs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">champartie</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">champart</span> field rent, from <span class="bodyi">champ</span> field (from Latin <span class="bodyi">campus</span>) + <span class="bodyi">part</span> portion].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">khoum</span><small><span class="eSynop">/khoom/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033185a"><!--s033185a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a unit of currency in Mauritania, worth one fifth of an ouguiya [Arabic <span class="bodyi">kums</span> one fifth].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misprint<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmisprint/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038481a"><!--s038481a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a printing error.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">half-track</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027226a"><!--s027226a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a vehicle with a drive system of an endless chain or track at the back and wheels at the front.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">masked ball</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037002a"><!--s037002a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a ball at which the participants wear masks.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intercept<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹintəsept/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031600a"><!--s031600a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033477b"><!--s033477b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an interception, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the interception of a missile.</p></div><a name="s033478b"><!--s033478b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008675c"><!--s008675c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an interception, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the interception of a missile by an interceptor or of a target by a missile.</p></div><a name="s008676c"><!--s008676c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> in sport, the intercepting of an opponent's pass.</p></div></div><a name="s033479b"><!--s033479b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the distance from the origin to a point where a graph crosses a coordinate axis, or the point itself.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">champion<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchampi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009916a"><!--s009916a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010199b"><!--s010199b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody or something that shows marked superiority; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> the winner of a competitive event, usu the overall winner after a series of contests.</p></div><a name="s010200b"><!--s010200b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a militant supporter of, or fighter for, a cause or person </p><p><i></i></p><p>an outspoken champion of civil rights</p>.</div><a name="s010201b"><!--s010201b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in former times, somebody who did battle on behalf of another, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a tournament </p><p><i></i></p><p>God will raise me up a champion</p><p> Sir Walter Scott [Middle English via Old French from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">campion-, campio</span>,of West Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leukoblast</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹloohkohblast/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034777a"><!--s034777a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/leucoblast/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">leucoblast</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">locust tree</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035516a"><!--s035516a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/locust/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">locust</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ia<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030055a"><!--s030055a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031516b"><!--s031516b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>forming the plural of nouns of Latin and Greek origin ending in <span class="bodyi">-e</span>, <span class="bodyi">-ion</span>, and <span class="bodyi">-ium</span> </p><p><i></i></p><p>maria</p> <p><i></i></p><p>criteria</p> <p><i></i></p><p>emporia</p>.</div><a name="s031517b"><!--s031517b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>forming the pl of technical nouns ending in <span class="bodyi">-ium</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ium/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ium</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kHz</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033186a"><!--s033186a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>kilohertz.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">metabolite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹtabəliet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037749a"><!--s037749a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039617b"><!--s039617b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a product of metabolism.</p></div><a name="s039618b"><!--s039618b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a substance essential to the metabolism of a particular organism or to a particular metabolic process.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">false dawn</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021470a"><!--s021470a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>light that appears just before sunrise.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">madrepore</span><small><span class="eSynop">/madriʹpaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036258a"><!--s036258a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of an order of reef-building corals of tropical seas: order Madreporaria</p><p><span class="bodyb">madreporian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">madrépore</span> from Italian <span class="bodyi">madrepora</span>, from <span class="bodyi">madre</span> mother + <span class="bodyi">poro</span> pore].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misprint<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/misʹprint/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038482a"><!--s038482a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to print (something) incorrectly.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">half-truth</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027227a"><!--s027227a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a statement that is only partially true; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one intended to deceive.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">masking tape</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037003a"><!--s037003a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an adhesive tape used to cover a surface and keep it free from paint when painting an adjacent area.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interceptor <span class="bodyi">or</span> intercepter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/intəʹseptə, ʹintə-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031601a"><!--s031601a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033480b"><!--s033480b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody or something that intercepts.</p></div><a name="s033481b"><!--s033481b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a high-speed fast-climbing fighter plane or missile designed for defence against raiding bombers or missiles.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leukocyte</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹloohkəsiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034778a"><!--s034778a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/leucocyte/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">leucocyte</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">locution</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ləʹkyoohsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035517a"><!--s035517a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037375b"><!--s037375b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a word or expression characteristic of a region or, group, or cultural level.</p></div><a name="s037376b"><!--s037376b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a style or manner of speaking [Middle English <span class="bodyi">locucioun</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">locution-, locutio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">loqui</span> to speak].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">false economy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021471a"><!--s021471a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an attempt to save money that actually wastes it.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">madrigal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmadrig(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036259a"><!--s036259a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038063b"><!--s038063b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an unaccompanied and often complex secular song for several voices.</p></div><a name="s038064b"><!--s038064b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s009908c"><!--s009908c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an unaccompanied and often complex secular song for several voices.</p></div><a name="s009909c"><!--s009909c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any part song; a glee.</p></div></div><a name="s038065b"><!--s038065b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a short medieval love poem <span class="bodyb">madrigalian</span> /-ʹgali·ən, -ʹgayli·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">madrigalist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Italian <span class="bodyi">madrigale</span> via medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">carmen matricale</span> simple song, from Latin <span class="bodyi">matricalis</span> of the womb, from <span class="bodyi">matric-, matrix</span> womb].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">IAA</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030056a"><!--s030056a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>indoleacetic acid.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">metabolize <span class="bodyi">or</span> metabolise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/miʹtabəliez/ -ise <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037750a"><!--s037750a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to process (a substance) by, or to undergo the processes of, metabolism</p><p><span class="bodyb">metabolizable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">metabolizer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">masochism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmasəkiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037004a"><!--s037004a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038869b"><!--s038869b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of obtaining pleasure or gratification, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> sexual pleasure, by being physically or mentally abused: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sadism/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sadism</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s038870b"><!--s038870b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>apparent enjoyment of something tiresome or painful</p><p><span class="bodyb">masochist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">masochistic</span> /-ʹkistik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">masochistically</span> /-ʹkistikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [named after Leopold von Sacher-<span class="bodyi">Masoch</span> d.1895, Austrian novelist, who described the condition].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kiang</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kiʹang/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033187a"><!--s033187a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an Asiatic wild ass usu with a reddish back and sides and white underparts, muzzle, and legs: <span class="bodyi">Equus hermionus</span> [Tibetan <span class="bodyi">rkyaṅ</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misprision<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/misʹprizh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038483a"><!--s038483a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in law, formerly, concealment of treason or other serious crime by somebody who is not actually a participant </p><p><i></i></p><p>Amyas was guilty of something like misprision of treason in not handing him over to the nearest justice</p><p> Charles Kingsley [Middle English from early French <span class="bodyi">mesprison</span> error, wrongdoing, from Old French <span class="bodyi">mespris</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">mesprendre</span> to make a mistake, from <span class="bodyi">mes-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mis_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mis- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">prendre</span> to take, from Latin <span class="bodyi">prehendere</span> to seize].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">champion<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (championed, championing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009917a"><!--s009917a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to protect or fight for (something or somebody) as a champion.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">half-volley</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027228a"><!--s027228a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029029b"><!--s029029b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a shot in tennis made at a ball just after it has bounced.</p></div><a name="s029030b"><!--s029030b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an easily hit delivery of the ball in cricket that bounces closer than intended to the batsman.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intercession</span><small><span class="eSynop">/intəʹsesh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031602a"><!--s031602a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the act or an instance of interceding, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by prayer, petition, or entreaty</p><p><span class="bodyb">intercessional</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">intercessor</span> /-ʹsesə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">intercessory</span> /-ʹsesəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">intercession-, intercessio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">intercedere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/intercede/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">intercede</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leukorrhea</span><small><span class="eSynop">/loohkəʹreeə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034779a"><!--s034779a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/leucorrhoea/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">leucorrhoea</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lode</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035518a"><!--s035518a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an ore deposit [Old English <span class="bodyi">lād</span> course, support].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">madrilene</span><small><span class="eSynop">/madriʹleen, -ʹlen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036260a"><!--s036260a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/consomm%C3%A9/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">consommé</span></span></a> (clear soup) flavoured with tomato juice and served cold [French (<span class="bodyi">consommé à la</span>) <span class="bodyi">madrilène</span>, Madrid-style (consommé), from Spanish <span class="bodyi">madrileño</span> of Madrid].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">IAEA</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030057a"><!--s030057a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>International Atomic Energy Agency.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">false friend</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021472a"><!--s021472a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a word in one language that looks similar to one in another language, but has a different meaning.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misprision<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">archaic or literary</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038484a"><!--s038484a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040203b"><!--s040203b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the scorning or undervaluing of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>it seemed an insult to Ruth Hailey and a misprision of her kindly wishes</p><p> Israel Zangwill.</p></div><a name="s040204b"><!--s040204b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a misunderstanding </p><p><i></i></p><p>There is some strange misprision in the princes</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">champion<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009918a"><!--s009918a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly N Eng, informal</span> superb; splendid.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">metacarpus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/metəʹkahpəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> metacarpi /-pie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037751a"><!--s037751a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039619b"><!--s039619b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the group of five long bones in the hand between the wrist and fingers.</p></div><a name="s039620b"><!--s039620b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the equivalent set of bones between the ankle and toes in the forefoot of an animal</p><p><span class="bodyb">metacarpal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">metacarpus</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lev</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lef/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> leva /ʹlevə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034780a"><!--s034780a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the basic monetary unit of Bulgaria, divided into 100 stotinki [Bulgarian <span class="bodyi">lev</span> lion].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mason</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmays(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037005a"><!--s037005a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038871b"><!--s038871b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a skilled worker with stone.</p></div><a name="s038872b"><!--s038872b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Mason</span>) a freemason [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">maçon</span>, prob of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kia ora</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌki·ə ʹawrə/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033188a"><!--s033188a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NZ</span> used as a greeting or to express good wishes [Maori <span class="bodyi">kia ora</span>, literally ‘be well’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">halfway</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027229a"><!--s027229a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029031b"><!--s029031b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>midway between two points </p><p><i></i></p><p>at the halfway point</p> <p><i></i></p><p>We were halfway home</p>.</div><a name="s029032b"><!--s029032b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu in negative contexts</span>) in the least; minimally </p><p><i></i></p><p>They're desperate for teachers and anyone whose English is halfway decent will get a job</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interchange<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/intəʹchaynj/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031603a"><!--s031603a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033482b"><!--s033482b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to put each of (two things) in the place of the other.</p></div><a name="s033483b"><!--s033483b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to give (one thing in return for another), to exchange (items) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s033484b"><!--s033484b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to change places reciprocally <span class="bodyb">interchangeability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">interchangeable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">interchangeably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">entrechaungen</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">entre-</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inter/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inter-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">changier</span> to change].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">loden</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035519a"><!--s035519a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037377b"><!--s037377b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a thick woollen waterproof cloth used for making coats <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in Germany and Austria.</p></div><a name="s037378b"><!--s037378b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a dull greyish green colour typical of this cloth [German <span class="bodyi">Loden</span> from Old High German <span class="bodyi">lodo</span> coarse cloth].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">madwoman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> madwomen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036261a"><!--s036261a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038066b"><!--s038066b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a woman who is insane.</p></div><a name="s038067b"><!--s038067b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a crazy or reckless woman.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">false fruit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021473a"><!--s021473a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in botany, a fruit formed from a part of a flower other than the carpel, e.g. the strawberry, which forms from the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/receptacle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">receptacle</span></span></a> (end of the stalk).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">metacentre</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">metacenter</span>) /ʹmetəsentə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037752a"><!--s037752a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the point of intersection of the vertical line through the centre of buoyancy of a floating body, e.g. a ship, with the vertical line through the new centre of buoyancy when the body is displaced, e.g. by being heeled over <span class="bodyb">metacentric</span> /-ʹsentrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">championship</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009919a"><!--s009919a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010202b"><!--s010202b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002441c"><!--s002441c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a contest held to determine a champion </p><p><i></i></p><p>tennis championship</p>.</div><a name="s002442c"><!--s002442c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the position or title of champion.</p></div></div><a name="s010203b"><!--s010203b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act of championing; defence </p><p><i></i></p><p>his championship of freedom of speech</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ial</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030058a"><!--s030058a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031518b"><!--s031518b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>forming adjectives, with the meaning: of or having the character of </p><p><i></i></p><p>bestial</p> <p><i></i></p><p>manorial</p> <p><i></i></p><p>spatial</p>.</div><a name="s031519b"><!--s031519b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>forming nouns, denoting: something done by or involving somebody </p><p><i></i></p><p>editorial</p> <p><i></i></p><p>tutorial</p> <p>[Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">-ialis</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misprize</span><small><span class="eSynop">/misʹpriez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038485a"><!--s038485a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to scorn or undervalue (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>clinging with silent love and faith to one who, misprized by others, was worthy in her thoughts</p><p> George Eliot [early French <span class="bodyi">mesprisier</span> from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mis_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mis- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">prisier</span> to appraise].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">halfway house</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027230a"><!--s027230a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029033b"><!--s029033b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a halfway point or place; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a compromise.</p></div><a name="s029034b"><!--s029034b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a house, hostel, etc for former residents of institutions, e.g. psychiatric patients, that is designed to help them readjust to living in the community.</p></div><a name="s029035b"><!--s029035b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>formerly, a place, e.g. an inn, to stop midway on a journey.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Masonic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹsonik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037006a"><!--s037006a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to Freemasons or Freemasonry.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">levant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/liʹvant/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034784a"><!--s034784a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, archaic</span> to abscond, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to run away from a unpaid debt [perhaps from Spanish <span class="bodyi">levantar</span> to break camp, derivative of Latin <span class="bodyi">levare</span> to raise].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kibble<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kibl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033189a"><!--s033189a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to grind (e.g. grain) coarsely [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lodestar <span class="bodyi">or</span> loadstar</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035520a"><!--s035520a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037379b"><!--s037379b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a star that guides, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the pole star.</p></div><a name="s037380b"><!--s037380b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that serves as a guiding star [Middle English <span class="bodyi">lode sterre</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lode/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lode</span></span></a> in an obsolete sense ‘course, way’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interchange<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹintəchaynj/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031604a"><!--s031604a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033485b"><!--s033485b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a junction of two or more roads having a system of separate levels that permit traffic to pass from one to another without the crossing of traffic streams.</p></div><a name="s033486b"><!--s033486b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of interchanging.</p></div><a name="s033487b"><!--s033487b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>alternation.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Maecenas</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mieʹseenəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036262a"><!--s036262a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a generous patron, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of literature or art [named after Gaius <span class="bodyi">Maecenas</span> d.8 <span class="bodysc">bc, R</span>oman statesman and patron of literature].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">falsehood</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021474a"><!--s021474a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022634b"><!--s022634b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an untrue statement; a lie.</p></div><a name="s022635b"><!--s022635b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>absence of truth or accuracy; falsity.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">half-wit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027231a"><!--s027231a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a foolish or stupid person</p><p><span class="bodyb">half-witted</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">half-wittedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">champlevé<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshomləvay (<span class="bodyi">French</span> ʧãləve)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009920a"><!--s009920a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a style of enamel decoration in which the enamel colours are fired in shallow depressions pressed or cut into a metal surface: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cloisonn%C3%A9/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cloisonné</span></span></a> [French <span class="bodyi">champlevé</span> raised field, from <span class="bodyi">champ</span> field (from Latin <span class="bodyi">campus</span>) + <span class="bodyi">levé</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">lever</span> to raise, from Latin <span class="bodyi">levare</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">iamb</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹieam(b)/ iambus /ieʹambəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> iambs iambuses <span class="bodyi">or</span> iambi /ieʹambie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030059a"><!--s030059a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a metrical foot consisting of one short or unstressed syllable followed by one long or stressed syllable [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">iambos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">iaptein</span> to attack in words; because the iamb was first used by Greek satirists].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mispronounce</span><small><span class="eSynop">/misprəʹnowns/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038486a"><!--s038486a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to pronounce (a word or name) wrongly <span class="bodyb">mispronunciation</span> /-nunsiʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Levant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/liʹvant/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034783a"><!--s034783a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Levant</span>) <span class="bodyi">archaic</span> the countries of the eastern Mediterranean [French <span class="bodyi">levant</span> rising, sunrise, from present part. of <span class="bodyi">lever</span> to rise: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/levee1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">levee 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lodestone <span class="bodyi">or</span> loadstone</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035521a"><!--s035521a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037381b"><!--s037381b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a piece of magnetized mineral, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> magnetite iron oxide.</p></div><a name="s037382b"><!--s037382b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something that strongly attracts; a magnet [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lode/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lode</span></span></a> in an obsolete sense ‘course, way’ + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/stone1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">stone 1</span></span></a>; from the magnet's use in navigation].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kibble<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033190a"><!--s033190a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bucket used for hoisting in mines or wells [German <span class="bodyi">Kübel</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">cupellus</span>, dimin. of Latin <span class="bodyi">cuppa</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cup1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cup 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">maelstrom</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmaylstrohm, ʹmaylstrəm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036263a"><!--s036263a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038068b"><!--s038068b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a powerful whirlpool.</p></div><a name="s038069b"><!--s038069b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something resembling a maelstrom in turbulence and violence [early Dutch (modern <span class="bodyi">maalstroom</span>), from <span class="bodyi">malen</span> to grind + <span class="bodyi">strom</span> stream].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intercity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/intəʹsiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031605a"><!--s031605a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033488b"><!--s033488b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>existing or travelling between cities.</p></div><a name="s033489b"><!--s033489b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Intercity</span>) <span class="bodyi">trademark</span> in Britain, a fast rail service, mostly between main towns and cities.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">masonry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmays(ə)nri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037007a"><!--s037007a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038873b"><!--s038873b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something built of stonework or brick.</p></div><a name="s038874b"><!--s038874b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Masonry</span>) Freemasonry.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">false imprisonment</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021475a"><!--s021475a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in law, the unauthorized holding of a person against his or her will.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">metafiction</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmetəfiksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037753a"><!--s037753a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>literary fiction in which conventional realistic narrative is subordinate to, and often undercut by, a self-conscious exposure of the storytelling process itself <span class="bodyb">metafictional</span> /-ʹfiksh(ə)nl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">half year</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027232a"><!--s027232a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a six-month period </p><p><i></i></p><p>profits in the first half year after the takeover</p> <p><span class="bodyb">half-yearly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">champlevé<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009921a"><!--s009921a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to or decorated with champlevé.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misquote</span><small><span class="eSynop">/misʹkwoht/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038487a"><!--s038487a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040205b"><!--s040205b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to quote (something) incorrectly.</p></div><a name="s040206b"><!--s040206b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to repeat or report incorrectly what was said by (somebody) <span class="bodyb">misquotation</span> /-ʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">iambic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ieʹambik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030060a"><!--s030060a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031520b"><!--s031520b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an iamb.</p></div><a name="s031521b"><!--s031521b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) verse written in iambs.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intercollegiate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌintəkəʹleeji·ət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031606a"><!--s031606a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>between colleges </p><p><i></i></p><p>intercollegiate athletics competitions</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lodge<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/loj/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035522a"><!--s035522a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037383b"><!--s037383b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a house lived in only during a particular season, e.g. the hunting season.</p></div><a name="s037384b"><!--s037384b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s009725c"><!--s009725c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a small house orig for the use of a gamekeeper, gardener, or other employee of an estate caretaker, porter, etc.</p></div><a name="s009726c"><!--s009726c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a porter's room, e.g. at the entrance to a college, block of flats, etc.</p></div><a name="s009727c"><!--s009727c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the house where the head of a university college lives, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in Cambridge.</p></div><a name="s009728c"><!--s009728c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Lodge</span>) a large house or hotel.</p></div></div><a name="s037385b"><!--s037385b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s009729c"><!--s009729c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the meeting place of a branch of a fraternal organization </p><p><i></i></p><p>a Masonic lodge</p>.</div><a name="s009730c"><!--s009730c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a particular branch of such an organization, or its members collectively.</p></div></div><a name="s037386b"><!--s037386b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a den or lair of an animal or a group of animals, e.g. beavers or otters.</p></div><a name="s037387b"><!--s037387b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a Native American tent or dwelling [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">loge</span> hut, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">metage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmeetij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037754a"><!--s037754a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the official measuring of the weight of something, e.g. coal [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mete1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mete 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/age/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-age</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kibbutz</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kiʹboots/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> kibbutzim /-ʹseem/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033191a"><!--s033191a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a farm or settlement in Israel run as a cooperative [modern Hebrew <span class="bodyi">qibbūs</span> gathering].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">levanter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034785a"><!--s034785a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a strong easterly Mediterranean wind.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">masque</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mahsk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037008a"><!--s037008a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038875b"><!--s038875b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a short allegorical dramatic entertainment of the 16th and 17th cents performed by masked actors.</p></div><a name="s038876b"><!--s038876b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/masquerade1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">masquerade<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (1) [early French <span class="bodyi">masque</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mask1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mask 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">false memory</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021476a"><!--s021476a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an apparent memory of something that did not really happen, e.g. of sexual abuse in childhood, perhaps prompted by suggestion during psychoanalysis.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">maenad</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmeenad/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036264a"><!--s036264a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038070b"><!--s038070b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a female participant in ancient Greek ritual orgies in honour of Dionysus.</p></div><a name="s038071b"><!--s038071b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a frenzied woman </p><p><i></i></p><p>Blanche Stroeve was in the cruel grip of appetite … she was a Maenad</p><p> Somerset Maugham <span class="bodyb">maenadic</span> /meeʹnadik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">mainad-, mainas</span> a madwoman, a Bacchante, from <span class="bodyi">mainesthai</span> to be mad].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">halibut</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhalibət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> halibuts <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> halibut)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027233a"><!--s027233a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large, dark green flatfish of the N Atlantic, used as food: <span class="bodyi">Hippoglossus hippoglossus</span> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">halybutte</span>, from <span class="bodyi">haly</span> holy + <span class="bodyi">butte</span> flatfish, from early Dutch or early Low German <span class="bodyi">but</span>; from its being eaten on holy days].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chance<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/chahns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009922a"><!--s009922a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010204b"><!--s010204b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002443c"><!--s002443c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the incalculable assumed element in existence that renders events unpredictable.</p></div><a name="s002444c"><!--s002444c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an event without an discernible human intention or observable cause </p><p><i></i></p><p>This is a strange chance that throws you and me together</p><p> Dickens</p><p>The chance of a coin landing heads is a property of the coin which explains how often it lands heads when tossed. Determinists would claim that nothing ever really happens by chance: talk of chances always reflects our ignorance of many of the causes that act on the coin — Professor Christopher Hookway</p></div></div><a name="s010205b"><!--s010205b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s002445c"><!--s002445c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a situation favouring some purpose; an opportunity.</p></div><a name="s002446c"><!--s002446c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an opportunity of scoring a goal in football or dismissing a batsman in cricket.</p></div></div><a name="s010206b"><!--s010206b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a situation favouring some purpose; an opportunity.</p></div><a name="s010207b"><!--s010207b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s002447c"><!--s002447c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the possibility of a specified or favourable outcome in an uncertain situation </p><p><i></i></p><p>almost no chance of winning</p>.</div><a name="s002448c"><!--s002448c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the more likely indications.</p></div></div><a name="s010208b"><!--s010208b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a risk </p><p><i></i></p><p>took a big chance</p>.</div><a name="s010209b"><!--s010209b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>an opportunity of scoring a goal in football or dismissing a batsman in cricket ✱ <span class="bodyb">by chance</span> accidentally; without planning or intention ✱ <span class="bodyb">take a chance/chances</span> to do something risky or dangerous [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">cadent-</span>, <span class="bodyi">cadens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">cadere</span> to fall].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">iambic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030061a"><!--s030061a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031522b"><!--s031522b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or denoting an iamb.</p></div><a name="s031523b"><!--s031523b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to or denoting verse or metre that is predominantly in iambs.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misread</span><small><span class="eSynop">/misʹreed/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> misread /misʹred/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038488a"><!--s038488a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to read or interpret (something) incorrectly.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intercolumniation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌintəkəˌlumniʹaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031607a"><!--s031607a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033490b"><!--s033490b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the system of spacing the columns in a structure such as an ancient Greek or Roman temple or a building of a similar style.</p></div><a name="s033491b"><!--s033491b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the space between columns [Latin <span class="bodyi">intercolumnium</span> space between two columns, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inter/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inter-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">columna</span> column].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">metagenesis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/metəʹjenəsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037755a"><!--s037755a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/alternation_of_generations/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">alternation of generations</span></span></a> [scientific Latin <span class="bodyi">metagenesis</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kibbutznik</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kiʹbootsnik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033192a"><!--s033192a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of a kibbutz.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">maestoso</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mieʹstohsoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036265a"><!--s036265a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a piece of music: to be performed in a majestic stately manner [Italian <span class="bodyi">maestoso</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">majestosus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">majestas</span> majesty].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">masquerade<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/maskəʹrayd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037009a"><!--s037009a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038877b"><!--s038877b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a social gathering of people wearing masks and often fantastic costumes.</p></div><a name="s038878b"><!--s038878b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>disguise </p><p><i></i></p><p>Everyone is to go in masquerade</p><p> Horace Walpole.</p></div><a name="s038879b"><!--s038879b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something that is merely show; pretence </p><p><i></i></p><p>In public they kept up a masquerade; though the marriage was increasingly loveless</p> <p>[early French <span class="bodyi">masquerade</span> from Old Italian dialect <span class="bodyi">mascarada</span> from Old Italian <span class="bodyi">maschera</span> mask].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lodge<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035523a"><!--s035523a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037388b"><!--s037388b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009731c"><!--s009731c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to provide temporary, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> rented, accommodation for.</p></div><a name="s009732c"><!--s009732c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to reside temporarily as a lodger.</p></div></div><a name="s037389b"><!--s037389b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to provide temporary, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> rented, accommodation for (somebody).</p></div><a name="s037390b"><!--s037390b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to fix or become fixed (something) firmly in place.</p></div><a name="s037391b"><!--s037391b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to lay (e.g. a complaint) before an authority.</p></div><a name="s037392b"><!--s037392b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to deposit (e.g. money) for safekeeping</p><p><span class="bodyb">lodgement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s037393b"><!--s037393b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to place or vest (e.g. power) in somebody or something.</p></div><a name="s037394b"><!--s037394b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to beat (e.g. a crop) flat to the ground <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s037395b"><!--s037395b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s009733c"><!--s009733c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to occupy a place, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> temporarily.</p></div><a name="s009734c"><!--s009734c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to be a lodger.</p></div></div><a name="s037396b"><!--s037396b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to come to rest, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to become firmly fixed, in a particular place </p><p><i></i></p><p>The bullet lodged in his chest</p>.</div><a name="s037397b"><!--s037397b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>said of hay or grain crops: to fall or lie down.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">halide</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhaylied/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027234a"><!--s027234a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a binary compound of a halogen and another element or radical [blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/halogen/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">halogen</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ide_or_id/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ide</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">levator</span><small><span class="eSynop">/liʹvaytə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034786a"><!--s034786a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a muscle that raises a part of the body: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/depressor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">depressor</span></span></a> [Latin <span class="bodyi">levator</span> from <span class="bodyi">levare</span> to raise].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chance<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009923a"><!--s009923a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>accidental or casual; happening by chance </p><p><i></i></p><p>a chance remark</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">false pretences</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021477a"><!--s021477a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>acts or appearances intended to deceive </p><p><i></i></p><p>She got the job under false pretences</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">iambus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ieʹambəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030062a"><!--s030062a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/iamb/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">iamb</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misreport</span><small><span class="eSynop">/misriʹpawt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038489a"><!--s038489a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to report (something) falsely or inaccurately.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intercom</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹintəkom/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031608a"><!--s031608a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an internal communication system, e.g. in a ship or building, with a microphone and loudspeaker at each station [short for <span class="bodyi">intercommunication (system</span>)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lodger</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035524a"><!--s035524a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>somebody who occupies a rented room in somebody else's house.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kibe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kieb/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033193a"><!--s033193a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> an ulcerated chilblain, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on the heel [Middle English, prob from Welsh <span class="bodyi">cibi, cibwst</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">metal<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmetl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037756a"><!--s037756a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039621b"><!--s039621b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of various usu hard and shiny substances that is are ductile and capable of being melted and fused, and is a e.g. iron, copper, or mercury, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> chemical elements, that are good conductors of electricity and heat, form positive ions by loss of electrons, and yield basic oxides and hydroxides.</p></div><a name="s039622b"><!--s039622b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>broken stones used in making and repairing roads or ballasting railways; road metal.</p></div><a name="s039623b"><!--s039623b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>glass in its molten state.</p></div><a name="s039624b"><!--s039624b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>either of the heraldic tinctures gold or silver.</p></div><a name="s039625b"><!--s039625b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/road_metal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">road metal</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s039626b"><!--s039626b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the rails of a railway line [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">metallum</span> mine, metal, from Greek <span class="bodyi">metallon</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">masquerade<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037010a"><!--s037010a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038880b"><!--s038880b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to disguise oneself or to wear a disguise.</p></div><a name="s038881b"><!--s038881b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ as) to assume the appearance of something that one is not </p><p><i></i></p><p>It's easy enough to put on a white coat and masquerade as a hospital doctor</p> <p><span class="bodyb">masquerader</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">maestro</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmiestroh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> maestros maestri /ʹmiestree/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036266a"><!--s036266a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a master in an art; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an eminent composer, conductor, or teacher of music [Italian <span class="bodyi">maestro</span> master, from Latin <span class="bodyi">magister</span> master].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chance<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009924a"><!--s009924a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010210b"><!--s010210b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to take place or come about by chance; to happen </p><p><i></i></p><p>It chanced that the street was empty</p>.</div><a name="s010211b"><!--s010211b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ on/upon) to find or happen upon (something) by chance </p><p><i></i></p><p>chance on an idea</p>.</div><a name="s010212b"><!--s010212b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to take a risk with ✱ <span class="bodyb">chance it</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to do something knowing that it is risky <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s010213b"><!--s010213b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to accept the hazard of (something); to risk ✱ <span class="bodyb">chance one's arm</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to risk something with little chance of success.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misrepresent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌmisrepriʹzent/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038490a"><!--s038490a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to give an untrue or misleading account of (something) <span class="bodyb">misrepresentation</span> /-ʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">halite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhaliet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027235a"><!--s027235a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the mineral sodium chloride; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/rock_salt/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">rock salt</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">false rib</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021478a"><!--s021478a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/floating_rib/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">floating rib</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">levee<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlevi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034787a"><!--s034787a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036500b"><!--s036500b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a reception of visitors formerly held by a person of rank on rising from bed.</p></div><a name="s036501b"><!--s036501b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a reception, usu in honour of a particular person [French <span class="bodyi">levé</span>, from <span class="bodyi">lever</span> to rise or raise, from Latin <span class="bodyi">levare</span> to raise].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intercommunicate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌintəkəʹmyoohnikayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031609a"><!--s031609a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033492b"><!--s033492b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of rooms: to have free passage from one to another.</p></div><a name="s033493b"><!--s033493b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to hold a conversation or exchange information.</p></div><a name="s033494b"><!--s033494b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to communicate with each other, e.g.</p><a name="s008677c"><!--s008677c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to have free passage from one to another </p><p><i></i></p><p>The two rooms intercommunicate</p>.</div><a name="s008678c"><!--s008678c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to hold a conversation or exchange information <span class="bodyb">intercommunication</span> /-ʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ian</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030063a"><!--s030063a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/an1_or_ean_or_ian/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-an 1</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/an2_or_ean_or_ian/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-an 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kibitz</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkibits/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033194a"><!--s033194a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> to look on and often offer unwanted advice or comment, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> at a card game</p><p><span class="bodyb">kibitzer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Yiddish <span class="bodyi">kibitsen</span> from German <span class="bodyi">kiebitzen</span>, from <span class="bodyi">kiebitz</span> lapwing, busybody, from early High German <span class="bodyi">gībitz</span> lapwing, of imitative origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lodging</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035525a"><!--s035525a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037398b"><!--s037398b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a temporary place to live; a dwelling.</p></div><a name="s037399b"><!--s037399b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) a rented room or rooms for residing in, usu in a private house.</p></div><a name="s037400b"><!--s037400b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s009735c"><!--s009735c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a temporary place to stay </p><p><i></i></p><p>a lodging for the night</p>.</div><a name="s009736c"><!--s009736c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) a rented room or rooms for residing in, usu in a private house rather than a hotel.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misrule<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/misʹroohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038491a"><!--s038491a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to rule (a nation, etc) badly.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Mae West</span><small><span class="eSynop">/may/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036267a"><!--s036267a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal, dated</span> an inflatable life jacket [named after <span class="bodyi">Mae West</span> d.1980, US actress noted for her full figure].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">metal<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (metalled, metalling, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> metaled) (metaling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037757a"><!--s037757a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039627b"><!--s039627b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cover or provide (something) with metal.</p></div><a name="s039628b"><!--s039628b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> to surface (a road) with broken stones.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-iana</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030064a"><!--s030064a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ana_or_iana/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ana</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Mass.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037011a"><!--s037011a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Massachusetts.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">false start</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021479a"><!--s021479a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022636b"><!--s022636b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an early, incorrect start by a competitor in a race.</p></div><a name="s022637b"><!--s022637b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an abortive beginning to an activity or course of action.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">halitosis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/haliʹtohsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027236a"><!--s027236a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the condition of having offensive-smelling breath [Latin <span class="bodyi">halitus</span> breath, from <span class="bodyi">halare</span> to breathe].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intercommunion</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌintəkəʹmyoohnyən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031610a"><!--s031610a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the practice between denominations of the Christian faith of admitting one another's members to Communion.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">levee<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034788a"><!--s034788a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036502b"><!--s036502b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009400c"><!--s009400c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an embankment constructed to prevent flooding.</p></div><a name="s009401c"><!--s009401c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the natural embankment of silt deposited by a river.</p></div></div><a name="s036503b"><!--s036503b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a river landing place.</p></div><a name="s036504b"><!--s036504b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a continuous dyke or ridge for confining areas of land to be irrigated [French <span class="bodyi">levée</span>, fem past part. of <span class="bodyi">lever</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/levee1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">levee 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chancel</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchahnsl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009925a"><!--s009925a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the part of a church containing the altar and seats for the clergy and choir [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">cancelli</span> lattice; from the latticework enclosing it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kiblah</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkiblə, ʹkiblah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033195a"><!--s033195a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the direction of Mecca, or of the Kaaba at Mecca, to which Muslims turn when praying [Arabic <span class="bodyi">kibla</span> that which is opposite].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lodging house</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035526a"><!--s035526a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a house where lodgings are provided and let.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misrule<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038492a"><!--s038492a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040207b"><!--s040207b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>misruling or being misruled.</p></div><a name="s040208b"><!--s040208b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>disorder; anarchy.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">MAFF</span><small><span class="eSynop">/maf/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036268a"><!--s036268a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interconnect</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌintəkəʹnekt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031611a"><!--s031611a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033495b"><!--s033495b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to connect with one another <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s033496b"><!--s033496b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to connect (one thing with another) <span class="bodyb">interconnection</span> /-ʹneksh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">false step</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021480a"><!--s021480a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022638b"><!--s022638b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a stumble or slip.</p></div><a name="s022639b"><!--s022639b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an unwise action; a mistake.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">level<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlevəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034789a"><!--s034789a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036505b"><!--s036505b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009402c"><!--s009402c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a horizontal line, plane, or surface.</p></div><a name="s009403c"><!--s009403c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a horizontal state or condition.</p></div><a name="s009404c"><!--s009404c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the equilibrium of a fluid marked by a horizontal surface of even altitude.</p></div></div><a name="s036506b"><!--s036506b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s009405c"><!--s009405c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a position of height, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in relation to the ground </p><p><i></i></p><p>eye level</p>.</div><a name="s009406c"><!--s009406c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a layer or tier in a vertical structure, e.g. a floor in a building.</p></div></div><a name="s036507b"><!--s036507b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a position or place in a scale or rank, e.g. of value or importance.</p></div><a name="s036508b"><!--s036508b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a device, e.g. a spirit level, for establishing a horizontal line or plane.</p></div><a name="s036509b"><!--s036509b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s009407c"><!--s009407c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a position or place in a scale or rank, e.g. of value or importance </p><p><i></i></p><p>a high level of achievement</p>.</div><a name="s009408c"><!--s009408c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a stage of progress.</p></div></div><a name="s036510b"><!--s036510b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>the size or amount of something specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>the noise level</p>.</div><a name="s036511b"><!--s036511b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s009409c"><!--s009409c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a device, e.g. a spirit level, for establishing a horizontal line or plane.</p></div><a name="s009410c"><!--s009410c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>in surveying, an instrument used to measure relative heights.</p></div></div><a name="s036512b"><!--s036512b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) a practically horizontal or flat area, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of land ✱ <span class="bodyb">on the level</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> honest; genuine [Middle English via early French <span class="bodyi">livel</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">libella</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">libra</span> weight, balance].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">metalanguage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmetəlanggwij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037758a"><!--s037758a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the language and terminology used to talk analytically about language itself.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">IAP</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030065a"><!--s030065a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Internet access provider.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mass<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/mas/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037012a"><!--s037012a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038882b"><!--s038882b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Mass</span>) the liturgy or a celebration of the Eucharist, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in Roman Catholic and Anglo-Catholic churches.</p></div><a name="s038883b"><!--s038883b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a musical setting for the<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ordinary2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ordinary 2</span></span></a> (invariable parts) of the Mass that do not vary ✱ <span class="bodyb">hear Mass</span> to attend Mass without taking Communion [Old English <span class="bodyi">mæsse</span>, ultimately from Latin <span class="bodyi">missa</span>, fem of <span class="bodyi">missus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">mittere</span> to send; perhaps from the words of dismissal (<span class="bodyi">Ite, missa est</span>) at the end of the service].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">loess</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹloh·is, les/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035527a"><!--s035527a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a usu yellowish brown loamy deposit found in Europe, Asia, and N America and believed to be carried chiefly deposited by the wind</p><p><span class="bodyb">loessial</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [German <span class="bodyi">Löss</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hall</span><small><span class="eSynop">/hawl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027237a"><!--s027237a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029036b"><!--s029036b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the entrance room or passage of a building.</p></div><a name="s029037b"><!--s029037b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a corridor or passage in a building.</p></div><a name="s029038b"><!--s029038b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a large room for public assembly or entertainment.</p></div><a name="s029039b"><!--s029039b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the halls</span>) music hall as a form of entertainment, or the venues used for it.</p></div><a name="s029040b"><!--s029040b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s007646c"><!--s007646c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the common dining room of a college or university, or a meal served there.</p></div><a name="s007647c"><!--s007647c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a building used by a college or university for some special purpose </p><p><i></i></p><p>a hall of residence</p>.</div></div><a name="s029041b"><!--s029041b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>the chief living room in a medieval house or castle.</p></div><a name="s029042b"><!--s029042b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> the manor house of a landed proprietor [Old English <span class="bodyi">heall</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kibosh <span class="bodyi">or</span> kybosh</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkiebosh/</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033196a"><!--s033196a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>✱ <span class="bodyb">put the kibosh on</span> to ruin or put an end to (a plan, etc) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Worse, the wife does the one thing absolutely guaranteed to put the kibosh on the whole matter. She says she'll forgive him</p><p> Daily Mirror</p><p>of obscure origin, possibly Yiddish. There is a connection with money, and the phrase <span class="bodyi">put the kibosh on</span> could have something to do with paying off a debt, like the image suggested by <span class="bodyi">put paid to</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chancellery <span class="bodyi">or</span> chancellory</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchahnsələri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> chancelleries chancellories)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009926a"><!--s009926a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010214b"><!--s010214b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the position, department, or official residence of a chancellor.</p></div><a name="s010215b"><!--s010215b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> the office or staff of an embassy or consulate.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Miss.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038496a"><!--s038496a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Mississippi.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">falsetto</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fawlʹsetoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> falsettos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021481a"><!--s021481a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in music, the technique of artificially producing a high male singing voice that extends above the range of the singer's normal voice [Italian <span class="bodyi">falsetto</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">falso</span> false, from Latin <span class="bodyi">falsus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/false/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">false</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mass<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037013a"><!--s037013a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038884b"><!--s038884b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a quantity of matter or the form of matter that holds or clings together in one body.</p></div><a name="s038885b"><!--s038885b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in physics, the property of a body that is a measure of its resistance to having its speed or position changed when a force is applied to it, causes it to have weight in a gravitational field, and is commonly taken as a measure of the amount of material it contains.</p></div><a name="s038886b"><!--s038886b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an unbroken expanse; a bulk </p><p><i></i></p><p>a mountain mass</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a mass of colour</p>.</div><a name="s038887b"><!--s038887b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the principal part or main body.</p></div><a name="s038888b"><!--s038888b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) a large quantity, amount, or number.</p></div><a name="s038889b"><!--s038889b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a large body of people in a compact group.</p></div><a name="s038890b"><!--s038890b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the masses</span>) (<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) the body of ordinary people as contrasted with the elite </p><p><i></i></p><p>All the world over, I will back the masses against the classes</p><p> W E Gladstone ✱ <span class="bodyb">in the mass</span>.</p></div><a name="s038891b"><!--s038891b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>in total [Middle English <span class="bodyi">masse</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">massa</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">maza</span> barley cake; perhaps related to Greek <span class="bodyi">massein</span> to knead].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">metal detector</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037759a"><!--s037759a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an electronic device that gives an audible or visual signal when it detects the presence of metal objects, e.g. buried coins or concealed wiring.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kick<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kik/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033197a"><!--s033197a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035044b"><!--s035044b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009025c"><!--s009025c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to strike (something or somebody) forcefully with the foot.</p></div><a name="s009026c"><!--s009026c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to strike out with the foot or feet.</p></div></div><a name="s035045b"><!--s035045b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to strike (something or somebody) forcefully with the foot.</p></div><a name="s035046b"><!--s035046b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in rugby, to score (a goal) by kicking a ball.</p></div><a name="s035047b"><!--s035047b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to free oneself of (a habit or addiction) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s035048b"><!--s035048b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s009027c"><!--s009027c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to strike out with the foot or feet.</p></div><a name="s009028c"><!--s009028c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to make a kick in football.</p></div></div><a name="s035049b"><!--s035049b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to show opposition; to rebel </p><p><i></i></p><p>kicking against authority</p>.</div><a name="s035050b"><!--s035050b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>said of a gun: to recoil when fired ✱ <span class="bodyb">kick oneself</span> to reprove oneself, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with hindsight for a failure or shortcoming ✱ <span class="bodyb">kick one's heels</span> to be kept waiting.</p></div><a name="s035051b"><!--s035051b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to be idle ✱ <span class="bodyb">kick over the traces</span> to cast off restraint or control ✱ <span class="bodyb">kick the bucket</span> <span class="bodyi">informal, humorous</span> to die ✱ <span class="bodyb">kick upstairs</span> to promote (somebody) to a higher but less influential position</p><p><span class="bodyb">kickable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">kicker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">kiken</span>; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Mafia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmafi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036269a"><!--s036269a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038072b"><!--s038072b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Mafia</span>) (<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a secret criminal organization originating in Sicily and prevalent <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the USA, chiefly concerned with the financial control of illicit activities secret society of Sicilian political terrorists.</p></div><a name="s038073b"><!--s038073b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a secret criminal organization originating in Sicily and prevalent <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the USA, chiefly concerned with the financial control of illicit activities, e.g. vice and narcotics.</p></div><a name="s038074b"><!--s038074b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">mafia</span>) an excessively influential coterie of a usu specified kind </p><p><i></i></p><p>the mental health mafia</p> <p><i></i></p><p>the presumptions of the mental health mafia</p><p> R J Neuhaus [Italian <span class="bodyi">mafia</span> from Sicilian dialect, in the senses ‘boldness’, ‘bragging’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-iasis <span class="bodyi">or</span> -asis</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030066a"><!--s030066a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting: a disease or diseased condition </p><p><i></i></p><p>elephantiasis</p> <p><i></i></p><p>psoriasis</p> <p>[Latin and Greek <span class="bodyi">-asis</span>, suffix of action].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chancellor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchahns(ə)lə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009927a"><!--s009927a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010216b"><!--s010216b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the titular head of a British university.</p></div><a name="s010217b"><!--s010217b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the chief minister of state in some European countries.</p></div><a name="s010218b"><!--s010218b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002449c"><!--s002449c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chancellor_of_the_exchequer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Chancellor of the Exchequer</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s002450c"><!--s002450c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lord_chancellor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Lord Chancellor</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s002451c"><!--s002451c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>in former times, the secretary of a nobleman, prince, or king.</p></div></div><a name="s010219b"><!--s010219b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s002452c"><!--s002452c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a usu lay legal officer of an Anglican diocese.</p></div><a name="s002453c"><!--s002453c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a Roman Catholic priest heading a diocesan chancery</p><p><span class="bodyb">chancellorship</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p>Middle English <span class="bodyi">chanceler</span> via Old French <span class="bodyi">chancelier</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">cancellarius</span> doorkeeper, secretary, from <span class="bodyi">cancellus</span> lattice. The term orig denoted a court official at the latticework partition between the judge and the people</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">level<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034790a"><!--s034790a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036513b"><!--s036513b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009411c"><!--s009411c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>having no part higher than another </p><p><i></i></p><p>a level surface</p>.</div><a name="s009412c"><!--s009412c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>parallel with the plane of the horizon </p><p><i></i></p><p>on level ground</p>.</div><a name="s009413c"><!--s009413c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>said of a spoon, cup, etc used as a measure: filled just to the edge or rim with a flat surface </p><p><i></i></p><p>a level tablespoonful of sugar</p>.</div><a name="s009414c"><!--s009414c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) of or at the same height </p><p><i></i></p><p>The pictures are not level</p>.</div></div><a name="s036514b"><!--s036514b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s009415c"><!--s009415c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>even or unvarying in magnitude </p><p><i></i></p><p>a level temperature</p>.</div><a name="s009416c"><!--s009416c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>equal in advantage, progression, or standing </p><p><i></i></p><p>He drew level with the leader</p>.</div><a name="s009417c"><!--s009417c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>steady or unwavering </p><p><i></i></p><p>She spoke in level tones</p>.</div></div><a name="s036515b"><!--s036515b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>distributed evenly; uniform </p><p><i></i></p><p>level stress</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">a level playing field</span>.</p></div><a name="s036516b"><!--s036516b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a situation in which nobody has an unfair advantage ✱ <span class="bodyb">do one's level best</span> to do one's very best; to make every effort</p><p><span class="bodyb">levelly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">levelness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lo-fi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlohfie/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035528a"><!--s035528a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037401b"><!--s037401b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of sound reproduction: of low quality; not hi-fi.</p></div><a name="s037402b"><!--s037402b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> low in quality, sophistication, etc.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hallal<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/həʹlahl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027238a"><!--s027238a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/halal1_or_hallal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">halal 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intercontinental</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌintəkontiʹnentl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031612a"><!--s031612a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>extending among continents, carried on between continents, or capable of travelling between continents </p><p><i></i></p><p>an intercontinental ballistic missile</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">miss<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/mis/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038493a"><!--s038493a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040209b"><!--s040209b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to fail to hit, reach, meet, catch, or attain (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>We missed the train</p> <p><i></i></p><p>She missed her step and fell heavily</p>.</div><a name="s040210b"><!--s040210b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to discover or feel the absence of (something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with regret </p><p><i></i></p><p>I didn't miss my cheque book for several days</p> <p><i></i></p><p>He missed his wife desperately</p>.</div><a name="s040211b"><!--s040211b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to escape or avoid (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>I narrowly missed being run over</p>.</div><a name="s040212b"><!--s040212b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + out) to leave (something) out.</p></div><a name="s040213b"><!--s040213b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to fail to attend (work, school, an appointment, etc).</p></div><a name="s040214b"><!--s040214b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to fail to watch, listen to, or take part in (a show, party, etc).</p></div><a name="s040215b"><!--s040215b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>to fail to take advantage of (an opportunity, etc) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s040216b"><!--s040216b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>to fail to hit something.</p></div><a name="s040217b"><!--s040217b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>to misfire </p><p><i></i></p><p>The engine missed</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">miss out on</span>.</p></div><a name="s040218b"><!--s040218b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>to fail to have or experience (something desirable) </p><p><i></i></p><p>people who missed out on further education</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">miss the boat</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to fail to take advantage of an opportunity ✱ <span class="bodyb">miss the point</span> to fail to understand the main purpose or aspect of something [Old English <span class="bodyi">missan</span>; related to German <span class="bodyi">missen</span> to miss].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">falsework</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021482a"><!--s021482a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a temporary erection on which a main work is supported during construction.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mafioso</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mafiʹohsoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> mafiosi /-see/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036270a"><!--s036270a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of the Mafia [Italian <span class="bodyi">mafioso</span> from <span class="bodyi">mafia</span> Mafia].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intercostal<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/intəʹkostl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031613a"><!--s031613a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a body part: situated between the ribs [Latin <span class="bodyi">intercostalis</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inter/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inter-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">costa</span> rib].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hallal<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (hallalled, hallalling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027239a"><!--s027239a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/halal2_or_hallal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">halal 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">metaled</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037760a"><!--s037760a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/metalled/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">metalled</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">level<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (levelled, levelling, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> leveled) (leveling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034791a"><!--s034791a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s036517b"><!--s036517b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> + off) to make (a line or surface) horizontal; to make (something) level, even, or uniform.</p></div><a name="s036518b"><!--s036518b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s009418c"><!--s009418c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + at) to bring (e.g. a weapon) to a horizontal aiming position.</p></div><a name="s009419c"><!--s009419c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(+ at/against) to aim or direct (criticism, an accusation, etc) at somebody.</p></div></div><a name="s036519b"><!--s036519b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to bring (people or things) to a common level, plane, or standard </p><p><i></i></p><p>Love levels all ranks</p><p> W S Gilbert.</p></div><a name="s036520b"><!--s036520b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to lay (a building, village, etc) level with the ground; to raze.</p></div><a name="s036521b"><!--s036521b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to find the heights of different points in (a land area) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s036522b"><!--s036522b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(+ out/off) to attain or come to a level; to become level </p><p><i></i></p><p>The plane levelled off at 10,000m</p>.</div><a name="s036523b"><!--s036523b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + at) to aim a gun or other weapon horizontally.</p></div><a name="s036524b"><!--s036524b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span>(+ with) to deal frankly and openly with somebody </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'll level with you, I have no direct experience in this field</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mass<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037014a"><!--s037014a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038892b"><!--s038892b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to assemble (usu homogeneous elements) into a mass </p><p><i></i></p><p>the massed pipe bands</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s038893b"><!--s038893b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to assemble into a mass.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009928a"><!--s009928a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a British government minister who has no direct responsibility for a government department but is usu a member of the cabinet.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">IATA</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ieʹahtə/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030067a"><!--s030067a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>International Air Transport Association.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kick<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033198a"><!--s033198a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035052b"><!--s035052b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009029c"><!--s009029c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a blow or sudden forceful thrust with the foot; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> one that propels something, e.g. a ball.</p></div><a name="s009030c"><!--s009030c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the power to kick.</p></div><a name="s009031c"><!--s009031c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a repeated motion of the legs used in swimming.</p></div><a name="s009032c"><!--s009032c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>a sudden burst of speed, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a running race.</p></div></div><a name="s035053b"><!--s035053b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the recoil of a gun.</p></div><a name="s035054b"><!--s035054b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>power or strength to resist; <span class="bodyi">broadly</span> resilience </p><p><i></i></p><p>He still has some kick in him</p>.</div><a name="s035055b"><!--s035055b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s009033c"><!--s009033c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a stimulating effect or quality </p><p><i></i></p><p>This drink has quite a kick</p>.</div><a name="s009034c"><!--s009034c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) a stimulating or pleasurable experience or feeling </p><p><i></i></p><p>They did it for kicks</p>.</div><a name="s009035c"><!--s009035c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>an absorbing or obsessive new interest </p><p><i></i></p><p>on a health food kick</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">kick in the teeth</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> a sharp rebuff or harsh disappointment.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">miss<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038494a"><!--s038494a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040219b"><!--s040219b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a failure to hit something.</p></div><a name="s040220b"><!--s040220b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a failure to attain a desired result ✱ <span class="bodyb">give (something) a miss</span> <span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit, informal</span> to avoid, bypass, or omit (something) deliberately </p><p><i></i></p><p>language learners give Russian a miss</p><p> Times Educational Supplement.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">loft<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/loft/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035529a"><!--s035529a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037403b"><!--s037403b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/attic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">attic</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s037404b"><!--s037404b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s009737c"><!--s009737c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/attic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">attic</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s009738c"><!--s009738c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> an upper room or floor.</p></div></div><a name="s037405b"><!--s037405b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s009739c"><!--s009739c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a gallery in a church or hall.</p></div><a name="s009740c"><!--s009740c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often in combination</span>) an upper floor in a barn or warehouse used for storage </p><p><i></i></p><p>a hayloft</p>.</div><a name="s009741c"><!--s009741c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a shed or coop for pigeons.</p></div></div><a name="s037406b"><!--s037406b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s009742c"><!--s009742c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in golf, the backward slant of the face of a club head.</p></div><a name="s009743c"><!--s009743c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a stroke or shot using this.</p></div></div><a name="s037407b"><!--s037407b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the thickness of padding or insulation [Old English from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">lopt</span> air].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">falsies</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfawlsiz/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021483a"><!--s021483a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> pads of foam rubber or other material worn inside a woman's clothing to increase the apparent size of the breasts.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mag</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mag/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036271a"><!--s036271a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a magazine.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">level crossing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034792a"><!--s034792a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> the crossing of a railway and a road on the same level.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intercostal<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031614a"><!--s031614a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an intercostal muscle or other body part.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">miss<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038495a"><!--s038495a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040221b"><!--s040221b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Miss</span>)</p><a name="s010382c"><!--s010382c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>used as a title preceding the name of an unmarried woman or a girl.</p></div><a name="s010383c"><!--s010383c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>used e.g. before the name of a place or a line of activity to form a title awarded to a usu young unmarried woman </p><p><i></i></p><p>Miss World</p>.</div><a name="s010384c"><!--s010384c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>used as a term of address to a female schoolteacher.</p></div></div><a name="s040222b"><!--s040222b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Miss</span>) used as a term of address to a young woman.</p></div><a name="s040223b"><!--s040223b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="sb000000336"><!--sb000000336--></a><p><span class="bodyi">derog or humorous</span> a young unmarried woman or a girl [short for <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mistress/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mistress</span></span></a>]</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">Miss</span>, <span class="bodyb">Mrs</span>, <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">Ms</span>? See note at <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/m1_or_m/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Ms</span></span></a> .</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Chancellor of the Exchequer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009929a"><!--s009929a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of the British cabinet in charge of public finances.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">metalize</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037761a"><!--s037761a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/metallize_or_metallise_or_ise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">metallize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">loft<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035530a"><!--s035530a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to propel (e.g. a ball) high up into the air </p><p><i></i></p><p>I lofted the ball over midwicket</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hallelujah<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/haliʹloohyə/ alleluia /aliʹlooh·yə/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027240a"><!--s027240a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used to express praise, joy, or thanks [Hebrew <span class="bodyi">halălūyāh</span> praise (ye) the Lord].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">falsify</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfawlsifie/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (falsifies, falsified, falsifying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021484a"><!--s021484a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022640b"><!--s022640b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (information, etc) false by fraudulent alteration.</p></div><a name="s022641b"><!--s022641b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005772c"><!--s005772c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to make (a document, accounts, etc) false by fraudulent alteration.</p></div><a name="s005773c"><!--s005773c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to represent (something) falsely; to misrepresent.</p></div></div><a name="s022642b"><!--s022642b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to prove or declare (a statement, etc) false</p><p><span class="bodyb">falsifiable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">falsification</span> /-fiʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">falsifien</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">falsificare</span>, from <span class="bodyi">falsus</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/false/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">false</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kick<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033199a"><!--s033199a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an indentation in the base of a glass vessel, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a bottle [origin unknown].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mass<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037015a"><!--s037015a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038894b"><!--s038894b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to or intended for the mass of the people </p><p><i></i></p><p>a mass market</p>.</div><a name="s038895b"><!--s038895b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>participated in by or affecting a large number of individuals </p><p><i></i></p><p>mass suicide</p> <p><i></i></p><p>mass murder</p>.</div><a name="s038896b"><!--s038896b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>large-scale </p><p><i></i></p><p>mass production</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-iatric</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030068a"><!--s030068a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming adjectives, denoting: the medical treatment specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>paediatric</p> <p>[see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/iatro/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">iatro-</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/iatry/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-iatry</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mag.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036272a"><!--s036272a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038075b"><!--s038075b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>magnesium.</p></div><a name="s038076b"><!--s038076b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>magnetic.</p></div><a name="s038077b"><!--s038077b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>magnetism.</p></div><a name="s038078b"><!--s038078b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>magnitude.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leveler</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034793a"><!--s034793a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/leveller/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">leveller</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">missal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmisl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038497a"><!--s038497a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a book containing all that is said or sung at mass for the whole year [Middle English <span class="bodyi">messel</span> via French from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">missale</span>, neuter of <span class="bodyi">missalis</span> of the mass, from late Latin <span class="bodyi">missa</span> mass].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">massacre<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">/ʹmasəkə/ noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037016a"><!--s037016a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038897b"><!--s038897b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the ruthless and indiscriminate killing of large numbers of people.</p></div><a name="s038898b"><!--s038898b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a complete defeat. [early French<span class="bodyi">massacre</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intercourse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹintəkaws/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031615a"><!--s031615a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033497b"><!--s033497b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sexual_intercourse/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sexual intercourse</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s033498b"><!--s033498b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008679c"><!--s008679c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sexual_intercourse/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sexual intercourse</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s008680c"><!--s008680c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>physical sexual contact between individuals that involves the genitals of at least one person </p><p><i></i></p><p>oral intercourse</p>.</div></div><a name="s033499b"><!--s033499b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> communication or dealings between people or groups.</p></div><a name="s033500b"><!--s033500b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> exchange, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of thoughts or feelings [Middle English <span class="bodyi">intercurse</span> communication, commerce, via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">intercursus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">intercurrere</span> to run between, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inter/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inter-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">currere</span> to run].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chancellory</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009930a"><!--s009930a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chancellery_or_chancellory/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chancellery</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">metalled</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">metaled</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037762a"><!--s037762a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039629b"><!--s039629b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a road: covered with a surface of broken stones.</p></div><a name="s039630b"><!--s039630b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>coated with metal.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-iatrical</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030069a"><!--s030069a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/iatric/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-iatric</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hallelujah<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> alleluia</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027241a"><!--s027241a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a shout or song used to express praise, joy, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kick about</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033200a"><!--s033200a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kick_around/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">kick around</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lofty</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (loftier, loftiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035531a"><!--s035531a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037408b"><!--s037408b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>rising to a great height; impressively high </p><p><i></i></p><p>lofty mountains</p>.</div><a name="s037409b"><!--s037409b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>elevated in character and spirit; noble.</p></div><a name="s037410b"><!--s037410b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s009744c"><!--s009744c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>elevated in character and spirit; noble </p><p><i></i></p><p>Who would not sing for Lycidas? He knew himself to sing, and build the lofty rhyme</p><p> Milton.</p></div><a name="s009745c"><!--s009745c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>elevated in position; superior.</p></div></div><a name="s037411b"><!--s037411b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>having a haughty overbearing manner; supercilious</p><p><span class="bodyb">loftily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">loftiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Falstaffian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fawlʹstahfi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021485a"><!--s021485a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>fat, jolly, and somewhat disreputable </p><p><i></i></p><p>An affable Irregular, a heavily-built Falstaffian man, comes cracking jokes</p><p> W B Yeats [Sir John <span class="bodyi">Falstaff</span>, character in Shakespeare's <span class="bodyi">Henry IV</span> and <span class="bodyi">The Merry Wives of Windsor</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">magainin</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹgaynin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036273a"><!--s036273a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a group of antibiotic substances derived from the skin of a frog [Hebrew <span class="bodyi">magain</span> a shield].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">levelheaded</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034794a"><!--s034794a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>having sound judgment; sensible</p><p><span class="bodyb">levelheadedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">levelheadedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">missel thrush</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmisl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038498a"><!--s038498a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mistle_thrush_or_missel_thrush/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mistle thrush</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intercrop<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹintəkrop/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (intercropped, intercropping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031616a"><!--s031616a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s033501b"><!--s033501b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to grow (a crop) in between rows, plots, etc of (another crop) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s033502b"><!--s033502b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to grow two or more crops simultaneously on the same plot.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">metallic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/miʹtalik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037763a"><!--s037763a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039631b"><!--s039631b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of, containing, like, or being metal.</p></div><a name="s039632b"><!--s039632b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having a particularly lustrous reflective quality </p><p><i></i></p><p>metallic paint</p>.</div><a name="s039633b"><!--s039633b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of a sound: sharp and ringing, like metal striking metal.</p></div><a name="s039634b"><!--s039634b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>bitter or acrid in taste.</p></div><a name="s039635b"><!--s039635b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>yielding metal</p><p><span class="bodyb">metallically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-iatrics</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030070a"><!--s030070a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting: the medical treatment specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>paediatrics</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">massacre<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037017a"><!--s037017a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038899b"><!--s038899b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to kill (a large number of people) deliberately.</p></div><a name="s038900b"><!--s038900b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to defeat (an opponent or opposing team) decisively.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chance-medley</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> chance-medleys)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009931a"><!--s009931a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fight that begins spontaneously, without premeditation, and in which one of the participants is killed [Anglo-French <span class="bodyi">chance medlee</span>, literally ‘mixed chance’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">halliard</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhalyəd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027242a"><!--s027242a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/halyard_or_halliard/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">halyard</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-log</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035535a"><!--s035535a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/logue/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-logue</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kick around</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033201a"><!--s033201a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035056b"><!--s035056b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to treat (somebody) inconsiderately or high-handedly.</p></div><a name="s035057b"><!--s035057b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to consider or discuss (an idea, problem, etc) among a number of people in a casual or desultory way <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span>.</p></div><a name="s035058b"><!--s035058b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to wander aimlessly or idly.</p></div><a name="s035059b"><!--s035059b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to lie unused or unwanted </p><p><i></i></p><p>There's a spare blanket kicking around in a cupboard</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leveller</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">leveler</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034795a"><!--s034795a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036525b"><!--s036525b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something that tends to reduce differences between people.</p></div><a name="s036526b"><!--s036526b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Leveller</span>) a member of a radical group during the English Civil War who advocated legal equality and religious tolerance.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">falter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfawltə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (faltered, faltering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021486a"><!--s021486a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></p><a name="s022643b"><!--s022643b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s005774c"><!--s005774c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to hesitate in purpose or action; to waver.</p></div><a name="s005775c"><!--s005775c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to lose strength or effectiveness; to weaken </p><p><i></i></p><p>The business was faltering</p>.</div></div><a name="s022644b"><!--s022644b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to walk or move unsteadily or hesitatingly; to stumble.</p></div><a name="s022645b"><!--s022645b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to speak brokenly or weakly; to stammer <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s022646b"><!--s022646b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to utter (something) in a hesitant or broken manner</p><p><span class="bodyb">falterer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">faltering</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">falteringly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">falteren</span>; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">magazine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/magəʹzeen, ʹmag-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036274a"><!--s036274a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038079b"><!--s038079b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009910c"><!--s009910c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an usu illustrated periodical, bound in paper covers, containing miscellaneous pieces by different authors.</p></div><a name="s009911c"><!--s009911c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a television or radio programme containing a number of usu topical items, often without a common theme.</p></div></div><a name="s038080b"><!--s038080b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a holder from which cartridges can be fed into a gun chamber automatically.</p></div><a name="s038081b"><!--s038081b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a storeroom for arms, ammunition, or explosives.</p></div><a name="s038082b"><!--s038082b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s009912c"><!--s009912c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a holder from which cartridges can be fed into a gun chamber automatically.</p></div><a name="s009913c"><!--s009913c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a lightproof chamber for films or plates in a camera or for film in a film projector.</p></div></div><a name="s038083b"><!--s038083b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s009914c"><!--s009914c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a storeroom for arms, ammunition, or explosives, e.g. gunpowder.</p></div><a name="s009915c"><!--s009915c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a stock of arms and ammunition</p><p>early French <span class="bodyi">magazine</span> via Old Provençal from Arabic <span class="bodyi">makhāzin</span>, pl of <span class="bodyi">makhzan</span> storehouse. From its original meaning ‘storehouse’ the word was used in book titles in the 17th cent. to suggest a store of information, giving rise in the 18th cent. to its chief current meaning of a periodical</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misshape<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/misʹshayp/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> misshaped) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> misshaped misshapen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038499a"><!--s038499a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to give (something or somebody) an unnatural or ugly shape.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">metalliferous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/metəʹlifərəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037764a"><!--s037764a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>yielding or containing metal [Latin <span class="bodyi">metallifer</span>, from <span class="bodyi">metallum</span> metal + <span class="bodyi">-fer</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ferous_or_iferous/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ferous</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intercrop<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031617a"><!--s031617a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a crop grown in between rows, plots, etc of another crop.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">log<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/log/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035532a"><!--s035532a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037412b"><!--s037412b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a usu bulky piece or length of unshaped timber ready for sawing or for use as firewood.</p></div><a name="s037413b"><!--s037413b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the full record of a ship's voyage or an aircraft's flight.</p></div><a name="s037414b"><!--s037414b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s009746c"><!--s009746c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the record of the rate of a ship's speed or daily progress.</p></div><a name="s009747c"><!--s009747c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the full nautical record of a ship's voyage.</p></div><a name="s009748c"><!--s009748c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the full record of a flight by an aircraft.</p></div></div><a name="s037415b"><!--s037415b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an apparatus for measuring the rate of a ship's motion through the water; formerly consisting of a wooden float tied to a line.</p></div><a name="s037416b"><!--s037416b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>any of various records of performance </p><p><i></i></p><p>a computer log</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">logge</span>, prob of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chancer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009932a"><!--s009932a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> an unprincipled person; an opportunist.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">iatro-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030071a"><!--s030071a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meaning: medical or healing </p><p><i></i></p><p>iatrogenic</p> <p>[Greek <span class="bodyi">iatros</span> physician].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">massage<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmasahj, ʹmasahzh, məʹsahzh, məʹsahj/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037018a"><!--s037018a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the kneading, rubbing, etc of the body in order to relieve aches, tone muscles, give relaxation, etc [French <span class="bodyi">massage</span> from <span class="bodyi">masser</span> to massage, from Arabic <span class="bodyi">massa</span> to stroke].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Falun Gong</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌfalən ʹgong/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021487a"><!--s021487a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a spiritual movement of Chinese origin, drawing on practices of qigong [Chinese, respectively ‘Practice of the Wheel of Law’ and ’Great Law of the Wheel of Law’’ from <span class="bodyi">fa</span> law, dharma, <span class="bodyi">lun</span> wheel, <span class="bodyi">gong</span> skill, practice, qigong, <span class="bodyi">da</span> great].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kick-ass</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033202a"><!--s033202a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer, informal</span> forceful and aggressive.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">level of attainment</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034796a"><!--s034796a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in British education, any of ten positions on a scale used to assess the ability of school pupils.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hallmark<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhawlmahk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027243a"><!--s027243a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029043b"><!--s029043b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in Britain, an official mark stamped on gold and silver articles after an assay test to testify to their purity.</p></div><a name="s029044b"><!--s029044b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a distinguishing characteristic or object </p><p><i></i></p><p>Infantilism is possibly the hallmark of our generation</p><p> John Wells [named after Goldsmiths’ <span class="bodyi">Hall</span>, London, where gold and silver articles were assayed and stamped].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">metallize <span class="bodyi">or</span> metallise <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ise</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">metalize</span>) <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037765a"><!--s037765a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039636b"><!--s039636b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to treat, combine, or coat (something) with a metal.</p></div><a name="s039637b"><!--s039637b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (something) metallic <span class="bodyb">metallization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misshape<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmisshayp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038500a"><!--s038500a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>something badly shaped or deformed; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> a misshapen chocolate, biscuit, etc, sold at a reduced price.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Magdalenian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/magdəʹleeni·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036276a"><!--s036276a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of the latest Palaeolithic culture in Europe characterized by implements of flint, bone, and ivory and by cave paintings [French <span class="bodyi">magdalénien</span> from <span class="bodyi">La Madeleine</span>, rock shelter in SW France where objects from this culture were found].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intercross<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹintəkros/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031618a"><!--s031618a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a product of crossbreeding; a hybrid.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">log<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (logged, logging)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035533a"><!--s035533a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s037417b"><!--s037417b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to enter details of or about (something) in a log.</p></div><a name="s037418b"><!--s037418b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s009749c"><!--s009749c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to move or attain (e.g. an indicated distance, speed, or time) as noted in or measured by a log.</p></div><a name="s009750c"><!--s009750c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to sail a ship or fly an aircraft for (an indicated distance or period of time).</p></div><a name="s009751c"><!--s009751c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) to achieve or have to one's credit (e.g. an amount).</p></div></div><a name="s037419b"><!--s037419b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to cut (trees) for timber <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s037420b"><!--s037420b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to cut trees or logs for timber</p><p><span class="bodyb">logging</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">massage<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037019a"><!--s037019a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038901b"><!--s038901b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to perform massage on (somebody).</p></div><a name="s038902b"><!--s038902b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ in/into) to rub a substance, e.g. oil, into (the skin or the scalp).</p></div><a name="s038903b"><!--s038903b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to adjust (data) so as to present a particular appearance </p><p><i></i></p><p>The government has been accused of massaging hospital waiting list figures</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">massage somebody's ego</span>.</p></div><a name="s038904b"><!--s038904b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to flatter somebody and make them feel good about themselves</p><p><span class="bodyb">massager</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chancery</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchahnsəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> chanceries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009933a"><!--s009933a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010220b"><!--s010220b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002454c"><!--s002454c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Chancery</span>) a division of the High Court having jurisdiction over causes in equity.</p></div><a name="s002455c"><!--s002455c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a US court of equity.</p></div></div><a name="s010221b"><!--s010221b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a record office for public archives or those of ecclesiastical, legal, or diplomatic proceedings.</p></div><a name="s010222b"><!--s010222b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002456c"><!--s002456c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a chancellor's court or office.</p></div><a name="s002457c"><!--s002457c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the office in which the business of a Roman Catholic diocese is transacted and recorded.</p></div><a name="s002458c"><!--s002458c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chancellery_or_chancellory/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chancellery</span></span></a> (2) ✱ <span class="bodyb">in chancery</span> said of a lawsuit: being heard in a court of chancery.</p></div></div><a name="s010223b"><!--s010223b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of a wrestler: with the head locked under the arm of one's opponent.</p></div><a name="s010224b"><!--s010224b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in a hopeless predicament [Middle English <span class="bodyi">chancerie</span>, alteration of <span class="bodyi">chancellerie</span> chancellery, from Old French <span class="bodyi">chancelier</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chancellor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chancellor</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misshapen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/misʹshayp(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038501a"><!--s038501a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>not having the natural or normal shape</p><p><span class="bodyb">misshapenly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">misshapenness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">iatrogenic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ieˌatrohʹjenik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030072a"><!--s030072a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a disease or condition: induced inadvertently by medical treatment </p><p><i></i></p><p>an iatrogenic rash</p> <p><span class="bodyb">iatrogenesis</span> /-nəsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">iatrogenically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">iatrogenicity</span> /-ʹnisiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hallmark<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027244a"><!--s027244a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029045b"><!--s029045b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to stamp (a gold or silver article) with a hallmark.</p></div><a name="s029046b"><!--s029046b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to characterize </p><p><i></i></p><p>the discipline that hallmarks their teamwork</p> <p><span class="bodyb">hallmarked</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">metallography</span><small><span class="eSynop">/metəʹlogrəfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037766a"><!--s037766a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the study of the microscopic structure of metals</p><p><span class="bodyb">metallographer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">metallographic</span> /miˌtaləʹgrafik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">metallographical</span> /miˌtaləʹgrafikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">metallographically</span> /miˌtaləʹgrafikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">métallographie</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">metallum</span> metal + French <span class="bodyi">-graphie</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/graphy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-graphy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">level pegging</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034797a"><!--s034797a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span>(<span class="bodyi">used after a noun</span>) said of two contestants: equal</p><p>from the use of pegs moved round a board marked with rows of holes to keep the score in a game of cribbage</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fame</span><small><span class="eSynop">/faym/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021488a"><!--s021488a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the state of being famous; renown or recognition </p><p><i></i></p><p>Fame will go by and, so long, I've had you, fame</p><p> Marilyn Monroe [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">fama</span> report, fame].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intercross<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/intəʹkros/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031619a"><!--s031619a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/crossbreed1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">crossbreed 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">magdalen <span class="bodyi">or</span> magdalene</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmagdələn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036275a"><!--s036275a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038084b"><!--s038084b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Magdalen</span>) <span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a reformed prostitute </p><p><i></i></p><p>Magdalens … worn out and penitent courtesans at Rome</p><p> Nathan Bailey.</p></div><a name="s038085b"><!--s038085b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an institution or refuge for reformed prostitutes </p><p><i></i></p><p>Asylums and Magdalenes are not the proper remedies for these abuses</p><p> Mary Wollstonecraft [named after Mary <span class="bodyi">Magdalen</span> or <span class="bodyi">Magdalene</span>, a woman healed by Jesus of evil spirits (Luke 8:2), identified with a reformed prostitute (Luke 7:36–50): compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/maudlin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">maudlin</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kickback</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033203a"><!--s033203a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035060b"><!--s035060b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sharp violent reaction.</p></div><a name="s035061b"><!--s035061b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>money received, often secretly or illicitly, because of help or favours given.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">log<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035534a"><!--s035534a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/logarithm/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">logarithm</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Chancery Division</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009934a"><!--s009934a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010225b"><!--s010225b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chancery/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Chancery</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s010226b"><!--s010226b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chancery/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chancery</span></span></a> (1a).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hallo<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/həʹloh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hallos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027245a"><!--s027245a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hello_or_hallo_or_hullo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hello</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-iatry</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030073a"><!--s030073a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting: a specified medical treatment </p><p><i></i></p><p>psychiatry</p> <p>[French <span class="bodyi">-iatrie</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">iatreia</span> art of healing, from <span class="bodyi">iatros</span> physician].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kick back</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033204a"><!--s033204a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035062b"><!--s035062b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a gun: to recoil unexpectedly.</p></div><a name="s035063b"><!--s035063b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to pay a kickback to somebody.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">missile</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmisiel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038502a"><!--s038502a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040224b"><!--s040224b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an object thrown or projected, usu so as to strike something at a distance.</p></div><a name="s040225b"><!--s040225b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a self-propelled weapon that travels through the air; a ballistic missile or guided missile [Latin <span class="bodyi">missile</span>, from neuter of <span class="bodyi">missilis</span> capable of being thrown, from <span class="bodyi">missus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">mittere</span> to throw, send].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">massasauga</span><small><span class="eSynop">/masəʹsawgə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037020a"><!--s037020a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small N American rattlesnake: <span class="bodyi">Sistrurus catenatus</span> [alteration of <span class="bodyi">Mississauga</span>, a town in SE Ontario, Canada].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lever<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹleevə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034798a"><!--s034798a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036527b"><!--s036527b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a bar used for prising up or dislodging something.</p></div><a name="s036528b"><!--s036528b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s009420c"><!--s009420c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a bar used for prising up or dislodging something.</p></div><a name="s009421c"><!--s009421c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an inducing or compelling force; a tool </p><p><i></i></p><p>attempts to use food as a political lever</p><p> Time.</p></div></div><a name="s036529b"><!--s036529b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s009422c"><!--s009422c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a rigid bar used to exert a pressure or sustain a weight at one end by applying force at the other and pivoting it on a support.</p></div><a name="s009423c"><!--s009423c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a projecting part by which a mechanism is operated or adjusted [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">levare</span> to raise].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">famed</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021489a"><!--s021489a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>famous.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intercurrent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/intəʹkurənt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031620a"><!--s031620a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033503b"><!--s033503b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a disease: occurring during the course of another disease.</p></div><a name="s033504b"><!--s033504b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> occurring between things or in the middle of something; intervening</p><p><span class="bodyb">intercurrently</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">intercurrent-, intercurrens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">intercurrere</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/intercourse/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">intercourse</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">metalloid<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmetəloyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037767a"><!--s037767a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an element, e.g. arsenic, having some properties of typical metals and some properties of typical nonmetals; a semimetal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mage</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mayj/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036277a"><!--s036277a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wise man; a sage; a magician; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/magus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">magus</span></span></a> </p><p><i></i></p><p>And there I saw mage Merlin</p><p> Tennyson [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">magus</span> wise man].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">loganberry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlohgənb(ə)ri, -beri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> loganberries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035536a"><!--s035536a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037421b"><!--s037421b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a sweet red edible berry, a hybrid of a raspberry and a dewberry.</p></div><a name="s037422b"><!--s037422b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the prickly plant that bears this fruit: <span class="bodyi">Rubus loganobaccus</span> [named after James H <span class="bodyi">Logan</span> d.1928, US lawyer and horticulturalist, who first grew it].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chancre</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshangkə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009935a"><!--s009935a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an initial sore or ulcer of some diseases, e.g. syphilis <span class="bodyb">chancrous</span> /ʹshangkrəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">chancre</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">cancer</span> crab, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cancer/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cancer</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hallo<sup>2</sup> <span class="bodyi">or</span> halloa /həʹloh(ə)/</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">interj, noun, and verb</span></i> (halloing halloaing) (halloed halloaed) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> hallos halloas)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027246a"><!--s027246a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029047b"><!--s029047b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hello_or_hallo_or_hullo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hello</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s029048b"><!--s029048b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hollo1_or_holloa/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hollo 1</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hollo2_or_holloa/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hollo 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">missilery</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmisielri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038503a"><!--s038503a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040226b"><!--s040226b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the science dealing with the design, manufacture, and use of missiles.</p></div><a name="s040227b"><!--s040227b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>missiles collectively.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">IB</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030074a"><!--s030074a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>International Baccalaureate.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lever<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (levered, levering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034799a"><!--s034799a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to prise, raise, or move (something) with a lever, or as if with a lever.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mass defect</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹdeefekt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037021a"><!--s037021a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in physics, the difference between the mass of an isotope and its mass number.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intercut</span><small><span class="eSynop">/intəʹkut/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (intercutting, <span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> intercut)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031621a"><!--s031621a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s033505b"><!--s033505b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to insert shots from (one cinematic scene) alternately with shots from another, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> contrasting scene <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s033506b"><!--s033506b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to alternate usu contrasting camera shots by cutting.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">familial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fəʹmili·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021490a"><!--s021490a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022647b"><!--s022647b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>characteristic of or relating to a family or its members.</p></div><a name="s022648b"><!--s022648b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a disease: having a higher than average occurrence among members of a family [French <span class="bodyi">familial</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">familia</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/family/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">family</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kickboxing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033205a"><!--s033205a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a martial art in which contestants are allowed both to punch with gloved hands and to kick with bare feet</p><p><span class="bodyb">kickboxer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Magen David</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌmawgən ʹdayvid/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036278a"><!--s036278a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a star of David, used as a Jewish symbol [Hebrew <span class="bodyi">māghēn Dāwīdh</span>, literally ‘shield of David’, from David d.c.962 <span class="bodysc">bc</span>, King of Judah and Israel].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chancroid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshangkroyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009936a"><!--s009936a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a bacterial venereal disease causing ulceration in the genital area, or an ulcer so caused <span class="bodyb">chancroidal</span> /shangʹkroydl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">metalloid<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037768a"><!--s037768a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039638b"><!--s039638b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>resembling a metal.</p></div><a name="s039639b"><!--s039639b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of or being a metalloid.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">logarithm</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlogəridh(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035537a"><!--s035537a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the exponent that indicates the power to which a number is raised to produce a given number </p><p><i></i></p><p>The logarithm of 100 to the base 10 is 2</p> <p><span class="bodyb">logarithmic</span> /-ʹridhmik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">logarithmically</span> /-ʹridhmikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">logarithmus</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">logos</span> ratio + <span class="bodyi">arithmos</span> number].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hall of Fame</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027247a"><!--s027247a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly NAmer</span> a group of famous or illustrious individuals in a particular field.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">missing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038504a"><!--s038504a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040228b"><!--s040228b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>absent or lost.</p></div><a name="s040229b"><!--s040229b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>not confirmed as either alive or dead </p><p><i></i></p><p>missing in action</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ib.</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ib/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030075a"><!--s030075a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ibidem/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ibidem</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leverage<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹleevərij/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034800a"><!--s034800a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036530b"><!--s036530b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the action of a lever or the mechanical advantage gained by it.</p></div><a name="s036531b"><!--s036531b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>power or influence.</p></div><a name="s036532b"><!--s036532b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gearing/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">gearing</span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">massé</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmasi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037022a"><!--s037022a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a shot in billiards, snooker, etc made with a nearly vertical cue so as to drive the cue ball in a curved path [French <span class="bodyi">massé</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">masser</span> to make a massé shot, from <span class="bodyi">masse</span> sledgehammer, from early French <span class="bodyi">mace</span> mace].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interdenominational</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌintədinomiʹnaysh(ə)nl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031622a"><!--s031622a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>occurring between or involving different religious denominations, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> denominations of the Christian Church</p><p><span class="bodyb">interdenominationalism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">interdenominationally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">familiar<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fəʹmilyə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021491a"><!--s021491a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022649b"><!--s022649b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>frequently seen or experienced; common or well-known </p><p><i></i></p><p>a familiar sight</p> <p><i></i></p><p>familiar faces</p>.</div><a name="s022650b"><!--s022650b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(+ with) having knowledge of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>She wasn't familiar with the route</p>.</div><a name="s022651b"><!--s022651b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005776c"><!--s005776c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>close or intimate.</p></div><a name="s005777c"><!--s005777c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>too intimate and unrestrained; presumptuous</p><p><span class="bodyb">familiarity</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">familiarly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">familiarness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">familier</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">familiaris</span>, from <span class="bodyi">familia</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/family/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">family</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">metalloidal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037769a"><!--s037769a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/metalloid2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">metalloid 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">magenta<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹjentə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036279a"><!--s036279a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038086b"><!--s038086b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of a deep purplish red colour.</p></div><a name="s038087b"><!--s038087b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in photography and colour printing, of a pinkish red colour</p><p><span class="bodyb">magenta</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [named after <span class="bodyi">Magenta</span>, a town in N Italy, site of a battle in 1859 just before magenta dye was discovered].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hall of residence</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027248a"><!--s027248a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">halls of residence</span>) a building on a university or college campus with living and, sleeping, and often eating facilities for students.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kickdown</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033206a"><!--s033206a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a method of changing gear by pressing the accelerator down to the floor in a vehicle with automatic transmission.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chancy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchahnsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (chancier, chanciest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009937a"><!--s009937a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>uncertain in outcome or prospect; risky</p><p><span class="bodyb">chancily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">chanciness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">missing link</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038505a"><!--s038505a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040230b"><!--s040230b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an item needed to complete a continuous series.</p></div><a name="s040231b"><!--s040231b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a hypothetical intermediate form between human beings and their anthropoid ancestors.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">logbook</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035538a"><!--s035538a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037423b"><!--s037423b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a book used to record the details of a ship's voyage or an aircraft's flight.</p></div><a name="s037424b"><!--s037424b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/registration_document/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">registration document</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">IBA</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030076a"><!--s030076a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Independent Broadcasting Authority.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leverage<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034801a"><!--s034801a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to finance (a buyout or other speculative business deal) largely by borrowing, in the expectation that interest repayments on the loan can be paid out of the profits of the deal </p><p><i></i></p><p>the leveraged buyout, so-called because over 90% of the purchase money is usually borrowed</p><p> The Economist.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">masseter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/maʹseetə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037023a"><!--s037023a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large muscle that raises the lower jaw and assists in chewing [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">masētēr</span> from <span class="bodyi">masasthai</span> to chew].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interdepartmental</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌintədeepahtʹmentl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031623a"><!--s031623a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>carried on between or involving different departments, e.g. of a firm or an educational institution</p><p><span class="bodyb">interdepartmentally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">metallurgy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹtaləji, ʹmetəluhji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037770a"><!--s037770a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the branch of science concerned with the properties of metals and their extraction, production and refining <span class="bodyb">metallurgic</span> /metəʹluhjik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">metallurgical</span> /metəʹluhjikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">metallurgically</span> /metəʹluhjikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">metallurgist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">metallurgia</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">metallon</span> + Latin <span class="bodyi">-urgia</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/urgy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-urgy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">magenta<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036280a"><!--s036280a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038088b"><!--s038088b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a deep purplish red colour.</p></div><a name="s038089b"><!--s038089b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a brilliant bluish red dye.</p></div><a name="s038090b"><!--s038090b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the dye <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fuchsin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fuchsin</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">halloo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/həʹlooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj, noun, and verb</span></i> (hallooing, hallooed, <span class="bodyi">pl</span> halloos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027249a"><!--s027249a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hollo1_or_holloa/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hollo 1</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hollo2_or_holloa/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hollo 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chandelier</span><small><span class="eSynop">/shandəʹliə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009938a"><!--s009938a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a branched ornamental lighting fixture suspended from a ceiling [French <span class="bodyi">chandelier</span> candlestick, modification of Latin <span class="bodyi">candelabrum</span>, from <span class="bodyi">candela</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/candle1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">candle 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">loge</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lohzh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035539a"><!--s035539a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a private box in a theatre [French <span class="bodyi">loge</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lodge1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lodge 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mission<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038506a"><!--s038506a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040232b"><!--s040232b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a specific task with which a person or group is charged.</p></div><a name="s040233b"><!--s040233b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s010385c"><!--s010385c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a ministry commissioned by a religious organization to propagate its faith or carry on humanitarian work, usu abroad.</p></div><a name="s010386c"><!--s010386c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>assignment to or work in a field of missionary enterprise.</p></div><a name="s010387c"><!--s010387c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a mission establishment.</p></div><a name="s010388c"><!--s010388c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) organized missionary work.</p></div><a name="s010389c"><!--s010389c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>a campaign to increase church membership or strengthen Christian faith.</p></div></div><a name="s040234b"><!--s040234b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) a body of people sent to perform a service or carry on an activity, e.g.:</p><a name="s010390c"><!--s010390c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a group sent to a foreign country to negotiate, advise, etc.</p></div><a name="s010391c"><!--s010391c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a permanent embassy or legation.</p></div></div><a name="s040235b"><!--s040235b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a definite military, naval, or aerospace task.</p></div><a name="s040236b"><!--s040236b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a specific task with which a person or group is charged.</p></div><a name="s040237b"><!--s040237b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s010392c"><!--s010392c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a ministry commissioned by a religious organization to propagate its faith or carry on humanitarian work, usu abroad.</p></div><a name="s010393c"><!--s010393c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a mission establishment.</p></div></div><a name="s040238b"><!--s040238b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s010394c"><!--s010394c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a definite military, naval, or aerospace task.</p></div><a name="s010395c"><!--s010395c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a flight operation of an aircraft or spacecraft in the performance of a mission.</p></div></div><a name="s040239b"><!--s040239b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>a calling or vocation [late Latin <span class="bodyi">mission-</span>, <span class="bodyi">missio</span> religious mission, from Latin <span class="bodyi">missus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">mittere</span> to send].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">familiar<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021492a"><!--s021492a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022652b"><!--s022652b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an intimate associate; a companion.</p></div><a name="s022653b"><!--s022653b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/familiar_spirit/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">familiar spirit</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s022654b"><!--s022654b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a member of the household of a high official, e.g. a bishop.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kicker</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkikə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033207a"><!--s033207a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>someone or something that kicks; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a horse with a habit of kicking.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leveret</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlev(ə)rit/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034802a"><!--s034802a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a hare in its first year [Middle English via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">lepor-, lepus</span> hare].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">I-beam</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030077a"><!--s030077a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an iron or steel beam or girder that is I-shaped in cross-section.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interdepend</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌintədiʹpend/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031624a"><!--s031624a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to depend on each other.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">masseur</span><small><span class="eSynop">/maʹsuh/ masseuse /maʹsuhz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037024a"><!--s037024a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a man or woman who practises massage and physiotherapy [French <span class="bodyi">masseur</span>, <span class="bodyi">masseuse</span> from <span class="bodyi">masser</span> to massage].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">metalwork</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037771a"><!--s037771a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039640b"><!--s039640b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the craft of shaping things out of metal.</p></div><a name="s039641b"><!--s039641b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>products made from metal</p><p><span class="bodyb">metalworker</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">metalworking</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">leviathan</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ləʹvie·əthən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034803a"><!--s034803a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036533b"><!--s036533b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Leviathan</span>) a biblical sea monster.</p></div><a name="s036534b"><!--s036534b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something very large or powerful [Middle English via late Latin from Hebrew <span class="bodyi">liwyāthān</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chandler</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchahndlə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009939a"><!--s009939a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a retail dealer in supplies and equipment of a specified kind </p><p><i></i></p><p>a ship's chandler</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a corn chandler</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">chandeler</span> maker or seller of candles, via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">candela</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/candle1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">candle 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mission<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038507a"><!--s038507a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to carry on a religious mission among or in (a people).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">maggot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmagət/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036281a"><!--s036281a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a soft-bodied legless grub that is the larva of a two-winged fly, e.g. the housefly or blowfly</p><p><span class="bodyb">maggoty</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">mathek, maddok, magotte</span>, of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">familiarise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021493a"><!--s021493a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/familiarize_or_familiarise_or_ise/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">familiarize</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hallow</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhaloh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027250a"><!--s027250a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029049b"><!--s029049b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make (something) holy or set it apart for holy use </p><p><i></i></p><p>We cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground</p><p> Abraham Lincoln.</p></div><a name="s029050b"><!--s029050b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu as past part.</span>) to revere or venerate (a person, thing, place, etc) </p><p><i></i></p><p>the hallowed precincts of the quarter-deck</p><p> Herman Melville [Middle English <span class="bodyi">halowen</span> from Old English <span class="bodyi">hālgian</span>, from <span class="bodyi">hālig</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/holy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">holy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">logger</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035540a"><!--s035540a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a lumberjack.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Iberian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ieʹbiəri·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030078a"><!--s030078a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031524b"><!--s031524b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008173c"><!--s008173c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a native or inhabitant of Spain or Portugal.</p></div><a name="s008174c"><!--s008174c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a member of any of the peoples that, in ancient times, inhabited Spain and Portugal.</p></div></div><a name="s031525b"><!--s031525b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>either of the extinct Romance or Celtic languages of the ancient Iberians</p><p><span class="bodyb">Iberian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<span class="bodyi">Iberia</span>, the former name of the Iberian Peninsula, via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">Ibēres</span> Spaniards].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kick in</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033208a"><!--s033208a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035064b"><!--s035064b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to start functioning.</p></div><a name="s035065b"><!--s035065b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to begin to take effect <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s035066b"><!--s035066b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ, informal</span> to contribute (e.g. money).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interdependent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/intədiʹpend(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031625a"><!--s031625a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>depending one on the other</p><p><span class="bodyb">interdependence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">massicot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmasikot/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037025a"><!--s037025a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>yellow lead monoxide used as a pigment [Middle English <span class="bodyi">masticot</span> via French from Old Italian <span class="bodyi">massicotto</span> pottery glaze].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">metamere</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmetəmiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037772a"><!--s037772a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/somite/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">somite</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">metameric</span> /-ʹmerik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">metamerism</span> /məʹtaməriz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chandlery</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> chandleries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009940a"><!--s009940a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the business, shop, or merchandise of a chandler.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">missionary<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> missionaries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038508a"><!--s038508a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person undertaking a mission, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> somebody in charge of a religious mission in a remote part of the world.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">levigate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlevigayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034804a"><!--s034804a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036535b"><!--s036535b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to grind (something) to a fine smooth powder, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> while in a moist condition.</p></div><a name="s036536b"><!--s036536b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to make (something) into a mixture of uniform texture, e.g. a gel <span class="bodyb">levigation</span> /-ʹgaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">levigatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">levigare</span>, from <span class="bodyi">levis</span> smooth].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">magi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmayjie/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036282a"><!--s036282a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/magus/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">magus</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Halloween <span class="bodyi">or</span> Hallowe'en</span><small><span class="eSynop">/halohʹeen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027251a"><!--s027251a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>31 October, the eve of All Saints’ Day, observed by dressing up in disguise, party turns, etc [short for <span class="bodyi">All Hallow Even</span> All Saints’ Eve].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kickoff</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033209a"><!--s033209a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035067b"><!--s035067b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a kick that puts the ball into play in football, rugby, etc, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> at the beginning of a game.</p></div><a name="s035068b"><!--s035068b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an act or instance of starting or beginning.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">loggerhead</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035541a"><!--s035541a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037425b"><!--s037425b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of various very large marine turtles; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a flesh-eating turtle of the W Atlantic: <span class="bodyi">Caretta</span> <span class="bodyi">caretta</span>.</p></div><a name="s037426b"><!--s037426b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an iron tool consisting of a long handle ending in a ball or bulb used to melt tar or to heat liquids.</p></div><a name="s037427b"><!--s037427b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a fool or dunce </p><p><i></i></p><p>‘Where hast thou been, Hal?’ ‘With three or four loggerheads amongst three or fourscore hogsheads’</p><p> Shakespeare ✱ <span class="bodyb">at loggerheads</span>.</p></div><a name="s037428b"><!--s037428b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>in quarrelsome disagreement </p><p><i></i></p><p>For nearly two years, England played with a manager and captain at loggerheads</p><p> Today</p><p>literally ‘a head made of a <span class="bodyi">logger</span> [= block of wood]’ and hence ‘a person with a disproportionately large head’.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interdict<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹintədikt/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031626a"><!--s031626a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033507b"><!--s033507b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a prohibition, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a court order forbidding something.</p></div><a name="s033508b"><!--s033508b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a Roman Catholic disciplinary measure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district [Middle English <span class="bodyi">entredit</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">interdictum</span> prohibition, from past part. of <span class="bodyi">interdicere</span> to interpose, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inter/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inter-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">dicere</span> to say].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Iberian Peninsula</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030079a"><!--s030079a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Iberian Peninsula</span>) the peninsula comprising Portugal and Spain.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">familiarity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fəˌmiliʹariti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> familiarities)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021494a"><!--s021494a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022655b"><!--s022655b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + with) close acquaintance with or knowledge of a thing or a place.</p></div><a name="s022656b"><!--s022656b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s005778c"><!--s005778c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>closeness; intimacy.</p></div><a name="s005779c"><!--s005779c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an unduly informal act or expression; an impropriety.</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">metamorphic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/metəʹmawfik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037773a"><!--s037773a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039642b"><!--s039642b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of rock: having undergone metamorphism.</p></div><a name="s039643b"><!--s039643b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of or involving metamorphosis</p><p><span class="bodyb">metamorphically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">massif</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmaseef, maʹseef/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037026a"><!--s037026a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a principal mountain mass that gives rise to a number of peaks towards its summit [French <span class="bodyi">massif</span> (adj) massive].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">missionary<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038509a"><!--s038509a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040240b"><!--s040240b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to, engaged in, or devoted to missions.</p></div><a name="s040241b"><!--s040241b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>characteristic of a missionary </p><p><i></i></p><p>missionary zeal</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">change<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/chaynj/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009941a"><!--s009941a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010227b"><!--s010227b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to make or become different.</p></div><a name="s010228b"><!--s010228b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to replace (one thing) with another.</p></div><a name="s010229b"><!--s010229b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to convert or transform (something) into something else.</p></div><a name="s010230b"><!--s010230b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to give (money of one currency) in exchange for an equivalent amount in another currency.</p></div><a name="s010231b"><!--s010231b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to select (a new gear) in a motor vehicle.</p></div><a name="s010232b"><!--s010232b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to put on fresh clothes ✱ <span class="bodyb">change hands</span> to become the property of somebody else ✱ <span class="bodyb">change the subject</span> to begin talking about something different during a conversation.</p></div><a name="s010233b"><!--s010233b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s002459c"><!--s002459c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to make (something or somebody) different.</p></div><a name="s002460c"><!--s002460c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to give a different status or aspect to (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>They seem to have changed their thinking on the matter</p>.</div></div><a name="s010234b"><!--s010234b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + into) to convert or transform (something).</p></div><a name="s010235b"><!--s010235b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + for) to replace (one thing) with another </p><p><i></i></p><p>She has changed her name</p> <p><i></i></p><p>We've changed our old van for a hatchback</p>.</div><a name="s010236b"><!--s010236b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + over/round) to exchange or reverse (things).</p></div><a name="s010237b"><!--s010237b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><a name="s002461c"><!--s002461c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to exchange (something) for a comparable item.</p></div><a name="s002462c"><!--s002462c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to exchange (a sum of money) for an equivalent sum in another currency.</p></div></div><a name="s010238b"><!--s010238b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>to select (a new gear) in a motor vehicle.</p></div><a name="s010239b"><!--s010239b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>to undergo a loss or modification of (some quality) </p><p><i></i></p><p>The foliage was changing colour</p>.</div><a name="s010240b"><!--s010240b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><p>to put fresh clothes or covering on (somebody or something) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s010241b"><!--s010241b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">15</span><br/><p>to become different.</p></div><a name="s010242b"><!--s010242b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">16</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + to) to undergo transformation, transition, or conversion </p><p><i></i></p><p>Most industries have changed to the metric system</p>.</div><a name="s010243b"><!--s010243b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">17</span><br/><p>to go from one vehicle of a public transport system to another </p><p><i></i></p><p>We have to change at Paris</p>.</div><a name="s010244b"><!--s010244b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">18</span><br/><p>to put on different clothes.</p></div><a name="s010245b"><!--s010245b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">19</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + with) to engage in giving something and receiving something in return.</p></div><a name="s010246b"><!--s010246b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">20</span><br/><p>said of the moon: to pass from one phase to another.</p></div><a name="s010247b"><!--s010247b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">21</span><br/><p>said of the male voice: to shift to a lower register; to break ✱ <span class="bodyb">change hands</span> to become the property of a different owner ✱ <span class="bodyb">change the subject</span> to begin talking about something different during a conversation</p><p><span class="bodyb">changer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">changen</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">cambiare</span> to exchange, of Celtic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Magian<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmayji·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036283a"><!--s036283a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a magus.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Levit.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034805a"><!--s034805a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lev_or_levit/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Lev.</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hallstadt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhalshtat/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027252a"><!--s027252a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hallstatt_or_hallstadt/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Hallstatt</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">loggia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹloj(i)ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> loggias loggie /ʹlojie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035542a"><!--s035542a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a roofed open gallery behind a colonnade or arcade [Italian <span class="bodyi">loggia</span> from French <span class="bodyi">loge</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lodge1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lodge 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">iberis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ieʹbiəris/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> iberis)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030080a"><!--s030080a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a genus of low-growing plants belonging to the cabbage family that are grown in gardens for their white, pink, red, or purple flowers, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> candytuft: genus <span class="bodyi">Iberis</span> [Latin genus name, prob from Greek].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">massive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmasiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037027a"><!--s037027a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038905b"><!--s038905b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s010127c"><!--s010127c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>large, solid, or heavy </p><p><i></i></p><p>a massive oak door</p>.</div><a name="s010128c"><!--s010128c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>impressively large </p><p><i></i></p><p>shifting his massive bulk</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Massive crowds are expected</p>.</div><a name="s010129c"><!--s010129c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>large in comparison to what is typical </p><p><i></i></p><p>a massive dose of penicillin</p>.</div><a name="s010130c"><!--s010130c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>extensive and severe </p><p><i></i></p><p>a massive haemorrhage</p>.</div></div><a name="s038906b"><!--s038906b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s010131c"><!--s010131c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>large or impressive in scope or degree </p><p><i></i></p><p>a massive response</p>.</div><a name="s010132c"><!--s010132c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span>very popular or successful.</p></div></div><a name="s038907b"><!--s038907b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s010133c"><!--s010133c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a mineral: not obviously crystalline.</p></div><a name="s010134c"><!--s010134c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a rock: fairly uniform in appearance; homogeneous</p><p><span class="bodyb">massively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">massiveness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">massiffe</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">massif</span> from <span class="bodyi">masse</span> mass].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">metamorphism</span><small><span class="eSynop">/metəʹmawfiz(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037774a"><!--s037774a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a change in rock effected <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by heat and pressure and resulting in a more compact and crystalline structure.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kick off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033210a"><!--s033210a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035069b"><!--s035069b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in ball games, to start or resume play with a kickoff.</p></div><a name="s035070b"><!--s035070b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to start or begin proceedings.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">change<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009942a"><!--s009942a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010248b"><!--s010248b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002463c"><!--s002463c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an alteration </p><p><i></i></p><p>a change in the weather</p>.</div><a name="s002464c"><!--s002464c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a substitution </p><p><i></i></p><p>a change of players</p>.</div><a name="s002465c"><!--s002465c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>variety or novelty </p><p><i></i></p><p>for a change</p>.</div></div><a name="s010249b"><!--s010249b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an alternative set, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of clothes.</p></div><a name="s010250b"><!--s010250b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002466c"><!--s002466c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>money returned when a payment exceeds the amount due.</p></div><a name="s002467c"><!--s002467c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>money of lower denominations or different currency received in exchange for an equivalent sum.</p></div><a name="s002468c"><!--s002468c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>coins of low denominations.</p></div></div><a name="s010251b"><!--s010251b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an order in which a set of bells is struck in change ringing.</p></div><a name="s010252b"><!--s010252b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the passage of the moon from one phase to another; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> the coming of the new moon.</p></div><a name="s010253b"><!--s010253b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the change</span>) the menopause ✱ <span class="bodyb">for a change</span> for the sake of variety.</p></div><a name="s010254b"><!--s010254b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>in contrast to what normally happens ✱ <span class="bodyb">get no change out of</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to fail to get information from, exploit, or outwit (somebody)</p><p><span class="bodyb">changeful</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">changeless</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">changelessness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interdict<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/intəʹdikt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031627a"><!--s031627a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033509b"><!--s033509b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to forbid (something) in a formal or authoritative manner.</p></div><a name="s033510b"><!--s033510b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to destroy, cut, or damage (e.g. an enemy line of supply) by firepower in order to stop or hamper the enemy <span class="bodyb">interdiction</span> /-sh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">interdictory</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">familiarize <span class="bodyi">or</span> familiarise <span class="bodyi">or</span> -ise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021495a"><!--s021495a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(+ with) to make (somebody) familiar with something </p><p><i></i></p><p>Familiarize yourselves with the rules</p> <p><span class="bodyb">familiarization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">missionary position</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038510a"><!--s038510a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a position for sexual intercourse in which the woman lies underneath and face to face with the man, regarded as the conventional position [from its being reputedly advocated as the proper position by missionaries to primitive peoples].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Magian<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036284a"><!--s036284a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>relating to the Magi</p><p><span class="bodyb">Magianism</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">levitate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlevitayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034806a"><!--s034806a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036537b"><!--s036537b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to rise or float in the air, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in apparent defiance of gravity, or to cause (something or somebody) to do this <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s036538b"><!--s036538b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (something or somebody) to levitate <span class="bodyb">levitation</span> /-ʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">levitator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">levis</span> light in weight + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ate4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ate 4</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mass-market</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037028a"><!--s037028a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a product: designed for or aimed at a wide range of people.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hallstand</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027253a"><!--s027253a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a piece of furniture with pegs for holding coats, hats, and umbrellas.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ibex</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹiebeks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> ibexes ibices /ʹiebiseez/ <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> ibex)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030081a"><!--s030081a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several wild goats living chiefly in high mountain areas of Europe, Asia, and N Africa and having large ridged backward-curving horns: <span class="bodyi">Capra</span> <span class="bodyi">ibex</span> (of Europe, Asia, and N Africa) and <span class="bodyi">Capra pyrenaica</span> (of the Pyrenees) [Latin <span class="bodyi">ibex</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">familiar spirit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021496a"><!--s021496a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a spirit or demon that waits on a witch.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mission creep</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038511a"><!--s038511a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040242b"><!--s040242b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the gradual escalation of the role and actions of a military force in an area of conflict, e.g. from peace-keeping to active combat.</p></div><a name="s040243b"><!--s040243b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a similar widening of the aims, role, or activities of any body.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kick out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033211a"><!--s033211a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to dismiss or eject (somebody or something) forcefully or unceremoniously.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">magic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmajik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036285a"><!--s036285a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038091b"><!--s038091b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the use of charms, spells, or other means believed to have supernatural power </p><p><i></i></p><p>Poor Kit was looking earnestly out of the window, observant of nothing, – when all at once, as though it had been conjured up by magic, he became aware of the face of Quilp</p><p> Dickens.</p></div><a name="s038092b"><!--s038092b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the art of producing illusions by sleight of hand.</p></div><a name="s038093b"><!--s038093b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an extraordinary power or influence producing surprising results and defying explanation.</p></div><a name="s038094b"><!--s038094b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s009916c"><!--s009916c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an extraordinary power or influence producing surprising results and defying explanation.</p></div><a name="s009917c"><!--s009917c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>something that seems to cast a spell </p><p><i></i></p><p>the magic of the voice</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">magik</span> via French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">magikē</span>, fem of <span class="bodyi">magikos</span> Magian, magical, from <span class="bodyi">magos</span> magus, sorcerer].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">metamorphose</span><small><span class="eSynop">/metəʹmawfohz, -ʹfohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037775a"><!--s037775a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039644b"><!--s039644b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of an insect or amphibian: to undergo metamorphosis.</p></div><a name="s039645b"><!--s039645b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to transform or be transformed <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s039646b"><!--s039646b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to change (something) completely.</p></div><a name="s039647b"><!--s039647b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to cause (rock) to undergo metamorphism [early French <span class="bodyi">metamorphoser</span> from <span class="bodyi">metamorphose</span> metamorphosis, from Latin <span class="bodyi">metamorphosis</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">logic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlojik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035543a"><!--s035543a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037429b"><!--s037429b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a science that deals with the formal principles and structure of thought and reasoning and assesses arguments on the basis of their validity.</p></div><a name="s037430b"><!--s037430b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s009752c"><!--s009752c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a science that deals with the formal principles and structure of thought and reasoning and assesses reasoned arguments on the basis of their validity or invalidity.</p></div><a name="s009753c"><!--s009753c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a specified branch or system of logic.</p></div><a name="s009754c"><!--s009754c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a particular mode of reasoning viewed as valid or faulty </p><p><i></i></p><p>could not follow his logic</p>.</div></div><a name="s037431b"><!--s037431b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>rationality or a rationally discernible sequence in thought or argument, as opposed to irrationality or emotionalism.</p></div><a name="s037432b"><!--s037432b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>an inevitable progression of cause and effect following a particular event, set of circumstances, etc.</p></div><a name="s037433b"><!--s037433b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the fundamental principles and the connection of circuit elements for performing operations in a computer.</p></div><a name="s037434b"><!--s037434b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s009755c"><!--s009755c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the fundamental principles and the connection of circuit elements for performing Boolean operations, e.g. those needed for arithmetical computation, in a computer.</p></div><a name="s009756c"><!--s009756c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the circuits themselves <span class="bodyb">logician</span> /loʹjish(ə)n, lə-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">logik</span> via French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">logikē</span>, fem of <span class="bodyi">logikos</span> of reason, from <span class="bodyi">logos</span> word, reason].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interdisciplinary</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌintədisəʹplinəri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031628a"><!--s031628a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>involving two or more disciplines or fields of study.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">changeable</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009943a"><!--s009943a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010255b"><!--s010255b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>likely able or apt to vary.</p></div><a name="s010256b"><!--s010256b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>capable of being altered or exchanged.</p></div><a name="s010257b"><!--s010257b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>fickle </p><p><i></i></p><p>young men especially, they are amazingly changeable and inconstant</p><p> Jane Austen <span class="bodyb">changeability</span> /-ʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">changeableness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">changeably</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Levite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹleeviet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034807a"><!--s034807a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of the priestly Hebrew tribe of Levi; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> one assigned to lesser ceremonial offices [Middle English via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">Leuitēs</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Leui</span> Levi, third son of Jacob, from Hebrew].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mass media</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037029a"><!--s037029a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>broadcasting, newspapers, and other means of communication designed to reach large numbers of people.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Hallstatt <span class="bodyi">or</span> Hallstadt</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhalshtat/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027254a"><!--s027254a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>belonging to a central European early Celtic culture of the late Bronze Age and early Iron Age, lasting roughly 1200–600 <span class="bodysc">bc</span> and preceding the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/la_t%C3%A8ne/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">La Tène</span></span></a> culture [<span class="bodyi">Hallstatt</span>, village in Austria, the site of remains associated with the culture].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ibid.</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹbid/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030082a"><!--s030082a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ibidem/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ibidem</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">famille</span><small><span class="eSynop">/faʹmee/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021497a"><!--s021497a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a type of Chinese porcelain of the 17th and 18th cents with a background or design of a predominant colour. <span class="bodyi">Famille jaune</span> was predominantly yellow, <span class="bodyi">famille rose</span> pink or red, <span class="bodyi">famille verte</span> green, and <span class="bodyi">famille noire</span> black [French <span class="bodyi">famille</span> family, from Latin <span class="bodyi">familia</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/family/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">family</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Levitical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ləʹvitikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034808a"><!--s034808a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of the Levites or Leviticus [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">Leuitikos</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Leui</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/levite/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Levite</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">magic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036286a"><!--s036286a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038095b"><!--s038095b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to magic.</p></div><a name="s038096b"><!--s038096b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having seemingly supernatural qualities.</p></div><a name="s038097b"><!--s038097b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> very good; marvellous </p><p><i></i></p><p>Their new record is really magic</p> <p><span class="bodyb">magical</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">magically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interest<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹint(ə)rest, -rəst/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031629a"><!--s031629a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033511b"><!--s033511b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s008681c"><!--s008681c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>readiness to be concerned with, moved by, or have one's attention attracted by something; curiosity.</p></div><a name="s008682c"><!--s008682c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the quality in a thing that arouses interest, or the thing itself.</p></div></div><a name="s033512b"><!--s033512b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a charge for borrowed money, generally a percentage of the amount borrowed.</p></div><a name="s033513b"><!--s033513b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s008683c"><!--s008683c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a charge for borrowed money, generally a percentage of the amount borrowed.</p></div><a name="s008684c"><!--s008684c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>something added above what is due.</p></div></div><a name="s033514b"><!--s033514b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>benefit or advantage to somebody </p><p><i></i></p><p>in your interest to speak</p>.</div><a name="s033515b"><!--s033515b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a right, title, or legal share in something.</p></div><a name="s033516b"><!--s033516b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a person or group with a financial stake.</p></div><a name="s033517b"><!--s033517b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>a business in which somebody has a financial stake ✱ <span class="bodyb">declare one's interest</span> to disclose a personal, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> financial, connection with a subject under discussion, e.g. in Parliament ✱ <span class="bodyb">in the interest/interests of</span> for the sake of something; for the benefit of something [Middle English via Anglo-French from Latin <span class="bodyi">interesse</span> to be between, make a difference, concern, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inter/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inter-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">esse</span> to be].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kick pleat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033212a"><!--s033212a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a short inverted pleat, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> consisting of a layer of fabric sewn under an opening at the lower edge of a narrow skirt, to allow freedom of movement.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">change down</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009944a"><!--s009944a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to select a lower gear in a motor vehicle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">logical</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035544a"><!--s035544a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037435b"><!--s037435b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or conforming with logic </p><p><i></i></p><p>a logical argument</p>.</div><a name="s037436b"><!--s037436b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>capable of reasoning or of using reason in an orderly fashion </p><p><i></i></p><p>a logical thinker</p> <p><span class="bodyb">logicality</span> /-ʹkaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">logically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">metamorphosis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/metəʹmawfəsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> metamorphoses /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037776a"><!--s037776a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039648b"><!--s039648b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a marked abrupt change in the form or structure of an insect or amphibian occurring in the course of development, e.g. the change from a tadpole to a frog.</p></div><a name="s039649b"><!--s039649b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s010277c"><!--s010277c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>change of form, structure, or substance, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by supernatural means.</p></div><a name="s010278c"><!--s010278c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a striking alteration, e.g. in appearance or character [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">metamorphōsis</span> from <span class="bodyi">metamorphoun</span> to transform, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/meta_or_met/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">meta-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">morphē</span> form].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mass noun</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037030a"><!--s037030a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a noun, e.g. <span class="bodyi">sand</span> or <span class="bodyi">justice</span>, that characteristically denotes a substance or concept and not an individual item, that does not form a plural, and that cannot be used with the indefinite article; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/uncountable_noun/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">uncountable noun</span></span></a> : compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/count_noun/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">count noun</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hall tree</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027255a"><!--s027255a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hallstand/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hallstand</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mission statement</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038512a"><!--s038512a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a formal statement of the policies, aims, values, etc of a company or other organization.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">family</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfaməli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> families)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021498a"><!--s021498a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022657b"><!--s022657b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>)</p><a name="s005780c"><!--s005780c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a group of related people living together; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a group comprising one set of parents, or a single parent, and their children.</p></div><a name="s005781c"><!--s005781c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>somebody's children.</p></div></div><a name="s022658b"><!--s022658b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a group of people related by common ancestry, descent, or marriage.</p></div><a name="s022659b"><!--s022659b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a group of related languages descended from a single ancestral language.</p></div><a name="s022660b"><!--s022660b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a group of people united by their common convictions, e.g. of religion or philosophy; a fellowship or brotherhood.</p></div><a name="s022661b"><!--s022661b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>in biology, a category in the classification of organisms ranking above genus and below order.</p></div><a name="s022662b"><!--s022662b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a closely related group.</p></div><a name="s022663b"><!--s022663b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) of or suitable for a family or all of its members </p><p><i></i></p><p>family entertainment</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">in the family way</span>.</p></div><a name="s022664b"><!--s022664b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> pregnant [Middle English <span class="bodyi">familie</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">familia</span> household (including servants as well as kin of the householder), from <span class="bodyi">famulus</span> servant].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ibidem</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹbiedem, ʹibidem/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030083a"><!--s030083a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in the same book, chapter, passage, etc, used to reference a work that has been previously mentioned [Latin <span class="bodyi">ibidem</span>, literally ‘in the same place’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">levity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹleviti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034809a"><!--s034809a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lack of seriousness, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> excessive or unseemly frivolity [Latin <span class="bodyi">levitat-, levitas</span> lightness, frivolity, from <span class="bodyi">levis</span> light in weight].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">changeling</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchaynjling/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009945a"><!--s009945a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a child secretly exchanged for another in infancy; <span class="bodyi">specif</span> one believed to have been left in place of a human child by fairies.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">magic<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (magicked, magicking)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036287a"><!--s036287a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> to and by children: to create, transform, transport, or re move (something) by or as if by magic </p><p><i></i></p><p>In the morning the spots had all been magicked away</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interest<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031630a"><!--s031630a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033518b"><!--s033518b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to engage the attention or arouse the interest of (somebody).</p></div><a name="s033519b"><!--s033519b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to induce or persuade (somebody) to have or do something.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">halluces</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhaləseez/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027256a"><!--s027256a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hallux/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hallux</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">logical positivism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035545a"><!--s035545a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a philosophical movement of the 20th cent. stressing linguistic analysis and rejecting metaphysical theories</p><p><span class="bodyb">logical positivist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mass number</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037031a"><!--s037031a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in physics, the number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus that expresses the mass of an isotope.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">missis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmisiz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038513a"><!--s038513a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/missus_or_missis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">missus</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">meta- <span class="bodyi">or</span> met-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">prefix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037746a"><!--s037746a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting:</p><a name="s039613b"><!--s039613b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s010275c"><!--s010275c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a position behind or beyond </p><p><i></i></p><p>metacarpus</p>.</div><a name="s010276c"><!--s010276c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a later or more highly organized or specialized form </p><p><i></i></p><p>metazoan</p>.</div></div><a name="s039614b"><!--s039614b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a change or transformation </p><p><i></i></p><p>metamorphosis</p> <p><i></i></p><p>metabolism</p>.</div><a name="s039615b"><!--s039615b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something more comprehensive or of a higher or second order </p><p><i></i></p><p>metapsychology</p> <p><i></i></p><p>metalanguage</p>.</div><a name="s039616b"><!--s039616b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a substitution at two positions in the benzene ring that are separated by one carbon atom: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/orth_or_ortho/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">orth-</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/para_1_or_par/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">para- 1</span></span></a> [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">meta</span> among, with, after].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kickshaw</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkikshaw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">archaic</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033213a"><!--s033213a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035071b"><!--s035071b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a fancy dish; a delicacy </p><p><i></i></p><p>Some pigeons, Davy, a couple of short-legged hens, a joint of mutton, and any pretty tiny kickshaws, tell William cook</p><p> Shakespeare.</p></div><a name="s035072b"><!--s035072b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a bauble or trinket of little value [modification of French <span class="bodyi">quelque chose</span> something].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">family balancing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021499a"><!--s021499a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the use of genetic means to determine the sex of children in order to achieve a balanced family.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ibility</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030084a"><!--s030084a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see -<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ability/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ability</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">levo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034810a"><!--s034810a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/laev_or_laevo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">laev-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">magical realism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036288a"><!--s036288a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/magic_realism/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">magic realism</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">change of heart</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009946a"><!--s009946a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a complete reversal in attitude.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hallucinate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/həʹloohsinayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027257a"><!--s027257a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to have hallucinations</p><p><span class="bodyb">hallucinator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">hallucinatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">hallucinari</span> to prate or dream].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Mississippian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/misiʹsipi·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038514a"><!--s038514a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040244b"><!--s040244b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of the US state of Mississippi, its people, or the Mississippi River.</p></div><a name="s040245b"><!--s040245b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to or dating from a geological period of the Palaeozoic era in N America that precedes the Pennsylvanian and that corresponds to the earlier subdivision of the Carboniferous period</p><p><span class="bodyb">Mississippian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">logic bomb</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035546a"><!--s035546a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a computer virus designed to become active in specific circumstances.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mass-produce</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037032a"><!--s037032a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to produce (goods) in large quantities by standardized mechanical processes</p><p><span class="bodyb">mass-produced</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">mass production</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interested</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031631a"><!--s031631a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033520b"><!--s033520b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having the interest aroused or attention engaged.</p></div><a name="s033521b"><!--s033521b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>affected or involved; not impartial</p><p><span class="bodyb">interestedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">interestedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">metaphase</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmetəfayz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037777a"><!--s037777a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the second stage of cell division in which the chromosomes become arranged in line horizontally to the spindle in preparation for division to take place: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/anaphase/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">anaphase</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/prophase/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">prophase</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ibis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹiebis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> ibises <span class="bodyi">collectively</span> ibis)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030085a"><!--s030085a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of long-legged wading birds with a long necks and a long slender downward-curving bill: genera <span class="bodyi">Threskiornis</span>, <span class="bodyi">Plegadis</span>, and other genera [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">ibis</span>, from Egyptian <span class="bodyi">hby</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kickstand</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033214a"><!--s033214a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a swivelling stand attached to a bicycle or motorcycle two-wheeled vehicle that can be kicked into position to hold it upright when stationary.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">levodopa</span><small><span class="eSynop">/leevohʹdohpə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034811a"><!--s034811a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/l_dopa/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">L-dopa</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">family credit</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021500a"><!--s021500a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Britain, a state payment for families with a low income and one or more dependent children.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">magic bullet</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036289a"><!--s036289a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a drug or other medical remedy that can target specific cells, tissue, etc in the body without causing harmful side effects.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">change of life</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009947a"><!--s009947a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the change of life</span>) the menopause.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">missive</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmisiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038515a"><!--s038515a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal or humorous</span> a written communication; a letter [early French <span class="bodyi">lettre missive</span>, literally ‘letter intended to be sent’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hallucination</span><small><span class="eSynop">/həˌloohsiʹnaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027258a"><!--s027258a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the perception of something apparently real to the perceiver but which has no objective reality, or the image, object, etc perceived <span class="bodyb">hallucinatory</span> /həʹloohsinət(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mass spectrograph</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037033a"><!--s037033a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an apparatus that separates a stream of charged particles, e.g. electrons or fragments of a molecule, according to mass, usu with photographic recording of the data.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interest-free</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031632a"><!--s031632a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>not incurring interest charges </p><p><i></i></p><p>interest-free credit</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">family man</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021501a"><!--s021501a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a man who has a wife and children, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one who enjoys spending time with them.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">log in</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035547a"><!--s035547a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/log_on/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">log on</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">change-over</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009948a"><!--s009948a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a conversion to a different system or function.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kick-start<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033215a"><!--s033215a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035073b"><!--s035073b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to start operate the kick-start of (an engine or motorcycle) by kicking down a lever.</p></div><a name="s035074b"><!--s035074b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to start, restart, or become more active or productive, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by sudden or forceful action </p><p><i></i></p><p>kick-start the economy</p> <p><span class="bodyb">kick-start</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">kick-starter</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">metaphor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmetəfə, -faw/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037778a"><!--s037778a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039650b"><!--s039650b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is applied to another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them, e.g. in <span class="bodyi">the ship ploughs the sea</span>: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/simile/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">simile</span></span></a> </p><p><i></i></p><p>Science is all metaphor</p><p> Timothy Leary </p><p><i></i></p><p>All slang is metaphor, and all metaphor is poetry</p><p> G K Chesterton.</p></div><a name="s039651b"><!--s039651b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an object, activity, or idea treated as a metaphor <span class="bodyb">metaphoric</span> /-ʹforik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">metaphorical</span> /-ʹforikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">metaphorically</span> /-ʹforikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">metaphora</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">metapherein</span> to transfer, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/meta_or_met/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">meta-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">pherein</span> to bear].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Lev. <span class="bodyi">or</span> Levit.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034781a"><!--s034781a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Leviticus (book of the Bible).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ible</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030086a"><!--s030086a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see -<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/able/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">able</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">magic eye</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036290a"><!--s036290a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038098b"><!--s038098b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a photoelectric cell.</p></div><a name="s038099b"><!--s038099b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a miniature cathode-ray tube that emits a variable light and can be used as a visual indicator for tuning a device, e.g. a radio worked by valves.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misspell</span><small><span class="eSynop">/misʹspel/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> misspelt /misʹspelt/) (misspelled)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038516a"><!--s038516a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to spell (something) incorrectly</p><p><span class="bodyb">misspelling</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hallucinogen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/həʹloohsinəjən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027259a"><!--s027259a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a substance, e.g. LSD, that induces hallucinations <span class="bodyb">hallucinogenic</span> /-ʹjenik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mass spectrometer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037034a"><!--s037034a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an apparatus similar to a mass spectrograph but usu adapted for the electrical measurement of data.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">family name</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021502a"><!--s021502a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a surname.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">logistics</span><small><span class="eSynop">/loʹjistiks, lə-/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035548a"><!--s035548a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037437b"><!--s037437b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the work of planning and organizing the details of a large and complex operation.</p></div><a name="s037438b"><!--s037438b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the management of the flow of materials through an organization or manufacturing process.</p></div><a name="s037439b"><!--s037439b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the aspect of military science dealing with the transportation, quartering, and supplying of troops in military operations</p><p><span class="bodyb">logistic</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">logistically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">logistique</span> art of calculating, logistics, from Greek <span class="bodyi">logistikē</span> art of calculating, from <span class="bodyi">logizein</span> to calculate, from <span class="bodyi">logos</span> reason].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kick-start<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033216a"><!--s033216a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035075b"><!--s035075b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act of kick-starting something.</p></div><a name="s035076b"><!--s035076b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a lever that can be kicked down to start an engine, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a motorcycle.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interesting</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031633a"><!--s031633a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>holding the attention</p><p><span class="bodyb">interestingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">interestingness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lev- <span class="bodyi">or</span> levo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034782a"><!--s034782a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/laev_or_laevo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">laev-</span></span></a> [French <span class="bodyi">lévo-</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">laevus</span> left].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misspend</span><small><span class="eSynop">/misʹspend/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> misspent /misʹspent/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038517a"><!--s038517a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to spend (money, time, etc) wrongly or foolishly.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">magician</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹjish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036291a"><!--s036291a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038100b"><!--s038100b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>somebody skilled in magic.</p></div><a name="s038101b"><!--s038101b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a conjurer.</p></div><a name="s038102b"><!--s038102b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a person extraordinarily skilled at something; a wonder-worker </p><p><i></i></p><p>She's a magician with pastry</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">metaphrase<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmetəfrayz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037779a"><!--s037779a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a close or word-for-word translation <span class="bodyb">metaphrastic</span> /-ʹfrastik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via Latin <span class="bodyi">metaphrasis</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">metaphrazein</span> to translate, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/meta_or_met/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">meta-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">phrazein</span> to tell].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">IBM</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030087a"><!--s030087a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>International Business Machines.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">change ringing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009949a"><!--s009949a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the art or practice of ringing a set of tuned bells, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> church bells, in continually varying order.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hallux</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhaləks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> halluces /ʹhaləseez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027260a"><!--s027260a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029051b"><!--s029051b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the big toe.</p></div><a name="s029052b"><!--s029052b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the innermost digit of the hind limb of vertebrates [Latin <span class="bodyi">hallus, hallux</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mass spectrum</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037035a"><!--s037035a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the spectrum of a stream of charged particles produced by a mass spectrograph or mass spectrometer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">family planning</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021503a"><!--s021503a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the control of the timing and number of babies born in a family, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with the use of contraception.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interface<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹintəfays/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031634a"><!--s031634a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033522b"><!--s033522b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the place at which independent systems meet and act on or communicate with each other, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a piece of computer hardware or software that allows a user to communicate with a computer.</p></div><a name="s033523b"><!--s033523b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a surface forming a common boundary between two bodies, regions, or phases </p><p><i></i></p><p>an oil–water interface</p> <p><span class="bodyb">interfacial</span> /-ʹfaysh(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">logjam</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlogjam/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035549a"><!--s035549a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037440b"><!--s037440b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a deadlock or impasse.</p></div><a name="s037441b"><!--s037441b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a mass of logs jammed together in a river, causing a blockage.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misstate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/misʹstayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038518a"><!--s038518a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to state (something) incorrectly; to give a false account of (something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">misstatement</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kick starter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033217a"><!--s033217a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kick_start2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">kick-start<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (2).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hallway</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027261a"><!--s027261a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an entrance hall or corridor.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">magic lantern</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036292a"><!--s036292a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an early device for the projection of still pictures from slides.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">metaphrase<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037780a"><!--s037780a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039652b"><!--s039652b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to translate (a text) word for word.</p></div><a name="s039653b"><!--s039653b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to alter the wording of (a text).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">levorotatory</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034812a"><!--s034812a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/laevorotatory/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">laevorotatory</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ibo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹeeboh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030088a"><!--s030088a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/igbo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Igbo</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">change up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009950a"><!--s009950a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to select a higher gear in a motor vehicle.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mast<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/mahst/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037036a"><!--s037036a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038908b"><!--s038908b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a tall pole or structure rising from the keel or deck of a ship, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for carrying sails.</p></div><a name="s038909b"><!--s038909b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a vertical pole or lattice supporting a radio or television aerial ✱ <span class="bodyb">before the mast</span> as an ordinary sailor, not an officer </p><p><i></i></p><p>I told the second mate, with whom I had been pretty thick when he was before the mast</p><p> R H Dana [Old English <span class="bodyi">mæst</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">family therapy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021504a"><!--s021504a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a form of psychotherapy in which all the members of a family participate, so that they can be helped to understand their relationships and to communicate more effectively.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interface<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031635a"><!--s031635a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033524b"><!--s033524b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to connect (things) by means of an interface </p><p><i></i></p><p>This allows you to interface the production line with the computers</p>.</div><a name="s033525b"><!--s033525b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to serve as an interface for (something) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s033526b"><!--s033526b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to become interfaced.</p></div><a name="s033527b"><!--s033527b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to serve as an interface.</p></div><a name="s033528b"><!--s033528b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to interact.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">halma</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhalmə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027262a"><!--s027262a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a board game played on a chequered board by two or four players with 19 or 13 pieces respectively [Greek <span class="bodyi">halma</span> leap, from <span class="bodyi">hallesthai</span> to leap].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kick up</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033218a"><!--s033218a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035077b"><!--s035077b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cause (something) to rise upwards </p><p><i></i></p><p>clouds of dust kicked up by passing cars</p>.</div><a name="s035078b"><!--s035078b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to stir up (a row, a fuss, trouble, etc) ✱ <span class="bodyb">kick up one's heels</span> <span class="bodyi">informal</span> to enjoy oneself in a lively uninhibited manner.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">levulose</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034813a"><!--s034813a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/laevulose/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">laevulose</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">logo</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlogoh, ʹlohgoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> logos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035550a"><!--s035550a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an identifying symbol used by a company, e.g. in its advertising [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/logogram/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">logogram</span></span></a> or <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/logotype/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">logotype</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">metaphysic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/metəʹfizik/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037781a"><!--s037781a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a particular system of metaphysics [Middle English <span class="bodyi">metaphesyk</span> from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">Metaphysica</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/metaphysic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">metaphysics</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">changing room</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009951a"><!--s009951a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a room in which one changes one's clothes, e.g. before or after sporting activity.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mast<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037037a"><!--s037037a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to equip (a ship) with a mast.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">magic mushroom</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036293a"><!--s036293a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a fungus that has hallucinogenic properties.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">misstep</span><small><span class="eSynop">/misʹstep/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038519a"><!--s038519a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040246b"><!--s040246b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a wrong step.</p></div><a name="s040247b"><!--s040247b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a blunder.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">family tree</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021505a"><!--s021505a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a diagram of a genealogy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">IBRD</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030089a"><!--s030089a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interfacing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031636a"><!--s031636a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>stiffening material attached between two layers of fabric.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">halo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027265a"><!--s027265a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hal_or_halo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">hal-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kid<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/kid/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033219a"><!--s033219a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035079b"><!--s035079b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the young of a goat or related animal.</p></div><a name="s035080b"><!--s035080b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kidskin/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">kidskin</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s035081b"><!--s035081b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s009036c"><!--s009036c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a child or young person.</p></div><a name="s009037c"><!--s009037c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) younger </p><p><i></i></p><p>my kid sister</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">with kid gloves</span> with great care or special consideration</p><p><span class="bodyb">kiddish</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p>Middle English <span class="bodyi">kide</span> from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">kith</span> young goat. The use of <span class="bodyi">kid</span> to mean ‘child’ goes back at least to the 17th cent. Although probably originating in slang or cant, by the 19th cent. it was current among reputable users in informal contexts</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">missus <span class="bodyi">or</span> missis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmisiz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> missuses missises)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038520a"><!--s038520a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040248b"><!--s040248b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal or humorous</span> somebody's wife </p><p><i></i></p><p>Have you met the missus?</p>.</div><a name="s040249b"><!--s040249b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> used as a term of address to a married woman [alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mistress/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mistress</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">channel<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchanl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009952a"><!--s009952a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010258b"><!--s010258b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002469c"><!--s002469c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the bed where a stream of water runs.</p></div><a name="s002470c"><!--s002470c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the deeper navigable part of a river, harbour, or strait.</p></div><a name="s002471c"><!--s002471c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a narrow region of sea between two land masses.</p></div><a name="s002472c"><!--s002472c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Channel</span>) the English Channel separating Britain and France.</p></div></div><a name="s010259b"><!--s010259b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a path along which information passes or can be communicated.</p></div><a name="s010260b"><!--s010260b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) a course or direction of thought, action, or communication </p><p><i></i></p><p>use official channels</p>.</div><a name="s010261b"><!--s010261b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s002473c"><!--s002473c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a path along which information passes or can be stored, e.g. on a recording tape.</p></div><a name="s002474c"><!--s002474c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a band of frequencies of sufficient width for a transmission, e.g. from a radio or television station.</p></div><a name="s002475c"><!--s002475c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a television station.</p></div></div><a name="s010262b"><!--s010262b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a usu tubular passage, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for liquids.</p></div><a name="s010263b"><!--s010263b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a long gutter, groove, or furrow [Middle English <span class="bodyi">chanel</span> via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">canalis</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/canal/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">canal</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mast<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037038a"><!--s037038a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>beechnuts, acorns, etc accumulated on the forest floor and often serving as food for animals, e.g. pigs [Old English <span class="bodyi">mæst</span>; prob related to <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/meat/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">meat</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Metaphysical</span><small><span class="eSynop">/metəʹfizikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037782a"><!--s037782a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a metaphysical poet.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">logo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035551a"><!--s035551a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: thought or speech </p><p><i></i></p><p>logogram</p> <p><i></i></p><p>logorrhoea</p> <p>[Greek <span class="bodyi">logo-</span> from <span class="bodyi">logos</span> word].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">levy<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlevi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> levies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034814a"><!--s034814a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036539b"><!--s036539b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009424c"><!--s009424c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the imposing or collection of a tax, fine, etc.</p></div><a name="s009425c"><!--s009425c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an amount levied.</p></div></div><a name="s036540b"><!--s036540b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span></p><a name="s009426c"><!--s009426c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the enlistment or conscription of men for military service.</p></div><a name="s009427c"><!--s009427c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) troops raised by levy [Middle English via early French <span class="bodyi">levee</span>, from <span class="bodyi">lever</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/levee1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">levee 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">family values</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021506a"><!--s021506a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>standards of morality, discipline, etc, thought of as being associated with the traditional family unit.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">IBS</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030090a"><!--s030090a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>irritable bowel syndrome.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">magic realism</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036294a"><!--s036294a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the depiction in art and literature of fantastic, surrealistic, and mythical elements in a style of scrupulous realism.</p><p>Associated with modern South American writers like Jorge Luis Borges and Gabriel García Márquez, magic realism has also been identified in a number of European (Italo Calvino, Milan Kundera) and Asian novelists (Salman Rushdie). It involves the displacement of history and a universal sense of the fantastic, presented as a commonplace. Márquez speaks of the crushing effects of linear time, and of fantasy not as an invention but a condition. It also represents the modern novel in a state of imaginative play — Professor Malcolm Bradbury</p><p><span class="bodyb">magic realist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun and adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">halo<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhayloh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -oes -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> haloes halos)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027263a"><!--s027263a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029053b"><!--s029053b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in art, a circle of light surrounding the head or placed over it, in depictions of Christ or the saints.</p></div><a name="s029054b"><!--s029054b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a circle of light appearing to surround the sun or moon and resulting from refraction or reflection of light by ice particles in the earth's atmosphere.</p></div><a name="s029055b"><!--s029055b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s007648c"><!--s007648c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>in art, a circle of light surrounding the head or placed over it, in depictions of Christ or the saints.</p></div><a name="s007649c"><!--s007649c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>something resembling this </p><p><i></i></p><p>a halo of blond curls</p>.</div><a name="s007650c"><!--s007650c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>the aura of glory or veneration surrounding an idealized person or thing </p><p><i></i></p><p>European writers … pass before our imaginations like superior beings … surrounded by a halo of literary glory</p><p> Washington Irving.</p></div></div><a name="s029056b"><!--s029056b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s007651c"><!--s007651c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a circle of light appearing to surround the sun or moon and resulting from refraction or reflection of light by ice particles in the earth's atmosphere.</p></div><a name="s007652c"><!--s007652c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any appearance resembling this </p><p><i></i></p><p>the blurred haloes of the gas-lamps</p><p> Conan Doyle [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">halōs</span> threshing floor, disc, halo].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interfaith</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹintəfayth/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031637a"><!--s031637a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>involving people of different religious faiths.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kid<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (kidded, kidding)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033220a"><!--s033220a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a goat or antelope: to give birth to young.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">missy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmisi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> missies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038521a"><!--s038521a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> used as a term of address to a young girl.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mastaba</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmastəbə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037039a"><!--s037039a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an Egyptian tomb that is oblong in shape with sloping sides and a flat roof [Arabic <span class="bodyi">maṣṭabah</span> stone bench].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">channel<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (channelled, channelling, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> channeled) (channeling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009953a"><!--s009953a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010264b"><!--s010264b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to direct (something) towards a particular purpose </p><p><i></i></p><p>He should channel his energy into more constructive activities</p>.</div><a name="s010265b"><!--s010265b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to convey (something) through a channel.</p></div><a name="s010266b"><!--s010266b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to form or wear a channel in (something).</p></div><a name="s010267b"><!--s010267b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to act as a medium through whom (the spirits of the dead) can communicate with living people.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">log off</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035552a"><!--s035552a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to end a session at a computer terminal by performing a fixed set of operations, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by entering a command.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">metaphysical</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037783a"><!--s037783a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039654b"><!--s039654b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of or relating to metaphysics.</p></div><a name="s039655b"><!--s039655b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>highly abstract or abstruse </p><p><i></i></p><p>metaphysical reasoning</p>.</div><a name="s039656b"><!--s039656b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>beyond nature or what is physical; supernatural.</p></div><a name="s039657b"><!--s039657b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Metaphysical</span>) of or being English poetry, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of the early 17th cent., that is marked by ingenious witty imagery expressing subtleties of thought and emotion</p><p><span class="bodyb">metaphysically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">famine</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfamin/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021507a"><!--s021507a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022665b"><!--s022665b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an extreme scarcity of food.</p></div><a name="s022666b"><!--s022666b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>any great shortage.</p></div><a name="s022667b"><!--s022667b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a ravenous appetite [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">fames</span> hunger].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kid<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (kidded, kidding)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033221a"><!--s033221a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></p><a name="s035082b"><!--s035082b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009038c"><!--s009038c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to deceive (somebody) as a joke.</p></div><a name="s009039c"><!--s009039c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to convince (oneself) of something untrue or improbable.</p></div></div><a name="s035083b"><!--s035083b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to tease or make fun of (somebody) in a playful manner <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s035084b"><!--s035084b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to engage in good-humoured deception or horseplay</p><p><span class="bodyb">kidder</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">kiddingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kid1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">kid 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ibuprofen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iebjoohʹprohfen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030091a"><!--s030091a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a synthetic drug that is used to relieve pain and reduce inflammation [from the chemical name of the drug, <span class="bodyi">i</span> <span class="bodyi">sobutylphenyl propionic</span> acid].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">magic square</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036295a"><!--s036295a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a square array of numbers in which the sum of each vertical, horizontal, or diagonal row is the same: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/square1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">square 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">halo<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (haloes, haloed, haloing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027264a"><!--s027264a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to surround (somebody or something) with a halo, or as if with a halo </p><p><i></i></p><p>haloed by steaming breath</p><p> Robert W Service.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interfere</span><small><span class="eSynop">/intəʹfiə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031638a"><!--s031638a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033529b"><!--s033529b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(+ with) to get in the way or be a hindrance </p><p><i></i></p><p>Noise interferes with my work</p>.</div><a name="s033530b"><!--s033530b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + in) to enter into or take a part in matters that do not concern one </p><p><i></i></p><p>I've told you not to interfere</p>.</div><a name="s033531b"><!--s033531b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of sound, light, etc waves: to act so as to augment, diminish, or otherwise affect one another.</p></div><a name="s033532b"><!--s033532b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(+ with) in sport, to hinder illegally an attempt of a player to catch or hit a ball or puck.</p></div><a name="s033533b"><!--s033533b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (+ with) to carry out a sexual assault, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that falls short of rape.</p></div><a name="s033534b"><!--s033534b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>to claim priority for an invention.</p></div><a name="s033535b"><!--s033535b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>said of a horse: to hit a hoof against the opposite leg when walking [early French <span class="bodyi">s’</span> <span class="bodyi">entreferir</span> to strike one another, ultimately from Latin <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inter/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inter-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">ferire</span> to strike].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">levy<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (levies, levied, levying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034815a"><!--s034815a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s036541b"><!--s036541b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to impose, collect, or demand (something, e.g. a tax) by legal authority.</p></div><a name="s036542b"><!--s036542b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s009428c"><!--s009428c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to impose, collect, or demand (something, e.g. a tax) by legal authority.</p></div><a name="s009429c"><!--s009429c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to seize (property) in accordance with a legal judgment.</p></div></div><a name="s036543b"><!--s036543b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to enlist or conscript (somebody) for military service.</p></div><a name="s036544b"><!--s036544b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> (<span class="bodyi">often</span> + on/upon) to prepare for and make (war)</p><p><span class="bodyb">leviable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mist<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/mist/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038522a"><!--s038522a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040250b"><!--s040250b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>water in the form of diffuse particles in the atmosphere, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> near the earth's surface.</p></div><a name="s040251b"><!--s040251b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>condensed water vapour on a surface, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on glass.</p></div><a name="s040252b"><!--s040252b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s010396c"><!--s010396c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>water in the form of diffuse particles in the atmosphere, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> near the earth's surface.</p></div><a name="s010397c"><!--s010397c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>condensed water vapour on a surface, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> on glass.</p></div></div><a name="s040253b"><!--s040253b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also in pl</span>) something that dims or obscures </p><p><i></i></p><p>the mists of time</p>.</div><a name="s040254b"><!--s040254b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a film, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of tears, before the eyes.</p></div><a name="s040255b"><!--s040255b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><a name="s010398c"><!--s010398c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a cloud of small particles suggestive of a mist.</p></div><a name="s010399c"><!--s010399c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a suspension of a finely divided liquid in a gas [Old English; related to Middle Dutch <span class="bodyi">mist</span> mist, Greek <span class="bodyi">omichlē</span>].</p></div></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mast cell</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037040a"><!--s037040a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large cell that occurs in connective tissue and contains histamine, serotonin, and heparin which may be released on disruption of the cell, e.g. as a result of an antigen-antibody reaction at the cell surface, and may cause responses such as inflammation or an allergic reaction [translation of German <span class="bodyi">Mastzelle</span>, from <span class="bodyi">Mast</span> food, mast + <span class="bodyi">Zelle</span> cell].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">channel-hop</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (channel-hopped) (channel-hopping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009954a"><!--s009954a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to repeatedly change television channels repeatedly using a remote control device.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Kidderminster</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkidəminstə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033222a"><!--s033222a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a type of carpet made from yarn that is dyed before being woven [named after <span class="bodyi">Kidderminster</span>, town in England, where such carpets were produced].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">metaphysics</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037784a"><!--s037784a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039658b"><!--s039658b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a division of philosophy concerned with ultimate causes and the underlying nature of things; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> ontology</p><p>Metaphysics is the enquiry into the ultimate nature of reality. It seeks to determine what genuinely and fundamentally exists, and what existence itself is. It asks whether, in addition to physical reality, such things as deity, abstract objects like numbers, and values such as goodness and beauty, exist in the universe, and if so, in what way — Dr Anthony Grayling</p></div><a name="s039659b"><!--s039659b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>pure or speculative philosophy.</p></div><a name="s039660b"><!--s039660b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> abstract and impractical theorizing <span class="bodyb">metaphysician</span> /-ʹzish(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">Metaphysica</span>,title of Aristotle's treatise on the subject, from Greek (<span class="bodyi">ta</span>) <span class="bodyi">meta</span> (<span class="bodyi">ta</span>) <span class="bodyi">physika</span>, literally ‘the (works) after the physical (works)’; from its position in his collected works].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">logogram</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlogəgram/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035553a"><!--s035553a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a character or sign used, e.g. in shorthand, to represent an entire word: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ideogram/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ideogram</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/pictograph/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">pictograph</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">IC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030092a"><!--s030092a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031526b"><!--s031526b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>integrated circuit.</p></div><a name="s031527b"><!--s031527b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>internal-combustion.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">halogen</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhaləjən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027266a"><!--s027266a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s029057b"><!--s029057b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>any of the five elements fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, and astatine, that form group VII B of the periodic table.</p></div><a name="s029058b"><!--s029058b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) denoting a lamp or a heat source that has a filament surrounded by halogen vapour <span class="bodyb">halogenous</span> /həʹlojənəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/halo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">halo-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/gen/3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-gen</span></span></a> , because these elements easily form salts when combined with metals].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">magilp</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹgilp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036296a"><!--s036296a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/megilp_or_magilp/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">megilp</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mist<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038523a"><!--s038523a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040256b"><!--s040256b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up/over) to be or become covered with or obscured by mist <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s040257b"><!--s040257b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to cover (something) with mist, or as if with mist.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lewd</span><small><span class="eSynop">/loohd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034816a"><!--s034816a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>sexually coarse or suggestive; obscene or salacious </p><p><i></i></p><p>lewd songs</p> <p><span class="bodyb">lewdly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">lewdness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">lǣwede</span> not in holy orders, lay, hence ‘uneducated, ignorant’ (13th cent.), later ‘vulgar, vile, obscene’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">famish</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfamish/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021508a"><!--s021508a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> to suffer or cause (somebody) to suffer severely from hunger [Middle English <span class="bodyi">famishen</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">afamer</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ad_or_a_or_ac_or_af_or_ag_or_al_or_ap_or_ar_or_as_or_at/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ad-</span></span></a> + Latin <span class="bodyi">fames</span> hunger].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">channelize <span class="bodyi">or</span> channelise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchanəliez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009955a"><!--s009955a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/channel2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">channel<sup>2</sup></span></span></a> (2) <span class="bodyb">channelization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interference</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031639a"><!--s031639a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033536b"><!--s033536b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of interfering.</p></div><a name="s033537b"><!--s033537b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008685c"><!--s008685c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of interfering.</p></div><a name="s008686c"><!--s008686c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>unwelcome meddling in the affairs of others.</p></div></div><a name="s033538b"><!--s033538b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>something that produces the confusion of received radio signals by unwanted signals or noise, or the signals or noises themselves.</p></div><a name="s033539b"><!--s033539b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>the illegal hindering of an opponent in hockey, ice hockey, etc.</p></div><a name="s033540b"><!--s033540b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>the phenomenon resulting from the meeting of two successions of waves wave trains (successions of waves: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wave_train/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wave train</span></span></a>), e.g. of light or sound, with an increase in intensity at some points and a decrease at others <span class="bodyb">interferential</span> /-fəʹrensh(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mastectomy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/maʹstektəmi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> mastectomies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037041a"><!--s037041a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the excision or amputation of a breast [Greek <span class="bodyi">mastos</span> breast + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ectomy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ectomy</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">metaplasia</span><small><span class="eSynop">/metəʹplayzi·ə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037785a"><!--s037785a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>abnormal replacement of cells of one type by cells of another <span class="bodyb">metaplastic</span> /-ʹplastik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kiddie <span class="bodyi">or</span> kiddy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkidi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> kiddies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033223a"><!--s033223a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a small child.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Logoi</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlogoy/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035554a"><!--s035554a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>pl of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/logo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Logos</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Maginot Line</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmazhinoh (<span class="bodyi">French</span> maƷino)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036297a"><!--s036297a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a line of defensive fortifications built in NE France before World War II [named after André <span class="bodyi">Maginot</span> d.1932, French minister of war].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interferometer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌintəfəʹromitə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031640a"><!--s031640a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an instrument that uses light interference phenomena for precise determination of wavelength, distance, etc <span class="bodyb">interferometric</span> /-fiərəʹmetrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">interferometry</span> /-tri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lewis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlooh·is/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034817a"><!--s034817a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a device consisting of wedges or curved metal bars used to grip and hoist large stones or blocks [prob from Old French <span class="bodyi">lous</span>, pl of <span class="bodyi">lou</span> a kind of siege engine, literally ‘wolf’, from Latin <span class="bodyi">lupus</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">channel-surf</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009956a"><!--s009956a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/channel_hop/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">channel-hop</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">famished</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfamishd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021509a"><!--s021509a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> very hungry.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">halogenate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhaləjinayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027267a"><!--s027267a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to treat (a compound, etc) with a <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/halogen/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">halogen</span></span></a> or cause it to combine with one</p><p><span class="bodyb">halogenation</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">masted</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037042a"><!--s037042a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyi">used in combinations</span>) having masts of the number or kind specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>a two-masted vessel</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mistake<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/miʹstayk/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense</span> mistook /miʹstook/) (<span class="bodyi">past part.</span> mistaken /miʹstayk(ə)n/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038524a"><!--s038524a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040258b"><!--s040258b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s010400c"><!--s010400c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to misunderstand the meaning, intention, or significance of (something or somebody).</p></div><a name="s010401c"><!--s010401c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to estimate (something) wrongly.</p></div></div><a name="s040259b"><!--s040259b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s010402c"><!--s010402c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to identify (somebody or something) wrongly </p><p><i></i></p><p>I mistook him for his brother</p>.</div><a name="s010403c"><!--s010403c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to confuse (somebody or something) with another.</p></div></div><a name="s040260b"><!--s040260b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to choose (something) wrongly </p><p><i></i></p><p>She mistook her way in the dark</p> <p><span class="bodyb">mistakable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">mistaken</span> from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">mistaka</span> to take by mistake, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mis_1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mis- 1</span></span></a>+ <span class="bodyi">taka</span> to take].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">i/c</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030093a"><!--s030093a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031528b"><!--s031528b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in charge (of).</p></div><a name="s031529b"><!--s031529b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>internal-combustion.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">metapsychology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌmetəsieʹkoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037786a"><!--s037786a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the branch of psychology involved with a philosophical study of mental processes that cannot be examined by experimentation <span class="bodyb">metapsychological</span> /-ʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kiddush</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkidoosh, kiʹdoohsh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033224a"><!--s033224a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a ceremonial blessing pronounced over wine or bread in a Jewish home or synagogue on the Sabbath or another holy day [Hebrew <span class="bodyi">qiddūsh</span> sanctification].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">log on</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035555a"><!--s035555a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to begin a session at a computer terminal by performing a fixed set of operations, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by entering a command and a password.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interferon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/intəʹfiəron/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031641a"><!--s031641a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a protein that inhibits the development of viruses and is produced by cells in response to infection by a virus [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/interference/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">interference</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/on1/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-on 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">master<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmahstə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037043a"><!--s037043a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038910b"><!--s038910b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s010135c"><!--s010135c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a person having control or authority over another; a ruler or governor.</p></div><a name="s010136c"><!--s010136c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>an owner, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of a slave or animal.</p></div><a name="s010137c"><!--s010137c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>a male teacher.</p></div><a name="s010138c"><!--s010138c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>an employer.</p></div><a name="s010139c"><!--s010139c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>the male head of a household.</p></div><a name="s010140c"><!--s010140c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">f</span><br/><p>a person qualified to command a merchant ship.</p></div><a name="s010141c"><!--s010141c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">g</span><br/><p>the head of a college.</p></div><a name="s010142c"><!--s010142c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">h</span><br/><p>a presiding officer in an institution or society, e.g. a Masonic lodge, or at a function.</p></div></div><a name="s038911b"><!--s038911b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Master</span>) used as a title for a youth or boy too young to be called <span class="bodyi">Mr</span>.</p></div><a name="s038912b"><!--s038912b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Master</span>) somebody who directs a hunt and has overall control of the pack of hounds used in it.</p></div><a name="s038913b"><!--s038913b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><a name="s010143c"><!--s010143c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Master</span>) used as a title for a youth or boy too young to be called <span class="bodyi">Mr</span>.</p></div><a name="s010144c"><!--s010144c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Master</span>) <span class="bodyi">archaic</span> Mr.</p></div><a name="s010145c"><!--s010145c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Master</span>) a revered religious leader.</p></div></div><a name="s038914b"><!--s038914b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Master</span>) an officer of the Supreme Court of England and Wales with responsibility for preliminary or procedural matters in High Court cases.</p></div><a name="s038915b"><!--s038915b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>a person holding an academic degree higher than a bachelor's but lower than a doctor's.</p></div><a name="s038916b"><!--s038916b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>an artist, performer, player, exponent of something, etc who is extremely skilled or accomplished </p><p><i></i></p><p>a master of disguise</p>.</div><a name="s038917b"><!--s038917b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p>in chess or bridge, somebody who has won a specified number of games in tournaments.</p></div><a name="s038918b"><!--s038918b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>a workman qualified to teach apprentices.</p></div><a name="s038919b"><!--s038919b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>a person or thing that conquers or masters; a victor or superior </p><p><i></i></p><p>if you can dream and not make dreams your master</p><p> Kipling </p><p><i></i></p><p>In this young obscure challenger the champion had found his master</p>.</div><a name="s038920b"><!--s038920b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>a mechanism or device that controls the operation of another: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/slave1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">slave<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (3).</p></div><a name="s038921b"><!--s038921b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>an original film, recording, etc from which copies can be made [Old English <span class="bodyi">magister</span> via Old French <span class="bodyi">maistre</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">magister</span>; related to Latin <span class="bodyi">magnus</span> great].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">famous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfayməs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021510a"><!--s021510a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022668b"><!--s022668b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>well-known.</p></div><a name="s022669b"><!--s022669b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal, dated</span> excellent or first-rate </p><p><i></i></p><p>famous weather for a walk</p> <p><span class="bodyb">famousness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English via Old French from Latin <span class="bodyi">famosus</span>, from <span class="bodyi">fama</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fame/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fame</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">haloid</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhaloyd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027268a"><!--s027268a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a compound whose molecules contain <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/halogen/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">halogen</span></span></a> atoms</p><p><span class="bodyb">haloid</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chanson</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹshonsonh (<span class="bodyi">French</span> ʧãsɔ)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> chansons /ʹshonsonhz (<span class="bodyi">French</span> ʧãsɔ)/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009957a"><!--s009957a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a French song, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a cabaret song [French <span class="bodyi">chanson</span>, from Latin <span class="bodyi">cantion-, cantio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">canere</span> to sing].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ic<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030094a"><!--s030094a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming adjectives from nouns, with the meanings:</p><a name="s031530b"><!--s031530b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having the character or form of; being </p><p><i></i></p><p>panoramic</p> <p><i></i></p><p>runic</p>.</div><a name="s031531b"><!--s031531b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008175c"><!--s008175c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>characteristic of or associated with </p><p><i></i></p><p>Homeric</p> <p><i></i></p><p>quixotic</p>.</div><a name="s008176c"><!--s008176c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>related to, derived from, or containing </p><p><i></i></p><p>alcoholic</p> <p><i></i></p><p>oleic</p>.</div></div><a name="s031532b"><!--s031532b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>utilizing </p><p><i></i></p><p>atomic</p> <p><i></i></p><p>electric</p>.</div><a name="s031533b"><!--s031533b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>exhibiting </p><p><i></i></p><p>historic</p> <p><i></i></p><p>nostalgic</p>.</div><a name="s031534b"><!--s031534b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>affected with </p><p><i></i></p><p>allergic</p>.</div><a name="s031535b"><!--s031535b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>characterized by; producing </p><p><i></i></p><p>analgesic</p>.</div><a name="s031536b"><!--s031536b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>having a valency relatively higher than in compounds or ions named with an adjective ending in <span class="bodyi">-ous</span> </p><p><i></i></p><p>ferric</p> <p><i></i></p><p>mercuric</p> <p><span class="bodyb">-ically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i> [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">-ique</span>, Latin <span class="bodyi">-icus</span>, or Greek <span class="bodyi">-ikos</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">magister</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmajistə, məjʹistə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> magistri /-trie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036298a"><!--s036298a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> used as a title or form of address to a scholar, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> a university teacher: master [Latin <span class="bodyi">magister</span> master, teacher, tutor].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Lewis acid</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034818a"><!--s034818a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in chemistry, a substance that can accept an electron pair from a donor compound to form a covalent bond [named after Gilbert N <span class="bodyi">Lewis</span> d.1946, US chemist].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mistake<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038525a"><!--s038525a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040261b"><!--s040261b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a wrong action or statement arising from faulty judgment, inadequate knowledge, or carelessness.</p></div><a name="s040262b"><!--s040262b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a misunderstanding of the meaning or significance of something.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">metastable</span><small><span class="eSynop">/metəʹstaybl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037787a"><!--s037787a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039661b"><!--s039661b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a state of equilibrium: stable as long as it is subject only to a small degree of disturbance.</p></div><a name="s039662b"><!--s039662b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a substance or particle: unstable in theory but lasting long enough for practical purposes <span class="bodyb">metastability</span> /-stəʹbiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kiddy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkidi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033225a"><!--s033225a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kiddie_or_kiddy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">kiddie</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">logorrhoea</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">logorrhea</span>) /logəʹriə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035556a"><!--s035556a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>excessive and often incoherent talkativeness or wordiness [Latin <span class="bodyi">logorrhoea</span>, from Greek <span class="bodyi">logos</span> word + <span class="bodyi">rhoia</span> flow].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interfuse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/intəʹfyoohz/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031642a"><!--s031642a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s033541b"><!--s033541b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to blend or cause (two or more things) to blend <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s033542b"><!--s033542b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to blend <span class="bodyb">interfusion</span> /-zh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">interfusus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">interfundere</span> to pour between, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/inter/2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">inter-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">fundere</span> to pour].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">famously</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021511a"><!--s021511a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022670b"><!--s022670b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>as is well-known </p><p><i></i></p><p>He once famously appeared drunk on a chat show</p>.</div><a name="s022671b"><!--s022671b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> very well </p><p><i></i></p><p>We got on famously together</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">master<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (mastered, mastering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037044a"><!--s037044a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038922b"><!--s038922b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s010146c"><!--s010146c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to become skilled or proficient in the use of (a device, etc) </p><p><i></i></p><p>manage to master the controls</p>.</div><a name="s010147c"><!--s010147c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to gain a thorough understanding of (a subject) </p><p><i></i></p><p>mastering Spanish irregular verbs</p>.</div></div><a name="s038923b"><!--s038923b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to overcome or become master of (somebody or something).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">magisterial</span><small><span class="eSynop">/majiʹstiəri·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036299a"><!--s036299a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038103b"><!--s038103b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009918c"><!--s009918c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>assuming authority, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> inappropriately; high-handed or; dictatorial </p><p><i></i></p><p>adopt a magisterial tone</p>.</div><a name="s009919c"><!--s009919c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a performance, literary or artistic work, etc: authoritative,; definitive, or; masterly.</p></div></div><a name="s038104b"><!--s038104b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to the office of a magistrate</p><p><span class="bodyb">magisterially</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">magisterialis</span> of authority, from <span class="bodyi">magisterium</span> office of a master, from <span class="bodyi">magister</span> master].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">halon</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhaylon/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027269a"><!--s027269a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several bromine-based chemical compounds, e.g. bromochlorodifluoromethane, that were formerly widely used in fire extinguishers but are now banned because they cause damage to the ozone layer when released into the atmosphere [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/halogen/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">halogen</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/on3/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-on 3</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ic<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030095a"><!--s030095a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting:</p><a name="s031537b"><!--s031537b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person having a given character or nature </p><p><i></i></p><p>fanatic</p>.</div><a name="s031538b"><!--s031538b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>something belonging to or associated with a specified thing </p><p><i></i></p><p>epic</p>.</div><a name="s031539b"><!--s031539b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a person affected by something </p><p><i></i></p><p>alcoholic</p>.</div><a name="s031540b"><!--s031540b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>something that produces an effect </p><p><i></i></p><p>emetic</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mistaken</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038526a"><!--s038526a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040263b"><!--s040263b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of an action, idea, etc: based on wrong thinking; incorrect </p><p><i></i></p><p>in the mistaken belief that he was honest</p>.</div><a name="s040264b"><!--s040264b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a person: wrong in opinion </p><p><i></i></p><p>If you think he's honest, you're mistaken</p> <p><span class="bodyb">mistakenly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">mistakenness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chanson de geste</span><small><span class="eSynop">/də ʹzhest (<span class="bodyi">French</span> də Ʒɛst)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> chansons de geste /də ʹzhest (<span class="bodyi">French</span> də Ʒɛst)/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009958a"><!--s009958a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several Old French epic poems of the 11th to the 14th cents that recount feats of heroism [French <span class="bodyi">chanson de geste</span> song of heroic deeds].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">metastasis</span><small><span class="eSynop">/miʹtastəsis/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> metastases /-seez/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037788a"><!--s037788a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a secondary growth of a malignant tumour at a site distant from the primary growth <span class="bodyb">metastatic</span> /metəʹstatik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [via late Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">metastasis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">methistanai</span> to change, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/meta_or_met/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">meta-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">histanai</span> to set].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Lewis base</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034819a"><!--s034819a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in chemistry, a substance that can donate an electron pair to an acceptor compound to form a covalent bond.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Logos</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlogos/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Logoi /ʹlogoy/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035557a"><!--s035557a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037442b"><!--s037442b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in philosophy, cosmic reason that gives order and form to the world.</p></div><a name="s037443b"><!--s037443b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">the Logos</span>) the divine wisdom manifest in the creation and redemption of the world, identified in Christian thought with the second person of the Trinity [Greek <span class="bodyi">logos</span> speech, word, reason].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kid-glove</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033226a"><!--s033226a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>using or involving gentle, considerate, or tactful methods </p><p><i></i></p><p>kid-glove diplomacy</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intergalactic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/intəgəʹlaktik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031643a"><!--s031643a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>existing, carried on, or operating between galaxies.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">master<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037045a"><!--s037045a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038924b"><!--s038924b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>controlling </p><p><i></i></p><p>a master switch</p>.</div><a name="s038925b"><!--s038925b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>principal or main </p><p><i></i></p><p>the master bedroom</p>.</div><a name="s038926b"><!--s038926b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>qualified to teach apprentices </p><p><i></i></p><p>a master carpenter</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">famulus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfamyooləs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> famuli /-lie, -lee/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021512a"><!--s021512a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>formerly, a private secretary or attendant, e.g. to a scholar [German <span class="bodyi">Famulus</span> assistant to a professor, from Latin <span class="bodyi">famulus</span> servant].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ical</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030096a"><!--s030096a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming adjectives from nouns with meanings similar to those of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ic1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ic 1</span></span></a> </p><p><i></i></p><p>electrical</p> <p><i></i></p><p>geological</p> <p><i></i></p><p>historical</p> <p><i></i></p><p>symmetrical</p> <p><span class="bodyb">-ically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i> [Middle English from late Latin <span class="bodyi">-icalis</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">magistracy</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmajistrəsi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> magistracies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036300a"><!--s036300a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038105b"><!--s038105b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the office or power of a magistrate.</p></div><a name="s038106b"><!--s038106b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>magistrates considered as a group.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mister</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmistə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038527a"><!--s038527a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040265b"><!--s040265b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyb">Mister</span>) = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mr/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Mr</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s040266b"><!--s040266b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Mister</span>) used as a generalized informal term of address to a man who is a stranger; sir [alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/master1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">master 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chant<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/chahnt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009959a"><!--s009959a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010268b"><!--s010268b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to utter (e.g. a slogan) , sing, or recite in a rhythmic monotonous tone </p><p><i></i></p><p>The crowd chanted his name</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s010269b"><!--s010269b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to sing a chant.</p></div><a name="s010270b"><!--s010270b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to recite in a rhythmic monotonous tone [Middle English <span class="bodyi">chaunten</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">cantare</span>, from <span class="bodyi">canere</span> to sing].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">metastasize <span class="bodyi">or</span> metastasise</span><small><span class="eSynop">/miʹtastəsiez/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037789a"><!--s037789a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of cancer cells: to spread to other parts of the body by metastasis.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">hal- <span class="bodyi">or</span> halo-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027154a"><!--s027154a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, denoting: salt </p><p><i></i></p><p>halophyte</p> <p>[Greek <span class="bodyi">hal-</span>, <span class="bodyi">hals</span> salt].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">logotype</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlogətiep/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035558a"><!--s035558a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037444b"><!--s037444b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a single block or piece of type that prints a whole word, e.g. the name of a newspaper.</p></div><a name="s037445b"><!--s037445b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/logo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">logo</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s037446b"><!--s037446b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>an identifying symbol, e.g. for advertising; a logo.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interglacial<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/intəʹglays(h)iəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031644a"><!--s031644a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>occurring or formed between two periods of glacial activity when much of the earth was covered by ice sheets.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Lewis gun</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034820a"><!--s034820a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a light air-cooled machine gun operated by gas, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in World War I [named after Isaac <span class="bodyi">Lewis</span> d.1931, US army officer and inventor].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kidnap</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkidnap/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (kidnapped, kidnapping, <span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> kidnaped) (kidnaping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033227a"><!--s033227a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to seize and detain (a person) by force and often for ransom: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/abduct/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">abduct</span></span></a></p><p><span class="bodyb">kidnap</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">kidnapper</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [earliest as <span class="bodyi">kidnapper</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/kid1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">kid 1</span></span></a> + obsolete <span class="bodyi">napper</span> thief, from dialect <span class="bodyi">nap</span> to steal, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/nab/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">nab</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">master aircrew</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037046a"><!--s037046a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a member of the Royal Air Force having a rank equal to that of warrant officer.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fan<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fan/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021513a"><!--s021513a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s022672b"><!--s022672b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a device, usu a series of vanes radiating from a hub rotated by a motor, for producing a current of air.</p></div><a name="s022673b"><!--s022673b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a folding circular or semicircular device that is waved to and fro by hand to produce a cooling current of cool or warm air.</p></div><a name="s022674b"><!--s022674b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s005782c"><!--s005782c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a device, usu a series of vanes radiating from a hub rotated by a motor, for producing a current of cool or warm air.</p></div><a name="s005783c"><!--s005783c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a folding circular or semicircular device that is opened and waved to and fro by hand to produce a cooling current of air.</p></div></div><a name="s022675b"><!--s022675b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>something shaped like an open fan</p><p><span class="bodyb">fanlike</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">fann</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">vannus</span> winnowing fan].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ically</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030097a"><!--s030097a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ic1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ic 1</span></span></a>, <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ical/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ical</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">metatarsus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/metəʹtahsəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> metatarsi /-sie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037790a"><!--s037790a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039663b"><!--s039663b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the bones in the foot between the ankle and toes.</p></div><a name="s039664b"><!--s039664b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the equivalent bones in the hind foot of a four-legged animal</p><p><span class="bodyb">metatarsal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mistime</span><small><span class="eSynop">/misʹtiem/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038528a"><!--s038528a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to do or say (something) at the wrong or inappropriate time.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chant<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009960a"><!--s009960a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010271b"><!--s010271b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002476c"><!--s002476c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a repetitive melody used for liturgical singing in which as many syllables are assigned to each note as required.</p></div><a name="s002477c"><!--s002477c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a psalm or canticle sung in this way.</p></div></div><a name="s010272b"><!--s010272b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a rhythmic monotonous utterance, recitation, or song.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lewisite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlooh·isiet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s034821a"><!--s034821a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a liquid that causes blisters, developed as a poison gas for war use [named after Winford <span class="bodyi">Lewis</span> d.1943, US chemist, who developed it].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">master-at-arms</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> masters-at-arms)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037047a"><!--s037047a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a petty officer responsible for maintaining discipline aboard ship.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">magistral</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmajistrəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyi">chiefly archaic</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s036301a"><!--s036301a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s038107b"><!--s038107b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to a master's authority; dictatorial; = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/magisterial/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">magisterial</span></span></a>.</p></div><a name="s038108b"><!--s038108b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a medical prescription: specially made up to treat a particular case</p><p><span class="bodyb">magistrally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">magistralis</span> relating to a master or teacher from <span class="bodyi">magistr-, magister</span> master].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">interglacial<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031645a"><!--s031645a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an interglacial period of relatively mild climate marked by a temporary retreat or shrinking of the ice.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">halothane</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhaləthayn/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s027270a"><!--s027270a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a nonexplosive general anaesthetic that is inhaled [blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/halo/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">halo-</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ethane/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ethane</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">kidney</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkidni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -eys) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> kidneys)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033228a"><!--s033228a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035085b"><!--s035085b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>either of a pair of organs situated in the body cavity near the spinal column that excrete waste products of metabolism in the form of urine.</p></div><a name="s035086b"><!--s035086b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the kidney of an animal eaten as food.</p></div><a name="s035087b"><!--s035087b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>sort, kind, or type, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with regard to temperament </p><p><i></i></p><p>The South Seas were getting too hot to hold gentlemen of his kidney</p><p> Joseph Conrad [Middle English; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">log out</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035559a"><!--s035559a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/log_off/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">log off</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ICANN</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹiekan/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030098a"><!--s030098a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, the body responsible for the assigning of Internet domain names.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fan<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (fanned, fanning)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s021514a"><!--s021514a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s022676b"><!--s022676b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cause a current of air to blow on (somebody or something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>She fanned the child's face with her programme</p>.</div><a name="s022677b"><!--s022677b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to drive (something) away by waving </p><p><i></i></p><p>He fanned away the smoke, coughing loudly</p>.</div><a name="s022678b"><!--s022678b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to spread out or cause (something) to spread out in the shape of an open fan.</p></div><a name="s022679b"><!--s022679b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to increase the intensity of (a fire) by agitating the air around it.</p></div><a name="s022680b"><!--s022680b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to stir up or stimulate (e.g. an emotion).</p></div><a name="s022681b"><!--s022681b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> in baseball, to strike out (a batter) <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s022682b"><!--s022682b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + out) to spread out in the shape of an open fan </p><p><i></i></p><p>Tanks fanned out across the plain</p> <p><i></i></p><p>The bride's train fanned out behind her</p>.</div><a name="s022683b"><!--s022683b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> in baseball, to strike out</p><p><span class="bodyb">fanner</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mistle thrush <span class="bodyi">or</span> missel thrush</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmisl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038529a"><!--s038529a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large Eurasian thrush with greyish brown upper parts and larger spots on its underparts than the song thrush: <span class="bodyi">Turdus viscivorus</span> [Old English <span class="bodyi">mistel</span> mistletoe + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/thrush1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">thrush 1</span></span></a>; from its feeding on mistletoe berries].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">metatherian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/metaʹthiəri·ən/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037791a"><!--s037791a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a group of mammals comprising the marsupials: subclass Metatheria</p><p><span class="bodyb">metatherian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [from the Latin name, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/meta_or_met/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">meta-</span></span></a> + Greek <span class="bodyi">thēria</span>, pl of <span class="bodyi">thērion</span> wild animal].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">intergovernmental</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌintəguvə(n)ʹment(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s031646a"><!--s031646a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>existing or occurring between two or more governments.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chanter</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchahntə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009961a"><!--s009961a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the reed pipe with <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/reed_pipe/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">reed pipe</span></span></a> (pipe producing sound by the vibration of a reed) of a bagpipe with finger holes on which the melody is played on a bagpipe.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chanterelle</span><small><span class="eSynop">/shantəʹrel, shon-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009962a"><!--s009962a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an edible yellow mushroom with a that has a rich yellow colour, funnel-shaped cap, and a pleasant smell: <span class="bodyi">Cantharellus cibarius</span> [French <span class="bodyi">chanterelle</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">cantharella</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">cantharus</span> drinking-vessel].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fulfil</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">fulfill</span>) /foolʹfil/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (fulfilled, fulfilling)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024318a"><!--s024318a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026122b"><!--s026122b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s006917c"><!--s006917c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to cause (a prediction, promise, etc) to happen as appointed.</p></div><a name="s006918c"><!--s006918c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to put (e.g. an order) into effect.</p></div></div><a name="s026123b"><!--s026123b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to satisfy (a requirement or condition).</p></div><a name="s026124b"><!--s026124b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to develop the full potential of (somebody or something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">fulfilled</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fulfilling</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fulfilment</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">fullfyllan</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/full1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">full 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">fyllan</span> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fill1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fill 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">narrowcast<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s040032a"><!--s040032a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a narrowcast transmission.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mean<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">past tense and past part.</span> meant /ment/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037275a"><!--s037275a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039150b"><!--s039150b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to have (something) in mind as a purpose; to intend </p><p><i></i></p><p>I mean to go</p> <p><i></i></p><p>She meant no offence</p>.</div><a name="s039151b"><!--s039151b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to serve or intend to convey, produce, or indicate (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Red means danger</p> <p><i></i></p><p>This means war</p>.</div><a name="s039152b"><!--s039152b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to intend (something) for a particular use or purpose </p><p><i></i></p><p>These pills are meant to relieve the pain</p> <p><i></i></p><p>It isn't meant to relieve pain</p>.</div><a name="s039153b"><!--s039153b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + to) to have significance or importance </p><p><i></i></p><p>Her family means a lot to her</p> <p><i></i></p><p>The remark meant nothing to me</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">I mean</span>.</p></div><a name="s039154b"><!--s039154b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>used to correct or clarify something just said </p><p><i></i></p><p>Have you got change? For the meter, I mean</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">mean well</span> to have good intentions [Old English <span class="bodyi">mǣnan</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">northeast<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s041309a"><!--s041309a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s042832b"><!--s042832b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the direction midway between north and east.</p></div><a name="s042833b"><!--s042833b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Northeast</span>) regions or countries lying to the northeast of a specified or implied point of orientation</p><p><span class="bodyb">northeastern</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">northeastward</span> /-wəd/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">northeastwards</span> /-wədz/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">newscast</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s040671a"><!--s040671a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a broadcast news report</p><p><span class="bodyb">newscaster</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">newscasting</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [blend of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/news/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">news</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/broadcast2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">broadcast 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">MRSA</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s039392a"><!--s039392a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>methicillin-resistant (or multiple-resistant) <span class="bodyi">Staphylococcus aureus</span> (a bacterium that is highly resistant to antibiotics).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mole cricket</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038754a"><!--s038754a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several genera of large crickets with enormously developed front legs for use in digging: family Gryllotalpidae.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lovely<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> lovelies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035805a"><!--s035805a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a beautiful woman.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">occur</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkuh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (occurred, occurring)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s041950a"><!--s041950a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s043462b"><!--s043462b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to become the case; to happen.</p></div><a name="s043463b"><!--s043463b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to be found; to exist.</p></div><a name="s043464b"><!--s043464b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ to) to come to mind </p><p><i></i></p><p>It occurs to me that I haven't posted the letter</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">occurrere</span> to run into, to present itself, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/oc/1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">oc-</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">currere</span> to run].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laid paper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033909a"><!--s033909a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>paper watermarked with fine lines running across the grain: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/wove2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">wove 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">imbalance</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹbaləns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030383a"><!--s030383a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031876b"><!--s031876b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>lack of functional balance in a physiological system </p><p><i></i></p><p>hormonal imbalance</p>.</div><a name="s031877b"><!--s031877b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>lack of balance between segments of a country's economy.</p></div><a name="s031878b"><!--s031878b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a lack of proportion or numerical balance.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fulgent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfulj(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024319a"><!--s024319a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal or literary</span> dazzlingly bright [Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">fulgent-, fulgens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">fulgēre</span> to shine].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">northeast<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s041310a"><!--s041310a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s042834b"><!--s042834b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>at, towards, or coming from the northeast.</p></div><a name="s042835b"><!--s042835b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of the wind: blowing from the northeast.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">occurrence</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkurəns/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s041951a"><!--s041951a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s043465b"><!--s043465b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>something that takes place; an event.</p></div><a name="s043466b"><!--s043466b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of occurring.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chanteuse</span><small><span class="eSynop">/shonʹtuhz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> chanteuses /shonʹtuhz/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009963a"><!--s009963a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a female nightclub or cabaret singer [French <span class="bodyi">chanteuse</span>, fem of <span class="bodyi">chanteur</span> singer, from <span class="bodyi">chanter</span> to sing, from Latin <span class="bodyi">canere</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">narrow gauge</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s040033a"><!--s040033a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a railway gauge narrower than the standard gauge of 1.435m (4ft 8½ inches).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ms</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məz, miz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s039394a"><!--s039394a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="sb000000342"><!--sb000000342--></a><p>used instead of Mrs or Miss, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> when the woman's marital status is unknown or irrelevant</p><div class="sidebar"><p><span class="bodyb">Ms</span>, <span class="bodyb">Mrs</span>, <span class="bodyi">or</span> <span class="bodyb">Miss</span>? Traditionally, the title <span class="bodyi">Miss</span> was used by a woman before marriage together with her maiden name, while <span class="bodyi">Mrs</span> was used after marriage together with her husband's surname: <span class="bodyi">Miss Jones became Mrs Smith when she married</span>. From the 1950s onwards, the title <span class="bodyi">Ms</span> began to be used by women who did not wish to disclose their marital status, thought it irrelevant, or felt an all-purpose title for women equivalent to <span class="bodyi">Mr</span> was needed. This title was also used by some people when writing to or addressing women whose marital status was unknown: it is very useful for this purpose. <span class="bodyi">Ms</span> is gradually acquiring wider acceptance, especially among younger people. Some people, however, dislike its associations with feminism and insist on using or being addressed by the traditional titles.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lovemaking</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035806a"><!--s035806a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037722b"><!--s037722b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>sexual activity; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> sexual intercourse.</p></div><a name="s037723b"><!--s037723b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> courtship.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lain</span><small><span class="eSynop">/layn/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033910a"><!--s033910a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lie1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lie 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mean<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037276a"><!--s037276a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039155b"><!--s039155b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a middle point between extremes.</p></div><a name="s039156b"><!--s039156b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a value that lies within a range of values and is estimated according to a prescribed law; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> an arithmetic mean [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mean4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mean 4</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">imbecile<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹimbəseel/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030384a"><!--s030384a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031879b"><!--s031879b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a fool or idiot.</p></div><a name="s031880b"><!--s031880b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> a person of very low intelligence, usu having an IQ of between 25 and 50 and a mental age of under 7 years <span class="bodyb">imbecilic</span> /-ʹsilik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">imbecilically</span> /-ʹsilikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> <span class="bodyb">imbecility</span> /imbəʹsiliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">imbécile</span> weak, weak-minded, from Latin <span class="bodyi">imbecillus</span> feeble, literally ‘without a supporting stick’, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">baculum</span> stick, staff].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">molecular</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹlekyoolə/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038755a"><!--s038755a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of, produced by, or consisting of molecules </p><p><i></i></p><p>molecular oxygen</p> <p><span class="bodyb">molecularity</span> /-ʹlariti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">molecularly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">news conference</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s040672a"><!--s040672a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s042369b"><!--s042369b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a press conference.</p></div><a name="s042370b"><!--s042370b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/press_conference/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">press conference</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fulgurite</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfulgyooriet/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024320a"><!--s024320a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a glasslike crust produced by the fusion of sand or rock by lightning [Latin <span class="bodyi">fulgur</span> lightning, from <span class="bodyi">fulgēre</span> to shine + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ite1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ite 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">northeaster</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s041311a"><!--s041311a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wind blowing from the northeast.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">narrowly</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s040034a"><!--s040034a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s041820b"><!--s041820b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>by a narrow margin; only just </p><p><i></i></p><p>He narrowly escaped a parking fine</p>.</div><a name="s041821b"><!--s041821b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>with close concentration </p><p><i></i></p><p>He looked at her narrowly</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">love match</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035807a"><!--s035807a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a marriage or engagement undertaken for love rather than financial or other advantages.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chanticleer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchantikliə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009964a"><!--s009964a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> a name for the domestic cock </p><p><i></i></p><p>My lungs began to crow like chanticleer … and I did laugh sans intermission</p><p> Shakespeare [Middle English <span class="bodyi">Chantecleer</span> from Old French <span class="bodyi">Chantecler</span>, the name of the cock in the poem <span class="bodyi">Roman de Renart</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">imbecile<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030385a"><!--s030385a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031881b"><!--s031881b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> very stupid.</p></div><a name="s031882b"><!--s031882b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">dated</span> relating to or denoting an <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/imbecile1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">imbecile<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (2)</p><p><span class="bodyb">imbecilely</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ms</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s039395a"><!--s039395a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s041222b"><!--s041222b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>millisecond.</p></div><a name="s041223b"><!--s041223b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>manuscript.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lair<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/leə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033911a"><!--s033911a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035616b"><!--s035616b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the resting or living place of a wild animal.</p></div><a name="s035617b"><!--s035617b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a refuge or place for hiding; a den [Old English <span class="bodyi">leger</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ocean</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹohsh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s041952a"><!--s041952a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s043467b"><!--s043467b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s011015c"><!--s011015c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>any or all of the large expanses of salt water that together cover much nearly ¾ of the earth's surface </p><p><i></i></p><p>How inappropriate to call this planet Earth when it is clearly Ocean</p><p> Arthur C Clarke.</p></div><a name="s011016c"><!--s011016c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> the sea.</p></div></div><a name="s043468b"><!--s043468b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) a huge amount </p><p><i></i></p><p>No need to hurry, we've got oceans of time</p> <p><span class="bodyb">oceanic</span> /ohshiʹanik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">occean</span> via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">Ōkeanos</span> a river once believed to encircle the earth, at that time thought to consist of a single land mass].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">newsdealer</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s040673a"><!--s040673a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/newsagent/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">newsagent</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mean<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037277a"><!--s037277a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039157b"><!--s039157b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>occupying a position about midway between extremes; average </p><p><i></i></p><p>the mean temperature</p>.</div><a name="s039158b"><!--s039158b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>occupying a middle position; intermediate in space, order, time, kind, or degree [Middle English <span class="bodyi">mene</span> from early French <span class="bodyi">meien</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">medianus</span> median].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fuliginous</span><small><span class="eSynop">/fyoohʹlijinəs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024321a"><!--s024321a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> sooty, murky, or dark [late Latin <span class="bodyi">fuliginosus</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">fuligin-, fuligo</span> soot].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">molecular biology</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038756a"><!--s038756a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a branch of biology dealing with the structure, organization, and functioning of the molecules of living matter.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">northeasterly<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s041312a"><!--s041312a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s042836b"><!--s042836b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in a northeastern position or direction.</p></div><a name="s042837b"><!--s042837b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of the wind: blowing from the northeast.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">narrow-minded</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s040035a"><!--s040035a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lacking tolerance or breadth of vision; bigoted</p><p><span class="bodyb">narrow-mindedly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">narrow-mindedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">oceanarium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ohshəʹneəri·əm/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> oceanariums oceanaria /-ri·ə/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s041953a"><!--s041953a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large marine aquarium.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">imbed</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹbed/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030386a"><!--s030386a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/embed_or_imbed/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">embed</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lair<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033912a"><!--s033912a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ, informal</span> a showily dressed young man</p><p><span class="bodyb">lairy</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [<span class="bodyi">leary</span>, <span class="bodyi">lairy</span> artful, flash in dress or manners; orig British slang, perhaps from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/leer2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">leer 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">meander<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/miʹandə/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i> (meandered, meandering)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037278a"><!--s037278a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039159b"><!--s039159b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a river or road: to follow a winding or intricate course.</p></div><a name="s039160b"><!--s039160b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to wander aimlessly or casually without definite direction</p><p><span class="bodyb">meandering</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">meanderingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">love nest</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035808a"><!--s035808a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a small secret place flat, room, or house used for conducting a usu illicit sexual relationship.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">full<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/fool/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024322a"><!--s024322a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026125b"><!--s026125b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>containing as much or as many as is possible or normal.</p></div><a name="s026126b"><!--s026126b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s006919c"><!--s006919c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>complete, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in detail, number, or duration </p><p><i></i></p><p>a full report</p>.</div><a name="s006920c"><!--s006920c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>not lacking in any essential; perfect </p><p><i></i></p><p>in full control</p>.</div></div><a name="s026127b"><!--s026127b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(+ of) possessing or containing a great number or amount of </p><p><i></i></p><p>a room full of pictures</p>.</div><a name="s026128b"><!--s026128b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>at the highest or greatest degree; maximum.</p></div><a name="s026129b"><!--s026129b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>at the peak or maximum </p><p><i></i></p><p>at full speed</p> <p><i></i></p><p>in full bloom</p>.</div><a name="s026130b"><!--s026130b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>said of a member of an organization: enjoying all rights and privileges.</p></div><a name="s026131b"><!--s026131b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><a name="s006921c"><!--s006921c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of somebody's figure or face: rounded in outline; plump.</p></div><a name="s006922c"><!--s006922c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a garment: having an abundance of material.</p></div></div><a name="s026132b"><!--s026132b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s006923c"><!--s006923c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of a sound: having volume or depth.</p></div><a name="s006924c"><!--s006924c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a colour: rich and strong.</p></div></div><a name="s026133b"><!--s026133b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><p>rich in experience </p><p><i></i></p><p>a full life</p>.</div><a name="s026134b"><!--s026134b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + up) satisfied, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with food or drink.</p></div><a name="s026135b"><!--s026135b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><a name="s006925c"><!--s006925c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + of) with the attention completely occupied by something </p><p><i></i></p><p>full of gloomy thoughts</p>.</div><a name="s006926c"><!--s006926c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> + of) communicating excitedly about (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>were full of their holiday plans</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">full of oneself</span> self-satisfied and conceited ✱ <span class="bodyb">full up</span> completely full ✱ <span class="bodyb">in full flight</span> fleeing as fast as possible.</p></div></div><a name="s026136b"><!--s026136b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>in top operating form </p><p><i></i></p><p>You've obviously never seen her in full flight</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">in full flow</span> speaking fluently and animatedly </p><p><i></i></p><p>interrupted in full flow</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">in full swing</span> at a high level of activity</p><p><span class="bodyb">fullness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">fulness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English from Old English].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">MS</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s039393a"><!--s039393a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s041216b"><!--s041216b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">M.S.</span>) in music, left hand.</p></div><a name="s041217b"><!--s041217b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>manuscript.</p></div><a name="s041218b"><!--s041218b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>Master of Surgery.</p></div><a name="s041219b"><!--s041219b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>Mauritius (international vehicle registration).</p></div><a name="s041220b"><!--s041220b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>Mississippi (US postal abbreviation).</p></div><a name="s041221b"><!--s041221b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>multiple sclerosis [(sense 1) Italian <span class="bodyi">mano sinistra</span> left hand].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">newsflash</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s040674a"><!--s040674a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a brief broadcast reporting an important item of news, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one that interrupts a programme.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Chantilly</span><small><span class="eSynop">/shonʹtili, shan-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009965a"><!--s009965a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010273b"><!--s010273b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a delicate lace with a floral or scrolled design on a hexagonal mesh background.</p></div><a name="s010274b"><!--s010274b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>sweetened whipped cream [named after <span class="bodyi">Chantilly</span>, town in France].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">molecular formula</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038757a"><!--s038757a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chemical formula that gives the total number of atoms of each chemical element in a molecule: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/empirical_formula/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">empirical formula</span></span></a> <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/structural_formula/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">structural formula</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">northeasterly<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> northeasterlies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s041313a"><!--s041313a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wind blowing from the northeast.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">narrow money</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s040036a"><!--s040036a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in economics, ready money in the form of notes or cash, for use in direct exchange.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">oceangoing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s041954a"><!--s041954a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of a ship: designed for travel on the ocean.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">meander<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037279a"><!--s037279a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039161b"><!--s039161b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a turn or winding of a stream.</p></div><a name="s039162b"><!--s039162b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a winding path, course, or pattern</p><p>Latin <span class="bodyi">maeander</span> from Greek <span class="bodyi">Maiandros</span> (now <span class="bodyi">Menderes</span>), a river in Asia Minor. The Menderes is supposed to have given the legendary figure Daedalus the idea of building a labyrinth in which to imprison the Minotaur</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lair<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033913a"><!--s033913a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ, informal</span> to behave or dress in a showy way.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">narthex</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹnahtheks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s040037a"><!--s040037a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s041822b"><!--s041822b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the western portico or inner porch of an early church.</p></div><a name="s041823b"><!--s041823b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in modern churches, a vestibule at the west end [Greek <span class="bodyi">narthēx</span> giant fennel, cane, casket (because boxes were made from it), which in late Greek came to mean ‘church portico’].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">imbibe</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹbieb/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030387a"><!--s030387a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031883b"><!--s031883b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly formal or humorous</span></p><a name="s008277c"><!--s008277c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to drink (<span class="bodyi">esp</span> alcohol).</p></div><a name="s008278c"><!--s008278c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>to take in (something) as if drinking it.</p></div></div><a name="s031884b"><!--s031884b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to take in (e.g. water); to absorb or assimilate (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>A sponge imbibes moisture</p>.</div><a name="s031885b"><!--s031885b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to receive (e.g. ideas) into the mind and retain them; to assimilate (something) </p><p><i></i></p><p>Children imbibe moral principles from their parents</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s031886b"><!--s031886b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to drink alcohol</p><p><span class="bodyb">imbiber</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">imbibere</span> to drink in, conceive, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">bibere</span> to drink].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chantry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchahntri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> chantries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009966a"><!--s009966a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a chapel or altar founded under an endowment for the chanting of masses for the founder's soul [Middle English from Old French <span class="bodyi">chanterie</span> singing, from <span class="bodyi">chanter</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chanteuse/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chanteuse</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">northeastern</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s041314a"><!--s041314a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in or towards the northeast; inhabiting the northeast.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">full<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024323a"><!--s024323a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026137b"><!--s026137b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>very </p><p><i></i></p><p>You knew full well he had lied</p>.</div><a name="s026138b"><!--s026138b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>exactly or squarely </p><p><i></i></p><p>The ball hit him full in the face</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lover</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035809a"><!--s035809a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037724b"><!--s037724b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a person with whom somebody has a sexual relationship, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> outside marriage.</p></div><a name="s037725b"><!--s037725b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>somebody who is keen on something </p><p><i></i></p><p>an opera lover</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a lover of the theatre</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a dog lover</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">MSB</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s039396a"><!--s039396a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in computing, = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/most_significant_bit/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">most significant bit</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">newsgirl</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s040675a"><!--s040675a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a girl who delivers newspapers. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/papergirl/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">papergirl</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">molecular weight</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038758a"><!--s038758a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/relative_molecular_mass/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">relative molecular mass</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Oceanian</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ohsiʹahni·ən, ohshi-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s041955a"><!--s041955a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of Oceania, islands in the central and southern Pacific Ocean including Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia, and often also taken to include New Zealand and sometimes Australia and New Guinea</p><p><span class="bodyb">Oceanian</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mean deviation</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037280a"><!--s037280a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in statistics, the mean of the values of the numerical differences between the numbers of a set, e.g. statistical data, and their mean or <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/median2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">median 2</span></span></a> (value in the middle of the range).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">narwhal <span class="bodyi">or</span> narwal</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹnahwəl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s040038a"><!--s040038a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small arctic whale, the male of which has a long twisted ivory tusk: <span class="bodyi">Monodon monoceros</span> [Norwegian or Danish <span class="bodyi">narhval</span>, Swedish <span class="bodyi">narval</span>, or Dutch <span class="bodyi">narwal</span>, all ultimately from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">nāhvalr</span>, from <span class="bodyi">nār</span> corpse + <span class="bodyi">hvalr</span> whale; from its colour].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">full<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024324a"><!--s024324a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the full</span>) the highest or fullest state, extent, or degree </p><p><i></i></p><p>He enjoyed life to the full</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">in full</span> completely or entirely </p><p><i></i></p><p>repaid in full</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">imbricate<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹimbrikət, -kayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030388a"><!--s030388a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031887b"><!--s031887b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having scales, sepals, etc that overlap each other in regular order: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/valvate/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">valvate</span></span></a> (3).</p></div><a name="s031888b"><!--s031888b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>overlapping</p><p><span class="bodyb">imbricately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">imbrication</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [late Latin <span class="bodyi">imbricatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">imbricare</span> to cover with pantiles, from Latin <span class="bodyi">imbrex</span> pantile].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">newsgroup</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s040676a"><!--s040676a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a forum of Internet users or email correspondents who exchange news and views about topics of mutual interest.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">MSc</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s039398a"><!--s039398a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Master of Science.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laird</span><small><span class="eSynop">/leəd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033914a"><!--s033914a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Scot</span> a person who owns a large country estate [Middle English (northern) form of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lord1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lord 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">love seat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035810a"><!--s035810a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an S-shaped double chair or settee that allows two people to sit side by side though facing each other in opposite directions.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">molecule</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmolikyoohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038759a"><!--s038759a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the smallest unit of a substance that retains its characteristic properties, usu consisting of two or more atoms of the same or different chemical elements bonded together [French <span class="bodyi">molécule</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">molecula</span>, dimin. of Latin <span class="bodyi">moles</span> mass].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chanty</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchanti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009967a"><!--s009967a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/shanty2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">shanty 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">oceanic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ohshiʹanik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s041956a"><!--s041956a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>of, produced by, or occurring in the ocean, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the open sea.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">norther</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s041315a"><!--s041315a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a strong cold wind blowing from the north over Florida, Texas, and the Gulf of Mexico.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">meanie <span class="bodyi">or</span> meany</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmeeni/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> meanies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037281a"><!--s037281a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a narrow-minded or ungenerous person.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">NASA</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹnahsə/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s040040a"><!--s040040a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> National Aeronautics and Space Administration.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">newshound</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s040677a"><!--s040677a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a newspaper reporter or journalist, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one of the persistent investigative type.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lovesick</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035811a"><!--s035811a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>languishing with love</p><p><span class="bodyb">lovesickness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">MSC</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s039397a"><!--s039397a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Manpower Services Commission.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">imbricate<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹimbrikayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030389a"><!--s030389a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031889b"><!--s031889b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to overlap, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in regular order <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s031890b"><!--s031890b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to arrange (e.g. roof tiles) in an overlapping pattern.</p></div><a name="s031891b"><!--s031891b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to decorate (something) with objects that overlap <span class="bodyb">imbrication</span> /-ʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">full<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024325a"><!--s024325a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026139b"><!--s026139b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of the moon: to become full <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s026140b"><!--s026140b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in sewing, to make (a garment) full by gathering or pleating the material.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">northerly<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹnawdhəli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s041316a"><!--s041316a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s042838b"><!--s042838b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in a northern position or direction.</p></div><a name="s042839b"><!--s042839b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of the wind: blowing from the north.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">molehill</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038760a"><!--s038760a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a mound of earth thrown up by a burrowing mole ✱ <span class="bodyb">make a mountain out of a molehill</span> to overdramatize a minor problem.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laisser-faire</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌlesay ʹfeə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033915a"><!--s033915a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/laissez_faire_or_laisser_faire/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">laissez-faire</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">meaning<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037282a"><!--s037282a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039163b"><!--s039163b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>that which is conveyed or which one intends to convey, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> by language </p><p><i></i></p><p>some word that teems with hidden meaning – like Basingstoke</p><p> W S Gilbert.</p></div><a name="s039164b"><!--s039164b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>significant quality; value </p><p><i></i></p><p>It gives a new meaning to life</p> <p><i></i></p><p>This has no meaning in law</p>.</div><a name="s039165b"><!--s039165b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>implication of a hidden or special significance </p><p><i></i></p><p>a glance full of meaning</p>.</div><a name="s039166b"><!--s039166b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>sense or significance </p><p><i></i></p><p>What was the meaning of his dream?</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Chanukah</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹhahnookah/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009968a"><!--s009968a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/hanukkah_or_chanukah/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Hanukkah</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">oceanography</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ohshəʹnogrəfi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s041957a"><!--s041957a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the science dealing with oceans and their form, biology, and resources</p><p><span class="bodyb">oceanographer</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">oceanographic</span> /-ʹgrafik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">oceanographical</span> /-ʹgrafikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> <span class="bodyb">oceanographically</span> /-ʹgrafikli/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">nasal<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹnayzl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s040041a"><!--s040041a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s041826b"><!--s041826b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>relating to the nose.</p></div><a name="s041827b"><!--s041827b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of speech sounds: uttered through the nose with the mouth passage closed, e.g. <span class="bodyi">m</span>, <span class="bodyi">n</span>, <span class="bodyi">ng</span>.</p></div><a name="s041828b"><!--s041828b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>said of speech sounds:</p><a name="s010838c"><!--s010838c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>uttered through the nose with the mouth passage closed, e.g. <span class="bodyi">m</span>, <span class="bodyi">n</span>, <span class="bodyi">ng</span>.</p></div><a name="s010839c"><!--s010839c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>uttered with resonance through the nose but with both the mouth and nose passage open, e.g. French <span class="bodyi">en</span>, <span class="bodyi">un</span>.</p></div></div><a name="s041829b"><!--s041829b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>said of somebody's speech, of a language, etc: characterized by resonance produced through the nose </p><p><i></i></p><p>speaking in a nasal whine</p> <p><span class="bodyb">nasality</span> /nayʹzaliti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">nasally</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i> [Middle English via late Latin <span class="bodyi">nasalis</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">nasus</span> nose].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">MS-DOS</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌem es ʹdos/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s039399a"><!--s039399a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">trademark</span> Microsoft disk operating system.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lovey</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> loveys)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035812a"><!--s035812a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> used as a friendly or affectionate form of address </p><p><i></i></p><p>What's the matter, lovey?</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">newsie</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹnyoohzi/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> newsies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s040678a"><!--s040678a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/newsy2_or_newsie/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">newsy 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">full<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024326a"><!--s024326a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to cleanse and finish (woollen cloth) by moistening, heating, and pressing</p><p><span class="bodyb">fuller</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">fullen</span> via French from Latin <span class="bodyi">fullo</span> one who fulls cloth].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laissez-aller</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌlesay ʹalay (<span class="bodyi">French</span> lese ale)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033916a"><!--s033916a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>lack of constraint [French <span class="bodyi">laissez aller</span> let (someone) go].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chaology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kayʹoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009969a"><!--s009969a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the scientific study of chaos theory</p><p><span class="bodyb">chaologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">meaning<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037283a"><!--s037283a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>significant or expressive </p><p><i></i></p><p>She shot him a meaning glance</p> <p><span class="bodyb">meaningly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">northerly<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> northerlies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s041317a"><!--s041317a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a wind blowing from the north.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">oceanology</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ohshəʹnoləji/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s041958a"><!--s041958a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>oceanography, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the applied technological aspects of oceanography <span class="bodyb">oceanological</span> /-ʹlojikl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">oceanologist</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mole rat</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038761a"><!--s038761a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several genera of small Eurasian and African rodents resembling true moles in behaviour or appearance: families Bathyergidae and Muridae.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">imbricated</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹimbrikaytid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030390a"><!--s030390a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/imbricate1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">imbricate 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">nasal<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s040042a"><!--s040042a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a nasal speech sound.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">msec</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s039400a"><!--s039400a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>millisecond.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lovey-dovey</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌluvi ʹduvi/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035813a"><!--s035813a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> excessively loving or romantic [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lovey/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lovey</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">dovey</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/dove1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">dove 1</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/y4_or_ie/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-y 4</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laissez-faire <span class="bodyi">or</span> laisser-faire</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌlesay ʹfeə/ (<span class="bodyi">French</span> /lese fɛːr)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033917a"><!--s033917a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035618b"><!--s035618b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a doctrine opposing government interference in economic affairs.</p></div><a name="s035619b"><!--s035619b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a deliberate refraining from interfering in the freedom and choices of others [French <span class="bodyi">laissez faire</span>, imperative of <span class="bodyi">laisser faire</span> to let (people) do (as they choose)].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chaos</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹkayos/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009970a"><!--s009970a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010275b"><!--s010275b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002478c"><!--s002478c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a state of utter confusion.</p></div><a name="s002479c"><!--s002479c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a confused mass.</p></div></div><a name="s010276b"><!--s010276b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">Chaos</span>) the confused unorganized state of original matter before the creation of distinct forms: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/cosmos/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">cosmos</span></span></a> (1) [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">chaos</span> abyss].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">newsletter</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s040679a"><!--s040679a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a publication in the form of a printed sheet, pamphlet, or small-format newspaper, containing news and articles relevant to a particular group, association, etc, for circulation to its members.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">northern</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹnawdhən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s041318a"><!--s041318a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in or towards the north; inhabiting the north</p><p><span class="bodyb">northernmost</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ocellate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹosilayt, ohʹselayt, -lət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s041959a"><!--s041959a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ocellated/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ocellated</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">imbroglio</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹbrohlioh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -os) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> imbroglios)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030391a"><!--s030391a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031892b"><!--s031892b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>an intricate or complicated situation, e.g. in a drama.</p></div><a name="s031893b"><!--s031893b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a confused or complicated misunderstanding or disagreement.</p></div><a name="s031894b"><!--s031894b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s008279c"><!--s008279c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>an intricate or complicated situation, e.g. in a drama.</p></div><a name="s008280c"><!--s008280c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a confused or complicated misunderstanding or disagreement.</p></div></div><a name="s031895b"><!--s031895b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a confused mass or heap [Italian <span class="bodyi">imbroglio</span>, from <span class="bodyi">imbrogliare</span> to entangle, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_2_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 2</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">brogliare</span> to mix up].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fullback</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024327a"><!--s024327a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a primarily defensive player in football, rugby, etc, usu stationed nearest the defended goal.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">moleskin</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038762a"><!--s038762a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040544b"><!--s040544b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the skin of the mole used as fur.</p></div><a name="s040545b"><!--s040545b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a heavy durable cotton fabric with a short thick velvety nap on one side used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for casual wear and work clothes.</p></div><a name="s040546b"><!--s040546b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">in pl</span>) clothes, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> trousers or overalls, made of moleskin.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">nasalize <span class="bodyi">or</span> nasalise</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s040043a"><!--s040043a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to utter (speech sounds) with resonance through the nose </p><p><i></i></p><p>The nasalized vowel in Gaelic ‘cnoc’ (hill) is reflected in the Manx spelling ‘cronk’</p> <p><span class="bodyb">nasalization</span> /-ʹzaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">meaningful</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmeeningf(ə)l/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037284a"><!--s037284a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039167b"><!--s039167b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having meaning; significant.</p></div><a name="s039168b"><!--s039168b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having a hidden or special significance; expressive </p><p><i></i></p><p>a meaningful glance</p>.</div><a name="s039169b"><!--s039169b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>having a purpose; worthwhile </p><p><i></i></p><p>She was looking for a deep and meaningful relationship</p> <p><span class="bodyb">meaningfully</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">meaningfulness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">MSF</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s039401a"><!--s039401a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> Manufacturing, Science, and Finance (trade union).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">loving</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035814a"><!--s035814a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>feeling or showing love; affectionate </p><p><i></i></p><p>loving care</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a loving glance</p> <p><span class="bodyb">lovingly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laissez-passer</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌlesay paʹsay (<span class="bodyi">French</span> lese pase)/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033918a"><!--s033918a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a permit or pass [French <span class="bodyi">laissez-passer</span>, from <span class="bodyi">laissez passer</span> let (someone) pass].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chaos theory</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009971a"><!--s009971a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a scientific theory relating to the irregular and unpredictable behaviour of complex systems that nevertheless have an underlying order.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">nascent</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹnas(ə)nt, ʹnays(ə)nt/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s040044a"><!--s040044a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s041830b"><!--s041830b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> in the process of being born; just beginning to develop </p><p><i></i></p><p>a nascent spirit of rebellion</p>.</div><a name="s041831b"><!--s041831b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of hydrogen: freshly produced in a reactive form</p><p><span class="bodyb">nascence</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyb">nascency</span> /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">nascent-, nascens</span>, present part. of <span class="bodyi">nasci</span> to be born].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ocellated</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹosilaytid, ohʹselaytid/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s041960a"><!--s041960a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s043469b"><!--s043469b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>having ocelli.</p></div><a name="s043470b"><!--s043470b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>resembling an ocellus <span class="bodyb">ocellation</span> /-ʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">newsman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> newsmen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s040680a"><!--s040680a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a man who gathers, reports, or comments on the news; a reporter or correspondent.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">MSG</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s039402a"><!--s039402a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>monosodium glutamate.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">meaningless</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037285a"><!--s037285a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039170b"><!--s039170b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>devoid of meaning.</p></div><a name="s039171b"><!--s039171b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having no purpose; futile</p><p><span class="bodyb">meaninglessly</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">meaninglessness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">full-blooded</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024328a"><!--s024328a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026141b"><!--s026141b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>of unmixed ancestry; purebred.</p></div><a name="s026142b"><!--s026142b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>forceful or vigorous; hearty</p><p><span class="bodyb">full-bloodedness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">molest</span><small><span class="eSynop">/məʹlest/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038763a"><!--s038763a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to annoy, disturb, or attack (somebody); <span class="bodyi">specif</span> to abuse or attack them sexually <span class="bodyb">molestation</span> /mohleʹstaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">molester</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">molesten</span> via early French <span class="bodyi">molester</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">molestare</span>, from <span class="bodyi">molestus</span> burdensome, annoying, from <span class="bodyi">moles</span> mass].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Northerner</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s041319a"><!--s041319a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of the North.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">imbrue</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹbrooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (imbrues, imbrued, imbruing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030392a"><!--s030392a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly formal</span> to stain or drench (something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> with blood [Middle English <span class="bodyi">enbrewen</span>, prob from early French <span class="bodyi">abrevrer, embevrer</span> to soak, drench, ultimately of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">loving cup</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035815a"><!--s035815a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large ornamental drinking vessel with two or more handles that is passed among a group of people for all to drink from.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laity</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlayiti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033919a"><!--s033919a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the laity</span>) (<span class="bodyi">usu treated as pl</span>) lay people </p><p><i></i></p><p>All professions are conspiracies against the laity</p><p> George Bernard Shaw [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lay4/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lay 4</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ity/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">-ity</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chaotic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/kayʹotik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009972a"><!--s009972a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010277b"><!--s010277b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>in a state of utter confusion.</p></div><a name="s010278b"><!--s010278b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>relating to chaos or chaos theory</p><p><span class="bodyb">chaotically</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">NASDAQ</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹnazdak/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s040045a"><!--s040045a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (or Quotation System), a US electronic stock market using computers and telecommunications for trading in securities.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">moll</span><small><span class="eSynop">/mol/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> <span class="bodyi">informal</span></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038764a"><!--s038764a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040547b"><!--s040547b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a gangster's female friend or companion.</p></div><a name="s040548b"><!--s040548b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a prostitute [<span class="bodyi">Moll</span>, nickname for <span class="bodyi">Mary</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">full-blown</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024329a"><!--s024329a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026143b"><!--s026143b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>fully developed or mature; complete </p><p><i></i></p><p>The riots escalated into full-blown civil war</p>.</div><a name="s026144b"><!--s026144b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of a flower: at the height of bloom.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">newsmonger</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹnyoohzmunggə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s040681a"><!--s040681a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a person who makes it their business to circulate news; a gossip </p><p><i></i></p><p>Protestations of impartiality I shall make none. They … are perfect nonsense, when used by a news-monger</p><p> William Cobbett.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ocellus</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ohʹseləs, o-/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> ocelli /-lie/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s041961a"><!--s041961a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s043471b"><!--s043471b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a minute simple eye or eyespot of an invertebrate animal, e.g. an insect.</p></div><a name="s043472b"><!--s043472b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a spot of colour encircled by a band of another colour, e.g. on a peacock's tail feather or a butterfly's wing</p><p><span class="bodyb">ocellar</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">ocellus</span>, dimin. of <span class="bodyi">oculus</span> eye].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">northern hemisphere</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s041320a"><!--s041320a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the half of the globe north of the equator.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">low<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/loh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035816a"><!--s035816a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037726b"><!--s037726b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s009849c"><!--s009849c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>not measuring much from the base to the top; not high </p><p><i></i></p><p>a low wall</p>.</div><a name="s009850c"><!--s009850c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>situated or rising only a little above the ground or some other reference point </p><p><i></i></p><p>a low bridge</p>.</div><a name="s009851c"><!--s009851c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>situated below the normal level.</p></div><a name="s009852c"><!--s009852c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>said of the sun, etc: near the horizon.</p></div></div><a name="s037727b"><!--s037727b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s009853c"><!--s009853c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>situated below the normal level or the base of measurement </p><p><i></i></p><p>low ground</p>.</div><a name="s009854c"><!--s009854c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>situated near the end of something </p><p><i></i></p><p>a name low on the list</p>.</div><a name="s009855c"><!--s009855c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>marking a nadir or bottom </p><p><i></i></p><p>the low point of her career</p>.</div></div><a name="s037728b"><!--s037728b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>of less than the usual degree, size, amount, or value </p><p><i></i></p><p>low pressure</p>.</div><a name="s037729b"><!--s037729b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>considered comparatively unimportant </p><p><i></i></p><p>a low priority</p>.</div><a name="s037730b"><!--s037730b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><a name="s009856c"><!--s009856c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>said of sound: not shrill or loud; soft.</p></div><a name="s009857c"><!--s009857c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a note: depressed in pitch.</p></div></div><a name="s037731b"><!--s037731b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>lacking strength or spirit; weak or depressed.</p></div><a name="s037732b"><!--s037732b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">7</span><br/><p>morally reprehensible or vulgar.</p></div><a name="s037733b"><!--s037733b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">8</span><br/><a name="s009858c"><!--s009858c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>lacking strength, health, or vitality; weak.</p></div><a name="s009859c"><!--s009859c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>lacking spirit or vivacity; depressed </p><p><i></i></p><p>low spirits</p>.</div></div><a name="s037734b"><!--s037734b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">9</span><br/><a name="s009860c"><!--s009860c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>lacking dignity or formality </p><p><i></i></p><p>a low style of writing</p>.</div><a name="s009861c"><!--s009861c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>morally reprehensible </p><p><i></i></p><p>a low trick</p>.</div><a name="s009862c"><!--s009862c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>coarse or vulgar </p><p><i></i></p><p>low language</p>.</div></div><a name="s037735b"><!--s037735b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">10</span><br/><p>unfavourable or disparaging </p><p><i></i></p><p>had a low opinion of them</p>.</div><a name="s037736b"><!--s037736b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">11</span><br/><p>humble in character or status </p><p><i></i></p><p>people of low birth</p>.</div><a name="s037737b"><!--s037737b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">12</span><br/><p>said of a gear: designed for slow speed.</p></div><a name="s037738b"><!--s037738b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">13</span><br/><p>said of women's clothing: cut deep at the neck to reveal the upper part of the chest and breasts.</p></div><a name="s037739b"><!--s037739b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">14</span><br/><p>said of a vowel: = <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/open1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">open<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (12)</p><p><span class="bodyb">lowness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">lah, low</span>, from Old Norse <span class="bodyi">lāgr</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mean life</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037286a"><!--s037286a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the average time during which an atom, nucleus, or other, usu unstable, system exists in a particular form.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Msgr</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s039403a"><!--s039403a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s041224b"><!--s041224b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Monseigneur.</p></div><a name="s041225b"><!--s041225b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Monsignor.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lake<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/layk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033920a"><!--s033920a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035620b"><!--s035620b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a large inland body of water.</p></div><a name="s035621b"><!--s035621b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a surplus of a liquid product </p><p><i></i></p><p>a wine lake</p> <p>[Middle English via early French <span class="bodyi">lac</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">lacus</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">imbue</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imʹbyooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (imbues, imbued, imbuing)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030393a"><!--s030393a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031896b"><!--s031896b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>said of a feeling, ideal, principle, etc: to be a pervasive presence in (somebody) </p><p><i></i></p><p>A strong sense of duty imbues him</p>.</div><a name="s031897b"><!--s031897b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to tinge or dye (something) deeply [Latin <span class="bodyi">imbuere</span> to saturate, stain].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chap.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009977a"><!--s009977a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010283b"><!--s010283b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>chaplain.</p></div><a name="s010284b"><!--s010284b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>chapter.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">naseberry</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹnayzb(ə)ri/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> naseberries)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s040046a"><!--s040046a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sapodilla/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sapodilla</span></span></a> [alteration by folk etymology of Portuguese or Spanish <span class="bodyi">néspera</span> medlar].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mollie <span class="bodyi">or</span> molly</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmoli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> mollies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038765a"><!--s038765a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of several species of small black or brightly coloured tropical or subtropical fishes, often kept as an aquarium fish: genus <span class="bodyi">Poecilia</span> (formerly <span class="bodyi">Mollienisia</span>) [short for Latin genus name <span class="bodyi">Mollienisia</span>, named after François <span class="bodyi">Mollien</span> d.1850, French statesman].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">low<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035817a"><!--s035817a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037740b"><!--s037740b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a relatively or unusually small amount or depressed level </p><p><i></i></p><p>Sales have reached a new low</p>.</div><a name="s037741b"><!--s037741b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a region of low atmospheric pressure.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">full board</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024330a"><!--s024330a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> accommodation at a guest house or hotel with all meals included.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ocelot</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹosəlot/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s041962a"><!--s041962a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a medium-sized wildcat of Central and S America with a yellow or greyish coat dotted and striped with black, native to C and S America: <span class="bodyi">Felis pardalis</span> [French <span class="bodyi">ocelot</span> from Nahuatl <span class="bodyi">ocelotl</span> jaguar].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">means</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037287a"><!--s037287a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039172b"><!--s039172b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>)</p><a name="s010198c"><!--s010198c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>that which enables a desired purpose to be achieved </p><p><i></i></p><p>the increasing use of email as a means of communication</p> <p><i></i></p><p>the means of production</p>.</div><a name="s010199c"><!--s010199c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the method used to attain an end </p><p><i></i></p><p>They used any means at their disposal</p>.</div></div><a name="s039173b"><!--s039173b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as pl</span>) resources available for disposal; <span class="bodyi">esp</span> wealth </p><p><i></i></p><p>a man of means</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">by all means</span>.</p></div><a name="s039174b"><!--s039174b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>of course; certainly </p><p><i></i></p><p>go ahead by all means</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">by any means</span> (<span class="bodyi">in negative contexts</span>) at all </p><p><i></i></p><p>He won't be persuaded by any means</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">by means of</span> with the help or use of </p><p><i></i></p><p>She escaped by means of a ladder</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">by no means</span> not at all; in no way </p><p><i></i></p><p>He is by no means rich</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">newspaper</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s040682a"><!--s040682a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a printed daily or weekly publication consisting of folded sheets and containing news reports, articles, photographs, and advertising.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lake<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033921a"><!--s033921a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035622b"><!--s035622b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a deep purplish red pigment orig prepared from lac or cochineal.</p></div><a name="s035623b"><!--s035623b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s009150c"><!--s009150c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a deep purplish red pigment orig prepared from lac or cochineal.</p></div><a name="s009151c"><!--s009151c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>any of numerous usu bright pigments composed essentially of a soluble dye absorbed in or combined with an inorganic carrier.</p></div></div><a name="s035624b"><!--s035624b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>a vivid red colour; carmine [French <span class="bodyi">laque</span> lac, via Old Provençal <span class="bodyi">laca</span> from Arabic <span class="bodyi">lakk</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lacquer1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lacquer 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">nasi- <span class="bodyi">or</span> naso-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s040047a"><!--s040047a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/nas_or_naso_or_nasi/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">nas-</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">MSP</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s039404a"><!--s039404a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s041226b"><!--s041226b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Member of the Scottish Parliament.</p></div><a name="s041227b"><!--s041227b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>music service provider, a commercial company providing music via the Internet in the form of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mp3/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">MP3</span></span></a> files.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">northern lights</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s041321a"><!--s041321a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/aurora_borealis/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">aurora borealis</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chap<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/chap/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009973a"><!--s009973a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a man; a fellow [short for <span class="bodyi">chapman</span> merchant, pedlar, from Old English <span class="bodyi">cēapman</span>, from <span class="bodyi">cēap</span> trade + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/man1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">man 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">IMechE</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌie mek ʹee/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030394a"><!--s030394a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Institution of Mechanical Engineers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mollify</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmolifie/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i> (mollifies, mollified, mollifying)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038766a"><!--s038766a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040549b"><!--s040549b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to lessen the anger or hostility of (somebody).</p></div><a name="s040550b"><!--s040550b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to reduce (something) in intensity or severity <span class="bodyb">mollification</span> /-fiʹkaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">mollifier</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">mollifien</span> via early French <span class="bodyi">mollifier</span> from late Latin <span class="bodyi">mollificare</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">mollis</span> soft].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">low<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035818a"><!--s035818a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>at or to a low place, altitude, or degree </p><p><i></i></p><p>She fired low and hit him in the leg</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">och</span><small><span class="eSynop">/okh/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s041963a"><!--s041963a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Scot, Irish</span> an expression of surprise, impatience, or regret [Scottish and Irish Gaelic].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">full-bodied</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024331a"><!--s024331a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>marked by richness and fullness, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of flavour </p><p><i></i></p><p>a full-bodied wine</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mean solar time</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037288a"><!--s037288a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mean_time/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mean time</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lake dwelling</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033922a"><!--s033922a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a prehistoric dwelling built on piles in a lake</p><p><span class="bodyb">lake dweller</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">northernmost</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s041322a"><!--s041322a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>found or situated furthest north </p><p><i></i></p><p>The island's northernmost extremity</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">newspaperman <span class="bodyi">or</span> newspaperwoman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> newspapermen newspaperwomen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s040683a"><!--s040683a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a journalist employed by a newspaper.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">MSS <span class="bodyi">or</span> mss</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s039405a"><!--s039405a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>manuscripts.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">nasogastric</span><small><span class="eSynop">/nayzohʹgastrik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s040048a"><!--s040048a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said e.g. of a feeding tube: reaching the stomach via the nose.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mollusc</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">mollusk</span>) /ʹmoləsk/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038767a"><!--s038767a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a large phylum of invertebrate animals including the snails, shellfish, and squids, that have a soft unsegmented body often enclosed in a shell: phylum Mollusca <span class="bodyb">molluscan</span> /moʹluskən/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [French <span class="bodyi">mollusque</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">Mollusca</span>, phylum name, neuter pl of <span class="bodyi">molluscus</span> soft, from <span class="bodyi">mollis</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">IMEI</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030395a"><!--s030395a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>International Mobile Equipment Identity, the unique identification number of a mobile phone.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chap<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (chapped, chapping)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009974a"><!--s009974a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></p><a name="s010279b"><!--s010279b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to cause (something, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> the skin) to open in slits or cracks, usu by exposure to wind, cold, or dryness </p><p><i></i></p><p>chapped lips</p> <p><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s010280b"><!--s010280b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to open in slits or cracks [Middle English <span class="bodyi">chappen</span>, of Germanic origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">low<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035819a"><!--s035819a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to make the deep sustained throat sound characteristic of a cow</p><p><span class="bodyb">low</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Old English <span class="bodyi">hlōwan</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">oche</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹoki/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s041964a"><!--s041964a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the line behind which a player must stand when throwing darts at a dartboard [Middle English <span class="bodyi">oche</span> groove, notch, from early French <span class="bodyi">oche</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">full-court press</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024332a"><!--s024332a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in basketball, the strategy of attacking an opposing player who has the ball anywhere on the court, not just near the basket.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Lakeland terrier</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlayklənd/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033923a"><!--s033923a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a terrier of a breed having stiff wiry hair [<span class="bodyi">Lakeland</span>, another name for the Lake District, area in NW England where the breed was developed].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">North Germanic</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s041323a"><!--s041323a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a group of Germanic languages comprising Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, and Faeroese. Also called <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/scandinavian/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Scandinavian</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">MT</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s039406a"><!--s039406a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Montana (US postal abbreviation).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">newspeak <span class="bodyi">or</span> Newspeak</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s040684a"><!--s040684a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>propagandistic language marked by euphemism, circumlocution, and the inversion of customary meanings [<span class="bodyi">Newspeak</span>, a language ‘designed to diminish the range of thought’, in the novel <span class="bodyi">Nineteen Eighty-Four</span> by George Orwell d.1950, English writer].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">means-test</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037290a"><!--s037290a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to subject (somebody) to, or make (something) conditional on, a means test.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">nasopharynx</span><small><span class="eSynop">/nayzohʹfaringks/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s040049a"><!--s040049a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the upper part of the pharynx, connecting with the nasal passages <span class="bodyb">nasopharyngeal</span> /-rinʹjee·əl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">molly</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmoli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> mollies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038768a"><!--s038768a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mollie_or_molly/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mollie</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">low<sup>5</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035820a"><!--s035820a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a lowing sound.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">IMF</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030396a"><!--s030396a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>International Monetary Fund.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ocher</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹohkə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s041965a"><!--s041965a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ochre/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ochre</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chap<sup>3</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009975a"><!--s009975a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a crack in the skin caused by exposure to wind, cold, or dryness.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">full dress</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024333a"><!--s024333a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026145b"><!--s026145b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the style of dress prescribed for ceremonial or formal social occasions.</p></div><a name="s026146b"><!--s026146b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) requiring full dress; formal </p><p><i></i></p><p>a full-dress occasion</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lake trout</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033924a"><!--s033924a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a large char found in the Great Lakes of N America: <span class="bodyi">Salvelinus namaycush</span>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">northing</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s041324a"><!--s041324a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s042840b"><!--s042840b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>distance due north in latitude from the preceding point of measurement.</p></div><a name="s042841b"><!--s042841b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>northerly progress.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Mt<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s039407a"><!--s039407a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s041228b"><!--s041228b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>Mount.</p></div><a name="s041229b"><!--s041229b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>Matthew (book of the Bible).</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lowborn</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035821a"><!--s035821a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>born to parents of low social rank.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fullerene</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹfooləreen/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024334a"><!--s024334a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026147b"><!--s026147b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a form of carbon in which the 60 carbon atoms form rings arranged in a spherical shape.</p></div><a name="s026148b"><!--s026148b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/buckminsterfullerene/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">buckminsterfullerene</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">nas- <span class="bodyi">or</span> naso- <span class="bodyi">or</span> nasi-</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s040039a"><!--s040039a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming words, with the meanings:</p><a name="s041824b"><!--s041824b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>nose </p><p><i></i></p><p>nasal</p>.</div><a name="s041825b"><!--s041825b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>nasal; nasal and </p><p><i></i></p><p>nasogastric</p> <p>[Latin <span class="bodyi">nasus</span> nose].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">newsprint</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s040685a"><!--s040685a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>cheap paper made chiefly from wood pulp and used mostly for newspapers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">means test</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037289a"><!--s037289a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an examination into somebody's financial state to determine their eligibility for public assistance, for a student grant, etc.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ochone</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹkhohn/ <i><span class="bodyi">interj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s041966a"><!--s041966a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Scot, Irish</span> an expression of sorrow or regret used chiefly by Gaelic speakers [Scottish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">ochòin</span>, Irish Gaelic <span class="bodyi">ochón</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mollycoddle<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmolikodl/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038769a"><!--s038769a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>to treat (somebody) with excessive indulgence, attention, or protection [<span class="bodyi">Molly</span> (nickname for <span class="bodyi">Mary</span>) + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/coddle/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">coddle</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chap<sup>4</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">usu in pl</span>)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009976a"><!--s009976a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010281b"><!--s010281b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a jaw or its fleshy covering.</p></div><a name="s010282b"><!--s010282b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the lower front part of the face [prob from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chap2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chap 2</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">IMHO</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030397a"><!--s030397a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in my humble opinion, used <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in email messages, newsgroup postings on the Internet, etc to indicate that something is merely a personal view and not an established fact.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lakh <span class="bodyi">or</span> lac</span><small><span class="eSynop">/lak/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033925a"><!--s033925a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in India, the number 100,000 [Hindi <span class="bodyi">lākh</span> from Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">laksa</span>, literally ‘mark, sign’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">newsreader</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s040686a"><!--s040686a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a broadcaster who reads the news.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">fuller's earth</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024335a"><!--s024335a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a clayey substance used in fulling cloth and as a catalyst.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">nastic</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹnastik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s040050a"><!--s040050a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>said of the movement of a plant part: caused by an external stimulus but not influenced by its direction [Greek <span class="bodyi">nastos</span> close-pressed, from <span class="bodyi">nassein</span> to press].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Mt<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s039408a"><!--s039408a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the chemical symbol for meitnerium.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ochre</span><small><span class="eSynop">(<span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> <span class="bodyb">ocher</span>) /ʹohkə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s041967a"><!--s041967a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s043473b"><!--s043473b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a brownish yellow colour.</p></div><a name="s043474b"><!--s043474b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>an earthy usu red or yellow pigment made from impure iron ore <span class="bodyb">ochreous</span> /ʹohkri·əs/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">oker</span> via French and Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">ōchra</span>, fem of <span class="bodyi">ōchros</span> yellow].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">North Korean</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s041325a"><!--s041325a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a native or inhabitant of North Korea</p><p><span class="bodyb">North Korean</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mean sun</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037291a"><!--s037291a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a fictitious sun used for timekeeping that moves at a constant rate along the celestial equator.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">imidazole</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imiʹdazohl, imiʹday-, iʹmidəzohl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030398a"><!--s030398a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>an organic compound that is a chemical base with a characteristic heterocyclic structure or any of various derivations of it [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/imide/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">imide</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/azole/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">azole</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chaparajos</span><small><span class="eSynop">/chapəʹrah·khohs/ chaparejos /-ʹray·khohs/ <i><span class="bodyi">pl noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009978a"><!--s009978a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chaps/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chaps</span></span></a> [Mexican Spanish <span class="bodyi">chaparreras</span>, from Spanish <span class="bodyi">chaparro</span>: see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chaparral/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chaparral</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lowboy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035822a"><!--s035822a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> a low chest or side table that is supported on short legs.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mollycoddle<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038770a"><!--s038770a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a spoilt or effeminate man or boy.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">laksa</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlahksə/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033926a"><!--s033926a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a SE Asian dish of noodles served in a sauce or soup [Malay <span class="bodyi">laksa</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">newsreel</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s040687a"><!--s040687a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a short film dealing with current events.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">full-face</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024336a"><!--s024336a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026149b"><!--s026149b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>covering the whole face </p><p><i></i></p><p>a full-face crash helmet</p>.</div><a name="s026150b"><!--s026150b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>showing the whole face </p><p><i></i></p><p>a full-face photograph</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-ock</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">suffix</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s041968a"><!--s041968a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting: a small or young kind of </p><p><i></i></p><p>hillock</p> <p><i></i></p><p>bullock</p> <p>[Old English <span class="bodyi">-oc</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Molotov cocktail</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmolətof/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038771a"><!--s038771a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a crude hand grenade made from a bottle filled with petrol or other inflammable liquid with a wick, usu a saturated rag, that is ignited just before it is thrown [named after Vyacheslav M <span class="bodyi">Molotov</span> d.1986, Soviet statesman].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">MTB</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s039409a"><!--s039409a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s041230b"><!--s041230b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>motor torpedo boat.</p></div><a name="s041231b"><!--s041231b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>mountain bike.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">meant</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ment/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037292a"><!--s037292a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>past tense and past part. of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mean2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mean 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">nasturtium</span><small><span class="eSynop">/nəʹstuhsh(ə)m/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s040051a"><!--s040051a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a widely cultivated plant with circular leaves and bright orange, red, or yellow flowers, and pungent seeds: <span class="bodyi">Tropaeolum majus</span> [Old English from Latin <span class="bodyi">nasturtium</span>, <span class="bodyi">nasturcium</span>, a kind of cress, prob from <span class="bodyi">naris</span> or <span class="bodyi">nasus</span> nose + <span class="bodyi">torquēre</span> to twist; from its strong smell].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">imide</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹimied/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030399a"><!--s030399a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a compound that is derived from ammonia by replacement of two hydrogen atoms by a metal or by acid radicals: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amide/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amide</span></span></a> <span class="bodyb">imidic</span> /iʹmidik/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [alteration of <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/amide/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">amide</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lowbred</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035823a"><!--s035823a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s037742b"><!--s037742b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>rude or vulgar.</p></div><a name="s037743b"><!--s037743b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lowborn/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lowborn</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">northland <span class="bodyi">or</span> northlands <span class="bodyi">or</span> Northland <span class="bodyi">or</span> Northlands</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s041326a"><!--s041326a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">literary</span> land in the north; the north of a country.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">-lalia</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">comb. form</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033927a"><!--s033927a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>forming nouns, denoting: a speech disorder of the kind specified </p><p><i></i></p><p>echolalia</p> <p>[Greek <span class="bodyi">lalia</span> chatter, from <span class="bodyi">lalein</span> to chat].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chaparral</span><small><span class="eSynop">/shapəʹral/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009979a"><!--s009979a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in the USA, a dense area of shrubs or dwarf trees, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> evergreen oaks [Spanish <span class="bodyi">chaparral</span>, from <span class="bodyi">chaparro</span> dwarf evergreen oak, from Basque <span class="bodyi">txapar</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">newsroom</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s040688a"><!--s040688a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a place, e.g. an office, where news is prepared for publication or broadcast.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">full-fledged</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024337a"><!--s024337a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/fully_fledged/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">fully-fledged</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">ocker</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹokə/ Ocker <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s041969a"><!--s041969a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Aus, NZ, informal</span> an Australian, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> one regarded as uncultivated or loutish [nickname for <span class="bodyi">Oscar</span>, used for a character in an Australian television series (1965–68)].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">molt<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/mohlt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans and intrans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038772a"><!--s038772a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/moult1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">moult 1</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">MTech</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ˌem ʹtek/ <i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s039410a"><!--s039410a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Master of Technology.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mean time</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037293a"><!--s037293a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>time that is based on the motion of the <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/mean_sun/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">mean sun</span></span></a> (fictitious sun used for timekeeping): compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/apparent_time/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">apparent time</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">imit.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030400a"><!--s030400a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031898b"><!--s031898b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>imitation.</p></div><a name="s031899b"><!--s031899b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>imitative.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">nasty<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹnahsti/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (nastier, nastiest)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s040052a"><!--s040052a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s041832b"><!--s041832b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>unpleasant, repugnant, or disgusting </p><p><i></i></p><p>a nasty smell</p> <p><i></i></p><p>nasty weather</p>.</div><a name="s041833b"><!--s041833b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>said of people or their behaviour: spiteful.</p></div><a name="s041834b"><!--s041834b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>uncharitable </p><p><i></i></p><p>a nasty suspicion</p>.</div><a name="s041835b"><!--s041835b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>harmful or dangerous </p><p><i></i></p><p>a nasty situation</p> <p><i></i></p><p>a nasty wound</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">turn nasty</span>.</p></div><a name="s041836b"><!--s041836b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to become violent or vicious if provoked, etc</p><p><span class="bodyb">nastily</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">nastiness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English; earlier history unknown].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">north light</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s041327a"><!--s041327a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>strong natural light without direct sunlight, traditionally preferred by artists as the dominant illumination for a studio.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Lallans</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹlalənz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033928a"><!--s033928a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a literary form of the Scottish dialect spoken in the Lowlands of Scotland</p><p><span class="bodyb">Lallans</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> [Scottish variant of <span class="bodyi">Lowlands</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chapati <span class="bodyi">or</span> chapatti</span><small><span class="eSynop">/chəʹpati, chəʹpahti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> chapatis chapattis)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009980a"><!--s009980a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in Indian cookery, a thin unleavened usu round bread [Hindi <span class="bodyi">capati</span> from Sanskrit <span class="bodyi">carpaṭi</span> thin cake, from <span class="bodyi">carpaṭa</span> flat].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lowbrow</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035824a"><!--s035824a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal, derog</span> catering for or having unsophisticated or unintellectual tastes, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the arts</p><p><span class="bodyb">lowbrow</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">news sheet</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s040689a"><!--s040689a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>= <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/newsletter/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">newsletter</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">full-frontal</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024338a"><!--s024338a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026151b"><!--s026151b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>exposing the whole front of the body, including the genitals.</p></div><a name="s026152b"><!--s026152b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>without concealment or restraint </p><p><i></i></p><p>a full-frontal approach to life</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Ockham's razor</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹokəmz/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s041970a"><!--s041970a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/occam_s_razor_or_ockham_s_razor/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Occam's razor</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">molt<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038773a"><!--s038773a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer</span> see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/moult2/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">moult 2</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mth</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s039411a"><!--s039411a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>month.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">nasty<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> -ies) (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> nasties)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s040053a"><!--s040053a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> a nasty or offensive person or thing </p><p><i></i></p><p>video nasties</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">imitate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹimitayt/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030401a"><!--s030401a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031900b"><!--s031900b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>to follow (somebody or something) as a pattern, model, or example.</p></div><a name="s031901b"><!--s031901b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>to mimic (somebody or something), <span class="bodyi">esp</span> for humorous effect.</p></div><a name="s031902b"><!--s031902b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>to reproducesemble or simulate (something).</p></div><a name="s031903b"><!--s031903b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>to reproduce or duplicate (something)</p><p><span class="bodyb">imitable</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">imitator</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Latin <span class="bodyi">imitatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">imitari</span> to copy].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Northman</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> Northmen)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s041328a"><!--s041328a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">archaic</span> a Norseman.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Low Church</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035825a"><!--s035825a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>tending, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the Anglican Church, to minimize emphasis on the priesthood, sacraments, and ceremonial in the Anglican Church and often to emphasize evangelical principles</p><p><span class="bodyb">Low Churchman</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lallation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/laʹlaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033929a"><!--s033929a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a speech fault whereby /r/ is pronounced as /l/ [Latin <span class="bodyi">lallare</span> to sing a lullaby].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">newsstand</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s040690a"><!--s040690a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a stall where newspapers and periodicals are sold.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">o'clock</span><small><span class="eSynop">/əʹklok/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s041971a"><!--s041971a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s043475b"><!--s043475b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>used in specifying the exact hour when telling the time.</p></div><a name="s043476b"><!--s043476b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used for indicating position or direction as if on a clock dial </p><p><i></i></p><p>Aircraft approaching at six o'clock</p> <p>[contraction of <span class="bodyi">of the clock</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">meantime<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037294a"><!--s037294a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the intervening time </p><p><i></i></p><p>You pack, and in the meantime I'll phone the station</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">full house</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024339a"><!--s024339a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026153b"><!--s026153b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a full theatre or other venue.</p></div><a name="s026154b"><!--s026154b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in poker, a hand containing three of a kind and a pair.</p></div><a name="s026155b"><!--s026155b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>in bingo, a winning set of numbers.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chapbook</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchapbook/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009981a"><!--s009981a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a small book formerly sold by pedlars, containing ballads, tales, etc [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/chapman/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">chapman</span></span></a> + <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/book1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">book 1</span></span></a>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">molten</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmohlt(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038774a"><!--s038774a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>liquefied by heat; melted [Middle English, past part. of <span class="bodyi">melten</span> to melt].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">m-theory</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s039412a"><!--s039412a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>in physics, a theory thought to underlie the five current variant theories of strings and superstrings [there is no agreement on what the <span class="bodyi">m</span> stands for: <span class="bodyi">membrane</span>, <span class="bodyi">magic</span>, and <span class="bodyi">mystery</span> have been suggested].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">north-northeast<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s041329a"><!--s041329a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the direction midway between north and northeast</p><p><span class="bodyb">north-northeast</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">imitation</span><small><span class="eSynop">/imiʹtaysh(ə)n/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030402a"><!--s030402a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031904b"><!--s031904b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the act or an instance of imitating </p><p><i></i></p><p>Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery</p><p> Charles Colton.</p></div><a name="s031905b"><!--s031905b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><a name="s008281c"><!--s008281c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>something produced as a copy; a counterfeit.</p></div><a name="s008282c"><!--s008282c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">used before a noun</span>) relating to or denoting something that is not genuine; fake </p><p><i></i></p><p>imitation leather</p>.</div></div><a name="s031906b"><!--s031906b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>the repetition in one musical part of the melodic theme, phrase, or motive previously found in another musical part: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/ostinato/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">ostinato</span></span></a> , <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/sequence1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">sequence<sup>1</sup></span></span></a> (6)</p><p><span class="bodyb">imitational</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">NASUWT</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s040054a"><!--s040054a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">Brit</span> National Association of Schoolmasters (and) Union of Women Teachers.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Lam.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033932a"><!--s033932a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>Lamentations (book of the Bible).</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">molto</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmoltoh/ <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038775a"><!--s038775a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>used in music: much; very </p><p><i></i></p><p>molto sostenuto</p> <p>[Italian <span class="bodyi">molto</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">multum</span>, neuter of <span class="bodyi">multus</span> much].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">OCR</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s041972a"><!--s041972a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s043477b"><!--s043477b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>optical character reader.</p></div><a name="s043478b"><!--s043478b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>optical character recognition.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chape</span><small><span class="eSynop">/chayp/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009982a"><!--s009982a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010285b"><!--s010285b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>the metal mounting or trimming of a scabbard or sheath and <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of its point.</p></div><a name="s010286b"><!--s010286b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>the part of a buckle by which it is fixed to a strap, belt, etc [Middle English <span class="bodyi">chape</span> scabbard, via French from late Latin <span class="bodyi">cappa</span> head covering, cloak].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">meantime<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037295a"><!--s037295a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>meanwhile.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">low comedy</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035826a"><!--s035826a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>comedy bordering on farce and depending on physical action and situation rather than wit and characterization: compare <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/high_comedy/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">high comedy</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">full-length</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024340a"><!--s024340a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s026156b"><!--s026156b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>showing or adapted to the entire length, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> of the human figure.</p></div><a name="s026157b"><!--s026157b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>having a normal or standard length; unabridged.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">New Stone Age</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s040691a"><!--s040691a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the New Stone Age</span>) the Neolithic <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/neolithic/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">Neolithic</span></span></a> period.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mu</span><small><span class="eSynop">/myooh/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s039413a"><!--s039413a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the twelfth letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ), equivalent to and transliterated as roman m [Greek <span class="bodyi">my</span>].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">north-northeast<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s041330a"><!--s041330a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>at, towards, or coming from the north-northeast.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">imitative</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹimitətiv/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030403a"><!--s030403a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031907b"><!--s031907b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>marked by or given to imitation; imitating.</p></div><a name="s031908b"><!--s031908b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>of a word: reflecting the sound it represents; onomatopoeic.</p></div><a name="s031909b"><!--s031909b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s008283c"><!--s008283c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>marked by or given to imitation; imitating </p><p><i></i></p><p>Acting is an imitative art</p>.</div><a name="s008284c"><!--s008284c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>said of a word: reflecting the sound it represents; onomatopoeic (see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/onomatopoeia/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">onomatopoeia</span></span></a>).</p></div></div><a name="s031910b"><!--s031910b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>imitating something superior</p><p><span class="bodyb">imitatively</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">imitativeness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i>.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">mol. wt</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038776a"><!--s038776a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>molecular weight.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">full monty</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmonti/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024341a"><!--s024341a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the full monty</span>) <span class="bodyi">Brit, informal</span> everything needed or wanted; the whole thing or the whole lot</p><p>of obscure origin, but closely associated with a 1997 film of this name featuring male striptease involving total nudity or ‘the full monty’. Suggestions as to origin include (1) a corruption of <span class="bodyi">the full amount</span>, (2) a reference to a complete suit of clothes available from the British men's outfitters named <span class="bodyi">Montague Burton</span>, and (3) an association with Field Marshal Montgomery, (whose nickname was Monty) who regularly ate a full breakfast when campaigning in North Africa in the Second World War</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">meanwhile<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037296a"><!--s037296a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s039175b"><!--s039175b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>during the intervening time </p><p><i></i></p><p>I'll see you later, but meanwhile, get some sleep</p>.</div><a name="s039176b"><!--s039176b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>during the same period </p><p><i></i></p><p>Meanwhile, down on the farm, things were happening</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">low-density lipoprotein</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035827a"><!--s035827a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>any of a group of lipoproteins that are found in plasma and are the major carriers of cholesterol in the blood.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">oct.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s041974a"><!--s041974a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>octavo.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">nat.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s040055a"><!--s040055a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s041837b"><!--s041837b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>national.</p></div><a name="s041838b"><!--s041838b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>nationalist.</p></div><a name="s041839b"><!--s041839b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>natural.</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lam<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/lam/ <i><span class="bodyi">verb</span></i> (lammed, lamming) <span class="bodyi">informal</span> <i><span class="bodyi">verb trans</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033930a"><!--s033930a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s035625b"><!--s035625b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> to hit (somebody) hard <i><span class="bodyi">verb intrans</span></i>.</p></div><a name="s035626b"><!--s035626b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">informal</span> (<span class="bodyi">usu</span> + into) to strike something with great force [prob of Scandinavian origin].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chapel<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹchapl/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009983a"><!--s009983a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s010287b"><!--s010287b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s002480c"><!--s002480c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a place of worship serving a residence or institution.</p></div><a name="s002481c"><!--s002481c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>a room or bay in a church for prayer or minor religious services.</p></div></div><a name="s010288b"><!--s010288b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>a place of worship used by a Nonconformist Christian group.</p></div><a name="s010289b"><!--s010289b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><a name="s002482c"><!--s002482c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>a place of worship used by a Nonconformist Christian group.</p></div><a name="s002483c"><!--s002483c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the doctrines or practices of such a group.</p></div></div><a name="s010290b"><!--s010290b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>a choir of singers belonging to a chapel.</p></div><a name="s010291b"><!--s010291b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>a chapel service or assembly.</p></div><a name="s010292b"><!--s010292b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">6</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">treated as sing. or pl</span>) the members of a trade union, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in a printing or publishing house</p><p>Middle English via Old French from medieval Latin <span class="bodyi">cappella</span>, dimin. of late Latin <span class="bodyi">cappa</span> cloak. The first chapel was built to house the cloak of St Martin of Tours</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">New Style</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s040692a"><!--s040692a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the method of dating based on the Gregorian calendar, which superseded the Julian calendar and was introduced in Scotland in 1600 and in England and Wales in 1752.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">much<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/much/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i> (more /maw/) (most /mohst/)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s039414a"><!--s039414a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s041232b"><!--s041232b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly formal</span> great in quantity or extent </p><p><i></i></p><p>I have much pleasure in proposing this motion</p>.</div><a name="s041233b"><!--s041233b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used with a negative word to suggest or emphasize smallness of quantity or extent </p><p><i></i></p><p>not much money</p> <p><i></i></p><p>We don't have much money</p>.</div><a name="s041234b"><!--s041234b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>used in questions about quantity or extent </p><p><i></i></p><p>How much milk is there?</p> <p>[Middle English <span class="bodyi">muche</span> large, much, from <span class="bodyi">michel, muchel</span> from Old English <span class="bodyi">micel, mycel</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">north-northwest<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s041331a"><!--s041331a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the direction midway between north and northwest </p><p><i></i></p><p>I am but mad north-north-west</p><p> Shakespeare</p><p><span class="bodyb">north-northwest</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chapel<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009984a"><!--s009984a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">chiefly Brit</span> belonging to a Nonconformist church.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">Oct.</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">abbr</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s041973a"><!--s041973a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>October.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">immaculate</span><small><span class="eSynop">/iʹmakyoolət/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s030404a"><!--s030404a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s031911b"><!--s031911b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>spotlessly clean and tidy.</p></div><a name="s031912b"><!--s031912b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>free from flaw or error.</p></div><a name="s031913b"><!--s031913b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>without blemish; pure.</p></div><a name="s031914b"><!--s031914b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>free from sin.</p></div><a name="s031915b"><!--s031915b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>said of petals, wings, etc: without spots or other markings <span class="bodyb">immaculacy</span> /-si/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">immaculately</span> <i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></p><p><span class="bodyb">immaculateness</span> <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> [Middle English <span class="bodyi">immaculat</span> from Latin <span class="bodyi">immaculatus</span>, from <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/in_1_or_il_or_im_or_ir/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">in- 1</span></span></a> + <span class="bodyi">maculatus</span>, past part. of <span class="bodyi">maculare</span> to stain, from <span class="bodyi">macula</span> spot, stain].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">meanwhile<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037297a"><!--s037297a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the meantime </p><p><i></i></p><p>In the meanwhile, please don't do anything silly</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">full moon</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s024342a"><!--s024342a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>the moon when its whole apparent disc is illuminated.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">moly</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹmohli/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> molies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s038777a"><!--s038777a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s040551b"><!--s040551b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><p>a S European plant with small yellow flowers that is related to the onions and garlics: <span class="bodyi">Allium moly</span>.</p></div><a name="s040552b"><!--s040552b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>in Greek mythology, a magic herb with white flowers and black roots, given to Odysseus to counteract Circe's spells [via Latin from Greek <span class="bodyi">mōlu</span>].</p></div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">newsvendor</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s040693a"><!--s040693a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a person who sells newspapers, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> in the street at a regular place.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lam<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s033931a"><!--s033931a--></a><div class="sect1"><p><span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> a sudden or hurried flight, <span class="bodyi">esp</span> from the law ✱ <span class="bodyb">on the lam</span> <span class="bodyi">NAmer, informal</span> running away to avoid arrest [<a href="/content/entry/penguineng/lam1/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">lam 1</span></span></a> in the obsolete sense ‘to depart hurriedly’].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">much<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s039415a"><!--s039415a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s041235b"><!--s041235b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s010688c"><!--s010688c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>to a great degree or extent; considerably </p><p><i></i></p><p>much happier</p> <p><i></i></p><p>She's much happier now</p> <p><i></i></p><p>Much to my surprise, John did come to the party</p>.</div><a name="s010689c"><!--s010689c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p><span class="bodyi">formal</span> very </p><p><i></i></p><p>The Queen said she was much amused by the story</p>.</div><a name="s010690c"><!--s010690c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">c</span><br/><p>by far </p><p><i></i></p><p>much the fatter of the two</p> <p><i></i></p><p>He is much the fatter of the two</p>.</div><a name="s010691c"><!--s010691c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">d</span><br/><p>nearly, approximately </p><p><i></i></p><p>He looks much the way his father did</p>.</div><a name="s010692c"><!--s010692c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">e</span><br/><p>frequently, often </p><p><i></i></p><p>a much married man</p> <p><i></i></p><p>He was a much married man, having had no fewer than seven wives</p>.</div></div><a name="s041236b"><!--s041236b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">2</span><br/><p>used with a negative word to suggest or emphasize smallness of degree or extent </p><p><i></i></p><p>She's not much better off than she was before</p>.</div><a name="s041237b"><!--s041237b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">3</span><br/><p>used in questions about degree or extent </p><p><i></i></p><p>How much happier are they, though?</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">much as</span>.</p></div><a name="s041238b"><!--s041238b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">4</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">also</span> <span class="bodyb">as much as</span>) however much; even though </p><p><i></i></p><p>Much as I would like to stay, it's time I was on my way</p>.</div><a name="s041239b"><!--s041239b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">5</span><br/><p>to a similar extent or degree, or in a similar way </p><p><i></i></p><p>I would treat her much as I treat all my other students</p> <p>✱ <span class="bodyb">much less</span> and certainly not </p><p><i></i></p><p>She can't even walk, much less run</p>.</div></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">lowdown</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s035828a"><!--s035828a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>(<span class="bodyb">the lowdown</span>) <span class="bodyi">informal</span> useful information </p><p><i></i></p><p>Get the lowdown on each city with these guides written by the locals!</p>.</div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">natal<sup>1</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹnaytl/ <i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s040056a"><!--s040056a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>related to or associated with one's birth </p><p><i></i></p><p>a natal star</p> <p>[Middle English from Latin <span class="bodyi">natalis</span>, from <span class="bodyi">nasci</span> to be born].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">north-northwest<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj and adv</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s041332a"><!--s041332a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>at, towards, or coming from the north-northwest.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">chapel of ease</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s009985a"><!--s009985a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a dependent church built to accommodate parishioners living in remote areas.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">meany</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i> (<span class="bodyi">pl</span> meanies)</span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s037298a"><!--s037298a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/meanie_or_meany/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">meanie</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">octad</span><small><span class="eSynop">/ʹoktad/ <i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s041976a"><!--s041976a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>a group or series of eight [Greek <span class="bodyi">oktad-, oktas</span> number 8, body of 8 men, from <span class="bodyi">oktō</span> eight].</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">natal<sup>2</sup></span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">adj</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s040057a"><!--s040057a--></a><div class="sect1"><p>see <a href="/content/entry/penguineng/nates/0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><span class="crossRef"><span class="bodysc">nates</span></span></a>.</p></div></div></article>
<h3 class="search-results__section-heading_v2"><span class="page-heading" tabindex="0">north pole</span><small><span class="eSynop"><i><span class="bodyi">noun</span></i></span></small></h3><article id="content_body" tabindex="0"><div class="eBody"><a name="s041333a"><!--s041333a--></a><div class="sect1"><a name="s042842b"><!--s042842b--></a><div class="sect2"><span class="sHead">1</span><br/><a name="s010915c"><!--s010915c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">a</span><br/><p>(<span class="bodyi">often</span> <span class="bodyb">North Pole</span>) the northernmost point of the rotational axis of the earth or another celestial body.</p></div><a name="s010916c"><!--s010916c--></a><div class="sect3"><span class="sHead2">b</span><br/><p>the northernmost point on the <a href="/content/entry/